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PM in Guj from today; to launch `21,000 cr projects
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will be on a
two-day visit to Gujarat
from June 17 to attend a
number of pro-
grammes, including in-
auguration and founda-
tion-laying ceremony
of projects worth over
Rs 21,000 crore, his of-
fice said on Thursday
.
The Prime Minister’s
Office (PMO) said in a
statement that Modi
will inaugurate the re-
developed temple of
Shree Kalika Mata at
Pavagadh Hill on June
18, followed by his visit
to Virasat Van.
He will also partici-
pate in Gujarat Gaurav
Abhiyan at Vadodara,
where he will inaugu-
rate and lay the founda-
tion stone of projects
worth over Rs 21,000
crore, it added.
Incidentally, Modi’s
mother’s birthday also
falls on June 18. He is
likely to meet her to
seek her blessings as
she enters 100th year of
her life, sources said.
The PMO said benefi-
ciaries of various
schemes of the govern-
ment will participate in
Gujarat Gaurav Abhi-
yan at Vadodara.
The development pro-
jects will include those
related to the railways
worth over Rs 16,000
crore. The railway pro-
jects include 357-km-
long New Palanpur-Ma-
dar section of the dedi-
cated freight corridor,
gauge conversion of
166-km-longAhmedabad
-BotadSection,andelec-
trificationof 81-km-long
Palanpur-Mithasection,
among others.
Citing various other
initiatives for the rede-
velopment of Surat,
Udhna,SomnathandSa-
barmati stations, among
others, the PMO said
that these projects will
help lower logistics cost
andboostindustriesand
agriculture sector in the
region. They will also
improve connectivity in
the region and enhance
passengeramenities,the
statement said.
MODI COMES HOME
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
PM’S GIFTS TO GUJ
GOVT REJECTS CRITICISM AGAINST
AGNIPATH, ISSUES CLARIFICATION
Central govt has increased age limit for recruitment this year, youth up to 23
years of age will be able to apply and also issued a clarification, asserting that not
only new model will bring in new capabilities to armed forces but will also open
up avenues for youth in pvt sector. Below are MYTHS & FACTS sheet issued
FUTURE OF AGNIVEERS INSECURE
l Those wishing to be entrepreneurs will
get a financial package and a bank loan
l Those wishing to study further will be
given certificates equivalent to class 12
l Those wishing to obtain jobs will be
given priority in CAPFs and State Police
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WILL
DECREASE AS A RESULT OF AGNIPATH
l Opportunities for the youth to serve in
the armed forces will increase. Soon,
recruitment of Agniveers will be tripled
REGIMENTAL BONDING WILL BE AFFECTED
l No change is being made to the Regi-
mental system. It will be further accentu-
ated as best Agniveers will be selected
THIS WILL HARM THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE ARMED FORCES
l Such short-term enlistment systems
exist in most countries and hence are
already tested out and considered best
practice for a youthful and agile army
l Agniveers to be recruited in the 1st year
would only make up 3% of armed forces
l Performance of Agniveers will be tested
before re-induction into army after 4 yrs
23-YEAR-OLDS ARE IMMATURE
AND UNRELIABLE FOR THE ARMY
l At no point in time will there be more
youngsters than experienced people. The
present scheme will only bring about the
right mix of 50%-50% youngsters and
experienced supervisory ranks
AGNIVEERS WILL BE A DANGER
TO SOCIETY & JOIN TERRORISTS
l This is an insult to the ethos and values
of the Indian armed forces
NO CONSULTATION WITH FORMER
ARMED FORCES OFFICERS
l Proposal has been framed by the
Department of Military Officers
l Many former officers have recognized
the advantages of the scheme and
welcomed it
AGNIPATH SCHEME
IS VERY POORLY
CONCEIVED: CONG
Congress said on
Thursday that Agnipath
scheme to recruit soldiers
into 3 defence forces, is
“controversial, carries
multiple risks, subverts the
long-standing traditions”
and demanded that it
should be held in abey-
ance. Senior Congress
leader P Chidambaram
said the announcements
by MHA & MoE on post-
discharge opportunities
of Agniveers appear to be
after-thoughts and show
that scheme is “poorly
conceived and hastily
drawn up”. He urged govt
to hold wide consultations
and address issues of qual-
ity, efficiency & economy.
FUSS OVER 'AGNIPATH' SCHEME
GOVT CLARIFIES
GOVT CLARIFIES,
,
OPPN ATTACKS
OPPN ATTACKS
l BJP OFFICE
VANDALISED,
BIHAR LEADER
ATTACKED
l OVER 34 TRAINS
CANCELLED, 72
RUNNING LATE
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY
l INTERNET
SERVICES
SUSPENDED IN
HARYANA'S
PALWAL
l PROTESTERS
DEMAND
REINSTATEMENT
OF PREVIOUS
RECRUITMENT
SYSTEM
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Protests
against Armed Forces’
new recruitment plan
Agnipathturnedviolent
Thursday as aspirants
disrupted rail and road
traffic in several parts
of Bihar, Haryana, New
Delhi, Jammu and
Jharkhand. Agnipath is
Central Govt’s new re-
cruitment policy for the
defence forces under
which about 45,000 peo-
ple between age of 17.5
years and 21 years will
be inducted into servic-
es for a four-year tenure.
Due to demonstra-
tions and vandalism at
several railway stations,
22 trains from Bihar had
to be cancelled and 5 had
to stop after completing
partial journeys, East
Central Railway said. In
Nawada, the vehicle of
BJP MLA Aruna Devi,
was attacked by the agi-
tatorswhohurledstones
at her car, leaving 5 per-
sons, including legisla-
tor, injured. The BJP
office in Nawada was
also vandalized.
CRUCIAL READ UP demolitions: Due process
must be followed: Apex court
New Delhi: Observing
that “due process must
be followed while carry-
ing out demolitions of
illegal constructions”,
the Supreme Court on
Thursday sought the re-
sponse of the UP govt on
Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind’s
plea against the demoli-
tion of Muslims’ houses
in the state. A bench of
Justices AS Bopanna
and Vikram Nath fixed
21 June to hear the ap-
plication next and asked
UP govt to file its objec-
tions in meanwhile. Top
court said that it cannot
pass any generic order
saying there should be
no demolitions but can
onlysayproceduremust
be followed.
Next hearing on June
21, SC asks UP govt to
file affidavit on the plea
against the demolition
drive in the 3 days
I AM OK, SAYS SC JUDGE IN VIDEO
AFTER AIR AMBULANCE RIDE
New Delhi: SC judge Justice MR Shah suf-
fered a mild heart attack in HP on Thursday.
He was brought to Delhi by air ambulance
for treatment. CJI Ramana has been in
touch with Shah & MHA for bringing him to
Delhi. Shah in a video message said that he
is alright and is on his way to New Delhi.
RBI lifts curbs
on Mastercard
over onboarding
new customers
Mumbai: The RBI on
Thursday lifted restric-
tions imposed last year
on Mastercard and al-
lowed global payment
processor to onboard
new customers for deb-
it, credit or prepaid
cards in India, after sat-
isfactory compliance
with data storage
norms. In July last year,
RBI had taken a major
supervisory action on
US-based entity, barred
it from issuing card.
Akasa Air, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunj-
hunwala, on Thursday took delivery of the first 737 Max
aircraft from Boeing. “Congratulations @AkasaAir on the
delivery of your first 737-8! We are excited for you and
your passengers,” Boeing India tweeted.
AKASA AIR’S FIRST 737 MAX AIRCRAFT
BIDEN NOMINATES INDIAN-AMERICAN
SECURITY TO TOP PENTAGON POST
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated
security expert Radha Iyengar Plumb to the post of
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment,
the latest Indian-American to be
named for a key position. Prior to
her appointment as Chief of Staff,
Plumb was the Director of Research
and Insights for Trust and Safety at
Google, leading their cross-functional teams on business
analytics, data science and technical research.
CHIDAMBARAM
RESIGNS FROM
MAHA SEAT
New Delhi: Senior Cong
leader and RS MP P Chi-
dambaram resigned from
his seat in Maharashtra
on Thursday, following his
election to RS from the
state of TN. “Following my
election to RS from state
of TN, I am required to
resign my seat from the
state of Maha. Accord-
ingly, today I tendered my
resignation from seat from
Maharashtra,” he said.
SPICEJET CALLS
FOR 10-15 PERCENT
HIKE IN AIRFARES
New Delhi: In the wake
of rising prices of jet fuel
and the depreciation of the
Indian Rupee, India’s low-
cost airline SpiceJet on
Thursday called for 10-15
per cent hikes in airfares
to sustain the operation.
SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh
on Thursday said there is
no option left other than to
hike airfare by 10-15 per
cent to meet the operation
cost of airlines.
Smoke billows out after youngsters set on
fire a train in protest against the Agnipath
scheme at Chapra railway station, in Saran
district on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
❍ RaGa’S QUESTIONING BY THE ED
Planned attack: Cong MPs
meet Om Birla and Naidu
Senior Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi will appear
before the Enforcement
Directorate on
Monday and
not on Friday.
The Congress
leader on
Thursday,
wrote to the ED
and cited his mother Sonia
Gandhi’s health as the reason
for the deferred hearing.
New Delhi: The Con-
gress delegation led by
Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury met Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla & the
Rajya Sabha Chairman
& Vice President M Ven-
kaiah Naidu and raised
the issue of alleged ill-
treatment of party law-
makers, including some
women, by the Delhi Po-
liceduringtheirprotests
in Delhi against Rahul’s
questioning by the ED.
RAHUL TO APPEAR
BEFORE ED FOR 4TH
TIME ON MONDAY
Jairam Ramesh is AICC media chief
ARMY ASPIRANTS
JAM DELHI-JAIPUR
EXPRESSWAY
Gurugram: Hundreds of
Army aspirants on Thursday
blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Ex-
pressway in Bilaspur area
in protest against Agnipath
yojna, govt’s new scheme
for short-term recruitment
into armed forces. The
traffic congestion on the
expressway stretched over
several kilometres.
The demand of
the youth
protesting against
the Centre’s newly
announced Agnipath
scheme is justified.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
“PEOPLE BURNING BUSES NOT FIT FOR ARMED
FORCES”: EX-ARMY CHIEF ON AGNIPATH
New Delhi: General VP Malik, the Army
chief who led India to victory during the
Kargil War, expressed support for the
Agnipath scheme on Thursday and said
the Army is not interested in recruiting
hooligans responsible for the violence tak-
ing place during the protests against the
short-term recruitment plan.
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New Delhi (Agencies):
PoliceinUttarPradesh’s
Greater Noida have
busted an illegal luxury
bar being run in a clan-
destine manner with
Chinese nationals liv-
ing in India as its major
patrons, officials said
on Thursday
.
The three-storey fa-
cility, located in Ghar-
bara village with its in-
teriors designed in tra-
ditional Chinese-style,
was busted on Tuesday
night, close on the heels
of the arrest of a Chi-
nese national who had
been living in India il-
legally since 2020, a sen-
ior official said.
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CM comes in support of Youth
angry with Agnipath scheme
Youth should be given the chance to serve the country their whole life, says Kejriwal
New Delhi (PTI): Del-
hi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal on
Thursday came out in
support of defence job
aspirants protesting
against the Agnipath
scheme and appealed to
the central government
to give them the chance
to serve the country
throughout their life,
not just four years.
The Agnipath
scheme, announced on
Tuesday, seeks to re-
cruit soldiers in the
Army, Navy and the Air
Force on short-term
contract of four years.
