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Despite opportunity,
Sharad Pawar didn’t
make Ajit CM: Fadnavis
Nagpur: With Ajit Pa-
war targetting and cor-
nering the Shinde-Fad-
navisgovernmentinthe
House on Thursday,
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis hit
back at the leader of op-
position and taunted
him saying that even
though Sharad Pawar
had the opportunity, he
did not make Ajit Pawar
the Chief Minister.
“Ajit Dada discussed
many things today
. Ajit-
dada asked who became
the Chief Minister. But
I am sad about one
thing. Sharad Pawar did
not make Ajit
Dada the Chief
Minister de-
spite having
the opportu-
nity
. He got
an oppor-
tunity
i n
2004. You (NCP) had
more people elected. As
per your agreement,
who was most likely to
be the chief minister?
You did not get that op-
portunity,” Fadnavis
said.
Fadnavis also re-
spondedtoPawar’scom-
ment made on Amruta
Fadnavis and said, “Ajit
dada spoke about Am-
ruta. But did you ask
Sunetra Tai before mak-
ing the comment. Your
speech is always on
point. But this year Ajit
Pawar’s speech was not
100 per cent. 50 percent
of it has hallmark of
Jayant Patil. It ap-
peared from your
speech that even
though Jayant Pa-
til was not present
in the hall, but half
the speech was
written (by
him).”
Bhagwat should stay alert as Eknath Shinde
group may usurp RSS office, claims Uddhav
Kartikey Dev Singh
Nagpur: Uddhav
Thackeray, who heads
one of the Shiv Sena fac-
tions, on Thursday said
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh (RSS) chief
Mohan Bhagwat should
stay alert as Maharash-
tra Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde has an
“evil eye” and he might
usurp the Sangh office.
Thackeray’s state-
ment comes
hours after
Shinde and
Deputy CM
D e v e n d r a
Fadnavis vis-
ited Hedgewar
S m r u t i
M a n -
d i r ,
t h e
m e -
morial of RSS founder
Dr K B Hedgewar, in
Reshimbagh area of
Nagpur. The two lead-
ers paid tributes at the
memorials of Dr
Hedgewar and RSS ide-
ologue M S Golwalkar.
They also met the
Sangh office-bearers.
Addressing a press
conference in the Vid-
han Bhavan premises
in Nagpur, Thackeray
said, “Yesterday, they
tried to capture our
BMC office in Mumbai.
Today, they went to the
RSS office. Since RSS is
strong, they could not
take possession of
its office. But RSS
needs to be on alert
henceforth...He (Shin-
de) has an evil eye.”
Replying to another
query on Shinde’s visit
to the Hedgewar Smru-
ti Mandir, he said, “Mo-
han Bhagwat needs to
stay alert as they
(Shinde group) may
take possession of the
RSS office.”
During his press con-
ference Thackeray also
slammed the BJP on a
Karnataka minister’s
statement that Mumbai
should be declared a Un-
ion Territory
.
“BJP’s plot to break
Mumbai and turn it into
a Union Territory has
been revealed by its
minister,” he said and
also demanded the res-
ignation of Governor B
S Koshyari for “insult-
ing” the icons of Maha-
rashtra.
“How can a person
who insulted Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj,
Savitribai Phule and
Mahatma Phule contin-
ue to occupy the post?”
he asked.
Nagpur: Thackeray targeted Maharashtra CM
Eknath Shinde leading the party’s rival camp,
saying that those who do not have courage to build
anything resort to stealing and capturing. Thac-
keray said the government is yet to give a proper
response on the supplementary demands of Rs
52,000 crore, incentives for Vidarbha and farmers
hit due to unseasonal rains. “Those who don’t have
the courage to build anything steal and capture.
They have an inferiority complex and then they
steal others’ parties and offices,” Thackeray said.
THOSE LACKING COURAGE TO BUILD;
STEAL AND CAPTURE: UDDHAV
Mumbai: Reacting to Thackeray’s barbs, state BJP
chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule accused him of
changing colours quicker than a chameleon. He said
he was saddened by Thackeray’s statement on the
CM, and added that the Sena leader could not “di-
gest” Shinde’s visit to Reshimbagh. Thackeray had
said several times in the past that Dr Hedgewar Sm-
ruti Mandir was a place where one derives inspira-
tion, the BJP leader said. “He changes colours more
than a chameleon for power,” Bawankule added.
‘FOR POWER, UDDHAV CHANGES
COLOURS MORE THAN CHAMELEON’
During his press
conference,
Thackeray also
slammed the
BJP on a
Karnataka
minister’s
statement that
Mumbai should
be declared a
Union
Territory
Mumbai: A special CBI
court on Thursday sent
former ICICI Bank CEO
and MD Chanda Koch-
har, her husband Deep-
ak Kochhar and Video-
con group founder
Venugopal Dhoot to ju-
dicial custody till Janu-
ary 10, 2023 in connec-
tion with loan fraud
case. The Kochhars
were arrested by the
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) last
Friday. Dhoot was ar-
rested on Monday. The
three were produced
before special judge S H
Gwalani at the end of
their earlier remand on
Thursday. The CBI has
alleged that ICICI Bank
had sanctioned credit
facilities to the tune of
Rs 3,250 crore to compa-
nies of the Videocon
Group promoted by
Dhoot in violation of
the Banking Regulation
Act, RBI guidelines,
and credit policy of the
bank.
LOAN FRAUD CASE
Kochhars,
Dhoot in
custody till
January 10
‘Godse glorified in Dy CM’s area,
COPS ACTED AS BYSTANDERS’
Nagpur: NCP legisla-
tor and Leader of Oppo-
sition in the Maharash-
tra Assembly Ajit Pa-
war fired salvos on
DyCM and claimed that
Gandhi’s assassin Na-
thuram Godse is being
glorified in the deputy
CM’s constituency
while no action is being
taken.
Pawar showed a pho-
to of Godse’s picture be-
ing hung in Fadnavis’
constituency and said
that this should not
happen in the constitu-
ency of Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis.
“Deputy CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis also holds
the post of Home Minis-
ter. But the flag of Na-
thuram Hindu Mahasa-
bha has been hoisted in
his own assembly con-
stituency. If there will
be an attempt to glorify
such killers and no ac-
tion will be taken
against them, then how
will the law and order
be maintained,” he
said, ading, “this inci-
dent happens and the
police is playing the
role of a bystander. I or
other colleagues can
give many such exam-
ples.”
Ajit Pawar
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
NETANYAHU
SWORN-IN AS
ISRAEL’S NEW
PRIME MINISTER
Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu was on Thursday
sworn-in as Israel’s prime minister for a sixth time,
leading Jewish state’s most right-wing government
to date. Netanyahu, 73, already Israel’s longest-
serving PM, has the support of the 63 lawmakers.
Kyiv: Russia fired scores of missiles into Ukraine early on
Thursday, targetting Kyiv and other cities including Lviv and
Odesa in the west, in one of its largest aerial bombardments
that sent people rushing to shelters and knocked out power.
BLASTS ROCK UKRAINE AS RUSSIA LAUNCHES 100 MISSILES
SHAH LAUNCHES
MOBILE APP
‘PRAHARI’ AND
BSF MANUAL
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on
Thursday launched the Border Security Force (BSF)
mobile app ‘Prahari’. This app is a great example of
proactive governance. He also launched the revised
version of 13 manuals for the BSF. P5
Rahul violated protocols 113 times:
CRPF on his security breach claim
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A day after
Congress alleged a
breach in Rahul Gan-
dhi’s security cover, the
CRPF said that the pro-
tectee violated security
protocols more than 100
times in the last two
years. The onus to pro-
videsecuritycovertothe
former Congress presi-
dent is on the CRPF.
On Wednesday
, Con-
gress general secretary
(organisation) KC Venu-
gopal wrote a letter to
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah, alleging a
breach in the security
cover of Gandhi during
his Bharat Jodo Yatra in
Delhi. According to the
sources, the CRPF will
takeuptheissueof secu-
rityguidelinesviolations
by Gandhi separately
.
SOURCES IN THE
FORCES SAY...
“Rahul Gandhi himself
has breached security
protocols at least 113
times since 2020. He
has also been informed
about this from time to
time. During the yatra,
all the measures were
taken for no breach of
security and all stake-
holders including Delhi
Police were informed
on December 24
before the yatra entered
Delhi,” said sources in
the force.
Rahul Gandhi addresses people of Red Fort in New Delhi on Dec 24.
AFTER GAMBIA, UZBEKISTAN COUGH SYRUP PLOT
POISON OR
PROPAGANDA
AT PLAY?
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The MEA
on Thursday said that
Uzbekistan has claimed
that cough syrup made
by Noida based Marion
Biotech killed 18 chil-
dren. Indian embassy
has contacted the Uzbek
authorities for the de-
tails. CDSCO has initi-
ated a probe linked to a
cough syrup manufac-
tured by an Indian firm.
The dept has collected
samples for probe. The
DCGI had said that In-
dia has been committed
to rigorous monitoring
of drugs and cosmetics.
l Drug regulatory body initiates a high-level
probe in connection with the death of 18
children in Uzbekistan on Wednesday
l Indian authorities halts production at a
pharmaceutical company under probe for
a cough syrup blamed by Uzbekistan
l Inspection of firm’s Noida site was carried
out by teams of Uttar Pradesh Drug Control
Department Drug regulatory body (CDSCO)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
l The chemical Ethylene
Glycol was found in a batch
of Dok-1 Max syrup during
laboratory tests: Uzbek said
l Marion Biotech is manu-
facturer company and holds
license for manufacturing of
the ‘Dok-1 Max’ syrup
l Hasan Harris from legal
dept of the Marion Biotech,
said the govts of both coun-
tries are looking into probe
l Amid India probe, DCGI
seeks more information
regarding the incident from
the Uzbekistan regulator
l Syrup which caused of
death of 18 children in Uz-
bekistan was not being sold
in India, says Min Mandaviya
We regret
deaths.
CDSCO has
been in touch with
Uzbekistan’s national
drugs regulator since
December 27. Samples
of syrup have been
sent to the Chandi-
garh-based Regional
Drugs Testing Lab.
—Mansukh Mandaviya,
Union Health Minister
There is no
problem
from our end
and no issue in testing.
We have been there
for the past ten years.
Once the government
report will come, we
will look into it. For
now the manufacturing
has stopped.
—Hasan Harris, legal
cell, Marion Biotech
70 CHILDREN DIED IN GAMBIA IN SEPT
The incident comes days after
Gambia alleged that 70 children
died in September because of
cough syrups manufactured by
Haryana-based Maiden Phar-
maceuticals following which
unit was shut for violation of manufacturing standards.
Reliance Industries
(RIL) Chairman
and Managing Director
Mukesh Ambani, in a
virtual address marking
90th birth anniv of
RIL founder Dhirubhai
Ambani said India can
become a $40-trillion
economy by 2047 as
world is seeing the
21st century as India’s
century. Ambani’s
‘target setup’ for his 3
children in succession
plan was also shared.
He spoke about his
expectations from each
of conglomerates’ busi-
nesses. —Full Report P7
Ambani’s youngest, Anant, engaged to Radhika Merchant
Reliance Industries
(RIL) Chairman
Mukesh Ambani’s son
Anant Ambani on
Thursday got engaged to
Radhika Merchant. The
couple had a traditional
roka ceremony at the
Shrinathji Temple in
Rajasthan’s Nathdwara.
Radhika is the daughter
of industrialist Viren
Merchant, CEO of a
pharmaceutical manu-
facturing company
.
CELEBRATIONS GALORE!: Kokilaben Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani, Vishal Bawa ji,
Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant and others at the Shrinath ji temple on Thursday.
Mukesh Ambani greets during the Reliance
Family Day ’22, in Mumbai on Wednesday.
