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ED completes argument, Raut’s custody extended
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
on Monday completed
its arguments on the
bail plea of Sanjay Raut
in the money launder-
ing case pertaining to
the Patra Chawl rede-
velopment in Mumbai.
The Shiv Sena Rajya
SabhaMPwasproduced
before special judge MG
Deshpande at the end of
his judicial custody pe-
riod on Monday
. His jail
custody was extended
till Tuesday, when his
bail application will be
further heard.
The ED probe per-
tains to alleged finan-
cial irregularities in
the redevelopment of
Goreggaon’s Patra
Chawl spread over 47
acres with 672 tenant
families.
Raut, who was ar-
rested in July for his al-
leged role in a money
laundering case per-
taining to irregularities
in the redevelopment of
Patra Chawl, had
sought bail from the
special Prevention of
Money Laundering Act
(PMLA) court last
month.
Opposing his bail, Ad-
ditional Solicitor Gen-
eral Anil Singh said
Sanjay Raut and his
aide Pravin Raut, a co-
accused in the case,
might have received
more proceeds of crime.
Singh also reiterated
ED’s claim Sanjay Raut
was working behind
the scenes through his
proxy Pravin Raut. The
ED told court the Sena
MP has not only misled
the probe agency, but
has also passed the
blame on to others.
Citingthestatement
of a witness, the ASG
said Sanjay Ruat took
active interest in
the entire pro-
ject.
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Nov 03 bypoll now formality as BJP withdraws from race
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s Murji Patel with-
drawing his candida-
ture hours before the
deadline,RutujaLatke’s
win in the November 03
Andheri East Assembly
bypoll is now a mere
formality
.
Maharashtra BJP
president Chan-
d r a s h e k h a r
Bawankule’s announce-
ment of withdrawal fol-
lowed an appeal by Ma-
harashtra Navnirman
Sena leader Raj Thack-
eray, who wrote to Dep-
uty Chief Minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis asking
the ruling party to pull
out from the bypoll are-
na.
NCP chief Sharad Pa-
war had also appealed
to all parties to ensure
that Rutuja Latke was
elected unopposed.
Rutuja Latke, the
widow of incumbent
MLA Ramesh Latke,
had filed her nomina-
tion papers on behalf
for the Shiv Sena - Ud-
dhav Balasaheb Thack-
eray on Friday
.
Reacting to the BJP’s
announcement, she
said she was indebted to
everyone who worked to
make this election an
uncontested battle.
Pawar on Sunday
sought the unopposed
election of Rutuja Lat-
kel, while Raj Thacker-
ay had appealed to Fad-
navis not to field BJP’s
nominee to show rever-
ence to late Ramesh
Latke.
“The BJP has decided
not to contest the And-
heri East bypoll,”
Bawankule told report-
ers in Nagpur. “We
could have otherwise
won the election,” he
added.
“I will follow the par-
ty’s decision and will
not contest the bypoll as
an independent,” Patel
clarified.
Rutuja Latke said
many political leaders
like Raj Thackeray,
Sharad Pawar and
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde-led Sena fac-
tion’s Pratap Sarnaik
appealed to the Turn to P5
Rutuja Latke will take Andheri (E)
Assembly seat unopposed in by-election
necessitated by her husband’s death in May
Raj Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and CM
Eknath Shinde-led Sena faction’s Pratap
Sarnaik had appealed to the BJP to
withdraw its nomination on Sunday
RAJ THACKERAY THANKS DY CM FADNAVIS
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray
on Monday thanked Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
for the BJP’s decision to withdraw its candidate from
the bypoll to Andheri East Assembly seat in Mumbai.
In a letter written to Fadnavis, Thackeray referred to
the senior BJP leader as his “dear friend” and said
it is essential to have a positive political culture, the
proliferation of which MNS favoured. “I am thank-
ful that you responded to this (appeal),”
Thackeray said. Thackeray had on Sunday
written another letter to Fadnavis, asking
the ruling BJP to pull out of the bypoll
race to show reverence to late Shiv
Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, whose
death of cardiac arrest in May this
year necessitated the by-election.
Senior leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi took out a march before Rutuja Latke filed
her nomination papers on Friday. —FILE PHOTO
HIGH COURT GRANTS
BAIL TO SHRIKANT IN
GANGSTER ACT CASE
New Delhi: Allahabad
High Court has granted
bail to politician Shrikant
Tyagi, arrested for
assaulting a woman
at a Noida society
few months ago, in
a Gangster Act case.
Shrikant Tyagi has been
in jail since his arrest in
the case on August 9.
MUMBAI AIRPORT TO
CLOSE RUNWAY FROM
11 AM TO 5 PM TODAY
Mumbai: The Mumbai
airport will close its
runway from 11 am to 5
pm on Tuesday for the
post-monsoon preventive
maintenance of runway
the intersection,”
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj International
Airport, or CSMIA,
tweeted on Monday.
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SPICEJET Q400: DGCA
ISSUES DIRECTIVES FOR
ITS ENGINES’ UPKEEP
New Delhi: The DGCA
on Monday had directed
embattled SpiceJet to carry
out analysis of engine oil
samples from its Q400 fleet
and other inspections, days
after it’s emergency landing
at Hyderabad airport due to
smoke in the cabin. DGCA
has also asked the carrier
to conduct an inspection of
the bleed-off valve screen.
‘AHEAD OF GUJ POLLS,
STATE GOVT SLASHES
VAT ON CNG AND PNG’
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat
government has reduced
VAT on CNG and PNG
by 10 per cent, state
education minister Jitu
Vaghani said Monday.
Prices of petrol and diesel
remain unchanged for now.
According to ANI, Vaghani
also said two free cylinders
will be given in a year.
TRANSGENDERS TO GET
`2.5L FOR SEX CHANGE
SURGERY BY RAJ GOVT
Jaipur: Raj govt will provide
assistance of up to `2.5L
to transgenders to undergo
Sex Reassignment Surgery
(SRS) if they wish to get it
done. There are more than
20 thousand transgenders
in the state. Rajasthan will
be the first state in the
country, where SRS will be
done for transgenders.
ONENATION
FERTILIZER
PM Narendra Modi releases 12th instalment of funds worth `16,000 cr for
farmers during the inauguration of two-day PM Kisan Samman Sammelan
PM Narendra Modi with Narendra Singh Tomar, Mansukh Mandaviya, Kailash Choudhary, Shobha Karandlaje others during inauguration
of PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022, at the Mela Ground, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, in New Delhi on Monday.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi in-
augurated the two-day
PM Kisan Samman
Sammelan 2022 on Mon-
day and said that the
12thinstalment of funds
worth Rs 16,000 crore
has been sent to farmers
across the country
.
Under PM Kisan the
12th instalment worth
of funds Rs 16,000 crore
has been sent to farmers
acrossIndia.Under'One
nation, one fertilizer',
farmers will be provid-
ed with cheaper good
quality fertilizer, said
PM. Under the scheme,
Modi launched Bharat
urea bags, which will
help companies market
fertilizers under the sin-
gle brand name 'Bharat'.
Today
, India is work-
ing towards Aatmanirb-
hartainureaproduction
throughtheuseof nano-
urea. Nano Urea will
emerge as a cost-effec-
tivemediumforfarming
purposes, he added.
PM TO CELEBRATE
DIWALI WITH
SOLDIERS AGAIN
PM Modi is scheduled
to visit Kedarnath on
October 21, he will head
to Badrinath on the
same day. On the day
of Diwali, October 24,
the PM will celebrate
among soldiers, as he
has been doing for the
last 8 years.
PM MODI INAUGURATES AGRICULTURE
STARTUP CONCLAVE AND EXHIBITION
PM Modi also inaugurated the Agri Startup
Conclave and Exhibition. About 300 startups
showcased their innovation related to precision
farming, post-harvest
and value-add solutions,
allied agriculture, waste
to wealth, mechanization
for small farmers, supply
chain management, and
agri-logistics, among others. PM Narendra Modi also
launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertilizer.
From today, the work will start to convert over 3.15 lakh
fertilizer shops into Pradhan Mantri Samruddhi Kendras.
These Kendras will be a one-stop solution catering to all
requirements of our Annadatas.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Justice DY Chandrachud
appointed 50th CJ of India
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Justice DY
Chandrachud has been
appointed as the 50th
CJI, effec-
tive from 9
November,
2022. Justice
C h a n d r a -
chud will
take oath after current
CJI Lalit retires on 8
November. He will have
a term of 2 years as the
50th Chief Justice of
India till 10 November
2024. This is also the
first time a father son
will hold CJI position.
Justice Chandrachud
will take oath after
current CJI UU Lalit
retires on November 8
SC NOTICE TO CENTRE,
CBI RBI TO PROBE RBI
STAFF IN FIN SCAMS
The SC on Monday agreed
to examine BJP leader
Dr Subramanian Swamy’s
plea seeking a probe into the
alleged role of RBI officials in
various banking scams.
A bench of Justices B
R Gavai and B V Na-
garathna issued no-
tices to the CBI and
RBI and sought
their replies on
Swamy’s plea.
BILKIS BANO CASE: MHA OKAYS 11 CONVICTS’
RELEASE FOR ‘GOOD NATURE’, GUJ GOVT TO SC
Gujarat govt on Monday, in an affidavit in the SC, said it
decided to grant remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis
Bano case as they completed 14 years sentence in prison and
their “behaviour was found to be good”. Guj govt said the
Union Home Ministry had approved the premature release of
the convicts through a letter dated July 11, 2022.
SC GIVES 2 WEEKS TO
UP GOVT FOR REPLY ON
MISHRA’S BAIL PLEA
The SC on Monday granted
two weeks to the Uttar
Pradesh government to file
its response on a plea filed
by Ashish Mishra, son of Un-
ion Minister Ajay Mishra,
seeking bail in a case
related to Lakhimpur
Kheri violence. A
bench of Justices
BR Gavai and BV
Nagarathna gave
next date Nov 7.
Sisodia grilled
for 9 hours by
CBI in Liquor
Policy Case
Binny to be elected 36th
BCCI president today
...but questions remain
on ICC chairmanship
Mumbai: The issue of
ICC chairmanship will
be up for dis-
c u s s i o n
when BCCI
holds it An-
nual Gener-
al Meeting
(AGM), where former
India cricketer Roger
Binny will replace
Sourav Ganguly as new
Board Prez on Tuesday
.
New Delhi: Amid pro-
tests by the AAP leaders
and workers, the CBI on
Monday grilled Delhi
Dy CM Manish Sisodia
for nine hours in con-
nection with the alleged
Delhiexcisepolicyscam
case being investigated
by the probe agency
.
Addressing media af-
ter being questioned for
9 hours by the CBI in the
alleged Delhi excise pol-
icy scam case, Sisodia
said, “Today I saw in the
CBI office that there is
no issue of any scam
(excise policy case). The
whole case is fake. I un-
derstood all that in
9-hour questioning. The
case is not to probe any
scam against me, but to
make Operation Lotus
successful in Delhi.”
“CBI will evaluate the
answers given by
Sisodia and if
needed, he
will be sum-
m o n e d
again,” an of-
ficial said.
SEND SOURAV TO ICC:
MAMATA TELLS MODI
WB CM Mamata Banerjee
on Monday said BCCI
president Sourav Ganguly
must be allowed to con-
test the ICC election and
she would write to PM
Modi in this regard.
New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Jitendra Narain, accused
of raping a woman in Andaman Islands, was suspended
by MHA on Monday. “The government is committed
to ensuring zero tolerance towards indiscipline by its
officials, esp over dignity of women,” the MHA said.
