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Maha CM Shinde
to visit Ayodhya
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Maharashtra
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde on Tuesday said
he will visit Ayodhya to
offer prayers to Lord
Ram, but did not specify
any date.
Speaking to reporters
at Nagpur airport,
Shinde said some reli-
gious leaders from Ayo-
dhya visited him on
Monday and invited
him to Ayodhya for a
“darshan” of Lord
Ram.
Shinde said, “Ayod-
hya is a place of wor-
ship and admiration for
us and I will definitely
visit the place.”
A Supreme Court ver-
dict of November 2019
paved the way for the
constructionof theRam
temple in Ayodhya.
A group of seers from
Ayodhya told reporters
in Thane that before be-
coming the chief minis-
ter, Shinde had visited
Ayodhya.
“We want him to visit
the temple town as he is
the CM now. He is work-
ing towards the same
goal for the benefit of
Hindus which was also
the goal of Shiv Sena
supremo Bal Thacker-
ay. We see a glimpse of
Thackeray in Shinde,”
they told reporters.
Merely opposing the remark
is too little an act: Shinde
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Controver-
sy has arisen after
NCP leader Jitendra
Awhad’s claimed on
Monday that Aurang-
zeb was not a cruel,
Hindu-hating ruler.
Awhad’s statement
has not been received
well by the ruling coa-
lition and a day after
the statement was
made, Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde criti-
cized Jitendra Awhad.
“It is too little an act
to merely condemn
any attempt to erase
history or to change
it. Who is expressing
their love for Aurang-
zeb? Aurangzeb, har-
assed Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj,
broke and destroyed
many temples in Ma-
harashtra, and har-
assed several of the
women. His (Awhad’s)
love for Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj and
Chhatrapati Samb-
haji Maharaj is re-
flected in his attitude.
Merely opposing the
remark is too little an
act,” criticized Shin-
de.
Jitendra Awhad
had said, “from the
beginning we call
Chhatrapati Samb-
haji Maharaj, the
swaraj rakshak. He
was in Sardesai’s pal-
ace at Sangameshwar.
Who gave this news to
Aurangzeb? Sambhaji
Maharaj was taken to
Bahadurgarh where
his eyes were gouged.
There is a Vishnu
temple beside that
place. If Aurangzeb
was cruel and Hindu-
hater he would have
destroyed the Vishnu
temple. So I say do not
go to that history as it
gives rise to contro-
versies.”
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar’s
remarks on Sambhaji
Maharaj have received
flak from various sec-
tions. With the ruling
coalition and even the
erstwhile Kolhapur
royals also objecting to
the comments, NCP
leader Sharad Pawar
jumped into the fray on
Tuesday and said that
people can call the
icons with whatever
names they want.
“Those who want to
address him like
‘Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Maharaj’, they should
say so. Those who want
to call him Dharmaveer,
they should address
him as such. People
who think that he pro-
tected Swarajya, should
call him ‘swarajya rak-
shak’. But I am worried
that when I go to Thane,
the names of some lead-
ers appear as Dhar-
maveer. A one-time as-
sociate of Eknath Shin-
de, who is now the
Chief Minister of the
state, he was also called
Dharmaveer. He is also
mentioned as a reli-
gious hero in some ad-
vertisements. When a
person has some self-
interest, then he or she
mentions such names,”
he said.
Pawar further said,
“After Shivaji’s death,
when swarajya was be-
ing attacked, Sambhaji
played an important
role in defending the
state. This is what eve-
ryone should pay atten-
tion to. So there is no
reason to debate.”
When questioned
about Jitendra Awhad’s
comment on Aurangze-
br, Pawar said that he
did not hear his state-
ment. “I saw Ajit Pa-
war’s statement on TV
,
so I am reacting to it.
Now it is not appropri-
ate for me to react to
every MLA’s speech,”
Pawar said.
Sambhaji played role in defending state, that
is what all should pay attention to: Pawar
CORRECTING COURSE?
I saw Ajit Pawar’s statement so I am
reacting. Not appropriate for me to
react to every MLA’s speech, Pawar on
Awhad’s ‘Good Aurganzeb’ remark
Sharad Pawar
KANJHAWALA
‘HIT AND RUN’
MOVINGSCIENCE
FROMLABTOLAND!
Need to make India advance science lab in 75th year of Independence,
PM Modi says while inaugurating the 108th Indian Science Congress
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday underlined the
importance of women’s
involvement in scien-
tific research and that
the increasing partici-
pation of women is a
reflection of progress
of society and science.
PM said in his vir-
tual address to 108th
Indian Science Con-
gress (ISC) said that
the aim is to give new
impetus to science and
research. He pointed
out that the efforts of
science can bear fruit
only when they are
taken from labs to the
land. Underlining In-
dia’s positional growth
in Global Innovation
Index PM said, “Today
India is among the top
3 nations in startups.
Till 2015 we were at
81st place in the Global
Innovation Index of
130 countries, but in
2022 we have reached
40th place.”
Science should make India
Atmanirbhar. The efforts of
Science can bear fruit only when
they go from labs to land. With 2023
being declared as the International Year
of Millets, India’s millets and their use
should be further improved with the use of
science. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Dr Jitendra Singh,
CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries listen to PM Modi as he
virtually addresses during inauguration of the ISC Mega Expo, at Nagpur University on Tuesday.
THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS...
l The role of India’s
scientific power will be very
important in the height at
which India will be in the
next 25 years
l Data, Technology can
take India’s science to
new heights, it helps in
converting info into insight
and analysis into action-
able knowledge
l Women lead devp is also
major priority among major
topics of G-20
l The scientific community
to work towards innovation
of energy requirements, it’d
help the country
l Development of science
in India, to meet the needs
of India, should be the
basic motivation of our
scientific community
SC: Can’t attribute minister’s
comment vicariously to Govt
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A minis-
ter’s statement cannot
be attributed “vicari-
ously” to the govern-
ment even when apply-
ing the principle of col-
lective responsibility,
the SC said on Tuesday
and held that there can
be no additional restric-
tions on freedom of
speech for public func-
tionaries.
A five-judge Constitu-
tion bench headed by
Justice SA Nazeer said
no additional restric-
tions, except those men-
tioned under Article
19(2) of the Constitu-
tion, can be imposed on
a public functionary’s
right to freedom of
speech and expression.
No additional restrictions, except those
mentioned under Article 19(2) of the
Constitution, can be imposed on a public
functionary’s right to freedom of speech and ex-
pression. —Justice SA Nazeer
In this era
of changing
priorities and
interests of the nations,
it is necessary for any
nation to keep itself
empowered. India has
always been against
war. Our Armed forces
are always ready to face
any kind of situation
and BRO is walking
along with them.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
Fundamental right under Article 19(1)
(a) can be exercised even against other
instrumentalities other than the state.
Statement made by a minister even if traceable to
any affairs of state or protecting the government
cannot be attributed vicariously to the government
even applying the principle of collective responsi-
bility. —Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna
V Ramasubramanian
HATE SPEECH
STRIKES AT...:
JUDGE DISSENTS
IN ORDER ON
MINISTER
STATEMENT
A hate speech strikes at foundational values of our Constitution, Jus-
tice BV Nagarathna said held that such remarks can be vicariously
attributed to govt in case a min makes disparaging remarks in his
“official capacity”. She said it is for party to control speeches made by
their mins which can be done by forming a code of conduct added
for a country like ours which is a parl democracy, freedom of speech
and expression is a must right for ensuring a healthy democracy.
Boost to border infra!
l Rajnath Singh is on his first
visit to Arunachal Pradesh after
the India-China border skirmish
l Defence minister inaugurates
crucial bridge to LAC in AP 28
other projects worth `724 crore
First India Bureau
Itanagar: In a massive
infra push amid sim-
mering border tension
between India and Chi-
na over the recent clash
in AP’s Tawang, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Tuesday inau-
gurated strategically-
importantSiyomBridge
and 28 other infrastruc-
ture projects. He inau-
gurated 22 bridges, 3
roads and 3 other misc
projects. Highlight of
event was inauguration
of state of the art “100
meter long, Class 70
steel arch superstruc-
ture Siyom Bridge on
Along-Yinkiong Road
over Siyom River”. P7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates the Siyom Bridge on Along-Yinkiong Road on Tuesday.
Injuries due to
dragging, sex
assault ruled out
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Ruling out
sexual assault, an autop-
sy found “no injuries to
the private parts” of the
Delhi woman who was
dragged for 13 kilome-
tres by a car in the early
hours of January 1.
The report of the au-
topsy by a board of doc-
tors at Maulana Azad
Medical College — was
submitted to the police.
Kejriwal announces
`10L compensation
Delhi CM Arvind Kejri-
wal met victim’s family
on Tuesday and an-
nounced `10L compen-
sation. Cremation per-
formed amid presence
of the police personnel.
SECOND BATCH OF 12
CHEETAHS LIKELY TO
ARRIVE AT KUNO SOON
New Delhi: A second batch
of 12 cheetahs is likely
to arrive in India from
South Africa in January,
sources said on Tuesday.
Discussions with SA
authorities to translocate
12 cheetahs to Kuno are
at an advanced stage, the
Environment ministry said.
RUSSIAN FOUND DEAD
ONBOARD CARGO SHIP
IN ODISHA, 3RD CASE
New Delhi: Russian national
who was working as a chief
engineer in a cargo ship,
was found dead onboard
in Odisha on Tuesday. This
is 3rd Russian found dead
in State within a span of 2
weeks. Police with other
statutory authorities will
carry out an probe of death
of namely Milyakov Sergey.
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Kolkata: Acclaimed
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Sumitra Sen died on
Tuesday in Kolkata. She
was 89. She is survived by
her two daughters, Indrani
Sen and Sraboni Sen, both
of whom are acclaimed
Rabindra Sangeet singers.
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First India Bureau
Aurangabad: The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) will win the Au-
rangabad Lok Sabha
seat in Maharashtra by
a margin of 2 lakh votes
in 2024 polls, a senior
leader has said. State
party unit chief Chan-
drashekhar Bawankule
impliedthepartyiskeen
to take on Shiv Sena –
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray which has
represented this constit-
uency multiple times.
Speaking to reporters
after BJP President JP
Nadda addressed a rally
in Aurangabad city on
Monday night, state BJP
chief Chandrashekhar
Bawankule said Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
and Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah will also
hold a rally in Aurang-
abad, but did not give a
specific date.
“The BJP will win the
Aurangabad Lok Sabha
seat by a margin of 2
lakh votes,” Bawankule
told reporters.
Nadda addressed two
rallies in Chandrapur
and Aurangabad cities
as part of the BJP’s
plan to win 18 “diffi-
cult” seats. Aurangabad
Lok Sabha constituency
was represented by the
Uddhav Thackeray-led
Shiv Sena multiple
times before it was
wrested by the Asadud-
din Owaisi-led All India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mus-
limeen (AIMIM) in 2019.
When asked about
some people leaving the
venue of Nadda’s rally
in Aurangabad while he
was present on the
stage, Bawankule said
they might have left as
the rally was delayed by
four hours and due to
the water supply tim-
ings in the city
.
Videos of people leav-
ing the ground while
Nadda was present on
the stage were widely
circulated.
First India Bureau
Pune: In fresh develop-
ments over the demone-
tization debate across
the country
, now traders
inPunefeelthe2016deci-
sion caused temporary
hardships, but the move
led to a spike in digital
transactions in subse-
quent years.
TheSupremeCourtin
a 4:1 majority verdict on
Monday upheld the Cen-
tre’s 2016 decision to ban
Rs1,000 and Rs500 cur-
rency notes, saying the
decision-making pro-
cess was neither flawed
nor hasty and that it is
“not relevant” whether
the stated objectives
were achieved or not.
