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Is it dusk for Koshiyari at Maha-Raj Bhavan, dawn for Mahajan?
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: Are Bhagat
Singh Koshiyari’s days
numbered at Maharash-
tra Raj Bhavan? This
question is doing the
rounds in Maharash-
tra’s political circles.
Whileonewouldthink
that the opposition
would be
more in-
terestedin
any possi-
ble chang-
es in occupancy of the
governor’s bungalow,
those familiar with the
development say it is
BJP leaders who are
keeping their fingers
crossed. Another strong
rumour doing the
rounds in the top eche-
lons of the Maharashtra
BJP is that Sumitra Ma-
hajan could be the next
state governor, especial-
ly if “certain leaders”
had their way
.
But what
could the
BJP have
a g a i n s t
Governor
Koshiyari, who was ex-
tremely supportive of
the saffron party even
when the MVA govern-
ment was in power?
Those in the know
say Koshyari’s off-hand-
ed comments at com-
munity-centric events
have landed him in
trouble with the Mar-
athi populace.
For instance, shortly
after the Sena-BJP gov-
ernment led by Chief
Minister Eknath Shinde
took charge, Koshyari
told a gathering of the
Gujarati-Marwari com-
munitiesthatMaharash-
tra’s economic prosperi-
ty would be at stake, if
they decided to move out
of the state. This did not
go down well with other
communities, especially
those of Maharashtrian
origin,atall.Complaints
were made to the upper
echelons of the BJP at
the time, which could
now result in Koshyari
getting the boot.
In addition, Koshy-
ari’s regular tête-à-têtes
with the regular public
have created fears that
another “power centre”
is being created in the
state.
Should Koshyari be
shown the door, insiders
say Sumitra Mahajan
could very well take his
place, with her gender-
-inadditiontoherstrong
credentials as a politi-
cian and leader--playing
a role in the decision.
“If RajBhavanwasoc-
cupied by a woman, the
opposition would think
twice before making re-
marks about her. Moreo-
ver,Mahajanisarespect-
ed leader across party
lines, owing to her stint
asLokSabhaSpeaker,”a
person close to the issue
told First India.
“Furthermore, the
change needs to be un-
dertakenbeforethelocal
body elections, so that
the barbs of these elec-
tions and the assembly
elections can be mel-
lowed a bit,” this person
added.
Guv’s off-handed
comments at
community
events could well
see him be
replaced by
ex-Lok Sabha
Speaker soon
EXCLUSIVE
Sumitra Mahajan Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
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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.
READ
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
Devotees offer prayers to setting sun during Chhath Puja, in Bhubaneswar 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
WORSHIPPING
THE SUN GOD!
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. More on 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. PG 8
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CELEBRATING SARDAR
VALLABHBHAI PATEL
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY,
RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS
REMINISCING GREAT
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Robert Vadra likens Rahul
Gandhi to Shirdi’s Saibaba
Hails Cong’s rally led by brother-in-law as a harbinger of change, hope for the future
First India Bureau
Shirdi: Hailing Rahul
Gandhi’s “Bharat
Jodo Yatra” as a har-
binger of change that
is bringing together
thousands of people
in 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 Ahmed-
nagar district to offer
prayers at the famous
Saibaba temple, also
said that Rahul Gan-
dhi’s thinking is similar
to that of the spiritual
leader’s (Saibaba) who
preached unity
. Howev-
er, he did not elaborate
on the topic any further.
On the ongoing
“Bharat Jodo Yatra”, he
said, “Rahul Gandhi is
visiting a number of
placesandmeetingthou-
sands of people. These
peoplearejoininghimin
large numbers. Change
willcomeinthefutureas
Rahul Gandhi is the new
hope for people.”
He added: “The (Un-
ion) government (led by
the Bharatiya Janata
Party) will talk about
our failures. They will
make fun of the party
(Congress), but Rahul
and Priyanka (Gandhi
Vadra) will not stop. We
are among the people,
and will work together
unitedly for them.”
The Gandhi family
was receiving immense
love from people, he
said, adding that the
newly-elected Congress
president (Mallikarjun
Kharge) will strive to
help the masses.
Sounding a warning
to those thinking of
quitting the grand old
party, he said, “Those
who want to leave can
leave, but those who
will stay will under-
stand the sacrifice
made by Sonia Gandhi
and efforts of Rahul
and Priyanka.” Ex-
pressing happiness at
being able to pray at the
temple here, Vadra said
that Saibaba has given
the message of unity
.
