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HC LIFTS ITS OWN
STAY ON RELEASE
OF FILM ‘FARAAZ’
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Friday
vacated its earlier order
staying the screening
of Hansal Mehta’s film
‘Faraaz’, based on the
2016 terrorist attack
in Dhaka. The court
dismissed a plea on the
film’s stay by mothers of
two victims of the attack
on Holey Artisan cafe.
CISF CONSTABLE
SHOOTS SELF AT
METRO STATION
New Delhi (PTI): A 22-year-
old constable of the Central
Industrial Security Force
(CISF) died after he shot
himself with his service
rifle inside the washroom
of Welcome Metro Station
here, police said on Friday.
The incident took place
on Thursday evening. The
victim, identified as Ajay
Kumar, a native of Bihar,
was found in a pool of
blood, police said.
NO CARBON DATING
OF ‘SHIVLING’ IN
GYANVAPI MOSQUE
Varanasi: District Judge
AK Vishvesha on Friday
rejected the Hindu
petitioners’ plea for carbon
dating of what they claimed
to be a ‘Shivling’ found
in the Gyanvapi mosque
premises. The judge cited
Supreme Court directives
that no tampering be done
with the ‘Shivling’. The
Hindu petitioners will now
approach the apex court.
‘CONSPIRACY TO KILL AND HARM
HINDUS’: COURT ON TAHIR HUSSAIN
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Former
AAP councillor Tahir
Hussain and five others
face trial for murder, at-
tempt to murder, riot-
ing, criminal conspira-
cy and several other
criminal charges in a
case related to the 2020
Delhi riots.
Additional Sessions
Judge Pulastya Pra-
machala ordered the
framing of charges
against Hussain and
Tanvir Malik, Gulfam,
Nazim, Kasim, and
Shah Alam, while hear-
ing a case registered by
Ajay Jha, who was al-
legedly shot at by a mob
near Chand Bagh on
February 25, 2020.
“I find all accused per-
sons liable to be tried for
offences punishable un-
der Sections 120B (crim-
inal conspiracy) read
with Sections 147 (riot-
ing), 148 (rioting, armed
with a deadly weapon),
153A (promoting enmity
between classes), and
302 (murder) of the In-
dian Penal Code,” the
judge said in his order
dated October 13.
The judge further or-
dered framing of charg-
es against all Turn to P2
Ex-AAP councillor
‘liable’ to be tried
for murder, rioting,
attempt to murder
Tahir Hussain in police custody. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi (PTI): Su-
preme Court judge Jus-
tice Hemant Gupta,
who is set to retire on
October 16, said on Fri-
day a judge cannot
make people happy as
“that’s not the role as-
signed to him”.
Justice Gupta was
speaking at a felicita-
tion programme organ-
ised by the Supreme
Court Bar Association
on his last working day
as an apex court judge.
“A judge cannot make
people happy, that’s not
the role assigned to
him. That role is as-
signed to other people
in public life. One can-
not discharge this role
with intention of pleas-
ing people,” he said.
He said he was harsh
and blunt in court, “but
whatever orders were
warranted as per my
understanding were
passed”.
“Most important is
my inner satisfaction
that I have given the
best to the institution. I
have no regrets. I have
tried my best to dis-
charge my duties with
utmost humility and
sincerity, though some-
times I lose my cool. I
cannot stake any claim
to perfection. In my
shortcomings, when I
erred, it’s been uninten-
tional,” he said, adding
“I am retiring with a lot
of contentment.”
Making people happy not job of
judge: Justice Gupta at farewell
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SYL: PUNJAB, HARYANA FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT
Chandigarh: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart
Manohar Lal Khattar failed to reach an agreement on the contentious Sutlej
Yamuna Link canal during a meeting here on Friday. The SYL canal has been
a bone of contention between the two states for several decades. P6
Mumbai: The All-India Senior Selection Committee
has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s
replacement in India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
2022 squad. Shami has reached Australia and will
link up with the squad in Brisbane.
TOUCHED AT
BEING CALLED
DAUGHTER OF
ASSAM: MURMU
Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said
that she was touched at the gesture of Assam CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma calling her a daughter of the
state’ and made her feel at home. Murmu lauded the
Assam govt for its developmental projects. P5
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HIMACHAL TO VOTE ON NOV 12;
NO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GUJ
INDIA TEST FIRES
BALLISTIC MISSILE
FROM SUBMARINE
New Delhi: India’s nuclear-
powered submarine INS
Arihant on Friday carried
out a successful launch
of a submarine-launched
ballistic missile in the Bay
of Bengal with a “very
high accuracy”, defence
ministry said. It said all
operational parameters of
the weapon system have
been validated.
I-T RAIDS PREMISES
OF JD(U) CHIEF
LALAN’S CLOSE AIDE
Patna: The Income Tax
dept on Friday conducted
raids at multiple locations in
Bihar’s Patna, including the
Shivpuri, Patel Nagar, and
Boring Road premises of
builder Gabbu Singh. Builder
Gabbu Singh is a close aide
of the national president of
Janata Dal (United) Rajiv
Ranjan alias Lalan Singh.
Details in this matter are
awaited as the IT raids are
currently underway.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
New Delhi (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh will
go to polls on November
12 to elect its next gov-
ernment and the results
will be declared on De-
cember 8, the Election
Commission of India
(ECI) announced on
Friday
. But it did not an-
nounce the poll sched-
ule for Gujarat citing
past precedents.
At a press conference
here, Chief Election
CommissionerRajivKu-
marsaidthecountingof
votes for Himachal polls
will take place on De-
cember 8 and elaborate
arrangements have
been made to ensure
maximum participation
of voters in the “festival
of democracy”.
In the elections to the
68-member assembly
with over 55 lakh eligi-
ble voters, the BJP will
seek to overturn the
three-decade conven-
tion of no ruling party
returning to power by
defeating the main op-
position Congress in
the hill state.
The Commission re-
frained from announc-
ing the poll schedule for
the Gujarat assembly
which has a tenure till
February 18, 2023.
CEC Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey at the Press Conference organised by the Election Commission of
India for the General Election to Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ECI ON WHY IT DIDN’T ANNOUNCE
GUJARAT ELECTION DATES NOW
CONGRESS WILL RESTORE OLD PENSION SCHEME IF
VOTED TO POWER IN HIMACHAL, SAYS PRIYANKA GANDHI
BJP AND CONGRESS WELCOME ECI
ANNOUNCING HIMACHAL ELECTIONS
New Delhi (Agencies): The Election Commission of India
on Friday skipped Gujarat as it announced poll dates for
Himachal Pradesh, though the schedule for the two states
is traditionally revealed at the same time. Chief Election
Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, fielding questions, said no rules
had been violated. The term of the Gujarat assembly ends
on February 18 and that of Himachal Pradesh, on January 8.
The BJP is in power in both states.
Shimla (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday promised to restore
the old pension scheme for govt employees in Himachal if her party was voted to
power in the Assembly elections. She said this at the ‘Parivartan Pratigya Rally’ held
at Thodo Maidan in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan. She said the decision to restore the
old pension scheme and provide one lakh jobs to unemployed youth would be taken
in the first cabinet meeting if the Congress was voted to power in the state. P5
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress and the BJP on Friday
welcomed the announcement of assembly polls in Himachal
Pradesh and said they are all geared up for the November 12
polling. BJP president JP Nadda appealed to people to elect a
government which contributes to the state’s progress. Congress
in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Shukla said the party will
win the state with a two-thirds majority. “We are confident to
win Himachal with a two-thirds majority. Priyanka Gandhi will be
campaigning for the party across the state,” Shukla said.
There is a gap of 40 days
between the end of the
assemblies of the two states.
According to the rules, it should be at
least 30 days so that one result doesn’t
impact the other. —Rajiv Kumar, CEC
Election is the biggest
celebration of democracy.
It is a medium to keep the
country and the state on the path of
development and good governance.
—JP Nadda, BJP national president
Counting will be held on Dec 8 and
results will be declared on same day
Arrangements are in place to ensure
maximum participation of voters: ECI
Guj will make AAP pay price in polls
for ‘abusing’ PM Modi’s mother: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on
Friday sharpened its at-
tack on the AAP after its
Gujarat chief Gopal Ita-
lia was heard mocking
the PM’s mother in a
video, and said people
of the state will make it
pay for “abusing” her.
An old video of Italia
emerged on Thursday
in which he is mocking
Modi’s mother.
“If you think abusing
the PM’s mother will
help you gain political
popularity in Gujarat,
you are mistaken. And
for that mistake, Guja-
rat and Gujaratis will
make you pay the politi-
cal price in the forth-
coming elections,” Un-
ion minister Smriti Ira-
ni told media on Friday.
Smriti Irani addresses media in
New Delhi, on Friday.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO CHAIR
CSIR SOCIETY MEETING TODAY
PM TO DEDICATE 75 DBUS ACROSS 75
DISTRICTS TO THE NATION ON SUNDAY
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a
meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Society here on Saturday. During a press conference,
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said
this is the third year of the CSIR Society and the meeting
is of special significance as it marks 80 years of the
establishment of the council.
New Delhi: In yet another measure to deepen financial
inclusion, PM Modi will dedicate 75 Digital Banking Units to
the nation on Sunday (Oct 16) via video conferencing. He will
also address the gathering on the occasion. As part of the
Union budget speech for 2022-23, the Finance Minister had
announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in 75 districts of
the country to commemorate the 75 years of independence.
Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone along the
International Border, in Gurdaspur on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BSF shoots down
Pak drone along Int’l
Border in Punjab
Gurdaspur (ANI): Bor-
derSecurityForce(BSF)
troops shot down a
drone that entered India
in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
sectorfromthePakistan
side on the Internation-
al Border in the early
hours of Friday
.
A senior BSF officer
said that the drone was
spotted at 4.35 am by
BSF troops on patrol-
ling duty
. They immedi-
ately opened fire and it
was shot down.
According to the BSF
official,amassivesearch
operation has been
launched in the area to
determine whether the
drone has dropped any
consignmentinthearea.
A search operation is
underway under the su-
pervision of BSF DIG. It
is suspected that the
dronewascarryingacon-
signment from Pakistan.
“Brave jawans of BSF
spotted a drone coming
from Pakistan side. As
soon as it entered India,
jawans fired 17 rounds
of bullets at it. One of
the blades of the drone
was damaged. The en-
tire area is being
searched. The drone
will be analysed,” said
BSF DIG, Gurdaspur,
Prabhakar Joshi.
20% ETHANOL-BLENDED PETROL MAY BE
AVAILABLE FROM DEC OR JAN, SAYS PURI
Jaipur: 20% ethanol-blended petrol is likely to be available in
country from Dec or January, ahead of April 2023 target, Union
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri said here on
Friday. “We are constantly reviewing the ethanol production and
I believe, 20 per cent blended fuel would come in the market in
December or January ahead of April 2023 (target),” he said. P7
‘Daring’ DGP
Lather transfers
149 RPS at his
own level!
JUST 18 DAYS BEFORE
HIS RETIREMENT....
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Has the ‘hon-
our’ of the government
really started falling?
Has the bureaucracy re-
ally started giving a
wide berth to the ‘gov-
ernment’?Notably
,afew
days back Gehlot him-
self had satired and
said,“
Assoonastheelec-
tionsapproach,theoffic-
ers start to listen less.”
And now it is this sat-
ire and apprehension of
Gehlot that came true
on Friday as DGP ML
Lather issued the
transfer list of 149 RPS
officers.
According to sources,
there was no discussion
even at the level of the
Chief Minister, who
happens to be the home
minister as well.
