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Renni Abraham
Mumbai: As Con-
gress deals with in-
fighting among par-
ty workers, the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
has focused its efforts
for the 57 Rajya Sabha
seats at stake in upcom-
ingpolls.Itaimstocome
up with a gameplan to
wrest more seats
than the
possible numbers it
holds sway over.
The BJP began its RS
campaign by focusing
only on political candi-
dates, having shrugged
off the concept of nomi-
nating either philan-
thropists, businessmen,
sportspersons or actors.
This has been followed
up with the appoint-
ment of ‘prabharis’
(state in-charges) for
fiveof thecrucialstates,
making it clear that the
party does not take the
RS polls lightly
.
“TheBJPhadconcen-
trated on social engi-
neering for the 57 Rajya
Sabha seats, elections
forwhichwillbeheldon
June 10. We have nomi-
nated a big chunk of 22
candidates from the
Scheduled Caste (ST)
and Scheduled Tribe
(ST), 9 Other Backward
Classes (OBC) candi-
dates, six women and 20
others from the open
category to include up-
per caste Brahmin,
Thakur and Baniya
classes of society,” a
senior BJP leader told
First India.
According to this
leader, this conscious
move has dissipated the
caste census bogey
raised by political de-
tractors like the Rash-
triya Janata Dal (RJD)
in Bihar.
For Rajasthan, the
party has appointed
Narendra Singh Tomar,
Union Minister for agri-
culture and farmers’
welfare to steward the
RS battle. Similarly, in
Karnataka Union Min-
ister of Tourism G Kis-
han Reddy will be the
‘prabhari’. In Maha-
rashtra, LoP Devendra
Fadnavis will mantle
the RS efforts for the
BJP
, he said.
Then, the party has
also made an ambitious
efforttocapitalizeonthe
disillusionment within
the Congress party
. This
is to try and secure one
extra seat from states
where the Congress is
battlingin-fightingwith-
in its party cadre.
“Look at Rajasthan
where the Congress (108
MLAs) has nominated
three rank outsiders for
the Rajya Sabha polls.
The BJP (71 MLAs) can
elect one candidate to
the Upper House of Par-
liament, but has engi-
neered the independent
candidature of news
media baron Subhash
Chandra, whom we are
supporting to skew the
pitch for the third Con-
gresscandidatePramod
Tiwari,” the senior BJP
leader told First India.
BJP turns laser-focus to RS polls, as Cong struggles
OTHER STATES
The
ruling party
will try and secure
an additional seat
than its total strength
in Raj, Maha,
Karnataka and
Haryana
Omicron variants B4, B5 ‘friendly’ towards Indians
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Even as the
number of nCoV-posi-
tive patients in Mumbai
has crossed the 1,000-
mark, citizens can take
heart from the fact that
the Omicron variants
(including strains B4
andB5)havenotaffected
Indian citizens much.
Confirming this, dean
of the JJ Group of Hos-
pitals Dr Pallavi Saple
toldFirstIndia,“Indians
appeartohavedeveloped
(herd) immunity to the
Omicron strain
of COVID-19.Thisseems
tobeoneof themainrea-
sons why we are not re-
ceiving more patients
suffering from severe ill-
nesses or even those re-
quiring ventilator sup-
port. This is certainly
heartening.”
Incidentally
, Dr Saple
is credited with the first
major success against
the COVID-19 pandemic
back in 2020 that became
renowned as the ‘Sangli
model’. She brought the
district Turn to P6
NO DANGER
We have developed herd immunity to
the virus strain, says Dr Pallavi Saple
of JJ Group of Hospitals
Malegaon had
developed herd
immunity in the
1st wave itself, although
the mortality rate was the
highest in May 2020. In
the subsequent 2nd 3rd
wave of infections, the
mortality was not that
high. After the first wave
itself, we had found that in
some pockets over 90% of
the population had devel-
oped antibodies and im-
munity to COVID-19, even
before the vaccines were
available. —Dr Pallavi Saple,
Dean, JJ Group of hospitals
Devendra Fadnavis
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 8
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
NaMO
ETERNAL PM
ALWAYS “AS
GOOD AS YOU
SAW ME LAST!”
ema Malini highlights the affable
temperament
of PM Modi. Although
he is the Prime Minister of India,
yet if someone interacts with him at
a personal level he is bound to come
across as a friendly person. Convers-
ing with him is like talking to one’s
brother or a family member. “How
are you?” I ask Modiji when I meet
him and he always responds with a
smile “Just as you saw me last.”
This simplicity endears PM Modi
not just to me, but to everyone who
gets in touch with him.
Dharamji is a diehard fan of
Modiji. He always says that Modiji
is a fakir and has even composed
couplets on him. When he reads
them out to me, I tell Dharamji to
please share them with his real
muse, the PM, who has evoked such
deep feelings that have resulted in
such sweet verses. Once Dharamji
requested me to get him in touch
with the PM and when I did, he was
totally elated after a conversation
with Modiji. All I can say is that
there cannot be someone more gen-
tle and truly nice like him!
n 2022 if there is one thing the
professional world is struggling
with- it is time management.
At
the same time, the other vital
aspect of time management
is
time prioritization
. While peo-
ple have no choice but to take
time out for work, they often for-
get to take time out for people.
This incident is not just about
the love and passion of a kar-
yakarta for PM Modi, it is a glit-
tering example of how a man
known to be a workaholic, and
forever occupied with national
andinternational
matters,takes
time out for a karyakarta who
has walked more than a 1,000
kms to meet him! Prahald Singh
Patel recollects this touching
story about PM Modi.
Without telling anyone any-
thing, in great secrecy a kar-
yakartasetabouttofulfiladream
thatwasnothingshortof bizarre,
yet it could only be the fabrica-
tion of a mind that was brim-
ming with love and passion that
edged on the side of pure rever-
ence and worship! Setting out on
foot from Sagar, a city in MP
, the
karyakarta’s
ultimate destina-
tion was nothing less than South
Block, New Delhi, a distance of
1,100 kms. As he reached his des-
tination, we got word that a kar-
yakarta is waiting outside at the
gateandwishestomeetPMModi.
He also has stated clearly that if
his wish is not granted, he will
continuetowaitatthegatetillhis
dream is fulfilled.
This was indeed a unique
situation. I was absolutely con-
vinced that the PM would not
have time for all this. After all,
how can the prime minister
grant time to people who wish
to meet him according to their
whims? It would only set a
wrong precedent, for anyone
would think they could walk up
and ask for the prime minister’s
time and it would be granted!
Whatever, I was absolutely cer-
tain that this karyakarta would
have to go back disappointed,
though I could empathise with
his sadness once he got a no
from the PM. I asked the kar-
yakarta to be escorted to my
place and while the message
had been sent to PM’s office
about the peculiarity of the case
at hand, I tried to explain to the
karyakarta about protocols one
has to follow in order to get a
meeting scheduled with the PM.
I was in the middle of explain-
ingtohimthatitisnearlyimpos-
sibleforModijitomeethimwith-
outanypriornoticeandschedul-
ing, I got a call that left me
speechless.“Siriswillingtomeet
the karyakarta. He has been al-
lotted7minutestomeetthePM”,
I could hear the voice on the oth-
er side telling me. As I kept the
phone down, I almost had tears
in my eyes. I could not have im-
aginedinmywildestdreamsthat
a man’s passion could be recog-
nised by the PM Modi and more
than that it was a great lesson to
me in time-managem
ent. The
way Modiji values human emo-
tions, and the level at which he
manages time has no parallel.
The karyakarta of course
was overjoyed. He got those 7
minutes with the man he wor-
shiped and the message that
was sent out to the karyakarta
community and the people of
the country was truly inspira-
tional. Only a true leader and a
visionary can visualize, plan,
empathize and express his love
for his fellowmen in ways PM
Modi does. For me, the success
one achieves in one’s life boils
down to how well one manages
his time, and PM Modi is a time
manager par excellence!
TO BE CONTINUED…
H
I
7 MINS WITH PM MODI
A LESSON IN TIME MANAGEMENT
YOU READ PART-7 ON JUNE 2, 2022
‘A CALL THAT LEFT
ME SPEECHLESS’
I
got a call that left me
speechless. “Sir is willing
to meet the karyakarta. He
has been allotted 7 minutes
to meet the PM”, I could
hear the voice on the other
side telling me. As I kept the
phone down, I almost had
tears in my eyes. I could not
have imagined in my wildest
dreams that a man’s passion
could be recognised by the
PM Modi and more than that
it was a great lesson to me
in time-management. The
way Modiji values human
emotions, and the level at
which he manages time has
no parallel.
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
AS SELFLESS
AS A FAKIR...
ASK DHARAM!
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
PERSPECTIVE
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AN INDIAN DELEGATION AND THE TALIBAN TODAY MET IN KABUL
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AUGUST LAST YEAR, WHEN THE
TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL OF AFGHANISTAN, WHICH IS
STRUGGLING FOR BASIC NEEDS AFTER A 20-YEAR WAR IN THE
LARGELY MOUNTAINOUS REGION.
TWO DAYS AFTER THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF SINGER KRISHNAKUMAR
KUNNATH, POPULARLY KNOWN AS ‘KK’, THE 53-YEAR-OLD SINGER’S
FAMILY PERFORMED HIS LAST RITES IN MUMBAI’S VERSOVA ON
THURSDAY. P8
COME JUNE 11, INDIA WILL SEE A WEDDING IT HAS NEVER WITNESSED
BEFORE AS 24-YEAR-OLD KSHAMA BINDU MARRIES HERSELF. THE
WOMAN FROM VADODARA IN GUJARAT WILL TIE KNOT WITH HERSELF
WEDDING WILL FEATURE EVERYTHING — FROM ‘PHERAS’ WEDDING
VOWS TO A GOA HONEYMOON, BUT WON’T HAVE A GROOM OR ‘BARAAT’.
P4
2ND TARGETED KILLING IN 72 HOURS
BANK MANAGER FROM RAJ
SHOT DEAD IN KULGAM
Vijay Kumar, manager of Elaqahi Dehati Bank, Areh
branch, was a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan
Moni Sharma
Kulgam: A bank man-
ager was shot dead by
terrorists in the Kul-
gam district of Jammu
and Kashmir, police
said on Thursday
.
“Terroristsfiredupon
a bank manager at Ella-
qie Dehati Bank at Areh
Mohanpora in Kulgam
district. He received
grievous gunshot inju-
ries in this terror inci-
dent. Area cordoned
off,” police said. Initial
reports suggested that
the victim, identified as
Vijay Kumar, was per-
forminghisdutiesinthe
bank when gunmen
opened fire from a close
range at him. Police
sources Kumar joined
his new posting only a
few days ago.
Police said area has
been cordoned off and
efforts are on to track
down terrorists behind
attack. The incident oc-
curred 13 km away from
Shopian where a bomb
blast injured 3 soldiers
on Thursday morning.
SHIV SENA DOGRA FRONT SUPPORTERS PROTEST
CENTRE FAILED
TO RESTORE
PEACE IN JK:
RAJ CM GEHLOT
DOVAL, RAW
CHIEF MEET
SHAH OVER THE
JK KILLINGS
Jammu: Shiv Sena
Dogra Front supporters
burn Pakistani flag
during a protest against
killing of a bank manager
on Thursday. Meanwhile,
over 4,000 Kashmir
Pandits employed in
Valley under a PM’s
rehabilitation package
have threatened mass
migration as they no
longer feel safe.
