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‘RAM’ MILAYE JODI:
AKSHAY’S ‘RAMSETU’
INVITE TO ‘RAMYOGI’
Mumbai: Film actor
Akshay Kumar met Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath
on Wednesday. During the
35 minute meet, the actor
expressed his enthusiasm
about Uttar Pradesh’s
much-awaited film city
project. While discussing
his recently released film
‘Ramsetu’, he urged the
UP CM to watch it.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
`19,744 cr nod for National Green Hydrogen Mission
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Union
Cabinet, chaired by PM
Modi, has approved Na-
tional Green Hydrogen
Mission. Cabinet has
approved an expendi-
ture of ₹Rs 19,744 crore
for implementing Na-
tional Green Hydrogen
Mission, I&B Minister
Anurag Singh Thakur
said on Wednesday.
“Under the NGHM, 50
lakh tonnes of green hy-
drogen will be produced
per annum by 2030,”
Minister Thakur said.
The
production
of green
hydrogen through
various sources
would lead to a
reduction in carbon
emissions
of 50 mn metric
tons, and our
import bill of `1
lakh crore would
be significantly
reduced as well.
—Anurag Singh
Thakur, I&B Minister
l Investment of `8 lakh cr
and creation of 6 lakh jobs
are expected under the
National Green Hydrogen
Mission till 2030
l Under the BIND scheme,
the government aims
to provide high-quality
content for international and
domestic audiences
l Cabinet
approves
investment for
382 MW Sunni
Dam Hydro
Electric Project in
HP for `2,614.51
crore
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Govt working sans bias,
UP showing manifold
growth: CM Yogi
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: Addressing a
gathering of migrants
from Uttar Pradesh set-
tled in Mumbai on
Wednesday
, UP CM Yogi
Adityanath, who is on a
two-day visit to Mum-
bai for a roadshow and
interaction with repre-
sentatives from indus-
tries and Bollywood
ahead of the Global In-
vestors Summit (GIS-
23) scheduled next
month in Lucknow, said
that residents of the
northern state are now
proud of their “UP
identity” and flaunt it
wherever they go in the
country and abroad,
which was not the case
five years ago.
Referring to the 2022
victory
, Adityanath said
it was the first time that
a government in UP
was voted back to power
after five years with a
two-thirds majority
.
“This became possi-
ble because of the work
done by my government
and leadership of PM
Narendra Modi,’’ he
said.
“Infrastructure in-
cluding expressways,
air connectivity, and
metro and railway net-
works are being creat-
ed. Rivers are being
converted into water-
ways. We have a four-
lane interstate connec-
tivity, airports, and
metro networks,’ the
BJP leader said.
He said no communal
riots took place under
his government in UP.
“The law and order
situation and the secu-
rity of women have im-
proved. People have
faith in the government
and administration,”
he said, adding more
than 5 lakh youths have
been given government
jobs through a trans-
parent process without
a bias of caste and
religion.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Wed (4 Jan). Maha CM Eknath
Shinde, Dy CM Fadnavis, former UP Governor Ram Naik and
Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan were present.
Won’t resign,
BJP didn’t
make me LoP:
Ajit Pawar
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: NCP leader
Ajit Pawar clarified his
position by holding a
press conference on
Wednesday and reiter-
ated that he will stand
firmly with his remark
of calling Sabhaji a
Swarajya Rakshak and
not Dharmaveer.
Ajit Pawar said,
‘Some time back, the
Governor had literally
insulted the men of the
country
. He used words
that should not have
been used. Now BJP has
ordered all its workers
to oppose me and de-
mand my resignation.
BJP has not given me
the post of leader of op-
position. 53 MLAs of
NCP have given me the
post of Leader of the
Opposition. That’s why
they do not have the
right on keeping or re-
moving the leader of
opposition. Others have
no right to demand it.”
Jolt to MVA as ally sides with Shinde faction
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: On Wednes-
day
, CM Eknath Shinde
gave a jolt to the Maha
Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
when he held a press
conference with Peo-
ple’s Republican Party
chief Jogendra
Kawade and an-
nounced an alliance
with Kawade’s party
.
“Eknath Shinde was
not born with a golden
spoon. Today, the lead-
ership that rose from
bottom is heading the
state of Maharashtra.
During the MVA rule,
Uddhav Thackeray did
not pay attention to
our statements”, Jo-
gendra Kawade said.
CM Eknath Shinde
said, “It has been de-
cided to combine Bala-
saheb’s Shiv Sena with
Jogendra Kawade’s
People’s Republican
Party. We welcome it.
Jogendra Kawade has
contributed a lot in the
movement during the
struggle. Kawade’s ag-
gressiveness was the
cause of that the
wealthy people used to
worry. His long march
has now reached its
rightful place.”
Elaborating how
Shinde govt is better
than Uddhav led MVA
government, Kwade
said, “A cultural build-
ing was constructed in
honour of Babasaheb
Ambedkar in Nagpur.
The MVA govt handed
this twenty acre land
to tourism depart-
ment. The then Tour-
ism Minister Aaditya
Thackeray had driven
a bulldozer on that
spot. When this hap-
pened, we met with
senior ministers in the
government and Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray four times.
But they didn’t pay any
attention to our state-
ment. But as we put
this demand before the
Shinde government,
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde gave us a posi-
tive response,” said Jo-
gendra Kawade.
“Maharashtra has
got a very daring
chief minister.
There is a feel-
ing that this is a gov-
ernment of everyone.
We are very impressed
by him,” said Kawade.
Kavade is an educated and studious leader. During his move-
ment, he played the role of providing justice to the people. At
one point, Kavade’s speeches were banned. This shows how
aggressively he approaches a subject. His aggression used
to make people sweat. The people are the real decision-makers. The third
longest march in the world was taken out by Jogendra Kawade. The position
we have taken has an ideological basis. He is working to provide justice to
the common people. We will work to provide justice to the general public of
this state. —Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
DELHI HORROR:
AUTOPSY SHOWS
THAT ANJALI WAS
NOT DRUNK
Mogadishu: Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants in central
Somalia on Wednesday killed at least 35 people, including eight members of
a single family, and wounded 40 more, a senior police officer said. The attack,
claimed by Al Shabab, took place in the Hiran region of central Somalia.
New Delhi: Family members of Anjali Singh, who
was dragged to death by a car in Delhi on Sunday,
issued a statement on Wednesday claiming that
her autopsy report showed no signs of her having
alcohol on the night of the horrific accident.
SONIA GANDHI
IN HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT OF
VIRAL INFECTION
New Delhi: Former Cong Prez Sonia Gandhi was on
Wednesday admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in
Delhi for treatment of a viral respiratory infection.
During the day, both Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
returned to Delhi from UP where yatra is currently at.
CAR BOMBS KILL 35, BURN HOUSES IN SOMALIA
P4
A BIG RELIEF FOR THE YOGI GOVERNMENT
Top Court stays HC order
onOBCquotainULBpolls
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In a big re-
lief for UP CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath, SC on Wednes-
day put a stay on the
Allahabad HC order di-
recting the state govern-
ment to hold urban bod-
ies elections by January
31 without reservation
for the Other Backward
Classes (OBCs).
A bench comprising
CJI DY Chandrachud
and Justice PS Nar-
asimha took note of the
submissions made by
Solicitor General Tush-
ar Mehta, appearing for
State, and directed that
a panel appointed by
State will have to decide
the OBC quota-related
issues for local bodies
poll by March 31, 2023.
The Supreme Court
permitted State govt to
appoint administrators
to run the affairs of the
local bodies after the ex-
piry of the tenure of the
elected representatives.
It said that administra-
tors will not be empow-
ered to take major poli-
cy decisions.
l UP government, which had earlier
challenged the HC’s order, told SC that
the OBC Commission has already been
formed, will complete its task by March
l Apex Court directs State Election
Commission to hold polls by January
31 after transferring OBC seats in the
draft notification to general category
YOGI WELCOMES TOP
COURT’S DECISION
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has
welcomed the Supreme Court
verdict on civic body elections
in Uttar Pradesh and said his
government will cooperate in
holding the polls within the apex
court time limit while implementing
reservation for the OBC.
l The Supreme Court has
rejected to hear a plea by
Samajwadi
Party leader
Azam Khan in
which he had
requested to
transfer the cases against
him out of Uttar Pradesh.
The apex court ruled this
on 4th January 2022.
l SC judge Justice Bela
M Trivedi on Wednesday
recused
herself from
hearing pleas
challenging
pre-mature
release of 11 convicts,
who had gang-raped Bilkis
Bano. Bench of Justices
Ajay Rastogi and Bela M
Trivedi ordered that
matter be listed before
bench of which Justice
Trivedi is not a part.
l The Apex Court will
hear today a petition
challenging the
Uttarakhand
High Court’s
order to vacate
29 acres of
railway land in Haldwani as
residents of the 4,000-odd
home continue to protest,
pray, and beseech officials
not to go ahead with the
demolition.
OTHER COURT NEWS
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU INAUGURATES 18TH
NATIONAL SCOUTS AND GUIDES JAMBOREE
NATIONAL JAMBOREE, A
‘MINI YOUNG INDIA’: PREZ
Rajeev Gaur, Subhash
Trivedi, Dimple Sharma and
Deepti Gautam
Pali: President Drou-
padi Murmu inaugu-
rated 18th Nat’l Scouts
and Guides Jamboree at
Rohat in Pali district on
Wednesday
. Welcoming
more than 37,000 Scouts
Guides from different
countries including In-
dia, she said that there
is unique enthusiasm
and energy in this con-
ference of youth.
“This gathering of
youth is Mini Young In-
dia. Scouts work whole-
heartedly for humanity
and social service. It is
a matter of pride that
the highest number of
Scouts in entire coun-
try are from Rajasthan,
a symbol of courage
and valor,” President
Murmu said.Murmu
unfurled flag of Bharat
Scouts, Guides, viewed
Parade band.
President Droupadi Murmu
being presented a memento
by Rajasthan Governor Kalraj
Mishra, CM Ashok Gehlot
and PCC Chief Govind Singh
Dotasra on Wednesday.
President Droupadi Murmu
during inauguration of 18th
National Jamboree of the
Bharat Scouts and Guides, in
Rajasthan’s Pali. Also seen
here is Niranjan Arya.
l National Jamboree
begins in Rajasthan
after 67 years
l ‘Mahakumbh’ of
37k Scouts, Guides
IT IS A PRIDE TO BE A SCOUT-GUIDE, SAYS CM GEHLOT
Rajasthan CM Ashok
Gehlot has said that
it is a matter of pride
to host the National
Jamboree in the presence
of the President. “Being a
Scout-Guide is a matter of
pride. I myself have been
associated with scouting
since childhood. Here one
learns to be disciplined,
do social service and
follow the great culture
of the country. National
Jamboree is giving the
message of unity in a
country with different
culture, language and
tradition. Coming genera-
tions will get great values
from Scouting.
PANT AIR-LIFTED TO
MUMBAI HOSPITAL
FROM DEHRADUN
Mumbai: India wicket-
keeper batter Rishabh Pant
was on Wednesday air-lifted
to Mumbai’s Kokilaben
Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
on Wednesday from
Dehradun’s Max Hospital.
During the day, BCCI said
Pant will undergo surgery
and subsequent procedures
for ligament tears and will
continue to be monitored by
their medical team.
Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur speaks to media in presence
Dr L Murugan and Satyendra Prakash in New Delhi on Wednesday.
DOORDARSHAN AND AIR GET BIG BOOST OF
`2,500 CRORE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
Central government on Wednesday approved a scheme
of more than ₹2,500 crore for Doordarshan and All India
Radio (AIR) in a bid to upgrade Prasar Bharati’s broadcast
infrastructure and network. The budget was approved by the
CCEA. The scheme, Central Sector ‘Broadcasting Infrastruc-
ture and Network Development (BIND), for infra upgrade of
Doordarshan and AIR, was announced by Anurag Thakur.