“Currently our coun-
try is facing a lot of dis-
tress. Rahul Gandhi’s
thinking is similar to
that of Saibaba’s. Hope
he gets (the saint’s)
blessings.”
UDDHAV LOYALIST
VISHAL KAPLE
STABBED TO DEATH
WOMAN MOWED
DOWN BY TRUCK IN
NAGPUR CITY
Akola: Vishal Kaple,
vice-president of the Shiv
Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray, was fatally
stabbed by unidentified
assailants in Akola. Officials
said Kapale was seriously
injured in the attack, which
took place in Akola’s Jathar-
peth Chowk area. He was
rushed to a nearby private
hospital, but succumbed
during treatment.
Nagpur: A woman riding
pillion on a two-wheeler
died after being run over
by a truck in Nagpur city
on Sunday, police said.
Reena Dilip Masram (23),
a resident of Salai Mend-
ha village, was riding
pillion on a motorcycle
when it skidded. She fell
and was run over by a
truck that was reversing,
killing her on the spot. A
case under sections 304
(A) (death by negligence)
and 279 (rash driving)
has been registered.
MLC DEPUTY CHIEF
DEMANDS PROBE
AGAINST OFFICIAL
GUTKA WORTH `10.16
LAKH SEIZED IN
THANE; ONE HELD
Mumbai: Deputy Chairper-
son of the state Legislative
Council Neelam Gorhe
on Saturday demanded a
probe against an official of
the OBC Bahujan Welfare
Department who has been
accused of harassment by
a femlae colleague. On Oc-
tober 18, he had allegedly
asked the woman officer
to sing for him inside his
cabin “as he was bored”.
Thane: The Anti-Narcotics
Cell (ANC) has seized
banned gutka worth
Rs10.16 lakh hidden
below vegetable crates in
a tempo in Taloja area of
Navi Mumbai and arrested
the vehicle driver, officials
said on Sunday. Acting on
a tip-off, the Navi Mumbai
police’s ANC intercepted
the tempo coming from
Bhiwandi in Thane district
on Friday, the police said
in a release on Sunday. A
case was registered against
the accused.
CRUCIAL READ
Mumbai A man died in Mumbai’s Chembur area, after
a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) rammed into the
bike he was riding, officials said on Sunday, adding that
CCTV footage shows that the SUV driver did not stop
even after the rider was knocked off his vehicle. The vic-
tim was rushed to a hospital but died during treatment.
MAN DIES IN MUMBAI HIT-AND-RUN
BHARAT JODO YATRA
PAWAR TO
JOIN RALLY
ON NOV 08
Mumbai (PTI):
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief
Sharad Pawar will
join the Congress’s
‘‘Bharat Jodo Yatra”
on November
08, a day after it
enters Maharashtra
through Nanded.
Confirming the
development, Ma-
harashtra Congress
chief Nana Patole
said Pawar has ac-
cepted the invitation
to be part of the
nationwide march
led by Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi will address
rallies in Nanded and
Shegaon in Buld-
hana, he said, add-
ing that Shiv Sena
- Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray chief Ud-
dhav Thackeray has
also been invited but
is yet to confirm.
MakeAjitdadaCM:NCP
amidRana-Kadufeud
First India Bureau
Jalgaon: In a bi-
zarre move, the Na-
tionalist Congress
Party--which lost
power in the state
when the NCP-Shiv
S e n a - C o n g r e s s
Maha Vikas Aghadi
coalition govern-
ment fell in June--
has now staked its
claim to the top post
in Maharashtra.
Recently, Rohit Pa-
war and Eknath
Khadse had given
statements in this re-
gard and put forth the
name of former Dep-
uty Chief Minister
Ajit Pawar as the par-
ty’s choice for the
CM’s post.
Now, Anil Patil,
leader of the party in
the assembly, has also
made similar re-
marks, highlighting
Ajit Pawar’s impact
on service delivery at
the grassroots level,
while working in the
tripartite govern-
ment. “We believe
Ajitdada should be-
come the Chief Min-
ister of Maharash-
tra,” he said.
Patil’s remarks
come at a time when
the Eknath Shinde-led
government, which is
allied with the BJP,
recently rolled back
security for several
political leaders in
the opposition.
Patil said, “BJP is
fully aware that the
NCP will be a serious
rival in the near fu-
ture, which is why
they have snatched
away our security.”
He added: “Forty-
fifty MLAs (of the
Shinde-led faction)
gave up their power
for boxes (of money).