“Appeal to the cen-
tral government: Youth
should be given the
chance to serve the
country their whole
life, not four years.
Those who became
overage due to lack of
recruitment in the
Army in the last two
years should also be
given a chance,” Kejri-
wal said in a tweet in
Hindi.
He added that the
youth are “unhappy”
and opposing the Ag-
nipath scheme across
the country
.
The move has drawn
the ire of defence job
aspirants, who have
taken to streets at a
number of places across
the country, especially
in Bihar. More than a
dozen defence force as-
pirants on Thursday
stopped a train at Nan-
gloi Railway Station in
outer Delhi by lying
down on tracks.
“The central govern-
ment’s new scheme in
Army recruitment is
being opposed every-
where in the country.
The youth are very an-
gry. Their demands are
right. The Army is the
pride of our country,
our youth want to give
their whole life to the
country, don’t restrict
their dreams to 4
years,” Kejriwal said in
a series of tweets.
In Delhi, according to
police, around 15-20
people gathered at Nan-
gloi Railway Station
around 9.45 am to pro-
test against a delay in
railway recruitment ex-
aminations and also
against the Agnipath
scheme.
DON’T RESTRICT THEIR DREAMS TO 4
YEARS, SAYS DELHI CHIEF MINISTER
OVER 160 BOOKED FOR DRINKING IN PUBLIC
“The central government’s new scheme in Army
recruitment is being opposed everywhere in
the country. The youth are very angry. Their
demands are right. The Army is the pride of our
country, our youth want to give their whole life
to the country, don’t restrict their dreams to 4
years,” Kejriwal said in a series of tweets. In
Delhi, according to police, around 15-20 people
gathered at Nangloi Railway Station around
9.45 am to protest against a delay in railway
recruitment examinations and also against the
Agnipath scheme.
New Delhi: As many as 166 people were booked
in the Dwarka area of the national capital for
consuming alcohol at various public places, an
official said on Thursday. M. Harsh Wardhan,
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka dis-
trict), said police conducted a big campaign on
Wednesday to keep an eye on persons drinking in
public areas in the Dwarka district.
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi Congress work-
ers on Thursday
were faced with wa-
ter cannon during a
march to Lieutenant
Governor’s house
they held to decry the
Delhi Police for “en-
tering the Congress
headquarters” and
“thrashing” the par-
ty leaders inside.
The protest march
that was led by state
president Anil Ku-
mar, was stopped by
the police, minutes
after it started from
Sushrut Trauma
Centre near Chandg-
iram Akhara to the
LG’s house.
The Congress
workers alleged that
the police tried to
stop them from
marching to the LG’s
house and resorted
to water cannons to
throw their protest
in disarray
.
“State president
Anil Kumar fainted
and suffered injuries
after Delhi police
resorted to water
cannons at the pro-
test,” party officials
said.
Large number of
police force was de-
ployed and the area
near the Trauma
centre at Civil Lines
was barricaded.
Policeusewater
canonagainst
Congressworkers
NDMC DIRECTED
TO RESTORE
GOLE MARKET
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi Lieutenant
Governor VK Sax-
ena inspected the
closed Gole market
area on Thursday,
and directed the of-
ficials to begin the
restoration work on
the heritage build-
ing and revamp
its surrounding
areas, officials said.
According to a
statement, the LG
was briefed by the
engineers about the
structural damage
over the time on
the building which
was declared dan-
gerous and gradu-
ally shut down
about a decade
ago. After listening
to them, Saxena
directed them to
undertake repair
and reconstruction
work on the herit-
age marketplace,
the statement from
the LG office said.
LG VK Saxena
Police bust illegal bar in Greater
Noida run for Chinese nationals
Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to
woman accused of running sex racket
Rain lashes
parts of
Delhi-NCR
New Delhi (ANI):
Parts of Delhi and the
National Capital Re-
gion (NCR) received
rains in the early hours
of Thursday.
The downpour result-
ed in bringing down the
temperatures giving
respite to people from
the summer heat.
On Wednesday later
night, India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD) had informed
that thunderstorms
with light to moderate
intensity rain and
gusty winds would oc-
cur over and
adjoining areas of a
few places of North
Delhi, North-West
Delhi, West Delhi
(Bawana, Mundaka),
Sonipat, Kharkhoda
(Haryana).
The gusty winds were
expected at a speed of
30-40 Kilometre per
hour, IMD added.
The Delhi excessive
court docket has refused
to grant anticipatory bail
to a lady accused of
working a racket of un-
lawful sexual actions
from her therapeutic
massage parlor.
Justice Anoop Kumar
Mendiratta stated that
contemplating the grave
nature of the, no grounds
for anticipatory bail are
made out.
The prosecution op-
posed the bail utility and
informed the court dock-
et that one of many staff
on the therapeutic mas-
sage parlor knowledgea-
ble that she was com-
pelled to make sexual
relations with the shop-
pers by the co-accused
within the case in addi-
tion to by the current ap-
plicant who’s the propri-
etor of the therapeutic
massage parlor.
“Contemplating the
proof on file, it seems
that a racket of unlawful
sexual actions was car-
ried out on the pretext of
the therapeutic massage
parlor and younger la-
dies have been induced to
increase sexual favors.
The identical addition-
ally duly stands support-
ed by the assertion of
‘Ok’ ( witness) recorded
beneath Part 161 CrPC…
The appliance is accord-
ingly dismissed,” stated
the court docket in its
order dated June 13.
ANGER AGAINST AGNIPATH
Youths protest on Railway tracks against the Agnipath scheme, at Nangloi, in New Delhi
on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (PTI): A yoga
week will be organised
by the Delhi University
from June 21 to mark the
8th International Day of
Yoga, officials said on
Thursday. A yoga camp-
cum lecture will also be
organised on June 22
where 1500 people will
perform various asanas.
The world will cele-
brate the 8th Internation-
al Day of Yoga this year
on June 21. “The univer-
sity is organising a Yoga
week from June 21 to 27.
A yoga camp-cum-lec-
ture will also be organ-
ised on June 22 as part of
it,” said DU registrar Vi-
kas Gupta.
Yoga week is being or-
ganised as a part of the
centenary celebration.
KP Singh, associate
professor, DU Depart-
ment of library, said,
“On June 22, around
1,500 people including
teachers, students and
research scholars, will
gather to perform Yoga.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev
will be the chief guest at
the event.”
Delhi University to organise ‘yoga week’ from June 21
WORLD YOGA DAY

A yoga week will
be organised by
the Delhi
University from
June 21 to mark
the 8th
International
Day of Yoga
Rajinder Nagar bypoll:
CM to hold roadshows
New Delhi (PTI): In the
run-up to the bypoll for
Rajinder Nagar assem-
bly seat, Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal will hold roadshows
for three consecutive
days in the constituency
starting Friday to cam-
paign for AAP candidate
Durgesh Pathak, a mem-
ber of the party’s nation-
al executive and politi-
cal affairs committee.
The Election Commis-
sion is scheduled to con-
duct the bypoll on June
23 and the counting of
votes will take place on
June 26.
The bypoll was neces-
sitated after Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) leader Ra-
ghav Chadha, who was
the MLA from the con-
stituency, was elected to
Rajya Sabha from Pun-
jab in March.
“Delhi Chief Minister
and AAP national con-
vener Arvind Kejriwal
will hold roadshows in
Rajendra Nagar assem-
bly constituency on
June 17, 18 and 19, and
seek votes for party’s
leader Durgesh Pathak
who is contesting by-
election from the seat,”
the party said.
Battle lines for the by-
poll have been drawn
with 14 candidates filing
their nominations.
STALKER HELD
FROM
BAHADURGARH
NEW DELHI: A
32-year-old juice fac-
tory worker was ar-
rested from Haryana
for allegedly stalking
and sending sexual
images and videos
to over 200 women,
police said on
Thursday. The ac-
cused has been
identified as Manoj
Kumar, a resident
of Bahadurgarh in
Haryana, they said.
According to police,
a complaint was
received from a
28-year-old woman,
who has a beauty
page on Facebook.
CRUCIAL READ
YOUTH
ARRESTED FOR
RAPING MINOR
IN BADARPUR
New Delhi
(PTI): A 21-year-
old man was
arrested for
allegedly raping
a minor girl
in southeast
Delhi’s Badarpur
area, police said
on Thursday.
The accused, a
casual labourer,
and the 8-year-
old minor’s
family shared a
two room rented
accommoda-
tion, they said.
The incident
happened on
Tuesday when
the minor was
home alone. The
accused took
her to a room
and allegedly
raped her, they
said.
RAM DEV WILL ATTEND
Delhi Univesity
Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta stated that
contemplating the grave nature of the, no grounds
for anticipatory bail are made out.
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
Water cannons being used to disperse Congress
supporters during a protest march to the Lieutenant
Governor’s residence at Raj Niwas. —PHOTO BY ANI
CM Arvind Kejriwal

INDIA
03
Ranchi: A day after
Jharkhand police put
up posters carrying
photographs of those al-
legedly involved in the
recent violent protests
in Ranchi over contro-
versial remarks on
Prophet Muhammad,
the State’s Home Secre-
tary Rajiv Arun Ekka
on Wednesday evening
sought an explanation
from the Senior Super-
intendent of Police over
the “unlawful” act.
Home Secretary Ra-
jeev Arun Ekka in his
letter stated that it is
not in accordance with
law and against the Al-
lahabad HC order.On
Tuesday, the
Jharkhand Police re-
leased a poster with
photographs of per-
sons who were caught
on camera pelting
stones and participat-
ing in the violence that
erupted in Ranchi on
June 10. The guv asked
the police to find out
details of all protestors
making their hoard-
ings by displaying
their photographs
across the capital so
that the public could
identify them and in-
form the police. Mean-
while, a PIL was filed
before the Jharkhand
HC seeking NIA probe.
J’khand govt seeks explanation from SSP
RANCHI VIOLENCE OVER PROPHET REMARK
lll
Hours after
putting up the
posters on
Tuesday, police
had taken them
down from
various parts of
the state capital,
citing ‘technical
flaws’
CONGRESS CONTINUES PROTESTS ACROSS NATION
Cong’sShivakumar,SiddaramaiahandotherleadersandworkersofthepartyweredetainedbypoliceduringtheirprotestinBengaluru
Congress members on
Thursday held protests
in Delhi, Bengaluru,
Guwahati, Hyderabad,
Jammu and Chandi-
garh, a day after the
Delhi Police allegedly
baton-charged workers
inside the party head-
quarters in the national
capital.
Since Monday, the
Cong workers have held
protests across the
country against the
questioning of party
MP Rahul Gandhi by
the Enforcement Direc-
torate in a money-laun-
dering case related to
the National Herald
newspaper. Several sen-
ior Congress leaders,
including Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot and
his Chhattisgarh coun-
terpart Bhupesh
Baghel, were detained
after they took part in
protests against the
agency in Central Delhi
on Monday
. On Tuesday
,
as Gandhi appeared be-
fore the agency for the
second day of question-
ing, the Delhi Police im-
posed restrictions un-
der Sec 144 of the CrPC,
prohibiting the gather-
ing of four or more per-
sonsintheareasaround
the Congress headquar-
ters. K’taka Congress
chief DK Shivakumar,
CLP leader Siddaramai-
ah and other leaders
and workers of party
were detained by police
during their protest in
Bengaluru.
RAHUL GANDHI V/S ED
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has told
the Enforcement Directorate that all the
decisions and transactions related
to Young India's (YI) acquisition of
Associated Journal Ltd (AJL) were
taken by late party leader Motilal
Vora. The Gandhi scion, who was
grilled for three straight days in
connection with money laundering
in the National Herald case, denied
having knowledge of any sort of loan
taken by YI, according to ED. In
fact, he was not aware of the
accommodation entry of YI,
Gandhi is said to have told ED.