DGP made the final
list at his own level and
issued the same just 18
days before his retire-
ment. Now everyone at
the top level in the gov-
ernment is shocked and
surprised!
NEW CJ: GUV ADMINISTERS OATH
TO JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL
Justice Pankaj Mithal on Friday took oath as the new Chief Justice
of Rajasthan. Justice Mithal was the CJ of the JK and Ladakh High
Court before being transferred to Rajasthan. Governor Kalraj Mishra
administered him oath during a brief ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.
CM Ashok Gehlot, assembly Speaker CP Joshi, leader of Opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria, ministers and judges of the Rajasthan High
Court were present in the programme.

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Chair of Excellence set up in
memory of Lt Gen PS Bhagat
Was first Indian officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross during World War II
New Delhi (PTI):
Army Chief Gen
Manoj Pande on Fri-
day announced setting
up of a ‘Chair of Excel-
lence’ at the United
Service Institution
of India (USI) in mem-
ory of Lt Gen PS Bha-
gat, who was the first
Indian officer to have
won the coveted Victo-
ria Cross during the
World War II.
Gen Pande described
him as a “rare breed”
who epitomised the
highest virtues of
“physical and moral
courage.”
The announcement
was made by him dur-
ing a ceremony held at
the USI campus here, in
the presence of two for-
mer Army chiefs -- Gen
(retd) M M Naravane
and Gen (retd) V P Ma-
lik, and other senior
army officials and
Ashali Varma, daugh-
ter of Lt Gen Bhagat.
USI, a city-based de-
fence think-tank, will
also hold Lt Gen PS
Bhagat memorial lec-
tures, and the first lec-
ture will be delivered by
Gen Malik. Besides, a
publication will also be
brought out by it as part
of the institution of the
Chair of Excellence, a
senior official said.
“Militaries continue
to draw inspiration
from their past, their
heroes find a pride of
place in the annals of
millitary history. And,
much of this is passed
on from one generation
to another. The valour,
inspiring leadership
and professional bril-
liance of our heroes
become benchmarks
that we try to achieve,”
Gen Pande said in his
address at the event.
Bhagat was born in
October 1918, and was
decorated with the Vic-
toria Cross by Viceroy
of India Lord Linlith-
gow in 1941.
Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande with former Indian Army chiefs General VP Malik and General
MM Naravane at the announcement of the establishment of Lieutenant General PS Bhagat Memorial Chair
of Excellence, at United Service Institute of India in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘Conspiracy to kill...
the accused under Sec-
tions 149 (every mem-
ber of unlawful assem-
bly guilty of offence
committed in prosecu-
tion of common object)
and 307 (attempt to mur-
der) of the IPC.
“They are also found
liable to be tried for of-
fences punishable un-
der Sections 147, 148,
307 read with 120B and
149 of the IPC and of-
fences punishable un-
der Section 153A read
with 120B and 149 of the
IPC,” the judge said.
“From the statements
of various witnesses, it
was reflected that all ac-
cused were part of the
mob that continuously
indulged in the firing of
gunshots, pelting of
stones, and petrol
bombs towards Hindus
and houses of Hindus,”
the court said.
“All accused are lia-
ble to be tried for hatch-
ing a criminal conspir-
acy to indulge in riot
and kill Hindus and
harm the properties of
Hindus and consequent
to such conspiracy fir-
ing and causing gun-
shot injury,” it added.
New Delhi (PTI): A
27-year-old woman,
accused in the killing
of Delhi Police Head
Constable Ratan Lal
during the 2020 Delhi
riots, was arrested
from Noida, a senior
officer said on Friday
.
During technical
surveillance, it sur-
faced that the mobile
number of the ac-
cused was not in use,
but on thorough ana-
lysing of the call de-
tails records, one mo-
bile number of her
close relative was
found to be frequent-
ly calling customer
care number of a par-
ticular company situ-
ated in Noida, a sen-
ior police officer said.
On Thursday, a
trap was laid. Around
5.30 pm, the woman,
resident of Subhash
Mohalla, Bhajanpu-
ra, was arrested, Dep-
uty Commissioner of
Police Sanjay Kumar
Sain said.
She confessed to
the crime and dis-
closed that during ri-
ots, she had been ac-
tively involved in pro-
tests against CAA/
NRC, police said. She
fled her house and
had been residing at
different rented ac-
commodations. Dur-
ing this period, she
marriedapersonwho
arranged a job of a
customer care execu-
tiveforherataNoida-
based company
.
ILLUSTRIOUS LIST
FROM PG 1
Woman accused
of killing head
constable nabbed
Gurugram (PTI): Two
days after a mosque was
allegedly ransacked by a
mob,themaincomplain-
ant has asked police not
to act on the FIR as the
Hindu villagers have
given their assurance
that such an incident
willneverhappenagain.
The complainant,
Subedar Najar Moham-
mad, said that the com-
munity does not want
any police action in the
matter, as the villagers
have given the Muslims
in the village their as-
surance that such an
incident will not recur.
The differences be-
tween the two commu-
nities were resolved in
the panchayat on Thurs-
day night, according to
the application Moham-
mad wrote to police.
Inspector Ajay Malik
told PTI that police had
received an application
requesting cancellation
of the FIR against the
accused.
“But the process of
cancellation of the FIR
will be decided only by
the court,” he said. Fri-
day prayers were of-
fered peacefully in the
mosque. However, po-
lice were deployed
around the mosque as
precaution as members
of all four Muslim fami-
lies of the village at-
tended the prayers.
A panchayat meet
was held Thursday
night to restore peace
between Hindus and the
four Muslim families of
the village at the sar-
panch’s office. The meet
lasted for one and a half
hours and concluded
with assurances by the
villagers to the Muslim
families of peace and
brotherhood, police
said. Both communities
said things have gone
back to being as amiable
as they were before, and
there is no issue be-
tween them now.
Complainant wants FIR cancelled
A broken chair at the mosque
GURUGRAM MOSQUE INCIDENT
New Delhi (PTI):
Many former senior bu-
reaucrats and police of-
ficers have written to
Delhi Lt Governor VK
Saxena requesting a
strict legal action
against former Delhi
minister Rajendra Pal
Gautam for ‘patronising
public incitement’
through a religion con-
version event.
The letter comes days
after Gautam resigned
as minister after a con-
troversy broke out over
the event, where hun-
dreds of people purport-
edly renounced Hindu
deities in favour of Bud-
dhism.
Signatories of the let-
ter include bureaucrats
and police officers who
served at top posts such
as chief secretary, addl
chief secretary, DGP,
Commissioner of Police
in different states.
The list also included
names of IFS officers
and secretaries who
served in different min-
istries of the central
government.
In the letter dated Oc-
tober 13, the bureau-
crats said they found
Gautam'spresidingover
the event a grave crimi-
nal misconduct, and
called the event a bra-
zenprovocationthrough
hate speech against Hin-
dus and Hindu deities.
Gautam's conduct is
not only condemnable,
but also criminally cul-
pable as it engenders
animosity, acrimony
among followers of dif-
ferent religions and
weakening India by
causing rifts and cracks
in its unity in the face of
emerging global chal-
lenges,” the letter read. New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The Delhi High
Court has issued no-
tice to the Centre, the
Delhi government, the
Delhi Jal Board and
others on a petition
seeking proper sanita-
tion and waste dispos-
al facilities, besides
better surroundings
for the residents of
Rangpuri area in the
national capital.
The Division Bench
of Chief Justice Satish
Chandra Sharma and
Justice Subramonium
Prasad sought response
from the authorities on
Thursday on a petition
filed by charitable or-
ganisation Sarva Seva
Trust, seeking proper
sewerage facilities, in
addition to construct-
ing public toilets for
the residents of Rang-
puri village.
The petition pointed
out that a certain por-
tion of Rangpuri vil-
lage has no access to
any sanitation or sew-
erage facilities and the
entire sewage and oth-
er wastes generated
from the households
are being directed into
a public well.
Ex-bureaucrats write to LG for
legal action against Gautam
Sewerage facilities: HC
noticetoCentre,Delhigovt
Disclosing rape victim’s identity: Offence by
Rahul Gandhi survives, NCPCR tells HC
Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi BJP leaders and
workers including its
Mahila Morcha activ-
ists staged a protest
outside Aam Aadmi
Party headquarters
here on Friday
, asking
for removal of the
AAP's Gujarat chief
Gopal Italia.
The AAP leaders
have crossed all limits
of decency as was ex-
emplified by Italia
through his abusive
languagetargetingthe
PM Modi, alleged
Leader of Opposition
in Delhi Assembly
Ramvir Singh Bid-
huri.
AAP convener
Arvind Kejriwal
should remove such
leaders from the party
and apologise to the
countrymen for their
foul language, Bid-
huri said.
Delhi BJP vice pres-
idents Virendra Sach-
deva and Rajan Ti-
wari, Mahila Morcha
president Yogita Sin-
gh, incharge of the
Morcha Barkha Singh
and other leaders of
the party participated
in the protest.
Italia was on Thurs-
day detained here for
nearly three hours by
the Delhi Police after
he appeared before the
National Commission
for Women (NCW) in
connectionwithhisal-
leged comments
against Modi amid
protests by AAP mem-
bers outside the wom-
en panel's office.
On Friday, the BJP
sharpened its attack
on the AAP and Kejri-
wal after Italia was
heard purportedly
mocking the PM's
mother in a video, and
saidpeopleof thestate
will make it pay for
abusing her.
BJP leaders protest outside
AAP office against Italia
Gopal Italia
Kejriwal
should re-
move such
leaders from the par-
ty and apologise to
the countrymen for
their foul language.
—Ramvir Singh Bidhuri,
LoP, Delhi Assembly
New Delhi (PTI): The
National Commission
for Protection of Child
Rights (NCPCR) told
Delhi High Court on
Friday in spite of Twit-
ter's claim about taking
down Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi's alleged
tweet revealing the
identity of a minor
Dalit girl, raped and
murdered last year, the
offence of making such
disclosure survives.
A bench of CJ Satish
Chandra Sharma and
Justice Subramonium
Prasad was hearing a
plea seeking registra-
tion of FIR against Gan-
dhi for allegedly reveal-
ing the identity of the
minor victim by pub-
lishing a photograph
with her parents on
Twitter.
Makarand Mhadle-
kar, a social activist, had
moved court last year
claiming that by posting
the photograph with the
parents of the child vic-
tim, Gandhi violated the
Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Chil-
dren) Act, 2015 and Poc-
so Act, 2012, which pro-
hibit the disclosure of
identity of minor vic-
tims of sexual offences.
SenioradvocateSajan
Poovayya, representing
Twitter, submitted on
Friday before the court
that nothing survived
in the petition as the
tweet in question has
been geo-blocked and
is presently not availa-
ble in India.
He also informed that
initially Gandhi's entire
account was suspended
by the social media plat-
form but it was later re-
stored.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. —FILE PHOTO
9-YR-OLD DALIT
New Delhi (ANI): The
Saket District Court
imposed fine of Rs
1,000 on the petitioner
and dismissed a com-
plaint that sought di-
rections to Delhi Police
to investigate against
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal, Cabinet Min-
ister Gopal Rai, MLA
Prakash Jarwal and
others in relation to the
Delhi Assembly Elec-
tions 2020.
The complainant,
Dal Chand Kapil, had
stated that MLA
Prakash Jarwal was
not eligible to contest
the elections from Deo-
li (SC) Assembly con-
stituency-47 which was
reserved for Scheduled
Caste. Arvind Kejriwal
and Gopal Rai made
him the candidate for
the Assembly polls.
