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‘Turn to natural farming as overuse of chemical fertilisers causing ill-effects’
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Pointing
out that the overuse of
chemical fertilisers is
creating an adverse im-
pact on the quality of
land, water and human
health, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Saturday urged farm-
ers to launch a “new
green revolution” in In-
dia by adopting natural
farming methods.
He said the overuse of
chemical fertilisers is
turning the farmland
infertile and therefore,
adoption of natural
farmingmethodsisvital
to restore the land qual-
ity
,increaseagricultural
production and make
farmers prosperous.
Shah was virtually
addressing farmers af-
ter launching the logo
of the Gujarat govern-
ment’s initiative for
natural farming, its mo-
bile application and e-
vans to market the pro-
duce grown using the
natural farming meth-
ods through a chain of
Farmer Producer Or-
ganisations (FPOs).
He said Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi has
recognized chemical
fertilisers as a major
crisis and started look-
ing for options to stop
their use while also
aiming to increase agri-
cultural production, re-
duce water consump-
tion and bring prosper-
ity for cultivators.
“Let us launch a new
greenrevolutionthrough
natural farming, which
preserves and conserves
the land for the next
many years instead of
damaging it. To achieve
this, natural farming is
the only way out,” he
said in his video interac-
tion with the farmers of
the Gandhinagar Lok
Sabha constituency that
he represents.
The cooperation min-
ister said that natural
farming, which finds
mention in old texts, is
important for the coun-
try’s future.
“Natural farming is
vital for India today, but
I can certainly see that
the entire world will
have to accept the natu-
ral farming methods
initiated by our coun-
try. The entire world
will have to accept the
importance of desi cow
(which plays a major
role in the natural farm-
ing process),” he said.
The FPOs in Gujarat
will act as a bridge be-
tween consumers and
farmers. These organi-
sations will take the
farm produce to con-
sumers after certifica-
tion. This will be the
first such system in the
country, he said.
In the last two years,
more than two lakh
farmers in Gujarat have
adopted natural farm-
ing over 2.5 hectares of
land, he said.
Pointing out that Gu-
jarat Governor Acharya
Devvrat also worked in
the field of natural
farming, Shah said that
scientists have certified
that adoption of natural
farming restores the
land quality and turns it
more fertile, increases
production, reduces the
use of water and makes
farmers prosperous.
(From left) Governor Acharya Devvrat, Union Home Minister Amit
Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel virtually gave guidance
to 1,000 farmers on organic farming from Gandhinagar.
NEED OF THE HOUR
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah urged G’nagar farmers to
spearhead ‘new green revolution’
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KOHLI QUITS AS TEST
CAPTAIN SAYS CAN’T BE
DISHONEST TO MY TEAM
Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s Test captain on
Saturday, a day after India’s 1-2 loss in the three-
match Test series against South Africa. “It’s been 7
years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance
everyday to take the team in the right direction. I’ve
done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing
out there. Every thing has to come to a halt at some
stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it’s now. I
have clarity in my heart and I cannot be dishonest to
my team,” Kohli said in a statement. His tenure ends
with 40 victories in 68 matches, which makes him
the most successful Indian Test captain ever.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW NEW DELHI
MILKY WAY!
A man rides a horse on a snow-covered road after recent snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rare move: MI5 warns of
Chinese agent infiltrating,
interferingwithBritishParl
State EC defers
Bengal civic polls
London: The United
Kingdom’s domestic
spy agency, MI5, has
warned that an alleged
Chinese agent has infil-
trated the British par-
liament and has been
working on behalf of
China’s governing
Communist Party to in-
terfere in UK politics.
Issuing a note to Par-
liament on Thursday,
House of Commons
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle
said Christine Ching
Kui Lee, a Chinese na-
tional, has been trying
to improperly influ-
ence British MPs on
behalf of the CCP. Lee,
whose current wherea-
bouts are unknown,
had allegedly trans-
ferred donations to
politicians, with fund-
ing provided by foreign
nationals in China and
Hong Kong.
China has denied the
allegations, accusing
the UK of “smearing
and intimidation”. This
comes amid a growing
number of espionage
allegations against Chi-
na, which is accused of
stealing information
and manipulating poli-
tics around the world.
Kolkata: Taking into
consideration the Cov-
id-19 situation, the
West Bengal State Elec-
tion Commission (WB-
SEC) on Saturday
decided to postpone
civic body polls to Feb-
ruary 12.
The municipal elec-
tions in Asansol, Bid-
hannagar, Siliguri and
Chandannagar, which
were slated to be held
on January 22, have
been postponed to Feb-
ruary 12, the WBSEC
stated in a notification
after its meeting with
the state government.
The move comes af-
ter the Calcutta High
Court ordered the
WBSEC to explore
the possibility of de-
ferring the polls by
four to six weeks in
view of a high num-
ber of Covid cases.
Bengal also imposed
new curbs as Covid
cases rise in the state.
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
GUJARAT
9,177
NEW
CASES
2,666
NEW CASES
IN A’BAD
07
NEW DEATHS
NOT AYODHYA OR
MATHURA, YOGI TO
FIGHT FROM ‘SUPER
SAFE’ GORAKHPUR
Mohd Fahad
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Adity-
anath will contest next
month’s Assembly election
from the Gorakhpur (Urban)
seat, the BJP said Saturday
afternoon, as it released its
first list of candidates.
Yogi’s deputy, Keshav
Prasad Maurya, will contest
from Sirathu in Prayagraj.
“The decision has been
made after much delibera-
tion... the final decision (was
taken) by the top leadership
of the party,” Union Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan told
reporters.
“I am thankful to PM Modi,
BJP chief JP Nadda, (and
the) Central Parliamentary
Committee for fielding me
from Gorakhpur. BJP works
on the model of ‘sabka saath,
sabka vikas’... BJP will
form the govern-
ment with full
majority,”
Y o g i
said .
STAY IN GORAKHPUR, DON’T COME BACK:
AKHILESH TAKES A JIBE AT ADITYANATH
NO ALLIANCE WITH SP,
SAYS CHANDRASHEKHAR
CHANNI FROM CHAMKAUR SAHIB, SIDHU FROM
AMRITSAR, FOUR MLAs DROPPED FROM LIST
BJP CANDIDATES’ LIST: 44 OBC,
19 DALITS AND 10 WOMEN
COUNTER VIEW: MODI-SHAH IN CONTROL
Lucknow: Out of the 107 tickets announced by
BJP, 44 have gone to OBC candidates, 19 to Dalits
and ten women candidates. The BJP has repeated
as candidates all its dynasts. Pankaj Singh, son of
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, gets another go from
Noida; so does Kalyan Singh’s grand-son Sandeep
Singh, and Mriganka Singh, daughter of the late
BJP MP Hukum Singh, who will run from Kairana,
where the BJP alleges a Hindu exodus. Yogi’s deputy,
Keshav Prasad Maurya, was desperate to contest from
Mathura - the city of the Krishna Janmabhoomi where
a movement has been launched for a new temple
to replace a mosque. Mathura will be contested by
incumbent MLA Srikanth Sharma.
Star pracharak Yogi Adityanath popularity as the
preeminent Hindutva icon is problematic for some
leaders. With the first list of candidates released by
the BJP, the PM and Amit Shah have made it clear
that they are very much in control. Yogi can cross off
some items on his wish list - the PM and Amit Shah
have endorsed him as the presumptive CM of their
party - but in retaining him in Gorakhpur and not from
Ayodhya, the PM has drawn some boundaries with
an unmistakable message to Yogi: wait your turn.
There can only be one iconic Hindutva “Hindu Hridaya
Samrat”, and currently, that position stands filled. So
no slugfest in Ayodhya, but Gorakhpur is the option.
Lucknow: Taking a swipe at Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath for contesting the
upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly poll from
his stronghold Gorakhpur, Samajwadi Party
leader Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said BJP has
already sent him to his constituency and there
is no need for him to come back to capital city
Lucknow. Meanwhile as per sources, Aparna
Yadav, the daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav, may join
the BJP and fight the elections from Lucknow Cantt seat.
New Delhi: Azad Samaj Party
(ASP) chief Chandrashekhar
Azad claimed that Samajwadi
Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav
“insulted” him and announced
that his party will not forge an
alliance with SP for the upcoming
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
In a press conference, Azad said
they are likely to contest the
election on their own.
Amritsar: Congress on Saturday released
first list for Punjab polls, retaining most
of sitting MLAs. After indicating it would
make changes to tackle anti-incumbency,
only 4 MLAs found themselves not
figuring in 86 names announced. CM Charanjeet Channi will contest
from Chamkaur Sahib and Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar. Meanwhile,
Channi urged ECI to postpone Punjab polls by one week.
BJP announced first list of 107 candidates for
UP polls, with CM Yogi Adityanath to contest
from Gorakhpur Urban and Deputy CM Keshav
Prasad Maurya from Sirathu in Prayagraj district
The move to pitch Yogi
From Gorakhpur will help
BJP build saffron wave in
Purvanchal area of Eastern UP
1 2
BAN ON RALLIES NOW
TILL JANUARY 22: EC
New Delhi: The Election
Commission (EC) announced it
has extended the ban on physical
rallies and roadshows for polls to
January 22 but granted relaxation
to conduct indoor meetings with
maximum 300 persons or 50% of
the capacity of the hall. EC also sent
notice to SP for ‘violating’ MCC
seeking response within 24 hours.
CHOOSING KARMABHOOMI
OVER DIVINE JANMABHOOMIS

