19012022 first india ahmedabad

SANCTIONED `50K TO EACH OF
68,370 CLAIMS: GUJ TELLS SC
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The Guja-
rat government has told
the Supreme Court that
it had so far sanctioned
the compensation of
Rs50,000 each to 68,370
claimsfiledbythekinof
patients who died due to
COVID-19 in the state.
This information
about processing such
claims was given in the
affidavitfiledbythestate
government in the apex
court on January 14, an
official said on Tuesday
.
According to the
state health depart-
ment, the death toll due
to COVID-19 in Gujarat
stood at 10,164 as of
Monday (January 17).
The state govern-
ment had already clari-
fied the discrepancy in
the COVID-19 death
toll, saying the number
of fatalities went up af-
ter the apex court
amended the definition
of deaths due to COV-
ID-19 last year.
The Gujarat govern-
ment has prepared a
compliance report dat-
ed January 16, 2022, on
the pleas (of various
states) being heard by
the Supreme Court on
the payment of the ex-
gratia assistance to
family members of
COVID-19 victims.
Turn to P6
NCOV DEATH COMPENSATION
The state’s official
death toll due to
the pandemic
reached 10,164
on Monday
People standing in a queue to acquire and/or submit compensation
forms for family members deceased due to COVID-19. —FILE PHOTO
CRUCIAL READ
PORN FILM CASE: SC GRANTS PRE-
ARREST BAIL TO POONAM PANDEY
GRAFT CASE: COURT REJECTS ANIL
DESHMUKH’S PLEA FOR DEFAULT BAIL
New Delhi: The SC on Tuesday
granted protection from arrest
to actress Poonam Pandey in
porn films racket case. A bench
of Justices Vineet Saran and B V
Nagarathna issued notice to the
Maharashtra government on an
appeal filed by Pandey against a Bombay High
Court order rejecting her anticipatory bail.
Mumbai: In a setback to Anil Deshmukh, a special
PMLA court on Tuesday rejected the former Maha-
rashtra Home Minister’s plea to be granted default
bail in connection with a money laundering case
registered against him by the Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED). Deshmukh has argued in his plea that
though the agency had filed a charge-sheet against
him, the court had not taken cognisance of it, and,
therefore, he should be granted default bail.
First India Bureau
The AAP on Tuesday
announced Bhagwant
Mann as its chief min-
isterial candidate ahead
of the Punjab Assembly
elections scheduled in
February. The decision
was announced days af-
ter the party opened tel-
ephone lines for people
of Punjab to suggest
names for their pre-
ferred CM candidate.
AAP received around
22 lakh responses under
its campaign to elect its
CM face.
AAP NAMES BHAGWANT
MANN AS CM CANDIDATE
POLL-DANCE
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ED raids 10 locations
in Punjab, including
CM’s nephew’s house
Jalandhar: Days ahead
of the Punjab Assembly
elections, the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
Tuesday carried out
searches at 10 places in
Ludhiana, Mohali and
Pathankot districts in
connection with an ille-
gal sand mining case
based on an FIR regis-
tered in 2018 by the Pun-
jab police against
Kudrat Deep Singh, the
main accused, who
owns a quarry in
Nawanshahr, Shaheed
Bhagat Singh Nagar dis-
trict. Among the places
searched was the Mo-
hali residence of Chief
Minister Charanjit Sin-
gh Channi’s nephew -
BhupinderSinghHoney
.
ILLEGAL SAND MINING CASE
It is also a fact that AAP
sounded off a number of
prospective candidates but
each and every one of them
refused to lead the party.
This is why the
responsibility has been
thrust on Bhagwant after
a make belief survey.
—Sukhbir Singh Badal,
President
PRESSURE TACTICS
IN RUN-UP TO
POLLS: CHANNI
Reacting to the ED raid
at his nephew Bhupinder
Singh’s house, Channi
said, “The same thing
happened during the
West Bengal elections. It
is to put pressure on me
in view of the upcoming
assembly polls. They are
targeting me. This is not
good for democracy.”
‘MAKE FARMERS AWARE OF
CENTRE’S WELFARE SCHEMES’
GOA CONGRESS
RELEASES LIST
SONU SOOD ROOTS FOR
CHANNI, CONG TWEETS
SC TO CONSIDER
HEARING PLEA
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Tuesday interacted with the BJP workers
of his parliamentary constituency Varanasi
through his NaMo app and discussed issues
like restoration of the Kashi Vishwanath Cor-
ridor, women empower-
ment, farmers’ welfare,
etc. Interacting with the
BJP workers, he spoke
about people of Varanasi
getting benefits from
central government
schemes. “We have start-
ed various schemes for
farmers like farmers trains, vaccinating the
animal’s campaign and opening several dair-
ies. I want all the BJP workers to make farm-
ers aware of all these schemes. Tell farmers
about organic farming. It is very important to
tell the farmers about natural farming.
Panaji: Congress on
Tuesday released the
third list of candidates
for the upcoming Goa
Assembly elections
that are scheduled to
take place on February
14. Michael Lobo, the
former state minister
who recently quit
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) to join the party,
will contest from the
Calangute constituency.
Congress has apparently backed
Punjab CM Channi as its CM face
amid intense speculations. In a video
by the official Twitter handle of Con-
gress, actor‌ ‌Sonu‌ ‌Sood‌ ‌says‌ ‌the‌ ‌“real‌
‌chief‌ ‌ minister‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌one‌ ‌who‌ ‌does‌
‌not‌ ‌have‌ ‌to‌ ‌tell‌ ‌he‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌chief‌ ‌minis-
terial‌ ‌candidate”.‌ ‌Sood’s‌ ‌remark‌ ‌was‌
‌followed‌ ‌by‌ ‌several‌ ‌clips‌ ‌of‌ ‌Channi‌.
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Tuesday said it would
consider listing for
hearing a plea seeking
a direction to the
Election Commission
to ensure that political
parties publish details
regarding criminal
cases of candidates
along with the reason
for their selection on
their websites.
POLL HUDDLE: BJP BRAINSTORMS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR UP POLLS
The BJP core group met in Delhi on Tuesday for
brainstorming on the names of 231 candidates
of UP. Party President JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi
Adityanath and other leaders were present in the
meeting which lasted for about 5 hours at BJP
headquarters. After the meeting BJP declared
candidates for two seats by giving tickets to
Bahoranlal Maurya from Bhojipura and Chhatrapal
Gangwar from Baheri.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with party’s CM candidate for Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann in Mohali. —PHOTO BY PTI
I will try to get my party the victory with more than
two-third majority. We have to make Punjab
Rangla Punjab again. —Bhagwant Singh Mann
Rajnath writes to Didi,
Stalin over tableaux
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Tuesday
wrote to Tamil Nadu
CM MK Stalin and his
West Bengal counter-
part Mamata Banerjee
over the exclusion of
the states’ tableaux
from the Republic Day
parade in New Delhi. In
his letter to Stalin, Sin-
gh said TN’s tableau
could not make it into
the final list of 12 tab-
leaux selected for par-
ticipation.
A day ago, Stalin had
sought PM’s immediate
intervention in the mat-
ter alleging the move
was an “insult” by the
Centre.
3RD WAVE EBBING;
WILL LINGER TILL
MARCH IN INDIA
50L BOOSTER JABS
IN ALL SINCE JAN
10: MANDAVIYA
New Delhi: For the first
time, the list of invitees
to R-Day celebrations
include autorickshaw
drivers, construction
workers. A senior Min-
istry of Defence official
said that a special effort
has been made to give
opportunity who never
get a chance to see the
R-Day celebration.
The waning of the Omi-
cron wave has begun in
Mumbai, but it may take
at least another month
before the rest of the
country experiences a
decline in third wave. As
for pandemic, with some
European countries having
registered five waves.
Over 50 lakh healthcare,
frontline workers and
citizens aged 60 years
and above have been
administered the precau-
tion dose of Covid-19
vaccine since January
10, Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya said
on Tuesday.
Alwar Case:
No rape but
hit and run?
Alwar: In a new twist in
the case of alleged rape
and assault with a
16-year-old specially-
abledminorgirlinAlwar,
it has turned out to be a
hit-and-run case and not
rape or attack, sources
said on Tuesday
.
However, the police
have said that they are
investigating the case
from all the angles.
According to the in-
formation received, a
delivery boy of Zomato
had hit the girl and fled
from the spot on Janu-
ary 11. The police have
questioned more than
70 Zomato riders, in
which 1 bike rider has
reportedly admitted to
hitting the girl.
CENTRE FLAGS DIP IN COVID TESTING,
ASKS STATES AND UTs TO ENHANCE IT
New Delhi: The health
ministry has written to
the states and union ter-
ritories highlighting
there has been a decline
in Covid-19 testing. It
has reminded the states
that the basic objective
of testing is early detec-
tion of cases for quick
isolation and care.
The letter to the
states by Centre said:
“Testing remains a key
and crucial component
of the framework. How-
ever, it is seen from the
data available on the
ICMR portal that test-
ing has declined in
many states and union
territories.
AVOID STEROIDS, TEST FOR TB IF
COUGH REMAINS, SAYS CENTRE
The Centre on Tuesday released fresh clinical guide-
lines for COVID-19 treatment advising doctors to avoid
prescribing steroids. Citing the possible increase in
risks of secondary infections such as the black fungus,
the Health Ministry urged doctors to limit the use of
steroids in the early stages of clinical treatment. The
latest guidelines for the management also recommend
testing for tuberculosis and other conditions if the
cough persists for more than two to three weeks.
Abu Dhabi blast: Efforts
on to send bodies back,
says Indian Embassy
NewDelhi:ThetwoIndi-
ans killed in the suspect-
ed drone strike in Abu
Dhabi on Monday have
beenidentified,informed
the Indian Embassy in
UAETuesdaymorning.It
added that two of the six
injured in the attack are
also Indians.
The embassy tweet-
ed, “Identities of 2 de-
ceased Indian nation-
als established.” It
added that the embassy
officials “are in touch
with their family mem-
bers. The Mission is
working closely with
UAE authorities, in-
cluding ADNOC, for
early repatriation of
mortal remains”.
The Indian Embassy
in another tweet Tues-
day said of the “6 in-
jured, 2 are Indian na-
tionals. After receiving
medical treatment they
were discharged yes-
terday night.”
N Chandrababu Naidu@ncbn
I’ve tested positive for COVID with mild
symptoms. I have quarantined myself at home
and taking all the necessary precautions. I would request
those who came in contact with me to get themselves
tested at the earliest. Please be safe and take care.
It’s very sad to know that raid is being
conducted on the premises of Punjab Chief
Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s relative
in connection with a case of illegal sand mining.
Punjab Chief Minister and his relatives are involved
in illegal sand mining. —Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
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R-DAY: IN A FIRST,
WORKERS, DRIVERS
IN LIST OF GUESTS
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
GUJARAT
17,119
NEW
CASES
6,078
NEW CASES
IN A’BAD
10
NEW DEATHS

First India Bureau
Ahmedabad/Surat: A
day after two Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP) leaders
quit and one of them
joinedtherulingBharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP),
state party chief Gopal
Italia reiterated the par-
ty’s efforts to continue
the fight for farmers and
students. State unit lead-
er Isudan Gadhvi on
Tuesday said the latter
was trying to break it
through “pressure tac-
tics and allurement.”
While folk singer Vi-
jay Suvada joined the
BJP, diamond industri-
alist Mahesh Savani ‘re-
tired’ from AAP.
In his defense, Savani
has claimed that he has
been unable to give time
tohissocialcausesdueto
active politics. However,
heneglectedtorevealhis
futureplans,onlystating
that he would be willing
to join a political party
should one present him
with an opportunity
.
Sources have indicated
that he is most likely to
join the BJP
.
