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FIR against Pak’s maritime agency for firing incident
CONSEQUENCES
First India Bureau
Porbandar: A First In-
formation Report (FIR)
has been lodged against
10 personnel of the Pa-
kistan Maritime Secu-
rity Agency (PMSA) for
firing at an Indian fish-
ing boat in the Arabian
Sea off Gujarat coast, in
which one crew mem-
ber has died and anoth-
er has suffered injuries.
The boat was sailing
near the International
Maritime Boundary
Line (IMBL) in Indian
waters when the inci-
dent occurred.
Complaint was filed
on Sunday night at Navi
Bandar police station in
Porbandar district,
which has territorial
jurisdiction beyond 12
nautical miles off the
Gujarat coast. Charges
under Indian Penal
Code (IPC) sections 302
(murder), 307 (attempt
to murder) and 114
(abettor present when
offence is committed),
and relevant provisions
of the Arms Act have
been invoked, said J C
Kothia, in-charge Por-
bandar district superin-
tendent of police.
In the FIR, 10 uniden-
tified PMSA personnel,
five each onboard two
boats, are accused of
opening fire at the In-
dian fishing boat ‘Jal-
pari’ at around 4 pm on
Saturday, killing one
Sridhar Ramesh
Chamre (32), a fisher-
man from Palghar dis-
trict in Maharashtra.
Another fisherman,
identified as Dilip
Solanki (34) of Diu, was
injured in the incident.
He is currently under-
going treatment at a
hospital in Okha coast-
al town of Devbhoomi
Dwarka district.
Narrating his experi-
ence, Solanki stated that
seven fishermen aboard
the boat ‘Jalpari’ were
fishing in Indian waters
near the IMBL when 10
PMSA personnel on-
board two boats opened
fire on them. The boat
had sailed from Okha
for fishing on October 25
with seven crew mem-
bers, two of whom were
from Maharashtra, four
from Gujarat and one
from Diu (in the Union
Territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli, Daman
and Diu), officials said.
Porbandar fishing harbour. —FILE PHOTO
A crew member was killed and another
injured while fishing near IMBL;
complaint against 10 personnel
P o r b a n d a r /
Ahmedabad: The fir-
ing on an Indian fish-
ing boat by Pakistan
Maritime Security
Agency (PMSA), that
left one fishermen
dead and another in-
jured,wascondemned
by the Congress party
and the Maharashtra
Machhimar Kruti
Samiti (MMKS). They
have both demanded
compensation from
the state as well as the
central government
for the fishermen.
Condemning the inci-
dent, senior Congress
leader Arjun Modh-
wadia has demanded
that the central gov-
ernment take up the
issue with the Paki-
stan government. He
also demanded the
handover of the
PMSA personnel who
fired on the fishing
boat. “Either the state
government or the
central government
should release com-
pensation for Shrid-
har Chamre, who lost
life in the firing, and
also Dilip Tandel, who
sustained injuries,”
he said. More on P2
Congress, MMKS demand
compensation for fishermen
LAKHIMPUR VIOLENCE
KOHLI- SHASTRI
ERA WRAPS UP
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India to buy 1 cr Zydus
Cadila needleless covid
shots at `265 a dose
New Delhi: The Union
Health Ministry is
learnt to have given the
go-ahead to initiate the
preparatory work for
the introduction of the
indigenously developed
world’s first DNA-based
Covid jab, which in all
probability will be giv-
en to adults initially
under the country’s
vaccination drive,
sources in the know of
developments said.
Zydus Cadila has
agreed to bring down
the price of its COV-
ID-19 vaccine to Rs 265 a
dose following persis-
tent negotiations by the
government.
Uphaar Cinema
fire: Ansal Bros
get 7 yrs in jail
Let ex-HC judge
monitor probe:
SC to UP govt
New Delhi: A Delhi
court on Monday sen-
tencedrealestatebarons
Gopal and Sushil Ansal
for tampering with evi-
dence related to the 1997
Uphaar Cinema fire that
left 59 people dead.
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Pankaj Shar-
ma also fined them Rs
2.25 crore each while di-
recting that they be tak-
en into custody
.
“I think it is very hard
to reach out to this deci-
sion given the complexi-
tiesinvolved.Aftersome
thinking over some
nights and nights, I have
come to this conclusion
that they deserve pun-
ishment,” Sharma said.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day, while expressing
dissatisfaction over
what it said is the “mix-
ing up” of investigation
in the cases relating to
the incidents that hap-
pened in Lakhimpur
Kheri on October 3, pro-
posed to appoint a re-
tired judge to oversee
the probe till the
chargesheet is filed.
Justice Hima Kohli
suggested the names of
Justice (retired) Ranjit
Singh from Punjab
and Haryana High
Court and J Rakesh Ku-
mar Jain.
Bombay HC seeks Nawab Malik’s reply by today
in defamation suit by Sameer Wankhede’s father
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court on
Monday directed Ma-
harashtra cabinet
minister and NCP
leader Nawab Malik to
file an affidavit in re-
ply to the defamation
suit by Narcotics Con-
trol Bureau (NCB)
Zonal Director Sameer
Wankhede’s father,
Dhyandev Kachruji
Wankhede, seeking Rs
1.25 crore in damages
from Malik.
A single-judge vaca-
tion bench of Justice
Madhav J Jamdar was
hearing Dhyandev’s
plea for interim relief,
including deletion of
articles, tweets, inter-
views in electronic
and social media, and
a temporary injunc-
tion restraining re-
spondents from pub-
lishing, writing and
speaking in any media
on Monday.
Nawab Malik
SAIL APPEARS
BEFORE NCB SIT
Mumbai: Narcotics Control
Bureau’s independent
witness in Mumbai Cruise
drugs bust case on Monday
visited the central agency’s
Special Enquiry Team
(SET) camp at Bandra to
record his statement in
connection with the allega-
tions levelled by him in his
affidavit about payoffs. The
NCB had issued summons
to Sail on Sunday.
India
end T20
World Cup
journey
with win
over
Namibia
Mohd Fahad
Dubai: A chapter in
Indian cricket came
to an end on Monday
with Virat Kohli cap-
taining the T20 team
for one last time
against Namibia.
Ravi Shastri will also
no longer be the head
coach. In such a situ-
ation, this coach-cap-
tain duo ended their
journey at a golden
juncture by defeating
Namibia by 9 wickets
in World T20. A con-
solation win for not
reaching semi-finals.
Meanwhile, for-
mer India captain
Kapil Dev believes
the country’s cricket-
ers “prioritise IPL”
over national assign-
ments and the onus
is on BCCI to make
better schedules to
avoid the “mistakes”
committed during
T20 World Cup.
1 Despite having the most popular and
cash-rich T20 tournament, IPL, India
have not been able to play aggressive brand
of cricket, which is the norm in the format
2 Rahul Dravid
all set to take
over as the new Team
India head coach
WITHOUT AN ICC TITLE
COACH RAVI SHASTRI REPORT CARD
Commentator-turned-coach Ravi Shastri may not have won any ICC trophy for Team
India, but his record cannot be said to be bad at all. India became the first Asian
country to win a Test series in Australia (2018-19) under Shastri’s coaching. After
this they won another series in 2020-21. India was also the first team to win all 5
T20Is in a bilateral series when it defeated New Zealand 5–0. Apart from this, India
won all their seven Test series at home. India reached the top of the Test format and
made it to the final of the World Test Championship 2021 played in England.
THE CAPTAINCY
RECORD OF KOHLI
TOO CLOSE: NO
ICC TROPHY WIN
SKIPPER KOHLI
AS BATSMAN
Under the captaincy of Vi-
rat Kohli, Team India has
played 50 T20 matches
so far. They have won 30
games, lost 16, while 4 of
those matches were in-
conclusive. As a captain,
Kohli scored highest T20I
runs with 1,489 runs for
India. He is also India’s
second most successful
T20I captain after MS
Dhoni, with 42 wins.
Loss to Pakistan in the
final of the 2017 Champi-
ons Trophy, a loss to New
Zealand in the 2019 World
Cup semi-final and then
a loss to New Zealand in
the Test Championship
final. These are some
of the occasions where
Team India missed out on
big opportunities. Failure
to deliver results went
against Shastri & Kohli.
Virat Kohli scored 1,000
T20I runs in just 30 in-
nings as captain, which is
the fastest in the world.
He is also the only Indian
captain to have defeated
every army country in his
backyard in T20Is. India
won 5–0 in New Zealand,
while England, Australia
and South Africa had a
2–1 margin. He is one of
the best India captains.
Format Match Victory Defeat Draw Tie/no result
Test 43 25 13 5 –
ODI 76 51 22 – 2/1
T20I 65 43 18 – 2/2
Total 184 119 53 5 4/3
Paytm’s Rs 18,300 crore initial public offer
(IPO), the country’s biggest ever, was subscribed
18 per cent on November 8, 2021, the first day
of bidding. It received bids for 88.21 lakh equity
shares against offer size of 4.83 crore shares.
The Winter session of Parliament will
begin on November 29 and will go on till
December 23rd. The Cabinet Committee on
Parliamentary Affairs has approved these
dates. There will be 20 working days.
French journal Mediapart has made fresh claims
that alleged bogus invoices were used that
enabled French aircraft maker Dassault to pay
at least 7.5 mn euros in secret commissions to
middleman to help it secure Rafale deal.
PAYTM’S IPO,
BIGGEST-EVER,
SUBSCRIBED
18% ON 1ST DAY
WINTER SESSION
OF PARLIAMENT
TO BEGIN ON
NOVEMBER 29
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RAFALE DEAL
CHINA FIGHTING
COVID OUTBREAK
China is sticking with its
zero-tolerance approach
to COVID-19, even as the
delta variant continues to
penetrate its formidable
defenses. Officials are
implementing increasing-
ly aggressive measures
-- ranging from internal
travel restrictions and
snap lockdowns to mass
testing of millions -- in an
attempt to rein in virus.
ZyCov-D is first vaccine
for inoculation of those
aged 12 years & above
‘MARGDARSHAK’ ADVANI TURNS 94
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, BJP President JP Nadda along with senior leaders greeted veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on his 94th birthday at
his residence in New Delhi on Monday.

NEWS
AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
02
UNSEASONAL RAINFALL TO LASH
PARTS OF GUJARAT TILL NOV 11
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: A sudden
change in the weather
was experienced by res-
idents of Navsari due to
unseasonal rainfall on
Monday
. As per forecast
of the India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD), a deep depres-
sion in the Arabian Sea
resulted in cloudy
weather and showers in
parts of the state.
According to the
weatherman, unseason-
al rains are expected in
Saurashtra and South
Gujarat from Novem-
ber 07 to November 11.
Rainfall will be wit-
nessed in Surat, Valsad,
Dang, Tapi, Dadra Na-
gar & Haveli, Amreli,
Rajkot, Bhavnagar,
Dwarka, Junagadh dis-
tricts of Saurashtra.
