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JAIPUR & MUMBAI
Banks’ exposure to Adani group not large to
affect credit quality: Global rating agencies
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Global rat-
ing agencies Fitch and
Moody’s on Tuesday
said banks’ exposure to
Adani group is not large
enough to affect their
credit quality, and bank
ratings are driven by ex-
pectations that they
would receive ‘extraor-
dinary’ sovereign sup-
port, if needed.
“Fitch Ratings be-
lievesthatIndianbanks’
exposure to the Adani
group is insufficient in
itself to present a sub-
stantial risk to the
banks’ standalone cred-
it profiles,” the rating
agency said in a note.
Moody’s stated that
although the exposures
to Adani group are larg-
er for public sector
banks than for private
sector banks, they are
smaller than 1 per cent
of total loans for most
banks. “Risks for banks
can increase if Adani
becomes more reli-
antonbankloans,”
Moody’s said.
However, the
group’s access to
funding from inter-
national markets
can be curtailed be-
cause of heightened
risk percep-
tion.
“Yetthe
o ve r a l l
qualityof Indianbanks’
corporate loans will be
stable,” Moody’s said.
“Corporates in general
have deleveraged in the
past few years. This is
reflected in modest
growth in their corpo-
rate loan books. Fur-
ther, banks’ un-
derwriting
has been
conserva-
tive.”
F i t c h
said rat-
ings of
banks re-
m a i n
driven by expectations
that the banks would
receive extraordinary
sovereign support, if
needed. US-based activ-
ist short-seller Hinden-
burg Research in a re-
port dated January 24
made a litany of allega-
tions, including fraud-
ulent transactions and
share price manipula-
tion at the Gautam Ada-
ni-led group.
Adani group has dis-
missed charges as lies,
saying it complies with
all laws and disclosure
requirements. Opposi-
tion, however, has been
calling it a big fraud.
“Wecurrentlybelieve
the economic and sover-
eign implications of the
Adani controversy re-
main limited. However,
there is a tail risk that
fallout from the contro-
versy could broaden
and influence India’s
sovereign rating, with
knock-on effects for
bank IDRs,” Fitch said.
THE OVERALL QUALITY OF INDIAN BANKS’ CORPORATE LOANS WILL BE STABLE, MOODY’S SAID
Fitch Ratings
believes that Indian
banks’ exposure to
the Adani group is
insufficient to
present a
substantial risk to
banks’ standalone
credit profiles
Balasaheb Thorat resigns as Congress
legislature party chief; not aware: Patole
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Congress leader Balasa-
heb Thorat on Tuesday
resigned as the state leg-
islature party head, a
day after his letter to
Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge
over friction with state
unit chief Nana Patole
came out, party sources
said.
Patole, however, said
he was not aware of any
such move by Thorat
andclaimedthathispre-
decessor doesn’t speak
“with us”, while the BJP
said its doors are open if
the Congress leader
wishes to switch sides.
Thorat, who repre-
sents the Sangamner
constituency in Ahmed-
nagar district, has sent
his resignation to the
party high command,
said the sources.
An aide of Thorat
had earlier said that the
Congress leader had
written to the Congress
central leadership cit-
ing his inability to work
with Patole due to the
latter’s “anger” towards
him. Thorat also said he
was not being consulted
before decisions were
being taken, the aide
added.
Speaking to reporters
on Tuesday here, Patole
said, “I have not re-
ceived any resignation
letter from Thorat. He
has not been speaking
to us for the past few
days. Maybe he is talk-
ing to the media.”
“If I receive his letter,
I will comment on it,”
said the Maharashtra
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee president.
The Bharatiya Janata
Party also sought to
cash in on the Congress
infighting.
BJP state president
C h a n d r a s h e k h a r
Bawankule said, “Our
doors are open for lead-
ers like Balasaheb
Thorat. If he wishes, he
can join the BJP
. But he
is not a small leader
who will join BJP over
someone’s suggestions
or instructions.”
Bawankule said any-
one joining the BJP will
be “respected” and
“honoured” and assert-
ed his party is not mak-
ing any offers to Thorat.
It is a fact that there is
unrestamongCongress’
“B and C level” workers,
he said.
NO TALKS HAVE TAKEN PLACE
WITH HIM: SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE
ON THORAT’S RESIGNATION
Pune: Senior Maharash-
tra Congress leader and
former CM Sushilkumar
Shinde said on Tuesday
it is not yet known if their
state legislature party chief
Balasaheb Thorat has
resigned from his post.
Responding to reporters
about reports that Thorat
has sent his resignation to
the party high command,
Shinde said, “Whether
it is resignation or just a
letter, it is still not known.
No talks have taken place
with him (Thorat). I was
with the state Congress
president (Nana Patole)
and he also had no idea
about it. So it would not
be appropriate to com-
ment on it.” When asked
about the differences
between the senior leaders
within the party, Shinde
said “all these things” are
temporary. “Everything
will be alright and there
is nothing to worry
about,” he said. Thorat
is the maternal uncle
of Satyajit Tambe who
recently won the Legis-
lative Council election
from the Nashik
division graduates
constituency as
an independent
candidate.
An aide of Thorat
had earlier said
that the Congress leader
had written to the Con-
gress central leadership
citing his inability to work
with Patole due to the lat-
ter’s “anger” towards him.
Thorat also said
he was not be-
ing consulted
before deci-
sions were
being taken,
the aide
added.
Maharashtra Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat
I have not received any resignation
letter from Thorat. He has not been
speaking to us for the past few days.
Maybe he is talking to the media. If I
receive his letter, I will comment on it
—Nana Patole, state unit chief
Our doors are
open for lead-
ers like Bala-
saheb Thorat. If he
wishes, he can join the
BJP. But he is not a
small leader who will
join BJP over some-
one’s suggestions or in-
structions. Anyone
joining the BJP will be
“respected” and “hon-
oured” and asserted his
party is not making
any offers to Thorat.
—Chandrashekhar
Bawankule, BJP state chief
I am monitoring
the situation.
54,000 tents
and 102,000 beds have
been sent to earth-
quake-hit regions so far.
Nearly 54,000 personnel
are participating in rescue
operations throughout
the impacted areas of the
earthquakes. 70 countries
have offered help.
—Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Prez of Turkey
Earthquake-hit Turkey,Syria:
Death toll soars past 5,000
EMERGENCY
3 Months 10 STATES
Moni Sharma
Hatay/Turkey: Two
fresh earthquakes of 5.6
and 5.7 magnitude hit
Turkey on Tuesday, a
day after 3 deadly
quakes - also felt in Syr-
ia, Lebanon and Israel -
rocked the country, hav-
ing killed over 5,000
lives, 20,534 had been
injured.
Rescuers here braved
freezing darkness
as they dug for
survivors bur-
ied by a string
of earth-
q u a k e s .
P r e s i d e n t
Erdogan has
declared a
3-month State
of emergency
in 10 provinces.
Kahramanmaras
2 FRESH QUAKES
TURKEY
5.6 5.7 Magn.
FOURTH
5.6 Magnitude
12:05 pm (IST)
FIFTH
5.7 Magnitude
13:34 pm (IST)
‘TEARY’ PM MODI’S IMPROMPTU
‘HUMANITARIAN’ MOVE!
‘A FRIEND IN NEED IS A
FRIEND INDEED’
PM gets emotional on Turkey quakes, recalls 2001 Guj quake
New Delhi: Soon after
Centre dispatched its 1st
batch of relief material
to Turkey, the country’s
Ambassador to India Fi-
rat Sunel referred to
New Delhi as ‘A friend in
need is a friend indeed’.
“We appreciate quick
and prompt response
from India since it’s mat-
ter of life and death,” he
said. PM Narendra Modi
also turned emotional
and recalled 2001 Bhuj
earthquake that claimed
thousands of lives.
MoS MEA V Muraleedharan visited Embassy of Syria and
extended condolences to Ambassador Bassam Al-Khatib
for the devastation caused by the earthquake on Monday.
Conveyed PM Narendra Modi’s message of sympathy and
commitment to providing expeditious assistance support.
India on Tuesday sent 99-member specialist search and rescue teams with dog squads, an
army mobile hospital team and relief materials in 4 military heavy lift aircrafts to Turkey.
It is a huge responsibility on behalf
of the MPs to talk about the budget
to their constituency and tell peo-
ple what is in the budget for them and how
this budget comes in at a time in the world
is going through a major economic crisis.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
PM asks BJP MPs to spread
pro-poor aspects of budget
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Address-
ing the first BJP parlia-
mentary party meeting
after the budget was
presented by Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on February
1, PM Modi on Tuesday
said that the recent Un-
ion Budget has some-
thing for every section
of the society and as-
serted that the inter-
ests of the poor have
been at the centre of
every budget presented
by his government. PM
Modi also asked the
BJP MPs not to show
any complacency and
reach out to people on
the ground. More on P5
(L) PM Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with JP Nadda on his
arrival at BJP Parl Party Meeting on Tuesday. Nirmala Sitharaman
and JP Nadda greet each in the presence of PM Modi and others.
COMMITTEE FORMED
TO DRAFT NEW NAT’L
COOP POLICY: SHAH
Giving a reply to a written
question, HM Amit Shah
on Tuesday said that a
National level committee was
constituted on September 2
under the chairmanship of
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu to
formulate the New National
Cooperation Policy.
PARLIAMENT BUDGET SESSION
Govt is favouring Adani:
Rahul; BJP hits back
New Delhi (FIB): Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Tuesday attacked
PM Modi accusing him
of helping of helping
Gautam Adani expand
his business. While re-
plying to Prez Murmu’s
address in LS, Rahul
said, “From TN, Kerala
to HP we have been lis-
tening one name every-
where ‘Adani’. Across
entire country, it’s just
‘Adani’, ‘Adani’...people
used to ask me that Ada-
ni enters any business
and never fails.” Mean-
while, BJP leader Ravi
Shankar Prasad said,
“We condemn the base-
less allegations levelled
by Rahul Gandhi.”
Rahul Gandhi speaks in the
Lok Sabha session on Tuesday.

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UNITED IN GRIEF
An artist from the Gurukul School of Arts paints a tribute to those who died in Monday's earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, in
Mumbai on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
AmidCM’sappeal,NCPfields
KateforPuneAssemblybypolls
First India Bureau
Pune: The Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
on Tuesday said Nana
Kate will be its candi-
date for the upcoming
bypoll to Chinchwad
Assembly seat in Pune
district. The announce-
ment comes days after
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde
said he had re-
quested NCP
p r e s i d e n t
Sharad Pawar
and leaders of
the Congress
(both constitu-
ents of Maha
V i k a s
Aghadi along with the
Uddhav Thackeray-led
Shiv Sena) to honour
the political tradition
in the state to ensure
unopposed bypolls to
seats falling vacant due
to the death of sitting
lawmakers.
The bypolls to Pune's
Chinchwad and Kasba
Peth constituencies,
scheduled for February
26, have been necessi-
tated due to the death of
sitting Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (BJP) MLAs
Laxman Jagtap and
Mukta Tilak. Maha-
rashtra NCP chief
Jayant Patil in a tweet
on Tuesday said, NCP's
Nana Kate will be the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
candidate for the
Chinchwad constituen-
cy bypoll. We are confi-
dent that we will win
this election by working
together with all con-
stituents of the MVA.
On Monday, BJP's
Ashwini Jagtap, the
wife of late MLA Lax-
man Jagtap, filed her
nomination for the by-
poll to Chinchwad As-
sembly seat, which rep-
resents the Pimpri
Chinchwad township in
Pune district. Besides,
BJP's Hemant Rasne
and Congress leader
Ravindra Dhangekar
have filed their nomina-
tion papers for the by-
polls to Kasba Peth As-
sembly seat.
