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NEW DELHI l MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. DELENG/2021/19840 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 256
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
MODI IN NEPAL TODAY; WILL
ALSO MEET YOGI CABINET
NEW YORK: 10 KILLED IN
‘RACIALLY-MOTIVATED’
SHOOTING,SUSPECT HELD
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi
will launch the construction of
the ‘India International Centre for
Buddhist Culture & Heritage’ on
Monday during a day-long visit to
Lumbini in Nepal. Later, PM will
meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath and
cabinet over dinner in Lucknow.
New York: A heavily-armed
18-year-old white man shot 10
people dead and injured three
others, most of them Black, at
a grocery store in New York on
Saturday, as per US authorities.
Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura CM
Agartala (PTI): Manik
Saha, the BJP’s Tripura
unit state president,
took oath as Tripura’s
Chief Minister on Sun-
day. Governor SN Arya
swore in Rajya Sabha
MP Saha at the Raj
Bhavan in Agartala.
Former CM Biplab Deb
was also present at the
ceremony
.
Tripura Governor Satyadeo Narain administers oath to BJP leader
Manik Saha as the new chief minister in Agartala on Sunday.
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Australian all-rounder Andrew
Symonds dies in car crash
Harbhajan Turbanator
@harbhajan_singh
Shocked to hear about
the sudden demise of Andrew
Symonds. Gone too soon. Heartfelt
condolences to family and friends.
Prayers for the departed soul
l Former Australia
all-rounder Andrew
Symonds has died
aged 46 in a car
accident, about 50
kilometers outside
Townsville on Satur-
day night. The disturb-
ing news sent shock
waves through the
cricket fraternity
l Emergency services
attempted to revive
him, however, he
died of his injuries,
Queensland Police
said in a statement
after the incident
l The all-rounder
played 26 Tests, 198
ODIs, and 14 T20Is
for Australia between
1998 and 2009. He
was an integral part
of Australia’s World
Cup-winning sides
in the year
2003 and 2007
BADMINTON WIN
BEDAZZLES INDIA
Thomas Cup: Indian Men’s Team script
history with 1st-ever gold in 73 long years
India beat 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final
Bangkok (PTI): The In-
dian men’s badminton
team beat 14-time cham-
pions and holders Indo-
nesiainthefinalonSun-
dayto win amaidengold
medal at Thomas Cup.
First-time finalists
India produced a stun-
ning performance in the
final to blank Indonesia
3-0 and script history
. It
all started with 20-year-
old Lakshya Sen beating
Tokyo Olympics bronze
medallist Anthony
Ginting.
Doubles stars Satwik-
sairaj Rankireddy and
Chirag Shetty then gave
India a 2-0 lead by beat-
ing Mohammad Ahsan
andKevinSanjayaSuka-
muljo 18-21, 23-21, 21-19.
Andfinally
,KidambiSri-
kanth sealed India’s win
by outclassing Jonatan
Christie 21-15, 23-21.
TRIUMPH BIGGER THAN 1983 WORLD CUP, SAYS GOPICHAND
SPORTS MINISTER
ANURAG THAKUR
ANNOUNCES `1 CR
CASH AWARD
India’s chief badminton coach and former All England champion, Pullela
Gopichand highlighted the enormity of India’s Thomas Cup victory, say-
ing it is even bigger than the 1983 Cricket World Cup triumph for Indian
badminton. “I would say that in badminton terms this is even bigger
(than the 1983 World Cup win). I think nobody would have imagined
that we would win something as big as this,” Pullela Gopichand said.
Sports Minister Anurag
Thakur on Sunday an-
nounced a cash award of
Rs 1 crore to the Indian
men’s badminton team
which created history
by winning the coveted
Thomas Cup title for
the first time. “India’s
extraordinary feat of
winning the Thomas Cup
with successive victories
over Malaysia, Denmark
and Indonesia in the play-
offs called for a relaxation
of rules,” said Thakur
in a statement. “It is
with pride that I an-
nounce the award of
Rs 1 crore to the team
that Indians so much joy
this weekend.”
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
The entire nation is
elated by India win!
Congratulations to
our accomplished
team and best wishes
to them for future.
This win will motivate
so many upcoming
sportspersons.
India’s team members pose with their nation flag after winning Thomas Cup title in Bangkok.
Apart from being an explosive cricketer, Symonds in India will also be remembered
for his involvement in the infamous ‘Monkeygate’ scandal involving Harbhajan.
Congress to launch ‘Kanyakumari to
Kashmir Bharat Jodo’ Yatra from October 2
Aditi Nagar,
Yogesh Sharma
and Naresh Sharma
Udaipur: As a part of
the party’s outreach
programme, Congress
will launch a nation-
wide yatra “Kanyaku-
mari to Kashmir
Bharat Jodo” begin-
ning on October 2, said
the party’s interim
president Sonia Gan-
dhi on Sunday. Speak-
ing at the concluding
day of the three-day
brainstorming ses-
sion, Chintan Shivir,
in Udaipur, Sonia Gan-
dhi said, “We will
launch a national Kan-
yakumari to Kashmir
Bharat Jodo Yatra be-
ginning on Gandhi
Jayanti this year. All
of us will participate
in it. The Yatra is to
strengthen the bonds
of social harmony that
are under stress, to
preserve the founda-
tional values of our
Constitution that are
under assault and to
highlight the day-to-
day concerns of crores
of our people.” She
said phase-2 of the dis-
trict-level Jan Jagran
Abhiyan that had been
launched earlier will
resume a month later
on June 15. This exten-
sive campaign will
highlight economic is-
sues especially the
“growing unemploy-
ment and intolerable
price rise that is de-
stroying livelihoods”.
Turn to P8
Rahul is the only
person challenging
BJP-RSS: Gehlot
Udaipur: On the
conclusion of Con-
gress’ Navsankalp
Shivir in Udaipur on
Sunday, Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot in-
teracted with the me-
dia and said that the
Chintan Shivir was
successfully organ-
ized and conducted,
stressing that many
important proposals
have been approved
in the CWC meeting.
On the question of
Rahul Gandhi taking
over the party com-
mand, Gehlot said,
“Rahul Gandhi is a
goodperson.Iworked
with him in Gujarat.
BJP-Sangh are
spending crores of
rupees to malign Ra-
hul’s image and Ra-
hul Gandhi alone is
fighting BJP-RSS.
BJP leaders only en-
gagein drama.There
is no ED-CBI-IB raid
on any BJP leader,
perhapsbecauseBJP
leaders are clean as
white color.”
Meanwhile, talk-
ing about the Shivir,
Gehlot said, “There
has been a communi-
cationof enthusiasm
among the workers.
Now Mandal units
will be formed in
Congress. Congress
takes all classes and
religions along.”
Gehlot also spoke
aboutSoniaGandhi’s
speech and said, “So-
nia Gandhiji’s state-
ment to make the
party return to pow-
er is extremely pow-
erful. Now the focus
will be on timely im-
plementation of the
decisions taken in
the Sankalp Shivir.
Many important de-
cisions taken in Con-
gress’s Nav Sankalp
camp. Turn to P8
Raj CM Ashok Gehlot
Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra engrossed in discussion where Priyanka Gandhi, Rajasthan CM Ashok
Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, and Sachin Pilot are also seen at the dinner table at Udaipur on Saturday night.
CONGRESS’ NAV SANKALP SHIVIR
Must ensure‘one family,one ticket’ rule in Cong: RaGa
Udaipur: Hours after
the Congress Working
Committee (CWC) gave
its approval to the or-
ganisational reforms,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Sunday as-
serted that ‘one family,
one ticket’ rule must be
enforced in the party.
Addressing the con-
cluding session of the
‘Nav Sankalp Shivir’
held in Udaipur, Rahul
Gandhi said, “We must
ensure the idea that
one person per family
should get a ticket (to
contest elections). I
also recommend the in-
clusion of the youth in
the Congress party.
Also, only one member
of a family should be
given a ticket.”
The Udaipur Nav
Sankalp Shivir declara-
tion has been adopted
by the CWC at its meet-
ing presided over by
party chief Sonia Gan-
dhi. “It is very impor-
tant that we limit the
number of family
members that are in-
volved in our organiza-
tion, and let them work,
develop and let them
join the organization.
But we must not have a
situation where 5-7
members of a family
are in the organiza-
tion,” said Rahul, add-
ing, “The formula will
not be applied if the
second member from a
family is actively work-
ing for the party for at
least five years.”
Meanwhile, the
Wayanad MP slammed
the BJP led govern-
ment at the Centre over
the rampant inflation,
rising unemployment
and attack on the coun-
try’s institutions, add-
ing that there is a fear
looming in the country
that the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party Party is
hell-bent on turning
“demographic divi-
dend into a demo-
graphic disaster.”
While asserting that
the Congress party
needs to work aggres-
sively on the ground to
connect with the mass-
es coupled with inten-
sive communication
skills. “Congress has
always provided a plat-
form to people for de-
liberations without
fear, worry
. Turn to P8
BJP is hell-bent in turning demographic dividend to demographic disaster, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022
02
BUILDING OWNER LAKRA HELD
Manishusedtoliveon4thfloorofthebuildinghemanagedtoescape
New Delhi (PTI): The
owner of a building in
outer Delhi’s Mundka
where a massive fire led
to the death of 27 people
was arrested on Sunday,
two days after the inci-
dent, police said here.
“We received infor-
mation that Manish
Lakra was going to-
wards Haridwar in Utt-
arakhand. We laid a
trap and nabbed him
from Ghevra Mod,” Sa-
meer Sharma, Deputy
Commissioner of Po-
lice (Outer), said.
Lakra used to live on
the fourth floor of the
commercial building,
and he managed to es-
cape to the adjacent
building along with his
family members when
the fire broke out, the
police said.
The police have re-
covered 27 bodies and
identified 14 of them as
women and six as men
so far, they said.
A motivational pro-
gramme underway on
the second floor of the
building when the fire
broke out. A father-son
duo from Australia
were conducting the
session, the police said.
Lakra was on the run
since the fire incident,
the DCP said, adding
that raids were con-
ducted in Delhi and
Haryana to nab him.
According to the po-
lice, the building be-
longed to Lakra’s father,
who died in 2015, leav-
ing it to him.
The CCTV camera
and router manufactur-
ing and assembling
company, in whose of-
fice the fire is suspected
to have started, had
been on the premises
since 2017. Its owners
have already been ar-
rested.
Manish Lakra had protection
from BJP leaders, alleges AAP
New Delhi (PTI):
The AAP on Sunday
held the BJP responsi-
ble for the death of 27
people in Mundka fire
incident, alleging that
the “illegal industrial
activities” were going
on in the building as
its owner Manish
Lakra enjoyed protec-
tion from the saffron
party leaders.
Lakra was arrested
on Sunday in connec-
tion with the massive
fire, two days after the
incident.
Senior AAP leader
Durgesh Pathak also
showed some pictures
in which Lakra was
seen with some BJP
leaders, including for-
mer mayor of the
NDMC.
“Lakra is a BJP
man. That’s why MCD
gave him protection
and illegal industrial
activities continued in
the building,” Pathak
charged, adding “BJP
and its leaders are re-
sponsible for the death
of 27peopleinthetrag-
ic incident of fire in
the building. They
wereallhandinglove”.
The AAP leader de-
manded that a thor-
ough probe be con-
ducted into the case
and the strictest ac-
tion be taken against
all those responsible
for the incident, in-
cluding those from
the BJP who gave pro-
tection to Lakra and
let the illegal activi-
ties continue in the
building in violation
of rules.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Sameer Sharma. Firefighters try to douse the fire. —FILE PHOTO
ANOTHER FIRE IN CITY
MUNDKA FIRE
Delhi Fire Dept
says ‘Narela Blaze
under control’
DELHI CONG STAGES
DHARNA NEAR BJP HQ
AGAINST DEMOLITION
New Delhi (ANI): After
hours of struggle, the
fire at Narela’s plastic
granulation factory in
Delhi has been brought
‘under complete con-
trol’, the Delhi fire De-
partment confirmed on
Sunday.
