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LG VINAI SAXENA APPROVES CHHATH
PUJA AT DESIGNATED YAMUNA GHATS
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Lt Governor Vinai Ku-
mar Saxena has given
his nod to hold Chhath
Pujaatdesignatedghats
on the Yamuna and
urged Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal to en-
sure clean ghats and
water for devotees,
sources in his office
said on Wednesday
.
The sources said Sax-
ena had also cautioned
Kejriwal against “mis-
leading and premature
publicity” over the is-
sue. A tweet by Kejriwal
a few days ago had
caused confusion with
many people assuming
that the puja could be
performed anywhere
along the Yamuna, the
sources said.
“The proposal to hold
Chhath Puja approved
by the LG was specific
to designated ghats on
the Yamuna,” a source
said.
Saxena has also di-
rected the revenue and
environment depart-
ments to ensure strict
enforcement of the Na-
tional Green Tribunal’s
orders on Yamuna pol-
lution. The Delhi gov-
ernment’s revenue de-
partment is the nodal
agency for Chhath ar-
rangements. It is work-
ing in close coordina-
tion with other govern-
ment departments and
civic agencies to make
Chhath a success.
Chhath will be cele-
brated on October 30
and 31. It involves offer-
ing ‘arghya’ to the Sun
god by fasting women in
knee-deep water.
The festival is hugely popular among Purvanchalis — i.e. people
belonging to Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh living in Delhi.
SAMRIDDHI to settle tax
dues, property disputes
New Delhi (Agnencies): For residents of the na-
tional capital’s authorised and regularised colo-
nies, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar
Saxena on Wednesday announced a one-time prop-
erty tax amnesty scheme. Under the Strengthen-
ing & Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for
Infrastructure Development in Delhi (SAMRID-
DHI) 2022-23 scheme, the NCR people will be able
to pay only the principal amount of the current
and pending tax of past five years for residential
properties. Apart from this, the people c a n
also get a waiver on all pending dues,
including penalty and interest
through this scheme. However, for
commercial properties, the dura-
tion will be six years. “The MCD
(Municipal Corporation of Delhi)
will have no right to reopen any
property tax case after one
year,” the daily quoted a Raj
Niwas official as saying.
—FILE
PHOTO
Nuclear option should
not be resorted: Singh
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Wednesday told
his Russian counterpart
Sergei Shoigu that the
Ukraine conflict should
be resolved through dia-
logue and diplomacy
and the nuclear option
should not be resorted
to by any side. In tele-
phonic talks, Shoigu
briefed Singh on the
evolving situation in
Ukraine, including his
concerns about possible
“provocations through
use of ‘dirty bomb’”, de-
fence ministry said.
Theconversationtook
place at the initiative of
Russian defence minis-
ter amid escalation of
hostilities between Rus-
sia and Ukraine. It said
the two ministers also
discussed bilateral de-
fence cooperation as
well as deteriorating
situation in Ukraine.
KHARGE TAKES OVER AS A NEW CONG
CHIEF, PROMISES TO RIDE ON THE...
‘NEW WAVE OF INDIA’
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Mallikar-
jun Kharge on Wednes-
day formally took over
as the new president of
the Congress party—
the first non-Gandhi to
assume the party’s top
post in two-and-a-half
decades. He immediate-
ly vowed to fight the
BJP and break its “sys-
tem of lies, hoax and
hatred”, and to imple-
ment the “Udaipur re-
solve”. Handing over
charge to Kharge, Sonia
Gandhi said she was
confident and relieved
that he will inspire the
party and strengthen it
under his stewardship.
The Congress, on its
part, lavished praise on
Sonia, calling her an
“icon of sacrifice”. Af-
ter Kharge took over as
new president, AICC
gen secy in-charge of
organisation KC Venu-
gopal announced that
CWC members, AICC
gen secretaries and in-
charges of states, have
tendered their resigna-
tions, ostensibly to en-
able the new chief to
choose his own team.
Newly-elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with former Congress president Sonia Gandhi
during his charge-taking ceremony, at AICC headquarters, in Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
HM Amit Shah being presented with a
bouquet by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel
as Sonah Shah looks on, on the occasion
of Gujarati New Year, in Ahmedabad on
Wednesday. (R) Amit Shah addressing
at a high level regional meeting on ‘Drug
Trafficking and National Security’, in
Gandhinagar on Wednesday.
PM Narendra Modi, who has been celebrating Diwali with
the security personnel since 2014, visited Kargil on Monday.
I’m very happy today. To
tell the truth, I’m feeling
relieved. The President
you have chosen is an experienced
leader who is connected to the
ground. He has reached this position
through dedication and hard work.
I’m confident he will inspire the par-
ty and the party will be strengthened
under his leadership.
—Sonia Gandhi, Former Cong Chief
It was an “emotional moment”
for him that the son of a labourer,
who began his political life as an
ordinary worker, has been elected Con-
gress president. Who would have thought
that the country will face a political era
when lies will hold sway and those sitting
in power and ruling the country will try to
weaken democracy. But I know that we will
break the system of lies, hatred and hoax.
—Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President
IN A 47-MEMBER STEERING
COMMITTEE...THAROOR OUT
Shah flags increase in heroin
smuggling from West coast
In his first crucial decision after
assuming charge of Congress,
president on Wednesday constituted
a 47-member Steering Committee
which will function in place of CWC.
The newlyconstituted panel includes
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi,
Priyanka Gandhi, AK Antony, Jairam
Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala, Am-
bika Soni, Ajay Maken, Harish Rawat,
Abhishek Singhvi & Anand Sharma.
9 YEARS, 1 TRADITION: MODI’S
DIWALI PLANS WITH SOLDIERS
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Ahmedabad: Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Wednesday expressed
concern about the in-
crease in the smuggling
of heroin from the West
coast of the country
.
Speaking at a meet-
ing of the western re-
gion states on `Drug
Trafficking and Nation-
al Security in Gandhi-
nagar, he also urged the
govts of Maha and Goa
to play “proactive role”
in fight against the drug
menace. During a meet-
ing, nearly 12,500 kg of
seized drugs were de-
stroyed in two locations
in Gujarat and Delhi.
Sunak delays crunch budget plan until Nov 17
RISHI SUNAK: UK GETS
A NEW PRIME MINISTER
First India Bureau
London: Britain’s new
Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak, earned cheers
from his lawmakers
and plaudits from po-
litical commentators on
Wednesday as he locked
horns with the opposi-
tion Labour Party in
parliament for the first
time since becoming
leader. Britain post-
poned the announce-
ment of a plan to repair
the country’s public fi-
nances to November 17,
new finance minister
Jeremy Hunt said. The
delay was to ensure the
right decisions are tak-
en, Hunt told.
Sunak made key Cab-
inet appointments and
decided to keep the new
Chancellor, Jeremy
Hunt, in place for eco-
nomic stability. He
brought back Indian-
origin Suella Braver-
man as Home Secretary
while James Cleverly
will remain Foreign
Secretary despite not
being a Sunak loyalist.
l He became UK’s first Indian-origin British PM after
being invited by King Charles III to form a government
l Son–in–law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy
takes over after a months-long leadership war in party
The important thing is to focus on energy
security, meaning more renewables, more
offshore wind, more nuclear. —Rishi Sunak, UK PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, centre, alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, centre
right, holds his first Cabinet meeting in Downing street on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Karge says will
continue to look
for Sonia advice;
Relieved: Sonia
l I look forward to work-
ing closely together on
global issues: Modi greets
Rishi Sunak as UK PM
l Sonia writes to
British PM Sunak, hopes
India-UK ties will further
deepen during his tenure
l Sunak ordered the
resignation of many
ministers in the old
cabinet of Liz Truss
l UK says has completed
most of India trade deal,
will only sign once happy
l Liberal Democrats call
for probe into Braverman’s
return to Home Office:
Report
l UK PM Rishi Sunak
faces Opposition in
Parliament for 1st time
l British pound extends
recovery with 1% dollar
gain on Wednesday
l Amid Criticism, PM
Rishi Sunak defends
Braverman’s
reappointment as UK
Home Secretary
Mallikarjun Kharge requests Sonia to sit beside his chair
as he assumes charge at AICC HQ. Rahul Gandhi,Ashok
Gehlot,Venugopal, Chidambaram,Anans Sharma,Avinash
Pande, Girija Vyas other top leaders are also seen here.
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GOVERNMENT DID
A GREAT JOB:
ANURAG THAKUR
LAST NOMINATION DAY IN HP: BJP CHANGES CANDIDATE
Shimla: The BJP changed its Kullu Sadar candidate on last day for filing
nominations for HP Assembly polls after his son submitted papers as an
independent against party choice in state’s Banjar. Narottam Thakur, a retired
teacher, filed his papers as the BJP candidate in place of Maheshwar Singh.
Una: Union Minister Anurag Thakur addressed
election meetings in support of BJP candidate
Virendra Kanwar in Kutlehar’s Lathiani, Dhundhala,
Arlu and other places. During this, Thakur apprised
public about working of double engine government.
SC DECLINES TO
TRANSFER AJAY
MISHRA’S CASE
FROM LOK BENCH
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declined to
transfer an appeal against the 2004 acquittal of
Union minister of state for home affairs Ajay Mishra
‘Teni’ in a murder case from the Allahabad HC’s
Lucknow bench to the principal bench in Prayagraj.
TERRORIST TRAPPED,
JAWAN INJURED IN
JK’S BARAMULLA
Srinagar: An encounter
broke out between
terrorists and security
forces in JK’s Baramulla
on Wednesday. One army
jawan has been injured
one terrorist is believed
to be trapped. This
comes just hours after
a foreign terrorist was
killed in Kupwara town.
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Crucial
WHATSAPP EXPLAINS
WHY APP STOPPED
WORKING FOR 2 HRS
New Delhi: WhatsApp
suffered a major outage in
India and other countries
on Tuesday. The app and
web clients were down for
millions of users for nearly
2 hours. Due to the outage,
users were unable to send
messages or use any of
their services. The Meta-
owned company has now
offered clarification about
why its services were down
worldwide. “We have asked
WhatsApp for a report on
the recent outage,” Telecom
Min Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
INTRODUCE CURRENCY
NOTES WITH IMAGES OF
GANESH-LAXMI: KEJRI
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal on Wednesday
appealed to PM Modi to
have the pictures of Lord
Ganesha and Goddess
Lakshmi on the currency
notes. Fresh currency may
have a picture of Mahatma
Gandhi on one side and of
2 deities on other, he added.

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022
02
Hisar (PTI): Punjab
Chief Minister Bhag-
want Mann here on
Wednesday claimed
that the Aam Aadmi
Party does not indulge
in politics of hate but
talks of development
and building schools
and hospitals.
He said this talking to
reporters while cam-
paigning for his party
candidate in the Adam-
pur bypolls.
Mann took out a road-
show in Adampur and
also addressed gather-
ings in villages while
campaigning for AAP
candidate Satender Sin-
gh. “We don’t do politics
of hate.Wedopoliticsof
development, we build
schools and hospitals,”
he told reporters.
Mannappealedtopeo-
ple to elect good people,
saying it will bring good
results like Punjab.
He then touched upon
the Punjab government
recentlyannouncingthe
restoration of the old
pension scheme and the
decision to give six per
centdearnessallowance
to employees and an ear-
lier move to give 300
units of free power to
every household.
Mann also claimed
that his government
eliminated corruption
in Punjab.
“People of Punjab
voted for us on trust and
wewillkeeptheirtrust,”
he said.
Earlier, Mann paid
obeisance at a gurdwara
in Jawahar Nagar.
Last month too, Mann
had visited Hisar with
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal, who
hadlaunchedtheparty’s
nationwide“MakeIndia
No. 1” campaign from
Haryana.
The byelections were
necessitated after Kul-
deep Bishnoi resigned
as an MLA and switched
sides from the Congress
to the BJP. Bishnoi had
defeated BJP’s Sonali
Phogat from Adampur
in the 2019 state Assem-
bly elections.
