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- 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and 6 boats seized by Sri Lankan naval personnel, prompting demands for their immediate release and an indefinite strike by fishermen associations.
- In Gujarat, an NRI aged 45 from the UK and a teenage boy who recently arrived from the UK tested positive for the Omicron variant after RT-PCR tests upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport.
- Mercury dipped to lows of -4.7°C in Fatehpur, -2.6°C in Churu, -2.5°C in Sikar, and -0.6°C in Karauli as winter sets in Rajasthan. Jaip
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- 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and 6 boats seized by Sri Lankan naval personnel, prompting demands for their immediate release and an indefinite strike by fishermen associations.
- In Gujarat, an NRI aged 45 from the UK and a teenage boy who recently arrived from the UK tested positive for the Omicron variant after RT-PCR tests upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport.
- Mercury dipped to lows of -4.7°C in Fatehpur, -2.6°C in Churu, -2.5°C in Sikar, and -0.6°C in Karauli as winter sets in Rajasthan. Jaip
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- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized SP president Akhilesh Yadav over his remark that India's real enemy is China, not Pakistan.
- Yogi said those who do not consider Pakistan an enemy and see Jinnah as a friend cannot have good education or vision. Maurya said Akhilesh's comments show he may not be well.
- The entry of Maulana Umair Madani, a member of the influential Madani family of Deoband, in the Assembly polls as an AIMIM candidate has intensified the battle for Muslim votes in western UP.
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The death toll from a landslide in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 14, with 16 people still missing. Rescue operations resumed on Thursday morning. So far, 13 people have been rescued and admitted to a hospital. The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh briefed the state assembly on the situation after visiting the landslide site.
Harvinder Singh slapped Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after a public event in New Delhi, shouting slogans against corruption and price rise. The Delhi High Court will hear bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other accused in the 2G case tomorrow. The suspected killing of CPI(Maoist) Politburo member Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in an encounter in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district is considered a major blow to the Maoist movement in India.
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The Congress party in Gujarat released a sting video showing a former Congress MLA, Soma Patel, admitting that he accepted Rs. 10 crore from the BJP after resigning from the party. In the video, Patel is heard saying he took money to resign. The Congress has demanded a judicial inquiry, alleging money laundering. It also wants the Chief Minister and other BJP leaders named in the video to step down until the investigation is over. Meanwhile, in another video, Patel is seen undergoing a sting operation where he reportedly discusses being bought off by the BJP with money or a government position. The Congress leaders have accused the BJP of corruption in cases where MLAs were paid to resign before Rajya Sabha
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The document provides statistics on monsoon-related illnesses in Mumbai from June to August 2013. It lists the number of reported cases of illnesses like malaria, cholera, gastroenteritis, H1N1, dengue, leptospirosis, hepatitis, and typhoid. It then provides brief descriptions of the symptoms and causes of some of these illnesses like gastroenteritis, cholera, and hepatitis. It also gives some tips to avoid diseases like dengue, including eliminating mosquito breeding sites and using repellents. The rest of the document discusses other unrelated topics like the Red Fort speeches of Indian prime ministers from 1947 to 2013 and the arrest of wanted terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda.
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- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized SP president Akhilesh Yadav over his remark that India's real enemy is China, not Pakistan.
- Yogi said those who do not consider Pakistan an enemy and see Jinnah as a friend cannot have good education or vision. Maurya said Akhilesh's comments show he may not be well.
- The entry of Maulana Umair Madani, a member of the influential Madani family of Deoband, in the Assembly polls as an AIMIM candidate has intensified the battle for Muslim votes in western UP.
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The death toll from a landslide in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 14, with 16 people still missing. Rescue operations resumed on Thursday morning. So far, 13 people have been rescued and admitted to a hospital. The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh briefed the state assembly on the situation after visiting the landslide site.
Harvinder Singh slapped Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after a public event in New Delhi, shouting slogans against corruption and price rise. The Delhi High Court will hear bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other accused in the 2G case tomorrow. The suspected killing of CPI(Maoist) Politburo member Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in an encounter in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district is considered a major blow to the Maoist movement in India.
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The Congress party in Gujarat released a sting video showing a former Congress MLA, Soma Patel, admitting that he accepted Rs. 10 crore from the BJP after resigning from the party. In the video, Patel is heard saying he took money to resign. The Congress has demanded a judicial inquiry, alleging money laundering. It also wants the Chief Minister and other BJP leaders named in the video to step down until the investigation is over. Meanwhile, in another video, Patel is seen undergoing a sting operation where he reportedly discusses being bought off by the BJP with money or a government position. The Congress leaders have accused the BJP of corruption in cases where MLAs were paid to resign before Rajya Sabha
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Protests continue in Sri Lanka amid political turmoil as the country faces economic crisis. Thousands of protesters have occupied the colonial-era presidential palace and presidential mansion, claiming to have found millions of rupees inside. The Sri Lankan Speaker has said the President will resign on Wednesday. Meanwhile, three people have been arrested for setting the Prime Minister's residence on fire. India says it is supporting Sri Lanka during this difficult time and will continue assisting the country.
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1. Actress-turned-politician Irani now turns author
NEW FEATHER IN THE CAP
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Actress-
t u r n e d - p o l i t i c i a n -
turned-Union Minister
Smriti Irani has now
turned an author too.
Launching her debut
novel ‘Lal Salaam’ –a
crimethriller–theUnion
Minister said “I stepped
out to live my life and
then history happened.”
The event was held at
the India International
Centre in the national
capital on Saturday
. The
novel, published by
Westaland, revolves
around a police officer
from Chhattisgarh.
The launching event
was hosted by the
world-famed Jaipur Lit-
erature Festival. The
opening notes were of
Westaland publisher
Karthika VK and
Open magazine
editor S Prasan-
narajan. Following this,
the newborn author
Irani was engrossed in
a freewheeling conver-
sation with veteran
journalist Vir Sanghvi.
Narrating
her life
journey so
far, begin-
n i n g
f r o m
her early age, her tele-
vision career to enter-
ing the political arena,
Irani said that she lives
life on her own terms.
Speaking about her de-
cision to join the TV
industry, she said, “I
wanted to explore life
because I recognised
that the only thing that
I wanted to do was
live without pre-
conditions. I
recognised
very early
in life
t h a t
there
a r e
consequences for any
decision I take. But
when I left home, I told
my parents I would
rather bear the conse-
quences of my own ac-
tions than yours.”
Irani had become a
household name from
2000 till 2008 with her
record-breaking TV
soap opera “Kyunki
Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu
Thi” of Balaji Tele-
films. During this peri-
od she acted several
other TV serials before
jumping into political
field by joining the
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
Union Minister
launches her debut
novel‘Lal Salaam’
–a crime thriller–
based on a cop
from Chhattisgarh
Smriti Irani
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As many as 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and six boats seized
by Sri Lankan Naval personnel. Demanding their immediate release, the fisher-
men association here said it would stage a protest on Monday and announced
an ‘indefinite strike’ as well. Fishermen departed on December 18 from Ramesh-
waram in over 500 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu island when held.
A 45-year-old NRI and a teenage boy, who recently arrived in Gujarat from the
United Kingdom, tested positive for the Omicron variant. In Gujarat, the non-
resident Indian tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the RT-PCR test
carried out at the Ahmedabad international airport soon after he arrived from the
UK on December 15, a health department official said on Sunday.
43 TAMIL NADU
FISHERMEN HELD, 6
BOATS SEIZED BY
SRI LANKAN NAVY
2 UK RETURNEES
FOUND INFECTED
WITH OMICRON
IN GUJARAT
CORONA CATASTROPHE
NEW DELHI
INDIA
7,145
new cases
145
Omicron tally
107
new cases
01
new fatalities
‘Centre to establish university for
courses on cooperative trainings’
Pune: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday said that a uni-
versity for courses on
cooperative training
will be established by
the Centre with its col-
leges in several loca-
tions across India.
Shah on his last day of
visit to Maharashtra,
said that to expand the
cooperative business, a
cooperative plan for the
next25yearsisnecessary
.
He added that to ex-
pand the cooperative
business, a plan for the
cooperative formation
for the next 25 years. The
Cooperation Ministry
has started to work on
the same and a new poli-
cy related to it will be in-
troduced at the earliest.
Earlier in the day,
Amit Shah inaugurated
the camp of 5th Battal-
ion of the National Dis-
aster Response Force
(NDRF) and a new
building of the Central
Forensic Sciences Labo-
ratory (CFSL) facility
in Pune.
Speaking about the
CFSL facility in Pune,
he said, as of today,
there are seven CFSLs
in India, and Pune is
the seventh addition.
He said that more ef-
forts in the same line
are required to ensure a
robust internal securi-
ty environment.
Mohd Fahad
Kapurthala: A second
manwasbeatentodeath
in Punjab today over an
alleged instance of sac-
rilege, stoking tension
in a state that has barely
recovered from the
shock of a similar inci-
dent in Amritsar’s Gold-
en Temple less than 24
hours before.
Residents of Nijam-
pur village in Kapurtha-
la district said they
caught the man from a
gurdwara early this
morning. They alleged
that he was seen “disre-
specting” the Nishan
Sahib (the Sikh flag)
around 4 am.
Though the police
team reached the spot
and took the man into
custody
, Sikh groups in-
sisted that he be ques-
tioned in front of them.
The man was killed by
the locals after a scuffle
with the police.
Cellphone videos
from the spot showed
the man being beaten
up with sticks. The po-
lice later took him to the
hospital where he was
declared dead.
On Wednesday last, a
man had thrown a holy
book ‘gutka sahib’ into
the sarovar at the Gold-
en temple.
MAYHEM, LAWLESSNESS OUT IN THE OPEN IN POLL-BOUND STATE
Goa would have been free earlier had
Sardar Patel lived longer: PM Modi
Our phones tapped, ‘anupyogi’ CM Yogi
himself listens to conversations: Akhilesh
Panaji: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Sunday said that Goa
would have been liber-
ated from the Portu-
guese rule much earli-
er had the country’s
first home minister
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa-
tel lived for some more
time.
He also said that al-
though India got inde-
pendence much before
Goa became free, peo-
ple of the country
could not enjoy at that
time as they felt uneasy
thinking that one part
was the country was
still under foreign rule.
Modi was speaking
at an event to celebrate
the Goa Liberation Day,
observed on December
19 every year to mark
the day Indian armed
forces freed the coastal
state from the Portu-
guese rule in 1961.
Patel, deputy PM in
the Nehru cabinet, died
on December 15, 1950.
He is credited with the
liberation of Marath-
wada region in Maha-
rashtra from erstwhile
Nizam’s rule.
In the past, several
BJPleadershadblamed
the then prime minis-
ter Jawarhalal Nehru
for the delay in libera-
tion of Goa.
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Partychief AkhileshYa-
dav on Sunday accused
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath of getting his tel-
ephones tapped and lis-
tening to the conversa-
tions every evening.
Interacting with re-
porters a day after some
SP leaders’ offices and
residences were raided
by the Income Tax De-
partment, Yadav
claimed the BJP was
wary of its impending
defeat in the upcoming
assembly polls.