Suvada and Savani’s
decision to quit the par-
ty is a big jolt for the
AAP. And yet, Italia
said, “CR Patil (BJP Gu-
jarat chief) is misusing
funds and power to
frighten opponents and
break them. This is a
challenge for our party
workers and they are
ready to take it up and
give a befitting response
in upcoming elections.”
Commenting on re-
cent resignations, Gad-
hvi added, “It was their
personal decision to
leave the party. BJP is
known for applying
pressure tactics. It
clearly shows that they
are frightened of
AAP’s growth.”
Meanwhile, Gujarat
BJP spokesperson Yag-
nesh Dave said, “When
their own leaders do not
trust the party (AAP),
howwillpeopleputtrust
in it? Their leaders are
making unnecessary
statements. The truth is
thatAAPisbreakingup.
Instead of talking about
BJP
, the leaders of AAP
must worry about their
own state of affairs.”
(Seated row) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (in blue) with AAP Guj Chief Gopal Italia (in white), Isudan Gadhvi (in pink) and Mahesh Savani (in grey check shirt). —FILE PHOTO
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First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Chief
MinisterBhupendraPa-
tel has granted adminis-
trative approval for
phase-1 works worth
Rs4,369 crore for the
supply of an additional
1 million-acre feet of
Narmada water to the
borderdistrictof Kutch.
A total of four links
with pipelines of a total
of 337.98km length have
been planned, keeping
in view the present op-
eration of the Kutch
branch canal-- which is
a part of the Narmada
main canal, the Chief
Minister’s Office (CMO)
said in a release.
“Chief Minister Bhu-
pendra Patel has sanc-
tioned projects worth Rs
4,369 crore for phase-I
works for the use of addi-
tional one million acre-
feetof Narmadawaterfor
the border district of
Kutchinthestate,”itsaid.
The river water will
be diverted to 38 small
and medium irrigation
schemes through a pro-
posed337.98-kmpipeline
to irrigate around 2.81
lakh acres of land, cov-
ering 77 villages in six
talukas of the Kutch dis-
trict, as per the release.
About 77 villages in
the six talukas, namely,
Mundra, Anjar, Mand-
vi, Rapar, Bhuj and Na-
khatrana will get irri-
gation facilities due to
this work. About
2,81,000 acres of land
can be irrigated with
this Narmada water.
CMPatelalsoreleased
the State Focus Report
from the National Bank
for Agriculture and Ru-
ral Development’s (NA-
BARD) for 2022-23 on
Tuesday
. NABARD has
planned to extend loans
of Rs2.48 lakh crore to
the priority sectors. It
has set aside Rs1.13 lakh
crore for agriculture,
Rs1.09lakhcroreforMS-
MEs and Rs26,000 crore
forotherprioritysectors
in Gujarat.
NABARD has pre-
pared an annual loan
probabilityreportforthe
33 districts. For this, the
bank had a discussion
with various depart-
ments and banks to im-
plement it successfully
.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel (centre) released NABARD’s State
Focus Report 2022-23 on Tuesday. He is flanked by Agriculture Minister
Raghavji Patel, Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai, Minister of State for
Cooperatives Jagdish Vishwakarma and other officers on his right.
State approves `4,369 cr for Narmada pipeline in Kutch
EASING WATER TROUBLES
Over 77 villages in six talukas of the
district stand to receive water to irrigate
around 2.81 lakh acres of land
HC asks CS to draw up
plan to clear contempt
of court cases
SMC depts to finish
projects in 2 months
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Chief
Justice Aravind Ku-
mar on Tuesday di-
rectedstateChief Sec-
retary Pankaj Kumar
to issue necessary in-
structions for compli-
ance of the court’s
orders for which con-
tempt petitions have
been filed against the
government.
Chief Secretary
Pankaj Kumar had
joined proceedings
on the Gujarat High
Court’s instruction,
when division bench
comprising CJ Ku-
mar and Justice
Ashutosh Shastri
told the chief secre-
tary that court orders
pertaining to con-
tempt of court peti-
tions were not being
abided or followed.
They directed him
to convene a meeting
of alldepartmentalof-
ficers facing court
contempt charges.
“The chief secretary
shouldworkoutshort,
immediate and/or
long-term plans so
that the court can
clear pending cases,”
stated the bench.
CS Kumar then as-
sured the court that
he will call a meeting
and chart out plans to
assist the court to
clear pending cases
soon. The court sug-
gested that he engage
theaidof government
pleaders for the same.
The court was
hearing a petition
filed by around 400
employees of grant-
in-aid schools who
had secured a court
order in 2019 for the
benefit of a higher
pay scale. The court
had then directed the
government to grant
the petitioners a
higher pay scale with
interest. As the state
had not complied
with its order, it had
scheduled a hearing.
Civic body will
now provide
samples for
online forms to
ensure ease
First India Bureau
Surat: Departments
of the Surat Munici-
pal Corporation
(SMC) have been di-
rectedtocompletethe
80 ongoing projects
which are facing de-
lays due to COVID-19
over the next two
months, after a re-
view meeting headed
by Commissioner
Banchhanidhi Pani
on Tuesday
.
The draft budget
for 2020-21 had set
aside Rs1,979 crore
for capital projects
which have not been
fully used yet, offi-
cials said, adding
that no new work will
be undertaken until
older projects are
completed.
Meanwhile, the
SMC has also decided
to provide a filled
sample alongside all
online forms, to make
it easier for city resi-
dents to access civic
services.
Surat Mayor He-
mali Boghawala said,
“We have made ar-
rangements to fill up
102 different types of
online forms,” add-
ing, “The corpora-
tion has been work-
ing hard from the
beginning to move
towards e-govern-
ance and make ser-
vices paperless. Peo-
ple were getting com-
plaints that there
were some difficul-
ties in the process of
filling up the online
form. With this in
mind, from Wednes-
daywehavelaunched
this special add-on.
From now on, the
corporation will
place a second filled
form next to each on-
line form so that no
one will have any dif-
ficulty in filling up
online forms. They
will be able to apply
easily and will get all
the documents—in-
cluding birth and
death certificates
and marriage certifi-
cates—easily
.”
Presenting a united front, the party’s Guj unit accused BJP of ‘pressure tactics’ and vowed to do well in assembly polls
Gujarat High Court. —FILE PHOTO
Surat Mayor Hemali Boghawala unveiled the add-ons to
the SMC’s e-services on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The new-
ly elected president of
Gujarat Youth Congress
Vishwanathsinh Vaghe-
la is all set to hit the
ground running for the
upcoming state assem-
bly election this month
with a team of nearly 8
lakh workers. Vaghela,
who has been associat-
ed with the Congress
party since 2004, told
media persons that he
wanted to be active in
politics for social justice
and to make a tangible
difference in the society
.
For the Youth Con-
gress presidency, he un-
derwent an election
‘test’ which included a
membership drive. “I
have received 1.49 lakh
votes and more than
8.70 lakh votes were
taken into considera-
tion for the entire pro-
cess, some of which
were not even counted.
The members who vot-
ed were dedicated Con-
gress workers. The vot-
ing system did not con-
sist of merely casting a
vote; each supporter
had to post a video giv-
ing many details,” in-
formed Vaghela.
Elaborating on the
voting, the new presi-
dent said, “Votes were
across Gujarat were
castbycommittedwork-
ers. And, in 10 days’
time, the youth will be-
gin campaigning for the
upcoming election.”
After my appoint-
ment, several other ap-
pointments were also
made. Few of them will
take a week or 10 days to
come through the Youth
Congress structure. In
all, by this month-end
we will start the elec-
tion campaign on
ground level, he added.
On the recent mem-
bership drive conducted
by the party
, Vaghela as-
serted,“Wehaveabooth-
wise list of members,
especially those who
have joined (the party)
recently
. Now, it is the
time to take the next
step. We have around
7,000membersinGhatlo-
dia(areainAhmedabad),
who will be our messen-
gers, booth agents and
foot soldiers.”
Youth Cong gearing up to begin assembly poll campaign
(L to R) Cong leader Hardik Patel, Youth Cong National Prez BV
Srinivas, Youth Cong Guj Prez Vishwanath Vaghela and Guj Cong
Prez Jagdish Thakor at the GPCC office. —FILE PHOTO
IRREGULARITIES IN DATA
SUBMISSIONBYPDEU:DOSHI
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Alleging
several irregularities at
the Pandit Deendayal
Energy University
(PDEU), Congress
Chief Spokesperson
Manish Doshi on Tues-
day said that the univer-
sity submitted forged
data to national as well
as regional ranking in-
stitutions. He claimed
that false submissions
were made to National
Institute Ranking
Framework (NIRF), All
India Council for Tech-
nical Education (AI-
CTE), National Bureau
of Accreditation, Guja-
rat State Institutional
Ranking Framework,
among others.
According to Doshi,
over 100 administrative
staffers were named as-
sistant professors in the
files. Fear looms over
faculties and staff for
possible disciplinary
action by the NIRF and
other institutions
against PDEU. It could
also impact their ad-
missions next year as
PDEU depends on stu-
dents’ tuition fees.
“To earn ranking
points, PDEU showed
higher research funds
by including funds of
GERMI, which is an au-
tonomous research
trust. They similarly
showed several internal
research projects as ex-
ternal and sponsored
research projects to in-
crease funding. PDEU
also claimed that they
invented a ventilator
during the COVID-19
pandemic. But the same
ventilator is being sold
by a Chennai-based
company called Hild De-
fense and Aerospace Pvt
Ltd/Eagle Pvt Ltd on
Indiamart.com for Rs5.5
lakh. The brochure says
‘technically evaluated
by PDEU,” he said.
Questioning the in-
stitution’s actions,
Doshi asked, “How can
the PDEU validate a
medical device when it
does not have the exper-
tise in life sciences? It is
a clear case of misuse
of the PDEU’s name for
financial gains.”
Pandit Deendayal Energy University campus.
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‘AAPWILLCONTINUETOFIGHT
AAPWILLCONTINUETOFIGHT
FOR STUDENTS
FOR STUDENTS,
, FARMERS
FARMERS’
’
AAP LEADERS
PLEAD SAVANI
TO STAY
After his decision to
‘retire’ from the party,
Aam Aadmi Party leaders
as well as councillors
reached his office in
Surat to persuade him
to stay back. While a few
of them pleaded with
him, others threatened to
fast until he capitulated.
However, Savani stood
by his decision to take a
step back from politics
and firmly conveyed
the same to them. “My
decision will remain the
same. I have left the party
for personal reasons and
have decided to spend
time with my family. I
am very respectful of the
sentiments of the party
leaders and workers. But
I am leaving the party due
to my limitations. I do not
wish to get involved in
politics right now and am
adamant about my deci-
sion to leave the party,”
stated Savani.

GUJARAT
03
HIGHESTDAILYJUMPSINCEAPRIL30
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Guja-
rat on Tuesday re-
corded 17,119 new
coronavirus infec-
tions, its highest sin-
gle-day tally so far,
which took the case-
load to 9,56,112, while
10 patients suc-
cumbed to the infec-
tion, the health de-
partment said.
The state’s previous
one-day high was 14,605
cases, recorded on April
30 last year, before drop-
ping to a single-digit
(eight) on September 19.
The number of COV-
ID-19 cases surged to
17,119 from 12,753 on
Monday, a rise of 4,366.
Also, 7,883 patients
were discharged during
the day, which pushed
the number of recov-
ered cases to 8,66,338,
according to a health
department release.
With this, the state’s
tally of active cases
rose sharply to 79,600
with the condition of
113 patients being criti-
cal, it said.
Gujarat also reported
a sharp rise in deaths
with 10 patients suc-
cumbing in the last 24
hours, raising the total
fatalities to 10,174, the
release said.
On Monday, the state
had reported five deaths
linked to the infection.
