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Gandhinagar: Chief
MinisterBhupendraPa-
tel on Thursday
launched a first-of-its-
kind initiative to ensure
that financial assis-
tance directly reaches
the bank accounts of
beneficiaries of the var-
ious schemes under the
National Health Mis-
sion (NHM) within a
week--a considerable
improvement on the
current four to five
weeks.
During the launch of
the Electronic Fund
Flow Application-2 un-
der the State Nodal
Agency (SNA), CM Patel
was accompanied by
Health Minister Rushi-
kesh Patel, and other
senior health depart-
ment officials. Earlier,
the amount allotted to
the state government by
the centre was distrib-
uted amongst different
institutions from where
it was further sent to di-
visional, district, taluka
levels, leading to delay
in allocation of the
funds to the beneficiar-
ies. Now, the state gov-
ernment has appointed
State Health Society
Gandhinagar as the
SNA for the purpose of
allocation and supervi-
sion of funds under
Centrally Sponsored
Schemes.
As Gujarat is the only
state in the country to
launch this, all finan-
cial transactions will be
processed automatical-
ly on PFMS (Public Fi-
nancial Management
System) portal. Moreo-
ver, there will be real-
time monitoring of the
details of assistance re-
ceived by the beneficiar-
ies of various schemes,
the state health depart-
ment said in a release.
This will enable the
citizens of the state to
avail financial assis-
tance under NHM with-
out any delay and di-
rectly in their bank ac-
count. This is a big
stride towards strength-
ening the ‘Good Govern-
ance in the Health Sec-
tor’ with thorough
transparency
, it added.
Under NHM, the Gov-
ernment of India pro-
vides annual assistance
of Rs4,000 crore to the
state for various health
programmes and
schemes like the Emer-
gency COVID-19 Re-
sponse Package and
Aayushman Bharat
Health Infrastructure
Mission.
CM launches new payment mechanism for health beneficiaries
PUBLIC WELFARE
Beneficiaries of national
health schemes to get
financial aid in a week
CM Bhupendra Patel, at the launch of the new initiative on Thursday. He is flanked by Health
Minister Rushikesh Patel, ACS Manoj Agrawal and Health Commissioner Jai Prakash Shivhare.
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TOP TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Refusing to yield to dualities is your
sacred duty. Do it; stay unmoved by them.
Or your mind’ll be in constant turmoil.
—THE BHAGWAD GITA
Nitin Gadkari@nitin_gadkari
Construction of 6-Lane Access
Controlled Greenfield Highway
section of NH-150C from Julekal
Village to Kurnool town terminating
on NH-40 as part of Solapur-
Kurnool-Chennai Economic Corridor.
gainst the back-
drop of a west-
ern diplomatic
boycott of the
Beijing Winter
Olympics,ChinaandRussia
havemarkedtheoccasionby
showing off their increas-
inglycloserelationship.Rus-
sia’s president Vladimir Pu-
tin posed for pictures with
ChineseleaderXiJinpingat
the opening of the 2022 Win-
ter Games, declaring their
opposition to further en-
largement of Nato and call-
ing on the western alliance
to “abandon its ideologised
cold war approaches”.
In a joint statement, the
two leaders announced a
new era in relations that
would“knownolimits”and
be“superiortopoliticaland
military alliances of the
cold war era”. Meanwhile
they said Nato must “re-
spect the sovereignty
, secu-
rity and interests of other
countries … and to exercise
a fair and objective attitude
towards the peaceful devel-
opment of other states”.
POLITICAL SIGNALS
Given these differences,
news of apparent security
cooperation
between the
two should be taken with a
pinch of salt. While there is
growing collaboration
be-
tween Chinese and Russian
armed forces, the primary
function of their military
cooperation consists in po-
litical signalling, rather
thaninpreparingforajoint
military action.
POSITIVELY
NEUTRAL
Russia seems to have moved
from a position of studied
neutrality on China’s poli-
cies in Asia-Pacific, to out-
rightcondemnation
of trilat-
eral security initiative be-
tween Australia, the UK and
the United States, “
AUKUS”
– and Washington’s
new In-
do-Pacific strategy in gener-
al. The joint declaration
notes that two countries are
seriouslyconcernedbysuch
developments.
Thus, the extent of poten-
tialChinesesupportforRus-
sia in face of another round
of western sanctions re-
mains uncertain. For now,
as one commentator
notes
“it is enough that China re-
mains positively neutral”.
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RUSSIA CHINA’S VIABLE FRIENDSHIP:
A NEW WORLD ORDER
two leaders announced
a new era in relations
that would “know no
limits” and be
“superior to political
and military alliances
of the cold war era”
A
airy tales are
tales only. Till
the time the
Prince actually
descends from
heaven, fights
it out and conquers the
throne. Life of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
is one such tale that you
have to pinch twice to
believe.
A self-made, self-less,
self-motivated
soul from
a non-descriptiv
e village
grows to a stature that he
becomes a living legend.
THE CHILDHOOD
Born to a poor family in
a small village of Guja-
rat Vadnagar, Modi faced
extreme hardships in
his formative years. His
parents - Damodardas
Modi and Hiraben -
though were financially
deprived but enriched
Narendra and his 6 sib-
lings with ethical values
and sanskar.
Modi’s school mates
and neighbours, recount
that he had a certain
spark since an early age
where even though he
used to be mischievous,
he still had the leader-
ship aspect to his person-
ality. A dare devil boy
Narendra would always
be ready to even risk his
life for wellbeing of oth-
ers. Living in scarcity
had only imbibed never-
say-die spirit in Naren-
dra. This helped Naren-
dra tide over all the ad-
versities around and
hone leadership skills to
prepare for a big battle
awaiting the young
Modi, who was gearing
up to leave his family
and home in the quest
for ‘tatvagyan’.
Before stepping out in
the wilderness, Naren-
dra wanted to study in
Sainik School, as he was
enamoured
with the
armed forces, and asked
his father for it. But for
Damodardas it was sim-
ply an unaffordable prop-
osition. The refusal from
his father further ignited
Narendra’s
desire to
wear uniform. He opted
to join junior NCC. But
the NCC invigilator said
that he did not meet the
height requirements
and
he could not be given a
place. However, a deter-
mined Narendra insisted
and the invigilator even-
tuallyaskedhimtofinish
three tasks- a sprint, a
frog jump and running
on one foot - within stipu-
lated time limit.
To the invigilator’s
surprise, he completed
and forced his way into
NCC the way he stormed
into Politics and reach
the zenith.
HOME AWAY
FROM HOME
The rigorous NCC train-
ing instilled discipline
and selfless service. True
to his name, Modi, in-
spired by his namesake
Narendranath
Datta,
who was later known as
Swami Vivekanand,
de-
cided to leave his family
and mother to serve
motherland.
In 1967, at
the young age of 17, the
thought of becoming a
saint or sadhu came
when he saw a seer med-
itating immersed in a pit
near Vadnagar railway
station. That time Nar-
endra was going with his
family to attend a mar-
riage. The sheer sight of
the sage engrossed in
deep meditation
un-
mindful of happening
around caught his fancy
.
He refused to board the
train and stayed back
just to watch the ‘un-
worldly’ act of the seer
and serve him if he
(seer)) needed water or
food. This little spark
quickly turned into a big
fire and Modi left home
to head straight to Belur
Math to give life a new
dimension and himself a
new identity
. He rechris-
tened himself with a
new name’Aniket’
- one
who does not have a per-
manent roof.
But just changing
name didn’t alter his
fate. He was found too
young to practice renun-
ciation by senior inhab-
itants of math. Modi was
asked to go back and
complete formal educa-
tion before entering the
world of spirituality
.
THE HOMECOMIN
G
Disappointed,
Narendra
returned home and after
spending some time
moved to Ahmedabad to
work at his maternal un-
cle’s canteen. There he
happened to meet Vakil
Sahab, an RSS Pracha-
rak, who drew Narendra
into the Sangh. It was
Vakil Sahab, who en-
rolled him for further
studies and made ar-
rangements for his stay
in Hedgewar Bhawan of
RSS in Ahmedabad.
The colour of khakhi
was still new to Modi
when in 1971, he decided
to go to Delhi for staging
his maiden protest
against the non callous
attitude of Indira Gan-
dhi government towards
the plight of people liv-
ing in East Pakistan
(nowBangladesh),which
was being bulldozed by
the political might of
their fellow countrymen
of West Pakistan.
The demonstrator
s
cordoned off the Paki-
stan Embassy and police
rounded up all the dem-
onstrators,
including
Narendra who was later
put in Tihar Jail. The
creation of a new coun-
try Bangladesh post 1971
Indo Pak war has given
birth to a political prod-
igy in India who stepped
into politics for the
cause of Bangladesh and
now championing
the
cause of entire world.
The start of Modi’s
political life heralded
beginning of new era of
a swayamsevak
who sac-
rificed his life to the wel-
fare of his fellow coun-
trymen. He didn’t mind
risking his life and com-
fort for changing the dy-
namics of Indian politi-
cal system which was
being staled for so many
decades. His demeanour,
impeccable speech and
self-less service won one
and every heart within
the RSS. He became a
favourite of all his sen-
iors in the Sangh. Not
just in Gujarat, but
Sangh representativ
es
from other states also
started coming in con-
tact with him.
And this is where the
story actually begins.
Since the most volatile
part of India’s political
history was yet to unfold
and Narendra was to
play a part in it too.
(to be continued...)
The start of Modi’s political life heralded
beginning of new era of a swayamsevak
who sacrificed his life to the welfare of his
fellow countrymen.He didn’t mind risking his
life and comfort for changing the dynamics of
Indian political system which was being
staled for so many decades
F
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
The writer is senior journalist
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
DUSTY LANES TO CROWNING GLORY:
THE MAKING OF PM MODI!
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The latest guidelines that will be effective from February
14 removed the demarcation of ‘at-risk’ and other coun-
tries. Further, the health ministry recommended 14 days
of self-monitoring post-arrival as against a seven-day
home quarantine which was mandated earlier.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday
said cryptocurrencies are a “threat to macroeco-
nomic and financial stability” and cautioned investors
against punting on them. Meanwhile, RBI left bench-
mark lending rate unchanged at 4 percent.
NO 7-DAY HOME
QUARANTINE
FOR INT’L
PASSENGERS
CRYPTO
CURRENCIES
A THREAT:
SAYS RBI GUV
CORONA CATASTROPHE
LAST CHANCE: SC SEEKS
MALLYA’S PRESENCE
New Delhi: The Supreme Court
on Thursday gave a final opportu-
nity to fugitive businessman Vijay
Mallya to appear before it before
the apex court pronounces
sentence in contempt case filed
by the banks, in which he was
found guilty.
P4
61.06%
VOTER TURNOUT
INUPPOLLS1STPHASE
The highest
turnout is
reported
in Shamli
(66.01%) and
the lowest in
Ghaziabad
(52.43%)
RLD chief
Jayant
Chaudhary
misses voting
deadline
EVM glitches
reported from
some booths,
Akhilesh urges
EC to take action
The Election
Commission
revises polling
dates for
Manipur
assembly. Now
the first phase
will go to the
poll on Feb 28
instead of 27,
and the 2nd
phase is
on March 5
instead of 3
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2
3
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Lucknow: Over 60 per
cent voter turnout was
recorded in the first
phase of polling held
on Thursday across 58
assembly constituen-
cies in 11 districts of
Uttar Pradesh.
Polling closed at 6
pm following a one-
hour extension be-
cause of Covid-19 pro-
tocols. The day passed
off peacefully with mi-
nor technical snags in
EVMs at some places,
election officials said.
Additional Chief
Election Officer
(ACEO) BD Ram Ti-
wari said, “There were
reports of a technical
error in EVMs at some
places.” Those EVMs
were being replaced as
the reports came in, he
added.