Jaipur: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot con-
demned the killing of a
bank manager, a resident
of Rajasthan, in Kulgam
on Thursday. Expressing
his grief on Twitter, CM
said, “I pray to god to
give peace to his soul
and courage to his fam-
ily.” CM went ahead to
criticize NDA govt for its
‘failure at restoring peace
in JK said centre
should ensure safety of
citizens, such killing will
not be tolerated.
New Delhi: Hours after
a Hindu bank employee
was killed in Kashmir on
Thursday, Home Minister
Amit Shah chaired a
meeting of top officials
including National Se-
curity Advisor Ajit Doval
and RAW chief Samnat
Goel. MoS, Dr Jitendra
Singh also joined meet-
ing. The deliberations
came a day ahead of to-
day’s meeting convened
by Shah to discuss the
security situation in JK.
A militant shoots at bank manager Vijay Kumar (inset), after entering
the Areh branch of Elaqahi Dehati Bank in Kulgam dist on Thursday.
Kumar was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
WillworkasModi’ssoldier
...says Hardik Patel as he joins BJP
Gandhinagar (PTI):
Patidar leader Hardik
Patel joined BJP on
Thursday, days after
quitting the Congress.
Themovecomesmonths
ahead of Gujarat As-
sembly polls, where BJP
seeks to retain power.
Polls to 182-member
House are due by the
end of this year.
Patel, once a vocal
critic of BJP Modi,
said he joined BJP with-
out any expectation of
getting a poll ticket and
that he would serve as a
“common worker” and
“soldier”. Patel said he
would launch campaign
to wean away Congress
leaders in Gujarat.
Today, I am going to start a new chapter
keeping in mind the interests of the nation,
region, society and community. I will work
as a small soldier in the development work of the na-
tion being carried out under the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. —Hardik Patel, BJP leader
Hardik Patel joins BJP in presence of Gujarat party Chief CR Paatil
ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday. State former
deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel is also seen.
CONGRESS GEN SECY KC VENUGOPAL
TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Congress General Secretary and Rajya
Sabha MP KC Venugopal also tests
Covid positive on Thursday. It has been
told from the social media handle of the
Congress party that Venugopal’s Covid
test has come positive. After which he
is in isolation and is taking medicines
as per doctors. Raj CM Gehlot and other
leaders wished Venu speedy recovery.
‘Sonia Gandhi has
Covid, she will appear
before ED on June 8’
New Delhi (Agencies):
Congress interim Presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi test-
ed Covid positive just a
few days ahead of her
appearance before ED
for questioning in Na-
tional Herald case. She
has to appear before
probe agency on June 8.
Congress leader Ran-
deep Surjewala said
Sonia had been holding
a series of meetings
with leaders and activ-
ists in last week. On
Wednesday evening,
she tested Covid posi-
tive. Sonia is exhibit-
ing mild symptoms,
has isolated herself.
Surjewala also said
that Congress President
Sonia Gandhi will ap-
pear before the ED on
June 8, as informed by
us earlier.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Wishing Congress
President Smt. Sonia
Gandhi Ji a speedy recovery
from COVID-19.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Concerned about the health
of Congress President Smt.
Sonia Gandhi ji as she has
been tested #COVID19
positive. May she get well
soon. My best wishes for
her good health.
CRUCIAL READ
ONE LABOURER
KILLED, ANOTHER
HURT IN BUDGAM
NGT IMPOSES `52
CRORE PENALTY
ON ADANI POWER
Pb TO RESTORE
SECURITY LEVELS
OF 424 VVIPs
Srinagar: One migrant
labourer, identified as
Dilkhush from Bihar,
was killed and another
injured after terrorists
shot at them in Jammu
and Kashmir’s Budgam
on Thursday night. The
non-local labourers were
employed at a brick kiln
in Chadoora village in
Budgam district.
New Delhi: MoEFCC
also directed to get fresh
studies on carrying
capacity and environ im-
pact done before permit-
ting further expansion.
NGT imposed penalty
of ₹52 crore on UPCL,
part of Adani Power, for
violating environmental
laws at Nandikur near
Padubidri in Karnataka.
Chandigarh: Secu-
rity cover for over 420
VVIPs will be restored
from June 7, Punjab
govt said on Thursday,
five days after singer
Sidhu Moose Wala -
whose security cover
was curtailed - was shot
dead. AAP govt told
this to the Punjab and
Haryana High Court.

NEWS
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022
02
Mumbai Police to continue
probe against Mohit Kamboj
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mum-
bai police have stated
that they will contin-
ue their investigation
against Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP)
leader Mohit Kamboj
in a fraud case regis-
tered by the Econom-
ic Offences Wing
(EOW), despite the
fact that the com-
plainant in the case,
an Indian Overseas
Bank manager, with-
drew his complaint
the day before.
Following the filing
of a first information
report (FIR), Kamboj
tweeted on Wednesday
a letter allegedly writ-
ten by the complainant
in the case to the joint
commissioner of police
(EOW). In the letter, the
chief regional manager
of Indian Overseas
Bank (IOB) requests
that the complaint
against Kamboj be
withdrawn because a
similar complaint has
already been filed with
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI).
Kamboj added in the
tweetthathewouldgoto
court to fight the “mis-
use of power and fabri-
cation of FIR.” In an-
other tweet, he claimed
that the bank due had
been settled and that he
was only acting as a
guarantor. However, a
Mumbai police stated
that the investigation
would be continued.
A case was registered
under sections 409 and
420 of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) against Kam-
boj and the other two di-
rectorsattheMRApolice
station, which was later
transferred to the EOW
.
Acoording to the po-
lice, Mohit Kamboj,
M/s Nissidh Venture
Pvt Ltd where Kamboj
is the managing direc-
tor, Siddhant Bagla, Ji-
tendra Kapoor and oth-
er unknown persons,
public servants and
bank officials caused a
loss to the tune of
Rs52.89 crore to IOB.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) on Thurs-
day filed a 60-page
chargesheet against
former Home Minis-
ter Anil Deshmukh,
and two of his person-
al assistants in a cor-
ruption case. Howev-
er, the agency dis-
missed police officer
Sachin Vaze, who has
not been included as
an accused.
The chargesheet was
filedagainstDeshmukh,
his personal secretary
Sanjeev Palande, and
his personal assistant
Kundan Shinde in con-
nection with the case
registered by the CBI on
April 21, 2021, under the
Prevention of Corrup-
tion Act provisions.
The FIR was lodged
after a preliminary en-
quiry based on a com-
plaint and Bombay High
Court’s directives of
April 05 in a plea filed by
Param Bir Singh, then
Mumbai police commis-
sioner. In March, 2021,
Singh had written a let-
ter to the Chief Minister
alleging that Desh-
mukh,thenhomeminis-
ter, had asked police per-
sonnel to collect Rs100
crore per month from
restaurants and bars in
the city
.The chargesheet
comes a day after the
Special CBI Court judge
DP Shingade approved
Vaze’s application to
turn a witness. The
judge had told Vaze that
he is allowing the appli-
cation based on the con-
dition that he makes a
full disclosure in the
case; and truthfully an-
swers the questions
posedbythepublicpros-
ecutor during the trial.
In a statement late on
Thursday, the CBI said,
“The Central Bureau of
Investigation has today
filed chargesheet before
the court of Special
Judge,CBIcasesagainst
then Home Minister;
his PS and his PA in an
on-going investigation
of a case.”
“It was revealed dur-
ing preliminary en-
quiry that the said ac-
cused and others alleg-
edly attempted to ob-
tain undue advantage
for improper and dis-
honest performance of
their public duties. It
was also alleged that
the said accused and
others exercised undue
influence over the
transfers and postings
of police officers,” the
statement said.Further
investigation will con-
tinue in the case, said
officials.
CBI files chargesheet against former Home Min Deshmukh
JUDICIAL PROCESS
Anil Deshmukh outside ED’s office in Mumbai last year.—FILE PHOTO
SachinVaze —FILE PHOTO
Nursing staff
withdraws stir
till July 15
Nagpur: Following
written assurances
from the govern-
ment, nursing staff
across the state called
off their indefinite
strike until July 15.
The nurses returned
to the wards in the af-
ternoon after the Ma-
harashtra State Nurs-
es Association (MSNA)
called off the strike
following a meeting
with medical educa-
tion minister Amit
Deshmukh and their
representatives.
The association said
in a press statement
that they were with-
drawing the strike af-
ter receiving written
assurance from Nodal
Officer Dr Sudhir
Deshmukh, Dean of
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Medical College, La-
tur, on behalf of the
government. Dr. Desh-
mukh had met with
the representatives of
the association to dis-
cuss their long-pend-
ing demands.
Due to a lack of nurs-
ing staff, GMCs were
forced to discharge pa-
tients from elective
surgeries and many pa-
tients from post-opera-
tion recovery.
AIMIM urges Maha
to name hosp after
Gopinath Munde
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: The All
India Majlis-e-Itte-
hadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) party has
urged the Maharash-
tra government to
name a 400-bed hospi-
tal in Aurangabad af-
ter late Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) lead-
er Gopinath Munde.
AIMIM MP Imitiaz
Jaleel on Thursday
wrote to Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray
in this regard, ahead
of Munde’s death an-
niversary on June 03.
A 400-bed hospital is
under construction on
Jalna road in Aurang-
abad. After judicial
intervention, the court
had ordered construc-
tion of a medical facil-
ity instead of a memo-
rial for the late BJP
leader, wrote Jaleel.
“I oppose erection of
statues and memorials
of leaders in the state
and it will continue in
future. Instead of
erecting memorials
and statues, it will be a
tribute to create facili-
ties for people and
name them after these
great leaders. I have
respect for Gopinath
Munde, as he was
deeply connected with
the rural areas,” said
the AIMIM leader, in
the letter. He said that
the court had ordered
the setting up of a hos-
pital over the proposed
location of the memo-
rial, and added that
the medical facility
should be named after
Munde.
His personal assistant and secretary
also in the accused list as police
officer Vaze becomes a witness
The FIR was lodged after a preliminary enquiry based on a
complaint and Bombay High Court’s directives of April 05 in
a plea filed by Param Bir Singh, then Mumbai police commis-
sioner. In March, 2021, Singh had written a letter to the Chief
Minister alleging that Deshmukh, then home minister, had
asked police personnel to collect Rs100 crore per month from
restaurants and bars in the city.
THE CASE
Masks may become mandatory if
COVID-19 spike continues: DyCM
First India Bureau
Mumbai: State Depu-
ty Chief Minister Ajit
Pawar, on Thursday
,
expressed concern
over the rise in COV-
ID-19 cases in Maha-
rashtra and said that
the use of face masks
will have to be made
mandatory if the
spike continues.
“The use of face
masks will have to be
made mandatory if the
number of coronavi-
rus cases continues to
grow,” he said. Maha-
rashtra on Wednesday
recorded 1,081 cases of
the infection, the high-
est daily rise after Feb-
ruary 24, which took
the overall tally to
78,88,167, while the
death toll is 1,47,860.
On Tuesday, the state
had reported 711 cases.
Talking to reporters
here, Pawar said the
state government and
its administrative ma-
chinery were keeping
a vigil to ensure things
don’t go out of hand.
Replying to a ques-
tion, the senior NCP
leader, who is also the
state finance minister,
said that Maharashtra
was to receive Rs29,647
crore GST dues from
the Centre as on March
2022. Two days ago, the
state received Rs 14,145
crore, but it is yet to get
Rs 15,502 crore, he said.
“We still need to get
Rs 1,029 crore from
2019-20, Rs 6,470 crore
from 2020-21, while the
dues of 2021-22 are Rs
8,003 crore,” he said.
Pawar said the state
government has fore-
gone the revenue of Rs
3,500 crore by lowering
tax on fuel and gas.
