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CLOUD SEEDING FAILS TO GROW, AS
MVA DEFERS 2022 PROPOSAL @ RS55 CR
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) gov-
ernment faces the pros-
pect of aggravated wa-
ter scarcity in Marath-
wada, Vidarbha and
Western Maharashtra
regions after failing to
provide the estimated
Rs55 crore for cloud
seeding activities.
Last undertaken in
2019, cloud seeding com-
menced on August 09,
2019 and continued till
October 02, 2019 with cu-
mulative flight hours
clocked at 100 hours and
02 minutes. A total of
649 flares were burnt, of
which 639 were hygro-
scopic, 10 flares were
glaciogenic (burned in
place) while no glacio-
genic (ejectable) flares
were used.
The report on cloud
seeding, submitted re-
cently to the Maharash-
tra government, in
which, Congress Minis-
ter Vijay Waddettiwar
notes, “Similar efforts
of cloud seeding con-
ducted abroad success-
fully enhances rainfall
between 28% and 43%.”
In 2015, Maharashtra
had executed a pilot pro-
ject with limited suc-
cess having made use of
a single airplane and
radar at a cost of Rs28
crore. After trial and er-
ror by experience, the
state was able to fine
tune the process by 2019
when two airplanes and
two radars were de-
ployed at a cumulative
cost of Rs55 crore.
They confirmed that
rainfall was desperately
needed Turn on P6
PM Modi lashes out at KCR govt
for promoting political dynasty
Hyderabad: Lashing
out at the TRS govern-
ment in Telangana, PM
Narendra Modi on
Thursday said that
when parties dedicated
to one family come to
power, members of that
family become the big-
gest faces of corruption.
Addressing a public
meeting in the state, PM
Modi said, “Due to po-
litical dynasties, the
youth, talents of the
country do not even get
an opportunity to enter
politics. Parivarwad
crushes every dream of
such youth and closes
every door for them.
Therefore,freedomfrom
dynasties, freedom from
family parties is also a
resolution for the India
of the 21st century
.”
“The people of Telan-
gana are seeing that
when parties dedicated
to one family come to
power, the members of
that family become the
biggest faces of corrup-
tion. The people of Tel-
angana are seeing that
family parties only
prosper and fill their
coffers,” he added.
PM Narendra Modi at the graduation ceremony of the PGP Class of 2022, at ISB in Hyderabad on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
INDIA FASTEST
GROWING ECONOMY
AMONG G-20
Hyderabad: India is the
fastest growing economy
among the G-20 nations,
besides boasting of sev-
eral other achievements
including in the start-up
environment, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said on
Thursday. Addressing grad-
uating students of the ISB
in Hyderabad, PM Modi said
that last year the country
attracted record amount of
Foreign Direct Investments.
Today, India is
the fastest
developing
economy in G-20. India is
in the second position
when it comes to internet
users. India is in second
position in global retail
index. India has the third
largest start-up ecosystem
in the world. There are
several such achievements.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
MHA transfers
‘Dog walker’
IAS to Ladakh
New Delhi: IAS officer
Sanjeev Khirwar, who
sparkedoutragefortaking
his dog for a walk at Del-
hi’s Thyagaraj Stadium,
was on Thursday trans-
ferred to Ladakh by the
MHA.HisIASwife,Rinku
Dugga, also faced the axe
as she was transferred to
ArunachalPradesh.Khir-
war, Delhi’s Principal
Secy (Revenue), report-
edly used to take his dog
forawalkattheThyagraj
Stadium,leadingathletes
and coaches to complain
about being forced to
wrap up training earlier
than usual.
‘Civilian killings belie claims of normalcy’
Srinagar: After the kill-
ing of a female TV artist
by three Lashkar-e-Taiba
terrorists in Budgam dis-
trict,People’sDemocratic
Party(PDP)presidentMe-
hbooba Mufti on Thurs-
day questioned the Cen-
tre’sJammuandKashmir
policy saying the civilian
killings in Kashmir did
not support Government
of India’s claims of nor-
malcy in the union terri-
tory
.“InKashmir,mourn-
ings have sadly become
the norm & a daily ritual.
Countless innocent civil-
ians are killed in one way
or the other & devastated
families are left behind to
pick up the pieces. What
will it take for GOI to re-
calibratetheirJ&Kpolicy
to end this bloodshed,”
she said.
‘8 years, 8 bluffs’, Congress
hits out at Modi government
New Delhi: On com-
pletion of eight years
of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s gov-
ernance, the Congress
on Thursday released
a report card terming
the BJP’s performance
naming it as “eight
years, eight bluffs”.
In the report card,
Congress has high-
lighted the issues such
as inflation, unem-
ployment, economic
mismanagement and
national security as
‘major failures’ of the
government.
Addressing a press
conference, Congress
General Secretary
Randeep Surjewala
and Ajay Maken re-
leased the booklet
named ‘Aath saal,
Aath chhal’ stating
that the “Acche din”
promised by the BJP
is nowhere in sight.
Surjewala added
that people are feeling
thepinchnow.“During
the campaigns in 2014,
Modi used to say that
good days will come
but people are still
waiting for it,” he said.
Maken said, “It is
only the BJP and a few
industrialistswhohave
benefitedfromthisgov-
ernment.” Surjewala
asked why the inci-
dentsof communalvio-
lence are on the rise.
Congress leaders Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, and Vineet
Punia releasing the booklet at AICC HeadQuaters in New
Delhi on Thursday.
Modi’s touchstone to gauge people’s spirit
upchand Sevkani recalls how PM
Modi used to connect with the
pracharaks during Emergency in
order to carry on the revolution-
ary work of protecting Indian
democracy
.
When Modiji was the Sangath-
an Mahamantri of the State, I was
the district Mahamantri.
This in-
cident that I am narrating here
shows us clearly how Modiji is a
born leader. His leadership quali-
ties are reflected in not just the big
decisions, but also in the smallest
steps he takes for the Sangathan,
the party and the country
.
Once a sabha had been organ-
ised in Ahmedabad during the
Emergency. Modiji was present
for the sabha but we could see
that the chair reserved for the
State Mahamantri
was vacant.
We all were wondering where
Modiji could be when someone
informed that he was present
backstage with the Sangathan
workers. We all headed towards
the backstage to meet Modiji and
find out what he was doing there.
The reply he gave at that point
was so inspirational
that all of us
were touched and humbled by his
simplicity and greatness. He said,
“This backstage is Gujarat. I can
gauge the pulse of Gujarat here. I
get to meet all the workers of San-
gathan and devise strategies for
future action. Meeting workers at
an individual level will take a lot
of time and I only have a few
hours to find out what’s happen-
ing in the state. This is the right
place to ideate.”
Those were the days when the
publication of newspapers had
been shut and the only way to dis-
seminateinformationtothework-
ers was through Panjasya Saapta-
hik. Only one copy was printed
and it was passed on from one
karyakarta to another in clandes-
tine ways such as hiding the copy
beneath the shirt while circulat-
ing it. The Panjasya Saptahik car-
ried information about the activi-
ties of the Sangh and provided
guidelines for the karyakartas to
carry on work during Emergency
.
This weekly guided the karyakar-
tas on ways to protest the wrong-
doings of the government, raising
one’s voice against the authoritar-
ian regime and also laid down the
future of the Sangh once the
Emergency was over. The aim was
to carry on the dialogue and con-
versation of the Sangh, even
though the branches of the Sangh
were shut. In these ways we tried
to ensure that the Sangh stayed
alive and the flow of information
never stopped.
It had not rained enough in
Panchmahal
Zila and in several
districts it was a state of drought.
Water was scarce and people were
facing severe problems. There
was no water or fodder for the
livestock either. We requested
Modiji to help us resolve these is-
sues who immediately
got in
touch with the Secretary and the
Collector regarding these issues.
We met the Collector who asked
us about the issues being faced in
various pockets and assured us of
help and timely action. This is
how Modiji bears the hallmark of
a true leader- a keen observer, a
patient listener, a problem solver
and a strategist par excellence.
R PANJASYA SAPTAHIK:
GUIDELINES FOR
THE KARYAKARTAS
The Panjasya Saptahik carried
information about the activities of
the Sangh and provided guidelines
for the karyakartas to carry on work
during Emergency. This weekly
guided the karyakartas on ways
to protest the wrongdoings of the
government, raising one’s voice
against the authoritarian regime
and also laid down the future of the
Sangh once the Emergency was over.
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UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 6
NO HUNGER WITH MODI’S ‘LANGAR’
WHEN MODI DONNED A CHEF’S HAT AND
SURPRISED EVERYONE’S TASTEBUDS!
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
ssistant at BJP Office, Rohtak, Deepak
Kumar has worked closely for Modiji
as his assistant in the Rohtak BJP of-
fice. He reminisces an interesting an-
ecdote when PM Modi donned the hat
of a chef and with elan. Modiji not
only cooked food but served it too with
love. But can our PM ever do anything
without teaching a valuable lesson?
Well, no! That day Modiji imparted a
lesson in zero-wastage
of food and
prepared parathas with leftovers.
Deepak shares with us how our PM
values personal relationships
above
everything else.
It was 9.30 in the morning when I
heard a tapping at the gate. I opened
the gate and it was Modiji. He made
straight for the kitchen and asked me
for breakfast. I was dumbstruck for a
couple of moments. Regaining my
composure, I said, “We all have had
our breakfast. Unfortunately
, we are
out of food now.” He looked around
and his sight got fix-
ated at a box of pick-
les at the topmost
shelf. I knew what
was coming, so I in-
formed him before-
hand, “Sir it’s only
the masala that’s left.
Pickle as such is fin-
ished.” Modiji asked
me immediately
“So
what do you do with
it?” I said “Sir noth-
ing. It’s just the lefto-
ver. We don’t use
this.” He then in-
structed me, “Take
out the mixture for
me please and chop
some onions, finely.” Meanwhile, he
kneaded the dough with a dash of
leftover pickle mixture and said “Let
me make parathas for us!” Then Modi-
ji made terrific pyaz parathas with the
spicy dough that both of us relished
thoroughly. The lesson he imparted
that day was that no food item should
get wasted. If we use our creativity
and cook with the intention of utiliz-
ing food stuffs efficiently, we are sure
to come up with some interesting
recipes and will get to bond with each
other too, over food.
Not just this. Who does not know
about our PM’s famous khichdi para-
thas? He has often recommended
the
recipe in order to ensure that leftover
khichdi does not go waste. Infact,
when Modiji was national BJP secre-
tary in-charge of Haryana, he served
them to Manohar Lal Khattar who is
still a big fan of the recipe.
A
MODI’S
EXPERIMENTS
IN KITCHEN &
LESSONS IN
ZERO-WASTAGE
MODIJI SERVES
FOOD WITH LOVE
Modiji not only
cooked food but
served it too with
love. But can our
PM ever do anything
without teaching a
valuable lesson? Well,
no! That day Modiji
imparted a lesson in
zero-wastage of food
and prepared parathas
with leftovers.
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Fifty Eight years back, on this day, In-
dia lost its first and longest serving
Prime Minister. A lawyer turned politi-
cian, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru played a
crucial role in the tranformation of India
from a British dominion to ‘Swaraj’
ushering in a wave of reforms in educa-
tion to make India a thriving democ-
racy. Born in Allahabad in a family that
hailed from Kashmir, he studied far and
wie in England and returned to India in
1912 and practised law for some years.
In 1916, he married Kamala Kaul and
the following year they had a daughter,
Indira, who went on to become the first
and till now the only, female Prime Min-
ister of India. Nehru is the leader who,
on the eve of Independence, gave the
much revered speech famously called
“Tryst with Destiny”.
P4
REMEMBERING
PANDITJI!
CHAHAL
EMPANELLED FOR
SECRETARY LEVEL
POSTS IN GOI
Iqbal Singh Chahal
has been empanelled
for holding Secretary
Equivalent posts in
Government of India.