For the November 3
bypolls, AAP has fielded
Satender Singh, who
switched over from the
BJP
.
We don’t do politics of hate, we build schools, hospitals: Bhagwant Mann
POLL PITCH
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For the
November 3
bypolls, the AAP
has fielded
Satender Singh,
who switched
over from
the BJP
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann at a
road show in Hisar onWednesday
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GAME CHANGER
People will reject BJP,
give AAP a chance: CM
Arvind Kejriwal challenges BJP
to show ‘one good work it has
done in last 15 years’ in MCD
They (the Centre) used wrong
tactics during delimitation to
delay the MCD polls, claims the CM
1 2
New Delhi (PTI):
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal on Wednesday
said people of Delhi
would reject the BJP in
the upcoming MCD
polls and give a chance
to the Aam Aadmi Par-
ty to clean up the na-
tional capital.
Speaking at a media
briefing, Kejriwal chal-
lenged the BJP to show
one good work it had
done during the last 15
years that it had con-
trolled the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi
(MCD).
“Delhi’s people will
fight the elections and
Gujarat’s residents will
fight the polls there.
Ask (the) BJP even if
they have done one good
deed during the last 15
years in the MCD and in
27 years in Gujarat.
“On the other hand,
if you go out on the road
and ask anyone about
the work done by Kejri-
wal in the last seven
years, you will know,”
he said.
MCD polls are expect-
ed to be held at the end
of 2022 or early next
year. However, there
has been no formal an-
nouncement regarding
the dates.
In 2017, the BJP swept
the civic body polls,
bagging 181 wards in
the erstwhile south,
north and east Delhi
municipal corpora-
tions. The Centre uni-
fied the three munici-
pal corporations this
year into the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi.
“They used wrong
tactics during delimita-
tion to delay the MCD
polls. They can do what-
ever they want but the
public is going to reject
them. All the demonic
powers have aligned
against us to suppress
the voice of truth but
they will not be able to
silence the voice of the
people,” he asserted.
Stressing that the
Aam Aadmi Party was
fully geared up for the
elections, he said the
people of Delhi want
them to clean up the
city
.
“The residents of
Delhi gave us the re-
sponsibility for improv-
ing schools and hospi-
tals and we fulfilled it.
Now the people of Delhi
want to entrust us with
the responsibility of
cleaning up the nation-
al capital,” he said.
CM Arvind Kejriwal addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
If you go out on the road and ask any-
one about the work done by Kejriwal in
the last seven years, you will know.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
New Delhi (PTI): Dep-
utyChief MinisterMan-
ish Sisodia today ac-
cused the BJP of “con-
spiring”toshuttheAAP
government’s ‘Delhi ki
Yogshala’ programme
by pressuring officials.
He said Chief Minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal
has given his nod to
continue the initiative
and has sent the file to
Lieutenant Governor
VK Saxena for approv-
al. Government sourc-
es had on Tuesday said
Sisodia has sought an
explanation from the
secretary of the direc-
torate of training and
technical education for
allegedly trying to “dis-
continue” the ‘Dilli Ki
Yogshala’ programme.
The programme was
announced by Kejriwal
on December 13 last
year for providing free-
of-cost yoga instructors
to the people of Delhi.
Currently, 590 yoga
classes are being run
daily with more than
17,000 participants.
The deputy chief
minister said ‘Delhi ki
Yogshala’ programme
was started around 1.5
years back where
around 600 free yoga
camps were conducted
and about 17,000 people
were provided yoga
training through
trained instructors.
He said of the 17,000
people, around 11,000
were those who were
going through post-
Covid ailments and
yoga helped them a lot.
“The BJP pressurised
the officers and con-
spired to shut this pro-
gramme from Novem-
ber 1,” Sisodia alleged
in a press conference.
DyCMSisodiaaccusesBJPOfconspiring
to shut AAP’s ‘Delhi Ki Yogshala’
Manish Sisodia said in a press meet that around 11k people were
going through post-Covid ailments and yoga helped them.
Sisodia said ‘Delhi ki Yogshala’ programme was
started around 1.5 years back where around 600
free yoga camps were conducted
12 Jamia Millia scholars selected
for PM Research Fellowship
New Delhi: Jamia Mil-
lia Islamia(JMI) ex-
pressed its pride in be-
ing awarded the Prime
Minister Research Fel-
lowship (PMRF) of 12
research scholars of the
university under Later-
al Entry Scheme of the
May 2022 drive. Accord-
ing to PMRF Coordina-
tor, Prof AQ Ansari, the
researchers will indi-
vidually get a fellowship
of Rs 70,000 for the first
two years, Rs 75,000 for
third year, Rs 80,000 for
the fourth and fifth year
respectively
. Apart, each
fellowwillgetaresearch
grant of Rs 2 lakh per
year (a total of Rs 10
lakh for 5 years).
The research fellows will get `10 L each in a span of 5 years.
AIIMS with superspecialty facilities is always in high demand.
New Delhi (PTI): A po-
liceman from the north-
east district was in-
jured while attempting
to nab a 22-year-old sus-
pected drug peddler
who tried to evade ar-
rest by driving away in
his car, officials said on
Wednesday
.
Constable Harender
suffered a fractured hip
during the chase and is
admitted to Max Hospi-
tal in Patparganj, the
police said.
On Tuesday, two po-
lice personnel saw a car
parked when they
reached the area behind
Alok Punj School in
Karawal Nagar while
on patrol duty. They
found a man sitting in
the driver’s seat in a
suspicious condition, a
senior officer said.
When the two police-
men asked him to open
the boot, he started the
car and tried to flee, but
Harender clung on to
the vehicle, the officer
said.
After covering some
distance, the driver hit
a wall, leading to Haren-
der’s injury. Head Con-
stable Amrish then
nabbed the driver, the
police added.
The man was later
identified as Ankur, a
resident of Prem Nagar
in Dayalpur, DCP
(Northeast) said.
Cop injured
in bid to
arrest drug
peddler
PlanningDeptrejectsShah’s
plea for more time to respond
New Delhi (PTI):
The Delhi govern-
ment’s Planning De-
partment has rejected
DDCD vice chairman
Jasmine Shah’s re-
quest seeking an ad-
ditional 10 days to re-
spond to a complaint
of “misuse of public
office” against him,
sources said on
Wednesday
.
Shah was given
time till October 28 to
submit his reply, they
said. The Planning
Department had is-
sued a show cause no-
tice to Shah on Octo-
ber 17 on allegations
of “misuse of public
office” against him
based on a complaint
by BJP leader and
West Delhi MP
Parvesh Verma.
“Initially, Shah was
given a week’s time to
submit his reply. He
had sought 10 more
days (to reply to the
notice) after he failed
to do so within the
stipulated time but he
has been asked to sub-
mit his reply by Octo-
ber 28,” said a source.
In his complaint
dated September 13,
Verma had alleged
that “while working
as Vice Chairperson,
Dialogue and Devel-
opment Commission
of Delhi (DDCD), Jas-
mine Shah has acted
as official spokesper-
son of the Aam Aad-
mi Party for political
gains, which is in vio-
lation of established
procedures...”
An inquiry in the
matter was carried
out by the Planning
Department, which is
the administrative de-
partment in-charge of
the DDCD.
After “thoroughly
analysing various
video footage of
Shah’s presence in TV
programmes, tran-
script of press confer-
ences addressed by
him and news reports
in newspapers, news
portals, etc.”, the de-
partment prima facie
found that he was us-
ing his government
office and other perks
to “further an ex-
tremely partisan po-
litical agenda, specifi-
cally contrary to the
laid down norms for
conduct of a public
servant”, the sources
said.
Initially, Shah was
given a week’s time to
submit his reply. He
had sought 10 more
days after he failed to
do so in time.
Source,
Planning Department
AIIMS meet on referral
mechanism on Oct 29
New Delhi (PTI): Di-
rector of AIIMS, Delhi
has called a meeting
with medical superin-
tendents of govern-
ment hospitals in the
national capital on Oc-
tober 29 to establish a
referral mechanism be-
tween them and the pre-
mier institute for stable
emergency patients.
According to an of-
fice memorandum by
AIIMS Director Dr M
Srinivas, the emergen-
cy department of
AIIMS, Delhi handles
around 600 patients in a
day which has both crit-
ical and non-critical
cases. The hospital also
receives referral of crit-
ical patients from other
government hospitals
who they are not able to
handle either due to
lack of superspeciality
department or bed
shortage.
There is no formal re-
ferral mechanism be-
tween the government
hospitals of Delhi and
AIIMS for stable pa-
tientsandmanypatients
face inconvenience hav-
ing to move from one
hospital to another, the
memorandum said.
“To work towards pa-
tient safety and wellbe-
ing, it is imperative to
make a system of refer-
ral for stable patients
between government
hospitals in Delhi,” it
said.
DU releases list of
vacant seats for 2nd
round of allocation
New Delhi (PTI): Aday
after its first round of
seat allocation conclud-
ed with the majority of
them getting filled up,
Delhi University on
Wednesday published a
list of vacant seats.
In many of the cours-
es, only one to two seats
will be available for can-
didates in the second
round of seat allocation,
according to the list.
Some courses like B.A
Economics in Hindu
College and B.A Pro-
gram (History + Politi-
cal Science) in Aryab-
hatta College have no
seats left.
Most seats in popular
colleges in DU’s North
Campus like Hindu and
Miranda House are al-
readyfilledup.Similarly
in St. Stephen’s College,
several courses have
only a few PwD (persons
with disabilities) seats
left. Unreserved seats
are vacant only in B.Sc
(Hons.) Physics (5) and
B.Sc (Hons.) Chemistry
(2) in the college.
In Miranda House
College, all seats in over
20 courses are filled up.
DU, however, has said
the number of vacant
seats might change due
to reconciliations, with-
drawals and cancella-
tions. DU’s first round
of seat allocation con-
cluded on Tuesday
.
—FILE
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03
New Delhi (PTI): The
illustrated manuscript
of “Tarikh-e-Khandan-
e-Timuriyah” was
among the rarest and
most valuable books
from Patna’s Khuda
Bakhsh Oriental Li-
brary displayed at an
exhibition here last
week.
The exhibition was
part of India Interna-
tional Centre’s ‘The IIC
Experience’ that show-
cased photography, folk
and installation art,
dance, music and thea-
tre performances, and
screenings of award-
winning international
films. The ‘Treasures of
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental
Public Library’ includ-
ed texts, reproductions
of archival photo-
graphs, facsimiles of
rare books, digitised
copies of illuminated
and illustrated manu-
script and other digital
reproductions from the
collection of the iconic
library in Patna.
One of the ‘treasures’
on display was the
“Tarikh-e-Khandan-e-
Timuriyah”, written
and created 22 years
(1577-78 AD) into the
reign of Mughal emper-
or Jalaluddin Moham-
mad Akbar. The manu-
script is the “only ex-
tant copy” that deals
with the history of
Timur and his descend-
ants in Iran and India,
including the Mughal
rulers Babur, Humayun
and Akbar.
“It was the history of
the Timurids, right
from the time of Timur
to that of Akbar. It has
textual material and
also paintings made by
artists from Akbar’s
court. More than 100
paintings are there by
60-70 artists. One artist
would sketch it and an-
otherwouldpaintit,”Dr
Shayesta Bedar, director
of the library
, told PTI.
Attesting to its au-
thenticity and status as
a royal copy
, Mughal em-
peror Shah Jehan in-
scribedanoteinhisown
handwriting at the be-
ginning of the manu-
script. “This is a brief
account of Hazrat-e Sa-
hib Qiran (Timur) and
his great descendants
and a history of Hazrat-
eArshAshyaniuptothe
twenty-second year of
his reign. It was com-
posedduringthetimeof
Shah Baba (Akbar),” a
translation of the brief
note reads
Rare exhibits from Khuda Bakhsh displayed
PIECE OF HISTORY
New Delhi (PTI): Del-
hi's air quality im-
proved on Wednesday
morning on the back of
favourable wind speed
but it remained poor.