He asserted that vot-
ing for the Rajya Sabha
election will happen
through an open ballot
and hence there was no
question of anybody
indulging in horse-
trading.
“As per the strength
of the state legislative
Assembly, BJP can get
two seats elected, while
Congress, NCP and
Shiv Sena one seat
each. Shiv Sena has
fielded one more candi-
date and NCP’s excess
votes will go to the sec-
ond candidate of Sena.
Some independents
are affiliated to Shiv
Sena, some to BJP and
some others to NCP.
This is the reason for
speculation about
horse-trading,” he
said.
Maharashtra on
Wednesday
recorded 1,081
cases of the
infection, the highest
daily rise after
February 24, which
took the overall tally
to 78,88,167, while
the death toll
is 1,47,860
First India Bureau
Shirdi: Maharashtra
Congress leaders on
Wednesday dubbed
the Enforcement Di-
rectorate’s summons
to national party
president Sonia Gan-
dhi and MP Rahul
Gandhi, an “abuse
and misuse” of Cen-
tral agencies by the
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) govern-
ment to harass Oppo-
sition leaders. They
have been asked to ap-
pear in connection
with a money laun-
dering case.
Addressing a news
conference in Ahmed-
nagar district, Congress
in-charge of Maharash-
tra, HK Patil, said that
the ED’s notice to its
leaders is nothing but
“vendetta and unneces-
sary harassment”.
“It is very unfortu-
nate that the BJP gov-
ernment is misusing,
abusing the authority
and using the ED to
harass opposition lead-
ers,” he said.
Patil was flanked by
Maharashtra Congress
chief Nana Patole, for-
mer chief ministers
Ashok Chavan and Su-
shilkumar Shinde, and
state ministers Balasa-
heb Thorat, Varsha
Gaikwad, and
Yashomati Thakur.
Maharashtra Con-
gress leaders are in
Shirdi to hold deliber-
ations ahead of Rajya
Sabha polls, on the
lines of the Chintan
Shivir held in Udaipur
last month.
Speaking on the ED
summons, Patole said
Congress will an-
nounce its strategy.
The Enforcement
Directorate has sum-
moned Congress presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi and
her MP son Rahul Gan-
dhi for questioning in
a money laundering
case linked to the Na-
tional Herald newspa-
per, said officials.
While Sonia Gandhi
has been asked to de-
pose before the federal
agency on June 08, Ra-
hul Gandhi was asked
to appear on June 02.
ED SUMMONS
‘NOTICE TO LEADERS VENDETTA,
UNNECESSARYHARASSMENT’
Maha Congress
leaders call out
action to question
nat’l Cong prez
Sonia Gandhi
Wayanad MP
Rahul Gandhi
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been asked to appear before the agency in connection with a money
laundering case. —FILE PHOTO
The Congress
has always ad-
hered to the values
of secularism,
former Maharash-
tra chief ministers
Ashok Chavan
and Sushilkumar
Shinde said on
Wednesday, ac-
cusing the BJP
of creating a rift
among communi-
ties. Talking to re-
porters at the two-
day conclave of
Congress at Shirdi,
Chavan said that
the Congress is
working as per
Mahatma Gandhi’s
values and Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru’s
concept of na-
tion building. He
also shared the
party’s intentions
to launch a ‘Bharat
Jodo’ campaign to
counter this.
BJP DRIVING
WEDGE AMONG
PEOPLE: CHAVAN
A 400-bed
medical facility
is being built in
Aurangabad
instead of a
memorial for the
late BJP leader
Gopinath Munde.
After the police
registered an FIR,
the BJP leader
tweeted a letter
which was
purportedly written
by the complainant
in the case to the
joint commissioner
of police (EOW) Mohit Kamboj

MAHARASHTRA
03
Polish govt plans to set up museum in Kolhapur
Mumbai (PTI): Polish
Ambassador to India
Adam Burakowski
on Wednesday said
the government of
his country will set
up a small museum
in Kolhapur to com-
memorate the protec-
tion and help offered
by this district to the
Poles who fled the
German invasion
during the World
War-II.
As per a statement is-
sued by Raj Bhavan,
Prof Burakowski met
Maharashtra Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
here and discussed the
construction of a small
museum among other
issues. The Consul
General of Poland in
Mumbai Damian Irzyk
was also present.
The statement, how-
ever, did not specify
any details about the
proposed museum.
At least 5,000 Polish
citizens had fled the
German invasion of
Poland during World
War-II and sought
refuge in Kolhapur.
They resided in Vali-
wade village near Kol-
hapur city. Some of
them died and were
buried there.
A huge cultural
event was held in Kol-
hapur a few years ago
to express gratitude to-
wards the Indian gov-
ernment, citizens of
Kolhapur and the royal
family that offered pro-
tection and food to the
persecuted community
.
The statement fur-
ther quoted Burakows-
ki as saying that a di-
rect flight between
Mumbai and Warsaw
will promote business
and tourism between
India and Poland.
The first such direct
flight from Warsaw
landed in Mumbai on
Tuesday
. The flights by
Polish Airlines will op-
erate thrice a week, the
statement quoted the
diplomat as saying.
Some 40,000 Indians
are living in Poland
and contributing to the
various fields, he said.
PAYING TRIBUTE
lll
The museum
will
commemorate
the protection
and help
offered by
Kolhapur to the
Poles who fled
the German
invasion during
the World
War-II
HISTORICAL MOMENT
READ
crucial
crucial
FOUR GODOWNS GUTTED IN
FIRE, NOBODY INJURED
SRPF JAWAN SHOOTS COLLEAGUE DEAD,
KILLS SELF IN GADCHIROLI
3 booked
for duping
bank of
`1.89 crore
Nagpur: Ghulam
Ashrafi and his two
aides, Lokesh Sarpe
and Imran Khan, were
booked for their al-
leged role in duping
Bank of Maharashtra,
Itwari Maskasath
branch, of `1.89 crores
in the last few months.
Some bank employees
too are under the scan-
ner. It’s learnt that
Ashrafi,whohadrecent-
lyjoinedapoliticalparty
,
had prepared fake docu-
ments of Western Coal-
fields Ltd like pay slips,
Form 16 and other re-
cords, in the names of
Sarpe and Khan to pro-
cureloansfromtheBank
of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
MAN GETS LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING
FACTORY OWNER’S WIFE IN 2016
26-YR-OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY
HANGING SELF AT HIS HOME IN NAGPUR
Thane: A court in Thane district sentenced a
35-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing
his factory owner’s wife in 2016 as a result
of a one-sided love affair. In his order passed
on May 31, district judge at Kalyan, Shoukat
Gorwade, held Manoranjan Mahakand guilty of
killing the 35-year-old woman. The convict used
to work at the factory based in Ambarnath in
the district. Additional public prosecutor Sachin
Kulkarni told the court that the accused used to
frequently visit the house of his factory owner
and fell in love with his wife. During one such
visit to their house on March 24, 2016, he found
the victim talking to someone else. Suspecting
that she was in love with somebody, he dragged
her to the kitchen and stabbed her to death, he
said.
Nagpur: A 26-year-old man committed suicide
by hanging himself at his home in Nagpur city
on Wednesday, police said. The incident took
place in the Rana Pratap Nagar area of the city
in the early hours of the day, an official said.
Tejas Suryakant Malwatkar, a resident of Pande
Layout, was found hanging from the ceiling
fan at his first-floor apartment, he said. The
victim worked at the metro station in Nagpur
and hailed from Solapur, where his parents and
sister currently reside, the official said. A suicide
note was recovered from the scene, in which the
victim claimed that he was taking the extreme
step as god was calling him, he said.
Thane: Four godowns were destroyed in a major
fire in a complex in Bhiwandi township of Thane
district, a civic official said on Thursday. The fire
incident occurred in the godown complex located in
Dapoda area around 10.30 pm on Wednesday, chief
of Thane civic body’s regional disaster management
cell (RDMC) Avinash Sawant said. Nobody was
injured in the blaze, he said. “Two fire engines of
the civic bodies of Bhiwandi Nizampur and Thane
were engaged in the firefighting operation for about
three hours before it was brought under control,”
Sawant said, adding that the cause of the fire is
being probed.
Gadchiroli: A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF)
jawan allegedly shot his colleague dead before
killing himself with his service rifle in Gadchiroli
district, police said on Thursday. The incident
occurred at around 4.30 pm on Wednesday at Mar-
palli police post in Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli, they
said. “A jawan from SRPF Group 1 (Pune) opened
fire at his colleague before shooting himself with
his service rifle. Both of them died in the incident,”
an official said. Police sources said Shrikant Berad
(35) allegedly fired at his colleague Bandu Nauthar
(33), both residents of Ahmednagar district in the
state. However, the motive behind the incident is
being ascertained and further details about it are
awaited, they said.
288 fishermen compensated for
releasing marine species from nets
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In the last
three years, the Ma-
harashtra govern-
ment has paid out `44
lakh in compensation
to 288 fishermen for
releasing protected
marine species caught
in their nets.
This is part of the
state’s efforts to save the
marine ecosystem and
the endangered species
that live within it.
Among the marine spe-
cies released by fisher-
men between December
2018 and March 2019 are
the Whale Shark, Giant
Guitarfish, Humpback
Dolphin, and Indo-Pa-
cific finless porpoise.
The Wildlife (Protec-
tion) Act of 1972 pro-
tects all of them.
The compensation
scheme is a joint effort
by the Mangrove Cell
and Mangrove Founda-
tion, and the Fisheries
Department of Maha-
rashtra. Fishermen re-
ceive monetary com-
pensation of up to
`25,000 as they have to
cut their fishing nets in
order to release marine
species which get entan-
gled in their nets by ac-
cident. The scheme was
implemented to encour-
age fishermen to re-
lease protected species
in exchange for mone-
tary compensation.
According to the offi-
cial, from December
2018 to March 2022, a
total of 293 cases were
received for compensa-
tion by the Fisheries
Department, out of
which 288 fishermen
were given compensa-
tion amounting in total
to `44.23 lakh.
The official further
said that during fishing,
if any fisherman releas-
es a rare fish or marine
animal entangled in his
net, and if the fishing
net is cut or damaged in
the process, the fisher-
man should file an ap-
plication before the
Chief Conservator of
Forests, Mangrove Pro-
tection Cell, following
which the state govern-
ment will provide com-
pensation up to `25,000.
Monetary
compensation up to
`25,000 is given to
fishermen as they
have to cut off their
fishing nets in order
to release marine
species that get
accidentally tangled
in their fishing nets
Court awards death penalty
to Saki Naka rape accused
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Din-
doshi Sessions Court
in Mumbai on Thurs-
day awarded the death
penalty to 44–year-old
Mohan Katthwaru
Chauhan for the bru-
tal rape and murder of
a 32-year-old Dalit
woman in Mumbai’s
Saki Naka area in Sep-
tember 2021.
Thecrime,whichtook
place inside a parked
tempo on Khairani Road
in the wee hours, had
sent shockwaves
through the city and
evoked the memories of
the 2012 Delhi gangrape
case due to the brutality
involved. Chauhan had
an altercation with the
woman, and around 2.45
am, he pulled her inside
a parked tempo and
raped her. He inserted
hard objects in her pri-
vate parts. While the ac-
cused was arrested
hours later, the woman
battled for life for more
than30hoursbeforesuc-
cumbing to her injuries
on September 11.
Observing that the
case was the “rarest of
the rare” due to the
grievous injuries inflict-
ed on the woman, Spe-
cial Judge HC Shende
agreedwiththeprosecu-
tion’s argument that the
accused had injured the
woman fatally and left
no chance of her sur-
vival as her intestines
were so badly damaged
that her digestive sys-
tem was destroyed.