The BJP government
would be increasingly
misusing various en-
forcement agencies to
persecute his party’s
leaders in the coming
days, he alleged.
“All our telephonic
conversations have
been heard. This ‘an-
upyogi’ chief minister
himself listens to the
recordings of some peo-
ple every evening,” the
Samajwadi Party chief
alleged.
He also asked report-
ers to “remain alert, if
you are speaking to
me”. The Yogi Adity-
anath government is
running a WhatsApp
University in the state,
Yadav said derisively
.
“The BJP is following
the Congress’ way
. Like
the Congress, it is rear-
ing to use the central
agencies to instil fear
(in rival political par-
ties),” Yadav added.
I have taken serious
note of the unfortunate
incidents in Amritsar and
Kapurthala. Any attempt
to violate the communal
harmony in the state
will be dealt with a firm
hand. Stern action will
be taken against all
those disturbing the law
and order in Punjab.
DGP Punjab Police
@DGPPunjabPolice
CHARGES PRESSED AGAINST DEAD
MAN IN GOLDEN TEMPLE INCIDENT
Amritsar: The police have booked the youth,
who was beaten to death Saturday at the Golden
Temple in Amritsar, under sacrilege and attempt
to murder charges. The 20-year-old was caught
by the staff of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parband-
hak Committee and devotees at the Darbar Sahib
on Saturday after an alleged sacrilege attempt. His
body was later placed outside the main gate of the
SGPC headquarters. Case was registered based
on the statement of SGPPC staff Sucha Singh.
PUNJAB FORMS
SIT, REPORT
IN TWO DAYS
New Delhi: Terming
the alleged sacri-
lege bid as a “most
unfortunate” incident,
Punjab Deputy Chief
Minister Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa said
that a Special Inves-
tigation Team (SIT)
has been constituted
under DCP (Law &
Order). The SIT would
submit its investiga-
tion report within
two-days, he added.
the man involved in
the incident has not
been identified yet,
said the Deputy CM.
BJP, SDPI leaders
killed within hours in
Kerala’s Alappuzha
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala on Sunday woke
up to the murder of two
state-level leaders of the
BJP and Social Demo-
cratic Party of India
(SDPI), the political arm
of PopularFrontof India
(PFI), within 11 hours of
eachother,inwhatlooked
like tit-for-tat political
killings.
SDPI state general sec-
retary K S Shan (39) was
attacked at Mannanch-
eryinAlappuzhadistrict
onSaturdaynight.While
riding a two-wheeler, a
car-borne gang hit him
from behind.
After Shan fell from
thetwo-wheeler,thegang
hacked him, inflicting
multiplewounds.Hewas
rushed to a local hospital
and later to a Kochi hos-
pital, where he died
around 11.30 pm.
Around 6.30 am Sun-
day
,deathcameknocking
at the door of BJP OBC
Morcha state secretary
advocate Ranjith Sreeni-
vas (41) in Alappuzha
municipality
, which is 10
km away from Man-
nanchery
, where the
SDPI leader was killed.
SP: PROHIBITORY
ORDERS IN PLACE
FOR NEXT 2 DAYS
MIN: ISLAMIC
TERRORISTS
BEHIND MURDER
Alappuzha district
police superintendent
G Jaidev said police are
looking into whether
the killings are re-
lated and retaliatory in
nature. The SP said that
prohibitory orders are
in place in the district
for two days. Police
deployment has been
strengthened on the
premises of Medical
College in Kochi, where
the bodies are kept.
Union minister V Mu-
raleedharan on Sunday
demanded that the
Kerala government take
strict action against
the perpetrators of the
murder of Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
leader in Alappuzha dis-
trict earlier in the day.
Muraleedharan said an
Islamic terrorist group
is behind the murder of
the BJP OBC Morcha
leader Renjith.
PM Narendra Modi seeks blessings of a Goan freedom fighter
during a programme in Taleigao on Sunday. Goa CM Pramod
Sawant and Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar are also seen.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
BJP OBC Morcha state
secretary advocate Ranjith
Sreenivas.
Punjab Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Channi along
with Deputy CM Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa visited the
Golden Temple on Sunday.
TENSION
GRIPS
PUNJAB
After Golden Temple lynching,
‘mob’ kills youth in Kapurthala
over‘sacrilege’incops’presence
Siddharth Chattopadhyaya
2. CAPITOL
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AIR QUALITY SLIGHTLY IMPROVES,
BUT STILL UNDER ‘POOR’ CATEGORY
DUMPER DRIVER TRIES TO RUN OVER
POLICE SUV IN NUH, 1 COP INJURED
New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital
has improved to the 'poor' quality on Sunday with
the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 290. According
to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecast-
ing And Research (SAFAR), the concentrations of
PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at
117 in the 'poor' and 193
in the 'moderate' category
respectively. Meanwhile, the
air quality in the NCR region
like Noida and Gurugram are
in the 'poor' and 'very poor'
category respectively.
Gurugram: One policeman was injured after an
overloaded dumper truck carrying stones allegedly
rammed into a police vehicle, on patrol to check illegal
mining, in Haryana’s Nuh on Friday night. The super-
intendent of police, Nuh, under whose supervision
the inspection was going on,
and his team jumped out of a
police SUV as the dumper al-
legedly tried to run over them,
in a bid to escape, near a hotel
on the Nuh-Alwar Road at
Ganduri village. A constable,
Kailash, suffered injuries as he tried to jump out of the
way, said the police. The accused truck driver aban-
doned his vehicle and escaped, added the police.
New Delhi: With the
minimum tempera-
ture recorded at 4.6
degrees Celsius in
Safdarjung early this
morning, Delhites
woke up to the
season's coldest
morning this year.
According to RK
Jenamani, Director
General of Meteorol-
ogy, IMD, "Safdar-
jung recorded 4.6
today however the
cold wave condition
will abet from Dec 21
onward as the tem-
perature is improv-
ing. There might be
drizzling on 24th and
25th Dec however we
are monitoring the
situation."
DELHI RECORDS
SEASON’S LOWEST
TEMPERATURE
New Delhi: Two men,
allegedly involved in
several incidents of
carjacking in Delhi,
were arrested early
Saturday morning af-
ter an exchange of fire
from Central Delhi’s
Rani Jhansi Road.
Deputy commissioner
of police (central dis-
trict) Shweta Chauhan
said: “The accused
have been identified
as Ishtiyaq (40), a
resident of Meerut in
Uttar Pradesh, and
Akil (35), a resident of
Muzaffarnagar, also
in the UP. The arrest
was made based on
information about a
car theft in the central
district,” she said.
TWO CARJACKERS
ARRESTED AFTER
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
New Delhi: After wit-
nessing the poor condi-
tion and upkeep of foot-
paths, walkways and
manholes across the city,
Delhi’s Public Works De-
partment (PWD) has is-
sued guidelines to its en-
gineering staff for their
maintenance. Making
footpathswalkableshould
be done on priority, the
department told the staff.
In the SOP, the PWD
said, “In existing foot-
paths, it has been ob-
served that at several
places, paver blocks have
settled, manhole covers
are not placed properly,
paver blocks are missing
in patches, kerb stones at
few places and malba ly-
ing on footpaths and veg-
etation are growing at
some places. It is suggest-
ed that the total length of
footpathinthedivisionbe
distributed among all the
field staff and these offic-
ersshouldownthatmuch
of the footpath and per-
sonally ensure that im-
provements are imple-
mented from one end to
another.”
It asked its staff to re-
move vegetation growing
onfootpaths,repairpaver
blocks and kerbstones,
and immediately fix bro-
kenandtiltedgrillsonthe
centralvergeof theroads.
The department also
observed that the central
verge is closed across ze-
bra crossing, due to
which pedestrians are
unable to cross the road
along it. “All the existing
footpaths should be im-
proved and required la-
bour should be deployed
to ensure that settled
paver blocks are set
right, manhole covers
are properly placed and
levelled with adjoining
paver blocks surface and
the joints of pavers blo-
cks are properly filled wi-
th specified sand,” said
the department. —Agencies
Make footpaths walkable on priority-basis: PWD to officials
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RISKY ROADS
WALK THE TALK
CMblamesotherpoliticalpartiesfornotimprovinggovtschools’condition
OTHERPARTIESDELIBERATELY
KEPTINDIAPOOR:KEJRIWAL
New Delhi: Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal on Sunday
slammed other political
parties for “not being
able to improve” the
condition of govern-
ment schools in the na-
tional capital and said
that these parties have
“deliberately kept In-
dia poor.”
He further said that
the AAP improved the
quality of these schools
within six years.
“I am very new to
politics and its just 7-8
years that I have taken
over the responsibility
as the CM of Delhi. But
according to my obser-
vation, other political
parties have deliberate-
ly kept India poor, they
have failed to improve
the condition of govern-
ment schools in Delhi”,
he said while address-
ing the Kayasth Samaj
Sammelan here today.
He stated, “Within six
years, we have improved
the condition of govt
schools and 2.5 lakh stu-
dents have joined gov-
ernment schools leav-
ing the private ones. 99.7
per cent results have
come with the help of
the same teachers.”
He further added,
“Even the govt hospitals
and dispensaries were
in bad condition which
are now giving competi-
tion to the private
ones”.
The CM has also as-
sured the residents of
Delhi that all treat-
ments including the ex-
pensive ones will be free
of cost in Delhi govern-
ment hospitals. —ANI
Within six years, we have improved the
condition of govt schools and 2.5 lakh
students have joined government schools
leaving the private ones. 99.7 per cent re-
sults have come with the help of the same
teachers.
—Arvind kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister
Four hospitals turn into
dedicated Omicron centres
New Delhi: The Delhi
government on Satur-
day converted four pri-
vate hospitals into
dedicated centres for
the treatment of the
new COVID-19 variant
Omicron.
These four hospitals
are Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital, Max Hospi-
tal in Saket, Fortis
Hospital in Vasant
Kunj and Batra Hospi-
tal in the Tughlakabad
area of the national
capital. Earlier, only
government-run Lok
Nayak Jai Prakash
(LNJP) hospital was
designated for the
Omicron treatment.
India has so far re-
ported over 100 cases
of the Omicron. The
country detected its
first Omicron case on
December 2 in Karna-
taka.
The new variant of
COVID-19 was first re-
ported to the World
Health Organisation
(WHO) from South Af-
rica on November 25.
As per the WHO, the
first known confirmed
B.1.1.529 infection was
from a specimen col-
lected on November 9
this year. On Novem-
ber 26, the WHO
named the new COV-
ID-19 variant B.1.1.529,
which has been detect-
ed in South Africa, as
‘Omicron’. The WHO
has classified Omi-
cron as a ‘variant of
concern’.
Dozens of countries
have imposed travel
restrictions on the
southern African na-
tions since the muta-
tion was discovered.
India has also added
several countries to
the list from where
travellers would need
to follow additional
measures on arrival in
the country, including
post-arrival testing for
infection. —ANI
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
THE NEW COVID-19 VARIANT
ROZGAR SANSAD
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai addresses the Rozgar Sansad at Jantar Mantar in
New Delhi. —PHOTO BY ANI
Transfer of excess ration at
FPS to other shops allowed
New Delhi: The Delhi
government has asked
officials to transfer ex-
cess ration at fair price
shops (FPS) in different
zones of the city to those
nearby FPS where the
ration is required or can
be accommodated, de-
partment officials said
on Sunday.