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AAP cries foul over BMC
allotment of Aarey stalls
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The clouds of
allegations over corrup-
tion in the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC) do not seem
to take a hold as now,
the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) has alleged cor-
ruption in the allotment
and running of Aarey
milk stalls in Mumbai.
“It is an open secret
thatAareystallsarecon-
trolled by local politi-
ciansincahootswiththe
BMC, with the stalls be-
ing sublet to other peo-
ple. Since the Aarey
stallsdon’tservethepur-
pose they were allotted
for, they need to be dis-
mantled and the foot-
paths need to be re-
claimed for pedestrians.
Those running Aarey
stalls, however, should
be rehabilitated,” said
Preeti Sharma Menon,
AAP Mumbai chief.
“Since Aarey has
stopped production,
there are no Aarey prod-
ucts there. These stalls
offer all kinds of things
ranging from gutkha,
and snacks to fast food.
So the natural question
is, ‘why then are these
stalls allowed to func-
tion?’,” said Ruben Mas-
carenhas, AAP Mumbai
working president.
Notably, Aarey stalls
started selling other
Aarey products along
with milk in the early
1960s. But over time, the
market share of Aar-
ey’s products began to
decline.
CRUCIAL READ
EX-MIN MUNDE
SUFFERS MINOR
INJURY IN ACCIDENT
Aurangabad: Nationalist
Congress Party leader
and former minister
Dhananjay Munde suf-
fered a minor chest injury
when his car met with an
accident near Parli city af-
ter midnight on Wednes-
day, his office said. The
incident happened around
12.30 am near Parli when
the driver lost control
of the car leading to the
accident, Munde’s office
tweeted. He was returning
after the completion of his
daily engagements and
meetings in his constitu-
ency Parli, it said. Doctors
have advised him to take
rest, the tweet said.
OFFICIALS REVIEW
GOKHALE BRIDGE
DEMOLITION
Mumbai: Engineers from
the BMC’s Bridge Depart-
ment and railway officials
along with Andheri West
MLA Ameet Satam con-
ducted a site inspection
of the Gokhale bridge.
The bridge was shut
for public on November
07, after being declared
unsafe. It might take three
months for the complete
demolition, which is to
be carried out in three
phases, BMC has said.
GATEMAN DOZES,
LEAVING RAILWAY
GATE WIDE OPEN
Mumbai: A shocking
video has surfaced,
showing the negligence
of a gateman at the
railway crossing near
Mothagaon which could
have caused a serious
accident. The incident
happened late at night
on Tuesday. In it, a train
can be seen approach-
ing the railway crossing.
The rail crossing gate is
seen wide open, leaving
anyone who is trying to
cross the track’s life at
risk. The citizen recording
video reached the cabin
to alert the gateman and
found that he was asleep
during his duty hours.
LABOURER
ELECTROCUTED TO
DEATH IN PALGHAR
Palghar: A 29-year-old
labourer died of electro-
cution while working on a
bridge on the Surya river
in Palghar district, police
said on Wednesday.
The incident took place
on Tuesday when the
bridge renovation work
was underway on Chillar
Boisar road, an official
from Manor police sta-
tion said. The deceased,
hailing from Bihar, got
electrocuted when an iron
rod accidentally came in
contact with a high-
tension wire passing over
the bridge, he said.
MAN KILLED IN LIFT
CRASH IN MUMBAI
HIGH-RISE BLDG
Mumbai: A 20-year-old
man died after a lift
crashed in a 25-storey
building at Vikhroli on
Wednesday afternoon,
civic officials said. There
were four occupants at
the time of the accident
which occurred at around
1.30 pm in Siddhivinayak
Society, they said. They
got trapped inside the
lift car on the ground
floor after the fall. “Of
the four (occupants),
three men came out of
the lift by themselves,”
said an official from the
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation. The firemen
used rescue tools to pull
the fourth person out.
Courts not set up to validate
govt’s illegal decisions: Sena
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Shiv
Sena - Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray on
Wednesday said the
courts have not been
set up to validate “ille-
gal decisions” of the
government.
An editorial in the
party’s Marathi news-
paper ‘Saamana’ hailed
Justice BV Nagarathna-
-“who recorded it blunt-
ly that it was a high-
handed move”--even as
four other judges of the
Supreme Court bench
held the 2016 demoneti-
sation carried out by
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment to be valid.
Justice Nagarathna’s
dissenting judgement
was “the public opinion
of the country”, it said.
“The courts have not
been set up to validate
illegal decisions of the
government,” the edi-
torial said, listing the
recent decisions in-
cluding the Pegasus
spyware and Rafale
fighter jet cases which
went in the govern-
ment’s favour.
“To say that demone-
tization was valid is to
defend the economic
massacre in the coun-
try,” the editorial said.
The Supreme Court
in a 4:1 verdict on Mon-
day gave its stamp of
approval to the Cen-
tre’s 2016 decision to
demonetize Rs1,000 and
Rs500 denomination
currency notes, saying
the decision-making
process was neither
flawed nor hasty.
The Saamana edito-
rial, meanwhile, also
said that none of the
stated goals of demon-
etizationwereachieved.
Parab’swoesgrow
asEDattaches
assetsworth`10cr
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
on Wednesday agency
provisionally attached
assets worth Rs10.20
crore belonging to Shiv
Sena - Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray leader
and ex-minister Anil
Parab.
The investigation be-
gan on a complaint
filed by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest
and Climate Change for
the violation of the En-
vironment (Protection)
Act, and a First Infor-
mation Report was also
registered by the Dapo-
li Police Station for de-
ceiving and causing
loss to the state.
The attached assets
are in the form of land
at Dapoli, Ratnagiri, val-
ued at ₹Rs2.73 crore, and
the resort, namely, Sai
Resort NX, constructed
over the said land, val-
ued at Rs7.46 crore.
“Parab in conniv-
ance with businessman
Sadanand Kadam got
illegal permission for
the conversion of use
of land from agricul-
tural to non-agricultur-
al purpose and con-
structed a resort in vio-
lation of coastal regu-
lation zone (CRZ)
norms. Parab acquired
illegal permission from
the Revenue Depart-
ment for the construc-
tion of a twin bunga-
low over a piece of land
falling under CRZ-III,
i.e., no development
zone. After acquiring
permission, Parab ille-
gally constructed ‘Sai
Resort NX’ and with
the deliberate inten-
tion to hide his identity
as owner obtained per-
mission in the name of
the earlier owner
namely Vibhas Sathe
from the Revenue De-
partment, Government
of Maharashtra by
forging his signature
on the application
made in this regard.
Parab also deliberately
hid the fact that the
said land falls within
CRZ-III before the gram
panchayat and pres-
sured the gram pan-
chayat to transfer the
said land along with
the building in his
name although there
was no mention of any
construction in the
original sale deed,” the
ED said in a release.
Bharti is Mum’s 1st spl commissioner of police
Mumbai (PTI): Senior
Indian Police Service of-
ficer Deven Bharti was
on Wednesday appoint-
ed as “special commis-
sioner of Mumbai po-
lice” which is a newly
created post, an official
said, adding that the
state Home Department
issued the appointment
order, the official added.
IPS officer Vivek
Phansalkar is current-
ly the Mumbai police
commissioner.
Bharti, an IPS officer
of 1994 batch, is consid-
ered to be close to Depu-
tyChief MinisterDeven-
dra Fadnavis. He was
Joint Commissioner of
Police (Law and Order)
whentheBJPleaderwas
CM. Subsequently
, he
was shifted to the Anti-
TerrorismSquadonpro-
motion as additional Di-
rector General of Police.
When the Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi govern-
ment came to power in
2019, Bharti was made
joint managing direc-
tor of the Maharashtra
State Security Corpo-
ration, considered to
be a relatively insig-
nificant posting.
On December 13, 2022,
Bharti was replaced by
joint commissioner
(traffic)Rajvardhan,and
since then he had been
awaiting new posting
along with former ATS
chief Vinit Agarwal, for-
mer Thane police com-
missioner Bipin Kumar
Singh and former Anti-
Corruption Bureau
chief Prabhat Kumar,
the official said.
THE ISSUE AT HAND
Air pollution causing 30% hike in respiratory
Air pollution causing 30% hike in respiratory disorders: Docs
disorders: Docs
First India Bureau
Mumbai: There has
been a rise in cases
of respiratory disor-
ders in the city due
to rising air pollu-
tion, doctors have
said. The air quality
index (AQI) across
Mumbai has been in
the ‘poor’ category
for a few days now.
As the air pollution
in the city remains
in the poor category,
doctors are seeing
an increase in the
number of respira-
tory disorders cases.
Speaking about
the increase in cas-
es, Dr Jeenam Shah,
chest physician and
consultant pulmo-
nologist at Bhatia
Hospital, “On aver-
age, there is an in-
crease in almost 30-
40% of patients hav-
ing respiratory dis-
orders. These are
people who never
had respiratory
problems earlier.
Patients who are
asthmatic or have
some kind of lung
disorder are coming
in with flare-ups.
There is a rise of
about 30% in num-
ber of cases.”
Dr Tanvi Bhatt,
Pulmonologist, SRV
Hospital said, “At
present, there are
increasing numbers
of admissions and
outpatient depart-
ment visits due to
viral respiratory
diseases and bacte-
rial pneumonia. Vi-
ral infections pre-
sent with acute
symptoms of fever,
cold, sore throat are
seen to be visiting
more often.”
As a preventive
measure for viral in-
fections, Dr Bhatt
advised people to
wear masks and stay
hydrated. She add-
ed, “ People should
avoid crowded air-
c o n d i t i o n e d
places, and
should go for
walks dur-
ing the even-
ing.”
According
to the doctor
from Terna
Specialty Hos-
pital and Re-
search Center in
Nerul, pregnant
women, children
and senior citizens
with asthma, pneu-
monia, bronchitis
and throat diseases
have started to suf-
fer more.
Mumbai’s
AQI was 280 on
Wednesday morning.
That in Mazagaon and
Chembur were recorded
at 300 and 333,
respectively.
Wear masks, stay hydrated, avoid crowded spaces, specialists advise as city sees slew of bad air days
The 1994-batch
officer is known
to be close to Dy
CM Devendra
Fadnavis and
was JCP (Law
Order) when the
latter was CM
‘Targeting Ajit dada as they’ve no other issues’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amid clam-
our against his recent
remarks on ‘Dhar-
maveer’SambhajiMaha-
raj,NationalistCongress
PartyMPfromBaramati
Supriya Sule has now
spoken up in support of
hercousinandLeaderof
the Opposition in the
MaharashtraLegislative
Assembly
, Ajit Pawar.
ITaking a dig at the
ruling dispensation, she
said: “When BJP gover-
nors, ministers and oth-
er leaders make wrong
statements or insult
great people, their party
looks the other way
,”
adding, “If any state-
ment has been given, it
should be discussed by
history experts.”
Notably
, just last
month, the opposition
was in a vocal uproar
over Governor Bhagat
Singh Koshyari’s com-
ment that referred to
Shivaji Maharaj as an
“icon of olden times”.
“TheBJPisprotesting
according to the rights
given by the Constitu-
tion, even if it is the first
time the ruling party is
protesting on the streets.
However, we should not
forget that we are repre-
sentativesof allpeople.It
is my humble request to
BJP to also take to the
streetswithuswhenAjit
Pawar talks about prob-
lemslikeunemployment
andinflation,”sheurged.
In the state Assembly
last week, Pawar had al-
legedly said that
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Maharajwasnot‘Dhara-
mveer’(protectorof reli-
gion). Balasahebanchi
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay
Gaikwad has joined the
chorus against Pawar’s
alleged “insult”.
“They are not at all
ashamed to say that the
emperor, who did many
a cruel things, was good
and not cruel. By doing
this they are insulting
our two great kings,”
Gaikwad said.