‘India can become $40-tn economy by 2047’
AMBANI’S SPEECH ON 20 YRS COMPLETION

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Rane, Hindu org demand law against faith conversion
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) MLA
Nitesh Rane has said he
along with members of
the Sakal Hindu Samaj
have asked the Maha-
rashtra government to
enact a law in the state
against ‘Love Jihad’
and religious conver-
sion.
Speaking to the me-
dia in Nagpur on
Wednesday, Rane said
that he along with wom-
en representatives of
the Sakal Hindu Samaj
met with Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde and
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis, de-
manding a law against
‘Love Jihad’ and reli-
gious conversion in Ma-
harashtra, on the lines
of Uttar Pradesh, Kar-
nataka, Gujarat and
other states.
Rane further added
that the CM and Deputy
CM have assured to
bring such a law soon in
the state.
“The chief minister
and the deputy CM have
taken our demands seri-
ously and assured to
bring a law soon in the
state,” he said.
‘Love Jihad’ is a term
often used by right-
wing activists to allege
a ploy by Muslim men
to lure Hindu women
into religious conver-
sion through marriage
Rane said the Sakal
Hindu Samaj has been
taking out ‘morchas’ in
every district of Maha-
rashtra, demanding a
strict law against ‘Love
Jihad’ and religious
conversion.
Fadnavis had last
week said the govern-
ment would study laws
on ‘Love Jihad’ framed
by other states and take
an appropriate decision.
Notably, Maharash-
tra minister and BJP
leader Girish Mahajan
recently alleged the
death of actor Tunisha
Sharma last week was a
matter of ‘Love Jihad’
and that the state was
planning to bring a
strict law to curb such
incidents.
State BJP MLA Atul
Bhatkhalkar on
Wednesday demanded
that a probe be conduct-
ed from ‘Love Jihad’
angle into Sharma’s
death, in which her co-
star Sheezan Khan has
been arrested.
‘LOVE JIHAD’ ROW
WILL ASK K’TAKA TO STOP WORK
ON ALAMATY DAM: FADNAVIS
Nagpur (PTI): Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis has said
the state will ask Kar-
nataka to stop the work
of raising the height of
Alamaty dam on the
Krishna river till an
ongoing study to assess
its flood impact in San-
gli and Kolhapur is
completed.
Replying to a ques-
tion in the state Assem-
bly on Wednesday, Fad-
navis said if the Karna-
taka government does
not heed Maharashtra’s
request, it will ap-
proach the Supreme
Court.
The two states are al-
ready locked in a border
dispute and the matter
is pending before the
Supreme Court.
The state govern-
ment had appointed a
panel under the chair-
manship of Water Re-
sources Department’s
former Principal Sec-
retary, Nandkumar
Wadnera, to study the
impact of Karnataka
raising the height to
524 metres. It was to
also examine its effect
on flooding in Kol-
hapur and Sangli, Fad-
navis said. The study
panel was set up after
the devastating floods
of 2019 in the two Ma-
harashtra districts.
The Wadnera report,
submitted on May 27,
2020, said there would
be no adverse impact in
Kolhapur and Sangli if
the height of the dams
of Alamaty and Hip-
pargi on the Krishna
was raised.
However, in Septem-
ber 2021, Wadnera
wrote to then Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray, stating that
when the report was
prepared, there was no
information about
check dams in Karna-
taka which could lead to
flooding in Kolhapur
and Sangli.
“We will bring this to
the notice of the Su-
preme Court and re-
quest Karnataka to
stop the work till the
time our study is not
over, as it can have a
very adverse impact on
Maharashtra. If they
don’t agree, then, par-
allelly, we will ap-
proach the Supreme
Court to stop the work,”
said Fadnavis.
CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis have assured they will bring in
such a law in Maha soon, says BJP MLA
ECHOING VOICES
Deputy CM
raises ongoing
study on flood
impact in Sangli
and Kolhapur by
Maha govt in
state Assembly
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in state Assembly. —FILE PHOTO
IN DEPTH
NCP’sPawartargetsShindeand
Fadnavisovercabinetexpansion
BJPMLAsdon’tclapforShindeinHouse:AjitPawar
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Known for
his flamboyant nature,
Leader of Opposition in
state Assembly, Ajit Pa-
waronThursdaylashed
out at Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde and
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis over their be-
haviour during the on-
going Winter Session.
While addressing the
House in the state legis-
lature complex in Nag-
pur, Pawar said that no
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) MLA claps during
the chief minister’s
speech or announce-
ments. “Today
, there
were three motions, two
from the ruling party
and one from the opposi-
tion. Both the chief min-
ister and the deputy CM
answered questions to-
gether. While the deputy
CM (Fadnavis) raises is-
sues aggressively every
time,noBJPmember(of
Assembly) claps when
Eknath Shinde speaks,”
observed Pawar.
He further stated,
“How many times did
everyone clap (for Shin-
de)? I was looking at
your face closely and
saw that you (Fadnavis)
were getting so upset.”
The NCP leader also
called out CM Shinde
for only sharing his in-
tention to implement
any project and not ac-
tually do it in reality
. “I
want to request the
chief minister not to
say ‘I will do it’ in the
House,” said Pawar.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Leader of Op-
position in Assembly,
Ajit Pawar, slammed
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde and his deputy
Devendra Fadnavis
over the issue of cabi-
net expansion and giv-
ing opportunities to
women, on Thursday
.
Pawar also asked
Shinde and Fadnavis
“not to panic” if the re-
maining MLAs in Shiv
Sena’s Shinde camp
and Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leave after
cabinet expansion.
The Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) lead-
er was speaking during
the ongoing Winter Ses-
sion in Nagpur on
Thursday
.
“Devendra Fadnavis
(Deputy CM) did not
speak on issues. He
knows what to say, what
not to say, and what to
ignore. I raised the is-
sue of them not having
a single female minis-
ter in the cabinet, but
Fadnavis did not even
mention the subject,”
said Pawar.
Do not be afraid.
Once you hit 43 seats,
you do not have to wor-
ry about the remaining
MLAs leaving. In all,
there are 20 ministers
(in the cabinet). There-
fore, the chief minister
has the right to induct
23 more ministers, he
added.
Case registered against
MLA Nitin Deshmukh
First India Bureau
Nagpur: A case has
been registered
against Shiv Sena
(UBT) MLA Nitin
Deshmukh and his as-
sociates for allegedly
manhandling police
personnel in Nagpur
district, officials said.
No arrest has been
made so far, they said.
The alleged incident
took place on Tuesday
evening in Nagpur,
where the Winter Ses-
sion of the Maharash-
tra legislature is cur-
rently underway
.
S u b - I n s p e c t o r
Sakharam Kamble of
Ajni police station
claimed in his com-
plaint filed at Sadar
police station that
sociates were irked by
security checking at
the gates of Ravi
Bhavan, a premises
comprising cottages
of legislators in the
Civil Lines area, and
got into a spat
with police on
T u e s d a y
evening.
When Kamble in-
tervened, there was a
heated exchange and
sociates entered Ravi
Bhavan while man-
handling the police-
men on duty, the com-
plaint alleged.
The police regis-
tered an offence un-
der Indian Penal
Code Sections 353 (as-
sault or use of crimi-
nal force to deter a
public servant from
discharge of his
duty), 186 (voluntari-
ly obstructing public
servant in the dis-
charge of his public
functions), 448 (house
trespass), 294 (ob-
scene acts or words
in public), 506 (crimi-
nal intimidation) and
34 (common inten-
tion) again Desh-
mukh and others.
Shiv Sena (UBT)
legislator Anil Parab
raised the issue in
the state Legislative
Council on Wednes-
day and claimed this
was a misuse of
power by police. The
police were not al-
lowing Deshmukh
and his associates
to enter Ravi
Bhavan and the po-
lice also insulted
the MLA, Parab
alleged.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar —FILE PHOTO
Also calls out
current
dispensation
govt for not
having single
female minister
PAWAR MOCKS BAWANKULE’S REMARK
Ajit Pawar —ANI PHOTO
Deshmukh and
his supporters
allegedly
manhandled
police
personnel
outside Vidhan
Bhavan on Tues
FADNAVIS, SHINDE COUNTER
PAWAR’S ALLEGATION
First India Bureau
Nagpur: In response
to Ajit Pawar’s
claims of BJP MLAs
not applauding dur-
ing announcements
or speeches of Chief
Minister Eknath
Shinde, Deputy CM
Devendra Fadnavis
and Shinde himself
took the floor in the
House.
Addressing the
state Assembly, Shin-
de said called out
NCP and Congress
MLAs for only sitting
in when their party
MLAs were speaking
in the House.
Meanwhile, Depu-
ty CM Devendra Fad-
navis accused the
NCP leader of “lis-
tening selectively”
He also congratulat-
ed Shinde on the
“comprehensive de-
velopment plan of
Vidarbha.”
‘Will stake claim on every aspect of Balasaheb’
First India Bureau
Nagpur: A day after a
clash broke out be-
tween the two Shiv
Sena camps at the Bri-
hanmumbaiMunicipal
Corporation (BMC)
headquarters in Mum-
bai, a Shinde faction
MLA has expressed
group’s intention to
stake claim over “eve-
rything pertaining to
BalasahebThackeray”.
While speaking to
media persons, MLA
Sanjay Gaikwad of the
Eknath Shinde-led
Shiv Sena group, said,
“Balasaheb Thackeray
(Shiv Sena’s founder)
gave us the idea of ‘bit-
ter’ Hinduism. He
taught us to fight. A
worker on farm con-
struction has become
an MLA today. But to-
day Balasaheb Thack-
eray’s thoughts have
been discredited.”
Uddhav Thackeray’s
‘team’ sits with the
Congress and NCP (Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty). Currently, Balasa-
heb Thackeray’s ideas
are being undermined,
claimed Gaikwad.
Elaborating on the
Shinde faction’s in-
tent, the MLA said,
“Currently, we have 40
MLAs and 13 MPs. Our
party is the largest and
it is for this reason
that we have got the
name Shiv Sena of
Balasaheb (Shiv Sena
Balasahebanchi). We
are going to assert
rights over everything
related to Balasaheb.”
Shinde faction MLA Sanjay Gaikwad —FILE PHOTO
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane —FILE PHOTO

MAHARASHTRA
03
Sena factions face-off: Seal ‘drive’ at BMC
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) ad-
ministration has sealed
offices of all political
parties at the BMC
headquarters in Mum-
bai following a face-off
between the rival Shiv
Sena factions.
Municipal Commis-
sioner Iqbal Singh Cha-
hal, who is also the
BMC’s administrator,
said on Thursday that
the civic body took the
step on Mumbai police’s
instructions after the
incident on Wednesday
at the civic headquar-
ters.
BMC has offices of
all major political par-
ties on the ground floor
of the heritage build-
ing.
The rival Shiv Sena
factions led by Uddhav
Thackeray and Chief
Minister Eknath Shinde
faced off on Wednesday
evening at the party’s of-
ficeatthecivicheadquar-
ters in south Mumbai.
Tension had prevailed
for an hour on the prem-
isestillpoliceintervened.
Sheetal Mhatre,
Spokesperson of the
Shinde-led Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena, said
the civic administra-
tion has sealed offices
of the Shiv Sena, Con-
gress, Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) and
Samajwadi party at the
civic headquarters.
A political activist
said they found their
party office located on
the ground floor of the
BMC headquarters
sealed when they
reachedtheofficeasusu-
alonThursdaymorning.
“Our party office was
sealed before we
reached here in the
morning. The adminis-
tration has sealed the
offices of all parties
probably after the ruck-
us at the Shiv Sena of-
fice last evening,” he
said.“The step has been
taken as per the police
instructions,” said
Chahal.
