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MAHA GOVERNOR TAKES U-TURN ON SHIVAJI REMARKS
Mumbai: A few days
ago, Governor Bhagat
Singh Koshyari, who
was in controversies re-
garding his statement
on Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj, took a U-turn
on Wednesday and gave
a statement praising
the works of Shivaji.
Speaking at an event, he
glorified the works of
Chhatrapati Shivrai,
and said that due to the
efforts of Shivrai and
Maharana Pratap, India
stands proud in the
world. He has also said
that the culture of India
is eternal.
He also expressed the
opinion that in India
people like Mahatma
Gandhi, Subhash Chan-
dra Bose along with
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj have enriched
the country
.
“India is proud in the
world today only be-
cause of the revolution-
ary people of India,” he
said and also expressed
the opinion that the
country’s culture is im-
mortal in the world be-
cause of these revolu-
tionary people. Koshy-
ari compared
Chhatrapati Shivaji
and Nitin Gadkari,
Sharad Pawar a few
days ago after which a
huge controversy broke
out in the state wherein
Shiv Sena, Congress
and NCP fiercely at-
tacked the Gov-
ernor and BJP.
Consumed alcohol and
tripped: CBI on Disha case
Mumbai: In the death
case of late actor Sush-
ant Singh Rajput’s man-
ager - Disha Salian - the
CBI has concluded that
the 28 year old female’s
death was accidental
and not a murder. The
agency has stressed
that perhaps she lost
balance in an inebriat-
ed condition and
slipped from the para-
pet of her flat leading to
her death.
The probe revealed that
Salian had been organ-
izing get togethers few
days prior to her birth-
day and the party on
June 8 was also part of
festivities. On the night,
the woman consumed
alcohol and lost her bal-
ance due to which she
slipped and fell 14
floors.
Disha Salian In India people like Mahatma
Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose
along with Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj have enriched the country.
India is proud in the world today only
because of the revolutionary people
of India.
—Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor
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Aditya meet Tejashwi in Bihar, says it is start of a new friendship
Mumbai: Aditya
Thackeray, leader of
Shiv Sena Uddhav Bal-
asaheb Thackeray and
former minister in Ma-
harashtra government,
was on a one day visit
to Bihar on Wednesday
and met Deputy CM
Tejashwi Yadav. He
also met Bihar CM Nit-
ish Kumar. After the
meeting, Aditya Thack-
eray said that he is
meeting Tejashwi Ya-
dav for the first time.
“All the youth of the
country should come
together. There is an is-
sue of unemployment
in our country, it
should be raised prom-
inently,” he said.
Interestingly
, Tejash-
wi had a surprise up
his sleeve as he ar-
ranged a meet between
Thackeray and Bihar
CM Nitish Kumar and
took Aditya with him
to meet Nitish. Accord-
ing to the information,
the meet between Nit-
ish and Aditya was not
part of the Maharash-
trian leader’s plan.
Aditya Thackeray
stood with Tejashwi
and talked to reporters
after meeting the CM.
During this, he said
that every meeting is
not political. “It was a
meeting of the youth
leaders and we have
also invited Tejashwi to
come to Mumbai. This
meeting has given birth
to a new friendship,” he
said.
In the morning be-
fore leaving for Bihar,
Thackeray while talk-
ing to reporters at
Mumbai airport, said
that this is a meeting
between two leaders of
the same age. “We have
talked on the phone
many times, but today
we will meet personal-
ly
,” he said. Aditya may
have called it a person-
al meeting, but politi-
cal analysts are look-
ing at it from the point
of view of changing
the politics of Maha-
rashtra and strength-
ening the Shiv Sena
again.
FORGING NEW ALLIANCE?
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Aditya Thackeray and party MP Priyanka Chaturvedi being
greeted by Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav during a meeting, in Patna —PHOTO BY PTI
Tejashwi surprises the Thackeray
scion as he plans an impromptu
meet between Nitish and Aditya
All the youth
of the coun-
try should come to-
gether. There is an
issue of unemploy-
ment in our coun-
try, it should be
raised prominently.
—Aditya Thackeray
FADNAVIS’S LETTER BOMB
corners Uddhav led MVA!
Mumbai: In what
could be termed as a
major revelation in
the Shraddha Walker
murder case, Maha-
rashtra Dy CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis, on
Wednesday, made star-
tling revelations on
which, if, the Mumbai
police had acted upon,
the woman’s life could
have been saved! Fad-
navis presented a let-
ter, questioning the
then Uddhav Thack-
eray led MVA govern-
ment, stating that in
2020, Shraddha Walker
had written a letter to
the Maharashtra Po-
lice, for threats to her
life from Aftab.
“I have also received
that letter. Shraddha’s
letter had a serious
tone. But why action
was not taken against
him (Aftab) is not
known. There should
have been a serious in-
vestigation in this
matter,” Fadnavis
said.
This allegation has
been indirectly im-
posed on the Home
Ministry and Police
Departments in the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
government.
Shraddha wrote this
letter on November 23,
2020. But the then po-
lice establishment did
not take it seriously.
The woman had strat-
ed in the letter that she
was not ready to live
with Aftab. In fact, she
went on to stress that
Aftab had tried to
choke her and also is-
sued death threats to
her.
BJP’S SHELAR SEEKS PROBE IF
LETTER WAS SUPPRESSED
Mumbai: Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on
Wednesday questioned the alleged failure of Maha-
rashtra Police in taking strong action on Shraddha's
complaint. He demanded the police probe whether
Walkar's letter had been deliberately suppressed
and if the police were under pressure to not inves-
tigate her complaint. "Why did the Maharashtra
Police not take any action on her (Walkar's) letter?
Was it because Shraddha's last name was Walkar or
because he (the accused's name is) Aaftab? Or was
it because the chief minister (Uddhav Thackeray)
was supported by NCP and Congress in office?" Had
there been timely intervention, Walkar would have
survived, he said. "I urge the police to investigate
whether this letter or investigation was deliberately
suppressed," he said.
Shraddha Walker
GOVERNOR KOSHYARI WANTS TO LEAVE
MAHARASHTRA: AJIT PAWAR
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari had told him that he wanted to be
relieved of his post, Nationalist Con-
gress Party leader Ajit Pawar claimed on
Wednesday. While expressing disap-
proval about Koshyari’s recent remarks
about Shivaji Maharaj, he also wondered
if Koshyari was making such contro-
versial statements only to force the
Union government to shift him out of
Maharashtra. “Many times when I vis-
ited governor Koshyari at Raj Bhavan,
he told me in as many words that he
wanted to leave the state,” Pawar said,
ading, “I even asked him to convey this
to his seniors so that they consider his
wish.”
With his Delhi visit on cards, Koshyari tries to douse fire!
Bhagat Singh
Koshyari,
Maharashtra
Governor
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FRESH WARRANT
ISSUED AGAINST
YASIN MALIK BY
THE TADA COURT
VETERAN ACTOR
VIKRAM
GOKHALE PASSES
AWAY AT 82
Jammu: Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act
(TADA) court in Jammu issues a fresh production
warrant on Wednesday against JKLF Chief, Yasin
Malik, for killing of 4 Indian Air Force personnel in
Srinagar on January 25, 1990.
Mumbai: Renowned movie actor Vikram Gokhale
known for his roles in Marathi theatre, and Hindi
films and television passed away, on Wednesday
late night, at the age of 82 years at Pune’s
Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
BJP’S TOP BRASS IN GUJARAT
CONGRESS MODEL MEANS
CASTEISM, VOTE-BANK POLITICS: PM
PM Modi addresses public meetings in Gujarat’s Mehsana, Dahod, Vadodara & Bhavnagar
Gujarat’s electronic policy will attract thou-
sands of crores of rupees in investments.
This electronic policy will also create 10 lakh
new employment opportunities in Gujarat.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
PM Narendra Modi is being garlanded by BJP supporters during a
public meeting, in Mehsana on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being embraced by a 103-year-old
supporter during a public meeting, in Dahod on Wednesday.
Amit Shah targets RaGa,
says Patkar’s presence in
Yatra is insult to Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Wednesday
said Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi’s gesture
of taking along anti-
Narmada activist Med-
ha Patkar during his
Bharat Jodo Yatra is the
“biggest insult” meted
out to Gujarat’s people
by the Opposition party
.
He was addressing a
pollrallyinJasdantown
in Rajkot district in sup-
port of BJP candidate
Kunvarji Bavalia for the
next month’s Gujarat
Assembly elections.
Shah also slammed
AAP leader Arvind Ke-
jriwal for giving a ticket
to Patkar in the 2014 LS
elections from the NE
Mumbai constituency
.
HM Amit Shah addresses public
meeting in Rajkot on Wednesday.
The foundation
stone of Sardar
Sarovar dam
was laid by India’s first PM
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963,
one year before my birth.
The water finally reached
here when I turned 58. So
who stalled the Narmada
project? The Congress
party had stalled this proj-
ect from 1963 till 2002.
—Amit Shah, Union
Home Minister
First India Bureau
Mehsana: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Wednesday addressed
public meeting in Guja-
rat’s Mehsana. Slam-
mingCongress,PMsaid,
“The Congress model
meanscorruption,nepo-
tism, dynastic politics,
sectarianismcasteism.
They are known for in-
dulging in vote bank
politics and creating
rifts between people to
be in power. This model
has not only destroyed
Gujarat but India too.
That is the reason why
we have to work hard to
take India ahead today
.”
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Pune: At least 35 ille-
gal structures were
razed on service
roads along the Nav-
ale bridge on Mum-
bai-Bengaluru high-
way in Pune where a
truck had hit several
vehicles and caused a
pile-up on late Sun-
day evening.
The accident
prompted authorities
to take short-term
measures, which in-
cluded removal of all
the encroached struc-
tures in the area.
“Thirty five struc-
tures such as paan
stalls, temporary sheds
outside eateries, some
concrete structures,
concrete porch ways
outside hotels between
Swaminarayan temple
and Navale bridge
along the service roads
of the highway were
demolished on Tues-
day,” a police official
said.
At least 24 vehicles
were damaged when
the truck hit multiple
vehicles on the down-
ward slope of the Nav-
ale bridge on the Pune-
Bengaluru highway in
the district, injuring
more than 20 people,
eight of whom were
hospitalized, an offi-
cial had said.
In another accident, a
truck hit a divider and
rammed into a car from
behind near the Navale
bridge on Tuesday, but
no one was injured.
EARTHQUAKE OF
MAGNITUDE 3.6
FELT NEAR NASHIK
Nashik: An earthquake
of magnitude 3.6 on the
Richter Scale was felt
near Nashik in the early
hours of Wednesday,
informed the National
Center for Seismology
(NCS). According to the
NCS, the movement of
tectonic plates under
the earth's surface was
felt around 4 am in
89 kilometres west of
Nashik. The depth of the
earthquake was 5 km
below the ground.
LEOPARD STRAYS
INTO NASHIK
LOCALITY, RESCUED
Nashik: A leopard was
rescued from a densely-
populated area in Nashik
city hours after it was
spotted there, officials
said on Wednesday. The
feline had entered Ayesha
Nagar locality in Vadala
Road area around 9.30
pm on Tuesday, and
was caged shortly after
midnight on Wednesday,
they said. The leopard
entered the bungalow of
one Ejaz Qazi in the area.
It sat under a car parked
in the parking area of
the house. The presence
of the big cat triggered
panic in the locality, an
official said.