This accusation
comes not from the op-
position, but from (In-
dependent MLA) Ravi
Rana, who is a sup-
porter of the current
government. Every-
one knows why Bach-
chu Kadu is bitter. The
allegations levelled by
Rana should be denied
by the CM and deputy
CM.”
Rohit Pawar and Eknath Khadse had named
ex-Dy CM as the party’s choice for CM,
which Anil Patil has now reiterated
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi greets the crowd during the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which he has
been leading since early September. It will begin its Maharashtra leg in November. —FILE PHOTO
DY CM MARKS CHHATH PUJA IN MUMBAI
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis participated in a Chhath Puja event organized at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai on Sunday, and expressed his best wishes to all the women observing a ritual fast
part of the prayers dedicated to the Lord Surya, the solar deity. He was joined by Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar, MLA Amit Satam, and other party leaders.
BJP to hold yatra in Mumbai
ahead of civic body election
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) polls nearing,
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) plans to
hold a yatra in Mum-
bai city next month as
part of its election
campaign. Deputy
Chief Minister and
BJP leader, Devendra
Fadnavis, will lead the
march in November,
said city BJP Presi-
dent Ashish Shelar.
Shelar said the party
will awaken Mumbai-
kars about former CM
Uddhav Thackeray-led
Shiv Sena’s appease-
ment politics to garner
votes.
“Extending support
and seeking it is the
decision of the people
involved, but it is clear
that there is a new
thought to expand the
vote base for political
benefit. It smacks of
appeasement and a
specific narrative to
get votes in the BMC
polls,” said Shelar,
adding, “The BJP sees
a plot to create trouble
in the city. We want the
plan to fall flat and we
will set out on a yatra
to create awareness
among the voters.”
Shelar termed sup-
port to Thackeray’s
Sena from a Muslim or-
ganization “an effort to
mislead Marathi voters
and woo Muslims.”
“The late Balasaheb
Thackeray played his
politics beyond caste
and religion. We want
to know why Uddhav
Thackeray is out to use
caste and religion to
seek votes. On the oth-
er hand, the BJP seeks
votes on the develop-
ment of the city. Who-
ever stays in Mumbai,
is ours,” he asserted.
BJP Mumbai city chief Ashish Shelar —FILE PHOTO
Shelar calls out former chief minister
Uddhav Thackeray for appeasement
politics on part of Shiv Sena , slams him
for support from Muslim organization
Food delivery man nabbed
for having sex with dog
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A 28-year-
old food delivery
person was arrested
on Saturday by
Powai police for al-
legedly having sexu-
al intercourse with
a dog inside a mall.
A complaint was
lodged by 61-year-
old Minu Sheth, an
animal activist and
member of the NGO
(non-governmental
organization) Bom-
bay Animal Rights.
On October 29, Vijay
Mohanni, President,
Bombay Animal
Rights, sent Sheth a
video of the accused
having sexual inter-
course with a six-
month-old dog on the
premises of Hira Pan-
na Mall. He asked her
to file a complaint.
According to sourc-
es, the dog was reared
by the staff of a bar
and restaurant locat-
ed in the mall and the
complainant as well.
The heinous crime
was reportedly re-
corded by another de-
livery person who wit-
nessed the act. He
made a video and sent
it to his colleagues
and other people.
“I am deeply hurt
by this accident. The
dog has been medi-
cally examined and
has swelling in her
private parts. She has
been admitted to the
hospitalfortreatment.
She is very scared,”
said Mohnani.
“We have registered
a case against the ac-
cused and arrested
him under Indian Pe-
nal Code (IPC) Section
377 (unnatural offens-
es) and the prevention
of cruelty to Animal
Act, 1960,” said a cop.
This is the second such case reported in Powai area recently.
—FILE
PHOTO
Acolleague
recordedthe
‘unnatural’act
andcirculated
thevideo;
activist
condemns
crime

MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
Forest Department
caught a male leop-
ard from Aarey Colo-
ny of Mumbai early
on Sunday morning.
It is the second feline
to be captured from
the area in the last
five days, said a sen-
ior official.
The leopard walked
into a cage trap set up
in unit 15 of the Aarey
Colony, a green belt in
the city’s western sub-
urb of Goregaon and
located close to the
sprawling Sanjay Gan-
dhi National Park
(SGNP).
It was later taken to
a rescue centre at the
SGNP, said the official.
