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48 LAKH BOTTLES OF LIQUOR WORTH OVER ` 100
CR SOLD IN DELHI ON WEEKEND BEFORE DIWALI
New Delhi (PTI): More
than 48 lakh bottles of
liquor worth over Rs
100 crore were sold in
Delhi on the weekend
preceding Diwali, offi-
cials said on Sunday
.
People celebrated Di-
wali with pomp on Mon-
day after two years of
muted festivities due to
the COVID pandemic.
Diwali, October 24
(Monday), was a dry day
in the national capital.
“That led to a rush on
the weekend from Fri-
day to Sunday with
heavy liquor sales
across the city,” said a
senior excise depart-
ment officer.
“More than 48 lakh
bottles were sold on
Friday-Sunday, worth
over Rs 100 crore, ahead
of Diwali on October
24,” he said. The aver-
age daily sale of liquor
in Delhi is around 12.50
lakh bottles, he said.
Giving details, offi-
cials said 13.56 lakh bot-
tles worth over Rs 30
lakh were sold on Fri-
day and 15.09 lakh bot-
tles worth nearly Rs 32
lakh on Saturday
.
On Diwali eve on Oc-
tober 23, a record sale
of more than 19.42 lakh
bottles worth over Rs 42
lakh was recorded, they
said. The excise busi-
ness in Delhi has been
hit hard with liquor
policy of the Arvind Ke-
jriwal government com-
ing under scanner and
an ongoing CBI probe
into an alleged “scam”
in its implementation.
The average daily sale of liquor in Delhi is 12.50 lakh bottles.
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STORIES
A day after an
18-year-old DPS student
was found dead at a
residential society in
Gurugram, police booked
his friend for murder. P2
News portal ‘The Wire’
has filed a police
complaint against its
former consultant Devesh
Kumar whose story led to
a police FIR against The
Wire and its editors. P3
A 42-year-old property
dealer was shot dead in
sleep at his home by
unidentified assailants in
early hours on Sunday,
Gurugram police said. P2
LOST ` 4,000-5,000 CR IN EXCISE DUE
TO LG’S INTERVENTION: KEJRIWAL
Bhavnagar (ANI): Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a visit
to Gujarat, on Sunday said that Rs 4,000-5,000 crore
was going to be generated from the policy, but all this
revenue was lost due to the intervention of Lieutenant
Governor VK Saxena. “Excise policy of AAP was sup-
posed to generate revenue of Rs 4000-5000 crore but
just two days before its implementation LG made many
changes to it due to which 300-400 shops could not be
opened. Their licence fees and revenue did not come.
This is the reason behind less revenue,” Kejriwal said.
A devotee offers ‘Arghya’ to the setting sun on day of Chhath Puja, in the pond near Kartavya Path in
New Delhi, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
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OVER 78 DEAD AS CABLE BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN MORBI
First India Bureau
Morbi: A major acci-
dent occurred due to
the breakdown of a ca-
ble bridge in Gujarat’s
Morbi, on Sunday. The
newly constructed ca-
ble bridge over the
Machhu river was
opened 3 days ago and
more than 78 died in the
tragedy. About 500 peo-
ple were present on the
bridge at the time of the
accident. All of them
were celebrating the
festival of Chhath.
Around 400 people are
feared drowned in the
canal in this accident.
Several ambulances
have reached the spot to
take the injured to the
hospital, rescue work is
going on. PM Narendra
Modi speaks to Gujarat
CM Patel and seeks ur-
gent mobilisation of
teams for rescue ops af-
ter cable bridge collapse
in Gujarat’s Morbi.
PM Narendra Modi speaks
to Gujarat CM Bhupendra
Patel, inquires about mishap
PM MODI, CM ANNOUNCE `2L, `4L EX-
GRATIA RESP FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES
PM Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh
from the PMRF for the next of kin of each of those who
lost their lives in the bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi.
The injured would be given Rs 50,000 each. ‘I express
my condolences to the families of the citizens who lost
their lives in the tragedy. The state government will
provide Rs 4 lakhs to the family of each deceased and
Rs 50,000 to the injured,’ said CM Bhupendra Patel.
About 500 people were present to celebrate the festival of Chhath when a cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river, in Morbi on
Sunday. More than 400 people feared drowned in the canal in this accident, the injured were soon taken to the neaby hospital.
I am deeply saddened by the
accident in Morbi. I have spoken to
Harsh Sanghavi, MoS for Home and
other officials of Gujarat in this matter. Local
administration is engaged in providing relief
work with full readiness, NDRF is also reach-
ing the spot soon. The administration has
been directed to provide immediate treatment
to the injured. —Amit Shah, Home Minister
SUPREME COURT TO
HEAR 232 PLEAS ON
CAA ISSUE TODAY
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court is scheduled to
hear around 240 PILs,
including a large batch of
petitions challenging the
constitutional validity of
the contentious Citizenship
(Amendment) Act (CAA),
on Monday after a nine-day
Diwali vacation.
AAMIR KHAN’S MOM
HOSPITALISED AFTER
HEART ATTACK
Mumbai: Actor Aamir
Khan‘s mother Zeenat
has reportedly suffered a
massive heart attack at her
Panchagani house. Aamir
Khan was with her during
Diwali when his mother
suffered a heart attack.
Actor immediately flew her
to Breach Candy hospital.
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Crucial
Crucial
BHARAT JODO YATRA:
RAHUL SPRINTS WITH
YOUNG BOYS IN T’GANA
BYE BYE PAK TRENDS
ON TWITTER AFTER
INDIA’S LOSS TO SA
Hyderabad: The lazy Sunday
morning in Gollapalli in
Mahbubnagar district in
Telangana was turned into a
sprint field as 52-year young
Rahul Gandhi challenged a
few young boys for a sprint
even as other Cong leaders
were caught unawares.
Telangana PCC President
Revanth Reddy also started
scooting from brisk walk. P6
Perth: India and South
Africa fought in a low
scoring game of 134 runs at
the Perth Stadium in Perth
on Sunday. India’s loss
means Pakistan virtually
crashing out of World Cup
and the result has sparked
a meme fest on Twitter
following Men in Green’s
confirmed elimination.
SUPER SUNDAY IN STATE OF WAR GUJARAT
MODI’S MEGA PUSH...
MAKEININDIA,MAKEFORWORLD!
Moni Sharma
Vadodara: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday laid the founda-
tion stone for the plant
to manufacture C-295
aircraft in Vadodara in
Gujarat. The joint ven-
ture of Airbus and Tata
Advanced Systems Lim-
ited will manufacture
40 C-295 military trans-
port planes at the facil-
ity as part of a Rs 22,000
crore deal to supply 56
such aircraft. The Rest
16 planes will be sup-
plied from Spain.
Modi said that air-
craft manufacturing in
Vadodara is India’s gi-
ant leap towards becom-
ing self-reliant in the
aviation sector. He said
that India is going to be
a major hub for mani-
curing large aircraft.
PM lays foundation
stone of Gujarat
plant for C-295 planes
Total cost of the
project is said to
be around `21,935 crore
This is joint venture
of Airbus and Tata
Advanced Systems Ltd
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Acharya Devvrat, Rajnath Singh, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Bhupendra
Patel, Christian Scherer and other dignitaries during the foundation stone laying ceremony of C-295
transport aircraft manufacturing plant, in Vadodara, Gujarat on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Ambulances carrying victims to the hospital near the Hamilton
Hotel where incident happened in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday.
Halloween horror: Death toll in
Seoul stampede rises to 151
Seoul: South Korea’s
President Yoon Suk-
yeol declared a national
mourning on Sunday
after 151 people were
killed and 82 others in-
jured while celebrating
Halloween in Seoul on
Saturday late night.
The president said it
was so miserable to see
such a disaster.
Today India is making its
own fighter planes, tanks,
submarines, Indian made
medicines and vaccines are saving
lakhs of people across the world,
Indian made electronics gadgets,
made in India mobile phones,
Indian made cars are available in
so many countries.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
l The plant is
expected to deliver 8
aircrafts per year
l 40 planes to be
made at the Vadodara
plant will be delivered
from 2026 to 2031
l The first batch of
16 planes will be de-
livered by the Airbus
from its huge CASA
plant in Spain from
2023 to 2025
l Over 13,400 parts
of C295 would be
sourced from 125 In-
dian suppliers located
in 7 Indian States
President Yoon Suk Yeol declares a national mourning
The vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”
led to the decision to celebrate Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, October 31, as
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, “National Unity Day” every year. Since 2014, Rashtriya
Ekta Diwas has been celebrated with great zeal across the country. P5
The first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi served as
PM from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her death in
1984. Late Congress politician was assassinated by her bodyguards on Oct 31, 1984,
after she ordered military action in Golden Temple in Operation Blue Star. P8
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
CELEBRATING SARDAR
VALLABHBHAI PATEL
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY,
RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS
REMINISCING GREAT
VISIONARY LEADER,
INDIRA GANDHI ON
HER DEATH ANNIV

New Delhi (PTI): En-
vironment Minister
Gopal Rai on Sunday
said the Delhi govern-
ment has set up 586
teams to ensure strict
implementation of the
ban on construction
and demolition activi-
ties in the capital in
view of worsening air
quality.
Rai also requested
the Uttar Pradesh gov-
ernment to use CNG
buses in the national
capital region, saying
diesel-run buses have a
big role in high pollu-
tion levels at the Delhi-
UP border.
Addressing a press
conference, Rai said ex-
perts have forecast that
wind speed and direc-
tion will become unfa-
vourable from Novem-
ber 1 which will push
the air quality index
into 'severe' category.
We held a meeting
with all construction
agencies and govern-
ment departments, in-
cluding PWD, MCD,
Railways, DDA, Delhi
Pollution Control Com-
mittee. We have decid-
ed to implement the
ban on construction
and demolition (CD)
activities, Rai said.
The government has
prepared a strong mon-
itoring system to en-
sure compliance of the
directions. It has set up
586 teams comprising
officials of different de-
partments, he said.
Rai also said Anand
Vihar and Vivek Vihar
have been reporting
high pollution levels
continuously which
could be due to con-
struction work related
to Regional Rapid
Transit System (RRTS).
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Air thickens, worsens in NCR
‘SEVERE’ FROM NOVEMBER 1
New Delhi (PTI):
The share of stubble
burning in Delhi
PM2.5 pollution rose
to 26 per cent on Sun-
day, the highest this
year so far, amid an
increase in farm
fires and favourable
conditions for trans-
port of emissions to
Delhi-NCR.
On Saturday, farm
fires accounted for 21
per cent of the PM2.5
pollution in the na-
tional capital.
PM2.5 are fine par-
ticles that are 2.5 mi-
crons or less in diam-
eter and can travel
deep into the respira-
tory tract, reaching
the lungs and enter-
ing the bloodstream.
The contribution
of stubble burning to
Delhi's PM2.5 pollu-
tion remained low
(up to 7 per cent) till
Friday due to a pro-
longed rain spell in
early October and
slow transport-level
winds which were not
strong enough to car-
ry smoke from farm
fires to the national
capital.
On Diwali (October
24), stubble burning
contributed five to
eight per cent to the
total PM2.5 pollution
in Delhi.
Stubble burning share in
air pollution rises to 26%
n Delhi govt sets
up 586 teams
to monitor ban
on construction,
demolition
activities
A boatman rows a boat while a large number of migratory seagull birds fly over the Yamuna river on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
z Delhi’s air quality
was ‘very poor’ on
Sunday and deterio-
rated to ‘severe’ in
some areas.
z Overall air quality
index (AQI) stood
at 367 at 9am and it
improved to 352 at
4pm Sunday.
z Anand Vihar
(AQI 449) was
the most polluted
place in the capital,
followed by Vivek
Vihar (AQI 402).
