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First India Bureau
New Delhi: Delhi
Commission for Wom-
en (DCW) Chairperson
Swati Maliwal is in
deep trouble after a
court ordered framing
of charges against her
for making “illegal ap-
pointments” to the
panel, followed by the
BJP demanding that
Lieutenant Governor
VK Saxena remove her
from the post.
A city court on
Thursday ordered
framing of corruption
and criminal conspira-
cy charges against
Maliwal and others for
“prima facie” abusing
their official positions
to appoint AAP work-
ers to various posts in
the women’s rights
body.
In a letter to LG Sax-
ena, BJP’s West Delhi
MP Parvesh Verma de-
manded Maliwal’s
sacking. “I request you
to take immediate ac-
tion against Swati Mal-
iwal for her unconsti-
tutional action and re-
move her from the po-
sition of DCW chair-
person,” Verma wrote.
Adesh Gupta, the
BJP’s Delhi unit chief,
alleged in a tweet that
the AAP seemed not to
“miss any chance” of
corruption. BJP
spokesperson Praveen
Shankar Kapoor al-
leged a “scam” in the
appointments and de-
manded that LG Saxe-
na dissolve the DCW.
The court has or-
dered framing of
charges against the
accused under Section
120-B (criminal
conspiracy), read with
Section 13(1)(d) (crimi-
nal misconduct by a
public servant) of
the Prevention of
Corruption Act.
‘Sack Maliwal’, says BJP as court orders corruption charges
GAME OVER?
DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal. —FILE PHOTO
CASE LODGED BY
EX-BJP LEADER
The case was lodged
by the Anti-Corruption
Branch on a complaint
by former BJP leader
and Delhi Commis-
sion for Women
chairperson Barkha
Shukla Singh. The
prosecution claimed
that a total of 90
appointments were
made in the women’s
panel between August
6, 2015, and August
1, 2016.
Court says ‘prima
facie’ she abused
her position to
appoint AAP
workers to various
posts in the
women’s rights
body
New Delhi (PTI):
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal has directed
the Planning depart-
ment to recall the order
restricting DDCD vice-
chairman Jasmine
Shah from discharging
his duties, official
sources said on Friday.
Lt Governor VK Saxe-
na had last month
asked Kejriwal to re-
move Shah from the
post of vice-chairman
of the Dialogue and De-
velopment Commis-
sion of Delhi over alle-
gations of misusing his
office for “political
purposes”, they said.
Shah. the vice chair-
man of the Delhi gov-
ernment’s think tank
was restricted from dis-
charging his duties and
his office sealed while
the facilities enjoyed by
him were withdrawn
following an order by
the LG last month.
Kejriwal revokes LG
order on Jasmine Shah
CYCLONE MANDOUS
ALERT IN SOUTH
GIRDING UP LOINS
FOR THE WORST!
Moni Sharma
Chennai: Northern
coastal Tamil Nadu
witnessed light to
moderate rainfall and
some places heavy
showers as the cyclon-
ic storm ‘Mandous’
continued to move fur-
ther closer to the
State’s coastline, and it
is set to cross the coast
near starting mid-
night, the IMD said on
Friday. A holiday has
been declared for
schools and colleges in
Chennai, and other
districts including Vel-
lore, Villupuram, Cud-
dalore, Ranipet, Tiru-
vallur, Chengalpattu,
and Kancheepuram on
Saturday due to rain
forecast. Late Friday
Mandous was 90km SE
of Mamallapuram. P6
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
l At least 10 flights can-
celled in Chennai due to
the Cyclone Mandous
l Mandous brings heavy
rain in Chennai; schools
and colleges shut today
l Chennai Division of the
Southern Railway says
trains may be cancelled
l Landfall near Mamal-
lapuram on late Friday
and today morning
A man stands on Kasimedu fishing harbour being hit by the high tides due to the strong
winds triggered by Cyclone Mandous, in Chennai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PARLIAMENT WINTER SESSION
Bill related to Uniform
Civil Code passed in RS
First India Bureau
New Delhi:Acontrover-
sial private member’s
Bill that seeks to provide
for a panel to prepare a
Uniform Civil Code was
introduced in the Rajya
Sabha on Friday
. ‘The
Uniform Civil Code in
India Bill, 2020’ was in-
troduced amid protests
fromOppositionparties.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal
Meena moved for leave
to introduce the Bill to
provide for the constitu-
tion of nat’l inspection
and investigation com-
mitteeforpreparationof
aUCCanditsimplemen-
tation throughout India
and for matters connect-
ed therewith during the
pvt member’s business.
Congress,CPI,CPI(M),
TMC protested against
introduction of Bill say-
ing it will “destroy” the
social fabric and unity
in diversity in country
.
A private member
bill to regulate appt of
judges through Nation-
al Judicial Commission
was introduced in RS by
CPI(M)’s Bikash Ran-
jan Bhattacharyya but
AAP MP Raghav Chad-
ha opposed it.
Opposition move to
block Uniform Civil
Code bill rejected
The National Judicial
Commission Bill introduced
in Rajya Sabha,AAP opposes
Both the Parliament
houses adjourned till
11am on December 12
BILL PASSED WITH 63 VOTES
COLLEGIUM APPROVES APPT OF THREE
ADDL JUDGES AS PERMANENT JUDGES
BILLS INTRODUCED IN LS TO
REVISE ST LISTS IN 4 STATES
WHAT IS THE BILL ABOUT?
With the Opposition members seeking
withdrawal of the Bill, Rajya Sabha
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called
for division and the motion for intro-
duction of the Bill was passed with 63
votes in favour and 23 against it.
The SC Collegium headed by CJI DY Chandrachud on
Friday approved the proposal for appointment of three
Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in the Kerala
High Court. The 2 Additional Judges whose names have
been approved are Justices Abdul Rahim Musaliar Bad-
harudeen, Viju Abraham and Mohammed Nias CP.
Four separate bills were introduced in
Lok Sabha on Friday to revise the lists
of Scheduled Tribes in as many states.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda
introduced the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)
Order (Amendment) Bills for Chhattisgarh,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.
Bill envisages a collection of laws to
protect the personal rights of all citizens
without considering religion. To become
a law, a private member’s Bill needs
to be endorsed by the government and
cleared in both Houses of the Parl.
Rajya Sabha
Chairman Jagdeep
Dhankhar conducts
the proceedings of
the House during the
Winter Session of the
Parliament, in New
Delhi on Friday.
SC dismisses plea seeking disclosure
of 2018 Collegium meeting details
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The SC on
Friday dismissed a plea
seeking disclosure of
the details of a collegi-
um meeting held on De-
cember 12, 2018 under
the Right to Informa-
tion Act, underlining a
“tentative decision” of
the multi-member body
cannot be brought in
the public domain.
A bench of Justices
MR Shah and CT Ravi-
kumar said only resolu-
tions drawn and signed
by all Collegium mem-
bers can be said to be a
final decision. Tentative
resolutions drawn upon
discussion and consul-
tation among the mem-
bers cannot be said to be
final unless they are
signed by all of them, it
said. SC said it cannot
place reliance on re-
ports interview
of a former mem-
ber of Collegi-
um, and it
doesn’t want to
comment on
r e m a r k s
made by for-
mer judge.
‘LONG BAIL HEARINGS A WASTE,
IT SHOULDN’T EXCEED 10 MINS’
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, senior-most
judge of SC after CJI, on Friday disapproved
of practice of filing lengthy bail applica-
tions and arguing “as if a final conviction
has already taken place”. Bail application
should be of 5 pages, arguments should
not exceed 10 minutes, Justice Kaul said.
‘Shraddha had
been alive if
cops acted...’
Mumbai (FIB): Vikas
Walkar, father of Shrad-
dha Walkar on Friday
met Maharashtra depu-
ty CM Devendra Fad-
navis. Later, he claimed
his daughter would
have been alive had
Maha cops acted on a
written plaint by her.
She had written a letter
in 2020 indicating her
fears about being killed
by Aaftab. He said that
Fadnavis assured him
that he will get justice.
Congress high command
to decide Himachal CM
A one-line resolution
was passed in the
CLP meeting that
the party high
command will decide
next CM in HP
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The
Himachal Pradesh Con-
gress legislature party,
which met on Friday,
has decided that the
next chief minister of
the state will be decided
by the party high com-
mand, MLA Sundar
Thakur told media.
According to Thakur,
a one-line resolution
was passed in the legis-
lature party meeting in
Shimla that the Con-
gress high command
will decide the next
chief minister.
State Congress chief
Pratibha Singh, former
party chief Sukhwind-
er Singh Sukhu and out-
going legislature party
leader Mukesh Agni-
hotri are among the top
contenders for the post.
RESCUE OPS ENTER 60
HRS TO SAVE 8-YR-OLD
BOY STUCK IN BOREWELL
SC NOTICE TO CENTRE
ON AGE OF MARRIAGE
FOR MUSLIM GIRLS
Betul: The rescue operation
to save eight-year-old
Tanmay Sahu who fell into
a 400-feet deep borewell
in Mandavi village of MP’s
Betul district, surpassed 60
hours on Friday. The boy
fell into the borewell while
playing on December 6.
New Delhi: The SC on
Friday issued notice to the
Centre on a petition filed
by National Commission
for Women (NCW) to
make the minimum age
of marriage for Muslim
girls the same as that
of persons belonging to
other religions.
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Ahmedabad: TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale, who was
arrested for the second time in three days on Thursday,
has managed to get bail once again over an alleged “fake
tweet” against PM Narendra Modi, party said on Friday.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a VC of
Guvs, CMs, and LGs of UTs to discuss aspects relating to
India’s G20 presidency. PM said G20 belongs to entire nation,
is a unique opportunity to showcase country’s strengths. P5
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
is unlikely to travel to Russia this year for
an annual bilateral summit between the two
countries, sources said. The G20 summit in Bali
was PM Modi’s last visit abroad this year.
TMC’S GOKHALE GETS BAIL A DAY AFTER 2ND
ARREST G20: PM CHAIRS MEET WITH GUVs, CMs, LGs
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NEW DELHI | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022
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DCWchiefMaliwal,3othersontrial
over‘strongsuspicion’ofcorruption
New Delhi (ANI): A
special court has or-
dered framing of cor-
ruption and criminal
conspiracy charges
against Delhi Commis-
sion for Women (DCW)
ChairpersonSwatiMali-
wal and three others af-
ter finding prima facie
sufficient material that
the accused had abused
their official position in
allegedly appointing
Aam Admi Party work-
ers to different posts in
the commission.
The court observed
that a strong suspicion
does arise against all ac-
cused and the facts do
disclose prima facie suf-
ficient material to frame
charges against all four
for offences U/s 120B of
IPC r/w Sec. 13(1)
(d)/13(2) of POC Act, as
well as for the substan-
tive offence U/s 13(2)
r/w Sec. 13(1)(2) of POC
Act. Charges be framed
accordingly
,saidSpecial
Judge Dig Vinay Singh.
Along with Maliwal, the
court ordered to put
then members of DCW
Promila Gupta, Sarika
ChaudharyandFarheen
Malick on trial.
According to the pros-
ecution, all four accused
were together involved
in abusing their official
position and obtained
pecuniary advantages
for the party workers
and acquaintances of
Swati Maliwal as well as
the ruling party namely
AAP
. It has been alleged
that such workers and
acquaintances were ap-
pointed to different
posts of DCW without
following due process.