Earlier, a one-and-a-
half-year-old girl was
attacked and killed by a
leopard in a forested
area in unit number 15
of the Aarey Colony on
the morning of Octo-
ber 24 when the child
followed her mother
who was on way to a
temple nearby.
On Wednesday, a
male leopard was cap-
tured in Aarey’s unit
number 17 and was also
taken to the rescue cen-
tre in the SGNP. Forest
officials suspect it is
the same animal that
killed the girl, he said.
After the incident on
October 24, the Forest
Department had put up
three cages at strategic
locations in and around
the site to capture the
animal.
Forest officials will
continue to monitor
the movements of oth-
er leopards through 30
camera traps and a
cage put up in the area,
he said.
Nearly 30 wildlife
volunteers, members
of NGOs (non-govern-
mental organzations),
forest department offi-
cials and staff of the
SNGP are working to-
gether to deal with the
incidents of human-
animal conflict in the
area, he added.
First India Bureau
Pune: The onset of
winter has com-
menced in most parts
of Maharashtra,
bringing with it cool-
er temperatures and
dry weather. Pune
saw a dip in tempera-
ture below normal
and Mumbai skirted
the ‘October heat’ due
to delayed monsoon
withdrawal.
Pune city recorded a
further drop in mini-
mum night temperature
on Saturday
. The city
recorded the season’s
lowest temperature of
13.2°C.Thetemperature
in the city plummeted
by five to six degrees
once the monsoon re-
ceded.
According to India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) officials,
cool and pleasant weath-
er is likely to continue
inPuneandpartsof Ma-
harashtra till the first
few days of November.
Day temperatures could
be marginally below
normal in most parts of
the state between Octo-
ber 28 and November 03.
However, the tempera-
ture is likely to fluctuate
to some extent.
From the day the
monsoon receded, the
temperature in Pune
city dropped by five to
six degrees. The drop in
temperature has been
continuing since Octo-
ber 23. It recorded the
lowest October temper-
ature drop in the last
four years.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Five persons
were killed and two
others suffered seri-
ous injuries after a
dilapidated ground-
p l u s - t w o - s t o r e y
building collapsed in
Amravati city of Ma-
harashtra on Sunday
,
a senior police offi-
cial said.
“Thebuildinglocated
in Prabhat Chowk area
of the city collapsed
around2pm,killingfive
persons and injuring
two others,” Amravati
Police Commissioner
Dr Arti Singh said.
After the building
collapsed, the bodies of
the persons buried un-
der the debris were
brought out by the res-
cue team. However, res-
cue work is still on,
District Collector
Pavneet Kaur said,
adding that the inci-
dent will be investigat-
ed and strict action
will be taken against
those responsible.
A civic official said
the Amravati Munici-
pal Corporation (AMC)
had issued a notice for
the demolition of the
building in July this
year as it had become
old and dilapidated.
Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Devendra Fadnavis
expressedgrief overthe
incidentandannounced
on Twitter that Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de has decided to pro-
vide a financial assis-
tance of Rs5 lakh to the
families of each de-
ceased from the CM Re-
lief Fund. The medical
expenses of the injured
persons would be borne
by the state govern-
ment, he added.
The divisional com-
missioner has been in-
structed to conduct an
inquiry into the inci-
dent, Fadnavis tweeted.
Notably
, a four-year-
old boy died and two
others were injured
when a portion of a sec-
ond-floor balcony at
Datta Nagar slum,
Cheetah Camp, col-
lapsed suddenly in
Mumbai’s Trombay
area on Saturday even-
ing. The injured were
rushed to the nearby
Shatabdihospitalwhere
doctorsdeclaredPranav
Mane “brought dead”.
An eight-year-old boy
and a 45-year-old man
were undergoing treat-
ment and their condi-
tion was stable, an offi-
cialhadsaidatthe time.
5killed,2injuredasdilapidatedbuildingcollapsesinAmravati
Local civic body had issued a notice
for its demolition in July this year
Property tax: BMC unlikely to meet `7,000 cr annual target
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Despite a
new property tax col-
lection regime, the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) is not likely to
meet its target this
year. The corporation
was planning to hit
the Rs7,000 crore tax
mark for this finan-
cial year (2022-23),
which would have in-
creased tax collection
by 14 to 16%.
However, as the hike
was not implemented
sooner, the Mumbai civ-
ic body only managed to
collect Rs904 crore as on
October 27. The sum is
slightly lower than the
property tax of Rs1,053
crore managed by the
BMC on the same date
last year. “At the end of
the financial year—
March 2022—the BMC
collected Rs5,792 crore.
