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First India Bureau
Thane: Champa Singh
Thapa and Moreshwar
Raje, who had served
former Shiv Sena
founder Bal Thackeray
at his residence ‘Ma-
toshree’ for almost
three decades, on Mon-
day joined the faction
led by Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde in
Thane.
Thapa, the trusted
man Friday of the Sena
patriarch, had served
him devotedly for 27
years before the Thack-
eray senior’s death in
November 2012.
Raje, who used to at-
tend phone calls at ‘Ma-
toshree’ for Bal Thack-
eray, had spent at least
35 years in the Thack-
eray residence in sub-
urban Bandra in Mum-
bai.
Chief Minister Shin-
de, an MLA from Thane,
welcomed Thapa and
Raje to the fold by offer-
ing them shawls and
greeting them.
“On this auspicious
occasion of Navaratra,
everyone is happy that
(pandemic-related) re-
strictions on festivals
had been lifted. There is
huge enthusiasm which
is the need of the hour,”
he said and added that
the joining of Thapa
and Raje, who were like
shadows of Bal Thack-
eray, had added to the
pleasant atmosphere of
festivities. Turn to P6
Both Thapa and Raje were
trusted aides of Sena founder
Bal Thackeray. —FILE PHOTO
Bal Thackeray’s close aide Champa
Singh Thapa joins CM Shinde camp
Moreshwar Raje, responsible for
attending calls at ‘Matoshree’ for 35
years also inducted into rebel faction
Maha Congress to brainstorm
continuance of MVA experiment
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress has sum-
moned a meeting of top
leaders from Maharash-
tra on Tuesday to re-
solve the conundrum
over continuance with
the coalition experi-
ment with the Shiv
Sena and the National-
ist Congress Party
(NCP) for future elec-
tions in the state.
Maharashtra Con-
gress President, Nana
Patole, has been insist-
ing on going it alone in
the state, at a time when
a large section of lead-
ers appear satisfied
with the Maharashtra
Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
forged by NCP supremo
Sharad Pawar to keep
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) away from
power.
The unlikely power
sharing agreement be-
tween the Sena, NCP
and Congress had fiz-
zled out in June follow-
ing large-scale dissi-
dence in the Sena ranks.
Senior leaders from
Maharashtra, includ-
ing former chief minis-
ters Ashok Chavan and
Prithviraj Chavan, Pa-
tole, and Congress Leg-
islature Party leader
Balasaheb Thorat are
scheduled to attend a
meeting called by AICC
General Secretary (Or-
ganization) KC Venugo-
pal and Maharashtra
in-charge HK Patil.
Nana Patole. —FILE PHOTO
Amit Mishra, Aditi Nagar
and Yogesh Sharma
New Delhi: Congress
leaders Ajay Maken and
Mallikarjun Kharge on
Monday briefed party
chief Sonia Gandhi
about the developments
in Rajasthan in wake of
the political crisis in the
state over the move to
find a successor to Raj
CMAshokGehlot,whois
likely to fight the party’s
presidential election.
Sonia Gandhi asked
Maken and Kharge,
who were appointed ob-
servers for the legisla-
ture party meeting, to
give a written report to
Cong chief. “Mallikar-
junKhargeandIbriefed
Congress chief about
our meetings in Ra-
jasthan. Now she has
asked us for a written
report that will be given
to her by tonight or to-
morrow,” Maken told
reporters. Sources said
status quo will be main-
tained till the process is
over for filing nomina-
tions of AICC presi-
dent. With party ob-
servers slamming some
actions of loyalists of
CM Ashok Gehlot,
sources said decision
on issuing show cause
notices to miffed MLAs,
who have been vocal in
public, will be taken af-
ter interim chief looks
Sonia Gandhi into the
report by the observers
sent to the state.
With development on
Sunday in Rajasthan,
that shocked stunned
the Congress party,
highly placed sources
in the grand old party
have revealed that new
observers can be sent
by the high command to
Jaipur. Moreover, word
in Congress’ ‘relevant
circles’ is that notice
the High command can
issue show cause notice
to Shanti Dhariwal for
calling second meeting,
other than the official
CLP meeting.
NTA DECLARES
CUET PG RESULTS,
TOPPERS LIST OUT
New Delhi: NTA has
declared the CUET PG
2022 result on Monday.
The NTA will share the
CUET PG 2022 results
of candidates with the
participating universities
where the candidates had
applied. The varsities will
prepare CUET PG merit
list based on the NTA
score of the candidates.
AMANATULLAH KHAN
SENT TO 14-DAY
JUDICIAL CUSTODY
New Delhi: A Delhi court
on Monday sent ruling AAP
lawmaker Amanatullah
Khan to 14-days judicial
custody in connection to
alleged irregularities in the
functioning of the Delhi
Waqf Board while posting
his bail hearing for Tuesday.
Special judge Vikas Dhull
allowed the Anti-Corruption
Bureau’s (ACB) application.
AI CLEARS COVID
TIME REFUND
BACKLOG OF `150 CR
New Delhi: Air India
said on Monday it has
processed Covid-related
refunds to over 2.5 lakh
passengers worth over
`150 crore in just first
few months after the salt-
to-software conglomerate
Tata Group took back
control of airline in Jan
this year, adding that it is
improving the process.
OVER 45 VIDEOS ON 10
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
BLOCKED: MIN THAKUR
New Delhi: The Central
Government has ordered
the blocking of 45 videos
from 10 YouTube channels
that contained fake news
and morphed content
with the intent to spread
hatred amongst religious
communities, Information
and Broadcasting Minister
Anurag Thakur said on
Monday.
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SONIA GANDHI SEEKS WRITTEN REPORT OVER
RAJASTHAN CRISIS FROM MAKEN KHARGE
Ajay Maken addresses media after meeting with Sonia Gandhi, as
Qazi Nizamuddin looks on in New Delhi on Monday.
Jaipur: In a shocking
development, on Monday
evening, UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal made
scathing
attack on
Congress’s
state in-
charge Ajay
Maken and
Sachin Pilot.
Dhariwal said in a press
conference at his residence
that Secretary General
in-charge Ajay Maken came
to make those people Chief
Minister, who, while being
the Deputy CM and the
State President, tried to
topple the government for
34 days.
RAJ UDH MINISTER
ACCUSES MAKEN
OF CONSPIRACY
New Delhi: Cong leader Ka-
mal Nath on Monday ruled
himself out as a probable
candidate for the party’s
presidency.
Nath said, “I
am not filing
nomina-
tion, nor
will I talk
to Gehlot.”
Nath, known to have close
ties with Raj CM Gehlot.
Sonia called Nath to Delhi.
He is likely to play role of a
mediator and try to broker
a truce in state unit, which
is reeling under a factional
feud after a possible leader-
ship change move turned in
full-blown crisis for Cong.
AMID RAJASTHAN
CRISIS, KAMAL NATH
CALLED TO DELHI
Sachin Pilot has sought time to meet
Sonia to discuss pol scenario in Raj
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WORLD TOURISM DAY!
DEADLY GUN ATTACK
AT RUSSIAN SCHOOL
l Over 15 people among 11 kids shot
dead, 24 wounded; gunman kills self
l Man was dressed in black with
a red Swastika drawn on his T-shirt
First India Bureau
Moscow: A gunman
with a swastika on his
T-shirt has killed 15
people, including 11
children, and wounded
24 at a school in Russia,
investigators have said.
The attacker, a man
in his early thirties who
was named by authori-
ties as Artem Kazant-
sev, killed two security
guards then opened fire
on students and teach-
ers at School Number 88
in Izhevsk, where he
had once been a pupil.
He then killed himself.
Russia’s investigative
committee, which han-
dles major crimes, said
it was looking into the
perpetrator’s suspected
neo-Nazi links. “Cur-
rently investigators …
are conducting a search
of his residence and
studying the personali-
ty of the attacker, his
views and surrounding
milieu,” official said.
An armed person opened fire in the school number 88 in Izhevsk in Central Russia on Monday.
VLADIMIR PUTIN DEEPLY
MOURNS THE DEATHS
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry
Peskov said President Vladimir
Putin “deeply mourns” the deaths.
He described the incident as “a
terrorist act by a person who
apparently belongs to a neo-
fascist organisation or group”. He
said doctors, psychologists and
neurosurgeons had been sent on
Putin’s orders to the location of
the shooting in Izhevsk, about 600
miles east of Moscow.
‘Democratic
Azad Party’
Jammu: Former JK
CM Ghulam Nabi Azad
on Monday announced
that his new political
outfit will be named as
‘Democratic Azad Par-
ty’. Azad also unveiled
flag of the Party. The
flag has 3 colours - mus-
tard, white and blue.
ABE’S FUNERAL: PM
LEAVES FOR JAPAN
AMIT SHAH PRAYS
AT MELDI MATAJI
PM Narendra Modi left for
Tokyo on Monday evening
to attend state funeral of
Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe.
PM to also meet Japanese
PM Fumio Kishida.
HM Amit Shah, who is on
two-day visit to Guj, lauded
Modi for making India 5th
largest economy in world.
He also visited Meldi Mataji
Temple on Monday. P5
CONG-RACE LEADERSHIP KEEPS
‘WAIT AND WATCH’ APPROACH
VERY WELL PUT:
GERMAN ENVOY
HAILS PM MODI
New Delhi: Germany
on Monday became
the latest country to
endorse PM Modi`s
remarks to Russian
Prez Putin on Ukraine
conflict. German
envoy to India, Philipp
Ackermann said Modi’s
remark about “this not
being the era of war” to
Putin was very well put.
Italy is all set to have its first woman PM. Giorgia Meloni
who has claimed victory also belongs to the most right-
wing party of the country since the World War II. Meloni
however promised that her govt would work for ‘everyone’.
GIORGIA
MELONI:
ITALY’S 1ST
FEMALE PM
JACQUELINE BREATHES
A SIGH OF RELIEF!
Delhi Court grants
interim bail to actor
Fernandez in a
`200 crore case
New Delhi: A Delhi
court on Monday grant-
ed interim bail to actor
JacquelineFernandezin
a Rs 200 crore money
laundering case against
alleged conman Sukesh
Chandrashekar. Special
Judge Shailendra Malik
granted Jacqueline Fer-
nandez the relief on a
personal bond of Rs
50,000 and posted the
matter for further hear-
ing on October 22.
Bollywood actor stat-
ed that she has deep
roots in India and has
been a tax-paying resi-
dent since 2009, while
adding that India is her
place of work, and her
professional reputation
and future work com-
mitments are all intrin-
sically linked to the
country
. She also stated
that she doesn’t have
any unity of design
with the conman Suke-
sh Chandrashekhar.

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First India Bureau
Nagpur: Maharashtra
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) chief
C h a n d r a s h e k a r
Bawankule on Mon-
day said Shiv Sena
leaders Uddhav and
Aaditya Thackeray
and other leaders of
the Maha Vikas Agha-
di (MVA) should apol-
ogize to people of the
state for losing out on
the Vedanta-Foxconn
project.
Addressing the me-
dia outside the Nagpur
Divisional Commis-
sionerate after a meet-
ing, Bawankule claimed
that no Memorandum
of Understanding
(MoU) was signed or
land was acquired for
the semiconductor pro-
ject during the MVA
government rule.
“I have a letter, which
states that the Maha-
rashtra government
had not signed any MoU
with Vedanta-Foxconn
till now. Similarly, no
land of the Maharash-
tra Industrial Develop-
ment Corporation
(MIDC) had been allot-
ted to Vedanta-Foxconn.
Hence, there is no infor-
mation about the sur-
vey number or agree-
ment,” the BJP leader
said.
He further accused
the MVA leaders of be-
ing liars and staging
false agitations over the
issue.