On the Samajwadi
Party’s allegation that
poor voters were not
allowed to exercise
their franchise in Dun-
dukheda village in
the Kairana assembly
constituency, Tiwari
said the district magis-
trate concerned was
asked to look into the
matter.
BJP with every ‘Mazloom’,
Oppn trying to trick our
Muslim sisters: PM Modi
Lakhimpur violence: Ashish gets bail as
Alld HC questions charges rejects probe
Karnataka hijab row reaches SC,apex
court says let K’taka HC hear case first
Prayagraj: While
granting bail to Union
Minister Ajay Mishra
Teni’s son Ashish
Mishra in the case in-
volving the killing of
farmers in Lakhimpur
Kheri last year, the Al-
lahabad High Court
questioned the charges
against him and reject-
ed the police probe.
The Allahabad High
Court raised questions
about some of the
charges listed by the po-
lice against Ashish
Mishra, including fir-
ing at protesters. “Con-
sidering the facts and
circumstances of the
case in toto, it is evident
that as per the FIR, the
role of firing was as-
signed to the applicant
(Ashish Mishra) for
killing the protesters,
but during the course
of investigation, no
such firearm injuries
were found either on
the body of any of the
deceased or on the body
of any injured person,”
the court said.
Defence Counsel Salil
Kumar Srivastava said,
“During arguments on
the bail application, we
raised several issues in-
cluding that Ashish
Mishrawasfalselyimpli-
cated as he was not pre-
sent at the spot. The
court today granted bail
to Ashish Mishra. The
courtorderisnotupload-
ed yet on its website.”
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Thurs-
day refrained from giv-
ing a specific date for
the urgent listing of a
plea seeking trans-
fer of petitions
from the Karna-
taka High Court,
which is current-
ly examining the
permissibility of hijab
in schools and colleges.
Senior advocate Ka-
pil Sibal mentioned the
matter before a bench
headed by Chief Justice
NV Ramana.
Sibal submitted that
this deals with what is
happening in Karnata-
ka,anditsspreading
in the entire coun-
try
. Sibal said the
exams are just
two months away
and his client has
filed the petition today
(Thursday). The Chief
Justice emphasized that
let the high court hear
the matter first.
HC ADJOURNS
HIJAB HEARING
TILL FEB 14
‘SCHOOLS TO OPEN
SANS RELIGIOUS
DRESS CODE’
Bengaluru: The three-
judge full bench of Chief
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi,
Justice J M Khazi and Jus-
tice Krishna S Dixit, which
was formed on Wednes-
day, said said it wants the
matter to be resolved at
the earliest but till that time
peace and tranquility is to
be maintained.
Saharanpur: As Uttar
Pradesh witnesses the
first phase of polling on
Thursday, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, ad-
dressing a public rally
in the poll-bound state’s
Saharanpur, said that
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) govern-
ment stands with “Har
Mazloom (victim of in-
justice)”.
Attacking the opposi-
tion parties, PM Modi
said they got restless
when Muslim women
backed BJP. He also
said that BJP has “freed
the Muslim sisters and
daughters from the
menace of triple talaq”.
PM TARGETS CONG
FOR CDS MENTION
YOUR ONE VOTE CAN SHAPE BRIGHT
FUTURE OF UTTAR PRADESH: SHAH
POWER FOR ALL
HOMES: PM IN GOA
Srinagar: PM Modi while
addressing ‘Vijay Sankalp
Sabha’ in Uttarakhand’s
Srinagar city lashed out
at Congress for using
late Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS) General
Bipin Rawat’s name to
gather votes. New Delhi: Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah on Thursday
urged upon the people
to cast their votes
in maximum
numbers to help
elect a govern-
ment that can
provide security, well being and
good governance along with
development in the state. UP
CM Yogi Adityanath also urged
voters to cast their votes.
Panaji: Ahead of the
Assembly polls in Goa,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi held a grand rally
in Mapusa. He empha-
sised on Swachh Bharat
outreach and electricity
for all homes. Goa means
governance, opportuni-
ties, and aspirations.
Bengaluru: Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavaraj
Bommai on Thursday
said that the state will
reopen schools till class
10 without any religious
dress code from Febru-
ary 14. For classes 11th
onwards decision will
be made later on, the
CM added.
DALIP SINGH RANA,
KNOWN AS GREAT
KHALI, JOINS BJP
New Delhi: Wrestler Dalip
Singh Rana, popularly
known as The Great Khali,
on Thursday joined the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party at its
headquar-
ters in Delhi.
He joined
the party in the presence
of Rajya Sabha MP Arun
Singh, MoS Jitendra
Singh and Lok Sabha MP
Sunita Duggal. “I’m glad
to have joined BJP… I
feel that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s work for
the nation makes him the
right PM. So, I thought
why not be a part of his
governance for the na-
tion’s development. I was
influenced by the BJP’s
national policy,” Rana was
quoted as saying by ANI.
Bijnor: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav launched an all-out attack
on PM Modi and threw back
a challenge at PM who had
ridiculed his alliance with
Jayant Chaudhary at an inter-
view yesterday, saying UP has already seen
the “Do ladkon wala khel”. We are sons of
farmers and the farmers this time consider
this election with their honour, he said.
WE ARE SONS OF FARMERS:
AKHILESH REPLY TO PM
Ashish Mishra
U.P. ASSEMBLY POLL 2022-PHASE-1
61.06%
VOTER TURNOUT
INUPPOLLS1STPHASE
,
Bijnor: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav launched an all-out attack
on PM Modi and threw back
a challenge at PM who had
Jayant Chaudhary at an inter-
view yesterday, saying UP has already seen
WE ARE SONS OF FARMERS:
AKHILESH REPLY TO PM
The highest and lowest turnout
Shamli
66.01%
Uttar Pradesh
65.32%
Muzaffar Nagar
62.90%
Mathura
63.75%
Voting in 2017 polls
in the same region.
Ghaziabad
52.43%
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Surat: Institute of
Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI) has de-
clared the ICAI CA Re-
sult 2021 for CA Final
and Foundation Course
on Thursday and Ra-
dhika Beriwala, Surat,
topped the CA final
exam. Interestingly, Ra-
dhika has also secured
the second rank in the
UPSC exam.
Beriwala said that
her target was to get
maximum marks and
was working towards it.
She said, “However, I
never dreamed that I
would come first in the
All India Chartered Ac-
countant Examination.
It is the result of the
hard work and guid-
ance of my teachers.”
She had completed
her CA first year from
SMK Surat and the next
two years from SAAB
Co Suresh Agarwal.
She said, “I owe my suc-
cess to my teacher Ravi
Chhawchharia.”
CA Ravi Chhawchha-
ria, said, “Radhika has
broken many records in
CA results, as her per-
formance in every sub-
ject is outstanding.”
Masuma Bharmal Jariwala
Rajkot/Gir: Watching
and capturing three
sub-adult lions trying
to break open a turtle
shell to eat it, ultimate-
ly giving it all up as the
shell was a tough nut to
crack, was a sight of
sheer delight for IFS Dr
Ram Mohan, Deputy
Conservator of Forest
Wild Life division
Sasan Gir. He came
across the sighting
near the Kamleshwar
Dam at the Gir Wildlife
Sanctuary.
“When we reached
the banks of the Dam,
we saw three lions,
and one of them ran
towards the water and
caught a freshwater
turtle—Indian Flap-
shell Turtle (Lissemys
Punctata) found in the
rivers and other fresh
waterbodies in South
Asia,” said Dr Ram.
“The other two sub–
adult lions stood afar
watching him. The
lion with the turtle,
hanging upside down
in its mouth, moved to
a distance, sat there
and started licking it.
After a while, it tried
to open it with its teeth
but failed. It played
with it for around
eight minutes, then
picked it up and start-
ed walking. While
hanging from the lion’s
mouth, the turtle nerv-
ously stuck its head
out for a moment but
retracted back within
a few seconds,” added
Dr Ram.Lion carried
the turtle for about 12-
15 meters before drop-
ping it at a suitable
spot for the second at-
tempt, but he finally
gave in.
The other two lions
too, took turns to crack
open the shell—from
holding it firmly be-
tween the front legs to
separate the shell from
the body to even bal-
ancing all the four legs
on the shell in the hope
of cracking it. But in
vain. After around sev-
en to 10 minutes, the
turtle cautiously stuck
out its head, followed
by the legs from the
shell, observed the sur-
roundings and slowly
but steadily moved to-
wards the waterbody
till it vanished inside
it. “We were thrilled
and curious to see
whether the lions
would notice this move-
ment and catch the tur-
tle again? One of the
lions noticed this sud-
den disappearance and
walked towards the wa-
ter but could not find
the turtle. The lion
even waited for a while,
before joining the other
two lions for the
prowl,” expressed Dr
Ram.
3 LIONS TRY TO EAT A TURTLE BUT FAIL MISERABLY
SHELL-SHOCKED!
Precious moments of three
sub-adult lions trying to eat a turtle at
Kamleshwar Dam near Gir, captured
One of the lions trying to crack open the shell of the Indian flap shell turtle.
— PHOTO BY DR RAM MOHAN IFS, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST WILD LIFE DIVISION SASAN GIR
First India Bureau
Morbi: A former
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MLA has
introduced the con-
cept of ‘ghadia lagna’
(instant marriage) in
Morbi district. Kanti-
lal Amrutiya has
come to the rescue of
people looking to
marry their sons and
daughters economi-
cally.
In Uma township
of Morbi, Amrutiya
consults with fami-
lies who cannot af-
ford the expenditure
that comes with wed-
ding arrangements.
Due to humble finan-
cial backgrounds,
people in fear of crit-
icism from their com-
munities seek out the
former people’s rep-
resentative to get
their children mar-
ried. Caste is no bar,
and any person or
family can approach
Amrutiya for mar-
riage consultations.
Elaborating on the
initiative, Amrutiya
said, “There are
many families who
cannot afford the ex-
pense of a wedding or
want to marry off
their children with
minimal expendi-
ture. However, fear-
ing criticism from
their respective com-
munities for ‘eco-
nomical’ weddings,
they come to me for
arrangements.”
Under the ‘ghadia
lagna’ concept, fami-
ly members of both
the prospective bride
and groom can ap-
proach Amrutiya at
his residence. The en-
tire wedding ceremo-
ny is organized there
with arrangements
for food and refresh-
ments, free of cost.
Those who wish to
benefit from the ini-
tiative have to ensure
that they are doing it
for social reform per-
taining to cutting
down on wedding ex-
penditure. They are
allowed to invite a
maximum of 70 to 100
guests in total, he
added.
Lauding the con-
cept, Ashok Mehta,
president of Morbi
Jain Sangh, said, “A
Jain community ‘in-
stant’ marriage was
organized very re-
cently, where the
couple was blessed
by locals and com-
munity leaders. It is
a very good concept
and should be pro-
moted.”
‘Instant’weddingsahitinMorbi
all thanks to former MLA
Agarwal records
statement in
G’nagar,probeon
First India Bureau
Rajkot: In connec-
tion with the corrup-
tion scandal, Rajkot
Police Commissioner
Manoj Agarwal gave
a statement to senior
IPS officer Vikas Sa-
hay regarding allega-
tions levelled against
him by a business-
men duo and some
local Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP)
leaders.
A few days ago, the
state government
had appointed Vikas
Sahay, Director Gen-
eral of Police (DGP),
Training, to conduct
an inquiry into the
corruption allega-
tions against Agarw-
al.
On Thursday,
Agarwal gave his
statement to Sahay in
state capital Gandhi-
nagar.
“I recorded Manoj
Agarwal’s statement
today. The probe is
still on,” Sahay told
media persons.
Statements of
some other persons
are yet to be recorded
and it is expected that
Sahay would submit
his inquiry report to
the Minister of State
for Home, Harsh
Sanghavi, in the next
couple of days.
