14052022_First India_Mumbai.pdf

Renni Abraham
According to sourc-
es, amid the ongoing
B J P -
Shiv Se-
na-NCP
political
war, Fad-
navis has sud-
denly emerged
as New Delhi’s
“point man”
in Mumbai
to take on
the saffron
party’s po-
litical oppo-
nents, “by
hook or by
c r o o k ” ,
and was
recently
advised by the party
high command to “per-
form or perish”. With
the growing number
of CBI, ED and In-
come-Tax cases
against leaders of the
Shiv Sena, NCP and
Congress, it is believed
in relevant circles that
there is a “hidden and
discreet” role played
by Fadnavis as “princi-
pal informer” also
working as a “friend,
philosopher and
guide” to central intel-
ligence agencies.
Fadnavis, as Maha-
rashtra CM for five
years, is reportedly in
possession of highly
sensitive documents
and tapes which can
put quite a few senior
Sena, NCP and Con-
gress leaders in a tight
spot. There is a gener-
al feeling in the opposi-
tion that Fadnavis is
working as the “coor-
dinator” for central
revenue intelligence
agencies having thor-
oughly done his
“homework”, in addi-
tion to having gener-
ated 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 com-
mand: for not exploit-
ing the sharp intelli-
gence gleaned from the
home department
which was under his
charge to neutralize
political opponents in
Maharashtra. Fad-
navis chose to main-
tain good political
equations and a steady
boat instead of going
after his political ri-
vals outside the BJP.
In one particular
case, when Fadnavis
was asked by the media
how he was in posses-
sion of a “secret tape”
related to phone tap-
ping, he “innocently”
replied that the con-
cerned video, and au-
diotapes were received
by him on his mobile
through Whatsapp,
while some were sent
to him by post. All
these “developments”
have virtually forced
the Mumbai business
and corporate world
to accord an equiv-
alent status, im-
portance and
recognition to
Fadnavis on par
with CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray
.
The reasons are
very clear: Most
business bigwigs are
suitably “concerned”
about the operations
of the ED, I-T depart-
ment and CBI and, at
this
Turn to P8
There is a general feeling in the
opposition that Fadnavis is working as the
“coordinator”for central revenue
intelligence agencies having thoroughly
done his“home work”, in addition to
having generated his own“data bank”to
nail political opponents.
AN ‘AGGRESSIVE’ FADNAVIS EMERGING AS
NEW DELHI’S ‘POINT MAN’ IN MUMBAI
BMC mandates Marathi nameplates, renaming bars
with religious/historic fort names in Mumbai city
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The Shiv Se-
na-controlled Brihan-
mumbai Municipal Cor-
poration (BMC) has is-
sued a notification man-
dating a clear emphasis
on Marathi signboards
displayed outside shops
and establishments in
Mumbai city by May 31.
Along with the diktat on
the use of Marathi let-
tering of equal font size
as any other language
used on the signboard, a
second condition im-
posed is to refrain from
using the names of
great personalities (reli-
gious deities) or histor-
ic forts in Maharashtra.
Beer bars and estab-
lishments serving liq-
uor on every other
street corner bearing
names of deities and
saints such as “Sai Lee-
la Bar” and “Krishna
Bar and Restaurant”
have offended Hindu
sensibilities in Mumbai
city for years now.
The BMC issued no-
tice on Friday, however,
specifically states, “Es-
tablishments in which
liquor is supplied or
sold will not have the
names of great persons
or forts written on the
nameplates,” and adds
that a provision for the
same has been made in
the act.
Attempts to reach
BMC Commissioner
Iqbal Singh Chahal or a
senior state govern-
ment official in the
CMO for more clarity
on the issue were unsuc-
cessful.
The BMC diktat fur-
ther notes, “A circular
was issued recently by
the Department of
Shops and Establish-
ments of BMC regard-
ing the adoption of rel-
evant procedures, the
salient points of which
are: If there are names
of great personalities or
forts on the nameplates
of the establishments in
which liquor is supplied
or sold, as per the above
notification, Turn to P2
A quick Internet search throws up several watering holes called
Sai Leela, which will all have to rethink their nomenclature.
Liquor-dispensing establishments
using names of religious deities will
have to be renamed by June
In Mumbai's business world, Fadnavis's 'say' is
no less than CM Uddhav Thackeray's
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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.
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. P5
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance
top-ranked Indian firm on
Forbes Global 2000 list
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.
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.
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 pained
to know about the tragic
incident.Iamconstantly
in touch wid officers.