Due to unseasonal
showers, vegetable and
fruit crops are likely to
be heavily damaged. In
fact, chikoo (sapota)
crop of Navsari has al-
ready been affected by
the weather.
Following the fore-
cast of unseasonal
rains, an alert has been
sounded in coastal
ports of Saurashtra,
Porbandar, Gir Som-
nath and Amreli dis-
tricts. Fishermen have
also been instructed by
the Gujarat Maritime
Board (GMB) not to
venture out to sea.
IMD further stated
thatcoastalareasof Sau-
rashtra, South Gujarat
and Kutch are likely to
experience heavy rain-
fall till November 10,
alongwithcloudyweath-
er.Coldweatherwillalso
intensifyacrossthestate
for that duration and in
the next week, mercury
is expected to dip and
temperature will lower
by one to two degrees.
Temperature will likely dip over the next week across the state.
—FILE
PHOTO
IMD has issued alerts in coastal ports
of Saurashtra, Porbandar, Gir
Somnath & Amreli districts
USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR
Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varsh) with his family members
and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at his Thaltej area residence in Ahmedabad. Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel also attended the function, where he extended warm wishes to Shah, his family and
party members. He also dropped by Governor House in Gandhinagar to wish Governor Acharya Devvrat.
—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
6.11% MORE EMERGENCY CALLS
DURING DIWALI SEASON THAN 2020
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
number of emergency
cases, including burn
injuries, went up by
10% during three days
of Diwali festivities in
Gujarat, according to
a report by 108 emer-
gency services. The
report also mentioned
that the gross calls
were 6.11% more than
last year’s Diwali.
GVK-EMRI (Emer-
gency Management
Research Institute)
that operates 108 am-
bulances in the state
under a public-pri-
vate partnership
model, recorded
11,756 emergency
calls on November
4-6, compared to 3,546
calls it receives on
normal days. In 2020,
the number of calls
during the Diwali fes-
tive season was
10,638.
Cases of vehicular
and non-vehicular
trauma and convul-
sion were also among
those that witnessed
a rise, said the report.
Cases of burn inju-
ries also increased by
185% (20 cases) on Di-
wali, 129% (16 cases)
on Gujarati New Year
(Bestu Varsh), and
157% (18 cases) on
Bhai Dooj, this year.
Trauma after fall-
ing from a height and
physical assault cases
also climbed over
three days. Compared
to normal days, non-
vehicular trauma (in-
cluding injuries from
burns, falling and
physical assaults) wit-
nessed a rise on Di-
wali, New Year and
Bhai Dooj by nearly
36.6% (403 cases),
78.3% (526 cases), and
25.42% (1,299 cases),
respectively.
While the number
of emergency cases re-
corded a rise, they
were not as high as
forecast by the agency.
Compared to its fore-
cast of an overall
13,440 cases during the
three days of festivi-
ties, the actual num-
bers were restricted to
11,756, or 12.5% lower,
the report said.
A total of 11,756 emergency calls were received by 108 ambulance services across the state this year.
First India Bureau
P o r b a n d a r /
Ahmedabad: The fir-
ing on an Indian fish-
ing boat by Pakistan
Maritime Security
Agency (PMSA), that
left one fishermen
dead and another in-
jured, was condemned
by the Congress party
and the Maharashtra
Machhimar Kruti
Samiti (MMKS). They
have both demanded
compensation from
the state as well as the
central government
for the fishermen.
Condemning the inci-
dent, senior Congress
leader Arjun Modh-
wadia has demanded
that the central gov-
ernment take up the
issue with the Paki-
stan government. He
also demanded the
handover of the
PMSA personnel who
fired on the fishing
boat. “Either the state
government or the
central government
should release com-
pensation for Shrid-
har Chamre, who lost
life in the firing, and
also Dilip Tandel, who
sustained injuries,”
he said.
Modhwadia further
stated, “This is not
the first time that
such an incident has
occurred. The Paki-
stan Maritime Secu-
rity Agency person-
nel have fired on our
fishing boats in Indi-
an waters along the
IMBL in the past as
well. The government
should also pressur-
ise Pakistan govern-
ment to release Indian
fishermen, who are
languishing in their
jails after illegal cap-
ture.”
The MMKS too de-
manded compensa-
tion for Shridhar
Chamre’s family
.
Samiti president
Manendra Arekar
said, “The Maharash-
tra state as well as cen-
tral government both
should pay compensa-
tion. The victim is sur-
vived by his two
daughters and wife.”
Chamre (32) was a na-
tive of Vadrai village
in Palghar district of
Maharashtra.
Congress,MMKS condemn
Pak firing at fishermen
Shridhar Chamre, who was
killed in the firing.
AS PER A REPORT RELEASED BY GVK-EMRI, BURN INJURIES, FALL
FROM HEIGHT PHYSICAL ASSAULT RECORDED A RISE
—FILE
PHOTO
52K Rajkotians throng zoo over Diwali
FESTIVE DELIGHT
First India Bureau
Rajkot: After the
state government re-
laxed COVID-19 guide-
lines for Diwali fes-
tivities this year, over
52,000 citizens of Ra-
jkot took advantage to
visit the Pradyuman
Zoological Park over
the long weekend. As
a result, the Rajkot
Municipal Corpora-
tion (RMC) collected
revenue of over Rs13
lakh in just four days.
According to a press
release by the civic
body, over 52,275 peo-
ple visited the zoo
from November 4-7,
with the Gujarati New
Year day (Bestu Varsh)
alone attracting 14,849
people.
Special arrange-
ments were made by
the city administra-
tion to ensure safety
of people visiting the
zoological park dur-
ing the festive season.
Six ticket booking
counters were opened
and hand sanitizer fa-
cilities were made ac-
cessible to visitors.
Zoo personnel also
monitored the temper-
atures of people enter-
ing the park with ther-
mal guns at the en-
trance gates.
The zoo houses
around 456 different
species of birds and
wildlife including
Asiatic lions, white
tigers, Bengal tiger
and Himalayan bear.
Similarly, around
1,436 people were re-
ported to have visited
the Mahatma Gandhi
Museum over the hol-
idays.
Meanwhile, free trav-
el in city transport bus-
es was arranged by
RMC for women on the
occasion of Bhai Dooj
(November 06). A total
of 22,836 women trav-
elled free of charge in
various parts of the
city on the day. Of
these, 15,563 women
travelled in city buses,
7,273 women travelled
in Bus Rapid Transit
System (BRTS). On reg-
ular days, around 40,000
people commute daily
in RMC-run buses.
RMC rakes in revenue of Rs13L
in 4 days; women travel for free
in city buses on Bhai Dooj
Heavy footfall was recorded at Pradyuman Zoological Park in Rajkot over festive holidays.

GUJARAT
03
CRUCIAL READ
NGO DONATES SANITARY NAPKINS
TO UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN
THOUSANDS OF DIYAS LIT AT
VISHWAMITRI GHAT FOR DIWALI
Vadodara: In a unique celebration, city-based
Umang Foundation donated six months’ worth of
sanitary napkins to
150 underprivileged
women and conducted
an awareness camp
on menstrual hygiene
in the Gotri area. The
organization also plans
to install a sanitary pads
manufacturing machine for the women to manu-
facture pads for their own use and also sell them
to earn a source of income, Umang Foundation’s
Sonali Vora told First India.
Vadodara: In a bid to raise awareness among city
residents about the attempt to clean the Vishwami-
tri river, a local NGO cleaned out the Yavateshwar
Ghat and performed an aarti there on the occasion
of Kali Chaudas on
Wednesday. “This is
everyone’s campaign
to revive the historical
river from Pavagadh
to Pingalwada. With
proper planning like water management, solid waste
management and creating a bio shield by planting
one to two crore scientifically selected trees along
the river, we plan to benefit future generations,” said
environmentalist and founder of the Vaho Vishwami-
tri Abhiyaan, Dr Munibhai Mehta.
CITY ORGANIZATIONS PLEDGES TO
GIVE 11K BLANKETS THIS WINTER
V’DARA BOOTLEGGER SENT TO
BHUJ JAIL UNDER PASA
Vadodara: Looking to help the underprivileged
this winter, city-based organizations Indraprastha
Yuvak Mandal and the RC Patel Foundation are
set to collect a total of 11,111 blankets from
donors. The collection drive began on Monday
and will continue till November 15. “Over 11,111
blankets will be collected from various sources
and distributed to the underprivileged. We re-
quest people to donate fresh blankets in view of
the ongoing pandemic,” IYM’s Tarang Shah said.
Vadodara: Police have arrested Vadodara city’s
notorious bootlegger Vikramsinh Natwarsinh
Chavda under PASA and sent him
to the Bhuj jail. Police had seized
300 cartons of Indian-made
foreign liquor during a raid at the
bootlegger’s home carried out on
June 20, on the instructions of Commissioner of
Police Shamsher Singh, Police Inspector KP Par-
mar of Panigate police station told the media on
Monday. The IMFL had been hidden in a cement
mixer truck, a car and inside the house itself.
Four members of family killed
after car falls into well in Morbi
First India Bureau
Morbi: Two women
and two minor boys
from a family were
killed after their car
fell into a roadside
well in Gujarat’s Mor-
bi district, police said
on Monday.
The accident took
place late Sunday night
near Kankot village of
Wankaner taluka, they
said. The preliminary
investigation revealed
that the driver of the
rented car dozed off. As
a result, he lost control
over the wheels and the
car fell into a roadside
open well, Wankaner ta-
luka’s police inspector
VD Vaghela said.
The driver and two
other car occupants--Ra-
tilalPrajapati(69),aresi-
dentof Ahmedabad,and
hissonDinesh(43)--man-
aged to come out of the
vehicleintime.However,
Prajapati’swifeManjula
(60), daughter-in-law
Meena (43) and grand-
sons--Aditya(16)andOm
(7)--got stuck in the
drowning car and could
not be saved, the police
official said.
Based on a complaint
lodged by Prajapati, the
Wankaner police regis-
tered an FIR against the
unidentified driver, who
fled from the spot after
the accident, on charges
of rash driving and
causing death by negli-
gence, he said.
Efforts were on to nab
the car driver, who alleg-
edly ran away instead of
helping Prajapati and
his son in saving their
family he added.
As per the FIR, the
Prajapati family had
hired the car to visit pil-
grimagesitesintheSau-
rashtra region, and had
set off on the journey
three days back. They
were on their way from
RajkottoWakanerwhen
their car fell into the
well, the FIR said.
The bodies and the car were pulled out of the well in Kankot village of Morbi’s Wankaner taluka.
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First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: District
police on Monday ar-
rested a 26-year-old
labourer for allegedly
raping three minor
girls, aged between
three and seven years,
and killing one of
them within 10 days,
officials said.
