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Shinde govt withdraws plea from SC challenging HC order
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day permitted the Ma-
harashtra government
to withdraw an appeal
filed during the previ-
ous Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) dispensation
against a Bombay High
Court’s 2020 order sus-
pending the investiga-
tion into two FIRs filed
against Republic TV
editor-in-chief Arnab
Goswami.
The appeal against
the interim order of the
Bombay High Court
the high court order
was filed in the top
court when the MVA
government led by Ud-
dhav Thackeray was in
power. Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde took
charge as chief minis-
ter on June 30 after a
revolt in the Shiv Sena,
with senior Bharatiya
Janata Party leader De-
vendra Fadnavis as his
deputy
.
“The order of the
high court is an interim
order. I have the in-
structions to withdraw
(the plea),” the counsel
for the state govern-
ment told the bench at
the outset of the brief
hearing on Monday.
“Dismissed as with-
drawn,” the bench com-
prising Chief Justice D
Y Chandrachud and
Justice Hima Kohli or-
dered.
The HC, in 2020, had
stayed the investigation
into two FIRs filed
against Goswami for al-
legedly making inflam-
matory comments dur-
ing news programmes-
-one about the Palghar
incident where two reli-
gious leaders and their
driver were lynched
and another on mi-
grants gathering in
large numbers in Mum-
bai’s Bandra area dur-
ing the lockdown.
On October 26, 2020,
the top court observed
that some people are
targeted with “greater
intensity” and need
more protection.
The MVA govern-
ment had opposed the
high court’s decision to
stay the police investi-
gation against Goswa-
mi.
The top court had
sought a response from
Goswami and others on
the appeal filed by the
state government.
In its June 30, 2020
order, the high court
noted that while Gos-
wami’s comments tar-
geted the Congress and
its then president Sonia
Gandhi, he did not
make any statement
that would cause public
disharmony or incite
violence between dif-
ferent religious groups.
FIRS AGAINST ARNAB GOSWAMI
Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami —FILE PHOTO
Appeal was filed under MVA govt against a
Bombay HC order suspending probe into two
FIRs against Republic TV editor-in-chief for
allegedly making inflammatory comments
CARBON DATING OF
‘SHIVLING’ CANNOT BE
CONDUCTED: ASI TO HC
The Archaeological Survey
of India on Monday told the
Allahabad High Court on a
prima facie basis, that car-
bon dating of the purported
“shivling” found inside the
Gyanvapi mosque cannot be
conducted as the procedure
to determine the age of the
object could damage it.
The archaeological agency
submitted that carbon dating
was not possible as the
object was a non-living thing
that does not contain fossils.
Gir Somnath: The peo-
ple of Gujarat have to
choose between the BJP
,
who made the state safe,
and the Congress, who
plunged it into commu-
nal violence, Union
home minister Amit
Shah said on Monday
while addressing an
election rally in Gir
Somnath district.
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Monday held
rallies at Jam Khamb-
halia in Dwarka, Kodi-
nar in Gir Somnath,
Mangrol in Junagadh
and later in evening at
Bhuj, Kutch. “Remem-
ber, you have to choose
between Modi and the
BJP govt, who made
Gujarat safe and
Congress who
plunged Gujarat
into communal
violence. Con-
gress is playing
caste politics,”
said Shah in
his rally
.
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Less than 10 days for Assembly polls in Gujarat, top leaders of main parties seen busy campaigning
ALL-STAR SHOW IN ‘GUJ’ FOR ‘RAJ’!
I have no aukat, let us discuss Gujarat’s...
PM Modi challenges Congress for a face-off
Moni Sharma
Surendranagar: As the
campaigning in Gujarat
gains momentum, PM
Narendra Modi chal-
lengedCongressto“aface-
off” on the issue of devel-
opment rather than dis-
cussing “aukat”. “I have
no aukat. Let’s discuss is-
sue of development and
develop Gujarat, come to
field, let this be a face off,”
PM said in a scathing at-
tackonCongduringapub-
lic address in Dudhrej
area of Surendranagar.
In a veiled attack on
Rahul Gandhi for walk-
ing with Medha Patkar,
PM Modi said that their
leader travels by putting
his hands on shoulders
of the people who made
Gujarat “thirsty”. With-
out naming Rahul, he
also sharpened his at-
tack saying Bharat Jodo
Yatra is not a padayatra
but a yatra for power.
GUJ POLLS: FULL REPORT ON P5
When I was the CM, I decided to provide
24 hours electricity to Gujarat-which was
termed ‘impossible’ by the Congress
leaders. But the people made me do difficult work
and that’s why I could deliver 24-hour electricity to the
villages in Gujarat in the last 10 years.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets public in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra
Patel and other party workers & leaders during a public meeting in Surendranagar on Monday.
AMIT SHAH MEETS
RAVINDRA JADEJA
AND HIS WIFE RIVABA
BJP to hold Sabhas across 93 Assembly
constituencies in Gujarat on Tuesday.
We will see BJP nat’l chief JP Nadda,
HM Amit Shah, Maha Dy CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis, Assam CM Himanta
Biswa, Purushottam Rupala
and Mansukh Mandaviya.
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah met cricketer
Ravindra Jadeja and his wife
Rivaba Jadeja at Jamnagar
airport on Monday. Rivaba
is contesting in the Gujarat
Elections as a BJP candidate
from Jamnagar North.
Congress is playing
caste politics: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
addresses the public meeting
at Khambhalia Assembly, in
Dwarka on Monday.
TRIBALS HAVE FIRST RIGHT OVER
LAND, SAYS RAHUL IN SURAT
ZERO ELECTRICITY BILLS: ARVIND
KEJRIWAL’S MEGA POLL PROMISE
Surat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged
the tribals of South Gujarat to choose between the Con-
gress and the BJP, saying if they choose the Congress
they would get forest rights, good health and education,
and if they choose the BJP they will have their unfulfilled
dreams. He was addressing his first public meeting after
election dates were announced at Panch Kakda, Surat.
Amreli: AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday
promised zero electricity bill for all citizens if his party is
voted to power in Gujarat.
Addressing a roadshow in
Amreli, Kejriwal said, “Both
BJP and Congress don’t
speak about inflation. I will
free you from the clutches
of price rise. I will waive off
your entire electricity bill
from March 1”. During the
roadshow in Amreli, Kejriwal invoked the ‘rewadi’ (free-
bies) culture jibe by PM Modi to take a swipe at the BJP.
MANGALURU BLAST:
EXPLOSIVES, FAKE ID,
INSPIRED BY ISIS
Mangaluru: The accused
in the autorickshaw blast
in coastal Karnataka’s
Mangaluru was “inspired
by ISIS terror group” and
used dark web to contact
his handlers, police said and
added Shareeq worked under
multiple handlers, one of
them from Al Hind, a terror
outfit influenced by ISIS.
NOIDA: SOCIAL MEDIA
INFLUENCER ROHIT
DIES IN CAR CRASH
Noida: A 25-year-old social
media celebrity died and his
2 friends were injured after
their speeding car crashed
into a tree in Greater Noida
on Monday, police said.
Rohit also known as Rowdy
died in the accident while
his friends are undergoing
treatment at hospitals.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
‘MAN SHOT DAUGHTER,
WIFE HELPED DISPOSE
OF BODY IN SUITCASE’
New Delhi: A 22-year-old
Delhi woman, whose body
was found inside a suitcase
near Yamuna Expressway in
UP’s Mathura last week, was
killed by her father, police
said on Monday. Aayushi
Chaudhary’s parents have
been held for her murder.
New Delhi: Days after
Central govt filed a re-
view petition in the SC
against release of con-
victs in Rajiv Gandhi as-
sassination case, Con-
gress, too, has moved top
court against freeing as-
sassination convicts,
sources said. Petition
challenginggrounds
in order will be filed
this week.
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New Delhi: Airlines and regulators
are pushing to have just 1 pilot in
the cockpit of passenger jets instead
of 2. It would lower costs and ease
pressure from the crew shortages.
New Delhi: In a major relief to travellers,
people flying into India from abroad will
no longer need to fill out the air suvidha
form from Tuesday. The government on
Monday revised int’l travel guidelines.
New Delhi: Zomato is asking employees
to leave company. It is said that company
is letting go of around 3% of workforce.
Zomato co-founder Mohit Gupta stepped
down after a 4.5 years stint at the firm.
New Delhi: Former Bureaucrat Arun Goel assumed the
office of election commissioner of India on Monday,
after being appointed to post on November 19. Post of
1 election commissioner in 3-member commission has
been lying vacant since May when Sushil Chandra retired.
Port Blair: Suspended Andaman and Nicobar Labour
Commissioner RL Rishi was on Monday arrested in
connection with the gangrape of a 21-year-old woman,
police said. Rishi arrived here aboard a flight from Chennai
around 1 pm, and was taken into custody by the Police.
At least 162 killed,700 injured
as earthquake rattles Indonesia
People injured during the earthquake receive medical treatment
in a hospital parking lot in Cianjur on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Cianjur:WestJavaGov-
ernor Ridwan Kamil
said the death toll from
an earthquake on Indo-
nesia’s main island of
Java on Monday had
jumped to 162. Over 700
injured in a 5.6-magni-
tude quake that rattled
Indonesia as people
rushed into the streets,
some covered in blood
and white debris. Med-
ics treated injured out-
side hosps, terraces etc.
Cong to file review petition in Top Court
SC ASKS GUJARAT HC
TO PERIODICALLY
MONITOR PROBE
The SC on Monday called
Morbi bridge collapse in Gu-
jarat an “enormous tragedy”.
141 people were killed in the
incident, which turned out to
be one of the worst disasters.
Top court asks Gujarat HC
to take up matter suo motu
on a periodical basis to
ensure all aspects of a
proper probe, fixing
accountability,
adequate damages
for victims are
duly addressed.
Representatives of GHCAA
met CJ DY Chandrachud, were
assured that collegium would
examine proposed transfer of
Justice Nikhil S Kariel
SC sought a response from
Centre, Delhi government on
the plea of conman Sukesh
Chandrashekhar seeking that
he be shifted from Mandoli jail.
The Delhi HC directed news
channels to adhere to norms
governing them to ensure that
all broadcasts carried in liquor
scam case are based on official
releases by the probe agencies.
RAJIV GANDHI
ASSASSINATION
BJP ‘CARPET BOMBING’ 2.0 ACROSS
93 ASSEMBLY SEATS TODAY

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2 Maha ministers to coordinate with
legal team on K’taka border dispute
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
government on Mon-
day appointed Higher
and Technical Educa-
tion Minister Chan-
drakant Patil and
Shambhuraj Desai,
who holds the excise
portfolio, to coordi-
nate with the legal
team regarding the
court case on the bor-
der dispute between
Maharashtra and
Karnataka.
Maharashtra, since
its inception in 1960,
has been entangled in
a dispute with Karna-
taka over the status
of Belgaum (also called
Belagavi) district and
80 other Marathi speak-
ing villages, which
are in the administra-
tive control of the
southern state.
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde appoint-
ed Patil and Desai after
a meeting regarding the
ongoing case.
The state government
has also appointed sen-
ior advocate Vaidyana-
than to represent Maha-
rashtra in the case in
the Supreme Court.
CM Shinde further
announced that the pen-
sion scheme for free-
dom fighters will cover
those in the disputed
areas. He added his gov-
ernment was positive
about extending bene-
fits of the Mahatma
Phule Jan Aarogya Yo-
jana to people living in
these areas.