COURT GRANTS
INTERIM BAIL TO
IMRAN IN FALSE
AFFIDAVITS CASE
Islamabad: A special court in Pakistan on Monday granted
interim bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan till October
31 in a case filed against him and his party leaders for
allegedly submitting false affidavits to poll commission
in connection with a prohibited funding case.
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The ED probe pertains to alleged financial
irregularities in the redevelopment of
Goreggaon’s Patra Chawl spread over 47 acres
with 672 tenant families.
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771 of 797 Maha delegates cast votes
Mumbai (PTI): A total
of 771 of 797 dele-
gates belonging to
Maharashtra and
Mumbai units of Con-
gress on Monday cast
their votes to elect the
next president of All
India Congress Com-
mittee (AICC). The
contest is between
senior party leaders
Mallikarjun Kharge
and Shashi Tharoor.
The Maharashtra
Congress unit recorded
96% voting and the
Mumbai unit saw 97%
voting, said Congress
functionaries.
A total of 797 dele-
gates of Congress from
Maharashtra are eligi-
bletocasttheirvotes.Of
them, 561 belong to the
party’s Maharashtra
Pradesh unit and 236 are
from the Mumbai unit.
A total of 542 of the
561 delegates belonging
to the state Congress
unit and 229 of the
Mumbai unit cast their
votes on the day
.
Polling began at the
state Congress head-
quarters, Tilak Bhavan,
in Dadar area of Mum-
bai city at 10 am.
State Congress Presi-
dent, Nana Patole, and
his predecessor Balasa-
heb Thorat were among
leaders to cast their
votes at Tilak Bhavan,
besides former CMs
Ashok Chavan, Prithvi-
raj Chavan, and Sushil-
kumar Shinde.
Congress delegates
from Nagpur voted
through postal ballot on
theaccountof localbody
polls. Some party func-
tionaries are on the par-
ty’s poll duty in different
statesandtheycasttheir
votes from the locations
where they are deputed,
said a functionary
.
The Congress’ Mum-
bai unit is a separate en-
tity
. Of the total 237 del-
egates of the Mumbai
Congress, 229 cast their
votes.Sevenotherscould
not cast their votes due
to personal commit-
ments, while former
Mumbai Congress chief
Sanjay Nirupam voted
in Punjab as he is in the
stateforpartywork,said
a Mumbai Congress
functionary
.
Top leaders of the
Mumbai Congress who
voted include its cur-
rent president Bhai Jag-
tap, former MP Milind
Deora, Naseem Khan,
Varsha Gaikwad, and
Charan Singh Sapra.
Party delegates deputed out of
state voted from current locations
Seven members of Mumbai unit
could not participate in polling
Former Cong MP Priya Dutt arrives to cast her vote. —PTI PHOTO
Top Congress leaders including ex-CM Prithviraj Chavan with
Patole, CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat and others engage in
conversation after casting their votes. —ANI PHOTO
Ex-MP Milind Deora, MLA Amin Patel and Aslam Shaikh after casting their votes. —PTI PHOTO
Former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde with his daughter and Congress MLA Pranti Shinde
undergo election procedure before voting. —ANI PHOTO
Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole and others at the party office after casting their votes for the
AICC president election in Mumbai on Monday. —ANI PHOTO
KHARGE V/S
THAROOR
CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL POLL
TMC chief
asks people
to vote in
civic survey
First India Bureau
Thane: Municipal
Commissioner of
Thane civic body Ab-
hijit Bangar has ap-
pealed to city resi-
dents to vote in the
Citizen Perception
Survey-2022, which
will begin from No-
vember 01.
Bangar made the ap-
peal on Saturday while
reviewing the Smart
City Scheme with sen-
ior officials of the
Thane Municipal Cor-
poration (TMC), an of-
ficial said, adding that
the votes can be regis-
tered online, said a
TMC release.
The Citizen Percep-
tion Survey is a part of
a Central government
initiative to create a
guide system by in-
creasing the participa-
tion of citizens while
deciding the city plan-
ning policy in the Smart
City scheme.
Under this scheme,
collection of various
forms of information
related to the city
starts from different
departments.
‘BJP withdrew from bypoll
as it sensed imminent loss’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
pulled out Murji Pa-
tel, its nominee from
the Andheri (East)
Assembly bypoll race,
as they realized that
he would lose against
the candidate of the
Uddhav Thackeray-
led Shiv Sena, said
party MP Sanjay Raut
on Monday.
Raut, an accused in
velopment case being
investigated by the En-
forcement Directorate,
was produced before
Special Judge MG Desh-
pande on the expiry of
his judicial custody
which was extended till
Tuesday
.
After attending his
bail hearing, Raut met
with his supporters and
family members on the
court premises.
While initially reti-
cent, he later told report-
ers: “The BJP had con-
ducted a survey which
predicted that their can-
didate (Murji Patel)
would lose the bypoll by
at least 45,000 votes. This
is the reason they decid-
ed to withdraw.”
On Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena (MNS)
chief Raj Thackeray
writing a letter to Depu-
ty Chief Minister and
BJP leader Devendra
FadnavisonSundayask-
ing him not to field the
candidate, Raut replied,
“this is all scripted.”
Earlier in the day,
Maharashtra BJP presi-
dent Chandrashekhar
Bawankule said his
party has decided not to
contest the Andheri
East bypoll.
The BJP had
conducted a
survey which
predicted that their
candidate (Murji Pa-
tel) would lose the by-
poll by at least
45,000 votes. This is
the reason they decid-
ed to withdraw.
—Sanjay Raut,
Shiv Sena MP
Didn’t field candidate for lack
of ‘dhanush-baan’: Samant
First India Bureau
Mumbai: State Indus-
tries Minister Uday
Samant said Chief
Minister Eknath
Shinde-led faction of
the Sena has not field-
ed its own candidate
for the Andheri East
Assembly bypoll as it
did not get the “bow
and arrow” symbol.
He made the remarks
amid reports that his
party
, the Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena, which
is in power in the state
with the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP), is be-
ing sidelined by the lat-
ter,whichfieldeditsown
candidate for the bypoll
slated for November 03.
“Balasahebanchi
Shiv Sena did not field
its own candidate for
the Andheri East bypoll
as it did not get the ‘bow
and arrow’ symbol,” Sa-
mant, who is also the
spokesman of the Shin-
de-led faction, said at a
a press conference in
Mumbai on Sunday
.
The ECI had recently
ruled that neither of the
two groups of Shiv Sena
could use the “bow and
arrow” symbol.
While the Thackery
faction has got the
“flaming torch”
(mashaal) symbol and
the name Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray, the Shinde
camp has been allotted
the “two swords and a
shield” symbol.
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena did not
field its own candidate for the And-
heri East bypoll as it did not get the
‘bow and arrow’ symbol (by the ECI).
—Uday Samant, Spokesperson, Shinde faction
Min draws flak over ‘decorated’ ride in rain-hit dists
First India Bureau
Jalna: Maharashtra
minister Atul Save
was criticized by the
Opposition and called
“insensitive” for tour-
ing the rain-affected
areas in a decorated
bullock cart.
Save—who is also
Jalna district’s guardi-
an minister—and local
MLA Narayan Kuche
visited villages in Bad-
napur and Ambad tehsil
onSundaytoassesscrop
damage.
Opposition leaders,
however, criticized Save
for his choice of vehi-
cle. Shiv Sena MLC and
Leader of Opposition in
the Legislative Council,
Ambadas Danve, ac-
cused the minister of
being insensitive to-
wards farmers, and
said it looked like Save
was on his way to “some
celebration or festival”.
Swabhimani Shetka-
ri Sanghatana chief
Raju Shetti said that in-
stead of comforting and
providing relief to
farmers who faced crop
losses, Save rubbed salt
into their wounds.
Official data reveals
that Jalna was among
the many Maharashtra
districts that received
excess rainfall this year,
due to which standing
crops such as soybean,
pulses and vegetables
were destroyed. Accord-
ing to authorities, Bad-
napur and Ambad
tehsils received 130 mm
and 133 mm cumulative
rainfall respectively
.
Incessant rains in
August and September
this year caused large-
scale crop destruction
across the state’s Mar-
athwada region.
Opposition terms Atul
Save’s choice to
to travel in decked
up bullock cart
‘insensitive’
Thackeray
camp wants
tunnel at
Autram Ghat
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Shiv
Sena Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray party
members and leaders
staged an agitation
on a national high-
way on Monday to de-
mand construction of
a tunnel in Autram
Ghat that would con-
nect Aurangabad
with Dhule district.
The agitation, led by
MLC Ambadas Danve,
was held on National
Highway 52 at Andhan-
er in Kannad tehsil of
Aurangabad.
Speaking to the me-
dia, Danve said, “The
Dhule-Solapur road was
sanctioned in 2014. The
road till Kannad has
beencompletedandafter
Autram Ghat, the work
is underway from Chal-
isgaon to Dhule. The
DPR for tunnel connect-
ing these two sections
has been sanctioned.
The fund needed for this
is nearly Rs5,500 crore.”
The Sena leader also
accused the Central
government of making
false promises about
the tunnel project.
Atul Save —FILE PHOTO
Ambadas Danve—FILE PHOTO
Abhijit Bangar —FILE PHOTO

First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court has
granted bail to a
26-year-old man ar-
rested in a rape case.
It set a condition that
he would have to mar-
ry the victim, who is
currently untracea-
ble, if she is found
within a year.
The man, however,
would not be bound by
this condition beyond
one year, said a single
bench of Justice Bhara-
ti Dangre in the order
passed on October 12.
The court said the ac-
cused and the 22-year-
old woman were in a
consensual relation-
ship, but a rape and
cheating case was regis-
tered when the man
started avoiding her af-
ter learning that she
was pregnant.
The woman lodged a
complaint with the
Mumbai police against
the man in February
2020 after which he was
arrested.
In her complaint, the
woman claimed they
were in a relationship
since 2018 and that their
families were aware of
the same and had not
objected to it.
The woman left her
house as she did not
want to reveal her preg-
nancy to her family
members. On January
27, 2020, she delivered a
baby at a city hospital.
On January 30, the
woman abandoned the
baby in front of a build-
ing. A separate FIR was
then lodged against her
forabandoningthechild.
In her order, Justice
Dangre said that her ac-
tions “may be a possible
reason why she is flee-
ing from the course of
justice”.
The accused assured
the HC that he was will-
ing to marry the woman
and accept paternity of
the child.
However, the police
informed the court that
the woman was not
traceable and the baby,
has already been given
in adoption.
“In such circum-
stances when the inci-
dent was reported, the
victim was not a minor
and she has already
stated that the relation-
ship was consensual,”
said the HC.
“I deem it appropriate
to release the applicant
on bail subject to com-
pliance that if the vic-
tim is traced within a
short while and say in a
period of one year, he
shall solemnize mar-
riage with her, but he
shall not be bound by
the statement beyond
one year,” said the order.
The court granted
bail to the man on a
bond of Rs25,000.
MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: There’s an
old proverb, one
man’s trash is anoth-
er man’s treasure.
The discarded items,
which people usually
throw away during
Diwali cleaning,
could bring a smile on
somebody’s face.
With this motto, the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) has initiated a
‘Swachhtha Rath’
campaign in th city’s
A ward.
The campaign was
launched on October 10,
andwillcontinuetillOc-
tober 20, with tempos
moving around the A
wardfrom10amto6pm.
The rath in this case
are two tempos, which
go around Colaba,
Churchgate and Cuffe
Parade and collect such
discarded items. After
the collection drive,
civic body employees
segregate these goods
and usable items are
handed over to non-gov-
ernmental organiza-
tions (NGOs).
According to a BMC
official, people usually
throw old stuff such as
shoes, clothes, and so on
in nullahs (drains),
which gets clogged.