TheAirQualityIndex
(AQI) stood at 262 at 6
am, improving from 303
at 4 pm on Tuesday
. It
was 312 at 4 pm on Mon-
day, the day of Diwali.
The neighbouring cities
of Ghaziabad (262), Noi-
da (246), Greater Noida
(196), Gurugram (242)
and Faridabad (243) re-
ported moderate to
poor air quality
.
An AQI between zero
and 50 is considered
good, 51 and 100 satis-
factory, 101 and 200
moderate, 201 and 300
poor, 301 and 400 very
poor, and 401 and 500
severe.Delhi'sparticu-
late matter (PM) 2.5 pol-
lution levels on Wednes-
day morning were three
to four times above the
national standard of 60
microgram per cubic
metre for 24 hours.
The capital had re-
corded very poor air
quality on Tuesday after
residents in many parts
of the capital flouted the
ban on firecrackers on
Diwalinight,butthepol-
lution levels for the next
daywerethelowestsince
2015, thanks to warm
and windier conditions
that diluted its effect.
In the last two years,
Delhi and its neighbour-
ing areas had witnessed
severe air quality post
Diwali, which was cele-
brated in November,
withintensesmogenvel-
opingtheregionfordays
asstubbleburningpeaks
during the month while
low temperatures and
calm winds trap pollut-
ants. Since Diwali was
observedearlyinthesea-
sonthisyear,moderately
warm and windier con-
ditions prevented the
rapid accumulation of
pollutants from fire-
crackers and reduced
the effect of stubble
burning.
Delhi's air improves, but still ‘poor’
POST DIWALI BREATHER
Ghaziabad (PTI): A
35-year-old man was
battered to death by a
brick following a dis-
pute over car parking
opposite a hotel here,
police said on Wednes-
day. The victim has
been identified as
Varun, a son of a re-
tired assistant sub-in-
spector of the Delhi Po-
lice and resident of
Jawli village in the
Teela Mor area.
The incident took
place on Tuesday night
when Varun had gone
to a roadside eatery for
dinner and parked his
car near another car,
the door of which could
not open due to it.
This led to an alterca-
tion, after which Varun
was beaten up brutally
with a brick.
Severely injured,
Varun was rushed to
GTB Hospital for treat-
ment where he died,
ASP (Second) Gyanen-
dra Singh said.
Man blugeoned to death
over car parking in Gzb
AQI of city improved
from 312 on the day
of Diwali to 262 on
Wednesday morning
AQI between 201 and
300 is considered
‘poor’, 301 400 ‘very poor’
and 401 and 500 ‘severe’
Delhi’s PM 2.5 pollution
levels on Wednesday
were 3 to 4 times above
the national standard
New Delhi (PTI):
BJP leaders on
Wednesday demand-
ed CM Arvind Kejri-
wal's resignation over
his alleged failure to
control pollution in
Delhi and claimed
that the city's air
quality had improved
after Diwali.
BJP MP and former
Delhi unit chief
Manoj Tiwari said the
city's air quality in-
dex (AQI) levels were
worse before Diwali.
The AQI improved af-
ter the festival, show-
ing that Diwali is not
to be blamed for pollu-
tion in Delhi, he said.
Before Diwali, the
AQI was 330 and after
Diwali this morning
(Wednesday) it is 306.
(This is) the benefit of
bursting green crack-
ers. So those who were
blaming Diwali
should now worry
that if the pollution
gets worse from now
on then don't blame it
on Diwali, Tiwari
said in a tweet in Hin-
di on Wednesday
.
The BJP's West Del-
hi MP Parvesh Sahib
Singh, on the other
hand, demanded Ke-
jriwal's resignation
for his failure to con-
trol pollution.
Arvind ji, if your
paid news is over on
pollution, then also
say something on it.
Why are you telling so
many lies everyday?
If you do not have a
solution to pollution,
then leave the post of
the CM, Singh tweet-
ed in Hindi.
Singh's tweet was
in response to pic-
tures posted on so-
cial media that
claimed Delhi's AQI
had hit the 'very
poor' category. React-
ing to the same pic-
tures, party spokes-
person Tajinder Pal
Singh Bagga said Di-
wali crackers were
not responsible for
Delhi's deteriorating
air quality.
No one was burn-
ing crackers yester-
day (Tuesday). Once
again proved Diwali
is not responsible for
Pollution in Delhi. Ke-
jriwal failed to pro-
vide any solution in
Delhi and just to save
his image he was
blaming Hindus and
crackers. Kejriwal
Model is Fraud, Kejri-
wal is Fraud, Bagga
tweeted.
In the last two
years, Delhi and its
neighbouring areas
witnessed severe
air quality post
Diwali, usually cele-
brated in November,
with intense smog
enveloping the re-
gion for days as stub-
ble burning peaks
during the month
while low tempera-
tures and calm winds
trap pollutants.
If you don’t have a solution,
then resign as CM: BJP to
Kejriwal on Delhi pollution
FAST FIGURES RED LIGHT ON,
GAADI OFF
CAMPAIGN
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The AAP-led
government, which
has launched a
15-point action plan
to battle air pollution
in the national capital,
has once again
announced its ‘Red
light on, gaadi off’
campaign that aims
at curbing vehicular
emissions.
As the name
suggests, under the
‘Red light on gaadi
off’ campaign, people
will be persuaded
to switch off their
ignition at traffic
intersections while
waiting for the signal
to turn green. The
Delhi government’s
campaign to curb
vehicular pollution
will be launched from
October 28 for a
month, said environ-
ment minister Gopal
Rai on October 21.
This is not the first
time such a campaign
will be launched. The
campaign began on
Oct. 16, 2020, to cut
down vehicular pol-
lution. The minister
said the measure was
being taken again this
year as experts had
predicted increased
pollution levels after
Diwali if the wind
direction changed.
New Delhi (PTI): Del-
hi Environment Min-
ister Gopal Rai will on
Wednesday chair a
high-level meeting to
review the progress of
the anti-dust cam-
paign in the capital.
Rai is expected to
share data on the
number of sites com-
plying with the
guidelines to manage
dust pollution and in-
fractions of govern-
ment directions, an
official said.
User agencies of
construction and
demolition projects
larger than 500 square
metres are required to
register them on the
construction and
demolition (CD) por-
tal launched in Octo-
ber last year in a bid
to control dust pollu-
tion in the capital.
The project propo-
nents have to self-au-
dit their compliance
with dust control
norms and upload a
self-declaration on the
portal on a fortnightly
basis. In September,
the Delhi government
had also made it man-
datory to install anti-
smog guns at all con-
struction and demoli-
tion sites larger than
500 square metres.
Environment Min Gopal Rai to chair
meeting on anti-dust campaign
The AQI improved after the festival,
showing that Diwali is not to be
blamed for pollution in Delhi
—Manoj Tiwari, BJP MP and former Delhi unit chief
SEASON OF FESTIVITIES
Devotees perform rituals during Govardhan Puja festival at ISKCON Temple in Noida,
Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
The site where a man bludgeoned another with a brick over a
parking dispute, in Ghaziabad. (Inset) File photo of the victim.
New Delhi (PTI):
Three people, includ-
ing a 45-year-old wom-
an, were arrested for
allegedly burgling
houses in southwest
Delhi, police said on
Wednesday.
The accused have
been identified as
Dharmender (4), a resi-
dent of Kalyanpuri
east, Bablu (40), a resi-
dent of Dallupura, and
Laxmi, a resident of
Noida, they said.
A gold necklace, two
pairs of earrings, a car
and tools used for
breaking into the hous-
es were recovered from
their possession, they
said. The southwest
district saw a rise in
such incidents. During
the investigation, the
CCTV footage of the
cameras in the area
were scanned and three
people were identified,
a senior police officer
said.
On October 11, a trap
was laid and the three
suspects were appre-
hended, DCP (south-
west) Manoj C said.
3 arrested for burgling
in southwest Delhi
New Delhi, (PTI): Two
men have been arrested
for allegedly firing at a
person on Diwali in
north Delhi’s Shastri
Nagar area, police said
on Wednesday
.
The accused have
been identified as Ab-
hishek Khari (25), a
resident of Dera Walan
Nagar, and Mayank
Kharbanda (26) of New
Gupta Colony
, they said.
On Monday, officers
at Sarai Rohilla police
station received infor-
mation regarding a fir-
ing at Jalebi Chowk in
Shastri Nagar. The po-
lice reached the spot
and found that the in-
jured person had been
shifted to Deep Chand
Bandhu Hospital, a sen-
ior officer said. The po-
lice recorded the state-
ment of the complain-
ant Umesh, a resident
of Shastri Nagar, on
Tuesday. In his state-
ment, Umesh said when
he was on his way to
Jalebi Chowk, he was
caught in a traffic jam
and noticed the driver
of a car waving a pistol,
the officer said.
Two held for firing
at a man on Diwali
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Those who cling to
perceptions and views
wander the world
offending people.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Hearty congratulations to all of you
on the festival of ‘Govardhan Puja’, a
symbol of nature, cattle promotion and
environmental protection. On this holy
day, taking inspiration from Lord Shri
Krishna, let us all take a pledge for the
protection and promotion of mother cow.
Krishna bless everyone. Jai Shri Krishna!
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
Proud moment! Two more Indian
beaches have made it to the list of Blue
Beaches. Minicoy, Thundi Beach and
Kadmat Beach - both in Lakshadweep
- are the proud entrants in the coveted
list of Blue Beaches, an eco-label given
to the cleanest beaches in the world.
TOP TWEETS
GANESH, LAKSHMI
ON CURRENCY IS
AAP’S TWIST TO
RELIGIOUS POLITICS
elhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal has
come up with a new
idea to give the coun-
try’s religious poli-
tics a new twist. While doing
Diwali puja, he said, the idea
dawned on him that images of
Lord Ganesh and goddess Lak-
shmi, the deities who represent
wealth and prosperity
, should be
there on India’s currency notes.
The new currency notes being
printed should carry these im-
ages for the sake of the coun-
try’s prosperity when even with-
out invocation of gods it is be-
lieved to be doing much better
than developed economies.
Kejriwal’sisnotsosubtleanat-
tempt to give religious politics a
new turn has been done with Gu-
jarat and Himachal Pradesh elec-
tions in mind and to beat the BJP
at its own game. The ruling par-
ty’s politics has revolved around
Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura. To
make his proposal acceptable to
Muslims he cited the example of
Indonesia, a Islamic country
,
whichhasLordGaneshonitscur-
rency
. It may still not work.
D
ore than Britain,
there is joy in In-
dia over Rishi Su-
nak becoming the
first Briton of col-
our to become the country’s
prime minister because of
his India link. Sunak is the
youngest to lead the country
and, reportedly, is richer
than the King and is a prac-
ticing Hindu. His appoint-
ment is indeed a milestone
moment in British history
and speaks volumes about
the equal opportunities avail-
able to immigrants in the
United Kingdom, which
ruled over us for centuries.
No matter how excited we
may be at the prospect of
puja being performed at 10
Downing Street, his official
residence and his Bengaluru-
based billionaire in-laws, Ri-
shi Sunak will have to watch,
and promote, Britain’s inter-
ests if wants his Conserva-
tive Party to win elections in
two years’ time.
Rishi Sunak leading the To-
ries to an electoral victory
will be a true test of the white
man’s (and woman) having
come out of the colonial and
racistmindset.Lestweforget,
Sunak is the choice of Tory
MPs and that he earlier lost to
Liz Truss when over a million
Tory members were asked to
choose between the two.
For now Sunak’s appoint-
ment as prime minister has
stabilised Britain’s revolving
door politics. His new cabi-
net reflects Sunak’s attempt
to unite Tory factions and
now has the task of propping
up the inflation-plagued
economy and making life af-
fordable for Britons. Retain-
ing Jeremy Hunt as Chancel-
lor showed his belief in con-
tinuity and seriousness to-
wards the economy
. For India
the proof of pudding will lie
in early signing of the Free
Trade Agreement promised
by Boris Johnson.