The CM also asked a
delegation of residents
of Belagavi and neigh-
bouring areas to main-
tainpropercommunica-
tion with the Karnataka
government regarding
providing of necessary
facilities as well as the
usage of Marathi in
day-to-day affairs in the
disputed areas.
Uddhav Thackeray hints
at possible alliance with
Ambedkar’s grandson
Mum court acquits BJP’s
Chitra Wagh, two MLAs
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A local court
on Monday acquitted
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty leader Chitra Wagh
and MLAs Manisha
Chaudhary and Bhar-
ti Lavekar in a 2021
case for protesting
and sloganeering
against the then Ma-
harashtra govern-
ment led by the Maha
Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
coalition comprising
the Shiv Sena, NCP
and Congress.
A case was registered
by Marine Drive police
in September 2021
against the trio, who
were protesting outside
Mantralaya, the state
secretariat, seeking a
special Assembly ses-
sion to discuss inci-
dents of atrocities on
women.
Magistrate NA Patel
on Monday acquitted
Wagh, Chaudhary and
Lavekar. A detailed or-
der giving reasons for
the acquittal would be
made available later.
At the time of the
protest, section 144 of
the Code of Criminal
Procedure (CrPC),
which prohibits assem-
bly of more than four
people in the same
area, was in force amid
the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Alleging
that the country was
moving towards dicta-
torship, former Maha-
rashtra Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray
said he was willing to
ally with anyone who
protects freedom.
Thackeray made the
announcement at the
launch of ‘Prabhod-
hankar.com’—a digital
platform to highlight
the work of Thacker-
ay’s grandfather ‘Prab-
hodhankar’ Keshav Si-
taram Thackeray. The
event on Sunday was
also attended by Dr BR
Ambedkar’s grandson
Prakash Ambedkar.
Addressing the gath-
ering, Thackeray said,
“The country is moving
towards dictatorship.
There is a need to throw
out people who are
greedy for power. I am
willing to join hands
with those who want to
protect freedom.”
“At present, the Brit-
ish policy of divide-and-
rule is being followed,”
he added.
Calling Prakash
Ambedkar—chief of
the Vanchit Bahujan
Aghadi—a person full
of knowledge and infor-
mation, Thackeray hint-
ed at an alliance.
Thackeray said he
and Ambedkar were
ideologically on the
same platform and
would work together.
“If we don’t come to-
gether, we have no right
to take our grandfa-
thers’ names,” Thack-
eray said.
“Nowadays, there is
lynching for cow meat;
yet rapists and murder-
ers are acquitted and
felicitated after re-
lease…. This is not Hin-
dutva,” Thackeray said
hitting out at the
Bharatiya Janata Party
and condemning the re-
lease of the 11 convicted
for the 2002 rape of
Bilkis Bano.
Statewide protests for Guv’s
ouster over ‘old idol’ remark
First India Bureau
Pune/Nagpur: Amid
protests in Mumbai,
Nagpur, Pune and Au-
rangabad, demanding
the ouster of gover-
nor BS Koshyari over
his remarks on
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj, Nationalist
Congress Party’s Su-
priya Sule on Monday
wondered how Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis could
“defend” the “insult”
to the warrior king.
The protesters, be-
longing to Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Bal Thackeray,
Congress and NCP,
also slammed BJP na-
tional spokesperson
Sudhanshu Trivedi for
“insulting” Chhatrapati
Shivaji during a televi-
sion debate.
Sule said the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
has no moral right to
take the name of the
Maratha king.
Referring to a video
clip of Trivedi, Sule said
it seems like these peo-
ple are committing the
sinof insultingChhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj
constantly
. It is unfortu-
nate and it should stop.
As Koshyari’s re-
marks that Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj was an
icon of “olden days”
caused a huge furore,
Fadnavis on Sunday ap-
peared to defend the be-
leaguered governor.
“One thing is clear
that Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj will remain a
hero and idol of Maha-
rashtra and our country
till the Sun and the
Moonexist.EvenKoshy-
ari had no doubts about
this in his mind. Thus,
there are various mean-
ings derived from the
remarks made by the
governor,” he had said.
BJP’s Rajya Sabha
MP Udayanraje Bho-
sale, a descendant of
Chhatrapati Shivaji, on
Monday demanded the
ouster of the governor
and BJP spokesperson
Sudhanshu Trivedi over
their remarks on the
Maratha warrior king.
Bhosale said he will
decide his future course
of action if no decision
is taken on his demand.
Shiv Sena MLA San-
jay Gaikwad of Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de-led faction on Mon-
day demanded Koshy-
ari be shifted out of the
state. Gaikwad claimed
Koshyari had made
statements about the
founder of the Maratha
empire and stoked
controversy in the past
as well.
Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Council Ambadas Danve led members of the Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray in
a protest against Governor Koshyari at Girgaon, in Mumbai on Monday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
I was expecting more from Fadnavisji. He
was the chief minister for five years. You
may have a different ideology, but if
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being insulted
and if you are defending it, then it is unfortunate.
Going forward, the BJP has no right to take the
name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.”
—Supriya Sule, NCP leader
NCP’s Supriya
Sule slams
Dy CM Fadnavis
for ‘defending’
BS Koshyari
SHIVAJI ROW
BJP’sactionstobeblamed
for distress of farmers,
youth and tribals: RaGa
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
has claimed that the
Bharatiya Janta
Party’s (BJP’s) ac-
tions are the root
cause of distress
among farmers,
youth and tribal peo-
ple in Maharashtra.
According to the
statement released on
Monday
, dated Novem-
ber 20, Gandhi stated
that during the Maha-
rashtra leg of his
Bharat Jodo Yatra,
voicesof farmerswere
heard. These farmers’
long-standing distress
has worsened in re-
cent years due to ris-
ing costs, uncertain
prices, and the failure
of insurance schemes
to support the cultiva-
tors in bad years.
The Congress lead-
er further said that
voices of the state’s
youth, who are wor-
ried about finding
work which meets
their dreams, despite
hard work and sacri-
fice, and the adivasis,
were heard.
“The root cause of
this distress is the BJP
government’s actions,
which concentrate
wealth and power in
the hands of a few. It is
worsened by their
agenda of dividing In-
dians against each
other using culture,
religion, caste and lan-
guage,” Gandhi al-
leged.
Standing against
this agenda is Maha-
rashtra’s rich progres-
sive tradition. It re-
mains vibrant, with
several dedicated civil
society organizations
and forward-thinking
artists from the liter-
ary, cultural and film
spheres, he said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embraces a tribal woman during the ‘Adivasi Distressed
Women’s Conference’ during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. —FILE PHOTO
Cong leader says
BJP govt’s actions
have concentrated
wealth and power in
the hands of a few
Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav
Thackeray (right) in conversation with Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
chief Prakash Ambedkar at the launch of ‘prabhodhankar.com’, at
Shivaji Mandir auditorium, in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY ANI
Late Balasaheb Thackeray was always a
staunch supporter of state’s demand to
make Belgaum part of Maharashtra. We
have concentrated our focus on solving the issue. If
required, the number of lawyers would be increased.
We will soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and Union home minister Amit Shah on the issue.
—Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister
CM Shinde appointed Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai
after a meeting regarding the ongoing case. —FILE PHOTO
Chitra Wagh. —FILE PHOTO
Sanjay Raut lauds Rahul Gandhi amid Shivaji row
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray) leader
Sanjay Raut on Mon-
day said he received a
call from Congress
MP Rahul Gandhi
who enquired about
his health, and
claimed such ges-
tures were becoming
rare in times of “po-
litical bitterness”.
Raut said Gandhi’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra, a
mass contact initiative
underway from Sep-
tember 07, is getting
a massive response be-
cause he is “focussing
on love and compas-
sion”.
The Rajya Sabha
member’s praise for
Gandhi comes at the
time when the latter
has been facing flak
for his remarks on
freedom fighter VD
Savarkar.
Gandhi recently
called Savarkar a sym-
bol of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and
the Rashtriya Swayam-
sevak Sangh (RSS).
He had also claimed
that Savarkar helped
the British rulers and
wrote a mercy petition
to them out of fear.
Former chief minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray
last week said his party
has immense respect
for Savarkar and they
do not approve of Gan-
dh’s remarks about the
late Hindutva ideo-
logue.
Raut, who was re-
cently granted bail in a
money laundering
case, in a tweet on Mon-
day said, “In spite of
strong differences of
opinion on some is-
sues, inquiring on your
political colleague is a
sign of humanity! Dur-
ing his busy schedule
of Bharat Jodo Yatra,
Rahul Gandhiji called
yest’day to inquire abt
my health. ‘We were
worried for you,’ he
said (sic).”
I appreciate his empathy of feeling the pain
of a political colleague who spent 110 days
in jail. In times of political bitterness, such
gestures are becoming rare. Rahulji is focusing on
love compassion in his yatra and hence it is get-
ting massive response. —Sanjay Raut, Rajya Sabha MP
Appreciates Cong
leader for ‘rare
gesture’ of calling
to check on health

MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bombay
High Court asked the
Maharashtra govern-
ment and the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
on Monday about the
efforts being taken to
allot designated park-
ing spots due to over-
crowding caused by
increasing number of
cars in the city.
A division bench of
Chief Justice Dipankar
Datta and Justice Abhay
Ahuja was hearing two
pleas seeking a compre-
hensive parking policy
and its implementation
to prevent unorganized
traffic causing difficul-
ties for fire engines to
approach an affected
structure or building.
“There are so many
carsinMumbai.Thereis
no designated parking
space. Where else will
they park? Not every-
body can afford a chauf-
feur,” CJ Datta said.
The court sought to
know from government
pleader Purnima Kan-
taria if there was a park-
ing policy in place.
When Kantaria re-
plied in the affirmative,
the bench stated that the
authorities should also
identify narrow streets
in the city and consider
how parking spaces can
be developed there.
The court said the
state government and
the BMC has to come up
with a plan.
The bench directed
the state government
and the civic body to file
a comprehensive affida-
vit within four weeks on
steps taken to earmark
parking spaces in the
city as well as further
steps proposed to be tak-
en. The court will hear
the pleas in January
.
Navi Mumbai civic body holds contest to spur public participation
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: Ahead
of the Swachh Sur-
vekshan (Cleanliness
Survey) 2023, the Navi
Mumbai Municipal
Corporation (NMMC)
has put special em-
phasis on public par-
ticipation to create
awareness and keep
the city clean. As part
of this, under the
guidance of Munici-
pal Commissioner
Rajesh Narvekar, the
NMMC held a wall
painting competition
at the civic body head-
quarters in Govard-
hani Chowk, Belapur.
The contestants were
to paint murals on a des-
ignated wall at NMMC
headquarters under any
of the three topics: My
City, My Participation;
Plastic-free Navi Mum-
bai;andthe3Rs(Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle).
A total of 69 students
and artists painted two
feet by two feet art on a
wall in two and a half
hours, reports said.
Swachh Bharat Mis-
sion’s Nodal Officer Dr
Babasaheb Rajle, who is
also the deputy com-
missioner of the solid
waste management de-
partment, was one of
the judges and was im-
pressed by the contest-
ants’ enthusiasm.
Students in large
numbers participated
from NMMC schools
No. 113 and No. 117, Vid-
ya Bhavan School - Ner-
ul, New Horizon Public
School - Airoli, Don
Bosco School - Nerul,
ICL School - Turbhe,
GyanVikasHighSchool
- Koparkhairane. Art-
ists and students from
JJ School of Arts, and
residents of the NMMC
area also participated
in this competition.