Court dismisses plaint of
‘false case certificate’ of
AAP candidate in polls
Complainant had
stated that MLA
Jarwal could not
contest seat
reserved for SC
She confessed
that she had
been actively
involved in
protests
against CAA,
police say
DELHI RIOTS

New Delhi (PTI): Ac-
tivists, lawyers and aca-
demics welcomed for-
mer Delhi University
professor GN Saibaba's
acquittal in a Maoist
link case and rued that
the wheelchair-bound
human rights defender
had to endure the tor-
ture of being in jail
since 2014.
Welcoming his re-
lease, academician
Ashok Swain tweeted,
He was jailed almost
as long (Narendra)
Modi has been prime
minister.
Activist and CPI(ML)
member Kavita
Krishnan congratulat-
ed Saibaba's wife Vas-
antha and his lawyers
for winning his ac-
quittal.
This disabled hu-
man rights defender
proved innocent now
had to suffer what
amounts to torture in
prison for so long, dam-
aging his health.
Shame, she tweeted.
Supreme Court law-
yer and activist Indira
Jaising took to Twitter
to congratulate the le-
gal team of Saibaba
and expressed her
heartfelt tribute to
Pandu Narote, his (Sai-
baba's) co-accused who
died in prison.
Arman Ali, execu-
tive director, National
Centre for Promotion
of Employment for Dis-
abled People, said, It's
a very good order.
We were all sad-
dened and alarmed by
the treatment he was
meted by being kept in
a solitary cell. Being a
person with a disability
,
he has the right to cer-
tain accommodations
even in prison, he said.
National Platform for
the Rights of the Disa-
bled (NPRD) said as it
has been consistently
raising the issue of
non-provision of rea-
sonable accommoda-
tion as well as several
rights to a prisoner
with a disability as
mandated by various
laws both national and
international cove-
nants and rules.
CAPITOL
03
Anjali Pillay
New Delhi: As the city
gears up to celebrate Di-
wali, the Delhi Fire Ser-
vices is putting in place
elaborate plans to en-
sure a trouble-free “fes-
tival of lights”.
From cancelling
leaves of staff to deploy-
ing fire-fighting equip-
ment at 30 spots across
the city, the fire depart-
ment on Friday said it
was “fully prepared” to
tackle any fire-related
emergencies.
Despite a complete
ban on crackers, the de-
partment had received
over 152 fire-related
calls on Diwali in 2021.
The number was, how-
ever, 25 per cent lower
from 2020 and the low-
est in 15 years, fire offi-
cials said.
This year, around
2,900 fire-fighters will be
on duty to tackle emer-
gencies.
As per the arrange-
ments, the fire depart-
mentwilldeployawater
tender each at 22 busy
locations from 5 pm to
midnight on October 23
and 24. These spots have
been selected based on
an analysis of yearly
fire-related calls during
Diwali so that a water
tender can quickly
reach any location in
case of a fire and check
its spread, a senior fire
official said.
Besides water ten-
ders, motorcycles fitted
with fire-fighting equip-
ment will be deployed at
five other locations with
narrow and congested
lanes. The department
will deploy other vehi-
cles fitted with fire-
fighting equipment at
spotssuchasConnaught
Circus, Geeta Colony
and J Road. —PTI
Delhi Fire Services ‘fully prepared’ for Diwali
SAFETY FIRST
lll
A water tender
each will be
deployed at 22
locations from 5
pm to midnight
on Oct 23 and
24. Bikes fitted
with fire-fighting
equipment will
be deployed at 5
other locations
LEAVES CANCELLED
—REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE
ACTIVISTS, LAWYERS WELCOME RELEASE OF EX-DU PROF
Saibaba’s 8-year judicial custody ‘torture’
Saibaba seen in a March 8, 2017 file photo.
Saloni Bhatia
New Delhi: The last
eight years have been
the longest time we
have stayed apart but
I was sure that he
would be acquitted
one day, former Del-
hi University profes-
sor GN Saibaba's wife
A S Vasantha Kumari
said on Friday
.
Sai and I are
childhood friends.
But in the last eight
years, we were sepa-
rated. This is the
longest we have
stayed apart, Vasn-
tha Kumari said.
Saibaba, who was
serving as an assis-
tant professor of Eng-
lish in DU’s Ram Lal
Anand College, was
also terminated from
service by the college
in March last year.
He was suspended
after his arrest by
Maharashtra Police
in 2014. Saibaba's
wife and daughter
were receiving half
the amount of his
salary since his ar-
rest but then, his ser-
vice was terminated
last year.
Asked how they
coped with his ab-
sence, Vasantha Ku-
marisaid,Therewas
a lot of struggle and
patience in last eight
years. It was difficult
for Sai also since his
health deteriorated
and he lost his job.
However, she said,
We had faith that he
would be acquitted
because he did not do
anything wrong.
There was no crime
and no evidence. I am
thankful to the judi-
ciary and all those
who supported us. He
is an intellectual and
a professor who only
knows how to read
and pen his thoughts.
He can only teach. It
was a false case in
which he was in jail,
Vasantha Kumari
said. —PTI
HAD FAITH HE WOULD BE ACQUITTED,
THANKFUL TO JUDICIARY: WIFE
In this April 7, 2016 file photo, GN Saibaba is seen with his
wife Vasantha Kumari outside the Nagpur Central Jail.
SC TO HEAR CHALLENGE TODAY
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on
Saturday the Maharashtra government’s plea to stay
the Bombay High Court’s acquittal of GN Saibaba,
after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s forceful pitch
that the acquittal was not justifiable under the anti-
terror law UAPA. On Friday evening, the Supreme
Court website said the matter was listed for hearing
on Saturday, usually a holiday at the top court, at
11am by a bench of justices MR Shah and Bela M
Trivedi. Mehta said the offence committed by
Saibaba was “against the nation”. He said, “We have
not lost on merit but for want of sanction. The
matter will become infructuous as they will be
released from jail, if not (the case is) urgently listed.”
SAIBABA CASE: TIMELINE
Delhi government has
made grand prepara-
tions for Chhath Puja at
1,100 sites and allocated
Rs 25 crore for the festi-
val, Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal said on
Friday
.
Chhath will be cele-
brated on October 30
and 31. Kejriwal said
Chhath would be cele-
brated on a grand scale
after people were stuck
at home for two years
due to Covid.
For the last two
years, the festivities
were affected due to the
pandemic, he said.
The CM also said,
The intensity of the
infection may have re-
duced but the infection
is still there. Please fol-
low Covid-appropriate
behaviour and wear a
mask. Fines might
have gone but please
follow the rules, Kejri-
wal said.
During a digital me-
dia briefing, Kejriwal
said,Before we came to
power, the government
would allocate Rs 2.5
crore for making prepa-
rations at 69 sites but
now, the budget has
grown to 25 crore and
sites to 1,100.”
The CM said his gov-
ernment had set up
tents, chairs, wash-
rooms, ambulances,
first-aid and power
backup, at the puja sites.
He said Delhi Police
was supporting the se-
curity aspect and CCTV
cameras would be in-
stalled at various loca-
tions.
New Delhi (PTI): Ex-
minister Rajendra Pal
Gautam on Friday took
out a march with sup-
porters from Raj Niwas
to Dr Ambedkar Nation-
al Memorial here and
pledgedtofightcasteism
and untouchability
.
Hundreds of support-
ers shouted ‘Jai Bheem,
Jai Bheem’ as they
marched on.
Gautam, who recent-
ly resigned after he got
into a controversy over
a religion conversion
event which he presid-
ed over, said that the
caste-based violence
must be stopped in the
country
.
Kejriwal ensures grand
Chhath with `25-cr grant
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal digitally addresses media regarding
the celebrations of ‘Chhath’ festival in New Delhi on Friday.
Rajendra Pal Gautam addresses at Dr BR Ambedkar National
Memorial on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
smog tower at Con-
naught Place here has a
noticeable impact on air
pollution up to a dis-
tance of 300 metres,
Delhi Environment
Minister Gopal Rai said
on Friday
.
Within a radius of 50
metres, the giant air pu-
rifier is able to cut down
air pollution by 70 to 80
per cent. It reduces pol-
lution levels by 15 to 20
per cent beyond 300 me-
tres, he told reporters.
CM Kejriwal inaugu-
rated the over 24-metre-
high smog tower on Au-
gust 23 last year.
Smog tower at
CP has noticeable
impact:Gopal Rai
Vehicles ply on
Delhi-Gurugram
Expressway amid
early morning fog
in Gurugram on
Friday. Air quality
is likely to worsen
to ‘poor’ in the
next few days, the
IMD said.
NCR’S
YEARLY
BANE
New Delhi (PTI): A
29-year-old man was ar-
rested for allegedly car-
rying firecrackers with
an intention to sell
them despite a ban on
its sale and use, police
said on Friday
.
During patrolling in
Sadar Bazar area’s Teli-
wara Chowk on Thurs-
day night, police no-
ticed a man holding
plastic bags. Upon
checking the bags, they
found firecrackers in-
side the bags, Deputy
Commissioner of Po-
lice (north) Sagar Singh
Kalsi said.
On weighing, the
firecrackers were
found to be around 103
kg and Mohammad
Mashrul was arrested,
police said.
Mashrul, a resident
of Bihar’s Khagariya,
revealed he had rented
a godown in Sadar
Bazar’s Gandhi Market
about a week ago, the
DCP said.
Man held for carrying
over 100-kg crackers
Gautam leads march against untouchability
August 22, 2013: Accused
persons - Mahesh Tirki,
Pandy Narote and Hem
Mishra - apprehended
after being under surveil-
lance in Naxal-affected
areas of Gadchiroli district
in Maharashtra. First
information report (FIR)
registered by police.
September 2, 2013: Two
more accused - Vijay Tirki
and Prashant Sanglikar -
arrested by police.
September 4, 2013:
Warrant sought by police
from Magistrate court to
conduct a search at the
house of G N Saibaba,
pursuant to revelations
made by accused Mishra
and Sanglikar during inter-
rogation.
September 7, 2013:
Search warrant issued by
Magistrate court.
September 9, 2013:
Police conduct a search
at Saibaba’s residence
in Delhi.
February, 15, 2014:
Sanction to prosecute
the five arrested accused
under the provisions of
the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act (UAPA)
granted by the sanctioning
authority.
February 16, 2014:
Final report/charge-sheet
submitted by police before
Magistrate court.
February 26, 2014: Mag-
istrate court commits the
case to sessions court, as
offences are sessions triable.
February 26, 2014:
Police obtain an arrest
warrant to arrest Saibaba,
but fail to arrest “due to
sympathisers”.
May 9, 2014: Saibaba
arrested and produced be-
fore court that remanded
him to judicial custody.
February 21, 2015:
Sessions court frames
charges against all six
accused. All accused
pleaded not guilty.
April 6, 2015: Sanction
to prosecute Saibaba
under UAPA granted by
sanctioning authority.
October 31, 2015: Sup-
plementary charge-sheet
filed by police.
December 14, 2015: Ses-
sions court orders joint
trial in both cases (Sai-
baba and five accused).
Trial begins.
March 3, 2017: Sessions
court at Gadchiroli in
Maharashtra convicts
Saibaba and five others
under UAPA and IPC.
Saibaba and four others
sentenced to life impris-
onment; one imprisoned
to ten years in jail.
March 29, 2017: Saibaba
and others file appeal
against conviction and
the sentence in Nagpur
bench of the Bombay
High Court.
October 14, 2022: Nagpur
bench of the Bombay HC
acquits Saibaba and five
other convicts in the case.