Recalling the move,
Pune-based pharma-
ceutical wholesaler Ma-
hendra Pitalia said,
“Everybody, be it trad-
ers or common people,
had to face hardships
after the demonetiza-
tion exercise was an-
nounced. Everyone was
in limbo about the fate
of the scrapped notes
they had. Banks were
not immediately accept-
ing cash from traders.”
He said the positive
outcome of the note ban
move was the spike in
digital transactions by
people. Maharashtra
Plastic Association’s
former Secretary
Pramod Shah said that
in hindsight, the note
ban was a good move.
“Though nothing
came concrete out of
that exercise, it was a
good move. Those who
had black money, they
had to face the conse-
quences, not everyone,”
he said.
Shah said former
Prime Minister Manmo-
han Singh had predicted
a depreciation of 3% in
the country’s economy
,
but currently
, our econo-
myisstrongercompared
to other countries.
“Former Finance
Minister P Chidambar-
am had expressed ap-
prehensions about digi-
tal payments. See today,
the digital payments
have increased many-
fold,” he added.
Milind Shalgar, who
owns a readymade gar-
ments brand in Pune,
also said the hardships
were temporary
. “Today
,
we are so relieved that
we do not have to handle
cash in our business;
more than 80% of pay-
ments are done online,”
said the trader.
DeMo was short-term pain; boosted online payments: Pune traders
HAPPY WITH MOVE
lll
The Supreme
Court has
upheld the
Central govt’s
decision to ban
`500 and
`1,000
currency notes
in 2016
as traders hail
the move,
8 years on Apex court has ruled that the demonetization decision was ‘neither hasty nor flawed’. —FILE PHOTO
‘BJP WILL WIN AURANGABAD
LS SEAT BY 2L VOTES IN 2024’
BJP Maha chief Bawankule expresses optimism over party’s chances in upcoming elections
BJP National President JP Nadda waves to supporters during a public meeting in Aurangabad.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
state President, Chan-
d r a s h e k h a r
Bawankule, has
strongly criticized the
Leader of Opposition
in Assembly Ajit Pa-
war for his statement
on Chhatrapati Samb-
hajiraje. Addressing
the state Assembly
during the Winter Ses-
sion last week, Pawar
had said that Chhatra-
pati Sambhajiraje was
not a ‘dharmveer’
(protector of religion).
On Tuesday,
Bawankule slammed
Pawar for his state-
ment. “Aurangzeb tor-
tured him (Sambhaji)
to convert. At the time,
Sambhaji was the pro-
tector of religion. No
matter how much he
was tortured, he did
not leave his religion,”
saidBawankule.“NCP
has now accepted
Mughal rule,” he add-
ed,criticizingtheNCP
.
The state BJP chief
also slammed NCP
leaderJitendraAwhad
for saying that Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb
was not a hater of Hin-
dus. “What Jitendra
Awhad said was not
right. Shivaji Maharaj
foughtagainstAurang-
zeb all his life. They
(NCP) are destroying
history for votes. Ma-
harashtra will not tol-
erate this,” said
Bawankule, adding
that Awhad should
“take back his words.”
NCP has now accepted Mughal
rule: Bawankule criticizes Pawar
Chandrashekhar Bawankule
–FILE
PHOTO
PREP FOR POLLS
The party has identified
in Maharashtra out of
160 targeted constituen-
cies across the country
in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections, BJP leaders
had said. Sources had
said Amit Shah will travel
to as many as 11 states
this month as part of his
party’s “Lok Sabha Pra-
was” programme, which
is aimed at boosting its
prospects in targeted
parliamentary constituen-
cies ahead of the general
elections in 2024. In the
2019 Lok Sabha elections,
the BJP won 23 of the 25
seats (out of the total 48)
it contested in Maharash-
tra, while the party’s then
ally Shiv Sena bagged 18.
The entire
ground was
full at the
scheduled time of 4
pm. I have videos. But
the programme started
four hours late. I came
to know later that
nearly half of Aurang-
abad gets water supply
at 8 pm, besides people
have work on hand
and women have to
cook also. These factors
might have led people
to leave the ground.
—Chandrashekhar Bawankule,
Maharashtra BJP chief
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Shiv
Sena - Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray leader
Ambadas Danve on
Tuesday took to his
Twitter handle to post
a video of empty chairs
at a meeting hosted by
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) National Pres-
ident JP Nadda in Au-
rangabad.
Taking a dig at Na-
dda, Danve said, “Peo-
ple did not come to JP
Nadda's meeting. The
chairs were empty. No
one knows JP Nadda.
He may be the BJP na-
tional president, but no
one knows Nadda here.
Calling Nadda a
rubber stamp in-
stalled by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah, Danve
said that's why people
did not come to his
gathering.
The Sena (UBT) lead-
er also mocked BJP
leader Bhagwat Karad
for not pulling in the
crowd. “Pankaja
Munde and Raosaheb
Danve may be power-
ful, but Bhagwat Karad
is not a popular leader.
He is a good doctor
though, said Danve.
BJP National Presi-
dent JP Nadda held a
public meeting in Au-
rangabad on Monday
which failed to draw in
the numbers. He is on a
visit to the state.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Reiterating
Balasahebanchi Shiv
Sena faction’s stance
on Uddhav Thackeray
,
one of its leaders, Sha-
hajibapu Patil, on
Tuesday said that for
them Uddhav Thack-
eray embodies “Ma-
hadev” and “they will
not touch him.”
Speaking to media
persons, Patil said,
“The Thackeray group
has become uncon-
scious due to the sud-
den loss of power.
Chief MinisterEknath
Shinde,deputyCMand
cabinetareallworking
for the welfare of the
people. The ‘critic’
gangisononeside,and
thepeopleworking(for
the public) are on the
other side.”
Onthepossibilityof
unification of both
Senafactions,thelead-
er said, “Even today,
there is no indication
that the two groups of
Shiv Sena will unite.
The Shinde group will
contest in the next
electionsonlybyform-
ing an alliance with
the BJP (Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party).”
On rumours of a
potential alliance be-
tween Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray fac-
tion and Vanchit Ba-
hujan Aghadi (VBA)
doing rounds, Patil
said, “If this alliance
is formed, it will not
last for long. Their
harmony will not be
good, and its chances
of survival are low.”
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
Deputy Leader Sushma
Andhare has now
jumped into the battle
between actor Uorfi
Javed and Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) wom-
en’s wing chief Chitra
Waghabouthowwomen
should dress in public.
Wagh has filed a po-
lice complaint against
Javed for vulgarity and
dressing “inappropri-
ately” in public. After
sharing a Facebook post
on Monday, Andhare
has now openly com-
mented on this issue.
“Various topics, such
as what clothes women
should wear are dis-
cussed but serious is-
sues are not given atten-
tion,” she said on Tues-
day. She was speaking
at an event commemo-
rating the birth anni-
versary of Krantijyoti
Savitribai Phule.
Talking about the
Javed-Wagh war of
words, Andhare said, “I
feelcomfortableandcon-
fident in a saree. But, I
amnotadamantthatoth-
ers should do the same.”
ndhare also cited an
event attended by Depu-
ty Chief Minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis’s wife
Amruta and said,
“Ramdev baba made a
very controversial
statement at a pro-
gramme held for the
wife of deputy CM (Am-
ruta). However, no one
objected to that.” She
criticized Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis while alleging
that only people of spe-
cific castes or religions
are being targeted dur-
ing this discussion.
AndharelendssupporttoUorfiJaved
Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare —FILE PHOTO
Ambadas Danve —FILE PHOTO
A complaint has
been filed against
the actor for
vulgarity by BJP
leader Chitra Wagh
No one knows Nadda here:
Danve on Aurangabad meet
UddhavThackerayislike
Mahadevforus,saysPatil
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray —FILE PHOTO
THEY ARE AMALGAMATING SHIV SENA
INTO BJP, RAUT JIBES AT SHINDE CAMP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
– Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray faction MP
Sanjay Raut on Tuesday
attacked the Eknath
Shinde-led group of
Sena by comparing it to
an underworld gang.
After the culmination of
the Winter Session, all
eyes are on the upcom-
ing Budget Session
to be held in Mumbai.
Clashes between the
ruling dispensation
(of Shinde faction
and Bharatiya Janata
Party) and the opposi-
tion—comprising Shiv
Sena (UBT), Nationalist
Congress Party ((NCP)
and Congress, are likely
during the proceedings.
Criticizing Shinde
faction MLA Gulabrao
Patil for hinting at the
camp losing out on all
seats to the BJP, Raut
said, “Those who are
mindless, and have no
self-existence, have
merged with the BJP.
Their self-esteem is
over. They wanted to
make BJP their ally but
now, they are merging
their party with them.”
He further stated, “They
(Shinde faction) have
a group. It is a gang.
(We know) how a gang
is killed; in a gang war
or a police encounter.
They do not want to
win. All they want is
to indulge in extortion.
Then there will be plans
to go abroad.”

Palghar (PTI): Stu-
dents from a tribal-dom-
inated area in Palghar
district will present
their ‘Study on finger
millet as a nutritional
food’ to scientists at the
108th Indian Science
Congress being held in
Nagpur, an official said
on Tuesday
.
The report, by stu-
dents of Classes 8 to 10
from Jayeshwar Vidya
Mandir in Jawhar talu-
ka, follows interviews
with 60 local farmers
and details local varie-
ties of finger millet, its
cultivation, and its nu-
tritional and cultural
importance, National
Children Science Con-
gress, Maharashtra,
Chairman Surendra
Dighe said in a release.
Though finger millet
is the main crop in the
region near the school,
its varieties as well as
the area of its cultiva-
tion are decreasing, the
study said.
“The food habits of
people are changing in
villages also along with
cities. There is a trend
of eating junk food.
Also, we are looking for
solutions to malnutri-
tion,” the study said.
In addition to solving
the issue of malnutri-
tion, the ancient grain
can also be useful in
fighting diabetes, but it
seems that it is being
ignored, it said.
Notably, the Union
government on Sunday
announced a series of
millet-centric promo-
tional activities across
the country as the UN's
International Year of
Millets (IYM) kicks in.
The students’ study
said that, on this occa-
sion, special efforts
should be made for the
conservation of finger
millet by drawing at-
tention to its useful-
ness. Considering this,
the topic was chosen
for the research,
it added.
Dighe said he was
proud that the project
by tribal students has
been selected as the best
project in the state to be
presented before senior
scientists at the Indian
Science Congress.
MAHARASHTRA
03
HUBBY TO PAY WIFE
`35,000 FOR ‘HIGH
STANDARD LIFE’
Mumbai: A magistrate
court has ordered a man
to pay Rs35,000 monthly
maintenance to his wife
for a “high standard life”
similar to the one she
had when the couple was
together. Underlining the
fact that her husband is the
owner of three companies,
the woman sought monthly
maintenance of Rs1.5 lakh.
The court also asked the
husband to pay a security
deposit of Rs50,000 and
Rs15,000 as monthly rent.
24-YR-OLD TRIBAL
HELD FOR RAPING
TEENAGE GIRL
Palghar: A 24-year-old
tribal man was arrested for
allegedly raping a teenage
girl in Palghar, an official
said. The incident is of
Sunday evening when the
16-year-old girl went out of
her house in Nehalpada, the
accused allegedly dragged
her to a nearby field and
raped her, the official from
Wada police station said.
Acting on complaint lodged
by the victim on Monday,
the accused was arrested,
he added.
