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First India Bureau
Mumbai: In less than
15 days, the capacity in
seven lakes that supply
water across Mumbai
has almost reached the
50% mark. According to
authorities, the waters
are enough to last five
months. However, the
lakes need to achieve
the 100% mark to pro-
vide water supply to
Mumbai till next mon-
soon.
A few days ago, the
lakes were at 9% mark,
owing to delay in mon-
soons, after which the
Brihanmumbai Munic-
ipal Corporation
(BMC), as a preventive
measure, had to impose
a 10% water cut start-
ing from the last week
of June.
The ban was lifted on
July 12 after the city
started receiving heavy
rains and when the au-
thorities were satisfied
that the catchment are-
as of these lakes have
received enough water-
fall.
It is to be noted that
the total capacity of
these lakes is 14.47 mil-
lion litres. According to
reports, the stock stood
at 7.28 million litres on
Tuesday
.
However, this does
not completely resolve
the ongoing water cri-
sis in Mumbai. It is im-
portant that the lakes
are full up to the 100%
mark by the end of
these monsoons to
maintain proper water
supply in the city till
the next monsoons give
a knock, said the au-
thorities.
More on page 3
Mumbai lakes cross 50% mark, enough water for next 5 months
Modak-Sagar lake, which supplies drinking water to residents of Mumbai, began to overflow
following heavy rainfall on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Modak-Sagar
lake, under BMC
jurisdiction, has
started
overflowing due
to continuous
rains
DID NDA MEET MARK SENA’S RETURN TO BJP FOLD?
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The Bharati-
ya Janata Party’s newly
inducted member on
the Indian Olympic
Committee (IOC) from
Maharashtra, Ashish
Shelar, and spokesper-
son of the Eknath Shin-
de-led faction of rebel
MLAs, Deepak Kes-
arkar attended the
meeting organized by
the Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi-led Nation-
al Democratic Alliance
(NDA) on Wednesday
.
The meeting assumes
significance as the Shiv
Sena had exited its alli-
ance with the BJP fol-
lowing the 2019 state as-
sembly elections in Ma-
harashtra and formed a
government with the
NCP and Congress to
form the Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) alliance
in the state.
“While today’s meet-
ing was to discuss and
offer training on techni-
cal aspects for the Presi-
dential polls--where, in-
cidentally, no political
whip my be issued--for
all political partners of
the BJP within the Na-
tional Democratic Alli-
ance. The attendance
and representation of
the Shiv Sena (albeit,
the rebel camp) signi-
fies the return of the
Sena to the alliance fold
after a gap of over 2.5
years,” a senior BJP
leader said.
Coincidentally, while
the rebel Sena faction
has extended its full
support to the NDA-
nominated Presidential
candidature of Drau-
padi Murmu, even the
parent organization
headed by ex-CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray also
formally offered its sup-
port for Murmu on
Tuesday
.
Kesarkar and his re-
bel colleagues had also
cited BJP leader Kirit
Sommaiya, advising
him to refrain from any
controversial talk
against the first family
of the Sena. On Wednes-
day, Kesarkar was con-
stantly asked about
whether he would ask
BJP Union minister
Narayan Rane to simi-
larly avoid pejorative
references to the Thack-
eray parivar in the fu-
ture. Kesarkar was un-
able to respond.
CM Shinde is believed to have sought political advice from PM
Modi when the two met in New Delhi recently. —FILE PHOTO
While two parted ways in 2019,
the Shinde-led faction seems to
have rejoined the party’s old allies
MAHARASHTRA CABINET
EXPANSION ON JULY 19?
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The newly installed Maharashtra gov-
ernment under Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis may induct its first
set of Cabinet Ministers on July 19, a day after
India’s Presidential election. Fadnavis’s meeting with
Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on
Wednesday is also being cited as an indicator of
the proposed cabinet expansion in the state. Those
familiar with the issue say the CM is under intense
pressure from his rebel Shiv Sena faction as well as
independent MLAs who revolted against the former
MVA government, and are now in a hurry to be
appointed as ministers. The swearing in of the first
batch of new ministers, likely to take place on July
19, is expected to feature several new faces.
LANKA CRIPPLED BY CRISIS
EMERGENCY
IN SRI LANKA
HIGHLIGHTS
As ‘Acting President’,
Ranil asks Army and
Police to ‘Restore Normalcy’
Sri Lanka’s new
Prez to be elected
on 20th of July
Prez, his wife and bodyguards
fled SL on an Air Force plane
to Maldives, protesters storm PMO
Moni Sharma
Colombo: PM and now
acting president Ranil
Wickremesinghe in a
special video statement
on on Wednesday said
that a committee com-
prising chiefs of the
armed forces has been
appointed to restore law
and order, and that it
will be empowered to de-
clare Emergency and
curfewsif needed.Wick-
remesinghe claimed
that “fascist” elements
were taking over the
country
.
Sri Lankan President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
fled the country on
Wednesday, hours be-
fore he was due to offi-
cially resign. Rajapaksa
called speaker of parl to
say he would resign
later in day, that Ranil
should be interim prez.
Centre’s new railway line project will
link 2 states and 3 religious places
Oppo India
evaded customs
duty of `4,389 cr
New Delhi: During
probe, searches were
conducted by DRI at of-
fice premises of Oppo
India and residences of
its key mgmt employees.
Officers have detected
Rs 4,389 cr duty evasion
by Oppo by misdeclara-
tion of imports, FinMin
said on Wednesday
.
CRUCIAL READ
AFTER ROUND 1, RISHI SUNAK LEADS IN
RACE TO BE JOHNSON’S REPLACEMENT
London: Rishi Sunak, former chancellor
of UK, won most votes in the first round
of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as
Conservative Party leader and UK PM.
Sunak scored 88 votes, ahead of Penny
(67 votes) and Truss Liz (50 votes), re-
ports. Finmin Nadhim Zahawi and former
cabinet min Jeremy Hunt were eliminated.
SC REFUSES BLANKET
BAN, NO PAUSE ON
DEMOLITIONS
New Delhi: The SC on
Wednesday refused to
pass a blanket order ban-
ning demolitions across
states, stressing that such
a move will curtail rights of
municipal authorities. SC
was hearing a petition by
the Muslim body Ja-
miat Ulama-i-Hind against
demolition exercise.
45 HANDGUNS OF
`22 LAKH SEIZED
FROM COUPLE
New Delhi: Customs
Dept arrested two Indian
passengers, reportedly
husband and wife, at IGI
Airport recovered 45
hand guns from their
possession, officials said
on Wednesday. Couple has
been identified as Jagjit
Singh and Jaswinder Kaur
of Gurugram.

z SL Chief of Defence
calls party leader meet in
unprecedented move

z Sri Lanka imposes
nationwide curfew until
Thursday morning

z Protesters reach
speaker’s residence,
police fire tear gas

z Youth dies during stir
outside the PMO
A protester, carrying national flag, stands with others on top of the building of SL PM Wickremesinghe’s
office, demanding he resign after Prez Gotabaya fled the country amid crisis in Colombo on Wednesday.
“BEYOND CALL OF DUTY”: SL-BOUND
FLIGHTS LAND AT KERALA AIRPORTS
BIG DAY FOR GUJ: SHAH LAUDS DECISION
TO CONNECT 2 PILGRIMAGE PLACES
FREE BOOSTER JAB
FOR ADULTS FOR 75
DAYS FROM JULY 15
Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya
Scindia on Wednesday applauded
Trivandrum and Kochi airport for go-
ing out of their way to help the crisis-
hit nation. “The airports have gone
beyond their call of duty by allowing
technical landing to 120+ aircraft
bound for SL. The gesture will go a
long way in furthering ties with our
neighbour,” Scindia said in a tweet.
Home Minister Amit Shah on
Wednesday lauded PM Narendra
Modi’s decision to connect two famous
pilgrimage places of Gujarat– Maa
Ambaji and Shri Ajitnath Jain temples–
by rail, terming it ‘a big day for Gujarat’.
New Delhi: The govt an-
nounced on Wednesday that
citizens above 18 years of
age will be given booster
doses free of cost from
July 15 for the next 75 days
as part of Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav celebrations and
Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal. The
facility will be available at all
government centres. “India
is celebrating 75 years of
independence. On the occa-
sion of Azadi ka Amrit Kaal,
it has been decided that from
15th July 2022 till the next
75 days, citizens above 18
years of age will be given
booster doses free of cost,”
Anurag Thakur said.
1 2 VIVO ALLOWED TO
USE BANK ACCTS.
Delhi HC on Wednesday
allowed Vivo to operate
its bank accounts sub-
ject to furnishing a bank
guarantee of `950 cr.
Firm challenged freez-
ing of accounts by ED.
PM MODI CALLS ON PRESIDENT
KOVIND AHEAD OF PREZ POLLS
PM Narendra Modi calls on Prez Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
meets President Ram Nath Kovind
at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The meet-
ing comes days before Kovind’s term
as the President of India is about to
end on July 24, for which the coun-
try’s next Presidential elections are
scheduled to be held on July 18.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Narendra Modi govern-
ment on Wednesday ap-
proved the Taranga
Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road
new railway line to pro-
vide connectivity and
mobility, union minis-
ter Anurag Thakur in-
formed at press briefing
after the huddle.
“The new railway
line will connect two
states, three religious
places,” minister said.
Union Minister for IB Anurag Thakur speaks during media briefing on
Cabinet decisions, at National Media Centre in Delhi on Wednesday.
The cost of project is
`2,798.16 crore and
will be completed by
2026-27, says Thakur
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
CONSTRUCT A SENSE OF SELF AND
BUILD YOUR OWN INTRODUCTION
nce I got to interview
Narendra
Modi when
he was underground
during the emergen-
cy. He visited Palan-
pur once and this in-
cident relates to his conversa-
tion with a karyakarta,
Sureshbhai Ojha, during his
visit. We got news of someone
coming to meet us, though we
were clueless who that was. It
was of course Narendra
bhai
who was coming down as we
came to know later and we re-
ceived a message asking us to
gather 8 to 10 karyakartas for
the meeting. All of us got to-
gether at the residence
of one
of the older karyakartas who
was from Kamalpura area of
Palampur. In a small room, we
placed a bedsheet on the floor
and sat there for about an hour
discussing a variety of issues.
Narendra
bhai came down to
meet us in that room and as is
the custom with him, he ac-
quainted himself with each one
of us and listened intently to all
that we had to share. While the
introductions were on, some-
thing he said stuck around with
me, as if for eternity
. My friend
Sureshbhai Ojha introduce
d
me as saying “He is Lekhraj’s
son.Bachani’s
fatherhasserved
as an MLA 4 times, and also as
an MP.” Narendra
bhai, after
hearing him out patiently,
re-
marked “Bhai, I want you to
introduce
yourself! I want to
know who you are. Create an
identity of your own.” These
words impacted me deeply and
I was touched by Narendra
bhai’s candid advice.
PM MODI JI’S WORDS
IMPACTED ME DEEPLY
M
y friend Sureshbhai
Ojha introduced me as
saying “He is Lekhraj’s
son. Bachani’s father has
served as an MLA 4 times, and
also as an MP.” Narendra bhai,
after hearing him out patiently,
remarked “Bhai, I want you
to introduce yourself! I want
to know who you are. Create
an identity of your own.”
These words impacted me
deeply and I was touched by
Narendra bhai’s candid advice.
O
Koppillil
Rad-
hakrishna
nbringstous
his experiences with
PM Modi in the early
daysof hispremiership.
PM Modi’s vision and
insight into the technology of the
future was immense
even then.
Ushering in reforms in the space
sector to boost the economy and
making space for private players,
were big steps in this direction.
29th May
, 2014, our Prime Min-
ister gave me 15 minutes of his
precious time. And that was the
thirddayof himbecomingthePM
of this nation. His primary ques-
tion was “How space can contrib-
ute to the economic growth of the
country?”
That is where he
brought these space sector re-
formsintheyear2020andbrought
in a system where private players
couldbecomeco-passengersinthe
space activity
. And here, we are
seeing the results of that. There
are at least 55 space start-ups who
are in various phases of activity
.