“MVA leaders should
apologize to the people
of the state because the
Vedanta-Foxconn pro-
ject was lost because of
them,” he said, adding
that if the agitations
continue, the BJP will
give them a befitting
reply.
Shiv Sena leader
Aaditya Thackeray
held ‘Jan Aakrosh An-
dolan’ at Talegaon in
Pune on September 24
against the shifting of
the Vedanta-Foxconn
semiconductor manu-
facturing project to
neighbouring Gujarat.
‘MVA leaders should apologize for Vedanta-Foxconn project loss’
BLAME GAME
lll
Maha BJP chief
Chandrashekar
Bawankule
claims that no
MoU was signed
or land acquired
for the
semiconductor
project during
the MVA rule
RELIEF FOR FARMERS BUT NOT PFI
BJP Maha chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule. —FILE PHOTO
Prohibit entry of non-Hindu revellers
at all garba venues in Vidarbha: VHP
Nagpur (PTI): The
Vishwa Hindu Pari-
shad (VHP) in Nagpur
on Monday demanded
that entry to garba
and dandiya events
during Navratri festi-
val should be allowed
only after checking
identity cards and
non-Hindus should
not be permitted at
venues.
The Vidarbha unit of
the Hindu outfit has
written to the Maha-
rashtra government
and the Nagpur police
commissioner in this
regard.
The VHP’s Vidarbha
regionsecretaryGovind
Shende in a release said
many garba and dandi-
ya programmes are or-
ganized in Vidarbha by
various organizations
and mandals.
Peoplefromotherreli-
gions should not be al-
lowed entry at these ven-
ues.Everyone’sAadhaar
cards should be checked
before entry and CCTVs
should be installed at
venues, he added.
NCPasksSitharamanto
explainall-time` low
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Nation-
alist Congress Party
(NCP) on Monday
asked Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman to explain
why the rupee has
fallen to an all-time
low against the US
dollar.
The rupee depreciat-
ed 43 paise to an all-time
low of 81.52 against the
US dollar in early trade
on Monday as the
strengthening of the
American currency and
risk-averse sentiment
among investors
weighed on the local
unit.
At the interbank for-
eign exchange, the ru-
pee opened at 81.47
against the greenback,
then fell to 81.52, regis-
tering a fall of 43 paise
over its previous clos-
ing.
The Sharad Pawar-
led NCP targeted Si-
tharaman for her re-
marks made at a press
conference in Pune on
Saturday that the rupee
has “held back very
well” against the US
dollar when compared
to other currencies.
“Can she explain why
the rupee has fallen to
an all-time low of 81.47
against the US dollar?
If she concentrates
more on the finance
ministry and less on
Baramati, maybe she
can,’” NCP National
Spokesman Clyde Cras-
to said in statement.
Against the back-
drop of the rupee drop-
ping to a lifetime low
against the greenback,
Sitharaman on Satur-
day said the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI)
and the finance minis-
try are keeping a very
close watch on the
curent situation.
“If any one currency
that has held its own
and did not get into fluc-
tuation or volatility as
much as other curren-
cies, it is the Indian ru-
pee. We have held back
very well,” she had told
reporters in Pune at the
end of her three-day
tour of Baramati last
week.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar —FILE PHOTO
Maha min faces backlash for
Maratha quota ‘itch’ remark
First India Bureau
Mumbai: State Minis-
ter Tanaji Sawant on
Monday attracted the
ire of Maratha groups
and opposition par-
ties by claiming an
“itch” for reservation
for the community
had once again set in
after the change of
guard in the state.
However, after com-
ing under fire for his
statement, Sawant
later apologized and
said he had no inten-
tion of hurting the
sentiments of the
Maratha community
.
The Supreme Court
had, in May last year,
struck down a Maha-
rashtra law giving res-
ervation to the Maratha
community in govern-
ment jobs and educa-
tion by terming it as
unconstitutional. It had
also held that there
were no exceptional cir-
cumstances to breach
the 50% reservation cap
set by 1992 Mandal ver-
dict.
Speaking at an event,
Sawant said, “There
was nothing on (Mara-
tha) reservation for two
years(afteritwasstayed
by the Supreme Court).
Now, after the change of
power in the state, there
is an itch for reserva-
tion. Even I want it and
my next generation
wants it. We will not sit
quietly till the time we
give it (reservation).”
“Our leaders (Chief
Minister) Eknath Shin-
de and (Deputy CM) De-
vendra Fadnavis will
ensure reservation as
per our demand. They
will not sit quiet till res-
ervation is granted,”
Sawant, who is part of
Shinde faction of the
Shiv Sena, added.
Sawant was referring
to recent protests by the
Maratha community
seeking reservation.
His remarks drew
strong reactions from
the Maratha communi-
ty as well as political
parties.
Marathagroupleader
Vinod Patil demanded
Sawant be given a warn-
ing by the government
or there will be serious
consequences.
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) leader and
former state minister,
Dhananjay Munde, said
people will forever
snatch the ministerial
post of Sawant for mak-
ing such statements.
Congress chief Nana
Patole said Sawant’s
statement was objec-
tionable and irresponsi-
ble and sought the min-
ister’s sacking.
Tanaji Sawant later apologized, said ‘he had no intention of hurting sentiments’
Sawant holds the Public Health Family Welfare portfolio in CM
Shinde’s Maha Yuti government. —FILE PHOTO
BJP’S TAKE ON THE STATEMENT
‘Navi Mumbai Int’l airport
will be operational in 2024’
First India Bureau
Pune: The under-con-
struction Navi Mum-
bai International air-
port will become op-
erational in 2024, said
Maharashtra Deputy
Chief Minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis on
Sunday.
He was addressing
the Maratha Chamber
of Commerce, Indus-
tries and Agriculture
(MCCIA).
Fadnavis also said
that the “industrial cul-
ture” of Maharashtra
will be back on track
soon.
“Every stakeholder
has to unite and work
hard to make Maha-
rashtra number one
again,” he added.
Fadnavis highlight-
ed important projects
like Pune Metro, EV
transportation, among
other projects, and said
the ring road will prove
to be the growth engine
for the Pune region.
He said the govern-
ment has acknowledged
the urgent need for the
Purandar airport in the
Pune district and that
the government is put-
ting in efforts for the
same.
The deputy CM also
informed that the gov-
ernment is planning a
logistics hub at
Purandar along with
the airport. There is a
need to connect the
Navi Mumbai and
Purandar airports, he
added.
“Maharashtra’s econ-
omy should reach USD
one trillion if India has
to achieve the USD 5
trillion target,” assert-
ed Bharatiya Janata
Party leader.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chairs a Home Dept
meeting at the state secretariat in Mumbai on Monday.
WENT ‘OVERBOARD’ FOR VEDANTA-
FOXCONN PROJECT: DY CM FADNAVIS
Mumbai (PTI): Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis on Mon-
day claimed that he
had gone “overboard”
to get the Vedanta-
Foxconn project to the
state and made a better
offer than neighbour-
ing state Gujarat.
Speaking to reporters,
Fadnavis said the Maha
Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
was spreading lies
that the Eknath Shinde
government did not
take efforts to keep the
project in Maharashtra.
“The previous MVA
government is spread-
ing lies. I had gone
overboard and reached
out to the companies
and made a better offer
than Gujarat, when
I learned about their
plan to shift to the
neighbouring state,” he
said. Asked about the
MIDC letter, Fadnavis
said, “The letter tells
the truth about the
inactions of the previ-
ous government. They
have done nothing
during their tenure. We
will give them a stern
response soon.”
IN MEMORIAM
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the unveiling ceremony of the bust of Hyderabad
(Sind) National Collegiate Board founder and RD National College Vidyasagar principal
KN Kundnani in Mumbai on Monday. He was accompanied by Dr Niranjan Hiranandani,
Principal of RD National College and HSNC University provost, Former President of HSNC
Board Kishu Mansukhani, and Dr Neha Jagtiani, Vice Chancellor of HSNC University.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Garba events will be held during the 9-day Navratri festival.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A delegation
led by state Forest
Minister Sudhir Mun-
gantiwar on Monday
visited Ahmedabad to
study Gujarat’s ‘Chief
Minister Dashboard’
initiative.
“The plan is to study
the ‘CM Dashboard’
and also understand
how a similar initiative
can be implemented in
Maharashtra,” said
Mungantiwar.
The CM dashboard
initiative aims to moni-
tor the development of
district level activities
of different schemes
launched by the Guja-
rat government.
Hitting out at the vis-
it, Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) Spokesper-
son, Mahesh Tapase,
said there cannot be
more desperate times
for the government
here if it had to visit the
Gujarat developmental
model.
The Maharashtra
government has been
facing flak after the
multi-billion Vedanta-
Foxconn semiconduc-
tor chip project was
bagged by Gujarat.
The delegation com-
prised state Industries
Minister Uday Samant,
Principal Secretary to
the chief minister Vi-
kas Kharge, Managing
Director of Maharash-
tra Information Tech-
nology Corporation Ltd
Jayashree Bhoj, Officer
on Special Duty to CM
Ashish Kulkarni, and
OSD to Deputy CM
Kaustubh Dhavse, said
an official statement.
Industries Minister Uday Samant (L) and Forest Minister Sudhir
Mugantiwar at the presentation in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Maha delegation visits Guj
to study ‘CM Dashboard’
NCP slams move
amid Vedanta-
Foxconn project shift
to neighbouring state

Ananya Sengupta
New Delhi: Highlight-
ing the dilapidated
condition of the
Ahmedabad-Mumbai
Tejas Express, the In-
dian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corpora-
tion (IRCTC) has writ-
ten to the Railways so
that a Vande Bharat
rake can be allocated
to run the corporate
train.
Malfunctioning bio-
toilets and LCD screens
and water leakage in
coaches were some of
the issues red-flagged by
the IRCTC, since July
, in
its letters to the Railway
Board and the Western
Railways, the zone in
which the train runs.
“One of the Vande
Bharat rakes be kindly
allocated for the corpo-
rate train Tejas Express
with a composition of 16
coaches,” an IRCTC let-
ter to the Railway Board
and the Western Rail-
ways read.
“This (providing Van-
de Bharat train) will not
only put an end to bevy
of passengercomplaints
being received … for
rake deficiencies rather
it shall also solve all the
woes of the mechanical
department both in
maintenance as well as
flexibilityinsparesman-
agement,” it added.
A rake is a line of cou-
pled passenger coaches
orfreightwagonsorrail-
cars (excluding the loco-
motive) that typically
move together.
The letters also said
that the train was being
maintained on an “ad
hoc basis in a piecemeal
way” which is not bene-
fitting the premium
train service.
“The non-mainte-
nance of coaches has
resultedindeteriorating
the condition of the
coaches and thereby tar-
nishing the brand Tejas
and arising complaints
from passengers travel-
ling on board,” another
letter read.
In the latest letter ear-
lier this month, the
IRCTC raised the issue
of no support for the
maintenance of high-
end equipment on board
by the original equip-
ment manufacturers
(OEM) after the expiry
of the annual mainte-
nance contract (AMC).
Among other inci-
dents in the IRCTC-oper-
ated Ahmedabad-Mum-
bai Tejas Express re-
ferred to in the letters is
the collapse of a ceiling
panel, which occurred
twice in the last year, in
which passengers suf-
fered head injuries.
Other issues high-
lighted include choked
toilets,leakingroof,elec-
trical panel faults, faulty
infotainment systems,
non-functional GPS and
faulty coach entry main
doors. —PTI
First India Bureau
Thane: A one-month-
old infant was injured
after a monkey
sneaked into a police
station in Thane and
tried to snatch the
baby from her mother.
