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Confirming its first COVID-19 case on Thursday, North Korea’s Supreme
Leader Kim Kim Jong-un ordered a nationwide lockdown calling it the
“gravest national emergency.” The samples collected from people
suffering from fever in Pyongyang tested positive for Omicron variant.
N KOREA CONFIRMS
FIRST COVID-19
CASE EVER,
IMPOSES LOCKDOWN
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice Thursday announced Rajiv
Kumar, the current Election Commissioner, will take over as the next
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from May 15. Kumar will take
charge from CEC Sushil Chandra, who is due to retire.
IAS RAJEEV
KUMAR IS NEW
CEC, WILL JOIN
ON MAY 15
HELICOPTER CRASH
AT RAIPUR’s AIRPORT,
TWO PILOTS DEAD
TATA SONS APPOINT
CAMPBELL WILSON AS
CEO, MD OF AIR INDIA
Two pilots were killed after a
helicopter crashed at an air-
port in Raipur. Captain Gopal
Krishna Panda and Captain
AP Shrivastava were killed in
the accident, police said.
Campbell Wilson, the former
CEO of low-cost airline Scoot,
has been named the new CEO
and MD of Air India. Wilson,
50, has an experience of 26
years in the aviation sector.
CRUCIAL READ
VIA ORDINANCE, K’TAKA GOVT
PASSES ANTI-CONVERSION BILL
The government of Karnataka promulgated an
ordinance to give effect to the anti-conversion
bill on Thursday. The ordinance was approved by
the Cabinet after the Assembly and Council were
prorogued. Meanwhile, the Opposition questioned
the government’s way to put in force the bill. P7
KASHMIRI PANDIT
SHOT DEAD IN J&K
PLANE CATCHES
FIRE IN CHINA
Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri
Pandit, was fired upon
at the Tehsildar’s office
in the Chadoora village.
He was critically injured
and was been shifted to
a local hospital where he
succumbed to injuries. P3
China’s Tibet Airlines
plane with 122 people on
board skidded the runway
while taking off and
caught fire on Thursday.
All passengers and crew
were evacuated. 40 sus-
taining minor injuries. P8
AAH Taj!
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JUNKS ‘TAJ MAHAL
ACTIVIST’s’ PLEA TO OPEN ITS 22 SEALED ROOMS
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court today
rejected the petition
seeking an inquiry into
the “history” of Taj Ma-
hal. Reprimanding the
petitioner, a bench of
Justices DK Upadhyay
and Subhash Vidyarthi
dismissed the petition
which asked for opening
of the doors of its 22
rooms to see “the truth,
whatever it is.”
The plea was filed by
Dr Rajneesh Singh, me-
dia in-charge of the
BJP’s Ayodhya unit.
Go and
research. Do
MA, PhD. Don’t
make mockery of
PIL system, says
HC as it snubs
petitioner, who
happens to be
media in-charge
of the BJP’s
Ayodhya unit
The issues
lie outside
court and should
be done by
various
methodology and
should be left
with the
historians, the
court added
1
2
WHAT DID THE PLEA CONTEND?
‘CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW’
T
he plea contended that the Taj Mahal was a Shiva Temple, known
as Tejo Mahalaya. It also asked for the government to constitute a
fact-finding committee to publish the “real history” of the Mughal-
era monument and submission of a report by the Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI). The petition cited claims that the idols of the Hindu deities
are locked up behind closed doors.
The petitioner argued that there
was a truth that the citizens of
the country needed to know
about the Taj Mahal. “I have also
filed many RTIs. I got to know
about many rooms have been
locked for security reasons.”
I welcome you to debate
the issue with us in the
drawing room and not
in a court of law. Tomorrow
you’ll come and ask us to go to
chambers of Hon’ble judges?
—The Bench said
Varanasi court refuses to stay
Gyanvapi Mosque survey,
seeks report by next Tuesday
Court refuses to remove survey commissioner, adds
two more advocates to the survey commission
Varanasi: A district
court in Varanasi on
Thursday rejected the
plea to change the court-
appointed advocate
commissioner for con-
ducting a video survey
of the Gyanvapi-Shring-
ar Gauri complex and
appointed two addition-
aladvocatecommission-
ers to assist him.
Abhay Nath Yadav,
representing the Gyan-
vapi mosque manage-
ment committee, said
the court has also di-
rected for completion
of the survey by May 17
and submission of its
report.
The court of Civil
Judge (Senior Division)
Ravi Kumar Diwakar,
delivered the verdict af-
ter hearing the argu-
ments of both the sides.
WHO must be reformed, India ready to play
keyrole:ModiatBiden’sglobalCovidsummit
Ranil returns as SL’s
new Prime Minister
New Delhi: Speaking at
the second global Covid
summit on Thursday
,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said that the
World Health Organisa-
tionneedstobereformed
and strengthened to
“build a more resilient
global health security
architecture”.
He also called for
streamlining of the
WHO’s approval process
for vaccines and thera-
peutics in order to keep
supply chains stable.
“It is clear that a coor-
dinated global response
is required to combat fu-
turehealthemergencies.
Wemustbuildaresilient
global supply chain and
ensure equitable access
to vaccines and medi-
cine,” he said. The sum-
mit was hosted by US
President Joe Biden.
NAWAZ-SHEHBAZ
HUDDLE IN LONDON
ANURAG THAKUR IN HIMACHAL TODAY
Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur will be visiting
Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
He will be welcomed by the BJP workers at Banikhet
of Dalhousie Assembly constituency at 10 am.
Thakur will then attend a local programme in
Chamba at 11.30 am.
Colombo: Opposition
leader and former pre-
mier Ranil Wickremes-
inghe was sworn-in as
Sri Lanka’s 26th prime
minister on Thursday to
stabilise the country’s
debt-ridden economy
and end the political tur-
moil, a development
welcomed by India
which said it looks for-
ward to working with
the new government
and reaffirmed its com-
mitment to the Sri Lan-
kan people.Wickremes-
inghe was sworn-in as
prime minister by Presi-
dent Gotabaya Raja-
paksa, days after his
predecessor Mahinda
Rajapaksa was forced to
resign following violent
protests. More on P8
COURT BANS EX-PM
MAHINDA, ALLIES
FROM LEAVING SL
Colombo: A Sri Lankan
court has banned former
prime minister Mahinda
Rajapaksa, his politician son
Namal and 15 allies from
leaving the country over vio-
lence against anti-govern-
ment demonstrators. The
magistrate in the main city
of Colombo on Thursday
ordered police to investigate
Monday’s mob attacks.
London: The first
session of the crucial
Pakistan Muslim League
(N) 6-hour-long huddle
in London decided that
there will be no early
elections in Islamabad.
Nawaz Sharif advised
PM Shehbaz Sharif to
provide economic relief
to citizens and take
long-term decisions.
JUDGE SAYS FAMILY
FEARS FOR HIS LIFE
The judge of the Varanasi
court said that his family was
intensely worried about his
safety because “an ordinary
civil matter has been converted
into an extraordinary issue”.
PM Narendra
Modi said India
calls for “stream-
lining WHO’s
approval process
for vaccines and
therapeutics to
keep supply
chains stable and
predictable”
PM Modi said
that India
adopted a
‘people-centric’
strategy against
the pandemic. He
also highlighted
the use of
traditional
medicine in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 2nd Global Covid
Virtual Summit, in New Delhi on Thursday.
June 10: Polls to 57
Rajya Sabha seats
...including four in Rajasthan

z The Election Com-
mission on Thursday an-
nounced June 10 as date of
polling for 57 Rajya Sabha
seats in 15 seats - Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana, Chhat-
tisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odi-
sha, Maharashtra, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Bihar,
Jharkhand and Haryana.

z Some of the prominent
names set to retire are Un-
ion ministers Mukhtar Ab-
bas Naqvi, Piyush Goyal,
Nirmala Sitharaman, as
well as senior Congress
leaders Kapil Sibbal and P
Chidambaram.

z Overall, Uttar Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu and Maha-
rashtra have the most
number of vacant seats
- 11, 6 and 6, respectively.
Bihar has 5, with 4 open
seats in Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Rajasthan.

z There will be 3
vacant seats in Madhya
Pradesh and Odisha, 2
in Punjab, Chhattisgarh,
Telangana, Haryana and
Jharkhand, and one in
Uttarakhand.
DELHI EXCISE POLICY
KEJRIWAL GOVT MAY ALLOW WHOLESALERS
TO SET UP JUST ONE LAB FOR TESTING LIQUOR
New Delhi (PTI): The
Kejriwal government
may relax the norm for
setting up labs at ware-
houses of the wholesal-
ers for testing samples
of alcohol to check mix-
ing of any spurious
item, in its Excise Poli-
cy 2022-23, officials said.
The Excise Policy be-
ing framed for 2022-23 is
likely to allow a whole-
sale licensee (L-1) to set
upjustonelab,insteadof
a lab at each warehouse
owned by the licensee.
The move comes after
the wholesale licensees
representedtotheexcise
department that estab-
lishing of laboratory at
each bonded warehouse
is a costly affair, said an
official document.
Approximately Rs 20-
30 lakh, which includes
expenses on staff sala-
ry and testing material,
is needed to set up a
fully equipped lab as
per BIS standards, the
wholesalers told the ex-
cise department.
The L-1 licence being
a non-renewable one,
there is no guarantee
that the same entity will
be granted L-1 licence in
the next policy year, the
document noted.
The issue was taken
up during a meeting of
group of ministers
(GoM) last month to rec-
ommend changes in the
ExcisePolicy2021-22that
stipulated the wholesale
licensees to set up labs at
all warehouses operated
by them.
“It was proposed that
insteadof establishment
of lab at each bonded
warehouse, each L-1 li-
censeemusthaveatleast
one laboratory irrespec-
tive of the number of
bonded warehouses op-
erated through the li-
cence,” the document
said.
Therecommendations
of theGoMfortheExcise
Policy 2022-23 will be im-
plemented from June 1,
after approval by the Lt
Governor.

