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AMIT SHAH INAUGURATES
SEVERAL PROJECTS IN CHANDIGARH
HOME MINISTER IN CITY BEAUTIFUL
Chandigarh (PTI): Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah on Sunday inaugu-
rated several projects,
including the state-of-
the-art Integrated Com-
mand and Control Cen-
tre (ICCC) under which
over 2,000 CCTV camer-
as have been installed
here to keep a check on
traffic violations.
Shah also laid founda-
tion stones of a hostel
block of commerce col-
lege, a project for con-
structing 240 houses for
police personnel and a
busdepot-cum-workshop.
The ICCC centre is
also integrated with ma-
jor citizen services in-
cluding water, electrici-
ty, sewage, solid waste
management, trans-
port, e-governance,
parking and public-bike
sharing for an effective
monitoring of services
and data analysis.
Shah was accompa-
nied by Punjab Gover-
nor and Chandigarh
administrator Banwar-
ilal Purohit on this oc-
casion. Addressing the
gathering, Shah said he
was visiting the ‘beauti-
ful city’ after a long
time and felt very good.
“In the history of the
modern world, Chandi-
garh is the most devel-
oped city in the category
of planned cities,” said
Shah. He recalled that
when he was young,
childreninGujaratwere
then given an example
of Chandigarh as the
planned and good city
.
He said when a city
grows, its requirements
also change and as
times change, there is a
change in needs and re-
quirements.
Amit Shah being felicitated by Punjab Guv Banwarilal Purohit.
Banking services to be hit
from today due to AIBEA stir
New Delhi (PTI): Bank-
ing services may be hit
partially on Monday and
Tuesday as a section of
bank employees’ unions
has supported the two-day
nationwide general strike
called by trade unions.
The joint forum of central
trade unions and various
sectoral independent
trade unions have given
the strike call on Monday
and Tuesday to protest
against government’s
anti-people economic
policies and anti-worker
labour policies. Their
demands include scrap-
ping of the labour codes,
no privatisation of any
form, scrapping of the
National Monetisation
Pipeline (NMP), increased
allocation of wages under
MNREGA and regularisa-
tion of contract workers
among others. “AIBEA
has decided to sup-
port this call and join
this strike to focus on
demands in the banking
sectors,” All India Bank
Employees’ Association
(AIBEA) said. More on P8
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t was decided on the day of
his oath as Prime Minister
that Narendra Modi will
not only win the hearts of
every Indian but also rule
the world. With his mantra
of Neighbours
First as
Foreign Policy, he extend-
ed a friendly approach to-
wards the neighbouring
countries. The presence of
the Heads of nations from
neighbouring
countries
vindicated his open arms
policy for the world.
The people across the
globetooreciprocatedinthe
same manner to the Prime
Minister who had taken off
to win global friends. This
was visible first on June 16,
2014 when Narendra Modi
landedatParoairportinthe
neighbouring
Bhutan. He
mingled well with general
publicof Bhutanonhisway
to Thimpu.
“I saw for the first time
that Indian Prime Minis-
ter is making halts to meet
and interact with common
people on foreign soil.
Likewise, when he went to
Kathmandu
then thou-
sands of people thronged
the road to get a glimpse of
Narendra Modi, who
stopped and met people
putting security personnel
in a tizzy. I was also pre-
sent when the Prime Min-
ister went to Sri Lanka for
the first time. In 28 years
no Indian Prime Minister
had visited Sri Lanka…
that too Jaffna…wher
e
ever there is a problem, the
fearless take up the chal-
lenge…this was a unique
example of leadership,”
remembered
Syed Akba-
ruddin, a former diplomat.
In the same sequence an
unprecedente
d incident
took place on December 25,
2015. The entire world was
taken by surprise when
Modi, while on his return
journey from Russia
through Afghanistan land-
ed at Lahore airport with-
out any prior schedule. It
was an extreme risk taken
by an Indian Prime Minis-
ter to mend diplomatic re-
lations with arch-rival Pa-
kistan. From the airport,
Modi boarded a helicopter
of Pakistan army and went
straight to the residence of
then Prime Minister of Pa-
kistan Nawaz Sharif to
greet him on his birthday
.
But such pleasantries
didn’t change the stand of
Pakistan, which back-
stabbedandmasterminded
the Pulwama attacks. Modi
gave strong reply to Paki-
stan through surgical air
strikes…but these military
actions could have cost
dearly to world’s diplomat-
ic and military ecosystem.
“Pakistan always said
that if there would be any
attack on us we will retali-
ate with nuclear weapons.
We have not manufactured
nuclear weapons to keep
theminmuseums…we
will
surely use them. But Modi
put an end to Pakistan’s
nuclear blackmail at one
go. Now Pakistan leader-
ship has stopped saying
that they have nuclear
weapons,” said Ashok Saj-
janhar, a former diplomat.
Modi had taken the deci-
sion of strikes after great
understanding
.“Itwaswell
within the limits of inter-
national law. Neither Secu-
rity council nor the United
Nations raised voice
against the strikes…It was
a successful diplomatic re-
sponse,“Akbaruddincited.
The way Prime Minister
Modi showed a blow hot
and blow cold diplomacy to
Pakistan, relations with
China turned out to be a
mixed bag. Modi hosted
Chinese President XI Jin-
ping at his home state Gu-
jarat in order to bring reso-
lution to the long-standing
border dispute. But China
didn’t reciprocate
the
warm behaviour and tried
out the patience of India
on the border areas of
Doklam and Ladakh. The
Sino army escalated ten-
sion on border and tried to
capture areas over the In-
dian side. But Indian army
failed all its efforts under
the dynamic leadership of
Narendra Modi.
Modi has been handling
the diplomatic relations
withsuperpowersUSAand
Russia with the same dex-
terity which he had shown
while tackling challenges
with neighbouring
coun-
tries. While he cemented
the old ties with Russia, he
wrote a new chapter of
friendship with US.
Modi went for the first
timetoUSonanofficialtrip
inSeptember2014.USPres-
identBarackObamahosted
agrandreceptionforhimat
the historical White House.
It is a case study for foreign
policy experts and strate-
gists as to how Modi man-
ages to maintain a delicate
balance between two oppo-
site camps - US and Russia
simultaneousl
y
.
“First of all, he doesn’t
have double standards. He
speaks the same at all the
places. So, it’s easy to man-
age any contradiction.
Whatever he talks, he
speaks in national interest
andpeopleunderstandhim.
Hebelievesinstraighttalk,”
said S Jaishankar, minister
of external affairs.
Modi has also been suc-
cessful in protecting In-
dia’s interest with western
countries. He explores new
friendship opportunities
with Israel and takes rela-
tionship with Arab coun-
tries to a new height in the
same breath. Critics of
Modi are astonished with
the fact the Modi has re-
ceived the highest civilian
awards of several Muslim
countries. Apart from that,
he has been successful in
strengthening
the strategic
business ties with them,
“Entering into a strategic
partnership with a country
where no Prime Minister
has visited in the last 30-40
years is a grand achieve-
ment. There have not only
been talks of security, en-
ergy and investment with
that country but also re-
sults have been shown on
ground. Then, giving away
such awards is just an ex-
tension to the impression
which you have created on
these countries,” said S
Jaishankar.
Modi has not only been
successful in getting into
bipartite partnership with
countries for strong mili-
tary and business ties but
has also taken lead in rais-
ing important issues like
climate change, interna-
tional global alliance and
reducingcarbonfootprints
at international
forums.
Modi has led from the
front at several platforms
towards global resolution
of these issues. This is the
dawn of new India, which
is on its path of progress
and prosperity unchal-
lenged.
To be continued...
PAKISTAN ALWAYS SAID
THAT IF THERE WOULD
BE ANY ATTACK ON US WE
WILL RETALIATE WITH
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WE HAVE NOT
MANUFACTURE
D
NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO
KEEP THEM IN
MUSEUMS…WE
WILL
SURELY USE THEM.
BUT MODI PUT AN END TO
PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR
BLACKMAIL AT ONE GO.
NOW PAKISTAN
LEADERSHIP HAS
STOPPED SAYING THAT
THEY HAVE NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.
ASHOK SAJJANHAR,
A FORMER DIPLOMAT
I
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
The writer is Consulting
Editor, First India
oon after Narendra
Modi
took over the reins of the
country,
he went heavily
after corruption.
Right
from tightening
the noose
on shell companies
to ini-
tiating legal action against
bank loan defaulters,
Modi
lived up to and still does,
of his image of “Na Khata
Hun Na Khane Doonga”.
Narendra
Modi always
knew the power of new
technology
and its inter-
vention towards bringing
transparency
in govern-
ance. He introduced
tech-
nology and IT-led innova-
tions and initiatives
to
make the governance
effec-
tive and at the same time
ease the lives of people. He
launched
DigitalIndiaMis-
sion and the rest is history
.
“Corruption-free
gov-
ernance,
transparency,
public partnership
and
reaching
out to people
standing
last in the line…
Modi government
has ful-
filled all four-five
basic
rules of governance…This
also shows Modi ji’s lean-
ing towards new technol-
ogy and scientific
temper-
ament. Every reform and
improvement
show opti-
mum use of technology,”
union cabinet minister Dr
Jitendra Singh was quoted
as saying.
The Digital India Mis-
sion, which was launched
onJuly1,2015,expanded
its
wings and utility with the
introduction
of Apps and
digital
platforms
like
Umang, DG Locker, Bhim,
Rupay and UPI. The coun-
try
, which used to rely com-
pletely on physical transac-
tions was ready to embrace
thetechnology-driven
cash-
less transaction
system.
The aim was to put a curb
onblackmoneyandenforce
transparency
inthesystem,
which Modi had already
initiatedthroughdemoneti-
sation. He gave a new di-
mension
to the Aadhar
Card scheme launched
by
the predecessor
UPA gov-
ernment
and linked every
government-run
schemes
with Aadhar for transfer-
ring benefits directly to the
beneficiaries
eliminating
any intermediary
.
“Earlier people couldn’t
open bank accounts due to
lack of KYC documents.
Aadharprovidedidentityto
such people and they start-
ed getting cash benefits and
other subsidies
directly in
their bank accounts.
Leak-
age was plugged,”
said RS
Sharma,
CEO of Aayush-
man Bharat Scheme.
The PM Modi also fo-
cused on education,
health
and employment
to serve
theinterestsof poorpeople.
He started new IIMs, IITs
and launched
AIIMS in
various parts of the coun-
try
. He also launched
Skill
India Mission to hone the
skills of youth and make
them employment
ready
.
On November
7, 2015, Modi
fulfilled one of his impor-
tant poll promises…
he re-
alised the dreams of thou-
sands of ex-servicemen
by
launching
One rank One
pension … a long pending
demand
which had not
beenfulfilledsince40years.
