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BJP BRUTALISING MINORITIES, GLORIFYING
KILLERS OF GANDHIJI: SONIA AT CHINTAN SHIVIR
Aditi Nagar, Yogesh Sharma
and Naresh Sharma
Udaipur: Congress in-
terim president Sonia
Gandhi on Friday
launched a scathing at-
tack on the Narendra
Modi-led BJP govern-
mentattheCentrestating
that the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) wants to keep
people in a “perpetual
state of frenzy” by pro-
voking and instigating”.
Gandhi further went
ahead and targeted PM
Modi’s slogan ‘Maximum
governance, minimum
government’, saying BJP
is viciously targeting and
brutalising the minori-
ties of the country
.
Theremarksof Gandhi
came while addressing a
three-day ‘Nav Sankalp
Chintan Shivir’ in
Udaipur, Sonia said that
wearenotoblivioustothe
failures we have received.
“Nor are we oblivious to
the struggles and difficul-
ties that we have to face.
We are not ignorant of
people’s expectations. We
have gathered to take this
pledge, we will bring our
partyinthepoliticsof the
country in the same role
it has always played, the
role expected by the peo-
ple of the country in this
deterioratingtime.Weare
introspecting.Decidethat
if you leave here, you will
leave inspired with a new
confidence and commit-
ment,” she said.
Urging members of
the party to combat BJP’s
divisiveness, Sonia Gan-
dhi said, “Most Indians
want to live in an atmos-
phere of peace, amity
and harmony
. Turn to P8
It is “painfully clear” that PM Narendra Modi’s “minimum
government, maximum governance” policy meant keeping
the country in a permanent state of polarisation, roars Sonia
Change in working
style of party is need
of the hour: Cong President
1 2
CONGRESS’ POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES
ARE LIKE INDIA’S DNA: GEHLOT
M
eanwhile, prior to Sonia’s address, Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that during
the time of UPA government, care was taken
about people’s opinion
on government. “Today
these people have oc-
cupied the country in the
name of religion. Religion
and caste is such an
issue that you can incite
riots. Now Rajasthan
is number one in their
target. Their people
are clean of any wrong
doings as there is no raid on them. Where did the
country reach in 70 years. The principles and policies
of Congress are like the DNA of the country. They
shamelessly say what did Congress do in 70 years?
Our weakness is that we work but don’t do market-
ing. These are false fraud people, who work less and
indulge in more marketing of their work,” he said.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi addresses party leaders during the party’s Nav
Sankalp Chintan Shivir in Udaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
SECOND KILLING BY TERRORISTS IN LAST 24 HRS
J-K constable shot
dead in Pulwama
NEVER-ENDING: Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat, a govt
employee, was killed by terrorists inside his office
at Chadoora in Budgam district on Thursday
Pulwama: A constable
with the Jammu and
Kashmir was shot dead
by terrorists at his res-
idence in Pulwama dis-
trict on Friday.
Constable Reyaz Ah-
mad Thokar was shot
at in Gudoora in the
district this morning,
a police spokesman
said.
The injured cop was
rushed to the Army’s
92 base hospital in the
city but succumbed to
injuries.
CONG RIDER ON ‘ONE
FAMILY, ONE TICKET’
KASHMIRI PANDITS BLOCK HIGHWAY,
STAGE PROTESTS ACROSS JK
Budgam: Hours after reports surfaced of a Kash-
miri Pandit being killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s
Budgam area, the KPs in the union territory
stage massive protests late at night on Thursday,
demanding the end of injustices against them in
Kashmir. The protests continued on Friday as well.
Protesters blocked the national highway during
their demonstration and demanded safety for their
community after the killing of 36-year-old Rahul
Bhat, who was a Kashmiri Pandit, by terrorists. P3
Congress has put a rider
on ‘one family, one tick-
et’ proposal mooted by a
panel set up for the Udaipur
Chintan Shivir and has said
that the formula will not be
applied if the second mem-
ber from a family is actively
working for the party for at
least five years.
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance
top-ranked Indian firm on
Forbes Global 2000 list
4 Dead, 20 hurt as bus
returning from Vaishno
Devi goes up in flames
Mumbai: Billionaire
Mukesh Ambani’s Reli-
ance Industries Ltd
climbed two spots to No.
53 on Forbes’ latest
Global 2000 list of pub-
lic companies world-
wide. Forbes Global
2000 ranks the largest
companies in the world
using four metrics:
sales, profits, assets and
market value, Forbes
said releasing the 2022
ranking of the world’s
top 2,000 companies.
Reliance is the top-
ranked Indian firm on
the list, followed by
State Bank of India at
No. 105, HDFC Bank at
No. 153 and ICICI Bank
at No. 204.
Jammu: Four passen-
gers were killed and at
least 20 more injured
when a bus they were
travelling in caught fire
near Katra in Jammu,
said the police.
The bus carrying
Vaishno Devi pilgrims
was on way from Katra
to Jammu when it sud-
denly caught fire.
Katra is the base
camp for the pilgrims
visiting Vaishno Devi
shrine.
Confirming the
deaths, Additional Di-
rector General (ADG) of
Police, Jammu zone,
Mukesh Singh said ini-
tial probe does not point
to use of any explosive.
The police said the
forensic experts were
immediately rushed
to ascertain the cause
of fire.
An inconsolable family member of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat
during his funeral in Jammu on Friday. Bhat, a government
employee, was killed by militants inside his office on Thursday.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa
bin Zayed passes away at 73
MEHBOOBA UNDER
HOUSE ARREST?
Srinagar: PDP chief
Mehbooba Mufti on
Friday claimed that
she was placed under
house arrest in Srina-
gar. Mufti said that she
wanted to visit Budgam
to express solidarity
with Kashmiri Pandits
but was not allowed.
Reliance Industries Chairman
and Managing Director
Mukesh Ambani along with
two sons Anant (left) and
Akash Ambani. Also seen with
them is Rohit Bansal.
MODI TO MEET YOGI
CABINET ON MONDAY
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will meet UP CM Yogi
Adityanath and his cabinet
on Monday. This will be PM’s
first meeting with all UP min-
isters since new government
took charge earlier this year.
New Delhi: At least 26
peoplediedand30feared
trapped in fire near
Mundkametrostationin
Outer Delhi, police said
late on Friday
.
Delhi Fire Services
chief AtulGargsaidthat
thetollcouldgoupasthe
firecontinuedtoragetill
late Friday night and
rescue operation was
still underway
.
The building where
the fire broke out was an
office complex where
CCTVs were manufac-
tured, officials said. The
fireislikelytohavestart-
ed from the first floor
and spread to the second
and third, they said.
Prime Minister Nar-
endraModihassaidthat
Rs 2 lakh each will be
given to the families of
those who lost their
lives. The injured will be
givenRs50,000,hisoffice
tweeted. “Shocked and
painedtoknowaboutthe
tragic incident. I am con-
stantlyintouchwidoffic-
ers. Brave firemen are
trying their best to con-
trol the fire,” tweeted
Delhi CM Arvind Kejri-
wal. Turn to P8
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Friday,
May 13, refused to pass
an order on an appeal
seeking to stay a Vara-
nasi court’s recent or-
der calling for an in-
spection of the Gyan-
vapi mosque, located
near the Kashi Vishwa-
nath temple complex in
Varanasi.
However, a bench led
by CJI NV Ramana said
that the court would
have to examine the
files of the case before
listing the matter for
hearing. The mosque
survey will resume
on Saturday as per
district court orders.
SC: NEET-PG 2022 EXAM
WON’T BE POSTPONED
Supreme Court bench of
Justices D Y Chandrachud
and Surya Kant dismissed
petitions seeking post-
ponement of the 2022
NEET-Post Graduate
examinations, saying any
change to the May 21
date “will create uncer-
tainty and deficiency of
doctors in hospitals”.
Massive fire near Mundka Metro station in Delhi
26 dead, 30 trapped
SC refuses to
stop survey
of Gyanvapti
Mosque
Firefighters try to douse fire that broke out in a building at Mundka, in West Delhi on Friday.
Narendra modi @narendramodi
Extremely saddened by the loss of
lives due to a tragic fire in Delhi.
My thoughts are with the bereaved
families. I wish the injured a speedy
recovery
President of India @rashtrapatibhvn
Distressed by the tragic fire accident
at a building near Mundka Metro
Station in Delhi. My condolences
to the bereaved families. I wish for
speedy recovery of the injured
...but agrees to look
at the case papers
l The United Arab Emir-
ates (UAE) President Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
died aged 73 on Friday,
according to Emirati state
news agency WAM
l He was battling illness for
past several years
l Burj Khalifa, the world’s
tallest tower, is named after
the late leader of the pros-
perous UAE
l He suffered a stroke ten
years later, which kept him
mostly out of the public eye
ever since
l The Ministry of Presiden-
tial Affairs has announced
a 40-day period of official
mourning, with flags flying
at half-mast and a three-day
closure of federal, state, and
local government minis-
tries and all official entities
including the private sector
l Sheikh Khalifa oversaw a
massive overhaul of both the
Federal Government and the
government of Abu Dhabi
since becoming President
of the UAE
l He also spearheaded
growth of the oil industry

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Sisodia slams BJP’s ‘bulldozer politics’,
requests Amit Shah to stop demolition
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia on Fri-
day wrote to union
home minister Amit
Shah against what the
Aam Aadmi Party
called the “BJP's unjus-
tified ‘bulldozer poli-
tics”.
In his letter, the AAP
leader urged Shah to
“immediately inter-
vene in the matter”.
His letter comes just
a day after the city saw
bulldozers rolling out
in several parts.
AAP leader and
Okhla MLA
Amanatullah Khan was
arrested amid protests
in south Delhi on
Thursday
.
In his letter, Sisodia
said that the anti-en-
croachment drive was
“dangerous” for the na-
tional capital.
He further asked the
home minister to “tell
BJP leaders not to do
dangerous politics” in
the “name of bulldozer
drive”.
Sisodia further ques-
tioned the BJP in the
letter: “Why did they al-
low illegal construction
in the national capital?”
“Before running bull-
dozers on the houses of
‘Aam Janata’ (common
people), the demolition
drives should be con-
ducted on those BJP
leaders who had let the
illegal construction
take place,” he wrote.
In a tweet, he wrote:
“BJP's MCD has made a
plan to demolish 60 lakh
houses in Delhi. This
will be the biggest dev-
astation across the
country, there will be
outcry everywhere. In
this way
, bulldozers will
run over 70 per cent of
Delhi's population.”
Delhi saw an anti-en-
croachment drive in
several parts this
week. The civic body’s
action against the ille-
gal encroachment be-
gan in the national
capital in several areas
on Thursday, including
Dwarka, Janakpuri,
New Friends Colony,
Rohini, Chaukhandi,
and other surrounding
areas.
SHOPS IN JAMIA NAGAR, SHAHEEN BAGH DOWN
SHUTTERS TO PROTEST AMANATULLAH KHAN’S ARREST
New Delhi (PTI): Markets in Delhi's Jamia Nagar and Shaheen Bagh wore
a deserted look on Friday as a majority of shops downed their shutters to
protest the wrongful arrest of local
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after
a demonstration against an anti-
encroachment drive. The AAP leader
and five other people were arrested
on charges of rioting and obstructing
public servants in discharge of their
duty on Thursday. Speaking with PTI
on Friday, municipal councillor Abdul
Wajid Khan said all markets in the area are closed. We are protesting against
the arrest of Amanatullah Khan, and people of the area have also kept their
shops closed in a show of solidarity, he said.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
AAP THREATENS
TO BULLDOZE
ADESH GUPTA’S
OFFICE AND HOME
The Aam Aadmi
Party has threatened
to bulldoze the office and
home of the BJP’s Delhi
president, Adesh Gupta,
on Saturday, alleging that
the municipal corpora-
tions are demolishing
homes of only the poor
and turning a blind eye
to the “illegal construc-
tion” by BJP councillors
and leaders.AAP senior
leader and MCD in-charge
Durgesh Pathak on Friday
asked why there was no
action against the alleged
encroachments by BJP
leaders and officials.