The defendant, Chau-
han, sought leniency
and interrupted the pro-
ceedings several times
accusing the police of
fabricating the case. His
lawyer said the case
could not be compared
with the Nirbhaya rape
case and urged the court
to give the accused a
chance to reform.
The incident was in-
human and “brought
dreadful shivers up the
spine in thinking about
it,” the judge noted in
the order.
“To show leniency or
mercy in the case of
such heinous crime and
to an accused who has
shown no repentance or
remorseafterexhibiting
an extremely depraved
mentality would be a
travesty of justice,” said
the court.
Earlier, while seeking
death penalty for the ac-
cused, prosecutor Ma-
hesh Mule had pointed
out that this was “an of-
fence against a woman
and that too, a woman
belongingtoascheduled
caste that makes it more
serious.”
Terming it ‘rarest
of rare’ case, Spl
Judge HC Shende
refused to show
leniency as ‘it
would be a
travesty of justice’
In the last three
years, Maha
govt has paid
`44 lakh in
compensation to
fishermen for
releasing
protected
marine species
Couple booked for
killing 7-yr-old kid
First India Bureau
Thane: An offence
has been registered
against a couple who
allegedly killed their
seven-year-old daugh-
ter and attempted sui-
cide in Kashimira
area of Thane dis-
trict, police said on
Thursday.
The couple had en-
tered a suicide pact, as
they were drowning in
debt. The accused alleg-
edly gave their daugh-
ter Anayka a drink
laced with poison at a
hotel in Kashimira last
week, killing her. The
couple later consumed
poison. The woman fell
unconscious and was
rushed to a hospital,
while the man fled the
scene, an official said.
The MBVV police
have registered a case
under sections 302, 309
(attempted suicide)
and other relevant pro-
visions of the IPC
against Stephen Brako
(37) and his wife Poon-
am (30), he said.
Based on technical
inputs, Bracko was
traced on May 31. He is
currently undergoing
treatment at a hospital,
the official said, adding
that the couple will be
placed under arrest
once they recover.
PROBE REVEALS
Accused applied for
loans claiming they
were for purchasing
properties
Warning issued against
dealers, manufacturers
of modified e-bikes
Mumbai (PTI): Ma-
harashtra Minister
Anil Parab on
Thursday warned
that strict action
will be taken against
e-bike dealers and
manufacturers who
sell two-wheelers af-
ter making illegal
alterations.
Speaking to report-
ers here, Parab said
RTO officials in Maha-
rashtra had already
checked over 2,000 ve-
hicles and action has
been taken against
many of them.
Deputy Chief Min-
ister Ajit Pawar had
called a meeting about
the e-bikes issue ear-
lier in the day, in
which it was decided
that strict action will
be taken against deal-
ers and manufactur-
ers of modified e-
bikes, he said.
“No violation of the
rule will be tolerated
if you want to run
these (low-speed e-
bikes),” Parab said.
A fine of `1 lakh
was imposed on deal-
ers for selling e-vehi-
cles that are illegally
modified, while manu-
facturers are fined
`100 crore for making
such two-wheelers, he
said.
If e-bikesareparked
haphazardly on roads,
the police will tow
these vehicles and ac-
tion will be taken
against owners for ob-
structing traffic, Par-
ab added.

PERSPECTIVE
04
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 8
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
NaMO
ETERNAL PM
ALWAYS “AS
GOOD AS YOU
SAW ME LAST!”
ema Malini highlights the affable
temperament of PM Modi. Although
he is the Prime Minister of India,
yet if someone interacts with him at
a personal level he is bound to come
across as a friendly person. Convers-
ing with him is like talking to one’s
brother or a family member. “How
are you?” I ask Modiji when I meet
him and he always responds with a
smile “Just as you saw me last.”
This simplicity endears PM Modi
not just to me, but to everyone who
gets in touch with him.
Dharamji is a diehard fan of
Modiji. He always says that Modiji
is a fakir and has even composed
couplets on him. When he reads
them out to me, I tell Dharamji to
please share them with his real
muse, the PM, who has evoked such
deep feelings that have resulted in
such sweet verses. Once Dharamji
requested me to get him in touch
with the PM and when I did, he was
totally elated after a conversation
with Modiji. All I can say is that
there cannot be someone more gen-
tle and truly nice like him!
n 2022 if there is one thing the
professional world is struggling
with- it is time management. At
the same time, the other vital
aspect of time management is
time prioritization. While peo-
ple have no choice but to take
time out for work, they often for-
get to take time out for people.
This incident is not just about
the love and passion of a kar-
yakarta for PM Modi, it is a glit-
tering example of how a man
known to be a workaholic, and
forever occupied with national
andinternationalmatters,takes
time out for a karyakarta who
has walked more than a 1,000
kms to meet him! Prahald Singh
Patel recollects this touching
story about PM Modi.
Without telling anyone any-
thing, in great secrecy a kar-
yakartasetabouttofulfiladream
thatwasnothingshortof bizarre,
yet it could only be the fabrica-
tion of a mind that was brim-
ming with love and passion that
edged on the side of pure rever-
ence and worship! Setting out on
foot from Sagar, a city in MP
, the
karyakarta’s ultimate destina-
tion was nothing less than South
Block, New Delhi, a distance of
1,100 kms. As he reached his des-
tination, we got word that a kar-
yakarta is waiting outside at the
gateandwishestomeetPMModi.
He also has stated clearly that if
his wish is not granted, he will
continuetowaitatthegatetillhis
dream is fulfilled.
This was indeed a unique
situation. I was absolutely con-
vinced that the PM would not
have time for all this. After all,
how can the prime minister
grant time to people who wish
to meet him according to their
whims? It would only set a
wrong precedent, for anyone
would think they could walk up
and ask for the prime minister’s
time and it would be granted!
Whatever, I was absolutely cer-
tain that this karyakarta would
have to go back disappointed,
though I could empathise with
his sadness once he got a no
from the PM. I asked the kar-
yakarta to be escorted to my
place and while the message
had been sent to PM’s office
about the peculiarity of the case
at hand, I tried to explain to the
karyakarta about protocols one
has to follow in order to get a
meeting scheduled with the PM.
I was in the middle of explain-
ingtohimthatitisnearlyimpos-
sibleforModijitomeethimwith-
outanypriornoticeandschedul-
ing, I got a call that left me
speechless.“Siriswillingtomeet
the karyakarta. He has been al-
lotted7minutestomeetthePM”,
I could hear the voice on the oth-
er side telling me. As I kept the
phone down, I almost had tears
in my eyes. I could not have im-
aginedinmywildestdreamsthat
a man’s passion could be recog-
nised by the PM Modi and more
than that it was a great lesson to
me in time-management. The
way Modiji values human emo-
tions, and the level at which he
manages time has no parallel.
The karyakarta of course
was overjoyed. He got those 7
minutes with the man he wor-
shiped and the message that
was sent out to the karyakarta
community and the people of
the country was truly inspira-
tional. Only a true leader and a
visionary can visualize, plan,
empathize and express his love
for his fellowmen in ways PM
Modi does. For me, the success
one achieves in one’s life boils
down to how well one manages
his time, and PM Modi is a time
manager par excellence!
TO BE CONTINUED…
H
I
7 MINS WITH PM MODI
A LESSON IN TIME MANAGEMENT
YOU READ PART-7 ON JUNE 2, 2022
‘A CALL THAT LEFT
ME SPEECHLESS’
I
got a call that left me
speechless. “Sir is willing
to meet the karyakarta. He
has been allotted 7 minutes
to meet the PM”, I could
hear the voice on the other
side telling me. As I kept the
phone down, I almost had
tears in my eyes. I could not
have imagined in my wildest
dreams that a man’s passion
could be recognised by the
PM Modi and more than that
it was a great lesson to me
in time-management. The
way Modiji values human
emotions, and the level at
which he manages time has
no parallel.
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
AS SELFLESS
AS A FAKIR...
ASK DHARAM!
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
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05
INDIA
ED not allowing me
to go abroad for
treatment: Abhishek
Kolkata (Agencies):
Trinamool Congress
national general secre-
tary Abhishek Banerjee
on Thursday ap-
proached the Calcutta
High Court alleging
that the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) has de-
nied him permission to
go abroad for treatment.
The court will take
up the matter later in
the day. The ED has al-
ready questioned Ba-
nerjee in connection
with the coal smuggling
scam in West Bengal.
In his appeal, the
Lok Sabha from Dia-
mond Harbour has
stated that he had re-
quested the central
agency to spare him
from questioning for
some time as he would
have to go abroad for
his ophthalmological
treatment. However,
the ED officials have
raised objections to his
proposal.
It is learnt that in his
letter to the ED, Ab-
hishek Banerjee want-
ed to be spared from
June 3 to 10.
Incidentally, the Tri-
namool leader recently
made headlines after he
described a couple of
judges as biased and op-
erating at the behest of
some forces.
Abhishek Banerjee
Delhi Dy CM
Sisodia gets
portfolios
held by Jain
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Deputy Chief Minister
ManishSisodiahasbeen
allocated additional
charge of portfolios of
Health, Home, Power,
Water and Industries,
whichwereheldbySaty-
endar Jain.
Jain was arrested by
the ED in a money laun-
dering case on Monday
and sent to the ED cus-
todytillJune9byacourt
on Tuesday
.
A notification issued
on Wednesday by the
GeneralAdministration
department of the Delhi
governmentsaid,“Inex-
ercise of powers con-
ferred under Rule 3 of
GNCTD (Allocation of
Business) Rules 193, Lt
Governor in consulta-
tion with the Chief Min-
ister is pleased to allo-
cateportfoliosof Health,
Industries, Power,
Home, Urban Develop-
ment, Irrigation and
FloodControlandWater
to Manish Sisodia.”
Union Minister Jitendra Singh speaks at the Startup India – 2022
Expo and Conclave on Thursday.
Startups will
determine future
economy: Jitendra
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The startups of
the country will deter-
mine not only the fu-
ture economy of the
country but will also
act as a key pillar for
the world economy, Un-
ion Minister of State
for Science and Tech-
nology Jitendra Singh
said on Thursday.
Singh said that the
number of startups in
the country have grown
to about 70,000 from 300-
400 in 2014, and credited
the government’s ‘Start-
up India, Stand Up In-
dia’ initiative for it.
He was speaking at
the Startup India – 2022
Expo and Conclave.
The minister said that
the Modi-led govern-
ment has been nurtur-
ing the startup ecosys-
tem since 2016.
“Today, we have ris-
en to be the third-larg-
est startup ecosystem
in the world in just
five-six years which is
not a very big time,” he
said. Speaking about
India’s 100 unicorns,
he said that the coun-
try’s unicorns have a
higher average growth
rate than the likes of
the US, UK, Germany
and others.
He asked the corpo-
rates to become a part
of the startup move-
ment and become equal
stakeholders in the
startup ecosystem.
Singh also urged en-
trepreneurs to focus on
the unexplored farm
and dairy sectors of
the country.
At the same event,
Union Minister of State
for Commerce and In-
dustry Anupriya Patel
said that the Indian
startups are creating
history and have sur-
prised the entire world
in a short span of time.
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Thursday
met visiting Defence
Minister of Israel Ben-
jamin Gantz and dis-
cussed ways to enhance
cooperation between
the two countries and
contribute to global
stability.
This visit comes as
2022 marks the 30th an-
niversary of the forma-
tion of the official dip-
lomatic ties between
India and Israel.
Defense Minister
Benny Gantz to Prime
Minister Modi: “We
have a great opportuni-
ty to deepen defense co-
operation between our
countries and to build
on our shared values in
order to contribute to
global stability
.”