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
As a man casts off worn-out
garments and puts on
others that are new, so does
the soul cast off its worn-out
bodies and enter into others
that are new.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
‘Make In India’ record-breaker. $1
billion mobile phone exports in
September. Big success for Govt’s
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
that is scaling production jobs
and transforming India into a global
manufacturing hub.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Visited the Bharati School of
Telecommunication Technology
Management at @iitdelhi. The
institute is a part of the multi-institute
collaborative #5G testbed project led
by @iitmadras. #5G with plethora of
use cases across sectors will be a
force-multiplier for our economy.
TOP TWEETS
A SHORT RESPITE
FROM SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION IN
GYANVAPI CASE
he district court in
Varanasihasrejected
a plea by four Hindu
parties for carbon
dating of the pur-
ported Shivling in the Gyanvapi
mosque premises. The demand
forascientifictestbytheArchae-
ological Survey of India, as was
done in the case of Ayodhya, was
to confirm whether it was a Shiv-
ling or a fountain as was claimed
by the Muslim side. The order
has given the contentious issue a
rest, at least for the time being.
The district judge dismissed the
plea on the ground that the place
was sealed on the orders of the
Supreme Court and any scien-
tific investigation would inter-
fere with the SC order.
The district judge’s order does
not mean that the issue has been
resolved. All eyes will be on the
apex court whenever it decides to
take up the case. Also pending be-
fore SC is the Places of Worship
(Special Provision) Act of 1991
which, the Hindus claim violates
the principles of natural justice.
T
he Election Com-
mission of India
has once again
held back the an-
nouncement of
poll dates for Gujarat Assem-
bly
. While the EC gave details
of the poll schedule for
HimachalPradesh,itsaidthat
the dates for Gujarat after 40
days. In 2017 also the Election
Commissionwasscheduledto
announce poll dates for Guja-
rat and Himachal Pradesh on
October 12 but only an-
nounced the schedule for
Himachal Pradesh. Election
CommissionerOPRawatthen
defended the decision in a me-
dia interview saying that “the
model code of conduct would
disrupt flood relief opera-
tions”. Commenting on the
poll panel’s decision, senior
Congress leader P. Chidam-
baram had tweeted, “EC will
be recalled from its extended
holiday after Gujarat Govt.
has announced all conces-
sions and freebies.”
The de- linking of elections
in Himachal and Gujarat is
surprising as there is little
doubt about the BJP’s victory
in Gujarat. The ruling party
probablyneededmoretimefor
campaigning to ensure that it
won a three-fourths majority
.
In 2017 the party formed the
government in Gujarat for the
sixth consecutive time with 99
seats and 49.1 percent votes.
BJP’s main rival won 77 seats
with 41.4 percent votes, an in-
crease of 2.5 percent. Poll sce-
nario in Gujarat has changed
drastically with the Congress
staying away from campaign-
ing in the state. Having virtu-
ally conceded the match Its
focus is more on Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo march.
The Aam Aadmi Party is
eyeing the space being creat-
ed by the Congress. Arvind
Kejriwal and his team are go-
ing full throttle to take on the
ruling party they are banking
mainly on its Delhi model.
NO POLL DATES
YET FOR GUJARAT
The de- linking of
elections in Himachal and
Gujarat is surprising as
there is little doubt about
the BJP’s victory in
Gujarat. The ruling party
probably needed more
time for campaigning to
ensure that it won a
three-fourths majority
T
amajwadi Party (SP) founder
Mulayam Singh Yadav, who
was theleader of politicalma-
neuvers and the axis of the
politics of the opposition for
decades, never got away from
the political spectrum. Mu-
layam Singh Yadav, who was
onceamasterof thewrestling
arena, later proved to be a
master wrestler of the politi-
cal arena as well. He breathed
his last on Monday (October
10)atMedantaHospitalinGu-
rugram. Mulayam Singh,
popularly known as Netaji
among supporters, remained
activeinpoliticsfornearlysix
decades, and if he got famous
during this journey, he also
faced failure. But nothing
could affect his popularity
.
Early days and struggle
Born on November 22, 1939, in
a family of farmers in Saifai
village of Etawah district of
Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam was
active in student politics dur-
ing his early days. He taught
for some time in an inter-col-
lege after earning a degree in
PoliticalScience.Hewaselect-
ed MLA from Jaswant Nagar
seat for the first time in the
year1967.Hestronglyopposed
the declaration of emergency
in the country by the then In-
dira Gandhi government in
the year 1975. After the Emer-
gency ended in 1977, he be-
came the president of the Ut-
tar Pradesh unit of the Lok
Dal. Mulayam, who had an
unmatchedabilitytoknowthe
pulseof politics,waselectedto
the UP Legislative Council in
the year 1982 and during this
time, he was also the LoP in
the Upper House till 1985.
Was Defense Minister,
but UP remained his
political arena
He also created the most
prominent political clan of
the state. He was a 10-time
MLA and was also elected MP
for seven terms. At one time
he was also seen as a contend-
er for the post of PM. He was
a national leader for decades
but UP was mostly his politi-
cal arena. Influenced by so-
cialist leader Ram Manohar
Lohia, he started his political
journey in Uttar Pradesh and
became the CM of the state
thrice. Even after the Sama-
jwadi Party’s reins came into
the hands of Akhilesh Yadav
in the year 2017, Mulayam
Singh Yadav remained Netaji
for the party supporters and
his presence on the stage gave
hope to keep the Samajwadi
clan connected.
Mulayam specialized in
‘manipulative’ politics
Socialist Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav always kept the political
possibilitiesopenandhewasa
politician who used every op-
portunity
. Yadav, who was also
considered an expert in the
politics of manipulation, was
associated with many parties
from time to time.
When SP leader was called
‘Mullah Mulayam’
He became the Chief Minis-
ter of UP for the first time in
the year 1989. During this,
the Ram Janmabhoomi
movement gained momen-
tum while bringing the poli-
tics of the country and the
state under its influence. A
gathering of kar sevaks took
place in Ayodhya and on Oc-
tober 30, 1990, the police
opened fire, in which five kar
sevaks were killed. After this
incident, the then CM Mu-
layam Singh Yadav came un-
der the target of BJP and
other Hindutva organiza-
tions, and he was even called
‘Mullah Mulayam’.
Joining hands with
arch-rival BSP
In November 1993, Mulayam
Singh Yadav once again be-
came the CM of the state with
BSP’s support, but later his
government fell due to with-
drawal of support. After that
Yadav turned to national poli-
ticsandwontheLS polls from
Mainpuri in 1996. Mulayam
also briefly appeared as a
prime ministerial candidate
during the opposition parties’
attempts to create a non-BJP
alternative to the Congress.
However, he was made the De-
fence Minister in the United
Front government headed by
HD Deve Gowda. Sukhoi fight-
er aircraft deal with Russia
was also done during his ten-
ure. Later, Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav once again turned to poli-
tics of UP became CM for
the third time in the year 2003.
Mulayam was engaged
in uniting the family
till the last moment
Intheyear2016,thesplitstart-
ed in the Yadav family
. The
war of supremacy started be-
tweenthethenChief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle
Shivpal Singh Yadav and on
January 1, 2017, in the party’s
emergency national conven-
tion, Mulayam Singh was re-
placed by his son Akhilesh
Yadav as the party president.
However,MulayamSinghwas
made the patron of the party
.
Shivpal formed his own party
intheyear2018inthenameof
‘Pragatisheel Samajwadi Par-
ty’ after not getting proper
‘respect’ in the party
. During
this, Mulayam kept trying his
best to unite his clan.
Mulayam had
revolutionary qualities
since childhood
To know about the title
‘Dhartiputra’ (son of the soil)
given to Mulayam Singh, it is
necessary to throw light on
his political life. Mulayam
Singh Yadav, who was born
before independence, had the
quality of revolutionary
since childhood and this is
confirmed by the fact that he
had joined the rally against
the then Congress govern-
ment at the age of just 14.
7 times MLA from the
seat gifted by Guru
MulayamSingh’sfatherwant-
ed his son to become a wres-
tler but his luck didn’t want to
limithimtowrestling.In1962,
when Mulayam Singh had ar-
rived to participate in a wres-
tling competition. Mulayam’s
wrestling skills impressed
Chaudhary Nathu Singh Ya-
dav, who was present there,
and after which Nathu Singh
took Mulayam with him.
Nathu Singh had not only
made him meet Ram Mano-
har Lohia but also gave the
Jaswantnagar seat of UP to
his disciple as a gift and he
was asked to contest from
there in 1967. Nathu Singh
wasamemberof PrajaSocial-
ist Party
. Mulayam lived up to
his guru’s expectations and
won the election. Later, he
clinched the assembly polls
from this seat seven times.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
DHARTIPUTRA TO MULLAH MULAYAM
DECODING NETAJI’S JOURNEY
OF SAMAJWAD POWER
S
MOHD FAHAD
The writer is National Editor
at NewsBytes, and alumnus of
AJKMCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia
He started his political
journey in Uttar Pradesh
and became the Chief
Minister of the state thrice.
Even after the Samajwadi
Party’s reins came into the
hands of Akhilesh Yadav in
2017, Mulayam Singh
Yadav remained Netaji for
the party supporters and his
presence on the stage gave
hope to keep the Samajwadi
clan connected
After entering politics,
Mulayam Singh Yadav
focused on removing
social evils. Under this
effort, he had given a feast at
home to Valmiki Dalits at his
younger brother’s wedding in
Saifai. He also worked for the
backward SCs. Due to
becoming the voice of the
weaker sections of the
society, he came to be known
as ‘Dhartiputra’

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INDIA
05
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: There are a
total of seven ministers
including Chief Minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal in
the government of the
national capital Delhi.
One of these ministers,
Satyendra Jain, is
lodged in jail and the
other minister, Rajen-
dra Pal Gautam, has re-
signed. CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal himself has not
kept any ministry with
him. So, effectively,
there are only four min-
isters in the Delhi govt
right now. These four
ministers have all the
portfolios. Delhi’s Depu-
ty Chief Minister Man-
ish Sisodia officially
has 18 ministries, which
include all the big min-
istries like Home, Fi-
nance, Education, Pow-
er, Water, Urban Devel-
opment. Apart from
this, it has also been
written on the website
of Delhi Government
that all the depts which
have not been given to
any other minister are
also with Sisodia.
Recently, when Saty-
endra Jain was arrested
and was lodged in jail,
almost all his ministries
were given to Sisodia.
Now that Rajendra Pal
Gautam has resigned,
his ministries have also
been divided among the
remaining four minis-
ters. Then the question
is, will Arvind Kejriwal
expand his govt now?
Or will wait for Sisodia
to go to jail too? He him-
self has said many
times that Sisodia can
be arrested in the case
of liquor policy. How-
ever, informed sources
say that he will keep
Satyendra Jain as the
minister. A Dalit leader
can be made a minister
in place of Rajendra Pal
Gautam. In this con-
text, the name of Man-
golpuri MLA Rakhi
Birla, who is currently
the deputy Speaker, is
in the running. Apart
from this, names of
Karol Bagh MLA
Vishesh Ravi and Kon-
dli MLA Kuldeep Ku-
mar are also doing the
rounds.
Will Arvind Kejriwal expand his cabinet?
EXPANDING BASE
Priyanka promises to restore
old pension scheme in Himachal
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
gress leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Fri-
day promised to re-
store the old pension
scheme for govern-
ment employees in
Himachal Pradesh if
her party was voted to
power in the Assembly
elections.