The incident took
place on Sunday when
the woman carrying the
infant went to Shil
Daighar police station
in Thane city to file a
complaint.
At the same time, a
monkey sneaked into
the premises, jumped
on the woman, and tried
to snatch the baby, said
the official. The woman
held the baby tightly
and saved her from the
animal’s clutches.
The child, however,
suffered injuries in
the incident, added the
official.
The woman rushed
the bleeding child to a
nearby hospital where
the baby received five
stitches on her head for
the injuries, he said.
The child’s condition
is stable as of now.
The woman told re-
porters that she had
seen the monkey at the
police station and tried
to drive it away. In the
attempt, the animal
pounced on her child.
“I was shocked, but
luckily, I managed to
save my child,” she said.
Forest personnel lat-
er reached the police
station and took the
monkey away to release
it into the wild, in-
formed the official.
MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Mon-
day asked three Jain
religious charitable
trusts and a city resi-
dent practicing Jain-
ism why they were
seeking to encroach on
people’s rights by ap-
pealing for restric-
tions or ban on adver-
tisements for meat and
meat products in print
and electronic media.
A division bench com-
prising Chief Justice
Dipankar Datta and Jus-
ticeMadhavJamdarfur-
ther noted that the issue
falls within the domain
of the legislature and it
cannot frame law/rules
imposing bans.
Three religious chari-
table trusts and a Mum-
bai resident practising
Jainism, claimed in
their plea that their fam-
ilies, including children,
are forced to watch such
advertisements. This in-
fringed on their right to
livepeacefullyand“tam-
pered”withthemindsof
their children, the peti-
tioners contended.
The HC while hearing
the plea on Monday
raised questions on the
prayersmadeinthepeti-
tion. “What about viola-
tion of Article 19 of the
Constitution? Why are
you(petitioners)seeking
to encroach on others’
rights? Have you read
thePreambleof ourCon-
stitution? It makes cer-
tain promises,” said
Chief Justice Datta.
The bench also noted
that it may not have the
jurisdiction to pass or-
ders on the petition.
“You are asking the
high court to order the
state government to
frame a rule, law or
guidelines to ban some-
thing. This is a legisla-
tive action. It is for the
legislative to say
...not
us,” said the court.
Italsonotedthatwhile
an ordinary person has
the option of switching
off the television when
such an ad comes, the
court would have to look
at the issue on the point
of law.
The petitioners then
soughttoamendthepeti-
tion to submit relevant
orders of other HCs.
As a result, the bench
directed the petitioners
towithdrawthepleaand
file a fresh petition.
The petition had
sought reliefs from the
Ministry of Information
Broadcasting, the
State, the Press Council
of India, the Food, Civil
Supplies and Consumer
Protection Department
and the Advertising
Standards Council of In-
dia. Apart from these,
the petitioners have also
arraignedcompaniesLi-
cious, Freshtohome
Foods and Meatigo as
respondents.
SCHOOL BUS OVERTURNS IN THANE
DISTRICT, ALL STUDENTS SAFE
TWO BOOKED FOR
FAILING TO REPAY
`35.64 LAKH LOAN
DEBT-RIDDEN
MUMBAI GARMENT
TRADER HANGS SELF
OFFICIAL SUSPENDED
FOR DERELICTION
OF DUTY IN THANE
FIRECRACKERS
WORTH `43L SEIZED
FROM ULHASNAGAR
Thane: As many as 15 students had a narrow
escape when a private bus ferrying them to a school
overturned in Thane district on Monday, police said.
The accident took place at Green City in Ambernath
town around 7 am, Senior Police Inspector Ashok S
Bhagat said. After the accident, people rushed there
to help and pulled the children out of the vehicle.
“All the children are safe”, the official said.
Thane: Police have
registered a case against
two persons in Thane
district for allegedly
failing to repay their
collective loan worth
Rs35.64 lakh taken
from a private finance
company. One of the
accused, Sachin Vish-
wakarma, had taken a
loan of Rs18,39,000
for renovation of his
pharmacy shop and
purchase of medicines,
while the other accused,
Pawankumar Shukla,
had borrowed a sum
of Rs 17,25,000 for his
business, an official
from Kolsewadi police
station in Kalyan said on
Monday.
Mumbai: Unable to pay
piling debt, a 47-year-
old garment trader
hanged himself from a
ceiling fan with a stole
at his home in suburban
Kurla on Sunday. The
deceased, identified as
Ashok Mohnani, had
suffered losses in busi-
ness and taken a loan of
at least Rs25 lakh, that
he was unable to repay,
due to which he went
into depression, a police
official said. The
incident occurred on
Sunday morning after
Mohnani’s son and wife
left for the market. He
was found hanging from
the ceiling fan when
they returned home.
Thane: An assistant
municipal commis-
sioner with the Bhiwandi
Nizampur Municipal
Corporation (BNMC)
has been suspended for
alleged dereliction of
duty and failing to take
action against illegal
constructions in the
town in Thane district.
BNMC Commissioner
Vijaykumar Mhasal, in
the suspension order is-
sued on September 23,
said despite repeated
instructions to assistant
commissioner Sunil
Bhoir to take action
against illegal construc-
tions and unauthorized
structures, he failed to
do so.
Thane: The Ulhasnagar
Police seized firecrackers
worth Rs43 lakh from a
shop located at Nehru
Chowk on Monday. The
police booked two people
in connection with the
matter. The duo did not
allegedly have license to
sell firecrackers. The of-
ficials found illegal stock
of firecrackers on the
second floor of the shop.
The police later registered
a case against shop own-
er Haresh Rajwani (50)
and Amarjit Rajwani (31)
under IPC 286 (Negligent
conduct with respect to
explosive substance) and
34 (common intention)
and relevant sections of
Explosives Act 1884.
CRUCIAL READ
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A man ar-
rested by the Mumbai
Government Railway
Police (GRP) for al-
legedly molesting a
woman in a local
train last week, offi-
cials said on Monday.
The 25-year-old law-
yer had been travelling
in a ladies compart-
ment of a local train
between Andheri and
Borivali when the inci-
dent occurred. Later,
she had taken to Twit-
ter to narrate how abys-
mally she was treated
by officials at the And-
heri GRP station where
she had gone to file a
complaint.
According to police,
based on the CCTV foot-
age gathered from sev-
eral railway stations,
the man was identified
as 43-year-old Biharilal
Yadav, a labourer and
resident of Kalwa. “He
was arrested by Vashi
GRP in 2021 in a mobile
theft case and that
helped police ascertain
his identity,” said Ar-
shuddin Shaikh, a sen-
ior inspector with the
GRP (Crime Branch).
Yadav told the police
he was ‘intoxicated’ at
the time of the incident.
According to BMC, 7 hutments adjoining a nullah collapsed in the
Vile Parle area on Sunday night. However, no one was injuried
and 24 adjoining shanties were vacated. —FILE PHOTO
Why encroach on others’
rights? HC asks Jain bodies
‘Replace shabby Tejas Express coaches with VB rakes’
Several complaints have also been received about maintenance
problems on the premium express train. — PHOTO BY ANI
LACKING LUSTRE
IRCTC asks railways to address
issues such as choked toilets, leaky
roofs, faulty entry doors etc
Vile Parle hutments
did not collapse due to
Metrowork:MMRDA
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mumbai
Metropolitan Region
Development Author-
ity (MMRDA) clarified
on Monday that the
collapse of seven hut-
ments adjacent to a
nullah in Mumbai’s
Vile Parle area on
Sunday night was not
caused by Metro work.
“With regards to slum
collapse on VL Mehta
Marg on the night of
25.9.22. no work of Met-
ro is being carried out
on this stretch since
June2022.Thehutments
are away from Metro
Line 2B alignment.
Hence, this collapse is
not due to Metro work,”
the MMRDA said in a
statement.
The clarification
came after a regional
news channel reported
that the incident was
caused by Metro con-
struction.
According to the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC),
portions of seven huts
adjoining a nullah col-
lapsed in the Vile Parle
area after 9 pm on Sun-
day
. While no injuries
were reported, 24 ad-
joining shanties were
vacated and the resi-
dents were shifted to a
civic corporation-run
school. Civic officials
provided the residents
with food and water.
The clarification came
after a news channel
reported that the
incident was caused
by Metro construction
Man accused
of molestation
nabbed after
four days
An appeal for ban on meat adverts in print and
electronic media has been made before the court
BOTHERED
One-month-old infant injured
after monkey tries to snatch her
Monkeys usually only try to steal food from people.
—PHOTO BY ANI
The baby’s mother was
at a police station in
Thane when the
incident occurred
HAIL THE GODDESS!
Marking the beginning of the Navratri festival, thousands of devotees visited Mumbai’s famous
Mumba Devi temple on Monday.The goddess is worshipped for the duration of the nine-day
festivities in celebration of her arrival on Earth. —PHOTOS BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Petitioners have cited
harassment which
‘tampers’ with minds of
young children as reason
for plea. —FILE PHOTO

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Better it is to live one day
seeing the rise and fall of
things than to live a hundred
years without ever seeing the
rise and fall of things.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
The great social reformer Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar ji fought for the upliftment
of society and women empowerment
through education by destroying social
evils throughout his life. His contribution
to the Bengal Renaissance can never be
forgotten. A tribute to him on his birth
anniversary today.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Under the leadership of PM @
narendramodi ji, India is moving
fast towards self-reliance and social,
economic and cultural upliftment. The
world is not only appreciating this
changed mood of India, but is also
expecting Modi ji to play an important
role in world peace.
TOP TWEETS
CRY FOR JUSTICE
ECHOES IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF
UTTARAKHAND
he hills of Uttara-
khand are virtually
resonating with an
outcry for justice for
the 19-year-old Anki-
ta Bhandari who was murdered
allegedly by Pulkit Arya, the
owner of a resort, for resisting
his attempts to push Ankita into
prostitution. Pulkit, the son of
former state minister Vinod
Arya, has been arrested while
Vinod Arya has been expelled by
the BJP. Pulkit being politically
well connected the people fear he
will get away with the murder.
The blatant manner in which
the BJP spokesperson in Uttara-
khand denied that the scene of
the crime was partially demol-
ished even as TV cameras ex-
posed his lie suggests that the
Aryas have enough political
clout to see them through this
crisis. Whoever ordered the
demolition could have done so
more to destroy evidence than
punish the resort owner.
Ankita’s body has been cre-
mated and the government has
assuredathoroughprobewhich,
however, often gets compro-
mised in favour of accused if
they are politically well linked.
T
leverly outwitted
by Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s
loyal legislators,
the Congress high
command finds itself in a
cleft stick in Rajasthan. If it
accepts the conditions put
forth by Gehlot loyalists to
keep Sachin Pilot out of the
race for CM’s post it will be
risking losing the young
leader to the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party
. And, if their con-
ditions are not met the 90-odd
MLAs backing Gehlot could
bring down the government.
To assert their strength, the
legislators tendered their
resignations to the Speaker
in a late night drama.
The MLAs demand that
Gehlot, as Congress presi-
dent, should be allowed to ap-
point his successor after Oc-
tober 19. This is unacceptable
to the high command as it
will amount to conflict of in-
terest. To show their strength
and intent the legislators
skipped the scheduled Con-
gress Legislature Party meet-
ing on Sunday
.
The other condition was
thatAjayMaken,theobserver
for Rajasthan, should meet
them in groups and not one-
on-one which was desired by
Delhi’s emissary
. Their other
demand,thefutureCMshould
be from among the 102 MLAs
loyaltoGehlot,waseffectively
aimed at precluding chances
of Pilot becoming the CM.