Inspector General of
Police (Gandhinagar
range) Abhay Chudasa-
ma told the media that
Vijay Thakor allegedly
sexually assaulted his
latest victim, a three-
year-old girl, after kill-
ing her because she
was “shouting too
much”. Police found
her body in a culvert.
“The accused has a
six-year-old daughter.
Hehasapervertedmen-
tality, maybe due to his
habit of watching porn.
Till now, he has con-
fessed to having raped
three minor girls aged
three, five, and seven
years and killing one of
them. He has been re-
manded in police cus-
tody till November 11
for further investiga-
tion,” the IGP added.
Santej police in the
Gandhinagar district
hadreceivedacomplaint
from a woman labourer
living near Rancharda
village alleging that an
unidentified man ab-
ducted her five-year-old
daughter on November
04 and left her uncon-
scious along the Narma-
da canal near Satej on
the same day
. A medical
check-upconfirmedthat
the girl had been raped,
Chudasama said.
Two days later, Santej
police received another
complaint stating that a
three-year-old girl had
been abducted on the
night of November 05
fromamakeshiftshanty
nearKhatrajcrossroads.
AfterscanningCCTV
footages and collecting
information from lo-
cals, police zeroed in on
Thakor, a casual labour-
er from Vansjada vil-
lage in Kalol taluka,
said Chudasama.
“He confessed to hav-
ingrapedthefive-year-old
girl and also the three-
year-old girl,” the IGP
said, adding that Thakor
hasalsoconfessedtohav-
ing raped a seven-year-
old girl around 10 days
back in the same area.
The girl hasn’t been
found yet.
Policeareinvestigating
Thakor’scriminalpast.
The accused allegedly targeted little girls from slum areas, luring them with clothes, chocolates and, in one case, a ride on his bike.
HORRIFYING
3 MINORS RAPED, 1 MURDERED IN 10 DAYS
FATHER OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL REMANDED TO POLICE CUSTODY, EVEN AS COPS LOOK FOR HIS THIRD VICTIM
Man arrested for sexually
assaulting, killing toddler
First India Bureau
Surat: police have
apprehended one
Guddu Kumar for
allegedly abduct-
ing, raping and
then smothering a
two-and-a-half year
old, officials said.
The child, daugh-
ter of migrant work-
ers from Bihar, had
gone missing from
outside her home on
Thursday and the
body was found on
Sunday near a facto-
ry near Vadod vil-
lage, located about a
kilometre away from
their residence.
The police on Mon-
day received the post-
mortem report which
revealed the girl was
“subjected to forceful
sexual assault before
being smothered to
death”, Assistant
Commissioner of Po-
lice, F-division, JK
Pandya said.
The toddler was
playing outside her
house under Pande-
sara police station
limits when she went
missing on Diwali
night, an official
from Pandesara po-
lice station said.
A case of kidnap-
ping was then regis-
tered and police had
launched a massive
search operation in-
volving about 100
personnel.
A case was regis-
tered under Indian
Penal Code Sections
302 (murder) and 363
(kidnapping) on
Sunday, and provi-
sions of the Protec-
tion of Children
from Sexual Offenc-
es (POCSO) Act
were added to the
FIR on Monday, the
official said.
8,16,457
TOTAL RECOVERED
41 RECOVERED
IN A DAY
10,090
TOTAL DEATHS
00 DEATH IN
A DAY
COVID-19
UPDATE
217
05 MAX
CASES IN
SURAT
ACTIVE CASES
TOTAL CASES
25 CASES IN
A DAY
8,26,764
29 new cases as 41
patients discharged
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The
state added 29 new
cases of COVID-19 in
the 24 hours ended
5pm on Monday, tak-
ing the total tally to
8,26,764 since March
2020, health depart-
ment officials said.
With no new fatalities
attributed to the novel
coronavirus during the
day
, the death toll re-
mained steady at 10,090.
At least 41 patients were
discharged during the
day
, taking the total re-
coveries to 8,16,457 and
leaving Gujarat with 217
active cases.
The day also saw
3,52,616 people receive a
dose of the vaccine, tak-
ing the total number of
doses administered to
7.19 crore.
AUSPICIOUS START
Clockwise from top
left: ‘Annakut’ offerings
at the Swaminarayan
temple, merchants
performing ‘Chopda
Pujan’ for account
books and laptops, and
devotees lining up for
the 5am darshan at the
Bhadrakali temple, in
Ahmedabad on Gujarati
New Year; families
and friends spending
time at the Sabarmati
Riverfront on Bhai Dooj.
—PHOTOS BY
HANIF SINDHI

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Train your eyes and ears; train
your nose and tongue. The
senses are good friends when
they are trained. Train your
body in deeds, train your tongue
in words, train your mind in
thoughts. This training will take
you beyond sorrow.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Delighted to launch Logistics Ease
Across Different States (LEADS)
report, 2021. With PM @NarendraModi
Ji’s resolve to build world-class
infrastructure, India has embarked
on a glorious journey of development
through enhanced connectivity.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Huge honour for sports fraternity as
@Pvsindhu1 is conferred with Padma
Bhushan Award for her achievements
in sports for India. Congratulations !!
Thank you Sindhu for gifting me
top quality badminton rackets also
for teaching me how to wrap the
racket handle grip !!
TOP TWEETS
CHINA’S PERMANENT
STRUCTURES ALONG
CLOSE TO ARUNACHAL
AN INIMICAL MOVE
hina’sduplicityisnot
unknown but the
manner in which it
keeps India engaged
in dialogue to resolve
theborderissuealongtheLineof
Actual Control while stealthily
expanding its footprint. A Penta-
gon report has confirmed earlier
reports that China continues “its
incrementalandtacticalactions”
to press its territorial claims in
eastern Ladakh. In a recent re-
port to the US Congress, a “large
100-home civilian village along
Arunachal Pradesh mentioned
by the Pentagon “has long be-
comeapermanentmilitarycamp
of the People’s Liberation Army
.
The permanent structures were
earlier reported in July
.
There is no way the structures
can be demolished without esca-
lating tension but they also can-
not be allowed to remain there.
On the negotiating table, China
balks at any suggestion of the
illegality of its act as it has been
laying claim to Arunachal
Pradesh. To take China head-on,
India has to bolster its deploy-
ment and defences along the
LAC as the unfriendly neigh-
bour cannot be trusted.
C
aving seen the
worst of pandem-
ic for a longer pe-
riod than other
states, Maharash-
tra is now leading the table
for most incidents of fire in
Covid hospitals. For a very
long time Kerala and Maha-
rashtra’s Covid-19 numbers
were a cause of worry for the
Union Health Ministry
. Until
November 1 Maharashtra re-
corded 6,611,078 Covid-19
cases, 6,450,585 recoveries
and 1, 40, 216 deaths.
As of November 1, there
were 20, 277 cases in the state.
If that is bad enough, people’s
lukewarm response to vacci-
nationhaseveninvitedPrime
Minister Narendra Modi’s at-
tention. Over 70 lakh people
who got the first jab have not
come forward for the second
dose. In Mumbai alone over 4
lakh have not taken their sec-
ond shot. Over 2.46 crore peo-
ple are yet to get their first
shot. The state, incidentally,
has no shortage of vaccines.
People of Maharashtra
must realize that it is better to
get a vaccine and stay healthy
than to fall victim to the virus
and end up in a hospital
where disregard for fire safe-
ty norms has caused much
havoc already
. The blaze that
asphyxiated 11 Covid-19 pa-
tients in the ICU ward of a
hospital in Ahmednagar dis-
trict is just one example.
Since August 2020, over 100
patients have died in fire in 25
hospitals of the state. Most of
them were Covid-19 patients.
Hospital administrations,
as in the case of Ahmednagar
hospital, invariably blame
short circuits for the fires.
This time the fire department
refused to accept the alibi and
said that the hospital author-
ities ignored the shortcom-
ings it had pointed out.
BETTER TAKE THE JAB
THAN GO TO HOSPITAL
Having seen the worst of
pandemic for a longer
period than other states,
Maharashtra is now
leading the table for
most incidents of fire
in Covid hospitals. For
a very long time Kerala
and Maharashtra’s
Covid-19 numbers were a
cause of worry for the
Union Health Ministry
H
Positive outlook is nothing, but to
keep our inner gears in control…
Positive thinking helps you
cope more easily with the
daily affairs of life. It
brings optimism into your
life, and makes it easier to
avoid worries and negative
thinking. If you adopt
positive thinking, it will
bring constructive changes
into your life, and make
experiences happier,
brighter and more
successful. So, choose to be
positive. You’ll feel better,
make others feel better, and
you’ll look younger too!
ob Selden, a renowned au-
thor, once quoted a beautiful
story
. It goes like this:
I was travelling by train
from Circular Quay to Cen-
tral (in Sydney) one morning
some years ago. Quietly sit-
ting there reading, I found
myself suddenly listening to
the train guard’s announce-
ments. Normally when the
guard makes an announce-
ment, rather than the record-
ed message, it’s often quite
dull or hard to understand.
BUT THIS ONE WAS
DIFFERENT.
As I looked up from my paper,
Inoticedthatotherpassengers
(previouslyengrossedintheir
smartphones or tablets) were
also looking up and appeared
to be listening. Not only that,
everyone was smiling!
WHY WAS SO MUCH
ATTENTION BEING PAID
TO THIS MESSAGE?
The guard said something
alongtheselines,‘GoodMorn-
ing Ladies, Gentlemen and
Children, this is the 7.35am
from Penrith to Central and
you’ll be pleased to know that
we are right on time. This
means that we’ll get you to
where you’re going in plenty
of time. And what a lovely
morning it is in Sydney today
.
The sun is shining, the tem-
perature is about 21 degrees,
birds are singing, and all’s
right with the world. I trust
youhaveagreatdaywherever
you’re going. Thanks for
catching my train this morn-
ingandIhopetoseeyouagain
soon. Have a great day
.’
How contagious this an-
nouncement was! It made eve-
ryone smile and almost every-
one started talking about the
guard’s fabulous message and
how good it made everyone
feel. In fact, one of the passen-
gers, after exiting the train,
rushed towards the guard and
said, ‘Well, I just wanted to
thank you for your fabulous
message this morning on the
way from Circular Quay to
Central. The message was so
upbeat and pleasant. Most im-
portantly
, it got everyone’s at-
tentionandhadeveryonesmil-
ing. Thank you so much for
giving me and the other pas-
sengerssuchagoodstarttothe
day
. Please keep doing it.’
While going through this
story by Bob, I was just think-
ing, how could the guard
spread such happiness all
around? And I realized, one
of the factors behind his hap-
piness is Positive Outlook
Towards Life. And yes, a pos-
itive approach is also essen-
tial in Business too.
If you are able to see things
with a new, productive and in-
novative approach, then no
one can stop you from becom-
ing a good and capable leader.
