Congress MLA booked for grabbing tribal man’s land
The police, acting on a court order, have registered a case against a Congress MLA and his four associates for allegedly grabbing the land of a 55-year-old tribal in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district.Dukhlal Kanwar, a resident of Chuiya village, had moved the special court under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking action against the MLA, Jaisingh Agrawal (48), from Korba, and his associates — Surendra Jaiswal (52), Bhola Soni (38), Vijay Singh (48) and Darshan Manikpuri (45) — for allegedly capturing 0.45 hectare of his land.The Judge, Yogesh Pareek, had on January 15 directed Anusuchit Janjati Kalyan police station in Korba to lodge an FIR against the five. The case was registered under various sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Saturday evening, station house officer R.S. Mandavi said.They were also booked under IPC sections, including 506 (B) (criminal intimidation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 120 B (criminal conspiracy). No one has been arrested so far.According to Mr. Kanwar’s petition, Mr. Agrawal had purchased a piece of land in Chuiya village from Abdul Gaffar in 2010. When the boundary wall construction was under way on that plot in 2012, Mr. Kanwar had raised objection that his land adjacent to it was being captured in the process.Later, when the measurement of the plot was done by the revenue inspector and the patwari, it was found that besides 45 decimal belonging to Mr. Kanwar, the land of two villagers was captured by Mr. Agrawal.Mr. Kanwar lodged a complaint with the police, but no action was taken, the petition said. Last November, Mr. Kanwar filed an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code in the court.
Of the total over 1.80 crore voters in Haryana, a mere 207 are registered under the ‘Third Gender’ category. The statistics provided by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, show that almost one-third of the 90 Assembly constituencies in the State do not have a single voter registered under the ‘Third Gender’ category.Joint Chief Electoral Officer Inderjeet Singh said that there were only 144 voters registered under the category when the final voters’ lists were published on January 30 this year. “After the publication of the rolls, we took up an awareness campaign… around 6 lakh more voters were added by April 23. It was during this period that 63 more voters were registered under the Third Gender category,” said Dr. Singh.It was following a Supreme Court order in 2014 that the voters were given an option to register themselves under the ‘Third Gender’ category. Earlier, transgender voters were registered under the “Others” category.‘Others’ categoryDr. Singh said that those registered under the “Others” category before 2014 were now treated as ‘Third Gender’ voters.As per the statistics, Palwal, Rewari, Rohtak and Kurukshetra have the lowest number of such voters — two each, while Faridabad has the maximum 35, followed by Sonipat (24) and Gurugram (23).CEO Rajiv Ranjan said that most of such voters registered themselves as male or female because of the social stigma attached with it. He said the actual number of transgenders registered as voters in the State could be much higher than what the figures reflected. Mr. Ranjan said those transgenders registered under the male or female category can make a correction by filling form number 8.Uma Devi, a transwoman at Gurugram’s Shakti Nagar, said that most of the transgenders did not consider themselves to be a part of the mainstream because of the way society treated them. Naaz Joshi, the first Indian transgender woman to win the Ms. World Diversity 2018 title, said the bureaucracy and the political class had a bias towards the community.