3 UNDERTRIALS
DIE IN HOSPITAL
DUE TO AILMENTS
Pune: Three undertrials
lodged at the Yerawada
Central Jail in Pune have
died due to various ail-
ments for which they were
undergoing treatment at
a government hospital,
police said. However, fam-
ily members of the three
deceased suspected the
claim and staged a protest
outside the jail demanding
an inquiry into their death.
All of them died during
treatment on December 31,
a police official said.
2 HELD FOR
GUNNING DOWN
CONTRACTOR
Thane: Two persons were
arrested for gunning down
a labour contractor in
Thane district, police said.
Ganesh Duryodhan Kokate
(33), was shot dead while
travelling in his car near
Kasheli arch on December
8, 2022, and police were
investigating the case,
Deputy Commissioner of
Police (Crime) Shivraj Patil
said. Based on a tip-off,
the police nabbed the ac-
cused at Indira Nagar Naka
around 9 am, he added.
MSRTC BUS WITH 65 PASSENGERS CATCHES
FIRE, DRIVER AVERTS MAJOR MISHAP
Thane: A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
(MSRTC) bus carrying at least 65 passengers caught fire
in Thane city on Tuesday, no one was reported hurt in the
incident, a civic official said. The MSRTC belonging to the
Bhiwandi depot was on its way from Thane when around 8
am, the driver noticed the fire. He immediately stopped the
bus and raised an alarm following which the passengers
got down, Thane Municipal Corporation’s Regional Disaster
Management Cell (RDMC) Chief Avinash Sawant said.
PRO-PAKISTAN SLOGAN RAISED DURING
FEE HIKE PROTEST OUTSIDE SCHOOL
Thane: During a protest outside a school in Bhiwandi, alleg-
edly a pro-Pakistan slogan was raised, police said on Tues-
day. Prima facie, a student of the school raised the slogan
hailing Pakistan, a police officer said. The protest was against
the alleged fee hike by the school. “17 persons, including five
women, have been arrested for staging the protest without
permission under section 188 (Disobedience to order duly
promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and
the Maharashtra Police Act,” he said.
EMPLOYEES OF THREE STATE-RUN POWER
FIRMS TO GO ON STRIKE FROM TODAY
Mumbai: Unions of state-owned power companies-Maharash-
tra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (Mahavitaran), Maha-
rashtra State Electricity Transmission Co Ltd (Mahapareshan)
and Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Co Ltd (Mahanir-
miti) have warned of a 72-hour strike from Wednesday to
protest against privatization of power companies, an official
said. One of the major demands is that Adani Group’s power
subsidiary should not be given a parallel distribution licence to
make profit in eastern Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
CRUCIAL READ
First India Bureau
Mumbai: To reduce the
travel time between Bo-
rivali and Thane, the
Mumbai Metropolitan
RegionDevelopmentAu-
thority (MMRDA) has
started taking steps to
initiatetheconstruction
of atwintunnelbetween
both destinations and it
is likely to begin before
the onset of monsoon.
As the project got de-
layed, its construction
cost also increased. As
of now, it takes more
than an hour by road to
cover the 24km distance
from Magathane (Bo-
rivali) to Tikuji-Ni-Wadi
(Thane) and once this
project is up and run-
ning, which would be
built beneath the Sanjay
Gandhi National Park,
the travel time would re-
ducetomere15minutes.
This proposed project
will have 10.8km of twin
tunnels and another
kilometre of approach
roads, on both ends
(Thane and Borivali)
combined. In all, a total
of 23.68km of new road
construction,alongwith
a tunnel, will be done in
the years to come.
As per the plans, the
East-West connectivity
project's alignment will
be at Magathane's Ekta
Nagar in Borivali and
emerge next to Tikuji-
Ni-Wadi at Manpada
in Thane.
Each of the tunnels
will have three lanes (six
in total), along with in-
terconnecting tunnels
for emergency purposes.
The stalemate over the
project'simplementation
has meant cost escalat-
ing from Rs11,235 crore
to over Rs13,200 crore.
First India Bureau
Thane: A fire brigade
personnel of the Thane
Municipal Corporation
(TMC) got severely in-
jured after sticking with
a high-voltage tensile
wire while rescuing a pi-
geon. After the incident,
a social activist from
Thane alleged that the
incident happened due
to a lack of safety gear.
The Balkum fire bri-
gade received informa-
tion that a pigeon was
clinging to a high volt-
age tensile wire in front
of the Street Everest
house near Bayer India
Company at Kolshet
Road and its life was in
danger. The personnel
who went to rescue got
an electric shock and
fell. The employee is un-
dergoing treatment in
the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) of the Highland
hospital in Thane.
Swapnil Mahindra-
kar, MNS Public Inter-
estandLawDepartment
City President Thane
said, The TMC fire de-
partmenthasbeenshort
of staff for the past few
years. Last year, 150 em-
ployees were recruited
on a contract basis
through the contractor
Aryan Company
. But
these employees are in-
efficientathandlingma-
jor incidents.
Mumbai (PTI) : A spe-
cial court has trans-
ferred to the Chief Met-
ropolitan Magistrate
court a CBI case against
the GVK group of com-
panies, the Mumbai In-
ternational Airport Ltd
(MIAL) and others for
alleged financial irreg-
ularities to the tune of
Rs705 crore in the run-
ning of the airport.
The Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
said that during its
probe, no role of public
servants surfaced in the
alleged corruption case.
Theprobeagencymoved
an application before
special judge AS Sayy-
ad, saying it had regis-
teredtheoffenceagainst
GVK Airport Holdings
Ltd,MIALandunknown
public and private per-
sons under relevant pro-
visions of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC) and
the Prevention of Cor-
ruption Act (PCA).
Graft case
against GVK
firm, MIAL
transferred
Twin tunnel work
likely to begin
before monsoon
Palghar students to present report on finger millet
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
They
interviewed 60
farmers and will
present their
findings at the
108th Indian
Science Congress
Charles Salve
Nagpur: A rare 16th
century copy of the
Holy Quran written in
goldink--believedtobe
one of only four such
copies in the world--is
on display at the 108th
Indian Science Con-
gress here, alongside
some ancient manu-
scripts, at a stall put
up by the Research For
Resurgence Founda-
tion (RFRF).
“This Quran was
written in the 16th
Century in the Nastal-
iq script. There are 385
pages with miniature
writings in gold ink.
But despite the small
size, there is not a sin-
gle mistake. There are
onlyfourcopiesof this
Quran in the world,”
the Director of RFRF
Knowledge Resource
Centre, Bhujang
Bobade, said.
He said the copy of
the Quaran was given
to them by the family
of Diwan of the Ni-
zam of Hyderabad.
Bobade said the ad-
visor to Iran’s Presi-
dent had specially vis-
ited to see the RFRF
collection.
He said RFRF has
15,000 manuscripts of
theIndianhistory
,reli-
gions and sciences of
ancient India. —PTI
RARE GOLD-INK QURAN ON DISPLAY
The Quaran was given to RFRF by the family of Diwan of the
Nizam of Hyderabad. —PHOTO BY PTI
Fire brigade official hurt
by high-voltage current
while rescuing pigeon
REMEMBERING AN ICON
Even as
children across
the state
dressed up as
social reformer
Savitribai
Phule on her
192nd birth
anniversary,
anganwadi
workers donned
masks bearing
her image to
stage a protest
in Mumbai.
—PHOTOS
BY PTI
BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After allega-
tions of a Rs2,000 crore
mining scam in Jal-
goan were brought up
during the recently
concluded Winter Ses-
sion of the state legis-
lature at Nagpur, the
state government has
launched an investiga-
tion into the matter.
Muktainagar MLA
Chandrakant Patil had
alleged that minor
minerals were being il-
legally mined in his
constituency. After the
legislator raised the
matter in the state As-
sembly, a team has
now been sent to Jal-
gaon to investigate Pa-
til’s allegations.
Sources in the ad-
ministration claim
that a preliminary in-
vestigation will be
conducted over the
next three days, and
will be extended fur-
ther, if required.
Patil had alleged
that a scam worth
thousands of crores of
rupees and claimed
there was drone foot-
age of the mining
along with an audio
tape as evidence
According to the leg-
islator, the land in
question is registered
to Manda Khadse - wife
of Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) lead-
er Eknath Khadse. She
was granted a non-agri-
cultural license to
build a school on the
land. In January 2019,
an application was sub-
mitted to re-cultivate
the farm, which had
previously been given a
non-cultivation license.
Provincial authori-
ties granted immediate
permission within a
few days after which
mining allegedly com-
menced on the land.
Similarly, brass and
other minor minerals
were also mined from
land in the adjoining
area, alleged Patil.
The legislator has also
demanded that the
matter be investigated
by a Special Investiga-
tion Team (SIT).
However, a decision
to let the Revenue De-
partment handle the
inquiry was taken later.
The team of govern-
ment officials will
check on illegal mining
operations in Muktain-
agar taluka and also
measure the land.
State to probe ‘illegal’ `2K
crore mining op at Jalgaon
Muktainagar MLA Chandrakant Patil —FILE PHOTO
Muktainagar MLA Chandrakant Patil had alleged
mining of minor minerals during Winter Session
POLITICAL ANGLE

PERSPECTIVE
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Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Pained by hearing about the demise of
Paramapujya Shri Siddheshwara Swami
Ji. He will be eternally remembered for
his teachings to spread humanism. My
thoughts and prayers are with all his
devotees. Om Shanti.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Regards on the birth anniversary of
eminent social reformer Savitribai
Phule, pioneer of the women’s
liberation movement, who laid the
foundation of the first girls’ school in
the country and played a leading role in
the advancement and empowerment of
Indian women. Your movement against
the evils prevalent in the 19th century
will always be remembered.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Let all-embracing
thoughts for all beings be
yours. —Buddha
IN-DEPTH
ULTRAS TRYING
TO DERAIL GOVT’S
NORMALISATION
PLANS IN JK
errorists had their
murderous way in a
Jammu village
where they shot
down four villagers
in another case of targeted kill-
ing. The attacks followed the
killing of four suspected terror-
ists of Lashkar-e-Taiba in an
encounter on Jammu’s outskirts
on Wednesday. They identified
their victims after asking for
their Aadhaar cards. The tar-
geted killings coming close on
the heels of the encounter with
terrorists indicates that terror-
ists are down but not out.
Targeted killings of Kashmiri
Pandit employees had earlier
triggered a wave of fear in the
community. After a series of
killings, Pandits demanded that
they be moved out of the Kash-
mir Valley. Their demand was
turned down by the Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha with the
warning that they won’t be paid
salaries for “sitting at home”.
Terrorists look intent on derail-
ing the Prime Minister’s Special
Employment Scheme to bring
Pandits back to the Valley and
also instill confidence among
Hindus. Fortunately, in this war
of attrition terrorists are on the
losing side.
TOP TWEETS
T
y 4-1 majority ver-
dict the Supreme
Court has upheld
the much-criti-
cised decision of
the Narendra Modi govern-
ment to demonetise the
Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomi-
nation currency notes. The
sudden announcement was
no less than a tremor that
jolted the economy in 2016.
The success of its intended
objectives of wiping out
black money, bringing down
the excess liquidity in circu-
lation and dealing a blow to
fake currency were, and are
still, disputed. The Supreme
Court’s decision has there-
fore come as a shot in the arm
for the government. The Con-
gress does not see the judg-
ment as a vindication of the
government’s decision.
The Congress has picked
up the judgment of Justice
BV Nagarathna, who dissent-
ed from the majority verdict,
to repeat its earlier line that
the decision was illegal and
there were irregularities. In
her judgment Justice Nagar-
athna pointed out that scrap-
ping of old currency notes
was done through a notifica-
tion and not through legisla-
tion. Based on this Cong ar-
gued that majority verdict
deals with the limited issue
of decision-making process
and not with outcomes and
that it will be wrong to say
that DeMo has been upheld.