During his meeting
with Prime Minister
Modi, Minister Gantz
emphasized the oppor-
tunity to invest further
in defense cooperation
between the two coun-
tries, while building on
shared values in order
to contribute to global
stability
.
“India is an industri-
al superpower and Is-
rael is a technological
superpower - coopera-
tion between our coun-
tries will expand the
capabilities of both
countries to contend
with developing chal-
lenges,” said Gantz.
Earlier on Thursday,
Minister Gantz met
with Minister of De-
fense Rajnath Singh,
and National Security
Advisor Ajit Doval.
A wide range of is-
sues concerning bilat-
eral, regional and de-
fence industrial coop-
eration were discussed
during the meeting.
Rajnath Singh and
Gantz reviewed the ex-
isting military-to-mili-
tary activities which
have increased despite
the challenges due to
COVID-19 pandemic.
They discussed ways to
increase cooperation in
all domains with a focus
on Research Develop-
ment in future technol-
ogies and defence co-
production.
Both the Ministers
acknowledged mutual
security challenges and
their convergences on a
number of strategic
and defence issues.
They expressed com-
mitment to work to-
gether to enhance coop-
eration in all forums.

❍ LETTER OF INTENT EXCHANGED
Israeli Def Min Benjamin discusses
defence cooperation with PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Defence Minister of Israel
Benny Gantz during a meeting, in New Delhi on Thursday.
87 registered unrecognised parties struck off EC’s list
New Delhi (PTI): The
Election Commission
of India (ECI) has
struck off 87 entities
from its list of Regis-
tered Unrecognised
Political Parties
(RUPP) after they were
found non-existent
during physical verifi-
cation, officials said
on Thursday.
The action followed a
statement by the poll
panel a few days back
announcing action
against more than 2,100
registered unrecog-
nised political parties
for flouting rules and
election law, including
those related to filing of
monetary contribu-
tions, failing to update
their address and
names of office bearers.
It had said some of
these parties were in-
dulging in “serious” fi-
nancial impropriety
.
The poll panel had
noted that 87 RUPPs
had failed to update
their address of com-
munication as mandat-
ed by law.
These parties were
found to be non-existent
after physical verifica-
tion carried out by the
chief electoral officers
of the respective states,
sources said.
On Thursday, the EC
shared a list of the
RUPPs whose names
have been deleted.
The Commission had
carried out such exer-
cises in the past, too,
sources said.
BRIEF
in
in
TO INAUGURATE
PROJECTS, PM TO
VISIT UP TODAY
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi will
visit Uttar Pradesh on
Friday to attend ‘ground
breaking ceremony’ of
1,406 projects worth
more than Rs 80,000
crore in Lucknow. In a
statement, the Prime
Minister’s Office said,
“At around 11 am,
Prime Minister will reach
Indira Gandhi Pratish-
than, Lucknow where he
will attend the Ground
Breaking Ceremony @3.0
of the UP Investors Sum-
mit.” “At around 1:45
p.m., the Prime Minister
will reach Paraunkh
village, Kanpur, where he
will accompany Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind to
visit Pathri Mata Mandir,”
the statement said.
KK DEATH: BJP MP
SEEKS CENTRAL
AGENCY PROBE
Kolkata: BJP Lok Sabha
member from Bankura,
Saumitra Khan, on Thurs-
day, wrote to Union Home
Minister Amit Shah, de-
manding a central agency
probe in the sudden de-
mise of popular playback
singer KK. He died on late
Tuesday evening after his
performance at Nazrul
Manch in South Kolkata.
Hinting at some kind of
conspiracy to hush up the
actual reason behind KK’s
demise, Khan in his letter
to Shah, has specially
referred to the presence
of senior TMC leaders in
the premises of state-run
SSKM Medical College
Hospital, on Wednesday
afternoon, while the post-
mortem of KK’s body
was going on.
VIOLENCE: TMC
LEADER APPEARS
BEFORE CBI
Kolkata: Gauging that
the noose is gradu-
ally tightening around
him in the post-poll
violence case, Trinamool
Congress leader and the
party’s Birbhum district
president Anubrata Man-
dal on Thursday reached
the CBI office here.
Mandal was at the CBI
office located in the Cen-
tral Government Office
(CGO) Complex office,
Salt Lake in the north-
ern outskirts of Kolkata.
Mandal had undergone
around two hours of
grilling till the time the
report was filed. The
CBI sources said that
the grilling might con-
tinue for a long period
on Thursday.
RAJYA SABHA POLLS: AMID POACHING FEARS
Haryana Congress MLAs flown
to Raipur, three remain absent
Chandigarh (PTI): The
Indian National Con-
gress, which had sum-
moned all the 31 MLAs
of Haryana to New Del-
hi, eventually took most
of them to a private re-
sort in Raipur, Chhattis-
garh, on a chartered
flight.Of the31,28MLAs
had reached Delhi.
Those who remained
absent were Adampur
MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi,
Tosham MLA Kiran
Choudhry Rewari Chi-
ranjeev Rao. “Kiran
Choudhry is unwell but
shall be joining the oth-
er MLAs soon. Chiran-
jeev Rao is celebrating
his birthday with his
family and he too shall
join the other MLAs
and so will Kuldeep
Bishnoi,” party affairs
in-charge Vivek Bansal
said.
Party insiders said
Bishnoi is not too keen
to support any directive
issued by the party high
command and contin-
ues to maintain his dis-
tance from all party
events ever since he
was not considered for
the post of Haryana
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee (HPCC) presi-
dent and not even for
Rajya Sabha.
Congress is in a state
of panic in Haryana af-
ter its expelled leader
VenodSharma’ssonand
media baron Kartikeya
Sharma filed his nomi-
nation papers as an In-
dependent candidate for
a Rajya Sabha seat from
Haryana. There are two
seats for Rajya Sabha
from Haryana. BJP has
nominated its former
transportministeranda
five-time MLA Krishan
Panwar and Congress,
whichisthesecondlarg-
estpartyinthestate,has
nominated AICC gener-
al secretary Ajay Mak-
en. The Rajya Sabha
pollsareslatedtobeheld
on June 10.
Haryana Congress MLAs being shifted from the residence of party MP Deepender Hooda’s (L), where
they had gathered ahead of voting for Rajya Sabha polls, in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Hyderabad (Agencies):
Telangana Chief Minis-
ter K Chandrasekhar
RaoonThursdayalleged
that the NDA govern-
ment at the Centre is
conspiring to weaken
thestatesfinanciallyand
also discriminated
against Telangana.
Addressing the Telan-
gana State Formation
Day celebrations here,
he also attacked the Cen-
tre, among others, over
politics of hate allegedly
prevailing in the coun-
try
. All the governments
that have been in power
at the Centre so far have
eroded the spirit of the
Constitution and eroded
the autonomy of the
states, he said.
“The government
currently in power at
the Centre is based on
the frivolous doctrine
of “strong Centre -
weak states”.
That is why the viola-
tion of the rights of the
states culminated in the
reign of this govern-
ment,” Rao said.
Alleging that the Cen-
tral government is con-
spiring to weaken the
statesfinancially
,hesaid
the Centre is shifting
taxes in the form of cess
to evade the constitu-
tionally due share of the
states from the taxes lev-
ied by the Centre.
‘Centre conspiring to weaken states financially’
KCR ON TELANGANA FORMATION DAY
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during the State Emergence
Day celebrations, at Pragati Bhavan in Hyderabad.
TELANGANA
FORMATION DAY
After low-key celebra-
tions for the last two
years due to Covid-19
pandemic, Telangana on
Thursday celebrated the
states Formation Day
in a grand manner. The
Chief Minister hoisted
the national flag at his
official residence Pragati
Bhavan and later at Pub-
lic Gardens.
Shah reviews floods, monsoon preps;
seeks Centre-states coordination
New Delhi (ANI):
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Thursday re-
viewed the overall pre-
paredness to deal with
floods monsoon. He
sought strengthening of
coordination between
Centre state govts for
predictionof delugeand
water level rise.
He took stock of prep-
arations made by NDRF
and NDMA. Shah also
reviewed long-term
measures to formulate
a comprehensive policy
to mitigate flood-related
problems.
MONSOON ENTERS NORTH-EAST, HEAVY
RAINS LIKELY IN ASSAM, MEGHALAYA
After a brief lull, Bay of Bengal arm of south-west monsoon
has stirred into action entered north-eastern parts of country
and is set to bring heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over
next 2 days, IMD said on Thursday. The weather office has
forecast fairly widespread rainfall over coastal south Interior
K’taka, Kerala, Maha and Lakshadweep and over next 5 days.
Amit Shah with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Nityanand Rai at
a floods, monsoon related review meeting in Delhi on Thursday.

06
INDIA
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): As VC money
disappears amid eco-
nomic slowdown, tech
startups have laid off
over 20,000 employees
the world over since
April, while more than
8,000 employees have
lost jobs at the Indian
startups led by edtech
platforms.
According to layoff
aggregator Layoffs.fyi,
at least 20,514 people
have lost their jobs at
tech startups globally
since April globally
and the US is leading
the race.
The number doubled
over the past two
weeks, indicating that
the labour market for
the sector has taken a
turn for the worse, re-
ports Nikkei Asia.
Ironically, this figure
does not take contrac-
tual workers into ac-
counts which have lost
their jobs in the start-
up funding winter.
The job loss has
reached two-year high
among the startup eco-
system that once
churned out unicorns
after unicorns.
More than 15,000
people working in the
technology sector lost
their job in the month
of May alone, as global
macro-economic fac-
tors hit companies, es-
pecially startups.
According to layoff
aggregator layoffs.fyi,
more than 15,000 tech
workers have lost their
jobs this month, re-
ports TechCrunch.
Since March 2020
when the Covid-19 pan-
demic started, more
than 1.3 lakh employ-
ees have been laid off
by around 718 startups
globally.
Over 20K startup workers lose jobs globally
INDIA AND US TOP LIST
ALLEGING GOVT’S NEW RULES ‘LIMIT INTERNET FREEDOM’
EXPRESSVPNREMOVES
VPN SERVERS IN INDIA
First major virtual private network (VPN) provider to quit India
While slamming the
April 29 directions of
the Indian Computer
Emergency Response
Team (CERT-In), virtu-
al private network
(VPN) service provider
ExpressVPN an-
nounced that it has re-
moved its Indian-based
VPN servers.
Under the new direc-
tions, service providers
will have to store users’
names, IP addresses as-
signed to them, usage
patterns and other data.
ExpressVPN said that
the directions are “in-
compatiblewiththepur-
pose of VPNs, which are
designed to keep users’
online activity private”.
However, the reason
behind the removal of
the India-based servers
is not just a policy-based
decision for Express-
VPN. The VPN service
said that their servers
arespecificallydesigned
to not store logs. “Data
centers are unlikely to
be able to accommodate
this policy and our serv-
er architecture under
this new regulation, and
thus we will move for-
ward without physical
servers in India,” the
VPN service provider
said in a blogpost.
This decision by Ex-
pressVPN comes after
several (VPN) service
providers criticised
CERT-In’s recent di-
rections.
INDIAN USERS WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS
The British Virgin Island-based VPN clarified that removing its India-based
servers will not mean that Indian users will not be able to access its services.
“Rest assured, our users will still be able to connect to VPN servers that will
give them Indian IP addresses and allow them to access the internet as if they
were located in India. These “virtual” India servers will instead be physically
located in Singapore and the UK,” ExpressVPN said in a blog. ExpressVPN also
clarified that users will experience ‘minimal difference’ because of this change.
