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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Customs offi-
cials at the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Inter-
national Airport here
seized 61kg of gold
worth Rs32 crore in sep-
arate operations, an of-
ficial said on Sunday
.
At least seven travel-
lers, five men and two
women, were arrested
in the seizures that were
made on Friday, the of-
ficial said, adding that
this is the highest sei-
zure in a single day in
the history of the cus-
toms at the Mumbai air-
port, he claimed.
In the first operation,
four Indians returning
from Tanzania were
found carrying 1kg gold
bars, which were con-
cealed in specially-de-
signed belts with multi-
ple pockets, the official
said. Officials recovered
53kg of UAE-made gold
bars, worth Rs28.17
crore,fromthebeltsthat
the passengers had
worn around their tor-
so, he said.
The belts were hand-
ed over to the travellers
by a Sudanese national
at Doha airport during
transit time, the official
said. The four travellers
were arrested and re-
manded to 14 days judi-
cial custody by a court,
he said.
Similarly
, customs of-
ficials seized 8kg gold
valued at Rs3.88 crore
from three passengers
who had arrived from
Dubai, he said.
The trio, including
two women, were carry-
ing gold dust in wax
form, he said.
The gold was ingen-
iously concealed in the
waistline of the jeans
the travellers had worn,
the official said.
One of the women is
in her late 60s and in a
wheelchair, he said, add-
ing that the trio were ar-
rested and remanded to
judicial custody
.
Customs seizes gold worth `32 cr, 7 held
Highest seizure
in a single day in
the history of the
Customs Dept at
Mumbai airport
Officials recovered 53kg of
gold bars from the belts that
four passengers had worn
around their torso.
—PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
government has an-
nounced that two let-
ters of the Marathi al-
phabet have “Hindi
influence” and will,
henceforth be written
in a certain way in the
Devanagari script, an
official said on Sun-
day.
Notably, while Hindi
and Marathi both use
the Devanagiri script,
Marathi has multiple
letters to indicate
slight variations in the
spoken form of certain
letters—unlike Hindi.
The changes will be
applicable in all gov-
ernment communica-
tion as well as text-
books recommended by
the state education
board, he said.
“The letters ‘La’ and
‘Sha’ are written cur-
rently in a style that
bears the influence of
Hindi. The state gov-
ernment has now de-
cided through an order
that they will be writ-
ten in the Devanagari
script,” he explained.
Government orders change in
writing style of ‘La’ and ‘Sha’
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PUNJAB GOVERNMENT
TO TIGHTEN GRIP
OVER GUN LICENCES
Bhatinda: The Punjab govt
has directed the district
authorities to review all
arms licenses in 3 months,
and no new licenses will
be issued until DC of the
concerned districts is
satisfied with the security
angle for seeking a license.
AAP’S EX-COUNCILLOR
CLIMBS TOWER OVER
PROTEST FOR TICKET
New Delhi: AAP’s former
councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan
climbed a high-tension wire
tower in front of Delhi’s
Shastri Park metro station
to protest. It is alleged that
he was not given a ticket to
contest the upcoming Delhi
civic body polls.
MARATHI ACTRESS
KALYANI JADHAV DIES
IN ROAD ACCIDENT
Kolhapur: 32-year-old
Marathi TV actor Kalyani
Kurale-Jadhav died in a
road accident in Kolhapur.
According to the police,
Kalyani, known for her
appearance in Tujyhat
Jeev Rangala, was on her
motorcycle, hit by tractor.
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Crucial
Crucial
ENGLAND LIFT THE ICC MEN’S
T20 WORLD CUP 2022 TROPHY
ON TOP OF
THE WORLD!
z England won World
Cup final match in sen-
sational style, defeating
Pakistan by five wickets
z All-rounder Ben Stokes
kept the momentum go-
ing, lead team to become
the T20 WC champions
z England’s Sam Curran
proved to be the most
successful bowler in the
final, taking 3 wickets;
was announced as the
‘Player of The Match’ and
‘Player of The Tournament’
z England become
‘Kings’ of white-ball
cricket, hold both ODI,
T20 World Cups simulta-
neously in a first
z England won the ODI
World Cup crown back in
2019 after defeating NZ
z Kohli took to Insta-
gram to congratulate
England for winning 2022
T20 World Cup trophy
z Sachin Tendulkar on
Twitter: Congratulations
to the England team!
z It was a nervy game,
with the England bowlers
restricting Pakistan to
137-8
All eyes on India as Modi heads
for ‘short’ G-20 summit in Bali
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Indonesia visit for 3 days starting today as he will
formally take over India’s G20 Chairmanship for 2023 starting from December 1
First India Bureau
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi will be attend-
ing the 17th G20 summit
in Bali, Indonesia from
November 14-16 as he
will formally take over
India’s G20 Chairman-
ship for 2023 starting
from December 1.
Foreign Secy Vinay
Kwatra said that PM
Modi and other G20
leaders will discuss im-
portant contemporary
topics at the Bali Sum-
mit, including the status
of the world economy,
energy, environment,
agriculture, health, and
digital transformation.
He added, “The Bali
Summit comprises of 3
working sessions at the
leaders’ level.”
JK LG SINHA CALLS ON PM MODI
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha calls on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
England players with the trophy celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup 2022 final
match against Pakistan, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne on Sunday. (Inset)
England captain Jos Buttler kisses the tropy during presentation ceremony after match.
Part of the damaged tracks on Odha bridge near Kewda Ki Naal
after blast on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad railway line on Sunday.
Blast at Udpr-Ahmd rly
bridge inaugurated by
PM, NIA starts probe
Narayan Meghwal
Udaipur: Unidentified
people attempted to
blast a bridge on the
Udaipur-Ahmedabad
railway line, which was
inaugurated 13 days ago
by PM Modi. The inci-
dent happened on Sat-
urday night. The con-
spiracy was to blow up
the bridge and destroy
the railway track, said
source. Explosives were
also found on the spot.
The blast caused cracks
on the tracks. The ATS
of the Rajasthan Police
reached the spot to
probe the terrorist an-
gle in conspiracy
.
CHIEF MINISTER
TELLS TOP COP
TO INVESTIGATE
The incident
of damage to
railway tracks
on Oda railway bridge of
Udaipur-Ahmedabad rail
route is worrying. Senior
police and administration
officials are on the spot.
The DG has directed the
police to go to the bottom
of the incident.
—Ashok Gehlot,
Chief Minister
There has been
a conspiracy
to blow up the
bridge with detonators.
Soon the accused will be
caught. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has also
instructed Director
General of Police Umesh
Mishra for a detailed
investigation.
—Tarachand Meena,
Udaipur Collector
Planes collide at Dallas
air show, 6 feared dead
Texas: Two aircraft -
a Boeing B-17 bomber
and a smaller plane -
collided mid-air at an
air show at Texas’s
Dallas Executive Air-
port on late Saturday,
immediately falling
to the ground and
bursting into flames.
“According to our
Dallas County Medi-
cal Examiner, there
are a total of 6 fatali-
ties in Dallas air show
incident,” said Dallas
County Judge Clay
Jenkins on Sunday
.
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NEHRU HELPED INDIA
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TOWARDS FREEDOM
Indians, especially children, will on Monday celebrate Pandit Nehru’s 133rd birth anniversary. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime
Minister always said that children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of
the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. Nehru was a true statesman whose legacy transcended national boundaries. —Jacket
AMBANI ENTERS RACE
TO BUY LIVERPOOL FC
SAYS RECENT REPORTS
Mumbai: In big development,
Mukesh Ambani has shown
interest in acquiring Premier
League giants Liverpool FC.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG),
the current owners, have put
the club for sale. They had
bought the club in October
2010 and as per the reports.
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UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 18
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
PM MODI: AN INSPIRING,
MAGNETIC PERSONALITY
Meet the man who Brands India,
Educates India, Guides India - PM
minent Gujarati writer, Jay
Vasavada recalls how Modi-
ji’s unique vision and re-
sponses to seemingly obvi-
ous situations made him a
better marketer, educator
and a writer. Modiji’s in-
spiring thoughts, encourageme
nt and
out-of-the-bo
x examples in practical
life remain a guiding light for him.
What are Navratri? It is Modiji who
showed the world the grandeur and splen-
dour of Navratri. In one simple sentence
Modiji explained what Navratri are when
he described them as “the longest
running song and dance festival
of the world.” It is my observa-
tion that Modiji forms an in-
stant bond with people who
harbor love for erudition and
writing. His magnetic perso-
na attracts such people to
him and there is a natural
connect between Modiji
and men of letters.
Modiji initiated the
Vibrant Gujarat cam-
paign when he was
the Chief Minister
and I can recollect
vividly, he intro-
duced the con-
cept of “Five
Shaktis”. He
spoke about
Jan Shakti,
R a k s h a
Shakti and
for the cam-
paign he in-
vited a few se-
lect writers to his
bungalow.
I was
quite taken aback when I
found my name amongst those
who had been chosen by Modiji
for this endeavor. I reached his
residence and met him and Ad-
vaniji, who too was present
there. Much to my surprise,
Modiji knew all about me. I
mean, I would have been sur-
prised if it was someone from
the Information
Department
who was aware of my work
and had recommended
me to
Modiji. But it was Modiji
knew all about me. He re-
ferred to the books I had au-
thored, the last article I had
written, and spoke about
my passion for collecting
books. My library is the
greatest wealth I own
and I was completely
floored when Modiji
mentioned my library
to me. It was indeed a
pleasant feeling to have
my work acknowledged
by someone none other
than the CM.
One sentence spoken
by Modiji made me his
mureed. I was teaching
Marketing
Manage-
ment at that time and
when Modiji brought
up the brilliant idea of
marketing Navratri to
the world as the
“World’s longest run-
ning song and dance
festival”,
I was
stumped. He said that
we can google, at that
time the internet too
was in its nascent
stages, and know all
about the carnivals
in Brazil and Ire-
land but they run on for only two or three
days. But think of the Indian Navratri –
we celebrate this auspicious festival for 9
days and still the world knows very little
about it. Navratri are nothing without
Garba and are a celebration
of life. We
cannot think of Navratri without the raas
and dance. All Gujaratis understand what
Navratri are all about, but how to make
the world aware of this rich and wonder-
ful Indian carnival? It took only one sen-
tence for Modiji to brand Navratri in such
a powerful way that brought the Indian
9-day carnival so much fame!
When Vibrant Gujarat campaign came
to Gujarat, I was invited to speak at the
event at Mahatma Mandir. Modiji deliv-
ered a powerful speech as usual at the
event. In a personal conversation,
Modiji
said “We should let people read whatever
they wish to. It is not important where
people begin reading from. It is not of
consequence
whether people cultivate a
habit of reading by reading Swami Vive-
kanand or our own Manubhai Pancholi,
who goes by the pen name Darshak - no,
that is not the question.” To further elu-
cidate this point, Modiji cited the example
of a heavily loaded truck that is taking a
turn. It must move slowly, steadily and
take a nicely, calculated turn. If the truck
rushes on, it is bound to overturn. Thus
young children should not be forced to
read particular writers or books. They
must be allowed to explore the world of
books and reading and grow at their indi-
vidual pace. Now, this is how a perfect
teacher thinks and Modiji definitely is
one!