And some of them are majors to-
day
. For the launch of PSLV
, while
we travelled together at least for a
few hours, the idea of this space
application workshop
and extend-
ing it to all the departments came
forward. We went into the details
and even discussed
how that
workshopshouldbeorganized.He
got all the secretarie
s of the gov-
ernment of India to come and tell
where they could use space.
The space technolog
y was be-
ing used by about 15 departments
in governme
nt of India. He want-
ed it to be used by everyone, all
the 60 departments.
Modi underscores the
significance of space
L
PM MODI’S INSIGHT INTO
TECHNOLOGY OF FUTURE
P
M Modi’s vision and insight
into the technology of the
future was immense even
then. Ushering in reforms in
the space sector to boost the
economy and making space for
private players, were big steps
in this direction.
YOU READ PART-13
ON JULY 7, 2022
ow much time do you
think it takes for a
policy just brought in
the parliamen
t by PM
Modi to reach the vil-
lage it is aimed for?
Only 48 hours. I will be happy to
narrate my experience of this
evolved work ethics under PM
Modi. PM Modi once finalized a
list of aspirational districts
which also included some vil-
lages from my district. PM Modi
asked us to inspect the villages
inourrespective
areasandcome
up with data. Thus, I took a train
on Friday night and reached my
village in the morning.
Rajar-
wara, that was the name of the
village where I went for inspec-
tion! Much to my surprise, I was
greeted by the GOI’s Rural De-
velopment Under Secretary
. I
had never anticipated to find a
GOI official during my very first
visit after the policy had been
announced by the PM. I en-
quired of him “How and when
did you reach here?” He an-
swered that he was there to in-
spect all the villages. I said “It
was only day before yesterday
that the PM talked about the
scheme, isn’t it?” He said “Yes,
and that’s why I am here!”
So what I observed that day
was that the worth ethics of the
GoI have completely evolved
and transform
ed under the pre-
miership
of PM Modi. His
thoughts
and his methods of
ideating and implemen
ting his
vision are simply remarkab
le.
Can you even imagine, a GOI of-
ficial reaches the village to
bring into action the policies of
the governme
nt even before the
MP can reach the village in his
constituency? The Under Secre-
tary was already into action
and had collected the requisite
data needed for the implemen
-
tation of the scheme approved
by the governme
nt.
This is something very new. I
have been MP since 2004 but
never have seen anything like
this before!
H
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY
TO NARRATE MY
EXPERIENCE WITH PM
H
ow much time do you
the parliament by PM Modi
to reach the village it is
aimed for? Only 48 hours. I
will be happy to narrate my
experience of this evolved
work ethics under PM Modi.
PM Modi once finalized a
which also included some
villages from my district. PM
Modi asked us to inspect
the villages in our respective
areas and come up with data.
REWRITING WORK
ETHICS OF THE GoI
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Mumbai: Bollywood actor SRK’s son Aryan Khan, who has got a
clean chit from NCB in a drugs case, will now be able to travel
abroad as a Mumbai court gave permission to release his passport.
Court has also allowed for bail bond to be cancelled. P8
EURO DROPS
BELOW $1 FOR
FIRST TIME
SINCE 2002
New Delhi: The euro dropped below parity against
the dollar on Wednesday for the first time in almost
two decades, as a hawkish US Federal Reserve and
growing concern about rising recession risks in the
euro area continued to batter the currency.
SUSHANT SINGH:
NCB CHARGES
ACTRESS RHEA
IN DRUGS CASE
Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on
Wednesday filed a draft charge sheet in a case
related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput
and accused his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty of
allegedly procuring drugs for him.
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: After
Thane, Navi Mumbai,
Kalyan Dombivli and
Ambernath, 15 Shiv
Sena councillors from
Ulhasnagar Munici-
pal Corporation on
Wednesday joined
Eknath Shinde’s
camp at the Guru
Purnima ceremony at
Thane’s Anand Ash-
ram, where the chief
minister paid homage
to his guru and men-
tor Anand Dighe.
Shiv Sena had 25
councillors in Ulhasna-
gar Municipal Corpora-
tion, and 15 of them
have now switched loy-
alties dealing a huge
blow to the party in the
corporation. Ulhasna-
gar is among the 14 mu-
nicipal corporations
whichwillgotothepolls
in the next few months.
The move came after
it appeared that Shinde
did not have much sup-
port in Ulhasnagar as
his MP son Shrikant
Shinde’s office in the
area was vandalized by
Shiv sainiks as a reac-
tion when Shinde and
his 40 MLAs were
camped in Guwahati.
However, on Wednes-
day
, senior councillor
Rajendra Bhullar,
Charanji Kaur Bhullar,
Anjana Mhaske, Kul-
windersinh Sohota, for-
mer mayor Leelabai
Ashan, Minakshi Patil,
etc., pledged their sup-
port to Ekanth Shinde.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Deputy
Chief Minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis on
Wednesday said at
least 30% of agricul-
tural feeders in the
state will run on solar
power in the next six
months.
“I have ordered offi-
cials of the state energy
department to move at
least 30% agriculture
feeders to solar in the
nextsixmonths.Thetar-
get of the decentralized
solar power generation
unitsisaround4,500MW
for the state and officials
of concerned depart-
ments should make land
available for the pro-
ject,” said Fadnavis.
“The state has plans
to introduce a one-time
settlement scheme,
where the government
would pay some amount
and clear MSEDCL’s
dues,” he added.
Satish Nandgaonkar
Mumbai: A day after
ally Shiv Sena pledged
support to National
Democratic Alliance
(NDA) presidential
candidate Droupadi
Murmu, Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar
on Wednesday sound-
ed the bugle for the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) polls. He told
party workers to gear
up for polls.
Addressing a two-day
conclave of state and
district working com-
mittees of the party at
YB Chavan Centre, Pa-
war tasked working
presidents of the Mum-
bai Pradesh Nationalist
Congress Party Rakhee
Jadhav and Narendra
Rane to draw up the
campaign plan and lo-
gistics. “Senior leaders
of the party will give
their time to the poll
campaign, but I will
also personally visit
wards on directions of
the Mumbai district
chiefs,” he said. He told
party workers not to
concern themselves
with which party will
ally with them, and
reach out to the party
supporters in each of
the 239 wards.
Pawar had stitched
the Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) alliance with the
Congress and the Shiv
SenatokeeptheBharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
out of power in Maha-
rashtra. However, the
recent rebellion by 40
ShivSenaworkersledby
now CM Eknath Shinde
led to the collapse of the
MVA government.
Before the rebellion,
Pawar had brought to-
gether the entire spec-
trum of opposition lead-
ersathisDelhiresidence
to prop up Yashwant
Sinha as the opposition
candidate. However, ally
ShivSena’smovetoback
NDA presidential candi-
date Draupadi Murmu
against Sinha has put a
questionmarkonwheth-
er the MVA alliance of
Sena-NCP-Congress will
continueasstronglynow
that they are out of pow-
er. Sources say that Pa-
war is keen that the coa-
lition survives for local
body polls.
With the BJP back in
power and Eknath
Shinde as an ally, the
BJP will make its most
aggressive bid to wrest
control in the BMC
from the Shiv Sena.
First India Bureau
Thane: Maharashtra
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde on
Wednesday said he
was a “sevak” and his
government was com-
mitted to the all-
round development
of the state as well as
welfare of its citi-
zens.
He also said that the
decisions being taken
now were for the
welfare of the people,
and should have been
taken two-and-a-half-
years back. “But since
that did not happen, 50
MLAs had to unite and
take a stand,” he said.
He was referring to
Shiv Sena President
Uddhav Thackeray’s
announcement made
on Tuesday about his
party’s support to the
National Democratic
Alliance’s Presidential
candidate Droupadi
Murmu.
Shinde was interact-
ing with reporters at
Anand Ashram in the
city after paying trib-
utes to late Shiv Sena
leader and his mentor
Anand Dighe on the
occasion of Guru
Purnima.
WhenaskedaboutNa-
tionalist Congress Party
(NCP) President Sharad
Pawar’s recent remark
that he wanted the Shiv
Sena,NCPandCongress
tocontestthefutureelec-
tions together as the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA),theCMsaid,“Pa-
war is a big leader. The
50 MLAs, who are in my
camp and with the pre-
sent alliance (with the
BJP), all of us are aim-
ing to develop the state.
Hence, we do not want to
get into any politics.”
“My government
wants to ensure that the
lives of the people of
the state are improved.
The citizens should feel
that it is their govern-
ment. I am a ‘sevak’
(servant) and will re-
main one till the end. I
will walk on the path
shown by late Shiv Sena
supremo Bal Thackeray
and Anand Dighe by fol-
lowing their princi-
ples,” he said.
I AM A ‘SEVAK’, MY GOVT COMMITTED TO DEVT: CM
DETERMINED
lll
Shinde
reiterates his
intention to
‘work for
welfare of the
people of
Maharashtra’
by following
principles of
Shiv Sena
founder
Balasaheb
Thackeray
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde pays floral tribute to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray on the
occasion of Guru Purnima in Mumbai on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CM EKANTH SHINDE PAYS TRIBUTE TO
BAL THACKERAY ON GURU PURNIMA
`3 LAKH AID TO FAMILY OF SHIV SAINIK
WHO DIED NEAR UDDHAV’S RESIDENCE
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde on Wednesday visited Shiv Sena founder
Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial in Mumbai and
paid floral tributes to him on the occasion of
‘Guru Purnima’. Talking to reporters, Shinde said
a common man like him could assume the top
post in the state because of the blessings of Bal
Thackeray. He later proceeded to neighbouring
Thane city to offer tributes to late Sena leader
and his mentor Anand Dighe, who was similar in
stature to Thackeray in Thane.
Thane (PTI): Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has
announced financial assistance of three lakh
rupees to the family of a Shiv sainik who died
after a heart attack near former CM Uddhav
Thackeray’s residence last week. The incident
took place on July 06, when Sena function-
ary Bhagwan Kale (55) along with other party
activists went to ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra area of
Mumbai to declare their support to him.
IN CAMPAIGN MODE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
leader Milind Deora
on Wednesday urged
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde to
scrap the delimitation
and demarcation of
ward boundaries in
Mumbai, alleging that
it was done to benefit
only the Shiv Sena.
The former Mumbai
Congress chief and MP
wrote to the chief min-
ister seeking urgent in-
tervention on behalf of
Congress councillors
“whose wards have
been manipulated to
benefit one party”.
Suggestions and ob-
jections were sought in
February as part of the
state government’s de-
limitation and demar-
cation exercise to re-
draw and reserve wards
based on gender and
caste in the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation. The civic
body and the state elec-
tion commission (SEC)
received nearly 800 ob-
jections but none of
them were considered,
Deora said in the letter.
“As a result, the de-
limitation and demar-
cation of the ward
boundaries were car-
ried out to benefit one
party only,” he alleged.
In the interest of fair-
ness, it should be car-
ried out by an independ-
ent committee and not
by the civic body’s ad-
ministrator, he said.
“I seek your urgent
intervention on behalf
of all Congress council-
lors,” said Deora.
PAWAR GEARS UP FOR BMC
POLLS, HOLDS PARTY MEET
Shiv Sena stakes claim to LC LoP post
Race is between NCP and Shiv Sena, amid fears that some members may switch sides
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After being
dislodged from pow-
er, the Shiv Sena has
staked claim for the
post of leader of op-
position in the state
Legislative Council.
A delegation of Shiv
Sena MLCs — Manisha
Kayande, Sachin Ahir,
Ambadas Danve, Vilas
Potnis and Sunil Shin-
de — met Council Dep-
uty Chairperson
Neelam Gorhe on Mon-
day and submitted a
letter staking claim for
the post of the LoP and
chief whip.
The race is between
the NCP and the Shiv
Sena, amid fears that
some of its members
may switch sides.
The Sharad Pawar-
led NCP is just two
short of the Sena’s tal-
ly in the Upper House
of the state legislature.