Maharashtra BJP
president Chan-
drashekhar Bawankule
on Monday said if the
Congress assures that
the Kasba Peth Assem-
bly bypoll will be unop-
posed in the event of
BJP nominating a mem-
ber of late MLA Mukta
Tilak's family, then the
saffron party will make
its official candidate
withdraw from the fray
.
Eyebrowswereraised
over BJP giving a ticket
to local leader Rasne,
even as Mukta Tilak's
husband said his family
members would have
completed her work if
given a ticket. The last
date for withdrawal of
nominations is Febru-
ary 10. Votes will be
counted on March 02.
Recently, CM
Shinde appealed
for unopposed
elections to
honour political
tradition in
state; polls
are being
held
after
demise
of BJP
MLAs
BJP SAYS...
Man arrested for bomb
threat from ‘IM terrorist’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Police on
Tuesday arrested a
25-year-old man from
Govandi area in con-
nection with a call
from an “Indian Muja-
hideen terrorist”
threatening to blow up
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Inter-
national Airport.
The threat call came
in around 10 pm on
Monday night, officials
said. The caller identi-
fied himself as a mem-
ber of the terrorist or-
ganization Indian Mu-
jahideen called Irfan
Ahmed Sheikh.
Since his threat con-
tained some terror
code words that intel-
ligence agencies track,
airport authority offi-
cials immediately in-
formed the Mumbai
Police, who have regis-
tered a case against the
unknown person under
section 505 (1) of the
IPC. An investigation
is underway.
Just last Thursday,
the National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) re-
ceived an email from
an unidentified person
who claimed to be a
member of the Tali-
ban, and threatened to
carry out terrorist at-
tacks at various places
in Mumbai on the di-
rections of extremist
leader Sirajuddin
Haqqani. NIA, Mum-
bai police crime
branch and the
Maharashtra Anti-
Terrorism Squad are
jointly looking into
the matter.
After receiving the
email, NIA alerted
Mumbai police,
Maharashtra police and
state Anti-Terrorism
Squad (ATS).
All Anti-Terrorism
Cell (ATC) units across
95 police stations in
Mumbai have been
asked to intensify their
vigil and take action
on any suspicious per-
son or activities, an of-
ficer had said at the
time, adding that the
email was likely to be a
hoax, like many others
in the past.
Authorities at the Mumbai airport received the call at around
10 pm Monday night. —FILE PHOTO
Dabholkar murder
trial likely to be done
in 2-3 months: CBI
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tion on Tuesday told the
Bombay High Court
that the trial in the
murder of rationalist
Narendra Dabholkar in
2013 is likely to be com-
pleted in the next two to
three months. The cen-
tral agency also op-
posed the bail plea of
one of the accused in
the case, Virendrasinh
Tawade, who had
sought bail on the
grounds that the trial
was being delayed.
Advocate Sandesh
Patil, appearing for the
CBI, told a division
bench of Justices AS
Gadkari and PD Naik
that so far 15 witnesses
have been examined by
the trial court in Pune.
“Only seven to eight
witnesses are remain-
ing. I have spoken with
the special public prose-
cutor in the case there
who said if the trial is
expedited then it can be
concludedintwotothree
months,” Patil said.
The bench sought to
know if any of the wit-
nesses, already exam-
ined, turned hostile in
court. Patil replied in
the negative.
The court then asked
Tawade’s lawyer Viren-
dra Ichalkaranjikar if
he was willing to wait
for a few more months.
The advocate, how-
ever, requested the
court to decide the bail
plea on merit, saying
Tawade has been be-
hind bars for seven
years since his arrest
in 2016.
I c h a l k a r a n j i k a r
claimed there was no
evidence against
Tawade.
The bench then post-
ed the bail plea for hear-
ing on February 21.
Dabholkar (67), a ra-
tionalist and founder of
the Maharashtra And-
hashraddha Nirmoolan
Samiti, was shot dead
by two assailants while
he was on a morning
walk in Pune on August
20, 2013, allegedly by
persons linked to the
radical outfit Sanatan
Sanstha.
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STORY SO FAR
Only seven to eight witnesses are remain-
ing. I have spoken with the special public
prosecutor in the case there who said if the
trial is expedited then it can be concluded in two to
three months. —Advocate Sandesh Patil
UNFOUNDED STIGMA
Judicial reprieve can’t restore lost reputation: HC
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Unfounded
criminalchargesstigma-
tizereputationandbring
disrepute, the Aurang-
abad bench of the Bom-
bay High Court has said
while quashing an FIR
lodged against a woman
judicial officer by her
sister-in-law; and loss of
character or bruised
reputation cannot be re-
stored even by judicial
reprieve, it added.
A division bench of
Justices Anuja Prab-
hudessai and RM Joshi
in an order passed on
January 07 said the
right to reputation and
dignity of an individual
is held to be an integrat-
ed part of Articles 21
and 19(2) of the Consti-
tution.
The bench quoted
Shakespeare and said,
“Good name in man and
woman, dear my lord, is
the immediate jewel of
their souls: Who steals
my purse steals trash;
’tis something, nothing;
’twas mine, ’tis his, and
has been slave to thou-
sands:Buthethatfilches
from me my good name
robs me of that which
not enriches him and
makes me poor indeed.”
The court was hear-
ing a petition filed by a
40-year-old judicial of-
ficer, seeking to quash
the First Information
Report (FIR) lodged
against her by Jalgaon
police in November
2019, on a complaint by
her 30-year-old sister-in-
law alleging mental and
physical cruelty
.
FIR was also lodged
against the petitioner’s
brother (complainant’s
husband) and her par-
ents (complainant’s in-
laws). The high court in
its order noted that the
petitioner was married
and not residing with
the complainant.
It said the petitioner
has been “dragged” into
the matrimonial dis-
pute with the allega-
tions that she had or-
dered food for everyone
but asked the complain-
ant to cook for herself,
she had asked the com-
plainant to not raise her
voice against her par-
ents and that she should
mend her ways.
The bench quoted Shakespeare to say:
He that filches from me my good name
robs me of that which not enriches him
and makes me poor indeed
A person sub-
jected to such
litigation suf-
fers immense mental
trauma, humiliation
and monetary loss. Reck-
less imputations can also
result in serious reper-
cussions on career pro-
gression and future pur-
suits…. Most important-
ly it stigmatizes reputa-
tion, brings disrepute
and lowers the image of a
person amongst friends,
family and colleagues. It
is to be noted that loss of
character or bruised rep-
utation cannot be re-
stored even by judicial
reprieve. —Bombay HC
Shinde-Fadnavis
Worli meet draws
flak from Thackeray
Man held for killing friend in drunken state
Thane (PTI): A24-year-
old man allegedly at-
tacked and killed his
friend in an inebriated
stateinThanedistricton
Tuesday
, police said.
The incident took
place at a quarry in Shil
area of the district
around 3.00 am, an
official said.
The deceased, Amjat
Khan(23), was consum-
ing alcohol with the ac-
cused, when an argu-
ment erupted between
them, Sachin Gawde,
Senior Inspector of Shil-
Daighar police said.
The accused attacked
Khan with a bamboo
stick, beating him to
death on the spot, the
official said. The police
were informed and the
body was sent for post-
mortem, he said, adding
thattheaccusedhasbeen
arrested under section
302 of the IPC.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde and
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis held
a meeting on Tuesday in
Worli and received flak
from Yuva Sena chief
MLA Aaditya Thacker-
ay
,whoverballyattacked
both the leaders over the
same.Aadityaexpressed
his belief that no matter
how many leaders roam
the streets of Worli, vic-
tory will be his.
On the second day of
Aaditya Thackeray’s
Samvad Yatra, while ad-
dressing a meeting held
at Chandori, Nashik he
said, “I don’t want to
have big meetings, I
wanttohavesmallmeet-
ings like this. If large
meetings are held, peo-
ple cannot go. When the
Chief Minister holds a
meeting, boxes are dis-
tributed, but the chairs
are empty
.”
“The sad part is not
that the industry is go-
ing out of state, but that
there are no jobs are not
due to political instabil-
ity
. There was never
such dirty politics in
Maharashtra. This poli-
tics has to be changed.
When you meet me, it
looks like Maharashtra
will have a golden age.
But the golden age of
Maharashtra is lost,”
said Aaditya Thackeray
.
The sad part is
not that the in-
dustry is going
out of state, but that there
are no jobs not due to po-
litical instability. There
was never such dirty pol-
itics in Maharashtra.
This politics has to be
changed. When you meet
me, it looks like Maha-
rashtra will have a gold-
en age. But the golden
age of Maharashtra is
lost. —Aaditya Thackeray
Narendra Dabholkar

MAHARASHTRA
03
BMC chief to take final call on
proposed floating hotel: HC
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court has directed
the Commissioner of
the Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation to
decide within eight
weeks whether or not to
allow the construction
of a floating hotel, or
“floatel”, proposed two
nautical miles away
from the shoreline in
south Mumbai.
A division bench of
Justices Sunil Shukre
and MW Chandwani
was hearing a petition
filed by Rashmi Devel-
opments Pvt. Ltd chal-
lenging a May 2017 deci-
sion taken by a three-
member committee re-
fusing permission for
the project, noting it
was part of the Marine
Drive promenade. In its
judgment of January
23, which was made
available recently, the
bench quashed the com-
mittee’s decision, not-
ing that , prima facie,
the floating hotel and
its related infrastruc-
ture was not part of the
Marine Drive.
It said the parking
area of the proposed
project comprising
about 5,000 square me-
tres belongs to the
Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development
Authority (MMRDA)
and the said land has
been already allotted to
the petitioner company
.
The BMC commis-
sioner would have to
first see if he has exclu-
sive jurisdiction to de-
cide the petitioner’s ap-
plication for grant of
No Objection Certifi-
cate or not, the HC said.
“If he decides that he
has such jurisdiction in
the matter, he would
have to go ahead to con-
sider the application of
the petitioner on its
own merits. However, if
he comes to the conclu-
sion that he has no ex-
clusive jurisdiction in
the matter, he would
have to act upon the rec-
ommendation of the
three-member commit-
tee,” the court said.
In that case, the com-
missioner would have
to once again refer the
matter to the committee
for its consideration
and appropriate recom-
mendations, it said.
“Recording of find-
ings on the question of
jurisdiction is impor-
tant for the reason that
it goes to the root of
the whole dispute,” the
HC said.
‘FLOATEL’
The divisive question seems to be if two nautical miles at sea is still part of the Marine Drive
promenade. —FILE PHOTO
Civic chief will first have to decide if he has
exclusive jurisdiction to decide on the
petitioner’s application to launch ‘floatel’
two nautical miles off Mumbai coast
First India Bureau
Thane: The civic body
in Thane city on Tues-
day announced that
the Standard Operat-
ing Procedure (SOP)
for cluster develop-
ment in the city has
been finalized. The
cluster scheme has
been created for the
redevelopment of
slums and densely
populated areas in the
city, and it will be done
in a comprehensive
manner as per the
principles of town
planning, Abhijit Ban-
gar, Thane Municipal
Commissioner said.
As per the official
release of the Thane
Municipal Corpora-
tion (TMC), the gov-
ernment has approved
the redevelopment
plan for areas lacking
basic services and
that have old and dan-
gerous structures. All
public utilities such
as roads, drains,
schools, clinics, gar-
dens, grounds etc. are
included in this plan,
it said.
The administration
has prepared plans for
45 URPs (urban renew-
al plan), of which de-
velopment of six ap-
proved by the General
Assembly will be start-
ed. The first phase of
the plan will cover the
areas of Kopri, Rabo-
di, Tekdi Bangla, Ha-
zuri, Kisannagar and
Lokmanyanagar, the
release said.
There will be two op-
tions available to occu-
pants of the author-
ized buildings, which
have been declared
most dangerous (C-1)
by the corporation,
that they can either de-
velop such structures
themselves or through
cluster development,
the TMC said.
