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MAKE JUSTICE
ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE: VP
Visakhapatnam: Vice-
President M Venkaiah
Naidu has called for
making justice accessible
and affordable to all and
cutting down delays in
courts. He said the focus
of the Union govt and
States should be on fill-
ing up judicial vacancies
and creating requisite
infrastructure. P8
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Edu-
cation Minister Dhar-
mendra Pradhan on
Tuesday reviewed the
vaccination status of
teachersacrossthecoun-
try and reopening of
schools.Healsoreviewed
the vaccination status in
the skilling ecosystem.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,
Minister of State for
Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship and
RajkumarRanjanSingh,
Minister of State for Ed-
ucation were also pre-
sent in the meeting.
Pradhan has been
regularly monitoring
thevaccinationof teach-
ing staff and non teach-
ing staff to ensure ena-
bling environment for
schools to move towards
reopening. He stressed
upon the need to restore
normalcy and vibrancy
in the educational insti-
tutions in wake of rapid
vaccinationatscalehap-
pening in the country
.
As on date, a majority
of states have already
openedtheschoolsforall
the classes. Over 92% of
teaching staff have been
vaccinated. In the insti-
tutions under Central
Government, over 96%
of teaching staff have
been vaccinated.
The Union Education Minister has been
regularly monitoring the vaccination of
teaching staff and non teaching staff
Pradhan calls for restoring normalcy &
vibrancy in edu institutions post-COVID
Dharmendra Pradhan reviews vaccination progress of teaching
and non-teaching personnel, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
CRUCIAL READ
EX-MAHA HOME MINISTER DESHMUKH
REMANDED IN ED CUSTODY TILL NOV 6
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Tuesday
remanded former Maharashtra
home minister Anil Deshmukh to the
Enforcement Directorate’s custody
till November 6 in connection with a
multi-crore money laundering case.
Deshmukh was arrested by ED late
Monday night after over 12 hours of questioning in the
money laundering case linked to an alleged extortion
racket in the state police establishment.
GURGAON: PERMISSION FOR NAMAZ
WITHDRAWN AT 8 SITES, PANEL FORMED
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon district administration on Tues-
day cancelled permission to offer namaz at eight sites,
which were among a list of 37 designated sites approved
earlier where Friday prayers are offered under police
protection in the city. In a statement, the district admin-
istration said that the decision was taken after “objection
from local residents and resident welfare associations”.
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Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Reliance
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Petrol touched fresh record high after it was hiked
for 7th consecutive day on Tuesday. However, diesel
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risen by 35 paise/litre. Now, petrol in Delhi is retailing
at Rs 110.04 a litre while diesel is selling at Rs 98.42.
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Captain Amarinder finally
hangs his Congress boots
19 killed, dozens injured
in Kabul hospital attack
PM to review districts with
low coverage of Covid jabs
Chandigarh: Former
Punjab Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder
Singh hasresignedfrom
theCongressonTuesday
.
In a 7-page letter to
Congress President So-
nia Gandhi, Singh said,
“Despite my profound
reservations and over
the unanimous advice
of almost all the MPs
from Punjab, you chose
to appoint an acolyte of
the Pakistani deep state
Navjyot Singh Sindhu
who had publicly
hugged the Pakistan
Army Chief Gen Bajwa
and Prime Minister Im-
ran Khan, as the Presi-
dent of the Punjab Con-
gress Committee.”
Kabul: Atleast19people
werekilledand50others
wounded in an attack on
amilitaryhospitalinKa-
bulonTuesday
,thelatest
assault to rock Afghani-
stan since the Taliban
seized power.
The attack got under
way when a suicide
bomber detonated his
explosives near the en-
trance of the sprawling
site.Gunmenthenbroke
into the hospital
grounds, firing their
weapons there, the Tali-
ban said.
“Nineteendeadbodies
and about 50 wounded
people have been taken
to hospitals in Kabul,” a
health ministry official
who asked not to be
named told AFP
.
Mohd Fahad
Shimla/Kolkata: The
results of bypolls to
three Lok Sabha and 29
assembly seats spread
across13statesandaun-
ionterritoryhavebeena
mixed bag for the BJP as
its fortunes continue to
nosedive in West Bengal
against the might of Tri-
namool Congress supre-
mo Mamata Banerjee
while bad tidings have
also come from states
like Himachal Pradesh
and Rajasthan.
Outside West Bengal,
the worst news for the
party has come from
Himachal Pradesh
where its main rival
Congress made a clean
sweep in the bypolls to
one Lok Sabha seat,
which was earlier held
by the BJP
, and three as-
sembly seats. It failed to
save even its deposit in
Jubbal-Kotkhai assem-
bly constituency
.
Meanwhile, Shiv
Sena won in Dadra &
Nagar Haveli And Da-
man & Diu.
New Delhi: Immediate-
ly after returning to In-
dia after attending the
G20 Summit and COP26,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will virtually
hold a review meeting
withdistrictshavinglow
COVID-19 vaccination
coverage on Wednesday
at 12 noon.
The meeting will in-
clude districts with less
than 50 per cent cover-
age of the first dose and
low coverage of the sec-
ond dose of COVID-19
vaccine.
BYPOLLS OUTCOME: BJP PREZ JP NADDA ‘LOSES FACE’ IN FRONT OF CENTRAL LEADERSHIP
ALARM BELLS RING
ALOUD IN SAFFRON CAMP
The by-elections were held
on Saturday in 3 Lok Sabha
and 29 Assembly
constituencies, across 13
states and a union territory
New Delhi: The CBI had
in September arrested
five persons and has
since arrested one more
serving officer of Navy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Microsoft co-founder Bill
Gates on the sidelines of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow on
Tuesday. Both discussed ways to further sustainable development
and steps to mitigate climate change.
Cong wins big in Himachal & Rajasthan, BJP draws a blank;
TMC’s clean sweep makes BJP forget Bengal dream, yet again
Some BJP
workers oper-
ating against
the party candidates.
Action will be taken
against all of them
—Jai Ram Thakur,
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
RAJ: CONG SWEEPS DHARIYAWAD,
VALLABHNAGAR ASSEMBLY SEATS
SETBACK FOR
BJP COALITION
IN HARYANA
CONGRESS-BJP
WIN EACH IN
KARNATAKA
BJP CALLS FOR INTROSPECTION HIMANTA BISWA SARMA, SHIVRAJ
SINGH CHOUHAN DELIVER FOR PARTY
Jaipur: Ruling Congress on Tuesday won bypolls to
Vallabhnagar and Dhariyawad Assembly seats, pushing
the opposition BJP to the third and fourth places
there. With the win, the tally of the Congress in the
200-member Raj Assembly reached 108 against BJP’s 71
MLAs. In Dhariyawad, Congress’ Nagraj Meena won by
a margin of 18,725 votes. Preeti Shaktawat of Congress
defeated Rashtriya Loktantrik Party’s candidate Udailal
Dangi in Vallabhnagar by a margin of 20,606 votes. BJP’s
Himmat Jhala stood 4th with 21,433 votes.
Trinamool Congress and (right) Congress workers celebrate
bypolls win in Kolkata and Shimla respectively on Tuesday.
Chandigarh: The
assembly by-election
in Ellenabad in Haryana
had drawn a lot of
interest for the likely
political fallout of
farmers’ protest, and
while the BJP-JJP
alliance lost the seat but
its vote share has risen
compared to the 2021
polls. INLD’s Abhay
Singh Chautala, who had
resigned in solidarity
with the farmers’
demand, retained the
seat but faced a stronger
challenge for the main
rival this time.
Bengaluru: A win and
a loss in Karnataka
byelection might not
have affected the
prospects of BJP but it
has put Chief Minister
Basavaraj Bommai’s
leadership in question as
the party has faced an
embarrassing defeat in
his home district Haveri.
Though Bhusanur
Ramesh Balappa of
BJP won against Ashok
Malappa of Congress
in Sindagi, the party’s
Shivaraj Sajjanar lost
to Congress candidate
Srinivas Mane in
Hanagal in Bommai’s
home district Haveri.
Meanwhile in Andhra
Pradesh, YSRCP
emerged victorious on
Badvel assembly seat.
New Delhi: The BJP high command is serious on the party’s
loss in the by-election. As a result, Rajasthan incharge Arun
Singh has been asked to furnish a report in this regard.
Now, Singh will take detailed feedback from orgaization.
Meanwhile, sources reveal that JP Nadda held talks with
BL Santosh and Arun Singh over the issues that resulted in
party’s loss. Meanwhile, the national working committee of
BJP will hold its meeting in Delhi on November 7 wherein
Rajasthan state chief Satish Poonia and other members of
the committee will take part. It is said that there can be a
separate discussion on Rajasthan. —Aditi Nagar
Guwahati/Bhopal: It is the BJP’s two prominent regional
satraps, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Madhya
Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan who delivered
the goods for the party in their home state. The BJP
and its ally UPPL won all five seats in Assam with big
margins. In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP snatched two
assembly seats from the Congress but lost a sitting
seat to the opposition party. Meanwhile in Bihar, BJP’s
partner Nitish’s JDU won two Assembly seats.
A man carrying
a child hurries
away after
an explosion
went off at
the entrance
of a military
hospital in
Kabul on
Tuesday.
Also reveals name of
his new party as the
‘PunjabLokCongress’
M Venkaiah Naidu

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021
02
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia on Tuesday in-
augurated a multipur-
pose block and an audi-
torium at Ambedkar
University, Karmapura
Campus under Delhi
government’s Educa-
tion Revolution 2.0.
The multipurpose
block in Ambedkar Uni-
versity comprises of a
crèche, a 4-room guest
house as well as resi-
dential quarters.
Along with this, a new
auditorium hall has also
been constructed in the
campus with a seating
capacity of 250 people,
which will be used in fu-
ture for seminars and
other educational and
cultural activities.
While inauguration,
Sisodia said that Kejri-
wal government is com-
mitted to ensure quality
education is provided to
all children.
He said that only
when every child will
receive quality educa-
tion, will we be able to
make India a developed
country. “It was Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal’s vision to make
quality education avail-
able to all that in the last
5 years Delhi has made
considerableprogressin
the field of education.
Whileensuringthequal-
ity of education is im-
portant, it is also neces-
sary to make it available
to all,” said Sisodia who
also holds Education
Minister’s portfolio.
AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI GETS
MULTIPURPOSE BLOCK, AUDITORIUM
Kejriwal govt committed to ensure quality education to all children, says Edu Minister Manish Sisodia
Education Minister Manish Sisodia inaugurates multipurpose block and an auditorium at Ambedkar
University, Karampura Campus in New Delhi.
Poor students to get free
professional coaching
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In order
to uplift the downtrod-
den section of the so-
ciety, Delhi Social
Welfare Minister Ra-
jendra Pal Guatam on
Tuesday announced
the reopening of
applications under
Jai Bhim Mukhy-
amantri Pratibha Vi-
kas Yojana.
Under this scheme,
meritorious students
belonging to SC/ST/
OBC and EWS catego-
ries receive free coach-
ing from private insti-
tutes for competitive
exams such as JEE,
NEET, CLAT, Civil
Services among oth-
ers.
He said that if a kid
from a family earning
less than 8 lakh rupees
per annum is talented,
they will no longer
have to face the hur-
dles; the Kejriwal gov-
ernment will provide
them free coaching.
“The Kejriwal govern-
ment will provide a
stipend of `2,500 to the
beneficiary students
so that they do not face
problems in their com-
mute. It is a dream of
Chief MinisterArvind
Kejriwal that even the
poorest of poor kids
who want to become
something, receive as-
sistance and support
in fulfilling their
dreams,” Pal said.
SALIENT
FEATURES OF
THE SCHEME
Eligible students can
take coaching from
any of the concerned
Empanelled Coaching
institutes. Students also
have the option to join
non-Empanelled Coach-
ing Institutes and get fee
reimbursement subject
to the limit prescribed
under the scheme.
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR
STUDENTS
Residents of Delhi &
belonging to SC/ST/
OBC/EWS Categories.
The annual family
income limit is up to
`8 Lakh. Passed 10th
and 12th class from
schools in Delhi and
fulfils eligibility Criteria
for the specific
competitive Exam.
Bureaucrat ‘Assault’: Notice
to Kejriwal on discharge plea
New Delhi: Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal, his deputy and oth-
ers were asked by a court
to respond to a plea filed
by former chief secretary
Anshu Prakash challeng-
ing their discharge in a
case of alleged assault on
him in 2018.
Special Judge Geetan-
jali Goel issued notice to
Kejriwal, Deputy CM
Manish Sisodia and 9 oth-
ers on the plea challeng-
ing an order that dis-
charged the politicians on
August 11. The criminal
case relates to the alleged
assaultonAnshuPrakash
during a meeting at Kejri-
wal’s official residence on
February 19, 2018. —PTI
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: A recent
assessment of butter-
flies across the seven
biodiversity parks in
Delhi revealed the pres-
ence of the Beavan’s
swift, a species that has
previously not been
spotted in the city
.
“The Beavan’s swift
is distributed through-
out northern India, but
it was never encoun-
tered earlier in Delhi.
Good rains this year
meant that the popula-
tion of grasses, which
are the Beavan’s swift’s
host plant, increased.
The availability of host
plants might be the rea-
son for its presence
here. It might have
come from surrounding
areas,” said Moham-
mad Faisal, an entomol-
ogist at the Yamuna Bi-
odiversity Park, who
was part of the study
.
The six-day assess-
ment, the first such sys-
tematic one for the bio-
diversity parks in Del-
hi, was carried out from
October 25 to 30.
Scientists at the sev-
en biodiversity parks
(Yamuna, Aravalli, Til-
path Valley, Northern
Ridge, Tughlaqabad,
Neela Hauz and Kalindi
biodiversity parks), stu-
dents from Hansraj Col-
lege and Mata Sundri
College, and volunteers,
were part of the assess-
ment that was stretched
for two hours every
morning.
A total of 15 nature
trails at these biodiver-
sity parks formed ‘tran-
sects’, which are paths
along which a count or
survey is done, and
each transect was mon-
itored by a group of ob-
servers who counted
and photographed the
butterflies. The assess-
ment found a total of 71
species at the parks.
The parks, however,
are known to have
around 113 species, said
Faiyaz Khudsar, scien-
tist-in-charge at the Ya-
muna Biodiversity
Park.
A study from 2017
showed Delhi has
around 115 species
of butterflies, said Fais-
al. But the Beavan’s
swift was not on the list
of species prepared
then. “The Beavan’s
swift lays eggs on grass-
es. We spotted eight of
them in the Yamuna
biodiversity park and
two in the Aravalli bio-
diversity park,” Khud-
sar said. —Agencies
Butterfly species never seen before spotted in city
RARE & BEAUTIFUL
—REPRESENTATIONAL PIC
PERMISSION FOR NAMAZ
WITHDRAWN AT 8 SITES IN GURGAON
Gurugram: The Gurgaon district administration on
Tuesday cancelled permission
to offer namaz at eight sites,
which were among a list of 37
designated sites approved earlier
where Friday prayers are offered
under police protection in the
city. In a statement, the district
administration said that the de-
cision was taken after “objection from local residents
and resident welfare associations”.
New Delhi: Mercury rose by a few notches in the na-
tional capital on Tuesday, as the minimum temperature
settled at 15.6 degrees Celsius,
with a slight chill in the air. The rel-
ative humidity in the morning was
recorded at 94 per cent, according
to the India Meteorological Depart-
ment. The minimum temperature
on Monday had settled at 13.6 de-
grees Celsius, while the maximum
was recorded at 31.3 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, the
minimum temperature stood at 15.6 degrees Celsius, an
IMD official said. The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was
recorded in the ‘very poor’ category in the morning, data
from CPCB showed.
Noida : The Noida Police arrested 10 persons,
including three former army personnel, for allegedly
carrying out large-scale fraud in government exams.
Police said the gang illegally
provided question papers and
placed imposter candidates in
various examinations across
states. Police also recovered
28 admit cards of different
exams from the accused. The
accused have been identified
as retired Armymen Sunil, Lakhan Singh, and Satnam
Singh along with Jeetendra Yadav, Mahipal Yadav,
Vikas Sharma, Virendra Yadav, Layak, Umesh Kumar
and Abhinav Kumar. Most of the accused hail from
Haryana, police said.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN DELHI
SETTLES AT 15.6 DEGREES CELSIUS
THREE FORMER ARMYMEN AMONG 10
ARRESTED FOR EXAM FRAUD
NEWS DIGEST
DHANTERAS CELEBRATION
Women purchase ornaments at a jewellery shop on the occasion of Dhanteras at Lajpat
Nagar market in New Delhi Photo by ANI
Height of hospitals,
institutions discussed
in DDA board meet
New Delhi: Issues re-
lated to permissibility
of grocery shops in
residential areas, and
height of hospitals and
educational institu-
tions were discussed on
Monday during the
fifth meeting of a DDA
board set up to hear
views of the public on
the draft Master Plan
of Delhi 2041, officials
said.
More than 1,450 par-
ticipants were invited
and given opportunity
to submit their objec-
tions and suggestions
orally before the board,
they said.
During this hearing,
issues of development
control norms (DCN) of
draft Master Plan of
Delhi (MPD) 2041 main-
ly related to redevelop-
ment of convenient
shopping centres
(CSCs) and local shop-
ping centres (LSCs),
mixed use provisions,
other activities allowed
in residential areas,
and redevelopment of
industrial plots, were
heard, the DDA said in
a statement.
Enhancement of
FAR (floor area ratio),
ground coverage, and
issues related to height
of hospitals and educa-
tional institutions, per-
missibility of grocery
shops in residential ar-
eas were also heard, it
said.
The Board of En-
quiry and Hearing set
up for hearing and con-
sidering objections and
suggestions of the pub-
lic on the draft Master
Plan of Delhi 2041 had
its first meeting on Oc-
tober 18, followed by
three more hearings.
Th next meeting of
the Board is scheduled
to be held on Tuesday,
officials said. —PTI
COURT’S DIRECTION
Image for representational use only.
ISSUES TAKEN UP
Over 40 kg firecrackers
seized in Delhi, 2 held
New Delhi: Ahead of Di-
wali, the Delhi Police ar-
rested two people from
separate places and re-
covered over 40 kg illegal
firecrackers from them,
officials said on Tuesday.
In the first incident,
police arrested Pawan
Kumar, a resident of Tri
Nagar with 16.160 kg fire-
crackers, they said.
On the intervening
night of Sunday and
Monday, police were pa-
trolling and when they
reached at Ghevra Mor,
they saw one person go-
ing towards Nangloi on a
scooter with a plastic
bag, a senior police of-
ficer said.
Police intercepted the
scooter and checked the
plastic bag. They found
firecrackers in it, Deputy
Commissioner of Police
(Outer) Parwinder Singh
said.
Kumar disclosed that
he runs a confectionery
shop near his house in
Tri Nagar. He had pur-
chased the firecrackers
from Bahadurgarh in
Haryana and wanted to
sell them at his shop on
Diwali, police said. —PTI
Delhi Police busts WhatsApp
hacking syndicate, arrests one
New Delhi: Intelligence
Fusion and Strategic Op-
erations (IFSO) unit of
Delhi Police Cyber
Crime unit arrested a
foreign national after
busting a Whatsapp
hacking syndicate,
which was used to cheat
citizens of their money.
As per the police, the
accused is identified as
Chimelum Emmanuel
Aniwetalu. The accused
was running the syndi-
cate with other accused
from Delhi and Banga-
lore.
The modus operandi
utilised by the syndicate
was that it hacked into
the phones of their vic-
tims and took control of
their Whatsapp accounts
and distress calls and
messages were sent to
people in the contact list
of their victims and
money was demanded
from them. The accused
also had a bank account
which was shared with
the contact list of their
victims. —ANI
MASTER PLAN OF DELHI
Rajendra Pal Guatam

SSR CASE: THOUSANDS
OF CRORES EXTORTED IN
14 MONTHS SPAN: MALIK
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cabinet
Minister and NCP leader Nawab
Malik has questioned the drug
case related to the death of ac-
tor SSR and said that it’s been
14 months but the case is not
concluded yet and that thousands
of crores have been extorted in
this time span. “Shraddha, Sara,
Deepika etc. were called in the
case pertaining to drugs. Not
even a single charge sheet has
been filed. Extortion from Bolly-
wood people was done in the
Maldives when Wankhede
visited there” Malik told.
