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NEW DELHI l WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. DELENG/2021/19840 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 251
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
CONFIDENT THAT AFSPA
WILL SOON BE REVOKED
FROM WHOLE OF ASSAM:
AMIT SHAH IN GUWAHATI
P3
CYCLONE ASANI: NAVY’S
EASTERN COMMAND IN
VISAKHAPATNAM STEPS
UP WITH AID P5
MOHALI BLAST: PUNJAB
CM BHAGWANT MANN
SAYS ‘CULPRITS WON’T
BE SPARED’ P5
ALLAHABAD HC GRANTS
INTERIM BAIL TO SP
LEADER AZAM KHAN,
ORDER ON SURETY OF `2L
CREMATION WITH STATE HONORS
ANNOUNCED BY MAHA CM
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Tuesday announced a state fu-
neral for noted santoor maestro Padma
Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.
His funeral will be held on Wednes-
day at the Vile Parle Hindu crema-
tion ground near the Juhu airport.
Prior to that, the mortal remains
will be at Sharma’s Juhu home for
the antim darshan from 10 am to
1 pm so that music lovers can
pay their last respects.
The funeral will be held
between 3 pm to 5 pm.
Mumbai: Veteran
santoor player and
music composer Pt
Shiv Kumar Sharma
died on Tuesday fol-
lowing a heart attack,
family sources said.
President Kovind,
PM Modi, Maha Guv
Koshyari, Maha CM
Uddhav Thackeray,
WB CM Mamata Ba-
nerjee, Raj CM Ashok
Gehlot many other
leaders offer condo-
lences. More on P11
Pt Shiv Kumar dies of
cardiac arrest at 84
BJP CHIEF ADDRESSES WORKERS OF BIKANER DIVISION AT SURATGARH IN SRI GANGANAGAR
Nadda blows bugle for 2023 Raj Assembly polls
Laxman Raghav
Suratgarh: Blowing
the poll bugle for 2023
Assembly elections in
Rajasthan,BJPnational
president JP Nadda on
Tuesday made party
workers take sankalp
(vow) to form the gov-
ernment in the state
next year.
He addressed booth
presidents and other
workersof Bikanerdivi-
sion at Suratgarh in Sri
Ganganagar district on
Tuesday
. Attacking CM
Ashok Gehlot over re-
cent incidents of vio-
lenceinthestate,Nadda
compared him with Ro-
manEmperorNero,say-
ingthathewascelebrat-
ing his birthday when
Jodhpur was burning.
He targeted the state
government over the is-
sues of law and order,
atrocities on Dalit and
woman,andcorruption.
“While Rome was burn-
ing, Nero was playing
the flute. Such a situa-
tion they have created.
And these people have
found a very good ex-
cuse. Why did the Sun
rise, ask RSS...Why did
Sun set, ask BJP
. What
are you doing? Isn’t it
the duty of Ashok Ge-
hlot to visit Jodhpur?”
Naddasaid.Quotingthe
NationalCrimeRecords
Bureau data, the BJP
leader said Rajasthan
ranked first in cases of
atrocities against wom-
en, second in atrocities
onscheduledtribes,and
third in Dalit atrocities.
JP Nadda being welcomed by Vasundhara Raje, Satish Poonia, Nihal Chand, Mukesh Dadheech
others during Nadda’s address to booth presidents and other workers at Suratgarh on Tuesday.
JP Nadda will inaugurate the new district office of the
party near Hanumangarh Junction and virtually inaugu-
rate office buildings of 9 other districts of Sri Ganga-
nagar, Bikaner, Dholpur, Ajmer, Nagaur, Chittorgarh,
Banswara, Udaipur and Alwar. Apart from this, bhoomi
pujan of BJP office buildings of 4 districts - Dausa,
Churu, Pratapgarh and Baran will be done. He will also
offer prayers at famous Maa Bhadrakali temple of Ha-
numangarh and pay obeisance at Sukha Singh Mahtab
Singh Gurdwara and return to New Delhi after darshan.
NEW DIST OFFICE INAUGURATION TODAY KEY HIGHLIGHTS
l Raj in-charge Arun
Singh co-in-charge
Bharti were also present
l Nadda was welcomed
by Sikh Sangat led by
BJP leader Gurveer
Barad outside Suratgarh
air force station
l Nadda, Raje, and
Satish Poonia reached
meeting place in one
vehicle from the airport
l In a slip of tongue,
Nadda mentioned the
name of UP in reference
to increase in crime rate
HOLD SEDITION LAW TILL REVIEW?
SC WANTS CENTRE’S
REPLY TODAY
A three-judge presided by Chief
Justice of India NV Ramana gave
the government time till Wednesday to
make its stand about pending cases clear
Top Court also sought to know if the
govt can issue a direction to states
to keep cases under Section 124A in
abeyance till re-examination is complete
1 2
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Tues-
day gave the Centre 24
hours to inform the
apex court whether it
will issue instructions
to all states and Union
territories to keep sedi-
tion cases in abeyance
till the government’s
proposed exercise of re-
viewing Section 124A of
the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) was completed.
The Centre will come
back with a reply on
Wednesday
.
“In order to protect
the interest of people
who are already booked
under the sedition law
as well as future cases,
Centre to file response
on whether those can be
kept in abeyance till law
is re-examined,” the
Chief Justice directed.
Earlier, the court
asked the government
tough questions on its
request for more time
in order to review the
law and about incidents
of misuse of the law.
MINORITY STATUS FOR
HINDUS: TAKE A STAND
WITHIN 3 MONTHS: SC
The Supreme Court on
Tuesday said that the affidavit
filed by BJP-led Union govern-
ment on Monday in response
to a prayer seeking minority
status for Hindus in certain
states and Union territories
where their numbers have
gone below others “seems to
an extent to backout of what
was stated” in an “earlier”
affidavit filed on March 25 this
year and that the court doesn’t
“appreciate” this.
MAJITHIA’S PLEA SEEKING
QUASHING OF FIRs REJECTED
SC STAYS NON-BAILABLE
WARRANT AGAINST IAS RITU
The Supreme Court on Tuesday re-
fused to entertain a plea of Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) leader
Bikram Singh Majithia
seeking quashing of
FIR registered against
him by Punjab Police
under the NDPS Act
of 1985 and gave him liberty to ap-
proach Punjab and Haryana HC.
Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed
the non-bailable warrant issued by
Allahabad High Court
against Noida Chief
Executive Officer (CEO)
and IAS officer Ritu
Maheshwari in con-
nection with contempt
proceedings against her. The court
has listed the matter for Wednesday.
l Lankan authorities said
a mob assaulted a top Sri
Lankan police officer and
set his vehicle on fire
l Armed forces have
been ordered to open fire
at anyone looting public
property or causing
harm to others: Defence
Ministry
l Cricketer Ranatunga
accuses police of han-
dling situation badly
l Rajapaksa’s residence
set on fire, curfew en-
forced after 5 killed in the
huge violence
Lanka ex-PM,kin take shelter at naval
base; curfew enforced after 5 killed
Colombo: Protests
erupted at the Trinco-
malee Naval Base in Sri
Lanka after it was
known that the former
PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
and some of his family
members were taking
shelter, as per sources.
As per sources, after
leaving the official resi-
dence,ex-PMandhisfam-
ily members were put up
at naval base. In a tweet,
it reported that a protest
wasunderwayinfrontof
Trincomalee Naval Base
whereitwasclaimedthat
Rajapaksa his family
members were staying.
‘Guided by ‘Best Interests’ of Lanka’s people’
India on Tuesday reacted to devps in Sri Lanka and said that
it will “always be guided by best interests of people of Sri
Lanka expressed through democratic processes”. “In keeping
with our Neighbourhood First policy, India has extended, this
year alone, support worth over US$ 3.5 billion to people of
Lanka for helping them. People of India have provided assis-
tance for mitigating shortages of essential items such as food,
medicine, etc,” Arindam Bagchi, MEA spokesperson said.
Man walks past burnt vehicles a day after clashes between govt
supporters and anti-govt protesters in Colombo on Tuesday.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
NATION MOURNS DEATH OF SANTOOR LEGEND
13 JANUARY 1938 - 10 MAY 2022
IRANI’S SANTA CLAUS ACT
Smriti Irani promises Amethi girl student visit to ISRO
First India Bureau
Amethi: Union Minis-
ter Smriti Irani here on
Tuesday promised a pol-
ytechnic student, who
wants to become a scien-
tist, a visit to the Indian
Space Research Organi-
sation next month.
Irani asked a Jag-
dishpur polytechnic
student Neetu Maurya
about her future aspira-
tions and when the girl
replied that she wanted
to become a scientist
and work at the nation-
al space agency, the
minister promised to
take her to ISRO next
month. “She (the girl)
wanted to go to ISRO
and become a scientist.
I will take her to ISRO
next month,” Irani said.
“It is a matter of
pride for Amethi that
this girl wants to be-
come a scientist. She
will one day bring fame
to Amethi,” Irani said.
The minister further
assured other students
that she will help them
in whatever way she
can for their success.
Irani was in her con-
stituencytoinauguratea
private institute and dis-
tribute tablets to stu-
dents. In Amethi so far
11,672studentshavebeen
given tablets, she said.
The UP government
had announced free
smartphones and tab-
lets for one crore youth
to make them techni-
cally sound. CM Yogi
Adityanath had kick-
started the tablet distri-
bution last year with a
mega event in Lucknow
on December 25.
—With PTI inputs
Smriti Irani with a laptop recepient in Amethi on Tuesday.
WISH FULFILLED
ASSURES STUDENTS THAT SHE
WILL HELP THEM IN WHATEVER
WAY SHE CAN FOR THEM
AFTER SHAHEEN BAGH,
BULLDOZERS REACH
NEW FRIENDS COLONY
NOW P2
CBI raids over FCRA
violation: 10 arrested
New Delhi: Ten people,
including five govt offi-
cials,havebeenarrested
for taking bribe on be-
half of non-profits in al-
leged violation of for-
eign funding rules, CBI
said after a big nation-
wide crackdown across
40 locations. Home Min-
istry officials, say CBI
sources, gave illegal
Foreign Contribution
Regulation Act (FCRA)
clearances to NGOs in
exchange of bribe. Ille-
gal transactions of
around ₹Rs 2 crore rout-
ed through hawala have
been found, said agency
after searches in Delhi,
Rajasthan, Chennai,
Mysore, among others.
J-K BANK FRAUD:
RAIDS @ 8 PLACES
Month after ED ques-
tioned NC leader Omar
Abdullah, CBI on Tues-
day conducted searches
at multiple locations in
Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu
and Srinagar in connec-
tion with the JK Bank
buying 65,000 sq ft
office space in Mumbai
in 2010. Among loca-
tions searched by CBI
are residences of exbank
chairman Haseeb Drabu.

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022
02
New Delhi: Heatwave
conditions are likely in
Delhi from May 12 to 15,
according to the India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) forecast for
the next six days. The
maximum temperature
during the predicted
heatwave spell could be
around 44 or 45 degrees
Celsius, the IMD has
predicted.
On Tuesday, the max-
imum temperature in
Delhi could settle at
around 41 degrees Cel-
sius, and clear skies are
likely for the day
. At 8.30
am on Tuesday, the tem-
perature was 30.6 de-
grees Celsius and the
relative humidity was
61 per cent.The normal
maximum temperature
for May 10 is 38.7 de-
grees Celsius. The nor-
mal maximum temper-
ature, which is calcu-
lated as a long period
average, for May 11 to 15
is 39.3 degrees Celsius.