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AIR POLLUTION: DRIVE AGAINST
GARBAGE BURNING TILL JUNE 13
Delhi government on
Thursday extended its
campaign to curb open
burning of garbage to
check air pollution till
June 13.
Launched on April
12, the campaign was
scheduled to end on
Thursday
.
“A total of 5,241 plac-
es were inspected
across the city as part
of the campaign. The
Delhi Pollution Control
Committee has so far
issued notices to 21 err-
ing individuals and or-
ganisations,” Environ-
ment Minister Gopal
Rai said.
Ten departments
have deployed around
500 teams to check
open burning of waste
in the city.
The campaign is part
of the city govern-
ment’s summer action
plan that focuses on city
forests, redevelopment
of parks, rejuvenation
of water bodies, sapling
plantation, tree trans-
plantation monitoring,
phasing out of single-
use plastics, develop-
ment of an eco-waste
park, urban farming,
among others.
Last year, the city
government had im-
plemented a 10-point
action plan to check
air pollution in the
winter season.
The plan focused on
stubble burning, dust,
burning of garbage,
fireworks.
Ten departments have deployed around 500 teams to
Ten departments have deployed around 500 teams to
check open burning of waste in the capital
check open burning of waste in the capital
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
21 NOTICES ISSUED
Protests at Madanpur Khadar
against anti-squatter drive
New Delhi (PTI):
Civic authorities on
Thursday carried out
anti-encroachment
drives in various part
of the city, with locals
and Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) supporters
staging a protest in
Madanpur Khadar to
stop demolition of
structures, which they
claimed were legal.
While the South Del-
hi Municipal Corpora-
tion (SDMC) removed
illegal and temporary
structures in Madan-
pur Khadar and Dhirs-
en Marg, the North
Delhi Municipal Corpo-
ration (NDMC) took ac-
tioninRohiniandKarol
Bagh.
AAP MLA Amantul-
lah Khan reached Kan-
chan Kunj in Madanpur
Khadar and started pro-
testing against the drive
along with supporters
and locals, with some of
them raising anti-BJP
slogans.
Delhi’s three munici-
pal corporations —
SDMC, North Delhi Mu-
nicipal Corporation
and East Delhi Munici-
pal Corporation — are
BJP ruled.
In Madanpur Khadar,
the south civic body is
demolishing a building
that they said was built
illegally
. The fresh ac-
tions are part of a se-
ries of anti-encroach-
ment drives by the civic
bodies since April-mid.
AAP MLA Amantullah Khan at Madanpur Khadar.
AAP MLA AMANATULLAH KHAN
DETAINED FOR BLOCKING MCD’S
ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DRIVE
New Delhi: The anti-encroachment drive con-
tinued in different parts of the national capital
on Thursday namely, KN Katju Marg in Rohini,
Madanpur Khadar Ward, Prem Nagar and Chand
Nagar in Vishnu Garden. AAP MLA Amanatullah
Khan was detained by Delhi police for creating an
obstruction in the demolition drive at Madanpur
Khadar Ward in Delhi. He protested the demoli-
tion drive and said he was ‘ready to go to jail for
the same.’ “I am ready to go to jail if it saves the
houses of poor people. There is no encroach-
ment here,” Amanatullah Khan said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Delhi Development
Authority (DDA) has
again requested the Del-
hi government to revise
its compensatory planta-
tion norms—10 saplings
have to be planted for ev-
ery tree that is cut—un-
der the Delhi Preserva-
tion of Trees Act, 1994, as
it is struggling to provide
stakeholders with land
for in the Capital. In Sep-
tember 2020, the DDA
had sent a similar re-
quest to the Delhi gov-
ernment, but to no avail.
In a letter dated May
10, 2022, DDA vice-chair-
man Manish Kumar
Gupta requested Delhi
government’s chief sec-
retary Naresh Kumar to
look into the matter and
revise the guidelines for
the number of trees to be
planted under the com-
pensatory plantation
scheme from 10 saplings
to two for every tree that
is cut. “It is to submit
that most of the recre-
ational green areas iden-
tified under Master Plan
and dense green areas
(are) saturated with
plantations, and there is
no area available for fur-
ther compensatory plan-
tation. Furthermore,
over the past couple of
decades there has been
no fresh acquisition by
DDA and it has become
very difficult to meet the
requirement received
from various agencies
for the allocation of land
for the purpose of com-
pensatory plantation,”
Gupta wrote.
DDA asks Govt to revise plantation norms
NO LAND FOR GROWING TREES
10 saplings have
to be planted for
every tree that is
cut in capital
Trucks collision
at Delhi-G’gram
Expressway led
to traffic jam
Gurugram (PTI): A
massive traffic jam
was reported on the
Delhi-Gurugram Ex-
pressway following a
collision between two
trucks near Narsingh-
pur here on Thursday.
However, by 11.10
am, both the trucks
were removed from the
main carriageway and
traffic was getting
back to normal, Guru-
gram traffic police
said in a tweet.
“Overturned trucks
are removed success-
fully from the main
carriageway. Traffic is
getting back to nor-
mal. Traffic police
teams are managing
the situation. We thank
all commuters for their
patience and coopera-
tion,” their tweet read.
Earlier, the police
had alerted commut-
ers about the traffic
gridlock and had ad-
vised them to take al-
ternative routes.
VIOLET LINE SECTION
Metro services delayed for 2 hours
Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Metro services were
delayed for nearly two
hours on a section of
the Violet Line on
Thursday due to some
technical snag in sig-
nalling, officials said.
Violet Line connects
Kashmere Gate in Del-
hi to Raja Nagar Singh
(Ballabgarh) in Hary-
ana.
“Services were de-
layed due to some snag
in signalling, and
trains were run at a re-
stricted period in the
affected stretch,” a
senior DMRC official
said. Delhi Metro also
had tweeted to alert
passengers.
“Violet Line Update
Delay in services on
Violet line between
Kashmere Gate and
Raja Nahar Singh
(Ballabgarh). Normal
service on all other
lines,” the DMRC
tweeted around 10 AM.
At around 11:50 AM, it
again tweeted that nor-
mal services have re-
sumed.
Seven acquitted after 11 years
in murder case of businessman
New Delhi : A Rohini
Sessions Court has ac-
quitted seven accused
persons after 11 years
in a murder case of a
businessman in the
Wazirpur industrial
area in the national
capital.
Additional Sessions
Judge Kiran Gupta, in
the judgement passed
on May 5, said that it is
evident that none of
the accused persons
were arrested from the
spot.
The accused were ar-
rested in the present
case on the basis of
their disclosure state-
ments which were re-
corded during the cus-
tody of the police and
nothing incriminating
has been recovered, so,
the disclosure state-
ments of the accused
are inadmissible.
After the conclusion
of the whole trial pro-
ceedings, the Judge
said that all the
accused persons are
acquitted of the charg-
es framed against
them.
Advocate Ravi Drall
appeared for accused
Neeraj and Umar Ali
and argued that no
case is made out
against the accused
persons as none of the
accused persons were
arrested at their dis-
closure statement re-
corded by police when
the accused were al-
ready in custody in an-
other case.
Man uses President’s letterhead for
advertising university inaugural; booked
Delhi (Agencies): On
May 2, the Delhi Police
filed a case of forgery
against one person ac-
cused of using the Pres-
ident of India’s letter-
head to advertise an in-
auguration of a univer-
sity in Delhi.
As stated in the FIR,
a case of forgery was
registered under sec-
tions 465 (Punishment
for forgery), 468 (For-
gery for cheating), and
471 (Using a forged
1[document or electron-
ic record] as genuine)
of the IPC. “During the
social media monitor-
ing, it was found that a
person namely Amar-
deep Singh has used the
letterhead of the Presi-
dent of India under his
own signatures to in-
form people that
Vikramshilla Universi-
ty is going to be inaugu-
rated shortly,” submit-
ted the FIR.
“There were two mo-
bile numbers and a web-
site- www.vikram-
shilauniversity.com and
an address of Nehru
Place, New Delhi,” it
stated further.
JNU VC meets student who
went from being flower
seller to doing PhD in US
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Jawaharlal
Nehru University
(JNU) vice-chancellor
Santishree Dhulipudi
Pandit Wednesday met
Sarita Mali, a student
who went from selling
flowers on the street to
getting an opportunity
to do a PhD in the Unit-
ed States.
Pandit lauded Mali’s
achievements and said
that government fund-
ing in JNU is worth it
due to such cases.
Mali, who hails from
a slum in Ghatkopar in
Mumbai, used to assist
her father in making
flower garlands to sell
on the streets of Mum-
bai from middle school
to graduation.
She joined the JNU
for her MA in Hindi
and will now join the
University of Califor-
nia for PhD in Hindi
on the topic ‘Subal-
tern Women’s Writing
During The Bhakti Pe-
riod’.
TECHNICAL SNAG
HITS THE METRO
“Services were de-
layed due to some
snag in signalling,
and trains were run
at a restricted pe-
riod in the affected
stretch,” a senior
DMRC official said.
Delhi Metro also
had tweeted to
alert passengers.
There were
two mobile numbers
and a website- www.
vikramshilauniversity.
com and an
address of Nehru
Place, New
Delhi
MAN STALKS, MOLESTS 13-YEAR-OLD,
THRASHED BY HER PARENTS, LOCALS
New Delhi: A 19-year-old student was stabbed to death
after he intervened in a fight in North Delhi’s Sarai Ro-
hilla. The accused and his mother have been arrested
in connection with the murder. The victim, Md Sameer,
a resident of Inderlok, was a class XII student at a local
school. As he saw his neighbours fighting, he stepped
in to resolve it, and the accused stabbed him for trying
to stop them, police said.
19-YEAR-OLD STABBED TO DEATH
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi government will plant 10 lakh
saplings to improve the green cover of the capital with Deputy
Chief Minister Manish Sisodia approving Rs 140.74 crore for
the project, an official statement said on Thursday. The budget
was approved during the meeting of the Expenditure Finance
Committee (EFC) held recently. “The Kejriwal government is
determined to provide clean air to the residents of Delhi and in
this direction we are continuously working on increasing the
green cover of Delhi,” Sisodia said.
GOVT TO PLANT 10L SAPLINGS IN CITY
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: A middle-aged man was assaulted in broad
daylight in a Delhi locality after he allegedly molested a
13-year-old girl, who was on her way to her tuition class.
The man, who was thrashed by a group of men using
stones and sticks, was rescued by a beat officer policing
the area and later arrested. A video of the incident later
went viral on social media. Police have identified the ac-
cused as Irfan Khan (37).

