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11 of 12 deceased identified; truck driver arrested
First India Bureau
Nashik: Police have ar-
rested the driver of the
truck involved in the
accident that left 12 bus
passengers dead and 43
injured in Nashik on
Saturday. Officials say
that the 12 dead includ-
ed eight men, a 15-year-
old boy, a woman and a
three-year-old girl. One
of the deceased is yet to
be identified, civil hos-
pital sources said on
Sunday
.
Police have arrested
the driver of the truck,
Ramji alias Lavkush
Jadhir Yadav, who fled
the spot after the acci-
dent, an official said on
Sunday
.
The deceased had
been travelling from
Yavatmal to Mumbai
in a luxury bus, which
caught fire after
colliding with the
trailer truck going to
Pune at an intersec-
tion near Mirchi Hotel
on Nashik-Aurangab-
ad highway.
Some of them were
charred, a police officer
had said, adding that
DNA tests will be con-
ducted to establish the
identity of the unknown
deceased.Acasewasreg-
istered under sections
304(A)(Causingdeathby
negligence ), 279 (Rash
driving or riding on a
public way) 336 (Act en-
dangering life or person-
al safety of others), 337 (
Causing hurt by an act
whichendangershuman
life, etc), 338 (Causing
grievous hurt by an act
whichendangershuman
life,), 427 (Mischief caus-
ing damage to others) of
the Indian Penal Code,
and sections 184, 134 (A)
(B) of Motor Vehicle Act.
Luxury bus had
caught fire after
collision with
truck on Saturday
Fire tenders at the incident site, at Nandor Naka, in Nashik on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
NASHIK BUS ACCIDENT
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
EAM TAKES
UP INDIAN
STUDENTS’
ISSUES WITH NZ
Wellington: EAM S Jaishankar on Sunday urged New
Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign
Minister Nanaia Mahuta to take a sympathetic view
on the difficulties faced by Indian students, who were
impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. P6
NEED FOR
GROWTH IN
TRADE WITH
INDIA: SL PM
Colombo: Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has
met top Indian executives and stressed the need for
further growth in bilateral trade and increase Indian
investments in new areas, where the techno knowhow
from the neighbouring country could be introduced.
RUSSIAN STRIKES ON UKRAINIAN CITY KILL 17
Kyiv: A Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight struck apartment buildings
and killed at least 17 people, an official said on Sunday. City council Secretary
Anatoliy Kurtev said the city was struck by rockets overnight, and that at least
five private houses were destroyed and around 40 were damaged.
SIX DIE DUE TO
ELECTROCUTION IN
UP’S BAHRAICH
Bahraich: Six people,
including five minors,
were killed and four
sustained burn injuries
after they came in contact
with a high-tension wire
here on Sunday. The
incident occurred around
4 am in Masupur village
in the Nanpara area when
the villagers were taking
out a procession.
STALIN ELECTED
UNOPPOSED AS
DMK CHIEF
Chennai: DMK stalwart
and Tamil Nadu CM MK
Stalin was elected as
party president at the
party’s general council
meeting here on Sunday.
In the newly constituted
general council, which
held its meeting here, the
DMK declared Stalin as
elected unopposed to the
top party post.
GUJARAT CONG MLA
ATTACKED BY BJP
WORKER; FIR FILED
Navsari: Congress MLA
Anant Patel was hurt after
he was attacked by a local
BJP functionary and his
supporters in Navsari,
police said on Sunday.
The incident took place
on Saturday evening and
FIR was registered at
Khergam police station in
the wee hours of Sunday in
which Patel accused BJP
leader Babu Ahir and his
supporters of attacking him.
NCPCR TO SEEK NIA
PROBE INTO DUMKA
GIRL’S KILLING
Ranchi: Apex child rights
body NCPCR will recommend
an investigation by the
NIA into the murder of the
class 12 girl in Jharkhand’s
Dumka who was set ablaze
as she spurned advances
by accused, its chairperson
Priyank Kanoongo said.
Kanoongo said that social
media campaigns funded by
Bangladesh organisations
were on to prove that the girl
was not a minor.
‘INDIA COULD GET A
CHUNK OF EU’S
EURO 300 BN FUND’
New Delhi: India could get
a chunk of the Euro 300
billion fund announced
by the European Union
under its Global Gateway
scheme aimed at expanding
connectivity including in the
Indo-Pacific region, French
Ambassador Emmanuel
Lenain said. The investment
plan for connectivity
projects is seen as a counter
to China’s ambitious Belt
and Road Initiative.
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Crucial
Crucial
‘GUJ BLESSED WITHOUT
LOOKING AT MY CASTE’
Earlier, we were unable to make even cycles in Gujarat;
now we are making cars and days are not far when we
will make aircraft in the state, says PM Narendra Modi
Modhera (Agencies):
In the run-up to the As-
sembly elections in his
home state Gujarat,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday
said the people of the
state have blessed him
for the last two decades
and voted for him irre-
spective of his caste.
Addressing a rally
here, Modi said, “Peo-
ple of Gujarat have
blessed me for the last
two decades without
looking at my caste,
without looking at my
political background.”
Before becoming the
prime minister, Modi
was the chief minister
of Gujarat between 2001
and 2014.
Assembly elections
in Gujarat are slated to
be held soon. The elec-
tions are crucial for the
ruling Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (BJP), which
aims to retain power in
PM Modi’s home state,
while the Congress
hopes for a win after re-
maining out of power
for 27 years in the state.
PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone dedicates development works at Modhera village in
Mehsana, on Sunday. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP President CR Patil are also seen.
PM DECLARES MODHERA AS INDIA’S
FIRST 24X7 SOLAR-POWERED VILLAGE
‘CONTEST IS FOR
CONG’S BETTERMENT’
‘RaGa WILL BE IN NEW
AVATAR POST YATRA’
Modhera (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday declared Modhera in Gujarat’s
Mehsana district as India’s first 24x7 solar-
powered village. Addressing a rally here after
that, Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun
temple, now it will also be known as solar-pow-
ered village. Making Modhera the country’s first
round-the-clock solar-powered village involved
developing a ground-mounted solar power plant
and more than 1,300 rooftop solar systems
on residential and government buildings, a
government release said. Assembly elections
in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat are
scheduled to be held by the end of this year.
Srinagar: Congress leader
Mallikarjun Kharge on Sun-
day said his contest with
Shashi Tharoor for the post
of party president was aimed
at putting forth their view-
points for the betterment of
the country and the party.
Turuvukere: Rahul Gandhi
has become a symbol of
“Bharat jodo” (unite India)
and will be seen in a new
avatar post the Congress’
pan-India march, senior
party leader Digvijaya Singh
on Sunday said.
PM GREETS THE NATION
ON VALMIKI JAYANTI
PM MODI GREETS PEOPLE
ON MILAD-UN-NABI
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on
Sunday greeted the nation on Val-
miki Jayanti. The Prime Minister
also shared a video of his thoughts
on Maharshi Valmiki.
On Milad-un-Nabi, PM tweeted:
“Best wishes on Milad-un-Nabi. May
this occasion further the spirit of
peace, togetherness and compas-
sion in our society. Eid Mubarak.”
To steal anklets, thieves
chop off woman’s feet
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Unidentified
miscreants chopped off
the feet of a woman,
said to be more than 100
years old, to steal the
silver anklets she was
wearing here on Sun-
day, police said.
The incident took
place in the Galta Gate
area in the morning.
The victim, Jamuna
Devi, a resident of Mee-
na Colony
, lives with her
daughter and grand-
daughter. The woman,
who is 108 years of age
according to her family
members, was dragged
out of her house by the
miscreants, who
chopped her feet off
with a sharp weapon,
stole the silver anklets
she was wearing and
fled the spot, Galta Gate
SHO Mukesh Kumar
Khardia said.
Mulayam
Singh Yadav
quite critical
Rahul resumes Karnataka leg of
Bharat Jodo Yatra from Tiptpur
Gurugram (ANI): For-
mer Uttar Pradesh CM
and Samajwadi Party
(SP) leader Mulayam
Singh Yadav is quite
critical to-
day and is
on life-sav-
ing drugs,
i n f o r m e d
Gurugram
hospital on Sunday
.
Dr Sanjeev Gupta,
Medical Director at
the Medanta Hospital
in Gurugram said that
the founder of the Sa-
majwadi Party is be-
ing treated in the in-
tensive care unit (ICU)
of the hospital by a
comprehensive team
of specialists.
Tiptur (ANI): Congress
MP Rahul Gandhi on
Sunday resumed the
Karnataka leg of
‘BharatJodoYatra’from
Tiptur in Tumkur dis-
trict which marked the
32nd day of the Yatra.
The march started at
6:45 am, informed Con-
gress leader Jairam
Ramesh. “Day 32 of
# B h a r at Jo d o Yat r a
started at 6.45 am. The
entire day will be spent
in the Tumkuru district
which contributes more
than 1/3rd of total coco-
nut production in Kar-
nataka. An interaction
with coconut farmers is
planned in the after-
noon”, Ramesh tweeted.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders during the ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ in Tumakuru, Karnataka, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Victim being taken to hospital
Uddhav-led Sena gives 3
choices for poll symbol
Mumbai (PTI): The Ud-
dhavThackeray-ledShiv
Sena faction has submit-
ted to the Election Com-
mission three options of
a trident, rising sun or
mashaal(burningtorch)
foritspollsymbol,sourc-
es said on Sunday
.
The poll panel had on
SaturdaybarredtheShiv
Sena factions led by for-
mer CM Thackeray and
present Maharashtra
CM Eknath Shinde from
using the party name
and its election symbol
‘bow arrow’ in the
Andheri East Assembly
bypoll on November 3.
In an interim order
over claims by the rival
factions for control of
the organisation, the
ECI asked them to sug-
gest by Monday three
different name choices
and also as many free
symbolsforallocationto
their respective groups.
MUSLIMS USE CONDOMS THE MOST, POPULATION
ON DECLINE: OWAISI ON RSS CHIEF’S REMARKS
‘SHINDE CAMP WILL
SUCCEED WHEN ECI
TAKES FINAL DECISION’
Hyderabad: The Muslim community uses family planning
tool, condom the most in order to maintain a gap between two
children, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed. He was
responding to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent population
imbalance remark. In his address at a public meeting here,
Owaisi said Bhagwat will not mention this, and he should keep
data before discussing population growths. P5
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy
CM Devendra Fadnavis on
Sunday said the Shiv Sena fac-
tion led by CM Eknath Shinde
will “succeed” when the Elec-
tion Commis-
sion of India
(ECI) takes a
final decision
on proprietary
over the party
name and elec-
tion symbol. Fadnavis said he
was not surprised at the ECI’s
interim decision on Saturday
barring the Shiv Sena factions
led by Thackeray and Shinde
from using the party name and
its election symbol ‘bow and
arrow’ in the to Andheri East
Assembly bypoll.
TUSSLE OVER ‘REAL’ SHIV SENA
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in
Kanpur for Sangh’s music camp
Kanpur (PTI): RSS
chief Mohan Bhagwat
reached Kanpur to at-
tend the first ‘Swar
Sangam Ghosh’ camp
of north India being
held here. Bhagwat
came here on Saturday
on a two-day visit. The
RSS chief addressed
the people of Valmiki
Samaj at Nanarao Park.