After Punjab, the Congress
leadership in Delhi seems to
have messed up in Rajasthan
and is on the verge of losing
the state. If Gehlot support-
ers are allowed to have their
way, the Rajasthan Chief
Minister could be an asser-
tive and politically sagacious
party chief who will be like a
hot potato for Sonia Gandhi
and her politically novice son
Rahul Gandhi. Still, keeping
Ashok Gehlot in good hu-
mour is advisable.
CONG TOP BOSSES
IN A CLEFT STICK
The MLAs demand that
Gehlot, as Congress
president, should be allowed
to appoint his successor after
October 19. This is
unacceptable to the high
command as it will amount to
conflict of interest. To show
their strength and intent
the legislators skipped
the scheduled CLP
meeting on Sunday
C
PREPARING FOR
THE LONG WAR
European leaders will
need to prepare their
populations for a long war
while also continuing to
search for solutions. Even
as they demonstrate their
long-term commitment to
the Ukrainian struggle,
they must structure their
support in ways that will
keep the door open for an
eventual settlement. An
endless proxy war is one of
the last scenarios that
anyone should want
nuclear specter is haunting
Europeonceagain.Lastweek,
Russian President Vladimir
Putin ordered a mobilization
of some 300,000 reservists and
announced that he will use
“all available means” to de-
fend Russia, adding, “This is
not a bluff.” As one senior Eu-
ropean policymaker noted to
me, such nuclear brinkman-
ship is an invitation to dust
off old Cold War tomes such
as Herman Kahn’s On Ther-
monuclear War.
To be sure, amid the eupho-
ria following recent Ukraini-
an battlefield victories, some
commentators are cautiously
optimistic that Ukraine could
win the war by the spring.
But Putin’s latest moves sug-
gest that Russia is settling in
for a long war of attrition. In
addition to issuing more stri-
dent threats, he has also re-
duced two significant asym-
metries that have character-
ized the conflict so far. The
first is the gap between Rus-
sia’s “special operation” and
Ukraine’s whole-of-society
response to it. Deploying
300,000 more soldiers may not
be enough to overwhelm Kyiv
or occupy Ukraine, but it will
keep Russia in the game.
The other asymmetry is at
the level of international
support. Ukraine would have
disappeared from the map
many months ago had it not
received billions of dollars of
military supplies, intelli-
gence support, and economic
aid from Europe and the
United States. By contrast,
Russia has been at pains to
attract any meaningful exter-
nal support. But at the recent
Shanghai Cooperation Or-
ganization Summit in Samar-
kand, Putin got to catch up
with fellow travelers like Chi-
nese President Xi Jinping,
Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdoan, Belarusian
President Aleksandr Lu-
kashenko, and Iranian Presi-
dent Ebrahim Raisi.
Putin’s most important
supporter is Xi, who has con-
tinued to stand by him. As I
learned from speaking with
Chinese academics this sum-
mer, China seems to view the
situation in Ukraine as a
“proxy war” in its own loom-
ing cold war with the US. A
pertinent lesson from the
original Cold War is that
when both sides in a proxy
war are receiving enough
support to keep them afloat,
neither side will ever prevail.
While the Ukrainians have
used this fact to argue for
continuous Western arms
shipments, it also could mo-
tivate China to scale up its
practical support (namely,
trucks and semiconductors)
to Russia.
If the conflict does move in
this direction, we know what
the result will be. The people
of Korea, Vietnam, Guate-
mala, Afghanistan, Angola,
and many other places can
all attest to the horrors of
proxy wars that drag on for
years or even decades, soak-
ing their countries in blood,
crippling their economies,
and depriving younger gen-
erations of a future.
Still, in the short-term, the
West must show that it is not
cowed by Putin’s threats of
escalation. As my colleagues
at the European Council on
Foreign Relations have
shown, Europe can weather
a long war if it adopts a com-
prehensive plan to provide
Ukraine with the three key
elements of military sup-
plies, security assurances,
and economic support.
Finally, economic support
must cover not just the costs
of rebuilding the country
and preparing it for integra-
tion into the European Union
but also the Ukrainian state’s
ongoing day-to-day needs.
Right now, tax revenues are
covering only 40% of public
spending, leaving a $5 billion
monthly funding gap.
Maintaining European po-
litical support and solidarity
will be the biggest challenge,
especially as the costs of the
long war continue to rise. Ac-
cording to some of our esti-
mates, supporting Ukraine
in the ways described above
could cost more than €700 bil-
lion. That is larger than the
EU’s pandemic recovery
plan, which was already seen
as a revolutionary step even
though it applied to all mem-
ber states. Mustering the
same level of support for a
single non-member state will
require a heroic feat of po-
litical leadership.
Moreover, the winter will
bring mounting energy bills
and higher costs for housing-
desperate Ukrainian refu-
gees. Governments have al-
ready been toppled in Italy
and Bulgaria, and the far
right seems to be making
gains on a new populist wave.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
A
MARK LEONARD
The writer is Director of the European
Council on Foreign Relations, is the author
of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity
Causes Conflict (Bantam Press, 2021)
Amid the euphoria
following recent
Ukrainian battlefield
victories, some
commentators are
cautiously optimistic
that Ukraine could
win the war by the
spring. But Vladimir
Putin’s latest moves
suggest that Russia is
settling in for a long war
of attrition that will
test European resolve
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INDIA
Palakkad (Agencies): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
on Monday made it clear that he would contest the
upcoming Congress presidential election and said
he has support from most of the states. He joined
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. “All three from
the Gandhi family have told me that they have no
issue. They have only good words. I was told that as
the media reported, there is no official candidate as
such,” Shashi Tharoor said.
I HAVE SUPPORT IN MOST STATES: SHASHI THAROOR
Rahul Gandhi with the young football players during the Congress’
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Palakkad on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP LEADER IN
FIRING RANGE
OF CONGRESS
New Delhi: The
Congress has filed
a complaint against
BJP leader Priti
Gandhi for “spread-
ing fake and divisive
news to disrupt
Bharat Jodo Yatra”.
Congress leader
Jairam Ramesh
tweeted: “We have
initiated legal action
in 5 cases of fake and
divisive news peddled
by BJP leaders and
their bhakt online
hate factory to hurt
#BharatJodoYatra. Be
warned! We will not
take this lying down.”
Palakkad (Agencies):
The Congress party’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra re-
sumed its journey on
Monday from Shornur
in Kerala’s Palakkad
district with hundreds
of party workers accom-
panying Rahul Gandhi
in the walk.
The Congress party
tweeted that the yatra
entered Palakkad dis-
trict with “excitement
and hope”. “...And we
can’t wait to start this
journey with you,” it
said in the tweet.
Hundreds of people
waited on both sides of
theroadtomeetGandhi.
“Couldn’t have asked
for a better start to the
Padyatra. The young
minds are coming out
in large numbers to
bless @RahulGandhi Ji
and all the Padtyatris.
We owe them a brighter
future. Towards achiev-
ing our goal. #Bharat-
JodoYatra,” the party
said in a tweet along
with a photo of the
young girls holding
Gandhi’s drawing.
Led by Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo
Yatra enters Palakkad dist of Kerala
New Delhi (ANI):
Lauding Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi for
adopting a holistic ap-
proach toward health
infrastructure, Union
Home and Cooperation
Minister Amit Shah on
Monday praised the Gu-
jarat government over
its improved facilities
on various health pa-
rameters like maternal
mortality rate, infant
mortality rate and insti-
tutional delivery
.
Shah’s remarks came
while performing Bhoo-
mi Pujan of 350 bedded
Employees’ State Insur-
ance Corporation
(ESIC) Hospital in Guja-
rat’s Sanand.
After the construc-
tion of the hospital, the
Union Home Minister
also said Gujarat Gov-
ernment would also
provide land for the
construction of a medi-
cal and nursing college.
At the event, the Min-
ister praised Prime
Minister Modi for
adopting a holistic ap-
proach towards health
infrastructure having
three parts--first, to ex-
pand all types of infra-
structure and human
resources related to
medical science; sec-
ond, to mainstream tra-
ditional Indian systems
of medicine like
AYUSH; and thirdly, to
provide expert facilities
to all villages through
technology
.
The Minister further
said there were only 387
medical colleges in the
country in 2013-14 but
PM Modi helped to in-
crease their number to
596 in 2021-22.
Amit Shah hails Guj govt for health infra,
improved maternal, infant mortality rates
Union Minister’s remarks came while performing Bhoomi Pujan of ESIC Hospital GUJARAT BJP
PRESIDENT CR
PATIL HINTS AT
EARLY ASSEMBLY
POLLS IN STATE
Ahmedabad (Agencies):
The Gujarat Assembly
polls are likely to be
advanced by 10-15 days
and conclude before No-
vember end, Bharatiya
Janata Party state unit
president CR Patil hinted
on Monday. The polls
have been scheduled for
December. In 2017, the
Assembly elections were
held in two phases —
December 9 and 14—,
while the counting was
held on December 18.
The state assembly has
182 seats. Patil, while
addressing the party
workers here this morn-
ing, said: “We should
be ready for elections.
There are all possibili-
ties that elections will be
held 10 to 15 days prior
to the schedule and end
before November.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at function at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
350-BEDDED ESIC HOSPITAL TO COME UP
AT SANAND; HM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE
UNION HM TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC
RALLIES IN J-K
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid
the foundation stone of 350 Bedded ESIC Hospital,
Sanand here on Monday. The 350 bedded hospital
will have OPD, indoor facilities, X-ray, radiology,
laboratory, operation theater, Obstetrics Gynae-
cology facilities, ICU and ultrasound among other
modern facilities. Construction of the hospital
spread over 9.5 acres would entail an expenditure
of Rs 500 crores. It may soon be upgraded to 500
bedded hospital as per requirement. The hospital
would look after 12 lakh employees and their fami-
lies along with the villagers of Sanand, Shah said.
Jammu (ANI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will be visiting
Jammu and Kashmir
from September 30
to October 2, said
BJP national general
secretary Tarun Chugh
on Sunday. This will
be Shah's second visit
to the Union Territory
since the abrogation of
Article 370.
Dehradun (ANI): Days
after an Uttarakhand
resort near Rishikesh
was demolished — fol-
lowing the alleged mur-
der of an employee — a
member of the Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) leading the probe
has claimed that all
physical and forensic
evidence from the site
has been secured.
“Forensic team had
collected all evidence
from Vanatara resort
before its demolition
(on September 24). All
evidence found there
being used in forensic
investigation is safe;
further probe under-
way,” PR Devi told ANI.
The probe is in con-
nection with the alleged
murder of a 19-year-old
receptionist working at
a property owned by
Haridwar BJP leader
VinodArya’ssonPulkit.
Pulkit and two other
employees have been
arrested.
The body was recov-
ered from a canal near
Rishikesh, days after
she went missing. Vio-
lent protests erupted in
areas surrounding the
resort as family and ac-
tivistsdemandedaction,
after which the adminis-
tration began demolish-
ing the structure. As
they did, though, critics
pointed out that evi-
dence may also have
been destroyed.
Resort demolished,
but ‘evidence safe’,
says SIT official
UTTARAKHAND TEEN MURDER
Vanatara resort, owned by Pulkit Arya, who is an accused in Ankita
Bhandari murder case, was demolished. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court has appealed
to senior lawyers to ensure the stipend they pay
to their juniors is enough
to avoid financial stress
and help them lead a more
dignified life. The court asked
senior advocates to be more
mindful of the financial back-
ground of their juniors and
show them greater empathy. This court also made
an appeal to seniors in the profession to ensure that
the stipend that is paid to their juniors is enough to
evade the financial stress that accompanies this pro-
fession and allows them to lead a more dignified life.