AFTERMATH
Police personnel stand guard outside BMC headquarters in Mumbai after clash between Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and
Balasahebanchi camps. —PTI PHOTO
Civic body shuts
down offices of
all political
parties on its
ground floor
after hostilities
on Wednesday
CAR HITS THREE
VEHICLES IN
NASHIK, ONE HURT
Nashik: A speeding car hit
three vehicles in Nashik
city, leaving one person in-
jured, a police official said
on Thursday. “A speed-
ing car on its way to City
Centre Mall from Trimurti
Chowk hit a two-wheeler,
turned around on impact
and rammed into one
more two-wheeler and an-
other car. One person was
injured in the incident,”
he said. “A case has been
registered. The accused
said he was driving his
friend’s car,” he added.
WOMAN ATTACKED
WITH CHOPPER;
NO ARREST YET
Palghar: A woman was
allegedly attacked and
critically wounded with
a chopper by a man on
Thursday in Palghar
district, a police official
said. She was first rushed
to Kasa rural hospital in
Dahanu taluka in critical
condition and then shifted
to a facility in Silvassa,
where she is yet to regain
consciousness, the police
said. “We have identified
the accused but no arrest
has been made,” the of-
ficial said.
36-YEAR-OLD
PROFESSOR KILLED
IN ROAD ACCIDENT
Gondia: A woman college
professor was killed after
her two-wheeler was hit
by an unidentified vehicle
in Gondia, a police official
said on Thursday. The
deceased has been identi-
fied as Reena Mhaske
(36). She was on her way
to work in Sadak Arjuni,
when the accident hap-
pened near Kapuri Nullah
at 10 am. She died on the
way to hospital. “Efforts
are on to trace the vehicle
that caused the accident
and nab the driver,” a
police official said.
‘MAR’ INFECTION
DETECTED IN
PIGEON PEA CROP
Hingoli: An outbreak
of ‘Mar’ infection has
damaged some pigeon
pea crop in Hingoli of
Maharashtra. Precaution-
ary measures are being
taken to curb the spread,
an official said. The
crop dries up due to the
infection, causing losses
to farmers, he said. “We
have asked farmers to
spray copper oxychlo-
ride. We have also told
farmers to uproot the
infected crop,” Taluka
Agriculture Officer Balaji
Ghadge said.
UNHAPPY WITH ‘FRIENDSHIP’, MOTHER
STABBED BY TEENAGE GIRL, HER BOYFRIEND
Thane: A 17-year-old girl and her boyfriend allegedly
killed the former’s mother in the Mumbra area of Thane
district after she objected to their friendship, police said on
Thursday. The 37-year-old deceased had reprimanded her
daughter over her friendship with the boy. This did not sit
well with the teenager who hatched a plan and along with
her boyfriend allegedly stabbed her mother with a knife. The
duo fled the spot and still are at large. Efforts are on to nab
them, an official said.
CRUCIAL READ
Misuse of power by CM,
says MLA Bhaskar Jadhav
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray MLA
Bhaskar Jadhav on
Thursday condemned
the scuffle between the
two Shiv Sena factions
and said that the
incident was the “mis-
use of power”
by Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde.
In another incident
between the two Shiv
Sena factions on
Wednesday, a scuffle
broke out between
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
and Balasahebanchi
Shiv Sena units at the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) headquarters
in Mumbai.
Reacting to the scuf-
fle, Jadhav said, “This
is very unfortunate
and condemnable as
this office belonged to
Shiv Sena for years.
The way MP Rahul Sh-
ewale was accompa-
nied by former Thane
Mayor Naresh Mhaske,
who participated in the
scuffle and has nothing
to do with the BMC,
was a misuse of power
from CM Shinde.”
He further said that
CM Shinde is not a
“hardworking person”.
“I know Shinde very
well. He is not a hard-
working person and
neither has he worked
on the ground. The
term of the municipal
corporation has ended,
all the corporaters
here are the ex-corpo-
raters,” Jadhav added.
Reacting to the inci-
dent, Maharashtra
Minister and Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena lead-
er Deepak Kesarkar on
Wednesday said that
the Uddhav Thackeray
faction has to realize
that they have “lost”
the majority.
“I feel peace should
be restored and they
(Uddhav Thackeray
faction) should realize
that they have lost the
majority
. Even in Gram
Panchayat elections,
they were in the fifth
position,” he said.
This is very un-
fortunate and
condemnable as
this office belonged to
Shiv Sena for years. The
way MP Shewale was
accompanied by former
Thane Mayor Naresh
Mhaske, who participat-
ed in the scuffle and has
nothing to do with the
BMC, was a misuse of
power from CM.
—Bhaskar Jadhav,
Sena (UBT) MLA
CBFC asks Pathaan makers to make ‘changes’ in ‘besharam’ song
Mumbai (PTI): The
Central Board of Film
Certification (CBFC)
has directed the makers
of Shah Rukh Khan-
starrer “Pathaan” to
implement “changes”
in the movie, including
its songs, chairperson
Prasoon Joshi said on
Thursday. The CBFC
has asked production
banner Yash Raj Films
to submit a revised ver-
sion of the spy action
thriller in accordance
with board guidelines,
Joshi said in a state-
ment. He did not detail
the changes suggested
to the makers.
“Pathaan” found it-
self battling controver-
sy and calls for a ban
after the release of its
song “Besharam
Rang”, also featuring
Deepika Padukone, on
December 12. A se-
quence in the song
showing Deepika in a
saffron bikini led to
protests across India
for allegedly hurting
“Hindu sentiments”.
“The film recently
reached the CBFC ex-
amination committee
for certification. The
film went through the
due and thorough ex-
amining process as per
the CBFC guidelines.
“The committee has
guided the makers to
implement the advised
changes in the film in-
cluding the songs and
submit the revised ver-
sion prior to theatrical
release,” Joshi said in a
statement.
The aim of the
CBFC, Joshi said, was
to strike a balance be-
tween the creativity of
the makers and the
sentiments of the audi-
ence and accordingly
find a solution. “I must
reiterate that our cul-
ture and faith is glori-
ous, intricate and nu-
anced. And we have to
be careful that it does
not get defined by triv-
ia which takes the fo-
cus away from the real
and the true.
“And like I have said
earlier as well, that the
trust between creators
and audience is most
important to protect
and the creators
should keep working
towards it,” Joshi add-
ed. The certificate for a
film, according to the
procedure, is issued af-
ter required modifica-
tions are carried
out and the final
material submitted.
Prasoon Joshi Shah Rukh Khan in a still from song ‘Besharam Rang’
Five booked for cheating
Bhiwandi mobile phone
businessman of `89 lakh
First India Bureau
Thane: Five people
have been booked for
cheating a business-
man from Bhiwandi of
Rs89 lakh. A spokes-
person from the Bhi-
wandi police said on
Thursday that the com-
plainant, who sells mo-
bile phones, was de-
frauded between April
2019 and November
2020. No arrests have
been made yet.
While the business-
man filed a complaint
with the Narpoli po-
lice on Wednesday, the
spokesperson did not
explain why he ap-
proached them so late.
The official said the
accused offered to help
the complainant in his
business and operated
from his mobile shop.
They arranged loans
for his customers from
a lender but usurped
the money using
fraudulent means.
The five men alleg-
edly tampered with the
entries in the shop’s
computer to cheat the
businessman. They
even made fake entries
in the computer to show
the sale of mobiles and
later deleted them and
sold the mobiles with-
out any documents and
pocketed the money,
said the official.
Customs dept
to destroy
140kg drugs
worth `538 cr
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Customs
Department in Mumbai
will destroy more than
140kg of narcotic drugs
worth Rs538 crore
seized from the city in-
ternational airport and
other places here, an of-
ficial said on Thursday
.
The drugs will be de-
stroyed on Friday at the
incineration facility op-
eratedbyMumbaiWaste
Management Limited
(MWML)locatedatTalo-
ja in Navi Mumbai.
“The seized drugs,
collectively weighing
140.57kg, comprise
56.06kg heroin and 33.81
kg hashish, seized by
the Mumbai Airport
Commissionerate in 14
cases,” the official said.
Apart from that, 21.70
kg hashish was seized
in a case booked at the
Mumbai Air Cargo Ex-
port Commissionerate,
whereas 3.29kg heroin
was seized in a case by
the Directorate of Rev-
enue Intelligence (DRI),
he said. “The process of
incineration will start
around 12 pm and will
be video-recorded in the
presence of senior offi-
cials of the Mumbai
Customs and the police
department,” he added.
More than 11.5K cops to be deployed on NY's Eve
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In view of
New Year’s eve celebra-
tions, Mumbai police
will deploy more than
11,500 security person-
nel at key locations in
the city to avoid any un-
wanted incidents, an of-
ficial said on Thursday
.
Large gatherings are
expected near the areas
of Marine Drive, Gate-
way of India, Girgaum
Chowpatty, Bandstand
in suburban Bandra
and other prominent lo-
cations on December 31.
Security arrange-
ments have been made
to prevent any law and
order problems, the
official said.
Around 46 State Re-
serve Police Force
(SRPF) platoons, three
Riot Control Police
(RCP) units and 15
Quick Response Teams
(QRTs), along with
more than 11,500 police
personnel will be de-
ployed, he said.
Traffic police will
also be on duty for the
smooth vehicular man-
agement on December
31, he said.
As many as 10,000 po-
lice constables, 1,500 of-
ficers, 25 deputy com-
missioners of police
and seven additional
commissioners of po-
lice will be part of the
security deployment,
he said.
Security at prominent locations to be tight.
—FILE PHOTO
Red hot axle halts Jalna-CSMT
Janshatabdi Express for 2 hours
Mumbai (PTI): Rail-
way authorities halted
a Mumbai-bound Jan-
shatabdi Express at
Manmad station for
about two hours on
Thursday after the axle
of a coach overheated
andturnedred.Accord-
ing to Central Railway
officials, the train was
detained over the “hot
axle” between 11.05 am
and 1.05 am for the re-
placementof thecoach.
In “hot axle”, the
temperature of the bo-
gie axle increases
turning it red and it is
considered unsafe to
ply, according to rail-
way officials. Shivaji
Sutar, Chief Public Re-
lations Officer of Cen-
tral Railway, said that
the red hot axle was
detected in one of the
bogies when the train
reached Manmad junc-
tion in Nashik district.
The coach was de-
tached and replaced,
he said. After the re-
placement of the
coach, the train re-
sumed its journey to
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Terminus
around 1.05 pm, he
said. The Central Rail-
way runs a Janshatab-
di Express between
Jalna in Marathwada
and CSMT every day
. It
departs from Jalna at
8.30 am and reaches
CSMT at 4.20 pm.

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Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
On the sacred occasion of his Parkash
Purab, I bow to Sri Guru Gobind Singh
Ji and recall his contribution towards
serving humanity. His unparalleled
courage will continue to motivate
people for years to come.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Heartiest congratulations to the
immensely talented @SavithashriB
on winning bronze at the
#FIDEWorldRapidChampionships! You
have made India proud by becoming
only the 3rd Indian and 2nd woman to
win a medal at this prestigious event.
All the best champion!
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Those who cling to
perceptions and views
wander the world offending
people. —Buddha
IN-DEPTH
ANOTHER PHARMA
COMPANY INVITES
GLARE FOR ITS
‘KILLER’ SYRUP
Motto of ASEAN: One Vision, One Identity, One Community
fter Maiden Pharma-
ceutical company
was accused by Gam-
bia for the deaths of
70 children due to the
consumption of its contaminat-
ed syrups which caused kidney
failure, Uzbekistan has raised
the red flag against another In-
dian drug manufacturer Marion
Biotech whose syrup Doc-1 Max
had allegedly caused the death
of 18 kids. Like Maiden’s cough
syrup Marion’s Doc-1 Max was
also found to be contaminated
with ethylene glycol which is an
illegal, toxic adulterant used by
drug manufacturers to cut down
the cost of their product.