The five-day ‘Swar
Sangam Ghosh’ camp
(the annual musical
band camp of the Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh) had began on
Thursday at Deendayal
Upadhyaya Sanatan
Dharma Vidyalaya and
VSSD College, here.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat being felicitated during a programme
on Valmiki Jayanti, in Kanpur, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah with Assam
Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma (R) and
Union Home Secretary
Ajay Bhalla (L) offers
prayers during a visit to
the Kamkhya temple, in
Guwahati, on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
SHAH AT
KAMKHYA
TEMPLE!
—PHOTO BY PTI
Uddhav Thackeray

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Uddhav Thackeray faction terms ECI’s
Sena poll symbol order as ‘injustice’
‘Thackeray faction
not weak or down’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Nation-
alist Congress Party
(NCP) on Sunday
termed the Election
Commission of In-
dia’s order on the use
of the Shiv Sena par-
ty name and election
symbol in an upcom-
ing Assembly bypoll
as “surprising”. How-
ever, the party said
that it did not mean
the Uddhav Thacker-
ay-led group was
weak or demoralized.
Speaking to report-
ers in Mumbai, NCP
Chief Spokesperson,
Mahesh Tapase, said
the ECI’s decision to
freeze the Shiv Sena
symbol and party name
is surprising and pain-
ful. But, it is not the fi-
nal decision of the
Commission.
“The Eknath Shinde-
led (Sena) camp is not
even contesting the by-
election, still the use of
the party name and
symbol was restricted.
The freezing of the
symbol does not mean
the (Thackeray-led)
Sena workers have be-
come weak or are de-
moralised. The Shiv
Sena (Thackeray fac-
tion) along with the
NCP and Congress will
give a tough fight to the
BJP,” he said.
“This election will be
a one-on-one contest as
the BJP has fielded its
candidate against the
Uddhav Thackeray
camp’s nominee,” he
said.
The ECI on Saturday
barred the Shiv Sena
factions led by former
chief minister Uddhav
Thackeray and current
CM Eknath Shinde
from using the party
name and its election
symbol in the Andheri
East Assembly bypoll.
Mumbai cops lodge FIR over 4.5K
‘fake’ affidavits filed before ECI
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mum-
bai police have regis-
tered an FIR against
unidentified persons
on charges of cheat-
ing and forgery after
recovering more than
4,500 affidavits being
prepared in support
of the Uddhav Thack-
eray-led Shiv Sena
faction.
Former Thane Mayor
Naresh Mhaske, who is
the spokesperson of the
other Sena faction led
by Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde, in a
video message claimed
the Mumbai police have
found 4,682 “fake” affi-
davits and registered a
criminal case against
unidentified persons
based on a complaint.
He thanked the police
and criticized the
Thackeray-led faction
over the alleged mal-
practice for the submis-
sion of affidavits before
the Election Commis-
sion of India (ECI), in
the wake of a dispute
with the Shinde faction
over the party’s bow
and arrow poll symbol.
“It is my allegation
that these false and fake
affidavits of Shiv
sainiks had been pre-
pared for filing before
the Election Commis-
sion,” he said.
Mhaske claimed all
this was happening un-
der the guidance of ‘Ma-
toshree’.
‘Matoshree’ is the pri-
vate residence of for-
mer chief minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray in sub-
urban Bandra.
According to a police
official,thecasewasreg-
istered at Nirmal Nagar
policestationinMumbai
on Saturday under Indi-
an Penal Code (IPC) sec-
tions 420 (cheating) and
465 (forgery) after they
recovered the affidavits
from a notary wherein
important details like
Aadhaar cards of the
Shiv Sena supporters
were attached.
The FIR stated that
the complainant had
gone to a Bandra court
and found two persons
with heaps of affidavits
with them affixing the
notary seal and stamp
on it. The police seized
all the affidavits and
registered the offence
against unidentified
persons, it said.
According to an offi-
cial from the police sta-
tion, we will call those
peopleandverifywheth-
er they had got the affi-
davits prepared in sup-
port of the Thackeray
faction, and if they had
any idea about the affi-
davits prepared in their
names, he said.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Uddhav
Thackeray-led Shiv
Sena on Saturday
termed the Election
Commission of In-
dia’s order barring
both the Thackeray
and Eknath Shinde
factions from using
the party name and
election symbol in
the coming Andheri
East Assembly bypoll
as “injustice”.
On the other hand,
the group led by Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de, termed the ECI or-
der appropriate.
The poll body should
have holistically taken
a decision rather than
passing an interim de-
cision for the bypoll,
said Ambadas Danve,
Leader of the Opposi-
tion in Maharashtra
Legislative Council, a
Thackeray loyalist.
“This is injustice,”
he said.
Shiv Sena leader and
former minister Aadi-
tya Thackeray on Sat-
urday lashed out at the
rebel Sena leaders after
the ECI order.
“Khokewale traitors
committed this shame-
less and vile act of
freezing the name Shiv
Sena and symbol”, he
tweeted, adding that the
people of Maharashtra
would not tolerate it.
“We will fight and
win. We are on the side
of the truth. Satyamev
Jayate!” he said in the
Marathi tweet.
On his Instagram
page, Aaditya posted
Harivansh Rai Bach-
chan’s famous poem
‘Agnipath’.
Aaditya and other
leaders of the Uddhav
Thackeray faction have
been accusing the re-
bels led by CM Shinde
of committing treach-
ery for the lure of
“khoke” or boxes of
cash. The November 03
bypoll to the Andheri
East constituency in
suburban Mumbai is
the first electoral test
for the Thackeray
group after the split in
the party in June this
year, leading to the fall
of the Uddhav Thacker-
ay-led government.
Chandrakant Khaire,
former MP and another
leader from the Thack-
eray camp, attacked the
rival faction led by
Shinde and said who-
ever has done this can-
not undo the “sin” they
have committed.
Prataprao Jadhav, an
MP from the Shinde
camp, said the ECI has
taken the right deci-
sion. Uddhav Thacker-
ay discarded the ideol-
ogy of Sena founder
Bal Thackeray and
formed an alliance
with the Congress and
Nationalist Congress
Party, he said.
The interim order
came on Saturday on
the Shinde faction’s re-
quest seeking it be al-
located the symbol as
the Andheri East As-
sembly bypoll is set to
be held in November.
“The Commis-
sion is duty
bound to ensure
that all electoral steps of
the bye-election are free
of any confusion and
contradiction and thus
its next step is necessari-
ly agnostic to the possi-
bility of either of the fac-
tions participating in
the poll.”
—ECI interim order
Aaditya Thackeray slams rebel faction MLAs for ‘freezing party name’, vows to ‘fight and win’
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray —FILE PHOTO
TThe rival factions
had approached the
Commission after the
split in the Shiv Sena
ranks in June, claim-
ing to be the ‘real’ Shiv
Sena. The Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP), an ally
of the Shinde faction,
has decided to field
Murji Patel, a councillor
in the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation,
for the bypoll neces-
sitated due to the death
of incumbent Sena MLA
Ramesh Latke. The
Congress and the NCP
have decided to support
the late Latke’s wife
Rujuta, the candidate of
the Thackeray faction
of the Shiv Sena, their
coalition partner in
the Maharashtra Vikas
Aghadi (MVA).
PARTY BATTLE
Knowledgewithoutnarrativeattached:Puneinstitute’smotto
Sandip Kolhatkar
Pune: A city-based in-
stitute is offering on-
line courses on In-
dia’s rich heritage
and knowledge sys-
tem with an aim to
provide authentic in-
formation to people
without any narra-
tive attached to it.
Topics like religion,
literature, philosophy,
governance and policy
making, astronomy,
mathematics, sciences,
medicine, art, architec-
ture, history and cul-
ture are covered as part
of the courses offered
by the Bhandarkar Ori-
ental Research Insti-
tute (BORI), through its
online learning plat-
form ‘Bharat Vidya’.
“When these topics
are taught in schools
and colleges, only the
given syllabus is taught
and a large part of the
topic remains unex-
plored. So, the idea is to
provide expertise and
resourcestoeducational
institutes,” said Chin-
may Bhandari, Coordi-
nator,DigitalInitiatives.
The online learning
platform is getting a
good response as people
from different walks of
life are enrolling them-
selves in its courses,
said officials.
The institute
launched its online
learning platform re-
cently to take this
treasure trove of
knowledge to people
across the country and
globe. The platform of-
fers free as well as sub-
scription-based re-
sources and courses on
India’s rich civiliza-
tional heritage and In-
dian knowledge sys-
tem, said Bhupal Pat-
wardhan, Executive
Chairman of BORI.
Set up in 1917 for In-
dology and Asian stud-
ies, BORI is home to
more than 28,000 manu-
scripts and 1.53 lakh
rare books. Bhandari
said that BORI has
been working on the
digitization of manu-
scripts and books for
the last few years.
“In 2019, we started
our digital library, and
to complement it we
thought of creating a
parallel learning plat-
form where people with
diverse interests can
explore the resources
available with the insti-
tute and interact with
each other,” he said.
Among the subscrib-
ers, Bhandari said, the
largest demographic
was persons between 25
and 40 years old, mostly
working professionals,
trainers, coaches, engi-
neers, professors and
doctors.—PTI
CULTURAL STUDIES
Through its online learning platform
‘Bharat Vidya’, Bhandarkar Oriental
Research Institute offers free as well
as subscription-based resources
Courses on Indian heritage are offered at BORI. —FILE PHOTO
NCP Spokesperson Mahesh
Tapase —FILE PHOTO
RaGa should think before speaking
against Savarkar: Manisha Kayande
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Condemn-
ing former Congress
President Rahul Gan-
dhi’s remark against
activist Vinayak Sa-
varkar, Shiv Sena
leader Manisha Kay-
ande on Sunday said
that he “should
think” before making
such statements.
Gandhi said at a rally
in Karnataka that Sa-
varkar used to work for
the British during the
freedom struggle and
that he used to get mon-
ey for it.
“RahulGandhishould
think before speaking
against Savarkar. We
prohibit his statement,”
said Kayande.
HOWZZAT!
Specially-abled persons in action at a wheelchair cricket match at Mumbai University’s
sports complex in Santacruz area of Mumbai on Sunday. The game was organized by NGO
Trinayani to create awareness about specially-abled people. —PHOTO BY ANI
Shinde faction claims they were prepared in support of Uddhav-led Sena group
Mumbai (PTI): Po-
lice on Sunday
filed a First Infor-
mation Report
(FIR) against Shiv
Sena leader Chan-
drakant Khaire in
Aurangabad city
for allegedly mak-
ing objectionable
remarks against
state Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde.
The case was reg-
istered at Satara po-
lice station in Au-
rangabad based on a
complaint lodged by
Rajendra Janjal, the
district unit chief of
the Shiv Sena (Shin-
de faction).
Khaire, a former
MP from the Au-
rangabad Lok Sabha
constituency, is a
loyalist of Uddhav
Thackeray, who
heads another fac-
tion of the Shiv
Sena.
The FIR said that
Khaire had made ob-
jectionable com
ments against CM
Shinde while speak-
ing to media persons.
In his interview with
a regional news
channel, Khaire said
that had Shinde’s
mentor and late Shiv
Sena leader Anand
Dighe been alive, he
would have thrashed
Shinde after hanging
him upside down for
being a traitor. He re-
ferred to his recent
rebellion in Maha-
rashtra.