Pathak had written an
official complaint to the
MCD mayor and commis-
sioner to “investigate the
encroachment”.
Panel to overcome
shortage of land for
plantation: Rai
Environment Minister
Gopal Rai on Friday
said the city govern-
ment will set up a
nine-member commit-
tee to suggest alterna-
tives to overcome short-
age of land for tree
plantation in the na-
tional capital.
The minister made
the announcement
while rejecting a re-
quest by the Delhi
Development Authority
to revise the
guidelines for the num-
ber of trees to be plant-
ed under the compensa-
tory plantation scheme
from 10 saplings to two
for every tree that is cut.
“The DDA wrote to
the Delhi forest de-
partment saying they
do not have land for
compensatory planta-
tion. They have re-
quested us to make
changes in the guide-
lines. We are rejecting
the request consider-
ing the status of the
environment in Del-
hi,” he said.
Instead, the govern-
ment will ask the DDA
to inform how much
land is available for
plantation in the capi-
tal. The government
has also decided to set
up a nine-member
“Green Cover Develop-
ment Committee” to
suggest alternatives to
overcome shortage of
land for tree plantation,
Rai said.
Court slams police over rape in hotel
New Delhi (PTI): A Del-
hi court said that the
Delhi police was bent on
prosecuting a hotel own-
er for a rape that took
place inside the hotel
more than the actual cul-
prit and said that case
“poses a serious question
on the functioning of po-
lice”.
After a woman said
that she was raped inside
a hotel in Delhi, local po-
lice arrested the accused
and the hotel owner. The
police said that a similar
offence had taken place
in the same hotel, the es-
tablishment did not have
proper documents for op-
erating 20 rooms, and
hence, the hotel was be-
ing used for similar pur-
poses. On May 4, Addi-
tional Sessions Judge
Sushil Kumar Tyagi
noted with “anguish and
displeasure, that the po-
lice authority has in-
voked such serious and
draconian provisions”
under sections of rape
and criminal conspiracy,
among other IPC sec-
tions, which prescribes
very stringent punish-
ment against the hotel
owner. The judge also
asked the Delhi police
commissioner to take
necessary action.
It said that just be-
cause the hotel staff did
not verify the identity of
the survivor, it does not
make the hotel owner a
facilitator.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): With the start of
school summer vaca-
tions in Delhi, the ser-
vices of roughly 22,000
guest teachers have
been discontinued for
the duration of the hol-
idays, an annual prac-
tice which has been op-
posed by the guest
teachers’ association.
Since guest teachers
working at Delhi’s gov-
ernment schools are
paid on a per-day basis,
their services are dis-
continued at the start
of the nearly two-
month-long summer
vacation. Though their
services were discon-
tinued from May 11, the
heads of schools have
been authorised to en-
gage them for works re-
lated to examinations
and admissions, accord-
ing to the administra-
tive needs of the school,
officials with the de-
partment said.
SERVICES OF GUEST TEACHERS IN DELHI
DISCONTINUED FOR SUMMER VACATION
WATER WOES
People collect water from a water tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (Agenceis):
While no change is ex-
pected in the maximum
temperature over
northwest India in the
next three days, it could
fall by around two to
three degrees after that,
according to an India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) forecast is-
sued on Friday morn-
ing.
Heat wave conditions
are on the forecast for
Delhi on Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday
.
On Friday, the maxi-
mum temperature is
likely to be 44 degrees
Celsius.
The normal maxi-
mum temperature, or
the long period average,
for May 12 to 15 is 39.3
degrees Celsius.
The maximum tem-
perature is likely to re-
main at 44 degrees Cel-
sius on Saturday and
Sunday as well, going
by the forecast.
Heat wave condi-
tions are also on the
forecast for parts of
Rajasthan from May 13
to 16, while isolated
parts of Jammu and
Kashmir could witness
heat wave conditions
till May 15.
Southern Haryana
and Punjab could also
record heatwave condi-
tions till May 14, while
parts of Madhya
Pradesh could record a
heatwave spell from
May 13 to 17.
Parts of Rajasthan,
western Madhya
Pradesh, Haryana and
Gujarat saw heat wave
conditions on Thursday
.
The highest maximum
temperature recorded
on Thursday was 48.1
degrees Celsius at
Barmer, Rajasthan.
A fresh western dis-
turbance is likely to af-
fect the western Hima-
layan region from May
16 onwards, and could
bring scattered rainfall
to the region from May
16 to 18.
Brief respite in heat from Monday in capital
DELHI WEATHER
MAX TEMP
COULD FALL BY
2-3 DEGREES
OTHER STATES
Medical college
retain services of
outgoing residents
New Delhi (PTI):
Even as MBBS gradu-
ates continue to raise
the demand to delay
the NEET-PG exam
for the year 2022, sev-
eral central govern-
ment hospitals have
been given permis-
sion to retain their
outgoing batch of
post-graduate stu-
dents with pay.
NEET-PG 2022 has
not been held so far
and the fresh batch of
PG students is not ex-
pected to join before
the end of July. It has
been decided… ser-
vices of these post-
graduate students as
residents may be con-
tinued to be utilised
with full pay/stipend
until fresh batches of
post-graduate stu-
dents have joined
physically to ensure
that there is no short-
age of residents in
handling the clinical
duties,” said a com-
munication from the
Directorate General
of Health Services to
hospitals.
The delay in last
year’s exam and coun-
selling has led to the
first-year post-gradu-
ate students just join-
ing their colleges as
the third-year stu-
dents prepare to leave
after their final exam-
ination in May, offi-
cials said.
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
Noida (PTI): A 48-year-old man arrested in a cy-
ber-fraud case last week and lodged in judicial custody
in a Greater Noida jail, died of cardiac arrest, officials
said on Friday.
Police said
Sanjay Mandal,
who hailed from
Faridabad in
Haryana and
was arrested in
a cyber-fraud
case on May 6,
prima facie died
of a cardiac arrest on the intervening night of Thursday
and Friday. The prisoner collapsed in the jail on May
12-13 night apparently due to a sudden seizure and
was rushed to the Government Institute of Medical Sci-
ences, Kasna, Greater Noida where he died during the
treatment, the police said in a statement. “Prime facie,
he died of a cardiac arrest,” they said.
Gurgaon (Agencies): The Gurgaon police Thursday
booked a labour contractor for allegedly concocting
a false story of robbery to avoid paying creditors,
officers said.
According to
the police,
labour con-
tractor Kamal
Singh com-
plained that as
he was driving
to Noida in his
car after withdrawing money from a bank in Sector
5, Gurgaon around 11.50 am on Thursday, three
assailants snatched cash worth Rs 4.4 lakh from
him at gunpoint. He had alleged that the accused
escaped on a motorcycle. Officials from Civil Lines
police station, DCP (west), ACP (city) and crime
branch officials immediately reached the spot and
started a probe, the police added.
FARIDABAD MAN, HELD IN FRAUD CASE,
DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST IN JAIL: POLICE
CONTRACTOR COOKS UP TALE OF
ROBBERY TO AVOID CREDITORS, BOOKED
CRUCIAL READ
Case “poses a
serious question
on the functioning
of police”
Thiswillbethe
biggest devastation
acrossthecountry,
therewillbeoutcry
everywhere.Inthis
way,bulldozerswill
runover70per
centofDelhi’s
population.

INDIA
03
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: In his pres-
entation to the Con-
gress party, election
strategist Prashant
Kishor had remained
silent on the issue of
presenting a leader or
face from the opposi-
tion. His emphasis was
on the fact that the op-
position should create
a narrative and keep
that narrative running
continuously. By doing
this, even without a
face, BJP and Narendra
Modi can be chal-
lenged. This part of his
advice is right that the
opposition should cre-
ate a narrative and
keep it running, but af-
ter that the face will be
formed automatically,
this aspect doesnt seem
to be right. Along with
making the narrative,
the opposition and es-
pecially the Congress
will also have to pre-
sent a face. That is why
the Chintan Shivir of
Udaipur is important,
in which the Congress
party declares Rahul
Gandhi as the leader.
Anyway, whether
Congress declares it or
not, BJP has made Nar-
endra Modi fight
against Rahul Gandhi.
That’s when in every
poll or in every debate,
Rahul is projected
against Modi. Whenev-
er there is a survey on
the functioning of the
Modi government or a
survey of the populari-
ty of leaders, only Ra-
hul is kept in compari-
son to Modi. Propagan-
da is made by the BJP
that as long as Rahul is
there, Modi wont face
any difficulty. In social
media, jokes are circu-
lated stressing Rahul to
be the biggest asset for
the BJP.
Right now BJP has
chosen Rahul Gandhi
knowing him to be a
weak wrestler from
Congress’ side. Now is
the time for Congress
to go ahead and chal-
lenge on its own behalf
and announce the con-
test between Rahul and
Modi. Remember how
Narendra Modi fought
and got his name
stamped from BJP?
Udaipur’s Chintan Shi-
vir is a Goa moment for
Congress and Rahul.
Just as Narendra Modi
became the President
of BJP’s election cam-
paign committee in
2013 Goa session de-
spite opposition from
LK Advani and other
leaders of his camp
and then became the
prime ministerial can-
didate, so the Congress
needs Rahul Gandhi to
be the party president
and declare him to be
the prime ministerial
candidate.
Rahul Gandhi keeps
saying that he does not
want power, but it will
not help the Congress.
It will be good for the
Congress when they
walk their side and
challenge. The BJP has
already made him a
contender, so there is
no problem in becom-
ing a claimant from
Congress’ side. If there
is courage, commit-
ment to its agenda, con-
fidence in the strength
of the organization,
then Congress should
announce Rahul as
their leader in the par-
ty and contest election
under him as the PM
candidate. Modi had
the courage to get his
name announced, con-
test the election and is
ruling today. Rahul and
Congress also have to
show the same courage.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO HOLD THE BULL BY THE HORNS!
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with party leader Rahul Gandhi.
Srinagar (Agencies):
Jammu and Kashmir
police used tear-gas
shells and mild lathi-
charge to foil the pro-
test of dozen of Kash-
miri Pandits at Sheikh-
pora, Budgam, who
were marching to-
wards Srinagar Inter-
national Airport.
There are nearly
1,500 Kashmiri Pandits
living in government
constructed flats at
Sheikhpora in Budgam
district besides other
clusters in various dis-
tricts across Kashmir.
Chunni Lal Bhat,
head of the Mandir
committee at Sheikh-
pora said, the local ad-
ministration, particu-
larly deputy commis-
sioner Budgam Shah-
baz Ahmad Mirza, is
not paying attention to-
wards the problems of
the KPs who have re-
turned from Jammu
and other parts of the
country to stay back in
their mother land.
“There are hundreds
of government employ-
ees who got jobs under
PM package putting up
in government flats at
Sheikhpora in Bud-
gam. The migrant offi-
cials should have been
posted at the headquar-
ters particularly in-
side deputy commis-
sioner’s office which is
safe locations com-
pared other far flung
areas like Khan sahib
and other villages,”
Chunni Lal said.
He said, unfortu-
nately the terror vic-
tim Rahul Bhat was
recently shifted from
deputy commissioner’s
office to Tehsil office at
Chadoora by the DC
Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza
even though he had
pleaded for his stay in
the DC’s office.