Surat district report-
ed five new fatalities,
followed by Ahmedabad
three, Bhavnagar and
Valsad one each.
Four districts—
Ahmedabad, Surat, Va-
dodara and Rajkot—
alone contributed 77%
of the total new cases.
Ahmedabad district
reported the highest
number of 6,078 new
cases, followed by Su-
rat 3,986, Vadodara
1,670 and Rajkot 1,461,
the release stated.
The state’s rate of re-
covery has fallen to
90.61%.
A total of 3.17 lakh
people received their
vaccine shots against
COVID-19 on Tuesday,
taking the number of
jabs administered so far
in the state to 9.53 crore.
Gujarat recorded a
positivity rate of 13.4%
a day ago, as per the test
figures uploaded on the
department dashboard
on Tuesday
.
State recorded 17,119 new cases in 24 hours—about 77% from major cities
‘3rd wave to peak
in Guj this week’
Mercury may rise slightly
withrainslikelyonJan20-22
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A profes-
sor from IIT Kanpur
onTuesdaysuggested
that the third wave of
COVID-19 is likely to
reach its peak in Har-
yana,GujaratandMa-
harashtra this week.
He also claimed
that the third wave,
triggered by the Omi-
cron variant, has
reached its peak in
Delhi, Mumbai and
Kolkata.
Gujarat is predict-
ed to peak on the 19th.
Haryana is predicted
to peak on 20th,” he
added.
Last year, Dr
Manindra Agrawal,
who developed Sutra
model, had predicted
that the third wave of
coronavirus would
peak by the end of
January
.
Heassertedthatthe
deadly infection is
spreadingfasterinIn-
diathanprojectedear-
lier. In a series of
tweets, the Professor
said, “There appear
two plausible reasons
for this: 1) there are
twogroupsinthepop-
ulation, one with less
immunity against
Omicron and the oth-
erwithmore.Themu-
tantfirstspreadinthe
first group causing a
sharp rise. Now the
first group is exhaust-
edandsothespreadis
slower.”
He further said,
“Second, there was a
lot of concern when
Omicron started
spreading, but in the
last week or so, peo-
ple almost every-
where have conclud-
ed that it causes only
mild infection and
have decided to han-
dle it with standard
remedies instead of
getting tested.”
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The In-
dia Meteorological
Department has
predicted light rain-
fall in several dis-
tricts of the state by
the end of the week.
Lightrainwilloccur
atisolatedplacesinBa-
naskantha, Patan and
Kutch on January 20,
andinAravalli,Banas-
kantha, Mehsana, Pa-
tan, Sabarkantha,
Dwarka, Jamnagar,
Junagadh, Morbi, Por-
bandar, Rajkot and
Kutch on January 21,
the IMD said in a re-
lease. Dahod, Panch-
mahal, Vadodara,
Bharuch, Chhota
Udepur and Surat will
likely see rainfall on
Saturday
, it added.
The weather depart-
ment has issued a
warning, asking fish-
ermen not to venture
out to sea, since bad
weatherisexpectedoff
the coast of Jakhau,
Mandvi (Kutch), Mun-
dra, New Kandla, Nav-
lakhi, Jamnagar, Sa-
laya, Okha, and Por-
bandar in the north
Gujarat region on
Thursday and Friday
.
Strong winds with
speeds reaching 40-50
kmph gusting to 60
kmphareverylikelyto
prevail along and off
North Gujarat coast
and adjoining North-
east Arabian Sea and
Northwest Arabian
Sea from during the
forecast period, it said.
The off-season rain
could bring tempera-
tures across the state
up a notch in the
coming days.
The minimum tem-
perature in Naliya,
usually Gujarat’s cold-
est centre in the win-
ter, was 10 °C—normal
for this time of year,
while the maximum
therewas30°C,twode-
grees above normal.
Ahmedabadwitnessed
a high of 29 °C, a de-
gree above normal,
and a low of 12.8 °C,
also a degree above
normal, on Tuesday
.
Most districts are expected to see light rains this week. —FILE PHOTO
COVID-19 testing in Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
COVID-19 UPDATE
8,66,338
TOTALRECOVERED
7,883 MORE
IN A DAY
9,56,112
TOTAL CASES
17,119 CASES
IN A DAY
6,078 MAX
CASES IN
A’BAD
ACTIVE CASES
10,174
TOTAL DEATHS
79,600
10 DEATHS
IN A DAY
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: An In-
dian insurtech
startup named
ACKO, co-founded
by MICA alumnus
Varun Dua recently
attained Unicorn
status after it raised
$255 million at a
valuation of $1.1
billion in a fund-
raising round led by
private equity firms
General Atlantic
and Multiples Pri-
vate Equity.
ACKO is a digital
platform for insur-
ance products with
over 70 million cus-
tomers and clocking
a run-rate of $150
million in premiums.
Dua, who graduated
from MICA in 2003,
said, “I think becom-
ing a Unicorn does not
change much because
it is business as usual
the next day. Our strat-
egy remains the same,
and we continue to
strive equally hard to
win customer trust.
However, Unicorn sta-
tus is a validation for
all the hard work.
What our teams have
achieved in a short pe-
riod, especially with
COVID-19 disrupting
33% of the total exist-
ence of ACKO, is no
small feat. However,
the trust that our in-
vestors and customers
have shown in ACKO
made it possible.”
“Our alumni con-
tinue to make us proud
with their accomplish-
ments across diverse
fields. Many of our
alumni have become
entrepreneurs and are
increasingly creating
companies having an
impact. I congratulate
the ACKO team with
the confidence that
more alumni will emu-
late their success in
the years ahead and
bring laurels to their
alma mater,” Dr
Shailendra Raj Mehta,
President Director,
MICA, said in a re-
lease on Tuesday.
MICA, Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
Insurtech firm launched by MICA alumnus becomes unicorn
FLYING START
ACKO raises $255 million at
a valuation of $1.1 billion in
round led by General Atlantic
First India Bureau
Veraval: The body of
Jayanti Solanki, a
50-year-old fisherman
from Sutrapada in Gir-
Somnath, who died in a
Pakistani jail a year af-
ter he was apprehended
International Maritime
Boundary Line in the
Arabian Sea while
aboard the “Rasool Sa-
gar” boat with other
fishermen has arrived
in India.
Solanki died a few
weeks back due to un-
known reasons but the
information was re-
ceived by local authori-
ties on Sunday, the offi-
cial said.
A team of Gujarat
Fisheries Department
from Veraval reached
the Wagah-Attari bor-
der in Punjab to receive
the body of the fisher-
man, said Fisheries Of-
ficer Vishal Gohel.
“The mortal remains
will be brought back
here and handed over to
the family members at
Sutrapada,” said Gohel.
After learning about
Solanki's death from
the Indian Embassy in
Pakistan, the Central
government asked the
Gujarat Fisheries De-
partment to carry out
the further procedure,
he said.
“Although Solanki
was a native of Vanak-
bara (in the Union Ter-
ritory of Diu and Da-
man and Dadra and Na-
gar Haveli), he was liv-
ing with his family and
in-laws at Sutrapada for
the last many years. He
was languishing in a Pa-
kistani jail for the last
one year following his
apprehension. While he
died a few weeks back,
we received the infor-
mation only on Sunday
,”
added Gohel.
First India Bureau
Vadodara: A domestic
help couple with their
two associates robbed
their 50-year-old own-
er. They made her un-
conscious, tied her to
the bed and threat-
ened to kill her if she
made noise. They
then ransacked the
house and ran away
with cash, jewellery
and a two-wheeler
from the house. Po-
lice registered the
case at the Taluka po-
lice station and re-
leased pictures of the
domestic help couple
with their details.
Officials said the vic-
tim Anjanaben (50) was
sleeping in her house
at Tarak bungalows on
Sevasi Bhayli road pri-
or to the time of the
incident.
Around 2.30 am, An-
jaben’s house help Jag-
at Bahadur, his wife and
two associates first
drugged the security
guard and the family
dog by mixing some un-
known powder with tea.
Then, they woke up
Anjanaben, threatened
her, forcibly drugged
her with the same sub-
stance mixed in water,
and tied her to the bed
using a cloth.
Thereafter, they
broke into the locker,
and make off with Rs7
lakh in cash, a gold
chain, a gold ring, and a
gold necklace.
On their way out,
they also took the two-
wheeler parked in the
parking lot. Police re-
leased pictures and
started a manhunt to
nab the accused.
Guj fisherman dies in Pak jail,body handed over
Domestichelpdrug,robemployerinVadodara
At least 376 Indian fishermen are still in Pakistani jails as of November 2021. —FILE PHOTO
Police are hunting for Jagat Bahadur and his wife, among others.
3 booked for
ignoring nCoV
guidelines at
Tapi wedding
First India Bureau
Tapi: Three people,
identified as Kanu Gam-
it,JituGamitandNilesh
Gamit, were booked in
Tapi district after a vid-
eo of a wedding function
in Pati village, surfaced
in which hundreds of
people were seen danc-
ing to music without fol-
lowing social distancing
normsorwearingmasks
inviolationof COVID-19
guidelines.
The men who organ-
ized the event have been
charged under various
sections of the Indian
Penal Code, as well as
Disaster Management
Act and Epidemic Dis-
eases Act provisions.
An official said a sub in-
spector and head consta-
ble of Dolvan have been
suspended for derelic-
tion of duty as they had
failed to prevent people
from gathering.

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Hatred is never
appeased by hatred in
this world. By non-
hatred alone
is hatred appeased.
This is a law eternal.
—Gautam Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Shri Narayan Debnath Ji brightened
several lives through his works,
cartoons and illustrations. His works
reflected his intellectual prowess.
The characters he created will remain
eternally popular. Pained by his
demise. Condolences to his family
and admirers. Om Shanti.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Election is a training camp for the
development of political workers.
We can prepare maximum people as
workers. Winning the election is not
only a matter, but the organization
should also expand and the worker
should also be developed: PM@
NarendraModip-
TOP TWEETS
SISTER DUO WHO
KILLED 13 KIDS,
ESCAPE THE NOOSE
BY A WHISKER
heirs is a classic case
of cheating death.
Kolhapur’s Seema
Gavit and her sister
Renuka Shinde were
accused of killing 43 children be-
tween 1990 and 1996. After kid-
napping, they forced them into
beggary and later killed them.
The police was able to prove the
murder of 13 children. The Kol-
hapur court sentenced them to
be hanged till death in 2001. After
the Supreme Court upheld the
death sentence in 2006 their exe-
cution was almost certain. On
Tuesday
, the Bombay High Court
commuted their death sentence
into life imprisonment. The re-
prieve was not because the court
found loopholes in the prosecu-
tion case but because of the
state’s“casualapproach,amercy
petitionwasnotdecidedfornear-
ly seven months and 10 months”.
It is a sad commentary on the
country’scriminaljusticesystem
as the “unexplained” delay failed
“theinnocentvictims”of thehei-
nous crimes. Having “spent” 25
years in jail, the “menace to soci-
ety”,astheSupremeCourtcalled
them, may now walk free.
T
here’s a row be-
tween the Centre
and three opposi-
tion-ruled states--
-WB, TN and Ker-
ala---over the exclusion of
their tableaux from the Re-
public Day parade. This is
the second time after 2020
that Kerala and Bengal’s tab-
leaux are not a part of the
parade. CM Mamata Baner-
jee is miffed over the exclu-
sion. In a letter to PM Naren-
dra Modi she said, “I am pro-
foundly shocked and hurt by
the decision of the Govern-
ment of India to abruptly
exclude the proposed tableau
of the Government of Ben-
gal from the ensuing Repub-
lic Day Parade. It is even
more baffling for us that the
tableau was rejected without
assigning any reasons or jus-
tification.” The tableau was
designed to commemorate
Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose’s 125th birth anniv.