Bravefiremenaretrying
their best to control the
fire,” tweeted Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal.
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

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FormerhomeministerdirectedtogetthetreatmentatMumbai’sJJHospital
No need for pvt facility: Court on
Deshmukh’s shoulder surgery
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A local court
has refused to grant
permission to former
Home Minister Anil
Deshmukh to under-
go shoulder surgery
at a private hospital
and said he could get
the medical proce-
dure done at the state-
run JJ Hospital.
Deshmukh had
sought permission to be
temporarily shifted to a
private hospital of his
choice to undergo the
surgery and treatment
for his dislocated shoul-
der. The NCP leader
said he would bear the
expenses.
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) had,
however, opposed the
plea and said that JJ
Hospital was well-
equipped with qualified
doctors to perform the
surgery
.
The special court
here on Friday rejected
Deshmukh’s applica-
tion and said he could
get the surgery and
treatment done at the
JJ Hospital.
Deshmukh is cur-
rently in judicial cus-
tody following his ar-
rest by Enforcement
Directorate (ED) in No-
vember last year in a
money laundering case.
The ED case of mon-
ey laundering against
Deshmukh, who was
earlier the home minis-
ter in the Shiv Sena-led
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government,
and others came after
the CBI booked him in
the corruption case re-
lated to allegations of
extortion made by for-
mer Mumbai Police
commissioner Singh.
The ED claimed that
Deshmukh misused his
official position and col-
lected `4.70 crore from
various bars in Mum-
bai, which was then
laundered through the
Nagpur-based Shri Sai
Shikshan Sansthan, an
educational trust con-
trolled by the Desh-
mukh family
.
BACK FORTH
No medical bail
for Nawab Malik
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A special
court here on Fri-
day refused to grant
temporary bail on
medical grounds to
minister Nawab Ma-
lik, but allowed him
to get treatment at a
private hospital.
Judge RN Rokade,
who is hearing mat-
tersof thePrevention
of Money Launder-
ing Act (PMLA), said
Malik’s daughter can
remain present dur-
ing the treatment.
The court also re-
buked the prosecut-
ing agency, the En-
forcement Directo-
rate (ED), for not tak-
ing Malik to the doc-
tor who has been
treating him since
the beginning.
The ED arrested
Malik (62) on Febru-
ary 23 in connection
with a money-laun-
dering probe linked
to the activities of
fugitive gangster Da-
woodIbrahimandhis
aides, under provi-
sions of the PMLA.
He is currently in ju-
dicial custody
.
Malik had sought
temporary six weeks’
bail for a medical
emergency on the
grounds that he was
suffering from kid-
ney-related issues.
Last month, the
NCP leader was ad-
mitted to the state-
run JJ Hospital in the
city for a few days.
Court permits him
to get treatment at
a private hospital
Min: Take action on
‘Godse for Gandhi
of Baramati’ tweet
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maha-
rashtra minister
and NCP leader Ji-
tendra Awhad on
Friday demanded
strict action against
a Twitter user, who
allegedly posted
that time has come
to prepare “Bara-
mati’s Nathuram
Godse for the ‘Gan-
dhi’ of Baramati”
on the microblog-
ging site.
The Twitter user,
who uses the handle
“Baglankar @Nikh-
ilBhamre8” however,
did not mention the
name of any leader
or political party in
his comment, which
he allegedly tweeted
in Marathi on
Wednesday
.
Baramati, a town
in Pune district, is
the home turf of
NCP patriarch
Sharad Pawar. Godse
assassinated Mahat-
ma Gandhi on Janu-
ary 30, 1948.
“At what level all
this is happening...
take strict action
against this wicked
individual,” Housing
Development Minis-
ter Awhad tweeted in
Marathi.
Awhad tagged po-
liceofficials,including
the state’s director
general of police and
Mumbai’s police com-
missioner,asheraised
the demand on the
micro-blogging site.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Social Jus-
tice Minister Dhanan-
jay Munde on Thurs-
day inspected the con-
struction of Babasa-
heb Ambedkar San-
skritik Bhavan Hostel
and Industrial Train-
ing Institute at Chem-
bur, the construction
of which has been
stalled for 12 years.
Munde warned the
developer that the con-
struction should be
completed within three
months and handed
over to the social justice
department. The hostel
has a capacity of 1000
children from back-
ward class, 750 boys and
250 girls and an indus-
trial training institute.