As on July 08, the
78-member Maharash-
tra Legislative Council
had 24 BJP members,
12 of the Shiv Sena and
10 each of the Congress
and NCP. The Lok
Bharti, Peasants and
Workers Party of India
and the Rashtriya Sa-
maj Paksh have one
member each. The
Council also has four
Independents, while 15
seats are vacant.
The Sena’s move
comes in the wake of
the recent rebellion in
the party, which led to
its 55 MLAs splitting
into two factions. The
camp led by Chief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde
has the support of 40
MLAs, while 15 have
sided with former CM
Uddhav Thackeray
.
The revolt had also
led to the collapse of
the Thackeray-led tri-
partite government
comprising the Sena,
NCP and Congress.
Subsequently, the
Shinde faction formed
a government in the
state in coalition with
the BJP.
The NCP, which has
53 MLAs in Maharash-
tra, leads the opposi-
tion in the legislature’s
Lower House.
‘30%agrifeederstorunonsolarpower’
LOYALTY
15 Sena councillors
from Ulhasnagar
join Shinde’s camp
CM Shinde interacts with the media during his visit to his mentor
Anand Dighes Anand Ashram, on the occasion of Guru Purnima,
in Thane on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Move comes after
Shiv sainiks, led by
Sena Ulhasnagar
chief Rajendra
Chaudhari, pledged
their support to
Uddhav Thackeray
Deora urges CM Shinde
to scrap BMC ward
delimitation,demarcation
In order to increase
the number of wards
from 227 to 236, a
fresh population
census must be car-
ried out first. How-
ever, the delimita-
tion and demarca-
tion exercise was
carried out ignoring
even the 2011 census,
which I am sure is
unwarranted and
unjustified.
—Milind Deora,
Congress leader
NCP chief Sharad Pawar. —FILE PHOTO

First India Bureau
Nashik/Gondia: At
least 12 people were
swept away following
heavy rains in Maha-
rashtra’s Nashik dis-
trict over the last 24
hours and the body of
one of them was found
so far, officials said on
Wednesday.
A six-year-old girl
was swept away on
Tuesday while she and
her uncle were cross-
ing the Alandi river in
Dindori taluka. Her un-
cle swam to safety, but
the minor died, a police
official said.
In Mauje Palshi
Khurd village of Peth
taluka, one person was
also swept away in the
Godavari river, govern-
ment officials said.
A person was swept
away in a drain near
the Godavari river in
Shilapur village and
another person met
with the same fate
while crossing the
Naar river in Surgana
taluka on Tuesday, they
said.
In another incident,
two motorbike-borne
persons were swept
away in a stream while
crossing a small bridge
over it, the officials
said.The body of only
one of these people was
found so far, they said.
Besides, one person
drowned in the Kikvi
river at Mauje Tale-
gaon in Trimbakesh-
war, they added.
In Gondia, four per-
sons were swept away
in flooded nullahs in
separate incidents.
Ashish Dharmaraj
Bagde (25) and Sanju
Pramod Bagde (23),
both residents of Pu-
jaritola village, were
walking towards their
field when they tried to
cross a swollen nullah,
said district disaster
management officer
Rajan Choubey.
The duo was pulled in
by strong currents and
swept away, he said.
Personnel from the
district search and res-
cue team (DSRT) have
been pressed into ser-
vice to trace them,
Choubey added.
In Gautam Nagar
area in Gondia city,
Javed Ali Hazrat Ali
Sayyad (24) and Baba
alias Rehan Ali Kalim
Sheikh (15) were swept
away while they were
trying to swim in the
flooded Chautha nul-
lah. A search operation
has been launched to
traced them, the offi-
cial added.
MAHARASHTRA
03
RISING WATERS CLAIM 12 LIVES
6 swept away in
Nashik, 1 in
Pune as 4
drown in
Gondia district
5 die of cholera as
Maha sees Zika case
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Five people,
including two women,
have died due to chol-
era in Amravati dis-
trict which has been
lashed by heavy rain-
fall, the state health
department said on
Wednesday
.
The deceased were
among 181 people in the
districtwhowererecent-
ly diagnosed with the
water-borne disease, it
said.Anepidemiological
surveillanceisbeingcar-
ried out in the state on a
war footing due to the
recent rains, the health
department said.
The cholera outbreak
started in Chikhaldara
and Amaravati blocks
(tehsils) of the district
from July 07 onward, it
said.“Until now, 181 pa-
tients have been diag-
nosed with cholera and
five of them—three men
and two women—have
died,” the department
said. Three of the de-
ceased were in the age
group of 24 to 40 years,
while two were over 70.
Meanwhile, a seven-
year-old girl in Palghar
has been found infected
with Zika virus, the
health department said
on Wednesday, the first
case of the mosquito-
borne disease to be re-
ported in the state after
a year.
The girl is a resident
of an ashram shala (res-
idential schools for trib-
al children) in Talasari
taluka of Palghar dis-
trict located adjoining
Mumbai.“The girl was
suffering from fever af-
ter which she was test-
ed. We got her report (of
she testing positive for
Zika virus) yesterday
(July 12). She doesn’t
have any symptoms
now and is doing fine,”
Pradip Awate, state
health surveillance of-
ficer, said.
First India Bureau
Palghar: A man and
his minor daughter
died while his wife
and son were injured
on Wednesday when a
boulder loosened by a
landslide fell on their
house in Vasai city in
Palghar district. Local
firemen and a team of
the National Disaster
Response Force
(NDRF) rushed to the
spot and launched a
rescue operation.
“Following the land-
slide, a boulder from a
hillock landed on the
house of Anil Singh
(45) at Waghralpada
around 6.30 am,” said
District Disaster Man-
agement Cell chief
Vivekanand Kadam.
Singh and his daugh-
ter Roshni Singh (16)
died, he said. Singh’s
wife Vandana Singh
(40) and son Om Singh
(12) got trapped under
the debris. Some locals
and firemen later
pulled them out and
they were admitted to a
hospital, he said. Sin-
gh’s body was retrieved
from the debris around
10.30 am and that of his
daughter at about 1 pm,
the official said. The
search operation was
later suspended and
work was on to clear
debris, Palghar Collec-
tor Dr Manik Gursal
said. Following the
landslide, at least 40
families in the neigh-
bourhood of Waghral-
pada have been shifted
to safer places amid the
possibility of a similar
tragedy, with the help
of personnel of the Va-
sai Virar civic body,
NDRF, and local volun-
teers. The police have
appealed to people to
remain alert.
Mumbaisees40mmrainin6
hrs;wetspelltocontinue:IMD
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Incessant
showers lashed Mum-
bai and its neighbour-
ing areas on Wednes-
day morning, leading
to flooding in many
low-lying areas and
traffic snarls on
roads, officials said.
The local trains were
largely unaffected on
the Central Railway
and Western Railway
routes. The suburban
services on the Harbour
Line were running slow,
according to railway of-
ficials. Some areas, in-
cluding the Andheri
subway
, which connects
the east and west parts
of the suburb, were
flooded and police had
restricted its use by
citizens.
The Western Express
Highway, connecting
suburbs to south Mum-
bai, also witnessed
heavy traffic, a Mumbai
traffic police official
said. There was heavy
traffic on the route in
Borivali, Goregaon,
Jogeshwari, Andheri
and up to some extent
near Bandra, the offi-
cial said. he Colaba (in
south Mumbai) and
Santacruz (western
suburb) observatories
reported 24mm and
44.6mm of rainfall, re-
spectively, in the 24-
hour period till 8.30 am
on Wednesday
.
As per the India Me-
teorological Depart-
ment (IMD), 20 loca-
tions in Mumbai re-
ceived nearly 40mm
showers in six hours till
9.30 am on Wednesday
.
“It is not a very high
rainfall, but if it contin-
ues for some hours
there could be water-
logging on streets, fur-
ther affecting the ve-
hicular movement,” an
IMD official.
The MeT department
has predicted a wet
spell for the state capi-
tal on Wednesday and
Thursday. The cumula-
tive rainfall in Mumbai
has already surpassed
its average precipita-
tion in the present mon-
soon season, it said.
CRUCIAL READ
ALERT OFFICIALS SAVE LIVES ACROSS STATE
As rains
continue to
pound Maha,
emergency
authorities in
vulnerable
districts are on
high alert, as
per the
instructions of
CM Shinde
CLOSE SHAVES
200 FAMILIES
MOVED TO
SAFER PLACES
COPS SAVE 35
STRANDED ON
FLOODED BRIDGE
Aurangabad: As many
as 200 families were
shifted to safer loca-
tions as a precaution,
in Nanded district on
Wednesday as the level
of the Painganga river
was rising owing to in-
cessant rains, said Sub
Divisional Officer Kirti
Kumar Pujari, adding
that road links to 26
villages in the district
have been cut off due
to floods.
Chandrapur: Police
personnel rescued 35
passengers from a bus
that got stranded in the
middle of the swollen
Chincholi nullah in Ra-
jura tehsil on Wednes-
day. The nullah was in a
spate after seven gates
of the Irai dam were
opened by a metre to
discharge the excess
water amid heavy rains.
The driver was warned,
but proceeded anyway.
2K PEOPLE EVACUATED IN
GADCHIROLI AS RIVERS RISE
Nagpur: As many as
1,920 people from
19 villages have been
shifted to safer loca-
tions in the last three
days as rains pound
Gadchiroli district,
officials said. Gadchi-
roli district recorded
97.1mm of rainfall in
the 24 hours ending
8.30 am, the IMD said.
The Godavari, Kalesh-
waram and Indravati
rivers are flowing above
the danger level while
Wainganga, Pranhita
and Wardha are flow-
ing near the warning
level in the district,
local officials said. The
Allapalli to Bhamra-
gadh road has been
closed as the Paralkota
river is in spate. The
Bormapalli-Nemda and
Kambalpetha-Tekda
roads too have been
closed for vehicles ow-
ing to floods.
Several instances of fallen trees have also been reported in the past few days. —PHOTO BY PTI
MAN SWEPT AWAY IN
MUTHA RIVER; 1 RESCUED
Pune: A 25-year-old
man was swept away
in Mutha river, an
official said. At the
time of the incident,
Ashish Rathod (26)
and Nikhil Kaushik
(25) were crossing
the bridge connect-
ing Nanded city and
Shivne, which had
become submerged
due to flooding amid
heavy rain. “Kaushik
got swept away, while
Rathod managed to
hold on to a pole until
he was rescued by the
police and fire brigade.
Kaushik’s body was
later found near
Warje,” the official
said. Amid heavy rain-
fall in the catchment
areas of dams, water
is being released from
upstream Khadkwasla
dam in Mutha river.
7-YEAR-OLD FEARED DROWNED
IN SWOLLEN THANE CREEK
Thane: Rishi Usva
(7) is feared drowned
in a swelling creek
at Kalwa in Thane
district on Wednesday,
Avinash Sawant, chief
of the regional disaster
management cell of the
Thane Municipal Cor-
poration, said, adding
that a frantic search is
still underway for the
boy who accidentally
fell into the flooded
water body around
5.30 pm.
Zika virus spreads via the bite
of the aedes aegypti mosquito.
SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES SHUT
15 DEVOTEES
STRANDED AT
TEMPLE
Nagpur/Palghar:
Schools, colleges
and other estab-
lishments except
government offices
performing essen-
tial functions will
remain closed till
July 16 in Gadchi-
roli district due to a
heavy rain alert. In
Palghar, the district
administration de-
clared a holiday for
all educational insti-
tutions on Thursday,
after heavy rainfall
was predicted for
Wednesday and
Thursday.
Gondia: At least 15
devotees, includ-
ing senior citizens,
were on Wednes-
day stranded at a
temple situated in
the middle of the
swollen Wainganga
river, where they
had gone to offer
prayers on the
occasion of Guru
Purnima amid rains,
in Bhandara district,
an official said,
adding that they are
all safe and will be
rescued soon.