Replying to Mamata, De-
fence Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh said that the rejection of
Bengal’s tableau had noth-
ing to do with politics and
that “PM Modi-led govern-
ment respects” Netaji “in
high regard”.
Kerala’s tableau carried
figure of “anti-caste crusad-
er Narayan Guru” instead of
Adi Shankara’s as wanted by
Centre. TN CM MK Stalin
also questioned exclusion of
his state’s tableau.
Even if CMs of 3 states are
peeved at their tableaux be-
ing sidelined, Centre has its
reasons for dropping them.
First, the selection is made
by an expert committee. And
two, as FM Nirmala Sithara-
man said, GoI and received 56
proposals from states, minis-
tries and PSUs out of which
only 21 were selected. Ra-
jnath Singh explained that
out of 29 design proposals
only 12 were approved. Heart-
burn is unavoidable.
BENGAL, TN, KERALA
TABLEAUX EXCLUSION
First, the selection is
made by an expert
committee. And two, as
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman said,
Government of India and
received 56 proposals
from states, ministries
and PSUs out of which
only 21 were selected
T
WHY THIS ‘KOLA VERI DI’
FOR TABLEAU JUNK ISSUE?
ableaux of several states
meant for the Republic Day
parade on January 26 has
been rejected which has obvi-
ously sparked controversy
.
And quick to take the
“mass” media route, which is
today in the form of Twitter,
FB, Instagram, Youtube…
people, netas (obviously a
juicy fodder for them), and
civil society commentators
have come out against this
rejection vehemently and
notwithstanding the fact,
everyone has a theory
.
The tableaux of the state,
in general, is supposed to be
a visual representation of
personalities, people, events,
culture, etc. deeply rooted
and associated with the
state(s) concerned.
And in an obvious move…
the Chief Ministers of Kera-
la, West Bengal, and Tamil
Nadu have written to the
Centre against the rejection
of their state’s tableaux.
And this became a news
peg for channels and the me-
dia for some time.
The Centre, meanwhile,
has criticized the states’ reac-
tion over the rejection and in
its defense said the decisions
were taken after “thorough
deliberation” by an expert
committee. It also accused
the chief ministers of Kera-
la, Tamil Nadu, and West
Bengal of “spreading misin-
formation” about Republic
Day tableaux.
Having said that… let’s see
how the tableaux are ordered
and what is the process of
selection and rejection.
UNDERSTANDING THE
SELECTION PROCESS…
The tableaux aren’t decid-
ed by the Centre. The Defence
Ministry appoints an expert
committee comprising emi-
nent personalities from vari-
ous fields like culture, art,
painting, music, sculpture,
dance, architecture, etc. to
study these artworks and
take a call.
Before drawing up a final
list… the committee vigor-
ously discusses the idea, con-
cept, topic, design, and visual
impact of these. It must be
remembered that only a few
suggestions can be cleared
due to the restriction of the
time factor. Out of the 56 pro-
posals received from states
andcentralministriesin2022,
twenty-one were selected.
It is not correct to say that
West Bengal, Kerala, and Ta-
mil Nadu are being rudely
treated or rather unfairly as
the same Central govern-
ment led by Narendra Modi
had approved Kerala’s tab-
leau proposals in 2018 and
2021. Similarly, Tamil Nadu’s
tableaux were approved in
2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021
and West Bengal’s were given
the green signal in 2016, 2017,
2019, and 2021.
We need to know the fact
correctly and study the issue
closely. Even as Mamata Ba-
nerjee accused the Centre of
disrespecting Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose by rejecting
West Bengal’s tableau, it
must be noted that this year’s
tableau of the Central Public
Works Department, which
falls within the ambit of the
Centre, actually incorporates
Netaji as a topic. As a result,
accusing the Centre of disre-
specting the great freedom
fighter by West Bengal does
not hold water.
Also, it was reported in a
section of the media that this
year’s Republic Day festivi-
ties will be initiated from
January 23… the birth anni-
versary of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose.
In the first phase of selec-
tion, the sketch and design of
the proposals are closely ex-
amined and suggestions for
changes, if required, are in-
formed to the concerned
states. Once okayed by the
expert panel, the participat-
ing states are required to pre-
sent a three-dimensional
model of their proposal once
again to the committee. The
experts again examine the
same and look at the changes
asked for to take a final call.
The final selection of a tab-
leau is based on a combina-
tion of issues or rather fac-
tors like the visual appeal,
impact it will have on people
especially of the state and on
the wide spectrum of people
witnessing the same virtual-
ly, concept, the minute detail-
ing that has gone into the
making of the artwork and
also the music composed to
accompany the same.
The Subject Expert Com-
mittee which rejected the
proposals of Kerala, West
Bengal, and Tamil Nadu did
so after marathon delibera-
tions and a due process that
is followed every year.
They also said it is quite
natural for more proposals to
be rejected than those ap-
proved given the time con-
straints.
According to the experts’
panel, the outcry by states
and lambasting the Centre
over the rejection of tab-
leaux sets out a wrong prec-
edent as chief ministers try
to politicize the matter and
portray the outcome of an
“objective” process as a
flashpoint between the states
and the Centre. They also
feel that this goes a long way
in harming the country’s fed-
eral template.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
According to the experts’
panel, the outcry by states
and lambasting the Centre
over the rejection of
tableaux sets out a wrong
precedent as chief ministers
try to politicize the matter
and portray the outcome of
an “objective” process as a
flashpoint between the states
and the Centre. They also
feel that this goes a long
way in harming the
country’s federal template
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
THE TABLEAUX
AREN’T DECIDED BY
THE CENTRE. THE
DEFENCE MINISTRY
APPOINTS AN EXPERT
COMMITTEE
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INDIA
05
New Delhi: Around
1000 drones, 75 military
aircraft and tableaux of
12 states and Union Ter-
ritories and nine minis-
tries will be part of the
Republic Day celebra-
tions at Rajpath in the
national capital.
Interestingly
, the gov-
ernment has introduced
two important changes
— Republic Day celebra-
tion week will be held
fromJanuary23toJanu-
ary30andthemainfunc-
tion will begin 30 min-
utes later on January 26.
It will begin at 10.30 a.m.
in place of 10 a.m. to let
visibility improve by the
time flypast takes place.
The celebrations will
begin from January 23
to mark the 125th birth
anniversary of Netaji
SubhasChandraBose.It
will end on January 30
to commemorate Mar-
tyrs Day
. Number of
visitors has been signifi-
cantly curtailed be-
tween 5,000 to 8,000.
No foreign chief
guest this year due
to COVID-19
There will be no for-
eign chief guest on R-
Day this year due to
Covid crisis Omi-
cron threat. Invita-
tions to Heads of
States of five Central
Asian countries have
been sent. “There will
be no foreign chief
guest from Central
Asian countries on R-
Day this year due to
COVID-19. —ANI
R-Day celebrations to begin from
Jan 23, visitor numbers curtailed
ASSEMBLY POLLS 2022
Chandigarh: Aam
Aadmi Punjab Presi-
dent Bhagwant Mann
on Tuesday expressed
his gratitude to his par-
ty and the people of
Punjab after being
declared as the
AAP’s chief min-
isterial candidate
in the upcoming
Assembly elections,
and said that his party
would be victorious
with more than two-
third majority and
make the state “Rangla
Punjab” again.
Earlier on Tuesday,
Mann was declared the
Chief Ministerial can-
didate of AAP after the
party received nearly 22
lakh responses on the
phone number released
last week asking people
to give names of their
preferred candidate for
the face of the chief
minister for the party
in Punjab. Speaking to
ANI, Mann said, “I will
try to get my party the
victory with more than
two-third majority. We
have to make Punjab
Rangla Punjab again.”
Asked about his pri-
orities if he is elected as
CM in upcoming polls,
Mann said that he
would address the is-
sues relating to drug ad-
diction and the unem-
ployment of youth. “Un-
employment is a big is-
sueinPunjab,ouryouth
has gone into depres-
sion, running away
abroad. We will work for
this, we will fix educa-
tion, we will fix agricul-
ture. Electricity is also a
big issue. We have to
end the mafia rule and
fill the treasury of Pun-
jab, give convenience to
the people.” —ANI
Amritsar: Congress
leader Raj Kumar Verka
on Tuesday alleged
“There is no truth in the
response calls that
Arvind Kejriwal is talk-
ing about and to cheat
the people of Punjab
and Bhagwant Mann,
Kejriwal has played a
newtrick,”saidtheCon-
gress leader. “AAP is not
going to get a total 5 lakh
votes in Punjab.
Imphal: The All Manipur Christian Organisation
(AMCO) urged Election Commission to resched-
ule first phase of As-
sembly polls on Febru-
ary 27 as the day being
a Sunday is the prayer
day of the community.
The AMCO requested
the ECI to conduct the
polling of the first phase
on any day of the week
other than Sundays.”We earnestly appeal to
the Election Commission to reschedule the first
phase polling date to show solidarity and respect
to the religious sentiment of the Christians,” it
said in a statement.The elections to the 60-mem-
ber Manipur Assembly would be held in two
phases on February 27 and March 3. —ANI
Panaji: Aam Aadmi
Party national conven-
or and Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal
will be announcing the
party’s CM candidate
for Goa during a press
conference in Panaji
on Wednesday.
Kejriwal had
held a door-to-
door campaign
on Sunday in
Cortalim village of Goa,
which is scheduled
to go to polls this
February. As a part of
the campaign, Kejriwal
along with other party
members was seen
interacting with voters
in Cortalim. Pamphlets
were distributed to
the voters during the
campaign.
Goa will go to the
assembly polls on
February 14.
The counting of
votes will take
place on March
10. AAP an-
nounced its Lok Sabha
MP Bhagwant Mann
as the party’s chief
ministerial candidate
for Punjab Assembly
elections. —ANI
ty and the people of
Punjab after being
declared as the
isterial candidate
in the upcoming
Assembly elections,
PUNJAB
conference in Panaji
conference in Panaji assembly polls on
assembly polls on
February 14.
February 14.
The counting of
The counting of
votes will take
votes will take
place on March
place on March
10. AAP an-
10. AAP an-
GOA
GOA
AAPWILLWINBYTWO-THIRDMAJORITY,
MAKE ‘RANGLA PUNJAB’ AGAIN: MANN
Verka: Mann
declared CM
face on fake
response calls
Asked about his priorities if elected as CM, the AAP leader said that he
would address issues like drug addiction youth unemployment
AAP chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Singh Mann in-conversation with Delhi CM AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal ahead of Punjab
polls, in Mohali on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
LORD KRISHNA BIGGEST POLITICIAN,WE’VE LEARNT POLITICS FROM HIM: BAGHEL
Mathura: Chhattis-
garh Chief Minister
Bhupesh Baghel on
Tuesdayofferedprayers
at Bankey Bihari tem-
ple in Uttar Pradesh’s
Mathura and said that
Lord Krishna was the
biggest politician who
fought for truth and the
Congress has learnt
politics from him.
Speaking to ANI,
Baghel said, “Lord
Krishna is the biggest
politician who fought
for truth, we’ve all
learnt politics from
him.” He further hit
out at Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath and said
that his days are gone
as a Chief Minister and
shocking results will
come in the upcoming
Assembly polls.
“Shocking results
will come; days are
gone for UP CM
Yogi Adityanath,”
he said.
Earlier, Baghel
expressed confi-
dence in his party se-
curing a win in the up-
coming Assembly polls
in Uttar Pradesh.
Speaking to ANI,
Baghel who is also an
observer for the UP As-
sembly election said,
Elections for the 403
Assembly constituen-
cies in Uttar Pradesh
will be held in seven
phases starting Febru-
ary 10, the Election
Commission said. The
pollinginUttarPradesh
will be held on Febru-
ary 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and
March 3 and 7 in seven
phases. —ANI
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel along with Congress
Mathura candidate Pradeep Mathur pays obesiance at Bankey
Bihari temple, in Mathura, Tuesday.