Instead, the appoint-
mentsweremadeincon-
travention of proce-
dures, rules, regula-
tions, without even ad-
vertising for the posi-
tions, in violation of
General Finance Rules
and other guidelines
and money was dis-
bursed to such persons
towards remuneration/
salary/ honorarium.
The court said the pe-
rusal of minutes of the
meetings held on vari-
ous dates by DCW, in
which all four accused
were signatories, was
enough to prima facie
point to a strong suspi-
cion that the appoint-
ments in question were
made by the accused
persons in agreement
with each other.
Thus, it cannot be
claimed by the accused
personsthattheydidnot
abuse their position in
order to obtain pecuni-
aryadvantagesforother
persons, i.e. the persons
so appointed or that pri-
ma facie there was no
dishonest intention. A
public servant causing
wrongful loss to the gov-
ernment by benefitting
a third party would
squarely fall within the
definition of Sec. 13(1)
(d), said the court.
New Delhi (PTI): The
10th North East Festi-
val will bring the col-
ours and cultures of
northeast India to the
national capital in a vi-
brant celebration of
arts, crafts, food, mu-
sic, fashion and dance
with an aim to promote
tourism opportunities
in the region.
Starting from De-
cember 23, the North
East Festival will be
held at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium with
the participation of
over 500 artists across
30 musical bands, 16
fashion designers, 60
food stalls, more than
100 MSME businesses,
and a number of tour
operators.
The North East Festi-
val was last held in Del-
hi in 2019. The next two
editions were held in
Guwahati in a hybrid
mode in 2020 and 2021.
Talking about the up-
coming festival, chief
organiser Shyamkanu
Mahanta said the nar-
rative about the north-
east is changing as it is
becoming one of the
most popular tourist
destinations for foreign
and domestic visitors.
“Earlier the narra-
tive about the north-
east was insurgency
and disturbances, but
the North East Festival
has changed the narra-
tive to food, tourism
potential, music, fash-
ion and culture.
“We want to show the
northeast to those who
haven’t been there. We
will be showcasing the
incredible tourism des-
tinations of the north-
east, we will also high-
light the freedom fight-
ers of the northeast,”
Mahanta said.
The festival is ex-
pected to be inaugurat-
ed by culture minister
G Kishan Reddy, law
minister Kiren Rijiju,
and cabinet ministers
Piyush Goel and Sarba-
nanda Sonowal among
other senior leaders.
Apart from showcas-
ing the rich and diverse
food culture of the
northeast, the four-day
festival will also feature
multigenre musical ar-
tistes,includingpopular
singer Zubeen Garg and
Achurjya Borpatra.
North East Festival returns to Delhi with renewed focus on tourism
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The fest will be
held at JL Nehru
Stadium with the
participation of
over 500 artists,
16 fashion
designers, 60
food stalls and
100 MSME
businesses
THE BANDWAGON
New Delhi (ANI): Del-
hi High Court on Friday
directed the Commis-
sioner of Police to place
on record the standard
operating procedure
(SOP), if any
, followed in
road accident cases.
The HC sought the in-
formation in a case of
drunken driving by the
driver of a rented cab in
which the petitioner's
son was travelling and
diedintheaccident.Jus-
tice Prathiba M Singh
sought information on
the plea which alleged
that the petitioner's son
hired a rented cab from
a company and the driv-
er was drunk.
The bench directed
theCPtoplaceonrecord
the SOP within six
weeks.
Calling it an unfortu-
nate case, the court di-
rected the CP to place on
record the SOP which is
followed by the Delhi po-
lice in cases of road ac-
cidents either in cases
of injuries or death.
The parents of the de-
ceased submitted that
they have been denied a
fair trial as there was a
delay in collecting the
blood sample of the ve-
hicle driver who was al-
legedly drunk at the
time of the accident.
The counsel for the
petitioners also alleged
that there was a long de-
lay of 3 months in col-
lecting the blood sample
of the driver the Investi-
gation Officer.
It was also alleged
that the IO did not col-
lect the CCTV footage
which is required for
the investigation.
Road mishap cases: HC asks Police Comm to furnish SOP
New Delhi (ANI): Former Delhi Commission
for Women chief Barkha Shukla on Friday
pointed at the AAP’s in-
volvement in the appoint-
ment of members in the
body while also alleging
that there was no conduct
of educational checks dur-
ing their recruitment.
Shukla, who is the Com-
plainant in the case, told
ANI that Maliwal's secretary Archana Arora
who was an IAS officer had resigned due to
inappropriate treatment accorded to her.
Appointments in the Delhi Commission of
Women after 2015 weren't done as per the
rules. They recruited their own people. High
salaries amounting to nearly Rs 1 lakh are
paid. There has been a lot of corruption. Mal-
iwal's secretary should be an IAS officer. Ear-
lier there was Archana Arora but she resigned
as they misbehaved with her. Then they re-
cruited their own volunteer who did not be-
long to the IAS category for the post, she said.
Shukla further alleged that the fraud of
appointments is taking place under the Aam
Aadmi Party's watch.
It's AAP's fraud. It's all happening under
the Aam Aadmi Party's watch. They do what
they want. The level of education and social
work experience of appointees weren't
checked before making a person a member. I
had complained in 2015, the result has come
now, she said.
AAP’s fraud, says
former DCW chief
‘Prima facie’, recruitments to
various posts can be said to
be made in violation of rules: Court
Former members Promila
Gupta, Sarika Chaudhary and
Farheen Malick also in the dock
‘AUTONOMY ARGUMENT FALLS FLAT’
New Delhi (PTI):
Scores of farmers affili-
ated with the All India
Kisan Congress gath-
ered at the Jantar Man-
tar on Friday to demand
legal guarantee for MSP
and compensation for
the kin of farmers
killed in last year's agi-
tation against the Cen-
tre's three farm laws.
The Congress' unit
for farmers also ac-
cused the central gov-
ernment of not cooper-
ating with the farmers
and reneging on its
promises made to them
following which, the
year-long stir at Delhi
borders was suspended.
Thousands of farm-
ers, particularly from
Punjab, Haryana and
western Uttar Pradesh,
protested at the borders
of the national capital
for over a year, demand-
ing the repeal of the
three farm laws.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi announced
repealing the laws in
November.
Addressing protes-
tors amid heavy secu-
rity, Senior Congress
leader Randeep Surjew-
ala criticised the Modi
government for failing
to fulfil the promises it
has made to the farmers
last year.
He called the Naren-
dra Modi-led govern-
ment anti-farmer.
“It is because of the
anti-farmer approach
of the Modi govern-
ment. This is one of the
reasons why they find it
difficult to implement
MSP,” he said.
“This protest should
not be limited to Jantar
Mantar. We should take
it forward and fight for
the rights of farmers,
who feed the nation,” he
added.
THREE MUSKETEERS
Cosplayers
pose for
a picture
during Delhi
Comic Con
2022, NSIC
Exhibition
Ground,
Okhla, in
New Delhi,
Friday.
—PHOTO
BY PTI
New Delhi (ANI): The Delhi Police has booked
two juveniles under relevant sections of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-
old boy in the Bhagirathi Vihar area of the na-
tional capital on Monday, it informed on Friday
.
In an official statement, the police said that at
around 9.30 pm on December 5, a boy aged 17 years
was stabbed by two juveniles, both of around 17
years of age, in the Bhagirathi Vihar area. Both
the victim and the two accused persons are school-
going children who hail from the same locality
.
Upon receiving the information, the police im-
mediately registered a case under sections 307 (At-
tempt to murder) and 34 (Acts done by several
persons in furtherance of common intention) of
the IPC and apprehended the two accused juve-
niles. Two knives have also been recovered from
their possession.
2 juveniles booked
for killing teenager
New Delhi (PTI): A
court here on Friday ac-
quitted two people of
chargesof rioting,arson
and dacoity in a case of
the 2020 Delhi riots.
Hearing a plea by Sal-
eem Khan accusing the
two of being part of a
mob that set ablaze his
shops on February 24,
2020, Addl Sessions
Judge Pulastya Pra-
machala said, “I find the
charges against the ac-
cused are not proved be-
yond reasonable doubt.
Hence, Mahender and
Dharmender are acquit-
ted of all charges lev-
elled against them in
this case.”
All India Kisan Congress Chairman and MLA Sukhpal Khaira with
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala during a day-long protest for
farmers’ rights, at Jantar Mantar on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
AIKC farmers stage
protest demanding
legal guarantee for MSP
IRE AT CENTRE
Delhi riots 2020: Court acquits
two of rioting, arson charges
The court said the identification of the accused
persons (Mahender and Dharmender) in
the present case was ‘doubtful’.

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‘Death for Aaftab, probe against his family’
Mumbai (ANI): Shrad-
dha Walkar's father Vi-
kas Walkar, who ap-
peared in the media for
the first time since his
daughter's brutal mur-
der, on Friday sought
death penalty for Aaftab
Poonawalla and also a
probe against his family
members and relatives.
“I expect a similar les-
son for Aaftab in the
way he murdered my
daughter. He should be
hanged. A probe should
be conducted against
Aftab's family members,
relatives and all others
included in the inci-
dent,” he said while ad-
dressing a press confer-
ence with BJP leader
Kirit Somaiya here.
Vikas claimed he had
a conversation with
Shraddha in 2021 and
Aaftab on September 26,
but he did not tell him
about her whereabouts.
“The last time I had a
conversation with
Shraddha was in 2021.
We talked about her
whereabouts, she said
that she was living in
Bengaluru. I talked to
Aaftab on September 26
when I asked him about
my daughter, but he
didn't give an answer on
it,” Vikas said.
“I was against the re-
lationship of Shraddha
Walker and Aaftab
Poonawala. I was una-
ware of the domestic
violence Shraddha was
subjected to by Aaftab. I
feel,hisfamilymembers
knew everything about
what he was doing with
her,” he said.
Father of victim Shraddha
Walkar addresses the press
for the first time after the incident
Vikas Walkar addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Friday
along with BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and others.
New Delhi: A court
here on Friday extended
by 14 days the judicial
custody of Aaftab Amin
Poonawala, who alleg-
edlystrangledhislive-in
partner Shraddha
Walkar and chopped her
body into pieces, a
source said. Poonawala
was produced before the
court through videocon-
ferencing, source said.
In the last hearing in the
case on November 26,
the court had extended
the judicial custody of
the accused by 13 days.
Court extends
Poonawala’s
judicial custody
by 14 days
BLAMES DATING APPS
ACCUSES
MAHA POLICE
OF LAXITY Pointing out the drawbacks and misuse of
some mobile applications (dating apps),
Vikas Walkar sought restrictions on them.
There should also be restrictions on some
mobile apps. Children older than 18 yrs of
age should be somewhat controlled and they
should be given counselling. What happened to
me shouldn't happen to anyone else. I tried to
talk with my daughter but she didn't respond to
me in the last two years. I was never told what
was happening with my daughter, he said.
Blaming the dating apps, Vikas said that his
daughter came in contact with Aaftab because
of it.
Aaftab pursued Shraddha to make up her
mind to leave. It was because of dating apps
that Shraddha came in contact with Aaftab,
he said. Speaking to ANI, Shraddha's father's
lawyer, Seema Kushwaha said that the dating
apps should be monitored.
Though people have the right to use dating
apps, these dating apps should be monitored.
Vikas Walkar said his daugh-
ter would have been alive
if the Maharashtra Police had
helped him. He alleged that the
Vasai Police showed laxity in
the investigation of the case.