In case of buildings
that are not declared
most dangerous, if
70% or more occu-
pants give their con-
sent they could be in-
cluded in the cluster
scheme. However, all
unauthorized build-
ings located in cluster
areas will be devel-
oped under the clus-
ter scheme only, it
was stated.
THANE CIVIC BODY FINALIZES SOP FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE BETTERMENT
TWO OPTIONS FOR OCCUPANTS
The cluster
scheme has been
created for the
redevelopment
of slums
and densely
populated areas
MAN HELD FOR
MOTORCYCLE
THEFTS IN THANE
Thane: A 23-year-old man
has been arrested for al-
legedly stealing motor-
cycles in Kashimira area
of Thane district, police
said on Tuesday. Aviraj
Kurhade, Senior Inspector
said that the police had
received several com-
plaints about motorcycle
thefts. Acting on a tip-off,
the police nabbed the
accused, involved in nine
cases of motorcycle thefts
in the limits of Kashimira,
Navghar, Mira Road, DN
Nagar and Tulinj police
stations, he said. The
police also recovered 10
motorcycles worth Rs4.2
lakh from him, he added.
TWO CHILDREN
STRANGLED TO
DEATH BY MOTHER
Aurangabad: Two minor
children were allegedly
strangled to death by their
22-year-old mother in
Aurangabad city, police
said on Tuesday. The
woman allegedly strangled
her six-year-old daughter
and four-year-old son to
death, an official said. The
children did not come out
of their room on Monday
morning. The woman then
called some relatives who
took the unconscious chil-
dren to a hospital where
they were declared dead,
the official said. According
to an autopsy report, the
children died of strangula-
tion, he said.
KALYAN BASED JEWELLER FLEES WITH
`26 LAKH, CHEATING CASE REGISTERED
Thane: A case of cheating has been registered against a
jeweller for fraud and allegedly mortgaging customers’
jewellery. Since 2021, the Kalyan-based jeweller allegedly
mortgaged customers’ jewellery and also ran a `bhishi’
scheme where he collected Rs26,74,000 and misappropri-
ated the money. When some investors visited his shop to
claim back their money, they found the shop closed and
the jeweller untraceable, following which they approached
the police. An FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code
sections 406 and 420, said an official.
MAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY HANGING
HIMSELF FROM SKYWALK IN THANE
Thane: A 25-year-old man allegedly committed suicide
by hanging himself from the railing of a skywalk in Thane
district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been
identified as Vitthal Misal, a native of Beed. “The man had
called his family to inform them of the suicide plan,” Pradip
Patil, inspector of the MFC police station said. He was dead
by the time police reached the spot, he said. A suicide note
was recovered from the deceased’s possession, in which he
said no one should be held responsible for his death.
CRUCIAL READ
HillaryClintontovisitEllora
Caves,Grishneshwartemple
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: For-
mer US secretary of
state Hillary Clinton
will visit the world-
famous Ellora Caves-
-a complex of 34 caves
comprising artworks
from Hinduism, Bud-
dhism and Jainism
dating back to the 5th
to 10th centuries--in
Aurangabad district
on Wednesday, an
official said.
Clinton, who was
on a visit to Gujarat
for the last two days,
will arrive here on
Tuesday afternoon
and head to Khul-
tabad town for an
overnight stay, he
said.
On Wednesday, she
will visit Grishnesh-
war temple, which is
an important pilgrim-
age site in the Shaiva
tradition of Hindu-
ism,asitisconsidered
to be the 12th jyotir-
linga in the country,
and the Ellora Caves,
the official said.
Around 100 police
personnel will be de-
ployed for her securi-
ty during the Aurang-
abad visit, he added.
On Sunday
, Clinton
attendedaprogramme
inAhmedabadonSun-
daytomark50yearsof
the Self-Employed
Women’s Association
(SEWA) as a trade un-
ion and paid homage
to its founder and re-
nowned social activist
Ela Bhatt, who passed
awayinNovemberlast
year.
On Monday
, Clinton
announced a Global
Climate Resilience
Fund of 50 million dol-
lars for women to fight
climate change in as-
sociation with SEWA.
Thefundwillempower
women and communi-
ties to fight climate
change and help pro-
vide new livelihood
and education, she
said.
Clinton visited salt
panworkersintheLit-
tle Rann of Kutch in
Gujarat on Monday
and learnt from them
the process of salt pro-
ductionandhardships
faced by them.
Former US Secy of State Hillary Clinton. —FILE PHOTO
Around 100 police
personnel will be
deployed for her
security during
the visit
Fire brigade official
injured in Mumbai
high-rise blaze
Transporter duped of `75k in cyber fraud
Thane (PTI): A 60-year-
old transport operator
from Thane was alleg-
edly cheated of Rs75,000
by cyber fraudsters, po-
lice said on Tuesday
.
As per the complaint,
the victim on January
16 received a call from a
man posing as an Army
officer,whoclaimedthat
he wanted to transport
medicines from Mum-
baiairporttoHyderabad
and sought his services.
The caller was informed
that the transportation
charges would be
Rs50,000, to which
he agreed.
The caller then asked
the complainant to
make a transaction of
Rs50,000 using a QR
code, following which
he found that Rs75,000
had been debited from
his account, the official
said.
Based on the com-
plaint, an offence un-
der relevant sections of
the Information Tech-
nology Act has been
registered against uni-
dentified persons, an
official from Chitalsar
police station said.
Mumbai (PTI): A fire
brigade official was in-
jured after a fire broke
out on the seventh floor
of an under-construc-
tion high-rise in Prab-
hadevi area of central
Mumbai, officials said
on Tuesday
.
The blaze that erupt-
ed at around 8.40 pm on
Monday in the 55-sto-
rey India Bulls Sky
Forest building on Sen-
apati Bapat Marg
spread to building con-
struction material, ply-
wood, bamboo, office
furniture, records, and
electric wiring stored
in a godown at the sev-
enth-floor podium, a
civic official said.
“A compressed oxy-
gen gas cylinder explod-
ed in one of the go-
downs, thereby causing
more spread of the fire,”
the official said.
A senior fire brigade
official who was injured
in the incident was
rushed to KEM Hospital
and discharged after
treatment, officials said.
At least seven fire en-
gines and other fire bri-
gade vehicles were
pressed into service
and the blaze was
doused by around 4 am
on Tuesday, a civic of-
ficial said.
The cause of the fire
is under investigation
and the cooling opera-
tion is on at the spot,
officials said.
At least seven fire engines and other fire brigade vehicles were
pressed into service. —FILE PHOTO
NAVI MUMBAI-GATEWAY OF INDIA FERRY FLAGGED OFF
Maha Minister of Ports
and Shipping Dada
Bhuse on Tuesday
flagged off ‘Nayan
XI’ at Belapur in Navi
Mumbai, inaugurating
the water taxi service
between the Gateway
of India and the Belapur
jetty.The ferry service
can carry 200 people
—140 on the bottom
deck and 60 on the top-
-across the distance
in an hour, and will
cost Rs250 per seat
on the lower deck and
Rs350 a seat on the
upper deck.This new
service, launched on
an experimental basis,
will give commuters
another transport
option, he said.
—PHOTO BY PTI
The victim received
a call from a man
posing as an
Army officer

PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace in faith so that you overflow with hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit.
—Bible
Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam!
Humanitarian assistance
along with search rescue
equipment rushed to earthquake
hit Türkiye. India stands in
solidarity with the people of
Türkiye in their hour of need.
TOP TWEETS
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
@JM_Scindia
In order to connect difficult
areas by air #UDAN , helicopter
services are being started in
Assam. This is an important
step towards the Prime
Minister’s @narendramodi ji’s
LookEastPolicy and resolve to make the North Eastern
states the engine of the country’s development.
TURKEY’S BUILDINGS FALL LIKE PANCAKES
pair of huge
ear thquakes
have struck in
Turkey, leaving
more than 3,000
people dead and unknown
numbers injured or dis-
placed. The first quake,
near Gaziantep close to the
Syrian border, measured
7.8 in magnitude and was
felt as far away as the UK.
The second occurred nine
hours later, on what ap-
pears to be an intersecting
fault, registering a magni-
tude of 7.5.
Adding to the devasta-
tion, some 3,450 buildings
havecollapsed,accordingto
the Turkish government.
Many of the modern build-
ings have failed in a “pan-
cake mode” of structural
collapse. Why did this hap-
pen?Wasitsimplytheenor-
mous magnitude and vio-
lence of the quake, or is the
problemwiththebuildings?
THOUSANDS OF YRS
OF EARTHQUAKES
Earthquakes are common
in Turkey, which sits in a
very seismically active re-
gion where three tectonic
plates constantly grind
against one another be-
neath Earth’s surface.
CONSTRUCTION IS A
KNOWN PROBLEM
Many of the collapsed
buildings appear to have
been built from concrete
without adequate seismic
reinforcement. Seismic
building codes in this re-
gion suggest these build-
ings should be able to sus-
tain strong earthquakes
(where the ground accel-
erates by 30 percent to 40
percent of the normal
gravity) without incur-
ring this type of complete
failure.
RECONSTRUCTION
Even though Turkish au-
thorities know many
buildings are unsafe in
earthquakes, it is still a
difficult problem to solve.
Many of the buildings are
already built, and seismic
retrofitting may be expen-
sive or not considered a
priority compared to oth-
er socio-economic chal-
lenges.
In addition to substan-
tive loss of life and infra-
structure damage, both
earthquakes are likely to
have caused a myriad of
environmental effects,
such as ruptured ground
surfaces, liquified soil, and
landslides. These effects
may render many areas
unsafe to rebuild on – so
reconstruction efforts
should also include plan-
ning decisions about what
can be built where, to low-
er future risks.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
A
Adding to the massive
devastation, some
3,450 buildings have
collapsed, according
to the Turkish
government. Many of the
modern buildings have
failed in a “pancake mode”
of structural collapse
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etajiSubhasChandraBose
is remembered every day,
every moment and it will
remain so... FOREVER…
However, after so many
years, currently the re-
ported “ownership” of the
great freedom fighter’s
legacy is being claimed by
one and all parties and
this is so very evident on
January 23rd each year on
his birth anniversary
.
Bengal or in that matter,
India, will remember Ne-
taji forever but the clam-
our for “Whose Netaji he
is?” Crosses all limits of
decibel especially on this
day
.Andthisyear,itwasno
different… On the contra-
ry, this year the clamour
had created quite a din.
We look at all the argu-
ments and counter-argu-
ments that took place be-
fore, during and after the
birth anniversary pro-
grammes. It may be re-
called that days before the
RSS had planned to cele-
brate Netaji Subhas Chan-
dra Bose’s birth anniver-
sary in Kolkata, his
daughterAnitaBose-Pfaff
had said that the organi-
sation’s ideology and the
nationalist leader’s ideas
of secularism and inclu-
siveness were “poles apart
and do not coincide”.
She agreed that the fan-
fare over the celebration
of her father’s birth anni-
versary is to “partially
serve their (BJP
, RSS) own
interests”. As far as ideol-
ogy is concerned, the Con-
gress has a lot more in
common with Netaji than
any other party in the
country, she said.
BJP and RSS do not re-
flect the idea of respecting
all religions as preached
by Netaji, who was a de-
vout Hindu but believed
in respecting other faiths.
He was in favour of pro-
ductive cooperation be-
tween members of differ-
ent religions, Bose-Pfaff
said. “The RSS and BJP do
not necessarily reflect
this attitude ...If you want
to put a simple label, they
are rightists and Netaji
was a leftist,” she had told
PTI in an interview over
phone from Germany
.
“FromwhatIhearabout
the RSS ideology, I would
agree that it and Netaji’s
ideology are poles apart.
The two value systems do
not coincide. It will cer-
tainly be good if the RSS
felt it wanted to embrace
Netaji’s ideals and ideas.