“None of these goals---re-
ducing currency in circula-
tion, moving to cashless
economy
, curbing counterfeit
currency, ending terrorism
and unearthing black money-
--was achieved in significant
measure,” Jairam Ramesh
said. P Chidambaram called
it a “slap on wrist of govt”.
Congress cannot deny that
cashless economy has grown
exponentially after govern-
ment began to discourage the
cash payments.
BOTTOM CONG UPBEAT
ON DISSENTING ORDER
By a 4-1 majority
verdict, SC has upheld
the much-criticised
decision of Modi govt
to demonetize `1,000,
`500 denomination
currency notes. Sudden
announcement was no
less than a tremor that
jolted economy in 2016
B
WHEN SLOGANS ‘RAM’ POLITICAL
IDEOLOGIES TO ‘MAR’ A SHOW…
hat happened on January 23,
2021 at a Government of In-
dia programme, was “re-en-
acted” again on December 30,
2022 and again at a Govern-
ment of India programme.
The venue may be different
but the dignitaries present at
both occasions were same.
A controversy erupted at
the inaugural ceremony of
West Bengal’s first Vande
Bharat Express on Friday
morning as irked by ‘Jai Shri
Ram’ slogans on her arrival,
CM Mamata Banerjee re-
fused to share dais. Instead,
throughout programme, she
sat on a chair adjacent to the
dais. From here she ex-
pressed her condolences over
demise of Heeraben, mother
of PM Narendra Modi.
GoingbythelocalBJPlead-
ers and even by the Union
Railway minister, that even if
they tried to persuade the
workers not to chant the slo-
gans, they refused to stop. The
matter, for the common man,
forwhomdevelopment“only”
matters is really becoming a
matter of concern. The com-
mon man who actually wants
toremainawayfromsuchsen-
sitive issues today is in a fix.
It is becoming such an issue
that it encompasses everyone
and whether you like it or not,
the aam aadmi is coming un-
der the ambit of such issues.
A RECAP
As soon as CM arrived at the
inauguration venue at the
Howrah Station on Friday
morning, the BJP supporters
present there raised ‘Jai Shri
Ram’ slogans.
Union Railways Minister,
Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was
present on the dais, tried his
best to control the BJP sup-
porters and requested them
to refrain from shouting slo-
gans, but they refused to pay
heed. CM refused to come on
the dais. The railways minis-
ter was seen pleading to her
again and again to get on the
dais but she refused.
CM Banerjee even refused
to deliver her speech on the
occasion. However, following
repeated requests from the
Governor, CV Ananda Bose,
she agreed to deliver the
speech, which she did with-
out getting on to the dais.
FLASHBACK
On January 23, 2021, on the
occasion of celebrating the
birthday of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose at Victoria Me-
morial Hall in Kolkata, the
BJP supporters shouted slo-
gans. PM Modi and other Un-
ion ministers were present
on the occasion. Expressing
her grievance over the inci-
dent, CM Banerjee said any
govt programme should fol-
low certain decorum. “It is
unwise to insult any invited
person at such a function. So,
in protest I refuse to say any-
thing here. Jai Hind. Jai
Bangla,” she had said.
MORE CONTROVERSY?
Meanwhile, a political slug-
fest erupted over the develop-
ment on Friday morning.
State municipal affairs ur-
ban development minister
and Mayor of KMC, Firhad
Hakim said, “Jai Shri Ram
should be said in a temple or
house with a pure mind. But
the BJP supporters are using
this slogan to irritate our
CM. Had we wished we could
have stopped them immedi-
ately
. But we believe in politi-
cal courtesy,” he said.
During 2019 LS polls, WB
CM stepped off her vehicle to
slam those shouting Jai Shri
Ram. In May 2019 after gen-
eral polls results were an-
nounced, 7 persons were ar-
rested in WB for shouting Jai
Shri Ram as Mamata’s caval-
cade passed through their
area. AND TATHAGATA
ROY, Governor of Tripura
from 2015 to 2018 and Gover-
nor of Meghalaya from Au-
gust 2018 to end of his term
in August 2020 had tweeted at
7.58 pm on May 31, 2019. It is
perfectly possible that the
people who shouted ‘Jai Shri
Ram’ would be slapped with
non-bailable attempt-to-mur-
der (S.307 IPC) cases. I should
know,it happened to ME in
2011! I was booked under 307
because I made a speech local
MLA didn’t like. Had to spend
a night in JC.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
BJP Lok Sabha MP,
Locket Chatterjee, said
the Jai Shri Ram
slogans were raised
when the Prime Minister
appeared online to
inaugurate Vande
Bharat Express. “The
slogans were not raised
to irritate the Chief
Minister,” she said
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India
BJP DEMANDS NIA PROBE...
THE EARLIER ATTACKS...
Stones were hurled at Newly-launched Vande Bharat Express, con-
necting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri near Malda station, WB. Hours after
the incident, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took to Twitter to slam WB
CM Mamata Banerjee linking it to ‘Jai Shree Ram’ chants incident that
took place on the Inaugural day of the premium train. “Unfortunate
sickening. Stones pelted at India’s pride Vande Bharat Express in
WB’s Malda district. Is this revenge for ‘Jai Shree Ram’ chants on the
Inaugural day? I urge @PMOIndia @RailMinIndia to handover the
probe to @NIA_India punish the perpetrators. @AshwiniVaishnaw,”
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari tweeted.
On its third commercial run on February 20, 2019, stones were
thrown at Vande Bharat Express breaking one of its window panes.
The railways had said that was the third incident in the last two
months. The first one took place in December, 2018 during the train’s
trial run between Delhi and Agra with the second following earlier in
February, 2019. The train was crossing Tundla junction in UP when
stones were hurled at it. The RPF had started campaigns to stop such
incidents across the areas where they were reported. Investigations
established that most stone-throwers were young children.

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INDIA
‘JUNGLE RAJ’
HAS RETURNED
TO BIHAR: NADDA
Patna (PTI): BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda on Tues-
day alleged that ‘Jungle
Raj’ has returned to Bi-
har, alluding to the for-
mation of the ‘Maha-
gathbandhan’ (Grand
Alliance) govt in Bihar
around five months ago.
At a rally in Muzaf-
farpur’s Paru, which
falls under Vaishali Lok
Sabha constituency
, Na-
dda claimed there has
been a complete break-
down in law and order
in the state after the Ni-
tish Kumar-led JD(U)
formed the government
with Congress and RJD.
“Since the formation
of the ‘Mahagathband-
han’ govt in Bihar, not a
daygoeswithouthearing
about murders, loot, kid-
napping, rape and other
crimes. ‘Jungle Raj’ has
returned to the state.
There is a complete
breakdowninlawandor-
der in the state,” he said.
“Nitish Kumar be-
trayed the people of Bi-
har.Hisdecisiontoform
an alliance with the
RJD and other parties is
against the mandate of
the people. The people
of the state will give a
befitting reply to Ku-
mar in the coming polls.
The ‘Mahagathband-
han’ government will be
thrown out by voters in
the next election,” Na-
dda added.
Nitish Kumar had
formed the government
with the Opposition
parties after ending its
coalition with BJP in
August last year.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda being garlanded during a public rally, at
Paroo High school, in Vaishali on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEET ON JAN 16,
17; NADDA’S TENURE EXTENSION ON CARDS
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national execu-
tive meeting will be held in the national capital on January
16 and 17, said sources on Tuesday. According to the
sources, the party is expected to deliberate on the upcom-
ing Assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections. BJP
national president JP Nadda’s tenure may be extended at
the executive meeting. Nadda’s three-year term as the party
president will end later this month. Apart from this, many
organizational decisions will be taken. The ruling party has
increased the number of Lok Sabha seats which it consid-
ers difficult to win in 2024 from 144 to 160 now.
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Senior Con-
gress leader and former
Chief Minister of Mad-
hya Pradesh Kamal
Nath has bluntly said
that Rahul Gandhi will
be the prime ministerial
candidate of the Con-
gress in the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections. He said
that Rahul is the face of
the Congress. But at the
same time he also said
that Rahul would be the
face of the opposition as
well. The question is
how will this happen?
How and why will the
oppositionaccepthimas
its leader? It is also a big
question whether any-
one from the Congress
has talked to the leaders
of the opposition? At
least as of now, it does
not appear that the Con-
gress has created any
channel of dialogue
withtheoppositionlead-
ers behind the scenes.
No senior Congress
leader that holds a tall
statureinoppositionpar-
ties can be seen for this
work. That’s why the an-
nouncement of Kamal
Nathissurprising.There
was no point in praising
Rahul’s yatra and men-
tioning the sacrifices of
the Nehru-Gandhi fami-
ly
, but by mentioning
these things, he tried to
make Rahul the face of
the opposition. That is
why the opposition par-
tieshavenottakenitseri-
ously
. A big leader like
Kamal Nath should have
given such a statement
after thinking. It is not a
matter of forcing the op-
position by putting any
pressure.Itisnotthatthe
opposition will accept
Rahul as the leader after
repeated statements
from the Congress. The
firstconditionforconsid-
ering Rahul Gandhi as
theLeaderof theOpposi-
tion is that the strength
of the Congress should
increase and it should be
established that the
strength of the Congress
hasincreasedbecauseof
Rahul. That is, Rahul
should be established as
the leader who won the
elections for the Con-
gress. If he can do this
work in the new year,
thentheoppositionitself
will consider him as the
leader.
How will Oppn consider Rahul Gandhi as its leader?
CAN BJY UNITE OPPOSITION?
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves during the Bharat Jodo
Yatra at Gokulpuri, in east Delhi, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Ex-RAWchiefASDulat,ShivSena’s
PriyankaChaturvedijoinBJYinUP
Lucknow (ANI): Am-
arjit Singh Dulat, for-
mer Cheif of the Re-
search and Analysis
Wing (RAW) and for-
mer special director of
the Indian Intelligence
Bureau, joined Rahul
Gandhi-led Bharat
Jodo Yatra on Tuesday
in the Uttar Pradesh
leg of the Yatra.
Shiv Sena MP Pri-
yanka Chaturvedi also
joined Bharat Jodo
Yatra with RG in
Seelampur. Congress
leader Priyanka Gan-
dhi also joined the UP
leg of the yatra today
.
Notably, leaders like
Mayawati and Akhile-
sh Yadav extended
their warm wishes to
Bharat Jodo Yatra on
Monday
.Buttheywon’t
join the Yatra in Uttar
Pradesh, sources said.
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi led Bharat
Jodo Yatra entered Ut-
tar Pradesh today af-
ter a nine-day Christ-
mas and New Year
break. The Yatra re-
sumed from Delhi’s
Marghat Hanuman
Mandir near Kashmi-
ri Gate at around 10
AM today
.
Congress MP Rahul
Gandhi visited Mar-
ghat Hanuman Man-
dir in Delhi in the
morning. Temple Ma-
hant Vaibhav Sharma
said that Rahul Gan-
dhi chanted mantras
in his mind and bowed
before the idol of Ha-
numan.
Shiv Sena Rajya
Sabha MP Priyanka
Chaturvedi on Tues-
day joined the Bharat
Jodo Yatra after Rahul
Gandhi sent an invite
to her. She said, “The
time has come for the
opposition to unite
and confront the cur-
rent situation in the
country
.”
The Yatra is expect-
ed to cross Uttar
Pradesh over a span of
three days before re-
entering Haryana on
January 6.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and others raise hands during the National flag handing over ceremony to
Delhi chief Anil Chaudhary by UP chief Brijlal Khabri as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters UP, in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CONG SAYS PM’S NEW YEAR ‘GIFT’
CUTS RATIONS OF POOR BY 50%
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged
that the Modi govt has reduced the ration of the
81 crore poor people by 50% in the new year.