NCB SEIZES HEROIN
WORTH CRORES IN
MUMBAI’S VILE PARLE
Mumbai: The NCB on Tuesday
seized a large quantity of heroin
from Mumbai’s Vile Parle area.
According to the information
shared by the NCB, the agency
has seized heroin worth crores
in the international drug market.
The NCB is currently searching
for the prime suspect. The NCB
has completed the seizure of a
large haul of heroin. The suspect
in the case has been reported
absconding by the agency, as
informed. FIR has been filed in
the case and further probe is
now underway.
I-T DEPT ATTACHES
PROPERTIES WORTH
`1K CR OF TO PAWAR
Mumbai: Income Tax Depart-
ment on Tuesday has attached
properties allegedly belong-
ing to NCP
leader and
Maharashtra
Deputy CM
Ajit Pawar
worth `1,000
crore, sources
said on Tuesday. According
to sources, one of these five
properties includes Nirmal
Tower situated at Nariman
Point, Mumbai. Following
these raids, Ajit Pawar had
called these raids ‘politically
motivated’.
INDIA
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MAHARASHTRA UPDATES
DRUG MAFIA TRYING TO FRAME ME,
MY FAMILY IN FALSE CASES: WANKHEDE
Mumbai: NCB Zonal Di-
rector Sameer
Wankhede, who is inves-
tigating the Mumbai
cruiseshipdrugscase,on
Tuesday said that "the
drug mafia is trying to
framehimandhisfamily
infalsecases".Wankhede,
who has been accused of
extortion and forging
documents to secure a
government job by NCP
leaderNawabMalik,said
thatapeddlernamedSal-
man had earlier tried to
frame his family
.
Wankhede added that
the middleman, who
tried to trap his family,
had given a false com-
plaint earlier this year
to Mumbai Police.
"Nothing came out of it.
After that peddlers like
Salman were used to
trap my family
. Such at-
tempts are still going on
& drug mafia is behind
this," he added. —ANI
A peddler, Salman,
had approached
my sister who is a
lawyer. But she doesn't deal
with the cases under NDPS
cases so she sent him back.
Salman had tried to trap us
through a middleman. He
was later arrested and is in
jail right now. False
allegations are being
levelled against me by
sharing his WhatsApp chat.
—SAMEER WANKHEDE,
NCB Zonal Director
NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede reaches Narcotics
Control Bureau office in Mumbai on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
WANKHEDE EXTORTING MONEY
THROUGH DRUGS CASES: NAWAB
Mumbai: Launching another scathing attack
on NCB Mumbai’s zonal director Sameer
Wankhede, Maharashtra Cabinet minister
and NCP leader Nawab Malik alleged on
Tuesday Wankhede has raised a private army
that extorts money through frivolous drugs
cases. Nawab Malik has been levelling vari-
ous allegations against Sameer Wankhede
since the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case in
which the NCB arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s
son Aryan Khan.
As per information available with me,
as soon as Wankhede (Sameer
Wankhede) joined this department, he
raised his private army comprising
Kiran Gosavi. Manish Bhanushali, Fletcher
Patel, Adil Usmani and Sam D’Souza.
—NAWAB MALIK, NCP Leader
DESHMUKH’S ARREST SHOWS PM’S VISION OF ZERO-TOLERANCE
POLICY TOWARDS CORRUPTION, SAYS MAHARASHTRA BJP CHIEF
Pune: Maharashtra BJP president Chan-
drakant Patil on Tuesday said the arrest
of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil
Deshmukh shows PM Narendra Modi’s
vision of zero-tolerance towards corrup-
tion. He also said that Deshmukh himself
arrived at the ED office
and it shows that the
latter realised there
was “no escape.”
“Anil Deshmukh was
arrested late last night.
About his arrest, I had
said that since he ar-
rived on his own at the ED office, it means
that all doors have closed and there is no
way to escape. Now that there was no
way to escape, then his arrest was
bound to happen. With his arrest,
the social and political life in Maha-
rashtra and the country has come
under tension and such arrests
also happen. Since the time PM
Narendra Modi took charge
of his post, he has aimed
at zero-tolerance and this
is a big example,” Patil
said on Tuesday.
Malik "Frustrated"
after his son-in-
law's arrest: Pravin
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Legislative Council
member and BJP leader
Pravin Darekar on
Tuesday claimed that
Nationalist Congress
Party leader Nawab Ma-
lik was frustrated as his
son-in-law had been ar-
rested in a drugs case
by the NCB. The reac-
tion came after allega-
tions made by NCP
leader Nawab Malik
against NCB Zonal Di-
rector Sameer
Wankhede.
NAWAB MALIK HITS
BACK AT MAHA EX-
CM FADNAVIS
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister
Nawab Malik launched a
scathing attack on former chief
minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis on
Tuesday, saying
nobody had the
guts to point
fingers and
claim he had
underworld links. Addressing a
press conference, Nawab Malik
said, “It was said that Nawab
Malik has underworld connec-
tions. I spent 62 years of my life
in this city. Nobody has the guts
to point fingers and say that I
have underworld connections.”
BJP MUST REVEAL WHEREABOUTS
OF PARAM BIR SINGH, SAYS MALIK
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader
Nawab Malik on Tuesday reacted to the
arrest of Anil Deshmukh and said that the
former Home Minister had been framed as he
questioned the whereabouts of former Police
Commissioner Param Bir Singh who had
accused latter in a money laundering case.
“He asked ‘where is Param Bir Singh’ and
that answer about his whereabouts should be
given by the BJP. Now Shiv Sena leader Anil
Parab can be the next target,” he said. “Anil
Deshmukh had been framed. Maharashtra
government will not be pressurised by these
allegations. They are trying to scare the
ministers, information is coming, that Anil
Parab is the next target. The person who mas
made the allegations i.e. Param Bir Singh is
absconding and the person who appeared is
arrested,” Malik told.
‘PARAM BIR SINGH
LEFT INDIA WITH
CENTRE’S HELP’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP
Sanjay Raut on Tuesday
claimed that IPS officer
Param Bir Singh has not
absconded but made to
move out of the country,
which he could not have
done without the Centre’s
help. Speaking to report-
ers here, Raut also said
former Maharashtra home
minister Anil Deshmukh
was arrested by a central
agency based on Singh’s
allegations, and this was
“very unfortunate and
unethical”.
‘UDDHAV GOVT MAY
HAVE SUPPORTED
PARAM TO ESCAPE’
Mumbai: Former Maha-
rashtra minister Ash-
ish Shelar on Tuesday
claimed the MVA govern-
ment may have helped
IPS officer Param Bir
Singh to flee and could
be “preparing ground
for him to seek political
asylum” in a western
country. Speaking to
reporters here, Shelar, the
BJP MLA from Mumbai,
also claimed that the MVA
govt, comprising the Shiv
Sena, NCP and Congress,
was obstructing the
Centre’s strong actions to
tackle the drug menace in
the country.
Chandigarh: Refer-
ring to the recent free-
bies announced by Pun-
jab CM Charanjit Singh
Channi, state Congress
chief Navjot Singh Sid-
hu on Tuesday attacked
politicians who offer
"lollipops" just ahead of
polls and said that Pun-
jab's welfare comes
from a roadmap and not
by tactics, reflecting
that infighting still per-
sists in the state Con-
gress unit.
His attack against his
own govt in Punjab af-
ter CM announced 11%
hike in dearness allow-
ance for state govt em-
ployees and slashed
power rates by Rs 3/unit
for the domestic sector.
"Give people 'lollipops'
in the last two months.
Question is from where
they will (government)
give it? Is the objective
just to form government
by telling lies and mak-
ing false promises? Way
of Punjab's welfare
comes from a roadmap,"
Sidhusaidwhileaddress-
inganeventorganisedby
newly formed Sanyukt
Hindu Mahasabha in
Chandigarh. —ANI
INFIGHTING IN PUNJAB CONGRESS CONTINUES...
SIDHU SLAMS CHANNI FOR
PROMISING ‘LOLLIPOPS’
LEADERS OFFER PRAYERS AT KEDARNATH!
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress president
Navjot Singh Sidhu visit Kedarnath temple, in Rudraprayag on Tuesday.
Congress leader Harish Chaudhary, temple priests also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
WHILE ADDRESSING
THE GATHERING, HE
ALSO PROJECTED
HIMSELF AS THE
CHIEF MINISTERIAL
CANDIDATE FOR THE
STATE, ASKING THE
HIGH COMMAND TO
PICK A ‘REAL LEADER’
FROM THE ‘SOIL’
PUNJAB’S WELFARE IS PARAMOUNT, SAYS
SIDHU BEFORE HEADING TO KEDARNATH
Dehradun: Before heading to Kedarnath, Punjab
Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday
said that Punjab’s welfare is paramount for him,
adding that there is no greater ‘dharm path’ than
‘kartavya path’ (path of duty). “No greater ‘dharm
path’ than ‘kartavya path’. ‘Dharm’ means to pro-
vide food to the poor, spreading joy. It’s the mes-
sage of Mahadev. So I came here to seek bless-
ings, that I could merge my welfare with Punjab’s
welfare, that Punjab and Punjabis win. We will go
to Kedarnath today,” Sidhu told reporters. Earlier in
the day, Sidhu met party leader Harish Rawat at his
residence in Dehradun.
‘All is well in
Punjab Cong’
Dehradun: Despite the
ongoing rift in the Pun-
jab Congress, party
leader Harish Rawat on
Tuesday said that all is
well in the state and ex-
pressed confidence in
its victory in the forth-
coming Assembly polls.
Rawat further ex-
pressed confidence in
the leadership of the
newly-appointed Con-
gress’ Punjab and Chan-
digarh in-charge, Har-
ish Chaudhary and said
that it taking the party
towards victory in the
state. “Did you see when
I had said that all is well
now in Punjab? Every-
thing is going smoothly
,
we are overcoming chal-
lenges. I am confident
that this will continue
and Harish Chaudhary
is someone you can
learn from. This is tak-
ing us towards victory
in Punjab. Congress
will win,” he told. —ANI
Harish Rawat
CRUCIAL READ
SENA’S JIBE AT PM
FOR NOT WEARING
MASK IN G20 EVENT
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
on Tuesday took
potshots at PM Modi
for not wearing a
mask during his visit
to Rome, Italy for
G20 Summit. “Except
Modi, all leaders of
countries wore masks
during G20. He did not
wear a mask when he
met Biden and French
president. This has led
to lot of criticism, but
for ‘bhakts’, Modi is a
‘super power’. So he
is not afraid of viruses.