Indian Navy personnel wave the tri-colour flag while rehearsing
for the Beating Retreat ceremony, at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
New Delhi: The Nishad
Party founder, Sanjay
Nishad said all the seats
on alliance with BJP for
the UP assembly polls will
be announced
in two to four
days and
discussion
on two seats
are going on.
“Around 15
seats are fix for us while
discussions are going for
two-three more seats.
Names of all seats will be
announced in two to four
days, after our meeting.”
”We are working to win
the Uttar Pradesh As-
sembly polls and have no
problem in giving seats to
BJP,” he said. —ANI
New Delhi: There is no dearth of war of words ahead
of Punjab Assembly polls, which is scheduled next
month. And as AAP announced its CMcandidate, it
took a Bollywood route to poke fun at its opposition.
Posting the song ‘Dil Da Mamla Hai Dilbar’ from Heyy
Babyy on Twitter, AAP morphed faces of Congress
leaders Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Sidhu and Rahul
Gandhi, its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and can-
didate Bhagwant Mann onto those of actors in scenes.
Lucknow: As per sources in Apna Dal, the party
has demanded 36 assembly seats in the forth-
coming polls. However, the discussion is still
underway. “Winnability will be the criteria. We
will put our candidates in the fray of elections
on the seats where there is more possibility of
winning. Similarly, BJP will do that same for
their candidates. This time, we will fight the
polls on twice the number of seats,” sources in
Apna Dal said. —ANI
Lucknow: Politician Islamic cleric Tauqeer Raza
Khan, who was earlier booked for derogatory
comments against PM Modi reportedly issuing
threats against Hindu community, joined Congress
ahead of UP Assembly polls. “We had resentment
with Congress, but BJP took advantage of it. We
are responsible for country’s loss. This step has
been taken to rectify that mistake. I request all UP
people, especially Muslims if you want to maintain
peace here, vote Congress,” Khan said. —ANI
Lucknow: Desperately
seeking assembly ticket
for her son, senior BJP
leader and sitting MP
from Prayagraj, Rita
Bahuguna
Joshi is
ready to
sacrifice her
seat in the
parliament.
In a letter to
BJP, national president
JP Nadda, Rita Joshi has
offered to resign from
parliament provided
party gives ticket to her
son Mayank Joshi from
Lucknow Cantt assembly
seat. Before being elected
as MP from Prayagraj,
Rita was legislator from
this seat. —Agencies
‘BJP ALLIANCE
SEATS TO BE
DECLARED SOON’
AAP USES BOLLYWOOD SONG
TO INTRODUCE ITS CM FACE
UTTAR PRADESH ASSEMBLY
POLLS: APNA DAL EYES 36 SEATS
BOOKED EARLIER FOR HATE SPEECH,
TAUQEER RAZA KHAN JOINS CONG
‘WILL RESIGN FROM
LS SEAT IF MY SON
GETS TICKET’
The situation of Congress is strong in Uttar
Pradesh. Under the leadership of Priyanka
Gandhi, the organisation has become
strong and has fought for the farmers, workers and
women. There is great support on the ground for
Congress. We are complying with the guidelines of
the ECI. We are doing door to door campaign. We
are adhering to the guidelines of the commission.
—Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh CM
will come; days are
gone for UP CM
Yogi Adityanath,”
he said.
expressed confi-
UP
expressed confi-
UP
Christians in Manipur urge EC
not to hold polling on Sunday
Arvind Kejriwal to announce
AAP’s Goa CM face today
1000 DRONES TO DISPLAY MULTIPLE FORMATIONS IN SKY
New Delhi: To encourage a startup led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Delhi, for the first time in the country, a drone show consisting of 1,000 drones
will be held during the Beating Retreat event in Republic Day celebrations this
year, said an official from the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday. After China, Russia
and UK, India will be the fourth country to perform drone show. The official also
said that this year, the Beating Retreat ceremony will also witness projection
mapping to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence.
SC TO CENTRE: FRAME
MODEL SCHEME ON
COMMUNITY KITCHENS
New Delhi: The SC on
Tuesday questioned the
Centre for not reporting
any starvation death. The
court said if it can be
understood that there is
no starvation death in the
country. The apex court
asked the government to
furnish the latest data on
starvation deaths and also
frame a model scheme,
for state governments to
implement, in commu-
nity kitchens to address
hunger and malnutri-
tion. A bench headed
by Chief Justice N.V.
Ramana and comprising
Justices A.S. Bopanna
and Hima Kohli told At-
torney General (AG) K.K.
Venugopal, “Government
of India should give us
data on starvation deaths,
latest information. Ask
your officer to give us
information”. The bench
further emphasised that
the Central government
should frame a model
scheme for community
kitchens and leave it on
the state governments to
implement it. —ANI
EXPLAIN WHY NDA-2022 EXAM HAS ONLY 19
SEATS FOR WOMEN: SC TO CENTRE
HELLO TAXI MULTI-CRORE FRAUD: DELHI HC
GRANTS BAIL TO TWO DIRECTORS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January
18) sought the response of the central government
on limiting the intake of
women candidates for the
National Defence Academy
(NDA)-2022 examination
to 19, the same as last
year. A bench of justices
Sanjay Kaul and MM Sun-
dresh asked the Centre to
place the figures on record about the total number
of candidates including women who have appeared
in the NDA examination 2021, for entrance tests for
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) and for
Rashtriya Military School (RMS). The bench told Ad-
ditional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati.
New Delhi: Delhi HC has granted bail to two
directors of an app-based taxi company, accused
of duping hundreds of
people of Rs 250 crore
after promising them huge
returns on investing in the
firm. Justice Subramonium
Prasad noted that their
custody isn’t required.
“Whether or not cheated
money was entrusted to petitioners (accused) is a
matter of trial and cannot be taken into consideration
at this juncture. This court is, therefore, of the opin-
ion that continued custody of the petitioners is no
longer required and that both the petitioners should
be enlarged on bail,” the court said. —PTI
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: Following
raids on the house of
Punjab Chief Minis-
ter’s relative, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
today hit out at the BJP
saying it’s the ruling
party’s “favourite weap-
on because they them-
selves have things to
hide”. The raids are in
connection with an old
case, and come just
weeks before state as-
sembly elections, lead-
ing to speculation on
social media of a politi-
cal motive behind it.
New Delhi: After PM Modi had to restart his Davos Agen-
da address, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe
saying “even the teleprompter could not take so much
lies”, even as BJP leaders pointed to a “technical glitch’’ at
event organiser World Economic Forum’s end. There was
no official reaction from the Centre or the World Economic
Forum. Several Congress leaders and social media users
claimed that it was a “teleprompter gaffe” as PM Modi had
to pause and then restart his special address to the WEF’s
online Davos Agenda 2022 summit, but BJP leaders and
many others pointed out that it was a technical glitch due
to which the WEF people were not able to patch the PM
and requested him to start again. —PTI
RAGA TAKES‘TELEPROMPTER’ JIBE AT MODI,
BJP LEADERS CITE‘TECHNICAL GLITCH’
RAID ON PUNJAB CM’S NEPHEW
Raid at the instance
of BJP,says Rahul
Rahul Gandhi
@RahulGandhi
Conducting an ED
raid is BJP’s favour-
ite weapon because
they themselves have
things to hide. Not
everyone is like you.
We have #NoFear.
#BJPFakeRaid
AHEAD OF POLLS,
ECI TRANSFERS
TWO DCS, 8 SSPS
Chandigarh: Ahead of
Punjab Assembly Elec-
tions, the Election Com-
mission of India on
Tuesday transferred
two Deputy Commis-
sioners-cum-District
Election Officers and
eight Senior Superin-
tendents of Police
(SSPs) in the state. —ANI

INDIA
06
Are Delhi govt’s
vaccine figures fudged?
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Delhi
Health Minister Satyen-
dar Jain said that 75%
of the people who have
died due to corona in
Delhi are those who
were not vaccinated. In
the last 5 days, around
150 people died in Delhi
and most of these peo-
ple were above 60 years
of age. Regarding these,
on December 24, Delhi
CM Arvind Kejriwal an-
nounced that 100% of
the adult population of
Delhi has received the
first dose of the vac-
cine. He informed that
148.33 crore people have
got the first dose for
which, he saluted the
doctors, ANMs, ASHA
workers and frontline
workers.
A day later, PM Modi
announced that adoles-
cents in the age group
of 15 to 18 years would
also be vaccinated from
January 3. Adolescents
in this age group are
not yet 100% vaccinat-
ed. If all the people
above 18 years of age
have been vaccinated,
then how are unvacci-
nated adults being
found, who are getting
infected by corona re-
sulting in their deaths?
Are these people from
other cities of NCR or
other states instead of
Delhi? If it is not so,
then there is something
wrong with either of
the two figures of 100%
immunized or 75% un-
vaccinated deaths.
CRUCIAL READ
Patna: Facing criticism over poor implementation of
the liquor ban, the Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar is likely
to give some relaxation to the violators. According to a
top official of the JDU, the state government is ready to
review this issue and a proposal is likely to be put on ta-
ble in the upcoming budget session of the Bihar Vidhan
Sabha. As per the proposal, the violators who are caught
in drunken state can be let off after paying penalty on
the spot. Though, it is not applicable on repeat offend-
ers. A person repeatedly violating the norms of liquor
prohibition law would be liable to face jail term. Such a
relaxation would allow liquor consumption at home and
would also promote the home delivery concept, which is
already popular among habitual drinkers in Bihar.
NITISH KUMAR GOVT LIKELY TO
RELAX LIQUOR PROHIBITION LAW
Mumbai: Three naval personnel died of injuries
caused by an explosion on board Indian Navy’s
destroyer ship INS Ranvir. “In an unfortunate
incident today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three
naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by
an explosion in an internal compartment onboard
INS Ranvir,” a Defence Ministry release said.
No major material damage has been reported,
it added.Sources say the explosion had nothing
to do with weapons or ammunition explosion. A
board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate
the cause. “The ship’s crew responded immediately
and quickly brought the situation under control,”
the release said. INS Ranvir was on cross-coast
operational deployment from the Eastern Naval
Command since November 2021 and was due to
return to base port shortly.
MUMBAI: 3 NAVAL PERSONNEL DIE IN
EXPLOSION ONBOARD INS RANVIR
Sitharaman calls Antrix-Devas
deal ‘fraud’, blames Congress
New Delhi: Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Tuesday
accused Congress-led
UPA of entering into a
“fraud” and “scandal-
ous” deal with Devas
Multimedia by allocat-
ing S-band spectrum
used by the defence for
“pittance”.
At a press confer-
ence, she said the gov-
ernment is now fight-
ing in every court to
save taxpayers’ money
that would otherwise
go towards paying for
arbitration awards that
Devas has won against
the cancellation of the
2005 deal.
She said the Supreme
Court on January 17
has comprehensively
upheld liquidation of
Devas Multimedia on
grounds that it was in-
corporated with fraud-
ulent intentions.
Her comments came
as Devas shareholders
pursue Indian assets
abroad to recover USD
1.29 billion that inter-
national arbitration
tribunals awarded over
a cancelled satellite
contract. They have got
a French court order
for freezing Indian
properties in Paris and
are seeking Air India
funds in Canada.
The 2005 agreement
was “a fraud on people
of India, fraud against
the country,” she said,
adding the S-band spec-
trum, which is other-
wise used for defence
purposes only, was giv-
en away for pittance.
Devas, she said,
promised to deliver on
things on which it didn’t
even have rights for.
In 2005, Devas Multi-
media signed an agree-
ment with Antrix -- the
commercial arm of the
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) --
to provide multimedia
services to mobile users
using the leased S-band
satellite spectrum.