Many different groups
want to celebrate Netaji’s
birthday in different ways
and a number of them nec-
essarily agree with his
ideas,” Bose-Pfaff said.
LAUDS BJP
Speaking on the recent
pomp and fanfare over Ne-
taji’s birth anniversary
celebrations, she lauded
the BJP-led government
at the Centre for taking a
“lot of initiatives” to hon-
our him.
“This has two aspects.
After Independence, the
official Congress stand
on Netaji was reserved
and not shared by all
Congressmen. It wanted
to keep the narrative that
it was only the civil diso-
bedience movement that
led to the country’s free-
dom. But after Netaji
files were declassified,
we came to know that the
Indian National Army
(INA) played a very key
role in it,” she said.
“The BJP has made a
lot of effort to honour Ne-
taji. With any politician,
you have first to allow
them to look at his/her in-
terest. If Netaji was alive
today and held a different
view from that of the gov-
ernment, then the BJP
would not have honoured
him. So (in this case) it is
their interest that is
served,” she said.
POLITICAL
‘POW-WOW’
It may be recalled that the
Trinamool Congress and
BJP had locked horns to
appropriateNetaji’slegacy
on his 125th birth anniver-
saryaheadof theassembly
polls in 2021. In 2015, the
West Bengal government
released 64 files on the
leader held by the home
department.Thenextyear,
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment at the Centre re-
leased 100 files on him.
COMMISSION AFTER
COMMISSION
After Independence, the
Centre had formed three
inquiry commissions to
unravel the mystery of
Netaji’s disappearance.
Two of them -- the Shah
Nawaz Commission and
Khosla Commission were
formed by the Congress
governments and con-
cluded that Bose died in
an air crash on August 18,
1945, soon after taking off
from Taihoku airport in
Taiwan. The third one --
the Mukherjee Commis-
sion formed by the BJP-
led NDA government said
he did not.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
NETAJI’S LEGACY: THERE’S
A SCRAMBLE FOR IT?
N
BJP’s state spokesman
Samik Bhattacharya,
however, said that
the opposition parties
are unnecessarily
politicising the event.
“First of all, RSS is not a
political outfit, whose
aim is to strengthen
Indian society. RSS
is above all politics.
Secondly, praying in
tribute to Netaji cannot
be the monopoly of
any particular political
party since Netaji
remains in the hearts of
the Indians. There is
no need for such
unnecessary politics
over the matter,” he said.
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India
WHAT BJP
STATE UNIT SAID
WHAT NETAJI’S GRAND NEPHEW SAID
WHAT MOHAN BHAGWAT SAID
WHAT CPI (M)
MEMBER SAID
On 126th birth anniv of freedom
fighter Subhas Chandra Bose,
his grandnephew Chandra Kumar
Bose had said, Netaji was the only
leader to date who was inclusive
and secular. “RSS Chief Mohan
Bhagwat must be clear about
what he wants, you can’t follow
Savarkar Netaji together, they
can’t be on the same page,” Chan-
dra Kumar Bose added. Bhagwat
had praised Netaji’s contribution
to India’s struggle for independ-
ence and urged everyone to
adopt Bose’s traits and principles
and work toward making India a
“vishwa guru”. “We remember
Netaji not only because we are
grateful to him for his valuable
contributions towards the freedom
struggle but also to ensure that we
imbibe his qualities. “Netaji Loho
Pronam” at Shahid Minar Ground
in Kolkata, Bhagwat stated that
even though circumstances and
paths may diverge, destination
remains the same.
“Subhas babu (Netaji) was
first associated with the
Congress and followed its path
of ‘satygraha’, and ‘andolon’, but
when he realised that this was
not enough and there was a need
for freedom struggle, he worked
towards it. Paths differ, but the
goals are the same,” he said. The
RSS chief also said, “We have
Subhasbabu’s ideals in front of
us to follow. The goals he had
are our goals too... Netaji had
said India is a smaller version of
the world and the country has
to provide relief to the world.
We all have to work towards it,”
he said, “there can be different
paths, and these are described as
‘isms’ (ideologies), which might
differ but what is important is
the goal.” He noted that “Netaji’s
legacy has remained alive” in the
hearts of millions of Indians even
though “no substantial efforts
were made to keep it alive” after
the independence.
According to the CPI-M
central committee member
Sujan Chakraborty, “this is
part of a bigger ploy of pro-
jecting Netaji as a Hindu rather
than a believer in inclusive
politics’’.
“They are
organis-
ing the
pro-
gramme
just
keep-
ing in
mind the
panchayat elections in the
state this year and the Lok
Sabha elections in 2024. Even
Netaji’s daughter has endorsed
there is no common element
of connection between RSS’
divisive politics and Netaji’s
inclusive ideology irrespec-
tive of caste, language and
religion,” he said.

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INDIA
Noscope of complacency,take
Budget tomasses:PMto BJP MPs
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Tuesday
asked the BJP MPs not
to show any complacen-
cy and reach out to peo-
ple on the ground.
PM Modi participat-
ed in the BJP parlia-
mentary party meeting
on Tuesday. BJP chief
JP Nadda felicitated
Modi on arriving for the
meeting. Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sithara-
man was also felicitated
by Nadda for presenting
the Union Budget 2023.
The weekly meeting
of the BJP in the Parlia-
ment takes place every
Tuesday when the
House is in function.
Addressing party
MPs, Modi lauded his
govt’s effort to bring in
a budget at a very diffi-
cult time, said sources.
He said the budget
has something for every
stratum of society. PM
asked party MPs to take
the budget to the people.
“It is a huge responsi-
bility on behalf of the
MPs to talk about the
budget to their constitu-
encyandtellpeoplewhat
is in the budget for them
and how this budget
comes in at a time in the
world is going through a
major economic crisis,”
PM Modi said.
Prime Minister also
asked BJP MPs to con-
tinue participating in
various activities, in-
cluding contests and
sports to reach out to
the youth and also to
reach out to people in
border district areas.
“Even if the BJP has
been able to get a major-
ity in 2014 and 2019 and
public at large is happy
with the efforts of the
party
. But, there is no
scope for any compla-
cency
,andonemustkeep
ear to the ground,” PM
advised to party MPs.
The budget session of
Parliament started on
January 31 with the
joint Address by Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu.
Union Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman
presented the Budget
2023-24 on February 1.
Since then there has
been no business in
Parliament because of
the continued logjam
over the Adani issue.
The Opposition has de-
manded that the gov-
ernment should come
up and respond in Par-
liament about the Ada-
ni stock issue following
which disruption has
been witnessed in both
the Houses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, BJP National President JP Nadda
and others during the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Even if the BJP has
been able to get a
majority in 2014
and 2019 and public
at large is happy
with the efforts of the
party. But, there is
no scope for any
complacency, and
one must keep ear to
the ground.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
PM effected transformation in
Tripura, northeast, claims BJP
NewDelhi(PTI): Tripu-
ra and the entire north-
east have witnessed a
“transformation” with
PM Narendra Modi at
power in the Centre, the
BJP said on Tuesday,
expressing confidence
that it will retain power
in the poll-bound state.
“The ‘Look East’ poli-
cy of the Congress was
so hollow that it never
touched the ground re-
alities. It was PM Modi
who actually brought a
transformation by re-
placing that policy with
an action-oriented ‘Act
East’ policy
. His model
of ‘HIRA’ will ensure
further prosperity in
Tripura,” Union minis-
terSarbanandaSonowal
told media here.
The term “HIRA” is
used by the BJP to refer
to the government’s
thrust on highways, in-
ternet, roads and air-
ports. Not only nation-
ally, but Tripura has
now earned fame inter-
nationally too as its ex-
ports and strong infra-
structure have put it on
the path to develop-
ment, Sonowal said.
Attacking the Left
andtheCongress,which
have joined hands in
Tripura, Sonowal al-
leged that terrorism,
drugs and corruption
had affected the north-
eastern state under
their four decades of
collective rule as they
had neither policies nor
any intention to develop
the region.
The BJP has not only
policies and intention
but also a great leader in
Modi, who has worked
to ensure social security
and economic uplift for
Tripura, he said.
At press conference,
the Public Policy Re-
search Centre, a think-
tankaffiliatedtotheBJP
,
released a report, claim-
ing that the farmers’ in-
come saw a massive rise
underthesaffronparty’s
rule in Tripura since
2018 and piped drinking
water has reached more
than 58 per cent house-
holds in the state from
the earlier less than 3.5
per cent. Public Policy
Research Centre’s direc-
tor Sumeet Bhasin re-
leased the report.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (R) with Director of PPRC,
Sumeet Bhasin (C) at BJP office in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Agartala: The Chief Minister of Tripura Manik Saha conducted
a rally in State Capital Agartala. Tripura CM Manik Saha held a
door-to-door campaign at booth no. 41 ward no. 39 of his
assembly constituency Town Bordowali. Tripura will go to As-
sembly polls on February 16. The counting of votes will occur
on March 2 along with those of Meghalaya and Nagaland. The
election campaign in the state of Tripura is on full fledge. On
Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Tripura Chief
Minister Manik Saha held a roadshow from ‘Ashram Chow-
muhani’ to ‘Chowmuhani Mode’ at Banmalipur in Agartala.
TRIPURA CM SAHA CONDUCTS DOOR TO DOOR
CAMPAIGN IN AGARTALA, BEFORE STATE POLLS
BJP NEARLY ENDED
EXTREMISM IN N-E:
RAJNATH IN TRIPURA
CONGRESS IS BJP’S
‘TEAM B’, SAYS
DIDI IN TRIPURA
Agartala: Union Minister
Rajnath Singh on Tuesday
drew a parallel between
the old CPI(M) regime
and the ongoing BJP rule
in Tripura and said that
the former only “exploited
the poor” while the latter
nearly ended extremism
in the northeast. He as-
serted that both CPIM and
Congress will be wiped
off from Tripura in these
Assembly elections .
Agartala: Attacking the
BJP and Congress ahead
of the Tripura Assembly
polls, West Bengal CM
and TMC chief Mamata
Banerjee on Tuesday said
Congress is BJP’s ‘team
B’. Keen on expanding her
party’s footprint in other
states, Mamata Banerjee
held a march with TMC
workers and supporters in
Agartala on Tuesday.
ED grills suspended Congress MLA
Kachchap in money laundering case
Yamunanagar (ANI):
Suspended Congress
MLA Rajesh Kachchap
was grilled by the En-
forcement Directorate’s
office in connection
with the seizure of Rs
49 lakhs in cash in West
Bengal from him and
two other party legisla-
tors last year.
The ED summoned
Kachchap for the sec-
ond time. Three Con-
gress MLAs Irfan An-
sari, Rajesh Kachhap,
and Naman Bixal Kon-
gadi were arrested in
Kolkata on July 30 last
year and a sum of 49
lakhs was recovered
from them.
It is alleged that a
conspiracy was hatched
to topple the Jharkhand
government.
The ED probing the
case has called him to
its office for question-
ing. The ED is probing
the money laundering
angle in the cash scam
involving MLAs.
MLA Irfan Ansari speaks to the
media outside ED office.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
“Khattar govt
has failed to
control crime”
Chandigarh (Agen-
cies): Former Haryana
CM Bhupinder Singh
Hooda on Tuesday said
theBJP-JJPgovernment
of Haryana has failed to
protect the life and prop-
erty of the people.
Reacting to Haryana
lagging behind in the
Social Progress Index
released by the Central
government, Hooda
said Haryana is at the
bottom with just 33
points in terms of civil
security
.
This report, made on
parameters like murder
and other heinous inci-
dents, shows the people
of Haryana do not feel
safe. The report has
stamped the fact that
the coalition BJP-JJP
government has proved
to be a complete failure
in handling law and or-
der, Hooda said.