Any action against the two
companies can be initiated only
after the completion of a proper
investigation despite the toxic
adulterant used in cough syr-
ups. It is surprising that the
Drug Controller of India does
not have strict and effective reg-
ulations to keep check liberal
use of ethylene glycol. While the
government awaits clinical de-
tails from Gambia, in Uzbeki-
stan the syrup was administered
without a doctor’s prescription
and the dose also was more than
the prescribed limit.
TOP TWEETS
A
ationalist Con-
gress Party leader
Anil Deshmukh
was released from
Arthur Road jail
on Wednesday after being in-
carcerated since November
last year on the charge of al-
leged money laundering. The
former Maharashtra Home
Minister was arrested by ED
on allegations of corruption
by former Mumbai police
commissioner Parambir Sin-
gh “based on hearsay”. The
Bombay High Court refused
the ED’s plea for his further
continuation in jail as there
was no proof against him ex-
cept for the statement of a co-
accused. Deshmukh claimed
that the allegations against
him were false. The other
NCPleaderNawabMalikcon-
tinues to languish in jail on
money laundering charges.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader
Sanjay Raut was granted bail
by a special court in Novem-
berafterhehadspent100days
in jail. Raut was also arrested
in an alleged money launder-
ing case. In Raut’s case the ED
was left red-faced due to the
strong remarks by the special
courtjudge.QuestioningED’s
case against Raut, the court
termed his arrest illegal and
rejecteditspleatosuspendthe
bailorder.Comingdownheav-
ily on ED, special court said
that Sanjay Raut “was arrest-
ed even though there was
‘nothing to show’ that he was
a recipient of ‘proceeds of
crime’”.
Sharad Pawar, NCP presi-
dent, said that he will meet
with PM Narendra Modi and
Union HM Amit Shah to take
up the misuse of a central
investigative agency like ED
to prevent harassment of
MVA leaders. Meet he must,
but Pawar should not expect
the ED to be reined in.
ANIL DESHMUKH
ALSO GETS BAIL
NCP leader Anil
Deshmukh was released
from Arthur Road jail on
Wednesday after being
incarcerated since Nov
last year on the charge of
alleged money laundering.
The former Maharashtra HM
was arrested by ED on
allegations of corruption by
former Mumbai police
commissioner Parambir
Singh “based on hearsay”
N
INDIA - ASEAN RELATIONS
CURRENT PERSPECTIVES
ssociation of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN), an
international organisation
was established by the gov-
ernments of five countries
Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand in 1967 to acceler-
ate economic growth, social
progress, and cultural devel-
opment and to promote peace
and security in Southeast
Asia. Subsequently Brunei,
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
and Vietnam joined to make
it a Ten Member organisa-
tion. This organisation fa-
cilitates economic, political,
security, military, education-
al and socio-cultural integra-
tion among its members and
other nations in Asia. Its sec-
retariat is located in Jakarta,
Indonesia. The motto of ASE-
AN is “One Vision, One Iden-
tity, One Community”. ASE-
AN is 3rd largest market in
the world - larger than EU
and North American mar-
kets and has Free-trade
agreements (FTAs) with Chi-
na, Japan, South Korea, In-
dia, Australia and New Zea-
land. Today’s Southeast Asia
presents an example of var-
ied cultures living together
thriving, despite region expe-
riencing decades of conflicts.
The group acted as a plat-
form for the member nations
to resolve disputes from eco-
nomic aspects to strategic
and security aspects. ASEAN
has maintained stable rela-
tions with the great powers
including China, India, Ja-
pan, Russia and the US. T
he contribution towards re-
gional peace, stability and
prosperity goes to the wider
Asia-Pacific region. However
weak leadership, geopolitical
conflicts and rivalries in the
region have been some of the
obstacles. Failure to deal
with Intra-ASEAN security
issues like Rohingya crisis,
migration, human traffick-
ing, pandemics, climate
change, South China Sea and
piracy have definitely weak-
ened this organisation. In the
recently held ASEAN Sum-
mit member countries
agreed in principle to ad-
mit East Timor as the
11th member and the US ele-
vated its relationship with
the ASEAN to a comprehen-
sive strategic partnership.
The escalating tensions be-
tween the US and China and
the lack of consensus on
other critical geopolitical is-
sues including Ukraine war
and attitude of the junta in
Myanmar have rendered
ASEAN a bit ineffective.
India - ASEAN Relations
and Issues of Interest: In-
dia-ASEAN relations can be
traced to ancient times with
deep cultural relations. Hin-
duism, Buddhism and Islam
spread from India to the re-
gion and the imprint of this
shared cultural heritage is
also seen in art forms and ar-
chitecture. In post Cold War
era, India - ASEAN relations
have evolved from just eco-
nomic ties to strategic and
security concerns owing to
common threats and aspira-
tions. India’s ‘Look East Pol-
icy’ in 1990s marked the be-
ginning of strong India-ASE-
AN relations which were
further cemented by ‘
Act East
Policy’ in 2014. India became
a member of ASEAN Region-
al Forum (ARF), a key forum
for security dialogue in Asia
and a Summit-level Partner
in 2002. In 2015, India has also
set up a separate Mission to
ASEAN with a dedicated Am-
bassador to strengthen en-
gagement with ASEAN. In-
dia and ASEAN region is
celebrating 30th Anniversary
of their ASEAN-India Dia-
logue Relations in 2022. The
year is embarked as ‘ASEAN-
India Friendship Year’. The
year also witnessed few key
bilateral visits and meetings.
As part of series of such
meetings the latest one was
ASEAN Defence Ministers
Meet (ADMM Plus) of ten
ASEAN members and Eight
Dialogue partner countries,
India, USA, Russia, China,
Australia, Japan, New Zea-
land, and South Korea held in
Siem Reap, Cambodia on 23
Nov 2022. The Indian RM as-
serted need to counter trans-
national and cross border
terrorism in the region and
have raised concerns on on-
going ASEAN-China negotia-
tions on the code of conduct
in South China Sea and as-
serted the need to abide by
international law and should
not be unbalancing the re-
gion peace and security
.
The rise of China accom-
panied by its growing asser-
tiveness in South China Sea
and East China Sea has been
a cause of concern for many
ASEAN countries. These
countries view India as a pos-
sible partner in their effort to
maintain balance of power
and peace in the region.
India looks at ASEAN not
simply as an institution of
economic development but
also as an integral part of
India’s vision of stable, se-
cure and prosperous Asia.
Establishing trade and con-
nectivity links with South
East Asian countries via
North East has been one of
the focuses, some initiatives
in this regard are: India-My-
anmar-Thailand Trilateral
Highway, Kaladan Multi-
modal Transport and Me-
kong Ganga Corridor.
WAY FORWARD
Delay in completing infra-
structure projects - India-
Myanmar-Thailand trilater-
al highway
, the Kaladan Mul-
timodal Transit and Trans-
port Project, and the Moreh-
Mandalay Bus Services-due
to various political and fi-
nancial constraints, has im-
peded the progress of eco-
nomic cooperation and this
warrants immediate action.
There is a need to promote
Mekong - India corridor and
enhance physical and digital
connectivity. Build stronger
strategic, security and eco-
nomic ties with greater in-
terdependence with ASEAN
countries to counter Chinese
clout in the region. Need for
robust maritime connectivi-
ty between India and ASEAN
to realize full potentiality of
trade and business activities
and growth and development
of strategically crucial Indo
Pacific region. The two sides
should also explore the unex-
plored domains of energy
security
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
Although the trade between
both regions has crossed
US$80 billion mark,
however it is skewed
against India. This is
primarily attributed to
Free trade agreement (FTA)
with ASEAN resulting into
flooding of cheap imported
products into India. India’s
geostrategic interests in the
Indo-Pacific region depend
on India’s bilateral and
multilateral engagements
with the countries in the
region. Maintaining
cordiality with ASEAN as
an organisation and with
the individual Southeast
Asian countries remains
crucial for India
ASEAN, an
international
organisation
was established by the
governments of five
countries Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore and Thailand in
1967 to accelerate
economic growth, social
progress, and cultural
development and to
promote peace and security
in Southeast Asia
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow

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INDIA
New Delhi: The UP govt on Thursday moved the Su-
preme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order
quashing its draft notification on the urban local body
elections and directing the state to hold the polls without
reservation for the Other Backward Classes. The state
government, in its appeal against the December 27 order,
has said that the high court cannot quash the December 5
draft notification which had provided reservation of seats
in the urban body polls for the OBC – apart from those for
the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.
OBC QUOTA IN LOCAL BODY POLLS: UP
GOVT MOVES SC AGAINST HC ORDER
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel
to assess the ground situation and take remedial action
regarding the pollution of a rivulet in UP connected to Rapti
River. The Rapti river is a part of Ganga river basin. The tri-
bunal was hearing petitions which claimed two sugar mills
in Balrampur district were discharging untreated industrial
effluents into a stormwater drain which was then released
into the Suwaon Nala, a rain-fed rivulet, connected to Rapti.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the response
of the Centre and others on a plea alleging violations in
environmental clearance granted to the Polavaram multi-
purpose irrigation project. A bench of Justices Sanjiv
Khanna and MM Sundresh issued notices to the Centre,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha while seeking
their replies. “Issue notice, returnable in the month of
February, 2023,” the bench said.
NGT FORMS PANEL FOR REMEDIAL ACTION
ON UTTAR PRADESH RIVULET POLLUTION
POLAVARAM PROJECT: SC NOTICE TO
CENTRE ON PLEA ALLEGING VIOLATIONS
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: Leaders of
Congress’s old ally Sa-
majwadi Party may par-
ticipate in Congress’
BharatJodoYatrainUP
.
Along with the SP
, lead-
ers of its ally Rashtriya
LokDalcanalsojointhe
yatra and informed
sources say that leaders
of Rashtriya Janata Dal
and Janata Dal U, allies
of Congress in Bihar
and Jharkhand, can
also join the yatra in
Delhi. It is being told
thatthewaythealliesof
the Congress in the
states of Tamil Nadu,
Maharashtra etc. par-
ticipated in the yatra,
thesamewayitwillhap-
pen in Uttar Pradesh.
In fact, the Congress
party has invited many
opposition leaders from
UP to join the yatra.
Both Akhilesh Yadav
and Shivpal Yadav have
been invited from the
Samajwadi Party and
BSP chief Mayawati
and general secretary
Satish Chandra Mishra
have been invited from
the BSP. Apart from
these, the Congress has
also invited BJP leader
and former Deputy CM
Dinesh Sharma to par-
ticipate in Yatra. Sig-
nificantly, he is cur-
rently a professor at
Lucknow University
.
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
is on a nine-day break.
The yatra was stopped
after reaching Delhi on
Saturday
.Itwasofficially
said by the party that all
yatrishavebeenwalking
continuously for four
months. Thus everyone
needs a little rest and
also need to meet their
families. It said that
there is a need to repair
the containers in which
the passengers stay on
the way so that people do
not face any problem
when the journey goes
towards JK in the
midst of severe cold.
Congress has given all
these reasons for stop-
ping the yatra. Although
BJP leaders are raising
questions that the yatra
was not stopped during
festivals like Dussehra,
Diwali,buttheyatrawas
stopped to welcome
ChristmasandNewYear.
However, the Con-
gress has not revealed
what Rahul Gandhi
will do in the nine-day
break? Regarding this
also, it was said from
the BJP side that Rahul
is going to go missing
for nine days. Surpris-
ingly, many political
experts and journalists
also indicated that Ra-
hul may go abroad.
Some Opposition leaders will now join
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra!
What will Rahul Gandhi do during
the 9-day break from party’s Yatra?