AICC general secre-
tary Vadra said this at
the ‘Parivartan Prati-
gya Rally’ held at Tho-
do Maidan in Himachal
Pradesh’s Solan.
She said the decision
to restore the old pen-
sion scheme and pro-
vide one lakh jobs to
unemployed youth
would be taken in the
first cabinet meeting if
the Congress was voted
to power in the state.
Earlier, Gandhi paid
obeisance at the Maa
Shoolini Temple in
Solan before formally
launching the Con-
gress’ election cam-
paign in the hill state.
She also released the
party’s election theme
song on the occasion.
PM MODI WILL HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT: RAHUL GANDHI
New Delhi (PTI): Former Congress
president Rahul Gandhi on Friday sought
to know from Prime Minister Narendra
Modi why inflation and unemployment
were at a high and said the government
will have to answer these questions.
“Why is inflation at a 35-year HIGH?
Why is unemployment at a 45-year
HIGH? Why are ‘Parathas’ being taxed at
18% GST? Why are farm tractors being
taxed at 12% GST? “Bharat Jodo Yatra
will keep asking you these questions and
more, Prime Minister. You will have to
answer,” Gandhi said on Twitter.
Priyanka Gandhi addresses ‘Parivartan Pratigya Rally’, in Solan on Friday.
THAROOR IMRESSED
BY WELCOME IN
MADHYA PRADESH
Bhopal: Lok Sabha MP
and Congress presidential
poll candidate Shashi
Tharoor on Friday said
he was gladdened by the
reception he has got from
party workers in MP and
admitted he did not get
this kind of welcome in
some states. Tharoor is
contesting against veteran
colleague Mallikarjun
Kharge for the polls to the
party’s highest post.
TEWARI ON KHARGE:
CONG NEEDS A ‘SAFE
PAIR OF HANDS’
New Delhi: Congress
leader Manish Tewari on
Thursday said that the
party needs a “safe pair of
hands” and a “composed
personality” in the form
of Mallikarjun Kharge who
can provide “stability” to
the party as the president.
He extended support to
Kharge’s candidature for
the top post in the party.
‘Are we forcing our
daughters?’asksOwaisi
New Delhi: Reacting to
the split verdict given by
the SC on petitions chal-
lenging the Karnataka
hijab ban, AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi has
slammed the Centre for
‘’forcing the Muslim
girls to remove their hi-
jab.’’Reactingtothesplit
verdict given by the top
court on the hijab ban,
Owaisi said, “if Muslim
women want to cover
their heads, it does not
mean, they are covering
their intellect.”
He further alleged,
“They say that Muslims
are forcing little chil-
dren to wear hijab. Are
we really forcing our
girls?” The AIMIM lead-
er went on to say, “Let
our daughters wear hi-
jab, you wear your bi-
kini if you like…”
During his interac-
tion with a gathering at
the Golconda Fort, he
also sought to question
whether hijab shows the
‘backwardness’ of Mus-
lims and whether Mus-
lim women are not con-
tributing to the develop-
ment of the country
.
“If you come to Hy-
derabad, you will see the
most notorious drivers
are our sisters. Don’t
even put your vehicle
behind them. No, this is
from my personal expe-
rience. I tell my driver to
be careful. Sit behind
them on the motorcycle
wearing a helmet and
then you will under-
stand whether they are
being forced,” Owaisi
said in his speech.
Referring to the Kar-
nataka hijab ban row,
Owaisi said, “When a
Hindu, a Sikh and a
Christian student is al-
lowed to enter the class-
room with their reli-
gious clothing and a
Muslim is stopped, what
do they think of the
Muslim student? Obvi-
ously, they will think
Muslims are below us.”
Amid the raging hi-
jab row, Owaisi said that
“One day, a girl wearing
a hijab will be the PM of
India. It is my dream”.
Union govt
upgrades
Assam CM’s
security to Z+
Assam (ANI): The Cen-
tral Reserve Police
Force (CRPF), which is
currently providing
Sarma ‘Z’ category se-
curity, will now facili-
tate him with ‘Z+’ cate-
gory security
.
Sources said that the
move comes after the
security arrangement
for Sarma was reviewed
intheMinistryof Home
Affairs (MHA) in con-
sultation with the Cen-
tral Security Agency
and it has been decided
to upgrade his present
‘Z’ category CRPF secu-
rity cover in North-
Eastern region to ‘Z+’
category CRPF security
cover on all India basis.
The MHA has re-
quested the CRPF to
provide ‘Z+’ category
security cover to Sarma
on all India basis, said
the sources.
CJI UU LALIT RECUSES TO HEAR BS
YEDIYURAPPA’S PLEA IN LAND CASE
SUPREME COURT REJECTS URGENT HEARING
OF PLEAS OVER POLITICAL FREEBIES
New Delhi: CJI UU Lalit on Friday recused from hearing
former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa’s plea challenging
Karnataka HC order restoring the criminal complaint against
him in alleged forgery of documents over the withdrawal of
approval for a parcel of land in the state. CJI Lalit directed
to list the matter after Diwali before an appropriate bench
of the SCin which he is not a member. The SC was hearing
Yediyurappa’s plea challenging the Karnataka HC order dated
January 5, 2021 whereby the HC has restored a criminal
complaint against B S Yediyurappa, former minister for
industries Murugesh R Nirani and one more accused.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that there
was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies
promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
The petition seeking an urgent hearing of the plea was
mentioned for urgent hearing before the Supreme Court
today. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay mentioned the matter
before a bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justices
Hemant Gupta saying elections are to be announced in
Gujarat and parties are making irresponsible promises. CJI
Lalit then said there is no urgent hearing and asked to send
the files of the case to his chamber.
IN THE COURTYARD
SC DISMISSES
APPEALS FILED BY
WHATSAPP-META
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Friday upheld
the Delhi High Court
order, which dismissed
the appeals filed by
WhatsApp and Facebook
(now Meta) challenging
a single judge bench
order refusing to stay the
Competition Commission
of India’s (CCI) probe
into alleged abuse of
dominant position
practices by WhatsApp in
connection with its 2021
privacy policy.
NO DIVORCE UNDER
ARTICLE 142 IF ONE
SIDE UNWILLING: SC
New Delhi: The SC has
said that it would not
use its power under
Article 142 to annul a
marriage, when the wife
is willing to give the
marriage one more “try”,
however the husband
claimed an irretrievable
breakdown of marriage.
A bench was informed
that the couple stayed
together only for 40
days and they have been
living separately for
almost two years now.
When a Hindu, a Sikh and a Christian student
is allowed to enter the classroom with their
religious clothing and a Muslim is stopped,
what do they think of the Muslim student? Obviously,
they think Muslims are below them.
—Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief
FIRE SHOW
An explosive blast, part of rehearsals ahead of Defence Expo, in Ahmedabad on Friday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Guwahati (ANI):
Droupadi Murmu, the
President of India, who
is on a two-day tour to
Assam visited the shak-
tipeeth Kamakhya Tem-
ple in Guwahati this
morning. This is her
maiden visit to the state
since assuming office.
She prayed at the tem-
ple and sought blessings
for the well-being and
welfare of everyone. As-
sam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
and Governor Jagdish
Mukhi accompanied
President Murmu to the
temple situated atop
Nilachal Hills.
“Honoured to accom-
pany Hon’ble President
Smt Droupadi Murmj
ji, who is on a 2-day vis-
it to Assam, to the Kam-
akhya Temple along
with Hon’ble Governor
Prof Jagdish Mukhi.
We sought blessings
from Maa Kamakhya
and prayed for the well-
being and welfare of
everyone,” Assam
Chief Minister Himan-
ta Biswa Sarma tweeted
after the temple visit.
President Droupadi Murmu with her daughter Itishri Murmu
offering prayers at Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati on Friday.
President visits Kamakhya Shaktipeeth
Assam CM Guv accompanied
President Murmu to the temple
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
Nuclear sub INS Arihant
test fires ballistic missile
New Delhi: India’s
strategic strike subma-
rine INS Arihant car-
ried out successful
launch of a ballistic
missile on Friday, the
defence ministry said.
The missile was test-
ed to a predetermined
range and it impacted
the target area in the
Bay of Bengal. “The
successful user train-
ing launch of the SLBM
(submarine launched
ballistic missile) by INS
Arihant is significant to
prove crew competency
and validate the SSBN
programme, a key ele-
ment of India’s nuclear
deterrence capability,”
the ministry said.
“A robust, survivable
and assured retaliatory
capability is in keeping
with India’s policy to
have ‘credible mini-
mum deterrence’ that
underpins its ‘No First
Use’ commitment,” it
said in a statement.
IT conducts raid at premises of
JD(U) chief’s close aide in Patna
Patna (ANI): The In-
come Tax (IT) depart-
ment on Friday con-
ducted raids at multiple
locations in Bihar’s
Patna, including the
Shivpuri, Patel Nagar,
and Boring Road prem-
ises of builder Gabbu
Singh.
Builder Gabbu Singh
is a close aide of the na-
tional president of Ja-
nata Dal (United) Rajiv
Ranjan alias Lalan Sin-
gh. Details in this mat-
ter are awaited as the IT
raids are currently un-
derway
.
The development has
come months after JDU
chief Nitish Kumar
broke the party’s alli-
ance with Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party and joined
hands with the opposi-
tion to form a “Maha-
gathbandhan” alliance
in the state and took
oath as Bihar CM for the
eighth time.
It was in 2020 when
the BJP-JDU won the
election in alliance with
each other in Bihar and
Nitish Kumar was made
the chief minister de-
spite BJP being the sin-
gle largest party
.
Lalan Singh

INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The way
the central agencies
are laying siege to the
Soren family in
Jharkhand, similarly,
Lalu Prasad’s family is
being laid siege upon in
Bihar. Lalu Prasad’s
troubles in the fodder
scam seemed to be end-
ing, so now the entire
family has been entan-
gled in the alleged scam
of job for land. The dis-
proportionate assets
case is also pending
against almost all the
members of the family.
The latest case is of
land for job, which is
from the time when
Lalu Prasad was Rail-
way Minister i.e. before
2009. Central agencies
have started action in
this matter after a dec-
ade and a half.
The CBI had regis-
tered a case in May this
year in the case of giv-
ing jobs in lieu of land.
Since then, the names
of about one and a half
dozen people have
come in it.
Along with many
railway officials, the
names of Lalu Prasad,
Rabri Devi, Misa Bhar-
ti and Hima Yadav are
also in it. Bhola Yadav,
who was a close aide of
Lalu Prasad in the
same case, has been ar-
rested and the CBI is
interrogating Tejashwi
Yadav’s close aide San-
jay Yadav. The sword is
also hanging over
Tejashwi Yadav in a
case of IRCTC, a rail-
way related company.
If the agency has ar-
rested one accused in
this case, then natural-
ly the sword of arrest is
hanging on the rest of
the accused as well.
Is Lalu’s family being surrounded by agencies?
WATCHFUL EYES
Yogi visits flood-hit villages,
says ready to serve public
Maharajganj (ANI):
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Friday visited
the flood-affected vil-
lages of Maharajganj
andGorakhpurdistricts
and distributed relief
materials to the floods
victims.
He also conducted an
aerial survey of flood-
affected areas. CM Yogi
said that the adminis-
tration has been in-
structed to distribute
relief materials to the
flood-affected families
on a war footing so that
no one has to suffer. The
officials have been di-
rected to immediately
provide compensation
of Rs 4 lakh to the fami-
lies of the flood victims.