FIR AGAINST KHAIRE FOR
‘OBJECTIONABLE’ REMARK
Shiv Sena’s Chandrakant
Khaire —FILE PHOTO
Rahul Gandhi is touring the country as part of Congress’ ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ —PHOTO BY ANI

MAHARASHTRA
03
With this, total protected mangroves Raigad’s Uran swells to more than 2,200 ha
Maha forest department to
take over 195 ha mangroves
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Forest
Department will take
over as much as 195
hectares of mangroves
currently under the
revenue department’s
jurisdiction in Uran in
Raigad district for bet-
ter conservation, as
per a Bombay High
Court judgement to
treat the sea plants as
protected forest, offi-
cials said.
A gazette order dated
September 28 facilitates
the fresh transfer of 195
hectares of mangroves
in 17 villages of Uran
Taluka of Raigad dis-
trict under Section 4 of
the Indian Forest Act.
“With this, the total
area of mangroves to
be conserved in Uran
swells to over 2,200 hec-
tares – equal to the area
of about 220 Azad
Maidans,” Uran Range
Forest Officer Na-
thuram Kokare said.
Welcoming the pro-
cess, NatConnect Foun-
dation director BN Ku-
mar said the man-
groves under the Navi
Mumbai Special Eco-
nomic Zone (NMSEZ)—
of which CIDCO is a
26% stakeholder—are
yet to be taken into ac-
count. “The delay in
transferring these sea
plants is giving an op-
portunity for rampant
destruction,” he said,
adding “Most of the
1,250 hectares of NM-
SEZ is either a man-
grove zone or under
wetlands.”
Earlier, the Revenue
Department handed
over 25 hectares to the
Forest Department in
2015 and notification
was issued for transfer-
ring 42 hectares in Feb-
ruary this year and
1,100 hectares in July,
officials said. In addi-
tion, Jawaharlal Nehru
Port Trust (JNPT)
handed over 814 hec-
tares of mangroves.
Officials said as
much as 300 hectares of
mangroves, grown
mostly on unirrigated
farmlands, are yet to be
taken into account by
CIDCO as they are all
under dispute with the
local farmers.
Meanwhile, Nanda-
kumar Pawar of Sagar-
shakti, the marine divi-
sion of Vanashakti,
said JNPT also has
kept about 100 hectares
of mangroves with it.
This must be handed
over to the Forest De-
partment, he said.
All six coastal districts of Maharashtra are home to mangroves. —FILE PHOTO
In March, the Bombay
High Court allowed
Tata Power Co. Ltd to
remove 477 man-
groves to construct a
5km transmission line
to augment electric-
ity supply Mumbai,
on the condition that
the company planted
5,000 mangrove sap-
lings, as suggested by
the Bombay Natural
History Society in its
environment impact
assessment report.
ONGOING
EFFORTS
1 killed, 2 injured in
blast at power plant
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: One
person was killed
and two others were
injured after a ma-
jor blast occurred at
the Uran Combined
Cycle Thermal Pow-
er Plant in Navi
Mumbai on Sunday.
Prima facie, a boil-
er pump exploded at
the gas turbine power
station of Mahagenco
(Maharashtra Power
Generation Compa-
ny) in Uran, about
48km from Mumbai,
which triggered a fire
at around 4:15 PM, an
official said.
As per the prelimi-
nary information, ini-
tially three persons—
technician Kundan
Patil, worker Vishnu
Pail, and junior engi-
neer Vivek Dhu-
male—were injured
in the explosion and
were taken to the Na-
tional Burns Hospital
in Airoli. Investigat-
ing Officer Suhas
Chauhan informed
that Dhumale suc-
cumbed to his inju-
ries en route to the
hospital. The authori-
ties have launched an
investigation into the
explosion, the reason
for which is yet to be
ascertained.
Efforts are on to
control the gas leak,
officials said.
The Uran Com-
bined Cycle Thermal
Power Plant is a
672MW gas fired pow-
er power generation
plant owned by Maha-
rashtra State Power
Generation with a
stake of 100%.
Authorities are investigating the explosion. —PHOTO BY ANI
Prima facie,
a boiler
pump
exploded at
the gas
turbine power
station,
officials said
Efforts are on to
control the gas
leak, officials
BMC mulling online booking for entry to Byculla zoo
First India Bureau
Mumbai: To reduce
large crowds at ticket-
ing counters outside
Veermata Jijabai
Bhosale Udyan, the
BrihanMumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation is
planning to begin on-
line bookings for en-
try into the premises.
Popularly known as
Rani Baug or Byculla
zoo, average footfall at
the zoo on weekdays is
about 3,000, while on the
weekends it increases
three fold to 9,000. Ac-
cording to BMC offi-
cials, during vacation
time, the average num-
ber of daily visitors in-
creases further to about
12,000—adding to the
municipal body’s reve-
nue. This past Dussehra
holiday, the zoo had a
record number of 30,000
visitors in the last four
days of Dussehra—Oc-
tober 02-05—and earned
revenue of Rs11.88 lakh.
Although the zoo is
closed on Wednesdays,
it was kept open as it
was Dussehra, and
hence a holiday
. The zoo
recorded 5,876 visitors
throughout the day,
while 16,734 visitors
were recorded on Octo-
ber 02. The zoo charges
entry fees at Rs25 for
children, Rs50 for
adults, but Rs100 for a
family of four. The big-
gest crowd-puller at the
zoo are the nine pen-
guins—three males,
four females and two
penguin chicks born in
May and August 2021.
Before the penguins
were added to the zoo,
the entry fee was Rs5.
One of the most popu-
lar destinations for fam-
ilies, the zoo was closed
in March 2020, when the
first lockdown was an-
nounced. Although it
opened to the public in
February 2021, it was
closed again in April
2021 due to the increas-
ing number of COV-
ID-19 cases in Mumbai
during the second wave.
Data showed that
since the reopening in
November 2021, the
post-pandemic number
of visitors to the zoo
doubled when com-
pared to before. In the 10
months between No-
vember 2021 and August
2022, the zoo recorded
17.22 lakhs of visitors
and earned more than
Rs6 crore in revenue.
GOING DIGITAL
The municipal body is trying to
decrease crowd at ticketing
counter outside the popular zoo
The biggest crowd-puller at the zoo are the nine Humboldt penguins
—three males, four females and two chicks. —FILE PHOTO
HOLIDAY BONANZA
DATE VISITORS REVENUE (IN `)
0CT 02 16,734 6,57,090
0CT 03 3,479 1,46,625
OCT 04 3,732 1,40,540
OCT 05 5,876 2,44,100
Maha sees 455 new
nCoV cases, 0 deaths
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state on
Sunday recorded 455
COVID-19 cases,
which took the tally to
81,24,754, while the
death toll remained
unchangedat1,48,357,
an official from Maha-
rashtra’s health de-
partment stated.
The recovery count
increased by 356 in the
last 24 hours to touch
79,74,031, leaving the
state with an active case-
load of 2,366, he said.
State health department
data put the recovery
rate at 98.14% and the
fatality rate at 1.82%.
So far, 8,49,52,601
COVID-19 tests have
been conducted in the
state, including 17,944 in
the last 24 hours, offi-
cials data revealed.
Of the new cases reg-
istered on Sunday
, Mum-
bai accounted for 172,
while Thane saw 59.
With this, the tally of
infections in the state
capital rose to 11,51,342,
an official from the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation(BMC)said.
That in Thane is now
7,45,393.
MACT dismisses accident claims by 2 brothers
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Thane
Motor Accident
Claims Tribunal
(MACT) has dismissed
“‘false and frivolous”
accident claims filed
by two brothers and
ordered action against
a tempo driver and
two policemen who as-
sisted the petitioners
in filing the claim.
In the October 06 or-
der made available on
Saturday, MACT mem-
ber HM Bhosale also im-
posed a penalty of
Rs3,000 each on the two
brothers,AvinashArjun
Chikhale and Devesh
Arjun Chikhale. The
brothers in their peti-
tionsaidthatonSeptem-
ber 1, 2017, they were
returninghomeinVirar
town from Sakhlewadi
on a motorcycle, when a
tempo coming from the
opposite direction
crashed into them at a
turn near Aptagaon in
Panvel. As a result, they
fellandsufferedinjuries
for which they were
treated. They claimed
compensation for the in-
juries and treatment.
The respondents in
the case were the owner
of the offending tempo,
which the petitioners
claimedtohavehitthem,
andthevehicle’sinsurer.
Thetempoownerdidnot
appear before the tribu-
nal, hence the matter
was decided ex-parte
against him.
The insurer contend-
ed that the FIR was
lodged 112 days after the
accident.Thepolicehave
not recorded statements
of independent witness-
es and the medico
legal
certificates relied on by
the petitioners do not
show that they were ad-
mitted soon after the ac-
cident. The disparity in
the time of accident and
admission in hospital
shows the tempo has
been “planted”, it said.
Two teenaged boys drown
in water-filled Thane quarry
Thane (PTI): Two boys
drowned in a water-
filled quarry in Dom-
bivli town of Thane
district on Sunday, a
civic official said.
The incident took
place at a quarry in
Bopar village in the af-
ternoon, when the boys
were riding a bicycle
and lost their balance
and fell in the water,
said Avinash Sawant,
chief of the regional
disaster management
cell (RDMC) of the
Thane Municipal Cor-
poration.
Initially
, other chil-
dren who were around
tried to save the duo, but
they soon raised an
alarm and the firemen
reachedthespot,hesaid.
Thebodiesof AyushMo-
han Gupta (14) and An-
kush Milind Kedare (13),
both residents of Ahire
village, were fished out
andsentforpost-mortem
to a government hospi-
tal, the official said.
A case of accidental
death has been regis-
tered in this regard, he
added.
GOING, GOING, GONE!
The Shree Siddhivinayak temple (Prabhadevi) Trust held an auction for the gold jewellery
and other items offered by devotees during the recent Ganpati festival, in Mumbai on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Maha on Sunday tested 17,944 persons for COVID-19.—FILE PHOTO
On Saturday, Maha-
rashtra had recorded
480 new cases and two
deaths, which took the
tally to 81,24,299 and
the toll to 1,48,357.
This was a considerable
rise from the 366 cases
registered on Friday,
which had also seen five
persons succumb to the
infection.
UPS DOWNS
The petitioners have not sustained inju-
ries as a result being rammed into by the
offending tempo. They fell down from the mo-
torcycle as Devesh lost control. Therefore, the pe-
titioners are not entitled for compensation and
the claim petitions deserve to be dismissed.
—HM Bhosale, MACT member

PERSPECTIVE
04
AFGHAN COMMUNITY RALLIES TO PROTEST
arrying signs
saying ‘Stop
Hazara Geno-
cide’ and ‘Let
us live,’ more
than a hundred protesters
gathered on Parliament
Hill Saturday to demand
action after several attacks
on the ethnic Hazara mi-
nority group in Afghani-
stan. The protest was or-
ganized after a recent sui-
cide bombing at a Shia ed-
ucational centre in a Haz-
ara neighbourhood in the
capital city of Kabul on
Sept 30. The United Na-
tions said at least 100 peo-
ple were wounded and
more than 50 people, most-
ly teenage girls, were
killed. The Hazara people
are an ethnic minority in
Afghanistan who are pre-
dominantly Shia Muslims.
They have been a frequent
target of violence.