SOURCES: RAHUL TELLS ED ‘HAVE
NO KNOWLEDGE OF YI-AJL DEAL’
J&K LG LAUNCHES
ONLINE PORTAL
FOR HELICOPTER
GOPI CHAND
NARANG
PASSES AWAY
Srinagar: Jammu &
Kashmir lieutenant
governor (LG), Manoj
Sinha, who is also the
chairman of Shri Am-
arnathji Shrine Board,
on Thursday virtually
launched the online he-
licopter booking service
portal for the intending
Amarnath pilgrims. The
43-day long annual pil-
grimage is scheduled to
begin on June 30. “For
the first time, devotees
can travel with ease di-
rectly from Srinagar to
Panchtarni & complete
holy yatra in a single
day,” Sinha said.
New Delhi: Prof Gopi
Chand Narang, a
renowned Urdu scholar,
died on Wednesday in
Charlotte, North Caroli-
na, after a brief illness,
according to his son.
He was 91 years old
and leaves behind his
wife, Manorma Narang,
and sons Arun and Ta-
run Narang, as well as
grandchildren. He was
born in the small town
of Dukki, Baluchistan,
on the Pakistan-Af-
ghanistan border, in the
year 1930. Prof Narang
acquired an academic
job at St. Stephens Cllg.
Jammu:Two unidentified militants were on Thursday
killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam
district of Jammu and Kash-
mir, police said. Security
forces launched an anti-mil-
itancy operation on Tuesday
in the Mishipora area of
Kulgam, following information of ultras in the area, a
police spokesman said. After initial exchange of firing
with security forces, militants had managed to move
location within the general area of Mishipora, he said.
TWO MILITANTS KILLED IN ENCOUNTER
IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR’S KULGAM
Rajkot: Leuva Patel leader and Khodaldham trust
managing trustee Naresh Patel has announced that
he will not join politics, at least
for now. “I am not joining pol-
itics now, I can’t say about the
future, only time will decide,”
he said. Since last five to six
months, speculations about
Naresh Patel’s political venture
were doing the rounds after he expressed his desire
to join politics. All three leading parties Cong, BJP
and the AAP were trying to woo him. Patel, however,
keeping his cards close to his chest, used an excuse
that only after consulting community members.
LEUVA PATEL LEADER NARESH PATEL
NOT TO JOIN POLITICS FOR NOW
CRUCIAL READ
—Picture
for
representation
Maintain status quo for 20 days:
HC to Gautam Buddh Nagar admn
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
directed the parties
concerned and district
administration of
Gautam Buddh Nagar
to maintain status quo
for 20 days regarding
farm houses and con-
structions located in
the area, which fall
within the floodplain
zone (subject to flood-
ing) of river Yamuna/
Hindon at Gautam
Buddh Nagar, NOIDA.
The court passed
this order in response
to the petition filed by
Harit Kisan Kalyan
Samiti, challenging
the public notice is-
sued by NOIDA au-
thority on June 8, 2022,
which states that al-
leged illegal farm
houses and construc-
tions built on the flood
bank area are liable to
be demolished.
Disposing of the
writ petition filed by
Harit Kisan Kalyan
Samiti, a division
bench comprising Jus-
tice Manoj Kumar
Gupta and Justice Sa-
meer Jain permitted
the petitioner-society
and its members to file
objection within ten
days in pursuance of
the public notice dated
June 8. The court in its
order dated June 14
further directed the
chief executive officer
(CEO) of NOIDA to de-
cide the objections by a
speaking order.
In the present peti-
tion, the petitioner had
challenged a public no-
tice dated June 8, 2022
issued by New Okhla
Industrial Develop-
ment Authority (NOI-
DA) stating that in the
notified area (flood-
plain zone), falling un-
der its jurisdiction, no
construction activity
is permissible without
its approval.
A farmhouse being bulldozed on the Yamuna flood plain in Noida
on Thursday. — PHOTO BY PTI
Paramilitary and police personnel stop Congress supporters during a protest march to the Lieutenant Governor’s residence at Raj Niwas in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Bathinda: The Punjab
Police is continuing
with the interrogation
of gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi. The cops also
identified four shooters
who fired indiscrimi-
nately at singer Shubh-
deep Singh Sidhu aka
Sidhu Moose Wala on
May 29 but have not
named the shooters.
Sources said that the
police are working on
the fact that Lawrance
Bishnoi is the master-
mind of the killing of
Moose Wala and that he
had access to a phone in
jail and he could be in
touch with another con-
spirator Satinderjit
Singh aka Goldy Brar.
The police is learnt to
have known that Pawan
Bishnoi and Naseeb
could be knowing
about disposing of the
weapons used in the
crime and police is try-
ing to recover those
weapons.It is also
learnt that gangster
Jaggu Bhagwanpuria
is also being probed in
the murder case. The
police trying to weave
in the lost details.
Mumbai: A case has
been filed by the Mum-
bai Police against a
75-year-old business-
man in connection with
a rape case of a 35-year-
old woman in the Juhu
area of Mumbai.
“A 75-year-old busi-
nessmanrapeda35-year-
old writer in a five-star
hotel located in Juhu
area of Mumbai. On ba-
sis of woman’s com-
plaint,policeregistereda
case against accused un-
der various sections of
IPC and got involved in
further probe,” he said.
Moose wala murder:
Bishnoi had access to
phone in jail: Police
‘Writer raped,
threatened to
remain quiet’
Lawrence Bishnoi
BASELESS, SAYS
VORA’S SON AS
RAHUL ‘NAMES’
LATE LEADER
ADHIR RANJAN:
DON’T USE
VENDETTA AND
VIOLENT POLITICS
RENUKA CHOWDHURY HOLDS COP
BY HIS COLLAR IN HYDERABAD
New Delhi: Congress
MLA Arun Vora, the
son of late Congress
leader Motilal Vora,
has responded to
the reports of Rahul
Gandhi placing the
responsibility of the
Young Indian-AJL
deal on his father.
Arun Vora called the
allegations as base-
less while maintain-
ing that he believes
Rahul Gandhi cannot
make such allega-
tions against his
father.
New Delhi: Leader of
the Cong party in LS
Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury on Thursday
accused the Centre of
‘vendetta and violent
politics’. Chowdhury’s
remarks came after
a delegation of Cong
MPs led by him held
a meeting with LS
Speaker Om Birla on
Thursday over (ED)
probe against Gandhi.
Hyderabad: In an attempt to resist detention during
the Congress party's protest over the ED summons to
Rahul Gandhi, party
leader and former
union minister
Renuka Chowdhury
on Thursday held
a policeman by his
collar while being
taken away by other
police personnel in
Hyderabad. Chowd-
hury was seen engaging in a heated argument with
the policeman as she held his collar. Women police
personnel then dragged her towards the police van.
The protest is our right. We will
fight for justice. They (ED) are
not taking cases of any BJP
leaders. They are harassing only Congress
people. —DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Cong chief
It’s not Satyagraha, it’s Hatyagraha of Gandhi’s
philosophy’. The “Raj Bhavan Chalo” Satyagraha
of Congress is actually “Raj Gharana Bachao”.
—Shehzad Poonawalla, BJP spokesperson
Police have planned a proper arrangement will
ensure no unlawful gathering happens (tomorrow
over ED summons to Congress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi), as Section 144 in CrPC is still imposed there.
—Sagar Preet Hooda, Special CP (Law Order), Delhi
CONSTRUCTION IN FLOODPLAIN ZONE

PERSPECTIVE
04
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
If with a pure mind a
person speaks or acts,
happiness follows them like
a never-departing shadow.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Had a good interaction with
Foreign Ministers and
Representatives of @ASEAN
countries as we celebrate 30 years
of close India-ASEAN cooperation.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Appreciate the herculean efforts of @
adgpi, @NDRFHQ, SDRF and everyone
associated with the 100-hours-long
challenging rescue mission to save
young Rahul Sahu. The brave boy has
displayed exemplary calmness in the
face of adversity. Wish him good health
and earliest recovery.
TOP TWEETS
FOREX CRISIS IN
PAKISTAN STRIKES
AT THE COMMON
MAN’S DAILY CHAI
akistan has made a
uniquepropositionto
its people: Cut down
on the daily cuppa to
save foreign ex-
change. Pakistanis are reported
to have consumed tea worth Rs
83.88 billion in 2021-22. That
caused a huge drain on the coun-
try’s foreign exchange as tea im-
port in 2020-21 was worth Rs 70.82
billion. Although Pakistan is
likely to be removed from the Fi-
nancial Action Task Force “grey
list”, the directive on tea con-
sumption gives an idea how crit-
icaltheeconomicsituationinthe
neighbouring country is. Thank
God, Federal Planning Minister
Ahsan Iqbal did not suggest don-
key milk as an alternative.
With its foreign exchange re-
serve below USD 10 billion Paki-
stan has forex to pay for two
months of imports. It has sharp-
ly increased fuel and electricity
prices to face the crisis. With its
trade deficit expected to widen
to USD 45 billion by June-end
these measures may not be
enough. Looks like Pakistan is
headed the Sri Lanka way
.
P
ith the overall un-
employment rate
amongyouthaged
15-29 years has
been hovering
around 20 percent in urban
areas, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi has decided to step
in to set things right. Espe-
cially when the economy is
struggling to keep the growth
rate high amid global ten-
sions, Modi has ordered for
recruitment of 10 lakh youth
in the next 1.5 years, or by
2024 when the next Lok Sab-
ha elections are due.
Coming on a day the gov-
ernment unveiled its trans-
formative policy to recruit
Agniveers,troops,inthethree
wings of the armed forces the
focus has decidedly shifted to
youth unemployment. An
army of jobless young men
and women, who are expected
to play an important role dur-
ing elections, can’t be allowed
to remain frustrated.
The government’s an-
nouncement did not give any
details of unemployment
numbers. Those figures were
provided by BJP MP Varun
Gandhi. “There are 60 lakh
‘sanctioned posts’ vacant in
the country if ‘government
figures’ are to be believed,”
he said in a tweet. Varun Gan-
dhi claimed that unemploy-
ment “is at its highest level in
3 decades”. If these numbers
are correct then 10 lakh re-
cruitments will be woefully
short of the real numbers.
The BJP has not reacted to
Varun Gandhi’s claim. How-
ever, according to the 2018-19
report on pay and allowances
of Central government em-
ployees there were 31.43 lakh
civilianemployeesonMarch1,
2019.Thiswasagainstthesanc-
tioned strength of 40.66 lakh.
These vacancies are low level
and in different government
departments. Filling up these
vacancieswillentailadifferent
set of problems which the gov-
ernment is not discussing.
SOME HOPE FOR THE
JOBLESS YOUTH
Coming on a day the
government unveiled its
transformative policy to
recruit Agniveers, troops, in
the three wings of the
armed forces the focus
has decidedly shifted to
youth unemployment. An
army of jobless young men
and women, who are
expected to play an important
role during elections, can’t be
allowed to remain frustrated
W
UNDERSTANDING
PAIN
ain is an everyday happen-
ing. Acute pain may be severe
but usually managed quickly
but chronic pain which is
quite common is very chal-
lenging to manage. Most of
the physicians fail to provide
significant relief despite
their best efforts. The first
problem is a precise diagno-
sis. Despite highly advanced
tools of investigation, accu-
rate diagnosis might evade in
a large number of cases. The
history given by the patient
tooismostlyconfusinghence,
it might not be easy to pin-
point the tissues involved.