“For the first time in
October, we all have to
face the tragedy of un-
timelyfloods.Facingthe
challenge of disaster
firmly
,thedoubleengine
government of the Cen-
tre and the state is en-
gaged in the service of
thepeople,”hesaid.Yogi
further said that all the
possible help is being
provided to every flood-
affected person and en-
sured no shortages of
any kind.
He also met flood-af-
fected victims in Maha-
rajganj and Sahjanwa
and distributed flood-
relief material among
them. CM reviewed the
situation arising out of
incessant rainfall in the
state in the last few
days. The Chief Minis-
ter has directed the
Group of Ministers to
immediately visit the
districts under their
charge and extend their
cooperation in relief
and rescue works to the
flood-affected parts of
the state.
In a high-level meet-
ing chaired by CM Yogi,
instructions were is-
sued to expedite the re-
lief and rehabilitation
work in all the districts
affected by heavy rains.
CM Yogi also ordered to
keep the District Con-
trol Room functional
24x7 under the leader-
ship of Joint Magistrate
level officers.
Administration instructed to distribute relief materials to the flood-affected families
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath distributes relief material to the flood-affected people, in Gorakhpur.
‘GOVT NOT RUNNING ZOMATO, COLLECT YOUR RELIEF
MATERIALS’: AMBEDKAR NAGAR DM TO FLOOD-HIT PEOPLE
Ambedkar Nagar (ANI):
At a time when Uttar
Pradesh is reeling under
a flood situation, its
Ambedkar Nagar District
Magistrate’s (DM) video
with local people went
viral where the official
is heard saying that
the government is not
running “Zomato” to
provide door-to-door
service or relief materials
to people in the flood-hit
areas. “...If you need,
you will be provided with
chlorine tablets, and a
doctor will come to see
when one falls sick, this
is the reason why flood
posts are established,”
the DM said.
Expert committee
holds first meeting
first meeting of the
four-membered com-
mittee to examine the
World Health Organisa-
tion’s report regarding
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd was held on
Thursday
.
The committee com-
prises of technical ex-
perts Dr YK Gupta, Vice
Chairperson of the
Standing National Com-
mittee on Medicines
(chair), Dr Pragya Ya-
dav, Indian Council of
Medical Research- Na-
tional Institute of Virol-
ogy (ICMR -NIV) in
Pune, Dr Arti Bahl, Di-
vision of Epidemiology
,
National Centre for Dis-
ease Control (NCDC) in
New Delhi, and AK
Pradhan, JDC(I) in Cen-
tral Drugs Standard
Control Organisation
(CDSCO). According to
the sources from Union
Health Ministry
, the ex-
perts here discussed
and intensified the in-
vestigation into the
matter. Notably
, the pro-
duction of cough syr-
ups by Maiden Pharma-
ceuticals was suspend-
ed on Wednesday, how-
ever, its lab report is
awaited.
“The government is
alerted and has formed
a committee. Produc-
tion of cough syrups by
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd has been sus-
pended, and its lab re-
port is awaited. A four-
member expert commit-
tee has been formed to
investigate the report
sent by WHO,” official
sources said.
According to reports,
Atlanta-based Atlantic
Pharmaceuticals Com-
pany Ltd which has per-
mission to export medi-
cines to West Africa’s
Gambia had ordered
combined cough syrup
bottles that were pur-
chased from Maiden
Pharmaceuticals limit-
ed. “From the prelimi-
nary inquiry of CDSCO,
it has been revealed that
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd is a manufac-
turer licensed by the
State Drug Controller
for the product’s Pro-
methazine Oral Solu-
tion BP, Kofexnalin
Baby cough syrup, Ma-
Koff Baby Cough Syrup
and MaGrip n Cold Syr-
up under reference, and
holds manufacturing
permission for these
products for export
only
,” the sources said.
Govt is alerted and has formed a com-
mittee. Production of cough syrups by
Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd has been
suspended, and its lab report is awaited.
—Official sources
Lalu Prasad Yadav former Bihar Chief Minister
‘DRUGS WORTH
`900-CR SEIZED
SINCE MAY 2021’
HOPE IT IS TAKEN
SERIOUSLY: MEA
ON AUS STABBING
RUSSIAN AIRLINE
AEROFLOT RECEIVES
BOMB THREAT
FISHERMAN WINS
`70L LOTTERY
IN KERALA
Guwahati (ANI):
Assam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Friday claimed that
drugs worth Rs 900
crore were seized and
a total of 6,800 people
have been arrested in
the state since May
2021. “To make Assam
a drug-free state, the
Assam government
is continuing its war
against Drugs. Drugs
worth Rs 900 cr seized
and 6,800 persons
arrested in Assam since
May 2021,” said CM.
Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) said
on Friday the high
commission in Can-
berra is in touch with
the local authorities
over an incident of
stabbing of an Indian
student in Australia
and expects action
to be taken against
the perpetrators.MEA
spokesperson Arindam
Bagchi said a suspect
has been taken into
custody in connection
with the incident.
New Delhi (ANI):
Russian airline Aeroflot
flight SU 232 received a
bomb threat on Thurs-
day while the plane was
enroute to Delhi’s Indira
Gandhi International
Airport (IGI) airport.
“Our investigation
is underway at the
airport, all the passen-
gers and their luggage
are being checked and
the SOPs are followed,
the aircraft is currently
in the isolation bay,”
an official investigation
team said.
Kollam (Agencies):
Barely hours after he
received an attach-
ment notice from a
bank in respect of his
house for default on
loan repayment, a fish
seller from Kerala was
able to heave a sigh
of relief as he won the
`70 lakh Akshaya lot-
tery of the state gov-
ernment. Pookunju, on
October 12, began his
day as usual and while
on the way to collect
the fish which he sells
during the day.
GOA (Agencies): The Goa Police on Friday ar-
rested one person for allegedly recording video
of a girl while she was taking a bath in the Girls
Hostel washroom. Panaji Police inspector Nikhil
Palekar told IANS that
the accused person,
identified as Cipson
Gomes, 25, has been
arrested. Responding
to a question, Palekar
said that the accused
person climbed the
building using pipes and then recorded video while
the complainant was taking a bath. “The accused
person has been arrested,” he said. Police are
further investigating the case.
ONE HELD IN GOA FOR RECORDING
VIDEO OF GIRL IN HOSTEL BATHROOM
CRUCIAL READ
5th Vande Bharat train by Nov 2022
New India (ANI): The
5th Vande Bharat Train
will begin operations
from November 10 on
the Chennai-Bengaluru-
Mysuru route.
The first Vande
Bharat Express train
was flagged off on Feb-
ruary 15, 2019, on the
New Delhi-Kanpur-Alla-
habad-Varanasi route.
The government has
dedicated significant ef-
forts towards strength-
ening the ‘Make in In-
dia’ campaign, and
Vande Bharat Express
is one of the success sto-
ries.
In his address to the
nation on August 15,
2021, from the ramparts
of the Red Fort, Prime
Minister Modi an-
nounced that during the
75 weeks of the Amrit
Mahotsav of Independ-
ence, 75 Vande Bharat
trains will connect eve-
rycornerof thecountry
.
On Thursday, PM
Modi flagged off the in-
augural run of the
fourthVandeBharatEx-
press from Amb Andau-
ra, Una to New Delhi.
Train No. 22447/22448
New Delhi- Amb Andau-
ra- New Delhi Vande
Bharat Express shall
commence its regular
service from 19th Octo-
ber 2022.
For the first time in
October, we all have to
face the tragedy of un-
timely floods. Facing
the challenge of disas-
ter firmly, the double
engine government of
the Centre and the
state is engaged in the
service of the people
—Yogi Adityanath,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Centre rushes
high-level
team to UP
Centre on Friday in-
formed that it has de-
cided to depute a high-
level team to Uttar
Pradesh in collabora-
tion with the state au-
thorities for instituting
measures for dengue
management in Firo-
zabad, Agra and Eta-
wah districts.
“Union Ministry of
Health and Family Wel-
fare has decided to de-
pute a high-level
multi-disciplinary team
to Uttar Pradesh to col-
laborate with the State
Health Authorities in
instituting public
health measures for
Dengue management in
Firozabad, Agra and
Etawah districts,” the
ministry informed in a
press statement.
As per the statement,
the six-member central
team to Uttar Pradesh
comprises experts from
National Centre for Dis-
ease Control, National
Centre for Vector Borne
Diseases Control and
Dr RML Hospital, New
Delhi.
No consensus
between Punjab and
Haryana over SYL
Chandigarh(Agencies):
A meeting to discuss
the contentious Sut-
lej Yamuna Link
(SYL) canal issue
was held here today
between Punjab
Chief Minister Bhag-
want Mann and his
Haryana counter-
part Manohar Lal
Khattar.
Reportedly
, the two
failed to arrive at a
consensus on the
construction of SYL
canal. They will now
meet Union Water
Resources Minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and brief
him about the meet-
ing. The meeting was
held after the SC re-
cently nudged them
to meet and find an
amicable solution.
Addressing media af-
ter the meeting, Pun-
jab CM Bhagwant
Mann said he had a
long discussion with
Haryana CM and his
team. “I put across
Punjab’s side very
strongly
,”heclaimed.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and and Haryana CM Manohar
Lal Khattar in a meeting to discuss the Sutlej Yamuna Link
canal issue, in Chandigarh on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the flagging off ceremony of the
Vande Bharat Express. —FILE PHOTO
IITs are our bridge to the future:
Pradhan at RD show‘IInvenTiv’
New Delhi (Agencies):
Union Minister for Edu-
cation and Skill Devel-
opment and Patron-in-
Chief of IInvenTiv
Dharmendra Pradhan,
on Friday, inaugurated
IInvenTiv - the first-ever
all-IITs R and D show-
case at the Indian Insti-
tute of Technology
, Del-
hi. The two-day event
that would conclude on
October 15 would bring
academia and industry
under one roof to show-
case India’s global R and
D strength.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at inauguration
ceremony of IInvenTiv at IIT Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
TO EXAMINE WHO CLAIMS
LONG-PENDING ISSUE
DENGUE SURGE
—FILE PHOTO

business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Sowing of rabi
crops, especially oilseeds
and pulses, has begun
across the country and
about 7.34 lakh hectare
has been covered so far,
according to the agricul-
ture ministry data re-
leased on Friday. Wheat is
the main rabi (winter)
crop but its sowing data
has not yet been reported
from states, it said. Rabi
crops are sown from Oc-
tober, immediately after
the southwest monsoon is
over and harvesting is
done in April/May. The
government has not yet
announced MSP of rabi
crops for the 2022-23
crop year. —PTI
New Delhi: The govern-
ment’s wheat stock is
11% higher than the buff-
er norm at 227.46 lakh
tonne at the beginning of
this month, according to
the Food Ministry data.
However, the wheat stock
in state-run FCI is at five
year low due to a 57%
drop in procurement ow-
ing to a fall in production
and aggressive buying by
private traders for export
purposes. In the case of
rice, the stocks are more
than double the buffer
norm at 283.9 lakh tonne
as of October 1. —PTI
CENTRE’S WHEAT
STOCK 11% HIGHER
THAN BUFFER NORM
SOWING OF RABI
CROPS, ESPECIALLY
MUSTARD, BEGINS
Bengaluru: Bharat Petro-
leum Corporation Limited
(BPCL) has aimed to con-
vert its 7,000 conventional
retail outlets into energy
stations providing multi-
ple fueling options includ-
ing electric vehicle (EV)
charging facility, in the
medium to long term.