He is a 1989 batch IAS
officer of Maharashtra
cadre, currntly serving
as Commissioner of
Bombay Municipal
Corporation. Notably
Chahal is currently on a
two day visit to UK.
CRUCIAL READ
GYANVAPI MOSQUE
HEARING ADJOURNED
TILL 30 MAY
Varanasi: A Varanasi court,
on Thursday, concluded
the hearing amid heated
arguments over damage to
the Shivling
found
inside the
Gyanvapi
mosque.
The next
hearing
is on
Monday, May 30. The plea
by the Muslim side had
challenged the petition
filed by a group of Hindu
women, who have sought
year-round access to the
Gyanvapi mosque complex
claiming that there are
idols of gods inside the
mosque.
Water-scarce
regions of
Marathwada,
Vidarbha and part
of Western Maha
had benefited with
incremental rains
in 2019
Money laundering: ED raids multiple locations against Maha min, others
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Mumbai:
Aspartof amoneylaun-
dering probe against
state Transport Minis-
ter Anil Parab and oth-
ers, the Enforcement
Directorate(ED) on
Thursday raided at least
sevenlocationsinMaha-
rashtra, including Par-
ab’s official residence in
Mumbai. Purab and oth-
ers have been charged
with alleged irregulari-
ties in a land deal in
coastal Dapoli area of
Ratnagiri district and
other charges, officials
said.
Otherlinkedpremises
in Dapoli and Pune are
being searched by the
agency with a security
escort provided by the
Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF), informed
the officials.
Parab (57), is a three-
time Shiv Sena legisla-
tor in the Maharashtra
legislative council, the
upper houseof thelegis-
lature, and is the state
transport and parlia-
mentary affairs minis-
ter.
The federal probe
agency has filed a fresh
case against the minis-
ter and others under the
criminal sections of the
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA).
It is understood that
theministerwaspresent
at his residence during
the raids.
The first charge per-
tains to allegations of
purchase of a parcel of
land in Dapoli by Parab
sometime in 2017 for a
consideration of Rs1
crore and it was regis-
tered in 2019.
It is alleged that the
land was subsequently
sold to a Mumbai-based
cable operator Sadan-
and Kadam in 2020 for a
consideration of Rs1.10
crore.
In between, a resort
was built on the same
land from 2017 to 2020.
Anothercaseinwhich
Parab has been under
the radar of the ED and
was also questioned by
theagencyatitsofficein
Mumbai in September
last year pertains to the
money laundering case
linked to former home
minister and NCP lead-
er Anil Deshmukh.
Former police officer
SachinWaze,arrestedin
the case of recovery of
anexplosives-ladenSUV
nearindustrialistMuke-
sh Ambani’s house had
alleged in a letter, which
he sought to submit be-
fore a court, that in Jan-
uary 2021, Parab asked
him to carry out an in-
quiry against “fraudu-
lent” contractors listed
in the Mumbai civic
body and “collect” at
least Rs2 crore from
about 50 such contrac-
tors.
Anil Parab (57), is a three-time Shiv Sena legislator in the
Maharashtra legislative council, the upper house of the legislature,
and is the state transport and parliamentary affairs minister
At least seven locations including Parab's official residence were raided —PHOTO BY PTI
Anil Parab
Former police officer
Sachin Waze had
alleged in a letter that
in January 2021,
Parab asked him to
carry out an inquiry
against “fraudulent”
contractors and
“collect” at least Rs2
crore from about 50
such contractors.

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First India Bureau
New Delhi: On a com-
plaint filed by Inde-
pendent Lok Sabha
MP Navneet Rana on
Wednesday, of al-
leged multiple life
threatening calls to
her, an FIR has been
registered by the Del-
hi Police, officials
said on Thursday.
Deputy Commis-
sioner of Police (New
Delhi) Amrutha Gugu-
loth said the FIR has
been registered at the
North Avenue police
station under sections
506 (punishment for
criminal intimidation)
and 509 (word, gesture
or act intended to in-
sult the modesty of a
woman) of the Indian
Penal Code. Rana was
recently granted bail
by a Mumbai court in
connection with the
Matoshree-Hanuman
Chalisa case. Accord-
ing to the complaint
filed by her personal
assistant, the MP re-
ceived 11 calls on Tues-
day from 5.27 pm to
5.47 pm on her person-
al mobile number.
The person on the
other end spoke to her
in a very inappropri-
ate way, abused her
and also threatened
that if she comes to
Maharashtra, she will
be killed, the com-
plaint said.
The caller threat-
ened the Amravati MP
that “if you recite Ha-
numan Chalisa again,
you will be killed,” the
complaint stated. The
complaint further said
that Rana was trauma-
tised. In April, Navneet
Rana and her MLA
husband Ravi Rana
had announced that
they would recite Ha-
numan Chalisa outside
Matoshree, the private
residence of Maha-
rashtra Chief Minister
and Shiv Sena presi-
dent Uddhav Thacker-
ay in Mumbai. On
April 23, they were ar-
rested by the Mumbai
Police on charges of
sedition and promot-
ing enmity among
communities for their
insistence on chanting
the Hanuman Chalisa
outside Matoshree. On
May 4, the two lawmak-
ers were granted bail
by a Mumbai court in
the case.
DelhiPolicelodgesFIRafterMPRanaallegesshereceivedthreateningcalls
lll
The caller
threatened the
Amravati MP
that “if
you recite
Hanuman
Chalisa again,
you will be
killed,” the
complaint
stated Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana
SC allows Maha to submit proposal to
open 20 shelters for street children
SC had previously ordered that all states, union territories follow the NCPCR’s SOP
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Su-
preme Court has
granted permission to
the state government
to submit a proposal
for the establishment
of 20 open shelters
under the Child Pro-
tection Services (CPS)
scheme for 2022-2023
in order to offer com-
munity-based servic-
es to children in street
situations (CiSS).
In addition to the re-
quest for clearance un-
der the CPS pro-
gramme, the state of
Maharashtra shall also
apply to the Ministry of
Social Justice and Em-
powerment for authori-
zation to launch the
open shelters, accord-
ing to a bench led by
Justice L Nageswara
Rao. The Supreme
Court also ordered the
Union of India to make
a judgment and grant
approval within two
months of the applica-
tionbeingreceived.“The
State of Maharashtra is
permitted to submit a
proposal for starting 20
open shelters for the fi-
nancial year 2022-2023
within a period of one
week from today
. Union
of India shall take a de-
cision and grant its ap-
proval within a period
of two months from the
date of receipt of the
application,” the bench,
also comprising justic-
es BR Gavai and AS Bo-
panna, said in its May
19 order. According to
the National Commis-
sion for the Protection
of Child Rights (NCP-
CR), around 5,000 CiSS
have been identified in
Maharashtra, and the
state aims to create
open shelters to give
community-based ser-
vices to CiSS in need of
refuge on a short-term
basis.
The court had previ-
ously ordered that all
states and union terri-
tories follow the NCP-
CR’s SOP.
Don’t misuse powers:
Ajit Pawar on ED raids
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pawar
has said that central
investigation agen-
cies should work
transparently
, with-
out interference,
and not abuse their
powers. He was re-
sponding to media
queries about the
Enforcement Direc-
torate’s (ED) raids
in Maharashtra on
Thursday as part of
a money laundering
investigation into
state Transport
Minister Anil Parab
and others linked to
alleged irregulari-
ties in a land deal in
Ratnagiri district’s
coastal Dapoli area,
among other charg-
es, officials said.
The federal investi-
gation agency has
filed a new criminal
case against Parab
and others under the
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA). At least sev-
en premises, includ-
ing Parab’s official
residence in Mumbai,
linked premises in
Dapoli and Pune were
being searched by the
agency with a security
escort provided by the
Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF).
“Law has given
these agencies some
powers which they
can use on getting
complaints. We only
want that those pow-
ers shouldn’t be mis-
used,” the NCP leader.
Pawar also lashed
out at state BJP Chief
Chandrakant Patil for
his comments, made
during a protest on
Wednesday, asking
NCP MP Supriya Sule
to “go home and cook”
instead of being in
politics.
Parab should prepare
to go behind bars,
says Kirit Somaiya
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In the wake
of raids by the En-
forcement Directo-
rate (ED) as part of a
money laundering
probe against Maha-
rashtra Transport
Minister Anil Parab,
BJP leader Kirit So-
maiya on Thursday
said he (Parab) should
prepare to go behind
bars.
The ED raided multi-
ple locations in Maha-
rashtra on Thursday as
part of a money laun-
dering investigation
against Parab and oth-
ers linked to alleged ir-
regularities in a land
deal in coastal Dapoli
area of Ratnagiri dis-
trict and other charges,
officials said.
Locations in Dapoli,
Mumbai and Pune were
being searched after the
federal agency filed a
fresh case under the
criminal sections of the
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA).
The ED had earlier
arrested Maharashtra
minister Nawab Malik
and former state Home
Minister Anil Desmukh
in different money
laundering cases.
Speaking to the me-
dia on Thursday
, Somai-
ya said, “After Anil
Deshmukh and Nawab
Malik, third state cabi-
net minister Anil Parab
needs to pack his bags
to go to jail.”
Parab should prepare to go behind bars, says Kirit Somaiya.
Shiv Sena dubs Parab ED raids‘revenge politics’
Mumbai (PTI): The
Shiv Sena on Thurs-
day claimed the En-
forcement Directo-
rate’s raids on the
premises of party’s
Maharashtra Trans-
port Minister Anil
Parab were a way to
exact “political re-
venge”. “This will
only make the Sena’s
resolve stronger to
fight the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP),”
said Sanjay Raut, Se-
na’s Chief Spokesper-
son, on Thursday.
Accusing the BJP of
misusing the central
agencies, Raut said
their party and the state
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA- comprising the
Sena, Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) and
Congress) government
stand with Minister
Parab. “Such actions
are being carried out to
exact political revenge.
You (BJP) have central
agencies with you. If
anyone thinks their po-
litical opponents will be
destroyed by this, if
anyone thinks that such
acts will build pressure
on the Shiv Sena or the
Maha Vikas Aghadi,
then it is wrong. Every
action will only make
our resolve stronger,”
said the Rajya Sabha
member. All elections
will go on smoothly,
Raut added, referring to
polls of various civic
bodies in the state that
are due soon.
SHIV SENA PROTESTS PARAB ED RAIDS
Accordingtothe
complaintfiledby
herpersonal
assistant,theMP
received11calls
onTuesdayfrom
5.27pmto5.47pm
onherpersonal
mobilenumber.
Marathi actor Ketaki’s
bail application rejected
First India Bureau
Thane (PTI): A mag-
istrate’s court on
Thursday rejected a
bail application
filed by Marathi TV
and film actor Keta-
ki Chitale, arrested
for allegedly shar-
ing an ‘objectiona-
ble’ post about Na-
tionalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief
Sharad Pawar on so-
cial media.
She was arrested on
May 15 after a case was
registered against her
under Indian Penal
Code (IPC) Sections
500 (defamation), 501
(printing or engraving
defamatory matter)
and 153A (promoting
enmity between two
groups on the basis of
religion, caste, etc) at
Kalwa police station in
Thane.
After the expiry of
her police custody on
May 18, Chitale was re-
manded in judicial cus-
tody till June 01.
IN NEED OF REFUGE
Law has given
these agencies
some powers
which they can
use on getting
complaints. We
only want that
those powers
shouldn’t be
misused.
—Ajit Pawar, Deputy
Chief Minister
GOING BY LAW
Raut, Pawar file nomination papers
for upcoming Rajya Sabha elections
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leaders Sanjay Raut
and Sanjay Pawar
filed their nomina-
tion papers as candi-
dates for the upcom-
ing Rajya Sabha elec-
tions on Thursday, in
the presence of sen-
ior leaders of the rul-
ing Maha Vikas Agha-
di (MVA) coalition in
Maharashtra.