Modiji, at one point, showed me how to
think about branding and now he showed
me how to act like a teacher. During the
Vibrant Gujarat Campaign,
we do not
limit ourselves to inviting Indian lumi-
naries; we go ahead and showcase our
culture and heritage to the world by invit-
ing dignitaries from other countries. We
invite nations such as Israel, Korea and
Japan. We do not compete with other In-
dian states. As CM, Modiji would say,
“We’ve got a global campaign!”
So his vi-
sion and appeal at that time too was uni-
versal and all-inclusive.
I vividly recollect the Aug 15 celebra-
tions for which I had been invited. I was
carrying a copy of my latest book Life @
Kite but when I went ahead and presented
it to Modiji, his first question to me was
“Have you presented copy of your book to
the Governor?”
Now, let me tell you,
Modiji was the inspiration
behind the
concept of the book. He had told me that
I must project big and come up with qual-
ity work - be it my books, my words, my
campaign!
So when I went up to present the book
to him, he asked me if I had one more
copy and took the book to the Governor
himself. He said “Meet Jay Vasadeva, the
much loved youth writer from Gujarat
who will be honoured today in the event.
Here’s a copy of his latest book for you!”
Well, my father, out of much happiness
and excitement,
had moved a little to-
wards the front row. The guard stopped
him and my face was turned the other
way where I could not see what was hap-
pening. It was Modiji who noticed my
father and immediately
sent for someone
to escort him to the front row, from where
he could watch the proceedings.
And
then, Modiji did not just present the roll
of honour to me, but honoured my father
at the event as well. Thus, it is my good
fortune that I have known Modiji’s
thoughts, his vision and experienced
his
greatness closely
.
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‘ONE SENTENCE SPOKEN
BY NARENDRA MODI JI
MADE ME HIS FOLLOWER’
O
ne sentence spoken by Modiji
made me his mureed. I was
teaching Marketing Management
at that time and when Modiji brought
up the brilliant idea of marketing
Navratri to the world as the “World’s
longest running song and dance
festival”, I was stumped. He said
that we can google, at that time the
internet too was in its nascent stages,
and know all about the carnivals in
Brazil and Ireland but they run on for
only two or three days. But think of
the Indian Navratri – we celebrate this
auspicious festival for 9 days and still
the world knows very little about it.
Navratri are nothing without Garba and
are a celebration of life. It took only one
sentence for Modiji to brand Navratri
in such a powerful way that brought
Indian 9-day carnival so much fame!
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Tribal Gadchiroli boy overcomes poverty to become US scientist
First India Bureau
Nagpur: From strug-
gling to get one square
meal as a child in a
remote village in Gad-
chiroli, to becoming a
senior scientist in the
United States,
Bhaskar Halami’s life
is an example of what
one can achieve with
sheer hard work and
determination.
The researcher was
recently felicitated by
Additional Commis-
sioner of state Tribal
Development, Ravindra
Thakre, in Gadchiroli.
The department rolled
out its “A Tea with Trib-
al Celebrity” pro-
gramme, with Halami
as its first celebrity
.
Brought up in a tribal
community at Chircha-
di village in Kurkheda
tehsil, Halami works as
a senior scientist in the
research and develop-
ment section of Sir-
naomics Inc, a biophar-
maceutical company in
Maryland, USA.
Halami was the first
science graduate from
Chirchadiandfirstfrom
the village to earn a
Master’s degree and
PhD. The 44-year-old re-
called that in the initial
years of his childhood,
his family survived on
very little. “We had to
strugglesomuchtoeven
get one square meal. My
parents till recently
wondered how the fam-
ily survived that phase
when there was no food
or work,” said the
44-year-old scientist.
“My father under-
stood the value of edu-
cation and ensured
that my siblings and I
completed our stud-
ies,” he said.
After earning a
Bachelor of Science
degree from a college
in Gadchiroli, Halami
got his Masters in
chemistry degree from
the Institute of Sci-
ence in Nagpur.
In 2003, Halami was
appointed as an assis-
tant professor in the
prestigious Laxmi-
narayan Institute of
Technology (LIT) in
Nagpur.
While he cleared the
Maharashtra Public
Service Commission
(MPSC) examination,
Halami’s focus re-
mained on research and
he went on to pursue a
PhD from Michigan
Technological Univer-
sity in the United States
and chose DNA and
RNA for his research,
foreseeing a huge poten-
tial in it.
Halami credits his
success to his parents,
who worked hard and
contributed their mea-
gre earnings towards
his education.
During his trips to In-
dia, Halami visits
schools,ashramschools,
colleges and even meets
students at his house to
counsel them about ca-
reers and ways to
achieve their goals.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
Bhaskar Halami works at a
biopharma company that conducts
research in genetic medicines
Halami being felicitated by Additional Commissioner of State Tribal Development Department
Ravindra Thakre in Nagpur. —PTI PHOTO
TWO STEAL SAREES
WORTH `77 L FROM
PARTNER, ARRESTED
3 ‘PRIESTS’ DUPE
TEEN OF JEWELLERY
WORTH `18 LAKH
Thane: Police have ar-
rested two persons for
allegedly taking away
goods worth Rs77 lakh
from a saree shop which
they ran in partnership
with a businessman in
the Thane district, an
official said on Sunday.
The incident took place
in Bhiwandi in Sep-
tember, senior police
inspector Chetan Kakade
said. Working on various
leads including CCTV
footage and intelligence
inputs, police made the
arrests on November 10.
Mumbai: The Pydhonie
police have booked
three people for steal-
ing diamond jewellery
worth Rs18 lakh from
Krishna Mayti (18) by
duping him posing as
priests. On Thursday
evening, Mayti’s em-
ployee sent him with
jewelery worth Rs18
lakh to get processed.
Mayti was on his way
to process the jewel-
ery when the accused
persons approached
him and coerced him
to part with his parcel
and fled.
OVER 1,200 CASES
SETTLED IN NATIONAL
LATUR LOK ADALAT
ELDERLY BEGGAR
WOMAN BEATEN TO
DEATH IN MUMBAI
Latur: As many as 1,231
cases were settled in the
National Lok Adalat held
in Latur on Saturday,
an official said on
Sunday. Chief District
and Sessions Judge
Surekha Kosamkar led
the session where mat-
ters related to accident
claims, family court,
consumer grievance etc
were settled.
Mumbai: City police on
Sunday arrested a man
for allegedly beating a
65-year-old woman beg-
gar to death in the Dhobi
Ghat area. The police
said that the incident
took place on Saturday
night. “When the de-
ceased woman Sharda
Keshav Waghmare was
sleeping with her bag,
the accused tried to
steal it. After that, the
woman woke up. He
pushed the woman on
the ground and beat
her badly to death,” the
police said.
SHOOTOUT AT AMBERNATH, NO INJURY
Thane: A feud between two groups over a bullock
cart race resulted in a shootout in Thane’s Am-
bernath on Sunday evening, police said. The ini-
tial investigation revealed that the problem arose
over a bullock cart race being held at a village in
Ambernath, where two rival groups clashed, an
official said. Members of the two groups later
opened fire at each other, but no one was injured.
CRUCIAL READ
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut, who
was recently released
from jail in a money-
laundering case, on
Sunday claimed Maha-
rashtra's political at-
mosphere has become
polluted where many
people are out to “de-
stroy each other.
The Rajya Sabha
member was arrested
by the Enforcement Di-
rectorate on August 01
and granted bail by a
Mumbai court on No-
vember 09.
Resuming his weekly
column Rokhthok in
Saamana, the Uddhav
Thackeray-led Sena fac-
tion's mouthpiece of
which he is the execu-
tive editor, “There is a
feeling of hatred and
politicians have now
reached a stage where
they don't want their op-
ponents even to be alive.
Maharashtra's political
atmosphere has become
polluted where people
are out to destroy to
each other,” Raut said..
“When I was asked
about (Maharashtra
Deputy Chief Minister
and BJP leader) Deven-
draFadnavis’scomment
that bitterness in poli-
tics has to end, I replied
that he is speaking the
truth and the media
started saying I have
toned down,” the Sena
leader said.
Today's rulers in Del-
hi want to hear what
they wish. Those who
don't do that are consid-
eredenemies,hefurther
claimed.
“China, Pakistan are
not Delhi's enemies, but
those who speak the
truth and are straight
are treated as enemies
and such political lead-
ers lower the country's
stature,” he added.
Maha political atmosphere has
become polluted: Sanjay Raut
Recently released from jail, the Sena MP
resumed his weekly column Rokhthok in
Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena
faction's mouthpiece, on Sunday
Democracy and freedom do not ex-
ist now, these are merely names
now. Politics has become poison-
ous. It was not so during British rule.
—Sanjay Raut, Executive Editor, Saamana
First India Bureau
Nanded: The Congress
party’s state unit pres-
ident Nana Patole on
Sunday alleged that
the government led by
Chief MinisterEknath
Shinde came into ex-
istence due to corrup-
tion and out of fear. He
also alleged that the
cabinet is not being ex-
panded as the govern-
ment is unstable.
“Why is CM Shinde
not going for cabinet ex-
pansion? It is because
this government can col-
lapse. This regime came
intoexistenceduetocor-
ruption and out of fear.
One cabinet minister is
inchargeof sixdistricts.
What is happening in
Maharashtra?”heasked.
He pointed out that CM
Shinde “keeps blam-
ing” the Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) all the
time, adding “But he
along with many of the
existing ministers were
part of the MVA.”
The Uddhav Thacker-
ay-led MVA govern-
ment collapsed on June
29 following a revolt by
40 Shiv Sena MLAs, led
by Shinde, who took
oath as the chief minis-
ter with Devendra Fad-
navis becoming his
deputy, the next day
.
The first cabinet ex-
pansion took place on
August 09. The state
council of ministers
now has 18 cabinet min-
isters, including Shinde,
against a maximum of
43 members.
Shinde govt exists due to
corruption, fear: Patole
Why is CM
Shinde not go-
ing for cabinet
expansion? It is because
this government can col-
lapse. One cabinet min-
ister is in charge of six
districts. What is hap-
pening in Maharashtra?
—Nana Patole, Maha Cong president
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
leader Sanjay Niru-
pam slammed Shiv
Sena MP Gajanan Kir-
tikar, who recently
joined Eknath Shinde
camp, saying that Kir-
tikar is not fit as a
leader and should re-
sign from his post.
Kirtikar has recently
joined Eknath Shinde
camp. Nirupam stated
that if Kirtikar has left
the party then he should
also leave his MP post of
Mumbai's North con-
stituency
.
The Congress, along
with the Shiv Sena and
NCP
, was part of the tri-
partite Maha Vikas
Aghadi government,
which fell in June.
“We will start a cam-
paign till Gajanan Kirti-
kar resigns from his
Parliamentary post as
he is not fit as a leader.
There is a lot of dissatis-
faction among voters so
we are going to organize
a bike rally on Wednes-
day and as hehas left the
party so he should also
leave his MP post too,”
said Nirupam.
“He is zero on the
ground. Not a single
Shiv Sainik went with
Kirtikar, not even his
son joined Shinde camp.
His son is still with the
Uddhav faction and I
welcome the decision,”
he added.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
on Sunday report-
ed 144 new COV-
ID-19 cases.