The factory had
caught fire on Saturday
night. “The fire was
caused due to the short
circuit. Here, no casual-
ties and reports of in-
jury have been report-
ed,” confirmed Station
Officer of Delhi Fire
Department.
“We received a call at
9.10 PM on Saturday
and we medium the call
on the spot where 20 fire
tenders were already
working. We relieved
them at 3 AM. This
time, eight fire tenders
were available here,” he
added.
According to
Prakash, the fire was
caused due to short cir-
cuit and other potential
causes of the fire are
yet to be ascertained.
Earlier in the day,
the fire that was de-
clared to fall under the
“medium category”
did not douse off com-
pletely as the water
could not reach “small
pockets” of the factory
and it caught the fire
again.
The officials had also
reported that the prob-
lems in the operation
arose due to the small
pockets and high depth
of the building.
Notably, 22 fire ten-
ders rushed to the spot
initially at night after
the fire broke out.
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Congress leaders and
workers staged a pro-
test near the BJP head-
quarters on the DDU
Marg here on Sunday
against “demolition”
drives conducted by the
saffron party-ruled mu-
nicipal corporations in
the city
.
Raising slogans
against the BJP and the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment, the protesters
marched towards the
BJP headquarters and
were stopped at barri-
cades put up by police.
“BJP-ruled munici-
pal corporations in Del-
hi are conducting these
drives to demolish
houses and shops of
poor people, and Con-
gress workers will keep
protesting till it is
stopped,” Parvez Alam,
vice-chairman of com-
munications of the Del-
hi Congress, said.
Former Congress MP
Ramesh Kumar and for-
mer councillor Anil Mit-
tar, along with many
otherpartyworkers,par-
ticipated in the protest.
The protesters al-
leged that the munici-
palities were targeting
and demolishing hous-
es and shops of the poor
in the garb of anti-en-
croachment drives.
“The BJP-ruled
MCDs are not removing
encroachments but are
demolishing houses
and establishments of
the poor. It is not right.
Where were they when
this so-called encroach-
ment was being done?
This harassment of the
poor has to stop,” a pro-
testor said.
CNG price
hiked by `
2/kg in NCR
New Delhi (ANI):
The Indraprastha
Gas Limited (IGL)
has hiked the price
of Compressed
NaturalGas(CNG)
by `2 per kg in Del-
hi-NCR,witheffect
from Sunday at 6
am.
With the latest
hike, CNG is now
priced at `73.61
per kg in Delhi,
`76.17 per kg in
Noida, and `81.94
in Gurugram.
Meanwhile, IGL
has also increased
gas prices in other
parts of the coun-
try. In Rewari,
CNG is retailing at
`84.07 per kg;
`82.27 per kg in
Karnal and
Kaithal; `85.40 in
Kanpur, Hamir-
pur and Fatehpur
and `83.88 in
Ajmer, Pali and
Rajsamand after
the increase.
Delhi govt gives nod for formation
of dental surgeons’ cadre
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
government has ap-
proved the formation of
a cadre of dental sur-
geons through which
doctors, who had been
providing services in
various hospitals in the
city on a temporary ba-
sis, will now be regular-
ised, officials said.
This cadre of dental
surgeons is the first of
its kind in the country,
the health minister's
office claimed in a
statement.
“In an extension of its
efforts to strengthen the
overall health infra-
structure in Delhi, the
Kejriwal Government
has given approval for
the formation of a cadre
for the Dental Surgeon
Service Rules,” it said.
“With the introduc-
tion of this cadre, the
doctors who had been
providing their servic-
es in various hospitals
in Delhi on a temporary
basis will now be regu-
larised. This will also
facilitate the recruit-
ment of new doctors
regularly,” it added.
Delhi Health Minis-
ter Satyendar Jain said
that the Kejriwal gov-
ernment recently ap-
proved the formation of
a cadre for Dental Sur-
geon Service Rules.
Gurugram (PTI): Po-
lice here booked a man
for allegedly sexually
harassing a 16-year-old
girl and then posting
her pictures on social
media. According to po-
lice, a Pataudi resident
had alleged that their
neighbour committed
the crime.
Following the com-
plaint lodged by the
girl’s mother, an FIR
was registered under
the POCSO Act.
The accused is cur-
rently absconding and
police are conducting
raids to nab him, police
said. According to the
complaint, Safikul
pressed her daughter
for marriage and often
misbehaved with her.
“Five days ago, when
my daughter persistent-
ly refused the accused,
Safikul clicked her pic-
tures and posted them
on Facebook,” the com-
plaint said.
New Delhi (ANI): Del-
hi Police arrested a lady
named Swarnali Ghosh
along with her boy-
friend Mohanpal alias
Shantun for the murder
of her husband in
southeast district of
Delhi. During the
course of investigation-
after being cross ques-
tioned, she confessed
her crime. Further, she
disclosed that she along
with her boyfriend Mo-
hanpal alias Shantun
killed her husband.
New Delhi (PTI): Home
MinisterAmitShahwill
be the chief guest at the
Delhi University's three-
day international semi-
nar commencing from
May 19.
The varsity officials
confirmed Shah's par-
ticipation at the semi-
nar titled ‘Revisiting
The Ideas of India From
Swaraj to New India’,
organised by the De-
partment of Politics
Science. Education
Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan, too, is likely
to attend the event.
“In this proposed in-
ternational seminar, an
effort will be made to
understand the journey
of India through ideas
that blossomed in the
modern times spanning
the last 150 years. Un-
doubtedly, during this
period, Mahatma Gan-
dhi awakened not just
the Indian conscious-
ness but that of the
whole world by enthus-
ing his set of ideas in
the first half of 20th
century,” the note read.
South Delhi Municipal
Corporation (SDMC)
has set up 125 libraries
and 73 reading corners
in its schools to incul-
cate a habit of reading
among students, the
civic body said on Sun-
day.
The SDMC runs 539
primary schools under
its jurisdiction.
“The civic body has
been establishing well-
equipped libraries in-
side the school premis-
es. In collaboration
with NGOs Angelica
Foundation, Room to
Read and Katha, the
SDMC's education de-
partment has set up
well-equipped and
reader-friendly librar-
ies in as many as 125
schools,” it said in an
official statement.
SDMC Commission-
er Gyanesh Bharti said
setting up of “excel-
lent” libraries will
bring about a positive
change in the lives of
children by motivating
them to read good and
inspirational books.
In these libraries,
books are available for
students of all ages
studying in the SDMC
schools, the commis-
sioner said in the state-
ment.
The education de-
partment of the SDMC
has set up 56 libraries
in schools in its central
zone, 39 in schools in
south zone and 30 in
schools in the west
zone. Efforts are being
made to open similar
libraries in Najafgarh
zone schools as well,
the statement said.
Prominent places
where libraries have
been made operational
in corporation schools
are Tughlakabad Ex-
tension, Kalkaji, Prem-
nagar, Ashram in Cen-
tral Zone.
SDMC sets up 125 libraries, 73 reading corners in its schools
BOOKS
lll
SDMC
Commissioner
said setting up of
“excellent”
libraries will bring
about a positive
change in the lives
of children by
motivating them to
read good and
inspirational books
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Delhi Congress leaders during protest.
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
Man booked
for sexually
harassing girl
Woman and her
boyfriend held for
murdering hubby
AmitShahtobechiefguestatDUevent
DELHI UNIVERSITY’S 3-DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
PRADHAN ALSO IN
Special cell arrests gangster
after encounter in South Delhi
New Delhi (ANI): The
special cell of Delhi Po-
lice arrested a gangster
after a brief encounter
in South Delhi’s Pushp
Vihar area on late Sat-
urday night.
Accused Sunil Raj
alias Kala is an active
member of the Shakti
Naidu gang and has
been booked under the
stringent MCOCA Act.
The police said that
the arrested accused
Sunil is a dreaded gang-
ster, and had been previ-
ously arrested in con-
nection with more than
10 cases of heinous
crimes including two
murders and five at-
tempts to murder, one of
MCOCA and others of
assault on police and
judges, hurt, criminal
intimidation, robbery,
riots, arms act in Delhi
during the last 10 years.
A case under appro-
priate sections of the
law is being registered.

INDIA
03
Kohima (Agencies):
Even as the Naga peace
talks have entered the
last but a critical phase
withtheCentralGovern-
ment stating clearly that
itcanneverreconsider
demands related to a
separate Flag and Con-
stitution, veteran state
politician SC Jamir has
counselled both Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
and Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah that one
should not expect “100
per cent unanimity”.
“The talks should not
be delayed further,”
Jamir, also a former
Chief Minister of Naga-
land and former Gover-
nor of Maharashtra and
Gujarat, told media.
I told the government
of India and two of our
leaders (Modi and Shah)
do not expect unanimi-
ty
... Even in parliament
you don't get unanimity
,
same in a family
. Democ-
racymeanssomeonewill
not agree. It's all right.
To specific questions
on the issues of a sepa-
rate Flag and Constitu-
tion as raised by the
NSCN-IM, he told me-
dia: I speak frankly
and so many Naga lead-
ers do not like me. I
have always been speak-
ing the truth.
Both the Framework
Agreement of August 3,
2015, inked between ne-
gotiator RN Ravi and
NSCN-IM, and the
Agreed Position signed
by the NNPG in 2017,
have no mention about
the two points.
It is very clear from
two agreements, the
Framework Agreement
andtheAgreedPosition,
neither of them men-
tionsthesetwodemands.
Thereisalsonomention
of Sovereignty and Inte-
gration of Naga inhab-
ited areas... If any of the
competencies has to be
incorporatedintheCon-
stitution of India, it has
to come through Parlia-
ment of India, the for-
merChief Ministersaid.
Jamir explained that
itoughttobeunderstood
properly that all agree-
mentsmadebytheCen-
tre with both NSCN-IM
and NNPG, have to be
incorporated in the
Constitution of India.
When things are so
clear,somymootpointis
intheNagaspirit,Ithink
they(Nagaunderground
leaders)shouldadhereto
the signature they have
appended willingly and
knowingly in the agree-
ment, he told media.
Jamir, who enjoys a
good working relation-
shipwiththePrimeMin-
ister since their days in
Gujarat,said:Ihavetold
both our leaders (Modi
andShah)firstyousettle
the issue and work out
the Solution. For post-
solution issues and chal-
lenges we can help.
DON’TEXPECT100%UNANIMITY
ON NAGA TALKS: JAMIR TO GOVT
‘Even in Parl you don’t get unanimity; democracy means someone will not agree’
Former Chief Minister of Nagaland SC Jamir with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Kolkata (Agencies):
Bengali television ac-
tor Pallavi Dey was
found dead in her rent-
ed flat in Kolkata’s
Garfa on Sunday, the
police said, adding that
prima facie it appeared
to be a case of suicide.
Dey’s family, however,
raised the suspicion
that she may have been
murdered.
“She was rushed to
Bangur Hospital where
she was declared
dead,” an officer said.
The police are now in-
vestigating the circum-
stances that led to her
death. The actor’s body
has been sent for post-
mortem.
Dey was reportedly
in a live-in relation-
ship with her boy-
friend, officers said,
adding that he was be-
ing questioned at Garfa
police station.
Born and brought up
in Kolkata, Dey – who
was playing the female
lead in the series ‘Mon
Mane Na’ – was first se-
lected for a lead role in
the Bengali show ‘Aami
Sirajer Begum’. Her
other TV shows include
‘Reshma Japi’, ‘Kunjo
Chhaya’ and ‘Saraswati
Prem’. Over the years
she has portrayed a
wide range of charac-
ters in several televi-
sion serials.
