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Exit polls predict major AAP win in Delhi
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) is likely to get 155
of the 250 wards in the
Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (MCD) election,
according to NDTV’s
poll of exit polls.
The AAP may get 149-
171 wards, according to
an exit poll by Aaj Tak-
Axis My India. Another
exit poll by Times Now-
ETG shows Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal’s party getting any-
where between 146 and
156 wards.
Aaj Tak shows BJP
getting 69-91 wards;
Times Now exit poll
shows BJP with 84-94
wards. News X-Jan Ki
Baat exit poll gives the
AAP 159-175 wards and
the BJP 70-92.
All the three chan-
nels’ exit polls have the
Congress getting 10 or
less wards. Others
would bag around 5-9
seats, the three exit
polls show.Zee News-
BARC exit poll gives the
AAP 134-146, BJP 82-94
and Congress 8-14.
In the 2017 polls, BJP
won 181 of 272 seats,
AAP won 48 and Con-
gress won 30; BJP’s vote
share was a little over
36%, AAP’s was 26%
and Congress’ was 21%.
The voter turnout on
Sunday was only
50.47%, the lowest in
municipal polls since
2007, when only about
48% of those eligible
voted.
BJP has been ruling
MCD for 15 years, be-
tween 2007 and 2022 and
won all three corpora-
tions (North, South and
East) even after trifur-
cation in 2012. The par-
ty is battling anti-in-
cumbency as well as a
sustained attack by
AAP over issues of gov-
ernance, solid waste
management and cor-
ruption. Air pollution,
garbage management,
and landfill sites were
among the core poll is-
sues in the capital that
saw intense campaign-
ing both the BJP and
the AAP.
The BJP had brought
union ministers - in-
cluding Jyotiraditya
Scindia - among others
and CMs of several
states to back party
candidates.
Delhi Police bust int’l cyber fraud
gang duping job aspirants, 4 held
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi Police has busted
an international cyber
fraud gang running a
fake call centre for dup-
ing unemployed youths
on the promise of pro-
viding them with work
from home roles with
an e-commerce compa-
ny, officials said on
Monday
.
Four accused -- Amit
Kedia (30), Sachin Gup-
ta (36), Rohit Jain (36)
and Pradeep Kumar (34)
-- were arrested, police
said, adding that the
kingping of the gang,
Gulati, operated from
Dubai.
The accused posed as
officials of the e-com-
merce firm and pro-
cured details of job
seekers from various
online job providing
portals such as Naukri.
com and Shine.com,
they said.
The matter came to
light after a complaint
was received from a
woman who alleged
that she received a mes-
sage from an unknown
mobile number. The
caller introduced him-
self as Nathalie from
Amazon Company and
subsequently, she was
cheated of Rs. 3,15,745
on the pretext of work
from home after she fol-
lowed the link to a fake
website that was shared
by the accused in a
WhatsApp message
sent to her.During en-
quiry, it was found that
the cheated money was
transferred to various
bank accounts via Pay-
tm, police said.
BATTLE FOR MCD
50.48 PC VOTER TURNOUT IN MCD POLLS;
HIGHEST POLLING IN BAKHTAWARPUR
New Delhi: Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 50.48 pc
in the high-stakes municipal polls held on December 4,
results of which may have ramifications beyond Delhi.
Voting for the election to the 250 wards took place on
Sunday, with a spirited Aam Aadmi Party, a confident BJP
and a hopeful Congress locked in a triangular contest. The
civic polls recorded a voter turnout of 50.48 per cent, with
maximum polling being registered in Bakhtawarpur ward,
State Election Commission said on Monday.
Kejriwal-led AAP may get around 150 seats as per the exit polls.
The accused procured details of job seekers from job portals.
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RE-ELECTED
UNOPPOSED
London: Vodafone CEO Nick Read is stepping down, British
telecoms group said Monday, after a four-year tenure
marked by a steep fall in company’s share price. Read will
leave his role at end of Dec following over 20 years at group.
Srinagar: Former CM and Lok Sabha member, Dr
Farooq Abdullah was re-elected unopposed as the
president of the National Conference (NC) party
on Monday. NC presidential polls were held at
party headquarters, ‘Nawa-e-Subha’ in Srinagar.
LALU’S KIDNEY
TRANSPLANT
SUCCESSFUL IN
SINGAPORE
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad’s kidney
transplant surgery on Monday in Singapore was
successful, his son and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi
Yadav said. Yadav said his father, elder sister Rohini,
who donated one of her kidneys to dad, were fine.
VODAFONE CEO NICK TO STEP DOWN AFTER 4 YEARS
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GUJARAT ASSEMBLY POLLS: POLLING ENDS, EVMs SEALED, EXIT POLL IN FOCUS
BJPSETFOR
LANDSLIDEWIN!
Latest exit-poll surveys indicate that BJP will
be easily able to retain the majority in Gujarat
Forced religious conversion
a serious issue: SC to Centre
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day reaffirmed that
forced religious conver-
sion is a “serious issue”
and asked the Centre to
file a detailed affidavit
after collecting infor-
mation from the state
governments on anti-
conversion laws. Stat-
ing that it forced conver-
sion is against the Con-
stitution, a SC bench of
Justices MR Shah and
CT Ravikumar posted
the matter for hearing
on December 12.
CASTE-BASE RALLIES:
ECI GETS FRESH HC
NOTICE FOR RULES
New Delhi: 9 years after
it passed an interim order
banning caste-based
rallies in UP while hearing
a PIL Allahabad HC has
issued notices to ECI and
4 political parties (BJP,
Cong, SP, BSP) in the case,
listing the matter for next
hearing on December 15.
INDIA TO ALLOW
E-VISAS TO UK
NATIONALS AGAIN
New Delhi: India is all set
to resume e-visa facility
for UK citizens for 1st
since Covid outbreak in
March 2020, just ahead
Christmas vacations. The
service was restored for all
countries earlier this year
barring a handful of nations,
including UK and Canada.
BY-ELECTIONS IN 6 ASSEMBLY SEATS OF 5
STATES INCLUDING UP, RAJ CONCLUDED
New Delhi: The voting in UP’s Rampur among 6 Assembly
seats of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar
Pradesh concluded on Monday. Over 70% voter turnout in
Padampur till 5 pm, 51.89% in Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh),
72.09% voter turnout in Rajasthan’s Sardarshahar.
INDIA & GERMANY
INK KEY MOBILITY
PARTNERSHIP PACT
New Delhi: India and
Germany on Monday inked
a mobility partnership pact
and held comprehensive
discussions on key global
challenges including
the Ukraine conflict, the
situation in Afghanistan
and cross-border terrorism
emanating from Pakistan.P6
CRUCIAL READ OTHER TOP
STORIES
OTHER COURT ORDERS
NUMBER OF FARM
FIRES SEE DECLINE
New Delhi: The total
number of paddy crop
residue burning events
during September
15-October 30 period in
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi
and NCR districts of Uttar
Pradesh and Rajasthan
have come down to 53,792
this year, a reduction of
over 31 per cent, compared
to the corresponding period
in 2021.
WELCOME ‘DIDI’!
Ajmer: WB Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee will
visit Ajmer today. After
paying obeisance at the
Dargah, she will visit the
Brahma temple in Pushkar.
Preps are being made by
district administration for
visit of WB CM as a team
led by ADM City Bhavna
Garg inspected the dargah
and the Brahma temple.
l SC on Monday imposed
`1 lakh as exemplary
costs on a PIL petitioner
who wanted a judicial dec-
laration to recognise the
leader of a sect as Para-
matma to whom everyone
should pay obeisance. He
urged SC to direct the citi-
zens to accept Sri Sri
Anukul Chandra as
“Supreme Spirit”.
l Bombay HC
extended till
January 25,
2023 relief
granted to
Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi from
appearance before a local
court in defamation plaint
pertaining to his alleged
remarks against PM Modi.
l Fake currency, terror
financing and black
money are 3 evils & are
like ‘Jarasandha’
(an antagonist
in Mahabharat)
and should
be cut into
pieces:
Centre told
the SC on
Monday.
Moni Sharma
Ahmedabad: The poll-
ing for the second and
the final phase of the
Gujarat Assembly elec-
tions concluded on
Monday. The approxi-
mate voter turnout is
65% till 5 pm. Official
figures will come out
soon. Till 3 pm, it was
50.51%. Till 1 pm, it was
34.74%. A voter turnout
of 63.14 percent was re-
corded in the first
phase of elections held
on 1 December. Naren-
dra Modi, Amit Shah
and others casted votes
in Gujarat.
Meanwhile, ABP
CVoter’s latest survey
indicated that BJP will
be easily able to retain
the majority in the
182-member legislative
state assembly. The re-
sults for the Gujarat
and Himachal Pradesh
Elections will be de-
clared on Dec 8. P5
AMIT SHAH AND FAMILY CAST THEIR VOTE Modi works a lot, he
should take some
rest: Modi’s brother
MAKE EVERY INDIAN PART OF G20 GLORY: PM
Union Home Home Minister Amit Shah along with his family
members including wife Sonalben Shah, son Jay Shah his
wife Rishita Patel on Monday casted vote in Ahmedabad and
appealed to people to strengthen the state’s “development
model” by coming out to vote in large numbers.
PM Modi’s brother Soma-
bhai Modi gets emotional
as he talks
about him on
Monday post
meeting Modi
after 6 years.
I asked him
(PM Modi)
that he works a lot for the
country, he should take some
rest as well, said Somabhai.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday
chaired an all-party meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan to solicit
suggestions for G20 summit next year. Addressing his party,
he instructed them to focus on making the occasion glorious.
PM Narendra Modi shows his ink-marked finger after casting his
vote for 2nd phase of Gujarat elections, in Ahmedabad on Monday.
PM Modi’s 100-year-old mother, Heeraben Modi, casts her vote.
HIGHLIGHTS
z Over 5,200 voters from
4 villages in the Mehsana
district of Gujarat boycott-
ed polls over unresolved
water shortage issue
z Panchmahal Congress
candidate Prabhatsinh
Chauhan was attacked by
unidentified man near Kalol
z Exit polls on Monday
predicted a big majority for
the BJP in Gujarat while
most of them gave an edge
to it in Himachal Pradesh,
indicating re-election of the
ruling party in both states
EXIT POLLS PREDICT SEVENTH
TERM FOR BJP IN GUJARAT
BJP CONG OTHERS
Chanakya 150 19 11
Times Now 109 70 03
Republic Tv 108 74 00
News X 120 75 4
News Nation 128 56 3
India Today 113 82 1
Zee News 113 82 01
News 18 108 74 00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, Rajnath
Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Bhupender Yadav Prahlad
Joshi in a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
SUKHJINDER SINGH
RANDHAWA IS NEW
RAJ CONG INCHARGE!
New Delhi: After much
debated and ‘hushed’
resignation of Rajasthan
Cong incharge Ajay Maken,
Sukhjinder S Randhawa is
new Cong state in-charge on
Monday. Cong is in my heart
and mind. It will not take
much time to understand
politics in Raj, he said. P5

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New Delhi: The7thedi-
tion of the world’s larg-
est literary festival of
Urdu, Jashn-e-Rekhta at
Major Dhyan Chand sta-
dium of the capital con-
cluded with pomp and
show.
There were many
speakers who indulged
in conversations and
among them, there were
three prominent Indian
journalists Agha, Sha-
hid Siddiqui, and Na-
deem Siddiqui who have
richly contributed to
Urdu journalism.
These speakers dis-
cussed the role of Urdu
journalism in India.
Jam-e-Jahan Numa, the
first Urdu newspaper,
which literally means
world news in a chalice,
was published on 27
March 1822.
While recalling those
times of Urdu journal-
ism, Agha said that dur-
ing that period, Urdu
newspapers started
spreading across India
andtheUrdureadership
was much bigger in
number than Hindi
newspapers in those
days. During the time of
partition, there were 415
Urdu newspapers in-
cluding daily, weekly,
fortnightly
,andmonthly
magazines. But after
partition, 345 of them
remained in India as
owners of 70 papers mi-
grated to Pakistan.