PAY ENOUGH STIPEND TO JUNIORS TO
LEAD DIGNIFIED LIFE: HC TO SR. LAWYERS
New Delhi (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday
granted relief to Shah Rukh Khan as it upheld Guja-
rat High Court which quashed
the case against him related
to the 2017 stampede in
Vadodara Railway Station. A
bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi
and Justice CT Ravikumar
rejected the plea filed by a
complainant against Shahrukh Khan. The complain-
ant had challenged a Gujarat High Court order. The
Supreme Court refused to interfere with the order
passed by the High Court of Gujarat quashing the
complaint filed by the complainant against the actor.
SUPREME COURT RELIEF FOR SHAH
RUKH KHAN IN 2017 STAMPEDE CASE
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on
Monday dismissed
with cost a PIL that
sought that the Elec-
tion Commission (EC)
be barred from al-
locating poll symbols
claiming they were
“misused” by political
parties. A bench im-
posed a cost of Rs
25,000 on the peti-
tioner while observing
that the relief claimed
was “disruptive of
the election process”
and that litigation
cannot be a “hobby”.
The bench while
dismissing the
“misleading”
petition said it
was a com-
plete waste
of judicial
time.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court Mon-
day sought response
from the Centre and
others to a plea alleg-
ing that inmates are
being kept in chains
at a mental health
institution in Madhya
Pradesh’s Ratlam. A
bench of Justices S A
Nazeer and V Ramasu-
bramanian issued
notices to the Ministry
of Health, Ministry
of Social Justice and
Empowerment, the
Madhya Pradesh gov-
ernment and others
while seeking their
replies. The court
was hearing
a plea filed
by advocate
Gaurav
Kumar
Bansal.
‘LITIGATION
CANNOT BE A
HOBBY’, SAYS
APEX COURT
SC NOTICE TO MP,
CENTRE OVER
RATLAM MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITY
IN THE COURTYARD
Lucknow: Abdul
Majeed, a PFI activ-
ist,hasbeenarrested
by the Special Task
Force of UP Police.
Majeed is accused of
being involved in
anti-national activi-
ties. During interro-
gation by the STF, he
has given the names
of several other
members. Electronic
gadgets and objec-
tionable literature
related to the PFI
and IS have been
seized from Majeed,
said STF sources.
Another PFI
activist nabbed
by UP STF
New Delhi (Agencies):
In India, two-thirds of
pilots have admitted to
dozing off in the pilot’s
seat. According to a
study by the Safety Mat-
ters Foundation that
included 542 regional,
local and international
pilots, 66% of those
polled admitted falling
asleep while at the con-
trols of the aircraft
without waking up a fel-
low crew member.
There is a chronic scar-
city of competent pilots
in India, where airlines
require up to 1,500 new
pilots annually
. Howev-
er, only 200 to 300 of
these new hires have the
appropriate training.
The most common
causes of falling asleep
in the cockpit were
overwork and having to
fly back-to-back morn-
ing flights, which re-
quired getting up as
early as 2am. One of the
biggest causes of aero-
plane accidents is fa-
tigue. Between India
and the UK, where 1.5
million British Indians
reside, there are hun-
dreds of flights per
week. Around 54% of
pilots reported having
severe excessive day-
time sleepiness, accord-
ing to their responses,
while 41% reported
having moderate exces-
sive daytime sleepiness.
At least one-third
of those polled admit-
ted to having a near-ac-
cident experience while
flying, which they at-
tributed to being too
fatigued. Pilot weari-
ness accounts for 15-
20% of human mistakes
in fatal accidents. Avia-
tion accidents do not
happen every day
.
‘66% Indian pilots doze off during flight’
DANGEROUS TREND
THE STUDY
Kangra (ANI): Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur on Monday
took a jibe at Congress
over the political crisis
in Rajasthan and said
as if the “entertain-
ment” from Bharat
Jodo was not enough,
we have got the Ra-
jasthan political crisis.
While interacting
with media at Kangra,
the BJP leader took a
jibe at Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’’.
He described Con-
gress’s condition as “Ek
Anaar Sau Bimaar”.
“Even when Ashok
Gehlot was asked to run
for the post of Congress
President, he still wants
to remain the CM. This
just shows that Con-
gress only wants power
but never intends to
serve the people. In
Congress, there is no
direction, no leader, and
no one to listen to the
leader. ‘Ek Anaar Sau
Bimaar’ is the condi-
tion of Congress,”
Thakur said.
Anurag Thakur takes
jibe over political
crisis in Rajasthan
Kangra: Anurgag Thakur
praised the leadership
of PM Modi and said
that despite several
parties coming together,
they wouldn't succeed.
The work done under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
Ji in the last 8 years was
not done even in the last
six decades. There is
an unbreakable bond of
trust and performance
between Modi Ji and the
people, Thakur said.
OPPN STANDS NO
CHANCE IN FRONT OF
PM MODI: THAKUR

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Bal Thackeray’s...
Shinde said the duo de-
cided to join his faction
as he represents the
‘real’ Shiv Sena and is
taking forward the
teachings of the Sena
founder and Hindutva.
“Balasaheb used to
do straight talking and
used to be blunt. People
knew Balasaheb well
and hence they did not
accept the Sena’s alli-
ance with Congress
and NCP (Nationalist
Congress Party) under
the Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government,”
he said.
Palghar Zilla Pari-
shad President, Vaide-
hi Vadan, and some
members of the local
body also joined the
Shinde faction on the
occasion.
Earlier in the day
CM Shinde had said
that he was unaware of
any MLA or MP joining
his faction but added
that several leaders are
in touch.
FROM PG 1
Chandigarh (Agencies):
Former Punjab CM Capt
Amarinder Singh on
Monday said he had a
mission to accomplish
after joining BJP
.
“I have a mission to
accomplish and that is
to work for the interest
of the state and the
country
,” he said.
At his maiden press
meet after joining BJP,
Amarinder Singh said
he wanted to strengthen
the hands of PM Naren-
dra Modi, Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah and party
President JP Nadda.
With BJP chief
Ashwani Sharma, be-
sides senior leaders, the
two-time CM thanked
PM Modi for opening
the Kartarpur Corridor
and withdrawal of three
agricultural laws.
First India Bureau
Patna: In the wake of
recent floods in some ar-
eas of Bihar and in oth-
er states where a sizable
number of milch cattle
drowned in floods, a
Self-Help Group (SHG)
has provided unique
goat sheds for goats that
save them from floods.
Bihar’s Industries
MinisterSameerKumar
Mahaseth inaugurated
15 goat sheds built by
Self-Help Group (SHGs)
memberswiththecredit
support of INR 20,000
(246 USD) from Uttar Bi-
har Gramin Bank
(UBGB) in Kamalabari
village in Madhubani
under the Bihar Sus-
tainable Livelihood De-
velopment (BSLD) sig-
nature project.
To ensure quality and
durability, Heifer India
has provided the re-
quired technical sup-
porttothewomenSHGs.
These sheds are disas-
ter-resistant, well venti-
lated, and with proper
partition for separation
of kids and goats
The Bihar minister
appreciated Heifer In-
dia’s efforts to empower
women SHG members
through the develop-
ment of micro business
enterprises. He said the
Bihar government is
committed to holistic
development and wants
wealth creation in vil-
lages through small-
scale enterprises.
Dr Abhinav Gaurav,
Project Director,
thankedtheMinisterfor
sharing his views on
value-based holistic de-
velopment. He also gave
abrief overviewof Heif-
er’s plans to support
70,000 vulnerable farm-
ers in the six districts of
Bihar namely, Madhu-
bani, Darbhanga, Mu-
zaffarpur Samastipur,
Vaishali,andSitamarhi.
Goat sheds given to poor to save cattle from floods
IN A UNIQUE INITIATIVE
‘PoK issue should’ve
been solved in ’71 war’
Shimla (PTI): Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Monday said that de-
cision on Pakistan-oc-
cupied Kashmir (PoK)
should have been taken
during 1971 war be-
tween India and the
neighbouring country
.
The Defence Minister
said this while address-
ing a function to hon-
our martyrs’ families at
Badoli in Kangra dis-
trict of Himachal
Pradesh.
“We have recently
marked the Golden Ju-
bilee of victory of 1971
war. The 1971 war will
be remembered in the
history as the war
fought for the humanity
instead of property
, pos-
session or power,” Ra-
jnath Singh said.
“There is only one re-
gret. The decision on
PoK should have been
taken at that time it-
self,” he said. Singh also
attended a similar func-
tion at Nadaun in
Hamirpur district.
In Kangra, Singh also
shed light on the Cen-
tre’s unwavering re-
solve to make the coun-
try ‘Aatmanirbhar’ and
the progress achieved
due to the measures
taken to realise the
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s vision.
Rajnath regrets that India did not take PoK during battle with Pakistan
RAJNATH SINGH FELICITATES FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN HEROES
Kangra (PTI): Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
Monday felicitated the
families of the slain
soldiers hailing from
Himachal Pradesh, who
laid down their lives in
the service of the Nation.
The felicitation ceremony
was organised at Badoli
in Kangra district. The
defence minister paid
glowing tributes to the war
heroes including
the first recipient of
Param Vir Chakra Major
Somnath Sharma (1947)
among others. While
paying respects to the
families of the war heroes,
Rajnath said that the
country will forever be
indebted to the sacri-
fices made by the valiant
soldiers. He stated that the
Armed Forces will always
be a source of inspiration
to the people, especially
the youth, as they possess
the traits of discipline,
devotion to duty, patriot-
ism and sacrifice and are
a symbol of national pride
and trust. “Background,
religion and creed don’t
matter, what matters is
that our beloved tri-colour
continues to fly high,”
Rajnath Singh said.
‘Hindu’ a geo-cultural
identity, says Bhagwat
Shillong (Meghalaya)
(ANI): Rashtriya Sway-
amsevak Sangh chief
Mohan Bhagwat, while
stating that there is “no
particular definition of
Hindu”, said that the
terms “Bharatiya” (In-
dian) and “Hindu” are
synonyms, and added
that it (Hindu) is a “geo-
cultural identity”.
Bhagwat said that In-
dia had lost its freedom
in the past because of
“forgetting” its “civili-
zational motto and val-
ues”. Addressing a pub-
lic meeting in Shillong
on Sunday, Bhagwat
said, “We are an ancient
nation since time im-
memorial, but due to
forgetting our civiliza-
tional motto and values,
we lost our freedom.
Our binding force
among one another is
our inherent faith in
our age-old values
which lies in spiritual-
ity
. These values of this
country’s eternal civili-
zation had been named
as Hindutva by people
outside our country
. We
are Hindus, but there is
no particular definition
of Hindu, although it’s
our identity. Both the
terms Bharatiya and
Hindu are synonyms. It
is a geo-cultural identi-
ty in fact”.
The RSS chief said
that the organisation
teaches to make sacri-
fices for the country
while also giving up
one’s “individual self-
ish ends”.
TRADITION OF SACRIFICE
Prez inaugurates Dasara festivities in Mysuru
Mysuru (Agencies):
The famous 10-day
Dussehra celebrations
commenced in this city
palaces on Monday
with religious and tra-
ditional fervour, with
President of
India Droupadi Murmu
inaugurating the fes-
tivities.
Celebrated as ‘Nada
Habba’ (state festival),
theDussehraor‘Sharan
Navaratri’ festivities
are expected to be a
grand affair this year
depicting Karnataka’s
rich culture and tradi-
tions, coupled with
reminiscence of royal
pomp and glory, after
being devoid of fanfare
for the last two years in
view of the COVID-19
pandemic.
The President opened
the festivities during
the auspicious “Vrush-
chika Lagna” by show-
ering flower petals on
the idol of Goddess
Chamundeshwari, the
presiding deity of Mys-
uru royals, amid chant-
ing of vadic hymns, at
the premises of Cha-
mundeshwari temple
atop the Chamundi
Hills here.