IT IS RISHI SUNAK’S
TURN AT THE HELM
Rishi Sunak leading the
Tories to an electoral
victory will be a true test of
the white man’s (and woman)
having come out of the
colonial and racist mindset.
Lest we forget, Sunak is the
choice of Tory MPs and that
he earlier lost to Liz Truss
when over a million Tory
members were asked to
choose between the two
M
PANCHAYAT POLLS
BJP MEETING CPM TO
DESTABILISE TMC?
n politics, especially in India,
there are no permanent
friends or foes. Politics is a
game of strange bedfellows
and there is no change in this
old order. Recently, the meet-
ing of BJP MP Raju Bista and
party MLA Shankar Ghosh
with veteran CPI(M) leader
and former mayor of Siliguri
Ashok Bhattacharya at his
(Bhattacharya’s) house
raised eyebrows and the po-
litical grapevine was quick to
spin a yarn about the report-
ed saffron camp’s plan to
rope in the Left leader ahead
of the panchayat elections
slated for next year.
Though both the Left and
the BJP leaders described it
as a “courtesy visit”, the rul-
ing Trinamool Congress has
smelt a conspiracy! However,
brushing aside speculations
and describing the meeting
as a “courtesy visit” by the
BJP leaders, Bhattacharya
told the media, “If an MP
pays a visit on the occasion
of Diwali, I cannot shut the
door on his face. It was also
the death anniversary of my
wife and everyone was invit-
ed. The speculations that are
doing rounds are baseless
and unjust.”
Calling it a “courtesy vis-
it”, BJP Darjeeling MP Raju
Bista said, “Ashok Bhattacha-
rya is a former minister, MLA
and mayor of Siliguri. I came
here to extend my Diwali
greetings to him. It was also
the death anniversary of his
wife. Therefore, I wanted to
meet him at his residence.”
“Our party MP Raju Bista
wanted to meet the Left lead-
er to inquire about his health.
So, during the auspicious oc-
casion of Diwali, I went with
him. It is wrong to draw a
conclusion based on this. It is
also not right to consider it a
political meeting,” said BJP’s
Siliguri MLA Shankar
Ghosh, who was previously
with the CPI(M).
The TMC’s mouthpiece
‘JagoBangla’onTuesdaypub-
lished an editorial, mention-
ing that the BJP’s meeting
with Bhattacharya may have
seriouspoliticalconnotations.
Meanwhile, TMC state gener-
al secretary Kunal Ghosh
went on to say
, “There is a con-
spiracygoingontodestabilise
the government, especially in
the northern part of the state.
It may be noted that BJP lead-
ers have been demanding a
separatestateforthepeoplein
north Bengal.
“We have information that
the BJP wants to destabilise
the northern part of Bengal
and plan to make it a Union
Territory with some parts of
Bihar.Wehavesaidthisbefore
and are saying it now that the
Left and the BJP are trying to
destabilise the state govern-
ment. They will, of course,
say that it was a courtesy visit
but we know what is happen-
ing. They are seeking Bhat-
tacharya’s support to execute
their plans,” alleged Ghosh.
HINDU MAHASABHA TO
FIGHT RURAL POLLS?
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Ma-
hasabha announced that it
will contest next year’s pan-
chayat elections in West Ben-
gal. The outfit that was rela-
tively unknown in the con-
temporary political land-
scape of West Bengal also
tried to strike another contro-
versy on Friday by demand-
ing that the photo of Gandhi
on currency notes should be
replaced with that of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose.
SUVENDU’S CLAIM
The Trinamool Congress’s
rule in West Bengal will be
over in a few months, leader
of opposition Suvendu Adhi-
kari claimed recently, stating
that the police cannot save
the regime anymore.
Addressing a ‘Bijaya Sam-
milani’ or post-Durga Puja
meetinginhishometownKan-
thi in Purba Medinipur dis-
trict, the BJP leader said that
his party will fight next year’s
panchayat elections “inch by
inch”. He said the BJP will
form “strong” teams in every
booth to counter the TMC’s
“terror”inthepanchayatpolls.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
TMC MOCKS SUVENDU
The TMC said it does not
give importance to Adhikari’s
statements. “Suvendu Adhikari
used to say ‘BJP hatao Desh
Banchao’ till mid-2020. He
had campaigned against Amit
Shah during the 2019 Lok
Sabha polls. Being an oppor-
tunist and unethical person, he
crossed over to the BJP. We
don’t attach any importance to
the utterances of an unethical
person,” TMC state general
secretary Kunal Ghosh said.
FEW POINTS TO PONDER
z The recent ED raids and
the visuals doing the
rounds across the media
in the country, political
observers feel will have
an impact on the ruling
party in the state
z The party had to go on
a defensive mode and
distance itself from the
leaders who were in the
ED scanner
z It may also be noted that
TMC will have to prepare its
panchayat poll blueprint on
its own with its prime politi-
cal strategist and strong-
man, Anubrata Mondal in a
spot and under ED scanner
z Mondal has been a poll
striker for the TMC in its
citadel in Birbhum and
the adjacent districts for a
very long time
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India

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INDIA
05
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Even be-
fore the results of Con-
gress President’s elec-
tion were out, Shashi
Tharoor and his team
had started making al-
legations of election
malpractices. Shortly
after the counting of
votes began on Wednes-
day, Tharoor’s election
agent Salman Soz made
allegations of election
rigging. He said that he
was in touch with the
head of the election au-
thority Madhusudan
Mistry and informed
him about many things.
However, he said that he
cannot go into detail
about it. He made alle-
gations of electoral mal-
practices in Uttar
Pradesh, which has the
maximum number of
representatives, approx-
imately elevenhundred.
Tharoor’s team also de-
manded cancellation of
elections in UP. Earlier,
during the election cam-
paign, Tharoor himself
had alleged of favorit-
ism.
The allegations and
complaints leveled by
Shashi Tharoor and his
team, who contested the
election against Mall-
ikarjun Kharge, have
given legitimacy to this
election. No one can call
this election a mixed
game, however, it was
actually so. A face was
needed to fight against
a candidate backed by
Sonia and Rahul, who
had the image of an in-
dependent leader.
Shashi Tharoor was
meeting this criterion
because he was also a
member of G23 and
used to give statements
from time to time re-
garding the policies of
the party
. Now his com-
plaints will further
prove that he was not a
proxy candidate, but
contested the election
of his own free will,
with full preparation.
The Congress party
wanted to create this
message so that no one
can call the election of
the President as a sham
and in this agenda, Con-
gress has tasted
success.
Have Tharoor’s candidature hidden ‘scripted’ electioneering of Cong?
SOMETHING FISHY
HM AMIT SHAH IN GUJARAT
In Shah’s presence, over 12,500 kg
drugs destroyed in Gujarat Delhi
Ahmedabad (Agen-
cies): Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah ad-
dressed a meeting of the
western region states on
‘Drug Trafficking and
National Security’ in
Gandhinagar on
Wednesday
. “I congratu-
late Gujarat Chief Min-
ister Bhupendra Patel,
GujaratPoliceandGuja-
rat Minister of State for
Home Harsh Sanghavi
for doing commendable
work in stopping this
activity by running sev-
eral operations in coor-
dination with central
agencies,” Shah said at
the meeting.
While Patel was pre-
sent on the dais, Goa
CM Pramod Sawant,
MP CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan and Maha-
rashtra deputy CM Dev-
endra Fadnavis among
others joined through
VC. Nearly 12,500 kg of
seized drugs were de-
stroyed at two locations
in Gujarat and Delhi as
the meeting was in pro-
gress in Gandhinagar.
Peace and tranquillity in border essential: Jaishankar to Chinese envoy
New Delhi: Peace and
tranquillity in the bor-
der areas are essential
for normal ties between
India and China, Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar conveyed to
outgoing Chinese Am-
bassador Sun Weidong
on Wednesday
.
Jaishankar made the
remarks when the en-
voy called on him.
India and China are
locked in a lingering
border standoff in
eastern Ladakh for
over 29 months. The bi-
lateral relationship
came under severe
strain following the
deadly clash in Galwan
Valley in Eastern
Ladakh in June, 2020.
“Received Ambassa-
dor Sun Weidong of
China for a farewell
call. Emphasized that
the development of In-
dia-China relations is
guided by the 3 Mutu-
als. Peace and tranquil-
ity in the border areas
is essential,” the exter-
nal affairs minister
tweeted.
“The normalization
of India-China rela-
tions is in the interest
of both countries, of
Asia and the world at
large,” he said.
India has been as-
serting that the Sino-
India ties must be
based on three mutu-
als: mutual sensitivity,
mutual respect and
mutual interest.
In his farewell re-
marks at an event on
Tuesday, Sun said it is
natural for China and
India to have some dif-
ferences but the focus
should be to seek com-
mon ground for devel-
opment while resolv-
ing the pending issues
through dialogue.
Last month, the In-
dian and Chinese mili-
taries carried out dis-
engagement from the
Patrolling Point 15 in
the Gogra-Hotsprings
area last month.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets outgoing Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong
for a farewell call , in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
“I’M VERY
IMPRESSED BY
YOUR MINISTER...”
New Delhi (PTI): Omar
Sultan Al Olama, the
UAE’s Minister of State
for Artificial Intelligence,
on Wednesday lauded
External Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar, saying he
is impressed by how he
positions India’s foreign
policy on the world stage
amid geopolitical tugs
of war.Omar Sultan Al
Olama, praised Jaishankar
during a conference at a
Delhi-based think tank.
He had virtually joined
union ministers from
India and several parlia-
mentarians.
ENOUGH ROOM IN WORLD FOR CHINA,
INDIA; LET’S NOT INTERFERE IN
OTHER’S AFFAIRS: OUTGOING ENVOY
New Delhi (ANI): Out-
going Chinese envoy
to India Sun Weidong
in his farewell address
has stressed the need
to manage and resolve
differences between
India and China and
uphold the principle
of non-interference in
each other’s internal
affairs. Sun, who as-
sumed office in July
2019, is leaving at a
time when the two
sides continue to man-
age ties, following the
Ladakh border clash
that has remained
the dominant issue
between the two sides.
In his farewell remarks
posted on the Chinese
embassy website,
Sun said it is only
natural for important
neighbours China and
India to have some
differences but the
key is how to handle
the differences. “We
should be aware that
the common interests
of the two countries
are greater than differ-
ences,” the envoy said.
Shashi Tharoor
Yogi approves VRS application for ‘87 batch
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
has given his approval
to the VRS application
of 1987-batch Indian
AAdministrative Ser-
vices officer Renuka
Kumar.
An officer of UP cad-
re, Renuka Kumar was
on central deputation.
Annoyed by the central
government’s move to
send her back from the
deputation, Renuka in-
stead of returning to
UP sent her VRS to the
UP government in the
office of the Resident
Commissioner, New
Delhi in August.
After getting NOC
from the central gov-
ernment, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi has given his
approval to the VRS ap-
plication.
Her husband Sunil
Kumar is also an IAS
officer and currently
he is on central deputa-
tion.Sources in the bu-
reaucracy said that if
the VRS of IAS Renuka
Kumar would not have
been approved and if
she had returned to Ut-
tar Pradesh, many
equations could have
changed in the state bu-
reaucracy.
Renuka Kumar was
to retire in June 2023.
She has been a trusted
officer of Yogi.
Earlier the UP gov-
ernment had approved
the VRS of IAS officer
Juthika Patankar.
IAS officer Renuka Kumar
PK hints that he
is being aided by
former clients
Patna (PTI): Political
strategist-turned-activ-
ist Prashant Kishor on
Thursday hinted that
he was receiving finan-
cial assistance for his
‘Jan Suraaj campaign’
in Bihar from his for-
mer clients, many of
whom were now chief
ministers of their re-
spective states.