Even the definition of chron-
ic pain is full of controversies
and differences of percep-
tions. For some physicians,
any pain which lasts more
than three months is chronic
pain while others are ada-
mant on pain of six months’
duration. A small group be-
lieves that any pain which
extends beyond normal tis-
sue healing time should be
considered as chronic pain.
As the tissues involved
might be muscle, nerve,
brain, bones, joints, liga-
ments or some internal or-
gans, it might not be possible
for a single general physician
to reach a final diagnosis. A
multidisciplinary approach
is needed and this costs a lot.
When so many specialists are
involved, the treatment be-
comes cumbersome and de-
pressing.
Chronic pain is a humon-
gous personal tragedy
. People
who suffer are mostly in a
depressed mood, the quality
of sleep is poor, fatigue is
overpowering and the power
to concentrate is lost. In a
large number of sufferers,
the libido is impacted which
may lead to excessive intake
of drugs and even alcohol.
Many times, the feeling of
dependence on other people
causes more suffering than
the impairment itself.
Loss of employment leads
to severe anxiety and mood
swings which may, ultimate-
ly
, lead to clinical depression.
In many cases, family life be-
comes negatively affected
and patients may become hy-
pochondriac and start doing
somatization of symptoms.
The management as told
earlier is frustrating. But
some relief can be provided
by medicines and physiother-
apy. Here again, it should be
very clear that painkillers
have significant side effects
and hence, should be consid-
ered only under guidance of
an experienced and updated
physician. Role of psycholo-
gy is very important though,
only few avail it due to igno-
rance and cost of treatment.
Remember,thereisnomiracle
in management of chronic
pain. One has to be psycholog-
ically very strong and coun-
selled to bear the suffering.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
P
Here again, it should be
very clear that painkillers
have significant side effects
and hence, should be
considered only under
guidance of an experienced
and updated physician.
Role of psychology is very
important though, only few
avail it due to ignorance
and cost of treatment.
Remember, there is no
miracle in management
of chronic pain. One has
to be psychologically very
strong and counselled to
bear the suffering
DR RAMAVTAR
SHARMA
The writer is a Physician
and Columnist
Acute pain may be
severe but usually
managed quickly but
chronic pain which is
quite common is very
challenging to
manage. Most of the
physicians fail to provide
significant relief despite
their best efforts. The
first problem is a precise
diagnosis. Despite
highly advanced
tools of investigation,
accurate diagnosis
might evade in large
number of cases

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INDIA
05
First India Bureau
New Delhi: 75 sea
beaches will be cleaned
up across the country
for 75 days to mark Aza-
di Ka Amrit Mahotsav
commemorating 75th
year of the India’s in-
dependence. This was
disclosed by Union
Minister of State , Dr
Jitendra Singh who
chaired a meeting to
review preparations
for the upcoming “In-
ternational Coastal
Cleanup Day 2022” on
17th September, 2022 at
Prithvi Bhavan, Minis-
try of Earth Sciences
headquarters.
The Union Minister
said that the annual
event, which is organ-
ized on the 3rd Satur-
day of September every
year, is falling on 17th
September this year
which is, coincidental-
ly, the birthday of
Modi, who has been pi-
oneering the cause of
cleanliness (Swach-
hta), sea beach protec-
tion, environment and
climate protection in
all its forms.
Talking about the
uniqueness of this
year’s event, Dr. Jiten-
dra Singh said that it
will be the first-of-its-
kind and longest run-
ning coastal cleanup
campaign with highest
number of people par-
ticipating in it.
He said that the par-
ticipation of common
man is essential to
convey the message of
“Swachh Sagar,
Surakshit Sagar” for
prosperity of not only
coastal areas but also
other parts of country.
Singh also suggested
that other than coastal
regions, non-coastal re-
gions should also plan
to disseminate the mes-
sage to the local people
on the International
Coastal Cleanup Day
through environment
and climate change de-
partments / divisions
in various universi-
ties, colleges and other
institutions.
Hyderabad: The Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh chief Mohan
Bhagwat on Thursday
said that the student
bodies have always
been at the forefront in
Telangana. “There are
people who think that
they are the only ones
who are right, and eve-
ryone else is wrong.
When it goes against
them, they will try their
hardest to repress the
truth and justice. But
the truth does not die
through violence,” said
Bhagwat. He said that
RSS workers have sacri-
ficed a lot and it is be-
cause of their dedica-
tion that we are able to
establish an institution.
Sharat K Verma
Mumbai: Former Ma-
harashtra CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis has
avenged his insult. He
defeated the joint effort
of CM Uddhav Thack-
eray and NCP supremo
Sharad Pawar to win
the third BJP candidate
in the Rajya Sabha elec-
tions. Earlier, because
of Uddhav and Pawar,
Fadnavis had to resign
within four days of tak-
ing oath as the chief
minister. Since then he
was looking for a
chance to qual the
score. This time when
the BJP fielded a third
candidate at the behest
of Fadnavis, it seemed
that this time also the
ploy would not work in
front of Uddhav and Pa-
war. After all, Sharad
Pawar himself spoke to
the leaders of the Sama-
jwadi Party and took
two of their votes with
him and two votes of
Owaisi’s party were
also done in support of
the Cong. Yet another
Shiv Sena candidate
Sanjay Pawar lost the
election. The five Rajya
Sabha seats in Maha-
rashtra have been de-
cided by the first prefer-
ence vote. Two candi-
dates from BJP and one
each from Shiv Sena,
NCP and Cong won. The
real fight was for the
sixth seat, where Shiv
Sena’s Sanjay Pawar
was pitted against
BJP’s Dhananjay Ma-
hadik. Fadnavis en-
sured that this poll was
not decided by first
preference vote as he
knew he would win the
second preference
votes. For this, he got
the nine MLAs of small
parties supporting the
govt to cross-vote. The
main opposition BJP
has 106 MLAs of its own
and is supported by sev-
en other MLAs. The saf-
fron party received sup-
port of one MLA from
Raj Thackeray’s party
and won the support of
nine other MLAs. Fad-
navis was so confident
of winning the third
seat that he first allot-
ted 48 votes each to both
the candidates Piyush
Goyal and Anil Bonde,
while 41 votes were
needed to win one seat.
His third candidate got
27 first preference votes
and adding the second
preference votes, the to-
tal votes crossed the 41
vote mark easily
.
FADNAVIS HAS THE LAST LAUGH, WINS THE
RS BATTLE AGAINST UDDHAV-PAWAR!
TibetanartisteswelcomePM
ModiwithTashiShopadance
The artists from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) performed the
traditional Tashi Shopa dance to welcome PM on his arrival in Dharamshala
Dharamshala(ANI):
People of Himachal
Pradesh extended a
grand welcome to PM
Modi during his road
show from the KCCB
Chowk to State Martyrs
Memorial in Dharam-
shala. The artists from
the Tibetan Institute of
Performing Arts (TIPA)
performed the tradi-
tional Tashi Shopa
dance to welcome PM
Modi.
PM Modi, who ar-
rived in Dharamshala
on Thursday, will chair
the first national con-
ference of chief secre-
taries being held at
HPCA Stadium in Dhar-
amshala.Prior to PM
Modi’s arrival, Tibet-
ans in exile were very
excited to welcome PM
to Dharamshala. Hun-
dreds of Tibetans have
gathered to welcome
PM Modi and to also
participate in the road-
show. HP CM Jai Ram
Thakur on Wednesday
reviewed the prepara-
tions for the two-day
visit of Modi. The CM
presided over the re-
view meeting and di-
rected the concerned
authorities to ensure
proper arrangements.
PM MODI CHAIRS
THREE-DAY-LONG
CONF OF CSs
Dharamshala: The three-
day-long national confer-
ence of chief secretaries,
which is being chaired
by PM Modi, is currently
underway at Dharamshala.
Deliberations were held on
‘Crop Diversification and
Achieving Self-Sufficiency
in Oilseeds, Pulses and
Other Agri-Commodities’
‘Implementation of NEP-
School Education’. There
were sessions on ‘Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav: Road
to 2047’ Aspirational
Districts Programme.
PRESIDENT POLLS
Pawarrefusedtocontest
Prez polls, says Athawale
New Delhi(ANI) :
Union Minister of
State for Social Jus-
tice and Empower-
ment Ramdas Atha-
wale on Thursday
said that Sharad Pa-
war is aware of his
defeat in the presi-
dential polls, that’s
why he refused to
contest the elections.
He also opined that
the President of In-
dia should be elected
with consensus. “It is
not good to discuss
Sharad Pawar’s
name despite his de-
cision not to contest
presidential elec-
tions. Sharad Pawar
is a big leader. He
(Sharad Pawar) him-
self knows that he
will be defeated in
these polls. So, it is
not right for opposi-
tion parties to dis-
cuss his name,”
Athawale. He further
appealed to the oppo-
sition parties to
think about the con-
sensus in nominat-
ing the right candi-
date for the post of
President of India.A
meeting of Opposi-
tion leaders called by
Mamata Banerjee to
discuss a joint candi-
date for the upcom-
ing presidential poll.
Mumbai: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale, who was in
jail for more than a month for allegedly sharing an
objectionable post on veteran political leader Sharad
Pawar, has got bail from a court in Thane. She will,
however remain in jail as she has several other
cases against her. The 29-year-old actor currently
has more than 20 police cases against her in con-
nection with the same post on Facebook. She has
been accused of defamation, printing or engraving
defamatory matter and promoting enmity between
two groups on the basis of religion, caste. Her bail
plea was rejected last time, with the judge saying
the alleged offense was of a “serious nature”.
MARATHI ACTOR ARRESTED FOR
SHARAD PAWAR TWEET GETS BAIL
New Delhi: A day after TMC supremo Mamata
Banerjee held a meeting of Opposition parties
on presidential polls, RJD MP Manoj Kumar
Jha on Thursday said the candidate should
have a clear understanding and commitment
towards the Constitution of India.A meeting
of Opposition leaders called by CM Mamata
to discuss a joint candidate for the upcom-
ing presidential poll was held in the national
capital yesterday. The meeting adopted a
resolution to field a common candidate in
the election slated for July 18. RJD MP said,
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has not
contacted any of the RJD leaders regarding
presidential polls yet.
‘CANDIDATE FOR POLLS SHOULD BE
COMMITTED TO THE CONSTITUTION’
75 sea beaches to be cleaned
for 75 days, says Dr Jitendra
The RSS has
sacrificed a lot
for India, says
Mohan Bhagwat
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holding a meeting to review
preparations for the upcoming “International Coastal Cleanup Day
2022” at Prithvi Bhavan, New Delhi on Thursday.
The artistes from TIPA while performing the traditional Tashi Shopa dance. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Modi welcomed by Jai Ram Thakur
Anurag Thakur at Dharamshala Airport.
Will there be a
Chautala family?
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: After the
results of the Rajya Sab-
ha elections in Haryana,
many possibilities are
being discussed, but an
important possibility
has arisen that the
Chautala family can
come together as one as
efforts are being made
in this regard for the
last few days.
Now it seems
that a con-
crete step has
been taken in
that direc-
tion. The lone
MLA of the
Indian Na-
tional Lok
Dal (INLD)
Abhay Chau-
tala has cast
his vote for
independent candidate
KartikeyaSharma.This
initself isasignthatthe
campaign to unite the
Chautala family has
gone ahead. Keep in
mind that Karthikeya
Sharma was made a
candidate by the Jan-
nayak Janata Party,
which is part of the Har-
yana govt. He was an
independent but was
nominated by 10 JJP
MLAs.JannayakJanata
Party is led by Dushyant
Chautala, son of Ajay
Chautala, brother of
Abhay Chautala. Given
the kind of enmity that
existed in the Chautala
family until recently, it
was difficult to imagine
that Abhay Chautala
would vote for Dushyant
Chautala’s candidate.