Chief Minister and
Shiv Sena President Ud-
dhav Thackeray, Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) supremo
Sharad Pawar, Con-
gress leader and minis-
ter Balasaheb Thorat
and other ministers
were present as the two
filed their papers at the
Legislative Assembly in
Mumbai.
“All our ministers,
MLAs, MPs and top
leaders of the MVA
were present. I can
confidently say that
both candidates of the
Shiv Sena will win,”
said Raut, who will be
seeking a fourth con-
secutive Rajya Sabha
term.
Sanjay Pawar, who
heads the party’s Kol-
hapur district unit, is
contesting a parliamen-
tary election for the
first time.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
leaving Vidhan Bhavan in
Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
Sanjay Raut (in beige), after filing
his nomination for RS elections.
—PHOTO BY PTI
“All our min-
isters, MLAs,
MPs and top
leaders of the MVA
were present. I can
confidently say that
both candidates of
the Shiv Sena will
win.”
—Sanjay Raut,
Shiv Sena nominee
Chitale being escorted out of
court premises by police.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Shiv Sena Chief Spokesperson
The Supreme Court had directed all states and union territories to implement the SOP prepared by
the NCPCR for care and protection of children in street situations. —FILE PHOTO
INAPPROPRIATE

MAHARASHTRA
03
READ
crucial
crucial
31 HELD, 4 GIRLS RESCUED
DURING RAID AT DANCE BAR
7 HELD FOR CARRYING OUT FRAUDULENT
LAND DEALS WITH FAKE DOCUMENTS
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
RAJIV JALOTA, IQBAL SINGH CHAHAL OF
MAHARASHTRA CADRE GET EMPANELLED
1 KID DIES, 4 CONTRACT HIV FOLLOWING
BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROCEDURE
Mumbai: Rajiv Jalota has been empanelled
for holding Secretary and Secretary equivalent
posts in Government of India. He is a 1988
batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, and has
been working as the Chairperson of Mumbai
Port Trust under the Ministry of Shipping for
four years. Iqbal Singh Chahal has been em-
panelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts
in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IAS
officer of Maharashtra cadre, and celebrated
across the board for his handling of the Cov-
id-19 crisis in Mumbai.
Nagpur: A blood transfusion procedure in Nagpur
has led to the death one child, while four other
children contracted the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) infection after Thursday. The four
now HIV-positive children were provided blood
for the treatment of Thalassemia. The state health
department has set up a high-level inquiry into
the matter. “Four children have been infected
with HIV, out of which one child has died. We will
collect all the information and take action against
the culprits after conducting a high-level investi-
gation,” said Assistant Deputy Director of Health
Department Dr RK Dhakate.
Mumbai: At least 31 persons were arrested and
four women were rescued during a raid at a dance
bar in suburban Kalina area here, police said on
Thursday. Based on a tip-off, the police and social
service branch conducted a raid at Pushpak Bar late
on Wednesday night, an official from Vakola police
said. During the raid, eight bar girls were found on
the premises, despite the owner having permission to
employ only four women, he said. The police arrested
21 patrons and 11 employees of the establishment
under section 294 (obscene act and songs) and other
relevant provisions of the IPC and produced them in
court, the official said.
Pune: Seven persons have been arrested for allegedly
carrying out fraudulent land deals by making fake
Aadhaar, PAN cards and other documents in Maha-
rashtra’s Pune district, police said on Thursday. The
accused, some of them property agents, allegedly
gathered information about plots owned by people
who were either deceased or missing and sold such
land by forging documents such as Aadhaar, PAN
and voter ID cards, inspector Ajay Waghmare of the
crime branch said. Based on a tip-off, the police ap-
prehended one of the accused and following a probe,
six others involved in the racket were nabbed over a
period of two weeks, he said.
Wadhawan brothers
illegally taken to UP
by police: Lawyers
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Alleging
that DHFL promoters
Kapil Wadhawan and
Dheeraj Wadhawan
were illegally taken to
Uttar Pradesh from
Taloja jail in Navi
Mumbai without in-
forming the courts or
their families in Mum-
bai, an application
was moved on their
behalf on Wednesday
.
The plea claimed that
the Wadhawan broth-
ers’ custody was hand-
ed over by jail authori-
ties to the police offic-
ers in connection with a
case filed against them
in Uttar Pradesh. The
custody of the brothers
was handed over by jail
authorities to police of-
ficers on Monday
. They
were allegedly taken to
Lucknow on a train
without their families
or the courts in Mum-
bai—which have their
custody—being in-
formed, their lawyers
told the court.
The plea also sought
directions for the two
men to be returned to
Mumbai.
Mankillswoman,disposes
bodyonrailwaytrack
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A 21-year-
old man, who alleg-
edly killed a 30-year-
old woman, stuffed
her body in a sack
and carried it, first in
an autorickshaw and
then in a local train—
from Goregaon to Ma-
him—before throw-
ing it on the railway
track, was arrested
by the Mumbai police
on Wednesday.
The accused, Vikas
Khairnar, worked as a
housekeeper at Satellite
Tower, where the de-
ceased, Sarika Chalke, a
resident of Santosh Na-
gar near Film City in
Goregaon(east),worked
as a domestic help. Both
were residents of San-
tosh Nagar and knew
each other for three
years, said the police.
The Government
Railway Police (GRP)
on Tuesday found the
woman’s body stuffed
inside a sack on the
track between Mahim
and Matunga stations.
Her throat was slit with
a knife and there were
four stab wounds on her
stomach and more on
her hand.
A special team of
Mumbai Central rail-
way police and railway
police crime branch
started searching for
missing complaints and
found a match with one
registered at the Din-
doshi police station.
“We contacted the wom-
an’s husband who told
us that she left home on
May 23 around 8 am for
her workplace but nev-
er returned home,” said
Sandeep Bhajibhakre,
deputy commissioner
of police, GRP.
During the investiga-
tion, they found out that
the accused Khairnar
had lent her `3,000 and
wasaskinghertoreturn
it. Over this issue,
Khairnar murdered her
in the toilet on the third
floor of the residential
building around 3 pm on
May 23, said the police.
MahaBJPchieftellsSuletogo
homecook;drawsNCP'sire
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra BJP president
Chandrakant Patil
sparked a controversy
by telling NCP MP Su-
priya Sule to “go
home and cook” in-
stead of being in poli-
tics, prompting a
strong reaction from
her party.
Patil made the re-
marks during a protest
by the state BJP unit in
Mumbai on Wednesday
in support of reserva-
tion for the Other Back-
ward Classes (OBCs) in
elections.
However, the BJP
leader clarified on
Thursday that his re-
marks were part of a
“rural style” of speak-
ing and that he did not
mean to disrespect
women or Sule, the
daughter of NCP chief
Sharad Pawar.
“Whenever I meet
Sule, we always greet
each other with re-
spect,” Patil said.
On Wednesday,
Patil, during the
BJP’s protest, hit
out at Sule, say-
ing,“Whyareyou
(Sule)eveninpoli-
tics, just go home
andcook.GotoDelhi
ortoacemetery
,butget
us the OBC quota. De-
spite being a Lok Sabha
member, how come you
don’tknowhowtogetan
appointment with chief
minister.”
WithoutnamingPatil,
the NCP’s State Women
Wing President Vidya
Chavan said, “A person
who denied a sitting
woman MLA a tick-
et and contested
from her constitu-
ency is bad-mouth-
ing an MP who has
been honoured
with the Sansad Rat-
na award (for good
performance) twice.”
“We know you be-
lieve in Manusmriti,
but we will not remain
silent anymore,” she
said, adding “He should
learn to make chapattis
so that he can help his
wife at home,” the NCP
leader quipped.
After the Supreme
Court recently allowed
reservation for the
OBCs in local body elec-
tions in Madhya
Pradesh, Sule said she
had contacted MP CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
during his Delhi visit,
but he did not divulge
what he did to get nod
for the reservation.
OBC QUOTA ROW
Supriya Sule’s
husband Sadanand
Sule in a social
media post criticised
Patil’s remarks,
saying, “This is the
Maharashtra BJP
president speaking
about Supriya.I have
always maintained
that they (BJP) are
misogynistic and
demean women
whenever they can.”
The plea questioned
how the jail authorities
handed over the
custody without taking
the permission from
the special ED and
CBI courts in Mumbai
and also without
taking transit remand.
Chandrakant Patil made the remarks on NCP MP Supriya Sule during a protest by the state
BJP unit in Mumbai for seeking reservation for the Other Backward Classes in elections
Why are you (Sule)
even in politics, just go home
and cook. Go to Delhi or to a cem-
etery, but get us the OBC quota. De-
spite being a Lok Sabha member,
how come you don’t know how to
get an appointment with chief
minister.
—Chandrakant Patil
lll
Mumbai has
reported
52.79% rise in
COVID-19
cases, while
it was 68.75%
in Palghar
district,
27.92% in
Thane district
and 18.52%
in Raigad
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray on
Thursday appealed to
the people of the state
not to lower their
guard against
COVID-19 in
view of the
rise in cas-
es, and said they
should continue to
wear face masks to
prevent the spread of
infection.
“Mask and vaccina-
tion is necessary. At
present 92.27% people
above the age of 18 have
got the first dose of vac-
cination and the health
department has been
asked to expedite the
process further,”
Thackeray said.
Although the
number of hospitali-
zation (on account of
coronavirus) is low,
everyone should be
alert and cautious as
the virus has not
gone away complete-
ly as yet, he said.
Thackeray made the
appeal to the people
during the weekly meet-
ing of the state cabinet
here, a statement issued
by the Chief Minister’s
Office (CMO) said.
On Wednesday, Ma-
harashtra reported 470
coronavirus positive
cases, the highest daily
count since March 5.
Of these, Mumbai re-
corded 295 cases, the
highest single-day rise
since February 12.
Mumbai has reported
52.79% rise in COVID-19
cases, while it was
68.75% in Palghar
district, 27.92% in
Thane district and
18.52% in Raigad, the
statement said.
The chief minister
observed that the
state’s weekly coronavi-
rus positivity rate is
1.59% with Mumbai
and Pune reporting
more positivity than
the state’s average.
nCoV hasn’t gone away, continue to wear mask: CM
RAISING THE ALARM
NCP worker
attacked in
Pune; case
registered
First India Bureau
Pune: The police have
registered an offence
against a former BJP
worker and a few oth-
ers for allegedly at-
tacking an NCP work-
er in Pune, an official
said on Thursday
.
The Vishrambag po-
lice have registered a
case under section 452
(house-trespass) and
other relevant provi-
sions of the IPC and
Bombay Police Act for
theattackthathappened
on Wednesday evening,
based on a complaint
lodged by NCP worker
Appa Jadhav.
According to the
complainant, Santosh
Kamble and a few oth-
ers allegedly entered a
local party office in the
Narayan Peth area and
attacked him over a
dispute. A video of
Kamble and the others
allegedly manhandling
Jadhav has surfaced on
social media.
Around 10 days ago,
local BJP leader Vinay-
akAmbekarwastrashed
by some NCP workers at
his office, following
whichhehadalsolodged
a complaint with the
Vishrambag police.
VISITORS FROM FAR LAND
Flamingoes stand in a creek in Navi Mumbai, India, on Thursday. Flocks of flamingos can be
found in Mumbai during their season which is usually from December to May.
—PHOTOS BY AP
LATEST FIGURES
PROBE REVEALS
Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan were illegally taken to Uttar
Pradesh from Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
Chandrakant Patil —FILE PHOTO
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. —FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
04
Modi’s touchstone to gauge people’s spirit
upchand Sevkani recalls how PM
Modi used to connect with the
pracharaks during Emergency in
order to carry on the revolution-
ary work of protecting Indian
democracy
.
When Modiji was the Sangath-
an Mahamantri of the State, I was
the district Mahamantri. This in-
cident that I am narrating here
shows us clearly how Modiji is a
born leader. His leadership quali-
ties are reflected in not just the big
decisions, but also in the smallest
steps he takes for the Sangathan,
the party and the country
.