Munde said, “We will
not allow any inconven-
ience to the students
regarding the dormito-
ry of Sant Eknath
backward class chil-
dren in this place and
appropriate decision
will be taken regarding
the development of
this dormitory,” adding
that “Today, students
are in dire need of hos-
tels while studying in
the city, so the work of
hostels should be com-
pleted soon.”
Giving a stern warn-
ing to developer he said,
“The Public Works De-
partment is doing this
work on BOT basis. The
work has not been com-
pleted on time even
though the developer
has been given exten-
sion from time to time.
If this work is not com-
pleted within three
months, the Public
Works Department
should take punitive ac-
tion against the devel-
oper as per the instruc-
tions of the govern-
ment. The Department
of Social Justice has so
far provided funds to
the Public Works De-
partment for various
constructions. In many
places, it has been ob-
served that the works in
the state are inade-
quate. It is imperative
that the Department of
Social Justice convene a
meeting to ascertain
the status of pending
construction in the
State and take immedi-
ate action on it.” Munde
also directed that this
meeting should be con-
vened immediately
.
Complete work of Sanskritik Bhavan immediately or face action: Min
NO MORE DELAY
lll
The hostel
will have
capacity to
house 1,000
children from
backward
backgrounds,
as well as,
an industrial
training institute
Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde inspects construction of BabasahebAmbedkar Sanskritik Bhavan.
Baramati is
the home turf
of NCP
patriarch
Sharad Pawar
Sena slams Owaisi for
Aurangzeb tomb visit
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: All In-
dia Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen (AIMIM)
leader Akbaruddin
Owaisi’s visit to the
tomb of Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb
at Khuldabad in
Aurangabad district
has drawn flak from
the ruling Shiv Sena,
which questioned
his move and warned
that if he tried to
“create problems in
the society, it would
not be tolerated.”
Owaisi had visited
the tomb on Thursday
before addressing a
rally in Aurangabad
city.
Former Shiv Sena
MP Chandrakant
Khaire and the party’s
Aurangabad district
unit chief and MLC
Ambadas Danve have
taken a strong objec-
tion to Owaisi’s visit to
the tomb. But AIMIM
Lok Sabha MP Imtiaz
Jaleel said there was no
need to draw a “differ-
ent meaning” out of it.
“The motive behind
Akbaruddin Owaisi’s
visit to Aurangzeb’s
tomb cannot be under-
stood. We remember
the statements he had
made earlier...No one
goes to the tomb of Au-
rangzeb. But if Owaisi
is going there to create
problems in the society,
then we will not toler-
ate it,” said Khaire.
Danve said, “It is not
surprising that Owaisi
went to Aurangzeb’s
tomb. The thinking of
Nizam, Razakars (the
paramilitary volunteer
force deployed by the
Nizam of Hyderabad to
resist the princely
state’s integration with
India during 1947-48)
and the earlier Islamic
dynasties is the same.
It was because of that
ideology that Owaisi
visited the tomb. But
those Muslims, who
think about the welfare
of the nation, should
stay away from AIMIM
and Owaisi.”
On Thursday, the
Raj Thackeray-led Ma-
harashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) had also
objected to Owaisi’s
visit to the Mughal
emperor’s tomb.
MEET WITH THE GUV
Forty members of the
Visava Senior Citizens
Association recently
paid a courtesy call on
Maharashtra Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
at the Raj Bhavan.
Ganesh Ambardekar, the
representative of the
organization informed him
about the various service
activities being carried
out by the organization.
The book ‘Technology
Banking and Hindi’ written
by author and banker Dr
Ramesh Yadav was also
released by Governor
Koshyari.
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in Aurangabad.
Enforcement Directorate takes former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for a medical
examination in November last year who was arrested in a money laundering case. —FILE PHOTO
From Page1
Government decision
no. dated 07.04.2022, pe-
riod has been given till
30.06.2022.”
“Nameplates of all
shops and establish-
ments must be written
in Marathi language at
the outset and the type
of letters in Marathi
language will not be
smaller than the size
of letters in any other
language. Establish-
ments in which liquor
is supplied or sold will
not have the names of
great persons or forts
written on the name-
plates.”
BMC MANDATES
MARATHI BOARDS,
RENAMING BARS

MAHARASHTRA
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First India Bureau
Thane: The Anti Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
arrested two headmas-
ters and a teacher of a
private aided school in
Bhiwandi of Thane dis-
trict, for allegedly de-
manding and taking a
bribe of Rs 3,500 in ex-
change for a student's
admission. According
to a press release issued
on Friday, the ACB's
Thane unit apprehend-
ed the accused late
Thursday evening.