The maximum tem-
perature recorded on
Monday at the Safdar-
jung weather observato-
ry was 40 degrees Celsi-
us, about a degree above
thenormal.Theweather
stations at Najafgarh
and Gurgaon recorded
higher maximum tem-
peraturesof 41.4degrees
Celsius, while the maxi-
mum temperature at
Palam was around 40.1
degrees Celsius. The
minimum temperature
over the past 24 hours
was 28 degrees Celsius,
three degrees above nor-
mal. Over the next six
days, the minimum tem-
perature, which is usu-
ally recorded at night,
could range from 28 to 30
degreesCelsius,thefore-
cast indicates.
Heatwave from May 12, max temp to be around 44° Cel
WEATHER FORECAST
lll
The normal
maximum
temperature,
which is
calculated as a
long period
average, for May
11 to 15 is 39.3
degrees Celsius.
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman suffered 40% burn
injuries after a man allegedly poured petrol on her
and set her on fire on Monday, said police. Police
have registered an FIR
against the accusedPo-
lice said the woman’s
father, who is the
complainant, alleged
that the accused, who
is a neighbour, used
to pass remarks at his
daughter. He said her wedding has been scheduled
for May 11. A police officer said, “The complainant
said in the FIR that he and his daughter had slept in
a room on their terrace on Sunday night. At 5.30 am,
the complainant said he went to feed the cattle. He
said that after some time, he found that the accused
had poured petrol on his daughter and set her on fire
to allegedly kill her.”
New Delhi (PTI): A 19-year-old woman stabbed
to death on Monday allegedly by her live-in part-
ner following regular fights between them over
daily expenses and
other domestic
issues, police said.
The deceased,
Beena, resident of
Khanpur, and the
accused had been
friends for the last
three years and were staying together for two
months in a rented house in Aya Nagar area,
they said. The couple fought over managing
their daily expenses, unemployment and family
matters, they added.
MAN KILLS LIVE-IN PARTNER
OVER DOMESTIC ISSUES
CRUCIAL READ
WOMAN SET ON FIRE IN GURGAON,
SUFFERS 40% BURN INJURIES
DELHIITES MAY SOON HAVE HOME DELIVERY OF LIQUOR
New Delhi (PTI):
Home delivery of liq-
uor in the national
capital is likely to see
the light of the day
soon, as a group of
ministers (GoM) of the
Delhi government has
given a go ahead to it,
officials said on Tues-
day. The GoM has also
viewed that there
should not be any re-
striction on the rate of
discounting by the re-
tail liquor vends as
long as the market op-
erates in a healthy
manner. Delhi govern-
ment in view of crowds
outside retail vends
and some reported
malpractices, recently
capped the discount on
liquor to 25 per cent.
The proposals of
home delivery and oth-
er recommendations
of the GoM, regarding
the Excise Police 2022-
23 being framed, will
be put before the Delhi
Cabinet for its approv-
al, the officials said.
“....The group of
ministers recommend-
ed that home delivery
of liquor sourced from
retail liquor vends in
Delhi may be allowed,”
said an official docu-
ment citing meeting of
the GoM last month.
The GoM considered
that home delivery
could be an appropri-
ate alternative to en-
sure liquor supply
during pandemic or
emergency situation
induced lockdowns,
besides ensuring equi-
table distribution of
liquor, checking spuri-
ous liquor consump-
tion and inter state
smuggling. The home
delivery may be done
by empanelled inter-
mediaries who will
collect the liquor from
respective retail vend
and deliver it to re-
spective localities
through ordering by
the chosen empanelled
agency to do home de-
livery, the Excise de-
partment has pro-
posed.
Excise department
will frame detail terms
and references for the
grant of L-13 licence
after approval of the
home delivery propos-
al by the Cabinet, said
the document. It will
study various models
adopted by other states
in the country. The
chosen empanelled
agencies will hold
L-13/ L-13 F license
enabling such entities
to do home delivery.
The Law depart-
ment of Delhi govern-
ment had pointed that
in absence of any ena-
bling provision, home
delivery of liquor by
an intermediary, ex-
cept a licensee, is im-
permissible. It is also
to be ascertained how
it is being implement-
ed in other states.
Excise department
said that the depart-
ment will ensure no
violation of the provi-
sions of the Delhi Ex-
cise Act, 2009 and
terms and conditions
framed under L-13 li-
cense. Delhi govern-
ment in June 2021, no-
tified Delhi
Excise(Amendment)
Rules, 2021, that allows
licence holders to de-
liver liquor booked
through an app or a
website at the doorstep
of the buyers.
NOD AWAITED
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DRIVE
AFTERSHAHEENBAGH,BULLDOZERS
REACHNEWFRIENDSCOLONYNOW
New Delhi: The South
Delhi Municipal Corpo-
ration (SDMC) on Tues-
day carried out anti-
encroachment drive on
Gurudwara Road in
New Friends Colony as
civic officials reached
the spot with bulldozers
and removed illegal
temporary structures,
the authority said.
This comes a day af-
ter the civic body had to
return without execut-
ing the action in
Shaheen Bagh on Mon-
day following protests
by locals and political
leaders. SDMC’s Cen-
tral Zone Chairman Ra-
jpal Singh said the anti-
encroachment drive has
begun in areas around
New Friends Colony
.
Â“Our enforcement
teams along with ade-
quate police force and
equipment such as bull-
dozers and trucks have
started removing ille-
gally set up kiosks, tem-
porary structures, shan-
ties or shops from near
Baudha Dharma Tem-
ple, Gurudwara Road
and nearby areas in New
Friends Colony. Our
drive against encroach-
ment will continue,Â”
Singh told PTI. New
Friends Colony falls un-
der the Central Zone of
the SDMC. SDMC’s drive
in Shaheen Bagh had
witnessed people pro-
testing in large numbers
against the action and a
complaint was also reg-
istered against AAP
MLA Amanatullah Khan
for Â“obstructingÂ” the
drive. The Supreme
Court had also refused to
entertain a plea filed by
the CPI(M) against the
demolition drive at
Shaheen Bagh, saying it
cannot interfere in the
matter at the instance of
a political party.
New Delhi (PTI): With
an aim to decongesting
busy areas of the na-
tional capital, the city
government on Tuesday
approved two new flyo-
ver projects in east and
west Delhi and these
willbecompletedinone-
and-a-half year’s time.
Officials said these pro-
jects were approved in a
meeting of the expendi-
ture finance committee
(EFC) headed by Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia.
“Delhi Government
approved two key flyo-
ver projects today. New
Flyover between Anand
Vihar Apsara Border.
New Corridor between
Raja Garden Punjabi
Bagh Flyover. These
projects are vital for de-
congesting city traffic
shall be completed in
18 months,” Sisodia
said in a tweet after the
meeting.Anand Vihar
is a multi-modal trans-
port hub having an In-
ter State Bus Terminal
(ISBT), a railway sta-
tion and a metro station
as a result the area re-
mains clogged most of
the time during the day
.
Officials of the Pub-
lic Works Department
(PWD), which will ex-
ecute these projects,
said these facilities
will provided a relief
to commuters travel-
ling to Uttar Pradesh
border from east and
northeast Delhi and
also ease movement of
motorists in west Del-
hi areas around Ring
Road.
Our enforce-
ment teams
along with
adequate police force
and bulldozers and
trucks have started re-
moving illegally set up
kiosks in New Friends
Colony.
SDMC’s Central Zone
Chairman Rajpal Singh
HIGH DRAMA WITNESSED ON MONDAY
New Friends Colony
falls under the Central
Zone of the SDMC.
Its drive in Shaheen
Bagh had witnessed
people protesting
in large numbers
against the action and
a complaint was also
registered against
AAP MLA Amanatullah
Khan for “obstruct-
ing” the drive. The SC
had also refused to
entertain a plea filed
by the CPI(M) against
the demolition drive at
Shaheen Bagh, saying
it cannot interfere in
the matter.
15 pvt buses challaned
under lane discipline
New Delhi (PTI): Fif-
teen private buses were
challaned in Delhi on
the first day of the drive
to enforce bus lane disci-
pline among such buses,
according to official
data. Under the Delhi
government’s bus lane
enforcement drive, the
Transport Department
also started issuing chal-
lans against private bus
operators and drivers
for not adhering to bus
lane discipline from
Monday. The Transport
Department strictly
started enforcing lane
discipline for buses and
goods carriers from
April 1, with fines up to
Rs 10,000 and six months
of imprisonment for er-
rant drivers.
New New (PTI): The
Delhi government has
invited applications
from former athletes
for being engaged as
coaches at four sports
complexes in the city,
officials said.
According to an offi-
cial, the coaches will
be deputed at four
sports complexes —
Rajiv Gandhi Sports
Complex, Singhu;
Sports complex,
Pehladpur; Sports
Complex, Vikaspuri.
AAP starts preparations for
Rajinder Nagar Assembly
New Delhi (PTI): The
Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) has begun its
preparations for by-
polls to Rajinder Na-
gar assembly seat, va-
cated by its senior
leader Raghav Chadha
recently after his elec-
tion to Rajya Sabha
from Punjab.
To chalk out the par-
ty’s poll strategy, a con-
ference of AAP work-
ers was held in the Ra-
jinder Nagar assembly
constituency.
AAP’s Delhi unit
convenor and Enviorn-
ment Minister Gopal
Rai presided over the
party’s conference
which was attended by
Rajya Sabha MP and
former Rajinder Nagar
MLA Chadhda Delhi
Khadi and Village In-
dustries Chairman Vi-
jendar Garg and Azad-
pur Mandi Chairman
Adil Khan are among
other leaders of the
party who attended the
conference, the AAP
said in a statement.
Ankit Gujjar’s
death: CBI nabs
former DSP of
Tihar Jail
New Delhi (PTI):
The CBI has arrest-
ed the former depu-
ty superintendent
of Tihar Jail in the
case pertaining to
the death of
29-year-old gang-
ster Ankit Gujjar,
who was allegedly
murdered by pris-
on officials inside
the jail last year,
the agency said.
The officer is cur-
rently under
suspension in con-
nection with the
case.An officer said
Narender Meena
was arrested a
few days ago and
the central investi-
gation agency is
still probing the
role of other jail of-
ficials.
TheCBIsaidthat
followingtherecov-
ery of a phone and
other contraband
from Gujjar’s cell
in August last year,
he was instructed
to be shifted to an-
other ward which
the gangster alleg-
edly resisted, lead-
ing to a fight with
deputy superinten-
dent Meena.
TWO NEW FLYOVER PROJECTS
TWO NEW FLYOVER PROJECTS
FOR DELHI APPROVED
FOR DELHI APPROVED
MATHURA ROAD STRETCH SET TO
BECOME TRAFFIC SIGNAL-FREE
Delhi public works
department (PWD) has
decided to make the
Mathura Road stretch
traffic signal-free in a
bid to end traffic jams
and make the commute
between central and
south Delhi easier. Ac-
cording to officials, the
PWD will remove all the
five traffic signals on
the stretch and provide
four U-turn underpass-
es for smooth commut-
ing.According to of-
ficials, the work is part
of the ongoing Pragati
Maidan corridor rede-
velopment project. “No
construction is allowed
on the Mathura Road
as the stretch houses
several ASI monuments
such as Purana Qila. It
also houses the crafts
museum and National
Zoological Park. So, we
have decided to remove
the traffic signals and
implement back-to-back
u-turns to provide relief
while not disturbing
any monument,” said a
senior PWD official.
Gopal Rai
Applications invited
for coaches at its
sports complexes

INDIA
03
Day is not far when AFSPA will
be revoked in Assam: HM Shah
Guwahati (Agencies):
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Tuesday
said that with the im-
proved law and order
situation, the day is not
far when AFSPA will be
revoked in Assam.
