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July 27, 2014

Sunday July 27-2014

Aries : You may get all nostalgic and wistful today, predicts Ganesha. You will go out of your way to improve your relationships. To you, your commitment is an investment for the future. The result is loving life-long bonds.

Taurus : Financial gains are on the cards today, predicts Ganesha. Happiness will fly in as you receive some good news from an overseas friend. If you have feelings that you haven’t expressed to someone you dearly love, today is a good day to go ahead and let them know. The evening promises rejoicing and relaxation, says Ganesha.

Gemini : Today, you may be busy purchasing food supplies or penning an inventory. In your spare time, which you are likely to have in plenty today, you will try to befriend strangers or tread into unfamiliar territories. Such activities will not bring you any harm. A stroll with your sweetheart will nicely conclude a fairly eventful day, says Ganesha.

Cancer : You are feeling lucky today. The problem is that your feelings have nothing to do with the ground reality. So, while you may get busy trying your luck at risky speculative markets, Ganesha may get increasingly worried about the losses you may incur because of your foolishness. It’s better that you do nothing and spend some time with your family, make some changes in your house, or do anything to keep yourself busy. Even if you are feeling lucky, just don’t try your luck, says Ganesha.

Leo : A lot of people will sing your praises, however you will not be satisfied with whatever is occuring. The answers to some questions that have been bothering you will remain elusive. You may become emotional owing to feelings of personal loss. You will also be bothered about the near future, says Ganesha.

Virgo : There is a strong indication that you will dabble in writing or performing arts, and emerge with excellent results. Since these are your passions, you may cultivate hobbies in these fields, if they are not already your profession. Enjoy the power you have over people today as you grip them with sweet words, swinging to your whims, says Ganesha.

Libra : Health is always a key issue, and today, you may have to pay some special attention to the same. It may be some elderly person in the family, or even you. Take the time to give it your full attention in order to avoid any further complications. You may do well to undergo a physical examination yourself. Remember, health is wealth. Take care. Ganesha wishes you a healthy day.

Scorpio : You will spend most of the day in self-introspection and in testing your capabilities. You will take all the needed steps to improve your professional proficiency. Your rare insight and gifted understanding of human nature will prepare you for leadership in the near future, hopes Ganesha.

Sagittarius : Tough times do not last, but tough people do, remember this fact and move ahead in life. Try to make the complicated life simpler by your optimistic approach. Speak up when it is required and don’t get bogged down by unnecessary pressure.

Capricorn : The achievements of the day may make you feel like you were born to succeed in life. Yes, you will be successful in whatever you do today, even if you don’t try too hard for it, says Ganesha. But it’s important that you at least take an initiative and not expect rewards to come for no reason. Make the most of the day for fortune may not be as favourable tomorrow. Your friends and those you socialise with will praise you for your sterling quality and powerful personality.

Aquarius : You plot and plan well today! A lot of your time, energy and money may go into less productive activities. But the quality of your work will near perfection. Keep it up, says Ganesha, it is this creativity which gives you an edge over others.

Pisces : A hectic day of socialising awaits you. You will discover hidden talents and unnoticed traits about yourself. Either that, or whoever brought them to your notice was only lying to get some socialising action of their own. You are a person of action, as well as of words, and hence, will go on to act on what you have planned, says Ganesha.

Faculty from Lilongwe University, Malwai, visit TNAU

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July 27, 2014

CAMBATORE, July 26: A six-member faculty team from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Science, Malawi, visited Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here to study agricultural extension methods and technologies developed by the TNAU.
The purpose of the two-day visit, which ended yesterday, was to replicate the innovations to improve the agricultural scenario at Malawi, a university release said here today.
They visited different departments and centres, including Agricultural Technology Centre, Community Radio Station, Post Harvest Technology centre and Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, during which they had in-depth interaction with scientists.
The visitors appreciated novel extension methods, the various innovations and approaches like E-Agriculture, Agriculture Tech Portal, Krishi Vigyan Kendra to reach the farming community and wanted to adopt these in their Country, it said. (PTI)