The accused were
identified as Deepak
Lele, 55, headmaster of
the school's primary
education unit, Atmar-
am Wagh, 57, headmas-
ter of the secondary
education unit of the
school and Suresh
Kulkarni, 52, teacher.
The trio demanded
Rs3,500 from the com-
plainant in the form of
donation in exchange
for his nephew's admis-
sion to Class 8 of the
school. They (accused)
also informed the com-
plainant that he will get
the receipt after three to
four months.
The individual filed
a complaint with the
ACB, which set up a
trap on Thursday and
apprehended the trio
while taking the bribe,
officials said.
An offence was reg-
istered against the trio
at a local police station
under the Prevention
of Corruption Act, and
further investigation
is on.
Villagers clash over Shivaji
statue, naming of entry gate
First India Bureau
Mumbai/Jalna: More
than 30 police person-
nel including Addition-
al Superintendent of
Police Vikrant Desh-
mukh sustained minor
injuries after two
groups clashed in a
village in Jalna dis-
trict on Friday. The
clash broke out over
installation and re-
moval of a statue of
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj and naming a
village entry gate after
late Bharatiya Janata
Party leader Gopinath
Munde.
It resulted in over
300 people being
booked for violence,
officials said.
“Two groups entered
into an argument over
the statue as well as
naming the entry gate
after the BJP leader. As
it degenerated into a
violent scuffle, a team
from Hasnabad police
station arrived at the
site to take control of
the situation,” said an
official.
“In the evening, a
group from the village
blocked a road, and
then pelted stones at a
police team that went
to clear the route. A
gas gun had to be used
to bring the mob under
control and restore law
and order,” he said.
Three police vehi-
cles were damaged in
the incident, which
saw three FIRs being
registered under vari-
ous IPC sections, lead-
ing to over more than
300 people being
booked, of which, 34
were arrested.
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra
FATHER AND SON BOOKED FOR POWER
THEFT OF `5.93 CR AT STONE QUARRY
2 WORKERS GET 6 YEARS RI, FINED
`10K EACH FOR ATTACKING EMPLOYER
TAILOR HELD FOR CHEATING MUMBAI
UNDERTRIAL’S FATHER OF OVER `15L
BURGLARS BREAK INTO HOUSE, MAKE
OFF WITH `2L CASH, `3.7L SILVER
Thane: A father-son duo has been booked for alleged
electricity theft of Rs5.93 crore in Murbad area of
Thane district, an official said on Friday. The irregular-
ity came to light after a Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) team raided
a stone crushing unit in Falegaon on May 5. Chandra-
kant Bhambre and his son Sachin have been booked
under various sections of the Electricity Act, a Murbad
police station official informed. “Power was being
stolen remotely with the use of a gadget that was
tampering the meter readings. The total power theft in
the last 29 months has been estimated at 34,09,901
units, worth Rs5.93 crore,” he said.
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district sen-
tenced two workers to six years of rigorous imprison-
ment for attacking their employer in Bhiwandi. Addi-
tional sessions judge SP Godhalekar on April 29 found
Roshan Ali Barkatali Sayyad (26) and Imran Akhtar
Sayyad (33) guilty and imposed a fine of Rs10,000
each on them. The copy of the order was made avail-
able on Friday. Additional public prosecutor SP Morale
told the court that on December 13, 2016, the victim,
Rehanuddin Siddiqui (33), was sitting at a hotel where
the accused approached him and asked for some
money. When the victim expressed his inability to
give them the sum, the duo attacked him with lethal
weapons and injured him badly, he said.
Thane: A 28-year-old man has been arrested for cheating
the father of an undertrial prisoner lodged at Mumbai’s
Arthur Road Jail to the tune of over Rs 15 lakh, police
said on Friday. The accused had allegedly promised to
help the complainant, a resident of Vishakapattam, to get
an advocate for his son between October and December
2021, senior inspector Uttam Sonawane of the Kapur-
bawdi said. The accused Salman Hanif Khan of Delhi took
a sum of Rs11.6 lakh and car worth Rs4.27 lakh from the
victim, but did not help him in any way, he said.
Navi Mumbai: Belapur police have registered a case of
burglary against unidentified persons who broke into
a house in sector 8 in Belapur and stole Rs 3,70,000.
Police said that the complainant Sudhir Abhyankar (73), a
resident of Girikunj Society in CBD Sector-8, had gone to
Konkan Bhramati with his wife on May 04. Taking advan-
tage of the situation, the thieves entered the house and
stole Rs2,05,000 cash and four silver biscuits weighing
750g. When Abhyankar and his wife returned at around
11 pm on May 8, they found that there was a robbery
at their home. The family then approached the Belapur
police station and registered a case.