He made the candid
disclosure at a press
conference in Valmiki
Nagar, a picturesque
but remote forest re-
serve situated along
the Indo-Nepal border,
about 300 kms from the
Bihar capital.
Kishor has been on a
‘padayatra’ since Octo-
ber 2 and intends to
cover 3,500 km on foot,
touching every nook
and corner of his home
state before his cam-
paign evolves into a full
fledged political party.
Senior IAS officer on long leave
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Senior IAS
officer of UP cadre
Monika S Garg, ACS
Minority Welfare, Mus-
lim Waqf, has gone on
a long leave. Many ACS
rank officials have al-
ready retired in the
state and those who are
left have the charge of
many departments.
In such a situation,
the government has
handed over the charge
of ACS Minority Af-
fairs to IAS Dr Hari om,
an officer of the rank
of Principal Secretary
.
Hari Om is a 1997
batch officer and cur-
rently holds the re-
sponsibility of Princi-
pal Secretary Social
Welfare and Director
ST Development.
Monika S Garg IAS Dr Hari Om
A face was
needed to fight
against candidate
backed by Sonia
and Rahul Gandhi
SHAH TO INAUGURATE, LAY STONE OF
PROJECTS WORTH RS 6,629 CR IN H’YANA
Home Minister Amit
Shah inaugurates a high
level regional meeting
on ‘Drug Trafficking
and National Security’,
in Gandhinagar on
Wednesday. (Left)
Drugs being destroyed
in presence of Shah.
Chandigarh (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will inaugurate and
lay foundation stones
of four projects worth
Rs 6,629 crore from a
programme in Haryana’s
Faridabad, according to
a statement. The event
will be held on Thursday
at Faridabad’s Parade
Ground, Sector 12.He will
lay the foundation stone
of the Haryana Orbital Rail
Corridor project costing
Rs 5,618 crores besides
the inauguration of a
Rs 590 core rail coach
refurbishment factory in
Sonipat. The projects also
include the country’s first
longest elevated railway
track built in Rohtak at Rs
315.40 crore.The home
minister will also dedi-
cate and inaugurate the
Haryana Police Residence
Complex, Bhondsi, con-
structed at a cost of Rs
106 crore.
HM TO CHAIR 2-DAY
‘CHINTAN SHIVIR’
EASTERN ZONAL
COUNCIL MEET
PM TO INAUGURATE
VARIOUS PROJECTS
PM LIKELY TO VISIT
AP ON OCT 30
New Delhi: Develop-
ment of an ecosystem
for cybercrime man-
agement, increase in
usage of IT in criminal
justice system, wom-
en’s safety, coastal
security issues will be
discussed at the two-
day ‘Chintan Shivir’
of home ministers of
states at Surajkund on
October 27 and 28.
Kolkata: Chances
of West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee and
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah coming face
to face on November
5 are high as the latter
is scheduled to attend
and chair the meeting
of the Eastern Zonal
Security Council at the
Bengal secretariat of
Nabanna.
Visakhapatnam: PM
Narendra Modi will
visit Visakhapatnam
on November 11 to
inaugurate and lay
foundations for vari-
ous developmental
and infrastructure
projects. Railway of-
ficials have received
the communication
that he will be in the
port city.
Itanagar: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
is likely to visit AP on
October 30 to inau-
gurate the Donyi Polo
Airport near here, a
senior official said.
CM Pema Khandu had
recently met the prime
minister and request-
ed him to inaugurate
the greenfield airport
in Hollongi, he said.
Kharge chairs Congress CEC
meeting for Guj assembly polls
New Delhi (ANI):
Mallikarjun Kharge,
who on Wednesday
took over as Congress
president, chaired a
meeting of the par-
ty’s Central Election
Committee (CEC) to
finalise candidates
for the Gujarat as-
sembly polls.
Former Congress
president Sonia Gan-
dhi was also present
at the meeting. Three
meetingsof Congress
screening committee
have already been
held for Gujarat as-
sembly polls. The
Congress is seeking
to oust the BJP gov-
ernment in Gujarat
and is also facing
challenge from Aam
AadmiPartywhichis
seeking to establish
itself in the state. The
BJP has been contin-
uously in power in
Gujarat from 1998.
The assembly polls
in Gujarat would be
held before the end of
the year. Kharge offi-
cially took charge as
the party president at
the AICC headquar-
ters in New Delhi.
BHARAT JODO
YATRA SET TO
RESUME IN T’GANA
“MA, NO MATTER
WHAT WORLD
SAYS...” PRIYANKA
Telangana (PTI): After
a three-day break,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra is set to resume
its march from Tel-
angana on Thursday.
The Congress Minister
of Parliament will be
reaching Hyderabad
later in the day and will
leave for Makthal in
Narayanpet district to
resume the yatra after
a night halt.
New Delhi (PTI):
Hours after Sonia Gan-
dhi handed over charge
as Congress chief to
Mallikarjun Kharge,
her daughter and
party general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
shared an Instagram
post with the mes-
sage: “So proud of
you Ma, no matter
what the world says or
thinks, I know, you did
it all for love.”
Ashok Gehlot with Bhupesh Baghel, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,
Deepender Singh Hooda and Ajay Maken and party members
attend the charge-taking ceremony of newly elected party
president Mallikarjun Kharge, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

INDIA
06
Chennai (PTI): A probe by the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) into the Coimbatore explosion case
would be recom-
mended to the Centre,
the Tamil Nadu
government said here
on Wednesday. The
state government also
announced raising a
special police force to
foil sabotage and bolster its intelligence wing.
Guwahati (PTI): Local
authorities in western
Goalpara district in
Assam sealed a Miya
Museum on October 25,
two days after it was
inaugurated by an or-
ganisation representing
migrant Muslims.A team
led by Lakhipur circle of-
ficer Rajib Gogoi evicted
the items displayed at
the museum at Dap-
karbhita near Lakhipur
town before sealing it.
The reason cited was
that it was a house built
under the PM’s AYG
scheme.
New Delhi (ANI): In a
major development,
the NIA has reportedly
questioned Punjabi
singer Afsana Khan,
an associate of late
Punjabi Singer Siddhu
Singh Moosewala, in the
gangster-terror nexus
case on Wednesday. The
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) has found
a link of the Punjabi
pop industry in the
case, and questioned
Khan.Recently, the NIA
conducted a nationwide
raid at the hideouts of
several gangsters.
Kedarnath (ANI): The sanctum sanctorum of Kedar-
nath Dham has been decorated with gold. The walls
and ceiling of the sanc-
tum sanctorum have
been given a new look
with 550 gold layers.
The gold layering has
provided the sanctum
sanctorum a more attractive look. Temple Committee
President Ajendra Ajay said that the work of golden
decoration of the sanctum sanctorum of Kedarnath
temple was completed this morning.
TAMIL NADU TO HAND OVER COIMBATORE
EXPLOSION CASE PROBE TO NIA
ASSAM SEALS 'MIYA'
MUSEUM SET UP BY
MIGRANT MUSLIMS
NIA QUESTIONS
PUNJABI SINGER
AFSANA KHAN
KEDARNATH DHAM'S SANCTUM SANCTORUM
DECORATED WITH 550 GOLD LAYERS
CRUCIAL READ
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: By-elec-
tions may be announced
soon in the Mainpuri
seat, which was vacated
by the death of Sama-
jwadiPartyfounderMu-
layam Singh Yadav. This
election will be very in-
teresting. One reason
for this is the suspense
over who will contest
the election from the
family of Netaji i.e. Mu-
layam Singh and sec-
ondly what will the
Bharatiya Janata Party
and Samajwadi Party
do? Will the BJP field a
candidate for Netaji’s
seat against any mem-
ber of his family in the
by-election? Right now,
citing tradition in Ma-
harashtra, the party has
not fielded a candidate
against the wife of late
MLARameshLatte.Can
thishappeninMainpuri
seat of Uttar Pradesh
also? The question is be-
ing raised in view of the
kind of affection shown
by top BJP leaders to-
wards Mulayam Singh
on his death and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said that Mulayam
Singh had blessed him,
which is his heritage.
Before that it has to
be decided as to who
will contest the election
from Mulayam Singh’s
family
. So far Dharmen-
dra Yadav is considered
to be the strongest con-
tender. He was earlier
MP from Badaun from
where he lost last time.
Recently, Akhilesh Ya-
dav resigned from
Azamgarh seat, Dhar-
mendra Yadav fought
from there but he lost
by close to 10 thousand
Will BJP ‘honor’ Mulayam in Mainpuri by-election?
ELECTORAL BLOOD-BATH
Late former UP CM Mulayam
Singh Yadav —FILE PHOTO
QUESTION RAISED
28 dead in B’desh cyclone,
millions without power
Dhaka (Agencies):
Bangladesh rescue
workers found the bod-
ies of four missing
crew of a dredger boat,
taking the death toll
from Cyclone Sitrang
to 28 as millions re-
mained without power,
officials said on
Wednesday (Oct 26).
Cyclones - the equiva-
lent of hurricanes in
the Atlantic or ty-
phoons in the Pacific -
are a regular menace in
the region but scientists
say climate change is
likely making them
more intense and fre-
quent. Cyclone Sitrang
made landfall in south-
ern Bangladesh on
Monday but authorities
managed to get about a
million people to safety
before the monster
storm hit.
Withwindsof 80kmh,
it still left a trail of dev-
astation in the coun-
try's densely populated,
low-lying coastal re-
gion, which is home to
tens of millions of peo-
ple. The government
said nearly 10,000 tin-
roofed homes were ei-
ther destroyed or dam-
aged and crops on
large swathes of farm-
land were wrecked at a
time of record-high
food inflation.
Fire department di-
vers found the bodies of
four crew of a dredger
boat that sank during
the storm in the Bay of
Bengal. We found one
body on Tuesday night
and three more this
morning. Four crew are
still missing, Abdullah
Pasha from the fire de-
partment.
Cyclone Sitrang crossed the Bangladesh coast on Monday taking
the death toll to 28. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prayagraj (PTI): The
authorities here have
ordered the demolition
of a private hospital
where a dengue patient
died after being trans-
fusedwithwhatthefam-
ily claimed was sweet
lime juice and not blood
platelets.
Prayagraj District
Magistrate Sanjay Ku-
mar Khatri said that
report of the sample col-
lected from the hospital
revealed that platelets
and not sweet lime juice
was transfused to the
patient. He, however,
charged Global Hospital
with laxity in the
transfusion process,
saying the reports
showed the platelets
were stored in an im-
properwaywhichmight
have led to clotting.
UP hospital in platelets row to be demolished
Bijapur (ANI): The
BJP on Wednesday took
a jibe at AIMIM presi-
dent Asaduddin Owaisi
over his remark that he
wishes to see a hijab-
wearing woman as the
Prime Minister of In-
dia. Addressing the
press Owaisi had also
said the BJP wants to
eradicate secularism
and is against equal op-
portunity for all in the
country
. BJP's Shehzad
Poonawalla said, Owai-
si ji hopes that a hijab-
wearing girl becomes
PM of India! Well, Con-
stitution bars nobody
but do tell us when will
a Hijab-wearing girl get
to become the President
of AIMIM.
“Hijab-wearing
woman will
become PM”
Amritsar (ANI): Vice-
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Wednes-
day offered prayers at
the sanctum sancto-
rum of the Golden
Temple here.
Dhankhar, who also
partook in the 'langar'
(community kitchen),
was accorded a warm
welcome by Shiromani
Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee (SGPC)
chief Harjinder Singh
Dhami.
Dhami had earlier
told the media that the
apex gurdwara body
would also give a mem-
orandum to the vice-
president for the re-
lease of 'Bandi Singhs'
(Sikh prisoners). He
had said this issue was
the most important for
the community as Sikh
prisoners had not been
released even after
they had completed
their sentences.
Last month, the
SGPC had sought time
from Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for a
meeting to discuss the
issue of the release of
Sikh prisoners.