A farmer burns stubble at his paddy field in Jalandhar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi (PTI): News
portal ‘The Wire’ has
filed a police complaint
against its former con-
sultant Devesh Kumar
whose story on Meta,
which controls Face-
book and Instagram,
and BJP’s IT depart-
ment head Amit Malvi-
ya has led to Delhi Po-
lice registering an FIR
against The Wire and
its editors.
A police officer said
that the news portal
filed the complaint late
on Saturday through e-
mail. On Saturday, Del-
hi Police had filed an
FIR based on a com-
plaint by Malviya, who
accused The Wire of
“cheating and forgery”
and “tarnishing” his
reputation.
Malviya had on Fri-
day said he will pursue
criminal proceedings
against the portal over
stories, since retracted,
which insinuated that
he enjoyed a special
privilege on Meta plat-
forms through which
he could get any story
taken down.
Malviya’s complaint
was filed with Special
Commissioner (Crime)
against ‘The Wire’, its
founding editors Sid-
dharth Varadarajan,
Sidharth Bhatia and
MK Venu, deputy editor
Jahnavi Sen, the Foun-
dation for Independent
Journalism, and some
unknown people.
Though ‘The Wire’
has apologised to its
readers and withdrawn
the stories, the BJP
leader had noted that
the news portal did not
offer him an apology
.
The Wire, in a state-
ment on Thursday
, said,
“Technological evi-
dence is more compli-
cated and the usual due
diligence may not al-
ways reveal the fraud
perpetrated upon a pub-
lication. This is what
happened to us,” it said.
‘The Wire’ files police complaint against researcher
META FIASCO
lll
Devesh Kumar’s
story on Meta
platforms and
influence of
BJP’s Amit
Malviya on them
has led to a
police FIR
against The Wire
and its editors
RETURN TO THE ELEMENTS
Family members and relatives of a victim, who died after a landslide at Ratle Power Project site on Saturday, perform his
last rites in Kishtwar district on Sunday. At least four persons were killed and six others injured in the mishap, according
to officials. —PHOTO BY PTI
Dehradun (PTI): Two
men from Delhi were
swept away by strong
current in the Ganga
river in Muni ki Reti
near Rishikesh on Sat-
urday, police said.
The two men—Vansh
Kaushal, a resident of
Delhi’s Prashant Vihar
area, and Kumar
Gaurav, a resident of
Chhatarpur area—have
not yet been traced.
Kaushal and Gaurav,
both aged 26, got down
into the Ganga after
rafting at Neem Beach
and were swept away by
the strong current.
A State Disaster Re-
sponse Force (SDRF)
team rushed to the spot
and launched a search
and rescue operation.
Divers were also
pressed into service but
the two men could not
be traced. The search
operation will resume
on Sunday morning.
The families have been
informed, police said.
Two men from Delhi swept
away in Ganga in Rishikesh
New Delhi (PTI): A
26-year-oldwomanalleg-
edly hanged herself in
Sultanpuri area, with
family members alleg-
ing she was killed over
dowry
, police said.
A case was registered
against the woman's
husband Rajesh and he
has been arrested.
On Friday, police re-
ceived information that
awomanhangedherself.
As the death took place
within seven years of
marriage, the sub-divi-
sional magistrate, Kan-
jhawla was informed.
The spot was inspect-
ed and a scarf (chunni)
was seized, police said.
Woman hangs
herself, family
alleges dowry
First India Bureau
Gurugram: A day after
an 18-year-old Delhi
Public School (DPS) stu-
dent was found dead at
a residential society in
Sector 45 here, the Har-
yana Police on Sunday
booked his friend, based
on a complaint from the
victim’s father, alleging
murder.
The boy had appar-
ently died after falling
from the eighth floor of
an apartment building.
The boy had on Satur-
day gone to meet his
friend on the fourth
floor of a building in a
residential complex in
Gurugram’s Sector 45.
The victim’s father
stated in his complaint
that at around 1pm on
Saturday his wife got a
call that their son was
not feeling well.
“When my wife ar-
rived in the society, my
son was lying in a pool
of blood. He was rushed
to hospital where doc-
tors declared him dead.
My son has been mur-
dered and I want strict
action against the cul-
prits,” the victim’s fa-
ther said.
According to the po-
lice, no suicide note was
found and the boy’s mo-
bile phone is being
checked.
Following the fa-
ther’s complaint, an
FIR under IPC section
302 (murder) was regis-
tered against the friend.
Police analysed
CCTV footage from
cameras installed on
the ground floor, in
which it could be seen
that the youth entered
at 12.53 pm and went to
the fourth floor, a police
officer said.
Soon after, he came
down by lift but again
went to the fourth floor.
He then came to the
ground floor before go-
ing to the eighth floor
and was found lying in
a pool of blood mo-
ments later.
According to police,
the friend said the duo
were in the same school
earlier but were now in
different schools.
Friend booked for murder of DPS student
Legal action should be taken against the
guilty. My son was a football player and
was mentally and physically healthy.
—Victim’s father, in complaint to police
Satyendar Jain
flouts jail norms in
Tihar: ED to court
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Minister Satyendar
Jain has been getting special treatment inside
the Tihar Jail, sources said quoting an affida-
vit filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the
trial court as he meets with his wife regularly
.
Satyendar Jain's wife, Poonam Jain, has
been given access to his cell and she meets the
Delhi minister beyond the limits permissible,
ED alleged in its affidavit presented to the
Trial Court, the sources told ANI. According
to sources, the ED has submitted an affidavit
to the trial court stating that Satyendar Jain
is getting special treatment inside Tihar jail.
The ED report also stated that Poonam Jain
has been given access to the minister's cell
where she stays with him for hours beyond
the permissible limits.
It is pertinent to note that Satyendar Jain
is the Jail Minister as well, and the jail where
he has been lodged comes directly under his
prerogative. Meanwhile, the ED has also sub-
mitted a copy of CCTV footage to support its
point in the affidavit.
The ED sources have revealed that the vid-
eo footage showed Satyendar Jain getting a
massage inside the Tihar jail prem-
ises. CCTV footage also showed
the jail superintendent meet-
ing him regularly
.
ED further disclosed be-
fore the court that Satyen-
dar Jain has access to home-
made food without the
court's permission.
Jail's CCTV footage
also showed Jain meet-
ing with a co-accused
for hours together
inside his cell.
New Delhi (PTI): A
35-year-old man was al-
legedly robbed of his
SUV by three persons at
gun point in Delhi's
Cantonment area, po-
lice said on Sunday
.
On Saturday at 5.19
am, Delhi Cantt police
station received infor-
mation regarding car-
jacking from National
Highway-8. The com-
plainant, who is a resi-
dent of Meerut, said
that three unknown
persons came on a mo-
torcycle and robbed his
white Toyota Fortuner
car from him at gun
point, police said.
A case under section
397 (robbery) and 34 of
the IPC was registered.
A purported video of
the incident was found
to be circulating on so-
cial media. In the video,
the driver parks his
white Fortuner car near
the spot where three
persons come on a mo-
torcycle. When the SUV
owner comes out of the
vehicle, a man takes out
a pistol from his pocket
and threatens him.
Two other gun wield-
ing accused also came
and all the three escape
from the spot along
with the car.
Three men
rob SUV at
gunpoint

Property dealer shot
dead by 2 armed men
Gurugram (PTI): A
42-year-old property
dealer was shot dead in
sleep at his home by
unidentified assailants
in early hours on Sun-
day, police said here.
Dharmesh Yadav of
Dundahera village was
sleeping in his under-
construction house in
Sector 22, where two
armed men murdered
him around 2 am.
A worker sleeping in
the same building
raised an alarm and in-
formed the victim’s
family, DCP Deepak
Sarahan said.
A policeteamreached
the spot and tried to take
the body in custody for
autopsy but the victim’s
family members re-
fused, demanding the
arrest of the accused
first. Police Commis-
sioner Kala Ramachan-
dran assured the family
that the accused will be
nabbed soon, only after
that the body was hand-
ed over to police..
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Devotees offering prayers to
the setting sun during Chhath
Puja festival, at an artificial
pond in east Delhi on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Deserted Yamuna Ghat near Kalindi Kunj, where devotees
were not allowed to enter for Chhath Puja, on Sunday.
New Delhi (PTI): After
two years of restric-
tions owing to Covid,
thousands of devotees
thronged ghats and
makeshift ponds across
the capital on Sunday to
worship the Sun God as
part of Chhath Puja cel-
ebrations.
Devotees, especially
women keeping the ar-
duous 36-hour-long fast
'Nirjala Vrat', sang de-
votional and folk songs
and offered 'arghya' to
the Sun God while
standing in knee deep
water at ghats or make-
shift ponds.
Chhath puja is cele-
brated on the sixth day
after Diwali and is also
knownasSuryaSashthi
as it is dedicated to the
Sun God. It is one of the
most popular festivals
in eastern Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar.
After two years of
Covid-induced restric-
tions, Chhath Puja is
being celebrated this
year at public places on
a large scale in Delhi.
Thousands throng ponds,
Thousands throng ponds,
ghats for Chhath Puja
ghats for Chhath Puja
New Delhi (PTI):
Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia and Revenue
Minister Kailash Gahlot
on Sunday inspected
Chhath Puja prepara-
tions in the national
capital. “Just went to
Qutub Vihar-Matiala
and inspected the
Chhath Puja Ghat.
People are very happy
with the arrangements
made by Delhi govern-
ment. The members
of Chhath Committee
expressed their grati-
tude to Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal area
MLA Gulab Singh
Yadav,” Gahlot tweeted
after the visit.
SISODIA, GAHLOT
INSPECT CHHATH
ARRANGEMENTS
DJB official, heckled by BJP
leaders, takes dip in Yamuna
No offerings allowed in
Yamuna as per NGT order
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Environment Min-
ister Gopal Rai has claimed that the speedy
flow of river Yamuna from UP is the cause
behind foam formation atop the river in the
national capital.
“High-speed river flow from UP is the main
cause for the foam formation over the river in
Delhi, especially in the Kalindi Kunj area,”
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said quot-
ing scientists of Delhi Jal Board.
The minister cited “multiple reasons” as
the cause for the increase in air pollution dur-
ing winter in Delhi.
Rai further assured that a ‘monitoring com-
mittee’ will be formed to keep a watch over
construction works in Delhi.
Heavy flow from UP caused
foam on Yamuna: Gopal Rai
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Days af-
ter he filed a com-
plaint against BJP
MP Parvesh Verma
and BJP leader Ta-
jinder Bagga for ‘ob-
structing discharge
of official duty and
criminal intimida-
tion’, Jal Board Direc-
tor, Treatment and
Quality Control, San-
jay Sharma took bath
in the Yamuna water
after defoamer was
sprayed into the river.
A controversy broke
out over the spraying
of the chemical ahead
of Chhath in an at-
tempt to get rid of the
foam on the surface of
the river. On Sunday,
Sharma collected wa-
ter from the river and
took a bath on the
banks, seemingly in a
bid to prove there was
nothing hazardous in
the defoamer.
New Delhi (ANI): On
the third day of
Chhath Puja 2022, the
Delhi administration
officials have decorat-
ed the ITO Ghat near
the Yamuna river for
devotees to offer
prayers on Arghya to
the setting sun and on
Usha Arghya to the
rising sun.