The Home Minister
had on March 31 an-
nounced to reduce the
disturbed areas under
the Armed Forces (Spe-
cial Power) Act, 1958
(AFSPA) in three north-
eastern states — Assam,
Nagaland and Manipur.
The AFSPA is in force in
Assam since 1990 and as
per the Centre’s an-
nouncement, it was re-
moved completely from
23 districts and it would
remain enforced in 9
districts and one sub-
division in Assam with
effect from April 1.
After presenting the
President’s Colour to
the Assam Police at a
ceremony here, the
Home Minister said that
due to the constant ef-
forts of the Centre and
Chief MinisterHimanta
Biswa Sarma, almost all
the extremist outfits
have entered into peace
agreements and surren-
dered before the govern-
ment. He said that the
surrendered militants
are being jointly reha-
bilitated by the central
and state governments.
Highlightingtheglori-
ous history and achieve-
ments of Assam police,
Shah said that besides
militancy
, the Assam po-
lice during the past sev-
eraldecadeshassuccess-
fullytackledinfiltration,
border issues, drug ped-
dling, smuggling of
arms, cattle and other
contraband,poachingof
rhinos, human traffick-
ing and several other so-
cial issues.
He said, “During the
Bangladesh liberation
war in 1971 and commu-
nal riots, the Assam po-
lice performed brilliant-
ly and courageously
.”
Shah said that when In-
dia got Independence,
there were 8,000 Assam
policemenandnowtheir
strength has increased
to70,000.Duringthepast
seven decades, 886 As-
sam policemen were
martyred.“
Assampolice
also very tactfully dealt
withtheinter-stateprob-
lems,” Shah added.
Addressing the gath-
ering,AssamChief Min-
ister Himanta Biswa
Sarma urged the police
to work for the weaker
sections of the society
and appreciated their ef-
forts in the decline of
militant activities in the
state. “Hundreds of cad-
res of the eight militant
groups have joined the
mainstream and anoth-
er 13 outfits are in dia-
logue with the govern-
ment,” Sarma said.
l Shah lauds
Assam CM for
making peace
with militants
l ‘Assam police
performed
courageously
during 1971 war’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the programme for the presentation of the President’s
Colours to the Assam Police, at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. —PHOTO BY PTI
HOME MIN PRESENTS PREZ’S
COLOUR TO ASSAM POLICE
Guwahati: Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Tuesday pre-
sented the President’s Colour to
Assam Police for its exemplary
service in the past decades.
President’s Colour is the highest
honour given to any military or
police unit in recognition of its
exceptional service to the na-
tion, during both peace and war.
Assam is the 10th state in the
country to receive this honour.
Hindu bodies’ protest continues on day 2
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): The agitation of
the Hindu organisa-
tions entered the second
day on Tuesday despite
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai’s assur-
ance to frame guide-
lines on the use of loud-
speakers in the state.
The activists contin-
ued to play devotional
prayers in temples
against ‘azaan’.
Founder of Sri Ram
Sena Pramod Muthalik
is holding a 2-day meet-
ing of the Hindu organi-
sations from May 11 in a
private hotel in Bengal-
uru. As per the sources,
more than 20 Hindu or-
ganisations are taking
part in the meeting.
They will discuss the
legalactionontheuseof
loudspeakersinmosques
as well as the future
course of action. Mutha-
lik has warned that the
agitation will be intensi-
fied in the coming days.
Chief Minister Bom-
mai had stated that the
ruling BJP government
would issue an official
order soon to implement
the Supreme Court
guidelines on the use of
loudspeakers.Healsoas-
sured that he would talk
to the officials in this re-
gard and take a call.
“The Supreme Court,
Central government and
the state government
have ordered the use of
loudspeakers. The gov-
ernment has decided to
follow these orders. He
alsostatedthattheguide-
lines would be imple-
mented in a most cordial
manner,” Bommai said.
KARNATAKA LOUDSPEAKER ROW
Bypolls for 7 K’taka
Legislative Council
seats on June 3
Bengaluru (Agencies):
The Karnataka State
ElectionCommissionon
Tuesdayannouncedthat
voting for seven seats of
the state’s Legislative
Council will take place
on June 3. A notification
will be issued in this re-
gard on May 17 and the
last date for submission
of applications is May
24, the poll body said.
BJP MLCs Lakshman
Sangappa Savadi and
Lehar Singh; Cong
MLCsRamappaTimma-
pur, Veena Achaiah and
Allam Veerabhadrappa;
JD(S) MLCs H.M.
Ramesh Gowda and KV
Narayanaswamy;arere-
tiring on June 14. The
elections will he held be-
tween 9 am to 4 pm, and
the process of counting
of voteswillalsobecom-
pleted on the same day
.
BJP worker’s autopsy report in
Calcutta HC indicates suicide
Kolkata (Agencies):
The autopsy report of
the 27-year-old Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
worker, who was found
dead in Kolkata on May
6, was submitted to the
Calcutta high court on
Tuesday and indicates
he died by suicide.
Union home minister
Amit Shah, who was in
Bengal when the death
was reported, met Arjun
Chaurasia’s family and
blamedtherulingTrina-
mool Congress (TMC)
for the “political mur-
der”. He sought a Cen-
tral Bureau of Investiga-
tionprobeintothedeath.
BJP leader and lawyer
Priyanka Tibrewal, rep-
resenting Chaurasia’s
family which has alleged
the BJP worker was mur-
dered, said the post-mor-
temreporthascitedhang-
ing as the cause of death.
“While this indicates sui-
cide, we want to wait for
theviscerareporttoseeif
Chaurasia was drugged.
He could have been
hangedbysomeonewhile
he was unconscious.”
TibrewalsaidChaura-
sia would have needed a
chairorsomethingsimi-
lar to tie the rope to the
ceiling. “Nothing was
found at the spot.”
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind to challenge
bulldozer policy of Yogi govt
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Honouring
the Supreme Court’s
order on the Shaheen
Bagh matter, Maulana
Arshad Madani, presi-
dent of Jamiat Ulema-
e-Hind Deoband said
that he will move to
High Court against the
Bulldozer policy of the
UP government.
The SC had rejected
the plea of the Commu-
nist Party of India (CPI)
about the Shaheen
Bagh Bulldozer opera-
tion and stated that ap-
pellants must go to High
Courts first and if they
did not get remedy
there then they should
move to Apex Court.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
had also filed an inter-
vene petition into the
matter. Arshad has con-
demned vandalisation
proceedings of the state
government and al-
leged that one commu-
nity member was being
targeted under that. He
said that he will move to
High Court for justice
and if necessary, the
victims will be made
plaintiffs in the mat-
ter. After opposition
parties had raised voic-
es against the bulldozer
policy of the Yogi gov-
ernment, Prashant Ku-
mar, additional director
general of police (law
and order) had clarified
that actions were being
taken after legal pro-
ceedings. He said that
illegal encroachment
and action against ma-
fias will continue in a
legal manner.
Anotherhatespeech
caseagainstPCGeorge
Kochi (Agencies): The
Palarivattom Police in
Kochi have on Tuesday
registered a suo motu
case against ex-MLA
P.C. George on the
charge of delivering a
hate speech on commu-
nal lines at a temple in
Vennala in the city
.
He has been charged
under Sections 153 A
(promoting enmity be-
tween groups on the ba-
sis of religion) and 295
(injuring or defiling a
place of worship with
the intent to insult the
religion of any class of
people).
George was arrested
earlier this month from
his residence in Erattu-
petta in Kottayam and
then granted bail. The
police had booked him
then on the charge of
makingincendiarycom-
ments against a particu-
lar group of people with
the intention to cause
communal discord and
provoke rioting.
PC George
JD(U) leader writes to Nitish
for safety from Naxal group
Patna (Agencies): A
JD(U) leader in Bihar
has requested Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar
to save the lives of his
family members in-
cluding him from a
Naxal group active in
Darbhanga region.
Awadesh Lal Dev,
who is a general secre-
tary of the JD(U) most
backward cell of Bi-
har, claimed that his
wife has links with a
Naxal commander
Manoj Laldev who is
threatening to kill his
entire family.
Awadesh is a native
of Meghna village un-
der Bahadurpur police
station in Darbhanga
district.
“My wife is working
under the influence of
Naxal commander
Manoj Laldev. On April
23, Manoj along with 50
to 60 Naxals arrived at
my house and threat-
ened us with dire con-
sequences. I had con-
tacted the local police
but they did not take
any action. I also went
to the DGP’s office but
he refused to meet me
by giving an excuse of
corona,” Awadesh said.
“My marriage took
place in 2006. Initially
I did not know the link
of my wife with Manoj.
However, I soon real-
ised that she had a
definite link with him.
In 2012, the matter
reached Bahadurpur
police station and I
agreed on the compro-
mise due to the pres-
sure of local police
personnel,” he said.
Awadesh left the vil-
lage in fear of his wife
and Manoj Laldev, and
is currently living in
Patna with his two mi-
nor daughters. He went
to the chief minister’s
residence in Patna
where security person-
nel did not allow him to
go inside. As there
were a number of me-
dia persons present
there, he shared his
plight with them.
Nitish Kumar
Ex-BJP MLA
threatens a
replay of Babri
on Gyanvapi
Lucknow: Former BJP
MLA Sangeet Som has
made an objectionable
remark on the Gyanva-
pi mosque controversy
.
He allegedly said at a
function to mark the an-
niversary of Maharana
Pratap that people
should remember 1992
— the year when the
Babri mosque was de-
molished.
“That was 1992 and
thisis2022.Thestrength
of the youth has dou-
bled now and time has
come to take another
decision,” he said.
Som also wrote on his
Facebook page that “Au-
rangzeb made the Gyan-
vapi mosque. In 1992, it
was Babri and now in
2022 it is the turn of
Gyanvapi. It is time to
take back the temple
which was demolished
to make a mosque.”
Congress spokesman
Surendra Rajput said:
“This is exactly the
gameplan of the BJP, to
create unrest and divi-
sions in society. We
hope that the BJP real-
ises the damage it is do-
ing to the social fabric
with such statements.
The Gyanvapi issue has
bene raised and so has
the Taj Mahal issue. We
are heading for danger-
ous times.”
Sangeet Som
Rahul in Gujarat, fires
‘two Indias’ salvo at PM
Dahod (PTI): Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Tuesday accused Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi of creating two
Indias, one for the rich
and another for the
poor, and claimed that
the resources of the
country are being given
to a few wealthy people.
Launching his party’s
campaign for this year’s
Gujarat Assembly elec-
tions at an “adivasi saty-
agrah rally’ in tribal
Dahod district, Gandhi
said he is confident that
Congress will come to
power in the State.
“In 2014, Narendra
Modi ji became the
PrimeMinisterof India.
Before that he was the
Chief Minister of Guja-
rat. The work he started
inGujarat,heisdoingin
the country
. It is called
the Gujarat Model,” Ra-
hul Gandhi said.
“Today
, two Indias are
being created, one India
of the rich, a few select
people, billionaires and
bureaucrats who have
power and money
. The
second India is of the
commonpeople,”hesaid.
Congress party does
not want two Indias, he
said.
“In the BJP model, re-
sourcesof peoplelikewa-
ter, forest and land which
belong to tribals and oth-
er poor people, are being
given to a few,” he said.
The Congress leader
also said that the BJP-
led government in the
state had deprived trib-
als of their rights.
Rahul Gandhi
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I can endure all these things
through the power of the one
who gives me strength.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Today marks a significant day in the
modern history of our country. Turn
of events back this day in 1857 re-
ignited nationalist admiration led to
a conscious beginning of our freedom
struggle. Tribute to all those whose efforts
culminated in India’s independence.