Another huge benefit is that
you will never feel stressed in
any given situation. If a situ-
ation is not according to your
expectations, it won’t make
much difference to you and
you will be able to maintain
your mental equilibrium.
Let’s take another exam-
ple. In the steel industry,
there is a renowned name
amongst world’s biggest in-
dustrialists, Mr. Andre Carn-
egie and he has mentioned a
very interesting fact in his
biography. According to Mr.
Carnegie, the secret behind
his success was the ability to
see things with a fresh out-
look, in a different light, dif-
ferently from others. He says,
“I had seen my parents strug-
gling to get jobs. I had closely
experienced need and pover-
ty since childhood. The remi-
niscence of those days is dis-
turbing even today
. But I took
up that situation as a chal-
lenge. At a very early age, I
decided that I will look at this
world with my own, new
found vision, and from any
given situation, I will find op-
portunity for myself. I will
not cry. I started my own
small business. I knew that if
I had to sustain in the fierce
competition, then I would
have to change the perspec-
tive of the other person in a
given situation, and for that,
I need to change my perspec-
tive first and foremost.”
Positive thinking is the
cause of success and happi-
ness. Positive thinkers will
look at circumstances realis-
tically, search for ways to im-
prove a situation, and try to
learn from their experiences.
Positive thinking helps you
cope more easily with the
daily affairs of life. It brings
optimism into your life, and
makes it easier to avoid wor-
ries and negative thinking. If
you adopt positive thinking,
it will bring constructive
changes into your life, and
make experiences happier,
brighter and more success-
ful. So, choose to be positive.
You’ll feel better, make others
feel better, and you’ll look
younger too!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
B
BHAVESH
UPADHYAY
Business/ HR Expert
While going through this
story by Bob, I was just
thinking, how could the
guard spread such
happiness all around?
And I realized, one of
the factors behind his
happiness is Positive
Outlook Towards Life.
And yes, a positive
approach is also essential
in Business too

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INDIA
05
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Railway
Board Member (Trac-
tion Rolling Stock)
Rahul Jain, who held
the GoI secretary-rank
post, was on Monday
evening sent on leave
till retirement five
months away. No one
knows whether there
was a continual build-
up to this development
or it just escalated to a
flashpoint overnight.
But the move is consid-
ered rare.
Although it is ru-
moured that Jain had
heated exchange before
he was shown the door,
it is difficult to believe
this since Government
and Governance are
carried out on well laid
down rules and regula-
tions.
Jain was appointed
Member Rly Board dur-
ing Piyush Goyal’s ten-
ure which officials see
as a period high on
promises but low on de-
livery. Officials put for-
ward three different
theories that may ex-
plain Jain’s unceremo-
nious send-off that tan-
tamounts to suspension
without applying the
word suspension.
First, Jain presented
a legacy problem that
present minister Ash-
wini Vaishnaw is re-
portedly determined to
bypass and overcome.
For Vaishnaw, the Cabi-
net post is not a gift. It’s
a responsibility and he
may like to take any
chance in fulfilling PM
Modi’sdreamforIndian
Railways.
Secondly, traction
and rolling stock have
been a victim of at least
50 years of neglect at
the altar of cheap popu-
list measures resulting
in the steady decline of
railways’ shares in
freight traffic. The idea
of dedicated freight
corridors and the pro-
duction of modern
high-speed rail coaches
would suffer irrepara-
ble damage if the rail-
ways don’t buckle up
and speed up improve-
ment in traction and
rolling stock projects.
Probably, Jain was
not helpful or willing to
be part of Vaishnaw’s
solution for improving
traction and rolling
stock facilities. So, the
estrangement between
Minister and his offic-
er might have built up
over time.
Thirdly, being an
agent of change,
Vaishnaw had been
constrained to dump
many of the previous
ideas. It is best reflect-
ed in his scrapping of
Indian Railway Sta-
tions Development
Corporation which was
carved out for station
redevelopment as also
in throwing in the dust-
bin the proposal for im-
porting rail coaches.
He has opted for indig-
enous production of
modern coaches that
will simultaneously
satisfy and enhance In-
dian talents in design
and development be-
sides creating quality
and normal jobs for
thousands.
Vaishnaw’s action is
seen in a positive light.
If he is successful in fir-
ing up domestic design
engineering talents,
he may find a place next
to most illustrious rail-
wayminister,Prof Mad-
hu Dandavate, who rev-
olutionised railway
travel by replacing un-
comfortable wooden
steel chairs berths by
cushioning them with
foam. After Dandavate,
someone has to do
something for the rail-
ways. Let Vaishnaw be
the man. Will he?
New Delhi: French in-
vestigative journal Me-
diapart has made fresh
claims that alleged bo-
gus invoices were used
that enabled French
aircraft maker Dassault
Aviation to pay at least
7.5 million euros in se-
cret commissions to a
middleman to help it
secure the Rafale deal
with India.
Mediapart had re-
ported in July that a
French judge has been
appointed to lead a
“highly sensitive” judi-
cial investigation into
suspected corruption”
and favouritism in the
Rs 59,000-crore inter-
governmental deal with
India for the supply of
36 Rafale fighter jets.
There was no reaction
yet on the latest report
from the defence minis-
try or Dassault Avia-
tion. “Mediapart is to-
day publishing the al-
leged false invoices that
enabled French aircraft
manufacturer Dassault
Aviation to pay at least
7.5 million euros in se-
cret commissions to a
middleman to help se-
cure the sale of 36
R a -
fale fight-
er aircraft to
India,” the
j o u r n a l
said in its
new report
on Sunday. It alleged
that despite the exist-
ence of “these docu-
ments”, Indian probe
agencies decided not to
pursue the matter.
“It involves offshore
companies, dubious
contracts and false in-
voices. Mediapart can
reveal that detectives
from India’s federal po-
lice force, the Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tions (CBI), and col-
leagues from the En-
forcement Directo-
rate (ED), which
fights money launder-
ing, have had proof
since October 2018 that
French aviation firm
Dassault paid at least
7.5 million euros (equiv-
alent to just under Rs
650 million) in secret
commissions to middle-
man Sushen Gupta,”
Mediapart claimed in
the report. —PTI
CHAHAL CONFERRED TIET’S
HONORARY DEGREE
Patiala: Rajasthan
born, BMC chief Iqbal
Singh Chahal has been
awarded the degree of
Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa) by the
Thapar Institute of En-
gineering and Technol-
ogy (TIET), Patiala, for
his work in leading the
fight against second
wave of the Covid-19
pandemic for Mumbai.
Chahal, a varsity
alumnus, who is IAS
batch of 1989, was hon-
oured on Monday, for
restructuring the Cov-
id response mecha-
nism in Mumbai and
successfully managing
the massive require-
ments of critical sup-
plies in megacity
.
Addressing the stu-
dents, Chahal said
handling the Covid
waves were very chal-
lenging but he and his
team kept calm, exe-
cuted their strategies
and planned in a
streamlined manner.
Chahal said, they
launched a special
campaign ‘Chase the
virus’ following
which they focused
on testing and provid-
ing immediate medi-
cal assistance to Covid
patients.He said he
was given a free hand
by CM which helped
him in taking quick
decisions. —Agencies
FRENCH JOURNAL CLAIMS
KICKBACKS IN RAFALE DEAL
Alleges bogus invoices used to enable DassaultAviation to pay 7.5 m Euros as bribe
PIL on facilities for women facing
domestic violence: SC notice to GoI
New Delhi: Supreme
Court on Monday is-
sued notice to Centre
on a plea seeking
strict compliance un-
der the provisions of
the Domestic Violence
Act across the country
providing effective
legal aid to females
abused in matrimoni-
al homes creating
shelter homes for
them post lodging of
complaints against
husbands and inlaws.
A Bench headed by
Justice UU Lalit
sought response from
Ministry of Women
and Child Develop-
ment and Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting. It post-
ed the matter for hear-
ing on December 6.
Plea filed by an NGO
‘We the Women of In-
dia’ sought proper im-
plementation of pro-
visions of Domestic
Violence Act, the ap-
pointment of protec-
tion officers, service
providers, setting up
shelter homes for the
protection of victims.
It sought direction
from SC to direct all
authorities, mandated
to implement Domes-
tic Violence Act in let-
ter and spirit. —PTI
WB post poll violence: CBI, SIT
to file fresh report by Dec 23
Kolkata: Calcutta
High Court on Mon-
day directed CBI
and SIT to file a
fresh investigation
report in connec-
tion with post-poll
violence case in the
state by December
23, which is the next
date of hearing.
The direction
came from a divi-
sion bench of Chief
Justice Prokash
Srivastava and Jus-
tice IP Mukerjee.
During the hearing
on Monday
, SIT filed
a statue report on
probe which stated
that as the investi-
gation is underway,
it will require fur-
ther time to file a
complete report.
CBI also sought
time to file the final
report. HC granted
them time for filing
report till next date
of hearing. Bench is
of the view that the
question of pay-
ment of compensa-
tion will be consid-
ered after receiving
final reports from
both CBI and SIT.
Bench directed
petitioners to file
applications men-
tioning name of
those still not able
to return to their
houses. —PTI
SC: 8 states not
giving consent
for CBI probe
New Delhi: SC on
Monday expressed
concern over state
govts declining to
grant consent to CBI
to conduct probe
within their territo-
ry, and over 150 such
requests pending
with these govts.
CBI, in an affida-
vit, had told SC eight
states—West Ben-
gal, Maharashtra,
Kerala, Punjab, Ra-
jasthan, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, and
M i z o r a m — h a v e
withdrawn general
consent previously
granted to it under
Section 6 of DSPE
Act. —PTI
BJP REACTS
Reacting to the allegations, BJP Spokesperson
Amit Malviya lashed out at previous Congress-
led UPA govt accusing it of corruption. Taking to
Twitter, Malviya suggested that the UPA was col-
lecting the kickbacks but couldn’t close the deal.
Amit Malviya @amitmalviya
Dassault paid `14.6 Mn to intermediary Sushen
Gupta over the period 2004-2013 to sell Rafale. So
UPA was collecting kickbacks but couldn’t close the
deal? NDA later scrapped it and got into a contract
with the French Govt, which upset Rahul
Gandhi no end (sic).”
Railway Board Member Rahul
Jain sent on extraordinary leave
Strict action for
violating liquor
prohibition law,
says Bihar CM
Patna: Bihar CM Nit-
ish Kumar on Monday
warned of stern action
against those caught
flouting the liquor pro-
hibition law, taking
cognisance of the re-
cent hooch-related
deaths in the state.
Kumar maintained
that law enforcement
agencies have been
asked to ensure proper
implementation of ban
across state, where spu-
rious liquor claimed 40
lives since Diwali.