5 DEVELOPERS
HELD FOR ALLEGED
IRREGULARITIES
Thane: The Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) probing alleged
irregularities in carrying
out constructions in the
limits of Kalyan Dombivali
civic body areas in Thane
district on Wednesday
arrested five developers,
police said. The SIT has so
far arrested 15 persons.
Two First Information
Reports (FIRs) were
registered against
several developers and
middlemen for fabricating
the permissions and
cheating the KDMC and
the Real Estate Regulatory
Authority (RERA)
authorities.
CRUCIAL
READ
NOMAHAVILLAGEWILLGO
ANYWHERE:DCMFADNAVIS
First India Bureau
N a g p u r / M u m b a i :
Putting an end to
speculation on the
border village merger
row, Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra
Fadnavis on Wednes-
day said no village in
Maharashtra has
sought merger with
Karnataka recently.
He also said that
there is no question
of any border village
“going anywhere”.
On Tuesday, Karna-
taka Chief Minister Ba-
savaraj Bommai had
claimed that some vil-
lage panchayats in Jat
taluka of Sangli district
had passed a resolution
in the past seeking to
merge with Karnataka
when they were facing
a severe water crisis.
The Karnataka gov-
ernment had devised
schemes to help them
by providing water, and
his government was se-
riously considering the
proposal of Jat villages,
he said.
“These villages had
introduced a resolution
on the issue of water
scarcity in 2012. Pres-
ently
, none of the villag-
es have introduced any
resolution,” Fadnavis
toldreportersinNagpur.
When he became Ma-
harashtra chief minis-
ter, his government en-
tered into an agreement
with Karnataka to sort
out the water issue, said
the deputy CM.
A water supply
scheme was chalked out
for the Jat villages when
Girish Mahajan was wa-
ter resources minister
in his cabinet, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader added.
“We are now going to
give approval to that
scheme. Perhaps be-
cause of COVID-19, the
previous (Uddhav
Thackeray-led) govern-
ment could not approve
it,” Fadnavis added.
“Presently, none of
the villages have raised
such a demand (of
merger with Karnata-
ka). The demand is of
2012,” he said.
“Not a single village
of Maharashtra will go
anywhere,” Fadnavis
stressed.
Meanwhile, Sudhir
Mungantiwar, BJP
leader and Maharash-
tra state minister,
blamed Jawaharlal
Nehru for the long-
pending dispute.
“The dispute be-
tween Maharashtra
and Karnataka is actu-
ally the gift of late
Prime Minister Jawa-
harlal Nehru,” he said
without elaborating.
Pune (PTI): The Ma-
harashtra Food
Drug Administration
(FDA) has asked all
drug controller au-
thorities in the coun-
try to stop the use of
a particular batch of
drug INJ Orofer FCM
following the death
of a patient at a Mum-
bai hospital.
A person died at Sai-
fee Hospital in Mumbai
duetosuspectedadverse
drug reaction of the
drug, said a senior offi-
cial from FDA’s Pune
division on Wednesday
.
Orofer FCM injection
is used to treat iron de-
ficiency anaemia.
Emcure Pharmaceu-
ticals, the manufactur-
er, was asked to recall
the particular batch of
the drug, said SB Patil,
Joint Commissioner
(Drugs) FDA.
The death of a person
at Saifee Hospital was
due to suspected ad-
verse reaction of this
drug, he said.
As per the company
,
there could be spurious
drugs available in the
market in the name of
INJ OROFER and be-
cause of such spurious
drug the suspected ad-
verse reaction might
havetakenplace,hesaid.
“MumbaiFDAteamis
carrying out a probe in
the matter,” Patil said,
adding that samples
from the batch of the
drug have been collected
from the distributors
and sent for analysis.
Assures no border villages have passed resolution to join Karnataka
‘Maha delegation to
meet PM, UHM soon’
Mumbai: Dismissing Karnataka CM’s claims, state
Excise Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Wednesday said
that a delegation of the state government will soon
meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on its border dispute with Karna-
taka, said state on Wednesday. His statement came
after Karnataka had formed a lawyers’ team to fight the
matter in the court. The Eknath Shinde-led government
in Maharashtra has already appointed ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj
Desai to coordinate with a legal team regarding the court case on the issue. “Our
deputation will soon meet the PM and HM. Karnataka is fighting its battle. We will
fight ours. We will demand justice for Maharashtra from them (PM and HM),” he said.
The decades-old border dispute over Belagavi (earlier Belgaum) between Maharashtra
and Karnataka is in news again due to recent statements from both sides.
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
–FILE PHOTO
Ulhasnagar MLA to organize ‘Happy Street’ on Nov 27
First India Bureau
Thane: Ulhasnagar
MLA Kumar Ailani
will organize ‘Happy
Streets’ at Gol Maid-
an area of Ulhasna-
gar on November 27
from 7 to 10 am.
Ailani has appealed
to the people of Ulhas-
nagar to participate in
Happy Streets in large
numbers.
The objective of the
event is to provide a
platform for the resi-
dents of Ulhasnagar to
comeoutof theirhomes
and encourage them to
display their art.
The ‘Happy Streets’
initiative will allow peo-
ple to indulge in recrea-
tional activities—such
as singing, dancing,
Zumba, skating, yoga,
self-defense, kickbox-
ing, karate, mal-
lakhamb and much
more.
People of all age-
groups can participate
in this initiative for free
of cost and also exhibit
their art by taking part
in it for free.
A number of yoga in-
stitutes, religious and
spiritual organizations
of the city are trying to
make this initiative a
success.
Talking about the
programme, MLA Ku-
mar Ailani said, “We
have appealed and re-
quested all the people
of the Ulhasnagar to
participate in the ‘Hap-
py Streets’ event.”
Mumbai police or-
ganizes a similar initia-
tive every Sunday at
Nariman Point in the
city. Vehicular move-
ment is blocked on the
street for a few hours
starting 7 am and peo-
ple indulge in various
activities without any
incoming traffic.
TALENT DISPLAY
Objective of the event is to provide a
platform to local residents to come
out of their homes, encourage them
to indulge in recreational activities
Ulhasnagar MLA Kumar Ailani–FILE PHOTO
OPEN FOR ALL
Maha FDA asks drug controller
authorities to stop use of drug
Banned tobacco products
worth `1 crore seized in
from tempo in Thane dist
Thane (PTI): Maha-
rashtra’s Food and
Drug Administra-
tion (FDA) has
seized banned to-
bacco products, in-
cluding gutkha,
worth Rs1.08 crore
from a tempo in
Thane district, an
official said on
Wednesday.
The tempo in
which the products
were being trans-
ported was impound-
ed and its driver de-
tained, he said.
Joint Commission-
er of FDA Suresh
Deshmukh said act-
ing on a tip-off that
banned gutkha and
other tobacco prod-
uctswerebeingsmug-
gled into Thane dis-
trict, officials of the
health regulator and
local police personnel
laidatraponTuesday
at Kawad village un-
der Bhiwandi taluka.
They spotted a
tempo passing
through and stopped
it. A search of the ve-
hicle led to the recov-
ery of banned gut-
kha and tobacco
products worth
Rs1.08 crore, he said.
Move comes after
patient’s death at
Mumbai hospital due
to adverse reaction
35 illegal structures along
Navale bridge roads razed
‘Shivshakti’‘Bhimshakti’
unite;NCP’sAjitPawar
entersfrayforDalitvotes
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Having been
‘culled’ off its former
strength, after 40
MLAs broke away to
form their own gov-
ernment with the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP), it appears
that Shiv Sena - Ud-
dhav Balasaheb
Thackeray is trying to
regain its lost glory.
According to sources,
the faction is now
making all attempts
necessary to woo the
‘Bhim’ voters ahead
of the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC) polls.
During the launch of
website Prabod-
hankarThackeray.com,
Sena chief Uddhav
Thackeray shared the
stage with Vanchit Ba-
hujan Aghadi (VBA)
President Prakash
Ambedkar. This gave
way to rumours of Se-
na’s intention to lure
Dalit community voters
in upcoming elections.
In his address during
the programme, Thack-
erayappealedtoAmbed-
kartoforayintopolitics.
Later, while addressing
the media, Prakash
Ambedkar responded to
Uddhav’s appeal and an-
nounced that he would
support the Thackeray
faction of Shiv Sena in
elections. As a result of
the revelation, Maha-
rashtra’s political cir-
cuit is abuzz about the
unity of “Shivshakti”
and “Bhimshakti”.
However, former Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) leader Ajit Pa-
war has also declared
that he is ready for an
alliance with Ambed-
kar. “We are ready if
like-minded people
come together to defeat
the opposite ruling par-
ty and do not allow divi-
sion of votes. But only
one-sided preparation
will not work. Both
sides have to be ready.
We are always ready to
discuss with Prakash
Ambedkar”, said Pawar
at a press conference in
Mumbai on Wednesday
.
Political observers
now believe that there
may be an internal tus-
sle going on within the
MVA ‘bretheren’ to woo
Dalit voters of the state,
with the aim to gain a
larger share in the elec-
torate and further their
own party’s cause. Ana-
lysts believe that in the
coming days, if the NCP
continues its stand, it
could dampen the bond
it had with Shiv Sena
(Thackeray) leading to
a difficult situation for
the opposition parties.
Shiv Sena - UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray in a conversation with
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi prez Prakash Ambedkar at the re-launch
of ‘prabhodhankar.com’ in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
VBA prez Prakash
Ambedkar announces
support for Uddhav
Thackeray’s Sena
More than 20 people were injured, eight of whom were
hospitalized, after a truck hit multiple vehicles on the downward
slope of the Navale bridge in Pune. —FILE PHOTO
Sunday’s accident prompted authorities to take
short-term measures which included the removal
of encroached structures in the area

MAHARASHTRA
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SC to hear Mumbai’s Aarey Colony tree felling case on November 24
Maha Education Dept launches ‘digital’ initiative in rural schools
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court has
said that it will hear
the matter pertain-
ing to the felling of
trees at Mumbai’s
Aarey Colony—the
site for a Metro car
shed project—on
Thursday.
A bench comprising
Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud and Jus-
tices Hima Kohli and
JB Pardiwala took
note of the submis-
sions of Solicitor Gen-
eral Tushar Mehta,
appearing for the
Mumbai Metro Rail
Corporation Ltd
(MMRCL) that there
was a need to fell 84
trees.
The law officer said
to let the tree felling
committee decide on
the request of MMRCL
on cutting of the tree
and the decision would
be dependent on the
order of this court.
A senior advocate
appearing for those op-
posed to felling of
trees said they have
also filed an interim
plea.
“We will deal with
these two IAs (interim
applications) tomor-
row,” the bench said.
The MMRCL had on
August 05 this year
told the apex court
that no trees have been
cut in Aarey colony
since October 2019.
On August 24, the
top court had directed
the MMRCL to strictly
abide by its undertak-
ing that no trees will
be cut there and
warned that any viola-
tion would result in
strict action.
The apex court had
in 2019 taken suo motu
(on its own) cogni-
zance of a letter peti-
tion addressed to the
Chief Justice of India
by law student Rishav
Ranjan seeking a stay
on the felling of trees
in the colony.
The apex court had
restrained the authori-
ties from felling any
more trees after the
Solicitor General sub-
mitted on behalf of
the State of Maharash-
tra that no further
trees will be cut.
The felling of trees
in the colony has been
opposed by green ac-
tivists and residents.