Ms Murmu is the
first President to take
part in Mysuru Dusseh-
ra in the recent past.
Delhi-Shimla
flights resume
after 2 years
Chandigarh (Agencies):
Flights between Shimla
and Delhi resumed on
Monday after a gap of
almost two years.
Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Jai Ram
Thakur while connect-
ing virtually from vil-
lage Bagsiad of Seraj
Assembly Constituency
in the Mandi district
launched the regular
flights by flagging off
the new ATR-42-600 air-
craft of Alliance Air
from Shimla Airport at
Jubbarhatti today
morning. Union Minis-
ter of State for Civil
Aviation Gen. VK Singh
also participated in the
programme through
virtual medium from
Delhi. CM said connec-
tivity remains a big
challenge for a hilly
state like Himachal and
the state government
was making constant ef-
forts to increase the air
connectivityinthestate.
`200 cr scam: Sukesh
actors’ meets recreated
New Delhi (ANI): As a
part of the investigation
in the Rs 200 crore scam
case involving jailed
conman Sukesh Chan-
drashekhar, the entire
meeting of actors Nikki
Tamboli and Sofia Sin-
gh with Sukesh inside
theprisonwasrecreated
by the Economic Offenc-
es Wing (EOW) in Tihar
Jail. While exclusively
speaking with ANI, spe-
cial CP Ravindra Yadav
said, the scene was rec-
reated in the Tihar Jail
withthetwoactresses.It
was found that the two
actresses had gone to
meet Sukesh in the jail,
where he had offered
them good roles in
the movies.
EOW CP Ravindra
Yadav, said that during
the investigation, it was
found that Sukesh was
operating from inside
the prison.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat addressing
a public meeting in Shillong. —PHOTO BY ANI
SYNONYMOUS WITH ‘BHARATIYA’
CAPT BATTING ON NEW PITCH
DGP’s file returned by UPSC after raising objections
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The UP
DGP’s file was returned
by the UPSC after rais-
ing objections. The Ut-
tar Pradesh govern-
ment had sent the file
to appoint a permanent
DGP to the UPSC in the
first week of Septem-
ber month.
But the Union Public
Service Commission
(UPSC) has sent it back
to the state government
by raising many objec-
tions in the said file,
after which a new prob-
lem has cropped up in
Uttar Pradesh regard-
ing the permanent
DGP. Whereas this file
was sent to UPSC to
make IPS Devendra
Singh Chauhan as the
next DGP. UPSC has
sought answers on the
reasons for the removal
of IPS Mukul Goyal
from the post of DGP
before the completion
of 2 years and also
sought the data of IPS
officers up to 1992
batch. It is that when
IPS Mukul Goyal was
removed, why was he
not informed. Moreo-
ver, the commission
has also said that the
DGP chair in UP has
been vacant since May
11, while the commis-
sion received the file to
appoint DGP in Sep-
tember. The UPSC has
thus questioned the de-
lay in sending the file.
Sources in the bu-
reaucracy say that if
the UPSC meeting is
held after October 1
and it accepts the same
date as the basis, then
the service period of
IPS DS Chauhan will
also be less than 6
months because he will
retire on March 31,
2023. In such a situa-
tion, he will be out of
the race for DGP’s post.
In the state govern-
ment, officers are look-
ing for answers to the
objections raised by
UPSC at the govern-
ment level so that after
the reply to UPSC’s
questions can be fur-
nished. Notably, the
state government had
appointed caretaker DS
Chauhan DS Chauhan
on 11 May 2022, replac-
ing the current DGP
IPS Mukul Goyal.
Meanwhile, the state
government is prepar-
ing to send a list of all
the reasons for the re-
moval of Mukul Goyal
to the UPSC.
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Mysuru Dasara festivities
in Chamundi Hills of Mysuru on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Have mission to accomplish
after joining BJP: Amarinder
IPS Mukul Goyal IPS Devendra Singh Chauhan
Rajnath Singh greets the father of Captain Vikram Batra during the felicitation ceremony of the
families of soldiers, who sacrificed their lives while serving the nation, in Hamirpur on Monday.
Capt Amarinder Singh with Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma,
Sunil Kumar Jakhar addressing media. —PHOTO BY PTI
Bihar Industries Minister inaugurating a goat shed.
Every Poor Household
in Bihar should be
linked to small-scale
enterprise and Heifer
is moving in the right
direction by harness-
ing the power of collec-
tives by creating
Farmer Owned Agri-
businesses.
Sameer Kumar Mahaseth,
Industries Minister, Bihar
—PHOTO BY PTI
10 die, 37 injured after
tractor-trolley overturns
Lucknow: 10 people
were killed while 37
were injured when the
tractor-trolley in which
they were travelling
overturned after it lost
control and fell into a
pond in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh on Monday, a
senior district official
said.
About 47 people were
travelling in the vehicle
which was on its way to
a Durga Devi temple in
Unnaee village for a
‘mundan’ ceremony
. An
aid of `4 lakh each is be-
ing extended to the fam-
ily of the victims.
ACCIDENT KILLS 7;
PREZ, PM CONDOLE
Mandi: 7 tourists died
on spot and 10 sustained
severe injuries, when the
vehicle they were travelling
in rolled down a gorge on
Aut-Luhri highway in Kullu
district on Sunday evening.
PM Modi and President
Droupadi Murmu express
deep grief over incident.
SDRF team assists in search
operations in Lok on Monday.

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CURRENCIES
Apple now manufacturing iPhone 14 in India
New Delhi (PTI): Apple’s
newest phone iPhone 14
will be made in India as the
global tech titan bets big on
the manufacturing prow-
ess of the world’s second-
biggest smartphone mar-
ket after China.
Apple started manufac-
turing iPhones in India in
2017 with iPhone SE. Today
,
Apple manufactures some
of its most advanced iP-
hones in India including
iPhone SE, iPhone 12, iP-
hone 13 , now, iPhone 14.
According to sources,
the Made-in-India iPhone
14 will begin to reach local
customers in the next few
days. Phones manufac-
tured in India will be both
for the Indian market and
exports.
The iPhone 14 will be
shipped from Foxconn’s
Sriperumbudur facility on
the outskirts of Chennai.
Foxconn is the world’s larg-
est contract electronics
manufacturer and major
iPhone assembler.
IN FOXCONN’S SRIPERUMBUDUR FACILITY
1st MFG STARTED
IN 2017 WITH SE

z Cupertino, California-
headquartered Apple
started manufacturing
iPhones in India in 2017
with iPhone SE. Today,
Apple manufactures some
of its most advanced
iPhones in the country
including iPhone SE,
iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and,
now, iPhone 14.
DRONES IN MP TO KEEP
AN EYE ON POWER
TRANSMISSION TOWERS
Jabalpur (PTI): Madhya
Pradesh will deploy drones
from October 1 to monitor
10,000 high
voltage
electricity
towers to
strengthen
the power
transmis-
sion system with better
checking of defects and
inspection which is so far
done manually, an official said
on Monday. “This is for the
first time in the country that
drones will be used to check
tall towers for smooth power
supply,” MPPTCL MD Sunil
Tiwari claimed. Drones will
take videos and close range
pictures of the towers and will
come handy in saving time
and labour as currently, the
inspection of towers is being
done manually, he said.
FIEO PLANS ACTIVITIES
IN GCC MARKETS TO
PUSH INDIA’S EXPORTS
Dubai (PTI): Exporters body
FIEO on Monday said it has
planned a series of activities
in the Gulf
Coopera-
tion Council
(GCC)
markets to
push India’s
exports.
Indian exports to the GCC
grew by 44% in 2021-22 to
$43.9 billion compared to
$27.8 billion in 2020-21. In
the current financial year, FIEO
has planned various activi-
ties -- including exhibitions,
B2B delegations, interactive
sessions and capacity-building
programmes -- to increase In-
dia’s export to the region, FIEO
President A Sakthivel said.
TaMo COMMITTED TO
INVEST IN COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE BUSINESS
New Delhi (PTI): Tata Motors
plans to continue investing in
the range of `2,000 crore in
its commer-
cial vehicle
business
per annum
going ahead
in order
to drive in
new models based on various
kinds of powertrains, ac-
cording to Executive Director
Girish Wagh. The company,
which on Monday strength-
ened its pickup line with the
launches of Yodha 2.0, Intra
V20 bi-fuel and Intra V50
models, is also looking to
transition to electric mobility
through vehicles powered by
CNG and other alternative fuel.
RELIANCE JIO’S UNDER
`12K 5G PHONE LIKELY
TO LAUNCH IN 2024
New Delhi (Agencies): Reli-
ance Jio will aim to launch
a 5G phone priced under
`12,000
once its 5G
coverage
has reached
a good
threshold,
according
to a Counterpoint Research
report. The report says Jio
will wait for its 5G network
to proliferate, to target the
broader base of mass market
4G smartphone users with its
5G smartphone. “Further, at
some point in 2024, Jio will
also be compelled to launch
an affordable 5G mmWave +
sub-6GHz smartphone as the
cost deltas between the two
have narrowed significantly
from the overall BoM (bill of
materials) fitting perspec-
tive,” the report said.
OTHER STORIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (PTI): Realty
major DLF will develop a
new luxury housing pro-
ject in Gurugram with an
estimated sales realisa-
tion of about `1,800
crore, its Group Executive
Director Aakash Ohri said
on Monday. DLF has
launched its project ‘The
Grove’, which is located
at DLF phase-5. “We have
launched a new project
which will be low-rise
luxury development com-
prising 292 residences.
We are expecting a sales
revenue of `1,700-1,800
crore from this project,”
Group Executive Director
and Chief Business Offic-
er of DLF Ltd, Ohri said.
New Delhi (PTI): Looking
to consolidate its pres-
ence in the fast-growing
mid-sized sports utility
segment, Maruti Suzuki
India on Monday launched
its all-new model Grand
Vitara priced between
`10.45 lakh and `19.65
lakh. The model will com-
pete with the likes of
Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos
and Tata Harrier, among
others. With Grand Vitara,
the MSI expects to en-
hance its presence in a
segment where it current-
ly lags behind.
MSI LAUNCH GRAND
VITARA TAGGED B/W
`10.45-19.65 LAKH
DLF TARGETS `1,800
CR SALES REVENUE
FROM NEW PROJECT
New Delhi (PTI): Sam-
sung has partnered with
Axis Bank to launch co-
branded credit card to
provide additional finance
option to customers as it
eyes two-fold sales
growth in its ultra-premi-
um foldable smartphones
this year. A company offi-
cial said Samsung has fo-
cussed on making pur-
chases affordable and it
has seen about three
times growth in transac-
tions happening through
Samsung Finance plus for
buying its product.
SAMSUNG PARTNERS
WITH AXIS BANK FOR
CREDIT CARD
Mumbai (PTI): Film exhi-
bition company PVR Cin-
emas will invest up to
`350 crore to open 100
new screens in FY23, a
top official said on Mon-
day. It also expects its
mega-merger with Inox
Leisure to close by Feb-
ruary 2023, after which it
will start to run as a com-
bined business, PVR’s
chief executive Gautam
Dutta said. “We will in-
vest up to `350 crore to
open 100 screens in
FY23. I see the same
trend continuing in the
next 2-3 years as well,”
Dutta said.
PVR TO INVEST `350
CRORE FOR 100 NEW
SCREENS IN FY23
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Rupee hits all-time low of 81.67/$
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
plunged 58 paise to close at
(provisional) against the
US dollar on Monday as the
strengthening of the Amer-
ican currency overseas and
risk-averse sentiment
among investors weighed
on the local unit.