2nd SCO Young Scientist Conclave gets underway in Bengaluru
First India Bureau
Bengaluru: UnionMin-
ister of State (MoS)Dr
Jitendra Singh said that
the growth of SCO de-
pends on its success in
science, technology and
innovation sectors and
there is a need to trans-
form this landscape.
Dr Singh, delivering
his inaugural address at
the Second SCO Young
Scientist Conclave in
Bengaluru noted that
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, at the 19th
Meeting of Council of
Heads of State of SCO,
had coined an acronym
HEALTH(‘H’forHealth-
care cooperation, ‘E’ for
Economic cooperation,
‘
A’ for Alternate Energy
,
‘L’ for Literature and
Culture ‘T’ for Terror-
ism free society, ‘H’ for
Humanitarian Coopera-
tion). He said that SCO
brings together the
colorful and distinctive
cultures of Central and
South Asia.
He said the SCO con-
sists of approximately
42% of the world’s popu-
lation, 22% of its land
area, and it contributes
20%totheglobalGDP
.He
said the SCO countries
have demographic ad-
vantage of having large
numberof youngpeople.
Dr Singh highlighted
Food security as a major
area of concern for SCO
economies, as it ac-
counts for a combined
population of over three
billion people. He said
thattechnologywillplay
a critical role in enhanc-
ing both, the quality and
quantity
,acrosstheagri-
culturevaluechainfrom
the use of inputs at the
pre-production stage to
post-production and
marketing to improve
the income of farmers.
“SCO’S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON SCIENCE”
Growth of SCO depends on collaboration
among Youth on science, technology and
innovation sector: MoS Jitendra Singh
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh virtually addressing the event. Delegates and dignitaries at the lamp lightening ceremony.
IN THE COURTYARD
HC UPHOLDS MAULVI’S SIX-YEAR IMPRISONMENT
FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING MINOR GIRL
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has upheld the six-year jail
term awarded to a Muslim cleric for sexually assaulting a six-
year-old girl, saying great faith and trust is reposed in a ‘maulvi’
who teaches others the tenets of holy Quran and is looked up
to with reverence. The high court refused to either set aside
his conviction or reduce the sentence, stressing he does not
deserve any indulgence as the convict held a position of great
trust and faith which he breached by sexually assaulting a
gullible girl child.
HC: REMOVING MINOR
GIRL’S INNERWEAR
EQUIVALENT TO RAPE
Kolkata: Forceful remov-
al of the innerwear of a
minor girl is equivalent
to rape even if rape,
as per medical terms,
has not been done by
the accused or convict,
the Calcutta High Court
has held. A single judge
bench made this ruling
while hearing a case in
which Robi Roy was
declared as guilty by a
lower court in Dinajpur
district in 2008. On
May 7, 2007, Roy was
acccused of alluring a
minor girl in his locality
to a secluded place after
promising her an ice
cream. There he first
asked her to remove her
innerwear. When the vic-
tim refused, he forcefully
removed her innerwear.
SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST BAIL
TO SAD LEADER BIKRAM MAJITHIA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on
Tuesday said it will hear after four weeks
an appeal filed by the Punjab govern-
ment against a Punjab and Haryana High
Court order granting bail to former
minister Bikram Singh Majithia
in a drugs case. At the outset, a
bench comprising justices An-
iruddha Bose and Sudhanshu
Dhulia was requested to pass
over the hearing, so that it
can be taken up after other
listed matters.
MCD MAYORAL POLL: APEX COURT
TO HEAR AAP’S PLEA TODAY
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed
to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by
AAP mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi
and others seeking early holding of the
mayoral election for the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi. A bench
comprising Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud and Justices PS
Narasimha and JB Pardiwala
took note of the submissions
of a lawyer, appearing for
the AAP, seeking urgent
hearing of the plea.
GowrisworninasMadras
HCjudge;SCjunksplea
First India Bureau
New Delhi: As lawyer
Victoria L Gowri was
being sworn in as a
judge of the Madras
High Court on Tuesday
,
the Supreme Court dis-
missedpetitionsagainst
her appointment. A
bench of justices Sanjiv
Khanna and BR Gavai
said the court can only
decide the question of
Gowri’s eligibility to an
additional judge and not
her suitability
.
Senior lawyer Raju
Ramachandran, peti-
tioner appealing
against Gowri’s appt,
said a person taking
oath as a judge should
bear true faith to the
Constitution. “This per-
son has been rendered
unfit to take the oath
due to her public utter-
ances,” he said.
Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T Raja with the newly
sworn-in Madras High Court Additional Judge Justice Lekshmana
Chandra Victoria Gowri during the ceremony, in Chennai on Tuesday.
There is a difference between eligibility and
suitability. On eligibility, there could be a
challenge. But suitability? Courts should not
get into suitability; whole process will become haywire.
—Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Supreme Court Judge
I also have a
political back-
ground, I have
been a judge for many
years and my political
background has not come
in the way.
—Justice Gavai said,
Supreme Court Judge
It is hate speech.
Hate speech
which is anti-
thetical to the Constitution.
That makes her unfit to
take the oath. It will only be
a paper oath.
—Raju Ramachandran,
Senior Lawyer
ABOUT VICTORIA GOWRI’S APPOINTMENT
Collegium recommended Gowri’s elevation to the Madras
HC on Jan 17, prompting a discussion in legal fraternity on
her alleged affiliation to BJP. Soon after, her remarks against
Islam and Christianity, in a 2018 interview surfaced online.
The court can only
decide the question
of her eligibility, not
her suitability, Apex
Court bench said

06
INDIA
CBI NABS WESTERN
COALFIELD OFFICER
IN BRIBERY CASE
CRPF JAWAN
INJURED IN BLAST
IN JHARKHAND
ISHA FOUNDATION
REJECTS REPORTS
ON RECEIVING FUNDS
RAKHI SAWANT’S
HUSBAND ADIL KHAN
DURRANI ARRESTED
New Delhi: The CBI has ar-
rested a sub-area manager
of Western Coalfields Limit-
ed for allegedly demanding
a bribe of over Rs 3 lakh
for allowing a company to
lift coal from the Ghonsa
open cast mine, officials
said. The agency acted on a
complaint from a transport
company, Shree Transport,
that Jitta Trading Company
had purchased 8200 MT
coal through e-auction.
Mumbai: Rakhi Sawant’s
husband Adil Khan Durrani
has been reportedly arrest-
ed after the actor filed an
FIR against him. The actor
had alleged that Adil was
mishandling her funds,
while she was participating
in Bigg Boss Marathi last
year. Rakhi also alleged
that Adil was responsible
for her mother’s death as
he did pay money on time
for her surgery.
Jharkhand: A Jawan of
the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) suffered
injuries in a blast triggered
by an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) in Jharkhand’s
chaibasa area, police said.
The blast took place when a
CRPF party of 60 battalions
was conducting a search
operation on Tuesday. “The
injured jawan was evacuat-
ed from there and shifted to
a hospital in Ranchi for the
treatment,” Police said.
Bengaluru (PTI): Isha
Foundation clarified that it
has not received any funds
or land from the Karnataka
government for its project
in Chikkaballapura district.
It condemned the false
information being spread
regarding the Rs 100 crore
budget allocated by the CM
Basavaraj Bommai headed
government towards state
ecological activities with
emphasis on soil conserva-
tion to forest department.
CRUCIAL READ
Jabalpur (PTI): A doctor posted at the government-run
Katni district hospital in Madhya Pradesh was caught
by Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday while allegedly ac-
cepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a divyang person for
issuing him a disability certificate, an official said. The
complainant in the case, a resident of Reethi tehsil in
Katni district, suffers from disability in both legs and
the government doctor demanded Rs 40,000 as bribe
from him for issuing a medical document certifying 40
per cent disability, said deputy superintendent of police
(Lokayukta) Dilip Jharbade.
GOVT DOCTOR CAUGHT TAKING `15,000
BRIBE FROM PERSON WITH DISABILITY
‘RSS, NSA Ajit Doval coerced
Agniveer scheme on Army’
RaGa criticises Agnipath scheme also asked BJP to disclose amount it received from Adani
RAHUL GANDHI IN 1st PARLIAMENT SPEECH POST BJY
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Tuesday alleged
that Agniveer scheme
didn’t come from the
Armybutwas“coerced”
by National Security
Advisor (NSA) Ajit Dov-
al, Home Ministry and
the Rashtriya Swayam-
sevak Sangh (RSS).
“People talked about
the Agniveer scheme
but the youth of India
pointed out them being
asked to leave after four
years. The retired sen-
ior officers said that Ag-
niveer Yojana came
from RSS and Home
ministry, and not from
the Army,” he said in
the Lok Sabha.
The Cong leader said
that Ajit Doval “coerced
theschemeontheArmy
.
“Retired officers said
that if people are being
given arms training
and then asked to go
back to society, it will
lead to violence. They
(retired officers) have
in their mind that Ag-
niveer scheme didn’t
come from the Army
and that NSA Ajit Doval
coerced the scheme on
Army,” he added.
The Wayanad MP
also alleged that the
farmers had not got
money under the PM-
BIMA Yojana.
“We ask youth about
their jobs, many said
they are unemployed or
drive Uber, farmers
talked about not getting
money under PM-BIMA
Yojana, their land being
snatched away while
tribals talked about trib-
al bill,” Gandhi said.
ADANI HELPED PM
IN ‘RESURGENT GUJ’
‘ADANI GETS DEALS
FROM PM VISITS’
‘OPPN DISCUSS
STRATEGY FOR PARL’
SENA BOYCOTTS
PARL DEBATE
New Delhi: Rahul attacked
industrialist Gautam Adani
alleging he helped PM
Modi to construct the idea
of a “resurgent Gujarat”.
“Relationships begin many
years ago when Modi was
Gujarat’s CM…one man
stood shoulder to shoulder
with PM Modi, he was
loyal to the PM and helped
Modi construct idea of a
‘Resurgent Gujarat’.
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
alleged that the govern-
ment was favouring only
one corporate, Adani
Group, ‘who gets all the
contracts. “Earlier he used
to travel in Adani’s aircraft
and now Adani travels with
Modiji in his aircraft. Rahul
made allegations, includ-
ing that Modi helped Adani
bag overseas contracts in
various sectors.
New Delhi: The opposi-
tion parties on Tuesday
met to “decide the day’s
strategy” regarding
their demand for a Joint
Parliamentary Committee
(JPC) into the Adani Issue.
Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh tweeted that the
Opposition wants the par-
liament to function but the
government (Modi Sarkar)
is afraid of it.
CANNOT ANSWER OPPOSITION'S QUESTIONS IF HOUSE IS
NOT WORKING: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Meeting of BJP took place on Tuesday. Vari-
ous issues including the parliament logjam
were discussed, informed the Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. He said that
he has talked to the opposition leaders and
all of them have assured him individually to
let the house function. “They (opposition)
are blaming that government is not answer-
ing but how will the government answer if
the house is not working,” he added.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaks in the Lok Sabha at the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address during the Budget
Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah while chairing a meeting of
Parliamentary Consultative Committee for Ministry of Home Affairs,
at Parliament in New Delhi, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Uddhav
Thackeray’s Shiv Sena on
Tuesday announced its
boycott of the Parliament
debate on the Motion
of Thanks on President’
Address, claiming the
government had turned
down its demand for a dis-
cussion on the Adani issue
and a Joint Parliamentary
Committee (JPC) probe in
the matter. “We have de-
cided to boycott the debate
on the Motion of Thanks
on President’s Address in
both Houses of Parlia-
ment. We remain steadfast
on our demand for a Joint
Parliamentary Committee
probe,” Vinayak Raut, a
Lok Sabha member of Shiv
Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray), told PTI. He
said the government had
also termed down the
demand of the Thackeray
faction of for a separate
discussion in Parliament
on the Adani issue.