He has called for a
high-level meeting on
November 16 to delib-
erate on the prohibi-
tion law. —ANI
Kumbh COVID
testing scam: SIT
arrests two in Delhi
New Delhi: SIT arrested
Mallika and Sharat Pant
of Max Corporate services
on November 8 in connec-
tion with fake COVID-19
tests conducted during
Haridwar Kumbh Mela In
August, the court, issued
non-bailable warrants
against the duo. —PTI
Top: BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal addressing the convocation.
Receives degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)
conferred by Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology for
his work in leading the fight against second wave of Covid-19.
IN THE COURTYARD

RAHUL GANDHI FLAYS USE OF UAPA IN TRIPURA
New Delhi: Former
Congress chief Rahul
Gandhi on Monday said
truth cannot be silenced
by booking people un-
der the Unlawful Activi-
ties (Prevention) Act
(UAPA) in Tripura.
He also attacked the
BJP
, saying its favourite
cover-up tactic is
“shooting the messen-
ger “. The reaction
came after the police
invoked UAPA against
social media handles
including those of jour-
nalists and activists
over alleged clashes
and attacks on mosques
in Tripura.
The Tripura Police
on Saturday booked 102
social media account
holders. —ANI
Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi
Pointing out that #Tripura_Is_
Burning is a call for corrective
action. But BJP’s favourite
cover-up tactic is shooting the
messenger. Truth can’t be
silenced by #UAPA.
YOUTH CONG PROTEST
OVER DEMONETISATION
New Delhi: The Youth Con-
gress staged a demonstra-
tion outside RBI in New Delhi
on Monday, claiming that the
Union govt’s five-year-old
move to demonetise higher
denomination currency notes
had harmed the economy.
Srinivas BV, the Youth Con-
gress chief, and others hold
a protest. Srinivas said the
claim of checking terrorism
with demonetisation turned
out to be a ‘jumla’.
MAHILA CONGRESS
CHIEF SLAMS BJP
New Delhi: Acting Prez
of Mahila Congress Netta
D’Souza on Monday said
that it is
unfortunate
that the in-
ternal meet-
ing Of BJP
did not focus
on issues like rising fuel
prices. She further said
that the PM’s attention
should be on bringing
down inflation.
CONG SLAMS CENTRE
FOR DEATHS BY SUICIDE
New Delhi: Cong slammed
BJP-led NDA govt at Centre
for death of over 9.5 lakh
people in 7 years who
allegedly died by suicide,
saying it came to power with
promise of ‘Acche Din’ but
forced people into “suicidal
hopelessness”. Opposition
also said that farmers were
forced to suicide due to the
“crony capitalist friendly and
anti-farmer” policies of the
Modi government.
INDIA
06
PEOPLE’S PADMA!
ll the awardees posed with President Ram Nath Kovind, VP M Venkaiah
Naidu, PM Narendra Modi, HM Amit Shah for a group photograph. Pri-
or to this, President conferred Padma awards to 119 Padma Awardees
today at the 2020 Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and
102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women, 16 are conferred with
the honour posthumously and one is a transgender awardee.
A
ARUN JAITLEY, SUSHMA SWARAJ, PARRIKAR
GIVEN PADMA VIBHUSHAN POSTHUMOUSLY
JP stalwart Arun Jaitley, ex-external affairs minister
Sushma Swaraj, ex-Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar,
ex-Union Minister George Fernandes were awarded Padma
Bhushan posthumously. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahi-
ndra was also honoured with the Padma Bhushan award 2020 in
Trade and Industry domain.
B
PREZ KOVIND TO PRESIDE CONFERENCE OF
GOVERNORS, LT GOVERNORS ON NOV 11
resident Kovind will be presiding over the 51st Conference
of Governors and the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. This will
be 4th conference to be presided over by President Kovind.
Apart from the Governors and Lt. Governors of all states and
UTs, VP M Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi Union Minister
of Home Affairs Amit Shah will also attend the conference.
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PM lays foundation of highway projects
WORTH `11,090 CR
1
DEDICATED WALKWAYS FOR ‘PALKHI’
WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON BOTH SIDES 2
THERE WILL BE HASSLE-FREE
SAFE PASSAGE FOR DEVOTEES
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi laid the foun-
dation stone of four-
laning of key sections
of Sant Dnyaneshawar
Maharaj Palkhi Marg
(NH-965) and Sant Tu-
karam Maharaj Palkhi
Marg (NH-965H)
through video confer-
encing on Monday
.
During the event, the
Prime Minister will
also dedicate to the na-
tion more than 223 km
of completed and up-
graded road projects,
constructed at an esti-
mated cost of over Rs
1,180 crore at different
National Highways for
boosting connectivity
to Pandharpur.
These projects in-
clude Mhaswad-Piliv-
Pandharpur (NH 548E),
Kurduwadi-Pandhar-
pur (NH 965C), Pand-
harpur- Sangola (NH
965C), Tembhurni-Pan-
dharpur section of NH
561A, and Pandharpur
- Mangalwedha - Umadi
section of NH 561A,
said statement. —ANI
HIGH LEVEL MEETING!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath
Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
PM Narendra Modi speaks during stone laying foundation of 4 laning of key sections of Sant Dnyaneshawar
Maharaj Palkhi Marg and Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg via VC in New Delhi on Monday.Also seen here
are Guv Bhagat Koshyari, CM Uddhav Thackeray, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
ABOUT THE
PROJECT

z About 221 km of Sant
Dnyaneshwar Maha-
raj Palkhi Marg from
Diveghat to Mohol will
cost over `6,690 crore

z About 130 km of Sant
Tukaram Maharaj
Palkhi Marg from
Patas to Tondale -
Bondale will cost over
`4,400 crore
CRUCIAL READ
JUSTICE BHUSHAN
TAKES CHARGE AS
NCLAT CHIEF
New Delhi: Former
SC judge Justice
Ashok Bhushan on
Monday took over as
the chairperson of the
National Company Law
Appellate Tribunal. After
taking the oath of office
on Monday, Justice
Bhushan was sched-
uled to preside over 10
matters that were listed
before a three-member
NCLAT bench headed
by the chairperson of
the appellate tribunal.
NCLAT has got a per-
manent head after a gap
of almost 20 months.
‘RAIDS ON SOOD BY
THOSE SCARED OF
HIS POPULARITY’
Hyderabad: Telangana’s
cabinet minister KT
Rama Rao on Monday
said that the Income
Tax and ED raids were
carried out on actor
Sonu Sood by those
who were scared as
to what will happen to
them if he enters into
politics after the great
humanitarian work he
did during Covid. The
minister urged the star
not to get deterred by
the raids and assured
him of all possible
support. Rao was at an
event of Covid warriors.
MAMATA LIKELY TO
REJIG CABINET, MAY
INDUCT NEW FACES
Kolkata: With two major
departments like finance
and panchayat lying
without any full-time
ministers, CM Mamata
Banerjee might go for a
cabinet reshuffle soon.
There are indications
that the reshuffle, where
new faces may be given
the chance, is likely to
be held within this week.
In the last 11 years of
Trinamool Congress
rule, Banerjee did not
make any changes in
the two departments --
Finance and Panchayat
and Rural Development.
ARMY UNDERGOING
MODERNISATION:
MM NARAVANE
New Delhi: Chief of the
Army Staff, General MM
Naravane, on Monday
said that the Indian
Army is undergoing rap-
id modernisation and is
increasingly looking at
indigenous solutions for
its operational needs.
The army chief was ad-
dressing a webinar or-
ganized by the FICCI. In
his address, army chief
said, ‘I reassure all that
Indian Army will always
take lead when it comes
to our role in facilitating
vision of AatmaNirbhar
Bharat.”
TWO CONGRESS MLAS FROM MANIPUR,
RAJKUMAR, YAMTHONG HAOKIP JOIN BJP
New Delhi: Former Congress MLAs from Manipur,
Rajkumar Imo Singh and Yamthong Haokip joined
BJP at party headquarters in the national capital
on Monday. Union
Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal and BJP
leader Sambit Patra
welcomed them. This
development comes
just months ahead
of the Manipur Assembly elections that is slated
to be held in 2022. Patra said, “We are proud to
welcome them to party. I hope that together, we
will form a govt in Manipur.”
Channi, Sidhu meet
amid tension in Cong
Chandigarh: AICC
Punjab affairs in-
charge Harish Chaud-
hary on Monday held a
meeting with CM
Charanjit S Channi and
Cong state unit prez
Navjot Singh Sidhu,
amid unease between 2
leaders over govt ap-
pointments.
The meeting was held
just a few hours after
Sidhu called media and
questioned his party’s
govt in state over status
of probe into 2015 Kot-
kapura police firing.
Sidhu is learnt to have
raised issue of appoint-
ments of state AG APS
DeolandofficiatingDGP
Iqbal Preet Sahota. —ANI
Charanjit Singh Channi and
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Civilian shot dead by
terrorists in Srinagar
Srinagar: A man at a
shop owned by a Kash-
miri Pandit was killed
when terrorists opened
fire at the store in J-K’s
Srinagar on Monday.
This was the second tar-
geted killing after a po-
liceman was also shot
dead by terrorists on
Sunday. Soon after the
shooting, the man, iden-
tified as Mohammad
Ibrahim, was rushed to
the hospital in a critical
condition but was de-
clared dead. This was
the second terrorist at-
tack in Srinagar in the
last 24 hours. —ANI
Omar Abdullah
@OmarAbdullah
The dastardly killing of
Ibrahim is reprehensible
I unreservedly condemn it.
Unfortunately Ibrahim is the
latest in a series of targeted
killings in the valley, espe-
cially Srinagar. May Allah
grant him place in Jannat.

t the start of
each univer-
sity year, we
ask first-year
students a
q u e s t i o n :
how many have been
told by their second-
ary teachers not to use
Wikipedia? Without
fail, nearly every hand
shoots up. Wikipedia of-
fers free and reliable in-
formation instantly. So
why do teachers almost
universally distrust it?
Wikipedia has commu-
nity-enforced policies on
neutrality, reliability and
notability. This means all in-
formation “must be presented
accurately and without bias”;
sources must come from a third
party; and a Wikipedia article is
notable and should be created if
there has been “third-party cover-
age of the topic in reliable sources”.
Wikipedia is free, non-profit, and has
been operating for over two decades, mak-
ing it an internet success story. At a time
when it’s increasingly difficult to separate
truth from falsehood, Wikipedia is an accessible
tool for fact-checking and fighting misinformation.
TALKING POINT
07
STUDENTS ARE TOLD NOT TO USE
WIKIPEDIA FOR RESEARCH
BUT IT’S A
TRUSTWORTHY
SOURCE
A
M
any teachers point
out that anyone can
edit a Wikipedia
page, not just experts on
the subject. But this doesn’t
make Wikipedia’s informa-
tion unreliable. It’s virtu-
ally impossible, for in-
stance, for conspiracies to
remain published on Wiki-
pedia.For popular articles,
Wikipedia’s
online commu-
nity of volun-
teers, administrators
and bots ensure edits are
based on reliable citations.