Thane: A district court on Friday sentenced a woman
to imprisonment for life for killing her aunt. District and
sessions judge RV Tamhanekar found Swapna Sudhir
Kulkarni, 43, guilty of killing her aunt Shobha Ganesh
Kulkarni and sentenced her to imprisonment for life and
to one year of rigorous imprisonment for destruction of
evidence. A fine of Rs11,000 was also imposed on the
convict. Additional public prosecutor Sandhya Harish-
chanadra Mhatre told the court that the deceased and the
accused shared a flat in Rabodi locality. On October 6,
2018, the accused got angry with her aunt for not prepar-
ing breakfast for her and stabbed the victim to death with
a kitchen knife. Later, the accused wiped out the blood-
stains from the floor and wall of the flat and washed her
own blood-stained clothes in the washing machine in a
bid to destroy the evidence.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The mean
annual temperature
will be 5 °C higher in
the 2080-99 period
than in 1995-2014, and
the annual maximum
temperature will in-
crease from the cur-
rent 39.17 °C to 43.35
°C, if global CO2 emis-
sions double by 2050,
according to Green-
peace India’s new
heatwave projections
based on Intergovern-
mental Panel for Cli-
mate Change’s sixth
assessment report.
IPCC is the UN’s body
for assessing the sci-
ence related to climate
change.
Such a drastic and
rapid increase in tem-
peraturewillmeanIndia
willexperiencemoreun-
precedented and pro-
longed heatwaves, ex-
treme weathers, in-
creased hospitalisations
and irreparable damage
to agriculture and wild-
life risking food and nu-
tritionalsecurity
,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 extreme
weather events to cli-
mate change. Unfortu-
nately, if we do not act
now, the threat is only
going to increase in fre-
quency, duration and
magnitude,” said Avi-
nash Chanchal, Cam-
paign Manager, Green-
peace India.
Inland cities are at a
higher risk of heat-
waves in the absence of
regulation by oceans
and higher tempera-
tures than coastal areas.
The impending temper-
ature rise is expected to
severely impact citi-
zens, particularly in cit-
ies like Delhi, Lucknow,
Patna, Jaipur and Kolk-
ata which share similar
temperature patterns.
Vulnerable communi-
ties including the urban
poor, outdoor workers,
women, children and,
senior citizens will bear
the brunt of the crisis,
he said.
Mumbai’s annual max temp to reach 43.45 °C
in 2080-99 period, Greenpeace India warns
CLIMATE CHANGE
BEYOND MUMBAI
Leopardess captured after
locals hold officers hostage
First India bureau
Chandrapur: Forest
department personnel
captured a leopardess
in Chandrapur dis-
trict’s Durgapur area
in the wee hours of
Friday
, days after vil-
lagers who were upset
over growing inci-
dents of man-animal
conflict held some for-
est staffers “hostage”
for a few hours, an of-
ficial said.
Attacks on humans
by leopards in the area
over the past couple
of months have
triggered panic
and unrest among
the local residents.
In the latest such in-
cident, a leopard en-
tered the hamlet in
Durgapur and attacked
three-year-old Araksha
Popalwar on Tuesday.
The child’s mother
managed to save her,
but she had to be admit-
ted to Chandrapur Dis-
trict General Hospital
for injuries suffered in
the attack.
When a forest ranger
and five other person-
nel reached the spot
some time later, the an-
gry villagers held them
hostage for a few hours,
releasing them only af-
ter the Chief Con-
servator of Forests is-
sued shoot-at-sight or-
ders to kill the feline.
The capture was con-
ducted by the Rapid Re-
sponse Unit of Chan-
drapur forest range
and Rapid Response
Team of Tadoba And-
hari Tiger Reserve, the
official said.
Teacher, 2 headmasters,
for accepting bribe
for student’s admission
Man given life
sentence for
raping daughter
Thane (PTI): A special
court in Thane district
sentenced a man to life
imprisonment for re-
peatedly raping his
minor daughter and
impregnating her.
Special judge VV
Virkar found the
45-year-old accused
guilty of charges under
the Protection of Chil-
dren from Sexual Of-
fences (POCSO) Act and
IPC and sentenced him
to life in prison.
The court also im-
posed a fine of Rs25,000
and default simple im-
prisonment of 25
months. Special public
prosecutor Rekha Hi-
wrale said the man often
got drunk and repeated-
ly raped his daughter in
2017, when she was just
13 years old.
