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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
Mumbai: Mumbai Cyber Crime files
a chargsheet against actor Shilpa
Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra & others
in connection with case of producing
and streaming pornographic content.
Jakarta: The death toll has risen to
252 in earthquake which occured on
Monday afternoon at the main island
of Java, Indonesia. Officials said that
31 are still missing, 377 were injured.
Srinagar: BSF troops foil 2 infiltration
bids by Pakistani intruders along
the IB in J&K’s Arnia sector. In the
process, one was shot dead and
another was arrested, police said.
Bareilly: Rampur’s MP/MLA court in UP on Tuesday
granted regular bail to Samajwadi Party leader
Azam Khan in a 2019 hate speech case on the
condition of furnishing 2 bail bonds of `50,000 each.
The next date of hearing over pending appeal is Dec 2.
New Delhi: Northern Army commander LG Upendra
Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Indian Army is ready to
execute any order given by GoI, including taking back
Pak-occupied J&K. He added, if ceasefire is broken by
Pak at any time, we will give them a befitting reply.
Congress ‘insulted’ Sardar Patel: Shah
Khambhat (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah on Tuesday
alleged that Congress
did everything possible
to “insult” Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel and it
has started praising
him only now in view of
Gujarat Assembly polls.
Even last rites of coun-
try’s first deputy PM
were performed in “un-
ceremonious” way, he
said at an election rally
at Khambhat. Shah fur-
ther said that it was PM
Modi who paid a real
tribute to Patel by con-
structing Statue of Uni-
ty, Patel’s statue which
is the tallest monument.
Shah dares Khambhat,
Congress candidate, to
produce any pic of him
paying tributes to Patel
at the Statue of Unity
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a gathering at the
Tharad (Banaskantha) public meeting in Gujarat on Tuesday.
Friend says Aaftab, kin likely had an agenda
Gajraj Singh and
Saloni Khandelwal
Jaipur: Amid ongoing
probe of brutal murder
of Shraddha Walker by
her live-in partner Aaft-
ab Poonawalla. Shrad-
dha’s friend Rajat Shuk-
la on Tuesday said since
2018 not everything was
good with Shradhha’s
end. “She would not talk
much, and would stay
alone most of the time,”
he said, adding, Shrad-
hha was trying her best
to get out of relation-
ship but could not due to
threats from Aaftab. ‘It
is most likely that Aaft-
ab came with an agenda,
else why would his fam-
ily leave their house,’
Rajat said. Full report on P6
Rajat Shukla, a close friend of
the victim, Shraddha Walker.
INTERVIEW ‘HEAT OF THE MOMENT’
New Delhi: Aaftab
Amin Poonawala who
allegedly killed his
girlfriend Shraddha
Walker on Tuesday
told a Delhi court that
he murdered his girl-
friend in the “heat of
the moment”. The Sa-
ket court extended the
police custody of Aft-
ab Poonawala to four
more days. Shraddha
murder case is 80 per-
cent complete, the po-
lice also told Delhi
High Court.
Raj tops in universal health coverage: CM
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Pali: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot laid the
foundation stone of 19
Government Nursing
Collegesatthestatelevel
programinPalionTues-
day
. Along with this, he
also inaugurated and
laidthefoundationstone
of various development
works worth `350.50 cr
in Pali district. Address-
ing the function, Gehlot
said that the state gov-
ernment is working
with commitment for
the all-round develop-
ment of the state.
“The state govern-
mentisestablishingnew
dimensions of develop-
ment in various sectors
including road, water,
electricity, education,
agriculture, medicine,
social security
. In this
sequence, the founda-
tion stone of 19 Govern-
ment Nursing Colleges
hasbeenlaid.Aftertheir
construction, the nurs-
ing students passing out
from the colleges will
provide better health
services in the state,”
Gehlot said. Turn to P2
FOUNDATION LAYING OF 19 NURSING COLLEGES
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing gathering in Pali on Tuesday.
l Efforts will be
made to develop
Jodhpur-Pali as
‘Twin Cities’
l CM Gehlot also
inaugurated and laid
foundation stone of
devp works worth
`350 crore in Pali
INDIA SEALS SERIES 1-0
AGAINST NEW ZEALAND
India managed to win another T20I series against New Zealand even as the third
and final match of the series in Napier was washed out due to rain, leading to a
rare tie. India were 75 for 4 at the end of 9 overs, chasing a par total of 161 when
the rain started belting down at McLean Park on Tuesday.
Indian team poses for a group picture with the trophy at McLean Park, in Napier on Tuesday.
TOP RAJ STORIES
Union Minister of IB
Anurag Singh Thakur will
be on a one day visit to
Jaipur today.
He will attend
an event at
Rajput Sabha
Bhawan at 5
pm and another event at
Birla Auditorium at 5:25
pm. Thakur is scheduled to
leave tomorrow morning.
Raj HC on Tuesday
lifts ban on holding of
elections to Rajasthan
Cricket Assn
(RCA). Justice
Indrajit Singh
accepts RCA’s
proposal to
appoint former CEC
Sunil Arora as Election
Officer and allowed him
to conduct elections. P3
PIL to transfer case
to CBI dismissed
Aaftab undergoes
polygraph test
The Delhi High Court on
Tuesday dismissed with
cost a PIL seeking transfer
of investigation in the
Shraddha Walker murder
case from Delhi Police
branch to the CBI.
Court permitted police
to conduct a polygraph
test on Aftab on Tuesday.
During evening, accused
Aaftab’s polygraph test
started at Rohini Forensic
Science Laboratory.
BHARAT24’S SHIKHAR SAMMAN IN RAIPUR
CM BHUPESH BAGHEL FELICITATES
EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS OF CHHATTISGARH
Devesh Tiwari
Raipur: In continua-
tion to its special initia-
tive that recognises and
encourages individuals
who are making ex-
traordinary contribu-
tion towards the Vision
of New India, Bharat24
organised Chhattis-
garh Shikhar Samman
in Raipur on Monday to
felicitate such extraor-
dinary individuals
from the state. Dr
Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief,
Bharat24, believes
“States make the Na-
tion” and Shikhar Sam-
man continues to recog-
nize extraordinary in-
dividuals from various
walks of life from vari-
ous states for their ex-
emplary work.
CM Bhupesh Baghel,
Chief Guest, honoured
the winners from differ-
ent sectors for their ex-
emplary work with the
coveted trophy of Shi-
khar Samman. In a one-
on-one interaction with
Executive Editor and
Senior Anchor Miman-
sa Malik, Baghel talked
about current challeng-
es and work he is doing
towards holistic devp of
the state. More on P10
Chief Business Officer and Strategic Advisor Manoj Jagyasi, Executive Editor Senior Anchor Mimansa Malik felicitate Chief Minister
Bhupesh Baghel along with Senior Editor Syed Umar at Bharat24’s Chhattisgarh Shikhar Samman in Sayaji Hotel, Raipur on Monday.
Chief Business Officer and Strategic Advisor Manoj Jagyasi and Senior Editor Syed Umar greet ex-
CM Dr Raman Singh as Executive Editor and Senior Anchor Mimansa Malik looks on, on Monday.
INDIA-AUSTRALIA FREE
TRADE DEAL CLEARED
RONALDO TO LEAVE MU
AFTER CRITICISM OF CLUB
New Delhi: Australian parliament
on Tuesday cleared a free trade
agreement (FTA) with India. “It is
a landmark moment for Australia
and India, would like to congrat-
ulate PM’s of both countries for
achieving significant milestone,”
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said.
Qatar: Manchester United
forward Cristiano Ronaldo will
leave with immediate effect, the
Premier League team said on
Tuesday, marking a bitter end to
the Portugal captain’s second
spell at Old Trafford after he
said he felt betrayed by the club.
MAN HELD FOR
HOAX CALL ON
THREAT TO PM
Mumbai: A 38-year-old
man was arrested on
Tuesday, a day after
he called the Mumbai
police warning that “two
henchmen of notori-
ous gangster Dawood
Ibrahim were tasked to
kill PM Narendra Modi”.
An inquiry into 7 audio
messages left on the
Mumbai Traffic Police’s
WhatsApp helpline num-
ber revealed that man--a
West Bengal native--was
mentally unstable. He
was laid off from his job
in Kerala four months
ago and also recently lost
his brother, police said,
adding that further inves-
tigation is underway.
CELEBRATING
ROZGARMELA2.0!
First India Bureau
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Tuesday
distributed 71,056 ap-
pointment letters to
newly inducted recruits
of Rozgar Mela via vid-
eo conference and said
that it shows the gov-
ernment’s commitment
to providing govern-
ment jobs to the youth.
Addressing the event,
PM Modi said that
schemes like ‘Make in
India’ or ‘Vocal for Lo-
cal’ are creating em-
ployment and self-em-
ployment opportunities
in the country. In his
address the PM men-
tioned PLI scheme as a
great source of new em-
ployment opportuni-
ties, under this scheme,
it is expected to create
60 lakh new employ-
ment opportunities.
PM Narendra Modi
also launched the Kar-
mayogi Prarambh mod-
ule - online orientation
course for all new ap-
pointees at Rozgar Mela
via video conference.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi distributes 71,056
appt letters to new ‘saarthis’
PM launches Karmayogi
Prarambh module - online
course for the new appointees
PM Narendra Modi addressing programme of distribution of over 71,000 appt letters to newly inducted
recruits under ‘Rozgar Mela’, via VC, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen here is MoS Dr Jitendra Singh.
You are
getting
this new
responsibility in
a special era. The
country has entered
Amrit Kaal. We
the citizens have
taken the resolution
to make India a
developed nation
in this duration. To
attain this resolution,
you’re going to be
the ‘saarthi’ of the
country.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2022
02
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Jaipur Discom
on Tuesday appointed
nodal officers to in-
crease revenue collec-
tion in the current fiscal
year. Discom MD Ajit
Saxena has appointed
the nodal officers and
handed over the respon-
sibility circle wise.