Lt Gen Manoj
Pande appointed
as next Army Vice
Chief: Sources
New Delhi: Even as the
appointment of the
next Chief of Defence
Staff is
awaited, the
G o v e r n -
ment on
Tuesday ap-
proved the
proposal for appoint-
ment of Eastern Army
Commander Lieuten-
ant General Manoj Pan-
de as the next Vice
Chief of Army Staff,
sources said on Tues-
day
.
The Eastern Army
Commander will be the
next Army Vice Chief,
sources told ANI.
General Pande would
be the successor to Lt
Gen CP Mohanty who is
scheduled to superan-
nuate on January 31.
General Pande was
commissioned into the
Corps of Engineers
(The Bombay Sappers)
in December 1982.
Each vote important, we must tell
people to vote: Modi urges workers
New Delhi: Ahead of
the upcoming Assem-
bly elections in Uttar
Pradesh, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi in-
teracted with BJP work-
ers in his Lok Sabha
constituency Varanasi
and asked them to in-
form people about the
importance of voting
and emphasised that
every vote is important.
“Each vote is impor-
tant, we must tell peo-
ple the importance of
voting,” said PM Modi.
This was PM Modis’
first political interac-
tion involving party
workers since the Elec-
tion Commission (EC)
announced the sched-
ule for the Assembly
polls to five states, in-
cluding Uttar Pradesh.
In the wake of rising
COVID cases, the EC, in
its order, had forbidden
the political parties to
hold roadshows, ral-
lies, padayatras till
January 22.
Elections for the 403
Assembly constituen-
cies in Uttar Pradesh
will be held in seven
phases starting Febru-
ary 10. The polling in
Uttar Pradesh will be
held on February 10, 14,
20, 23, 27 and March 3
and 7 in seven phases.
The counting of votes
will take place on
March 10.
MAKE FARMERS AWARE
OF USE OF CHEMICAL-
FREE FERTILISERS: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Tuesday
interacted with BJP work-
ers from his parliamentary
constituency Varanasi and
urged them to make farmers
aware of the use of chemical-
free fertilisers. In an audio
interaction with BJP booth
level workers, the PM reaf-
firmed the BJP’s commitment
towards development. While
interacting with party work-
ers, he discussed several
topics including, restoration
of Kashi Vishwanath Dham
corridor, women empower-
ment, infrastructure, health-
care development and other
issues. Interacting with one
of the BJP workers, Prime
Minister Modi asked him to
expand the reach of the govt’s
welfare schemes to farmers.
The PM said, “They (workers)
should make farmers aware
of the use of chemical-free
fertilisers.” He also, talked
about the several central
schemes which are benefiting
the people of Kashi at large.
Prime Minister Modi urged
people to contribute to a
section, Kamal Pushp, in his
NaMo app that features some
inspiring party members.
LOVE THAT I’VE GOT FROM VARANASI IS UNPRECEDENTED: PM
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said though he did not have the
fortune to be born in Varanasi, he was able to associate himself with the holy city with
the blessings of Lord Mahadev. Modi, who represents Varanasi in Lok Sabha, made the
remarks during an interaction with BJP workers of his parliamentary constituency in Uttar
Pradesh. Speaking to party worker Ashutosh Sharma, Modi said, “There is Mahadev in your
name. Due to the blessings of Mahadev, I have been able to have the honour of associating
myself with Varanasi. I did not have the honour of being born in Varanasi, but have the hon-
our of being associated with Varanasi… The love that I have got from Varanasi is unprec-
edented.” Lord Shiva is also called Mahadev and Ashutosh by devotees. To this, Modi said,
“Development happens where there is good connectivity. It has been our efforts that the
heritage of the city should be preserved and development ensured at a fast pace.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Bihar’s political equation will change based on UP’s results!
Kumar Pramod
Patna: The BJP has not
givenasingleseatinUP
to its ally JDU of Bihar.
Exhausted, JDU has
said that it will fight
alone and a decision in
thisregardwillbetaken
inLucknowonTuesday
.
Meanwhile,thefightbe-
tween the two parties
has intensified in Bihar
and the recent incident
of people dying after
consuming spurious
liquor, the second inci-
dent in three months,
hasaddedfueltofire.So
far 10 people have died
in the CM’s home dis-
trict Nalanda and the
BJPhasbecomeaggres-
sive regarding this.
Interestingly, on one
hand, CM Nitish Ku-
mar is on a social re-
form tour and explain-
ing the benefits of pro-
hibition to the people;
on the other hand,
there is news of the sale
of liquor in villages,
due to which people are
dying and BJP is ques-
tioning the policy of
prohibition.
Moreover, both the
parties are at logger-
heads over the Sahitya
Akademi given to Daya
Prakash Sahai, a story
writer who compared
Emperor Ashoka to the
Mughal ruler Aurang-
zeb. While BJP leaders
are avoiding Sahai,
JDU says that Daya
Prakash Sahai is get-
ting the support of the
people of BJP which
has stirred up the Koiri-
Kurmipoliticsof Bihar.
On the other hand,
RJD’s state president
Jagdanand Singh has
given a direct proposal
to Nitish Kumar. He has
saidthatif BJPdoesnot
come together on the
question of caste cen-
sus, then Nitish should
partways,RJDwillgive
full support to him. An-
other interesting fact is
thatMrityunjayTiwari,
a spokesperson for RJD,
metJDUParliamentary
Party President Upen-
dra Kushwaha in the
past. Tiwari is not a big
leader but both the par-
ties campaigned for the
meet, which in turn is
also a message for BJP.
Keepinmindthatinthe
caseof castecensus,the
government is postpon-
ing the all-party meet-
ing because of the BJP
,
but Nitish will not post-
pone it for long.
It is believed that af-
ter the UP assembly
elections, the equation
can change in Bihar as
well. If BJP is not able
to win the election, then
the alliance of BJP and
JDU in Bihar may
break. Then Nitish Ku-
mar will intensify the
demand for caste cen-
susandspecialcategory
status and will plan for
2024. However, then he
willnothavemuchtodo
because then there will
beaggressivepoliticsof
RJD and the Hindustan
Awam Morcha and Vi-
kassheel Insan Party,
which are included in
the NDA, will leave the
alliance. But if BJP
wins in Uttar Pradesh,
then BJP’s politics in
Bihar will get more ag-
gressive and even then
Nitish’s troubles will
only increase.
IF AKHILESH BECOMES
CM, TEJASHWI WILL TOO!
f the discussions going on in
Patna, the capital of Bihar, are to be
believed, then the month of March
is going to be very important for
the politics of Bihar. The results of
the assembly elections in UP will be out
on March 10. If SP wins the election and
Akhilesh Yadav becomes the CM, then
the equation of power in Bihar will also
change. One-line rhetoric is going on right
now in Bihar that if Akhilesh becomes the
CM, Tejashwi will also reach that echelon
and this will happen based on two NDA
allies. NDA’s two constituents - Jitan Ram
Manjhi’s HUM and Mukesh Sahni’s VIP -
have seven MLAs. A seat is vacant
due to the death of an MLA from
Sahni’s party. Both these parties
have been keeping distance
from both BJP and JDU for
some time now and Sahni is
especially angry because of not
getting a place in UP.
On the other hand, RJD is the
single largest party in
Bihar with 75 MLAs.
Left Front has 16
MLAs with it. Thus
its alliance is of
91 members. At
the time of the by-elections for two seats,
although there was disharmony from the
Congress, 19 Congress MLAs will remain
with the alliance and five MLAs of Asadud-
din Owaisi will also support it. So, the
alliance’s strength would be 115 members.
On the other hand, BJP has 74 MLAs
and JD(U) 45. That is, their number
becomes 119. If MLAs of HUM and VIP
switch sides, then the number of RJD
alliances will increase to 122, which means
the alliance will reach the majority figure.
If this equation is made, then independent
MLA Sumit Singh, who is supporting the
government, can also change his side. If
these cards are played right then BJP will
not interfere in it as it will serve its
purpose of destroying JDU by weak-
ening it. Nitish Kumar understands
this, so he is also keeping an eye on
the election results. It is generally
believed that if he had taken the
initiative in the current clime, then
perhaps the RJD would have con-
sidered him as a leader, but if
he takes the initiative after
the elections, then the
chances of him be-
coming a ‘leader’
are negligible.
I
SPECIAL CATEGORY
STATUS TO BIHAR
Another issue between
BJP and JDU is the
special category
status, which has been
aggressively pursued
by Nitish Kumar and
his party. On this issue
too, RJD has openly
supported Nitish.
Tejashwi Yadav
Sanctioned `50K
In that report, the
state government had
said that it received
89,633 claim forms
(applications) seek-
ing compensation for
COVID-19 deaths, out
of which 58,840 claims
have been settled and
the amount has been
disbursed to appli-
cants.
The state revenue
department said that
a total of 68,370 claims
have been “sanc-
tioned” (58,840 set-
tled) by the Gujarat
government around
that date. 4,234 claims
were rejected while
other claims are pend-
ing.
A senior official of
the state revenue de-
partment, which had
filed the affidavit in
the apex court on Jan-
uary 14, confirmed
the figures and said
that they continue to
rise.
“This (receiving
and settling of claims)
is a continuous pro-
cess. There is pro-
gress (in processing
the claims) in the last
two-three days (since
the filing of the affi-
davit on January 14),”
said P Swaroop, ex-
officio secretary, Rev-
enue Department.
On the discrepancy
in the number of
COVID-19 fatalities in
Gujarat, state Reve-
nue Minister Rajen-
dra Trivedi had told
reporters on Decem-
ber 15 that the toll
had risen after the
apex court made
changes in the defini-
tion of COVID-19
deaths by including
all those who died
within 30 days of test-
ing positive as cases
of COVID-19 deaths.
FROM PG 1

New Delhi: Blanket
approaches such as
complete restriction on
the movement of peo-
ple and travel bans can
be counterproductive
in containing Covid in
a country like India,
says WHO’s India rep-
resentative Roderico H
Ofrin while advocating
target, risk-based strat-
egies to counter the
pandemic.
Stressing on the need
to protect both lives
and livelihoods, he said
public health action in
India and across the
world must be continu-
ally guided by evidence
from four key ques-
tions -- how transmis-
sible is the variant, se-
verity of the disease it
causes, how well vac-
cines and prior SARS-
CoV-2 infection protect
and how common peo-
ple perceive risk and
follow control meas-
ures.
“WHO does not
recommend
a blanket
t r av e l
b a n ,
n o r
com-
plete
r e -
stric-
tion of
people’s
m o v e -
ment. In
many ways, such
blanket approaches
can be counterproduc-
tive. India with its di-
versity in population
distribution and geo-
graphic spread, the
risk-based approach
remains the wiser pub-
lic health practice to
counter a pandemic,”
Ofrin said.
Depending on the
epidemiological situa-
tion, available public
health capaci-
ties and so-
cial and
economic
context,
govern-
m e n t s
should
t a i l o r
t h e i r
measures
to prevent
and control the
transmission, the Del-
hi-based official said as
an Omicron driven
surge pushed India’s
Covidtallyto3,76,18,271
(37.6 million/3.76
crore) on Tuesday
.
“WHO advises gov-
ernments to adopt nu-
anced, targeted and
risk-based approaches
which involve layered
control measures, re-
ducing the risks associ-
ated with travel and
transmission,” Ofrin
said.
If all the dos and
don’ts are followed,
there is no need for
lockdowns.