INDIA
03
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on
Thursday, refused to
grant any interim re-
lief in a matter pertain-
ing to the Life Insur-
ance Corporation of
India (LIC) initial pub-
lic offering (IPO) issue
and issued notice to the
Centre on petitions
challenging the consti-
tutional validity of pro-
visions of certain sec-
tions of Finance Act,
2021 and certain provi-
sion of LIC Act 1956. A
bench of Justices DY
Chandrachud, Surya
Kant and PS Narasim-
ha asked the Centre to
file a reply on various
petitions. But the bench
said, “We are of the
view that no case of in-
terim relief has been
made out. No interim
relief granted.” The
Court also tagged the
matter with proceed-
ings before the Consti-
tution Bench as the pe-
titions also raised is-
sues regarding the en-
actment of law as a
money bill.
One of the petition-
ers has challenged the
order of the Madras HC
while other one has
challenged Bombay HC
order.
PIL in Madras HC C
was filed by L Ponnam-
mal, a LIC policyholder,
challenging passing of
Finance Act, 2021 as a
money bill as he stated
that the amendment
does not fall in the cat-
egory of Money Bill.
Supreme Court refuses interim relief, issues notice
LIC IPO SHARE ALLOTMENT
lll
A bench of
Justices DY
Chandrachud,
Surya Kant
PS Narasimha
asked the
Central
government to
file a reply on
various petitions
New Delhi (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) has named 10 NGOs, including Omidyar, a US-
based organization, as accused in
the case of allegedly conspiring to
illegally facilitate the registration
and renewal of Foreign Contri-
bution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
licences. FCRA is a mandatory
requirement to receive foreign funds. The FCRA unit
is part of the Foreigners Division of the MHA and it
offers services such as renewal of registration, filing
annual returns and even fresh registration. To main-
tain transparency, most of the services are online.
Omidyar was placed on a watch list by the MHA last
year and all of its foreign donations were restricted.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand
government has
suspended state mining
secretary Pooja Singhal
after she was arrested
Wednesday by the
Enforcement Directorate
in connection with a
money laundering case
and sent to remand for
five days. The state’s de-
partment of personnel,
administrative reforms
and ‘rajbhasha’ (official
language) has issued a
notice citing Singhal’s
arrest under section 19
of the PMLA Act as the
reason for her suspen-
sion.This comes after
chief minister Hemant
Soren on Wednesday
said his government
would take all ‘possible
legal actions’ against
Singhal following her ar-
rest.Singhal was arrest-
ed by the central agency
in connection with the
alleged embezzlement of
(MGNREGA) funds from
Khunti district.
New Delhi (PTI):
The SC directed the
authorities to examine
future applications for a
grant of visa to be filed
by those foreigners,
who were blacklisted
from travelling to India
for 10 years for alleged
involvement in Tablighi
Jamaat activities, on a
case-to-case basis in ac-
cordance with law. The
apex court was hearing
pleas, including those
challenging the orders
blacklisting several
citizens of 35 countries
from travelling to India
for 10 years for alleged
involvement in Tablighi
Jamaat activities. A
bench headed by Justice
A M Khanwilkar noted
that SG Tushar Mehta,
appearing for Centre,
has in “all fairness”
submitted that separate
blacklisting order hasn’t
been served on petition-
ers or similarly placed
persons.
New Delhi (PTI): After
hearing a bail plea of
Jitendra Tyagi alias
Wasim Rizvi, an ac-
cused in a case related
to alleged hate speech
made at the Dharam
Sansad held at Harid-
war in Uttarakhand in
December 2021, the Su-
preme Court, on Thurs-
day, admonished him to
be sensitised before
asking others to sensi-
tise. “Before they ask to
sensitise others, they’ve
to sensitise themselves
first. They’re not sensi-
tised. This is something
which is spoiling the
whole atmosphere” a
bench of the apex court
observed referring to
the controversial Harid-
war Dharam Sansad.
Jitendra Tyagi alias
Wasim Rizvi, former
Shia Waqf Board chief,
is under detention ever
since he was arrested in
connection with the in-
vestigation into the
hate speeches at the
Hardiwar Dharam San-
sad held in December
last year.
The bench, headed by
Justice Ajay Rastogi,
comprising Justice
Vikram Nath issued a
notice on the SLP filed
by Tyagi challenging
the March 8 order of the
U’khand HC which de-
nied him bail. It direct-
ed State of Uttara-
khand to file a response
on the matter. “File the
counter. We are not con-
cerned about what hap-
pened, we’ve to take to-
tality of matter, punish-
ment, period of custody
,
etc. what further do you
want. Tell us that”, the
bench told lawyer rep-
resenting state govt.”
CBI NAMES 10 NGOs INCLUDING
OMIDYAR IN FCRA BRIBE CASE
JHARKHAND GOVT
SUSPENDS IAS
POOJA SINGHAL
FUTURE VISAS OF
BLACK LISTERS BE
REVIEWED, SAYS SC
SC notice to U’khand
govt on Tyagi’s bail
in hate speech case
IN THE COURTYARD
The petitions also raised issues regarding the enactment of law
as a money bill.
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Thursday
stressed on 100 per cent
coverage of the welfare
schemes and said that
saturation is his dream.
The Prime Minister
added that saturation
leaves no space for ap-
peasement politics.
“My dream is satura-
tion. We should move
towards 100 per cent
coverage. Government
machinery should get
used to this and a belief
should be generated
among the citizens,” he
said while addressing
‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ vir-
tually
.
“The country has
made this resolve to
cover 100 per cent of the
beneficiaries. When
there is 100 per cent cov-
erage of schemes, the
appeasement politics
come to an end. There
remains no space for
it,” PM Modi added.
The PM also high-
lighted the motive of
his government as it
moves to complete eight
years at the Centre, and
said that his tenure has
been dedicated to ser-
vice, good governance
and welfare of the poor.
The Prime Minister re-
called his life in Gujarat
spent with the people of
the state and said that it
is due to his experience
here that he is working
for the country as a
member of the family
.
“The eight years of
my government at the
Centre have been dedi-
cated to service, good
governance poor’s
welfare. Whatever I am
able to do today, I have
learnt it all near you. It
is through that experi-
ence that I am working
for the citizens as a fam-
ily. It is government’s
effort that the deserv-
ing beneficiary
shouldn’t be left behind
from government
schemes,” he said.
“Saturation means that the benefit reaches the last person in society,” the PM said
‘APPEASEMENT POLITICS ENDS WITH
100% COVERAGE OF GOVT SCHEMES’
EMOTIONAL
PM PROMISES
HELP TO GIRLS
New Delhi (ANI):
PM Modi got emo-
tional while interact-
ing with daughter of
a beneficiary of govt
schemes who was
visually challenged.
He asked him if he
imparts education
to his daughters, to
which the latter said
that one of the three
daughters wanted
to become a doctor.
PM asked the rea-
son for the daugh-
ter to choose medi-
cine as a career, to
which she said, “I
want to become a
doctor because of
the problem that my
father is suffer-
ing from”. Getting
emotional, the PM
maintained a few
moments of silence
“Your compassion
is your strength,”
he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Utkarsh Samaroh through a video conference in
Gujarats Bharuch district, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
PM TO PAY 5TH VISIT TO NEPAL ON MAY 16
New Delhi (ANI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
will pay an official visit
to Lumbini next week
on Monday at the invi-
tation of Nepali coun-
terpart Sher Bahadur
Deuba, according to the
Ministry of External Af-
fairs on Thursday. This
will be Prime Minister’s
fifth visit to Nepal since
2014. According to a
ministry statement,
PM Modi will visit
the sacred Mayadevi
temple to offer prayers
at Lumbini. He will
also deliver an address
at a Buddha Jayanti
event organized by the
Lumbini Development
Trust under the aegis
of the Government
of Nepal. Separately,
during his visit on the
occasion of Buddha
Purnima, PM Modi
will participate in the
“Shilanyas” ceremony
for the construction of
a centre for Buddhist
culture and heritage, in
a plot belonging to the
International Buddhist
Confederation (IBC),
New Delhi within the
Lumbini Monastic
Zone.
Chinaatdoor:IndianArmytobuy
12 more weapon-locating radars
New Delhi: The Army
is looking to acquire 12
made-in-India weapon
locating radars, which
would add significantly
to its defences along
the China front.
The system, called
the Swathi, enables sol-
diers to automatically
detect the location from
where enemy weapons
like mortars, shells and
rockets are being fired
upto a distance of 50
kilometres. The sys-
tem is capable of simul-
taneously detecting
multiple projectiles
which have been fired
towards friendly posi-
tions. Knowing the lo-
cation of enemy weap-
ons such as artillery
guns enables the Army
to launch a counter-
strike to take them out.
The Swathi radars,
which have been devel-
oped by the DRDO and
built by Bharat Elec-
tronics Limited, will
likely cost the ex-cheq-
uer Rs 1, 000 crore if
the acquisition is
cleared by a high-level
Defence Ministry meet-
ing. The newly devel-
oped Swathi system
was given for trials in
the Army in 2018.
ED siezes over `133cr worth
funds of former Odisha MLA
MEA, Saudi
counterpart
discuss devp
New Delhi (ANI): EAM
S Jaishankar held talks
with his Saudi counter-
part Prince Faisal bin
Farhan Al Saud and re-
viewed bilateral coop-
eration between the
two countries. “A good
discussion with FM @
FaisalbinFarhan of
SaudiArabia.Reviewed
our bilateral coopera-
tion and the Strategic
Partnership Council’s
progress. Also spoke
about the Ukraine con-
flict and its political,
energy and economic
fallout,” S Jaishankar
said in a tweet.
Bhubaneswar (ANI):
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) carried
out search operations
at various offices and
residential premises of
former MLA of Cham-
pua Constituency Ji-
tendra Nath Patnaik
related entities at Joda
in Keonjhar district
and Bhubaneswar un-
der PMLA Act, 2002
and seized Rs 70 lakh
cash and Rs 133.17 cr
fixed deposits in an il-
legal mining case. Pat-
naik has allegedly de-
rived undue pecuniary
advantage by way of il-
legal mining without
necessary statutory ap-
provals. “A seizure of
cash amounting to Rs
70L 124 Nos of fixed
deposits amounting to
Rs 133.17 cr have been
made during search op-
erations along with a
seizure of various in-
criminating documents
digital evidences,”
the ED said.
New Delhi (PTI): A 22-year-
old man, who allegedly
cheated two people of over
Rs 2.40 lakh on the pretext
of giving them visas of
Serbia, was arrested. The
accused has been identified
as Deepak Kumar Soni, a
resident of Uttam Nagar here.
He introduced himself to the
two victims as an assistant
coordinator in the Bureau of
Immigration and furnished
fake identity cards to gain
their trust, the police said.
Complainant Sandeep Kumar,
of Jalandhar alleged that Soni
introduced himself as Ankit
Kumar and assured him and
his friend Jaswant of visas
to the European country for
1,500 Euros each. Soni met
the duo outside the Bureau
of Immigration’s Foreigners
Regional Registration Office,
collected the money and their
passports, and asked them to
wait outside the office.
New Delhi (ANI): In his
first visit outside Delhi after
taking over as Army Chief,
General Manoj Pande on
Thursday started his three-
day tour of the Ladakh
sector where he would
review the overall security
situation along the borders
with China and Pakistan.
The Army Chief arrived
in Ladakh on Thursday
and would be briefed on
the Line of Actual Control
(LAC) with China by North-
ern Army Commander
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
and ‘Fire and Fury’ Corps
Commander Lt Gen A
Sengupta. On the first day
of his visit, the Gen Pande
reviewed the equipment
used by the Army in the
Ladakh sector including
unmanned aerial vehicles
along with other ‘Made-in-
India’ defence equipment,
Army officials said.
22-YEAR-OLD HELD FOR CHEATING TWO MEN
IN DELHI; `1.9 LAKH RECOVERED
ARMY CHIEF GEN PANDE VISITS LADAKH
TO REVIEW OPERATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
CRUCIAL READ
FAKE CH RAID:
4 CBI OFFICERS
ARRESTED,
DISMISSED
KASHMIRI
PUNDIT
SHOT IN
OFFICE
New Delhi: The
CBI has dis-
missed its four
sub-inspectors
allegedly involved
in a fake raid on
a company in
Chandigarh to
extort money
after arrest-
ing them in a
corruption case,
officials said.As
part of its zero-
tolerance policy
towards corrup-
tion, CBI Director
Subodh Kumar
Jaiswal swung
into action after
the episode was
brought to his
notice and issued
directions to
dismiss the ac-
cused officers-
Sumit Gupta,
Pradeep Rana,
Ankur Kumar,
Akash Ahlawat
from service,
they said.
Srinagar, (PTI)
A Kashmiri Pun-
dit government
employee, Rahul
Bhat was shot
dead by sus-
pected militants
at his office in
Chadoora area
of Budgam
district of JK.
The gunmen en-
tered the Tehsil
office and shot
at Rahul Bhat,
a clerk, the of-
ficials said. They
said Bhat, who
was residing in
a migrant colony
at Sheikhpura,
was shifted to a
hospital here but
succumbed to
his injuries.Cops
are searching
for assailants.
LEGAL PURVIEW