‘Committee formed
to draft new Nat’l
Cooperation Policy’
New Delhi (ANI): Giv-
ing a reply to a written
question on ‘National
Policy on Cooperation’
in Lok Sabha on Tues-
day
, Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Tues-
day said that a National
levelcommitteewascon-
stituted on September 2
underthechairmanship
of Suresh Prabhakar
Prabhu to formulate the
New National Coopera-
tion Policy
.
The committee com-
prised of experts of the
cooperative sector, rep-
resentatives from Na-
tional/ State/ District/
Primary level coopera-
tive societies, Secretar-
ies (Cooperation) and
RCSs from States/UTs,
and officers from Cen-
tral Ministries/ De-
partments to formulate
the New Policy
.
The formulation of
the New National Coop-
eration Policy will help
in realising the vision
of ‘Sahakar se Samrid-
dhi’, promoting the co-
operative-based eco-
nomic development
model, strengthening
the cooperative move-
ment in the country
and deepening its reach
up to the grassroots.
In this regard, con-
sultations were earlier
held with stakeholders
and suggestions for for-
mulating the new Poli-
cy were invited from
the Central Ministries/
Departments, States/
UTs, National Coopera-
tive Federations, Insti-
tutions and also from
the general public.
The National level
committee will analyse
the collated feedback,
and policy suggestions
and recommendations
to formulate the draft
of the new policy
.
A number of steps
has been taken by the
Government, after the
formation of the Minis-
try of Cooperation, to
strengthen India’s coop-
erative architecture
syncing it with the
country’s economic and
social needs, inter-alia.
Chennai (ANI):Several
flights were delayed
while a few had to be di-
verted to Bengaluru due
to heavy fog in Chennai
on Tuesday Morning,
according to Chennai
airport authorities.
Seven flights from
Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Mumbai Dubai were
unable to land in Chen-
nai and kept circling in
the sky
.
Chennai and its sub-
urbs were suddenly af-
fected by heavy fog after
7:30 am. As a result,
flights arriving and
landing at Chennai air-
port were delayed.
An Indigo Airlines
flight from Bengaluru
which was scheduled to
land at Chennai at 8
am, circled the sky for
a while left for Ben-
galuru. Similarly,
Emirates Airlines
flight which came from
Dubai to Chennai cir-
cled for a long time and
was finally diverted to
Bengaluru.
Several flights
delayed and
diverted as
dense fog
engulfs Chennai
Seven flights from
Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Mumbai Dubai were
unable to land in
Chennai and kept
circling in the sky
Mumbai: Reliance Jio
today announced the
launch of its True 5G
services across 10 cities
namely Hindupur,
Madanapalle, Prodda-
tur (Andhra Pradesh),
Raigarh (Chhattis-
garh), Talcher (Odisha),
Patiala (Punjab), Alwar
(Rajasthan), Mancheri-
al (Telangana), Gorakh-
pur (Uttar Pradesh),
Roorkee (Uttarakhand),
taking the total count
of cities enjoying Jio
True 5G to 236.
Reliance Jio has be-
come the first and the
only operator to launch
5G services in majority
of these cities. Jio users
in these cities will be
invited to the Jio Wel-
come Offer, to experi-
ence Unlimited Data at
up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at
no additional cost.
“We are proud to roll-
out Jio True 5G servic-
es in these 10 cities.
These newly launched
True 5G cities are im-
portant tourism and
commerce destinations
as well as key education
hubs of our country”,
said Jio Spokesperson.
Jio 5G services in 10 more cities; total number hits 236
FASTEST TELCO TO ACHIEVE THE FEAT
lll
The company
invited the users
in these cities
for the Jio
Welcome Offer
which offers
unlimited data at
up to 1 Gbps
speed
Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani during the
launch of 5G services in India in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
Jio True 5G has a
three-fold advantage that
makes it the only TRUE
5G network in India:
z 5G architecture with ad-
vanced 5G network with Zero
dependency on 4G network
z The largest best mix of
5G spectrum across 700 MHz,
3500 MHz, 26 GHz bands
z Carrier Aggregation that
seamlessly combines these
5G frequencies into a single
robust “data highway” using
an advanced technology
called Carrier Aggregation
NDRF on fourth int’l mission
in Turkey since its inception
New Delhi (ANI): Ac-
claimed globally after
Japan’s triple disaster
in 2011 and Nepal earth-
quake in 2015, the Na-
tional Disaster Re-
sponse Force (NDRF)
has been given the task
for the fourth time since
its inception to handle
the tragedy of the mas-
sive earthquake in Tur-
key, which has claimed
over 4,000 lives so far.
Always led from the
front by displaying a
high level of dedication
and commitment, the
NDRF, which was con-
stituted in 2006, was
first time sent for an in-
ternational rescue op-
eration in Japan in 2011
to help the country fac-
ing triple disaster, fol-
lowed by Bhutan river
rescue operation in 2014
and Nepal earthquake
in 2015, NDRF DIG
Mohsen Shahidi said.
This is the fourth in-
ternational disaster
rescue operation when
the NDRF team has
been tasked to help.
A C-17 Globemaster IAF aircraft departed India and is en route
to Turkey carrying NDRF teams and High availability disaster
recovery (HADR) equipment on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Will give appropriate
reply to aggression,
says NAC Lt General
Srinagar (ANI):
Northern Army Com-
mander Lieutenant
General Upendra
Dwivedi on Tuesday
said that eastern
Ladakh is being domi-
nated by physical and
technical patrolling by
the Indian Army to en-
sure the territorial in-
tegrity of the country
.
Referring to the situ-
ation at the Line of Ac-
tual Control (LAC),
where a clash erupted
between the Indian
Army and Chinese
troops at a place near
Yangtse in Arunachal
Pradesh’s Tawang sec-
tor, the Northern Army
Commander said, any
adverse aggressive de-
signs or attempts will
definitely be met with
appropriate posturing
of the forces and a
strong intent with com-
plete synergy amongst
the three services.”
Northern Army Commander
Lieutenant Gen Upendra Dwivedi
“Insurgency
killed over 8K,
result of parallel
aspirations”
Assam (PTI): ‘Parallel
aspirations’ of people
living in a particular
area usually lead to is-
sues like insurgency,
which has claimed over
8,000 lives in three-and-
half decades of armed
rebellions in Assam,
top police officers said
on Tuesday
.
Addressing the ongo-
ing Y20 summit, Assam
Director General of Po-
lice Gyanendra Pratap
Singh said the govern-
mentisworkingwiththe
strategy to address the
“parallelaspirations”of
the people in order to
solve insurgency prob-
lem from the state.
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business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Green energy
company Goldi Solar has
plans to recruit 5,000
people over the next two
fiscals in the area of solar
manufacturing and after-
sales services, company’s
MD Ishver Dholakiya said.
“Goldi Solar plans to cre-
ate jobs at the grassroots
level. The skill develop-
ment programme will
help the company’s vision
to recruit over 5,000 peo-
ple across various func-
tions by FY25,” Dholakiya
said after signing an
agreement with LT Pub-
lic Charitable. —PTI
GOLDI SOLAR PLANS
TO GIVE 5,000 JOBS
BY FY25, SAYS MD
New Delhi: Gold prices
rose by `128 to `57,275
per 10 grams in the na-
tional capital on Tuesday
amid firm global trends,
according to HDFC Secu-
rities. In the previous
trade, the yellow metal
had ended at `57,147 per
10 grams. Silver, howev-
er, declined by `38 to
`67,975/kg. “Spot gold
prices in the Delhi mar-
kets traded at `57,275/10
grams, up `128/10
grams,” said Saumil Gan-
dhi, Senior Analyst -
Commodities at HDFC Se-
curities. In the overseas
markets, gold was trading
higher at $1,874/ounce
while silver was flat at
$22.42/ounce. —PTI
GOLD JUMPS `128
BUT SILVER PRICES
FALL BY `38 PER KG
Mumbai: Electric passen-
ger vehicles retail sales
declined by 10.51% se-
quentially to 3,346 units
in January 2023 over
3,739 vehicles sold in De-
cember last year, accord-
ing to automobiles body
FADA. Tata Motors’s elec-
tric PV sales were down
17% at 2,426 vehicles in
January as against 2,926
units delivered in Decem-
ber 2022. MG Motor sales
volume also dropped
12.55% to 425 units
against 486 units sold in
the month earlier. —PTI
ELECTRIC PV’s
RETAIL SALES
DECLINE BY 10.51%
New Delhi: Telecom op-
erator Bharti Airtel on
Tuesday reported a 91.5%
year-on-year rise in con-
solidated net profit to
`1,588 crore for the Oct-
Dec quarter of 2022-23.
Total revenue rose nearly
20% year-on-year to
`35,804 crore in the Dec-
quarter (Q3FY23) “backed
by strong and consistent
performance delivery
across the portfolio”. Its
consolidated net income
(after exceptional items)
stood at `1,588 crore for
the just ended quarter,
translating into an in-
crease of 91.5%. —PTI
BHARTI AIRTEL’S
THIRD QUARTER NET
PROFIT ZOOMS 91.5%
07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 57,275.00 128.00 0.22 (Per 10g)
SILVER 67,975.00 38.00 0.05 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.70 0.06 0.07
GBPINR 99.44 0.13 0.13
CURRENCIES
*Rates till the edition went to print.
‘NO PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE AMOUNT
UNDER PM-KISAN’
New Delhi: The government
on Tuesday informed Parlia-
ment that there is no proposal
at present to
increase the
amount under
the Pradhan
Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
from the existing `6,000 per
annum per beneficiary. Under
the scheme, eligible farmers
are provided with a financial
benefit of `6,000 per year
in three equal instalments
of `2,000 each every four
months. —PTI
RCAP: NCLAT NOTICE
TO TORRENT ON
LENDER'S PLEA
New Delhi: The NCLAT on
Tuesday issued notices to Tor-
rent Investments and other re-
spondents on
a petition filed
by the lender
of Reliance
Capital seek-
ing a second round of financial
bids for the debt-ridden firm,
currently going through
insolvency resolution process.
A two-member NCLAT bench
headed by Chairperson Justice
Ashok Bhushan issued no-
tices, directing respondents to
file replies within 3 days. —PTI
CNG, EVs HYBRID VEHICLES SHARE LIKELY TO
REACH 30% OF TOTAL AUTO SALES IN 5 YRS: ICRA
Mumbai: CNG, EVs and hybrid vehicles may grab up to 30% share
in total auto sales in next five years even as petrol cars are likely to
dominate passenger vehicle volumes in
medium-term, a report said on Tuesday.
Demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) has
increased exponentially in the last two
years with the government’s push, in-
creasing awareness, and new launches,
domestic rating agency Icra said in its
report. However, the share of EVs in the
overall PV (passenger vehicle) industry remains low, at 1% cur-
rently, it stated. —PTI
GREENER TRADE, INVESTMENT CRUCIAL TO
TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN ASIA PACIFIC: ADB
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said
greener trade and investment are crucial for tackling climate
change in Asia Pacific, and incorporating
a separate chapter on efforts to mitigate
environmental concerns in regional
trade agreements can help ensure their
effectiveness in achieving climate goals.
The Asian Economic Integration Report
(AEIR) 2023, released by ADB said Asia
is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change risks, yet
it emits the largest volume of carbon dioxide. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
Adani Ports Q3 net profit declines 12.94%
New Delhi (FIB): Adani
Ports and Special Econom-
ic Zone (APSEZ) on Tues-
day reported a 12.94% de-
cline in consolidated net
profit to `1,336.51 crore for
the third quarter ended De-
cember 2022.
The country’s largest in-
tegrated logistics player
had clocked a consolidated
profit of `1,535.28 crore a
year ago, according to a
regulatory filing.
Its total consolidated in-
come increased to `5,051.17
crore in the December 2022
quarter from `4,713.37 cr in
the year-ago period.
The company’s total ex-
penses in October-Decem-
ber 2022 rose to `3,507.18
crore compared to `2,924.30
cr in the year-ago period.
