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CM lays foundation stone of barrage to store Sabarmati water
WATER RESOURCES
First India Bureau
Mehsana: Chief
Minister Bhupendra
Patel on Friday laid
the foundation stone
for a barrage to be
built at a cost of
Rs214 crore on the
Sabarmati river at
Hirpur in Vijapur
taluka of Mehsana
district. He stated
that farmers are the
priority of the gov-
ernment and will al-
ways remain a prior-
ity. Once completed,
this project, which
is slated to have a
storage capacity of
3.47 million cubic
meters, will provide
irrigation to an area
of 3,200 hectares,
including two vil-
lages of Vijapur ta-
luka and four vil-
lages of Himmatna-
gar taluka.
Patel also said,
“Now that farmers
have adequate water,
we need to move in
the direction towards
natural farming and
take the direction of
giving healthy food to
the people. This gov-
ernment is committed
to solving the prob-
lems of farmers, ru-
ral people and youth
as soon as possible.”
Expanding on the
last point, he urged
officials to resolve
representations of
the people diligently
and expeditiously,
with the aim of giv-
ing people proper as-
sistance for the great-
er good.
Highlighting the
Azadi ka Amrit Ma-
hotsav initiative
launched by the gov-
ernment to celebrate
and commemorate 75
years of India’s Inde-
pendence, Patel said
schemes like Swach-
hta Abhiyan, Ujjawa-
la Yojana have given a
new impetus to the
lives of the citizens.
CM Bhupendra Patel also virtually laid the foundation stone for an APMC in Unjha. Minister of State
for Industries Jagdish Panchal, Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, BJP state unit president CR Patil,
and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel were also present.
Once completed, the
`214 cr project will help
irrigate 3,200 hectares
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US-manufactured Chinook heli-
copters, ultra-light towed howit-
zers, rifles and supersonic cruise
missiles will back Indian troops in
areas bordering eastern Tibet.
Sensex fell 677.77 points or
1.13% to close at 59,306.93,
while the Nifty was down
185.60 points or 1.04% at
17,671.70 on Friday.
The Appointments Committee
of the Cabinet has approved
the reappointment of Shak-
tikanta Das as RBI Governor
for a period of three years.
Petrol and diesel prices increased by
34 paise and 38 paise, respectively,
on Friday. Petrol soared to `105.26
per litre in Ahmedabad while diesel
now costs `104.95 per litre.
INDIA PUTS
US WEAPONS
AT CHINA
BORDER
SENSEX
DROPS 677
PTS, NIFTY
AT 17,671
RBI GOVERNOR
TENURE
EXTENDED BY
THREE YEARS
FUEL PRICES
SKYROCKET
WITH ANOTHER
INCREASE
CORONA CATASTROPHE
GUJARAT
INDIA
14,348
new cases
805
new fatalities
22
new cases
00
new fatalities
PM Modi holds talks
with top EU leaders on
trade,Covid,globalissues
Rome: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Fri-
day held wide-ranging
talks with the top lead-
ers of the European Un-
ion here during which
the two sides discussed
deepening the India-EU
friendship, particularly
in areas such as politi-
cal and security rela-
tions, trade, culture and
the environment.
Prime Minister Modi,
who arrived here earli-
er in the day to partici-
pate in the G20 Summit,
began his official en-
gagements in Rome
with a productive inter-
action with President
of the European Coun-
cil Charles Michel and
President of the Euro-
pean Commission Ur-
sula von der Leyen.
Later, Modi described
as wonderful his meet-
ing with the EU leaders
on the sidelines of the
16th G20 Summit here.
After their meeting,
Ministry of External
Affairs spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said
that they held extensive
discussion on a number
of key issues.
isnow
‘META’ WORD HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD THAT MEANS
‘BEYOND’. THE WORD SYMBOLISES THAT THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO BUILD
acebook is no longer Facebook. It’s Meta.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook announced
the news at the company’s Connect event last
night. The change of the name however does
not apply to its individual platforms, such as Face-
book, Instagram and WhatsApp. It will only be ap-
plicable to the parent company that owns them.
F
WHY THE
NAME CHANGE?
The rebrand of the tech giant
comes as the company faces
criticism from regulators and
lawmakers for its policies,
market power, algorithms and
more around data security and
privacy.
META: MEANING
AND SIGNIFICANCE
Mark Zuckerberg in his letter
stated that the “Meta” word has
been derived from the Greek
word that means “beyond”. The
word symbolises that there is
always more to build, he said.
“Today we are seen as a social
media company, but in our
DNA, we are a company that
builds technology to connect
people, and the metaverse is
the next frontier just like social
networking was when we got
started,” Zuckerberg added.
APPS, BRANDS
AREN’T CHANGING:
ZUCKERBERG
In the letter, the social media
giant’s CEO has noted that the
name change would not affect
how Facebook and other apps
work. “Our apps and their
brands aren’t changing either.
We’re still the company that
designs technology around
people,” Zuckerberg says. You
will still be using Facebook,
WhatsApp and Instagram the
way you used to. From now on,
the company will be Metaverse
first and not Facebook first. It
will no longer be a social media
company but only a social
media app that is a part of meta.
IS FACEBOOK
CHANGING ITS
LOGO TOO?
Yes. The company has come up
with a new sign/logo at its
headquarters in Menlo Park,
California to replace the earlier
Thumbs up like logo.
ZUCKERBERG ON
FACEBOOK PAPERS
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has
termed Facebook paper as
unfair criticism. The company
formerly known as Facebook
also said that it plans to begin
trading under the stock ticker
“MVRS” on December 1.
WHAT IS MARK
ZUCKERBERG
PROFILE’S NOW?
The job title in Mark
Zuckerberg’s personal
Facebook page has been
changed to: “Founder and CEO
at Meta”. On his plans to
remain CEO at Facebook in the
next 5 years, Zuckerberg told
The Verge, “Probably. I don’t
have a specific date how long I
want to be doing this for. I
guess what I could say is I’m
very excited about the next
chapter of what we’re doing.”
DELHI ASSEMBLY
SUMMONS FB OFFICIALS
OVER 2020 RIOTS
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly
has asked Facebook India’s
senior representatives to
depose on November 2 on
the “role of social media in
curbing the spread of false
and malicious messages
which can fan disharmony
and affect peace”. The
Assembly’s ‘Peace and
Harmony’ committee will be
chaired by Raghav Chadha.
The Delhi Assembly had
summoned Facebook India
Director Ajit Mohan before
also but Fb had gone to SC.
If you want Modi in 2024, vote
for Yogi in 2022: Shah tells UP
Lucknow: Underling
the importance of Ut-
tar Pradesh in national
politics, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Friday called on the
electorate in the state
that if they wanted to
see Narendra Modi as
Prime Minister again
in 2024, then they have
to ensure that Yogi Adi-
tyanath is elected as
the Chief Minister
again in 2022.
While addressing the
launch of “Mera Pari-
vaar-BJP Parivaar”
membership drive,
Shah said, “If you want
to make Modi Prime
Minister again in 2024,
make Yogi Adityanath
the Chief Minister
again in 2022. We will
make UP the number
one state.
Home Minister said
that the BJP govern-
ment had fulfilled 90
per cent of promises
made in 2017 manifesto.
Aryan’s 14-point bail,
but papers get late
Mumbai: Aryan Khan,
the son of superstar
Shah Rukh Khan, had
to spend another night
in jail as his bail pa-
pers missed the
deadline on
Friday after a
nerve-wrack-
ing count-
down that
went down to
seconds.
Aryan Khan, 23,
was granted bail on
Thursday by the Bom-
bay High Court.
For him to leave jail
this evening, the dead-
line for a hard copy of
the release order to be
dropped in the “bail
box” at Mumbai’s Ar-
thur Road was 5.30 pm.
Jail officials said the
papers did not reach
them on time.
“The bail
box is shut.
Any release
now will hap-
pen only after
10 am on Sat-
urday,” said Ni-
tin Wayachal, a jail
official. HC has listed 14
conditions for his bail -
Aryan cannot leave
Mumbai without in-
forming police and has
to appear before NCB
every Friday
.
ACTOR RAJKUMAR DIES AT
46 AFTER CARDIAC ARREST
Bengaluru: Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar
passed away at the Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru
on Friday after suffering a heart attack, Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
confirmed. His body is to be
kept at Kanteerava stadium
for people to pay homage.
The police are making ar-
rangements and a tight se-
curity is in place around
the stadium. Talking to
media, state minister
R Ashoka said Rajku-
mar’s last rites will be
performed with full state
honours and just like
father, his eyes
were donated.