It was a tribute to the
Armedforcesfromaperson
who used to dream to join
the Army for serving the
country
. Apart from that,
Modi also resolved
prob-
lems of Armed forces
whichhadbeenhangingon
fire for long. Right from the
slowpaceof modernisation
to shortage of modern sub-
marinesandfighterplanes,
the country
was facing
acute shortage of weapons.
“He gave us more than
whatever
we had demand-
ed. Now you see we are the
bestcentre in the world …
centre of excellence…
which are manufactur-
ing everything
includ-
ing weapons,”
said
Harivansh
Narayan
Singh, deputy chair-
man of RS. While
resolving
problems
and difficulties
of
Armed
forces,
Modi celebrated
thefestivalof Di-
wali with sol-
diers at the fron-
tiers … some-
times in Pun-
jab, some-
times
in
Kashmir
or
R a j a s t h a n
and some-
times
in
Ladakh.
The
solider in Modi saluted the
high spirit of Indian Army
deployed
in difficult
ter-
rainstoprotectthecountry
.
On September
18, 2016,
in the wee hours of the
morning at 5.30 am, an un-
fortunate
incident
hap-
pened at Uri when Paki-
stan-sponsored
terrorists
carried an ambush against
Indian soldiers, who were
caught sleeping
in their
camps.Inthatoperation,
18
Indian soldiers laid down
their lives before killing
the terrorists.
That en-
raged the entire nation and
people called for revenge.
Moved by the public senti-
mentsPMModiannounced
- “Let the terrorists
hear it
out… the country is not go-
ing to forget this ghastly
act.” And within 15 days on
September
29, 2016 the In-
dian army avenged the Uri
attack.
“The Indian Army con-
ducted surgical strike last
night at the launch pads, “
Lt General Ranveer Singh,
DGMO, IA declared.
In that operation,
the
army conducted
sur-
gical strikes in the
P a k - o c c u p i e d
Kashmir
and de-
stroyed
terror
launch pads kill-
ing a large num-
ber of terrorists.
That was a big
demonstration
of PM Modi’s
courage
and
risk-taking
abil-
ity. His deci-
sion
was
hailed by eve-
ryone in the
country
as
Modi defied
the nuclear
threat posed
by Pakistan.
The confi-
dent Modi
then conquered
another
front. This time he an-
nounced to roll out GST in
the country, marking
the
entry of long awaited One
Nation One Tax system.
This was the biggest re-
form in the field of taxa-
tion in Independent
India.
And Modi made it histori-
cal by announcing
it at the
stroke of 12 midnight
in
the intervening
night of
June 30 and July 1, 2017
from the central hall of the
parliament.
Modi never held him-
self back from rolling out
big decisions
and mega
reforms.
He didn’t shy
away from getting the law
of Triple Talaq passed in
the parliament
on Septem-
ber 19, 2018 which brought
great relief in the lives of
Muslim women.
Modi didn’t stop there.
He went on to launch sev-
eral
public-friendly
schemes and programmes
including
Namami Gange,
Jan Aushadhi
Yojana,
Mudra Yojana, Start-up In-
dia and Make in India
among others. Apart from
that healsofocusedspecial-
ly on the development
of
northeastern
states. Under
Look East policy
, he set up a
separate ministry
DoNER
to develop infrastructure
and establish
connectivity
of northeastern
states with
rest of the country
.
The country was on its
way to economic
develop-
ment. Just then Pakistan
came into picture once
again. This time Pakistan
backed militants
of JeM
conducted
a ‘Fidayin’
at-
tack on the convoy of
CRPF killing 18 jawans in
Pulwama
on February
14,
2019. After Uri, this was
the second occasion
when
the entire country
was
boiling with anger. And
Modi was no exception.
On February
26, 2019,
Indian Air force launched
airstrikes
in Pakistan’s
Balakot
region and de-
stroyed launch pads of ter-
rorists. A large number of
militants
were killed and
spirit of terrorists
damp-
ened completely
after the
bold move of Modi.
2019 was the election
year and Modi was target-
ing a second term with
more than 300 seats. ‘Abki
baar 300 paar’ was the slo-
gan of BJP when it went
for polls in the biggest fes-
tival of democracy.
On
May 23, 2019 when the
counting
of votes ended,
BJP emerged
a clear win-
ner with 303 seats while
the tally for its coalition
NDA went up to 353 seats.
Thedecisivemajorityem-
powered Modi even more,
who looked determined
to
roll out bigger reforms and
take big decisions
in public
interest at large.
On August 5, 2019, the
Parliament
of India voted
in favour of a resolution
tabled by Home Minister
Amit Shah to revoke the
temporary
special status,
or autonomy,
granted un-
der Article 370 of the In-
dian Constitution
to Jam-
mu and Kashmir - an agen-
da which was there in BJP
manifesto
for long. With
this Modi also fulfilled his
17-year old promise which
he had made to people of
J&KduringhisEktaYatra.
Just after 3 months on
November
2019 five-judge
bench of Supreme
Court
in its ruling ordered con-
struction
of Ram Mandir
on the disputed
land in
Ayodhya.
The path for con-
struction
of Mandir was
clear now. On August 5,
2020, Narendra
Modi went
to Ayodhya for bhoomi pu-
jan of Ram Mandir. Modi
sent out a message
and
clear to everyone
- Modi
hai to Mumkin hai.
To be continued...
Corruption-free
governance,
transparency,
public
partnership
and reaching out
to people standing last in the
line… Modi government
has
fulfilled all four-five basic
also
shows Modi ji’s leaning
towards new technology and
scientific temperament.
Every
reform and improvement
show optimum use of
technology.
Dr Jitendra Singh,
Union cabinet minister
Earlier people couldn’t open
bank accounts due to lack of
KYC documents. Aadhar
provided identity to such
people and they started getting
cash benefits and other
subsidies directly in their bank
accounts. Leakage was plugged.
RS Sharma, CEO,
Aayushman Bharat Scheme
He gave us more than
whatever we had demanded.
Now you see we are the best
centre in the world … centre of
excellence…
which are
manufacturing
everything
including weapons.
Harivansh Narayan Singh,
deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha
DOWN THE MEMORY
LANE … PART 9
NARENDRA
MODI AS PRADHAN
SEVAK…
PM OF INDIA
Majority of 140 crore Indians now believe…
‘MODIHAITOMUMKINHAI’
S
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
Editor, First India
LET THE TERRORISTS
HEAR
IT OUT… THE COUNTRY
IS
NOT GOING TO FORGET
THIS GHASTLY
ACT:
NARENDRA
MODI
INDIAN ARMY’S SURGICAL STRIKE
“The Indian Army conducted surgical strike last
night at the launch pads, " Lt Gen Ranveer Singh,
DGMO, IA declared. In that operation, the Army
conducted surgical strikes in Pak-occupied
Kash-
mir and destroyed terror launch pads killing a large
number of terrorists. That was a big demonstration
of PM Modi’s courage and risk-taking ability. His
decision was hailed by everyone in the country as
Modi defied the nuclear threat posed by Pakistan.
RAM TEMPLE'S CONSTRUCTION
Just after 3 months on November 2019
five-judge bench of Supreme Court in its
ruling ordered construction
of Ram Mandir
on the disputed land in Ayodhya. The path
for construction
of Mandir was clear now. On
August 5, 2020, Narendra Modi went to Ayo-
dhya for bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir. Modi
sent out a message and clear to everyone -
Modi hai to Mumkin hai.
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Modi has not only been successful in
getting into bipartite partnership with
countries for strong military and business
ties but has also taken lead in raising
important issues like climate change,
international global alliance and reducing
carbon footprints at international forums.
Modi has led from the front at several
platforms towards global resolution of
these issues. This is the dawn of new
India, which is on its path of progress and
prosperity unchallenged
was also present when the Prime Minister went
to Sri Lanka for the first time. In 28 years no
Indian Prime Minister had visited Sri Lanka…
that too Jaffna…where ever there is a problem,
the fearless take up the challenge…this
was a unique
example of leadership,” remembered Syed Akbaruddin,
a former diplomat.
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he people across the globe too recipro-
cated in the same manner to the Prime
Minister who had taken off to win global
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2014 when Narendra Modi landed at Paro airport
in the neighbouring Bhutan. He mingled well with
general public of Bhutan on his way to Thimpu.
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NARENDRA MODI BECAME 1st
INDIAN PM IN ALMOST 28
YEARS TO VISIT SRI LANKA
odi went for the first time to US on an official
trip in September 2014. US President Barack
Obama hosted a grand reception for him at the
historical White House. It is a case study for
foreign policy experts and strategists as to how Modi
manages to maintain a delicate balance between two
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Three departments of the Delhi government will be
working in close coordination to set up a boarding
school for homeless children announced by Deputy
Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during his budget
speech. P2
DELHI GOVT TO SET
UP BOARDING
SCHOOL FOR
HOMELESS KIDS
INDIA TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN
‘FLEET MODE’ FROM YEAR STARTING 2023
With first pour of concrete for 700 MW atomic power plant
in Karnataka in 2023, India to put in motion construction for
10 ‘fleet mode’ nuclear reactors over next three years.
The Amarnath yatra to the holy cave shrine in south
Kashmir Himalayas this year will start on June 30 and
last 43 days. This was decided during a meeting of
the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) chaired by
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha.
AMARNATH YATRA
TO BEGIN ON JUNE
30, TO LAST FOR
43 DAYS THIS YR
CBI names 22 in Bengal’s
Birbhum massacre case
Kolkata (Agencies):
The Central Bureau of
Investigation has
named 22 people as ac-
cused in the Birbhum
massacre, in which
eight people were beat-
en and burnt alive ear-
lier this week, trigger-
ing political furore. The
list of accused is the
same as that of the state
police, sources said. The
agency, however, has
questioned the ruling
Trinamool Congress’s
block president Anarul
Hossain, who, Chief
Minister Mamata Ba-
nerjee had promised,
will be arrested.
Around 20 people
have been arrested after
six women and two chil-
dren -- mostly of mem-
bers of a single family
-- were locked in their
homes and burnt alive
by a mob at the Bogtui
village near Birbhum’s
Rampurhat town earli-
er this week.
The attack was retali-
ation to the murder of a
localTMCleader,Bhadu
Sheikh, who died in
bomb attack.
It was a heartbreaking loss for
the Indian Women’s Cricket
team as penultimate no ball in
last over of the match against
South Africa by Deepti Sharma
turned the game on its head as
instead of being a wicket, it was
a free hit. Had it not been a no-
ball, South Africa would have
needed three of the last ball with
eight wickets down. With two
needed to two, Mignon du Preez
took her team home on the last
ball, thus, throwing India out of
the ICC Women’s Cricket World
Cup 2022 in Christchurch.
Chittoor: At least seven
people were killed in a
bus accident on Satur-
day night in Andhra
Pradesh’s Chittoor.
As many as 45 people
have also sustained in-
juries in the accident.
According to the
Tirupati Superinten-
dent of Police (SP), the
driver’s negligence is
believed to be the cause
of the accident.