Modi has shown world
to live without masks,”
the editorial said.
CHALLENGING
ENVIRON: YAHOO
LEAVES CHINA
New Delhi: Yahoo Inc.
said on Tuesday it has
pulled out of China,
citing an “increasingly
challenging business
and legal environment.”
Chinese authorities
maintain a firm grip
on internet censorship
in country and require
companies operating in
China to censor content
and keywords deemed
politically sensitive or
inappropriate. “Yahoo’s
suite of services will no
longer be accessible
from mainland China
as of November 1,” the
company said.
YOU’RE THE MOST POPULAR MAN IN ISRAEL,
JOIN MY PARTY: ISRAELI PM TO PM MODI
New Delhi: Israeli PM Naftali Bennett on Tuesday in-
vited PM Narendra Modi to join his party. This inter-
action took place during a bilateral meeting between
the two world leaders on
the sidelines of the ongoing
COP26 climate summit in
Glasgow. In a video of the
interaction shared on social
media, the Prime Minister
of Israel can be heard say-
ing to PM Modi, “You are the most popular man in
Israel. Come and join my party.” PM Narendra Modi
burst into laughter upon hearing the compliment.
AHEAD OF GOA POLLS, GADKARI SAYS BUDGET
FOR ROAD DEVP WORKS INCREASED TO `5K CR
Panaji: Three months ahead of the legislative Assem-
bly election in Goa, Union Minister for Road Trans-
port and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced Tuesday
that the annual Budget for
development works to be
carried out by the MoRTH
in Goa has been increased
from Rs. 2,000 crore to
Rs 5,000 crore. Gadkari
said Zuari Bridge, which is
deemed to be a major tourist attraction in the state,
will not have a toll plaza at the bridge, although land
has been acquired for the purpose, he added.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The Lord said: Certainly, if he/
she offers me with devotion a
leaf, a flower, a fruit and water,
I partake that whole offering of
such a pure hearted and
affectionate devotee of mine,
with heartfelt love, that I
graciously accept.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
With rapid vaccination at-scale in the
country, we are looking at a future with
restored normalcy and vibrancy in our
schools and other educational and
skilling institutions.
Avinash Pande
@avinashpandeinc
Not only has the BJP failed to deliver
on their promises, they have destroyed
the progress made in over seven
decades. It is now time that we work
together to save the country from
fascist regressive forces, and protect
and uphold the idea of India. Come
#JoinCongressSaveIndia
TOP TWEETS
SIDHU IS BACK WITH
HIS STORMY WAYS,
WILL RAHUL GANDHI
GIVE IN ONCE AGAIN
t’s Congress versus
Congress in Punjab
again and Captain
Amarinder Singh
has nothing to do
with the fresh trouble. It is that
stormy petrel Navjot Singh Sid-
hu who has now entered into a
row with the incumbent Chief
Minister Charanjit Singh Chan-
ni over the appointment of Ad-
vocate-General APS Deol. The
drama was played out in public
view by Sidhu who attacked
Channi for promising freebies.
The developments came a day
before Amarinder Singh sent
his resignation letter to Sonia
Gandhi giving reasons for his
decision to quit the party
.
In his letter to Sonia Singh
said, “Sidhu’s only claim to
fame was that he would abuse
me my govt…he was patron-
ized by Rahul and Priyanka,
while you chose to turn a blind
eye to shenanigans of this gen-
tleman who was aided and abet-
ted by Harish Rawat, perhaps
most dubious individual.”
NowthatSidhuisbackwithhis
shenanigans,RahulandPriyanka
have to decide if they will replace
Channiwiththeformercricketer.
I
tatista, a market-
ing research com-
pany, found in a
global survey that
doctors and scien-
tists were the most trusted
people in the world. Doctors
wereratedthemosttrustedby
54 percent of the respondents
surveyed. Scientists were
placed at number two with 51
percent backing them and
teachers occupied the third
place. No prizes for guessing
whowasplacedlastinthesur-
vey
. Politicians and govern-
ment ministers were at “the
end of the scale”. In India the
trust in politicians was found
to be higher at 19 percent.
Globally though they earned
a net rating of -52 percent.
This sets the Indian politi-
cian and ministers apart
even if the popular percep-
tion about them is no differ-
ent from their counterparts
in other countries. One rea-
son could be the level of ac-
countability which is appli-
cable to the highest office. In
India accountability rarely
applies to top politicians and
ministers making them all
appear as holy cows.
Some of those following
the BJP’s weapons of selec-
tive destruction, viz. the ED,
CBI and the income-tax,
would tend to look at the ar-
rest of Maharashtra’s Home
Minister Anil Deshmukh as
another attempt by the Cen-
tre to weaken the Maha Vikas
Aghadi alliance government.
Deshmukh is charged with
collecting money from dance
bars and restaurants using
dismissed cop Sachin Waze.
Others will find nothing unu-
sual in the allegation given
the image of politicians in
the country. There are very
few politicians whose per-
sonal and financial integrity
is above scrutiny
. With scores
of politicians having a crimi-
nal background makes it
even more difficult to trust
the netas and mantris.
THE TRUST DEFICIT
FOR NETAS, MANTRIS
Scientists were placed at number two with 51 percent
backing them and teachers occupied the third place. No
prizes for guessing who was placed last in the
survey. Politicians and government ministers were at
“the end of the scale”. In India the trust in politicians
was found to be higher at 19 percent. Globally though
they earned a net rating of -52 percent
S
fter her stupendous victory
in the Bhawanipore bypoll, it
was evident that Mamata Ba-
nerjee would plan to shift her
status to the national arena
and to have a more vocal pres-
ence in Opposition politics.
Of late, Trinamool Con-
gress has been making head-
lines for its rallies and ac-
tions both in Goa and Tripu-
ra. I had written about TMC’s
“quest” in Goa and this
time… let’s look at what’s
brewing in Tripura… wheth-
er TMC would make a “pres-
ence” there and the prospects
TMC hopes to bag.
Let’s look back at what
happened in the Assembly
elections in Tripura in 2018.
A massive 92% of voters had
turned up to choose their
leaders for Tripura’s 59 seats
on February 18.
The state had a CPI(M)-led
Left government for the last
25 years, with Chief Minister
Manik Sarkar at the top
since 1998.
But the BJP-IPFT combine
scripted history by winning
the Tripura assembly polls
with a two-third majority
thus ending 25 years of Left’s
uninterrupted rule in the
state. The BJP and IPFT to-
gether bagged 43 seats. Elec-
tions for the 59 seats in the
60-member assembly were
held on 18 February
. Polling
was countermanded in one
seat due to the death of a CPM
candidate. The BJP with a
tally of 35 seats secured a ma-
jority on its own while its al-
liancepartner,theIndigenous
People’s Front of Tripura
(IPFT) captured eight seats.
With the loss in Tripura,
the Left Front was left with
power only in Kerala. It had
lost West Bengal to Trina-
mool Congress in 2011 and
failed to put up a respectable
show in 2016.
Between 1996 and 2004, the
Left Front remained a strong
force in the country’s politics.
It secured its highest tally in
2004. There were 62 MPs in
the Lok Sabha when the party
extended outside support to
the UPA-I government under
Manmohan Singh. Thereaf-
ter the Left Front has been on
a downward journey
.
Intheabsenceof anyformi-
dable Opposition in Tripura,
TMC’s best bet to at least be-
come the second best party in
Tripuraisnotfarfromreality
.
Having said that, the TMC,
however, will have to depend
on local leadership to steer it-
self. How much the Sushmita
Dev factor will work for the
TMC is a matter to be seen…
but her nomination and sub-
sequent entry to Rajya Sabha
is laced with some messages.
The first being that Trina-
mool Congress again proved
that more women in Parlia-
ment was their vision and
conviction. Secondly
, Mamata
has sent a strong message to
the northeast by giving some-
one from northeast a Rajya
Sabha seat. It means she has
serious plans for the north-
east. And for several decades
no Bengali who is from As-
sam has gone to Rajya Sabha.
TMC’s crucial victory in
the 2021 Assembly election in
West Bengal has pushed anti-
BJP parties to look for vistas
and make an imprint in plac-
es beyond their area of influ-
ence. Thus, in political cir-
cles it is being said that TMC
is looking to consolidate the
Bengali pride in the insider
versus outsider game in the
east and it is not very diffi-
cult to imagine why TMC or
rather Mamata chose to ex-
pand in the Northeast which
is home to at least 1.5 crore
Bengali-speakers. Getting
Sushmita Dev could give a
boost for the expansion plans
for TMC in the region.
With the left’s fast erosion
and the Congress having re-
ceded… this group (Bengali-
speakers) in today’s “identity
politics” is gradually left to
experiencethatsinkingfeeling
especially in the light of tar-
geted violence in Meghalaya
and the Mizoram border ten-
sion… not to mention about
the NRC exercise in Assam.
If TMC can play its cards
properly, the party will have
a wider opportunity to make
its footprint seen not only in
Assam, but also in Northeast-
ern states, where Bengalis
usually become the target of
anti-Bangladeshi politics.
Also over the years, the
gradual decrease in the num-
ber of Bengali speaking lead-
ers from the region (in North-
east) has severely impacted
development in the pockets of
their dwellings. Hence there
is space for the TMC to play a
vital role in the region espe-
cially when Congress has
beenlosingitsgripnationally
.
Political analysts believe
that the timing to test the wa-
ters in Northeast and TMC’s
Tripura entry is considered
to be right with the next As-
sembly elections scheduled
in 2023.