INDIA HAS A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN
GREEN TRANSITION: EC PRESIDENT
Rome: In a tweet, European Council President Michel
said India has a key role to play in green transition.
“India has a key role to play in green transition. We
discussed global health and fighting the pandemic, the
strong EU-India Strategic Partnership, the situation in
Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific, he said, amid China
flexing muscles in the region. European Commission
President Leyen said it was good to meet Prime
Minister Modi and we agreed that our trade negotiators
will start to work. We’ll deepen our cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with the President of European Council Charles Michel
and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, in Rome on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah and UP CM Yogi
Aditiyanath garlanded by
the party workers during the
launch of Mera Pariwar, Bhajpa
Pariwar campaign in Lucknow.
40 YEARS DOWN THE LINE...
Stating that induc-
tion of women in
the National Defence
Academy (NDA) is a
step towards gender
equality, Army chief
General MM Naravane
on Friday said that “40
years down the line
they (women) could be
standing where I am
standing now.” He
was reviewing the
passing out parade at
the NDA in Pune.

NEWS
AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021
02
RAHUL GANDHI APPEARS IN COURT
THIS WAS THE CONGRESS MP’S THIRD COURT APPEARANCE IN CONNECTION WITH 2019 DEFAMATION CASE
First India Bureau
Surat: Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi on
Friday appeared be-
fore a magistrate’s
court in Surat city of
Gujarat to record his
statement in connec-
tion with a criminal
defamation case filed
against him over his
remark on the “Modi
surname”.
This was the third
time the Congress MP
appeared before the
court in connection
with the 2019 case.
The court had on Oc-
tober 26 directed Gan-
dhi to appear before it
between 3 pm and 6 pm
on October 29 to record
his statement.
The former Con-
gress president landed
at the Surat Airport in
the afternoon and
headed to the court,
situated in the Athwa-
lines area of the city.
Chief Judicial Mag-
istrate AN Dave had
earlier asked Gandhi
to appear on October
29 to record his state-
ment further, after the
testimonies of two new
witnesses were taken
since the Congress
leader last appeared
before the court on
June 24 this year.
Prior to it, the Lok
Sabha MP from Way-
anad in Kerala had ap-
peared before the court
in October 2019 and
pleaded not guilty for
his comment.
BJP legislator from
Surat, Purnesh Modi,
had filed a complaint
against Gandhi in
April 2019 under sec-
tions of the Indian Pe-
nal Code (IPC) that
deal with defamation.
In his complaint, the
MLA had alleged that
Gandhi, while address-
ing a poll rally in 2019,
defamed the entire
Modi community by
purportedly saying,
“how come all the
thieves have Modi as
the common sur-
name?”
Purnesh Modi now
holds the portfolios of
road and building,
transport, civil avia-
tion, and tourism and
pilgrimage develop-
ment in Chief Minis-
ter Bhupendra Patel’s
cabinet.
Since Gandhi’s last
appearance before the
court, testimonies
were taken of two
more witnesses—the
then electoral officer
of Kolar in Karnataka,
where the Congress
leader made the con-
troversial remark, and
a videographer em-
ployed by the Election
Commission to record
his speech, made at a
rally in Kolar on April
13, 2019, ahead of the
Lok Sabha polls.
Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda received Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the Surat airport; he
was accompanied by Rajasthan Health Minister and Gujarat Congress in-charge Dr Raghu Sharma.
GPCC president Amit Chavda leads Rahul Gandhi from the Surat airport; senior leader Arjun
Modhwadia and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani were also present.
Gandhinagar: While
the ruling Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party is known for
its focus on urban devel-
opment, the state gov-
ernment has now re-
drawn the borders of
153 villages in 18 dis-
tricts, reclassifying
them as 191 separate vil-
lages, over the past five
days. With this, local
self-government will
nowbeineffectinatotal
of 14,483 villages under
Panchayati Raj.
Given that the ad-
ministrative process to
approve proposals com-
ing in from various dis-
tricts is still underway,
it is likely that more
panchayats may come
into existence in the
near future.
The move, which
comes weeks before the
village panchayat elec-
tions next month, has
left experts stymied.
Senior political ob-
server Ghanshyam
Shah told First India,
“It is very difficult to
speculate why the gov-
ernment has made this
decision.”
At a public event in
Mehsana, BJP state
unit chief CR Patil cit-
ed water scarcity as a
reason why villages are
“breaking up”. “Water
shortages are leading
more and more fami-
lies to leave villages
and move towards cit-
ies. The demands of
villagers are small and
they should be ful-
filled,” he said.
Meanwhile, the oppo-
sition party has called
the reclassification a
misuse of power.
“The same govern-
ment which shut rural
schools, suspended pub-
lic buses, cancelled
Gram Sevak posts, and
failed to recruit talatis
is now announcing pro-
village policies. Health
centres have been
closed and the govern-
ment has not given the
13th Finance Commis-
sion’s grant to the vil-
lages, either. So, rather
than this ‘lollipop’, the
government should
give last-mile connec-
tivity, schools with
teachers and equip pan-
chayats with staff,”
chief spokesperson for
the Congress party,
Manish Doshi said.
Ahead of polls, state reclassifies 191 villages in 1 week
More panchayats may come into existence in the near future.
Share annual industrial coal consumption: HC
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The High
Court on Friday has
asked the state govern-
ment to submit a report
onannualcoalconsump-
tion by industries, how
many industrial units
depend completely on
coal, if the state has
enough network to sup-
ply CNG and PNG to in-
dustrial units across the
state, and the current
situation of gas supply
to the state.
The court is hearing
publicinterestlitigation
moved by advocate Amit
Panchal with a prayer to
stop industries using
coalasfuel,sinceitcaus-
es air pollution, making
it difficult to survive.
Observingthatitisim-
perative to stop air pollu-
tion in the interest of
public health, the court
asked the state to submit
its report before the next
hearing, scheduled for
after the Diwali break.
During the hearing,
the state government
and Gujarat Pollution
ControlBoardsubmitted
that they are well aware
of the air pollution gen-
erated by coal and that
the state is taking steps
to reduce industrial coal
consumption. Respond-
ing to the court’s query
on completely banning
the use of coal, the state
replied that it is explor-
ing extra supplies of al-
ternative fuel, without
which it cannot ban coal
completely
.
The GPCB further
submitted that air pollu-
tion is higher than per-
mitted in cities like
Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Va-
dodara, and Jamnagar.
“Theboardiswellaware
that air pollution is af-
fecting public health
but, unfortunately, the
entire state does not
have a CNG and PNG
network. Besides, the
constantly rising prices
of gas make it impracti-
cal as a fuel option,” it
said.
Submitting that dust
and transport are
equally responsible for
air pollution, GPCB
also asked that the
court implead the en-
ergy and transport de-
partment as a respond-
ent in the case.
State, GPCB say they are aware of the air pollution caused by
industrial use of coal. —FILE PHOTO
—FILE
PHOTO
We are keeping watch
on CM: CR Patil
First India Bureau
Mehsana/Surat:
They say honesty is
the best policy
. How-
ever, the state leader-
ship of the Bharatiya
Janata Party seems to
think that Chief Min-
ister Bhupendra Patel
may be too “straight-
forward” for his own
good.
Speaking at a Ra-
bari community event
in Mehsana on Friday
,
BJP state unit chief
CR Patil said, “We
keep watch on the
Chief Minister. He as
so straightforward
that anyone can easily
get his/her work
done. We have to make
sure that he is not
taken for granted.”
On the face of it,
thisseemstobeashow
of support for CM Pa-
tel, who took the helm
after former CM Vijay
Rupani quit in Sep-
tember.
However, Rajasthan
Health Minister and
newly appointed Con-
gress in-chargefor Gu-
jarat Dr Raghu Shar-
ma has called out Patil
for this statement, his
second within the
spaceof oneweek,tak-
ing it to mean that the
latter is in command
of the government.
Dr Sharma—who is
currently in Patil’s
hometown of Surat—
said, “Patil is a don.
The BJP appointed a
Patel chief minister
to appease the Patidar
community, but Patil
has total control of
the government.”
Meanwhile, CM Pa-
tel told the gathering
in Mehsana that FIRs
(first incident re-
ports) can’t be filed
against the Rabari
community—barely
24 hours after the
Ahmedabad Munici-
pal Corporation in an
affidavit before the
High Court submit-
ted that 177 cases
have been filed
against cattle owners
as a means to curb
the stray animal men-
ace. The CM also
praised the commu-
nity for its approach
to resolving internal
disputes.