Last year, Navi Mum-
bai emerged the third
cleanest city in the
country in the “Swach-
hta Survey 2022, under-
taken by the Swachh
Bharat Mission. It was
also the cleanest city in
Maharashtra.
The city had im-
proved its position from
the previous year’s
fourth position. In the
2022 survey
, NMMC also
received ‘Five Star Rat-
ing’ under ‘Garbage
Free Cities’ and was the
only city in Maharash-
tra to get the rating.
SWACCH SURVEKSHAN 2023
Contestants painted murals on
designated walls at the NMMC
headquarters as part of the kick-off
for the national cleanliness survey
A contestant explains his mural during the competition at the NMMC headquarters.
UNITED IN DISSENT
Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Monday witnessed a protest by members of the Koli community against the proposed Vadhvan
Port. Touted to be the country’s first mega port, the project is expected to impact over 20,000 livelihoods in 16 fishing
villages in the eco-sensitive Dahanu taluka in Palghar district. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
First India Bureau
Pune: Sunday night’s
pile-up on the Mum-
bai-Bengaluru high-
way in Pune district
apparently occurred
because the driver of
the truck, which hit
several vehicles and
left more than 20 per-
sons injured, had
switched off its en-
gine on the downward
slope of Navale bridge
to save fuel, officials
said on Monday.
Switching off the en-
gine affects a vehicle’s
abilitytobrakeeffective-
ly
, an official of the Re-
gional Transport Office
(RTO) said, adding that
thismayhaveresultedin
the accident that left at
least 24 vehicles dam-
aged. Eight of those in-
jured had to be hospital-
ized, he also said.
A case under relevant
sections of the Indian
Penal Code and the Mo-
tor Vehicles Act has
been registered against
Maniram Yadav, the
truck’s driver who driv-
erfledaftertheaccident.
Efforts were on to trace
him, Assistant Commis-
sioner of Police Sunil
Pawar said.
A man, whose car was
damaged in the acci-
dent, had said the speed-
ing truck first rammed
into some of the vehi-
cles on the road, which
in-turn hit some other
vehicles leading to the
pile-up.
After a visit to the ac-
cident site, Nationalist
Congress Party leader
Supriya Sule, the Lok
Sabha member from
Baramati in Pune dis-
trict, said she had spo-
ken to officials of the
Pune Municipal Corpo-
ration, police, and the
National Highway Au-
thority of India. “They
all will visit the spot to
assess it and taking that
report, we will meet Un-
ion Road Transport and
Highways Minister Ni-
tin Gadkari and discuss
what measures can be
taken to make this road
accident free,” she
tweeted.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The BMC
took down 1,500 ille-
gal hoardings across
the city during and
after Diwali, of
which 552 were tak-
en down in the G-
North ward, which
includes Mahim, Da-
dar, and Dharavi.
Ward-wise teams
from the licensing de-
partment regularly in-
spect the regions with-
in their control and
constantly take down
illegal hoardings and
banners.
In October, there
were several unauthor-
ized banners and post-
ers visible throughout
the city's 24 administra-
tive wards. The most
such hoardings were
found in the busiest ar-
eas, including Dadar,
Andheri, and Kandiva-
li. Meanwhile, Byculla
and Govandi saw the
least illegae banners be-
ing removed.
“Political activities
are more in Dadar and
Mahim areas. A large
number of hoardings,
banners and flags were
seen in the Dadar area
during the Dusshera
rally of the Shiv Sena.
The hoardings were re-
moved within a few
days,” a civic official of
the G North ward said.
Nashik (PTI): Farm-
ers halted the auction
of onions at the Agri-
culture Produce Mar-
ket Committee
(APMC) in Lasalgaon,
the country’s largest
wholesale onion mar-
ket in Nashik district
on Monday
.
Those present said
the auction started as
usual. But when onions
started fetching Rs10-12
per kg and Rs1,000 aver-
age price per tonne, an-
gry farmers stopped the
proceedings.
“Due to the drop in
prices, farmers are suf-
fering losses each pass-
ing day
. The Union and
state governments are
not paying attention to
the problem. If prices
don’t reach Rs30 per kg
in the next two days, on-
ion auctions at all the
APMCs in the state will
be stopped,” Bharat Dig-
hole, president of Maha-
rashtra Rajya Kanda
Utpadak Sanghatana
said, adding that farm-
ers will throw onions in
front of the Mantralaya
to register their protest.
The auction resumed
after some time.
In the last 15- 20
days, the prices of on-
ions have dropped to
Rs500 minimum and
Rs1,400 average.
‘So many cars in Mumbai...
WHERE WILL THEY PARK?’
A DIVISION BENCH WAS HEARING PLEAS TO PREVENT UNORGANIZED TRAFFIC CAUSING
DIFFICULTIES FOR FIRE ENGINES TO APPROACH AN AFFECTED STRUCTURE OR BUILDING
HC PULLS UP NHAI OVER NH-66 POTHOLES
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Coming
down heavily on
the National High-
way Authority of
India (NHAI), the
bench of Chief Jus-
tice Dipankar Dat-
ta and Justice Ab-
hay Ahuja said the
body had not taken
the pothole issue
on NH-66, between
Mumbai and Goa
“seriously”.
The highway has
been under construc-
tion in various places
and undergoing ex-
pansion.
At the hearing on
Monday
, petitioner ad-
vocate Owais Pechkar
pointed out that the
NHAI had filed an af-
fidavit on November
07 in which it said that
between Panvel and
Indapur the highway
was “in a motorable
condition”, while he
himself had filed a re-
joinder affidavit on
November 11, in
which he had geo-
tagged photographs
of pothole-ridden bad
road between the two
destinations.
During the hearing,
Pechkar said, “How
can they call the road
motorable?” Then the
bench remarked, “For
them, where a motor
vehicle can go is a mo-
torable road.”
There are
so many
cars in
Mumbai. There is
no designated
parking space in
Mumbai. Where
else will they park?
Not everybody can
afford a chauffeur.
—Dipankar Datta,
Chief Justice
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: As
much as 80% work on
the ground floor of the
Science Park in Nerul
is ready
, said Rajesh
Narvekar, Navi Mum-
bai municipal commis-
sioner after inspecting
the ongoing work.
Following the visit, he
gave Sanjay Desai, chief
of the engineering de-
partment, the order to
design the project in a
unique way from other
science parks that al-
ready exist around the
globe.
Developed at 19500 sq.
mtrs adjoining the Won-
ders Park, the interna-
tional standard Science
Park will have 3D imag-
es,projects,audio-visual
films in the field of sci-
ence and technology
.
The civic body is exe-
cutinganinnovativepro-
ject like Science Park,
which adds to the char-
acteristicsof NaviMum-
bai city
. It is coming up
adjoining to Wonders
Park in Nerul.
Truckdriverswitchedoff
engineonslope,causing
bridgepile-up:Inquiry
As soon as the information about
this accident was known, immedi-
ate instructions were given to find
out the exact cause of the accident.
Instructions have also been given to the local
administration to arrange proper treatment for
the injured. —CM Eknath Shinde
Some reports put the number of vehicles damaged in the pile-up
at 48. —PHOTO BY ANI
BMC removes 1.5K
illegal banners in city
during and after Diwali
Angry onion farmers
stop Lasalgaon auction
over decline in prices
80%workonSciencePark’sgroundfloordone
Byculla and Govandi had the least such banners. —FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
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Jagat Prakash Nadda
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The news of many casualties in the
road accident in Bihar’s Vaishali
district is very sad. My condolences
are with the bereaved families. I pray
to God for speedy recovery of the
injured and pray for the peace of the
departed souls.
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
As COP27 draws to a close, thank you
to the entire team with me in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt that worked hard to
make the summit a success for India.
Thank you, all.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
So, if you think you are
standing firm, be careful
that you don’t fall!
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
AMERICA IN NO
POSITION TO
LECTURE OTHERS
ON LAW, ORDER
he United States of
America may be the
world’s richest and
most developed coun-
try but its gun cul-
ture and narrow mindset to-
wards different social groups
like women, Blacks and the LG-
BTQ. For women the US may not
be as safe as it is perceived to be.
According to World Population
Review’s latest rape statistics,
number of rapes or sexual as-
sault varies from one state to
another but the average worked
out to one rape every 1-2 min-
utes. Women aged 16-19 years are
more likely to be victims of rape.
Last Saturday night at least
five people were killed in a
shooting incident at an LGBTQ
club in Colorado taking the
number of deaths in mass shoot-
ings to over 601 this year. Blacks
have also been victims of such
shootings. With over a month
still remaining in 2022, it may
catch up with last year’s toll of
692. The US is in no position to
lecture any county on rule of
law, but it does.
TOP TWEETS
T
awyers often go
on strike but rare-
ly do they do so to
question the deci-
sion of the Su-
preme collegium over the
transfer of a judge with the
concurrence of the Union
Law Ministry. Gujarat High
Court lawyers have been on
strike over the transfer of
Justice Nikhil S Kariel to the
Patna High Court calling the
collegium’s decision as “the
death of judiciary’s inde-
pendence” and even observed
two minutes’ silence in
mourning. Lawyers claim
that it is a “penal transfer”
and described the judge as
independent, balanced and
clean. They see no reason for
Justice Kariel’s transfer to
Patna and conveyed their ob-
jections to the Chief Justice
of India Justice DY Chandra-
chud when they met him on
Monday
.
Neither the Union Law
Minister Kiren Rijiju nor
Justice Chandrachud had
sounded encouraging of the
move. Law Minister Rijiju
deprecated the action by law-
yers and said at a function
organised by the Bar Council
of India that “if it becomes a
recurring instance for every
decision by the collegium,
which is supported by the
government, then where will
it lead to”? Justice Chandra-
chud also did not appreciate
lawyers questioning the col-
legium’s decision and said
that decisions are taken
keeping in view “the national
perspective”.
Justice Chandrachud told
the lawyers that the issue
would be duly examined. Is
that setting a precedent?
Right or wrong, lawyers must
defer to the collegium’s deci-
sions on transfer and eleva-
tion of judges. They should
not avoid acting like a trade
union to seek reversal of the
collegium’s decisions.
UNPRECEDENTED
SUPPORT FOR JUDGE
Gujarat HC lawyers
have been on strike
over the transfer of
Justice Nikhil S Kariel
to Patna HC calling the
collegium’s decision as
“the death of judiciary’s
independence” and even
observed two minutes’
silence in mourning
L
India will host the G-20
Leaders’ Summit at the level
of Heads of State/
Government on 9th and
10th September 2023, in
New Delhi. Under its
Presidency, India is
expected to host over 200
meetings across India,
commencing from December
2022. As indicated by
Indian PM, it’s going to be
Impeccable and Uniquely
‘Indian’ G-20, and this
mega event will be
conducted closer to the lives
of the people of India
making it ‘People’s G-20’
he G-20 or Group of Twenty
was created in 1999 as an ac-
ceptable medium between
the more “elitist” G-7 and the
more unwieldy 38-member
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Develop-
ment (OECD). The formation
of the G-20 is more so linked
to the disappointment of the
international community
over the failure of the G-7 in
finding solutions to the prob-
lems of the global economy.
The middle-income coun-
tries and those with systemic
economic influence in the
negotiations to find solutions
to global economic problems
became imminent. Over the
past two decades, the global
economic balance has shift-
ed, and the G-20 has been
seen as a more representa-
tive and egalitarian grouping
of global leadership, and was
particularly useful in steer-
ing the global economy after
the financing crisis and
banking collapse of 2008. Sig-
nificantly, the “Troika” of
G-20 will be made up of
emerging economies for the
first time with India, Indone-
sia and Brazil - an indicator
of the shift in the global eco-
nomic agenda towards the
Global South. While G-7 is
generally engaging more in
political and security- relat-
ed issues, the G-20 primarily
focuses on global economic
and finance governance.