In the circular issued
on Friday, the depart-
ment said that several
requests are being re-
ceived in distribution
branch regarding stor-
age issues being faced by
FPS owners due to the
closing balance of previ-
ous month’s left unad-
justed in future alloca-
tions.Presently, alloca-
tion is being generated
to the full entitlement
without adjustment of
the previous month’s
closing balance in order
to cater to the increasing
demand of One Nation
One Ration Card (ON-
ORC) or migrant benefi-
ciaries. —PTI
Night patrols to
check pollution
protocols
New Delhi: Delhi Envi-
ronment Minister Gopal
Rai informed that sepa-
rate night patrols teams
have been set up for each
of the 11 districts of the
national capital to moni-
tor compliance to pollu-
tion control norms for
construction-related ac-
tivities.
The Environment
Minister also said
that the Delhi govern-
ment has received appli-
cations from multiple
agencies seeking the re-
sumption of construc-
tion activities in the na-
tional capital. —ANI
Police to verify all PCR
calls to ensure action
New Delhi: The Delhi
Policewillnowverifyall
calls received at the Po-
lice Control Room (PCR)
by the end of the day to
ensure action is taken in
each such matter, it said
in an order.
The order issued by
Delhi Police Commis-
sioner Rakesh Asthana
on Thursday stated that
all PCR calls will be ver-
ified before 12 am every
day and no PCR calls
willbeleft“pending”for
the next day
.
“In order to ensure
that appropriate legal
actionhasbeentakenon
PCR calls and that no
call is filed as ‘untraced’
or ‘offence not taken
place’ or that the offence
has been ‘minimized’, it
is imperative that all
PCR calls are verified at
the supervisory level
and it is not left to the
wishes of the duty of-
ficer or the emergency
officer,” the order read.
HC grants bail to 3
accused of duping
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court has granted
bail to three persons ac-
cused of duping a seller
on an online market-
place, stating that while
online cheating and
fraud have become ram-
pant, it cannot remiss
in performing its duty
of upholding liberty
.
Justice Subramoni-
um Prasad warned the
three accused not to in-
dulge in the same of-
fence again and ordered
that their bail would be
subject to furnishing
bail bonds of `25,000
with the two sureties of
the like amount. —PTI
DPCC to study
microplastics in
River Yamuna
New Delhi: In a first-of-
its-kind survey by a gov-
ernment body in Delhi,
the Delhi Pollution Con-
trol Committee (DPCC)
will conduct a study to
ascertain the concentra-
tion of microplastics in
River Yamuna, besides
soil, vegetables and other
edible products.
It will also examine if
the soil in the floodplains
is fit for agriculture, ac-
cording to officials. —PTI
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India welcomes interest of Central
Asian countries to use Chabahar Port
Central Asian countries emphasised on optimum usage of INSTC and Ashgabat pact on international transport
New Delhi: India on
Sunday welcomed the
interest of Central
Asian countries to uti-
lise the services of Sha-
hid Beheshti Terminal
at Chabahar Port for
facilitating their trade
with India and beyond,
said the joint statement
after the India-Central
Asia Dialogue here in
New Delhi.
The dialogue saw
participation from For-
eign Ministers of Turk-
menistan, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
and Uzbekistan. It as-
sumes importance due
to the ongoing humani-
tarian situation in Af-
ghanistan.
The Foreign Minister
of India and five other
Central Asian coun-
tries emphasised on op-
timum usage of the In-
ternational North-
South Transport Corri-
dor (INSTC) as well as
the Ashgabat Agree-
ment on International
Transport and Transit
Corridor to enhance
connectivity between
India and the Central
Asian countries. —ANI
Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in a group photo at the third meeting of the two-day India-Central Asia Dialogue in New
Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘Central Asia
should enrich
cooperation in
development’
New Delhi: Turkmeni-
stan Foreign Minister
Rashid Meredov on
Sunday said that the
30th anniversary of In-
dia and Central Asian
countries next year will
create a good opportu-
nity to rethink and en-
rich the cooperation in
the spirit of modern
global development.
In his opening re-
marks at the 3rd meet-
ing of the India-Central
Asia Dialogue here,
Meredov said, “We re-
gard today’s meeting as
key preparation for the
upcoming Central Asia-
India Summit in Janu-
ary next year.”
Jaishankar is host-
ing the third meeting of
this dialogue aiming to
further strengthen ties
between the member
countries. —ANI
INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNER
IN REGION, SAYS KYRGYZ FM
New Delhi: High-
lighting that India
and Central Asian
countries share deep-
rooted relations, Kyr-
gyzstan Foreign Min-
ister Ruslan Kazak-
baev said that India
is the strategic part-
ner of all countries.
In his opening re-
marks at the 3rd
meeting of the India-
Central Asia Dia-
logue here, Kazak-
baev said his country
is very grateful for
having diplomatic re-
lations with India.
“I’m very happy to
say that we are hav-
ing good relations
and talks with India
in the Central Asia
region, which pro-
vides the dynamics
of relations,” he said,
adding that dialogues
in such meetings are
fruitful. Ruslan said
that being in Central
Asia, at the center of
the world, it has very
warm relations with
the Indian side.
—ANI
EAM S Jaishankar meets with his Kyrgyzstan counterpart
Ruslan Kazakbayev on Sunday —PHOTO BY ANI
CENTRAL ASIAN STATES HAVE SIMILAR
CONCERNS IN AF, SAYS JAISHANKAR
New Delhi: The impact
of the Taliban takeo-
ver of Afghanistan on
regional security,
post-pandemic recov-
ery and steps to boost
regional connectivity
and trade were in focus
as the Foreign Ministers
of India and the five
Central Asian States
held their third dialogue
on Sunday. EAM S Jais-
hankar set the stage for
the discussions, saying
in his televised open-
ing remarks that India
and the Central Asian
States have similar
concerns and objectives
in Afghanistan, includ-
ing the formation of an
inclusive Government,
the fight against terror-
ism. Jaishankar called
for diversified supply
chains and regional so-
lutions to overcome the
impact of the Covid-19
pandemic. —ANI
Governor’s autonomous powers and a parallel Government!
Anita Hada
New Delhi: These
days, a parallel govern-
ment of governors is
being run in many
states of the country
and especially in states
where there is a non-
BJP government. How-
ever, Bihar is an excep-
tion here as even
though BJP is a part of
the coalition govern-
ment in the state, yet
the Governor has au-
tonomous power, due
to which there was a
dispute between the
government and the
governor in the recent
past. Interestingly, in
Bihar, Nitish Kumar
has definitely become
the Chief Minister
with the help of BJP,
but BJP leaders are
treating him like the
Chief Minister of an
Opposition party. It is
perhaps due to this
that recently, a BJP MP
from the state and a
Union minister ex-
posed the failures of
the Bihar government
in Parliament.
However, Bihar Gov-
ernor Phagu Chauhan
is embroiled in contro-
versies regarding the
appointment and ex-
tension of service of
Vice Chancellors of
universities. After as-
suming the office of
Governor, he brought
Surendra Pratap Singh
from Faizabad his
home state, Uttar
Pradesh, and Rajendra
Prasad from Gorkhpur
and appointed them as
vice-chancellors of dif-
ferent universities of
Bihar. Many more peo-
ple brought by him be-
came VC and several of
these people have been
accused of taking
bribes and many other
wrongdoings.
Despite these allega-
tions, one VC got exten-
sion from the Gover-
nor’s office and also got
the charge of another
university. When the
Bihar government
came to know about
this, it kept three new
universities out of the
governor’s jurisdic-
tion. The governor was
so annoyed by this that
he stopped the bills of
all the three universi-
ties.
The controversy
over the appointment
of vice-chancellors in
universities is also go-
ing on in Kerala, where
Arif Mohammad Khan
is the Governor. The
Governor of Kerala is
deeply displeased with
the role of the state
government in the ap-
pointment of Vice
Chancellors. He op-
posed the appointment
of VC in Kannur Uni-
versity, Kalady San-
skriti Vishwavidya-
laya etc. and has asked
the government to stop
interfering in the func-
tioning of universi-
ties. The governor is
so miffed with the gov-
ernment that he has
even said that the
higher education of
the state has gone into
the hands of dogs.
On the other hand,
the Governor of Maha-
rashtra has been sit-
ting for more than a
year withholding the
file of nomination of
12 members of the Leg-
islative Council. Even
after the ‘strictly word-
ed’ remarks were made
by the High Court, the
Governor is not ap-
proving the 12 names
sent by the govern-
ment.
In West Bengal, the
state government’s
conflict with Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar is
well known and the lat-
est case is of Howrah
Municipal Corpora-
tion Amendment Bill,
the file of which had
been forwarded to the
Governor for approval,
after being passed by
the assembly, however,
prior to giving his ap-
proval the Governor
has sought more infor-
mation. In fact, Gover-
nor Dhankhar even
had a verbal tussle
with the Assembly
Speaker in this matter.
Hindus believe every person’s DNA is unique,
Hindutvavadis say all have same DNA: Rahul
New Delhi: Continuing
the Hindu versus Hin-
dutvavadi debate, Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Sunday said that
Hindus believe that
every person’s DNA is
unique and different
while a Hindutvavadi
believes that all Indians
have the same DNA.
The Wayanad MP
said, “Hindus believe
that every person’s
DNA is different and
unique. Hindutvavadi
believes that all Indians
have the same DNA.”
Earlier on Saturday, he
said that a Hindutvava-
di could be described as
someone bathing alone
in the Ganga while Hin-
du takes crores along.
The Congress MP
said the true meaning
of a Hindu is that one
follows only the path of
truth and never con-
verts his fear into hate
and anger. —ANI
Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi wave to the supporters.
Capt will get his candidates
from Congress itself!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In Punjab,
the Congress party has
decided the names of
candidates for several
Assembly seats. Even
before the formation of
the Sorting Committee
under the chairman-
ship of Ajay Maken,
the names of the candi-
dates were fixed on
many seats and it was
also decided on which
seats the candidates
would be changed.
The Congress party
will cut the tickets of
some MLAs and word
is that a couple of min-
isters may also not be
given tickets. After be-
coming the chairman
of the Sorting Commit-
tee, Ajay Maken held a
meeting recently, in
which the names of
possible candidates
were considered. The
Congress has 80 MLAs
in the state assembly
and not a single MLA
has accompanied for-
mer Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder
Singh to his newly
formed party after he
left the party. However,
the MLAs whose tick-
ets are to be cut are
aware of this.
It seems that the
MLAs are also waiting
for the Congress to cut
their ticket, so that
they decide to move to
another party. It seems
that Captain Ama-
rinder Singh is also
waiting for the Con-
gress to decide on the
tickets, after which he
will decide the candi-
dates accordingly.