It is also to be noted
that CM Patel has
made no direct allega-
tions against political
opponents or tried to
impress party work-
ers with big claims or
showcasing of having
total control on the
government, since
coming to power.
BJP state unit president CR Patil and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel at an event in
Mehsana district.
Although the BJP
has appointed
Bhupendra
Patel Chief
Minister,
Patil controls
the govt: Dr
Raghu Sharma
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Police jawans, as well as personnel of the Border Security Force, ITBP, CISF and CRPF rehearse ahead of the Ekta parade to be held on October 31, as part of the
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations near the 182-metre-tall structure dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kevadia. Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary has been
commemorated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) with a national-level celebration at the Statue of Unity since 2014. This year, attendees will include Union
Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

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First India Bureau
Surat: The National
Green Tribunal has
issued notices to sev-
eral authorities in-
cluding the Central
and Gujarat Pollu-
tion Control Boards,
the Coastal Zone
Management Au-
thority, and the state
government on the
issue of regarding
tar balls washing up
on the south Gujarat
coastline.
NGT noted that
thousands of tonnes of
oil debris and tar balls
continue to wash up on
the shores of Maha-
rashtra, Gujarat, Goa,
Diu, and Daman.
“Meetings conduct-
ed under the assis-
tance of Gujarat Pollu-
tion Control Board as
well as the Central Pol-
lution Control Board,
with participation
from the Coast Guard
and National Institute
of Oceanography to
find out the source of
this debris have made
any difference. Such
continuous spillage of
oil would definitely af-
fect the marine envi-
ronment and cause sig-
nificant disturbance to
the coastal marine
habitat in Maharash-
tra, Gujarat, Goa, Diu,
and Daman,” it said.
The Brackish Water
Research Centre in Su-
rat has filed a case to
prevent oil spills in the
region.
“The oil is polluting
both the sea and the
coast. It is adversely af-
fecting fishes and fish-
ermen, too,” MSH
Shaikh of the BWRC
told First India.
He further explained
that oil spills seem to
increase in the mon-
soon season, which is
the breeding season
for fishes and other
aquatic life.
“The institute has
written to several au-
thorities but to no
avail. Tar-ball deposits
are increasing. The
government needs to
study pre- and post-
monsoon scenarios.
The sand also needs to
be inspected. It is high
time that oil compa-
nies paid a price for
polluting our seas. A
parallel study needs to
be carried out on the
adverse effects on the
fishermen,” he added.
Surat’s Brackish Water Research Centre says oil spills increase in monsoon, hit fish and fishers
Debris from oil spills (inset) have washed up on Surat’s Dumas beach, marring its unique black sand.
NGT SAYS
Surat-SharjahflighttoresumeonMonday
First India Bureau
Surat: After more
than a year’s hiatus,
Air India Express
will resume its inter-
national flight from
Surat to Sharjah. Air
India officials at Su-
rat airport said that
the flight will be op-
erational from No-
vember 1.
The flight’s opera-
tions were halted in
March of last year due
to the COVID-19 pan-
demic.
The flight’s ticket
price is expected to be
around Rs22,000, ac-
cording to available
information. This is a
massive jump from
the previous price of
around Rs8,000.
The flight was part
of the Centre’s Vande
Bharat Mission,
which aimed to re-
turn Indian citizens
to the country follow-
ing the outbreak of
the pandemic.
FINAL COUNTDOWN
NGT ISSUES NOTICE ON OIL DEBRIS,
TAR BALLS ON SOUTH GUJ COAST
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: City-
based business and
communication insti-
tute MICA is gearing
up to host its second
virtual International
C o m m u n i c a t i o n
Management Confer-
ence (ICMC 2022),
which will take place
on January 4.
The four-day event,
on the theme ‘The Fu-
ture of Business in a
Digital Era: Data, Ana-
lytics, and Narratives’,
will bring together re-
search scholars and
industry experts to dis-
cuss and understand
newer narratives in a
changing world.
This year, ICMC will
have the University of
Southampton, United
Kingdom, as its aca-
demic partner.
With industry-led
talks, business leaders’
panels, and teach-in
sessions with experts,
the conference plat-
form will provide in-
sights into emerging
narratives, ideas, prac-
tices, and approaches
to the future of busi-
ness in a digital era.
ICMC co-chairs Prof.
Ashutosh Dutt and
Prof. Dharun Kasil-
ingam said, “ICMC
2022 is all about the fu-
ture of business in the
digital world driven by
analytics. We will pre-
sent, discuss, and de-
bate issues that are
most pertinent to new-
age businesses. With
the University of
Southampton, UK, as
our conference partner
and participation from
all over the world, the
conference will have a
global focus.”
Business in the digital era takes centre stage
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
MICA Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
MICA set to
host 2nd int’l
conference on
the issue
Gujwitnesses22
newnCoVcasesas
14patientsrecover
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Gu-
jarat saw another
22 new cases of
COVID-19 in the 24
hours ended 5pm
on Friday, taking
the total tally to
8,26526, the health
department said.
With no fresh fa-
talities attributed to
the virus during the
day, the death toll
since March 2020 re-
mains steady at
10,088.
At least 14 patients
were discharged
from hospitals
around the state,
taking the total num-
ber of recoveries to
8,16,246. There are
now 192 cases of
COVID-19 active in
Gujarat.
Of the day’s addi-
tions, Vadodara led
with seven cases, fol-
lowed by Surat with
five cases,
Ahmedabad and Val-
sad with four each,
and Junagadh and
Kutch with one each.
AMRELI PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
ARRESTED ON RAPE CHARGES
STUDENTS CREATE RANGOLI TO
THANK PM FOR 100 CR VACCINES
Amreli: A court has sent public prosecutor Ajay
Pandya, who was arrested for rape, to judicial cus-
tody after a woman alleged that he raped her twice
in his office over the past month. The woman told
the police that he recorded the first rape and used it
to blackmail her into having sex with him again. The
Amreli district bar association on Friday submitted
a memorandum to the district collector requesting a
fair investigation into the matter.
Vadodara: Students from Nutan Public School in
Vadodara created a 2600 square foot rangoli to
thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reaching
the milestone of one billion COVID-19 vaccina-
tions. In less than three hours, 60 students from
the school created the rangoli. “It’s a thank you
gesture from the students to the Prime Minister for
achieving 100 crore vaccinations in the country. To
prepare the rangoli and send their greetings, they
use six to seven colours to draw images of doctors,
nurses, and vaccines,” Deepali Verma, principal of
Nutan Public School, said.
27 PERSONS BOOKED IN 10 CASES
OVER POLICE PAY PROTESTS
25 OUT OF EVERY 1,000 BABIES
BORN IN GUJARAT DIE
Gandhinagar: Twenty-seven persons across the
state have been booked in 10 cases under the Po-
lice (Incitement to Disaffection) Act and the Police
Forces (Restrictions of Rights) Act, the Gujarat
police said in a statement. Police have also initiated
inquiries against 229 police personnel for their
alleged involvement for spreading misinformation
about the grade pay and related issues. Police have
organised 1,689 camps for open discussions of
issues, the statement added.
Ahmedabad: A recently released report for 2019
shows that Gujarat has not seen much improvement
compared to other developed states in terms of child
mortality. Data shows that 25 of every 1,000 babies
born in Gujarat die, compared to six in Kerala, 17 in
Maharashtra, 15 in Tamil Nadu, 20 in West Bengal,
and Jammu and Kashmir, 11 in Delhi, 19 in Punjab
and 21 in Karnataka. Within Gujarat, the infant mor-
tality rate in rural areas is 29, and 18 in urban areas.
In the rural areas of the state, the rate is 30 for males
and 29 for females, while in urban areas, the rate is
19 for males and 17 for females.
DALIT FAMILY ATTACKED FOR
VISITING TEMPLE; 20 BOOKED
Gandhidham: Six members of a Dalit family were
allegedly attacked by around 20 men for visiting a
temple in their village near Gandhidham in Kutch
district, police said on Friday. The case has been
registered on the charges of attempt to murder, da-
coity, robbery, assault, and under relevant sections
of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, deputy
superintendent of police Kishorsinh Zala said. No
arrests have been made so far. As per the FIR, the
accused were angry that Govind Vaghela and his
family had visited the Ram temple at Ner village on
October 20 to offer prayers. On October 26, Vaghela
was at his shop, when he learnt that some persons
had destroyed his standing crop by sending cattle
into his field. When the complainant and his uncle
Ganesh Vaghela reached the spot, the accused at-
tacked them with pipes, sticks and sharp weapons
for visiting the temple, the police said.