Once a sabha had been organ-
ised in Ahmedabad during the
Emergency. Modiji was present
for the sabha but we could see
that the chair reserved for the
State Mahamantri was vacant.
We all were wondering where
Modiji could be when someone
informed that he was present
backstage with the Sangathan
workers. We all headed towards
the backstage to meet Modiji and
find out what he was doing there.
The reply he gave at that point
was so inspirational that all of us
were touched and humbled by his
simplicity and greatness. He said,
“This backstage is Gujarat. I can
gauge the pulse of Gujarat here. I
get to meet all the workers of San-
gathan and devise strategies for
future action. Meeting workers at
an individual level will take a lot
of time and I only have a few
hours to find out what’s happen-
ing in the state. This is the right
place to ideate.”
Those were the days when the
publication of newspapers had
been shut and the only way to dis-
seminateinformationtothework-
ers was through Panjasya Saapta-
hik. Only one copy was printed
and it was passed on from one
karyakarta to another in clandes-
tine ways such as hiding the copy
beneath the shirt while circulat-
ing it. The Panjasya Saptahik car-
ried information about the activi-
ties of the Sangh and provided
guidelines for the karyakartas to
carry on work during Emergency
.
This weekly guided the karyakar-
tas on ways to protest the wrong-
doings of the government, raising
one’s voice against the authoritar-
ian regime and also laid down the
future of the Sangh once the
Emergency was over. The aim was
to carry on the dialogue and con-
versation of the Sangh, even
though the branches of the Sangh
were shut. In these ways we tried
to ensure that the Sangh stayed
alive and the flow of information
never stopped.
It had not rained enough in
Panchmahal Zila and in several
districts it was a state of drought.
Water was scarce and people were
facing severe problems. There
was no water or fodder for the
livestock either. We requested
Modiji to help us resolve these is-
sues who immediately got in
touch with the Secretary and the
Collector regarding these issues.
We met the Collector who asked
us about the issues being faced in
various pockets and assured us of
help and timely action. This is
how Modiji bears the hallmark of
a true leader- a keen observer, a
patient listener, a problem solver
and a strategist par excellence.
R
PANJASYA SAPTAHIK:
GUIDELINES FOR
THE KARYAKARTAS
The Panjasya Saptahik carried
information about the activities of
the Sangh and provided guidelines
for the karyakartas to carry on work
during Emergency. This weekly
guided the karyakartas on ways
to protest the wrongdoings of the
government, raising one’s voice
against the authoritarian regime
and also laid down the future of the
Sangh once the Emergency was over.
YOU READ PART-5 ON MAY 26, 2022
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 6
NO HUNGER WITH MODI’S ‘LANGAR’
WHEN MODI DONNED A CHEF’S HAT AND
SURPRISED EVERYONE’S TASTEBUDS!
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
ssistant at BJP Office, Rohtak, Deepak
Kumar has worked closely for Modiji
as his assistant in the Rohtak BJP of-
fice. He reminisces an interesting an-
ecdote when PM Modi donned the hat
of a chef and with elan. Modiji not
only cooked food but served it too with
love. But can our PM ever do anything
without teaching a valuable lesson?
Well, no! That day Modiji imparted a
lesson in zero-wastage of food and
prepared parathas with leftovers.
Deepak shares with us how our PM
values personal relationships above
everything else.
It was 9.30 in the morning when I
heard a tapping at the gate. I opened
the gate and it was Modiji. He made
straight for the kitchen and asked me
for breakfast. I was dumbstruck for a
couple of moments. Regaining my
composure, I said, “We all have had
our breakfast. Unfortunately, we are
out of food now.” He looked around
and his sight got fix-
ated at a box of pick-
les at the topmost
shelf. I knew what
was coming, so I in-
formed him before-
hand, “Sir it’s only
the masala that’s left.
Pickle as such is fin-
ished.” Modiji asked
me immediately “So
what do you do with
it?” I said “Sir noth-
ing. It’s just the lefto-
ver. We don’t use
this.” He then in-
structed me, “Take
out the mixture for
me please and chop
some onions, finely.” Meanwhile, he
kneaded the dough with a dash of
leftover pickle mixture and said “Let
me make parathas for us!” Then Modi-
ji made terrific pyaz parathas with the
spicy dough that both of us relished
thoroughly. The lesson he imparted
that day was that no food item should
get wasted. If we use our creativity
and cook with the intention of utiliz-
ing food stuffs efficiently, we are sure
to come up with some interesting
recipes and will get to bond with each
other too, over food.
Not just this. Who does not know
about our PM’s famous khichdi para-
thas? He has often recommended the
recipe in order to ensure that leftover
khichdi does not go waste. Infact,
when Modiji was national BJP secre-
tary in-charge of Haryana, he served
them to Manohar Lal Khattar who is
still a big fan of the recipe.
A
MODI’S
EXPERIMENTS
IN KITCHEN
LESSONS IN
ZERO-WASTAGE
MODIJI SERVES
FOOD WITH LOVE
Modiji not only
cooked food but
served it too with
love. But can our
PM ever do anything
without teaching a
valuable lesson? Well,
no! That day Modiji
imparted a lesson in
zero-wastage of food
and prepared parathas
with leftovers.
l Vol 1 l Issue No. 21 l RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, No.22, Dighe MIDC, Vishnu Nagar, TTC Industrial Area, Dighe, Navi Mumbai-400701.
Published at Plot No. 3 Scheme C of Manglorean Garden Home, CHS Limited, Survey No. 5, 6C (Part) Ville Parle East, Mumbai 400057. Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

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05
INDIA
Sidda rules out Cong-JD(S)
alliance for RS, 2023 polls
Karwar (PTI): Senior
Congress leader Siddar-
amaiah on Thursday
ruled out any “political
relationship” between
his party and the JD(S)
eitherduringtheupcom-
ing Rajya Sabha polls or
the 2023 Assembly elec-
tions in Karnataka.
His statement gains
significance, as none of
the three parties has an
adequate number of
votes to win the fourth
Rajya Sabha seat from
the State Assembly
.
The Leader of Oppo-
sition in the Karnataka
Assembly also made it
clear that he would not
go to national politics,
and would remain ac-
tive in the State.
“There will not be
any relationship (alli-
ance or understanding)
with JD(S)…we (Con-
gress) will not have any
political relationship
with JD(S), there will
not be any relationship
during the elections or
any other political rela-
tionship,” Siddaramai-
ah said in response to a
question.
The June 10 election
to four Rajya Sabha
seats is necessitated as
the term of office of
members — Nirmala
Sitharaman (Union Fi-
nance Minister) and K C
Ramamurthy of BJP,
andJairamRameshand
late Oscar Fernandes of
Congress — is due to ex-
pire on June 30. The last
date of filing nomina-
tions is May 31.
A candidate needs 45
votes to win in this RS
election, and based on
the current party posi-
tion in the Legislative
Assembly, the BJP can
win two seats and Con-
gress one, official
sources said, adding
that the JD(S) can win
one, provided it gets the
support of either one of
the national parties.
Similarly
, in case the
BJP or Congress wants
to win the extra (fourth)
seat, they will need
JD(S)’support,theysaid.
Siddaramaiah HD Deve Gowda
There will not be
any relationship
(alliance or un-
derstanding) with JD(S)…
we (Congress) will not have
any political relationship
with JD(S), there will not
be any relationship during
the elections or any other
political relationship.
—Siddaramaiah,
Senior Congress leader
BRIEF
in
in
ISRAELI DEFENCE
MIN TO VISIT
INDIA NEXT WEEK
COURT TO DELIVER
SENTENCE TO
CHAUTALA TODAY
New Delhi: Israel’s de-
fence minister Benny
Gantz will visit India
next week during
which he will sign a
Letter of Intent (LOI)
to mark 30 years of
bilateral diplomatic
and defence ties, his
office said on Thurs-
day. India and Israel
elevated their bilat-
eral ties to a strategic
partnership during the
historic visit of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to Israel in July
2017. Since then, the
relationship between
the two countries has
focused on expand-
ing knowledge-based
partnershipincluding
boosting the ‘Make in
India’ initiative.
New Delhi: The Rouse
Avenue Court of Delhi
on Thursday is likely
to pronounce sentenc-
ing against former
Haryana Chief Minister
Om Prakash Chautala
in a disproportionate
assets (DA) case filed
by the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI).
The Court will hear
arguments first on the
point of sentence and
may pass a sentence
against OP Chautala to-
day. Special Judge (PC
Act) Vikas Dhull, last
week had convicted
Chautala and said the
accused had failed to
satisfactorily account
for such dis-propor-
tionality by proving his
source of income.
Germany OK’s Covaxin
for travel from June 1
New Delhi (Agencies):
German Ambassador to
India and Bhutan, Wal-
ter J Lindner on Thurs-
day said the govern-
ment of the European
nation will start recog-
nising Bharat Biotech’s
COVID-19 vaccine for
travel purpose there
from June 1.
In a tweet, Lindner
said, Very happy that
GER government just
decided to recognise
WHO-listed Covaxin for
travels to GER, starting
June 1! This Embassy
has been pushing very
actively for such deci-
sion (because of Covid-
backlogs visa sections
have longer waiting pe-
riods than normal,
please have patience).
In November last year,
theWorldHealthOrgani-
sation recommended
Emergency Use Listing
(EUL)statusforCovaxin.
Several countries in-
cluding Australia, Ja-
pan and Canada allow
passengers vaccinated
with Covaxin into those
countries.
New Delhi: Maha-
rashtra, followed by
Manipur and Uttar
Pradesh, have recorded
the highest number of
Covid-19 deaths in 2020,
when 1.6 lakh people suc-
cumbed to the virus in the
country. As per the registered
medically certified deaths in 2020,
Maharashtra has recorded the
highest percentage of medically
certified Covid deaths with 17.7
per cent followed by Manipur (15.7
per cent), Uttar Pradesh (15.0 per
cent), Himachal Pradesh (13.5 per
cent), Uttarakhand (12.8 per cent),
Andhra Pradesh (12.0 per cent),
Punjab (11.9 per cent) and Delhi
(10.8 per cent).
MAHA, MANIPUR, UP
RECORD HIGHEST
NUMBER OF COVID-19
DEATHS IN 2020
K’taka students call
for implementation
of HC Hijab verdict
Bengaluru (ANI): Stu-
dents of University Col-
lege, Mangalore have
claimed that the college
hasnotimplementedthe
Hijab rule. As per the
Karnataka high court
order, hijab has been
banned from school and
college campuses. Ac-
cording to a section of
Hindu students in the
Mangaluru college, stu-
dents were allowed to at-
tend classes wearing hi-
jab, media reported.
A section of students
were sitting outside the
Mangaluru college cam-
pus demanded that the
hijab rule be implement-
ed and Muslim students
benotallowedtoallowed
to wear before entering
classes. The students
said that the students
wearing hijab must fol-
low the high court’s or-
der and remove them.
The hijab controversy
had erupted in last year
December when six
Muslim students were
barred from entering
classes. The Udupi Gov-
ernment Pre-university
College, where the girls
studied, were told that a
policy was put in place
which banned the stu-
dents from wearing any
piece of clothing to the
college that was not part
of the uniform.
Temple priest
hacked to
death in TN
Chennai (Agencies): A
priest of Kalaimannan
temple in Tamil Nadu’s
Madurai was hacked to
death on Thursday
morning, police said.
The deceased was
identified as 52-year-old
Lakshmanan, who was
also a government em-
ployee, working as a
clerk at Idayapatti pan-
chayat in Madurai. He
was attacked early in
the morning while he
was on his way to the
temple on a motorbike.
The murder of a tem-
ple priest on the day
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi is visiting the
state has alerted the po-
lice and the DGP has
instructed Madurai po-
lice to immediately nab
the culprits.
However, local police
said that the murder
was due to a personal
grudge between some
distant relatives and the
priest, adding that some
relatives were sore that
Lakshmanan was not
allowing them to get pri-
ority at the temple.