CIVIC STAFFERS CEASE WORK AFTER MAN STOPS AMC CHIEF TO RAISE WATER ISSUE
Aurangabad: Employees of the
Aurangabad Municipal Corporation in
Maharashtra stopped work on Friday
after a man allegedly entered the
premises and tried to stop the civic
commissioner to raise the problem of
water scarcity, an official said. The in-
cident took place when commissioner
Aastik Kumar Pandey was stepping
out for lunch in the afternoon, when a
man, identified as Rahul Ingle, inter-
cepted him, the official said. When the
guards tried to stop the man, another
person identified as Yogesh Magare
tried to shoot a video, he said, add-
ing that the corporation has started
the process of lodging a complaint
against the duo.
Rising leopard
attacks in recent
times have
triggered panic
among residents
30 cops injured, more than
300 persons booked for
violence in Jalna district
Angry Mumbaikars picket
AEML over power disruptions
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Claiming in-
humane behaviour
and causing disrup-
tions in daily power
disconnection, hun-
dreds of Siddharth
Colony residents pick-
eted Adani Electricity
Mumbai Ltd’s (AEML)
Tilak Nagar plant on
Thursday. The agita-
tion went on for more
than 13 hours, start-
ing from 8.30 am till
evening, when 100-
odd employees were
held hostage inside
the plant.
Tilak Nagar police
had to deploy personnel
along with the SRPF
platoon.
One of the residents
of the colony said, “We
have been sitting here
since morning without
food. But it’s better to
sit here and protest
rather than sitting
home and sulking with-
out electricity. Every-
one is trying to pay the
bills as per their capac-
ity, but Adani wants us
to pay a lump sum
amount which is not
possible for us.”
AEML claims that
the issue of non-pay-
ment of electricity bills
has been going on since
2005 and most of the
consumers have not
paid the bills due to
which the outstanding
amount has reached
Rs102 crore.
Chembur residents outside AEML’s Tilak Nagar plant.
Young women cover their heads
with a dupatta to stave off the heat.
Trio demanded
`3,500 as ‘donation’
in exchange for
admitting the
complainant’s nephew
to Class VIII

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yourselves to prayer.
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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
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!
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.
WOMAN TIED TO A POLE,
HECKLED IN MEGHALAYA
REMOVAL OF ANGLO-INDIAN REPRESENTATION FROM LS
Plea filed before Delhi High Court
New Delhi (PTI): The
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
4 arrested with
illegal weapons
in Haryana
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: Haryana
Police have arrested
four persons after it re-
covered 10 illegal weap-
ons and 15 cartridges
from their possession in
Mahendergarh district.
A Haryana Police
spokesperson said that
arrested accused were
identified as Sanjay aka
Sanjeev and Rahul aka
Junior,bothresidentsof
Saidpur, Vipin of Neer-
pur, Ateli and Ravindra
aka Ravi of Beghpur.
An information was
received that the ac-
cused were roaming in
the Ateli area with ille-
gal weapons.

06
INDIA
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 cash recovered by ED 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.”
New Delhi: Calling the
anti-encroachment
drive by Delhi munici-
pal corporation “cheap
and unjustified bulldoz-
er politics”, Deputy CM
Manish Sisodia on Fri-
day wrote to Union
Home Min Amit Shah
asking him to immedi-
ately intervene and stop
illegal demolition drive
being carried out by his
leaders in Delhi.
Sisodia said saffron
party is planning to raze
63 lakh houses and
slums in unauthorised
colonies and turn 70 per
centof thepopulationin
Delhi homeless.
“BJP and its leaders
crossed all lengths to
run its cheap bulldozer
politics in Delhi though
its period is over in
MCD. I have written a
letter to HM Amit Shah
to immediately inter-
vene and stop the demo-
lition activity,” Sisodia
said. He added that AAP
and each and every one
of its leaders and party
members will take to
roads to oppose and stop
the demolition drive.
“The Delhi BJP is plan-
ningtobulldozeallthese
houses and make the
people homeless. This is
just cheap,” Sisodia.
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.
Sisodia slams BJP’s
‘bulldozer politics’,
writes to Amit Shah
In last 17 years, BJP
its MCD leaders, may-
ors, councillors junior
engineers filled their
pockets let people
build houses in author-
ised colonies. Now, when
its time has expired in
MCD, it wants to demol-
ish houses.