The MLAs whose
ticket Congress will
cut, will go with Cap-
tain as their first prior-
ity will be the Captain’s
party as Akali Dal and
BSP have started an-
nouncing their candi-
dates. The Aam Aadmi
Party has also decided
the names of the candi-
dates. Interestingly,
Captain will get good
candidates from Con-
gress only.
Despite all the other
parties, the Congress
ticket is the most
sought after right now,
so it has more claim-
ants on every seat.
From there the disap-
pointed candidates will
also go with Captain.
Congress says that if
such candidates go
with the Captain, then
it will not harm the
Congress because the
anti-incumbency of
the Captain’s four-and-
a-half-year term will be
tied to Captain and his
candidates.
Captain Amarinder Singh
Cong backs
Sangma,TMC
calls it a
‘great betrayl’
Shillong, Megha-
laya: The Megha-
laya Congress’s
move to offer “is-
sue-based support”
to the state’s BJP-
Conrad Sangma al-
liance has been
called out by Trina-
mool Congress. “A
great betrayal” was
how the state’s for-
mer Chief Minister
Mukul Sangma -
who recently joined
Trinamool - termed
the offer by the Con-
gress.
The Congress,
weakened after 11
of its MLAs, led by
Mukul Sangma
joined the Trina-
mool Congress, has
admitted to its
“identity in that op-
position is already
very blurred and
confusing”. Earlier
this week, after a
meeting of the Con-
gress Legislature
Party meeting, they
made the move that
blurred lines be-
tween the govern-
ment and the oppo-
sition. —Agencies
Just trying to show difference:
Priyanka on Rahul’s remark
New Delhi: Speaking
to reporters, Priyanka
Gandhi said Hinduism
teaches honesty and
love among people,
while the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) and the BJP in-
dulge in politics in the
name of religion. Con-
gress leader Priyanka
Gandhi on Sunday said
that her brother and
senior party function-
ary Rahul Gandhi’s re-
cent remarks on ‘Hindu
versus Hindutvavadi’
was aimed at bringing
the difference between
the two terminologies.
Speaking to report-
ers, Priyanka said Hin-
duism teaches honesty
and love among people,
while the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak (RSS)
and Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) indulge in
politics in the name of
religion. —Agencies
BJP eyes superior role with fledgling party in Punjab
Ludhiana: With the
Bharatiya Janata Party
sealing its alliance with
former Chief Minister
Capt Amarinder Sin-
gh’s fledgling Punjab
Lok Congress Party for
the upcoming Punjab
Assembly elections, the
BJP, which had always
played second fiddle to
its former ally Shiroma-
ni Akali Dal (SAD), is
now looking forward to
playing the role of a sen-
ior partner in its new
coalition in the State.
The BJP is gearing up
to negotiate with Capt
Amarinder for the sen-
ior ally’s position in
their partnership, aim-
ing to contest more
seats than his newly-
floated party in the elec-
tions to the 117-member
Punjab Assembly. The
Akalis were the domi-
nant partner in their
erstwhile coalition, and
they used to give the
Bharatiya Janata Party
barely two dozen seats
for the Assembly polls.
In the 2017 Assembly
elections, the BJP had
contested 23 seats and
won 3. — Agencies
SEAT SHARING!
Amit Shah
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@JPNadda
The brutal murder of OBC Morcha State
Secretary Adv. Renjith Sreenivasan
by ‘fundamentalist elements’ is
condemnable. Such cowardly acts cannot
be tolerated. Kerala is turning into an
unlawful state under CM@vijayanpinarayi.
They can’t scare us with their cruelty.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
This is what the land of Tagore has
been reduced to. Here the mind is
neither without fear, nor the head
held high.Hurling crude bombs,
rigging polling booths, threatening
candidates, Didi and goons of TMC
have left no stone unturned to violate
the spirit of democracy.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
“Those who are motivated
only by desire for the fruits of
action are miserable, for they
are constantly anxious about
the results of what they do.”
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
WITH OMICRON
CASES DOUBLING,
EUROPE STARES AT
A GRIM FUTURE
he Netherlands went
into lockdown once
again as Omicron
was spreading at a
frightening pace.
Denmarkhasclosedcinemahalls
and new restrictions have been
imposedinotherEuropeancoun-
tries. The World Health Organi-
sation says the variant is dou-
blingin1.5-3daysandhasalready
spread to 89 countries. Going by
the rapid doubling of cases, the
British government is mulling
strictermeasurestodealwiththe
spread of the virus. Most Euro-
pean countries have banned en-
try of travellers from Britain in
view of the surge in cases there.
In several European countries
people who are fed up with the
curbs are taking to the streets.
Cases are rising in India too
but not at the same pace as in Eu-
rope and the US. The fear of in-
creased hospitalisation, curbs on
socialising and slowing down of
economicactivityhasagaincome
to haunt people. All this amidst
highpricesof medicinesandfood
items is making them jittery as
they watch Omicron multiply
TOP TWEETS
T
s the COVID-19
pandemic wreaks
havoc across the
globe, it leaves a
multitude of long-
lasting consequences in its
wake. Among them, a host of
mental health issues includ-
ing an uptick in depression,
anxiety and stress-related
disorders. One of the less fre-
quently discussed, however,
is eating disorders.
A new study published by
JAMA Network reveals that
the number of hospitaliza-
tions for eating disorders in-
cluding anorexia, bulimia
and binge-eating disorders,
among others, increased dra-
matically during the pan-
demic. According to Dr Kelly
Allison, one of the research-
ers on the study and the di-
rector of the Center for
Weight and Eating Disorders
at the Perelman School of
Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania, the results
“suggest that disordered eat-
ing became more severe in
disorders of extreme restric-
tion, as well as in those with
loss of control eating.”
What’s even more troubling
is that the average age of the
patients has decreased over
time.
Eating disorders are men-
tal health conditions typified
by significant persistent
disturbances in eating behav-
iors, accompanied by dis-
tressing emotions. These dis-
orders can affect people of all
ages, although they are more
common in girls women.
People are particularly vul-
nerable during the adoles-
cence and teen years and are
most often diagnosed be-
tween the ages of 12 and 35.
Regardless of the reason,
the pandemic has driven a
rise in eating disorders and,
like with COVID-19, a lot de-
pends on everyone doing
their bit to make sure those
at risk are protected.
EATING DISORDERS
RISE DURING COVID-19
There are many reasons
why COVID-19 pandemic
created a breeding
ground for eating
disorders. For many
people, eating habits
changed significantly.
Shopping at a grocery
store was already
incredibly stressful
A
WHY NAGA KILLINGS
PUT GOVT IN A SPOT?
hen was the last time that the
Indian Army expressed re-
gret over a military opera-
tion gone wrong, especially
in areas where the Armed
Forces Special Powers Act
(AFSPA) is in force. The na-
ture of this law, originally
named as Armed Forces (As-
sam and Manipur) Special
Powers Act, has always left
the scope of such botched up
operations due to special
powers owned by the forces.
Rarely, a unit of the Army,
that too special forces, ex-
presses regret over ‘mistak-
enly’ killing of civilians. But
it did when 14 villagers died
in an ambush firing in the
Mon region of Nagaland.
Activist Irom Sharmila
with her 16-year-long hunger
strike is the epitome of re-
sentment by civil society
against eradication of AFS-
PA, especially from Manipur,
where it has been functional
since the last 60 years.
The Army’s note was fol-
lowed by regret expressed by
leaders from all across party
lines, which indicates the
possible severe implications
in the North-East region after
this incident. The region has
been marred with militancy
and tribal conflicts since last
several decades and very re-
cently the central govern-
ment in far-flung Delhi was
able to reach out to various
organisations and get them to
sign a peace accord, thereby,
signalling peace in the re-
gion. This peace is at stake
now. The stakes that are too
high and dwindling.
One of the statements in
Parliament by the Home Min-
istryinDelhimentioningthat
‘thevehiclecarryingvillagers
was asked to stop but it tried
to flee, hasn’t gone too well
with the people in Nagaland.
Two massive marches in the
last ten days in Mon and other
parts of Nagaland have ex-
pressed displeasure over the
speech. More bad news came
in the following days in terms
of theKonyakUnion(KU),the
apexbodyof theKonyakNaga
tribe that resides in Naga-
land’s Mon district, announc-
ing “non-cooperation” with
the armed forces.
The Centre’s biggest worry
is now in the open and taking
the shape of a rebellion. The
village labourers that were
killed in the incident be-
longed to the Konyak tribe,
the biggest in Nagaland with
a population of over three
lakh fifty thousand. The gov-
ernment just can’t afford to
make them unhappy
.
Therefore, the central gov-
ernment was immediately
active after the incident. But
the various groups involved
in talks with the Centre may
be under civil pressure to ex-
press public anger or even
opt out of any deal to bring
about peace in the region.
The reason for this is that
these killings have not hap-
pened due to the operation of
Nagaland Police for which
the state government can be
held responsible or the in-
volvement of local police per-
sonnel. This is an Indian
Army operation that botched
up enormously
. This may un-
dermine the credibility of
peace talks.
The Centre has been trying
to negotiate with various fac-
tions of the National Social-
ist Council of Nagaland i.e.
NSCN (the state’s largest ex-
tremist organisation) since
long. With the efforts made
by various government agen-
cies in the last several years,
the government made it pos-
sible to bring various mili-
tant groups to the negotiat-
ing table. These include
groups led by Khango Kon-
yak and Niki Sumi, that pos-
sess considerable influence
in the region of Nagaland
that borders Myanmar.
During the course of time,
the government in Delhi also
entered into a ceasefire
agreement with a militant
group for peace. While the
groups signed a draft agree-
ment with the central gov-
ernment in 2015, they de-
manded separate constitu-
tion and flag at the time of
the final agreement, which
created a deadlock that was
under process since then to
avail any resolution.
So far, only the NSCN has
been the biggest hurdle in the
finalisation of the Naga peace
accord.AllotherNagagroups,
which jointly form Naga Na-
tional Political Groups
(NNPG), want a peace accord
to be achieved. However, due
to this incident, the rest of the
groupcanalsowithdrawfrom
the talks for some time.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
MOHD FAHAD
The writer is a Jaipur-based journalist and
alumnus of Mass Communication Research
Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University
These killings have not
happened due to the
operation of Nagaland
Police for which the state
government can be held
responsible or the
involvement of local
police personnel. This is
an Indian Army
operation that botched up
enormously. This
may undermine the
credibility of peace talks
The Centre’s biggest
worry is now in the
open and taking the
shape of a rebellion.
The village labourers that
were killed in the incident
belonged to the Konyak
tribe, the biggest in
Nagaland. The
government just can’t
afford to make them
unhappy
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New Delhi: IMD in its latest
weather bulletin said that a
low pressure lies over the
Southeast Bay of Bengal and
the adjoining Equatorial In-
dian Ocean with an associated
cyclonic circulation extend-
ing upto 5.8 km above mean
sea level. It is likely to move
east-northeastwards and may
bring rainfall in the Nicobar
Islands on Dec 19 and 20.