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Taste and see how good the Lord is!
The one who takes refuge in him is
truly happy! —Bible
Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani
At QS I-GAUGE Academic Excellence
Conclave, felicitated institutions
from across India for setting
high benchmarks in academia.
Congratulated institutions which
received ‘Institution of Happiness’
awards for making happiness
quotient an integral part of students’ lives on campus.
Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar
Glad to engage with senior IFS
officers undergoing MEA’s Mid
Career Training Programme-III.
The lively discussion reflected our
understanding of a changing world.
Confident that they would represent
India’s interests abroad effectively
in the decade ahead.
TOP TWEETS
n a landmark
judgment to
protect free-
dom of speech
the Supreme
Court denied unlimited
time to the government to
review the obnoxious Sec-
tion 124A of the Indian Pe-
nal Code, which was being
grossly misused by states
to suppress dissent and
criticism, and stayed its
operation.ItaskedtheCen-
tral government and those
in the states to refrain from
registering fresh cases till
the law is reviewed as per
Solicitor General Tushar
Mehta’s submission that
the Centre has prepared a
draft for the reconsidera-
tion of law. On that ground
the Centre wanted the case
to be deferred which the
Supreme Court rightly did
not agree to.
For all those who could
not voice their opinions
for fear of being jailed for
months, the verdict comes
as a major relief. However,
how draconian or soft it
will be in its new avatar
after the review can’t be
predicted but the govern-
ment would want to retain
some such weapon in its
armoury to keep dissent-
ers in check.
During arguments on
Monday the Centre re-
quested for time to re-ex-
amine IPC Section 124A
but the bench of Chief
Justice NV Ramana, Jus-
tices Surya Kant and Hima
Kohli wanted to know if
the government will put
the law in abeyance while
it is under review.
The sedition law was
struck down by the Pun-
jab and Allahabad High
Courts in the fifties for be-
ing against freedom of
speech, but in 1962 the Su-
preme Court upheld its
validity in the Kedar Nath
Singh versus State of Bi-
har. It has taken 60 years
for the apex court to grant
citizens the much-needed
freedom.
SC’S HISTORIC STEP
AGAINST SEC 124A
In a landmark judgment to protect freedom of
speech SC denied unlimited time to the
government to review the obnoxious Section
124A of the IPC, which was being grossly
misused by states to suppress dissent and
criticism, and stayed its operation
I
ISRAEL - PALESTINE CONFLICT
LATEST STATUS AND INDIA’S POSITION
India has backed the
Palestinian right to self-
determination and
recognised PLO ruled
independent state of
Palestine with its capital in
East Jerusalem. India has
voted for Palestine to be
full member of UNESCO
and to “non-member”
observer state at the UN
without voting rights
ackground. The Israelite
Monarchy is believed to
have existed as early as
11th Century BC and de-
spite first great Diaspora
the Jews remained origi-
nal inhabitants of the Pal-
estinian region till driven
out by Romans in 66 A.D.
from their homeland. The
conflict arose when the
Jews returned to their
homeland in Palestine
which was under Muslim
Rule since 6th Century.
Britain’s support for the
creation of Jewish state
of Israel (Balfour Declara-
tion, 1917) escalated the
conflict. Establishment of
the state of Israel on May
14, 1948, provoked an
eight-month war with the
Arab states.
There have been series
wars and conflicts involv-
ing Israel, Arab nations,
Palestine, Hamas and
Hezbollah. The prominent
ones are the Six-Day War
1967,YomKippurWar1973,
intermittent attacks on
each other by Israel and
Palestinian militants,
1978 - 2000 and Israel Leba-
non war 2006. The region
has witnessed two intifa-
das or Palestinian upris-
ings against Israeli rule,
from 1987 to 1993 and 2000
to 2005. The first one end-
ed in 1993 with Self-rule in
the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank. The second
intifada ended when Is-
raeli Defence Forces (IDF)
vacated occupation of
Gaza in September 2005.
Peace Initiatives.
United Nations Security
Council Resolution 242,
passed on November 22,
1967, called for the ex-
change of land for peace.
Since then, many attempts
to establish peace in the
region have been made es-
pecially by US namely,
Camp David Accord 1978,
Oslo Accords 19931995,
Peace summit between
Yasser Arafat and Ehud
Barak in 2000, US initia-
tive of Jun 2009 2010,
Revival of peace talks in
2013 and Donald Trump
peace plan of 2020. But the
dispute between Israelis
and Palestinians over
land, refugees and holy
sites remain unresolved
mainly due to lack of trust
between both the sides,
failure to present mutual-
ly acceptable peace plans
on security, settlement,
control over Jerusalem
and involvement of mili-
tant outfits like Hamas
and Hezbollah.
Current Status. The
region has witnessed
fresh violence in May
2021. Hamas fired over
2,000 rockets at Israel and
Israeli military airstrikes
razed buildings in the
Gaza Strip. The month of
Ramadan has been
marked by violence in the
West Bank, East Jerusa-
lem and terror attacks in
Israel, killing and injur-
ing many civilians. In-
flammatory rhetoric and
violent clashes between
Palestinians and IDF have
taken place at the Holy
Sites in Jerusalem.
Causes of Conflict.
The major issues that
need to be resolved be-
fore a lasting peace can
be reached are:-

z Disputed Borders, Division
of the land and Strong
emotions relating to the
conflict on both sides.

z Israeli settlements in the
West Bank and Rights
of return of Palestinian
refugees.

z Status of Jerusalem. The
three largest Abrahamic
Religions - Judaism (Tem-
ple Mount), Christianity
(Church of Holy Sepul-
chre), and Islam (Al- Aqsa
Mosque) hold Jerusalem
as an important setting for
their religious and histori-
cal narratives.,

z Security concerns
over terrorism, safe
borders, incitements,
violence and Water shar-
ing issues.
INDIA’S POSITION
AND WAY AHEAD
India and Israel marked
30 years of full diplomatic
relations in 2022 and both
countries have moved
closer since then and have
developed strategic part-
nership in areas such as
defence, security, agricul-
ture, water management
and innovation. Today the
Indo Israeli trade (exclud-
ing Defence) stands at 6.5
bn USD with balance of
trade in favour of India.
India has backed the
Palestinian right to self-
determination and recog-
nised PLO ruled inde-
pendent state of Palestine
with its capital in East
Jerusalem. India has vot-
ed for Palestine to be full
member of UNESCO and
to “non-member” observ-
er state at the UN without
voting rights. India has
extended monetary assis-
tance and implemented
construction projects in
Palestine and has a mar-
ginal trade to the tune of
30 million USD.
India has so far adopted
a balanced posture while
dealing with both sides.
During the visit of Pales-
tinian President to India
in 2017 the customary line
in support of East Jerusa-
lem as the capital of Pal-
estine was dropped and
Ramallah was excluded
from Indian PM’s itiner-
ary during his visit of Is-
rael. Subsequently Indian
PM separately visited Ra-
mallah in February 2018,
and called for an inde-
pendent Palestinian state.
Way Ahead. India’s re-
lationship with Israel has
to be on its own merits, in-
dependent and separate
from India’s relationship
with the Palestine. Indian
support to commence ne-
gotiations by both sides to
resolve all conflict issues
and achieve a two-state so-
lution to the problem re-
mains critical. If India
joins Arab-Israeli scientif-
ic and technological initia-
tives, where Israel is seen
not necessarily as an ene-
my
, but, rather, a potential
partner in achieving pro-
gress in the Middle East,
then India will be able to
protect and secure its
growing stakes and vital
interests in the region. As
India is emerging global
player in politics and eco-
nomics, de-hyphenating
Israel and Palestine be-
comesanessentialingredi-
ent of our foreign policy
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
B
COL RAJESH
BHUKAR,
The author is a retired Army officer

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Hyderabad (PTI): Not-
ing that Goa has
achieved rapid progress
under BJP rule with the
help of NDA govern-
ment at the Centre,
state CM Pramod
Sawant said Telangana
should also achieve
similar development
with a “double engine
government” in place.
He said “Goa takes up
development in every
way, as a double engine
government, with the
help of Central govern-
ment. You will come to
know if you visit Goa
and see as to what are
the benefits of double
engine,” Sawant said.
INDIA
05
SC notice to U’khand on plea by Wasim Rizvi
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on
Thursday issued notice
to the Uttarakhand gov-
ernment on a plea of
Jitendra Narayan
Singh Tyagi, formerly
known as Wasim Rizvi,
against the HC order
rejecting his bail in con-
nection with the inves-
tigation into the hate
speeches at the Hardi-
war Dharam Sansad
held in December last
year.
A bench of Justices
Ajay Rastogi and
Vikram Nath sought
the State’s response on
the bail plea of Jitendra
Tyagi while observing
that they are “spoiling
the whole atmosphere”.
“Before they ask to sen-
sitise others they have
to sensitise themselves
first. They are not sen-
sitised. This is some-
thing which is spoiling
the whole atmosphere,”
the bench said while re-
ferring to the contro-
versial Haridwar Dha-
ram Sansad event. Tya-
gi, who was once the
chief of UP Shia Waqf
Board before accepting
Hindusim, has chal-
lenged the March 8 or-
der of the Uttarakhand
High Court which de-
nied him bail.
U’khand CM owns property
worth `2 cr, including rifle
Champawat (PTI): Ut-
tarakhand CM Pushkar
SinghDhamiownsprop-
erty worth Rs 2 crore,
including a rifle. Dhami
declareditinanaffidavit
filedalongwithhisnom-
ination papers recently
for the May 31 bypoll to
Champawat seat.
The fact that Dhami
owns a rifle does not go
with his soft demeanour.
However, it is in keeping
with Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh’s remark
atacampaignmeetingin
Pithoragarhwhenreact-
ing to Dhami being ad-
dressed on social media
as “Pushpa” after a pop-
ularsouthIndianmovie.
SC on Thursday told
the ED that they can go
to Kolkata and conduct
the investigation in a
m o n e y - l a u n d e r i n g
probe, linked to an al-
leged coal scam in West
Bengal, in which the
agency had issued
summons to TMC MP
Abhishek Banerjee
and his wife Rujira Ba-
nerjee.
As the ED referred to
how CBI officials were
‘gheraoed’ in Kolkata
earlier and said that Ab-
hishek Banerjee is po-
litically “influential”,
the apex court observed
it may say the Kolkata
Police shall extend all
cooperation and the
state would be bound by
that, the moment the
agency would make a
requisition 72 hours in
advance.
A bench headed by
Justice UU Lalit was
hearing an appeal of
Abhishek Banerjee and
his wife Rujira Baner-
jee against a Delhi HC
order dismissing their
petition seeking quash-
ing of summons issued
to them in the money-
laundering probe
linked to an alleged coal
scam in West Bengal.
Sr advocate Kapil
Sibal, appearing for pe-
titioners, said they are
not preventing probe
ED can visit Kolkata
conduct probe. “Sup-
posing in case we say
whatever documents,
records you need, every
page shall be made
available and you can
come down to Kolkata,”
the bench, told ASG S V
Raju who was repre-
senting the ED.
Can go to Kolkata conduct probe, says SC
PLEA BY TMC MP ABHISHEK BANERJEE, WIFE
UP DGP Mukul Goel sacked over intel failure on Gyanvapi Mosque
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Sacked Uttar
Pradesh Director Gen-
eral(DG)of police(since
July 2021) Mukul Goel
was removed from his
post Wednesday estab-
lishing Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath’s com-
plete supremacy in the
state and, his clear ef-
fortstoplugintelligence
loopholes that were re-
cently exposed in the
largest state of India.
The Gyanvapi
mosque flare up since
May 7, 2022, with large
crowds assembling to
prevent the survey be-
ing carried out, was
the proverbial last
straw on the camel’s
back, that prompted
Chief Minister Adity-
anath to crack the whip
and eject Goel from his
perch.
A senior BJP leader
terms the move a sig-
nificant development
and says, “You must
remember that the fra-
cas that ensued at the
Gyanvapi mosque was
a consequence of a ma-
jor police intelligence
failure or, even worse
failure by the DGP to
act on intel inputs
through timely inter-
vention to prevent the
flareup.”
What is even more
significant about
Goel’s removal is the
fact that he was recom-
mended to the post by
none other than Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah around a year
back. Before he became
DGP, Goel served as
Additional Director
General of the Border
Security Force.
CM Yogi, however,
had red-flagged Goel’s
close association with
Samajwadi Party (SP)
chief Akhilesh Yadav
especially, in the run
up to the Uttar
Pradesh state assem-
bly elections. Goel
was found to have
been regularly meet-
ing up with the SP
leader and even be-
lieved that there was
an imminent change
in government in UP
with Akhilesh set to
take over, post elec-
tions and, so was an
almost daily visitor to
the opposition party
leader’s office.
He had also served
as Additional Director
General (Law and Or-
der) when the infa-
mous Muzaffarnagar
riots had broken out
in 2013 under the Sa-
majwadi Party gov-
ernment led by Akh-
ilesh Yadav.
In poetic justice, a
Varanasi court on
Wednesday directed
the completion of the
proposed survey at the
Gyanvapi mosque and
submission of the re-
port by May 17, 2022
while also warning the
district administration
against any further de-
laying tactics under
some pretext or the
other. This observation
comes in the wake of
the demand by the peti-
tioner Anjuman Inteja-
mia Masajid (AIM) for
changing the advocate
commissioner Ajay
Kumar Mishra which
was also rejected by the
court. The survey in-
cludes the videography
and inspection of the
Maa Shringar Gauri
Sthal and the adjacent
Gyanvapi mosque
premises.
According to sources, DGP Was Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Close Confidant Even In Run Up To UP State Assembly Elections
Mukul Goel
Birla:Actionplanneeded
toaddressNEchallenges
Centre has taken steps for region’s all round development, he said
Itanagar: LS Speaker
Om Birla while address-
ing the inaugural cere-
mony of two-day con-
ference of Common-
wealth Parliamentary
Association, India Re-
gion Zone 3, at State As-
sembly, emphasised on
the need to prepare an
action plan for diversed
northeastern states to
address their challeng-
es and achieve sustain-
able development.
The multiplicity of
topographical features,
tribal communities,
are significant chal-
lenges which, however,
is offset by ‘multifari-
ous strengths’ of NE, he
pointed out. “Diligence,
hardworking ethos,
people’s talent can be
harnessed to overcome
challenges,” Birla said.
Om Birla Inaugurated state of the art museum of Arunachal
Pradesh State Legislative Assembly in Itanagar on Thursday.
The northeast
has been affect-
ed by extrem-
ism terrorism for a
long time. The more we
nurture democratic
ethos, involve people in
democratic process,
make action plans for
development.
—Om Birla, LS Speaker
Covid-19: India records 2,827
fresh cases in the last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India on
Thursday recorded a
minor dip in daily Cov-
id-19 cases as compared
to a day before. A total
of 2,827 fresh cases
were reported in the
last 24 hours - 70 fewer
than Wednesday - tak-
ing the total tally of
cases to 43,113,413. The
country reported a total
of 24 deaths in last 24
hours, taking total fa-
talities to 5,24,181, ac-
cording to the union
health ministry
.
India’s active case-
load currently stands at
19,067 - it is 0.04% of the
total cases.The daily
positivity rate in India
stands at 0.60%, while
the weekly positivity
rate stands at 0.72%, as
per the health ministry
.
India’s cumulative Cov-
id-19 vaccine coverage
has reached around
190.83 cr people. Over
3.10 cr first doses 1.10
cr second doses have
been administered for
those aged 12 to 14 yrs.
New Delhi: Seeking to
give a thrust to medical
tourism, Union Health
Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya on Thurs-
day suggested establish-
ing facilitation centres
at Indian embassies
across the world for
people wanting to travel
to India for treatment.
Addressing a round-
table conference with
senior IFS officers on
Building Brand India,
he also said that a ‘One
Step’ portal will be set
up for the convenience
and to provide credible
information for those
from abroad who want
to avail treatment in
India.
“Today, people from
different countries of
the world are coming
to India for treatment
in large numbers.
With an aim to further
boost medical tour-
ism, the Government
of India has launched
‘Heal in India’ pro-
gram under the lead-
ership of the PM.
‘One Step’ portal will be set up
for convenience: Health Minister
Telangana needs ‘double
engine govt’: Sawant
Kendrapada, Odisha: Odisha has escaped being hit by
Cyclone ‘Asani’, but the high tide under its influence
and the resulting erosion has washed away thousands
of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles from the mass nesting
site at the mouth of Rushikulya river off Ganjam coast.
The erosion in land mass at river mouth due to Cyclone
Asani near Podampeta in southern Odisha’s Ganjam
district was more than in other beaches in river mouth,
said Amlan Nayak, the DFO, Berhampur on Thursdsay.
Due to the erosion around 15 to 20% of record 5.5L
eggs laid by sea turtles in 5 km-long nesting site from
March 28 to April 4 might have been damaged, he said.
New Delhi (PTI): Gold in the national capital on
Thursday jumped Rs 241 to Rs 50,797 per 10 grams,
supported by a sharp fall in rupee, according to HDFC
Securities. The precious metal had ended at Rs 50,556
per 10 grams in the previous trade. In contrast, silver
declined by Rs 729 to Rs 60,158 per kg from Rs
60,887 per kg in the previous trade. Snapping its two-
day winning streak, the rupee slumped by 15 paise to
end at 77.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on
Thursday. In the international market, gold was trading
marginally lower at USD 1,851 per ounce while silver
was flat at USD 21.30 per ounce.
THOUSANDS OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES’ EGGS
WASHED AWAY DUE TO ASANI’S IMPACT
GOLD JUMPS RS 241; SILVER DECLINES BY
RS 729, SAY STOCK MARKET EXPERTS
CRUCIAL READ
Shimla (PTI): Former Union minister Pandit Sukh
Ram was cremated on Thursday with full state
honours in Himachal Pradesh’s
Mandi as hundreds of people
joined CM Jai Ram Thakur and
other state ministers to pay their
last respects. Before the
cremation at Hanuman Ghat, his
mortal remains were kept for Seti
Manch for Antim Darshan. His son and BJP MLA
Anil Sharma lit the unreal pyre.
UNION MINISTER SUKH RAM CREMATED
WITH FULL STATE HONOURS
Dubai (AP): Dubai International Airport, the world’s
busiest for international travel, reported on Thursday it
handled over 13.6 million
passengers in first 3 months of
2022 more than double last year’s
number in a clear sign that a long-
awaited travel revival has reached
global aviation hub. This quarter’s
passenger count represents airport’s
busiest since the virus struck in 2020 compares to
just 5.7 million passengers logged last year.
TRAVEL IS BACK: DUBAI AIRPORT LOGS
BUSIEST QUARTER IN YEARS
Sanskrit scholar
Bhagirath Prasad
Tripathi dies at 86
Varanasi: Sanskrit
scholar Bhagirath Pras-
ad Tripathi, better
known as Vagish Shas-
tri, has died in Varanasi
after a prolonged ill-
ness, his family said on
Thursday. He was
86-years-old.
PM Narendra Modi,
expressing his condo-
lence tweeted, “Prof
Bhagirath Prasad Trip-
athi ‘Vagish Shastri’
made priceless contri-
butions in making San-
skrit more popular
among youth using
modern scientific meth-
ods. He was extremely
knowledgeable Pained
by his demise. Condo-
lences to his family and
friends. Om shanti.”
Abhishek Banerjee
At least 168
terrorists active
in JK, 75 killed
this year:Army
Jammu (PTI): At least
168 terrorists are oper-
ating in Jammu and
Kashmir while 75 have
been killed in encoun-
ters with security forc-
es this year, officials
said. Among those neu-
tralised include 21 for-
eign mercenaries, they
pointed out. In past 11
months, 11 terrorists
were encountered 12
infiltration bids were
foiled in vicinity of the
LoC alone, they said.
Will call me once he
is free: Cong’s Patel
on RaGa’s snub
New Delhi: Rubbish-
ing speculations of him
joining the BJP, Guja-
rat Congress working
president Hardik Patel
said rumours are part
of politics. On Rahul
Gandhi not meeting
him personally during
his Gujarat visit, a de-
fensive Patel said there
was no time as he had
to wrap up a lot of
meetings with commu-
nity leaders in 5-6
hours.
Mansukh Mandviya
Pramod Sawant
Cases drop
everywhere,
except Africa
Geneva (AP): The number
of new coronavirus cases
reported worldwide has
continued to fall except
in Americas and Africa,
the WHO said in its latest
assessment of pandemic.
In its weekly pandemic
report released late
Wednesday, the U.N.
health agency said about
3.5 million new cases and
more than 25,000 deaths
were reported globally,
which respectively rep-
resent decreases of 12%
25%. The downward
trend in reported infec-
tions began in March.