“The accident hap-
pened as the bus fell off
the cliff due to driver’s
negligence in Bakrape-
ta, 25 kms away from
Tirupati,” he said.
Trinamool’s
local leader
questioned
CM Mamata: Will protest if
CBI follows BJP’s diktats
Kolkata: West Ben-
gal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on
Sunday said there
was a “conspiracy”
behind the killing of
eight people, includ-
ing women and chil-
dren, following a local
TMC leader’s murder
in Birbhum. She also
said that the Trina-
mool Congress will
protest if the
CBI “follows
the diktats
of the BJP”
while con-
ducting the
probe.
Address-
ing an event at
Bagdogra in
n o r t h
Bengal,Banerjeesaid,
“I still think there is a
conspiracy behind the
Rampurhat incident.
It was a good decision
to hand over the probe
to the CBI. But if they
only follow BJP’s dik-
tats, we will be ready
to protest.”
Sheadded,“Wehave
seen in past instances,
including the probe
into the theft of
Tagore’s Nobel
Prize, the Ne-
tai incident
and the Ta-
pasi Malik
case, that the
CBI failed to
provide jus-
tice.”
Ukrainian rebel region Luhansk
may vote to join Russia: Leader
Kyiv: The Russian-
backed eastern Ukrain-
ian rebel region of Lu-
hansk’s leader Leonid
Pasechnik said it may
hold a referendum on
joining Russia, draw-
ing a warning from
Kyiv that any such vote
would have no legal ba-
sis and trigger a strong-
er international re-
sponse.
Three days before or-
dering the February 24
invasion of Ukraine,
President Vladimir Pu-
tin recognised the
Ukrainian rebel regions
of Luhansk and
Donetsk as independent
states, though the rest
of the world considers
them part of Ukraine.
IPL 2022: DC GET BETTER OF MI;
PUNJAB CHASE MAMMOTH 205
For Mumbai Indians, Opener Ishan
Kishan’s 81*(48) heroics went in vain
as Delhi Capitals (179/6) riding on its
batting depth defeated MI (177/5) by 4
wickets. In second high-scoring contest,
Faf du Plessis 88 (57) and Virat Kohli 41
(29) took Royal Challengers Bangalore
to a mammoth 205/2. In reply, Punjab
Kings (208/5), powered by O Smith’s 25
(08) late hitting, chased down with ease.
All international flights
back on tarmac in India
New Delhi: Scheduled
international flight ser-
vices resumed in India
on Sunday
, two years af-
ter a ban was imposed
on most foreign flights
due to the coronavirus
pandemic. Reacting to
the development, Civil
Aviation Minister Jyoti-
radityaScindiasaidthat
this will help connect
India with the world.
According to the Di-
rectorate General of
Civil Aviation, six Indi-
an airlines and 60 for-
eign airlines will start
connecting India with
63 countries from Sun-
day onwards. Accord-
ing to the new summer
schedule, foreign air-
lines will operate 1,783
weekly flights, while
Indian carriers will op-
erate 1,466 departures
every week. Market
leader IndiGo will oper-
ate 505 departures per
week, followed by Tata
Group-owned Air India
at 361 weekly flights,
and its subsidiary Air
India Express at 340
flights per week. Sum-
mer schedule refers to
period between March
27 until October 29.
‘Can sacrifice govt
life but won’t forgive
‘criminals’ in Opposition’
Islamabad: Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran
Khan on Sunday ad-
dressedarallyinIslama-
bad ahead of a no-confi-
dencemotiontobetabled
against him on Monday
.
The political turmoil
comes as Pakistan faces
a recurring economic
crisis, and Khan’s gov-
ernment is banking on
the International Mone-
tary Fund to release the
nexttrancheof $6billion
rescue package to shore
up dwindling foreign
currency reserves.
The military has said
it would remain neutral,
leavingittopoliticalpar-
tiestodecideKhan’sfate.
More than 20 law-
makers have deserted
Khan, leaving him
short of minimum 172
needed for a simple ma-
jority in parliament.
7 killed in
bus accident
in Andhra
PM announces ex
gratia of `2 lakh
PV SINDHU
WINS SWISS
OPEN 2022
Two-time Olympic med-
allist PV Sindhu wins
the Women’s Singles
title at Swiss Open 2022
beating Thailand’s Bu-
sanan Ongbamrungpha
21-16 21-8 in straight
games in Basel.
Playing her second
successive final in
the tournament, Sindhu,
a double Olympic med-
allist, took 49 minutes
to get the better of the
fourth seeded Busanan.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday
congratulated Sindhu
on her win and said
her accomplishments
inspire youth of India.
NO-BALLHORRORENDS
ABILLIONDREAMS
UKRAINE CALLS FOR MORE ARMS,
SAYS RUSSIA WANTS TO SPLIT NATION
SHOW OF STRENGTH BEFORE NO-CONFIDENCE
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the West
to give Ukraine tanks, planes and missiles to help
fend off the Russian forces, which the Kyiv govern-
ment said were increasingly targeting fuel and food
depots. Meanwhile, Russia wants to split Ukraine
into two, as happened with North and South Korea,
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on Sunday.
CBI officers with CFSL team had visited the Bogtui village where
eight people were burnt alive in Birbhum of Bengal on Saturday.
A man inspects a crater of a rocket launched by the Russian
forces at night in the centre of Kharkiv in Ukraine on Sunday.
Pak PM Imran Khan with Army
Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.
CM NITISH KUMAR
ATTACKED BY MAN
DURING FUNCTION
AT HIS HOMETOWN
Patna: Bihar Chief Min-
ister Nitish Kumar was
attacked by a man in his
hometown Bakhtiyarpur.
The man, who was caught
in CCTV camera, has been
arrested. Footage showed
the attack taking place
as the Chief Minister
was about to pay his
respects to the statue of
Shilbhadra Yaji, a freedom
fighter from the state, at
the complex of a local
hospital. The man, who
came from behind, was
seen walking up the dais
in rapid steps and strike
Kumar on the back. He
was immediately dragged
off by securitymen.

EDMCropesinhousingsocieties
to check vector-borne diseases
New Delhi (PTI): The
East Delhi Municipal
Corporation (EDMC)
has planned to involve
Group Housing Socie-
ties for community par-
ticipation in the preven-
tion and control of vec-
tor-borne diseases un-
der the Public-Private
Partnership (PPP).
A senior EDMC offi-
cial said the main objec-
tive is to make EDMC
and Resident Welfare
Associations (RWAs) of
ties and others as part-
ners with shared re-
sponsibility in ongoing
planning, monitoring,
analysis and assess-
ment of all necessities.
Also, the material,
skills, expertise, and ex-
perience of EDMC will
be combined to make
ties self-reliant in the
prevention and control
of mosquito breeding
through active commu-
nity participation.
The East Delhi Mu-
nicipal Corporation is
going to start this as a
pilot project and inter-
ested Group Housing
Societies will be in-
volved initially and lat-
er RWAs of all the colo-
nies will be covered in
phase manner.
New Delhi (PTI) :
Traders at the Gandhi
Nagar textile market
here have welcomed
the Delhi govern-
ment’s decision to de-
velop it as a “grand
garment hub”, saying
it has the potential to
generatemorerevenue
and thousands of jobs.
Presenting the
budget in the Delhi
Assembly for the fi-
nancial year 2022-23
on Saturday, Deputy
Chief Minister Man-
ish Sisodia an-
nounced that the gov-
ernment has planned
to develop the textile
market in Gandhi Na-
gar as a “grand gar-
ment hub” and it will
be re-branded and re-
positioned to also gen-
erate more jobs in the
next five years.
K K Balli, president
of the Association of
Wholesale Ready-
made Garment Deal-
ers (Gandhi Nagar),
said retailers and
shopkeepers have
been demanding the
restructuring of the
market for quite a
long time as several
structural flaws have
prevented the growth
of their businesses.
There are around
15,000 shops in the
market which has
been dubbed as Asia’s
biggest wholesale
market, according to
Balli.
This is the first
time when grievances
and suggestions of
the traders have been
considered, he said.
“It is a welcoming
step. We made a repre-
sentation with the au-
thorities regarding
the infrastructure
problems in the area
several times. We are
very thankful to the
government for the
announcement,” he
said.
“The market has
potential to generate
more revenue and it
can provide employ-
ment to thousands of
people.Theannounce-
ment has been wel-
comed by retailers
and shopkeepers,” he
added.
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Food hospitality to boost
Delhi’s night-time economy
Govt mulling over to allow relaxed functioning to let these sectors grow: Officials
New Delhi (PTI): In a
move to stimulate the
night-time economy of
the city, the Delhi govern-
ment is moving towards
liberal policy interven-
tions to allow relaxed
functioning of the food
and the hospitality sec-
tors, officials said.
On Saturday, Delhi
Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia an-
nounced a raft of meas-
ures in the budget for
the financial year 2022-
23 like providing land
for cloud kitchens, rede-
veloping major food
hubs and bringing in a
food truck policy in the
national capital.
The city government
also has plans to boost
the hospitality sector, in-
cluding allowing bars in
hotels, clubs and restau-
rants to remain open till
late in the night, under
the new excise policy.
“We have taken vari-
ous steps to boost night-
time economy
, including
the announcement of
food truck policy and de-
velopingfoodhubsinthe
city
, in the budget. Sev-
eral other initiatives in
this regard will be taken
in the coming days,” a
senior Delhi govern-
ment official said.
He said the food truck,
restaurant and the film
policies would also add to
the nightlife in the na-
tional capital. Another
official said the National
Capital Region Planning
Board, in its Regional
Draft Plan 2041, suggest-
ed NCR states to encour-
age night economy by
developing facilities and
infrastructure for it.
The draft plan said
that while preparing
plans for tourism and
visitation, the states can
support the growth of
the night-time economy
by enhancing amenities,
vibrancy and safety at
the centres and by im-
proving public facilities.
Presenting the budg-
et for 2022-23, Sisodia
announced that the
Arvind Kejriwal gov-
ernment was preparing
a policy to allow food
trucks to operate at des-
ignated places in the
city from 8 pm to 2 am.
New Delhi (ANI):
After a fight broke
out between some
school students, a
19-year boy was shot
dead in Delhi's
Dwarka, said Police.
The incident hap-
pened in front of Ak-
shay Public School
in Sector 16 A of
Dwarka. “The de-
ceased is identified
as Khurshid while
the one booked for
firing was identified
as Sahil alias Monu
alias Lather,” stated
Delhi Police.
Teen shot dead
in Dwarka area
New Delhi (PTI): Sen-
ior BJP leaders, MPs,
and party workers led
by state president
Adesh Gupta staged a
protest near the Delhi
Vidhan Sabha against
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal’s statements
on the film The Kash-
mir Files, even as the
latter said the BJP was
politicising the plight
of Kashmiri Pandits.