First India Bureau
Thane: To enhance e-
literacy and bridge
the social-digital di-
vide in education, the
Maharashtra govern-
ment has launched
the Majhi e-Shala
mission in all state-
run schools located
in rural areas.
Under the mission,
the government will set
up state-of-the-art digi-
tal classrooms in Zilla
Parishadschoolsacross
the state, said officials
attached with Samagra
Shiksha programme.
As part of the first
phase of the mission,
the department has
identified 500 schools in
Thane, Raigad, Os-
manabad and Palghar
districts. “Our goal is to
bring as many govern-
ment schools, students
and teachers as possi-
ble under the digital
umbrella, and the Ma-
jhi e-Shala mission has
been taken up for that,”
said an Education De-
partment official.
Over 1,000 teachers
from these schools will
be trained in education
technology in the first
phase. By 2024-25, the
Department plans to
transform 5,000-plus
schools and digitize
10,000 classrooms
across the state.
The Samagra Shik-
sha and Maharashtra
Prathamik Shikshan
Parishad (MPSP) have
collaborated with
Pratham InfoTech
Foundation to make the
mission a success.
Under the multi-fac-
eted programme, the
Education Department
will offer free e-content,
said the MPSP officials.
“The free content will
help students and
teachers at these
schools learn and de-
velop the necessary
abilities to use educa-
tional technology in the
classroom and adapt to
the new-age learning
methods,” an MPSP of-
ficial said.
Project director at
Samagra Shiksha,
Kailash Pagare said,
“We wish to bridge this
digital divide through
this initiative and ena-
ble schools in rural ar-
eas to get familiar with
online teaching and
learning methods.”
The felling of trees in the colony has been opposed by green
activists and residents in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
A SC bench took
note of the
submissions of
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta,
appearing for the
MMRCL that there was
a need to fell 84 trees
Bail to man accused
of raping minor GF
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A 22-year-old
man, arrested last
year for allegedly rap-
ing a 15-year-old girl,
has been granted bail
by the Bombay High
Court. It noted that
the two were in a rela-
tionship and the vic-
tim, though minor,
was capable of under-
standing the conse-
quences of her act.
In an order dated No-
vember 15, a single
benchof JusticeBharati
Dangre also noted the
victim had voluntarily
accompanied the ac-
cused to his aunt’s place
where the alleged of-
fence took place.
“It appears that the
victim, though a minor,
was capable of under-
standing the conse-
quences of her act and
she voluntarily accom-
panied the applicant (ac-
cused)tohisaunt’splace.
Though she is a minor
andherconsentbecomes
immaterial, in a case
like this, where she vol-
untarilyjoinedtheappli-
cant and has admitted
that she was in love with
the applicant, whether
she consented to the sex-
ual intercourse or not is
a matter of evidence,”
said the bench.
It added that whether
the victim girl resisted
the sexual act and at
what point the accused
forciblycommittedsexu-
al intercourse with her
against her wishes will
have to be determined at
the time of trial.
“The applicant is also
a young boy and the pos-
sibilityof himalsobeing
smitten by infatuation
cannot be ruled out. At
present, he need not be
further incarcerated as
he has been arrested in
April 2021 and the trial
may consume consider-
able time,” said the HC.
The bench, while
granting bail to the ac-
cused, directed him to
notestablishanycontact
with the victim and to
not even enter the same
area as her residence in
suburban Mumbai.
A case under relevant
provisions of the Indian
PenalCode(IPC)andthe
Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences
Act (POCSOA) was
lodged against the ac-
cused on April 29, 2021,
by the victim.
HC noted the
girl was capable
of knowing the
consequences
of going with
the boyfriend to
his aunt’s house
ALLEGATIONS
The victim kept quiet till her WhatsApp
chat with the applicant was objected to by
her family members. She continued to re-
main silent from April 06 and disclosed the incident
only when an objection was taken by her family.
—Justice Bharati Dangre, Bombay High Court
2 Sarus cranes die;
forestdeptsuspects
electric shock
First India Bureau
Gondia: Forest offi-
cials suspect electro-
cution as the reason
for the death of a pair
of Sarus cranes, which
were found in a paddy
farm in the district.
Forest personnel
rushed to the spot after
being alerted on Tues-
day, and found the car-
casses of the two cranes
under an electricity
transmission line pass-
ing through the paddy
field in Kamtha village,
Assistant Conservation
of Forest Rajendra Sad-
gir, said in a release.
According to Sadgir,
it indicated that the
birds could have come
in contact with a live
wire, adding that they
have launched an in-
quiry into the incident.
Saruscraneisthetall-
est flying bird in the
world and its numbers
are dwindling in
Gondia, say wildlife ex-
perts. They had brought
a new identity to
Gondia, with a large
number of people from
theVidarbharegionand
other places coming to
watch them.
They are also listed
as a vulnerable species
in the International Un-
ion for Conservation of
Nature’s red list.
After the two carcass-
es were found on Tues-
day
, a senior engineer of
the Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution
Company Limited was
summoned to the spot,
the forest official said.
Sarus crane is listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN’s red list.
MAN DUPED OF `18.5
LAKH BY FRAUDSTER
POSING AS FRIEND
MAN SETS PROPERTY
OF GIRLFRIEND’S
FATHER ON FIRE
MAN ARRESTED FOR
STEALING MOBILE
TOWER BATTERIES
Nagpur: A 52-year-old man
from Nagpur was allegedly
duped of Rs18.5 lakh by a
fraudster who posed as a
close friend of the victim,
police said. The victim
received a call on his phone
from Canada earlier this
month and the person on
the other side posed as his
friend. He told the victim that
his mother was in a serious
condition and admitted to a
hospital in Nagpur.
Nagpur: A man having
an extramarital affair was
arrested after he burned
down a mini truck and a
vegetable shop owned by
his girlfriend’s father after
she refused to move with
him in Waghoda village in
Nagpur district, police said
on Tuesday. A case has been
registered under relevant
sections of the Indian Penal
Code, police added.
COPS RETURN `15L
TO KENYAN WOMAN
WHO LOST HER BAG
Mumbai: City police on
Tuesday returned a bag with
Rs15 lakh cash to a Kenyan
woman who had forgotten it
in a taxi. On November 21,
the woman lodged a police
complaint. Colaba police
started searching the taxi
after scanning the CCTV
footage and traced the taxi
driver from Kalbadevi area.
Police seized the bag from
the taxi driver and handed it
over to the woman.
CASE REGISTERED AGAINST JAWAN FOR
WIELDING REVOLVER DURING PROCESSION
31-YEAR-OLD MAN HELD CAPTIVE SINCE
SEP 12 IN THAILAND FREED BY EMPLOYER
Jalna: Police said on Tuesday they have registered a
case against a jawan for allegedly wielding a revolver
in a procession at Ambad town in Jalna district. The
accused, Shaikh Bilal Shaikh Dilwar, was dancing in
the procession taken out on the occasion of the birth
anniversary of erstwhile Mysore kingdom ruler Tipu
Sultan wielding the revolver on Monday, the police said.
An on-duty constable seized the licenced firearm and
lodged a complaint.
Thame: A 31-year-old man from Thane, who had been
held captive in Thailand by his employer since September
12, was released in the first week of November. The em-
ployer was demanding USD 3,000 for his release. “Dubey
went to Thailand on September 12 and since then he was
been tortured mentally and physically and forced to con-
tact and convince people to buy cryptocurrency. He was
not allowed to get in touch with his family,” Sunil Shinde,
Senior Police Inspector at Shrinagar police station, said.
CRUCIAL READ
Numbers of the tallest
flying bird in the
world are dwindling in
Gondia district, say
wildlife experts
The Majhi
e-Shala mission
seeks to
familiarize
teachers,
students with
online teaching
and learning
methods
Under the mission, the government will set up state-of-the-art
digital classrooms in Zilla Parishad schools. —FILE PHOTO
Pune to host Tennis Premier League in December
First India Bureau
Pune: The fourth sea-
son of the Tennis
Premier League
(TPL), to be held
from December 07 to
11, will be organized
in Pune city, an-
nounced tournament
organizers on
Wednesday
.
Backed by the All In-
dia Tennis Association
(AITA) and Maharash-
tra State Lawn Tennis
Association (MSLTA),
the league will be held
at Balewadi Stadium in
theShreeShivChhatra-
pati Sports Complex.
“I am sure the Bale-
wadi Stadium will be
filled to the brim with
tennis fans to watch
the Tennis Premier
League from 7th De-
cember onwards,” Sun-
der Iyer, Joint Secre-
tary of AITA, said add-
ing that this is the first
time that Pune will be
hosting the TPL.
City to hold tourney
for the first time
since its inception at
Balewadi Stadium
A player in action at
an earlier edition of
TPL. —FILE PHOTO
Gangster Amar Naik’s associate caught after 23 yrs in dacoity case
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mumbai
police have arrested a
50-year-old man asso-
ciated with gangster
Amar Naik and want-
ed for 23 years in a da-
coity case, an official
said on Wednesday
.
The accused, identi-
fied as Ravindra Dhole,
was nabbed on Tuesday
from Vitthalwadi locali-
ty in Junnar taluka of
Pune district.
Naik was killed in an
encounter with police
two decades ago. Dhole
had been a member of
Naik’s gang, police said.
When Dhole was 26
years old, he was arrest-
ed on charges under
various Indian Penal
Code sections including
399(makingpreparation
to commit dacoity) and
402 (assembling for pur-
pose of committing da-
coity), and provisions of
the Arms act in the 1998
case. But, he had disap-
pearedafteroneyear,the
official said.
The accused had also
failed to appear in the
case hearings following
which a court declared
him as “wanted ac-
cused” and asked local
police to present him be-
fore it, he said.
When police person-
nel from the Rafi Ahmed
Kidwai Marg police sta-
tion went to his resi-
dence in Dadar area
here, they found he had
sold it and left the place,
the official said.
Later, the police
formed a special team
and started collecting
more details about the
accused,theofficialsaid.
The accused, Ravindra
Dhole, was nabbed on
Tuesday from
Vitthalwadi locality in
Junnar taluka of Pune
Latur: A 25-year-old man
was arrested on charges
of stealing mobile tower
batteries and burglary in
Latur district, police said on
Wednesday. Police nabbed
the accused in Udgir. In-
vestigation revealed he was
involved in stealing silver
utensils and mobile tower
batteries. The batteries worth
Rs2.10 lakh were seized
from the accused.

PERSPECTIVE
04
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 19
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
MODI
MANTRA
BE THE STRING THAT BINDS
TOGETHER THE DIFFERENT
PEARLS OF IDEAS!
he narrator brings out the
remarkable vision of Modiji
when it comes to conducting
meetings. He says that the
party is bound to succeed if
every karyakarta, every
booth, every baithak and the
minutest detail is taken with
utmost seriousness.
Municipal Corporation
elections were going on in
Shimla and Bimla Kashyapji
was contesting from Ward No
13 which is now Ward No. 17.
Bimlaji had been a Rajya
Sabha member as well and
her commitment towards the
ward was exceptional. It was
night time and we were past-
ing posters in our constitu-
ency for the impending elec-
tions. In this digital age, you
know, we don’t put up posters
any more. But back then we
got free by 1:30 at night and
returned home. Next day we
convened a baithak to dis-
cuss what all had been ac-
complished and what tasks
remained to be completed.