The opposition party said 81 crore Indians who
were eligible for 10 kilograms of foodgrains will
now get only five kilograms. “The year 2023
began with the depressing news that PM Modi’s
Cabinet has discontinued the Pradhan Mantri
Garib Anna Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which
provided an additional 5 kgs of food grains to
beneficiaries under the National Food Security
Act (NFSA),” said party leader Jairam Ramesh.
RAM JANMABHOOMI TEMPLE
PRIEST EXTENDS SUPPORT TO BJY
Ayodhya: Head priest of the Ram Janmab-
hoomi temple, Acharya Satyendra Das, has
written a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi extending his support for the ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’. In the letter dated December 31, 2022,
Das wished that the blessings of Lord Ram be
always upon the Congress leader. The letter
has been trending on social media platforms.
In the letter, Das prayed for the success of the
campaign (Bharat Jodo Yatra) that is being
run to connect the country from Kanyakumari
to Kashmir.
RAHUL GANDHI WANTS INDIA TO
SURRENDER BEFORE CHINA: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday derided Rahul
Gandhi for being “perpetually confused” and
accused the Congress leader of wanting India
to surrender before China following his recent
remarks on the border tensions. India cannot
be understood only by travelling across the
country, one needs to understand Indianness,
BJP Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said.
“Discovery of India has been going on for four
generations (of Gandhi’s family),” Trivedi said
in an apparent reference to Jawaharlal Nehru’s
‘Discovery of India’.
RAHUL, PRIYANKA SHARE SIBLING LOVE, AS
BHARAT JODO YATRA ENTERS UTTAR PRADESH
Ghaziabad: The brother-sister duo of Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared some affectionate moments
during the Bharat Jodo Yatra after it entered Uttar Pradesh
on Tuesday. As Priyanka Vadra called her elder brother a
‘’warrior’’ who was wearing the ‘’shield of truth’’ and was not
afraid of anyone, Rahul Gandhi affectionately hugged her and
even kissed her on the cheek during the flag handing-over
ceremony at the Loni border. They later walked hand in hand
during the yatra in Uttar Pradesh, often waving to the ecstatic
crowds who welcomed their leaders with enthusiasm.
PERMANENT SEAT
FOR SONIA GANDHI,
RAHUL AT CWC?
New Delhi: With Con-
gress set to decide its
future course of action
with organisational
revamp and appointment
of new office-bearers,
the party has a tricky
issue to settle—what to
do with the two former
Congress presidents in
its ranks? It is possible
that the party may name
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
as permanent members
to the Congress Work-
ing Committee, the top
decision-making forum of
the party. Congress is set
to hold a plenary session
in Raipur from February
24-26 to confirm the
election of veteran Mal-
likarjun Kharge as party
president for five years.
“AMBANI, ADANI BUT
COULDN’T BUY RaGa”
Ghaziabad: Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday
called her brother Rahul
Gandhi a “warrior” and
said he is not afraid of the
might of the govt. She
said big industrialists like
Adani and Ambani may
have bought many a poli-
tician, but “they have not
been, and will never be,
able to buy my brother.”
IN THE COURTYARD
APEX COURT GRANTS INTERIM BAIL TO
SUSPENDED IAS OFFICER POOJA SINGHAL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted
interim bail of one month to suspended IAS officer Pooja
Singhal who sought the relief to look
after her ailing daughter. A bench of
Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay
S Oka granted interim bail to Singhal and
imposed some conditions on her, includ-
ing that she will not visit Ranchi unless a
court case is listed for hearing in the city.
The top court has now listed the plea for
hearing on February 6 and asked Enforcement Directorate
to file response in three weeks to Singhal’s main bail plea.
CUSTODIAL DEATH CASE: SC TO HEAR ON
JAN 10 PLEA OF EX-IPS SANJIV BHATT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it will con-
sider on January 10 the petition filed by sacked Gujarat-
cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to
bring in additional evidence in an appeal
filed by him in the Gujarat High Court.
Bhatt has filed an appeal in the high court
challenging his conviction in a 1990 cus-
todial death case. At the outset, a bench
of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar
asked senior advocate Devadatt Kamat,
appearing for Bhat, if he was serious with regard to a plea
seeking recusal of Justice Shah.
CINEMA HALL NOT
A GYM: SC ON FOOD
SERVED AT MOVIES
New Delhi: At a Supreme
Court hearing on Tuesday
on whether people can
take food to cinema halls,
the judges remarked at
one point, “Should we
start bringing jalebis to
the movies?” The court
was hearing a petition that
called for a ban on food
from outside at cinemas.
Cinema halls have the right
to set terms and conditions
and decide whether to
allow food and beverages
from outside, court ruled.
SC SEEKS CBI’S
REPLY ON BAIL PLEA
OF EX-COUNCILLOR
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court has sought reply
from the CBI to the bail
plea of former Congress
councillor Balwan Khokhar,
sentenced to life imprison-
ment in a 1984 anti-Sikh
riots case, on several
grounds including having
already served almost
nine years in jail. Besides
him, ex-Congress MP
Sajjan Kumar and ex-MLA
Mahender Yadav are serv-
ing life imprisonment and
10-year term respectively.
“Allegation doesn’t
make a person guilty”
Chandigarh (PTI):
Haryana CM ML Khat-
tar on Tuesday termed
as “absurd” the allega-
tions of sexual harass-
ment against minister
Sandeep Singh and said
a person does not be-
comeguiltyjustbecause
an accusation is levelled
against him. He said the
police are investigating
the matter and further
action will be taken
once the report comes.
Sandeep Singh gave
up the sports portfolio
saying he has taken the
step on moral grounds,
and claimed that the
charges levelled against
him by the woman
coach are baseless.
BJP’s ideology is
to be self-centred,
says Mamata
Kolkata (ANI): West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on
T u e s d ay
hit out at
t h e
Bharatiya
J a n a t a
P a r t y
(BJP) and
said that the BJP’s ide-
ology is to be “self-cen-
tred “ while her party
Trinamool Congress
abides by the Constitu-
tion.
Gayathri Raguramm quits BJP,
claims women not safe in TN unit
Chennai (PTI): Actor-
politician Gayathri
Raguramm, who was
suspended from the BJP
in November last year,
announced on Tuesday
thatsheisresigningfrom
the party and claimed
that women are not safe
intheTamilNaduunitas
“nobodycaresabouttrue
karyakartas”. She
blamedstateBJPchief K
Annamalai for her deci-
sion to quit the party
.
A senior leader, how-
ever, rejected her claims
and said she is not a loss
to the party. The leader
said they do not give
much importance to
her allegations.
K’TAKA BIZMAN SUICIDE:
CONG DEMANDS ARREST
OF BJP MLA NAMED IN FIR
Bengaluru: Congress leaders
on Tuesday demanded the
arrest of Karnataka BJP MLA
Arvind Limbavali and five
others named in the FIR in
connection with the alleged
suicide of a businessman,
and urged the state govt to
ensure justice to his fam-
ily. Congress leaders met
Pradeep’s family at their resi-
dence here. Pradeep (47) was
found dead in his car at Net-
tigere near here on Sunday.
He had allegedly shot himself
in the head inside his car.

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INDIA
Beijing (Agencies):
Beijing is blasting test-
ing requirements on
passengers from China
and threatening coun-
termeasures against
countries involved
based on reciprocity
.
“We believe that the
entry restrictions
adopted by some coun-
tries targeting China
lack scientific basis,
and some excessive
practices are even more
unacceptable,” Foreign
Ministry spokesperson
Mao Ning said at a daily
briefing Tuesday
.
“We are firmly op-
posed to attempts to ma-
nipulate the COVID
measures for political
purposes and will take
countermeasures based
on the principle of reci-
procity,” he said.
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: National
President of the Sama-
jwadi Party (SP) Akh-
ilesh Yadav made a
wonderful statement
recently. He talked
about not getting the in-
vitation of Congress for
Bharat Jodo Yatra and
distanced himself from
it but at the same time
said that the Congress
is also like the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP).
He made another inter-
esting point that the Sa-
majwadi Party has a
different ideology
. How-
ever, leaving aside the
matter of ideology
, even
the attack he made on
Congress by calling
Congress like BJP is as-
tonishing. No one asked
him since when has the
Congress become like
the BJP? Obviously it
must have happened
only after 2017 because
in 2017 it was not like
the BJP
, that’s why Akh-
ilesh had coordinated
with the Congress and
‘two boys from UP’
came out to stop the
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
However, the way he
attacked the Congress,
the question has arisen
whether he too will fol-
low the path of Bahujan
Samaj Party leader
Mayawati? Mayawati
has been describing
CongressastheBharati-
ya Janata Party for a
long time. She has been
helping the BJP in one
way or the other for
some time now. Her in-
action has resulted in
transfer of BSP’s vote to
BJP and in the last elec-
tions their candidates
helped BJP. Is there
some unknown reason
why Akhilesh Yadav is
keeping distance from
opposition unity and in-
directly ensuring that
the Bharatiya Janata
Party wins the elec-
tions? Or is it the reason
that he is worried about
Congress or he is feeling
that Congress can make
a comeback? By describ-
ing Congress as BJP, he
is making SSP the sole
contender for the mi-
nority votes of the state.
It is possible that he has
attacked the Congress
in the concern of Con-
gress benefiting from
Rahul’s yatra.
Is Akhilesh on the path of bête noire Mayawati?
SIMILARITY IN DISPARITY
Permanent members clearly not in hurry to see UN reforms: Jaishankar
Vienna (PTI): External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar has slammed
the slow pace of the UN
reforms, saying those
who are enjoying the
benefits of permanent
membership are not in
a hurry to see reforms.
India has been at the
forefront of efforts at
the UN to push for ur-
gent long-pending re-
form of the Security
Council, emphasising
that it rightly deserves
a place at the UN high
table as a permanent
member.
“You will have a situ-
ation when the world’s
most populous country
is not among the perma-
nent members of the
security council, what
does it say about the
state of the UN”, Jais-
hankar said in an inter-
view to Austria’s na-
tional broadcaster ORF
on Monday
.
When asked how long
will it take until this re-
form of the UN Securi-
ty Council, he said, “...
those who are today en-
joying the benefits of
permanent member-
ship clearly are not in a
hurry to see reform. I
think it’s a very short-
sighted view Because at
the end of the day, the
credibility of the UN
and their own interests
and effectiveness are at
stake.”
“So my sense is, it
will take some time,
hopefully not too much
time. I can see a grow-
ing body of opinion
among UN members
who believe that they
must be changed. It’s
not just us,” Jaishankar
said.
EAM S Jaishankar with Foreign Ministers Alexander Schallenberg of Austria, Jan Lipavský of Czech
Republic and Rastislav Kácer of Slovak Republic during a meeting in Vienna. —PHOTO BY PTI
You will
have a sit-
uation
when the world’s
most populous
country is not
among the perma-
nent members of
the security coun-
cil, what does it
say about the state
of the UN,
—S Jaishankar, EAM
Akhilesh Yadav with Mayawati. —FILE PHOTO
Agnipath game changer for
Armed forces: Rajnath Singh
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Agnipath
is a game changer
scheme for the Armed
Forces which is going to
act as force multiplier
in making Indian mili-
tary as one of the best
in the world with youth-
ful, high-tech and ultra-
modern outlook.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh said during
hisvirtualaddressatthe
MoU Exchange Ceremo-
ny ‘Outreach Pro-
gramme with Ministry
of Education (MoE)
andMinistryof SkillDe-
velopmentandEntrepre-
neurship (MoSDE’) on
Tuesday
. He elaborated
on the paradigm shifting
changes the Agnipath
scheme is going to make
in transforming the
Armed Forces into a
tech-savvy
,well-equipped
andcombatreadyunitto
face future challenges.