“We want to raise our
voice to make people aware
that a crime is going on in
Afghanistan,” said Ahmad
Seyar Lalee, one of the or-
ganizers of Saturday’s pro-
test. Lalee said similar pro-
tests are also taking place
in the United States, the
United Kingdom and
across Canada in Toronto,
Vancouver and Calgary.
The protests are also a way
to urge officials with the
Canadian government to
recognize a “Hazara geno-
cide,” Lalee said, and take
preventative steps.
“We are asking them, as
Afghan-Canadian citizens,
to stand with us and stand
for justice in Afghanistan
and support us,” he added.
‘IT’S UNACCEPTABLE’
Goli Akbari, a member of
the Hazara community,
said she was heartbroken
to hear of the suicide
bombing. “It’s so hard as a
mother to see somebody’s
young kids go to school
and get killed. It’s unaccep-
table,” she said.
Akbari said she’s proud
to be both Afghan-Canadi-
an and Hazara. By attend-
ing the protest, she hoped
to spread awareness about
the situation in Afghani-
stan. “Please stop this,”
she urged. “Stop killing
our future generation.”
SOURCE: CBC NEWS, OTTAWA
Suicide bombing in Hazara
neighbourhood killed more
than 50. The protest was
organized with placards
saying ‘Stop Hazara
Genocide’ and ‘Let us
live,’ more than a
hundred protesters
gathered on Parliament
Hill to demand action
after the attacks on the
ethnic minority
C
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Happiness will only come to those who
appreciate the little things in life. Finding the
root of the problem and being satisfied with what
you have, will take you to the path of happiness.
—Buddha
Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda
There was a time, when the existence
itself of the State of Assam was in
danger. And we, the BJP leaders and
Karyakartas resisted the situation
with a slogan - ‘Delhi Ho ya Guwahati,
Apna Desh Apni Maati’.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Big day for Modhera as it takes a
giant leap towards harnessing solar
power. Modhera, which is associated
with the Sun Temple will also be
known for its strides in solar energy.
TOP TWEETS
he potential of digital in-
terventions in the field of
education in India is im-
mense: the market for on-
line education has grown
four times since 2019 to $3
billion. A KPMG assess-
ment showed that India is
the second largest market
for online education after
the US. With conducive
policies and initiatives of
the Government of India,
such as the National Edu-
cation Policy (NEP) 2020
and over 5000 EdTech start-
ups , the current education
environment is potent for
digital transformation.
Alongside this, learning
outcomes among school-
children show significant
scope for improvement.
The National Achieve-
ment Survey (NAS) of 2021
reported an average learn-
ing level of 59% in grade 3,
49% in grade 5, 42% in
grade 8 and 36% in grade
10. This indicates a decline
in learning levels with an
increase in grade level and
has far-reaching implica-
tions for young Indians’
readiness for the Fourth
Industrial Revolution.
Furthermore, the COV-
ID-19 pandemic has high-
lighted the digital divide
caused by disparate access
and affordability of tech
anddevicesvaryingacross
demographics.
ENHANCING
LEARNING AND
REDUCING INEQUITIES
While recognizing the
huge potential of technol-
ogy for enhancing learn-
ing, as well as the need to
reduce inequities in edu-
cational access for all girls
and boys, the Education
4.0 India initiative utilizes
digital and other technolo-
gies to address learning
gaps and make education
accessible to all.
A joint effort between
the World Economic Fo-
rum, UNICEF and Yu-
Waah (Generation Unlim-
ited in India) proposes so-
lutions that align with,
and augment and amplify,
India’s NEP 2020 and the
National Digital Educa-
tion Architecture of 2021.
India’s NEP 2020 aims to
improve the delivery of
quality education for all
learners, including
through digital means.
From revamping the edu-
cational structure to creat-
ing a robust digital learn-
ing system, the NEP 2020
is aligned with the goals of
21st-century education.
KEYS AREAS THAT
REQUIRE
INTERVENTION
The report identifies four
focus areas for interven-
tions: foundational litera-
cy and numeracy (FLN),
teachers’ capacity build-
ing, school-to-work transi-
tion and connecting the
unconnected. The inter-
ventions are categorised
under five building blocks,
namely: curriculum, con-
tent, capacity, community
and digital.
1. Foundational
literacy and numeracy
In FLN, a major gap identi-
fied is the lack of “byte-
sized” content in early
learning that can ignite a
child’s interest, as well as
engage parents who may
not be educated. Storytell-
ing, read-aloud and inter-
active content, flip books,
and the use of digital tools
can address these chal-
lenges. FLN solutions are
centred around the capa-
bility of the solution to
engage the home environ-
ment and the relevant fac-
tors viz parents, caregiv-
ers and community
.
2. Teachers’ capacity
building
Enhancing teachers’ ca-
pacity to deliver education
in newer formats is essen-
tial, as is their buy-in and
involvement in creating
and providing tech-ena-
bled curricula. To this
end, the report suggests
ways to strengthen teach-
ers’ capacity building – for
instance, by improving the
quality of teachers’ train-
ing, linking training with
career progression, and
involving teachers in de-
signing a holistic teach-
ers’ capacity building pro-
gramme.
3. School-to-work
transition
The third priority area,
school-to-work transition,
focuses on making stu-
dents job-ready in a rapid-
ly evolving employment
landscape. Nearly 85% of
Indian schools have yet to
implement vocational
courses as part of their
curriculum. This report
suggests interventions us-
ing digital and hybrid
models to upskill students
to find a good fit with avail-
able and emerging jobs.
4. Connecting the
unconnected
The global pandemic has
not only made digital
learning central to teach-
ing worldwide, but it has
also widened the digital
divide, leaving those with-
out devices and internet
connections further be-
hind. According to the
Unified District Informa-
tion System for Education
(UDISE) 2020-2021 survey,
only around 41.3% of
schools have access to
computers, and 24.5% had
access to the internet in
2020-2021. For the fourth
focus area, connecting the
unconnected, this report
categorizes schools based
on their access to digital
infrastructure.
TRANSFORMING THE
EDUCATION SECTOR
The Education 4.0 India
initiative builds on efforts
by the central and state
governments and leverag-
es their interventions. The
interventions recom-
mended by the initiative
can create tremendous im-
pact – from making educa-
tion more accessible and
inclusive to reducing drop-
out rates and improving
learning outcomes by us-
ing more adaptive learn-
ing systems and commu-
nity engagement.
The report presents a
roadmap to enhance In-
dia’s school education eco-
system and gives out a call
to action to all stakehold-
ers in the edtech space to
come together to trans-
form the sector.
SOURCE:WORLDECONOMICFORUM
The global Corona
pandemic has not
only made digital
learning central to
teaching worldwide,
but it has also
widened the digital
divide, leaving those
without devices and
internet connections
further behind.
According to the
Unified District
Information System
for Education
(UDISE) 2020-2021
survey, only around
41.3% of schools
have access to
computers, and
24.5% had access to
the internet in
2020-2021.
T
SHUBHANGI
PODDAR
The writer is Specialist, Strategic
Partners Professional Services
Industry, World Economic Forum
LALITA SACHDEVA
The writer is Partnerships Specialist,
UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa
Regional Office
FOUR INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN MAKE
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If we recognize the huge potential of technology for
enhancing learning, as well as the need to reduce
inequities in educational access for all girls and boys, the
Education 4.0 India initiative will utilize the digital and other
technologies to address learning gaps. India’s NEP 2020
aims to improve the delivery of quality education
for all learners, including through digital means.
From revamping the educational structure to
creating a robust digital learning system, the NEP
2020 is aligned with the goals of 21st-century
education. It emphasizes the development of the creative
potential of each child. The most important part of the plan
is managing shortcomings.

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INDIA
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has
said that non-matching DNA samples would not
absolve a crime accused since it is only corrobo-
rative evidence. The court rejected the petition of
a 43-year-old bus conductor who is accused of
raping and impregnating a 12-year-old relative.
He rushed to the High Court, seeking quashing of
the case after a DNA test showed that his blood
sample and that of the foetus did not match.
The accused is a resident of Mysuru. He has
been charged under the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian
Penal Code (IPC). The complaint was filed by the
mother of the victim on February 19, 2021. The
bus conductor is alleged to have sexually abused
the girl due to which she became pregnant. The
police filed a charge-sheet in the case while the
report of the DNA test was still pending.
DNA MISMATCH WON'T ABSOLVE
ACCUSED: KARNATAKA HC
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Telangana
Chief Minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao has an-
nounced to change the
name of his party Telan-
gana Rashtra Samithi to
Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
He had fixed an auspi-
cioustimeforthisandon
October 5, on the day of
Dussehra, at 1.19 o’clock,
he announced to change
the name of TRS to BRS.
Earlier,hemetleadersof
Tamil Nadu’s party VCK
and Karnataka’s JDS.
Before that, he has been
meeting leaders of oppo-
sition parties across the
country
. Now he has an-
nounced that he will do
national level politics
by forming Bharat
Rashtra Samiti and will
try to make Bharat
Rashtra Samiti a na-
tional party. However,
the reality is that his
party is one of the few
renowned regional par-
ties who have no influ-
ence outside Telangana.
All parties like NCP
,
Trinamool, Shiv Sena,
JDU, RJD, AAP have or-
ganizationsinmorethan
one state. DMK is also in
TamilNaduandPuduch-
erry
. But TRS does not
have any organization
outside Telangana.
So how will the
change from regional to
national party become a
possibility? That’s why
it seems that he has
done this work to create
a message of Telangana
pride for the party work-
ers and the people of the
state before the assem-
bly elections to be held
next year. He wants to
send the message that
he can be the face at the
all India level and can
also be the prime minis-
terial candidate from
the opposition side.
Through this, he will ap-
peal to the people of the
state to win them the as-
sembly elections and
then he will take the
Telugu identity to the
whole country in the
Lok Sabha elections. In
fact, all his worries are
about winning the next
year’s election. For this,
elections were held be-
fore time last time and
this time the narrative
is of national politics.
KCR’sbetsonnationalaspirationtowinstateassemblyelections!
NEW DAWN BLOOMS
Hyderabad (ANI):
AIMIM chief Asadud-
din Owaisi has asked
RSS chief Mohan Bhag-
wat to not fret as the
Muslim population was
rather declining in the
country, asserting that
Indian Muslims were
the ones using contra-
ceptives the most.
His remarks came
days after Bhagwat had
called for a comprehen-
sive population policy to
ensure that the rising
population do not be-
come a burden but can
be used as a resource.
Don't fret. The Muslim
population is not in-
creasing. It's rather fall-
ing... Who's using con-
doms the most? We are.
Mohan Bhagwat won't
speak on this, Owaisi
said. Addressing the an-
nual RSS Vijayadashmi
festival, Bhagwat called
for a comprehensive
policy on population
and said that it should
be applied equally to all.
Population control and
religion-based popula-
tion balance is an im-
portant subject that can
no longer be ignored,
he had said.
OWAISI REACTS TO RSS CHIEF SAYS
MUSLIM FERTILITY RATE IS DIPING
OwaisiaskedBhagwatto“notfret”astheMuslimpopulationwas“ratherdeclining”
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi addressing a press over Muslim
fertility rate is diping, in Hyderabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Patna (ANI): BJP lead-
er Syed Shahnawaz
Hussain on Sunday
slammed the
AIMIM chief Asa-
duddin Owaisi
over the latter's re-
marks on popula-
tion and said that
the Telangana
leader wanted to create
a controversy
.