Even this year, the tax
regime has not been ap-
proved, but we will try
to reach as close as pos-
sible to the target,” said
a civic body official.
The BMC has missed
its targets for property
tax collection for the last
fewyearsbyatleast20to
30%. In his budget
speech for 2022-23, Mu-
nicipal Commissioner
Iqbal Singh Chahal had
even talked about rea-
sons for the shortfall:
capitalvaluerevisionbe-
ingdeferredconsidering
the COVID-19 situation
and tax payers paying
50%of thearrearstaxas
per court orders, as the
final decision against
the new capital value-
based tax system is still
pending in writ petition.
The new budget had
also granted relief to
residential properties
of 500 sq ft or less carpet
area. As per estimation,
over 16,14,000 citizens
got 100% relief from
property tax payment.
The amount of exemp-
tion to citizens was to
the extent of Rs462
crore per annum.
FALLING SHORT
Has managed to collect only
`904 cr till Oct; lateness of new
tax regime to blame: Officials
Brihanmumbai
Municipal
Corporation
—FILE PHOTO
TAX INCREMENT
EX-GRATIA
ANNOUNCED
As per the BMC Act,
property tax is revised
every five years. The
last revision took
place in 2015 and the
next one was sup-
posed to take place
in 2020. The civic
body administration
had proposed a 14%
hike in tax. But its
implementation was
postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
and BMC elections
have delayed it further.
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
expressed grief over
the incident and an-
nounced on Twitter
that Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde has
decided to provide a
financial assistance
of Rs5 lakh to the
families of all de-
ceased from the CM
Relief Fund. Medical
expenses of injured
persons would be
borne by the govern-
ment, he added.
ANOTHERBIGCATCAUGHT
INAAREYCOLONYFOREST
Second leopard
captured from
the area in 5
days, say Forest
Dept officials;
animal kept
under medical
observation at
SGNP
FELINE STORIES
Visitors take pictures of a tiger frolicking inside its enclosure at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale
Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai on Saturday. Meanwhile, in Nagpur, a tigress was found dead in
Hingna area, said a Forest Department official. The big cat, around three-to-four years old,
was found dead in a nullah at Chankapur village, around 25km from Nagpur, late on Friday
night, he said. The exact reason for her death is yet to be ascertained but it is suspected that
she died after coming in contact with a live electric wire or trap. The carcass has been sent
for an autopsy and an investigation is underway. —PHOTO BY ANI
PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES
After the incident on
October 24, the For-
est Department had
put up three cages
at strategic loca-
tions in and around
the site to capture
the animal. Forest
officials will con-
tinue to monitor the
movements of other
leopards through 30
camera traps and a
cage put up in the
area, said an official.
Male leopard caught by
officials on October 26.
—FILE PHOTO
MLA assures fencing for homes in Aarey area
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Officials of
the state Forest De-
partment handed
over a cheque for
Rs10 lakh as compen-
sation to the family
of the one-and-a-half-
year-old girl who was
mauled to death by a
leopard at Aarey Col-
ony in Mumbai. MLA
Ravindra Waikar,
who was present on
the occasion, said
that authorities
would consider fenc-
ing homes in the area.
The MLA, along
with Range Forest Of-
ficer Rakesh Bhoir,
from the Mumbai
Range of Thane Forest
Department (Territo-
rial), and Round Offic-
er Narayan Mane vis-
ited the deceased’s
parents, Akhilesh and
Bharti Lot, on Satur-
day. Another token of
Rs10 lakh will be de-
posited as fixed depos-
it in Akhilesh’s name.
Waikar also assured
residents that he would
talk to concerned au-
thorities regarding
erection of a chain-link
fencing surrounding
the homes near Aarey
.
He also put forth the
condition that locals
promisenottoencroach
on the area within the
fencing in writing.
Around 30 camera
traps are active in the
Aarey Milk Colony
, but
no image of the leop-
ard has been captured
yet. Since the day of
attack, many videos of
leopards from Aarey
Milk Colony and Film
City have been going
viral on social media,
including WhatsApp
and Facebook.
Family of 1.5-year-
old girl killed in
leopard attack
receive `10 lakh
from Forest Dept
Cool, pleasant weather
likely to continue in
Pune and parts of
Maha in first few days
of Nov: IMD officials
MLA Ravindra Waikar
Min night temp continues to
drop in Pune; reaches 13.2°C
People enjoying cloudy weather in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
Bodies of the persons buried under the debris were brought out by the rescue team, who
continued search and rescue operations well into the evening. —PHOTO BY PTI

PERSPECTIVE
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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
The writer superannuated as the Director of the
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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INDIA
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
Kolkata (PTI): West
Bengal CM Mamata Ba-
nerjee on Sunday
claimed that democrat-
ic powers are being
seized by a “section of
people” which she felt
may lead to a presiden-
tial form of govern-
ment in the country
.