Someone says Samb-
haji Maharaj was not a
religious hero, someone
says Aurangzeb was not
cruel. Sambhaji Maha-
raj was killed on
someone’s or-
ders. Was that
not cruel?
These people
should be
ashamed of
this state-
ment,” he
said.
Supriya Sule tries
to justify cousin’s
‘Dharamveer’
remark on
Sambhaji a day
after Sharad
Pawar attempted
damage control
Ajit Pawar
has not given
any wrong
statement. If you listen
to his speech in silence,
it becomes clear that
there was no intention
to insult Sambhaji. It is
unfortunate that they
are protesting against
Ajit Dada because they
have no other issue
as they have failed
to reduce inflation
and unemploy-
ment.
—Supriya Sule,
NCP leader
PUBLIC OPINION?

First India bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) on
Tuesday razed more
than 50 illegal en-
croachments to widen a
road in Bhandup, as a
part of the Goregaon
Mulund Link Road
(GMLR) project.
BMC’s S ward razed
unauthorized construc-
tions spreading over
half a kilometre of
road between Sudar-
shan Hotel and the
Tulshet Pada area in
Bhandup. The land,
cleared of the unau-
thorized structures,
has been handed over
to the bridges depart-
ment of the civic body.
After this demolition,
the width of the road
increased to 45.75 me-
ters from 30 meters.
The GMLR is a nearly
12-km-long under-con-
struction east-west con-
nector with 5+5 lanes,
from near the Western
Express Highway at
Goregaon to the East-
ern Express Highway
near Airoli toll plaza.
“Two bulldozers and
a team of 25 persons
were formed to act
against the unauthor-
ized structures. This
action by our team will
help in the implemen-
tation of the GMLR
project,” said Ajitku-
mar Ambi, Assistant
Commissioner of the
‘S’ ward.
As a part of the
GMLR, the BMC had
proposed 4.75 km long
and 1.6 km long tunnels
that will run under San-
jay Gandhi National
Park (SGNP) and the
remaining stretch of
about 6 kms will be cov-
ered via two flyovers.
MAHARASHTRA
03
Nagpur (PTI) Jalna
district police and
Nagpur city police in
Maharashtra have
bagged the 'Best Police
Unit' awards for 2021 in
the state under differ-
ent classes for main-
taining law and order,
use of modern technol-
ogy, evolving commu-
nity policing and
administration.
The Jalna police got
the award in 'Class A'
and the Nagpur police
in 'Class B', as per the
winners announced on
Tuesday by Additional
Director General of Po-
lice (law and order) Kul-
want Sarangal.
Police units with less
than 6,100 Indian Penal
Code cases are grouped
in 'Class A', while those
with more than 6,100
IPC cases are grouped
in 'Class B', according to
a police circular.
In 'Class A', Raigarh
district police got the
second best police unit
award, while Sindhu-
durg district police won
for the best unit for con-
viction in session trial
cases, Beed district po-
lice for best unit in tech-
nology for policing, and
Gadchiroli police for
best unit in community
policing initiatives.
In 'Class B', Pune
city police bagged the
second best police unit
award, Mira-Bhay-
andar-Vasai Virar po-
lice won for the best
unit in technology for
policing, while
Solapur rural police
won two awards--best
unit for conviction in
session trial cases and
for community polic-
ing initiatives.
The police units were
evaluated on the basis
of their performance
on 45 pre-selected pa-
rameters, a senior
official said.
Jalna police force
comes under the Au-
rangabad range.
The Aurangabad ru-
ral police from the same
range had won the best
police unit award for
2020 in 'Class A'.
Special Inspector
General of Police Mall-
ikarjuna Prasanna, in-
charge of the Aurang-
abad range for the past
two years, told PTI that
police units under the
range were tasked to
improve policing prac-
tices along with dispos-
al of pending cases.
Jalna and Nagpur cops win ‘Best Police Units’ award for 2021
DUE RECOGNITION
Units were evaluated on
performance in maintaining law
and order, use of modern
technology, evolving community
policing and administration
The police units were evaluated on the basis of their performance on 45 pre-selected parameters, a
senior official said. —FILE PHOTO
BMCremoves50unauthorized
structuresinBhandupforGMLR
Illegal encroachments were removed to widen a road as a part of the Goregaon Mulund
Link Road (GMLR) project the cleared land was handed over to the bridges department
The BMC took the action on Tuesday and removed illegal structures coming in way of the project.
CHAWL RAZED INSTEAD OF SHAKY BUILDING
Mumbai: A developer was tasked to bring down a dilapidated building in
Kandivali, marked in the C-1 category by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC), unlawfully demolished a chawl adjacent to it last month. An FIR was
registered against the developer, M Maitri Siya Enterprises, by the owner of the
chawl as well as tenants at Kandivali police station on December 27. The civic
body had declared the Shiv Mahal Society, on Mathuradas Road, Kandivali
West, dangerous for habitation on August 25 and ordered its demolition.
2 fishermen
drown, 1 goes
missing after
boat capsizes
First India Bureau
Palghar: Two fish-
ermen drowned and
one went missing
after their boat cap-
sized in the Arabian
sea off the Ratnagi-
ri coast, an official
said on Wednesday
.
The official said
allthefishermenbe-
longed to Patkar
Pada from Talasari
in Palghar. He said
four boats set out for
fishing in the Ara-
bian sea from Mang-
rolportinJunagadh
district of Gujarat
on December 30. On
January 2, seawater
gushed in one of the
four boats anchored
near Dikshi, 80 nau-
tical miles off the
Ratnagiri coast, the
official said.
Of the seven fish-
ermen, four were
saved by fishermen
from other boats,
he added.
COUPLE ROUGH
UP ADVOCATE,
GET BOOKED
3 HELD FOR
GAMBLING, `8L
RECOVERED
MAN BOOKED
FOR ABETTING
WIFE’S SUICIDE
COUPLE BOOKED
FOR INSULTING
WOMAN IN THANE
Thane: A case was reg-
istered against a couple
and another person for
allegedly manhandling
an advocate in Thane, an
official said on Wednes-
day. The police are yet
to ascertain the reason
behind the incident
which took place on
Tuesday afternoon and
no arrest has been made
so far, he said. The
couple, allegedly forced
their way into advocate
Aniruddha Nandkumar
Jadhav’s office.
Palghar: Police raided
a flat and have arrest-
ed three persons on
charges of gambling, an
official said on Wednes-
day. The police seized
Rs7.95 lakh cash, mo-
bile phones and a print-
er from the accused, the
Mira Bhayander-Vasai
Virar police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the
police raided the flat in
Padmavati Nagar and
arrested three persons,
in the age group of 40
to 47 years.
Thane: A 32-year-
old woman allegedly
committed suicide by
hanging herself from a
ceiling fan at her home
in Thane district, police
official said. The incident
took place at Betavade
village in Diva area,
official added. Based on
a complaint filed by the
woman’s brother, the
Mumbra police regis-
tered a case against her
husband on the charge
of abetment of suicide
under Section 306.
Thane: Police registered
a case against a couple
for allegedly insulting
and manhandling a
woman in Kalwa area,
an official said. The
incident happened when
the woman saw her
neighbour’s two daugh-
ters fighting over an ice
cream. When she asked
the neighbour to attend
to his daughters, the
man and his wife then
allegedly abused the
complainant and pushed
her aside, he said.
CRUCIAL READ
Palghar: A man was allegedly cheated of Rs11.25
lakh through an online offer to “work from home”
in Palghar district, police said. The police arrested
one person in this connection. The victim had come
across an advertisement
for the job offer. He was
asked to make certain
payments for the job offer,
a police release said. He
made payments worth
Rs11.25 lakh from time to time, and when he still
did not get the job, the complainant approached the
police, an official said.
MAN DUPED OF `11.25 LAKH WITH
OFFER OF 'WORK FROM HOME' JOB
Mumbai: A 24-year-old man posing as a CBI officer
has been arrested by the Mumbai Police, officials
said. The accused was identified as ‘Deepak’. He
used to conduct searches in Ghatkopar hotels by
showing a fake CBI ID
card, the police said.
He used to search the
registers of the hotel and
checked the customer
details who were staying
there. A customer suspected him and informed the
hotel manager about it who in turn told the police.
Police reached the spot and verified Deepak’s ID card
which was found to be fake.
24-YEAR-OLD MAN POSING AS CBI
OFFICER NABBED BY MUMBAI POLICE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Staff of the
Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution
Co. Ltd (Mahavitaran),
Maharashtra State
Electricity Transmis-
sion Co Ltd (Mahapare-
shan) and Maharashtra
State Electricity Gen-
eration Co Ltd (Ma-
hanirmiti) called off
their three-day strike
hours after it began on
Wednesday, following
the government’s assur-
ance that the utilities
will not be privatized.
Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Devendra Fad-
navis, who also holds
the energy portfolio,
said the government
had no intention to
privatize state-run
power utilities.
Sanjay Thakur, presi-
dent of the Subordinate
Engineers Association,
one of the unions par-
ticipating in the
72-hour-long stir, an-
nounced the decision to
call off the strike fol-
lowing a meeting with
Fadnavis, who said the
state doesn't want any
state-run company to be
privatized.
In November last
year, Adani Electricity
NaviMumbaiLtd,asub-
sidiary of Adani Trans-
mission, had applied to
the Maharashtra Elec-
tricity Regulatory Com-
mission (MERC) for a
parallel licence for pow-
er distribution under
the jurisdiction of Ma-
havitaran in Bhandup,
Mulund, Thane, Navi
Mumbai, Panvel, Taloja
and Uran areas.
The striking staffers
demanded that the gov-
ernment not issue this
licence to the Adani
firm, as they feared
that it would pave the
way for the eventual
privatization of state-
run power firms.
First India Bureau
Thane: A breach in the
walls of the left bank
canal of the Bhatsa dam
located in Thane dis-
trict has led to inunda-
tion of farmland in
some downstream vil-
lages, officials said on
Wednesday
.
Shahapur tehsildar
Neelima Suryavanshi
said the breach was
wider on Wednesday
than on Tuesday even-
ing, when it was report-
ed for the first time.
She said that while
efforts are underway to
plug the breach, the wa-
ter gushing through the
cracks of the canal wall
cannot be stopped at
the moment.
“The Revenue depart-
ment is assessing the
crop loss. The con-
cerned department will
decide about the com-
pensation,” she added.
Villagers and the lo-
cal MLA say the walls
of the left bank canal
had developed cracks in
the past as well.
Shahapur MLA Daul-
at Daroda said the walls
of the canal of the Bhat-
sa dam develop cracks
at least once a year.
“But nothing can be
done as funds are not
provided for repairs,”
he claimed.
The Bhatsa dam, lo-
cated near Shahapur, is
the major source of wa-
ter for the Municipal
Corporation of Greater
Mumbai and Thane
Municipal Corporation.
Breach in walls of
Bhatsa dam canal
leave fields flooded
Residents say the walls of the left bank canal had developed
cracks in the past as well. —FILE PHOTO
Electricity unions call off strike
MSEDCL employees shout slogans during a protest against its
proposed privatization, in Karad on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
One private firm (of the Adani
group) has applied for ‘parallel dis-
tribution licence’. I want to make it
clear that we are not supporting privatiza-
tion of (power) companies. the strike
wouldn’t have happened if the state and
union representatives had met earlier.
— Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM
Man gets 3 years in jail for molesting 7-year-old girl
Thane (PTI): A special
court here has sen-
tenced a 52-year-old
man to rigorous impris-
onment for three years
for molesting a 7-year-
old girl in Bhiwandi
town of Maharashtra
in 2020.
Special judge for the
Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act court, V V
Virkar, convicted the
accused Chananmal
Jain on December 26.
The judge also imposed
a fine of Rs1,000 on
Jain. A copy of the or-
der was made available
on Tuesday
.
During the trial, Spe-
cial Public Prosecutor
Rekha Hiwrale told the
court that the accused
molested the girl during
“bhandara” or a com-
munal meal organized
at a hall in the power-
loom town on January
17, 2020, under the pre-
text of offering her
chocolates.