NEWS
AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2022
02
MORE THAN 700
INJURED IN 2 DAYS
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad/Surat/
Rajkot: At least 784
people sustained in-
juries in kite-flying
accidents during the
Uttarayan festivities
in Gujarat on Friday
and Saturday
, includ-
ing 363 people in-
jured by kite strings.
About 132 cases
were reported from
Ahmedabad, followed
by41inVadodara,33in
Rajkot, 44 in Surat, 12
inBhavnagarand12in
Gandhinagar.
Most of the injuries
happened to commut-
ers,whosustainedcuts
on their throats and
faces due to kite string
hanging in public.
In Ahmedabad, the
108 service received
4,277 calls till late Sat-
urday—more than last
year’s count of 3,604
calls during the two-
day festival.
Nokite-flyingdeaths
were reported in
Ahmedabad on Friday
.
Meanwhile, in Su-
rat, 108 took 3,770 calls,
while 62 emergency
ambulances were de-
ployed in the city
. As
many as 3,770 calls
were received in Surat
cityanddistrictonSat-
urday
. Last year, 3,359
such calls were regis-
tered. This year, kite
strings left 27 people
injured, while also
causing road mishaps.
Two deaths and
some minor injuries
were reported on Sat-
urday. Further, in Ra-
jkot, a 16-year-old boy
was killed when he
chased a kite into the
path of an oncoming
train.
BATTLES FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS
Amdavadis across the city did not let the government’s ban on DJs and loudspeakers get in the way of their fun.
Not just kite battles, they also engaged in raucous partying with horns and miscellaneous noise-makers. Masks
and social distancing took a backseat as COVID-19 was forgotten for the day. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
GUJCELEBRATESUTTARAYANINSTYLE
Most of Gujarat’s
political elite took a
day off to enjoy
flying kites and—we
suppose—delicacies
like Undhiyu and
jalebi. Here are a
few snapshots of the
fun that was had as
the state celebrated
Makar Sankranti,
or Uttarayan, which
traditionally heralds
the beginning of
warm weather in
the state. While Union Home Minister Amit Shah did not fly kites this Uttarayan as he lost a close relative recently, he made it a point to visit the Jagannath temple when he visited Ahmedabad on Friday.
CM Bhupendra Patel spent the day flying kites with his family in Ahmedabad.
Guj BJP chief CR Patil distributed kites with the image of PM Modi ahead of Uttarayan.
Ex-LOP Paresh Dhanani prepares a kite before letting it fly.
Former GPCC chief Amit Chavda gets in on the action.
Education minister Jitu Vaghani engaged in several kite battles.
Ex-CM Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali showing off their teamwork in Rajkot on Friday.
Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor also took a day off from politics to fly kites.
BIRDS, ANIMALS PAY THE PRICE
Firefighters, NGOs and government helplines
were called in to rescue and rescue the injured
birds during Uttarayan. Vikash Bihani of the 108
emergency service in Rajkot said, “Across Gu-
jarat, we got emergency calls for 1,371 injured
birds and animals on helpline 1962 of which
731 cases were for animals and 640 for birds
on Friday.” The Ahmedabad fire department also
rescued 35 birds trapped by rogue manjha in
trees. About 500 birds were injured in the city.