Instructions to all
nodal officers were giv-
en to work with immedi-
ate effect. Separate vehi-
cleswillalsobeapproved
for revenue collection in
all AEN offices.
Saxena said DIS-
COM’s performance so
far has been satisfacto-
ry but a special focus
Is being given on big
defaulters so that the
fixed target of revenue
collection can be met at
the earliest.
He said that field en-
gineers have also been
instructed to make re-
covery from the big de-
faulters.
Saxena informed that
nodal officers have been
appointed from head-
quarters to increase
revenue collection.
Chief Controller of
Accounts AK Joshi has
been made the nodal of-
ficer for Jaipur Rural
andAlwar’s responsibil-
ity was given to Chief
Controller of Accounts
YS Rathore.
Apart from them,
Zonal Chief Engineer
of Jaipur JK Mishra is
the nodal officer of
Dausa, Zonal Chief En-
gineer of Bharatpur RK
Meena is the nodal of-
ficer of Dholpur.
Jaipur Discom appoints nodal officers
TO INCREASE REVENUE COLLECTION
Weather
remains sunny
in State Capital
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Fatehpur
in Sikar continued
to be the coldest
place in Rajasthan
with a minimum of
6 degrees Celsius,
the Met said on
Tuesday.
Churu recorded
minimum of 6.4 de-
grees, while it was
7.1 degrees in Chit-
torgarh, 8 degrees in
Sikar, 9 degrees in
Nagaur and
Bhilwara, 9.6 in San-
garia (Hanuman-
garh), 9.8 in Dabok
and 10 degrees in
Anta (Baran).
The night temper-
ature was above 10
degrees Celsius in
Jaipur, according to
a Met report.
FATEHPUR FEELS
THE CHILL @ 6°C
Miscreants open fire at man near
Min Lalchand Kataria’s residence
Saloni Khandelwal
Jaipur: An incident of
extreme violence took
place near Sirsi Road
where three unidenti-
fied miscreants fired
shots at a bakery
.
Sources present at the
bakery said, “A verbal
spat took place between
thethreemiscreantsand
a scooty rider.Following
which,thebakeryowner
told them to sort things
at some other place.”
“Later, the argument
escalated and the mis-
creants started firing
shots at the bakery
shop, where two bullets
went into the glass door,
and one of the bullets
grazed the owner’s leg,”
they added.
As per the CCTV
footage, after some-
time, the miscreants
again went after the
man they had an argu-
ment with, and ran
over him with their car.
The whole incident
took place in close prox-
imity to the residence
of Lalchand Kataria,
Minister of Agriculture
of Rajasthan, which
raises a lot of questions
about safety in the
State capital. Investiga-
tion is underway
.
Miscreants’ car captured in the CCTV footage.
—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Coordinators of 15 committees
to meet today for‘Bharat Jodo’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: An important
meeting regarding
Bharat Jodo Yatra will
be held in Jaipur on
Wednesday in which
the coordinators of 15
committees and the
state-level coordination
team will take part.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, PCC
Chief Govind Dotasra,
former deputy CM
Sachin Pilot and other
leaders including Go-
vind Meghwal, Ramlal
Jat, Pratap Singh
Khachariawas, Mamta
Bhupesh, Harish
Chaudhary, Bhanwar
Jitendra Singh, Kul-
deep Indora, Zuber
Khan, along with party
in-charge Ajay Maken’s
name are there in the
committee.
It is uncertain wheth-
er Ajay Maken will at-
tend the meeting or not.
The coordinators of
15 committees and
state-level coordination
team will go to Jhala-
war to review prepara-
tions for Bharat Jodo
Yatra on 25 November
The yatra was earlier
scheduled to enter Jhal-
awar from Madhya
Pradesh on December 3
but it may be delayed
now because Gandhi
took a break and went
to Gujarat.
Congress Block presidents
were instructed to take out
‘Bharat Jodo Padyatra’ in their
respective areas before Rahul
Gandhi enters Jhalawar.
Lok Adalat
seeks reply on
Govind Devji
Temple disarray
Shraddha murder
case: BJP slams
CM Gehlot for
‘accident’ remark
State BJP meet
today for Jan
Akrosh Yatra
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Lok Ada-
lat of the district is-
sued notice and sought
reply from Manas Gos-
wami and Jaipur Mu-
nicipal Corporation,
Heritage regarding the
chaos on Govind Devji
Temple premises. Pres-
ident Anup Kumar
Saxena and member
Deepak Chachan has
fixed December 9 for
the next hearing.
Rameshwar Prasad
Purohit of village Sin-
god Kalan, Chomu had
filed the application.
Advocate Rajesh Ku-
mar Purohit on behalf
of the petitioner said
that lakhs of devotees
come to this temple but
the arrangements are
worse. It’s neither clean
nor has proper parking.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The BJP in Ra-
jasthan has attacked
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot for terming the
brutal murder of
Shraddha Walkar by
her live-in partner in
Delhi, as “an accident”.
While addressing the
media in reference to
the murder case, Gehlot
had said: “There is an
incident. The incident
is an accident. It is not
a new thing. For centu-
ries, marriages have
been taking place in the
name of inter-caste, in-
ter-religion, it is not a
new thing. “You (BJP)
have targeted one com-
munity, one religion
and on its basis, your
politics is going on in-
side the country
.”
Reacting to Gehlot’s
remarks, BJP State
president Satish Poo-
nia said he regrets the
fact that such a “grue-
some incident can
also be termed as a
normal phenomenon
and the arguments
that are given after
that cannot be of logic
but sophistry.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP’s Ra-
jasthan unit will hold a
meeting on Wednesday
for the
prepara-
tions of
Jan Aak-
r o s h
Yatra.
BJP State
president Satish
Poonia will chair the
meeting at the party’s
state headquarters.
The yatra will be for-
mally launched with a
mega conference on
27th November.
State Cabinet may
amend service rules
in meeting today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot will
chair his cabinet
meeting on Wednes-
day and it is believed
that amendment in
various service rules
may be approved in
the meeting wherein
decision will be tak-
en regarding the re-
tirement of state em-
ployees from Janu-
ary 1, 2004 to March
31, 2022. These state
employees will be
given OPS and
amendment may be
done regarding the
agenda to be brought
under the ambit.
Furthermore, an
amendment related
to opening of flying
club in State Hangar
may be approved and
a decision to give
land to social organi-
zations at conces-
sional rate may be on
the cards. Further-
more, proposal to in-
stall statues of free-
dom fighters and
those who have
contributed signifi-
cantly to the society
Statues may also be
approved.
Notably, the issue
related to OBC
reservation may
also be discussed in
the cabinet.
WOMAN SEDATED
AND RAPED IN
VAISHALI NAGAR
8-YEAR-OLD BOY
SODOMISED BY
SWEEPER IN CITY
Jaipur: A woman was
allegedly blackmailed
and raped in the Vaish-
ali Nagar area, police
said. Police informed
the accused, identified
as Om, held the woman
hostage for three days
at a house and raped
her. “The accused
filmed her obscene vid-
eos and raped her after
giving spiked drink.
The accused entered
the victim’s house and
informed that her hus-
band had met with an
accident,” police said.
Jaipur: An eight-year-
old minor boy was
allegedly sodomised by
a sweeper in Harmada
area on Monday. Police
informed the accused
took to the victim to
terrace and sodomised
him. “The incident
occurred on Monday
when the minor boy
was playing at his
apartment located in
Harmada area. A case
has been filed under
POCSO act and the
matter is being investi-
gated,” police added.
Jaipur: Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf on
Tuesday visited the Sector 13 market in Malviya
Nagar and sought information about the theft
incident that took place at a bakery shop on Monday
night. MLA Kalicharan Saraf met shop owner Prem
Trilokani and interacted with other local traders.
The MLA also called Jawahar Circle Police Station
In-Charge and directed him to arrest the miscreants
and recover the stolen items. MLA Saraf also threat-
ened to sit on agitation if prompt action is not taken.
MLA KALICHARAN SARAF VISITS SECTOR
13 MARKET AFTER THEFT INCIDENT
NEWS DIGEST
Governor Kalraj Mishra along with his
wife Satyawati Mishra offers prayers at
Kale Hanuman Ji Temple in Jaipur on
Tuesday. The Governor wished for the
happiness and prosperity of the country
and the State. (Inset) Newly appointed
Vice Chancellor of Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved
University, Prof Vaidya Pradeep Kumar
Prajapati calls on Governor Kalraj
Mishra at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur.
From Pg 1...
During this, Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot conducted virtu-
al foundation laying
of nursing colleges at
Barmer, Banswara,
Kumher (Bharatpur),
Bhilwara, Lalsot
(Dausa), Dholpur,
Dungarpur, Hanu-
mangarh, Jalore,
Jhunjhunu, Karauli,
Nagaur, Nathdwara
(Rajsamand), Pratap-
garh, Sikar, Sirohi
and Tonk Nursing,
while conducting
bhoomi-pujan of col-
leges in Pali and
Chittorgarh.
Pali-Jodhpur’s
important role in
the industrialisa-
tion of the state
Gehlot said that his
government has al-
ways given impor-
tancetothePali-Jodh-
pur region. “There
has also been a long-
standing effort to de-
velop these two cities
as ‘Twin Cities’. Ef-
forts are also being
made to solve the
drinking water prob-
leminPalicityonpri-
ority
. The third phase
of Rajiv Gandhi Lift
Canal has also been
startedbyourgovern-
ment, the benefit of
which will be given to
Pali district soon. Ma-
jor part of Delhi-
Mumbai freight cor-
ridorpassingthrough
the state passes
through Alwar,
Jaipur, Ajmer,
Bhilwara and Pali.