As per the National
Green Tribunal (NGT)
laws, no offerings are
allowed to be im-
mersed in the river
Yamuna during the
festivities.
For the devotees, the
Delhi Jal Board offi-
cials sprayed chemi-
cals into the river Ya-
muna to deal with the
problem of foam for-
mation on the surface
of the river.
Ahead of the
Chhath Puja, which is
usually celebrated on
the river banks in
northern India, the
DJB officials sprayed
chemicals on the sur-
face near Kalindi
Kunj, with the aim to
remove the toxic foam
formed by the high
levels of pollutants in
the water.
Cops at the scene of the crime in Gurugram. —PHOTO BY PTI
Bhavnagar (PTI): Del-
hi CMArvind Kejriwal
on Sunday questioned
the intention of BJP
government in poll-
bound Gujarat behind
its move to constitute a
committee to imple-
ment the Uniform Civil
Code (UCC) and said if
the BJP wants to do so,
it should do it across the
country
.
Kejriwal asked
whether the BJP-led
central government
was waiting for the Lok
Sabha polls to make a
move in this direction.
The Election Com-
mission is likely to an-
nounce schedule for the
Gujarat Assembly polls
this week.
The Gujarat govern-
ment on Saturday said
it has decided to form a
committee headed by a
retired HC judge to im-
plement UCC.
Union minister Par-
shottam Rupala had
said the committee will
be formed before the
model code of conduct
for elections comes into
force.
Gujarat MoS for
Home Harsh Sanghavi
had said the decision
was taken as per the
provisions of Article 44
of Part 4 of the Consti-
tution which expects
the state government to
apply common law for
all citizens.
To a question on the
Gujarat government's
decision, Kejriwal
claimed their inten-
tion is bad.
‘BJP’s intention is bad on Uniform Civil Code’
Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal
addresses the public ahead of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly
elections, at Palitana in Bhavnagar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Bhavnagar (PTI): Al-
pesh Kathiriya, a promi-
nent Patidar leader who
was part of the 2015 agi-
tation for reservation to
the community in Guja-
rat, on Sunday joined
the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP)inthestate,where
the Assembly polls are
due this year-end. He
joined the AAP in the
presence of the party's
national convener and
Delhi CM Arvind Kejri-
wal during an election
rally in Gariadhar city
of Bhavnagar district.
Kathiriya is a convener
of Patidar Anamat An-
dolan Samiti (PAAS), an
outfit that had organ-
ised state-wide agitation
demanding Other Back-
ward Class (OBC) status
and reservation in gov-
ernmentjobsandeduca-
tional institutions to the
youth from the Patidar
community
.
He joined the AAP
along with his friend
and PAAS co-convener
Dharmik Malaviya and
other members of the
organisation. Kathiriya
said all of them feel that
the AAP will provide
them the right forum to
work for the cause of
nation-buildingthrough
social work.
All of us will have to
come forward in this
struggle for the commu-
nity, for our pride, for
the nation, for better
education, health and
corruption-free good
governance. Your sup-
port is required,
Kathiriya said in his ad-
dress at the election ral-
ly following his induc-
tion.
Patidar leader Alpesh joins AAP
Arvind Kejriwal raises hands with Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Man and newly-joined party members Rithibhai
Malaviya and Alpeshbhai Katharia during the public meeting
for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, at Palitana in
Bhavnagar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The government should frame a Uniform
Civil Code with the consent of all commu-
nities and by taking them together.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
On Friday, Parvesh
Verma had yelled
at the official over
the spraying of a
defoamer in Yamuna
Toxic foam on the surface of the Yamuna during sunrise in
New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

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PERSPECTIVE
04
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
On the birth anniversary of Dr. Homi
Jehangir Bhabha, the father of Indian
Atomic Energy Program, I remember
him by saluting his incomparable
contribution in taking the country
forward in the field of nuclear
energy and scientific research. His
extraordinary achievements made the
country proud and empowered.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Hearty greetings to all the countrymen
on the auspicious occasion of ‘Chhath
Puja’, the great festival of sun worship
and folk faith. May the blessings of
Lord Surya be upon the countrymen
and may happiness, prosperity and
health reside in everyone’s life.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Blessed are those who do
not walk in step with the
wicked or stand in the
way that sinners take or
sit in the company of
mockers.—Bible
IN-DEPTH
DANGERS OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY FOR
SOCIETY ARE NO
LONGER FICTIONAL
t’s no secret that
technology can be a
double-edged sword.
Nuclear technology
is a boon when it
comes to power and medicine
but that it can also destroy hu-
manity was demonstrated by
the US in Japan during the Sec-
ond World War. As advance-
ments are made in new technol-
ogies, what may have once
sounded fictional is now a real-
ity. Similar concerns now sur-
round new financial technolo-
gies like crowd funding, Inter-
net, social media and drones are
also proving to be a risk for hu-
manity with the growing risk of
terrorists misusing them. The
biggest fear is of these technolo-
gies, like the dark web, falling
into the hands of terrorists.
The danger becomes bigger
when countries provide safe ha-
ven to terrorists and even equip-
ping them to carry out their ne-
farious designs. There are also
countrieswhichblockanyaction
mooted against a terrorist or ter-
rorist organization. Until Paki-
stan and China see sense in not
protecting terrorists, UN’s coun-
ter-terror moves will be futile.
TOP TWEETS
I
fter Uttarakhand
it is Gujarat’s
turn to announce
forming a com-
mittee on uni-
form civil code. Uttara-
khand’s five-member com-
mittee of experts headed by
Ranjana Desai, a retired Su-
preme Court judge, held its
first meeting in July. Guja-
rat’s announcement comes
just before Assembly elec-
tions with the obvious at-
tempt to consolidate Hindu
votes although the BJP has a
strong chance of romping
home in the state one more
time. Not ready to let BJP run
away with advantage, Arvind
Kejriwal has also demanded
the implementation of uni-
form civil code. The two
states are empowered to en-
act laws on succession and
family as these laws fall un-
der the concurrent list. Goa
is the only state to have a uni-
form civil code.
Implementing a uniform
civil code across the country,
however, is the prerogative
of Parliament. It was there
on the BJP’s election mani-
festo in 1998 and 2019 and a
Bill was proposed to be intro-
duced in Parliament in 2019
but the proposal was with-
drawn for making changes
amid protests from the Oppo-
sition. The Centre informed
the Supreme Court in Octo-
ber of matter being placed
before the Law Commission.
Article 44 of the Constitu-
tion, being one of Directive
Principles, allows UCC but
successive governments have
preferred religion-based civil
laws to avoid changes in the
personal laws of any commu-
nity. An attempt by the BJP
to bring about a uniform
civil law is strongly being op-
posed by the Muslim Person-
al Law Board. Despite Oppo-
sition the Central govern-
ment passed the Muslim
Women (Protection of Rights
on Marriage) Bill to end the
system of triple talaq.
UCC: AAP ON SAME
PAGE AS THE BJP
Guj’s announcement
comes just before
Assembly elections
with the obvious
attempt to consolidate
Hindu votes although the
BJP has a strong chance
of romping home in state
one more time
A
ANIMAL WELFARE AND
CULTURAL RIGHTS
he first legislation on the
subject of wildlife protection
was the Wild Birds Protec-
tion Act of 1887 – but as the
name suggests, it was limited
to possession and sale of
specified birds, as for exam-
ple the Great Indian Bustard
and certain varieties of ea-
gles and owls during the
breeding season. It was ex-
tended to include animals
like tigers and cheetahs in
1912, and the legislation was
called the Wild Birds and
Animals Protection Act.
However it should be noted
that the British Indian laws
were not applicable in the In-
dian states which occupied
half the territorial area of
the country at that time, and
in any case it was in these
states that ‘shikar’ had be-
come an important means to
curry favour with the British
Residents, Political agents
and senior functionaries of
the Raj. From 1935, forests,
and by implication wildlife
became were transferred to
the provincial list, and it was
not until the passage of the
1972 Wildlife Protection Act
that these were again
brought under the concur-
rent list .
While the generally ac-
cepted view is that the ex-
tinction of species like the
cheetah and the near decima-
tion of tiger, as well as In-
dia’s commitment to the
CITES, which was conceptu-
alised as early as 1963 led to
the passage of the Act, some
believe that this was the ‘last
nail in the coffin’ of the
princely states whose privy
purses had been
abolished earlier,
and who were the
only organized pa-
trons of ‘shikar’.
The Act provided
for the formation
of wildlife advi-
sory boards, wild-
life wardens, and
the preparation
of a comprehen-
sive list of the en-
dangered wildlife
of the country.
The Act prohib-
ited the hunting
and trading of
endangered spe-
cies and provid-
ed for licenses for the sale,
transfer, and possession of
some wildlife species besides
paving the way for the forma-
tion of the Central Zoo Au-
thority. The National Board
for Wildlife, an apex body,
chaired by the PM was con-
stituted as a statutory organ-
ization under the provisions
of this Act.
The next major fillip to the
legal regime for the protec-
tion of wildlife came with the
passage of the forty second
constitutional amendment
of 1976 . It introduce section
48A which directed the State
to protect and improve the
environment and safeguard
wildlife and forests. Of equal
significance was the inclu-
sion of wildlife protection
under Article 51A which in-
troduced the concept of fun-
damental duties for the peo-
ple of India. The protection
and and improvement of the
natural environment includ-
ing forests, lakes, rivers, and
wildlife and to have compas-
sion for living creatures was
included amongst fundamen-
tal duties .
In fact, Article 51A has
been called the Magna Carta
of animal rights in the coun-
try. This view was taken by
the Supreme Court when the
The Animal Welfare Board
of India filed a case in 2011
for an outright ban on Jal-
likattu because of the cruelty
to animals and the threat to
public safety
. In 2014, the Su-
preme Court banned the bull-
taming sport, but all political
parties in Tamil Nadu were
united in their view that Jal-
likattu was a cultural right
protected under Article 29
(1). The matter is still under
he consideration of the Su-
preme Court, and the argu-
ments for and against will
merit a separate column!
To be continued...
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
In fact, Article 51A has been
called the Magna Carta
of animal rights in the
country. This view was
taken by the Supreme Court
when the The Animal
Welfare Board of India
filed a case in 2011 for an
outright ban on Jallikattu
because of the cruelty to
animals and the threat to
public safety. In 2014, the
Supreme Court banned the
bull-taming sport, but all
political parties in Tamil
Nadu were united in their
view that Jallikattu was a
cultural right protected
under Article 29 (1). The
matter is still under he
consideration of the
Supreme Court, and the
arguments for and
against will merit a
separate column!
The first legislation on the subject of wildlife
protection was the Wild Birds Protection Act of
1887 – but as the name suggests, it was limited to
possession and sale of specified birds, as for example
the Great Indian Bustard and certain varieties of eagles
and owls during the breeding season
RAJ DHARMA 21
SANJEEV CHOPRA
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LBS National Academy of Administration,
India’s apex training institution, and curates
Valley of Words: An annual Literature and Arts
festival at Dehradun, where he currently resides
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New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said on Sun-
day that India is doing
wonders in the solar as
well as space sectors
and the whole world is
“surprised” to see its
achievements.
In his monthly ‘Mann
KiBaat’radiobroadcast,
Modi noted the ISRO’s
recent success in plac-
ing 36 satellites in space
simultaneously and de-
scribed it as a “special
Diwali gift” from our
youth to the country
.
With this launch,
Modi said, digital con-
nectivity will be further
strengthened across the
country and even the
remotest areas will be
more easily connected
with the rest of India.