GUJARAT
03
Casefiledaftercement
pillarfoundontraintrack
First India Bureau
Valsad: The Mumbai-
Delhi Rajdhani Ex-
press train hit a ce-
ment pillar, which
some miscreants had
allegedly placed on
the railway track
near Valsad in south
Gujarat, although no
passenger was in-
jured, police officials
said on Saturday
.
The police suspect
that the incident,
which took place
around 7.10 pm on Fri-
day, was an attempt to
derail the Delhi-bound
train. They have regis-
tered a case in this
connection.
“The Mumbai-Haz-
rat Nizamuddin Au-
gust Kranti Rajdhani
Express train hit the
cement pillar placed
on the railway track
close to Atul station
near Valsad. After be-
ing hit by the train,
the pillar got pushed
off the track. The in-
cident did not affect
the train as it moved
on and no passenger
was hurt. The loco pi-
lot immediately in-
formed the Atul rail-
way station personnel
about it,” an official
of Valsad rural police
station said.
On being alerted,
senior police and rail-
way officials rushed
to the spot.
“Some miscreants
had placed the cement
pillar on the track.
The train hit the pil-
lar, after which the
train manager imme-
diately informed the
local station master,”
Rajkumar Pandian,
Range, IG of Surat,
told reporters.
It appeared to be a
case of attempt to de-
rail the train, he said,
adding that the police
are conducting an in-
vestigation into the
matter.
An FIR was lodged
against unidentified
miscreants at Valsad
rural police station,
and efforts are on to
nab the culprit using
technical surveillance
and human intelli-
gence, the Valsad rural
police official said.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
state should pass a
bill under which
MLAs and ministers
should only be paid
minimum wages. It
should also stop
granting permission
to private schools,
and only government-
run primary, second-
ary and higher sec-
ondary schools must
exist—these are a few
demands made by ac-
tivist and farmer
leader Bharatsinh
Zala in a letter to
Chief Minister Bhu-
pendra Patel.
Rather than giving
MLAs and ministers
any additional allow-
ances, Zala feels the
money can be used for
developing their respec-
tive constituencies. The
state can also pay a
monthly remuneration
of Rs2,000 to disable
women, widows, senior
citizens and persons
with disabilities, he
said.
He has also argued
that if a person gets full
compensation for his/
her work, then there is
no reason to extend any
financial help or gov-
ernment schemes or
policies.
The whole motive
and idea behind the
Right to Information
Act were to make the
system transparent, but
it has failed. If the pub-
lic information officer
fails to share informa-
tion, then their senior
should immediately is-
sue a show-cause no-
tice, and on receiving a
dissatisfactory explana-
tion the officer should
be terminated.
Private education is
becoming unaffordable
to middle and lower-
middle-class society. It
is high time that the
state takes total respon-
sibility for education
and stops privatization
of education, demands
the activist.
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Guja-
rat on Saturday re-
ported seven COV-
ID-19 fatalities, the
highest rise in a sin-
gle day in the last few
months, taking the
overall toll to 10,151.
However, the new
cases in the state
dropped for the second
consecutive day on Sat-
urday with the registra-
tion of 9,177 infections,
raising the overall tally
to 9,16,090, the Gujarat
health department said.
Ahmedabad district
collector Sandip Sagale
is among the day’s addi-
tions and is under home
isolation, officials said,
adding that Jamnagar
collector Saurabh Par-
dhi and municipal com-
missioner Vijay Khara-
di also tested positive
for COVID-19.
Of the seven fresh fa-
talities, Surat reported
three deaths,
Ahmedabad two, while
Navsari and Rajkot
each saw one fatality,
the department said.
With a total of 5,404
patients discharged
during the day
, the num-
ber of recoveries in Gu-
jarat increased to
8,46,375, the department
said in a release.
Gujarat is now left
with 59,564 active cases.
The condition of 60 of
them is critical.
Ahmedabad (2,621),
Surat (2,214), Vadodara
(1,211) and Rajkot (438)
accounted for over 70
per cent of the total
fresh infections.
Ahmedabad district
reported the highest
number of 2,666 new
cases, followed by 2,496
infections in Surat,
1,298 in Vadodara, 587
in Rajkot, 250 in
Bhavnagar, and 218 in
Gandhinagar, the re-
lease said.
A total of 1.76 lakh
people were adminis-
tered COVID-19 doses
on Saturday, taking the
total number of the dos-
es administered in Gu-
jarat to 9.46 crore, it
said.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: A Class I
officer with the agri-
culture department
has filed a criminal
complaint against her
husband and in-laws
for domestic violence,
criminal intimidation,
mental and physical
assault.
Kalpnaben Panchal
on Friday, filed a com-
plaint with the Gandhi-
nagar Women Police
Station alleging that
her husband Jayesh
Panchal, father-in-law
Manilal Panchal and
other family members
were beating and men-
tally torturing her. In
2003, she married
Jayesh, a love marriage
not supported by her
parents. The couple has
two children.
After the birth of the
second child in 2008, her
husbandstartedsuspect-
ing her of having an ex-
tramarital relation as a
result he started beating
and harassing her. If she
refused to give her sala-
ry
, he would beat her
and, if she complained
tothein-laws,theywould
further instigate Jayesh
against her.
The complainant has
even alleged that when
her in-laws came to stay
with them, her father-in-
law Manilal used to ob-
jectionablytouchher.He
had also written a love
letter to her. When she
complained to her hus-
bandaboutherfather-in-
law’s acts, she was asked
to do as his father asked
her to do. If she did not
surrender to her father-
in-law, her husband
threatened to kill their
son. In November 2021,
she was also pushed out
of her house, as her hus-
band had a sex worker
visitinghim.Theywould
threaten and beat her if
she did not agree to a di-
vorce. The case is under
investigation by Police
Sub Inspector Sarojben
Chaudhary
.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: About
50 residents of the
city’s Vejalpur area
took to the zonal of-
fice on Saturday to
protest against wa-
ter scarcity in their
locality after written
representations over
the past three
months failed to
draw any attention
from the authorities.
Protesters say many
societies have been ex-
periencing very low
water pressure with
some houses receiving
no water at all.
“Problems arise due
to lack of regular sup-
ply. Earlier, the water
was pumped from a
tank in the area, but
now it’s pumped from
a tank in Makarba,
which is a contribut-
ing factor to the water
supply problems,” the
letter stated.
Deputy City Engi-
neer Amit Patel said
that the water tank at
Makarba has been des-
ignated as the area’s
main pumping station
after the Vejalpur tank
was decommissioned.
“Some of the socie-
ties located in upper
lying areas also have
issues. At present, a
valve has been placed
in the water delivery
system to increase the
pressure in the net-
work and the issue will
be solved,” Patel said.
Officials said the pillar moved after it was hit by the train on Friday evening.
Private schools have become too expensive, the activist feels. —FILE PHOTO
Appeared to be a case of attempt to derail Mum-Del
Rajdhani Express but no injures reported, officials said
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LUCKY BREAK
‘Give ministers, MLAs min
wage; say no to pvt schools’
New cases dip to under 10K,
but Guj adds 7 more deaths
COVID-19 UPDATE
2,666 MAX
CASES IN
A’BAD
ACTIVE CASES
8,46,375
TOTALRECOVERED
5,404 MORE
IN A DAY
9,16,090
TOTAL CASES
9,177 CASES
IN A DAY
10,151
TOTAL DEATHS
59,564
07 DEATHS
IN A DAY
OMICRON CASES: 264; NEW: NA
Vejalpur residents
protest at AMC office
over water supply
Officer names in-laws,
husband in domestic
violence complaint
A man distributes masks in Ahmedabad, in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. —FILE PHOTO
About 50 area residents protested on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Rajkot: Around two
years back, a new-
born girl child was
found abandoned on
the outskirts of Ra-
jkot. The baby was
suffering from
around 20 deep
wounds and dog bites.
On Saturday, an Ital-
ian couple adopted
the baby from the
114-year-old Kathi-
yawad Balashram.
The newborn strug-
gled between life and
death for three months
and, later was sent to
Kathiyawad Balash-
ram. Including the for-
mer chief minister Vi-
jay Rupani everyone
prayed for the child’s
quick recovery. The
child was named ‘
Amba’
by the Rajkot police
commissioner Manoj
Agarwal.
Speaking to First In-
dia Balashram presi-
dent, Haresh Vora said,
“Amba is completely fit
and healthy
. We handed
her to the Italian couple
Gunther and Katrina
Planck. Katrina works
at a hospital and, she
said she will take leave
for one-and-a-half-year
to look after and raise
Amba. In the past, the
couple had adopted a
two-year-old male child
from Chhattisgarh who
is now six years old.”
“Over 375 children of
Balashram have been
adopted by foreign par-
ents—75 in Germany
and around 700 in In-
dia. Currently, we have
120 children from age
three months to 18,”
Vora added.
Abandoned baby girl ‘Amba’ adopted by Italian couple in Rajkot
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

The toddler had
struggled for
life and death
two years ago
when found
abandoned in
the outskirts of
the city Gunther and Katrina Planck adopted baby Amba in the presence of former chief minister Vijay Rupani.