When I was a kid growing up in India, guests from America were always a huge deal.“They’re here,” my father would whisper urgently as my mother rushed around the house with a lime room freshener, spraying randomly at the ceiling, phenyl-scrubbed floors and orange curtains.My sister and I would giggle into our hands as our parents nervously adjusted their smiles and reached for the door. The next few minutes were always chaotic. Hugs, exclamations, sometimes tears. Greetings were awkward — my father’s carefully cultivated Queen’s English jostling with the irreverent American drawl. Our trademark hospitality always began at the door. My father would refuse to let his guests drag their bags to their rooms. He’d insist on carrying them. Sometimes, we puny girls would get caught in the squabble and end up pulling suitcases three times our size, our lanky cousins trailing behind, helpless and embarrassed. Luckily American luggage always came with wheels and smelled of cologne.My parents have always hosted guests quite effortlessly, but somehow the strapping America-returned relatives always looked out of sync in our living room and small bathrooms. Everything about them was bulky — shampoo bottles, yard-long towels, bulging duffel bags.Mealtimes were another big fuss. We’d usually gauge how Americanized our relatives had become at the dining table. Every dish was invariably too spicy, too sweet or too greasy. If my parents insisted that they take second or third helping, some would just look them in the eye and say no.Shopping with these global citizens was no fun either. They had this way of trivializing all the showrooms, restaurants or landmarks my sister and I were so proud of. There was always a better equivalent somewhere in America. They’d never notice the beautiful sari in the showroom, or the painting on the shelf. There was invariably an overflowing garbage can or an insistent beggar to annoy them.My mother’s carefully planned picnics were rarely appreciated. The soda was not properly chilled or there were too many mosquitoes. We could never compete with Disneyland or Grand Canyon or Central Park.When everything failed it fell on us sisters to amuse the guests. My father would make us recite passages from Shakespeare or Sanskrit verses from The Gita. Sometimes as I parroted through “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him….” I heard muffled laughter.As I grew older, my amusement at this brand of foreign-returned guests turned to scorn. I felt fiercely protective of India and all things Indian in their company. I hated the pompous delight with which they “distributed” gifts. I hated even more, the adulation with which the Indian relatives received them, basking in “Made in USA” labels, synthetic skirts, Hershey’s chocolates and scarlet red lipsticks.When I turned 20, I swore on two things. One: I would not go to America. Two: If ever I traveled out of my country, I would return a gracious guest.But life has a strange sense of humor. I have been away from India for only seven years and I’m already becoming the guest I so passionately swore I would never become.When I traveled to India last February, the first thing that struck me when I landed in Delhi was the ubiquitous smell of dust, decomposing dumpsters and damp air. Even before I realized it, my hand flew to my nose.Somehow the city, where I have spent some of the best years of my life, felt unbearably claustrophobic. My friend, who had come to pick me up from the airport, chatted excitedly about the things she had planned for me. But all I heard or saw were the outstretched hands begging for money at every intersection.I felt ashamed of being “America-returned.” I resented how everyone eyed me keenly, looking for signs of Americanization. I felt guilty for asking everyone I visited to give me clean, boiled water. I felt I was insulting their hospitality, but I had to do it.It took me almost a week to settle down to the frenetic pace of India. I smiled secretly at the effort my mother had put into cleaning the house. I smelled the lime freshener in the air. It was my turn now. I was getting that special treatment reserved for guests from America. I even recited Julius Caesar to renew the bond with my father.And may I admit I looked a little too pleased with myself when I lay out the gifts? I felt strangely fulfilled when I saw my mother squeal over her trench coat and my sister strut the beige leather bag I gifted her. My father almost cried when I gave him Hamlet on tape. Sadly, I had forgotten the fuss parents can make over the dinner table. I checked myself just in time. I almost blurted no, like those guests from America I so detested.It took me a while to unabashedly haggle while shopping, to relish the sweet smell of incense, which pervades most clothes stores, and to eat golgappas without worrying about being sick.By the time I became an agreeable guest, it was time to leave. I arrived in Arizona on a hot day in July. The silence at Sky Harbor Airport was deafening. I almost felt compelled to speak in whispers. I felt lost in the pink daze of the desert. I longed to be caressed by the chaos of home.For quite some time I missed home. I disliked the sanitized smell of America, the discreet distance between cars and people.It was then I realized I had become the perpetual outsider — an immigrant in America and the America-returned in India. This is my fate. I have since made peace with them — foreign-returned guests. Related Items