GRAND PLANS OF GRAND OLD PARTY
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Thursday
launched the Mobile
App ‘Prahari’ and Man-
ual of Border Security
Force (BSF) here. Union
Minister of State for
Home Affairs Nity-
anand Rai, Union Home
Secretary
, Director Gen-
eral of BSF, Chief Sec-
retaries of Union Ter-
ritories and several
senior officers of the
Ministry of Home Af-
fairs, Union Territories
and BSF were also pre-
sent on the occasion.
In his address, the
Union Home Minister
said that the BSF ‘Pra-
hari’ app is a great ex-
ample of Proactive Gov-
ernance. Now jawans
can get personal infor-
mation and informa-
tion related to accom-
modation, Ayushmann-
CAPF and leaves on
their mobiles. Be it GPF,
Bio Data or grievance
redressal on “Central-
ized Public Grievance
Redress and Monitor-
ing System” (CP-
GRAMS) or informa-
tion on various welfare
schemes, now Jawans
can get all this informa-
tion through the app
and this app will also
connect them with the
portal of the Ministry
of Home Affairs.
Along with this, he
congratulated BSF Di-
rector General Pankaj
Kumar and his entire
team for the awaited re-
vision and update in 13
manuals which will in-
crease the understand-
ing of operations, ad-
ministration and train-
ing and speed up the
work. Shri Shah said
that he is sure that this
will facilitate the work
of all ranks of BSF
Jawans and officers. He
said that these new ini-
tiatives will bring ease
and convenience in the
work of BSF.
UNIONHMAMITSHAHLAUNCHES
BSF’S MOBILE APP ‘PRAHARI’
Revised version of 13 manuals launched too; these manuals will increase better
understanding of operations, administration training and speed up tasks
Union HM Amit Shah launching BSF App in New Delhi on Thursday.
Kolkata (Agencies):
PM Narendra Modi will
be on a short five-hour
trip to Kolkata on Fri-
day with a gift of pro-
jects worth Rs 7,800
crore for West Bengal,
the formal announce-
ment of which will be
made on that day only
.
Sources said, the pro-
jects will be under vari-
ous schemes like sanita-
tions, railways and
metro railways, the
'Clean Ganga' mission,
among others. As per
the schedule of the
Prime Minister's visit,
his special flight will be
landing at the Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose
International Airport at
around 10.30 a.m. From
there, his convoy will
reach Howrah station at
around11.15a.m.,where
he will be inaugurating
West Bengal's first Van-
de Bharat Express that
will run from Howrah to
New Jalpaiguri.
His convoy will leave
the station at around
11.45 p.m. and at around
12 noon, he will be gar-
landing a statue of Ne-
taji Subhas Chandra
Bose adjacent to INS
Netaji Subhash.
PM in Kolkata today with
`7,800 cr projects for WB
BJP got highest donations from
electoral trusts in 2021-22: ADR
New Delhi (Agencies):
The BJP received the
highest amount of dona-
tions from electoral
trusts(ETs)infiscalyear
2021-22,atRs351.50crore
making up 72.17 per cent
of the total donations re-
ceived by all parties, as
per a detailed report by
theAssociationforDem-
ocratic Reforms.
The Prudent ET do-
nated the highest
amount (Rs 336.50 crore)
to the BJP, against Rs
209 crore contributed in
FY 2020-21. AB General
ET and Samaj ET do-
nated Rs 10 crore and Rs
5 crore to the BJP in FY
2021-22, respectively
.
After BJP
, the Telan-
gana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS) received the sec-
ond highest amount of
Rs40crore,withPrudent
ET being the only donor.
The Congress and
AAP have received a to-
tal of Rs 18.43 crore and
Rs 21.12 crore from ETs,
respectively. While
there is only Rs 0.19
crore difference in the
donations made by the
Prudent ET to both par-
ties, Independent ET
donated Rs 4.81 crore to
the AAP, making AAP
the bigger receiver com-
pared to Congress.
Small Donations ET do-
nated only Rs 1.9351 cr
to the Congress.
Amaravati (PTI): One
morepersonwhowasin-
jured in a stampede dur-
ing a programme organ-
isedbytheTeluguDesam
Party in Kandukur town
in Nellore district suc-
cumbed while undergo-
ingtreatmentonWednes-
day night, taking the toll
to eight, police said on
Thursday
.
The victims, includ-
ing two women, died
and eight others were
injured on Wednesday
after they fell in a drain-
age canal when Opposi-
tion leader N Chandrab-
abu Naidu was address-
ing a roadshow there.
People gathered in
large numbers at the
venue and there was
some jostling among
the public during the
meeting, leading to a
stampede at the canal,
they had said based on
initial information.
Toll rises to 8, PM
Modi, CM Jagan
announce ex-gratia
AP STAMPEDE TRAGEDY
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman,
who was admitted to
the AIIMS, Delhi with a
minor stomach infec-
tion, was discharged
from the institute on
Thursday, sources said.
She was admitted to a
private ward of the hos-
pital around 12 pm on
Monday. Sources also
added she was admitted
to AIIMS Delhi for a
routine check-up. The
union government is in
the process of consulta-
tions to finalise the un-
ion budget to be pre-
sented on February 1
next year. Sitharaman
has held pre-budget
meetings to elicit views
of various sections in-
cluding representatives
of chambers of com-
merce and industry
.
FM Sitharaman
discharged
from AIIMS
POLL PANEL INTRODUCES‘REMOTE
VOTING’ FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Elec-
tion Commission on
Thursday said it has de-
veloped a prototype of
the remote electronic
voting machine for do-
mestic migrant voters
and has invited politi-
cal parties for a demon-
stration on January 16.
The poll panel has also
floated a concept note
on remote voting and
sought the views of po-
litical parties on the le-
gal, administrative and
technical challenges in
implementing it, ac-
cording to a statement.
The multi-constitu-
ency remote EVM, de-
veloped by a public sec-
tor undertaking, can
handle up to 72 constit-
uencies from a single
remote polling booth.
“After focus on youth
and urban apathy, re-
mote voting will be a
transformational initi-
ative for strengthening
participation in elec-
toral democracy
,” Chief
Election Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar said.
EXAMPLE OF PROACTIVE GOVERNANCE
l This BSF ‘Prahari’ app is a great example of Proactive
Governance, now Jawans can get personal and ser-
vice related information, housing, Ayushman-CAPF
and leave related information on their mobile.
l Be it GPF, Bio Data or grievance redressal on “Cen-
tralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring
System” (CP-GRAMS) or information on various wel-
fare schemes, now Jawans can get all this informa-
tion through the app and this app will also connect
them with the portal of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
l The Border Security Force has been awarded numer-
ous gallantry awards including one Mahavir Chakra,
4 Kirti Chakras, 13 Vir Chakras and 13 Shaurya
Chakras, BSF has fought so many battles with valour
that a book could be written on each war.
IN THE COURTYARD
Kochi (Agencies): A controversy has broken out here after
local BJP leaders complained to police that the face of huge
‘Pappanji’ effigy erected as part of the famed Cochin Carnival
resembles Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Carnival is
being held at Fort Kochi and the face became clear when the
covering of the effigy was removed. The custom of the Car-
nival is the Pappanji is burnt at the stroke of midnight when
the New Year is welcomed. The local BJP leaders are upset at
the insult to the Prime Minister and the latest news is that
the organisers of the event have said the present face of the
massive effigy will be changed.
BJP PROTESTS OVER COCHIN CARNIVAL
EFFIGY FACE’S RESEMBLANCE TO PM
Workers decorate a platform at Howrah Station ahead of PM
Narendra Modi’s visit, in Kolkata, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Pained by the mishap
at a public meeting in
Nellore, AP. Condo-
lences to the bereaved
families. May the
injured recover soon.
An ex-gratia of Rs.
2 lakh from PMNRF
would be given to
the next of kin of
each deceased
and the injured
would be
given Rs.
50,000.
ANDHRA CM REDDY MEETS HM SHAH,
DEMANDS NFSU CAMPUS IN TIRUPATI
New Delhi (PTI): Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Red-
dy on Thursday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah
and requested him to consider setting up a National Forensic
Sciences University (NFSU) campus in Tirupati. Reddy also
reiterated the issues raised before PM Narendra Modi and
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday.
During meeting with Shah, Reddy explained that Tirupati has
grown into an educational hub and the setting up of NFSU
would serve the growing demand for criminal investigation
infrastructure, according to an official statement. He said the
establishment of a NFSU campus will cater to the growing
requirement of forensic experts in south India and assured
that his government would allot the required land.
AMIT SHAH ON
2-DAY VISIT TO
KARNATAKA
FROM TODAY
New Delhi (ANI):
Union HM Amit Shah
will be on a two-day
visit to Mandya and
Bengaluru Rural
districts of the poll-
bound Karnataka
from Friday. Shah will
attend three events in
Gejjalagere, Mandya,
Palace Grounds, Ben-
galuru, and Sauharda,
Bengaluru Rural dis-
trict, all related to the
cooperative sector.
He will also address
public gatherings
during his visit.

06
INDIA
First India Bureau
Hyderabad: President
Droupadi Murmu on
Thursday underlined
that the benefits of tech-
nology should reach the
remotest areas and the
poorest of the poor.
Technology should be
used as an instrument
of social justice, she
said, addressing the stu-
dents and faculty mem-
bers of G Narayanam-
ma Institute of Technol-
ogy and Science for
Women and also stu-
dents of the BM Malani
Nursing College and
Suman Junior College
of Mahila Dakshata
Samithi in Hyderabad.
Observing that engi-
neering has played a big
role in technological
advancements includ-
ing computers, medical
equipment, internet,
smart devices and digi-
tal payment systems,
Murmu said the role of
engineering as a profes-
sion becomes very crit-
ical in today’s world
where unthinkable and
unprecedented prob-
lems need quick and
sustainable solutions.
Engineers, she said,
have the power to make
the world a better place.
The solutions that they
find and technologies
that they would create
in the future should be
people-oriented and en-
vironment-friendly
.
Noting that India had
recentlyatCOP27reiter-
ated its vision of a safe
planet in a one-word
Mantra – LiFE which
stands for Lifestyle for
Environment, Murmu
said; ”We have been
achieving our climate
targets and upgrading
them.Wearetakingnew
initiatives in renewable
energy
, e-mobility
, etha-
nol-blended fuels, and
green hydrogen. These
initiatives can start pro-
ducing better results on
thegroundthroughtech-
nological innovations.”
The President said
that technology in to-
day’s world has social,
economic, political, ed-
ucational, environmen-
tal and geo-political di-
mensions. It is continu-
ously evolving and im-
pacting every arena.
She hoped that engi-
neers would come out
with innovative technol-
ogies for benefit of the
public at large and im-
prove the quality of life
of the people. She said
they should also think
about engineering solu-
tions for the disadvan-
taged sections, senior
citizens,divyangpersons
and other people who
need special support.
“Take benefits of technology to the poorest of poor”
PRESIDENT’S PLEA
RUSSIAN’S DEATH:
KIN GIVE NOC FOR
CREMATION
CHINESE WOMAN
DETAINED FOR SPYING
ON DALAI LAMA
VETERAN JOURNO
‘KAMAROOPI’ DIES
AT AGE OF 87
EARTHQUAKE OF 3.5
MAGNITUDE HITS
PARTS OF ASSAM
Bhubaneswar: Odisha
Police on Thursday said
that they received the No
Objection Certificate (NOC)
and power of attorney from
the family members of the
two Russian nationals, who
died in a hotel last week,
for the cremation. Sources
said that the Rayagada
Superintendent of Police
received the NOC from the
family members of both
the deceased through the
consulate in Kolkata.