Dr Jitendra Singh
@DrJitendraSingh
The unspoken truth is that the artificial
barriers created by #Article370 resulted
in exploitation of precisely the same
Kashmiri masses of the Valley who
were given to believe that they enjoyed
some sort of a special status which
actually they did not.
TOP TWEETS
RPG ATTACK ON
INTELLIGENCE HQ
PUTS LENS ON
AAP GOVERNMENT
lose on the heels of
the Khalistan flag be-
ing hoisted on the
gate of Himachal
Pradesh Assembly
comes a rocket-propelled gre-
nade (RPG) attack at the Punjab
police headquarters. The dam-
age was minor but the impact of
the attack is being taken by in-
telligence agencies seriously
. Is
there a Pakistani hand or that of
Afghanistan where RPGs are
used more? That is for the intel-
ligence sleuths to figure out but
what is of great concern is the
occurrence of minor-looking in-
cidents aimed, perhaps, to test
the security apparatus in the
border state.
The hoisting of flag at the As-
sembly building’s gate and the
painting of its walls with pro-
Khalistan slogans happened
even after an intelligence input
was shared with the state.
These are ominous signs for
the newly formed Aam Aadmi
PartygovernmentinPunjab.The
party’sdetractorswillbequickto
recall Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal’s stay in the
house of Gurwinder Singh, an
activist of Khalistan Liberation
Front, ahead of Punjab polls.
C
n a surprise move
the Central gov-
ernment told the
Supreme Court of
India that it was
ready to re-examine the Brit-
ish-era law on sedition as de-
fined under Section 124A of
the Indian Penal Code. The
change in stand came a cou-
ple of days after the govern-
ment defended the law.
Interestingly
, the UK gov-
ernment itself repealed the
law way back in 2009. It, how-
ever, continues to be misused
by the Central and various
state governments of its for-
mer colony
. The law has been
used to crack down on those
criticising the government,
whichisviewedas“spreading
disaffection”, a criminal of-
fenceunderthedraconianlaw.
Duringtheongoinghearingof
the sedition case by a bench
headed by Chief Justice of In-
dia NV Ramana, the Centre
saidonMondaythatthePrime
Minister wants a comprehen-
sive review of the law to pre-
vent its misuse and requested
the court to leave the matter
foran“appropriateplatform”.
But the Centre did not give a
schedule for the review.
The court has asked the
Centre to revert with a time-
line. The petitioners have, on
theotherhand,contendedthat
Section 124 A be stayed if the
court decides to refer the mat-
ter to a larger bench and “that
any pending proceedings”, be
stayedasaninterimmeasure”.
A former Supreme Court
judge, Justice Madan B.
Lokur, once said at an event
that authorities have found
various ways of “weaponis-
ing” the sedition laws. Justice
Lokur said, “One of the worst
forms of curtailment of free-
dom of speech is charging a
person with sedition.”
SEDITION CASE HEARING
REMAINS IN FOCUS
During the ongoing hearing of the sedition case by
a bench headed by CJI NV Ramana, the Centre said
on Monday that the PM wants a comprehensive review of
the law to prevent its misuse and requested the court to
leave the matter for an “appropriate platform”. But the
Centre did not give a schedule for the review.
I
AAP MUST LEARN THE ROPES
OF REGIONAL POLITICS FAST
PATIALA CLASH
he recent Patiala clash was
the first major law and order
challenge for the AAP gov-
ernment in Punjab. The clash
was a clear writing on the
wall with Sikh for Justice’s
(SFJ’s) Gurpatwant Singh
Pannu’s call to observe Khal-
istan Day on April 29 and the
Sena members announcing
to take out an anti-Khalistan
March on the same day!
Barjinder Singh Parwana,
one of the masterminds of
the clash, who was arrested,
had earlier said on social me-
dia that he would not allow
anyone to hold such an event.
To cover up its lapses, the
AAP, however, said it was not
a communal clash but a clash
between Opposition political
parties and arrests were
made from both sides.
However, the first question
that comes to mind is why did
the administration, in the
first place, allow such a vola-
tile situation to erupt? There
hadbeenconflictingstandsof
Parwana and Sena members
in the past over the issues of
Khalistan as well as the Army
action on the Golden Temple.
Meanwhile, all Opposition
parties–Congress,Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD), BJP – joined
the bandwagon and in their
blisteringattacktargetedAAP
for the “failing law and order
inthestate.”TheAAPgovern-
mentalsofacedflakfromSikh
outfits for failing to prevent
the ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ ral-
ly called by Shiv Sena leader
Harish Singla.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent
to note that while the Delhi
model for better power,
health and education facili-
ties, is fine, the AAP govern-
ment would do better to
weigh the realities of Hindu
and Panthic groups and
farmers/labour unions.
It may be noted that this is
not the first time that a clash/
friction took place between
the Parwana and Shiv Sena
in the state. In June 2021, the
Shiv Sena (Punjab) had alleg-
edly put up posters calling
the anniversary of Operation
Bluestar as “terrorism khaat-
ma divas (end of terrorism
day).” However, since the op-
eration involved military ac-
tion on the holiest site of
Sikhs, it is an occasion of
mourning for the community
.
The Sena announcement
was enough to trigger a coun-
teraction. Soon after, a video
went viral in which Parwana
was seen tearing posters of
‘Terrorism Khaatma Divas.”
Armed with such experience
andoutcome,whenSenalead-
er Singla announced that
April 29 would be observed as
Khalistan Murdabad Divas,
does it leave any doubt in any-
one’s mind that another
round of bristles was evident.
Shouldn’t the AAP govern-
ment which had come to pow-
er by securing a massive
mandate from all sections be
more sensitive and isn’t it
evident that the government
may have erred in letting Sin-
gla hold such an event, espe-
cially near a religious place
(the Kali Mata Mandir in Pa-
tiala) and it may be noted
that the Gurdwara Dukh Ni-
varan Sahib is only 1 to 2 km
from the spot.
Whatwasthenewlyformed
AAP government doing in the
meantime. It is not that that
rally was something that hap-
penedsuddenlyandtheorgan-
isers amassed so many people
overnight. The masses were
well aware of this and to top it
all, several people, including
Parwanahimself,hadrequest-
ed the police to prevent the
Khalistan Murdabad protest.
Yet, the protest took place and
it triggered a counter.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
The Sena announcement was
enough to trigger a
counteraction. Soon after, a
video went viral in which
Parwana was seen tearing
posters of ‘Terrorism
Khaatma Divas.” Armed
with such experience and
outcome, when Sena leader
Singla announced that April
29 would be observed as
Khalistan Murdabad Divas,
does it leave any doubt in
anyone’s mind that another
round of bristles was evident
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
WHAT DOES THE CLASH
MEAN FOR AAP IN GENERAL

z AAP must quickly come
out of its simple point
mantra of Delhi model to
win over voters

z It must learn and learn
fast about the religio-socio
template of the country as it
has shown its eagerness to
make foray into other states

z It now needs to understand
the caste-based politics,
the intricacies of regional
satraps and the minute de-
tailing… like the Lingayats
and Brahmins in Karnataka,
the Gurjars, Thakurs and
Dalits in the heartland

z Delhi politics is cosmopolitan
politics. Simply harping on the
basic needs may be a good
thing but given the template
of Indian regional politics,
AAP has to master the art of
survival fast if it plans to have
a long-term political ambition

z Key to ruling in various
states is the art of balanc-
ing acts between social
forces and understanding
the ground realities and to
be able to control possible
flare-ups
Barjinder Singh Parwana,
one of the masterminds of
the clash, who was arrested,
had earlier said on social
media that he would not
allow anyone to hold such an
event. To cover up its lapses,
the AAP, however, said it was
not a communal clash but
a clash between Opposition
political parties and arrests
were made from both sides.
WAS IT A CLEAR
CASE OF THE AAP
GOVERNMENT BEING
CAUGHT NAPPING?
WAS IT SCARED OF
BEING BRANDED AS
ANTI-HINDU OR
PRO-KHALISTAN IN
CASE IT TOOK “ANY”
ACTION?
IN BOTH THE
SCENARIOS, AAP
DOESN’T STAND TO
GAIN GROUND, IN
FACT, IT HAS LOST
QUITE A BIT
PERSPECTIVE
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INDIA
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New Delhi: Nine pilots
and 32 cabin crew mem-
bers failed their pre-
flight alcohol tests be-
tween January 1 and
April 30, India’s avia-
tion regulator DGCA
said on Tuesday
.
“Of them, two pilots
and two cabin-crew
members have been
suspended for a period
of three years for being
positive for the second
time,” the Directorate
General of Civil Avia-
tion (DGCA) said in a
statement.
The remaining seven
pilots and 30 cabin crew
members were suspend-
ed for three months as
they tested BA (breatha-
lyser) positive for the
first time, it added.
The DGCA had stated
last month that airlines
must ensure that 50 per
cent of their cockpit
and cabin crew mem-
bers are subjected to
pre-flight alcohol tests
on a daily basis.
‘9 pilots, 32 cabin crew members failed pre-
flight alcohol tests between Jan 1 Apr 30’
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Enforcement Direc-
torate has seized three
cars belonging to IAS
officer Pooja Singhal’s
Chartered Accountant
(CA) Suman Kumar in
connection with the
prevention of money
laundering case per-
taining to the MGNRE-
GA funds scam of
around Rs 18 crore.
On Tuesday, Singhal
appeared before the
ED’s team in Ranchi.
Her questioning is still
going on. She is being
asked about the recov-
ery of the huge cash and
her possible involve-
ment in the matter.
PMLA case: ED seizes 3 cars
of IAS Pooja Singhal’s CA
Punjab HC says
no coercive
action against
Bagga till July 6
Chandigarh: The Pun-
jab and Haryana High
Court Tuesday ruled
that BJP leader Ta-
jinder Pal Singh Bagga,
who is facing charges in
a case for allegedly mak-
ing provocative state-
ments on social media
promoting religious en-
mity and criminal in-
timidation, cannot be
arrested till July 6, the
next date of hearing.
The matter came up
for hearing before the
bench of Justice Anoop
Chitkara and went on
for nearly 45 minutes.
The bench was hearing
Bagga’s plea for quash-
ing the FIR registered
against him by Punjab
Police in Mohali for al-
legedly making inflam-
matory statements
against Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal as well as his peti-
tion against the arrest
warrants issued by a
Mohali court.
Mohali (Agencies):
Sikh for Justice (SFJ),
thepro-Khalistangroup,
has taken the responsi-
bility for the Rocket Pro-
pelled Grenade (RPG)
attack at Punjab Intelli-
gence HQs in Mohali on
Monday night.
In a suspected voice
message sent to
Himachal Pradesh
chief minister Jai Ram
Thakur, SFJ general
counsel Gurpatwant
Singh Pannu claimed
the responsibility. In
the voice message, Pan-
nu also claimed the re-
sponsibility of raising
Khalistani flags at the
Dharamshala assem-
bly complex.
Pannu further asked
CM Thakur to raise the
referendum 20-20 on
June 6, 2022, on the day
of voting in Himachal,
or face consequences.
He said that Himachal
must take lessons from
grenade attack in Mo-
haliasitcouldhavebeen
Shimla HQs as well.
The voice message
transcripts, “Lesson for
Himachal chief minis-
ter — learn from gre-
nade attack at Mohali
police headquarters —
we raised flag at Dhar-
amshala HQ, do not pro-
voke the Sikh commu-
nity
. SFJ is going to an-
nounce Khalistan refer-
endum 20-20 on June 6
in Himachal on day of
voting. Do not provoke
Sikh community and
start violence because
violence begets vio-
lence, CM Thakur. Mes-
sageisfromGurpatwant
Singh Pannu SFJ Gen-
eral Counsel.”