LATEST STORIES FEU’s Clinton Bautista is named UAAP Season 80 men’s athletics MVP. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOFar Eastern University and University of Santo Tomas continued its dominance in the track after defending its respective titles in the men’s and women’s division in the UAAP Season 80 athletics tournament Sunday at Philsports track oval.The Tamaraws won their eighth straight men’s division title while UST’s Lady Tracksters ruled the women’s division for the fourth straight year.ADVERTISEMENT Brace for potentially devastating typhoon approaching PH – NDRRMC NEXT BLOCK ASIA 2.0 introduces GURUS AWARDS to recognize and reward industry influencers NLEX loses big lead, holds off Alaska for 3rd consecutive win Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Typhoon Kammuri accelerates, gains strength en route to PH Slow and steady hope for near-extinct Bangladesh tortoises 2 ‘newbie’ drug pushers fall in Lucena sting Pamatian, a middle-distance specialist, clocked in at 58.01 seconds in the 400-meter dash and 2:19.06 in the 800-meter run to win the gold medal in the two events.De La Salle’s Francis Obiena, who won the gold in the pole vault event, was the top rookie in the men’s division and University of the Philippines’ Sunshine Acaso was the best freshman in the women’s division.University of the East swept the high school titles with the boys taking their fifth championship and the girls completing the three-peat.ADVERTISEMENT
AFP official booed out of forum Globe Business launches leading cloud-enabled and hardware-agnostic conferencing platform in PH View comments Clinton Bautista—who won six gold medals, four silvers and the MVP—ended his collegiate career taking ownership of the league’s record for the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.31 seconds.The MVP also took gold in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints. He ran the century dash with a personal-best 10.81 seconds.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSWATCH: Drones light up sky in final leg of SEA Games torch runSPORTSLillard, Anthony lead Blazers over ThunderSPORTSMalditas save PH from shutoutBautista’s 21.87-second time in the 200-meter sprint was .05 seconds shy of tying the league record.The Lady Tracksters won their eighth overall title and Louielyn Pamatian earned her second straight MVP for UST. Chief Justice Peralta on upcoming UAAP game: UP has no match against UST PLAY LIST 01:00Chief Justice Peralta on upcoming UAAP game: UP has no match against UST01:27Filipino athletes get grand send-off ahead of SEA Games00:50Trending Articles01:29Police teams find crossbows, bows in HK university01:35Panelo suggests discounted SEA Games tickets for students02:49Robredo: True leaders perform well despite having ‘uninspiring’ boss02:42PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games01:44Philippines marks anniversary of massacre with calls for justice01:19Fire erupts in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City John Lloyd Cruz a dashing guest at Vhong Navarro’s wedding Read Next MOST READ
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Srinagar, May 7 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all the deputy commissioners of the state to take action against transmission of 34 TV channels, including those from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, saying they have the potential to incite violence and create law and order situation.The directive comes after the Centre asked the state government to take immediate steps to stop the unauthorised broadcast of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian channels in the state.?It has been reported that the cable operators in the Valley have been transmitting certain TV channels (which are not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India).”It needs being noted that transmission of non-permitted TV channels apart from attracting the violation (of the law), has the potential to encourage or incite violence and create law and order disturbances in the Kashmir Valley,? an order issued yesterday by Principal Secretary, Home Department, R K Goyal, to all the deputy magistrates (deputy commissioners) of the state said.Goyal asked deputy commissioners to clarify as to what action has been taken in regard to media reports that certain cable operators were transmitting such non-permitted channels and also directed them to take urgent necessary action.”In the circumstances, it is impressed upon you to ensure that urgent necessary action is taken in accordance with provisions of law,? the order reads.He said the transmission of non-permitted TV channels by the cable operators attracts violation of the Cable TV Networks Regulation Rules.”As per Section 11 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, the district magistrate has the power to seize the equipment in case of a violation,? the order reads.advertisementOn Friday, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu spoke with the state chief secretary over the issue and sought a compliance report at the earliest.He expressed concern over reports that these channels were being broadcast in