This takes the in-
fection count to
81,34,440, while the
death toll rose by one
to touch 1,48,401.
The lone death
took place in Buld-
hana district. Mum-
bai circle led with 55
new cases, followed
by 67 in Pune circle,
six in Akola circle,
five each in Nagpur
and Nashik circle,
three in Kolhapur,
two in Latur, one in
Aurangabad circle.
The recovery
count increased by
199 in the last 24
hours to touch
79,85,028.
Not fit to be a leader:
Cong leader Nirupam
slams Gajanan Kirtikar
Gajanan Kirtikar with CM Shinde. —FILE PHOTO
Hingoli (PTI): The
Bharat Jodo Yatra of
the Congress took a
one-day break in Ma-
harashtra on Sunday
and it will proceed
from Kalamnuri in
Hingoli district to
Washim on Monday
.
Senior Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi ad-
dressed a public gather-
ing in Kalamnuri on
Saturdaynight,thesixth
dayof theyatrainMaha-
rashtra, and said the
message of the foot
march was that India
cannot be divided and
hatred would not be al-
lowed to be spread.
The Congress leader
had also targeted the
state and Central gov-
ernments over the shift-
ing of mega projects like
the Vedanta-Foxconn
and the Tata Airbus
from Maharashtra to
poll-bound Gujarat.
The yatra, which has
covered half of its total
distance of 3,750km, en-
tered Maharashtra from
neighbouringTelangana
on November 07 night
and has covered Nanded
and Hingoli districts in
the western state.
All India Congress
Committee General Sec-
retary(communications
) Jairam Ramesh in a
tweet on Saturday night
said, “66th day of
# B h a r at Jo d o Yat r a
draws to a close in Hin-
goli district. The enthu-
siasmof peoplethrough-
out the day was very
heartwarming. Tragi-
cally
, we lost our col-
league Rajeev Satav who
had represented Hingoli
in LS to COVID-19 last
June (in 2021). He was in
our thoughts. Tomor-
row’s a rest day
.”
Bharat Jodo Yatra to proceed
to Washim today after day off
‘CONG SHOULD ALSO
SPEAK ABOUT OTHER
COMMUNITIES AS INDIA
BELONGS TO THEM TOO’
Aurangabad (PTI): A
delegation of writers includ-
ing Ganesh Devy, Pratibha
Shinde and Lakshmikant
Deshmukh met Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi to
extend support to his ongo-
ing Bharat Jodo Yatra, and
handed over a memorandum.
The group told Gandhi that
“soft Hindutva” adopted by
some political parties as
an answer to the Bharatiya
Janata Party's Hindutva was
not acceptable, Marathi writer
Laxmikant Deshmukh said,
adding, “Congress should
also speak about other
communities as this country
belongs to them too.” He
said, “Nearly 250 writers and
artists support our memoran-
dum.” Other points discussed
during the meeting and
covered in the memorandum
include education, the farm-
ers’ plight and anti-farmer
policies, and labour laws, and
freedom for writers.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi signs an autograph on a banner
with ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ written on it, in Hingoli. —PHOTO BY ANI
Mumbai North MP
switched from Uddhav-
led Sena faction to
Shinde’s group on Friday
Maha sees 144 nCoV cases,
one death; active tally 1,011
First India Bureau
Thane: Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde on Sun-
day said his govern-
ment was committed to
resolving the traffic
problems in Thane city
.
Shinde, who repre-
sents Kopri-Pachpakha-
di Assembly constitu-
ency—his home turf—
was speaking while
dedicating to people the
third bridge on the
Kalwa creek.
Thane Municipal
Commissioner Abhijit
Bangar also talked of
the ongoing projects in
the city
.
Govt committed to ending
traffic woes in Thane: CM
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

First India Bureau
Thane: Police suc-
cessfully rescued
the 12-year-old son
of an industrialist
in Maharashtra who
was kidnapped for a
ransom of Rs2 crore
from neighbouring
Gujarat and reunit-
ed him with his par-
ents, police said on
Sunday.
Five persons have
been apprehended, in-
cluding three women,
in connection with the
abduction that took
place on November 09
in Dombivili town of
Thane district, said an
official.
On the morning of
November 09, the ac-
cused kidnapped the
boy who was on his
way to tuition classes.
The boy’s father later
received a call on his
mobile phone and was
informed that he would
have to pay a ransom of
Rs1 crore for his son’s
safe return, said Addi-
tional Commissioner
of Police Dattatreya
Shinde.
While the police
were subsequently in-
formed, the family re-
ceived another phone
call and the caller de-
manded Rs2 crore with-
in three hours, he said.
More than 300 police-
men were enlisted to
look for the child. The
police teams worked on
various inputs, he said.
Teams were dis-
patched to Jawhar, Na-
shik, Palghar, among
other places to look for
theboyandtheaccused.
At one time, when
the police came to
know that the accused
were present in a jun-
gle, they offered
Rs50,000 to villagers
for tracing the ac-
cused, said the official.
The police received a
tip-off that one of the
accused, who was a
resident of Palghar,
had shifted to Surat in
neighbouring Gujarat
and moved his belong-
ings in a tempo.
They traced the
tempo driver who had
transported the goods
and finally tracked
down the accused and
the child on November
11. The boy was res-
cued safely and hand-
ed over to his parents,
said the official.
MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Indian
Navy has ordered an
inquiry into the death
of a 25-year-old sailor,
who allegedly com-
mitted suicide by
shooting himself with
his service pistol on a
ship in the Mumbai
harbour, a police offi-
cial said on Sunday
.
On Saturday after-
noon,thesailor,whowas
stationed on the Naval
warship INS Chennai, a
Kolkata-class stealth
guidedmissiledestroyer,
went to an isolated com-
partment on the ship
and allegedly shot him-
self in the chest with his
9mm service pistol. He
died on the spot, the of-
ficial said.
While the exact rea-
son for the alleged sui-
cide is yet to be ascer-
tained, police suspect
the sailor might have
taken the extreme step
due to some domestic
issues.
The Colaba police re-
covered the pistol used
by the sailor and a hol-
ster from the spot. They
have registered a case
of accidental death.
A Navy spokesperson
confirmed that an in-
quiry has been ordered
into the incident.
PEDALLING TO GLORY!
Cyclists participate in the Jio Mumbai Cyclothon at BKC Bandra in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New look for Bibi Ka
Maqbara by year end
Aditya Waghmare
Aurangabad: The Ar-
chaeological Survey
of India will complete
the work of illuminat-
ing Bibi Ka Maqbara,
a 17th century monu-
ment in Aurangabad
city
, by the end of this
year, an ASI official
said on Sunday
.
One of the popular
monuments in Aurang-
abad, the tomb receives
heavy tourist footfall.
The monument,
which resembles Agra’s
Taj Mahal, was built for
Dilras Banu Begum, the
first wife of Emperor
Aurangzeb, near the
Kham river.
She was given the ti-
tle of “Rabia-ud-Durra-
ni” posthumously
.
“The key mausoleum
of Rabia-ud-Durrani,
which is also known as
the Taj of the Deccan,
will sport a new look in
the new year,” a senior
ASI official said.
Bibi Ka Maqbara is
one of the few monu-
ments that remains
open till 10 pm every
day. Hence, ASI has de-
cided to illuminate the
structure to make it
look resplendent at
night, he said.
“We have already fin-
ished the primary test-
ing of the lights, but
they will be secured
with stainless steel nets
so that they remain
safe,” the official said.
The ASI also plans to
revampthelandscapeby
changing the trees and
making fountains in the
water tank functional.
“The plastering of
the inner and outer
boundaries of the tomb
is already underway.
This will also be com-
pleted by the end of this
year,” he said. —PTI
Preliminary testing of the lights at monument, which resembles
Agra’s Taj Mahal, is already finished. —FILE PHOTO
ASI to light up the
monument; it is one
of the few that remain
open till 10 pm daily
Navy sailor shoots himself
dead on ship; probe ordered
Cops yet to ascertain
reason for alleged
suicide; suspect
domestic trouble
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In an island
city with heavy traf-
fic like Mumbai water
taxi is a welcome op-
tion to travel. How-
ever, daily commuters
are finding it to be an
expensive mode of
transportation.
A water taxi service
started this year on Feb-
ruary 17 covering three
routes, all starting at
Belapur. The one-way
fare to the Mumbai Do-
mestic Cruise Terminal
(DCT) is Rs200, while
the round-trip fare to
Elephanta Caves is
Rs750. The third route
to Jawaharlal Nehru
Port Transport (JNPT)
in Navi Mumbai costs
Rs800 for a round trip.
Most of the residents
of Navi Mumbai say
that they will not be us-
ing the service often
since travelling in a wa-
ter taxi is not a pocket-
friendly option.
According to them,
although it’s a stress-
free experience when
compared to local
trains, one has to hire
cab/rickshaw for last
mile connectivity,
which ends up taking
the same time. So it
does not check both the
boxes of affordability
and saving time.
Another drawback of
the water taxis is their
fixed timings and
doesn’t suit those who
require flexible timings.
Thewatertaxiservice
fromDCTtoMandwa,in
Raigad district, was
started from November
01 and was operating
during morning, after-
noon and in the evening.
Due to less footfall, how-
ever, only two round
trips have been running
since November 10.
According to some
daily commuters, al-
though the water taxi
is built at par with in-
ternational standards
and promises safety
along with comfort,
there is already a jetty
connecting Gateway to
Mandwa, which is a
more affordable option
and takes almost the
same time.
High ticket rates force commuters to give up Mumbai water taxis
COSTLY RIDE
Residents of Navi Mumbai say they
will not be using the service often
since travelling in a water taxi is not
a pocket-friendly option for them
TOP DRAWBACK
Brakes on seatbelt action till Nov 15
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After facing
criticism for enforc-
ing penalties on mo-
torists, the Mumbai
traffic police has tem-
porarily discontinued
the “seatbelt” action.
On October 14, the
department announced
that they will begin pe-
nalizing motorists and
co-passengers who did
not wear seatbelts
when travelling within
city limits.
The order was to be
implemented from No-
vember 01 onwards.
However, according to
the sources the joint
commissioner of traffic
police, has told the staff
to go easy on motorists
and fine only those who
aren’t wearing seatbelts
despite having them in
their cars. Cab drivers
have also been given till
November-end to install
seat belts.
However, the taxi un-
ion has requested three
months to comply with
the orders.
Joint Commissioner
of Police (Traffic),
Mumbai, Rajvardhan
Sinha, on Saturday, is-
sued orders to discon-
tinue the action till
next week.
“During the first 10
days, we have made citi-
zens aware about the
seat belts. Now, the ac-
tion on passengers not
wearing it will start
from Tuesday, Novem-
ber 15,” said a senior
traffic official.
Meanwhile, police
departments of vari-
ous states said that
they would start issu-
ing challans against
the offenders who are
found poking their
head out of sunroofs in
moving cars violating
safety rules.