Bengali actress Pallabi found dead
at Kolkata flat, kin suspect murder
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Election
strategist Prashant
Kishor had said many
good things in his pres-
entationtotheCongress,
in which one good thing
was that there should be
continuity in the pro-
grammes of the party
.
He had said that the
party should come out
on the road after fixing
the programme and try
to convert its protest
into mass protest. Politi-
cal movements do not
arisebymerelytweeting
over issues every now
and then. Prashant
Kishor reiterated many
times outside that Con-
gress and other opposi-
tion parties are not able
tocreateanymassmove-
ment. There are many
problems like inflation,
unemployment, poverty
and people are also an-
gryaboutthem,butCon-
gress is not able to give
voice to the displeasure
of the people.
Take for example the
coronavirus epidemic.
Thousands died due to
lack of oxygen, medi-
cine and treatment dur-
ing the pandemic. De-
spite the financial crisis
in front of millions of
people, the BJP got a big
victory in the elections
held after Covid. The
reason for this is that
Congress or other oppo-
sition parties could not
organise any movement
regarding the difficul-
ties faced by the people
during the time of the
epidemic. Everyone sat
in the house on the pre-
text of Covid and kept
tweeting from there.
As the farmers raised
an issue and stood on it
for a year, then the com-
mon people of the coun-
try and the government
also took notice and the
government accepted
their point and with-
drew the law. Therefore,
consistency is most im-
portant for the success
of any agenda or issue.
If the Congress party
decides any program
for the next two years in
Udaipur’s Chintan Shi-
vir, then first of all it
should ensure that that
programme will run
continuously. Initially,
it may not get success,
but due to continuous
running of the pro-
gramme, people’s atten-
tion will eventually
turn on the party and
they will notice what
the party says.
Will Congress follow Prashant Kishor’s advice?
FOR POLITICAL SURVIVAL
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bombay High Court has
observed that kissing
on lips and fondling are
not unnatural offences
under section 377 of the
Indian Penal Code, and
granted bail to a man
accused of sexually as-
saulting a minor boy
.
In a recent order, Jus-
tice Anuja Prabhudes-
sai granted bail to the
man, arrested last year
following a police com-
plaint filed by the
14-year-old boy’s father.
As per the FIR, the
boy’s father found
some money missing
from their cupboard.
The boy told him that
he had given the mon-
ey to the accused per-
son. The minor said he
used to visit the ac-
cused person’s shop at
a suburb in Mumbai
for recharging an on-
line game, ‘Ola Party,’
which he used to play.
One day, when he
wenttogettherecharge,
the accused kissed him
on the lips and touched
his private parts, the
boy alleged.
Following this, the
boy’s father approached
the police who regis-
tered an FIR against the
accused under relevant
sections of the Preven-
tion of Children from
Sexual Offences (POC-
SO) Act and under In-
dian Penal Code (IPC)
Section 377, which
makes carnal inter-
course against the or-
der of nature a punish-
able offence.
Bombay HC says
kissing, fondling not
unnatural offences
Court grants bail
to POCSO accused
Chennai (Agencies):
AIADMK leader and for-
mer Tamil Nadu Minis-
ter D. Jayakumar’s
daughter, Jayapriya is
on the run after being
charged in a case related
to the death of a Class 11
student.
Thestudentwaskilled
in a lift crash at a mar-
riage hall owned by
Jayapriya. She was
charged with culpable
homicidenotamounting
to murder. Police said
that the culprit would be
apprehended soon.
The tragedy occurred
on Friday at the mar-
riage hall in Gummidi-
poondi in Tiruvallur dis-
trict when the lift in the
three-storey building
crashed killing the girl,
Sheethal, who had
reachedthehalltoattend
a marriage function.
The hall supervisor,
D.Thirunavakarasu, lift
operations in-charge S.
Kakkan from Pulian-
thope and manager B.
Venkitesanhavebeenar-
rested in the case while
Jayapriyaisabsconding.
Police said that the
lift was not built under
the prescribed guide-
lines and sthe upervi-
sor claimed that it was
only to ferry food and
not for carrying people.
The police said that the
building was construct-
ed in 2015 and the lift
was made of wooden
planks and surrounded
by plastic sheets.
The lift’s carrying ca-
pacity is 300 kg and on
Friday, Sheethal and
three others boarded
the lift to reach the sec-
ond floor of the mar-
riage hall. The lift
snapped in between
leadingtogrievoushead
injuries to the girl who
died immediately
.
Ex-TN Minister’s daughter on the run
CULPABLE HOMICIDE CASE
Chennai (Agencies):
The Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam on Sunday
announced three can-
didates for the upcom-
ing Rajya Sabha polls
while giving one seat
to ally Congress as
elections to fill 57 Ra-
jya Sabha seats will be
held on June 10.
The candidates that
the MK Stalin-led party
announced include
Thanjai Kalyanasunda-
ram, KRN Rajesh Ku-
mar and Girirajan.
The ruling DMK has
125 seats in the Tamil
Nadu Assembly while
its ally Congress has 18
seatsoutof the234seats.
The DMK alliance is
likely to win four out of
the six seats while AI-
ADMK is likely to re-
tain two seats.
The Election Com-
mission announced
polls for the seats that
will be falling vacant
due to the retirement
of members on differ-
ent dates between June
and August.
Several members of
the Rajya Sabha will
retire between June 21
and August 1. The BJP
currently has 95 MPs
and Congress 29 in the
245-member house.
While 11 seats will
fall vacant in Uttar
Pradesh, six members
each will retire from
Tamil Nadu and Ma-
harashtra.
DMK announces 3 candidates
for RS,gives one seat to Cong
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): A new initia-
tive may soon be
taken to promote
Vedic education in
the country
.
TheUnionEduca-
tion Ministry is go-
ing to recognise the
Veda-based educa-
tion board, which
would work like any
other education
board. Experts of
Sanskrit language
and mathematics
will also be involved
in the process.
Though there is
no degree level
courseonVedicedu-
cation so far, the
ministryisinfavour
of providing Vedic
education and Veda-
based knowledge to
thestudents.Inview
of this, the govern-
ment is mulling
linkingtheVedasys-
tem with the mod-
ern education sys-
tem and the process
of establishing a
dedicated education
board has started.
Lucknow (Agencies):
Uttar Pradesh reeled
under intense heat-
wave with Banda dis-
trict in Bundelkhand
region recording the
maximum day temper-
ature of 49 degrees Cel-
sius on Sunday, the
highest in the state.
As per the India Mete-
orological Department
data, this was the high-
est-ever temperature
recorded in Banda in
May
. The previous maxi-
mum temperature in
the district was 48.8 deg
C on May 31, 1994.
In nearby Agra, the
mercury touched the
47.7 degrees Celsius
mark.
Jhansidistrictrecord-
ed 47.6 degrees C, Praya-
graj 46.9 followed by
Kanpur 46.1, Varanasi
46, Churk 45.6, Hamir-
pur, Fatehpur 45. 2 and
Orai 45 degrees Celsius.
The maximum tem-
perature in Lucknow,
the state capital, was 41.
3 degrees Celsius.
Centre to set
up board for
promotion of
Vedic edu
UP’s Banda dist
breaks 28-yr-old
temp record;
reels under 49°C
A MONTH AFTER VIOLENCE, KHARGONE
COLLECTOR, SP, ASP TRANSFERRED
Bhopal: A month after communal clashes broke
out in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone, the state
administration has transferred
the district collector, Super-
intendent of Police (SP) and
Additional Superintendent
of Police (ASP). The major
reshuffle came late Saturday.
The collector, Anugraha P
has been transferred as an officer on special duty
(OSD) at the Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi.
Guwahati (Agencies): loods and landslides have
killed three persons and affected more than 56,000
people across eight districts of Assam since May 14.
Three others were reported missing. Flash floods
and landslips damaged the hill railway section in
Dima Hasao district at 26 locations, leaving more
than 2,000 passengers stranded for more than 24
hours before some of them could be airlifted to
safety. Officials of the Assam State Disaster Man-
agement Authority (ASDMA) said three persons,
including a woman, were killed in a landslide in Dima
Hasao district on Saturday. Three others, including
a child, have gone missing in the adjoining Cachar
district after heavy rainfall and floods. Locals of
Hokai Pungchi, a village 6 km from Dima Hasao
district headquarters Haflong, had sought the help
of defence personnel after a landslide flattened many
houses. The bodies of three persons were later
retrieved from the debris.
FLOODS, LANDSLIDES KILL 3 IN ASSAM;
OVER 56,000 PEOPLE HIT IN 8 DISTRICTS
NEWS DIGEST
Pallavi Dey
Sonia Gandhi Prashant Kishor
New Delhi (Agencies):
Adani Group’s media
arm, AMG Media Net-
works Limited (AMG
Media), is set to
acquire a 49 per
cent stake in
QuintillionBusi-
ness Media Lim-
ited (QBML).
A sharehold-
ers’ agreement
has been signed to this
effect with Quintillion
Media Limited (QML)
andQuintillionBusiness
Media Limited (QBML).
Also, a Share Purchase
Agreement with QML,
QBML and Quint Digital
Media Limited (QDML)
was signed on May 13,
2022 in connection with
its proposed acquisition
of a 49 per cent
stake in QBML.
In a stock ex-
change filing,
Adani Enter-
prises Limited,
said, “The SHA
and SPA record
the terms of agreement
withrespecttotheacqui-
sition of 49 per cent eq-
uity shares of QBML by
AMG Media and the in-
ter se rights and obliga-
tions other matters in
connection therewith.”
Adani group to buy 49%
stake in Quint Media
A damaged line of Northeast Frontier Railway after landslides
due to heavy rainfall on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Gautam Adani

PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 1 l Issue No. 256
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Amit Shah
@AmitShah
India clinched the Thomas Cup.
A momentous day for the Indian
Badminton team that will be etched
in the annals of our sport’s history. I
congratulate our entire team on this
great accomplishment. Every Indian is
immensely proud today.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji
for taking oath as the Chief Minister
of Tripura. It is my belief that under
the guidance of Prime Minister Shri
@narendramodi ji and under your
leadership Tripura will continue to reach
new heights of progress and prosperity.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Because an original
is always better than
a copy!
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
INDIA’S MAIDEN
TRIUMPH IN THE
73 YEAR HISTORY
OF THOMAS CUP
escribe it as historic,
momentous, epic or
by any other adjec-
tive to applaud the
Indian badminton
team for their stupendous per-
formance at Bangkok’s Impact
Arena where they blanked out
Indonesia 3-0 to snatch the
Thomas Cup. This is India’s first
gold-winning moment in Thom-
as and Uber Cup’s 73-year his-
tory
. Pullela Gopichand, India’s
chief badminton coach, called it
“even bigger” than the 1983
cricket World Cup winning mo-
ment. Indeed, in both the events
no one gave India a chance. But
the team spirit shown by the
cricket squad in 1983 and by the
shuttlers on May 15, 2022 has
brought glory to the country
.
Badminton is essentially an
individual sport but Thomas
Cup being a team event each
member was required to put up
awinningperformancethrough-
out the tournament. That is why
it will be unfair to single out in-
dividual performances of young
Lakshya Sen or Kidambi Shri-
kant for heaping praise. Hail the
new badminton heroes as the
cup of joy spills over.
TOP TWEETS
D
ess than a week
ago Turkey placed
a confirmed order
for 50,000 metric
tonnes of wheat
from India. This is the first
time that Turkey is buying
wheat from India. The devel-
opmentwasseenasbenefiting
farmers. For consumers bat-
tling inflation it was a wrong
move as exports would have
pushedupwheatpriceswhich
have already risen by around
15 percent in recent weeks.
The government also planned
to send trade delegations to
nine countries to look for pos-
sibilities of boosting wheat
export to achieve the wheat
export target of 10 million
tonnes fixed by the Centre.