Asaduddin Owaisi
has become 'Bayan Pu-
rush', he wants to create
a controversy
. A low
population is beneficial
for society, said Hus-
sain. His remarks came
after AIMIM chief
Owaisi asked RSS chief
to not fret as the
Muslimpopulation
was rather declin-
ing in the country
,
asserting that In-
dianMuslimswere
the ones using con-
traceptivesthemost.The
BJP leader also cleared
his take on the popula-
tion and said, The more
the population grows
thebiggertheproblemit
creates. That should be
kept in mind.
Shahnawaz slams Owaisi
over his population remark
PK’S REPLY TO NITISH
Nitish has turned
delusional: Kishor
Guwahati (PTI): Finan-
cial discipline of North-
easternstatesisessential
to make the Indian econ-
omythesecondlargestin
the world, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah said
on Sunday
.
Addressing the 70th
plenary session of the
North Eastern Council
(NEC) here, Amit Shah
said insurgency
, lack of
connectivity and failure
of previousgovernments
to focus on Northeast
hampered the region’s
developmentfordecades.
“Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s govern-
ment tried to under-
stand the core problems
and evolved ways to per-
manently solve the is-
sues to take the region
to the path of develop-
ment,” he said.
During the last eight
years of the PM Modi
government, many ef-
forts have been made to
bringpeacetotheregion,
enhance connectivity
andgiveprioritytodevel-
opment, he added.
N-E’sfinancialdisciplinevital
forIndiaeconomy:AmitShah
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress' Pawan Khera on
Sunday reacted to the
alleged attack on the
party's tribal leader
Anant Patel
and said
that anyone
who does
not get ma-
nipulated
by the Bharatiya Janata
Party gets attacked.
Yesterday our MLA
was attacked as he
brought the Central and
State government to its
knees. Anyone who is
not influenced by this
government gets at-
tacked, said Congress
leader Pawan Khera.
Congress MLA and
Tribal leader Anant Pa-
tel was allegedly
thrashed by goons.
Khera reacts to
attack on Cong
tribal leader
Anant Patel
New Delhi (PTI): BJP
leader Ravi Shankar
Prasad hit out at Nitish
Kumar on Sunday for
defending
his new ally
,
RJD chief
Lalu Pras-
ad, after the
CBI filed a
chargesheet
against them, saying it
is “shameful” and “un-
fortunate” how the Bi-
har chief minister has
turned a blind eye to the
issue of corruption.
Addressing a press
conference, the former
Union minister said Ku-
mar is “compromising
the core of his life’s sav-
ings” by defending Lalu
Prasad in the corrup-
tion case. The Bihar CM
on Saturday voiced his
disapproval of the CBI
chargesheet against
Lalu Prasad in a case
pertaining to RJD
chief’s tenure as the
railway minister.
Kangra (HP) (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP)nationalpresident
JP Nadda on Sunday
said they have come to
the state to change the
image and destiny of
Himachal Pradesh.
Elected representa-
tives are sitting here...
We have not come here
to sit on our seats, we
have come to change the
image and destiny of
Himachal Pradesh,
saidBJPchief JPNadda
at the conference of rep-
resentatives of Pan-
chayat Raj institutions.
He further said that the
chair (power) is es-
sential but not their
goal, it is necessary for
development. Terming
the BJP as the world's
largest political party,
Nadda said, Political
parties are unable to
conduct meeting with
the number as we have
in our conference.
Earlier, Nadda was on
a tour to Assam with
AmitShahandwhilead-
dressing the inaugural
function of BJP's big-
gest party headquarters
Atal Buhari Vajpayee
Bhawan in Guwahati he
said that BJP is the only
ideology-based and na-
tional party in India.
‘Shameful’:
Prasad on Nitish's
disapproval of CBI
chargesheet
‘BJP has come to change HP’s destiny’
Dehradun (ANI): In a
major breakthrough in
theUKSSSCscam,three
senior government offi-
cials were arrested by
the Uttarakhand STF in
connection with the
case, said the officials
on Saturday
.
The arrested accused
have been identified as
RBS Rawat (former
chairman), secretary
Manohar Kanyal, for-
mer controller of ex-
amination RS Pokharia
were arrested on Satur-
day in the investigation
of rigging in the VPDO
recruitment examina-
tion conducted by Utta-
rakhand Subordinate
Service Selection Com-
mission in 2016.
3 top officials arrested in
UKSSSC recruitment case
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates the newly-built
Convention Centre at Assam Police Training College, in Golaghat
on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao with JD(S) leader
HD Kumaraswamy as they announce that JDS and BRS parties
to work together. —FILE PHOTO
Accused in STF custody.
HM asks the chief
ministers to ensure
financial discipline
of their states
SHAH OFFERS PRAYERS AT KAMAKHYA TEMPLE
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal
Law Board filed an application for impleadment in
the matter dealing with the Places of Worship Act
1991 and defended it saying that the object of the
Places of Worship Act, 1991 is to prevent such
disturbance of public order and to maintain peace
and strengthen basic feature of secularism. AIM-
PLB has filed an application for impleadment in the
matter dealing with the places of worship act and
urged the Supreme Court to allow it to be
impleaded as the party in the mat-
ter. AIMPLB said that the object
of the Places of Worship Act,
of 1991 is to prevent such
disturbance of public order
and maintain public peace
and strengthen basic
features of secularism.
AIMPLB FILES APPLICATION FOR
IMPLEADMENT IN SUPREME COURT
JP Nadda
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): President Drou-
padiMurmuonSunday
said the number of girl
students should be in-
creased in technical
educational institu-
tions to give more impe-
tus to the progress of
the country
.
Speaking at the 52nd
convocation and clos-
ing ceremony of cente-
nary year celebrations
of Punjab Engineering
College (PEC) in Chan-
digarh, she said Kalpa-
na Chawla, alumna of
PEC's Aeronautical En-
gineering Department,
becamethefirstwoman
astronaut of Indian ori-
gin who created an in-
spiring history of self-
sacrifice for science.
She was happy to note
that the Kalpana Chaw-
la Chair of Geospatial
Technology is estab-
lished in PEC.
The President said
she was happy to note
that PEC has provided
many luminaries to the
country in the fields of
technology, industry,
civil services, educa-
tion and research,
which include former
Chairman of ISRO and
father of experimental
fluid dynamics re-
search in India, Prof
Satish Dhawan; emi-
nent educationist and
founder-Director of IIT,
Delhi, Prof R.N. Dogra;
an expert in Missiles
Technology and Strate-
gic Systems, Dr Satish
Kumar. Address-
ing the gradu-
ating stu-
dents, the
P r e s i d e n t
said as they
are entering
in a world of
unlimited op-
portuni-
t i e s
and
possibilities, she has no
doubt that they are ca-
pable of converting
opportunities into
success and possi-
bilities into cer-
tainties.
She advised
them to never for-
get their duties
towards the
mother-
land,
whatever they choose
to become in their life.
She said they are the
builders of India of to-
morrow. It is expected
from them that they
will use the knowledge
acquired in this pres-
tigious institution in
the service of human-
ity too. She urged them
to keep Mahatma Gan-
dhi's message of 'Sar-
vodaya' in their indi-
vidual priorities. She
said it is the moral
duty of every citizen,
especially the youth, to
put into practice the
values of the a Father
of the Nation'. Presi-
dent inaugurated the
newly constructed
building of UT Chandi-
garh Secretariat. The
President said estab-
lished in Lahore in
1921, PEC has emerged
as a leading institute
for research and con-
tributed to the global
technological change.
It is a premier insti-
tute of the country as
well as a harbinger of
technical education in
this region.
The National Educa-
tion Policy -- 2020 states
that a good educational
institution is one in
which every student is
welcomed and cared
for and where an in-
spiring environment
with good infrastruc-
ture and appropriate
resources exists.
More girls should be enrolled in technical educational institutions: Prez
President Droupadi Murmu
West Champaran,
Bihar (ANI): Hitting
back at Nitish Kumar,
political strategist
Prashant Kishor to-
day said that the Bi-
harchief ministerhas
become delusional
and politically isolat-
ed and speaks things
other than what he
actually means.
He also said that
Kumar's age is affect-
inghimanditreflects
in his nervousness.
Kishor was re-
sponding to the
chief minister's
comment that
the political
strategist, who
has recently
launched
a
state-wide 'padayatra'
to bring 'Jan Suraj' in
Bihar, was working
for the BJP after he
claimed that Mr Ku-
mar had asked him to
join his Janata Dal
(United) party
.
He (Kumar) said I
am working on BJP's
agenda and asked
him to merge with
Congress. How is it
even possible? If I
were supporting
BJP
, why would I ask
him to strength-
en Congress? If
the second
claim is
correct, the
first one gets
wrong, Kishor
told
ANI.
Prashant Kishor

06
INDIA
Wellington (PTI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar on Sunday
said that he has urged
New Zealand Prime
Minister Jacinda
Ardern and Foreign
Minister Nanaia Ma-
huta to take a sympa-
thetic view on the diffi-
culties faced by Indian
students, who were im-
pacted during the COV-
ID-19 pandemic.
Jaishankar, who is
here on his first visit to
New Zealand as the Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister,
said this while interact-
ing with the Indian
community during the
inauguration of the
new Indian High Com-
mission Chancery in
Wellington.
In respect of Indian
students, he said that
they have had tough
times during COVID.
“None of us had an
easy time during COV-
ID. But students per-
haps took a bigger hit
than most of us. So, I
urged the Prime Minis-
ter and the Foreign Min-
ister to take a sympa-
thetic view and under-
standing of students
who enter and I was
glad to be assured that
they would approach
the issue sympatheti-
cally,” Jaishankar said.
EAM raises problems faced by Indian students
NEW ZEALAND VISIT
lll
EAM also
touched upon
the topic of
direct air
connectivity
between India
and New
Zealand and
said that it will
be taken care of
2nd highest rainfall since 2007 in Delhi
Incessant rains for the second consecutive day in the national
capital improved the air quality on Sunday to “satisfactory” level.
Shri Hemkunt Sahib Trust VC Narendra Jeet Bindra on Sept 7 had
informed that portals of Gurudwara will be closed at 1 pm on Oct 10
New Delhi: The nation-
al capital received the
second highest rainfall
since 2007 in the last 24
hours till 8.30 am, ac-
cording to the India Me-
teorological data on
Sunday
.
The city weathered
near ceaseless rains –
measuring 74mm till
8.30 am Sunday – that
brought the maximum
temperature on Satur-
day down by 10 notches,
closing in the day-night
temperature gap to a re-
cord low.
Incessant rains for
the second consecutive
day in the national capi-
tal improved the air
quality on Sunday to
“satisfactory” level. The
air quality index record-
ed at 9 am was 54 which
falls in the “good” cate-
gory, according to the
Central Pollution Con-
trol Board data.
The minimum tem-
perature in the national
capital settled at 23.4 de-
grees Celsius, a notch
below the season’s aver-
age, a weather official
said. The difference be-
tween minimum tem-
perature (20.8 degrees
Celsius) on Friday and
maximum temperature
(23.4 degrees Celsius) on
Saturday was 2.6 de-
grees Celsius -- the low-
est since 1969, the offi-
cial said.