Jammu and Kashmir without permission.The State Home Department, which is headed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has listed 34 such channels belonging to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia including Zakir Naik?s banned Peace TV.The 34 channels are Peace TV Urdu and English, ARY QTV, Madni Channel, Noor TV, Hadi TV, Paigam, Hidayat, Saudi Al- Sunnah Al-Nabawiyah, Saudi-Al-Quran Al-Karim, Sehar, Karbala TV, Ahli-biat TV, Message TV, Hum TV, ARY Digital Asia, Hum Sitaray, ARY Zindagi, PTV Sports, ARY Musik, TV One, ARY Masala, ARY Zauq, A TV, Geo News, ARY News Asia, Abb Takk News, Waseb TV, 92 News, Duniya News, Samna News, Geo Tez, Express News and ARY News.The principal secretary, Home Department, asked the deputy commissioners to file a compliance report by email by today.PTI SSB DV
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Pioneer High School coach Bill Bellers stood before his team in an overflowing huddle, reading the safety warning on a white sticker affixed to a purple football helmet.Bellers asked his players if they understood the risks and still wanted to be a part of the season’s first full-contact practice on a field that sits across the street from Michigan Stadium.“Yes, coach,” the players replied matter-of-factly.Bellers had a follow-up question.“Does everybody still want to play football?” he asked.The fired-up players left no doubt.“Yes, coach!” they shouted.What took place over the next two-plus hours probably didn’t look much like your father’s football practice.At another high school in nearby Ypsilanti, players often pop pads and rarely go to the ground.“Beating them into the ground and running until you vomit and the old sort of ‘you’re tough’ stuff — that’s gone from the game,” said Chris Westfall, the athletic director and football coach at Lincoln High School.Michigan, among other states, has implemented rules to drastically reduce the amount of time high school football practices include full-speed collisions with at least one player going to the ground.An Associated Press survey of high school athletic associations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that while most states limit full contact, not all are tackling the topic in the same way.Nearly 40 states have rules and regulations regarding the amount of time, or the number of days, a team can have full-contact practices, while more than 10 states don’t set limits before the games begin. During the regular season, 43 states have set rules on the total time, or number of days, players can hit each other at full speed and go to the ground. Eight states, meanwhile, have chosen to let coaches decide how much their players collide in game-like conditions without a predetermined winner or loser during the regular season.Earlier this month, USA Football unveiled the game’s first long-term development program in the hopes of growing the game by making it safer and catching up to other sports around the world in terms of improving skills. The sport’s governing body provides resources for coaches, including levels of contact that start with going against air to the highest intensity of live action. USA Football’s guidelines are adopted by most athletic associations in the country.“I applaud these states for looking at the issue very carefully,” USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck said. “I think everyone is in agreement that reducing contact is paramount to address the challenges in sport.”Participation in boys’ 11-player high school football fell by nearly 31,000 last year and plummeted to its lowest total since 1999, according a National Federation of High Schools report released this week. Michigan had 1,607 fewer high school boys in 11-player football last year than in 2017, for example, and New Jersey had 519 fewer boys playing 11-man football.Trying to reverse the trend, both states have cut back on the amount of time coaches are allowed to put their players in game-like situations while practicing.The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association approved a proposal in February to reduce in-season full contact from 90 minutes to 15 minutes per week and preseason full contact from unlimited to six hours total, including scrimmages. Three months later, the Michigan High School Athletic Association voted to trim the amount of full-contact football practice permitted from a maximum of 90 minutes to 30 minutes per week. The governing body now limits coaches to six hours of game-like practices in the preseason per week instead of allowing one full-contact practice per day as it did in the past.“New Jersey and Michigan, by enacting new regulations this year, can now tell parents, ‘We’ve reduced the risk dramatically,’” said Terry O’Neil, founder of Practice Like Pros, a nonprofit with a mission to reduce injury in adolescent football.Not everyone is a fan of the limitations, however.