TEAR GAS, LATHI CHARGE
KASHMIRI PANDITS’ MARCH TOWARDS SRINAGAR AIRPORT FOILED
Srinagar: Over 350
government employees
in the Kashmir valley,
all Kashmiri Pandits,
have submitted their
resignation letters
to JK L-G Manoj
Sinha on Friday, a day
after their colleague,
Rahul Bhat, was
murdered by terror-
ists. The Pandits said
they didn’t feel safe.
Rahul Bhat, a Kash-
miri Pandit government
employee, sustained
serious injuries after
terrorists fired at him
inside the Tehsil office
in Chadoora town
last evening. He was
rushed to a hospital
in Srinagar where he
died. The terror group,
‘Kashmir Tigers’, has
taken responsibility for
the attack.
OVER 350 STATE
EMPLOYEES,
ALL KASHMIRI
PANDITS, RESIGN
Chamba (Agencies):
Union Minister of In-
formation and Broad-
casting Anurag
Thakur on Friday
proposed to build
Chamba as a heritage
town to woo interna-
tional tourists.
He said a heritage
walk can be started by
identifying heritage
buildings in Chamba
so that more and more
tourists visit this
beautiful place.
The minister prom-
ised to take the art,
craft and culture of
Chamba to world level
to attract more tour-
ists here.
Dharamshala (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty chief JP Nadda held
a roadshow in poll-
bound Himachal
Pradesh on Friday
. Na-
dda, who has been
overseeing the poll
preparations, was ac-
companied by Chief
Minister Jairam
Thakur during a road-
show from the Dhar-
amshala airport. Peo-
ple in large numbers
gathered at the airport
and welcomed him
with flower petals. He
will attend a number
of public and organi-
sational programmes
during his visit.
Nadda, Thakur create buzz through
separate rallies in poll-bound Himachal
Union IB Min Anurag Thakur
in Chamba on Friday.
Nadda greets supporters at
Kangra Airport on Friday.
Police fire tear gas shells at protesters to prevent them from moving towards the Airport Road in
Kashmir’s Budgam on Friday.
Srinagar (Agencies):
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) terrorists who
had recently infiltrated
into Kashmir were
killed in an encounter
with security forces in
Bandipora district on
Friday, police said.
Security forces
launched a cordon-and-
searchoperationinBrar
in the Aragam area of
Bandipora in north
Kashmir following in-
puts about the presence
of terrorists there, a po-
lice official said.
He said the search op-
eration turned into an
encounter after the hid-
ing terrorists fired upon
security forces person-
nel, who retaliated.
In the ensuing ex-
changeof fire,twoterror-
ists were killed, he said.
Theofficialsaidtheiden-
tityof theslainterrorists
was being ascertained.
Earlier in the day, In-
spector General of Po-
lice (IGP) of Kashmir
Vijay Kumar said the
twoterroriststrappedin
BrarwerePakistaniand
belonged to the LeT.
They had infiltrated
into Jammu and Kash-
mir recently
. They had
managed to escape dur-
ing an encounter in the
Salinder forest area on
Wednesday
, he said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Bypoll to one Rajya Sab-
ha seat in Odisha will
be held on June 13, the
Election Commission
announced on Friday
.
The seat fell vacant
following the resigna-
tion of BJD MP Subhas
Chandra Singh in April.
The poll is being held
for the rest of the peri-
od that is from April 24,
2022 to April 24, 2026.
According to the
Commission, while the
notification for this poll
will be issued on May
26, last date of making
nomination is June 2
and scrutiny of nomi-
nations on June 3.
New Delhi (PTI): Sen-
ior bureaucrat Nidhi
Chibber has been ap-
pointed as the chairper-
son of the Central
Board of Secondary
Education(CBSE) as
part of a senior-level
bureaucratic reshuffle
effected by the Centre
on Friday
.
Chibber, a 1994 batch
IAS officer of Chhattis-
garh cadre, is currently
Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Heavy In-
dustries.
Nidhi Chibber has
been appointed as
chairperson of the
CBSE in the rank and
pay of Additional Sec-
retary to the govern-
ment of India, an order
issued by the Personnel
Ministry said.
New Delhi: In a latest
development in connec-
tion with the Panama
Papers leak case, the
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) on Friday con-
ducted searches at four
premises in Bhopal and
Goa in a money laun-
dering case registered
against one Sanjay Vi-
jay Shinde.
Searches were con-
ducted at the four prem-
ises related to Shinde.
These include the resi-
dential premises in Goa
and Bhopal, the prem-
ises of his then employ-
er VS Dempo Holdings
Pvt Ltd, Goa and the
premises of RPM Sonic
Adventures Caravan
Resorts at Bhopal.
Cash amount of Rs
88.30 lakh and various
incriminating docu-
ments were recovered
from the premises.
“Name of Shinde fig-
ured in the Panama Pa-
pers Leak case wherein
the names of various
individuals were re-
vealed, who had benefi-
cial interests in various
offshore entities. Shin-
de had beneficial inter-
ests in a British Virgin
Islands-based offshore
entity, in whose Singa-
pore-based bank ac-
count, more than Rs 31
crore were deposited by
various offshore enti-
ties,” the official said.
The Income Tax de-
partment had filed a
prosecution complaint
against Shinde under
provisions of Black
Money (Undisclosed
Foreign Income and As-
sets) and Imposition of
Tax Act.
Bypoll to 1 RS
seat in Odisha
on June 13
Nidhi Chibber
appointed CBSE
chairperson
Panama leak: ED raids
four places in Goa,MP
2 LeT terrorists killed in encounter
with security forces in Bandipora
BJP Prez rally gets complete attention of state unit to make it a success, however,
Thakur makes up with his unwavering following making it a lustrous event!
Delhi to be 5° C warmer in 2080-99: Greenpeace India
and Mumbai’s mean an-
nual temperature will
be 5° Celsius higher in
the 2080-99 period as
compared to the 1995-
2014periodif globalCO2
emissions double by
2050, according to
Greenpeace India’s new
heatwave projections
based on Intergovern-
mental Panel for Cli-
mate Change’s sixth as-
sessment report.
The national capi-
tal’s annual maximum
temperature (the me-
dian of June month
record from 1995 to
2014) stands at 41.93°
Celsius. It will leap to
45.97° Celsius in the
2080-99 period and can
go up to 48.19° Celsius
in “some extreme
years”, the NGO said.
A recent heatwave in
Delhi saw the maxi-
mumtouching43.5° Cel-
sius on April 29, which
is well above the aver-
agemaximumtempera-
ture for the month. An
analysis of the histori-
cal daily temperature
for April from 1970 to
2020 shows that only
four years have record-
ed a value higher than
43° Celsius.
Mumbai’s mean an-
nual temperature will
be 5° Celsius higher in
the 2080-99 period as
compared to the 1995-
2014 period and the an-
nual maximum tem-
perature will increase
from 39.17° Celsius at
present to 43.35° Celsi-
us.
Chennai will be 4°
Celsius warmer than
now on average with a
projected mean annual
temperature of 31° Cel-
sius. Its annual maxi-
mum temperature will
increase from 35.13 at
present to 38.78 ° Celsi-
us in the 2080-99 period.
Such a drastic and
rapid increase in tem-
perature will mean In-
dia will experience
more unprecedented
and prolonged heat-
waves, extreme weath-
ers, increased hospi-
talisations and irrepa-
rable damage to agri-
culture and wildlife
risking food and nutri-
tional security, Green-
peace India said.
“Heatwaves are fatal
for public health and
the economy. It also
puts ecosystems at
risk. We have enough
science to link such ex-
treme weather events
to climate change. Un-
fortunately, if we do
not act now, the threat
is only going to in-
crease in frequency,
duration and magni-
tude, said Avinash
Chanchal, Campaign
Manager, Greenpeace
India.
Inland cities are at a
higher risk of heat-
waves in the absence of
regulation by oceans
and a higher tempera-
ture range than coastal
areas. The impaling
temperature rise is ex-
pected to severely im-
pact citizens particu-
larly in cities like Del-
hi, Lucknow, Patna,
Jaipur and Kolkata
which share similar
temperature patterns,
he said.
New heatwave projections based on Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change’s 6th assessment report.
Inland cities are
at a higher risk
of heatwaves in
the absence of
regulation by
oceans higher
temperature
range than
coastal areas.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Be happy in your hope,
stand your ground when
you’re in trouble, and devote
yourselves to prayer.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Launched ‘India-UAE Start-up Bridge’
with UAE Minister of Economy,
Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri at India-UAE
Economic Partnership Summit. There
are pathbreaking beginnings in the
#IndiaUAECEPA that will help unleash
the golden era in our economic ties.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Your energy and enthusiasm is
inspiring so many budding athletes!
Keep it up @mirabai_chanu! Great to
have you @Neeraj_chopra1! Keep up
the practice and pace of training!
TOP TWEETS
ALLAHABAD HIGH
COURT GIVES
PIL ON TAJ THE
TREATMENT IT
DESERVED
he Lucknow Bench
of Allahabad High
Court threw out a pe-
tition unlocking 22
sealed rooms of Taj
Mahal and used strong words to
discourage such frivolous pub-
lic interest litigation in the fu-
ture. Justices DK Upadhyay and
Subhash Vidyarthi wasted no
time in junking the petition
with the observation, “Tomor-
row you will ask for permission
to see our chambers. Please,
don’t make a mockery of the PIL
system.”
Certain forces have been mak-
ing sustained efforts to prove
that Taj Mahal is a temple of
Shiva and call it Tejo Mahalay
and snip its Mughal past. The
recent PIL “to find the truth be-
hind” the locked rooms was one
such attempt. Fortunately, the
high court sharply advised the
petitioner to “do some research
first...do MA, PhD, enroll your-
self somewhere. Don’t make a
mockery of this”.
It is tragic that a set of people
is seeking the conversion of a
mausoleum to a temple. Global-
ly, these moves are viewed as
retrograde and polarizing.
T
aking a strong
pitch to revitalise
the Congress, par-
ty President Sonia
Gandhi’s impor-
tant message to the partici-
pants at the Nav Chintan Shi-
vir was to speak freely and
frankly here, but “let only
one message go outside” as
the Congress leader remind-
ed members that it was time
for them to pay back the debt
which they owe to the party.
A better part of Sonia Gan-
dhi’s speech was targeted to-
wards the BJP and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for
brutalising minorities, “sub-
jugation of institutions and
reinventing history”. Polari-
sation, as Sonia Gandhi said,
has indeed driven minorities
to live in fear.
The party President is So-
nia fully aware of the issues
dogging the party and hinted
about them in her speech.
“Changes in organisation are
the need of the hour, we need
to change the way of our
working,” she said, urging
participants to keep the or-
ganisation above personal
ambitions. It was an obvious
reference to the G23 group of
dissenters who are seeking a
non-Gandhi as the party
leader. They are also demand-
ing “open elections” to the
Congress Working Commit-
tee. This group will be keenly
watching the development.
The brainstorming comes
after a failed attempt to get
poll strategist Prashant
Kishore on board. It is the re-
vival of the Congress and en-
suring unity at all levels is
whatthepartyleadershipwill
be focusing on. Her emphasis
on “meaningful self-intro-
spection” is important as the
party will have to prepare for
upcomingassemblyelections.
AmbitiousCongressleaders
would do well to heed Sonia
Gandhi’s advice and put up a
joint front to take on the BJP
.
SONIA GANDHI TAKES
ON BJP, PM MODI
The party President is Sonia fully aware of the issues dogging
the party and hinted about them in her speech. “Changes in
organisation are the need of the hour, we need to
change the way of our working,” she said, urging
participants to keep the organisation above personal ambitions
M
esearches have shown that an
average Indian is spending
approximately 5 hours online
everyday
, out of which 30% of
the times they are uploading
content. This fact emphasizes
the era of Web 2.0 where com-
panies (mostly social media
apps) develop and provide
products and services in a
centralized manner.