However, TMC will have to
keep in mind about moulding
itself tothelocaltemplateand
there’s enough time for it. In
the next episode I will discuss
more regional key players.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
Of late, Trinamool
Congress has been
making headlines for its
rallies and actions both in
Goa and Tripura. I had
written about TMC’s
“quest” in Goa and
this time… let’s look
at what’s brewing in
Tripura… whether TMC
would make a “presence”
there and the prospects
TMC hopes to bag
The first being that
Trinamool Congress again
proved that more women in
Parliament was their vision
and conviction. Secondly,
Mamata has sent a strong
message to the northeast by
giving someone from
northeast a Rajya Sabha
seat. It means she has serious
plans for the northeast. And
for several decades no
Bengali who is from Assam
has gone to Rajya Sabha
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
MAMATA HAS TO GET
TO MAKE AN IMPACT
LOCAL TEMPLATE
IN TRIPURA

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NEWS
05
IN POLL-BOUND UP, PARTIES
HUNT FOR PARTY-HOPPERS
Akhilesh-led Samajwadi Party tops in poaching leaders from other parties
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: In Uttar
Pradesh, political par-
ties focusing on the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions are not only eye-
ing the shortcomings of
their opponents, but
also toiling hard to
identify potential party-
hoppers from other par-
ties and bring them to
their camp.
Akhilesh-led Sama-
jwadi Party is at the top
in the matter of bring-
ing leaders of other par-
ties to their side. Ever
since the SP-BSP alli-
ance broke up after the
2019 Lok Sabha elec-
tions, more than three
dozen BSP leaders have
changed their alle-
giance to Mayawati and
expressed their faith in
Akhilesh. On October
30, in the presence of SP
chief Akhilesh Yadav,
six BSP MLAs joined
the Samajwadi Party.
The BJP retaliated by
the defection of its
MLA and included SP
MLA Subhash Pasi in
its party
. “The political
crossover represents a
state of ideological vac-
uum. The foundation of
this political anomaly
was laid in Haryana,
but UP proved to be its
fertile land. Many sit-
ting MLAs here have
not lived up to the ex-
pectations of the pub-
lic,” according to a sen-
ior political analyst,
Ranjeev Kumar.
BJP nominates ‘Panna
Pramukhs’ for UP polls
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath,
his Cabinet col-
leagues and senior
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) function-
aries are among five
million “panna pra-
mukhs” nominated
for micro-level con-
tact with voters list-
ed on each page of
the electoral list for
the state elections.
The UP CM has
been appointed as
panna pramukh for
booth number 246 of
Gorakhnath area for
Nagar (Urban) as-
sembly seat. The par-
ty is focusing on
strengthening the
booths for the 2022
polls and has given
the responsibility of
Panna Pramukh to
party office-bearers
from booth level to
the national level.
A “panna pra-
mukh” is expected to
reach out to between
27 to 60 voters and
galvanise them.
Priyanka meets RLD chief at
Lucknow airport, sets off buzz
Lucknow: Congress
general secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra
met RLD chief Jayant
Chaudhary at the air-
port here, and later
both of them left for
Delhi in a chartered air-
craft of the Chhattis-
garh government, a de-
velopment that has set
tongues wagging in po-
litical circles.
After addressing the
Pratigya Rally’ in Gora-
khpur on Sunday, Gan-
dhi had reached Luc-
know to take a flight to
Delhi, and it was during
the same time that
Chaudhary also
reached the airport.
“Priyanka Gandhi and
Jayant Chaudhary left
for Delhi in the char-
tered aircraft of Chhat-
tisgarh government on
Sunday,” said a senior
RLD leader. —PTI
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets RLD
chief Jayant Chaudhary in the presence of Chhattisgarh CM
Bhupesh Baghel in Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
40% ticket to
women will
change system
in UP: Khurshid
Mathura: The Con-
gress’ decision to give
40% of tickets in the
upcoming UP polls to
women will not only
helpthepartywinthe
polls, but will also
change the system
and environment in
the state, senior party
leaderSalmanKhurs-
hid said.
He was here as part
of the Congress’
Pratigya Yatra being
carried out in the
state. “40% represen-
tationof womenisnot
only to win elections,
but also aimed at
changing the system
and environment of
UP
,”theformerUnion
minister said. —PTI
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Indian As-
tronomers have found a
new method to under-
stand the atmosphere
of extra solar planets.
They have shown that
planets going around
starsotherthantheSun
can be studied by ob-
servingthepolarisation
of light and studying
polarisationsignatures.
These polarisation sig-
naturesorvariationsin
scattering intensity of
light can be observed
with existing instru-
ments and expanding
the study of planets be-
yond the solar system
using existing instru-
ments.
In the recent past, as-
tronomers have discov-
ered that many other
starshaveplanetsgoing
around them, like our
Solar System. Till now,
around 5000 such exo-
planets have been de-
tected. About a couple
of decades ago, Sujan
Sengupta, a scientist at
Indian Institute of As-
trophysics(IIA),Banga-
lore, suggested that the
thermal radiation of
hot young planets and
the reflected light of
planets orbiting other
stars would also be po-
larizedandthemeasure
of the polarization
might unveil the chemi-
cal composition and
other properties of the
exoplanetary atmos-
phere. Subsequent con-
firmation of the predic-
tion by the detection of
polarization of many
Brown Dwarfs motivat-
ed researchers to use
polarimetric methods
to probe exoplanetary
environment.
ASTRONOMERS FIND NEW WAY
TO STUDY EXTRA SOLAR PLANETS
Yogi Adityanath
BSP AT LOSS
People want real change in UP: Pilot
Lucknow: Senior
Congress leader
Sachin Pilot on Tues-
day claimed that the
Congress is emerging
as the viable option in
Uttar Pradesh as peo-
ple wanted a real
change, and “not
more of the same
from the Samajwadi
Party and the Bahu-
jan Samaj Party
.
Speaking of his
party that won just
seven assembly seats
in the state in 2017,
the Rajasthan leader
said, We will spring a
surprise in the up-
coming elections in
UP.” The former Ra-
jasthan deputy chief
minister said though
the party has not de-
clared a CM face for
UP, AICC general sec-
retary Priyanka Gan-
dhi will lead the party
from the front. Pilot
said, “Both the par-
ties have been in and
out of power for the
last 20-30 years. But
increasingly people
are of the opinion
that they need a real
change and not more
of the same.” —PTI
Meet to focus on ‘human-animal health’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Cen-
tre’s Department of
Animal Husbandry and
Dairying will celebrate
International One
Health Day on Wednes-
day by organizing a
Stakeholder Forum on
the theme ‘Industry and
One Health’ as part of
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot-
sav. November 3 will
mark the sixth Interna-
tional One Health Day
highlighting the need
for a One Health ap-
proach to address inter-
related health threats at
the human-animal-en-
vironment interface.
The day seeks to high-
light interdisciplinary
engagements as aspects
crucial to the imple-
mentation of the One
Health concept.
MeitY’s meet focuses on AI
power for good governance
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Embracing
the possibilities of Arti-
ficial Intelligence (AI)
in governance can help
in devising better poli-
cies and predict chal-
lenges earlier. Focused
on this thought, the Na-
tional eGovernance Di-
vision (NeGD) under
the Ministry of Elec-
tronics and IT (MeitY)
recently organised an
AI Pe Charcha (AI Dia-
logue) wherein the pan-
elists discussed the im-
portance of data-driven
and AI-enabled govern-
ance along with the
global best practices.
The session had
speakers from diverse
backgrounds leading to
an engaging session for
Government officials,
AI enthusiasts, AI prac-
titioners, youth, and
those who want to un-
derstand the implemen-
tation aspects of AI.
The eminent panelists
spoke about the impor-
tance of using the right
data and how different
governments around
the world have em-
ployed AI to standalone
departments and pro-
cesses for devising pru-
dent policies.
In his opening re-
marks, Abhishek Sin-
gh, President and CEO,
NeGD noted that there
are ample amount of
case studies from
around the world on the
use of AI in the fields of
Healthcare, Agricul-
ture, Skilling, Manufac-
turing etc. “What is
needed is that such so-
lutions become more
ubiquitous and benefit
people more and more,”
he said. The keynote
speaker, Dr Martin
Klein, Global General
Manager, Public Ser-
vices, SAP, Walldorf,
Germany, shared his
views on use of AI in
different sectors.
TECH FOR ADVANTAGE
KEY POINTS OF ‘AI PE CHARCHA’
Sachin Pilot
Salman Khurshid
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

INDIA
06
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Jobs are
still scarce despite the
claim of large-scale for-
malization of the econ-
omy born not out of
hard evidence but the
collation of a few eco-
nomic indicators.
That jobs are still
scarce is substantiated
by the latest October
data based on IHS
Markit Purchasing
Managers’ Index (PMI).
The latter shows that
while the manufactur-
ing sector gained in Oc-
tober by moving up to
55.9 as against 53.7 in
September, it didn’t
come by way of im-
provement in the job
scenario.
According to Polly-
anna De Lima, Econom-
ics Associate Director
at IHS Markit, even
though there was an
overall improvement in
operating conditions,
jobs failed to increase.
“This was often
linked to sufficient ca-
pacity to deal with cur-
rent workloads and gov-
ernment norms sur-
rounding shift work,”
she said.
The PMI report notes
that the lack of pres-
sure on capacity, be-
sides government
guidelines surrounding
shift work, meant that
employment continued
to decline. That said,
the rate of job shedding
was marginal.
However marginal,
the fact remains that
the job market remains
stubbornly negative.
India’s manufactur-
ing sector is estimated
to contribute over 14
percent in Gross Value
Added (GVA) and is
considered as a source
of job multiplier. PMI
is one of the high-fre-
quency indicators
showing how the econ-
omy is performing as it
is based on responses
to questionnaires sent
to purchasing manag-
ers in a panel of
around 400 manufac-
turers. A diffusion in-
dex is calculated for
each survey variable.
The index is the sum
of the percentage of
‘higher’ responses and
half the percentage of
‘unchanged’ responses.
The headline PMI is a
weighted average of the
following five indices:
New Orders (30 per-
cent), Output (25 per-
cent), Employment (20
percent), Suppliers’ De-
livery Times (15 per-
cent), and Stocks of
Purchases (10 percent).
October data indi-
cates that new orders
fueled input purchasing
and production.
“With companies
gearing up for further
improvements in de-
mand by building up
their stocks, it looks
like manufacturing ac-
tivity will continue to
expand throughout the
third quarter of the
fiscal year 2021/22
should the pandemic
remain under control.
Upbeat business confi-
dence and projects in
the pipeline should also
support production in
the coming months,”
she said.
The October PMI
points out that despite a
significant upswing in
new orders, Indian
manufacturers were
able to improve sup-
plies as reflected in the
reduction of backlogs.
The pace of depletion
was only fractional,
however.