Bodh Gaya: A Chinese
woman was detained by
Bihar police on Thursday for
an alleged threat to Tibetan
spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
The woman, Song Xiaolan,
had been living in India since
2020 overstaying her visa
period, and she will now be
deported, police informed in
a press note. She had come
to India to take “preach-
ing” lessons from Tibetan
spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
“She first came to India on
October 19, 2019, to take
preaching from Dalai Lama,”
the release stated.
Bengaluru: MS Prabhaka-
ra, a senior journalist and
writer better known by his
pen name ‘Kamaroopi’ in
Kannada literary circles,
passed away on Thursday.
He was 87. He died of
age-related ailments at his
residence in Kolar, sources
said on Thursday. Sources
further added that Prabha-
kara was unmarried and his
body has been donated to
MS Ramaiah Hospital here
by extended family.
Guwahati: A 3.5 magnitude
earthquake hit north-central
part of Assam on Thursday,
an official bulletin said.
There was no immediate
report of any loss of life or
damage to property, it said.
The earthquake took place
at 12.27 pm, and the epi-
centre was in Darrang dis-
trict on the northern bank
of the Brahmaputra river.
The depth of the quake was
10 km, it said. Residents of
Morigaon and Nagaon felt
the tremor, besides those in
Udalguri, Tamulpur, Kamrup
and Sonitpur districts.
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: Assets worth Rs 4.90 crore of a former As-
sam Public Service Commission (APSC) board member
have been attached under
the anti-money launder-
ing law, the Enforcement
Directorate said Thurs-
day. The action has been
taken against the board
member Samedur Rah-
man and his family members as part of a money launder-
ing investigation against them linked to a case of alleged
illegal recruitment of candidates through the APSC.
ED ATTACHES ASSETS OF FORMER
APSC MEMBER IN PMLA CASE
“Work in the UN will go on...we will continue to lend our voice”
New York (ANI): Work
intheUNwillgooneven
as we exit the Security
Council as we have sev-
eral important bodies
which deal with critical
issueswherewewillcon-
tinue to lend our voice,
Ruchira Kamboj said on
WednesdayonhowIndia
will shape its roadmap
in the year ahead at the
United Nations.
As India successfully
completed its tenure of
DecemberPresidencyof
theUnitedNationsSecu-
rity Council, Kamboj
told ANI that India has
severalimportantbodies
which deal with critical
issues where it will con-
tinue to lend its voice.
“
As a key troop-con-
tributingcountry
,wewill
also be actively involved
inissuesrelatedtopeace-
keeping. In the course of
our December Presiden-
cy
, you would recall the
External Affairs Minis-
ter had launched a group
of friends to ensure ac-
countability for crimes
against UN peacekeep-
ers. As co-chair of this
important group, we will
continue to keep the fo-
cus on the safety and se-
curity of our blue hel-
mets on the ground
through sharing of best
practicesamongmember
states and through guid-
ance to the UN Secretari-
at,” the UN Ambassador
said as she recalled In-
dia’s successful Decem-
berPresidencyof UNSC.
India’s Permanent
Representative to the
UN, Ambassador Kam-
boj,underlinedthe“full”
agenda of the Council
for the month under In-
dia’s presidency in a
wrap-up briefing earlier
on Thursday for non-
membersof theSecurity
Council on its work for
the month of December
before the holiday week.
Notably, on 1 Decem-
ber, India assumed the
UN Security Council’s
(UNSC) monthly rotat-
ing presidency for the
second time during its
two-year term as an
elected member of the
Council in 2021-2022. In
August 2021,India had
previously assumed the
UNSC presidency
.
India’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira
Kamboj speaks at a wrap-up briefing for non-members of the UN
Security Council, in New York on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (Agencies):
The National Investiga-
tion Agency conducted
searches at 56 places
across Kerala on Thurs-
day in connection with
the Popular Front of In-
dia conspiracy case.
The searches at the
homes and offices of
several suspects with
ties to PFI cadres are
still ongoing. PFI was
banned by the Ministry
of Home Affairs in Sep-
tember, along with its
associates and affiliates,
for a period of five years
under the Unlawful Ac-
tivities (Prevention)
Act, 1967, by declaring it
anunlawfulassociation.
The raids began early
Thursday in coordina-
tion with state police in
response to specific in-
puts against PFI cadres
accused of involvement
in several terrorist acts
and the murder of sev-
eral people, including
Sanjith (Kerala, No-
vember 2021), V-Ramal-
ingam (Tamil Nadu,
2019), Nandu (Kerala,
2021), Abhimanyu (Ker-
ala, 2018), Bibin (Kera-
la, 2017), Sharath
(Kamataka, 2017), R.Ru
(Tamil Nadu, 2016).
TheMHAhadclaimed
thatthecriminalactions
and barbaric killings
had been carried out by
PFI cadres for the sole
purpose of “disturbing
public peace and sereni-
tyandcreatingareignof
terror in public psyche”.
The MHA further
stated that the PFI had
“international links
with Global Terrorist
Groups,” and that some
of its activists have
joined the Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
and participated in ter-
ror acts in Syria, Iraq,
and Afghanistan.
NIA conducts raids at 56 locations
in Kerala in PFI conspiracy case
UP:ChiefSecyMishramaygetextension
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The corri-
dors of UP’s bureaucra-
cy are abuzz with the
question as to who will
be the next Chief Secre-
tary of the state as the
present Chief Secretary
— Durga Shankar
Mishra — is retiring on
December 30 (Friday).
Durga Shankar
Mishra, country’s most
seniorIASofficerof 1984
batch, is counted among
the most trusted officers
of PM Narendra Modi.
Before the UP assembly
elections, a big change
was brought in the state
bureaucracy
, replacing
IAS Rajendra Kumar Ti-
wari. The decision was
taken by the central gov-
ernment to make Durga
Shankar Mishra as the
Chief Secretary of UP
,
giving extension of ser-
vice for one year.
Notably
, after Mishra,
IAS Rajendra Tiwari is
the second most senior
officer of the state who
is currently serving as
chairman UPSRTC and
whose retirement is in
February 2023!
Thethirdnameis1985
batch IAS Shalini Pras-
ad who is also retiring in
December 2022. The
fourth name is 1987
batch IAS Arun Singhal
whoispostedinthecent-
er and he will retire in
May 2025. State’s fifth
most senior IAS officer
Mahesh Kumar Gupta is
1987 batch officer serv-
ingcurrentlyasACSEn-
ergywhoseretirementis
to be in May 2024.
Along with this, the
names of 1987 batch
IAS Sanjeev Kumar
Mittal, Chairman
Board of Revenue and
1988 batch Alok Kumar,
Secretary, Ministry of
Energy, New Delhi, as
well as 1988 batch IAS
Manoj Kumar Singh,
are suddenly being dis-
cussed in the corridors
of the bureaucracy
.
If sources are to be
believed then UP Chief
Secretary Mishra may
get another service ex-
tension as in view of
2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tionsMIshrahasproved
to be extremely success-
ful in making all the big
schemes of the Center
accessible to the public.
He is considered to be a
very hardworking and
honest officer with a
good hold in the bureau-
cracy in both center
and state. Along with
this, he will play an im-
portant role in the Glob-
al Investors Summit
and G20 to be held in the
year 2023.
Most of the senior of-
ficers of the state gov-
ernment are close to
retirement while few
are posted on central
deputation. In such a
situation the decision
has to be taken by the
center in which the
most trusted officer
Durga Shankar Mishra
fits perfectly
.
Mumbai (ANI): The
Waliv Police of Maha-
rashtra on Wednesday
summoned Tunisha
Sharma's mother Vani-
ta Sharma, her uncle
Pawan Sharma and her
driver to record their
statements in connec-
tion with the alleged
suicide of the popular
television actor. Waliv
Police said the accused,
Tunisha's boyfriend
and co-star Sheezan
Khan, was not cooper-
ating with the investi-
gators.
The police said it was
a serious and a high-
profile case which re-
quires a thorough in-
vestigation. But,
Sheezan was neither
giving proper answers
to questions during in-
terrogation nor cooper-
ating in the ongoing
probe, the investigators
alleged.
The police said they
have seized three mo-
bile phones, including
two iPhones, over the
course of its ongoing
probe in the case.
The police further in-
formed that they had
retrieved Sheezan's
chats with Tunisha, her
mother and his mother
from his phone that
they had seized earlier.
Actor’s mother, uncle and
driver to record statements
Members of Popular Front of India (PFI) raise slogans during the
one-day state-wide over the NIA raids in Kottayam and Kochi,
recently. —FILE PHOTO
The searches at the homes and offices of
several suspects with ties to PFI cadres
are still ongoing.
—Sources
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday conducted
searches at 91 locations across India at the premises
of certain Medical Councils as well as foreign medi-
cal graduates (FMGs) which led to the recovery of
several incriminating documents, including fake pass
certificates of FMG exam. The CBI registered a case
against unknown public servants of the State Medi-
cal Councils and Medical Council of India, 73 foreign
medical graduates and other unknown public serv-
ants. The allegations were about the irregularities in
the registration of foreign medical graduates with
Medical Councils in several states on the basis of
fake certificates of qualifying foreign medical gradu-
ates examination conducted by the National Board of
Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL
GRADUATES: CBI RAIDS 91 LOCATIONS
TUNISHA SHARMA DEATH
Union MoS Ramdas Athawale
meets Vanita Sharma, mother
of TV actress Tunisha Sharma,
who allegedly died by suicide
on the sets of a TV Serial.
Mumbai (PTI): Union
minister Ramdas
Athawale on Thursday
met family of actor
Tunisha Sharma, who
allegedly committed
suicide on December
24, in their home in
Bhayander in Thane
district and sought
strict punishment
for accused Sheezan
Khan as well as Rs 25
lakh as compensa-
tion to the deceased’s
mother. Sharma (21)
was found hanging on
the set of a television
serial near Vasai in
Palghar district and
Khan, her co-star,
was held for allegedly
abetting her suicide.
GIVE ACTOR’S
MOTHER `25
LAKH: ATHAWALE
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State (MoS) Dr
Jitendra Singh said on
Thursday that begin-
ning from January 1,
2023, National Research
Development Corpora-
tion (NRDC) will under-
take Technology Com-
mercialization for ben-
efit of Start-Ups.
Presiding over a
meeting with Secretary,
DSIR and Senior Offi-
cials of NRDC at CSIR
Centre in New Delhi on
Thursday, MoS Dr Ji-
tendra Singh said, since
inception, NRDC has
concluded more than
5000 license agreements
representing technolo-
gies in almost all indus-
try sectors.
Startups to get NRDC
benefits from Jan 1
New Delhi (PTI): India is
“excited” about working
with the new govern-
ment in Nepal, Ministry
of External Affairs (MEA)
spokesperson Arindam
Bagchi said on Thursday.
“Our PM congratu-
lated Pushpa Kamal
Dahal. Nepalese PM also
responded and said he
wants friendly relations. He talked about natural
affinity. Both our coun-
tries have unique bilat-
eral relations. We hope
to work together with
the new government of
Nepal. We are excited
to work with the new
government,” Bagchi
said. CPN-Maoist Centre
chairman Pushpa Kamal
Dahal Prachanda was on
Monday sworn-in as the
Prime Minister of Nepal
for a third time.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi had congratulated
Dahal on Sunday on
being elected as the
new leader of Nepal and
said he looks forward
to working with him to
further strengthen the
friendship between the
two countries.
India ‘excited’ about working with new Nepal govt: MEA
Arindam Bagchi

RELIANCE FAMILY DAY FUNCTION 2022
Today we reaffirm our commitment to our founder’s core
principles that have sustained Reliance — integrity, excellence,
empathy, mutual help, sharing and caring: Mukesh Ambani
Y DEAR
RELIANCE
FAMILY,
A very good evening to each one of you.
Today we have come together to
celebrate Reliance Family Day…
…to pay homage to our Founding
Chairman Shri Dhirubhai Ambani
… and to revel in the spirit of to-
getherness and oneness as one large
Reliance Family...Dhirubhai’s Family.