Due to our efforts in
thelastterm,Jodhpur
via Rohat from Mar-
warJunctionwasalso
connected with this
project. Industrial ar-
eas are now being de-
veloped on a large
scale in this area. In
the coming time, the
Marwar Junction-Ro-
hat-Jodhpur node of
the Delhi-Mumbai
Freight Corridor will
be rejuvenated and
this area will play an
important role in the
industrialisation of
the state. Due to the
coming of the refin-
erynearthisarea,em-
ployment will get a
boost,” Gehlot said.
CM virtually lays
foundation stone
of nursing colleges
GOVERNOR
PRAYS!
—FILE PHOTO

RAJASTHAN
03
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The dispute be-
tween the minister and
the Rajasthan IAS As-
sociation does not seem
to end in the state. On
one hand, all IAS offic-
ers of the state have
come in support of Bi-
kaner collector, other
sections and organiza-
tions have come in fa-
vor of the IAS officers.
On the other hand, Min-
ister Ramesh Meena
has justified himself
through a tweet.
140 members of the
Rajasthan IAS Associa-
tion have demanded an
emergency meeting of
the association through
a resolution. In the
WhatsApp group of the
Association, members
are expressing their an-
ger and resentment.
The matter of Ra-
jasthan is being dis-
cussed in the group of
National Association
of Officers.
The IFS Rajasthan
Chapter has written to
the Chief Secretary,
“Our Association ex-
presses its anguish
over the incidents
flagged by the IAS As-
sociation of Rajasthan,
We strongly condemns
it.”
Secretary KCA Arun
Prakash has requested
the chief secretary that
“Take all appropriate
steps so that such inci-
dents do not become the
norm of the day
.”
RAS officers of Bi-
kaner Division have
handed over a repre-
sentation to Divisional
Commissioner Neeraj
K. Pawan and con-
demned the behavior of
the minister.
Similarly, the Bikan-
er District Industries
Association has also
submitted a memoran-
dum to the Divisional
Commissioner con-
demning the indecent
behavior of the minis-
ter and has demanded
an apology from the
minister.
IPS Association Ra-
jasthan’s secretary Ra-
jeev Sharma has writ-
ten a letter to the Chief
Secretary that “Such
incidents are against
the dignity of the offic-
ers and lowers their
morale. IPS Associa-
tion requests to take
necessary effective
steps in that matter.”
A delegation led by
Vice President of Ra-
jasthan IAS Associa-
tion Kunjilal Meena
and Secretary Samit
Sharma met CS Usha
Sharma on Tuesday
and apprised her about
the new development.
The Chief Secretary,
who is the President of
the Association, has
asked to wait till the
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot returns to
Jaipur.
Samit Sharma told
First India that the re-
sentment of the mem-
bers is at its peak, they
want a respectable solu-
tion to the dispute. This
is the first time that
such a situation has
come to the fore.
Bureaucracy opens front, Min Meena justifies self
As HC dismisses writ petition of
DCAs, way clears for RCA polls
HC ACCEPTS PROPOSAL OF RCA TO APPOINT SUNIL ARORA AS ELECTION OFFICER
RCA
POLLS
Naresh Sharma and
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
High Court has lifted
the ban on the holding
of elections to the Ra-
jasthan Cricket Asso-
ciation (RCA) as the
HC, on Tuesday, dis-
missed the writ peti-
tion of 4 District Crick-
et Associations and
their secretaries.
In the Jaipur bench
of High Court, Justice
Indrajit Singh accepted
the proposal of RCA to
appoint former Chief
Election Commissioner
(CEC) Sunil Arora as
Election Officer and al-
lowed him to conduct
elections. After this de-
cision of the High
Court, the entire pro-
cess of RCA election
will be conducted
afresh. Now RCA can
call a meeting soon and
announce the election
schedule. It is believed
that the election process
will be completed in the
month of December it-
self. As per the rules, a
period of 21 days has to
be given for the notice.
Advocate Prateek
Kasliwal informed that
now RCA will adopt the
whole process of elec-
tion again. “Some peti-
tions were also filed in
between challenging
the election process.
Therefore, to end all
disputes, the entire
election process will be
held again. Separate
petitions are going on
for Sawai Madhopur,
Dausa, Bundi associa-
tions. If someone is
victimized, exploited,
then they would be free
to take action,” he
said.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The fire-fight-
ing system in the four
urban bodies of the
state will soon be
strengthened. Local
self government de-
partment Minister
Shanti Dhariwal
flagged off four air hy-
draulic ladder plat-
forms to the respec-
tive cities on Tuesday
.
Due to increasing
urbanization and lim-
ited basic facilities,
construction of high
rise multi-storey
buildings is going on
at a fast pace in the
big cities of the state.
In case of fire, it is im-
portant to control the
blaze in time. So, air
hydraulic ladder plat-
forms for cities are be-
ing procured by the
state government.
Forty-metre high
ladder was already
available for Jaipur
city
. After this, anoth-
er 70-metre high lad-
der was procured to
extinguish fire.
The LSG has pro-
cured 60-metre high
air hydraulic ladder
for civic bodies of
Kota, Jodhpur,
Udaipur and Bhiwadi
Municipal Council.
Dhariwal said that
the aim of the govern-
ment is to improve
and strengthen the
fire-fighting system
of civic bodies.
Nirmal Tiwari
Japiur: Now tourists
coming to the Pink City
will not have to go to
Ranthambore or Saris-
ka for tiger safari as the
state govt has proposed
to launch the safari next
month. In the tiger sa-
fari starting in Nahar-
garh, tourists will be
able to see male tiger
Nahar and female tiger
Rani in the open forest.
Tourists will be able to
travel on an 8-kilometre
long trek for which they
will have to pay up to Rs
250 per person. After ap-
proval from the Central
Zoo Authority and re-
lease of funds, the pro-
posal will see results.
JDA also took up the
task of developing tiger
safarionthelinesof lion
safari. Now, the officers
of the forest department
are finalizing the work
of the safari. According
to information, about
four-and-a-half-crore ru-
pees have been spent on
this safari to be built in
30 hectares. Under this,
tracks in the shape of
eight, a grand gate, a
watch tower is being
built,10sheltersarealso
beingbuiltforthetigers.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: From paint-
ing walls to depict the
Indian culture to deck-
ing up heritage sites
with lights, hectic prep-
arations are underway
in Udaipur for the first
G20 Sherpa meeting un-
der India’s presidency.
The meeting will be
held from Dec 5 to 7.
“Udaipur will set a
unique example in front
of the country and the
world by extending Me-
wari hospitality during
the event,” District Col-
lector Tara Chand Mee-
na said on Tuesday
.
Work for repairing
and beautifying roads
is in full swing, he said.
Murals have been
painted on walls in var-
ious parts of the city
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A Cong leader’s
21-year-old daughter
was allegedly abducted
by unidentified persons
when she had gone to
buy vegetables, police
said on Tuesday
. The in-
cident took place in
Pratap Nagar area on
Monday
, they said.
Cong leader Gopal Ke-
sawattoldpolicethathis
daughter Abhilasha had
gone to buy vegetables
on her scooter. After
some time, she called
him up and told him
that some men were
chasing her. Later, her
phone was switched off,
said Station House Of-
ficer (SHO), Pratap Na-
gar, Bhajan Lal.
The woman’s scooter
was found at the airport
road this morning, he
said. Lal said the vegeta-
ble vendors in the area
were questioned regard-
ing the incident but
none of them had any
clue about it. Kesawat
said he has given the
names of some suspects
to the police and sought
action against them.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: As per of the
nation wide launch of
second phase of the em-
ployment fair, Union
Minister of Railways
Ashwini Vaishnaw gave
appointment letters to
about 200 candidates in
CRPF Group Centre 2,
out of which 162 were
associated with the
Railway Department in
Ajmer on Tuesday
.
The appointment let-
ters were handed over
to 71,000 candidates in
45 cities of the country
.
The Central Govt has
set a target of providing
10 lakh jobs in the coun-
try by the year 2023.
Speaking in a pro-
gramme in Ajmer,
Vaishnaw said that the
country has been en-
gaged in building a new
era since 2014 and in
order to strengthen the
economic front, the
first five years should
be spent in strengthen-
ing the banking sector.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The flyers of
Air India had a harrow-
ing and held their
breath for a moment on
Tuesday morning as
the Jaipur-Delhi flight
suffered mid air turbu-
lence near Alwar.
The fear was visible
on the faces of all the
passengers as the flight
shook in the air. HOw-
ever, the plane landed
safely at New Delhi air-
port later.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Director Gen-
eral of Police (DGP)
Umesh Mishra has tak-
en an initiative to make
policing stronger and
effective. Mishra will go
out in the field and visit
all range HQs. His tours
will start from Ajmer
range from Thursday
.
The DGP will hold
meetings of all police
officers in Ajmer. After
that, Mishra will hold
meetings at other range
HQs as well.
Meanwhile, DGP
Mishra congratulated
Raj Police Lawn Tennis
Team for excellent per-
formance in 23rd All
India Police Lawn Ten-
nis Championship.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Union Minister
of Railways Ashwani
Vaishnaw said that
soon there will be a
green signal to connect
Pushkar to Merta rail
line for this DPR has
been prepared and sur-
vey has been done. He
also entrusted the
maintenance of Vande
Bharat train to the Car-
riage Workshop of
Ajmer. During his visit,
the Railway Minister
went to the workshop
and talked to the work-
ers and engineers and
discussed the resources
needed for this and an-
nounced to start this
work soon by mobilis-
ing all the resources
within the next one
year. Ajmer will also be
connected by Vande
Bharat Express. He also
offered prayers at the
Brahma Ghat of the
holy lake. The priests
demanded to start
Pushkar to Haridwar
rail to connect Push-
kar to Merta rail line.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court has
stayed the outstanding
demand of Rs 1.16 crore
imposed on a liquor
vendor by the Excise
Department. This ban
will also be applicable
in the case of 10 other
liquor vendors. Justice
Pushpendra Singh Bha-
ti, after hearing the ar-
guments of both the
parties, stayed the no-
tice issued for recovery
from the petitioner and
10 other liquor vendors.