As per the RNI report
of 1957, there were 513
Urdu newspapers and
the combined circula-
tion was 7.48 lakh.
And after fifty years,
the figure of Urdu news-
papers alone was over
3,150 and the combined
circulation of all Urdu
newspapers was over 1.7
crores as per RNI report
2007, as per Mrinal Chat-
terjee, who is the profes-
soratIndianInstituteof
Mass Communication.
The speakers said be-
foreIndependence,these
Urdu newspapers were
the source of informa-
tion about the daily hap-
penings in India for the
common people who
could read and write
Urdu.
The 3-day fest which
celebrated all facets of
Urdu language and lit-
erature through various
art forms was organised
by Rekhta Foundation
and left everyone mes-
merised.
To add to the festive
flavour, food stalls were
set up by locals and also
Afghani refugees who
came to not just enjoy
the fest but also to try
and serve various dis-
tinct dishes.
Jashn-e-Rekhta: The festival that binds people over language food
CELEBRATION OF URDU
CELEBRATED FEST
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
sent of a minor is not
consent in the eyes of
law, Delhi High Court
has observed while de-
nying bail to a man ac-
cused of raping a
16-year-old girl and also
getting her date of birth
changed on her Aad-
haar card.
The HC also said the
conduct of the man in
getting the girl’s date of
birth changed on Aad-
haarcardwasa“serious
offence”.
“It seems that the ap-
plicant (man) wanted to
take advantage by get-
ting the date of birth on
the Aadhaar card
changed so that when
the applicant estab-
lished physical relation-
ship with the complain-
ant, she was not a minor.
“The consent of the
minor at the age of 16
years, specially, when
the applicant was 23
years old and already
married also disentitles
him for grant of bail.
Consent of a minor is no
consent in the eyes of
law,” Justice Jasmeet
Singh said in a recent
order.
An FIR was lodged in
2019 on the complaint of
the girl’s father that his
daughter was missing.
Later, she was rescued
from UP’s Sambhal.
Consent of minor is ‘no consent’
says HC denying bail in rape case
Guests at the Jash-e-Rekhta soiree on the concluding day.
Number of Urdu newspapers in
India in 2007 was over 3k against
513 such publications in 1957
The Centre on Monday
told the Supreme Court
that it has filed a fresh
plea seeking reference
to a larger bench a mat-
ter involving a Consti-
tutional issue related to
the control of services
in the national capital.
The Delhi govern-
ment, represented by
senior advocate AM
Singhvi, opposed the
Centre’s plea before a
bench comprising
Chief Justice of India D
Y Chandrachud and
Justice P S Narasimha,
saying, “this will only
create delay and such
tactics cannot be al-
lowed.”
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta, appear-
ing for the Centre, said
at the outset “there are
no facts to be contro-
verted. But, I have filed
an IA (interim applica-
tion) stating that this
matter (Delhi-Centre
case) may have to be re-
ferred to a larger
bench”.
Singhvi opposed the
submission, saying it
amounted to seeking a
review of the apex
court order which had
said the matter did not
require reference to a
larger bench and the
only issue remaining
between the parties was
the dispute pertaining
to control over services
in Delhi.
“What action has to
be taken on IA can be
decided when the Con-
stitution bench assem-
bles to hear it,” the CJI
said, adding that it can
be raised at the time of
hearing.
The CJI also in-
formed the lawyers that
one of the judges of the
five-judge Constitution
bench, Justice Krishna
Murari, was unwell, in-
dicating that the pro-
posed hearing on De-
cember 6 may get post-
poned.
On November 11, the
top court had said it
will step back from the
“actual arena of politi-
cal conflict” between
the Delhi government
and the Centre and only
deal with the Constitu-
tional issue related to
the control of services
in the national capital.
The observations had
come when Singhvi
wanted to bring to the
notice of the bench an
affidavit by Delhi Depu-
ty Chief Minister Man-
ish Sisodia in which he
alleged that there was
“paralysis in adminis-
tration” as no bureau-
crat was responding to
ministers’ calls.
Delhi government counsel opposes Centre’s plea saying this will only delay process
GOVTFORDELHI-CENTREROWBE
REFERREDTOLARGER SC BENCH
Tthe proposed hearing on December 6 may get postponed.
NO POLITICAL ROLE
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): A court here on
Mondayframedcharg-
esagainstformerAAP
Councillor Tahir Hus-
sain, Liyaqat Ali, and
others for their in-
volvement in the riots
in Delhi in 2020.
The court said there
was clear cut objective
to harm Hindus in
every manner possi-
ble while framing
charges against the
accused, involving Ta-
hir Hussain.
“The former coun-
cillor Tahir Hussain,
Riyasat Ali, Gulfam,
Shah Alam, Rashid
Saifi, Arshad Qayy-
um, Liyakat Ali, Mohd
Shadab, Mohd Abid
and Irshad Ahmad,
other unknown per-
sons had the objective
to harm Hindus in
their body proper-
ty,” Delhi Court said.
in this case.
The court held all
the accused liable to
be tried for hatching a
criminal conspiracy
to indulge in riots to
harm the properties
of Hindus, assaulting
persons from the Hin-
du community, who
were present in that
building.
Citing video clips,
thecourtsaidevidence
makes it amply clear
that former AAP
Councillor Hussain
was actively partici-
pating in rioting and
persons present on his
terrace were pelting
stones at adjoining
properties on road.
The court rejected
the submission of
Hussain wherein he
contended he was ac-
tually throwing wa-
ter to extinguish the
fire and was actually
a victim.
Clear cut objective to
harm Hindus: Court
Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain —FILE PHOTO
Noida (PTI): A
doctor of a govern-
ment-run hospital
in Greater Noida
hasbeenbookedby
the police for alleg-
edly sexually har-
assinga24-year-old
woman lab techni-
cian, officials said
on Monday
.
The doctor has
been booked under
the Indian Penal
Code section 354
(A) for sexual har-
assment by physi-
cal contact or ad-
vances involving
unwelcome and
explicit sexual
overtures, a police
official said.
“The FIR has
been lodged on the
basis of the com-
plaint by the tech-
nician. An investi-
gationisunderway
in the case,” San-
tosh Kumar Shuk-
la, the local Kasna
police station in-
charge, told PTI.
According to a
hospital official
privy to the matter,
the doctor and the
technician had an
altercation in No-
vember and a de-
partment-level in-
quiry was held af-
ter which they
reached a compro-
mise.
Govt doctor
booked for
‘harassing’
woman
Delhi High Court on
Monday granted last
opportunity to the En-
forcement Directorate
to respond to a petition
by media baron Raghav
Bahl to quash a money
laundering case against
him, and refused to pass
an order staying the in-
vestigation at this stage.
Justice Jasmeet Sin-
gh said that the court
would take up the peti-
tion as well as the appli-
cation seeking interim
relief on January 16.
The counsel for the
agency informed the
court that the high
court denied any inter-
im relief to the petition-
er last December and
even the Supreme Court
refused to interfere, but
the applicant is again
seeking a stay on the in-
vestigation.
The petitioner cannot
ask this court, when
they fail in special leave
petition (before the top
court), to sit on appeal
against Allahabad HC
judgement that no
scheduled offence is
made out'', the counsel
said. The ED case
against the petitioner
arises from a complaint
by the Income Tax (I-T)
Department and con-
cerns the alleged laun-
dering of funds to pur-
chase an undisclosed
asset in London.
The counsel for the
petitioner said he was
“not attacking sched-
uled offence” in the pre-
sentcaseandthattheSC
did not grant relief in
appeal only on the prem-
ise that the main peti-
tion and application
werependingbeforeHC.
He emphasised that
there has not been any
adjudication on his plea
for interim relief and
the HC had earlier de-
nied a direction of no
coercive steps as an “ad
interim ex parte” order.
Last opportunity to ED on Bahl plea: HC
Media baron Raghav Bahl —FILE PHOTO
We will take
up your peti-
tion for hear-
ing on 16 January but
there is no question of
ex parte ad-interim
stay. ED is given two
weeks as the last oppor-
tunity to file a reply,
— Justice Jasmeet Singh
Delhi HC judge
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In yet an-
other suspected hit-and-
run casein the city, an
unidentified vehicle
rammed a bike carry-
inmg two men, leading
to their death, the Delhi
Police said on Monday
.
The victims were
identified Sameer (21)
and Md. Islam Khan (19)
of Daryaganj, they said.
The accident took place
on Sunday near a gurd-
wara on GT Karnal oad
in Siraspur, police said.
An information was
received from SRHC
Hospital, Narela regrad-
ing death of two youths
after which the police
rushed to the spot.
According to the po-
lice, the family mem-
bersof thedeceasedtold
officials that both were
going to Murthal, Hary-
ana on a bike when they
met with the accident.
On the basis of MLC
(Medico-legal Case) and
circumstances, a case
under sections 279 (rash
driving or riding on a
public way) and 304A
(causing death by negli-
gence) of the Indian Pe-
nal Code has been regis-
tered at Samaypur Badli
police station, a senior
police officer said.
After autopsy at Babu
Jagjivan Ram Memorial
Hospital, the bodies
were handed over to
their family members
for last rites, police said,
adding CCTV cameras
are also being scanned
to identify the accused.
New Delhi (ANI): A
four-storey building col-
lapsed in North Delhi’s
Shastri Nagar on Mon-
day
. “No injury or casu-
alties were reported
since the building was
empty,” a police officer
was quoted as saying by
news agencies.
Theofficialaddedthat
the incident was report-
ed around 8:45 am.
According to DCP
(North) Sagar Singh
Kalsi, the building’s
owner,BalrajArora,had
it abandoned in May af-
tercracksappeared.The
municipal department
was made aware of the
situation.
The MCD inspected
the site, he said.
Earlier in October, a
building collapsed at
Central Delhi’s Lahori
Gate owing to heavy
rain, killing three peo-
ple, including a four-
year-old girl, according
to sources.
InSeptember,fivepeo-
ple were trapped after a
building collapsed in
North Delhi’s Azad Mar-
ket region.
Building collapses
in Shastri Nagar
Two men on bike
killed in suspected
hit-and-run case
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Noida: Emerald Court
society of Noida has
asked bachelor tenants
to vacate premises, cit-
ing violation of its rules.
The residential body
of the society in Sector
93A said they had been
getting complaints from
other residents because
of which notices have
been issued to those liv-
ing as paying guests
(PGs). “It’s an old rule of
thesocietymentionedin
the notice. Violating the
rule some people are
running PGs and we
were getting complaints
by other residents,” UB
Singh Teotia, president
of Emerald Court resi-
dents’ association said.
“This notice is to
check the violation of
the society rule. We have
not asked anyone to va-
cate overnight but given
two to three months
times. The notice was is-
sued in November,” Teo-
tia said. He said some
cases have come to the
fore in which rent agree-
ment of an apartment is
made in the name of one
person but that flat is
further sub-let to five,
six, or even seven girls.
“All this cannot be al-
lowed,” added Teotia,
who had spearheaded
the residents’ fight
against developer Su-
pertech Ltd which led to
the SC ordering demoli-
tion of the twin towers
builtillegallyinthesoci-
ety’s premises. Accord-
ing to local tenants,
bachelors often face
problems finding apart-
ments or independent
house on rent in the city
.
Noida society asks bachelor tenants to vacate
RULES’ VIOLATION
Bacherlor tenants have two-to three months time to vacate the
house in Emerald Court Society.
Notices issued to those living as
PGs after receiving complaints
from other residents, says society
The parents of the
Chhawla rape victim
have moved the Su-
preme Court seeking a
reviewof thetopcourt’s
November order which
acquitted three con-
victs facing the death
penalty
.