Bimlaji already knew that we
had been very busy all these
days. In fact she was watch-
ing us work at 1:30 in the
night from her window. Such
was the energy and commit-
ment of Bimla Kashyapji to-
wards her ward and booth
workers! Her days had no
beginning nor end. Waking
up at 4:00 am and working till
2 in the night, but her energy
and josh toward work would
not diminish. She harboured
tremendous devotion for the
Sangathan and worked inces-
santly towards its strength-
ening, growth and success.
I am fortunate to have sev-
eral such examples to talk
about, about people who have
inspired me and continue to
do so by their unshakeable
loyalty and commitment to-
wards the Sangathan.
It was Narendra Modiji
who taught me what baithak
really means. What is a
baithak? It is indeed a group
of people coming together to
put forth their views and dis-
cuss important issues. But
how Modiji defined it to me
wasacompleteeye-opener.He
has the ability to explain con-
cepts in very few words, in a
way that’s logical and makes
instant sense to the listener.
He said “When people arrive
for a baithak, you must know
that they are coming from dif-
ferent places and viewpoints.
But when they leave the
baithak, they must all leave
with a united plan in mind.
Baithak must clear all differ-
ences and help people come to
a unanimous decision. Only
when this happens can we
say that the baithak has in-
deed yielded desired results.
And this alone is the true and
correct measure of the suc-
cess of baithak.”
Not just this, Modiji would
say that baithak is not some
non-serious business where-
in people come strolling from
somewhere, sit here and
there sipping tea and coffee
and chit-chatting with each
other, causally, gossiping
away about the happenings
in various Zilas! No, this is
not what baithak is!
Contemplating on the
seemingly smallest aspects
of governance, and discuss-
ing them threadbare for as
much time as it takes is the
first priority according to
Modiji. Baithak does not hap-
pen again and again and
when it does, people must de-
vote time and discuss the
smallest issues in detail so
that progress can be made in
the right direction.
Secondly, coming fully pre-
pared to the baithak is of ut-
most importance. Come with
a holistic picture in mind,
keeping a note of all the is-
sues and subjects that can
possibly be discussed in the
meeting. Preparation implies
doing the home-work well
and arriving to the baithak
with a focus on identifying,
resolving, discussing, reflect-
ing upon and finding the way
ahead to all issues.
Well, I vividly recall an in-
cident that took place some
time back in a baithak where
Modiji was present too. I will
not name my colleague for
obvious reasons here but will
share the incident. The
Pradesh Karya Samiti
baithak was ongoing and the
usual trend is that people
come to the baithak with dif-
ferences in opinions and
viewpoints. So when my col-
league got the opportunity to
speak about one particular
issue, he decided to vent out
all his thoughts at once. He
had negative views about sev-
eral aspects and he spoke at
length over that issue, but
bringing forth only the disad-
vantages and weaknesses
about the subject.
Narendraji, as always, lis-
tened patiently to the entire
speech. Once the speaker had
finished, Modiji remarked
“Well said! You are indeed
very eloquent. Can you now
share with us just one posi-
tive aspect about all of this?”
Don’t you think what a big
observation this is? Just one
remark and Modiji turned
around the conversation to a
positive note, encouraging
people to think of solutions,
rather than contemplating
only on the negatives. Now
that karyakarta had not ex-
pected this and he fumbled.
He literally had nothing to
say! But at the same time, he
had learnt his lesson for the
future. So had everyone pre-
sent in the baithak. Everyone
has flaws and it is human to
err. Dwelling on the negatives
of people in a meeting is just
waste of time.
Modiji would say that the
aim of baithak is to delegate
work to karyakarta, to hear
out his side of the story and to
take care of his well-being. He
inspired every karyakarta to
ensure hundred percent dedi-
cation to his booth. If a both
has 100 votes, those 100 votes
are all that should matter to
the karyakarta. If you get
those 100 votes, no one can de-
feat the party
. Thus encourag-
ing the booth workers to sim-
ply win their booth and not
botheraboutothersisModiji’s
message to the karyakartas.
Morning walks with Nar-
endra Modi have taught me a
lot. He used to call me in the
morning and I would reach
US club where our office was.
From there we would often go
to different areas of Shimla
for walks. Once we spotted a
group of men coming to-
wards us from afar. I re-
marked that they must be
tourists. Immediately
, Naren-
dra Modiji said “Look care-
fully at their belts! They are
not tourists. They are mem-
bers of the Sangh.” Well, the
broad brown belts they were
wearing, were indeed the
belts that members of our
Sangh wear. This is how
Modiji is an exceptionally
keen observer. His eye for de-
tail is such that he can never
go wrong with his judgement
of people or of situations!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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‘MODIJI’S JUDGEMENT FOR PEOPLE
OR SITUATIONS IS NEVER WRONG’
O
nce we spotted a group of men coming
towards us from afar. I remarked that they
must be tourists. Immediately, Narendra
Modiji said “Look carefully at their belts! They
are not tourists. They are members of the
Sangh.” Well, the broad brown belts they were
wearing, were indeed the belts that members
of our Sangh wear. This is how Modiji is an
exceptionally keen observer. His eye for detail
is such that he can never go wrong with his
judgement of people or of situations!
‘NARENDRA MODIJI EXPLAINS
CONCEPTS IN VERY FEW WORDS’
I
t was Narendra Modiji who taught me
what baithak really means. What is a
baithak? It is indeed a group of people
coming together to put forth their views
and discuss important issues. But how
Modiji defined it to me was a complete
eye-opener. He has the ability to explain
concepts in very few words, in a way
that’s logical and makes instant sense
to the listener.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
DEFININGBAITHAK:Come
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INDIA
Gandhinagar (ANI):
India will be a USD
40-trillion dollar econo-
my by 2047 and ranked
among the top three
economies of the world,
Reliance Industries
Chairman Mukesh D
Ambani has said and
identified Clean Energy
Revolution, the Bio-En-
ergy Revolution and the
Digital Revolution as
“three game-changing
revolutions” that will
govern India’s growth
in the decades ahead.
Addressing the con-
vocation of Pandit
Deendayal Energy Uni-
versity (PDEU) here on
Tuesday, Mukesh Am-
bani said India is poised
for an “unprecedented
explosion in economic
growth and opportuni-
ties” during the Amrit
Kaal, 25-year period to
2047 when India will cel-
ebrate centenary of its
independence. He said
three game-changing
revolutions will togeth-
er transform lives in
ways unimagined.
“While Clean Energy
Revolution and the Bio-
Energy Revolution will
produce energy sus-
tainably, the Digital
Revolution will enable
us to consume energy
efficiently
. All 3 revolu-
tions will together help
India save our beauti-
ful planet,” he said.
‘Indiawillbea40trillion-dollareconomyby2047’
THREE GAME-CHANGING REVOLUTIONS
Clean Energy, Bio-Energy Digital Revolution will help save the planet
From 3 trillion-dollar economy, In-
dia will grow to become a 40 tril-
lion-dollar economy by 2047. A
bright future beckons you. Be ready to step
out confidently when opportunity knocks on
your door.—Mukesh D Ambani, Reliance Industries Chairman
IN THE COURTYARD
COURT SEEKS PROBE
AGENCY'S STAND ON
BAIL PLEA FOR UNITECH
EX-OWNER'S WIFE
New Delhi: The Delhi High
Court sought the Enforce-
ment Directorate's (ED)
stand on Wednesday on a
bail plea moved by Unitech
promoter Sanjay Chandra's
wife, Preeti Chandra, in a
money-laundering case.
Justice Jasmeet Singh
issued a notice to federal
investigating agency and
asked it to file its status
report. Court also asked
ED to address Chandra's
plea for interim release. Ap-
pearing before the court on
behalf of Chandra, lawyer
Adit Pujari said applicant is
has been in custody since
October 4, 2021.
HOSP EMPLOYEE
ARRESTED FOR
KILLING WIFE WITH
LETHAL DRUGS
Pune: A 23-year-old male
nurse has been arrested in
Pune district for allegedly kill-
ing the wife by administering
her lethal injections and try-
ing to pass it off as a suicide,
police said on Wednesday.
Swapnil Sawant, the ac-
cused, wanted to eliminate
his wife as he was having an
affair with a colleague and
was planning to marry her,
said an official of Paud police
station. Sawant had married
Priyanka Kshetre, the victim,
only five months earlier. On
November 14, Sawant took
Priyanka to a hospital in seri-
ous condition and she was
declared dead by the doctors.
Adani's mega port proj stalled
as fishing community protests
Vizhinjam (PTI): On
the main road to billion-
aire Gautam Adani’s
planned Vizhinjam
mega port on the south-
ern tip of India, a shel-
ter built by the coastal
region’s Christian fish-
ing community blocks
the entrance, prevent-
ing construction.
The simple 1,200
square-feet structure
with a corrugated-iron
roof has since August
stood in the way of am-
bitions for the coun-
try’s first container
transhipment port - a
$900 million project
that seeks to plug into
the lucrative shipping
trade flowing between
juggernaut manufac-
turers in the East and
wealthy consumer mar-
kets in West.
Decorated with ban-
ners proclaiming “in-
definite day and night
protest”, shelter pro-
vides cover for roughly
100 plastic chairs, al-
though the number of
protesters taking part
in the sit-ins on any
one day is usually
much lower.
Police officers with batons gather to carefully monitor the
situation in Vizhinjam.
HIMANTASARMATAKESDIGATRAHUL
Ahmedabad (ANI):
Assam CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma has taken
a dig at Cong leader Ra-
hul Gandhi’s bearded
appearance, which he
said resembled that of
former Iraqi dictator
Saddam Hussein. Ad-
dressing a campaign
rally in Ahmedabad on
Tuesday, he said, “If he
(Rahul Gandhi) wanted
to change his looks,
why did not he choose
to look like Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel or
Jawaharlal Nehru?
Even Gandhi ji’s look
would have been better,
but why he is he chang-
ing his face to look like
Saddam Hussein now?”
Sarma also hit out at
the Congress leader’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra and
said, “Rahul Gandhi is
visiting places where
there are no elections.”
Soon after the state-
ment of the Assam CM
went viral, Cong lead-
ers termed it “stunt”.
“You (Assam CM)
just want a headline
and you get that only
when you take Rahul
Gandhi’s name. Him-
anta Biswa Sarma can
say anything. He can go
to any level for power.
We don’t pay attention
to such statement,” As-
sam Cong chief Bhupen
Kumar Borah said.
Rajasthan Cabinet
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas also
condemned the remark.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
ASSAM COPS ACTIONS ‘UNPROVOKED,
UNCONTROLLED’: CM HIMANTA SARMA
MEGHALAYA DELEGATION TO MEET
AMIT SHAH TODAY TO DEMAND PROBE
New Delhi (PTI): A day after six persons were killed,
and several injured in a clash between Assam Police
and a mob along the Assam-Meghalaya border,
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday
criticized the former over its handling of the violence
and said it used force in an “unprovoked, uncon-
trolled and arbitrary” manner. “I feel there was no
need to fire to the extent the police did. The firing
was a little unprovoked, and the police could have
acted in a little more controlled manner,” CM Sarma
was quoted as saying.
Shillong (PTI): A delegation of Meghalaya ministers
led by CM Conrad K Sangma will meet Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on November 24 to demand a
CBI or NIA probe into the violence that left 6 people
dead on state’s border with Assam. Assam govern-
ment, however, on Tuesday said it would hand over
investigation into violence on its disputed boundary
with Meghalaya in West Karbi Anglong district to
neutral agency. “The govt of Meghalaya has decided
that all festivals will be cancelled,” he said.