The dept had issued a
notice to Prahlad Singh,
a liquor vendor of Jodh-
pur in which Rs 1.10
crore was asked to be
paid for the shortfall in
lifting of liquor and in-
terest of remaining Rs
6.62 lakh. He filed a peti-
tion in the HC calling
this demand unfair.
Vaibhav Gehlot and Sangeeta beniwal along with others attending the last rites of Bhikharam Sankhla,
father of Shaitan Singh Sankhla, convenor of Jodhpur District Cricket Adhoc Committee, on Tuesday.
Ramesh Meena during Rajivika
event in Jhunjhunu on Tuesday.
—FILE PIC
Raj Tourism Department also held meeting with Hotels and other
stakeholders of Udaipur city regardin G-20 preparation on Tuesday. Kesawat crying while filing the
FIR at Jaipur commissionerate.
DGP Umesh Mishra with the
Lawn Tennis team of Rajasthan
Police on Tuesday at PHQ.
Rly Min Ashwini Vaishnaw inspecting the F734, the first rail engine
manufactured in India at the Loco Factory in Ajmer on Tuesday.
UDH minister S Dhariwal flagging off the ladders bought by a
Finnish firm on Tuesady. LSG Secy Jogaram and other officals
are also seen.
We want entire
processing to
start afresh
and take the sports for-
ward. All factions are
requested that the play-
ers shall not get harmed
in mutual infightings.
We’ve built Barkatul-
lah Khan Stadium in
Jodhpur now we are
building a new big sta-
dium in Jaipur too.
—Vaibhav Gehlot, RCA President
Dhariwal flags off hydraulic
laddersfor4citiesofRajasthan
Raj HC stays Excise dept’s
recovery notice from vendors
Fire fighting
system gets teeth
in Jodhpur, Kota,
Bhiwadi Udpr
Tigersafarisettostartat
NahargarhinDecember
Heritage sites decked-up, Udpr
gearsupforG20Sherpameeting
Cong leader Kesawat’s daughter
missing, Jpr Police has no clue
DGP Umesh Mishra to
visitallrangeHQs
AjmerwillalsobeconnectedbyVande
BharatExpress,saysRailwayMinister
Vaishnaw gave appointment letters
to about 200 candidates in CRPF
Centre set to provide 10L jobs by ’23: Vaishnaw
Midair turbulence
gives flyers jitters
on Jpr-Del flight
Ashwini Vaishnaw Ramcharan
Bohra at the Jaipur Junction on
Tuesady.
—FILE PIC

n Sunday, when Suryakumar
Yadav hit that scintillating
knock of 111 runs against
News Zealand in the second
T20I of the three-match se-
ries, he arguably became the
finest T20 batter in the world.
Suryakumar looked at his
(perhaps) best, notching up
the 3-digit figure in just 49
deliveries. He was on a song.
In fact, the entire team was
on a roll and took the shine
off the Kiwis in style. It was
a massive win.
However, the whole pur-
pose of this article is not
JUST to hail and glorify this
young Team India which
made the win look so easy,
but to remind the vast num-
ber of cricket fans in the
country NOT to be murder-
ous while criticising the
FADING greats. We get better
by the day and that is expect-
ed of us. What Suryakumar
can do today was achieved by
Rohit Sharma and Virat Koh-
li too. Greats will be greats
forever. We just have to keep
in mind that everyday we
must set a benchmark for the
nation to succeed.
The purpose of this article
istoactuallymakeprofession-
als aware of the fact that they
need to quit when the time is
right.Thetruelegendsshould
not be made to look van-
quished, struggling for form
and fatigued. Once the hard-
earned respect is gone… it is
gone forever. One needs to
know when to quit. We all
need to realise and age grace-
fully
. There are various stages
of life and we can all contrib-
ute to an institute, organisa-
tionandthecountrygainfully
.
We needn’t hold on or cling
ontothingslikenewborns.We
need to know when to leave it.
Indians in general have a
habitof hangingoninperhaps
every field from Bollywood to
cricket to politics. We need to
give young India their due. In-
dia’s 1.35-plus billion people
make the nation the second
most populous country in the
entire world and with an aver-
age age of 29, it has one of the
youngest populations globally
.
As this vast resource of young
India joins the workforce, it
could create a ‘demographic
dividend’. Demographic divi-
dend is clearly defined by the
United Nations Population
Fund as economic growth re-
sultingfromashiftinapopula-
tion’s age structure, mainly
when the working-age popula-
tion is larger than the number
of dependents.
We also need to note that
with the young India, India is
in a vantage position. The
overallrateof literacyamong
young India has increased,
with approximately 90 per
cent being able to read and
write. Coupled with the enor-
mous network of social me-
dia and internet penetration,
this has created a digitally
savvy population all across
the nation. With access to the
internet and the affordability
of smartphones, young India
is accessing online resources
that encourage learning and
acquisition of skills.
SOME QUICK FACTS
As per the National Policy for
Skill Development and En-
trepreneurship, 2015, it was
estimated that the average
age of the population in In-
dia by 2020 would be 29 years
as against 40 years in the US,
46 in Europe and 47 in Japan.
India will account for 20
per cent of the worldwide in-
crease in the working-age
population over the next two
decades from the year 2020.
World Bank projections show
that between 2020 and 2040,
India’s population aged be-
tween 15 and 59 years is ex-
pected to increase by 134.6
million. That large number
of potential workers is a big
boon for India’s economic
growth, but it is also a chal-
lenge for policymakers in or-
der to create new and decent
job opportunities.
LOOKING AHEAD
Let’s delve into the future.
The demographic dividend
opportunity in India is the
longest in the world which is
accessible for around five
long decades, starting from
the year 2005 to 2055. Owing
to the change in demograph-
ics and patterns, India is ex-
pected to emerge as one of
the largest consumer econo-
mies in the world.
The surge in young India
will bring about several
unique and interesting pos-
sibilities for the country’s
future, in terms of social mo-
bility, economic growth and
even a more inclusive, whole-
some and diverse cultural
network.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PERSPECTIVE
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Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Our country is a country of youth, our
youth power has proved its mettle all
over the world. The Government of
India under the leadership of the Prime
Minister is committed to build a New
India with the talent and energy of the
country’s youth. #RozgarMela
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
@JM_Scindia
Respectful salutations to Veerangana
Jhalkari Bai ji, the commander of the
women’s contingent ‘Durga Dal’ in
Rani Laxmi Bai’s army on her birth
anniversary. Today offered floral tributes
to his statue and worshiped his feet.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Arise, slay thy enemies,
enjoy a prosperous
kingdom.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
CONTROVERSIES
CHASE QATAR AS
SOCCER KEEPS
FANS ENTERTAINED
IFA World Cup at Qa-
tar started off with
the soccer body’s
president Giani In-
fantino ridiculing
the West for its hypocrisy and
controversies over ban on LG-
BTQ community and silent on-
field protests by Iranian players
to express solidarity with the
protesters in their country. “I
think for what we Europeans
have been doing the last 3,000
years we should be apologising
for next 3000 years before start-
ing to give moral lessons to peo-
ple”. Infantino recalled his own
experience and said that he
knew what “it means to be dis-
criminated, to be bullied, as a
foreigner in a foreign country.
As a child I was bullied because
I had red hair and freckles, plus
I was Italian so imagine”.
Infantino’s outburst was over
the controversy on Qatar’s ban
on display of LGBTQ commu-
nity’s symbols by players or
spectators. The authorities have
been strict in enforcing the ban
despite criticism.
The event has not been short
on soccer entertainment. The
Saudis beating Argentina 2-1
proved that.
TOP TWEETS
F
he Lancet’s study
on deaths caused
by bacterial infec-
tions has flagged
the seriousness
of the problem in India. The
study claims that five bacte-
ria types claimed 6.8 lakh
lives in India in 2019. Glob-
ally, the study found, bacte-
rial infections were the sec-
ond leading cause of deaths
after ischemic heart disease
in 2019. Among the five path-
ogens which claimed lakhs
of lives in India, E Coli was
the deadliest, the study said.
These bacteria alone claimed
1.6 lakh lives in 2019. The
number of deaths caused by
E. coli is surprising as this
pathogen is normally consid-
ered harmless.
The four other bacteria
which the Lancet study iden-
tified as big killers in India
were: S. pneumoniae (1.4
lakh), K. pneumoniae (1.3
lakh), S. aureus (1.2 lakh) and
A. baumanii (1.1 lakh). The
study shows the challenge
before govt, health authori-
ties to deal with these micro-
bial killers. E. coli, which is
caused by contaminated wa-
ter and food, especially raw
vegetables, turns life threat-
ening in children older peo-
ple causing kidney failure.
Bacteria which requires
closer attention of hospital
authorities is A. baumanii. It
may have caused fewer fa-
talities than E. coli and the
two pneumonia causing bac-
teria but occurs mostly in
healthcare settings. Those at
risk include patients on ven-
tilators in hosps, those who
have catheters, are in inten-
sive care units, have open
wounds from surgery or
those who are hospitalised
for prolonged periods. Lancet
has done yeoman’s service by
drawing attention to dangers
posed by these bacteria.
Needed now is closer moni-
toring, better healthcare,
cleaner hospitals, awareness.
DEADLY MICROBES
TAKE THEIR TOLL
The Lancet’s study on
deaths caused by
bacterial infections
has flagged
seriousness of the
problem in India. The
study claims that five
bacteria types claimed 6.8
lakh lives in India in 2019
T
ONE SUN SETS, ANOTHER
SURYAKUMAR RISES…
LET YOUNG
INDIA BLOOM
O
Let’s delve into the future.
The demographic dividend
opportunity in India is the
longest in the world which
is accessible for around five
long decades, starting from
the year 2005 to 2055.
Owing to the change
in demographics and
patterns, India is expected
to emerge as one of
the largest consumer
economies in the world
The purpose of this
article is to actually
make professionals
aware of the fact that
they need to quit
when the time is right.