Landslide kills man, daughter,
leaves wife and son injured
Area residents and fire services personnel carry out rescue and
relief work after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains, in
Vasai on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
40 families in the
neighbourhood
have been shifted to
safer places amid
the possibility of a
similar tragedy
High tidal waves hit food stalls amid rainy weather, at Dadar beach in Mumbai on Wednesday.
People crossing a waterlogged road amid heavy rainfall, in
Mumbai on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Incessant rains
leave low-lying
areas flooded, hit
road traffic
People visit Khadakwasla Dam after authorities released water from the dam following monsoon
rains, in Pune. —PHOTO BY PTI

‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
CONSTRUCT A SENSE OF SELF AND
BUILD YOUR OWN INTRODUCTION
nce I got to interview
Narendra Modi when
he was underground
during the emergen-
cy. He visited Palan-
pur once and this in-
cident relates to his conversa-
tion with a karyakarta,
Sureshbhai Ojha, during his
visit. We got news of someone
coming to meet us, though we
were clueless who that was. It
was of course Narendra bhai
who was coming down as we
came to know later and we re-
ceived a message asking us to
gather 8 to 10 karyakartas for
the meeting. All of us got to-
gether at the residence of one
of the older karyakartas who
was from Kamalpura area of
Palampur. In a small room, we
placed a bedsheet on the floor
and sat there for about an hour
discussing a variety of issues.
Narendra bhai came down to
meet us in that room and as is
the custom with him, he ac-
quainted himself with each one
of us and listened intently to all
that we had to share. While the
introductions were on, some-
thing he said stuck around with
me, as if for eternity
. My friend
Sureshbhai Ojha introduced
me as saying “He is Lekhraj’s
son.Bachani’sfatherhasserved
as an MLA 4 times, and also as
an MP.” Narendra bhai, after
hearing him out patiently, re-
marked “Bhai, I want you to
introduce yourself! I want to
know who you are. Create an
identity of your own.” These
words impacted me deeply and
I was touched by Narendra
bhai’s candid advice.
PM MODI JI’S WORDS
IMPACTED ME DEEPLY
M
y friend Sureshbhai
Ojha introduced me as
saying “He is Lekhraj’s
son. Bachani’s father has
served as an MLA 4 times, and
also as an MP.” Narendra bhai,
after hearing him out patiently,
remarked “Bhai, I want you
to introduce yourself! I want
to know who you are. Create
an identity of your own.”
These words impacted me
deeply and I was touched by
Narendra bhai’s candid advice.
O
Koppillil Rad-
hakrishnanbringstous
his experiences with
PM Modi in the early
daysof hispremiership.
PM Modi’s vision and
insight into the technology of the
future was immense even then.
Ushering in reforms in the space
sector to boost the economy and
making space for private players,
were big steps in this direction.
29th May
, 2014, our Prime Min-
ister gave me 15 minutes of his
precious time. And that was the
thirddayof himbecomingthePM
of this nation. His primary ques-
tion was “How space can contrib-
ute to the economic growth of the
country?” That is where he
brought these space sector re-
formsintheyear2020andbrought
in a system where private players
couldbecomeco-passengersinthe
space activity
. And here, we are
seeing the results of that. There
are at least 55 space start-ups who
are in various phases of activity
.
And some of them are majors to-
day
. For the launch of PSLV
, while
we travelled together at least for a
few hours, the idea of this space
application workshop and extend-
ing it to all the departments came
forward. We went into the details
and even discussed how that
workshopshouldbeorganized.He
got all the secretaries of the gov-
ernment of India to come and tell
where they could use space.
The space technology was be-
ing used by about 15 departments
in government of India. He want-
ed it to be used by everyone, all
the 60 departments.
Modi underscores the
significance of space
L PM MODI’S INSIGHT INTO
TECHNOLOGY OF FUTURE
P
M Modi’s vision and insight
into the technology of the
future was immense even
then. Ushering in reforms in
the space sector to boost the
economy and making space for
private players, were big steps
in this direction.
YOU READ PART-13
ON JULY 7, 2022
ow much time do you
the parliament by PM
Modi to reach the vil-
lage it is aimed for?
Only 48 hours. I will be happy to
narrate my experience of this
evolved work ethics under PM
Modi. PM Modi once finalized a
which also included some vil-
lages from my district. PM Modi
asked us to inspect the villages
inourrespectiveareasandcome
up with data. Thus, I took a train
on Friday night and reached my
village in the morning. Rajar-
wara, that was the name of the
village where I went for inspec-
tion! Much to my surprise, I was
greeted by the GOI’s Rural De-
velopment Under Secretary
. I
had never anticipated to find a
GOI official during my very first
visit after the policy had been
announced by the PM. I en-
quired of him “How and when
did you reach here?” He an-
swered that he was there to in-
spect all the villages. I said “It
was only day before yesterday
that the PM talked about the
scheme, isn’t it?” He said “Yes,
and that’s why I am here!”
So what I observed that day
was that the worth ethics of the
GoI have completely evolved
and transformed under the pre-
miership of PM Modi. His
thoughts and his methods of
ideating and implementing his
vision are simply remarkable.
Can you even imagine, a GOI of-
ficial reaches the village to
bring into action the policies of
the government even before the
MP can reach the village in his
constituency? The Under Secre-
tary was already into action
and had collected the requisite
data needed for the implemen-
tation of the scheme approved
by the government.
This is something very new. I
have been MP since 2004 but
never have seen anything like
this before!
H I WILL BE VERY HAPPY
TO NARRATE MY
EXPERIENCE WITH PM
H
ow much time do you
the parliament by PM Modi
to reach the village it is
aimed for? Only 48 hours. I
will be happy to narrate my
experience of this evolved
work ethics under PM Modi.
PM Modi once finalized a
which also included some
villages from my district. PM
Modi asked us to inspect
the villages in our respective
areas and come up with data.
REWRITING WORK
ETHICS OF THE GoI
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INDIA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India today
reiterated its commit-
ment against corrup-
tion and said PM Nar-
endra Modi has adopt-
ed a policy of zero tol-
erance in this regard.
Addressing the
BRICS Anti-Corrup-
tion Ministerial meet
on behalf of India, Un-
ion Minister of State
(Independent Charge)
Science Technology;
Minister of State (In-
dependent Charge)
Earth Sciences; MoS
PMO, Personnel, Pub-
lic Grievances, Pen-
sions, Atomic Energy
and Space, Dr Jitendra
Singh said, India un-
der Modi is deter-
mined to continue its
crusade against cor-
ruption and unac-
counted money. In pur-
suance of this, he said,
a range of initiatives
have been taken by the
Modi government over
the last 8 years.
Jitendra Singh re-
ferred to the India’s
Prevention of Corrup-
tion Act, 1988, which
the Modi government
amended after 30 years
in 2018 to introduce a
number of new provi-
sions including crimi-
nalising the act of giv-
ing bribe also in addi-
tion to taking bribe and
at the same time put-
ting in place an effec-
tive deterrence for such
actions by individuals
as well as corporate en-
tities. He also pointed
out that the institution
of Lokpal has been op-
erationalised by ap-
pointment of Chairper-
son and Members. Lok-
pal is statutorily man-
dated to directly re-
ceive and process com-
plaints as regards al-
leged offences against
public servants under
the Prevention of Cor-
ruption Act,1988.
Jitendra Singh in-
formed the ministers
of the BRICS coun-
tries and distin-
guished delegates the
various anti-corrup-
tion efforts taken by
India in the recent
past like the effective
implementation of e-
Governance through
extensive use of ICT
tools which has re-
duced the scope of cor-
ruption substantially
at all levels.
‘PM has adopted zero-tolerance against corruption’
BRICS MEET
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed
to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High
Court's verdict regarding the hijab ban next week. The
Karnataka High Court on
March 15 ruled that wearing
hijabs does not fall under
the essential practice of
Islam. A bench headed by
the CJI, NV Ramana, agreed
to list the matter before
an appropriate bench next
week after it was mentioned
by Advocate Prashant Bhushan. Prashant Bhushan
said that the matters were filed way back in March but
haven’t been listed yet. In January this year, a huge
controversy was triggered in Karnataka after an Udupi
school banned hijab inside the classrooms, prompt-
ing girls to challenge the order in the Karnataka High
Court. The court had reserved its judgement in the
case on February 25. After that, protests, allegations
and counter allegations erupted over the hijab ban. On
March 15, the Karnataka HC ruled that wearing hijabs
does not fall under the essential practice of Islam.
Varanasi: The Varanasi district court on Wednesday re-
sumed its hearing on a plea of the Masjid Committee chal-
lenging the maintainability of a
suit filed by Hindu women seek-
ing nod for daily worship at the
Shringar Gauri Sthal in the Kashi
Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex.
The advocates for the four Hindu women petitioners
resumed their arguments in the court of district judge AK
Vishvesh a day after advocates for AIMC concluded their
arguments saying the suit seeking permission for daily
worship at the Shringar Gauri Sthal is non-maintainable.
Chennai: The Madras HC on Wednesday decided to
hear the cases filed by AIADMK leader K Palaniswami
and expelled leader, O Panneerselvam
challenging the sealing of party office in
the regular course. A bench of Justice N.
Sathish Kumar told the petitioners that
the court Registry will have to mover
through Chief Justice Munishwar Nath
Bhandari as both Palaniswami and Pan-
neerselvam are members of the Assembly. Both petitions
will go through regular procedures, he said, as counsel
representing Palaniswami asked for an urgent hearing
HIJAB ROW: SC TO HEAR
PLEAS AGAINST HC VERDICT
SHRINGAR GAURI-GYANVAPI CASE
HEARING RESUMES IN VARANASI COURT
PLEA AGAINST AIADMK OFFICE SEALING
TO BE HEARD IN REGULAR COURSE
‘COME CLEAN ON
PAYMENTS MADE
TO JAIL OFFICIALS’
HC GONE BEYOND
JURISDICTION IN
ORDER AGAINST
SAHARA: SC
New Delhi: Anxious over
how conman Sukesh
Chandrashekhar man-
aged to make payments
of ₹12.5 crore to officials
at Tihar and Rohini jails,
claimed by him to be “ex-
tortion” money to ensure
his safety in custody, the
SC on Wednesday asked
him to come clean with
all details by July 26.
The court ordered him
to provide the identities
of the people who made
those payments and to
whom. The order came
on Chandrashekhar’s
petition seeking transfer
to a jail outside Delhi
citing a threat to his life at
the Tihar Jail.
New Delhi (PTI):
The Supreme Court
Wednesday said that
the Patna High Court,
which had directed
for Sahara Group
chief Subrata Roy's
presence before it,
had gone beyond its
jurisdiction in passing
such order while hear-
ing the anticipatory
bail plea of others. The
apex court observed
that Roy was not an
accused in the case
which was before the
high court. This is a
wrong trend which is
evolving. In an applica-
tion for bail, you start
an inquiry into matters
which are irrelevant for
consideration of bail.
‘Harry never denied
pilot licencebyDGCA’
TRANSGENDER ROW
New Delhi (ANI): Di-
rectorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA)
on Wednesday issued a
clarification on reports
of Adam Harry, India’s
first trans pilot from
Kerala, who has been
declared ‘unfit’ by the
regulator on medical
grounds.
The DGCA issued a
statement, signed by YS
Dahiya, Gr Captain,
Directorate of Medical
Services (Civil Air-
crew), which clarified
that Harry has
never been denied a
commercial pilot’s li-
cence by DGCA.
In fact, the aviation
watchdog said there are
no restrictions on
transgender people in
obtaining a license.
Medical fitness is a
mandatory require-
ment for obtaining a
license. Transgender
personnel may also be
issued a fit medical as-
sessment, provided
there are no associated
medical, psychiatric,
or psychological condi-
tions. The use of hor-
monal replacement
therapy is not disquali-
fying if the applicant
has no adverse symp-
toms or reactions.
However, flying duties
are not permitted
while the dose of hor-
monal treatment is be-
ing stabilised or until
an adequate physiolog-
ical response has been
achieved, it said.