Assam: Gang
rape accused
shot at while
trying to flee
Kokrajhar (PTI): A
man, who was arrested
for his alleged involve-
ment in the gang rape of
a girl, was shot at and
injured when he at-
tempted to escape from
police custody in As-
sam’s Kokrajhar dis-
trict on Thursday, an
officer said.
The police had arrest-
ed the accused, who
along with two others
had allegedly raped the
girl on Monday night,
and he was being taken
to a place where he had
hidden the mobile hand-
set with which they had
filmed the rape inci-
dent, Additional Super-
intendent of Police S S
Panesar said.
As they neared the
Dholmara Ranipur tea
garden, the accused was
showing the spot when
he suddenly turned and
snatched the service
pistol of a police officer
and attempted to fire at
the police team.
Webcasting
at 50% polling
booths in
Tripura bypoll
Agartala (PTI): Atleast
50 per cent of the polling
boothsinthefourassem-
bly seats where bypoll
will be held on June 23
will have webcasting
surveillance to ensure
free and fair election, an
election department of-
ficial said on Thursday
.
Voting in all the 221
booths of Agartala,
Town Bardowli, Surma
and Yubarajnagar con-
stituencies will be video
graphed under proper
security arrangement,
said Tripura chief elec-
toral officer (CEO)
Kiran Gittee.
We plan to bring 50
per cent of the polling
booths under webcast-
ing to ensure free and
fair elections. It may in-
crease depending on the
situation. VVPAT will
be attached to all the
EVMs, he said during a
press conference.
Security forces will
be deployed in all the
polling booths.
DRI seizes 52 kg
cocaine valued
at `500 crore
Monsoon onset over Kerala can
happen anytime till June 1: IMD
The wait for the most
awaited news at this
time of the year just got
extended.
Contrary to its earlier
prediction of the onset
of the Southwest Mon-
soonoverKeralaonMay
27, the India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD) on Thursday said
it can happen anytime
this forecasting week
(meaningtillJune1)and
the conditions are being
monitored real time.
The news of onset of
Southwest Monsoon
over Kerala is the most
awaited news for the
agrarian practices
across India that have a
major impact on the do-
mestic economy, in-
cluding on the share
markets.
“Conditions are fa-
vorable for further ad-
vance of Southwest
Monsoon over some
more parts of South
Arabian Sea, entire
Maldives adjoining
areas of Lakshadweep
and some more parts
of Comorin area dur-
ing next 48 hours. Con-
ditions are likely to
become favourable for
onset of monsoon over
Kerala during the
week,” the IMD’s Ex-
tended Range Forecast
said.
This‘week’isthefore-
casting week, from May
26 till June 1, and that in
turn means, the mon-
soon is expected any
time till June 1.
Asked for the spe-
cific reason for the de-
lay, a senior IMD scien-
tist said: “Our earlier
forecast for May 27 did
mention an estimation
of plus/minus four
days. Kerala’s all 14
identified stations
have not received rain-
fall even today.”
Monsoon is a com-
plex phenomenon and a
number of criteria are
to be satisfied before
IMD declares onset
over Kerala and is de-
pendent on factors such
as rainfall, wind field
and Outgoing Long-
wave Radiation (OLR).
First, if after May 10,
60 per cent of the desig-
nated 14 stations en-
listed in Kerala subd-
division report rainfall
of 2.5 mm or more for
two consecutive days,
the onset over Kerala
can be declared on the
second day.
ARREST OF 4 KHALISTANI TERRORISTS:
MHA HANDS OVER CASE TO NIA
The Ministry of Home
Affairs(MHA)hashand-
edoverthecaseof arrest
of four Khalistani ter-
rorists in Karnal to the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA), officials
said here on Thursday
.
The NIA registered a
fresh case against the
four terrorists and also
named another terror-
ist Harvinder Singh
Rinda who is said to be
hiding in Pakistan.
OnMay5,theHaryana
Police arrested four
Khalistani terrorists
who have links with pro-
scribed organisation
Babbar Khalsa Interna-
tional. Arms and ammu-
nition and explosives
were recovered from
their possession. These
Punjab-based gangsters
werearrestedbytheHar-
yanaPoliceatatollplaza
in Haryana’s Karnal.
The four gangsters
were reportedly on their
way to Telangana to de-
liver the explosives and
armswhentheywerear-
rested after inputs from
the Intelligence Bureau
and Punjab Police.
One pistol, 30 car-
tridges, three IEDs
weighing 2.5 kg each
and Rs 1.3 lakh cash is
was recovered from the
vehicle that bore a Del-
hi registration number.
The Directorate of Rev-
enue Intelligence (DRI)
on Thursday said it has
recovered a consign-
ment of 52 kg of cocaine
valued at Rs 500 crore
under “Operation Nam-
keen” at Mundra port
that was imported from
Iran.
“On the basis of ex-
tensive data analysis
and field surveillance,
intelligence was devel-
oped by the DRI that
certain consignments
being imported from
Iran were likely to con-
tain narcotic drugs.
“… ‘Op Namkeen’
was launched and a con-
signment, declared to
contain 1,000 bags of
common salt having
gross weight of 25 MT,
which had been import-
ed at Mundra port from
Iran, was identified for
detailed examination,”
said a DRI official.
The said consign-
ment was examined for
three continuous days
from May 24-26.
During the examina-
tion, some bags were
found to be suspicious,
as a substance in pow-
der form having dis-
tinct smell was found in
these bags.
Samples were drawn
from those suspected
bags and testing was
conducted by officials
of Directorate of Foren-
sic Sciences, Gujarat,
who reported the pres-
ence of cocaine in these
samples.
DEFENCE MINISTER IN KARNATAKA
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inspects naval guard of honour upon his arrival, in Karwar on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Conditions are likely to become favourable for onset of monsoon over Kerala during the week.

06
INDIA
BIG INFRA PUSH IN SOUTH
PM lays foundation stone of 11
projects worth over `31K Cr
Chennai (Agencies):
dra Modi on Thursday
dedicated to the nation
several completed pro-
jectsandlaidthefounda-
tion stone for several
new schemes in Tamil
Nadu’s Chennai.
The PM dedicated to
the nation five projects
worth over Rs 2,960
crore, in the presence of
Governor RN Ravi, Un-
ion Minister L Murugan
and CM Stalin.
Further, he also wit-
nessed inauguration of
1,152housesconstructed
as part of the Light
House Project-Chennai,
built at a cost of Rs 116
crore under Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana-Ur-
ban. The prime minister
also laid the foundation
stoneof 6projects,worth
over Rs 28,000 crore.
Among them are the
262 km long Bengaluru-
Chennai Expressway
,
whichwouldbebuiltata
cost of over Rs 14,870
crore. It would pass
through the states of
Karnataka, Andhra
PradeshandTamilNadu
and help reduce travel
timebetweenBengaluru
and Chennai by two to
three hours.
The PM also laid the
foundation stone of a
Multi-Modal Logistic
Park at Chennai worth
around Rs 1430 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the foundation stone laying dedication to the nation of mult-
crore intrastructure projects, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin and Governor RN Ravi and other leaders are also seen. —PHOTO BY PTI
STALIN: MAKE
TAMIL OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE ON
PAR WITH HINDI
Chennai (Agencies):
Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin
urged Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on
Thursday to make Ta-
mil an official language
on par with Hindi as
the two shared stage
at an event in Chen-
nai. He also called
for exempting Tamil
Nadu from the national
medical entrance test
NEET after a bill was
passed recently in the
state assembly. “Make
Tamil the official lan-
guage like Hindi and
the official language in
Madras High Court,”
said the Chief Minister.
Three LeT terrorists gunned
down in Kupwara encounter
Srinagar (ANI): Three
terrorists affiliated
with terror outfit LeT
were neutralised in an
encounter between ter-
rorists and security
forcesatKreeriinNorth
Kashmir’s Kupwara dis-
trict on Thursday
.
“Their identification
is being ascertained. In-
criminating materials
including arms and am-
munition have been re-
covered,” IGP Kashmir
told media.
“Based on a specific
input developed by Kup-
wara Police regarding
infiltration attempt of
terrorists in village
Jumagund, Kupwara,
an encounter has start-
ed when the infiltrating
terrorists were inter-
cepted by the Army and
the Police,” police said.
The firefight between
terrorists and security
forces took place after a
joint team of the police
and the security forces
cordoned off the area
and launched a search
operation on the basis
of specific information
about presence of ter-
rorists. As the security
forces zeroed in on the
spot where terrorists
were hiding they came
under a heavy volume
of fire that triggered
the encounter.
NINE KILLED AS CAB FALLS INTO DEEP
GORGE IN GANDERBAL DISTRICT
Srinagar (Agencies): Nine people, including an
Army personnel, were killed when their cab rolled
into a deep gorge on the Srinagar-Leh national
highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal dis-
trict, officials said on Thursday. The cab, on its way
from Kargil to Srinagar, skidded off the road late
on Wednesday at Zojila and rolled down the gorge,
they added. The police, army and locals launched
a search-cum-rescue operation and recovered four
bodies and rescued five others who were rushed
to a hospital, officials said. Those rescued suc-
cumbed to injuries at the hospital, they said.
KARTI GRILLED FOR
9 HOURS BY CBI
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI
on Thursday questioned
Congress MP Karti Chid-
ambaram for nine hours in
connection with an alleged
scam pertaining to the
issuance of visas to 263
Chinese nationals in 2011
when his father P Chidam-
baram was home minister,
officials said. A special
court had ordered Karti
Chidambaram to join the
CBI investigation within 16
hours of his arrival from the
UK and Europe, where he
had gone with the permis-
sion of the Supreme Court
and the special court.
Breather for Karti Chidambaram as Court
stays his arrest in visa case till May 30
New Delhi (PTI): A
DelhicourtonThursday
granted interim protec-
tion from arrest till May
30 to Congress MP Karti
Chidambaram in a case
registered by the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) in the Chinese Vi-
sas case.
Special Judge M K
Nagpal also issued no-
tice to the ED on the an-
ticipatory bail applica-
tionmovedbyKartiChi-
dambaram.
The ED recently regis-
tered the money-laun-
deringcaseagainstKarti
Chidamabaram and oth-
ers in the alleged scam
about the issuance of vi-
sasto263Chinesenation-
als in 2011 when his fa-
ther P Chidambaram
was the home minister.
The federal agency
has filed its case under
the provisions of the
PMLA taking cogni-
sance of a recent first
information report by
theCBIinthesamecase.
Karti outside the CBI headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday.
Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first
Lavendar Festival in Jammu’s Bhaderwah
Jammu (Agencies):
Union Minister Dr. Ji-
tendra Singh on Thurs-
day inaugurated the
country’s first ‘Laven-
dar festival’ at Jammu’s
Bhaderwah where the
cultivation of lavender
has transformed the
economy of the moun-
tainous area.
The Minister de-
scribed Bhaderwah in
the Doda district as the
birthplace of India’s
purple revolution,
which he said was pos-
sible due to the vision-
ary rural upliftment
policies of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi.
Jitendra Singh ac-
cused previous govern-
ments of neglecting
places like Bhaderwah
and said the economy
of such areas was now
improving because of
better connectivity
through roads and tun-
nels created by the
Modi government.
Lavenderhaschanged
the fortunes of farmers
in Jammu and Kashmir
under the ‘Aroma Mis-
sion or Purple Revolu-
tion’, an initiative of the
Central government to-
wards transforming the
lives of UT’s farmers’
community
.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh speaks after inaugurating the
country’s first ‘Lavender Festival’ in JK on Thursday.
Bihar: Naxal wanted in
500 cases found dead
Gaya (Agencies): Secu-
rity forces have recov-
ered the body of naxal
commander Sandeep
Yadav, who carried a re-
wardof Rs83lakhonhis
head announced by dif-
ferentstategovernments
onhishead,fromBanke-
bazar village in Gaya
district, police said.