The true legends should
not be made to look
vanquished, struggling for
form and fatigued. Once
the hard-earned respect is
gone… it is gone forever.
One needs to know
when to quit
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Shree Cement Ltd.
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05
IN THE COURTYARD
PLEAS CHALLENGING
ELECTORAL BOND IN
APEX COURT ON DEC 6
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Tuesday said it
will hear on December 6
Congress’ plea challeng-
ing a recent notification by
which the sale of electoral
bonds has been extended
by 15 more days in the year
of general elections to as-
semblies of states and UTs.
SC TO HEAR NIA’S
APPEAL AGAINST
TELTUMBDE BAIL
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Tuesday agreed
to hear on Friday an
appeal by the National
Investigation Agency
(NIA) against the bail
granted to scholar-activist
Anand Teltumbde in the
Elgar Parishad-Maoist
links case.
TO REUNITE 3-YR-OLD
BOY WITH UKRAINIAN
MOM,SIS,KIN TOLD TO
SPEND TIME TOGETHER
New Delhi: To re-unite a
three-year-old child, who
was brought to India by his
father, with his Ukrainian
mother and sister, the Delhi
High Court Tuesday asked
the family to spend some
time together so the boy
could bond with them. A
bench asked the family--the
child, his parents and sis-
ter-- to spend time together
till 4 PM at the court’s
crèche and appear before
the court on Wednesday.
As the minor boy’s mother
and sister, who have come
here from Ukraine, tried
to speak to the child in the
court, he did not give any
positive response.
SC TO HEAR BAIL PLEAS OF MICHEL IN
AUGUSTAWESTLAND SCAM ON NOV 28
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that
it will hear on November 28 the bail pleas of Chris-
tian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the
AgustaWestland chopper scam in which CBI and the
Enforcement Directorate have lodged two separate
cases. A bench said that the two separate bail pleas
can be heard on Monday.
PM gave a sustainable model of governance: MoS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State Dr Jiten-
dra Singh on Tuesday
said that Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi has
given India a “sustain-
able” model of govern-
ance, which has defied
the principle of dimin-
ishing returns as the
dividends increase with
each passing year.
Taking part in the
“Capital Dialogue” pro-
gramme of a TV Chan-
nel, Dr Singh said, over
the last 20 years, Modi’s
governance model has
grown stronger with
every new challenge.
Dr Singh said, soon af-
ter Modi took over as
Chief Minister of Guja-
rat, his first challenge
was to overcome and
buildafreshthedevastat-
ing earthquake in Bhuj
and as he completes 20
years as head of govern-
ment, the latest chal-
lenge confronted by him
was the COVID pandem-
ic sweeping across the
nation of 140 crore peo-
ple.Hesaid,eachof these
challenges were handled
by providing new ideas,
his long hours of intro-
spectionabouthowtoin-
novatenewideasandhis
intimate connection
with the ground which
enables him to convert
every challenge into an
opportunity
.
On questions about
his governance model,
he said, ever since Modi
took charge in May
, 2014,
his first mantra was
“MaximumGovernance,
MinimumGovernment”
and after nearly nine
yearsnow,itis“Wholeof
Govt” approach through
integration of schemes
and ideas, rather than
working in silos.
He said, transparen-
cy, accountability and
citizen-centricity be-
came the hallmark of
Modi’s Governance
Model. He said, within
three months after tak-
ing charge at the Cen-
tre, one of the first ma-
jor decisions was to in-
troduce self-attestation
and do away with the
practice of getting doc-
uments attested by ga-
zetted officer, thus re-
posing faith in youth of
India, which consti-
tutes 70% below the age
of 40 years.
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh takes part in the programme.
FALLOUT OF KAMAL NATH-SIKH EVENT ROW?
BJY’S NIGHT HALT VENUE IN INDORE SHIFTED
It would be the first time that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be joining brother Rahul Gandhi’s yatra
Rahul’s Yatra enters MP today; PGV to join
Bhopal (Agencies): Af-
ter winding up its Ma-
harashtra leg, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi-
led Bharat Jodo Yatra
will enter Madhya
Pradesh on Wednesday
.
According to party
sources, Congess gen-
eral secretary Priyanka
Gandhi will also join
the march on the very
first day of the yatra in
Madhya Pradesh.
Notably, it would be
the first time that Pri-
yanka Gandhi will be
joining the yatra. “Con-
gress leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra will join
theBharatJodoYatraon
Wednesday when it en-
ters Madhya Pradesh,”
senior party leader
Jairam Ramesh said.
The Yatra started
from Kanyakumari in
Tamil Nadu on Septem-
ber 7. So far, it has tra-
versed through the
states of Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Karnataka, and
Andhra Pradesh, Telan-
gana and Maharashtra.
The Yatra will enter
its first Hindi heartland
state Madhya Pradesh
on Wednesday after
winding up its Maha-
rashtra leg. In the next
13 days, Gandhi will
visit Ujjain’s Ma-
hakaleshwar Temple,
offer puja to the holy
Narmadariver,andgoto
the birthplaces of tribal
leader Tantya Bhil in
Khandwa and BR
Ambedkar in Indore’s
Mhow besides attend-
ing many other events.
Rahul Gandhi takes part in Bharat Jodo Yatra. —FILE PHOTO JOLT TO T’GANA CONG
AS SHASHIDHAR REDDY
QUITS THE PARTY
Hyderabad: Former Minister
Marri Shashidhar Reddy
resigned from the Congress
on Tuesday, four days after
the party expelled him for six
years following his meeting
with Union Home Minister
Amit Shah. The senior leader
announced his resignation
from primary membership of
the party while slamming the
state leadership. He is likely
to join the BJP soon.
REVOLT BREWING IN TN
CONGRESS AGAINST
STATE PREZ KS ALAGIRI
Chennai: Close on the heels
of a group of party workers
led by Nanguneri MLA Rubi
R Manoharan creating scene
at the Tamil Nadu Congress
Committee (TNCC) headquar-
ters Satyamoorthy Bhavan,
revolt seems to be brewing
in the Tamil Nadu Congress
against party state president,
KS Alagiri. Sources senior
leaders have upped their ante
against KS Alagiri.
Indore: Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi will stay at Chimanbagh Maidan in Indore on November
27 and 28 and not in Khalsa Stadium as planned earlier, a
development viewed as the fallout of a row over party veteran
Kamal Nath attending a Sikh religious event recently. A police
official said on Tuesday the permission for the Yatra’s stay at
Chimanbagh Maidan was given based on the application of
Congress. In view of the controversy, local BJP leaders had
threatened to show black flags if Nath entered the Khalsa Sta-
dium with Bharat Jodo Yatra. The cross-country foot march
recently wound up its Maharashtra leg.
UP Govt has created sense of
security for industry, says Yogi
New Delhi (PTI): The
Uttar Pradesh govt has
created a sense of secu-
rity for the industry by
adopting a “zero toler-
ance” approach towards
crimeandcriminals,CM
Yogi Adityanath said on
Tuesday
, as he an-
nounced plans to organ-
iseroadshowsin18coun-
tries to invite investors.
He said UP has
emerged as one of the
most favoured destina-
tions for investors due
to its transparent poli-
cies. The Uttar Pradesh
Global Investors Sum-
mit 2023 to be held in
Lucknow from Febru-
ary 10 to 12 next year. He
said it would prove use-
ful in providing a uni-
fied platform to the
global industrial world.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, State ministers Nand Gopal Gupta, Suresh
Kumar Khanna and others at event, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
UP CM YOGI, AKHILESH PAY TRIBUTES TO
MULAYAM ON HIS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday
paid tributes to party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on
his birth anniversary. A three-time chief minister, Mulayam
Singh was born on this day in 1939 in Saifai, Etawah. “A
humble tribute to former defence minister, former UP chief
minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on his birth anniversary,”
Adityanath tweeted in Hindi. Akhilesh Yadav shared on
Twitter a picture of the SP patriarch and his father and
said, “Tributes to the son of soil on his birth anniversary.”
AAP will lose as it is ‘banner-based’ party: Nadda
Ahmedabad (PTI):
BJP president JP Na-
dda on Tuesday said the
Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) will be defeated
in Gujarat polls as it is
a “banner-based party”
as against the BJP
which is cadre-based.
AAPleaderswillleave
Gujarat once the elec-
tionsareover,heclaimed,
speaking at a campaign
rally in Shehra town of
Panchmahal district.
“The AAP lost in Ut-
tar Pradesh, Uttara-
khand and Goa in the
recent past. And its can-
didates will lose depos-
its in all 67 seats it has
contested in Himachal
Pradesh. They will
meet the same fate in
Gujarat,” said Nadda.
Voting for Shehra and
92 other seats will take
place on December 5, in
the second phase of the
Assembly elections.
“AAP will lose be-
cause it is a banner-
based party which can
only paste banners dur-
ing the polls while we
are a cadre-based party
which believes in serv-
ing people,” he said.
He also accused the
Congress of shedding
“crocodile tears” for
Other Backward Class-
es and tribals. “But it is
the BJP under PM Nar-
endra Modi which has
actually changed your
condition on the ground.
ItwasModiwhomadean
AdivasiwomanthePres-
ident of this country for
the first time,” he said.
“Congress always
played politics with the
OBCs. Though several
commissions were
formed, nothing hap-
pened. It was Modi who
gave constitutional sta-
tus to the National OBC
Commission,’’ he added.
BJP chief JP Nadda holds swords during the public meeting at Shehra, in Panchmahal on Tuesday; JP Nadda greets the party supporters at another rally, in Siddhpur on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
Guj CM Patel can
not even change
his peon: Kejriwal
Devbhumi Dwarka
(PTI): AAP leader
ArvindKejriwalonTues-
day said Gujarat CM
Bhupendra Patel can not
even appoint his peon.