As per IMD severe cold
wave conditions will prevail
in several north Indian states
such as HP, Uttarakhand, Har-
yana, and union territories
Delhi and Jammu and Kash-
mir for next two days. The
Safdarjung Observatory re-
corded a minimum tempera-
ture of 4.6 degrees Celsius,
three notches below normal
lowest this season so far. —ANI
COLD SNAP GRIPS NATION
WEATHER UPDATES...
10 NIGHT SHELTERS SET
UP IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh: As
harsh winter ap-
proaches with the
mercury dipping with
each passing day,
the administration
has set up at least
10 night shelters
throughout Chandi-
garh. “The 10 night
shelters have been
set up near PGI,
GMCH32, GMSH16,
Sector 19, Sector 20,
Sector 22, ISBT43
and other imp places.
Each night shelter
can accommodate
150 people includ-
ing 100 men and
50 women. Though
there are no charges
for availing this
facility, people have
to show their identity
cards including voter,
Aadhaar, to ensure
security. 10 night
shelters costs around
Rs 1.82 crore. These
shelters have been
set up for three
months. The timing
can be increased
based on the weather
conditions,” XEN,
MC, Devinder said.
Dept forecasts light
cloud prevails for 3
days. —PTI
Cold wave to continue in North India till Dec 21: IMD
CRUCIAL READ
Hong Kong: Hong Kong govt efforts and last-ditch
campaigning by candidates were struggling on
Sunday to boost turnout in an overhauled “patriots”-
only legislative election, first under a sweeping new
security law. After 8 hours of voting, turnout was
more than 10% points below previous Legislative
Council election five years ago. The polls - in which
only candidates screened by the govt as “patriots”
can run - has been criticised by some activists.
Srinagar: Joint security forces of the Indian armed
forces and Jammu and Kashmir (JK) police on
Sunday gunned down a terrorist in the Harwan area
of Srinagar, officials said in an update later in the
day. According to the Jammu and Kashmir (JK)
Police, the slain terrorist has been identified as one
Saifulla alias Abu Khalid, who was a resident of
Pakistan’s Karachi and affiliated with the proscribed
terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
Chennai: More than 150 employees at a Foxconn
India factory that makes iPhones for Apple Inc
were hospitalised for food poisoning this week but
almost all have now been discharged, the district
government said. “There was an outbreak of acute
diarrhoeal disease reported among the Foxconn em-
ployees,” the statement from the Thiruvallur district
administration said. It said 256 workers were treated
as out-patients and 159 were hospitalised, of whom
155 have already been discharged.
New Delhi: The DRDO’s RD lab conducted a flight
demonstration of Con-
trolled Aerial Delivery
System of 500 kg
capacity (CADS-500) on
Saturday, the Ministry
of Defence said. The
system, developed by
Aerial Delivery Research
and Development Establishment (ADRDE) in Agra, was
para-dropped from an AN32 aircraft and then steered
to predesignated landing point in autonomous mode.
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence including hurl-
ing of bombs at 2 booths
marred an otherwise
humdrum polling to KMC
as 63.37% of nearly 40.5
lakh voters exercised
their franchise till 5 pm
on Sunday, when voting
ended. 2 incidents of hurl-
ing of crude bombs were reported in Kolkata’s Sealdah
and Khanna. Police contingents were rushed to bring
the situation under control, a SEC official said.
Jhansi: Ahead of UP Assembly polls next year, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Sunday slammed the
Opposition and said that
the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) does not do politics
by lying to the people.
Rajnath Singh flagged off
BJP’s Jan Vishwas Yatra
commencing from Jhansi and concluding in Kanpur.
Rajnath Singh said, “We do not do politics by lying to
the public. We do whatever we say.”
HONG KONG’S FIRST POLLS SINCE NEW
SECURITY LAW, ONLY ‘PATRIOTS’ CAN VOTE
SRINAGAR: SECURITY FORCES GUN
DOWN LeT TERRORIST IN ENCOUNTER
150 WORKERS OF IPHONE MAKER FOXCONN
IND HOSPITALISED AFTER FOOD POISONING
DRDO TEAM CONDUCTS FLIGHT DEMO OF
CONTROLLED AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM
KOLKATA CIVIC POLLS: 63.37 PC VOTER
TURNOUT TILL 5 PM; VIOLENCE REPORTED
BJP DOESN’T DO POLITICS BY LYING TO
PEOPLE, SAYS MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH
First India Bureau
Indore: A three-day lit-
erary conference, Lit
Chowk, organized by
Dainik Prajatantra
Group, was organized
at Yashwant Club of In-
dore wherein eminent
writers and journalists
participated. On Sun-
day
, Sahara India Media
Network CEO Upendra
Rai was the keynote
speaker. Rai said that
journalism has to de-
cide whether it has
been properly dissemi-
nating information be-
tween govt and people.
“I have no hesitation in
saying that today the
media has failed to ful-
fill its responsibility,
he said, adding, “jour-
nalism should not
leave side of truth.
Truth can be disturbed,
not defeated.”
Truth cannot be defeated: Rai
LIT CHOWK
NoresponseyetonaidforCovid-hitlawyers:CJI
New Delhi: CJI NV Ra-
mana on Sunday said
the central government
has not yet responded to
issues like setting up a
judicial infrastructure
corporation and provid-
ing financial help to
lawyers who lost liveli-
hood due to Covid-19.
Justice Ramana, who
inaugurated a court
complex at Warangal in
Telangana said even the
proposal of setting up
mobile internet facili-
ties in rural areas was
sent earlier this year,
nothing has been done
yet, even as he ex-
pressed hope that the
Centre would bring in a
legislation in ongoing
winter session of Parl
for creating Judicial In-
fra Corporation. —ANI
Isolation beds arranged for Covid-19 patients as a precautionary
measure at Commonwealth Games Village isolation centre in Delhi.
I asked Centre
to financially
help families
of lawyers who lost
their livelihood due to
Covid. Over creation of
infra there is no re-
sponse too. I raise is-
sues whenever I get a
chance at forums when
PM, Prez are present.
—NV Ramana, CJI
Omicron scare
in UK: Bigger
Wave ahead
London: Britain reported
a surge in cases of the
Omicron variant which
government advisors said
could be just the tip of
the iceberg, and London’s
mayor declared a “major
incident” to help the
city’s hospitals cope. The
number of Omicron cases
recorded across the coun-
try hit almost 25,000 as
of 1800 GMT on Friday,
up by more than 10,000
cases from 24 hours
earlier, the UKHSA said.
Seven people believed
to have had the Omicron
variant had died as of
Thursday.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
OMICRON CASES MAY OUTPACE COVID
New Delhi: Health experts
in India believe that due
to Omicron high trans-
missibility rate, cases of
new variant may outpace
speed at which Delta vari-
ant surged during dev-
astating 2nd wave earlier
this year. As per experts
a likely 3rd wave in
country projected to peak
in February 2022, will be
milder. Dr Deshdeepak,
Senior Chest Physician
said, ‘Omicron has been
labelled as a Variant of
Concern by WHO. Almost
90 countries have been
affected by now. As of
now, Delta variant is most
prevalent strain in the
world but with high trans-
missibility, Omicron may
take over Delta variant.’
For 40K yrs DNA of all people
in Ind has been same: Bhagwat
Dharamshala (HP):
RSS chief Mohan Bhag-
wat said there is no con-
trol of the Sangh on the
BJP-led government at
the Centre.
Mohan Bhagwat’s re-
marks came while ad-
dressing an event of ex-
servicemen in Dharam-
shala.
He expressed grief
and condolences on the
demise of the Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS)
General Bipin Rawat,
his wife Madhulika
Rawat and 12 armed
forces personnel who
lost their lives in the
chopper crash in Tamil
Nadu’s Coonoor and ob-
served one-minute si-
lence. About one thou-
sand ex-servicemen at-
tended the event in
Dharamshala. —ANI
They have dif-
ferent execu-
tives, policies,
workings. Thoughts
and culture are of
Sangh and that is ef-
fective. There is only
such relation and
nothing like the media
says ‘Direct Remote
Control’, no such
control.
—Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
GOA LIBERATION DAY: Prez salutes
soldiers who fought colonial rule
Panaji: On the occa-
sion of Goa Liberation
Day, President Ram
Nath Kovind on Sunday
paid homage to soldiers
who laid down their
lives to liberate Goa
from colonial rule.
“On Goa Liberation
Day, the nation pays
homage to martyrs and
freedom fighters who
fought to liberate Goa
from colonial rule. We
also salute exemplary
courage of our armed
forces. I will cherish
memories of Goa@60
celebrations I attended
last year,” he tweeted.
Congress backs
Munawar’s
Mumbai show
Mumbai: Stand-up co-
median Munawar
Faruqui, who has been
facing a tough time late-
ly after facing many
show cancellations
amid controversies per-
formed in Mumbai - the
performance was host-
ed by AIPC, a Cong unit.
Stand-up comedian
Munawar Faruqui is set
to perform in Kolkata
and Pune in Jan. —ANI
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to the martyrs.
Admin seeks Army help: Power emp on strike in JK
Jammu: The Jammu
and Kashmir adminis-
tration sought the Ar-
my’s help on Sunday as
a strike by employees of
the power department
affected essential ser-
vices, including a hospi-
tal, and plunged large
parts of the Union Ter-
ritory into darkness
amidst a harsh winter.
More than 20,000 em-
ployees, including
linesmen and engi-
neers, of the UT’s pow-
er transmission and
distribution corpora-
tions are on a strike
since Saturday against
the administration’s de-
cision to privatise as-
sets and delay in pay-
ment of salaries. Divi-
sional Commissioner,
Jammu, Dr Raghav
Langer wrote a letter to
the Ministry of De-
fence, the General Offic-
ers Commanding of 9
and 16 Corps, and
sought personnel.
Tourists walk near the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at
Heritage street amid dense fog on a winter day in Amritsar.
Northwest India records
lowest temperature on
Sunday
Delhi shivers as mercury
drops to 4.6 degrees, sea-
son’s coldest so far
Dense fog in isolated
pockets over Uttarakhand,
Punjab for next two days
Srinagar freezes at minus
6 degrees Celsius again,
records 2nd coldest night
of season
Cold wave hits parts of MP,
mercury plummets to 4
degrees in three places
Fatehpur in Rajasthan
records min temp of -4.7
degrees Celsius; breaks
record.
IP, tariffs, data protection to dominate
UK-India FTA negotiations
New Delhi: Intellectu-
al Property (IP) protec-
tion and enforcement,
standards, tariffs on
several products, and
data protection are
among the key issues
that would dominate
the Free Trade Agree-
ment (FTA) talks be-
tween India and the
United Kingdom (UK),
which are set to being
early next year.
Talking to ANI,
Managing Director of
UK India Business
Council Kevin McCole
said there is a strong
political will and de-
sire from the two coun-
tries to conclude a
comprehensive free
trade agreement as
soon as possible.
McCole said UK In-
dia Business Council
has identified key areas
of concern of the busi-
ness community that
needs to be addressed
during the talks. “Dur-
ing the last summer, we
conducted a round ta-
ble. We engaged with
around 200 business
leaders. A number of
priority areas came
up,” McCole said in a
virtual interview from
London.
Upendra Rai, Kailash Vijayvargiya and others at the event.