Today we reaffirm our commit-
ment to our Founder’s core princi-
ples that have sustained Reliance
— integrity, excellence, empathy,
mutual help, sharing and caring.
Years will roll.
Decades will pass.
Reliance will continue to grow
bigger and bigger,
Like the proverbial Banyan Tree…
its branches will spread wider…
its roots will go deeper…
And it will touch the lives of an
ever-increasing number of Indians,
enriching them, empowering them,
nourishing them, and caring for them.
But we will forever remember with
gratitude our Founder who planted
the seed of this Vata Vruksh forty-five
years ago.
In Hindu tradition, Vata Vruksh is
noble, it is sacred.
Whenever I think of Reliance and
the mission for which my father
founded it, I believe that there is,
similarly, something noble and sa-
cred about that mission.
Our mission is to make India pros-
perous by building world-class and
world-scale businesses, and to bring
happiness to the lives of all Indians.
Therefore, on Founder’s Day each
year, all of us in the Reliance Family
– including myself, Nita, Akash, Isha,
Anant and you all – should remind
ourselves that we are all trustees of
this extraordinary and proud mission.
Friends,
As you know, we are living through a
time when the world is beginning to see
the 21st Century as ‘India’s Century’.
Our Honourable Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi ji, has aptly de-
scribed it as India’s Amrut Kaal.
The next 25 years are going to
be the most transformational in the
5,000 year-old history of India.
This is when India is poised to
achieve exponential economic growth.
We can become a $40 trillion
economy by 2047 – the Centenary of
our Independence — in a sustainable
and stable manner.
This goal is realistic and achiev-
able because India is blessed with…
The power of young demography;
The power of a mature democracy;
And the newly acquired power of
technology.
From an era of shortages, scarcity
and widespread poverty, India will en-
ter an era of inclusive prosperity, abun-
dance of opportunities, and unimagi-
nable improvement in the ease of living
and quality of life of 1.4 billion Indians.
Similarly, at a time when uncer-
tainty, volatility and even regression
can be seen in many parts of the
world, India is being regarded glob-
ally as a SHINING SPOT.
Therefore, I would like every lead-
er and every employee in Reliance to
know that destiny has given us an
opportunity — and also a responsi-
bility — to make a pivotal contribu-
tion to realisation of the enormous
promise of India’s Amrut Kaal.
Dear Reliance Family Members,
Acutely aware of this opportunity
and responsibility, Reliance has em-
barked on a journey of comprehen-
sive self-transformation.
The end of 2022 is when Reliance
will have crossed the half-way mark
of its Golden Decade.
In five years from now, Reliance
will complete its fifty years.
All of us are proud of what we
have achieved so far.
But the journey ahead is going to
be far more exciting, more reward-
ing, but also more challenging.
Let me spell out my expectations
from the leaders and employees in all
our businesses and initiatives.
First: under Akash’s Chairman-
ship, Jio is rolling out the world’s
best 5G network across India…
…at a pace, which is faster than
anywhere in the world.
Jio’s 5G deployment will be com-
plete in 2023.
I heartily congratulate the entire
Jio Team for further consolidating
the Number 1 position in the digital
connectivity business.
But Jio Platforms should now get
ready for India’s next big opportunity
– to provide unique digital products
and solutions to both domestic and
international markets.
Since every single village will have
5G connectivity, India has a historic
opportunity to completely erase the
rural-urban divide which has plagued
our country for so long.
We can now ensure that no In-
dian will be deprived of access to
high-quality education, high-quality
healthcare and high-productivity
economic activities.
This is how Jio can accelerate In-
dia’s inclusive development.
Second: under Isha, our Retail
business has grown rapidly.
It has emerged as one with the
widest and deepest reach in India,
across all product baskets.
Most significantly, Reliance Retail
has created over two lakh new jobs last
year, becoming one of India’s leading
employers.
I congratulate the Retail Team for
setting new standards in disciplined ex-
ecution, which is the key to its success.
But I know that all of you in the Re-
tail Team are capable of chasing even
more ambitious targets and goals.
Like Jio, the growth of our Retail
business will also have a cascading ef-
fect on India’s inclusive development.
Our young people will have more
jobs.
Our farmers will have higher in-
comes.
Our SMEs and large manufactur-
ers will become more productive.
And our trader-partners will be-
come more prosperous.
Third: We continue to build on our
leadership in the O2C business with
new capacities and capabilities.
In the EP Segment, our team
continues to work harder for provid-
ing energy security for India.
All of us are excited about the Me-
dia Entertainment business and its
integration with the digital services that
will reinvent the industry completely.
My congratulations to all of you in
these enterprises.
Keep doing your good work, and
I am sure you will scale higher sum-
mits of success.
We are particularly proud of our
JWC team that hosted the G20 in
Mumbai and of course, our Lifes-
ciences team that is going on and
charting New Paths of innovation
Fourth: New Energy is Reliance’s
newest start-up business with a poten-
tial to transform not just the company
or the country, but the entire world.
It shows that we CARE FOR THE
PLANET, and we CARE FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE ON THE PLANET.
With Anant joining this upcoming
Next-Gen business, we are making
rapid progress in getting our Giga
Factories in Jamnagar ready.
From being India’s largest and
most valuable corporate, Reliance is
now well on its way to also becoming
India’s ‘Greenest’ corporate.
The goals before our New Energy
Team are crystal clear.
Enable India to achieve security
and self-sufficiency in energy by re-
ducing the dependence on imports.
And remember, you can do so
only by remaining agile and ahead of
the technology curve.
Fifth, 2023 will also be a Year of
Renewal and Revitalisation for Reli-
ance Foundation.
Under Nita’s inspiring leadership,
Reliance Foundation is working on
even more ambitious new initiatives
in education, healthcare, sports,
women’s empowerment and ecologi-
cal conservation.
Friends,
When I look at the state of the
world today…at the global financial
landscape, technological landscape
and the supply chain landscape…I
instinctively feel that we are going to
see profound, astonishing and unex-
pected changes in the coming decade.
I can clearly see India riding this
tsunami of changes and achieving
what looked impossible earlier.
Therefore, as India’s leading cor-
porate, Reliance has to rise to the
call of times and fulfil the nation’s
expectations.
To be able to do so, Reliance has
begun implementing two important
tasks.
First, we are empowering Reliance
with new LEADERSHIP CAPITAL …
especially with YOUNG LEADERSHIP.
Second, we are enriching Reliance
with new TALENT CAPITAL …again,
with YOUNG TALENT.
We will pay a lot of attention to
developing CAPACITY, CAPABILITY
AND COMPETENCE at all levels.
I would like our leaders to accel-
erate this process throughout the
organisation.
All of us must realise that the next
big cycle of growth in Reliance will
not be Resource-driven but INNOVA-
TION-DRIVEN.
I call upon you to make 2023 a
YEAR OF BOLD and PIONEERING
INNOVATIONS at Reliance.
I am sure we will achieve trail-
blazing successes.
Friends,
On Founder’s Day, I naturally re-
call many great qualities of my father.
But his one distinctive quality that
must forever serve as a beacon for
all of us is his indomitable determi-
nation to WIN.
WIN against all odds.
And WIN, whatever it takes.
But he also taught me, and taught
all his colleagues, that winning in
business takes both LEADERSHIP
and TEAM WORK.
Both must be developed in a mu-
tually supportive way.
You would perhaps appreciate this
point better if I illustrated it by giving
the example of the recently concluded
WORLD CUP FOOTBALL TOURNA-
MENT in Qatar.
All of you who watched it will agree
that the Final game was the most
thrilling in the history of the sport.
But how did Argentina win the Cup?
It is because of the combination of
LEADERSHIP and TEAM WORK.
Messi could not have won the Cup
on his own.
Similarly, the Argentinian team
could not have won without Messi’s
inspiring leadership.
They faltered in the first game, but
they did not give up.
Ultimately, they won because they
were breathing victory, dreaming of
victory, and doing everything needed
to achieve victory…until the last pen-
alty shot.
They were like Warrior Arjuna who
could see nothing but the eye of the
bird at which he had pointed his arrow.
This is how our Founder Dhirub-
hai Ambani also built Reliance.
Therefore, as we pay tribute to him
today, let us further strengthen the
WINNER’S MINDSET in every team
and every team member in Reliance.
Talking about the Winner’s Mind-
set, let me share with you a thought
that has inspired me all my life.
It is Swami Vivekananda’s thought.
Swamiji says:
“Take up one idea. Make that one
idea your life; dream of it; think of it;
live on that idea.
Let the brain, the body, muscles,
nerves, every part of your body be full
of that idea, and just leave every other
idea alone. This is the way to success.”
Let’s follow this mantra.
It will guarantee success in your
personal life, and it will ensure un-
stoppable success of Reliance in the
years to come.
Friends,
As we enter the New Year, here is
another advice from me as the head
of Reliance Family.
Spend more quality time with your
loved ones, for the growth of your
families.
Spend more quality time with your
colleagues, for the growth of your
teams.
And spend more quality time with
yourself, for your self-growth.
I want to see each and every one
of you happy and contented both in
family space and work space.
Before I conclude, I must express
my regret that we are once again
having this year’s Family Day func-
tion in an online format.
But let me assure you that very
soon we all shall get together for a
joyful face-to-face celebration as in
old times.
Finally, I, on behalf of my mother
Kokila ben, Nita, Isha Anand, their
twins Aadiya Krishna, Akash Sh-
loka, their son Prithvi, and Anant
Radhika, wish every one of you and
your families a very Happy and Pros-
perous New Year and a great year of
achievements.
Thank you…Jai Hind!
Jai Shri Krishna!
M
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s daughter
and son, Isha and Akash Ambani, address at the 44th Annual
General Meeting of Reliance Industries Limited through video
conferencing, in Mumbai.
Mukesh Ambani
BIZ BUZZ
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2NDFRONT
‘Surajgarh project slowed Naxal movement’
More than 5,000 locals have secured employment under the govt project; a security academy will also be started, says CM Shinde
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde has
said the Naxalite move-
ment in Gadchiroli dis-
trict has slowed down
since the Surjagarh
iron ore mines project
became operational.
Speaking during
Question Hour in the
state Legislative Coun-
cil in Nagpur on
Wednesday, the chief
minister assured that
local people would be
given jobs in the project
on a priority basis.
“Since the project
was operationalized,
the Naxalite movement
in the district has
slowed down,” he said,
replying to a question
by Jayant Patil, Ram-
das Ambatkar and Ab-
hijeet Wanjari.
Shinde said the pro-
ject, started in 1993,
was stalled due to
Naxalite activities for
some time, but when he
became the guardian
minister of Gadchiroli
he instructed the police
to crack down on
Naxalites in the area.
The project has now
been resumed and the
company management
has been instructed to
give preference to lo-
cals in jobs, the chief
minister said. “Now,
more than 5,000 locals
have been given em-
ployment in this pro-
ject. A training centre
will be set up to train
them for skilled
work...a security acad-
emy will also be start-
ed,” said Shinde.
The government has
received a revenue of
Rs342 crore from the
project, he informed.
Replying to a related
question, Minister for
Mining Dadaji Bhuse
said 56 lakh tonnes of
minerals have been ex-
tracted as part of the
project.
Last week, Deputy
dra Fadanvis had said
that youth from the
Naxalism-affected Gad-
chiroli district in Vid-
arbha region were not
joining the outlawed
movement anymore,
adding that new re-
cruits were being
brought from Odisha
and Chhattisgarh.
‘OnlyShindecampminsaccusedofcorruption’
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Shiv Sena –
Udhhav Balasaheb
Thackeray faction chief,
Uddhav Thackeray
, on
Thursday remarked on
only Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde-led fac-
tion leaders being ac-
cused of corruption dur-
ing the ongoing Winter
Sessionof thestatelegis-
lature in Nagpur.