Basmati rice strengthens on increased buying

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July 27, 2014

NEW DELHI, July 26: Rice basmati prices ended higher at the wholesale grains market today on increased buying by exporters and stockists against restricted arrivals from producing regions.
However, other grains including wheat continued to trade in a tight range in scattered deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said increased buying by exporters and stockists against restricted arrivals from producing regions mainly influenced basmati rice prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety advanced to Rs 9,000-10,400 and Rs 7,700-10,200 against last close of Rs 9,000-10,200 and Rs 7,500-10,000 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today’s quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,245-2,445, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,590-1,595, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,595-1,600, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 845-850 (50 kg), Maida 970-980 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,015-1,025 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 9,000-10,400, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 7,700-10,200, Permal raw 2,150-2,200, Permal wand 2,200-2,300, Sela 2,600-2,700 and Rice IR-8-1, 800-1,850, Bajra 1,245-1,250, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,420,white 2,325-2,525, Maize 1,265-1,270, Barley 1,320-1,330. (PTI)

Zinc, lead rise on increased industrial demand

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July 27, 2014

NEW DELHI, July 26: Prices of zinc and lead moved up by Rs 2 per kg at the local non-ferrous metals market today due to increased industrial demand.
Traders increased industrial demand and a reports of a firming global trend mainly led to rise in zinc and lead prices.
In the national capital, zinc ingot, lead ingot and lead imported were higher by Rs 2 each to Rs 115-121, Rs 115 and Rs 113 per kg, respectively.
Following are today’s metal rates (in Rs per kg):
Zinc ingot 115-121, Nickel plate (4×4) 1,086-1,092, Gun metal scrap 227, Bell metal scrap 229, Copper mixed scrap 436, Chadri deshi 285.
Lead ingot 115, Lead imported 113, Aluminium ingots 157, Aluminium sheet cutting 158, Aluminium wire scrap 160 and Aluminium utensils scrap 157. (PTI)

Moth rises on selective buying

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July 27, 2014

NEW DELHI, July 26: In thin trading, moth prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal on selective buying at the wholesale pulses market today.
Elsewhere, other pulses continued to trade in a limited range on some support and ended at previous levels.
Marketmen said selective buying against tight arrivals from producing regions mainly led to the rise in moth prices.
In the national capital, moth traded higher by Rs 100 to Rs 4,900-5,200 per quintal.
Following are today’s pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad 5,900-6,500, Urad Chilka (local) 7,200-7,400, best 7,400-8,000, Dhoya 7,700-8,100, Moong 6,100-7,100, Dal Moong Chilka local 7,100-7,600, Moong Dhoya local 7,000-7,300 and best quality 7,800-7,900.
Masoor small 5,000-5,400, bold 5,000-5,500, Dal Masoor local 6,000-6,100, best quality 6,100-6,200, Malka local 5,800-6,100, best 6,000-6,100, Moth 4,900-5,200, Arhar 4,300-4,500, Dal Arhar Dara 5,600-5,900.
Gram 2,800-3,600, Gram Dal (local) 3,550-3,750, best quality 3,650-3,750, Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,400, Rajdhani 1,400, Rajmah Chitra 5,200-8,700, Kabli Gram small 3,600-6,000, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, Lobia 4,600-5,800, Peas white 2,900-2,950 and green 2,900-3,050. (PTI)

Children illegally crossing border subject to repatriation: Obama

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July 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, July 26: Children illegally crossing the border would be repatriated to their home countries, US President Barack Obama has told visiting leaders of the Central American countries.
“Within a legal framework and a humanitarian framework and proper due process, children who do not have proper claims and families with children who do not have proper claims, at some point will be subject to repatriation to their home countries,” Obama told reporters after the meeting.
“All of us recognise that we have a shared responsibility to address this problem,” the US president, however, observed.
Heads of States of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador met Obama at the White House yesterday, during which illegal immigration, in particular that of children was the main issue to be discussed.
“What I did was share with my counterparts here the efforts that the United States has in our continuing response, including unprecedented numbers of Border Patrol agents and resources at the border, more facilities to properly care for these children that have already arrived, and more resources for our immigration courts to process the claims of these children in a way that’s orderly and timely that protects their due process but also expedites the length of time that it takes to assure that they’ve gotten a fair deal,” he said.
Obama said he emphasised to all three Presidents that the American people and his administration have great compassion for these children and want to make sure that they are cared for the way all children should be cared for.
“We have seen an outpouring of generosity from not only families at the borders themselves that are providing assistance — you have nonprofit organisations and churches that are providing assistance — but actually from across the country people have expressed their concern and compassion for these children,” he said. (PTI)
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Steel remains steady in thin trade