“In terms of the user experience, there is minimal difference. For anyone want-
ing to connect to an Indian server, simply select the VPN server location “India
(via Singapore)” or “India (via UK),” ExpressVPN said.
Indian officials meet Taliban in
Kabul in first visit since US exit
An Indian delegation
and the Taliban today
met in Kabul for the
first time since August
last year, when the Tali-
ban took control of Af-
ghanistan, which is
struggling for basic
needs after a 20-year
war in the largely
mountainous region.
All Indian mission
staff had returned from
Afghanistan in August
last year when the Tali-
ban took control of the
country, following the
exit of US forces.
“Post August 15 last
year, in the light of dete-
riorating security situa-
tion in Afghanistan, it
was decided to bring
back all India-based of-
ficials. However, the lo-
cal staff continued to
function and ensure
proper maintenance
andupkeepof ourprem-
ises there,” Foreign
Ministry spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi told re-
porters on Thursday
.
The template behind
India’s engagement
with the Taliban is
based on India’s histor-
ic ties with Afghani-
stan, he said.
LPG subsidy only for Ujjwala
beneficiaries: Petroleum Secy
government has limited
subsidy on cooking gas
LPG for only 9 crore
poor women and other
beneficiaries who got
free connections under
the Ujjwala scheme and
the remaining users in-
cluding households will
paythemarketprice.Oil
SecretaryPankajJainat
a news briefing said no
subsidy is paid on cook-
ing gas since June 2020
and the only subsidy
that is provided is the
one that Finance Minis-
terNirmalaSitharaman
announced on March 21.
“There was no sub-
sidy for LPG users
since the early days of
Covid. Since then the
only subsidy is one
which had been intro-
duced now for Ujjwala
beneficiaries,” he said.
Sitharaman had stat-
ed that Ujjwala scheme
beneficiaries will get Rs
200 per cylinder subsidy
for 12 bottles in a year to
help ease some of the
burden arising from
cooking gas rates rising
to record levels.
After ban, Government
allows small quantity
of wheat for export
SC order on Puri temple
construction today
New Delhi: India has
allowed wheat ship-
ments of 469,202 tonnes
since banning most ex-
ports last month, but at
least 1.7 million tonnes
is lying at ports and
could be damaged by
loomingmonsoonrains,
government and indus-
try officials told media.
Shipments that have
been allowed moved
mainly to Bangladesh,
the Philippines, Tanza-
nia and Malaysia, said a
senior government of-
ficial, who also stated
the total quantity
.
The ban pulled Indi-
an wheat exports down
to 1.13 million tonnes in
May from a record 1.46
million tonnes in April,
the official said, declin-
ing to be named.
India, the world’s sec-
ond-biggest wheat pro-
ducer, imposed a gen-
eral ban on exports on
May 14 as a scorching
heat wave curtailed out-
put and pushed domes-
tic prices to record
highs.
Exceptions were al-
lowed for shipments
backed by letters of
credit that had already
been issued and those to
countries that request-
ed supplies to meet
their food security
needs.
But even after the de-
parture of some wheat,
at least 1.7 million
tonnes remained piled
up at various ports,
three dealers with
global trading firms
told media.
Supreme Court re-
served till Friday its
order on a plea alleging
illegal excavation and
construction work by
the Odisha government
at the famed Shree Jag-
annath temple in Puri.
A vacation bench of
Justices B R Gavai and
Hima Kohli said it
would pronounce its
order after the counsel
for the parties complet-
ed their arguments.
At the outset, senior
advocate Mahalaksh-
mi Pavani, appearing
for the petitioner, said
there’s a clear embar-
go there can be no con-
struction in the pro-
hibited area. “They
(state government) did
not even take permis-
sion to construct in the
regulated area,” she
submitted.
The state, she said,
got a no objection cer-
tificate from the Na-
tional Monuments Au-
thority (NMA) and
went ahead.
6 suspended, 12 sent back for
wearing hijab in K’taka dist
Why look for Shivling in every
mosque: Bhagwat on Gyanvapi
Bengaluru (Agencies):
Authorities in the Dak-
shina Kannada district
of Karnataka on Thurs-
daysuspended6students
forwearinghijabinspite
of a series of warnings.
In another instance, 12
students were sent back
for wearing hijab while
attending classes.
Six students of the
Uppinangadi Govern-
mentPreUniversityCol-
lege have been suspend-
ed for repeatedly violat-
inghijabguidelines.The
principal of the college
took the decision to sus-
pend the students after
holding a meeting with
college lecturers.
The 6 girl students
were informed about
the government order
and the decision of the
High Court prohibiting
the wearing of hijab in
classrooms.
Though the authori-
ties of Mangaluru Uni-
versity College near
Hampanakatte have
been sending back stu-
dents wearing hijab, 16
girl students who came
wearing hijab on Thurs-
day demanded that they
should be allowed to at-
tend classes.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Rashtriya Sway-
amsevak Sangh chief
Mohan Bhagwat on
Thursday called for a
“path through mutual
agreement” on the con-
troversy over the film-
ing of Gyanvapi
mosque in Uttar
Pradesh’s Varanasi.
HinduandMuslimpe-
titioners are fighting a
legal battle over a court-
ordered filming of the
mosque complex to
check whether there are
idols of Hindu Gods and
Goddesses, and whether
a “Shivling” has been
found, as claimed by the
Hindu petitioners.
“We had special devo-
tion towards some plac-
es and we spoke about
them but we shouldn’t
bring out a new matter
daily
. Why should we es-
calate the dispute? We
have devotion towards
Gyanvapi and doing
something as per that,
it’salright.Butwhylook
for a Shivling in every
masjid?” said the chief
of the RSS, the BJP’s
ideological mentor.
The RSS chief’s state-
ment defuses weeks of
comments by rightwing
groups and leaders that
indicated the matter
could turn into street
mobilisation, making
some to draw parallels
with Babri demolition.
KARNATAKA JAMIA MASJID DISPUTE
Sec 144 in Mandya from June 3-5 over VHP’s call for protest
Bengaluru (Agencies):
The Vishva Hindu Pari-
shad (VHP) has called
for a protest march
dubbed, “Sri Rangapat-
na Chalo,” on June 4,
against the disputed Ja-
mia Masjid in Karnata-
ka’s Mandya district.
Ahead of this, Mandya
Police decided to impose
Section 144 and restrict
any kind of public gath-
ering, procession, pro-
test or “Rath Yatra.”
The restrictions un-
der Section 144 of the
CRPC will be effective
from 3 pm on June 3 to
12 noon on June 5.
Meanwhile, respond-
ing to Mandya Deputy
Commissioner’s (DC)
letter on conducting vid-
eography in the disput-
ed Jamia Masjid, the
Superintendent Archae-
ologisthaswrittentothe
Directorof Archaeologi-
calSurveyof India(ASI)
requesting videography
of the east entrance.
The superinten-
dent’s letter states that
Jamia Masjid is a liv-
ing monument and,
currently, a “madrassa
is being run inside the
protected area”.
The VHP and Ba-
jrang Dal, on May 20,
submitted a memoran-
dum to the DC demand-
ing that a survey on the
lines of Gyanvapi Mas-
jid be conducted at Ja-
mia Masjid to uncover
the truth.
Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary (PAI) JP Singh
during their visit to see Indian developmental projects, in Kabul.
Hijab-wearing students arrive to attend classes. —FILE PHOTO
Omicron variants..
down from critical status
to zero COVID-19 cases.
Explainingaboutherdim-
munity
, Dr Saple said, “If
you remember the third
wave began between No-
vember and December of
2021, picking up steam
around January and Feb-
ruary 2022. We feel that
the early patients may
have dropped their anti-
bodiestosomeextentand
so became prone to infec-
tion symptoms, which is
why they are testing posi-
tive now. However, even
theyarepartiallyimmune
tothestrains.InJJGroup
of hospitals,therewere12
nCoV-positivepatientsre-
ported as on Wednesday
and none of them re-
quired either Intensive
Care Unit (ICU) facilities
or ventilators.”
Latest reports from
Pune indicated two new
strains--B4 and B5--were
both Omicron variants to
which Indian patients
seem to exhibit the same
immunity
. They did not
require hospitalization,
she noted.
Interestingly
, this im-
mune response was wit-
nessed even during the
firstwaveof theCOVID-19
pandemic in Malegaon,
which had flummoxed
medical professionals. In-
terestingly
, Dr Saple had
beendeputedtotacklethe
virusinAhmednagarand
then Dhulia (that covered
Malegaon as well) after
her success in Sangli.
FROM PG 1

BIZ BUZZ
07
Few transactions
to be cut from
crypto tax
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The finance
ministry is expected
to issue a notification
in June regarding
exclusion of some
transactions from
the crypto tax. The
ministry has been in
talks about whether
or not to exempt rep-
resentations received
for exemptions. The
exemptions might in-
clude hospitals using
block chain technolo-
gy, reward points on
banks’ digital cards
and flight miles.
The government has
clearly rejected the
demands to eliminate
1% TDS on crypto
transactions.
NMDC iron ore
output grows to
3.2 MT in May
New Delhi (PTI):
State-owned NMDC
has registered over
14% growth in its
iron ore production
at 3.2 MT in May.
NMDC had produced
2.8 MT of iron ore
in May 2021. “Our
consistent growth in
production has not
only made NMDC the
fastest growing iron
ore mining company
in India but also the
most consistent sup-
plier to the domestic
steel sector. “We
have strengthened
our core by welcom-
ing a fleet of new
age tech digital
interventions to our
biz,” its CMD said.
‘Startups will
determine India’s
future economy’
New Delhi (PTI):
Underscoring the
importance of start-
ups in India, Union
Minister Jitendra
Singh on Thursday
said startups will
determine India’s
future economy as
well as that of the
world. The Minister
of State for Science
and Technology said
one of the major
achievements of the
government has been
the boost provided by
the startup move-
ment. Calling Indian
startups the future of
the economy, he said
“startups are going to
determine India’s fu-
ture economy which
in turn is going to
determine the world’s
future economy”.
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia will require an ad-
ditional 1.3 billion
square feet of health-
care space by 2030 to
reach the global hospi-
tal beds-to-population
average, according to
CBRE.
In its report, CBRE
mentioned that the to-
tal number of beds
available in India was
1.9 million in 2019,
while the total area of
healthcare space was
0.9 billion square feet.
The consultant has
projected that 2.9 mil-
lion beds will be re-
quired by 2030 to reach
the global average.
The total additional
area required to reach
the global bed-to-popu-
lation average would be
1.3 billion square feet
by 2030.
“India has one of the
lowest bed-to-popula-
tion ratios in the world,
which is indicative of
the infrastructure gap
as well as the vast
growth potential of
this segment,” CBRE
South Asia said in a
statement.
Anshuman Maga-
zine, Chairman CEO
- India, South-East
Asia, Middle East Af-
rica, CBRE, said:
“Healthcare in India is
being driven by rising
income levels, growing
health awareness, bet-
ter access to medical
insurance amidst in-
creasing government
spending on health-
care, an ageing popula-
tion and the changing
nature of epidemiolo-
gy
.”
The COVID-19 pan-
demic underlined the
importance of this seg-
ment, thereby amplify-
ing investor interest,
he added.
Additional 1.3 bn sq ft healthcare space required by 2030
REQUIREMENT
SBI revises up FY23 eco
growth forecast to 7.5%
Mumbai (PTI): SBI Re-
search has projected
the Indian economy to
grow at 7.5% in 2022-23,
an upward revision of
20 basis points from its
earlier estimate.