He said, “As the De-
fence Minister, I do see
the Agnipath scheme as
helpful in building a
strong, capable Armed
Forces. Also, being a
citizen, I am seeing this
scheme as a helper in
nation-building.”
Defence Minister calls upon State govts pvt sector to provide opportunities to Agniveers
Rajnath Singh at inauguration of Siyom Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh.
BRO are actually our
brothers Defence Minister
Siang (ANI):Defence
MinisterRajnathSin-
gh on Tuesday said
that during his child-
hood he used to think
that the acronym
‘BRO’ of the Border
Roads Organisation
actually meant ‘bro’ a
slang for brother but
nowafterseeingtheir
work he pointed out
that they could be
seen as brothers of
ourarmedforces.The
defence minister also
lauded the spirit and
speed with which the
BRO carried out de-
velopment works in
the recent past.
“When i used to see
the short form of
BRO (Border Roads
Organisation) on
signboards in my
childhood, I used to
think it meant ‘Bro’
which our younger
generation uses for
brother. But after see-
ing the work they are
doing, they are actu-
ally brothers of our
Armed forces and
people,” Singh said.
Winter tourism thrives in Valley;
celebrations end on a high note
Srinagar (ANI): Tour-
ists thronging Kashmir
to celebrate Christmas
and New Year created a
buzz in the Valley as all
the tourist resorts, in-
cluding Gulmarg, Pa-
halgam and Sonamarg,
were sold out even be-
fore the celebrations
could begin. The festivi-
ties ended on a high
note as tourists started
their New Year amid
snow-clad mountains
and peaks in the Valley
.
Nearly 26 lakh tour-
ists visited Kashmir
from January 1, 2022, to
December 21, 2022. The
highest grossing
months were April (2.72
lakh), May (3.75 lakh)
and June (3.33 lakh)
while in lean months,
there were 62,000 arriv-
als in January, one lakh
arrivals in February
and 1.05 lakh in Decem-
ber (up to December 21).
INDIAN HELD IN
NEPAL FOR‘KILLING’
ELDERLY WOMAN
MAN DROWNS
WHILE TRYING TO
RESCUE PET DOG
Kathmandu: A 23-year-old
Indian national has been
arrested for his alleged
involvement in the murder
of an elderly woman in
the Arghakhanchi district
of western Nepal, police
said on Tuesday. Sushanta
Singh, a permanent resident
of Haryana, was arrested
on Sunday on the charges
of murdering 60-year-old
Radha Thapa, police said.
Thapa’s body was recovered
with deep head injuries
from a forest near the
municipality on Sunday.
Chandigarh: A 40-year-old
merchant navy officer was
drowned in Bhakra canal
in Punjab while trying to
rescue his dog, police said
on Tuesday. The incident
occurred near Morinda
town on Monday. Deceased
Ramandeep Singh was on
a picnic with his family, and
when they were strolling on
the bank of the canal, the
pet accidentally fell into the
canal. Ramandeep jumped
into the canal to save it but
drowned. However, the dog
was rescued by passers-by.
New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs has upgraded
the security of Minister of State for Home Nityanand
Rai to ‘Z’ category for all
India level, sources said on
Tuesday. Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) will be
providing round the clock
security cover to the minis-
ter at his residence as well
as during his travel to other states across the country.
Earlier, the CRPF used to provide Rai ‘Z’ category secu-
rity during his stay and travel in West Bengal.
UNION MINISTER NITYANAND RAI’S
SECURITY UPGRADED TO ‘Z’ CATEGORY
FIVE OF FAMILY
DIE IN VEHICLES’
PILEUP IN TN
Cuddalore: Five of a family
were killed in a six-vehicle
pileup on the Trichy-Chen-
nai National Highway in
Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore
district early Tuesday,
police said. The vehicles in
the pileup were two private
buses, two lorries, and two
cars. The deceased mem-
bers of the family, who are
yet to be identified, were
in one of the cars, added
the police. The bodies were
recovered with the help
Veppur Firemen team.
INDIAN CHARGED
FOR MOLESTING
WOMAN IN S’PORE
Singapore: A 25-year-old
Indian national has been
arrested on charges of al-
legedly molesting a woman
in the Sentosa resort island
here on New Year’s Day,
a report said on Tuesday.
Subramanian Muraliman-
ogarjoshi was charged on
Monday with one count
each of criminal trespass
and outrage of modesty of
a woman and wrongful re-
straint, Channel News Asia
reported. The police are
investigating the matter.
COULD USE HARSHER WORDS...’ JAISHANKAR ON USE OF
PHRASE ‘EPICENTRE OF TERRORISM’ FOR PAKISTAN
Vienna: External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar
has said that he could
have used “much harsh-
er words than epicentre”
for Pakistan for its role
in promoting cross-
border terrorism as he
underlined that the world
needs to be concerned
about terrorism. Jais-
hankar, who has often
described Pakistan as
the “epicentre of terror-
ism’, in an interview to
Austria’s national broad-
caster ORF on Monday
also criticised European
nations for not con-
demning the (terrorism)
practices that have been
going on for multiple
decades. “Because you
are a diplomat, doesn’t
mean you are untruth-
ful. I could use much
harsher words than
epicentre. So believe me,
considering what has
been happening to us, I
think epicentre is a very
diplomatic word,” he
said while responding to
a question on using the
word “epicentre of ter-
rorism” for Pakistan.
Tearful adieu to twin
terror victims in JK
Rajouri (PTI): Themor-
tal remains of six people
including two minor
cousins who were killed
in twin terrorist inci-
dents in Jammu and
Kashmir’s Rajouri dis-
trict were given a tearful
and emotional farewell
astheywerecrematedat
their native place on
Tuesday
.
Hundreds of mourn-
ers — relatives, friends
and neighbours —
queued up with flowers
and wreaths to pay their
last respects to the mor-
tal remains at the gov-
ernment higher second
school, where the bodies
were kept for the night.
Amid slogans by peo-
ple who took out proces-
sions, the bodies of the
six victims of the terror
attacks at Dhangri vil-
lage, were brought to the
cremation ground for
last rites. The bodies of
four-year-old Vihan
Sharma, 16-year-old Sa-
miksha Sharma, Satish
Kumar (45), Deepak Ku-
mar (23), Pritam Lal (57)
and Shishu Pal (32) were
cremated in six pyres
lined up at Dhangri cre-
mation ground.
Members of Shiv Sena Dogra Front protest the killing of people in
Rajouri attack, in Jammu. —PHOTO BY PTI
NIGHT CURFEW IMPOSED ALONGSIDE
INT’L BORDER IN JK’S SAMBA DISTRICT
Jammu (PTI): Authorities on Tuesday imposed night
curfew along a kilometer stretch along the International
Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district to en-
sure better area domination by BSF troops, according to
an official order. The step was taken in view of the threat
of cross-border infiltration and smuggling of weapons
through drones in the present foggy weather, it stated.
China warns nations
of tit-for-tat curbs
INDIA SEES
SLIGHT RISE IN
COVID CASES
New Delhi: For the sec-
ond week running, India
recorded a marginal
rise in Covid-19 cases
although the numbers
remained very low. In
the week ending Sun-
day, 1,526 fresh cases
were recorded in the
country, up 25% from
the previous week’s tally
of 1,219. Meanwhile,
in a first since March
2020, Covid deaths dur-
ing the week (December
26-January 1) dipped to
single figures at six.
Ankita murder:
Accuseds’ narco
test on Jan 5
Dehradun (ANI): The
First Class Judicial
Magistrate Court Kotd-
war on Tuesday fixed
the date of narco and
polygraph tests of the
three accused in the An-
kita Bhandari murder
case for January 5.
The Court of Judicial
Magistrate First Class,
Kotdwar fixed the date
after hearing the argu-
ments of both parties.
The case pertains to
19-year-old Ankita,
whose body was recov-
ered from the Chilla ca-
nal in Rishikesh on Sep-
tember 24.
She was reported
missing for at least six
days before the officials
found her body
.
FOG SHROUDS LUCKNOW AMID SEVERE
COLD CONDITION; MERCURY DROPS
Lucknow (ANI): The India Meteorological Department
(IMD) on Tuesday said severe cold and fog conditions
will continue to prevail in the Uttar Pradesh capital
where the mercury can drop further. The IMD said that
dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions are
very likely to prevail over the plains of northwest India
during the next five days till Saturday.
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ME sector likely to grow 12-14 percent
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Indian media
and entertainment sector
is likely to grow 12-14% to
clock `1.6 lakh crore reve-
nue in FY24, according to a
report by rating agency
Crisil.
The revenue growth of
the Indian media and en-
tertainment (ME) from
advertising would be led by
digital platforms, followed
by TV and print, it added in
the report.
“Ad revenue, which ac-
counts for 55% of the sec-
tor’s revenue, will grow
14%, given its strong cor-
relation with economic ac-
tivity. Also, the general
elections expected in mid-
2024 will trigger an in-
crease in ad spending in
the last quarter of the next
fiscal,” Crisil said.
The rest 45% would come
from subscription revenue,
which will grow at a slower
pace of 12%, according to
the report.
TO TOUCH `1.6 LAKH CR REVENUE IN FY24
ACC TO REPORT
BY CRISIL
z Ad revenue, which
accounts for 55% of the
sector’s revenue, will grow
14%, given its strong
correlation with economic
activity. Also, the general
elections expected in
mid-2024 will trigger an
increase in ad spending
in the last quarter of the
next fiscal
business
BRIEFS
Austin: Tesla said that
sold a record 1.3 million
vehicles last year. The
2022 figure topped the
prior record of 936,000
vehicles delivered in
2021, but it was shy of
the 1.4 mn needed to
reach the company’s 50%
growth target. Sales grew
40% year over year, while
production climbed 47%
to 1.37 mn. The shortfall
came despite a major
year-end sales push that
included rare $7,500 dis-
counts in the US on the
Models Y and 3, the top-
selling models. —PTI
TESLA SAYS IT SOLD
A RECORD 1.3 MN
VEHICLES IN 2022
New Delhi: German auto-
motive group BMW on
Tuesday reported record
sales of its luxury cars
and motorcycles in India
at 19,263 units in 2022.
Customer deliveries of
cars of both brands BMW
and MINI registered a
growth of 35% at 11,981
units last year. BMW India
registered sales of 11,268
units at a growth of 37%
and MINI India of 713
units, up 11% from 2021,
it added. SUV range, in-
cluding the X1, X3, X5
and X7 grew at over 60%,
while luxury sedans such
as the 3 Series, 5 Series
and 6 Series continued
their strong run, the com-
pany said. —PTI
BMW INDIA POSTS
RECORD SALES AT
19,263 UNITS IN 2022
New Delhi: The Indian
Energy Exchange’s total
trade volume in Decem-
ber 2022 dipped 7% to
8,452 million units as
compared to the year-ago
period. “The overall vol-
ume on the exchange in
December 2022 increased
9% on a MoM basis.