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July 27, 2014

NEW DELHI, July 26: The local steel market ended on a steady note today as prices moved in a tight range on lack of worthwhile activity and settled around previous levels.
Traders said lack of worthwhile activity from construction units against adequate stocks position mainly kept steel prices unaltered.
Following are today’s quotations (in Rs per tonne):
Saria Kamdhenu: 8-mm 50,200, 10-mm 49,700, 12-mm 47,300, 16-25 mm 48,000.
Saria Jai Bharat (TMT): 8-mm 44,700, 10-mm 43,200, 12-mm 41,700, 16-25 mm 45,100.
Amba shakti (TMT): 8-mm 45,700, 10-mm 43,400, 12-mm 42,400, 16-25 mm 42,500.
MS Angle: (50×5) (50×6) 42,000, (40×5) (40×6) 42,800.
Angle Capital (ISI) (40X5) (40×6) 44,100, (35X5)(65X6) 44,600. Girder 125X65 41,000. (PTI)

Obama asks Afghan prez candidates to accept election results

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July 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, July 26: US President Barack Obama has asked the Afghan presidential candidates to publicly endorse their previously agreed political framework and insisted there is no justification for rhetoric that threatens extra-constitutional measures.
Obama talked to Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani over phone and thanked them for their leadership in reaching an agreement to form a national unity government and to accept the outcome of the full audit of the ballots in the June 14 run-off election currently being undertaken by the election commissions, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
Abdullah, a former foreign minister, came second in preliminary results to Ghani, but Abdullah said the election was fraudulent and he expected to become the next president.
“He (Obama) commended the two candidates for putting the interests of Afghanistan first and committing to working together as partners in governance,” Earnest said.
Noting that the audit is steadily progressing, Obama encouraged both candidates to publically endorse their previously agreed political framework and continue their dialogue on the details of its implementation to ensure the Afghan people have full confidence in the ongoing electoral process and outcome, said a readout of the phone call.
“He reiterated that there is no justification for rhetoric that threatens extra-constitutional measures and urged Dr Abdullah and Dr Ghani to continue to move forward in the spirit of collegiality to maintain national unity during this historic democratic transition,” Earnest said.
President Obama indicated that Secretary of State John Kerry would continue his close consultations with the two candidates and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the days to come, he said.
Obama also reaffirmed the enduring American commitment to the Afghan people and their future, he added. (PTI)

Baby killer executed in China

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July 27, 2014

BEIJING, July 26: A 36-year-old Chinese man who killed two infants after taking drugs has been executed, a court in China’s southern Guangdong Province said today.
The Intermediate People’s Court in the city of Zhongshan sentenced Huang Mingxing to death on charges of hacking two babies to death after taking drugs. He was executed yesterday.
Huang was under the influence of crystal meth when he killed the babies, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
He said the drug caused him to hallucinate that the two families would kill him, so he decided to strike first.
The court, however, found he was of a clear mind when he committed the killings, the report said. (PTI)

China hit by over 500 invasive species

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July 27, 2014

BEIJING, July 26: China has become one of the countries hardest hit by over 500 invasive species, threatening its biodiversity and agricultural production, authorities have said.
A total of 529 non-indigenous species have invaded the country since the 1980s, said Wang Yanliang, a Ministry of Agriculture official in charge of ecological and resources protection, at a meeting about invasive species in Chongqing Municipality yesterday.
Since the 1980s, China has seen fast growth in the number of introduced species that have adversely affected the ecosystem, he said.
Over the past decade, more than 20 such species have wreaked havoc on farmlands, wetlands, forests, rivers, islands and urban residential areas, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Chongqing Municipality, located in mountainous southwest China, boasts a rich ecology.
Over the past four years, however, more than 50 non-indigenous species have dominated an area of two million hectares in the city.
China has established a research center to tackle the problem and issued a catalogue of dangerous exotic species prohibited by the country. (PTI)