As per official data,
the economy grew by
8.7% in FY22, net add-
ing `11.8 lakh crore in
the year to `147 lakh
crore, the report said,
adding this was howev-
er only 1.5% higher
than the pre-pandemic
year of FY20.
“Given the high infla-
tion and the subsequent
upcoming rate hikes,
we believe that real
GDP will incrementally
increase by Rs 11.1 lakh
crore in FY23. This still
translates into a real
GDP growth of 7.5% for
FY23, up by 20 basis
points over our previ-
ous forecast,” SBI chief
economist Soumyakan-
ti Ghosh said in a note
on Thursday
.
Nominal GDP ex-
panded by `38.6 lakh
crore to `237 lakh crore,
or 19.5% annualised. In
FY23 also, as inflation
remains elevated in the
first half, nominal GDP
will grow 16.1% to `275
lakh crore, he said.
The report basis its
optimism on the rising
corporate revenue and
profit and the growing
bank credit coupled
with ample liquidity in
the system.
On rising corporate
growth, the report notes
that in FY22, around
2,000 listed companies
reported 29% top line
growth and 52% jump
in net profit over the
previous year.
Construction sectors
including cement, steel,
etc reported impressive
growth in both revenue
as well as net income
with 45% and 53%, rise
respectively in revenue.
Interestingly, the or-
der book position re-
mains strong, with con-
struction major LT
reporting 9% growth in
order book position at
`3.6 lakh crore as of
March, supported by
10% growth in order in-
flow of `1.9 lakh crore
in FY22 and `1.7 lakh
crore in FY21.
SBI Chief
economist says
real GDP will
incrementally
increase by
`11.1 lakh
crore in FY23
Given the high inflation and the subse-
quent upcoming rate hikes, we believe
that real GDP will incrementally increase
by `11.1 lakh crore in FY23. This still translates
into a real GDP growth of 7.5% for FY23, up by
20 basis points over our previous forecast.
—Soumyakanti Ghosh, SBI chief economist
Axis Bank
expects repo
rate to rise
to 5.75%
New Delhi (PTI): With
inflation remaining at
elevated levels, RBI may
gradually increase the
benchmark lending
rate to about 5.75% by
the end of this fiscal,
Axis Bank chief econo-
mist Saugata Bhat-
tacharya said on Thurs-
day
.
He also said RBI may
undertake front loading
of interest rate hikes to
tame inflation which
have been over the cen-
tral bank’s tolerance
level for the past 4
months.
RBI Governor has al-
ready said the possibil-
ity of another hike at
the June review is a
“no-brainer”.
The next meeting of
the MPC is scheduled
for June 6-8.
Policy tightening to hit fiscal numbers: Report
Mumbai (PTI): As the
country’s fiscal policy
is moving in sync with
the monetary policy
amid the runaway infla-
tion, the tightening
measures along with
rising subsidies imply
that the consolidated
fiscal deficit may re-
main elevated at 10.2%
of GDP in FY23, down
20 bps from FY22, ac-
cording to a report.
As per the report, the
central deficit is expect-
ed to be at 6.7% and
states’ at 3.5% in the
current fiscal.
The government has
pegged the combined
fiscal shortfall at 9.8%
of which the central
deficit is seen at 6.4%
(down from 6.7% in
FY22) and states’ at
3.4% for FY23.
While these meas-
ures may help soften
inflationary pressures
by about 50 bps over the
coming months, that
will not be enough to
bring inflation within
the RBI comfort zone of
4 (+/-2) % unless global
commodity prices mod-
erate significantly, UBS
Securities warned in a
note on Thursday
.
The brokerage also
maintained that CPI av-
eraging 6.5-7% in FY23
will force the RBI-MPC
to gradually hike the
repo rate to 5.5% by
FY23-end and to 6% by
FY24-end to help con-
tain the second-round
impact of higher input
prices on the real econ-
omy, Tanvee Gupta
Jain, UBS Securities
chief India economist
said.
She also noted that
these steps imply that
the consolidated fiscal
deficit will be at an ele-
vated 10.2% of GDP of
which the Central defi-
cit may be at 6.7 per cent
and the states’ at 3.5%
in FY23 from 10.4% in
FY22.
MAJOR KEY
KiaEV6launched
at ` 59.95 lakh
New Delhi (PTI):
Kia India on Thurs-
day forayed into the
electric vehicle seg-
ment in the country
with the launch of
EV6, priced at
`59.95 lakh (ex-
showroom).
Built on a dedi-
cated EV platform
-- the electric-global
modular platform
(E-GMP), the EV6
marks the begin-
ning of Kia’s EV
journey in the
country
.
The model would
be available in two
trims -- priced at
`59.95 lakh and `
64.95 lakh respec-
tively
.
Speaking at the
launch, Kia India
Managing Director
and CEO Tae-Jin
Park said the com-
pany will invest in
scaling up its pres-
enceintheEVsector.
The company’s
parent, Kia Corpo-
ration has already
announced invest-
ment of around
$22.22 billion in its
business operations
over the next five
years. A part of this
investment will be
made in developing
products that will
be sold in India and
in setting up infra-
structure.
“We are fully ca-
pable of manufac-
turing EVs for In-
dia. The company is
evaluating various
battery electric ve-
hicles (BEVs) for
the market,” Park
said.
The company
plans to bring an In-
dia centric EV by
2025, he noted.
As part of its EV
journey in the coun-
try, the company
plans to introduce
various body styles
to cater to both
mass market and
premium segments.
BANK CREDIT TO NBFCS
RISES 10% TO ` 10.5 L CR
Mumbai (PTI): Bank
credit to NBFCs grew
in double digit in FY22
with outstanding bank
credit to them rising
by 10.4% to `10.5 lakh
crore on the back of
improvement in over-
all economic activities
and banks’ renewed
focus on the NBFC sec-
tor following improve-
ment in their balance
sheets, says a report.
In absolute terms,
according to an analy-
sis by Care Ratings,
bank credit to non-
banking financial com-
panies (NBFCs) ex-
panded by `99,000 crore
in FY22, from FY21.
The number does
not include liquidity
given by banks to them
through securitization
route (direct assign-
ment and pass-through
certificates) and also
banks’ investments in
NBFCs’ debt instru-
ments.
Meanwhile, mutual
funds’ debt exposure
through commercial
papers (CPs) and cor-
porate bonds, to NBF-
Cs rose 14.3% to `1.7
lakh crore in FY22 as
NBFCs issued more
CPs to fund IPOs and
as they shifted from
long-term to short-
term investments on
expectation of hike in
interest rates.
Sensex jumps 437 pts after 2-day decline
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
marks bounced back on
Thursday after a two-
day fall, with the Sensex
jumping 437 points
amid heavy buying in
index heavyweight Reli-
ance Industries and
positive trends from Eu-
ropean markets.
The 30-share BSE
Sensex jumped 436.94
points or 0.79% to settle
at 55,818.11. During the
day, it gained 510.75
points or 0.92% to
55,891.92.
The broader NSE Nif-
ty climbed 105.25 points
or 0.64% to finish at
16,628.
MG MOTOR, CASTROL AND
JIO-BP IN PACT FOR EVs
New Delhi (PTI): MG Motor India and lubricant
brad Castrol India are set to collaborate with Jio-bp
to explore mobility solutions for electric cars, the
automaker said in a statement on Thursday. Under the
partnership, Jio-bp, MG Motor and Castrol will explore
setting up four-wheeler EV charging infrastructure and
expand Castrol’s existing auto service network to cater
to EV customers, it note. The partnership is in line
with Jio-bp and MG Motor’s commitment to provide
vast and reliable charging infrastructure to electric car
customers and accelerating EV adoption in India, the
statement added.
` SLIPS 10 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 77.60 AGAINST US $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at
77.60 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, even
as oil prices eased and domestic equities settled on a positive
note. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee con-
solidated in a narrow range. It opened lower at 77.61 against
the greenback and finally settled at 77.60, down 10 paise over
its previous close. During the session, the rupee touched an
intra-day low of 77.63 and a high of 77.54.
GOLD JUMPS `434;
SILVER RALLIES BY
`918 PER KG
New Delhi (PTI): Gold
in the national capital on
Thursday jumped `434
to `50,887 per 10 grams,
supported by rally in the
yellow metal prices in
the international markets
along with rupee depre-
ciation. Silver also rallied
by `918 to `61,776 per
kg from `60,858 per kg
in the previous trade. In
the international market,
gold was trading higher
at $1,852 per ounce
and silver also traded
marginally up at $22 per
ounce.
Sonalika Tractors sees 42%
growth in total sales in May
Mumbai (PTI): Sona-
lika Tractors on Thurs-
day reported a 42.1%
growth in its total trac-
tor sales at 12,615 units
in May over the same
month of last year.
The Hoshiarpur-
based tractor maker
had sold 8,878 tractors
in May 2021.
The company said it
has expanded its re-
gion-centric, custom-
ised tractor range in the
just concluded month
by introducing two new
tractors.
‘Sikander RX 50 with
12F+3R transmission’
has been rolled out for
the farmers in Madhya
Pradesh, while ‘MM 18
Narrow Track’ has been
launched especially for
the farmers in Gujarat,
who are into orchards
and vineyards, it said.
ASHOK LEYLAND
UNVEILS 8-WHEEL
TRUCK AVTR 2620
Chennai (PTI): Ashok
Leyland has unveiled its
first eight-wheel truck
-AVTR 2620 -making
the company to be the
only player to have full
range of trucks based on
lift axle technology. The
new product would offer
excellent operational
flexibility to customers
to choose the option
based on their load, best
in class Total Cost of
Operation benefits.

08
2NDFRONT
Truly, the love and admiration of
family and friends give more
happiness than wealth and prestige.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Stalwarts of the music industry Shreya Ghoshal, Harshdeep Kaur, Akriti
Kakar and veteran singer Sudesh Bhosale were spotted at the funeral
procession of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK,
in Mumbai on Thursday. The 53-year-old collapsed after his concert at
Kolkata’s Nazrul Mancha auditorium on May 31. —PHOTOS BY PTI
PAYING RESPECTS
CM Thackeray slams officials
for no action in Aurangabad
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: At a review
meeting held on
Thursday, Chief Min-
ister Uddhav Thack-
eray lost his cool and
demanded that the
water crisis in Au-
rangabad (also known
as Sambhajinagar un-
officially) be dealt
with swiftly. Inciden-
tally, around `1,680
crore outlay was an-
nounced in the annual
budget of the state in
March 2022.
Presently, only 2% of
the new water supply
pipeline project work
has been completed at a
cost of `39 crore. As
citizens go without wa-
ter for as many as five-
day stretches at a time,
CM Thackeray asked
officials to address the
issue at the earliest.
“Don’t give me excuses.
I want a way out,” he
roared, at the meet.
According to a senior
state secretariat official,
“The water require-
ments of the district are
met from the Jayakwadi
dam. But the existing
pipeline is over 25 years
old. While 120 million
litresaday(MLD)of wa-
ter is the total require-
ment, existing infra-
structure is only able to
provide 90 MLD of wa-
ter to people.”
The mismatch has
only been aggravated by
the unscrupulous tank-
er lobby, owned and op-
erated by politicians
across the board. The
CM has a right to be an-
gry
, he added.
Until recently, the
Shiv Sena-Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) alli-
ance was in power at
the Aurangabad Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(AMC), until an admin-
istrator took charge af-
ter the tenure of the
civic body ended. The
BJP has upped the ante
and launched public
protests over the water
crisis, with an eye on
the civic corporation
elections that will be
held over the next few
months.
As reported by First
India, Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray has
scheduledapublicmeet-
ing on June 08, 2022 in
Aurangabad. The Shiv
Sena is keen to take
complete control over
the civic corporation.