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ated one crisis after another,
eventually contributing to the
outbreak of World War I. Then,
with the breakup of Yugoslavia
in the late 20th century, it was the
site of a brutal war between Bos-
nian Muslims (Bosniaks), Serbs,
and Croats. Dayton Accords end-
ed the conflict in 1995, after over
100,000 people had been killed.
Bosnia should be doing much
better than it is 26 years after the
war ended. Instead, another deep
crisis looms. The Bosnian Serb
leader, Milorad Dodik, is beating
nationalist drum and pushing for
Republika Srpska to assert even
greater independence vis-à-vis
the central government. The
rhetoric is intensifying on all
sides, leading to calls for another
international intervention.
WWW.PROJECT-SYNDICATE.ORG
TOP TWEETS
T
fter a convoluted
and shambolic
visa approval pro-
cess, followed by
questions about
his movements over the past
month and the information
providedtoAustralianborder
officials, Immigration Minis-
ter Alex Hawke has cancelled
Novak Djokovic’s visa.
The decision is a major
blow to Djokovic, who is tied
with Roger Federer and Ra-
fael Nadal at 20 Grand Slam
singles titles, the most ever by
a male player. While his law-
yers will attempt to challenge
the latest visa cancellation,
Djokovic is unlikely to chase
history at his most successful
Grand Slam tournament.
The decision is also a blow
to the Australian Open. With
Federer out with injury,
Djokovic and Nadal were the
prime draw cards in this
year’s men’s tournament. If
the top-ranked Serbian play-
er and nine-time Australian
Open champion is deported,
some have feared serious re-
percussions for the longevity
of the event. Critics have
gone so far as to theorise
global tennis powerbrokers
might look elsewhere to host
the “grand slam of the Asia-
Pacific.”
While the Australian
Open’s reputation certainly
has taken a hit, its status as
one of the four Grand Slam
tournaments has plenty of
support. The longer-term
damage might be to Djoko-
vic’s legacy
.
Given the extraordinary
backstory to his medical ex-
emption from COVID vacci-
nation to enter Australia –
along with the many ques-
tions that have arisen about
his COVID infection in De-
cember – public opinion
about him has swayed back
and forth on a daily basis.
—THECONVERSATION.COM
NOVAK’S LEGACY WILL BE
COMPLICATED EVEN FURTHER
Further complicating
Djokovic’s legacy is
the question of whether
he’ll now face visa
difficulties at the other
tennis majors. Rapid
spread of Omicron variant
may alter the rules for
unvaccinated players in
different countries
and tournaments
A
n a stunning move that has
stirred the cricketing world,
ViratKohlidecidedtoquitthe
captaincy of Team India even
in Test Cricket. Kohli an-
nounced his decision through
social media on Saturday
evening. He wrote, “every-
thing has to come to a halt at
some stage and for me as Test
captain of India, it’s now.”
While tongues are wagging
about the reasons behind the
sudden announcement, it is
the ending of an exceptional
run which made Kohli the
most successful captain of In-
dia ahead of M.S.Dhoni and
Sourav Ganguly
.
His admirable leadership
qualities took the Indian Test
team to unprecedented suc-
cess as he led India to 40 wins
in the total 68 test matches
where he was the skipper.
Under Kohli, India won their
first Test series in Australia
and also lead 2-1 against Eng-
land on their home turf.
Along with Shastri, he
turned Team India into a for-
midable force in Test Cricket.
Most importantly, his being
at the helm made sure that
world class fitness became a
necessity for anyone to be an
integral part of the Indian
team. Apart from all the
cricketing achievements as
captain, he will be known as
someone who changed the
image of Indian cricketers as
rather laidback and slow on
the field to being fast and
sprightly athletes.
He took over the mantle of
captaincy from M.S. Dhoni in
2014-15 on a tour to Australia
where his own batting form
had stunned the world. He
had big shoes to fill in, but he
rapidly took the Indian Test
Team from the seventh spot
in rankings to number one in
the last seven years. Apart
from overhauling fitness,
Kohli also brought about a
change in mindset when the
playing eleven consistently
played with five bowlers. Pre-
viously, Dhoni preferred to
have a batsman extra and
played with four bowlers. But
Kohli talked about getting 20
wickets regularly and insist-
ed on the batters to take on
more responsibility
.
His decision comes a day af-
ter India lost against South
Africa 2-1. It was a series
marked as India’s final fron-
tier as they had never won a
series in South Africa. Kohli’s
men were the favorites and it
looked like history was about
to be made after India won the
firstTestmatch.ButKohlihad
abackspasminthenextmatch
and didn’t play
. India lost the
match under K.L.Rahul’s cap-
taincy and then lost the final
matchunderKohli’scaptaincy
,
which perhaps became one of
the many reasons for his deci-
sion to step down.
This defeat also brought to
an end Kohli’s dream of mak-
ing history by ensuring vic-
tories in SENA countries as
Indian Captain. Though Vi-
rat’s own batting showed
signs of recovering, he was
nowhere near his best. His
invaluable 79 in the first in-
nings of the last Test was a
laboured effort and a rather
un-Kohli knock.
But Kohli fans have always
been treated to great batting
while he was captain. Most
captains find it difficult to
better their averages leading
the side with extra responsi-
bilities, but not Kohli. He av-
eraged 54.8 and made 5864
runs with 20 hundreds in 68
Tests as Captain. He also
missed a couple of records by
a whisker as he was just a
century short of going ahead
of Ricky Ponting as the Cap-
tain with most centuries.
Moreover, Kohli was just a
win away from surpassing
Steve Waugh as the second
most successful Test Captain
. Also, India never lost a Test
series at home under Kohli,
winning all 11 series played.
His decision has left many
peoplesurprised.Lastmonth,
there was a huge controversy
over his sacking from One
Day captaincy and Virat went
on record to say that he
wasn’t made aware of the de-
cision earlier by selectors.
His strained relationship
with BCCI boss, Sourav Gan-
guly, may have also led to Vi-
rat deciding to leave Test Cap-
taincy in order to avoid two
power centers along with Ro-
hit Sharma. Maybe, it was old
cricketing wisdom at play,
best to leave when people ask
WHY instead of WHY Not!
Wishes have poured in
from all parts of the world for
Kohli. Some of his past team-
mates have lauded and con-
gratulated him for his fantas-
tic tenure as Test Captain.
Most cricket fans will hope
that without the burden of
captaincy weighing him
down, Kohli may score many
more runs in the next few
years. He could regain his mi-
das touch with the bat that
has eluded him of late. While
all endings are new begin-
nings, Kohli will hope that is
certainly the case with his
own batting form, one that
the fans have missed sorely in
the past couple of years as an
international century has
eludedhimforovertwoyears.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
Wishes have poured in
from all parts of the world
for Kohli. Some of his past
teammates have lauded
and congratulated him for
his fantastic tenure as Test
Captain. Most cricket fans
will hope that without the
burden of captaincy
weighing him down, Kohli
may score many more runs
in the next few years. He
could regain his midas
touch with the bat that has
eluded him of late.
Under Kohli, India won
their 1st Test series in
Australia also lead 2-1
against England on their
home turf. Along with
Shastri, he turned
Team India into
formidable force in Test
Cricket. Importantly, his
being at helm made sure
that world class fitness
became a necessity
for anyone to be an
integral part of Indian team
KING KOHLI
QUITS
TEST CAPTAINCY,
LEAVES AS INDIA’S
MOST SUCCESSFUL
TEST CAPTAIN
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry

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AFGHANISTAN: EARTHQUAKE OF 4.6
MAGNITUDE SCALE HITS AYZABAD
Kabul: Earthquake of Magnitude 4.6 occurred
at Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Saturday as per the
National Center for Seismology. “Earthquake of
Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 15-01-2022, 16:51:57
IST, Lat: 37.32 Long: 70.90, Depth: 147 Km,
Location: 39km NE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan,”
tweeted National Center for Seismology.
INDIA
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AGRA (RURAL)
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New Delhi: Flats and
land worth a total of
about Rs 410 crore of
Mumbai-based realty
group Omkar Realtors
and that of a company
belonging to actor-
producer Sachin Joshi
have been attached by
the ED under the anti-
money laundering law.
Joshi, who has acted in
some Telugu and Hindi
movies, is the son of
JMJ group promoter
and businessman JM
Joshi who is into gutka
and pan masala manu-
facturing and also into
hospitality business.
Agra: In an attempt to
reach out to Dalit vot-
ers the BJP has fielded
former Uttrakhand
governor Baby Rani
Maurya from Agra (Ru-
ral). Baby Rani was the
first Dalit woman who
became Agra’s mayor
in 1995 and had unsuc-
cessfully contested
assembly polls in 2007
from Agra’s Etmadpur
seat and now she will
be contesting polls
after 15 years.
New Delhi: Republic Day
celebrations will now
begin every year from
January 23 instead of
January 24 to include
the birth anniversary of
Netaji Subhas Chan-
dra Bose, government
sources said. “This is in
line with Modi govern-
ment’s focus on cel-
ebrating/commemorat-
ing important aspects of
our history and culture,”
sources said. The Centre
had earlier started the
celebration of Subhas
Chandra Bose’s birth
anniversary as Parakram
Diwas.
New Delhi: CBI has
booked ES Ranganathan,
Director (Marketing) of
GAIL, along with several
suspected middlemen
and businessmen in an
alleged case of bribery
of over Rs 50 lakh from
pvt firms buying petro
chemical products mar-
keted by the Maharatna
PSU, officials said on
Saturday. CBI conducted
searches at over 8 loca-
tions in Delhi-NCR, his
office.
JAISHANKAR HOLDS TALKS WITH SL FM;
INDIAN PROJECTS TO BOOST ECONOMY
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on
Saturday held talks with Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil
Rajapaksa and discussed
projects and investment
plans by India that would
strengthen the economy of
the island nation. During
the “detailed” virtual meet-
ing, Jaishankar also raised
the issue of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody and
urged for their early release as a humanitarian gesture.
“Just concluded a detailed virtual meeting with SL Finance
Minister @RealBRajapaksa. Reaffirmed that India will be a
steadfast and reliable partner of SL,” Jaishankar tweeted.
‘TECHADE’
New Delhi: In an inter-
action with startups,
Prime Minsiter Naren-
dra Modi on Saturday
said that this decade is
being called as ‘techade’
of India adding that
programmes like Start-
up India and Standup
India will further the
efforts of the govern-
ment in strengthing In-
dia’s title of ‘Techade’.
Emphasizing that the
startup ecosystem lib-
erate entrepreneurs, in-
novation from govern-
ment processes, bu-
reaucratic silos, the
Prime Minister said,
“This decade is being
called as ‘techade’ of In-
dia.” Highlighting the
massive changes that
the government is mak-
ing in this decade to
strengthen the innova-
tion, entrepreneurship
and start-up ecosystem,
the Prime Minister said
that it has three impor-
tant aspects.
“First, to liberate en-
trepreneurship, innova-
tion from the web of
government processes,
bureaucratic silos. Sec-
ond, creating an institu-
tional mechanism to
promote innovation.
And third, handholding
of young innovators,
youth enterprise,” the
Prime Minsiter Naren-
dra Modi said to over
150 startups across the
country
. —ANI
This decade is
being called as
‘techade’ of India:
PM Modi lauds
startups in India
PM calls startups
backbone of new
India, declares Jan
16 as ‘National
Startup Day’
India continuously
strengthening its
image as world’s
largest millennial
market, says Modi
PM Narendra Modi interacts with Startups via VC under “Celebrating
Innovation Ecosystem”. Also seen Piyush Goyal Mansukh Mandaviya.
India’s Global
Innovation Index
ranking improved
from 81 in 2015 to
46 now: PM Modi
KEY POINTS OF INTERACTION
JAN 18: MODI
TO SPEAK TO
BJP WORKERS
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi will interact
with BJP workers
on January 18, the
party’s office said on
Saturday.
PM MODI ON
‘PARIKSHA PE
CHARCHA’
New Delhi: Urging
students and teach-
ers to register for
‘Pariksha Pe Char-
cha’, Modi said initia-
tive provides oppor-
tunity to connect with
India’s dynamic youth,
discover emerging
trends in education.
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Saturday
wished soldiers, veter-
ans, and their families
on the occasion of
Army Day
. Acknowledg-
ing the bravery and pro-
fessionalism displayed
by the Indian Army, PM
Modi said that words
cannot do justice to
their invaluable contri-
bution towards nation-
al safety
.
Situation at LoC
better than last
year: Naravane
Army chief General
MM Naravane on Satur-
day said that at the Line
Of Control, situation is
better than the last year
but Pakistan is still har-
bouring terrorists near
the border. The Army
will not let any attempt
to unilaterally change
the status quo along the
country’s borders suc-
ceed, Army Chief Gen
MM Naravane said ad-
dressing the rank and
file on Saturday
.
Rahul Gandhi
salutes sacrifices
of soldiers, families
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi took to twitter
and said that he salutes
the sacrifices made by
the soldiers of the In-
dian Army
. —ANI
Words cannot do justice: Modi
wishes soldiers, their families
President Kovind, Rajnath Singh other leaders also greeted
INDIA CELEBRATES ARMY DAY ON JANUARY 15
Kohima: Civil society
organisations of the
Konyak Naga, the domi-
nant tribe in Naga-
land’s Mon district
where 14 civilians were
killed last month in a
botched military opera-
tion, have decided to
extend their ultima-
tum, served on the gov-
ernment demanding
justice, by 10 days with
effect from January 15.
The decision was tak-
en at an “All Konyak
Summit” held in Mon
town where leaders of
Konyak organisations,
Konyak legislators, of-
ficers, village chiefs etc.
were present.
The organisations on
December 10 gave a
month’s time to the gov-
ernment demanding
that all officers and per-
sonnel involved in the
killings of 14 civilians
on December 4 and 5 be
prosecuted in the ap-
propriate civil court
and the action taken re-
port be brought in the
public domain. —ANI
Tribal body
extends
ultimatum to
govt till Jan 25
NAGALAND KILLINGS IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: A plea has
been filed in the SC
challenging a circular
issued by the Bombay
HC reducing its work-
ing hours to three
hours a day in view of
Covid-19. The plea filed
by activist Ghanshyam
Upadhyay stated that
due to the SOP, the
principal bench of the
HC has been “function-
ing only for namesake”
causing hardships to
the litigants and advo-
cates. According to
SOP on January 10, HC
will function from 12
noon-3 pm without a
lunch break from Mon-
day to Friday starting
from Jan 11 to 28.
PIL in SC challenges reduced working
hours of Bombay HC due to Covid-19
New Delhi: Three re-
tired Indian Army offic-
ers have approached the
SC seeking directions to
appoint a new SIT to
probe the alleged hate
speeches delivered at
Haridwar and Delhi
Dharam Sansads. The
plea filed under Article
32 sought probe against
hate speeches delivered
at religious events or-
ganized at Haridwar
and Delhi. The petition-
ers are Major General
SG Vombatkere, Colo-
nel PK Nair and Major
Priyadarshi.
Hate speeches:
Indo-Pak war
veterans move
SC seeking probe
PAK: PESHAWAR HC GRANTS BAIL TO
ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING HINDU GIRL
Peshawar: A single-
member Peshawar HC
bench has granted bail
to a man accused of
forcibly kidnapping a
Hindu girl for mar-
riage a few days ago.
Justice Syed M At-
tique Shah accepted
the bail petition of the
prime accused, Ubai-
dur Rehman, on the
condition he furnish 2
surety bonds of Rs
1,00,000 each. Earlier,
an additional district
and sessions judge
had granted bail to 7
co-accused but turned
down the plea of the
main accused prompt-
ing him to move HC.
New Delhi: The Delhi HC has upheld the
trial court order convicting a man for caus-
ing injuries to a police official when he was
on his duty. Justice Mukta Gupta upheld a
trial court order which convicted one of the
accused named Pramod of giving blow with
razor to officer on duty
. ‘Offences punisha-
ble under Sec 186/333/34 IPC,’ court said.
HC UPHOLDS ORDER CONVICTING
MAN FOR HURTING COP ON DUTY
Covid shadow over Budget session:
Chairs seek safe curbs as over 700 +ve
NORMS GO FOR A TOSS! Despite rising Covid-19 numbers, thousands of people seen
gathering with their bulls to mark the second day of bull-taming sport named ‘Jallikattu’, in Madurai.
(T) Naravane launches booklet ‘Blue Helmet Odyssey’ at KM Cariappa
Ground in Delhi. New combat uniform unveiled. Jawans display skill.
New Delhi: As India
grapples with 3rd wave
of Covid-19 pandemic,
propelled by the highly
transmissible Omicron
variant, govt is gearing
up to convene Budget
Session of Parliament
this month-end with
strict social distancing
and other protocols in
place.
According to the pro-
posal, the first half of
the session will con-
clude on February 11
after the customary
President’s address to
the joint sitting of the
two Houses, tabling of
the Economic Survey,
presentation of the
Budget and discussion
on the President’s ad-
dress. The second half
of the session will com-
mence on March 14 and
end on April 8. —ANI
KEY HIGHLIGHTS

z 2.68 Lakh new cases
in India, positivity up
from 14.7% to 16.66%

z Unvaccinated people
not allowed at public
places from today in
Assam; CM rules out
lockdown

z Kerala govt to issue
revised guidelines for
students of classes 9 to
12 tomorrow

z Study finds one in
10 people might still
be infectious for Covid
after 10 days

z 1st Indian study
provides evidence of
Omicron variant's com-
munity transmission