Nirmala Sitharaman with Himanta Biswa Sarma during inauguration
of 400th birth anniversary celebration of of Ahom General Lachit
Barphukan in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY ANI
BATTLEGROUND
GUJARAT
Modihopesforrecordturnoutinupcomingpolls
“So Ja Warna...”: AAP’s
Raghav Chadha Gives
Gujarat Pitch A ‘Sholay’ Twist
Yogi on Gujarat tour for
3rd time in a week, will
take multiple meetings
BJP suspends 12 more
rebels for contesting as
independent candidates
BJP govt in Gujarat
legitimised corruption,
alleges Manish Tewari
Dahod (ANI): PM Nar-
endra Modi on Wednes-
day said he hoped that
Gujarat will witness a
record voter turnout in
the upcoming state
polls, particularly
among the youth and
first-time voters.
Modi’s remarks came
after Jam Saheb
Shatrushalya Singhji,
scion of the Jamnagar
royal family, cast his
vote at his residence in
the presence of the
deputy collector and
other election officials
on Monday.
Tagging a tweet by
the Press Information
Bureau in Gujarat,
Modi said, “I commend
Jam Saheb Shri
Shatrusalyasinhji for
this remarkable pas-
sion towards the festi-
val of democracy
.”
“Inspired by him, I
hope Gujarat witnesses
a record turnout, par-
ticularly among young
and first time voters,”
the prime minister
said. In its tweet posted
on Monday, the PIB in
Gujarat had said, “Jam
Saheb Namdar Maha-
raja Shatrushalya Sing-
hji of Jamnagar cast
his vote today at his
residence in the pres-
ence of the Deputy Col-
lector and other elec-
tion officials.” Voting
for the 182-member Gu-
jarat Assembly will be
held in two phases —
December 1 and 5 — and
counting on Dec 8.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public rally, in Dahod on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘CONGRESS TRIED TO DEFEAT
TRIBAL WOMAN NOMINATED
BY US FOR PRESIDENT’S POST’
GUJARAT IS GANGOTRI OF CULTURE OF
DEVELOPMENTAL POLITICS: NADDA
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Wednesday launched an attack on Congress and said
the grand old party tried to defeat a tribal woman
(Droupadi Murmu) nominated by us for President’s
post by fielding a candidate. After addressing the first
rally in Mehsana, PM Modi addressed the public in
Dahod in Central Gujarat. On July 21, NDA’s presiden-
tial candidate Droupadi Murmu clinched the country’s
highest constitutional post after defeating her rival
and joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. Drou-
padi Murmu’s ascent as the 15th elected President of
India makes her the first tribal and the second woman
after Pratibha Devisingh Patil to hold the coveted
post. “Cong always wanted to keep people poor so
they remain dependent on govt,” PM said.
Botad (Gujarat) (ANI): BJP national president JP
Nadda on Wednesday lauded the work done by the
Gujarat government over the years and said that the
Gujarat model is not just a model of development
but is the source of the culture of developmental
politics. While addressing an election rally in Botad,
Nadda said, The Gujarat model is not just a model
of development, but the Gangotri of the culture of
developmental politics. Mentioning PM Narendra
Modi's welfare schemes for the poor, BJP chief said,
PM Modi built 3.07 cr 'pucca' houses in the whole
country under PM Awas Yojana and in Gujarat, 15
lakh houses were built. he added.
BJP national president JP Nadda during his visit to Swaminarayan
Temple, at Gadhada, in Botad on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Jadeja’s wife
sister play from
different teams
Himanta Sarma
sounds like a
petty troll:Tewari
7 MLAs who
won for 5 times
again in fray
Rajkot: On opposite
sides of the electoral
fence in Gujarat, crick-
eter Ravindra Jadeja’s
wife Rivaba and sister
Naynaba are sparring
over the former’s cam-
paign strategy. Nayna-
ba, who is actively
working with the Con-
gress, has accused her
sister-in-law, who is the
BJP candidate from
Jamnagar (north), of
violating laws. Nayna-
ba alleged that Rivaba
had been taking along
children. “Many of
these kids are below 10
years of age. A com-
plaint with the district
election officer,”
Naynaba said.
Ahmedabad (ANI):
Congress leader Man-
ish Tewari on Wednes-
day, while reacting to
Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma’s “Saddam Hus-
sein” jibe at Rahul Gan-
dhi, said that the Assam
CM “sounds like a petty
troll”. Sarma on Tues-
day said Rahul Gandhi
“looks like Saddam
Hussein”, who was the
former Iraqi president
and was executed by
hanging on Dec 30, 2006,
after being convicted of
crimes against human-
ity by the Iraqi Special
Tribunal. When asked
about Sarma’s remark,
Tewari said, “In public
life, it is very imp that
we maintain decorum.”
New Delhi(PTI): At
least seven legislators
who have won the Guja-
rat Assembly elections
for five or more times
are seeking a term
again in the state polls
scheduled next month.
The ruling BJP has
reposed faith in five of
the leaders by fielding
them for yet another
term, while one has
sought to contest as an
independent. These five
candidates fielded by
the BJP are Yogesh Pa-
tel (Manjalpur seat),
Pabubha Manek (Dwar-
ka), Keshu Nakrani
(Gariadhar), Purshot-
tam Solanki (Bhavna-
gar rural) and Pankaj
Desai (Nadiad).
MY NAME IS ENOUGH TO WIN, SAYS
LADY DON'S SON KANDHAL JADEJA
POLITICAL PARTIES BARRED FROM
CAMPAIGNING, LOCALS TO BE FINED
Porbandar (ANI): For Kandhal Jadeja, SP candidate
from Kutiyana seat in Porbandar district and son
of the late mafia don
Santokben Sarmanbhai
Jadeja, said that his suf-
ficient to win the Gujarat
Assembly elections.
Jadeja, who recently quit
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP), after the
party denied him the ticket and hopped on to the
bicycle of the Samajwadi Party stated that the NCP
was finished in Gujarat. 1999 film Godmother star-
ring Shabana Azmi is based on the life of Santokben
Sarmanbhai Jadeja. The 'Lady Don' was an MLA from
Porbandar's Kutiana seat from 1990 to 1995. Accord-
ing to police records, she had more than 500 cases.
Rajkot (ANI): With the Gujarat assembly elections
round the corner, the entire state is engulfed in elec-
tion fever, the residents
of Raj Samadhiyala vil-
lage in Rajkot district are
free from these political
dramas as they have
barred entry of political
parties and campaigning
in the village because
they think that allowing candidates to campaign would
be detrimental to the region. No political party can
enter the vilage as they have been banned to cam-
paign. Raj Samadhiyala village which is 20 km away
from Rajkot, not only banned political campaigning
but it also imposes a fine of Rs 51 on those who do
not come out to vote.
Reliance Industries
Chairman Mukesh
Ambani addresses
during the launch
of 5G services in
India.
—FILE PHOTO
MONITORING THE SITUATION

06
INDIA
INDIA TESTS
INTERMEDIATE-
RANGE BALLISTIC
MISSILE AGNI-3
Bhubaneswar (PTI):
The Strategic Forces
Command, responsible
for managing India’s
nuclear weapons as
part of the Nuclear
Command Authority,
has successfully tested
an Agni-III ballistic
missile from the APJ
Abdul Kalam Island
(formerly known as
Wheeler Island) off the
coast of Odisha. The
missile has a strike
range of 3,000 to 5,000
km and is capable of
carrying both con-
ventional and nuclear
warheads. “Successful
test was part of routine
user training launches
carried out under aegis
of the Strategic Forces
Command,” Ministry of
Defence said.
KARNATAKA GOVT RELEASES RS 738 CR FOR
MODERNIZATION OF VANI VILASA CANALS
Karnataka: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
on Tuesday said that the state government released Rs
738 crore grant for the desilting of Vani Vilas Sagara
canals and its modernisation in order to help farmers
of this region. Speaking at the inauguration of the BJP’s
(BJP) Jan Sankalp Yatra here, Bommai said Rs 20 crore
has been reserved for the maintenance of Vani Vilas Sagar
Dam, and also initiated steps to strengthen it further.
MASSIVE FIRE BREAKS
OUT IN ASSAM’S
KARBI ANGLONG
GUJ POLICE ARREST
TWO PERSONS, SEIZE
` 75 LAKH IN CASH
Assam: A large number of
houses and shops were
gutted in a massive fire in
the Lahorijaan area near
Bokajan in Assam’s Karbi
Anglong district along the
Assam-Nagaland border on
Wednesday. SDPO of Bo-
kajan, John Das, told ANI
that no casualty had been
reported in the incident.
“Fire tenders have reached
the spot and tried to douse
the flames,” John Das said.
Surat: The Gujarat police
on Wednesday arrested
two persons and seized Rs
75 lakh in cash from a car
during vehicle checking in
Surat. As per the police,
they have impounded the
car and arrested the ac-
cused persons who had Rs
75 lakh in their possession.
This vehicle checking by the
EC of India and Surat Police
was underway amid the
security setup.
CPI NATION SECY DEMANDS CHANGE IN
G20 SUMMIT LOGO WHICH HAS LOTUS
Andhra Pradesh: Communist Party of India (CPI)
National Secretary K. Narayana on Wednesday
took a swipe at the central government for choos-
ing a lotus flower in the logo of the G20 summit
and demanded a change. “CPI welcomes the G20
meeting, and we appreciate Prime Minister Modi
on this occasion as we would be the host for the
coming two years,” said K. Narayana.
Al Wakrah [Qatar],
(ANI): Following his
team’s win over Austral-
ia in their FIFA World
Cup 2022 opener, defend-
ing champions France
coachDidierDeschamps
said that though his side
started well, it was able
to let the Aussies score a
goal that should have
been avoided.
OlivierGiroud’sbrace
and a stunning goal
from Adrien Rabiot and
Kylian Mbappe guided
reigning champions
France to register victo-
ry over Australia by 4-1
in the Group D match of
the ongoing FIFA World
Cup 2022 at
the Al
J a n o u b
Stad ium
in Qatar.
D e s -
champsalso
added that
France showed
more confidence
in second half
to push Aus-
tralia on
backfoot.
“We
began
the
match
well in
the
first
minutes, we looked
good and linked up
well. We let in
that goal that we
should have
avoided. In
the second half, we
showed a lot more con-
fidence and forced Aus-
tralia on to the back
foot and then we creat-
ed a lot of chances and
four goals, which is
good,” Sky Sports
quoted Des-
champs
as say-
ing.
“It is
a good
beginning
to the tournament. The
opening match is al-
ways vital and impor-
tant. I would like to con-
gratulate the team and
the players,” he added.
Japan stun Germany in dramatic World Cup comeback
FIFA WORLD CUP
New Delhi: Narco test
on Aaftab Amin Poon-
awala, accused of mur-
dering his live-in part-
ner Shraddha Walkar, is
likely to be conducted on
Thursday
, sources said.
The 28-year-old will,
however, have to under-
go a set of tests to ascer-
tain his emotional, men-
tal, physiological and
psychological well-be-
ing. The narco analysis
cannot be conducted if
he is found to be dis-
turbed in the prelimi-
nary tests.
On Tuesday, Aaftab
had undergone poly-
graph test, also known
as lie detector test, at the
Forensic Science Labo-
ratory (FSL), with police
hoping to find vital clues
in the murder.