“Lifting of old stuff
will reduce garbage on
public places. We are in
touch with some NGOs,
which will distribute
the items to needy peo-
ple from remote areas,”
he said.
First India Bureau
Palghar: A court in
state’s Palghar dis-
trict has acquitted a
27-year-old man ac-
cused of raping a
teenage girl, while
giving him the benefit
of doubt.
Special (POCSO)
court judge Dr MS
Deshpande said the
prosecution failed to
prove the charges
against the accused, a
labourer from Dahanu
taluka of the district.
The October 07 order
was made available on
Saturday
The prosecutor told
the court that both the
accused and the victim
were neighbours. The
man raped her on mul-
tiple occasions till April
2018, following which,
she became pregnant, it
added.
When her mother
came to know about the
pregnancy, she filed a
policecomplaintagainst
the man, who was later
booked on rape charges
and under provisions of
the Protection of Chil-
dren from Sexual Of-
fences (POCSO) Act.
The judge in the order
observed that the vic-
tim’s testimony showed
twhe accused was her
neighbour and they had
a love affair. “According
to her, she was aged
around 18 years at the
timeof theincident.The
prosecution has not ex-
amined any witness in
order to bring on record
the victim’s true age and
the date of birth. There-
fore, the birth certificate
copy filed along with the
charge
sheet is not
proved by the prosecu-
tion,” said the court.
During cross-exami-
nation, the victim’s
mother admitted that
her daughter and the
accused were residing
together and they had a
son. The case was filed
at the instance of an an-
ganwadi worker, the
court noted.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The India
Meteorological De-
partment (IMD) has
issued a yellow alert
for Mumbai, Thane
and Palghar on Tues-
day.
In its bulletin on Octo-
ber 16, the IMD has
forecast thunderstorms
accompanied by light-
ning and light to mod-
erate rains and gusty
winds (30 to 40kmph)
likely at isolated places.
Ayellowalerthasalso
been issued for Raigad,
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg,
Pune, Kolhapur, Satara,
Beed, Nanded, Latur, Os-
manabad districts of
Maharashtra, with pre-
dictions of heavy rains
at isolated places.
According to the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC),
Mumbai and its sub-
urbs will witness partly
cloudy skies with light
to moderate rainfall or
thundershowers on
Tuesday
.
The IMD Mumbai, in
its weather forecast,
stated that the maxi-
mum temperature in
Santacruz area will hov-
er around 34.4°C, while
the minimum tempera-
ture will be 25.6°C.
On the other hand,
the maximum tempera-
ture in Colaba area will
be 34.2°C, while the
minimum temperature
will be 26.8°C.
Meanwhile, a high
tide of 2.81m is likely to
occur at 3.57 pm today
in Mumbai. Also low
tide of 1.88m will be
witnessed at 9.46 pm.
Accused and victim were in a consensual relationship that went sour when the latter announced her
pregnancy in 2019. —FILE PHOTO
Marry rape victim if traced within a year: HC
Justice Dangre grants bail to 26-year-old nabbed on rape, cheating charges; directs him to solemnize marriage
THE CASE
In her complaint, the woman claimed the accused
and her were in a relationship since 2018. After
she told him about her pregnancy in 2019, he
began avoiding her. The woman left her house as
she did not want to reveal her pregnancy to her
family members. On January 27, 2020, she deliv-
ered a baby at a city hospital. On January 30, the
woman abandoned the baby in front of a building.
A separate FIR was then lodged against her for
abandoning the child.
BMC launches initiative to help discarded items ‘start over’
‘SWACHHTA RATH’ CAMPAIGN
Mumbai: As part of
the ‘Swachh Bharat’
survey 2.0 cam-
paign, the Panvel
Municipal Corpora-
tion (PMC) will im-
plement ‘Swachata
Ka Uphaar’ from
October 16 to 22 to
convey and create
awareness amongst
the citizens about
the importance of
waste segregation.
Civic body chief
Ganesh Deshmukh
launched a new slo-
gan ‘Swachhata Ke
Do Rang Hara Gila,
Sukha Nilaya’ on
Monday
. A meeting of
the Solid Waste and
Health Department
was held recently at
the civic headquar-
ters under the chair-
manship of Deputy
C o m m i s s i o n e r
Sachin Pawar to plan
this initiative. Infini-
ty Foundation will as-
sist the corporation
in this initiative. Un-
der the initiative,
school students will
be informed of the
importance of wet
and dry waste segre-
gation too.
PMC LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO
PROMOTE WASTE SEGREGATION
Tempos will go around
city areas to collect
things that can be
reused by the needy
Yellow alert issued for
Mumbai, Thane and
Palghar; rainfall likely
TOMATO PRICES TOUCH `60 PER KG
IN RETAIL DUE TO EXTENDED RAINFALL
Navi Mumbai: Tomato prices have increased significantly
in October as a result of prolonged monsoons in Maha-
rashtra. Tomatoes are now being sold for Rs60 per kg.
Currently, Nashik supplies about 80% of the tomatoes in
the APMC market, with the remaining 20% coming from
other locations. The rains have significantly impacted
production of tomato. “Earlier, 30 to 40 trucks carrying
tomatoes would arrive at the market every day. But since
the last week and a half, only 20 to 25 trucks are com-
ing to the market, which is not sufficient to cater to the
demand. As a result, prices have increased due to lower
inflow of tomatoes and higher demand”, said a trader.
Heavy showers may occur at isolated places across the state today. —FILE PHOTO
Maha court acquits man accused of raping teen
Considering the aforesaid facts and cir-
cumstances, it appears that the victim
had attained the age of maturity and en-
tered into a consensual sexual relationship with
the accused. The accused will be entitled for the
benefit of doubt and acquittal of charges.
—Judge Dr MS Deshpande, Special POCSO court
FESTIVE CHAOS
1
2 3
1.A sea of shoppers is seen at the Dadar
Market ahead of Diwali festival in
Mumbai on Sunday.
2.People haggle over prices pf fireworks
at a shop in a city market.
3.Decorative items including fairy lights
on display at a shop on Mohammed Ali
Road in Mumbai. —PHOTOS BY ANI

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Delight in heedfulness!
Guard well your thoughts!
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Dr. S. Jaishankar
@DrSJaishankar
Delighted to meet diplomats from
30 countries at Raisina Forum for
Future of Diplomacy 2022 program.A
commendable initiative at investing in
relationships. Shared experiences past
present of interest to them. So glad
that they could visited Varanasi as they
get to know India.
Smriti Z Irani
@smritiirani
As a gift to the farmers of the
country ahead of Diwali, today PM @
narendramodi ji launched 600 “Pradhan
Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendra” and
“Bharat” brand in line with the “One
Nation, One Fertilizer” idea. With the
help of these schemes, it will be easy
to do farming and the life of the food
donors will be happy. #PMKisan
TOP TWEETS
SOURAV GANGULY
CAUGHT IN THE
VORTEX OF TMC,
BJP POLITICS
nintentionally, for-
mer India captain
Sourav Ganguly
finds himself caught
in politics. Ganguly
recently announced his decision
to step down as president of the
Board of Control for Cricket in
India. No sooner than his deci-
sion was known that politics
erupted. It was said that Gan-
guly was upset at being denied a
second term as BCCI president,
while Jay Shah, the secretary,
has been allowed. It was also
said that he was miffed for not
being allowed to contest for the
post of president of the Interna-
tional Cricket Committee (ICC).
From here on politics between
the BJP and TMC took over.
Many wondered if Ganguly was
denied the second term because
he did not join the BJP due to his
proximity with Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Ganguly himself has preferred
silence on this issue.
On Monday Mamata told
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
not to be “politically vindictive”
towards Ganguly and requested
that the cricketer be allowed to
contest the ICC election.
U
iz Truss became
Britain’s prime
minister on Sep-
tember 6, just
about six weeks
ago, finds her flight being
rocked by political turbu-
lence. Truss is now trying to
salvage her position while,
according to a Times’ survey,
her critics in the Conserva-
tive Party are discussing the
prime minister’s ouster and
the way to go about it. Al-
though not easy, if that hap-
pens Truss will end up being
the prime minister for the
shortest tenure in British
history. Some newspaper in
London tried to guess if her
shelf life would be shorter
than the head of a lettuce.
Truss’s troubles began on
September 23 when the Chan-
cellor Kwasi Kwarteng an-
nounced 45 billion pounds in
tax cuts. The highest salary
earners were given low in-
come-tax cuts. The hastily
prepared budget led to tur-
moil in the market and in-
stead of bouquets, bricks
started being hurled at the
prime minister. A cornered
Truss tried to wriggle out of
the situation by hastily roll-
ing back the tax cuts for the
rich, sacking Kwarteng and
appointing Jeremy Hunt the
new finance minister. Despite
that, analysts at Goldman
Sachs bank have downgraded
the UK’s growth outlook.
These steps have not been
found satisfactory by a group
of Tory MPs who are keen to
have her replaced by either
Rishi Sunak, who lost the
PM’s race to Truss, or Penny
Mordaunt who came third.
Tory MPs are recalling how
Rishi Sunak, the former
Chancellor, warned against
taxcutsinoneof histelevised
debates with Truss. With the
economy already sinking, the
political instability could
bring about Truss’s downfall
sooner than expected.
LIZ TRUSS FACING
HEADWINDS
Truss’s troubles began on
September 23 when the
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
announced 45 billion pounds
in tax cuts. The highest
salary earners were given
low income-tax cuts. The
hastily prepared budget led to
turmoil in the market and
instead of bouquets, bricks
started being hurled at the PM
L
Indian Women are Queens of Asia
with a Dominant Display in Asia Cup!
f you want something said,
ask a man; if you want some-
thing done, ask a woman!”
This quote by Margaret
Thatcher clearly reflects the
recent scenario in Indian
cricket. While everyone ex-
pected the Indian men’s team
to lift the Asia Cup, the dream
was actually fulfilled by the
Indian Women’s team. On
Saturday, they thrashed Sri
Lanka by 8 wickets to become
the Asian queens for the sev-
enth time. The victory comes
barely a month after the
men’s team flopped badly and
even failed to reach the finals.
India missed winning
just once - in 2018
Inthe8AsianWomenChampi-
onships,Indiahasmissedwin-
ning just once - in 2018. In the
final, Sri Lanka was annihi-
lated as they posted only 65
runs losing 9 wickets - the
worst batting performance
playing first in the final. Re-
nuka Singh, the Indian medi-
um pacer struck early blows
taking 3 wickets for just 5 runs
– and Sri Lanka never recov-
ered.RajeshwariGaikwad and
Sneh Rana later took 2 wickets
apiece to set up an easy chase.
In reply, India’s dominant
batters polished off the 66
runs to win in 69 balls, losing
just 2 wickets. India’s Vice
CaptainSmritiMandhanahit
a half century in just 25 balls
as she hit 3 sixes and the same
number of fours in her effort.
Shafali Verma and Jemima
Rodrigues were the only
wickets taken by Sri Lanka
and the final, expected to be a
close contest, ended far too
quickly to the dismay of the
10000 plus crowd at the Sylhet
Stadium in Bangladesh.
The road to the final wasn’t
without a stutter for the In-
dian Women’s team. They lost
to their arch rivals Pakistan
in a crucial match which was
India’s first ever defeat in the
Asia Cup against them and
the first since 2016. Pakistan’s
win was a surprise as it came
onthebackof adefeatagainst
Thailand in the previous
match. Opting to bat first, Pa-
kistan made 137 losing 6 wick-
ets, thanks to the 76-run-part-
nership between Nida Dar
and Captain Bismah Maroof.
Inreply
,Indianopenersstrug-
gled against the spinners and
were bowled out for just 124 .