At Thursday’s meet-
ing, the CM directed
divisional commission-
ers to look into how
much water can be add-
ed to the existing water
supply system in the
district to ease the prob-
lems faced by citizens.
He also threatened
action against the con-
tractors for slow-pedal-
ling the work.
Water crisis in
the district has
parched citizens,
as they survive
without it in
5-day stretches
Over the last
few years, three
contractors took
up the project but left the
work unfinished in the
wake of public protests
and a politico-tanker
lobby nexus. Moreover,
recent cost escalations of
the pipeline material after
the Centre hiked prices
of certain commodities
have been witnessed. The
previous contractor was
demanding a cost differ-
ential of over `3-4 crore.
—State secretariat official
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. —FILE PHOTO
Maha launches 'faceless RTOs' to help people get services online
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra Government
launched ‘faceless Re-
gional Transport Of-
fices (RTOs)’ on Thurs-
day to help citizens
avail facilities linked
to the sector better.
Speaking at the occa-
sion, Minister of State
forTransportSatejPatil,
whoinauguratedtheini-
tiative,said,throughthis
arrangement, driving li-
cences and several other
serviceswillbeavailable
to people who need not
physically make the
rounds of RTOs.
These services, which
will be available with
immediate effect, will
help save paper, he said,
adding that people must
have their Aadhaar
number linked to their
mobile phones in order
to avail the ‘Faceless
RTO’ scheme.
“The applicant will
have to enrol himself
through Aadhar num-
ber verification using
OTP sent on the regis-
tered mobile number.
After verification from
the Aadhar portal, the
application will be pro-
cessed. Six important
services will be made
available online. The ap-
plicants will not have to
come to RTOs for the
same,” he said.
“People can apply on-
line sitting at home. Li-
cences or registration
certificates will be sent
to the applicant by post.
This will also help in
saving valuable paper,
besides time, as there
will be no need to take
copies of documents,”
the minister added.
The six documents
that will be provided are
Secondary Registration
Certificate, No Objec-
tion Certificate, Change
of Address on Registra-
tion Certificate, Renew-
al of Driving Licence,
Change of Address on
Licence and Renewal of
Licence, he said adding,
the faceless platform
will save paper since 18-
20 lakh applications are
received annually, and
will also bring about
transparency, pace and
provide an environ-
ment-friendly interface.
Driving licence and other services
will be made available to people
who need not physically visit RTOs
THE PROCEDURE
ED eviction notice for
Eknath Khadse; asked to
vacate all attached props
Mumbai: Nearly 10
months after the En-
forcement Directo-
rate (ED) attached as-
sets worth `5.73 crore
of NCPleaderEknath
Khadse, his wife
Mandakini Khadse
and son-in-law Girish
Chaudhri, in connec-
tion with a money
laundering case, the
central agency issued
an eviction notice in-
structing him to va-
cate all the properties
that were attached
last year.
The agency has been
investigating Khadse
and Chaudhri for buy-
ing land in Pune’s Bho-
sari village for `3.75
crore when its actual
value was over `31
crore. The ED has al-
leged that the land was
purchased in
Chaudhri’s name and
money for the deal was
allegedly routed
through five shell com-
panies.
Last August, the ED
had frozen a bank ac-
count with a deposit of
`86 lakh and attached
properties, including a
bungalow in Lonavala
and three land parcels
inJalgaon,belongingto
Khadse’s family
. Subse-
quently
, the agency
sought approval from
the adjudicating au-
thority
, following
which, early this week,
the ED served the ac-
cused a notice to vacate
theattachedproperties.
“There are no pro-
ceeds of the crime, the
land doesn’t belong to
the MIDC, hence the
permission of the
MIDC is not required
for the execution of the
agreement. There is no
loss to the govt excheq-
uer due to the registra-
tion of the agreement.
Thus, the confirmation
order has been passed
arbitrarily
. We will
challenge it before the
appropriate court,”
said Khadse’s advocate
Mohan Tekavde.
The agency has
been investigating
Khadse Chaudhri
for buying land in
Pune’s Bhosari
village for `3.75 cr
whoes actual value
was over `31 cr
Fresh directive against use
of banned plastic issued
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Warning
the citizens that any-
one found using
banned plastic items
will face action, the
BMC has issued fresh
directives against use
of such items.
While the state gov-
ernment had issued a
notification prohibiting
the use of plastic in
2018, the implementa-
tion and enforcement of
the law came to a halt
after the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
However, with the sit-
uation now under con-
trol,theBMConWednes-
day appealed to the citi-
zens and owners of the
commercial establish-
ments not to use plastic.
“In case of violation of
this notification by pro-
ducers, stockists, sup-
plies, sellers, they are li-
able to pay `5000 for the
firstoffenceandafineof
`25,000 and a three-
month jail term for eve-
ry offence thereafter. Ac-
tion will be intensified
from now as it has been
seenthatplasticbagsare
back everywhere,” a
BMC official said.
Theproduction,trans-
portation, sale, storage,
handling and use of
prohibited plastic is
banned under the Maha-
rashtra Degradable and
Non-Degradable Waste
(Control)Act,2006.Since
June 2018, the BMC has
seized about 2 lakh kg
of bannedplasticduring
its drives and collected
finesworth`5crorefrom
violators.
Man held in Jammu
for alleged links
with LeT’s recruiter
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A man was
arrested at Kishtwar
in Jammu for his al-
leged links with Ju-
naid Mohammed, ac-
cused of recruiting
terrorists for the
banned outfit
L a s h k a r - e - T a i b a
(LeT), by the Anti-Ter-
rorism Squad (ATS) of
the Maharashtra po-
lice on Thursday, an
official said.
The ATS had arrested
28-year-old Junaid Mo-
hammed on May 24
from Pune’s Dapodi
area, following which
he was remanded into
the agency’s custody till
June 3. He was alleged-
ly in touch with the ac-
tive members of Paki-
stan-based LeT’s terror
network through social
media platforms, offi-
cials have said.
“A team of the Maha-
rashtra ATS has been in
JK since the last few
days for investigation
about the links of a 28
year old Junaid Moham-
med. While investigat-
ing the links in the case,
the ATS team received
information about a
man, who was in touch
with Junaid via social
media and other plat-
forms,” he said.
“Accordingly, the
state ATS team went to
Kishtwar and nabbed
the accused,” he said,
adding that he is being
brought to Mumbai.
Junaid Mohammed
was assigned the task of
recruitingnewmembers
for the LeT from various
states, the official said,
adding as part of his
mandate he tried to take
fresh recruits to JK to
train them to carry out
terror activities.
The ATS had
arrested 28-year-old
Junaid Mohammed
on May 24 from
Pune's Dapodi area,
following which he
was remanded into
the agency's
custody till June 3

R
ashmika Mandanna is one of the most
gorgeous and popular actresses in the
South film industry. She is a very ac-
tive social media user
and enjoys a massive fan fol-
lowing of millions. The
actress yet again grab-
bing the eyeballs with
her latest pics in a le-
henga and it's a perfect
start if you’re looking to
keep your glam meter
high. Rashmika Mandanna
took to her Instagram handle
and shared a series of pic flaunting
her charismatic smile in a sequin
lehenga.
R
emember the 2003 release Ishq Vishk? The mov-
ie marked Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao’s big
Bollywood debut and made them overnight
stars. And now after almost two decades, this
coming-of-age romantic comedy is set to get a sequel
and will feature Gen Z actors in the lead. Titled Ishq
Vishk Rebound, the movie mark the big Bollywood de-
but of Hrithik Roshan’s cousin Pashmina Roshan who
will be sharing the screen with Rohit Saraf, Jibraan
Khan and Naila Grewal. Interestingly
, the makers have
unveiled an intriguing first look of Ishq Vishk Re-
bound wherein Pashmina, Rohit, Jibraan and Naila
make for stunning Gen Z actors who are ready to take
over the screens. Sharing the big news about her debut,
Pashmina posted the first look of Ishq Vishk Rebound on
her Instagram. In the caption, she expressed her excite-
ment and wrote, “It feels like years of austerity and hard
work are finally bearing fruits”.
F
ilmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s
daughter Aaliyah Kashyap is one
of themostpopularstarkidsinthe
industry
. She has not stepped into
showbizyetbuttheyoungwomaniscertainly
not away from the limelight. Aaliyah often
shares a glimpse of her life with her fans.Speak-
ing of which, a few hours back, she engaged with
her followers by conducting a quick ‘
Ask Me Any-
thing’ session on her Instagram handle. During the
session,shewasasked:“Doyouagree
that as star kids, you all get privi-
leges, or do you have a different
take on this?” To which, the star
kidagreedandsaid,“Definitely
agree with that 110%.
S
amantha, the South diva is an active social
media user and often shares glimpses of
her day-to-day life. Now, she gave us a
glimpse of her Wednesday night. It in-
cludes date night with her favourite people
Sadhna Singh and Preetham
Jukalker, who are her friends
and team members. While
Sadhna is a makeup artist,
Preetham is Stylish. The stun-
ner is very close to both of
them as they were with her
through every thick and thin.
Calling Sadhna and Preetham
‘home’, Samantha took her
Instagram story and first
shared a pic flaunting her
glowing skin and radiant
smile as she posed along with
the two in the car after wrap-
ping up the shoot of her up-
coming film Yashoda. Then,
she posted another pic with the duo as they en-
joyed a date night. The beauty dressed up in a
red dress and looked ravishing as ever.
09
P
riyanka
Chopra
J o n a s
a n d
Nick Jonas got mar-
ried in 2018 and had
the world's attention on
them as their fairytale ro-
mance took a new turn. In
January, this year, the couple
began a whole new chapter
once again as they welcomed
their daughter. When the world
locked down in 2020 and we got
more time to spend with our
loved ones, Priyanka used the
time to look at the archives and
shared a special photo with
millions of her fans. Taking to
Instagram, Priyanka shared a
selfie of her and husband Nick
Jonas and revealed that it was
their 'first ever picture togeth-
er'. The photo was from a base-
ball game in California which
they attended together with
friends. Sharing the photo, Priyan-
ka had captioned it, 2 years ago to-
day we took our very first picture to-
gether. Every day since then you have
brought me endless joy and happiness.
I love you @nickjonas Thank you for
making our life together so incredible.
Here’s to many more date nights..
ara Ali Khan is an ac-
tress who is known for
her presence on social
media. The actress,
who made her big Bol-
lywood debut with the
2018 release Kedar-
nath, enjoys a massive fan fol-
lowing on Instagram and often
keeps her fans intrigued with
her beautiful pics be it from her
family time, movie announce-
ment, or on set fun. Besides,
Sara is an avid traveller and
loves exploring different cities
across the world. She also
shares stunning pics from her
trips which are a treat to the
fans. Interestingly, the Pataudi
princess is currently enjoying
her time in Istanbul and she is
making the most of her time
there. Sara is often seen shar-
ing pics of herself exploring
different places in the pictur-
esque city
. And now, is making
the headlines as she has shared
a stunning pic of herself
wherein she was seen flaunting
her perfect bikini body
.
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DIARIES
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MUMBAI | FRIDAY,
JUNE 3, 2022
SAMANTHA
DECKS UP RED
THROWBACK
THROWBACK
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
ASK ME
ASK ME
ANYTHING!
ANYTHING!
ISHQ VISHK REBOUND
ISHQ VISHK REBOUND
Aaliyah Kashyap
Rashmika Mandanna
Pashmina Roshan
Priyanka
Chopra
Her story...
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Sara Ali Khan
Her post...
GLAM AND GLITZ
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