Former Union Health
Minister and MP Harsh
Vardhan said: “The de-
velopment that took
place in JK in the past
seven years has not hap-
pened in 60 years since
Independence.”
During a press con-
ference after the budget,
when asked about his
statement on The Kash-
mir Files, Kejriwal said,
“In the last 20-25 years
since the Kashmiri Pan-
dits’ exodus, the BJP
has been at the Centre
for 13 years. In the last 8
years, the BJP has been
in the Centre. Has even
one family been reha-
bilitated in Kashmir?
No one. What the BJP
has done is politicise
the issue. And now they
want to earn crores by
making a movie on their
pain. Over Rs 200 crores
have been earned. We
have two demands: put
this movie on YouTube
so everyone can watch
it, and whatever has
been earned should be
used for the rehabilita-
tion of the Kashmiri
Pandits. And second,
concrete steps should be
taken so that Kashmiri
Pandits can go back to
their homes.”
BJP versus Arvind Kejriwal as
Kashmir Files row simmers
New Delhi (PTI): Three
departments of the Del-
hi government will be
working in close coordi-
nation to set up a board-
ing school for homeless
children announced by
Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia during
his budget speech.
The AAP-led govern-
ment has allocated Rs
10 crore for setting up
such a school.
According to an offi-
cial privy to the develop-
ment, the modalities of
the same will be worked
out in a couple of weeks.
“The modalities of
the school will be
worked out in close co-
ordination with the De-
partment of Social Wel-
fare, Department of
Women and Child De-
velopment (WCD) and
the Department of Edu-
cation,” he told PTI.
Talking about how the
idea of the school origi-
nated, the official said in
the post-pandemic peri-
od, there was a surge in
the number of homeless
children. The govern-
ment will be coming up
with a full-fledged
scheme. “The govern-
ment has a commitment
towards every child. Our
school model is very in-
clusive and if there is a
segment that is not at-
tending school, we will
have to assess the rea-
sons and work on them,”
the official noted.
Govt to set up boarding school for homeless kids
EDUCATION TO EVERY CHILD

Our school
model is very
inclusive and if
there is a
segment that is
not attending
school, we will
have to assess
the reasons and
work on them
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HIGHLIGHT
Traderswelcomedecisionto
developGandhiNagarmarket
The AAP-led
Delhi
government
has allocated
`10 crore for
setting up such
a school
CRUCIAL READ
ONE HELD FOR
ASSAULTING MAN
NEAR SAKET
New Delhi(ANI): A man
has been arrested for
allegedly assaulting a
33-year-old man during
a road rage incident
near Saket Metro Sta-
tion in South Delhi, the
police said. The Sikh
man’s turban fell to
the ground during the
scuffle which broke out
with three persons, who
were travelling in a car
when their vehicle hit
his two-wheeler at the
traffic light, police said.
3 DOCTORS IN
SHORTLIST FOR
AIIMS TOP JOB
New Delhi (PTI): Three
doctors have been
shortlisted to take
over from Dr Randeep
Guleria as the director
of AIIMS. A four-mem-
ber committee had
received applications
of 32 doctors, includ-
ing 12 from within the
institute for the posi-
tion. Dr Guleria was to
complete on March 24,
which was extended
for a period of three
months.
BODY OF DELHI BIZMAN FOUND HANGING
IN HOTEL ROOM IN RAJASTHAN’S BUNDI
Kota (PTI): The body of a Delhi-based businessman
was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a hotel
room at Bundi here on Sunday
morning, police said. The man has
been identified as Deepak Sharma
(40), the police said, adding that
no suicide note has been recovered
from the room. The body has been
kept at the mortuary for postmor-
tem which will be done after the man’s family members
arrive from Delhi, police said. Kumar had been staying
at the hotel for the last three days, Circle Inspector,
Bundi city police station, Sahadev Meena said.
DELHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE JUMPS
TO DEATH OFF FLYOVER
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman died after
allegedly jumping off Rajeev Chowk flyover in Gur-
gaon on Saturday afternoon.
The reason for the alleged
suicide is yet to be ascertained,
police said. The deceased
has been identified as Sapna,
a resident of Hans Enclave
in Gurgaon, police said. She
was pursuing a professional
certification course in management accounting and
had done her graduation from DU.
A TWIST OF FATE
Artists perform as giant puppets during Bonjour India’s ‘A Twist of Fate’ street show, at the
Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on Sunday —ANI
long pending project
of constructing 1,397
bus que shelters in the
Capital will finally
start in the upcoming
financial year as the
Delhi government has
allocated `75 crore to-
wards it, which is 150
times higher than the
previous year.
The construction of
these shelters is one of
long pending projects
of the Delhi transport
department awaiting
since 2016-17. “The
budget has increased
and the transport de-
partment has got a good
share this year. This
will help expedite sev-
eral transport infra-
structure projects,”
said a government offi-
cial. Earlier, the Delhi
Transport Infrastruc-
ture and Development
Corporation, which
looks at the infrastruc-
ture of bus depots, ter-
minals and shelters,
was handling the bus
que shelter project and
invited bids at least
three times but failed
to attract bidders.
“They bidders refused
saying the govern-
ment wants big in a
small budget and this
happened at least five
times,” said an official.
DELHI GOVT’S LONG PENDING MODERN BUS
SHELTERS PROJECT TO START THIS YEAR

INDIA
03
Chandigarh (Agen-
cies): After factional-
ism in its Punjab unit
led to an electoral deba-
cle, the Haryana Con-
gress is witnessing in-
ternal discord between
two top leaders. This
comes at a time the
Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) is looking to rep-
licateitsPunjabsuccess
and expand in the state
ahead of the 2024 As-
sembly polls.
Party insiders said
the state unit was di-
vided into two camps
— one led by Pradesh
Congress Committee
chief Kumari Selja, the
other loyal to former
Chief Minister and cur-
rent Leader of the Op-
position Bhupinder
Singh Hooda. Though
the two have not openly
spokenoutagainsteach
other, that they are not
on good terms is appar-
ent as they have not
shared the stage at par-
ty events in recent
months. For the past
few months, Hooda has
been touring various
districts as part of the
“Vipaksh Aapke Sam-
aksh (Opposition
amidstyou)”campaign.
Selja, meanwhile, has
kept away from the
campaign and super-
vises other organisa-
tional matters of the
party
.
Hooda is believed to
havethesupportof over
two dozen of the party’s
31 MLAs. Several for-
mer MPs and ministers
arealsoconsideredHoo-
da loyalists. Kumari
Selja,ontheotherhand,
isseenassomeonequite
close to Congress presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi.
According to party
functionaries, Hooda
has been trying to oust
Selja and get his son
Deepender appointed
the state unit chief.
However, senior lead-
ers such as Randeep
Surjewala, Kiran
Choudhry
, and Kuldeep
Bishnoi are against
such a move. Before the
2019 polls, the Hooda
camp had managed to
push out former state
Congress chief Ashok
Tanwar, who eventual-
ly quit the party
.
On March 25, former
Congress president Ra-
hul Gandhi chaired a
meeting of the party’s
Haryana leadership in
New Delhi in an at-
tempt to broker peace
between the two fac-
tions. Senior leaders
such as the Hoodas,
Selja, Surjewala,
Choudhry and Bishnoi
were among those who
were present.
Sources said heated
arguments occurred at
the meeting as the Hoo-
das pushed for a leader-
shipchangeinthestate.
Deepender reportedly
urged Rahul to order a
survey of the party’s
MLAs and cadre to find
out which leader, his fa-
ther or Selja, was more
popular and enjoyed
maximum support.
RSSChiefMohanBhagwatarrives
on two-day Lucknow visit today
Lucknow: RSS Chief
Mohan Bhagwat will
arrive on a 2-day visit to
Lucknow on Monday.
The Sangh Pramukh,
who is on a tour of the
State, had met CM Yogi
at Madhav Dham dur-
ing his 3-day stay in
Gorakhpur last Mon-
day. However, he
skipped the swearing-in
ceremony as the Sangh
doesn’t want to be seen
as running the govern-
ment with a remote-
control. “In the course
of his stay in Eastern
Uttar Pradesh region,
after Goraksha, Kashi
province, the Sarsangh-
chalak ji will stay in
Avadh province (Luc-
know) on Monday and
Tuesday,” said regional
S a n g h c h a l a k ,
Krishnamohan. He
said Bhagwat would
meet only select people
during his stay in the
state-capital.
KASHMIR BLEEDS!
Family members mourn the death of Special Police Officer (SPO) Ishfaq Ahmad Dar and his
brother Umar Ahmad Dar, who died during an encounter with the militants, in Budgam, Kashmir
on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Lucknow (PTI): The
deadline for ‘Operation
Vidyalaya Kayakalp’
(OVK)isdrawingtoclose
but more than 24 per
cent of schools in Uttar
Pradesh still lack basic
facilities like drinking
water, furniture, bound-
ary walls and toilets.
The ‘Operation Vidya-
laya Kayakalp’, a highly
ambitious project of the
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment, was launched by
Chief MinisterYogiAdi-
tyanath in 2018 with an
aim of giving primary
schools a facelift.
The state government
had set a target of satu-
ratingall1.3lakhschools
with19basicfacilitiesby
March 2022.
According to official
sources,aself-evaluation
report of OVK shows av-
erage saturation of 19
indicators in only 76.3
per cent schools across
the state. Varanasi (93.5
per cent), Kasganj (93.3
per cent) and Meerut
(88.7 per cent) are the top
districts where maxi-
mum schools have un-
dergonetransformation.
Gorakhpur, with 63
per cent, is among the
worst performing dis-
tricts of the state even
thoughitisthehomedis-
trict of Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.
Sitapur with 57.4 per
cent and Kushinagar
with 64.5 per cent are
other poor performing
districts.
'Op Vidyalaya Kayakalp' in UP fails to meet targets
Reports of split
in RLD just
rumours, says
nal’t secretary
Lucknow (Agencies):
The Rashtriya Lok Dal
has rubbished all ru-
mours of a possible
split in the party, fol-
lowing its under-per-
formance in recent
elections.
Dismissing all such
rumours, RLD nation-
al secretary Anil Dubey
said, The MLAs have
reposed full faith in
party president Jayant
Chaudhary and have
authorised him to elect
their leader. Such ru-
mours are being spread
by vested interests.
Eight newly-elected
MLAs of the RLD on
Saturday met party
president Jayant
Chaudhary in Lucknow
and later met Samajwa-
di Party (SP) chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav at the SP
headquarters.
KAYAKALP ONLY ON PAPER
Sanjay Raut targets BJP over
Mehbooba’s comments on JK
Mumbai (PTI): A day
after Mehbooba Mufti
remarked that peace
would be elusive in
Kashmir until the Cen-
tre holds dialogue with
Pakistan and people of
Jammu and Kashmir,
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay
Raut said the PDP chief
could make such com-
ments as the BJP had
given people like her
strengthbyforminggov-
ernment with her party
in the erstwhile state.