z Nepal to administer
booster shots to front-
line workers from today

z Jharkhand, West
Bengal extend Covid
curbs till January 31
What's BJP's Biggest Shortcoming?
l Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter poll l Poll received 1,48,292 votes in a short time
New Delhi: Former
Congress president Ra-
hul Gandhi on Satur-
day attacked BJP govt
by posting an online
Twitter poll asking his
followers which are its
biggest shortcomings.
Gandhi posted the
question What has
been the biggest short-
coming of the BJP gov-
ernment? and listed
below it four options to
vote for.
At the time of writ-
ing, the poll had re-
ceived 1,48,292 votes,
with over half voting,
indicating the preva-
lence of hateful atmos-
phere was central gov-
ernment's biggest fail-
ure. According to the
post, the second biggest
failure of the govern-
ment was unemploy-
ment, with 30% of those
interacting with poll
voting for it. —ANI
EC SENDS NOTICE TO SP FOR ‘VIOLATING’
MCC, SEEKS RESPONSE WITHIN 24 HOURS
New Delhi: The EC on
Saturday issued a no-
tice to SP General Sec-
retary for the alleged
violation of the Model
Code of Conduct and
Covid-19 protocols. Stat-
ing that the poll code
has been violated dur-
ing a gathering outside
the SP office in Luc-
know on Friday, the EC
sought a response from
the party within 24
hours. “…certain me-
dia reported violation
of extant covid guide-
lines of the Commis-
sion in a public gather-
ing in the office com-
pound of SP at 19,
Vikramaditya Marg
under Gautampalli Po-
lice Station. Lucknow,”
EC said in its letter and
added that an immedi-
ate report was sought
from the CEO of UP.
Lucknow Police issue challans
to people for flouting Section
144 norms, outside the SP
office on Saturday.
RLD RELEASES
SECOND LIST
Lucknow: RLD has
fielded Ashraf from Thana
Bhawan, R Baliyan from
Budhana, C Chauhan
from Meerapur, SK Munni
from Muradnagar, KP
Singh from Shikarpur, P
Gaur from Barauli and BS
Diwakar from Iglas.
JOGINDER MANN
JOINS AAP
Chandigarh: Former Pun-
jab min Joginder S Mann
joined AAP on Saturday,
a day after snapping his
50-yr-old ties with Cong.
DHAMI SAYS WILL CONTEST FROM KHATIMA
CONSTITUENCY, LIST OF CANDIDATES SOON
FEAR OF DEFECTIONS HAUNTS
CONG, BJP IN UTTARAKHAND
New Delhi: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh
Dhami said on Saturday he will contest the up-
coming assembly elections in the hill state from
his current assembly constituency of Khatima,
as the ruling BJP geared up for the single-phase
polls, which will take place on February 14.
Dehradun: As BJP Cong are set to announce
list of candidates for Uttarakhand, fear of deser-
tions by disgruntled aspirants is looming large.
Both parties are working to keep their flock to-
gether by promising to suitably compensate left
out aspirants with important positions in party.
THE FOUR POLLING
OPTIONS ARE...
# UNEMPLOYMENT
# TAX EXTORTION
# INFLATION
# ATMOSPHERE
OF HATRED
CRUCIAL READ