The prime minister
cited it as a successful
example for his gov-
ernment's push for
self-reliance.
“When the country is
self-reliant, how, it
reaches new heights of
success, this is also an
example of this,” he
said, noting that India
was once denied the
Cryogenic Rocket Tech-
nology but its scientists
developed an indige-
nous technology
.
INDIA DOING WONDERS IN SOLAR,
SPACESECTORS,SAYSPMMODI
In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Modi notes the ISRO’s recent success
New Delhi (PTI): PM
Narendra Modi on Sun-
day described JK as
the pride of every In-
dian, and said that it is
time to leave behind
the old challenges and
take full benefit of new
possibilities.
Addressing the Jam-
mu and Kashmir
Rozgar Mela through
video conferencing, he
also said that there is a
need to work with a
new approach and new
thinking for fast-paced
development.
PM Modi congratu-
lated 3,000 young people
who received appoint-
ment letters to work in
the government in 20
different places in
Jammu and Kashmir.
These youngsters will
get opportunities to
serve in various de-
partments like the
PWD, health depart-
ment, food and civil
supplies department,
animal husbandry, Jal
Shakti, and education-
culture, he added.
PM tells JK
youth to leave
behind past,
look at future
Washington (PTI): US
Secretary of State An-
tony Blinken held a tel-
ephonic conversation
with External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar
and discussed the
Ukraine war, counter-
terrorism and other re-
gional and global issues.
Jaishankar thanked
Blinken for his “strong
and clear message” on
counter-terrorism.
“The two discussed
regional and global is-
sues, including coun-
terterrorism coopera-
tion and Russia’s con-
tinuing aggression
against Ukraine,” Ned
Price, the State Depart-
ment spokesperson said
in a readout of the call.
“Good to speak to US
Secretary of State @
SecBlinken. Thanked
him for his strong and
clear message yester-
day on counter-terror-
ism and 26/11 account-
ability. Discussed the
Ukraine conflict and
other regional issues,”
EAM Jaishankar tweet-
ed on Saturday
.
US Secretary of State
Blinken, Jaishankar
discuss Ukraine war
S Jaishankar meets with Antony Blinken. —FILE PHOTO
Patna (PTI): In a
shot in the arm for
the BJP in Bihar,
Chirag Paswan on
Sunday announced
that he will cam-
paign for the saffron
party in by-polls to
two assembly seg-
ments in the state.
Paswan, who heads
a splinter group of
the LJP told media
at airport here upon
his arrival from Del-
hi. Soon after land-
ing he said “Lok
Janshakti Party
(Ram Vilas) will
campaign for the
BJP in the by-elec-
tions to Mokama
and Gopalganj.”
Chirag to
campaign for
BJP in Bihar
by-elections
First India Bureau
Dharamshala: Union
Minister of State (MoS)
(Independent Charge)
Dr Jitendra Singh said
on Sunday that BJP re-
stored the image of
Himachal Pradesh as a
corruption free State.
Addressingaseriesof
election meetings in dif-
ferent parts of the State,
Dr Singh said that the
pristine image of the
Devbhoomiwascompro-
mised by the erstwhile
Congress Government
through a series of
scams and scandals.
He charged that even
apple growers were giv-
en a raw deal by the pre-
vious Congress govern-
ment and the Himachali
Seb (Apple), instead of
being a Himachal iden-
tity across the country,
became a subject of
scam and scandals.
Dr Jitendra Singh
said that people of this
hill state had not forgot-
ten the ill-deeds of ex-
Chief Minister Veer
bhadra Singh, who
faced an IT probe of dis-
proportionate assets
case over the dubious
income shown by him.
The I-T probe in 2015
found that the sale of
apples from Singh’s
Shrikhand orchard in
Shimla district could
not have fetched him
more than Rs 64 lakh as
against Rs 1.55 crore he
showed in 2011.
He said that under
the guidance of PM
Narendra Modi, the
Jairam Government in
Himachal Pradesh not
only ensured proper im-
plementation of the
Modi Govt schemes, but
also lived upto the
“Double Engine” prin-
ciple by supplementing
most of the Central
schemes with State ini-
tiated schemes.
Dr Singh asserted
that development be-
comes reality with dou-
bleenginegovernments,
as this ensures fast ap-
provals for projects and
their fast implementa-
tion and progress. The
Minister said, that the
UPA government from
2004-2014 neglected the
developmental aspira-
tions of people of Devb-
hoomi and particularly
theyouth,withnomajor
infra project approved
for the state.
‘BJPrestoredHimachal’scorruption-freestateimage’
JITENDRA SINGH IN HIMACHAL
Dr Jitendra Singh addressing a series of public rallies in Sunder
Nagar, Bahl and Nachan of Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.
COP FACES ARREST
IN MODEL CODE
VIOLATION CASE
STF TO MOVE HC
AGAINST BAIL TO
ACCUSED
Sultanpur (PTI): A court
here has issued a con-
tempt notice and ordered
the arrest of an investigat-
ing officer in a case of vio-
lation of the model code of
conduct pending against
former UP minister Gayatri
Prasad Prajapati. The
court issued the contempt
notice to Sub-Inspector
Hari Prasad Verma.
Dehradun (PTI): The
Special Task Force (STF)
will appeal in Uttarakhand
High Court against trial
court order granting bail
to accused in the question
paper leak of the graduate
level examination con-
ducted by the Uttarakhand
Subordinate Services
Selection Commission,
official sources said.
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court is scheduled to
hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions
challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious
Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it
would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. A bench
comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices
S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi has listed for hearing
as many as 232 petitions, mostly PILs, on October 31 on
the issue of CAA alone.
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has quashed the
land acquisition process in Byadagi taluk of Haveri district
for widening a state highway. Allowing a batch of five peti-
tions filed by multiple owners, the HC held the state govt’s
amendment to Section 34 of the Right to Fair Compensation
and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement (Karnataka) Rules, as invalid in respect of the
land acquisition process for these land owners.
SC TO HEAR 232 PLEAS ON CAA ISSUE ON
REOPENING AFTER DIWALI TODAY
K’TAKA HC QUASHES LAND ACQUISITION
FOR GAJENDRAGAD-SORAB HIGHWAY
New Delhi (PTI): As
India eyes setting up
its own space station
by 2035, the Indian
Space Research Or-
ganisation (ISRO) has
proposed to the indus-
try to collaborate with
it in developing a re-
usable rocket capable
of carrying heavier
payloads into orbit.
Dubbed as the Next-
Generation Launch
Vehicle (NGLV), ISRO
Chairman S Som-
anath said the space
agency was working
on the design of the
rocket and would like
the industry to col-
laborate with it in the
development.
“The intent is to
bring industry along
in the development
process. All the mon-
ey need not be invest-
ed by us. We want the
industry to invest to
create this rocket for
all of us,” Somanath
told PTI here.
He said the
rocket is
planned to
carry a 10
tonne pay-
load in the
Geosta-
tionary
Trans-
fer Or-
bit (GTO) or 20 tonnes
to the low earth orbit.
Another ISRO offi-
cial said the new rock-
et would be helpful as
India plans to have its
own space station by
2035 and was also eye-
ing deep space mis-
sions, human space
flights, cargo mis-
sions and putting
multiple communica-
tion satellites into or-
bit at the same time.
The NGLV is envi-
sioned as a simple, ro-
bustmachinedesigned
for bulk manufactur-
ing that will make
space transportation
more cost effective.
Somanath said the
Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle(PSLV),ISRO’s
warhorse rocket, was
based on the technol-
ogy developed in the
1980's and cannot be
used to launch rockets
in future. ISRO plans
to have the design of
the NGLV ready
withinayearand
offer it to the
industry for
production,
with the
first
launch
sched-
uled for
2030.
NextGenlaunchvehicle
for heavier payloads
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORG EYES
The intent is to
bring industry
along in the devel-
opment process.
All the money
need not be in-
vested by us. We
want the industry
to invest to create
this rocket for all
of us... the rocket
is planned to car-
ry a 10 tonne
payload.
—Somanath,
ISRO Chairman
New Delhi: PM Modi on
Sunday congratulated all
the teams and athletes
who participated, won
medals and made records
in the recently-concluded
36th National Games.
In the 94th edition of
‘Mann ki Baat’, he ad-
dressed the nation saying,
“Friends, Tomorrow,
the 31st of October, is
National Unity Day, the
auspicious occasion of the
birth anniversary of Sard-
ar Vallabhbhai Patel. On
this day, ‘Run for Unity’ is
organized in every corner
of the country. This race
strengthens the thread
of unity in the country,
inspires our youth.”
RUN FOR UNITY
ON PATEL’S BIRTH
ANNIV TODAY
S Somanath
IN THE COURTYARD
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Miyawaki
Forest and the Maze Garden at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), in
Narmada on Sunday. Bhupendra Patel is also seen here.
PM Narendra Modi addressing the JK Rozgar Mela via video message, in New Delhi on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
INDIA
05
Patna (PTI): Political
strategist turned activ-
ist Prashant Kishor on
Sunday compared the
BJP-RSS combine to a
cup of coffee in which
the party was like the
frothy top and the par-
ent body was the real
thing underneath.
Kishor, who is on a
3,500 kilometres long
“pada-yatra” in Bihar,
came up with the col-
ourful analogy at Lau-
ria in West Champaran
district which he has
been covering on foot
since October 2.
Kishor lamented that
it took him long to real-
ise that “the ideology of
(Nathuram) Godse can
be defeated only by re-
viving Gandhi’s Con-
gress” and “it would
have been better had I
worked in that direc-
tion instead of helping
people like Nitish Ku-
mar and Jagan Mohan
Reddy realise their am-
bitions”.
The IPAC founder,
who has been sceptical
of a united opposition’s
efficacy in halting the
Narendra Modi jugger-
naut, emphasised that
one cannot defeat the
BJP unless one under-
stands what it is.
“Have you ever
looked at a cup of cof-
fee? There is froth at the
top. BJP is like that. Be-
low that there is the
deep structure of the
RSS. The Sangh has
wormed its way into the
social fabric. It cannot
now be beaten with
shortcuts,” said Kishor.
Kishor also contin-
ued to hurl barbs at Bi-
har Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar, whose JD(U)
has been calling him a
“BJP agent”.
Kishor, whose much-
anticipated entry into
the Congress could not
fructify last year de-
spite meetings with its
top leaders, hinted that
he still admired the or-
ganisation but in its old
avatar under the leader-
ship of Mahatma Gan-
dhi.
“Godse’s ideology
can be defeated only by
reviving the Congress
of Gandhi,”saidKishor.
RSS real coffee,BJP just
the froth: Prashant Kishor
Shillong fest loses
out due to violence
Shillong (PTI): The
famed Shillong Autumn
festival recorded a low
turnout this year due to
the violence in the city,
an organiser said on
Sunday. The two-day
festival began at Umi-
am lake on Saturday
.
“70 per cent of people
who booked online tick-
ets did not turn up,” an
official of the festival
said. Unlike the previ-
ous editions, this time
the festival saw thin
gathering, he said.
Thousands of people
from other states such
as Assam and West Ben-
gal attend the festival
every year, the official
said, The festival is a
major tourist attraction
of Meghalaya with lo-
cal artists, and well-
known domestic and
international bands
performing.
A rally on Friday de-
manding the filling up
of vacant Meghalaya
government posts
turned violent when
the participants at-
tacked passers-by with
sticks, besides damag-
ing a few vehicles.