Earlier, the lowest
such margin was re-
corded on October 19,
1998 at 3.1 degree Celsi-
us, the IMD added. Rela-
tive humidity recorded
at 8.30 was 100 per cent,
he said.
U’khand: Pilgrimage to Hemkunt Sahib
halts due to heavy snowfall in Chamoli
Uttarakhand (ANI):
The pilgrimage to the
Hemkunt Sahib in Utta-
rakhand’s Chamoli has
stopped just a day before
the closing of its doors
due to heavy snowfall
here.
As the Chamoli dis-
trict has received fresh
snowfall today
, Superin-
tendent of Police (SP)
Shweta Choubey in-
formed that the region
has received snow cover-
age of more than 2 ft,due
to which the pilgrimage
at Govindghat and
Ghangariya has
stopped,” said SP Shwe-
ta Choubey said.
Shri Hemkunt Sahib
Trust Vice President
Narendra Jeet Bindra
on September 7 had in-
formed that the portals
of Gurudwara will be
closed at 1 pm on Oct 10.
A view of the Snow-Covered Hemkunt Sahib, the holy pilgrimage
of Sikhs, after fresh snowfall, in Chamoli on Sunday.
Vehicles ply on roads during rains, in New Delhi, Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
HEAVY
SNOWFALL IN
PITHORAGARH
NO RAIN IN
DELHI FROM
TODAY: IMD
Uttarakhand: Heavy
snowfall lashed several
areas in Dharchula town
in Pithoragarh, leaving up
to two feet of snow in the
upper areas and block-
ing key roads near the
Nepal border on Sunday,
officials said. Sashas-
tra Seema Bal (SSB)
officials said that some
roads have been blocked
following the continu-
ous snowfall because of
which locals and security
personnel have been
facing problems.
New Delhi: Senior Sci-
entist at the India Mete-
orological Department
(IMD) RK Jenamani on
Sunday said that there
would be no rain in the
national capital and its
surrounding areas from
tomorrow onwards.
“Highest rainfall was
recorded at our station
in Mayur Vihar on Sat-
urday. From tomorrow
onwards there will be
no rain in Delhi-NCR,”
said RK Jenamani,
Senior Scientist, IMD.
10 MORE AVALANCHE VICTIMS BROUGHT TO UTTARKASHI AMARAVATI: IMD RELEASES WEATHER
WARNING FOR NEXT FIVE DAYS
Andhara Pradesh: If you
plan to go outside for
shopping ahead of Diwali
this week, then this week’s
downpour schedule may
ruin them away. The IMD,
Amaravati released weath-
er warnings on Sunday.
IMD Metrological Centre,
Amaravati has forecasted
light to moderate-intensity
rain in the region for the
next five days. According
to IMD, heavy rain is likely
at isolated places in the
Rayalaseema region and
thunderstorms accom-
panied by lightning are
likely at isolated places
in NCAP Yanam, SCAP
and Rayalaseema for the
next three days. On days
4-5, October 12-13, IMD
Metrological Centre fore-
casted heavy downpours
at isolated places in SCAP.
Uttarkashi (PTI): Ten more
bodies of mountaineering
trainees were brought to
Uttarkashi on Sunday as
search and rescue opera-
tions continued for the sixth
consecutive day at the ava-
lanche site near Draupadi Ka
Danda-II peak. A total of 27
bodies have been retrieved
so far out of which 21 have
been brought to Uttarkashi
to be handed over to their
families, the Nehru Institute
of Mountaineering (NIM)
said. Four bodies were
brought to Uttarkashi on Fri-
day, seven on Saturday and
10 more on Sunday, it said.
All 21 bodies brought to Ut-
tarkashi have been identified
while two mountaineers are
still missing.
France want to be India’s partner in defence
New Delhi: France
wants to be India’s “best
partner” in boosting its
defence manufacturing
and has decided to
share the best technolo-
gies and equipment in
sync with the growing
“trust” between the two
sides, French Ambassa-
dor Emmanuel Lenain
has said. Without di-
vulging specific details,
the envoy said French
and Indian companies
are working together on
“equipment of the fu-
ture”, platforms and
engines.
“I do not think any
country provides India
with the same level of
technology. The pro-
gress is also due to the
fact that we recognise
that India wants to boost
its strategic autonomy,
wants to build its indus-
trial base and we want
to be India’s best part-
ner in this move,” he
told PTI.
Indo-French strategic
ties have been on a ma-
jor upswing after India
inked an inter-govern-
mental agreement with
France in Sept 2016 for
the procurement of 36
Rafale jets at a cost of
around Rs 59,000 crore.
“Defence has always
been a very strong com-
ponent of our coopera-
tion because there is a
lot of trust between our
twocountries.Whenyou
want to work on these is-
sues, you need trust be-
cause you commit your-
self for 10, 20, 30 years,”
Lenain said.
Iran state TV
hacked by digital
activists: Report
Paris: Digital activists
supporting Iran’s wave
of women-led protests
have hacked a state tel-
evision live news broad-
cast, superimposing
crosshairs and flames
on the face of supreme
leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei.
“The blood of our
youths is on your
hands,” read a message
on screen in the broad-
cast that started 9pm
local time Saturday
.
Responsible nations should call out
international terrorism, says India
New Delhi: Respond-
ing to Pakistani Foreign
Minister Bilawal
Bhutto`s comments on
alleged human rights
violations in Jammu
and Kashmir, during a
joint press conference
with German counter-
part Annalena Baer-
bock, India has said that
all “serious and consci-
entious members of
global community have
a role and responsibility
to call out international
terrorism, especially of
a cross cultural nature”.
External Affairs Min-
istry spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi on Sat-
urday said in a state-
ment said that Jammu
and Kashmir witnesses
a similar and sustained
terrorist campaign for
decades.
“This continues. For-
eign nationals have
been victims there as
also in other parts of
India. The UN Security
Council and FATF are
still pursuing Pakistan-
based terrorists in-
volved in 26/11 at-
tacks,” Bagchi said in
the statement.
He further said that
when “states don`t rec-
ognise such dangers be-
cause of self-interest or
indifference, they un-
dermine the cause of
peace, not promote it
and do grave injustice to
victims of terrorism”.
Jammu and Kashmir: JK Police on Saturday foiled
an attempt by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists as they
recovered three IEDs and
sticky bombs from the Bill-
awer area of Kathua district.
According to the police, the
recovery was made on the
disclosure of a JeM terrorist
arrested from Kathua on
October 2. SSP) Kathua, RC Kotwal said, “On inter-
rogation and disclosure of arrested former terrorist
Zakir Hussain Bhat, a resident of Malad Billawer.”
Haryana: Family mem-
bers of deceased actor
and BJP leader Sonali
Phogat have received
two letters from an
anonymous sender.
Sonali’s brother-in-law
Aman Poonia has stated
that both letters should
be investigated as they
hold important informa-
tion regarding the case.
In the first letter, it was
stated that a deal of Rs
10 crore was made in
the murder case.
Amethi: A 15-year-old
Dalit girl was allegedly
raped by a man in a
village in Jamo area
here, police said on
Sunday. The incident
took place on October 3
when the man looking
after music arrange-
ments in a Durga puja
pandal raped her in the
field when she went
to attend nature’s call,
they said. The accused
identified as Monu has
been arrested, he said.
COPS RECOVER EXPLOSIVES, STICKY
BOMBS IN JAMMU KASHMIR’S KATHUA
PHOGAT DEATH:
FAMILY RECEIVE
TWO LETTERS
MINOR DALIT GIRL
RAPED IN AMETHI,
ACCUSED HELD
CRUCIAL READ
S Jaishankar speaks during inauguration of the new Indian High
Commission Chancery, in Wellington, Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Kaushal Raj Sharma is
new Commr of Varanasi
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh government
has appointed Varanasi
DM Kaushal Raj Shar-
ma as the new commis-
sioner of Varanasi.
Moreover, till the time a
suitable officer is found,
Sharma will also hold
the additional charge of
DM of Banaras.
Being the parliamen-
tary constituency of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, the search for
a qualified District Mag-
istrate has intensified in
Varanasi. On January 1,
2022, Sharma was pro-
moted to the rank of
Secretary
, but even after
this, he had been carry-
ing out the responsibil-
ity of Varanasi DM.
After relieving Vara-
nasi Commissioner IAS
Deepak Agrawal, who
has gone on central dep-
utation, the government
has made Varanasi DM
the new commissioner
of Banaras.
With the transfer of
IAS Kaushal Raj Shar-
ma, IAS Shambhu Ku-
mar 2010 batch Special
Secretary Secondary
Education has been
made the new MD of
Purvanchal Vidyut Vit-
ranNigam,whereasIAS
Rupesh Kumar serving
as Special Secretary,
Sugar and Sugarcane
has been made Special
Secretary, Secondary
Education.
2006 batch IAS officer
Kaushal Raj Sharma
has made a new record
of serving as DM for the
longest time as he re-
mained DM even after
being promoted to secre-
tary rank. Kaushal Raj
Sharma, a resident of
Bhiwani in Haryana,
has been serving as DM
since 2008.
Kaushal Raj Sharma
KCR governing with tantrik
advice: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union Fi-
nance Minister Nirma-
la Sitharaman on Satur-
day alleged that Telan-
gana Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao
stopped going to the
state Secretariat and
did not induct women
in his Cabinet for a long
time on the advice of
“tantriks” and numer-
ologists.
Sitharaman also
claimed that Rao, popu-
larly known as KCR,
changed the name of
his party — Telangana
Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
to Bharat Rashtra
Samithi (BRS) — on the
advice of “tantriks” (oc-
cultists).
Interacting with par-
ty workers in Hy-
derabad, Telangana
BJP chief Bandi Sanjay
Kumar also made simi-
lar allegations.
The Chief Minister’s
Office did not immedi-
ately react to the com-
ments.
Rao renamed his par-
ty to BRS earlier this
week as part of his na-
tional expansion plans
ahead of 2024 Lok Sab-
ha polls.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Emmanuel Lenainc
MAJOR UPSWING
Arindam Bagchi
UP BUREAUCRACY
By Ahtesham Siddiqui...
—PHOTO BY ANI

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,360.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 60,800.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.33 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 92.14 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
Home loan outstanding of banks doubles
New Delhi (PTI): Interest
rates do not seem to have a
material bearing on people
who buy their dream resi-
dential properties on bor-
rowed funds as the home
loan outstanding of banks
almost doubled to `16.85
lakh cr in the last five yrs,
shows Reserve Bank data.
Even in the first five
months of the current fis-
cal, home loan outstanding
of banks has clocked dou-
ble-digit growth, despite
the Reserve Bank raising
the key interest rate thrice
during this period by a
whopping 140 basis points
(bps), which led to a hike in
the home loan rate.
As per the RBI data, the
housing loan outstanding
of the banks was at Rs
8,60,086 crore at the end of
fiscal 2016-17, and the same
hasincreasedtoRs16,84,424
crore at the end of 2021-22.
Experts from banking
and real estate industry are
of the opinion that though
interest rates are impor-
tant, they do not deter a
home buyer as the decision
is based on current income
and future prospects.
Also people are becom-
ing increasingly aware that
interest rates would move
up and down during the life
cycle of a loan, which is
typically for around 15
years.
The RBI data revealed
that banks’ housing loan
outstanding increased in
the range of 13.7 to 16.4 per
cent year-on-year in each
of the first five month of
the current financial year.