Google provides content
based on your geography,
which is a testimony to its
design and the fact that they
track everything. Hope you
don’t believe that you own
your IG content! It might be
shocking to you that Face-
book owns everything on the
platform, and they have com-
plete control of all the con-
tent there. So if they want to
ban you or block you, they
will do it instantly
. Moreover,
no Gamer worldwide owns
their in-game assets!
The clash between owner-
ship rights has been going on
for a decade, and the Netflix
documentary “The Social Di-
lemma” highlighted this
very well. Hence the birth of
new alternatives: Web3
which is more democratic,
where the internet or virtual
worlds merge and integrate
into our lives empowering us
to interact seamlessly
.
In my opinion, Web 3.0 is a
concept for the next genera-
tion of the internet. Evolving
users are able to control, own
and monetise their online
content, digital assets and
identities. Their creativity
will have no bounds and con-
nect no limits.
I’m sure you’ve heard of
Bitcoin! It was introduced in
2008 and designed as a pio-
neer in decentralized crypto-
currency and digital payment
system without the need for
central banks or trusted in-
termediaries. All transac-
tions were based on the
Blockchain technology that
was introduced in a white pa-
per as the digital ledger for
managing and certifying the
validity of bitcoin.
Blockchain technology has
enabled users to interact with
online services governed by
peer-to-peer networks. Which
essentially means a decen-
tralized network of comput-
ers instead of the server of a
single entity. In such a set-
ting, users can own their data
and have permissionless
transactions without any in-
terference, along with the full
control of digital identities
and how and when data is
shared or returned to users
through their private keys.
Over the years blockchain
has transcended its original
objectives, and has evolved in
two major directions. On one
hand it continues to focus on
blockchain as the underlying
platform for bitcoin, thereby
becoming a platform for the
large number of cryptocur-
rencies, digital tokens and on
the other hand, it is focused
on the use of blockchain as a
trusted distributed data base
for private and public sector
applications involving multi-
ple institutions, such as sup-
ply chains, financial services
and healthcare.
Over the past few years,
Web 3.0 has been given a
number of delphian descrip-
tions, ranging from ‘the new
age of the internet’ and ‘the
semantic web’. It has left eve-
ryone bewildered and con-
fused to wonder what exactly
is it and how will it work?
Why should business leaders
be thinking about it now?
Let’s take a look at the time-
lines…Web1 was the original
Internet and the World Wide
Web of the 1990s and early
2000s.Itwasprimarilyfocused
on publishing and accessing
information on web pages us-
ing open protocols like HTTP
.
Soon after came Web2 in 2005,
itdefinedthenextphaseof the
Internetbygivingitsusersthe
ability to create and publish
their own content through
blogs, personal websites and
social media platforms like
YouTube,Facebook,andTwit-
ter. However, most of this ac-
tivity became dominated and
monetized by a small number
of global companies.
There are various views
floating around on what Web3
is all about! Some critics view
it as a hype, a rebranding ef-
fort to shed some of the cul-
tural and political baggage of
crypto. And others believe
that it is a dystopian vision of
a pay-to-play internet, in
which every activity and so-
cial interaction will become a
financial instrument - to be
bought and sold. A freedom
that no one has seen before
and will democratize the
whole mindset of using the
Internet. A blockchain based
network that will usher in a
more open, entrepreneurial
Internet and a middleman
free digital economy
.
I think Web3 is here to stay
andwiththepowerof earning
your own dime without any
regulation will make it more
popular over time. So either
we can embrace the change or
be obsolete, there are enough
case studies to prove on how
Web3 will soon be a signifi-
cantcomponentof ouroverall
digital strategy
. Regardless of
the industries, organisations
will have to adapt most effi-
ciently to remain competitive
and profitable.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
R
I think Web3 is here to stay
and with the power of
earning your own dime
without any regulation will
make it more popular over
time. So either we can
embrace the change or be
obsolete, there are enough case
studies to prove on how Web3
will soon be a significant
component of our overall
digital strategy. Regardless of
the industries, organisations
will have to adapt most
efficiently to remain
competitive and profitable
WEB 3.0 IS A
CONCEPT FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION
OF THE INTERNET.
EVOLVING USERS ARE
ABLE TO CONTROL,
OWN AND MONETISE
THEIR ONLINE
CONTENT, DIGITAL
ASSETS AND
IDENTITIES. THEIR
CREATIVITY WILL HAVE
NO BOUNDS AND
CONNECT NO LIMITS
DR DIVYA JAITLY
The writer is a TEDx Speaker, Integrated
Communication Specialist, Leadership Mentor,
Public Speaking Coach, Image Consultant
Renowned TV Anchor in India.
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INDIA
05
New Delhi (ANI): In-
dia logged 2,841 new
COVID-19 cases in last
24 hours, informed Min-
istry of Health Fami-
ly Welfare on Friday
.
With this, India’s tal-
ly of daily COVID cases
remained below 3000-
mark for the fourth con-
secutive day. The coun-
try’s active caseload
currently stands at
18,604, which now con-
stitutes 0.04 per cent of
India’s total positive
cases.The daily positiv-
ity rate is at 0.58 per
cent, while the weekly
positivity rate of COV-
ID in India is at 0.69 per
cent.
As many as 3,295 pa-
tients have recovered in
the last 24 hours and the
cumulative tally of re-
covered patients, since
the beginning of the
pandemic, to 4,25,73,460.
The national COVID-19
recovery rate was re-
corded as 98.74 per cent,
the ministry said.
A total of 4,86,628
COVID-19 tests were
conducted in the last 24
hours, taking the cumu-
lative tests in the coun-
try to over 84.29 crore
(84,29,44,795).
India’s COVID-19 vac-
cination coverage has
exceeded 190.99 crore
(1,90,99,44,803) as per
provisional reports till
7 am today. This has
been achieved through
2,38,51,277 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccina-
tion for the age group
12-14 years was started
on March 16, 2022. So
far, more than 3.12 crore
(3,12,97,391) adolescents
have been administered
the first dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine.
Ranchi (ANI): The
charted accountant of
suspended Jharkhand
mining secretary Pooja
Singhal, in his state-
ment to the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
has said that most of
the cash amount recov-
ered from his house by
the probe agency, in
connection with a case
linked to the alleged
embezzlement of MGN-
REGA funds, belongs to
the IAS officer.
The ED had on May 7
arrested Kumar after it
recovered Rs 17.51 crore
from premises of Ku-
mar and Rs 1.8 crore
from Ranchi’s Pulse
Hospital. “As per the
statement of Suman
Kumar the CA who is in
ED custody, most of the
cash amount recovered
from his house belongs
to Pooja Singhal were
collected by him on her
instructions. Further,
he disclosed that on in-
structions of Pooja Sin-
ghal he gave Rs 3 cr in
cash to a renowned
builder for purchasing
the land of Pulse Hospi-
tal owned by Pooja Sin-
ghal and her family,”
ED said in a statement.
As per statements of
other witnesses, it is re-
vealed Pooja Singhal
played a pivotal role in
the construction and
managing the impor-
tant affairs of the Pulse
Super Speciality Hospi-
tal huge payments
were usually received
in cash. ED has in-
formed court agency
has reasons to believe
Singhal’s involvement.
Most of recovered by ED cash belongs to IAS
Pooja Singhal, says her chartered accountant
Modi, Deuba to continue talks
on hydropower, connectivity
New Delhi (ANI): PM
Modi and his Nepal
counterpart, Sher Baha-
dur Deuba, will focus on
connectivity and elec-
tricity projects during
their bilateral talks on
Monday, when Mr. Modi
travels to Lumbini to at-
tend Buddha Purnima
celebrations.
Giving details of the
Prime Minister’s visit
to Nepal, which will
span only a few hours,
Foreign Secretary Vi-
nay Kwatra said it was
significant that bilater-
al meeting was taking
place just a month after
Mr. Deuba visited India
for talks on April 1-3.
“In their bilateral
talks, the two Prime
Minis will pick up from
where they left off in
Delhi just last month
will build on productive
conversations in Delhi
with a view to further
expanding our shared
understanding coop-
eration in multiple are-
as, including in hydro-
power, development,
partnership connec-
tivity,” Kwatra told.
The leaders are ex-
pected to sign some
agreements after the
meeting, although offi-
cials said they were still
being finalised.
This is the first visit
to Nepal by Mr. Modi
since the Kalapani-Sus-
ta dispute broke out be-
tween the two countries
in 2020, and Nepal
amended its Constitu-
tion to incorporate a
new map showing parts
of India in its territory
.
Asked whether the is-
sue would be discussed
by the two leaders, Mr.
Kwatra said boundary
issues would be dis-
cussed by established
bilateral mechanisms,
which, he said, were the
“best way forward in
discussing those issues,
discussing in a respon-
sible manner without
politicisation of the
[border] issues”.
Asked whether the is-
sue would be discussed
by the two leaders, Mr.
Kwatra said boundary
issues would be dis-
cussed by established
bilateral mechanisms,
which, he said, were the
“best way forward in
discussing those issues,
discussing in a respon-
sible manner.”
The bilateral meeting was taking place just a month after Nepal PM Deuba visited India on April 1-3
The country’s active caseload currently stands at 18,604, which
now constitutes 0.04 per cent of India’s total positive cases
PM MODI LAUNCHES NEW START-UP
POLICY OF MP GOVERNMENT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the
Madhya Pradesh government’s Start-Up Policy 2022 and
a start-up portal through video link in the presence of young
entrepreneurs in Indore. Under the new policy, start-ups
would get subsidies towards rent and salaries of employees.
Modi also interacted with a few entrepreneurs on this occa-
sion to learn about their start-ups.
Mumbai: A court here
on Friday allowed jailed
Maharashtra Cabinet
Minister Nawab Malik
to be treated at a private
hospital, Bar and Bench
reported. The court,
however, refused to
grant him temporary
medical bail.
Malik, a Nationalist
Congress Party leader,
was arrested by the En-
forcement Directorate
on February 23 in con-
nection with an alleged
money laundering case
involving fugitive gang-
ster Dawood Ibrahim
and his aides. Malik
had filed an application
seeking a six-week re-
lease from Mumbai’s
Arthur Road jail for
medical treatment.
Jailed Maha
minister Nawab
Malik allowed
private hospital
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s
new PM Ranil Wick-
remesinghe has said he
looks forward to closer
ties with India during
his term and thanked
India for its economic
assistance to the coun-
try as it tackles the
worst economic crisis
since independence.
Ranil Wickremesing-
he, 73, was sworn-in as
Sri Lanka’s 26th Prime
Minister on Thursday
to stabilise the coun-
try’s debt-ridden econo-
my and end the political
turmoil.
“I want a closer rela-
tionship and I want to
thank Prime Minister
(Narendra) Modi,” PM
Wickremesinghe said,
referring to Indian eco-
nomic assistance to his
country. His remarks
came during a religious
ceremony held here last
night after he took the
oath.
India has committed
more than USD 3 billion
to debt-ridden Sri Lan-
ka in loans, credit lines
and credit swaps since
Jan this year.
India on Thursday
said it looked forward
to working with the
new Sri Lankan govern-
ment formed in accord-
ance with democratic
processes Delhi’s
commitment to people
of the island nation will
continue. PM Wickrem-
esinghe said his focus
was limited to tackling
economic crisis.