Pro-Khalistan outfit Sikh for
Justice claims Punjab attack
Mohali attack could have been on Shimla Police: Group warns Himachal CM Thakur
Pannun has been named as the ‘main accused’ in the matter.
Srinagar (Agencies):
Lt. Gen. Amardeep Sin-
gh Aujla, who assumed
command of the strate-
gic Kashmir-based 15
Chinar Corps on May
10, has expressed opti-
mism that the ceasefire
agreement between In-
dia and Pakistan along
the Line of Control
(LoC) “will further en-
able improvement of
the overall security
situation”, an Army
spokesperson said.
After assuming of-
fice in Srinagar’s Bada-
mibagh Cantonment,
Lt. Gen. Aujla ex-
pressed satisfaction
with the improved se-
curity parameters in
the Kashmir valley, the
spokesperson said.
The Army officer,
with an illustrious mili-
tary career spanning 35
years, has said he will
work closely with the
civil administration
and society to further
the cause of peace and
prosperity in Kashmir.
“[With] the support of
all community mem-
bers, Kashmir will
move one step closer to
its glorious past while
leaping forward in the
development barome-
ters,” Lt. Gen. Aujla,
who paid homage at the
Chinar Corps Memorial
atBadamiBaghCanton-
ment in Srinagar, said.
Ceasefire will improve
security in Jammu
Kashmir: Lt Gen Aujla
New Delhi (Agencies): The Central intelligence
agencies have swung into action after the attack on
Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters in Mohali
and are collecting
more information on
this. The Intelligence
Bureau, Research
and Analysis Wing
(RAW), The National
Investigation Agency
(NIA), Military Intelligence, National Technical
Research Organisation and the Intelligence Wing
of the BSF have also been gathering information in
this case. Sources in the Intel network said that the
Central Intel wings consider it as an act of terror
and the responsible group has tried to convey a
message by attacking the police building, this could
be a handiwork of the Pakistan supported Khal-
istani elements hiding in the neighbouring country.
The Intel sources also said that the arrested four
Khalistani terrorists from Haryana’s Karnal on May 5
had admitted that the weapons and explosives were
transported from Pakistan through drones.
INTEL AGENCIES ON HIGH ALERT,
GATHERING MORE EVIDENCE INFO
Terrorists deliberately fire
at civilians to escape: Army
Srinagar (Agencies):
The Indian Army said
on Tuesday that the ter-
rorists deliberately tar-
get the civilians during
encounters to manage
their escape.
Defence ministry,
spokesman said in a
statement, “Based on
an input of likely pres-
ence of terrorists in
general area of Pan-
doshan, located ap-
proximately 4 kms
southeast of Chaud-
hary Gund, Shopian, a
joint cordon search
operation was
launched by Indian
Army JK police at
about 7.50 p.m. on May
9, 2022.
“At around 8.30 p.m.
while own teams were
establishing a cordon
around the target
house, the terrorists
started firing indis-
criminately in all direc-
tions in an attempt to
breach the cordon,
thereby putting the
lives of civilians at a
great risk. Sensing
grave threat to the lives
of the civilians, own
teams commenced civil-
ian extrication from the
operation site despite
being heavily fired
upon by the terrorists,”
the statement said.
Security Forces have intensified search operations.
CIVILIAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
Srinagar (PTI): One civilian, who was injured, during
a gunfight between the security forces and the terror-
ists in the Pandoshan village of Jamp;K's Shopian
district, succumbed in the hospital, police sources
said on Tuesday. Another civilian and a soldier, who
were also injured, were said to be stable. The encoun-
ter broke out on Monday. One of the injured civilians
identified as Shahid Gani Dar succumbed in the
hospital while the other injured civilian is stable.
Bhubaneswar (Agen-
cies): The India Meteor-
ological Department
(IMD) on Tuesday said
severe cyclonic storm
Asani has started weak-
ening and will convert
into a cyclonic storm in
next 24 hours.
The severe cyclonic
storm Asani over west-
central and adjoining
southwest Bay of Ben-
gal moved west-north-
westwards with a speed
of 10 kmph during past
six hours and lay cen-
tered over west-central
Bay of Bengal near
about 260 km southeast
of Kakinada (Andhra),
300 km south of Vi-
sakhapatnam, 490 km
south-southwest of Go-
palpur (Odisha) and
570 km south-south-
west of Puri, said di-
rector of Bhubaneswar
Meteorological Centre
on Tuesday.
Gale wind speed
reaching 100-110 kmph
gusting to 120 kmph is
prevailing around the
system center over west-
central Bay of Bengal.
Coastal, South Odisha
to receive heavy rains
‘ASANI’ STARTS WEAKENING
CHENNAI: 10
FLIGHTS
CANCELLED
New Delhi: With severe
cyclonic storm 'Asani'
nearing the Andhra
Pradesh coast, heavy
rains lashed Chennai and
its suburbs on Tuesday.
Asani is expected to
touch the shores on
Wednesday. Ten flights
from the Chennai airport
were cancelled, including
from Jaipur, Visakhapa-
tnam, Mumbai, and
Hyderabad, due to the
heavy downpour.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Slain photojour-
nalist Danish Siddiqui
is among four Indians
honoured with the
prestigious Pulitzer
Prize 2022 in the fea-
ture photography cat-
egory.
Siddiqui and his col-
leagues Adnan Abidi,
Sanna Irshad Mattoo
and Amit Dave from
the Reuters news agen-
cy won the award, an-
nounced on Monday,
for “images of Covid’s
toll in India that bal-
anced intimacy and
devastation, while of-
fering viewers a height-
ened sense of place”,
according to The Pu-
litzer Prizes website.
Their work was
moved from the
breaking news photog-
raphy category by
the judges.
Siddiqui, 38, was
killed in July last while
covering clashes be-
tween Afghan troops
and the Taliban in Spin
Boldak district of Kan-
dahar city
.
This is for the second
time that Siddiqui has
won the Pulitzer Prize.
He was honoured with
the prestigious award
in 2018 as part of the
Reuters team for their
coverage of the Roh-
ingya crisis. He had
extensively covered the
Afghanistan conflict,
the Hong Kong protests
and other major events
in Asia, Middle East,
and Europe. Siddiqui
graduated with a de-
gree in Economics
from Jamia Millia Isla-
mia, Delhi. He had a
degree in Mass Com-
munication from the
AJK Mass Communi-
cation Research Centre
at Jamia in 2007.
He started his career
as a television news cor-
respondent, switched to
photojournalism, and
joined Reuters as an in-
tern in 2010.
Marcus Yam of the
Los Angeles Times
bagged the award in
the Breaking News
photography category
“for raw and urgent
images of the US de-
parture from Afghan-
istan that capture the
human cost of the
historic change in the
country”. Yam’s
work was moved from
Feature Photography
by the jury.
SlainphotojournalistDanishSiddiquiamong4Indianshonoured
PULITZER PRIZE
Reuters photographers Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and Danish Siddiqui.
Amravati (Agencies):
Former Andhra
Pradesh Minister P
Narayana was arrested
on Tuesday in connec-
tion with class 10 ques-
tion paper leak case.
A police party from
Chittoor district arrest-
ed Narayana from his
residence at Kondapur
in Hyderabad. He was
being shifted to Chit-
toor where a case was
registered against him.
Narayana, a leader of
opposition TDP, is the
chairman of Narayana
Group of institutions.
Andhra police had ar-
rested headmasters and
teachers of few schools
including a school run
by Narayana group in
connection with the pa-
per leak last week.
Paper leak:Ex-Andhra Min held
BIHAR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL, LECTURERS AMONG
4 ARRESTED FOR BPSC PAPER LEAK: TOP COP
Patna: A college principal and two lecturers who were
expected to conduct the Bihar Public Service Commission
examination at Ara district’s Veer Kunwar Singh College
have been arrested in connection with the paper leak of the
BPSC 67th Prelims Exam conducted and cancelled on Sun-
day. The BDO who was assigned as a magistrate to oversee
the examinations in the area, has also been arrested.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Tuesday
extended his greetings
and good wishes to
Yoon Suk-yeol who took
charge as the new South
Korean President.
In a tweet, Modi said:
“I extend my heartfelt
greetings and good
wishes to ROK Presi-
dent @sukyeol__yoon
as he commences his
term in office today. I
look forward to meeting
him soon and working
together to further
strengthen and enrich
the India-ROK ties.”
Yoon, a former pros-
ecutor, took the oath of
office as the 13th Presi-
dent of South Koreaand
vowed to rebuild the na-
tion on the foundation
of a liberal democracy
and market economy
.
PM extends
greetings to new
S Korean Prez
Yoon Suk-yeol
Over a dozen United
Hindu Front (UHF) ac-
tivists who were chant-
ing Hanuman Chalisa at
the Qutab Minar were
detained by the Delhi
Police in the national
capital on Tuesday
.
Amidst the ongoing
loudspeaker row, the
Hindu Organisation —
United Hindu Front —
had announced to recite
Hanuman Chalisa on
the premises of the min-
aret today along with
other Hindu groups.
In view of the an-
nouncement, a large
number of Delhi police
and CAPF personnel
were deployed outside
the historic monument
since morning.
Jaibhagwan Goyal,
working president of
UHF, had given a call for
the protest.
Talking to a news
agency
,Goyalsaidhehas
been under house arrest
since morning at his
Shahdhara residence.
“
At least 10-15 police per-
sonnel are outside my
house. They are not al-
lowing me to leave,”the
UHF chief said.
Policedetainright-winggroupactivists
I have been placed
under house arrest,
claims United
Hindu Front chief
HANUMAN CHALISA AT QUTAB MINAR

BIZ BUZZ
06
government on Tues-
day said the country’s
coal output rose 29% to
66.58 million tonnes
(MT) in April.
This comes at a time
when the country is
witnessing a power cri-
sis on account of vari-
ous factors, including
shortages of the dry
fuel. The country’s coal
output in April 2021
stood at 51.62 MT, as per
provisional statistics
of the Ministry of Coal.
The ministry in a
statement said dis-
patch of coal to power
utilities grew 18.15% to
61.81 MT during April
2022, compared to 52.32
MT in April 2020.
Of the top 37 coal
producing mines, 22
have performed more
than 100% while the
production from an-
other 10 mines stood
between 80 and 100%.
The ministry further
said decline in the pric-
es of imported coal has
been observed since
the end of October last
year. However, interna-
tional prices are still at
a high level.
The ministry had
earlier said the current
power crisis is mainly
on account of sharp de-
cline in electricity gen-
eration from different
fuel sources and not
due to non-availability
of domestic coal.
In an interview to
PTI, Coal Secretary A
K Jain had attributed
the low coal stocks at
power plants to several
factors such as height-
ened power demand
due to the boom in the
economy post pandem-
ic, early arrival of sum-
mer, rise in price of gas
and imported coal and
sharp fall in electricity
generation by coastal
thermal power plants.
He had added that a
slew of measures are
already underway to
enhance total power
supply in the country
.
The gas-based power
generation, which has
fallen drastically in the
country
, aggravated the
crisis.
The coastal thermal
power plants are now
generating around half
of their capacity be-
cause of the sharp rise
in the prices of import-
ed coal. This has result-
ed in a gap between the
demand and supply of
electricity
.
The secretary had
said states located in
the South and West
have been dependent
on imported coal. And
when domestic coal is
dispatched through
wagons/ rakes to the
plants in these states to
make up for the loss in
imported coal genera-
tion, the turnaround
time of rakes is more
than 10 days, which cre-
ates rake availability
issues for other plants.
Since last year, the
railways has loaded
more coal than ever,
even by curtailing rake
supply to other sectors
to meet the enhanced
demand of the power
sector. There was good
loading of rakes in
March.