Urging the judiciary
and leaders in different
fields to “save democ-
racy”, she said here
that if this trend contin-
ues, then a day will
come when a presiden-
tial form of govern-
ment will be brought in
the country
.
Without naming the
BJP, she implied that
the ruling party was be-
hind the move.
At the convocation
ceremony of West Ben-
gal National University
of Juridical Sciences,
she urged the judiciary
to ensure that the fed-
eral structure of the
country remains intact.
“All the democratic
powers are being seized
by a section of people;
this might be going on
for (bringing in) a presi-
dential form of govern-
ment,” said Banerjee,
whowasthechief guest.
“Save democracy”,WB CM
urges judiciary leaders
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’
DR SINGH IN HIMACHAL
Dr Jitendra Singh addressing a series of public rallies in Sunder
Nagar, Bahl and Nachan of Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.
CJI UU Lalit interacts with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
CJI UU LALIT ASKS LAW GRADUATES
TO HAVE COMPASSION FOR MANKIND
Kolkata (PTI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit
on Sunday advised students passing out of law
schools to keep their minds open to every sug-
gestion and to have compassion for mankind and
society. Delivering his address at the 14th convoca-
tion of West Bengal National University of Juridical
Sciences (WBNUJS), of which he is the chancellor,
the CJI said that capacity building of a person never
stops and one continues to learn till death. Chief
Justice of Bangladesh, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique,
was the guest of honour at the convocation.
COP FACES ARREST
IN MODEL CODE
VIOLATION CASE
12-DAY ED
CUSTODY FOR
C’GARH BIZMAN
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.
Raipur (PTI): A special
court here has sent to the
ED’s custody businessman
Suryakant Tiwari, a prime
suspect in a money laun-
dering case linked to the
alleged extortion of money
from mining transport-
ers. Three other alleged
accused, including an IAS
officer, in the case are
already in judicial custody.
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
MHA’s spl ops medal
on Patel’s birth anniv
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs
(MHA) is all set to an-
nounce ‘Union Home
Minister’s Special Op-
eration Medal-2022’ on
the occasion of Nation-
al Unity Day on October
31, the birth anniversa-
ry of Sardar Vallabhb-
hai Patel. The award
will be declared on Oc-
tober 31 morning when
the country will be cel-
ebrating a large-scale
‘Run For Unity’ event to
mark the birth anniver-
sary of Patel, known as
the Iron Man of India.
An official internal
order issued by the
MHA earlier this week
mentioned that “Union
Home Minister’s Spe-
cial Operation Medal”
for the year 2022 will be
declared on October 31,
2022 as per schedule”.
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

06
INDIA
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
“MODIJI, SPEAK ON FUEL PRICE RISE”, RAHUL
SLAMS PM OVER PRICE RISE, UNEMPLOYMENT
Shadnagar: Slamming
dra Modi for “price rise
and unemployment” in
the country, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Sunday asked as to why
the Prime Minister is not
addressing the issues.
Speaking at a meeting
as a part of ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra,’ Gandhi alleged
that government schools,
colleges and universities
in Telangana are being
privatised by the Chief
Minister K Chandrasekhar
Rao-led TRS government.
“Narendra Modiji, say
something. Gas cylinder’s
cost is now Rs 1,000.
Petrol price used to be Rs
70 (per litre). Narendra
Modi used to mention in
every speech that petrol
cost has gone up to Rs
70. Now, it has crossed
Rs 100. Diesel used
to be Rs 56 (per litre).
Now, it has become Rs
100, but Narendra Modi
does not say anything on
that,” Gandhi charged.
Alleging that BJP and TRS
are trying to suppress
people’s voices, the
Congress leader said his
ongoing march replicates
true India wherein public
concerns are heard.
‘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
Kejriwal questions Gujarat BJP govt’s intention
Bhavnagar (PTI): Del-
hi Chief Minister
ArvindKejriwalonSun-
day questioned the in-
tention of the Bharatiya
Janata Party govern-
ment in poll-bound Gu-
jarat behind its move to
constitute a committee
to implement the Uni-
formCivilCodeandsaid
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 elections to make
a move in this direc-
tion. The AAP’s nation-
al convener was ad-
dressing a press confer-
ence in Bhavnagar on
the third day of his
visit to Gujarat where
the Assembly polls are
due this year-end.