Yadav was found dead
under mysterious cir-
cumstancesinBaburam-
dih area of the village
under Lutua police sta-
tion on Wednesday
.
The police, however,
confirmed Yadav’s
death on Thursday
.
He was wanted in
over 500 cases in six
states, including Bihar
and Jharkhand.
Gaya senior superin-
tendent of police Har-
preet Kaur said the au-
topsy was conducted at
AnugrahNarayanMedi-
calCollegeinGayainthe
presenceof amagistrate
andtheentireprocessof
was videographed.
The exact cause of
death can be ascer-
tained only by the re-
port of the postmortem
report, she added.
Budget Govt’s ‘vision
for next 5 yrs’: Yogi
Lucknow (PTI):TheUt-
tar Pradesh budget for
2022-23 meets the aspira-
tionsof thepeopleof the
State and is the govern-
ment’s vision for the
next five years, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath said on May 26.
The budget has taken
care of the BJP’s Lok
Sankalp Patra (election
Manifesto) released dur-
ing the Assembly polls,
and out of 130 resolu-
tions, 97 have been ad-
dressed, CM Yogi said.
Along with the all-in-
clusive development of
theState,thebudgetwill
also prepare the road-
map for a bright future,
Mr. Adityanath added.
This is the biggest
budget of the state till
date. Yogi also said the
budget was prepared
keeping in mind the
overall development of
the State.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath
lll
Naga national
flag symbolising
the community’s
political identity
is not negotiable.
The issue is the
longest-running
insurgency
movement in
Southeast Asia
Guwahati: The fate of
the Naga peace process
hangs in the balance as
the Isak-Muivah faction
of the major insurgent
group National Social-
ist Council of Nagalim
or NSCN-IM on Thurs-
day said in clear terms
that it would not accept
the “Naga national
flag” as a cultural flag
as hinted by Govern-
ment of India.
“It is unthinkable for
NSCN to accept Naga
national flag as cultural
flag as hinted by Gov-
ernment of India. Naga
National Flag that sym-
bolises Naga political
identity is not negotia-
ble,” the NSCN-IM said
in the editorial of its
latest “news bulletin”
Nagalim Voice.
The statement comes
against the backdrop of
reports emanating
from Nagaland that the
Centre has offered that
the Naga national flag
could be used for cul-
tural purposes and
there would be some
reflection of the Naga
constitution in the con-
stitution of India.
The NSCN-IM said
when the Framework
Agreement was signed
on August 3, 2015,
dra Modi went “histri-
onic” by announcing
he had solved the long-
est-running insurgen-
cy movement in the
Southeast Asia.
“Today, the NSCN is
watching how the same
PM of India is going to
handle Framework
Agreement with NSCN
and Naga people that he
himself took so much
pride and credit,” the
editorial reads.
The outfit expressed
concern over the “ha-
bitual betraying” na-
ture of the Centre.
“Such has the de-
pravity on the part of
the Government of In-
dia been that every
good thing gained dur-
ing the 25 years of In-
do-Naga political talks
is facing the risk of go-
ing down the drain,”
the NSCN-IM said.
The outfit added that
the “unfortunate devel-
opment” was tanta-
mount to political
blackmail but it was
unnerved in the face of
such brinkmanship.
There has been a sud-
den spike in political
activity and whispers
of a Naga settlement in
Nagaland following the
Centre’s recent sepa-
rate meetings with
Naga leaders.
The meetings fol-
lowed Nagaland Deputy
Chief Minister Yant-
hungo Patton’s state-
ment back home that
some senior insurgent
leaders do not want a
settlement to the issue
so that they can contin-
ue to enjoy the comforts
of life at people’s cost.
Fate of peace process hangs in balance as NSCN-IM rejects Centre’s offer
UNTHINKABLE TO ACCEPT NAGA NATIONAL FLAG AS CULTURAL FLAG
People hold Naga National flag. —FILE PHOTO
Congress nurtured
Yasin Malik: MP
Home Minister
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh Home Minis-
ter Narottam Mishra
on Thursday alleged
that separatist leader
Yasin Malik, who was
convicted in a terror
funding case, was nur-
tured by the Congress
party.
Mishra put forth his
stance and targeted the
party leaders for not re-
acting over life sen-
tence to Yasin Malik.
“Sonia Gandhi, Rahul
Gandhi, Digvijay Sin-
gh’s tweet on Yasin Ma-
lik did not come. Con-
gress nurtured Yasin
Malik has been convict-
ed by the court, he him-
self has accepted the
murder on TV
,” he said.
FROM PG 1
in the parched districts
of Maharashtra for
farmers faced with a
water deficit to irrigate
farmlands.
For instance, Aurang-
abad benefitted by 333
mm of rainfall in 2019,
Beed received 269.25
mm, Jalna recorded 400
mm of rainfall, and
Parbhani was lashed
with 245.75 mm show-
ers, using the new tech-
nology. For agricultur-
ists in these water-
scarce regions of Mar-
athwada, Vidarbha and
Western Maharashtra,
the new technology had
proved a boon even with
the limited deployment
of two airplanes and
two radars in 2019.
Unfortunately, while
the deferred cloud seed-
ing amid the COVID-19
pandemic was also not
a compulsion, its defer-
ment in 2022 also indi-
cates the misplaced pri-
orities of the MVA gov-
ernment. The state may
end up paying higher
than the Rs50 crore
needed for cloud seed-
ing in payouts towards
drought and failed
crops in the three re-
gions.
MALIK ‘ALL ALONE’
IN PRISON
Yasin Malik will now spend
the rest of his life ‘all alone’
in prison. The Kashmiri sepa-
ratist has been lodged in jail
number 7 of the Tihar prison.
Separated from the outside
world, he has been kept alone
inside the prison, away from
nearly 13,000 prisoners.
CLOUD SEEDING FAILS...

BIZ BUZZ
07
New Delhi (PTI): The
Ministry of Road
Transport and High-
ways has increased the
third-party motor in-
surance premium for
various categories of
vehicles with effect
from June 1, a decision
which is likely to jack
up the insurance cost
of cars and two-wheel-
ers. According to the
revised rates notified
by the MoRTH on
Wednesday, private
cars with an engine ca-
pacity of 1,000 cc will
attract rates of `2,094
compared to `2,072 in
2019-20. Similarly, pri-
vate cars with an en-
gine capacity between
1,000 cc and 1,500 cc
will attract rates of
`3,416 compared to
`3,221, while owners of
cars above 1,500 cc will
see a drop in premium
from `7,897 to `7,890.
Two-wheelers over
150 cc but not exceed-
ing 350 cc will attract a
premium of `1,366, and
for over 350 cc, the re-
vised premium will be
`2,804.
After a two-year mor-
atorium due to the
COVID-19 pandemic,
the revised Third-Par-
ty (TP) insurance pre-
mium will come into
effect from June 1.
Earlier, TP rates
were notified by the In-
surance Regulatory
and Development Au-
thority of India. This is
the first time that the
MoRTH has notified
the TP rates in consul-
tation with the insur-
ance regulator.
THIRD-PARTY MOTOR INSURANCE
PREMIUM TO GO UP FROM JUNE 1
MoRTH has
increased the TP
motor insurance
premium for
variouscategories
7.5% DISCOUNT FOR HYBRID EVs
Ambassador likely
to make a comeback
The iconic Ambassador
is likely to make a
comeback in two years
in a brand new avatar.
Hind Motor Financial
Corporation of India
(HMFCI) and Peugeot
are collaborating on the
design and engine of
the ‘Amby’ which will
be launched in a new
incarnation.
The new model of the
classic car brand will
be manufactured at
Hindustan Motors’
(HM) Chennai facility,
which is run
by HMFCI, a
CK Birla
Group affili-
ate compa-
ny, Times of India re-
ported.
HM director Uttam
Bose told TOI on
Wednesday that work is
under way to bring out
the ‘new look’ Amby.
“Mechanical and de-
sign work for the new
engine has reached an
advanced stage,” he
added. Ambassador
was a status symbol in
India from the 1960s to
the mid-1990s.
CIL to divest
25% stake in
BCCL
New Delhi (PTI):
State-owned CIL
on Thursday said
it is planning to
divest 25% stake
in its unlisted arm
Bharat Coking Coal
Ltd (BCCL) and will
go for the subse-
quent listing of the
subsidiary on stock
exchanges after
obtaining further
clearances. Stating
that the company’s
board had given only
“in principle” approv-
al to the proposal,
CIL said that only
after getting further
clearance from the
government, subse-
quent action would
be initiated.
Singtel to sell
2-4% stake in
Airtel to Mittals
New Delhi (PTI):
Singapore-based
telecom firm Singtel
is in talks with Bharti
Airtel chairman
Sunil Mittal to sell
its 2-4% stake in the
company, a source
said. As per m-cap,
Singtel will be able
to generate close to
`7,500 crore on sale
of its 2% stake. “The
discussion is going
on between Singtel
and Mr Mittal. Sing-
tel is looking to sell
2-4% stake in Bharti
Airtel to Mr Mittal,”
a source said but did
not disclose whether
transaction will take
place in Bharti Airtel
or Bharti Telecom.
ONGC offers
stake in KG block
to foreign cos
New Delhi (PTI):
State-owned ONGC
is offering a stake to
foreign companies
in its ultra deepsea
gas discovery and
a high-pressure,
high-temperature
block in the KG
basin as it looks for
financial and techno-
logical help to bring
the challenging fields
to production. ONGC
has floated an initial
tender seeking inter-
est of global majors
with “requisite tech-
nical expertise and
financial strength”
to join as partners
in development of
the DDW block of its
KG-D5 area.
Flexi-cap funds
see `35,877 cr
inflow in FY22
New Delhi (PTI):
The newly-created
flexi-cap category
— which requires
MFs to invest at least
65% of the corpus
in equity without
any restrictions on
investing in large,
mid or small-cap
stock — registered a
net inflow of `35,877
crore in 2021-22. Of
the `35,877 crore,
flexi-cap funds saw a
net inflow of `6,191
crore for the quarter
ended Dec 2021 and
`8,950 crore for
three months ended
March 2022.
FY22 GDP GROWTH SEEN AT 8.2-8.5%: SBI
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The State Bank
of India (SBI) research
report Ecowrap, in its
latest edition, project-
ed India’s GDP growth
for FY22 to be at 8.2-
8.5%. For Q4FY22, the
report projected
growth at 2.7%.
“We however believe
the GDP projection for
Q4FY22 is clouded by
significant uncertain-
ties. For example, even
a 1% downward revi-
sion in Q1 GDP esti-
mates of FY22 from
20.3%, all other things
remaining unchanged
could push Q4 GDP
growth to 3.8%,” the
report said.
Early trend of
Q4FY22 results for cor-
porates, in the listed
space, reported better
growth across param-
eters as compared to
Q4FY21 albeit contrac-
tion in operating mar-
gin due to higher input
costs. Sectors such as
steel, FMCG, chemi-
cals, IT-software, auto
ancillary, and paper re-
ported better growth
numbers.
However, automo-
bile, cement, capital
goods-electrical equip-
ment, and edible oil
reported growth in the
top line in Q4FY22, reg-
istered negative
growth in PAT.
“Meanwhile global-
ly, while the average
real GDP Y-o-Y growth
in Q1 2022 for 25 econo-
mies at 5.5% is a tad
higher than the preced-
ing quarter, GDP
growth is marking an
abrupt reversal in ma-
jor economies.
FOR Q4FY22, THE STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI) RESEARCH REPORT ECOWRAP PROJECTED GROWTH AT 2.7 PER CENT
MOODY’S LOWERS INDIA’S
GROWTH FORECAST TO 8.8%
New Delhi (PTI):
Moody’s Investors Ser-
vice on Thursday
slashed India’s econom-
ic growth projection to
8.8% for 2022 from 9.1%
earlier, citing high in-
flation.