Talking to reporters,
RautsaidtheMufti-led
People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) was a
“friend” of the BJP at
some point of time. The
PDP has been “pro-Paki-
stan and sympathises
with terrorists” right
from the beginning, he
claimed.
Notably, the PDP and
BJP’s alli-
a n c e
broke in
J u n e
2018.
Hooda vs Selja: Spectre of internal rift haunts Haryana Congress
Haryana Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kumari
Selja and others. —FILE PHOTO
WILL NEVER ACCEPT OFFER
OF PREZ POST; IT’S BJP-RSS
PROPAGANDA: MAYAWATI
Lucknow (PTI): BSP
supremo Mayawati on
Sundayassertedthatshe
will not accept the offer
of President’s post from
any party and alleged
thattheBJPandtheRSS
had spread false propa-
ganda that she will be
“made the President” if
BJP comes to power in
Uttar Pradesh, mislead-
ing her supporters.
In a statement after
reviewingtheparty’shu-
miliating defeat in the
state elections, the four-
timeformerchief minis-
ter said she is a firm dis-
ciple of Kanshi Ram
who had also refused the
post in the past.
“How can I accept
such a post when we
know that it will be the
end of our party. So I
want to make it clear to
every BSP office bearer
that in the interest of
our party and move-
ment, I will not accept
any offer for the Presi-
dent’s post from the
BJP or other parties
and they should never
be misled in future,”
Mayawati said.
Thetermof President
Ram Nath Kovind ends
on July 24 and elections
to the post have to held
before that.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.
‘They (BJP) also
know that long
ago Kanshi Ram ji
had rejected this
offer and I am his
firm disciple’
BSP TO FIELD ITS EX-MLA IN UP’S AZAMGARH LS BYPOLL
Lucknow (PTI): The BSP
on Sunday said it would
field its former MLA
Guddu Jamali alias Shah
Alam in the Lok Sabha
bypoll for Azamgarh.
Jamali, a BSP MLA
between 2017 and 2022,
also held the position
of its legislature party
leader in the last UP as-
sembly but was sacked
shortly before polls. He
had subsequently con-
tested the just-concluded
state assembly polls
as an AIMIM candidate
from the Mubarakpur
seat within the Azamgarh
Lok Sabha seat but had
lost to the Samajwadi
Party candidate. Jamali,
however, joined the BSP
again recently. The
Azamgarh Lok Sabha
seat fell vacant on March
22 after Akhilesh quit
it to retain the Karhal
assembly seat which he
won in the recent polls.
—REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE
Merely 28.3%
schools have
furniture for
children
Pramod Sawant to be sworn in as
Goa CM today; PM to attend event
Panaji: Three-time
MLA Pramod Sawant,
who led the BJP to win
20 seats in the recently
concluded elections to
the 40-member Goa
Assembly, will be
sworn as the state's
chief minister for the
second time on Mon-
day in the presence of
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and other
dignitaries, an official
said on Sunday
.
The swearing-in
ceremony would be
heldatDrSyamaPras-
ad Mookerjee stadium
near here at 11 am.
PM Modi and De-
fence Min Rajnath
Singhwouldbepresent
at the function, a govt
spokesperson said.
MUSLIMS PLACING FAITH IN MODI,
YOGI: UP’S LONE MINORITY MIN
Ballia (PTI): Danish Azad Ansari, the only
Muslim minister in Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday
claimed that his community is warming up to
the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The BJP is
getting the love of Muslim society now and
the love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adity-
anath is increasing continuously,” he said.
Let them live as
they choose: Miss
Universe Harnaaz
Mumbai (Agency):
Harnaaz Sandhu has
appealed to the soci-
ety to stop targeting
girls, including on
the issue of hijab,
saying Let them live
the way they choose
to. A three-judge
Bench of the Karna-
taka High Court re-
cently dismissed the
petitions which
sought permission to
wear hijab in class-
rooms of educational
institutions saying
headscarf is not an
essential religious
practice and uniform
dress rule should be
followed in educa-
tional institutions
where it has been
prescribed.
In a clip that has
gone viral on social
media, a reporter
asked Ms Sandhu
about her views on
the issue around hi-
jab. The video is part
of an event held here
on March 17 in the
honour of the Miss
Universe 2021's
homecoming.
Before she re-
sponded to the query,
the organiser inter-
vened and asked the
reporter to abstain
from asking any po-
litical questions and
suggested the media
to rather ask about
her journey, success
and how she has
been a source of in-
spiration.
No hijab, says
K’taka Min as
board exams
begin today
Bengaluru: Amid the
hijab controversy,
Karnataka state board
examinations for 10th
standard will begin
on Monday. The state
government has made it
clear that hijab would not
be allowed in classrooms
during exams even as
several Muslim girls had
said they would boycott
the exams if they were
not allowed to wear the
head scarf. More than
8.76 lakh students are
appearing for the exam
in over 40,000 halls in
3,440 centres across
the state. After court’s
order, we've not allowed
that (hijab). We've given
clarification that students
with hijab can come into
the campus wearing the
hijab but they cannot put
it on in the classroom.
The same condition
will apply during the
exams, Primary and
Secondary Edu Minis-
ter BC Nagesh said. He
had earlier warned the
students against skip-
ping the exams, saying
there would not be any
re-examination.
Harnaaz Sandhu
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

PERSPECTIVE
04
t was decided on the day of
his oath as Prime Minister
that Narendra Modi will
not only win the hearts of
every Indian but also rule
the world. With his mantra
of Neighbours First as
Foreign Policy, he extend-
ed a friendly approach to-
wards the neighbouring
countries. The presence of
the Heads of nations from
neighbouring countries
vindicated his open arms
policy for the world.
The people across the
globetooreciprocatedinthe
same manner to the Prime
Minister who had taken off
to win global friends. This
was visible first on June 16,
2014 when Narendra Modi
landedatParoairportinthe
neighbouring Bhutan. He
mingled well with general
publicof Bhutanonhisway
to Thimpu.
“I saw for the first time
that Indian Prime Minis-
ter is making halts to meet
and interact with common
people on foreign soil.
Likewise, when he went to
Kathmandu then thou-
sands of people thronged
the road to get a glimpse of
Narendra Modi, who
stopped and met people
putting security personnel
in a tizzy. I was also pre-
sent when the Prime Min-
ister went to Sri Lanka for
the first time. In 28 years
no Indian Prime Minister
had visited Sri Lanka…
that too Jaffna…where
ever there is a problem, the
fearless take up the chal-
lenge…this was a unique
example of leadership,”
remembered Syed Akba-
ruddin, a former diplomat.
In the same sequence an
unprecedented incident
took place on December 25,
2015. The entire world was
taken by surprise when
Modi, while on his return
journey from Russia
through Afghanistan land-
ed at Lahore airport with-
out any prior schedule. It
was an extreme risk taken
by an Indian Prime Minis-
ter to mend diplomatic re-
lations with arch-rival Pa-
kistan. From the airport,
Modi boarded a helicopter
of Pakistan army and went
straight to the residence of
then Prime Minister of Pa-
kistan Nawaz Sharif to
greet him on his birthday
.
But such pleasantries
didn’t change the stand of
Pakistan, which back-
stabbedandmasterminded
the Pulwama attacks. Modi
gave strong reply to Paki-
stan through surgical air
strikes…but these military
actions could have cost
dearly to world’s diplomat-
ic and military ecosystem.
“Pakistan always said
that if there would be any
attack on us we will retali-
ate with nuclear weapons.
We have not manufactured
nuclear weapons to keep
theminmuseums…wewill
surely use them. But Modi
put an end to Pakistan’s
nuclear blackmail at one
go. Now Pakistan leader-
ship has stopped saying
that they have nuclear
weapons,” said Ashok Saj-
janhar, a former diplomat.
Modi had taken the deci-
sion of strikes after great
understanding.“Itwaswell
within the limits of inter-
national law. Neither Secu-
rity council nor the United
Nations raised voice
against the strikes…It was
a successful diplomatic re-
sponse,“Akbaruddincited.
The way Prime Minister
Modi showed a blow hot
and blow cold diplomacy to
Pakistan, relations with
China turned out to be a
mixed bag. Modi hosted
Chinese President XI Jin-
ping at his home state Gu-
jarat in order to bring reso-
lution to the long-standing
border dispute. But China
didn’t reciprocate the
warm behaviour and tried
out the patience of India
on the border areas of
Doklam and Ladakh. The
Sino army escalated ten-
sion on border and tried to
capture areas over the In-
dian side. But Indian army
failed all its efforts under
the dynamic leadership of
Narendra Modi.
Modi has been handling
the diplomatic relations
withsuperpowersUSAand
Russia with the same dex-
terity which he had shown
while tackling challenges
with neighbouring coun-
tries. While he cemented
the old ties with Russia, he
wrote a new chapter of
friendship with US.
Modi went for the first
timetoUSonanofficialtrip
inSeptember2014.USPres-
identBarackObamahosted
agrandreceptionforhimat
the historical White House.
It is a case study for foreign
policy experts and strate-
gists as to how Modi man-
ages to maintain a delicate
balance between two oppo-
site camps - US and Russia
simultaneously
.
“First of all, he doesn’t
have double standards. He
speaks the same at all the
places. So, it’s easy to man-
age any contradiction.
Whatever he talks, he
speaks in national interest
andpeopleunderstandhim.
Hebelievesinstraighttalk,”
said S Jaishankar, minister
of external affairs.
Modi has also been suc-
cessful in protecting In-
dia’s interest with western
countries. He explores new
friendship opportunities
with Israel and takes rela-
tionship with Arab coun-
tries to a new height in the
same breath. Critics of
Modi are astonished with
the fact the Modi has re-
ceived the highest civilian
awards of several Muslim
countries. Apart from that,
he has been successful in
strengthening the strategic
business ties with them,
“Entering into a strategic
partnership with a country
where no Prime Minister
has visited in the last 30-40
years is a grand achieve-
ment. There have not only
been talks of security, en-
ergy and investment with
that country but also re-
sults have been shown on
ground. Then, giving away
such awards is just an ex-
tension to the impression
which you have created on
these countries,” said S
Jaishankar.
Modi has not only been
successful in getting into
bipartite partnership with
countries for strong mili-
tary and business ties but
has also taken lead in rais-
ing important issues like
climate change, interna-
tional global alliance and
reducingcarbonfootprints
at international forums.
Modi has led from the
front at several platforms
towards global resolution
of these issues. This is the
dawn of new India, which
is on its path of progress
and prosperity unchal-
lenged.
To be continued...
PAKISTAN ALWAYS SAID
THAT IF THERE WOULD
BE ANY ATTACK ON US WE
WILL RETALIATE WITH
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WE HAVE NOT
MANUFACTURED
NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO
KEEP THEM IN
MUSEUMS…WE WILL
SURELY USE THEM.
BUT MODI PUT AN END TO
PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR
BLACKMAIL AT ONE GO.