The loss though did not pre-
vent India from entering the
Semi Finals where they faced
Thailand. In terms of rank-
ings, India is much higher but
the Thai team had a dream
championship and were a sig-
nificant threat. India was
asked to bat first and Shafali
Verma ensured that India
reached a respectable total of
148 with help from Harman-
preet Kaur as well. Shafali hit
a28ball42studdedwith5fours
and a six. The middling total
provedatadtoomuchforThai-
land as they lost by 74 runs.
Pakistan suffered a
shocking defeat
In stark contrast, Pakistan
suffered a shock defeat in
their semi-final with Sri Lan-
ka. Electing to bat first, Sri
Lanka posted a disappoint-
ing total of 122 runs in 20
overs but Pakistan failed to
pounce on the opportunity
and kept losing wickets. Ulti-
mately, it was heartbreak for
Pakistan women as they lost
by 1 run in the low-scoring
but intense semi-final.
TheChampionshipwinwas
a continuation of the great
gains they have been making
in recent months. In early Au-
gust, at the Commonwealth
Games 2022, they had scripted
history by bagging a silver
medalintheirfirst-everouting
at the Commonwealth Games.
Though they had settled for
the silver medal in Birming-
ham, the team under captain
Harmanpreet Kaur was show-
ing clear signs of solid im-
provement.Therapidprogress
of the Indian women’s team
became more obvious in Sep-
tember when they trounced
England 3-0 in an ODI series.
However, the close win in the
last game was marred by the
‘Mankading’ row that erupted
after Deepti Sharma got rid of
England’s Charlotte Dean.
Sharma had run out Dean at
the non-striker’s end which
sparked off a huge debate.
Deepti Sharma bags
‘Player of the Tournament’
Given this background, it was
particularly satisfying that
Deepti Sharma bagged the
‘Player of the Tournament’
award at the Asia Cup! Her
all-round skills and her per-
formances both with the bat
and ball all through this sea-
son have been quite remark-
able – and it was gratifying to
note that the ‘Mankading’
row in England had not cast
Indian women lifts Asia
Cup trophy for 7th time
As the entire country cele-
brates Indian women lifting
the Asia Cup trophy for the
seventh time, all eyes are now
focussed on how well the men
willdoDownUnder.Hopefully
Rohit Sharma and his troops
willgetaspecialinspirationto
bring back the T20 World Cup
Trophy that has eluded India
ever since they won it in the
inaugural edition in 2007!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
“
I
Given this background,
it was particularly
satisfying that Deepti
Sharma bagged the ‘Player
of the Tournament’ award
at the Asia Cup! Her all-
round skills and her
performances both with the
bat and ball all through this
season have been quite
remarkable – and it was
gratifying to note that the
‘Mankading’ row in
England had not cast any
dark shadow over her
game in the Asia Cup where
she was a vital factor in
India’s triumph
While everyone expected the Indian men’s team to lift
the Asia Cup, the dream was actually fulfilled by the
Indian Women’s team. On Saturday, they thrashed
Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to become the Asian
queens for the seventh time. The victory comes
barely a month after the men’s team flopped badly and
even failed to reach the finals
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry

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INDIA
Distribution of PMJAY-MA Yojana
Ayushman cards starts from Guj
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi kickstarted
the distribution of PM-
JAY-MA Yojana Ayush-
man cards in Gujarat
via video conferencing
on Monday
.
Modi also interacted
with the beneficiaries
virtually
. As many as 50
lakh Ayushman cards
have been printed in
Gujarat and will be de-
livered soon to families.
The health scheme was
launched by PM Modi
on September 4, 2012,
for BPL families. Under
the scheme, the govern-
ment met hospitalisa-
tion and surgical proce-
dures up to Rs 2 lakh.
According to the gov-
ernment, around 46
lakh poor and lower-
middle-class people
have been given treat-
ment worth more than
Rs 8,000 crore till date,
more than 600 trans-
plantations are done of
different organs,
around 50,000 people
have been benefited
with joint replace-
ments/orthopaedic
treatments, more than
7 lakh have taken treat-
ment for cancer,
around 3.50 lakh have
availed care for heart
diseases, more than 30
lakh have undergone
various surgeries.
Special camps for
generating awareness
and enrolment in the
PMJAY-MA scheme
were carried out at
around 2,500 places
and around 5 lakh
Ayushman cards were
issued in 50 days dur-
ing this campaign.
Efforts of Gujarat to
protect poor people
from costly medical
care through PMJAY-
MA-MAV schemes have
been recognized by
various agencies.
PM Modi kickstarts cards’ distribution in Gujarat via video conferencing on Monday
PM Modi addresses at the distribution programme of PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday.
PM TO ADDRESS 90TH INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TODAY
New Delhi: PM Narendra
Modi will address the
90th Interpol General As-
sembly on Tuesday here,
the PMO said on Mon-
day. “The 90th General
Assembly of INTERPOL
will be held from 18th
to 21st October. The
meeting will be attended
by delegations from
195 INTERPOL member
countries comprising of
Ministers, Police Chiefs
of countries, Heads of
National Central Bureaus
and Senior police of-
ficers,” the PMO said.
The General Assembly
is INTERPOL’s supreme
governing body and
meets once a year to
take key decisions
related to its functioning.
According to PMO, the
INTERPOL General As-
sembly meeting is taking
place in India after a gap
of about 25 years — it
was last held in 1997.
Angry people damage
Hurriyat office in JK
Srinagar (Agencies):
Angered by recent inno-
cent killings in Kash-
mir, some social activ-
ists on Monday dam-
aged the office of the
separatist Hurriyat
Conference here. The
activists gathered out-
side the separatist Hur-
riyat Conference. An-
gered over the recent
killings, the activists
told media that Hurri-
yat leaders had deceived
the people for the past 30
years and they were re-
sponsible for killing in-
nocents in Kashmir. The
group of activists
brought down the office
board of the Hurriyat
conference with bare
hands. The Hurriyat
Conference is a con-
glomerate of separatist
partiesthatstandforthe
secession of Kashmir
from India. Between
themselves, the Hurri-
yat leaders are divided
over whether they seek
an independent state or
merger with Pakistan.
PROTEST OVER KPS’ KILLINGS
People take part in a protest against innocent killings in Jammu
and Kashmir, in Srinagar. —PHOTO BY PTI
TERRORIST HIDEOUT
BUSTED IN POONCH,
ARMS, AMMO SEIZED
ASSAM POLICE NAB 4
MORE MEMBERS OF
AL-QAIDA AFFILIATE
Jammu (PTI): Security
forces on Monday busted a
terrorist hideout in Jammu
and Kashmir’s Poonch
district, and seized arms
and ammunition from it,
officials said. The hideout
was uncovered during a
joint search operation by po-
lice and security personnel
at Sangla village in the
Surankote area of the border
district, they said. The offi-
cials said a pistol, four hand
grenades, four Under Barrel
Grenade Launcher (UBGL)
cartridges, a wireless set, 16
improvised explosive device
(IED) batteries and three AK
magazines with rounds were
seized from the hideout.
Guwahati (Agencies): The
Assam Police on Monday
nabbed four members of
al-Qaida affiliate, Ansarullah
Bangla team in Nalbari and
Tamulpur dists. The police
have so far nabbed 46 mem-
bers and leaders of al-Qaida
since March. CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma said in his
tweet, “We’re determined to
root out jihadi elements from
Assam.@TamulpurPolice
has done a commendable
job in nabbing 2 persons
— Sadeq Ali Jakibul Ali
— who lured youth to join
B’desh-based terror outfit
Ansarullah Bangla Team af-
filiated to al-Qaida in Indian
Subcontinent (AQIS).”
LJP (Ram Vilas) to contest Guj, HP polls
New Delhi (PTI): The
LJP (Ram Vilas) will
contest the Gujarat and
Himachal Pradesh
polls, party president
Chirag Paswan an-
nounced on Monday
.
The party is, howev-
er, yet to take a decision
on the number of seats
it will contest in these
states, he said.
The decision to join
the poll fray in the two
BJP-ruled states was
taken at a national ex-
ecutive meeting of the
party after a resolution
was unanimously
passed in this regard,
Paswan added.
“The party has de-
cided to contest the Gu-
jarat and the Himachal
Pradesh assembly polls.
We will soon take a deci-
sion on the number of
seats that the party will
contest in Gujarat and
on the list of candi-
dates,” he said at a press
conference here.
Chirag Paswan said party will soon take a call on number of seats.
CHIRAG PASWAN
DEMANDS PREZ
RULE IN BIHAR
New Delhi (PTI): The LJP
(Ram Vilas) slammed
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on
Monday and demanded
imposition of President’s
Rule in the state, alleging
that crime and corruption
have reached peak there.
A resolution demanding
that the Centre impose
President’s Rule in
Bihar was “unanimously”
passed at the party’s na-
tional executive meeting
here, its president Chirag
Paswan told a press
conference here.
BJP holds meet ahead
of Himachal elections
New Delhi (ANI):
Ahead of the upcoming
Assembly elections in
Himachal Pradesh, the
northern state’s BJP
core group meeting was
held here on Monday
.
Himachal CM Jairam
Thakur, BJP State chief
Suresh Kashyap, Na-
tional vice prez and elec-
tion in-charge Saudan
Singh, and Union Minis-
ter Anurag Thakur at-
tended the meeting.
The meeting was also
attended by former CM
Prem Kumar Dhumal,
state incharge Avinash
Rai Khanna, co-in-
charge Sanjay Tandon,
election co-incharge
Devinder Singh Rana,
former BJP President
Dr Rajeev Bindal, Sat-
pal Satti, General secre-
tary Trilok Kapoor,
Rakesh Jamwal, Trilok
Jamwal and others.
Preliminary forensic report
rules out rape, says police
Officer in charge suspended for
negligence in gang rape case
Dehradun (PTI): Pre-
liminary forensic exam-
ination reports of the
visceral samples of An-
kita Bhandari, who was
allegedly killed by the
owner of a resort where
she worked as a recep-
tionist, have ruled out
sexual assault, a senior
police officer said on
Monday
. Bhandari’s
murder allegedly by her
employer Pulkit Arya,
who is the son of a for-
mer BJP leader, and his
two accomplices, had
triggered a massive pub-
lic outrage with people
demanding the hanging
of the killers.
Lucknow (ANI): An of-
ficer in charge was sus-
pended for negligence
in a gang rape incident
in Lucknow.
The officer-in-charge
Husdia Hussain Abbas
is part of police team.
As per reports, the girl
was raped while return-
ing to her residence on
October 15. The auto
driver and his accom-
plice raped her and fled
the spot. The accused
left the victim at the
Husdia intersection.
“After the complaint
of the victim, the local
police were negligent,
due to which the out-
post in charge has been
suspended,” said Luc-
know DCP (East), Pra-
chi Singh.
ANKITA BHANDARI MURDER
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
ACCUSED’S KIN ATTACK
WOMAN’S FAMILY
Muzaffarnagar (PTI): Three
family members of a woman
who had filed a complaint of
sexual harassment were in-
jured in an attack by relatives
of the accused on Monday,
the police said. Naushad,
Saddam and Rizwan, all
uncles of the woman,
sustained bullet injuries and
were rushed to a hospital
from where two of them
were referred to another
hospital in serious condition,
they said.
Nov 03 bypoll...
BJP to withdraw its
nomination. “I thank
them. I will meet our
leader Uddhav Thack-
eray for the next
course of action,” she
added.
State Congress pres-
ident Nana Patole said,
“Pawar and Mumbai
BJP president Ashish
Shelar are contesting
BCCI elections jointly.
Pawar’s appeal to make
the Assembly bypoll
unopposed could be
linked to that elec-
tion.”