Sri Lanka’s new PM takes charge,
says ‘I want to thank PM Modi’
SC STAYS BIHAR HC’S ORDER ASKING SAHARA CHIEF TO APPEAR
COURT TAKES COGNIZANCE
OF NIA CHARGESHEET
DELHI HC SEEKS AAKAR
PATEL’S REPLY ON CBI’S PLEA
SYMBIOSIS SOCIETY ASSURES
HC TO ALLOW UNVAXED STAFF
RAHUL GANDHI GETS RELIEF
IN 2019 AMIT SHAH CASE
Wickremesinghe,
73, was sworn-in as
Sri Lanka’s 26th
Prime Minister
In 2019, PM Modi welcomed by Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Healthcare worker collects a nasal swab. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on Fri-
day sought replies from
Centre and the Jammu
and Kashmir adminis-
tration on a plea chal-
lenging the delimita-
tion exercise by way of
which the number of
seats in JK Assembly
was recommended to be
raised from 83 to 90. A
bench presided by Jus-
tice S K Kaul also asked
the petitioners why
they had not challenged
it when commission
was first formed in 2020.
Plea contends only EC
could have undertaken
the exercise and it is
constitutional.
ED RAIDS ABHIJATA CONSTRUCTIONS
COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS IN KOLKATA
Kolkata (ANI): ED has conducted searches in a money
laundering case involving Abhijata Constructions Company
Private Limited and its directors, agency said on Friday.
The searches were conducted at business premises of the
Abhijata Constructions as well as the residential premises of
its directors-- Abhijit Sen and Sujata Sen in Kolkata. During
the course of search operations, incriminating documents in-
cluding several electronic devices were recovered and seized.
Federal agency initiated a money-laundering investigation.
CDL KASAULI CLEARS OVER 21 LAKH
MRNA COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES
India registers 2,841 new
COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs
New Delhi (ANI): The
Central Drugs Laboratory
(CDL), Kasauli has cleared
more than 21 lakh mRNA
COVID-19 vaccine doses
for stockpiling, the sourc-
es said. India has started
stockpiling its first mRNA
Covid 19 vaccine. This
vaccine is manufactured
by Pune-based Gennova
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
The CDL Kasauli under
the Health Ministry is
responsible for checking
the safety and efficacy of
the vaccine, the sources
said. The company hasn’t
submitted the data of
phase 3 trials to the
Central Drug Standard
Control Organisation
(CDSCO) yet, but interim
data for the approval has
been submitted by the
company in the month of
March. Company said that
it has filed its phase 2 data
with CDSCO in the month
of January this year. Gen-
nova’s mRNA vaccine is
an Omicron-specific vax.
COURTESY MEET
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls on Arunachal
Pradesh Governor BD Mishra at Raj Bhawan, in Itanagar
on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi (ANI): SC
on Friday stayed the
Patna High Court’s order
which asked Sahara chief
Subrata Roy to appear
before the court physically.
A bench of Justices AM
Khanwilkar and Justice JB
Pardiwala order came on
Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s
plea against the Patna
High Court’s order that
asked him to be person-
ally present before it. The
Court also issued notice
on his plea and listed the
matter for further hearing
on May 19. Patna High
Court had earlier asked
Subrata Roy to appear and
explain its plan for the re-
turn on the investment of
the investors. Earlier
SEBI also made
a complaint to
the apex court
and sought
contempt
proceedings
against the Sa-
hara group for obstructing
the auctioning process,
initiated under the court’s
direction. Subrata Roy had
been in troubled waters
after the group failed to
return Rs 24,000 cr
to its investors by
August 31, 2012, as
directed by court.
Roy, who is out
on interim bail,
has already
spent 2 years
in jail.
New Delhi (ANI): A Special NIA Court on
Friday took cognizance of a charge sheet
filed by NIA against Ex IPS officer Arvind
Digvijay Negi and human rights activist
Khurram Parvez and others arrested in
connection with a case of leaking secret
documents to an overground worker of the
banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group. The
Additional Sessions Judge on Friday took
cognizance on the chargesheet filed under
stringent sections of UAPA, IPC and Official
Secret Act. Court asked the prosecutor to
serve a copy of the Chargesheet in jail to all
accused.
New Delhi: Delhi HC Friday sought
response of Amnesty International India
Board chair Aakar Patel on a plea by CBI
challenging a trial court’s order directing
the withdrawal of a lookout circular issued
against him in connection with a case for
alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act. Justice Yogesh Khanna
issued notice to Mr Patel on the CBI’s
petition and listed the matter for May 18.
The CBI had told high court that it was not
against relief granted to Patel, and its griev-
ance was directed towards the trial court.
Mumbai: Pune-based Symbiosis Society on
Friday assured the Bombay high court that
it will allow their unvaccinated employees,
who had been sent on unpaid leave till they
get fully vaccinated, to resume their work.
The assurance came in response to a peti-
tion filed by an employee who had moved
high court, challenging January 2022
notice by the institute, asking unvaccinated
employees to go on unpaid leave till they
produced evidence of complying with vac-
cination norms. The employee challenged
the notice saying that the institute cannot
make vaccination mandatory
Ranchi (ANI): The Jharkhand High Court on
Thursday granted relief to Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi against the warrant issued by
a lower court for his alleged controversial
remark against the then BJP national presi-
dent Amit Shah during the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa. Justice
Sanjay Dwivedi while hearing the petition
filed by Gandhi ordered a stay on any kind
of coercive action against him. Along with
this, the court has also stayed the proceed-
ings of the lower court in the matter and
has issued notice to the petitioner.
SC notice to Centre
over plea against
JK delimitation
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
I am deeply sad-
dened to know about
the passing away of
HH Sheikh Khalifa
bin Zayed. He was a
great statesman and
visonary leader un-
der whom India-UAE
relations prospered.
The heartfelt condo-
lences of the people
of India are with
the people of UAE.
May his soul rest in
peace.
—FILE PHOTO
Videography survey of
Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri
complex may begin today
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Amid a con-
flict between Hindu and
Muslim communities
Gyanvapi Masjid vs
Shringar Gauri case,
the videography survey
of the premises is ex-
pected to begin on Sat-
urday
.
Similar to the Babri
Masjid-Ram Janmab-
hoomi dispute in Ayo-
dhya, Varanasi’s Kashi
Vishwanath temple
and the adjacent Gyan-
vapi mosque has al-
ways been a subject of
conflict between the
people of 2 communi-
ties.
The Gyanvapi
mosque was built by
Mughal emperor Au-
rangzeb. The long-
standing conflict
turned into a major
row after the court or-
dered a survey of sev-
eral deities, including
Shringar Gauri, locat-
ed in the Kashi Vishwa-
nath temple premises
and the Gyanvapi Mas-
jid complex.
Muslims leave after Friday prayers at Gyanvapi Masjid, where
security has been increased ahead of the survey ordered by a
Varanasi court. —PHOTO BY PTI

BIZ BUZZ
06
Swiggy acquires
restro booking
platform Dineout
New Delhi (PTI):
On-demand con-
venience platform
Swiggy on Friday
said it has entered
into a definitive
agreement with
Times Internet to
acquire dining out
and restaurant tech
platform Dineout
for an undisclosed
sum. Dineout, which
serves diners across
its network of 50K re-
stros in 20 cities, will
continue to operate
as an independent
app post the acqui-
sition, Swiggy said.
Founders of Dineout
will join Swiggy once
the acquisition is
completed.
VIL records top
download speed
of 5.92 Gbps
New Delhi (PTI):
Vodafone Idea Ltd
(VIL) and Ericsson
on Friday announced
achievement of a
technology milestone
during the ongoing
5G trials, by demon-
strating a peak
download speed of
5.92 gigabits per
second. VIL clinched
the new speed
milestone on a single
test device during
its 5G trials in Pune
(Maharashtra), ac-
cording to a release.
Earlier, during its 5G
trials and use cases’
showcase in Pune,
VIL had demonstrat-
ed speeds of over 4
Gbps.
Maruti Suzuki
finalises site for
new mfg facility
New Delhi (PTI): The
country’s largest car-
maker Maruti Suzuki
India (MSI) on Friday
said it will invest
`11,000 crore in
the first phase of its
new manufacturing
facility in Haryana.
The company on
Friday completed the
process of allotment
of an 800-acre site
at IMT Kharkhoda in
Sonipat district with
HSIIDC. The new
plant’s first phase
with a manufacturing
capacity of 2.5 lakh
units per annum is
expected to be com-
missioned by 2025,
subject to adminis-
trative approvals.
New Delhi (PTI): Bil-
lionaire Mukesh Am-
bani’s Reliance Indus-
tries Ltd climbed two
spots to No 53 on
Forbes’ latest Global
2000 list of public com-
panies worldwide.
Forbes Global 2000
ranks the largest com-
panies in the world us-
ing four metrics: sales,
profits, assets and mar-
ket value, Forbes said
releasing the 2022 rank-
ing of the world’s top
2,000 companies.
Reliance is the top-
ranked Indian firm on
the list, followed by SBI
at No 105, HDFC Bank
at No 153 and ICICI
Bank at No 204.
Other top 10 Indian
firms on the list in-
clude state-owned
ONGC at 228 rank,
HDFC at No 268, IOC at
No 357, TCS at No 384,
Tata Steel at No 407 and
Axis Bank at No 431.
“Energy and bank-
ing sector corporations
were among the high-
est-ranking Indian
companies in Forbes’
Global 2000 list of pub-
lic companies this
year,” it said.
Oil-to-telecom-to-re-
tail conglomerate Reli-
ance, which recorded
sales of $104.6 billion
between April 2021 and
March 2022, became the
first Indian company to
generate over $100 bil-
lion in annual revenue.
“On the Global 2000,
Reliance climbed two
spots to No 53 among
all public companies
worldwide and ranked
first among Indian
companies,” it said.
“Earlier this year,
Forbes estimated Am-
bani’s net worth to be
$90.7 billion, landing
him at No 10 on this
year’s billionaires list.”
With a market cap of
$56.12 billion, SBI
grabbed the No 2 spot
on the list of India’s
largest. “The bank,
headquartered in
Mumbai, has 24,000
branches and 62,617
ATMs across the coun-
try. Private sector
banks ICICI and HDFC
followed next on the
Global 2000 list of In-
dian companies, high-
lighting the growth of
the banking sector in
India.”
Some notable new-
comers to the list in-
clude billionaire Gau-
tam Adani’s compa-
nies: Adani Enterpris-
es Limited.
Reliance top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes list
Reliance is the
top-ranked
Indian firm on
the list, followed
by SBI at 105,
HDFC Bank at
153 ICICI Bank
at 204.
Mukesh Ambani
India-UAE trade pact to create
huge job ops, boost economy
Mumbai (PTI): The
comprehensive trade
agreement between In-
dia and the UAE will
help in creating huge
job opportunities and
boost growth of the do-
mestic economy, Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal
said on Friday
.
The bilateral pact, of-
ficially dubbed as the
Comprehensive Eco-
nomic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA) is
expected to increase the
bilateral trade in goods
to over $100 billion and
trade in services to over
$15 billion within five
years. It came into ef-
fect from May 1.
The agreement opens
the door for many sec-
tors, particularly la-
bour-intensive ones
such as textiles, gem
and jewellery, pharma-
ceuticals and agricul-
ture, Goyal said while
briefing the media
along with the UAE
Minister for Economy
Abdullah Bin Touq Al
Marri here.
The ministers
launched ‘India-UAE
Start-up Bridge’ at the
India-UAE Partnership
Summit, organised by
industry body CII here.
“Clearly millions of
jobs will be added if our
exports which are now
at about $36 billion,
which is about nearly
Rs 2.5 lakh crore, grows
as we are planning. And
my own guess estimate
is this partnership can
finally go up to about
$250 billion of bilateral
trade on both sides.
“So my sense is that
this will give a big boost
to economic growth, to
jobs. And the opportu-
nities it opens not only
in the UAE, but in the
larger ground for the
African region. (It)
should significantly
give a bump up to the
Indian economy as
well,” Goyal said.