After the mother
raised an alarm, Jain
hid in a toilet and was
pulled out by other peo-
ple present in the hall
and later handed over
to the police.
The judge noted the
accused pleaded guilty
to the offence and re-
pented of the act.

PERSPECTIVE
04
his karyakarta from Gujarat
shares with us how Narendra
bhai is the perfect karyakarta
and how he lives by his ideals.
Narendra bhai has been the
guiding light for her when it
came to ways of accomplish-
ing work at the ground level
with precision. What stands
out about Narendra bhai is
his humility and sense of
gratitude for every single per-
son who has touched his life
in a positive way
.
Once an Akhil Bhartiya
Sammelan had to be organ-
ized in Karnavati. Narendra
bhai was working with us, I
would say in the capacity of
anadvisorandhewouldguide
as about the fundamentals of
organizing such an event. At
that time, I was a total newbie,
a novice in such work. I had
no idea how to proceed in this
regard and had not taken up a
lot of responsibility
.
Soon it was time for the
baithak to commence. We
would get information and
guidelines about all the work
that had to be completed and
we would accomplish all of
that at the ground level. Now
Narendra bhai used to be pre-
sent in the meetings and we
were all answerable for our
tasks and of course, to the
questions that Narendra bhai
would put up to us. So it hap-
pened, Narendra bhai asked
me, “Saroj ji, so what about
the mahila baithak (meeting
of women)?Wasitconvened?”
I replied in the affirmative.
Next question, “So Saroji ji,
how many behene (sisters) at-
tended the meeting?” “About
20-22”, I answered cheerfully
.
Suddenly he asked me, “Were
there 20 or 22?” Now I was
confounded. I did not have the
exact answer for this ques-
tion. In my notes I had jotted
down 20-22 women attended
the meet. But I just did not
remember exactly if they
were 20 or 22. So this is the
first lessons he taught me. Al-
ways be prepared with an ex-
act answer. Narendra bhai is
not someone who will take
terminological inexactitude
or imprecision in work light-
ly. If you are not prepared,
you are sure to flounder.
I am happy that I got a lot of
guidance and support from
him. It was Narendra bhai
from whom I learnt how to
take down meeting notes, how
totakedownnumberswithac-
curacyinthemeetingregister
andhowtomeetworkexpecta-
tions. If I have been allotted
somework,thenhowIamsup-
posed to accomplish with per-
fection, this is something I
learnt from him. Narendra
bhai was never satisfied with
work done at a superficial
level. He expected us to dive
deep down in our allotted
tasks, understand the specif-
ics and come up with details
that were exact and precise.
Icanneverforgetthewayhe
guided us with the minutest
details possible for the sam-
melan. Often, we would be
scratching our heads, wonder-
inghowwemissedoutonsome
minute but vital aspects that
Narendrabhaiwouldpointout
to us with such simplicity and
in a matter-of-fact tone!
I remember in 1980s there
was an event in Aurangabad
and Narendra bhai was one
of the speakers in that event.
The subject for discussion
was “Karyakarta” – what are
the qualities of a good kar-
yakarta, the duties and re-
sponsibilities of a karyakar-
ta, who actually is a kar-
yakarta, what is the differ-
ence between a swayamsevak
and a karyakarta- and the
way Narendra bhai dealt with
each of these minor aspects
was stupendous. His talk was
remarkable for not just rhe-
torical finesse but for the way
in which he explained and
defined the concept of kar-
yakarta. And you know what,
Narendra bhai’s speech is
never something that would
appeal to you at just the intel-
lectual level. It will stir your
soul, in fact your entire being
will be captivated to the point
of numbness when you listen
to him. This happens because
when he speaks, he speaks
from his soul. Narendra bhai,
during this talk, became so
full of emotion himself, it was
as if someone had immersed
fully in the waters of duty,
service and responsibilities
of a karyakarta that every
word of his talk was coming
straight from the depth of
Narendra bhai’s core. He had
become the spirit incarnate
of karyakarta!
It is indeed rare to someone
as eloquent, spontaneous and
deeplikeNarendrabhai.Also,
this speech by Narendra bhai
about karyakarta was so im-
pressive because every drop
of his blood is steeped in the
selfless duties and devotion of
a karyakarta. These quintes-
sential qualities of a kar-
yakarta that Narendra bhai
enumerated in his speech that
day have served as the light-
house for him, irrespective of
his stature in politics. Wheth-
er as CM or as PM, he has al-
ways served the country as
the perfect karyakarta. When
Narendra bhai says that a kar-
yakarta behaves with equa-
nimity with only his goal in
sight, irrespective of whether
he is praised or censured, we
know he has lived by this
quality practically every day
of his life.
There is a saying in Mar-
athi which translates to “Go
and serve Brahmgyaan to
people. But within your own
being you are as blank as a
rock.” We use this often to re-
fer to people who do not prac-
tice what they preach. But
Narendra bhai stands apart
from everyone as the lone
stalwart who will never utter
a word that is untrue to his
own persona, his thoughts,
his ideas and his actions.
Last but not least, with
great fondness I recollect the
lunch at CM house for which
he had invited all the promi-
nent women karyakartas. No
prominent dignitary had ever
invited us to their residence
in the past, not even the May-
or, who had eventually be-
come my friend. So after pre-
senting a bouquet to Naren-
dra bhai, we shared with him
our happiness and our sense
of disbelief that a CM should
invite us. Do you know what
his response was to this? My
eyes filled with tears when I
heard him say
, “When I was a
pracharak, every one of you
has served me food at your
home. And from each one of
those interactions, I gained
one valuable thought. This
lunch today is my way of ex-
pressing my gratitude to each
one of you for helping me de-
velop mentally, physically
and spiritually.” I only pray
that Narendra bhai continues
to serve our country with his
selfless sense of devotion and
may he be blessed with suc-
cess in all his endeavours!
TO BE CONTINUED...
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 25
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
T
THE PERFECT
‘KARYAKARTA’
FOR MAA
BHARATI’S
‘KARYA’!
Our PM is the perfect
karyakarta in whose
veins flows unconditional
love for his motherland!
NaMo
YOU READ PART-24 ON DECEMBER 26, 2022
‘NARENDRA BHAI STANDS
APART FROM EVERYONE’
‘NARENDRA HAS BEEN GUIDING LIGHT’
N
arendra bhai has been the guiding light for her when
it came to ways of accomplishing work at the ground
level with precision. What stands out about Narendra
bhai is his humility and sense of gratitude for every single
person who has touched his life in a positive way.
T
here is a saying in Marathi
which translates to “Go and
serve Brahmgyaan to people.
But within your own being you are as
blank as a rock.” We use this often to
refer to people who do not practice
what they preach. But Narendra bhai
stands apart from everyone as the lone
stalwart who will never utter a word
that is untrue to his own persona, his
thoughts, his ideas and his actions.
Go and serve Brahmgyaan to
people. But within your own
being you are as blank as a rock.
—SAROJ MUJUMDAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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05
INDIA
Himachal Pradesh
(ANI): Himachal
Pradesh Chief Minister
Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu on Wednesday
launched ‘Haath se
Haath Jodo Abhiyan’ in
Dharamshala’s Kangra
district, calling the
campaign an extension
of Congress’ Bharat
Jodo Yatra.
CM Sukhu asked the
party workers to or-
chestrate strategies for
Abhiyan’s advertising,
involving print and
electronic media in its
promotion, including
creating Whatsapp
groups at the village
level.
The campaign will
commence in the state
on Republic Day, i.e.
January 26 and is ex-
pected to reach upto the
village and block level
in two months.
“At least one meeting
must be ensured in eve-
ry village under ‘Haath
Se Haath Jodo’ Abhi-
yan,” Sukhu said.
Co-in charge of Con-
gress for Himachal
Pradesh, Sanjay Dutt,
presented a detailed
outline of the events
planned during the
campaign.
Earlier, while speak-
ing to ANI, Digvijaya
Singh told that the prep-
arations have been
made for the ‘Haath se
Haath Jodo Abhiyan’
and a door-to-door cam-
paign will be held after
January 30. “We will
spread the message of
Rahul Gandhi and his
yatra among everyone,”
said Singh.
Sukhu, on his first
visit to Dharamshala on
January 3, addressed
the ‘Jan Aabhar Rally’,
where he expressed
gratitude to the people
of Kangra district for
their massive mandate
in favour of the Con-
gress Party in the re-
cently held assembly
elections.
Sukhu launches ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan’
EXTENSION OF BHARAT JODO YATRA
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launching campaign in Dharmshala.
IN THE COURTYARD
CBI MOVES PLEA IN SC CHALLENGING BAIL
GRANTED TO I-T OFFICIAL IN GUJARAT
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on
Wednesday moved a plea in the Supreme Court challeng-
ing a Gujarat High Court’s decision
granting anticipatory bail to Addi-
tional Commissioner of Income Tax
Ahmedabad, Santosh Karnani, who
has been accused in a corruption case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta men-
tioned the plea before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud, who agreed to list the matter. Mehta apprised
the bench that there is tutoring of witnesses and even CBI
officials are being approached.
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN JUDICIARY IS
STILL VERY LOW, SAYS RETIRING SC JUDGE
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Abdul Nazeer, who
retired on Wednesday, in his farewell function, said that
representation of women in the judiciary is still very low.
During his farewell function, SC Bar Association President
Vikas Singh recalled that Justice Abdul
Nazeer was part of the Ayodhya land
dispute. He said that Justice Abdul
Nazeer, being the only Muslim judge on
Constitution Bench decided the contro-
versial Ayodhya land dispute and he agreed to pronounce a
unanimous verdict, which demonstrated his commitment to
secularism and his willingness to serve judicial institution.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Wednesday granted
regular bail to Khushi Dubey,
widow of Amar Dubey, an
aide and relative of the slain
gangster Vikas Dubey. A
bench of Chief Justice of
India DY Chandrachud while
granting bail took note of the
fact that Khushi Dubey was
16-17 years of age at the
time of the commission of
the offence. It said the trial
court would be setting the
terms for her release.
New Delhi: Chief Justice D Y
Chandrachud on Wednesday
said Justice S Abdul Nazeer,
who is demitting office,
always stood for right and
ensured justice is done.The
CJI, who was sitting along
with justices Nazeer and P S
Narasimha in the ceremonial
bench, commended the out-
going judge for his dedication
and said he never allowed
stress to get to him.“Justice
Nazeer doesn’t belong to the
class which would be neutral
between right and wrong
but he would find the right
and stood for it and ensured
justice is done. Unfortunately,
I could not appear before
him,” Justice said.
NCLAT DIRECTS
GOOGLE TO PAY 10% OF
`1337.76 CR PENALTY
New Delhi: In a setback for
Google, an appellate tribunal
on Wednesday refused an
interim stay on the competi-
tion regulator imposing a Rs
1,337-crore penalty on the
US tech giant and asked it
to deposit 10 per cent of the
amount. The NCLAT admitted
the search giant’s challenge
to the CCI slapping a Rs
1,337.76-crore fine for abus-
ing the dominant position of
its Android smartphone oper-
ating system in the country.
‘SAAMANA’ EDITORIAL
SLAMS SC DECISION
ON DEMONETISATION
Maharashtra: In a strong
dissent to the Supreme
Court’s decision on demon-
etisation, Shiv Sena in its
mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ on
Wednesday said that calling
the government decision
“valid” means to “support
the economic massacre of
the country”. The editorial
termed the demonetisation
“economic terrorism” and
said, “To say that the deci-
sion of demonetisation is
valid is like supporting the
economic massacre of the
country. One has to bow
before the decision of the
Supreme Court, saying, in
the case of demonetisation,
Modi is right.”