Mumbai cops to only
fine people who don’t
wear seatbelts despite
having them
Boykidnappedfor `2crore
ransomrescued;fiveheld
Police teams traced bizman’s son to Guj after tip-off on one of the accused
The main accused has cases of double murder, house break-ins and prohibition offences to his
name, say police officials. —FILE PHOTO
Nagpur (PTI): A five-year-old boy was killed
after the iron gate at the entrance of his house
collapsed on him while he was playing in Nag-
pur district, police said on Sunday. The inci-
dent occurred in Kalamna area on Saturday
afternoon. He sustained grievous injuries to
his head and succumbed to them at a hospital,
police said.
5-yr-old killed as iron gate
falls on him while playing
Toddler crushed to death
by tempo; driver arrested
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A two-
year-old girl was
crushed to death by
a tempo while she
was playing on a
road in a locality in
Mumbai, said police
on Sunday.
The incident, which
took place on Satur-
day afternoon in
Cheeta Camp locality
of Trombay area, was
recorded in a CCTV
installed near the spot
which showed the
tempo driver did not
notice the girl and the
vehicle crushed her.
The girl was sitting
on a road in the local-
ity along with her two
brothers when the in-
cident took place, said
an official from Trom-
bay police station.
After the incident,
the girl’s brothers
raised an alarm and
alerted their parents,
who took the child to a
nearby hospital where
she was declared dead
before admission.
Following a com-
plaint by the girl’s
mother, the tempo
driver was arrested
and booked under rel-
evant Indian Penal
Code (IPC) sections.
CCTV footage
showed man did not
see the girl sitting
on the road

PERSPECTIVE
04
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 18
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
PM MODI: AN INSPIRING,
MAGNETIC PERSONALITY
Meet the man who Brands India,
Educates India, Guides India - PM
minent Gujarati writer, Jay
Vasavada recalls how Modi-
ji’s unique vision and re-
sponses to seemingly obvi-
ous situations made him a
better marketer, educator
and a writer. Modiji’s in-
spiring thoughts, encouragement and
out-of-the-box examples in practical
life remain a guiding light for him.
What are Navratri? It is Modiji who
showed the world the grandeur and splen-
dour of Navratri. In one simple sentence
Modiji explained what Navratri are when
he described them as “the longest
running song and dance festival
of the world.” It is my observa-
tion that Modiji forms an in-
stant bond with people who
harbor love for erudition and
writing. His magnetic perso-
na attracts such people to
him and there is a natural
connect between Modiji
and men of letters.
Modiji initiated the
Vibrant Gujarat cam-
paign when he was
the Chief Minister
and I can recollect
vividly, he intro-
duced the con-
cept of “Five
Shaktis”. He
spoke about
Jan Shakti,
R a k s h a
Shakti and
for the cam-
paign he in-
vited a few se-
lect writers to his
bungalow. I was
quite taken aback when I
found my name amongst those
who had been chosen by Modiji
for this endeavor. I reached his
residence and met him and Ad-
vaniji, who too was present
there. Much to my surprise,
Modiji knew all about me. I
mean, I would have been sur-
prised if it was someone from
the Information Department
who was aware of my work
and had recommended me to
Modiji. But it was Modiji
knew all about me. He re-
ferred to the books I had au-
thored, the last article I had
written, and spoke about
my passion for collecting
books. My library is the
greatest wealth I own
and I was completely
floored when Modiji
mentioned my library
to me. It was indeed a
pleasant feeling to have
my work acknowledged
by someone none other
than the CM.
One sentence spoken
by Modiji made me his
mureed. I was teaching
Marketing Manage-
ment at that time and
when Modiji brought
up the brilliant idea of
marketing Navratri to
the world as the
“World’s longest run-
ning song and dance
festival”, I was
stumped. He said that
we can google, at that
time the internet too
was in its nascent
stages, and know all
about the carnivals
in Brazil and Ire-
land but they run on for only two or three
days. But think of the Indian Navratri –
we celebrate this auspicious festival for 9
days and still the world knows very little
about it. Navratri are nothing without
Garba and are a celebration of life. We
cannot think of Navratri without the raas
and dance. All Gujaratis understand what
Navratri are all about, but how to make
the world aware of this rich and wonder-
ful Indian carnival? It took only one sen-
tence for Modiji to brand Navratri in such
a powerful way that brought the Indian
9-day carnival so much fame!
When Vibrant Gujarat campaign came
to Gujarat, I was invited to speak at the
event at Mahatma Mandir. Modiji deliv-
ered a powerful speech as usual at the
event. In a personal conversation, Modiji
said “We should let people read whatever
they wish to. It is not important where
people begin reading from. It is not of
consequence whether people cultivate a
habit of reading by reading Swami Vive-
kanand or our own Manubhai Pancholi,
who goes by the pen name Darshak - no,
that is not the question.” To further elu-
cidate this point, Modiji cited the example
of a heavily loaded truck that is taking a
turn. It must move slowly, steadily and
take a nicely, calculated turn. If the truck
rushes on, it is bound to overturn. Thus
young children should not be forced to
read particular writers or books. They
must be allowed to explore the world of
books and reading and grow at their indi-
vidual pace. Now, this is how a perfect
teacher thinks and Modiji definitely is
one!
Modiji, at one point, showed me how to
think about branding and now he showed
me how to act like a teacher. During the
Vibrant Gujarat Campaign, we do not
limit ourselves to inviting Indian lumi-
naries; we go ahead and showcase our
culture and heritage to the world by invit-
ing dignitaries from other countries. We
invite nations such as Israel, Korea and
Japan. We do not compete with other In-
dian states. As CM, Modiji would say,
“We’ve got a global campaign!” So his vi-
sion and appeal at that time too was uni-
versal and all-inclusive.
I vividly recollect the Aug 15 celebra-
tions for which I had been invited. I was
carrying a copy of my latest book Life @
Kite but when I went ahead and presented
it to Modiji, his first question to me was
“Have you presented copy of your book to
the Governor?” Now, let me tell you,
Modiji was the inspiration behind the
concept of the book. He had told me that
I must project big and come up with qual-
ity work - be it my books, my words, my
campaign!
So when I went up to present the book
to him, he asked me if I had one more
copy and took the book to the Governor
himself. He said “Meet Jay Vasadeva, the
much loved youth writer from Gujarat
who will be honoured today in the event.
Here’s a copy of his latest book for you!”
Well, my father, out of much happiness
and excitement, had moved a little to-
wards the front row. The guard stopped
him and my face was turned the other
way where I could not see what was hap-
pening. It was Modiji who noticed my
father and immediately sent for someone
to escort him to the front row, from where
he could watch the proceedings. And
then, Modiji did not just present the roll
of honour to me, but honoured my father
at the event as well. Thus, it is my good
fortune that I have known Modiji’s
thoughts, his vision and experienced his
greatness closely
.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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YOU READ PART-17 ON AUGUST 25, 2022
‘ONE SENTENCE SPOKEN
BY NARENDRA MODI JI
MADE ME HIS FOLLOWER’
O
ne sentence spoken by Modiji
made me his mureed. I was
teaching Marketing Management
at that time and when Modiji brought
up the brilliant idea of marketing
Navratri to the world as the “World’s
longest running song and dance
festival”, I was stumped. He said
that we can google, at that time the
internet too was in its nascent stages,
and know all about the carnivals in
Brazil and Ireland but they run on for
only two or three days. But think of
the Indian Navratri – we celebrate this
auspicious festival for 9 days and still
the world knows very little about it.
Navratri are nothing without Garba and
are a celebration of life. It took only one
sentence for Modiji to brand Navratri
in such a powerful way that brought
Indian 9-day carnival so much fame!

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05
INDIA
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar has got his first
ally outside Bihar.
Ever since he broke
ties with the BJP and
formed an alliance
with the Rashtriya Ja-
nata Dal and formed a
new government
in Bihar, he has
been trying to
forge a role in
national poli-
tics. For this,
he visited
Delhi twice
in the past
and met
o p p o s i -
t i o n
leaders. He is also in
touch with socialist
leaders from across the
country, with whom he
did politics in the
eighties and nineties.
Despite this, he has not
yet received open sup-
port from any Sama-
jwadi Party.
Meanwhile, Badrud-
din Ajmal, leader and
MP of Assam’s All In-
dia United Democratic
Front (AIUDF) has an-
nounced to accept Nit-
ish as a leader. Ajmal
has said that if Nitish
Kumar leads the oppo-
sition alliance, he (Aj-
mal) would be ready to
join it. Keep in mind
that Ajmal’s party has
been in coalition with
the Congress in Assam.
But right now both the
parties are doing differ-
ent politics. With Ajmal
siding with Nitish, the
Janata Dal-U can get
some advantage in the
politics of the North-
east. The JDU has been
influential in the north-
eastern states of Ma-
nipur, Nagaland,
Meghalaya and
Arunachal Pradesh.
There are elections in
two of these states next
year. If Nitish’s party
repeats the previous
performance, then JDU
will come closer to be-
coming a national par-
ty
. However, it is not yet
clear whether Nitish
will benefit from Aj-
mal’s support in the
rest of the country or
some parties will dis-
tance himself from him
due to the compulsion
of Hindutva politics.
Will all parties accept Nitish as nat’l leader?
MISSION 2024
Chandigarh (PTI): De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Sunday as-
serted that safeguard-
ing national interests is
the main focus of the
BJP-led government
and anyone casting an
evil eye on India is now
given a befitting reply
.
“India is no longer
weak. We believe in
peace,” Singh said, add-
ing that a befitting re-
ply is now given if any-
one tries to harm us.
Our soldiers have
proved this time and
again, Singh said refer-
ring to the 2016 surgical
strikes and 2019 Balakot
airstrikes. He also men-
tioned about the brav-
ery shown by soldiers
during the Galwan Val-
ley standoff in Ladakh.
Singh was address-
ing a gathering after
unveiling the statue of
legendary warrior
Prithviraj Chauhan in
Haryana’s Jhajjar.
He also said to get rid
of the colonial mindset,
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment has taken a
number of initiatives,
including a new Indian
Navy ensign inspired
from Maratha warrior
Chhatrapati Shivaji,
abolition of around
1,500 obsolete British-
era laws, renaming of
Rajpath as Kartavya
Path and installation of
a grand statue of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose
at India Gate.
Over 1,500 archaic
laws dating back to
British era, whose rele-
vance was over, have
been abolished. There
are many such laws for
which we are preparing
a scheme, he said.
AnyonecastingevileyeonIndia
isgivenbefittingreply:Rajnath
Says air strikes and surgical strikes post Uri Pulwama terror attacks are testimony
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the unveiling ceremony
of the statue of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, in Jhajjar on Sunday.
Haryana CM ML Khattar and others also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
JK L-G MANOJ SINHA CALLS
ON DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kash-
mir Manoj Sinha on Sunday met Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Taking to a
micro blogging site Twitter, Defence Ministry of In-
dia wrote, “The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and
Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha called on Raksha Mantri
Shri @rajnathsingh in New Delhi today.”
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress leader Kanhaiya
Kumar on Sunday said
that the party has com-
pleted the first leg of its
Bharat Jodo Yatra and
the yatra has revealed
the real identity of Ra-
hul Gandhi.
“When yatra started,
there were many ques-
tions in our minds, but it
has succeeded beyond
ourexpectations.During
the Bharat Jodo Yatra,
many people joined the
party and mostly the
common people of the
country
.Farmers,youth,
and working people are
joining the yatra,” Ku-
mar said.