192
07 MAX
CASES IN
V’DARA
ACTIVE CASES
8,16,246
TOTAL RECOVERED
14
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
8,26,526
TOTAL CASES
22 CASES IN
A DAY
10,088
TOTAL DEATHS
00 DEATHS
IN A DAY
COVID-19
UPDATE
8,26,526
With less than a week left for Diwali, Ahmedabad’s old city area saw massive crowds of shoppers looking for crackers, clothes, and
new diaries ahead of the Gujarati New Year, on Friday. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI

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its Peak! Registers a remarkable 89%
increase Chart with upwards trend in
Q2 over Q1 in FY 2021-22. With Govt’s
fiscal measures, soaring domestic
demand sustained improvement in
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If we could see the
miracle of a single
flower clearly, our whole
life would change.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
FACEBOOK GETS A
NEW NAME BUT
WILL IT RESOLVE
ALGORITHM ISSUES
he Bard famously
said in Romeo and
Juliet, “What’s in a
name? That which
we call a rose by any
other name would smell as
sweet.” The quote aptly fits Fa-
cebook which has now got a new
name---Meta. Despite the com-
pany undergoing a name
change, the social media plat-
form may still smell as odious as
there won’t be any rechristening
of the platform. Not much will
change if Facebook doesn’t fix
problems with its algorithm
which is biased towards the
right wing. The inadequate su-
pervision over content has land-
ed the company in its worst cri-
sis yet. Lack of proper modera-
tion of content on Instagram
has put Facebook’s safety meas-
ures under sharp scrutiny
.
By going Meta, Facebook is
betting big on metaverse with an
eye on Virtual Reality and Aug-
mented Reality which will make
the internet a 3-D experience.
Not much is known about the
metaverse. One can assume that
Mark Zuckerberg will address
the issues at hand before taking
a user on technology joyride.
TOP TWEETS
T
JJM IS NOT JUST NUMBER ABOUT
NO OF TAP WATER CONNECTIONS,
IT’S A WOMEN REVOLUTION
UNOPS introduces a new participatory tool for water quality monitoring by women under Jal Jeevan Mission
he recognition of women’s
social rights has been and is
a long and difficult process;
however, gender parity for
basic rights such as access to
clean drinking water is no
more a farfetched dream.
Water is necessary for life,
and for numerous derived es-
sential applications ranging
from industry
, agriculture,
drinking, sanitation, and hy-
giene. Recognizing the impor-
tance of accessing water, the
United Nations Sustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs)em-
phasizes on “clean water and
sanitation”(targets6.1and6.2)
ensuringsustainableandequi-
table access to water for all.
It is also a known fact that
family’s lack of access to wa-
ter disproportionately falls
on women and she devotes on
an average 150 million work-
days every year fetching wa-
ter which could have been
used otherwise on education,
skill development and/or for
their own physical and men-
tal well-being.
Several studies conducted
over more than two decades
worldwide have concluded
that the role of women in the
water segment implies more
substantial improvements in
leadership, transparency and
sustainability of water sup-
plies when men and women
are equally involved, com-
paredtocasesinwhichwomen
aremarginallyornotinvolved
at all. As a matter of fact, an
assessment conducted by the
World Bank, presented that
simply involving women can
increase the effectiveness of
water projects by six to seven
times over those that do not.
On 15 August 2019, only 3.23
crore rural households out of
a total 19.18 crore had piped
water connections. Under Jal
Jeevan Mission, about 43 per
cent rural households have
been provided with tap water
connections till date and 100
per cent homes in six states
and Union Territories are
having tap water supply, as
per official data.
However,thebroaderobjec-
tive is not just increasing the
‘number’ of functional tap
water connections. The focus
of Jal Jeevan Mission is to
initiate a women-driven revo-
lution to decentralize the sys-
tem and empower communi-
ties, especially women to ad-
dress their water concerns
themselves.Today
,ruralwom-
en are breaking glass ceilings
by stepping into traditionally
male dominated roles like
plumbers, masons, electri-
cians etc.as well as testing wa-
ter quality and updating re-
sultsontheportalthemselves.
The Jal Jeevan Mission em-
phasizing on ‘water quality’
in the very definition of func-
tionality and water testing is
considered a priority under
JJM for monitoring the oper-
ation of water supply, verifi-
cation of the safety of drink-
ing water, investigation of
disease outbreaks, validation
process and preventive meas-
ures. As per the operational
guidelines, the surveillance
of waterqualityatgrassroots
will be the responsibility of
the GPs/ rural community
.
The United Nations Office
of Project Services (UNOPS)
is a sector partner to the Min-
istry of Jal Shakti to support
Jal Jeevan Mission and is
currently working in 11 dis-
tricts of Bundelkhand, Vind-
hya and Prayagraj regions of
Uttar Pradesh. Despite avail-
ability of ample sources of
water in rural areas of Uttar
Pradesh, quality of water
has always been an issue.
The possible sources of
contamination include natu-
rally occurring chemicals
and minerals (for example,
arsenic, fluoride, iron, ura-
nium etc) in the earth layer;
local land use practices (for
example, fertilizers, pesti-
cides, livestock, concentrated
feeding operations etc); man-
ufacturing processes (for ex-
ample, heavy metals, cya-
nide) near the drinking water
sources; malfunctioning on-
site wastewater treatment
systems (for example, septic
systems and twin pit toilets)
and microbial contamination
through mixture of wastewa-
ter in the drinking water
source or distribution line.
To address the issues per-
taining to water quality
, under
Information, Education
Communication activities, a
new innovative tool “Commu-
nity Led Action for Sanitary
Surveillance ” (CLASS) was
developed and introduced by
UNOPS, not only to motivate
the community to be actively
involvedintheprogrammebut
also to develop a participatory
model of community based
water quality monitoring sys-
tem at the grass root level.
The process of CLASS be-
gins with an initial introduc-
tion and rapport building
with community members.
Then UNOPS facilitates the
discussion on mapping of wa-
ter borne diseases, expendi-
ture on water and sanitation
related illnesses and how it
can be minimized. This is fol-
lowed by selection and train-
ing of five women from the
community who analyse all
drinking water sources in the
village for chemical and bac-
teriological contamination
using Field Test Kits (FTKs)
as well as conduct a sanitary
survey
. The details of the
women trained are captured
on JJM-IMIS portal The re-
sults are shared with the larg-
ercommunityaswellasreme-
dial action based on the find-
ingsof waterqualitymonitor-
ing exercise are demonstrat-
ed. Safe and unsafe water
sources are identified and fi-
nalized by the community
.
The outcomes lead to col-
lective realization of risks as-
sociated with different sourc-
es and related water usage,
handling and management
practices and could trigger
collective action at the com-
munity level. In case of bacte-
riological contamination,
which is a universal phenom-
enon in the state of Uttar
Pradesh,therealizationcould
include that people in the vil-
lage are drinking fecal parts
mixed in water. As the tests
are demonstrated in public
view, it creates a sense of dis-
gust and triggers immediate
collective action for remedial
measures such as boiling wa-
ter before use and addition of
chlorine and bleaching pow-
der to ensure safe use by all in
the village. If chemical con-
tamination is observed in the
drinking water sources, the
samples are sent for further
lab testing to district admin-
istration and followed up at
Block level and Jal Nigam for
remedial action. In all cases,
the problems escalate to the
Pradhanandfinallytothedis-
trict administration which
takes the final call.
These identified women
will gradually undertake
complete responsibility of
taking it forward. These com-
munity facilitators would be
the natural leaders who
would emerge during the pro-
cess of CLASS facilitation on
the ground during the initial
facilitation. The community
facilitatorsmayincludemem-
bers from different kinds of
community-based organiza-
tions such as SHGs, VWSC,
ASHA, along with communi-
ty level workers such as
ANMs, teachers etc. The
members of Gram Panchayat
could also be identified and
encouraged to be CLASS fa-
cilitators. Besides all this, any
willing person from the vil-
lage emerging as a natural
leader could be groomed as a
community facilitator.
The ideal outcome of the
exercise is that external fa-
cilitators do not press the
community either for initiat-
ing collective action or action
planning. This should come
about as a considered and
wilful action by the commu-
nity to take their own deci-
sion to protect their drinking
water sources. This can be
replicable in any village for
any drinking water source.
Empoweringwomentolead
water quality surveillance by
integrating technology
, the
Ministry of Jal Shakti has de-
velopedadedicateddashboard
The – Jal Jeevan Mission Wa-
ter Quality Management In-
formation System (JJM
WQMIS), in partnership with
the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR), and also
launchedamobileapplication
forwaterqualitymanagement
on Gandhi Jayanti this year.