However, it declined by
7% on YoY basis due to
high REC (renewable en-
ergy certificates) traded
volumes of 13.85 lakh in
(December 2021) the pre-
vious year,” an IEX state-
ment said. —PTI
IEX TRADE VOLUME
FALLS 7% TO 8,452
MILLION UNITS
New Delhi: Capital mar-
kets regulator Sebi has
asked Oravel Stays Ltd,
the parent company of
travel-tech firm OYO, to
refile the draft IPO papers
with certain updates. The
move might delay the Gu-
rugram-based hospitality
unicorn’s initial public of-
fering (IPO). OYO filed
preliminary documents
with the Sebi in Septem-
ber 2021 for a `8,430
crore IPO. The proposed
offering consists of a
fresh issue of shares of
up to `7,000 crore and an
offer-for-sale of as much
as `1,430 crore. —PTI
SEBI RETURNS OYO’S
DRAFT IPO PAPERS;
ASKS TO REFILE
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INDIA’S OCT-DEC SUGAR
OUTPUT UP 3.69% AT
120.7 LAKH TONNES
New Delhi: The country’s sugar
production rose 3.69% to 120.7
lakh tonnes in the October-De-
cember quarter
of the ongoing
marketing year,
according to
the industry
body ISMA. Sugar production in
India, one of the world’s major
producers of the sweetener,
stood at 116.4 lakh tonnes in
the same period of the previous
marketing year. Sugar marketing
year runs from October to Sep-
tember. According to the Indian
Sugar Mills Association (ISMA),
about 509 mills were operating
as against 500 mills in the said
period. —PTI
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA
LOGS 28% RISE IN
EXPORTS IN 2022
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India
on Tuesday reported a 28% rise
in exports at 2,63,068 units
in 2022, its
highest ever
overseas
shipments.
The company’s
previous highest exports was
achieved in 2021 with 2,05,450
units. The highest exported
models in 2022 were Dzire,
Swift, S-Presso, Baleno, Brezza.
“Crossing the 2 lakh milestone
in exports for the second con-
secutive year signifies the trust,
quality, reliability, performance,
and affordability of our prod-
ucts,” MSIL MD CEO Hisashi
Takeuchi said. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
GOLD RATE INCREASES BY `506; SILVER
PRICE ALSO ZOOMS BY RUPEES 1,374
New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital jumped `506 to `55,940
per 10 grams on Tuesday amid a rally in prices of the precious metal
internationally, according to Housing Development Finance Corpora-
tion (HDFC) Securities. The yellow metal
had touched `55,434 per 10 grams in
the previous trade. Silver also zoomed
to `1,374 to `71,224 per kilogram. In
the overseas market, gold was trading in
green at $1,843 per ounce while silver
was up at $24.37 per ounce. —PTI
ON EXPORT OF DIESEL, ATF
Govt hikes windfall
tax on crude oil
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has raised the wind-
fall profit tax levied on do-
mestically produced crude
oil as well as on the export
of diesel and ATF, in line
with firming international
oil prices, according to an
official order.
The levy on crude oil
produced by companies
such as Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation (ONGC)
has been increased to
`2,100 per tonne from `1,700
per tonne, the order dated
January 2, said.
Crude oil pumped out of
the ground and from below
the seabed is refined and
converted into fuel like
petrol, diesel and aviation
turbine fuel (ATF).
The government has also
raised the tax on the export
of diesel to `6.5 per litre,
from `5 and the same on
overseas shipments of ATF
to `4.5 a litre, from `1.5 a
litre.
The new tax rates are ef-
fective from January 3.
Tax rates were cut at the
last fortnightly review on
December 16, following a
decline in global crude oil
prices. International oil
prices have since then
firmed up, necessitating
the raising of windfall tax.
India first imposed wind-
fall profit taxes on July 1,
joining a growing number
of nations that tax super
normal profits of energy
companies. At that time,
export duties of `6 per litre
($12 per barrel) each were
levied on petrol and ATF
and `13 a litre ($26 a barrel)
on diesel.
A `23,250 per tonne ($40
per barrel) windfall profit
tax on domestic crude pro-
duction was also levied.
The export tax on petrol
has since been scrapped.
The tax rates are re-
viewed every fortnight
based on average oil prices
in the previous two weeks.
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The levy on crude oil
produced by companies
such as Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) has been
increased to `2,100 per tonne
from `1,700 per tonne, the
order dated January 2, said
z The tax on the export of
diesel to `6.5 per litre, from
`5 and the same on overseas
shipments of ATF to `4.5 a
litre, from `1.5 a litre
z Tax rates were cut at the last
fortnightly review on December
16, following a decline in global
crude oil prices
EAM Jaishankar
defends India’s
move to import
Russian oil
Vienna (PTI): EAM S Jais-
hankar has defended In-
dia’s move to import crude
oil from Russia, saying that
Europe has imported six
times the fossil fuel energy
from Russia than India has
done since February 2022.
Jaishankar also said
that if the European politi-
cal leadership would like
to soften the impact of the
ongoing Russia-Ukraine
conflict to their popula-
tion, it’s a privilege they
should extend to other po-
litical leaderships as well.
“Europe has managed to
reduce its imports while
doing it in a manner that is
comfortable. If at a (per
capita income) of 60,000
euros, you are so caring
about your population, I
have a population at $2,000.
I also need energy, and I am
not in a position to pay
high prices for oil,” Jais-
hankar said. Jaishankar
also pointed out that Eu-
rope has imported six
times the energy from Rus-
sia than India has done
since February 2022.
Market benchmarks
settle with gains in
day’s volatile trade
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended with
gains on Tuesday amid a
largely firm trend in global
markets after facing bouts
of volatility during the ses-
sion. The 30-share BSE
Sensex climbed 126.41
points or 0.21% to settle at
61,294.20. During the day, it
hit a high of 61,343.96 and a
low of 61,004.04.
The broader NSE Nifty
gained 35.10 points or
0.19% to end at 18,232.55.
From the Sensex pack,
Axis Bank, Titan, Tata
Consultancy Services,
Tech Mahindra, IndusInd
Bank, Wipro, Nestle and
Bajaj Finance were among
the major winners.
Mahindra Mahindra,
Reliance Industries,
Hindustan Unilever and
Tata Steel were the main
laggards.
RUPEE FALLS 8 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 82.86
AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee pared
initial gains and settled 8 paise
lower at 82.86 (provisional)
against the US dollar on Tuesday,
weighed by a strong greenback
overseas and sustained foreign
fund outflows. At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the
rupee opened on a positive note
at 82.69 against the greenback,
but pared the gains and fell to
an intra-day low of 82.92. The
domestic currency finally settled
at 82.86, down 8 paise over its
previous close of 82.78.
Indian economy
exports will
be moderately
impacted: GTRI
New Delhi (PTI): The In-
dian economy and exports
will be moderately impact-
ed in 2023 by weak global
demand and recession in
large economies and to im-
prove its current account,
the country should aim at
reducing energy import
bill, economic think tank
GTRI said on Tuesday
.
The Global Trade Re-
search Initiative (GTRI)
said that in 2022, India will
pay $270 billion in imports
of crude oil and coal, which
is about 40% of total mer-
chandise import bill.
It also said the US effort
to create alternate supply
chains excluding China is
gradually leading to re-
structuring of global sup-
ply chains and relocation
of few large manufactur-
ing firms shows that India
is in a good position to ben-
efit from this trend.
‘5G rollout to drive
telecom hiring in 2023’
New Delhi (PTI): The 5G
rollout is expected to drive
hiring in the telecom sector
in 2023, as the expansion of
the high-speed service un-
leashes a “compounding
impact” on recruitment for
both non-niche skills and
technical skills, according
to NLB Services. Demand
for specialised telecom
technology talent grew by
almost 20% in 2022, the in-
ternational staffing and
recruiting company said.
Going forward, the hir-
ing demand is not going to
be restricted to the telecom
sector alone, it estimated.
AIRTEL LAUNCHES 5G
SERVICES IN INDORE
New Delhi (PTI): Bharti Airtel on
Tuesday announced the launch
of its 5G services in Indore. The
company said customers with
5G-enabled devices will experi-
ence high speed Airtel 5G Plus
network at no extra cost until the
rollout is more widespread. Airtel
5G Plus service will boost the
entire portfolio of services that
the telco offers.
Government has
pipeline of 44
port projects till
2024-25: Min
New Delhi (PTI): Public-
private partnership in port
infrastructure has been an
important source of invest-
ment in the sector and the
Ministry of Ports, Ship-
ping and Waterways has a
pipeline of 44 projects for
total investment of `22,900
crore till 2024-25, Union
Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal said on Tuesday
.
Moreover, the govern-
ment is working on the
guidelines for dealing
with stressed public-pri-
vate partnership (PPP)
projects at major ports
and has also come up with
policies to support the
shipbuilding industry in
India, Sonowal said.
Cloud a big game
changer: Nadella
Mumbai (PTI): Microsoft
Chairman and CEO Satya
Nadella on Tuesday said
there is tremendous mo-
mentum in cloud adoption,
as he termed cloud a “big
game changer”.
Nadella, in his address
on Tuesday, listed cloud
and Artificial Intelligence
(AI) as imperatives that
can be helpful in driving
economic growth. “Cloud
has been a big game chang-
er... Cloud is in early-to-in-
termediate innings...,” Na-
della said and noted the
“tremendous momentum
in cloud adoption.”
According to research
firm IDC, the overall Indian
public cloud services mar-
ket is expected to reach $13
billion by 2026, growing at
a CAGR of 23.1% for 2021-
26. The revenue totaled $2.8
billion for the first half of
2022. Public cloud service
(PCS) makes computing
and storage applications
available on demand to or-
ganisations and individu-
als over the public internet.
A private cloud model’s re-
sources are available only
to a single organisation.
Top cloud computing
providers in India include
Amazon Web Services
(AWS), Google Cloud and
Microsoft’s Azure.
Hyderabad-born Nadella
also lauded the way in
which India is building
public infrastructure.
He said, “... We see tre-
mendousmomentumtoday
,
when it comes to cloud
adoption. In fact, when
I think about Microsoft
Windows, in the client
server era, we sold a few
servers in the cloud. It’s a
completely different ball-
game. But I look at every
businessinthecloudcon-
sumption.”
ACC TO IDC
RESEARCH FIRM
z The overall Indian public
cloud services market is
expected to reach $13 billion
by 2026, growing at a CAGR
of 23.1% for 2021-26. The
revenue totaled $2.8 billion
for the first half of 2022
z Top cloud computing
providers in India include
AWS, Google Cloud and
Microsoft’s Azure

First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party MLA Lax-
man Jagtap died at 59
on Tuesday after suffer-
ing from cancer, sourc-
es said. Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde termed
Jagtap's death as mind-
numbing, while Depu-
ty CM Devendra Fad-
navis called it heart-
wrenching. Jagtap, the
legislator from Chinch-
wad in Pune, had been
undergoing treatment
for a long time, a family
member said.
Despite his ailment,
Jagpat had travelled
from Pune to Mumbai
to cast vote during the
Rajya Sabha and Maha-
rashtra Legislative
Council elections in
June last year, which
earned him praise in
political circles. CM
Shinde expressed grief
over Jagtap's demise
and said he constantly
worked for the better-
ment of his constituen-
cy. His death is mind-
numbing, Shinde said.
Senior BJP leader
Fadnavisalsoexpressed
condolences and re-
called how Jagtap came
to the state legislature
wearing a PPE kit to
vote during the Rajya
Sabha and Legislative
Council polls last year.
Notably, The BJP has
lost two MLAs from the
state within a fortnight
as on December 22,
Mukta Tilak, the party
legislator from Kasba
seat in Pune, passed
away
.
The party has suf-
fered a great loss with
Jagtap's demise. As a
mayor and MLA, he
contributed a lot in the
process of develop-
ment. The news of Lax-
manbhau Jagtap's
death is very sad and
heart-wrenching. I pay
my humble respects to
him, Fadnavis said. I
pray to God to give
strength to his family,
loved ones and friends
to bear this suffering,
he added.