Moreover, escalation of
geopolitical risks due to
conflict in Ukraine, a nega-
tive trend in domestic equi-
ties and significant foreign
fund outflows sapped in-
vestor appetite, forex trad-
ers said.
At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local
currency opened at 81.47,
then fell further to close at
against the American cur-
rency, registering a decline
of 58 paise over its previ-
ous close. On Friday, the
rupee slumped 30 paise to
close at 81.09, its previous
record low.
This is the fourth con-
secutive session of loss for
the domestic unit, during
which it has lost 193 paise
against the American cur-
rency. “Another day of
large gains for the dollar
versus the rupee as it fell
for the fourth day in a trot
amid risk-averse senti-
ments and unprecedented
strength in the greenback
following Fed tightening
and recession worries,”
said Dilip Parmar, Re-
search Analyst, HDFC Se-
curities.
Spot USD-INR may head
towards 82 as strength in
the dollar index continues
with surging bond yields,
Parmar said, adding that
in the near-term, spot USD-
INR is having resistance at
around 82 and support at
81.05.
Meanwhile, the dollar
index, which gauges the
greenback’s strength
against a basket of six cur-
rencies, advanced 0.46% to
113.71.According to ex-
perts, focus will now shift
to RBI’s meeting this week,
with its decision due on
Friday
. The 38th meeting of
the Monetary Policy Com-
mittee, constituted under
the Reserve Bank of India
Act, will be held during
September 28 - 30.
Foreign institutional in-
vestors were net sellers in
the capital market on Fri-
day as they offloaded
shares worth `2,899.68
crore, as per exchange
data.
Sensex extends losses into fourth session
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark indices fell sharply
on Monday
, with the Sensex
and Nifty tumbling nearly
2 per cent each amid weak
global market trends and
foreign fund outflows.
Falling for the fourth
straight day, the 30-share
BSE Sensex tanked 953.70
points or 1.64 per cent to
settle at 57,145.22. During
the day, it plummeted
1,060.68 points or 1.82 per
cent to 57,038.24.
The NSE Nifty fell 311.05
points or 1.80 per cent to
end at 17,016.30.
Among the 30-share
Sensex pack, Maruti, Tata
Steel, ITC, Bajaj Finance,
Axis Bank, NTPC, Mahin-
dra Mahindra and In-
dusInd Bank were the ma-
jor laggards.
HCL Technologies, Info-
sys, Asian Paints, TCS, Ul-
traTech Cement, Wipro
and Nestle were the gain-
ers.
Elsewhere in Asia, mar-
kets in Seoul, Tokyo,
Shanghai and Hong Kong
ended sharply lower.
European bourses were
trading in the red in mid-
session deals. The US mar-
kets ended in the negative
territory on Friday
.
Housing prices seen
rising in coming days
New Delhi (PTI): Nearly
50% of prospective buyers
are expecting housing
prices to rise in coming
day months amid reviv-
al in demand, according to
a joint survey conducted
by Housing.Com and in-
dustry body NAREDCO.
As per the survey find-
ings, 47% of respondents
prefer to invest in real es-
tate, while 21% prefer to
invest in the stock market,
16% in fixed deposits and
15% in gold.
Realty portal Housing.
Com and NAREDCO (Na-
tional Real Estate Develop-
ment Council) on Monday
released the ‘Residential
Realty Consumer Senti-
ment Survey H2 2022’ re-
port. They conducted a
joint survey with over
1,000 participants to gauge
consumer sentiment.
In the survey, 48% of re-
spondents anticipate
prices to rise
f u r -
ther in the coming months,
while 58% of homebuyers
who are primarily end-us-
ers are looking for ready-
to-move-in property, Hous-
ing.Com said in a state-
ment.
“India’s residential mar-
ket has seen a sharp re-
vival in demand after the
second wave of the COV-
ID-19 pandemic. The rising
cost of borrowing, in-
crease in input costs and
strong demand has result-
ed in a rise in housing
prices,” said Dhruv Agar-
wala, Group CEO - Hous-
ing.Com, PropTiger.Com
Makaan.Com.
Many listed real estate
developers have reported
that they have increased
prices of their apartments
in the last one year to off-
set rise in input cost and
also improve profit mar-
gins.Agarwala expects
housing demand to remain
strong in the upcoming
quarter on the
back of strong
c o n s u m e r
s e n t i m e n t
and the sea-
sonal uplift
in demand
during the
festive sea-
son.
PLUNGES 58 PAISE
New Delhi (PTI): Corpo-
rate India is bullish about
its strong business perfor-
mance and expected to dole
out a double-digit salary
hike of as much as 10.4% in
2023, a survey said on Mon-
day. According to leading
global professional servic-
es firm Aon
Plc’s latest
Salary In-
crease Sur-
vey in In-
dia, remu-
nerations
in India are
expected to increase by
10.4% in 2023, compared to
an actual increase of 10.6%
to date in 2022, which is
slightly higher than the
9.9% increase projected in
February. The study that
analysed data across 1,300
companies from more than
40 industries in India noted
that the attrition rate for
the first half of 2022 con-
tinued to be high at 20.3%,
marginally lower than the
21% recorded in 2021, thus
retaining the pressure on
salaries.
Salaries in India
likely to rise by
10.4% in 2023
New Delhi (Agencies): Oil prices fell for a second day on
Monday on fears of lower fuel demand from an expected global
recession sparked by rising worldwide interest rates and as a
surging US dollar limits the ability of non-dollar consumers
to purchase crude.Brent
crude futures for November
settlement slipped $1.35, or
1.57%, to $84.80 a barrel at
0640 GMT. The contract fell to
as low at $84.51, the lowest
since January 14.US West
Texas Intermediate (WTI)
crude futures for November
delivery dropped $1.15, or 1.46%, to $77.59 a barrel. WTI
declined to as low as $77.21, the lowest since January 6. Both
contracts slumped around 5% on Friday.
Brent crude oil prices slip below $85/barrel
EXPLAIN WHY ` HAS
FALLEN TO ALL-TIME
LOW: NCP ASKS FM
Mumbai (PTI): The National-
ist Congress Party (NCP) on
Monday asked Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
to explain why the rupee
has fallen to an all-time
low against the US dollar.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP
targeted Sitharaman for her
remarks made at a press con-
ference in Pune on Saturday
that the rupee has “held back
very well” against the US dol-
lar when compared to other
currencies. “Can she explain
why the rupee has fallen to an
all-time low of 81.47 against
the US dollar? If she concen-
trates more on the finance
ministry and less on Barama-
ti, may be she can,” Sharad
Pawar-led party’s national
spokesman Clyde Crasto said
in statement.
New Delhi (PTI): Equity
investors’ wealth has tumbled
by over `13.30 lakh crore in
four days of market plunge
amid a sharp sell-off in global
markets. In four days, the
BSE benchmark has slumped
2,574.52 points or 4.31%.
The market capitalisation
of BSE-listed firms tum-
bled `13,30,753.42 crore
in four sessions to reach
`2,70,11,460.11 crore.
INVESTORS LOSE
`13.30 LAKH CR IN 4
DAYS OF MKT CRASH
SP pegs India’s FY’23
GDP growth at 7.3%
New Delhi (PTI): SP
Global Ratings on Monday
retained its projection of
India’s economic growth at
7.3% for the current fiscal
and said inflation is likely
to remain above the upper
tolerance limit of 6%.
SP Global Ratings
Asia-Pacific Chief Econo-
mist Louis Kuijs said a pro-
nounced slowdown in Chi-
na was offset by a strong
rebound in India as con-
sumption, especially of
services, continued to re-
cover and investment grew
rapidly. “We have retained
our India growth outlook at
7.3% for the fiscal year
2022-2023 and 6.5% for the
next fiscal year, although
we see the risks tilted to the
downside,” Kuijs said.
SP Economist Vishrut
Rana said the rupee may
continue to see volatility in
the coming days, but India
has ‘substantial buffer’ to
withstand foreign fund out-
flows.

First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Mon-
day directed the In-
come Tax (I-T) Depart-
ment not to take any
coercive action
against Reliance
Group Chairman Anil
Ambani till November
17 on a show cause no-
tice issued to him
seeking to prosecute
him under the Black
Money Act.
The I-T department
had issued the notice to
Ambani on August 08,
2022 for allegedly evad-
ing Rs420 crore in taxes
on undisclosed funds
worth more than Rs814
crore held in two Swiss
bank accounts.
The department has
charged Ambani (63)
with “willful” evasion,
saying he “intentional-
ly” did not disclose his
foreign bank account
details and financial
interests to Indian tax
authorities.
As per the depart-
ment’s notice, Ambani
was liable to be prose-
cuted under Sections 50
and 51 of the Black Mon-
ey (undisclosed foreign
income and assets)
Imposition of Tax Act
of 2015. I-T Department
stipulates a maximum
punishment of 10 years
imprisonment with a
fine.
Earlier this month,
Ambanihadapproached
the HC challenging the
notice, claiming that the
Black Money Act was
enacted in 2015 and the
alleged transactions are
of assessment years
2006-2007 and 2010-2011.
Senior counsel
Rafique Dada, appear-
ing for Ambani, said
provisions of the Act
cannot have a retrospec-
tive effect.
Advocate Akhilesh-
war Sharma, appearing
for the I-T Department,
sought time to respond
to the petition.
Adivisionbenchcom-
prisingJusticesSVGan-
gapurwala and RN Lad-
dha permitted the same
and posted the petition
for hearing on Novem-
ber 17.
“The Income Tax De-
partment shall till the
next date not take any
coercive action against
the petitioner (Ambani)
in pursuance to the
show cause notice,” said
the court.
It also directed the I-T
department to respond
to Ambani’s contention
that provisions of the
Black Money Act
may not have a retro-
spective effect.
Dada told the court
that an assessment or-
der was passed by the
department in March
this year and the peti-
tioner filed an appeal
against the said order
before the Commission-
er of Income Tax.
He said when a civil
proceeding is pending,
criminal action cannot
be sought to be initiated
by the department.
“The show cause no-
tice on the face of it was
violative of Article 20 of
the Constitution of In-
dia (that says no person
shall be prosecuted for
the same alleged offence
twice). Let the civil pro-
ceedings carry on and
reach its logical end,”
Dada argued.
08
2NDFRONT
Mumbai (PTI): A court
on Monday extended
the Anti-Terrorist
Squad (ATS) custody
of five people, arrest-
ed during the multi-
agency raids conduct-
ed on the Popular
Front of India (PFI) in
Maharashtra last
week, till October 03.
The five accused were
among 20 people nabbed
from the state by the
ATS in multi-agency
raids across the country
spearheaded by the Na-
tional Investigation
Agency (NIA) last
Thursday
.
TheATSproducedthe
five accused before the
court of Additional Ses-
sions Judge AM Patil on
Mondayontheexpiryof
their previous remand.
They were booked on
charges of engaging in
unlawful activities, pro-
moting enmity among
communities, and wag-
ing a war against the
country
.
In a massive crack-
down on PFI, multi-
agency teams had ar-
rested 106 leaders and
activists of the radical
Islamic outfit in near-si-
multaneous raids in 15
states for allegedly sup-
porting terror activities
in the country
.
Maharashtra and
Karnataka accounted
for 20 arrests each, Ta-
milNadu(10),Assam(9),
Uttar Pradesh (8),
Andhra Pradesh (5),
Madhya Pradesh (4), Pu-
ducherry and Delhi (3
each) and Rajasthan (2).
CRUCIAL READ
UNABLE TO PAY
DEBT, TWO MEN
COMMIT SUICIDE
EIGHT ARRESTED FOR
PRACTICING BLACK
MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT
Mumbai: A 55-year-
old man, who allegedly
snatched chains of senior
citizens by posing as a
police personnel, has been
arrested from Ambivali, in
neighbouring Thane district,
an official said on Sunday.