BIZ BUZZ
06
Retailinflationsoarsto8-yrhighof7.79%
New Delhi (PTI): Re-
tail inflation soared to
an eight-year high of
7.79% in April on an-
nual basis mainly due
to stubbornly high food
prices, remaining
above the RBI’s upper
tolerance level for the
fourth month in a row.
Inflation based on
the Consumer Price In-
dex (CPI) was 6.95% in
March this year and
4.23% in April 2021.
Inflation in the food
basket rose to 8.38% in
April from 7.68% in the
preceding month and
1.96% in the year-ago
month.
The Reserve Bank of
India has been man-
dated by the govern-
ment to ensure that in-
flation remains at 4%
with a margin of 2% on
either side.
The retail inflation
has remained above 6%
since January 2022.
After the off-cycle
Monetary Policy Com-
mittee (MPC) meeting
of RBI last week, RBI
Governor Shaktikanta
Das had said the ad-
verse effects of the un-
precedented high glob-
al food prices due to the
ongoing geopolitical
situation are reflecting
in the domestic market
as well, and going for-
ward inflationary pres-
sures are likely to con-
tinue. Meanwhile,
sources said the cen-
tral bank is likely to
raise inflation projec-
tions in the MPC meet-
ing next month and
would also consider a
rate hike to tame infla-
tion which is above its
comfort level. Earlier,
the MPC raised the key
policy rate (repo) by 40
basis points with an
aim to tame the rising
inflation. It was the
first rate hike after Au-
gust 2018.
The retail inflation has remained above 6% since January 2022.
CPI INFLATION
New Delhi (PTI):
Prices of home appli-
ances and consumer
electronics, includ-
ing TV
, washing ma-
chines, and refriger-
ators, are expected to
go up by 3 to 5% from
May end or the first
week of June as man-
ufacturers pass on
the impact of rising
input costs to buyers.
Moreover, the de-
preciating Indian ru-
pee against the US
dollar has put fur-
ther woes on manu-
facturers as import-
ed components have
become costlier, with
the industry largely
being dependent on
imports for key com-
ponents. Adding to
the challenges, there
has been shortage of
parts triggered by
piling up of contain-
ers at Shanghai port
due to strict lock-
down in the city fol-
lowing the surge in
COVID-19 cases.
Consumer durables to
see 3-5% price hikes
SENSEX SINKS FOR 5TH DAY
Mumbai (PTI): The
Sensex nosedived over
1,150 points while the
Nifty crashed below the
16,000-level on Thurs-
day, extending their los-
ing streak to the fifth
straight session, as
world markets were un-
nerved by elevated US
inflation which trig-
gered concerns of ac-
celerated rate hikes.
The forex market too
bore the brunt of
heightened risk aver-
sion, with the rupee
plunging to a fresh life-
time low of 77.63 per US
dollar intra-day amid
foreign capital out-
flows.
The 30-share BSE
Sensex tumbled 1,158.08
points or 2.14% to finish
at an over two-month
low of 52,930.31.
Similarly, the
broader NSE Nif-
ty tanked 359.10
points or 2.22% to
15,808.
Barring Wipro, all
Sensex constituents
finished in the red.
IndusInd Bank lost
5.82%, followed by Tata
Steel, Bajaj Finance,
Bajaj Finserv, Axis
Bank, HDFC Bank,
HDFC, Titan and
LT. In value
terms, HDFC twins
and Reliance In-
dustries were the
top drags on the
benchmark.
` FALLS 15 PAISE TO CLOSE 77.40
AGAINST $
Mumbai (PTI): Snapping its two-day
winning streak, the rupee slumped by 15
paise to end at 77.40 (provisional) against
the US dollar on Thursday, following risk-
off sentiments amid increasing concerns
over inflation globally. At the interbank
forex market, the rupee opened steeply
lower at 77.52 against the greenback and
moved in a range of 77.36 to 77.63 in
the day trade. The rupee finally ended at
77.40, down by 15 paise
over its previous
close.
PNB SHARES TUMBLE NEARLY
14% AFTER Q4 EARNINGS
New Delhi (PTI): Shares of Punjab Na-
tional Bank (PNB) on Thursday tumbled
nearly 14% after the company reported
over 60% decline in standalone net
profit for the quarter ended March
2022. The stock tanked 13.60% to end
at `28.60 apiece on the BSE. During the
day, it tumbled 13.89% to its 52-week
low of `28.50. On the NSE, it plummet-
ed 12.53% to settle at Rs 28.95 apiece.
In volume terms, 171.82 lakh shares
were traded on the BSE and over 20.34
crore shares on the NSE during the day.
Labour force
increases 8.8
million in April
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The labour
force in India in-
creased by 8.8 mil-
lion from 428.4 mil-
lion in March 2022 to
437.2 million in April
2022, one of the larg-
est monthly increas-
es, with working age
people who were out
of the labour force
joining back the la-
bour market in April
2022.
The 8.8 million in-
crease in the labour
force in April comes
after a 12 million fall
in labour market
during the preceding
three months when
labour moved out of
the labour markets
during January-
March.
However, employ-
ment expanded by 7
million in April 2022.
Mumbai (PTI): The
median salary incre-
ment this year is likely
to be around 8.13% as
the country recovered
from the after effects of
pandemic-related dis-
ruptions, a report said.
According to the
‘Jobs and Salary Prim-
er Report for FY2022 by
TeamLease’, unlike the
last two years, this year
most of the job roles
from across sectors
have been considered
for a salary hike, how-
ever, the increments
will be moderate.
Of the 17 sectors re-
viewed in this report, 14
have indicated a single
digit hike and the me-
dian salary increment
will be around 8.13%.
Another interesting
aspect that the report
has found is that there
is a growing interest
from India Inc towards
Hot and Upcoming jobs,
she pointed out.
“While in 2020-21
only five out of the 17
sectors had created Hot
Job roles, however, in
FY22 close to nine sec-
tors had created cutting
edge or new-age roles,”
she added.
The report further
revealed that while con-
servatism is the under-
lying theme, employers
are not shying away
from rewarding skills,
especially niche skills.
Employers continue
to place a premium on
super-specialised job
roles and the demand
for this job category
continues to rise, it
said, adding that the
growth rates in the cat-
egory have inched up
between 11% and 12%
this year. The top pay-
masters include e-com-
merce and tech start-
ups, healthcare and al-
lied industries, IT and
knowledge services.
Annual salary hikes to be around 8.13%
Of the 17 sectors
reviewed, 14
have indicated a
single digit hike
and the median
salary increment
will be around
8.13%.
Factory output grew
1.9 per cent in March
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia’s industrial produc-
tion rose 1.9% in March
2022, according to offi-
cial data released on
Thursday
.
As per the Index
of Industrial Produc-
tion (IIP) data released
by the National Statisti-
cal Office (NSO), the
manufacturing sector’s
output grew 0.9% in
March 2022. Mining
output climbed 4%, and
power generation in-
creased 6.1%.
The IIP had grown by
24.2% in March 2021.
During 2021-22, the IIP
grew 11.3% as against
an 8.4% contraction in
2020-21. Industrial pro-
duction has been hit
due to the coronavirus
pandemic since March
2020, when it had con-
tracted 18.7%.
NTPC TO RAISE
`5,000 CRORE
VIA TERM-LOAN
New Delhi (PTI):
State-owned power
giant NTPC has in-
vited bids for raising
term-loan of up to
`5,000 crore, which
would be utilised for
capital expenditure
for ongoing or new
electricity generation
capacity addition
projects. “Proceeds
of the loan shall be
utilised towards
capital expenditure
for ongoing/new
capacity addition
programme,” as
per the request for
proposal (RFP) doc-
ument released.
TaMo Q4: LOSS
NARROWS TO
`992 CRORE
New Delhi (PTI):
Homegrown auto
major Tata Motors on
Thursday reported
narrowing of con-
solidated net loss at
`992.05 crore in the
fourth quarter ended
March 2022. The
company had posted
a consolidated net
loss of `7,585.34
crore in the same
period last fiscal.
Its total consolidat-
ed revenue from
operations stood at
`78,439.06 crore in
the fourth quarter as
against `88,627.90
crore in 2021 period.
SpiceJet, Axis Bank
launch co-branded
credit card
New Delhi (PTI):
SpiceJet and Axis
Bank on Thursday
launched a co-brand-
ed credit card that
will come in two
variants, the airline
said in a statement.
The card is designed
to enable customers
use the rewards
earned on their daily
spends for booking
flights and add-ons,
thus encouraging
both travel and digi-
tal payments embed-
ded with benefits of
the SpiceJet frequent
flyer programme,
SpiceClub, it said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
American automaker
Ford on Thursday said
that it has withdrawn
plans to manufacture
electric vehicles in In-
dia. The company has
also communicated to
the government that it
no longer intends to in-
vest in the country un-
der the Performance
Linked Incentive (PLI)
scheme.
“After careful review,
we have decided to no
longer pursue EV man-
ufacturing for exports
from any of the Indian
plants. We remain
grateful to the govern-
ment for approving our
proposal under the Pro-
duction-Linked Incen-
tives and for being sup-
portive while we contin-
ued our exploration.
Ford’s application
was selected under In-
dia’s PLI scheme.
NO TAX REASSESSMENT
NOTICE TILL FY15: CBDT
Income Tax Depart-
ment has asked field of-
fices to not issue reas-
sessment notices for
2012-13, 2013-14 and
2014-15 fiscal years to
small taxpayers where-
in the income escaping
from tax is less than Rs
50 lakh.
Issuing an instruc-
tion on implementation
of the apex court judge-
ment regarding notices
sent beyond the three-
year reassessment pe-
riod, the department
said that for FY16 and
FY17 where the time-
line for issue of such
notices falls within the
3 years, tax officers will
issue show-cause notic-
es and provide informa-
tion to taxpayers for
initiating reassessment
proceedings within 30
days.
CBDT asked tax offic-
ers to give taxpayers
two weeks’ time to re-
spond to such notices,
which can be further
extended at taxpayer’s
request in genuine cas-
es. The Supreme Court
had earlier this month
ruled in favour of the
I-T Department and up-
held all reassessment
notices issued on/after
April 1, 2021-- reopening
assessments going back
to up to 6 years.
FORD OPTS OUT
OF PLI SCHEME
Indiamayconsider
PTA with Oman
New Delhi (PTI):
India may consider
negotiating a pref-
erential trade
agreement (PTA)
with Oman to fur-
ther boost econom-
ic ties between the
countries, Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush
Goyal said on
Thursday
.
India is also un-
der active discus-
sions with Gulf Co-
operation Council
(GCC) for a compre-
hensive trade agree-
ment, the minister
said.
GCC is a union of
six countries in the
Gulf region, name-
ly Bahrain, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia and the
UAE.
“We may consid-
er doing a preferen-
tial trade agree-
ment with Oman to
begin with because
we are looking for a
c o m p r e h e n s ive
agreement between
the GCC region and
India, (which is) un-
der active discus-
sion,” Goyal said.
In a PTA, trading
partners reduce im-
port duties on cer-
tain identified prod-
ucts to boost trade.
WHAT’S IN PTA
Piyush Goyal and Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef.