Uttar Pradesh: The
Rahul Gandhi-led
Bharat Jodo Yatra re-
sumed from Uttar
Pradesh’s Mavikala vil-
lage Wednesday morn-
ing. The Yatra began
following a fireworks
display at the village in
the early hours. The
Yatra, which entered
Uttar Pradesh Tuesday
afternoon, will pass
through Niwara, Sa-
roorpoor, and Baraut
and will halt for the day
in Ailum. As the yatra
resumed in Uttar
Pradesh, Congress said
it aims to uproot hatred
from the state.
Rahul will walk
through Uttar Pradesh
for the next two days.
His Yatra will re-enter
Haryana on January 6,
after which it is likely
to be in Punjab from
January 11 to 20, with a
day in Himachal
Pradesh on January 19.
According to party lead-
ers, the Yatra will ar-
rive at Jammu and
Kashmir’s Kathua dis-
trict on January 20 and
conclude in Srinagar on
January 30.
IN UTTAR PRADESH LEG OF YATRA,
RaGa WALKS AGAINST ‘HATRED’
AAP announces major
reshuffle in Guj unit
Europeans needed wake-up call:
EAM on emerging new world order
Vienna: External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar advised the Eu-
ropean countries on the
new world order, the
Ukraine war, and the
Chinese challenge and
apprised that they need
a wake-up call to under-
stand the shaking up of
international order, re-
ported Die Presse.
He said, “ Europeans
needed a wake-up call to
understand that the dif-
ficult aspects of life are
not always taken care
of by others, adding, no
region will be stable if
dominated by a single
power.”
Gujarat (ANI): In a ma-
jor reshuffle in the par-
ty’s Gujarat unit, Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) on
Wednesday appointed
Gopal Italia as the na-
tional joint secretary
.
According to the official
statement of the party,
GopalItaliawhowasthe
state president of Guja-
rat AAP has been made
the national joint secre-
tary
. Italia will also be a
co-in charge of AAP in
Maharashtra. Isudan
Gadhvi, the CM face of
the party in the latest
state assembly elec-
tions, has been appoint-
ed as the state president
of the party
. Apart from
the President, the Aam
Aadmi Party has divid-
ed Gujarat organiza-
tionally into six zones
with separate working
presidentsforeachzone.
After winning five seats
in Gujarat, the AAP got
the status of a ‘national
party’.
Karnataka CM Bommai hits back at Siddaramaiah
Karnataka: Karnata-
ka Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai, hitting
back at opposition lead-
er Siddaramaiah’s state-
ment comparing him to
a puppy, said that the
peopleof thestatewould
give a fitting reply to the
Congress leader in the
upcoming assembly
election.
Reacting to Siddara-
maiah’s statement com-
paring the Karnataka
CM to a puppy
, CM Bom-
mai told reporters that
it shows the personality
of the Congress leader.
“The dog is a faithful
animal and it’s doing its
job faithfully
. I will save
by faithfulness for the
sake of people. I have
not divided society as
Siddaramaiah did. We
have given people happi-
ness and not the misfor-
tune that was given by
them. This kind of job is
not done by us.”
OBC RESERVATION IN
URBAN POLLS: SP
FILES SLP IN COURT
New Delhi: Samajwadi
Party on Wednesday filed
a SLP in the SC, opposing
the Allahabad High Court’s
Lucknow bench order
to hold the urban body
elections without reserva-
tions for Other Backward
Classes.Advocate Rajpal
Kashyap, representing
the party, said, “On the
direction of Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh Yadav,
we have filed SLP in SC.
We hope that the court’s
verdict would preserve
reservations for OBC.”
BJY RESUMES FROM
MAVIKALA, RAGA’S
LOOK-ALIKE JOINS
Uttar Pradesh: Rahul
Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo
Yatra resumes from Ma-
vikala in Baghpat District
in Uttar Pradesh today
morning. Rahul Gandhi’s
look-alike Faisal Chowdhury
who is a party worker from
Meerut Congress also joined
the Yatra today. The Yatra
will cover the stretch from
Mavikala to Baraut today.
The Yatra was initiated with
a fireworks display.Bharat
Jodo Yatra entered its Uttar
Pradesh leg on Tuesday
afternoon after starting
from the Marghat Hanuman
temple, in Delhi.
JAISHANKAR
MEETS NADELLA
New Delhi: External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar met
Microsoft Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) Satya Na-
della on Wednesday and
discussed several issues
including governance
and security in the digital
domain.“Great to meet
Chairman and CEO of
Microsoft Corporation @
satyanadella. Discussed
delivery, governance and
security in the digital do-
main,” Jaishankar tweeted.
HC REJECTS MONDAL‘S
BAIL PLEA IN CATTLE
SMUGGLING CASE
Kolkata: The Calcutta HC
rejected a bail prayer of
TMC leader Anubrata Mon-
dal, who was arrested by
the CBI in connection with
an alleged cattle smuggling
case.Mondal had prayed
for bail, submitting that he
has been in custody for
over 145 days. The CBI
opposed the prayer, claim-
ing that he may derail the
investigation into the cattle
smuggling case by trying
to influence witnesses
being probed by it.
HC QUASHES
GENDER BIASED
WELFARE NORM
Bengaluru: A married
daughter remains a
daughter in the same
manner that a married
son remains a son,
the Karnataka HC has
ruled while quash-
ing a Sainik Welfare
Board guideline
that barred married
daughters from avail-
ing dependent cards.
RELIEF TO RAWAT
AS SC SETS
ASIDE CBI PROBE
New Delhi: The SC
on Wednesday set
aside an order of the
Uttarakhand High
Court which directed
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
to investigate cor-
ruption allegations
against former chief
minister Trivendra
Singh Rawat.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Rahul Gandhi during the party’s Bharat JodoYatra,at Mavikala,in Baghpat onWednesday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
FARMERS WELCOME RAHUL GANDHI
WITH TROLLEYS FULL OF FLOWERS
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat
Jodo Yatra reached Uttar
Pradesh’s Mavikala village
on Tuesday night. After
the night halt, the yatra
resumed its journey from
Baghpat district at 6 am
today with a grand fireworks
display. Farmers from
nearby areas welcomed
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi, who is leading the
yatra, with tractor trolleys
filled with flowers.Accord-
ing to the farmers, Rahul
Gandhi should walk not on
the streets but on a path
of flowers, and so they
got 4 quintals of flowers
to the yatra. Congress
Baghpat district unit Chief
Yunus Chowdhary said
the yatra will enter Baraut
town later in the day where
Rahul Gandhi will address a
gathering of people before
leaving for Shamli district.
The foot march entered Ut-
tar Pradesh on Tuesday via
Ghaziabad’s Loni border.
CONGRESS FORMS COMMITTEE TO
EVALUATE GUJ ASSEMBLY RESULTS
New Delhi: The Congress
on Wednesday set up a
three-member fact-finding
committee to evaluate the
party’s performance in the
recently concluded Gu-
jarat assembly elections
and suggest corrective
measures. The committee
will be chaired by former
Maharashtra minister Ni-
tin Raut, who also heads
the party’s SC depart-
ment. The other members
of the committee are
Shakeel Ahmad Khan and
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka,
an official communication
from the party said. “The
Congress president has
constituted a fact-finding
committee to evaluate
the results of the recently
concluded assembly
elections in Gujarat and
suggest measures to be
taken, with immediate
effect,” it said.
Naddatoaddress119
boothworkersonJan7
New Delhi (ANI):
BJP National Presi-
dent JP Nadda will
connect with 119 as-
sembly booth-level
presidents and work-
ers through video
conferencing, on Jan-
uary 7 in Telangana,
according to party
sources. The BJP Na-
tional President aims
to connect with the
workers, who are ex-
pected to be in thou-
sands. All partici-
pants will connect
from their respective
centres through vid-
eo conferencing and
approximately, three
to four thousand peo-
ple will join in each
assembly
.
A senior BJP lead-
er informed that the
party is gearing up to
overthrow the KCR
govt in Telangana
and this is the reason
why BJP is continu-
ously doing one pro-
gram after another in
Telangana. Many im-
portant programs
and schemes have
been set by BJP for
Telangana. BJP is
completely focused
on the upcoming as-
sembly elections.
‘Vistarak Yojna’ to strengthen
party for Assembly, LS polls
New Delhi: Ahead of
the upcoming Assem-
bly elections in nine
states and the Lok
Sabha elections in
2024, the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
has decided to deploy
a force of about 3,000
‘Vistaraks’ (expan-
sionists) across the
country to strength-
en the party, sources
said.Assembly elec-
tions are going to be
held in Madhya
Pradesh, Tripura,
Karnataka, Megha-
laya, Nagaland, Mizo-
ram, Rajasthan, Tel-
angana, and Chhat-
tisgarh. Out of these,
the BJP or its allies
rule all, save Ra-
jasthan and Chhattis-
garh (Congress) and
Telangana (Bharati-
ya Rashtra Samithi).
As per sources, these
Vistaraks will work
closely with the or-
ganisation at the lo-
cal level in each as-
sembly and Lok Sab-
ha constituency and
will report directly to
the central leader-
ship. They are also
expected to prepare a
ground report for the
party ahead of the
polls.
BJP National President JP Nadda
DOG IS FAITHFUL, WILL DO MY JOB
FAITHFULLY: BOMMAI ON ‘PUPPY’ REMARK
Karnataka: Karnataka Chief
Minister Basavraj Bommai
on Wednesday hit out at
the Leader of Opposition
Siddaramaiah and said that
the people of Karnataka will
give a fitting reply to Sid-
daramaiah in the Assembly
elections. The statement
comes in the backdrop of
Senior Congress leader
Siddaramaiah stroking a
controversy after he said CM
Bommai and BJP leaders
shiver like “puppy” in front
of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. Reacting to Siddara-
maiah’s statement of com-
paring the CM to a puppy,
Bommai told reporters here
on Wednesday, “It will show
the personality of the Con-
gress leader. The dog is a
faithful animal and it’s doing
its job faithfully. I will save
by faithfulness for the sake
of people. I have not divided
society as Siddaramaiah did.
We have given happiness
and not the misfortune given
by them. This kind of job is
not done by us”.On Siddara-
maiah inviting him for an
open debate, Bommai said
there is no big forum than
the Vdiahana Soudha.
Basavaraj Bommai
S Jaishankar meets Satya
Nadella, in New Delhi on
Wednesday.
SC GRANTS BAIL TO
RELATIVE OF SLAIN
GANGSTER DUBEY
JUSTICE S A NAZEER
ALWAYS STOOD FOR
WHAT IS RIGHT: CJI

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breaks. The Aerospace
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114 satellites in the
first mission of 2023
crossing the milestone
of the 200th successful
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into Low Earth Orbit
and said that this was
the fifteenth launch and
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spacecraft to orbit that
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which have been con-
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tinuing to review data
for the remaining pay-
loads, though it may
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time to provide addi-
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the status of their pay-
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three dozen were Earth-
observing satellites,
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The first launch of
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SpaceX launches 114 satellites in 1st mission of 2023
MARKING SUCCESS
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The Aerospace
company has
launched 114
satellites in the
first mission of
2023 crossing
the milestone of
the 200th
successful
launch
New Delhi: A Gujarat bill facilitating registration of criminal
cases against persons who stage protests in violation of
Section 144 of the CrPC has received
Presidential assent, officials said
Wednesday. The Code of Criminal
Procedure (Gujarat Amendment)
Bill, 2021, was passed by the State
Assembly in March last year. The bill
seeks to make any violation of prohib-
itory orders issued under Section 144
CrPC a cognisable offence under IPC Section 188 (disobedi-
ence to an order duly promulgated by a public servant).
Uttarakhand: Former Chief Minister and senior Congress
leader Harish Rawat sat on an hour-long silent fast at his
residence in Dehradun in support of
the people of Banbhulpura of Hald-
wani. Stating that the matter was in
front of the Honourable SC, he said,
“We are praying to god for justice.