VP pays obeisance at Golden Temple
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh
Dhankhar and SGPC officials pose for photographs as they pay
obeisance at the Golden Temple, on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Thiruvananthapuram
(Agencies): KeralaGov-
ernor Arif Mohammed
Khan has written to
Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan, demanding the
dismissal of Finance
Minister KN Balagopal
over recent remarks at a
university, which he
said were “seditious”.
In his letter to the CM
the Governor alleged
that Mr Balagopal deliv-
ered a speech at a cam-
pus in Thiruvanan-
thapuram last week,
seeking to “stoke the
fire of regionalism and
provincialism and un-
dermining the unity of
India”. According to re-
ports, minister KN Bala-
gopal had said at the
function that “those
who come from places
like UP, may find it
tough to understand
universities in Kerala.”
Kerala Guv writes to CM, says fire FM
Ramnagara (Karna-
taka) (Agencies): The
45-year-old Lingayat
seer in Karnataka who
died by suicide on
Monday was “hon-
eytrapped” and being
blackmailed over
“obscene video calls”
with a woman, police
today said.
Two names in the
suicide note are con-
nected to the mutt, in-
vestigators have said.
“The private mo-
ments of the
woman (unidentified
so far) and the seer
were captured by the
woman using her
phone's screen-record-
ing function,” the
sources said.
‘A woman has hone this to
me,’ behind seer’s death
Patna (Agencies): In
Bihar rail traffic on
Gaya – Dhanbad section
has been disrupted fol-
lowing the derailment
of 53 wagons of a coal-
laden goods train.
The derailment took
place at 6.24 this morn-
ing at Gurpa station be-
tween Koderma and
Manpur railway sta-
tions of Dhanbad divi-
sion. The rail traffic
was disrupted on the Up
and Down lines after
the accident.
53 wagons of
coal train derail
The patient was being treated at Global Hospital in Jhalwa
locality of Prayagraj.
POORLY PRESERVED PLATELETS, NOT
MOSAMBI JUICE: UP OFFICIAL ON DEATH
Lucknow (Agencies): Days after the family of a
dengue patient in UP alleged that he died because
he was intravenously given 'mosambi' or sweet
lime juice instead of blood platelets, triggering
widespread outrage, a senior government official
on Wednesday denied the claim. Sanjay Khatri,
the District Magistrate of Prayagraj, on Wednes-
day said they had found that the patient had been
given a packet of poorly preserved platelets. We
had formed a three-member team to probe the
incident. Their report found that the patient had
been given poorly preserved platelets. We are tak-
ing action based on this information, Khatri said.
Thiruvananthapuram
(Agencies): Protests are
growing against actions
of Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan on
his actions on state-run
universities. Recently, the
Governor issued a show-
cause notice to VCs of
nine universities, asking
them to step down.
SFI LAUNCHES
PROTEST
votes in this seat which
was a stronghold of the
party
. So, now his name
is being considered
from Mainpuri. Tej
PratapYadav,thegrand-
son of Mulayam Singh,
was once an MP from
Mainpuri. He is also the
son-in-law of Lalu Pras-
ad. So, he also has a
claim on this seat. The
name of Akhilesh Ya-
dav’s wife Dimple Ya-
dav is also discussed
but it is less likely that
she will fight.
New Delhi (PTI): Amid
a rise in dengue cases in
Delhi, doctors in several
city hospitals said many
patients of the vector-
borne disease are devel-
oping complications
such as liver dysfunc-
tion and capillary leak.
More than 900 cases
of dengue have been re-
ported in the capital in
October, taking the in-
fection tally to 1,876 so
far this year, according
to a civic report issued
on Tuesday
.
The 939 cases, record-
ed till October 19, is
nearly half of the total
number of dengue cas-
es logged this year.
DyCM Manish Siso-
dia on Wednesday said
the government is mon-
itoring the data and
stressed that cases are
rising but there have
been no fatalities.
Dr Sumit Ray
, head of
critical care at Holy
Family Hospital in Okh-
la, said 37 patients are
presently admitted to
their facility
.
“On an average, eve-
ry day six to 10 patients
are getting admitted.
Patients are develop-
ing issues like severe
liver dysfunction and
capillary leak. These
are young patients
aged between 20-40
years,” he said.
He said the patients
developing such com-
plications could be ei-
ther due to dysregulat-
ed immune response or
movement of people af-
ter a gap of two years
due to Covid.
“Ninety per cent of
the people have a bal-
anced immune re-
sponse but in some cas-
es, the immune system
is over responsive or
under-responsive. Both
the situations are not
good for patients. Also,
people in that age group
might be seeing more
complications since
they comprise the work-
ing population and have
to step out more often as
compared to the elderly
who mostly stay at
home,” he opined.
Dr Sushila Kataria,
senior director - Inter-
nal Medicine at Medan-
ta, said they were seeing
10 patients every day on
an average for 3 weeks.
‘Complications in many
dengue patients in Del’
Liver dysfunction capillary leak among the most common ailments reported
Most hospitals in the city are seeing a rush of dengue patients,
leading to a shortage of beds. —FILE PHOTO
Ninety per
cent of the
people have a
balanced immune re-
sponse but in some
cases, the immune sys-
tem is over responsive
or under-responsive.
Both the situations are
not good for patients.
—Dr Sumit Ray,
Holy Family Hospital
New Delhi (PTI): CM Arvind Kejriwal
Wednesday accused the BJP, which ruled the
three erstwhile municipal corporations in
Delhi, of creating three garbage mountains
and filling the city with waste. In a tweet, Ke-
jriwal said he will visit the Ghazipur landfill
site and urged people to accompany him. “I
asked one of their (BJP) leaders: What work
did you do in the municipal corporation in 15
years?Whileshyingaway
,hetoldtwothings-1)
(They) Built three big garbage mountains and
2) Filled the entire Delhi with garbage. Tomor-
row morning I will visit Ghazipur garbage
mountain. You please also come,” he tweeted.
Kejriwal to visit Ghazipur
landfill site today
The landfill site at Ghazipur. —FILE PHOTO

New Delhi: Close to
14.62 lakh new members
joined the ESIC-run social
security scheme in Au-
gust 2022, according to
official data. It showed
that the gross new enrol-
ments with ESIC rose to
1.49 crore in 2021-22,
from 1.15 crore in 2020-
21. According to the re-
port, net new enrolments
with EPFO stood at 16.94
lakh in August 2022. It
showed that from Sep-
tember 2017 to August
2022, around 5.81 crore
(gross) new subscribers
joined the scheme. —FIB
ESIC SCHEME ADDS
14.62 LAKH NEW
MEMBERS IN AUGUST
New Delhi: The initial
share-sale of Global
Health Limited, which op-
erates and manages hos-
pitals under the Medanta
brand, will open for public
subscription on Novem-
ber 3. The initial public
offering (IPO) will con-
clude on November 7, ac-
cording to the red herring
prospectus (RHP). Ac-
cording to merchant
banking sources, the IPO
size could be about
`2,200 crore. The IPO
consists of a fresh issue
of equity shares aggregat-
ing to `500 crore, and an
Offer-For-Sale (OFS) of up
to 5.08 crore equity
shares. —PTI
MEDANTA BRAND’S
GLOBAL HEALTH IPO
TO OPEN ON NOV 3
New Delhi: Housing sales
are likely to hit an all-time
high this year at 3.6 lakh
units in seven major cities
on a strong demand
across all price categories
despite hardening of in-
terest rates on home
loans and property rates,
according to Anarock.
The previous high was re-
corded in 2014 when
housing sales stood at
3,42,980 units across pri-
mary markets of Delhi-
NCR, MMR, Kolkata,
Chennai, Bengaluru, Hy-
derabad and Pune. —PTI
HOUSING SALES MAY
HIT RECORD 3.6 LAKH
UNITS THIS YEAR
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: The govern-
ment is planning to
launch the fourth tranche
of Bharat Bond ETF, In-
dia’s first corporate bond
exchange traded fund, in
December, an official
said. The funds raised
would be utilised for un-
dertaking capital expendi-
tures by public sector en-
terprises. “We are cur-
rently in discussion with
CPSEs and assessing
their needs. The issue
size for the fourth tranche
of Bharat Bond ETF could
probably be close to last
year’s,” the official said.
—PTI
FOURTH TRANCHE OF
BHARAT BOND ETF
LIKELY IN DECEMBER
07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,430.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 58,100.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.73 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 93.41 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
*Rates till the edition went to print.
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Premium productsliftfestivesalespirit
New Delhi (PTI): Premi-
um and mid-end products
have lifted sales of consum-
er durables and FMCG
items this festive season
amid inflation woes, ac-
cording to industry players.
Industry body Consumer
Electronics and Applianc-
es Manufacturers Associa-
tion (CEAMA) said the sec-
tor is estimated to clock
volume growth of 20% and
value growth of over 30%.
“Overall mid and pre-
mium product sales have
done well this festive sea-
son. The mid and premium
segment has witnessed
around30%volumegrowth
at least and value growth
between 40 to 50% this fes-
tive season. The last three
days were great for mid
and premium products,”
CEAMA President Eric
Braganza said.
However, he said, “Sales
of entry-level products are
down by 10-15% this festive
season.”
The decline in sales of
entry-level products is pri-
marily due to upgrading
by consumers and also
stress witnessed in the
rural market.
Panasonic Marketing In-
dia Managing Director
Fumiyasu Fujimori said
consumers are looking for
a premium range of appli-
ances and the company ex-
pects double-digit growth
this festive season, led by
smart ACs, large-screen
TVs and the home appli-
ances category
.
“In terms of value
growth invertor ACs re-
corded 38% growth, overall
LEDs grew by 10% whereas
4K TVs grew by 34%. Our
top-load washing machines
registered 13% growth this
festive season,” he said.
The company is seeing a
rise in demand for appli-
ances that are easy to use
(allowing users to multi-
task), energy-efficient, con-
nected (smart), and healthy
and hygienic.
Consumers have become
conscious of their choices
and value-proposition pre-
mium appliances are tak-
ing precedence in their
purchase decisions.
“This growth trend is
here to stay,” he said on
Wednesday
.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Industry body CEAMA said
the sector is estimated to
clock volume growth of
20 percent and value growth
of over 30 percent
z The decline in sales of
entry-level products is
primarily due to upgrading
by consumers and also
stress witnessed in the
rural market
Fin Ministry extends ITR filing
deadlineforCostillNovember7
New Delhi (PTI): The Fi-
nance Ministry on Wednes-
day extended the deadline
for filing income tax re-
turns for the assessment
year 2022-23 by businesses
till November 7.
The last date for filing
ITR by companies who are
required to get their
accounts audited was
October 31.
The Central Board of Di-
rect Taxes (CBDT), the
apex decision-making body
in matters of income and
corporate tax, in a notifica-
tion said since it had last
month extended the dead-
line for filing audit reports,
hence the ITR filing due
date too is extended.
“CBDT... Extends the due
date of furnishing of Re-
turn of Income under sub-
section (1) of section 139 of
the Act for the Assessment
Year 2022-23, which is Octo-
ber 31, 2022... To November
7, 2022,” the CBDT notifica-
tion said.
Domestic companies are
required to file their in-
come tax returns by Octo-
ber 31, 2022, for the Finan-
cial Year 2021-2022.
The due date to file ITR
will be November 30, 2022,
for companies which are
subject to transfer pricing
norms.
Last month, the CBDT
extended the deadline for
filing audit reports by 7
days till October 7.
25cr+ e-KYC
transactions
carried out using
Aadhaar in Sept
New Delhi (PTI): Over 25
crore e-KYC transactions
were carried out using Aad-
haar in September, almost
7.7% higher than the levels
seen in August, according
to an official release.
An e-KYC transaction is
done with the explicit con-
sent of the Aadhaar holder,
and eliminates physical
paperwork, and in-person
verification requirement
for KYC. “In September
alone, 25.25 crore e-KYC
transactions were executed
via Aadhaar, almost 7.7%
jump in such transactions
when compared with Au-
gust,” the release said.