INDIA’S COAL OUTPUT UP 29% IN APRIL
COAL TO POWER UTILITIES GREW 18.15% TO 61.81 MT DURING APRIL 2022, COMPARED TO 52.32 MT IN APRIL 2020
KEY FACTORS
Coal-based power
generation rises
9% in April
New Delhi (PTI):
Coal-based power
generation regis-
tered 9.26%rise at
1,02,529 million units
(MU) in April as com-
pared to the year-ago
period.
This comes amid
the country facing
power crisis.
The thermal pow-
er generation was
93,838 MU in April
2021, according to of-
ficial data.
“Coal-based power
generation has regis-
tered a growth of 9.26
per cent in April 2022
as compared to April
2021 and growth of
2.25% as compared to
March 2022,” it said.
The thermal pow-
er generation in
Aprilalsogrew2.25%
when compared to
1,00,276 MU in
March, it said.
The overall power
generation last
month increased
11.75% to 1,36,565 MU
against 1,22,209 MU
in the year-ago peri-
od, it added.
“Total power gen-
eration has also in-
creased in April 2022
to 1,36,565 MU from
1,33,584 MU in March
2022,” it said.
The coal ministry
had earlier said that
the current power
crisis is mainly on
account of sharp de-
cline in electricity
generation from dif-
ferent fuel sources
and not due to non-
availability of do-
mestic coal.
The gas-based
power generation
which has fallen
drastically in the
country, aggravated
the crisis.
Coalimporttopushpowersupplycostfordiscoms
New Delhi (PTI):
The government
measures to ease pow-
er supply constraints
through higher coal
imports are likely to
increase cost of sup-
ply for discoms by 4.5-
5.0 per cent in 2022-23,
Icra said on Tuesday
.
On May 5, Ministry
of Power (MoP) is-
sued a directive under
Section 11 of the Elec-
tricity Act, stating
that all imported coal-
based power plants
shall operate and gen-
erate power at their
full capacity to meet
the growing demand,
Icra stated.
Girishkumar Kad-
am, Senior Vice Presi-
dent Co-Group Head
- Corporate ratings,
Icra, said all-India en-
ergy demand in April
and May 2022, grew
11.5% and 17.6% year-
on-year, respectively,
also supported by
heat wave and weath-
er conditions, while
tight domestic coal
supply position and
elevated internation-
al coal price levels
continued to affect the
energy generation
levels. Measures di-
rected by MoP are
thus likely to consid-
erably increase the
coal import depend-
ency for the power
sector from about 4%
in FY2022 to about 12-
13 per cent in FY2023,
he added.
Ensure quality
power supply at
reasonable rates
to industries: FM
Chennai (PTI):
Union Finance
Minister Nirma-
la Sitharaman on
Tuesday ap-
pealed to states
to build infra-
structure and do
“energy plan-
ning” thereby en-
suring uninter-
rupted, quality
supply of power
is made available
to industries at
reasonable rates,
enabling them to
grow their busi-
nesses.
At an event
here, she said the
Centre would ex-
tend all its sup-
port to help
states build the
necessary infra-
structure and
this does not per-
tain to Tamil
Nadu but also to
others.
“My appeal to
states is that they
should ensure
electricity and it
should be made
available 24
hours, all 365
days at reasona-
ble rates. Indus-
tries should get
quality power...,”
she said.
Cryptocurrencies
may soon attract
28 per cent GST
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): In what could
further dampen the
mood of crypto inves-
tors in the country, the
GST council is mull-
ing a 28% tax on cryp-
tocurrencies, at par
with the current GST
on casinos, betting
and lottery, multiple
media reports
claimed.
The services such as
crypto mining along
with sales and pur-
chases are likely to at-
tract the 28% GST if
the proposal goes
through in the next
GST meeting.
The Ministry of Fi-
nance has already im-
posed a 30% tax on
profits made from the
transfer of crypto as-
sets and non-fungible
tokens (NFTs).
India distinguishes
between cryptocur-
rencies and crypto as-
sets, and Union Fi-
nance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman dur-
ing the Union Budget
2022-23 in February
announced a 30 per
cent tax on income
from these transac-
tions, which includes
a 1 per cent deduction
at source.
World Economic Fo-
rum on Tuesday said
100 new startups, in-
cluding five from India,
have joined its Technol-
ogy Pioneers Commu-
nity and these include
entities from health-
care and financial ser-
vices to the metaverse.
Among the five Indi-
an entities, Vahan is
building a full-stack la-
bour marketplace for
blue-collar workers;
SmartCoin Financials
is a tech-driven finan-
cial inclusion platform
empowering the under-
served; and Recykal is
Asia’s first circular
economy marketplace.
Besides, Proeon is
creating next-genera-
tion plant proteins
with superior taste,
texture and nutrition,
while Pandocorp is
making supply chain
execution intelligent
with a fast logistics
cloud, the WEF said
about the Indian start-
ups on the list.
“Full of young and
growing tech compa-
nies, the 2022 cohort is
forging new paths in
healthcare, food pro-
duction and more with
cutting-edge technolo-
gies,” the WEF said.
This year’s intake
also includes Emerge,
which is improving vir-
tual interactions
through the develop-
ment of a device with
tactile effects for users
at virtual gatherings.
Ampd Energy is re-
shaping the construc-
tion industry by pio-
neering battery energy
storage systems, and
Alife is supporting
healthcare advances by
using artificial intelli-
gence to improve the
success rate of in vitro
fertilisation (IVF).
“The 2022 cohort of
Technology Pioneers is
already bringing great
changes to industries
around the world,” said
Saemoon Yoon, Tech-
nology Pioneers Com-
munity Lead, WEF.
“By joining this com-
munity these emerging
tech leaders can con-
tinue to show not only
the impressive tech ad-
vancements within
their firms but also
how their companies
are helping to build a
better future for us all.”
For the first time,
over one-third of the
selected firms are led
by women.
5 startups among 100 joining Tech Pioneers Community
Among the five
Indian entities,
Vahan is
building a full-
stack labour
marketplace for
blue-collar
workers
CRYPTO INDUSTRY WANTS GOVT TO LOWER
TDS ON TRANSACTIONS
New Delhi (PTI): The crypto industry has urged the
government to reduce the TDS on payments towards
gains arising from trading in cryptocurrencies to 0.01
or 0.05%, from the proposed 1%, saying it will hurt
retail traders. CoinDCX CEO and Co-Founder Sumit
Gupta said 30% tax on income from cryptocurrencies
is on the higher side and should be reduced. “At the
industry (level), we are engaging with the government
and have submitted a presentation on how 30% tax
and more than that, 1% TDS is detrimental to the
growth of the industry. It will lock up capital for traders
and suck liquidity from market. If liquidity is not there,
retail investors will suffer,” Gupta told reporters. The
2022-23 Budget has brought in clarity with regard to
levy of income tax on crypto assets.
SBI hikes interest rates on bulk
term deposits by 40-90 bps
Mumbai (PTI): Coun-
try’s largest lender
State Bank of India on
Tuesday announced a
hike of 40-90 basis
points in the interest
rates on several bulk
term deposits.
The revised interest
rates on bulk term de-
posits amounting to `2
crore and above are ef-
fective from Tuesday,
the bank said.
While interest rate on
deposits maturing be-
tween 7 days and 45
days has been kept un-
changed at 3%, those
maturing between 46
and 179 days will now
attract an interest rate
of 3.50% as against 3%
earlier.
The public sector
lender also revised in-
terest rate on bulk term
deposits maturing be-
tween 180 and 210 days
by 40 basis points to
3.50%, as against 3.10%
earlier, as per the bank’s
website.
Deposits maturing
between 211 days and
less than 1 year will
earn an interest of 3.75
per cent, up 45 bps from
3.30%.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The Indian
economy is currently
facing high underly-
inginflationandneeds
further policy tighten-
ing, according to a
note by Nomura.
Only four nations in
Asia feature in the
basket of ‘hot’ econo-
mies wherein the in-
flation rate is on the
higher end of the spec-
trum it include In-
dia, Singapore, South
Korea, and Taiwan.
The nations featur-
ing in the ‘hot’ bucket
need further policy
tightening, the note
says. “For the four
economies in our
‘HOT’ inflation buck-
et, real policy rates
remain significantly
negative, which calls
for more policy tight-
ening, with the risk
that policy will need to
be front-loaded and
need to move beyond
neutral.” Countries
featuring in the
‘warm’ bucket, i.e,
those economies
where underlying in-
flation is around the
target but on an up-
trend, include Indone-
sia, Malaysia, Philip-
pines, Thailand.
Hong Kong is the only
country to feature in
the ‘cold’ bucket as it
faces low, stable under-
lying inflation.
Sensex, Nifty
continues to
fall for the third
day in a row
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
indices failed to hold on
to their gains in see-saw
trade on Tuesday, end-
ing in the red for the
third straight session
despite a tentative re-
covery in global equites.
The 30-share BSE
Sensex had a choppy
start but gained mo-
mentum in mid-session
trade. However, it suc-
cumbed to selling pres-
sure towards the fag
end to close 105.82
points or 0.19% lower at
54,364.85. On similar
lines, the broader NSE
Nifty declined 61.80
points or 0.38% to finish
at 16,240.05.
Tata Steel was the
biggest loser in the
Sensex pack.
SBI BOARD APPROVES RAISING UP TO $2 BN
VIA BONDS IN 2022-23 FINANCIAL YEAR
New Delhi (PTI): The country’s largest lender SBI on Tuesday
said its board has approved raising up to $2 billion (about Rs
15,430 crore) from the overseas market during the current
fiscal to fund foreign business growth.The central board has
approved raising of funds through single or multiple tranches,
SBI said in a regulatory filing. The long-term funds of up to $2
billion would be raised through a public offer and/or private
placement of senior unsecured notes in US dollar or any other
convertible currency during 2022-23, it added.
INFLATION IN INDIA
‘HOT’, SAYS REPORT

07
NEWS
Itanagar (PTI): Bird-
watchers in the Himala-
yan regions of India,
Nepal and Bhutan will
come together on May
14 this year, to docu-
ment as many birds of
the mountain range.
From westernmost
Ladakh to easternmost
Arunachal Pradesh,
this is the first edition
of the Himalayan Bird
Count (HBC) which is
aimed at celebrating
the incredible bird di-
versity and to bring at-
tention to the threat-
ened habitats of the
Himalayas.
The event is being or-
ganised by Bird Count
India, Bird Conserva-
tion Nepal and Bhutan-
based Royal Society for
Protection of Nature, to
bring the Himalayan
birding fraternity to-
gether for a common
good. The organisa-
tions have collectively
decided to do the event
on Endemic Bird Day to
spread awareness about
Himalaya’s bird biodi-
versity, a press release
informed here on Tues-
day. The Himalaya has
fascinated millions by
its sheer might and
beauty. The snow-
capped mountains, the
cold deserts, the lush
green forests and grass-
lands, and the white wa-
ters of the rivers are
home to several unique
birds. But these fragile
ecosystems and their
inhabitants are threat-
ened by rapid warming
at a rate estimated to be
three times faster than
the global average. Him-
alayan Bird Count can
provide consistent,
snapshot information
of bird diversity in a re-
gion that is increasing-
ly threatened by climate
change. This kind of
information, across
years, can help us un-
derstand what is hap-
pening to our country’s
birds, said Dr Ghazala
Shahabuddin, Senior
Fellow at the Centre for
Ecology, Development
and Research (CEDAR),
working in Kumaon
Hills of Uttarakhand.
The biological diver-
sity of the Himalaya is
under unprecedented
threat due to large-scale
infrastructure develop-
ment too.