Karan Adani, chief ex-
ecutive officer and
whole-time director of
APSEZ, said, “The com-
pany also conclud-
ed the transac-
tions of Haifa
Port Company,
IOTL, ICD
Tumb, Ocean
Sparkle and
G a n g av a r a m
Port, and is pro-
gressing well on
transition-
ing its
business model to a
transport utility”.
APSEZ is targeting FY24
EBITDA of `14,500-
15,000 crore, he added.
“Besides an estimated
capital expenditure of
`4,000-4,500 crore, we are
considering total loan
repayment and pre-
payment of around
`5,000 crore, which
will significantly
improve our net
debt to EBITDA ra-
tio and bring it clos-
er to 2.5x by March
24,” Adani
said on
Tuesday
.
TO `1,336.51 CRORE
ADANI ENTERPRISES
SHARES JUMP 25%
Mumbai (Agencies): Shares
in the flagship firm of troubled
Indian conglomerate Adani
rocketed as much as 25% on
Tuesday, clawing back some
of its recent huge losses, after
saying it would repay more than
$1 billion in loans. The group
owned by tycoon Gautam Adani
lost around $120 billion in value
after claims of accounting fraud
were levelled by short-seller US
investment group Hindenburg
Research on January 24. The
rise on Tuesday of Adani Enter-
prises and several other listed
units of India’s biggest conglom-
erate helped trim the total loss to
around $112 billion, Bloomberg
reported.
‘Cannot come at the cost of the poor’
Bengaluru (PTI): India,
the world’s third largest oil
consumer, on Tuesday said
it is committed to energy
transition but surviving
the present and cushioning
the vulnerable from price
volatilities is essential be-
fore moving to clean and
green energy
.
India has committed to
net zero carbon emission
by 2070 and has repeatedly
emphasised that ‘dirty’ fu-
els like oil and coal, on
which the economy is two-
thirds dependent, will have
to continue to be in use in
the foreseeable future.
An immediate shift from
low-priced coal and oil to
expensive fuels of the fu-
ture such as hydrogen will
entail huge costs in a nation
with low per capita income.
“Unless we survive the
present, we will not be able
to go into the world of clean
and green energy
,” Oil Min-
ister Hardeep Puri said.
“While affordable tradi-
tional energy resources are
essential for meeting the
base load requirements,
new sources of energy
which are cleaner, sustain-
able, and innovative, are
critical for combating the
menaceof climatechange.”
Geopolitical situations
last year led to a spike in
prices of crude oil - raw
material for petrol and die-
sel. “We have to make sure
our transition entails sur-
viving the present and
cushioning vulnerable
from volatility,” he said,
adding the transition has
to be affordable and sus-
tainable particularly for
vulnerable sections.
New Delhi (PTI): India, the world’s third-largest energy con-
sumer, will buy oil from wherever it can get on a predictable
and sound basis, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said em-
phasising the country will play its market card. India shunned
western pressures to raise imports from Russia in last year.
Russia, whose oil is available at discount due to some west-
ern nations slapping sanctions, is now India’s top oil supplier.
“I will be very frank, we will play the market card,” he said.
“We will import from wherever it is available on a predictable
and sound basis.”
‘INDIA WILL PLAY MARKET CARD ON OIL’
Bengaluru (PTI): India’s
largest oil and gas producer
ONGCwillthisyearreverse
years of decline in produc-
tion and gradually raise
output thereafter, as it in-
vests billions of dollars to
produce from newer discov-
eries, an official said.
Oil and Natural Gas Cor-
poration (ONGC) in fiscal
2021-22 produced 21.707 mil-
lion tonne of crude oil,
which is refined to produce
petroleum products like
petrol and diesel, and 21.68
billion cubic metre (bcm) of
natural gas, which is used
to produce electricity
, man-
ufacture fertiliser and as
CNG in automobiles.
“We are definitely look-
ing forward to increasing
production of oil and gas in
2023-24 and even in the cur-
rentyear,”ONGCchairman
Arun Kumar Singh said.
In the current fiscal year
(2022-23), crude oil produc-
tion is slated to rise to 22.823
million tonnes and gas to
22.099 bcm. In the following
fiscal year, oil production
will climb to 24.636 million
tonnes and 25.689 million
tonnes in 2024-25.
Naturalgasproductionis
slated to rise to 25.685 bcm
in 2023-24 and 27.529 bcm in
the following year.
ONGC to reverse oil
gas output decline
ACCORDING TO
ONGC OFFICIAL
z Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) in fiscal
2021-22 produced 21.707
million tonne of crude oil,
which is refined to produce
petroleum products like
petrol and diesel, and 21.68
billion cubic metre (bcm)
of natural gas, which is
used to produce electricity,
manufacture fertiliser and as
CNG in automobiles
Coal import cannot be
zero, says Power Min
New Delhi (PTI): Coal im-
ports cannot be reduced to
zero as several thermal
power projects in India are
designed to utilise the im-
ported dry fuel for its high
calorific value and blend-
ing it with domestic coal is
also needed to maintain
fuel stocks, Parliament was
informed on Tuesday
.
“The power plants de-
signed for utilizing high
Gross Calorific Value
(GCV) non-coking coal, and
cement, sponge iron, alu-
minum customers are uti-
lizing high-ranked low ash
coal. The coal requirement
for such category of con-
sumers cannot be substi-
tuted by domestic coal.
Thus, import of coal can-
not be reduced to zero,”
Power Minister R K Singh
said in a written reply to
the Rajya Sabha.
During 2022-23 (till Janu-
ary 2023), Coal India Ltd
despatched 485.99 million
tonne (provisional) coal to
the power sector as com-
pared to 440.05 MT during
the same period a year ago,
registering a growth of
about 10%. However, he
stated that with the rise in
electricity demand, the in-
crease in supply of coal to
power plants is not com-
mensurate with the domes-
tic coal requirement.
Non-fossil power
capacity touches
174 gigawatt
New Delhi (PTI): India’s
non-fossil fuel-based power
generation capacity was at
174.53 gigawatt (GW) at the
end of December 31, 2022,
Parliament was informed
The country’s total pow-
er generation capacity, in-
cluding 235.81 GW from the
thermal base, was at 410
GW at the end of 2022, Min-
ister for Power, New and
Renewable Energy said.
“So far, a total of 174.53
GW power generation ca-
pacity from non-fossil fuel-
based energy resources has
been installed in the coun-
try as on 31.12.2022,” he
said. The capacity includes
63.30 GW solar power, 46.85
GW large hydro, 41.93 GW
wind power, 10.73 GW bio
power.
AI to be a game
changer in govt
audit space: CAG
Lucknow (PTI): Artificial
Intelligence (AI) is going to
be a game changer in the
public audit space as it will
help in quicker and more
detailed analysis during
both planning and execu-
tion stages, CAG G C Mur-
mu said on Tuesday
.
“Our intent is to use AI
not as a one-time solution
for a specific audit, but to
build an evolving AI model
that will allow for quicker
and more detailed analysis
during both the planning
and execution stages
through risk assessment
straddling multiple param-
eters and a far more com-
prehensive evaluation than
afforded through sam-
pling,” he said.
Mkts decline for 2nd day on selling in FMCG
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark equity indices Sensex
and Nifty closed lower on
Tuesday due to selling in
FMCG, metal and auto
shares amid rising con-
cerns over interest rate
hikes by central banks.
The 30-share BSE barom-
eter declined by 220.86
points or 0.37% to close at
60,286.04 as 22 of its constit-
uents ended in the red. The
index opened flat amid
mixed global trends. It
moved in a range of
60,655.14 to 60,063.49 during
the day
. The broader Nifty
of the National Stock Ex-
change fell by 43.10 points
or0.24%tosettleat17,721.50,
with 31 of its scrips ending
in the red. The index
touched a high of 17,811.15
and a low of 17,652.55 dur-
ing the session.
Among Sensex stocks,
Tata Steel fell the most by
5.23% after posting weak
financial results. ITC, Sun
Pharma, Maruti, MM,
Tata Motors, HCL Tech,
Wipro, Infosys, HUL, Bhar-
ti Airtel and Reliance were
among the major losers.
FALL BY 0.37%
ON TUESDAY
z The 30-share BSE barometer
declined by 220.86 points or
0.37% to close at 60,286.04
as 22 of its constituents
ended in the red
` GAINS 6 PAISE TO END AT 82.70/DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated 6 paise to close at 82.70
against the US dollar on Tuesday, as a weak American currency
against major rivals overseas boosted investor sentiments. At the
interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened strong at
82.68 and touched an intra-day high of 82.62 and a low of 82.80
against the greenback. It finally settled at 82.70, up 6 paise over its
previous close of 82.76.
OIL MIN SAYS, ENERGY TRANSITION

08
2NDFRONT
Value your family and
friends, cherish the moments
of love and joy… look around
you, life is unpredictable!
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
z Now that your mov-
ie Shiv Shastri Bal-
boa is releasing, are
you feeling curious or
excited about it?
Anupam Kher: First of
all many thanks to you
andtheteamof Bharat24
that you called the cast
of Shiv Shastri Balboa
and that we got a chance
to speak with and
through you, we would
like to tell the viewers
that the word ‘Balboa’ in
Shiv Shastri Balboa is a
‘Tamga’ given to it. A fa-
mous movie was made
on Rocky Balboa, and
Shastriji in the movie
runs a boxing club and
twoboxersfromtheclub
have won national and
international awards
andso,inthemovie,eve-
ryone calls him ‘Shiv
Shastri Balboa.’ So, this
was important to be
cleared before the audi-
ence. As far as excite-
ment isconcerned,Ifeel
nervous also, because in
38 years, I have done 534
movies. Earlier, it was
not too difficult to take
the movies to the people.
If you have made a good
movie, then people
would watch it and tell
othersaboutit.However
now, there are several
modes of entertain-
ment,somanyOTTplat-
forms,somanyTVchan-
nels, multiplexes and
malls, so if in today’s
time, we have to take the
audiencetotheatre,then
we have to come on your
show and talk about the
film. It is a good film and
has been shot in New
Jersey
, where a lot of In-
dians live. It is the story
of a man, who after re-
tirement goes to his son
in USA and his journey
there. There, he comes
across Else, played by
Neena Gupta, who is
working for someone as
a house help and wants
to come back to India
and then I help her out
and then come Sharib
andNargis.Itisabeauti-
ful story
. Yesterday, we
held its first screening
inDelhiandthereaction
has motivated us fur-
ther. It felt nice that the
people loved the movie.
z It is being said that
considering your
popularity across the
nation, this movie
will cross Rs 200
crore on box office?
Not at all! See, first of
all, we will have to stop
analysing movies on the
basis of money
. Ten
years back, you would
have never heard this
and people would al-
ways say that either the
movie is good or bad.
Now movies are being
analysed on the basis of
raking in Rs 50 crore in
first week or Rs 100
crore. Business is im-
portant for film, but the
factual base is also im-
portant. Give me names
of movies that did Rs
100 crore in business,
you won’t remember
any
. Although, it is good
that movies nowadays,
run for a longer time
are doing better; We
wish that our movie
does good business, but
it should also be liked by
people. It should win
hearts.
z So what inspired you
to make this movie?
Ajayan’s story
. It is the
movie of a 60 year old
man inside whom is a
‘hero.’ You are not 60,
you are younger than
that. (JC interjects: I am
72). Then you can say it
is your story! You men-
tioned you established
this channel six months
back. I am 67 years old.
So writing off people at
72 or 67 is not correct be-
cause ‘rishte mein hum
tumhare baap lagte
hain’. We know how we
have to act or make the
movie. This is actually
thestorytoo.Weallhave
this ‘Balboa’ in all of us.
Balboa could be under-
stood as a tiger in every-
one. It is in you and we
need to learn this from
the younger generation.