“In the current sce-
nario, existing tools
and solutions continue
to be effective - expand-
ing vaccination cover-
age, using masks,
maintaining hand hy-
giene, physical distanc-
ing, ventilation of in-
door spaces and crowd
avoidance help in cut-
ting the chain of trans-
mission. If these are
followed, there will be
no need for lock-
downs,” Ofrin main-
tained. —PTI
WHO: India should adopt
WHO: India should adopt
risk-based approach
risk-based approach
BIZ BUZZ
07
In the current scenario, existing
tools and solutions continue to
be effective - expanding vacci-
nation coverage, using masks, maintain-
ing hand hygiene, physical distancing,
ventilation of indoor spaces and crowd
avoidance help in cutting the chain of
transmission. If these are followed, there
will be no need for lockdowns.
—Roderico H Ofrin, WHO’s India representative
Investors lose `3.7 lakh crore as
SENSEX TANKS 554 POINTS
Mumbai: After trad-
ing flat for most of the
day
, benchmark indices
slumped on Tuesday
after US Futures
opened deep in the red.
Weak global cues from
elsewhere also damp-
ened the market mood.
The 30-share pack
Sensex declined 554.05
points or 0.90% to close
at 60,754.86. Its broader
peer NSE Nifty fell
195.05 points or 1.07%
to 18,113.05.
Investors were left
poorer by `3.71 lakh
crore as the total mar-
ket cap of BSE-listed
firms, which reflects
investor wealth,
slipped to `276.30 lakh
crore. Among the
bluechip names, Axis
Bank was the top gain-
er, rising 1.78%. ICICI
Bank, HDFC Bank, Dr
Reddy’s Labs, Nestle
India were other gain-
ers. —PTI
Mumbai: Continuing its fall for
the third consecutive ses-
sion, the rupee on Tuesday
slumped 33 paise to close
at 74.58 against the $ as
strong American currency
and elevated crude oil prices
continue to weigh on inves-
tor sentiments. —PTI
RUPEE SLUMPS 33 PAISE AGAINST $,
CLOSE AT 74.58
Mumbai: There are some
stocks that see buying
no matter how the overall market is performing.
One such name is Adani Green Energy. The com-
pany’s stock hit another milestone on Tuesday,
touching a market cap of `3 lakh crore as the
share price rose to a high of `1,919. Eventually,
the stock ended up 4.31% at `1,906.80. —PTI
ADANI GREEN HITS
M-CAP OF `3 LAKH
CRORE
TataMotorstohikePassenger
Vehicles’pricesfromtoday
New Delhi: Tata Mo-
tors on Tuesday said it
will increase prices of
its passenger vehicles
by an average of 0.9%
with effect from Jan
19, in order to partially
offset the impact of
rise in input costs. The
automaker sells vari-
ous models like Tiago,
Punch and Harrier, in
the domestic market.
Effective January
19, 2022, an average in-
crease of 0.9% will be
implemented, depend-
ing on the variant and
model, the automaker
said in a statement.
At the same time,
the company has also
taken a reduction of
up to `10,000 on spe-
cific variants, in re-
sponse to feedback
from customers.
There would be
no impact of the
price increase on
the cars booked
on or before Janu-
ary 18, 2022. —PTI
“WHO does not
recommend
a blanket
t r av e l
b a n ,
n o r
stric-
tion of
people’s
m o v e -
ment. In
tion, available public
health capaci-
ties and so-
cial and
economic
context,
govern-
m e n t s
should
t a i l o r
t h e i r
measures
to prevent
and control the
WHO
does not
recommend
complete restriction
of people’s
movement
New Delhi: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
(HMSI) on Tuesday said its 125cc bike Shine has
touched the cumulative sales milestone of one
crore units. Launched in India in 2006, the model
crossed 10 lakh cumulative sales in 2010, 30 lakh
in 2014. In 2017, it reached the 50 lakh unit sales
milestone and the following year, it touched the
70 lakh unit sales mark. In 2020, the Shine range
touched cumulative sales of 90 lakh units, it add-
ed. HMSI Director Yadvinder Singh Guleria said,
“Spanning over one and a half decades,
brand Shine has been a true companion
for many generations of riders,
making it one of the
most-popular motor-
cycle brands in the
Indian household
across all re-
gions.” —PTI
HONDA SHINE MARKS 1 CR
CUSTOMER MILESTONE
Reliance buys 54%
stake in Addverb
Mumbai: Mukesh
Ambani led Reliance
Retail has acquired a
54% stake in domestic
robotics company Ad-
dverb for $132 million,
a senior official of the
robotic firm said on
Tuesday
.
Addverb Technolo-
gies co-founder and
CEO Sangeet Kumar
said that the company
will continue to oper-
ate independently and
will use the funds re-
ceived from Reliance
to expand business
overseas as well as set
up one of the biggest
robotic manufactur-
ing facilities in Noida.
The company pro-
duces around 10,000
robots per annum.
The strategic part-
nership with Reliance
Retail will help us lev-
erage 5G, battery tech-
nology through new
energy initiatives, ad-
vances in material sci-
ences (carbon fibre) to
deliver more advanced
and affordable robots,
he added. —PTI
82% of Indians considering job change in 2022
New Delhi: Notwith-
standing the pandemic,
India’s workforce is op-
timistic about the fu-
ture of work, and a sig-
nificant percentage of
professionals are con-
sidering changing their
jobs this year, accord-
ing to a report.
LinkedIn on Tuesday
launched new job-seek-
er research, which re-
vealed that 82% of pro-
fessionals in India are
considering a job
change in 2022.
Based on the respons-
es of 1,111 professionals
in India, the survey
showed that profession-
als are leaving their
current jobs due to poor
work-life balance, not
enough money
, or great-
er career ambitions.
When looking for
new roles in the new
year, professionals in
India said flexible work-
ing arrangements will
be the top priority
.
The professionals in
India are confident
about their job roles, ca-
reers, and overall job
availability getting bet-
ter in 2022.
But, despite this con-
fident outlook, around
71% of professionals
said they question their
abilities at work more
now than before the
pandemic, while 63%
stated they suffer from
imposter syndrome.
The top reasons that
can convince profes-
sionals in India to stay
with their current em-
ployer in 2022 include
better salary, more ap-
preciation, and im-
proved work-life bal-
ance. —PTI
New Delhi: Gems and
Jewellery Export Promo-
tion Council (GJEPC) has
urged the government to
reduce import duty on gold
to 4% from 7.5% and a special
package for the sector in the forthcoming Budget
to boost shipments. The council has also sug-
gested a reduction in the import duty on cut and
polished diamonds; cut and polished precious
and semi-precious gemstones from 7.5% to
2.5%. —PTI
GJEPC URGE GOVT TO CUT
GOLD IMPORT DUTY TO 4%
New Delhi: Private equity
and venture capital funds
invested $77 billion in
Indian companies in 2021,
a jump of 62% over the
previous year. Going by a
number of deals, there was a
37% growth to 1,266 transactions, the report by
IVCA and EY said. The year saw a massive glut
of liquidity across the world coming out of the
pandemic, which led to higher investments in
many assets and a surge in valuations. —PTI
PE, VC INVESTMENTS JUMP TO
ALL-TIME HIGH OF $77 BN
New Delhi: Supply chain
company Delhivery has re-
ceived capital markets reg-
ulator Sebi’s approval to
raise `7,460 crore through
an IPO. The IPO comprises
fresh issuance of equity shares worth
`5,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) component
of `2,460 crore by existing shareholders. Under the
OFS, investors Carlyle Group and SoftBank as well
as Delhivery’s co-founders will divest their share-
holding in the logistics company. —PTI
DELHIVERY IPO GETS SEBI NOD
TO RAISE `7460 CRORE

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
55,65,957
TOTAL DEATHS
26,93,30,027
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,71,05,148
ACTIVE CASES
33,20,01,132
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
4,86,784
TOTAL DEATHS
3,53,94,882
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,36,605
ACTIVE CASES
3,76,18,271
TOTAL CASES
08
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ARTISTIC CREATIONS
An exhibition titled ‘Journey of Life on Canvas’ is being showcased by artist Dr Ravidarshan Vyas at Hutheesing Art Centre in Ahmedabad. Curated by Deep Khatri (seen here), the show includes works
of art based on Indian mythology and historic folklore. The exhibit culminates on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
Working theory is that blast was caused when old canister was overpressurized while being refilled
FIRE EXTINGUISHER BLAST
LEAVES 1 DEAD, 1 INJURED
First India Bureau
Rajkot: A cylinder
of carbon dioxide ex-
ploded at a fire-ex-
tinguisher refilling
workshop in Rajkot,
killing one employee
and injuring another
on Tuesday, officials
said.
While the cause for
the blast is still not
known for sure, a
working theory is that
the container being
filled was over-pres-
surized.
The Rajkot Fire De-
partment has launched
an investigation, even
as the Gandhigram po-
lice also registered a
First Incident Report
(FIR).
Piyush Mirani, the
owner of Shiv Fire En-
gineers where the inci-
dent occurred, said
that he has been in the
business of refilling
fire extinguishers for
more than two dec-
ades. “We were doing
routine refilling when,
around 12.30 pm, a cyl-
inder exploded, and a
piece of it hit employ-
ee Mahesh Siddhpura
on the head, fracturing
his skull and killing
him on the spot,” he
said, adding that an-
other worker was in-
jured.
This shop is collec-
tion centre, where
empty and refill bot-
tles are kept in good
numbers, he added.
Two women employ-
ees—Neha Joshi and
Sobhna Hanifbhai—
were near by and
screamed for help.
Fire Station Officer
SR Nadiadpara and his
team have started in-
vestigation. “The
firm’s licence will be
checked. We will see
what went wrong and
how the accident oc-
curred,” he said.
The officer’s current
theory is that such 4kg
cylinders, which have
a capacity of 195
pounds per square
inch (psi), may have
been pressurized to
more than 300 psi, thus
leading to the blast.
The Directorate of
Forensic Sciences has
been roped in to inves-
tigate further.
Gandhigram police
station Assistant Sub
Inspector Jaysukh
Humble and his team
reached are also look-
ing into the incident as
an accidental death.
Shiv Fire Engineers, where the blast occurred, has been in business for 22 years.
SSG hospital helps
Godhra boy fight
rare neuro disease
First India Bureau
Vadodara: The paedi-
atric department of
Sir Sayaji Hospital
givesanewleaseof life
to a teenager from
Godhra.Asimwasina
comaandontheventi-
lator for four-and-a-
half months after suf-
fering a concussion
that was diagnosed as
a rare case of post-vi-
ral encephalitis.
Son of a timber
trader, Wasim Sule-
man Abdul Sattar Pa-
tel, 11-year-old Asim’s
body muscles and the
nervous system
stopped working in
August.Hewasadmit-
ted to a private hospi-
talandkeptonaventi-
lator for 10 days, cost-
ing them Rs12 lakh.
Due to rising costs,
Asim was then shifted
to SSG Hospital.The
headof thepaediatrics
ward Dr Sheila Iyer
diagnosed him with
post-viral encephali-
tis. Asim then slipped
intoacomaandwason
a ventilator for four-
and-a-half months.
Dr Iyer said, “
A few
daysago,Asimstarted
movinghisbody
,asign
that his nervous sys-
tem was working. We
then moved him to a
room atmosphere
without ventilator
support and we tri-
umphed. Today
, he is
completely out of the
ventilator, able to
breathe on his own
and is under observa-
tion in the ward.”
Asim was an in-
door patient for six
months and on a ven-
tilator for four-and-a-
half months. Fortu-
nately, Dr Iyer said,
Asim did not lose his
memory
. She has nev-
er handled such a
case in her career
spanning 33-years.
POLICECOMPLAINTFILEDBYBHAKT
AGAINST SEVEN, INCLUDING MONKS
First India Bureau
Vadodara: A police
complaint is filed
against seven people,
including monks of
Sokhada Swaminaray-
an temple, for beating
Sevak Anuj Chauhan.