State cabinet minis-
ter Chandrakant Patil,
who is also the Guardi-
an Minister of Pune,
said this is the second
unfortunate news for
the party in 15 days. Af-
ter Tilak's death, this is
the second shock for all
BJP workers. We all live
like a family and the
passing away of Jagtap
is like losing a family
member, he said.
Jagtap battled a seri-
ous ailment like cancer
with his fighting spirit
but a month back, his
condition became criti-
cal, Patil said. Leader of
Opposition in the state
Assembly Ajit Pawar
also expressed grief
over the demise of Jag-
tap and said as a public
representative, he
worked passionately to
address people's issues.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the rul-
ing coalition looking to
corner the Opposition
on Ajit Pawar’s remarks
on Sambhaji Maharaj,
MumbaiBJPleaderAsh-
ish Shelar has jumped
into the fight and target-
ed the Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) and
ShivSena-UddhavBala-
saheb Thackeray
.
Notably, this is a
change from last
month, when the oppo-
sition had targeted
Governor Bhagat Sin-
gh Koshyari and sever-
al BJP leaders for alleg-
edly disparaging re-
marks against Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj.
Shelar said on Tues-
day, “Ajit Pawar said
that Chhatrapati Samb-
haji Maharaj was not a
dharamveer. Jitendra
Awhad is saying that
Aurangzeb was not a
Hindu-hater. So should
Maharashtra take these
statements of Nawab
Malik’s party leaders—
who are dealing with
Dawood—lightly? Isn’t
this akin to the tactics
used by Aurangzeb?”
Shelar also targeted
the Shiv Sena and said,
“Is this a well-planned
conspiracy of Uddhav
Thackeray’s three-
wheeler government?
Both the Congress and
the NCP are taking pot-
shots and people will re-
ject those who insult the
heroism of Dharamveer
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Maharaj for their own
political interests.”
Notably, on Monday,
NCP MLA Jitendra
Awhad also made a
statement about
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Maharaj, and claimed
that Aurangzeb was not
a Hindu-hater. After
these statements, BJP
has taken an aggressive
stance against NCP
.
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Be selective in what you
expose your mind to-What
you watch, read or listen to.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Maharashtra will not take Pawar-Awhad’s statements lightly: Shelar
‘DHARAMVEER’ SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ
BJP has taken an
aggressive stance
against NCP
leaders as the row
intensifies
NCP’s Ajit Pawar and Jitendra Awhad. —FILE PHOTO
AWHAD’S SECURITY INCREASED
‘DISRESPECT’ TO NATIONAL ANTHEM
REST IN PEACE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: NCP MLA
Jitendra Awhad, who
has been embroiled in
controversy after his
statement on Aurang-
zeb, will be provided
additional security by
the state government
on the grounds that his
life could be in danger,
the state Home Depart-
ment said on Tuesday.
Reacting to the update,
Awhad said, “Such
things happen. Some
people even did recce
at my house. Some of
them were caught by
the police and few of
them are in jail. Threats
to my life are nothing
new.” The extremely
vocal politician is
known for riling up
his opponents. Most
recently, he supported
Ajit Pawar’s claim that
Sambhaji was not a
dharamveer but swara-
jya rakshak.
Notably, The BJP has lost two MLAs from the
state within a fortnight as on December 22, Mukta
Tilak, the party legislator from Kasba seat in Pune,
passed away. State cabinet minister Chandrakant
Patil, who is also the Guardian Minister of Pune,
said this is the second unfortunate news for the
party in 15 days.
‘Form SIT to
probe deaths,
vanishing
people under
Rane’s rule’
As tributes pour in for Chinchwad legislator, CM, Dy
CM call loss ‘mind-numbing’ and ‘heart-wrenching’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A day af-
ter MLA Nitesh
Rane tweeted a vid-
eo related to the Su-
shant Singh Rajput
death case and hint-
ing at Aaaditya
Thackeray claim-
ing that “justice
will be done”; now
Shiv Sena (Thack-
eray) MP Vinayak
Raut, in what could
be termed as a bid
to silence “critics”,
has hit back at the
Rane family and
targeted Nitesh's fa-
ther and Union
Minister Narayan
Rane, alleging that
he had killed his
first cousin and has
blood on his hands.
“Nitesh Rane is
enjoying targeting
Aaditya Thackeray
.
But, Nitesh Rane
should remember
Narayan Rane's ca-
reer. He broke his
brother's (first
cousin) head in the
house, took him to
Nandgaon in a car
and burnt it. So,
now form a SIT to
investigate the
number of missing
and killed people
during Narayan
Rane's regime. Also,
do his narco-test so
that the killers can
be exposed. This
will also reveal who
are the real murder-
ers and who has
blood on their
hands, Raut said.
Notably, recently
the Shinde faction
MP Rahul Shewale
had leveled serious
allegations against
Shiv Sena MLA
Aaditya Thackeray
and claimed that be-
fore the death of ac-
tor Sushant Singh
Rajput, Rhea
Chakraborty re-
ceived 44 calls in the
name of “AU”.
BJP MLA Jagtap dies
after battling cancer First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court on
Tuesday pulled up
the Maharashtra
state government
seeking to know the
reason for delay of
over two years in
passing an order
against Johnson
Johnson Private Lim-
ited in connection
with cancelling the
baby powder manu-
facturing licence for
its Mulund plant.
A bench compris-
ing Justice GS Patel
and Justice SG Dige
was hearing a plea by
the company chal-
lenging the Septem-
ber 15, 2022 order
that directed cancel-
lation of the licence.
After the bench
asked the state’s law-
yer to explain the de-
lay in taking action
though the test re-
sults of samples were
made available in
2019, Additional Gov-
ernment Pleader
Milind More said
there were difficul-
ties due to the COV-
ID-19 pandemic and
the concerned de-
partment could not
take swift action.
However, express-
ing displeasure over
the reasoning, the
benchorallyobserved,
“If you are dealing
with infant health
care, we expect you to
take action within 48
hours, not in two
years. Did the world
shut down during
COVID-19 pandemic?
Did the Maharashtra
government cease to
exist from November
2019 till September
2022? You (state) are
champions of public
health. Assuming that
the product is a dan-
gerous or a third-
grade product, this is
how you (state) ap-
proach it? This is your
sense of urgency?”
The bench then pe-
rused the reports
submitted by the
company and the
government decision
to clear samples and
noted that the state’s
decision and the re-
ports relied on rules
which had been de-
clared defunct by the
Central government
in 2021. It indicated
that the said decision
can be set aside on
the abovementioned
grounds alone.
Palghar (PTI): Su-
preme Court Judge Ab-
hay S Oka has said India
requires 50 judges for
every 10 lakh people, but
this figure is currently
only 21 per million peo-
ple, which is leading to
cases piling up.
Justice Oka also said
members of the society
should come forward to
help institutions that
work in the field of pro-
viding assistance to dif-
ferently abled children.
He was speaking at a
function organized by
“Sobti”, a social organ-
isation that works for
visually impaired chil-
dren and kids with oth-
er disabilities, at Wada
in Maharashtra’s Pal-
ghar district on the out-
fit’s 16th anniversary
on Sunday.
He said in foreign
countries, the govern-
ment helps families of
special children, but un-
fortunately there is no
such provision in India.
In absence of govern-
ment-supported institu-
tional care for kids with
specialneeds,thesociety
should come forward to
help Sobti and other or-
ganizations like it, Jus-
tice Oka said.
On the occasion, he
also spoke about the low
‘judge to population ra-
tio’ in the country
.
There is a require-
ment of 50 judges for
every 10 lakh population
in the country
, but it has
only 21 judges per mil-
lion people. Hence, there
is large-scale pendency
of cases in different
courts, Justice Oka said.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The prosecu-
tion claimed on Tues-
day that no sanction
was needed to pursue a
criminal case against
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee
for allegedly disrespect-
ing the national anthem
here in 2021, as the inci-
dent had taken place
during a “political”
visit and not an official
one.
Mumbai BJP func-
tionary Vivekanand
Gupta filed a complaint
before a magistrate’s
court last year alleging
that Banerjee did not
stand up when the na-
tional anthem was be-
ing played at the event
in December 2021. He
had demanded that a
First Information Re-
port be registered
against her under the
Prevention of Insults to
National Honour Act.
On Tuesday, a special
court for cases against
MPs and MLAs here
was hearing a review
petition filed by Baner-
jee against a summons
issued against her by a
local magistrate’s court
in this case. In her re-
view petition, the Tri-
namool Congress lead-
er argued that the man-
datory sanction to pros-
ecute a public servant
was not obtained.
Representing the
state government, addi-
tional public prosecutor
Sumesh Panjwani on
Tuesday argued that Ba-
nerjee was not visiting
Mumbai in her official
capacity
.
“The visit had a po-
litical agenda,” he said,
hence, no sanction was
required.
Special judge RN
Rokade said he will pass
the order on Banerjee’s
plea on January 12.
HC raps govt for delay
in action against JJ
Indianeeds50judgesper
10Lpopulation:JusticeOka ‘No sanction needed to prosecute Didi’
The bench adjourned the hearing to January 06. —FILE PHOTO
It was hearing a
plea by the firm
challenging the
cancellation of its
licence to make
baby powder
BJP’s Vivekanand
Gupta has alleged
Banerjee did not stand
for anthem at 2021
event in Mumbai
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee —FILE PHOTO
Laxman Jagtap: 1963–2023

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g a r m e n t
worn to
mould the
torso into
a desired form,
traditionally a
smaller waist or
wider bottom, for
aesthetic or medi-
cal reasons or to
support the chest
area . Corsets are
known to be worn
by both sexes, de-
spite the fact that
for a long time
they were exclu-
sively worn by
women.
Corsets certain-
ly conjure up im-
ages of bygone
eras in your mind.
Or, if not exactly
the past, at least
Netflix’s selec-
tion of histori-
cal dramas.
We under-
stand that
while this
may look like a
lovely aesthetic,
it is scarcely real-
istic or feasible
for a day-to-day
look. However,
the Bridgerton
costume depart-
ment has more
than simply
standard corsets.
They are quickly
becoming funda-
mental wardrobe
pieces like T-
shirts. I kid you
not! In fact, they
complement prac-
tically everything
and quickly dress
up or down any-
thing that is too
fussy or informal.
The most typi-
cal and well-
known applica-
tion of corsets is
to contour the
body to a trendy
silhouette. Nar-
rowing the waist
and so emphasis-
ing the breast and
hips, commonly
highlights a cur-
vaceous body in
women.
Traditionally, a
corset spreads
the strain from
enormous gowns,
such as the bustle
and crinoline,
and supports the
visible garment.
Sometimes a cor-
set cover is used
to hide the cor-
set’s lines and
shield outside
clothing from it.
To provide a bar-
rier between the
corset and the
body, the origi-
nal corset cover
was worn below.
Corsets were not
worn near the
skin, presumably
because they
were difficult to
clean in the 19th
century since
they contained
steel boning and
rust-prone metal
eyelets.
C o r s e t s
can be worn
as a top with
low-slung
s l a c k s ,
t i n y
s k i r t s ,
c a r g o
pants,
or as a
coordi-
n a t e d
set. It
will give
you the best
out of your
b o d y .
You can also
wear this
trendy spectac-
ular look on a
loose-fit dress
to add a pinch
of glam to
your look. A
smoky bold
makeup would
look the best
with this type of
fashion.
LET
YOUR
CURVES
CURVES
SPEAK
SPEAK
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A
The corset
fashion in 2022
was more
Euphoric than
bright hues,
metallic sheens,
and edgy
designs. Let’s
dive into the
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