All water quality data is avail-
able in the public domain, i.e.
no. of labs, nearest lab, water
sample testing details, etc.
The app also alerts the local
authorities for remedial ac-
tion, wherever required. This
ease of access to readily avail-
able data will go a long way in
ensuring requisite policy im-
plementation for assured ser-
vice delivery
.
Water woes have always
been linked to women. Jal
Jeevan Mission links the so-
lution to women too. It ena-
bles and empowers women to
address their concerns them-
selves. Today, they are not
just planning the scheme of
water pipeline design in
their village, but also moni-
toring water quality, manag-
ing grey water through kitch-
en gardening, being trained
as plumbers and technicians
as well as finding enough
time to build, not just their
knowledge and skill but also
their health and hygiene.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
MADHURI SHUKLA
The writer is National Communication
Consultant at the United Nations
Office for Project Services
Water woes have
always been linked to
women. Jal Jeevan
Mission links the solution
to women too. It enables
and empowers women to
address their concerns
themselves
The Jal Jeevan Mission
emphasizing on ‘water
quality’ in the very definition
of functionality and water
testing is considered a
priority under JJM for
monitoring the operation of
water supply, verification of
the safety of drinking water,
investigation of disease
outbreaks, validation process
and preventive measures. As
per the operational
guidelines, the surveillance of
water quality at grass roots
will be the responsibility of
the GPs/ rural community

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INDIA
06
ROADS RE-OPEN! Ghazipur border opened after removal
of barricades where farmers are protesting against 3 new
agricultural laws, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘WILL GO TO
PARL TO SELL
OURCROPS’
Ghazipur (Uttar
Pradesh): Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU)
spokesperson Rake-
sh Tikait on Friday
said that they will go
to Parliament to sell
their crops.
They had put up
the barriers they are
now removing it.
Saukta Morch will
take a decision and
then we will proceed
accordingly
. We were
sitting here for the
last 11 months asking
to go to Delhi. We
were not being al-
lowed. We will now go
to Delhi to sell our
harvest. First, our
tractors will go to
Delhi, BKU spokes-
person said. —ANI
AMID SC ORDER...
Delhi Police at the farmers’ protest at Delhi’s Tikri
border amid a Supreme Court hearing that has
highlighted how traffic in the area had been stopped
by authorities and not by the demonstrators.
BARRICADES
REMOVED FROM
GAZIPUR, TIKRI
New Delhi: After almost 11
months of being blocked
due to the farmers’ agita-
tion against Central farm
laws, Delhi Police has
started removing bar-
ricades and cemented
blocks put up at the
Gazipur and Tikri borders.
The process of opening
the roads has been started
from one side of the car-
riageway for vehicles going
from Gaziabad to New
Delhi at the Gazipur border.
AIKS WELCOMES
REMOVAL OF
BARRICADES
New Delhi: After police
barricades were removed
from Ghazipur and Tikri
borders, AIKS General
Secretary Hannan Mollah
welcomed decision and
said that this would help
protesting farmers come
to Delhi and meet officials
put forward demands.
He said if govt is willing
to talk then we would
hold a meeting with
SKM and would meet
Prez, PM MPs.”
Rakesh Tikait reacts
over Delhi Police
removing barricades
from Ghazipur border
1
We have received an
order to remove
barricades and road
has been opened for
public: Ghazipur
Police personnel
2
Gazipur, Tikri
borders was shut for
over 11 months ever
since the farmers’
agitation started
3
If roads are open we will go to Delhi, we
will go to Parliament to sell our crop. PM
had said that farmers can sell crops
anywhere. Now we will tell the farmers
where to sell the crops whose harvest
remains unsold. SKM, an umbrella
organisation of various farmer
unions protesting against 3
farm laws, will decide the
future course of the protest.
—RAKESH TIKAIT, BKU Spokesperson
Varun Gandhi
@varungandhi80
Till there is no
statutory guarantee of
MSP, farmers will con-
tinue to be exploited in
such mandis. Strict action
should be taken on this.
Barbed wires and
barricades are being
removed from the site
at Ghazipur border, New
Delhi on Friday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
CRUCIAL READ
UNION MINISTER NAQVI, U’KHAND CM
DHAMI INAUGURATE ‘HUNAR HAAT MELA’
Dehradun: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
and Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi inaugurated Hunar Haat Mela at Race
Course Dehradun on Friday, informed CMO. In this
program organized on occasion of 75th I-Day Amrit
Mahotsav, more than 500 handicraftsmen and skilled
craftsmen from more than 30 states and union ter-
ritories are participating in the Hunar Haat Mela.
CHANNI MEETS
AJAY MAKEN IN
NEW DELHI
New Delhi: Punjab
Chief Minister Charanjit
Singh Channi met Con-
gress General Secretary
Ajay Maken in New
Delhi on Friday. Maken
and Channi met at
12D Ferozeshah Road,
where their meeting
lasted for about 20 min-
utes. Post the meeting,
Punjab CM Channi left
for Punjab from Delhi.
Meanwhile, during
the day, Maken also
launched Pol Khol Yatra
by showing Congress
flag at Karol Bagh.
GOVT APPROVES
8.5 PC INTEREST
ON EPF FOR FY’21
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has approved
8.5% rate of interest on
employees’ provident
fund for the 2020-21
fiscal, source said. Just
ahead of Diwali, this is
a good news for over
five crore subscrib-
ers of the EPFO. The
8.5% rate of interest on
provident fund deposits
for last financial year
was decided by EPFO’s
apex decision mak-
ing body CBT headed
by Labour Minister in
March this year.
CHIDAMBARAM
ATTACKS CENTRE
OVER PEGASUS
New Delhi: Senior
Congress leader
P Chidambaram on
Friday attacked the
Centre over the Pegasus
snooping matter citing
the Israeli envoy’s
remarks that his country
does not allow firms like
NSO to sell products
to non-governmental
actors, and claimed
that in India’s case, the
“buyer was certainly the
GoI”. SC on Wednesday
set up a panel to probe
alleged use of Israeli
spyware Pegasus for
surveillance in India.
K’TAKA REFERS
DRUG, BITCOIN
PROBE TO ED, CBI
Bengaluru: The Karna-
taka Government has
referred ‘drugs and
bitcoin scam’ to ED
and CBI because of the
international nature of
transactions. Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai
on Friday said, “Of-
ficials have conducted
an enquiry. K’taka govt
had filed case in 2020
and we’ve completed
the investigation in 3
cases and they have
been charge-sheeted.”
His govt has launched
a crackdown on drugs,
bitcoin, online gaming.
MANDAVIYA LAUNCHES PNEUMOCOCCAL
CONJUGATE VAX IMMUNISATION EVENT
New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday launched
the nationwide expansion of Pneumococcal Conju-
gate Vaccine (PCV) under
the Universal Immunisa-
tion Programme (UIP) as
a part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ celebration. As
per the MoHFW, communi-
cation packages on PCV to create widespread mass
awareness has been shared with all UTs and States
for further adaptation and utilization.
GOA 2022 POLLS
I am here to help, not to
capture power, says Mamata
Panaji: Ahead of the
2022 assembly elections,
WB CM and All India
TMC supremo Mamata
Banerjee in Goa on Fri-
day said that she is not
there for power but to
help the people of the
state. “I believe in secu-
larism. I believe in uni-
ty
. I believe India is our
motherland. If Bengal
is my motherland, then
Goa is also my mother-
land,” she added.
Meanwhile, on a day
when PM Narendra
Modi arrived in Rome
to attend the G-20 sum-
mit ahead of his visit to
the Vatican, Banerjee
slammed the BJP-led
Centre for not allowing
her to visit the Vatican
and meet Pope Francis
last month. “Ask BJP
people why they did not
allow me to go to Rome,
Vatican? Why not? That
day Congress did not
say it was wrong. (It
was) for an internation-
al peace conference,”
Banerjee said at a party
event near Panaji. —ANI
Mamata Banerjee waves to the supporters in presence of TMC leader
Luizinho Faleiro during her visit to Malin Jetty in Panaji on Friday.
Bengal is a very
strong state. We
want to see Goa as
a strong state in the future.
We want to see the new
dawn of Goa. Somebody’s
questioning ‘Mamata is in
Bengal, how will she do it
in Goa?’ Why not? I’m
Indian, I can go anywhere.
You can go anywhere.