The Election Com-
mission is likely to an-
nounce schedule for the
Gujarat Assembly polls
this week. The Gujarat
government on Satur-
day said it has decided
to form a committee
headedbyaretiredHigh
Court judge to imple-
ment the UCC. Union
minister had said the
committee will be
formed before the model
code of conduct for elec-
tions comes into force.
Gujarat Minister of
State for Home Harsh
Sanghavi had said the
decision was taken as
pertheprovisionsof Ar-
ticle 44 of Part 4 of the
Constitution which ex-
pects the state govern-
ment to apply common
law for all citizens.
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
Delhi CM addresses the public meeting for the upcoming Gujarat
Assembly elections, in Bhavnagar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
IAS officer Leena Johri and
husband Parthasarathi Sen
Sharma.

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SILVER 57,500.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
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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
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Union Min-
ister of Road Trans-
port and Highways
Nitin Gadkari on Sun-
day announced that
in order to alleviate
the inconvenience
caused to commuters
while travelling from
Nagpur to Pune, the
701km Nagpur-Mum-
bai Samruddhi Ma-
hamarg will now be
linked to the newly-
proposed 268km-long
Pune-Ahmednagar-
Aurangabad Access
Control Green Ex-
pressway near Au-
rangabad.
This road will be con-
structed with a com-
pletely new alignment
by the National High-
ways Authority of India
(NHAI).
According to Gadkari
“This will make it pos-
sible to travel from Pune
to Chhatrapati Samb-
hajinagar (Aurang-
abad) in two and half
hours and from Nagpur
to Chatrapati Sambhaji-
nagar (Aurangabad) in
five and half hours
through Samruddhi
Mahamarg.”
Gadkari’s announce-
ment came days after
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde disclosed that
the first phase of 520km
Nagpur to Shirdi of
the Samruddhi Ma-
hamarg will be commis-
sioned in November.
The state government
proposes to inaugurate
the first phase by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi as it awaits
confirmation of his
availability
.
“Samruddhi Express-
way connecting Nag-
pur-Mumbai will be
commissioned soon
from Nagpur to Shirdi.
The distance from
Nagpur to Aurangabad
is 410km and further
Samruddhi will be con-
nected to the Aurang-
abad-Pune expressway
with a distance of
268km. Thus, a total
length of 678km from
Nagpur to Pune can be
covered in eight hours,”
Gadkari said.
He further added that
it will be a six-lane
expressway expandable
to eight lanes with a de-
signed speed of
120kmph.
“It will also connect
Pune Ring Road to
Major Highways in
the region,” Gadkari
informed.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The cyber
wing of the Maharash-
tra police force has ar-
rested a 29-year-old
PhD student of an
Ahmednagar univer-
sity for allegedly post-
ing objectionable com-
ments against Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de and Deputy CM De-
vendra Fadnavis on
Twitter, an official
said on Sunday
.
The cyber cell had re-
ceived a complaint on
October 14 about an uni-
dentified person using a
particular Twitter han-
dle to post the objection-
able comments, and also
to abuse women and fe-
malejournalists,hesaid.
To avoid legal action,
the accused was using
Wi-Fi-VPN (virtual pri-
vatenetwork)andtrying
to create an impression
that he was posting the
content from Mumbai.
However,whenthecyber
wingconductedatechni-
cal analysis of the
tweets, officials found
that the accused was
posting them from the
MahatmaPhuleAgricul-
tural University at Ra-
huri in Ahmednagar
district.
Thereafter, a cyber
team conducted raids on
somesuspectsinAhmed-
nagar on Saturday
, de-
tained two suspects and
brought them to Mum-
bai for further investiga-
tion into the matter.
The investigators lat-
er arrested the main ac-
cused in the case from
theuniversityandseized
two mobile phones and a
laptop, he said, adding
that they are also look-
ingintowhethersomeof
thecontentpostedbythe
accused was created by
other persons abetting
the crime.
The police have sent
the seized gadgets to cy-
ber forensic experts to
investigate whether
more persons were in-
volved in creating the
content of the tweets.
After the arrest, the ac-
cused was produced be-
fore a local court which
remanded him in police
custody till November
02, the official said.