See, I sport a tattoo in
the movie. Well it is a
motivating movie. It is a
‘happy film’ about ‘un-
happy people.’
z So what is so
charming, attractive
and specific that I
should buy the ticket
and watch this movie?
Have you seen my re-
cord of the past 38
years? Do you like me?
If you like me, then you
should definitely watch
my movie. I would ask a
question that what is so
special about Bharat24
that we have come here
and we have heard your
name. So, reputation is
important. We have
Nargis in our movie and
althoughshecan’tspeak
much Hindi, but she is a
good actress. Sharib is
the ‘Badshah’ of OTT
and made a successful
series, ‘Metro Park.’ See
the story of this film is
the ‘Hero.’ You should
see this movie because
it has me and Neena
Gupta, who have made a
track record after all
these years in the indus-
try, and we have not be-
come actors by fluke. We
have seen struggle in
life, seen difficulties,
have flopped, have
failed, but haven’t been
bogged down. Secondly,
the movie has romance,
as a 65 year old elderly
manrunsawaywitha60
year old woman, and he
doesnottakethewoman
due to romance, but be-
cause he wants to send
her back to India. It is a
movie of courage.
z Nargis what is your
role in the movie?
Nargis: I play Siya, who
is an Indian-American
woman. She is fun lov-
ing, bright and a bubbly
character, who is also
the girlfriend of Cinna-
mon Singh (movie char-
acter) and we go on this
journey with Shiv Shas-
tri Balboa and Else in
the film.
z Are you satisfied
with your role?
Very satisfied. I think
it is a wonderful story,
a story that’s relatable
and original. When I
read the script, I in-
stantly fell in love
with it and my charac-
ter as well. I love how
there are so many top-
ics this film touches
upon. Earlier, Sir has
said a line that you
don’t stop after retir-
ing, rather it is re-tir-
ing. You are putting on
new wheels so you can
have a new journey in
your life. I had men-
tioned that there are a
lot of stereotypes on
people that are older
and its as if they have
labels and they are
supposed to be doing
something, but in real-
ity you can do any-
thing you want.
z I have felt that over
the past few years,
there is a wave of na-
tionalism in Mumbai
film industry, where
you have become a
‘symbol’ and movies
are going super hit.
How do you see this
phenomenon?
This film is the story
of the courage of an
Indian. See people
from sports back-
ground, get the chance
to represent the coun-
try officially when
they visit abroad.
Whenever I do any role
abroad, I feel that I am
representing my na-
tion. When I do an
American film, I chant
‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ in
my heart because I am
representing Bharat
and I have to keep the
Tricolour high. All of
us want to do that.
Also, anything you do
regarding nationalism
has to fit in the story.
You can’t just put
things here and there,
it has to flow in the
story. I will say a dia-
logue from the movie
here. ‘The question
isn’t how hard you fall,
the question is wheth-
er after falling you get
up or not?’. Second dia-
logue is when the son
says that you have re-
tired and why are you
doing all this. So in the
movie my character
says, ‘Son, I have re-
tired from work, not
from life.’ I will tell you
something. Indians liv-
ing abroad are more
Indian than Indians
living in India. During
our shoot in New Jer-
sey, it was really hot
and these Indians liv-
ing there used to treat
us with cold water, tea
and what not. They
used to come watch
our shoot when we
shot on roadside etc
and after every shot,
they would clap, so the
director would get con-
fused if he should re-
shoot, since the people
are already clapping.
You spoke about ‘Ti-
ranga’, when PM Modi
started the ‘Har Ghar
Tiranga’ campaign,
the number of Tricol-
ours that were un-
furled in Kashmir, I
have never seen that in
my life.
z Kashmir Files was
a super hit movie of
yours. What was the
thought behind it?
I think the genocide of
Kashmiri Pandits for
32 years, could not
reach the people due to
some reason. The poli-
ticians were behind it,
media and journalists
were behind it. But
Vivek Agnihotri inter-
viewed 700 families
world wide. I was in
New York then. And af-
ter this, for the next
two-three years, re-
search was conducted
and thereafter, the
movie was made. See,
that movie was made
on a smaller scale. Now,
if history of Indian
cinema will be written
50 years from now, it
will be mentioned as
before Kashmir Files
and after Kashmir
Files. Another aspect is
that a Rs 17 crore mov-
ie did business of Rs
350 crore, because
somewhere people rea-
ligned with that
thought. That movie
gave many people a
way to tell their stories.
It did not have songs or
romance or traditional
heroes, but the truth
was told in the movie.
But such has been its
connect, that it has
reached everyone’s
heart. It is a story of
my relatives and my
own people. The reality
of the movie is one
part, but the encour-
agement it would give
to people to tell their
story is another aspect.
Three of my movies
were super hit last year.
All three were ‘story
based’ movies. This
movie Kashmir Files
has showed us that
such movies can work
and help us connect
with people. My acting
teacher used to tell me
that the ‘Madari’ has to
sound his drums only
then people gather
around and not merely
by doing good work. JC
Sahab you could have
sat at your home and
say that one day I will
make such a channel
that will be famous.
Your thought would
have remained with
your relatives, but you
have established a mod-
ern studio because you
worked on it and then
promoted it. We have
made a good movie and
now you have to pro-
mote it and bring peo-
ple to the theatres.
‘Indians living abroad are more
Indian than Indians living in India’
During the show
#JCWithAnupam trend-
ed top All-India
on Twitter
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Anupam Kher, Nargis
Fakhri, Sharib Hashmi and Ajayan Venugopalan during the JC
Show. Also seen here is Ritu Sharma.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in
conversation with Anupam
Kher during The JC Show.
CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24-Vision of New India and First India; CMD, First India News,
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra speaks to the cast of upcoming movie ‘Shiv Shastri Balboa’ - Anupam Kher,
Nargis Fakhri, Sharib Hashmi and director Ajayan Venugopalan - and how they think the movie will
fare. Dr Chandra also speaks about the impact of Anupam Kher’s other movie, Kashmir Files and how
it has impacted the movie industry and the nation as a whole. Kher reveals how Indians living abroad
have hailed the entire cast of the movie when they were shooting the movie in New Jersey. Excerpts…

ne of the mega fash-
ion and glamour
extravaganzas ti-
tled ‘Jaipur Cou-
ture Show’ is back
with its 11th sea-
son. The three-day
fashion festival is going to
be held at The Palace on
March 12, 13 and 14. The
event will bring together a
medley of fashion design-
ers showcasing their viva-
cious and latest collections.
The grand poster unveil-
ing ceremony was held at
the Macaco, Malviya Na-
gar, Jaipur, on Monday
, also
celebrating the success of
the previous ten seasons.
Jagdeesh Chandra graced
the occasion as the chief
and launched the poster of
the Jaipur Couture Show
Season 11. Gaurav Gaur,
founder of the show along
with various dignitaries
like patron JD Mahesh-
wari, Nakul Vijay, Ankur
Jain, Ronnie Sharma,
Yasheel Pandel, Ajit Soni
and supermodels Akan-
skha Bhalla, Shweta Raje,
Sheena Parashar among
others graced the occasion.
According to Gaurav
Gaur, Rajasthan is evolv-
ing quite quickly in the
realm of fashion today.
He said, “For the past ten
years, the Jaipur Cou-
ture Show has served as
a forum for fashion, jew-
ellery accessories de-
signers, as well as mod-
els. With the same objec-
tive, this year also in
Jaipur Couture Show
S-11, 16 well-known de-
signers from across the
country will showcase
their workmanship and
skills. Designers from
Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,
Kolkata, Nagpur, Delhi
and Mumbai will be
mainly involved.
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The grand poster
launch ceremony
of Jaipur Couture
Show Season 11
was held at
Makako,
Malviya Nagar,
Jaipur on
Monday. The
star-studded
event will be
held from
March 12,
13 and 14
at The
Palace,
Jaipur!
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FASHION NIGHT!
NIGHT!
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Gaurav Gaur,
Akanksha Bhalla and Yasheel Pandel
Jagdeesh Chandra
with Ronny Sharma,
JD Maheshwari,
PN Dudi,
Nakul Vijayvergiya,
Akanksha Bhalla,
Gaurav Gaur,
Devshree, Shweta,
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WILL MAKE HER SWOON!
WILL MAKE HER SWOON!
IDEAS FOR
IDEAS FOR CHARMING
CHARMING PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS
That
After talking about the
future and considering
your partner’s personality
type, the following step is
to talk about the
specifics of the proposal.
Here are the top six
recommendations, which
suit practically everyone
perfectly.
alentine's Day week
provides a variety of
opportunities for
couples to show
their feelings and af-
fection. Couples all
across the world en-
joy this week by expressing
their gratitude to the one
they cherish and love. People
give presents throughout the
week of Valentine's Day to
express their love for their
spouses, such as chocolates,
flowers, or even something
meaningful.
Some individuals opt to
commemorate it in their way,
while others may choose to
take their loved ones on a ro-
mantic dinner date. On Feb-
ruary 14, Valentine's Day,
many of us give cards, choco-
lates, flowers, and jewellery
to that special someone as a
way of saying I love you.
Valentine's Day is not, how-
ever, just observed on one day.
It lasts for the whole Valen-
tine's Day week, which is a
full week. People also observe
Rose Day, Propose Day, Choco-
late Day, Teddy Day, Promise
Day, Hug Day, and Kiss Day
before Valentine's Day. In the
calendar of love, each day
also has its significance and
value.
BEACH SITE PROPOSAL
Simple but accurate and age-
less, this concept! Just write
a message of the proposal on
the sand. Bonus points if you
surround your proposal with
a sizable heart or dress it up
with flowers and shells. If you
employ this traditional beach
proposal, make sure to do it in
the early morning or late af-
ternoon so it won't be tram-
pled by beach goers or swept
away by the sea.
MIDWAY THROUGH A MOVIE
Even though your proposal
may not have included well-
known actors, ideal lighting,
and a crew of experts, we bet it
was one of the more memora-
ble events in your life. Enjoy a
marathon of romantic comedy
proposal videos, from the sim-
ple to the extravagant, to cele-
brate your recent engagement.
SKYWRITING
One of the most original pro-
posal ideas ever is to declare
your love to your lover in the
skies. Although expensive,
this romantic proposal will
undoubtedly be treasured.
Bring your significant other
to a location where she can
view the sky well, then hire a
skywriter to write your pro-
posal directly overhead. Get
down on one knee and pop the
question when she notices the
writing. You can change the
concept somewhat to make it
more daring if you find it to be
to cliché. You may schedule a
ride in a small plane, a heli-
copter, or even a hot air bal-
loon. Show your companion
the writing in the sky while
you're in the air, acting as
though you just saw it.
AQUATIC PROPOSAL
We are all suckers for propos-
als with an ocean theme. Ro-
mantic proposals have been a
vital element of one’s love
journey. As the saying goes,
your proposals should always
be original and innovative.
You want it to be a memorable
experience for both you and
your companion. Have you
ever considered how fascinat-
ing it would be to propose un-
derwater? Why don't you do it
because few people have cho-
sen to do so? We believe that
you won't be able to resist this
thought.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITH A
SURPRISE PROPOSAL
`The most affordable and origi-
nal way to catch her attention
is to place an ad in a local news-
paper that she often reads. You
might increase the ante and
publish a huge graphical ad
with a photo of the two of you
along with your proposal, or
you could just write in the ad,
Seeking man/woman called
such-and-such to spend his/
her life with me. But make
sure your companion reads
that specific page, otherwise,
your magnificent scheme
could end up failing.
CITY OF HER DREAMS
One of the finest methods to
ask someone to marry you is to
plan a vacation proposal, in
which you choose a remote
area. And if you want to make
this a special occasion, you
can arrange for the two of you
to go on a romantic trip to the
city of his or her dreams.
Make sure to set up a private
location where you may
propose.
V
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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