We are hoping that nothing happens
to the homes of people.” He further
said that through the silent fast, he
urges the Chief Minister of the state
to intervene. “The CM is the guardian of the state. My silent
fast for an hour is dedicated to the Chief Minister,” he said.
PREZ APPROVES GUJ BILL GIVING POWER
TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST PROTESTERS
FORMER U’KHAND CM SITS ON SILENT
FAST TO SUPPORT HALDWANI PROTESTERS
EIGHT CRPF COMPANIES WILL BE DEPLOYED FROM NEARBY LOCATIONS IN JAMMU KASHMIR
CENTRE SENDS 18 MORE CRPF COMPANIES
New Delhi (ANI): The
Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) will send
additional 18 companies
to Jammu and Kashmir
in the wake of recent
killings of civilians in
two fresh terror attacks
in Rajouri district,
sources familiar with
the development said.
The 18 CRPF compa-
nies - approximately
1,800 personnel - will be
rushed to the Jammu
region for deployment
mainly in Poonch and
Rajouri districts. As per
inputs, eight CRPF com-
panies will be deployed
very soon from nearby
locations of deployment
in Jammu and Kashmir
while 10 CRPF compa-
nies are being rushed
from Delhi. The move
followed a recent order
issued by the Ministry
of Home Affairs amidst
intelligence input about
the terror attack in the
Jammu region, said the
source.
Six persons, includ-
ing two children, were
killed and many more
injured in two separate
terror attacks in Upper
Dangri village in Jam-
mu and Kashmir’s Ra-
jouri district on Sunday
evening and Monday
morning.
In the latest terror at-
tack, two children were
killed and several oth-
ers injured after a sus-
pected Improvised Ex-
plosive Device (IED)
blast took place in Ra-
jouri’s Upper Dangri
village on Monday
morning.
ADGP Mukesh Singh
cautioned people as an-
other suspected IED
was spotted in the area
near Upper Dangri vil-
lage, which is about
eight kilometres from
Rajouri town.
TOTAL SHUTDOWN IN JK’S POONCH
AGAINST RAJOURI TERROR ATTACK
‘BJP BENIFITS
WHEN PEOPLE ARE
KILLED IN KASHMIR’
Srinagar: Days af-
ter six civilians were
killed by terrorists in
JK’s Rajouri, People’s
Democratic Party chief
Mehbooba Mufti on
Wednesday
accused
the BJP of
running a
“narrative
against
minori-
ties” in the
country. “The BJP is
benefitted when in-
nocent people are killed
in Kashmir as they
run a narrative against
minorities in the
country and demonise
Kashmiris. There is no
accountability to the
question of why did
this incident hap-
pen?” Mufti said while
addressing a press
conference here today.
NIGHT CURFEW
IMPOSED ON
INT’L BORDER
Srinagar: A night
curfew has been
imposed along the
International border
in the Samba dis-
trict of JK in view
of the increasing
movement of terror-
ists on the border,
informed officials
on Wednesday.
As per an order
from the District
Commissioner of
Samba Anuradha
Gupta, the night
curfew will be ap-
plicable from 9 pm
to 6 am in areas
up to 1 km from
the International
Border. “Appeal to
people not to move
unnecessarily,” said
Deputy SP, Garu
Ram Bhardwaj,
SOG, JK police.
Jammu (PTI): The
bandh against the twin
terror attacks in Ra-
jouri that killed six
people and injured 11
others entered its sec-
ond day in the border
town of Poonch on
Wednesday while pro-
tests were held across
the Jammu region. Se-
curity was beefed up in
the border districts of
Poonch and Rajouri in
view of the bandh, of-
ficials said. Shops and
business establish-
ments remained closed
in the district as hun-
dreds of people, brav-
ing cold weather, came
out to hold protests.
Raising anti-Paki-
stan slogans, the protes-
tors burnt tyres and
demanded enhance-
ment of security in and
around minority places
in districts of the Jam-
mu region.
Gwalior records lowest temperature at 4.5 degree
Madhya Pradesh
(ANI): Cold conditions
continueacrossMadhya
Pradesh and the weath-
er department issued an
alert regarding cold
waves in the state, a me-
teorologist said on
Wednesday
.
Gwalior has been the
coldest in the state as it
recorded the lowest tem-
perature at 4.5 degree
celsius. This time Guna
became the second cold-
est region in the state
where the dip in mercu-
ry was recorded at 5.7
degreecelsius.Similarly
,
Bhopal recorded the
minimum temperature
at 7.4 degree celsius. Me-
teorologistSNSahutold
ANI, “There can be cold
days in Bhopal, Sagar,
Gwalior and Rewa divi-
sionof thestate.Gwalior
has been the coldest re-
gion in the state where
temperaturewasrecord-
ed at 4.5 degrees.”
“If we talk about fog
then there will be fog in
the northern parts of
the state. The fog will
also be seen in western
areas of the state. The
weather conditions will
remain the same for the
next two days whose
temperature will re-
volve around 7 degree
celsius,” he said, adding
that after two days, the
temperature will in-
crease gradually by 1
and 2 degrees.
—Image for representational purpose.
Kashmiri Pandits take part in a candle march in Jammu.
WHO concerned by
China Covid surge,
calls again for data
CBI files charge-
sheet against
power firm
New Delhi (PTI): The
CBI has filed a charge
sheet against CG Power
Industrial Solutions
Ltd and its former pro-
moter Gautam Thapar
in an alleged bank fraud
of ₹ 2,435 crore, officials
said on Wednesday
. The
agency has alleged that
the accused had availed
loans from a consorti-
um of 13 banks against
the same securities
without disclosing fi-
nances taken from oth-
er banks. The CBI has
alleged that the accused
also borrowed funds
from the bank by mis-
representation.
Agartala (PTI): Two
persons have been in-
jured following the
BJP-CPI (M) support-
ers’ clashes near for-
mer Tripura Chief
Minister Biplab Kumar
Deb’s ancestral house
in Gomti district, police
said on Wednesday
. The
incident occurred on
Tuesday night after a
group of priests ar-
rived at Deb’s residence
at Rajdhanagar in Jam-
juri area of Udaipur to
perform a Yajna in the
annual Shradh ceremo-
ny of Deb’s father, Hir-
udhan Deb.
Starting Wednesday,
a four-day yagna was to
be held on the death an-
niversary of Deb’s fa-
ther at their ancestral
home Jamjuri for
which BJP activists
decorated the house
and the nearby area.
Meanwhile, a group of
CPI(M) supporters also
put up party flags in the
area for their pro-
gramme.
“Some of CPI(M)
flags were allegedly
found torn and thrown
away”, following which
the clash broke out
near the BJP Rajya Sab-
ha MP’s residence.
“One vehicle owned
by a guest of Deb was
allegedly torched by the
CPI(M) supporters dur-
ing the clash and two
BJP activists suffered
injuries. Angered BJP
activists then set four
shops of CPI(M) work-
ers in the village on
fire,” said Udaipur Sub-
Divisional Police Offic-
er Nirupam Dutta.
Geneva (Agencies):
China’s COVID-19 data
is not giving an accu-
rate picture of the situ-
ation there and under-
represents the number
of hospitalisations and
deaths from the dis-
ease, a senior official at
the World Health Or-
ganization said on
Wednesday.
The U.N. agency was
preparing to meet Chi-
nese scientists again
on Thursday as part of
a wider briefing among
member states on the
global COVID-19 situa-
tion as concerns grow
about the rapid spread
of the virus in the
world’s No. 2 economy.
On Tuesday, China’s
top scientists present-
ed data to a WHO tech-
nical advisory group
showing no new coro-
navirus variant had
been found in the coun-
try of 1.4 billion people.
That might ease
some concerns about
the outbreak since Bei-
jing abruptly reversed
its “zero COVID” policy
last month.
But comments by
WHO officials on
Wednesday were the
clearest criticism yet
of China’s recent han-
dling of the pandemic.
It underscored worries
about the accuracy and
availability of Bei-
jing’s data.
RAM TEERTH
KSHETRA TRUST
HOLDS MEETING
Uttar Pradesh: Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust held its
meeting in Ayodhya to dis-
cuss the progress of the
construction of the Ram
Temple. The meeting held
at the Circuit House was
presided over by Nipendra
Mishra, chairman of the
building construction
committee. As per sourc-
es, on January 4, Ram
Janmabhoomi Trust Board
will have another meeting
on the subject.
WB: NIA RAIDS 17
LOCATIONS IN
VIOLENCE CASE
New Delhi: The National
Investigation Agency on
Wednesday carried out
searches at 17 locations
in West Bengal in con-
nection with the Ekbal-
pore-Mominpur clashes
that occurred in the state
on October 9 last year,
sources said.The raids
are being conducted
at the house and office
premises of the sus-
pects, an official source
privy to the development
told ANI.
MAN DIES DUE TO COLD WAVE IN
MADHYA PRADESH’S INDORE
Madhya Pradesh: A man died allegedly due
to cold weather under Tukoganj police station
limits in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on
Wednesday, police said.The man was identified
as Ramakant (40). The residents of the locality
saw the body in the lanes on Wednesday morn-
ing and they informed the Tukoganj police about
the incident. The police rushed to the spot and
sent the body for post mortem. Assistant Sub
Inspector Rakesh Singh Parihar said, “In the
preliminary investigation, it seems that Rama-
kant died due to cold.”
FOUR BF.7 CASES
DETECTED IN
WEST BENGAL
West Bengal: Four
cases of Omicron
subvariant BF.7 were
detected in West Ben-
gal, a health official said
on Wednesday. Genome
sequencing of the
four people, who have
recently returned from
the US, confirmed that
they were infected with
the new variant of the
coronavirus, he said.Of
the four people, three
are from Nadia district,
while one person hails
from Bihar.
Biplab Kumar Deb
Police arrests one in BJP-CPI (M)
clashes near Deb’s residence

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 56,130.00 378.00 0.67 (Per 10g)
SILVER 70,675.00 147.00 0.20 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.82 0.18 0.21
GBPINR 99.87 1.09 1.10
CURRENCIES
RCPLformsJVwithbeveragemakerSHBPL
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Reliance Con-
sumer Products Limited
(“RCPL”), the FMCG arm
and a wholly owned sub-
sidiary of Reliance Retail
Ventures Limited.
(“RRVL”), on Tuesday an-
nounced it will acquire
50% equity stake in Guja-
rat-headquartered Sosyo
Hajoori Beverages Private
Limited (“SHBPL”), which
owns and operates a bever-
age business under the
flagship brand ‘Sosyo’.
The existing promoters,
Hajoori family, will con-
tinue to own the remaining
stake in Sosyo Hajoori Bev-
erages Private Limited .
Sosyo is a heritage Indi-
an brand with around 100
years of legacy in carbon-
ated soft drinks (CSD) and
juices. Established in 1923
by Abbas Abdulrahim Ha-
joori, the company is one
of the leading players in
the domestic soft drinks
market.
TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF BRANDS
ISHA AMBANI’S
NEW VENTURE
z Isha Ambani, Executive
Director, Reliance Retail
Ventures Limited, said,
“This investment helps us
take forward our vision of
empowering local heritage
brands and presenting
them with new growth
opportunities. We welcome
the desi power of century-
old Sosyo’s heritage
beverage brands”
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Gold price
rose by `378 to `56,130
per 10 gram in the na-
tional capital on Wednes-
day amid a rally in the
precious metal prices
globally, according to
HDFC Securities. The yel-
low metal had settled at
`55,752 per 10 gram in
the previous trade. Silver,
however, declined by
`147 to `70,675 per kilo-
gram. In the overseas
market, gold was trading
higher at US Dollar 1,859
per ounce while silver
was flat at US Dollar
24.24 per ounce. —PTI
GOLD PRICE RISES
BY `378; SILVER
DECLINES BY `147
New Delhi: German auto-
motive group Volkswa-
gen’s sales in India grew
85.48% to 1,01,270 units
in 2022, ŠKODA AUTO
Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
said on Wednesday. The
group’s sales in India
stood at 54,598 units in
2021. “While challenges
around the ongoing chip
shortage and increasing
input costs continued, we
successfully re-calibrated,
taking action with agility
and speed to minimise
the impact of these,”
SAVWIPL Managing Di-
rector and CEO Piyush
Arora said in a statement.