G-20 is the premier forum
for international economic
cooperation representing
around 85% of the global
GDP, over 75% of the world-
wide trade, and about two-
thirds of the world popula-
tion. The G-20 is an intergov-
ernmental forum comprising
19 countries and the Europe-
an Union. It works to address
major issues related to the
global economy
, such as inter-
national financial stability,
climate change mitigation,
and sustainable development.
The members of the G-20 are:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada, China, France, Ger-
many, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, Republic of Korea,
Mexico, Russia, Saudi Ara-
bia, South Africa, Turkey
, the
United Kingdom, the United
States, and the European Un-
ion. The G-20 is divided into
two channels, namely the fi-
nancial track and the Sherpa
track. The financial channel,
specifically addresses a num-
ber of agendas related to the
financial sector.
Bali Summit 15-16 Nov
2022: The motto of recently
concluded Bali Summit in
Indonesia was ‘Recover To-
gether, Recover Stronger’.
Recovery from the pandemic
was major focus despite geo-
political tensions overshad-
owing the summit. The Bali
Summit focuses on a durable
recovery multilateral action
on climate, debt, taxation,
and pandemic preparedness.
The Bali Declaration ac-
knowledged differences over
Russia-Ukraine war, but
most members strongly con-
demned it and opined that it
is essential to uphold inter-
national law and multilateral
system that safeguards peace
and stability
. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s mantra “to-
day’s era must not be of war”
resonated in the joint decla-
ration or communiqué is-
sued after the G-20 Summit.
INDIA’S PRESIDENCY:
DEC 2022 - NOV 2023
India has been a member of
the G-20 since its inception in
1999. As an important mem-
ber of the grouping, India
ensured that its perspective
on issues of vital national
importance did not go un-
heard in the global financial
narrative. India will be as-
suming chairmanship of the
G-20 for one year from 01 De-
cember 22. This is a matter of
pride for every Indian and an
opportunity for the country
to emerge as a leader to solve
some of the most pressing is-
sues facing humanity today.
However, India’s Presidency
comes at a watershed mo-
ment coinciding with a peri-
od of global flux. The global
community is facing multi-
ple political and economic
challenges.
India’s three guiding prin-
ciples going into the G-20
Presidency are: - First, serv-
ing as a bridge between the
developed and developing
world, second, serving as the
representative of the eastern
bloc of nations and third, in-
sulating the G-20 from some
of the divisive pressures that
have paralysed multilateral-
ism elsewhere.
INDIA’S MAJOR
OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES
Evolve a clear G-20 policy on
Russia- Ukraine war ending
the conflict, preventing fur-
ther isolation of Russia in
the forum.
Focus on inclusive, equita-
ble and sustainable growth;
LiFE (Lifestyle for Environ-
ment); women’s empower-
ment; digital public infra-
structure and tech-enabled
development. The Indian PM
Modi’s vision of Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam - “One Earth,
One Family, One Future”
with focus being “ principle
of ‘data for devp’ of all.
The after-effects of the
pandemic and economic re-
covery have been worsened
in the wake of Russia –
Ukraine war and needs
global co-operation to re-
store normalcy. While the
overall focus will have to be
on sustainable economic
growth but need to chalk out
a roadmap to deal with the
economic situation in col-
laboration with the IMF,
OECD, WTO, and the Finan-
cial Stability Board.
Climate financing is an-
other area that India has to
work on with the affluent na-
tions. The developed coun-
tries have to be prodded for
transfer of clean technolo-
gies and renewable energies
to medium and low-income
countries.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
The G-20 or Group of
Twenty was created
in 1999 as an
acceptable medium
between the more
“elitist” G-7 and the
more unwieldy
38-member OECD. The
formation of the G-20 is
more so linked to the
disappointment of the int’l
community over failure of
the G-7 in finding
solutions to problems of
global economy
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow
G-20 INDIAN CHAIRMANSHIP
CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES

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INDIA
Mahuva (PTI): Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Monday said he
felt the pain of farmers,
youth and tribals after
meetingthemduringhis
Bharat Jodo Yatra and
accusedtheBJPof draw-
ing up plans to displace
adivasisbyhandingover
forests to industrialists
as he hit the campaign
trail in Gujarat 10 days
ahead of the first phase
of Assembly polls.
Addressing his first
rally in Gujarat after the
announcement of the
Assembly poll schedule,
Gandhi asserted tribals
are the first owners of
the country
, but the BJP
was working to take
away their jungles and
keeptheirchildrenaway
from modern education.
He took a break from
his Bharat Jodo Yatra,
currently passing
through Maharashtra,
and travelled to Gujarat,
where he addressed a
gathering of tribals at
Mahuva in Surat dis-
trict in support of his
party, which is seeking
to end its nearly three-
decade stint in the op-
position in the BJP-
ruled state in the next
month’sAssemblypolls.
Gandhi said his yatra
was for the unity of the
country and during the
cross-country foot-
march he felt the pain
of farmers, youth and
tribal people.
Surendranagar (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
took a dig at Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi's
Bharat Jodo Yatra, say-
ing those who have been
thrown out of power are
taking out foot march to
get back to power. Ad-
dressing a gathering in
Surendranagar town of
poll-bound Gujarat,
Modi also said instead
of talking about devel-
opment during elec-
tions, the opposition
Congress is saying it
will show him his “au-
kat” (status).
“Now, the Congress
does not talk about de-
velopment during elec-
tions. Instead, Congress
leaders are saying they
will show Modi his au-
kat. Just look at their
arrogance. They, in-
deed, belong to a royal
family, while I am mere-
ly a servant having no
aukat,” he said. “In the
past, the Congress had
used words like ‘neech
aadmi’, ‘maut ka sauda-
gar’ and ‘naali ka kee-
da’ for me. I urge you to
talk about development
instead of playing this
game of ‘aukat’,” he
said, adding that he
swallows such insults
because his focus is to
make India a developed
nation.
Elections to the Guja-
rat Assembly will be
held in two phases on
December 1 and 5. Modi
said people who were
dethroned long back
were taking out yatra to
get back the power.
“Some people are doing
foot march to get back
to power. They are also
taking along those who
had stalled the Narma-
da project for 40 years
through litigation and
kept Gujarat thirsty for
40 years. In this elec-
tion, the people of Guja-
rat will punish those
who are doing this
padyatra,” he said.
Lucknow (PTI): Sama-
jwadi Party Chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav sharing a
stage with his uncle and
Pragatisheel Samajwa-
di Party (Lohiya) leader
Shivpal Singh Yadav in
family bastion Saifai to
canvass for Dimple Ya-
dav has made party
workers confident
about their victory in
the Mainpuri Lok Sab-
ha bypoll.
In a show of bonho-
mie, the SP chief on
Sunday touched the feet
of his uncle at the rally
and asserted that there
has never been any
strain in their relation-
ship. Shivpal Yadav
termed the bypolls, ne-
cessitated by the death
of Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav, a “high-stake con-
test” and told the audi-
ence that the family has
become one.
KARNATAKA GOVT TO HC: DECISION ON
APP-BASED AUTO SERVICES BY NOV 25
ORDER QUASHING
FIR AGAINST SIVA
BABA RECALLED
SEX WITH CHILD IN
MARRIAGE’S GUISE
OFFENCE: COURT
Bengaluru (PTI): The High Court of Karnataka was
informed by the state government on Monday that
a decision on the online app-based autorickshaw
hailing services will be taken by November 25. The
government said the petitions of the service providers
have been considered and a decision is pending. The
transport department had recently directed stopping
of auto-hailing services as it was not covered under
the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology
Aggregator Rules in 2016.
Chennai (PTI): The
Madras High Court on
Monday recalled its
earlier order, which set
aside the First Infor-
mation Report (FIR)
registered against
controversial Godman
Siva Shankar Baba in
a sexual harassment
case. Justice RN Man-
jula recalled her order
passed on October 17
after being satisfied
with the submissions of
State Public Prosecutor
Hasan Mohammed Jin-
nah, on Monday.
Kochi (Agencies):
Muslim marriages
under personal law are
not excluded from the
POCSO Act and sexual
intercourse with a child,
even if it is under the
guise of marriage, is
an offence, the Kerala
High Court said. The
court denied bail to
a 31-year-old man
charged under the act
for allegedly abducting
and impregnating a
15-year-old minor girl
whom he claims he had
married.
MAN ARRESTED FOR STOPPING KERALA
HIGH COURT CHIEF JUSTICE’S CAR
Kochi (ANI): A man was arrested for stopping the official
car of Kerala High Court Chief Justice S Manikumar and
allegedly using abusive words against him. The incident
happened in Kochi near Goshree bridge. Police have
registered a case of attempt to murder against the per-
son. The incident took place on Sunday around 11 pm
when Chief Justice was going to his residence. Tijo, who
is the accused is a native of Udumbanchola in the Idukki
district. According to the Mulavukad police, where the
case was registered, the accused, who is a lorry driver,
was in an intoxicated state at the time of the incident.
IN THE COURTYARD
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Former
Congress president Ra-
hul Gandhi made K
Sudhakaran the state
president of Kerala
Congress. The party
has not benefited much
from his becoming the
president, rather his
statements are definite-
ly causing trouble to the
party. He has given two
such statements recent-
ly
, due to which the Con-
gress is cornered. Not
only have the Left par-
ties raised questions on
these statements, but
the Indian Union Mus-
lim League, an ally of
the Congress, has also
criticized them. Al-
though some experts of
Kerala politics say that
while Sudhakaran’s
statement looks harm-
ful for the Congress, but
Congress can get bene-
fit from it in the elec-
tions.
He first said that
many decades ago,
when people from Com-
munist parties did not
allow RSS people to set
up shakhas and used to
attack them, he (Sudha-
karan) used to protect
Sangh people by send-
ing his own people. Af-
ter that he said that the
country’s first Prime
Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru was very demo-
cratic and had made
Syama Prasad Mukher-
jee a minister in his
government by compro-
mising with the fight
against fascism.
Congress in tizzy about Sudhakaran’s statements
KERALA AFFAIRS OF GOP
Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran. —FILE PHOTO
SECTION OF KERALA CONG RATTLED
OVER THAROOR’S MALABAR TOUR
Kozhikode (PTI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's
ongoing Malabar tour to attend
various programmes and meet
public figures seems to have
rattled a significant section in
Congress in Kerala with a few of
them sensing an “agenda” behind
the Thiruvananthapuram Lok
Sabha Member of Parliament (MP)’s move.
CONG’SYATRAISTOGETBACKPOWER:PM
PM Modi says those dethroned are taking out yatra to get back to power
BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
MODI SURPRISES
BJP WORKERS AT
PARTY OFFICE
KAMALAM IN GUJ
Gandhinagar (ANI):
After powerpacked
campaigning and ad-
dressing four rallies,
PM Narendra Modi
on Sunday chose
to go to ‘Kamalam’,
the Bharatiya Janata
Party headquarters
in Gandhinagar and
spend some time
with party workers
and colleagues. While
his sudden visit was
surprising for many,
it was a pleasant
meeting for quite a few
who spent a couple
of decades working
for the party. Sources
told ANI that it was
a “light and fun”
conversation as the
Prime Minister walked
into the Kamalam
office and instead of
going into a room,
he chose to sit in the
open area and on the
benches. Initially, only
a few people who were
working in the party
office late in the night
came and welcomed
the Prime Minister.