Kanpur (PTI): A spe-
cial investigation team
(SIT) of Uttar Pradesh
Police probing the 1984
anti-Sikh riots here ar-
rested 4 more people
who allegedly were
part of a mob that had
set a house ablaze here
during the violence, re-
sulting in several
deaths, according to an
official. As many as 127
people were killed in
the riots here.
The SIT has so far ar-
rested 19 people in con-
nection with the vio-
lence that took place
following the assassina-
tion of the then PM In-
dira Gandhi.
New Delhi (Agencies):
A plea has been moved
in the Delhi HC by sev-
eral medical aspirants
seeking direction to the
Centre,NationalTesting
Agency (NTA) and oth-
ers to postpone the Na-
tional Eligibility cum
Entrance Test-Under-
graduate (NEET-UG) to
be held on July 17. The
petition seeks direction
to the respondents to set
aside the July 17 exam
schedule of NEET-UG
2022 as mentioned in a
notification dated April
6, 2022, in this regard.
1984 riots: UP
SIT nabs four
more people
NEET UG: Plea
filed to postpone
entrance test
PM NARENDRA MODI EXTENDS
GREETINGS ON GURU PURNIMA
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi extended greetings
on Guru Purnima and prayed for India to be taken to
‘newer heights’ with blessings of
Gurus. “Greetings on Guru Purnima.
This is a day of expressing gratitude
to all exemplary Gurus who have
inspired us, mentored us and taught
us so much about life. Our society
attaches immense importance to
learning and wisdom. May the blessings of our Gurus
take India to newer heights,” PM Modi tweeted.
Shimla: With Himachal Chief Secretary Ram Subhag
Singh applying for the re-advertised post of Chief
Information Commissioner (CIC) despite having one
year of service, the state could have
a new Chief Secretary. Despite 43
applications being received for CIC,
when it was advertised earlier, the
government chose to invite fresh
applications after a meeting of the
high-powered committee headed
by CM Jai Ram Thakur on June 25.
The fresh applicants include two retired IAS officers
— JC Sharma, who was Principal Secretary to the
CM, and Vikas Labroo. A retired Lt General and two
lawyers have also applied for the post.
RAM SUBHAG SINGH APPLIES FOR CIC
POST, HIMACHAL MAY GET NEW CS
NEWS DIGEST
83deadinGujaratrainmayhem,
18 NDRF platoons deployed
14 DIE IN LAST 24 HOURS
Ahmedabad (Agen-
cies): As many as 14
people have died in
rain-related incidents
in Gujarat in the last 24
hours. The incessant
rainfall has wreaked
havoc in several parts
of the state, including
Ahmedabad and Rajkot.
With this, a total of 83
people have died so far
in the western state. A
total of 31,000 people
have been relocated
while over 500 people
have been rescued.
Meanwhile, 18 pla-
toons of the National
Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) teams
have been deployed at
strategic locations for
carrying out rescue and
relief operations as and
when required.
The six worst affect-
ed regions include
Navsari, Valsad, Dang,
Narmada, Chhota
Udepur and Panchma-
hal. The state highways
of Kutch, Navsari and
Dang are still closed for
vehicular movement.
The IMD issued a red
alert in Gujarat till July
16 as heavy rains led to
a flood-like situation in
several districts.
More rains likely,
state highways of
Kutch, Navsari
Dang still closed
Flash floods disrupt traffic on a road in Manali on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
RAIN ALERT IN
SEVERAL STATES
RAIN ALERT IN
SEVERAL STATES
TELANGANA
GOVT EXTENDS
HOLIDAYS IN EDU
INSTITUTIONS
BOMMAI ANNOUNCES RS 500 CRORE FOR
URGENT RELIEF FOR COASTAL DISTRICTS
Telangana is likely to have
light to moderate rain
over most places. Heavy
to very heavy at isolated
places. Very heavy to
extreme in 2 areas. 10-11
districts of state have
been issued warnings.
This is highest amount of
rainfall till July since 2015,
the IMD said. Meanwhile,
in Odisha, under the influ-
ence of well-marked low
pressures, there is a pos-
sibility of isolated heavy to
very heavy rainfall (7 to 20
cm) over Ganjam, Naya-
garh, Kandhamal, Boudh,
Kalahandi Bolangir. IMD
has issued ‘red alert in
next 24 hrs for Saurashtra
and south Gujarat as well.
The Telangana govern-
ment on Wednesday
extended holidays to
educational institutions
in the state till July 16 in
view of ongoing heavy
rains. CM K Chan-
drasekhar Rao took a
decision to this effect, an
official release said. The
state government had
earlier declared holidays
to academic institutions
from July 11 to 13 due
to the rains. Low-lying
areas were inundated
and road links between
villages suffered dam-
age at several places in
Telangana as heavy rains
continued to lash the
state on Tuesday.
Mangaluru: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Wednes-
day said a sum of Rs 500 crore will be released as an
immediate measure to restore basic amenities and infra-
structure damaged during the recent heavy rains. Address-
ing the media at Manipal in Udupi after a review meeting
on the havoc caused by rains in three coastal districts, he
said a comprehensive report on the losses due to rain will
be secured from all districts and then sent to the Centre to
seek relief under National Disaster Relief Fund.
A portion of a road in Chamba caved in due to rains.
IN THE COURTYARD
BJP on Wednesday
asked former Vice
President Hamid An-
sari and the Congress
to come
clean on
t h e
claims
of a Pa-
kistani
journal-
ist that he had visited
India five times during
the UPA rule and
passed on sensitive in-
formation collected
here to his country’s
spy agency ISI.
BJP spokesperson
Gaurav Bhatia cited
Pakistani journalist
Nusrat Mirza’s pur-
ported comments that
he had visited India on
Ansari’s invitations
and also met him.
If Congress leaders
Sonia and Rahul Gan-
dhi besides the then
Vice President remain
silent on the questions
raised by the ruling
party
, it will amount to
their admission to
these “sins”, . Bhatia
told reporters.
Clips of Mirza’s in-
terviews doing the
rounds on social me-
dia suggest that he at-
tended a seminar on
terrorism in India in
which Ansari spoke.
Bhatia said, “Peo-
ple of India are giving
you so much respect
and you are betraying
the country. Isn’t this
treason? Sonia Gan-
dhi, Rahul and Hamid
Ansari should come
out and reply to this.”
Mirza claimed in an
interview in Pakistan
that Ansari had in-
vited him five times to
India during 2005-11
and shared extremely
sensitive and classi-
fied information, the
BJP leader claimed.
BJP attacks Hamid Ansari
overPakjournalist’sclaims
‘LITANY OF FALSEHOOD’
Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh cadre IAS
Arvind Kumar has
been given additional
charge of PIICUP
Chairman. The chair-
man’s charge was va-
cant since IAS Sanjeev
Kumar Mittal became
chairman of the board
of revenue. IAS
Arvind Kumar is a
1988 batch, currently
serving as ACS Infra-
structure and Indus-
tries. Known as an
honest and hardwork-
ing officer, Kumar is
set to retire in Febru-
ary 2023.
IAS Arvind Kumar gets addl
charge of PIICUP Chairman
IAS Arvind Kumar
IAS Sanjeev Kumar
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

06
INDIA
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on
Wednesday said the De-
fence Ministry is work-
ing in the direction to
achieve the goal of self-
reliance. Currently, we
(Defence Ministry) are
committed to achieving
the goal of self-reliance.
And our country is
passing through a tran-
sitional phase of self-
reliance, Singh said
while speaking at the
workshop of Non-Offi-
cial Directors of De-
fence PSUs.
In this direction, Sin-
gh said, We (Defence
Ministry) have decided
to achieve the goal of 1
lakh 75 thousand crore
defence production.
Our goal is very big but
we are determined and
committed to achieve
the goal positively. Of
the goal, there is an ex-
port target of around
35,000 crore by 2024-
2025, said Singh, add-
ing DPSUs would play
a major relief in achiev-
ing the goal and con-
tribute to 70-80%.
‘Defence Ministry working to
achieve goal of self-reliance’
Rajnath said ministry has set a target of `1.75 lakh crore of defence production by 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the CMDs and non-official directors of PSUs during a workshop
organised by Department of Defence Production, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: India
and China are
likely to hold the
16th round of
high-level military
talks on July 17 to
resolve the issues
in remaining fric-
tion points along
the Line of Actual
Control (LAC) in
eastern Ladakh,
people familiar with
the development
said on Wednesday.
The last round of
talks between the
Indian Army and the
Chinese People’s
Liberation Army
(PLA) took place
on March 11. In the
fresh round of talks,
the Indian side is
expected to press
for disengagement
of troops as soon as
possible.
16TH ROUND
OF LAC TALKS
ON JULY 17
ARMY FOILS INFILTRATION
BID IN POONCH
Jammu: The Army on
Wednesday said a major
infiltration bid was foiled
in the Pir Panjal val-
ley’s Poonch district in
the Jammu province.
However, the number of
casualties inflicted on
the infiltrators are being
ascertained.“During the
midnight hours, there
was an infiltration attempt
along LoC in Poonch
sector. The attempt was
suitably foiled by the alert
troops,” the Army said.
An operation has been
launched and the entire
area cordoned off to track
any infiltrators.
‘‘The role of non-
official directors
is very important
for strengthening
of corporate gov-
ernance in public
sector units need
to take care of
their interests,
rules, and regula-
tions should be
followed properly’’
—Rajnath Singh,
Union Defence Minister
LKO: WOMAN, 82,
MAULED BY HER
PET PITBULL
Lucknow: An 82-year-
old woman was mauled
to death by her pet
dog at her house in
the Qaiserbagh area
here, police said on
Wednesday. Accord-
ing to police, Sushila
Tripathi, a retired school
teacher, was on the roof
of her house on Tuesday
morning when her pet
Pit Bull attacked her. The
domestic help found her
lying in a pool of blood
and informed her son
about it, police said.
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
inaugurate the 296-km-long Bundelkhand express-
way in Uttar Pradesh on July 16. The expressway,
which stretches between
Chitrakoot and Etawah,
has been completed
eight months ahead of
schedule. While laying
the foundation stone
in February 2020, Prime Minister Modi had said
that the project “will create thousands of jobs and
connect the common people with facilities available
in bigger cities”.
PM NARENDRA MODI TO INAUGURATE
BUNDELKHAND EXPRESSWAY ON JULY 16
CRUCIAL READS
JOURNO ANOOP
BHATNAGAR
PASSES AWAY
New Delhi: Former
PTI-Bhasha journalist
Anoop Bhatnagar died
at the All India Institute
of Medical Sciences on
Wednesday after a pro-
longed illness. He was
63. Bhatnagar made his
foray into journalism
with news agency PTI’s
Hindi service ‘Bhasha’.
After this, he worked for
Hindi daily Hindustan as
a law correspondent. He
retired from the news
agency a few months
back after a 10-year.
Guj cops held
ex- IPS officer
Ahmedabad (PTI): A
Special Investigation
Team of the Gujarat
Police has arrested
former IPS officer
Sanjiv Bhatt through
transfer warrant in a
case of conspiring to
falsely implicate inno-
cent persons in con-
nection with the 2002
communal riots, an
official said. Bhatt is
the third accused ar-
rested in the case after
social activist Teesta
Setalvad.
‘Wanted to teach a lesson’: Moose Wala
killer admits Salman Khan murder plot
Punjab (ANI): Gang-
ster Lawrence Bishnoi,
being interrogated in
the murder case of ac-
tor-singer Sidhu Moose-
wala, has admitted to
plotting to kill actor Sal-
man Khan, saying he
wanted to “teach the ac-
tor a lesson”.
Lawrence Bishnoi
said he wanted to teach
Salman Khan over the
1998blackbuckpoaching
case.Lawrence Bishnoi
had allegedly sent gang-
sterSampatNehra,akey
member of the Bishnoi
gang, to Mumbai to do a
recce around Salman
Khan’s house. During
his interrogation, Law-
rence Bishnoi told the
police that since Sampat
Nehra didn’t have a rifle
to shoot a long-distance
target, he couldn’t exe-
cute the killing.