The narco analysis
involves administering
the individual medica-
tion which reduces
their self-consciousness
and allows them to
speak freely
.
Polygraph test, on the
other hand, records
physiological phenome-
na such as blood pres-
sure, pulse rate and res-
piration, and the data is
used to determine
whether the person is
speaking the truth.
Aaftab Amin Poonawala likely
toundergonarcoanalysistoday
He will have to undergo tests to ascertain his emotional, mental, physiological well-being
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mama-
ta Banerjee today
asked people of the
state to ensure that
their names are on the
electoral roll to avoid
getting sent to deten-
tion camps under the
garb of enforcing NRC.
She was addressing a
programme organised
by the state government
to distribute land 'pat-
tas' (documents) to mar-
ginalised families from
all districts.
Ensure your name is
there on the voter list,
or else, you will be sent
to detention camps in
the name of NRC. It's a
shame, shame and
shame, Banerjee said.
Referring to inci-
dents of forcible takeo-
ver of land by the rail-
way and airport author-
ities, Ms Banerjee said,
No eviction will be al-
lowed in Bengal with-
out proper compensa-
tion and rehabilita-
tion. At the public
function, she asked peo-
ple to start protests if
your land is forcibly
taken and the state will
be with you.
I’m a bit irritated over issues created by
media: Tharoor on‘sectarian’ accusation
Kerala: Congress MP
Shashi Tharoor on
Wednesday sought to
know how his attending
events and meeting
some prominent per-
sons in Kerala, along
with MP M K Raghavan,
could be construed as
sectarian and said he
was “a bit irritated”
over the issues being
created in the media.
A day after LoP in the
state assembly V D
Satheesan said any
kind of sectarianism or
parallel activities
would not be allowed in
the party and warned
that such moves would
be dealt with “serious-
ly”, Tharoor questioned
how activities of the
two Congress MPs
could be seen as sectar-
ian. Speaking to report-
ers at Kannur after
meeting Thalassery
Archbishop Mar Joseph
Pamplany
, Tharoor said
he was sad to hear, via
media, that some were
saying he and Raghavan
were indulging in such
activities.
‘Ensurenameonvoterlist
to avoid detention camp’
Kolkata (ANI): The
Leader of Opposition
in the Lok Sabha, Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury on
Wednesday wrote a let-
ter to the West Bengal
Governor seeking his
intervention with re-
gard to the misuse of
power by the state ad-
ministration.
In his letter ad-
dressed to the Honora-
ble Governor of West
Bengal CV Ananda
Bose, the president of
West Bengal Congress
and Leader of Opposi-
tion in Lok Sabha,
Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury sought the Gover-
nor's intervention as a
Constitutional Head in
the state regarding the
issues of the Jhalda
Municipality. Adhir
Ranjan in his letter al-
leged that ever since
the election of Jhalda
Municipality and the
declaration of its re-
sult, the councillors,
party leaders and mem-
bers of the Indian Na-
tional Congress have
been subjected to tre-
mendous torture. Ad-
dressing the Governor,
Adhir further alleged
that the ruling dispen-
sation of West Bengal
has left no stone un-
turned to forcefully
take control of Jhalda
Municipality and cling
on to power.
Adhir Ranjan in his
letter asserted, From
the murder of a coun-
cillor namely Tapan
Kandu to implicating
councillors, party lead-
ers and members of
Indian National Con-
gress the ruling dispen-
sation has left no stones
unturned to forcefully
take control of Jhalda
Municipality.
Ranjan seeks Guv intervention against govt power misuse
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State for Hous-
ing and Urban Affairs
Kaushal Kishore has
said finishing touches
are being given to the
new Parliament build-
ing and the Lok Sabha
Speaker will decide
whether the forthcom-
ing Winter Session will
be held there or in the
existing building.
The Winter Session
of Parliament will be-
gin on December 7 and
conclude on December
29. The govt has main-
tained that the project
would be completed by
Nov. Kishore said on
Tuesday that the pro-
ject is on track and ef-
forts are being made to
complete the construc-
tion work as soon as
possible.
The Speaker will de-
cide whether the Winter
Session of Parliament
will be held in the new
building or the old one,
Kishore told PTI.
Union Housing Ur-
ban Affairs Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri
said earlier this month
that it was up to the govt
to make announcement
regarding the date.
Speakerwilldecide:Ministeron
winter session at new building
Police along with Aaftab Poonawalla leaves from the FSL office, in
New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
SUVENDU ADHIKARI SKIPS BENGAL
GOVERNOR'S OATH OVER SEATING PLAN
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in Bengal Suvendu
Adhikari on Wednesday skipped the oath-taking cere-
mony of the new governor, alleging that the Trinamool
govt humiliated him by allotting him a seat beside two
MLAs who defected to the ruling party from the BJP
after last year's assembly polls. The BJP leader also
claimed that the Trinamool govt was pursuing vindic-
tive politics as it was yet to come to terms with CM
Mamata Banerjee's poll defeat to him in Nandigram.
Just to humiliate me and the BJP at the oath-taking
ceremony, I was given a seat beside two legislators
who had won last year's elections on a party ticket
and later defected to the Trinamool without
resigning as BJP MLAs. This Trinamool
govt is acting in a vindictive manner. It is
yet to digest the fact that the Trinamool
chief lost to me in Nandigram. The govt
did not maintain decorum and showed
disrespect to the chair of leader
of opposition, Adhikari told
reporters.
WE WERE PUNISHED BY OUR MISTAKES,
SAYS AUSTRALIAN COACH AFTER LOSS
Qatar: Following the loss to France in their FIFA World
Cup 2022 opener, Australia head coach Graham Arnold
said the quality of their opponents contributed to their
win and his side was punished by their mistakes.
Olivier Giroud’s brace and a stunning goal from Adrien
Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe guided reigning champions
France to 4-1 victory over Australia in the Group D
match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al
Janoub Stadium in Qatar.
CRUCIAL READ
CASE CLOSED IN 2020: POLICE
Maharashtra: Maharashtra Police on Wednesday
said that based on a complaint by Shraddha Walkar
in 2020, they had begun an investigation but the
case was closed after she gave a written statement
to withdraw the case. DCP of Mira Bhayandar-Vasai
Virar (MBVV) Commissionerate, Suhas Bavache
said that Shraddha in her written statement had
stated that the dispute between herself and Aaftab
Poonawala was resolved.
GERMANY LEADS
WC PROTESTS
AGAINST FIFA
‘RIGHT TIME TO
SEEK A NEW
CHALLENGE’
Qatar: Germany players
covered their mouths
during their team photo
prior to their Group E
game against Japan,
in order to mark their
protest against the
OneLove armband ban.
After FIFA threatened
seven European teams
with sanctions if they
wore the armband sym-
bolising diversity and
tolerance, all German
players took part in the
gesture in front of doz-
ens of photographers.
Qatar: Star footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo on
Tuesday announced the
end of his contract with
Manchester United, say-
ing that it feels like the
right time to seek a new
challenge. Star striker
of the club Cristiano
Ronaldo has parted
ways with Manchester
United, the club said in a
statement on Tuesday.
Ronaldo also took to
Twitter to announce
that he has parted
ways with the club.
Mumbai (ANI): In
the latest twist in the
tale of the Shraddha
Walkar murder case,
a letter has surfaced
that Shraddha alleg-
edly wrote in 2020 at
the Tulinj police sta-
tioninMaharashtra’s
Palghar, in which she
complained that Aaft-
ab Poonawala, the
accused in her mur-
der case, had beaten
her and threatened to
kill her.
The Maharashtra
policehaveconfirmed
that the deceased had
written a complaint
letter on November
23, 2020, at the Tulinj
police station. The
Maharashtra police
also confirmed the
authenticity of the
said compaint letter
shared by Shraddha’s
neighbour as to have
been written by
Sharddha. In the com-
plaint letter, Shrad-
dha said that she “did
nothavethe guts to go
to the police” because
Aftab had threatened
to kill her. However,
she added that Aaftab
tried to kill her on the
day she was writing
the letter.
Aaftab will kill me,
cut me into pieces and
throw me: Shraddha
MURDER CASE
FRESH ATTEMPTS AT NRC
Shraddha Walkar
Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Shashi Tharoor
Morocco’s Sofiane
Boufal in action.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,797.00 40.00 0.07 (Per 10g)
SILVER 62,056.00 110.00 0.17 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.85 0.18 0.21
GBPINR 96.71 0.73 0.75
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
Bengaluru: Electric two-
wheeler maker Ather En-
ergy is all set to finalise
the location of a third
manufacturing plant
shortly with plans to
make it functional by end
of next fiscal to cater to
growing demand, accord-
ing to co-founder Swapnil
Jain. The startup which
currently sells two elec-
tric scooters — 450X and
the 450 Plus — expects
its current capacity of 4.2
lakh units per annum in
Hosur (Tamil Nadu) to
get fully utilised by next
fiscal end. —PTI
ATHER PLANS TO
MAKE ITS THIRD
PLANT OPERATIONAL
New Delhi: Agrochemical
company Dharmaj Crop
Guard on Wednesday
said it has fixed a price
band of `216–237 a
share for its `251-crore
initial public offering
(IPO). The initial share-
sale will open for public
subscription on Novem-
ber 28 and conclude on
November 30, the com-
pany said in a statement.
The initial public offering
(IPO) consists of fresh
issue of equity shares
worth up to `216 crore
and an offer-for-sale
(OFS) of up to 14.83 lakh
equity shares by existing
shareholders. —PTI
DHARMAJ CROP
GUARD IPO TO OPEN
ON NOVEMBER 28
New Delhi: Gold price de-
clined by `40 to `52,797
per 10 gram in the nation-
al capital on Wednesday
amid a fall in prices of the
yellow metal in overseas
markets, according to
HDFC Securities. In the
previous trade, the pre-
cious metal had closed at
`52,837 per 10 gram. Sil-
ver, however, climbed by
`110 to `62,056 per kilo-
gram. In the international
market, gold was quoting
lower at $1,745 per ounce
while silver was flat at
$21.27 per ounce. —PTI
GOLD FALLS `40 BUT
SILVER PRICE GOES
UP BY RUPEES 110
New Delhi: Parle Prod-
ucts, which retails brands
including Parle G, Monaco
and Melody, crossed $2
billion in annual revenues
during FY22, becoming
the first packaged food
company in India to
breach the mark. The bis-
cuit maker posted a 9%
increase in net sales at
`16,202 crore while profit
slipped 81% to `256
crore during the year end-
ed March. A year ago, it
had sales of `14,923
crore and profit of `1,366
crore, according to the
company’s filing to the
Registrar of Cos. —FIB
PARLE CROSSES $2
BILLION IN SALES
DURING FY22
*Rates till the edition went to print.