The combined probe conduct-
ed by Delhi Police and Vasai
police is going good. Still, Vasai
Police, and Nalasopara Police
showed laxity in the investiga-
tion which is unfortunate. Delhi
Police assured us that we will
get justice. My daughter was
brutally murdered. I faced many
problems because of the Vasai
police, if they had helped me,
my daughter would have been
alive, he said.
Our councillor will become mayor,says AAP
New Delhi (PTI): Aam
Aadmi Party said with
numbers on its side it
was confident its coun-
cillorwouldbeelectedas
mayor of Municipal
Corporation of Delhi .
Sources in the party
saidtheywerealsokeep-
ing an eye on the BJP
.
ThiscomesafterMan-
ish Sisodia on Wednes-
day alleged the BJP had
made attempts to poach
its newly elected coun-
cillors. The party even
had plans to take its
councillors to Punjab to
ensure they are not
poached by BJP but
the plan was cancelled,
sources said. MCD will
be approaching Delhi
LG VK Saxena to seek a
date on which the Mu-
nicipal House can be
convened so that the
councillors can take
oath, and then a mayor
can be elected.
Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha MPs represent-
ing constituencies com-
prising wholly or partly
the area of the corpora-
tion, and one-fifth of the
members of Delhi As-
sembly representing
constituencies, to be
nominatedbytheSpeak-
er, and chairpersons of
various municipal com-
mittees can vote in a
mayoral poll, according
to the rules. Ten alder-
men are nominated to
MCD by Lt Governor, he
added.
“Sinceinthefirstyear,
a woman is supposed to
be the mayor, one of our
winning women candi-
dates will be elected. We
have the numbers on
our side with 134 coun-
cillors, our MLAs and
three Rajya Sabha MPs.
We also feel Congress
councillors might also
vote in our favour,” a
party source claimed.
MayortobefromAAP:BJP
New Delhi (ANI): In a
major setback to Con-
gress, days after the
Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (MCD) elec-
tions, Delhi Congress
Vice President Ali Me-
hdi, along with two
more newly elected
Congress councillors,
joined Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP) on Friday
.
AAP spokesperson in
a press conference in-
formed that Sabeela Be-
gum from Mustafabad
ward number 243, and
Nazia Khatoon from
ward number 245 Brij
Puri, have left Congress
and joined AAP.
Two-time MLA
Hasan Ahmed’s son Ali
Mehndi also joined
AAP, who was also the
Vice President of Delhi
Congress till yesterday
.
“Because of Arvind
Kejriwal’s political
leadership, I am leaving
Congress and joining
Aam Aadmi Party,” Ali
Mehndi said.
AAP spokesperson
Durgesh Pathak said
that the remaining Con-
gress councilors should
also join AAP. He even
appealed to the winning
BJP councilors to join
AAP. Meanwhile, with
the new joining, the
numberof AAPcouncil-
lors in the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) will rise to 136.
While the number of
Congress councillors
willcomedowntoseven.
MCDmayorwillbefrom
AAP and the BJP will
play the role of a strong
opposition, the party's
Delhi president Adesh
Gupta said on Friday
.
The BJP will also re-
sistAAPif itindulgesin
‘corruption’, he said.
Gupta's statement
comes amid speculation
that BJP will contest the
mayoral polls in the
newlyelectedMunicipal
Corporation of Delhi.
We will play the role
of a strong opposition in
the MCD to save Delhi
fromtheAAP
,whichhas
become synonymous
with corruption, Gupta
saidwhilethankingBJP
leaders and activists for
helping the party win
104 wards in the civic
elections.
Earlier, the BJP had
suggested that the AAP
may have won the ma-
jority in the MCD polls,
but the Mayor's election
is still an open game,
while noting that Chan-
digarh, where its rival
was the largest party,
has a mayor from BJP
.
Newly elected Congress councillor Nazia Khatoon from Brijpuri
ward number 245 joins AAP on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Two Congress councillors,
leader Ali Mehdi join AAP
New Delhi (PTI):
MCD Commissioner
Gyanesh Bharti pre-
sented the civic
body's budget to MCD
Special Officer, offi-
cial sources said.
The annual budget
hastobepresentedby
a commissioner be-
fore December 10, as
per statutory require-
ments.
The budget is even-
tually approved by
the Leader of House
in a special meeting
of the House chaired
by the mayor, they
said. The budget pre-
sented includes the
revised budget esti-
mate for 2022-23 and
budget estimate for
2023-24, sources said.
Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta leaves the party office after
MCD poll results on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
LG VK Saxena interacts with CM Arvind Kejriwal at Armed Forces
Flag Day 2022 event at Raj Bhawan on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Since in the first year, a woman is sup-
posed to be the mayor, one of our winning
women candidates will be elected.
—Aaam Aadmi Party sources
MCD budget
presented to
‘Spl Officer’
Noida (PTI): Three
men, including a South
Korean, were arrested
from a gaming centre in
Greater Noida where al-
cohol was allegedly be-
ing served illegally
, offi-
cials said on Friday
.
A team of Excise De-
partment along with po-
lice raided the centre in
Knowledge Park area,
an official said. “Excise
inspectors Rahul Singh
and Chandrashekhar
Singhraidedthegaming
centre - Screen Golf
Good Shot - on the first
floorof SignatureTower
in Knowledge Park
where liquor was being
served illegally, said
ExciseOfficerRBSingh.
Korean national
among 3 held in
raid at illegal bar
in Greater Noida Noida (PTI): QR-code
related discrepancies
on foreign liquor bot-
tles in Greater Noida
landed employees of a
premium alcohol store
in jail, officials said.
According to an Ex-
cise Department offic-
er, the discrepancies
were caught during a
surprise inspection at
the store in Gaur City
area of Greater Noida
(West) also known as
Noida Extension.
The department had
got information about
same unique Quick Re-
sponse (QR) codes be-
ing used on multiple
liquor bottles, leading
to fraud with custom-
ers and loss of revenue
to the government, Ex-
cise Officer RB Singh
said.
The incident was re-
portedfromaPremium
Retail Shop at the Gaur
Cityroundabout.There
are 15 PRS in the dis-
trict that have licenses
forsaleof premiumfor-
eign liquor costing
around Rs 2,000 or
more.
The shopkeepers
weretryingtoreusethe
QR codes by using the
same label on multiple
bottles and fooling con-
sumers,” Singh said.
QR code fraud on foreign liquor
bottles lands three in jail
The shopkeepers were trying to reuse the
QR codes by using the same label on
multiple bottles and fooling consumers.
—Rakesh Bahadur Singh, Excise Officer
I expect a sim-
ilar lesson for
Aaftab in the
way he murdered my
daughter.
—Vikas Walkar,
Father of Sharaddha Walkar

PERSPECTIVE
04
he narrator bring home to us
thewarmth,thepeaceandthe
positivity that PM Modi in-
fuses in all his interactions.
He is the PM and has a hun-
dred pressing tasks to accom-
plish. But the 10 minutes he
devotesduringameetingwith
someone, he is present com-
pletely
. He makes the speaker
feel super important and that
is the quality that makes him
truly phenomenal!
My interaction with Modi-
ji has been really remarka-
ble! Of course, we view him
as our leader, but for me to
get a letter from him post the
All-England victory was the
first close interaction with
him. It was 2003 and he was
the CM. I received a few let-
ters from many dignitar-
ies, the PM, the Presi-
dent, but these were
more of congratula-
tory notes. But his
letter was different.
He mentioned not
just how my win
inspired people
but also related
an incident about
me rejecting a
cola company
. And
this letter has re-
mained with me
and touched my
heart! While every-
one had made gener-
ic remarks, he had
gone deeper and
that made me feel
very good.
He spoke about Indianness
and being the pride of India,
and that remained as a big
thing for me.
Well there was something
that I began to feel very
strongly about. While sport
for everyone is a very impor-
tant thing and physical lit-
eracy as a movement had
just started, my experience
in sports has taught me that
it is not just about winning
medals and trophies and I
felt that sports was losing the
essence of what it was meant
to be!
I felt that somehow that if
I was tell it to him, he will
feel connected and that he
could do something about it.
So I wanted to share it with
the biggest person and that
was him. I was all prepared
for the meeting but I am not
the laptop kind of person. I
made a presentation and
sought an appointment. His
office called up and said
“Done! Come to the Parlia-
ment House! We have a meet-
ing arranged with the PM!”
It was scheduled for 11
o’clock. I had no clue for how
much time the meeting was
slotted but when I went there
I realized it was seven and a
half minutes before the next
meeting. I went in there and
then I started talking. I re-
membered the advice of a
couple of friends who were
preparing me for the meet-
ing. They told me “You
would probably
need to speak
for 5 to 6 minutes. Nobody is
going to listen to you for so
long! So go prepared!”
As I go in for this meeting,
the first thing is that he
makes me feel so warm. He
asked me to pose for a photo-
graph as his social media
team was there, and then he
says “Bolo Gopi, kya hai?
(Yes Gopi! Tell me what it
is.” And then I started talk-
ing. I actually spoke for 9
minutes. I was sur-
prised at my own self! I
could not remember
speaking continu-
ously like this to
someone, one-on-
one, at a person-
al level in this
way. People
always say
that he is a
great orator.
I think, he is
a bigger, bet-
ter listener.
And that is the
point that peo-
ple actually miss
out. He is somebody
who did not interrupt
me, at all, for 9 minutes.
And at seven and a half min-
utes, the door opened, he just
glanced at his watch, and
then he nodded and the per-
son went off. And then the
meeting continued till about
15 minutes. So I think one of
the most striking qualities
you realize is his ability to
listen and his warmth. In a
one-on-one interaction I real-
ized that this is phenomenal.
Then I remember something
very vividly. He took out his
pen and a small notepad, and
wrote something. And then
that was it! I came out.
And it was amazing that
for eight months back to back
he spoke about “Sports for
All.” When you look at gov-
ernment policies, whether it
is Khelo India, Fit India,
Yoga Day, it is all around
Sports for All! If PM Modi
says something, it makes a
difference. He knows how to
make a difference!
Today I have realized, more
than then, that the Prime
Minister, with his kind of
problems, actually had so
much of time and detail to
figure this out. I remember
this time, when I won the in-
ternational Olympic Award
for being the coach of the
year, I asked once again for
permission to meet him. It
was 3 o’clock and I enquired
at his office if it was even pos-
sible to meet sir. I could come
at some other appropriate
time as well. And the answer
I get is that “I could come at 9
in the morning!” I was elated
and shocked. He had been on
that long tour abroad where
he was visiting seven coun-
tries in seven days and was
landing back at 4 am. Be-
tween 4 am and 9 am too he
was super tied up. He visited
Arun Jaitley’s family as Jait-
leyji had passed away. Nor-
mally one would expect a per-
son to be super tired at 9 am
who has just done so much in
the past week, and here he
was – as fresh an apple! Well,
glowing is the word. He spent
15 minutes and I was almost
feeling guilty. You are in a
hurry
. You have ten things to
do. But he is there, sitting in
front of you and telling you
that he has no other work but
to listen to you. You know, it
is this quality that makes you
feel as though you are super
important. It makes you feel
like he has no other work
more important than actual-
ly being with you. I think it is
this quality of PM Modi that
is unbelievable! It is almost
sage-like.
In one of the functions re-
cently, in India the typical
tendency is that most of the
officials are sitting and the
players are standing. You
could see on his face that he
was not liking what was hap-
pening. But he is PM Modi.