The cumulative number
of e-KYC transactions
through Aadhaar so far has
increased to 1,297.93 crore.
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment is nudging LIC to
tweak its product strategy
to maximise profitability
in a bid to help the coun-
try’s largest insurer real-
ise its full growth potential
and yield better returns for
investors, an official said.
LIC has been trading be-
low the issue price of `949
a share ever since it got
listed on stock exchanges
on May 17.
It listed at `872 apiece on
NSE. The finance ministry
in its performance review
has been sensitising the
LIC management
about the
steps that
could be
taken to bet-
ter investor
wealth and fo-
cus on non-
participating products or
term plans to improve
profitability
.
“With the listing of LIC,
the process of modernisa-
tion of the over 65-year-old
institution has started. We
are working with the man-
agement so that they mod-
ernise their product offer-
ing and lower dividend
payout to policyholders,”
the official said.
“The younger genera-
tion is more inclined to
term plan. LIC will have to
rework their strategy and
decide what should
be done so that
their asset under
management is
utilised to its
full poten-
tial,” the
o f f i c i a l
added.
Govt nudges LIC to tweak
its product strategy
Again, states
borrowing cost
again rises
Mumbai (FIB): After a
fall in the previous week,
the market-funding cost
for the states continues to
go up, with the latest auc-
tion seeing the average
cut-off rate or yield jump-
ing by as much as 12 bps to
7.84%, but for the Centre,
it remained flat.
After rising for four
weeks in a row, the average
price that the states pay to
their debt investors fell by
11 bps to 7.72% at the auc-
tions held on October 18.
The weighted average
cut-off rose by 12 bps to
7.84% from 7.72% in the
last auction, with a rise in
weighted average tenor to
13 years from 12 years, Adi-
ti Nayar, of Icra said.
Mumbai (PTI): Budget
airline Air India Express is
looking to lease two Boeing
737 aircraft from full-ser-
vice carrier Vistara to offer
more flights during the
winter schedule, according
to a source.
Both Air India Express
and Vistara are part of the
Tata group, which also has
Air India and AirAsia In-
dia under its wings.
The source close to the
development said the two
narrow-body planes are ex-
pected to be inducted into
the Air India Express fleet
on a short-term lease in No-
vember and December, re-
spectively
.
The move is part of con-
solidating as well as tap-
ping the synergies in the
group’s airline business.
Also, the leasing of the
planes will help Air India
Express to operate more
flights during the winter
schedule, which starts from
October 30, the source said.
When contacted, a Vista-
ra spokesperson said, “we
cannot comment on specu-
lations”.
Tata group took over Air
India and Air India Ex-
press in January this year
after emerging as the win-
ning bidder in the disin-
vestment process that con-
cluded last year.
AIR INDIA
EXPRESS TATA
z Both Air India Express and
Vistara are part of the Tata
group, which also has Air India
and AirAsia India under its
wings. Tata group took over Air
India and Air India Express in
January this year
z The two narrow-body planes
are expected to be inducted
into the Air India Express
fleet on a short-term lease in
November and Dec, resp
z The move is part of
consolidating as well as
tapping the synergies in the
group’s airline business
Air India Express to lease 2 Boeing
737 planes from Vistara
Sprite becomes bn-$ brand in Indian mkt
New Delhi (PTI): Global
soft drinks major Coca-Co-
la Company said its lemon
and lime-flavoured soft
drink Sprite has become a
billion-dollar brand in the
Indian market.
The company has record-
ed a “strong” volume
growth in its India business
in the third quarter of 2022,
helped by its sparkling soft
drinks portfolio and fruit
drink brand Maaza.
Coca-Cola Company
Chairman and CEO James
Quincey said, “Trademark
Coke delivered strong
growth through effective
execution and occasion-
based marketing.”
“We drove 2.5 billion
transactions in India at af-
fordable price points
through the expansion of
returnable glass bottles
and single-serve PET pack-
ages,” he noted.
“Sprite has grown to be-
come a billion-dollar brand
in the market, driven by
the success of locally
adapted, occasion-based
global marketing cam-
paigns and screen time,”
said Quincey
.
Earlier in January, Coca-
Cola had said its Indian
soft drink brand Thums Up
had become a billion-dollar
brand in 2021.
DUE TO STRONG GROWTH
COCA-COLA
IN INDIA
z India is the fifth-largest
market for Coca-Cola
globally
z Earlier in January this year,
Coca-Cola had said its Indian
soft drink brand Thums Up
had become a billion-dollar
brand in 2021
INVESTMENTS IN
ENERGY STORAGE,
SMART GRID UP 66%
New Delhi: Investments in the
energy storage and smart grid
globally grew 66% year-on-
year to record
$25 billion in
Jan-Sept pe-
riod this year,
according
to a Mercom Capital report.
The funding includes those
through venture capital, public
market financing and debt
financing. “Total corporate
funding for energy storage,
smart grid, and efficiency
companies in 9M 2022 was
record $25 bn compared to
$15.1 bn in 9M 2021. —PTI
DLF TO LAUNCH NEW
PROPERTIES WORTH
`3.5K CRORE IN FY23
New Delhi: Realty major DLF
plans to launch new projects
worth `3,500
crore during
the second
half of this fis-
cal, mainly in
Gurugram and Panchkula as it
seeks to tap a rising demand.
DLF informed that the com-
pany plans to launch residen-
tial projects across Gurugram
and Panchkula by March 2023
after getting requisite approv-
als from authorities. The com-
pany plans to launch around 3
million square feet area across
residential projects. —PTI
IRDAI SETS UP
HEALTH INSURANCE
CONSULTATIVE CMTE
New Delhi: Regulator Irdai on
Wednesday announced to set
up a 15-mem-
ber Health
Insurance
Consultative
Committee
with an aim to achieve the goal
of universalisation of health
insurance in the country. The
committee, headed by Irdai
member Rakesh Joshi, has
been tasked to identify the
challenges in carrying out the
health insurance business
smoothly and make recom-
mendations to facilitate ease
of doing business. —PTI
TATA STEEL INKS PACT
WITH FORD TO SUPPLY
GREEN STEEL
New Delhi: Tata Steel has
inked an agreement with
American carmaker Ford to
supply “zer-
emis green
steel” from
its Nether-
lands-based
IJmuiden plant after the unit
shifts to hydrogen-based
steel making. “Tata Steel
Nederland has signed a MoU
with Ford in Europe to supply
the carmaker with Zeremis
green steel once the IJmuiden
steelworks switches to green
hydrogen-based steelmaking,”
a statement said. —PTI
COAI ROOTS FOR ‘SAME SERVICE, SAME RULES’
FOR PARITY WITH OTT COMM SERVICES
New Delhi: Telecom operators’ association COAI has made a
strong pitch for ‘same service, same rules’ with regard to OTT
communication services, arguing
that a level playing field needs to be
maintained for all technologies. “...
There is a need to ensure a level
playing field among all technologies,
that is Same Service Same Rules
with respect to OTT Communication
Services, so that fair and healthy
competition prevails in the industry,” Cellular Operators’ Associa-
tion of India (COAI) said. —PTI
OTHER STORIES

08
2NDFRONT
For excitement to run in your
veins, do not simply connect to a
purpose intellectually, but with
emotions and your heart.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
z With the tag of be-
ing a ‘Rubber Stamp
President’, how effec-
tive do you think
Mallikarjun Kharge
would be as the new
Congress President?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
It is not merely a tag, it
is a reality. He is one
hundred percent a rub-
ber stamp president
who will be remotely
controlled either by 10,
Janpath (Sonia Gan-
dhi’s residence) or 12,
Tughlak Lane (Rahul
Gandhi’s residence)
and there is nothing
bad about it. Congress
cant function, let along
run, without the Gan-
dhis and therefore, even
Kharge has said that
there is no shame in
taking advice or hold-
ing consultations with
the Gandhi family ma-
triarch. He is the most
dignified, decent and
senior face of Congress
and you can say that he
is the most safe nomi-
nee of Gandhis’. Al-
though Rahul Gandhi
had said prior to elec-
tion said that it would
not be honourable to
call Kharge and Tha-
roor as remote control
presidents, but you
know, in politics, some-
times denial amounts to
confirmation. So yes,
Kharge is a remote con-
trolled president. And
this is also a fact that
without Gandhis Con-
gress can not exist. But
their working is such
that Congress govern-
ment is left in only two
states. And the tragedy
is that no one other
than Gandhis can actu-
ally take the Congress
forward and ensure its
resurgence. Secondly,
you asked how effective
as a president Kharge
would be. That is a sepa-
rate question and I
think even the Gandhis
do not have any second
thoughts about
Kharge’s effectiveness.
If you want to assess or
evaluate this new presi-
dent in terms of perfor-
mance or capacity to
handle a position of
this stature and in
terms of his capacity to
win elections against
the likes of Modi and
Shah, then you will be
deeply disappointed. I
am sure, as far as per-
formance is concerned,
even Gandhis, would
not be expecting much
out of him. Its just a full
time Congress presi-
dent sitting at AICC
which was the function-
al requirement of Gan-
dhis. It was Rahul’s
stubborn demand for an
outsider to become Con-
gress president as he
did not want to take di-
rect responsibility or
let Priyanka take the
mantle, so they brought
an outsider. Secondly
they wanted an individ-
ual who would appear
to be non-controversial
and balanced and from
among the Congress’
clout, this individual
appears balanced and
without sides. So as far
as performance is con-
cerned, at this age of 80
years, don’t expect
much out of him.
z An outsider has
come to helm of Con-
gress, but a huge sec-
tion of the party con-
siders that Congress
will face major loss
in Ashok Gehlot not
taking over as party
president. Also, how
did this entire jour-
ney of new Congress
president, right from
Ashok Gehlot to
Kharge, happened?
Congress has surely
faced a major loss since
Ashok Gehlot was
unanimous face and is
a face of north India.
Congress is basically a
party of north-India. As
far as loyalty and com-
fort level is concerned,
between Gehlot and
Kharge, even though
Kharge has been with
the Gandhis for fifty
years, but there is no
equal or parallel to
Ashok Gehlot. Today
Sonia Gandhi can not
feel as comfortable or
easy with Kharge as
much she can with Ge-
hlot. The, Kharge is
merely a face or a lead-
er, but he is not a re-
source manager, who
plays an important role
in politics. Gandhis
have an understanding
and a wavelength with
Ashok Gehlot and they
say it too that they
shared such a relation
or bond with late
Ahmed Patel or Ashok
Gehlot. The situation
changes and Gehlot
could not become Presi-
dent. So definitely it has
been Congress’ loss that
Gehlot has not become
President and the most
loss has been incurred
by Sonia Gandhi. Eve-
rybody here has been a
loser in this and even
Ashok Gehlot too. A
north Indian leader
could not ascend to the
party’s presidency, hav-
ing started from Jodh-
pur district President
and reaching to these
heights and if, as Presi-
dent, he would have
walked along side Ra-
hul Gandhi, that would
have been a powerful
spectacle. He has a stat-
ure and a persona and
he always stands with
Gandhis and he could
even get decisions done
by Gandhis. So every-
one is a loser in this
sense and in totality
Congress party has lost
much more. Secondly,
you as ked about se-
quence of events which
started from Gehlot and
ended at Kharge. As far
as I know, it has been an
interesting sequence of
events. Sonia Gandhi
met Gehlot in August
and told him that Rahul
is not agreeing to come
to helm. She asked him
whatcanbedone,which
also meant as to what
Gehlot should take re-
sponsibility of the par-
ty. So he agreed and af-
ter a month he said he
is going to file nomina-
tion. But when the time
for nomination came,
the Rajasthan fiasco
happened and fate had
something else in mind.
