Tamil Nadu

Here's what Kamal Haasan has to say about Tamil Nadu theater strike

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Kamal Haasan

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Monday said Tamil filmdom will speak with ‘one voice’ on the ongoing cinema theaters shutdown in the state following the government’s decision to levy 30 per cent entertainment tax over the newly implemented GST. The Goods and Services Tax came into effect from July 1.

Speaking at the launch of a dubbing studio here on Monday, Kamal Haasan told the media: “The entire industry is gathering together and we shall speak as one voice soon.” Theaters across Tamil Nadu have been shutdown from Monday in protest against the double taxation.

On June 30, Abirami Ramanathan, President of the Tamil Nadu Film Chamber of Commerce, said the government should fall in line with the other southern states’ tax slab. While a Rs 100 ticket in the neighbouring states (Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka) would cost Rs 118 post-GST, it would cost Rs 148 in Tamil Nadu, thanks to the government’s additional 30 per cent state tax on the ticket.

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Ubarhande leads Vidarbha’s strong reply

Sports

Dec 172012

Vidarbha 302 for 2 (Ubarhande 129*, S Shrivastava 84*, SS Das 53) trail Karnataka 619 for 8 dec by 317 runsScorecard

Amol Ubarhande hit his maiden first-class hundred to lead Vidarbha’s strong reply to Karnataka’s huge total. The Vidarbha openers Faiz Fazal (22) and Shiv Sunder Das (53) could not go on to make big scores but Ubarhande and Shalabh Shrivastava had put on 209 runs by stumps. Ubarhande was more aggressive of the two, hitting 18 fours in his 129 while Shrivastava was unbeaten on 84 off 218 deliveries. The visitors had chosen to field on a grassy Mysore pitch and Karnataka’s KL Rahul had said the hosts would have done the same, but so far, there have been a double hundred, two centuries and four fifties in the game.

Baroda 208 and 116 for 4 (Kaushik 3-23) lead Tamil Nadu 230 (Prasanna 75, Aparajith 62, Vahora 4-36) by 94 runsScorecard

Things slowed down at the Moti Bagh ground after Tamil Nadu gained a 22-run lead, but there had been plenty of excitement before that. Resuming the day on 166 for 6 in pursuit of Baroda’s 208, Tamil Nadu slipped to 182 for 8, before R Prasanna and No 10 M Rangarajan steered them past the hosts’ score. Tamil Nadu eventually made 230, Murtuja Vahora ending with 4 for 36. J Kaushik probed away when Baroda came out to bat, and dismissed the first three Baroda batsmen after each of them had got starts, the highest being Aditya Waghmode’s 39. None of those batsmen had a strike-rate above 40 and Ketan Panchal’s 38-ball duck summed up Baroda’s approach. The captain Ambati Rayudu was battling it out on 18 off 57 deliveries at stumps.

Uttar Pradesh 227 and 217 for 4 (T Srivastava 73) lead Haryana 276 (Dewan 93, Joginder 65, Rajpoot 6-68) by 168 runsScorecard

Uttar Pradesh recovered from an iffy 121 for 4 in their second innings through the efforts of Parvinder Singh and Eklavya Dwivedi in Lucknow. UP had already conceded a 49-run lead to Haryana, who could add just five runs to their overnight 271 for 8 before being dismissed. The fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot took his best figures of 6 for 68, his maiden first-class five-for. Tanmay Srivastava made 73 upfront for UP, but Mukul Dagar, Mohammad Kaif and Suresh Raina went cheaply, with Mohit Sharma and Amit Mishra sharing the wickets. Parvinder and Dwivedi, though, added an unbeaten 96 for the fifth wicket to ease the hosts’ nerves.

Maharashtra 196 and 266 (Khadiwale 96, Bawne 55, Narwal 3-48) lead Delhi 193 by 269 runsScorecard

Delhi have a daunting 270-run target to chase on a lively Roshanara Club pitch against Maharashtra on the fourth day. The Delhi team was guilty of allowing Maharashtra to surge to 266 in the second innings with major contributions from Harshad Khadiwale (96) and Ankit Bawne (55).

For the full match-report, click here.

Keen contest between Baroda and Tamil Nadu on Day 2

Sports

Dec 162012

Keen contest between Baroda and Tamil Nadu on Day 2 Vadodara: Young batsman Baba Aparajith and R Prasanna struck half-centuries as Tamil Nadu closed in on a first innings lead against Baroda in their Ranji Trophy Group B match, here today.

Tamil Nadu dismissed Baroda for 208 after removing the last batsman Mayur Vahora (47).

The visitors then ended the day at 166 for six, 43 runs behind Baroda`s total, with Prasanna batting at 60 and giving him company was J Kaushik (1).

Aparajith, who scored 62 before being stumped off Panchal, was the only batsman in the top-order to make an impact as other failed terribly.

His 62 came off 191 balls with the help of nine shots to the fence.

Pace duo of Mayur Vahora (3/23) and Sankalp Vohra (2/39) shared five wickets between them to unsettle the Tami, Nadu top-oder.

However, Prasanna and Aparajith batted with determination to rescue their side.

Prasanna has almost batted for four hours for his 60 runs, facing 165 balls and hitting 10 boundaries.

It will be interesting to see who takes the first innings lead since both the teams have equal chance to getting it.

Brief Scores:

Baroda 1st innings: 208 all out in 91.3 overs. (A Rayudu 54, M Vahora 47; Y Mahesh 5/26).

Tamil Nadu 1st innings: 166 for 6 in 82 overs (B Aparajith 62; R Prasanna 60 batting; M Vahora 3/23).

PTI