Meanwhile, a
probe team under Sa-
hay reached Rajkot
on Thursday and also
recorded the state-
ments of business-
man Jagjivan Sakhi-
ya and Mahesh Sakh-
iya, who had accused
Agarwal of charging
commission in ex-
change of recovering
their money from a
fraudster.The Sakhi-
ya brothers told re-
porters in Rajkot that
they gave all the de-
tails and evidence to
the probe team. They
also expressed satis-
faction about the on-
going investigation.
Earlier, the Sakhi-
yas had approached
the media claiming
that Rajkot police un-
der Agarwal took a
commission from
them for the recovery
of their money from
the fraudster.
On February 2, Go-
vind Patel, BJP MLA
from Rajkot South,
had written to Sang-
havi alleging that
Agarwal had de-
manded and collect-
ed 15% commission
on the amount recov-
ered and returned to
victims of the finan-
cial fraud.
All arrangements are made by Kantilal Amrutiya at no cost to
families of the bride or groom.
CLERK RECRUITMENT EXAM CANCELLED
FOR 3RD TIME SINCE 2019
ACS AK Rakesh, who has taken charge of GSSSB, needs some time to ‘understand the system’ insiders say
Gandhinagar: The Gu-
jarat government has
postponed a clerk re-
cruitment exam, meant
to be held on February
13, citing administrative
reasons.
This is the third time
since 2019 that the writ-
ten exam for the recruit-
ment of class III non-
secretariat clerks and
secretariatserviceoffice
assistants in the state
government has not
been conducted for dif-
ferent reasons.
In a public notice on
Wednesday night, the
Gujarat Subordinate
Service Selection Board
(GSSSB)announcedthat
the exam, scheduled on
February 13, has been
postponed for the time
being and new dates will
be announced soon.
Persons close to the
development said that
ACS AK Rakesh (Gen-
eral Administration De-
partment ), who has
taken charge after Asit
Vora stepped down as
GSSSB chairman, needs
some time to “under-
stand the system and its
practices”.
As per government
data,nearlysixlakhcan-
didates had registered
themselves for the re-
cruitment of nearly
3,500 posts of clerks and
office assistants.
The recruitment test
was first cancelled by
the GSSSB in October
2019, citing changes in
the eligibility criteria at
that time. When the ad-
vertisement for the re-
cruitment was issued,
the board had an-
nouncedthatcandidates
who have passed Class
12 can appear for the
exam. But, just before
the exam date, GAD had
changedthecriteriaand
said only graduates
could appear.
After a huge uproar,
the state government
had cancelled the exam
and announced that
those who have passed
Class 12 can also appear
for the written test.
Later,therecruitment
exam was conducted on
November 17, 2019. But,
it was cancelled in De-
cember 2019 again after
allegations of paper
leak. The decision to
cancel the already con-
ducted exam had been
taken after a special in-
vestigation team (SIT)
formed by the state gov-
ernment found sub-
stance in the allegations
of paper leak.
Aspirants protest the cancellation of the exam. —FILE PHOTO
NEW BEGINNINGS
Prof Dr Vijay Kumar Srivastava was welcomed by outgoing vice chancellor of the Maharaja
Sayajirao University of Baroda, Prof Parimal Vyas on Thursday. He took charge of the post
from Vyas after serving as the vice chancellor of Indus University in Ahmedabad.
Radhika Beriwala with her proud parents.
She also
managed to
secure 2nd rank
in the UPSC
examination
held recently
ManojAgarwal
PROTEST
Congress party
organized a two-
wheeler vehicle
on Thursday to
express dissent
over the corruption
scandal involving
Rajkot Police Com-
missioner Manoj
Agarwal. Led by
former MLA In-
draneel Rajyaguru,
workers chanted
slogans against the
modus operandi of
police at Neel City
Club between 1 pm
to 5 pm.

GUJARAT
03
First India Bureau
Banaskantha: The ad-
age that “A teacher is
never an ordinary per-
son” falls true in Banas-
kantha, where a teacher-
farmer from Rasana vil-
lage, Deesa, has started
ATM farming, which
means“anytimemoney”
can be generated from
farming in any season.
He has sown 15 varieties
of cropsonaplotof land,
whichwillhelphimearn
around the year.
Farmersof Banaskan-
tha district have always
worked towards cultivat-
ing more from the land
with less water. Bhagw-
anbhai Desai is a prima-
ry school teacher in
Lakhni Taluka and a
farmer by birth.
Hedecidedtofarmdif-
ferently than his farmer
friends around and ap-
proached the depart-
ment of KVK Sardar
Krishi University
. Guid-
ed by them, six months
ago, he sowed 15 ATM
food crops—including
wheat and tobacco—
through the intercrop-
ping method.
Desai said that in the
lastfewyears,Banaskan-
tha has been receiving
less rainfall leading to a
rise in water scarcity in
many parts of the dis-
trict.Slowly
,therewillbe
a water shortage in their
area as well. But it will
not stop their income
from intercropping.
“Fruitsof suchcropscan
be sold anytime, and
money can be generated,
any time of the year. So,
this type of farming is
called ATM Farming
from ATM Food Crops,”
explained Desai.
Desai has made 22
rows in his three bighas
plot of farm and has
planted mango, chikoo,
fig, banana, saragwa, pa-
paya, tobacco, wheat,
among others. Although
Desai has invested Rs1
lakh,hewillearnanesti-
mated profit of Rs5 to
Rs6 lakh per annum
through this type of
farming, in addition to
his regular crops. People
now flock to his farm to
see and understand the
process.
TEACHER SOWS INTERCROP SEEDS IN BANASKANTHA
ATM FARMING
Teacher and farmer Bhagwanbhai Desai with one of his ATM crops. The three bighas of land sowed with ATM Food Crops.
Massive search operation in the creek areas in Guj continued well into the evening, officials said
BSF SEIZES 11 PAK BOATS NEAR KUTCH
First India Bureau
Bhuj: The Border Se-
curity Force (BSF)
seized 11 Pakistani
fishing boats in Har-
ami Nala creek area
along the Indo-Pak
maritime border
near Kutch district
on Thursday morn-
ing, officials said.
After the initial sei-
zure of nine boats, the
security agency
launched a search op-
eration in the creek
area to find out if any
more such boats from
the neighbouring
country had entered
Indian waters, and
found two more, even
as the search operation
continued well into the
evening.
“During a routine
patrolling, BSF per-
sonnel had released a
camera-mounted UAV
in the sky to get a
bird’s eye view of the
area. During one such
UAV mission, we found
nine fishing boats in
Harami Nala. BSF pa-
trol boats quickly
reached the spot and
seized those boats be-
longing to the fisher-
men from Pakistan,”
GS Malik, Inspector
General of the BSF’s
Gujarat Frontier, said
earlier in the day.
So far, no Pakistani
fisherman has been
nabbed as those on
board these boats might
have fled to the Paki-
stani side after learning
about the presence of
the BSF, he said, adding
that Indian fishermen
are already barred from
entering the creek area
in Kutch.
“We have launched a
search operation in the
creek area after the re-
covery of nine boats as
we suspect that there
could be some more
boats. It is possible that
we may find Pakistani
fishermen who would
have infiltrated into our
waters,” Malik said.
He said he has
reached Kutch from
Gandhinagar to per-
sonally supervise the
search operation in the
creek area after the re-
covery of the boats.
Indian fishermen are barred from entering the creek area in Kutch. —FILE PHOTO
‘File complaints against fishing
boat captains for crossing IMBL’
First India Bureau
Porbandar:TheSam-
udra Shramik
Suraksha Sangh
(SSSS) has suggested
that stern legal ac-
tion be taken against
“greedy” fishermen
who intentionally
“stray” across the In-
ternational Mari-
time Boundary Line
(IMBL) and thus risk
national security
.
“Most fishing boats
that cross the IMBL do
so because their tand-
els (captains) are
greedy
. They try to
make a faster buck by
getting better catch,
but then get caught by
Pakistani agencies.
This puts national se-
curity at risk,” SSSS
president Balubhai
Sosa said, adding that
boat owners pay these
tandels handsomely if
they return with high-
volumecatch.“Forone
persons greed, the
lives of six crewmem-
bers per boat are
risked,” he also said.
Balubhai is fighting
forrightsof fishermen
andthecrewof fishing
boat.Inhisexperience,
he says, tandels do not
sharethepriceamount
with the crew.
“Since every boat
has GPS, their paths
should be checked
whenever they return
to coast. If a boat Is
found to have crossed
the IMBL more than
once, a criminal com-
plaint should be filed
against tandel and
boat owner, for risking
lives and putting na-
tionalsecurityatrisk,”
he said.
Fisheries depart-
ment insiders told
First India that the li-
cence of any boat
found crossing the
IMBL is cancelled.
However, boat own-
ers simply change the
name of the vessel and
keep doing business as
usual, one whistle-
blowersaid,askingnot
to be named.
Each month, at least
10-15 boat licences are
cancelled for crossing
the IMBL this person
added.
A teacher has sowed 15 varieties
of crops on a single plot of land;
when harvested, it will generate
money around the year
Night curfew relaxed by 3 hrs as
Guj sees 2,275 new nCoV cases
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Follow-
ing a steady decline in
daily COVID-19 cases,
the Gujarat govern-
ment on Thursday lift-
ed night curfew in 19
townsandcurtailedthe
time of curfew in eight
major cities.
The decision was tak-
en by Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel after
reviewing the situation
at the meeting of the
state’s core committee in
Gandhinagar.
Night curfew was in
force between 10 pm and
6 am in 27 urban centres.
From Friday
, night cur-
few will remain in force
in only eight major cit-
ies, that too between 12
midnight and 5 am.
These eight cities are
Ahmedabad, Vadodara,
Surat, Rajkot, Bhavna-
gar,Jamnagar,Junagadh
and Gandhinagar.
The new curfew time
will remain in force till
February 18.
While shops and com-
mercial establishments
in these eight cities can
now remain open till 11
pm, hotels and restau-
rants can also remain
open till 11 pm with 75%
seating capacity
.Home
delivery of food will be
allowed round-the-clock.
The limit on attend-
anceatweddingsinopen
space remains 300 peo-
ple. The limit is 150 per-
sons if the wedding is
taking place on a closed
premises.
No more than 150 per-
sons are allowed to at-
tend any social, educa-
tional,cultural,religious
or political event.
Cinema halls, gymna-
siums, water parks,
swimming pools, librar-
ies, auditoriums and
other places of recrea-
tion can function at 50%
capacity
. While gardens
can remain open till 10
pm across the state,
sports complexes and
stadiums can organize
sport events without
spectators.
A man winces as medics take a swab sample in Ahmedabad. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
COVID-19 UPDATE
11,78,289
TOTALRECOVERED
8,172 MORE
IN A DAY
12,10,487
TOTAL CASES
2,275 CASES
IN A DAY
700 MAX
CASES IN
A’BAD
ACTIVE CASES
10,761
TOTAL DEATHS
21,437
21 DEATHS
IN A DAY
PEEKING OUT
While Ahmedabad is still seeing cold nights and cool mornings, the daytime temperature has risen considerably over the
past week. The city saw a maximum of 28.9 °C and a minimum of 15.5 °C on Thursday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
Torrent Power seeks hike of `1 per unit
First India Bureau
Surat: The Torrent
Power Company has
proposed an increase
of Rs1.01 per unit of
electricity in Surat.
The private firm has
sought approval from
the Gujarat Electric-
ity Regulatory Com-
mission (GERC) for
the price hike.
A decision will be
taken after a hearing on
February 15. The first
proposal was submitted
on January 15, but post-
poned due to the rise in
COVID-19 cases.
The proposed hike in-
cludes a regulatory
charge of 0.17 paise and
FPP (fuel and power
purchase charge) of
0.84 paise.