07
NEWS
DELHI’S PEAK POWER DEMAND HITS
RECORD HIGH IN THIS SUMMER
demand increased by 2.8
per cent in the last 24
hours and 7.8 per cent
since May 1. A day be-
fore on Tuesday, the
peak demand of the city
had clocked the season's
highest of 6,596 MW, ac-
cording to the officials
of power distribution
companies.
The previous high for
themonthwas6,461MW
on May 31, 2019. This is
the eighth time in 10
days of May that the na-
tional capital's peak
power demand has
crossed the 6,000 MW-
mark, the discom offi-
cials said. Delhi's peak
power demand in May
did not cross the 6,000
MW mark in 2021 and
2020. In 2019, it had
crossed the 6,000 MW
markonlyonthreeocca-
sions - May 29 (6,020
MW), May 30 (6,240 MW)
and May 31 (6,461 MW).
The officials said in-
creased use of air-condi-
tioners, coolers and fans
are the main reason be-
hind Delhi's power load.
According to estimates,
almost around 50 per
cent of Delhi's power de-
mand in summers is be-
cause of the cooling
load.Withanearlyonset
of summer in April, the
peak power demand had
been higher on 100 per
cent of the correspond-
ing days vis a-vis that of
April2021,2020and2019.
The city's peak power
demand had breached
the 7,000 MW-mark for
the first time -- peaking
at 7,016 MW -- in 2018.
The discoms have esti-
mated that the peak
power demand may go
as high as 8,200 MW
.
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
sumers here will be
given both online and
offline options to opt for
or out of the power sub-
sidy given by the Delhi
government on month-
ly consumption of up to
400 units of electricity,
officials said.
Last week, Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal had an-
nounced that consum-
ers will be provided
power subsidy if they
demand it.
The decision to allow
financially able con-
sumers to opt out of the
subsidy scheme was
taken by the govern-
ment after receiving
suggestions from peo-
ple that the money
saved could be spent on
building schools and
hospitals, he had said.
The modalities for
registration of consum-
ers for subsidy is likely
to be finalised by the
month-end.
The department is
also consulting with
power discoms (distri-
bution companies) to
make the registration
process smooth, offi-
cials said on Wednes-
day
.
Since a majority of
over 80 per cent consum-
ers pay their electricity
bill online, there will be
usual platforms of dis-
com portals and apps for
registering to opt in or
out of the subsidy
scheme, a power depart-
ment official said.
However, those not
using the online mode
will be free to do so by
filling up forms and
submitting it at discom
offices, the official said.
Consumers will have
to opt for subsidy from
October 1.
There are 58.18 lakh
power consumers in
Delhi out of which 47.11
lakh are benefited by
the subsidy scheme.
CONSUMERS TO HAVE
ONLINE, OFFLINE ROUTES TO
OPT FOR POWER SUBSIDY
POWER DEMAND RISES
Delhi’s peak power demand in May did not cross
the 6,000 MW mark in 2021 and 2020. In 2019,
it had crossed the 6,000 MW mark only on three
occasions - May 29 (6,020 MW), May 30 (6,240
MW) and May 31 (6,461 MW). The officials said
increased use of air-conditioners, coolers and
fans are the main reason behind Delhi’s power
load. According to estimates, almost around 50
per cent of Delhi’s power demand in summers is
because of the cooling load.
98.3% attendance
on first day of DU
offline exams
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi University has
registered an “im-
pressive” attendance
of 98.3 per cent on the
first day of physical
mode examinations
after a gap of over
two years, despite
prolonged protests by
a section of students
against holding of-
fline exams.
Offline examina-
tions for second- and
third-year under-
graduate students at
the university began
on Wednesday after a
two-year gap due to
the COVID-19 pan-
demic.
A total of 67,948
students appeared for
the papers across
courses that were
conducted in two ses-
sions.
In the morning ses-
sion, 44,311 students,
or 97.5 per cent of
those registered, ap-
peared for the exams,
D S Rawat, the uni-
versity’s dean of ex-
amination, told PTI.
As many as 1,124
registered students
did not appear for the
exams in the morn-
ing session.
The attendance
was even better in the
evening session at
99.8 per cent. Rawat
said 23,637 out of
23,684 registered stu-
dents appeared for
the exams during the
evening session.
HC: Dispose Krishna
Janam Bhoomi all
cases in 4 months
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High court on
Thursday directed to
decide, within
four months,the tempo-
rary injunction appli-
cation as well as appli-
cation for joining the
trial of all the pending
cases related to Krish-
na Janam Bhoomi of
Mathura.
Justice Salil Kumar
Rai passed the order
while disposing of a pe-
tition filed by Bhagwan
Shri Krishna Virajman
And Another.
K’taka mulls ‘anti-conversion law’
Bengaluru (PTI): The
Karnataka cabinet on
Thursday decided to
promulgate an ordi-
nance to give effect to
the contentious law
against religious con-
versions.
The Karnataka Pro-
tection of Right to
Freedom of Religion
Bill was passed by the
Legislative Assembly
in December last year.
However, it is pend-
ing for passage in the
Legislative Council,
where the ruling BJP is
one short of majority.
“We had passed the
Karnataka Protection
of Right to Freedom of
Religion Bill (in the
Legislative Assembly),
due to certain reasons
it was not passed in the
Legislative Council. So
the Cabinet today has
decided to bring in an
ordinance, Law and
Parliamentary Affairs
Minister JC Mad-
huswamy said.
NDA govt under Nitish Kumar will
complete its term in Bihar: Hussain
New Delhi (PTI): BJP
leader and Bihar minis-
ter Shahnawaz Hussain
asserted on Thursday
that the Nitish Kumar-
led government will
complete its tenure till
2025 as he sought to
scotch speculation
about its stability
.
Speaking to reporters
at the Bihar Investors’
Meet here, Hussain said
there should be no “ifs
and buts” as far as the
state government’s sta-
bility is concerned and
added that Kumar, the
JD(U)’s face, will con-
tinue.
Speculation about the
fate of the BJP-JD(U) al-
liance government has
been rife as the relation-
ship between the two al-
lies are believed to be far
from smooth. Opposi-
tion RJD leader Tejash-
wi Yadav’s meeting with
Kumar on the issue of
caste census on Wednes-
day has added to the
grist after the two lead-
ers also attended.
In Delhi to hold a
meetingof businessper-
sons as part of his ef-
fortstoboostinvestment
in Bihar, where indus-
try presence has been
poor, Hussain made the
remarks in reply to a
question about the state
government’s stability
.
CONG HAS CAPABILITY,
LEADERSHIP TO REFORM
FROM WITHIN: HOODA
‘TN will take steps to
get share of Cauvery’
New Delhi (PTI): A
team of researchers at
the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Mandi
has developed efficient
remote powering and
communication tech-
nology for futuristic
IoT-based applications
such as battery-free
wireless cameras, wire-
less monitors, sensors
and skin-attachable
sensing platforms.
The findings of this
study were published in
the Wireless Networks,
a prominent journal.
The Internet of
Things (IoT) is a collec-
tion of objects that can
exchangedatawitheach
other through the Inter-
net. IoT devices range
from ordinary house-
hold appliances in a
“smart” home to sophis-
ticated industrial and
scientific tools. These
smart things are
equipped with sensors,
chips, and software that
must be powered and
stay in communication
with other devices at all
times.
According to the
team, simplistic power
sources like batteries
may be unsuitable for
such applications be-
cause of the constancy
of power required, and
because some of these
“things” may be embed-
ded or hidden, which
makes changing batter-
ies difficult. “We have
developed a cooperative
model, in which, back-
scatter communication
and radiofrequency en-
ergy harvesting devices
acttogethertooptimally
allocate the resources
such as time and anten-
na weights,” said Shi-
vam Gujral, PhD schol-
ar, School of Computing
and Electrical Engineer-
ing, IIT Mandi.
“In backscatter com-
munication, as before,
power is transmitted
via radio waves, but
with or without the
need for a dedicated
transmitter. Instead, RF
signals available in the
vicinity, such as WiFi,
cell phone signals, etc,
are harnessed through
reflection and backscat-
ter to power the IoT ob-
jects,” Gujral said.
IIT Mandi team develops wireless powering tech for IoT apps
POWER OF COMMUNICATION
lll
The Internet of
Things is a
collection of
objects that can
exchange data
with each other
through the
Internet.
People trying to protect themselves from the scorching sun. —FILE PHOTO
A view of IIT Mandi campus. —FILE PHOTO
Asim Kamal
New Delhi: Senior Con-
gress leader Bhupinder
Singh Hooda on Friday
asserted that the party
has the capability and
the leadership to reform
itself from within, re-
marks that come days
after the breakdown of
talks between the party
and poll strategist
Prashant Kishor who
had proposed large-
scale overhaul of the
organisation. In an in-
terview with PTI ahead
of the party's three-day
' C h i n -
t a n
Shi-
vir' starting in Ra-
jasthan's Udaipur on
Friday
, Hooda, who was
among the 23 leaders
whowrotetopartychief
Sonia Gandhi for organ-
isational overhaul in
2020, exuded confidence
that the brainstorming
session would throw up
solutions to all the is-
sues facing the party
.
Noting that the pro-
cess of organisational
elections was on, the
former Haryana CM
said the parliamentary
board existed in the
party earlier also and
should be there, but
added that it was an is-
sue that is to be
dealt with af-
ter the ongo-
ing organi-
s a t i o n a l
polls.
Chennai (PTI): Tamil
Nadu government will
take all possible steps,
including legal and po-
litical, to obtain its due
share of Cauvery water
from Karnataka, Chief
MinisterMKStalinsaid
on Thursday even as he
assured to safeguard the
interests of the farmers
in Tamil Nadu by better-
ing their prospects and
in not allowing indus-
trial ventures in the
Cauvery Delta region.
He asserted that the
pro-farmer initiatives
launched by his govern-
ment ensured a turna-
round on the agricul-
ture front, leading to
increased acreage un-
der the kuruvai paddy
cultivation.
Speaking at the maid-
en meeting of the Tamil
NaduProtectedAgricul-
tural Zone at the Secre-
tariat here, the Chief
Minister said the gov-
ernment would not al-
low any industrial ven-
tures that would affect
agriculture in the delta
region. The State gov-
ernment had declared
the Cauvery Delta re-
gion as a Protected Agri-
cultural Zone as per the
Tamil Nadu Protected
Agricultural Zone De-
velopment Act, 2020.
Thanjavur, Tiru-
varur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai, Cuddalore,
Ariyalur, Karur, and
Tiruchirappalli are
among the eight dis-
tricts covered under the
Act.“The government
will diligently strive to
protect the welfare of
the farmers and en-
hance the employment
opportunities of the
farmers and agricultur-
al labourers through
agro-based industries,”
said the CM.
Karnataka Chif Minister
Basavaraj Bommai.
Shahnawaz Hussain
A total of
67,948 students
appeared for
the papers
across courses
that were
conducted in
two sessions.