Anuj, a Sevak work-
ing in the accounts de-
partment at Sokhada
Swaminarayan temple
in Vadodara, was beat-
en by monks on Janu-
ary 6, and the video
went viral on social
media. But he with his
father appeared before
the police on Tuesday
and gave their state-
ments. Anuj said, there
are two groups in the
temple and, the beating
was by the rival group
as he supports Prabodh
Swami.
The taluka police
have registered a case
against monks Prab-
hupriya Swami, Haris-
maran Swami, Bhakti
Vallabh Swami, Swa-
miswaroop Swami, Hi-
ral Swami, Pranav
Asoj and Manohar
Sokhdawala.
“The complainant
reached the spot after
hearing some shout-
ing and, Pranav and
Manohar abused and
asked him to go back.
Meanwhile, they grew
suspicious that Anuj
was shooting the fight
on his mobile. The oth-
er monks joined and
engaged in a scuffle.
We have filed a case
under sections 143,
147, 149, 323, 294 (b)
against them,” said
PSI and the Investiga-
tion Officer of Taluka
Police Station, Ajayp-
alsinh Raulji.
PSI and the Investigation
Officer of Taluka Police
Station, Ajaypalsinh Raulji with
complainant Anuj Chauhan
22 rehabilitated women bootleggers go straight
First India Bureau
Vadodara: Realizing
that they were wrong, 22
women bootleggers
turned over a new leaf
with the help of the She
Teamfromsixpolicesta-
tions. The police helped
these women bootleg-
gers turn into traders
under the Atmanirbhar
project.Theypledgedbe-
fore the police commis-
sioner at NGO Sevatirth
on Tuesday
, to carry out
businesses with dignity
and help their families.
The women are from
Raopura, Sayajigunj,
Chhani,Karelibaug,Ma-
karpura, Sama police
stations and will receive
training for 15 days. Of
these women, 11 of them
are given hand carts,
cabins and incense stick
materials.
“Theylefttheirliquor
businesses and started
new trades under the At-
manirbhar project run
by the She team. NGO
Sevatirth trained the
women and also helped
themfinancially
.Theliq-
uor business is looked
down upon,” said Dr
Shamsher Singh, Police
Commissioner Va-
dodara.
Some women have
started their businesses
like selling flowers, fish,
food packets, working as
maids, are into farming,
sewing,vegetableselling
and more.
11-year-old boyAsim with Dr Sheila Iyer and his family at SSG Hospital.
Individuals look at life differently,
each with a different perspective
which adds spice and beauty to life,
celebrate the differences do not ruin them.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
The 22 women bootleggers who pledged at NGO Sevatirth on
Tuesday to turn into traders.
2 feared dead as bus
catches fire; 2 die while
cleaning sewer in Surat
First India Bureau
Surat: At least two
persons are believed
tohavebeencharred
to death, when the
bus they were trave-
ling caught fire in
surat city. Police
have launched an
investigation.
Meanwhile, two
sanitation workers,
died while cleaning a
sewerintheChalthan
area of Surat district
on Monday
, police
said on Tuesday
.
The deceased,
Pramod Teji (30) and
his brother-in-law
Vishal Pol (38), were
natives of Rajasthan
currently living in
Palsana near Surat.
“Minutes after en-
tering the sewer sys-
tem in the evening,
both of them got un-
conscious due to toxic
fumes. Upon learning
about the incident, lo-
cals somehow pulled
them out and called
the ambulance.
Though they were
rushed to a nearby
hospital, they were
declared dead on ar-
rival by doctors” said
Police Sub Inspector
of Kadodara-GIDCpo-
lice station of Surat
Rural, SM Patel.

AHMEDABAD, WEDNESDAY
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Young, fearless and a woman with
big dreams, Preksha Purnam from
Jaipur, Rajasthan gives a sneak-peek
into her life, as she reveals her
aspirations and future plans in an
exclusive interview with City First!
n ace model and
a stunning fash-
ion aficionado,
Preksha is a
young woman
with vivid
dreams and a
fierce passion to achieve
all that she aims for. She
walks with grace, poses
with panache and moves
like melody. As she
bagged various beauty
pageants titles, she left a
lot of mouths gawking in
absolute awe and fascina-
tion.
When asked about her
recent victory, the diva
said, “ I recently bagged
the runners-up at Miss
Rajasthan 2021. Miss Ra-
jasthan has been taking
place for more than 23
years now, so to be among
their crowned queens is
a privilege.” She further
added, “I’d like to extend
my heartfelt gratitude to
my mentors and direc-
tors Miss Rajasthan, Yo-
gesh Mishra and Nimi-
sha Mishra for their
guidance and constant
support.
Sharing details about
her family background,
the bold and beautiful
model, Preksha an-
swered, “My parents,
Dazy (mother) and
Purnendu (father) come
from highly educated
backgrounds and wanted
me to continue to achieve
greater heights in aca-
demics since I scored
95% marks in my 12th
board exams in humani-
ties stream. Though I al-
ways believed in doing
something for society. I
started an NGO on sus-
tainable menstrual hy-
giene awareness when I
was 18 years old, back in
2019 and today my NGO
is a big family of 8,000
dedicated team members
spread all across the na-
tion consisting of mem-
bers from DU and other
major universities of the
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voice of the unheard.
I recently spoke about
the importance of sus-
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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You are likely to have
fun at work today. A
changed lifestyle
promises good health.
You may not be in the
best of financial situations, but things
are likely to improve. Much excitement
is foreseen on the family front. There is
some scope of improving your scores
on the academic front.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may get motivated
to shake a leg just to get
on the fitness trail. It will
be important to keep a
tab of your expenses
today. Some shuffling on the work front
is likely but will not affect you. Peace
and tranquillity prevail on the home
front and will help you unwind.
Romance seems on the upswing.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Job prospects for those
freshly out of profes-
sional institutes are set
to brighten up soon. A
positive outlook will
help you throw out the negativity
within. You will manage to ignore
distractions and interruptions at work
to complete a pending task in time. is
so miffed.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
This is the day to play
your winning card on
the professional front. A
lot of time may be
wasted in socialising,
but you will love every moment of it!
Time is ripe for investing in a scheme
you have been considering for long.
Your upbeat mood and a happy
demeanour will brighten atmosphere.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Sticking to workout
routine may benefit you
on the health front.
Meeting relatives at a
marriage or party cannot
be ruled out. Accompanying someone
you click with is likely to make your
business journey entertaining. Support
from the family may seem most
encouraging.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Balancing act between
home and office will
remain most smooth
for working women.
You succeed in putting
an ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
Homemakers can exceed budget.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the
jonesses. Speculation
may not be profitable and you can very
well burn your fingers. Some of you
may get hard pressed to find a good
match for someone eligible in the family
down, Saturn will save you.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement
their ideas. You are
likely to be recognised
for your efforts on the
professional front. Some of you can be
invited for guidance or consultancy.
Chance of a raise is possible for some.
Timely and correct decision will help
you in saving a lot of money.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Satisfaction is foreseen
for the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. You will
succeed in surmounting the odds to get
a stalled job back on the tracks. Your
efforts on the academic front will keep
you in contention. You are likely to
spend an enjoyable time.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will succeed and
move ahead in your
professional life, as the
year begins. Be careful,
though, as your daily
routine may be affected adversely.
Your boss may be the reason for your
annoyance. Pressure tactics can
infuriate you. Probably, by 5th or 6th,
you may think of taking up a new job.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Focussing on your
career graph at this
juncture will be a step
that will take you far. A
rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy investment.
Recovering a loaned amount from
someone will not pose much difficulty.
You will manage to defuse tensions
prevailing at home.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Financial condition of
those down in the
dumps is set to
improve. Your
efficiency at work is
likely to impress those who matter at
work. Your biggest asset is your sense
of humor try to use it to cure your not
so good health. Spending time with
family.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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HOW STUDENTS
CAN BE PERSUASIVE!
he ability of per-
suasionisvitalfor
anyone, especial-
ly for a student.
Young people, in
order to differen-
tiate themselves,
tostandoutfromthescores
of others with equally im-
pressiveachievementsand
records, need to be persua-
sive. The good news is, this
is an ability that can be de-
veloped. The even better
news is, contrary to popu-
lar belief, it is my firm be-
lief that being persuasive
DOES NOT mean one has
to scream, be rude, or be
overbearing. Here are my
top tips on how students
can be more persuasive.
KNOW YOUR FACTS
Thebiggestprerequisiteof
being confident and com-
ing across as persuasive is
to know your facts. Know-
ing your facts is where the
mindderivesitsconviction
from. Let’s take a small ex-
ample. A student is partici-
patinginadebateonSocial
Media.Littleornoresearch
has been done. That stu-
dent can’t possibly be con-
vincing, because he or she
willsimplynotbeinaposi-
tiontospeakonthesubject
withauthority
.Thissimple
fact extends to almost any
situation in life. Say a stu-
dent is escorting a digni-
tary at school but has no
idea about that person’s
life, achievements, work.
He will simply not be able
to make any meaningful
conversation, let alone be
persuasive. Facts, there-
fore, are key
, and the first
prerequisite to forming a
foundation of being per-
suasive.
AWARENESS
A somewhat related point
to the first one is aware-
ness. While the first point
referred to specific facts
about a particular person,
event, situation; aware-
ness points at a general
knowledge of the goings-
on – the world over, in the
state, in the country
, in the
city and in society
. Engag-
ing and effective conversa-
tionalists can ONLY be
persuasive if they are in a
position to EXEMPLIFY
theirarguments.Sayastu-
dentisinadiscussionwith
someone about the econo-
my
. He wants to say that
the economy is in sham-
bles. If he is simply not
aware of the general eco-
nomic climate that is prev-
alentatthetimeorhasany
historical perspective on
the subject, how can he
possibly substantiate his
opinion or claims? That
can only happen with
awareness, and by supply-
ing proof, which requires
reading, listening, watch-
ing the news and other de-
velopments constantly
.
LISTENING
The ability and openness
to listen are just as vital as
making one’s own point.
People are notoriously un-
mindful of what the other
person is saying because
we tend to get so caught up
in wanting to make our
point supreme, that we im-
mediately become off-put-
ting to the person we are
communicating with. Be-
ing persuasive therefore
requires a person to be po-
lite, civil and democratic
in one’s approach to any
conversation or debate.
One must listen, only then
will one be able to re-
act specifically to
what is being
stated or con-
tended.
EMPATHY AND
PERSONALIZATION
As a natural corollary to
the ‘listening’ point, one
must also come across as
someonewhounderstands
(even if one disagrees) the
other person’s point of
view. The humility to ac-
cept multiple standpoints
on issues in itself renders
the person likability
. We
must at least show that we
appreciate the other per-
son’s viewpoint in a de-
bate. Second, when we re-
tort, we must try our best
to make our examples, our
proof, our substantiation,
personal, by using inci-
dents from our own lives
so that we humanize our
argument and make it
more palatable and believ-
able to our listeners.
KNOW YOUR ADVERSARY
The final tip for being per-
suasive that I’d like to
share is to try and have an
insightintothepersonone
istalkingto.Why?Because
that will help you fashion
yourlanguage,tone,exam-
ples, in a manner that is
best suited, and most read-
ily understood and accept-
ed by the listener. For in-
stance, if one is trying to
solicit permission for a
field trip from the school’s
principal,thinkfromtheir
pointof view,andstresson
points that will find favour
with that person – such as
safety precautions, link
with academics and so on.
By knowing that person,
we automatically make
our content more relevant
and give ourselves a much
better chance of being per-
suasive.
Of course, these five
points need to be bol-
stered with more widely
known aspects of persua-
sive talking such as slow
yet clear delivery
, positive
body language and so on.
But above and beyond all
that, and from a strategic
point of view, students
will give themselves the
best foundation for being
persuasive if they follow
my aforementioned tips.
KARTIK BAJORIA
The author is a Jaipur-based
Communication
Skills Educator Writer
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