Popular articles are re-
viewed thousands of times.
Some media experts, such
as Amy Bruckman, a pro-
fessor at the Georgia Insti-
tute of
Technol-
o g y ’ s
computing
centre, argue
that because of this
painstaking process, a
highly-edited article on
Wikipedia might be the
most reliable source of in-
formation ever created.
Less frequently edited
articles on Wikipedia
might be less
reliable than pop-
ular ones. But it’s
easy to find out how an
article has been created
and modified on Wikipe-
dia. All modifications to an
article are archived in its
“history” page. Disputes
between editors about the
article’s content are docu-
mented in its “talk” page.
To use Wikipedia effective-
ly, school students need to
be taught to find and ana-
lyse these pages of an arti-
cle, so they can quickly as-
sess the article’s reliability
.
M
any teachers also argue
the information on
Wikipedia is too basic,
particularly for tertiary stu-
dents. This argument suppos-
es all fact-checking must in-
volve deep engagement. But
this is not best practice for
conducting initial investiga-
tion into a subject online.
Deep research needs to come
later, once the validity of the
source has been established.
Still, some teachers are horri-
fied by the idea students need
to be taught to assess informa-
tion quickly and superficially.
If you look up the general ca-
pabilities in the Australian
Curriculum, you will find
“critical and creative think-
ing” encourages deep, broad
reflection. Educators who con-
flate “critical” and “media”
literacy may be inclined to be-
lieve analysis of online mate-
rial must be slow and thor-
ough. Yet the reality is we live
in an “attention economy”
where everyone and every-
thing on the internet is vying
for our attention. Our time is
precious, so engaging deeply
with spurious online content,
and potentially falling down
misinformation rabbit holes,
wastes a most valuable com-
modity our attention.
R
esearch suggests Aus-
tralian children are
not getting sufficient
instruction in spotting fake
news. in 2020 reported hav-
ing a lesson during the past
year that helped them de-
cide whether news stories
could be trusted. Our stu-
dents clearly need more
media literacy education,
and Wikipedia can be a
good media literacy instru-
ment. One way is to use it
is with “lateral reading”.
This means when faced
with an unfamiliar online
claim, students should
leave the web page they’re
on and open a new browser
tab. They can then investi-
gate what trusted sources
say about the claim. Wiki-
pedia is the perfect class-
room resource for this pur-
pose, even for primary-
aged students. When first
encountering unfamiliar
information, students can
be encouraged to go to the
relevant Wikipedia page to
check reliability
. If the un-
known information isn’t
verifiable, they can discard
it and move on.
More experienced fact-
checkers can also beeline
to the authoritative refer-
ences at the bottom of
each Wikipedia article. In
the future, we hope first-
year university students
enter our classrooms al-
ready understanding the
value of Wikipedia. This
will mean a widespread
cultural shift has taken
place in Australian prima-
ry and secondary schools.
In a time of climate change
and pandemics, everyone
needs to be able to sepa-
rate fact from fiction.
Wikipedia can be part of
the remedy.
WHY IS
WIKIPEDIA
SO RELIABLE?
IS INFORMATION ON
WIKIPEDIA TOO SHALLOW?
WIKIPEDIA CAN BE A TOOL
FOR BETTER MEDIA LITERACY

First India Bureau
New Delhi: Former
Gujarat Chief Minister,
the late Keshubhai Pa-
tel, was honoured post-
humously with the
Padma Bhushan award
for public affairs by
President Ram Nath Ko-
vind at a function here
on Monday. Kovind ap-
proved the conferment
of 119 Padma Awards,
including four awar-
dees from Gujarat. The
two-day ‘Padma Award
2021’ ceremonial func-
tion began on Monday
.
Padma Shri was
awarded to Dadudan
Gadhavi, posthumously
,
and to Chandrakant Me-
hta for Literature and
Education. Maheshbhai
and Nareshbhai Kano-
dia, were also honoured
with Padma Shri, post-
humously
, for Art.
The Padma Awards
are considered as one of
the most reputed and
highestcivilianhonours
of India. The legends of
various disciplines and
fields such as art, social
work, sports, science,
public affairs, engineer-
ing, medicine, trade and
industry, literature and
education, civil service,
etc. are awarded.
The Padma Awards
2020-21 list comprises 7
Padma Vibhushan, 10
PadmaBhushan,and102
Padma Shri Awards.
This year 29 of the awar-
dees are women and one
awardee is a transgen-
der. Sixteen awardees
have been honoured
posthumously and 10
awardees fall in the cat-
egory of Foreigners/
NRI/PIO/OCI. Each
year the Padma Awards
are declared on the Re-
publicDayandtheawar-
deesarehonouredbythe
President in a ceremo-
nial function organized
at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
08
2NDFRONT
CRIME BRANCH CRACKS
ELDERLY COUPLE’S
MURDER IN A WEEK
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: In less
than a week, the
AhmedabadDetectionof
Crime Branch has
cracked the elderly cou-
ple’s murder case in the
Ghatlodia area with the
arrest of two persons,
both natives of
Jharkhand.Sourcessaid
soon after the crime
branch joined the inves-
tigations, one accused
stayinginGhatlodiawas
tracked down based on
CCTV footage and other
information. Later, both
were taken to the spot
and the crime scene was
reconstructed. The iden-
tity of the accused is yet
to be revealed.
DCP (Zone-1) Ravin-
dra Patel told reporters
lastWednesdaythatDay-
anand Shanbaug (90)
and his wife Vijayalak-
shmiShanbagh(80)lived
in an apartment in Par-
asmani Society of Ghat-
lodia area, while their
son lived with his family
in another area.
On Tuesday night,
when a neighbour came
to meet the couple, he
found them dead. On
reachingthespot,thepo-
lice found the cupboard
broken and the items in
the room were scattered.
Police suspect robbery
as the motive behind the
murder. The deceased’s
relatives were called
there for further investi-
gation. CCTV footage in
cameras in the locality
and around are being
scanned.
COPS AT THE THEATRES!
As a small gesture of appreciation by the role played by the police during Diwali and
Corona pandemic, Rajkot Police Commissioner Manoj Agarwal organised a movie show for
his team comprising 550 cops on Monday morning with the screening of newly released
‘Suryavanshi’ movie at Cosmoplex Cinema and INOX R World. Agarwal and Jt Police
Commissioner Khurshid Ahmed (below) at one of the theatres.
GUJARAT’S TOP SLOT HAT-
TRICK IN LOGISTICS INDEX
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Gujarat
has continued to top the
logistics index chart for
the third time in a row,
which is an indicator of
the efficiency of logisti-
cal services needed to
promote exports and
economic growth.
According to a Com-
merce Ministry report
released on Monday
, Gu-
jarat topped 21 States,
followed by Haryana,
Punjab,TamilNaduand
Maharashtra.
The report ranks the
States on the basis of
their logistics ecosys-
tem, highlights the key
logistics-related chal-
lenges faced by the
stakeholders and in-
cludes suggestive rec-
ommendations, accord-
ing to the third LEADS
(Logistics Ease Across
Different States) 2021
report unveiled by Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal.
The index aims at en-
hancing the focus on
improving logistics per-
formance across states
to reduce the country’s
trade and transaction
cost. Among the north-
eastern states and Him-
alayan union territo-
ries, Jammu Kashmir
topped the chart, while
Delhi led the Union Ter-
ritories.
The first logistics re-
port was released in
2018. No ranking was
released last year due to
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gujarat was at the first
position in both 2018
and 2019 ranking lists.
In the top 10 list, Ma-
harashtra, which was
ranked fifth, was fol-
lowed by Uttar Pradesh,
Odisha, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana. West Ben-
gal, Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Goa, Bihar,
Himachal Pradesh and
Assam were ranked at
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th,
19th, 20th and 21st re-
spectively. The overall
index is based on 21 in-
dicators. The survey
was conducted during
May-August 2021.
“Rather than just ab-
solute improvement in
one state, improvement
of logistics across all
states, will be a force
multiplier for the entire
logistics ecosystem”,
Piyush Goyal said, re-
leasing the report.
Asked about contain-
er shortage, the minis-
ter said now the inter-
national trade was pick-
ing up “very well” and
this was good for the
Indian economy
.
“India alone will be
looking at 40% growth
in our exports and 25%
in imports,” he said.
Goyal added the con-
tainer problem was a
global issue and his
ministry was working
with shipping lines, and
container operators. It
is also trying to bring
empty containers, cus-
toms is trying to speed
up the processes, rail-
ways is helping to move
empty containers at sub-
sidised prices, he added.
This is 3rd consecutive time that Guj has been adjudged best in logistical services
200 chikungunya cases in one
village alone in Rajkot dist
Masuma Bharmal Jariwala
Padadhari (Rajkot
district): Callitlackof
awareness among the
publicorhealthdepart-
ment’s lethargy
, over
200 villagers are suffer-
ing from chikungunya
in Ukarda village of
PadadharitalukainRa-
jkotdistrictforamonth.
This came to light after
villagers’complaintsof
joint pains for over a
month and about some
unknown virus infect-
ing them.
An eight-member
healthteamwasrushed
on Monday to the vil-
lage headed by district
healthofficerDrNilesh
Rathod. The team
foundthelackof clean-
liness as the key issue
in villages with a num-
ber of houses, includ-
ingschool,beingbreed-
inggroundsfordengue
and chikungunya.
Dr Rathod told First
India, “There are
around 50 active cases
of chikungunya and
200progressivecasesin
amonth.Cleanlinessis
an issue here. We have
startedOPD,whichwill
continue for 3 days. We
have also started dis-
tributing medicines. I
have personally
checked around 12 pa-
tients all suspected to
be of chikungunya.
The blood sample re-
portsareexpectedin48
hours. Mainly people
are complaining of
jointpains.”Thehealth
team confessed that no
fogging had been done
in the village.
The village popula-
tion is estimated to be
around 1450. The near-
est Public Health Cen-
tre in Padadhari is
around7km.Thereisa
sub-centre at a nearby
villagecalledDaisarda.
Asked why the
health department not
aware of this, Dr
Rathod said, “There
are some villagers who
have got their reports
done at the health cent-
ers, while the majority
have preferred private
clinics. Their reports
show a decrease in
blood count.”
—REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO
Relatives and friends at home of elderly couple murdered last
Tuesday in Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
Former Gujarat CM, the late Keshubhai Patel.
Keshubhai awarded Padma
Bhushan posthumously
OVERALL PICTURE
Exercise is as much a mental
thing as a physical one, one has
to have the urge to be physically
fit before taking the first step.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Raghu Sharma takes feedback on Cong membership drive
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Gujarat
Pradesh Congress
Committee members
held a virtual meet-
ing with state in-
charge Dr Raghu
Sharma on Monday
regarding the ongo-
ing membership
drive of the party.