All of a sudden India de-
cidedtobanexports,addingto
the global supply crisis. The
ban, which came two days af-
teranambitiousexporttarget
was fixed, took everyone by
surprise. The export ban will
notonlyhurtfarmersbutalso
countries relying on Indian
supplies. Domestically
, the de-
cision is being seen as anti-
farmer. The government rea-
sonedthatthedrasticdecision
was taken after projections
showed lower output than es-
timated earlier. While earlier
projections showed a record
111.3 million tonnes of pro-
duce,afterrevisionitwaslow-
ered to 98 million tonnes. The
government also argued that
the measure was meant to en-
sure wheat availability in the
domestic market where the
cereal’s prices are facing an
upsurge after Russia’s inva-
sion of Ukraine which pro-
duces 7 percent of the world’s
wheat.
The ban has not been taken
well by G7 nations who have
questioned the decision. Ger-
many’s agriculture minister
Cern said, “If everyone starts
to impose export restrictions
or to close markets, that
would worsen the crisis.”
A QUESTIONABLE
MOVE ON WHEAT
All of a sudden India
decided to ban exports,
adding to the global
supply crisis. The ban,
which came 2 days after an
ambitious export target was
fixed, took everyone by
surprise. Domestically,
the decision is being
seen as anti-farmer
L
Prabhu Shakti, Mantrana
Shakti and Utsah Shakti
THE NATURE OF POWER
n important, and perhaps the
only rule about power is that
it abhors a vacuum. Thus, if
you are mandated by Raj
Dharma to exercise power,
you must exercise it with full
vigour. Any abdication of the
same is not just criminal, but
also sinful. I urge you to ex-
ercise your Mantra shakti
and Utsah Shakti – because if
you don’t, someone else will.
If you’re not in a position to
render advise to the political
leadership, someone else will
step in, and in this day and
age of IT – there is no mo-
nopoly over knowledge, and
the past precedent is not the
only source.
HOW DOES ONE
LOOK AT POWER?
Do we see it as static – or do
we take a more dynamic view
of its multiple manifesta-
tions. It is true that as indus-
trial areas, education com-
plexes, tourism destinations
and production clusters, and
agribusinesses value chains
take root in the district, there
would be many more power
centres – but this also makes
the task of managing dis-
tricts more meaningful and
interesting for the DM. What
it also means is that the focus
will shift from livelihoods for
survival to skillsets for up-
ward mobility. Internal mi-
gration within the country
has been going on for over a
decade- but after Covid, dis-
tricts have started tracking
where the residents are – to
ensure that they get their en-
titlements – from a PDS card
to health facilities. Do we
view IT as a tool of empower-
ment, or do we see it as cut-
ting down our discretion?
FROM RULES TO ROLES
As the Prime Minister said in
his keynote address on the
Mission Karamyogi – we
have to move from a Rule-
based approach to one in
which the Role becomes the
driving factor. Thus, if you
take a dynamic view of pow-
er – you will find that the Am-
rit Kaal of India’s century
offers a billion opportunities
to do good, and to excel. If
you are governance profes-
sionals – which I believe you
are – then you must view
your role in that light. Study
the ground reality. observe
the rules that are not in sync
with the zeitgeist (spirt of
the time) and change them
(where you can) and ask for
them to be changed when the
authority lies elsewhere. And
one can be at the bottom of
the administrative pyramid
to initiate change.
Now that I am a senior
citizen, I am entitled to tell
some stories and blow my
trumpet. In the fifth year of
my service, I was the CEO of
the Himalayan Milk Union
where our profitability was
affected because as per the
extant norms of PFA, toned
milk had to have a minimum
of 3% fat. The norms for milk
had been made for the city of
Bombay- and the main source
of procurement was buffalo
milk – which naturally had a
higher fat content. These
norms were applied, without
adequate thought – across
the country, including the
municipalities in Darjeeling.
Now you can visualise the
difference between the desi
cows of the hills with the
sturdy buffaloes of Maha-
rashtra and Gujarat. The in-
tent was to prevent adultera-
tion –but for Himul, it meant
that we had to add WMP to
increase the fat content of
the naturally ‘lean milk’ of
the cows.
Let me also take this op-
portunity to address the ele-
phant in the room: I know
that many readers have been
concerned about comments
of Mr D Subba Rao, an ex-
governor of RBI about rele-
vance of IAS. He blames dis-
regard of merit and the ‘au-
tomatic promotion’ policy as
main reason for so-called de-
cline in the fabric of civil ser-
vices. Are we going to accept
the proposition of Mr D Sub-
ba Rao and others of his ilk
who believe in writing the
epitaph of the IAS (and by
implication – the other con-
stituted services). To this my
response is an emphatic NO.
For if we accept that India
has done well in most param-
eters of governance the cred-
it should be shared equally
by the political executive and
ourselves. We handled the
Covid crisis admirably – in
all the states and UTs – even
when they were under differ-
ent political dispensations.
As such, while it is impor-
tant to acknowledge our fail-
ures, it is equally, if not more
important to acknowledge
our successes and celebrate
them.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
Now that I am a senior
citizen, I am entitled to tell
some stories and blow my
trumpet. In the fifth year of
my service, I was the CEO of
the Himalayan Milk Union
where our profitability was
affected because as per the
extant norms of PFA, toned
milk had to have a
minimum of 3% fat. The
norms for milk had been
made for the city of Bombay-
and the main source of
procurement was buffalo
milk – which naturally had
a higher fat content
RAJ DHARMA 9
SANJEEV CHOPRA
The writer is Distinguished Fellow,
USI Delhi and Historian Policy
Analyst. Also former Director,
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy
of Administration, Mussoorie
In this edition, the column shall expostulate concept of Raj Dharma
–also name of this column on Governance. Raj Dharma is about power
– yes, but power with responsibility. And to exercise power respon-
sibly, one has to look at 3 types of power – Prabhu shakti – power of
sovereign, Mantrana shakti – the power of knowledge and Utsah shakti
– power of enthusiastic energy. As civil servants, we are duty-bound
to give to political sovereign our Mantrana shakti – which in our case
translates to following constitutional verities – and Utsah Shakti –
which means that we should bring to any task that we take up – from
promotion of Geographical Indicators to Fasal Beema Yojana our full-
est commitment to the task at hand.
THE CONCEPT OF RAJ DHARMA
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INDIA
05
Thiruvananthapuram
(PTI): As rains contin-
ue to lash across Kerala
days ahead of the ex-
pected onset of South-
west monsoon, the India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) on Sunday
issued a red alert in five
districts of the state for
the next two days indi-
cating extremely heavy
rainfall.
IMD issued red alert
in Ernakulam, Idukki,
Thrissur, Malappuram
and Kozhikode districts
for Sunday
.
Red alert has been is-
sued in Ernakulam,
Idukki, Thrissur,
Kozhikode and Kannur
districts for Monday
. Ex-
cept Kasaragod, other
districtsinthestatehave
an orange alert for Sun-
day
. Revenue Minister K
Rajan, who met the me-
dia, said directions have
been issued to district
collectors to deal with
any emergencies.
“We held a meeting on
Saturday
, chaired by the
Chief secretary
. Direc-
tionshavebeenissuedto
alldistrictcollectorsand
other concerned author-
ities. As of now, the riv-
ers are not overflowing.
We have issued special
directions to hilly dis-
tricts and hazard ana-
lysts have been asked to
closely monitor the situ-
ation,” Rajan said.
He said all depart-
ments concerned have
been alerted and people
fromdanger-proneareas
will be evacuated with-
out delay if necessary
.
IMD issues red alert in 5 districts of Kerala for next 2 days
SOUTHWEST MONSOON
lll
Kodungallur in
Thrissur district
received 20 cm
of rain on
Saturday, as per
the IMD website
which is the
highest rainfall
in Kerala in the
last 24 hours
KP’S KILLING WAS TARGETED,
KP’S KILLING WAS TARGETED,
SIT TO PROBE CASE: LT GUV
SIT TO PROBE CASE: LT GUV
GUPKAR ALLIANCE URGES KASHMIRI PANDIT EMPLOYEES NOT TO LEAVE VALLEY
New Delhi: Rahul
Bhat’s killing was tar-
geted, said Jammu and
Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor (LG) Manoj
Sinha.Healsosaidthat
the Special Investiga-
tion Team (SIT) will
probetheincidentfrom
all angles. This was re-
ported by media on
Sunday
, May 15.
Meanwhile, the Gup-
kar alliance on Sunday
urged Kashmiri pandit
employees not to leave
the valley as it was
theirhomeanditwould
be “painful for all’’, af-
ter the community de-
manded relocation.
LT GOVERNOR ORDERS PROBE INTO TEAR GAS
SHELLING ON KASHMIRI PANDIT PROTESTERS
Srinagar (Agencies):
JK Lt Governor Manoj
Sinha on Sunday
ordered a probe into
the tear gas shelling
incident on protesting
Kashmiri Pandits on
May 13. “Strict action
will be taken against
officials involved in
the action,” adminis-
trative sources said.
Police had used tear
gas against Kashmir
Pandits, who were
protesting against the
killing of government
employee, Rahul Bhat,
by terrorists inside a
government office.
Manoj Sinha said,
“Rahul Bhat’s killing
is targeted one. SIT to
probe it from all angles
along with probing use
of force to disperse
Kashmiri migrant
protestors in aftermath
of incident. 2 foreign
militants killed. Direc-
tions given to adminis-
tration to not use force
anywhere.”
JK Lt Governor Manoj Sinha
CHINTAN SHIVIR
Cong leaders not to indulge
in Hindu-Muslim debate
Udaipur (Agencies):
The Chintan Shivir of
the Congress discussed
about ideological clarity
,
underliningthereshould
be no confusion in the
party even as different
voices seemed emanat-
ing from different re-
gions.
The Hindi heartland
people were wary of the
Congress being termed
as‘Muslimparty’sothey
wanted to toe the line of
soft Hindutva.
Meanwhile,thepeople
of Northeast and South
had different views on it
with the southern states
opining the party should
stick towards its secular
credentials and “not fall
into BJP’s trap”.
Sources say former
MaharashtraChief Min-
ister Prithiviraj Chavan
pointed that BJP is not
fighting directly
. Refer-
ring to his state, the sen-
ior Congress leader said
thesaffronpartyisusing
proxies like Raj Thacka-
rey
,andactorsandfringe
elements.
Meanwhile, the Mus-
lim leaders were of the
views that withering
support from the com-
munity is the reason be-
hind the Congress not
taking an aggressive
stand,withmanyleaders
assertingthattoconfront
the BJP
, the Congress
should not get into the
Hindu-Muslim issue but
push the people-centric
and development issues,
and question the govern-
ment various subjects.
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi with other party leaders
during a meeting on day 2 of the Nav Sankalp Shivir, in Udaipur.
Cong manifesto to promise scrapping
EVMs, reintroduce paper ballots
Udaipur (ANI): The
Congress leaders
participating in the on-
going Chintan Shivir in
Udaipur agreed to a call
to include in the party’s
manifesto the removal
of the Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs) from
the electoral system
while also vowing to re-
introduce the paper bal-
lots if the party comes
to power at the Centre.
Congress leader Prithvi-
raj Chavan emphasised
the need for the party
to win the Assembly
polls that are lined up
before the commence-
ment of the Lok Sabha
polls in 2024. Speaking
to media, Chavan said,
“We had discussions
over the issue of the
EVM tampering. But it’s
my personal opinion
that filing petitions or
urging won’t compel
PM Modi to change it.
There is only one way,
that is to defeat him.”
Civilian killed during gunfight between
security forces, terrorists in Pulwama
Srinagar (PTI): A ci-
vilian was killed dur-
ing an exchange of fire
between security forc-
es and terrorists in
Pulwama district of
Jammu and Kashmir
on Sunday, police said.