Last month, the Su-
preme Court acquitted
three men facing the
death penalty for the
rape and murder of a
19-year-old woman in
Delhi’s Chhawla area in
2012 on the basis of “cir-
cumstantial evidence”.
Now, the parents of
the victim have filed a
review petition claim-
ing an ‘error’ in the ver-
dict as important evi-
dence in the form of
DNA evidence, Test
Identification Parade
(TIP) was incorrectly
interpreted by the SC.
The review petition
also pointed out that the
mobile phone location
and bloodstains on the
clothing of the convict,
Rahul, had proved his
involvement, but the
court acquitted him.
The three accused in
the Chhawla rape-mur-
der were awarded the
death sentence by a tri-
al court which was up-
held by the Delhi High
Court for the gruesome
rape-and-murder of the
19-year old woman on
February 9, 2012 at
Chhawla, Dwarka.
They had appealed
against the sentence in
the SC, which, in its
judgment on November
7 set aside the trial
court and high court or-
ders.
“These three men
got the death penalty
on the basis of circum-
stantial evidence. In
this case, the fact situa-
tion did not show such
clarity. If the evidence
is not strong, then to
give the death penalty
only because the trial
court and HC did so,
then why should the
matter come to the
SC?” the then Chief
Justice UU Lalit had
said while releasing
the three convicts.
CHHAWLA RAPE-MURDER
FAMILY FILES REVIEW PLEA AT SC
AGAINSTACQUITTALOFCONVICTS
No plying of BS-III petrol, BS-IV diesel vehicles
Dengue cases are on
rise, 272 infections
reported in one week
Sudden surge in dengue
cases was registered in
the national capital
when 272 fresh cases
were reported during
the past week.
While 3,595 cases of
dengue have been re-
ported this year, not a
single dengue death was
reported this year.
So far this year, 236
cases of Malaria have
been reported, and six
cases have come to the
foreduringthelastweek.
Not a single case of Chi-
kungunya has been re-
ported during the last
week, however, 44 cases
of Chikungunya have
been reported so far this
year.Earlier, UP Deputy
CM Brajesh Pathak had
instructed the team of
doctorsandparamedical
staff to remain ready for
24 hours in the hospital
to deal with viral, den-
gue, chikungunya and
other fevers.
Pathak directed the
CMOs and CMs across
the state to provide bet-
ter treatment to the pa-
tients. “The medicines
of thehospitalshouldbe
provided to the patients.
For this, make arrange-
ments for adequate anti-
biotics and medicines
used in the treatment of
fever in the hospital.
Doctors prescribe the
medicines available in
the hospital to the pa-
tients,” he had said.
Delhi government on
Monday imposed a ban
on plying of BS-III pet-
rol and BS-IV diesel
four-wheelers in the
city till December 9, in
view of restrictions
clamped by the Cen-
tre’s air quality panel
under stage III of the
Graded Response Ac-
tion Plan (GRAP).
The sub-committee
for implementation of
GRAP held a meeting
on Sunday to review
the air quality scenario
in the region as well as
the forecasts for mete-
orological conditions
and the air quality in-
dex of Delhi as air pol-
lution turned severe.
“As per the direc-
tions as provided under
Stage III of the revised
GRAP and under sec-
tion 115 of the Motor
Vehicle Act, 1988, it is
hereby ordered that
there shall be restric-
tions to ply BS-III pet-
rol and BS-IV diesel
LMVs (four-wheelers)
in NCT of Delhi with
immediate effect till
December 9 or till
downward revision in
GRAP stage, whichever
is earlier,” read an or-
der issued by the trans-
port department.
The parents of the victim have filed a review petition claiming an ‘error’ in the verdict.
3,595 cases of dengue have been reported this year.
The 3 accused in the
case were awarded
the death sentence
by a trial court
which was upheld
by the Delhi HC for
the gruesome rape-
and-murder of the
19-year old girl on
February 9, 2012
at Chhawla, Dwarka
in New Delhi
The medicines
of the hospital
should be pro-
vided to the patients.
Doctors prescribe the
medicines available
in the hospital to the
patients
—Brijesh Pathak
UP Deputy CM
PICTURE PERFECT
Shikaras anchored
on the banks of
Dal Lake on a
foggy morning,
in Srinagar on
Monday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
CBI on Monday ap-
proached the Delhi High
Court challenging the
statutory bail granted to
former Dewan Housing
Finance Corporation
Limited(DHFL)promot-
ers, Kapil Wadhawan
andhisbrotherDheeraj,
in connection with a
multi-crore bank loan
scam case.
The plea, which was
mentioned by the CBI
counsel for urgent list-
ing before a bench of
Chief Justice Satish
Chandra Sharma and
Justice Subramonium
Prasad, is likely to be
heard on Tuesday
.
The CBI has chal-
lenged a trial court's De-
cember 3 order granting
statutory bail to Wadha-
wan brothers due to in-
complete charge sheet.
The special court, in
its order, has said that
on merits, the two ac-
cused persons might not
be entitled to any bail
keeping in view the
gravity and seriousness
of the case.
However, it said the
court was compelled
to release them from
custody under statutory
law by giving mandato-
ry concession of default
bail due to incomplete
charge sheet.
The CBI cannot be
entirely blamed for fil-
ing incomplete charge
sheet because it was not
humanly possible and
was also practically
very difficult to com-
plete the very big inves-
tigation task within a
period of 90 days espe-
cially when the accused
personsthemselvestook
several years altogether
to complete the offenc-
es, it has said.
The Delhi government
on Monday assured the
High Court that it shall
take “necessary steps”
for clean drinking wa-
ter and hygienic toilet
facilities for inmates of
Tihar Jail.
A bench of Justice
Satish Chandra Shar-
ma and Justice Subra-
maniam Prasad in the
Delhi High Court had-
sought answers from
the concerned officials
of the Delhi govern-
ment in the matter on
Monday. In the PIL, a
demand has also been
made to ensure proper
sanitary conditions in-
cluding clean drinking
water in the jail.
Significantly
, this PIL
was filed on behalf of
the Delhi High Court
Legal Services Commit-
tee (DHCLSA). The peti-
tion stated that the lack
of adequate and clean
drinking water, proper
sanitation and poor
sanitation conditions in
Tihar Jail premises is
to be highlighted. At
the same time, after fil-
ing the PIL, the jail was
also inspected.
During the investiga-
tion, several deficien-
cies were found in the
jail premises.
CBImovesHCagainst
bailtoDHFLpromoters
Tihar issue: Will take
steps: Delhi govt to HC
Wadhwan brothers —FILE PHOTO
During investigation it was found that adequate and clean drinking
water was not being provided in the premises of Tihar Jail.
The pollution level in Delhi entered the ‘severe’ category reaching
407 on Sunday evening.
CPI has asked the Cen-
tre to abolish the gover-
nor'soffice,allegingthat
it had become a ‘camp
office’ of the BJP
.
“The CPI has called
onthedemocraticforces
to rally together to end
the federal structure of
the country
. The party
alerted the nation about
the move of the RSS-
controlled government
tounderminetheconsti-
tutional foundations,”
the party said.
“The office of the gov-
ernor is being misused
for this purpose, guided
by the RSS ideology of
centralisation. In states
likeKerala,TamilNadu,
Telangana, etc the Raj
Bhavans are made to act
as camp offices of the
BJP
. In this background
the CPI believes that the
time has come to de-
mand the abolition of
the office of the gover-
nor” the party said.
The CPI calls up on
the Party units all over
the country to observe
December 29 as 'Defend
Federalism Day'; the
state councils would
plan various campaigns
on that day
, it said.
CPI calls for abolition
of governor's office
DELHI'S AIR QUALITY SHOWS
MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT
New Delhi (PTI): A day after entering the
severe category, Delhi's air quality showed
a marginal improvement as it came under the
very poor category on Monday morning.
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) read 363 at 8.10
am. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered
''poor'', 301 and 400 ''very poor'', and 401 and
500 ''severe''. As pollution levels in the national
capital shot up on Sunday, the Centre's air qual-
ity panel directed authorities in the Delhi-NCR
to ban non-essential construction work in the
region under stage III of the Graded Response
Action Plan (GRAP). Delhi's 24-hour average
AQI stood at 407 at 4 pm on Sunday. The city
air quality was last classified in the severe cat-
egory on November 4, when the AQI was 447.
The minimum temperature on Monday was 7.6
degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's av-
erage. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 95
per cent. The weather office has forecast mainly
clear skies for the day with the maximum tem-
perature likely to settle at 26 degrees Celsius.
CBI has challenged a
trial court’s Dec 3 order
granting statutory bail
to Wadhwan brothers
Ban on such
4-wheelers till
December 9

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UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 21
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
he narrator shares his vari-
ous experiences with Naren-
dra Modi and how every inter-
action with the PM left him
enlightened and wiser. He be-
lieves that Modiji has the acu-
men of an industrialist and
his ideas are truly transfor-
mational and futuristic.
When I met him for the first
time, he was very direct in
telling me, “No, you won’t ex-
pand your business in Vapi.
You will do it in Kutch.” It was
2002 and the devastating
memoriesof Bhujearthquake
were as alive as if it was yes-
terday
. I was in disbelief of
what Modiji had just said. I
replied, “Sir, Kutch is still
reeling under the tremors of
the quake. There is no water,
electricity
, roads. How can we
establish a textile plant in
such a place?” Modiji said
“No Goenkaji. You do not
know the strength of Kutch.
The land in Kutch has the
power to yield a dollar for a
rupee worth of investment
you make!” He continued, in a
very matter of fact tone “You
are a businessman Goenkaji
and I am a politician. But this
suggestion to build Kutch is
personal. And rest assured,
whatever support you need, I
will facilitate that.”
Well, any industrialist
would have considered the
decision to enter Kutch over
and again at that point. But I
gathered courage which was
ultimately built on the tre-
mendous faith I have on
Modiji. His suggestion to me
was so genuine, that it
touched a chord in my heart.
His words were so replete
with confidence, that I was
sure that this was not the
voice of politics, it was indeed
the voice of his mann. We ex-
ported the first towel in 9
months. We managed water
via a 300km pipeline from
Narmada. We made available
electricity and roads. Today
we have more than 25,000 em-
ployees. We also invested Rs
25,000 crore. Well, at that time,
it was difficult for anyone to
think of investing in Kutch.
But Kutch is exactly from
where we started to grow. The
Welspun Group had definite-
ly started out on its road to
success from Kutch.
From then, I got the oppor-
tunity to travel with Modiji
and got to know him closely
as one of the most genuine
persons one can ever know. I
was part of the delegations
that visited Australia, China
and what I realized during
these interactions with
Modiji was that he had a
completely unique perspec-
tive about everything. He
looks at everything in a way
nobody does! His level of in-
quisitiveness is unparalleled.
After his visit to the solar
park in China, he ensured
that solar power in India too
witnessed an enormous
growth. In 2006-07, he got the
solar policy for the first time
in India. His vision was su-
premely ambitious. His vi-
sion of providing energy at
Rs 19 per unit and giving Rs
14 per unit on an average in a
period of 15 years came at a
time when people knew very
little about solar power. No
one was prepared to believe
in it! Modiji was convinced
that solar energy was the
greatest power alternative in
India which could help us re-
duce our dependence on oil
and gas. He would always talk
of renewables! He would en-
vision panels over the Nar-
mada canal, and then put up
a technical question to me
“How do you think this will
benefit us?” I would say “Sir
we will save on land, farmers
will get electricity.” “No!”
Modiji would correct me. The
biggest advantage is that ef-
ficiency would go up by 2%.
When water flows below the
panel, it has a cooling effect.
The panel works better.”
Thus, going into the minutest
detail of everything is a hall-
mark of Narendra Modi.