INDIA
06
Monuments illuminated for dyslexia campaign
New Delhi (ANI):
Rashtrapati Bhawan
was illuminated with
red lights on Sunday
eveningtospreadaware-
ness for dyslexia. Not
just Rashtrapati Bha-
wan, Parliament, North
and South Block, and
India Gate along with
various historical mon-
umentsandgovernment
buildings also went all
red to support the cause.
October is celebrated
as International Dys-
lexia Awareness Month
each year. High-impact
events and advocacy
campaigns are organ-
ized under the slogan
‘Go Red’, with the objec-
tives of removing the
stigma associated with
dyslexia, eradicating
discrimination, and
raising public knowl-
edge of the many
strengths of dyslexic
thinking. This is key to
developing pathways of
success for individuals
with Dyslexia.
Globally
, it is estimat-
ed that 1 in 5 persons
have a learning disabil-
ity
. Yet, only 1 in 20 gets
identified. Over 150 mil-
lion Indians are thought
to have a specific learn-
ing disability, of whom
35 million are students.
Dyslexia is one of the 21
disabilities recognized
by the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act of
2016. The New Educa-
tion Policy 2020 is also
committed to inclusion
in the classroom.
UNESCO MGIEP and
its partner ChangeInkk
Foundation had asked
for the support of the
Government in the ‘Go
Red’ campaign, post
which buildings and
monuments in Delhi
displayed red lighting
on Sunday evening.
CRUCIAL READ
JK L-G SEEKS
PUBLIC SUPPORT TO
ESTABLISH PEACE
Jammu (Agencies): JK
Lieutenant Governor
Manoj Sinha on October
30 sought the support of
people to establish peace
in the UT. “Some elements
try to disrupt peace by
killing innocent people and
give an impression that
whatever was happening
in the past 30 years is the
way forward. Violence leads
to nowhere,” L-G Sinha
said.He appealed to people
to support the govt in
establishing peace. “Peace
is a must for development.
People have to support the
government in establishing
peace,” the L-G said.
FIRE AT CANDY
FACTORY LINKED TO
BHANDARI’S MURDER
Dehradun (PTI): A fire
broke out in an gooseber-
ry candy factory located
on the premises of a
resort linked to the Ankita
Bhandari murder case.The
incident took place at 10
am in the Yamkeshwar area
of Pauri district, officials
said. No casualties have
been reported till now. An
official said prima facie the
accident took place due to
overheating of an inverter
installed in the factory. On
the other hand, AAP leader
Jot Singh Bisht termed
the factory fire as another
“conspiracy to destroy
evidence” of the murder.
ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS IN
JK FOCUS OF SECURITY FORCES: DGP
New Delhi (Agencies): Just a fortnight after the world
witnessed the solar eclipse of the year, the globe is now
all set to witness a total lunar eclipse on November 8.
A lunar eclipse occurs during a full moon night, when
because of the alignment of the sun, the earth and
the moon almost on the same plane, in a straight line.
During this alignment, the moon passes through the
shadow region of the earth for some time. The lunar
eclipse in its totality will not be observed from every-
where. The beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse
will be seen from some countries of Latin America.
Srinagar (ANI): Elimination of foreign terrorists was
the main focus of the security forces during the current
year, Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police,
Dilbag Singh said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters on
the sidelines of Kashmir Marathon-2022 organised by
the local police, the DGP noted that the security forces
had specially focussed on wiping out foreign terrorists
in Kashmir this year. “(As many as) 40 of them were
killed this year so far with the result, that local militant
recruitment also dropped significantly,” he said.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: This Diwali
was different for many
cities in India. The usu-
al noise of crackers
heard around Diwali
was replaced by ‘Hu-
mein Garv Hai’ song
and chants of Hara Gee-
la Sookha Neela on
roadsandincommunity
lanes as mobile vans
and carts with two bins
went door-to door col-
lecting segregated
waste.
Over 75 lakh students
from nearly 45,000
schools from across In-
dia took part in the in
what may be termed a
massiveawarenesscam-
paign on segregating
wet and dry waste at
source initiated by the
Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs (Mo-
HUA) towards achiev-
ing the goal of garbage-
free cities. In addition,
citizens, community
groups, and organiza-
tions participated en-
thusiastically in this
campaign led by their
city’s urban local bod-
ies, the municipal cor-
porations.
The campaign titled
“Swachhata ke Do
Rang” , with “Hara Gee-
la Sookha Neela” as the
campaign’s call to ac-
tion, stressed on mini-
mum two-bin segrega-
tion at source. Driven by
Swachh Bharat Mis-
sion, over 3500 urban lo-
cal bodies across 32
states and Union Terri-
tories reached out to
schools, communities,
going door to door and
mobilizing households
with on-ground aware-
ness programs on
source segregation. Stu-
dents of different age
groups enthusiastically
participated in special
activities like painting,
art craft creating
green labels and blue la-
bels, building waste
bins and toys out of
waste, street plays, and
took home the message
of Swachhata Ka Up-
haar.
Massive Swachhata campaign led by schoolkids
DIWALI WITH A DIFFERENCE
75 lakh children join the cause
for segregation of waste at source
during the 3-week campaign
Jadcherla (Telanga-
na) (PTI): Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
who is leading the par-
ty’s pan-India Bharat
Jodo Yatra on Sunday
gave some exciting mo-
ments during the foot
march as he suddenly
started to sprint along
with some school chil-
dren, forcing others to
run.
Caught unawares
over his sudden shifting
of gears, Gandhi’s secu-
rity personnel, Telan-
gana Pradesh Congress
Committee President
Revanth Reddy and oth-
ers also started scooting
from their brisk walk.
Joined by party leaders
and cadre, Gandhi re-
sumed his foot march
from here this morning
and is expected to cover
a distance of 22 kilome-
tres, Congress sources
said. This is the fifth day
of the party’s campaign
in the state.
Gandhi will address a
Corner Meeting at Soli-
pur junction at Shadna-
gar in the evening, be-
fore halting for the day
.
The Gandhi scion-led
yatra completed over 20
km on Saturday, before
halting at Jadcherla X
Road Junction for the
night. The yatra will
cover 19 Assembly and 7
Parliamentary constitu-
encies in poll-bound Tel-
angana,spanningatotal
distance of 375 km in
the state, before enter-
ing Maharashtra on No-
vember 7. The yatra will
take a one-day break on
November 4. The Way-
anad MP will meet intel-
lectuals, leaders of vari-
ous communities, in-
cluding personalities
from the sporting, busi-
ness and entertainment
sectors during the party
campaign in the south-
ern state.
Hyderabad (PTI): Tel-
angana Chief Minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao
on Sunday accused the
BJP of ‘trying to buy’ 20
or 30 MLAs of the rul-
ing TRS and topple his
government and
claimed that ‘brokers’
from Delhi offered the
sitting legislators Rs
100 crore each.
Addressing a poll
rally at bypoll-bound
Munugode segment,
Rao said, however, the
legislators, who are
‘sons of the soil,’ re-
buffed the offer.Hitting
back, the BJP said the
MLAs were not worth
Rs 100 crore and assert-
ed it had no intention of
toppling the TRS gov-
ernment. Rao said,
“You have seen yester-
day. (BJP thinks) there
is one KCR who is talk-
ing loudly. Let’s see his
(political) end. They
have sent brokers to
buy each MLA for Rs
100 crore.
They wanted to buy
20 or 30 MLAs and top-
ple KCR’s government
and encroach Telanga-
na so that they can im-
plement privatisation
as per their will.”His
statement comes a day
after three people who
tried to “poach” four
TRS legislators were ar-
rested and remanded to
judicial custody
.
The CM paraded all
the four legislators dur-
ing the public meeting,
praising them that such
people were required in
politics.
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ON NOVEMBER 8
BHARAT JODO YATRA ENTERS DAY 5 IN TELANGANA
Rahulsprints,otherscatchup
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves while walking with padyatris during party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra,
in Golapalli on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ROBERT VADRA HAILS ‘BHARAT JODO YATRA’,
LIKENS RAHUL TO SHIRDI’S SAIBABA
Shirdi (PTI): The country
will witness a change
due to Rahul Gandhi’s
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ as
thousands of people are
getting connected to it
and are seeing him as the
hope for the future, the
Congress leader’s brother-
in-law and businessman
Robert Vadra said here on
Sunday. Vadra, who was in
Shirdi town of Maharash-
tra’s Ahmednagar district
to offer prayers at the
famous Saibaba temple,
also said that Rahul
Gandhi’s thinking is similar
to that of the spiritual
leader’s (Saibaba) who
preached unity, though
he did not elaborate.On
the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’, he said, “Rahul is
visiting a number of places
and meeting thousands of
people. These people are
joining him in large num-
bers. Change will come
in the future as Rahul
Gandhi is the new hope for
people.” “The govt (led by
BJP at the Centre) will talk
about our failures. They
will make fun of the party
(Congress), but Rahul, Pri-
yanka will not stop. We are
among the people together
and will work unitedly for
them,” he added.
‘CONG WILL BRING
BACK OLD PENSION
SCHEME IN GUJARAT’
MAHATMA
GANDHI’S STATUE
VANDALISED
STOP SPREADING
RUMOURS, SAYS
TAMIL NADU POLICE
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress will provide
fixed jobs for contrac-
tual workers, bring
back the old pension
scheme and ensure
timely promotions if it
comes to power in Gu-
jarat, former party chief
Rahul Gandhi said. In
a tweet, Gandhi said it
is the Congress’ firm
promise “fixed jobs for
contractual workers,
bringing back OPS”.
Khandwa (ANI): A case
of vandalism of Ma-
hatma Gandhi’s statue
has come to light in
the village Rangoon of
Khandwa district. The
statue was installed in
the year 2000 by the
Gram Panchayat. Vil-
lage sarpanch Kunwarji
said that last night
some mischievous
elements broke the
head of the statue of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Chennai (ANI): Refuting
allegations over a delay in
transferring the Coim-
batore car cylinder blast
case to the NIA, the Tamil
Nadu Police attacked BJP
chief K Annamalai, asking
him to “stop spread-
ing rumours” to defame
the police department.
“There has been no
delay in handing over the
Coimbatore Car Cylinder
blast case to the National
Investigation Agency
(NIA),” Tamil Nadu police
said attacking Annamalai
for “spreading rumours”
to defame the police de-
partment of Tamil Nadu.
BJP trying to buy
20-30 TRS MLAs,
topple govt: KCR
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at an election
rally in Telangana on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
COIMBATORE BLAST CASE
NIA begins probe into
TN car explosion
Coimbatore (PTI):
The National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) on
Sunday officially com-
menced the probe into a
cylinder explosion in
car in which one person
was killed in front of a
temple in the city on Oc-
tober 23.
Led by NIA SP, Sri-
jith, a team of NIA offi-
cials went to the spot
and inspected the area
in the vicinity of the
temple and to collect
further evidence, police
said.
They inquired about
the incident with the
priest of the Kottai Es-
waran Temple, Sunda-
reshan, police said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Union minister of state
for IT Rajeev Chan-
drasekhar on Sunday
retorted to Rajya Sabha
MP Kapil Sibal’s claims
ontheamendedITRules
and targeted for alleg-
edly jailing people by
bringing the Section
66A of the IT Act.
Sibal on Saturday had
hit out at the Centre for
the latest amendment of
IT Rules alleging that it
is the “comprehensive
capture of media”, news
agency ANI reported.