FROM PG 1
‘E-day’ in Congress, results tomorrow
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Congress
members queued up
across the country on
Monday to elect their
first non-Gandhi presi-
dent in 24 years, choos-
ing between senior lead-
ers Mallikarjun Kharge
and Shashi Tharoor in
an exercise aimed at
putting the party on the
path to revival.
“I have been waiting
for a long time for this
day
,” Congress chief So-
nia Gandhi said. Over
9,000 PCC delegates
form the electoral col-
lege to pick party chief
in a secret ballot. The
results will be declared
on October 19.
“Satisfied with Con-
gress’ presidential poll
process. Elections are
free, fair, transparent,”
said Madhusudan Mis-
try, the central election
authority chairperson.
“Voting is going on
smoothly. There are no
complaints so far on
polling from any-
where,” Mistry told.
While Sonia Gandhi,
former PM Manmohan
Singh and general sec-
retary Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra, voted in
Delhi, Rahul Gandhi,
who is on the Bharat
Jodo Yatra, did so in
Ballari in Karnataka.
AROUND 96 PER
CENT OF 9,900
DELEGATES VOTED
FOR CONGRESS
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION: MISTRY
Sonia Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi casted their vote at AICC HQ in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi in Ballari, Mallikarjun
Kharge at KPCC in Bengaluru, Shashi Tharoor at Kerala PCC, Raj CM Ashok Gehlot at Raj PCC on Monday.
GEHLOT EXPRESSES
CONFIDENCE THAT
KHARGE WILL WIN
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Monday said his equa-
tion with the Gandhi family
will remain the same as
it has been for the last 50
years. Talking to reporters
at PCC office after casting
vote in the party’s prez
poll, Gehlot expressed
confidence that Kharge will
win the election and infuse
a new life in the organisa-
tion. Gehlot said his ties
with the Gandhi family will
be the “same for life”.
Tharoor called up and wished
good luck and I wished him the
same. The two of us are contesting
internal polls on a friendly note to
strengthen the Congress to build a stronger and
better nation for the future generations.
—Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader
The revival of the grand old party
has begun whatever the outcome
and that the fate of the Indian
National Congress lies in the
hands of the party workers.
—Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader
IN THE COURTYARD
SC DISMISSES PLEA AGAINST HANDOVER OF
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AIRPORT TO ADANI
New Delhi (Agencies): The Supreme Court on Monday
dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Kerala and
certain employees union challenging the decision of the
Airport Authority of India(AAI) to lease out the manage-
ment of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani
Enterprises Limited(AEL). A bench comprising Chief Jus-
tice of India UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi dismissed
the special leave petitions filed by the Kerala Government
and certain unions of the employees of the airport against
the judgment of the Kerala High Court which upheld the
lease of the Airport to AEL in October 2020.
IRCTC: TEJASHWI
TO APPEAR BEFORE
CBI COURT TODAY
GOVT ASKED TO GIVE
DETAILS ON LOSSES
BY PFI’S HARTAL
Patna (Agencies): Bihar’s
Deputy CM Tejashwi Ya-
dav will appear before the
special CBI court in con-
nection with the IRCTC
scam on Tuesday. Talking
to media at Patna airport,
Yadav said on Monday:
“Such court appearances
will take place until they
(BJP) will stay in power.”
“It was clear on the
day of the swearing-in
ceremony when we were
taking oath and the CBI
conducted raids on the
leaders of the RJD.”
Kochi (PTI): Kerala High
Court on Monday asked
the State govt to inform
it the total loss incurred
in the hartal called for by
the PFI and subsequent
violence. A Bench directed
listing the loss incurred
in each case registered
related to the violence in
the hartal on September
23. Also, the court issued
directions to submit an af-
fidavit detailing attachment
of the properties of the
PFI and its former general
secretary Abdul Sathar.
MANOJ TIWARI’S PLEA AGAINST SUMMONS
ISSUED IN SISODIA’S DEFAMATION JUNKED
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday dis-
missed a plea of BJP leader Manoj Tiwari challenging a
Delhi High Court order refusing to quash summons of a
trial court here against him in a criminal defamation case.
A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Ra-
masubramaniam, however, allowed the plea of BJP leader
Vijender Gupta challenging the high court order. “We have
dismissed the appeal by Manoj Tiwari and allowed the
appeal by Vijender Gupta on grounds that the history of
the law commission report was not properly traced,” the
Supreme Court bench observed.

06
INDIA
New Delhi (Agencies):
With a declining trajec-
tory of fresh Covid cas-
es, a new Omicron sub
variant, however, is pos-
ing a new threat in the
country
.
According to some re-
ports, the first case of
BF.7 has been detected
by the Gujarat Biotech-
nology Research centre.
This new Omicron vari-
ant is also considered to
be highly infectious and
has a greater transmis-
sibility
.
Omicron sub-vari-
ants -- BA.5.1.7 and BF.7
-- after emerging from a
region of Mongolia in
China are now making
their way to other parts
and posing fresh
threats.
Reportedly
, Omicron
variants BF.7 and
BA.5.1.7 are behind the
recent surge in the Cov-
id-19 cases in China.
However, experts have
advised precaution and
Covid appropriate be-
haviour ahead of the up-
coming festive season.
Meanwhile, the active
caseload of the country
presently stands at
26,834 cases, accounting
for 0.06 per cent of the
country’s total positive
cases. India’s daily posi-
tivity rate was reported
to be 1.86 per cent, while
the weekly positivity
rate currently stands at
1.02 per cent on Monday
.
A total of 2,060 fresh
Covid cases was detect-
ed in the last 24 hours
against2,401reportedon
the previous day
, the Un-
ionHealthMinistrysaid
on Monday morning.
New Omicron sub variant BF.7 detected
HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN INDIA
Gap b/w internal and external
security decreasing: Rajnath
Gandhinagar (PTI):
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Monday
said the gap between
internal and external
security is reducing
sharply in the last two
decades.
He also said the inde-
pendent media, judici-
ary, NGOs and dynamic
democracy can be mis-
used to destroy the se-
curity of a nation.
Addressing the sec-
ond convocation of the
Rashtriya Raksha Uni-
versity (RRU) at Lavad
village in Gujarat’s
Gandhinagar district,
Singh said “the lines
between the internal
and external security
almost disappear in a
hybrid war”.
He stressed the need
for state agencies to
work in an integrated
manner as security
challenges like terror-
ism, cyber warfare, hu-
man trafficking, mon-
ey laundering, drug
abuse etc are internal-
ly connected though
they appear separate.
With the changing
times, there has been a
tremendous change in
security dimensions,
he said.
“We generally see se-
curity from two aspects
– internal and external.
But in the last two dec-
ades, it has been seen
that the gap between
internal and external
security is reducing,”
Singh said.
The defence minister
said social media,
NGOs, the judiciary
and the democracy of a
country can be mis-
used by forces
working to destroy its
security.
“An independent so-
cial media can be used
to carry out systematic
propaganda. Freedom
of social media is not
bad, media should be
free, but if media is
free it can be misused…
Attempts are made to
establish and propa-
gate dangerous and
controversial things in
the name of freedom of
expression,” he said.
“If NGOs have free-
dom, efforts are made
to use NGOs in such a
way that the entire sys-
tem of the country is
paralysed. If the judici-
ary has freedom, ef-
forts are made to use it
to stop or slow down
the works of develop-
ment using the legal
system,” Singh said.
‘With the changing times, there has been a tremendous change in security dimensions’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel during the release of the Gujarati
edition of book ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’, in Gandhinagar, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Had the opportunity to participate in the release ceremony
of the Gujarati edition of the book ‘Modi @ 20’ in Gandhi-
nagar today. Shri @narendramodi has promoted the poli-
tics of development and credibility in the country. The peo-
ple of the country have faith in his leadership. This book is very use-
ful to understand his working style. —Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh
Top leaders stress Gandhi family
to play key role in going forward
New Delhi (PTI): With
the Congress set to elect
its first non-Gandhi
president in over 24
years, senior leaders on
Monday stressed the
Gandhi family’s guid-
ance will be crucial and
will play an important
role in the party in the
days to come.
The polls are signifi-
cant as the new presi-
dent would replace So-
nia Gandhi, the longest-
serving Congress presi-
dent who has been at
the helm since 1998,
barring the two years
between 2017 and 2019
when Rahul Gandhi
took over.
Voting for the Con-
gress presidential polls
began on Monday. Sen-
ior leaders Mallikarjun
Kharge and Shashi Tha-
roor face-off for the
post of the AICC chief.
Over 9,000 Pradesh Con-
gress Committee (PCC)
delegates form the elec-
toral college to pick the
party chief in a secret
ballot.
Speaking to reporters
after casting her vote at
the AICC headquarters
here, senior leader Am-
bika Soni asserted that
the Gandhi family can-
not be ignored and the
party workers’ attach-
ment with them would
remain. Hailing Sonia
Gandhi’s contribution
to the party, Soni said
she played a key role in
the formation of the
UPA government and
the Congress’ win in the
2004 polls, beating the
BJP’s ‘Shining India’
campaign.
Former PM Manmohan Singh casts vote for party’s Presidential
election at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, on Monday.
STOP YATRA NOW, GO
TO HP, GUJARAT:
FRANCISCO SARDINHA
Panaji (PTI): Congress MP
and former Goa chief minister
Francisco Sardinha said
Rahul Gandhi should stop the
ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra
and concentrate on the poll-
bound states of Himachal
Pradesh and Gujarat. He
claimed that Congress is
the “only party” which can
defeat the BJP. The Congress’
Bharat Jodo Yatra is sched-
uled to cover a distance of
3,570 km in 150 days.
CONGRESS MPs SINGHVI, THAROOR GET
CHAIRMANSHIP OF PARLIAMENTARY PANELS
CONG MP WON’T
CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BROTHER
Hyderabad (Agencies):
Congress MP and the
party’s star campaigner
Komatireddy Venkat
Reddy made it clear that
he will not campaign in
the Munugode Assembly
constituency where his
brother Komatireddy Raja-
gopal Reddy is contesting
the by-election as a BJP
candidate. Venkat Reddy
made the remarks while
addressing reporters at
Gandhi Bhavan, the state
headquarters of Congress
party, after casting his
vote in the AICC presiden-
tial election.
NEW CONG PREZ WILL TAKE FORWARD
LEADERSHIP’s VISION: SALMAN KHURSHID
New Delhi (ANI): Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor and
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who went missing on the first
list of parliamentary committee chairmen rolled out
recently, made their way into the second one. Another
list of Standing Committee chairmen have recently been
announced in which Congress MPs have got the chair-
manship of two panels - one of Lok Sabha and the other
of Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi (ANI): Congress leader Salman Khurshid on
Monday said that the new party president would take
forward and implement the vision of the party leadership.
“Party leadership will remain. The new party president
will decide how to take forward and implement the lead-
ership’s vision,” Congress leader Salman Khurshid said
after casting his vote at the All India Congress Commit-
tee (AICC) office in the national capital.
With a declining trajectory of fresh
Covid cases, a new Omicron sub
variant is posing a new threat
CRUCIAL READ
CARCASS OF WILD ELEPHANT FOUND IN
PADDY FIELD IN ASSAM’S NAGAON DIST
Nagaon (Assam) (ANI): Forest officials in Assam found the
carcass of a wild elephant in a paddy field in the state’s
Nagaon district on Monday. According to the forest officials,
the dead elephant, aged about 7 years old, was found at
Kiling village near the
Jakhalabandh area this
morning. Prima facie,
infighting is suspected to be
the cause of death. Nepal
Mandal, Forest Range Officer
said the wild tusker might
have died after fighting with
other elephants. “Today morning, the local villagers and
forest staff informed us that, a wild elephant died in the area
and we immediately reached the spot and found the carcass
of the tusker. Local villagers told us that, a herd of elephants
came to the area last night. The elephant was not healthy and
its treatment was going on,” the officer said.