Let me tell you, when we
will look back from 2030, we
will see that it was this man’s
vision to make India the larg-
est in renewable energy
. And
we are sure to be somewhere,
whether we talk about hydro-
gen, ammonia, or solar. India
is going to be absolutely self-
reliant. This dream which
was envisioned in 2006-07 will
becomearealityby2030.India
is already a global example
now in the renewables sector.
As far as I am concerned,
he was very sure what he
wanted from me. “I want 5 Fs.
I don’t want just a cotton ex-
porter. I don’t want yarn. I
want Farms; from farms I
want Farming; from farming
I want Factories. From facto-
ries I want to tap into Fash-
ion; and from fashion I want
Foreign exchange” he would
say. So he wanted maximum
value-addition in India, job
creation, and that the GoI
should get foreign exchange.
He was the CM then and
came up with Vibrant Guja-
rat in 2007-08. The entire
world was reeling under the
great recession sparked by
the crash of the Lehman
Brothers. But he came up
with Vibrant Gujarat. I met
him and said “Sir, we must
defer Vibrant.” He said
“What do you say Goenkaji?
Now is the opportunity.” I
said “No investor is going to
turn up. The world has taken
an economic downturn.” But
Modiji was determined. Be-
ing at the helm of leadership
in the state, he just said noth-
ing doing. There is an oppor-
tunity here as well.
ThusModijiisvision,deter-
mination and leadership dif-
fused together. When I met
him recently, he spoke about
changing the ship industry,
how shipping could incorpo-
rate e-shipping, how we could
use wind turbines and gener-
ate hydrogen from water and
use the energy to run ships!
Nowagain,thisisallaboutthe
vision of this extraordinary
gentleman,thedreamsthathe
has for India. These are all
transformational, futuristic
ideas. And he is making them
a reality
. They are happening
in our country now. Take
Start-upIndia,StandUpIndia,
child education, focus on the
girl child, for example. The
way he mingles with children,
his exuberance, warmth and
playfulness is worth admir-
ing. He has given all the press-
ing issues of India a concrete
form and transformed them
into revolutionary ideas. Who
would not be inspired by such
leadership?
TO BE CONTINUED...
T
‘MODIJI IS ONE OF THE MOST GENUINE
PERSONS ONE CAN EVER KNOW, MEET’
F
rom then, I got the opportunity to travel
with Modiji and got to know him closely as
one of the most genuine persons one can
ever know. I was part of the delegations that
visited Australia, China and what I realized during
these interactions with Modiji was that he had a
completely unique perspective about everything.
He looks at everything in a way nobody does! His
level of inquisitiveness is unparalleled.
PM MODI: THE MAN WHO HAS
DREAMT THE INDIAN DREAM!
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
This is all about the vision of this
extraordinary gentleman, the dreams
that Modiji has for India. These are all
transformational, futuristic ideas. And
he is making them a reality. They are
happening in our country now. Take Start-up
India, Stand Up India, child education, focus
on the girl child, for example
I want 5 Fs. I don’t want just a cotton exporter. I
don’t want yarn. I want Farms; from farms I want
Farming; from farming I want Factories. From
factories I want to tap into Fashion; and from
fashion I want Foreign exchange.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
YOU READ PART-20 ON NOVEMBER 29, 2022
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HARBINGER
OF NEW AGE
‘BHARATIYA
VICHAR’

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BATTLEGROUND
GUJARAT
EXIT POLLS PREDICT BIG MAJORITY
FOR BJP IN GUJ, EDGE IN HIMACHAL
People wait in a queue to cast their votes during the second and final phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, at a polling station in Ahmedabad on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi (PTI): Exit
polls on Monday pre-
dicted a big majority for
the BJP in Gujarat
while most of them gave
anedgetoitinHimachal
Pradesh, indicating re-
election of the ruling
party in both states.
However, two exit
pollsshowedadeadheat
betweentheBJPandthe
Congress in Himachal
Pradesh where results
could go either way
.
The counting of votes
in both states will take
place on December 8.
Elections for the
Himachal Pradesh As-
sembly took place on
November 12, while
polling in Gujarat hap-
pened in two phases on
December 1 and 5.
Most exit polls pre-
dicted a big mandate for
the BJP in Gujarat in
the range of 117-148
seats in the 182-member
assembly, while the
Congress was predicted
to bag seats in the range
of 30-51 seats. The Aam
Aadmi Party was pro-
jected to bag anything
between three and 13
seats. The majority
mark in Gujarat is 92.
InHimachalPradesh,
the exit polls projected
a range of 24-40 seats
for the BJP and 26-40
seats for the Congress.
The AAP was projected
to bag seats in the
range of 0-3. The ma-
jority mark is 35
seats.
According to the
News X-Jan Ki
Baat exit poll on
Gujarat elections,
the BJP was
likely to get 117-
140 seats, Con-
gress-NCP 34-51,
AAP 6-13 and others 1-2.
RepublicTVP-MARQ
predicted 128-148 seats
for the BJP, 30-42 for the
Congress-NCP, AAP
2-10 and others 0-3.
TV9 Gujarati forecast
that the BJP would get
125-130 seats, Congress-
NCP 40-50, AAP 3-5 and
others 3-7.
ALL SECTIONS OF
PEOPLE COME
OUT TO VOTE
Ahmedabad: Bed-
ridden people, patients
on oxygen support,
senior citizens includ-
ing centenarians, and
transgender persons
were among those who
came out to vote in the
Gujarat Assembly elec-
tions on Monday, setting
an example for others to
exercise their demo-
cratic right. Physically
challenged Ankit Soni,
who was born without
arms, took everyone by
surprise as he used his
toes to sign a form at the
polling booth and push
the button on the EVM
in Nadiad town of Kheda
district.
CongressallegesPMviolatedmodelcode
bytakingout‘roadshow’duringpolling
CongressonMondayac-
cused Prime Minister
Narendra Modi of vio-
lating the model code by
taking out a “road-
show” before casting
his vote in the second
phase of polling in Gu-
jarat and claimed that
the Election Commis-
sion is “afraid” to act.
Congress head of
media and publicity
PawanKheraalleged
inaction on the part
of theElectionCom-
mission on its com-
plaintsoverthelast
several weeks and
said the party is
deliberating on
taking necessary
legal measures on
the issue.
“The BJP is continu-
ously violating the mod-
el code but the EC is not
acting against them and
has turned silent. It
seemstheECisafraidof
taking action,” he said.
Khera said the value
of the vote of the prime
minister or that of any
common man is the
same. “But how is it
that the PM holds a
roadshow for 2.5 hours
when he goes to vote,”
he said.
“What are the com-
pulsions of the Election
Commission that it can-
not see any violations
by the prime minister,”
he said.
“We have been mak-
ing representations to
the Election Commis-
sion at various levels.
Every second or third
day, we have made some
representations or the
other in Gujarat, in Del-
hi, but, I am afraid the
Election Commission
looks like it is willingly
under pressure,” he
told reporters.
PM Narendra Modi waves at supporters as he leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth during the
second and final phase of Gujarat elections, at Ranip area in Ahmedabad on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Gangster Goldy
Brar claims he
is not detained
in United States
Chandigarh (PTI):
Days after Punjab Chief
Minister Bhagwant
Mann claimed that
Goldy Brar was de-
tained in California, a
purported interview of
the gangster surfaced
online on Monday
wherein he claimed
that he was not held and
nor was he in the US.
Mann on Dec 2 had
confirmed that Brar --
the alleged mastermind
behind the killing of
Sidhu Moosewala -- had
been detained by the
police in California and
that he would “definite-
ly be brought to India”.
He will be in the custo-
dy of the Punjab Police
“very soon”, Mann had
told reporters.
However, Brar in a
purported interview
given to a journalist on
YouTube denied these
claims.Theauthenticity
of the interview could
not be ascertained.
In the purported in-
terview, the person call-
ing himself Goldy Brar
claimed that he had not
been detained and also
he was not in the US. In
the audio clip of the in-
terview, he could be
heard contradicting
Mann’s claims about
his detention.
Brar was the alleged
mastermind behind the
killing of singer Sidhu
Moosewala in May this
year. Mann has been
under fire from the op-
position parties over
his claim of the deten-
tion of Brar. Senior
Akali leader Bikram
Singh Majithia had ear-
lier asked the Punjab
Police chief to confirm
the news of detention of
the gangster in the US.
PM Modi inaugurates two-day
meeting at BJP headquarters
New Delhi (ANI): PM
Narender Modi on Mon-
day inaugurated a two-
day high-level meeting
with officer bearers at
BJP headquarters in
the national capital.
The meeting is un-
derway at BJP head-
quarters. PM Modi, BJP
national president JP
Nadda, the party’s State
presidents and general
secretaries are among
those present at meet.
National General sec-
retaries Dushyant Gau-
tam, Bhupender Yadav,
Baijant Panda, Tarun
Chugh, and CT Ravi are
participating in the
meeting. Along with
them, UP BJP president
BJPpresidentBhupend-
er Chaudhary, Uttra-
khand BJP president
Mahendra Bhatt and
other BJP state presi-
dents are present at the
meeting. It is being told
that in this meeting, the
upcoming strategies
will be discussed.
According to the
sources, the review of
preparations in the
states where assembly
elections are going to be
held next year, and vari-
ous organizational ac-
tivities from booth com-
mittees will also be dis-
cussed.
PM Narendra Modi with BJP chief JP Nadda during party’s National
Office Bearers Meeting, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
MODI, NADDA ATTEND
OPENING SESSION OF
2-DAY NAT’L MEET
New Delhi: PM Narendra
Modi, BJP national president
JP Nadda and other leaders
attended the opening ses-
sion of the two-day national
office bearers’ meeting of the
BJP at party headquarters in
the national capital on Mon-
day. The PM arrived in the
national capital after casting
his vote in the Assembly
elections of Gujarat.
COURTYARD
In the
In the
APEX COURT PULLS UP
PUNJAB OVER SALE
OF SPURIOUS LIQUOR
New Delhi: In an impor-
tant development, the Su-
preme Court on Monday
pulled up the Punjab gov-
ernment over the issue of
sale of spurious liquor in
the state, saying “Punjab
is a border state and this
is a very serious matter”.
The top court asked the
state government to
come up with specific
steps to curb the menace
of spurious liquor, while
adding that the youth will
be finished.
CHILD BEGGARS:
DELHI HIGH COURT
RAPS AAP GOVT
New Delhi: The Delhi High
Court has rapped the Delhi
govt for not submitting the
status report on a petition
seeking direction to take
steps to eradicate begging
by children and related
problems in and around
Delhi. “The govt either
doesn’t file the response,
doesn’t provide a copy to
the respondents or files a
defective one, to delay the
proceedings,” it said.
SC JUNKS PIL ON
‘WRONG HISTORICAL
FACTS’ ON TAJ MAHAL
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Monday refused
to entertain a plea seek-
ing removal of what the
petitioner claimed were
“wrong historical facts”
related to the construc-
tion of the Taj Mahal from
history books. This is the
second such petition it
has heard in the last two
months. A bench asked
the petitioner, “What kind
of PIL is this?”
What will be the next course of action of RJD and Left leaders?
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: The Left
parties had opposed the
BharatJodoYatraof the
Congress in Kerala.
Since in Kerala there is
a one-on-one contest be-
tween the two parties
and both the parties
openly fight against
each other, there was no
question of the leaders
of the Communist par-
ties joining Rahul Gan-
dhi’s visit there. But it is
not known what will be
the stand of the commu-
nist parties going for-
ward. Keep in mind that
there is good co-opera-
tion between the Con-
gress and the Commu-
nist parties and in West
Bengal both fought the
elections in coordina-
tion.InKerala,theparty
usually runs according
to Prakash Karat, but
elsewhere Sitaram
Yechury has more pow-
er and Rahul Gandhi
has a very good relation-
ship with Yechury
. Only
then it is being specu-
lated that communist
leaders may also partici-
pate in the two-month-
long yatra.