PM TO GIVE APPOINTMENT LETTERS
TO 71,000 AT ‘ROZGAR MELA’ TODAY
CONGRESS PRESIDENT KHARGE TO
CAMPAIGN IN GUJARAT FROM NOV 26
New Delhi (PTI): As part of the government's 'Rozgar
Mela', PM Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000
appointment letters to new recruits on Tuesday via
video conferencing and also address them, his office
said. The Prime Minister's Office said the drive is a
step towards fulfilling his commitment to according
highest priority to employment generation, and it is
expected to be a catalyst in creating more jobs and
providing meaningful opportunities to the youth.
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun
Kharge will campaign in Gujarat from November 26
to 28, sources close to him said here. Kharge will
address a public meeting in Ahmedabad on Novem-
ber 26 and is likely to address a press conference the
next day, they said. He will address a public meeting
in Indore after participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra
with Rahul Gandhi on November 27. The yatra enters
Madhya Pradesh on November 23.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded during a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly
elections, in Surendranagar, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rahul hits Guj campaign trail
after taking break from yatra
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi draws a bow and an arrow during a
public rally in Surat, Gujarat. —PHOTO BY PTI
MP: Cong MLA
booked for rape,
harassment
Vijayan’s govt
works only for its
cadre: Kerala Guv
Dhar (PTI): Police
have registered a case
against Madhya
Pradesh Congress MLA
Umang Singhar on
charges of raping and
assaulting a 38-year-old
woman, a senior official
said on Monday. The
case was lodged on Sun-
day evening at Naugaon
police station in Dhar
city following a com-
plaint by the woman,
who claimed that she
was living with the ac-
cused as his ‘wife’ and
alleged that he sexually
assaulted her, SP Adi-
tya Pratap Singh said.
Kochi: Back in the
state after an eight-day
gap, Governor Arif
Mohammed Khan on
Monday yet again
slammed the Pinarayi
Vijayan government
over its functioning.
“This government
works only for its cadre.
If someone sitting in
the Chief Minister’s of-
fice directs vice-chan-
cellors, and the Chief
Minister doesn’t know,
then it’s his incapabil-
ity and if he knows of
it, then he is also a par-
ty to what’s happen-
ing,” said Khan.
Hope PM will
end Russia’s
war with
Ukraine: Farooq
Jammu: National
Conference chief
Farooq Abdullah on
Monday expressed
hopethatPMNaren-
dra Modi would be
successful in end-
ing the Russia-
Ukraine war that
has stretched for
nearly nine months.
He stated that the
warhascreatedhav-
oconglobaleconom-
ic situation. “I am
happythatIndiahas
got the presidency
of the G20 Summit.
ItcouldbethatIndia
hastheburdenof all
thesecountries.And
I hope that the PM
will be successful in
ending the Russia-
Ukraine war which
hascreatedhavocon
the economic condi-
tion,” he said.
Mainpuri bypoll: Akhilesh-Shivpal
bonhomie energises SP workers
Akhilesh Yadav campaigns along with Shivpal Yadav and SP General
Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav in Etawah, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP stages walkout in WB Assembly
over Giri's comment on Prez Murmu
Kolkata (PTI): BJP
MLAs Monday staged a
walkout from West Ben-
gal Assembly demand-
ing immediate resigna-
tion of Minister of
State for Correctional
Homes Akhil Giri from
the cabinet and disqual-
ification from the
House for his controver-
sial comments on Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu.
They staged the walk
out after Speaker Bi-
man Bandyopadhyay
rejected their demand
for an adjournment mo-
tion to discuss Giri’s
controversial remarks.
Bandopadhyay had
said that the matter
cannot be discussed in
the House as the matter
pertained to the presi-
dent of the country and
the reported comment
was made outside it.
The BJP MLAs de-
manded that the motion
be taken up. However,
this was turned down
by the speaker.
BJP leaders hold protest against
TMC leader Akhil Giri.
Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter MP on Wed
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi-led Bharat Jodo
Yatra will enter Mad-
hya Pradesh from Ma-
harashtra on Wednes-
day, Congress leader
Jairam Ramesh tweet-
ed on Monday
.
Before entering Mad-
hya Pradesh after cov-
ering parts of six states
of the country, the par-
ticipants in the yatra
will camp at Nimkhedi
in Maharashtra’s Jal-
gaon district for two
days, he added. Con-
gress General Secretary
in-charge Communica-
tions Jairam Ramesh
tweeted on Monday:
“Today and tomorrow
are rest days for
# B h a r at Jo d o Yat r a
which is camped at
Nimkhedi in Maha-
rashtra. Early morning
on Wednesday, 23rd No-
vember, the yatra will
move into Madhya
Pradesh.”
The former Congress
president Rahul Gandhi
remained absent from
Gujarat as he did not
campaigninthestatetill
today in this election.
Indore: The man who
allegedly sent a letter
threatening blasts
during Congress
leader Rahul Gand-
hi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra in Indore has
been identified and
efforts were on to
nab him, police said
on Monday.
COPS IDENTIFY MAN
WHO THREATENED
OF BLAST IN YATRA

06
INDIA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Depart-
ment of Pension and
Pensioners’ Welfare has
created 25 lakh Digital
Life Certificates (DLCs)
for Central Govern-
ment pensioners in 20
days of the nationwide
campaign.
These certificates
were created during a
special campaign organ-
ised between November
1andNovember19indif-
ferent cities all over In-
dia. Briefing the media
hereinthenationalcapi-
tal, Union Minister Ji-
tendra Singh informed
that the Department of
Pension organized “spe-
cial awareness camps
from 1st to 19th Novem-
ber 2022 in different cit-
ies all over India from
Srinagar in the North to
Nagercoil (Kanyaku-
mari District) in the
South and from Guwa-
hati in the East to
AhmedabadintheWest”.
He said that out of 25
lakh DLCs, 2.20 lakhs
have been created
through face authenti-
cation by the latest Face
Recognition Technolo-
gy, thus providing a
huge relief, especially
to the aged and infirm
elderly population.
“All the registered
Pensioners’ Associa-
tions, Pension Disburs-
ing Banks, Ministries
of Government of India
and CGHS Centers had
been directed to pro-
mote the Digital Life
Certificate and Face Au-
thentication Technique
for giving Life Certifi-
cate by organizing spe-
cial camps for ‘Ease of
Living’ of pensioners,
thus setting an example
of “whole of govern-
ment” approach,” said
the Minister.
—With ANI inputs
Govt creates 25L Digital Life Certificates in 20 days
NATIONWIDE DRIVE
lll
MoS Jitendra
Singh lauds role
of Department
of Pension for
creation of 25
lakh Digital Life
Certificates
(DLCs) for
Central Govt
pensioners
DelhiPolice moves plea to seek
nodfor polygraph on Aaftab
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi police has moved
a lower court seeking
permission to conduct a
polygraphtestonAaftab
Amin Poonawala, the
accusedintheShraddha
Walker murder case.
Policehadearliersaid
Aaftab,whoconfessedto
killing his live-in part-
ner and chopping her
body into 35 pieces, was
giving misleading an-
swers to questions. Met-
ropolitan magistrate
Aviral Shukla of Saket
Court referred the mat-
ter to Magistrate Vijay-
shree Rathore, who ear-
lier granted permission
for a narco analysis test
on Aftab. The court is
likely to hear the plea on
Tuesday
.
According to sources,
Aaftab is to be produced
before the court after
the expiry of his five-
day police custody
.
Delhi police had ear-
lier submitted in court
that Aftab was giving
wrong information and
misleading the investi-
gation.
The plea for poly-
graph test is the second
scientific examination
that Delhi police sought
to conduct on Aaftab.
On Thursday, the
court ordered Rohini
Forensic Science Labo-
ratory to conduct a nar-
co test on Aaftab within
five days.
However, the court
directed the investigat-
ing officer in the case
not to use third-degree
on the accused as it ex-
tended its custody by a
further five days. Met-
ropolitan magistrate
Vijayshree Rathore had
allowed the application
seeking permission for
a narco analysis test on
Aaftab.
Police had earlier said accused Poonawala was giving misleading answers to questions
SHRADDHA WALKAR MURDER
Accused Aaftab Poonawala in police custody. —FILE PHOTO
DELHI POLICE TEAM RECORDS ONE
MORE STATEMENT IN MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai (PTI): A Delhi police team, which is in Va-
sai in Maharashtra’s Palghar to probe the murder
of Shraddha Walkar allegedly by Aaftab Poonawa-
la, on Monday recorded the statement of a person
in connection with the case. However, details of
this person or his connection with the case was
not immediately known. It has taken the number of
people whose statements have been recorded here
to 11, including two who helped Walkar when she
was allegedly assaulted by Poonawala in 2020.
AAFTAB MOVED HIS
STUFF TO DELHI IN 37
BOXES IN JUNE: COPS
“DAD DIDN’T
SHARE DETAILS
ABOUT AAFTAB”
Mumbai: Aaftab Poon-
awala had shifted
belongings from his flat
in Maharashtra’s Palghar
district to Delhi in 37
boxes in June and paid Rs
20,000 for it, police said
on Monday.Poonawala
had told Delhi Police that
before moving to Delhi, he
and Walkar fought about
who would pay for shifting
the items from their house
in Vasai area of Palghar,
police sources said.
Mumbai: Amin Poon-
awala, father of Aaftab,
did not share information
about Aaftab while taking
a flat on rent in a building
in Mira Road area last
month, a real estate agent
said. The agent who
helped Amin find a flat
in Delta Garden Com-
plex said the Poonawala
senior initially wanted
a 1 BHK flat but later
changed his mind and
took a 2 BHK flat on rent.
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh with V Srinivas and Saurabh Garg.
Many workers
fall ill as toxic
gas leaks in
WB factory
Kolkata (PTI): Several
workers of a cold drink
manufacturing unit lo-
cated in Kamalgazi area
in the southern fringes
of Kolkata fell ill follow-
ing leakage of toxic gas
on Monday, police said.
Two firefighters, who
went there to rescue the
workers also fell ill.
“We evacuated the
workers of factory and
people of nearby local-
ity and trying to spot
what the problem is. Go-
ing by pungent smell of
the gas it seems to be
Ammonia. We have a
team of doctors with
us,” an officer said.
Ammonia, a basic
buildingblockforammo-
nium nitrate fertilizer, is
irritating and corrosive.
Exposuretohighconcen-
trations of ammonia in
theaircausesimmediate
burning of the nose,
throat and respiratory
tract. This can cause
bronchiolarandalveolar
oedema, and airway de-
struction resulting in
respiratory distress.
CRUCIAL READ
4 COPS SUSPENDED
FOR EXTORTING
GOLD MERCHANT
3 WOMEN KILLED, CHILD AMONG 7 INJURED
AS GOODS TRAIN DERAILS IN ODISHA
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION BEGINS
INQUIRY INTO FOOTBALL MATCH FIXING
Jajpur: A goods train derailed at Korai railway station in Odi-
sha’s Jajpur on Monday, with wagons ploughing into waiting
passengers, killing at least three
of them, all women, and injuring
seven others, including a two-
and-half-year-old child, officials
said. Railway officials said that
the accident took place at 6.44 am
when some people were waiting at
the platform and the waiting hall for a passenger train.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations of
football match fixing, as well as
irregularities in the investments
of football clubs, sources said
on Monday. According to CBI
sources five football clubs have
allegedly received huge ill-gotten
money and the role of a few
international fixers have also cropped up.