HIGHLIGHTS

z After Sidhu
Moosewala’s
controversial track
‘SYL’, Kanwar Gre-
wal’s song ‘Rihai’
removed from
YouTube.

z SAD’s youth
wing to hold trac-
tor march on July
15 against ban on
Moose Wala Kan-
war Grewal’s songs.
Murmu represents
'evil philosophy of
India': Cong leader
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
gress leader Ajoy Ku-
mar on Wednesday said
that NDA’s presidential
candidate Droupadi
Murmu represents a
“very evil philosophy
of India” and should
not be made a “symbol
of Adivasi.” The state-
ment from the leader
not only kicked off a
controversy but also
gained a sharp reaction
from the BJP.
The Congress leader
alleged that the condi-
tion of the Scheduled
Castes has become
“worse”. Congress-led
Opposition parties for-
mer union minister
Yashwant Sinha has
fielded against Murmu
for the presidential
elections on July 18.”It’s
not about Droupadi
Murmu. Yashwant Sin-
ha is also a good candi-
date and Murmu is also
a decent person. But
she represents a very
evil philosophy of In-
dia. We should not
make her a symbol of
‘Adivasi’.
Draupadi Murmu Ajoy Kumar
We should not
make Droupadi
Murmu a sym-
bol of adivasis. You
have Mr Kovind ..you
tell me, Mr Kovind was
president and Hathras
happened. has he said
a word?”
—Ajoy Kumar Congress Leader
Yashwant to stop
CAA if elected prez
New Delhi (PTI): Op-
position presidential
candidate Yashwant
Sinha, on Wednesday
said that if he is elected,
he will ensure that the
Citizenship Amend-
ment Act (CAA) is not
implemented.
Interacting with op-
position lawmakers of
Assam, Sinha said the
BJP-led govt has not
been able to implement
the CAA so far as it was
“foolishly drafted” in a
hurry
. “Citizenship is a
major issue for Assam,
and the government
wanted to bring in the
Act across the country
but have not been able
to do so yet,” he said.
Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of
6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu
Jammu (PTI) : Amid
tight security, the 14th
batch of 6,400 Amar-
nath Yatra pilgrims on
Wednesday here left for
twin base camps of the
3,880-metre-high holy
cave shrine in south
Kashmir Himalayas, of-
ficials said. The yatra,
which was suspended
from Jammu due to bad
weather on Sunday, re-
sumed on Monday
.
Aflashfloodtriggered
by a cloudburst near the
cave shrine on Friday
afternoon has led to the
death of at least 16 peo-
ple. Around 40 are still
missing.A total of 6,415
pilgrims left Bhagwati
Nagar Yatri Niwas here
in a convoy of 258 vehi-
cles amid heavy securi-
ty of CRPF, the officials
said. Of these, 4,545
were men, 1,744 women,
43 children, 79 sadhus
and four sadhvis, they
said. The officials said
2,428 pilgrims heading
for Baltal were the first
to leave the Bhagwati
camp.
ITBP personnel monitors the
pilgrims walking in a queue
during Yatra. —PHOTO BY ANI
40mndevoteesexpected
aheadof KanwarYatra
New Delhi (PTI): With
the Kanwar yatra set to
begin on Thursday af-
ter a gap of two years
owing to Covid-19 re-
strictions, the Uttara-
khand administration
will be put to test for a
much bigger challenge
than the ongoing Char
Dham yatra as 40 mil-
lion devotees are ex-
pected to visit the holy
city of Haridwar in a
span of two weeks.
The Uttarakhand po-
licehavedeployed10,000
personnel to maintain
law and order and to
manage mammoth
crowds and traffic for a
peaceful yatra. Admin-
istration has said that
pilgrims with swords,
tridents and other such
harmful objects will not
be allowed during the
Kanwar Yatra.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker, Om Birla, ad-
dressed a Guru Pujan
andSatsangprogramme
organized by Art of Liv-
ing Foundation on the
occasion of Guru Purni-
ma, on Wednesday
.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, Birla said that
Guru Purnima has a
great tradition in Sana-
tan culture. Referring to
Gurus like Ved Vyas,
Brahmarshi Par-
ashuram,Valmiki,Vish-
wamitra, Vashishta,
Dronacharya, and Ravi-
das, Birla said that the
Gurus have enriched
the Sanatan Dharma
andhaveshownthepath
of wellbeing and pro-
gress to the whole of
humanity
.
India’s Guru-Shishya
tradition has included
within it the values of
sacrifice, dedication,
faith and loyalty
. He add-
ed that the one who re-
moves the darkness of
ignorance from life and
leads one to the light of
Knowledgeisthe‘Guru.’
Speaking about the cri-
sis of climate change,
global warming and en-
vironmental degrada-
tion, Birla said that it is
necessarythateveryper-
son, every Indian under-
stands the importance
of nature and take a
pledge to protect the en-
vironment. Every citi-
zen of the country has to
be a part of this change.
Birla addresses Guru Pujan programme
ART OF LIVING EVENT
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla lighting the lamp in Satsang event
organized by Art of Living Foundation in New Delhi on Wednesday.
VP calls floor leaders
meeting on July 17
New Delhi (ANI);
Ahead of the Mon-
soon session of Par-
liament, Rajya Sabha
chairman M Venkai-
ah Naidu has con-
vened a meeting of
floor leaders of vari-
ouspartiesonSunday
evening. Sources said
Parliamentary Af-
fairs Minister Prahl-
ad Joshi has also
called a meeting of all
parties on Sunday
morning to seek their
support for the
smooth functioning
of the Parliament ses-
sion beginning July
18 and discuss the
agenda.
Sources said the
meetinghasbeencon-
vened by Naidu on
July 17 at 6 PM and
will seek the support
of various parties for
asmoothsession.The
Monsoon session of
Parliament begins on
July 18 and will
continue till
August 12.
Themeeting
is sched-
uled for 6
PM on
July 17.
PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION
LOK SABHA LISTS OF
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS
Lok Sabha has list-
ed several private
members’ bills (PMB)
for introduction on
July 22 during the
upcoming monsoon
session in the Parlia-
ment. MPs includ-
ing Derek O’Brien,
V Sivadasan, John
Brittas will introduce
bills for discussion
such as the Uniform
Civil Code, Informa-
tion Technology Bill,
Constitution (Amend-
ment) Bill among oth-
ers. However, an MP
may not introduce the
PMB despite being
listed for introduc-
tion, said Maadhyam,
a civic engagement
platform.“Despite a
PMB being listed for
intro, an MP may not
introduce it. Even
if introduced, as
many do, it may
never come up
for discussion
during tenure
of MP,” the
platform said
in a series of
tweets.
M Venkaiah Naidu

BIZ BUZZ
07
Centre on Wednesday
relaxed norms for ad-
justing states’ off-budg-
et loans. It said such li-
abilities of last fiscal
year can be adjusted
against their borrow-
ing ceilings of next
four years till March
2026, reported PTI.
The move can be at-
tributed to deliver re-
sources for states to
fund their capital ex-
penditures in current
fiscal year.
To bring in transpar-
ency in state finances,
the Centre in March in-
formed states that off-
budget borrowings are
to be equated with the
states’ own debt and
any such fund raised by
the governments in
2020-21 and 2021-22
would need to be adjust-
ed out of the borrowing
ceiling this year.
Off-budget borrow-
ings refer to loans tak-
en by state government
entities, special pur-
pose vehicles, etc,
where principal and
interest would be re-
paid from state govern-
ment’s own budget, in-
stead of the cash flows
or revenues generated
by the borrowing enti-
ty
. Such borrowings by-
pass the net borrowing
ceiling fixed for states
in a fiscal year by rout-
ing loans outside state
budget through govern-
ment owned companies
or statutory bodies.
Since the responsibili-
ty for repayment lies
with states, it adversely
impacts their revenue
and fiscal deficit .
With many states fac-
ing difficulties due to
the borrowing restric-
tion in current fiscal
year because of the
magnitude of such
loans, the finance min-
istry has relaxed the
norms and said off-
budget borrowing done
by states up to 2020-21
may not be adjusted
and only those done in
2021-22 can be adjusted
over up to 4 years till
March 2026.
“Considering the
magnitude of the off-
budget borrowing of
some states and diffi-
culties expressed by
states, it has been de-
cided that off-budget
borrowing done by
states up to the year
2020-21 may not be ad-
justed. Further adjust-
ment on account of off-
budget borrowing done
by states in 2021-22 is to
be done over up to four
years (2022-23 to 2025-
26),” the Department of
Expenditure under the
finance ministry said.
As per norms, state
governments are re-
quired to take the Cen-
tre’s approval for fresh
borrowing over the
limit set for a particu-
lar financial year. Over
thelasttwoyears,many
states have resorted to
off-budget borrowing to
fund their capital ex-
penditures and mini-
mise the impact of a
economic downturn
induced by COVID-19.
Norms for off-budget loans relaxed
The move to deliver resources
for states to fund their capital
expenditures in current fiscal year
Off-budget borrowing done by
states in 2021-22 can be adjusted
over up to 4 years till March 2026
State governments are required
to take the Centre’s approval for
fresh borrowing over the limit
1 2 3
“Decision of deferring adjustment of off-balance sheet
borrowing of the state where debt servicing is being
done through state budget is a good decision. This
will help states to focus on their development agenda.
Global experience suggests at difficult times, axe of
fiscal consolidation falls on capex and social sector.”
DK PANT SAYS
New Delhi (PTI): A
massive crash in re-
fining margins of
diesel, petrol and
ATF coinciding with
a cool-off in crude oil
prices from their
peaks in June has di-
minished the super-
profits of refiners, a
report said on
Wednesday.
In a surprise move,
the government on
July 1 slapped export
duties on petrol and
ATF (Rs 6 per litre or
USD 12 per barrel)
and diesel (Rs 13 a lire
or USD 26 a barrel)
and imposed a wind-
fall tax on domestic
crude production (Rs
23,250 per tonne or
USD 40 per bbl).
At that time, the fi-
nance ministry stated
that the taxes will be
reviewed every fort-
night. “The last two
weeks have seen a
massive crash in the
refining spreads (or
margins) of diesel,
gasoline (petrol) and
aviation fuel (ATF)
coinciding with a
cool-off in crude pric-
es from their respec-
tive peaks seen in
June,” brokerage
CLSA said.
”This questions
the need for the con-
tinuation of the
windfall tax imposed
about two weeks
back,” it said. Post
windfall tax, the real-
ised spread on diesel
and gasoline has fall-
en to near loss-mak-
ing levels while the
realisation on avia-
tion fuel and crude
have also gone below
15-year averages.
“A USD 12 per bar-
rel windfall tax on
this takes the realised
refining spread down
to a near loss-making
level of just USD 2 per
barrel. Similarly, the
diesel spread after the
export tax of USD 26
per barrel would be
a meagre USD 2 a
barrel,” it said.
Windfall tax review
expected after sharp fall
in global crude oil prices
HIGHLIGHTS
The diesel spread after
the export tax of USD
26 per barrel would
be a meagre USD 2 a
barrel.
The realised spread
on diesel and gaso-
line has fallen to near
loss-making levels.
New Delhi (Agencies):
As worries of recession
pick up across the world
in an inflationary envi-
ronment, analysts at
Nomura have cut In-
dia’s 2023 growth fore-
cast to 4.7% from 5.4%
earlier as it expects
growth to slow down
over the next year.
“Higher inflation,
monetary policy tight-
ening, dormant private
capex growth, the pow-
er crunch and the glob-
al growth slowdown
pose medium-term
headwinds. Conse-
quently, we lowered our
2023 GDP growth pro-
jection from 5.4% to
4.7%,” the firm said in
a note co-authored by
Aurodeep Nandi and
Sonal Varma.
For FY23, they see
GDP growth at 7.0%
and at 5.5% for FY24.
The Indian economy
has been climbing
abovepre-pandemiclev-
els and the improve-
ment in growth has
been broad-based
across consumption, in-
vestment, industry and
the external sector.