Issuing a warning to
the Shinde group, while
speakingtothemedia,at
theVidhanBhavanhere,
Thackeray said, “The
ministers of the Shinde
group should think why
alltheallegationsof cor-
ruption are only being
levelled against them.
They should give a
thought to how and from
where exactly are these
cases coming out.”
The former state
chief minister stated,
“These corruption cas-
es also happened dur-
ing my (Maha Vikas
Aghadi) government.
However, I resigned as
a minister when the
allegations were
made. That minister (in
reference to incumbent
CM Shinde) was with
my Shiv Sena then.
Even now his (corrup-
tion) case has come
out. Therefore, the
Shinde group should
think whether they are
supporting or burying
the BJP.”
Thackeray said that
the opposition has
made the ruling coali-
tion of Shinde faction
and the BJP sweat dur-
ing proceedings.
He also talked about
allegations against min-
isters. “There have been
allegations and discus-
sions about scandals of
each minister every day
.
However, I don’t think
any of them will resign
from their posts. In the
last six months, people
have come to know what
this government is actu-
ally doing. What will the
governmentdoaboutthe
scams of (Agri Min Ab-
dul) Sattar, min Uday
Samant? Or is it the pol-
icy of this government
to give a clean chit to
those accused. The gov-
ernment should clarify
on this,” said Thackeray
.
BLAME GAME
Uddhav Thackeray —FILE PHOTO
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde speaks to media persons in Nagpur on Thursday as Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis looks on. —PHOTO BY ANI
VIDARBHA’S DEVT IMP FOR
MAHA’S PROGRESS: SHINDE
Nagpur (PTI): Ma-
harashtra’s complete
progress cannot be
possible without devel-
opment of Vidarbha,
said Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde in the
Assembly on Thursday.
He said his govern-
ment was fully com-
mitted to bring about
progress in under-
developed regions of
the state like Vidarbha
and Marathwada. “If
Vidarbha is strong, the
state will be strong.
Maharashtra’s com-
plete progress cannot
be possible without the
progress of Vidarbha,”
Shinde said while re-
plying to a discussion
in the House. Hailing
the recently-inaugu-
rated Nagpur-Mumbai
Samruddhi Express-
way, Shinde said it
passes through 10
districts and connects
14 indirectly. He said
the mega-corridor will
also cover districts like
Gondia, Bhandara and
Chandrapur in Vidarbha
as well as Jalna and
Nanded in Marathwada.
“It is for the first time
such a huge express-
way has been built
in the state. (Deputy
dra) Fadnavis dreamt
of bringing Mumbai
and Nagpur together
(through this corri-
dor),” he said. Shinde
said multinational firms
have bought land along
the corridor, which will
“be a boon and game-
changer for Vidarbha”.
Since the
project
was oper-
ationalized, the
Naxalite movement
in the district has
slowed down. Now,
more than 5,000
locals have been
given employment
in this project. A
training centre will
be set up to train
them for skilled
work...a security
academy will also
be started.
—Eknath Shinde,
Maha Chief Minister
Sharad Pawar wishes speedy
recovery to PM Modi’s mother
MahaCMpaystributeatHedgewarmemorialinNagpur
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Maharashtra
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde and Deputy CM
Devendra Fadnavis on
ThursdayvisitedHedge-
war Smruti Mandir, the
memorial of Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) founder Dr KB
Hedgewar, in Nagpur.
The two leaders paid
tributes at the memori-
als of Dr Hedgewar and
RSS ideologue MS Gol-
walkar in the Reshim-
bagharea.Theyalsomet
theSanghoffice-bearers.
Speaking to report-
ers, Shinde said, “I am
here for the Winter Ses-
sionof theMaharashtra
legislature and I came to
this place to pay hom-
age. There is no politics
behind it.”
To a question, Shinde
said, “It is true that dur-
ing my childhood, I used
to attend RSS shakha.
This place is like a
source of inspiration. I
came here to bow my
head before it.”
“The Shiv Sena and
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) are togeth-
er, what other message
can be given,” he replied
to another question.
Shinde and Fadnavis
also visited Deekshab-
hoomi, where Dr BR
Ambedkar converted to
Buddhism along with
his followers in 1956.
On Tuesday, BJP
legislators had attended
the Sangh Parichay
Varg (an introduction
to the RSS) programme
at the Hedgewar Smruti
Mandir.
CM Eknath Shinde pays floral tribute to RSS founder Keshav Baliram
Hedgewar at RSS Smriti Mandir in Nagpur on Thursday. Deputy
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
Centre, BJP should not
target Gandhi family over
security cover: Patole
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Maharashtra
Congress president
Nana Patole has said
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) and the Un-
ion government led by
it should stop targeting
members of the Gandhi
family when it comes to
their security
.
Talking to the media
on Thursday in the
premises of the Vidhan
Bhavan in Nagpur,
amid the ongoing win-
ter session of the Maha-
rashtra legislature, Pa-
tole said, “On behalf of
the Congress, party
general secretary KC
Venugopal wrote a let-
ter to the Centre with a
request to step up Ra-
hul Gandhi’s security
cover in view of a threat
to his life, but the gov-
ernment today replied
that he does not follow
security protocols and
meets people.”
Accusing the BJP of
targeting the Gandhi
family since it came in
power, he said, “We
request them not to
target the Gandhi fam-
ily when it comes to
their security.”
Patole’s statement
comes a day after the
Congress wrote to
Home Minister Amit
Shah, alleging security
breaches during Rahul
Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra in the national
capital and demanded
immediate steps to en-
sure the security of
Gandhi and others tak-
ing part in the march.
However, govern-
ment officials on Thurs-
day alleged that on sev-
eral occasions, viola-
tions of laid down
guidelines on the part
of Rahul Gandhi have
been observed and this
fact has been communi-
cated to him from time
to time.
“We want to ask the
Centre and the BJP if
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi follows secu-
rity protocol. During
the (recently-held) Gu-
jarat elections and pub-
lic meetings held else-
where in the country
, he
meets people. So will
they reduce the PM’s
security cover in view
of this?” the Congress
leader asked.
We want
to ask the
Centre
and the BJP if
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
follows security
protocol. During
the (recently-held)
Gujarat elections
and public meet-
ings held else-
where in the coun-
try, he meets peo-
ple. So will they
reduce the PM’s
security cover in
view of this?
—Nana Patole,
Maharashtra
Congress President
Maha farmers to get 5L solar pumps
under Kusum Yojana, says Fadnavis
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis on Thursday said
that the Maharashtra
government is planning
to provide solar pumps
to five lakh farmers un-
der the Central govern-
ment’s Pradhan Mantri
Kusum Yojana.
Speaking in the Legis-
lative Council, Fadnavis
said the state govern-
ment intended to gener-
ate income by leasing
out land to install such
solar pumps.
He also said farmers
from Vidarbha region
will get new agricultur-
al pumps and electricity
connections on priority
,
while pending applica-
tions will be cleared by
March next year. The
Union government has
announced the imple-
mentation of the Re-
vamped Distribution
Sector Scheme, for
which a sum of Rs39,000
crore has been approved
for Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis also visited
Deekshabhoomi, where Dr BR Ambedkar converted
to Buddhism along with his followers in 1956
N CHANDRASEKARAN
TO HEAD ECONOMIC
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Mumbai: Tata Sons chair-
man N Chandrasekaran
will head the new Eco-
nomic Advisory Council
of Maharashtra. Deputy
Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis made the an-
nouncement in the Leg-
islative Council in Nagpur
on Thursday. “To make
Maharashtra a trillion
dollar economy, the state
government is setting up
an Economic Advisory
Council, to be headed by
Tata Sons chairman N
Chandrasekaran,” he said.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar on
Thursday wrote a letter
to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, wishing a
speedy recovery to his
mother Hiraben (99)
whoisadmittedtoahos-
pital in Ahmedabad due
to some health issues.
Pawar in the letter to
the PM said, “I know
how close your bonding
is with your beloved
mother and understand
this difficult phase in
your life. I wish her a
speedy recovery and
good health.’’
The NCP leader said
a mother is the purest
soul on the earth.
“Your mother has been
the constant source of
energy and sustaining
force in shaping your
life,’’ Pawar said in the
letter.
The hospital on
Wednesday in a state-
ment said her condition
is stable.
Uddhav Thackeray asks govt to clarify
stand on next course of action; claims
Opposition sweat ruling coalition
Look back on the days gone
by with a desire to learn,
but never with regret.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

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MUMBAI, FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 30, 2022
he momentous grand
Finale of Jewelers
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and media partnered by First
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sionof NewIndiaconcludedat
the magnific Banquet Hall of
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Wednesday
. The models show-
cased gold and real diamond
jewellery by SKJ Jewelers
along with designer outfits by
MandakiniSarees,RamajKur-
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In presence of founder Di-
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Glam Pawan Tank, CEO of
Kirti Tank, Chairman Ravin-
dra Pratap Singh, Former
Femina Miss India World and
Bollywood Actress Sayali Bha-
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ion Designer Himmat Singh,
Big Boss fame Manu Punjabi,
SKJ Jewelers Director Uday
Joshi, Mandakini Sarees Di-
rector Prashant Pauddar and
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was declared the winner of
Miss India Glam Season 4
whereas Suman Byadwal won
thetitleof MrsIndiaGlamSea-
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Apartfromthese,Abhishek-
ta Tanwar was declared the
first runner-up of Miss India
Glam, Deepika Singh second
runner up and Ankita Rathod
was the third runner-up. Sonu
Shekhawat was declared as
first runner-up, Gaganpreet
Kaur as second runner and
Shweta Jain as third runner-
up in the Mrs India Glam cat-
egory
. Along with this, Kavita
Chaudhary was given the title
of Miss India Glam Rajasthan
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the title of Mrs India Glam Ra-
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was given the title of Miss In-
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Many others titles were also
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on their qualities. India Glam
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informed that the
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and the show was cho-
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while RJ Devangana, who
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Fashion Studio, Manda-
kini Sarees, Winning
Vega Wellness Coach, A
Infinity Take Over etc.
The noteworthy grand Finale of SKJ Jewellers Miss Mrs India Glam,
Season 4 presented by Ravisurya Group Ananta Resort Jaipur
concluded with a grand crowning ceremony on Wednesday. City First
brings to you some mesmerizing glimpses of the mega show!
KAVITA CHAUHAN
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
(L-R) Deepika Singh (Miss India Glam 2023 2nd runner up),
Kavita Choudhary (Miss India Glam Rajasthan 2023),
Neha Shekhawat (Miss India Glam 2023 winner), Pawan Tank, Sayali Bhagat,
Kirti Tank, Harshita Babele (Miss India Glam International 2023),
Abhishekta Tanwar (Miss India Glam 2023 1st runner up) and
Ankita Rathore (Miss India Glam 2023 3rd runner up)
Clockwise:Vaishnavi Soni, Miss India Glam Talented 2023, Deepika Singh (Miss India Glam 2023 2nd runner up)
Suman Byadwal (Mrs India Glam 2023 winner) and Neha Shekhawat (Miss India Glam 2023 Winner)
Pawan Tank crowning Neha Shekhawat (Miss India Glam 2023).
Also seen are Ravindra Pratap Singh, Dr Manpreet Taneja,
Shweta Singh and Sayali Bhagat
Reena Singh (Mrs India Glam International 2023), Sweta Jain (Mrs India Glam
2023 3rd runner up), Gaganpreet Kaur (Mrs India Glam 2023 2nd runner up),
Suman Byadwal (Mrs India Glam 2023 winner),Anju Yadav (Mrs India Glam
Rajasthan 2023) and Sonu Shekhawat (Mrs India Glam 2023 1st runner up)

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