“Women are also
meeting Rahul Gandhi
comfortably
. It has re-
vealed the real identity
of Rahul Gandhi. The
first leg of Yatra has
been completed and the
second stage of the
journey will be
based on the unful-
filled promises of
the BJP govt,”
he added.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Yatrahasrevealed
RaGa’srealidentity:
KanhaiyaKumar
“WILL NAIL GOVT”
New Delhi (ANI): The
BJP on Sunday held a
meeting under its Gen-
eral Secretary BL San-
tosh at the party’s head-
quarters in Delhi to pre-
pare for the upcoming
2024 Lok Sabha polls.
According to sources,
during the meeting, the
party reviewed the pro-
gress of all the ongoing
programmes as well as
the progress of the cen-
tral government-run
schemes across the na-
tion. The sources fur-
ther said that the party
also reviewed various
initiativesthatneededto
be taken up ahead of the
next general elections.
BJP is looking to put
all its efforts into the up-
coming Gujarat polls.
Apart from this, the
year 2023 is also an elec-
tion-filled year with As-
sembly polls likely in 9
states including Tripu-
ra, Meghalaya, Karna-
taka, Rajasthan, Mad-
hya Pradesh and Chhat-
tisgarh amongst others.
BJP-led NDA govt
has been in power in the
centre since 2014 and is
serving its second term
under PM Narendra
Modi. BJP had a full
majority in 2019 too
with the party winning
over 300 seats in the
2019 polls. The party is
confident that under
the leadership of Modi,
they can emerge victo-
rious in 2024 elections.
A scattered opposi-
tion is still searching for
a leader who can bind
all of them together.
Earlier, leaders like
Sharad Pawar, Mamata
Banerjee and K Chan-
drashekhar Rao have
attempted opposition
unity but got no results.
BJP meet for 2024 Lok Sabha polls;party
reviews Central government-run schemes
SUPREME COURT ADVOCATE
VIKAS BANSODE JOINS BJP
New Delhi (PTI): A Supreme Court lawyer who worked
as legal advisor to governors of several states joined the
BJP on Sunday.
Vikas Bansode
joined the party at
its headquarters
in the presence of
its national general
secretary CT Ravi.
Ravi told media
that Bansode had
worked as a legal
advisor to former governors, including late Congress
leader Hansraj Bhardwaj, of states of Karnataka, Kerala,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He knows many opposi-
tion leaders inside out and that is why some of them are
losing sleep at his decision to join the BJP, Ravi said.
Lucknow (PTI): UP
Minister Jaiveer Singh
has said the political
stature of Mulayam
Singh Yadav and Dim-
ple Yadav is as different
as the earth and sky and
claimed the BJP will
win the Samajwadi Par-
ty’s bastion of Mainpu-
ri in the December 5
Lok Sabha bypoll.
The SP has fielded
party chief Akhilesh
Yadav’s wife Dimple Ya-
dav as its candidate
from the Mainpuri Lok
Sabha seat, which fell
vacant after the death
of party patriarch Mu-
layam Singh Yadav.
The seat had been
represented by Mulay-
am for five times since
1996 while other SP
nominees have won it a
number of times.
Singh said Samajwa-
di Party under Mulay-
am was seen on the
ground whereas under
Akhilesh, it is being op-
erated from air-condi-
tioned rooms and visi-
ble only on Twitter.
Dimple no match to MSY,BJP will win Mainpuri: UP Minister
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
MP Locket Chatterjee
on Sunday filed a police
complaint at North Av-
enue police station
against TMC leader
Akhil Giri who passed
derogatory remarks on
President Droupadi
Murmu recently
.
Chatterjee has re-
quested immediate ac-
tion against Giri under
sections of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC) and
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (SC/
ST) Act. According to
her, Mamata Banerjee
should fire Giri and
apologize to President
Murmu about the inci-
dent herself.
Speaking to media af-
terfilingFIR,Chatterjee
said, “Mamata Banerjee
should give a statement.
Akhil Giri is a minister
in her government, she
should sack him imme-
diately
. She should come
to Delhi and apologize.
Theymaysayalotabout
theSC-STcommunityin
public but this is the ac-
tual sentiment of their
ministers.”
Mumbai (PTI): Senior
BJP leader Anurag
Thakur on Sunday took
a dig at former Con-
gress chief Rahul Gan-
dhi,wonderingwhether
the party had kept him
away from campaign-
ing in the Himachal
Pradesh elections as
part of a strategy
.
The state voted on
Saturday where the
Congress is keen to de-
feat the BJP govern-
ment led by Jai Ram
Thakur.
“We have to under-
stand whether it was
part of a strategy that
Rahul Gandhi was kept
away from elections on
thepretextof theBharat
Jodo Yatra or whether it
was a political move,”
the information and
broadcasting minister
told reporters here.
Only the Congress
can shed light on why a
prominent leader of the
party had not cam-
paigned in the elec-
tions, which form an
important aspect of de-
mocracy, he said.
Remarks on Murmu:
BJP MP lodges FIR
against TMC leader
Did Cong keep
away Rahul
from Himachal
polls?:Thakur
UP POCSO COURT
GIVES LIFE TERM
TO RAPE ACCUSED
HC: SENSITISE
OFFICIALS TO
THEIR POWERS
Shamli: A man accused of
raping a minor has been
awarded a life sentence
by the POCSO court in
Shamli. Additional district
sessions judge (POCSO),
Mumtaz Ali, also imposed
a fine of Rs 30,000 on the
man. In April this year,
the accused, identified
as Mohd Usman, 32,
who worked as a mason,
kidnapped the 16-year-old
girl from her village when
her parents were away and
raped her for three days.
Chennai: The Madras
High Court has directed
the Adi Dravidar and Tribal
Welfare Department to
sensitise its officials to
their powers and respon-
sibilities in verification of
community certificates.
“We hope the needful will
be done at the level of
the secretary,” a Division
Bench of Justice R Sub-
ramanian and Justice K
Kumaresh Babu said while
allowing a writ petition
from a woman recently.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said augmentation of
medical infrastructure was crucial to meet the rising need of
qualified doctors and deserving colleges
must not be denied the opportunity to en-
hance the strength of medical profession-
als as it allowed a Tamil Nadu college to
increase intake of students for NEET-UG
2022. The observation came dealing with
a petition by Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan
Medical College Hospital in Tamil for raising the issue of
denial of request for increased intake of students to 250.
New Delhi: Per capita income of population in India has in-
creased in real terms by 33.4 per cent since the enactment
of National Food Security Act (NFSA)
in 2013, Centre has told the Supreme
Court. In an affidavit, the Union govt said
this rise in per capita income of people
has taken a large number of households
to higher income class. “During last eight
years, since the enactment of NFSA, per
capita income of the population in India has increased in
real terms by 33.4 per cent,” the Centre said.
DELHI HC ALLOWS TN MEDICAL COLLEGE
TO INCREASE INTAKE OF STUDENTS
PER CAPITA INCOME ROSE IN REAL TERMS
BY 33.4% SINCE NFSA: CENTRE TELLS SC
IN THE COURTYARD
BJP RAISING ISSUES LIKE UCC AHEAD OF 2024 LS POLLS: BARQ
Nitish Kumar
Dimple Yadav
Locket Chatterjee
Kanhaiya Kumar
Jashpur (PTI): Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) chief Mo-
han Bhagwat arrived in
Chhattisgarh on Sun-
day evening for a four-
day visit during which
he will unveil the statue
of former BJP MP and
Union minister late
Dilip Singh Judev in the
tribal-dominated Jash-
pur district. Bhagwat
reached Jashpur in the
evening where he will
unveil the statue on
Monday and address a
public meeting to mark
the Janjatiya Gaurav
Diwas, said Kaniram,
the prant prachar pra-
mukh of the Sangh’s
Chhattisgarh unit.
RSS chief Bhagwat arrives in
Chhattisgarh for 4-day visit
Mohan Bhagwat at Ranchi
airport. —PHOTO BY PTI
RSS LEADER: 99%
MUSLIMS IN INDIA
ARE HINDUSTANI
Thane (PTI): RSS leader In-
dresh Kumar on Sunday said
99 per cent Muslims in India
are “Hindustani” by their
ancestry, culture, traditions
and motherland. He also sup-
ported the view expressed by
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
in the past that Indians had
common ancestors, hence
their DNA is common.Kumar
was addressing concluding
ceremony of two-day state-
level workshop of activists of
the Muslim Rashtriya Manch,
Muslim wing of the RSS, at
Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini
at Uttan in Thane district.

06
INDIA
First India Bureau
Sharm el-Sheikh: Sec-
retary Ministry of Envi-
ronment Forest and Cli-
mate Change, Leena
Nandan delivered her
special remarks at a ses-
sion on ‘Long Term
Strategy on Adaptation
and Adaptation Readi-
ness in India’, organised
by The Energy and Re-
sources Institute (TERI)
at the India Pavilion at
COP27 on Sunday
.
Underscoring the im-
perative need for fi-
nance for adaptation,
Leena Nandan, Secre-
tary, pointed out that
developing a global
baseline to enhance
transparency and inves-
tor confidence is a cru-
cial measure in enhanc-
ing adaptation readi-
ness. Noting that adap-
tation must be at the
forefront of develop-
ment interventions,
Nandan said, “The insti-
tutional arrangement,
the action plan and re-
source mobilization, all
have to walk hand-in-
hand and see the macro
picture through the
same lens.”
She strongly empha-
sised on the need for in-
formation dissemina-
tion to strengthen com-
munities for adaptation.
Secretary MoEFCC participates in COP27
LONG TERM STRATEGY ON ADAPTATION
lll
MoEFCC said,
“Developing a
global baseline
to enhance
transparency
investor
confidence is
crucial in
enhancing
adaptation”
No relief: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Chennai waterlogged
Tamil Nadu (ANI): In-
dia Meteorological De-
partment predicted
rainfall accompanied by
thunderstorms in Chen-
nai on Sunday
.
The Met Department
issued a red alert for Ta-
mil Nadu.
Several parts of
Chennai have been wa-
terlogged due to the
heavy rainfall since Fri-
day, adding to the woes
of the common people.
The IMD had earlier
stated the depression
that formed in the Bay
of Bengal is likely to
move towards the Tamil
Nadu and Puducherry
coast as an intense de-
pression by Saturday,
due to which coastal re-
gions of Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry are
likely to experience
heavy rains from for the
next three days.
“Puducherry and sur-
rounding areas have
been receiving wide-
spread heavy rains
since last night due to
the low-pressure area,”
the Meteorological De-
partment said adding
that the incessant rains
in areas like Bussi Road,
Laspettai East Coast
Road, Karuvadikuppam
are flooded compelling
the motorists to suffer.
Notably, the low-lying
areas including Rain-
bow Nagar and Krishna
Nagar are also sur-
rounded by rainwater.
The Puducherry gov-
ernment ordered two
days of holiday for
schools and colleges in
Puducherry and Karai-
kal for Friday and Sat-
urday (i.e., November 11
to November 12) due to
heavy rain. Similarly in
Tamil Nadu, schools
and colleges remain
closed in several dis-
tricts in view of inces-
sant rainfall.