According to the po-
lice, terrorists fired
upon a joint patrol
team of the CRPF and
the police near a bridge
connecting Litter Pul-
wama with Turk-
wangam in Shopian.
During the exchange
of fire, a civilian, iden-
tified as Shoib Ah Gan-
ie of Turkwangam,
was injured.
The police said the
civilian was referred to
the District Hospital in
Pulwama where he suc-
cumbed to his injuries.
The terrorists, “af-
ter a brief chance en-
counter”, managed to
slip into nearby or-
chards, the police said.
A case has been reg-
istered and a search
was underway for the
terrorists, the police
said.
Ketaki Chitali Sharad Pawar
2ND CASUALTY
Derogatory post against
Pawar:Actress sent to
police custody till May 18
Rajiv Kumar new Chief
Election Commissioner
New Delhi: Former Fi-
nance Secretary Rajiv
Kumar on May 15 as-
sumed charge as Chief
Election Commissioner
(CEC), taking over from
outgoing CEC Sushil
Chandra who retired on
May 14.
After taking office,
Mr. Kumar said a lot
had been done over the
past 70 years by the
Election Commission
of India (ECI) to ensure
free and fair elections.
“The Commission
will follow the time-test-
ed and democratic
methods of consulta-
tions and consensus
building in bringing
about any major re-
forms responsible un-
der the Constitution.
ECI will not shy away
from tough decisions,”
he said.
New Delhi: Marathi ac-
tressKetakiChitali,who
was arrested for alleg-
edly sharing an objec-
tionable post on social
media about NCP chief
Sharad Pawar, has been
sent to police custody by
a court in Maharashtra
on Sunday (May 15).
Her remand in police
custody will be until
May 18. The film and TV
actress, was arrested by
the Thane police on Sat-
urday
, after a complaint
was filed against her for
allegedly sharing a post
in verse form on her Fa-
cebook page, which de-
rided Pawar. This had
angered NCP party
members who demand-
ed her arrest.
OnSunday
,theactress
was produced before a
holiday court, which re-
manded her in police
custody till May 18, ac-
cording to news reports.
BJP LEADER SLAPPED
Rajiv Kumar takes charge as
25th CEC.
New Delhi: Addressing
thediscomfortexpressed
by G-7 nations about its
recent ‘Wheat Exports
ban’, Union
M i n i s t e r
H a r d e e p
PurisaidIn-
diawillfulfil
all its com-
mitment to
vulnerablecountriesand
won’tabandontheneigh-
bours who depend on
India for their food sup-
plies.InaTwitterposton
Saturday
, Union Minis-
ter Hardeep Singh Puri
said the country’s wheat
stocks are at a “comfort-
able” level and will be
used to fulfil all the prior
export demands as well
as the domestic need.
“Wheat stocks are
comfortable. The deci-
sion to restrict wheat ex-
ports was taken with a
focus on India’s food se-
curity
, ensuring afforda-
ble foodgrains combat
market speculation. In-
dia, a reliable supplier
will fulfil all commit-
ments including needs
of neighbours vulner-
able countries,” wrote
Puri on Twitter.
Wheat ban: After
G7 flak, Puri says
India will fulfil all
its commitments
Cong to field those below 50
in half of seats in ’24 LS polls
Udaipur (PTI): The
Congress on Sunday
said that starting 2024
Lok Sabha elections,
half of its tickets will
be given to those be-
low 50 years of age.
The party also said
that the retirement
age will be fixed for
those in Parliament,
state legislatures and
other elected posts.
The bold decisions
are part of the Congress
‘Nav Sankalp’ declara-
tion that was adopted at
the end of the three-day
‘Chintan Shivir here.
The exit of several
young leaders from the
Congress in recent
years had been attrib-
uted to the party’s old
guard failing to ad-
dress the aspirations
of the so-called ‘gen-
next’ leaders.
Sukhbir Badal’s appeal to S Jaishankar
after 2 Sikh men shot dead in Pakistan
New Delhi (Agencies):
Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD)presidentSukhbir
Singh Badal on Sunday
urged external affairs
ministerSJaishankarto
take up the issue of safe-
ty of Sikhs in Pakistan
with the neighbouring
country’s government,
aftertwomembersof the
community were shot
dead by unidentified
gunmen in Peshawar.
“Shocked pained to
learn about the dastard-
ly killing of two Sikh
shopkeepers-Ranjit Sin-
gh and Kuljeet Singh in
Peshawar (Pakistan).
Condemning the inci-
dent, I urge EAM @
DrSJaishankar ji to en-
sure justice to the be-
reaved families also to
take up Sikhs’ safety is-
sue with @PakPMO,”
Badal wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile,according
to local media reports,
the victims were both
shopkeepers who sold
spicesinBataTalbazaar
in Peshawar’s Sarband.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal
STATE GOVT ISSUES GUIDELINES

BIZ BUZZ
06
Reserve Bank of India
is not “behind the
curve” in hiking inter-
est rate to tackle rising
inflation, Monetary
Policy Committee
(MPC) member Ashi-
ma Goyal said on Sun-
day and asserted that it
is never wise to overre-
act to shocks when the
economic recovery is
shaky post the corona-
virus pandemic.
While acknowledg-
ing that India is “espe-
cially vulnerable” to
the combination of
food and crude oil in-
flation unleashed by
the Russia-Ukraine
war, Goyal, also an em-
inent economist, said
rate hikes should be
aligned with the eco-
nomic recovery
.
Her comments come
days after the MPC, the
central bank’s rate-set-
ting panel, surprised
the markets with a 40
basis points hike in
repo rate in an off-cycle
policy meeting this
month. It was also the
first rate hike after Au-
gust 2018, amid spiral-
ling inflation.
“RBI started rebal-
ancing liquidity last
year, while the US Fed-
eral Reserve is yet to
start contracting its
balance sheet, with in-
flation far in excess of
its target,” she said.
While noting that In-
flation has just exceed-
ed RBI’s tolerance
band due to the pro-
tracted Ukraine-Rus-
sia war, Goyal said In-
dian demand and wag-
es are ‘soft’.
“In the US, there was
over-stimulus due to
large government
spending. Labour mar-
kets are tight. The Fed
may be behind the
curve, the RBI is not.
The Indian inflation
trajectory differs from
that of the US,” she
stressed.
Goyal was respond-
ing to a question on
why RBI did not raise
interest rate much ear-
lier despite rising infla-
tion and whether the
central bank will fall a
little behind the curve
compared to the US Fed
in this regard.
Earlier this month,
the US Fed hiked the
benchmark lending
rate by 50 basis points.
On the domestic
front, retail inflation
surged to an eight-year
high of 7.79% in April
this year and RBI is
likely to further tight-
en the monetary policy
.
Inflation galloped for
the seventh straight
monthinApril.RBIhas
been mandated by the
government to ensure
that inflation remains
at 4% with a margin of
2% on either side.
According to Goyal,
making sure the real
interest rates do not
deviate too far from
equilibrium levels and
avoiding undue volatil-
ity in rates would help
to maintain a balance
between growth and
inflation.
She also pointed out
that after the global fi-
nancial crisis, real in-
terest rates were high-
ly negative creating
overheating and in the
2010s they swung to
large positive num-
bers aggravating the
slowdown.
“The rate rise
should be aligned to
the recovery. In this
way the growth sacri-
fice required to
moderate inflation
under persistent sup-
ply shocks can be min-
imised,” she said.
“It is never wise to
overreact to a first-
round shock, even if it
follows a series of ear-
lier shocks, especially
when the country is in
a shaky recovery from
a pandemic,” she said,
adding that long-term
price pressures have
materialised in India
only after the Ukraine
war started on Febru-
ary 24. Noting that
markets overreact to
fears and had already
priced in large rate
hikes, Goyal said.
RBI not ‘behind the curve’ in hiking
RBI not ‘behind the curve’ in hiking
rate: MPC member
rate: MPC member Ashima
Ashima
MPC recently
surprised the
markets with a 40
basis points hike in
repo rate
Global trends,
earnings major
drivers for stock
Amazon created
over 11.6 L jobs
in India to date
New Delhi (PTI):
Global trends, WPI
inflation data for
April and the ongoing
quarterly earnings
of corporates would
be the major driving
factors for the stock
markets, analysts
said. Investors would
also keep a tab on
the movement of
foreign institutional
investors who are
on a selling spree in
the domestic equity
market for the past
many days. “Infla-
tion concern and
monetary tightening
across the globe are
key concerns for the
equity markets,” said
Santosh Meena.
Meena said there
are no major cues for
this week therefore
direction of global
cues will be import-
ant, however some
stock-specific move-
ment will continue
amid the tail-end of
Q4 earnings. Inves-
tors would also watch
out for WPI inflation
data for April.
New Delhi (PTI):
E-commerce major
Amazon India on
Sunday said it has
cumulatively created
more than 11.6 lakh
direct and indirect
jobs, enabled nearly
$5 billion in cumu-
lative exports and
digitised over 40 lakh
MSMEs in the country
till date.
In January 2020, at
the first edition of its
annual event Amazon
Smbhav, the company
had pledged to digitise
1 crore MSMEs
(Micro Small and
Medium Enterprises),
enable $10 billion in
cumulative exports
and create 20 lakh
jobs in India by 2025.
“Amazon India
today shared updates
on its key pledges for
India and announced
that it has cumulative-
ly created more than
11.6 lakh direct and
indirect jobs, enabled
nearly $5 billion in cu-
mulative exports and
digitised over 40 lakh
MSMEs in India till
date,” the company
said in a statement.
Kolkata (PTI): In one
of the largest expan-
sions in the labour mar-
ket since the beginning
of the pandemic, 8.8
million people joined
the country’s workforce
in April, as per data pro-
vided by the Centre for
Monitoring Indian
Economy (CMIE).
However, the jobs
that became available
were inadequate com-
pared to the demand, it
said.
India’s labour force
increased by 8.8 million
to 437.2 million in April,
one of the largest
monthly increases
since the beginning of
the pandemic, CMIE
Managing Director and
CEO Mahesh Vyas said.
The country’s labour
market was at 428.4 mil-
lion in March, he added.
In 2021-22, the aver-
age monthly increase in
the country’s labour
force was 0.2 million, as
per the data.
The report said that
an 8.8 million increase
in labour force partici-
pation was only possi-
ble if some working-age
people who were out of
jobs joined the working
population in April.
This is because the
working-age population
cannot grow by more
than two million per
month and any rise be-
yond that implies that
those who were out of
jobs returned to the
workforce, the report
said.
It may be useful to
note that the 8.8 million
increase in April comes
after a 12 million fall
during the preceding
three months, it said.
The increase in em-
ployment in April was
in industry and in ser-
vices. Industry added
5.5 million jobs and ser-
vices added another 6.7
million jobs, as per the
data. Within industry, 3
million jobs were gener-
ated in manufacturing,
while construction add-
ed nearly 4 million op-
portunities. Employ-
ment in the agricultur-
al sector fell by 5.2 mil-
lion,CMIEdatashowed.
India adds 8.8 million jobs in April: Report
NEW HEIGHTS
New Delhi (PTI):
Eight of the 10 most
valued companies
suffered a combined
erosionof `2,48,372.97
crore in their market
valuation last week
in line with a weak
broader market
trend, with Reliance
Industries taking the
biggest hit.
While Reliance In-
dustries, Tata Con-
sultancy Services,
HDFC Bank, Infosys,
ICICI Bank, State
Bank of India, HDFC
and Bharti Airtel
were the laggards,
Hindustan Unilever
Limited and Kotak
Mahindra Bank
emerged as gainers.
The market valua-
tion of Reliance In-
dustries tumbled
`1,30,627.7 crore to
reach `16,42,568.98
crore.
State Bank of In-
dia’s market capitali-
sation (mcap) tanked
`35,073.72 crore to
`3,97,189.84 crore.