Before voting, Bhupin-
der Singh Hooda and
Congress leaders were
confident that Abhay
Chautala would not vote
for anyone. But he voted
for the candidate sup-
ported by
D u s hya n t
Chautala.
After this
the possibil-
ity of com-
ing together
of both the
families has
increased. It
is being told
that as long
as Om-
p r a k a s h
Chautala was out of jail,
he kept trying to unite
the family
. But now that
he is in jail, efforts are
still underway
. One hur-
dle in that is about the
party leadership. Dush-
yant Chautala’s brother
Digvijay Chautala says
thatif JJPandINLDare
one, then command of
party will be in the
hands of his father, Ajay
Chautala. On the other
hand, INLD leaders
want that Dushyant is
Dy CM, so the command
of the party should re-
main in the hands of
Abhay Chautala.
PIL IN SC SEEKS DIRECTIONS TO SACK
SATYENDAR JAIN, NAWAB MALIK
New Delhi: A PIL has been moved in the Supreme Court
seeking directions to ‘sack’ Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyen-
dra Jain and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik
over the alleged money
laundering cases being
probed against them.In the
plea, BJP leader and lawyer
Ashwini Upadhyay, sought
directions to ensure that
the Minister, who is not
only a public servant but
also a Lawmaker and takes a constitutional oath, shall be
temporarily debarred from holding the office, after 2 days
in judicial custody (like IAS, IPS, judges and other public
servants are suspended from their services).The petitioner
has sought direction to the Maha govt to sack its Cabinet
Minister Nawab Malik who was arrested on February 23.
40% ELECTED RS
MEMBERS HAVE
CRIMINAL CASES
Kolkata: A survey of the
newly-elected Rajya Sabha
members conducted by the
National Election Watch and
Association for Democratic
Rights (ADR) was released
on Thursday, which stated
that 40 per cent of the
newly-elected members
have declared criminal
cases, while 12% have seri-
ous criminal cases pending
against them. A joint state-
ment issued by the National
Election Watch and ADR
clarified that the survey
report has been prepared
based on the affidavits.
SC TO HEAR PLEA
AGAINST DIVORCES
‘TALAQ-E-HASAN’
New Delhi:The SC will hear
a plea against the practice
of ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ today in
which a man can divorce
his wife by pronouncing
“talaq” once a month,
for three months, and all
other forms of the unilateral
extra-judicial talaq. On May
30, the apex court had
declined to urgently list the
plea against the practice
of ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’. The
petition has been filed by
a Muslim woman, who
claimed to be a victim of
“Unilateral Extra-Judicial
Talaq-E-Hasan”.
IN THE COURTYARD
The lone MLA
of INLD Abhay
has cast his
vote for
independent
candidate
Kartikeya
Sharma
YOGA CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BREATHING EXERCISES
THAT HAVE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS: PM MODI
New Delhi: Ahead of the International
Day of Yoga celebrations, PM Modi on
Thursday said that apart from Asanas,
Yoga also consists of several breathing
exercises which have many health ben-
efits.The Prime Minister has also shared
a video which includes details about yoga
exercises via his Twitter handle. The PM
tweeted, “Apart from Asanas, Yoga also
consists of several breathing exercises
which have many health benefits. This
video includes details about these
exercises.”The 8th edition of International
Day of Yoga will be celebrated with the
theme “Yoga for Humanity”. Ministry of
AYUSH has chosen this theme for the 8th
International Day of Yoga 2022.
Abhay Chautala
RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha
Uddhav Thackeray
Sharad Pawar

BIZ BUZZ
06
New Delhi (PTI): The
government is gearing
up to increase the
stock of coal at power
plants to 40 million
tonne (MT) during the
monsoon season, Un-
ion power minister R K
Singh said.
Speaking to PTI, the
minister said right
now, there are reserves
of around 22.9 MT at
the power plants.
“On April 1, our re-
serve stock at power
plants was at 24 MT. On
April 30, it came down
to 19 MT and on May
15, it came down to 15
MT. However, because
of (coal) imports, it
has gone up to about
22.9 MT again,” the
minister said, replying
to a question related to
coal availability
. When
asked if the govern-
ment is planning to in-
crease the buffer stock
of coal anticipating
production and supply
issues during the ap-
proaching rainy sea-
son, he replied in af-
firmative.
“This happens every
year during the rainy
season. The domestic
coal production falls.
So we are preparing
for that. During the
monsoon July-Septem-
ber, daily demand will
come down to 2.1 MT
because the tempera-
ture will drop. “But at
the same time domes-
tic coal supply will
also come down. So,
the gap will be increas-
ing. That’s why this
import is happening. I
believe the buffer
should be at least in
the range of 40 MT,”
the minister said.
RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE RESERVES OF AROUND 22.9 MT AT THE POWER PLANTS
Govt aims to build 40 MT coal stock
at power plants to ensure supplies
New Delhi (PTI): India
will need an investment
of over $10 trillion to
achieve its net-zero
emission target by 2070,
a report said on Thurs-
day
.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi had an-
nounced India’s zero
emission target to be
achieved by 2070 at
COP-26 (26th United Na-
tions Climate Change
Conference in 2021).
“India may require an
investment of over $10
trillion to achieve its
net-zero target by 2070,”
a joint white paper is-
sued by GE-EY said on
Thursday. It said that
India would continue to
rely on coal power, at
least in the near future.
Thus, the country needs
to focus on and incen-
tivise cleaner coal tech-
nology to further re-
duce carbon emissions.
The report further rec-
ommended policy initi-
atives “essential for a
future driven by sus-
tainable industries.”
To achieve the target,
India must overcome
import-dependence in
the energy sector
through measures that
incentivise domestic
production like the Pro-
duction Linked Incen-
tive (PLI) scheme, it
suggested.
Leveraging carbon
capture technologies
for the usage of coal-
based energy, which is
the largest source of
primary energy and is
domestically sourced,
besides encouraging
the promotion of green
hydrogen through de-
mand-side incentives
and policies to bring
down costs is also es-
sential to meet the goal.
“Most importantly,
create carbon markets
and incentives for the
adoption of clean ener-
gy technologies. India
also needs to undertake
several policy measures
to help deepen the green
bond market to facili-
tate financing,” it said.
India may need $10 trillion investment
Achieve net-zero emission by 2070
lll
A joint white
paper issued by
GE-EY said that
India needs to
focus on and
incentivise
cleaner coal
technology to
further reduce
carbon
emissions
Lockdowns in
China impacting
TaMo supply
New Delhi (PTI):
The recent lock-
downs in China have
adversely impacted
Tata Motors’ supply
chains as its suppli-
ers are unable to de-
liver products and it
could be forced to
stop production in
some or all of its
plants if it is unable
to ensure the supply
of critical parts from
the country
. Tata has
apprehensions that
the ongoing global
s e m i c o n d u c t o r
shortage may impact
it “more pronounc-
edly” than its com-
petitors, who may
have a greater level
of buying power
with suppliers or
have a different
range of features in
their vehicles.
“Recent lockdowns
in parts of China as
the govt pursues a
strategy of contain-
ing the spread of
COVID-19 are ad-
versely impacting
our supply chains as
our suppliers are un-
able to produce or
deliver products to
us,” Tata Motors.
INDIA HAS SCOPE TO PRODUCE
HYDROGEN FROM COAL: PANEL
New Delhi (PTI):
An expert panel con-
stituted by the gov-
ernment has suggest-
ed that India has
enough potential to
produce hydrogen
from domestic coal
and the country
should strongly pur-
sue this option. Hy-
drogen is a clean fuel
and can serve as a
possible substitute to
liquid and fossil fu-
els. It is also the most
abundant element in
the universe, making
up more than 90% of
all known matters.
“India has an oppor-
tunity to produce hy-
drogen from domes-
tic coal and we may
aggressively pursue
this option in our
overall hydrogen eco-
system,” the expert
committee said in its
report on roadmap
for coal to hydrogen
production. It also
suggested for setting
up of a couple of
semi-commercial
gasification units to
convert coal to hy-
drogen.
Mumbai (PTI): De-
spite the improve-
ment in asset quality,
financial institu-
tions, including
banks, need to proac-
tively undertake
stress testing of loan
books to examine
their loss absorption
limits and take steps
to improve them
wherever required,
Reserve Bank of In-
dia (RBI) Deputy Gov-
ernor M Rajeshwar
Rao said on Thursday.
The gross non-per-
forming assets (GN-
PAs) and net NPAs of
banks improved to
5.97 per cent and 1.7
per cent as of March
31, 2022, from 9.23 per
cent and 3.66 per cent
as of September 2019,
respectively, he said.
Although the asset
quality has improved
from the pre-pandem-
ic levels, lenders
should ascertain
whether this is on ac-
count of better funda-
mentals or due to the
regulatory support
extended to deal with
the impact of the pan-
demic, he noted.
“We expect banks
and other financial
institutions to proac-
tively undertake
stress testing of their
loan books, subject-
ing them to various
levels of stress, in-
cluding extreme sce-
narios, to estimate
the loss absorption
limits wherever avail-
able at their disposal,
and take measures to
augment the same
wherever necessary,”
Rao said at an event
organised by IMC
Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry.
‘Banks should undertake
stress testing of loan books’
JET FUEL PRICES HIKED BY
16%; TOUCH NEW RECORD
New Delhi (PTI): Jet
fuel prices on Thurs-
day were hiked by the
steepest ever 16% to
catapult rates to an all-
time high in step with
hardening interna-
tional oil rates.
The price of avia-
tion turbine fuel (ATF)
-- the fuel that helps
aeroplanes fly -- has
been increased by
`19,757.13 per kilolitre,
or 16.26%, to
`1,41,232.87 per kl
(`141.2 per litre) in the
national capital, ac-
cording to a price noti-
fication of state-owned
fuel retailers.
The hike, which
comes on the back of a
marginal 1.3%
(`1,563.97 per kl) cut in
rate earlier this month,
takes jet fuel prices to
record high across the
country
.
The increase is in
step with firming in-
ternational oil rates.
ATF in Mumbai now
costs `1,40,092.74 per
kl, while it is priced at
`1,46,322.23 in Kolkata
and `1,46,215.85 in
Chennai. Rates differ
from state to state, de-
pending on the inci-
dence of local taxation.
PhonePe says
not planning
IPO right now
New Delhi (PTI):
Walmart-backed pay-
ments company Pho-
nePe on Thursday
said it is not planning
an IPO right now and
will look at going
public once its core
businesses turn prof-
itable. “PhonePe is
not planning an IPO
right now. We are
focusing on building
our business, and
will go public once
our core businesses
turn profitable and
our new initiatives
have achieved a good
product-market fit
and scale,” it said.
Contactless
payments in
India up 6 times
Mumbai (PTI): The
share of contactless
cards, which help a
customer pay at a
merchant by tapping
the card on a device,
grew to 16% in De-
cember 2021, global
payments major Visa
said on Thursday.
The number of usage
of contactless cards
during face-to-face
transactions at
merchants' end was
less than 2.5% in
December 2018,
the company, which
commands a big
share of the market,
said.
GST Council to
meet on June
28-29 in Srinagar
GST Council, chaired
by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman,
will meet on June 28
and 29 in Srinagar.