TNFRS personnel evacuate people from a waterlogged residential
area following heavy rains, in Chennai, Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rains to recede, Stalin to inspect delta
Chennai (PTI): Ta-
mil Nadu Chief Min-
ister M K Stalin on
Sunday said he would
soon be inspecting
rain-affected areas in
the Cauvery delta re-
gion.
After inspecting ar-
eas in north Chennai,
Stalin said he would
be visiting Sirkazhi in
Mayilduthurai dis-
trict on November 14.
“People said there is
no rain water stagna-
tion in most (North
Chennai) areas,” the
Chief Minister said
on his visit to city ar-
eas. From Monday
, the
India Meteorological
Department has fore-
cast a significant de-
crease in rainfall ac-
tivity in Tamil Nadu
and nearby Puduch-
erry
.
Electricity distribu-
tion infrastructure
was hit. Sirkazhi saw
a record 44 CM, all-
time high for this spe-
cific region and high-
est in Tamil Nadu dur-
ing the 24-hour
period that
e n d e d
on the
mor n-
ing of
Novem-
ber 12.
Weareinourextended
family:VicePrezDhankhar
Siem Reap (PTI): Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Sunday
said he felt like home in
Cambodia, which is
part of India’s “extend-
ed family”, as he inau-
gurated the completed
conservation work of
‘Haal of Dancers’ in Ta
Prohm Temple here.
Dhankhar, accompa-
nied by his wife Sudesh
Dhankhar and External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar, visited the Ta
Prohm Temple and of-
fered prayers.
“We are not in the
country of our extend-
ed neighbourhood, we
are in our extended
family,” Dhankhar said
while inaugurating the
restored Hall of Danc-
ers at Ta Prohm Temple
in the Angkor archaeo-
logical complex.
‘The Hall of Dancers’
at Ta Prohm temple is
part of a USD 4 million
worth collaboration
project between India
and Cambodia on pres-
ervation and restora-
tion of cultural herit-
age in Cambodia.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar also visits Angkor Wat Temple
Jagdeep Dhankhar at nauguration of restored Hall of Dancers at
the Ta Prohm temple, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sunday.
VP highlights
concerns on
food energy
security
Phnom Penh : Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar high-
lighted the global
concerns on food
and energy securi-
ty, and emphasised
the role of the East
Asia Summit (EAS)
mechanism in pro-
moting free, open
and inclusive Indo-
Pacific with free-
dom of navigation
and overflight.
He emphasised
the role of the EAS
mechanism in pro-
moting free, open
and inclusive Indo-
Pacific with free-
dom of navigation
and overflight.
VICE PRESIDENT DHANKHAR ADDRESSES
EAST ASIA SUMMIT IN CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
addressed the East Asia Summit here on the last
day of his visit to Cambodia. An official in the MEA
said that the vice president’s address was a closed
session. Dhankhar is in Cambodia for his three-
day visit. This year marks the 30th anniversary of
ASEAN-India relations and is being celebrated as
the ASEAN-India Friendship Year.
Phnom Penh (PTI):
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar met US
Secretary of State An-
tony Blinken on Sunday
and discussed the
Ukraine conflict, the
strategic Indo-Pacific
region and bilateral re-
lations on the sidelines
of the ASEAN-India
summit here in the
Cambodian capital.
Jaishankar is accom-
panying Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar, who
is leading the Indian del-
egation to the ASEAN-
India Commemorative
Summit and the 17th
East Asia Summit here.
“A good meeting with
US Secretary of State @
SecBlinken. Discussed
Ukraine, Indo-Pacific,
energy
, G20 and bilateral
relations,” Jaishankar
said in a tweet.
He also met UN chief
Antonio Guterres at the
end of the ASEAN gala
dinner on Saturday
.
“Always nice to catch
up with DPM FM Don
Pramudwinai of Thai-
land. Discussed our
shared regional con-
cerns and the strength-
ening partnership with
ASEAN,” he said.
US President Joe
Biden also attended the
East Asia Summit. He
shook hands with Vice
President Dhankhar
during the summit. S
Jaishankar on Saturday
discussed a range of is-
sues with his counter-
parts from Canada, In-
donesia and Singapore.
New Delhi (PTI):
ArmyChief GenManoj
Pande on Sunday left
for France on a four-day
visit with an aim to fur-
ther strengthen the
“bonds of trust” be-
tween the Indian and
French armies amid the
fast-evolving security
matrix and the geopo-
litical situation.
Gen Manoj Pande
will hold extensive
talks with the top mili-
tary brass of France.
“The Chief of the
Army Staff has pro-
ceeded on a visit to
France from November
14 to 17.
“During the four-day
visit, he will be meeting
his counterparts and
senior military leader-
ship of France with an
aim to enhance defence
cooperation between
both the nations,” the
Army said in a state-
ment issued on Sunday
.
Jammu (PTI): The
JK Police is all set to
procure seven mine-pro-
tected vehicles (MPVs),
five remotely operated
vehicles (RoVs), and 18
under-vehicle surveil-
lance systems (UVSS),
officials said on Sunday
.
The special vehicles
and equipment will
boost the security and
surveillance abilities of
the Jammu and Kash-
mir Police engaged in
counter-terrorism oper-
ations, they said.
Police headquarters
recently floated bids on
the Government e-Mar-
ketplace (GeM) portal
for purchasing the secu-
rity equipment and ve-
hicles. According to of-
ficials, the vehicles
should protect police
personnel against IED
and mine attacks.
Besides, police are
also procuring two
bomb baskets — de-
signed to withstand
blasts — and 260 bullet-
resistant shields, for
which bids have been
floated, they said.
Gujarat Assembly elections: Congress
announces its fifth list of 6 candidates
First India Bureau
New Delhi (PTI): t The
Congress on Sunday re-
leased its fifth list of six
candidates for the Guja-
rat Assembly elections
scheduled to be held in
Decemberintwophases.
The six candidates de-
clared by the party in-
cluded Manhar Patel
from Botad in place of
Ramesh Mer.
The total number of
candidates declared so
far by the party is 109.
TheCongresshadonNo-
vember 4 released its
first list announcing the
names of 43 candidates
for the elections.
On November 10, the
party came out with an-
other list with 46 names.
It released a list of seven
candidates on Friday
but one was a replace-
ment for the earlier an-
nounced candidate. A
fourth list of nine candi-
dates was released on
Saturday
.
Leena Nandan delivering special remarks at COP27.
450 cases of theft of electricity and
billing settled during National Lok Adalat
First India Bureau
Greater Noida: With
the aim to dispose of
pending cases of billing
and theft of electricity
through settlement,
Noida Power Company
Limited participated in
the 4th National Lok
Adalat held at Surajpur
Court Complex in Gau-
tam Budh Nagar on No-
vember 12. Noida Power
Company Limited was
able to settle 450 cases
related to billing and
thefts in the National
Lok Adalat.
A large crowd turned
up in the Surajpur
court complex for the
settlement of billing
and power theftrelated
cases in the Lok Adalat.
In order to facilitate its
consumers, NPCL had
set up many counters
for the smooth settle-
ment of pre-litigation
cases and electricity
thefts separately. The
company had made sep-
arate counters for its
rural consumers and
advocates to help them
resolve their cases.
5 KILLED, 20 INJURED IN TRACTOR-LORRY
COLLISION IN TELANGANA’S SURYAPET
Telangana: Five people, including a child, died while
20 others sustained injuries after a lorry collided with a
tractor they were travelling on the national highway at
Munagala in the early hours of Sunday in Telangana’s
Suryapet.The deceased were returning home after a
pooja at a Lord Ayyappa temple on the outskirts of
Munagala when the accident took place. Thenneru Pra-
meela (35), Chinthakayala Prameela (33), Uday Lokesh
(8), Naragoni Kotaiah (55) and Gundu Jyothi (38) lost
their lives in the road accident.
DR RANDEEP
GULERIA TAKES VRS
New Delhi: Former
director of AIIMS Delhi
Dr Randeep Guleria has
taken voluntary retire-
ment. Dr Guleria was
among the key people
who led the central govt’s
response team during the
peak of the COVID-19. He
served at AIIIMS for more
than 30 years.
POACHGATE: POLICE
LAUNCH SEARCHES
Telangana: Telangana po-
lice on Saturday launched
searches at seven places
across four states in con-
nection with Poachgate.
The special investigation
team (SIT) probing the al-
leged scandal, claimed to
have seized incriminating
evidence during searches
till last reports came in.
CRUCIAL READ
JK to procure
MPVs to boost
anti-terror ops
EAM discusses Ukraine
conflict with US Secy
S Jaishankar meets Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh on Sunday.
Met Canadian colleagues Trade
Minister @mary_ng and FM @
melaniejoly at the ASEAN gala din-
ner. All for greater trade and strategic con-
vergence, while countering terrorism and
opposing radicalization.
—External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar
Army Chief Gen leaves
for France on 4-day visit
ONLY BJP CONG IN
GUJ: PM’S BROTHER
PRAHLAD MODI
Barabanki: There are
only two parties, BJP and
Congress, in Gujarat and
never a third, PM Narendra
Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi
said on Sunday, dismissing
AAP’s challenge in the Guja-
rat assembly polls. He also
claimed that the Congress
in now “nil” in the state and
the BJP has “come to its full
force”. Elections in Gujarat
will be held in two phases
on December 1 and 5, and
results will be declared
along with that of Himachal
Pradesh on December 8.
The hill state went to polls
on Saturday. Prahlad Modi
was here on the invitation of
BJP leader Sumit Singh.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

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Jio strongest telecom brand in India: TRA
New Delhi (PTI): Billion-
aire Mukesh Ambani’s Re-
liance Jio is India’s strong-
est telecom brand in India,
ahead of Bharti Airtel and
Vodafone Idea Ltd, accord-
ing to brand intelligence
and data insights company
TRA.
TRA, formerly Trust Re-
search Advisory, in its ‘In-
dia’s Most Desired Brands
2022’ ranked companies ac-
cording to their brand
strength.
Reliance Jio topped the
telecom category, followed
by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone
Idea Ltd and BSNL.
In the apparel category,
Adidas was the top brand
followed by Nike, Ray-
mond, Allen Solly and Pe-
ter England. BMW topped
the automobile list, fol-
lowed by Toyota, Hyundai
and Honda, while LIC was
ranked 1 on the banking
and financial services in-
dex that had State Bank of
India at number 2 and ICI-
CI Bank at 3rd.
INDIA’S MOST DESIRED BRANDS 2022 RANKINGS
INDUSTRY
LEADERS
z Reliance Jio topped the
telecom category, followed
by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone
Idea Ltd and BSNL.
z In the apparel category,
Adidas was the top
brand followed by Nike,
Raymond, Allen Solly and
Peter England.
z BMW topped automobile
list, followed by Toyota.
z LIC was ranked 1 on the
banking and financial
services index.
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (PTI): Indian
Oil Corporation (IOC), the
nation’s largest oil firm,
will recycle 20 million dis-
carded mineral water, cold
drink and other PET bot-
tles annually to make eco-
friendly uniforms for staff
that man its petrol pumps
and LPG distributor agen-
cies, its chairman said.
IOC, which meets as
much as half of the na-
tion’s fuel needs, has al-
ready committed to a net
zero emission target by
2046 and is now ventur-
ing into recycling PET
bottles, he added. Empty
PET packaging discarded
by the consumer after use
becomes PET waste.