—Mamata Banerjee, TMC Supremo
ACTOR NAFISA
ALI, MRINALINI
JOIN TRINAMOOL
Panaji: Ahead of Goa
Polls 2022, TMC on Fri-
day inducted Bollywood
actor Nafisa Ali and
Mrinalini Deshprabhu
into the party. Announc-
ing their induction into
the party, official handle
of TMC shared pictures
of Ali and Deshprabhu on
their social media handle.
“We wholeheartedly
welcome both leaders”
the TMC said.
TENNIS STAR
LEANDER PAES
JOINS TMC
Indian tennis ace and
Olympic medal winner
Leander Paes joined
TMC in a formal induc-
tion ceremony in Goa in
the presence of WB CM
Mamata Banerjee on Fri-
day. WB CM was in Goa
on a three-day visit.
RAJNATH LAUDS PM MODI
FOR DOING ‘GREAT WORK’
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Friday said in inde-
pendent India, the big-
gest challenge before
politics and politicians
have been a crisis of
credibility and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has overcome it
with a deep understand-
ing of Indian society
.
“You might have felt
that in independent In-
dia, the biggest chal-
lenge before politics and
politicians has been a
crisis of credibility
. Due
to the difference be-
tween words and deeds
of politicians, people’s
trust in them lessened
gradually,” he said.
Lauding the PM for do-
ing “great work”, Singh
said that he accepted
this crisis of credibility
as a challenge and over-
came it. —ANI
Rajnath Singh addresses during the valedictory session of a
National Conference on ‘Delivering Democracy: Reviewing Two
Decades of Narendra Modi as Head of Government’ in New Delhi.
IN THE COURTYARD
DELHI HC TO HEAR
PETITIONS ON PM
CARES ON NOV 18
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC on Friday agreed to
hear plea related to the
PM’s Citizen Assistance
and Relief in Emergen-
cy Situations Fund on
November 18. A bench
of CJ DN Patel and Jus-
tice Jyoti Singh allowed
early hearing of the pe-
titions filed by Samyak
Gangwal who sought to
declare the PM CARES
Fund a “State” under
the Constitution and to
restrain it from using
PM of India or PM
including its abbrevia-
tions in its name, and
on its website.
CENTRAL VISTA
LAND USE PLEA IN
SC ON NOV 16
New Delhi: The SC
Friday adjourned to
November 16 the
hearing on a petition
challenging the change
in land use of a plot
where the new official
residences of the Vice-
President and the PM
are stipulated as part of
the ambitious Central
Vista project in Lutyens’
Delhi. “We are informed
that a reply affidavit
has been filed online.
Copy of the reply to
be kept in the paper
book. Petitioner granted
time to file rejoinder as
prayed,” bench said.
CHAHAL FELICITATED FOR
EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP!
qbal Singh Chahal was Awarded Certificate of Recognition by the Kingdom of
Spain by Counsel General Fernando Heredia, on the occasion of National Day of
Spain on Oct 27, for exemplary leadership and excellence in crisis management
of Covid-19 pandemic management in Mumbai. The function was attended
by Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Aaditya Thackeray and
Counsel Generals of over 40 countries in the World, based in Mumbai.
I

WHAT IS
RELATIONSHIP
SABOTAGE?
R
elationship sabo-
tage as self-defeat-
ing attitudes and
behaviours in (and
out of) relationships.
These stop relation-
ships succeeding, or
lead people to give up
on them, justifying
why these relation-
ships fail. Most impor-
tantly, relationship sab-
otage is a self-protection
strategy for a win-win
outcome. For example, you
might feel you win if the re-
lationship survives despite
your defensive strategies. Al-
ternatively, if the relationship
fails, your beliefs and choice to pro-
tect yourself are validated.
SO, WHAT
WE CAN
YOU DO
ABOUT IT?
I
have seen countless testimo-
nials from people who sabo-
taged their relationships and
felt helpless and hopeless. But here
are three ways to do something about it:
Insight:weneedtoknowwhowearefirst,
and the “baggage” we bring to relationships. Be
honestwithyourself andyourpartneraboutyour
fears and what you might be struggling with
Expectations: we need to manage
our expectations of ro-
mantic engagements.
Understand what you
can realistically ex-
pect of yourself and
your partners
Collaboration: you
need to collaborate with
your partner to implement
strategies to maintain a
healthy relationship. This
means learning how to
communicate better
(across all topics, while
being honest) and show-
ing flexibility and
understanding,
e s p e c i a l l y
when dealing
with conflict.
Above all, be-
lieve you can
have healthy
relationships
and deserve
to be loved.
LACK OF RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
T
his is when someone has limited insight or awareness into
destructive tendencies in relationships. This may be a re-
sult of poor relationship role models, or negative interac-
tions and outcomes from previous relationships. One research
participant said: ‘’What used to hold me back was lack of
experience, poor relationship examples (from my par-
ents), and my own immaturity.’’ But relationship
skills can be learned. Healthy relationships can
help foster relationship skills and in turn lessen
the effects of defensiveness and trust difficulty.
R
elationship sabotage does not necessarily end
relationships. This depends on whether these
patterns are long term. For singles, relation-
ship sabotage might prevent you from starting a
relationship in the first place. For people in relation-
ships, a long-term effect of repeatedly using self-
defensive strategies might be to see your fears turn
into reality, like a self-fulfilling prophecy.Diffi-
culties in intimate relationships are
among the top main reasons for seek-
ing counselling. Such difficulties
are also significant contribu-
tors to anxiety, depression
and suicidal thoughts.
TALKING POINT
07
RECOGNISE ANY
OF THESE PATTERNS?
R
elationship sabotage is not a “one off ” moment in
a relationship. It happens when fear triggers pat-
terns of responses from one relationship to the next.
My research highlights three main patterns of attitudes
and behaviours to look out for.
TRUST DIFFICULTY
H
aving difficulty trusting others involves struggling
to believe romantic partners and perhaps feeling
jealous of their attention to others. People who
feel this way might not feel safe and avoid feeling
vulnerable in relationships. This is often a result
of past experiences of having trust betrayed, or
expecting to be betrayed. Betrayals could be as
a result of small deceptions (a white lie) or big-
ger deceptions (infidelity).People explained
choosing not to trust, or being unable to trust,
was a way of avoiding being hurt again.
One research participant said:’’ I no
longer trust my romantic part-
ners 100%. I will always be
thinking about what I
would do if they left or
cheated, so I never get
fully invested’’.
DEFENSIVENESS
D
efensiveness, such as being angry or aggres-
sive, is a counter-attack to a perceived
threat. People who are defensive are mo-
tivated by wanting to validate themselves; they
are looking to prove themselves right and protect
their self-esteem. Threats that trigger defensive-
ness are a previous relationship trauma, difficulty
with self-esteem, loss of hope, the possibility of
getting hurt again, and fear of failure, rejection,
abandonment and commitment. However, de-
fensiveness is an instinctive response that
sometimes makes sense. People can believe
relationships often end up in “heart break”.
One research participant was tired of being
criticised and having their feelings mis-
understood: ‘’I protect myself from
getting hurt in a romantic rela-
tionship by putting up all of
my walls and not letting go
of my guard’’.
WAYSWESABOTAGERELATIONSHIPSAND
WAYS TO
KICK THE
HABIT
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
W
e found people sabotage their relation-
ships mainly because of fear. This is
despite wanting an intimate relation-
ship.As Sam Smith says in
his song Too Good at
Goodbyes. How-
ever, fear re-
sponses are
not always
visible or
easy to iden-
tify. This is
because our
emotions are lay-
ered to protect us.
Fear is a vulnera-
ble (and core)
emotion, which
is commonly
hidden be-
neath sur-
face (or sec-
o n d a r y )
emotions,
such as
d e f e n -
s i v e -
ness.
THE COST OF
THE COST OF
RELATIONSHIP
RELATIONSHIP
SABOTAGE
SABOTAGE

Problems and difficulties are a
part of life, they make us learn
and grow, what is needed is the
correct mindset!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
Cops on hot pursuit of
woman victim of social
media black mailing
FinanceDeptgetsregular
head,butHome’sadditional
chargewithACSIndustries
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad/Vals-
ad: Ahmedabad po-
lice are searching
for three persons
who were blackmail-
ing a woman by cir-
culating her photos
and videos on social
media. Valsad Police
have arrested an ac-
cused from Hy-
derabad for this
from a woman of
Valsad city.
In Ahmedabad,
Ranip police are in-
vestigating into a
woman’s attempt of
suicide case. She in
her suicide note has
alleged that three
persons are black-
mailing her to circu-
late her photos and
video’s on social me-
dia. They are threat-
ening that if she
does not withdraw a
complaint against
Jalabhai Karshanb-
hai, against whom
she had lodged a
complaint in this
August, for the of-
fence of harassment
Jalabhai is in jail.