It is being expressed
that if the leaders of
Rashtriya Janata Dal
and Janata Dal U, the al-
lies of the Congress in
Bihar, join the Bharat
Jodo Yatra, then along
with them the leaders of
the communist parties
can also be a part of the
yatra. CPI, CPM and
CPIML are part of all
three Grand Alliance in
Bihar. Although the
MLAsof thesethreepar-
ties are not part of the
government, they have
extended outside sup-
port to the government.
That’s why it is being
speculated that the lead-
ers of the parties of the
Grand Alliance may at-
tend the Congress rally
.
However,Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar and Depu-
ty Chief Minister
TejashwiYadavhavenot
yet decided in this re-
gard. Now the Congress
yatra will remain in the
state of North India and
the leaders of the Con-
gress believe that if the
leaders of RJD, JDU and
Left join the yatra then
there can be benefit in
theelection-boundstates
of Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattis-
garh.
POST CONG’S BHARAT JODO YATRA
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and State Deputy Chief Minister
Tejashwi Yadav at an event, in Patna. —FILE PHOTO
Congress’newin-charges
forRaj,C’garhandHaryana
New Delhi (FIB): Con-
gress pesident Mallikar-
jun Kharge appoints
new in-charges for
Chhattisgarh,Rajasthan
andHaryanaonMonday
.
Ajay Maken has been
relieved of his charge
from Rajasthan at a time
when the Bharat Jodo
Yatra bhas entered the
State. He has been re-
placed by Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa as the
Rajasthan in-charge.
Maken had urged
Kharge to relieve him of
his responsibilities in
the wake of a leadership
tussle between CM
Ashok Gehlot and his
former deputy
, Sachin
Pilot and his failure to
hold a meeting of the
Congress Legislature
Party in Rajasthan.
KumariSelja,hasbeen
made the new in-charge
for Chhattisgarh by re-
lieving PL Punia. This
Congress-ruled State too
hadseenatusslebetween
CM Bhupesh Baghel and
minister TS Singhdeo.
I’M NOT GOING TO
NCP: CONG’S
SHASHI THAROOR
Kochi: Hours after an
offer made by NCP state
president PC Chacko,
Congress MP Shashi Tha-
roor made it clear that he
is not going to NCP. Tha-
roor also said there was
no such matter discussed
with Chacko. Tharoor
reacted to Chacko’s com-
ment at Kochi while he
was speaking to report-
ers. Tharoor said, “I need
to be welcomed if I am
going there. I am not go-
ing to NCP. Such matters
were not discussed with
PC Chacko.” On Sunday
Chacko, who was in
Congress for a long time
welcomed Tharoor to his
party at Kannur.
Mallikarjun Kharge
INDIA
05

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
chaired an all-party
meeting at the Rashtra-
pati Bhavan to solicit
suggestions for the G20
summit next year.
West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee, her
Odisha counterpart
Naveen Patnaik, Sik-
kim’s Prem Singh Ta-
mang, and Maharash-
tra’s Eknath Shinde at-
tended the meeting.
Also in attendance
were Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal, Andhra
Pradesh CM Jagan Mo-
han Reddy, Tamil Na-
du’s MK Stalin, BJP
President JP Nadda,
CongressPresidentMal-
likarjun Kharge, former
PM H D Deve Gowda,
CPI(M) general secre-
tary Sitaram Yechury,
CPI general secretary D
Raja, TDP chief Chan-
drababu Naidu.
Those on the govt side
present at meeting in-
cluded Home Minister
Amit Shah, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh,
Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman, Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
SJaishankar,andUnion
Minister Piyush Goyal.
At the meeting, the
Ministryof ExternalAf-
fairs is expected to make
a presentation about the
programmesplannedby
the government during
India's presidency of
G20, sources said.
India officially as-
sumed the G20 presi-
dency on December 1.
The country is expect-
ed to host over 200 pre-
paratory meetings
across the country be-
ginning this month. The
next G20 Leaders' Sum-
mit at the level of heads
of statesorgovernments
is scheduled to be held
on September 9 and 10
next year in New Delhi.
First India Bureau
UAE: Union Minister
Dr Jitendra Singh on
Monday described India
as a key Global Player in
the Space sector and re-
iterated that under PM
Narendra Modi, India is
keen to take its Space
cooperation with the
United Arab Emirates
(UAE) to newer heights.
Addressing the Open-
ing Ceremony of the
UAE summit, “Abu Dha-
bi Space Debate”, Dr
Singh acknowledged
the presence of the UAE
President, Sheikh Mo-
hamed Bin Zayed at the
Opening Ceremony and
conveyed PM Modi’s
warm greetings to him
and the people of UAE.
DrSinghisleadingthe
Indian delegation at the
2-dayinternationalmeet.
Apart from Sheikh Mo-
hamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, President of Is-
rael, Isaac Herzog, and
Diplomats from several
countries attended the
opening ceremony
.
He greeted the UAE
peopleontheoccasionof
51 years of formation of
thiscountryonbehalf of
India. He said, another
laudable achievement
for the UAE this year is
completion of the silver
jubilee of its space odys-
sey with several golden
milestones.
“India keen to take Space cooperation with UAE”
BOOSTING TIES
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh addressing the Opening Ceremony of the
UAE summit “Abu Dhabi Space Debate”, on Monday.
MoS TO INAUGURATE MEET ON “WOMEN
LEADING CHANGE IN HEALTH” TODAY
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) (Indepen-
dent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh will inaugurate a con-
ference titled, “Women Leading Change in Health and
Science in India” in New Delhi on Tuesday. Dr Bharti
Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and
Family Welfare, Melinda French Gates, Co-chair and
Trustee Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Amie
Batson, Executive Director, WomenLift Health will also
address the conference.
K'taka denies
entry to Maha
ministers
Belagavi (Agencies):
In a major development,
the Karnataka govern-
ment has denied entry
to Maharashtra minis-
ters visiting the border-
ing Belagavi district.
Nitesh Patil (in pic),
Deputy Commissioner
of Belagavi said on
Monday that the Maha-
rashtra Ministers and
parliamentarians will
not be let inside the
state of Karnataka on
Tuesday
.
“We have got the tour
programme of two min-
isters of Maharashtra
and one MP. Earlier,
they claimed that the
visit will be made on
December 3 earlier, now
it is informed that they
will visit on Dec 6 (Tues-
day),” the Deputy Com-
missioner stated.
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Crucial
Crucial
IMD ISSUES RED
ALERT FOR 13 TN
DISTRICTS ON DEC 8
Chennai: The Indian Me-
teorological Department
on Monday issued a red
alert for 13 districts of
Tamil Nadu on December
8. This warning comes
following the possibility
of heavy rains in these
districts. The districts
that were issued red alert
are Villupuram, Chen-
galpattu, Kanchipuram,
Thiruvallur, Perambalur,
Chennai, Kallakurichi,
districts of Tamil Nadu.
HARYANA: POLITICIAN
AND HSVP OFFICIALS
BOOKED FOR FRAUD
Gurugram: The Gurugram
division of the State Vigi-
lance Bureau has arrested
builder and local leader
Vashisht Kumar Goyal
and booked the Haryana
Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran
officials for alleged fraud
in its commercial property
located in Sector 23-23A
in the district. The FIR
was registered against
Goyal and other HSVP
officials under relevant
sections of the IPC.
3 HELD WITH HUGE
CACHE OF DRUGS,
ARMS IN MEGHALAYA
Shillong: The Meghalaya
Police have seized a
large quantity of various
types of drugs, arms and
ammunition, and arrested
three persons in this
connection in West Garo
Hills district, bordering
Assam. During an opera-
tion on Sunday, the police
recovered huge quantities
of varied drugs, three
mobile phones, one
pistol and huge quanti-
ties of cartridges from a
car at Garobadha. Three
persons identified as
Ranggam Marak, Sakwan
Chandra Sangma and
Conrad K Marak were ar-
rested for carrying these
drugs, and arms.
First India Bureau
New Delhi:Presidentof
India has approved in-
troduction of a new de-
sign for the President’s
Standard and Colour
and Indian Navy Crest
for the Indian Navy
,
which were unveiled at
VisakhapatnamonNavy
Day on Sunday
.
Resonant to the ongo-
ing National endeavour
to move away from the
colonial past, the Naval
Ensign was amended to
anewDesignthatdraws
inspiration from our
history where in the
Red Horizontal and Ver-
tical Lines on the White
Ensign were replaced
with an Blue Octagon
with Twin Golden Bor-
ders encompassing the
National Emblem atop
a clear anchor and ‘Na-
tional Emblem ‘Satya-
mev Jayate’ inscribed
on the stock of the An-
chor. Further, the Na-
tionalFlagwasretained
on the upper left can-
ton. The erstwhile de-
sign of the President’s
Standard and Colour
for the Indian Navy was
instituted on Septem-
ber 6, 2017. The design
comprised one each
horizontal and vertical
red bands intersecting
at the centre and the
National Emblem in-
serted at their intersec-
tion. The National Flag
was at the upper left
canton adjacent to the
staff and a Golden Ele-
phant was at the lower
right canton on the fly
side. This design was
inspired from the erst-
while Naval Ensign.
The Indian Navy
adopted a new Naval
Ensign on September 2
this year, and the new
design of the Presi-
dent’s Standard and
President’s Colour
awarded to the Indian
Navy incorporates this
change. The new design
of the President’s
Standard and Colour
comprises three main
constituents - the Na-
tional Flag in the upper
left canton adjacent to
the staff, the State Em-
blem underscribed
with ‘Satyamev Jayate’
in Golden Colour on
the upper right canton
on the fly side, and a
Navy Blue - Gold Octa-
gon below the Golden
State Emblem.
New design of President’s Standard
Colour,andIndianNavyCrestunveiled
President Droupadi Murmu unveils President’s Standard and Colour and Indian
Navy Crest for the Indian Navy, at Visakhapatnam on Navy Day on Sunday.
New Delhi (PTI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar and his
German counterpart
Annalena Baerbock on
Monday held wide-
ranging talks focusing
on ways to ramp up bi-
lateral ties, especially
in areas of energy
, trade
and climate change.
Baerbock arrived
here this morning on a
two-day visit, four days
after India formally
took over the presiden-
cy of the G-20 grouping.
In a statement, Baer-
bock described India as
Germany’s “natural
partner” and that the
country will have a deci-
sive influence in shap-
ing the international
orderinthe21stcentury
.
“The Indian govern-
ment has set itself am-
bitious goals not only in
the G20 but also at home
for its own people.
When it comes to ex-
panding renewable en-
ergies, India wants to
push ahead with the
energy transition more
than before. Germany
stands by India’s side,”
Baerbock said.
“Becausethedramatic
effects of the climate cri-
sis affect us all, destroy-
inglivelihoodsinEurope
as well as in India. That
we want to strengthen
our economic, climate
andsecuritypolicycoop-
eration with India be-
yond our strategic part-
nership, are not empty
words,” she added.
EAM Jaishankar holds
talks with German
counterpart Baerbock
EAM S Jaishankar with German
Foreign Minister Annalena
Baerbock, in New Delhi on
Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Kurnool (Agencies):
Thousands of people
participated in the ‘See-
ma Garjana’ (Roar of
Rayalaseema) in Kur-
nool district of Andhra
Pradesh in support of
the YSR Congress Party
(YSRCP) government’s
plan to build three state
capitals.
After ‘Visakha Gar-
jana’ that was held last
month, the supporters
of three capitals organ-
ised a massive public
meeting addressed by
some state ministers
and leaders of the rul-
ing party.
People from different
parts of Rayalaseema
region attended the
‘Seema Garjana’ organ-
ised by the Joint Action
Committee comprising
groups supporting de-
centralisation.