New Delhi (PTI): Foreign
investors have infused
close to `19,000 crore in
Indian equities so far this
month, primarily due to
moderating trend in the
US inflation and softening
of the dollar. This came
following a net outflow of
just `8 crore last month
and `7,624 crore in Sept,
data with the depositories
showed. According to the
data, FPIs invested
`18,979 crore in equities
during Nov 1-11. So far
this year, the total outflow
by FPIs in equities has
reached `1.5 lakh crore.
FPIs INVEST `19,000
CRORE IN EQUITIES
IN NOVEMBER 2022
IOC TO RECYCLE 20
MILLION PET
BOTTLES ANNUALLY
New Delhi (PTI): Nine of
the 10 most valued firms
together added over
`2.12 lakh crore in their
market valuation last
week, with HDFC Bank
and TCS emerging as the
lead gainers. From the
top-10 pack, Hindustan
Unilever Ltd (HUL) was
the only laggard. The top
9 firms added a total of
`2,12,478.82 crore to
their market valuation last
week. In the ranking of
top 10 firms, Reliance In-
dustries emerged as the
most valued company,
followed by TCS, HDFC
Bank, Infosys.
NINE OF TOP-10
FIRMS ADD `2.12
LAKH CR IN M-CAP
New Delhi (PTI): Bank of
Maharashtra (BoM) has
emerged as the top per-
former among public sec-
tor lenders in terms of
loan growth in percentage
terms during second
quarter of 2022-23. The
Pune-headquartered lend-
er recorded 28.62% in-
crease in gross advances
at `1,48,216 crore at the
end of September 2022,
according to published
quarterly numbers of
public sector banks
(PSBs). It was followed
by Union Bank of India
with 21.54% growth to
`7,52,469 crore.
BoM TOPS LIST OF
PSU LENDERS IN
CREDIT GROWTH IN Q2
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Inflation now at a manageable level: Puri
New Delhi (PTI): The in-
flation is still high com-
pared to the past, but it has
come down to a ‘managea-
ble level’, Pidilite Indus-
tries Managing Director
Bharat Puri has said.
He also expects better
margins in the second half
of this fiscal.
The current quarter will
have some lag due to the
carry forward of some of
the high-priced inventory,
but the fourth quarter
would witness better mar-
gins, Puri said.
He is optimistic about
India and the home im-
provement sector, and Pi-
dilite is ready for the next
phase of growth with its
ongoing capex pro-
gramme.
Puri expects the rural
markets to bounce back
with positive volume
growth, helped by a good
monsoon in next 6 months.
According to Puri, it
will take a little bit of time
but will come back. The
demand is most impacted
in rural and semi-urban
India. “As inflation moder-
ates and more money
comes into the hands of
the consumer because of
the good monsoon, we do
think that over the next six
months, hopefully, demand
should improve from there
also,” Puri told PTI.
On Pidilite Industries,
he said right now, the big-
gest concern over the last
12-18 months was unprec-
edented inflation in the
input cost.
The cost of some princi-
pal raw materials such as
vinyl acetate monomer
(VAM) went up from USD
1,000 per tonne to an all-
time high of USD 2,500 in
the first half of this fiscal,
Puri noted.
However, “the good news
is we can see change hap-
pening” as prices of some
of the raw materials are
softening. The current
price of VAM is down to
$1,200 to 1,400/tonne.
“You will see some im-
pact of this in Q3 but we
would be carrying lots of
inventories... We will actu-
ally have a larger impact in
Q4 when low-priced VAM
is consumed,” he said. Ac-
cording to Puri, the second
half would be “much bet-
ter” than H1 in terms of
margins perspective.
Mkttotrackinflationdata
globalfactorsthisweek
New Delhi (PTI): Inflation
data, global trends and for-
eign fund trading activity
are the major factors that
would drive the domestic
equity market this week,
said analysts.
The last batch of the on-
going quarterly earnings
would also influence trad-
ing, they added. Unabated
foreign fund inflows and a
rally in global equities
drove the equity bench-
marks higher on Friday
.
The 30-share BSE bench-
mark Sensex on Friday
zoomed 1,181.34 points or
1.95% to settle at 61,795.04.
“The sentiment will con-
tinue to be driven by the
movement of the world
markets. The market will
be keeping an eye on our
domestic inflation statis-
tics,” said Pravesh Gour,
Senior Technical Analyst,
Swastika Investmart Ltd.
Ajit Mishra, VP - Re-
search, Religare Broking
Ltd, said, participants will
be eyeing crucial macroe-
conomic data -- CPI and
WPI inflation for cues.
Besides, the perfor-
mance of global indices
and foreign flow trends will
also remain on their radar,
Mishra noted. Investors
would also keep a track on
trend in rupee and move-
ment of Brent crude oil.
Cryptocurrency ‘crash’
caused by Nishad Singh
New Delhi (Agencies):
Indian-origin Nishad Sin-
gh is being scrutinised for
financial practices that
caused the collapse of FTX,
one of the largest crypto-
currency exchanges. Singh
was in the inner circle of
FTX’s 30-year-old founder,
Sam Bankman-Fried.
“Gary Wang (Chief Tech-
nology Officer), Nishad
and Sam control the code,
the exchange’s matching
engine, and funds,” said a
person familiar with the
matter.
Beleaguered crypto ex-
change FTX recently ad-
mitted that “unauthorised
transactions” have drained
hundreds of millions of
dollars from its wallets,
saying the company has
moved many digital assets
to a new “cold wallet custo-
dian”.
FTX, which last week
filed for bankruptcy in the
US, did not reveal how
much it lost in unauthor-
ised transactions but re-
ports claimed the amount
could be as high as $600
million.
Singh’s LinkedIn profile
indicates that he graduat-
ed from the University of
California, Berkeley
.
RIL, Nayara to gain
from European
energy crisis
Mumbai (PTI): The ongo-
ing energy crisis in Europe
is expected to benefit Reli-
ance Industries and Na-
yara Energy as these are
among the Asian refiners
that produce winter-speci-
fication diesel for the EU,
according to a report.
State-owned oil compa-
nies are not into exports
and that gives an advan-
tage to Reliance -- the larg-
est importer of Russian
crude and also the largest
exporter of diesel from the
country -- and Russia’s Ros-
neft-owned Nayara.
The energy crisis will
only get further aggravated
going forward as from next
month Opec’s 2-million
barrel per day production
cut comes into force.
Rising interest rates to mute bond
issuance this fiscal, says report
Mumbai (PTI): Corporate
bond issuance is likely to
remain muted witnessing
4-5% growth this fiscal to
touch `41.42 lakh crore on
rising coupon rates, de-
spite the drawdown more
than doubling in the sec-
ond quarter, a report said.
Bond sales more than
doubled to `2.1 lakh crore
in the second quarter from
the first quarter, when it
was at a multi-year quar-
terly low of `1 lakh crore,
as banks issued bonds
worth an all-time high of
`53,900 crore, and NBFCs,
traditionally largest play-
ers in the market, issuing
securities worth `1.1 lakh
crore in Q2, according to an
analysis by Icra Ratings on
Sunday
.
Non-banking lenders
have remained the largest
issuers of bonds with a
share of 47% in the first
half, followed by corpo-
rates and banks at 33 and
20%, respectively, down
from 50, 40 and 10%, respec-
tively from H1FY22, ac-
cording to the report.
Thanks to bumper sales
in Q2, the overall bond issu-
ances rose to `3.3 lakh
crore in the first half, and
the agency expects `3.7-4.2
lakh crore sales in H2 FY23,
marginally higher than the
year-ago period, taking the
volume of outstanding
bonds to `41-42 lakh crore
by March 2023.
‘Delay in expansion
plans as we want
right partner for EV’
Chennai (PTI): Hinduja
Group flagship Ashok Ley-
land is in advanced stage
of discussions with inves-
tors for its electric vehicle
business and the delay was
largely to ensure that the
company has the ‘right
partner’ to support its
growth plans.
Hinduja Group is plan-
ning to raise around $200-
250 million to support its
EV arm -- Switch Mobility
.
Explaining the reasons
for the delay in finding the
right partner, Ashok Ley-
land executive chairman
Dheeraj Hinduja said there
has been a slowdown glob-
ally on EVs as a lot of peo-
ple raised money and were
not able to deliver.
EXPECT BETTER MARGINS IN H2
WHAT ARE THE
EXPECTATIONS
z According to Pidilite
Industries MD Bharat Puri,
the inflation is still high
compared to the past, but
it has come down to a
‘manageable level’
z Puri expects the rural
markets to bounce back with
positive volume growth,
helped by a good monsoon
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHT
z Bond sales more than
doubled to `2.1 lakh crore in
the Q2 from the first quarter,
when it was at a multi-year
quarterly low of `1 lakh
crore, as banks issued
bonds worth `53,900 crore.
New Delhi: Muthoot Finance, which has posted back-to-back
decline in profits in the last two quarters, said it is set to make a
comeback having discontinued its
low-interest schemes. The country’s
largest gold loan company in terms
of loan portfolio expects a 10%
business growth in current fiscal,
George Alexander Muthoot, Manag-
ing Director, Muthoot Finance, said.
The non-banking finance company
(NBFC) posted a decline of 10% in its net profit from a year ago
period at `901.60 crore in quarter ended September 2022. —PTI
INDIA TO NOT PROBE
CHINA SOLAR CELL
SHIPMENTS
New Delhi (PTI): The com-
merce ministry has terminated
an anti-dumping investigation
into import
of solar cells
from China,
Thailand
and Vietnam
following a request from the
ISMA. “In view of the request
made by the domestic indus-
try, ISMA,...The authority here-
by terminates the investigation
initiated on May 15, 2021...
Against the imports of solar
cells whether or not assem-
bled into modules or panels
exported by these countries.”
SEBI TO PARTICIPATE
IN INDIA INT’L TRADE
FAIR AT DELHI
New Delhi (PTI): With an aim
to spread financial literacy and
investor edu-
cation, capital
markets
regulator Sebi
will participate
in the India International Trade
Fair at the national capital
beginning Monday. During the
14-day event, Sebi, market
infrastructure institutions and
industry associations will be
organising activities such as
talk shows by market experts,
quizzes, skits and muppet
visuals at investor awareness
shows.
VOLATILITY IN EQUITY
MARKET HITS NFO
INFLOWS IN SEP QTR
New Delhi (PTI): Asset man-
agement companies mobilised
`17,805 crore
through 67
new fund
offerings
(NFOs) in the
September 2022 quarter, a
64% decline from the year-ago
period, on expensive valu-
ations and high volatility in
equity markets. However,
sequentially performance was
much better. The first quarter
of the current fiscal saw only
four NFOs, garnering a total of
`3,307 crore, acc to data com-
piled by Morningstar India.
DICGC SETTLES
CLAIMS OF `8,516.6
CRORE IN FY 2021-22
New Delhi (PTI): Deposit
Insurance and Credit Guaran-
tee Corporation settled claims
amounting
to `8,516.6
crore during
2021-22 of
about 12.94
lakh depositors of liquidated
banks, merged entities and
those placed under restric-
tions by the Reserve Bank. All
commercial banks, including
branches of foreign banks
functioning in India, local area
banks, regional rural banks,
are covered under the Deposit
Insurance Scheme.