In this connection,
Jalabhai’s three
friends are threaten-
ing her. Twice they
had picked her up in
two different cars
and were threaten-
ing her to withdraw
the case or they will
upload her video
clip on social media,
that is shared to
them by Jalabhai,
second time they
showed her acid bot-
tle and threatened to
pour it on her face.
It was difficult for
her to venture out of
her house alone and
so she had con-
sumed poison.
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The
Gujarat Government
on Friday trans-
ferred 10 IAS offic-
ers. With the appoint-
ment of JP Gupta as
full-fledged Principal
Secretary (Finance),
the government has
hinted of a regular
budget in March. Si-
multaneously, the
government has re-
tained the additional
charge of Home De-
partment with Addi-
tional Chief Secre-
tary (Industries and
Mines), signalling
that it is yet to zero in
on a suitable officer
for the post.
The new Bhupen-
dra Patel Govern-
ment has asked MK
Das, Additional
Chief Secretary
(Transports and
Ports), to continue
with the same portfo-
lio. Das was ACS to
the former Chief
Minister Vijay Ru-
pani.
Whereas Secretary
Ashwani Kumar is
now transferred and
posted as Sports,
Youth and Cultural
Activities Depart-
ment, he was Secre-
tary to the former
CM. Ashwani Kumar
to also hold addition-
al charge of Director
General of Sports
Authority of Gujarat.
Commercial Tax
Chief Commissioner
J P Gupta is the new
Principal Secretary
(Finance), Secretary
Finance (Economic
Affairs) Milind
Torawane will hold
additional charge of
Chief Commissioner
(Commercial Tax).
Avantika Singh
Aulakh, Secretary to
the Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel,
will hold additional
charge of Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the
Gujarat Infrastruc-
ture Development
Board. Saidingpuii
Chhakchuak, Addi-
tional Secretary, Fi-
nance (Budget), will
hold additional
charge of Director
Gujarat Energy De-
velopment Agency
.
Botad Collector
Tushar Sumera is
transferred and ap-
pointed Collector
Bharuch, B A Shah
will be replacing him
as Botad Collector.
IAS Kamal Shah is
appointed as Addi-
tional Industries
Commissioner.
Cops with the accused.
First India Bureau
Surat: The Diwali sea-
son looks good for the
diamond industry, but
not so for thousands of
artisans who won’t get
any Diwali bonus.
While there are only 350
registered diamond fac-
tories in Surat, over
2,000 unregistered dia-
mond factories are op-
erating here.
Even in registered
factories, about 80%
factories do not give bo-
nus to the jewelers. The
diamond workers union
has claimed that earlier
they used to give the bo-
nus in cash but this
time it has also been
cancelled.
The last six months
have seen a huge up-
surge in the diamond
industry, especially in
the jewellery industry,
which is once again in
demand in China and
the US. But the Diwali
of the gem artisans has
not made any difference
against the income
earned by the diamond
industrialists. There
has been a lot of talk
over the years about
giving bonuses to gem
artists. But the manag-
ers of 80% of the dia-
mond factories do not
even give bonuses to the
millions of jewelers
working on Diwali.
Diamond Workers
Union President
Bhavesh Tank said even
the jewelers had to face
financial hardship.
There are still many
familieswhosefinancial
situation is not good.
Having been involved in
the diamond industry
for years, then too hun-
dreds of artisans are
deprived of bonus.
The jewelers has an
expectation that this
time after the lock-
down, the demand for
the diamond industry
in the international
market has increased.
Seeing this situation,
the jewelers will also be
paid a bonus in the
form of cash by the
managers of the person
this time. But despite
the boom, Diwali is be-
coming dull for jewel-
ers, he added.
Diamondindustrysparkling,butnottheartisans
DARK DIWALI?

—
FILE
PHOTO
ACB looking into corruption charges
against ex-VC of North Gujarat Univ
First India Bureau
Patan: The Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
Patan office has sum-
moned former vice-
chancellors and officers
of the Hemchandracha-
rya North Gujarat Uni-
versity (HNGU) to re-
cord their statement in
corruption allegations.
Sources said the mo-
ment media learnt
about the investigation
and reached the ACB of-
fice, two to three offic-
ers in waiting left the
ACB office and state-
ment recording was
stopped for a day
.
Patan sitting MLA
Kirit Patel has filed at
least one dozen com-
plaints alleging finan-
cial and other irregu-
laritiesintheUniversity
.
Including printing, ap-
pointment of junior
clerks, misuse of power
and printing orders. He
has alleged that these
complaints are pending
for some years, but now
the Education Minister
JituVaghaniandEduca-
tion Secretary S J Haid-
erhavestartedactingon
pending complaints.
Citingirregularitiesin
printingorders,Patelhas
said, four pages supple-
ments were printed 0.60
paisa per supplement till
2016 and 28 pages supple-
ments were printed at Rs
3.35 per supplement. In
the year 2017,2018 and
2019, four page supple-
mentswereprinted atRs
2.55 per supplement and
28 pages supplement at
Rs 8.55 per supplement.
By paying higher prices,
University officers and
office bearers have paid
Rs1.60crorestoprinters,
in which they have re-
ceived hefty kick backs.
North Guj University—FILE PHOTO
UNIQUE WEDDING
Gala wedding of 3 orphan women at Nari Sanrakshan Gruh in Rajkot on Friday performed in sign language. Rajkot District Collector Arun Mahesh Babu (in red), SP (Rural) Balram Meena, DDO
Dev Choudhary (in purple) and principal district judge Rajkot Utkarsh Desai
RAJKOT COPS HELP 22-YR-OLD GIRL TO
KICK DRUGS, PREPARE HER TO JOIN FORCE
Masuma Bharmal Jariwala
Rajkot: All of 22, Ami
Cholera was picked up
by the police from a Ra-
jkot hotel with two oth-
er drug addicts, includ-
ing her ex-husband
Akash Ambasana, on
October 21. A week lat-
er, Ami is now fast on
her way to become a
cop, being under active
deaddiction training
with the Rajkot police.
She tasted ganja the
first at 16 and this was
offered to her by Akash.
Ami told First India in
an exclusive interview,
“What started off as fun
became an addiction
within three-four days
and continued so far.
My life revolved around
drugs. I could not com-
mit suicide but wanted
to destroy myself. For
the past 6 months, I had
started taking MD in-
jections.”
So where did the
money come from? “I
used to get all my drug
supply from Rajkot and
got commission for rec-
ommending names. The
rest came from my
pocket money
. After get-
ting married to Akash,
he use to fulfill my
needs,” Ami said.
Ami who has studied
up to second year BCom
in English medium
made a stunning revela-
tionthat,“Of the100stu-
dents either of school or
college, around 80 are
drug addicts in Rajkot.
There is an entire chain
and mainly children of
wealthy family are in-
volved. My family came
to know about my addic-
tionjustayearago,”said
Ami, who was hooked
for over five years.
“But thanks to the po-
lice, today SOG (special
operations group) are
my family and friends. I
have kept no contact
with the outside world.
Today I feel there is a
bright future. I now
plan to join the police
force and help people
the way they have
helped me,” beams Ami.
It has been almost a
week now, Ami’s entire
routine is taken care by
the SOG team right
from dropping her at
coaching classes for
preparation of police
exam, to her lunch,
exam preparation and
physical fitness.
“Problems exist eve-
rywhere. It is crucial to
bring someone out of a
situation with a solu-
tion. In Ami’s case,
right from police com-
missioner to other staff,
are ensuring that the
girl makes her future.
We have purchased
books for her competi-
tive exam, got track
pants and shoes for her
to practice. She has al-
ready filled form for
competitive exam,”
said Aslam Ansari, PSI
SOG, who monitors
Ami’s routine.
“When I was first
asked to meet Ami, I
was in tears looking at
her age. At first, she
was quite aggressive,
but slowly gained con-
trol and now seems fo-
cused,” Shantuben
Muliya, a constable at
SOG and caretaker of
Ami, said.
THE GIRL NARRATES HOW THE COPS NOT ONLY NABBED HER BUT ALSO HELPING HER JOIN THE POLICE
Rajkot women cops with Avni (second from right).