Several attend Kurnool meet
in support of 3 Andhra capitals
ManyCMsattendmeetchairedbyPM
MamataBanerjee(WB),NaveenPatnaik(Odisha),Kejriwal(Delhi),JaganMohanReddy(AP)andotherCMsinattendance
Udaipur (ANI): As In-
dia takes over the Presi-
dency of Group of
Twenty (G20) amid
global crisis, G20 Sher-
pa Amitabh Kant has
described this period as
an “opportunity” and
said the host nation will
try to do everything
possible to be positive
and forward-looking.
“There is a lot of cri-
sis in the world includ-
ing disrupted supply
chains, geopolitics,
global debt, climate fi-
nance and other chal-
lenges. A crisis is an
opportunity and this
(G20 presidency) is the
greatest opportunity we
have got. We are putting
together the agenda and
our leadership will be
very decisive and ac-
tion-oriented. We will
try and do everything
possible to be positive
and forward-looking”,
said Amitabh Kant.
Talking about yester-
day’s event on sustain-
able development goals
in the era of multiple
crises, the G20 Sherpa
added the session fo-
cussed on women’s
leadership and climate
finance.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI THANKS WORLD
LEADERS FOR SUPPORTING INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday thanked world lead-
ers, including US President Joe Biden
and French President Emmanuel
Macron, for their support to India’s
G20 Presidency. Responding to
a tweet by Biden, the Prime
Minister said: “Thank you @
POTUS. Your valued support
will be a source of strength for
India’s G-20 Presidency.
It is important we
all work together
to build a better
planet.” Respond-
ing to a tweet by
Macron, Modi
wrote: “Thank you, my dear friend @
EmmanuelMacron! I look forward to
consulting you closely during India’s
G20 Presidency, as we work to focus
the world’s attention on the issues
that affect humanity as a whole.”
In response to a congratulatory
tweet by Japanese Prime Min-
ister Fumio Kishida, Modi said:
“Your solidarity is vital. Japan
has contributed a lot to global
well-being and I am
confident the world
will continue to
learn from Japan’s
successes on
various fronts.”
ALL-PARTY MEET TO STRATEGISE 2023 G20 SUMMIT
OurG20Presidencywillbe
positive,forward-looking,
saysSherpaAmitabhKant
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant (centre) with Sherpas of various nations,
in Udaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends G20 All-Party Meeting, in New Delhi on Monday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah and other dignitaries also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
LINGAYAT SCANDAL:
MOTHER OF VICTIMS
WRITES TO PREZ
Mysuru: The mother
of two victims in the
Lingayat Mutt sex scandal
on Monday wrote a letter
to President Droupadi
Murmu, mentioning that
they either be given
justice or granted consent
for mercy killing. “Give
justice or grant us mercy
killing. You are the rep-
resentative of oppressed
classes. You are like a
mother to us and give us
justice,” the letter read.
“Few officers have come
to the conclusion that
the accused seer had not
done anything and it is
a conspiracy by us and
our children,” the letter
complained.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 54,386.00 227.00 0.41 (Per 10g)
SILVER 67,270.00 1166.00 1.73 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.80 0.47 0.57
GBPINR 100.47 0.69 0.69
CURRENCIES
WOMEN LAGGING DUE TO DIGITAL DIVIDE
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The percent-
age of men owning phones
in India is as high as 61%
while only 31% of women-
owned phones in 2021, ac-
cording to a new report,
which claimed that coun-
try’s growing inequalities
based on caste, religion,
gender, class, and geo-
graphic location are being
worryingly replicated in
the digital space.
Oxfam India’s latest ‘In-
dia Inequality Report 2022:
Digital Divide’ report said
on Monday that the reach
of digital technologies re-
mains limited to largely
male, urban, upper-caste,
and upper-class house-
holds and individuals. “8%
of the General caste have a
computer or a laptop
whereas less than 1% of
the ST and 2% of the SC
have it. The report analy-
ses primary data from the
CMIE household survey
from Jan 2018 to Dec 2021.
OXFAM INDIA REPORT
MAJOR
FINDINGS
z 8% of the General caste
have a computer or a
laptop whereas less than
1% of the Scheduled
Tribes (ST) and 2% of the
Scheduled Castes (SC)
have it.
z Women are less likely to
use mobile internet by 33%
when compared to men in
2021
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (PTI): Aggre-
gate technical and com-
mercial (ATC) losses of
power distribution utilities
declined to 17% in 2021-
22 from 22% in the previ-
ous year. Reduction in
ATC losses improves fi-
nances of utilities (dis-
coms), enabling them to
better maintain the sys-
tem and buy power as per
requirement and benefit
the consumers, a power
ministry statement said.
The ATC loss and ACS-
ARR (Average Cost of
Supply-Average Realizable
Revenue) gap are key in-
dicators of discoms’ per-
formance.
New Delhi (PTI): Larsen
and Toubro (LT) on
Monday said it has
bagged another “large”
order in the proposed
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bul-
let train project from the
National High-Speed Rail
Corporation. The project
involves commissioning
of a depot spread over
around 82 hectares in Gu-
jarat. Though the engi-
neering and construction
giant did not reveal the
worth of the order,it is as-
sumed that it is in the
range of `2,500 crore to
`5,000 crore.
LT BAGS LARGE
ORDER IN BULLET
TRAIN PROJECT
DISCOMS ATC
LOSSES DOWN TO
17% IN FY22
New Delhi (PTI): The total
electricity trade volume on
IEX has registered a 9%
year-on-year growth to
7,392 million units (MU)
in Nov 2022. The overall
consumption of energy
has grown 13% y-o-y to
113 billion units (BU) dur-
ing November 2022. “The
total electricity volume
traded in November was
7,392 MU, an increase of
9% on YoY,” it said. How-
ever, the overall electricity
trade volume including
the Green Power trade
and RECs stood at 7,764
MU in November 2022, a
fall of 16% y-o-y, it said.
TOTAL ELECTRICITY
VOLUME TRADE ON
IEX GROWS 9%
New Delhi (PTI): Tata
Motors is looking to in-
crease passenger vehicle
prices from next month in
order to make its model
range compliant with
stricter emission norms
which kick in from April 1
next year. TaMo MD - PVs
and EVs Shailesh Chandra
said the price revision
would also offset the im-
pact of commodity prices,
which have remained high
for the most part of the
year. He noted that even
the battery prices have
gone up and the same
has not been passed on
to the market.
TATA MOTORS LIKELY
TO HIKE PV PRICES
IN JANUARY 2023
*Rates till the edition went to print.
DUE TO STRONG DEMAND
CANARA BANK HIKES
DAILY DEBIT CARD
TRANSACTION LIMIT
New Delhi (FIB): Canara Bank
has announced a revision in
its daily debit card transac-
tion limit for
ATM cash
withdrawals,
Point of Sale
(POS) and
e-commerce transactions for
its customers with immediate
effect. The daily ATM cash
withdrawal cap for Classic
Debit Card has been raised
from `40,000 to `75,000.
The POS limit for these cards
would increase from the
present limit of `1,00,000 to
`2,00,000 per day.
INDIA’S HIRING
ACTIVITY GROWS 27%
IN NOVEMBER 2022
New Delhi (FIB): India’s job
market rebounded to the pre-
festive levels
in November
registering
a growth of
27% month-
on-month, said the Naukri
JobSpeak index. The annual
growth rate stood at 43%.
This can be attributed to the
post-festive recovery. The
Insurance sector witnessed
a robust growth of 42% fol-
lowed by Banking and Real
Estate sectors which recorded
a 34% and 31% growth
respectively.
AFFORDABILITY LEVEL
IN TOP 7 HOUSING
MARKET DIPS IN 2022
New Delhi (PTI): Affordability
level to buy housing properties
is estimated
to have
declined this
year across
seven major
cities due to rise in mortgage
and property rates, property
consultant JLL India said.
Affordability index in all seven
cities, except Mumbai, is
in comfortable zone. Kol-
kata, Pune and Hyderabad are
expected to remain the most
affordable. Kolkata, with an
estimated value of 193, is the
most affordable market.
INDIA’S E-VEHICLE
REVOLUTION COULD
BEAR FRUIT BY 2030
New Delhi (FIB): A private
consumer expectation survey
on Monday showed that
around 66%
of Indians said
that electric
vehicles will
surpass petrol
and diesel cars by 2030. The
survey, conducted by ACKO
and YouGov India, also
showed that a majority of In-
dian consumers, around 57%,
want to invest in EVs because
of their practical benefits while
56% want to purchase an
EV because it is good for the
environment.
GOVT TAKING STEPS TO MAKE INDIAN MSMEs
STRONGER, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE: MINISTER
New Delhi (PTI): Micro, small and medium enterprises are among
the most important pillars of India’s economy and the govern-
ment is working to make the sector
stronger and more developed, MoS
for MSME Bhanu Pratap Verma said.
“We will also work to ensure that
interrelationship between the MSME
sector and other important pillars
of the Indian economy are further
strengthened as India grows,” the minister said. He urged the
industry and other stakeholders to work with the government to
make India a $5 trillion economy along with becoming self-reliant.
OTHER STORIES
Services PMI hits 3-month high in Nov
New Delhi (PTI): India’s
services sector output
growth touched a three-
month high in November
as business inflows rose
markedly amid accommo-
dative demand conditions,
a monthly survey said on
Monday
.
The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Services
PMI Business Activity In-
dex rose from 55.1 in Octo-
ber to 56.4 in November,
indicating a sharp increase
in output that was the
quickest in three months
even amid higher operating
expenses.
Survey participants
linked the latest expansion
to demand strength, suc-
cessful marketing and a
sustained upturn in sales.
For the 16th straight
month, the headline figure
was above the neutral 50
threshold. “Indian service
providers continued to reap
the benefits of strong do-
mestic demand, with PMI
data for the penultimate
month of 2022 showing fast-
er increase in new business
and output,” said Pollyan-
na De Lima, Economics As-
sociate Director at SP
Global Market Intelligence
on Monday
.
On the Jobs front, sus-
tained expansions in new
work intakes and demand
buoyancy continued to pro-
mote job creation in the
service economy
.
On the prices front, ser-
vices companies across In-
dia reported higher operat-
ing expenses. In addition to
greater transportation
costs, firms reported high-
er prices for energy, food,
packaging, paper, plastic
and electrical products.
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Services PMI
Business Activity Index rose
from 55.1 in October to 56.4 in
November, indicating a sharp
increase in output that was the
quickest in three months.
z On the Jobs front, sustained
expansions in new work
intakes and demand buoyancy
continued to promote job
creation in service economy.
z On the prices front, services
companies across India
reported higher operating
expenses.
Markets settle on flat note;
Sensex declines 34 points
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmark indices ended
on a flat note on Monday,
with the BSE Sensex fall-
ing nearly 34 points, re-
cording its second day of
decline after an eight-day
rally
.
In a volatile trade, the
30-share BSE benchmark
dipped 33.9 points or 0.05%
to settle at 62,834.60. During
the day, it fell 360.62 points
or 0.57% to 62,507.88.
The broader NSE Nifty
eked out marginal gains
and ended 4.95 points or
0.03% higher at 18,701.05.
Among the Sensex pack,
Reliance Industries, Tech
Mahindra, UltraTech Ce-
ment, Dr Reddy’s, Axis
Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj
Finserv and Mahindra
Mahindra were the major
laggards.
Tata Steel, NTPC, State
Bank of India, IndusInd
Bank and Power Grid were
among the winners.
` FALLS 47 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 81.80
AGAINST $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee pared
its initial gains to settle down by
47 paise at 81.80 (provisional)
against the US dollar on Monday
weighed down by weak domestic
markets and rise in crude oil
prices. Forex traders said a weak
dollar in the overseas market
cushioned the downside for the
local unit. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local unit
opened at 81.26, but pared the
gains and ended at 81.80, down
47 paise over its previous close.
During the day, the local unit
witnessed an intraday high of
81.25 and a low of 81.82.