MUTHOOT FINANCE CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING 10
PER CENT BUSINESS GROWTH IN FY23
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First India Bureau
Thane: Former Maha-
rashtra minister Ji-
tendra Awhad, who
was recently arrested
for disrupting a show
of Marathi film ‘Har
Har Mahadev’ at a
theatre here, has said
distorting history
will give a wrong mes-
sage to the future
generation.
Speakingtothemedia
inThanecityafterbeing
granted bail by a court
here on Saturday, the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) leader
maintained that the
movie distorted the his-
tory of Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj.
This has not only de-
famed the Maratha king
but also tarnished the
state’s image and it will
not be tolerated, he said.
“Presenting history
in a distorted manner
will give a wrong mes-
sage to the future gen-
eration and this should
be stopped,” he said.
The NCP leader fur-
ther added that the cen-
sor board, while certify-
ing a movie, should also
verify the historical
facts presented in it.
By dubbing the mov-
ie in different languag-
es, there was a conspir-
acy to defame the Mara-
tha warrior king,
Awhad claimed.
On Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena (MNS)
chief RajThackeraygiv-
ing a voice-over for the
movie, Awhad appealed
to the political leader to
desist from giving the
voice-over for films
which distort history
.
On November 07,
Awhad and his support-
ers forcibly stopped
a show of ‘Har Har
Mahadev’ at a multi-
plex inside a mall in
Thane city, alleging the
film distorted the his-
tory of Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj.
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: The
Municipal Commis-
sioner of Panvel Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(PMC) Ganesh Desh-
mukh and District Co-
ordinator Prakash
Tambe interacted with
the self-help group
last week and in-
formed them about
various schemes avail-
able for them.
Tambe gave informa-
tion about various gov-
ernment schemes such
asMudraLoan,Pradhan
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti
Bima Yojana, Pradhan
Mantri Suraksha Bima
Yojana, Atal Pension Yo-
jana, Suvarna Karj, Su-
kanya Samrudhi
Scheme to the women of
self-help groups.
Similarly
,onbehalf of
the Municipal Corpora-
tion, a special camp is
being implemented in
thewardofficesof allthe
fourwardsof thespecial
microcredit scheme un-
der the Central Govern-
ment sponsored Prime
Minister’s Street Ven-
dors Self-Reliance Fund
for the street vendors.
08
2NDFRONT
Greetings on Children’s Day! Today,
we also pay tribute to Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime
Minister of Independent India.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Think Mum-
bai, and it’s likely
you’re imagining any
one of the city’s icon-
ic locales or build-
ings. However, with
the city listed among
12 coastal cities set to
be hit drastically by
climate change-relat-
ed rising sea levels,
80% of south Mum-
bai’s prime A, B, C, D
wards—including
Cuffe Parade, Colaba,
Nariman Point,
Churchgate and
Fort—could be under-
water by 2050.
While this is terrible
news for the country’s
commercial capital,
experts say that if
Mumbai goes down, its
impact will be felt on
the rest of Maharash-
tra, too.
The average annual
sea level increase, re-
corded at 1.9mm in 1971-
2006 has now nearly
doubled to 3.7mm (2006-
2018), according to the
Intergover nmental
Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)’s 6th As-
sessment Report (AR6)
released in 2021.
This, in addition to
high sea surface tem-
peratures, extreme
rainfall events, rapid
urbanization could trig-
ger heat waves and
droughts in eastern
Maharashtra. Chan-
drapur has already re-
corded temperatures of
up to 48C last year.
Flood in Mumbai, Kol-
hapur, Pune, Sangli,
and parts of Vidarbha
have, since 2019,
claimed at least 40 lives.
As many as 28,000 peo-
ple were evacuated and
4 lakh hectares of agri-
cultural lands damaged
in 2019, with 92,000 peo-
ple being hit, 53,000
evacuated, and nearly
90,000 hectares crop-
lands destroyed in Vid-
arbha in 2020.
As per the State Envi-
ronment Climate
Change Department's
figures, Maharashtra
hascoughedupRs21,068
crore in compensation
to victims of climate
change-related floods,
hailstorms, cyclones,
unseasonal rains losses
in 35 districts since
2016. Drought-related
compensation data is
not available.
The maximum ill-ef-
fects are due to extreme
rains/floods (39%), un-
seasonalshowers(35%),
cyclones (14%),
droughts/hailstorms
(12%) affecting almost
all districts, and
drought occurrences
shot up from 11% (1970)
to 17% (1990), and to
79% till 2020, taking a
huge toll on the state.
Sea-level damages in
the city are expected to
reach $50 billion in the
next three decades and
almost triple by 2070,
and another study fore-
casts that the costs only
to Mumbai at a stagger-
ing $162 billion per year
by 2050, said Dr Anjal
Prakash, one of the cli-
matologists/scientists
who authored the IP-
CC's forecasts.
Pune (PTI): A houbara
bustard bred in the
United Arab Emirates
(UAE) has been res-
cued from the coastal
Sindhudurg district in
Maharashtra.
The bird is in good
health and it would be
released in the desert
area of Rajasthan or
Gujarat, the winter
habitat of these birds,
said officials.
Local Range Forest
Officer Rajendra Ghu-
nakikar on Saturday
said, “A farmer at
Mundage village in
Devgad tehsil spotted
an exotic-looking bird
with a ring on its leg on
Thursday evening and
alerted forest officials.
We went there and took
it in our custody
.”
The bird is currently
being kept in a facility
at Kankavali in the dis-
trict and is in fine
health, he added.
Sujit Narawade, As-
sistant Director and Co-
ordinator at the Bom-
bay Natural History
Society, said some insti-
tutes in the UAE breed
these birds in captivity
and release them in
large numbers as part
of conservation efforts.
“The houbara bus-
tard found in Sindhu-
durg had a ring and col-
our band which provid-
ed information about
its origin. When we
contacted the National
Avian Resource Centre
in Abu Dhabi, they con-
firmed that the bird was
from a flock released by
them,” he said.
They also advised
that it should be re-
leased in the desert re-
gion of Gujarat or Ra-
jasthan, he added.
Deputy Conservator
of Forests S Navak-
ishore Reddy said that
they were in talks with
forest officials in the
two states and will soon
decide where it should
be released.
Migratory houbara bustard from UAE rescued in coastal Maha
SAFE AND SOUND
Bred in captivity, the bird had a
ring and colour band that helped
forest officials trace its origin
CLIMATE CHANGE @ 2050
AsMumbaidrowns,Mahawillgodowntoo
Distortion of history will send wrong msg
to future generation, says Jitendra Awhad
State has already
paid `21,068 crore
in compensation
to victims
of climate
change-related
floods, hailstorms,
cyclones and
unseasonal rains
losses since 2016
Intended to reduce flood risk and protect against the rising sea level, the CRP may cause damage to inter-tidal flora and fauna. —FILE PHOTO
WHO’S TO BLAME?
REMEDIES
z IPCC AR6 has pointed the finger at the upcom-
ing Coastal Road Project (CRP), rising sea-levels
and flood damage, among other things.
z The prime culprits for the greenhouse gas emis-
sions in Maharashtra are: energy and power sector
(48%), industries (31%), transportation (14%),
domestic fuel (3%), agriculture (2%) and other
causes (2%), Dr Prakash said.
To adapt to cyclones coupled with sea-level going
up, storm surges, stormy weather and soaring sea
surface temperatures, Mumbai and other coastal
megacities would need a mix of strengthening
green infrastructure—urban greening, biodiversity
protection, improving the city’s mangroves and
terrestrial green cover—and blue infrastructure—
protecting and enriching waterbodies, cascading
lake systems, river, streams in the city.
The bird at a facility at Kankavali; it will be released in the
desert area of Rajasthan or Gujarat soon. —PHOTO BY PTI
These birds generally migrate to
the Thar and Kutch deserts every
winter from the Middle-East.
Sometimes a bird or two stray from the flock
and fly to the coastal region of Konkan.
—Sujit Narawade,
Assistant Director, Bombay Natural History Society
‘Natural for me to feel
the next gen should
carry legacy forward’
PMC holds chat session for NGOs
Man gets daughter
to pen suicide note
naming kin, kills her
First India Bureau
Nanded: Senior Ma-
harashtra Congress
leader Ashok
Chavan on Sunday
said it was natural
for him to feel his
next generation
carries forward
his family legacy
in public life but
added his daugh-
ters are not in poli-
tics now.
Responding to the
Bharatiya Janata
Party’s (BJP’s) criti-
cism the ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’ was “hijacked”
by children of politi-
cians, Chavan men-
tioned that he had
tweeted about his two
daughterswalkingby
the side of Rahul
Gandhi when the foot
march resumed in
Nanded, the home
turf of Chavan.
“My father late
SB Chavan was in
public life for more
than 50 years. I fol-
lowed in his footsteps
and it is natural for
me to feel that my
next generation
should continue the
legacy
. I had tweeted
with that emotion,”
Chavan said.
Chavan said his
daughters are not in
politics as of now and
that “they believed in
the idea of ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’, and
joined it. Lets see
what happens later.”
When asked if his
daughters will enter
electoral politics,
Chavan said it was up
to them and Congress
to decide.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: A 40-year-
old man was arrest-
ed here for alleg-
edly hoodwinking
his 16-year-old
daughter into writ-
ing suicide notes to
implicate his rela-
tives, and then ask-
ing her to enact
suicide during
which he actually
killed her.
The girl was found
hanging from the
ceiling fan of her
house in Kalamna
area of Nagpur city
on November 06, an
official of Kalamna
police station said
on Saturday
.
Police registered a
case of abetment to
suicide against her
stepmother, uncle,
aunt and grandpar-
ents on the basis of
five suicide notes
found in the room,
the official said.
But an examina-
tion of the victim’s
father’s mobile
phone during the
probe revealed that
there was a fiendish
plot behind what
looked like a suicide.
“In the mobile
phone, we found a
photograph of the
victim enacting a sui-
cide bid. It came to
light that he had
asked his daughter to
act as if she was
hanging herself and
clicked a photograph,
claiming he wanted
to teach his relatives
a lesson,” the police
official said.
Chavan said his
kids believed in the
idea of ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’, and joined it
NCP leader said the
censor board, while
certifying a movie,
should verify the facts
The 16-year-old girl
was found hanging
from the ceiling
fan of her house

MUMBAI, MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
DR ANITA HADA
hildren hold in their hands,
not just the seeds of the fu-
ture but of everyday joy and
happiness! Even an hour
spent in the company of chil-
dren will drive away the
blues and make you believe
in flowers, rainbows, dreams
and love, again. Pandit Jawa-
harlal Nehru, on whose
birthday, today we celebrate
Children’s Day truly said the
children of today will make
the India of tomorrow. The
way we bring them up will
determine the future of the
country. As a family, society
and nation, we need to reaf-
firm our pledge to ourselves
that we will give our all to
nurture and care for these
angels and hold the thought
that their smiles are the rain-
bows in the sky. It is our duty
to keep them safe and ensure
that each child of our blessed
beautiful motherland, India
has the opportunity to bloom,
blossom and fly!
C
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