BPCL on Friday an-
nounced the launch of EV
fast-charging stations on
two corridors in the
southern region -- Banga-
lore-Chennai and Banga-
lore-Mysore-Coorg High-
way. —PTI
BPCL TO CONVERT
RETAIL OUTLETS INTO
ENERGY STATIONS
New Delhi: Gold price fell
by `261 to `51,098 per
10 grams in the national
capital on Friday amid a
decline in the prices of
yellow metal in the inter-
national market, accord-
ing to HDFC Securities. In
the previous trade, the
precious metal had closed
at `51,359 per 10 grams.
Silver also declined by
`692 to `57,477 per kilo-
gram from `58,169 per
kg. In the international
market, gold was trading
lower at $1,665.2 per
ounce while silver was
down at $18.95 per
ounce. —PTI
GOLD PRICES FALL
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ALIA BHATT TO EXPAND
ED-A-MAMMA BIZ TO
UAE, EUROPE NEXT YEAR
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Alia
Bhatt has said that she plans
to expand her fashion direct-
to-consumer
(D2C) startup
Ed-a-Mamma’s
business
to UAE and
Europe next year. The actor said
that Ed-a-Mamma is her first
entrepreneurial venture which
focuses on sustainable cloth-
ing for kids at affordable price
points. “I would like to focus
on expanding outside India
and add more categories to the
brand. We started with a kids
wear brand and are launching
maternity wear this year. —PTI
DISCOMS’ AGGREGATE
LOSS RISES 66% TO
`50,281 CR IN 2020-21
New Delhi: Aggregate losses
of power distribution utilities or
discoms increased by 66% to
`50,281 crore
in 2020-21 as
compared to
the previous
year, a report
by state-run Power Finance
Corporation said. ‘The Report
on Performance of Power Utili-
ties in 2020-21’ unveiled also
stated that overall ATC losses
of discome deteriorated from
20.73% in 2019-20 to 22.32%
in 2020-21. Aggregate losses
of discoms increased from
`30,203 crore in 2019-20 to
`50,281 crore in 2020-21.—PTI
OTHER STORIES
PACKED, FROZEN PARATHA ‘QUITE DIFFERENT’ FROM
ROTI; ATTRACTS 18% TAX: GST APPELLATE AAR
New Delhi: Packed frozen ‘Paratha’ is not ‘roti or chapatti’ as it
requires further cooking before consumption and despite wheat
flour being the ‘common thread’ there are other ingredients used in
making parathas, said an order by the Gujarat Appellate Authority
for Advance Ruling. Such parathas,
whether named Malabar, Mixed
vegetable, Onion, Methi, Alu, Laccha,
Mooli or Plain, have ingredients like
margarine, salt, emulsifying agent, oil,
potato, peas, cauliflower, coriander
powder, bread improver and water,
apart from wheat flour, which make ‘quite different’ from plain roti or
chapatti and hence are not eligible for 5 per cent Goods and Services
Tax (GST) rate, the ruling said. —PTI
FM: INDIA WILL COME OUT OF
CURRENT GLOBAL TURMOIL
Washington (PTI): Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman has exuded
confidence that India will
come out of the current
global turmoil and move on
the path of sustained re-
covery on the back of rapid
digitisation and steps tak-
en by the government.
She said India has been
able to set up a global
benchmark in digitisation
in areas of payment,
healthcare, education and
regulatory compliances,
and this is a confidence
booster for the economy
.
The economy and busi-
nesses are doing well be-
cause of steps taken by the
government in last two
years, Sitharaman said.
“I would think that the
economy’s revival is on a
sustained path,” she said,
adding that the govern-
ment has taken on board
the impact of the global
turmoil on demand, ex-
ports, and the rupee vis-a-
vis the US dollar.
“There is a sense of con-
fidence in India that we
will go through this and we
will be able to still perform.
It’s because of the way in
which technology has been
used for the public good,”
she said.
She further said the
credit availability is no
longer an issue as even
small businesses are get-
ting loans sitting at home.
These are actually great
lubricants when the econo-
my is looking to find ways
in which it can come out of
the lockdown or the diffi-
culties of a largely extrane-
ous problem, she said.
Sitharaman said India’s
public goods are available
for countries which need
them. “For example, be-
cause of CoWIN, Indians
travelling abroad don’t
need any paper to show
they’re vaccinated. They
can show it on phone. Now,
CoWIN app is available for
any country which wants
to use it.”
Sitharaman said the
push for digitisation be-
tween 2014 and 2019 helped
fight the economic crisis
during COVID-19 and
thereafter as well.
“The push that was given
between 2014 and 2019 actu-
ally has helped us. And
helped us in many unbe-
lievable ways. We were able
to provide relief immedi-
ately during the long lock-
down,” she said.
Similarly, the public dis-
tribution system was digit-
ised and during this period,
India also brought in One
Nation One Ration Card
scheme.
“We believe that the tar-
get approach was possible
because we were techno-
logically well-networked.
INDIA’S 5G IS INDIGENOUS, CAN PROVIDE TO
OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL: SITHARAMAN
Washington (PTI): India has launched its indigenously developed 5G
infrastructure and is ready to share it with other countries as well,
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday (Friday
IST). “The story (of India’s 5G) is yet to reach the public,” Sithara-
man said. “The 5G that we’ve launched in our country is completely
standalone,” she said. “There could be some parts coming from, say,
countries like (South) Korea, but (not) coming from somebody else.
So complete indigenous technology that we can now provide 5G (to
any country) who wants it,” she said. “So, our 5G is not imported
from somewhere else. It’s our own product,” Sitharaman said.
WHAT NIRMALA
SITHARAMAN SAID
z India has been able to
set a global benchmark
in digitisation in areas
of payment, healthcare,
education and regulatory
compliances, and this is a
confidence booster for eco
z The economy and
businesses are doing well
because of steps taken by the
government in last two years
ACT NOW TO
BRING DOWN
INFLATION: IMF
Washington (PTI): The
International Monetary
Fund on Friday urged pol-
icy makers across the
world to act now to bring
down inflation, put in
place responsible fiscal
policy, safeguard financial
stability and carry reforms
to address climate change,
make digitalisation work
for people and address in-
equality
.
Speaking to reporters
IMF Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva said,
“The IMF is working with
our 190 members on these
issues. Our economic anal-
ysis is front and centre to
help countries navigate
this complex environment
and avoid policy mistakes.”
Describing it as a diffi-
cult global environment,
Georgieva said the world
economy has been hit by
one shock after another.
They continue to harm
people’s lives and they have
caused a cost-of-living cri-
sis, she noted.
‘India will do everthing to
ensure energy security’
Jaipur (PTI): Reacting to
the decision of Organisa-
tion of Petroleum Export-
ing Countries (OPEC) to
cut oil production by 2 mil-
lion barrels per day, Union
Minister Hardeep Singh
Puri on Friday said India
will do all that is required
to ensure its energy secu-
rity and affordability
.
He said if required, In-
dia will go for diversifica-
tion of energy sources.
“This is their
(OPEC’s) sovereign
right what they want
to do but equally it is
my job to point out
that all actions
have consequences, in-
tended or unintended. In-
dia will be able to navigate
through the situation with
confidence,” the petroleum
and natural gas minister
said. “We will not allow
any shortages to come in.
The government will do
all that is required to en-
sure energy security and
affordability
,” he said. Puri
said as per the esti-
mate of the sector,
consumption of
fuel will increase
and 25% of the
global demand in
next 20 years will
be from India.
UK‘nolongerworkingtoDiwalideadline’
London (PTI): The free
trade agreement (FTA) ne-
gotiations with India are
no longer working towards
a Diwali deadline, UK
Trade Secretary Kemi Bad-
enoch has confirmed.
During a visit to a Scotch
whisky distillery on Thurs-
day
, the Cabinet minister in
charge of the FTA negotia-
tions at the Department for
International Trade (DIT)
said the deal being lined up
with India would bring
great wins for the industry
as the steep tariffs of up to
150% are set to be slashed.
However, while the nego-
tiations are progressing
well, signing a draft agree-
ment by October 24 is no
longer the goal.
“We are close. We’re still
working on a deal. One of
the things that has changed
is that we are no longer
working to the Diwali dead-
line,” Badenoch told BBC.
“We’ve closed a lot of
chapters (the sections for
the negotiating text). The
negotiations are progress-
ing well. But we want to
focus on the quality of the
deal rather than the speed
of the deal. Given the
changes that have taken
place – not just in govern-
ment but the mourning pe-
riod (for the Queen) and so
on, it makes sense for us to
focus on the deal rather
than the day,” she said.
This marks the first of-
ficial confirmation that
both sides are no longer
considering Diwali as the
closing date for the major-
ity of the deal, with the DIT
previously only saying that
the government “won’t sac-
rifice quality for speed”.
The Diwali timeline had
been announced by for-
mer PM Boris Johnson
during his India visit in
April and it was widely ex-
pected that it would prove
a tight deadline.
ELUSIVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
TIMELINE SET BY
EX-PM JOHNSON
z The Diwali timeline had
been announced by former
Prime Minister Boris
Johnson during his India
visit in April
` FALLS 8 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 82.32 AGAINST $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 82.32 (pro-
visional) against the US dollar on Friday, as a firm American currency
and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened
at 82.26 and finally settled at 82.32 against the American currency,
registering a decline of 8 paise over its previous close. During the
day, the local unit witnessed
a high of 82.12 and a low of
82.43 against the greenback.
On Thursday, the local currency
had settled at 82.24 against
the US dollar. Meanwhile, the
dollar index advanced 0.56% to
112.99. Global oil benchmark
Brent crude futures fell 0.75%.
MARKETS REBOUND
SHARPLY AMID FIRM
GLOBAL TRENDS
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks Sensex and
Nifty ended over 1% higher
on Friday, helped by heavy
buying in Infosys and
banking stocks amid a ral-
ly in global stock markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
jumped 684.64 points or
1.20% to settle at 57,919.97.
During the day, it rallied
1,199.79 points or 2.09% to
58,435.12.
Similarly, the broader
NSE Nifty climbed 171.35
points or 1.01% to end at
17,185.70. From the Sensex
components, Infosys
jumped nearly 4 per cent,
followed by HDFC Bank,
HDFC, HCL Technologies,
Larsen Toubro, ICICI
Bank, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, Bajaj Finance and
State Bank of India.
TOP GAINERS
ON FRIDAY
z From the Sensex
components, Infosys
jumped nearly 4 per cent,
followed by HDFC Bank,
HDFC, HCL Technologies,
Larsen Toubro, ICICI
Bank, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, Bajaj Finance and
State Bank of India
wholesale price-based in-
flation declined to a
18-month low of 10.7% in
September, as prices of
food, fuel and manufac-
tured items softened.
Although the wholesale
price index (WPI) based in-
flation declined for the
fourth consecutive month,
it continued to remain in
double digit for the 18th
month since April 2021.
“Inflation in September,
2022 is primarily contrib-
uted by rise in prices of
mineral oils, food articles,
crude petroleum natural
gas, chemicals chemical
products, basic metals,
electricity, textiles etc. As
compared to the corre-
sponding month of the pre-
vious year,” an official
statement said.
The wholesale inflation
was 12.41% in August and
11.80% in September last
year. This year, WPI
touched a record high of
15.88% in May
.
Economists say the grad-
ual month-on-month de-
cline in WPI is mainly due
to moderation in commod-
ity prices and pegged infla-
tion to come down further
with overall recovery mo-
mentum and weaker out-
look on commodity prices.
Inflation in food articles
in Sept eased to 11.03%.