Speaking at a cam-
paign rally at Khamb-
halia in Devbhumi
Dwarka district for
AAP’s chief ministerial
candidate Isudan Gad-
hvi, he also alleged that
there is secret collusion
between the BJP and
Congress.
“There are two faces
before the people of Gu-
jarat.OneisIsudanGad-
hviandtheotherisBhu-
pendra Patel. Who will
you vote for, who will
you make chief minis-
ter?” Kejriwal asked.
Gadhvi is a young,
educated man “whose
heartbeatsforthepoor”
and he is also the son of
a farmer, the Delhi
chief minister said.
“When he hosted a
show on TV
, he raised
the issues of farmers
and did not indulge in
‘ t u - t u - m a i n - m a i n’
(noisy debates). He has
worked for the farm-
ers and dedicated
his life for the
farmers and un-
e m p l o y e d
youth,” Kejri-
wal said.
BJP TRYING TO WIN
IN CONGRESS’S
SOMNATH BASTION
Gir Somnath: With weeks
to go for Gujarat polls,
BJP candidate from Gir
Somnath, Mansingh
Parmar has exuded con-
fidence in winning all four
seats in the constituency,
which the party had lost
to Congress in 2017. The
caste factor has always
dominated Gir Somnath,
which why Congress is
believed to have won all
four constituencies here
in the 2017 polls.
IT IS HARDER FOR
BJP IN SOUTH
GUJARAT THIS TIME
Ahmedabad: The AAP
challenge and agitations
by local tribals against
various govt projects
could queer the pitch
for the BJP in the south
Gujarat region this time.
Of the 89 seats going to
polls in the first phase of
on December 1, as many
as 35 seats are spread
across the southern
districts of Bharuch, Nar-
mada, Tapi, Dang, Surat,
Valsad and Navsari.
1,621 CANDIDATES IN FRAY FOR
GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Ahmedabad (PTI): A
total of 1,621 candidates
are left in the fray for
the next month’s Guja-
rat Assembly elections
after the deadline for
the withdrawal of nom-
inations got over.
For the 93 seats where
elections would be held
in the second phase,
there are 833 candidates
in the fray
, said a release
from the office of the
Chief Electoral Officer.
The last day of with-
drawal for the second
phase was Monday
.
As many as 788 candi-
dates are in the fray for
89 seats that will go to
the polls in the first
phase of elections.
The ruling BJP has
fielded candidates on all
182 seats, while Congress
hasfieldedcandidateson
179 seats while it allocat-
edthreeseatstotheNCP)
as part of a pre-poll
lliance.ButwiththeNCP
candidate withdrawing
his nomination for Dev-
gadh Baria seat, the par-
tyiscontestingtwoseats.
The AAP fielded can-
didates on all 182 seats,
but its candidates with-
drew his nomination
from the Surat East
seat, so it will end up
contesting 181 seats.
Meanwhile, BJP
confident of
coming to power
in Himachal again
Shimla (PTI): The BJP
will return to power in
Himachal Pradesh with
full majori-
ty
, party’s
state chief
spokesper-
son Ran-
dhir Shar-
maclaimedTuesdayand
termed the Congress’ al-
legations of a possible
horse-trading“baseless”.
He said the Congress
leaders are aware that
they would face a big de-
featandarethereforetry-
ing to divert people’s at-
tention by talking about
EVMsandhorse-trading.
Ever since EVMs are be-
ing used for voting in
country
, Congress lead-
ers are blaming the
EVMswhenevertheyare
defeated, he claimed.
A formation on an inked marked finger is displayed by teachers
with mobile flashlight at Lunsikui Ground, in Navsari on Tuesday.
Battleground
GUJARAT
Arvind Kejriwal

Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: On Tuesday
,
the UP govt transferred
6 IAS officers including
the commissioners of
Mirzapur, Ayodhya, Ali-
garhandBastidivisions.
According to the or-
ders, IAS Gaurav Dayal
has been made the new
commissioner of Ayod-
hya division, IAS Yo-
geshwar Ram Mishra,
who till now served as
Commissioner of Mir-
zapur division, has been
made the new commis-
sioner of Basti division
and IAS Navdeep Rinwa
has been made commis-
sioner of Aligarh divi-
sion from Ayodhya com-
missioner. Moreover,
IAS Dr. Muthukumaras-
wamy —MD, Medical
Supplies UP— has been
posted as Commission-
er in charge of Vindhy-
achal Division, Mir-
zapur, while IAS Jag-
dish has been made
Managing Director Ut-
tar Pradesh Medical
Supplies Corporation.
Additionally, IAS
Akhand Pratap Singh
serving as as Special
Secretary APC has been
appointed as Special
Secretary, Home De-
partment while IAS Go-
vind Raju NS, who was
the commissioner of
Basti, has been relieved
to go on State Govern-
ment Inter State Cadre
Deputation. He is going
to Bangalore ISRO.
The officers are say-
ing that in view of the
municipal elections, a
lot of changes are being
made in bureaucracy
.
INDIA
06
She wanted to come out of relationship: Shraddha’s friend
Gajraj Singh
Saloni Khandelwal
Jaipur: As the nation
is still in shock at bru-
tal murder of Shrad-
dha Walkar allegeged-
ly by her live-in part-
ner Aaftab Poonawalla,
First India had an ex-
clusive interview with
Shraddha’s friend Ra-
jat Shukla who shared
chilling details about
the relationship be-
tween Aaftab and
Shraddha, and the like-
ly intentions behind
the gruesome killing.
The excerpts:
 How was Shraddha
as a student, theater
artist and a friend?
I was in regular touch
with Shraddha from
2015 to 18 during col-
lege. We both were pur-
suing Bachelor’s De-
gree in Mass Media
(BMM) from Viva Col-
lege in Virar, Mumbai.
She was a very active
girl with a bold person-
ality, and was bluntly
honest. She was
also into
theater
and we
did per-
form some
acts to-
gether
as well.
She would
always
take part in college
programme as a danc-
er, artiste. It was in
2018 when things start-
ed looking bad at
Shraddha’s end. She
would not talk much,
and would stay alone.
 Do you think Aaft-
ab was in touch with
other girls than
Shraddha?
Aaftab was also
seeing other
women be-
hind Shrad-
dha’s back. I
am informed
and pretty
sure too that
he was seen on
his ‘intruder’
bike with
other
girls
as a pillion. And would
be jealous and inse-
cure if Shraddha even
hung out with her
friends.
(Shraddha last
talked to Rajat in 2019
when they gave an
exam together. But as
per Rajat, Shraddha’s
behavior was totally
different).
“She was very rude,
and wouldn’t talk
straight. She was to-
tally different from
the Shraddha I met in
college.
Rajat said that in the
year 2021, she was in
contact with her best
friend from college.
Shraddha then showed
her friend that her
back was stubbed out
with cigarette burns.
 If any of common
friends knew or were
in touch with Aaftab?
There are many friends
of Shraddha who were
in regular and close
contact with Aaftab. He
never seemed like a per-
son who would have
such an extreme crimi-
nal mindset. People got
negative vibes, but it
was general. No one
thought of him to be
this extreme. Aaftab
likely came with an
agenda, otherwise why
would his family leave
the house they were
staying in for years
right before this horri-
fying news broke out?
 How was Shrad-
dha’s relationship
with her parents?
During college, she
would stay at home.
She wasn’t a hosteller.
She was close to her
mom but not to her
dad. 1.5 years back,
when her mother died,
Shraddha was in a
very vulnerable state.
She was trying her
best to get out of the
relationship but
couldn’t because of
threats from Aaftab. In
fact in 2021, when
things went really hay-
way, she sought help
from her manager. The
manager then sent
his/her friend to
Shraddha’s house to
take Shraddha to hos-
pital as well as the po-
lice station. The man-
ager’s friend knew
Shradha and Aaftab
both as they lived in
the same locality.
When they were trying
to file a complaint at
the police station, Aaft-
ab called and threat-
ened her saying that he
will end his life and
Shraddha, her parents
would be blamed. I just
know of one instance,
there might be many
.
 Was Shraddha a
girl who’d pressure
someone to marry her?
I’m hundred percent
sure that Shraddha did
not pressurize Aaftab
for marriage. No one
has said this except for
Aaftab. Shraddha real-
ly wanted to get out of
the relationship.
FULL INTERVIEW AT
www. firstindia.co.in
EXCLUSIVE
Aaftab Poonawalla and Shraddha Walkar
Rajat Shukla
JOINT INSPECTION
LIKELY IN SOFT DRINK
PLANT GAS LEAK
HIDDEN CAM IN
WOMEN'S TOILET:
STUDENT ARRESTED
KERALA: PRINCIPAL, 3
GOVT TEACHERS HELD
UNDER POCSO CASE
WOMAN DELIVERS
BABY ON ROAD IN
TIRUPATI TOWN
Kolkata (PTI): A joint in-
spection is likely at the soft
drink manufacturing unit
near here following leakage
of toxic gas and production
activity has been halted as
a precautionary measure.
Varun Beverages Ltd, the
owner of the unit, claimed
there was no fatality or
serious illness due to the
leakage from the unit on
Monday. A police official
said, “There is no report of
any major injury due to the
leakage and the situation
was brought under control
last night itself.”
Bengaluru (Agencies):
A college student was
arrested for allegedly
installing a secret camera
in a ladies’ restroom here
on Tuesday. According to
police, the accused was
caught red-handed while
fixing the camera. The ar-
rested student is identified
as Shubham M Azad, the
student of a private college
in Hosakerehalli locality
of Bengaluru. Shubham,
studying in fifth semester
of BBA, had fixed a secret
camera in the ladies toilet,
the police said.
Kochi (ANI): Kerala police
arrested a govt school
teacher from neighbouring
Tamil Nadu dist on Monday
on charge of sexually as-
saulting her plus-one girl
student last week. Besides,
the school principal and 2
other teachers were also
arrested on Monday itself
for not reporting the inci-
dent to the police on time,
the police said in a press
statement issued here
on Tuesday. All of them
have been arrested under
Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences Act.