7. New Delhi: The
country’s largest air-
line IndiGo is work-
ing with other indus-
try players and the
civil aviation minis-
try to address the
“long standing prob-
lem” of high indirect
tax rate, which cur-
rently stands at 21 per
cent, according to its
chief Ronojoy Dutta.
His views also
come at a time when
the civil aviation sec-
tor is slowly on the
recovery path after
being battered by the
coronavirus pandem-
ic. “We pay over 21
per cent of our reve-
nues as indirect taxes
to the government.
We think it is uncon-
scionable that a criti-
cal infrastructure in-
dustry such as avia-
tion, with its large
multiplier effects in
employment, should
be taxed at such a
high rate.
“We are working
with other players in
the industry and the
civil aviation minis-
try to address this
long standing prob-
lem,” Dutta said. —PTI
New Delhi: CSC e-
Governance Services
India and IT giant In-
fosys have collabo-
rated to impart digi-
tal skills among six
crore students of the
age of 10 to 22 years,
mainly in rural areas
in the country.
“Common services
centres (CSCs), an
SPV under the Minis-
try of Electronics and
IT, has tied up with
leading IT company
Infosys to empower
students in the age
group of 10 to 22 years
with digital skills
through Infosys
Springboard, a digital
platform that helps
accelerate reskilling
and improves em-
ployability,” accord-
ing to a statement.
Through this en-
gagement, CSC and
Infosys will work to-
gether to upskill stu-
dents and learners
from underprivi-
leged communities
in rural and semi-
urban areas across
India and help them
develop vocational
and professional
skills. —PTI
New Delhi: State-owned NHPC has plans to
set up new hydro and solar projects of more
than 27,000 MW capacity in nine states and
neighbouring country Nepal, the company’s
CMD Abhay Kumar Singh said.
The new capacities would come up in Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
and Odisha. NHPC is in talks with some of
these states which have shown interest in the
projects. Others will also be engaged for the
purpose, the CMD said.
Singh said that Nepal has also shown inter-
est in hydro projects in joint venture with
NHPC. When asked about fund availability
for the projects, he said, “At present NHPC
will not have a problem in making a capital
expenditure of `10,000 crore. We are in profit
of about `3,500 crore and it will increase fur-
ther to `5,000 crore substantially helping us
to increase our capex to `13,000 crore.”
—PTI
New Delhi: Central public sector enterprises
(CPSEs) have registered 45 per cent growth
in investment on capital expenditure over the
previous year, the power ministry has said.
For FY2021-22, the capital expenditure
(capex) target of the CPSEs, under the Min-
istry of Power, is Rs 50,690.52 crore, a power
ministry statement said.
Power sector CPSEs incurred a capex of Rs
22,127 crore till November 2020, which was
49.3 per cent of the total expenditure for the
fiscal.
However, it stated that during 2021-22, the
CPSEs have so far invested capex of Rs 32,137
crore, which is 63.4 per cent of the annual
capex target.
Thus, the capex performance of the min-
istry in absolute as well as relative terms is
better compared to the previous year. In
absolute terms, it has shown a growth of 45
per cent over last year’s performance, it
stated. —PTI
New Delhi: India’s
coal import registered
a decline of 26.8% to
15.75 million tonnes
(MT) in October over
the same month a year
ago. The country had
imported 21.50 MT of
coal in October 2020,
according to data com-
piled by mjunction
services.
“India’s coal and
coke imports in Octo-
ber 2021 through the
major and non-major
ports are estimated to
have decreased by 26.8
per cent over October
2020,” it said.
However, coal im-
port in October was up
6% as compared to
14.85 MT imported
during September
2021, the data show.
Of the total import
in October 2021, non-
coking coal was at 9.47
MT, against 14.46 MT
imported in October
last year.
Coking coal import
was at 4.05 MT, lower
than 4.92 MT imported
in October 2020.
During the April-
October period of the
ongoing fiscal, total
coal import stood at
123.09 MT, about 5.4
per cent higher than
116.81 MT in the year-
ago period. —PTI
New Delhi: There is a strong intent to pur-
chase a vehicle among a majority of consum-
ers in the next 12 months, in what would be a
good news for the auto industry, according to
a survey
.
As many as 83% of respondents confirmed
the intent to purchase a vehicle in the next 12
months, while another 13% indicated they
may buy and just 4% said no to buying a ve-
hicle, as per the survey by Mobility Outlook
-- which sought responses from nearly 2.7
lakh customers across India.
The strong intent to purchase a vehicle re-
flected a healthy recovery in overall spending
habits, it added. While the intent to
purchase new vehicles is strong,
used vehicles also seem to enjoy
increased interest, it added.
As many as 52% of respond-
ents wanted to buy a new per-
sonal car and 33% were look-
ing for a new scooter or mo-
torcycle. 13% of the respond-
ents said they intended to
buy a used personal car,
while 3% were inclined to-
wards the purchase of a used
scooter or motorcycle. —PTI
New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors
(FPIs) have pulled out `17,696 crore from the
Indian markets in Dec so far amid uncertain-
ty due to a new coronavirus strain, Omicron,
and expectations of faster tapering by the US
Federal Reserve. According to the deposito-
ries data, FPIs took out `13,470 crore from
equities, `4,066 crore from the debt segment
and `160 crore from hybrid instruments be-
tween Dec 1-17. In Nov, FPIs were net sellers
to the tune of `2,521 crore in Indian markets.
There continues to be uncertainties on the
global as well as domestic fronts, said Himan-
s h u Srivastava, Associate Director,
Morningstar India. The
concerns over the highly
transmissible Omicron
variant of coronavirus
persist and have impact-
ed global growth out-
look, he added.
“Also, the economic
growth has also
been relatively
slow, and India’s
earnings have not
grown much,” he
added. —PTI
New Delhi: After staging a
strong recovery from COV-
ID-induced slowdown in
2021, India’s exports are
likely to extend the growth
story to the New Year also
on increased demand in the
global markets, boost in do-
mestic manufacturing due
to production-linked incen-
tive schemes and imple-
mentation of some interim
trade pacts.
Expectations of positive
growth in the country’s ex-
ports are also backed
up by the outlook
of the World
Trade Or-
ganisa-
tion (WTO)
which predicts
a 4.7% expansion
in the global merchan-
dise trade volume in 2022.
Exporters believe that
the outbound shipments
would cross $400 billion
mark in this fiscal going by
the current momentum
and may reach $475 billion
in 2022-23.
However, the growth and
global demand will also de-
pend on whether the coun-
tries would be able to con-
tain Covid-19 and the new
variant Omicron through
massive vaccination world-
wide, they suggest.
According to a Reserve
Bank of India survey, re-
leased in September, ex-
ports of software services,
including services deliv-
ered by foreign affiliates of
Indian companies, stood at
$148.3 billion in the fiscal
year to March 31, 2021.
Commerce Secretary
BVR Subrahmanyam said
that the world respects In-
dia as a trusted global busi-
ness partner now and the
country’s exports are grow-
ing in regions including
the Middle East, Arica and
South American nations,
besides India’s traditional
destinations.
The recently in-
troduced PLI
schemes
w i l l
also
s u p p o r t
growth in the
New Year, particu-
larly in mobile, electronics
and drugs and pharma sec-
tors as incremental pro-
duction will push addition-
al exports as well.
Since Jan 2021, exports
are mostly recording dou-
ble-digit growth on account
of a low base. In 2020, ex-
ports were hit hard by the
impact of the pandemic.
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FLY HIGH
India exports likely to
in New Year
Majority consumers
intend to buy vehicle
in next 12 months
NHPC plans clean
energy projects in
9 states, Nepal
Power CPSEs
register 45% growth
in capex investment
India’s coal import declines 27% in Oct
FPIs withdraw `17,696
crore from Indian
markets in Dec so far
IndiGo working
to address high
indirect taxes
CSC,Infosys tie
up to upskill 6
crore students
good news for the auto industry, according to
As many as 83% of respondents confirmed
the intent to purchase a vehicle in the next 12
months, while another 13% indicated they
may buy and just 4% said no to buying a ve-
hicle, as per the survey by Mobility Outlook
-- which sought responses from nearly 2.7
The strong intent to purchase a vehicle re-
flected a healthy recovery in overall spending
habits, it added. While the intent to
purchase new vehicles is strong,
used vehicles also seem to enjoy
As many as 52% of respond-
ty due to a new coronavirus strain, Omicron,
and expectations of faster tapering by the US
Federal Reserve. According to the deposito-
ries data, FPIs took out
equities, `4,066 crore from the debt segment
and `160 crore from hybrid instruments be-
tween Dec 1-17. In Nov, FPIs were net sellers
to the tune of `2,521 crore in Indian markets.
There continues to be uncertainties on the
global as well as domestic fronts, said Himan-
s h u Srivastava, Associate Director,
Morningstar India. The
concerns over the highly
transmissible Omicron
variant of coronavirus
persist and have impact-
ed global growth out-
added.
Expectations of positive
growth in the country’s ex-
ports are also backed
up by the outlook
of the World
Trade Or-
ganisa-
tion (WTO)
which predicts
a 4.7% expansion
in the global merchan-
dise trade volume in 2022.
destinations.
The recently in-
troduced PLI
schemes
w i l l
also
s u p p o r t
growth in the
New Year, particu-
EXPORTERS
BELIEVE THAT
THE OUTBOUND
SHIPMENTS
WOULD CROSS
$400 BILLION
MARK IN THIS
FISCAL
Ronojoy Dutta
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Centre’s nation-wide good governance week begins today
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The De-
partment of Adminis-
trative Reforms and
Public Grievances
(DARPG), Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pen-
sions in collaboration
with Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs, Depart-
ment of Promotion of
Industry and Internal
Trade, Department of
Personnel Training,
Department of Pen-
sions and Pensioners’
Welfare and Ministry
of Panchayati Raj and
Rural Development is
celebrating Good Gov-
ernance Week from
December 20 to 25 as
part of Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav celebration.
Union Minister Dr
Jitendra Singh will be
the Chief Guest at the
inaugural ceremony
of the Good Govern-
ance Week on Monday
functions at Bhim Au-
ditorium, Dr Ambed-
kar International Cen-
tre, New Delhi. The
Minister will inaugu-
rate the Exhibition on
Good Governance
Practices. Dr Jitendra
Singh will launch the
Good Governance
Week Portal and will
release the booklet on
two year achievements
of DARPG. A film on
“Prashasan Gaon Ki
Aur” will be screened
on this occasion.
Extending his best
wishes for all success
of “Sushasan Saptah”
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi in his mes-
sage said, “In the Am-
rit period of Independ-
ence, we are marching
ahead rapidly to create
a transparent system,
efficient process and
smooth governance to
make development all-
round and all-inclu-
sive. In this context,
the theme of the Week
— Prashasan Gaon Ki
Aur assumes even
greater relevance. Our
Government is com-
mitted to strengthen-
ing good governance
that is pro-people and
proactive governance,
guided by the ‘Citizen-
First-approach”.