NOW PAKISTAN
LEADERSHIP HAS
STOPPED SAYING THAT
THEY HAVE NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.
ASHOK SAJJANHAR,
A FORMER DIPLOMAT
I
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
Editor, First India
oon after Narendra Modi
took over the reins of the
country, he went heavily
after corruption. Right
from tightening the noose
on shell companies to ini-
tiating legal action against
bank loan defaulters, Modi
lived up to and still does,
of his image of “Na Khata
Hun Na Khane Doonga”.
Narendra Modi always
knew the power of new
technology and its inter-
vention towards bringing
transparency in govern-
ance. He introduced tech-
nology and IT-led innova-
tions and initiatives to
make the governance effec-
tive and at the same time
ease the lives of people. He
launchedDigitalIndiaMis-
sion and the rest is history
.
“Corruption-free gov-
ernance, transparency,
public partnership and
reaching out to people
standing last in the line…
Modi government has ful-
filled all four-five basic
also shows Modi ji’s lean-
ing towards new technol-
ogy and scientific temper-
ament. Every reform and
improvement show opti-
mum use of technology,”
union cabinet minister Dr
Jitendra Singh was quoted
as saying.
The Digital India Mis-
sion, which was launched
onJuly1,2015,expandedits
wings and utility with the
introduction of Apps and
digital platforms like
Umang, DG Locker, Bhim,
Rupay and UPI. The coun-
try
, which used to rely com-
pletely on physical transac-
tions was ready to embrace
thetechnology-drivencash-
less transaction system.
The aim was to put a curb
onblackmoneyandenforce
transparencyinthesystem,
which Modi had already
initiatedthroughdemoneti-
sation. He gave a new di-
mension to the Aadhar
Card scheme launched by
the predecessor UPA gov-
ernment and linked every
government-run schemes
with Aadhar for transfer-
ring benefits directly to the
beneficiaries eliminating
any intermediary
.
“Earlier people couldn’t
open bank accounts due to
lack of KYC documents.
Aadharprovidedidentityto
such people and they start-
ed getting cash benefits and
other subsidies directly in
their bank accounts. Leak-
age was plugged,” said RS
Sharma, CEO of Aayush-
man Bharat Scheme.
The PM Modi also fo-
cused on education, health
and employment to serve
theinterestsof poorpeople.
He started new IIMs, IITs
and launched AIIMS in
various parts of the coun-
try
. He also launched Skill
India Mission to hone the
skills of youth and make
them employment ready
.
On November 7, 2015, Modi
fulfilled one of his impor-
tant poll promises… he re-
alised the dreams of thou-
sands of ex-servicemen by
launching One rank One
pension … a long pending
demand which had not
beenfulfilledsince40years.
It was a tribute to the
Armedforcesfromaperson
who used to dream to join
the Army for serving the
country
. Apart from that,
Modi also resolved prob-
lems of Armed forces
whichhadbeenhangingon
fire for long. Right from the
slowpaceof modernisation
to shortage of modern sub-
marinesandfighterplanes,
the country was facing
acute shortage of weapons.
“He gave us more than
whatever we had demand-
ed. Now you see we are the
best centre in the world …
centre of excellence…
which are manufactur-
ing everything includ-
ing weapons,” said
Harivansh Narayan
Singh, deputy chair-
man of RS. While
resolving problems
and difficulties of
Armed forces,
Modi celebrated
thefestivalof Di-
wali with sol-
diers at the fron-
tiers … some-
times in Pun-
jab, some-
times in
Kashmir or
R a j a s t h a n
and some-
times in
Ladakh. The
solider in Modi saluted the
high spirit of Indian Army
deployed in difficult ter-
rainstoprotectthecountry
.
On September 18, 2016,
in the wee hours of the
morning at 5.30 am, an un-
fortunate incident hap-
pened at Uri when Paki-
stan-sponsored terrorists
carried an ambush against
Indian soldiers, who were
caught sleeping in their
camps.Inthatoperation,18
Indian soldiers laid down
their lives before killing
the terrorists. That en-
raged the entire nation and
people called for revenge.
Moved by the public senti-
mentsPMModiannounced
- “Let the terrorists hear it
out… the country is not go-
ing to forget this ghastly
act.” And within 15 days on
September 29, 2016 the In-
dian army avenged the Uri
attack.
“The Indian Army con-
ducted surgical strike last
night at the launch pads, “
Lt General Ranveer Singh,
DGMO, IA declared.
In that operation, the
army conducted sur-
gical strikes in the
P a k - o c c u p i e d
Kashmir and de-
stroyed terror
launch pads kill-
ing a large num-
ber of terrorists.
That was a big
demonstration
of PM Modi’s
courage and
risk-taking abil-
ity. His deci-
sion was
hailed by eve-
ryone in the
country as
Modi defied
the nuclear
threat posed
by Pakistan.
The confi-
dent Modi
then conquered another
front. This time he an-
nounced to roll out GST in
the country, marking the
entry of long awaited One
Nation One Tax system.
This was the biggest re-
form in the field of taxa-
tion in Independent India.
And Modi made it histori-
cal by announcing it at the
stroke of 12 midnight in
the intervening night of
June 30 and July 1, 2017
from the central hall of the
parliament.
Modi never held him-
self back from rolling out
big decisions and mega
reforms. He didn’t shy
away from getting the law
of Triple Talaq passed in
the parliament on Septem-
ber 19, 2018 which brought
great relief in the lives of
Muslim women.
Modi didn’t stop there.
He went on to launch sev-
eral public-friendly
schemes and programmes
including Namami Gange,
Jan Aushadhi Yojana,
Mudra Yojana, Start-up In-
dia and Make in India
among others. Apart from
that healso focusedspecial-
ly on the development of
northeastern states. Under
Look East policy
, he set up a
separate ministry DoNER
to develop infrastructure
and establish connectivity
of northeastern states with
rest of the country
.
The country was on its
way to economic develop-
ment. Just then Pakistan
came into picture once
again. This time Pakistan
backed militants of JeM
conducted a ‘Fidayin’ at-
tack on the convoy of
CRPF killing 18 jawans in
Pulwama on February 14,
2019. After Uri, this was
the second occasion when
the entire country was
boiling with anger. And
Modi was no exception.
On February 26, 2019,
Indian Air force launched
airstrikes in Pakistan’s
Balakot region and de-
stroyed launch pads of ter-
rorists. A large number of
militants were killed and
spirit of terrorists damp-
ened completely after the
bold move of Modi.
2019 was the election
year and Modi was target-
ing a second term with
more than 300 seats. ‘Abki
baar 300 paar’ was the slo-
gan of BJP when it went
for polls in the biggest fes-
tival of democracy. On
May 23, 2019 when the
counting of votes ended,
BJP emerged a clear win-
ner with 303 seats while
the tally for its coalition
NDA went up to 353 seats.
Thedecisivemajorityem-
powered Modi even more,
who looked determined to
roll out bigger reforms and
take big decisions in public
interest at large.
On August 5, 2019, the
Parliament of India voted
in favour of a resolution
tabled by Home Minister
Amit Shah to revoke the
temporary special status,
or autonomy, granted un-
der Article 370 of the In-
dian Constitution to Jam-
mu and Kashmir - an agen-
da which was there in BJP
manifesto for long. With
this Modi also fulfilled his
17-year old promise which
he had made to people of
JKduringhisEktaYatra.
Just after 3 months on
November 2019 five-judge
bench of Supreme Court
in its ruling ordered con-
struction of Ram Mandir
on the disputed land in
Ayodhya. The path for con-
struction of Mandir was
clear now. On August 5,
2020, Narendra Modi went
to Ayodhya for bhoomi pu-
jan of Ram Mandir. Modi
sent out a message and
clear to everyone - Modi
hai to Mumkin hai.
To be continued...
Corruption-free governance,
transparency, public
partnership and reaching out
to people standing last in the
line… Modi government has
fulfilled all four-five basic
rules of governance…This also
shows Modi ji’s leaning
towards new technology and
scientific temperament. Every
reform and improvement
show optimum use of
technology.
Dr Jitendra Singh,
Union cabinet minister
Earlier people couldn’t open
bank accounts due to lack of
KYC documents. Aadhar
provided identity to such
people and they started getting
cash benefits and other
subsidies directly in their bank
accounts. Leakage was plugged.
RS Sharma, CEO,
Aayushman Bharat Scheme
He gave us more than
whatever we had demanded.
Now you see we are the best
centre in the world … centre of
excellence… which are
manufacturing everything
including weapons.
Harivansh Narayan Singh,
deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha
Majority of 140 crore Indians now believe…
‘MODIHAITOMUMKINHAI’
S
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
Editor, First India
LET THE TERRORISTS HEAR
IT OUT… THE COUNTRY IS
NOT GOING TO FORGET
THIS GHASTLY ACT:
NARENDRA MODI
INDIAN ARMY’S SURGICAL STRIKE
“The Indian Army conducted surgical strike last
night at the launch pads, Lt Gen Ranveer Singh,
DGMO, IA declared. In that operation, the Army
conducted surgical strikes in Pak-occupied Kash-
mir and destroyed terror launch pads killing a large
number of terrorists. That was a big demonstration
of PM Modi’s courage and risk-taking ability. His
decision was hailed by everyone in the country as
Modi defied the nuclear threat posed by Pakistan.
RAM TEMPLE'S CONSTRUCTION
Just after 3 months on November 2019
five-judge bench of Supreme Court in its
ruling ordered construction of Ram Mandir
on the disputed land in Ayodhya. The path
for construction of Mandir was clear now. On
August 5, 2020, Narendra Modi went to Ayo-
dhya for bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir. Modi
sent out a message and clear to everyone -
Modi hai to Mumkin hai.
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Modi has led from the front at several
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prosperity unchallenged
was also present when the Prime Minister went
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New Delhi (PTI):
About 20,000 street chil-
dren have been identi-
fied across the country
till now and are in the
process of getting reha-
bilitated, according to
NCPCR chairperson
Priyank Kanoongo.
Speaking to PTI on the
situation of street chil-
dren in India, he said a
web portal ‘Bal Swaraj’
has been made for street
children where their in-
formation can be up-
loaded and they can be
tracked, and work can
be done towards their
rehabilitation.
He said till now, about
20,000 street children
have been identified
who are in the process
of getting rehabilitated.
The senior official,
however, rued that
states are not working
effectively towards
identifying and reha-
bilitating such chil-
dren.
“States are not work-
ing as effectively as
they must be. We want
it to be done as soon as
possible. States are be-
ing pushed to do it im-
mediately. Madhya
Pradesh and some areas
of West Bengal have
done good work for
their rehabilitation, but
Delhi and Maharashtra
are not doing any-
thing,” he said.
Kanoongo also said
that due to the inaction
of the Delhi govern-
ment, only 1,800 chil-
dren have been brought
into the process, while
two years back, we were
told that 73,000 children
were living on Delhi
streets. He estimated
that around 15-20 lakh
children are living on
the streets of India
presently
.