Air India to lease 12 more aircraft
Mumbai (FIB): Air India
on Monday said it will lease
12 more aircraft compris-
ing both A320 neo and Boe-
ing 777, which are expected
to be inducted in its exist-
ing fleet in the first half of
2023.
The new planes will be
deployed on the airline’s
short, medium and long-
haul international routes,
Air India said in a state-
ment.
Air India said it has
leased 42 aircraft since its
privatisation in January
this year.
Of the 12 new leased
planes, six are wide-body
Boeing 777-300ER, while
the remaining six are nar-
row-body Airbus A320 neo,
as per the statement.
The airline in Sept this
year announced that it will
be adding 30 leased aircraft
-- 21 A320, 4 A321 and 5
B777-200LR in its fleet over
a 15-months period, amid
its plan to have 30% share
in both domestic and inter-
national markets.
RBI’s MPC starts
deliberations
Meta-Airtel to
invest in telecom
infrastructure
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank’s rate-setting
panel on Monday started
brainstorming for the next
round of monetary policy
amid expectations of a
moderate interest rate hike
of 25-35 basis points as in-
flation has started showing
signs of easing and eco-
nomic growth tapering.
The RBI has hiked key
benchmark lending rate by
50 bps thrice since June.
RBI Governor Shakti-
kanta Das would be an-
nouncing the bi-monthly
monetary policy on
Wednesday (December 7)
on the conclusion of the
three-day of Monetary Pol-
icy Committee (MPC) meet.
New Delhi (PTI): Social
media giant Meta Plat-
forms and Bharti Airtel on
Monday announced a col-
laboration to jointly invest
in telecom infrastructure
to cater to the rising de-
mand of high speed data
and digital services in In-
dia. The announcement
comes on the back of tele-
com operators’ demand to
share revenue with service
providers to build
networks.“Airtel and Meta
will jointly invest in global
connectivity infrastruc-
ture and CPaaS based new-
age digital solutions to sup-
port the emerging require-
ments of customers and
enterprises in India.”
India records over 23
bn digital payments
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India logged
23.06 billion digital trans-
actions worth `38.3 lakh
crore in the third quarter
of FY23, stated a report on
Monday. These digital
transactions include pay-
ment done by Unified Pay-
ments Interface (UPI), deb-
it and credit cards, prepaid
payment instruments like
mobile wallets, and pre-
paid cards. The UPI related
transactions clocked over
19.65 billion transactions
in volume and `32.5 lakh
crore in terms of value.
The UPI transactions vol-
ume and value almost dou-
bled since last year as it
recorded about an 88% in-
crease in volume and over
71% increase in value in Q3
as compared to the same
quarter last year.
The top three UPI apps
in terms of volume and
value were PhonePe, Goog-
le Pay and Paytm Pay-
ments Bank App.
New Delhi (FIB): IndiGo has announced 32 new con-
necting flights to Europe through its codeshare partner-
ship with Turkish Airlines. Effective December 07, the
new routes include several major destinations including
Milan, Manchester, Birmingham, Rome, and Venice.
Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers
on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to
destinations where it has no presence.
IndiGo announces 32 new flights

08
2NDFRONT
Woman seeks termination of 33-week pregnancy as foetus suffers from cerebral abnormalities
HC slams city hosp for delaying
medical test of pregnant woman
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi High Court on
Monday pulled up the
administration of Lok
Nayak Jai Prakash
Narayan Hospital
(LNJP) for delaying ex-
amination of a woman
seeking permission for
termination of a
33-week-old foetus suf-
fering from a cerebral
anomaly
. On Friday the
HC directed the medical
board of LNJP to exam-
ine Monday a woman
seeking termination of
pregnancy
. The hospital
was directed to file a re-
port by Monday
.
Justice Prathiba M.
Singh asked the counsel
for the hospital, “She
has been there since 9
am. It is 10:30 am. Who
is the doctor concerned
who made her wait.”
The counsel for LNJP
submitted that in view
of advanced pregnancy
and complications
therein the medical
board also wanted a
neurologist there in the
team doing the review.
An MRI of the foetus is
to be done Monday.The
court asked, “Why was
this not done this morn-
ing?” The LNJP counsel
said the delay was due
to administrative rea-
sons and election duty
.
The court called the
reason suspicious and
said “ I want it today by
1 PM. And if doctors
don’t do it, they should
be before the court.The
matter was to be heard
at 2.30 PM Monday
again. The court on Fri-
day said in view of the
gestational age of the
foetus and abnormality
it has asked the medical
board at LNJP to con-
duct an examination
and file a report.
The bench also noted
the submission made by
advocate Aneesh Mad-
hukar’s counsel for the
petitioner that she has
approached the Guru
Teg Bahadur Hospital
(GTB). However, the ex-
amination could not be
conducted as a medical
board was not consti-
tuted there.
The counsel for Delhi
Government submitted
that the petitioner
might be referred to
AIIMS or LNJP where
there are already medi-
cal boards. After noting
the submissions the
bench directed LNJP to
conduct an examina-
tion and file a report.
The petitioner is a
26-year-old married
woman. The petitioner
submitted that she had
undergone periodic ul-
trasounds and no abnor-
mality was reported. It
was for the first time
detected on November
11. The abnormality in
the foetus’ brain was
found. It was also con-
firmed by another ultra-
sound on November 14.
Justice Prathiba M Singh fumed over Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital after woman seeking
termination of 33-Week pregnancy made to wait.
CASE BEYOND LIMITS
Policearresttwooversacrilege
incidentinPunjab’sGurdwara
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The inci-
dent of sacrilege was
reported from a gu-
rudwara in Punjab’s
Jalandhar district,
police said on Mon-
day adding that two
persons, who were
said to be migrant la-
bourers, have been ar-
rested in the case.
“Today
, the accused
related to the sacrilege
incident at the Gurd-
wara Sahib of village
Mansoorpur, PS
Goraya District Ja-
landhar (Rural) have
been arrested. The
case has been regis-
tered and investiga-
tion is ongoing, the
situation is under con-
trol,” the Jalandhar
Rural Police tweeted.
Where miscreants
entered the Gurdwara
tried to loot money by
breaking the locker
and also spit tobacco
in the Gurdwara.
On learning about
the sacrilege incident,
villagers reached the
spot and demanded
strict action against
theaccused.SeniorSu-
perintendent of Police
of Jalandhar Rural,
Swarandeep Singh
alongwithotherpolice
personnel reached the
Gurdwara to take
stock of the situation.
Meanwhile,theinci-
dent drew strong con-
demnation from vari-
ous political leaders
who demanded strict
action on the matter.
Shiromani Akali Dal
chief Sukhbir Singh
dubbed the incident as
unpardonable and de-
manded stringent ac-
tion in the matter.
“Strongly condemn
the heinous act of
#sacrilegeof SriGuru
Granth Sahib Ji at
Gurdwara Singh Sab-
ha in village Mansur-
pur. I urge CM @bhag-
wantmann to direct @
DGPP DGPPunjabPo-
lice for taking imme-
diate stringent ac-
tion against the cul-
prits. This painful act
is unpardonable,”
Badal tweeted.
The miscreants
entered the
Gurdwara and tried
to loot money by
breaking the locker
Cong accuses BJP of shielding
‘VIP’ in Ankita murder case
Dehradun (PTI): The
Congress’ Uttarakhand
unit on Monday accused
the state’s BJP govern-
mentof hidingthename
of the “VIP” that
cropped up in the Anki-
ta murder case and de-
manded a CBI probe,
saying it was necessary
for the sake of justice.
“The BJP govern-
ment is hiding the name
of the VIP. People have
lost confidence in the
investigation being car-
ried out by the police. A
CBI probe is needed so
that the victim’s kin get
justice,” the Congress’
Uttarakhand unit chief
Karan Mahara said.
The name of the VIP
should be disclosed and
the meaning of “special
service. The police have
been busy demolishing
evidence related to the
case from day one un-
der pressure from the
BJP government,” Ma-
hara said.
UP BYPOLLS
BJP, SP, accuse each
other of stopping
public from voting
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The 2 main
contenders BJP and Sa-
majwadi Party, have
been accusing each oth-
erof disruptingtheelec-
toral process. The SP,
usingitsTwitterhandle,
alleged that the police
force was being used
and officials on election
duty were preventing
people from casting
their votes, especially in
Rampur. It also posted a
video accusing the BJP
agents of distributing
money in Mainpuri’s
Bhogaon area.
BJP too alleged on
Twitter that in some
booths, “unscrupulous
elements of the SP”
were preventing people
from casting their votes
and sought the Election
Commission’s interven-
tion and added that SP
is making baseless alle-
gations as it is going to
taste defeat.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav with wife and party’s Mainpuri Lok-
Sabha by-elections candidate Dimple Yadav in Etawah on Monday.
J-K to set up incubator for cybersecurity startups
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment of Jammu and
Kashmir plans to set up
a dedicated incubator
for cybersecurity start-
ups in an attempt to
boost local industry
.
Aspartof therecently
introduced Cyber Secu-
rity Policy
, the adminis-
tration will also out-
sourcerelevantresearch
and development pro-
jects to the corporate
sector. It is also mulling
to provide special fiscal
and non-fiscal incen-
tives to cybersecurity
firms operating in the
union territory (UT) ac-
cordingtotheprevailing
government policies.
JK would endeav-
our to conduct Cyber
Security Expos to show-
case the advantages of
the indigenously devel-
oped products by SMEs
and Startups, it said.
“The government of
J-K shall set up a dedi-
cated incubator for cy-
ber security related
startups. The UT shall
also develop a venture
capital model to provide
assistance to first gen-
eration entrepreneurs,
startups and small and
medium-sized enter-
prises (SMEs) operat-
ing and intending to
enter in this field (cy-
bersecurity),” the poli-
cy document said.
BSF recovers
another drone
carrying heroin
in Amritsar
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Border
Security Force foiled
another cross-border
drug-smuggling at-
tempt on Monday and
recovered a drone along
with a packet of heroin
near the India-Pakistan
border in Punjab’s Am-
ritsar district, the offi-
cials said.
The BSF personnel
openedfireafterhearing
the buzzing sound of a
drone near Roranwala
Kalan village around
2:35am.Whilesearching
the area, the troops re-
covered a broken quad-
copter and a packet of
narcotics, officials said.
On Sunday, a drone
was recovered near the
international border
along with 3 kg of hero-
in and also on Decem-
ber 3, they recovered
about 25 kg of heroin.
Police release sketch of
man accused of raping,
killing 6-yr-old girl
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Police
have released a sketch
of the accused man
who abducted, raped
and killed a six-year-
old girl in Ghaziabad
on Monday. Police said
that the child was last
seen playing outside
her house and then
went missing. Her body
was found 30 metres
from the house, police
said. According to the
post-mortem reports,
the child was raped be-
fore being killed.
Following this, a case
was registered under
relevant sections of the
IPC and the POCSO Act,
police said.
On learning about the sacrilege incident, villagers reached
the spot and demanded strict action against the accused.
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ANI
We genuinely laugh and
cry only with those
closest to us.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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BHARAT JODO YATRA’S 89TH DAY: FIRST DAY IN RAJASTHAN
PEOPLE OF RSS, BJP WILL HAVE TO SAY
‘HEY RAM, JAI SIYARAM’: RAHUL GANDHI
Deeply impressed by Bharat yatris,
they will be an asset, says Gehlot
Jhalawar: On Monday,
the first day of Bharat
Jodo Yatra in Ra-
jasthan, Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi lashed
out at BJP and RSS.
The yatra reached
Chandrabhaga inter-
section of Jhalrapatan
at 6 pm. While address-
ing the Nukkad Sabha,
Rahul Gandhi charged
at BJP on several is-
sues including reli-
gion, demonetisation
and GST. “I want to ask
the BJP that earlier
there was a slogan Jai
Siyaram. Without Sita
there is no Ram and
without Ram there is
no Sita.
l RaGa says, there is a magic and no
fatigue in the Bharat Jodo Yatra l Rahul
Gandhi becomes messiah for poor family,
brings a literal ‘Diwali’ to their home!