If the proposal is ap-
proved, roughly six lakh
torrent users will face a
burden of Rs300 crore.
Theestimatedhousebill
is likely to increase by
Rs200 to Rs400 per
month for areas like Pu-
nagam, Sahara Darwa-
za, Mahidharpura, Ka-
targam, Vedroad, Dab-
holi and some societies
in the Nanpura area.
On the other hand,
the Chamber of Com-
merce on behalf of Tor-
rent Customers in Su-
rat has applied to the
GERC opposing the pro-
posal.

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Had comprehensive talks over
lunch with my good friend
Australian Trade Minister @
DanTehanWannon in New Delhi.
We had an engaging discussion
on ways to further deepen India-
Australia economic and trade ties.
TOP TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Refusing to yield to dualities is your
sacred duty. Do it; stay unmoved by them.
Or your mind’ll be in constant turmoil.
—THE BHAGWAD GITA
Nitin Gadkari@nitin_gadkari
Construction of 6-Lane Access
Controlled Greenfield Highway
section of NH-150C from Julekal
Village to Kurnool town terminating
on NH-40 as part of Solapur-
Kurnool-Chennai Economic Corridor.
gainst the back-
drop of a west-
ern diplomatic
boycott of the
Beijing Winter
Olympics,ChinaandRussia
havemarkedtheoccasionby
showing off their increas-
inglycloserelationship.Rus-
sia’s president Vladimir Pu-
tin posed for pictures with
ChineseleaderXiJinpingat
the opening of the 2022 Win-
ter Games, declaring their
opposition to further en-
largement of Nato and call-
ing on the western alliance
to “abandon its ideologised
cold war approaches”.
two leaders announced a
new era in relations that
would“knownolimits”and
be“superiortopoliticaland
military alliances of the
cold war era”. Meanwhile
they said Nato must “re-
spect the sovereignty
, secu-
rity and interests of other
countries … and to exercise
a fair and objective attitude
towards the peaceful devel-
opment of other states”.
POLITICAL SIGNALS
Given these differences,
news of apparent security
cooperation between the
two should be taken with a
pinch of salt. While there is
growing collaboration be-
tween Chinese and Russian
armed forces, the primary
function of their military
cooperation consists in po-
litical signalling, rather
thaninpreparingforajoint
military action.
POSITIVELY NEUTRAL
Russia seems to have moved
from a position of studied
neutrality on China’s poli-
cies in Asia-Pacific, to out-
rightcondemnationof trilat-
eral security initiative be-
tween Australia, the UK and
the United States, “
AUKUS”
– and Washington’s new In-
do-Pacific strategy in gener-
al. The joint declaration
notes that two countries are
seriouslyconcernedbysuch
developments.
Thus, the extent of poten-
tialChinesesupportforRus-
sia in face of another round
of western sanctions re-
mains uncertain. For now,
as one commentator notes
“it is enough that China re-
mains positively neutral”.
THECONVERSATION.COM
RUSSIA CHINA’S VIABLE FRIENDSHIP:
A NEW WORLD ORDER
two leaders announced
a new era in relations
that would “know no
limits” and be
“superior to political
and military alliances
of the cold war era”
A
airy tales are
tales only. Till
the time the
Prince actually
descends from
heaven, fights
it out and conquers the
throne. Life of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
is one such tale that you
have to pinch twice to
believe.
A self-made, self-less,
self-motivated soul from
a non-descriptive village
grows to a stature that he
becomes a living legend.
THE CHILDHOOD
Born to a poor family in
a small village of Guja-
rat Vadnagar, Modi faced
extreme hardships in
his formative years. His
parents - Damodardas
Modi and Hiraben -
though were financially
deprived but enriched
Narendra and his 6 sib-
lings with ethical values
and sanskar.
Modi’s school mates
and neighbours, recount
that he had a certain
spark since an early age
where even though he
used to be mischievous,
he still had the leader-
ship aspect to his person-
ality. A dare devil boy
Narendra would always
be ready to even risk his
life for wellbeing of oth-
ers. Living in scarcity
had only imbibed never-
say-die spirit in Naren-
dra. This helped Naren-
dra tide over all the ad-
versities around and
hone leadership skills to
prepare for a big battle
awaiting the young
Modi, who was gearing
up to leave his family
and home in the quest
for ‘tatvagyan’.
Before stepping out in
the wilderness, Naren-
dra wanted to study in
Sainik School, as he was
enamoured with the
armed forces, and asked
his father for it. But for
Damodardas it was sim-
ply an unaffordable prop-
osition. The refusal from
his father further ignited
Narendra’s desire to
wear uniform. He opted
to join junior NCC. But
the NCC invigilator said
that he did not meet the
height requirements and
he could not be given a
place. However, a deter-
mined Narendra insisted
and the invigilator even-
tuallyaskedhimtofinish
three tasks- a sprint, a
frog jump and running
on one foot - within stipu-
lated time limit.
To the invigilator’s
surprise, he completed
and forced his way into
NCC the way he stormed
into Politics and reach
the zenith.
HOME AWAY
FROM HOME
The rigorous NCC train-
ing instilled discipline
and selfless service. True
to his name, Modi, in-
spired by his namesake
Narendranath Datta,
who was later known as
Swami Vivekanand, de-
cided to leave his family
and mother to serve
motherland. In 1967, at
the young age of 17, the
thought of becoming a
saint or sadhu came
when he saw a seer med-
itating immersed in a pit
near Vadnagar railway
station. That time Nar-
endra was going with his
family to attend a mar-
riage. The sheer sight of
the sage engrossed in
deep meditation un-
mindful of happening
around caught his fancy
.
He refused to board the
train and stayed back
just to watch the ‘un-
worldly’ act of the seer
and serve him if he
(seer)) needed water or
food. This little spark
quickly turned into a big
fire and Modi left home
to head straight to Belur
Math to give life a new
dimension and himself a
new identity
. He rechris-
tened himself with a
new name’Aniket’ - one
who does not have a per-
manent roof.
But just changing
name didn’t alter his
fate. He was found too
young to practice renun-
ciation by senior inhab-
itants of math. Modi was
asked to go back and
complete formal educa-
tion before entering the
world of spirituality
.
THE HOMECOMING
Disappointed, Narendra
returned home and after
spending some time
moved to Ahmedabad to
work at his maternal un-
cle’s canteen. There he
happened to meet Vakil
Sahab, an RSS Pracha-
rak, who drew Narendra
into the Sangh. It was
Vakil Sahab, who en-
rolled him for further
studies and made ar-
rangements for his stay
in Hedgewar Bhawan of
RSS in Ahmedabad.
The colour of khakhi
was still new to Modi
when in 1971, he decided
to go to Delhi for staging
his maiden protest
against the non callous
attitude of Indira Gan-
dhi government towards
the plight of people liv-
ing in East Pakistan
(nowBangladesh),which
was being bulldozed by
the political might of
their fellow countrymen
of West Pakistan.
The demonstrators
cordoned off the Paki-
stan Embassy and police
rounded up all the dem-
onstrators, including
Narendra who was later
put in Tihar Jail. The
creation of a new coun-
try Bangladesh post 1971
Indo Pak war has given
birth to a political prod-
igy in India who stepped
into politics for the
cause of Bangladesh and
now championing the
cause of entire world.
The start of Modi’s
political life heralded
beginning of new era of
a swayamsevak who sac-
rificed his life to the wel-
fare of his fellow coun-
trymen. He didn’t mind
risking his life and com-
fort for changing the dy-
namics of Indian politi-
cal system which was
being staled for so many
decades. His demeanour,
impeccable speech and
self-less service won one
and every heart within
the RSS. He became a
favourite of all his sen-
iors in the Sangh. Not
just in Gujarat, but
Sangh representatives
from other states also
started coming in con-
tact with him.
And this is where the
story actually begins.
Since the most volatile
part of India’s political
history was yet to unfold
and Narendra was to
play a part in it too.
(to be continued...)
The start of Modi’s political life heralded
beginning of new era of a swayamsevak
who sacrificed his life to the welfare of his
fellow countrymen.He didn’t mind risking his
life and comfort for changing the dynamics of
Indian political system which was being
staled for so many decades
F
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
The writer is senior journalist
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
DUSTY LANES TO CROWNING GLORY:
THE MAKING OF PM MODI!

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arrested Balvinder Singh the Promoter — Director of the
PCH Corporation Ltd and other PCH group companies
under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in
a case relating to defrauding
banks to the tune of Rs 370
crore. Balvinder Singh was
arrested on Tuesday. He was
produced before a Special
Court in Hyderabad on
Wednesday, which remand-
ed him to judicial custody till
February 23. Earlier the CBI
in Chennai had lodged a case against him and others un-
der various sections of the IPC. The federal probe agency
had also submitted a charge sheet in this connection
before a Special Court.
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MANAGER FOR
ACCEPTING
`15,000 BRIBE
Indore: The Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) has arrested the
Manager of Awantika Gas
Limited (AGL), Indore for
demanding and accepting
a bribe of `15,000 from a
man for clearing payment
of his bills. The incident
came to light when the
victim filed a complaint
against Vikas Gupta,
Manager of AGL, alleging
that the latter demanded
a bribe of `16,000 for
clearing payment of
his bills. The CBI laid a
trap to nab the accused.
The sleuths caught the
accused red-handed while
demanding and accepting
a bribe of Rs 15,000 from
the complainant.
BRITON ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION OF
RAPING WOMAN ON
FLIGHT FROM US
London: A British man
has been arrested on
suspicion of raping a
passenger on a flight from
the US to Heathrow. Offi-
cers boarded the United
Airlines flight at Heathrow
airport after being alerted
to the incident just after
6:30am on 31 January.
A 40-year-old woman,
also British, reportedly
complained to United
Airlines cabin staff on the
New Jersey to Heathrow
flight after she was al-
legedly forced to have sex
in business class while
others were asleep. The
man was later released on
bail as further enquiries
continue, the Metropolitan
Police said.
INDIA
05
KEJRIWAL’S WIFE,
DAUGHTER TO
CAMPAIGN IN PUNJAB
Chandigarh: Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife
and daughter will lend their
weight to the
election cam-
paign of Aaam
Aadmi Party in
Punjab. They
will be visiting
the State on
Friday to sup-
port AAP on the campaign
trails. As per information
received by AAP, the party
chief’s wife Sunita Kejri-
wal and daughter Harshita
Kejriwal will seek votes for
chief ministerial candidate
Bhagwant Mann in the Dhuri
Assembly seat.
PEOPLE FED UP WITH
CONGRESS, SAYS
BHAGWANT MANN
Amritsar: Aam Aadmi Party’s
Chief Ministerial face for
upcoming Punjab Assembly
elections,
Bhagwant
Mann, on
Thursday said
that people
are fed up
with the ruling
Congress.
“Only 10 days are left for
Punjab polls. People want to
choose a new government
because they have been
disappointed by those whom
they had trusted for five
years. They are fed up with
both the Congress and the
SAD,” Mann said.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022
WILL PROVIDE HONEST
GOVT IN GOA: KEJRIWAL
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal being received at Dabolim Airport ahead
of Goa Assembly elections on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra explains her party’s manifesto to a
motor mechanic in Rampur on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Panaji: Hitting out at
the BJP and the Con-
gress, Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP) convener
Arvind Kejriwal on
Thursday alleged that
if any of these parties
is voted to power in Goa
again, it will “plunder”
the State exchequer,
leading to doubling of
the debt burden to Rs
50,000 crore.
He said the AAP will
provide a “corruption-
free and honest” gov-
ernment in the coastal
state. Elections for the
40-member Goa Assem-
bly will be held on Mon-
day
.