BIZ BUZZ
07
OLD LAW
Before the Finance Act 2021 was
introduced, the department could
reopen or reassess income upto
four or maximum upto six 6
years (as the case may be) by is-
suing notices under section 148
of the Act, meaning thereby, the
return of income for assessment
year 2014-15 could be reopened
up to 31st March 2021. For
extending the period from four
to six years it was required that
income which was chargeable to
tax and had escaped assessment
was one lakh rupees or more due
to fault of assessee. The assess-
ing officer had to have reasons to
believe that income had escaped
from assessment. Such reopen-
ing of assessment was subject to
various legal issues which led to
multiple litigations.
NEW LAW
Finance Act 2021 brought amendments in sections 147 to 151 of the Act thereby changing
the scheme of reassessment of income. A new section 148A was introduced along with change in
timelines, which prescribed the procedure to initiate the reassessment proceedings wherein the
Assessing Officer has been made duty bound to have some information first, conduct
enquiry after seeking approval from appropriate authority
(procedure prescribed), give opportunity to assessee,
seek reply and pass an order forming his belief,
before issuing notices for reassessment. The time
period for reopening has been reduced to 3
years, i.e. no notices for the assessment year
2017-18 and prior could be reopened after
1st April 2021. In cases where the assess-
ing officer possesses certain evidences/
documents that income chargeable to tax,
represented in the form of assets more
than fifty lakhs has escaped assess-
ment, a time limit of ten years has been
prescribed, subject to adequate approval
and procedure as prescribed in 148A be-
ing followed. The department vide the said
amendment and tried its best to reduce the
various legal issues, which were prominent
in old regime.
COVID AND ITS INTERPLAY
WITH NEW LAW
COVID-19 had disrupted the
entire timelines and machinery
of government due to distress
amongst the tax payers and
government keeping a soft
hand. Due dates for compli-
ances under various laws
were revised from time to
time to enable effective work-
ing as per deadlines.
Accordingly, with
respect to issuance of
reassessment notices,
the timeline of notices which
could be issued upto 31st
March 2021 was revised upto
30th June 2021, as numerous
notices could not be
issued by department
due to COVID disrup-
tion.
JUDICIAL RELIEF TO TAXPAYERS
CONTROVERSY
After the introduction of new law, various contro-
versies (legal issues) arose with respect to notices
for assessment years 2017-18 and period prior
to the same issued by the department after 1st
April 2021, specially with respect to notices for AY
2013-14, 2014-15 2015-16. First that the time
limit available with the Income Tax department
was just three years beyond which
the notices could not have
been issued and second that the department had
to compulsorily follow the procedure prescribed
in new section148A of the Act, failing which the
notices issued and reassessment proceedings
were void in this regard. Later it was also argued
by tax payers that the legislature has permitted
re-assessment to be made only in accordance
with the substituted provisions, which
could be done either only
in the manner
prescribed, or no
re-assessment
at all.
❍ A.Y. UPTO 2014-15
Cannot be reopened
❍ A.Y. 2015-16, 2016-17 AND 2017-18
Can be reopened subject to new procedure u/s
148A only if the income escaping assessment is
more than 50 lacs, rewpresented by an asset. Void
if new procedure not followed.
❍ A.Y. 2018-19 ONWARDS
Can be reopened subject to new procedure u/s
148A as per amended law.
The controversy that
whether the department
was right in issuing notices
after 1st April 2021, as it
had increased the time lines
legally and whether the said
extended timeline
were ultra vires
the provisions
of law and
notices
issued
without
adopting the new procedure
by the issuing authority
were valid or not, has been
settled to a great extent by
the Honorable Allahabad,
Delhi, Mumbai and Ra-
jasthan High Courts, which
have quashed the notices
issued after 1st April 2021
being ultra vires the amend-
ed provisions of the Act,
except Chhatisgarh High
Court which has upheld the
issuances of notices as per
old law and within extended
timelines to be valid. Honor-
able Delhi High Court in the
case of Monmohan
Kohli and Honor-
able Rajasthan High
Court in the case
of BPIP Infra
Pvt. Ltd. have
specifically
held that the
amended law
needs to be
followed and
the assessing
officers be-
fore issuing
the notices
must have
fol-
lowed the
amended
provisions
of conduct-
ing enquiry
and time lines for issuing
of notices. It was held that
the intent, purpose and
scope of the amendments
introduced by the Finance
act, 2021 was to protect the
rights and interests of as-
sessees as well as promote
public interest. It is settled
law that if legislation is
introduced to remedy the
defective rule and no one
suffers thereby, it is sen-
sible to apply it to pending
proceedings. Though relief
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courts still Income Tax be-
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WILL THE TICKETS
OF BJP MLAs NOT
BE CUT ANYMORE?
The political par-
leys in poll-bound
UP have changed a lot.
Where it was decided
in BJP’s core group
meeting that tickets
of 125-150 sitting UP
BJP MLAs would be
cut, and it would be de-
cided on a scale that
how much ‘anti-in-
cumbency factor’ is
working against the
MLA in the area. But
because of the stam-
pede in the BJP in the
recent past and the
party’s MLAs and min-
isters taking off their
saffron robes and tak-
ing a dip in red colour
and are eager for a cy-
cle ride in the next in-
nings, the BJP has de-
ferred the move to cut
the tickets of its MLAs
on a large scale.
Sources say that given
this stampede, the
party top leadership
has decided that in-
stead of cutting the
tickets of the party
MLAs, why not change
their constituency.
Now, this idea is being
worked on.
AKHILESH’S
BIG BET!
In a mature move,
Akhilesh Yadav is try-
ingtoanswerBJP’s80vs
20(i.e.HinduvsMuslim)
politics with 85 vs 15
(backward vs forward).
He wants to emerge as
the ‘New Leader of
Backward Politics.’ One
of the ministers, who
has joined SP, has com-
plained about Yogi’s be-
haviour saying that Yo-
gi’s way of dealing with
his ministers was
wrong. If sources are to
be believed, taking cog-
nisance of this, the BJP
HighCommandhascon-
fined Yogi to Gorakhpur
and Basti for the time
being in the exercise of
ticket distribution.
PIB CARDHOLDERS
WILL BE REDUCED
Do you remember
journalist Kan-
chan Gupta? He was
once very close to Lal
Krishna Advani later
became the new advisor
in I B Ministry
. Sourc-
es reveal that the large
scale at which PIB cards
have been distributed to
journalists, may now be
cut. Each PIB cardhold-
er’s details are being
scrutinised, their eligi-
bility is being tested,
then it will be decided
how many people quali-
fy for it, those who do
not they will be exclud-
ed. This is the reason
why PIB cards are not
being renewed this year,
though their validity
has been extended till
April. But now there is
a sense of dilemma as to
what will happen to fu-
ture of journalists?
WHY DID
UPADHYAY LEAVE?
Did Kishore Upad-
hyay
,aformerUtta-
rakhand Congress Pres-
ident and one of the
close friends of 10 Jan-
path, have to pay the
price for getting the pic-
ture of his meeting with
Rahul Gandhi viral on
social media? Or for the
fact that for a long time
there was speculation
about him going to the
BJP or the SP? The Con-
gress High Command
has very hurriedly re-
lieved Upadhyay from
all responsibilities in
Uttarakhand.Upadhyay
once had a deep affec-
tion for Harish Rawat.
When Rawat became
theCM,heplayedanim-
portant role in making
Upadhyay the state
President. The news of
differences between
these two leaders
first came to the fore
when Rawat sup-
ported Pradeep Tam-
ta’s name in place of
Upadhyay for the
lone RS seat and he
won the bet.
HOW MUCH
PRIYANKA’s SHOT
WILL WORK!
Priyanka Gandhi
has tried to
breathe in new life into
the Congress, which
has been dormant in
UP. According to her
promise, Priyanka has
given tickets to women
candidates in bulk in
Congress’ first list of
125. For example, after
Priyanka’s announce-
ment to give ticket to
Asha Singh, mother of
Unnao rape victim, SP
also refused to field its
candidate from Unnao.
If sources are to be be-
lieved, SP can get the
benefit of this move in
the surrounding seats
of Unnao. Priyanka
has given ticket to so-
c i a l activist Sadaf
Zafar from
Lucknow
Central,
w h o
strongly
protested
a g a i n s t
CAA and
was later ar-
r e s t e d .
But in this episode,
some of Priyanka’s
bets have also turned
upside down. While she
is being praised for giv-
ing tickets to public
faces, she has created a
ruckus by giving ticket
to Salman Khurshid’s
wife Louise Khurshid.
Although Priyanka’s
close friends claim that
this decision of hers is
a smart one as she
knows that Salman
Khurshid shares a
somewhat cordial rela-
tionship with Akhilesh
Yadav, so by giving
ticket to Louise, she
wants to throw water
on the plans of dis-
gruntled Congress fac-
tion G-23.
SHAH’S HELP CAME
IN HANDY!
Oneof thefirstphoto-
journalists of the
country
, Sipra Das is
quitepopularamongher
colleagues in Delhi. Her
coffeetablebookfocused
on blind people has been
greatly discussed. Re-
cently
, Sipra took a
shared auto from Laxmi
Nagar in Delhi to her
house in Noida. When
Sipra opened her bag af-
ter reaching home, she
was shocked to see that
all the cameras and ex-
pensive lenses were
missing and instead the
bag was filled with
bricks and stones. The
price of Sipra’s cameras
must have been at least
`7-8 lakh. She hurriedly
lodgedacomplaintatpo-
lice station and sent her
written complaint to
MHA,butallinvain.She
thenreachedHomeMin-
ister Amit Shah’s office
attheParliamentHouse.
When Shah came out of
his office, Sipra hastily
handed over her com-
plaint to him, saying,
‘Photography is my life.
Whenthecamerasworth
over `7-8 lakh are stolen,
how will I be able to buy
them again?” Shah took
the paper from Sipra’s
hands without saying
anything and went
ahead. But when there
was no response even
after this, a disheart-
ened Sipra returned to
herhometown,Kolkata.
Within a week, Sipra got
a call from the Crime
Branchof Delhithather
camera had been recov-
ered from a house in
Shahdara and she
should immediately
come to Delhi and take
her camera from the
court. Sipra understood
that the Union Home
Minister had done such
a great job without say-
ing anything.
...AND FINALLY
BJP and SP, who are
fighting a face-to-
face battle in UP polls,
have decided that this
time, they won’t give
tickets to criminals
and musclemen that
such leaders may con-
test from parties of Ra-
jbhar Nishad.
Mukhtar Ansari can
contest either from
Sanjay Nishad’s party
or as an Independent.
Owaisi has openly ex-
tended an offer to
Mukhtar and Atiq
Ahmed that they can
contest from his party.
In 1994, Mukhtar was a
CPI candidate, then he
joined Mayawati. In
the last election, there
was a tussle between
the uncle and nephew
i.e. Shivpal and Akh-
ilesh to include
Mukhtar in SP. This
time also Mukhtar re-
ceived a straight ‘No’
from Akhilesh.
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FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Amit Shah
Kishore Upadhyay
Akhilesh Yadav
Priyanka Gandhi
Food is more than just filling of
the stomach, it is togetherness
and companionship!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Surat: The govern-
ment has decided to
roll out a subsidy of
Rs12,060 crore in the
next five years to up-
grade textile technolo-
gies and provide an
impetus to the sector.
The decision was tak-
en during a recent meet-
ing of the ministry of
textile authorities with
representativesfromthe
South Gujarat Chamber
of Commerce to uplift
the textile industry
.
The ministry has
planned to give a 25-30%
subsidy on capital in-
vestment for small- and
medium-scale indus-
tries. It will be provided
by the Central govern-
ment. The new scheme
could be implemented
from April 1.
A meeting was also
held with textile traders
under the leadership of
textile secretary
, Upen-
dra Singh.
Textilestart-upscould
see a provision of Rs280
crore with Rs1,230 crore
subsidy for textile mills.
Besides, Rs1,625 crore
will be earmarked for
garment manufacturing
and Rs150 crore conces-
sionforknittingunits.If
a foreign company sets
up a plant to manufac-
ture textile machine
parts,itwillbegranteda
subsidy of Rs5,000 crore.
AshishGujarati,Pres-
ident for South Gujarat
Chamber of Commerce,
said under technology
upgradation fund (TUF)
scheme, traders used to
get 10% subsidy
.
Thenewplanwillgive
a 25-30% subsidy and
bring a huge amount of
financeinthetextilesec-
tor in South Gujarat, he
pointed out.
`12K cr govt subsidies to boost textile sector in 5 years
The scheme, which could be
implemented from April 1, aims to
ensure technologies are upgraded
The move would give the city’s textile sector a major leg-up.
2 SHOT DEAD IN CLASH IN
PORBANDAR; 11 BOOKED
First India Bureau
Tapi: A former Army
man allegedly gunned
down two persons
during a clash be-
tween two groups of
a community in Por-
bandar, police said on
Saturday.
An case has been reg-
istered against 11 per-
sons, including local
BJP councillor Bhima
Odedara and his son
Nilesh, for the incident
that took place on Fri-
day night.
The two groups held
a grudge against each
other over some past
dispute about the mu-
nicipality election held
in February last year,
Superintendent of Po-
lice Porbandar Ravi
Mohan Saini said.
“Last night, some
members of two groups
from Maher communi-
ty clashed. One of them
was a former Army
man,whohadalicensed
weapon. Two persons
died from shots fired
from the weapon at a
close range,” the offi-
cial said, adding that
the local crime branch
has now taken over the
investigation.
According to the po-
lice, the clash erupted
after vehicles of some
members of the two
groups were hit, follow-
ing which people start-
ed hurling abuses and
firing in the air.
Armed with a revolv-
er, swords and baseball
bats, they attacked each
other, leaving Kalpesh
Bhutia and Raj Keshwa-
ladeadandthecomplain-
ant Vanraj Keshwala—
who had lost to council-
lorOdedarainlastyear’s
local body elections—se-
riously injured.
The police have ar-
rested three persons in-
cluding ex-Army man
Arbham Odedara and
seized the weapon.
An FIR has been reg-
istered under sections
302 (murder), 307 (at-
tempt to murder), 143
(unlawfulassembly),147
(rioting), 148 (rioting
armed with deadly
weapons) and 504 (inten-
tional insult) of the IPC
against 11 persons, an
official of Kamla Baug
police station said.
The case was registered at the Kamla Baug police station in Porbandar. —FILE PHOTO
Mob torches bus that
hit pedestrian,3 held
First India Bureau
Surat: Police have ar-
rested three members
of a mob that set fire
to a bus after it hit a
pedestrian who had
been trying to cross
the road in Surat.
They are now on the
huntforanotherthree
people who have been
named in the FIR re-
lated to the incident,
which took place
around9.30pmFriday
.
The pedestrian,
whose identity has
not been shared by of-
ficialsyet,wasrushed
to a hospital by emer-
gency services and is
said to be recovering
from minor injuries.
The bus was “re-
duced to ashes”, fire
officer Praveen Pa-
tel, said.
Cybercrime cell helps youth
recover photos from hackers
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Hack-
ers who targetted a
Ahmedabad-based
youth demanded
$10,000 and 1,000 bit-
coins to give him
back access to a pho-
to folder on his lap-
top. However, their
plan was foiled by
the cybercrime cell
who cracked the case
and gave the victim
back his memories.
Cyber Crime Depu-
ty Commissioner of
Police Amit Vasava
told the media that, a
few weeks ago, a
youth named Nisar
from east Ahmedabad
approached the cy-
bercrime cell and
lodged a complaint of
a cyber-attack. The
hacker was demand-
ing $ 10,000 and 1000
bitcoins to return
him access to his pho-
to folder on his lap-
top. The officer fur-
ther added Nisar’s
father died two days
before his marriage.
After his marriage,
Nisar decided to ac-
cess the folder to see
his father’s photos
but, he found that the
folder was locked, on
his computer.
When he tried to ac-
cess the folder, he re-
ceived a message from
the hacker demand-
ing ransom money
within minutes. He
then reached out to
the cycbercrime
branch for help.