“First, they captured
the TV networks and
now, they are going to
capture social media
platforms. It’s the com-
prehensive capture of
media,” ANI quoted
Sibal as saying. He add-
ed, “Safe for the govern-
ment and unsafe for oth-
ers, that’s what the poli-
cy of this government
always has been... The
only platform left for or-
dinary citizens was so-
cial media; when state-
ments defamatory are
made... people will be
prosecuted.”
IAS couple Parthasarathi,
Leena back in UP after 4 years
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: After four
yearsinUttarPradesh’s
bureaucracy
, 1994-batch
IAS officer Leena Johri
is returning to the
state. Johri’s husband
IAS Parthasarathi Sen
Sharma has also re-
turned to UP from Cen-
tral deputation after
four years. He has been
made the Principal Sec-
retary of Health Fam-
ily Welfare.
Now IAS Amit Ku-
mar Ghosh is posted as
Additional Sector Road
Transport and High-
ways while IAS Katru
Ram Mohan Rao is post-
ed as Chairman Vi-
sakhapatnam Port
Trust. Johri and Shar-
ma are very smart,
hardworking and hon-
est officers. Sharma has
penned books like Ek
Kadam Hazar Afsane,
Musafir Hu Yaaro and
Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke.
The two officers are
very capable and expe-
rienced. The govern-
ment may make Leena
Johri the principal sec-
retary of an important
department.
Minister retorts
to Kapil Sibal’s
IT Rules claims
IAS officer Leena Johri and
husband Parthasarathi Sen
Sharma.

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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,160.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 57,500.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.47 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 95.07 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
Four companies seek to raise over `4,500 cr via IPO
New Delhi (PTI): The pri-
mary market is heading for
a busy time, with four
firms, including Global
Health Ltd, which operates
hospitals under the Medan-
ta brand, and micro finance
lender Fusion Micro Fi-
nance Ltd, lining up their
IPOs this week.
The other two compa-
nies whose IPOs are ready
to open are DCX Systems, a
manufacturer of cables
and wire harness assem-
blies, and Bikaji Foods In-
ternational.
Together, these four com-
panies are expected to fetch
over `4,500 crore through
the IPOs, according to mer-
chant banking sources.
Apart from these, Uni-
parts India and Five Star
Business Finance are ex-
pected to come out with
their respective IPO in No-
vember, they added.
The initial share sale of
DCX Systems will open for
public subscription on Oc-
tober 31 and conclude on
November 2, while that of
Fusion Micro Finance will
be open during November
2-4. The IPOs of Global
Health and Bikaji Foods
will open for subscription
on Nov 3 close on Nov 7.
In 2022 so far, as many as
22 companies have floated
their IPOs to raise over
`44,000 crore. In 2021, 63
IPOs raised more than
`1.19 lakh crore.
“Volatility of the second-
ary market has led to a
weak IPOs market in 2022
and it is expected to remain
subdued going ahead,” Vi-
nod Nair, Head of Research
at Geojit Financial said.
TO GO PUBLIC THIS WEEK
KNOW ABOUT
THE COMPANIES
z Global Health Ltd, which
operates hospitals under the
Medanta brand, and micro
finance lender Fusion Micro
Finance Ltd, lining up their
IPOs this week.
z The other two companies
whose IPOs are ready to
open are DCX Systems and
Bikaji Foods International.
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Nine of the 10
most valued domestic
firms together added
`90,318.74 crore in mar-
ket valuation last week
amid a positive trend in
equities, with Reliance In-
dustries emerging as the
biggest winner. Barring
Hindustan Unilever, rest
nine companies witnessed
addition in their market
valuation, including Tata
Consultancy Services,
HDFC Bank, Infosys and
SBI. Reliance Industries
remained the most valued
firm in terms of market
capitalisation, followed by
TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys,
ICICI Bank, HUL, SBI, Air-
tel, HDFC ITC. —PTI
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki
India Ltd is recalling
9,925 units of its three
models, Wagon R, Celerio
and Ignis, to rectify a pos-
sible defect in rear brake
assembly pin, according
to a regulatory filing. The
affected vehicles are man-
ufactured between Aug 3
Sept 1, 2022. Consider-
ing the safety of custom-
ers and out of abundant
precaution, the company
has decided to recall the
suspected vehicles for in-
spection and replacement
of the faulty part, free of
cost, it added. —ANI
MARUTI SUZUKI
RECALLS 9,925
UNITS OF 3 MODELS
NINE OF TOP-10
FIRMS ADD `90,319
CR IN MARKET CAP
Kolkata: The Tea Board of
India on Sunday said the
total tea production in the
country is estimated to be
190 million kilogram
(mkg) during Sept, as
against 163 mkg in the
year-ago month, which is
a surge of 16.5%. The
production of tea leaves
by the largest producer
among states, Assam, is
estimated at 109 mkg in
the reviewed month
whereas West Bengal’s
production is pegged at
52.94 mkg in Sept,
against 46.32 mkg. —PTI
TEA PRODUCTION
JUMPS 16.5% IN
SEPTEMBER IN INDIA
New Delhi: After with-
drawing over `7,600
crore last month, foreign
investors have slowed
down the pace of equity
selling in India in October
so far, as they pulled out
`1,586 crore from capital
markets. Foreign portfolio
investors (FPIs) were net
buyers of `51,200 crore
in August. The month of
November is expected to
have net inflow of more or
less similar to this. Ac-
cording to the data from
the depositories, FPIs
withdrew `1,586 crore
from equities in October
(till 28). —PTI
FPIs PULL OUT
`1,586 CRORE FROM
EQUITIES IN OCTOBER
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RELIANCE CAPITAL’S
BIDDING PROCESS SEES
CONCERNS BY SUITORS
New Delhi: Suitors have raised
concerns over the bidding pro-
cess, including the introduction
of ‘challenge
mechanism’,
as the resolu-
tion process of
debt-ridden Re-
liance Capital Ltd enters the final
stage. According to sources,
the decision to introduce a new
clause ‘Challenge Mechanism’ in
the bidding process has upset
the bidders. The ‘Challenge
Mechanism’ gives lenders the
power to oppose any resolution
plan as when they want.—PTI
FEL DEFAULTS ON
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
`126.13 CRORE IN SEPT
New Delhi: Debt-ridden Future
Enterprises has defaulted on
a principal amount of `126.13
crore in
September,
which includes
payment
obligation
of `98.35 crore for NCDs and
`27.78 crore to banks, under a
one-time restructuring scheme.
Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) had
entered into the OTR scheme for
COVID-hit companies with its
consortium of banks and lend-
ers on October 27, 2020, as per
the RBI guidelines. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT IN INDIA’S ELECTRIC
VEHICLE INDUSTRY MAY CROSS $1 BILLION IN 2022
New Delhi: Private equity investment in India’s electric vehicle (EV)
industry could top a billion dollars this year, as investors see new pol-
icy initiatives and rising cost of fossil fuel accelerating the adoption of
green mobility. Investors pumped in
$906 million through 26 deals in the
nine months to the end of September,
including in battery manufacturing
and battery swapping and charg-
ing stations, according to data from
Venture Intelligence. In 2021, the
sector had received $1.8 billion in
investment from 31 deals. These deals are taking place across the EV
ecosystem, including in EV battery manufacturing companies, battery
swapping and charging stations. —FIB
‘Lot of progress’ in
India-UK FTA talks
First India Bureau
New Delhi: There is “a lot
of progress” in negotia-
tions between India and the
United Kingdom on a free
trade deal, Britain’s foreign
minister said, even as the
post-Brexit deal missed the
key Diwali deadline.
“We have made a lot of
progress in the negotia-
tions, and we continue to
work for an agreement that
works for both countries,”
James Cleverly said in an
interview published Sun-
day. “We have been very,
very explicit that our part-
nership with India is one
that matters to us and one
we want to enhance and de-
velop,” he was quoted as
saying.
India and its former co-
lonial ruler have been for
about 18 months negotiat-
ing the pact to boost trade
and investments between
the countries. The aim was
to conclude the talks by Di-
wali, but no new deadline
to conclude the talks has
been set.
India’s gains in lieu of
likely duty cuts for British
alcohol and automobiles,
and visa flexibilities would
be the focus areas. In ex-
change, India wants more
work and study visas for its
citizens in line with simi-
lar recent deals struck be-
tween Britain and Austral-
ia and New Zealand.
The prime ministers of
both nations are set to re-
sume talks and agreed on
the need for early conclu-
sion. Political changes in
the UK and British home
secretary Suella Braver-
man’s recent remarks on
Indians being the largest
group of people overstay-
ing in the UK were seen to
be major hurdles in con-
cluding a deal, according to
officials.
Cleverly told the Times
that he saw it “as a very
positive thing that so many
Indians want to come and
study in the UK, that Indi-
an businessmen want to do
business in the UK. It’s a
cause for celebration.”
INDIA, GCC GROUP LIKELY TO START FREE
TRADE PACT NEGOTIATIONS NEXT MONTH
New Delhi (PTI): India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
member countries are expected to start negotiations for a free trade
agreement next month with an aim to boost economic ties between
the two regions, an official said. GCC is a union of six countries in the
Gulf region -- Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain.
“Terms of reference for the agreement are
being finalised and we expect to launch
the negotiations next month,” the official
said.India has already implemented a free
trade pact with the UAE in May this year.
According to experts, the GCC region
holds huge trade potential and a trade
agreement would help in further boosting
India’s exports to that market. India imports predominately crude oil
and natural gas from the Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia Qatar, and
exports pearls, precious and semi-precious stones; metals; imitation
jewellery; electrical machinery; iron and steel; and chemicals.
Mumbai (PTI): For the
first time since the imple-
mentation of the monetary
policy framework in 2016,
the Reserve Bank will sub-
mit a report to the govern-
ment on its failure to keep
the retail inflation rate be-
low 6% for three consecu-
tive quarters beginning
January 2022.
The monetary policy
framework, which came
into effect about six years
ago, mandates the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) to
maintain retail inflation at
4% with a margin of 2% on
either side.
In case of failure to
maintain the inflation tar-
get for three consecutive
quarters, the central bank,
under section 45ZN of the
RBI Act, is required to sub-
mit a report to the govern-
ment explaining the rea-
sons spelling out the re-
medial actions it would be
taking to check price rise.
The central bank has
called a special meeting of
the Monetary Policy Com-
mittee (MPC) on November
3, to prepare its report on
missing inflation targets to
the government.
RBI’s MPC to
discuss inflation
report this week
EARNINGS, US FED INTEREST RATE
DECISION TO DICTATE SHARE MKT
New Delhi (PTI): The on-
going quarterly earnings
season, the Reserve Bank’s
special meeting of its rate-
setting committee and the
US Fed interest rate deci-
sion are the major events
that would dictate trends in
the equity market this
week, analysts said.
Besides, auto sales num-
bers and macroeconomic
data to be announced dur-
ing the week would also
influence trading in the
equity market. PMI data
for the manufacturing sec-
tor would be announced on
Tuesday
, while the services
sector numbers are sched-
uled to come on Thursday
.
“FOMC meeting, RBI
MPC meeting, auto sales
numbers and Q2 earnings
will drive the market this
week. The market will have
an eye on the unscheduled
RBI MPC meeting. We are
heading toward the last
batch of Q2 earnings,
which will lead to stock-
specific movement. Octo-
ber auto sales numbers will
be important because they
will tell us about festival
demand,” said Pravesh
Gour, Senior Technical
Analyst, Swastika Invest-
mart Ltd.