Addressing a public
meeting in Mayem as-
sembly constituency,
Kejriwal said Goa is
reeling under a debt
burden of Rs 24,000
crore, “which got accu-
mulated during the pre-
vious rule of the Con-
gress, the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and
the Maharashtrawadi
Gomantak Party
(MGP)”. —PTI
Vote on unemployment,
inflation, says Priyanka
Rampur: Congress
general secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Thursday
said the people of Uttar
Pradesh should vote on
issues of unemployment,
inflation, poverty, crime
against women and Dalits.
Congress leader held a
roadshow in Rampur.
She also interacted with
a tyre puncture repair
shop owner. Speaking to
ANI, Vadra said, “Vote on
issues of unemployment,
inflation, crime against
women and Dalits, poverty.
Think and vote. Cast your
vote for someone who is
working to resolve these
issues.” Voting for the first
phase of the Uttar Pradesh
Assembly elections began
on Thursday at 7:00 am.
Covering the Jat-dominant
belt of western Uttar
Pradesh, the first phase of
polls cover 58 Assembly
constituencies across 11
districts of the state. The
voting, which will conclude
at 6:00 pm today, is taking
place at 25,849 polling
stations and 10,766 poll-
ing centres. As many as
623 candidates are in the
fray on 58 Assembly seats
where polls are being
held today. As per the set
norms, the campaign-
ing for the first phase of
the UP polls ended on
Tuesday (February 8) at
6 pm, marking the start
of a 48-hour-long silence
period.
BJP WILL FORM GOVT IN MANIPUR WITH
MAJORITY, SAYS HIMANTA BISWA SARMA
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma on Thursday exuded confidence that the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will
return to power in Manipur, which is
slated to go to the Assembly polls on
February 27, adding that that the party
will form the government in the state
with a majority. “Election campaign-
ing has begun in Manipur, candidates
have been nominated. BJP will form a
government in Manipur with a majority,” said Sarma
while speaking to ANI here today. The tenure of the
Manipur Legislative Assembly, which consists of 60
members, is scheduled to end on March 19, 2022.
Akhilesh afraid of losing from
Karhal seat,says BJP’s Baghel
Agra: Agra Member of
Parliament (MP) and
Bharatiya Janata Party
candidate from Main-
puri’s Karhal Assembly
constituency SP Singh
Baghel on Thurs-
day said that the
Samajwadi Party
leader Akhilesh
Yadav is now
afraid of
l o s i n g
the elec-
tions. Baghel, who is
also a Union Minister,
said that Yadav is now
reaching out to the peo-
ple in Karhal constitu-
ency after becoming
aware of the stiff
challenge there.
Baghel, who has
beenpittedagainst
the SP leader
by the BJP
f r o m
Karhal
seat, said: “Yadav had
earlier said that he will
come to Karhal constit-
uency only after win-
ning the elections. Now,
he is asking for people’s
votes there. It shows
they (the SP) have the
fear of losing (the elec-
tions).”
Baghel claimed that
people have decided not
to cast their votes for
Yadav in Karhal seat.
Why should I listen to him
...asks Rahul during political rally in
U’khand in reply to PM’s interview
New Delhi: Taking a
dig at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s inter-
view aired on Wednes-
day, Congress leader
RahulGandhionThurs-
day said that pressure
by central agencies
doesn’t work on him.
“In an interview yes-
terday, Modiji said ‘Ra-
hul doesn't listen’. Did
you understand what he
meant? It meant that
pressure by the En-
forcement Directorate
and CBI doesn't work on
Rahul and he does not
back down. Why should
I listen to him,” Rahul
Gandhi said at a public
rally in Uttarakhand.
Speaking to news
agency ANI, PM Modi
on Wednesday had said
that he cannot reply to
a person who does not
listen and does not sit in
the House. Asked
about Rahul Gandhi's
questions on unemploy-
ment and the India-Chi-
na issue, PM had said, I
have given facts on eve-
ry subject and spoken
on every subject on the
basis of facts. On some
subjects, our external
affairs and defence min-
istry have given de-
tailed answers and
wherever it was neces-
sary, I had also spoken.
How do I reply to a per-
son who does not listen,
and does not sit in the
House?” —Agencies
Rahul Gandhi Narendra Modi
RAHUL ALLEGES ONLY ONE-THIRD PM CARES SPENT
New Delhi: The latest audited report showed that “PM CARES”, which
was set up to deal with several emergencies collected `10,990 crore
in the 2020-21 financial year, while only `3,976 crore, one-third, was
spent. The government sources, however, said that several initiatives
have been approved, which would be funded by the “PM CARES”. For-
mer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday had trained guns at the
Centre, accusing it of spreading lies on the “PM CARES” fund spend.
“PM CARES collected `10,990 crore till March 2021, spent `3,976
crore,” Gandhi tweeted with the caption “PM Lies”.
RAHUL ‘PROPOSES’,
MODI ‘DISPOSES’!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
is neither the national
president of the Congress
party nor the leader of
the Congress in the Lok
Sabha. He does not hold
any post in the Congress
organization or holds any
post in the Parliamentary
Party. BJP leaders have
termed Rahul as ‘Pappu’,
i.e. he does not under-
stand anything and the
people of the country have
completely rejected him.
Despite this, whatever he
says, the entire BJP and
the entire central govern-
ment responds to it. Think,
his party does not have
enough seats in the Lok
Sabha to get the status of
the main opposition party,
yet he spoke on the Presi-
dent’s address, then on the
first day a dozen ministers
of the Center responded to
it and then Prime Minister
Narendra Modi came to
answer. In his long speech,
he only replied to Rahul’s
barbs. The Prime Minister
gave a detailed answer to
each and every thing Rahul
talked about.
Rahul Gandhi had attacked
Ambani-Adani’s unac-
counted earnings in Co-
rona and severe economic
crisis and said that ‘Double
A’ virus is the most
dangerous. Responding
to this, the Prime Minister
said that in the time of
Nehru and Indira, the
Congress government was
called Tata-Birla’s govern-
ment. Rahul had said that
Manmohan Singh’s gov-
ernment had brought 27
crore people out of poverty
line in 10 years and Modi
government brought 23
crore below poverty line.
In response, the Prime
Minister said that the
Congress government had
changed the definition of
poverty in 2013 to make
17 crore rich. Responding
to Rahul calling India a
union of states, the Prime
Minister said that India is
a nation and a living soul
for them. When Rahul had
talked about the failure of
Make in India and people
not getting employment,
then the Prime Minister
targeted him and said that
everything has become a
joke for him.
‘PM hurt by
attack on
industrialists’
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Usually the
leaders of the parties
are hurt by the attack
on their party, when
their policies are ques-
tioned, or with the per-
sonal attack on them-
selves, but the Prime
Minister gets hurt
when questions are
raised on the industri-
alists. He feels that by
questioning the indus-
trialists, people them-
selves are putting him
in the dock. That’s why
when Rahul Gandhi at-
tacked the Ambani-
Adani’s unaccounted
earnings during the
pandemic and said that
the ‘double-A’ variant is
the most dangerous, the
PM got hurt, that he re-
plied in Parliament. He
told Rahul that people
used to call the govt of
your grandmother and
grandfather as Tata-
Birla’s government.
Responding to the
criticism of two big in-
dustrialists of the coun-
try by Rahul Gandhi, he
said, ‘They also have a
role. Will you humiliate
them? What approach is
it?Thosewhoarewrong
have left the country.”
Earlier in Lucknow, PM
had said that even Ma-
hatma Gandhi used to
stand with Birla with-
out any hesitation.
Worrisome situation
in Bengal: Dhankhar
New Delhi: West Ben-
gal Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Thursday
took a dig at the state
government by appeal-
ing to the “state intelli-
gentsia and diaspora to
reflectontheworrisome
situation of the state”.
West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Ba-
nerjee and the state
Governor have been at
loggerheads for a long
time. The Chief Minis-
ter on several occasions
had alleged that the
Governor makes state-
ments out of political
motives and interferes
in the business of the
state government. Gov-
ernor Dhankhar on the
other hand has been ac-
cusing the state govern-
ment of mishandling
the law and order
situation. —ANI
Jagdeep Dhankhar
RTI: Rent of Sonia’s
residence not paid
New Delhi: The rent of
several properties occu-
pied by Congress lead-
ers, including the offi-
cial residence of Con-
gress interim president
Sonia Gandhi, has not
been paid. In reply to an
RTI filed by activist Su-
jit Patel.
The RTI reply by the
Union Ministry of
Housing and Urban De-
velopment states that
there has been pending
rent against Congress
party headquarters on
Akbar Road of
`12,69,902 and the last
time that the rent was
paid was in December
2012. Similarly, for So-
nia Gandhi’s residence
on 10 Janpath Road,
there is a pending rent
of `4,610 and the last
rent received was in
September 2020. —ANI
Sonia Gandhi
Pay `1,788 cr:
Farmers’ group
to PM Modi
New Delhi: The All In-
dia Kisan Sabha, a
farmers’ group, on
Thursday demanded
PM Narendra Modi pro-
vide Rs 1,788 crore,
equal to the penalty
amount imposed by
regulator CCI on tyre
corporates, as grant to
rubber farmers.
The CCI had imposed
a penalty of Rs 622.09
crore on MRF, Rs 425.53
crore on Apollo Tyres,
Rs 252.16 crore on CEAT
Ltd, Rs 309.95 crore on
JK Tyre and Rs 178.33
crore on Birla Tyres.
‘No centralised data on detention centres’
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs in-
formed the Rajya Sabha
thatitdoesnotmaintain
a centralised data on the
total number of deten-
tion centres in the coun-
try
, as powers have been
delegated to the State
governments “to make
necessary arrange-
ments for detention cen-
tres/camps as per their
requirement.”
The MHA has dele-
gated the power to the
state governments to
make the required ar-
rangements to run for
these centres or camps.
Replying to a ques-
tion in the Upper House
on Wednesday
, the MHA
said 100 Foreigners Tri-
bunals are currently
operating in Assam, the
MoS for Home Affairs
Nityanand Rai said.
The Minister added
that the total number of
cases pending in these
FTs as on December 31,
2021, is 1,23,829 while
the total number of peo-
ple declared as foreign-
ers is 1,43,466. The total
number of people de-
clared as Indians is
1,21,598 whereas 329 per-
sons have been deported
to their countries of ori-
gin so far, he said.
The MHA informed
that the FTs are quasi-
judicial bodies in Assam
and according to the
state’s Home Depart-
ment, initially 11 Illegal
Migrant Determination
Tribunals were set up
which were later con-
verted to tribunals after
the SC scrapped the Ille-
gal Migrants (Determi-
nationbyTribunals)Act,
1983, in 2005. —Agencies
TRS MPs WALK OUT OF RAJYA SABHA
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs on
Thursday walked out from the Rajya Sabha until the Chair-
man accepts the privilege motion against Prime Minister.
Earlier in the day, TRS MPs moved a privilege motion
against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement
in the Rajya Sabha on the passing of the Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Bill.
RJD MP MANOJ JHA GIVES NOTICE IN RS
New Delhi: RJD MP Manoj Jha gave a Zero
Hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the
issue of reopening of the physical classes in
colleges. According to RJD MP, the suspen-
sion of offline classes due to the pandemic
has led to a regression in learning and poor
learning outcomes among the students.
OVER 56 CRORE
TRANSACTIONS
UNDER ONORC
New Delhi: Since
inception of the One
Nation One Ration
Card (ONORC) plan
in August 2019,
approximately 56
crore portability
transactions have
been recorded in the
country up to January
31, 2022, the Parlia-
ment was informed
on Wednesday.

INDIA
06
WILL DERA POLITICS HELP
BJP IN ITS AGENDA OF HUNG
ASSEMBLY IN PUNJAB?