THAK-THAK GANG
KNOCKED OUT,
FOUR ARRESTED
HYDERABAD MAN
KILLS WIFE TWO
KIDS, HANGS SELF
New Delhi (Agencies):
Delhi Police have arrested
4 members of the notori-
ous Thak-Thak gang, who
knock on automobile and
home windows to distract
the eye of motorists
with a view to rob them,
officers.The accused
have been recognized as
Dheenathayalone (24),
Raju (54), Karupa Samy
(37) and Murti (24).
Police said that they
had been all presently
residing at Shakurpur in
Delhi, however, all are
natives of Tamil Nadu.
With their arrest, police
have additionally claimed
to resolve 4 instances of
theft registered.
Hyderabad (Agencies):
In a shocking incident,
a man murdered his
wife and two children
before committing
suicide in Hyderabad.
The bodies were found at
their house in Papireddy
colony in Chandanagar
area on Monday after
police broke open the
door following com-
plaints by the neighbours
about foul smell. Bodies
of Nagaraju, his wife
Sujata and children Si-
dappa (11) and Ramyasri
(7) were found lying in
the house. The police
suspect that the
incident occurred on
Friday.
Ghulam Nabi Azad vouches for
restoration of J-K statehood
Kathua (Jammu and
Kashmir) (ANI): Dem-
ocratic Azad Party
chairperson Ghulam
Nabi Azad on Sunday
reiterated the demand
for the restoration of
statehood ahead of the
assembly elections
scheduled next year.
Former Congress
Rajya Sabha MP and
Democratic Azad Par-
ty chairperson Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad ad-
dressed a public rally
in Kathua and
launched three main
agendas of his outfit.
“We have three main
agendas, first to re-
store statehood, sec-
ond to reserve the
rights of purchasing
lands for JK people
only, and third to re-
serve jobs rights only
for local youth”, Azad
said in a public rally.
Adding that we will
not step back until
these agendas are ful-
filled. Former Jammu
and Kashmir Chief
minister Ghulam Nabi
Azad on Monday an-
nounced that his new
political outfit will be
named as ‘Democratic
Azad Party’.
The development
comes exactly a month
after Azad resigned
from the Congress par-
ty. Announcing the
name of the new party
at a press conference
here, Azad said that the
outfit will be secular,
democratic and inde-
pendent from any in-
fluence.
ED attaches 28 assets worth crores of
TRS lawmaker Nama Nageshwar Rao
New Delhi (ANI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) has attached
28 immovable proper-
ties and other assets
worth Rs 80.65 crore be-
longing to TRS MP
Nama Nageshwar Rao
and his family members
in an ongoing money
laundering case against
Ranchi Expressway Ltd,
Madhucon Projects
Limited and its director
and promoters, the
agency said on Monday
.
The ED has also at-
tached the registered of-
fice of the Madhucon
group of companies and
residential property at
Jubilee Hills, Hy-
derabad. The properties
were attached under the
provisions of the Pre-
vention of Money Laun-
dering Act, 2022. Nama
Nageshwar Rao is a pro-
moter and director of
the Madhucon group of
companies and a per-
sonal guarantor to the
Bank loan defaulted by
the company
.
ED has identified and
attached immovable as-
sets of Rs 67.08 crore at
Hyderabad, Khammam
and at Prakasham dis-
trict and movable assets
of Rs 13.57 cr including
shareholding of Nama
Nageshwar Rao and his
family members.
Indore (Agencies):
The Madhya Pradesh
police on Monday
booked a husband-wife
duo for allegedly har-
assing and abetting TV
actress Vaishali Th-
akkar’s suicide.
VaishaliThakkarwas
found hanging at her
residence in the Sai
Bagh colony in Madhya
Pradesh’s Indore, under
the limits of Tejaji po-
lice station, an official
informed on Sunday
adding that a suicide
note was also recovered
from the spot which sug-
gested that she was
stressed and harassed
by her neighbour, busi-
nessmanRahulNavlani.
The Tejaji Nagar Police
have booked Rahul Nav-
lani and his wife Disha
undersections306(Abet-
ment of suicide) and 34
(Acts done by several
persons in furtherance
of commonintention)of
the Indian Penal Code
for allegedly persuading
the actor to kill herself.
Railways mulls
protection after
Duronto robbery
Kolkata (Agencies):
The Ministry of Rail-
ways is giving a critical
thought to the redeploy-
ment of Railway Safety
Force (RPF) comman-
dos on premier trains
like Rajdhani, Shatabdi
and Duronto passing
alongside sure routes
after Sunday’s armed
theft on board the New
Delhi-Howrah Duronto
Specific in Bihar.
As many as 20 armed
robbers obtained on the
practice quickly after it
left Patna station on its
technique to Howrah
and looted the passen-
gers at gunpoint.
DAP Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad
OPS sits on Deputy Oppn Leader’s chair
Chennai (ANI): All In-
dia Anna Dravida Mun-
netra Kazhagam (AI-
ADMK) leader O Pan-
nerselvam (OPS) on
Monday lashed out at
the rival faction leader
Edappadi Palalniswai
(EPS) for not attending
assembly session that
began on Monday
.
The former Chief
Minister OPS was seen
participating in the pro-
ceedings of the House
seated in the chair for
AIADMK deputy floor
leader. EPS was absent
in the assembly session.
As per sources, he “boy-
cotted” the Assembly
session because rival
faction leader OPP was
made to sit as the As-
sembly Deputy Opposi-
tion Leader Chair, the
sources said.
OPS said, “We are at-
tending the assembly
session today as AIAD-
MK MLAs. You should
ask the EPS faction why
they did not attend the
assembly session.” On
the existing feud in the
party, OPS said that it is
a dangerous situation
that the bylaws of the
party are being
changed.
AIADMK leader O Pannerselvam
TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY SESSION
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
MP cops book
husband-wife
for abetment
to suicide
ACTOR VAISHALI
SUICIDE CASE

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 50,833.00 40.00 0.07 (Per 10g)
SILVER 56,255.00 594.00 1.05 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.30 0.11 0.13
GBPINR 92.93 0.38 0.41
CURRENCIES
SBI,Kotak,Federal Bank revise lending rates
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Sate-owned
State Bank of India (SBI)
and private lenders Kotak
Mahindra Bank and Fed-
eral Bank have revised
their lending rates under
marginal cost of fund
based lending rate (MCLR),
making consumer loans
such as personal, home and
auto costlier.
SBI has revised the
MCLR for the benchmark
one-year tenor to 7.95%, up
by 25 basis points from pre-
vious rate. SBI said the new
MCLR is effective from Oc-
tober 15, 2022. The one-year
tenor MCLR is the rate
against which most con-
sumer loans are tied to.
Kotak Mahindra Bank
said the MCLR for various
tenors has been set in the
range of 7.70-8.95% with ef-
fect from October 16, 2022.
Federal Bank said its
one-year MCLR on loans
and advances has been re-
vised to 8.70%.
BASED ON MARGINAL COST OF FUNDS
MCLR RATE
REVISION
z SBI has revised the MCLR
for the benchmark one-
year tenor to 7.95%, up by
25 basis points.
z SBI said the new MCLR is
effective from Oct 15, 2022.
z The one-year tenor MCLR
is the rate against which
most consumer loans are
tied to.
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
DATA ON VACANCIES
FROM PSUs: OFFICIAL
New Delhi (PTI): The govern-
ment has sought data on va-
cancies from all public sector
undertakings
(PSUs) and
asked them
to prepare a
roadmap to fill
those with an aim to reducing
unemployment in the country.
Information has been sought
by the government regarding
vacancies at the entry-level as
well as at the senior level, a
senior official of a public sec-
tor undertakings said.
‘TRADE SETTLEMENT
IN RUPEE THING IN
RIGHT DIRECTION’
Kolkata (PTI): With the RBI
allowing Indian banks to
open vostro
accounts with
Russian banks
for trade
settlement in
the Indian cur-
rency, the tea exporters have
expressed the view that this
a step in the right direction
as Russia is a big importer of
tea from India.”Opening up of
vostro account is a good step.
Anything in that direction is
good”, an official of ITEA said.
NEW RBI NORMS TO
STRUCTURALLY
STRENGTHEN ARCs
Mumbai (PTI): The new
regulatory guidelines for
asset recon-
struction
companies
will lead to
consolidation
in the sector apart from
structurally fortifying them
with improved governance,
better disclosures, lower
funding needs for asset
acquisitions, and robust
balance sheets, says a
BYJU’S RAISES $250
MILLION IN FRESH
FUNDING ROUND
New Delhi (PTI): Edtech major
BYJU’S has raised $250 mil-
lion (about `2,000 crore) from
its existing
investors, in-
cluding Qatar
Investment
Authority, in
a fresh funding round, the
company said on Monday.
The funding round follows
BYJU’S recent announce-
ment to become profitable by
March 2023. “BYJU’S raises
$250 million in a fresh funding
round.
INDIA’S SUGAR OUTPUT TO BE HIGHER AT 36.5 MT
IN 2022-23 MARKETING SEASON: ISMA
New Delhi (PTI): The country’s sugar production is projected
to be 36.5 million tonnes in the 2022-23 marketing season, an
increase of 2% compared to the year-
ago period, industry body ISMA said on
Monday. The marketing season will be
starting this month. The production in
India, the world’s major producer of the
sweetener, stood at 35.8 million tonnes
during the 2021-22 marketing season.
The season is from Oct-Sept. With an
estimated increase in production despite higher diversion for etha-
nol, ISMA expects export to be around 9 mn tonnes this season.
OTHER STORIES
business
BRIEFS
Hyderabad (PTI): The In-
dian School of Business
(ISB) was ranked number
one in India and 44 glob-
ally in the top 100 Finan-
cial Times (FT) Executive
MBA 2022 ranking. After
ISB, Indian Institute of
Management Bangalore
(IIM-B) figured in the FT
list at 86th position glob-
ally. Alumni from the Post
Graduate Programme in
Management for Senior
Executives class of 2019
have been surveyed for
this year’s ranking and
ISB has significantly
ranked higher in various
parameters of this year’s
rankings than the previ-
ous year, the premier B-
School said.
New Delhi (PTI): Film ex-
hibition firm PVR Ltd on
Monday reported a nar-
rowing of consolidated
loss after tax at `71.49
crore in the second quar-
ter ended September with
people returning to cine-
mas as the pandemic eas-
es. The company had
posted a consolidated
loss after tax of `153.27
crore in the year-ago peri-
od, it said in a regulatory
filing. Consolidated reve-
nue from operations in
the second quarter stood
at `686.72 crore as
against `120.32 crore.
PVR LTD 2nd QUARTER
CONSOLIDATED LOSS
AFTER TAX NARROWS
ISB, IIM-BANGALORE
FIGURE IN FT EMBA
2022 RANKINGS
New Delhi (PTI): Gold
price in Delhi fell `40 to
`50,833/10 gm on Mon-
day amid a fall in the pre-
cious metal prices in the
overseas market, accord-
ing to HDFC Securities. In
the previous trade, the
yellow metal had touched
`50,873 per 10 grams.
Silver also declined by
`594 to `56,255/kg from
`56,849 per kg. In the in-
ternational market, gold
was quoting lower at
$1,655.75 per ounce
while silver was down at
$18.55 per ounce.