IMPORTANT
FACTORS
z Purchasing Managers’
Index (PMI) data for the
manufacturing sector would be
announced on Tuesday, while
the services sector numbers
are scheduled to come on
Thursday.
z Auto sales numbers and
macroeconomic data to be
announced during the week
would also influence trading in
the equity market.
z Ongoing quarterly earnings
season, the RBI’s MPC meet
and the US Fed interest rate
decision are the major events
ROAD SECTOR
HAS MAX NO.
OF DELAYED
PROJECTS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The road
transport and highways
sector has the maximum
number of delayed projects
at 262, followed by railways
at 115 and the petroleum
sector at 89, showed a gov-
ernment report.
In the road transport and
highways sector, 262 out of
835 projects are delayed. In
railways, out of 173 pro-
jects, 115 are delayed, while
for petroleum, 89 out of 140
projects are delayed, as per
the latest flash report on
infrastructure projects.
The Infrastructure and
Project Monitoring Divi-
sion (IPMD) is mandated to
monitor central sector in-
frastructure projects cost-
ing `150 crore and above
based on the information
provided on the Online
Computerised Monitoring
System (OCMS) by the pro-
ject implementing agen-
cies. The report showed
that the Muneerabad-Mah-
aboobnagar rail project is
the most-delayed project. It
is delayed by 276 months.
The second-most delayed
project is the Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla rail
project which is delayed by
247 months. The third-most
delayed project is Belapur-
Seawood-Urban Electrified
Double Line, which is de-
layed by 228 months.
Adanitoinvest$150
billioninpursuitof
$1trillionvaluation
New Delhi (PTI): Richest
Asian Gautam Adani’s
group will invest over $150
billion across businesses
ranging from green energy
to data centres to airports
and healthcare as it chases
the dream to join the elite
global club of companies
with $1 trillion valuations.
The group plans to in-
vest $50-70 billion in green
hydrogen business and an-
other $23 billion in green
energy over the next 5-10
years. It will invest $7 bil-
lion in electricity trans-
mission, $12 billion in
transport utility and $5 bil-
lion in the road sector.
Its foray into data centre
business with cloud ser-
vices would entail an in-
vestment of $6.5 billion in
partnership with Edge
ConneX and another $9-10
billion is planned for air-
ports, where it is already
the largest private
operator. Its foray
into the cement
sector with the
acquisition of
ACC and Ambu-
ja cement en-
tailed $10 billion
investment.
It is foraying
into the pet-
rochemical
business
w i t h
plans to set up a 1 million
tonnes per annum PVC
manufacturing facility at
an investment of $2 billion
and would enter the copper
sector with a 0.5 million
tonnes a year smelter at an
investment of $1 billion.
The healthcare sector
foray that will include in-
surance, hospitals and di-
agnostic and pharma
would see an investment
of $7-10 billion, with
some coming from
Adani Foundation.
The group’s mar-
ket capitalisation
was around $16 bil-
lion in 2015
and it is
$260 bn
i n
2022 .
AMBITIOUS
PLANS AHEAD
z It plans to invest $50-70
billion in green hydrogen biz
$23 bn in green energy
over the next 5-10 years.
z It will invest $7 billion in
electricity transmission, $12
billion in transport utility and
$5 billion in the road sector.
z The group’s market cap is
$260 billion in 2022

08
2NDFRONT
The ability to be where you are and see
things differently has the power to
change your entire life in a second.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
ON 38TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY
REMEMBERING
THE IRON LADY
ADITI NAGAR
ndia has had a
fair share of
political hap-
penings that
haveresultedina‘rup-
ture’ of sorts, in the
way the nation was be-
ing led. The 90’s were
tumultuous times for
the nation when econ-
omy was at its lowest,
governments fell and
social structure was
being shaken. But per-
haps, the biggest po-
litical happening,
since Independence,
was the cold blooded
murder of the first,
and till now the only,
femalePrimeMinister
of the nation - Indira
Gandhi.
Since that day, 38
years ago, political
commentators and
observers have ar-
gued about India that
could have been had
Indira been alive;
simply because the
years of work that
were put in to develop
her as an ideal ‘lead-
er’ and not a ‘consti-
tutional post holder’
may not come to pass
again.
Known for her abil-
ity to take hard deci-
sions and to stand by
them, Indira left a
grand legacy to carry
forward, a legacy
which was carried
ahead, for a short
time, by her son, who
groomed, like his
mother, young lead-
ers like current Ra-
jasthan CM Ashok
Gehlot. Indira had
huge shoes to fill in
for the Congress and
Gandhi family, but de-
void of Indira’s
‘guardianship’, the
current leadership of
Congress does not ap-
pear to be able to car-
ry forward the grand
legacy left by Indira.
But while Indira may
have passed on, her
ideology and abilities
are perhaps being
displayed by Ashok
Gehlot, a three time
CM of Rajasthan,
who like her mentor
Indira, with whom he
came in contact in his
twenties, is known
for running a ‘no-
nonsense’ govern-
ment and standing by
the decisions taken in
public interest.
But what makes In-
dira relevant even
today is the fact that
even after 38 years
since her demise, In-
dira is still ‘relevant’
in the current politi-
cal clime. In 1999, In-
dira Gandhi was
named “Woman of
the Millennium” in
an online poll organ-
ised by the BBC. In
2020, Gandhi was
named by Time mag-
azine among the
world’s 100 powerful
women who defined
the last century. In
fact, such was her
‘influence’ that a
whole generation of
female children in
Afghanistan was
named Indira!
On her 38th death
anniversary, First In-
dia remembers the
‘Iron Lady of India’!
I JAIPUR l MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2022 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 144
OUR EDITIONS:
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MUMBAI
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Remembering
IRONLADY
Aditi Nagar
ndia has had a fair share
of political happenings
that have resulted in a
‘rupture’ of sorts, in the
way the nation was being
led. The 90’s were tumul-
tuous times for the na-
tion when economy was at its low-
est, governments fell and social
structure was being shaken. But
perhaps, the biggest political hap-
pening, since Independence, was the
cold blooded murder of the first, and
till now the only
, female Prime Min-
ister of the nation - Indira Gandhi.
Since that day, 38 years ago, po-
litical commentators and observers
have argued about India that could
have been had Indira been alive;
simply because the years of work
that were put in to develop her as an
ideal ‘leader’ and not a ‘constitu-
tional post holder’ may not come to
pass again.
Known for her ability to take
hard decisions and to stand by
them, Indira left a grand legacy
to carry forward, a legacy which
was carried ahead, for a short
time, by her son, who groomed,
like his mother, young leaders
like current Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot. Indira had huge
shoes to fill in for the Congress
and Gandhi family, but devoid
of Indira’s ‘guardianship’, the
current leadership of Congress
does not appear to be able to
carry forward the grand legacy
left by Indira. But while Indira
may have passed on, her ideolo-
gy and abilities are perhaps be-
ing displayed by Ashok
Gehlot, a three
time CM of
Rajasthan, who like her mentor
Indira, with whom he came in
contact in his twenties, is known
for running a ‘no-nonsense’ gov-
ernment and standing by the de-
cisions taken in public interest.
But what makes Indira relevant
even today is the fact that even after
38 years since her demise, Indira is
still ‘relevant’ in the current politi-
cal clime. In 1999, Indira Gandhi
was named “Woman of the Millen-
nium” in an online poll organised
by the BBC. In 2020, Gandhi was
named by Time magazine among
the world’s 100 powerful women
who defined the last century
. In fact,
such was her ‘influence’ that a
whole generation of female chil-
dren in Afghanistan was named
Indira!
On her 38th death anniversary,
First India remembers the ‘Iron
Lady of India’!
I
THE
On 38th death anniversary
Gehlot, a leader groomed
and nurtured by Indira...
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
CM Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter on October 31, 2017 and shared this
picture, he wrote, Smt #IndiraGandhi ji would always live in our hearts and
inspire us to do our utmost for the Nation...#UnforgettableMemories
Gehlot, a leader groomed and
nurtured by Indira...
Homestay raided in gang rape case involving ex-chief secy
Port Blair (PTI): A
homestay in Port Blair's
Dollygunj was searched
by the police on Sunday
as part of the investiga-
tion into the gang rape
of a 21-year-old woman
in which former chief
secretary of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands Ji-
tendra Narain is an ac-
cused, officials said.
The gang rape survi-
vor accompanied mem-
bers of the Special In-
vestigation Team (SIT),
formed to probe the
case, to the homestay
during the search, they
said. The SIT along with
a forensic team and the
survivor reached the
homestay around 12.30
pm for the search opera-
tion, they added. The
room where the woman
was taken to by the
homestay's owner was
examined by the inves-
tigators, officials said.
Besides Narain, the
homestay's owner, La-
bour Commissioner RL
Rishi and a police in-
spector were named in
the police case lodged in
connection with the
gang rape. The team
was seen coming out of
the homestay with en-
velopes. When ap-
proached by journal-
ists, the investigators
refused to make any
comment. The survi-
vor was asked to iden-
tify the place and the
room where she was
taken to by the homes-
tay's owner, said a rela-
tive of the woman who
was accompanying her.
Narain, who was
questioned on Friday
and Saturday, is likely
to be interrogated on
Monday as well, a
source said.
He is unlikely to leave
Port Blair till Friday as
the airport on the is-
land will be shut from
Tuesday because of
runway repair works.
Narain is being kept
at a private resort. The
senior official arrived
here to face questioning
following a Calcutta
High Court order.
The FIR was regis-
tered on October 1 when
Narain was posted as
the chairman and man-
aging director of the
Delhi Financial Corpo-
ration. The Centre sus-
pended him on October
17. The woman claimed
that as her father and
stepmother did not take
care of her financial
needs, she needed a job
and was introduced by
some people to the la-
bour commissioner as
he was close to the then
chief secretary
.
The woman alleged
that she was lured to
the chief secretary's
home with the promise
of a government job,
and then raped there on
April 14 and May 1.
THREE OTHER ACCUSED
The 21-year-old
survivor went
with the forensic
team to where
the alleged rape
took place
‘Madrasas can stand stronger
than Himalayas on their own’
Saharanpur (PTI): Ja-
miat-Ulema-e-Hind
chief Maulana Arshad
Madni on Sunday said
there is no need for ma-
drassas to get affiliated
with the UP Board of
Madrassa Education
and it was unfortunate
thatattemptsweremade
to link the education
system to terrorism.
He also said the gov-
ernment need not help
madrassas as they can
stand “stronger than
the Himalayas” with
the community’s help.
His remarks assume
significance in the
backdrop of the UP
government ordering a
survey of all private
madrassas in the state
last month, saying nec-
essary facilities will be
provided to them based
on the study.
“Darul Uloom
Deoband and Ulemas
have played an impor-
tant role in the nation’s
independence. It is un-
fortunate that question
marks are being raised
on madrassas and at-
tempts are being made
to link them to terror-
ism. Madrassas and the
Jamiat do not have even
the slightest of links
with politics,” he added.
He also said the gov-
ernment need not help
madrassas as they can
stand “stronger than
the Himalayas” with
the community’s help.
Muslim clerics and managers
of madrasas attend the
conference convened by Islamic
seminary Darul Uloom Deoband
in Saharanpur on Sunday.
Ananya Sengupta
New Delhi: Cattle run
overs affected 200 trains
in the first nine days of
October and over 4,000
trains so far this year,
official data has shown.
The worst affected is
the newly minted Mum-
bai-Ahmedabad Vande
Bharat Express train
which was launched on
October 1. It suffered
three run-ins with cat-
tle this month, causing
damage to its “nose”.
Officials said the Rail-
ways has barricaded
several areas around
the tracks which are
prone to such incidents,
but it is difficult to cover
long stretches as there
are residential areas
with homes on one side
and farms on the other.