Tirupati (Agencies): In
a shocking incident, a
woman delivered a baby
on a road near a govern-
ment hospital in Andhra
Pradesh’s Tirupati town on
Tuesday after the hospital
staff allegedly denied her
admission. The shocking
incident occurred in the
temple town in front of
Tirupati Maternity Hospital.
A video has gone viral on
social media, showing a
man helping the pregnant
woman deliver while two
women holding a bedsheet
to cover her.
CRUCIAL READ
ASI TO PROBE VIRAL VIDEO OF MAN
OFFERING NAMAZ AT TAJ MAHAL
New Delhi (Agencies): The Archaeological Survey of
India (ASI) has instructed to probe the authenticity
of a viral video allegedly
showing a man deliver-
ing ‘namaz’ with a woman
sitting alongside him in
garden area which is said
to be inside the Taj Mahal
premises. Raj Kumar Patel,
the superintending archae-
ologist for Agra circle of
ASI, pointed out: “We have come across a purported
video going viral wherein a man is seen offering namaz
in the area said to be the premises of the Taj Mahal.
“However, there is no certainty about the authenticity
of the video particularly because none of our staff at Taj
Mahal saw such happening.”
New Delhi (PTI): High
amounts of chemicals
linked with heart disor-
ders, diabetes and can-
cer, have been found in
popular sanitary nap-
kins sold in India, ac-
cording to a study done
by a Delhi-based envi-
ronmental NGO.
The study by NGO,
Toxics Link, found the
presence of phthalates
and volatile organic
compounds in a total of
ten samples, six inor-
ganic and four organic
sanitary pads available
in the market. The find-
ings were published in
a report titled ‘Men-
strual Waste 2022’.
Exposure to phtha-
lates have been linked
to a variety of health
concerns including en-
docrine disruption, im-
pacts to the heart and
reproductive systems,
diabetes, some cancers,
and birth defects.
Exposure to VOCs in-
creases the risk of brain
impairment, asthma,
disabilities, certain can-
cers, and the proper
functioning of the re-
productive system.
Highest amounts of
phthalates were found
in self-proclaimed ‘or-
ganic’ sanitary nap-
kins, the study found.
According to the
study, all types of sani-
tary napkins, organic
and inorganic, tested
positive for the pres-
ence of phthalates.
Among phthalates,
maximum concentra-
tion was of DIDP, a type
of phthalate, at 19,460
microgram/kg (µg/kg)
in a self-claimed organ-
ic pad. Concentrations
of a combination of
phthalates were found
to be 0.0321 and 0.0224
gram in an organic and
an inorganic sample,
respectively, which is
greater than 0.1% by
the weight of the prod-
uct mandated under EU
regulations, study said.
The study recom-
mends regulations and
schemestopromotesub-
stitution or reduction in
the use of these chemi-
cals in the products.
Shocking facts about sanitary pads sold in India
Mirzapur, Ayodhaya, Aligarh, Basti commissioners transferred
WOMEN’S WOES
New Delhi (PTI): De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh met his Cambo-
dian counterpart, Gen-
eral Samdech Pichey
Sena TEA Banh, in
Siem Reap and said
there is “immense
scope” to boost defence
cooperation between
the two countries.
Singh is currently
visiting Cambodia to at-
tend the ASEAN De-
fence Ministers’ Meet-
ing (ADMM) Plus and
the maiden India-ASE-
AN Defence Ministers’
meeting.
He arrived at Siem
Reap on Monday to co-
chair the India-ASEAN
Defence Ministers’
meeting and attend the
9th ADMM Plus, the de-
fence ministry said in a
statement on Tuesday
.
“Reviewed the full
range of India-Cambo-
dia defence ties during
the fruitful meeting
with Cambodia’s Depu-
ty Prime Minister and
Defence Minister, Gen-
eral Samdech Pichey
Sena TEA Banh in Siem
Reap today
. There is im-
mense scope to boost
defence cooperation be-
tween both the coun-
tries,” Singh said in a
tweet on Monday
.
On Tuesday, he
shared pictures of his
meetings with other
leaders on Twitter.
“Insightful delibera-
tions with Australia's
Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister for De-
fence, Mr. @Richard-
MarlesMP on boosting
defence ties and deep-
ening cooperation be-
tween India and Aus-
tralia in Siem Reap,
Cambodia today
,” Singh
said in a tweet.
“Delighted to meet
the US Secretary of De-
fence, Mr Lloyd J. Aus-
tin in Siem Reap. @Sec-
Def,” he wrote on the
microblogging site.
In another tweet, Sin-
gh said: “Had a wonder-
ful interaction with the
Defence Minister of
New Zealand, Mr. Peeni
Henare.”
Guwahati (Agencies):
Six people, five civil-
ians of Meghalaya and
an Assam forest guard,
died following “unpro-
voked” firing by Assam
Police and state forest
guards on Tuesday,
Meghalaya CM Conrad
K Sangma said.
He said that Assam
Police and forest guards
entered Mukroh village
in West Jaintia Hills
District and resorted to
“unprovoked” firing,
killing the five civilians
of Meghalaya.
Sangma said that the
Assam Police and forest
guards intercepted a
truck carrying timber at
Mukrohvillageandafter
that, a large number of
people from the village
reachedthespotandsur-
rounded the police and
forest guards leading to
the firing by the latter.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The In-
come Tax Department
on Tuesday said it has
unearthed unaccounted
transactions exceeding
Rs 100 crore during
searches on a few
groups engaged in jew-
ellery and real estate
business across the
country in connection
with alleged tax eva-
sion. According to an
official, on November
17, the searches were
carried out in more
than 30 locations spread
across Patna, Bhagal-
pur, Dehri-on-Sone,
Lucknow and Delhi.
High amounts of harmful chemicals
found in sanitary napkins sold in the
country, reveals a latest study
Defence Minister Rajnath meet his Cambodian counterpart in Siem Reap
‘Immensescopetoboost
India and Cambodia ties’
Rajnath Singh with Defence Minister of Vietnam General Phan Van
Giang, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Insightful deliberations with Aus-
tralia’s Dy PM and Defence Minis-
ter, Mr. @RichardMarlesMP on
boosting defence ties and deepening coopera-
tion between India and Australia in Siem
Reap today. —Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
(L to R) IAS officers Gaurav Dyal, Muthukumaraswamy B,Yogeshwar Ram, Govindaraju NS, Navdeep Rinwa
6 die as cops open
fire at N-E border
`100 cr unaccounted
transactions detected
Assam Police and forest guards had intercepted a truck carrying
timber at Mukroh village.
Megha-
laya Govt
strongly
condemned the in-
cident where the
Assam Police and
Assam forest
guards entered
Meghalaya and
resorted to unpro-
voked firing.
—Conard K Sangma,
Meghalaya Chief Minister
IT OFFICER HELD

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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,731.00 30.00 0.05 (Per 10g)
SILVER 61,518.00 856.00 1.39 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.67 0.12 0.14
GBPINR 96.71 0.73 0.75
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Gold price in
the national capital rose
`30 to `52,731 per 10
grams on Tuesday amid
appreciation in rupee, ac-
cording to HDFC Securi-
ties. In the previous trade,
the yellow metal had
touched `52,701 per 10
grams. Silver also climbed
`856 to `61,518/kg. The
rupee appreciated 14 pai-
se to 81.65 against the US
dollar in early trade on
Tuesday as the American
currency retreated from
its elevated levels. In the
international market, gold
was up at $1,741.95 per
ounce while silver was
trading higher at $21.05
per ounce. —PTI
GOLD GAINS `30 AS
SILVER PRICES ALSO
SEE JUMP OF `856
New Delhi : State-owned
BHEL on Tuesday said it
has paid a final dividend
of `88 crore to the gov-
ernment for the financial
year 2021-22. The total
dividend paid to the com-
pany’s shareholders for
FY22 amounts to over
`139 crore, it said in a
statement. “A cheque to-
wards the final dividend
on the equity (63.17 per
cent) held by the Govern-
ment of India, was pre-
sented to Mahendra Nath
Pandey, Union Minister of
Heavy Industries by Nalin
Shinghal, CMD BHEL,” it
said. —PTI
BHEL PAYS `88 CR
AS FINAL DIVIDEND
TO GOVT FOR FY22
New Delhi: SP Global
Ratings on Tuesday upped
its credit rating on Axis
Bank with a stable outlook
on expectations that the
private sector lender will
maintain good asset quali-
ty over the next two years.
It said India’s robust eco-
nomic growth should sup-
port borrowers’ credit-
worthiness and Axis
Bank’s weak loans, or
nonperforming loans,
could decline to 2.5-3% of
total loans by end-March
2023, from 3.7% as of
March 31, 2022. —PTI
AXIS BANK RATING
UPGRADED ON IMP
ASSET QUALITY
Mumbai : The asset base
of non-banking financial
companies has scaled
past `54 lakh crore as of
March 2022, constituting
almost a quarter of the
balance sheet of the com-
mercial banking sector,
Union Minister Bhagwat
Krishanrao Karad said on
Tuesday. It can be noted
that since the fall of the
two major non-banking fi-
nancial companies (NBF-
Cs) — ILFS and Dewan
Housing Finance Ltd
(DHFL) — the shadow
banking industry was in a
long crisis. —PTI
NBFCs’ ASSET BASE
SCALES PAST `54 L
CR: MoS FINANCE
*Rates till the edition went to print.