GOLD PRICE FALLS
RUPEES 40; SILVER
DECLINES `594
New Delhi (FIB): Cement
maker ACC on Monday
reported a consolidated
net loss of `87.32 crore
for September quarter on
account of a steep rise in
fuel cost. The company
had posted a profit of
`450.21 crore for the
same quarter a year ago.
However, total revenue
from operations was up
6.42% to `4,057.08 crore
in July-Sept as against
`3,812.31 crore. Accord-
ing to ACC, its EBITDA in
the quarter “stood at `16
crore largely due to steep
rise in fuel cost” as
against `712 crore earlier.
ACC REPORTS NET
LOSS OF `87 CRORE
FOR SEPT QUARTER
*Rates till the edition went to print.
FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION TO
BE PROLONGED: RBI ARTICLE
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Reserve
Bank of India in its Octo-
ber Bulletin noted that
India’s fight against ‘stub-
born’ retail inflation will
be dogged and prolonged,
given the long and varia-
ble lags with which mon-
etary policy operates and
that it is fraught with un-
certainties.
Retail inflation, which is
measured by YoY changes
in the all-India consumer
price index (CPI), rose to
7.4% in September, up from
7% in August. The headline
inflation saw a rise owing
to the sharp increase in
CPI food inflation to 8.4%
in September from 7.6% a
month ago.
However, going forward
RBI expects the headline
inflation to ease from its
September high, albeit
stubbornly, on the back of
easing momentum and fa-
vourable base effects.
“While the persistence
of headline CPI inflation
above the tolerance band
for three consecutive quar-
ters (up to September) will
trigger mandated account-
ability processes, mone-
tary policy remains fo-
cussed on realigning infla-
tion with the target,” RBI
said.
Input cost pressures in-
creased in September 2022
across manufacturing and
services, albeit at a slower
pace, as reflected in the
PMIs.
Selling prices also edged
up across manufacturing
and services, with the ser-
vices sector registering
price increases higher than
the long-term average, the
central bank noted in its
bulletin.
RBI expects the momen-
tum of real GDP growth to
shed the drag embedded in
the NSO’s estimates for
Q1FY23 and move into pos-
itive territory in the re-
maining quarters.
“Although this may not
be evident in year-on-year
growth rates due to unfa-
vourable base effects, q-o-q
annualised rates will re-
flect the underlying recov-
ery,” the bulletin reads.
Nokiabagscontractfrom
Jiotobuild5Gnetwork
New Delhi (PTI): Finnish
company Nokia said it has
won a multi-year deal from
Reliance Jio to build one of
the largest 5G networks in
the world.
Under the contract,
Nokia will supply equip-
ment from its AirScale
portfolio, including base
stations, high-capacity 5G
Massive MIMO (multiple
input multiple output) an-
tennas, and Remote Radio
Heads (RRH) to support dif-
ferent spectrum bands, and
self-organising network
software.
Reliance Jio plans to de-
ploy a 5G standalone net-
work which will interwork
with its 4G network.
The network will enable
Reliance Jio to deliver ad-
vanced 5G services such as
massive machine-to-ma-
chine communications,
network slicing, and ultra-
low-latency
.
Sensex,Nifty rise for 2nd straight
day as oil,banking stocks advance
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark BSE Sensex rose by
491 points while Nifty set-
tled above the 17,300 level
on Monday on the back of
buying in index majors Re-
liance Industries, ICICI
Bank and recovery in glob-
al markets. Rising for a sec-
ond session, the 30-share
Sensex jumped 491.01
points or 0.85% to settle at
58,410.98. The index opened
lower and fell to a low of
57,639.80 in early trade.
However, it bounced back
in late morning deals and
hit rallied 529.03 points or
0.91% to touch a high of
58,449. The broad-
er NSE Nifty
climbed 126.10 points or
0.73% to end at 17,311.80,
markingitssecondstraight
session of gains.
Among Sensex shares,
State Bank of India, NTPC,
Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank,
Axis Bank, Reliance Indus-
tries, and IndusInd Bank
were the biggest winners.
Inflation will not show rate
hike impact now: Varma
New Delhi (PTI): RBI
Monetary Policy Commit-
tee (MPC) member Jayanth
R Varma on Monday said
that the impact of mone-
tary policy tightening on
inflation will be felt after
five to six quarters.
The central bank is man-
dated to keep inflation at
4% with 2% of upside and
downside margins.
In order to control rising
inflation, the RBI on Sep-
tember 30, has raised short-
term lending rate for the
third consecutive time by
50 bps to take the repo rate
to 5.9%.
Since May it has cumula-
tively increased the key
interest rate by 190 basis
points.
“No doubt it (inflation)
will come down. Because
we have done monetary
policy tightening. “That
tightening will have its im-
pact. The monetary policy
takes, you know, five to six
quarters to have its impact
and cool prices,” he said.
“We started only in
April. We will start seeing
the effect of that tightening
later in the year.
Air passenger traffic volume to
recover to pre-pandemic level
Mumbai (PTI): Air pas-
senger traffic volume is
expected to recover to the
pre-pandemic level, imply-
ing a robust 75% year-on-
year growth this fiscal, a
report said on Monday
.
The pick-up in traffic
volume is expected to be led
by domestic traffic as slots
and routes on the interna-
tional front are still open-
ing up, domestic credit rat-
ing agency Crisil said in its
report.
It also said that the air-
port operators are expected
to see their traffic volume
recover to the pre-pandem-
ic (fiscal 2020) level this fis-
cal, spurring a recovery in
revenue, supported by an
increase in tariffs.
In FY23, with the pan-
demic impact seemingly
behind us, air traffic vol-
ume is expected to in-
crease to the fiscal 2020
level of around 340 million
passengers.
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment on Monday said
the price rise in wheat and
rice has been “normal” and
it will intervene in the mar-
ket to offload the grains if
there is any abnormal in-
crease in the rates.
Food Secretary Sudhan-
shu Pandey also said the
government has surplus
stocks of both wheat and
rice in its godowns which
will be used for making
market intervention.
“Price rise is not abnor-
malas it has beenperceived
and projected...,” he said.
Citing the example of
wheat, he said the “price
rise is normal” as the last
year’s wholesale price was
depressed as the govern-
ment sold huge quantities
under its OMSS to bulk
consumers, he said.
The whole price of wheat
was ruling at `2,331 per
quintal on October 14, 2021,
as against `2,474 per quin-
tal on the same day in 2020.
“Therefore, it is not ad-
visable to compare the cur-
rent year’s increase in
wheat with last year’s. It
should be compared with
prices that prevailed in
2020,” Pandey explained.
1/3rd OF PASSENGERS
HAD TO PAY EXTRA
FOR FLIGHT SEATS
Mumbai (PTI): Around one-third
of air passengers had to pay
extra money for seats on a flight
in the last 12 months as free
seat option was not available,
according to a recently con-
ducted survey. One in every third
person surveyed said that the
airline they booked did not give
the option to secure a free seat,”
the survey said. Some consum-
ers prefer to reserve seats as per
their choice which can be availed
by paying an extra `200-1,500,
especially for seats in the front
and emergency rows as they
offer more legroom.
Price increase in
wheat and rice
normal:Food secy
` FALLS 11 PAISE TO
CLOSE AT 82.30
AGAINST US DOLLAR
ERICSSON ANNOUNCE
LONG-TERM STRATEGIC
5G CONTRACT WITH JIO
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
depreciated by 11 paise to close
at 82.30 (provisional) against the
US dollar on Monday as risk-off
sentiment among investors and
sustained foreign capital out-
flows weighed on the local unit.
However, a rally in the domestic
equities and a weak greenback
overseas restricted the rupee’s
fall, traders said. At the
interbank foreign exchange
market, the local currency
opened lower at 82.33 and
later fell to a low of 82.42. The
unit finally settled at 82.30
against the American cur-
rency, registering a decline of
11 paise over its previous
close.
New Delhi (PTI): Telecom gear
maker Ericsson on Monday
announced a long-term strategic
5G contract with Reliance Jio
to roll out 5G standalone (SA)
network in the country. This is
the first partnership between Jio
and Ericsson for radio access
network deployment in the
country. Akash Ambani, Chair-
man of Reliance Jio, said, “We
are delighted to partner with
Ericsson for Jio’s 5G SA rollout...
We are confident that Jio’s 5G
network will accelerate India’s
digitalisation and will serve as
the foundation for achieving our
nation’s ‘Digital India’ vision”.

First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut took
“active interest” in
velopment project
and there was mate-
rial on record to show
his involvement in
the money launder-
ing case, the Enforce-
ment Directorate
(ED) told a special
court on Monday.
Raut was produced
before Special Judge
MG Deshpande at the
end of his judicial cus-
tody on Monday and
his jail custody was ex-
tended till Tuesday,
when his bail plea will
be further heard.
The Shiv Sena lead-
er, who was arrested in
July for his alleged role
in the money launder-
ing case, had sought
bail from the special
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA) court last
month.
Opposing the plea,
Additional Solicitor
General (ASG) Anil
Singh submitted that
the probe agency has
records right from 2011,
which show that Raut
was involved in the
Patra Chawl project.
Raut was present in
the meeting (pertain-
ing to the redevelop-
ment project) and took
active interest in the
entire project, the ASG
told the court. Singh
claimed that there was
material on record to
show Raut’s involve-
ment in the money
laundering case.
The ED probe per-
tains to alleged finan-
cial irregularities in
the redevelopment of
Patra Chawl, a tene-
ment, and related fi-
nancial transactions
involving his wife and
associates.
The probe agency
further argued that not
just the tenants, but
even the MHADA and
some financial institu-
tions have suffered due
to the scam.
“We are concerned
about the larger inter-
est of the public. The
structure was demol-
ished and the tenants
have been out of their
homes for several
years. The building of
the MHADA is not con-
structed. There were
huge loans obtained
from financial institu-
tions, money has not
been paid, it is public
money, so financial in-
stitutions have also
suffered,” submitted
the ASG.
The ED informed the
court that as of today,
the Sena MP had re-
ceived Rs3.27 crore of
the total proceeds of
crime.
Refuting Raut’s
claim about contradic-
tion in the statement
of witnesses, Singh
said, “At this stage,
we cannot conclude
what the witness said
is wrong. At this stage
we cannot conduct a
mini trial.”
The probe agency
argued that the eco-
nomic offence is a
serious offence and the
investigation was
open, and there was a
question of tampering
evidence and witness-
es, as Raut was an in-
fluential person.
Advocate Ashok
Mundargi is likely to
make his submission
for Raut on Tuesday.
08
2NDFRONT
NAGGED OVER STUDIES, 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
LEAVES HOME IN NAGPUR, FAKES KIDNAPPING
Nagpur: A 14-year-old girl fled from her home in the
Nandanvan area on Friday afternoon and traveled to the
neighboring Chandrapur district, where she later made
up a story about her own
kidnapping because she
was fed of being nagged by
her mother over studies, a
police official said on Sunday.
Unable to contact her, the
teenager’s family and relatives
approached the police and
filed a missing person’s report. “Meanwhile, after arriving in
Chandrapur, the girl went to the Ram Nagar police station
and informed the cops that she had been kidnapped by two
women from Nagpur in a car and taken to Chandrapur. She
also told the police that she somehow managed to save
herself from their clutches,” the official said.
EIGHT BOOKED FOR
EMBEZZLING FUEL
SUPPLY RECORDS
TEACHER IN LATUR
DUPED OF `2.71 LAKH
IN ONLINE FRAUD
Thane: Eight persons—
including owners and
employees of a few petrol
pumps that supplied fuel
to the Navi Mumbai police,
and a police driver—have
been booked for allegedly
embezzling Rs6.83 lakh by
fabricating fuel supply records,
an official from Kalamboli
police station said. The racket
had been going on for a long
time, he added. An assistant
police commissioner who
investigated the fraud filed the
complaint on Saturday.