The valuation of
ICICI Bank plummet-
ed by `29,279.72 crore
to `4,70,856.80 crore
and that of Infosys
eroded by `16,869.36
crore to `6,32,432.92
crore.
HDFC Bank’s mar-
ket valuation dimin-
ished by `14,427.28
crore to `7,16,641.13
crore.
relentless selling of In-
dian stocks by foreign
investors continued, as
they pulled out a little
overRs25,200crorefrom
the Indian equity mar-
ket in the first fortnight
of thismonth,onhikein
interest rate globally
and concerns over ris-
ing COVID cases.
“Headwinds in terms
of higher crude prices,
rising inflation, tight-
ening monetary policy
etc weigh on indices.
Besides these, investors
are worried about
growth expectations
while inflation remains
elevated globally.
Hence, we believe FPIs
flows are likely to re-
main volatile in the
near-term,” Shrikant
Chouhan, Head - Equity
Research (Retail), Ko-
tak Securities, said.
FPIs remained net
sellers for seven
months to April 2022,
withdrawing a massive
net amount of over
`1.65 lakh crore from
equities. Going ahead,
FPIs selling will con-
tinue in the coming
weeks as heat waves in
the market and outside
will make investors
sweat a bit more, Vijay
Singhania of
TradeSmart, said, add-
ing that the selling has
resulted in FPI’s stake
in Indian companies
falling to 19.5%.
FPIs pull out ` 25,200
cr from equity market
Kolkata (PTI): Steel
sector players are fac-
ing some heat owing to
high input commodity
prices as finished steel
products have begun to
decline since April after
the Russia-Ukraine war
broke out.
Prices in the long
products segment have
declined on an average
of 10-15% to Rs 57,000
per tonne in Kolkata
market from a high of
Rs 65,000 a tonne. Coal
which is a key raw ma-
terial for the secondary
steel producers has
turned out to be the ma-
jor pain point, officials
said.
Steel prices from
leading players were
higher at Rs 75,000-
76,000 per tonne at its
peak.
“Steel products, be it
construction like TMT
bars and structurals
have come down be-
tween 10 and 15% due to
sluggish demand and
are expected to ease a
little more before it set-
tles. While our costs
have soared,” Steel Roll-
ing Mills Association
chairmanVivekAdukia
said.
“Our costs have in-
creased by 50% despite
a compromise on qual-
ity of inputs, secondary
steel producers using
DRI require high quali-
ty thermal coal to make
sponge iron.
STEEL SECTOR PLAYERS
FACE HEAT AS PRICES FALL
LABOUR FORCE INCREASED IN APRIL
Mcap of 8 of top
10 firms tumbles
over `2.48 L cr
In the ranking of
top-10 firms,
Reliance
Industries
remained the
most valued
firm, followed by
TCS, HDFC Bank
New Delhi
(PTI): Bharti
Airtel is plan-
ning to set-up a
new technology
centre in Pune to
support digital services in the Western
region and will be hiring around 500
digital engineering professionals by the
end of the current fiscal. This will be
Airtel’s fourth digital technology hub in
India and first in the Western region to
support its strategy to pivot to a digital
services company. Confirming the
plans, Bharti Airtel chief information
officer Pradipt Kapoor said that Airtel
is rapidly scaling up its in-house digital
talent pool to support its transforma-
tion into a digital telco.
Airtel to set up digital
technology hub in Pune
New Delhi (PTI):
MarutiSuzukiIn-
dia (MSI) has
lined up `5,000
crore capex for
various initia-
tives, including new product launches,
for the current financial year, according
to a senior company official.
The country’s top carmaker, which
had earmarked around `4,500 crore in
FY22, also believes that parent Suzuki
Motor Corp’s investment in Gujarat
would help in expanding its BEV range
in the country
. “Capex of `5,000 crore is
something that we’ve committed for this
fiscal on various projects, including, the
new model launches etc,” MSI CFO Ajay
Seth said in an analyst call.
Maruti lines up `5,000
crore capex for fiscal
New Delhi (PTI): The government
would soon finalise the restructur-
ing of Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
as its extended two-year term con-
cluded last month.
The extended term for the BBB,
the headhunter for top manage-
ment of state-run banks and finan-
cial institutions, ended on April 10.
The Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet would take a call on the
restructuring of BBB soon.
BBB since April 2018, has been
headed by former Secretary in the
Department of Personnel and
Training B P Sharma.
The other part-time members are
Vedika Bhandarkar, former MD of
Credit Suisse among others.
Govt to approve
recast of BBB
New Delhi (PTI): IT
services company HCL
Tech plans to double its
headcount in nearshore
locations over the
next 3-5 years, CEO C
Vijayakumar said. HCL
Tech employs about
10,000 people in all its
nearshore locations,
globally. “We expect
that number to double
over the next 3-5 years,”
Vijayakumar said.
The company oper-
ates from 20 nearshore
locations including
Mexico, Toronto, Van-
couver, Costa Rica and
Romania. HCL Tech’s
top honcho said the
company will continue
to expand in these
locations.
New Delhi (PTI): Realty
firm Godrej Properties
Ltd has added seven
housing projects since
April 2021, for future
development with sales
potential of over `9,500
crore and aims to
expand its portfolio in a
big way this fiscal.
Godrej Properties
Executive Chairman
Pirojsha Godrej said the
company will add more
projects during this
fiscal year to achieve
higher growth.
“We added six resi-
dential projects to our
portfolio during the last
fiscal year and we have
added one in April,”
Executive Chairman
Pirojsha Godrej said.
HCL Tech to double
headcount in
nearshore locations
Godrej Prop adds 7
projects with sales
value of `9,500 cr

07
NEWS
Phagwara (PTI): Four alleged drug peddlers have
been arrested and five kg opium was recovered from
their posses-
sion here,
police said
on Sunday.
Kapurthala
Senior Super-
intendent of
Police (SSP)
Rajbachan
Singh Sandhu said while acting on a tip-off, a police
team arrested the accused near Hadiabad chowk on
Saturday. The accused were identified as Harpreet
Singh alias Suny, Balwant Rai alias Kaku, Dharamveer
and Satpal, all residents of Phagwara.
Jammu (PTI): A fire was reported in the Trikuta
forest range, the abode of the famous shrine of Mata
Vaishno
Devi, in Reasi
district of
Jammu and
Kashmir,
officials said
on Sunday.
However,
there was no
impact of fire on the shrine and the daily pilgrimage
was going on smoothly, the officials said, adding the
forest fire was put off with joint efforts of the people,
fire services personnel and police.
Lucknow (FIB): Samajwadi Party president
Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Aditya-
nath government of lowering the morale of the
Uttar Pradesh police by removing its chief Mukul
Goel. Goel was, on May 11, removed from the
post of Director General of Police on charge of
inefficiency and neglecting his work and appoint-
ed as Director General (DG) of the Civil Defence
department. Later DS Chauhan was made acting
DGP of the state.
4 HELD WITH 5 KG OPIUM IN PHAGWARA
FIRE IN JK’S TRIKUTA FOREST RANGE
AKHILESH YADAV TARGETS YOGI GOVT
OVER REMOVAL OF UP POLICE CHIEF
CRUCIAL READ
Sanjoy Kumar Dey
Ranchi:TheJharkhand
government has pro-
posed two stretches of
the river Ganga in Sa-
hibganj district for ‘dol-
phin safari’ in a bid to
boost eco-tourism and
promote conservation
of the national aquatic
animal of the country, a
forest department offi-
cial said on Sunday
.
The proposed stretch-
es at Singhidalan in Ra-
jmahal and Ojhatoli in
Sahibganj are likely to
be declared as “dolphin
tourism sites”, he said.
The Union Ministry
of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change has
recently sought propos-
als for two places - Sa-
hibganj and Rajmahal -
for the eco-tourism pro-
ject from the state gov-
ernment, Sahibganj di-
visional forest officer
(DFO) Manish Tiwary
told PTI.
The state forest de-
partment has submitted
its proposal to the Cen-
tre last month, he said.
“As per the Centre’s
demand, we identified
two sites at Singhidalan
in Rajmahal and Ojha-
toli in Sahibganj for the
project. The distance
between the two sites is
around 40 km. We sub-
mitted our plan by the
end of April. Now, we
are waiting for its ap-
proval,” Tiwary, who
played a key role in
drafting the proposal,
told PTI. The presence
of dolphin and econom-
ic and tourism possibili-
ties were considered
while selecting the sites,
the official said.
“The proposed sites
will help better monitor-
ing and patrolling of the
species and will boost
local employment
through tourism,” he
said. The two sites may
be connected to the Cen-
tre’s ‘Dolphin Jalaj Sa-
fari’ project, the official
said. National Mission
for Clean Ganga
(NMCG) had, in October
2020,launchedthesafari
project at six places in
the country- Bijnor, Bri-
jghat, Prayagraj and
Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh, Kahalgaon in
Bihar and Bandel in
West Bengal. Dolphins,
protected under Sched-
ule 1 of the Wildlife
(Protection) Act 1972,
are found in an 83-km
stretch of the river Gan-
ga in Jharkhand’s Sa-
hibganj district. —PTI
J’khand govt proposes 2 stretches of Ganga for ‘dolphin safari’ project
BOOSTING ECO-TOURISM
lll
Dolphin safari
to boost
eco-tourism and
promote
conservation of
the national
aquatic animal
of the country
‘Gyanvapi mosque’s survey completed,
exercise to continue today’
Videography survey of the complex
carried out peacefully on Sunday
Courtishearingapleabywomen
seeking permission for prayer
First India Bureau
Varanasi: A court-
mandated videography
survey of the Gyanvapi
Masjid complex here
was carried out peace-
fully for the second
consecutive day on
Sunday, with the major
part of the exercise
said to have been com-
pleted.
The survey, which
was stalled last week
amid objections by the
mosque management
committee, which
claimed that the advo-
cate commissioner ap-
pointed by the court for
the survey did not have
the mandate to film in-
side the premises, will
continue on Monday.
The mosque is locat-
ed close to the iconic
Kashi Vishwanath tem-
ple and the local court
is hearing a plea by a
group of women seek-
ing permission for dai-
ly prayers before the
idols on its outer
walls.
The survey was car-
ried out from 8 am to 12
noon amid tight secu-
rity. Elaborating fur-
ther on the survey and
day’s development,
Varanasi’s District
Magistrate Kaushal
Raj Sharma told PTI,
“In the presence of
three court commis-
sioners along with all
the parties, the court
commission started its
work at 8 am, and it
continued till noon. All
the parties followed the
court orders.
The court commis-
sion, after completing
Sunday’s work, decid-
ed that work will con-
tinue on Monday as
well.” The district
magistrate added that
Monday’s work will
begin at 8 am and all
the parties have been
directed to remain
present.
Sharma said as per
the directions of the
court commission, ad-
equate facilities includ-
ing resources to pro-
vide light, videogra-
phers and photogra-
phers of the Informa-
tion Department,
draftsman, revenue
staff of the tehsil and
labour were provided.
Referring to the secu-
rity set-up, he said,
“Tight security ar-
rangements were
made. The devotees at
the Kashi Vishwanath
Temple were given en-
try through Dhoondi
Raj Ganesh and Ganga
Nadi ‘dwaar’, while
gate number 4 was
closed for the common
people for four
hours.”
“About 65 per cent of
the survey work has
been completed today.
The survey will con-
tinue on Monday as
well.
This is completely an
archaeological survey
work, Since the advo-
cates were not familiar
with the survey work,
the work took some
time (today),” Madan
Mohan Yadav, the coun-
sel for the Hindu side
in the case, said.