EXCLUSIVE

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AHMEDABAD, SATURDAY
OCTOBER 30, 2021
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
MAKEEVERYMOMENTMATTER
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia
Resort is all set to host
the Grand Finale of the
all-India beauty pageants:
First Miss India and First
Miss Teen India 2021 to
be held today with
gorgeous-looking models
all set to compete for
the crown!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
ovotel Goa Dona Sylvia
Resort, nestled between
the tranquillity of the
White Sands of Cavelos-
sim Beach and opulent
greenery, is one of Goa’s
finest and super luxurious
beach resorts. This premium 20
acres property exudes extrava-
gance and opulence harnessing
your holiday with priceless mo-
ments. Novotel is known for its ex-
tremely clean and safe environ-
ment and has now gone a step fur-
ther to strengthen its safety norms.
The resort staff leaves no stone
unturned and implements strin-
gent safety rules.
All this and more is being expe-
rienced by the First India team and
the 43 participants who are at the
venue, here for the grand finale of
the First Miss India 2021 and First
Miss India Teen 2021- all India
Beauty Pageant - the initiative of
Jagdeesh Chandra. The venue with
its conference halls, ballroom,
sprawling poolside and private
beach is a paradise to hold discus-
sions, mentoring programmes,
practise for the finale and umpteen
photography/selfie points.
The grand ballroom of Novotel
is being done up to host the grand
finale.
N
It is indeed
wonderful to
host the First
Miss India
2021, the all India beauty
pageant organised by First
India! The team of First
India and the participants
are gracious guests and
we are happy to be hosting
them. Novotel Goa Dona
Sylvia Resort with its
facilities and its new Grand
ballroom is indeed the
perfect venue for an event
of this magnitude.
— DENNIS D’COSTA, GM
Novotel Goa Dona
Sylvia Resort
Malvi Malhotra

10-11
ETC
City First brings to you the 43 gorgeous beauties who will be competing
City First brings to you the 43 gorgeous beauties who will be competing
today for the First Miss India 2021 and First Miss India Teen 2021
today for the First Miss India 2021 and First Miss India Teen 2021
titles and crown! We wish all our contestants all the best for today!
titles and crown! We wish all our contestants all the best for today!
ANGELS ON EARTH
ANGELS ON EARTH
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Yashasvi Srivastava, Chahak Bhandula, Aanchal Ajaipal, Athmika Suresh, Tanvi Purohit, Anita Kriplani, Shreya Gupta, Vaaruni YS, Navyashree Shetty, Taruna Thapa, Suman
Manva, Priyanka P, Shreya Khanna, Kritika Swarnkar, Shibani Singh, Lekh Uthaiah, Divisha Paliwal, Karishma Tak, Divya Prasad, Pearl Agarwal, Akanksha Tiwari, Shreet Chande,
Sowmyaa Kharatmal, Supriya Roy, Kavya Kapoor, Sargam Sharma, Rukmini, Priya Arora, Kanishka Bhagat, Angel Sain, Rayna Sikri, Kanggana Malik, Muskan Mulchandani,
Naavya Srivastava, Mrunmayi Barve, Navya Singh, Ritu Lakhina, Rishika Chandani, Priya Yadav, Rutvi Tiwari, Upadi Jolotia, Shubhi Dhaneta and Yashika Kumawat

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted and blessed the staff members whose birthdays fell in October as a joint celebration was held at
the First India Channel office on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
THE MIND’S EYE
T
he Mind’s Eye, a
solo exhibition of
abstract artist
Prabhakar Kolte
waslaunchedrecentlyat
Treasure Art Gallery
,
Defence Colony
. The
show was inaugu-
rated with an inter-
activeartsession.The
curatorof theshow,Uma
Nairpresentedajourney
of abstraction and the
observations of Kolte’s
works.Approximately60
paintings along with
three installations were
displayed in the exhibi-
tion. During the show,
Kolte threw some light
on his work and percep-
tion,hesaid,“Ihavebeen
practicing my way of
painting and it will con-
tinue till my last breath.
For me painting is my
passion, it’s my breath
and life. I am really glad
to showcase my diverse
practice with the official
launch of Treasure
Art Gallery in Del-
hi,”. The HOD of
the Painting Dept,
Girish Kandgiri, and
Director TAG, Tina
Chandroji were present
during the event. The
students were given re-
freshments and seemed
to be enthralled by the
artistic session.
UTTKARSHA
SHEKHAR
cityfirstdel@gmail.com
DIWALI REVELRIES!
Socialite Entrepreneur Rajan Jain hosted a grandeur Diwali soiree to usher in the festivities in the capital recently. Dressed
in their ethnic best in attendance were the crème de la crème of the city including Socialites Rekha Gupta, Kiran Prakash,
Shuweta Kapoor, Twinkle Vinayak, Babli Gupta; Designers Amit Talwar, Rochika Agarwal, Akassh Aggarwal, Rinkoo Tulsian
Shroff, Malvika Sehgaal Kaura; Beauty Expert Bharti Taneja; Stylists Shaine Soni, Anuj Lalwani; Delhi Darlings Manya, Pathak
Seema Gumber; Actors Akriti Bharti, Vivvan Hit Author Vanndana Vaa era amongst many others.
Prof Girish Kandgiri
Uma Nair and Ritu Beri
During the
exhibition
Prabhakar Kolte
and Shakti Barman
Shweta, Akash, Rochika, Munish, Liza and Anjali Rashmi, Rajan and Anil
Vivan, Jacqualine, Gagan, Gourabmoy, Twinkle and Rajan Vivan, Tushar, Anita and Rajan Sujay, Shaine and Rajan
Jacqualine, Shilpa
and Seema
—PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN
Jagdeesh Chandra during the cake cutting ceremony with Sudhanshu Mathur, Mahesh Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Vijender
Solanki, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Kareena, Dinesh, Intzaar, Arge Appaso, Kumher Sharma, Varun Bissa,
Gaurav, Manish, Megha Jain among others
Jagdeesh Chandra with Sudhanshu Mathur, Mahesh Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Vijender Solanki, Jinendra
Singh Shekhawat, Kareena, Intzaar Ali, Adi, Manish, Kumher, Sanjeev, Praveen, Manjula, Ramesh, Jitendra,
Prashant, Jiya, Dimple, Jigyasa, Malvika, Tripti, Arge, Happy, Varun, Megha, Sanjeev, Lalit, Gaurav, Naveen,
Hemant, Deepak, Prashant, Zia, Rakesh among others
n the second day
of the pageant
journey for the fi-
nalists of First
Miss India and
First Miss India
Teen 2021, i.e. on
Friday, the girls witnessed
varioussessionsbyexperts
and were thrilled by the
knowledge they shared.
Jagdeesh Chandra con-
ducted the most awaited
motivational session and
encouraged the girls to ac-
complish their goals and
wish them all the best in
their future endeavours.
He also ensured that the
girls are having a comfort-
able stay and advised them
to be mentally and physi-
callyfit.Also,manymodels
like Ritu Lakhina, Rishika
Chandnani and Shubhi
Dhaneta thanked him from
the bottom of their hearts
for providing this amazing
opportunity where they
can showcase their talent.
One of these was Aan-
chal Ajaipal, who said,
“This is a place where we
can learn and grow, we
have made a family here
which will be with us till
the end.” Another session
of the day was conducted
by Supermodel Aakriti
Anand Singh who shared
her valuable thoughts on
pageant and model-
ling. Then skincare
expert Dr Amit
Karkhanis took a ses-
sion on skincare tips as it
is a very important aspect
for any girl in the fashion
industry
. After this, stun-
ning actress Malvi Mal-
hotra interacted with all
the girls and shared her
experiences.
Along with all these ses-
sions, the finalists had an
amazing photoshoot at the
beach where they were
looking no less than di-
vas. Post the photo-
shoot, Kriti Garg en-
couraged the girls
along with some
unique tips while the fa-
mous costume designer
Ken Ferns discussed cloth-
ing and garments. This
was not the end, the day
concluded with the Talent
round for the Miss catego-
ry and the Question and
Answer round for the Teen
Category
.
MESMERISING BEAUTIES OF FMI’21
THE FINALISTS OF FIRST MISS INDIA AND FIRST MISS INDIA TEEN 2021 ARE SPREADING GLAMOUR IN ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES OF INDIA-GOA.THE SECOND DAY OF THE PAGEANT WAS FULL OF
KNOWLEDGEABLE SESSIONS BY THE EXPERTS OF THE INDUSTRY
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
O
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra interacting with the participants of First Miss India
Ken Ferns during the mentoring session on clothing
Malvi Malhotra addressing the girls
Dr Amit Karkhanis sharing skincare tips with the girls
during the grooming session
Aakriti Anand sharing her experiences from
the modelling industry
Kriti Garg engaging with the girls
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