OTT COMMUNICATORS
SERVICES SHOULD BE
LICENCED, SAYS COAI
New Delhi: Telecom operators’
body COAI on Tuesday made a
strong pitch for OTT commu-
nications ser-
vices to directly
compensate
telcos for data
traffic they are
driving onto the networks, as it
advocated a licencing and light-
touch regulation framework for
such services. COAI Director
General, said that the associa-
tion, as part of draft telecom
bill, has given its suggestions
on how OTT comms services
should be defined, to ensure
there is no ambiguity. —PTI
INDIA’S FISCAL
CONSOLIDATION TREND
INTACT: MOODY’S
New Delhi: Moody’s Investors
Service on Tuesday said the
trend of gradual fiscal consoli-
dation remains
intact for India
and going
forward the
country will
see strong revenue performance
and debt stablisation. “We ex-
pect that India is going to be the
fastest growing G-20 economy
next year... (but) high inflation
pose a downside risk to India’s
growth as households and busi-
nesses have less purchasing
power,” Moody official said on
Tuesday.—PTI
OTHER STORIES
AMAZON WEB SERVICE TO INVEST `36,300
CRORE IN HYDERABAD DATA CENTRE
Hyderabad: Amazon Web Service (AWS) on Tuesday announced an
investment of $4.4 billion (about `36,300 crore) by 2030 in building
in Hyderabad its second data center cluster in India. Amazon.Com Inc
company, through the AWS Asia Pacific
(Hyderabad) region, will provide develop-
ers, startups, and companies among
others to “run workloads with greater
resilience and availability, securely store
data in India, and serve end users with
lower latency.” AWS already has a similar
facility in Mumbai, which opened in 2016. It runs such facilities in 30
geographies in the world. —PTI
FARMERS’ BODIES ASK GOVT
New Delhi (PTI): In a pre-
budget consultation with
the finance ministry, farm-
ers’ organisations on Tues-
day asked the government
to lift ban on exports of
agri items like wheat and
restrict import of products
that cost below the mini-
mum support price (MSP).
They also demanded that
the government should fo-
cus on increasing domestic
output of local oilseeds
such as soyabean, mustard,
groundnut and sunflower,
instead of palm.
Imposition of higher
taxes on processed foods
was another suggestion
made by farmers’ bodies
during the virtual meeting
with finance minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman.
In his wish list for the
Union Budget 2023-24,
Bharat Krishak Samaj
Chairman Ajay Vir Jakhar
demanded that the govern-
ment should “not allow im-
port of produce where
landing costs are below
MSP”. He also urged the
Centre to focus on human
resources development in
the farm sector.
Jakhar also pitched for
allowing voluntary carbon
credits from farms to be
traded globally to enable
farmers to get the highest
value.
‘Liftexportbanon
wheat,otheragriitems’
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Farmers’ organisations
asked the govt to lift ban on
exports of agri items like
wheat and restrict import of
products that cost below
the MSP
z They also demanded that the
government should focus on
increasing domestic output
of local oilseeds such as
soyabean, mustard
New Delhi (PTI): The pan-
el of state finance minis-
ters is likely to recommend
a uniform GST levy of 28
28% on online gaming ir-
respective of whether it is
a game of skill or game of
chance, sources said.
However, it is likely to
suggest a revised formula
for calculating the amount
on which the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) would
be levied.
Currently, online gam-
ing attracts 18% GST. The
tax is levied on gross gam-
ing revenue, which is the
fees charged by online
gaming portals.
The Group of Ministers
(GoM) had in its earlier re-
port submitted to the
Council in June suggested
a 28% GST on on the full
value of the consideration,
including contest entry
fee, paid by the player,
without making a distinc-
tion such as games of skill
or chance. However, the
Council had asked the
Group of Ministers to re-
consider its report.
Panel may
recommend
28% GST on
online gaming
MARKETS BOUNCE BACK AFTER 3 DAYS OF FALL
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended with
gains on Tuesday after fall-
ing for the past three days
amid buying in index ma-
jors Infosys and Reliance
Industries.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
climbed 274.12 points or
0.45% to settle at 61,418.96.
During the day, it jumped
321.79 points or 0.52% to
61,466.63. The broader NSE
Nifty gained 84.25 points or
0.46% to end at 18,244.20.
From the Sensex pack,
IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Ul-
traTech Cement, Titan, In-
fosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata
Consultancy Services and
Larsen Toubro were
among the winners.
In contrast, Nestle, Bhar-
ti Airtel, PowerGrid, HDFC
Bank and Kotak Mahindra
Bank were the laggards.
RUPEE GAINS 12
PAISE TO CLOSE AT
81.67 AGAINST US $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee ap-
preciated by 12 paise to close
at 81.67 (provisional) against
the US dollar on Tuesday. At
the interbank foreign exchange
market, the local unit opened at
81.72 and touched an intra-day
high of 81.64 and a low of 81.83.
The local unit finally settled at
81.67, registering a rise of 12
paise over its previous close.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Around 1.14
crore passengers in Octo-
ber were carried by Indian
airlines, 10% higher than
the number of people flown
in September.
Data released by the
DGCA on Tuesday showed
that domestic air traffic
jumped nearly 27% to
114.07 lakh last month com-
pared to the year-ago peri-
od when it was 89.85 lakh.
In September, the air
traffic number stood at
103.55 lakh. Air traffic has
been picking up in recent
months after the airline in-
dustry was significantly
impacted by the coronavi-
rus pandemic.
“Passengers carried by
domestic airlines during
January-October 2022 were
988.31 lakh as against 620.96
lakh during the corre-
sponding period of the pre-
vious year, thereby regis-
tering an annual growth of
59.16% and monthly
growth of 26.95 per cent,”
DGCA said.
Domestic air traffic rises 10% in Oct
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The total num-
ber of mobile subscriber
base in India fell by 3.6 mil-
lion in September, with
Vodafone Idea suffering
subscriber count decline
even as larger rivals Reli-
ance Jio and Bharti Airtel
added users month-on-
month, according to tele-
com regulator’s data.
India’s largest mobile op-
erator Jio further cement-
ed its position in the mar-
ket, adding 7.2 lakh wire-
less subscriber during
September, while Bharti
Airtel increased its mobile
users’ tally by 4.12 lakh.
Ailing Vodafone Idea
faced subscriber count de-
cline (by 40 lakh), its base
shrank to 24.91 crore dur-
ing September. Overall, the
telephone subscribers
number in India decreased
to about 117.19 crore.
JIO, AIRTEL
STRENGTHEN
USER TALLY IN
SEPTEMBER
18%womendirectorsintop500NSE-listedcompanies
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Even though it
is at a slower pace right
now, but gender diversity
in boardrooms is picking
up, with women account-
ing for nearly 18% of the
directorships in the top 500
NSE-listed companies at
the end of March this year.
According to a study ti-
tled ‘Corporate India:
Women on boards’, proxy
advisory firm Institutional
Investor Advisory Services
(IiAS) on Tuesday, it said
that at a global level, board-
room diversity continues
to improve with an average
of almost 24% female rep-
resentation in corporate
boardrooms.
“India also has pro-
gressed in appointing
women on company
boards; from 6% in 2014 to
14% five years ago. Women
now account for 17.6% of
directorships of the Nif-
ty-500 companies.
“Although the number of
women directorships is in-
creasing, the pace of new
appointments has faltered
with just an aggregate 1%
increase over the last three
years.
Based on these current
rates, India will take till
2058 to achieve 30% gender
diversity on boards,” it
said. At the end of March
this year, the Nifty-500 com-
panies had 4,694 director-
ships, out of which 827 or
17.6% were held by women.
Europe and North Amer-
ica sit above the global av-
erage, with women making
up 34.4% and 28.6% of com-
pany boards, respectively
.
GENDER DIVERSITY IN WORKSPACE
INDIA AND THE
WORLD LEADERS
z At the end of March this year,
the Nifty-500 companies had
4,694 directorships, out of
which 827 or 17.6% were
held by women
z Europe and North America
sit above the global average,
with women making up
34.4% and 28.6% of
company boards
India-UK trade pact
high on priority: Goyal
New Delhi (PTI): The pro-
posed free trade agreement
(FTA) between India and
the UK is a high priority for
both the countries and the
next round of negotiations
for the pact is slated to hap-
pen next month, commerce
and industry minister Pi-
yushGoyalsaidonTuesday
.
He said that things are
progressing well and it will
yield good results.
“We are all very well
aware that it was progress-
ing very fast until we had a
little bit of a blip because
of political happenings in
the other country. Fortu-
nately
, we have a stable gov-
ernment. I believe in office
now (in the UK) and I am
already in touch with my
(UK) counterpart. We are
working together to possi-
bly have an in person meet-
ing also very soon but our
teams are already engaged.
Next month, the next round
of negotiations are slated
to happen,” Goyal said.
He said that industry
support is required for the
agreement and it should be
a fair, equitable and bal-
anced FTA.
He also said that there
should not be any strict
timelines to conclude nego-
tiations for an FTA as such
agreements have to be
thought through and care-
fully calibrated and negoti-
ated. “With UK we are do-
ing a comprehensive deal
like the UAE ….I assure
you that it is a high priority
of both countries. It has
been reiterated in the meet-
ing of the G20,” Goyal said.
India and Britain
launched negotiations for
the FTA in January with
an aim to conclude talks by
Diwali (October 24), but the
deadline was missed due to
political developments in
the UK.
OZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES FTA WITH INDIA
New Delhi (PTI): India and Australia would now implement the
free trade agreement on a mutually agreed date as the Austral-
ian Parliament on Tuesday approved the pact between the two
countries.“BREAKING: Our Free Trade Agreement with India has
passed through parliament,” Austral-
ian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
said in a tweet. The India-Australia
Economic Cooperation and Trade
Agreement (AI-ECTA) needed ratifi-
cation by the Australian parliament
before its implementation. In India,
such pacts are approved by the
Union Cabinet. The agreement was
signed between the two countries
in April this year. Commerce and
industry minister Piyush Goyal said
in a tweet: “Delighted that India-Australia Economic Cooperation
Trade Agreement has been passed by the Australian Parliament. “A
result of our deep friendship, it sets the stage for us to unleash the
full potential of our trade ties spur massive economic growth.”
Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal addresses at the
3rd ISA Steel Conclave in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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