Rahul Gandhi, CM Ashok Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Govind Singh Dotasra, Sachin Pilot, Jitendra Singh, Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas, Lalchand Kataria, Krishna Poonia, Rajendra Singh Gudha, Vaibhav Gehlot and
others walk as the Rajasthan leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra starts from Nahardi area, Jhalawar on Monday.
MAJOR HAPPENINGS
l Rahul began Rajasthan leg
of his Yatra from Jhalawar
l 89th day of BJY started
from Kali Talai in Jhalrapa-
tan, on Rajasthan-MP border
l Gandhi set off the yatra at
6.10 am when temperature
was 13 degrees Celsius
l Rahul was comfortable
walking in a half sleeves T-shirt,
trousers and sports shoes
l Other leaders and workers
were seen in the jackets
l Rahul sipped his morning
tea at a dhaba in Jhalawar
Rahul ji is main yatri this is not a yatra to win polls; rather yatra issues
are related to common people, hence it is getting immense support here
Jhalawar: Amid Rahul
Gandhi’s ongoing
“Bharat Jodo Yatra”
that is passing through
Rajasthan, CM Ashok
Gehlot held a presser on
Monday in Jhalawar
and claimed that he was
extremely impressed
with the yatris.
“These yatris will
prove to be assets. Peo-
ple from all over the
world including UAE
and Belgium are in-
volved in the yatra and
thus this yatra is impor-
tant for the whole world
and for democracy
. The
atmosphere in the coun-
try is against the poli-
cies of the central gov-
ernment. The Yatra is
taking place at a time
when the whole country
is worried,” he said.
“Bharat Jodo Yatra is
not a journey of any
one person. Rahul ji is
the main yatri of this
yatra.
Rahul Gandhi, CM Ashok Gehlot and others during yatra on Monday.
TheYatra is covered by First India reporting team,
Aditi Nagar,Yogesh Sharma, Bhanwar S Charan,
Dimple Sharma,Tripti Gautam and Arif Mansoori
and Photojournalist Santosh Sharma

e do not need magic
to change the world,
we carry all the pow-
er we need inside
ourselves already:
we have the power to
imagine better and
Bhanushree has proved
that a strong soul shines
after every storm. The
diva is also one of the
finalists of the Miss In-
dia Queen.
When asked
about herself
shesaid,“Iama
20-year-old be-
liever from
Bangalore,
who strongly
believes that
it takes a
strong soul
with a real
heart to devel-
op smiles out of a situation that
makes us weep. My hobbies in-
cludecooking,sketching,artand
craft, decor etc which are the
bestwaysIusetoexpressmyself
none of my strongest sides be-
sides my interests I am a great
listener and I believe that I am
kind, punctual and ambitious
and love animals a lot.”
The stunning beauty is cur-
rently learning fashion de-
sign from JD institute of fash-
ion technology Bangalore.
Like every other dreamer
this fighter has also faced
many barriers, speaking
more about it she said, “I lost
my mother when I was 18 and
that made me even stronger
spiritually mentally and emo-
tionally to face any kind of situ-
ation in life also I come from an
orthodox Brahmin family
which always had certain set-
backs like how one must be in
terms of education and career,
but my passion made them feel
something about the decision
that I took and they started sup-
porting me for what I’m doing
today.” The diva continued, “I
have been body shamed a lot for
being lean and at the same time
appreciated for the beautiful
facial features that I have so
sometimes it feels strange to
live in society as such but I be-
lieve that one must embrace
our flaws too and I believe in
myself and self-confidence is
something that can never shake
me from anything that takes
place in life.”
While sharing about the most
memorable moment, she said,
“First India Queen has really
given wings to my dreams and
I am very thankful to Dr
Jadeesh Chandra sir for provid-
ing me with this golden oppor-
tunity
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any friends
and col-
l e a g u e s
frequently
ask me
what I will
do after my
retirement
from the
Indian Forest Service.
There have also been ques-
tions about the fundamen-
tal priorities before super-
annuation. I have, almost
always, evaded these ques-
tions. Here, I address these
now.
It shouldn’t be a sur-
prise that there are many
people who can do many
things equally proficient-
ly. They can be farmers,
teachers, managers, regu-
lators, scientists, journal-
ists, authors, drug devel-
opers, and many more. To
be extraordinary, however,
they must cover a little ex-
tra beyond those ordinary
miles. Why and how such
a feat materialises is com-
plicated to communicate
in words. You have to live
and work with them to dis-
cern the novel insights of
their journey. On the face
of it, the struggle is nei-
ther surprising nor a se-
cret. It takes a fire perpet-
ually burning within. It
takes every minute of a
life well invested. It re-
quires tossing away a
mindset of narrow em-
phasis on income or
wealth. Indeed, human
flourishing demands
much more and provides
more abundantly than our
imagination. It takes great
mental and physical
health. It embodies a ro-
bust meaning and durable
purpose, character and
virtue, and resilient social
relationships. It requires
wisdom that in turn yields
happiness, life satisfac-
tion and well-being.
As with everyone else, I
would continue to grow
wisdom—a substantial de-
terminant of human
flourishing. This wisdom
is expected to continue to
keep me happy because
wisdom is the mother of
happiness. Wisdom is a
holistic, multidimension-
al personality trait associ-
ated with greater well-be-
ing, satisfaction with life,
and overall better health
and happiness. I have dis-
covered and followed sev-
eral mechanisms to be-
come wiser. First, pro-so-
cial behaviors, empathy,
compassion, altruism, and
a sense of fairness to all.
Second, emotional regula-
tion, self-control and be-
ing oneself even when
provoked. Third, self-re-
flection, personal insights,
and learning. Fourth, ac-
ceptance of divergent per-
spectives and tolerance of
different view-point. Fifth
is decisiveness or the abil-
ity to make timely and ef-
fective decisions even un-
der uncertainty. Sixth, a
general knowledge of life
and social decision-mak-
ing, and finally, a mindset
that embraces spirituality
in daily life. I have also be-
lieved very strongly, and
continue to act accord-
ingly, that nothing is un-
achievable for those who
have scholarship, thought-
fulness, wisdom, atten-
tiveness, diligence and ac-
tion. I continue to be deep-
ly aware of the fact that
really wise people rarely
get drunk with wisdom!
Pseudo-wise is another
lot. In a nutshell, this
mindset weighs a few
smiles much more than
millions of dollars in the
pocket. This has made me
what I am. This has given
me what I have.
I am someone who was
born in a remote village
nestled amidst rivers and
hills. Obviously, it re-
quired learning survival
strategies to face the va-
garies and beauty of the
inhospitable landscape.
One must be a farmer, a
labourer, or an ordinary
human being willing to
acquire traditional skills
for survival. No wonder
then, given the necessity, I
can do farming in my
farmlands. I can construct
a village pond and grow
water chestnuts for liveli-
hoods. I can also help you
cross a rapidly flowing
river in the boat that I
built. I can also raise a
mango orchard for the
benefit of generations of
humans, birds, insects
and other life forms. I
could construct a mud
house and practice animal
husbandry with equal
ease. I can do a lot more,
not because I am willing to
learn everything afresh
but because I have already
done all these to survive in
my village before I left for
wilder grounds. All along,
I have never forgotten that
knowledge is great but do-
ing is greater still.
In another parallel,
soon after my retirement
in May 2023, I can teach to
facilitate learning of
Ayurveda that I learnt be-
fore the age of 18. I can
also take on teaching Ya-
jurveda chanting to a
brand-new generation of
youth. Teaching forestry,
environmental govern-
ance and sustainability
science at some of the
best-known institutions
worldwide is always avail-
able to me. Again, all this
will be possible not be-
cause I am willing to learn
afresh, but because I have
already done that by tak-
ing numerous detours
from the Indian forest ser-
vice.
I have been a professor
earlier, and even today I
continue to be a visiting
professor at the National
Institute of Ayurveda. I
would be happy to take on
a few more such assign-
ments from among many
that I am invited to. It is
this group of activities
where one can raise the
skills of someone else to
bring a smile and to make
them more worthwhile to
society.
No gift is greater than
the gift of knowledge! I
would always love to work
as a scientist once again in
the world’s best institu-
tions working on forest
and livelihoods, forest gov-
ernance, and environmen-
tal regulations. Doing
work on the ground as
well as producing new
knowledge based on expe-
rience and science contin-
ues to be my passion. I can
also work as a journalist
in a cutting-edge media
house—print, electronic,
and social included. Jour-
nalism has been my first
job way back in 1975 or so!
As a forester, I can help
protect, manage, restore
and rewild forests and pro-
tected areas. It is possible
because this beautiful pro-
cess of learning and con-
tribution has been a major
part of my life. Apart from
improving the health of
the ecosystems, I can also
facilitate the improve-
ment of the health of peo-
ple by designing drugs and
providing preventive
strategies that can save
humanity from some of
the worst ailments. Again,
I will not need to learn the
whole process all over
again. I have already done
that parallel to numerous
other activities that I not-
ed here.
I would be happy to im-
prove the environmental
governance, environmen-
tal compliance, and regu-
latory environment with-
in any corporate house
such that they are able to
adhere to all the manda-
tory regulations required
to have complied, plus nu-
merous proactive steps
that can provide an edge to
the business over competi-
tors.
Let us now move on to
priorities. After a satisfy-
ing career in various posi-
tions in the Indian Forest
Service, the five priorities,
apart from routine works,
set soon after taking on as
the Principle Chief Con-
servator of Forests (Head
of Forest Force) are now
getting accomplished.
One, with a large num-
ber of posts vacant, Forest
Department was working
with almost half the num-
ber of officials in the field.
We have recruited and will
now have all the posts
filled to work full throttle
for the next decade. Two,
field staff remained de-
prived of their promotions
for 3-4 years for a variety
of reasons. The process
has been completed, except
for one rank that is soon
going to be accomplished.
Three, through new exter-
nally aided projects, we
will have a resource of 3600
to 4500 crore rupees to in-
vest in the protection of
forests, wildlife and biodi-
versity, mitigation and ad-
aptation to climate change,
and improvement of liveli-
hoods of the local commu-
nities. Four, good imple-
mentation is a knowledge-
intensive journey that re-
quires a robust evidence
base. We have generated
and provided cutting-edge
scientific and experiential
knowledge for restoration
and rewilding.
Implemented is now on
throughout the State. At
least 10 new conservation
reserves, another leopard
reserve, and one new tiger
reserve have become a real-
ity
. Another Tiger Reserve
may soon become a reality
.
Thus, Forest Department
will have forest force, re-
sources and knowledge to
work over the next 10 years
that coincide with the UN
Decade on Ecosystem Res-
toration (2021-2030). The
fifth priority remains to be
realized, but there are six
months to concentrate on.
Hopefully
, with the support
of the Government of Ra-
jasthan, and facilitation by
colleagues in the Govern-
ment and Forest Depart-
ment, we should be able to
resolve several long-pend-
ing legitimate demands of
staff and officials in the
field. This is what I love to
call flourishing beyond
woods and words. We shall
meet again!
FLOURISHING BEYOND
FLOURISHING BEYOND
WOODS AND WORDS!
WOODS AND WORDS!
DR DEEP NARAYAN PANDEY
Principal Chief Conservator
of Forests (Head of Forest Force)
Aranya Bhawan
M
(Dr.Deep Narayan Pandey is in the Indian Forest Service;was
awarded the highest national honour in forestry—the IPVM
Award for the year 1994 and;the Dhanvantari Award of the
Department of Ayurveda,Government of Rajasthan for his
contributions to Ayurveda.He has more than 38 years of
experience working with national and international
organizations.)The views expressed here are personal and
driven by the principle of the Global Common Good.They do
not in any way represent the views of the institution or service
to which the author belongs.

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