—With PTI inputs
A view of Gyanvapi Masjid complex. —FILE PHOTO
The survey,
which was stalled
last week amid
objections by the
mosque manage-
ment committee,
which claimed that
the advocate com-
missioner appoint-
ed by the court for
the survey did not
have the mandate
to film inside
the premises,
will continue on
Monday.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: Amidst
speculations of SBSP
chief Om Prakash Rajb-
har leaning towards
BJP, the saffron camp's
efforts to make inroads
among Rajbhar voters
are apparently intensi-
fying.
The “Rajbhar-Biyar
Pratinidhi Sam-
melan” organized un-
der the leadership of
the Yogi government's
cabinet minister Anil
Rajbhar in the state
capital on Saturday
may have been termed
as a part of the organ-
ization's activities,
but it is being consid-
ered as part of a deft
move to corner Om-
prakash Rajbhar. Po-
litical experts believe
that due to the disen-
chantment of a large
chunk of Rajbhar vot-
ers in the recently
concluded assembly
elections, the BJP suf-
fered heavy losses in
many seats. Due to the
imbalance in the caste
equations, BJP's po-
litical ground weak-
ened in Azamgarh,
Mau, Ambedkar Na-
gar and Ghazipur dis-
tricts, while the SP al-
liance got an electoral
edge in these areas.
It is noteworthy that
according to the report
of the Social Justice
Committee, Rajbhar
community is around 3
percent of the total pop-
ulation of UP. But in
more than a hundred
seats from Purvanchal
to Awadh belt, their
population has a sig-
nificant impact.
In context of Mission
’24,the saffron party is
eyeing Rajbhar voters
SBSP chief Om Prakash
Rajbhar.
A view of Dolphin safari. —FILE PHOTO
Split in BKU following sharp
differences with Tikait brothers
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The simmer-
ing discontent in
Bharatiya Kisan Union
(BKU) on Sunday led to
split in the farmers or-
ganization with the
breakaway group BKU
(apolitical) led by
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
today announced the
removal of BKU presi-
dent Naresh Tikait
from the post. Chauhan
also said that BKU lead-
er Rakesh Tikait has
also been sacked from
the organization.
On the death anniver-
sary of BKU founder
Mahendra Singh Tikait
a group of farmers held
a meeting in Lucknow
on Sunday and ex-
pressed resentment
over the style of func-
tioning of Tikait broth-
ers and their political
association with Rash-
triya Lok Dal during
the recent assembly
elections.
BommaisaysBJP’sK’takaunitfocusingonRS,MLCelections
Hubballi (K'taka)
(PTI): Karnataka Chief
Minister Basavaraj
Bommai on Sunday
said the BJP is focusing
on the Rajya Sabha and
Legislative Council
elections and held a
core committee meet-
ing in this regard.
He also said the cabi-
net expansion will also
be taken up following
instructions from the
party high command.
We are currently
preparing for the Rajya
Sabha and Legislative
Council elections. Yes-
terday itself, we had a
core committee meet-
ing in this regard. Sen-
iors are monitoring it,
Bommai told reporters
on arriving in Hubballi.
Biennial elections to
four Rajya Sabha seats
from Karnataka and
two graduates' and
teachers' constituen-
cies each of the state
Legislative Council will
be held on June 10 and
13, respectively
.
Also, biennial elec-
tions to the Karnataka
Legislative Council for
seven seats will be held
on June 3.
The Chief Minister
said during his visit to
Delhi he had said that
after the Supreme
Court verdict on hold-
ing elections to local
bodies, many govern-
ments may declare polls
and several decisions
are likely to be taken in
this regard.
The reply was in ref-
erence to local body
elections in some plac-
es, including Bengaluru
civic body, which may
be announced soon.
HARYANA COPS WARN PEOPLE ABOUT
FAKE ELECTRICITY BILL MESSAGES
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: Haryana
Police has issued an
advisory requesting
people not to share
any personal informa-
tion in response to
messages being sent
to them by cyber
fraudsters regarding
unpaid electricity
bills.
Cautioning the peo-
ple to be aware of
such scammers, a
Haryana Police
spokesperson on Sun-
day said a latest trend
of cybercrime has
come to the fore in
which cyber fraud-
sters have started
duping people in the
name of unpaid elec-
tricity bills.
“They send text
messages pretending
to be from trusted
sources to get the tar-
gets to click on links
that install malware
to steal personal and
banking details. We
are constantly trying
to help the
people by advising
them to refrain from
falling into the trap
of such scammers,”
he said.
—With PTI inputs
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Two held
in Noida
gang rape
case
First India Bureau
Noida: Police
have arrested two
perpetrators for
gang-rape of a
woman while one
accomplice was
still on the run.
Ranvijay Singh,
Additional DCP
here said that
prime accused
Ranjeet had called
a woman in park
where he gang-
raped her with his
brother Amit and
PankajaliasRahul.
The police ar-
rested Ranjeet
and Pankaj near
Morna bus stand
while manhunt
was launched to
nab Amit. Police
recovered two
country-made pis-
tols and stolen
bike from the ac-
cused.
SURVEY WAS
STALLED LAST
WEEK AFTER
OBJECTIONS

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the ‘secret to success’ but we all
know that it is loads of
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an open secret.
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UKRAINEWARIS‘CHILDRIGHTSCRISIS’WITHSCHOOLATTACKS:UN
United Nations (AP):
The war in Ukraine is
a “child rights crisis”
where education is un-
der attack, nearly 100
youngsters have been
killed in just the last
month, and millions
more have been forced
to flee their homes, the
UN children’s agency
has said.
Omar Abdi, deputy
executive director of
UNICEF
, told the UN Se-
curity Council that chil-
dren are paying “an un-
conscionably high
price” in the war, with
239confirmedkilledand
355 wounded since Rus-
sia’sinvasionof Ukraine
onFebrurary24.Hesaid
the actual numbers are
much higher. “These at-
tacks must stop,” he
said. “Ultimately
, chil-
dren need an end to this
war — their futures
hang in the balance.”
Abdi said the school
year came to a stand-
still after Russia invad-
ed its smaller neigh-
bour, and as of last
week, at least 15 of 89
UNICEF-supported
schools in the coun-
try’s east had been
damaged or destroyed
in the fighting.
“Hundreds of
schools across the
country are reported to
have been hit by heavy
artillery
, airstrikes and
other explosive weap-
ons in populated areas,
while other schools are
being used as informa-
tion centres, shelters,
supply hubs or for mil-
itary purposes — with
long-term impact on
children’s return to
education,” Abdi said.
In mid-March, over
15,000 schools resumed
education in Ukraine,
mostly through remote
learning or in-person
hybrid options, he said.
“It is estimated that 3.7
million (37 lakh) chil-
dren in Ukraine and
abroad are using on-
line and distance learn-
ing options,” he said.
But, Abdi said “enor-
mous obstacles” to edu-
cation remain, includ-
ing school availability,
resources, language
barriers and move-
ment of children and
their families. Less
than five per cent of
refugee pre-school chil-
dren are estimated to
be enrolled in public
kindergartens, he said.
Abdi and many
council members
spoke about what he
called a “horrifying at-
tack” on a school in the
eastern Ukrainian
town of Bilohorivka
last weekend, when a
bomb hit while women
and children sheltered
in the building.
US deputy ambassa-
dor Richard Mills said
the blast killed as many
as 60 people, many of
them children. “And
reliable reports indi-
cate that when first re-
sponders arrived at the
school to assist victims
of the bombing, Rus-
sia’s forces opened fire
on them,” he added.
HUNDREDS OF UKRAINE’S SCHOOLS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY HEAVY ARTILLERY, AIRSTRIKES AND EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS IN POPULATED AREAS
Several Ukraine families have been forced to flee their homes
with their children. —FILE PHOTO
THE CASUALITIES
Helsinki (AP): Russian
President Vladimir Pu-
tin has warned his Finn-
ish counterpart that re-
lations between the two
neighbours could be
negatively affected if
Finland follows through
with plans to apply for
NATO membership.
The Kremlin’s press
service’s statement said
that Putin told Sauli Ni-
inisto Finland’s aban-
donmentof itstradition-
alpolicyof militaryneu-
trality would be an error
sincetherearenothreats
to Finland’s security
.
Such a change in the
country’s foreign policy
could negatively affect
Russian-Finnish rela-
tions, which had been
built in the spirit of
good neighborliness
and partnership for
many years, and were
mutually beneficial, the
statement added.
The response came
after Niinisto told Putin
in a phone conversation
that the militarily non-
aligned Nordic country,
which has a complex
history with its huge
eastern neighbor, will
decide to apply for
NATO membership in
the coming days.
Niinisto’s office said
in a statement that the
Finnish head of state
told Putin how starkly
Finland’s security envi-
ronment had changed
after Moscow’s Febru-
ary 24 invasion of
Ukraine, and pointed to
Russia's demands for
Finland to refrain from
seeking membership of
the 30-nation Western
military alliance.
The discussion (with
Putin) was straightfor-
ward and unambiguous
and was held without
exaggeration. Avoiding
tensions was consid-
ered important, said
Niinisto, Finland’s
president since 2012
and one of a handful of
Western leaders who
has been in regular dia-
logue with Putin over
the past decade.
RussianPrezPutinwarnsFinland
NATOmembershipwouldharmties
Peshawar (PTI): Two
people belonging to the
Sikh community were
shot dead by unidenti-
fied gunmen in the Sar-
band area in Peshawar
on Sunday
, a suburban
locality situated in Pa-
kistan’s restive Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa region.
The two men killed
were shopkeepers who
sold spices in Bata Tal
bazaar in Sarband, po-
lice said. The victims,
identified as Ranjit Sin-
gh (42) and Kuljeet Sin-
gh (38), died on the spot.
Police have encir-
cled the area to arrest
the culprits. No one
has immediately
claimed responsibility
for the attack. About
15,000 Sikhs live in Pe-
shawar, mostly in the
Jogan Shah neigh-
bourhood of the pro-
vincial capital. Most of
the members of the
Sikh community in Pe-
shawar are involved in
business, while some
also run pharmacies.
Khyber Pakhtunkh-
wa Chief Minister
Mahmood Khan has
condemned the attack
and directed the police
totakeimmediatesteps
arrest the culprits.
He termed the inci-
dent a conspiracy
against disrupting the
inter-faith harmony
and said that justice
will be provided to the
families of the dead. In
September last year, a
well-known Sikh ‘ha-
keem’ (Unani medi-
cine practitioner) was
shot dead by unidenti-
fied gunmen inside his
clinic in Peshawar.
TwomembersofSikh
communityshotdead
inPakistan’sPeshawar
Jatin Takkar
New Delhi: Cryptocur-
rencies can lead to “dol-
larisation” of a part of
theeconomywhichwould
be against India’s sover-
eign interest, top officials
of theRBIhavetoldapar-
liamentary panel.
Briefing the Parlia-
mentary Standing Com-
mittee on Finance
chaired by former min-
ister of state for finance
Jayant Sinha, top offi-
cials of the RBI, includ-
ing its governor Shakti-
kanta Das, clearly ex-
pressed their apprehen-
sions about cryptocur-
rencies and said these
pose challenges to the
stability of the financial
system, sources said .
“It will seriously un-
derminetheRBI’scapac-
ity to determine mone-
tary policy and regulate
the monetary system of
the country
,” a member
of the panel quoted RBI
officials as saying.
Pointing out that cryp-
tocurrencies have the po-
tential to be a medium of
exchange and replace the
rupee in financial trans-
actions both domestic
and cross border, central
bank officials said these
currencies“canreplacea
part of monetary system
itwillalsounderminethe
RBI’scapacitytoregulate
the flow of money in the
system”.
Cautioning that be-
sides being used for ter-
ror financing, money
laundering and drug
trafficking, cryptos pose
abiggerthreattothesta-
bility of the financial
system of the country,
the RBI officials said.