It had been decided
earlier that the party
will enroll at least
one crore mem-
bers in Guja-
rat. Sharma
took feed-
b a c k
f r o m
the core committee mem-
bers regarding the drive.
“As the election for the
state Assembly is next
year, the party is very fo-
cused and is on track to
perform better than 2017.
Current focus is to
strengthen the party base
and prepare booth level
workers. Parallel to this,
the top leaders have been
asked to prepare a road
map for agitations and
protest on behalf of pub-
lic,” said a source privy to
the developments.
The source further stat-
ed that earlier many lead-
ers used to feel that Con-
gress was an orphan in
Gujarat without a connect
with the high command in
Delhi and without a state
incharge. “Specially after
the death of Ahmed Patel,
the party was feeling a
vacuum. But now with the
appointment of Dr Raghu
Sharma as party incharge,
everyone is enthusiastic
and there is a positive at-
mosphere in the cadre,”
said a leader. Dr Raghu
has already started forg-
ing a bond with the party
workers and local leaders.
It is to be noted that this
week, the party has sched-
uled a Chintan Shivir, in
which Rahul Gandhi has
been invited.
Amit Chavda
Dr Raghu Sharma

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born and
brought up in
London and your
Mom belongs to
Jaipur
, how deep
is your connec-
tion to Jaipur and why?
A:IhavebeenclosetoIndia
since a very young age,
my parents have always
given me knowledge
about our culture and
traditions. And I love In-
dia.Ihaveaspecialheart
forpeopleherethatdon’t
havemoney
,help,orsup-
port, so I do my bit.
Q:How different is the
world of Fashion and
modelling in London
as compared to India
as you have experi-
enced both?
A: The modelling industry
in London is different
from India’s in many
ways. I feel India puts in
alotof effortandtimein
organising shows. In
contrast, London is very
fast, it’s direct shows.
Q: What are your plans
for the future?
A:My plans for the future
is all in gods hand, I re-
ally want to pursue my
careerinIndiaatamuch
higher level than ever. I
have a lot of plans to
help poor people, young
girls that aspire to be
models. I plan to have a
goshala for street ani-
mals and rescue them.
Q: Biggest dream that you
wish to achieve?
A:My dream is to have a
name in India and be
recognised as a success-
ful model on a global
level, I want to work
with top designers,
many established
brandsandwithrespect-
edpeopleintheindustry
.
Q: What was your first
major breakthrough
in the fashion world?
A: I don’t think I can name
oneasthere’sbeenmany
,
and each of these
achievements have been
an important part of my
career, I worked for the
worlds biggest Asian
bridal magazine the
very first time I entered
the modelling world,
from working with top
designers, having my
banners all over under-
ground stations in Lon-
dontoalsoworkingwith
celebrities and being
featuredinmusicvideos
it’s all been a blessing.
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BRAVE
SPIRIT
BRAVE
SPIRIT
CITY FIRST IN CONVERSATION WITH AN
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PRIYA AGARWAL, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A major
purchase may
make a dent in
your savings,
but will help
in keeping up
with the flow
.Speculation may
not be profitable
and you can very well burn your fingers.
Some of you may get hard pressed to
find a good match for someone eligible in
the family.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A lot of time
may be wasted
in socialising,
but you will love
every moment
of it. You will
succeed in
surmounting the
odds to get a
stalled job back on the tracks. Something
concerning property will work out in your
favour. A romantic outing is on the cards
and promises much fun and frolic.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Homemakers can
exceed budget
in doing up
their homes. An
old friend or a
relative is likely
to pay you a visit.
You succeed
in putting an
ambitious project on the tracks and cross
all hurdles in making it a success. Love
beckons and promises to give immense
joy and fulfillment.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Sticking to
workout routine
may benefit you
on the health
front. Meeting
relatives at a
marriage or party
cannot be ruled
out. Support from
the family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit.
A passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A profitable day
for entrepreneurs
is envisaged.
You may be
played upon
for spending
on someone
else’s needs
and desires.
Homemakers are likely to enjoy the day
in the company of neighbors and friends.
Fatigue threatens in a long journey, but
adequate breaks will keep you going.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
A rethink is in
order for those
going in for a
heavy investment.
Recovering a
loaned amount
from someone
will not pose
much difficulty.
You will manage to defuse tensions
prevailing at home. A work trip is on the
cards for some. You manage to weave
your magic on the one you love.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
It is one of those
days when you
will feel satisfied
with whatever
you do social
front. Those
seeking love may
not get lucky, but
persistence will
pay! A friend can touch a sensitive nerve
and get you all upset. A job switch needs
to be considered taking all aspects into
consideration.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will manage
to ignore distrac-
tions at work to
complete a pend-
ing task in time.
Job prospects for
those freshly out
of professional
institutes are
set to brighten up soon. Those not in a
stable job can expect permanency. Health
will be satisfactory, as you remain regular
in workouts.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Satisfaction is
foreseen for the
image conscious
people trying to
achieve perfect
figure and
physique. Your
efforts on the
academic front
will keep you in contention. You are likely
to spend an enjoyable time with a close
relation today. Your helping hand to
someone will be greatly appreciated.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Spirituality will
have a special
allure for you.
Your innovative
ideas on the
professional front
are likely to be
well received.
Good health will
keep you fit and energetic. You are likely
to expand your social circle. You are likely
to get immense fulfillment in your current
romantic relationship.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Financial worries
evaporate as
new avenues of
earning open up.
You will put in
extra efforts to
complete a task
entrusted to you.
Your academic
aspirations may take some time to get
realised. A contentious property issue
may not show any signs of getting sorted
out, so have a backup plan ready.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Homemakers
will get a chance
to implement
their ideas. You
are likely to be
recognised for
your efforts on
the professional
front. Chance of
a raise is possible for some. Timely and
correct decision will help you in saving a
lot of money. You will be able to de-stress
yourself completely today.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
s a beautiful girl and
her boyfriend walk
hand-in-hand, you
might be impressed
with how close they
seem. But if you
look a little closer,
you would see that something
is terribly wrong with the hy-
pothetical couple.
She is wearing long sleeves
on a humid day (to hide the
bruises on her arms where
he squeezed her when he was
angry). She also has stopped
curling her long blonde hair
and now wears it in a simple
ponytail. (Her boyfriend tells
her she looks better this way,
but really he doesn’t want
her long, golden hair to at-
tract attention at school.)
When her phone vibrates
with an incoming text mes-
sage, he grabs it from her and
reads it. (He has all her pass-
words and monitors all her
communication, even the
messages from her parents.)
Eventually, her friends give
up and stop calling and tex-
ting. In return, she feels
alone, isolated, and confined.
Still, she doesn’t know what
to do and no one is around to
help her. She is trapped in an
abusive and controlling rela-
tionship called Adolescent
dating violence.
To overcome and get out of
such a relationship City First
brings you in conversation
with Dr Ishina Choudhary
CBT Therapist, Psychologist,
she says Adolescent dating
violence is a serious public
health problem. Dating vio-
lence is also a children’s
rights issue because it vio-
lates youths’ right to safe and
healthy development.
Adolescent dating violence
is the experience of physical,
sexual and/or psychological
aggression in romantic and
sexual relationships between
the ages of 11 and 18. It is
very important that caregiv-
ers, educators and other
adults who work with youth
understand dating violence.
Most teenagers do not experi-
ence physical aggression
when they date. However, for
one in 10 teens, abuse is a
very real part of dating rela-
tionships, says Dr Ishina
Choudhary
.
END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS
When it comes to preventing
teen dating violence, the ulti-
mate goal is to stop the vio-
lence before it even begins.
As a result, the most effective
prevention begins by educat-
ing preteens and young teens
about how to form healthy
relationships with others. It
also involves teaching them
important life skills like as-
sertiveness and solid com-
munication skills. They also
should learn how to disagree
with others in a healthy and
respectful way
.
 Say they are being protective
of you, but in reality they are
controlling and manipulative
 Play games with you, including
ignoring you and then acting like
nothing happened
 Act differently in front of your
friends and family and try to
make you look like the ‘crazy
one’
 Are verbally, sexually, and emo-
tionally abusive
 Speak poorly about your friends
and family members
PREVENTIONS
It can be painful to watch a
friend be abused by their ro-
mantic partner and not know
what to do. Abuse is an ex-
tremely difficult subject to
discuss with a friend, but
teens need to realize that re-
maining silent when some-
one they care about is being
hurt does not fix the situa-
tion, says Dr. Ishina. They
may not be able to force their
friend to leave the relation-
ship, but they can offer emo-
tional support or convince
their friend to get profession-
al help. Make sure your teen
knows what to do when they
witness someone being bul-
lied or abused.
 Become a Trusted Information
Source
 Discuss the Good and the Bad
About Relationships
 Teach Teens to Be Assertive
 Talk About Healthy and Un-
healthy Behaviors
 Create a “No Secrets” Policy
Adolescent Dating Violence
SHIVANI
SHRIVASTAVA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A
LOVE
LOVE
IS NOT
IS NOT
ABUSE
ABUSE
Dr Ishina Choudhary

I
n the 2010 film, Hisss,
Mallika Sherawat
played a shape-shift-
ing serpent who
avenges the death of
her mate. Eleven
years on, it’s a case
of role-
reversal as the actor
returns with anoth-
er horror thriller
Naagmati, which
sees her as a prin-
cess trying to
save her king-
dom from a
snake’s curse.
The project,
marking Tamil
film director
VC Vadivudai-
yan’s foray
into Bolly-
wood, will go
on floors to-
day at Karjat.
“Mallika is
playing her
first double
role,” states
the director,
e x p l a i n i n g
that Sher-
awat por-
trays a queen
and a royal
p r i n c e s s ,
both united
in their ef-
fort to save the
kingdom. —Agency
K
atrina Kaif and Vicky Kaush-
al had a private roka ceremo-
ny at director Kabir Khan’s
home in Mumbai on Diwali.
According to sources, Vicky and Kat-
rina travelled in different cars to
reach the venue to avoic pappa-
razzis. Earlier it was reported that
Kat and Vicky will be tying the knot
in December this year and their pre-
ferred venue will be at Six
Senses Fort resort in
Sawai Madhopur, Ra-
jasthan. Talking about
their private roka cer-
emony, Vicky was ac-
companied by his
brother Sunny
Kaushal and his
parents on the oc-
casion whereas,
Kat had her
sister Isa-
belle and
mom Su-
z a n n e
by her
side for
t h e i r
s p e c i a l
day
.
—Agency
A
ccording
to the re-
p o r t s ,
Rajkum-
mar Rao and Pa-
tralekha are
soon going to tie
the knot. It is
said that it is go-
ing to happen in a
three-day ceremony on
November 10, 11 and 12.