Himalayan Bird
Count is a hugely excit-
ing event that brings
scientists and experts
together with regular
citizens to understand
what is happening to
birds in one of the plan-
et’s most iconic moun-
tains, said Dr Sahil Ni-
jhawan, scientist at Na-
ture Conservation
Foundation, who has
worked extensively in
Arunachal Pradesh.
Himalayan Bird Count to document avian species of mountain range
AVIAN SPECIES COMPOSITION
lll
Himalaya’s
biological
diversity is
under
unprecedented
threat due to
large-scale
infrastructure
development too
CONSERVATION
BJP MP LAID DOWN CONDITION TO
PUNCTURE THACKERAY’S ‘EGO’: NCP
‘SAFFRON PARTY’S REAL STANCE ON MNS CHIEF’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Days after Ut-
tar Pradesh BJP MP
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh asked Raj Thack-
eray to apologize to
north Indians before
visiting Ayodhya, the
NCP on Tuesday
claimed the BJP leader
laid down the condition
to puncture the MNS
chief’s “inflated ego”.
Maharashtra NCP’s
chief spokesperson Ma-
hesh Tapase also ques-
tioned why Thackeray,
who otherwise issues
orders and ultimatums
in Maharashtra, was
not replying to the BJP
MP.
Thackeray’s Ayodhya
visit will happen if he
apologizes to north In-
dians. But, he will not
be able to open his
mouth before the Mar-
athi manoos in Maha-
rashtra if he does so.
The BJP has entangled
Thackeray politically,
Tapase claimed.
Raj Thackeray re-
cently gave an ultima-
tum to the Maharashtra
government (compris-
ing the Shiv Sena, NCP
and Congress) to re-
move loudspeakers
from mosques by May
03. He had also said that
he will visit Ayodhya on
June 05 to seek bless-
ings of Lord Ram.
His party MNS,
formed to raise the
cause of sons-of-the
soil, had targeted north
Indians in the past and
also agitated against
students from there ap-
pearing in an exam in
Maharashtra.
Singh had last week
opposed Thackeray’s
June 05 visit to Ayodhya
in Uttar Pradesh and
warned that the latter
would not be allowed to
enter the city till he ten-
dered a public apology
for allegedly humiliat-
ing north Indians.
In a statement issued
on Tuesday, Tapase also
said Singh’s opposition
to Thackeray’s pro-
posed Ayodhya visit
shows the BJP’s real
stance with regard to
the MNS chief.
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath expresses views
on several issues, but
has kept mum on
Thackeray’s proposed
visit, Tapase noted.
Meanwhile, Maha-
rastra minister and
state NCP chief Jayant
Patil, without naming
anyone, said, “Some
people are trying to see
that riots take place and
that there is a law and
order problem in the
state. But, we should
not fall prey to this de-
sign.”
Without naming
Thackeray
, Patil further
said some people are
raising the issue of
loudspeakers, and some
other people are insist-
ing on reciting ‘Hanu-
man Chalisa’ at some-
one else’s residence.
Such an atmosphere is
created when a politi-
cian does not have the
confidence of getting
re-elected, he said.
TOUGH QUETIONS
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut on
Tuesday alleged that
BJP leader Kirit So-
maiya extorted crores
in the form of dona-
tions from companies
under the scanner of
Central agencies.
Raut alleged the So-
maiyas controlled ‘Yu-
vak Pratisthan’ re-
ceived suspicious do-
nations from several
companies.
Kirit Somaiya was
not available for com-
ment. “Money has
been extorted under
theguiseof donations.
The companies that
are being probed by
the CBI and the ED,
this guy (Kirit Somai-
ya) extorts donation
from such compa-
nies,” Raut told re-
porters.
These days, when-
ever a big company is
raided by the ED and
the CBI for (financial)
irregularities, then
whosoever has been a
beneficiary of it is
probed and arrested,
he claimed.
“(Arrested NCP
minister) Nawab Ma-
lik’s case is the same.
Others also have the
same issue (of being
arrested or probed for
being an alleged ben-
eficiary from the com-
pany),” Raut said.
He said that Metro
Dairy in West Bengal
was under the radar
of Central agencies
for alleged irregulari-
ties in its disinvest-
ment.
The ED and the CBI
also raided the com-
pany
. In 2019, Kirit So-
maiya received a few
lakhs from this com-
pany
.
Somaiya extorted crores in
donations from firms under
CBI, ED radar: Sanjay Raut
Sena leader alleges
the Somaiyas
controlled ‘Yuvak
Pratisthan’ received
suspicious
donations
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
Maharashtra NCP’s chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase also questioned why
Thackeray not replying to the BJP MP. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court has refused
to grant permission to a
16-year-old rape survi-
vor to terminate her 29-
week pregnancy, but di-
rected the Maharashtra
governmenttoadmitthe
girl to an NGO in Mum-
bai till her delivery and
pay her an interim com-
pensation of Rs 50,000.
A division bench of
Justices Revati Mohite
Dere and Madhav Jam-
dar passed its order on
May 06, a copy of which
was made available on
Tuesday
,whilehearinga
petition filed by the girl
throughherfather,seek-
ing permission to termi-
nate the pregnancy
.
The court refused per-
mission as a team of
doctors of the govern-
ment-run JJ Hospital,
who examined the girl,
said that if the pregnan-
cy is terminated at this
stage, the baby would be
born alive and would
then face lifelong mor-
bidities. This could be
avoided if the baby is
delivered near term,
they had said.
The court noted that
since the girl’s father is
a daily wage earner and
her mother died long
back, there is no one to
look after her in this
critical situation. “We
direct the state govern-
ment to take steps to
admit the petitioner in
Vatsalya Trust, Kanjur-
marg, till her delivery
and for further neces-
sary period. The au-
thorities of the Vats-
alya Trust shall provide
all necessary facilities
to the petitioner and to
take steps to admit her
to government/ civic
hospital at the time of
delivery,” the bench
said.
The court also direct-
edtheMaharashtragov-
ernment to place all
requisite documents
before the District Le-
gal Services Authority
for payment of compen-
sation to the petitioner
under the Manodhairya
Scheme (provides finan-
cial compensation to
victims of sexual of-
fences).
Haji Ali Dargah trustee
quizzed by NIA 2nd day too
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The National
Investigation Agency
(NIA) is questioning Su-
hail Khandwani, the
managing trustee of
Mahim Dargah and Haji
Ali Dargah in Mumbai,
for the second day on
Tuesday following raids
at multiple places here
and in adjoining Thane
district against associ-
ates of fugitive under-
world don Dawood Ibra-
him.
Khandwani was seen
entering the NIA office
in Cumballa Hill in
South Mumbai at
around1.30pmandcom-
ing out an hour later.
Around 4 pm, he again
visited the NIA office
along with a colleague
and carrying some doc-
uments.
The anti-terror agen-
cy on Monday conduct-
ed searches at 29 places
in various parts of
Mumbai and the Mira
Bhayandar area in con-
nection with cases
against Dawood Ibra-
him’s ‘D-company’ (his
crime syndicate).
NIA teams had ques-
tioned Salim Qureshi
alias Salim Fruit, an
aide of gangster Chhota
Shakeel and Khand-
wani, among others, af-
terconductingtheraids.
-With PTI inputs
‘No Cabinet rejig
talks this time’
New Delhi/Bengaluru
(PTI): With his visit to
the national capital rais-
ing hopes among minis-
terial aspirants about
theexpansionorrejigof
Karnataka Cabinet,
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai on Tues-
day said he will not be
holding discussion in
this connection with the
BJP central leadership
this time.
The Chief Minister,
who arrived in New Del-
hi this morning, said he
intended to discuss Cab-
inet exercise with the
central leadership dur-
ing the visit, but BJP
national president J P
Nadda and Union Home
Minister Amit Shah are
not in town.
“I had intentions to
discuss the Cabinet, but
our president Nadda ji
and Amit Shah are not
in town, so after com-
pleting today’s pro-
grammes, I will be re-
turningtoBengaluruon
Wednesday
, as there is a
Cabinet meeting,” Bom-
mai told reporters in
response to a question
in New Delhi. The CM is
under pressure from as-
pirants to expand or re-
shuffle his Cabinet at
the earliest, ahead of
Assembly polls next
year.Bommai, who met
Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
earlier in the day
, will be
holding interactions
with ambassadors of
various countries in the
evening regarding ‘In-
vest Karnataka 2022’ -
Global Investors Meet,
which is scheduled to be
held in November.
“....I will be meeting
ambassadors and diplo-
mats of various coun-
tries to invite investors
from those countries for
the Global Investors
Meet, followed by din-
ner. State’s Industries
Minister and his depart-
ment is organising this
meeting,” he said. Re-
cently
, Bommai had said
that he is ready to go to
New Delhi to discuss the
Cabinet exercise, as
soon as the BJP central
leadership calls him.
Also state BJP strong-
man B S Yediyurappa
had hinted that the
much-awaited expan-
sion or reshuffle, may
take place this week.
First India Bureau
Kota: Rajasthan Police
has booked 11 Punjab
policemen including a
DSP for allegedly ab-
ducting a 21-year-old
Kota man in a drug
case, officials here said
on Tuesday
.
The man, a local of
Kota city
, was booked by
Hoshiarpur Police un-
der the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Sub-
stances Act with al-
leged recovery of 10
kilograms of opium
from his possession,
they said.
The policemen were
booked at Kota’s Kun-
hari Police Station at a
local court’s order, is-
sued after it heard the
petition of Nirmal Sin-
gh, the father of the al-
legedly abducted man.
Nirmal Singh is a
resident of Sanwalpura
in Talera area of Bundi
district.
The policemen
booked were Lakhveer
Singh, In-charge Sadar
Police Station, Gu-
runam Singh, Mahesh
Shankar, Buta Singh,
Sukhdev Singh, Samit
Kumar, Gurupreet Sin-
gh, Trilok Singh, Ra-
man Kumar, Jaspreet
Singh -- all from Ho-
shiarpur Police. Other
three policemen
booked were Aatri, Gu-
rulabh Singh, and Lal
Singh.
—With PTI inputs
Notify election
programme for
local bodies: SC
Supreme Court on Tues-
daydirectedtheMadhya
Pradesh State Election
Commission to notify
the programme for local
body elections in the
state within two weeks.
The apex court ob-
served that election is
due in respect of over
23,000localbodiesacross
Madhya Pradesh. A
bench headed by Justice
AM Khanwilkar said
until the triple test exer-
cise, which was men-
tioned in a Constitution
bench verdict of 2010, is
completed in all respect,
no reservation for the
OBCs can be provi-
sioned.
11copsfromHoshiarpurbookedfor
‘abducting’ Kota man on drugs charges
HC refuses nod to
teenage rape victim
to abort foetus

Experience gives us the
vision not to see ‘much’
but to see ‘wisely’.
—Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi will virtually ad-
dress a gathering in
Bharuch in Gujarat on
May 12 to highlight 100
percent coverageof four
government schemes in
the district, officials
said on Tuesday
.
Under the ‘Utkarsh
Initiative’ launched on
January 1, some 13,000
beneficiaries had been
identified and covered
under four government
schemes meant for pro-
viding financial assis-
tance to widows, the el-
derly and destitute citi-
zens, said Bharuch col-
lector Tushar Sumera.
The four schemes are
Ganga Swarupa Finan-
cial Assistance Scheme
for widows, Indira Gan-
dhi old age pension
scheme,pensionscheme
for old age destitutes
and National Family As-
sistance Scheme.
“To celebrate this
feat, we have organised
Utkarsh Samaroh on
May 12 in Bharuch.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will address
the gathering through
video conference,” Sum-
era informed.