The person with whom you
can share your wildest dreams,
treasure that person always.
—Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
N Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid 1st virus
Seoul (AP): North Ko-
rea fired three short-
range ballistic mis-
siles toward the sea on
Thursday, South Ko-
rea’s military said, in
the latest of a series of
weapons demonstra-
tions this year that
came just hours after
it confirmed its first
case of the coronavi-
rus since the pandem-
ic began.
The launches could
underscore North Ko-
rea’s determination to
press ahead with its ef-
forts to expand its arse-
nal despite the virus
outbreak to rally sup-
port behind the leader,
Kim Jong Un, and keep
up pressure on its ri-
valsamidlong-dormant
nuclear diplomacy
.
South Korea’s Joint
Chiefs of Staff said in a
statement the three
missiles launched from
the North’s capital re-
gion on Thursday after-
noon flew toward the
waters off the country’s
eastern coast.
It said South Korea’s
military has boosted its
readiness and surveil-
lance while maintain-
ing close coordination
with the United States.
Japan also detected
the North Korean
launches.
Japanese Prime Min-
ister Fumio Kishida
instructed officials to
do their utmost to ana-
lyze the launch, ensure
safety of aircraft and
vessels in the area and
take precaution and
readiness for any pos-
sible emergencies, ac-
cording to his office.
The Japanese coast
guard said that a pos-
sible ballistic missile
from North Korea was
believed to have landed
at sea. It urged vessels
around the Japanese
coasts to watch out for
falling objects and re-
port them to the au-
thorities.
Earlier Thursday,
North Korean state me-
dia confirmed the
country’s first COV-
ID-19 infections as Kim
ordered nationwide
lockdowns to slow the
spread of the virus.
Kim also ordered offi-
cials to bolster the
country’s defense pos-
ture to avoid any secu-
rity vacuum.
In recent months,
North Korea has test-
launched a spate of
missiles in what ex-
perts call an attempt to
modernize its weapons
and pressure the Unit-
ed States and its allies
into accepting it as a
nuclear state and relax
sanctions on the North.
OBSERVATION
TIBET AIRLINES PLANE WITH
122 PEOPLE VEERS OFF RUNWAY
Beijing (PTI): Over 40
people were injured
when a passenger plane
of China’s Tibet Air-
lines with 113 passen-
gers and nine crew on-
board veered off the
runway and caught fire
while taking off in the
country’s southwest
Chongqing city on
Thursday, the second
major aviation accident
in the country in two
months.
All the 122 people
aboard the Tibet Air-
lines flight TV9833 from
Chongqing to Nyingchi
intheTibetAutonomous
Region have been safely
evacuated, the Civil Avi-
ation Administration of
China (CAAC) said.
The Airbus A319-100
had been in service with
the airline for nine-and-
a-half years, according
to the Hong Kong-based
South China Morning
Post. The plane bursts
into flames after skid-
ding off the runway at
the Chongqing airport.
Over 40 people who
suffered bruising and
sprains during the evac-
uation were taken to a
nearby hospital.
The crew members
aborted the take-off af-
ter discovering an anom-
aly in the Airbus A319
aircraft. The plane
caught fire on the left
side of its nose after
veering off the runway
.
All people aboard the
plane were evacuated
and the injured were
rushed to the hospital
for treatment.
Currently, one run-
way of the Chongqing
Jiangbei International
Airport has been closed
and the other two are op-
erational, state-run Xin-
hua news agency report-
ed, citing the Southwest
Regional Administra-
tion of the Civil Avia-
tion Administration of
China.
40 PEOPLE WHO SUFFER BRUISING DURING THE EVACUATION TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL
China’s Tibet Airlines veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off on Thursday.
TEAM SENT TO SCENE
TO INVESTIGATE THE
CAUSE: CAAC
The aircraft was about
to depart for Nyingchi
in Tibet when the fire
started.The airline has
said that the accident
is under investigation.
The CAAC said a team
had been sent to the
scene to investigate the
cause of the fire, which
began after the plane’s
engine rubbed against
the ground as it veered
off the runway.
Premadasareadyto
formgovtifPrez
resignsingiventime
Colombo (PTI): Amid
hectic parleys to form a
new government in Sri
Lanka, Opposition
Leader Sajith Prema-
dasa said on Thursday
that he would accept
President Gotabaya Ra-
japaksa’s invitation to
form a new government
if he agrees to some
conditions, including
his resignation within a
stipulated time period.
In a letter to the Pres-
ident on Thursday,
55-year-old Premadasa
said that the Samagi
Jana Balawegaya-led
Opposition is willing to
form a new interim gov-
ernment in Sri Lanka
subject to conditions.
“One of the condi-
tions put forward by
Sajith Premadasa is
that the 19th Amend-
ment to the Constitu-
tion should be imple-
mented with the sup-
port of all political par-
ties within two weeks.
Further, President Go-
tabaya must resign
within a stipulated time
period,” local media re-
ported, citing the con-
tent of the letter.
The third condition
is that the President
should work together
with all the political
parties to work towards
abolishing the Execu-
tive Presidency via the
21st Amendment to the
Constitution.
The fourth condition
is that the President
must call for Parliamen-
tary Elections to give
the people an opportu-
nity to elect a new sta-
ble government, follow-
ing the implementation
of the aforementioned
constitutional reforms,
establishing the rule of
law, and returning the
people’s lives to normal-
cy
.
Premadasa said that
he has a sustainable
programme to control
the fall of the economy
and for the implementa-
tion of the constitution-
al reforms.
ALL PREPARED
Pak resolution denounces India’s
delimitation exercise in Kashmir
Islamabad (PTI): Paki-
stan’s Parliament on
Thursday unanimously
passed a resolution de-
nouncing the alleged
Indian attempt of de-
mographic changes in
Kashmir through a de-
limitation commission.
ForeignMinisterBila-
walBhuttoZardari,who
moved the resolution,
said that the alleged In-
dian move is aimed at
artificially altering the
electoral strength of the
Muslim majority in
Jammu and Kashmir,
state-owned Radio Paki-
stan reported.
The resolution “cate-
gorically rejected” the
delimitation commis-
sion report and alleged
that through the delimi-
tation exercise, India is
making attempts to fur-
ther its “illegal actions
of August 5, 2019 and
subsequent measures.”
New Delhi (PTI):
The Indian Medical
Association (IMA)
has written to Union
Health Minister
Mansukh Mandavi-
ya requesting post-
ponement of the
NEET-PG examina-
tion which is to be
held on May 21.
In its letter, the
IMA said the NEET-
PG 2021 was held 5
months after the
scheduled date in
September 2021.
Then the counsel-
ling scheduled to be-
gin from October 25,
2021 was also initiat-
ed (in January, 2022)
after a delay due to
pending decision on
seat reservations and
was further delayed
owing Supreme
Court ruling of
March 31, 2022, which
ordered the cancella-
tion and conduction
of special round of
counselling for the
Mop-up round.
As a result of the
delayed counselling
schedule, NEET PG
2022 was deferred
from April 2022 to
May 2022, so that the
candidates could ap-
pear for the final
stray vacancy round.
IMA seeks
postponement
of NEET-PG
examination
Monsoon to reach South Andaman Sea on May 15
Southwest Monsoon is
set to arrive early with
the Andaman and Nico-
bar Islands expected to
receive first seasonal
showers on May 15, the
weather office said on
Thursday
.
“Southwest Monsoon
is likely to advance into
South Andaman Sea
adjoining Southeast Bay
of Bengal around 15th
May, 2022, the India Me-
teorological Depart-
ment said in a statement
here. Weather scientists
said that extended range
forecasts have consist-
ently suggested favour-
able conditions for an
early monsoon onset
over Kerala and its
northward movement.
The early onset of
monsoon could bring
cheer as most parts of
the country witnessed
extremely high temper-
atures over the past fort-
night. The normal onset
date for monsoon over
Kerala is June 1.
The weather office
said fairly widespread
to widespread light/
moderate rainfall is
very likely over the An-
daman and Nicobar Is-
lands during the next
five days. The archipela-
go is very likely to expe-
rience isolated heavy
falls over the region
from May 14 to May 16.
GIANT FOOTPRINT!
People
worshipping
the statue of
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
in Dhayari
in Pune
district of
Maharashtra.
Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa
—PHOTO
BY
VIJAYKUMAR
HARISHCHANDRE
THOSE WISHING CONGRESS-MUKT BHARAT
WILL THEMSELVES BE DECIMATED: GEHLOT
First India Bureau
Udaipur: There will
never be a Congress-free
India and those wishing
so will themselves be
decimated, Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
GehlotsaidonThursday
.
At a press conference
in Udaipur on the eve of
the Congress’ three-day
Chintan Shivir, he said
people look at the party
as the main opposition
and through the brain-
storming conclave a
new message will be
sent across the country
.
The Congress is the
main opposition party
in the country, Gehlot
stressed. The party has
a long tradition of sacri-
fice, from former PMs
IndiraGandhiandRajiv
Gandhi to former Pun-
jab CM Beant Singh,
Gehlot said and assert-
ed the country has been
run on the Congress’s
principles.
Itissaddeningthatde-
spitethis,thoseinpower
now ask what the Con-
gresshasdoneinthelast
70 years, the Rajasthan
chief minister said.
“They talk about Con-
gress-mukt Bharat.
There will never be a
Congress-mukt Bharat,”
Gehlotsaid,addingthose
wishing so will them-
selves be decimated.
About BJP chief J P
Nadda’s attack on his
government over the al-
leged rise in crime in
Rajasthan, Gehlot said
that he has made regis-
tration of FIR compul-
sory which is why
“crime statistics were
bound to rise”.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Rajasthan Minister Govind
Singh Dotasra addressing media ahead of Chintan Shivir in Udaipur on Thursday.