—Manish Sisodia, Deputy CM
Kohima: Nagaland CM
Neiphiu Rio along with
legislators of all party
United Democratic Alli-
ance will meet Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah next week to hold
discussions to resolve
the decades-old Naga
political issue, a state
minister said on Friday
.
The decision to this ef-
fect was taken during
the first meeting of
Core Committee of
Parliamentary Com-
mittee on Naga Issue
of the state govern-
ment on Friday follow-
ing the April 29 merger
of 21 out of the 25 Naga
People’s Front legisla-
tors to Nationalist
Democratic Progres-
sive Party.
Nagaland CM to
meet Amit Shah;
On Agenda:
Nagaland Issue
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

BIZ BUZZ
07
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.

08
2NDFRONT
A true piece of architecture speaks
about its time (period) but it’s
essentially timeless.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After re-
search, the use of bri-
quettes biomass, made
from agricultural or
tree waste wood, was
found to be relatively
more environmentally
friendly. It will now be
used in 14 cemeteries in
the Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) area, said a press
release on Friday
.
On the insistence of
Minister of State for
Environment Aaditya
Thackeray to find an al-
ternative to wood used
in funerals, under the
guidance of (BMC)
Commissioner Iqbal
Singh Chahal, various
options for cremation
were examined by its
public health depart-
ment. In a traditional
cemetery
, 300kg of wood
is provided free of cost
by the BMC for each
body, which is usually
obtained from two trees.
However, now biomass
briquettes will be used
as an eco-friendly alter-
native, said an official.
As cremation facili-
ties are provided free
of cost by the BMC for
human corpses after a
tragic death, all types
of cremation including
traditional cremation
cemeteries, electric
cemeteries, and piped
natural gas-based cem-
eteries will now use
briquettes.Biomass
briquettes are a fuel de-
rived from agricultural
or tree waste wood and
are made from one-
third of the waste that
is thrown away. In addi-
tion to making better
use of this waste, envi-
ronmental friendliness
will also be maintained
by the adoption of
these briquettes.
According to official
data, over 6,200 bodies
are cremated every
year at 14 cemeteries in
the BMC area. Consid-
ering this fact, over
18,60,000kg of wood is
used for cremation
throughout the year.
However, only 250kg
of briquettes biomass
is sufficient for each
carcass as the com-
bustion heat generat-
ed by briquettes bio-
mass is higher than
that of wood.
Among the 14 ceme-
teries selected for use
of biomass briquettes
instead of wood are
Mangalwadi Cemetery,
Vaikunthadham Hindu
Cemetery, Goyari Hin-
du Cemetery and Dhar-
avi Hindu Cemetery,
among others.
14 cemeteries to use biomass briquettes for cremation
FOR THE PLANET
lll
Move aimed at
preserving
environmental
friendliness
to save
18,60,000kg
of tree wood
every year
Only 250kg of biomass briquettes is needed for cremation of one body.
FINAL ADIEU
Maharashtra
Environment
Minister Aaditya
Thackeray paid
his respects to
late MLA Ramesh
Latke in Mumbai
on Friday. He was
accompanied by
Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray.
Latke passed
away from a
cardiac arrest
during a family
vacation in Dubai
on May 12.
Arif Abubakar Shaikh, Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh held for terror financing
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The NIA has
arrested two close
aides of gangster
Chhota Shakeel for al-
legedly handling the
illegal activities and
financial transactions
of the crime syndi-
cate controlled by fu-
gitive underworld don
Dawood Ibrahim, and
for indulging in ter-
ror financing in the
western suburbs of
Mumbai, an official
said on Friday
.
The accused, identi-
fied as Arif Abubakar
Shaikh (59) and Shabbir
Abubakar Shaikh (51),
wereplacedunderarrest
on Thursday
, he said.
While Arif was ar-
rested from Goregaon
West in suburban Mum-
bai, Shabbir was held
from Mira Road East in
neighbouring Thane
district, he said.
“Both were appre-
hended by a team of the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA), which is
probing the cases
against D-Company
, Da-
wood Ibrahim’s syndi-
cate,” the official said,
adding that the duo was
closely associated with
gangster Chhota Sha-
keel.
“They were involved
in illegal activities of
the D-Company and
were indulging in ter-
ror financing in the
western suburbs of
Mumbai,” he said.
Sources said that dur-
ing the recent raids at
multiple locations in
Mumbai and Thane, the
NIA had picked up
many suspects for in-
vestigation, sources
said.Arif and Shabbir
were also among the
suspects, who were
picked up for their al-
leged connections with
the D-Company, they
said.