In its update to Glob-
al Macro Outlook 2022-
23, Moody’s said high-
frequency data suggests
that the growth momen-
tum from December
quarter 2021 carried
through into the first
four months this year.
However, the rise in
crude oil, food and ferti-
lizer prices will weigh
on household finances
and spending in the
months ahead. Rate
hike to prevent energy
and food inflation from
becoming more gener-
alized will slow the de-
mand recovery’s mo-
mentum, it said.
“We have lowered our
calendar-year 2022
growth forecast for In-
dia to 8.8% from our
March forecast of 9.1%,
while maintaining our
2023 growth forecasts at
5.4%,” Moody’s said.
Strong credit growth,
a large increase in in-
vestment intentions an-
nounced by the corpo-
rate sector, and a high
budget allocation to
capital spending by the
government indicate
that the investment cy-
cle is strengthening.
EARLY TRENDS REPORT BETTER GROWTH
High-frequency
data suggests
that the growth
momentum from
Dec 21 quarter
carried through
into the first four
months this year
Vegetables
get costlier,
tomatoes at
`100 per kg
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): After LPG cyl-
inder, rising prices
of tomatoes and
green vegetables are
jeopardising the
common man’s
kitchen budget. In
Delhi, tomatoes are
being sold for `60-80;
while in many cities
its prices have
reached `100 amid
shortfall in supply
.
Apart from toma-
toes, green vegeta-
bles have also gone
costlier in compari-
son to the last week.
Lemon is being
sold in Delhi for `200
to `250 per kg. Simi-
larly, brinjal is at `60
to 80 per kg, calabash
(laoki) `50, cauli-
flower `100 to `120,
onion and potato `40,
capsicum `100 to
`130, carrot `80 and
spinach is being sold
at `60 per kg.
Other vegetables
are also becoming
expensive amid the
shortfall in supply,
said a trader.
Sensex snaps 3-day losing
run, ends 503 points up
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
markets recovered on
Thursday after falling
for the past three days,
with the Sensex jump-
ing over 500 points, aid-
ed by buying in HDFC
twins and ICICI Bank
amid mostly positive
trends in global equi-
ties. The 30-share BSE
Sensex rallied 503.27
points or 0.94% to settle
at 54,252.53. The broad-
er NSE Nifty gained
144.35 points or 0.90% to
end at 16,170.15.
From the Sensex
pack, Tata Steel, State
Bank of India, HDFC
Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI
Bank, HDFC, Nestle,
Wipro, TCS and Tech
Mahindra were among
the prominent gainers.
` SLIPS 2 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 77.57 AGAINST
US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee declined 2 paise to close at
77.57 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as
firm crude prices and relentless
foreign capital outflows dented
investor sentiment. However, a
rally in domestic equities and a
weak American currency in the
overseas market restricted the
rupee’s fall, traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange
market, the rupee opened at 77.54 against the greenback
and touched an intra-day low of 77.65 and a high of 77.52.
It finally settled at 77.57, down 2 paise over its previous
close of 77.55.
Advisoryboardformed
for electronics mfg
The Ministry of Elec-
tronics and Informa-
tion Technology has
formed an advisory
board on making India
a $300 billion electron-
ics manufacturing hub
by 2026. The board is
composed of members
from major local and
multinational electron-
ics brands and industry
bodies. It succeeds a
fast tracked task force
set up in December
2014, that focused only
on smartphone manu-
facturing. With the new
group, the ambit has
been expanded to in-
clude other categories
like IT hardware, wear-
ables, LED lights, etc.
Speaking about the
group, Pankaj Moh-
indroo, Chairman,
ICEA, said the basis for
forming the group came
from a report published
by ICEA that outlined
the strategies, challeng-
es and policy work
needed to achieve the
$300 bn target. The re-
port outlines that to
achieve the $300 bn tar-
get, mobile manufactur-
ing has to increase from
$30 bn in 2021 to $126 bn
by 2026, while IT hard-
ware manufacturing
has to go from $3 bn
presently to $25 bn, and
so on.
FTA negotiations
with India very
soon, says EU
New Delhi (PTI): Eu-
ropean Union Execu-
tive Vice-President and
Trade Commissioner
Valdis Dombrovskis
has said the EU will for-
mally launch negotia-
tions for the proposed
free trade agreement
with India “very soon”.
“Excellent meeting
with Minister Goyal @
PiyushGoyal from In-
dia. Will formally
launch Free Trade
Agreement negotia-
tions very soon,” ac-
cording to a tweet by
Dombrovskis on Thurs-
day (May 26).
BMW expects EV to account for over 10% of total sales
Gurugram (PTI): Ger-
man luxury carmaker
BMW is expecting elec-
tric vehicle sales to ac-
count for over 10% of
its total car sales in In-
dia by next year, as it
accelerates its electrifi-
cation journey in the
country, a top company
official said.
The company, which
launched its all-electric
sedan i4 in India at an
introductory price of
`69.9 lakh, is confident
that with the “widest
electric vehicle portfo-
lio” it will lead the
charge in electromobil-
ity” in India.
In Nov 2021, the com-
pany announced plans
to launch three electric
vehicles in six months
in India. It has already
launched its technology
flagship all-electric
SUV iX and all-electric
MINI SE luxury hatch-
back. In the Jan-March
period of 2022, BMW
group had posted one of
its best quarters in In-
dia with a 25.3% jump
in four-wheeler sales.
Venue crosses 3 lakh
sales milestone
New Delhi (PTI): Hyundai
Motor India on Thursday
said its compact SUV
Venue has crossed 3 lakh
sales mark. While the
company sold over 2.5
lakh SUVs in 2021, Venue
accounted for over 42% of
the dispatches with a total
of 1.08 lakh units. The
model had a market share
of 16.9% in the segment.
Kia India opens
bookings for EV6
New Delhi (PTI): Kia India
on Thursday said it has
commenced bookings
for EV6, its first electric
model in the country. The
EV6 can be booked with a
token amount of `3 lakh
exclusively through 15
select dealerships across
12 cities. Customers can
also book through the Kia
India website.

08
2NDFRONT
The price of an artwork is never for
the labour of the artist but for his
vision.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
‘Drunk’ man nabbed
for injuring daughter
in domestic quarrel
First India Bureau
Thane: A 38-year-old
man was arrested in
Thane city on Thurs-
day for allegedly in-
juring his 11-year-old
daughter following an
argument with his
wife while inebriated,
police said.
Inspector Sunil Shin-
de of Shree Nagar police
station said the incident
happened late Tuesday
night in the Ramnagar
area of Wagle Estate.
BharatDhambre,aha-
bitual alcoholic, re-
turned home around 11
pm and asked his wife to
cook mutton for dinner.
When she refused, he al-
legedly grabbed a kitch-
en knife and attempted
to attack her. The ac-
cusedchargedathiswife
again, but his daughter
sustained injuries to her
fingers when she inter-
vened during the attack,
the official said.
The girl was rushed to
a hospital and is under-
goingtreatment,hesaid.
A case under section 307
(attempt to murder) and
other relevant provi-
sionsof theIPChasbeen
registeredinthisregard.
Sambhajiraje to surrender
RAJYA SABHA QUEST?
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Yuvraj
S a m b h a j i r a j e
Chhatrapati, heir to
the Kolhapur royal
family as the 13th di-
rect descendant of
Maratha king,
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj has almost
decided to surrender
his quest for a second
consecutive Rajya Sab-
ha nomination from
Maharashtra.
Sambhajiraje is likely
to make a public an-
nouncement in this re-
gardonFridaymorning,
more than two weeks af-
ter he announced his in-
tention to contest as an
independent candidate.
According to a well-
placed political source,
“Sambhajiraje not only
gottheBJPendorsement
to be nominated by the
President to the Rajya
Sabha but also, was
madechairpersonof the
Maharashtra Govern-
ment committee for the
conservation of forts by
erstwhile BJP CM Dev-
endra Fadnavis and also
given cabinet minister
status. Sambhajiraje did
not even canvas for the
BJP in the recent bye-
elections in Kolhapur,
won again by the Con-
gress.”
While he enjoyed the
presidentialnomination
for his current six-year
tenure that ends on July
04,2022,onrecommenda-
tion of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi (and the
BJP),hiseffortsforasec-
ond consecutive tenure
has hit political road-
blocks in Maharashtra.
The Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) chief
Sharad Pawar reported-
ly nudged Sambhajiraje
to seek a nomination
from the Shiv Sena, add-
ed the source.
As reported by First
India, the BJP in turn,
offered unconditional
supportof 28-oddvotesit
enjoys (along with state
political allies), if Samb-
hajiraje chooses to con-
testasanindependentas
he had originally an-
nounced.
Eitherway
,theformer
MP will be unable to
muster the 42 votes he
requires to ascend to the
RajyaSabha.Neitherthe
BJP nor the MVA politi-
cal alliance offered to
proposeSambhajirajeas
first choice (read pre-
ferred) candidate. The
BJP can elect two Rajya
Sabha MPs with the
votes its commands (105
MLAs), while the Shiv
Sena with 55 MLAs has
pulled back its offer of
fielding Sambhajiraje.
After his fallout with
the BJP
, Sambhajiraje
unsuccessfully sought a
meeting with PM
Narendra Modi. He was
confident that he would
attract the support of
enough Maratha leaders
in Maharashtra across
party lines to ensure his
tenure in the Rajya Sab-
ha was renewed.
Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
Not assured of
the requisite 42
votes needed,
ChhatrapatiShivaji
Maharaj’s direct
descendent may
leave the RS
battlefield to avoid
theembarrassment
of a loss
POLITICAL HURDLE
water supply remaining
IN MAHARASHTRA'S
RESERVOIRS
Just
37%
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maha-
rashtra's water res-
ervoirs are current-
ly at 37% capacity,
and 401 tankers are
delivering water to
many drought-
stricken areas, ac-
cording to the
state government.
As per a statement
from the Chief
Minister's Office
(CMO), the govern-
ment is working to
g u a r a n t e e
that citi-
zens have ac-
cess to water at all
times, with proper
planning for distribu-
tion.
As many as 401
tankers were distrib-
uting water to 455 vil-
lages and 1,001 ham-
lets across the state,
according to the re-
port.
Tankers were em-
ployed to supply
water to 53 more vil-
lages and 116 hamlets
this week than the
previous week. As
per the statement, a
further 46 tankers
were employed for
the purpose.
The CMO said
that there hasn't
been a need for
tankers to deliver
water in the Nagpur
division thus far.
A report published
by the Aurangabad
divisional commis-
sioner's office
stated that just
seven urban cen-
tres across eight
districts in the
state's Marath-
wada region
receive daily
water supply
.
The report
also said that
the time between
two supplies of
water can range
from one to 15 days.
Badnapur town in
Jalna district has
the longest gap of
15 days, according to
the report.
A
report published
by the Aurangabad
divisional commissioner's
office stated that just seven
urban centres across eight
districts in the state's
Marathwada region
receive daily water
supply.
Water sports at Tarkarli stopped till August-end
First India Bureau
Tarkarli: The Maha-
rashtra Maritime
Board has imposed a
temporary ban on wa-
ter sports activities in
the popular tourist
destination of Tarkar-
li in Malvan in coastal
Sindhudurg district
from Thursday till Au-
gust 31, after a boat
capsized in Malvan
drowning two tour-
ists.
According to a notifi-
cation, all water sports
and maritime adventure
activitieswillbestopped
on popular tourist desti-
nations of Tarkarli,
Deobaug, Bhogwe, and
Malvan till August 31,
cutting short the sum-
mer season by at least 10
daysbeforethemonsoon
arrives in mid-June.
The drowning inci-
dent has raised serious
questions on booming
maritime activities on
these beaches which of-
fermultiplewatersports
activities including scu-
badivingfortourists.On
May 24, two tourists
were killed when a boat
bringingthembackfrom
a scuba diving session
capsized. A preliminary
probe into the incident
showedthattheboatwas
carrying more passen-
gers than its capacity
,
andthetouristswerenot
wearinglifejacketslead-
ing to two of them
drowning.