NO MATERIAL IMPACT OF RATE HIKE
DESPITE RATE
HIKES THRICE
z Even in the first five months
of the current fiscal, home
loan outstanding of banks
has clocked double-digit
growth
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: The State
Bank of India (SBI) has
lined up various non-per-
forming assets up for sale
this month and the next,
including the fraud ac-
count of Sintex BAPL, to
recover over `746 crore.
In an auction scheduled
for November 4, SBI will
put up NPAs for sale to
asset reconstruction com-
panies/ FIs, banks or NBF-
Cs. The auction of NPAs
will include accounts of
Sintex BAPL with an out-
standing of `197.74
crore; Surat Hazira NH6
Tollway Pvt Ltd of expo-
sure of `335.54 crore and
Shreebhav Polyweaves
Pvt Ltd (`20.20 cr). —PTI
New Delhi: The combined
market valuation of seven
of the 10 most valued
firms climbed `101043.69
crore last week, with Reli-
ance Industries and TCS
emerging as the biggest
gainers.The market valua-
tion of RIL climbed
`37581.61 crore to reach
`1646182.66 crore. Tata
Consultancy Services
added `22,082.37 crore,
taking its valuation to
`1121480.95 crore. In the
ranking of top-10 compa-
nies, RIL remained the
most valued Indian firm,
followed by TCS. —PTI
SEVEN OF TOP-10
FIRMS ADD `1 LAKH
CRORE IN M-CAP
SBI LINES UP NPAs
OVER `746 CR FOR
SALE IN OCT-NOV
New Delhi: After with-
drawing over `7,600
crore last month, foreign
investors have resumed
buying Indian stocks and
have invested more than
`2,400 crore in the do-
mestic equity markets in
the first week of October.
FPI flow is expected to re-
main volatile in the com-
ing months, experts said.
According to data with the
depositories, FPIs invest-
ed a net `2,440 crore in
equities during October
3-7, after pulling out over
`7,600 crore in Sept.—PTI
FPIs INVEST `2,400
CRORE IN INDIAN
EQUITIES IN OCTOBER
New Delhi: India’s crude
steel output rose by
2.56% to 30.06 million
tonne (MT) during the Ju-
ly-September period of
the ongoing financial year.
As per research firm
SteelMint, the top six steel
makers — SAIL, Tata
Steel, JSW Steel, JSPL,
AMNS India and RINL —
produced 18.29 MT steel,
the rest 11.77 MT came in
from the secondary sec-
tor. During same period
last fiscal, large producers
had jointly manufactured
18.39 MT steel, while the
secondary industry pro-
duced 10.92 MT. —PTI
INDIA STEEL OUTPUT
UP 2.5% AT 30 MT IN
JULY-SEPTEMBER
*Rates till the edition went to print.
= =
= =
PE INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE UP 40% IN
APRIL-SEPTEMBER
New Delhi: Private equity (PE)
investment in real estate in-
creased 40% during the April-
September
period of
this fiscal
to $2.8
billion,
with a huge inflow coming
from foreign funds especially
in office assets, says a report.
According to the Anarock
report, investments by foreign
investors contributed around
78% to the total inflow in the
first half of this fiscal, reflect-
ing their strong confidence in
Indian real estate. —PTI
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA
POSTS HIGHEST PAT IN
4 YEARS AT `2,861 CR
New Delhi: Hyundai Motor In-
dia Ltd recorded a 55% rise in
its profit after tax at `2,861.77
crore in
the fiscal
ended
March 31,
2022, its
highest in four years, accord-
ing to financial data accessed
by business intelligence
platform Tofler. The company,
which is an unlisted entity, had
posted a profit after tax (PAT)
of `1,847.16 crore in 2020-21.
The previous highest PAT of
HMIL was at `2,581.73 crore
in 2018-19. —PTI
GOVERNMENT TO KICK OFF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET
MAKING EXERCISE FOR FY 2023-24 TODAY
New Delhi: The government on Monday will kick off its annual
Budget making exercise for financial year 2023-24, that is expect-
ed to look at measures to revive growth amid a gloomy global out-
look. The meeting would start with
consultations with various ministries
and departments on the revised
estimates (RE) of expenditure for
ongoing financial year and the fund
requirement for 2023-24. On the first
day on Monday, RE meetings with
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of
Labour And Employment, Ministry of Information and Broadcast-
ing, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports would take place. —PTI
ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS SECTOR HAS
MAX NUMBER OF DELAYED PROJECTS AT 248
New Delhi: The road transport and highways sector has the
maximum number of delayed projects at 248, followed by railways
at 116 and petroleum sector at 88,
showed a government report. In
the road transport and highways
sector, 248 projects are delayed with
respect to their original schedule
out of the 831 monitored, as per the
latest flash report on infrastructure
projects for August 2022. Similarly in railways, out of 173 moni-
tored projects, 116 are delayed, while for petroleum, 88 out of 139
projects are delayed. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
Direct tax kitty up 24% to ` 8.98 L cr
New Delhi (PTI): The
gross collection of tax on
corporate and individual
earnings jumped nearly
24% so far in the current
fiscal year to `8.98 lakh
crore, the tax department
said on Sunday
.
This includes a 32%
growth in personal income
tax (including Securities
Transaction Tax) mop up
and 16.73% increase in cor-
porate tax revenues over
the same period last year.
After adjusting for re-
funds, the net direct tax col-
lections between April 1 -
October 8 stood at `7.45
lakh crore, which is 52.46%
of the Budget estimates
(BE) for the full year tax
collection target, the de-
partment said.
The Budget had estimat-
ed direct tax collection at
`14.20 lakh crore this fiscal,
higher than `14.10 lakh
crore collected last fiscal
(2021-22). Tax on corporate
and individual income
makes up for direct taxes.
“Direct Tax collections
up to 8th October, 2022
show that gross collections
are at `8.98 lakh crore
which is 23.8% higher than
the gross collections for the
corresponding period of
last year,” the tax depart-
ment said in a statement.
Refunds amounting to
`1.53 lakh crore have been
issued between April 1-oc-
tober 8, an increase of 81%
over the corresponding pe-
riod last year.
After adjusting refunds,
net direct tax collection
stood at `7.45 lakh crore,
16.3% higher over the year-
ago period. This includes a
16.25% increase in PIT (in-
cluding STT) and 16.29% in
corporate tax.
Tax collection is an indi-
cator of economic activity
in any country. But in In-
dia, the robust tax collec-
tion was despite a slow-
down in industrial produc-
tion and exports.
Some analysts believe
that the economic growth
has lost momentum but
corporate profits are keep-
ing the engine running.
Merchandise exports
have lost on the momen-
tum of last year’s surge
and shrunk by 3.5% in Sep-
tember. Trade deficit has
nearly doubled in the first
six months.
IIP growth was subdued
at 2.4% in July while ‘core
sector’ hit a nine-month
low of 3.3% in August.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z After adjusting for refunds,
the net direct tax collections
between April 1 - Oct 8 stood
at `7.45 lakh crore, which
is 52.46% of the Budget
estimates (BE) for the full
year tax collection target
z The Budget had estimated
direct tax collection at `14.20
lakh crore this fiscal
L o n d o n :
Data locali-
sation and
UK compa-
nies being allowed to bid
for Indian government con-
tracts are among the issues
causing a possible dead-
lock in the final stages of
the India-UK FTA negotia-
tions towards a Diwali
draft completion deadline,
according to a UK media.
‘The Daily Telegraph’
quoted a source close to the
talks to say that data locali-
sation rules that prevent
foreign companies taking
data out of India and allow-
ing UK firms to bid for pub-
lic sector contracts are two
key “sticking points” to a
comprehensive deal. The
likelihood of a so-called
“thin”tradedeal withinthe
symbolic Diwali or October
24 dead-
line and further “it-
erative” deals at a later
stage is now looking like a
likely outcome.
“The stumbling blocks
are absolutely to do with
digital. How ambitious and
comprehensive this deal is
is in some way a function
of time,” the newspaper
quoted an “insider” as say-
ing. It follows UK Trade
Secretary indicating that
just because there may be
an FTA struck with India,
it did not mean “we can’t do
even more later”.
The DIT also reiterated
the government stance that
any FTA would be agreed
only if it meets the UK’s
interests.
India will stand out with 7%
growth rate in FY23: Sanyal
New Delhi (PTI): Amid
fears of the world slipping
into recession, India will
perhaps emerge as the
strongest major economy
with 7% growth rate in
FY23, Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Min-
ister (EAC-PM) member
Sanjeev Sanyal said on
Sunday
.
Sanyal observed that In-
dia can grow at 9% in an
external conducive envi-
ronment like in early 2000s.
“We are clearly entering
an environment where
many countries around the
world will be facing much
slower growth or even slip-
ping into recession.
“This is due to a combi-
nation of factors ranging
from tighter monetary pol-
icy to higher energy costs,
as well as disruptions
caused by the Ukraine
war,” he said.
He emphasised that the
cumulative impact of sup-
ply side reforms over many
years by the Modi gover-
ment has meant that In-
dia’s economy is currently
much more flexible and
resilient than it used to be.
India-UK FTA talks face
deadlock over data:
Report
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The World Bank on Oct 6
projected 6.5% growth rate for
the Indian economy for 2022-
23, a drop of one percentage
point from its June 2022
projections, citing deteriorating
international environment
z Sanyal observed that India
can grow at 9% in an external
conducive environment like in
early 2000s when the global
economy was growing
z He however cautioned
against pushing growth
unnecessarily “when the
highway has so many bumps”
IOC, HPCL, BPCL
may post 2nd
consecutive
quarterly loss
New Delhi (PTI): State-
owned oil marketing com-
panies IOC, BPCL and
HPCL may for the first
time ever post the second
consecutive quarterly loss
with a combined loss of
`21,270 crore in July-Sep-
tember, on holding petrol
and diesel prices below the
cost of production.
The three state-owned
firms -- Indian Oil Corpora-
tion, Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd and Hin-
dustan Petroleum Corpora-
tion Ltd, had in the first
quarter of the current fis-
cal year (April-June) post-
ed a combined loss of
`18,480 crore due to erosion
in the marketing margin
on petrol, diesel and do-
mestic LPG.
The three firms are to
announce second quarter
earnings later this month
or in early November.
CAR PRICES TO
RISE NEXT YR
New Delhi (PTI): Passen-
ger and commercial vehi-
cle prices are expected to
rise as automobile compa-
nies invest in upgrading
vehicles to meet stricter
emission norms that kick
in from April next year.The
Indian automobile indus-
try is currently working to
make their products meet
the second phase of Bharat
Stage VI, in real time driv-
ing conditions. Four-wheel-
er passenger and CVs will
need more sophisticated
equipment to be added to
meet the next level of emis-
sion standards.
TCS, Infosys results, macro data to
drive markets this week: Analysts
New Delhi (PTI): Trading
in the domestic equity
market this week will be
influenced by quarterly re-
sults from TCS and Info-
sys, besides inflation and
industrial production data
as well as global trends,
analysts said.
Movement of the rupee,
which has slumped to re-
cord lows against the US
dollar, will also be tracked
by investors, they added.
“This week, participants
will be eyeing important
macroeconomic data viz
IIP, CPI and WPI... Besides,
the week also marks the be-
ginning of the earnings
season with IT majors like
TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech
and Wipro announcing
their numbers along with
two other heavyweights
Bajaj Auto and HDFC
Bank,” said Ajit Mishra,
VP - Research, Religare
Broking Ltd.