“This lack of pres-
sure on capacity, be-
sides government
guidelines surround-
ing shift work, meant
that employment con-
tinued to decline. That
said, the rate of job
shedding was margin-
al,” IHS Markit said in
a press release.
Talking about the fu-
ture, the agency ex-
pects business condi-
tions will improve fur-
ther as the easing of
the pandemic boosted
confidence.
“Firms also intend to
develop new products,
invest in marketing
and focus on customer
relations to support
growth in the year
ahead. The overall de-
gree of optimism
strengthened to a six-
month high,” it said.
Hopefully, the rev-
ving economic engines
may be able to alter the
dire job scenario. But
hope is not a substitute
for policy. So the NDA
administration needs to
buckle up to save its
reputation.
JOBS REMAIN SCARCE; NEED BETTER POLICIES TO GROW
New Delhi: The De-
fence Ministry on Tues-
day approved the pro-
curement of arms and
military equipment
worth Rs 7,965 crore, in-
cluding 12 light utility
helicopters from Hindu-
stan Aeronautics Lim-
ited, according to an
official statement.
The procurement
proposals were ap-
proved at a meeting of
the Defence Acquisi-
tion Council (DAC), the
ministry’s highest deci-
sion-making body on
the matter.
Besides clearing the
proposal of buying 12
helicopters, the DAC ap-
proved procurement of
Lynx U2 naval gunfire
control system from
Bharat Electronics
Limited that will en-
hance the tracking and
engagement capabili-
ties of naval warships,
the ministry’s state-
ment said.
The DAC on Tuesday
also approved “mid-life
upgradation of Dorni-
er aircraft” by Hindu-
stan Aeronautics Lim-
ited to increase the na-
val capacity of mari-
time reconnaissance
and coastal surveil-
lance, it mentioned.
“As a further impetus
to ‘Aatmanirbhar
Bharat’ (self-reliant In-
dia), a global procure-
ment case of naval guns
has been foreclosed
with these guns’ quan-
tity added to the up-
graded super rapid gun
mount (SRGM) being
manufactured by
Bharat Heavy Electri-
cals Limited (BHEL),”
it noted.
Government sources
said these SRGMs were
earlier proposed to be
procured from a foreign
vendor but now the con-
tract will be given to
BHEL to promote Make
in India, resulting in
savings of approxi-
mately Rs 3,000 crore.
The defence minis-
try’s statement said
these SRGMs provide
niche capabilities of en-
gaging fast manoeu-
vringtargetsusingguid-
ed munitions and range
extensions and are to be
fitted on the warships of
the Indian Navy
.
“The Defence Acqui-
sition Council (DAC), in
its meeting of Novem-
ber 2, 2021, held under
the chairmanship of
Raksha Mantri Rajnath
Singh, accorded Accept-
ance of Necessity for
capital acquisition pro-
posals for modernisa-
tion and operational
needs of the armed
forces amounting to Rs
7,965 crore,” it noted.
All these proposals
are under ‘Make in In-
dia’ with a focus on de-
sign, development and
manufacturing in the
country, according to
the statement.
The military equip-
ment are being pro-
cured at a time the In-
dian armed forces are
locked in a bitter border
row with China in east-
ern Ladakh. —PTI
Anita Hada
New Delhi: There was
a time when there were
movements for the right
to vote and people all
over the world fought a
long battle to get the
right to vote.
Right now the world
is happy about the right
to vote, but in India a
‘movement’ for the right
to vote was started by
taking money
.
It is said that the
seeds of this ‘move-
ment’ were laid in Ta-
mil Nadu long ago,
when news came about
DMK leader MK Ala-
giri getting money de-
livered to people’s
homes along with
newspapers through a
network of hawkers
who distributed door-
to-door newspapers.
However, even now
people there have not
considered it as their
right. But the people of
Telangana have gone a
step further.
The Huzurabad as-
sembly seat of Telanga-
na went to the polls re-
cently and a day before
that, people staged
dharnas and demon-
strations at various
places in the state.
Their demand was
that they should be giv-
en money to cast their
votes. Common voters
staged dharnas in front
of the offices of political
parties and in villages
in front of the houses of
sarpanches.
In fact, a day before
this, a video went viral,
inwhichitwasseenthat
money has been sent to
thepeoplebyputtingthe
BJP’s election symbol in
an envelope bearing the
lotus symbol.
Only after that peo-
ple started demanding
money and declared in
many areas that if
they do not get the
money, they will boy-
cott the vote.
The practice of peo-
ple going to the pro-
grammes of political
parties with money had
started long back. Even
in cadre based parties,
workers go to the lead-
ers’ meetings for money
.
During the campaign-
ing for the West Bengal
assembly elections held
in April-May this year,
people were allegedly
given coupons to attend
the prime minister’s
meeting, which could be
redeemed for Rs 1,000
each at the venue.
However, just as peo-
ple think it to be their
right to get money from
the meetings of leaders,
similarly
, taking money
as a right to vote will be
an unprecedented
achievement of Indian
democracy
.
Don’t know whether
BJP will give credit to
PM or not?
Delhi Court reserves
order on Sharjeel
Online rape threats to Virat’s
kid: DCW notice to Delhi cops
`7,965 CR APPROVED TO MODERNISE ARMY
Indore: Madhya
Pradesh Home Minister
Narottam Mishra on
Monday attacked Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi and General Secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra for paying visits
to temples ahead of cru-
cial polls.
Bypolls for one Lok
Sabha seat and three As-
sembly seats including
Prithvipur, Raigaon
(SC), Jobat (ST) were
held on October 30. A
day before the sched-
uled polls, Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra offered
prayers at Pitambara
Peeth temple in Madhya
Pradesh’s Datia. React-
ing on their temple vis-
it, Mishra said that he
welcomes the two politi-
cal leaders to the state
but also urged them to
pay a visit before and
after the elections.
“I welcome Priyanka
ji to Datia. But some-
times they should visit
after the elections as
well. They always visit
temples around the elec-
tions. They are welcome
to Madhya Pradesh but
they should visit before
aswellasafterelections.
I believe, taking support
of the temples only dur-
ing elections, is not
good,” he told reporters
on Monday
.
Mishra, who is also
the minister in-charge
of the Indore district,
spoke to media persons
on the sidelines of an
event held in Indore
marked to celebrate the
state’s formation day on
November 1. During the
event, specially-abled
artists performed on pa-
triotic songs. The state
HomeMinisteralsohon-
oured the healthcare
workers working to-
wards inoculating COV-
ID-19vaccinestoeligible
beneficiaries. —ANI
RaGa, PGV try to encash temple
visits during polls, says Mishra
THE MONEY-VOTE NEXUS!
VOCAL FOR LOCAL!
New Delhi: The Delhi
Commission for Wom-
en (DCW) on Tuesday
issued a notice to Cyber
Crime Cell, Delhi Po-
lice regarding online
rape threats to cricket-
er Virat Kohli’s daugh-
ter. The commission
took suo motu cogni-
sance of media reports
which stated that rape
threats are being given
to the nine-month-old
daughter of Indian
men’s cricket team cap-
tain Virat Kohli ever
since India lost the T20
World Cup match
against Pakistan. Fol-
lowing the defeat, Kohli
voiced support for
teammate and Indian
pacer Mohammad Sha-
mi who was at the re-
ceiving end of online
abuse and trolling.
The commission,
while taking immediate
cognisance of the mat-
ter, has asked the Cyber
Crime Cell to register
an FIR against those
people who issued rape
threats to a nine-month-
old baby
.
“DCW has issued a
notice to police over a
threat made on Twitter
to rape Virat Kohli and
Anushka Sharma’s
daughter. Our chairper-
son Swati Maliwal has
called this ‘shameful,’
and called for immedi-
ate arrest of the ac-
cused,” the commission
said in a tweet. —ANI
CRUCIAL READ
FB INDIA SEEKS 14-DAY TIME
FROM DELHI ASSEMBLY
CENTRE TO MINISTRIES: PUT
PREAMBLE WALL IN OFFICES
New Delhi: Facebook India has sought
14 days time from Delhi Legislative
Assembly’s committee on ‘Peace
Harmony’ to appear before them and
furnish statement. In an email sent to
the Committee, FB India said that it is
selecting an appropriate officer for it.
Committee had asked FB India to appear
before them on November 18. Earlier,
panel had decided to call upon FB India
to send an appropriate senior represen-
tative to depose on Nov 2. —ANI
New Delhi: Amid ongoing ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’ event being organised
across the country as India celebrates
the 75th year of independence, the
Centre has directed all the ministries and
departments to “put up a preamble wall”
in their office premises and submit their
action taken report in e-Samiksha portal.
The e- Samiksha portal is directly moni-
tored by PM Cabinet Secretariat to get
inputs about the progress of schemes
and projects in all ministries. —ANI
New Delhi: Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday said that “on
public demand” he will be back in February to play cricket. Yuvraj, had retired
from international cricket in June 2019. The former all-rounder shared a special
message for his fans on Instagram with a video of him whacking boundaries.
“God decides your destiny !!On public demand il be back on the pitch hopefully
in February ! Ain’t nothing like this feeling ! Thank you for your love and wishes
mean a lot to me ! Keep supporting it’s our team and a true fan will show his or
her support in tough times,” Yuvraj said on Instagram. —ANI
YUVRAJ SINGH HINTS AT COMEBACK NEXT YEAR
New Delhi: A Delhi
Courthasreservedorder
on Jawahar Lal Nehru
University student and
activist Sharjeel Imam’s
bailpleainacaserelated
to alleged inflammatory
andinstigatingspeeches
during the protests
against the Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA)
National Register of
Citizens (NRC).
The Court is likely to
pronounce order on the
bailapplicationof Imam
on November 15. Addi-
tional Sessions Judge
AmitabhRawatreserved
the order after hearing
both sides prosecution
as well as Imam’s de-
fence counsel.
Prosecutor informed
the Court that Imam has
attemptedtoprovokethe
crowd by stating the
“publicangerneedstobe
used in a productive
manner”.
SharjeelImamwasac-
cused of making alleged
inflammatory speeches
at the Jamia area of the
national capital on De-
cember 13, 2019, and at
Aligarh Muslim Univer-
sity in Uttar Pradesh’s
Aligarh on December 16,
2019. Imam, who had got
limelight for his viral
video in December 2019,
was booked as an ac-
cused in various cases
relating to violent pro-
testsagainstCitizenship
Amendment Act (CAA).