He immediately figured out a
way and quickly made it a
point that he met each of the
players personally. That
again is something supreme-
ly remarkable. For me, I
know one thing. Even if he is
in a crowd, he connects with
each one of the crowd! His
warmth can never leave any
one untouched.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 22
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
T
‘WHEN I MET MODI, HE DID NOT
INTERRUPT ME FOR 9 MINUTES’
P
MO called up and said “Done! Come to
the Parliament House! We have a meeting
arranged with the PM!” It was scheduled
for 11 o’clock. I had no clue for how much
time the meeting was slotted but when I went
there I realized it was seven and a half minutes
before the next meeting. He is somebody who
did not interrupt me, at all, for 9 minutes.
People always say that he is a great orator. I
think, he is a bigger, better listener.
‘MODI’S WARMTH CAN NEVER
LEAVE ONE UNTOUCHED’
I
n one of the functions recently, in India,
most of the officials were sitting and the
players were standing. We could see on
his face that he was not liking what was
happening. But he is PM Modi. He immediately
figured out a way and quickly made it a point
that he met each of the players personally. For
me, I know one thing. Even if he is in a crowd,
he connects with each one of the crowd! His
warmth can never leave any one untouched.
The Phenomenal Prime Minister: A bigger,
better listener than the orator he is!
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
It was amazing that for 8
months back to back Modi
spoke about “Sports for All.”
When you look at government
policies, whether it is Khelo
India, Fit India, Yoga Day, it is
all around Sports for All! If PM
says something, it makes
a difference. He knows
how to make a difference!
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INDIA
05
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion Sports Minister
Anurag Thakur on Fri-
day assured the Lok
Sabha that traditional
sports such as Mal-
lakhamb, Thang Ta, Yo-
gasana, Gatka and
Kalpetta will soon go
international, and the
ministry will open 1,000
Khelo India centres
across the country by
August 15 next year.
As the LS resumed on
Thursday debate on
sports and the steps
taken by the govern-
ment in this regard, sev-
eral MPs urged the gov-
ernment to create
sports infrastructure in
rural areas and initiate
measures to include ru-
ral youth in selections.
In his reply on Friday
,
Thakur said govt is fo-
cused towards identify-
ing talent from the ru-
ral areas and training
them to become inter-
national athletes.
He said the demand is
that Khelo India centres
must be opened in rural
areas. “We will start
with opening 1,000 Kh-
elo India centres. The
process for 733 such
centres has already
started and by next Au-
gust 15, we will finish
the work of opening
1,000 Khelo India cen-
tres,” the minister said.
He recalled PM
Modi’s remark that
when a sportsman wins
in a game, it gives Indi-
ans a chance to cele-
brate the concept of
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat”.
UNION MIN NITYANAND SAYS THAT THE WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD SECURITY
SCHEME GAREEB KALYAN ANNA YOJNA COVERED 80 CR BENEFICIARIES
Mission of Modi government's welfare
schemes boon for poor: Union MoS Rai
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State for Home
Affairs Nityanand Rai
on Friday described the
welfare schemes of the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment as a “boon” while
highlighting the effec-
tiveness of various
schemes rolled out for
the underprivileged.
Rai said that the
world’s largest food secu-
rityschemeGareebKaly-
anAnnaYojnacovered80
crore beneficiaries.
About the Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan
Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
which was implement-
ed in April 2020 amid
the COVID pandemic,
he said, “The govern-
ment has spent approxi-
mately Rs. 3.45 lakh
crore so far and another
Rs. 44,762 Crore will be
spent till December
2022 taking the total ex-
penditure under PM-
GKAY to nearly Rs. 3.91
lakh crore,” Rai said.
“This will cover near-
ly 80 crore beneficiaries
across India and like be-
fore would be fully
funded by the
Government of India,”
he added.
Mentioning the Jan
Dhan Yojana, the Minis-
ter said that as on Au-
gust 2022, more than
46.25 crore benefi-
ciaries banked under
PMJDY since inception,
amountingtoRs1,73,954
crore as part of finan-
cial inclusion to sup-
port the overall eco-
nomic development of
marginalised sections
of society
.
“PMJDY accounts
grow 3-fold from 14.72
crores in March 2015 to
46.25 crore as on August
10, 2022. 56 per cent Jan-
Dhan account holders
are women and 67 per
cent Jan Dhan accounts
in rural and semi-urban
areas” he said.
He said that the Modi
governmenthasfocused
on the health of poor
people across the coun-
try and their welfare.
The schemes of the
Centre in Bihar are not
being implemented
properly, the Bihar
government has returned
18,000 crores for every
household water tap
scheme but The Modi
government is determined
to uplift the poor and
eliminate every obstacle
that comes in it.
Nityanand Rai
Union MoS for Home Affairs
Will make traditional
sports int’l, says Thakur
WINTER SESSION
KUDANKULAM N-PLANT’S 4 UNITS
WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2027: SINGH
New Delhi: The remaining four 1000 MW units of
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will be completed
by 2027, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Science Tech-
nology, Atomic Energy and Space. In a
statement laid on the table of the Rajya
Sabha in reply to a question, Jitendra
Singh said, “At present, Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 of
1000 MW capacity each are already
in operation and the remaining four
units of 1000 MW each are under construction.” “On
their progressive completion, the full capacity of the
Kudankulam site of 6000 MW is expected to be reached
by the year 2027,” he said. The projected installed ca-
pacity of the Kudankulam site is 6000 MW, comprising
of six nuclear power reactors of 1000 MW capacity each.
GOVT SHOULD DISCUSS INDIA-CHINA
BORDER ISSUES IN PARL: CONGRESS
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
on Friday said that the government should discuss
the border issues between India and China instead of
reciting about G20. “In Ladakh, the
Chinese Army has infiltrated and made
over 200 shelters with accommodation
facilities. Now, our Army isn’t allowed
to patrol in farther areas, If this goes
like this then the situation might get
tense at Siachen Glacier,” Chowdhury
told ANI. “It’s imperative that govern-
ment discuss the situation of India-China border issues
(in Parliament) instead of reciting G20,” he said. The
Congress leader criticised the government’s November
2016 decision to demonetise high-value currency notes,
claiming the move did not meet the desired goals as
cash in circulation and fake currency have gone up.
INDIA’S CANCER CASES PROJECTED
TO INCREASE BY 12.8%: MANDAVIYA
New Delhi: The estimated number of cancer cases
in the country in 2020 was 13,92,179 and it is pro-
jected to increase by 12.8%, Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya informed
LS citing National Cancer Registry
Programme data.Responding to
a question, he said patients with
cancer are getting treatment at
various health facilities, includ-
ing district hospitals, medical
colleges, central institutes like
AIIMS and private hospitals.Relevant data related to
patients registered for treatment is maintained by
institutions hospitals. Under RAN, financial assis-
tance is provided to patients belonging to families
living below poverty line, suffering from major life
threatening diseases for treatment, he said.
BJP RESPECTS ALL INSTITUTIONS:
RIJIJU ON JUDICIAL APPT ROW
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing winter session of the
parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Fri-
day took a jibe at the Opposition over the Congress’
adjournment motion notice on the
Centre’s confrontation with the ju-
diciary and said that BJP respects
all institutions of the country. “We
aren’t like the Congress party that
overturns everything and captures
institutions. BJP respects all
institutions of the country,” said
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. His remarks came
after Congress MP Manish Tewari gave an adjourn-
ment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss “the
confrontation with the judiciary brought to the fore
by recent statements made by various Government
functionaries, including the Union Law Minister.”
‘Noreportofstarvationdeathsfromstates,UTs’
New Delhi (PTI):
There is no report of
starvation deaths from
states and Union Terri-
tories, the government
informed the Lok Sab-
ha on Friday
.
Responding to a ques-
tion, Union Women and
Child Development Min-
isterSmritiIranisaidthe
GlobalHungerIndexdid
not reflect India’s true
picture as it was a flawed
measure of “hunger”.
It should not be taken
at face value as it is nei-
therappropriatenorrep-
resentative of hunger
prevalent in a country
,
she said.India ranked
107th of 121 countries in
theGlobalHungerIndex
- 2022 with its child wast-
ing rate, at 19.3 per cent,
being the highest in the
world. Responding to
another question, Irani
provided data as per
which 140,575 children
went missing since 2019
and 125,445 children had
been recovered during
the same period.
Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect
India’s true picture as it is a flawed measure
of ‘Hunger’. It should not be taken at
face value as it is neither appropriate nor
representative of hunger prevalent in a country.
Smriti Irani, Union Women Child Development Minister
Whether it is paralympics,
deaf olympics or summer
olympics, we have won
most medals. Seven in
the Olympics, 19 in the
paralympics and 16
in the deaf olympics.
We worked towards
changing perceptions
towards sports.
Anurag Thakur
Union Sports Minister
HIGHLIGHTS
MANISH
TEWARI GIVES
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE IN LS ON
FACE-OFF WITH
JUDICIARY
LS TAKES UP
DISCUSSION
UNDER RULE
193 ON NEED TO
PROMOTE SPORTS
IN INDIA
CHIRAG PASWAN RAISES IN LOK
SABHA ISSUE OF ‘RISING’ CRIMES
AGAINST DALITS IN BIHAR
Nityanand Rai
Anurag Thakur
Smriti Irani
MEETING FOR A PURPOSE
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann meets with Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding
the shifting of the barbed wire on the border, strengthening the police force to prevent the
ever-increasing incidents of drones and other issues, in New Delhi on Friday. Mann also
pointed out that 2 important state bills stipulating harsher punishment for perpetrators of
sacrilege were pending since 2018, awaiting Presidential assent. —PHOTO BY ANI
Rajnath, Yediyurappa, Munda central observers
for BJP MLAs’ meet to pick Gujarat CM today
New Delhi (PTI): Sen-
ior BJP leaders Rajnath
Singh, B S Yediyurappa
and Arjun Munda were
appointed on Friday as
central observers for
the meeting of party’s
new MLAs in Gujarat to
pick the next CM.
The BJP registered a
historic victory in Gu-
jarat on Thursday by
clinching 156 seats in
the 182-member House.
The BJP has called a
meeting of its newly
elected legislators to-
day morning to elect
legislature party leader
who will be the next
CM.BJPhasannounced
earlier that Bhupendra
Patel will continue as
its CM in the state.
Bhupendra Patel submits his
resignation to Acharya Devvrat
Gandhinagar (ANI):
Gujarat CM Bhupendra
Patel submitted his res-
ignation to Governor
Acharya Devvrat after
BJP registered a his-
toric win in State As-
sembly polls ahead of
formation of his new
government.
Patel will take oath as
CM again on Dec 12,
BJP state president CR
Paatil said that PM Nar-
endra Modi Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will attend the
swearing-in. Patel vis-
ited the Raj Bhavan in
Gandhinagar to tender
his resignation after
swept Gujarat polls.
Bhupendra Patel (3rd L) with State BJP President CR Patil and
other ministers, meets Governor Acharya Devvrat to tender
resignation of his government, in Gandhinagar on Friday.
Rajnath Singh B S Yediyurappa Arjun Munda

New Delhi (ANI):
Global news outlets
have widely reported on
the landslide victory of
BJP in Gujarat where
PM Narendra Modi led
a campaign to a record
win on his home turf.
On Thursday, the rul-
ing BJP recorded a his-
toric win in Gujarat,
winning 156 seats. The
BJP’s 7th consecutive
Assembly poll win in
Gujarat is also its big-
gest since the founding
of this state in 1960. The
Straits Times of Singa-
pore, the Nik-
kei Asia,
Al Ja-
zeera, etc
were
among the
g l o b a l
publica-
tions which
displayed pho-
tographs of jubi-
lant celebrations
of BJP’s win.