TOTAL LEASING OF
OFFICE SPACE IN OCT DIP
21% TO 6.7 MN SQ FEET
New Delhi: The total leasing of
office space, which comprises
demand for all grades of build-
ings, fell 21%
year-on-year
in October
across seven
major cities to
6.7 million square feet on lower
demand, according to property
consultant JLL India. As per
the data, Mumbai with a 65%
share of monthly leasing activity
clearly leads the way, followed
by Delhi NCR and Pune. These
three cities accounted for nearly
93% of all leasing activity in the
October 2022 monthly leasing
activity tracker. —PTI
POWER WORKERS HOLD
RALLY TO PROTEST
AGAINST ELEC BILL
New Delhi: Thousands of power
sector workers from different
states held a massive rally on
Wednesday
at Jantar
Mantar here to
protest against
Electricity
(Amendment) Bill 2022, AIPEF
said on Wednesday. The rally
was held under the ageis of
National Coordination Commit-
tee of Electricity Employees and
Engineers. Besides opposing the
bill and privatisation of power
distribution (utilities), employ-
ees are demanding Old Pension
Scheme and regularisation of all
outsourced employees. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
BANK BOARDS CAN DECIDE ON WAIVING PENALTY
ON MINIMUM BALANCE: MoS FINANCE KARAD
Srinagar: The boards of individual banks can decide on waiving the
penalty on accounts, which do not maintain a minimum balance,
Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwant Kishanrao Karad on
Wednesday said. “Banks are independ-
ent bodies. They have boards which can
take a decision to waive off the penalty,”
Karad said. The minister was responding
to a question if the Centre would consider
directing banks not to charge any penalty
from the accounts where the balance falls
below the prescribed min levels. —PTI
India, GCC to launch FTA negotiations today
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India and the
Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) will announce the
launch of negotiations for
a FTA on Thursday, which
aims at promoting two-way
commerce and invest-
ments between the regions,
an official said.
GCC is a union of six
countries in the Gulf re-
gion -- Saudi Arabia, the
UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman
and Bahrain.
India’s exports to the
GCC member countries
grew by 58.26% to about $44
billion in 2021-22, as against
$27.8 billion in 2020-21, ac-
cording to data from the
commerce ministry
.
The share of GCC mem-
bers in India’s total im-
ports rose to 18% in 2021-22,
from 15.5% in 2020-21.
Bilateral trade has in-
creased to $154.73 billion in
2021-22, from $87.4 billion in
2020-21. “GCC officials will
be here for the announce-
ment,” the official was
quoted as saying by PTI.
India has already imple-
mented a free trade pact
with the UAE in May this
year. This would be a kind
of resumption of FTA talks
as earlier two rounds of ne-
gotiations had been held in
2006 and 2008 between In-
dia and GCC. Third round
did not happen as GCC de-
ferred its negotiations with
all countries and economic
groups. India imports pre-
dominately crude oil and
natural gas from the Gulf
nations like Saudi Arabia
and Qatar, and exports
pearls, precious and semi-
precious stones; metals;
imitation jewellery; elec-
trical machinery; iron and
steel; and chemicals to
these countries.
Besides trade, Gulf na-
tions are host to a sizeable
Indian population. Out of
about 32 million NRIs,
nearly half are estimated
to be working in Gulf coun-
tries. These NRIs send a
significant amount of mon-
ey back home. According to
a November 2021 report of
the World Bank, India got
$87 billion in foreign remit-
tances in 2021. Of this, a
sizeable portion came from
the GCC nations.
INDIA AND THE
GCC COUNTRIES
z GCC is a union of six
countries — Saudi Arabia,
the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait,
Oman and Bahrain
z India’s exports to the GCC
member countries grew
about $44 billion in 2021-22
z The share of GCC members
in India’s total imports rose
to 18% in 2021-22
Mumbai (PTI): Tata
Group-owned Air India on
Wednesday announced the
launch of new flights con-
necting Mumbai with New
York, Paris and Frankfurt,
starting February next
year. Besides, the full-ser-
vice carrier also an-
nounced the resumption of
non-stop flights connecting
Delhi with Copenhagen,
Milan and Vienna.
The Mumbai-New York
(JFK) daily service will
commence from February
14 next year, Air India said.
Air India said it contin-
ues to make progress in
augmenting its fleet with
newly-leased aircraft, and
the return of existing air-
craft to active service.
The international expan-
sion comes at a time when
Air India is grappling with
the shortage of both cock-
pit and cabin crew.
AKASA TO LAUNCH VIZAG-BENGALURU SERVICE
New Delhi (PTI): Domestic carrier Akasa Air announced its plans to
launch services to Visakhapatnam from Bengaluru, starting Decem-
ber 10, which will be the airline’s 10th destination since its launch in
August this year. The Mumbai-based airline recently announced con-
necting Pune and Bengaluru with double daily flights from November
26 and a third frequency on the route from December 10. Akasa Air
will launch two daily flights on the Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam route,
with the first frequency starting from December 10 and the second
frequency from December 12, the airline said in a statement.
Air India to launch new flights
to New York, Paris Frankfurt
AIRASIA INDIA SIGNS DEAL FOR IN-FLIGHT WI-FI
New Delhi (FIB): AirAsia India and cloud technology firm Sugarbox
have formed a partnership to provide in-flight wi-fi service on all
AirAsia aircraft. The service will enable AirAsia India flyers to access
over 1,000 international and Indian movies. The content will also
include “short movies, web series episodes and stream buffer-free
content from OTT apps from the system installed in the flight.”The
multi-feature in-flight experience hub is called ‘AirFlix’. It will be avail-
able to all fliers through a local in-flight wi-fi at no additional cost.
USE HPR TO BUILD NETWORK
OF DOCS: IRDAI TO INSURERS
New Delhi (PTI): Irdai has
asked insurers to leverage
the Health Professional
Registry to build a network
of doctors or other health-
care professionals for pro-
viding OPD and other
health services.
As part of the Ayush-
man Bharat Digital Mis-
sion, National Health Au-
thority (NHA) has incorpo-
rated a Healthcare Profes-
sional Registry (HPR), a
comprehensive repository
of registered and verified
practitioners of health-
care professionals, deliver-
ing modern as well as
traditional healthcare
services across India.
“The General and
Health Insurers offering
health insurance policies
can also consider leverag-
ing on the Health Profes-
sional Registry for build-
ing up the network of doc-
tors/physicians or other
healthcare professionals
for providing OPD or other
healthcare services,” Irdai
said in a circular released
on Wednesday.
AS PART OF
DIGITAL MISSION
z NHA has incorporated a
Healthcare Professional
Registry, a comprehensive
repository of registered
and verified practitioners of
healthcare professionals
Markets end higher for second
day on firm global trends
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended higher
on Wednesday amid buying
in banking counters and a
firm trend in global mar-
kets. Continuing its previ-
ous day rally, the 30-share
BSE Sensex climbed 91.62
points or 0.15% to settle at
61,510.58.
During the day
, it jumped
361.94 points or 0.58% to
61,780.90.
The broader NSE Nifty
gained 23.05 points or
0.13% to end at 18,267.25.
From the Sensex pack,
State Bank of India, Bajaj
Finance, Dr Reddy’s, Kotak
Mahindra Bank, Sun Phar-
ma, Maruti, NTPC, Axis
Bank and ICICI Bank were
among the major winners.
RUPEE FALLS 18 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 81.85
AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
depreciated 18 paise to close at
81.85 (provisional) against the
US dollar on
Wednesday
on dollar
demand
from import-
ers and recovery in crude oil
prices. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local
unit opened at 81.81 and later
witnessed an intraday high of
81.74 and a low of 81.87 during
the session. The domestic unit
finally settled at 81.85 against
the American currency.
Meesho joins
govt’s ONDC
New Delhi (PTI): E-com-
merce platform Meesho on
Wednesday said it has inte-
grated with the govern-
ment’s Open Network for
Digital Commerce (ONDC)
to help connect buyers
with hyperlocal sellers.
The government is run-
ningapilotof ONDCwhere
all e-commerce ecosystem
players will facilitate on-
line purchase of goods and
services at competitive
prices, thereby reducing
cost burden on sellers and
consumers.
The pilot with Meesho
will be launched in Ben-
galuru and gradually
rolled out in other loca-
tions in coming months.
With this, registered buy-
ers on ONDC will be able to
access a list of products
availableonONDCthrough
Meesho. Meesho claims
that 80% of its 14 crore an-
nual transacting custom-
ers come from Tier 2 and
beyond cities.
Reliance Jio launches
5G services in Pune
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Jio True 5G
will now be available in
Pune from Nov 23. Jio has
announced that Punekars
can recharge their sim
with ‘Jio Welcome offer’
with no additional cost.
The offer will provide
unlimited high speed 5G
data with up to 1gbps speed.
The new service will
help a large number of stu-
dent population and IT
hubs in Pune. Also, city’s
automobile and manufac-
turing hubs will be benefit-
ed by the transformation.
AIRTEL DEPLOYS 5G
PLUS SERVICE AT
NAGPUR AIRPORT
New Delhi (PTI): Telecom opera-
tor Bharti Airtel on Wednesday
announced the deployment of its
‘5G Plus’ service at Dr Baba-
saheb Ambedkar International
Airport Nagpur, making it the
second airport in the state with
the ultra-high-speed service. The
new terminal in Bengaluru, Pune
and Varanasi are the other three
airports that have Airtel 5G Plus.
GOOGLEALSOMAYSOONOPTFORLAYOFFS
New Delhi (ANI): Amidst
layoffs and a slowing down
of the hiring process being
seen by large companies as
an avenue to strengthen
their revenues, global tech
major Google has intro-
duced a new performance
management system,
which could push out thou-
sands of underperforming
employees, according to
reports surfaced online in
recent days.
Multiple news reports
quoted technology-fo-
cused publication The In-
formation making a men-
tion of the new perfor-
mance management sys-
tem, which once imple-
mented early next year,
could make way for hu-
man resource managers to
push out underperform-
ing Google employees.
The tech publication also
said Google’s managers
could also use the perfor-
mance ratings to avoid pay-
ing employees bonuses and
stocks.
PERFORM OR PERISH
LABOUR MINISTRY
SUMMONS AMAZON
OVER LAYOFFS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Union Labour
Ministry has summoned Amazon
India to appear before the deputy
chief labour commissioner in
Bengaluru in connection with the
alleged forced terminations by
the company. You (Amazon) are
therefore requested to attend this
office with all relevant records in
the matter either personally or
through an authorised represent-
ative on the aforesaid date and
time without fail.” The develop-
ment comes after a complaint
filed by the employee union
NITES in which it has alleged
Amazon of violating labour laws.

08
2NDFRONT
Life is to be celebrated. Never forget the
importance of living with
exhilaration.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A 28-year-old
man has been arrested
from Mumbai, almost
two months after he
allegedly cheated Bol-
lywood actor Annu
Kapoor of Rs4.36 lakh
under the pretext of
updating his bank
KYC details, police
said on Wednesday
.
The accused, identi-
fied as Ashish Paswan,
was arrested from sub-
urban Andheri on Mon-
day
. He is a native of
DarbhangainBihar.Pas-
wan earns commission
by helping people open
bank accounts, an offi-
cial said.
A special team identi-
fied Paswan through
technical evidence, his
mobile phone number
and the details of online
transactions. The photo-
graph the accused had
submittedwhileopening
his account with the pri-
vatebank,whereKapoor
also has an account, also
matched, he added.
Policerecoveredsome
documents and two mo-
bile phones from Pas-
wan. The investigation
revealed Paswan had
called up Kapoor in Sep-
tember posing as a pri-
vatebankexecutive.The
accused told Kapoor his
KYC details were not up-
dated and if he fails to
take immediate action,
the account will be sus-
pended.
As per the FIR, the
fraudstermanagedtoget
the banking details of
the actor and asked him
to share the OTP
. After a
while, Kapoor received a
call from the bank’s cus-
tomer care number in-
forminghimhisaccount
had been compromised.
Kapoor rushed to Oshi-
wara police station and
lodged a complaint.