Sharat K Verma
Punjab: In Punjab, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
is looking for a place to
somehow set its foot. In
the last Lok Sabha elec-
tions, it had got nine per
cent votes, whereas in
the previous assembly
elections, it had got five
and a half per cent
votes. For the first time,
BJP is contesting the
assembly elections by
breaking away from the
Akali Dal and it has to
take its vote share of
nine per cent to at least
15 per cent. The BJP's
second attempt is to
garner enough votes in
Punjab to hang the as-
sembly and play a role
in post-poll politics. The
BJP is not likely to get
more seats as there is a
lot of resentment to-
wards it because of the
farmers' agitation. Re-
alizing this, BJP has
playd the Dera card.
BJP's Haryana gov-
ernment has released
Dera Sacha Sauda chief
Gurmeet Ram Rahim
on parole from jail. In
the last six months, the
Haryana government
released Ram Rahim
on parole several times
on the pretext of treat-
ment. In this way the
party is creating har-
mony among its devo-
tees. The Dera chief
will stay in the ashram
of Gurugram for the
next 21 days, from
where he can give a
'fatwa' to his devotees
to vote in favor of BJP.
The BJP has an old
goodwill with Ram Ra-
him, convicted of rape
and murder. After win-
ning the assembly elec-
tions for the first time
in Haryana in 2014, the
BJP in-charge had gone
to Ram Rahim's ash-
ram with more than 20
party MLAs to seek
blessings. In Punjab,
the number of seats un-
der the influence of dif-
ferent Deras is close to
70, out of which the
maximum number of
27 seats is under the in-
fluence of Dera Sacha
Sauda. Dera politics
can get BJP votes in
those seats. With the
BJP cutting votes, the
equation of the three -
Congress, AAP and
Akali Dal - will deterio-
rate and the possibility
of a hung assembly will
increase.
Ram Rahim
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Replying to
the discussion on the
President’s address,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
slammed the Congress
in the Lok Sabha. He
said many things criti-
cizing the Congress, one
of which was interest-
ing. He told about the
states where Congress
has not won for the last
30-40yearsandlistedthe
states one after other
with the figures. It is
true that in many states
the Congress has been
losingforthree-fourdec-
ades,buttherearemany
states in the country
where, since independ-
ence, the citizens there
have not chosen either
the Bharatiya Jana
Sangh or the Bharatiya
Janata Party
.
If the people in many
stateshavenotbeenelect-
ing the Congress for a
long time because of its
poor policies, then for
what reason the BJP was
never chosen by many
states? Can the policies
of the BJP be criticized
on the ground that many
states have never elected
it? The Prime Minister
said that 24 years ago in
Nagaland, people had
voted for the Congress
and the party has not
beenelectedinWestBen-
gal after 1972. The Con-
gress last won in Bihar-
Uttar Pradesh in 1985.
Similar figures were
given by the Prime Min-
ister for Tripura and
Odisha. Regarding
Goa, he said that 28
years ago Congress
won there with an
absolute majority
. Al-
though the Con-
gress was the
largestparty
in Goa in the last elec-
tions too, the BJP did not
allow its government to
be formed.
However, now look at
the record of BJP
. Tamil
Nadu, Kerala, Andhra
PradeshandPuducherry
never chose Jana
Sangh or BJP in
the last 75 years
after inde-
p e n d e n c e .
BJP came to
power in
Karnataka for the first
time after 61 years of in-
dependence but that too
not with an absolute ma-
jority
. The newly formed
state of Telangana has
notyetchosentheBJP
.In
75 years after independ-
ence, West Bengal has
notchosenJanaSanghor
BJPandinBiharalsothe
people there have not
chosenBJPevenonce.In
the last nearly three dec-
ades, the BJP has fought
alone in Bihar only once
and lost badly
. In the na-
tional capital Delhi, BJP
won for the first and last
time in 1993 and after
that in the last 29 years,
the people of Delhi did
not choose BJP again.
Of the eight northeast-
ern states, Assam and
Tripura are the only two
states where the BJP
won, and that too after
sixdecadesof independ-
ence. In Arunachal
Pradesh and Manipur
also BJP managed to
form the government
but it is a government
formed with the help of
turncoat old Congress
leaders.
So BJP and Congress
virtually stand on the
samepitchof neverwin-
ning any elections in
few states.
New Delhi: Yogi Adity-
anath's comment warn-
ing voters on Uttar
Pradesh turning into
Kerala or Bengal did
not go unchallenged as
Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan threw
shade at his Uttar
Pradesh counterpart in
a tweet.
If UP turns into Ker-
ala as Yogi Adityanath
fears, it will enjoy the
best education, health
services, social welfare,
living standards and
have a harmonious so-
ciety in which people
won't be murdered in
the name of religion
and caste. That's what
the people of UP would
want, Pinarayi Vijay-
an tweeted. He made
the same points in a
Hindi tweet posted
from his handle.
If UP turns into Ker-
ala as @myogiadity-
anath fears, it will en-
joy the best education,
health services, social
welfare, living stand-
ards and have a harmo-
nious society in which
people won't be mur-
dered in the name of
religion and caste.
That's what the people
of UP would want.
Congress leader
Shashi Tharoor also re-
sponded to Adityanath's
comments in a tweet.
UP will turn into
Kashmir, Bengal or Ker-
ala if BJP doesn't come
to power, Yogi Adity-
anath tells voters. UP
should be so lucky!!
Kashmir's beauty, Ben-
gal's culture and Kera-
la's education would do
wonders for the place.
UP's won- derful: pity
about its government,
Tharoor posted.
In a video message
last evening, hours be-
fore the start of the first
phase of voting in Uttar
Pradesh, Yogi Adity-
anath had urged voters
to choose BJP while re-
ferring to Left-ruled
Kerala and Bengal,
where the Trinamool
Congress won a third
term last year, defeating
the BJP
.
I have to tell you
something from my
heart. A lot of wonder-
ful things have hap-
pened in these five
years. Beware! If you
miss,thelabourof these
five years will be
spoiled. It would not
take much time for UP
to become Kashmir,
Kerala and Bengal,
Yogi Adityanath said
in the video.
VIJAYAN SNEERS AT YOGI
FOR KERALA COMMENT
Yogi urges voters to choose BJP while referring to Left-ruled states
WHAT YOGI SAID
AHEAD OF UP
POLLS?
In a video message,
hours before the start of
the first phase of voting
in UP, Yogi had urged
voters to choose BJP
while referring to Left-
ruled Kerala and Bengal,
where the Trinamool
Congress won
a third
term last
year,
defeat-
ing the
BJP.
‘DON’T INSULT
SPIRIT OF INDIA’
India is beautiful
in all its colours,
don't insult the
spirit of the coun-
try, Rahul Gandhi
said, apparently re-
sponding to Yogi’s
remark that the
state will turn into
a Kashmir, Kerala
or Bengal if the
BJP was not voted
back to power.
SC DIRECTS REINSTATEMENT OF JUDGE
WHO RAISED HARASSMENT COMPLAINT
SHEENA BORA MURDER CASE: INDRANI
MUKERJEA FILES BAIL PLEA IN SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday
directed reinstatement of the woman judge who
raised a sexual harassment complaint against a then
sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Then former judicial officer resigned in July 2014
and thereafter she had moved apex Court seeking
reinstatement on the ground that she was forced to
resign. A Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and
BR Gavai noted that the resignation tendered by the
woman judge was not voluntary.
New Delhi: Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in
the Sheena Bora murder case, on Thursday filed a bail
plea in the SC. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara
Rao posted the matter for hearing to February 14 as
the apex court did not receive the order copy. Sen-
ior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Mukerjea.
Mukerjea is in judicial custody of Special CBI court in
connection with Sheena Bora murder case. A special
court accepted the application of Mukerjea stating that
one Asha Korke had met Bora in Kashmir.
HC NOTICE ON PLEA
BY MED STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN CHINA
NO RELIGIOUS
SYMBOLS ALLOWED,
SAYS K'TAKA HC
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC on ThursdCay issued
notice to the Centre and
NMC on a plea moved by
students seeking directions
to NMC to allow physical
training in India of Indian
students studying medicine
in China, who are stuck in
their home country India,
due to COVID-19 pan-
demic. The Petitioners, 147
students of medicine in the
Ningbo University (China)
states that they returned to
India in early 2020 (Jan to
March) and thereafter, have
been stuck in their home
country India, ever since
due to the non-availability
of visas from the Chinese
authorities.
Bengaluru: The Kar-
nataka HC, hearing the
hijab row, on Thursday
ordered that no religious
symbols are allowed for
the students until its
final order, thus ruling
out use of both hijab and
saffron shawls in school
and college premises.
The interim order was
given by a three-judge
bench of Chief Justice
Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice
Krishna S. Dixit, and
Justice Khaji Jaibunnesa
Mohiyuddin. “We want
to make an interim order
on the matter of hijab
row. We will hear the
matter every day,” the
Chief Justice stated.
IN THE COURTYARD
WEST BENGAL: HC DIRECTS STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO
HOLD MEETING OVER DEPLOYMENT OF CAPF DURING CIVIC POLLS
Kolkata: The Calcutta HC directed
State Election Commission to
hold a meeting with state of-
ficials, including Chief Secretary
and DGP, to assess the ground
situation and decide whether the
deployment of CAPF is required
during the municipal elections in
the state. The decision must be
made within the next 12 hours,
the court said. The Calcutta High
Court bench of Chief Justice
Prakash Shrivastava and Justice
Rajarshi Bharadwaj has reserved
its order in a plea seeking de-
ployment of central paramilitary
forces in the upcoming munici-
pal elections.
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Health on Thurs-
day said that four In-
dian states have report-
ed over 50,000 active
Covid-19 cases while as
many as 11 states have
active cases between
10,000 and 50,000.
Four states, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka
have more than 50,000
active cases. Around
141 districts have Cov-
id-19 positivity rate of
over 10 per cent and 160
districts have positivi-
ty rates between 5-10
per cent, the Health
Ministry said in a press
conference.
On Jan 24, the daily
positivity rate was re-
corded at 20.75%,
which has now de-
creased to 4.44%. It in-
dicates that now the
rate of infection spread
has come down signifi-
cantly, said Luv Ag-
garwal, Joint Secre-
tary, health ministry
.
The ministry also
said that that there has
been an overall decline
in coronavirus infec-
tions and positivity
across all states.
Earlier, the health
ministry had issued a
revised Covid-19 guide-
line for international
arrivals, which will
come into force from
February 14. The trav-
ellers will no longer
have to quarantine at
home for a week, but
need to self-monitor for
14 days.
Also, the demarca-
tion of countries as ‘at
risk’ and other classifi-
cations has been re-
moved. —PTI
Over 50,000 active Covid cases in four states: Centre
POSITIVITY RATE
Former LS MP Kirit
Somaiya urges MHA to
review his security
Mumbai: Former
Lok Sabha MP and
BJP leader Kirit So-
maiya on Thursday
urged the MHA to re-
view his security ar-
rangements on the
grounds that he was
allegedly being at-
tacked by Shiv Sena
workers despite be-
ing under “Z plus”
security of the CISF.
In a letter to the
MHA, Somaiya said
that there should be a
review of the securi-
ty system so that the
Pune type incident,
which allegedly took
place on February 5,
could be avoided in
future. “Shiv Sena ac-
tivists attacked me at
Pune Municipal Cor-
porationonFebruary
5, 2022. They attacked
me at Washim on Au-
gust 20, 2021, also.
They tried to gherao
me at Pimpri-Chinch-
wad on November 21,
2021. The Shiv Sena
activistshadattacked
me during a black
flag demonstration at
Thane and Mumbai,
while also attacking
me at Mulund in
2016,” he said.
He charged that he
has become a target
for the Shiv Sena
activists after he
sought to expose
the Uddhav Thack-
eray government in
the state and its
various scams.