British publication
The Guardian reported
that PM Modi had given
a significant boost to
BJP, a sign of party’s
enduring popularity
before a general poll
due in 2024.
Noting how
BJP has not
lost a Gujarat
assembly poll
since 1995, Ja-
pan’s Nikkei Asia at-
tributed this win to PM
Modi’s popularity in
Gujarat.
Jawaharlal
Nehru Universi-
ty prof Ajay Gu-
davarthy told Al
Jazeera that BJP’s
comfortable win in
Guj shows a
d e e p e r
consoli-
dation
o f
Hindu
vote.
ON A WINNING SPREE
PM CHAIRS VIDEO MEETING OF
GUVs, CMs LGs TO DISCUSS
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
PM Narendra Modi chaired a video meeting
of Governors CMs of States Lt Gover-
nors of UTs to discuss aspects relating to In-
dia’s G20 Presidency. PM in his remarks stated
that India’s G20 Presidency belongs to the
entire nation, and is a unique opportunity to
showcase the country’s strengths. He empha-
sised the importance of teamwork, sought
cooperation of States / UTs in the organisation
of various G20 events. He pointed out that G20
Presidency would help showcase parts of India
beyond conventional big metros, thus bringing
out uniqueness of each part of our country.
Historic win of PM’s BJP in Guj grabs global headlines
Arvind Kejriwal
failed to make
inroads in Gujarat!
Pratibha Singh among
5 IAS transferred in UP
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: 5 IAS offic-
ers have been trans-
ferred in the bu-
reaucracy of
Uttar Pradesh
wherein, IAS
Pratibha Singh
has been trans-
ferred to the po-
sition of Joint
Magistrate in Amroha.
Moreover, IAS Pratibha
Singh’s Telangana
cardre has changed to
UP on marital ground
after which the appoint-
ment department has
accorded her first post-
ing while her husband
IPS Aditya Lehenga is
posted as SP Amroha.
IAS AV Raja
Mauli has been
made UP’s new
Secretary,
Home; while IAS
Rajesh Kumar
has been re-
moved from Di-
rector, Social Welfare
and made Special Secre-
tary, Revenue.
Additionally, IAS
Khempal Singh
has been made Special
Secretary
.
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: Before the
assembly elections in
Gujarat, it seemed that
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam
Aadmi Party would cut
some votes of the BJP as
well, but it could not do
so. On the contrary, in
the fight between
Arvind Kejriwal and
Congress, BJP’s sup-
porters became more
united and BJP’s vote
percentage went above
53 percent. In fact,
Arvind Kejriwal played
the game of Hindutva in
the Gujarat elections.
He and other leaders of
his party did not speak
anything on the release
of the rapists of Bilkis
Bano and on the contra-
rysaidthatitisnottheir
issue. Kejriwal took the
bet of putting the pic-
ture of Ganesha and
Lakshmi on the Indian
currency i.e. Rupee in
between the elections.
But neither of the two
bets worked for Kejriwal
in Gujarat. His appeal to
the pro-BJP Hindu vot-
ers did not work. That’s
whyBJP’svoteincreased
from 49 percent last time
to 53 percent. This also
proved that people are
not yet ready to accept
AAP
. They have the op-
tion of BJP as a party
and Narendra Modi and
Amit Shah as Hindu
leaders, so no one else
can be accepted, at least
infrontof them.Itispos-
sible that Kejriwal’s ap-
peal may have worked in
other states outside Gu-
jarat, but in Gujarat he
could not cut BJP’s vote
and by cutting more
than 13 percent votes of
Congress, he still could
not achieve much.
New Delhi (PTI): Sev-
eral Congress leaders,
PM Narendra Modi and
leaders across the po-
litical sides greeted for-
mer party chief Sonia
Gandhi on her birthday
on Friday, December 9,
2022, with AICC presi-
dent Mallikarjun
Kharge saying her in-
domitable spirit in the
wake of adversity has
inspired millions.
The former Congress
president is in Ra-
jasthan on her 76th
birthday and is spend-
ing time with her chil-
dren Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra.In a tweet, Mr.
Kharge said, Extend-
ing my warm birthday
greetings to CPP Chair-
person, Smt. Sonia Gan-
dhi ji. Her grace, dedi-
cation, indomitable
spirit and dignity in the
wake of adversity has
inspired millions. I
wish her a long and
healthy life.
The Congress, from
its official Twitter han-
dle, said, Warm birth-
day wishes to Smt Sonia
Gandhi who epitomises
sacrifice, courage
dedication. Her sense
of duty and grace is an
inspiration.
Several top Congress
leaders including party
gen secy organisation
KC Venugopal, Sachin
Pilot, Randeep Surjew-
ala and Shashi Tharoor,
wished Ms. Sonia Gan-
dhi on her birthday
.
Modi, others greet Sonia on her B’day
Dehradun (PTI): Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu
on Friday asked IAS
trainees at Mussoorie
to be sympathetic to
the deprived sections
when they play a role in
policy-making as civil
servants and asserted
that real development
is achieved only when
all stakeholders are
taken along.Address-
ing the trainee officers
at the concluding cere-
mony of the Lal Baha-
dur Shastri National
Academy Of Adminis-
tration’s 97th founda-
tion course, she said
the trainee officers of
the academy are in a
position to translate In-
dia of their dreams
into a reality.
Civil service is the
path to serving the na-
tion. It is a principle-
based career in which
character plays a sig-
nificant role the presi-
dent said. “You must
always carry with you
the academy’s motto
which says character is
the highest virtue.”
“You are going to play a
vital role in the coun-
try’s policy-making pro-
cess over the next 25
years. If you are sensi-
tive to the needs of the
deprived sections you
will achieve your goal.
Real development
comes about only when
all stakeholders are
taken along.“Setting
the country on the path
of progress is both your
Constitutional respon-
sibility moral duty,”
said the president, who
is on her first visit to
hill state after assum-
ing office. “ I appeal to
you to implement the
government’s environ-
ment conservation pro-
grammes with total
dedication,” she said.
‘Besympathetictoneeds
ofdeprivedsections’
PREZ TO IAS TRAINEES
President Droupadi Murmu presents a degree to a student during
the 3rd convocation of Doon University, in Dehradun, Friday.
You should perform in such a man-
ner that when you open your time
capsule in 2047 you have the satis-
faction of having achieved your targets.
—Droupadi Murmu, President
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The SC on Friday directed the Centre and the
National Medical Commission (NMC) to find out a solu-
tion to accommodate those undergraduate
medical students who have returned from
foreign countries like Ukraine and China,
saying their career will be left in lurch if no
solution is found at this stage. A bench of
justices B R Gavai Vikram Nath said if
necessary, Centre may appoint a panel of experts to find
a solution to problem of students. The top court said it
hoped Centre will give due importance to its suggestion.
New Delhi (PTI): SC
slapped a cost of Rs
25,000 on a petitioner
who had sought com-
pensation of Rs 75 lakh
from Google India for
ads shown on YouTube
which allegedly had
explicit content.While
dismissing PIL, the
apex court termed as
“atrocious” the PIL filed
by a MP resident who
claimed that ads diverted
him he could not clear
a competitive exam.
New Delhi (PTI): SC
asked army to put its
‘house in order’ saying
that it has not been “fair”
to women officers alleg-
ing delay in promotions
after being granted per-
manent commission. A
bench comprising CJ D Y
Chandrachud Justice P
S Narasimha was hearing
a PIL of 34 women of-
ficers alleging that junior
male officers are being
considered over them for
promotions.
FOREIGN RETURNED MED STUDENTS: SC
DIRECTS CENTRE, NMC TO RESOLVE ISSUE
SC REJECTS PIL
SEEKING ` 75 L
COMPENSATION
ARMY NOT BEING
FAIR TO WOMEN
OFFICERS: SC
CRUCIAL READ
EX-ANDAMAN TOP
OFFICER NARAIN,
ACCUSED IN RAPE
CASE, HOSPITALISED
ABNORMAL SOUND
FROM WHEELS:
VANDE BHARAT
HALTED IN UP
TRS IS NOW BRS OFFICIALLY
INDRANI’S PIL TO RECALL WITNESS
ATTEMPT TO PROLONG TRIAL, SAYS CBI
Port Blair (PTI): Former
CS of Andaman Nicobar
Islands Jitendra Narain,
accused of involvement
in an alleged gang-rape
case, was admitted at GB
Pant Hospital in Port Blair
after he complained of
chest discomfort and fever
on Thursday night.Police
sources said, doctors at
GB Pant examined him
and decided to admit
him for few more health
check-ups. Narain was in
Jail custody at Prathrapur
District correctional center
in connection with rape of
a 21-year-old woman.
Prayagraj (Agencies):
Varanasi-bound Vande
Bharat Express (train
number 22436) was
halted at Bharwari railway
station, in UP's Kausham-
bi district under Prayagraj
division of North Central
Railway on Friday after
the loco pilot heard some
abnormal sound from the
wheels of this self-pro-
pelled train.
Hyderabad (PTI): Marking the formal launch of TRS into
national politics, party supremo and Telangana Chief Minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao on
Friday unfurled the flag
of Bharat Rashtra Samiti
(BRS) in the wake of the
ECI approving the name
change of TRS as BRS.
Rao hoisted the BRS
flag at the party headquarters here. Earlier, he signed on the
papers concerned about the name change of TRS as BRS.
Mumbai (PTI): CBI told a special court that plea by Indrani
Mukerjea, a prime accused in Sheena Bora murder case, to
recall witness Rahul Mukerjea at a future date is an attempt
to prolong trial as she is out on bail. CBI, in its written
response to Indrani’s PIL, said that her application was ‘not
maintainable.’ Mukerjea has already deposed as a witness
was cross-examined by Indrani’s lawyer Ranjeet Sangle.
RAIN FURY
RAIN FURY
IN CHENNAI
IN CHENNAI
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Birthday greetings to
Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji.
Praying for her long
and healthy life.
First India Bureau
Chennai: The IMD
said Mandous lay cen-
tered 440km southeast
of Chennai and may
weaken into a cyclonic
storm by forenoon on
December 9. “The cy-
clone interacts with
the sea surface tem-
perature, surrounding
and upper atmosphere
and the weather is
meant to change con-
tinuously,” said S Bal-
achandran, deputy di-
rector general, IMD,
Chennai. IMD has is-
sued a red alert for
Kancheepuram, Chen-
galpet and Villupuram
for December 9 as
these districts are like-
ly to receive extremely
heavy rainfall (21cm
or more) at one or two
places. The agency is-
sued an orange alert to
eight districts today.
Chennai and Tiruval-
lur are likely to re-
ceive heavy to very
heavy rainfall (7 cm to
20 cm) on December
10. The government,
meanwhile, said it was
prepared for emergen-
cy situations. 12 state
and national disaster
response force units
had reached districts
likely to be hit. Govt
buses will not be oper-
ated at night. Public
has been advised not to
visit beaches.
T
T
NDRF, SDRF TEAMS DEPLOYED
All precautionary measures have been
taken by govt the officers are
regularly monitoring the
situation. Govt will ensure protec-
tion of the people. District-wise
monitoring of the cyclone is being
done. I request people to fol-
low govt orders cooperate
with us. —MK Stalin, TN CM
Arvind Kejriwal
Sonia Gandhi
PM Narendra Modi
CYCLONE MANDOUS
CYCLONE MANDOUS
Houses swept away by the sea
waves due to cyclone Mandous,
in Puducherry on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
—PHOTO BY PTI
INDIA
06
Mumbai (PTI): Former Delhi University professor Hany
Babu, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case,
has moved the Bombay High Court seeking temporary bail
on health grounds. Babu has been in jail for almost two
years. He needed bail for three months to undergo cata-
ract surgery and get treatment for upper abdominal pain
and osteoarthritis at the Breach Candy hospital here, his
petition said. The plea came up on Friday before a division
bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik which posted
it for hearing on December 13 and directed the National
Investigation Agency to file its response.