Chikkamagaluru: 4 cops
have been suspended
for extorting Rs 5 lakhs
from a gold merchant and
threatening to frame him
in a smuggling case in
Chikkamagaluru district.
The four were identified as
Sub-Inspector Lingaraju,
constables Dhanapal
Nayak, Omkarmurthy and
Sharat Raj, of Ajjampura
police station. On May 11,
policemen stopped gold
merchant Rohit Sankla’s
car in Davanagere. He was
carrying 2.450 kg of gold.
Upon finding the gold,
they threatened him that a
case of smuggling would
be lodged against him if
he doesn’t give a Rs 10
lakh bribe. They extorted
Rs 5 lakh from him.
UP: SIX BOOKED
FOR RELIGIOUS
CONVERSION
‘JAMTARA’ INSPIRES
CYBER THUGS, 7
CASES IN LUCKNOW
3 DIE AS BUS RAMS
INTO TRACTOR IN
TELANGANA
Bareilly: Six persons
have been booked for
alleged forced reli-
gious conversions in
Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly
district. Additional Su-
perintendent of Police
(ASP) Rahul Bhati said
the action was taken
after the police got
information that reli-
gious conversion was
going on at the Vanshi
Nagar locality in Bareilly
where 60-70 people
were present. Later, an
FIR was lodged against
six persons under
provisions of the Uttar
Pradesh Prohibition of
Unlawful Conversion
Act, 2021, said Bhati.
Lucknow: Taking inspiration
from web series ‘Jamtara’,
cyber thugs in Lucknow are
now duping innocents by
pretending to be defence
personnel. Last week,
a retired bank manager
Krishnanand Gupta, who
had given an ad seeking
tenants for his house, was
duped of Rs 1.24 lakhs by a
miscreant posing as an army
captain. In another case, a
businessman in Lucknow’s
PGI locality was duped of Rs
15,000 by a man posing as
army officer on Sunday. The
businessman had also given
an ad for selling his double
bed. According to police, at
least seven cases have been
reported from the city in the
last 20 days.
Hyderabad: 3 persons
were killed when a bus
rammed into a tractor
on Hyderabad-Bangalore
highway in Telangana’s
Wanaparthy district,
early on Monday. Garuda
bus of Telangana State
Road Transport Corpo-
ration, which was on its
way from Hyderabad to
Bangalore, collided with
a sugarcane-laden tractor
from the rear side near
Mummalapalli in Kottakota
mandal. Two persons died
on the spot while one
succumbed to his injuries
at the government hospital
at Wanaparthy. The bus
driver, a cleaner and a pas-
senger were killed while
15 others were injured.
K’taka: Conman robs
ISRO scientist of `18L
Bengaluru (Agencies):
An incident of a con-
man duping an ISRO
scientist of Rs 18 lakh
after promising him of
a medical seat for his
daughter came to light
in Bengaluru on Mon-
day
. Upparpet police in
Bengaluru have regis-
tered a case in this con-
nection and launched a
hunt for the accused.
According to police,
48-year-old Chidananda
Shivappa Mugdum, a
scientist working with
ISRO and a resident of
CGS Colony in Mumbai
is the person who wasd
duped. The conman is
identified as Arun Das.
Police explain that sci-
entist Chidananda’s
daughter prepared for
MBBS.Two months ago,
the accused contacted
the scientist through a
phonecallandpromised
him a medical seat in
Bengaluru. The accused
Arun Das had also vis-
ited the victim’s resi-
dence twice and verified
educational documents
of his daughter.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India TV
owner Rajat Sharma’s
brother Salil Sharma re-
cently passed away
. He
was 59 year old. Accord-
ing to family sources,
Salil Sharma was fondly
called Chachaji by the
friends and acquaintes
of the family
.
A prayer meet for the
departed soul was held
on Monday in New Del-
hi. The prayer meet was
held at the Chinmaya
Mission, Lodhi State in
thenationalcapitalfrom
3 to 4 PM on Monday af-
ternoon. A number of
eminent personalities
from political, media
andothersectionsof the
society attended the
prayer meet and paid
their last respects to the
departed soul.
India TV owner Rajat Sharma’s
brother Salil Sharma dies at 59
UP govt transfers 11 IAS officers ahead
of municipal bodies elections in State
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Ahead of
municipal polls, UP govt
has transferred 11 IAS
officers. Special Secre-
tary Revenue Mahendra
Singh has been made
Special Secretary Home
while Renu Tiwari, Spe-
cialSecretaryFoodSafe-
tyandDrugAdministra-
tion, is now Addl Com-
missioner Rural Devel-
opment MNREGA.
MD UP Agro Shesh
Nath has shifted to sug-
ar industry and sugar-
cane development de-
partment as Special
Secretary. Arun
Prakash, special secre-
tary secretariat admin-
istration has been post-
ed as Special Secretary
MSME and has been
given additional charge
of CEO Khadi Village
Industries Board. Addl
Commissioner MGN-
REGA Yogesh Kumar is
now special secretary-
agriculture produce
commissioner branch.
Three officers who
were under waiting list
have also got postings.
TK Shibu was made ad-
ditional commissioner
land management, reve-
nue council, Sunil Ver-
ma and Anurag Patel
werealsogivenpostings.
3 new members
in Staff Selection
Commission in HP
Hamirpur (PTI): Three
people were on Monday
sworn in as members of
the Himachal Pradesh
Staff Selection Commis-
sion. PC Akela, Profes-
sor PK Vaidya, and
Rakesh Bhardwaj were
administeredtheoathof
office by HPSSC Chair-
man Dr Sanjay Thakur.
These new members of
thecommissionwereap-
pointed by BJP-ruled
state govt earlier but
their swearing-in was
put on hold by Election
Commission due to the
assembly polls in
Himachal Pradesh.
Odisha ‘sextortion’: ED
seizes SUV of accused
New Delhi (PTI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rate has seized a sports
utility vehicle (SUV)
belonging to the prime
accused in the money
laundering case linked
to a recent alleged sex-
tortion case in Odisha.
“The vehicle, a Ford
Endeavour, was found
abandoned without a
number plate. The
seized vehicle is valued
around Rs 40 lakh,” the
ED said in a statement.
The agency said the
vehicle belongs to Arch-
ana Nag who is the
main accused in the
“high-profile sextortion
racket run in and
around the city of Bhu-
baneswar.” The En-
forcement Directorate
had earlier said it seized
“incriminating” docu-
ments, digital evidence
and mobile phones.
5 held with drugs
worth `50 crore
Guwahati (Agencies):
In two separate inci-
dents, Assam Police
have seized narcotic
substances worth sev-
eral crores from Cachar
and Karbi Anglong dis-
tricts. Five persons,
who were allegedly in-
volved in drug peddling,
were apprehended.
In Cachar, three peo-
ple were arrested with
1.80 lakh tablets used
for intoxication on Sun-
day in the Lakhipur
area in the district. Po-
lice informed that the
international market
value of seized tablets
is around Rs 50 crore.
The accused were
identified as Abdul
Saeed, Ibazur Rahman
and Sameer Alam, resi-
dentsof Cachardistrict.
Cachar Superinten-
dent of Police Numal
Mahato said, “These
three were smuggling
tablets in a lorry
. The
drugs were being smug-
gled in a secret chamber
built in the vehicle’s car-
rier. Based on a specific
information, three peo-
ple were arrested after
searching the vehicle
andtabletswereseized.”
The police said that
Abdul Saeed had
brought the tablets
from the Churachand-
pur district of neigh-
bouring Manipur state.
The purpose was to
smuggle them to for-
eign countries.
Accused along with seized drugs in police custody.
Prayer meet being held for Salil Sharma in New Delhi.
Sonbhadra TK Shibu Sunil Kumar Verma Anurag Patel

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,847.00 408.00 0.77 (Per 10g)
SILVER 61,075.00 594.00 0.97 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.81 0.07 0.08
GBPINR 96.71 0.73 0.75
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
Hyderabad: Around 370
companies, including 50
foreign firms, will partici-
pate in ‘Poultry India
Expo’, touted as South
Asia’s biggest poultry
event, to be held here for
three days from Novem-
ber 23. Indian Poultry
Equipment Manufacturers
Association president
Chakradhar Rao Potluri on
Monday said the compa-
nies would showcase their
products, including feed,
medicine, equipment and
their best farming practic-
es during the event which
is being held after a gap
of three years. —PTI
370 COS TO TAKE
PART IN ‘POULTRY
INDIA EXPO’
New Delhi: Canadian res-
taurant chain Tim Hortons
plans to open around 120
stores in India in the next
three years at an invest-
ment of up to `300 crore,
a top company official
said on Monday. The
chain, which had in Au-
gust opened its first out-
lets in India, is initially fo-
cussing on North India
and will later expand to
other regions. “The com-
mitment that I made to
the board is in the first 36
months of operation, in
the first three years,
there’ll be 120 stores (in
India),” the company’s
India CEO Navin Gurnaney
said. —PTI
TIM HORTONS PLANS
TO OPEN 120 STORES
IN NEXT 3 YEARS
New Delhi: Gold price in
the national capital de-
clined `408 to `52,847
per 10 grams on Monday
amid a fall in prices of
precious metal in over-
seas markets, according
to HDFC Securities. In the
previous trade, the yellow
metal had settled at
`53,255 per 10 grams.
Silver also dropped by
`594 to `61,075 per kilo-
gram. In the int’l market,
gold was trading in red at
$1,745.5 per ounce while
silver was down at $20.83
per ounce. —PTI
GOLD DECLINES BY
RUPEES 408; SILVER
DROPS RUPEES 594
New Delhi: The country
imported 23.4 lakh tonne
of fertilisers, including
urea and Di-ammonium
Phosphate (DAP), in Oc-
tober this year, according
to official data. Out of the
total fertiliser imports,
DAP was maximum at
14.70 lakh tonne, fol-
lowed by urea at 4.60
lakh tonne, Muriate of
Potash (MoP) at 2.36 lakh
tonne and complexes at
1.70 lakh tonne in the
said month, the data
showed. Meanwhile, the
domestic production of
fertilisers was 36.19 lakh
tonne in October. —PTI
INDIA IMPORTS 23.4
LAKH TONS OF
FERTILISER IN OCT
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Crisil lowers FY23 growth by 30 bps to 7%
Mumbai (PTI): Rating
agencies Crisil and Icra on
Monday revised down their
India growth projections
for the current fiscal and
the second quarter mainly
due to the ripple effect of
slowdown in global growth
and mixed crop output.
Crisil downgraded the
India growth forecast by 30
bps to 7% while Icra pegged
the economic expansion at
6.5% for the second quarter
of FY2022-23.
“We have revised down
our forecast for real gross
domestic product growth
to 7% for fiscal 2023 from
7.3%, primarily because of
the slowdown in global
growth that has started to
impact our exports and in-
dustrial activity. This will
test the resilience of do-
mestic demand,” Crisil
chief economist said.
Icra, in its report pen-
cilled a 6.5% growth in Q2
of the current fiscal, which
is still a tad higher than the
monetary policy commit-
tee’s September forecast of
6.3% and at 6.5% in GVA
less than half of 13.5% a
year ago.
ECONOMY
FORECAST
z Crisil downgraded the India
growth forecast by 30
basis points to 7% while
Icra pegged the economic
expansion at 6.5% for the
second quarter of Financial
Year 2022-23
Markets fall for 3rd
day; Sensex, Nifty
decline nearly 1%
Mumbai (PTI): Market
benchmarks fell for third
day running on Monday
and ended nearly 1% lower
amid weak trend in global
equities.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
declined 518.64 points or
0.84% to settle at 61,144.84.