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Handloom Cor-
poration, under
the leadership
of CMD IAS
Neha Giri, con-
ducted the Ra-
jasthan Handloom
Show 2022 on the
eve of Ra-
jasthan Di-
was, which
is observed
on March
30 every
year. The
‘ T i m e
Travel’ con-
cept of the
fashion show was to
promote sustainable
fashion as well as the
craftsmen, weavers,
and manufacturers be-
hind textile crafts. The
fashion show’s design
development partner is
Aachho, one of India’s
premier ethnic wear
fashion firms situated
in Jaipur.
The complete collec-
tion was developed uti-
lising indigenous natu-
ral materials and tradi-
tional dyeing and print-
ing processes. The as-
semblage was wonder-
fully created by Rim-
jhim Hada, Founder
and Creative Head of
Aachho, with an em-
phasis on integrating
ethnic fashion tradi-
tions with modern sen-
sibilities. White prints
contrast with the
brightly blue coloured
attire. The colour white
is said to be neat, easy,
and absolute. It fills in
firm opposition to the
colour black, and its
aims are straightfor-
ward. As white light in-
cludes all the shades of
the spectrum, it’s a
comprehensive, unbi-
ased colour, choosing
no particular hue and
denying to take sides.
The colour white is il-
luminating, easing our
minds to concentrate
and assisting in coor-
dination. The colour
white is also
straightforward,
brings in trans-
parency, and marks cer-
tain boundaries. Also,
too much white colour
can be difficult, and
sometimes even mis-
leading.
Floral themes and
prints on chanderi,
Bagru Print and cotton
grabbed the show, with
matching bags, accesso-
ries, and shoes fash-
ioned from the same
fabric and oxidised sil-
ver jewellery.
The fashion show,
which took place at
Hawa Mahal, with mod-
els from Style Skool as
well as supermodels
Candice Pinto and
Deepti Gujral as show-
stoppers.
Sizzlin Scizzors, the
official make-up hair
partner followed the
show theme, giving all
the models a striking
look Diggi Palace set
an example for amazing
hospitality for guests.
The show was directed
by the renowned TV
stylist and fashion Cho-
reographer, Abhiman-
yu Singh Tomar and the
entire event was man-
aged by Abhishek Singh
from Vanamo Enter-
tainment. Official fash-
ion photographer Yash
Jangid captured magi-
cal moments thru his
lens. The collection will
be available on aachho.
com starting June 1.
GILDED GLAMOUR
GILDED GLAMOUR
WHITE ATTIRE
WHITE ATTIRE
THE COLOUR WHITE IN ITSELF LOOKS SO
PEACEFUL. IT IS A SYMBOL OF OFFERING,
HUMANE, APPRECIATION, ISOLATION, AND
ENDURANCE IF NOT STRAIGHT THEN
DIFFUSELY. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME
MORE GLIMPSES FROM THE EXOTIC FASHION
SHOW HELD AT HAWA MAHAL RECENTLY!
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ADITI HUNDIA, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
It’s a very good
day to take
calculated risks in
financial matters.
Those suffering
from chronic
ailments may
find remarkable
improvement
in their health with home remedies.
Today you will enjoy the trust of senior
management. Try remaining calm and
positive.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your sole
dependency on
friends may fail to
bring any respite
from loneliness
today. The sound
financial health
of businessmen
would enable
them to give monetary benefits to
employees. Some of you are going to
experience emotional fulfilment on the
romantic front.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will remain
much in demand
on the social
front. You
will succeed
in resolving
disputes with
family members,
and normalizing
ties. You need to stand by a romantic
partner during testing times to make the
relationship stronger. Seek the opinion of
an expert before anything.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Avoid raising
controversial
issues at home
to maintain
harmony.
Successful
implementation
of new ideas and
projects would
add to your prestige on the professional
front. It is a wonderful day to build new
connections. Your relationship requires
you to be tactful.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Paying special
attention to
planning your
career would give
you immense
joy. You are likely
to get clearance
or approval for
your construction
plans. You find things moving in the
way you want them. Gifting something
to your beloved is likely to make the day
memorable.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Investment in
antiques and
jewellery would
bring handsome
financial
gains. On the
professional
front, recognition
for good work
would motivate you to work harder. Those
awaiting an affirmation on the romantic
front are likely to get lucky today, as their
partner responds positively.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Continue to put
in efforts at work
and you will
see promising
opportunities
coming your way.
A matrimonial
match for
siblings will bring
happiness to the entire family. You will
get a good price for your property. You
are likely to receive invaluable guidance
from a spiritual leader.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You may get a
chance to pursue
an old hobby.
Health tips from
an expert will
enable you to get
closer to your
fitness goals.
Your generous
behaviour would enable you to enjoy
some lovely moments with your family.
Love comes your way as friendship turns
into romance.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You succeed in
completing an
important project
well before
the deadline.
Disagreements
on the family
front are
foreseen. Be
careful about the legal apprehensions
in the property you are planning to buy.
Your intuition will save you from a tricky
spot today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Chances of
being misled
by competitors
in business are
high, so remain
alert. Seek the
opinion of your
family before
finalizing a
property deal. An impromptu invitation to
a function from an unexpected friend is
likely to be received. Your bold initiatives
on the romantic front bring back passion.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Some of you
are going to
experience
emotional
fulfilment on the
romantic front.
Yoga would
help in raising
energy levels and
improving your metabolism. Emphasize
domestic affairs to enhance domestic
tranquillity and harmony. Associating
yourself with a social group today.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Better to consult
an expert in
financial matters
before investing.
Harsh words
may create a rift
in your romantic
relationship;
be careful. The
family will be supportive of my career
aspirations. A promising day overall as
you stay in limelight without any effort.
Health will be satisfactory.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
married woman
once said, “There
arenotmanythings
in life which can be
equal to the happi-
ness of a successful
marriage. And
there are not many things
worsethananunhappymar-
riage.”Thismakesmarriage
sound like a gamble. A cou-
ple can either win a lifetime
of happiness or experience
much pain.
Why do so many mar-
riages fail to bring happi-
ness? It is usually because
the wedded pair banks too
much on romantic love, an
emotion that is derived
more from one’s imagina-
tion and less from reality
.
Romantic love causes the
couple to think that all
their problems will be
solved by being happily
married. But marriage
multiplies these problems
which then results in frus-
tration. This love tempts
them to distort the facts,
where the woman may hide
her flaws through makeup
and the man may be in debt
and might not let her know
about it or he may claim to
be earning more than he is.
Infatuation is temporary
but true affection is not
short-sighted.Ittakesalong-
rangeviewof matters.There
isasayingthat‘loveisblind.’
But a person with true love
has eyes to see qualities, pos-
sibilities and faults. Such a
person can spare himself
from disillusionment and
disappointment.
In some ways, marriage
is like travelling through
an area one has never vis-
ited before. If we set out
with only a vague idea of
how to reach our destina-
tion, we are surely taking a
risk. This risk can be re-
duced if one consults some-
one who has made this
journey before.
Often persons have
useless thoughts and
considerations when
choosing a partner
than they do when bet-
ting on a horse, a counsellor
said. Honeymoons reveal
that two persons just do not
always want the same thing
at the same time. They must
try to complement and not
compete with each other.
Does marriage give a li-
cence for thoughtless
speech? Even if a partner is
right and has the best of in-
tentions, a harsh remark
still hurts. The other part-
ner could become sullen,
clam up and refuse to
talk or can retaliate
with similar
harshness. Both
partners must
consider how
costly their
w o r d s
can be in terms of the oth-
er’s self-esteem.
Is either partner indiffer-
ent, insensitive or blind to
the other’s needs, prob-
lems, feelings and wishes?
Being suspicious, over-pos-
sessive, rude, vulgar or dis-
respectful brings about a
gradual alienation and se-
rious psychosomatic ef-
fects in married life.
Many marriages gener-
ate discontent due to un-
reasonable expectations.
Some are dissatisfied
because they
imagine that
other couples
are happier
than them. The
reality is, that
there are un-
der the surface
problems in eve-
ryone’s life.
Difficulties,
cracks and rifts in a rela-
tionship develop over a pe-
riod of time, due to a series
of small irritations and
disagreements. A marriage
cannot be made happy
within a week or a month.
The process can be com-
pared to repairing the walls
of a house that is falling
apart. Kindness can be ap-
plied just as a mason ap-
plies cement brick by brick.
One can cement the fam-
ily bonds and promote the
well-being of the other
partner by not demanding
that everything be done his
or her way. Spontaneously
doing little things to make
the other person feel appre-
ciated and needed – the
very things that were
quickly done during court-
ship can lift the spirits.
A couple married for 70
years said, “the secret of
happiness is trust, trying
not to argue and a common
goal of helping others.”
These ideas can sound old
fashioned, but they work.
One can feel that what
works for another person
may not work for us be-
cause people have different
problems and personalities.
Nobody is perfect, hence
living with each other’s
weaknesses and having a
giving attitude are the foun-
dation of a marriage. A
woman, who struggled for
many years says, “I’ve
learned that it takes three
‘Cs’ to make a good mar-
riage – consideration, coop-
eration and communica-
tion. We failed to cultivate
them. We were busy mak-
ing a ‘good life’ and we be-
gan falling apart.”
A man after getting di-
vorced said, “I realized that
there’s more to life than
dancing and having fun at
the disco. I asked myself, do
I hope to meet someone
with whom to share my life
in a bar?” Kindness gives
special meaning to mar-
riage. There is a tendency
to think of oneself first.
Showing unselfish love
b r i n g s
many re-
wards.
MARITAL
MARITAL
BLUES
BLUES
IS HAPPINESS
IS HAPPINESS
ELUSIVE?
ELUSIVE?
A
REKHA KUMAR
Personal development skills facilitator

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