He added that the
pact would not only
open doors for Indian
businesses to UAE but
also to other countries
as UAE is a transit point
for large parts of Afri-
ca, CIS (Commonwealth
of Independent States)
countries, and the Gulf
region.
CIS countries include
Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Ka-
zakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, and
Tajikistan.
Further, Goyal said
that Indian pharma
products will get imme-
diate access to the UAE
market and “we believe
(bilateral) trade will
grow to at least to $100
billion in the near fu-
ture....Our own commit-
ment is to take it to a
much higher level”
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal with UAE Minister for Economy Abdullah Bin
Touq Al Marri and others on Friday. —TWITTER/@PiyushGoyal
Bilateral pact
is expected to
inc bilateral
trade in goods
to over $100
billion
We are looking at
significant invest-
ments as the UAE
has committed
over USD 100 bil-
lion of investments
into India in man-
ufacturing, infra-
structure, (and)
service (s). So the
business will get a
booster shot.
Piyush Goyal,
Commerce Industry Minister
‘Will add more jobs’
GovtfixesLIC
issuepriceat
`949/share
New Delhi (PTI):
The government
has fixed the issue
price of LIC shares
at `949 apiece, the
upper end of the
IPO price band,
ahead of the listing
of the country’s
largest insurer on
May 17.
However, LIC pol-
icyholders and re-
tail investors have
got the shares at a
price of `889 and
`904 a piece, respec-
tively
.
The IPO of LIC
closed on May 9 and
shares were allo-
cated to bidders on
May 12. The govern-
ment sold over 22.13
crore shares or
3.5% stake in LIC
through the IPO at a
price band of `902-
949 a share.
The retail inves-
tors and eligible
employees of LIC
were offered a dis-
count of `45 per eq-
uity share over the
issue price, while
policyholders got a
discount of `60 per
share.
As per the pro-
spectus filed by LIC
on May 12, the offer
price of the share
sale has been fixed
at `949 per equity
share.
Shares were allo-
cated to policyhold-
ers and retail inves-
tors after applying
the discount appli-
cable to them.
The share sale
fetched the govern-
mentaround`20,557
crore.
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia’s merchandise ex-
ports surged 30.7% to
$40.19 billion in April
on account of healthy
performance by sec-
tors like petroleum
products, electronic
goods and chemicals,
even as trade deficit
widened to $20.11 bil-
lion during the month,
the commerce minis-
try said on Friday
.
Imports during the
month under review
grew by 30.97% to $60.3
billion.
Petroleum and
crude oil imports dur-
ing the month rose by
87.54% to $20.2 billion.
Coal, Coke and Bri-
quettes imports
jumped to $4.93 bil-
lion, as against $2 bil-
lion in April 2021.
Gold imports, how-
ever, dipped by about
72% to $1.72 billion,
from $6.23 billion in
April 2021.
Trade deficit widens
to $20.11 billion
Retail businesses grow
23% in April: RAI
New Delhi (PTI): Re-
tail businesses across
India grew 23% in April
this year in terms of
sales as compared to
pre-pandemic levels of
the same month in 2019
with customers coming
back to stores, as per
industry body RAI.
In terms of catego-
ries, the quick service
restaurant segment
grew the highest at 45%
in April 2022 over the
corresponding period
of 2019, followed by con-
sumer durables and
electronics at 26%.
Apparel and clothing,
and sports goods cate-
gories grew by 23%
each, while footwear
rose by 22%, as per RAI.
Food and grocery seg-
ment witnessed a
growth of 15% and jew-
ellery also saw a rise of
8% in April this year.
However, the beauty,
wellness and personal
care segment registered
a decline of 1%.
GROWTH
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): As the economy
recovers from the on-
slaught of the Covid-19
pandemic, the opti-
mism for hiring among
India Inc is at an 11-
year high, as per data
analytics firm Dun
Bradstreet.
The Dun Brad-
street Composite Busi-
ness Optimism Index,
in Q2, increased 7.4%.
All six of the six opti-
mism indices have reg-
istered an increase,
compared to Q1 2022,
the firm said.
“Amidst current
heightened geopoliti-
cal uncertainty, opti-
mism of firms in India
in Q2 2022 surged to the
highest level in 11
years, as recorded by
our index. Resumption
of business activity
has gathered pace fol-
lowing the third COV-
ID wave experienced in
India, with mobility
increasing to above
pre-COVID levels,” said
Arun Singh, Global
Chief Economist.
Data shows that opti-
mism for net profits
stands at 65%, a 5-quar-
ter high while the opti-
mism for selling prices
stands at 52%, the high-
est since Q2 2012. The
basic goods sector is
the most optimistic
about net profit and in-
creasing workforce
size.
Optimismforhiringworkforceat11-yearhigh
Optimism for
net profits
stands at 65%,
a 5-quarter high
while the
optimism for
selling prices
stands at 52%
MARKETS LURCH
LOWER FOR SIXTH DAY
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks capitulat-
ed in fag-end trade on
Friday to post their
sixth straight session
of loss as investors fled
for safety amid dismal
macroeconomic data
and persistent selling
by foreign investors.
Building on a firm
start, the 30-share BSE
Sensex rallied over 800
points in afternoon
trade but buckled under
intense selling pressure
to finish 136.69 points or
0.26% lower at 52,793.62
-- its lowest closing level
since July 30, 2021.
On similar lines, the
broader NSE Nifty
dipped 25.85 points or
0.16% to settle at
15,782.15.
SBI was the top lag-
gard in the Sensex pack,
tumbling 3.76%.
Vegetable oil imports fall 13%
New Delhi (PTI): Im-
ports of vegetable oils,
comprising edible and
non-edible oils, fell
13% to nearly 9.12 lakh
tonnes during April.
The SEA said in a
statement that import
of vegetable oils stood
at 9,11,846 tonnes in
April 2022 compared to
10,53,347 tonnes in
April 2021. The import
of edible oils fell to
9,00,085 tonnes from
10,29,912 tonnes, while
shipments of non-edi-
ble oils declined to
11,761 tonnes from
23,435 tonnes.
Oil marketing year
runs from November
to October.
Imports of vegetable
oils during first six
months of this oil mar-
keting year (November
2021 to April 2022) rose
4% to 67,07,574 tonnes.
It was 64,28,350 tonnes
in the corresponding
period of the previous
marketing year.

07
NEWS
Delhi High Court has
expressed concern over
the mushrooming of sa-
lons extending hair
transplant procedures
by unqualified people
without any medical su-
pervision which puts
customers at great risk.
The court said it is
imperative that neces-
sary steps are taken by
Centre and Delhi gov-
ernment to ensure that
such practices are
checked, people are
made aware that such
procedures can be fatal,
and medical protocols
be framed at the nation-
al level.
Justice Anoop Ku-
mar Mendiratta, who
was dealing with a peti-
tion concerning the
death of 35-year-old
man allegedly on ac-
count of negligence
during the process of
hair transplantation at
a salon in Rohini, asked
the Delhi Police com-
missioner to ensure
that similar incidents
of medical malpractice
are not repeated.
He also asked the top
cop to ensure that ac-
tion is taken against
salons which are ex-
tending hair transplan-
tation treatment/aes-
thetic surgery by un-
qualified professionals
without any medical
supervision in defiance
of established protocols
and norms.
The judge sought a
status report from the
authorities, including
the National Medical
Commission and Delhi
Medical Council, and
asserted that hair trans-
plant being an aesthetic
surgery needs to be per-
formed by qualified
dermatologists or
trained surgeons with
informed consent of the
patient.
In the present case,
the deceased -- who paid
Rs 30,000 for the proce-
dure -- developed a pain-
ful scalp followed by
swelling on the face and
shoulders and subse-
quently passed away
during the course of
treatment at a hospital.
According to the
treatment papers, the
cause of death was Sep-
tic Shock with multi-
organ failure in case of
Stevens-Johnson Syn-
drome, the court noted.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: After BSP’s
drubbing in UP assem-
bly polls, Mayawati has
been toiling to devise
an effective strategy for
the revival of her party
.
Along with the over-
hauling of the
organization, the BSP
chief is focusing exclu-
sively on the Dalit-Mus-
lim vote-base. Azam
Khan's support on so-
cial media is consid-
ered as a part of
Mayawati's well
thought out strategy.
For the past decade,
the graph of BSP's elec-
toral performance has
taken the shape of a
downward trajectory.
In the 2014 general elec-
tions, it could not win a
single seat.
In the 2019 general
elections, despite the
alliance with the SP,
the party's vote share
did not increase but it
got five seats. In the
year 2017 assembly
polls, Mayawati’s party
got 19 seats with 22.24
percent vote share. In
the recent elections,
the performance of
BSP has reached its
worst level since 1993.
With the victory in just
one seat, its vote share
came down to around
thirteen percent.
After the results,
Mayawati blamed shift-
ing of Muslim voters to
the SP for such dismal
performance.
Now, from the Rajya
Sabha to the Legisla-
tive Council of the
state, there is a seri-
ous crisis of maintain-
ing representation for
the BSP.
HC expresses concern over
hair transplant procedure
HCconcernedoverhairtransplantationbyunqualifiedpeoplewithoutmedicalsupervision
Salons under scanner
The court said it is imperative that neces-
sary steps are taken by Centre and Delhi
govt to ensure that such practices are
checked, people are made aware that
such procedures can be fatal, and medical
protocols be framed at the national level.
Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, who
was dealing with a petition concerning
the death of 35-yr-old man allegedly on
account of negligence during the process
of hair transplantation.
Mayawatiwoos Muslims
bysupportingAzamKhan
Mayawati Azam Khan
Delhi High Court on
Friday asked the Centre
to examine a petition
raising concerns over
the decline in vulture
population allegedly on
account of the use of
certain veterinary
drugs, and asked it take
measures to save the
birds that are an impor-
tant link in the food
chain.
A bench headed by
Acting Chief Justice Vi-
pin Sanghi issued no-
tice to the Centre, the
Central Drugs Standard
Control Organisation,
the National Biodiver-
sity Authority, the In-
dian Veterinary Re-
search Institute as well
as the Bombay Natural
History Society on the
public interest litiga-
tion by lawyer Gaurav
Kumar Bansal and
sought their response.
We direct respondent
1-3 (Centre) to examine
the aspect raised by the
petitioner in the peti-
tion and take whatever
measures that are
called for to save vul-
tures which are an im-
portant link in the food
chain and are essential
for maintaining the en-
vironment. Response be
filed in four weeks, said
the bench also compris-
ing Justice Navin
Chawla.
‘Take measures to save vultures population’
DELHI HC TELLS CENTRE
lll
High Court
concerned over
the decline in
vulture
population
allegedly on
account of the
use of certain
veterinary
drugs
First India Bureau
New Delhi: On the re-
quest of Union Minister
Dr Jitendra Singh a
high level meeting was
held at the Jal Shakti
Mantralaya to review
the progress of work at
Ujh Multipurpose (Na-
tional) Project in Kath-
ua region of Jammu
Kashmir.
The meeting was co-
chaired by Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat and Un-
ion Minister Dr Jiten-
dra Singh and was also
attended, among others,
by Union Secretary Jal
Shakti Ministry
.
After several rounds
of meetings in the last
few years, Central Wa-
ter Commission did a
detailed techno-eco-
nomic review of the
project and the revised
proposal was accepted
in the 148th TAC meet-
ing held in January
2022 at an estimated
cost of Rs 11,907.77
crore.
MoS SINGH RELEASES THE E-BOOK
CIVIL LIST-2022 OF IAS OFFICERS
Shillong (PTI): A wom-
an was tied to a pole at a
market place at Jowai in
Meghalaya and heckled
for alleged pickpocket-
ing prompting police to
initiate action, officials
said on Friday.An un-
dated video of the inci-
dent went viral on the
social media on Friday
.