During the day, it tumbled
604.15 points or 0.97% to
61,059.33.The broader NSE
Nifty fell 147.70 points or
0.81% to end at 18,159.95.
From the Sensex pack,
Reliance Industries, HDFC,
Tata Consultancy Services,
Tech Mahindra, Infosys,
Bajaj Finance, Wipro and
Tata Steel were the major
laggards. Bharti Airtel,
Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank,
Hindustan Unilever and
Power Grid were among
the winners.
Elsewhere in Asia, mar-
kets in Seoul, Shanghai
and Hong Kong ended low-
er, while Tokyo settled
higher.
INDIAN RUPEE FALLS BY 7 PAISE ON MONDAY
TO CLOSE AT 81.81 AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 81.81
(provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, tracking the strength
of the American currency in the overseas markets and a muted trend
in domestic equities. At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the local
unit opened at 81.84 and later wit-
nessed an intraday high of 81.74 and
a low of 81.91 during the session.
The domestic unit finally settled at
81.81 against the American currency,
registering a fall of 7 paise over its
last close. Meanwhile, the dollar
index, which gauges the greenback’s
strength against a basket of six cur-
rencies, rose 0.83 per cent to 107.81.
INDIA INC TO FINANCE MINISTER
‘BUDGET SHOULD FOCUS ON JOB CREATION’
New Delhi (PTI): The
Budget should focus on
measures to accelerate job
creation and broaden the
tax base by rationalising
GST and personal income
tax slabs to boost consump-
tion, industry bodies said
in their pre-Budget meet-
ing with finance minister
Nirmala Sitharaman on
Monday
.
“The external scenario
is likely to continue to be
unfavourable for some
time. Hence, we must
broad-base our domestic
economy by creating new
sectors of growth and driv-
ing employment genera-
tion to boost domestic de-
mand, inclusion, and
growth,” CII president San-
jiv Bajaj said.
The Confederation of In-
dian Industry (CII), which
was part of the virtual pre-
Budget meeting, called for
an aggressive focus on pri-
vatisation of public sector
units and increasing allo-
cation to capital expendi-
ture with focus on an in-
vestment led growth strat-
egy to pump India’s econo-
my amidst the global un-
certainty
.
To boost job creation, CII
suggested that an employ-
ment linked incentive
scheme be introduced and
the government could con-
sider an urban employ-
ment guarantee scheme
and initiate a pilot in metro
cities first in this Budget.
“Going forward, to pro-
vide tax certainty to busi-
nesses, the corporate tax
rates should be maintained
at the current levels.
“Further simplification,
rationalisation, ease of
paying taxes, and reducing
tax litigation should be key
priorities,” the CII presi-
dent said. Industry body
PHDCCI also submitted its
suggestions for the Budget
to the finance minister vir-
tually on Monday
.
It suggested a five-
pronged strategy to revital-
ise the private investments
through measures to en-
hance consumption, in-
crease capacity utilisation
in factories, boost job crea-
tion, improve quality of
social infrastructure, and
accelerate India’s econom-
ic growth. “The Union
Budget 2023-24 is being pre-
sented at a crucial juncture
of geo-political uncertain-
ties, high inflation and
slowing world eco growth.
New Delhi (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on
Monday kicked off pre-budget consultations, holding meetings
with industry chamber heads and infrastructure experts about
their expectations from the upcoming Budget. “Union Finance
Minister Smt. @nsitharaman chairs her 1st #PreBudget2023
consultation with the first group of captains from Industry
experts of #Infrastructure and #ClimateChange, in New Delhi,
today,” the Ministry of Finance said in a tweet. “The 2nd #PreB-
udget2023 meeting is being attended by MoS Finance Shri @
mppchaudhary and Dr @DrBhagwatKarad ; Finance Secretary
Dr T.V. Somanathan; Secretaries of DEA, @SecyDIPAM, DoR,
@DFS_India, CEA Dr Anantha Nageswaran Senior Economic
Advisor @FinMinIndia.
FINANCE MINISTER SITHARAMAN KICKS
OFF PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS
SITHARAMAN TO
MEET STATE FMs
z Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman will hold pre-
budget consultations with her
state counterparts on Friday.
The meeting is part of the
customary meetings that the
minister undertakes
z According to an official form
the ministry, the pre-budget
meeting with state finance
ministers will be held in New
Delhi on November 25
z On November 22 (Tuesday),
the minister will meet
the agriculture and agro-
processing industry
Airtel hikes minimum
recharge plan by 57%
New Delhi (PTI): Bharti
Airtel has increased the
price of its minimum re-
charge for 28 days mobile-
phone service plan by
about 57% to `155 in Hary-
ana and Odisha.
The company has
stopped its minimum re-
charge plan of `99, under
which it offered 200 mega-
byte of data and calls at the
rate of `2.5 paise per sec-
ond. In Haryana and Odis-
ha, Airtel has now started
offering the `155-plan with
unlimited calling, 1 GB
data 300 SMSes. The com-
pany has started trial of
the new plan and is likely
to roll out the same across
India based on the result.
AIRTEL LAUNCHES 5G
SERVICES IN GUWAHATI
Guwahati (PTI): Telecom opera-
tor Bharti Airtel on Monday said
that it has rolled out the latest
5G services in Guwahati. The
‘Airtel 5G Plus’ services will
be available to customers in a
phased manner as the company
continues to construct its net-
work and complete the rollout.
“Customers with 5G enabled
devices will enjoy high-speed
Airtel 5G Plus network at no ex-
tra cost until the rollout is more
widespread,” it said.
Bengaluruseeshighestofficerentalgrowth
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Office rent in
Bengaluru rose 12.1% year-
on-year in July-September
this year, the highest in the
Asia Pacific region, accord-
ing to Knight Frank.
In its Asia-Pacific Prime
Office Rental Index for Q3
2022, property consultant
Knight Frank said that
Bengaluru topped the list
with 12.10% Y-o-Y growth
in office rentals in Q3 (Ju-
ly-September) 2022.
Mumbai was at the 3rd
rank in the index, record-
ing 7% Y-o-Y growth in of-
fice rentals, followed by
Delhi-NCR at 14th rank,
which remained stable.
Jakarta was in the sec-
ond position with a 10.90%
growth in office rent.
Taipei stood at fourth
rank with a 5.50% increase
in rent, followed by Singa-
pore with a 5.3% rise, Bris-
bane with a 3.9% apprecia-
tion and Seoul with a
3.7percent rise.
IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION
LEADERS IN
APAC
z Jakarta was in the second
position with a 10.90%
growth in office rent.
z Mumbai was at the 3rd
rank in the index, recording
7% Y-o-Y growth in office
rentals, followed by Delhi-
NCR at 14th rank
z Taipei stood at 4th rank with
a 5.50% increase in rent
‘EXPORT DUTY ON STEEL
WAS IMPOSED TO
CONTROL INFLATION’
New Delhi: The government
had levied export duty on steel
to control inflation which has
now come
down, JSW
Group Chair-
man Sajjan
Jindal said on
Monday. He made the remarks
reacting to the govt’s action of
removing the export duty on
steel items. “Duty was brought
in because there was huge
pressure on inflation and gov-
ernment wanted to cool down
the inflation and the industry
supported the government in
the efforts,” he said. —PTI
JIO GETS NCLT
APPROVAL TO ACQUIRE
RELIANCE INFRATEL
Mumbai: The NCLT on Mon-
day gave its approval to Jio for
the acquisition
of Reliance
Infratel (RITL).
The tribunal
asked Jio
to deposit `3,720 crore in
the SBI escrow account to
complete the acquisition of
RCOM’s tower and fibre as-
sets. On November 6, Jio had
proposed to deposit `3,720
crore in an escrow account
to complete the acquisition
of Reliance Infratel which is
undergoing an insolvency
resolution process. —PTI
INDIA’S FOOD SERVICE
MARKET TO REACH
$79.65 BN BY 2028
New Delhi: India’s food service
market is expected to reach
$79.65 billion
by 2028,
growing at
a CAGR of
11.19% from
$41.1 billion in 2022, accord-
ing to a report published on
Monday. The restaurants and
food service market in the
country is divided into two
segments with the unorganised
segment accounting for the
major share, the report said,
adding that the organised sec-
tor also grew at a strong rate
between 2014 2020. —PTI
AVG HOUSING PRICES
UP BY 5% IN 8 CITIES
BETWEEN JAN-SEPT
New Delhi: Average housing
prices appreciated nearly 5%
across eight major cities in
the first nine
months of
this year on
account of
rise in input
costs and a strong revival
in demand, according to
PropTiger.Com. The weighted
average prices of residential
properties in primary markets
across eight cities stood at
`6,600-6,800 per square
feet at the end of September
quarter, PropTiger.Com said in
a statement. —PTI
REMOVAL OF EXPORT DUTY WILL LEAD TO NEW
ERA OF GROWTH FOR STEEL INDUSTRY: SCINDIA
New Delhi: Removal of export duty on steel products will lead
to a new era of growth for the domestic steel industry which has
gained footprint internationally, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
said. It has taken years for the domestic steel industry
to gain footprint in the international
markets, the steel minister said. The govt
has cut the export duty on steel products
and iron ore to nil with effect from Nov19,
2022 -- six months after imposition of the
levy on May 21. The decision was taken
very judiciously after taking all stake-
holders’ concerns into account. —PTI
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Only Godrej Boyce plot left to be acquired: Govt
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
government on Mon-
day informed the
Bombay High Court
that the land acquisi-
tion process on the en-
tire line of the Mum-
bai-Ahmedabad bullet
train project has been
completed with the
exception of a plot
owned by Godrej
Boyce Manufacturing
Co Ltd (GB) at sub-
urban Vikhroli.
Of the total 508.17km
of rail track between
Mumbai and
Ahmedabad, about
21km is to be under-
ground. One of the en-
try points to the under-
ground tunnel falls on
the land owned by GB
at Vikhroli.
The state and the
firm have been em-
broiled in a legal dis-
pute since 2019 over the
acquisition of this par-
cel of land for the bullet
train project.
Last month, GB
filed a petition on the
grounds that the final
compensation amount
of Rs264 crore awarded
to the firm in a state
government order on
September 15, was a
fraction of the initial
Rs572 crore offered for
the land acquisition.
OnMonday
,adivision
bench of Justices RD
Dhanuka and SG Dige
said it would commence
hearing on the petition
from December 05.
Appearing for the
state government, Ad-
vocate General Ashu-
tosh Kumbhakoni said
the matter was urgent
as the project is being
held up.
He sought that the
court begin hearing
on the plea at the earli-
est, as the state govern-
ment has completed all
formalities for acquisi-
tion and now only tak-
ing possession of the
land remains.
GB’s is the only par-
cel of land not in the
state’s possession, and
all the other land has
already been acquired,
Kumbhakoni said.
On Monday, the
company also filed an
application seeking
that the state disclose
all documents and re-
cords based upon which
it decided which plot of
land was best suited for
the project.
QUICK RECAP
With a maximum speed of 350kmph, the country’s first bullet train will cover the distance between
Ahmedabad and Mumbai in under three hours. —FILE PHOTO
The state and the firm have been
embroiled in a legal dispute since 2019
over the acquisition of a parcel of land
in Vikhroli for the bullet train project
Cocaine worth `20
cr seized at airport;
2 women arrested
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Narcot-
ics Control Bureau
(NCB) has seized 2.8kg
of cocaine—worth
Rs20 crore—and ar-
rested two women,
one South African and
one Nigerian, an offi-
cial said on Monday
.