They are going to exchange
vows in a traditional cere-
mony in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The duo who met on the sets of
their 2014 film Citylights has
been inseparable since then as
they have been living together. The
couple often shares mushy pictures
with each other as they enjoy vacations
in different parts of the world. —Agency
ETC
11
BIG B’S
BIG B’S
GLORIOUS
GLORIOUS
52 YEARS
52 YEARS
mitabh Bachchan is one
of the biggest stars in the
history of Indian cinema
and has been working in
Bollywood for the last 52
years. He marked his de-
but with a 1969 Black and
white film ‘Saat Hindustani’.
The film, written and directed
by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, re-
volves around the heroic sto-
ry of seven Indians who tried
to liberate Goa from the Por-
tuguese colonial rul-
ers. Saat Hindustani
won several National
Awards and turned
out to be a wonderful
stepping stone for Mr.
Bachchan. On Sun-
day, the superstar
took to Instagram
and shared a throw-
back PIC of his char-
acter. —Agency
A
ctors Varun
Dhawan and
Kiara Advani
on Sunday said
they have finished
shooting for the lat-
est schedule of their
upcoming film
“JugJuggJeeyo”.
The duo took
to Instagram
and posted a
picture from
the film’s set.
Theybeganfilm-
ing its latest
schedule in Au-
gust. “Looking
forward to the final
schedule as we wrap
this one!” Dhawan and
Advani wrote. The duo
tagged other cast mem-
bers, Anil Kapoor, Nee-
tu Kapoor, Maniesh
Paul and Prajakta Koli
and wrote, “missing
the family.” Backed by
Karan Johar’s Dharma
Productions, the fami-
ly comedy-drama is di-
rected by Raj Mehta,
who made his directo-
rial debut in 2019 with
the hit comedy “Good
Newwz”. —Agency
WONDER
WOMAN
3
I
t was recently confirmed
by director Patty Jen-
kins that Wonder Wom-
an 3 is in the works and
will have Gal Gadot repris-
ing her role. Gal in a recent
interaction opened up
about being excited to
work on the upcoming
film and also how it re-
mains special for her
with OG Wonder Wom-
an, Lynda Carter’s ad-
dition to it. Revealing
how Lynda Carter has
been her mentor, Gal
said, “First of all,
Lynda has mentored
me from the very
first moment that I
got cast as Wonder
Woman. She was al-
ways there, talking to
me, giving me tips and
everything.” —Agency
A
...her post
Gal Gadot
Amitabh Bachchan
...his post
Katrina Kaif
Mallika Sherawat
Salma Hayek
Mallika is
BACK
HOW!
Rajkummar Rao
and Patralekha
Kiara Varun’s
upcoming
Kiara Advani
A
ctress Salma Hayek has signed up with Marvel for ‘mul-
tiple’ movies. The 55-year-old actress, who makes her
Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Ajak in ‘Eternals’,
has confirmed she could reprise the role in future block-
busters but said there’s no guarantee. Appearing on Smallzy’s
‘Celebrity Small Talk’, Salma said, “I did sign multiple movie
deals... That doesn’t mean they’re going to put me in it.” Hayek
has also learned to cope with Marvel’s passionate fanbase even
though they “terrified” her at first. —Agency
Deal
Signed
Now!
Wedding
in Pink
City?
#KATVI
rokafied?

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
he Indri Indian
Open polo
championship
concluded in
Delhi on Sun-
day, with the
Sahara Warri-
ors bagging the win-
ning title after scoring
10 goals against the Jin-
dal Panthers, who
scored five goals in a
six-chukker match. The
tournament, organised
by the Piccadily Group,
was held in the national
capital’s Jaipur Polo
Ground. The match was
played in the presence
of Chief Guest Venod
Sharma, former Union
Minister.
While speaking to
The Daily Guardian,
Venod Sharma said, “It
was an interesting
match and both the
teams played really well
and as in sports the best
team always wins. I am
delighted to be a part of
this fantastic game.”
Other eminent guests
present on the ground
were MP and eminent
lawyer Vivek Tankha,
Israeli Ambassador
Naor Gilon, and Manag-
ing Director and found-
er of ITV Network, Kar-
tikeya Sharma,
amongst a host of other
industrialists and polo
fans present at the
Jaipur Polo Ground.
The final match was
inaugurated by a Mem-
ber of Parliament and
notable lawyer, Vivek
Tankha.
Sahara Warriors won
the Indian Open polo
title for the fourth time,
where its Capitan and
Prince of Jaipur, Sawai
Padmanabh Singh (Pa-
cho, as he is known in
polo circles) won the
most valuable player of
the match award after
he scored over five goals
in the final match.
The final match be-
tween the Jindal Pan-
thers and the Sahara
Warriors began at
around 3 PM on Sunday
,
with the Jaipur Polo
ground filled with spec-
tators and polo fans
cheeringforbothteams.
The match was a nail-
biter in the first half
when both teams were
going head to head
against each other.
After the first chuk-
ker, both teams had one
goal each on the score-
board, and the match
went on a tightrope till
the second chukker. Af-
ter the second chukker,
the Sahara Warriors
pulled the match to its
side, by scoring three
goals, whereas the Jin-
dal Panthers were re-
stricted to three goals
till then. However, post
this, the match almost
went one-sided, with Sa-
hara Warriors exhibit-
ing a fantastic game for
themselves and restrict-
ing the Jindal Panthers
to just five goals till the
end of the sixth chuk-
ker, while the Sahara
Warriors scored 10
goals in total in the
game.
Naveen Jindal, cap-
tain and founder of the
Jindal Panthers team
said, “This was an
amazing game and I
have thoroughly en-
joyed it. The other team
was an all-professional
team. We started well,
but then they took a
lead and we could not
catch up. Sahara War-
riors dominated the
game since the begin-
ning and we are happy
they won. They de-
served to win today
.”
The winning team
was proud to hold the
winning trophy as it
was the 101 cup circu-
lated during the event.
POLO: HORSEBACK BALL GAME
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
T
CITY FIRST
T
heNazirHoosein
Memorial Drive
by Team Firefox
was flagged off
on Monday in Greater
Noida by the Chief of
Army Staff, General
MM Naravane, PVSM,
AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC.
The first car to be
flagged off was a retro-
fitted Mahindra Thar
driven by Col (Retd) SS
Sekhon. Mahindra Ad-
venture is the present-
ingpartnerof theevent.
The drive, a tribute to
the legendary motor-
sport pioneer Nazir
Hoosein, will see over
100 participants trace
the original route of the
1981 Himalayan Rally
.
A second, a similarly
retro-fitted car com-
memorating the origi-
nal Himalayan Rally
was driven by Surinder
Thatthi, Vice President
for Sport, FIA. Mahin-
dra has also provided 15
support vehicles for the
drive.
Bhalla, a former win-
ner along with Flory
Roothaert in the origi-
nal Himalayan Rally,
praised the care taken
to put together an event
that is a ' fitting tribute
to a man who revolu-
tionized motorsport in
this country
.
The organisers and
participants must be
commended equally, for
their zeal and determi-
nation to create this
event, he said. The
level of dedication and
hours it must have tak-
en to survey roads, cre-
ate easy to navigate
routes, and clear all per-
missions, especially in
a time when travel is
becoming a tough thing
to do, is hugely admira-
ble.
One of the toughest
parts of organising the
event was ensuring
firstly that all partici-
pants felt safe to attend
it. Secondly, the proto-
cols across different
states needed to be ne-
gotiated, but I'm proud
that everyone involved
with Team Firefox has
pulled together to get it
going.
NHMD has put in
place strict Covid-19
protocols for partici-
pants and support
crews alike, in what is a
first of its kind 'trave-
ling bio-bubble'. All par-
ticipants were required
to produce a negative
RT-PCR test regardless
of their vaccination sta-
tus, and only then al-
lowed for registration.
Additionally, partici-
pants will drive in
groups, sequestered to
ensure minimum con-
tact with those outside
of the event through the
day's journey. Preced-
ing the flag off, competi-
tors were briefed on the
specific driver as well
as safety protocols, fol-
lowed by a gala dinner.
cityfirstdel@firstindia.co.in
PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LEGEND
T
he clean beauty
movement is a
growing trend in
the skincare in-
dustry. In a nutshell,
clean beauty refers to
skin care products that
are ‘clean of harmful
ingredients’. It’s a rejec-
tion of conventional
beauty brands and their
use of possibly danger-
ous ingredients such as
Parabens, Synthetic
fragrances, Phthalates,
Artificial colours, etc.
Vanity Wagon was es-
tablished in 2018 keep-
ing in sight the direct
need for sustainable
beauty and a conscious
lifestyle.
The deteriorating
health of the planet and
extreme adverse effects
of the chemical-laden
products on the civiliza-
tion led the Founder,
Naina Ruhail to take up
an extensive RD to
study the exact situa-
tion in India. A few
months later, she come
up with Vanity Wagon-
a user-friendly online
space where she could
educate and introduce
people to the safest,
most effective, authen-
tic, and non-toxic beau-
ty and personal care
products. The market-
place currently offers
151 brands such as
Juicy Chemistry, caf-
feine, Mama Earth,
Blossom Kochhar Aro-
ma Magic, Minimalist,
and more. The found-
ing team of Vanity
Wagon includes Pra-
teek Ruhail, Naina Ru-
hail, and Sahil
Shrestha.
Recently, Vanity
Wagon has raised its
pre-series A round led
by Inflection Point ven-
tures, lotus herbals,
Venture catalysts, and
agility ventures. The
funds raised will be
used for further
strengthening the tech
platform, marketing,
brand building, team
expansion, and private
label acquisitions.
GROWING TRENDS
IN INDUSTRY
The official Twitter handle of Police Families Welfare Society (PFWS) tweeted about their
amazing assortment of spices on Monday that can enhance the mood of every food.
Handpicked, freshly ground, pure on quality packed hygienically by the Delhi Police
families, these spices can be purchased from Swayam stores located at Baba Kharak Singh
marg and New PHQ.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NITIKA PANJWANI
cityfirstdel@gmail.com
During the match
Ameeta Seth
Chitrangda and Vikramaditya Singh
Naveen Jindal with
Sameer Suhag
Kalyani Chawla and Chetan Seth
Charu Parashar with her husband Shalu and Naveen Jindal Uday Pratap Singh and Chandni Kumari Singh
Deepa Malik and Rajan Syal among other dignitaries during the event General MM Naravane flagging off the drive
Neelam Rudy with a guest
(from left): Daniel Otamendi, Padmanabh Singh, Parul Rai,
Vikram Rathore, Shameher Ali and Juan Cruz Losada
The winning team
—PHOTOS BY MANOJ KESHARWANI
—PHOTOS
BY
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
Naina Ruhail, Prateek Ruhail, Sahil Shrestha

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