WPI inflation eases to 18-month
low of 10.7 percent in September
MAJOR TALKING
POINTS
z Although the wholesale
price index (WPI) based
inflation declined for the
fourth consecutive month, it
continued to remain in double
digit for the 18th month since
April 2021
z The wholesale inflation was
12.41% in August and 11.80%
in September last year. This
year, WPI touched a record
high of 15.88% in May
z Inflation in food articles in
Sept eased to 11.03%, against
12.37% in Aug. But inflation in
vegetables rose to 39.66%

08
2NDFRONT
Do we live our life in a way that
will allow us to transcend ourselves?
Ask this of yourself daily till you do.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
India hosts regional
anti-terror council
Regional Anti-Terror-
ism Structure (RATS)
of the Shanghai Coop-
eration Organisation
Friday decide on joint
measures by member
countries to counter
threats posed by inter-
national terrorist
groups operating from
Afghanistan.
The decision was tak-
en at a meeting of the
council of RATS that
was hosted by India in
the national capital The
meeting was attended
by senior officials of all
the member nations in-
cluding China and Paki-
stan. India’s Deputy
National Security Advi-
sor Dattatray Padsalgi-
kar said the meeting
also decided to organise
a military exercise
called ‘Solidarity- 2023’
next year. It is learnt
that the exercise will
take place in China.
“Joint measures of
the competent authori-
ties of the member
states of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisa-
tion to counter the chal-
lenges and threats
posed by international
terrorist organizations
from the territory of
Afghanistan were ap-
proved,” Padsalgikar
said at a media briefing.
India hosted the meet-
ing in its capacity as the
chair of SCO-RATS.
“The Council of the
SCO-RATS decided to
organise and conduct a
joint border operation
with the forces and
means of the border
services of the compe-
tent authorities of the
SCO member states
‘Solidarity-2023’,” the
deputy NSA said. He
said the meeting also
considered the course
of implementation of
earlier decisions of
SCO-RATS.
“The work plans of
the SCO-RATS Execu-
tive Committee, as well
as the activities of the
group of technical ex-
perts of the competent
authorities of the SCO
member states, expert
groups in the areas of
border cooperation and
countering the use of
the Internet for terror-
ist, separatist and ex-
tremist purposes were
approved,” Padsalgikar
said. “The course of im-
plementation of earlier
decisions of the RATS
SCO Council was con-
sidered,” the deputy
NSA said.
“A decision was made
to approve the regula-
tions on the jubilee med-
al ‘20 years of the Re-
gional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of the Shang-
hai Cooperation Organ-
isation’,” he said. The
deputy NSA said deci-
sions were made on or-
ganisational and staff-
ing support for the ac-
tivities of the Executive
Committeeof theRATS.
Representatives of India during the 38th meeting of Council of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), in New Delhi on Friday.
RATS, part of
Shanghai
Cooperation
Organisation,
also includes
Pakistan, China
Decision taken
to organise joint
military exercise
The chairmanship of the SCO RATS
Council passed from the Republic of In-
dia to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The
meeting of the Council was held in a business-
like, constructive and friendly atmosphere.
—Dattatray Padsalgikar, Deputy NSA
Sitapur (PTI): Three
policemen, a doctor and
a health worker were
injured af-
ter two ve-
hicles in-
cluding an
a m b u -
l a n c e ,
w h i c h
were a part of Deputy
Chief Minister Brajesh
Pathak’s convoy, collid-
ed with each other in
this Uttar Pradesh dis-
trict on Friday
.
The incident took
place at Nankari vil-
lage under the Dehat
Kotwali police station
in the morning when
Pathak was on his way
to Gola Gokarannath
in Lakhimpur Kheri
district.
Three police person-
nel — sub-inspector
Pramod Mishra, head
constable Inder Dev
Singh and Rajveer Sin-
gh — besides Arshad
Jamal, a medical practi-
tioner, and a health
worker sustained inju-
ries in the incident.
Shashank Trivedi,
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MLA from
Maholi, and Sitapur’s
Chief Medical Officer
(CMO) Dr Madhu Gai-
rola went to the district
hospital, where the
injured persons are
admitted.
Trivedi said the two
vehicles in Pathak’s
convoy collided with
each other while trying
to save a cyclist. He said
the condition of the in-
jured persons is stable
and they are undergo-
ing treatment.
Vehicles in UP
Dy CM’s convoy
collide among
themselves Bareilly (PTI): The
nephew of an Uttar
Pradesh minister was
arrested after he alleg-
edly tried to ram his car
into a group of restau-
rant workers for refus-
ing to serve him, police
said on Friday
.
On Tuesday night,
Amit Kumar Saxena
abused the staff for fail-
ing to serve his col-
league as the restaurant
had closed.
At around 10.30 pm,
he returned and tried to
hit the staff who were
eating outside the res-
taurant with his car, SP
CityBareillyRahulBha-
ti said. While Saxena
was arrested on Thurs-
day, his two aides have
been detained, he said.
According to a com-
plaint filed by the hotel
owner Naresh Kashy-
ap’s son Sushant
Kashyap, Saxena also
allegedly demanded Rs
one lakh as ‘rangdari’
(extortion).
Saxena is the nephew
of Arun Kumar, minis-
ter of state (independ-
ent charge) for Forest
and Environment, Zoo-
logical Garden, Climate
Change. When contact-
ed, the minister told
PTI, “The police must
act as per the law, and
there should be no lax-
ity on this.” A case has
been registered against
Saxena and his two
aides under sections 307
(attempt to murder), 147
(punishment for riot-
ing), 384 (punishment
for extortion), 504 (in-
tentional insult with
intent to provoke
breach of the peace)
and 506 (punishment
for criminal intimida-
tion) of the Indian Pe-
nal Code, Bhati said.
UP MIN’S NEPHEW HELD
FOR MURDER ATTEMPT
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
tinuing its winning
spree, filmmaker Vinay
Shukla’s documentary
“While We Watched”,
featuring news anchor
Ravish Kumar, has won
the Cinephile Award at
the Busan Internation-
al Film Festival 2022.
The film, titled “Nam-
askar! Main Ravish Ku-
mar” in Hindi, had ear-
lier won the Amplify
Voices Award at the 2022
Toronto International
Film Festival (TIFF).
The Cinephile Award is
given to the best Korean
and Asian documentary
film presented in the
Wide Angle documen-
tary showcase section.
The winner is select-
ed by a jury, comprising
students from the cine-
ma-related depart-
ments of six universi-
ties in Busan region.
“While We Watched”
is described as a turbu-
lent newsroom drama
that intimately chroni-
cles the working days of
broadcast journalist Ku-
mar as he navigates a
spirallingworldof truth
and disinformation.
“Through the lens of its
protagonist a man cling-
ing onto integrity even
as everything falls apart
While We Watched’ urg-
estheviewertoconsider
their own responsibility
and culpability as news
and media come under
greater scrutiny than
ever before, Vinay’s up-
coming film delivers the
promise of a bold, time-
ly
, and globally relevant
documentary,” the offi-
cial description read.
Inastatement,Shukla
saidheis“overwhelmed”
by the win. “I’d like to
thank the Busan Inter-
national Film Festival,
the audiences and the
jury
. I spent the last four
years locked in, working
on this film everyday
with my dedicated team.
“We wanted to make
an immersive cinematic
film about the emotion-
al cost of making and
consuming news. It was
a hard and long process.
I moved to the outskirts
of Delhi and rented a
place there for two years
to shoot the film,” the
filmmaker said.
Vinay Shukla’s ‘While We Watched’ bags award at Busan Film Fest
CONTINUING HIS WINNING STREAK
lll
The winner is
selected by a jury
composed of
students from the
cinema-related
departments of 6
universities in
Busan region
WALK WITH THE GODS
Rahul Gandhi walks with artists dressed as Hindu deities during the Congress’s ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’, in Chitradurga district of Karnataka on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
THREAT FROM AFGHANISTAN
You are polluting minds of
the young: SC to Ekta Kapoor
Supreme Court Friday
came down heavily on
producer Ekta Kapoor
over “objectionable
content” in her web se-
ries ‘XXX’, saying she
was polluting the minds
of the young generation
of this country
.
The top court was
hearing a plea filed by
Kapoor challenging the
arrest warrants issued
against her for alleged-
ly insulting soldiers
and hurting the senti-
ments of their families
in the web series aired
on her OTT platform
ALTBalaji.
“Something has to be
done. You are polluting
the minds of the young
generation of this coun-
try
. It is available to all.
OTT (Over The Top)
content is available to
all. What kind of choice
are you providing to the
people?....on the con-
trary you are polluting
the minds of young-
sters,” a bench of Jus-
tices Ajay Rastogi and C
T Ravikumar said.
A still from ‘XXX’ web series on Zee5.
CASE FROM 2020
z A trial court in Bihar’s
Begusarai had issued the
warrant on a complaint
lodged by Shambhu Ku-
mar, an ex-serviceman.
z Kumar, in his complaint
of 2020, alleged series
‘XXX’ (Season-2) featured
objectionable scenes relat-
ed to a soldier’s wife.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Friday said that
it is time for the coun-
trymen to give back to
the country, as he
called on them to act
as “responsible rid-
ers” and “not free rid-
ers” in the journey of
the nation’s growth.
The Defence Minis-
tersaidthisduringthe
launch of a website
‘Maa Bharati Ke
Sapoot’ (MBKS) at an
event held at the Na-
tional War Memorial
complex. Itisourmor-
al national duty to
help families of mar-
tyrs and injured sol-
diers as we can never
repay what they have
done for us, he said.
The website will en-
able citizens to con-
tribute to the Armed
Forces Battle Casual-
ties Welfare Fund
(AFBCWF). “When
we help soldiers or
their families, it
should be with a feel-
ing of gratitude,”
Singh added.
TIME TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COUNTRY: RAJNATH SINGH
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with CDS General Anil
Chauhan, Army chief General Manoj Pande, IAF chief Air
Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari during the launch of ‘Maa
Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website, in New Delhi on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
New Delhi (PTI):
About 90% of leader-
ship positions in Indian
media are occupied by
upper caste groups with
notevenasingleDalitor
Adivasi heading Indian
mainstream media, ac-
cording to a new report.
The second edition of
Oxfam India-Newslaun-
dry’s Report Who tells
our stories matters:
Representation of Mar-
ginalised Caste Groups
in Indian Media’ re-
veals that around 90 per
cent leadership posi-
tions in print, TV and
digital media are occu-
pied by General caste
groups with no Sched-
uled Caste (SC) or
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
heading mainstream
media outlets. The re-
port released at The Me-
dia Rumble, South
Asia’s largest news me-
dia forum also shows
that every 3 out of 5 ar-
ticles in Hindi and Eng-
lish newspapers are
written by General
caste authors while
marginalised castes
(SC, ST or OBC) only
contribute to around 1
out of 5 articles.
UPPER CASTE GROUPS
DOMINATE INDIAN MEDIA,
REVEALS NEW REPORT
Amit Kumar Saxena, the nephew of UP Minister Arun Kumar,
following his arrest in Bareilly on Friday.

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print on the light creamy lehenga
that falls gracefully to the floor is
the royal match of any elite par-
ty
. This beautiful floral lehenga
can be worn with or without a
dupatta and will definitely let
you take the centre stage at
events. Go for highly assem-
bled jewellery
as the floral lehenga has
mild patterns that run
through the light fabric
which can be carried
with chunky accesso-
ries. You can also go for
a vivid graphic print
while picking your flo-
ral print lehenga. If
you fancy kaleido-
scopic coloured outfits,
then this one would
be a truly unique
choice. Try oxi-
dised earrings
to match the
s e q u i n s
with the
fabric.
T
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
BLOOM LIKE A
FLOWER

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