“I personally think it is ridiculous because the sport of football is played with tackling and blocking and it doesn’t let kids learn how to properly block and tackle,” said Mark Vorobiev, a parent of a current and former Ann Arbor Pioneer football player. “The biggest problem I see with limiting it to 30 minutes a week is it’s not preparing them for a game. If the kids aspire to play in the next level, our Michigan kids are competing against players from some states who don’t have the same limits. If they’re lucky enough to play college football, they won’t be as prepared to play against bigger and stronger kids who hit a lot more in high school.”At Pioneer High School on a recent evening, coaches put players through a progression of contact levels that used tackling dummies to simulate ball carriers, pads on their arms to replicate blockers and a thick cushion for players to land on after being tackled with proper form.“Much more part of our practice and preparation is using implements rather than doing live hitting and tackling each other,” Bellers said. “We’re tackling inanimate objects that can’t be hurt and you can’t get hurt tackling them.”The players did hit each other at full speed, with at least one player hitting the artificial turf, during a 3-on-3 drill in a confined area and during a 9-on-9 portion of practice. Each time there was full contact, though, the team was on the clock and the coach knew it.“How are we on time?” Bellers asked aloud at one point, standing behind quarterback Conor Easthope.“We have three minutes,” a coach on the defensive side shouted.Earlier in the day, the practice plan allotted for 70 minutes of the highest intensity of full-contact drills during an afternoon session. That left the team with fewer than five hours of similar activities the rest of the week, which included two-a-day practices.“It’s forcing us as coaches to think about it,” Bellers said. “And think about how we organize our practice, how we run practices and paying attention to the amount of contact kids are getting.”Owen Aldridge, a senior linebacker for the Pioneers, said the new rules are good. However, he would like to hit more.“As a defensive player, I like tackling people,” Aldridge said. “And just running by them, tagging off, it’s not really too much fun. But I can definitely understand it.”Players in other states potentially get much more of an opportunity to collide at full speed in practice.Preseason limits are not in place on full-contact drills at game speed with players going to the ground in a more than 10 states, including South Carolina, where a longtime coach scoffs at the time constraints imposed elsewhere in the country.“The people who come up with these rules do it because it sounds good, but you’re splitting hairs when it comes to timing what you do in practice,” said Bobby Carroll, who has three-plus decades of high school football coaching experience in South Carolina. “If you script 35 plays and it takes 10 seconds to run a play, that’s about six minutes and you would have 84 more minutes if you look at it that way.“In 36 years of coaching in South Carolina, I don’t recall us ever going live for two straight hours all week long and I don’t think anybody does that here. In my heart of hearts, I think the game is safer than it ever has been because the equipment is better and coaches are more educated because colleges and NFL teams share videos to show us drills on proper ways to practice. The way to prevent injuries is with proper coaching. I’ve seen youth football coaches put kids on their back 10 yards apart and have them get up and collide. If my son played for a coach like that, I would change teams.”During the season when coaches traditionally cut back on game-like situations in practice, Louisiana is among the minority of states that do not set limits on what is commonly known as live football.“The climate in our nation calls for there to be less and less contact each year due to the threat of concussions and other injuries sustained from contact,” said Eric Held, a former football coach who is the director of the Louisiana High School Coaches Association. “Because of awareness that spreads across all levels from pro to college to high school to youth levels, coaches are beginning to practice smarter with less tackling to the ground and the disappearance of the archaic full speed, head on 1-on-1 contact drills.“In Louisiana, we are moving toward more education with our coaches in the near future involving tackling certification and other components of risk minimization.”By LARRY LAGE AP Sports WriterAssociated Press video journalist Mike Householder in Detroit contributed to this report.TweetPinShare0 Shares
Realme will launch the Realme X and Realme 3i in India today. The event, which is taking place in New Delhi, will begin at 12:30pm and the company will live stream the launch event for those who want to tune in on Realme.com/in and Flipkart. The Realme X is the company’s newest flagship offering as it touts a Snapdragon 710 chipset, notchless AMOLED display and 48MP dual cameras. The Realme 3i, on the other hand, will be slightly more affordable version of Realme 3 touting a Helio P60 SoC and diamond-cut design.Realme X was first announced in China priced at CNY 1,499 (approx Rs 15,300) for the base model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage going up to CNY 1,799 (approx Rs 18,300) for the 8GB + 128GB model. In India, the Realme X will launch with a slightly higher starting price of Rs 18,000, as revealed by Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth. The exact price in India and storage options for the Realme X will be revealed later today.The Realme 3i, on the other hand, is a budget smartphone that