Acting on specific in-
formation, the NCB’s
Mumbai unit had laid a
trap at the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Inter-
national Airport on
Sunday
, and intercepted
the South African wom-
an, identified as Miran-
da S, who had travelled
to the city from Adis
Ababa in Ethiopia. A
search revealed the con-
traband, hidden in eight
packetsof varyingsizes,
in cavities in two pairs
of shoes and two purses.
When questioned, Mi-
randa admitted that she
was to deliver the con-
signment to a person at
a hotel in the Andheri
area, the official said.
Based on this, the
team mounted surveil-
lance at the hotel, and
intercepted the Nigeri-
an, identified as H
Musa, who later admit-
ted that she was to
take delivery of the nar-
cotic for further distri-
bution in Mumbai, the
official added.
The NCB team found
corroborative evidence
with incriminating
data on the women that
links them to an inter-
national drug traffick-
ing syndicate, he said.
The contraband was
sourced from South
America, which is a
hotbed for the illicit
production of cocaine,
the official said.
The seizure of the
consignment is notable,
as the local drug traf-
ficking circuits are
keen on supplying par-
ty drugs in the upcom-
ing festive season in
Mumbai, Goa and near-
by areas, he added.
The seizure is notable
as drug trafficking
circuits are keen on
supplying party drugs
in the upcoming
festive season
The contraband was sourced
from South America, which is a
hotbed for the illicit production
of cocaine. —FILE PHOTO
PlasterfallsfromBibikaMaqbarainAurangabad;noneinjured
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: A por-
tion of plaster on
the exterior of Bibi
Ka Maqbara, a 17th
century monument
in Aurangabad city,
has fallen, an official
of the Archaeologi-
cal Survey of India
said on Monday. How-
ever, no one was in-
jured in the incident
which took place on
Saturday.
Notably, just last
week, an ASI official
had said, “The plaster-
ing of the inner and
outer boundaries of the
tomb is already under-
way,” adding that it was
expected to be complet-
ed by year-end.
The monument,
which is a tomb of
Mughal Emperor Au-
ranazeb’s first wife Dil-
ras Bano alias Rabia-
ud-Durani, resembles
the Taj Mahal and is
also known as the Taj of
the Deccan.
“A small portion of
the lime plaster on a
minaret near the
main dome of the mau-
soleum fell. There was
no injury to anyone in
the area,” the ASI offi-
cial said.
“Heavyrainfallmight
have caused water to
seep into the plaster,
which might have led it
to fall. We will under-
take the conservation
work soon,” he said.
Located near the
Kham river, Bibi Ka
Maqbara is made of ba-
salt rock and plastered
with lime. Marble has
also been used in some
parts of the structure.
Ontheissueof cracks
in the plaster, city-based
historian Sanket
Kulkarni said, “Vegeta-
tion needs to be re-
moved from the walls of
the monument from
time to time. Cracks and
fissures that develop on
the surface should also
be examined at regular
intervals to prevent
seepages and loosening
of the plaster.”
ASI has also decided to illuminate the structure by the end of the
year, since it is one of the few monuments that remains open
until 10 pm every day. —FILE PHOTO
Man dies as truck hits motorbike
on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway
Pune (PTI): A man
was killed after a
truck knocked down
his motorcycle on the
Mumbai-Bengaluru
highway in Pune dis-
trict, while in anoth-
er accident a trailer
hit four vehicles on
the same route, police
said on Monday.
The accidents took
place around 10.30 pm
on Sunday, a couple of
hours after a vehicle
pile-up on Navale
bridge on the route in
which 24 vehicles were
damaged, an official
from Bharti Vidyapeeth
police station said.
“The motorcycle rid-
er died after he was hit
by the truck outside a
tunnel on the Mumbai-
Bengaluru highway,”
he said.
Around the same
time, a trailer hit
three to four vehicles in
the area, the official
said, adding there
was no casualty in the
accident.
“After coming out of
the tunnel, the trailer
driver might have
lost control over the ve-
hicle and as a result, it
hit three to four vehi-
cles,” he said.
Woman injured in 2013 crash
to get `19.6L compensation
First India Bureau
Thane: A 48-year-old
woman, who was in-
jured after an earth-
moving machine
knocked her down
nine years ago, has
been awarded Rs19.6
lakh compensation for
the loss of income and
for the other expenses
and sufferings.
In an order issued on
November 14 and made
available on Monday
,
Thane Motor Accident
Claims Tribunal
(MACT) Chairman Ab-
hay J Mantri directed
the owners of the equip-
ment to pay the amount
to the applicant, along
with an interest of 7%
perannumfromthedate
of filing of the claim.
The claimant’s coun-
sel told the tribunal that
on March 07, 2013, the
woman was on her way
to work in Chinchpada
in Valiv, when an earth-
moving machine
knocked her down. She
hadtobehospitalizedfor
serious injuries, includ-
ing to her spine, which
have affected her ability
to perform natural and
day-to-day functions.
She had been earning
Rs34,200 per month as
an accountant, at the
time of the accident.
Mantri said that it
would be proper to con-
sider permanent func-
tional disability of the
applicant to the extent
of 20% and the loss of
future earning capacity
as 15%.
The accidents took
place around 10.30 pm
on Sunday, a couple of
hrs after a vehicle pile-
up on Navale bridge
A small por-
tion of the
lime plaster
on a minaret near
the main dome of
the mausoleum fell.
There was no injury
to anyone in the
area.
—ASI OFFICIAL
RajasthanChief Minis-
ter and Senior
Observer of Congress in
Gujarat assembly elec-
tions,AshokGehlotiscon-
fident of the party’s victo-
ry in the Assembly elec-
tions.Inaninterviewwith
the Consulting Editor of
Bharat24 Amit Mishra,
Gehlotsharedthereasons
forhisconfidenceandwhy
he feels that Congress has
an upper edge over BJP
and AAP in Gujarat.
z Congress is con-
stantly raising issues
of unemployment and
inflation. Do you
think, after Ra-
jasthan, people in Gu-
jarat are able to un-
derstand that these
are big issues?
Gehlot: The aim of Ra-
hul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ is also simi-
lar(toraisetheseissues).
The inflation has broken
the back of the public.
Although,Gujaratiscon-
sidered financially well
off, but there is a limit to
price rise. There is se-
vereunemploymenthere
and there is unrest
among young people.
The system of jobs for
goodgovernanceismiss-
ing here. This govt has
failed and the entire cab-
inet had to be re-jigged.
During Corona, the situ-
ation has not been good
and people did not get
treatment, and people
died of spurious liquor.
z You have started in-
itiative of door-to-
door campaign. How
much will Congress
benefit from it?
The five yatras of Con-
gress at the divisional
level received warm wel-
come because there is
unrest among the public
against the present re-
gime. In 2017 also, there
was anger among the
public but this time,
there is more anger. Only
Congress can give an op-
tion, no other party can.
So, I think the Congress
will benefit from this
strategy
.
z Last time also, you
took the command
and Congress got 77
seats. Do you think
the Congress will
cross that figure or re-
main around that fig-
ure only?
The PCC has done an as-
sessment and set a target
of 125 seats and we are
moving towards that
daily
. Where we will
reach, only time will tell.
z PM has accused
that people opposing
Narmada Project
have joined ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’?
PM Modi and Amit Shah
are worried as such they
are using such ‘Jumlas.’
Activistsdotheirjoband
keep their view point in
every state. It is not nec-
essary that the govern-
ment agrees to them all.
Medha Patkar kept op-
posing it, but the dam
wasconstructed.‘Bharat
JodoYatra’isnotof Con-
gress only
. This Yatra is
in the interest of the na-
tion.Thisisnotgoodand
the public is gradually
understanding these is-
sues.
z AAP is also contest-
ing with full force. Do
you think AAP’s pres-
ence will lead to tri-
angular contest?
During the last one
month, they cam-
paigned a lot. It is a
mystery and Arvind Ke-
jriwal should answer as
to why they campaigned
a lot in Himachal
Pradesh and later to-
tally withdrew from the
contest. This is beyond
comprehension.
z Your ‘Old Pension
Scheme’ has become a
role model. Congress
is including it in its
manifesto in other
states also. How will
you assure Gujarat
people that schemes
implemented in Ra-
jasthan will be repli-
cated there also?
Wehavepromisedpeople
andtheCongressgovern-
ment will fulfil it. The
healthinsurancescheme
of Rajasthan should be
implemented across the
country
. I publicly ap-
pealed to PM Modi at
Mangarh event to repli-
catethehealthinsurance
scheme across the coun-
try for social security
.
The ‘Ayushman Scheme’
is for limited people only
.
We have provided Rs 10
lakhinsuranceandinad-
dition Rs 5 lakh acciden-
tal insurance.
z How assured are
you about Congress’
victory in Gujarat?
I think there will be
startling results. I can
say this much only
.
Only Congress can provide an option in Gujarat: Gehlot
l There will be startling results in Gujarat,
says Gehlot lGujarat PCC has done
assessment and set a target of 125 seats
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot interacts with the Consulting Editor
of Bharat24 Amit Mishra in Surat on Monday.

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MUMBAI, TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
POISEPASSION
National Glorious Awards 2022 featured
3 fashion sequences with supermodels
of Elite Miss Rajasthan held at the Hotel
Indana Palace Jaipur on Sunday
enowned Bollywood
actress Mugdha Godse
showed off her glitz
and flair at the Nation-
al Glorious Awards
(NGA) 2022 held at the
the Hotel Indana Pal-
ace Jaipur on Sunday
. Around
51 people were acknowledged
at this ceremony for their out-
standing contributions to soci-
ety in their respective fields.
Jagdeesh Chandra graced
the occasion as the Chief Guest
and inaugurated the program
by lighting the lamp along with
Pradeep Biswal, Anshul Jain,
Hukum Singh Kumpawat, JD
Maheshwari, Show organiser
Luupa Mudrra Gogoi, pro-
gram’s brand ambassador
Surbhi Gupta, manager Rinku
Singh Gurjar and Ambalika
Shastri.
The event also featured 3
fashion sequences with super-
models of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan. The show kicked off
with talented designer Ruchi
Pathak showcasing her resort
wear collection with model
Himakshi Choudhary as the
showstopper. The brand fea-
tures lively dresses with bold
printsandvibrantstyleswhich
grabbed the attention of the
audience, follwed by the fash-
ion label brand Sarte by
Palace and Apurva
who rose the tem-
perature with
beautiful west-
ern collection
with model Tanu
Choudhary as the
showstopper.
The entire
collection
was based
on care-
ful fore-
casting
of the
f a s h i o n
weather. The
colour palette
was based on the
upcoming season.
In the final round,
designer Arvind Sharma
brought a new range of fash-
ion through his astonishing
brand Laksha Priya with
Shrishti Khatri as the show-
stopper. The brand features a
unique collection made of Silk
fabric in flowy gowns, the col-
lection was made of Subtle col-
ours.
Giving an overview of the
desinger show, Gaurav Gaur,
the director of the show said
that he was very thrilled to
see the amazing collections
shown by talented designers
at the National Glorious
Awards (NGA) 2022.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
R
Jagdeesh Chandra greets Mugdha Godse
(Clockwise) Rishika Chandani,Sheena Parashar, Shweta, Tanu, Shristi, Sneha and Himakshi
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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