The group’s exports from
India stood at 33,397
units last year. —PTI
VOLKSWAGEN INDIA
SALES GROW 85%
TO 1,01,270 UNITS
New Delhi: The monthly
domestic air passenger
traffic touched 1.29 crore
to cross the pre-COVID
level in December 2022,
with Civil Aviation Minis-
ter Jyotiraditya Scindia
terming it as a healthy
trend and a good sign for
the industry. In December
2019, the domestic air
passenger traffic stood at
1.26 crore. “2022 sets
new record in air passen-
ger movement,” accord-
ing to a graphic shared by
the minister on his Twitter
handle. —PTI
DOMESTIC AIR
TRAFFIC TOUCHES
`1.29 CR IN DEC 2022
New Delhi : The govern-
ment’s paddy procure-
ment for the central pool
rose 9.58% to 541.90
lakh tonne so far in the
ongoing 2022-23 season.
Punjab, Chhattisgarh,
Haryana and Telangana
were the top contributors
to the central pool. Nor-
mally, paddy procurement
begins from October.
However, in southern
states, especially in Kera-
la and Tamil Nadu, it be-
gins from September. The
government aims to pro-
cure 775.72 lakh tonne of
paddy in the 2022-23
season. —PTI
GOVT’S PADDY
PROCUREMENT
RISES 10% SO FAR
*Rates till the edition went to print.
NARCL HIGHEST NPV
BIDDER IN SREI
RESOLUTION
Kolkata: The government-
backed National Asset
Reconstruction Company Ltd
has taken lead
in taking over
two stressed
entities of the
Srei group
as it submitted the “high-
est net present value bid of
`5,555 crore” among bidders.
NARCL’s net present value
bid, submitted in the 10-hour-
long “challenge mechanism”
conducted by the CoC on
Tuesday, constitutes `3,200
crore in cash, a `1000-crore
jump from the previous plans
offered, he said. —PTI
HOUSING DEMAND
GOES UP BY 19% IN
DECEMBER QUARTER
New Delhi: The Indian resi-
dential market demonstrated
resilience and total progress in
the year 2022.
The mixture
residential
demand,
indicated by
searches, elevated 19% from
year in the past led by main
cities similar to Mumbai with
52.1% rise, Noida 35.8%, Gur-
gaon 34.5%, Delhi 14.8% and
Bengaluru with 33% progress,
confirmed the Magicbricks’
PropIndex report for the De-
cember quarter. The common
property rates elevated 13.9%
from a year in the past. —PTI
CERC TO COMPENSATE IMPORTED COAL-BASED
POWER PRODUCERS FOR HIGHER RUNNING COST
New Delhi: Power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission (CERC) has decided to fully compensate the power
producers running imported coal-based
plants for higher running costs required
for supplying electricity under forced
circumstances. The CERC order will
come as a relief for imported coal-
based power plants which ran to full
capacity under the directions of the
Ministry of Power for meeting demand.
The order was passed by the CERC on a petition filed by Tata
Power Company Ltd. —FIB
INDIAN TYRE INDUSTRY TO SCALE TURNOVER OF
`1 LAKH CRORE IN NEXT THREE YEARS: ATMA
New Delhi: The Indian tyre industry will be able to scale a turnover
of `1 lakh crore in the next three years on the back of new capaci-
ties available, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association said on
Wednesday. The industry has completed
investment of `35,000 crore in the last
three years in new capacity creation and
debottlenecking. “The new capacity will
help the industry notch a turnover of
`1 lakh crore in the next 3 years from
`75,000 crore currently,” ATMA said in a
statement. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
IN DECEMBER
Services sector growth hits 6-month high
New Delhi (PTI): The In-
dian services sector growth
touched a six-month high
in December, supported by
a robust intake of new
work and favourable mar-
ket conditions, a monthly
survey said on Wednesday
.
The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Services
PMI Business Activity In-
dex rose from 56.4 in No-
vember to 58.5 in Decem-
ber, highlighting the
strongest rate of expansion
since mid-2022.
For the 17th straight
month, the headline figure
was above the neutral 50
threshold. In Purchasing
Managers’ Index (PMI)
parlance, a print above 50
means expansion while a
score below 50 denotes
contraction.
“December saw a wel-
come expansion in Indian
services activity, under-
scoring the resilience of
demand as 2022 came to an
end,” said Pollyanna De
Lima, Economics Associ-
ate Director at SP Global
Market Intelligence.
Lima further noted that
“as we head into 2023, com-
panies signalled strong op-
timism towards the out-
look for output. Around
31% of panellists forecast
growth, while only 2% an-
ticipate a contraction.”
Meanwhile, in Decem-
ber, more jobs were created
and companies remained
strongly upbeat towards
the year ahead outlook for
business activity
.
“Positive sentiment and
ongoing growth of new
business continued to sup-
port job creation, but there
were areas where capaci-
ties were reportedly ade-
quate to cope with current
requirements,” Lima said.
On the inflation front,
input costs at services com-
panies rose further, with
companies mentioning
wage pressures and higher
prices for energy, food and
transportation.
“Inflation trends were
mixed, as input prices rose
at a faster pace and the up-
turn in charges moderated.
On the expense front, ser-
vices firms reported pres-
sure from energy, food,
staff and transportation
costs,” Lima said.
MAJOR
OUTCOMES
z The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Services PMI
Business Activity Index rose
from 56.4 in November to 58.5
in December, highlighting the
strongest rate of expansion
since mid-2022
z In December, more jobs
were created and companies
remained strongly upbeat
towards the year ahead outlook
for business activity
z On the inflation front, input
costs at services companies
rose further, with companies
mentioning wage pressures
Citi cuts India
CAD forecast to
below 3% of GDP
New Delhi (FIB): Citi-
group lowered its projec-
tion for India’s current ac-
count deficit (CAD) to 2.9%
of gross domestic product
(GDP) for the current fiscal
year, citing the growth in
the country’s service ex-
ports and a lower oil price
forecast.
“The key surprise came
from the phenomenal
growth in services exports
in the first half of the cur-
rent fiscal year, which
goes beyond just software
services,” Samiran
Chakraborty, chief econo-
mist for India at Citi, said
in a note.
Nadellaadvocatestech
usefor empowerment
New Delhi (PTI): Micro-
soft Chairman and CEO
Satya Nadella on Wednes-
day highlighted the impor-
tance of driving inclusivity
and empowerment through
technology and economic
growth and asserted that
the company is “very com-
mitted to India”.
Nadella interacted with
people who are making a
difference in the society, by
leveraging various Micro-
soft programs, initiatives.
“Looking at what you all
have done, your passion,
imagination and ingenuity
is truly inspiring. One of
the things that keeps me
grounded is seeing our
mission in action,” Nadella
said. He urged the partici-
pants to think of growth in
terms of social inclusivity
.
“Inclusive growth... If I
think about what it means
for economic growth to in-
clude everyone. Today’s
examples all around are
tremendous...How do we
make sure whatever
growth we have, is aligned
with the planet because
that is one finite resource...
Or trust in technology
...”.
Google case:
NCLAT refuses
stay on CCI penalty
New Delhi (PTI): In a set-
back for Google, an appel-
late tribunal on Wednesday
refused an interim stay on
the competition regulator
imposing a `1,337-crore
penalty on the US tech gi-
ant and asked it to deposit
10% of the amount.
The National Company
Law Appellate Tribunal
(NCLAT) admitted the
search giant’s challenge to
the Competition Commis-
sion of India (CCI) slap-
ping a `1,337.76-crore fine
for abusing the dominant
position of its Android
smartphone operating sys-
tem in the country
.
BY LEVERAGING
MICROSOFT PROG
z Nadella interacted with
teachers, students and
professionals who are
making a difference with
Microsoft programs
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank on Wednesday
said it has received an ap-
plication from Bhubane-
swar-based Annapurna Fi-
nance for setting up a uni-
versal bank. Annapurna
Finance, according to the
company’s website, was es-
tablished in 2009, and is one
of the top 10 NBFC-MFIs in
the country. It provides
loans to economically
weaker sections of the soci-
ety with a view to bringing
them to the mainstream
banking system.
Sensex snaps 2-day rally, slides
637 pts to close below 61K mark
Adani focus on building
AI-ML, Cloud in 2023
Mumbai (PTI): Market
benchmarks Sensex and
Nifty tumbled 1% on
Wednesday amid continu-
ous foreign fund outflows
and a weak trend in index
majors Reliance Industries
and HDFC Bank.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
slumped 636.75 points or
1.04% to settle at 60,657.45.
The broader NSE Nifty
ended lower by 189.60
points or 1.04% at 18,042.95.
From the Sensex pack,
Tata Steel, Tata Motors,
Wipro, Power Grid, Info-
sys, HDFC Bank, Reliance
Industries and HDFC were
the major laggards.
Maruti Suzuki and Tata
Consultancy Services were
the only winners on
Wednesday
.
RUPEE GAINS 18
PAISE TO CLOSE AT
82.82 AGAINST US $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
recovered from its all-time low
level and settled 18 paise higher
at 82.82 (provisional) against
the US dollar on Wednesday,
supported by easing crude oil
prices. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local unit
opened at 82.87 and touched an
intra-day high of 82.74 and a low
of 82.91 against the greenback.
It finally settled at 82.82, regis-
tering a rise of 18 paise over its
previous close.
New Delhi (FIB): Adani
Group’s chairman Gautam
Adani has been planning to
roll out an enterprise 5G
services and consumer
apps this year, according to
a TOI report.
As the Indian industrial-
ist looks to expand his busi-
ness outside the country
, he
will be focusing on build-
ing AI-ML (artificial intel-
ligence machine learn-
ing) and industrial cloud
capabilities, and expand-
ing data centres.
“While we are fully in-
vested in building India, it
is an opportune time to
contribute to nation-build-
ing outside India,” TOI
quoted Adani as saying in
his New Year address to
employees. In 2022, during
the 5G auctions, Adani had
stressed that it does not in-
tend to enter the consumer
mobility space currently
dominated by the likes of
Reliance Jio and Bharti
Airtel.
MOTOROLA TIES UP
WITH JIO FOR 5G
SMARTPHONES
New Delhi (FIB): Motorola on
Wednesday announced that it
has signed an agreement with
Reliance Jio to ensure that its 5G
smartphones in India support
Jio’s advanced standalone 5G
technology. The joint statement
said Motorola provides Jios’ True
5G support in all its 5G smart-
phones, which includes support
for 11-13 5G bands, by far the
highest in the industry.
Annapurna
Finance applies to
RBI for licence

08
2NDFRONT
Resolve to spend half an hour daily
with nature in 2023- Feel the Sun in
your face, feel the grass under your
feet, listen to the wind-Change your life!
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Auniqueone-
page calendar, produced
under the aegis of
Adarsh Hotels Group
and India Press, was re-
leased on Wednesday by
Member of Parliament
(MP) Rahul Shewale.
After inspecting the
calendar, Rahul Sh-
ewale described this
one page calendar as
something unique. He
further praised the inte-
gration of English dates
with Hindu dates and
times and said that the
release of the calendar
on the birthday of Savit-
ribai Phule is a matter
of tribute to her too.
While speaking about
the calendar, Jagdish
Purohit, Creator, in-
formed about showing
auspicious days like
Sankashti Chaturthi,
Ekadashi, Poornamasi,
Amavasya along with
the regular format of
dates in the calendar. It
also prominently dis-
plays the birthdays of
great personalities and
various festivals have
also been marked
through pictures.
Important days like
Journalist day, Hindi
day, Gujarati language
day, Marathi language
day, among others are
also mentioned in this
calendar.