is expected to slot between the Realme C2 and Realme 3. This means one can expect the Realme 3i to cost around Rs 6,999 or Rs 7,999 in India. The RAM and storage configuration is still unknown as of now. Both the Realme X and Realme 3i will go on sale on Flipkart and the company will announce the first sale date during today’s event.Realme X, Realme 3i specificationsThe Realme X is a premium mid-range smartphone and the first from the company to offer a notchless display. The Realme X sports a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and over 91 percent screen-to-body ratio. There is no notch or punch-hole cutout so the selfie camera is houses in a pop-up mechanism.advertisementThe smartphone offers a curved glasstic rear panel in blue and white gradient colour options. Realme will also announce the special Onion and Garlic versions of the Realme X in India as well. The Realme X offers an in-display fingerprint sensor, 3,765mAh battery, VOOC 3.0 fast charging and Android Pie-based ColorOS 6.The Realme X is powered by a Snapdragon Snapdragon 710 in China and it seems that the India variant will get the same processor despite rumours that the phone will offer a Snapdragon 730 SoC. We don’t know the RAM and storage options coming to India yet, but the China model maxes out at 8GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage.The dual camera setup on the back will include a 48MP Sony IMX586 main camera and 5MP secondary sensor. The pop-up camera houses a 16MP selfie camera.The Realme 3i was largely a mystery until Flipkart revealed a bunch of features including the design of the phone. The phone will offer a diamond-cut rear panel like the Realme C2 and a 6.2-inch Dewdrop display up front. It will also pack a Helio P60 chipset and a 4,230mAh battery. We should know more about the phone’s specs during the launch event which begins at 12pm.ALSO READ | Xiaomi Mi A3 specs and images renders leaked ahead of launchALSO READ | Amazon may launch high-end Echo smart speaker, Alexa home robot soonALSO READ | BSNL now offers free Amazon Prime membership on Rs 499 broadband plans and below
Steve Smith announced his Test return in a style as the Australian batsman smashed his 24th Test hundred in the opening game of the Ashes 2019 against England at Edgbaston on Thursday.Smith, who made his comeback to the Australian side after the infamous ball-tampering scandal, batted defiantly after the tourists collapsed against fiery England pacers. Australia were reeling at 83 for 3 under overcast conditions but Smith rescued his side with his 9th Ashes hundred.Meanwhile, Steve Smith also became only the second batsman to get 24th Test hundred in just 118 innings. Only legendary Australia batsman Don Bradman (66 innings) achieved this feat in lesser innings than Smith.Cameron Bancroft, David Warner and Steve Smith were playing their first Test match after returning from the ball-tampering ban and the trio got a hostile reception at Edgbaston.After Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the first Ashes Test, English fans at Edgbaston greeted the Aussies with sandpaper and a banner which read: England Champs, Aussie Cheats.Some people among the crowd were also spotted wearing Smith marks where the Australian batsmen was seen shedding tears, a picture which rolled the clock back to the press-conference where he apologized after the ball-tampering incident.Batting first, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes took two wickets apiece in the afternoon session to help England restrict Australia to 154-8 at tea on the opening day of the first Ashes test at a raucous Edgbaston on Thursday.Villain of the piece David Warner went first, trapped leg before wicket for two. Joe Root then caught Cameron Bancroft (8) in the slips off Broad’s bowling, before Woakes struck to dismiss Usman Khawaja (13) as Australia went into lunch at 83-3.advertisementTravis Head and Smith put on 64 for the fourth wicket. Head was then trapped by Woakes lbw for 35 after a review, but the Decision Review System came to England’s aid as Matthew Wade (1) was given out after initially escaping.Broad was then back in the wickets to dismiss captain Tim Paine (5) before James Pattinson (0) became the Englishman’s second victim in three balls. Peter Siddle, batting at No. 10 stitched 88-run stand with Smith to push Australia past the 200-run mark.Also See
PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 10: Oliver Martin #80 of the Michigan Wolverines scores a touchdown against Isaiah Wharton #11 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the third quarter at HighPoint.com Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michigan won 42-7. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)Iowa City native Oliver Martin, a former four-star wide receiver, began his college career at Michigan. He announced his transfer earlier this off-season, and is set to return home.Iowa was seen as the front runner to land Martin, given the Hawkeyes’ proximity to home, and their involvement with him during his high school recruitment. Things wound up playing out that way.Martin will be a Hawkeye this fall. As of now, it sounds like his immediate eligibility is up in the air.During a recent event, Kirk Ferentz discussed the transfer and the next steps for Oliver Martin.From The Gazette:Iowa City native and former Michigan wide receiver Oliver Martin transferred to his hometown Hawkeyes less than two weeks ago.It was quick with the Hawkeyes. Martin wanted to be in Iowa City at the University of Iowa. Ferentz and staff did not hesitate.