However, inflation re-
mains a sticky point.
TheCPIinflationmoder-
ated to 7.0% on an an-
nual basis in May from
7.8% in April while the
core CPI inflation de-
clinedto5.9%from7.1%.
Nomura cuts India’s growth
forecast to 4.7% from 5.4%
INFLATION
STICKY POINT
Inflation remains a sticky
point. The CPI inflation
moderated to 7.0% on an
annual basis in May from
7.8% in April while the core
CPI inflation declined to
5.9% from 7.1%.
MARKET
Sensex, Nifty fall for 3rd day on
selling in oil, banking IT shares
Mumbai (PTI):
Benchmark equity in-
dices Sensex and Nifty
reversed their early
gains to close lower on
Wednesday due to sell-
ing in oil gas, bank-
ing and IT stocks amid
weak trends in Euro-
pean markets.
The 30-share BSE
Sensex declined by
372.46 points or 0.69
per cent to close at
53,514.15, extending
its falling streak to a
third day
.
The index opened
higher and touched
the day’s high of
54,211.22 amid gains in
Asian markets. How-
ever, it failed to hold
onto its gains and
dropped over 750
points to touch a low
of 53,455.26 as Euro-
pean markets opened
lower. The broader
NSE Nifty declined
91.65 points or 0.57 per
cent to settle below the
16,000levelat15,966.65.
In the three sessions
to Wednesday, Sensex
dropped by 967 points
or 1.7 per cent while
Nifty fell by 254 points.
“Strong domestic
macro numbers and a
fall in crude prices
lifted Indian indices to
open in positive terri-
tory while the gains
were restrained by Eu-
rope’s negative market
trend.
“Global markets
were in a bear grip
ahead of the release of
the US inflation
data...,” said Vinod
Nair,Headof Research
at Geojit Financial
Services. Among the
Sensex constituents,
IndusInd Bank fell the
most by 3.42 per cent.
Bharti Airtel fell 2.87
per cent, HDFC by 2.65
per cent, HDFC Bank
by 2.44 per cent and Re-
liance Industries 1.77
per cent.
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 3 paise to
close at a record low of 79.62 (provisional) against the
US currency on Wednesday following a firm dollar in
overseas markets and losses in the domestic stock mar-
kets. Crude oil prices trading near USD 100 per barrel
level, however, supported the local unit, forex dealers
said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened
strong at 79.55 against the greenback but could not
hold on to gains and slipped in the negative territory. It
witnessed an intra-day high of 79.53 and a low of 79.68.
It finally settled at 79.62 (provisional), down paise over
its previous close of 79.59. The dollar index, which
measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of
six currencies, advanced 0.09 per cent to 108.17.
RUPEE DROPS TO RECORD LOW
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia’s trade with Sri Lan-
ka has nearly stopped
following the unrest in
the island nation, leav-
ing exporters worried
about their payments.
“Our exports and im-
ports have come to a
complete standstill. Ex-
porters are very cau-
tious because of the
political crisis and pay-
ment issues,” Federa-
tion of Indian Export
Organisations (FIEO)
Vice-Chairman Khalid
Khan said.
However, he ex-
pressed hope that once
the new government
takes office in Sri Lan-
ka, situation may im-
prove. Sri Lanka, a
country of 22 million
people, is facing an un-
precedented economic
turmoil, the worst in
seven decades, leaving
millions struggling to
buy food, medicines,
fuel and other essen-
tials. The grim situa-
tion has resulted in a
civil unrest.
The country, with an
acute foreign currency
crisis that resulted in
foreign debt default, had
announced in April that
it is suspending nearly
USD 7 billion foreign
debt repayment due for
this year out of about
USD 25 billion due
through 2026.
Geneva (AP): A cost-
of-living crisis
sparked in part by
higher fuel and food
prices is expected to
hit women the hard-
est, the World Eco-
nomic Forum report-
ed Wednesday, point-
ing to a widening
gender gap in the
global labour force.
The Geneva-based
think tank and event
organiser, best known
for hosting an annual
gathering of elites in
theSwissAlpinetown
of Davos,saysahoped-
for recovery from a
ballooninggendergap
hasn’t materialised as
expected as the COV-
ID-19 crisis has eased.
The forum esti-
mates that it will now
take 132 years - down
from 136 - for the
world to reach gen-
der parity, which the
organisation defines
around four main
factors: salaries and
economic opportuni-
ty, education,
health, and political
empowerment.
A breakdown by
country gave top
marks to Iceland, fol-
lowed by several Nor-
dic countries and
New Zealand, as well
as Rwanda, Nicara-
gua and Namibia.
Cost-of-living
crisis to hit
women
hardest: Report
new Australian govern-
ment supports the trade
pact signed with India,
and they are expected to
soon approach their
parliament for approval
of the agreement, Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal
has said.
India-Australia Eco-
nomic Cooperation and
Trade Agreement
(ECTA) signed in April
needs ratification by
Australian parliament
before its implementa-
tion. “I met minister
Don Farrell, who looks
after trade in the new
(Australian) govern-
ment, and he has con-
firmed that they will be
taking the Indus-ECTA
to parliament very soon
and they support the
agreement and would
like to further expand
their engagement with
India in the months and
years to come,” Goyal
told PTI.
The agreement, once
implemented, will pro-
vide duty-free access to
the Australian market
for over 6,000 broad
sectors of India, in-
cluding textiles, leath-
er, furniture, jewellery
and machinery.
Australian Govt backs trade pact with India
I met minister
Don Farrell,
who looks after
trade and he has con-
firmed that they will be
taking the Indus-ECTA
to parliament very soon.
—Piyush Goel,
Commerce and Industry
‘India’s trade with Sri Lanka at standstill’
New Delhi (agen-
cies): India’s top
banks including
SBI, ICICI Bank,
and IDFC First Bank
have raised interest
rates on foreign cur-
rency non-resident
deposits. This in re-
sponse to the Reserve
Bank’s relaxation
last week to shore up
forex inflows.
The country’s larg-
est private sector lend-
er HDFC Bank has
also revised the rates
on foreign currency
(non-resident) depos-
its. However, it has
clarified that the revi-
sion is not in response
to the latest RBI move
and it will take a call
on revising the rates
further going forward.
Banks raise
foreign currency
deposit rates
Tata Motors launches new Nexon trim priced at `9.75 L
New Delhi (PTI): Tata
Motors on July 13
launched a new variant
of its compact SUV
Nexon with price start-
ing at Rs 9.75 lakh (ex-
showroom).
The new variant,
XM+(S), is placed be-
tween the XM (S) and
the XZ+ trims, and
comes with various ad-
ditional features like
electric sunroof, seven-
inch infotainment sys-
tem with android auto
and apple car play,
cooled glove box, rear
AC vents, rain sensing
wipers, auto head-
lamps, among others.
“The upward trajec-
tory of Nexon sales in
the country is backed
by its immense popu-
larity, recognition and
our promise to deliver
the best to the custom-
ers,” Tata Motors Pas-
senger Vehicles Vice
President (Sales, Mar-
keting and Customer
Care) Rajan Amba said
in a statement.
With more than 3.5
lakh units on the road,
it has successfully
marked its place as the
leading SUV in India
and has undoubtedly
been the flag bearer of
Tata Motors’ commit-
ment to safety, he add-
ed. “Taking this mo-
mentum ahead, we are
happy to introduce the
feature-rich XM+(S)
variant, which will
certainly diversify our
Nexon portfolio fur-
ther and draw newer
customers to our
showroom,” Amba
said.
The Nexon range
comprises 62 variants
across petrol and
diesel versions, cater-
ing to a wide spectrum
of consumer needs,
according to the
company.
PASSENGER VEHICLE
DISPATCHES RISE 19% IN JUNE
New Delhi (PTI): Passen-
ger vehicle wholesales
in India rose by 19 per cent
year-on-year in June on
the back of improvement
in semiconductor supplies,
according to industry body
SIAM. As per the latest data
released by the Society
of Indian Automobile Manu-
facturers, passenger vehicle
(PV) dispatches to dealers
stood at 2,75,788 units last
month against 2,31,633
units in June 2021.
Similarly, total two-wheeler
wholesales increased to
13,08,764 units last month
compared to 10,60,565
units in the year-ago
period. Total three-wheeler
sales grew to 26,701 units
last month against 9,404
units in June 2021. Sales
across segments rose to
16,11,300 units in June
from 13,01,602 units in the
same month last year.

08
2NDFRONT
To really enjoy life one must be
totally and completely in a state
of ‘awareness’ of all the activities
one takes part in.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Con-
cerned over delay,
the Bombay High
Court on Wednes-
day directed the
special National In-
vestigation Agency
(NIA) court to sub-
mit a fortnightly
report on the pro-
gress of the trial in
the 2008 Malegaon
blast case.
A division bench
comprising Justice
Revati Mohite Dere
and Justice VG Bisht
also asked NIA to
submit ‘roznama’
(day’s proceedings in
the trial court) for
the last month on Au-
gust 01.
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MP
Pragya Singh
Thakur is among the
accused related to
the case.
The Mumbai high
court also said that
the central probe
agency must ensure
that at least two wit-
nesses are sum-
moned every day for
the recording of evi-
dence instead of one.
The court was
hearing a petition
filed in 2018 by
Sameer Kulkarni, an
accused, over the
delay in the
conclusion of the
trial.
Last month, the
court had asked the
special NIA court to
submit a report on
the status of the trial
and also directed the
NIA to file an
affidavit on the same.
The special court,
in a report submitted
on Wednesday,
assured that the trial
was being held on a
day-to-day basis.
A new judge took
over the case on June
06, and since then 12
witnesses have been
examined, it said.
The NIA in its
affidavit said that out
of 495 listed
witnesses, the court
has recorded the
statements of 256,
and the agency
intends to examine
218 more witnesses.
“We deem it
appropriate to call
for a fortnightly re-
port from the special
NIA court judge to
specify the progress
of the trial,” said the
High court.
Supreme Court has
said the suggestions
of the commission ap-
pointed by the Maha-
rashtra government
on the grant of OBC
(Other Backward
Classes) reservation
in local bodies polls
cannot be accommo-
dated for areas in
which the election
programme has al-
ready been notified.
A bench of Justices
AM Khanwilkar and JB
Pardiwala said it will
not stop the poll process
till it reaches its logical
end and interfere only
where it has not
commenced.
“Issuance of notifica-
tion itself is commence-
ment of election. Dates
can be altered but elec-
tions cannot be re-
trieved by the State
Election Commission
(SEC). Once the nomi-
nation process starts
we cannot interdict.
There is a constitution-
al bar,” the bench ob-
served.
At the outset, counsel
for one of the parties
sought adjournment
which was opposed by
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta appear-
ing for Maharashtra.
Mehta said the triple
test has been complied
with and the Backward
Classes Commission
has undertaken an ex-
haustive exercise.
“In view of the letter
circulated by advocate
on record for petitioner,
though request for
adjournment has been
objected to by the State,
we defer the hearing till
next Tuesday,” the
bench said.
On May 04, the apex
court had directed
Maharashtra SEC to
notify the programme
for local bodies
elections within two
weeks.The top court on
March 03 had said it is
“not possible” to permit
any authority to act
upon the recommenda-
tion made in the inter-
im report of the state
Backward Classes Com-
mission which has said
that up to 27% reserva-
tion can be granted to
OBCs in the local bodies
in Maharashtra, sub-
ject to the condition
that the total quota
shall not exceed 50%
limit.
In its application
filed in the apex court,
the state government
had said that in the
light of the interim re-
port, the future election
should be held with
OBC reservation.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mum-
bai police on Tues-
day withdrew two
orders which laid
down that its per-
sonnel had to get
the nod of a deputy
commissioner of
police to register
FIRs for molesta-
tion and under the
Protection of Chil-
dren from Sexual
Offences (POCSO)
Act.