The theme of Good
Governance Week is
“Prashasan Gaon Ki
Aur”- a Nation-wide
campaign for Redres-
sal of Public Griev-
ances and Improving
Service Delivery will
be held in all Districts,
States, and Union Ter-
ritories. Over 700 Dis-
trict Collectors will be
participating in “Pra-
shasan Gaon Ki Aur”.
Under ‘Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur’ theme,
the govt will redress public grievances
and improve service delivery
CHIEF GUEST: DR JITENDRA
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
will be the Chief Guest at the inau-
gural ceremony of the Good Gov-
ernance Week on Monday functions
at Bhim Auditorium, Dr Ambedkar
International Centre, New Delhi
INTHEFIRSTPHASE,BEGINNINGDEC25,YOGIWILLDISTRIBUTE1LAKH
SMARTPHONESANDTABLETSTOCOLLEGESTUDENTSINLUCKNOW
YOGI’S CHRISTMAS
GIFT TO UP YOUTHS
First India Bureau
Lucknow: What can be
termed as a perfect
Christmas gift for the
youths of Uttar
Pradesh, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath will
begin the distribution
of free smartphones
and tablets on Decem-
ber 25. In the first phase,
one lakh smartphones
and tablets will be given
to final year students at
Bharat Ratna Atal Bi-
hari Vajpayee Ekana
Stadium in Lucknow.
A large number of
students including girls
from every district of
the state will partici-
pate in the programme.
As per the announce-
ment made by the Chief
Minister, free smart-
phones and tablets to
one crore youth in or-
der to make them tech-
nically sound. Under
the first phase, on De-
cember 25, CM Yogi will
distribute 60,000 smart-
phones and 40,000 tab-
lets to the youths.
Significantly, for the
first time in the history
of the country, such a
large number of youths
are being given free
smartphones and tab-
lets. Final year students
of MA, BA, BSc, ITI,
MBBS, MD, BTech,
MTech, PhD MSME and
Skill Development
among others, will be
given preference. Ac-
cording to Special Sec-
retary, IT and Electron-
ics Department, Kumar
Vineet, “More than 38
lakh youth have been
registered on Digi
Shakti Portal. Registra-
tion of others is still go-
ing on.”
Islamabad: Pakistan’s
Punjab province has re-
corded an increase in
cases of violence in-
cluding sexual assault,
harassment, rape, kid-
napping and domestic
violence, according to
the Punjab Gender Par-
ity report 2019-20.
The Nation newspa-
per citing the Punjab
Commission on Status
of Women (PCSW) re-
ported that a detailed
view of gender parity
was presented across
the province on six the-
matic areas of justice,
demographics, educa-
tion, governance,
health, economic par-
ticipation and opportu-
nities, and special ini-
tiatives. The report,
which was organized by
Mumkin Alliance Pun-
jab on Saturday stated
that there are 18 per
cent women among sen-
ators, 20 per cent wom-
en are in the National
Assembly, eight on gen-
eral seats, 60 on re-
served seats and one on
minority seats, The Na-
tion reported.There are
75 women members out
of 294 in the Punjab As-
sembly while two of
them are ministers in
the provincial cabinet.
In the Punjab Assembly
,
eight women are on
general seats, 66 on re-
served seats and one on
the minority
. In general
elections 2018, 47 mil-
lion women voted in the
country of which 27
million were from Pun-
jab, the publication
added. According to the
World Economic Fo-
rum’s (WEF) Global
Gender Gap Report
2021, Pakistan was
ranked 153rd out of 156
countries on gender in-
equality. The report
says that women in Pa-
kistan do not have equal
access to justice, owner-
ship of land and non-fi-
nancial assets or inher-
itance rights. —ANI
Cases of rape, kidnapping, domestic violence go up in Pak’s Punjab
GENDER PARITY REPORT
Pakistan has
been ranked
153rd out of 156
countries on
gender
inequality, says
WEF Global
Gender Gap
Report 2021
PARAMETERS
The WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2021 points out that women in Pakistan do not have equal
access to justice, ownership of land and non-financial assets or inheritance rights.
MOCK DRILL
IAF personnel conduct a mock drill at the Parade Ground in Prayagraj where Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is expected to arrive on Sunday. PM will visit Uttar Pradesh on December 21.
—PHOTO BY ANI
KVIC schemes aim to empower
rural artisans in Bundelkhand
First India Bureau
Jhansi: Hundreds of
people of the Bun-
delkhand region of Ut-
tar Pradesh took a
stride towards self-reli-
ance by associating
with self-employment
activities of Khadi and
Village Industries Com-
mission (KVIC).
At a grand event or-
ganized in Jhansi on
Sunday, Minister of
State for MSME, Bhanu
Pratap Singh Verma
distributed electric pot-
ter wheels, bee boxes
and Agarbatti making
machines to rural arti-
sans of Jhansi district
and adjoining areas of
the Bundelkhand re-
gion. Jhansi MP Anur-
ag Sharma was also
present on the occasion.
An awareness program
me on the Centre’s flag-
ship PMEGP was also
inaugurated on the oc-
casion.
The implements dis-
tributed by KVIC in-
cluded 200 bee boxes,
100 electric potter
wheels and 50 Agarbatti
making machines.
MoS for MSME Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at the event.
UP CM YOGI PAYS TRIBUTE
TO KAKORI MARTYRS
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on
Sunday paid tribute to
the heroes of Kakori
train action and hon-
oured the families of
the martyrs, including
the family of Param Vir
Chakra winner Manoj
Pandey, at the Kakori
Shaheed Smarak in
Lucknow. Addressing
the gathering, Yogi
Adityanath said, “Our
heroes challenged
the British Govern-
ment by looting the
British treasury in
Kakori in 1925. Veer
P Ramprasad Bismil,
Thakur Roshan Singh,
Rajendra Nath Lahiri
and Ashfaq Ullah Khan
were sentenced to
death by the British
government for their
involvement in the
Kakori conspiracy. Ra-
jendranath Lahiri was
hanged on December
17 itself. The sacrifice
of these four revolu-
tionaries proved to be
a milestone for India’s
independence,” said
Yogi Adityanath. Re-
calling the martyrdom
of the revolutionaries
at the Kakori memorial
site, he said that our
country was definitely
forced to be a hostage
for some time under
foreign invaders and
foreign rule but the
people of the country
never accepted it.
Centre’s PLI
scheme to
benefit UP
Lucknknow: The Central
government’s recently ap-
proved Production Linked
Incentive (PLI) scheme
for the promotion of the
semiconductor industry
in the country, is all set to
benefit Uttar Pradesh in a
big way.The PLI scheme
is expected to lead to an
investment of Rs 76,000
crore in semiconductor
manufacturing over the
next five to six years.
According to the govern-
ment spokesman, UP’s
new electronics manufac-
turing policy will attract
huge investments in this
sector. In this policy, a
provision has been made
to promote the semicon-
ductor (IC) industry. Un-
der the Electronics Manu-
facturing Policy-2017 of
the State government, the
target of investment of
Rs 20,000 crore has been
achieved in three years
by investments of about
30 investors. Over 3 lakh
jobs were created through
this investment.
CM Yogi will begin the distribution of free smartphones and tablets
on December 25.
Organised mafia on
the run; Yogi takes
a dig at Akhilesh
First India Bureau
Mathura: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Min-
isterYogiAdityanath
said that a new Uttar
Pradeshhademerged
in the last over four
and a half years. On
one hand, this new
UP respected the val-
ues of faith of the
people while on the
other hand it ran
bulldozers on crimi-
nals and mafia. He
has said that before
2017 the Hindu was
the victim and the
businessman was
harassed. But now,
the organised mafia
had been forced to
flee.
Launching the Jan
Vishwas Yatra after
worshiping Shri
Banke Bihariji in
Mathura on Sunday,
the UP CM has said
that SP
, BSP and Con-
gress always liked to
embrace rioters, re-
move cases against
terrorists, loot in de-
velopment works,
protection to cow
smugglers. “In such
a situation, when
Mathura-Vrindavan
is being made a mu-
nicipal corporation,
Braj Teerth Vikas
Parishad is being
formed, action is be-
ing taken against the
rioters of Muzaffar-
nagar, 15 crore peo-
ple are getting dou-
ble dose of free ra-
tion, then these nar-
row-minded parties
are not like this,” he
said. Recalling the
Jawahar Bagh and
Kosi Kalan riots, he
reminded the crowd-
ed public meeting
that not a single riot
took place in the en-
tire state since his
government took
over in 2017.
Addressing a huge
gathering,hedwelled
upon topics related
to public sentiments
like Kashi Vishwa-
nath Dham rejuve-
nation, construction
of Ram temple in
Ayodhya, Vind-
hyavasini Dham
Corridor, declara-
tion of Mathura-
Vrindavan as a pil-
grimage site. Tak-
king a dig at the
Congress, SP
and BSP, Yogi
said that before
theModigovern-
ment was
formed at the
Centre in 2014,
thesepartiesused
to compete with
each other to
w e a r
“cap”.
Says in new UP,
respect for faith
of people and
bulldozer for
the mafia
9. First India Bureau
New Delhi: Mission
mode approach being
adopted in Rajasthan
for providing tap water
supply to every rural
household of the state
under Jal Jeevan Mis-
sion. The Central Govt
on Sunday approved an
allocation of Rs 10,180
crore after increasing
the number of rural
households in Ra-
jasthan to get tap water
supply from 11.71 lakh
out of 10.1 crore (11.5%)
in August 2019 to 21.39
lakh (21.1%) in August
2019. This will help the
state in achieving the
Jal Jeevan Mission ‘Har
Ghar Jal’ in 2021-22.
The Rs 10,180 crore
assistance is a four-fold
increase from Rs 2,522
crore allocated in 2020-
21, Union Minister, Ga-
jendra Singh Shekha-
wat, said in a statement.
In 2021-22, the state
plans to provide tap wa-
ter connections to about
30 lakh rural house-
holds. “Regular review
is taking place to expe-
dite the implementa-
tion of the mission in
the state so that the
state can catch up with
other good performing
states,” the Ministry
stated.
Stating that there is
no dearth of funds for
implementation of Jal
Jeevan Mission, Shek-
hawat reiterated that
the Centre is providing
all out support to states
to make provision of
tap water supply to eve-
ry rural household of
the country by 2024.
Despite lockdown
and disruptions due to
pandemic, in the last 27
months, more than 5.44
crore rural households
in the country have
been provided tap water
connections. As on date,
more than 8.67 crore
(45.15%) rural house-
holds have tap water
supply in their homes,
the release said.
Apart from these
funds, Rs 1,712 crore has
been also allocated to
Rajasthan as 15th Fi-
nance Commission tied
grant for water and
sanitation to Rural Lo-
cal Bodies.
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your imagination helps you to fly.
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Leh: Online booking,
check-in and issuing of
boarding passes have
been introduced for a
key air courier service
that serves the people
of Kargil once the stra-
tegic 434-km Srinagar-
Leh national highway
closesinwintermonths,
officials said on Satur-
day
.
The subsidised AN-32
Kargil Courier Air Ser-
vice, provided by the
Indian Air Force, is op-
erated under a special
arrangement when the
highway is shut for five
months during winters
due to heavy snowfall,
they said.