Almost all cryptocur-
rencies are dollar-de-
nominatedandissuedby
foreign private entities,
it may eventually lead to
dollarizationof apartof
our economy which will
be against country’s sov-
ereign interest, officials
told the members. —PTI
Cryptos can lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI
BRIEFING THE PARL PANEL
ResponsecameasNiinistotoldPutinofFinland’sintentionstojoinNATO
FINLAND SAYS IT WANTS TO JOIN NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin. —FILE PHOTO
Deceased Sikhs Ranjit Singh (42) and Kuljeet Singh (38).
About 15,000
Sikhs live in
Peshawar, mostly
in the Jogan Shah
neighbourhood of
the provincial
capital
AMARINDER CONDEMNS KILLING
OF TWO SIKH BIZMEN IN PAKISTAN
KILLINGS SHOW THERE IS NO RULE
OF LAW IN PAKISTAN: BJP’S GOSHA
Chandigarh (PTI): Former Punjab
CM Amarinder Singh condemned
the killing of two Sikhs in Pakistan
and slammed the government in
the neighbouring country for only
paying lip service to the com-
munity. “Another killing of Sikhs in Pakistan.
2 shopkeepers shot dead in Peshawar. This
is highly condemnable. I’ve always said, @
GovtofPakistan only does lip services for Sikhs
without ensuring their security. Request @
PMOIndia to take serious note,” Singh tweeted.
New Delhi (FIB): The BJP has
expressed its shock at the murder
of two Sikhs at Peshawar in Paki-
stan. Party’s spokesperson Gur-
deep Singh Gosha condemned
the killings and urged Pakistan’s
new federal government and the provincial
government of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkh-
wa region to ensure safety of Sikh minorities
in that country. Two Sikhs were shot dead by
unidentified gunmen in the Sarband area of
Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.
Amaravati (PTI): The
race for Rajya Sabha
seats in the biennial poll
in Andhra Pradesh, slat-
ed for June 10, took an
interesting turn on Sun-
day with the Adani
group debunking re-
portsthateitherGautam
Adani or his wife Priti
would be given a seat.
For several months,
there has been specula-
tion among political cir-
cles here that Priti Ada-
ni was most likely to be
given one of the four
Rajya Sabha seats on
behalf of the ruling
YSR Congress.
The Adani group has
been executing vari-
ous projects in the
State and Gautam Ada-
ni had personal inter-
action with YSRC pres-
ident and Chief Minis-
ter Y S Jagan Mohan
Reddy on a few recent
occasions, triggering
the speculation.
The group, however,
issued a statement on
Sunday saying such re-
ports were “blatantly
false”.
Adani says not in race for RS,
turf open in Andhra Pradesh
Gautam Adani with wife Priti.
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She said that a compact
Task Force will be set up
to drive the process of
internal reforms that
are essential and that
have been discussed in
different groups at
Udaipur. With a focus on
the2024LokSabhapolls,
these reforms will cover
all aspects of the organ-
ization including struc-
ture, rules for appoint-
ments to party posts,
communications and
publicity, outreach, fi-
nances and election
management. The com-
position of the Task
Force will be notified in
the next two-three days.
“I have also decided to
have an advisory group
drawn from the CWC
that would meet regu-
larly under my chair-
personship to discuss
and deliberate upon po-
litical issues and chal-
lenges before our party
.
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that will continue. The
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ever, a collective deci-
sion-making body but
will help the party get
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experienceof seniorcol-
leagues. It too will be
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nia Gandhi said.
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However, there is a fear
that our demographic
dividend will turn into a
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and the BJP govt will be
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Gandhisaid.Inascathing
attack on the Centre, he
said,“Meaningfulconver-
sations are not allowed in
India nowadays. We see
conversations being muz-
zled and we do not under-
stand its consequences.”
He slammed the BJP
, and
RSS and said the ruling
dispensationwouldnever
allow such an open con-
versationwhichCongress
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.
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camp.Itwillhaveadirect
effect in the coming
days.” Gehlot added,
“The situation in the
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name of religion. Riots
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Keep on doing
whatever you are
doing to remain
healthy. Some
of you will have
to curb your
splurging ways.
Family life will
cruise along
smoothly with much love and bonhomie.
Don’t speed up on the road. Chance of
moving to a new location on transfer is
likely for some.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Project left
halfway by
someone else
may come on
your shoulders,
but your
efforts will be
acknowledged.
Some clarification
will need to be sought on a financial
issue, before you take the next step.
A Some of you are all set to enjoy a
splendid vacation.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Settling down
in a new house
is indicated for
some. Money
put together
on previous
occasions is
likely to come
in handy now. A
family youngster is keen to learn from
you, so don’t disappoint. You might
have to awaken your partner’s interest
in you once again.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Money coming
from various
streams will keep
you in an elated
state of mind.
A new fitness
regime that you
have adopted
promises to keep
you in the pink of health. Getting an old
furniture upholstered may be at the top of
the mind of some homemakers. Search
for partner may soon be over.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
People falling
under this sign
will have very
refreshing day.
Visiting a mall or
watching a movie
with family is
likely to be the
highlight of the
day for some. You may enjoy travelling
to a tourist destination recommended
by your friends. Reignite the flickering
romance by spending more time together.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are likely to
find the day most
auspicious. Your
knowledge about
your line of work
will be roundly
appreciated
and get you the
thumbs up from
higher ups. Friends and family may get
together to give you a surprise and make
your day. Business travel may leave little
time for romance.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Something
you have
implemented at
work is likely
to profit the
company and
get you noticed.
You are likely
to celebrate the
achievement of a family youngster in a
grand way. Shifting into your very own
house may soon become a reality. It is
a good day.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will derive
great benefit
from an exercise
routine that you
keenly follow.
Extra workload
is foreseen at
work, but nothing
that you cannot
handle within office hours. Taking the
family on a trip seems impossible today
due to your professional commitments,
so postpone it for some other day.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Driving down
with lover to a
happening place
is indicated
today. A
vacation you
only dreamed
about is likely to
become a reality
soon. Healthy eating will help prevent
digestive ailments. Money will be no
constraint in buying what you like. Be
careful in all your deals.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your stars favour
a bright beautiful
day. A setback
you have recently
experienced can
make you come
out stronger. Tax
advisor will be a
big help in saving
taxes, so don’t hesitate to contact one. It
is difficult for the relationship of friends
turned lovers to fall apart, so chill and
relax for some time.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Good earning
opportunities
come to you.
Help from
co-workers in a
time consuming
task will be
forthcoming on
the work front.
Support of family will encourage you
to take up a challenge. Socially, your
presence will be much looked forward
to. It is a good day.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Previous
investments are
likely to give you
good returns.
Some of you may
decide to follow
in the footsteps
of celebrities
and visit the
very same exotic destination that they
had been to. No amount of excuses will
dispel lover’s suspicions about your
tendency to stray the path.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
here are four ti-
ger reserves in
Rajasthan such
as Ranthambore
Tiger Reserve, Sariska
Wildlife Sanctuary, Mu-
kandra Hills Tiger Re-
serve and Ramgarh
Vishdhari Wildlife
Sanctuary
. The State of
Rajasthan will get its
fifth tiger reserve in the
form of Kumbhalgarh.
The reserve will be ex-
panded roughly in four
districts of Rajasthan
namely Udaipur, Pali,
Sirohi and Rajsamand.
The confidential re-
port has been sent to
the environment min-
istry. According to the
report, the reserve will
be formed in a 2,053 sq
km area.
In early 2022, a Na-
tional Tiger Conserva-
tion Authority (NTCA)
report ruled out the
possibility of declaring
Rajasthan's Kumbhal-
garh wildlife sanctuar-
ies as a tiger reserve
because of some vital
reasons. Firstly, a deci-
sion has been formed to
relieve congestion of
the Ranthambore Tiger
Reserve. It is pertinent
to mention that Ranth-
ambore had 79 tigers in
July 2021 when the state
forest department con-
ducted the last estima-
tion. Secondly, Kumb-
halgarh had tigers ex-
istence till the 1970s
and hence, the land-
scaping of Kumbhal-
garh is appropriate for
tigers here.
After conducting a
survey of the area, a
four-member commit-
tee has also given its
nod to making Kumb-
halgarh a tiger reserve.
Vinod Kumar Rai, Dep-
uty Conservator of For-
est, Wildlife Rajsamand
in an interview with me
stated that the state gov-
ernment of Rajasthan
with the forest depart-
ment are working to fill
up the prerequisites
like the number of prey
base, staff and wildlife
vehicles, etc mentioned
by the NTCA for devel-
oping the area as a Ti-
ger Reserve. Once these
criteria will be followed
completely the team of
NTCA will again review
after three years in 2024
and then the decision
would be taken to de-
clare the Kumbhalgarh
as the fifth tiger reserve
of Rajasthan or not.
The tiger reserve will
be formed in two phas-
es. The width of the
Kumbhalgarh Sanctu-
ary is narrow i.e.
around 9 to 10 km.
Hence, it is planned that
more land would be ac-
quired to broaden or for
the expansion of that
area. During the first
phase of the project
1150 sq km of land fall-
ing under the revenue
department of Udaipur,
Pali, Sirohi and Rajsa-
mand districts will be
transferred to wildlife.
From four districts 526
sq km of forest area
will be transferred to
the wildlife. Similarly,
624 sq km of revenue
wasteland will also be
transferred and devel-
oped as the buffer zone
of the Kumbhalgarh
reserve. In the second
phase of the project, as
per the planning of the
state government of
Rajasthan by NTCA ti-
ger reintroduction plan
will be generated in the
year 2024-25. After that,
the tigers will be relo-
cated and released into
the reserve. Initially, at
least one pair will be
released. And the en-
tire budget will be giv-
en by the central gov-
ernment.
Thewildlifeof Kumb-
halgarh includes the
Indian wolf, Indian
leopard, sloth bear,
striped hyena, Golden
jackal, jungle cat, samb-
har, nilgai, chausingha
(the four-horned ante-
lope), chinkara and In-
dian hare. The leopard
is the apex predator in
the sanctuary and
therefore, Kumbhal-
garh is more appropri-
ate for leopards. Ac-
cording to a wildlife
census, between 300 to
400 leopards are found
in and around the
Kumbhalgarh and in
the entire Rajsamand
district. For this project
as an apt move to devel-
op the area as a tiger
reserve, three villages
have to be relocated and
at large 18 villages will
be shifted. In the pe-
riphery, there is a total
of 20 small villages and
a plan to relocate these
villages needs to be
formed. According to
Vinod Kumar Rai, “The
decision of relocating
these villages have
been taken as 10 villag-
es among these total
number of 18 are
already forest villages.
Three other villages
willingly want to relo-
cate and need compen-
sation.”
He further stated that
planning to develop
around four to five
thousand hectares of
grassland should be de-
veloped. Also, a pre-
base survey will be con-
ducted by the team of
the Wildlife Institute of
India to know the actu-
al number of prey here
for tigers. It is also rec-
ommended that
through big enclosures,
breeding centres will be
designed for cheetals,
chinkaras, nilgai and
sambhars so that later
these animals will be
released into the forest.
In February 2022
around 25 Chinkara,
Nilgai and Sambhar
were being raised from
Jalore into a soft enclo-
sure with the intent to
release their offspring
in the Kumbhalgarh
wildlife sanctuary
.
The members of the
NTCA and MP Diya
Kumari criticized the
state government for
dragging its feet to de-
clare the sanctuary as
a tiger reserve. GV Red-
dy, who retired as the
Chief Wildlife Warden
of Rajasthan about a
year ago, said that this
region is known for the
striped hyena and the
wolf, which too are en-
dangered instead of
more tiger sanctuaries,
what the state needs
are sanctuaries that ca-
ter to the less well-
known species that
face threats from ram-
pant stone mining and
alterations in their
habitats.
ANUBHA JAIN
Writer Journalist
jainanubha1@outlook.com
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RAJASTHAN
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