Performance of the US
markets, FIIs’ trend, and
movement in currency and
crude will also remain on
their radar, Mishra added.
Last week, the 30-share
BSE benchmark Sensex
jumped 764.37 points or
1.33%. The domestic equity
markets were closed on
Wednesday for Dussehra.

08
2NDFRONT
What matters is who we are and what
difference we made – a truly great person
balances success with significance.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Gandhi family blessing me and Kharge: Tharoor
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
presidential polls
candidate Shashi
Tharoor on Sunday
said the Gandhi fam-
ily was blessing him
and the other candi-
date Mallikarjun
Kharge, and had no
bias towards either
of them. He referred
to Congress Presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi,
son Rahul and
daughter Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra.
Speaking to media
persons after meeting
party functionaries at
Maharashtra Pradesh
Congress Committee
(MPCC) office in Mum-
bai, the former diplo-
mat also said his aim
was to make Congress
stronger before the
2024 polls.
“The Gandhi family
is blessing me and
Kharge ji. Because we
are contesting for mak-
ing the party strong-
er,” he said.
Tharoor dismissed
speculation that the on-
going electoral battle
with Kharge was one
between an “official
candidate” (Kharge)
and an “unofficial” one
(himself) as claimed by
certain leaders.
“My interactions
with the Gandhi family
have convinced me that
there is no bias from
them towards either
me or Kharge,” he said.
The Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP)
should start preparing
for being a part of the
opposition as they will
have to sit there after
the 2024 elections, said
Tharoor.
“Our party needs
change and I feel I am
the one who will be the
catalyst of change,”
said Tharoor.
The leader further
stated that Congress
has run the country
nicely and has experi-
enced people in the par-
ty. “We need to win the
trust of voters,” he add-
ed, during the delegate
outreach event at the
Congress state head-
quarters in Mumbai.
Congress state unit
chief Nana Patole was
not present.
“I had a word with
Patole ji and he in-
formed me about his
prior commitment. I am
not complaining at all,”
said Tharoor, when
asked about Patole’s ab-
sence from the meet.
Members of the All
India Professional
Congress greeted Tha-
roor at Tilak Bhavan.
Former Lok Sabha MP
Priya Dutt and former
Rajya Sabha MP Bhal-
chandra Mungekar
were also present.
Food chain launches inquiry after
Mumbai man finds glass in pizza
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A popular
global fastfood
brand has ordered
an inquiry after a
Mumbaikar tweeted
photos of glass
shards he allegedly
found in his pizza
toppings to the Mum-
bai Police’s Twitter
handle, and asked
the cops to advise
him on the next step.
Mumbai Police in a
reply tweet advised
him to write to the cus-
tomer care of the pizza
company before taking
any legal action.
Taking cognizance
of the complaint, a
spokesperson from the
company said its qual-
ity team conducted a
thorough inspection
of the pizza outlet in
question, but no anom-
aly was found.
The company also
contactedtheaggrieved
customer to ascertain
the facts of the matter
through various chan-
nelsof communication.
“Wefollowastrictno-
glasspolicyinthekitch-
ens... and follow the
highest standards of
quality and safety
,” the
firm said, adding, “We
willbeinvestigatingthe
matter further once we
get the samples from
theuserandtakeaction
accordingly
.”
The customer had
questioned the quality
of the food sold by the
pizza outlet and asked
whether it should en-
danger his life.
He said he discov-
ered the “glass pieces”
in a pizza that he or-
dered through a popu-
lar delivery app and
that the box was sealed.
However, in the initial
tweet, he hadn’t men-
tioned the delivery
partner, the outlet or
the date and time the
pizza was delivered.
MUMBAI VISIT
Man stabs friend to death over
debt, informs cops, gets arrested
Mumbai (PTI): A man
stabbed his friend to
death over a mone-
tary dispute and then
called the police to
confess, officials said
on Sunday.
The victim, identi-
fied as Bipin Shailen-
drakumar Dubey (29),
had left home in Kaly-
an for work on the
morning of October 8.
Later, his brother re-
ceived a call that he
had been found dead at
the friend’s house.
The victim was
found with multiple
stab wounds and a fin-
ger of his right hand
had been chopped off,
the police said.
According to police,
the accused, identified
as Rajeshwar Pandey
had given the victim a
sum of Rs4.5 lakh as a
loan. However, the vic-
tim refused to pay it
back.
A case under section
302 (murder) of the
IPC has been regis-
tered and the accused
has been arrested.
IMD issues yellow alert for parts of Maha
Mumbai (ANI): The
India Meteorological
Department (IMD) on
Saturday gave a yel-
low alert for parts of
central Maharashtra,
Marathwada and over
Konkan, for the next
three to four days.
“Mostly for the en-
tire of Maharashtra,
there are expectations
of thundershowers, as-
sociated with isolated
heavy rainfall. Thun-
derstorm warning- yel-
low warning- given for
parts of central Maha-
rashtra, Marathwada
and over Konkan, for
the next three to four
days,” IMD Mumbai
Nitha TS, Scientist-C
had told ANI.
Several parts of
Mumbai faced water-
logging due to inces-
sant heavy rainfall on
Saturday morning.
“Generally cloudy
sky with moderate to
heavy rain/thunder-
shower in the city and
suburbs in the next 24
hours,” India Meteoro-
logical Department
had said on Saturday
morning.
The victim had
borrowed `4.5L from
his friend and refused
to pay it back
CRIME UPDATE
Woman loses `2L over
‘power disconnection’
Thane (PTI): A
54-year-old woman
teacher has been
cheated of Rs 1.97
lakh by an unidenti-
fied person who sent
her a message about
electricity supply
disconnection, a
Thane police official
said on Sunday
.
She called up the
number mentioned in
the mobile phone mes-
sage containing the
threatof powersupply
disconnection if she
did not pay her out-
standing bill, he said.
“The accused first
got her to pay Rs10 by
an online app and
then managed to ob-
tain her PIN and ATM
details to transfer
Rs1.97 lakh from her
bank account on July
17,” the MFC police
station official said.
A case has been
registered under In-
dian Penal Code and
Information Tech-
nology Act provi-
sions and efforts
were on to nab the
accused, he said.
Several parts of Mumbai were waterlogged aftrer heavy rainfall
over the weekend. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
We follow a
strict no-
glass policy
in the kitchens... and
follow the highest
standards of quality
and safety. We will be
investigating the mat-
ter further once we get
the samples from the
user and take action
accordingly.
—Company
ALLEGATION
The man said he found multiple pieces of glass on his pizza.
Congress leader expresses need to win trust of voters, usher in change for Grand Old Party ahead of prez poll
Congress Presidential election candidate Shashi Tharoor
addresses an Organisation Election 2022 event, at the MPCC
office, in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
GRAND GATEWAYS, SCULPTURAL GALLERY
Many facets of ‘Mahakal Lok’
Ujjain (PTI): Two
grand gateways, a ma-
jestic colonnade of 108
ornate pillars made of
intricately carved sand-
stones, gushing foun-
tains and a running
panel of over 50 murals
depicting stories from
Shiv Puran are among
the major highlights of
the soon-to-open ‘Ma-
hakal Lok’ in Ujjain.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi will on Oc-
tober 11 inaugurate the
first phase of the Rs
856-crore Mahakalesh-
war Temple corridor
development project
here, located around 200
km from the state capi-
tal Bhopal.
The over 900-metre-
long corridor -- ‘Ma-
hakal Lok’ -- billed as
one of the largest such
corridors in India skirts
around the old Rudrasa-
gar Lake which has also
been revived as part of
the redevelopment pro-
ject around the ancient
Mahakaleshwar Tem-
ple, one of the 12 ‘jyotir-
lings’ in the country
that gets devotees
throughout the year.
Two majestic gate-
ways -- Nandi Dwar and
Pinaki Dwar -- separat-
ed by a short distance,
have been erected near
the starting point of the
corridor, which winds
its way to the entrance
of the ancient temple
and offers aesthetic
views along the way
.
Sandstones sourced
from Bansi Paharpur
area in Rajasthan have
been used for building
structures that populate
the corridor. Artists and
craftsmen mainly from
Rajasthan, Gujarat and
Orissa worked on chisel-
ling and embellishing
raw stones into aesthet-
ic pillars and panels, a
senior official, associat-
ed with the project since
its beginning, told PTI.
Sources in the Madhya
Pradesh government
said the ambitious pro-
ject that began in 2017
seeks to “emphasise and
re-evoke the ancient
glory of the historic city
of Ujjain” through use
of ancient temple archi-
tecture while providing
all amenities to visitors
and using latest technol-
ogy to enhance its phys-
ical and cultural value.
So, while 108 pillars
with ornamental ele-
ments on top bearing
trishul-style design dot
the corridor at regular
intervals, CCTV camer-
as and public address
system have been har-
moniouslyincorporated
in them, they said.
The PA system will be
used for making an-
nouncements for crowd
management and for
playing devotional
songs once the corridor
is opened to the public.
Besides, an integrat-
ed control and com-
mand centre has been
set up to monitor secu-
rity arrangements in
the temple corridor
complex.
Chief Executive Of-
ficer, Ujjain Smart City,
Ashish Kumar Pathak,
said Ujjain is an ancient
and holy city and old
Hindu texts describe
the presence of a ‘Ma-
hakal Van’ around the
Mahakaleshwar Tem-
ple aeons ago.
Views of the newly developed Shri Mahakal Lok ahead of its
inauguration by PM Narendra Modi, in Ujjain on Sunday. The PM
will dedicate to the nation the newly built corridor on October 11.
Mahakal temple is not just a religious
centre of Ujjain, but it is linked to
social, cultural and economic spheres
of the city too.—Ashish Kumar Pathak, CEO, Ujjain Smart City

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Media and the finale
will be choreographed
by Parimal Mehhta.
Apart from cash incen-
tives, and gorgeous
crowns by SVAR Fine
Jewellery, the winners
will also win Brand en-
dorsements and SM in-
fluencer contracts, cal-
endar shoots and more.
UNVEILING THE
BEAUTIES!
FIRST INDIA QUEEN
FIRST INDIA AND BHARAT24-VISION OF NEW INDIA
PRESENT FIRST INDIA QUEEN HAS ANNOUNCED
THE MUCH-AWAITED 30 GORGEOUS FINALISTS. THE
MONTHS OF SHORTLISTING AND THE AUDITION
PROCESS FILTERED THE 30 NATIONAL FINALISTS
FROM THOUSANDS OF APPLICANTS ACROSS INDIA!
F
MITALI DUSAD
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
1. Bharat 24 First
India - Media Part-
ner
2. Blanckanvas Edu-
cation Media -
Grooming Partner
Brand associa-
tion partner
3. Bikaji- Snacking
partner
4. Svar Fine Jewel-
lery - Crowning
partner
5. Ira women - Con-
tent Partner
6. Radio city 91.1
FM - Radio
Partner
7. Skinworks - Skin
partner
8. Caffeine Crew -
Gifting partner
9. Dentokraft- Smile
partner
10. Kinesiis by Karan
- Fitness partner
11. Khalid Ansari- IP
Consultant
12. Hair Make up
partner - HSM
School of Makeup
partner
SPECIAL MENTION TO:

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