Vijendra Bhatia,
Girish Sharma and Ra-
jendra Kherwada have
also contributed a lot in
giving a complete shape
to the creation of this
calendar. Mithalal
Sethia, Prince Surana,
CA Amar Bafna and
Praveen Jain played a
major role in the release
of the calendar.
First India Bureau
Pune: NCP supremo
Sharad Pawar on
Wednesday said that
tough times can be over-
come not through beg-
ging, but by hard work.
Pawar inaugurated the
Janajagar Yatra of NCP
Mahila Congress and
hitting at state govern-
ment he said that crisis
of inflation is looming
in front of the common
man due to the econom-
ic policy of the govern-
ment.
“Government is not
ready to make policy
and take a decision re-
garding removal of un-
employment. The lead-
ers of the state are giv-
ing statements that
great men beg. But the
common man over-
comes the crisis with
great courage and hard
work,” Pawar said.
During this, National
President of NCP Mah-
ila Congress Fauzia
Khan, State President
Vidya Chavan, MP Su-
priya Sule, Vandana
Chavan, Srinivas Patil,
former minister Dilip
Valse Patil, MLA
Chetan Tupe, city presi-
dent Prashant Jagtap
and other dignitaries
were present.
“NCP Mahila Con-
gress has started a good
program. Fifty percent
reservation should be
given to women in Vid-
hansabha and Lok Sab-
ha also. On this occa-
sion awareness will be
raised against unem-
ployment and inflation.
After becoming the ag-
riculture minister, i
found that Mahatma
Jyotiba Phule and Savit-
ribai Phule did good
work in the field of ag-
riculture. Phule adopt-
ed modern thinking,”
the NCP Chief said.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: India will test
a space-based aircraft
monitoring system
when it undertakes a
development flight of
Small Satellite Launch
Vehicle (SSLV) next
month, senior officials
said on Wednesday
.
The SSLV
, aimed at
launching up to 500 kg
satellites in planar or-
bit, was unsuccessful in
its first development
flight on August 7 last
year.
The second develop-
ment flight of the SSLV
is likely to be held next
month, which if suc-
cessful would allow
ISRO to provide on de-
mand launch services
for smaller satellites
weighing from 10 kg to
500 kg.
“I cannot give you a
specific date, but we are
planning a test flight
next month,” ISRO
chairman S Somanath
told reporters here on
the sidelines of the
108th Indian Science
Congress.
He said India was also
planning scientific mis-
sions to Mars and Venus
besides attempting a
land rover to the moon
sometime this year.
“The Chandrayaan-3
spacecraft is almost
ready. The orbiter,
lander and rover. But we
are waiting for the right
time to launch the mis-
sion, which is sometime
in June. We will try to
meet that launch win-
dow,” he said.
A senior ISRO official
said the space agency
will also test the satel-
lite-based Automatic
Dependent Surveil-
lance-Broadcast (ADS-
B) receiver system on-
board the SSLV next
month.
Adarsh Hotels India Press launches ‘unique calendar’
ONE OF A KIND
MP Rahul Shewale with Jagdish Purohit and others releasing the unique one-page calendar onWednesday.
MP Rahul Shewale described this one
page calendar as something unique
and praised the integration of English
dates with Hindu dates and times
Readytowelcome‘Bhimshakti’
with‘Shivshakti’:SanjayRaut
First India Bureau
Mumbai: On Wednes-
day, Shiv Sena (Thack-
eray) leader and MP
Sanjay Raut reacted
to minister Deepak
Kesarkar’s statement
that he should be
ready to go behind
bars again. Raut hit
back saying that kes-
arkar should be jailed
in 2024, a hint that
Shiv Sena will win
the assembly elec-
tions due later next
year.
When media repre-
sentatives asked
about Deepak Kes-
arkar’s statement that
‘Sanjay Raut should
be ready to go to jail
again’, Raut reacted
to Kesarkar’s state-
ment. “For our party,
for Maharashtra, we
will go to jail again.
We are not lazy like
you. If Deepak Kes-
arkar has really said
that, then he should
be jailed in 2024. Prep-
aration should be
done, everything is
ready,” Raut said.
Meanwhile, Sanjay
Raut confirmed the
reports that the Shiv
Sena is in talks for an
alliance with
Prakash Ambedkar’s
Vanchit Bahujan
Aghadi. “Talks are
going on between
Prakash Ambedkar
and Shiv Sena. An of-
ficial notice of talks
between Prakash
Ambedkar and Shiv
Sena has been given
to MVA leaders. Who
will protest and who
wont, only time will
tell. But in Maharash-
tra, the power that
honors Babasaheb
Ambedkar is united
under the leadership
of Prakash Ambed-
kar. If Prakash
Ambedkar and his or-
ganization come with
us, it will be the be-
ginning of change in
Maharashtra and the
country,” he said, fur-
ther adding, “We
wanted Shivashakti
and Bhimshakti to
come together. If we
want to overturn the
existing system of
power in Delhi and
Maharashtra, it is
necessary for these
two forces to come to-
gether. We are all
ready to welcome
Prakash Ambedkar.”
Not against
Uorfi,but
nakedness will
not be tolerated:
ChitraWagh
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After Ma-
harashtra BJP lead-
er Chitra Wagh and
Uorfi Javed’s Twit-
ter feud, Wagh is
nowquestioningthe
State Women’s Com-
mission’s resolve.
Wagh said on
Wednesday, “Wom-
en’s Commission
need not just say
things but also act
on it. Is it culture of
Maharashtra to
walk naked in pub-
lic places? Why
doesn’t Women’s
Commissionanswer
this question? I am
not against Uorfi,
but manner in
which
Women’s Com-
mission has pre-
sented its position,
means that commis-
sion supports such
things.”
“Law will do its
work and our Shin-
de-Fadnavis govern-
ment will also do its
job.Butthequestion
is does the Women’s
Commission think
on this issue or not?
We will not tolerate
this kind of naked-
ness in Maharash-
tra. This is the Ma-
harashtra of
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj,” added
Wagh.
Chairperson of
Women’s Commis-
sion Rupali Cha-
kankar said, “Chi-
tra Wagh has
warned that her life
may also be in dan-
ger. Therefore, if
Uorfi has any com-
plaints about her
safety, the SWC will
take note of those
complaints.
Tough times can be
overcome by hard
work: Sharad Pawar
Trying again: ISRO
planning 2nd SSLV
flight next month
We wanted Shivashakti and
Bhimshakti to come together. If
we want to overturn the existing
system of power in Delhi and Maharash-
tra, it is necessary for these two forces to
come together. We are all ready to wel-
come Prakash Ambedkar.
—Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (Thackeray)
First India Bureau
Nagpur: BJP MLA
Nitesh Rane fiercely hit
Nationalist Congress
Party MLA Jitendra
Awhad on Wednesday
and stressed that he
would sing praises for
the Mughal rule since
NCP's top leadership
has already sung prais-
es for the Mughal rule.
“Awhad never once
bowed at the tomb of
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj, the founder
of Hindu swaraj ya, nor
did he set foot towards
Raigad. Chhatrapati
Sambhaji Maharaj,
who sacrificed his life
for the Hindu religion
like his uncle, was also
declared not a Dhar-
maveer. Although Au-
rangzeb subjected
Maharaj to hellish tor-
ture to convert him, the
hero Chhatrapati
Sambhaji Maharaj sac-
rificed himself for Hin-
duism,” said Rane.
Attacking NCP lead-
ership, Nitesh Rane
said, “Even the nephew
(Ajit Pawar), believes
just like his uncle
(Sharad Pawar) that
Maharaj was not a
‘dharmaveer’. These
leaders have never vis-
ited Raigarh fort which
was capital of Shivaji
Maharaj to pay tributes
to the founder of ‘Hin-
davi Swaraj’. Though
Aurangzeb tortured
Sambhaji Maharaj forc-
ing him to convert, the
Chhatrapati did not
budge even an inch and
sacrificed his life for
Hindus,” Rane added.
“For your informa-
tion, I am giving you
the list of Hindu tem-
ples destroyed by Au-
rangzeb along with this
letter,” mentioned Rane
in the letter. He added,
I am sure, you will not
accept this fact for the
sake of our Mughal
Empire.
Rane thereafter pro-
vided a list of 13 tem-
ples destroyed by Au-
rangzeb - Somnath tem-
ple, Krishna Janmab-
hoomi temple, Kashi
Vishwanath temple,
Vishweshwar temple,
Govinddeo temple, Vi-
jay temple, Bhimadevi
temple, Madan Mohan
temple, Choushathyo-
gini temple, Elora tem-
ple, Trimbakeshwar
temple, Narshingpur
temple, and Pandhar-
pur temple.
‘Awhad’s remarks in sync with NCP’s thoughts’
NITESH RANE PRODUCES LIST OF TEMPLES DESTROYED BY MUGHAL EMPEROR AURANGZEB
‘AURANGZEB DIDN’T DESTROY TEMPLES’
The people of ‘Tillya’ need not say
this. I will answer them about their
height and jump (political power
and prowess). My spokesperson will answer
them. —Ajit Pawar
Even the nephew believes just like
his uncle that Sambhaji was not a
‘dharmaveer’. These leaders have
never visited Shivaji’s Raigarh fort to pay
tributes to the founder of ‘Hindavi Swaraj
—Nitesh Rane, BJP MLA

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L
ike many other things,
Indian attire has also
been influenced by
Westernization. A size-
able portion of Indians
now favours Western
apparel over tradition-
al outfits like sarees and dhotis,
including jeans, trousers,
skirts, T-shirts, suits, and
shirts. However, a substantial
segment of the populace likes
to wear only traditional Indian
attire. Intriguingly, during
the past ten years, a
stunning fusion of
Indian and West-
ern attire has
gained popular-
ity and is now
referred to as
“Indo-Western”
or “Indo-West-
ern fusion”
clothing.
Indo-Western fu-
sion clothing is pre-
sent as “the in thing”
in India and is gener-
ally liked by male, fe-
male, and child buyers.
These clothes are
becoming more common in In-
dian culture and are now pre-
ferred for both formal and cas-
ual occasions as well as for
business attire. There are sev-
eral designers that specialise in
creating Indo-Western fusion
clothing. As a result, the mar-
ket is filled with various items
of this clothing.
Indo-Western fusion clothing
typically combines Indian mo-
tifs with Western-style pat-
terns. Usually
, ornate stoles are
worn as an accessory to en-
hance the look of salwar ka-
meez in Indo-Western fashion.
Another kind of fusion that is
prevalent nowadays is the em-
ployment of regionally specific
Indian ethnic embroidered de-
signs, like Punjab’s phulkari
and Rajasthan’s mirror work,
on clothing with Westernized
patterns. There are other in-
stances when more ornate em-
broidery techniques like
Meenakari, Kundan, Resham,
and Zardozi work are employed.
In India right now, denim
jackets and pants with embroi-
dery and other decorations
done in Indian style are all
the rage. Both men and women
like wearing the shorter form
of the kurta, known as the
“Kurti,” which is typically
worn with a pair of denim
slacks or trousers.
Bridal clothing has progres-
sively caught on to the Indo-
Western fusion fashion trend.
Grecian-style draping of sarees
is getting more popular, and the
design of saree blouses is be-
coming more and more West-
ernized. Another example of
Indo-Western fusion clothing
that is becoming acceptable for
a wedding dress is lehengas
worn with halter tops.
Accessories also contain this
blending of aspects from Indi-
an and Western civilizations,
particularly jewellery. Indian
traditional jewellery typically
receives a slight Westerniza-
tion so that it may be used with
fusion clothing. In addition,
big, hanging earrings, beads,
and elaborate bracelets are
popular with fusion clothing.
FUSION
FASHION
FUNDA!
Globalization has made it possible to recognise and
incorporate other fashion cultures and moods.
Indo-Western fashion, which combines Western
and Indian fashion, is one example of this
combination. City First brings to perfect attire to
carry your every mood!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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