AHMEDABAD, SUNDAY
JANUARY 16, 2022
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aavaki Gems and
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tablished by a
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She coalesces old-
world aesthetics with new
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fresh, statement piece de-
signs cuffs are artistically
designed with the use of
precious and coloured
stones to enhance the sen-
suality of a woman. Born
in Jaipur, Sonkhiya has
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ploring new forms to prac-
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pieces have been running
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Parvati is a brand that rep-
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She aspires to
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Within a short pe-
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Khushi Sonkhiya is a young
jewellery designer, whose
label today is known for its
nuanced combination of
outstanding contemporary
pieces and the vintage
charm of the classic world.
In a candid interview with
City First, the artist talks
about her collection ‘
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and her journey so far.
Models flaunting Khushi’s design
Khushi Sonkhiya
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ETC
he ‘Kai Po
Chhe’ Season
can get stress-
ful for a lot of
people, wom-
en especially.
Post Makar Sank-
ranti too, let your
kites soar high
just like all our
hopes for the new
year. The first fes-
tival of the year
is always special.
While we are cov-
ered in warm
clothes to keep us
cosy in the morn-
ings and eve-
nings, we also
have to consider
the winter sun.
People often tend
to avoid acele-
brating the kite
festival out of the
fear of tanning
and exposing the
skin to the sun.
But haven’t we
had enough of
cancelling on
fun? So, go ahead
and enjoy this
time with your
loved ones, while
we take care of
your naturally
glowing skin.
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affron has been known as a natural tan re-
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B
ollywood actress Disha Patani’s
Instagram posts are proof that de-
spite being a travel, fashion and fit-
ness enthusiast, she is also an absolute
diva. The Radhe actress also is an avid social
media user and never gives several glimpses of
her travel. Recently, she took to Instagram to
share a couple of photos of her soaking in water
in a pink bikini. She soaked up the Maldivian
sun in a pink bikini. She left an emoji as a cap-
tion to her post. —Agency
P
regnant Kylie Jenner cele-
brated the arrival of her
second child with a spec-
tacular baby shower attend-
ed by her mother, Kris Jenner,
and others. The 24-year-old
star, who is believed to have
given birth already, re-
vealed the exquisite
pink-themed covert
celebration in a se-
ries of Instagram
photos. —Agency
sland sexy! Actress Karruche Tran
just shared a slew of sizzling photos
while on vacation in St. Bart’s, In the
first series of shots, the claws actress
rocked a skimpy black bikini, taking
a mirror selfie while sitting on her bed
in what appeared to be her room at the
island locale. The 33-year-old’s toned figure
was on display — and was slathered up with
beach-ready oil as well, giving her more
than 11 million followers a full view of her
beach body
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lia Bhatt is a diva who doesn’t
miss a chance to leave her fans
spellbound. Alia has been ac-
tive on social media and while
each of her Instagram posts are a real
treat for the fans, she has once again
taken the social media by a storm with
yet another post on Instagram.
In the pic, actress was seen winning
hearts with her casual look. Sharing
the pic, the actress wrote in the cap-
tion, “Here but not there, always far
away somewhere”. —Agency
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CITY BUZZ
he line says a
lot itself. As a
woman, it's
been a lifelong
struggle trying
to find clothes
of any kind
with decently sized
pockets. When buying
women's clothing, one
is likely to come across
quite small pockets,
outfits that exclude
pockets, perhaps the
most infuriating of
them all — trending
fake pockets.
Founded in 2020,
KSVI ,(women cloth-
ing) is a sleek initiative
by Kashvi Chauhan, a
fashion blogger from
Delhi who got inspired
by a group of women
talking about how
inconvenient it is
to manage without
pockets in most of
our outfits and in
that moment she
thought of intro-
ducing pockets so
that women can get
the best of both
worlds- style and
functionality
.
Kashvithendecid-
edtobringupherimagi-
nationandcreativityinto
every design at KSVI.
KSVI embraces flatter-
ing silhouettes and de-
signs with the main
emphasis on pockets.
Each outfit is designed
with uniqueness, love
and a hint of personal
touch.
“I always wanted to
makesurethatwomen
like me can feel the
same love, comfort
edgethatIfeelthrough
my designs” Kashvi
Said.
NITIKA PANJWANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
Actress Dia Mirza shared an old photo with Priyanka Chopra
and Lara Dutta from their Miss India days. Throwing it back
to the year 2000, she wrote while sharing the throwback
picture. Replying to the post, Lara commented, “Three girls
with a heart full of dreams and each other to lean on”!
he 20th In-
dian Repub-
lic Day Kavi
Sammelan
Mushaira
will be held on the
occasion of Indian
Republic Day on
January 22 at
Sheikh Rashid Au-
ditorium, Dubai.
Justice Mohammed
Babar will be the
Chief Guest,
while Prof. Dr
Tariq Syeed
will preside
over the pro-
gram. Dr Nay-
yar Jalalpuri,
Head of De-
partment,
Urdu,
Lucknow Universi-
ty, will host the
event and Dr Zubair
Farooq will be the
evening's centre-
piece. Also, Jauhar
Kanpuri's book
'Dhoop Ka Safar'
will be launched on
the occasion.
Actress Dia Mirza shared an old photo with Priyanka Chopra
and Lara Dutta from their Miss India days. Throwing it back
to the year 2000, she wrote while sharing the throwback
picture. Replying to the post, Lara commented, “Three girls
with a heart full of dreams and each other to lean on”!
“WHY SHOULD
“WHY SHOULD
BOYS HAVE ALL
BOYS HAVE ALL
THE POCKETS”
THE POCKETS”
GOOD OLD DAYS!
Kavi Sammelan
and Mushaira!
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LIFE... PASS IT ON!
Swans in Gujarat!
n December
26, Mehsana resi-
dent Daksh Bha-
tia met an acci-
dent. The inci-
dent happened when he
was returning
from a basketball prac-
tice session. He was tak-
en to the hospital, where
he was declared brain
dead.Alocalsocialwork-
er approached Sameer
Bhatia, father of
Daksh to tell him about
organ donation. Agree-
ing to which, breathing
new life into others and
jumping at the opportu-
nity to give his son last-
ing memories. His body
was then taken to
Ahmedabad to har-
vest his organs. Doc-
tors got two kidneys and
the liver. Which were
transplanted to patients
in the Institute Of Kid-
ney Disease And Re-
search Centre.
O
Rare migratory bird mute swan spotted in Jamnagar after a century.
Representational Picture
Daksh Bhatia
Team of Doctors who operated
Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza
Syed Salahuddin
Kashvi Chauhan
FOG AND DEWS!
Dense fog persists
in Delhi for third
consecutive day,
visibility drops to 50
meters at Palam. The
MET department has
predicted that the fog
spell could continue.

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