Kabuli Zafri is part of the
infamous “Irani gang” and
was nabbed by the Prop-
erty Cell of Mumbai Crime
Branch. Investigations have
revealed he is involved
in more that 36 cases in
places including Mumbai,
Thane, Ulhasnagar, Pune,
Raigad, Nashik, Surat and
Ahmedabad.
Thane: Eight persons were
arrested on Monday for
allegedly practicing
witchcraft and black magic
in Murbad town of Thane
district. The police received
information that some per-
sons were practicing black
magic and witchcraft at
Songaon on Sunday night,
Inspector Satosh Darade
of the Tokawade police
station of Murbad said.
Eight persons, including
two fake godmen and two
women, were arrested,
while another person man-
aged to escape the scene
at night, he said. The police
also rescued two women,
aged 26 and 19, who were
going to be part of the
ritual, he said.
HISTORY-SHEETER
ARRESTED FOR
CHAIN-SNATCHING
UNEMPLOYED MAN
KILLS WIFE, INJURES
NEIGHBOUR IN THANE
Thane: An unemployed
man was arrested in
Thane district on Monday
for allegedly stabbing to
death his wife and injur-
ing his neighbour, a police
official said. Sunil Shinde
(40) and his wife Shilpa
(35) would fight often as
he was without a job and
she was paying the home
bills. “During one such
fight this morning, he
stabbed to death Shilpa
in their Teesgaon Pada
home. A neighbour who
intervened was injured.
People in the vicinity held
the accused and handed
him over to the police,”
Kolsewadi police station
senior inspector MR
Deshmukh said.
Mumbai: A man was allegedly killed with sharp weapons
in the Sion Koliwada area in Mumbai, police said on
Monday. The deceased,
identified as Tushar Wag
(22), was a resident of
PMC Colony in Dharavi.
The police have registered
a case under sections 302
and 34 of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) and started the
investigation. According
to the police, Tushar was
going to his grandmother’s place on Saturday night. The
accused knew about it and were already waiting for him.
As soon as he came there, the three accused attacked
Tushar with sharp weapons, after which he died. The
police sent the body of the deceased to Sion Hospital for
post-mortem. Police suspect old enmity as the reason for
the murder. Further investigation is underway in the case.
22-YEAR-OLD MAN STABBED TO DEATH
IN MUMBAI, OLD ENMITY SUSPECTED
Nagpur: Two men commit-
ted suicide over financial
issues in separate incidents
in Nagpur city. Adeep Dhen-
gre (45) consumed poison
near a hotel in the Wadi area
on Saturday evening. He
had purchased a vehicle on
loan but was unable to pay
monthly installments for last
few months due to losses he
had suffered in his business.
In another incident in Pardia
area, Gokul Mankawde al-
legedly hanged himself from
a ceiling fan on Saturday
night. The deceased had
borrowed money from his
relatives and friends.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A petition
challenging the Bom-
bay High Court ver-
dict, which instructed
the Mumbai civic body
to demolish the unau-
thorized construction
at Union minister
Narayan Rane’s Juhu
area bungalow, was
dismissed by the Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day. The apex court
noted that the build-
ing was in violation of
the Floor Space Index
(FSI) and Coastal Reg-
ulation Zone rules.
The FSI is the maxi-
mum permissible floor
area that can be built on
a particular plot or/
piece of land.
The plea against the
highcourtjudgmentwas
filed by Kaalkaa Real Es-
tates Private Limited, a
company owned by
Rane’s family
.
The petition came up
for hearing before a
bench of Justices SK
Kaul and AS Oka, which
refused to entertain it.
The apex court bench
notedthatthehighcourt
had in June this year ac-
cepted the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion’s (BMC) first order.
The high court had
ruled in the matter on
September 20: “There is
no dispute that the peti-
tioner has carried out
largescaleunauthorized
construction in blatant
violation of the sanc-
tioned plan and the pro-
visions of law.”
BMC had earlier told
thehighcourtthatitwas
willing to hear the sec-
ondapplicationforregu-
larization of unauthor-
ized construction at
Rane’s Juhu bungalow,
even as the first applica-
tion had been rejected.
The company filed a
second application in
July
, claiming it was
seeking regularization
of a smaller portion, as
compared to what it had
sought previously
, and
under new provisions of
the Development Con-
trol and Promotion Reg-
ulation (DCPR) 2034.
TheHChadsaidif the
BMC’s stand was accept-
ed, then any member of
thepublicinthiscitycan
first carry out large-
scale unauthorized con-
struction and then seek
regularization.
It said the BMC
cannot be permitted
to consider and allow
the second application
as it would “encourage
wholesale construction
of unauthorized struc-
tures”.
The BMC had reject-
ed the earlier regulari-
zation application in
June, noting there
were violations in the
construction.
SC upholds Bombay HC order on Rane’s bungalow
Union minister Narayan Rane (inset) has been pulled for large-scale
illegal construction at his Juhu area residence. —FILE PHOTO
UNDER THE WRECKING BALL
Plea against high court judgment was
filed in the top court by a company
owned by Union minister’s family
Industrialist Anil Ambani stands accused of not disclosing funds to the tune of Rs814 crore and
evading taxes worth Rs420 crore. —FILE PHOTO
NO COERCIVE ACTION AGAINST
ANIL AMBANI TILL NOV 17: HC
Division bench directs I-T Dept over show cause notice in ongoing tax evasion case
UNDISCLOSED
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A senior po-
lice inspector and a
sub-inspector in Nan-
durbar district were
suspended last week
in connection with a
case in which the body
of an alleged victim
of gang rape and mur-
der was preserved by
her family for 44 days
after post-mortems re-
vealed no foul play
.
Inspector-General BG
Shekhar suspended the
two officers and trans-
ferred four constables
from the Dhadgaon po-
lice station based on an
inquiry report submit-
ted by superintendent
of police PR Patil. Six
officials were found to
have “failed to perform
their duties” and “left
gaps in the investiga-
tion”, police said on
Monday
.
The 21-year-old tribal
woman was found hang-
ing on August 01 in a
hamlet, 20km from her
home in Nandurbar. A
post-mortem examina-
tion ruled out foul play,
but her father claimed
thewomanwasrapedby
four men.
Two cops suspended for
failure in Nandurbar gang
rape, murder investigation
A security person keeps vigil outside the Popular Front of India
(PFI) party office in Navi Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
PFI raids: Mum court extends
ATS custody of five till Oct 03
LEISURE TIME
A group of children play football on a sandy pitch, near a beach in Mumbai city on Sunday.
—PHOTOS BY ANI
Dreams work with
Teamwork! Remember
this!
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
The First India Fashion Connect Season 12 was
held at Fairmont, Jaipur on Sunday. Ace
fashion designer Manish Malhotra’s vision of
luxury offered a contemporary update to his
traditional repertoire with his ‘Festive Collection!
airmont Jaipur, the
crowned jewel of
the pink city, hosted
one of India’s pre-
mier single-day
fashion events
called Fashion Con-
nect. With the huge response
and netizens going gaga over
the exemplary lineup and
digital readiness, the show
scored an amazing win over
the fashion industry.
All that glitters may not be
gold, but it likely has Manish
Malhotra written all over it.
After all, the legendary fash-
ion designer’s name com-
mands a certain cachet of
spectacle and sartorial rev-
elry within the industry
. And
it stands to reason that his
newest offering, ‘FESTIVE
COLLECTION’ at
the Fashion Con-
nect Season 12, by
First India and
Bharat 24-Vision
of New India, deliv-
ered on all counts.
Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion with
his presence and wel-
comed everyone to Pink
City. While addressing the
audience, he said, “It is in-
deed a privilege to have
amid us Fashion designer
Manish Malhotra. This is
the first time in Rajasthan,
that a legend like him
showcased his ravishing
collection. Along with our
endeavour to showcase the
beauty and talent of charis-
matic models and fashion
enthusiasts, with Season
12 of Fashion Connect, we
also strive to empower
the young generation,
especially women by
transforming them
into stronger in-
dividuals who
are aware of
their credentials.”
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Manish Malhotra walks the ramp during the show. Also seen are supemodels showcasing the ace designer’s exquisite ‘Festive Collection’
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by Rishee Miglani and Anita Hada
Supermodels donning the ravishing collection during the show
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He further congratu-
lated Rishee Migla-
ni, Brand Ambassa-
dor and Youth Icon
along with Show Director
Lokesh Sharma for put-
ting up the grand show
while calling them the
heart and soul of the
show.
Fashion designer Man-
ish Malhotra showcased
his exquisite collection
at this year’s Fashion
Connect event. The
showcase included 85
garments donned by 50
models. These are ex-
traordinary times we
live in, and Malhotra
wouldn’t be the first
designer to find him-
self pulled in two dif-
ferent directions—
the need to adapt to
the present juxta-
posed with the evoca-
tive hope of creating a bet-
ter future. The designer
responded with a collec-
tion that aligned with the
festivity ahead while
maintaining fidelity to
loyalists.
Rishee Miglani also
thanked everyone on the
occasion and while ad-
dressing the audience he
said, “I am more than
thankful to Jagdeesh Sir,
truly a magician. His
presence is enough to
make any show succesful
and with his blessings
and freedom, we indeed
get to tap our best poten-
tial. I also thank Man-
ish Malhotra, the
entire team includ-
ing Gunjan Singhal, our
set designer, Lokesh, our
show director for putting
up a succesful show.
Manish Malhotra paid
immense gratitude to eve-
ryone on the occasion and
felicitated the pillars of
support behind the suc-
cessful show. While ad-
dressing the audience, he
said, “It is indeed my
pleasure to showcase the
first glimpse of this royal
festive collection in
Jaipur. This city has my
heart. I’d like to congratu-
late all my models. The
patience and hardwork
from the rehearsals to the
final show has been im-
peccable.”
The magical evening
witnessed a decorated
guest list of lovers of art,
craft, fashion and opu-
lence.
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Lokesh Sharma, Rishee Miglani, Rajiv Kapoor, Nasiha, Nikhita Sethi and Anita Hada
Minal, Reema and Richa Rishee Miglani
Swati and Ashwin
Rajat and Sonia
Wrickie and Vriti Rajiv Kapoor Rishee Miglani
Ayan Chugh and Aruna Beniwal Roma and Abhishek Poddar
Seema and
Dr Puneet
Bhargava
Vishaal Mathur and Mandakini
Anjula and Mohit Falod
Manish Malhotra with (L-R) Rajiv Kapoor, Puneet, Jyoti, Ratan, Nupur, Jui, Nishi and Hitesh
Saahiba, Ruby, Somya, Bhawna, Suchna, Preeti, Nitika, Sneha, Priyanka, Shreya, Bhanvi and others
Jagdeesh Chandra and Manoj Jagyasi unveiling the Fashion Connect Season 12 poster.
Also seen are Anita Hada and Rishee Miiglani
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Kinjal and Manoj Jagyasi,
Ashima Parnami, Meera Kataria and Rimmie Shekhawat
The stunning supermodels walking the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra at the Fashion Connect Season 12
Models donning the ravishing ‘Festive Collection’
Jagdeesh Chandra
addressing the audience
Sneha and Priyanka
Jassi Chhabra
Ajay Gupta, Kewal Mehra Kewal Miglani
Soumya Chawla
(L-R) Soumya, Shreya, Pragya, Ahana, Sneha, Orvana, Ruby, Kaniz and Bhanvi
Supermodel flaunting the glamorous traditional attire
The beautiful welcome decor at Fairmont Jaipur
TRANSCENDING TIME...
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA RISHABH SAINI
The Cauldron Sisters,
Ratika and Riccha

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