Latur: A 56-year-old Zilla
Parishad schoolteacher was
allegedly duped of Rs2.71
lakh by an online fraudster,
an official said on Monday.
According to the complaint,
the victim received a call
on October 10 from an
unidentified man claiming
to be a bank official. On the
pretext of “activating (the
victim’s) credit card”, the man
sought details such as bank
account number and OTP and
then siphoned Rs2.71 lakh.
A case has been registered
under Section 420 (cheating)
and other relevant provisions
of the Indian Penal Code and
Information Technology Act,
the official said.
FIRE AT SPORTSWEAR
SHOP IN PUNE; NO
CASUALTY REPORTED
TWO BOOKED FOR
STORING GUTKHA
WORTH `90K IN A FLAT
Pune: A fire broke out in a
prominent sportswear shop
in Pune city on Monday, fire
brigade officials said, adding
that no one was injured
in the incident. The blaze
erupted at 8.15 am in the
shop located on Fergusson
Road in Deccan Gymkhana
area, a fire brigade official
said. “Five water tankers
were rushed to the spot and
the blaze was doused in
about an hour. There was no
report of any casualty,” the
official said.
Mumbai: Two persons were
booked for storing banned
Gutkha at an apartment
in Koparkhairane. The
Koparkhairane police station
registered a case against
them and also seized the
contraband worth Rs90,000.
Deputy Commissioner
of Police of Zone 1 Vivek
Pansare received information
about the banned Gutkha at
a house in Koparkhairane. A
special team was formed and
carried out a raid at Touhid
Khan’s house. Later his
associate, identified as Riyaz
Khan, was found involved in
the illegal trade. A case has
been registered under the
relevant sections of IPC.
CRUCIAL READ
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut outside Arthur Road Jail, where he is currently lodged. —FILE PHOTO
Raut took ‘active interest’
in Patra Chawl project: ED
Material evidence on record to show
involvement, probe agency tells court
NO MEDICAL RELIEF
Among others, the Sena leader has mentioned medical reasons as one of the
grounds for seeking bail, citing that he has six stents in the heart. ASG Singh
submitted that as and when he has any medical problems, Raut can be treated at
a hospital by a team of doctors. Ailment is not such that it makes out ground for
grant of bail, he added.
Widow struggles for 28 yrs
to get property documents
from registration office
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A widow
from Mumbai has
been running from
pillar to post to ob-
tain her original
property docu-
ments since 1994.
The woman, identi-
fied as Sadhana Shah
(64) living in San-
tacruz, owns a bunga-
low in Lonavala hill-
station bought by her
late husband Bhupen-
dra C Shah, and the
‘Agreement for Sale’
was given to the sub-
registrar of assur-
ances, Old Customs
House, Mumbai.
Bhupendra C Shah
died in November
2009.
However, the sub-
registrar of assur-
ances, which now
comes under the ju-
risdiction of the In-
spector General of
Registration (IGR)
Pune, till date has not
returned the Agree-
ment for Sale, said
Mehul Shah, her son.
He further said
that despite persis-
tent efforts by the
family, and now even
through the Citizens
Vigilance Forum
(CVF), the IGP or the
sub-registrar of as-
surance officials have
not given any reply or
are willing to part
with the documents.
“Even the society
where our bungalow
is situated is asking
us for the registra-
tion documents to
complete other for-
malities but every-
thing is stuck for
28 years because of
the officialdom,” he
added.
According to CVF
President Kashyap M
Vyas, in the absence
of these documents,
the distraught Shah
family is unable to
sell, gift, bequeath, or
even apply for a bank
loan.
“Their intentions
are quite apparent.
Until they get some
‘benefit’, they sit
on the papers for
years. This is the sad
and shocking state of
affairs,” Vyas pointed
out.
The property was
bought from one
Kantilal V. Shah,
who lodged his Agree-
ment for Sale with
the Sub-Registrar of
Assurances, Mum-
bai, for registration
purposes on April 29,
1994.
Sadhana Shah (L) and her son Mehul Shah.
The CVF wrote to PM Narendra Modi and the
National Human Rights Commission last
week, bringing to their notice ‘corrupt
practices/demand of illegal gratification’
Bombay HC refuses bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court on
Monday refused to
grant bail to activist
Jyoti Jagtap, arrested
in the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links case,
saying the National
Investigation Agen-
cy’s case against her
was “prima facie
true”.
The NIA had alleged
that Jagtap was spread-
ing activities of the
banned outfit CPI (Mao-
ist) in urban areas and
that she made efforts to
mobilize Dalits at the
Elgar Parishad con-
clave held in Pune on
December 31, 2017. She
had done so to protest
against the government
and to create hatred
against it.
Adivisionbenchcom-
prising Justice AS Gad-
kari and Justice MN
Jadhav dismissed the
appeal filed by 34-year-
old Jagtap, challenging
a February 2022 order of
a special court refusing
to grant her bail.
“We are of the opin-
ion that the NIA case is
prima facie true. Hence
the appeal stands dis-
missed,” said the court.
Jagtap, accused of
singing and raising pro-
vocative slogans at the
Elgar Parishad con-
clave along with other
members of the Kabir
Kala Manch, was ar-
rested in the case in
September 2020 and has
been lodged at the By-
culla women’s prison in
Mumbai since then.
While Jagtap, a sing-
er-cum-activist, claimed
she was innocent and
the NIA failed to estab-
lish any prima facie
evidence against her,
the central probe agen-
cy had claimed Jagtap
was an active member
of the CPI (Maoist) and
had undergone training
for using weapons and
explosives.
However, Jagtap had
argued that the Kabir
Kala Manch was a
cultural group which
tried to bring commu-
nal harmony and secu-
larism back into Indian
society through music
and poetry
.
ELGAR PARISHAD CASE
NIA alleges she mobilized Dalits at
conclave to create hatred, was
involved with banned group CPI
MTDC to begin star-gazing project
at Ajanta Caves site in Aurangabad
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: The state
government recently
took a decision to com-
bine science and art by
announcing a star-gaz-
ing project at the Ajan-
ta Caves located in Au-
rangabad district.
The project will be op-
erated from a secluded
site called Ajanta View
Point, which gives a
270-degree view of the
Ajanta Caves hill, said
Chandrashekhar Jaisw-
al, General Manager,
Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corpora-
tion (MTDC).
The site is situated
where the caves were ac-
cidentally discovered, as
per local officials, on
April28,1819,byMadras
Presidency Officer John
Smith while hunting a
tiger. Currently
, the site
already has amenities
forvisitors,Jaiswalsaid,
adding that the project
will be a community-
based tourism project
withlocalsbeingtrained
to use telescopes and to
give basic knowledge of
stars seen in the sky
.
“It is a season-based
projectastheskyisclear
in the winters, and the
dark periphery of the
site means stars are
clearly visible. It will
start every evening once
darkness sets in and will
endintwotothreehours.
We plan to begin the pro-
ject by November-end,”
informed Jaiswal.
Regional Manager
Sanjay Harne said basic
facilities were being put
in place and identifica-
tionof peopleforthepro-
ject was underway
.
Hidden in the hills,
around 435km from
Mumbai city
, Ajanta
Caves are a group of 30
structures, each of
which showcase a part
of GautamBuddha’slife.
The caves stand testimo-
ny of India’s unique ar-
tistic heritage.
Jagtap has been housed at the Byculla women’s prison in
Mumbai since September 2020. —FILE PHOTO
Seasonal project will be open in winters when the sky is clear
and stars are visible. —FILE PHOTO
Min to Police: Don’t
waste time by levying
fines on commuters
Pune (PTI): The Di-
wali festive season in
Pune results in traffic
jams and police must
counsel motorists vio-
lating rules rather
than “wasting time in
levying fines”, Maha-
rashtra minister and
senior BJP leader
Chandrakant Patil
said on Monday
.
Patil,whoistheguard-
ian minister of the dis-
trict, however, also said
people must maintain
discipline and observe
trafficruleswhiletravel-
ling. “Police should
counsel commuters in-
stead of imposing fines
on them. It is the pre-Di-
wali period and police
should stop wasting
their time levying fines.
For another 10 days,
there will be huge traffic
jams in the city due to
Diwali as people will
throng the markets for
shopping,” he said.
“Lot of time goes into
stoppingtrafficviolators
and levying fines on
them. So orders are be-
ing issued to not waste
time in giving challans
to traffic violators in or-
der to curtail traffic
jams,” Patil said.
Reflect today on your legacy;
What gift you wish to leave for the
world and start building it today
not ‘when you have more time’…
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/
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midst the
d a z z l i n g
light, glimps-
es of mag-
n i f i c e n c e
and elegance
were wit-
nessed in the grand
finale of the 9th edi-
tion of Rajasthan’s
biggest and most
prestigious beauty
pageant Elite Miss
Rajasthan 2022.
Shweta Raje won the
title of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2022 in this
magnific event held
on Sunday at Sam-
skara Resort on
Ajmer Road. On the
other hand, Taj Devs-
hree Hada and Shee-
na Parashar the first
runner-up and sec-
ond runner up won
their names. While
Disha Nareda and
Shivangi Singh Rao
were declared run-
ner-ups.
Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra graced the pro-
gram as the chief
guest and motivated
the finalists. During
this, Directors of
Elite Miss Rajasthan
Gaurav Gaur, Anil
Bhattar, Ajit Soni,
PN Doody, Nakul Vi-
jay, Yasheel Pandel
and Patron of the
program JD Mahesh-
wari congratulated
the winners for their
bright future.
During the finale,
Charvi Tanya Dutta,
Aditi Hyundai, Him-
mat Singh and
Akanksha Bhalla
were present as judg-
es to test all the con-
testants. Talent from
cities like Udaipur,
Jodhpur, and Kota as
well as small areas
and villages of Ra-
jasthan got a chance
to show their skills
on the ramp. The
event took place in
five designer se-
quence rounds, the
first round show-
cased designer Var-
sha Jangid’s western
designer collection.
In the second round,
the girls performed
the ramp walk with
32 saris of Bhaiya
who came from Bag-
ru. This was followed
by a multi-designer
round, wherein 17
eminent designers
from Rajasthan
showcased their col-
lection, in which the
top 15 girls were
shortlisted by the
jury
. After which the
question answer
round with the top 6
selected from all the
contestants was fol-
lowed by the finale
round in the fashion
designer Heena Bala-
ni’s Garments
crowned the winner
of this season. Mean-
while, the girls’ title
a n n o u n c e m e n t
round was also spe-
cial. The judges an-
nounced the top 3 on
the basis of talent,
confidence, intelli-
gence and introduc-
tion of the models.
KAVITA CHAUHAN
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A
The glorious grand finale of the 9th edition
of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2022 took place at
Samskara Resort on Ajmer Road on Sunday,
October 16. City First brings to you glimpses
of pure fashion from the mega show!
MUMBAI | TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 18, 2022
ELITE MISS RAJASTHAN 2022
HERTRAILOF
GLITTER
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Gaurav Gaur, Shivangi Singh Rao,
Shweta Raje, Devshree Hada, Sheena Parashar and Varunavi Singh
(From Left) 5th
runner up
Shivangi Singh Rao, 3rd
runner
up Varunavi Singh, 2nd
runner
up Sheena Parashar,
Miss Elite Rajasthan 2022
Winner Shweta Raje, 1st
runner up Devshree Hada and
4th
runner up Disha Nareda
(From Right) Miss Elite Rajasthan 2022 Shweta Raje, 1st
runner up Devshree Hada and 2nd
runner up Sheena Parashar
—PHOTOS
BY
SUNIL
SHARMA
AND
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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