So he later met Sonia
Gandhi and even dur-
ing the Rajasthan cri-
sis, Sonia was of the
firm belief that Gehlot
is more suitable as par-
ty president. When the
crisis happened Sonia
Gandhi asked him as to
why he didn’t believe in
her and why did he
think that a single line
proposal would come
for Pilot, so he said he
was sorry and said he
was hurt. My guess is
Gehlot too must have
felt bad. At that mo-
ment, Sonia Gandhi
again asked him to be-
come party president,
but, it has come to my
knowledge, that Gehlot
said it would not be pru-
dent for him to become
party president in such
a situation. He came
back to Jodhpur house
and announced he wont
be contesting. This was
part one of the se-
quence wherein Ashok
Gehlot moved out of the
race. Second part starts
when the vacancy for
presidency candidate
occurred and on the op-
posite end was Shashi
Tharoor. He could not
be given the reins and
someone had to be ap-
pointed, so suo-moto
Digvijaya Singh be-
came active and his
team rushed to Delhi.
Singh though that since
Gehlot isn’t the one,
then he (Digvijaya) is
the best person. So peo-
ple became active and
by nightfall it turned
out that he would file
nomination the very
next day. But it is poli-
tics and there are
groups against Digvi-
jaya Singh in Congress
and as such it is said
there are two groups in
Congress, one is pre-
2000, that includes old
and senior leaders, and
another is post-2000,
which include young
guns and favours Ra-
hul. This young bri-
gade, it is said, pre-
pared a dossier of all
controversial state-
ments of Digvijaya Sin-
gh and ended up, what
in politics is called as
Karseva. So that hap-
pened and prior to this
he had called KC Venu-
gopal and stressed on
his candidature as to
when there is a va-
cancy who cant he be
a candidate. KC told
him to speak to Sonia
Gandhi but before he
could meet and
speak with Sonia, this
development happened.
So next day Singh was
to speak to Sonia and
the night before, an
emergency meeting oc-
curred at Manmohan
Singh’s home where Ge-
hlot too was present
and the leaders mulled
on who after Gehlot
could taken the mantle.
Gehlot was again asked
to become President,
and it shows the indis-
pensability of Ashok
Gehlot and even after so
much came to pass, the
party was still looking
at him. He again, with
folded hands, said sorry
.
And that is when the
name of Mallikarjun
Kharge came forward
as a proposal, where Ge-
hlot too played a role.
There was no other op-
tion and all leaders
were in agreement on
his name since he is a
Dalit, has been in poli-
tics for past five dec-
ades, has never courted
controversy and is hon-
est among other quali-
ties of his. When Shashi
Tharoor went to meet
Sonia, she said its you
choice. So that is how
the events unfolded and
Kharge won the elec-
tion.
z Rahul Gandhi said
that Kharge is his
new boss and will de-
cide on his new role.
Do you think it will
be so?
See, on the face value
this statement perhaps
highlights what Rahul
may have wanted. Ra-
hul is different from
Priyanka and Sonia,
perhaps because he
studied in a British in-
stitution, where a dif-
ferent mind-set and ide-
ology is forged. Rahul is
a decent person and he
must not have though
on these grounds. I
think that although
what he has said he
would mean and not
merely say it for politi-
cal optics, but in reality,
it will boil down to face
value. So what ever has
to be done, will be done
by Rahul Gandhi, Pri-
yanka Gandhi and to
some extent, Sonia Gan-
dhi as well. So you can
say that it is merely a
formality, although it
can be well intentioned
formality, or a ritual,
but this does not hold
any meaning because
everyone knows who
will take the ultimate
call.
z What is the mes-
sage behind Sonia
Gandhi leaving 10,
Janpath and reach-
ing 10, Rajaji Marg,
the residence of Mall-
ikarjun Kharge, spe-
cially when 10, Jan-
path, for all practical
purposes, came to be
known as the Con-
gress headquarters?
Message is that it is So-
nia Gandhi’s nobility
and also, at times when
a person gets free from
the burden, then too
they show such large
hearted approach. Ask
Ashok Gehlot, he has
had so much to deal
with like Pilot factor
and pressures created
by other leaders. There
are other chief minis-
ters too and only they
know how to make
things work, similarly,
Collectors or SPs or any
official for that matter
knows how they get
things done. And then a
time comes when per-
son lets everything go
or keeps it aside and fo-
cuses on living peace-
fully. So perhaps Sonia
may have had this
thought in her mind too
that she is out of it now
and she must be happy
that now a good indi-
vidual will be handling
the work, so it has sent
a good message. It
wasn’t a PR exercise
rather a well inten-
tioned move and every-
one in the party liked it.
But ultimately what
ever happens, the ulti-
mate result of all this
exercise is zero, since
whether it is Kharge or
anyone else, Congress
is in no situation to
counter the onslaught
of Narendra Modi and
Amit Shah.
z Although Mallikar-
jun Kharge has sever-
al challenges before
him, but perhaps the
biggest challenge for
him is to strike syner-
gy with Priyanka
Gandhi. How do you
assess that situation?
Handling three bosses
will be a challenge for
anyone and this is why
Kamal Nath back-
tracked. But the biggest
challenge is Rahul Gan-
dhi because there is no
accessibility
. Moreover,
he is currently on his
Bharat Jodo Yatra so
how many times can
anyone contact him un-
abated. Some decisions
are to be taken after per-
sonally meeting some-
one. And when a party
functions, one has to
speak to the president
several times a day
. Here
by president I mean the
real president which is
RahulGandhi.Secondly
,
he does not take direct
responsibility and when
askedheaskstheperson
to take their call, so how
will it work. Thirdly he
is like a reluctant bride
and so Kharge would
alsomullonthesethings
and think that how and
why would he stress
with Rahul Gandhi go-
ing beyond a point. As
far as Priyanka is con-
cerned, if they get a few
decisions done by her,
then she is also not sure
that Rahul will be okay
with them. So yes, there
is a challenge before
Kharge in handling the
Gandhi family
, but I am
sure he will handle it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Editor-in-ChiefofBharat24and
FirstIndia,DrJagdeeshChandra
takes a look at the ascendence of
Mallikarjun Kharge to the top post in
Congress party and the problems
associated with it. Dr Chandra also
explains in detail how Gehlot’s
Presidency would have eased much of
Congress’ problems, how Rahul
Gandhi will continue to stay the
‘definitive voice’ in Congress and why
it will be extremely difficult for a
80-year-old Kharge to handle the
Gandhis while also ensuring the party
runs smoothly. Excerpts... (Part-1)
With a ‘rubber stamp’ tag, Kharge’s real challenge is
to ensure accessibility to Rahul making young
Gandhis hear to his advices as well: Dr Chandra
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (R-L) Poornima Mishra, Mimansa Malik, Aditi Nagar, Tripti Arora and Sachin Arora during The New JC Show.
During the show
#JConMallikarjunkharge
trended top All-India
on Twitter
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DIVINE,
DELIGHT
DIWALI
Celebrities were seen out and about in their
traditional best as they celebrated the festival
of lights. City First brings to you some
glimpses of the lavish Diwali bash
iwali is the festival of
light, love and happi-
ness. Diwali moti-
vates us to be better
people and to share
our joy with the
world. The new dress-
es, gifts, bright lights, flow-
ers, foods, and the chanting
of mantras sum up, excite-
ment is in the air. But it’s not
just the dresses and gifts
which bring happiness to our
surroundings, it’s the sense
of belonging, the connection
that we all feel with each oth-
er during these festivals. This
festival is often the reason for
bringing the family together,
making friends and celebrat-
ing the very spirit of man-
kind and spreading happi-
ness. To mark the auspicious
occasion Bollywood stars
threw momentous Diwali
bashes to celebrate the festi-
val of light. This year, the fes-
tivities kicked off with a scin-
tillating bash thrown by
Ayushmann Khurrana and
his wife Tahira Kashyap. All
the big names of Hindi show-
biz turned up with their fash-
ion game on point and their
excitement levels skyrocket-
ing. From the newlywed Ali
Fazal and Richa Chadha to
Sanya Malhotra, Karan
Johar, Ananya Panday,
and Nushrratt Bharuc-
cha, the young and fa-
mous turned up at the
gala affair.
Celebrity fashion de-
signer Manish Mal-
hotra’s Diwali parties
are an amalgamation
of the fashion and
movie world. From
Sara Ali Khan, Su-
hana Khan, and Kar-
tik Aaryan to Katrina
Kaif, Vicky Kaushal,
and Siddhant Chatur-
vedi, all the young and
happening celebrities
turned up in great
numbers. His parties
always have good-
looking people in
their best attires and
the pictures and vid-
eos from inside the
fashion designer’s
parties are always
awaited with bated
breath.
Kareena Kapoor
Khan too hosted a
party at her home
in Mumbai on Sun-
day, although hers
was a more inti-
mate gathering, fea-
turing members of
her extended film
family.
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(L-R) Ananya Pandey, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Kiara Advani, Manish Malhotra and Sara Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan and Kareen Kapoor Khan with their cute son Taimur
Anshula Kapoor
and Janhvi Kapoor
(L-R) Natasha Dhawan,
Karuna Dhawan
and Varun Dhawan
(L-R) Katrina Kaif, Manish Malhotra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(L-R) Anushka Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar,
Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan

KESARI SHRIKHAND
Kesar shrikhand, one of Gujarat's most delight-
ful foods, is created with thick yoghurt, con-
densed milk, sugar, cardamom and saffron.
Garnish the dish with dry fruits and serve
cold. This Bhai Dooj, finish your celebration
with this delectable, creamy dessert.
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t is tough to understand
the feelings, emotions,
and affection shared by
siblings. Some particu-
lar days or occasions,
on the other hand, are
dedicated to strength-
ening the bond between a
brother and a sister. Bhaiya
Dooj is one such occasion that
can characterise siblings' un-
dying love (brother and sister).
This delightful holiday is a vi-
tal time for sisters to pray to
God for their loving brother's
longevity, well-being and pros-
perity. The event takes place
following the two-day Diwali
holiday. The occasion oc-
curs on the second day of the
Shukla Paksha of the Kartika
month. City First brings to you
some delectable recipes for fes-
tive cuisine to commemorate
the love-filled relationship be-
tween brothers and sisters.
FLAVOURS
FLAVOURS
For Royalty
For Royalty
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
I
Gulab Kheer is a unique delicacy with a rose
flavour. It's a traditional yet unique sweet dish
made with full cream milk, basmati rice, condensed
milk, dry rose petals, rose water and sugar. We are
confident that your brother will fall in love with this
delectable delicacy.
GULAB
KHEER
MALAI KOFTA
Malai kofta is a royal delight and one of the most popular meals
at many festive and special occasions in India. Malai kofta, a
sweet and moderately spicy paneer dish that can be made in
under an hour, is a delicious treat you don’t want to miss.
RASMALAI
It’s one of the most
delectable classic sweet
meals that may be prepared
at any moment. This
delectable treat is created
with paneer, milk, sugar,
saffron, almonds, and
pistachios.
SEWAYI
PARFAIT
Try this gorgeous
version served in layers
in a glass like a parfait instead of
conventional sewaiyan!
This sewayi parfait, topped
with whipped cream, is
one to save for your
holiday feast.
TAWA SABZ
PULAO
Tawa subz pulao, a fan-
tastic dish for any grand
occasion, is cooked with
many sorts of winter veg-
etables like carrots, beans,
cauliflower, and so on. You
may top the pulao with
mint leaves and fried on-
ions and relish to jumpstart
the winter season, which is
just around the corner.
CHOCOLATE
GINGER PHIRNI
It is another type of phirni with a
modern twist for individuals who
wish to test out new meals. Cocoa
powder, rice flour, milk, dried
ginger powder, and whey protein
are used to make this phirni. This
phirni will appeal to your health-
conscious brother because it
contains both flavours and protein.
CHAAT BOARD
A charcuterie board but
with chaat! Interesting, isn’t it?
Instead of just preparing pani
puri, dahi bhalla, or papdi chaat,
why not make an entire board of
chaats? A chaat board can in-
clude samosas, pani puris, and
papdi chaats drizzled with
chutneys and curd.

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