“The 47th meeting of
the GST Council will
be held on June 28-
29, 2022 (Tuesday
Wednesday) in Sri-
nagar,” Sitharaman’s
office tweeted. This
is the second time
that the GST Council
meeting is being held
in Srinagar.
retail businesses across
India witnessed a
growth of 24% in May
this year against the
pre-pandemic level of
the same month in 2019,
according to industry
body RAI.
As per the latest ‘re-
tail business survey’ by
the Retailers Associa-
tion of India, sales in
western India grew by
30%, while eastern In-
dia showed a growth of
29% compared to the
pre-pandemic sales lev-
el in May 2019.
Similarly, southern
India posted a rise of
22% and northern India
grew 16%, it added.
RAI CEO Kumar Ra-
jagopalan said, “It is
encouraging to see a
steady improvement in
sales with 23% growth
in April and 24% in May
as compared to the pre-
pandemic levels”.
Categories, such as
garments and footwear,
have begun to do well
on account of the ongo-
ing wedding season and
resumption of work
from office, he added.
The food and grocery
category clocked 23%
growth, and sports
goods rose by 24%, it
added.
Retail biz grow 24% in May
against pre-Covid level New Delhi (PTI): Min-
istry of Ports, Shipping
and Waterways is finan-
cially supporting 45 Ro-
Ro (roll-on-roll-off) fer-
ry projects with total
cost of `1,900 crore, an
official statement said
on Thursday. The min-
istry has operational-
ised Ro-Pax ferry ser-
vice between Ghogha-
Hazira in Gujarat and
Mumbai-Mandwa in
Maharashtra, it added.
These services have
transported more than
7 lakh passengers and
1.5 lakh vehicles, con-
tributing towards clean
environment and pub-
lic welfare.
Govt financially
supporting 45
Ro-Ro ferry proj
Sensex, Nifty close at over 1-yr lows
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
indices faced heavy
drubbing on Thursday
after an initial rally,
with the Sensex tank-
ing 1,045.60 points amid
a largely bearish trend
overseas after the US
Federal Reserve hiked
rates by 75 basis points.
Across-the-board sell-
ing played havoc on the
headline indices, with
index majors Reliance
Industries and HDFC
twins contributing
most to the decline.
Despite a smart rally
in morning trade, the
BSE benchmark failed
to hold on to the gains
and plummeted 1,045.60
points or 1.99 per cent to
settle at 51,495.79 -- its
fifth day of decline.
During the day, it
tumbled 1,115.91 points
or 2.12 per cent to its
one-year low of
51,425.48.
On similar lines, the
NSE Nifty plunged
331.55 points or 2.11 per
cent to close at 15,360.60.
New York (AP): US
markets appear headed
for a sharply lower open
on Thursday, one day
after the Federal Re-
serve raised its key in-
terest rate by three-
quarters of a point and
signalled more rate
hikes were coming to
fight inflation. Central
banks in Europe are fol-
lowing along, including
a surprise rate hike
Thursday in Switzer-
land, a nation that has
left interest rates un-
changed for years. Fu-
tures for the Dow Jones
industrials tumbled
1.7% and futures for the
S and P 500 skidded
2.1%. European bench-
marks and most Asian
markets also fell, as did
the price of oil. Shares
in New York rallied
Wednesday afternoon
after the Fed’s hike, the
biggest since 1994, as
investors initially took
heart from Chair Je-
rome Powell’s com-
ments suggesting fu-
ture rate increases may
be more modest.
`15.74 L CR OF INVESTORS’
WEALTH ERODED
New Delhi (PTI): Equity investors became poorer
by `15.74 lakh crore in five days of market fall,
where the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,045.60
points on Thursday. Tracking weak trends in equi-
ties, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms
tumbled `15,74,931.56 crore to `2,39,20,631.65
crore in five days.
` RECOVERS FROM RECORD LOW,
SPURTS 12 PAISETO 78.10/$
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee on Thursday recovered
from its record low to close 12 paise higher at
78.10 (provisional) against the American cur-
rency. The rupee opened at 78.06 against the
greenback and moved in a narrow range. It finally
ended at 78.10, higher by 12 paise.
WORLD MARKETS DIP

07
NEWS
With tight security arrangement, UP
police on high alert ahead of Friday
Police have identified 24 districts as hyper-sensitive where special vigil will be mounted
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In view of
simmeringdiscontentin
the Muslim community
following eruption of
violence on two previ-
ousFridaysafterinflam-
matory remarks against
theProphetMohammad
the state police have
sounded high alert in all
the districts and has
planned tight security
arrangement during
Friday prayers.
The UP police have
identified 24 districts as
hyper-sensitive where
special vigil will mount-
ed. The additional direc-
tor general (law and or-
der) Prashant Kumar
said elaborate arrange-
ments have been made
for Friday prayers with
strategic deployment to
avoid any trouble.
Following remarks
against the Prophet Mo-
hammad violence had
broken out on June 3
and 10 at several places
after Friday prayers.
While deploying addi-
tional forces including
Rapid Action Force and
PAC all over the state,
the police have taken ex-
tra move in Lucknow,
Kanpur, Prayagraj,
Agra, Mau, Sambhal,
Meerut, Ambedkarna-
gar, Bahraich, Ayodhya,
Gonda and Saharanpur.
Prashant Kumar said
emphasis was also on
greater and continuous
outreach with minority
community especially
youth. The police also
carried out riot control
drill in some districts.
After intelligence fail-
ureonJune3inKanpur,
the intelligence organi-
sation has also been
geared up to gather in-
formation from sensi-
tive areas before Friday
prayers.
Some Muslim leaders
and activists of Hindu
RightWinggroupscould
be placed under house
arrest to ensure they
could not disturb peace
in the state.
Rapid Action Force personnel deployed in Prayagraj ahead of the Friday prayers. —PHOTO BY PTI
Sensitive Districts
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In view of
prevailing situation
after Friday violence
last week the Shia
Central Waqf Board
has directed mutawal-
lis of all Shia mosques
registered under the
waqf board to not al-
low sermons and oth-
er speeches after Fri-
day prayers and daily
namaz.
The work-
ing ad-
minis-
trative
officer
of the board Syed
Hasan Raza in his or-
der to all committees
of the re g i s t e re d
m o s q u e s
hasaskedthatsermons
and other speeches
would not be allowed
that could disturb
peace and harmony
.
He said except
namaz other types of
gatherings would also
not be allowed in these
mosques.
Shia Waqf Board bans Friday sermons in mosques
Ghaziabad (PTI):
Bajrang Dal activists
on Thursday staged
a protest at district
headquarters here
chanting Hanu-
man Chalisa and
demanding the slap-
ping of the strin-
gent NSA against
Muslim clerics who
are “provoking
violence”. The NSA
allows preventive
detention of an indi-
vidual for months if
the authorities feel
that the individual
is a threat to the
national security,
and law and order.
The Hindu outfit
activists handed
over a memoran-
dum addressed to
the President to the
SDM (Sadar) Vinay
Singh.
Slap NSA against
Muslim clerics
provoking violence:
Bajrang Dal
TWO MORE BEEF
SMUGGLERS HELD AT
UP-DELHI BORDER
First India Bureau
Noida: Two suspected
beef smugglers from
western Uttar Pradesh
were arrested near the
Delhi border after a
gunfight with the Noida
police on Thursday
morning, officials said.
DCP (Central Noida)
Harish Chander said
the Phase 3 police sta-
tion officials had got a
tip-off about the move-
ment of suspected cow-
slaughterers through
the National Highway
24 on Thursday morn-
ing.
Accordingly police
checks were set up and
oneEicherCantertruck
was intercepted for in-
quiry
. However, its driv-
er instead of stopping,
sped away the vehicle
towards the Hindon
pusta. The truck was
waylaid by the police
party near Garhi
Chaukhandi village, he
said. A gunfight ensued
between the two sides
and the accused duo got
injured in retaliatory
firing by the police.
They were soon taken
to a hospital for treat-
ment in police custody,
DCP Chander said.
Those held have been
identified as Hassan
and Farhan, from
Sambhal district in
western UP, the officer
said, adding the duo has
been involved in beef
smuggling and their as-
sociates have been ar-
rested in the past.
The police said they
have seized two illegal
firearms along with
some ammunition and
tools used in cow
slaughter from the
duo’s possession while
the truck has also been
impounded.
3RD CASE OF GUNFIGHT
FreshpleainSCtocontrol
Populationexplosion
New Delhi (ANI): A
fresh PIL has been filed
in the Supreme Court
seeking directions to
the Centre to frame ef-
fective rules, regula-
tions and guidelines to
control population ex-
plosion.
The plea filed by
Devkinandan Thakur
sought direction from
the Central govt to as-
certain the feasibility
of enacting a stringent
population control law
to secure fundamental
rights including the
right to air, right to wa-
ter, right to food, right
to health, right to sleep,
right to shelter, right to
livelihood, right to jus-
tice and right to educa-
tion.
“The PIL is seeking
direction to the Centre
to control population
explosion in order to se-
cure the basic rights
guaranteed under Arti-
cles 14, 15, 19, 21 of the
Constitution,” the peti-
tion stated.
It added, “Petitioner
submits that right to
clean air, right to drink-
ing water, right to
health, right to peaceful
sleep, right to shelter,
right to livelihood and
right to education guar-
anteed under Articles
21-21A, can’t be secured
to all citizens without
effective population
control, but, Centre has
not implemented Na-
tional Commission to
Review the Working of
the Constitution’s 24th
proposal till date.”
Earlier, Firoz Bakht
Ahmed, grandnephew
of India’s first Educa-
tion Minister Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad, advo-
cate Ashwini Upadhyay
also filed similar pleas.
UTTARAKHAND CM THANKS PM MODI
Agnipath yojana a good opp for youths: Dhami
Dehradun (PTI): Utta-
rakhand CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami on Thurs-
day welcomed the Cen-
tre’s scheme for short-
term recruitment in the
armed forces saying it
is a good opportunity
for the youths of the
state where serving in
the defence is a much
sought after profession.
“Uttarakhand’s asso-
ciation with the armed
forces is well known.
The history of the coun-
try’s armed forces is
full of the stories of the
valour of soldiers from
our state which is also
called sainyabhoomi,
Dhami said at a press
conference here.
Almost every family
in Uttarakhand has
someone in the armed
forces. The Agnipath
yojana is a good oppor-
tunity for the youth,” he
said.
The CM said that 10
lakh people aged 17-21
years all over the coun-
try will get jobs in the
army over the next 18
months under the
scheme.
Dhami also said that
people who return after
their four-year stint
with the army as part
of the scheme will be
given jobs in the police
and the disaster man-
agement departments
to make use of their dis-
cipline, skills, and mili-
tary training.
92 migrants from Pak, Balochistan
get Indian citizenship certificates
First India Buraeu
Thane: At least 92 mi-
noritymigrantsreceived
certificates of Indian
citizenship from collec-
tor Rajesh Narvekar in
Maharashtra's Thane
district on Thursday
.
Narvekar handed
over the certificates to
migrants from Pakistan
and Balochistan at a
function organised
here, the official said.
The collector said it
was a proud moment for
those who received the
citizenship certificates.
The district collector-
ate had organised four
camps in the district to
make the process of ob-
taining citizenship
smooth, it was stated.
In keeping with the
Home Ministry's notifi-
cation, Hindus, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Jains, Par-
sis and Christians from
Afghanistan, Bangla-
desh and Pakistan who
are residents of India
are given citizenship of
the country
.
Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Supreme Court of India
1st round of Sub National Immunization
Day to start in Haryana from June 19
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: Main-
taining the polio-free
status with regular ad-
ministration of polio
vaccines since January
2010, the Haryana
Health Department is
conducting the 1st
round of Sub National
Immunization Day
(SNID) on June 19
wherein about 25 lakh
children will be admin-
istered the vaccine. The
administration of polio
vaccines will be done in
a span of three days
wherein booth activity
will be done on first day
and door-to-door activi-
ty will be held on the
remaining two days in
13 districts of the state.
Prabhjot Singh, Mis-
sion Director, National
Health Mission, Hary-
ana, directed the Civil
Surgeons to ensure that
all the arrangements
should be done immac-
ulately and micro plan-
ning should be done in
each district along with
training of vaccinators,
orientations of District
Task Force to ensure
that the administration
of polio vaccine is car-
ried out smoothly. He
added that the SNID
should be conducted
while adhering to the
COVID protocols like
maintaining social dis-
tancing and respiratory
hygiene during booth as
well as house-to-house
activity
.
Prabhjot further di-
rected the Civil Sur-
geons to ensure collabo-
ration with Dept of
Women Child Devel-
opment, Medical Edu-
cation, Dept of Elemen-
tary Secondary Edu-
cation, Urban Local
Bodies Directorate of
Public Relations etc.
13 DISTRICTS
The
administration
of polio
vaccines will
be done in a
span of three
days wherein
booth activity
will be done on
first day
7-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLED BY STRAY
DOGS IN BHOPAL
Bhopal (PTI): A seven-year-old boy was mauled
to death by a pack of stray dogs in Bhopal, a
police official said on Thursday. The dogs at-
tacked the boy, identified as Ritik Bhamore, in an
isolated spot
in Nishatpura
when he was
out of his
house around
11 pm on
Wednesday,
leaving him
dead, Nishat-
pura police station in-charge Mahendra Chouhan
said. The kid’s parents work as labourers, he
said. The incident came to light when the child’s
mother did not find him inside the house and
started frantically searching him in the vicinity.
Dehradun (PTI): Kailash Chandra Gehtori, who had
vacated his assembly seat for Chief Minister Push-
kar Singh Dhami, was on Thursday appointed as
the Chairman of the
Uttarakhand Forest
Development Corpora-
tion. The former MLA
from Champawat was
also given a ministerial
rank, an order issued by
Secretary (forest) Nitesh
Jha said. Gehtori had
resigned from Champawat seat in April to make way
for Dhami to contest from the seat. Dhami, who had
lost from Khatima in the state assembly polls held in
February, won the Champawat bypoll on June 3 with
a record margin of more than 55,000 votes. Gehtori’s
appointment as the chairman of the UFDC is being
seen in political circles here as a reward for his loyalty
to the chief minister.
U’khand: Gehtori appointed chairman of
forest development corporation
CRUCIAL READS
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
Togetherness – with high doses
of love, forgiveness and
understanding – keeps a
family together
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Rich nations hit brakes on climate aid to poor at UN talks
Berlin (AP): Rich
countries including the
European Union and
the United States have
pushed back against ef-
forts to put financial
help for poor nations
suffering the devastat-
ing effects of global
warming firmly on the
agenda for this year’s
UN climate summit.
Observers and cam-
paigners attending a
ten-day preparatory
meeting in Bonn, Ger-
many, that’s wrapping
up Thursday ex-
pressed frustration at
the resistance shown
by developed nations
to formally discussing
how poor countries
can get more aid when
they’re hit by climate
disasters.
Rich countries, par-
ticularly the EU, spiked
the discussion about
loss and damage at eve-
ry single turn,” said
Teresa Anderson of the
campaign group Ac-
tionAid International.
Delegates from de-
veloping countries had
hoped growing aware-
ness of the severe eco-
nomic cost that global
warming is already
having for billions of
people around the
world would help move
the needle on an issue
that has long split rich
and poor nations.
Those hopes were
fuelled last month,
when officials from the
Group of Seven lead-
ing economies for the
first time acknowl-
edged the need for
more public and pri-
vate money to avert
and address the ad-
verse impacts of cli-
mate change.
The meeting in
Bonn, which is home to
the UN climate office,
was designed to lay the
foundations for the up-
coming climate sum-
mit in Egypt’s seaside
resort of Sharm-el-
Sheikh in November.
Whether it was
about setting up a new
finance facility, provid-
ing funds, organising
technical support, or
even just including the
issue on the agenda for
discussion at COP27
later this year, rich
countries continued to
block, block, block,
said Anderson.
Noting the drought-
induced famine cur-
rently threatening mil-
lions in the Horn of
Africa, she accused
rich countries of a ter-
rifying disconnect to
the real world.
Her comments ech-
oed those of UN Secre-
tary-General Antonio
Guterres, who this
week accused many
governments of drag-
ging their feet” on cli-
mate action.
Seasoned watchers
of international cli-
mate meetings had
cautioned against ex-
pecting delegates in
Bonn to make any big
progress on long-
standing points of
disagreement, particu-
larly those that would
entail big financial
commitments.
The window to
prevent the worst
impacts of the cli-
mate crisis is clos-
ing fast. ...The
planet has already
warmed by 1.2° C
Antonio Guterres,
UN Secretary-General
Pakistan trying to bleed India
with a thousand cuts: Rajnath
The Defence Minister arrived in Srinagar on a 2-day visit to review the security situation
Srinagar (PTI): De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Thursday said
Pakistan is continuous-
ly trying to disturb
peace in Jammu and
Kashmir through its ap-
proach of bleed India
with a thousand cuts,
but warned that a befit-
ting reply will be given
if attempt is made to
hurt the unity and in-
tegrity of the nation.
“Our neighbour has
always resorted to anti-
India activities. The
state also witnessed ter-
ror activities in the past.
Pakistan continuously
tries to disturb peace in
the country through its
approach of bleed India
with a thousand cuts,”
Singh said while ad-
dressing security forces
in Baramulla district.
Rajnath arrived here on
a two-day visit to review
the security situation in
the Union Territory
.
Singh, however, as-
sured the nation that if
an attempt is ever made
to hurt the unity and
integrity of the country
,
the armed forces will
give a befitting reply
.
Lauding the security
forces, he said there has
been a significant de-
cline in the number of
terror activities in JK
recently due to the re-
lentless efforts of the
personnel of armed
forces, BSF, CRPF and
JK Police.
Our security forces
are such a protective
shield for this country
that whoever tries to
break it, bleeds himself.
The nation has im-
mense faith in our forc-
es who are always ready
to deal with any situa-
tion, Singh added.
The Defence Minister
also visited the forward
areas and took stock of
the security situation
along the border.
Irpin (Ukraine)
(AP): Four European
leaders made a high-
profile visit to show
their support for
Ukraine on Thursday,
denouncing the bru-
tality of the Russian
invasion as they sur-
veyed the ruins of a
Kyiv suburb that was
the scene of intense
fighting early in the
war and where many
civilians were killed.
After arriving in
Kyiv to the sound of
air raid sirens, the
leaders of France,
Germany, Italy and
Romania headed to
Irpin, which was
seized and briefly
held by Russian
troops along with oth-
er areas near the capi-
tal. Mass graves have
been unearthed in the
area, most notably in
Bucha, and French
President Emmanuel
Macron decried the
massacres and said
there were signs of
war crimes.
He denounced the
barbarism of the at-
tacks that devastated
Irpin, and praised the
courageof itsresidents
and others in the re-
gionwhohelpedthwart
Russia’s attempt to
overrun the capital.
The visit, which in-
cluded a meeting
with President Volo-
dymyr Zelenskyy,
carries heavy sym-
bolic weight since the
three Western Euro-
pean powers have
faced criticism for
continuing to engage
with Russian Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin
- and failing to pro-
vide Ukraine with
the scale of weapon-
ry that it has said is
necessary to fend off
the Russians.
EU leaders decry Russian
brutality in visit to Ukraine
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with the Armed Forces personnel, on Thursday. –PHOTO BY ANI
Italian PM Mario Draghi (L) and French President Emmanuel
Macron inspect a damaged site at Irpin,outside Kyiv,onThursday.
New Delhi (PTI): Avi-
ation regulator DGCA
on Thursday said it has
audited 30 flying train-
ing organisations
(FTOs) since March 21
and found them violat-
ing multiple safety
regulations.
The regulator found
in the audit that “the
facilities at the air-
field/training organi-
zation are not being
maintained as per the
requirements runway
surface was found
worn out, wind sock
was found torn or non-
standard.”
The pre-flight alcohol
test regulations were
not followed at multiple
FTOs, the Directorate
General of Civil Avia-
tion (DGCA) said. “Few
of the instructors, stu-
dent pilots and aircraft
maintenance engineers
did not undergo BA
(breathalyser) test or
submit undertaking
prior to commence-
ment of duty/exercise
of privileges,” the
DGCA noted.
In few cases, the test-
ing equipment being
used were not in com-
pliance with the re-
quirements or calibrat-
ed as required, it added.
Pune (PTI): Industrial-
ist Gautam Adani on
Thursday attended the
inauguration of a sci-
ence and innovation ac-
tivity centre in
Baramati, the
home turf of
NCP president
Sharad Pawar in
Pune district.
The inauguration cer-
emony took place in the
presence of Sharad Pa-
war.Maharashtra MLA
Rohit Pawar, the grand-
sonof theNCPpresident,
was seen driving the bil-
lionaire businessman in
hiscartotheeventvenue.
Besides Adani, noted
nuclear physicist Anil
Kakodkar and state
deputy chief minis-
ter Ajit Pawar were
also present on the
occasion.The Adani
group chairman
alsoattendedthevaledic-
tory ceremony of boot
camp (training course)
of the ‘Sharad Pawar In-
spireFellowshipinAgri-
culture’.
Adani at innovation
centre’s inauguration
Duringaudit,DGCAfindssafety
lapses at 30 flying training orgs
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Indian-origin doctor
freed in terror charge
extradition case in UK
London (PTI): An
Indian-origin doctor
from Assam fighting
against being extra-
dited to India on a
terror charge for al-
legedly being chair-
man of the United
Liberation Front of
Asom (Independent)
or ULFA (I) won his
legal fight as he was
discharged by a UK
court on Thursday
.
Dr Mukul Hazari-
ka, 75, a British na-
tional and general
practitioner (GP)
from Cleveland in
northern England,
was sought by the In-
dian authorities to be
prosecuted for wag-
ing, or attempting to
wage war, or abetting
waging of war,
against the Govern-
ment of India and for
conspiring to com-
mit a terrorist act
under the Unlawful
Activities (Preven-
tion) Act 1967.
District Judge Mi-
chael Snow’s judg-
ment at Westminster
Magistrates’ Court
said the accused must
be discharged as the
particularsinthecase
were not satisfied.
Thereisnoadmissible
evidence that estab-
lishes that the defend-
antisAsom,thechair-
man of ULFA (I), the
judge concluded.
Hazarika was
dubbed a self-styled
Chairman of ULFA,
a banned terrorist or-
ganisation in India.
It had been alleged
that Hazarika was
also known as Abhi-
jit Asom and was in-
volved in recruiting
new cadres to ULFA.
ACCUSATIONS
Mukul Hazarika. –FILE PIC
FORCES DETECT
IED IN PULWAMA
Antonio Guterres
Gehlot demands withdrawal of scheme, Pilot echoes concerns
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: With oppo-
sition uniting over Ag-
nipath Scheme of the
Union government and
trying to showcase it in
a bad light, Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
gehlot also tweeted his
reservations in this re-
gard on Thursday
.