20K street kids identified, in process of rehabilitation
LIVES AT RISK

NCPCR
estimated that
around 15-20 L
kids are living
on streets;
lackadaisical
attitude of some
States making it
difficult to
rehabilitate kids
About 20,000 street children have been identified.
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has acquitted a man
accused of being a member of alleged terror organisa-
tion Babbar Khalsa International in relation to the 2005
Satyam Cinema and Liberty Cin-
ema bomb blasts, saying police
miserably failed to prove the case
beyond a shadow of doubt.
Additional Sessions Judge
Dharmender said that though the
prosecution had ascribed meaning to general words like
‘plot’, ‘khet’, ‘fasal’, ‘paani’, etc, in his telephonic con-
versation, “the possibility of any police officer misinter-
preting plain and simple words on account of suspicion
and overzealous approach cannot be ruled out”.
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency, NTA, has
released the official notification regarding the Central
Universities Entrance Test or CUET 2022 on its
website--nta.ac.in. As per the
notice issued, candidates can
register themselves for the
CUET 2022 from April 2, 2022,
onwards. Once the registration
link is active, candidates can
register for CUET UG 2022
on the official website — cuet.samarth.ac.in for easy
access. Applications can be filled between April 2 and
April 30, 2022. “Online application forms for under-
graduate programmes will open from April 2, 2022.
The link for the same will be made available on the
official website”.
Beijing: A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132
people on board crashed into the mountains outside
the southern Chinese city of
Wuzhou on Monday. There
were no survivors and an
investigation into the cause
of the accident is underway.
A black box, an electronic
recording device placed in an
aircraft, is used to aid investigations in the case of
accidents. After the Chinese plane crashed, a search
was launched for the two black boxes carried by the
Boeing 737-800. The first one - the cockpit voice
recorder — was found, although damaged.
COURT ACQUITS ALLEGED TERRORIST IN
2005 DELHI SERIAL BLASTS CASE
NTA RELEASES NOTIFICATION FOR COMMON
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE TEST (CUET 2022)
CHINA PLANE CRASH: SECOND BLACK
BOX RECOVERED, SAYS STATE MEDIA
CRUCIAL READ
S Jaishankar calls on Maldivian
Prez Solih; discuss partnership
EAM also conveyed personal greetings, good wishes of Prime Minister Modi to President Solih
Male (PTI): External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar on Sunday
called on Maldivian
President Ibrahim Mo-
hamed Solih in Addu
City and discussed the
special partnership.
Jaishankar, who ar-
rived here on Saturday,
also conveyed the per-
sonal greetings and
good wishes of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to President Solih.
“An honour to be re-
ceived by President @
ibusolih of Maldives.
Conveyed the personal
greetings and good
wishes of PM @naren-
dramodi. Discussed the
special partnership be-
tween our two coun-
tries that has produced
so many substantive
outcomes during his
tenure,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar said he
was privileged to join
Solih in the inaugura-
tion of the National Col-
lege of Police and Law
Enforcement (NCPLE),
which underlines In-
dia’s strong support for
law enforcement.
“The NCPLE will as-
sist the Maldives Police
Service to train its offic-
ers and enhance its
crime-fighting capaci-
ties,” Jaishankar had
said at a joint Press ap-
pearance with Maldives
Foreign Minister Ab-
dulla Shahid.
“Ground-breaking of
the Addu roads project,
similarly emphasizes
our development part-
nership. Also signed an
agreement for Addu
reclamation and shore
protection. Handing
over of coastal radar
system strengthens the
security of Maldives,”
he said in tweet.
EAM S Jaishankar exchanges greetings with Maldives President
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
EAM pays homage to Indian soldiers
commemorated in Maldives
Male: External Affair
Minister S Jaishankar
on Sunday paid hom-
age to the Indian sol-
diers commemorated
at the Addu Atoll Me-
morial in the Maldives.
“From the pages of
history, a visit to Gan,”
Jaishankar said in a
Tweet. EAM Jaishankar
went to the Maldives
on Saturday. He is on
a two-day visit from
March 26 to March 27
after he got an invite
from his Maldivian
counterpart. India-
Maldives’ time-tested
relationship is today
poised for a quantum
jump and New Delhi
is strongly committed
to further progress of
relationship, said Exter-
nal Affairs Minister.
MHA soon to announce
100 days annual leave
plan for CAPF jawans
New Delhi (PTI): An
ambitious proposal
mooted by Union Home
Minister Amit Shah to
allow CAPF jawans
spend at least 100 days
with their families is
likely to be implement-
ed shortly
, with officials
saying the contours for
a comprehensive policy
are being worked out.
The Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA)
has held multiple meet-
ings, the latest being
early this month, to
thrash out the issues
delaying the implemen-
tation of the policy
. The
policy aims to reduce
work-related stress and
enhance the happiness
quotient of the about 10
lakh troops who under-
take arduous duties in
some of the most chal-
lenging environmental
conditions and in re-
mote locations.
FILE PHOTO
Indian Army
testfires
MRSAM air
def missile
New Delhi: Indian
Army on Sunday suc-
cessfully carried out
the test firing of the
Medium Range Surface
to Air Missile air de-
fence system off the
coast of Odisha’s Balas-
ore, Defence Research
and Development Or-
ganisation (DRDO) in-
formed.
“MRSAM-Army mis-
sile system flight tested
from ITR Balasore, Odi-
sha at around 1030
hours intercepting a
high-speed aerial target
at long range,” DRDO
said in a tweet. As per
DRDO, the target was
destroyed by the missile
in a direct hit.
“The system is part
of the Indian Army. In
the test, the missile se-
cured a direct hit at the
target at a very far off
distance,” DRDO offi-
cials said.
Cong slams Govt over
fuel hike, seeks account
of `26L cr excise duty
Congress on Sunday at-
tacked the government
after fuel prices were
increased for the fifth
time in six days, and de-
manded that it should
give an account of the
Rs 26 lakh crore “ac-
crued” through excise
duty on petrol and die-
sel in about eight years.
Petrol price on Sunday
was hiked by 50 paise a
litre and diesel by 55
paise, taking the total
increase in rates since
resumption of daily
price revision less than
a week back to Rs 3.70-
3.75 per litre.
In a tweet in Hindi,
Congress chief spokes-
person Randeep Sur-
jewala said, “Will tell
with full force, earned a
profit of Rs 26,00,000
crore through tax loot
on petrol/diesel. Were
silent for 137 days to
dupe voters in polls,
then in only six days,
loot of Rs 3.75 per litre.”
He also posted an old
video of PM talking
about the Opposition
crediting his luck for
reduction in fuel prices.
PM Modi calls for adopting of water
conservation efforts in ‘Mann Ki Baat’
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday
urged the listeners of
his monthly radio pro-
gramme ‘Mann ki Baat’
to save every drop of
water and also recycle
and reuse water when-
ever possible.
Addressing the 87th
episode of ‘Mann ki
Baat’, PM Modi said, “I
would request the lis-
teners of ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ to reiterate our
resolves that we should
save every drop of wa-
ter. Also, we must give
equal emphasis on recy-
cling water. The water
used at home can be
used in pots, can be
used in gardening, and
must be reused. With a
little effort, you can
make such arrange-
ments in your homes.”
He also urged the
children to be at the
forefront of water con-
servation efforts.
“In this task of sav-
ing water, I have high
hopes from children.
Just as our children
made cleanliness a
movement, they can
help save water by be-
coming ‘Water Warri-
ors’,” PM Modi said.
PM Narendra Modi addresses at the Ahimsa Yatra Sampannata
Samaroh Karykram, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM: Let’s make
local ‘global’
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday
said India achieving
its export target of
USD 400 billion this
fiscal shows that
the demand for its
items is increasing
all over the world,
and asserted that
when every Indian
gets ‘vocal for lo-
cal’, it does not take
much time for the
“local to become
global”. In his
monthly Mann Ki
Baat broadcast.
PROPOSAL MOOTED BY SHAH
Parl panel seeks govt, EC views
on commissioners for LS polls
New Delhi: Asserting
that the Election Com-
mission (EC) should
have optimum man-
power, a parliamentary
committee has
sought views of
the govern-
ment and the
poll panel on
appointing re-
gional commis-
sioners to help the
EC in the 2024 Lok Sab-
ha elections.
There is a provision
in the Constitution to
appoint regional com-
missioners to assist the
EC in various elections.
During the first LS polls
in 1951, regional com-
missioners were ap-
pointed for six months
in Bombay and Patna.
In its report on De-
mands for Grants
(2022-23) for the
legislative de-
partment in
the Union law
ministry, the
Parliamentary
Standing Commit-
tee on Law and Person-
nel said that it has tak-
en note of constitution-
al provisions and also
the submission by the
EC stating commission-
ers may be appointed by
the President of India.
Govt considering dropping Covid pre-call
announcements from phones after 2 years
Covid-19 awareness pre-
call audio announce-
ments set by telecom
operators at the start of
the pandemic may soon
become history
.
After almost two
years of raising aware-
ness about the disease,
the government is now
actively considering the
removal of the Covid-19
pre-call messages after
receiving representa-
tions that audio clips
have served their in-
tended purpose and are
delaying critical calls
during emergencies.
Official sources said
the Department of Tel-
e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
(DoT) has written to the
Union Health Ministry
requesting it to drop
these pre-call an-
nouncements.
DIP IN CASES
Allow jawans who cleared
UPSC to quit and join as
officer: Court to Air Force
New Delhi (PTI): In a
case where the Indian
Air Force officials were
not allowing jawans
who had cleared the
UPSC civil services ex-
aminations and state
level civil services ex-
ams, to quit service and
join as a class I officer,
the Armed Forces Tri-
bunal has asked the IAF
to let them leave and
join the civil service
within two weeks.
The bench also asked
the IAF to change their
rules and conditions for
granting permission to
air warriors for apply-
ing for grade A services
exams outside the force.
The case was filed by
Corporal Ayush Mau-
rya and Sergeant Kul-
deep Vibhuti through
their counsel Ankur
Chhibber as Maurya
has cleared UPSC ex-
ams for 2021.

BIZ BUZZ
06
Promoted by
AU Small Finance Bank
Ukraine war unlikely to roil
`5 tn refinancing next fiscal
Mumbai (PTI): Over
1,400 large companies
have to refinance `5
lakh crore next fiscal,
but the ongoing global
crisis following the
Russian invasion of
Ukraine in the form
rising inflation risks
and the resultant likely
spike in interest rates,
is unlikely to cause any
trouble for them given
their strong balance-
sheets and stable earn-
ings, says a report.
According to an
analysis by India Rat-
ings, the top 1,423 non-
financial, debt-heavy
corporates have to refi-
nance as much as `5
lakh crore next fiscal,
but the refinancing
risk is manageable de-
spite a challenging en-
vironment owing to the
tightening monetary
policy condition, vola-
tile commodity prices
and rising geopolitical
risks.