During their inter-
rogation, the NIA team
found that Arif and
Shabbir had carried
out some transactions
with Chhota Shakeel,
following which they
were placed under ar-
rest, they added.
Both the accused will
be produced before the
NIA special court later
in the day, he added.
Dawood Ibrahim
Kaskar and his associ-
ates are being investi-
gated for arms smug-
gling, narco-terror-
ism, money launder-
ing, circulation of
fake currency and are
in unauthorised pos-
session/being in-
volved in the acquisi-
tion of key assets for
raising terror funds
and working in active
collaboration with in-
ternational terrorist
organisations, includ-
ing Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT), Jaish-e-Moham-
mad (JeM) and Al Qae-
da (AQ), it added.
NIA arrests two Chhota
Shakeel aides in Mumbai
Arif Abubakar Shaikh, Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh were to be produced before a special NIA court on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
THE CASE
CM to review Pune
Riverfront Project
First India Bureau
Pune: After objections
were raised by environ-
mentalists related to
works on the Pune Riv-
erfront Development
Project, NCP President
Sharad Pawar issued
instructions that work
on the project should be
stopped. Now, Chief
MinisterUddhavThack-
eray is going to review
the project in the pres-
ence of PMC officials.
Notably
, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugu-
rated the project.
MP Advocate Van-
dana Chavan while
talking to the media
said, “We are not op-
posed to the project but
the civic body has not
answered our queries.
The project should be
implemented by ad-
dressing the problems.”
The state govern-
ment is now going to
examine the project.
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj
Thackeray is angry
over the enhanced se-
curity detail provided
to him by the Maha-
rashtra government
over threats issued to
him for taking up the
cudgels to reduce
noise levels emanat-
ing from loudspeak-
ers on mosque roof-
tops during the Aazan
call for prayers.
A day after his Sen-
apati Bala Nand-
gaonkar met Maha-
rashtra Home Minis-
ter Dilip Walse Patil
(of the Nationalist
Congress Party) re-
questing an upgrade
in the security detail
for his party boss, a
supposedly superfi-
cial increase in
Thackeray’s ‘Y’ secu-
rity detail was actu-
ally effected.
According to a well-
placed source, “The
enhancement of po-
lice security for the
MNS chief includes
one additional police
sub-inspector and two
more police consta-
bles, which is more
like a slight to him
than a security up-
grade.”
Expectedly, Raj
Thackeray is fuming
over the apparent
slight, in the wake of
the ‘Z’-plus security
detail provided to
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty spokesman Kirit
Sommaiya, actor Kan-
gana Raut and even
Union Minister for
Micro, Small and Me-
dium Enterprises
Narayan Rane (BJP)
after they took on Ma-
harashtra Chief Min-
ister Uddhav Thack-
eray through public
posturings.
The Union Home
Ministry, under Amit
Shah, may be next on
Raj Thackeray’s list
to reach out to for a
real upgrade of his
security detail before
his Ayodya visit on
June 05. When con-
tacted by First India,
a Union Home Minis-
try official only said,
“We will ensure that
not only Raj Thack-
eray but also his
nephew and Maha-
rashtra Minister for
Environment Aditya
Thackeray’s visit to
seek the blessings of
Lord Rama will be
conducted in a safe
and secure atmos-
phere.”
Raj Thackeray
CHIEF MINISTER
THACKERAY’S
AUNT DIES
From Page1
stage, believe that any
“communication gap”
with the former BJP
Chief Minister can
prove fatal to their
business interests. All
said and done, despite
clarifications and con-
tradictions made by
Fadnavis, almost eve-
ryone in India’s finan-
cial capital now be-
lieves that there is
close coordination and
understanding be-
tween the central
agencies and the BJP
in Maharashtra, which
is closely monitored
and supervised by the
powerful and strong
‘Number Two’ in the
national capital.
According to politi-
cal observers, by now
Union Home Minister
and master strategist
Amit Shah has as-
sumed complete com-
mand and control of
all “developments” in
Maharashtra and it is
likely that he may
spring a major politi-
cal surprise in the
coming months to vir-
tually compel CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray to en-
ter into a “power-shar-
ing compromise” with
the BJP once again,
with Fadnavis back at
the helm as Chief Min-
ister of Maharashtra.
Fadnavis emerging as
New Delhi’s ‘point man’
Raj Thackeray fumes
over ‘superficial’ security
upgrade by Home Dept
—FILE PHOTO

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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ARCHANA AKIL KUMAR, Model
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
and
and

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