It showed the woman
being taken to a shed by
unknown people during
the daytime, asked
questions and then be-
ing tied to a pole amidst
jeering by onlookers.
Children, young peo-
ple and women present
at the spot were seen
making fun of her.
Her shawl and her
bag, which she was seen
carrying to the shed,
could not be viewed in
the video when she was
being tied to the pole or
afterwards.
A senior police offi-
cial told PTI, An officer
and a team from the
women police station in
the area have been sent
to investigate the mat-
ter. All the people seen
in the video will be
called for questioning.
He said, Perpetrators
will be dealt with in ac-
cordance with the law.
Meghalaya Police,
which was tagged along
with Chief Minister
Conrad K Sangma, said
on Twitter, Action has
been taken by @Jowai_
Police in this regard.
Details were, however,
not given.
The person who
posted the image of the
woman tied to the pole
said that the superin-
tendent of police of
West Jaintia Hills dis-
trict had been in-
formed of the matter
on Thursday.
Jitendra Singh discusses with Shekhawat
the progress of Ujh Multipurpose Project
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at a high level meeting on
Friday. —PHOTO BY AGENCIES
WOMAN TIED TO A POLE,
HECKLED IN MEGHALAYA
4 arrested
with illegal
weapons in
Haryana
First India Bureau
C h a n d i g a r h :
Haryana Police
have arrested four
persons after it re-
covered 10 illegal
weapons and 15
cartridges from
their possession
in Mahendergarh
district.
A Haryana Po-
lice spokesperson
said that arrested
accused were iden-
tified as Sanjay
aka Sanjeev and
Rahul aka Junior,
both residents of
Saidpur, Vipin of
Neerpur, Ateli and
Ravindra aka Ravi
of Beghpur.
Secret informa-
tion was received
that the accused
were roaming in
the Ateli area with
illegal weapons
and they could
commit some ma-
jor crime.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Releasing
the e-book Civil List-
2022 of IAS officers at
North Block on Friday,
Union Minister of State
Dr Jitendra Singh said
that in the last eight
years, several path-
breaking reforms have
been undertaken by the
Department of Person-
nel Training (DoPT).
These changes can be
categorised as reforms
related to Governance
and reforms related to
practitioners of govern-
ance. Dr Singh said that
the dynamic list will
help in selecting the
right officer for the
right assignment based
on available profile and
is a vital source of in-
formation on the offic-
ers manning various
posts for the general
public. He said that the
e-book IAS Civil list is
an effort by the Depart-
ment to contribute to-
wards Digital India ini-
tiative of the Govern-
ment of India.
Bengaluru (PTI): The
Indian Space Research
Organisation on Friday
successfully completed
the static test of a hu-
man-rated solid rocket
booster (HS200) for the
Gaganyaan programme
at Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) in Sri-
harikota, Andhra
Pradesh.
The HS200 is the hu-
man-rated version of
the S200 rocket booster
of satellite launch vehi-
cle GSLV Mk III, popu-
larly known as LVM3,
the Bengaluru-head-
quartered space agency
noted in a statement.
The successful com-
pletion of this test
marks a major mile-
stone for the prestig-
ious human space flight
mission of ISRO, the
Gaganyaan, as the first
stage of the launch ve-
hicle is tested for its
performance for the full
duration, it said.
The event was wit-
nessed by ISRO Chair-
man and Secretary in
the Department of
Space, S Somanath, and
Director of Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre
(VSSC) S Unnikrishnan
Nair along with other
ISRO scientists.
The design and devel-
opment of the HS200
booster were completed
at VSSC, Thiruvanan-
thapuram and propel-
lant casting was com-
pleted at SDSC, Sri-
harikota.
ISRO successfully tests human-rated solid
rocket booster for Gaganyaan mission
For the past
decade, the
graph of BSP’s
electoral
performance has
taken the shape
of a downward
trajectory
REMOVAL OF ANGLO-INDIAN REPRESENTATION FROM LS
Plea filed before Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court on
Friday sought the Cen-
tre's stand on a petition
challenging the remov-
al of the process of
nomination of mem-
bers of the Anglo-Indi-
an community to the
Lok Sabha and the
State Legislative As-
semblies.
The high court, how-
ever, observed that no
purpose was left for giv-
ing such representation
after 70 years.
A bench headed by
Acting Chief Justice
Vipin Sanghi asked
the central govern-
ment to file its submis-
sions and listed for a
preliminary hearing
on November 18 the pe-
tition by the Federa-
tion of Anglo-Indian
Associations in India
challenging the 104th
Constitution (One
Hundred and Fourth
Amendment) Act, 2019
and its Bill.
What is the purpose
left? It appears it (the
provision for represen-
tation in the legisla-
ture) was for assuring
that you will be heard.
That objective is now
achieved. It is over, said
the bench also compris-
ing Justice Navin
Chawla, which asked
what was there to show
that the community
was backward.
The court observed
that the community
has integrated itself
with the local popula-
tion, noting that in 70
years, there would be
three generations of an
Anglo-Indian family.
Additional Solicitor
General Chetan Shar-
ma opposed the issu-
ance of notice on the
petition and said that
the provision was
meant for a limited
time and the case of
Anglo Indians who are
urbanised-- cannot be
compared with that of
scheduled castes com-
munities which suffer
stigmatic backward-
ness. Get us the consti-
tutional debates. Show
us the initial thought,
the court said.
The counsel for the
petitioner said that
the idea behind the
provision was to safe-
guard the weakest peo-
ple and by virtue of
the Act under chal-
lenge, the community
has been stripped of
its voice.
OBSERVATION

A true piece of architecture
speaks about its time (period)
but it’s essentially timeless.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion Home Secretary
Ajay Bhalla on Friday
reviewed the security
preparedness for the
Amarnath Yatra sched-
uled to begin on June 30
after a gap of two years,
officials said.
The annual pilgrim-
age to the cave shrine in
the upper reaches of
south Kashmir could
not be carried out in
2020 and 2021 due to the
coronavirus pandemic,
while it was cut short in
2019 just before the ab-
rogation of Article 370.
Bhalla reviewed the
security preparedness
for the Amarnath Yatra
with top officials of par-
amilitary forces and the
Jammu and Kashmir
administration, the of-
ficials said. About 10,000
paramilitary personnel
(100 companies) in addi-
tion to Jammu and
Kashmir Police are ex-
pected to be deployed
along the two pilgrim-
ageroutesviaPahalgam
and Baltal, they said.
About three lakh pil-
grims are likely to take
part in the yatra, which
is expected to end on
August 11.
CRPF Director Gen-
eral and BSF DG Pan-
kaj Singh, along with
other officers, attended
the meeting physically,
while Jammu and
Kashmir officials at-
tended it through video
conference.
The Amarnath pil-
grimage will be a big
security challenge for
the government as Jam-
mu and Kashmir has
been witnessing a num-
ber of targeted killings
in recent weeks.
Therehasbeenaspurt
in attacks on non-Mus-
limsandoutsidersliving
in Kashmir since the ab-
rogation of Article 370
of the Constitution,
which accorded special
status to Jammu and
Kashmir,inAugust2019.
On Thursday, terror-
ists killed a Kashmiri
Pandit, Rahul Bhat, in
Budgam district.
Bhat is the second
Kashmiri Pandit to
have been killed by ter-
rorists in the last seven
months.
A prominent member
of the Kashmiri Pandit
community, chemist
Makhan Lal Bindroo,
was shot dead by terror-
ist on October 6, 2021 in
Srinagar.
Union Home Secy reviews security preparations
AMARNATH YATRA 2022
Party has given us
a lot, it is time to
repay debt: Sonia
FROM PG1...
B
JP, its cohorts
and surrogates
want to keep peo-
ple in a perpetual state
of frenzy
.Theyconstant-
ly provoke, instigate,
and inflame.” “We’ve to
combat this virus of di-
visiveness that’s being
maliciouslyspread,”she
said while addressing
the Chintan Shivir.
Talking about the Shi-
vir, Gandhi said that it is
also about “aatmachin-
tan” (introspection) on
the issues pertaining to
the party
. “It is also an
occasion to deliberate
on the many challenges
ahead of us. It is both
‘Chintan’aboutnational
issues and meaningful
‘aatmachintan’ about
ourpartyorganisation,”
she said. The Congress
interim president also
hit out at BJP and RSS
stating that the country
is facing numerous
“challenges due to their
policies” and the Shivir
gives the grand-old par-
ty an opportunity to dis-
cuss those challenges.
Sonia gave the advice
to work in the interest
of the party and reiter-
ated what was said in
CWC recently stressing
that the time has come
that we have to work un-
der the interests of the
organization.
Judicial panel to
probe Pak regime
change row
Islamabad (PTI):
Pakistan’s President
Arif Alvi has written
to Chief Justice
Umar Ata Bandial,
asking him to form a
judicial commission
to probe the alleged
“regime change con-
spiracy” to oust for-
mer prime minister
Imran Khan and to
prevent a “political
powder keg” from ig-
niting in the country
.
Khan, ousted
through a no-trust
vote on April 10, has
accused the US of or-
chestrating the fall
of his government
after he decided to
follow an independ-
ent foreign policy
over the issue of
Ukraine. The US re-
peatedly refuted
Khan’s allegations.
Khan, the 22nd
prime minister of
Pakistan, became the
first chief executive
to be removed from
office after losing the
majority in the Na-
tional Assembly
.
Khan has been
pressing the govern-
ment to investigate
the matter through
the Supreme Court
and about two weeks
ago also wrote a let-
ter to Chief Justice
Bandial to set up a
probe commission.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi. —FILE PHOTO
HeavyrainscauselandslidesinMeghalaya
Shillong (PTI): Heavy
rains lashed Meghalaya
on Friday, causing land-
slides in different areas
with most rivers flow-
ing above the danger
mark, officials said.
The rains, which be-
gan on Thursday night,
caused landslides in dif-
ferent parts of the state,
leading to traffic dis-
ruptions, they said.
Work is underway to
clear the debris, they
added.
The heavy rains,
caused by moisture in-
cursion from the Bay of
Bengal, will continue
for the next 24 hours,
the weather office said.
No casualties have so
far been reported.
An area witnesses landslide in Meghalaya on Friday.
MONSOON RAINS IN
KERALA BY MAY 27
New Delhi (PTI):
Southwest monsoon,
considered the lifeline
of India’s agri-based
economy, is likely to
bring first showers
to Kerala by May 27,
earlier than the normal
onset date, the weather
office announced on
Friday. The normal onset
date for monsoon over
Kerala is June 1.
An ‘aggressive’ Fadnavis emerging
as New Delhi’s ‘point man’ in Mumbai
INMUMBAI’SBUSINESSWORLD,FADNAVIS’S‘SAY’ISNOLESSTHANCMUDDHAVTHACKERAY’S
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: With the fast-
changing political sce-
nario in Maharashtra,
especially in Mumbai,
over the last couple of
months, a fresh lease of
life was given to “silent
performer” and former
Chief Minister Deven-
draFadnaviswho,forthe
first two years since the
fall of his government,
maintained an extreme-
ly low profile despite be-
ing the leader of the op-
position in the state leg-
islative assembly
.
According to sources,
amid the ongoing BJP-
Shiv Sena-NCP political
war, Fadnavis has sud-
denly emerged as New
Delhi’s “point man” in
Mumbai to take on the
saffron party’s political
opponents, “by hook or
by crook”, and was re-
cently advised by the
party high command to
“perform or perish”.
With the growing num-
ber of CBI, ED and In-
come-Tax cases against
leadersof theShivSena,
NCP and Congress, it is
believed in relevant cir-
cles that there is a “hid-
den and discreet” role
played by Fadnavis as
“principal informer”
also working as a
“friend,philosopherand
guide” to central intelli-
gence agencies.