“There really wasn’t much to it,” Ferentz said. “He made up his mind. When he came forward to us about it, we definitely had interest. When he expressed interest, nothing had changed on our end. He took the steps he had to take and it was a logical move, I think.”It sounds like Martin will attempt to get immediate eligibility. That requires an NCAA waiver, and while they’ve become more common, the organization is also pretty inconsistent in how it awards them.Your next question is whether or not Martin will be eligible for the upcoming season.“We’ll have to wait and see,” Ferentz said. “He’s appealing it right now. It’s in the hands of compliance and the NCAA.”Martin was the No. 1 recruit in Iowa in the 2017 class. Last year, he caught 11 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.[The Gazette]
Press Release zoom Scorpio Bulkers has received commitments from DNB Capital, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, as well as Korean and international pension funds and financial institutions, for a loan facility of up to USD 411.2 million. The loan will be used to finance up to 60% of 12 Capesize bulk carriers under construction at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, South Korea. The facility will mature six years from the delivery of the final vessel securing the facility, however not later than June 2022, and in certain circumstances it will mature 12 years after the delivery of each financed vessel.Emanuele Lauro, Chairman and CEO, said: “We now have five closed or committed loan facilities amounting to up to USD 1.388 billion, financing 64 vessels in our 80 vessel fleet. We have also received proposals for loan facilities for our remaining 16 unfinanced vessels and expect that we will announce commitments in respect of these vessels within the fourth quarter of 2014.”
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri witnessed its orderbook jump to 109 vessel during July, driven by multiple cruise ship and naval vessel orders.At June 30, 2018 the group’s order portfolio consisted of 99 ships, which increased to 109 with the orders acquired in July.
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram Amid reports that only a handful of people have taken advantage of the hospitality centers set up for homeless citizens by the City of Athens, despite the cold snap, representatives of nongovernment organizations stressed the need for a comprehensive policy for permanent housing as opposed to emergency solutions. “We are not against emergency measures but a preventive policy needs to be set out,” Spyros Psychas, the head of the Greek Network for the Right to Shelter and a Home, told Kathimerini. He noted that protection should not only be offered to those sleeping on the streets but also to those living in substandard accommodation or facing eviction. There is no official record of the number of Greece’s homeless, which is estimated at 20,000 and rising, but criteria were recently introduced to legally classify people as homeless. Having legal residence in Greece is a prerequisite for this status but establishing this is often difficult as often homeless people have no ID, NGO representatives pointed out. The low absorption rate of European Union funding for homeless projects is another problem, according to Tzanetos Antypas, the president of Praksis. Separately, it emerged on Thursday that the Union of Greek Shipowners is offering to support 500 low-income Athens families with a 35-kilogram package of food every month. Source: Kathimerini
A man who allegedly was threatening members of his family with a gun was shot by a police officer late Saturday night.The man, Cacy L. Jordan, 37, remained in police custody Sunday evening at a local hospital and “is expected to make a full recovery,” according to a bulletin from the Vancouver Police Department. Jordan faces two counts of first-degree domestic violence assault, and he could face more charges, police said.The incident began at 10:48 p.m. as officers responded to a report of a disturbance with weapons at a home at 16021 N.E. 37th St., in Vancouver’s Parkway East neighborhood.The police bulletin said a caller had told a 911 dispatcher that a man was armed with a gun and threatening family members. Social media users reported seeing a large number of police units converging on the neighborhood as patrol officers and on-duty SWAT personnel arrived on the scene. Emergency medical crews were also called in.Wayne Tuholski, who lives a few houses south of where the shooting took place, said he watched from his front yard Saturday night as a police officer put on a ballistic vest and ran toward the scene with other officers. Police vehicles were parked throughout the neighborhood, he added.“You knew something was going on,” Tuholski said.Officers made contact with Jordan, but he reportedly refused to follow their commands, according to the police bulletin.A Vancouver police officer fired at Jordan, hitting him, the bulletin said. Radio traffic at the time indicated the man who was shot was bleeding from his shoulder.