Kirit Somaiya
“A question is
being asked/
discussed in spite
of Z Category
security, in spite
of the presence of
half a dozen CISF
personnel, if such
thing happened
to Kirit Somaiya,
then what would
be the status of
common man,”
he said.
Why just Congress, many states have never
Why just Congress, many states have never
chosen BJP also: An interesting comparison
chosen BJP also: An interesting comparison
DOUBTING Z
SECURITY!
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

BIZ BUZZ
07
New Delhi: The MPC
has opted to maintain
an accommodative
stance while leaving
the repo rate, reverse
repo rate, bank rate
and the marginal
standing facility (MSF)
rate unchanged, RBI
Governor Shaktikanta
Das announced on
Thursday
.
The MPC also opted
to keep the marginal
standing facility (MSF)
unchanged at 4.25%.
Further, the reverse
repo rate has been left
unchanged at 3.35%.
With a 5:1 majority,
the MPC also opted to
maintain an accommo-
dative stance in order
to support economic
growth and recovery
.
This is the tenth con-
secutive time that the
rate has remained un-
changed. The central
bank had last revised
the policy rate on May
22, 2020.
The reverse repo
rate is the rate at which
the RBI borrows mon-
ey from the banks in
the short term. It is
currently 3.3%. The
RBI borrows money
from the banks to suck
out the excess liquidity
in the system. —PTI
New Delhi: India and
USA’s trade relations
have deepened as the
two hit the $100 million
trade record for the first
time in their history in
the financial year 2021.
This represents a whop-
ping 45% jump from the
previous year.
Even though USA’s
trade with its top 15
partners increased in
2021, the biggest one
was with India. At the
same time, India was
also able to maintain a
trade surplus in the re-
lationship with the US.
The US Census Bu-
reau released figures
which reveal that the
bilateral goods trade be-
tween the two countries
was worth $113.391 bil-
lion between January
to December 2021. In
this, India’s export
amounted to $73 billion
and the imports were
worth approximately
$40 billion.
During the pandemic
year 2020, owing to the
trade and economic re-
strictions, the bilateral
trade between India
and USA fell to a little
over $78.2 billion from
$92.1 billion which was
accounted for in 2019.
The reason behind
this increased spike in
trade is the fact that the
demand for Indian
goods has increased in
the US market.
India is currently
working with big econo-
mies such as Australia,
the UK, EU, Canada and
the USA to push
through larger trade
agreements. —Agencies
Mumbai: Equity
benchmark Sensex
climbed 460 points
while the Nifty re-
claimed the 17,600-
mark on Thursday af-
ter the RBI left interest
rates unchanged but
retained its accommo-
dative policy stance to
boost growth.
A positive trend in
global stocks also sup-
ported the domestic
markets, traders said.
Extending its gains
for the third straight
session, the 30-share
BSE Sensex settled
460.06 points higher at
58,926.03. Likewise,
the NSE Nifty jumped
142.05 points to end at
17,605.85.
Tata Steel was the
top gainer in the
Sensex pack, climbing
2.11%, followed by In-
fosys, HDFC Bank,
HDFC, Kotak Bank,
MM and PowerGrid.
In contrast, Maruti,
Nestle India, Ultratech
Cement and Reliance
Industries were the
only laggards. —PTI
RBIMPCkeepsreporatesunchanged,again
THIS IS THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE TIME THAT THE RATE HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED
1. Key policy rates including
repo rate, reverse repo rate,
MSF rate remained unchanged.
2. MPC will contin-
ue its growth-
supportive
stance till the
time there are
signs of a dura-
ble recovery.
3. Retail inflation for FY23 has
been pegged at 4.5%; RBI
has retained the 5.3% inflation
projection for FY22.
4. Real GDP growth for FY23 is
projected at 7.8%.
5. Variable-rate repo and varia-
ble rate reverse repo auctions
of 14-day tenor will operate as
the main liquidity manage-
ment tool.
6. With effect from
March 1, fixed-rate
reverse repo and MSF
operations will be
available between
5:30 pm till 11:59
pm on all days.
7. The cap under e-RUPI pre-
paid digital vouchers has been
enhanced from `10,000 pres-
ently, to `1 lakh per voucher and
can be used more than once.
8. Increasing the NACH man-
date limit to `3 crore from
`1 crore currently for trade-
related settlements has been
proposed.
9. On-tap liquidity window for
healthcare extended till 30
June.
10. Limit for inflows under
the Voluntary Retention
Scheme hiked to `2.5 lakh crore
from `1.5 lakh crore.
—With Inputs from PTI
KEY TAKEAWAYS
HERE ARE THE TOP ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY RBI GOVERNOR TODAY
New Delhi: The RBI
on Thursday proposed
to extend the term-li-
quidity facility of
`50,000 crore offered to
emergency health ser-
vices by three months
till June 30, 2022. Last
year in May, RBI had
announced an on-tap
liquidity window of
`50,000 crore to boost
provision of immedi-
ate liquidity for ramp-
ing up COVID-19-relat-
ed healthcare infra-
structure and services
in the country
. —PTI
New Delhi: The vol-
untary retention route
(VRR) cap for FPIs will
be enhanced by `1 lakh
crore to `2.50 lakh
crore, given the in-
creased interest shown
by them, RBI Gover-
nor announced on
Thursday
.
The enhancement
of VRR, which seeks to
provide a separate
channel, broadly free
of macroprudential
controls, to FPI invest-
ments in government
and corporate debt se-
curities will be appli-
cable from April 1.
He said a dedicated
investment limit of
`1,50,000 crore was set
for investments under
the VRR earlier. —PTI
$113 billion in 2021: India-US
goods trade marks new record
SENSEX TAKES WINNING RUN
TO 3RD DAY, RISE 460 POINTS
New Delhi: The
share of retail inves-
tors in NSE- listed
companies has
reached an all-time
high of 7.32% in De-
cember 2021, and in
rupee terms it has
touched a record high
of `18.98 lakh crore,
says a report.
However, there was
an overall fall in insti-
tutional
s h a r e -
h o l d -
i n g ,
largely
due to
the mas-
s i v e
` 3 8 , 5 2 1
crore net
outflows from FPIs
during the quarter,
which resulted in
their share declining
to a nine-year low of
20.74%, from 21.46%.
According to data
compiled by Primein-
fobase.com, an arm
of Prime Database
Group, retail share-
holding in NSE-listed
companies touched
an all-time
high of
7.32% in
D e c e m -
ber, up
f r o m
7.13% in
Septem-
ber 2021.
—PTI
Retail shareholding in NSE-
listed cos hits 7.32% in Dec
Mumbai: The rupee
declined by 10 paise
to close at 74.94
against the US dollar
on Thursday after the
RBI kept key policy
rates unchanged. At
the interbank foreign
exchange, the rupee
opened at 74.90
against the American
dollar, and later wit-
nessed an intra-day
high of 74.88 and a
low of 75.05 against
the greenback. The
local unit finally
ended the day at
74.94, down 10 paise
from the previous
close of 74.84. —PTI
` slips 10 paise
to close at
74.94 against $
New Delhi: RBI Gov-
ernor Shaktikanta
Das made it clear
that private crypto-
currencies are a
threat to mac-
roeconom-
ic and fi-
n a n c i a l
stability,
and un-
dermine its
ability to
deal with chal-
lenges on the two
fronts. Cautioning
investors, he said
such assets have no
underlying whatso-
ever, “not even a tu-
lip”. “Private crypto-
currencies or what-
ever name you call it
are a threat to
our macroe-
conomic sta-
bility and fi-
nancial sta-
bility. They
will under-
mine the RBI’s
ability to deal with
issues of financial
stability and macro-
economic stability,”
Das said. —PTI
New Delhi: The RBI
will soon come out
with the guide-
lines on digi-
tal lend-
ing, Depu-
ty Gover-
nor M
Rajeshwar
Rao said on
Thursday
.
In Nov 2021, the
working group on
digital lending, in-
cluding lending
through online plat-
forms and mobile
apps, had submitted
their recommenda-
tions. RBI has re-
ceived public
c o m m e n t s ,
and we will
frame the
guidelines
(on digital
l e n d i n g )
based on those
comments. The
work is in progress,
and soon it (guide-
lines) will be
launched, Rao said
during a call post
monetary policy an-
nouncement. —PTI
‘Cryptos a threat to financial
stability; value not even a tulip’
Digital lending guidelines
to come out soon: RBI DG
Term-liquidity facility to emerg health extended
Reserve Bank of India projects 7.8% GDP growth for FY23
New Delhi: The RBI
on Thursday said
inflation based on
consumer price index
(CPI) is expected to
come well below its
upper tolerance level,
at 4.5%, in the next
fiscal year beginning
April 2022, helped
by better fresh crop
arrivals, supply-side
interventions, as
well as prospects of
a good monsoon.
Albeit, the global
crude oil prices may
play truant. The RBI
retained its inflation
projection at 5.3% for
the current financial
year. Unveiling the
last monetary policy
for the current fiscal
year, RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das said,
core inflation remains
elevated at tolerance-
testing levels.
Although the continu-
ing pass through of
tax cuts relating to
petrol and diesel last
November, would
help to moderate the
input cost pressures
to some extent, he
said. RBI, keeps a
close watch on the
CPI inflation to decide
on its bi-monthly
monetary policy. —PTI
RBI projects
retail
inflation at
4.5% in FY23
FPI limit increased in debt market
New Delhi: The Re-
serve Bank on Thurs-
day increased the cap
on the e-RUPI pre-
paid digital vouchers
to `1 lakh from `10K
and permitted its us-
age multiple times to
facilitate digital de-
livery of various gov-
ernment schemes to
the beneficiaries.
The e-RUPI pre-
paid digital vouch-
er, developed by the
National Payments
Corporation of India
(NPCI), was launched
in August 2021 as
a person-
specific and purpose-
specific cashless
voucher with a cap of
`10,000 and single
time redemption fa-
cility
.
“To facilitate digi-
tal delivery of vari-
ous government
schemes to the benefi-
ciaries, it is proposed
to increase the
cap on the amount for
e-RUPI vouchers is-
sued by Governments
to `1 lakh per voucher
and allow the use of
the e-RUPI voucher
multiple times (until
the amount of the
voucher is completely
redeemed),”
RBI said.
—PTI
E-RUPI VOUCHERS CAP RAISED TO `1
LAKH, ALLOWS MULTIPLE-USAGE
New Delhi: The RBI on Thurs-
day pegged the economic
growth rate for 2022-23 at 7.8%,
down from 9.2% expected in
2021-22, in view of uncertain-
ties on account of the pandemic
and elevated global commodity
prices. RBI’s growth projection
for next financial year is lower
than 8-8.5% projected by the Fi-
nance Ministry in the recent
Economic Survey. RBI Gover-
nor said, “recovery in domestic
economic activity is yet to be
broad-based, as private con-
sumption and contact-intensive
services remain below pre-pan-
demic levels.” —PTI
RBI Governer Shaktikanta Das
New Delhi: India
alongwith five South
Asian nations are set
to benefit from a new
$21.5 million funding
from the European
Union, which will
help to accelerate cli-
mate-smart, inclusive
infrastructure invest-
ments in the region.
The project will be
implemented by Inter-
national Finance Cor-
poration, a global de-
velopment institution
focused on the private
sector in emerging
markets, under the
programme for accel-
erating climate-smart
and inclusive infra-
structure in South
Asia (ACSIIS).
A five-year pro-
gramme (2021-2026),
the ACSIIS is aimed at
helping spur invest-
ments in energy, wa-
ter, waste manage-
ment, transport, logis-
tics, and green build-
ings to benefit people
and businesses in
B’desh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, and
Sri Lanka. —ANI
India to benefit
from $21.5 mn
EU funding

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
5,798,683
TOTAL DEATHS
324,448,317
TOTAL RECOVERED
74,279,766
ACTIVE CASES
404,526,766
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
506,549
TOTAL DEATHS
41,180,751
TOTAL RECOVERED
790,760
ACTIVE CASES
42,478,060
TOTAL CASES
08
2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Bengaluru: Defender
Girish Ernak was the
star for Gujarat Giants
as they defeated Telugu
Titans 34-32 in Match
105 of Pro Kabaddi
League Season 8.