StudentheldforoffensivepostagainstCM,DyCM
Maha, Karnataka Governors
to meet in Kolhapur on Nov 04
First India Bureau
Bengaluru: An infor-
mal inter-state meet-
ing of Governors of
Maharashtra and Kar-
nataka has been con-
vened on November
04. During the meeting
both the governors are
likely to discuss infra-
structure and policing
in border districts
among others issues.
The two states have
historically often
sparred over border
and language issues in
the recent years.
Under instructions
from the Ministry of
Home Affairs and ad-
vice by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi during
the Governor’s confer-
ence, Karnataka Gover-
nor Thaawarchand Ge-
hlot is scheduled to
meet Maharashtra Gov-
ernor Bhagat Singh Ko-
shyari at Kolhapur.
The meeting comes
after last couple of
years of tension in the
border districts during
the tenure of Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) with
its constituents Nation-
alist Congress Party
(NCP) and Shiva Sena
broaching the border is-
sues repeatedly, includ-
ing merger of Belagavi
with Maharashtra.
The Governor’s office
has directed the state
government to depute
senior officials from the
border districts of Bela-
gavi, Vijayapura,
Kalaburgi, and Bidar
for the meeting. The of-
ficials have been in-
structed to prepare a
quick power point pres-
entation regarding is-
sues pertaining to in-
frastructure, police and
security, social, and
other matters in inter-
state border districts.
It has also asked the
presentation to be sub-
mitted to the Gover-
nor’s office well in ad-
vance for the perusal of
the Governor.
ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY PAST
Meeting is set
to discuss
infrastructure
and policing
issues in
border dists
of both states
Cyber team conducted raids in Ahmednagar and detained two suspects who were brought to Mumbai for investigation
In view of the border row between the two states, KSRTC had
suspended its operations to Kolhapur in Maharashtra that has a
substantial Kannadiga population in March last year. —FILE PHOTO
IN MEMORIAM
1 BOOKED FOR USING BMC
CHIEF’S PICTURE FOR FRAUD
Mumbai (PTI): An
unidentified person has
been booked for using
the photograph of Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) ad-
ministrator Iqbal Singh
Chahal as the display
picture of a Whatsapp
account to lure people
into sending him gift
cards using a well-
known payment app, a
police official said on
Saturday. The complaint
by a BMC official stated
that at least three cur-
rent and former civic
officials received What-
sapp messages from
an unidentified number
as part of this gift card
fraud, he said.“The
complainant got a mes-
sage on Wednesday but
it seemed suspicious.
On verification, he real-
ized the sender was not
the civic chief but an
unidentified person and
approached the police,”
he said.
Nagpur to Pune journey will be possible in eight hours: Nitin Gadkari
Students
use their
art to pay
tribute to the
victims of the
Halloween
stampede
in Seoul, in
Mumbai on
Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY ANI
First India Bureau
Nanded: Days after
Mumbai BJP Presi-
dent Ashish Shelar
fired salvoes at Ud-
dhav Thackeray for
claiming that Marathi
Muslims support him,
senior Sena function-
ary Sushma Andhare
has hit back at Shelar,
asking if RSS chief
Mohan Bhagwat’s re-
cent visit to a mosque
in Delhi meant he was
going to convert.
She also asked why
dra Modi has been seen
wearing a skullcap, typi-
cally worn by Muslims.
Responding to a re-
cent article in the Sena
mouthpiece ‘Saamana’,
which said the Marathi
Muslim Seva Sangh sup-
portsUddhavThackeray
,
Shelar had accused
Thackerayof lookingfor
Muslim and Marathi
votes for which he has
used the language cun-
ningly to assert promi-
nence in populance.
In turn, Andhare hit
out at Shelar saying:
“Shelar has tried to
cause confusion by im-
plying that the article is
meant for Marathi Mus-
lims. Did the Sarsangh-
chalak go to the mosque
to convert to Islam? Why
did Modi wear a Muslim
cap? Ashish Shelar
should answer on these
issues too.”
Andhare also cor-
nered the BJP on recent
developments in the
state. “So far, seven pro-
jectshavegoneoutof the
state. The CM does not
have time, since he is
busy celebrating festi-
vals. And the deputy CM
does not get time from
the politics of conspira-
cy
. The chief minister of
Gujarat should be given
charge of Maharashtra,
as well,” she said.
‘Did RSS
chief visit
mosque
to accept
Islam?’
Nitin Gadkari
Mohan Bhagwat
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. —FILE PHOTO
AS ORDERED
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’!
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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...

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09
MUMBAI, 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
ETC
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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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