—ANI
Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi

O
ur participants saw debt
as a necessity if they
are going to have an ac-
ceptable life in the present
and plan for the future. As
Steph, a 22-year-old universi-
ty student, said:
Large debts like the mort-
gage, the HECS debt […] things
like that I suppose in a sense
it’s useful debt. It makes sense
and it gets you further by do-
ing it because there’s still an
equity in what you’re doing …
It follows you not nearly as
badly as some other debts.
Young people also made dis-
tinctions about the way debt
feelsandhowapproachableitis.
They acknowledged short-term
consumer debts may not be
“good”, but felt they were also
part of being able to buy the
thingsandhavetheexperiences
associated with being young.
Thoseweinterviewedtalked
about AfterPay (where you pay
off the debt in four install-
ments) as an everyday part of
life. As Alexa, a 23-year-old
university student, told us:
AfterPay is for just those lit-
tle wants that I don’t want to
pay for up front.
They also described it as a
low-risk and almost friendly
way to buy
things. This was
p a r t i c u l a rl y
when compared
to a bank. Alice, a
21-year-old sales
assistant, put it this way:
AfterPay is like, ‘Oh, just
pay this off in four quick
things and you can have your
item. We’ll send it out.’ But
then banks are like, ‘If you
don’t pay this back, you’re go-
ing to get so much interest
and it’s going to suck, and
you’ll have the sheriffs roll up
at your house and you’re go-
ing to be sad.’
I
nteviewees also
spoke of how ser-
vices like AfterPay
and short-term loan
apps used similar tac-
tics to social media
platforms to encour-
age increased engage-
ment and make the
experience feel infor-
mal and even social.
These include “on
this day” reminders
(such as, “this time
last year, you bought
this pair of shoes”)
and waiting time in-
dicators. There are
also game elements,
including “rewards”
for early repayments.
Interviewees were
aware this was ma-
nipulative. Lilian (26)
works at a chain
clothing store and
was “rewarded ” for
paying off a pur-
chase early.
I got this thing
the other day
saying that my
first payment
[on a new pur-
chase] is actually
going to come out
[later] now. Of course,
I’ve been rewarded
for paying everything
off early [before] […]
Yeah it’s like it’s de-
laying it, it’s not an
issue now, but it’s go-
ing to be an issue in
two weeks’ time.
O
ur interviewees
may see debt as a
necessity, but
they are also aware
they have (some) choic-
es within this. So they
prefer to go with pro-
viders or platforms
that feel less threaten-
ing, especially as using
“buy now, pay later”
services sometimes
does not feel like being
in debt.
There is a need for
greater regulation of
the ways these prod-
ucts are promoted. It
should always be made
clear that this is a form
of debt, not just a way
to pay
.
Beyond, this, instead
of “blaming” young
people for their spend-
ing habits, we need a
better understanding
of the economy and so-
ciety they are living
and working in. And
how debt it is all but
inevitable for people
on low wages, with
poor job security and
insecure housing.
I
nterviewees attributed some of this friendli-
ness to the process of accessing the money or
goods. Mia, a 21-year-old paralegal, described
applying for a small loan on the Nimble app:
When you apply for the money […] you can
track at any point on it. The Nimble app is so
similar to ordering a Domino’s pizza […]
Whereasacreditcardthroughabankingapp,
it’snothinglikethat[…]Theysendmeletters
andevenopeningthemailterrifiesme,noth-
ing good comes via snail mail ever. The on-
line, easy nature of these loan services
closelyrelatestohowyoungpeopleengage
with information more generally in their
lives. In this sense, there is a familiarity
and comfort to the way they work.
TALKING POINT
07
HOW BUY NOW,
PAY LATER APPS
INFLUENCE
YOUTH
SPENDING
oung peo-
ple are of-
ten blamed
for making
irresponsi-
ble choices
with money
.
But the real issue
is not whether they
eat too many expen-
sive cafe breakfasts.
Young Australians
today face an uncer-
tain job market, ris-
ing university fees
and astronomical
house prices. Unfor-
tunately, debt is also
an inevitable part of
their lives.
This comes amid a
huge rise in the
number of “buy
now, pay later” apps,
such as AfterPay,
and payday loan
apps, such as Nim-
ble. It is possible to
make purchases on-
line with the the tap
of a button, even if
you don’t have the
money in your ac-
count or on your
credit card. It is also
possible the able to
borrow money with-
in minutes.
To better under-
stand how young
people negotiate
debt, we interviewed
31 people aged be-
tween 18 and 29 in
the Newcastle and
Hunter Valley area
in 2020 and 2021. We
askedthemhowthey
access credit and
their views on differ-
ent kinds of debt.
Y
OUR STUDY
FAMILIAR TACTICS WHAT NEXT?
LIKE ORDERING A PIZZA

08
2NDFRONT
Greetings on the occasion of
Roop Chaudas and Naraka
Chaturdeshi, let us celebrate the
beauty in every aspect of life.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Visakhapatnam: Vice-
President M Venkaiah
Naidu called for mak-
ing justice accessible
and affordable to all and
cutting down delays in
courts. Putting the onus
on the faculty members
of law colleges and uni-
versities, he said that
they have to play a key
role in training the stu-
dents to become change
agents and bring about
a transformation in the
administration of the
justice system in the
country
.
The Vice-President
was inaugurating ‘Aza-
di Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
celebrations on the
theme ‘Spirit of free-
dom struggle: Way for-
ward’, organised by Da-
modaram Sanjivayya
National Law Universi-
ty (DSNLU), in Vi-
sakhapatnam on Tues-
day
.
He said the focus of
the Union Government
and States should be on
filling up judicial va-
cancies and creating
requisite infrastruc-
ture. The cost of the le-
gal process should not
become an impediment
to the common man’s
access to the justice sys-
tem, he said.
Naidu urged the legal
fraternity to fight for
the cause of suppressed
and oppressed people
and provide them legal
aid. It should be en-
sured that people get
their entitlements with-
out any dilution or di-
version. The legal fra-
ternity should get into
action if the entitle-
ments are not delivered,
he said.
Observing that the
Preamble of the Consti-
tution reflects the over-
arching vision of our
freedom fighters, he
said, “We have solemn-
ly resolved to constitute
India into a sovereign,
socialist, secular, demo-
cratic republic and to
secure to all its citizens:
Justice, Liberty, Equal-
ity and Fraternity
.”
He said that people
cannot rest on past lau-
rels and the time has
come for a massive na-
tional movement on the
lines of the freedom
struggle to eliminate
poverty, gender dis-
crimination, illiteracy,
casteism and corrup-
tion among others.
Cautioning against
attempts by forces in-
imical to India to create
divisions in the name
of religion, region, lan-
guage or other issues,
he urged the youth to be
at the forefront of this
national campaign to
transform the lives of
people and contribute
their might towards
building a strong, pros-
perous, healthier and
happy India.
Referring to the sac-
rifices made by a count-
less number of freedom
fighters to liberate the
country from foreign
rule, the Vice-President
said the school text-
books must highlight
the sacrifices and role
of all freedom fighters
and social reformers
and make the young-
sters aware of the coun-
try’s rich history in de-
tail.
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: To meet
the need of providing
better healthcare facili-
ties to the people of the
State in view of the
large population, Hary-
ana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar
has given in-principal
approval for construc-
tion of 200-bedded
Mother and Child Hos-
pital (MCH) Block at
Civil Hospital in
Faridabad.
Khattar said that in
view of the high deliv-
ery load and bed occu-
pancy of more than 70
per cent the need for
construction of a
200-bedded hospital was
observed and hence the
approval for the same
has been granted.
Besides this, estab-
lishment of MCH
Wings/Blocks has been
approved in six districts
of theStateunderNHM.
Also, establishment of
five MCH Blocks is in
process in District Civil
Hospitals of Panchkula,
Sonepat, Panipat,
Faridabad and Palwal.
One MCH Block is being
established in Medical
College Nalhar by De-
partment of Medical
Education Research.
Meanwhile, giving a
festive bonanza to the
employees of National
Health Mission, Hary-
ana has given ‘in-princi-
pal’ approval to imple-
mentation of 7th Pay
Commission to all the
Contractual Employees
of National Health Mis-
sion (NHM), Haryana.
Appreciating the te-
nacious efforts of the
employees of the NHM,
Haryana especially
during the COVID-19
pandemic, CM granted
the approval to the 7th
Pay Commission to all
the Contractual Em-
ployees.
Khattar approves 200-bedded
MCH Block at Faridabad hospital
New Delhi: Union
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya on
Tuesday visited Lady
Hardinge Medical Col-
lege and appreciated
healthcare workers for
their work and efforts
in handling the COV-
ID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, amid the
rising dengue cases
across the country,
Mandaviya on Monday
chaired a high-level
meeting in Delhi with
the officials and
stressed the need for ef-
fective coordination be-
tween the Centre and
states.
On October 30, the
Delhi government al-
lowed the hospitals in
the national capital to
divert one-third of beds
reserved only for COV-
ID-19 patients to the pa-
tients of Dengue, Ma-
laria and Chikungunya,
as per the official order.
“Some hospitals are
overburdened with den-
gue cases while beds
continue to be empty in
other hospitals. Effec-
tive communication be-
tween all stakeholders
was thus suggested as
the way forward,” Man-
daviya said.
He further said that
testing is the most im-
portant step for identi-
fying dengue. He also
directed officials to
ramp up testing so that
all cases are reported
and treated properly
.
—ANI
READY TO TAKE-OFF IN 2024
Noida: If COVID-19
pandemic recovery con-
tinues, the first phase
of Noida International
Airport, near Delhi,
would be completed by
September 2024 with
one runway and capac-
ity to handle 12 million
passengers annually, a
top project official said.
The work for the first
phase of the greenfield
project is underway and
would cost over `5,700
crore to complete, the
official said and noted
that the impact of infla-
tion in the project cost
was already factored in
by Yamuna Internation-
al Airport Private Lim-
ited (YIAPL). “If the
recovery continues, our
commitment is to de-
liver the airport within
three years, by the end
of October or early Oc-
tober of 2024,” YIAPL
CEO Christoph Schnell-
mann said.