Total refinancing re-
quirement is estimated
at `5 lakh crore in FY23
on a blue-sky scenario,
marginally up from
`4.98 lakh crore in
FY22, the agency said,
but added that the
quantum will go up 33
per cent to `6.6 lakh
crore in FY23, based on
a hazy-sky scenario.
The blue-sky scenar-
io assumes growth in
revenue and operating
margins, while the
hazy-sky scenario as-
sumes a moderation in
both along with an in-
crease in working capi-
tal requirements.
The agency expects
refinancing risks to
ebb in FY23, largely
driven by healthy earn-
ings in the past two
years and a significant
deleveraging by many
debt-heavy entities.
Under the blue-sky sce-
nario, it estimated that
85 per cent of the refi-
nancing requirement
is likely to be for the
top 100 corporates
based on gross debt,
which have a better
credit quality than me-
dium- and smaller
ones.
In terms of ratings,
75% of the refinancing
is for AA-rated or bet-
ter entities.
NO CHALLENGES
The top 1,423
non-financial,
debt-heavy
corporates have
to refinance as
much as `5
lakh crore next
fiscal
PVR, INOX
announce
merger of
operations
New Delhi (ANI):
Cinema brands PVR
Limited and INOX
Leisure Limited an-
nounced their merg-
er on Sunday with a
view to delivering
an unparalleled mov-
ie-going experience
to the audience.
The combined entity
will be named PVR
INOX Limited with
the branding of ex-
isting screens to con-
tinue as PVR and
INOX respectively.
New cinemas opened
post the merger will
be branded as PVR
INOX, said a release.
Indian consumers show
cautious optimism
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dian consumers are
showing cautious op-
timism and balanc-
ing non-discretion-
ary spending as they
are saving more for
the future, according
to a report.
Indian consumers
are prioritising shop-
ping, recreational
and entertainment
activities, according
to the Deloitte Con-
sumer Tracker re-
port. The consumers
surveyed are plan-
ning to spend a large
share of their wallets
on personal care and
clothing, recreation,
entertainment and
leisure travel, fol-
lowed by electronics
and home furnish-
ings and restaurants,
it said.
“The analysis indi-
cates a ray of positiv-
ity amongst consum-
ers, who are now cau-
tiously balancing
their happiness and
spending and saving
more for the future,”
the report noted.
With corporate In-
dia returning to
“business as usual”
and travel restric-
tions gradually eas-
ing, Indians have re-
sumed their business
travels, it added.
According to the
report, about 83% of
consumers are likely
to travel for business
within the next three
months.
Expressing posi-
tive sentiments, the
majority of the con-
sumers have stated
that they are optimis-
tic about their finan-
cial situations within
the next three years
as workplaces are
opening and COV-
ID-19 cases are de-
creasing.
Porus Doctor, said
that the first three
months of 2022 have
been an adventurous
roller-coaster ride
with Indians witness-
ing the third wave of
COVID-19, leading to
a surge in prices of
everyday items and
supply chain disrup-
tions.
Airtel CTO urges
Trai for afforadable
5G spectrum prices
New Delhi (PTI):
Ahead of sector regu-
lator Trai’s recom-
mendations on spec-
trum auctions, tele-
com operator Bharti
Airtel’s Chief Tech-
nology Officer Ran-
deep Sekhon has made
an emphatic appeal
for “affordable” pric-
ing of 5G radiowaves.
Sekhon said that the
5G will have a mass ap-
peal, and not be con-
fined to a niche or pre-
mium segment, as
more cheaper devices
become available in a
market prepping for
the next generation of
services.
While 5G will open
up immersive enter-
tainment, industrial
use cases, unlock new
avenues in education
and other areas, its
biggest upside will be
super-fast mobile con-
nectivity. “Spectrum
pricing will play a
very important role. If
operators are made to
buy a very expensive
spectrum, naturally
their cash flows will
be limited, they will
have to pay
. But, if it is
very reasonable, then
it is very possible that
the operator will bring
the same money on in-
creasing footprint
faster,” Sekhon said.
Adani,Tata AIG,ICICI Lombard among
54 bidders for Reliance Capital
New Delhi (PTI): Ada-
ni Finserve, ICICI Lom-
bard, Tata AIG, HDFC
Ergo, and Nippon Life
Insurance are among
the 54 prominent firms
that have expressed in-
terest to acquire debt-
ridden Reliance Capital
Ltd, promoted by the
Anil Ambani Group,
sources said.
The last date for sub-
mission of bids for the
debt-ridden firm had
been extended to March
25 from March 11 earli-
er by the Reserve Bank-
appointed administra-
tor.
Other bidders in-
clude Yes Bank, Band-
han Financial Hold-
ings, Cholamandam In-
vestment, OakTree
Capital, Blackstone,
Brookfield, TPG, KKR,
Piramal Finance and
Poonawala Finance,
sources said.
The deadline was ex-
tended on the request
of some prospective
bidders who had sought
more time to submit the
Expressions of Interest
(EoI), sources said.
The RBI had on No-
vember 29 last year su-
perseded the board of
Reliance Capital Ltd
(RCL) in view of pay-
ment defaults and seri-
ous governance issues.
This is the third large
non-banking financial
company (NBFC)
against which the cen-
tral bank has initiated
bankruptcy proceed-
ings under the Insol-
vency and Bankruptcy
Code (IBC) recently
. The
other two were Srei
Group NBFC and De-
wan Housing Finance
Corporation (DHFL).
According to the
sources, a majority of
the bidders, who have
submitted EOIs, have
bid for the entire com-
pany, while the others
have bid for one or more
subsidiaries of RCL.
The bidders had two
options - either they
could bid for the entire
RCL or any one or more
than one of the subsidi-
aries of Reliance Capi-
tal.
Adani Total forays
into EV mobility infra
New Delhi (PTI):
Adani Total Gas Ltd, a
joint venture of Adani
group and French en-
ergy giant TotalEner-
gies SE, has forayed
into the electric mobil-
ity infrastructure sec-
tor by launching its
first EV charging sta-
tion in Ahmedabad.
The charging sta-
tion is located at AT-
GL’s CNG station at
Maninagar.
The EV charging
station “will enable
quick turnaround
time for EV owners
with best-in-class fast
charging technology
and convenient use
digital platforms.”
ATGL is India’s
largest private CNG
and piped cooking gas
distributor.
The company aims
to expand its network
by setting up 1,500 EV
charging stations
across the country,
and has kept an expan-
sion plan ready to
move beyond 1,500
EVCS, based on the de-
mand generation and
momentum building
of the EV ecosystem
in the country
.
Common portal
for different
government
schemes soon
New Delhi (PTI): To
improve the ease of
living for the com-
mon man, the gov-
ernment is working
on a proposal to
launch a common
portal for various
schemes run by dif-
ferent ministries and
departments.
As part of the Nar-
endra Modi govern-
ment’s vision of min-
imum government
maximum govern-
ance, the new portal
will initially onboard
15 credit-linked gov-
ernment schemes,
sources said. The of-
ferings will be gradu-
ally expanded, de-
pending on compati-
bility, as some of the
Centrally Sponsored
Schemes have in-
volvement from mul-
tiple agencies, they
added.
New Delhi (PTI): Engi-
neering, telecom and
healthcare sectors are
likely to add close to 12
million new jobs by
FY26, largely due to the
focus on recovery along
with technology prolif-
eration and digitisation
in these segments, ac-
cording to a report.
A report by Team-
Lease Digital said spe-
cialised staff or profes-
sional staff with high-
skill and expertise
will form nearly
17% of the overall
jobs created.
“The Engineer-
ing, Telecom
Healthcare sec-
tors are on the
verge of an In-
dustry 4.0 trans-
formation. There is a
shift from a central in-
dustrial control system
to one where smart
products and processes
a r e
at the heart
of their operations,”
said Sunil C, Head- Spe-
cialised Staffing, Team-
Lease Digital.
Sunil fur-
ther said
that the pro-
d u c t i o n -
linked incen-
tive (PLI)
scheme
and foreign direct in-
vestment is driving an
exponential demand,
more so for talent with
niche skills across these
sectors.
“While in overall,
there will be a 25–27%
rise in job opportuni-
ties created by the 3 sec-
tors together, the de-
mand for skilled talent
or specialised staff will
grow from the current
45,65,000 to more than
90,00,000 (estimated) by
2026,” Sunil noted.
The report further
pointed out that tele-
com, engineering and
healthcare comprise
nearly $1.5 trillion in
market size by conserv-
ative estimates. Togeth-
er, they employ about 42
million people – approx-
imately 8.7% of India’s
entire workforce – to-
day and are estimated
to create 12 million
more jobs by 2026.
Engr, telecom, healthcare to add 12 mn jobs by FY26
Petrol price hiked 50
paise, diesel up 55 paise
New Delhi (PTI): Petrol price
on Sunday was hiked by 50
paise a litre and diesel by
55 paise, taking the total in-
crease in rates since resump-
tion of daily price revision
less than a week back to
`3.70-3.75 per litre. Petrol
in Delhi will now cost `99.11
per litre as against `98.61
previously while diesel rates
have gone up from `89.87
per litre to `90.42, according
to a price notification.
Mcap of 7 of top-10
valued firms tumble
New Delhi (PTI): The com-
bined market valuation of
seven of the top-10 valued
firms tumbled `1,14,201.53
crore last week, dragged
down by Hindustan Unilever
and HDFC twins. While HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank, HUL, SBI,
Bajaj Finance, HDFC and
Bharti Airtel were among the
laggards from the top-10
pack, RIL, Tata Consultancy
Services and Infosys were
the three gainers.
421 infra projects
show cost overruns
New Delhi (PTI): As many as
421 infrastructure projects,
each entailing investment of
`150 crore or more, have
been hit by cost overruns of
more than `4.73 lakh crore.
The Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementa-
tion monitors infrastructure
projects of `150 crore and
above. Of 1,565 such pro-
jects, 421 projects reported
cost overruns and 647 pro-
jects were delayed.
Stock markets likely to
face volatility this week
New Delhi (PTI): Stock
markets are likely to witness
volatility this week amid
monthly derivatives expiry,
ongoing Russia-Ukraine
conflict and high crude oil
prices. Geopolitical tensions
supply-side concerns
would continue to dominate
investor sentiment. The
scheduled monthly expiry of
March derivatives contracts
would keep volatility high.
FPI outflow shoots past
`1 lakh crore mark
New Delhi (PTI): Overseas
investors have pulled out
a net `1,14,855.97 crore
from the Indian markets in
the current year so far, amid
heightened geopolitical ten-
sions and inflation concerns.
Foreign portfolio investors
have sold domestic equities
worth `48,261.65 crore so
far this month, taking the
year-to-date tally this year to
massive `1,14,855.97 crore.

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