On June 06, former
Mumbai Police
C o m m i s s i o n e r
Sanjay Pandey—
who retired on June
30—had issued a
circular, which
stated that a FIR for
molestation or under
the POCSO Act
should be registered
only upon a
recommendation by
an ACP and after re-
ceiving permission
of the DCP of the
zone. The reason
then cited for the di-
rective was that
many times false
cases of such offenc-
es are registered due
to disputes over
property, money or
because of personal
feuds.
The orders were
withdrawn on a day
when Sushiben
Shah, chairperson of
the Maharashtra
State Commission
for Protection of
Child Rights, led a
delegation and met
incumbent Mumbai
Police Commission-
er Vivek Phansalkar
on the issue.
These orders had
come under fire from
a section of social
activistsandpolitical
leaders who had
claimed they would
slow down the
process of obtaining
justice in crimes
against women and
children.
TWO OF FAMILY
DROWN AT
OMAN BEACH;
ONE MISSING
Sangli: A 42-year-
old man hailing from
Maharashtra’s Sangli
district and his son
drowned at a beach
in Oman while his
daughter went miss-
ing on Wednesday.
Shashikant Mha-
mane, his wife and
their children Shreya
(9) and Shreyas (6),
who lived in Dubai,
were visiting Oman
on Sunday for a day-
long trip, revealed
Shashikant's brother.
FLESH TRADE
RACKET BUSTED
IN PALGHAR,
ONE ARRESTED
Palghar: Police have
rescued a Nigerian
woman and a minor
girl who were being
forced into prostitu-
tion in Palghar. The
Mira Bhayander-Vasai
Virar police’s anti-
human trafficking
cell on Tuesday sent
a decoy customer to
a flat in Nallasopara
area, from where the
racket was alleg-
edly being operated,
and later raided the
premises.
CRUCIAL READ
First India Bureau
Mumbai : Opposing
Governor BS Koshy-
ari’s suggestion to
name the new Mum-
bai University after
Veer Savarkar, two
student bodies have
asked the hostel to be
named after Veer Sa-
varkar instead.
Chhatra Bharati
Vidyarthi Sanghatna
and All India Students
Federation demanded
that the new Mumbai
University Hostel for
international students
be named after
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji
Maharaj University.
The students said that
Shahu Maharaj
promoted education for
various students in the
19th Century
.
Governor Koshyari
last week urged the
vice-chancellor of the
Mumbai University to
name the new campus
for international
students on its Kalina
campus after Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar, who
was a freedom fighter.
Rohit Dhale, working
president of Chhatra
Bharati Vidyarthi
Sanghatna, in his letter
stated, This year is the
birth centenary year of
Chhatrapati Shahu
Maharaj,whopioneered
the concept of opening
hostels for students
belonging to all castes.
He also sponsored the
education of many
students. The visionary
man died in Mumbai. I
think that the new
hostel should be named
after him,”.
He further informed
that many student
unions across Mumbai
University to oppose
the suggestion of the
governor.
“ A letter seeking
support for our demand
has been sent to Nation-
al Students’ Union of
India, the Students’
Federation of India and
Progressive Students’
Union for organizing a
meeting outside the
new hostel built in Ka-
lina campus,”, he said.
“It is being perceived
that naming of the new
hostel after Savarkar is
to propagate the agenda
of Rashtriya Swayam
Sevak Sangh”, said
Amir Kazi, Mumbai
unit secretary of All
India Students’
Federation.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Inves-
tigation (CBI) on
Wednesday arrested
businessman Ajay
Ramesh Nawandar
from Mumbai in con-
nection with the
Rs34,615-crore bank
fraud case involving
Dewan Housing Fi-
nance Limited
(DHFL).
CBI searches at
Nawandar’s premises
last week revealed a
large collection of uber-
luxury watches worth
crores of rupees,
including Rolex Oyster
Perpetual, Cartier,
Omega and Hublot
Michael Kors, and two
paintings worth Rs33
crore, the officials said.
They said these
valuable items be-
longed to former DHFL
CMD Kapil Wadhawan
and former director of
the company Dheeraj
Wadhawan, who
allegedly defrauded
banks to the tune of
Rs34,615 crore, making
it the biggest such case
probed by the agency
.
These were allegedly
purchased using the
proceeds of the scam
and kept at Nawandar’s
premises to evade
recovery and seizure by
enforcement agencies,
the officials said.
Ithassurfacedduring
the probe that
Nawandar was acting
as a conspirator aiding
and abetting the
Dewans to hide the
proceeds of the crime
and was in the process
to dispose of these
items when he was
arrested by the agency,
they said.
The CBI is focusing
on the money trail and
people who acted in
collusion with the
Dewans to siphon off
public money, the
officials said.
An audit of DHFL’s
account books showed
that the company
allegedly committed
financial irregularities,
diverted funds,
fabricated books and
round-tripped funds to
“create assets for Kapil
and Dheeraj
Wadhawan”, using pub-
lic money
.
Order withdrawn after MSCPCR delegation met with
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar on
Wednesday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Six persons were killed and around 90 injured in a blast in
Malegaon on September 29, 2008. —FILE PHOTO
No DCP nod needed
for molestation and
POSCO Act FIRs
Bombay HC seeks
fortnightly report
on Malegaon trial
No changes in already
notified poll areas: SC
‘Issuance of notification itself is commencement of election’
QUICK RECAP ON OBC RESERVATIONS IN LOCAL BODY POLLS
Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday
allowed the plea of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s
son Aryan Khan, who has got a clean chit from the
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in last year’s ‘drugs-
on-cruise’ case, seeking the return of his passport.
Aryan Khan had submitted his passport before the
court as part of his bail conditions. He was arrested
in October last year in the high-profile drugs case.
However, in its charge sheet filed in May, the probe
agency did not name him as an accused. In response
to his plea, the NCB said it has no objection to returning his passport. Judge VV
Patil, then allowed Aryan’s plea to take his passport back.
ARYAN KHAN TO GET HIS PASSPORT BACK
Previous orders
requiring special
permissions were
opposed by some
activists
Mumbai businessman arrested
in `34,615 cr bank fraud case
MAJOR FRAUD
The CBI was acting on a complaint from the
Union Bank of India (UBI), the leader of a
17-member lender consortium that had extended
credit facilities to DHFL to the tune of Rs42,871
crore between 2010 and 2018. The bank has
alleged that Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan, in a
criminal conspiracy with others, misrepresented
and concealed facts, committed criminal breach
of trust and abused public funds to cheat the
consortium to the tune of Rs34,615 crore by
defaulting on loan repayments from May 2019.
CBI raids reveal a
large collection of
uber-luxury
watches, two
paintings worth
`33 crore
DHFL SCAM CASE
Name new hostel after
Shahu Maharaj: Students
Governor had
suggested it be
named after
Veer Savarkar
Mumbai University
CBI Office in New Delhi
Supreme Court. —FILE PHOTO

S
ara Ali Khan is one of the most
talented actresses in the indus-
try. The actress will be seen next
on Karan Johar’s Koffee
With Karan season 7 with Jan-
hvi Kapoor. Now, in a fun
segment, Sara answered
a few questions, she
was asked about how
many beeps she
thinks her answers
will have of Koffee
With Karan 7, to
which, she said:
“For profanity
zero, but for the
content of what I
have said maybe
the whole show.”
Later she was
also asked to
rhyme on the
spot, and contin-
ue the sentence
from ‘Sara’s per-
sonality is so
sunny.’ The ac-
tress responded
and said, “She
is as cute as a
bunny, she’s
so funny,
sweet as
honey, give
me money!”
A
rjun Kapoor is currently all
over the headlines these days
courtesy of his upcoming
movie Ek Villain Returns.
The Mohit Suri directorial is the much-
awaited second instalment of the 2014
action thriller and it will be coming
with a great ensemble of the cast in-
cluding Arjun, Tara Sutaria, John
Abraham and Disha Patani. As the
fans are eagerly looking forward
to the release of Ek Villain Re-
turns, the team is leaving no
stone unturned to promote the
movie and keep the fans in-
trigued. And now, Arjun has tak-
en social media by storm as he
has shared some BTS pic with
Tara Sutaria. Taking to his
Instagram handle, Arjun
shared some cute pics with
the actress wherein she was
seen obsessed with pulling the
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar ac-
tor’s cheeks.
TARA’S
OBSESSION
ANANYA’S WAY TO DEAL
WITH HEARTBREAK
ollywood actress Janhvi
Kapoor says that she
trained extensively for Bi-
hari diction for her upcom-
ing film ‘Good Luck Jerry’.
The film stars Janhvi as
the docile yet gritty charac-
ter along with a terrific ensemble
including Deepak Dobriyal, Mita
Vashisht, Neeraj Sood and Su-
shant Singh.
Commenting on her
diction for the film,
Janhvi said: “I
trained extensively
for the Bihari dia-
lect. We had a few
coaches namely
Ganesh Sir Vinod. We attended a
workshop and listened to all those
songs, he even made me do an exer-
cise wherein he would make me say
Bihari abuses as a part of the train-
ing. The whole process was a lot
of fun eventually. I am so
thankful about getting to
know the syntax of that
section of our
country
.”
A
thiya Shetty
and KL Ra-
hul are one
of the most
popular couples in
the tinsel town of
Bollywood. The two
often make headlines
for their relation-
ship. Recently, there
were media reports
stating that Athiya
and KL Rahul are ex-
pected to get married
in the next three
months in Mum-
bai. It is also being
said that it will be a
grand affair for both
the families and eve-
ry detail of the big
day is being looked
after by Athiya her-
self. Now, the actress
has finally broken
her silence on reports
of her wedding with
boyfriend KL Rahul.
Taking to her Insta-
gram story, Athiya
wrote: “I hope I’m in-
vited to the wedding
that’s taking place in
3 months. Lol.”
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A
nanya Panday
and Ishaan
Khatter ended
their relation-
ship after dating for
three long years. Ac-
cording to the sources,
Ananya opened up
about her mantra on
dealing with heart-
breaks. The Khaali Pee-
li actress revealed that
the best way to deal
with heartbreak is to
“go all-out emotional”.
She said, “I am the
kind of person who be-
lieves in going through
all the emotions and
letting it all out. By
keeping our emotions
in, we think that we’re
being strong. We tell
ourselves, ‘no I won’t
cry but that suppress-
ing of emotions always
catches up to you some-
time later. I feel it’s
okay to cry your heart
out and listen to all the
Arijit Singh songs that
you can. Eat how much
ever ice cream you
want to and you’ll be
okay one day. Also, I
don’t think there’s bet-
ter medicine than
spending time with
your best friends.”
B
JANHVI GETS TRAINED FOR
BIHARI DIALECT
I
tisnosecretthatPoojaHegdehas
a special place in her closet for
branded handbags. It can be a day
at the gym, airport looks, or a day
out in the city, one
thing which is com-
mon in these sarto-
rial ensembles is
her chic bangs.
Just today, the
Radhe Shyam star
was captured by
the shutterbugs at
the Mumbai air-
port. She was a
sight to behold in
a white jacket
and black tights.
Once again her
outfit of the day included a
black Louis Vuitton handbag.
With white sneakers and mini-
mal makeup, Pooja Hegde
looked as charming as ever.
POOJA’S OFF-
DUTYLOOK
T
he makers of Vaishnav
Tej and Ketika Sharma
starrer romantic comedy
Ranga Ranga Vaibhavan-
ga have finally locked in on a
release date for their next. This
laughter ride will be coming to
the theatres on the 2nd of Sep-
tember. The Uppena actor and
The Ranga Ranga Vaib-
havanga teaser which was re-
leased a couple of days ago
gives us a glimpse of the allur-
ing cat and mouse relationship
between Vaishnav Tej and Ke-
tika Sharma. Although not
much has been revealed about
the storyline in the teaser, it
would be interesting to see
what is in store for us.
Vaishnav Ketika’s
romantic comedy
SARA BEING
‘NERVOUS-ISH’
Wedding rumours!
Janhvi Kapoor
Pooja Hegde
Spotted...
Ketika Sharma
Athiya Shetty
Ananya Panday
Sara Ali Khan
Tara Sutaria
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