In a series of tweets,
Gehlot said, “It is a not
prudent decision to
make contractual re-
cruitment in a sensitive
institution like the
army. The army was
kept free from non-polit-
ical and financial shack-
les till now. On one
hand, it was argued that
the New Pension
Scheme (NPS) was not
implemented in the
army only so that the
soldiers could contrib-
ute without worrying
about the future. Agnee-
path scheme is playing
with the future of youth
and the security of the
country. Thousands of
youths of Rajasthan
join the army to serve
the country
. There is an-
ger and resentment
among lakhs of youth
of India including Ra-
jasthan due to Agnee-
path scheme. In view of
the way the youth are
protesting in anger all
over the country, the
Central Government
should withdraw this
scheme without any de-
lay
. I appeal to the youth
not to take the path of
violence in protest.”
Meanwhile, echoing
his sentiments, on the
same lines as Gehlot, for-
mer Rajasthan Deputy
CM Sachin Pilot ad-
dressed a presser and
said, “Prior to doing this,
the government should
havefilledthevacant1.20
lakh posts in the army
.
Such schemes should n’t
beimposedonarmyover
stubbornness and arro-
gance. Those for whom
the scheme has been
brought,areontheroads.
Therearelessbenefitsof
the scheme while losses
are more. They had
brought farm laws with-
out talking to farmers
resulting in a farmers’
movementinthecountry
.
Similarly
,withouttaking
intoconfidencethearmy
officers youth who
want to join the army
,
they have brought con-
tract recruitment in the
army
. Against this too a
youth movement has
started across the coun-
try
,” Pilot said.
Gehlot BJP State
President Satish Poonia
have come face to face
on ‘Agneepath’, Cen-
tre’s new scheme for
soldier recruitment.
AGNEEPATH SCHEME
Ashok Gehlot
“It is a not
prudent
decision to
make contractual
recruitment
in a sensitive
institution like the
army.
—Ashok Gehlot,
Rajasthan CM

J
anhvi Kapoor is very active on
social media and often shares
her gorgeous pictures with her
fans. Meanwhile, with social
media comes trolling, especially
when he or she is a star kid and Jan-
hvi is new to it. Netizens have found
several reasons to troll the actress
over the years. However, earlier the
actress had opened up about how she
deals with social media trolling and
the negativity
. She had said that she
has become indifferent to it.
Recently, Janhvi had said, “I
have become increasingly in-
different to it. But time and
again, I think I’m always a little
surprised and taken aback by just
the double standards sometimes.
And how bitter some people can be,
but then again, it’s not a big deal.”
The actress at times gives it
back to the internet trolls
in her unique style.
T
he Malang actress,
who is famous for
her stunning looks
and electrifying
dance moves, enjoys a
large social media pres-
ence. Speaking of
which, Disha shared a
video of herself on her
social media handle
from her latest photo-
shoot and it has left
her fans swooning. In
the video, she donned
a black strappy top
with a yellow jacket.
For her makeup, she
opted for a glowy
make-up look and left
her traces open. In the
background, the song Porto
girl by Grass from the album
Somewhere The Grass Is
Green. After Disha posted the
video many of the star's
followers praised
the actress.
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JUNE 17, 2022
KABHI EID
KABHI
DIWALI
ctress Pooja Hegde has
commenced shooting for
the second schedule of
the Salman Khan-starrer
Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali'.
She will be stationed in
Telengana's capital city
until the schedule ends on June 21.
Therearetwoforeignscheduleson
the cards for 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Di-
wali', which will be finalised soon.
Pooja will continue shooting for
the family entertainer directed by
Farhad Samji. She has also started
prepping for filmmaker Puri Jag-
annadha's 'Jana Gana Mana.' Talk-
ing about the upcoming slate of
work, the actress will also be
seen in 'Cirkus' opposite
Ranveer Singh,
'SSMB28' opposite
Mahesh Babu
and Puri Jag-
annadha's
'Jana Gana
Mana'.
A
DISHA RAISES
HOTNESS
QUOTIENT
A
rjun Kapoor
has been
quite busy
shooting for
his upcoming mov-
ie these days. We
are talking about
Ajay Bahl’s directo-
rial The Lady Kill-
er which will also
feature Bhumi Ped-
nekar in the lead.
The announcement
was made by Arjun
Kapoor on social
media as he shared
a beautiful video
giving a glimpse of
Manali shoot mem-
ories. The video
featured glimpses
of Arjun and Bhu-
mi’s on-set mo-
ments, the natural
beauty of Manali,
the fun moments he
had with the Bhu-
mi and team, mo-
ments relishing the
scrumptious food
and more. The vid-
eo came with a
background sound
of Mohit Chau-
han’s Phir Se Ud
Chala from Rock-
star. He captioned
the post, “And
that’s how we wrap
a schedule #TheLa-
dyKiller”.
IT'S A
WRAP
DEALING WITH DOUBLE
STANDARDS!
R
akul Preet Singh was
clicked as she stepped
out for a Friday
brunch with her
friend in a beautiful outfit.
The actress went sans
make-up and slipped in a
floral Anarkali kurta and
palazzo set to show
spring is here. The look
is worth bookmarking
as it is a perfect brunch-
ready outfit for the sea-
son. Rakul rocked an
ethnic look to perfec-
tion in a floral kurta
and white palazzo set
that featured bishop
sleeves and myriad
prints with pleats.
The actress went
sans make-up
and looked
flawless as she
posed for the
pics with a
bright smile.
She completed
the look with a
pair of silver
jhumkas and
kolhapuri flats.
RAKUL'S ETHNIC
LOOK
Disha Patani
Rakul Preet Singh
Janhvi Kapoor
Bhumi Pednekar
Pooja Hegde

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THE PAIN PASSES,
BUT THE BEAUTY
REMAINS!
amed for his
a l l u r i n g
nudes and
enchanting
scenes of
pretty wom-
en, Auguste
Renoir was a far
more complex and
thoughtful painter
than generally as-
sumed. He was a
founding member of
the Impressionist
movement, however,
he ceased to display
with the group after
1877. From the 1880s
until well into the
twentieth century, he
developed a monu-
mental, classically
inspired style that
influenced such
avant-garde giants as
Pablo Picasso. This
French artist has
lived an idiosyncrat-
ic life, after the string
of rejections by the
conservative Salon
de Paris, he along
with his fellow artist
friends formed an
Anonymous Society
of Painters, Sculp-
tors and Engravers,
later known as the
Impressionists.
These like-minded
people mounted their
first Impressionist
exhibition in 1874,
during this exhibi-
tion, he showcased
his six impressive
impressionist paint-
ings! The Impres-
sionists, as they were
called, sought to cap-
ture modern life, and
Renoir’s works from
this period focused
on everyday people.
Though Renoir be-
gan his artistic ca-
reer as a porcelain
painter; nonetheless,
his ambitions to be-
come a professional
artist encouraged
him to pursue other
instruction.
This independent
artist with his new-
found financial free-
dom tried his hands
on other artistic di-
rection as well. After
showcasing his de-
sired arts in 2-3 con-
tinuous exhibitions,
he became one of the
most successful and
most famous artists
of that time, his eve-
ry art expressed
scepticism about the
durability of the Im-
pressionist aesthetic
and richness of emo-
tion and a warmth of
response to the world
its people. His first
painting in this vein,
Luncheon of the
Boating Party exhib-
its a new solidity and
clarity in the depic-
tion of the figures
and their placement
within space, espe-
cially when com-
pared to Moulin de la
Galette. After run-
ning a successful
movement, by the
mid-1880s he broke
the independent art
movement to learn a
more disciplined and
formal approach to
art and mainly Wom-
en’s art. His most
iconic painting from
this period, Dance at
the Moulin de la Gal-
ette (Musée d’Orsay,
Paris), explores dap-
pled light as it flut-
ters over young
Montmartre revelers
flirting, drinking,
and dancing.
Renoir’s inclina-
tion for portraiture
attracted the atten-
tion of a range of
patrons with avant-
garde sensibilities.
From the politically
radical pastry cook
Eugène Murer to the
wealthy society lady
Madame Georges
Charpentier, Renoir
painted all of his pa-
trons with affection-
ate charm. One of
his most magnificent
and enterprising
portraits, the paint-
ing of Marguerite
Charpentier with
her children mixes a
modern informality
and intimacy with
the compositional
rigor of an old mas-
ter portrait. Reclin-
ing Nude is an excel-
lent example of his
painting style in the
mid-1880s. The mar-
ble or porcelainlike
figure is sharply de-
fined against an im-
pressionistically
brushed landscape.
The spatial relation-
ship between the
nude and the amor-
phous background is
deliberately unclear.
Renoir had shifted
his investigation of
the old masters from
linear classicism to
the coloristic tradi-
tions of Titian and
Rubens as well as the
unabashedly sensual
beauty of eight-
e e n t h - c e n t u r y
French art.
His finest example
of linear classicism
is Young Girl Bath-
ing, which exhibits
his softened touch.
His love for art took
him to a different
level, despite old age
and declining health,
Renoir persisted in
artistic experimenta-
tion. Even in the last
three decades of his
life when he was suf-
fering from severe
rheumatoid arthritis
he was found paint-
ing with the brush
tied to his wrists. His
love for art depicts
true emotions and
powerful affirmation
of his unmatchable
desires.
French magician, Renior was known for his
mesmerizing Impressionist movement. His
pure skills have given life to many
imaginary people. Let’s dive into the
amazing world of Renior!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
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lazers, for-
merly con-
sidered a
masculine
staple, are
now fa-
voured by both gen-
ders for their ability
to quickly bring re-
finementandsophis-
tication to any en-
semble. They can
makeanythingwork-
appropriate, from a
strapless dress to
jeans and a shirt.
BOYFRIEND
BLAZER
We all know that
fashion fads come
and go, but a styl-
ish boyfriend blaz-
er is something
that every lady
should have in her
closet. It’s a
foundational piece
that will allow you
to construct fool-
proof outfits that
are up to date.
OVERSIZED
SINGLE-
BREASTED
BLAZER
An oversized single-
breasted jacket is
the easiest garment
to put on, whether
casually with jeans
or dressed up for a
meeting. Layer over
anything from day-
time crop tops to
business shirts,
nighttime go-to
tops, weekend jeans
or festival boho
dresses. An over-
sized single-breast-
ed jacket is a versa-
tile piece that can be
worn in both the
city and the desert.
HOUNDSTOOTH
BLAZER
We adore tailored
coats that can be
dressed up. One of
them is a hound-
stooth blazer. Pair
with a t-shirt and
jeans or a
sweater and shorts
for everyday wear. It
will work well over a
similar skirt or with
a silk shirt and nar-
row pants for a more
boyish appeal when
you need to dress up.
TWEED BLAZER
When it comes to
wearing a blazer for
something special
throughout the day,
pretty and tweed are
the way to go. A
tweed blazer is not
just one of the sea-
son’s most fashion-
able blazers, but it’s
also ideal for a luxu-
rious tea party
.
WHITE BLAZER
A sleek white blaz-
er is a must-have
item for this sea-
son, and it will
work with shorts or
a slip dress long
into the summer.
You’ll enjoy how
versatile it is,
whether you wear it
with a similar bot-
tom or a contrast-
ing dress, skirt,
or shorts to cre-
ate different
outfits.
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
BLAZER IS A
WARDROBE
MUST-HAVE THAT
NEVER GOES OUT
OF STYLE. CITY
FIRST BRINGS TO
YOU FIVE
EXQUISITEBLAZER
TRENDS THAT
CAN MAKE YOUR
CASUAL OUTFITS
LOOK CHIC
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