“We are all aware of
the impact the pandem-
ic has had on all of us in
the past two years. One
thing I would like to
highlight is the fact the
teams have embraced
digital technologies in
coming to terms with
the impact of the pan-
demic. I am proud of
this,” Christoph said.
Multiple teams have
been working on the
project, an estimated
200 on the site, but not
many of them have met
each other in person, he
said, stressing the ad-
vantage of technology
during the pandemic.
On impact of infla-
tion, particularly fuel
prices and construction
material, in last two
years, he said the first
phase of the airport
will have one runway
and a capacity for han-
dling 12 million passen-
gers annually
.
“We estimate that the
first phase of the air-
port would cost `5,730
crore. The `29,560 crore
or `30,000 crore is an es-
timate for the entire
project (to be developed
in four phases). We have
secured funding as well
for phase one. We have
factored inflation into
those estimates,” Chris-
tophn said. “As of today,
we expect that the infla-
tion we have anticipat-
ed would cover the pro-
ject costs for phase
one,” he added. —PTI
Ifpandemicrecoverycontinues,NoidaAirporttoopenbySept2024:CEO
The first phase of
Noida Int’l Airport
would be
completed by
September 2024
with one runway
and capacity to
handle 12 million
passengers
annually An artist’s impressions of Noida International Airport.
First India Bureau
Vadodara: Va-
dodara’s Mazel Vyas
acted in a short film
named ‘Highway
Nights’ opposite vet-
eran producer, writ-
er, director Prakash
Jha. The film is
nominated for the
Oscar 2023 in Short
Films category. The
movie is about the
life of an underage
highway sex worker
and delves into fa-
ther-daughter bond.
The 19 minutes
movie was shot in
two days in Bhiwan-
di during night time.
It showcases the life
of an underage high-
way sex worker
searching for a cus-
tomer and how she
finds solace in the
company of a noble
hearted truck driver.
“It’s about the life
of highway sex
worker in Gujarat
and North high-
ways. She is jolly in
nature and gets com-
fortable in the com-
pany of truck driver,
played by Prakash
Jha. The film show-
cases the bonding
between the two,
like father and
daughter, and gives
a strong positive
message to every-
one,” said Mazel.
The film was select-
ed from over 2500
entries all across the
world and after the
theatrical release in
Hollywood, it is
nominated for Oscar
2023 in Short film
category.
Justiceshouldbemadeaccessible
affordabletoall:VicePrez Naidu
‘Faculty members of law colleges should train students to become change agents’
VP M Venkaiah Naidu during an event in Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University in Vizag
‘FIGHT FOR THE
SUPPRESSED’
Naidu urged the legal
fraternity to fight for
the cause of suppressed
and oppressed people
and provide them legal
aid. It should be ensured
that people get their
entitlements without
any dilution or diver-
sion. He also called for
optimal use of IT to
ensure speedier justice
to people and also called
for fully leveraging alter-
native dispute redress
mechanisms.
Mandaviya lauds
healthcare workers
for COVID-19 duties
Union Minister Mandaviya at Lady Hardinge Medical College.
Aditi Nagar
“I am a magician,
may do some magic
in Lasadiya. But
they don’t know
that I can do
magic from 500
km away!”
These words of
Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok
Gehlot, which
he stressed on
during his
public rallies
in Dhari-
yawad assem-
bly constitu-
ency, must be
reverberating
across the ‘saffron
realm’ of the BJP which
has witnessed perhaps
one of its most humili-
ating defeats. Interest-
ingly, Gehlot had ‘magi-
cally’ predicted that in
Dhariyawad and
Vallabhnagar, BJP will
stand at third and
fourth spots respective-
ly. Lo and Behold, his
words came true. Apart
from Gehlot’s strategy,
the frequent visits of
State Incharge Ajay
Maken and PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra
to constituencies also
played an important
role in the win.
But while ‘stalwart’
Gehlot’s charisma and
aura may have played a
role in swinging votes
in Congress’ favor, it is
his ability to forge the
best strategies, ensur-
ing that the opposition
is left flabbergasted, is
what signs the victory
deal. And one such as-
pect was Gehlot reach-
ing former MLA Late
Gautam Lal Meena’s
home in Lasadiya in
Dhariyawad, which was
held by the BJP till Mee-
na’s death. This was a
move which completely
turned the tide in Con-
gress’ favour and liter-
ally works as a shot in
the arm for the party.
What also worked for
Gehlot was his ‘plain
talk’ wherein, without
mincing his words, Ge-
hlot appealed to people
to empower his govern-
ment in the assembly
not only to send a mes-
sage to BJP, but also to
remind the bureaucra-
cy that people stand
with the government.
But like no leader can
function alone, Gehlot’s
lieutenant’s too made
their significant contri-
butions. Among these
was the team of Dr
Raghu Sharma-Dhar-
mendra Rathore who
ensured the party’s vic-
tory after conquering
Sahada. Both the men
continuously kept
working in their desig-
nated areas putting
their respective work-
forces in the area and
ensured that the party
trumps all!
Ultimate Winner And
Mastermind Strategist!
Gehlot’s words
become reality of
Rajasthan as
Congress wins
both assembly
seats in
bypoll!
Haryana CM
grants approval
to 7th Pay
Commission
Vadodara actress
film finds Oscar
2023 nomination
CM Manohar Lal Khattar presiding over the Haryana Cabinet meeting in Chandigarh, on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Roop Chaudas is the celebration of the beauty of a woman and
Swati Jangid aces the festive theme as she flaunts the traditional
look, she is the epitome of beauty today. City First wishes all its
readers Happy Roop Chaudas on Naraka Chaturdashi!
LEHENGA BY MOHIT FALOD, HAIR AND MAKEUP: SHADES SKIN AND HAIR CARE, LOCATION COURTESY: SHAHPURA HOUSE BY DIGRAJ SINGH SHAHPURA
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AFTER THE HECTIC PREPARATION FOR DIWALI, ROOP CHAUDAS
OR NARAK CHATURDASHI, CELEBRATED ONE DAY PRIOR TO
DIWALI, IS DEDICATED TO PREPARE AND BEAUTIFY ONESELF
FOR THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF DIWALI. THE ROOP
CHAUDAS PUJA IS PERFORMED TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTY
OF ONESELF. WE CAN EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT LOOKS
AND COLOURS TO ENHANCE OUR BEAUTY AND LUXURIATE
IN ONESELF ON THIS DAY AS WE PREPARE FOR THE
UPCOMING FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. TODAY IS YOUR
DAY- TO FOCUS ON YOURSELF AND PUT YOUR
BEST FOOT FORWARD.
10-11
ETC
SIMRAN MODI
Nothing beats the traditional
look! Magenta is one of
the hottest shades of pink
and the heavy silk lehenga,
brocade choli with the heavy
embroidered dupatta does
not need much adornment!
The ruby eardrop choker
neckpiece with a longer one
are prefect with the simple
earrings and almost
austere ‘borla’ and
single kada on the
wrist!
ORVI SHARMA
Combine a sexy look
with traditional, you can
go for a tube top with
a lehenga and team
it up with a modern
avtaar of the ‘rani haar’,
a choker neckpiece,
large eardops and
whimsy hair jewels too!
For the puja you may
don a stole, go in for
something in net which
sets off the jewellery
rather than neutral
tones of the lehenga to
nail the look!
ARPITA
SINGH
Ace the combo of traditional and
modern with a velvet bralette and
a super heavy maroon embroidered
lehenga with a touch of bandhej- the
dupatta mirrors the lehenga giving a
royal look reinforced by the heavy
kundan neckpiece, earrings and
maatha patti! The bralette will
keep everyone guessing to
the real ‘you’!
MUSKAN
KAMDAR
Wear grey this festival- a colour
rarely used in tradiotional Indian
festivities but the heavy gold embroidery
along with the maroon velvet dupatta with
inricate work takes aways the ‘greyness’
and makes it festive. discard gold
and opt for diamonds to set off the
difference of colour going in for
something light and a simple
maang tika too!
SHUBHI
DHANETA
ou can opt for the conventional way
with read and gold- it’s simple , easy
and one can’t go wrong with it. Just
ensure that if the lehenga is heavy, keep
the choli short and the dupatta should be
very lightly embroidered. You can pull
out your gold jewellery and flas it but
remember the colour is enough
so don’t overdo the
‘heaviness’.
ORVI
SHARMA
The tube top-lehenga look is set
off with rani haar and choker set
as described in one more ‘look’ but a
printed flowery dupatta with
lace work ends makes this look
totally different, somehow adding
romance to the complete outfit.
The pastel lehenga with
peach embroidery
reinforces it.
Tere
Chehre Se...
Sneha Sharma, owner,
Shades Vaishali Nagar
—PHOTOS
BY
LOKENDRA
SINGH

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
According to the official Twitter handle of DCP South East Delhi, an awareness camp was
organised in subdivision Sarita Vihar on Tuesday, to aware the public about Pollution Free Diwali
by saying no to firecrackers.
On the occasion of
Dhanteras and Diwali,
people caught buying
jewellery as a symbolic
gesture to welcome
Goddess Lakshmi into
their homes at PP
jewellers, New Delhi.
—PHOTOS BY SHAZID
CHAUHAN
A pre-Diwali bash was hosted by Neelam
Saxena at Duke Farm, Delhi on Sunday. The
party was attended by the who's who of the city.
POLLUTION FREE DIWALI
DHANTERAS SPECIAL
DIWALI
PARTY
Glimpses of how the city is preparing for
the festival of light. Seen here are the
people enjoying their Diwali shopping
with much enthusiasm.
Glory Brar and
Rajiv Saxena Arti, Gourabmoy and Bob
The Diwali special cake
Neelam, Sapna, Srivastava Sandy
Neelam
and Shaine
Mahesh Bareja, Nataliya Neelam Neelam Saxena
The dancing diva
Aakriti Bhardwaj
Vandana Vadhera
—PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN AMRITA DABRAL
Jagdeesh Chandra and the family
of First India did the traditional
Deepawali Pujan at the channel
and newspaper office on Tuesday.
He greeted everyone on the festive
occasion and wished them prosperity
and good health.
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Puja at Channel Office
Puja at Newspaper Office Jagdeesh Chandra with Pandit Mukesh Shastri and the Newspaper team
Glory Brar and
Rajiv Saxena

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