The Railways has
also identified stretch-
es which have recorded
a high number of such
cases and are in the
process of fencing
them. Work has been
completed in 40 per
cent of these sections,
an official said.
“Railways is taking
all efforts to reduce cat-
tle run overs (CROs).
We are pinpointing lo-
cations where a pattern
is found. We visit such
sites and ascertain the
cause of frequent
CROs. Sometimes,
there are reasons which
can be addressed, but
other times no direct
reason is found. Still,
our teams visit nearby
villages and get in
touch with the sar-
panches. We counsel
the villagers about the
repercussions of CRO.
“Sometimes, illegal
passages are found to
have been created
across the tracks.
Sometimes, fencing is
required to be done
over a patch,” said Am-
itabh Sharma, Execu-
tive Director, Informa-
tion and Publicity, Rail-
ways. —PTI
GEARED UP
BJP National President JP Nadda addressing an election
campaign for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections
at Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
200 trains affected in first 9
days of Oct; 4K trains this year
CATTLE ON TRACKS
Vande Bharat Express train between Mumbai Central and
Gandhinagar after a collision with cattle in Mumbai on Saturday.
NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY ZONE: 6,500
OF 26,000 CASES IN 2020-21
The Northern Railway zone recorded the highest number
of cattle run over cases — nearly 6,800 — across the
divisions of Moradabad and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh,
Firozpur in Punjab, Ambala in Haryana, and Delhi, offi-
cials said. According to data provided by the Railways,
trains affected by cattle run overs rose from 360 in Janu-
ary to 635 in September, with more than 22 trains being
affected daily. In the first nine days of October, 200 trains
have been affected, taking the number to 4,433 for the
year so far. Cattle run overs can cause serious damage to
trains, delay them and even cause derailment.
NORTHERN ZONE HAS HIGHEST CASES
OF CATTLE RUN OVER, AT NEARLY 6,800
The identified stretches include sections in the North
Central Railways and Northern Railways in the Jhansi
Division between Virangana Lakshmibai Gwalior section,
Prayagraj Division between Pt Deen Dayal Upad-
hyay-Prayagraj section, Moradabad Division between
Alam Nagar and Shahjehanpur and in the Lucknow
Division between Alam Nagar and Lucknow. North
Central Railway zone, which saw more than 6,500 of
the 26,000 cases of cattle run overs in 2020-21 is one
of the worst-affected Railway zones. It covers 3,000
km of tracks and hosts parts of the Delhi-Mumbai and
Delhi-Howrah corridors. It includes divisions like Agra,
Jhansi and Prayagraj, and is the gateway for trains from
the east to reach the northern parts of India.
Ghaziabad (PTI): Po-
lice here on Sunday af-
ternoon arrested two
more people, who had
battered to death a
35-year-old man after an
altercation over car
parking near a roadside
eatery
. The dead was
identified as Varun, son
of retired Delhi Police
sub-inspector Kanwar
Pal. They were nabbed
today around 1 pm from
Rajpur village entry
gate and have been iden-
tifiedasMohitBhatiand
Sachin, ASP (Second)
Gyanendra Singh said.
On Oct 27, police had
arrestedChiranjivShar-
ma, alias Kaloo Pandit,
near Farukhnagar vil-
lage after an exchange
of firinginwhichhehad
sustainedabulletinjury
.
After his arrest, Pan-
dit told the name of his
accomplices, who were
involved in the killing
on the night of October
25. After getting inputs
from him, police
reached to recover the
car which was used for
fleeing after the murder.
Kaloo had tried to es-
cape from the police
team and had snatched
the service revolver of
Sub-Inspector Subhash
and fired on the cops.In
self-defence, police re-
taliated due to which he
sustained a bullet inju-
ry in his right leg.
He was rushed to the
district hospital for
treatment, SSP Muniraj
G had said. ASP Singh
said all three accused
have been booked under
Sections 302 (punish-
ment for murder), 427
(mischief causing dam-
age to the amount of
fifty rupees) and 34 (acts
done by several persons
in furtherance of com-
mon) of the IPC.
GHAZIABAD: 2 MORE
HELD FOR MURDER
OVER CAR PARKING

—PHOTO
BY
PTI
Have compassion for mankind: CJI to law graduates
Kolkata (PTI): Chief
Justice of India U U
Lalit on Sunday advised
students passing out of
law schools to keep
their minds open to eve-
ry suggestion and to
have compassion for
mankind and society
.
Delivering his ad-
dress at the 14th convo-
cation of West Bengal
National University of
Juridical Sciences (WB-
NUJS), of which he is
the chancellor, the CJI
said that capacity build-
ing of a person never
stops and one continues
to learn till death.
“Keepyourmindopen
to every suggestion,
that’s where you will be
drawing great inspira-
tion,” Justice Lalit told
the graduates.He ex-
horted them to continue
to study and add dimen-
sions to their personali-
ty
. Attributes of capacity
building in different
spheres and compassion
for mankind will never
fail a person in finding a
solution to any problem,
the CJI said.
Justice said that after
steppingoutof thewalls
of the university em-
bracing the world, law
graduates should strive
to give back to society
something greater than
whattheyhavereceived.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice UU Lalit and
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava attend the 14th Convocation ceremony of West
Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, in Kolkata on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

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09
NEW DELHI, MONDAY,
OCTOBER 31, 2022
City First brings to you glimpses from the coruscating
star-studded eve full of fame and fortune witnessed in the
gratifying grand finale of First India Queen organised at Jade
Ballroom, Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai on Friday, October 21.
t was a night of
glitz and glam-
our, livewire
perfor mances
and nerve-
wracking deci-
sions, as the
winners of First India
Queen were announced
in a star-studded cere-
mony at Jade Ballroom,
Hotel Sahara Star, Mum-
bai on Friday. With 30
finalists from across the
country battling it out
for the coveted title, the
jury had a tough time
choosing the top five.
Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion as
the Chief Guest.
The scintillating even-
ing in the mesmerising
land of picturesque
beaches and the City of
Dreams began by wel-
coming Jagdeesh Chan-
dra, the man who made
it possible for every
young girl to dream big
with confidence so that
she may reach greater
heights. While congratu-
lating all the finalists,
Jagdeesh Chandra wel-
comed the audience and
said, “We strongly wish
to open the gates of op-
portunity in the fashion
and entertainment in-
dustry for many deserv-
ing girls. First India and
youth are natural allies
and we promote talent
for one and all.”
Famous anchor Sim-
ran Ahuja set
the mood swing-
ing by introduc-
ingthefinalistsof
the First India
Queen. Special
Guest for the even-
ing, Deepak Agar-
wal, MD, Bikaji
Group, on the oc-
casion said, “ The
crownisanadded
privilege, I am
sure the girls will
take so much con-
fidence from
here. I am glad to
be a part of the
event.” He fur-
ther congratulat-
ed Jagdeesh
Chandra and the
First India family
for the wonderful
event.PearlAgarwal
(Winner First Miss India
2021),ShreyaGupta(First
MissIndia1strunnerup),
Lekh Uthaiah (First Miss
India2ndrunnerup)Cha-
hak Bhandula (4th run-
ner up) were also present
on the occasion.
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
I
(L-R) Victoria Fernandes (First runner-up), Bhakti Jani (Winner of First India Queen) and Svara Mandalik (Second runner up)
Jagdeesh Chandra walks the ramp with Bhakti Jani (Winner First India Queen). Also seen are
Pearl Agarwal (Winner, First India Queen 2021), Aditi Jaggi Rastogi and Parimal Mehhta. Also seen are other finalists
Lekh Uthaiah, Pearl Agarwal, Chahak Bhandula and Shreya Gupta
Jagdeesh Chandra with (clockwise) Kajol Saraswat, Swati Yadav and Bhakti Jani
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

10-11
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Many celebrities and
dignitaries graced the
mega event. Rajendra
Jain (MD SVAR Group),
Archana Kochhar (Fash-
ion Designer), Parimal
Mehhta (Founder-
Blanckanvas Pvt Ltd),
Dr Priti Shenai (Skin-
works), Roopmati Ma-
nere (Dy
. Commissioner
State Tax (GST) Thane),
Aditi Jaggi Rastogi (Ce-
lebrity Fashion Design-
er), Jayanthi Ballal (De-
signer and Founder
Mysore Fashion Week),
Poonam Pandey (Ac-
tress), Ishika Taneja (Su-
permodel and Miss India
winner), Shibani Kashy-
ap (Singer), Raayo S.
Bakhirta (Actor), Mad-
huri Bhosle (Founder-
IRA), Karishma Modi
(supermodel and ac-
tress), Akanksha Bhalla
(supermodel and ac-
tress) and Nitinn R Mi-
ranni (Actor) were pre-
sent as the jury mem-
bers on the occasion.
On the occasion, var-
ious celebrities namely
Riya Soni (Emerging
Star), Manish Raising-
han (Versatile Actor),
Umar Riaz (Most popu-
lar Actor), Vishal Koti-
an (People’s Choice),
Rehaa Khan (Style
Icon), Sakshi Dwivedi
(Sizzling Personality)
were also felicitated by
First India.
Parimal Mehhta,
Founder of Blanckanvas
Pvt Ltd while congratu-
lating the participants
also thanked Jagdeesh
Chandra and the First
India team for giving
them the opportunity to
showcase this extrava-
gant event.
First India Queen is a
platform of inspiration,
learning and stardom for
a common girl – coming
from different parts of
the country
. The pageant
celebrates inner beauty
and talent as much as the
physical appearance of
any contestant, and
hence it is instrumental
in setting standards for
evaluating and express-
ing the inner beauty of
an Indian woman.
EVE FULL OF CHARISMA AND CHARM!
FROM PG 09
Jagdeesh Chandra and Deepak Agarwal
felicitating Sakshi Dwivedi
felicitating Vishal Kotian
felicitating Manish Raisinghan
Mrunal Jain
Kalpana Yadav
Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the audience. Also seen are (L-R) Karishma Modi, Parimal Mehhta,
Raghu Zaveri, Poonam Pandey, Deepak Agarwal and Sandeep Shukla Gaurav Gaur and Akanksha Bhalla
(L-R) Simran Ahuja, Archana Kochhar,
Shibani Kashyap and Karishma Modi
Deepak Agarwal greeted
by Kavita Chauhan
The jury members (L-R) Poonam Pandey, Nitinn R Miranni, Akanksha Bhalla,
Karishma Modi, Raayo Bakhirta and Aditi Jaggi Rastogi share a moment of joy
Finalists walking the ramp flaunting traditional sarees
Clockwise: Svara Mandlik, Neha Verma, Kanupriya Brella, Victoria Fernandes and Yoshita Arora
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Jagdeesh Chandra and the winners of First India Queen Bhakti Jani (winner),
Victoria Fernandez (1st Runner Up), Svara Mandlik (2nd Runner Up), Sanya Hissaria (3rd Runner Up)
and Divya Mamnani (4th Runner Up) with (L-R) Nitinn R Miranni, Karishma Modi, Aditi Jaggi,
Raayo Bakhirta, Rajendra Jain, Gaurav Gaur, Akanksha Bhalla, Parimal Mehhta, Sandeep Shukla,
Raghu Zaveri, Dr Nida Khateeb, Kavita Chauhan, Mitali Dusad, Khalid Ansari and Ashish Tiwari
Jagdeesh Chandra felicitating Riya Soni Jagdeesh Chandra felicitating Rehaa Khann

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