Fadnavis, as Maha-
rashtra CM for five
years, is reportedly in
possession of highly
sensitivedocumentsand
tapes which can put
quite a few senior Sena,
NCP and Congress lead-
ers in a tight spot. There
isageneralfeelinginthe
opposition that Fad-
navis is working as the
“coordinator” for cen-
tralrevenueintelligence
agencies having thor-
oughly done his “home-
work”, in addition to
having generated his
own “data bank” to nail
political opponents.
This was in fact one
of the aspects on which
he was grudged by his
party high command:
for not exploiting the
sharp intelligence
gleaned from the home
department which was
under his charge to neu-
tralize political oppo-
nents in Maharashtra.
Fadnavis chose to main-
tain good political equa-
tions and a steady boat
instead of going after
his political rivals out-
side the BJP
.
Inoneparticularcase,
when Fadnavis was
asked by the media how
he was in possession of
a “secret tape” related to
phonetapping,he“inno-
cently” replied that the
concerned video, and
audiotapes were re-
ceived by him on his mo-
bile through Whatsapp,
while some were sent to
him by post. All these
“developments” have
virtually forced the
Mumbai business and
corporate world to ac-
cord an equivalent sta-
tus, importance and rec-
ognition to Fadnavis on
par with CM Uddhav
Thackeray
.
The reasons are very
clear: Most business big-
wigs are suitably “con-
cerned”abouttheopera-
tions of the ED, I-T de-
partment and CBI and,
at this stage, believe that
any “communication
gap” with the former
BJP Chief Minister can
prove fatal to their busi-
ness interests. All said
and done, despite clarifi-
cations and contradic-
tions made by Fadnavis,
almost everyone in In-
dia’s financial capital
now believes that there
is close coordination
and understanding be-
tween the central agen-
cies and the BJP in Ma-
harashtra, which is
closely monitored and
supervised by the pow-
erful and strong ‘Num-
ber Two’ in the national
capital.
According to political
observers,bynowUnion
HomeMinisterandmas-
ter strategist Amit Shah
has assumed complete
commandandcontrolof
all “developments” in
Maharashtra and it is
likelythathemayspring
a major political sur-
prise in the coming
monthstovirtuallycom-
pel CM Uddhav Thack-
eraytoenterintoa“pow-
er-sharingcompromise”
withtheBJPonceagain,
with Fadnavis back at
thehelmasChief Minis-
ter of Maharashtra.
Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. —FILE PHOTO
Ajay Bhalla
About 10,000
paramilitary
personnel in
addition to JK
Police are
expected to be
deployed
FIRE AT BUILDING NEAR DELHI’S MUNDKA METRO STATION
FROM PG1...
The fire was initiated
on the 1st floor of the
building which is an
office of a CCTV cam-
eras and router manu-
facturing company.
The owner of the com-
pany is in police cus-
tody
.
“One casualty has
been reported in the
incident and efforts
are being made to con-
trol the situation,” the
police said.
Further, there are a
total of nine fire bri-
gades present at the
spot and an ambulance
facility is also availa-
ble for providing im-
mediate medical assis-
tance to the victim, it
added. Further details
are awaited.
BIG PICTURE! (From
left in front) Sonia Gandhi,
Rahul Gandhi, Anand
Sharma, Ghulam Nabi
Azad, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, P Chidambaram, Kamal
Nath and KC Venugopal. (Inset) Digvijay Singh, Avinash Pande
and Bhanwar Jitendra Singh.
The party has given a lot to
all of us. Now is the time to
pay off the karz (debt). The
party has ‘given all
everything’. Everyone should
keep their views open.
—Sonia Gandhi,
Congress President

SHRUTI PAREEK, AN ALL-ROUNDER
HAILING FROM RAJASTHAN, IS
TAKING THE FASHION WORLD BY STORM,
WITH HER STRIKING LOOKS AMAZING
PERSONALITY. CITY FIRST CAUGHT UP
WITH HER TO ASK A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT HER JOURNEY!
hruti Pareek, a
r u l e - b re a ke r,
fashion lumi-
nary, and eternal
icon of the su-
permodels be-
lieves in following her
heart and passion and
has imposed her majestic
beauty on the catwalks of
a lot of fashion houses, as
well as participated in
the Queen of Cosmos
beauty pageant held re-
cently, with a gentle
strength.
When asked about her-
self, the beauty began by
saying, “As an explorer
and dauntless follower of
my heart, I always stay
happy and satiate. I’m a
medical student and en-
joy dancing a lot. Apart
from this, I’m a black belt
holder in Taekwondo.
Having such a vast expe-
rience, I can affirmative-
ly say that this has helped
my confidence grow to a
huge extent. As a girl my-
self, I focus on teaching
young girls how to defend
themselves.”
She further added,
“My journey began as an
underconfident anxious
girl who was so afraid of
stepping out. Earlier as a
kid, I was even bullied
for being physically
weak. But I did not stop
there, I decided to be-
come the best version of
myself. I fought a war
with my low self-es-
teem and believed
in myself which
made me a part
of such a pres-
tigious pag-
eant. I may
not have
won the queen
of Cosmos Pageant
but I’m already a win-
ner who came so far
fighting with the anxiety
issues.
On her achievements,
the young diva said, “I
am a NSO gold medallist,
Taekwondo gold medal-
list ( district, state), na-
tional-level player and
have bagged the Miss
India Glam RU also.
When asked about the
challenges faced during
her career, Pareek re-
plied, “When I came
up with the dream of
being a taekwondo
player I often received
statements like “ladki
ko ye sab shobha nhi
deta”, but I believed in
myself and my dreams
and I finally made it to
the Nationals.
When asked how she’d
like to see herself a few
years down the line,
Shruti said, “I see
myself to be a
confident wom-
an of substance
just like my mom,
who is an ideal ex-
ample for me.”
When asked about
what message she’d like
to give to the coming
generation, the beauty
said, “For me it’s always
about the confidence you
carry.
Failures are stepping
stones to success. One
should believe in them-
selves and never be both-
ered about what the soci-
ety says, be the better
version of yourself, fight
for your rights and win
one day at a time.”
MITALI DUSAD
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Money put together on
previous occasions is
likely to come in handy
now. A family youngster is
keen to learn from you, so don’t
disappoint. Settling down in a new
house is indicated for some. You
may have to awaken partner’s
interest in you once again.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Money coming from
various streams will keep
you in an elated state of
mind. A new fitness regime
that you have adopted promises to
keep you in the pink of health.
Getting old furniture upholstered may
be at the top of the mind of some
homemakers.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your stars favour a bright
beautiful day . A setback
you have recently
experienced can make you
come out stronger. Tax advisor will
be a big help in saving taxes, so
don’t hesitate to contact one. It is
difficult for the relationship of friends
turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
A vacation you only
dreamed about is likely to
become a reality soon.
Healthy eating will help
prevent digestive ailments. Money will
be no constraint in buying what you
like. Driving down with a lover to a
happening place is indicated today.
Caution at roads is recommended.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Continue doing whatever
you are doing to remain
healthy. Some of you will
have to curb your
splurging ways. Family life will cruise
along smoothly with much love and
bonhomie. Don’t speed up on the
road. Chance of moving to a new
location on transfer is likely.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Some clarification will need
to be sought on a financial
issue before you take the
next step. A project left
halfway by someone else may come on
your shoulders, but your efforts will be
acknowledged. Some of you are all set
to enjoy a splendid vacation. Try
keeping your health in check.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Previous investments are
likely to give you good
returns. Some of you may
decide to follow in the
footsteps of celebrities and visit the
very same exotic destination that
they had been to. No amount of
excuses will dispel lover’s suspicions
about your tendency to stray.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your financial situation is
set to improve, as earning
opportunities come to you.
Help from co-workers in a
time-consuming task will be
forthcoming on the work front.
Support of family will encourage you
to take up a challenge. Socially, your
presence will be looked forward to.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Something you have
implemented at work is
likely to profit the company
and get you noticed. You
are likely to celebrate the achieve-
ment of a family youngster in a grand
way. Shifting into your very own
house may soon become a reality. An
exotic travel trip beckons you.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
People falling under
this sign will have very
refreshing day. Visiting
a mall or watching a
movie with family is likely to be
the highlight of the day for some.
You may enjoy travelling to a
tourist destination recommended
by your friends.
PISCES
FEB 20 - MARCH 20
You will derive great
benefit from an exercise
routine that you keenly
follow. The extra workload
is foreseen at work, but nothing that
you cannot handle within office
hours. Taking the family on a trip
seems impossible today due to your
professional commitments.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are likely to find the
day most auspicious. Your
knowledge about your line
of work will be roundly
appreciated and get you the thumbs
up from higher-ups. Friends and
family may get together to give you a
surprise and make your day.
Unexpected trips are likely.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
here is an ex-
citing news
update about
Aditya Pat-
wa rd h a n’s
Hollywood
movie “A No-
mad River”, running
successfully in the
US. The stand-alone
single “Roshaniya”
from the movie is
also going strong
with awards ac-
claimed and world-
wide viewership.
The song is com-
posed and sung by
Gaurav Bhatt. The
music video features
Sadhguru Jaggi Vas-
udev (‘Sadhguru’)
and Pianist, Singer
Lucy Walsh, daugh-
ter of the lead guitar-
ist Joe Walsh of the
band The Eagles
known for songs like
‘Hotel California’.
The song also fea-
tures British musi-
cian Will Sweeny
from White Eskimos,
the former band of
One Direction’s Har-
ry Styles.
The Lyrics of the
song by Hiren Pan-
dya Rahi have a deep
philosophical mean-
ing like the movie
while being catchy
and easy to sing
along to. Gaurav
Bhatt’s unique com-
bination of Indian
classical and western
music gives an inter-
national acceptance
to the melody
.
Producer and Di-
rector Satvik Bhatt
brought onboard
unique creativity as
he and Aditya Pat-
wardhan filmed the
song parallel in India
and the US and edit-
ed it in Jaipur.
Upcoming music
producer from
Jaipur, Karan Singh,
whose understand-
ing of different mu-
sic genres, comple-
ments Gaurav’s vi-
sion of Indo-Western
melody with sublime
finesse. Percussion-
ist Atul Arora
grounded drumming
brings a natural
earthy touch to the
song further
strengthening the
Indio-Western back-
bone.
The music video is
a unique interna-
tional collaboration
between renowned
artists from the US,
UK, India. The film
portrays deep and in-
trospective themes
about the river water
crisis, climate chang-
es, and civil issues.
The video was filmed
in Los Angeles, Utta-
rakhand, and Jaipur.
Composed of a beau-
tiful fusion of In-
dian Classical Mu-
sic and American
Jazz.
A NOMAD
RIVER tells the
story of a refu-
gee, an actress, a
street cleaner,
and a news re-
porter, and their
journey across In-
dia, as India fac-
es a water cri-
sis and cli-
m a t e
c h a n g e .
Written, di-
rected, and
produced
by film-
maker Adi-
tya Pat-
wardhan, A
NOMAD RIV-
ER features an
ensemble cast,
including Sadhguru
Jaggi Vasudev (‘Sad-
hguru’), Pandit
Krishna Mohan
Bhatt (‘Krishna
Bhatt’)
“Set against the so-
cial backdrop of
farmer’s protest and
climate change,
A NOMAD
RIVER explores In-
dia through the eyes
of four unique char-
acters, each finding
their truths,” said
filmmaker Aditya
Patwardhan. “Sim-
ply put, A NOMAD
RIVER is the story
of a river that
dried up before
meeting the
ocean. But it is
also the story of
a civilization
and its struggle
to achieve pros-
perity
.”
T ROSHANIYA
A NOMAD RIVER
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and

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