Swiftactionbythepolice
and the bank’s manager
ensured Rs3.08 lakh of
Rs4.36 lakh transferred
into two bank accounts
were ‘debit froze’.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Noting that
as a member of a force
which has been spe-
cifically entrusted to
guard a public struc-
ture, the Bombay High
Court refused to grant
relief to a Central In-
dustrial Security
Force (CISF) constable
who was dismissed for
sleeping on duty at the
Mauda Thermal Pow-
er Plant in Nagpur.
The petition filed by
Kyatale Santosh
Ramesh, who was dis-
missed from the CISF in
March 2021 for indisci-
pline and sleeping on
duty
, was denied by a di-
vision bench of Chief
Justice Dipankar Datta
and Justice Abhay Ahu-
ja on Tuesday
.
Ramesh, who was
posted as a guard at one
of the watchtowers at
the power plant, was
found sleeping during
his night shift by his su-
perior. He had reported-
ly been issued warnings
forsimilarderelictionof
duty in the past as well.
In his petition, how-
ever, Ramesh claimed
the punishment of dis-
missal from service was
disproportionate to the
gravity of the alleged of-
fencecommittedbyhim.
The bench said a sym-
patheticviewcouldhave
been taken if he had
madeacasewhyheslept
on duty for reasons be-
yond his control.
“However, the facts
found to be proved are
quite glaring. The peti-
tioner, a member of a
disciplined force en-
trusted to guard a plant
of public importance,
was found to be in deep
slumber while on night
duty
,” the court said in
its order.
TheHCalsonotedthat
thepetitionerhad,inthe
past too, been negligent
while discharging his
duties and this was not a
solitary case.
Pune (PTI): Veteran
film, television and
stage actor Vikram
Gokhale died at a
Pune hospital late on
Wednesday night.
The 82-year-old actor
had been undergoing
treatment at Deenanath
Mangeshkar Hospital
hereforthelastfewdays.
Sources from Pune
confirmed that
Gokhale’s mortal re-
mains will be taken to
the Balgandharva Sab-
hagruha in the morning
for friends and family to
pay their last respects.
Condolences poured
in on social media, as
netizenspaidatributeto
the late actor.
Gokhale has acted in
severalMarathiandBol-
lywood films, including
“Hum Dil De Chuke
Sanam” (1999).
First India Bureau
Thane: Residents of
the Thane city have
shun public toilets—
constructed by the
Thane Municipal
Corporation (TMC)—
claiming that the op-
erators are charging
Rs1-2 for urination
(which should be
free) and this is push-
ing them to relieve in
the open.
According to Thane-
based social activist,
Sneha Singh, these toi-
lets are charging people
for urinating which is
illegal. Despite several
online complaints to
the TMC nothing has
happened.
The TMC, in collabo-
ration with contrac-
tors, built four public
toilets under public pri-
vate partnership (PPP)
model. Of the four toi-
lets, two each have been
built at Teen Hath Naka
Junction and at Maji-
wada Junction.
This was done in line
with the central gov-
ernment’s ‘Swachh
Bharat Mission’ that
aims to achieve an open
defecation-free city
.
The PPP initiatives
involve collaboration
between a government
agency and a private
sector company to fi-
nance, build and oper-
ate projects. After
the public toilets are
built, the contractor
would install advertis-
ing hoardings to earn
revenue.
According to local
BJP leader Sachin
Shingare, the operator
of toilets are earning
from hoardings put
up there.
“Why are they charg-
ing money from people?
I assume all this money
doesn't go to the TMC.
The civic body must
take action. People pay
taxes. Why should they
pay more to use basic
amenities?” Shingare
said.
SLEEPING ON DUTY: CISF guard
gets no relief from HC bench
THE CONTENTION
Ramesh, who was
posted as a guard at
one of the watchtow-
ers at the power plant,
was found sleeping
during his night shift
by his superior. He had
reportedly been issued
warnings for similar
dereliction of duty in
the past as well. In his
petition, however, he
claimed the punish-
ment of dismissal from
service was dispropor-
tionate to the gravity
of the alleged offence
committed by him.
Actor Vikram Gokhale passes away
People in Thane shun
paid toilets, relieve
themselves in open
Civic body, along
with contractors, built
four public toilets
under PPP model
A special team
identified accused
Ashish Paswan through
technical evidence
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Dr
B a b a s a h e b
Ambedkar Mar-
athwada Universi-
ty has decided to
offer on-campus
counselling after a
PhD student alleg-
edly set himself
ablaze and also
caused a woman to
suffer serious
burn injuries.
The varsity will
rope in its Psycholo-
gy department and
some NGOs for this,
Vice Chancellor Dr
Pramod Yeole said
on Wednesday
.
“There are prob-
lems like students
lacking confidence,
among others. The
professorsandother
staff will also be
asked to be friendly
to students so that
they can share their
issues freely
,” he
said.
The CCTV net-
work on the campus
will be improved, Dr
Yeole further said.
GajananMunde,a
PhD student, set
himself ablaze on
Monday at the Gov-
ernmentInstituteof
Scienceneartheuni-
versity campus. He
suffered 80% burn
injuries.
Univ to offer
on-campus
counselling
to students
28-year-oldmanheld
fordupingactorAnnu
Kapoorincyberfraud
Mum records 13 new measles
cases,one death in 24 hours
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the
measles outbreak
playing havoc, Mum-
bai on Wednesday re-
corded 13 new cases
of measles and one
death related to the
infection, said the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) officials.
As many as 30 new
measles patients were
admitted to civic or
state-run hospitals in
the city during the day
while 22 patients were
discharged, said the
BMC in a release.
Also, 156 suspected
measles cases were
found during surveys.
The viral disease is
more common among
children and the tally of
measles cases reported
inthecitysincethestart
of the year rose to 233.
An eight-month-old
boy from neighbouring
Bhiwandi, suffering
from measles, died in a
city hospital on Tuesday
evening, taking the toll
in the city this year so
farto12.Thechilddevel-
oped rashes all over his
body on November 20
and was admitted to a
BMC hospital on Tues-
day evening but died
within a few hours, said
the official statement.
The number of sus-
pected measles cases
detected so far this
year also rose to 3,534
with 156 new suspected
cases with synonyms
like fever and rash com-
ing to light.
As many as 30 new measles patients were
admitted to civic or state-run hospitals in the city
during the day while 22 patients were discharged
Kyatale Santosh Ramesh was terminated in March 2021
for his negligent behaviour at a thermal power plant
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: CEO and Edi-
tor-in-Chief,Bharat24-
Vision of New India
and First India
CMD, First India
News, Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra met IB
Minister Anurag
Thakur in Jaipur on
Wednesday. Interest-
ingly
, Thakur has now
thought of an initia-
tive to earn billions
from dept’s idle prop-
erties. Under this,
survey will be con-
ducted in the entire
country like railway
properties of vacant
lands of Doordarshan
and All India Radio
stations.
After the survey, a
plan will be made for
their auction. Simi-
larly
,instructionshave
been issued for exist-
ing Doordarshan All
India Radio stations
withaplantogetridof
2 lakh square feet of
land from its existing
premises. Notably, a
3-storey Doordarshan
Kendra is located on
Peddar Road in Mum-
bai according to
plan, similar parts of
other big properties
will also be made free
of possession then
government will put
them on rent on merit.
Prashant Jha
Manoj K Singh
Ranchi/Patna: In
Ranchi on Wednesday ,
Bharat-24’s News Con-
trol Room Head Sand-
eep Mishra, Consulting
Editor Shishir Awasthi,
Marketing V-P Vishal
Mathur, Jharkhand Edi-
tor Manoj Kumar Singh
and Senior Correspond-
ent Kanhaiya Kumar
briefed reporters about
how every small and big
news from 81 assembly
seats of Jharkhand
should reach the view-
ers of Bharat24 news
channel. During this,
the correspondents
also shared the experi-
ences of working in the
past with Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra.
In a very short span
of time, Bharat24 has
selected very active and
hardworking corre-
spondentsateverysmall
and big place in
Jharkhand who will
bring every news of
Jharkhand to the audi-
ence of Bharat24. They
will also be seen roam-
ing in the field with the
spirit to take the pub-
lic’s questions to the
government. All the cor-
respondents were also
advised to stay connect-
ed with all the social me-
dia platforms of
Bharat24.
Earlier on Tuesday, a
large number of corre-
spondents of Bharat24
from 243 assembly seats
of Bihar reached Pat-
na’s Vidhyapati Bhavan
in Patna to participate
in this programme.
Bharat 24 is the first
national TV channel
whose 4,000 reporters
are alert and active in
every corner of the
country
.
Channel’s News Con-
trol Room Head Sand-
eep Mishra, Consulting
Editor Shishir Awasthi
and Consulting Editor
Bihar Prashant Jha dis-
cussed how every small
and big news on 243 as-
sembly seats of Bihar
reached the viewers of
Bharat24. Vice- Presi-
dent Sales Vishal Ma-
thur briefed all the re-
porters. Along with
this, the correspond-
ents were motivated to
make the slogan of Dr
Jagdeesh Chandra
Bharat24 ‘New Vision
of India,’ a success.
Team Bharat24 committed to achieve greater heights!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra extends floral greetings to Anurag
Thakur during their meeting in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Sandeep Mishra, Shishir Awasthi, Vishal Mathur and Prashant Jha
along with team in Patna.
Sandeep Mishra, Shishir Awasthi, Vishal Mathur, Manoj Kumar
Singh and Kanhaiya Kumar along with team in Ranchi.
Thakur’s‘billiondollar’planto
generatemoneyforIBMinistry!

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MUMBAI, THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
f your soul is bo-
hemian, free and
gypsy wild. Come
swim in the calm-
ing sea and be
mermaids for a
while, each season,
we come upon new sources
of inspiration that not only
result in intriguing silhou-
ettes but also surface innova-
tions. Making is an example
of inspiration. When Mer-
maidcore, which combines
the terms “mermaid” and
“normcore,” is the most re-
cent fad that designers have
adopted. Fashion’s desire for
a different world in these un-
certain times caused by the
coronavirus is evident. With-
out much certainty regard-
ing the future, it is simpler to
suffocate in the depths of the
ocean, where there is a di-
verse array of flora and fau-
na in addition to peace and
strength. This aquatic-in-
spired style is fueled in part
by a rise in interest in sus-
tainability and ecology
.
All different types of mer-
maids were featured in the
Spring/Summer 2021 collec-
tions. With Kendall Jenner,
Precious Lee, and Hailey Bie-
ber gracing the cover of Ver-
sace’s spring 2021 advertis-
ing campaign alongside a sea
of jellyfish, the campaign
stands out.
The process of surface ma-
nipulation was used to trans-
late components inspired by
the ocean into collections.
Whether it’s through patch-
worked coral and seashell
patterns on black mesh pants
and shifts, fish and sea ur-
chin prints on sheer trench
coats and asymmetric shifts,
or clams appliquéd on a chif-
fon top and full-sleeve ivory
dress.
The dreamy aesthetics of
the water were replicated us-
ing crocheted waves and knit
sea motif designs. For in-
stance, 3D corals and sea
urchins embroidered on the
bracelet-skirt combination
at Fusto Puglisi showed
different ways the sea
could be brought to life in
the world of fashion. The
coral red sequined shift
at Pucci was worn un-
der a longer off-white
lace dress.
I
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
Every season we come across inspirations which give way to
interesting silhouettes and surface developments. City First
brings to you one such inspiration Ocean-inspired Fashion!

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