FORMER DU PROFESSOR HANY BABU
MOVES HC SEEKING MEDICAL BAIL

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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 54,305.00 30.00 0.05 (Per 10g)
SILVER 67,365.00 558.00 0.82 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.28 0.10 0.12
GBPINR 100.76 0.43 0.43
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: India’s ther-
mal coal imports fell to
the lowest levels in 10
months during Nov, data
from consultancy Coal-
mint showed, mainly due
to a rise in domestic coal
production. The country
imported 10.83 million
tonnes of thermal coal in
Nov, the data showed,
compared with 12.03 mil-
lion tonnes in Oct and
9.45 million tonnes in
Nov 2021. Imports fell
mainly due to higher pro-
duction by state-run Coal
India, which accounts for
80% of India’s coal out-
put. —FIB
NOVEMBER THERMAL
COAL IMPORTS AT
TEN MONTH-LOW
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel
has gained more revenue
market share (RMS) than
Reliance Jio in the fiscal
second quarter, helped by
a combination of stronger
growth in the lucrative ur-
ban markets and superior
monetisation of data us-
age, said experts, analys-
ing latest telco financial
data put out by the sector
regulator. Loss-making
Vodafone Idea (Vi) con-
tinued to lose revenue
share in the second quar-
ter, FY23, due to under-
performance in key lead-
ership circles — Kerala,
Maharashtra and Gujarat
– they added. —FIB
AIRTEL BEATS JIO TO
GAIN MORE RMS IN
SECOND QUARTER
New Delhi: SoftBank-
backed e-commerce mar-
ketplace Snapdeal has de-
ferred its `1,250 crore
IPO, joining the list of
startups that have decid-
ed to shelve their initial
public offering (IPO)
plans this year. Snapdeal,
which competes with Am-
azon and Flipkart, filed a
request this week with the
Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Sebi) to
withdraw its draft red her-
ring prospectus (DRHP)
amid a sell-off in tech
stocks worldwide. —PTI
SNAPDEAL DEFERS
`1,250-CR INITIAL
PUBLIC OFFERING
New Delhi: Wheat acre-
age has increased by
25% so far in the onging
rabi season at 255.76
lakh hectares mainly on
higher sowing area in UP
and MP. The area under
coverage for wheat,
which is the major crop in
rabi season, stood at
203.91 lakh hectares in
the same period last year.
Increase in wheat sowing
area augurs well for the
country as the domestic
production had fallen to
106.84 million tonnes
(MT) in the 2021-22 crop
year from 106.84 MT in
the previous year. —PTI
WHEAT SOWING UP
25% SO FAR THIS
RABI SEASON
*Rates till the edition went to print.
BIDDING FOR CONCOR
PRIVATISATION LIKELY
FROM JANUARY
New Delhi: The government
is likely to invite preliminary
bids for privatising Container
Corporation of
India (Concor)
in January, an
official said.
Besides, the
approval from the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA) for
demerger of non-core and
land assets of Shipping Cor-
poration of India (SCI) is ex-
pected to come in this month,
following which the govern-
ment may invite financial bids
for SCI in March or April, the
official added. The government
has so far received `28,383
crore through CPSEs stake
sale and buyback. —PTI
NDB INDIA TO WORK
TO PREPARE COUNTRY
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
New Delhi: New Development
Bank (NDB) president Marcos
Prado Troyjo on Friday said
that the multi-
lateral funding
agency will
work jointly
with India
to prepare country-specific
strategies for boosting in-
frastructure investment. The
Shanghai-based funding
agency’s president said that
Independent Evaluation Office
(IEO) has suggested country-
specific strategies for member
nations. Such a country
strategy would provide the
overarching framework for
guiding the bank’s priorities in
the country, he said. —PTI
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR IDBI BANK
PRIVATISATION TO BE EXTENDED TILL EARLY JAN
New Delhi: The deadline to submit preliminary bids for IDBI
Bank privatisation is likely to be extended by almost a month till
early January, a government official
said on Friday. The government and LIC
together are looking to sell a 60.72%
stake in IDBI Bank, and the last date for
submitting an Expression of Interest
(EoI) or preliminary bids is December
16. Transaction advisors have received
a few requests for an extension of the
deadline. Since foreign investment bankers would not be working
due to year-end holidays, the deadline would be extended, the
official said. —PTI
BHARATPE FILES ARBITRATION TO CLAW BACK
GROVER’S 1.4 PERCENT SHARES
New Delhi: Upping the ante, fintech unicorn BharatPe has filed
an arbitration for clawing back it’s former MD and co-founder
Ashneer Grover’s restricted sharehold-
ing and founder title, sources said. The
arbitration was filed on Thursday under
Singapore International Arbitration Cen-
tre (SIAC) rules, sources said. If relief is
granted, Grover may lose his unvested
shares and right to use the founder title.
Grover, who BharatPe has accused of
cheating and embezzlement of funds, holds about 8.5% of the
company. Of this, 1.4% is not vested. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
INVEST MORE, CEA
URGES PVT SECTOR
New Delhi (PTI): Chief
Economic Advisor V Anan-
tha Nageswaran on Friday
said private sector needs to
increase capital expendi-
ture as it may not be
healthy for the public sec-
tor to continue to invest at
the same pace as it did in
the last decade.
The combined invest-
ment by Centre, states and
public sector enterprises
have gone up 3.5 times over
the last 10 years from `6.8
lakh crore to `21.2 lakh
crore currently
.
In the decade when the
non-financial corporate
sector and the banking sys-
tem were repairing bal-
ance sheets, the public sec-
tor took over and kept up
economic growth through-
out the second decade of
the millenium and it has
continued well into the cur-
rent decade as well, Nag-
eswaran said at a CII's
Global Economic Policy
Summit 2022 here.
The Chief Economic Ad-
visor in the Finance Min-
istry said there was a need
to decide whether to con-
tinue to scale up invest-
ment at the same pace or
allow the private sector to
start functioning as 'pri-
mary engine of capital for-
mation' in the economy.
The corporate sector, he
said, currently has a very
healthy balance sheet and
the bottom line and the bal-
ance sheets of banks and
financial institutions have
repaired and they are
ready to lend. Therefore it
may not be necessary or
may not be healthy for the
public sector to keep ex-
panding capital investment
at the same pace.
Capital expenditure has
to continue to increase, but
not at the same pace be-
cause we should not only
be not crowding out the pri-
vate sector but also ensur-
ing that the combined in-
vestment spending by the
public and private sector
should not drive up the cost
of capital too much for the
economy, Nageswaran
said. Nageswaran's com-
ments follows a nudge by
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in September,
where she sought to know
from the industry what is
holding it back from invest-
ing in manufacturing, even
though foreign investors
show confidence in India.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z CEA said private sector
needs to increase capital
expenditure as it may not be
healthy for the public sector
to continue to invest at the
same pace as it did in the
last decade
z The combined investment
by Centre, states and public
sector enterprises have gone
up 3.5 times over the last 10
years to `21.2 lakh crore
z Capex has to continue to
increase, but not at the same
pace because we should not
only be not crowding out
‘G20 Presidency opportunity
to showcase India’s strength’
New Delhi (PTI): Union
Minister Nitin Gadkari on
Friday said India is one of
the fastest growing econo-
my in the world and
stressed that the G20 Pres-
idency offers the country a
great opportunity to show-
case its strength to the
world.
India on December 1, of-
ficially assumed the presi-
dency of G-20, a grouping
of developed and develop-
ing nations.
We have a dream to
make the Indian economy
a 5 trillion dollar economy.
India is one of the fastest
growing economy in the
world and there are a lot of
opportunities available in
India, the road transport
and highways minister
said.
Today a lot of investors
across the world, he said,
are keenly interested to in-
vest in India.
The large pool of young
and talented engineers are
the biggest strength for In-
dia, the minister said.
Currently, the size of the
Indian automobile indus-
try is `7.5 lakh crore and
within five years, it will be
scaled up to `15 lakh crore.
We will be the number one
manufacturing automobile
hub in the world, the min-
ister stressed.
New Delhi (PTI): Flows in
the mutual fund industry
through systematic invest-
ment plans or SIPs route
rose to an all-time high of
`13,306 crore in November,
reflecting the growing ma-
turity and confidence of
investors.
However, inflows in eq-
uity mutual fund schemes
plunged 76% to `2,258 crore
in November from `9,390
crore in the preceding
month, data released by the
Amfi showed on Friday
.
This was also the 21st
straight month of inflows
into equity schemes.
As per the data, flows
through SIP was `13,306
crore in November 2022,
surpassing the previous
high of `13,041 crore in
October.
Inflows via MFs
SIP hit fresh high
at `13,306 crore
Govt seeks nod to spend
another `3.25 L crore
Government on Friday
sought Parliament nod for
net additional spending of
over `3.25 lakh crore in the
current fiscal, which in-
cludes over `1.09 lakh crore
towards fertiliser subsidy
payout.
Besides, approval for
`80,348.25 crore has been
sought for meeting expend-
iture of the food and con-
sumer affairs ministry
mainly towards giving free
foodgrains to the poor.
Approval has also been
sought for expenditure of
the Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas towards
payments of LPG subsidies
to oil marketing companies
and LPG connections to the
poor under the Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana,
among others totalling to
`29,944 crore.
As per the first batch of
supplementary demands
for grants tabled in Lok
Sabha by Minister of State
for Finance Pankaj Chaud-
hary, approval is being
sought for gross additional
expenditure of about Rs
4.36 lakh crore.
Of this, proposals involv-
ing net cash outgo aggre-
gates to over `3.25 lakh
crore.
ADB approves
250 million dollar
loan for India
ADB said it has approved a
$250 million policy-based
loan to support India's
wide-ranging reforms that
aim to strengthen and mod-
ernise the country's logis-
tics infrastructure, im-
prove efficiency, and lower
costs. The loan will finance
the first sub-program of
the strengthening multi-
modal and integrated logis-
tics ecosystem program,
which supports the govern-
ment's efforts to create a
comprehensive policy,
planning, and institutional
framework at the federal,
state, and city level.
Sensex surrenders early gains as
IT stocks crack; logs weekly loss
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmark Sensex de-
clined nearly 390 points on
Friday, pressured by heavy
selling in IT, tech and en-
ergy stocks despite a posi-
tive trend in the global
markets.
Besides, rising crude oil
prices and relentless for-
eign capital outflows fur-
ther weighed on sentiment,
traders said.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
opened strong but came un-
der severe selling pressure
to close 389.01 points or
0.62% lower at 62,181.67.
Similarly, the broader NSE
Nifty declined 112.75 points
or 0.61% to 18,496.60.
HCL Tech was the top
loser in the Sensex pack,
skidding 6.72 per cent, fol-
lowed by Tech Mahindra,
Infosys, Wipro, TCS and
Reliance Industries.