A Maritime Board
portinspectorsaid,“The
boatwascarrying20pas-
sengers and had devel-
oped a technical snag
which shut it down. It
went out of control and
capsized due to the
waves and high wind
speeds.”
Those killed were
identified as Dr Swapnil
Pise, 41, from Pune, and
Akash Deshmukh, 30,
from Akola district.
Sindhudurg coast had
remained untouched by
commercialismtillafew
years ago when Tarkarli
and Deobaug beaches
emerged as popular des-
tinations.
Sardar Tara Singh’s son joins NCP
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the bu-
gle for the elections to
14 municipal corpora-
tions sounded by the
State Election Com-
mission (SEC), rea-
lignments in political
parties have begun.
Late Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (BJP) council-
lor Sardar Tara Singh’s
son Gurjyot Singh Keer,
an entrepreneur from
Mulund, on Thursday
joined the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
with his supporters. He
was inducted into the
party at the NCP head-
quarters in the pres-
ence of Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pawar.
Speaking to First In-
dia, Gurjyot Singh Keer
said, “I have been par-
ticipating in the NCP-
organized protests to
support the farmer pro-
tests, and have been in-
spired by Supriya Sule’s
leadership. I decided
to join the NCP due to
the party’s work for
farmers.”
Asked why he decid-
ed to switch from the
BJP to NCP, Keer said,
“It is not just me, every
Punjabi was disap-
pointed with the way
BJP handled the farmer
protests. I made the
decision to leave
after that.”
Gurjyot’s entry into
the NCP has raised eye-
brows as his father was
a veteran BJP leader
who was popular with
Mumbai citizens for his
prompt response to any
citizen grievances. In
1984, Singh first con-
tested the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC) elections
and continued on as a
councillor till 1999.
In the 1999 Assembly
elections, BJP fielded
him as a candidate from
the Gujarati-dominated
Mulund assembly con-
stituency. He won by
securing 35,000 votes,
and then successfully
registered victories
from the constituency
for four consecutive
terms till 2019, when
the BJP chose to field
Mihir Kotecha from the
seat.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar welcomes Gurjyot Singh into the party.
BJP can contest
win 3rd RS seat
from Maha: Patil
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) chief
Chandrakant Patil
on Thursday said his
party can field a third
candidate for the
June 10 Rajya Sabha
elections and win
that seat too if the
central leadership in-
structed.
Earlier in the day,
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
and Sanjay Pawar filed
their nomination pa-
pers for the elections to
six Rajya Sabha seats
from Maharashtra for
which members of the
state Assembly will be
the electors.
“If the central leader-
ship instructs us, we
will field a third candi-
date and win that seat
as well. Going by the
strength in the Assem-
bly, two candidates of
BJP can win easily,” Pa-
til told reporters.
A candidate will need
a quota of 42 votes to
win.
The BJP has enough
votes to win two seats
on its own. Ruling alli-
ance (Maha Vikas
Aghadi) partners Shiv
Sena, Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) and
Congress have the votes
to get one candidate
each elected separately,
but together they can
get another candidate
elected to the Upper
House of Parliament.
Banking on this arith-
metic, the Sena has de-
cided to field two candi-
dates in the election.
The BJP has 106
MLAs in the 288-mem-
ber Assembly
. The
strengthof otherparties
is as follows: Shiv Sena
55, NCP 53, Congress 44,
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
three, Samajwadi Party
,
AIMIM and Prahar Jan-
shakti Party two each,
MNS, CPM, Peasants
and Workers Party,
Rashtriya Samaj Pak-
sha, Swabhimani Party
,
Jansurajya Shakti and
Krantikari Shetkari
Party one each. There
are 13 independents,
while one seat is vacant.
ARITHMETIC
Chandrakant Patil
Move comes two days after drowning
of two tourists after a boat capsized
due to overcrowding

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âme: Shikha
The secret to modelling is not being perfect. What
one needs is a face that people can identify in a
second. You have to be given what’s needed by
nature, and what’s needed is to bring something
new, Shikha Sharma, an aspiring model from
Jaipur shares her journey in City First
escribe yourself, and
what would you say
are some vital skills
or characteristics to
have to make it in
the modelling world?
I am a confident girl
and I believe in fulfilling my
every responsibility well. In
the modelling world, we need
to recognize our strengths be-
cause this world is not just
about a beautiful face or figure
but how you make any attire
beautiful by wearing it confi-
dently
. For me beauty is confi-
dence. You should understand
the duties of the job. Just like
you prepare for making a
career in any field the
same way you should
prepare in advance to
make career in mod-
eling.
What inspired
you to find the Super-
model in you. Share some
insides of your journey.
I used to see the catalogue of
mymother’ssareesandusedto
feel that I should get ready in
the same way
, which made me
realise that I am interested in
the fashion world. And when I
grew up some people automati-
cally approached me for photo-
shoots.Duringmycollegedays,
I won the title of miss fresher
in my college. Winning the
title inspired me to
compete for more
and that is how I en-
tered this glamour
world.
What was the biggest
rookie mistake you made
when just starting out?
Mistakesarepartof ourlifebut
I believe in learning from my
mistakes and doing better in
future. During my rookie days,
I was on the hunt for good pro-
jects but due lack of knowledge
aboutthismodellingindustryit
wasverydifficulttogetgoodof-
fers, so I feel that we should
have a good understanding of
our field and should take guid-
ance from people whom we be-
lieve.
What has been the most mem-
orable or rewarding moment
in your career?
I did a photoshoot and ramp
walk for a well-known salon
that is very memorable for me.
But I would also say that what-
ever work I have done so far in
thisfashionandmodellingfield
is so close to my heart.
UTTKARSHA
SHEKHAR
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You will need to adhere to
strict dietary control to
keep good health. Previous
investments promise to
keep some cozy on the financial front.
Avoid risks on the road today. Stars
are strong for buying a house. A
long-term relationship may end with
wedding bells for those in love.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may remain in
celebratory mood on the
social front as you enjoy
your popularity within your
circle of friends and relations.
Starting again on the professional
front will have better financial
prospects. Developments on the
career front are foreseen for some.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You will find things moving
the way you want them at
work today. Your focus
can be health at this
juncture and taking up an exercise
regimen just to come back in shape
cannot be ruled out. Tensions on the
family front cannot be ruled out. A
property issue is best left untouched.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Things begin to look up on
the financial front as gains
accrue. Those staying
separated from the family
are likely to get a chance to visit home.
Suitable accommodation is likely to be
taken on rent by those looking for one.
Volunteering for a cause on the social
front will give you satisfaction.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A satisfying day is foreseen
for professionals. Keeping
good health may become
your motto soon, as you
take positive steps towards a healthy
lifestyle. Financial position will
remain satisfactory, but overspend-
ing should be guarded against. A
marriage proposal can be received.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Health front looks healthy,
as you find yourself fit and
energetic today. You will
need to do some financial
planning before putting money in your
dream project. A chance to become
part of a prestigious organization is on
the horizon. Don’t take decisive step
regarding a property today.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A bonanza on the financial
front cannot be ruled out.
You will take a break from
your hectic work schedule
just to get in touch with your inner
self. Your actions may arouse
suspicion and get parents on your
back. You will benefit from a property
related matter.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Cutting corners and
tightening belts will help
you save a lot. Eating right
and remaining active are
the only ways for you to keep good
health. Carelessness at work can get
you on the wrong side of a senior. A
family gathering is likely to provide
you a chance to meet everyone.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You will be able to
effectively curb expenses
by taking some drastic
measures. You are likely to
enjoy good health as you resolve to
take up some physical activity
seriously. You will have to put your
trust in people, if you want to
establish on the professional front.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A small financial crisis may
threaten you, but you will
steer through it success-
fully. You will manage to
steer to total fitness by adhering to
your daily routine. Much caring and
sharing at home is likely to keep you
happy and contented. Listen to
spouse before deciding something.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your professional stars are
on the ascendant and will
help make your mark on
the career front. Some of
you may get a step closer to coming
back in shape. Despite your efforts, a
decision regarding property may not
go in your favour. Marriage is on the
anvil for the eligible.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A source of income
threatens to dry up and
may require your personal
attention. You will remain
careful of your health to prevent
recurrence of an old ailment.
Satisfaction on the professional or
academic front may elude you, but it
will not deter you to perform well.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
he holiday season
is almost upon us,
so it’s time to start
planning a suita-
ble skincare rou-
tine. A sudden
change in weather
can wreak havoc on the
skin, and then there’s the
actual journey to think
about. Below, three experts
share their top tips for sup-
porting your skin through-
out.
CLEANSE
THOROUGHLY
“When travelling from
cold to hot climates the
most immediate difference
is that your skin is likely to
perspire more,” says con-
sultant dermatologist Dr
Anjali Mahto. “For those
with acne-prone skin, this
can be a trigger for a break-
out – not so much the per-
spiration initially, but
when it is left on the skin
for a long time.” This is
why Mahto insists on thor-
ough cleansing twice a day,
to remove perspiration,
sunscreen and pollution
from the skin. And not just
on the face. “This expands
to your whole body,” she
says. “The neck, chest and
back are also prone to
breakouts.”
OPT FOR A PH
BALANCING TONER
As you travel from between
different climates the pH
of the skin can change,
which is why top facialists
and aestheticians always
recommend using a pH-
balancing toner. Our skin
is naturally acidic. Typi-
cally it has a pH balance of
between five and six. When
our skin’s pH rises towards
alkaline levels, it triggers
a chain reaction that re-
sults in trans-epidermal
water loss, dehydration,
and eventually inflamma-
tion. A pH balancing toner
restores the skin to its ide-
al state.
DON'T
UNDERESTIMATE
LIFESTYLE FACTORS
One last note, while be-
ing away from your nor-
mal skincare routine can
lead to skin changes, it’s
important to remember
that other travel-related
elements can affect your
complexion. “It’s a mis-
take to think that how
your skin looks and feels
is the result of only your
skin plus your skincare,”
Anjali warns. “There are
so many new variables
that can enter into the
equation while you trav-
el.” We know the climate
is one such factor, but so
is your overall health and
wellbeing. Diet can have
a huge impact on your
skin. If you’re eating out
or suddenly ordering a
dessert every night, that
extra sugar can throw
things out of whack. And
then there is the topic of
beauty sleep.
Your travel destination
should also inform which
products you should
swap in or out. For exam-
ple, if you’re heading to
the desert, you might
pack a richer moisturiz-
er and facial oil. If your
destination is hot and hu-
mid, reach for a
lightweight hydrator.
These little swaps can be
really important to help
your skin stay in
balance.
As for the ev-
er-popular sheet
masks and face
mists that many influ-
encers and content crea-
tors post about using be-
fore taking
off ? Sheet
m a s k s
can be
skipped, but face mists
can be great, so long as
you check the ingredient
list.
If you like mists,
rose hydrosols
are a must-try.
They act as an
a s t r i n g e n t
toner, anti-in-
flammatory
agent, as well
as a hydrator
all in one!
Avoid spritzing
your face with
formulas that in-
clude alcohol or
other drying agents
that make matters
worse. You should
use skin friendly
products.
T
HEALTHY SKIN IS ALWAYS IN
HEALTHY SKIN IS ALWAYS IN
Everyone takes care of their skin in different ways. For some of us, it means a strict regime of
moisturizers and serums slathered onto clean skin, while for others the focus is more about keeping
hands hydrated after being dried out by sanitiser or cold weather. City First brings to you the best travel
skincare tips by consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto who believes in giving our skin a little love!
MITALI DUSAD
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INVEST IN A GOOD LIP BALM
“The low humidity associated with cabin air can be quite drying for
the skin,” says Mahto. Any flight that’s longer than four hours, and
your skin is going to feel it – particularly on the incredibly vulner-
able lips. An occlusive lip balm applied regularly is an absolute must.
Dr Anjali Mahto

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