The left-corner de-
fender scored a High 5
and was instrumental
in giving the Giants a
narrow lead in the final
minutes of the match.
The Titans once again
struggled in the final 5
minutes of the match
and squandered a
3-point lead.
The win will help Gu-
jarat remain with a
chance of making it to
the Playoffs. Titans’ Ra-
jnish scored a Super 10
but had to be carried
off the mat after suffer-
ing an injury early in
the second half.
Gujarat Giants went
to the mat with raiders
Ajay Kumar and Par-
deep Kumar on the
bench. The Telugu Ti-
tans had the better start
to the match with Ra-
jnish looking swift. But
Gujarat slowly got
found their footing
with Rakesh and Ma-
hendra Rajput getting
the raid points.
They smelled a
chance to clinch an all
out in the 14th minute,
but Titans’ Galla Raju
scored 3-point Super
Raid to stop the Giants.
The Gujarat side kept
pressing but against Ti-
tans’ Surinder Singh
clinched a Super Raid
with 2 minutes to half
time.
The first half ended
with the scores 14-14
and Gujarat struggling
to break a resolute Ti-
tans defence.
Coach Manpreet Sin-
gh had clear instruc-
tions to play an aggres-
sive line of defence and
that helped Gujarat
clinch their first all out
five minutes after the
break. Left corner
Girish Ernak was in
form for the Giants
while at the other end
Rakesh picked points in
regular intervals. Ra-
jnish picked a Super 10
for the Titans but suf-
fered a knee injury
which led to him being
substituted with 12
minutes remaining.
But the Titans re-
fused to give up and
their defence stepped
their game up to stop
the Gujarat defence.
They had 9 points com-
pared to Giants’ 2 in the
5 minutes after the first
Time OUT. Adarsh’s 2
point raid cleared all
the Gujarat men on the
mat and gave the Titans
a 3-point lead with 5
minutes on the clock.
But Gujarat immedi-
ately drew level by not
allowing any easy
points to Telugu raid-
ers. Girish Ernak
clinched his High 5 as
Gujarat took a narrow
lead. With Rajnish off
the mat, Telugu had
very little raiding pow-
er and that helped the
Giants secure the
match in the final min-
ute.
Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Titans to keep playoff hopes alive
PRO-KABADDI LEAGUE
Titans had the better start, but
Giants slowly found their footing
The Gujarat Giants. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Rajkot: The standing
committee of Rajkot
Municipal Corpora-
tion (RMC), on Thurs-
day
, approved the pro-
posed budget present-
ed by Rajkot Munici-
pal Commissioner
Amit Arora by rais-
ing the budget to a
total of Rs2,355.78
crore. This means
that the total amount
allocated by the civic
body for the year
2022-23 is Rs25.10
crore higher than the
proposed budget.
Arorahadpresenteda
budget of Rs2,334.94
crore last week. In a
meeting held under the
leadership of RMC
Standing Committee
Chairman Pushkar Pa-
tel, a concession was
granted for vehicle tax.
Additionally
, decisions
were also taken on 21
other proposals.
Aerobic centres for
women will become a
reality in all 18 wards of
RMC at a cost of Rs1.8
crore, roads in newly
merged areas will be
built with funds worth
Rs400 lakh at the cost of
four crore rupees. The
renovation of the Shy-
am Prasad Mukherjee
Art Gallery will also be
conducted for Rs2.5
crore. Other projects in-
clude Kanak road main
fire station renovation
for Rs2 crore, rain water
harvesting projects for
Rs1.5 crore, children’s
interactive park and
garden in newly merged
areas for Rs90 lakh,
portableX-raymachines
at Rs25 lakh and mobile
laboratory to be built for
Rs20 lakh.
Apart from aiming to
complete major ongoing
projectsincludingbridg-
es, drainage, Smart City
and housing schemes,
the budget has been
aimed at ensuring equal
growthof newlymerged
areas into Rajkot city
.
Other areas of focus
include green energy
,
health, beautification,
roads, water and solid
waste management,
parking and making Ra-
jkot free of stray cattle.
STANDING COMMITTEE APPROVES
`2,355.78 CR BUDGET FOR FY ’23
Final budget `25.10 crore higher than the one proposed by Commissioner Amit Arora last week
Rajkot Municipal Corporation. —FILE PHOTO
COMING SOON
First India Bureau
Surat: South Gujarat
has begun to see an
exodus, with about 1
lakh people long-set-
tled here heading to-
wards Uttar Pradesh,
to participate in the
assembly elections
there. Political parties
are also providing fi-
nancial assistance and
transport to voters.
Notably
, South Guja-
ratishometoasmanyas
12lakhpeoplewithroots
in Uttar Pradesh, espe-
cially in Jaunpur, Praya-
graj, Gorakhpur, Bhado-
hi, Varanasi, Chandauli,
Pratapgarh and Sultan-
pur. The 2017 Assembly
elections saw 60,000 vot-
ers travel from Surat to
UPtoexercisetheirfran-
chise.Thistime,workers
from the BJP
, SP and
Congress are working
off voters’ lists, persons
close t the issue said.
Congress candidate
Ajay Dubey is popular
among migrants from
Jaunpur for the Mungra
Badshahpur seat, which
willseepollingonMarch
7. Mona Mishra, daugh-
ter of senior Uttar
PradeshCongressleader
and Rajya Sabha MP
Pramod Tiwari, is con-
testingfromtheRampur
assembly seat of Pratap-
garh this time. In her
support,ateamof voters
will leave Surat on Feb-
ruary 25.
Other parties are not
falling behind. “We are
sending 31 voters from
here on February 14.
Between February 25
and 30, more than 10,000
people will go to vote
and around a lakh peo-
ple will go in batches
from south Gujarat.
Apart from this, the list
of people is also being
prepared for the voters
of BJP candidate
Ramesh Mishra from
Badlapur and Ravindra
Pandey, the candidate
from Bhadohi. For
them, the team will
leave from here on Feb-
ruary 22,” Socialist
Ranjeet Mishra said.
More than 1L from
S Guj to head to
native UP for polls
I-T raids at 25 premises of
realty developers,brokers
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
Income Tax (I-T)
d e p a r t m e n t
cracked down on
more than 25 prem-
ises owned by three
real estate develop-
ers’ groups and
brokers in the city
on Thursday. Teams
of 25 officials each
conducted searches
at offices of real es-
tate magnates.
This is the second
major search opera-
tion of real estate de-
velopers in Gujarat
in recent times.
According to
sources from the I-T
department’s investi-
gation wing, search-
es are currently un-
derway at offices of
Shivalik, Shilpa and
Sharma groups. Bro-
kers with business
relations with the
real estate magnates
have also not been
spared. The Satellite
area offices of Shiva-
lik group, owned by
three siblings Satish,
Chitra and Niral
Shah, were searched
during the day. Offi-
cials also visited
their residences, a
few construction
sites as well as the
homes of their top
executive officers.
The office premis-
es of Yash and Sne-
hal Brahmbhatt,
owners of Shilp
group, Sharda
group’s Dipak Nim-
bark and real estate
brokers Ketan Shah
and Manish Brahmb-
hatt are also under-
going searches.
Officials recovered
found documents,
cash and computer
hard disks, laptops
and pen drives and
have sealed several
bank lockers.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Gujarat
University’s GUSEC has
been selected in the Seed
Fund Scheme under the
Union government’s
“Start-up India” pro-
gramme. As a result,
GUSEC will now be able
to invest seed funds in
early-stage start-ups,
which will be able to get
funding support up to
Rs50 lakh through this
scheme. Interested start-
upswillhavetoapplyus-
ing the online portal to
avail the benefits of this
scheme.
GU’s GUSEC pro-
motes start-ups with all
necessary help includ-
ing mentorship, finance,
private investments,
laboratory support and
patent support.
GUSECishelpingvar-
ious start-ups in collabo-
ration with the Depart-
ment of Science and
Technology
, the Policy
Commission, the Minis-
tryof ElectronicsandIT,
and other bodies.
GU gets Central govt nod for grants
of `50L to further boost start-ups
Gujarat University. —FILE PHOTO
Negligence leads to miscarriage at LG Hospital
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: A case of
miscarriage reported
on the LG Hospital
campus on Thursday
by the obstetrics de-
partment has created
a stir leading to de-
mand for suspension
of the hospital super-
intendent by the oppo-
sition party. But the
hospital staff and su-
perintendent have al-
leged that the pa-
tient’s relatives are to
blame.
According to the pa-
tient’s relatives, four-
months pregnant An-
shuben Anilbhai Ra-
jput was brought to LG
Hospital at 2.30 am on
Thursday, complaining
of abdominal pain. Ini-
tially, doctors asked her
to go home, saying de-
livery was due in one
month. While moving
out the foetus got
pushed and died, before
it could be saved. The
bloodstains and a dead
foetus created ruckus
in the hospital.
However, the doctors
in the maternity ward
claim that they had ex-
amined the patient, giv-
en her pain-relieving in-
jectionsandhadsenther
for sonography
, after
which she was to get ad-
mitted.
Superintendent Lina-
ben said, “The woman
was told to come inside
but, they kept going to-
wards the exit, and that
is when the incident oc-
curred.”
The Congress has
called for Linaben’s sus-
pension for negligence.
LG Hospital. —FILE PHOTO
One of the biggest lessons in your
story of success will be what did
you learn from failure.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

misha Aashu is
poised to change the
perception of mod-
est fashion into
something truly
unique and sophisti-
cated with her style
statement and her attitude
towards life. “To have that
extra little bit of confidence,
that’s when you look the
most beautiful”, exclaimed
the gorgeous Amisha.
When asked about
what beauty
means in the
current times,
the young
model said,
“It’s really
exciting what’s happening at
the moment. Beauty is in the
eye of the beholder and is
also something that’s so dif-
ferent in different parts of
the world. What we’re seeing
in the industry is more inclu-
sion and diversity of beauty
in all shapes, sizes and col-
ours and I think that is so
important in our world, and
especially in this industry
because the power of
the fashion image
spreads far and wide
and it should be in-
clusive of every-
one.”
Talking about
her journey,
Aashu said,
“I come from
a slightly orthodox family,
where a career in the field of
fashion and modelling is still
not welcomed and so it got
more challenging for me to
pursue my dreams. My fa-
ther is a doctor and my moth-
er is a social worker. I pur-
sued my graduation in Com-
puter Science, from Jaipur.”
She further added, “In
2018, I met Gaurav Gaur,
Elite Miss Rajasthan Direc-
tor and gave the auditions
for the beauty pageant. That
was a huge turning point in
my life. I realized that since
my childhood the world of
glamour wooed me and
when I was selected
among the top 25 par-
ticipants, there was
no looking back.” When
asked, what interests her
besides modelling, the
diva said, dancing and
that she enjoys playing
badminton a lot. It keeps
her sane, healthy and fit.
When asked about her
inspiration, “Amisha
without giving second
thoughts said, “Sushmi-
ta Sen! She is an ideal
figure to me. “I wish to
become independent and
strong and advise all the
girls too, to follow their
hearts and put their
best foot for-
ward in
e v e r y -
thing!
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A
WALKING
EMBODIMENT
OF GLAMOUR
Supermodel Amisha Aashu,
born and brought up in Bihar
has broken new grounds,
both in the fashion industry
and in wider society.In an
exclusive interview with City
First, Amisha talks about her
lady love, modelling career
and aspirations!
MITALI DUSAD
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AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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