INDIAN RUPEE GAINS 10 PAISE TO CLOSE AT
82.28 AGAINST AMERICAN CURRENCY
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 10 paise to close at 82.28
(provisional) against the US dollar on Friday,
tracking the weakening of the American cur-
rency in the overseas market. At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the local unit opened
at 82.30 and touched an intra-day high of 82.08
and a low of 82.33 against the greenback. It
finally settled at 82.28, registering a rise of 10
paise over its previous close of 82.38.
Automobile retail sales soar to record high
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Automobile
retail sales in India clocked
best-ever performance in
November aided by robust
registrations across seg-
ments including passenger
vehicles, two-wheelers and
commercial vehicles, auto-
mobile dealer’ body FADA
said on Friday
.
The overall automobile
retail sales rose by 26% to
23,80,465 units last month,
as compared with 18,93,647
units in November 2021.
“November 2022 has
clocked highest retails in
the history of Indian auto-
mobile Industry with
March’20 as an exception
when retails were higher
due to BS IV to BS VI tran-
sition,” FADA said.
The sales momentum
continued even after the
end of the festive period
with the start of the wed-
ding season, it added.
Passenger vehicle retail
sales rose by 21% year on
year last month to cross
three lakh unit mark in No-
vember aided by better
availability of models, new
launches and increase in
demand in rural areas. The
overall passenger vehicle
retail sales last month rose
to 3,00,922 units.
IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The overall automobile
retail sales rose by 26% to
23,80,465 units in Nov, as
compared with 18,93,647
units in Nov 2021
z The sales momentum
continued even after the end
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time, energy commitment to reap
a rich harvest of great friends.
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STAR-STUDDED PARLIAMENT
TMC MP Nusrat Jahan at Parliament House complex. —PHOTO BY PTI
Home minister Amit Shah with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
(L) and Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma (R).
Union MoS for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje with Union MoS for Health
and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar and DMK MP T Sumathy Thamizhachi Thangapandian at
Parliament House complex for the ongoing Winter Session, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is greeted by BJP
MP Sakshi Maharaj. —PHOTO BY ANI
TMC MPs Mimi Chakraborty and Derek O’Brien at
Parliament House complex during ongoing Winter
Session, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad with Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Chirag
Paswan at Parliament House complex. —PHOTO BY PTI
Independent MP form Amravati Navneet Rana at
Parliament House complex during the ongoing Winter
Session. —PHOTO BY PTI
Supreme Court on Fri-
day clarified the obser-
vations made in respect
of JNU student Sharjeel
Imam in the Delhi High
Court verdict, which re-
jected the bail plea of
co-accusedUmarKhalid
in a case of alleged con-
spiracy behind the Feb-
ruary 2020 riots in
northeast Delhi, will not
prejudice his case pend-
ing before the court.
A bench of Justices S
K Kaul and A S Oka,
which was hearing
Imam’s plea concerning
the remarks made
against him in the Octo-
ber 18 judgement of the
HC, said one of the para-
graphs in the verdict
clarified“nothingstated
hereinabove shall tanta-
mount to an expression
of any opinion on the
merits of the case”.
“This happens when
people argue bail appli-
cations like it is an ap-
peal on merits,” Justice
Kaul observed, adding
that bail applications
should not be argued
for over 10 minutes. sIn
its verdict rejecting for-
mer JNU student
Khalid’s plea seeking
bail, the high court had
said he was in constant
touch with other co-ac-
cused and allegations
against him were pri-
ma facie true.
“....having carefully
gone through the
charge-sheet and taking
into consideration the
fact that the appellant
(Khalid) was in con-
stant touch with other
co-accused persons, in-
cluding Sharjeel Imam,
who arguably is at the
head of the conspiracy;
at this stage, it is diffi-
cult to form an opinion
that there are not rea-
sonable grounds for be-
lieving that the accusa-
tion against the peti-
tioner is prima facie not
proved,” the high court
had said in its verdict.
During the hearing
before the top court, the
counsel appearing for
Imam told the bench
they are constrained to
move the apex court as
serious prejudice would
be caused to the peti-
tioner due to the obser-
vations made by the
high court in the order
denying bail to one of
the co-accused in the
case. “We have noticed
that in paragraph 68 of
the judgement, the divi-
sion bench of the high
court has clarified that
the observations shall
not tantamount to an
expression of any opin-
ion on the merits of the
case,” the bench said.
“We clarify that any
observations made in
respect to the petition-
er (Imam) will not prej-
udice the petitioner...,”
the top court said.
‘Imam’scasenottobeprejudicedbyobservations’
Says SC on
HC statement
on Imam in
Umar Khalid’s
bail plea
SC also said
courts should
not hear bail
applications
for more than
10 minutes Sharjeel Imam —FILE PHOTO
Shillong (PTI): The
Meghalaya High Court
has ordered an interim
stay on physical demar-
cation or erection of
boundary posts on the
ground in connection
with an interstate bor-
der pact signed by chief
ministers of Assam and
Meghalaya earlier this
year. Meghalaya Chief
Minister Conrad K
Sangma and his coun-
terpart Himanta Biswa
Sarma had in March
signed an MoU, demar-
cating the border in at
least six of the 12 con-
tested locations that of-
ten raised tensions be-
tween the two states.
Justice HS Thangkh-
iew ordered the interim
stay till the next date of
hearing on February 6,
2023, on a petition filed
by four traditional
chiefs’ of Meghalaya.
“It is however under-
stood that during the
intervening period, no
physical demarcation
or erection of bounda-
ry posts on the ground,
pursuant to the MoU
dated 29.03.2022 shall be
carried out, till the next
date,” Justice Thangkh-
iew said. The tradition-
al chiefs’ in their peti-
tion had urged the high
court to set aside the
MoU signed between
the two northeastern
states, claiming that it
violated provisions of
the Sixth Schedule of
the Constitution, which
deals with special pro-
visions for administra-
tion of tribal areas.
HC orders
interim stay on
Assam-Meghalaya
border pact
HEARING ON FEB 6
Ziauddin Khan
Sandeep Goyal
Sawai Madhpur: For-
mer National President
of Congress Sonia Gan-
dhi visited Rantham-
bore national park
along with her family
on her 76th birthday on
Friday. The Gandhi
family left for Rantham-
bore national park from
Sherbagh hotel here.
During the evening sa-
fari in the park, the
VVIPs were informed
about a possible tiger
sighting at Mishradar-
rah. The family reached
the spot and there they
sighted tigress Sultana.
According to sources,
on Thursday late at
night at the hotel, Sonia
Gandhi celebrated her
birthday with family
members. Sonia along
with Rahul, Priyanka
and other family mem-
bers stayed in the hotel
during the day
.
The Gandhi family
also enjoyed a safari in
the Ranthambore Tiger
Reserve in the Thurs-
day evening shift. After
this, they reached back
to the hotel on Ranth-
ambore Road in the late
evening.
The Gandhi family
rested for some time in
the hotel. After this, So-
nia Gandhi’s birthday
was celebrated once
again at night. During
this, the cake was cut
and Rahul Gandhi, Pri-
yanka Gandhi and son-
in-law Robert Vadra
and their children
wished her a happy
birthday
.
In another tour, So-
nia and Priyanka pur-
chased handicrafts of
Ranthambore after vis-
iting the artisan centre
on Friday. Sonia and
Priyanka left from hotel
Sherbagh at 1.15 PM
and reached the Dast-
kar Kendra.
They observed the
center closely for about
twenty minutes and the
mother-daughter duo
bought Ranthambore
Park’s jacket for Rahul
Gandhi along with oth-
er items of handicraft,
after which they re-
turned to the hotel.
Sonia Gandhi’s birthday with family at
Ranthambore, tigress sighted in park
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during their
safari at Ranthambore National Park on Thursday.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A top coun-
terterrorism official
from the United States
Timothy Betts will lead
the American delega-
tion at the annual meet-
ing of the India-US
counter-terrorism joint
working group in New
Delhi this month from
December 12-13.
The joint working
group will ‘review re-
gional and global terror-
ist threat assessments,
collaborative bilateral
and regional counter-
terrorism program-
ming, and initiatives to
strengthen law enforce-
ment and judicial part-
nerships”, the state de-
partmentsaidonFriday
.
The acting Coordina-
tor for Counterterror-
ism travels to Japan,
the Philippines, and
India from December
8-14, the State Depart-
ment said on Thursday.
In Japan, Betts par-
ticipated in trilateral
counterterrorism dis-
cussions with senior
government officials
on the current terror-
ism landscape, includ-
ing persistent threats
in the Indo-Pacific.
TOP US COUNTERTERRORISM
OFFICIAL TO VISIT NEW DELHI
Betts will
lead the US
delegation at the
annual US-India
Counterterrorism
Joint Working
Group on
Dec 12-13

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DECEMBER 10, 2022
Avani Kakekochhi, from
Karnataka, one of the
First India queen
finalists talks about her
journey so far!
ADITI KUSHWAHA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
on’t let any-
one tell you
that you
can’t do
something.
E v e r y o n e
has a dream
and everyone should try
to pursue it. But don’t
limit yourself to just what
you think you can do.
What you believe, you can
achieve. What you believe,
recall, you can accom-
plish”. And that is what
Avani follows. Avani
Kakekochhi Bhat from
Karnataka is an Aero-
space engineer and one of
the finalists of the First
Indian Queen. In a tete-a-
tete with City First, Avani
shares about her life,
struggles and the journey
she took to get where she
is today.
When asked about her
passion an dinterests be-
sides modelling, the beauty
exclaimed “I love dancing
and am a professional
dancer by heart. I own a
danceacademycalledTray-
ee and am a co-owner of
Supram Industries along
with my dad.” The diva ex-
pressed her ambitions of
becoming a leader and en-
trepreneur in society
.
She further stated,
“Growing up in a humble
family
, I was bullied for the
wardrobe, the pouch I
owned and the way I ap-
peared. But I’ve learnt to
appreciate my humble be-
ginning and become the
school captain, won inter-
national awards and make
my school proud even to-
day. Also, I am one of the
youngest board members
at the KSEEB (Karnataka
Secondary Education Ex-
amination Board) and was
ranked 1 in Karnataka on
my Alankar Bharatanaty-
am exam. I am also a schol-
arship holder for dance.
My teaching experience at
an orphan’s home for 5
years now.”
When asked about her
aim, Avani said, “My aim is
to highlight about mental
health, nutrition and bring
about spiritual awareness
to help others who may be
struggling with similar is-
sues in life, because I truly
wish to transform lives.”
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SARA ASNANI,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You are likely to have
fun at work today. A
changed lifestyle
promises good health.
You may not be in the
best of financial situations, but things
are likely to improve. Much excitement
is foreseen on the family front. There is
some scope of improving your scores
on the academic front.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may get motivated
to shake a leg just to get
on the fitness trail. It will
be important to keep a
tab of your expenses
today. Some shuffling on the work front
is likely but will not affect you. Peace
and tranquillity prevail on the home
front and will help you unwind.
Romance seems on the upswing.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Job prospects for those
freshly out of profes-
sional institutes are set
to brighten up soon. A
positive outlook will
help you throw out the negativity
within. You will manage to ignore
distractions and interruptions at work
to complete a pending task in time. is
so miffed.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
This is the day to play
your winning card on
the professional front. A
lot of time may be
wasted in socialising,
but you will love every moment of it!
Time is ripe for investing in a scheme
you have been considering for long.
Your upbeat mood and a happy
demeanour will brighten atmosphere.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Sticking to workout
routine may benefit you
on the health front.
Meeting relatives at a
marriage or party cannot
be ruled out. Accompanying someone
you click with is likely to make your
business journey entertaining. Support
from the family may seem most
encouraging.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Balancing act between
home and office will
remain most smooth
for working women.