In his address to the
nation on the occasion
of the Independence
Day last year, the PM
had urged officials to
achieve 100 per cent sat-
uration under various
government schemes,
Sumera added.
PM to virtually address meet in Gujarat’s Bharuch
MODI’S HOME STATE EVENT
lll
In his address to
the nation on the
Independence
Day last year,
Modi had urged
officials to
achieve 100%
saturation under
various govt
schemes
New Delhi (PTI): Bor-
der guarding force ITBP
has decided to induct a
batch of eight women
personnel who will be
the first among the cen-
tral paramilitary forces
tobetrainedashandlers
for canine squads de-
ployed in various secu-
rity theatres, including
anti-Naxal operations.
Dog handlers in the
central armed police
forces (CAPFs) are an
all-male domain right
now. The selected wom-
en Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP) personnel
are in the rank of con-
stable and belong to the
‘animal transport’ cad-
re of the mountain-war-
fare trained force that
was raised in the wake
of the 1962 Chinese ag-
gression along India’s
eastern front.
The force is primarily
tasked to guard the
3,488-km-long Line of
Actual Control (LAC)
with China, apart from
rendering a variety of
duties in the internal
security domain like
conducting anti-Maoist
operations and carrying
outanti-sabotagechecks
during high-profile
events and VVIP visits.
The eight women are
part of a 25 personnel
team who will join
training in the last
week of this month at
the ITBP-run National
Training Centre for
Dogs (NTCD) in the
Bhanu area in Hary-
ana’s Panchkula.
“This will go a long
way in breaking barri-
ers, changing mindsets
and proving that there is
absolutely no job in the
securityforcesthatwom-
en cannot do. The ITBP
has truly broken the pro-
verbial glass ceiling by
inducting ladies in the
K9 (canine) wing, ITBP
Deputy Inspector Gen-
eral (Veterinary) Sudha-
kar Natarajan said.
Hesaidtheeightwom-
en personnel, in an aver-
age age bracket of early
to mid-20s, would be first
put under training for
two to three months as
they begin rearing the
Malinois breed of pups.
Thisinitialcoursewill
be followed by another
three months of a ‘tacti-
cal obedience course’
andthefinallegwouldbe
to undergo three to four
months of ‘dual purpose
dogs’ or PEDD (patrol
and explosive detection
dogs) training.
Kulwinder Bawa
Mohali: A day after a
rocket-propelledgrenade
attack on the Mohali-
based intelligence wing
headquartersof thePun-
jab police, Chief Minis-
ter Bhagwant Mann on
Tuesday said “some ar-
rests” have been made
and the strictest punish-
mentwillbemetedoutto
those trying to spoil the
state’s atmosphere.
Punjab Director Gen-
eral of Police (DGP) V K
Bhawra said they have
got a few leads and the
case will be solved soon.
At a meeting with the
chief minister, the DGP
informed the former
that some suspects have
been taken into custody
for interrogation.
A rocket-propelled gre-
nadewasfiredatthehigh-
ly-guarded building in
Mohali’s Sector 77 at on
Monday
, following which
an alert was sounded in
Punjab. The CM held a
meeting with the DGP
and top officials of the in-
telligence wing on Tues-
day and directed the state
police chief to probe the
matter thoroughly
.
Mann said nobody
would be allowed to dis-
turb the peaceful atmos-
phere in Punjab, adding
that a few inimical forc-
es are constantly trying
to foment trouble across
the state, but they will
never succeed in their
nefarious designs.
Mann said, “Some ar-
rests have been made
and more will be made.
Whoever tries to spoil
the atmosphere of Pun-
jab will not be spared
and the strictest pun-
ishment will be given to
them.”
Lt Gen Dwivedi lauds contributions of veterans
Akhnoor (PTI): North-
ern Army commander
Lieutenant General Up-
endra Dwivedi on Tues-
day lauded the efforts
and heroism of war vet-
erans in forcing the Pa-
kistan to retreat back
from the Akhnoor sec-
tor during the 1965 and
1971 wars. He also laud-
ed the contributions of
the local populace dur-
ing the twin wars and
honoured their sacri-
fices for the nation.
Invoking the bravery
of war veterans of Ak-
noor, particulary first
Victoria Cross awardee
of JK and soldier of
2nd World War, Jama-
dar Prakash Singh
Chib, Lt Gen Dwivedi
said he was proud to
visit the Akhnoor belt
known for its valour in
maintaining the sover-
eignty of the country
.
To honour the sacri-
fices and services of In-
dian Army veterans and
‘veer naris’ (brave wom-
en), an ex-servicemen
rally was organised by
Crossed Swords divi-
sion of White Knight
corps at Akhnoor mili-
tary station, said a de-
fence spokesman.
Lt Gen Dwivedi
graced the occasion ac-
companied by Lt Gen
Manjinder Singh, GOC,
White Knight Corps,
Maj Gen V S Sekhon,
GOC, Crossed Swords
division and a large
number of army veter-
ans and veer naris.
The Army Com-
mander interacted with
the veterans and lauded
them for their contribu-
tion towards the secu-
rity and prosperity of
the nation.
‘World exhausting remaining carbon budget at a rapid pace’
First India Bureau
Cote d’Ivoire: Stating
that taking care of the
land that sustains us
can help the fight
against global warm-
ing, Union Minister for
Environment, Forest
and Climate Chnage
Bhupender Yadav on
Tuesday pitched for
promoting lifestyles for
environment. The Un-
ion Minister was ad-
dressing the opening
plenary of the United
Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) Conference
of Partiesatitsfifteenth
session in Cote d’Ivoire.
Noting that despite
the declining condition
of land, the World con-
tinuestogoonwithcon-
sumerism driven life-
styles and still expect
ourlandstokeepgiving,
Yadavsaid“Itisimpera-
tive that we collectively
move away from a con-
sumption-oriented ap-
proach. The mindset of
use and throw is delete-
rious for the planet.”
Speaking on the ef-
fect of Global warming
on land Yadav stated
that protecting both
people and the planet
will not be possible
without the developed
countries taking the
lead in drastic emis-
sions reduction, as
their responsibility for
global warming is the
highest both histori-
callyandinthepresent.
Speaking on effects of
the COVID, Yadav stated
that it has compounded
the challenge of fighting
global warming as eco-
nomic pressures have
delayed or slowed cli-
mate action across the
world, but at the same
pointed out the finding
of theIPCCReportof the
Third Working Group,
about the world exhaust-
ingitsremainingcarbon
budget at a rapid pace,
pushing us closer to the
temperaturelimitsof the
Paris Agreement.
Speaking on India’s
presidency of the COP
since 2019, he said dur-
ing the COP Presidency
under the leadership of
PM Narendra Modi, In-
diahasmadesignificant
progress in its commit-
ment to restore 26 mil-
lion hectares of degrad-
ed land by 2030, stating
that major initiatives
have been launched and
existing programmes
strengthenedinmeeting
our Land Degradation
Neutrality targets.
UNION MINISTER BHUPENDER YADAV ADDRESSES UN CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION CONFERENCE OF PARTIES AT ITS 15TH SESSION IN COTE D’IVOIRE
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivering his address at UN Convention.
Under the
‘Utkarsh
Initiative’, some
13,000
beneficiaries
had been
identified
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
Srinagar (PTI): A
special court here
has framed charges
against a Hurriyat
Conference leader
and seven others in a
case related to “sell-
ing” of MBBS seats
in Pakistan to stu-
dents from Jammu
and Kashmir and us-
ing the money to
fund terrorism.
The court of Spe-
cial Judge Manjeet
Singh Manhas, desig-
nated under the NIA
Act, has framed
charges against Mo-
hammad Akbar Bhat
alias Zaffar Akbar
Bhat, the chairman
of Salvation Move-
ment (a constituent
of hardline Hurriyat
Conference) for com-
mitting offences un-
der sections 13, 17, 18,
40 of the Unlawful
Activities (Preven-
tion) Act read with
Section 420 of IPC.
The other accused
in the case against
whom the court
framed charges are
Fatima Shah, Altaf
Ahmad Bhat (at pre-
sent in Pakistan),
Qazi Yasir, Moham-
mad Abdullah Shah,
Sabzar Ahmad
Sheikh, Manzoor Ah-
mad Shah and Mohd
Iqbal Mir.
Selling of MBBS seats
in Pak:Charges framed
against Hurriyat leader
MOHALI ATTACK
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
BJP chief Adesh Gupta
on Tuesday demanded
New Delhi Municipal
Council (NDMC) to
change the names of
half adozenstreetsbear-
ing names of Mughal
emperors and rename
them after Maharshi
Valmiki, Maharana
Pratap, General Bipin
Rawat, and Dr APJ Ab-
dul Kalam. The demand
by Gupta comes days af-
ter a proposal was sent
by the Delhi BJP to the
Kejriwal government.
BJP demands
renaming of
Delhi roads
GOC Northern Command Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi addresses the
Ex-Servicemen Rally, in Jammu on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
LAUDS LOCALS TOO
—REPRESENTATIONAL PIC
CASE HISTORY
ITBP1ST CAPFTOINDUCTBATCHOF
WOMEN CANINE SQUAD HANDLERS
In the first batch, 8 female personnel will be trained as handlers for canine squads
The selected women ITBP personnel are in the rank of constables.
1ST FORCE TO HAVE MALINOIS DOGS
PunjabCMsaysarrestsmade,
promisesstrictestpunishment
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann holds meeting with officials.

NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY,
MAY 11, 2022
ndo-Western fashion, of-
ten known as fusion fash-
ion, embraces the beauty
of both Western and Indi-
an traditions while foster-
ing innovation across bor-
ders. From ethnic needlework
like Punjabi Phulkari and Ra-
jasthani mirror work incorpo-
rated into western-style clothes.
Styles like Chanderi, Meenakari,
Kundan, Resham, and Zardozi
are used in more intricate work.
Rajasthan State Handloom Cor-
poration, under the leadership of
CMD Neha Giri IAS, conducted
the Rajasthan Handloom Show
2022 on the eve of Rajasthan Di-
was, which is observed on March
30 every year. The fashion show
was conducted with the motive to
promote sustainable fashion as
well as the craftsmen, weavers,
and manufacturers behind tex-
tile crafts. Aachho, the fashion
design development partner is
one of India’s premier ethnic
wear fashion firms situated in
Jaipur. The complete collection
was developed utilising indige-
nous natural materials and tradi-
tional dyeing and printing pro-
cesses. The astonishing
fused collection by Aachho
was developed utilising in-
digenous natural materials and
traditional dyeing and printing
processes by Rimjhim Hada,
Founder and Creative Head of
Aachho, with an emphasis on
integrating ethnic fashion tra-
ditions with modern sensibili-
ties. Pastel shades embroi-
dered Chanderi fabric is
soothingly soft and refresh-
ing to the eyes. Feminine
and delicate, that create a
poetic impression, go for a
minimal approach to styl-
ing when you choose to
wear PASTELS!
The fashion show,
which took place at Hawa
Mahal, one of Jaipur’s
most iconic locations, included
models from Style Skool as
well as supermodels Candice
Pinto and Deepti Gujral as
showstoppers.
Sizzlin Scizzors, the official
make-up hair partner followed
the show theme, giving all the
models a striking look Diggi
Palace set an example for amaz-
ing hospitality for guests. The
show was directed by the re-
nowned TV stylist and fashion
Choreographer, Abhimanyu Sin-
gh Tomar and the entire event
was managed by Abhishek Singh
from Vanamo Entertainment. Of-
ficial fashion photographer Yash
Jangid captured magical mo-
ments thru his lens.
The collection will be available
on aachho.com starting June 1st.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
I
AACHHO JAIPUR KNITS MAGIC AT THE RAJASTHAN
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