You succeed in putting
an ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
Homemakers can exceed budget.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the
jonesses. Speculation
may not be profitable and you can very
well burn your fingers. Some of you
may get hard pressed to find a good
match for someone eligible in the family
down, Saturn will save you.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement
their ideas. You are
likely to be recognised
for your efforts on the
professional front. Some of you can be
invited for guidance or consultancy.
Chance of a raise is possible for some.
Timely and correct decision will help
you in saving a lot of money.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Satisfaction is foreseen
for the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. You will
succeed in surmounting the odds to get
a stalled job back on the tracks. Your
efforts on the academic front will keep
you in contention. You are likely to
spend an enjoyable time.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will succeed and
move ahead in your
professional life, as the
year begins. Be careful,
though, as your daily
routine may be affected adversely.
Your boss may be the reason for your
annoyance. Pressure tactics can
infuriate you. Probably, by 5th or 6th,
you may think of taking up a new job.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Focussing on your
career graph at this
juncture will be a step
that will take you far. A
rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy investment.
Recovering a loaned amount from
someone will not pose much difficulty.
You will manage to defuse tensions
prevailing at home.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Financial condition of
those down in the
dumps is set to
improve. Your
efficiency at work is
likely to impress those who matter at
work. Your biggest asset is your sense
of humor try to use it to cure your not
so good health. Spending time with
family.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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ew Studies
use Cationic
Nanomateri-
als to Target
Fat. Nano-
technology
has recently
sparked con-
siderable in-
terest in a variety of
fields, including medi-
cine. South Africa (SA)
was the first African
country to adopt the
technology, with the
goal of improving the
national bioeconomy
and global competitive-
ness through the use of
innovative nanotechnol-
ogy-based solutions.
And as per this new in-
vention, nanotechnolo-
gy can now target lipid
molecules.
Obesityprevalencehas
steadily increased over
the last five decades, and
obesity may have a mas-
sive effect on quality-ad-
justed years of life. Obe-
sityisalsostronglylinked
to an increased risk of
all-cause, cardiovascular,
and cancer mortality
. De-
spite the serious conse-
quencesof obesity
,losing
weight can significantly
reducetheriskof thema-
jority of these comorbid
conditions. Comorbidi-
tiesmostcloselylinkedto
obesitymustbeidentified
in order to raise aware-
nessof potentialnegative
outcomes. This will ena-
blehealth-careworkersto
identify and implement
appropriate interven-
tions to reduce patient
risk and mortality
.
Fat cell development,
which begins with a tiny
fibroblast-like precur-
sor, not only activates
the fat cells' particular
genes but also causes
them to enlarge by accu-
mulating more lipids (in
adipocytes and adipose
tissue). In reality, lipid
storage is a fat cell's de-
fining role. However, ex-
cessive lipid storage can
make fat cells unhealthy
and lead to obesity
.
CATIONIC
NANOMATERIALS TO
TARGET FAT
Two new experiments
from Columbia Engi-
neering and Columbia
University Irving Med-
ical Center (CUIMC)
researchers may hold
the key to targeting
fat cells depot-specif-
ically and safely.
This technology in-
volves the use of
cationic nanomate-
rials that can target
specific loca-
tions of fat
and prevent
the harmful
buildup of
larger fat
cells. The ma-
terials modi-
fy fat instead
of de-
stroying it, like liposuc-
tion does.
CHALLENGES IN
TARGETING FAT CELLS
The lives of a lot of indi-
viduals will be simpli-
fied if scientists can tar-
get fat cells and securely
decouple harmful fat
accumulation from
healthy fat metabolism.
A significant obstacle in
the treatment of obesity
is that fat tissue, which
is not continuous
throughout the body but
is found piece by piece in
depots, has been diffi-
cult to target in a depot-
specific, precise manner.
There has never been
a mechanism to selec-
tively treat visceral adi-
pose tissue and contem-
porary subcutaneous fat
treatments, such as lipo-
suction, that are inva-
sive and destructive.
EFFECT OF P-G3
ON FAT CELLS
Then something strange
happened: P-G3 turned
off the lipid storage
mechanism in fat cells,
causing the mice to lose
weight. This was com-
pletely unexpected, con-
sidering the well-estab-
lished role of P-G3 in
neutralizing negatively
charged pathogens, such
as DNA and RNA cell de-
bris, in order to reduce
inflammation.
Our approach is
unique--It departs from
the pharmacological or
surgical approaches,
says Qiang, who special-
izes in obesity and adi-
pocyte biology
. We used
cationic charge to reju-
venate healthy fat cells,
a technique no one has
ever used to treat obesi-
ty. I think this novel
strategy will open the
door to a healthier and
safer reduction of fat.
The researchers no-
ticed in these two tests
that the cationic sub-
stance, P-G3, could do an
interesting thing to fat
cells: while it assisted
new fat cell develop-
ment, it also uncoupled
lipid storage from fat
cell housekeeping tasks.
Because it prevents larg-
er fat cells from storing
harmful lipids, the mice
had more metabolically
healthy, youthful, tiny
fat cells like those found
in newborns and ath-
letes. The researchers
discovered that this un-
coupling function of
P-G3 is also present in
human fat biopsies, in-
dicating the possi-
bility of trans-
lation in hu-
mans.
With P-G3, fat cells
can still be fat cells, but
they can't grow up, said
Leong, a pioneer in
using polycation to scav-
enge pathogens. Our
studies highlight an
unexpected strategy to
treat visceral adiposity
and suggest a new direc-
tion of exploring cati-
onic nanomaterials for
treating metabolic dis-
eases.
P-G3 FOR DRUG
DELIVERY, GENE
THERAPY, AND
AESTHETICS
Leong and Qiang see
various possibilities for
their ability to selective-
ly target visceral fat.
The biomaterials study
reveals a straightfor-
ward approach that
might be employed for
aesthetic objectives;
similar to Botox, P-G3
can be injected locally
into a specific subcuta-
neous fat depot. The re-
searchers, who have
filed patents, are cur-
rently modifying P-G3 to
improve its efficacy
, safe-
ty, and depot specificity
.
We're very excited to
discover that cationic
charge is the secret to
targeting adipose tis-
sue, Qiang said. We
can now shrink fat de-
pot-specifically—any-
where we want—and
safely without destroy-
ing fat cells. This is a
major advance in treat-
ing obesity.
With this new technol-
ogy in sight, obesity and
other linked co-morbidi-
ties can be managed
with ease.
DR. KRISHANGA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
N
LOSING WEIGHT
LOSING WEIGHT
NANO-TECHNOLOGY
NANO-TECHNOLOGY
can Now Assist you in
SOURCE: Nano-Technology can
Now Assist you in Losing Weight
(medindia.net)

S
adie Sink, during
a recent appear-
ance on Jimmy
Kimmel Live!,
spoke candidly about
how she “got the role” in
the popular series.
During her candid chat
with Jimmy Kimmel,
Sadie revealed, “I joined
the show in season two
and I was a fan of season
one before.” She added,
“I was in the audition
process for Max and I
think I had done four
callbacks, did the screen
test for the role.”
She candidly shared,
“They sent a skateboard
to my house the next day,
I had to learn how to do
that.” She jokingly ad-
mitted, “I said I had
rollerblading ex-
p e r i e n c e ,
which is just
a lie.”
—Agency
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TEASES
NEW MUSIC
elena Gomez
fans have a
reason to cele-
brate as the
singer in her
recent inter-
view opened
up about releasing new
music. Nearly, two
years after the release
of her third studio al-
bum Rare, the singer
revealed on the Tonight
Show Starring Jimmy
Fallon that she’s cur-
rently in the studio
working on some new
music, and teased how
it will be different.
During her recent
appearance on the Jim-
my Fallon show on De-
cember 5, Gomez was
quizzed about the spec-
ulation that she’s ready
to release a new song
soon following the re-
lease of her documen-
tary, My Mind Me, a
title song for which was
also released as a sin-
gle. Admitting that she
will be dropping new
tunes soon, Selena re-
sponded, “That’s accu-
rate.”
Selena opened up
about working on new
music and also how she
will be giving her fans
something different
this time. She said, “I’m
so used to writing sad-
girl songs. But I’m
ready to have some fun
and I think people are
going to like it.”
—Agency
S
P
utting up her best like always,
Shehnaaz Gill is embracing shine
lately, and the aesthetic of her lat-
est look was too disco ball-like.
Shehnaaz graced Salman Khan’s hosted
reality show Bigg Boss 16 with rapper
MC Square to promote their recently re-
leased music video ‘Ghani Syaani’, which
is already a hit among their fans.
Shehnaaz Gill’s recent look has got the
town talking for all the right reasons and
we are sure you won’t stop gaz-
ing at her sheer beauty. The
diva opted for a strapless
electric blue body-hug-
ging sequined midi outfit
that came with feathery
details at the edge. She
let her outfit shine
bright and kept her
accessories minimal
by opting for dia-
mond-studded hoops
and rings. Her pink-
shaded eye makeup
and that perfect
wing liner elevat-
ed the look of her
ensemble. Add-
ing a barbiecore
touch to her se-
quined dress,
S h e h n a a z
donned hot
pink heels
that scream
fashion.
—Agency
A party-goer
SADIE SINK LIED
ABOUT THIS
MANUSHI FLIES TO
QATAR
R
hea Chakraborty, who
keeps treating fans with
stunning posts on social
media, is reportedly in
love. She has stayed away
from the public eye for the
longest time due to con-
troversy since 2020.
According to the
latest report,
Rhea has
found love in
fashion de-
signer See-
ma Saj-
deh’s broth-
er Bunty Saj-
deh. Bunty’s firm
used to handle Rhea a
few years ago. The duo has
known each other for quite some time
and the report says that they have started
dating recently. A source revealed, “It’s
so good to see them together and happy
.
Whatever Rhea has been through in
the last few years, Bunty has been her
shoulder and support system. He was
there for her when things were get-
ting dirty. They are currently to-
gether and wish to keep this news
private.” —Agency
POTTERYBARNCOLLABORATES
WITHDEEPIKAPADUKONE
P
ottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sono-
ma, the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and
sustainable home retailer, announced today a
global partnership with the iconic international
celebrity, Deepika Padukone. The actor, entrepreneur
and philanthropist have been signed as a brand ambas-
sador to promote Pottery Barn’s international expan-
sion which began with the launch of pottery barn in
July and the opening of the company’s first retail loca-
tion in September in Delhi, India. As a brand ambas-
sador for Pottery Barn, Padukone will also work closely
with the brand to co-create a collection. —Agency
Selena Gomez
Shehnaaz Gill Deepika Padukone
Rhea Chakraborty
Manushi Chhillar
Sadie Sink
Shehnaaz flaunts her attire
M
anushi Chhillar has flown to Qatar to ful-
filherdreamof watchingtheArgentinian
icon Lionel Messi play at the FIFA World
Cup. Ace footballer Lionel Messi enjoys a
massive fan following and Manushi is one of them.
The actress revealed, “It’s always been my dream to
witness Lionel Messi play in front of my eyes. Being
an ardent fan of his, I have been planning all these
years to get a glimpse of his genius on the football
pitch.” She further added, “I am really looking for-
wardtowitnessingtheatmosphereandtheeuphoria
of the stadium and cheering for Messi through the
match! Most importantly this year, the World Cup is
closer and I’m excited to witness the finals as well in
person, instead of watching it on television like
every other World Cup.” —Agency

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