Ladakh Civil Avia-
tion Secy Saugat Bis-
was chaired a high-level
meeting here on Friday
to ensure adequate ar-
rangements be put in
place for smooth opera-
tions of the air service,
an official spokesman
said.
There will be a major
departure from the past
practices as several ops
will now be done digi-
tally, Biswas said.
These include book-
ing systems, check-ins,
issuance of boarding
passes, cancellations,
re-allotment of seats,
payments and refunds,
he said, adding that a
robust portal has been
put in place by the ad-
ministration for the
purpose.
Chief Coordinator of
the AN-32 service,
Aamir Ali, gave a brief-
ing on the preparedness
at the Jammu and the
Srinagar airports for
the smooth operations
of the service, the
spokesman said.
Representatives from
the Leh Air Force Sta-
tion and the Udhampur
Air Command high-
lighted the issues and
concerns of the air
force during the meet-
ing, he said.
The issues were dis-
cussed with the direc-
tors of the respective
airports for plugging
gaps, the spokesman
said. Biswas asked the
Kargil deputy commis-
sioner for quick ap-
pointment of liaison
officers and assistant
nodal officers for coor-
dination.
The CISF has assured
security arrangements,
according to standard
operating procedures,
and issuing of security
cards and free passage
to the officers con-
cerned, the spokesman
said.
Representatives of
divisional commission-
er Kashmir and Jammu
assured that facilities
for Covid testing will be
provided as per guide-
lines, he said. —PTI
New Delhi: India
will host Denmark on
grass courts at Del-
hi’s Gymkhana Club
in a bio-security bub-
ble in the Davis Cup
World Group I tie on
March 5-6 next year,
AITA sources con-
firmed on Sunday
.
The Indian team
management after
consulting the play-
ers decided to have
the matches on grass
courts, where the
Danish players won’t
be comfortable. It
was reported on Dec
9 that hosting the tie
on grass courts is a
possibility. India’s
top-ranked singles
player Ramkumar
Ramanathan, of late,
has developed a de-
cent serve and volley
game and comeback-
man Yuki Bhambri is
also comfortable
playing on grass
courts.
“There is no grass
court left at the
DLTA,sothematches
will be held at the
Delhi Gymkhana
Club,” source said.
“The fans will be
allowed to watch
matches but proxim-
ity with the players
won’t be allowed.”
Source added. —PTI
First India Bureau
Malerkotla: Exhort-
ing the people of Pun-
jab to remain commit-
ted to the secularism
Sikh gurus have prop-
agated, PPCC Presi-
dent Navjot Singh
Sidhu sent out a
strong message of
unity and brother-
hood during his rally
at Malerkotla on Sun-
day
.
Hitting out at divi-
sive forces trying to
disrupt peace and de-
stroy the communal
fabric of Punjab, Sid-
hu said these nefari-
ous designs won’t find
any space in Punjabis
who have lived har-
moniously for centu-
ries. “Malerkotla is a
prime and awe-inspir-
ing example of living
together in peace.
Hindu, Muslims,
Sikhs, Christians
have co-existed peace-
fully in Malerkotla,
upholding the broth-
erhood Punjab is fa-
mous for,” he said.
He also strongly
condemned the two
incidents of sacrilege
that have recently
caused deep anguish
among Sikhs in entire
Punjab.
‘HAR GHAR JAL’
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, ` 10,180 cr Central fund allocated to Rajasthan
Union Minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat has
approved Central
allocation of Rs
10,180 Crore for
the state, a four-
fold increase
from Rs 2,522
Crore allocated
in 2020-21
BookingsforKargilaircourier
services togo onlinethis time
Despite the closure of Srinagar-Leh NH in
winters, air courier will be available online
WINTERS AHEAD
India to host Denmark
on Delhi’s grass courts in
Davis CupWorld Group I
Sidhu sends message of
unity and brotherhood
The matches will be held at the Delhi Gymkhana Club.
Edu health schemes made
life easier for public: Raj CM
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot has said
that in the last three
years, the State govt has
implemented many wel-
fare schemes, giving top
priority to the field of
education, health and
social security
, so that
the deprived, backward
and needy sections can
be connected with the
main stream of develop-
ment. “It has been our
endeavour that every
child should get quality
education, every person
should get the best medi-
cal facilities and every
family should get social
security
. Our govern-
ment has been success-
fulinfulfillingthisobjec-
tive,” Gehlot said on
Sundaywhileinaugurat-
ing and laying the foun-
dation stone of various
development works
through video confer-
ence at the Chief Minis-
ter’s residence.
Raj CM also launched
Jagriti Back to Work
Scheme, IM Shakti
Udan Yojana, Chief
Minister Anupriti
Coaching Scheme and
DBT Voucher Scheme.
He inaugurated and
laid the foundation
stone of 1194 develop-
ment works worth
about Rs 1122 crore in 12
departments. This in-
cludes laying the foun-
dation stone of 90 devel-
opment works costing
about Rs 454 crore and
inaugurating 1104
works costing Rs 668
crore. At the pro-
gramme Jan Kalyan
Portal Mobile App and
E-Mitra at Home were
also launched.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launching the Udan Scheme on Sunday where GS Dotasra, BD Kalla,
Parsadi Lal Meena, PS Khachariyawas, Vishvendra Singh, Saleh Mohammad, Kuldeep Ranka and
Lokesh Sharma are also seen.
Guj HC grants conditional
bail to Takshashila builder
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Single
bench Justice Vipul
Pancholi of the Gujarat
High Court granted
conditional bail to Su-
rat’s Takshashila Ar-
cade developer Har-
sukh Vekariya. He also
asked him to deposit
Rs35 lakh to the trial
court within three
months,; the amount
will be paid to family
members of 22 students
who died in the fire that
broke out in 2019.
On May 24, 2019, a
blaze in the Takshashila
Arcade --located in Sart-
hanaareaof Surat—had
engulfedthefourthfloor,
where students were at-
tending coaching class-
es. While a total of 22
youngsters died in the
incident, a few of them
lost their lives after
jumping from the fourth
floor to save themselves.
Police filed charges
against 13 accused in-
cluding coaching class
owner Bhargav Butani,
builders Harsukh Veka-
riya, Dinesh Vekariya,
RavindraKaharandoth-
ers.
HarsukhVekariyahad
moved a bail application
and while granting bail
the Court noted, “The ap-
plicant has shown will-
ingness to deposit an
amount of Rs35,00,000
beforetheconcernedtrial
court, without prejudice
to his rights and conten-
tions, within a period of
three months from the
date of his actual release
by way of compensa-
tion.”
Justice Pancholi also
noted that there was no
dispute about the charg-
es framed against most
of the co-accused in
June, 2021. “As per the
chargesheet, there are
251 witnesses and thus,
the trial of the present
case will not be over in
the near future,” he ob-
served. The court also
considered the punish-
ment prescribed for the
alleged offense and the
fact that the applicant
has been in jail for ap-
proximately two years.
Directs Harsukh
Vekariya to
deposit `35 lakh
to trial court as
compensation to
kin of deceased
in 2019 fire
incident
‘BADALS RECALL SIKH PANTH, PUNJAB
ONLY WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF POWER’
Chandigarh: AAP’s
Punjab Prez and MP
from Sangrur, Bhag-
want Mann, while
targeting the Badal
family, said on Sun-
day that the Badal-led
Shiromani
Akali Dal
(SAD) had
become
fascinated
with Panth
and Punjab
as soon as
it was
out of power. Even the
Mughal invaders like
Ahmed Shah Abdali
had not done as much
damage to the Punjab
as the Badals have.
In a statement issued
from the party
HQ on Sun-
day, Mann
termed the
Badal family
as ‘snakes’
for the Panth
and Pun-
jab.
Navjot Sidhu
—FILE PHOTO
AN-32 Kargil Courier Air Service by Indian Air Force is operated under a special arrangement when
the highway goes off during winters. —FILE PHOTO
10. elebrating the
beginning of
theInternation-
al pageant
Queen of Cos-
mos, an initia-
tivebyJagdeesh
Chandra to be held on
March 10, 2022 in Dubai
and Fashion Connect
Season 11 curated by
brand ambassador Rish-
ee Miglani which is also
marking its second in-
ternational venture in
March 2022 in Dubai, a
pre-launchbrunchparty
was held at Blackout Re-
loaded on Sunday
.
Jagdeesh Chandra
gracedtheeventwithhis
presence and unveiled
the trophy of the First
India Luxury Lifestyle
Awards on the occasion.
The sumptuous lunch
which was enjoyed by
the who’s who of the
glamourindustryaswell
as ingenious entrepre-
neurs was hosted by the
owners of Blackout Re-
loaded, JP Choudhary
and Rahul Jon-
wal and GM
Garv Khura-
na.
Rajiv Aro-
ra, Raj
Bansal, Pri-
yatamSogani,
Deepak Gup-
ta, Dr Puneet
Saxena among
other guests
were present on
the occasion who
enjoyedthemerry
eve which also
marked the begin-
ning of Christmas
as the theme for
the day was White
with a touch of Red.
Along with the
sumptuous food, the
melodies by the
band,Nisvawerecer-
tainly enjoyed by
each and all.
Watch this space
tomorrow for more
glimpsesfromthePre
Launch Brunch!
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sorted out, so have a backup plan ready.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 20
Sticking to workout routine
may benefit you on the
health front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage or
party cannot be ruled out. Support from
the family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit. A
passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 18
Sticking to workout routine
may benefit you on the
health front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage or
party cannot be ruled out. Support from
the family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit. A
passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement their
ideas. You are likely to be
recognised for your efforts
on the professional front. Chance of a
raise is possible for some. Timely and
correct decision will help you in saving
a lot of money. You will be able to
de-stress yourself completely today.
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YOUR DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the flow .
Speculation may not be profitable and
you can very well burn your fingers.
Some of you may get hard pressed to
find a good match for someone eligible
in the family.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 21
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is envisaged.
You may be played upon
for spending on someone
else’s needs and desires. Homemakers
are likely to enjoy the day in the
company of neighbors and friends.
Fatigue threatens in a long journey, but
adequate breaks will keep you going.
Gemini
MAY 22 - JUNE 21
Satisfaction is foreseen for
the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect physique. Your
efforts on the academic front will keep
you in contention. You are likely to
spend an enjoyable time with a close
relation today. Your helping hand to
someone in need will be appreciated.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 22
A lot of time may be
wasted in socialising, but
you will love every moment
of it. You will succeed in
surmounting the odds to get a stalled
job back on the tracks. Something
concerning property will work out in
your favour. A romantic outing is on the
cards and promises much fun.
Leo
JULY 23 - AUGUST 22
A rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy
investment. Recovering a
loaned amount will not
pose difficulty. You will manage to
defuse tensions prevailing at home by
your tactful ways. A work trip is on the
cards for some. You manage to weave
your magic on the one you love.
Virgo
AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22
Spirituality will have a
special allure for you. Your
innovative ideas on the
professional front are likely
to be well received. Good health will
keep you fit and energetic. You are likely
to expand your social circle. You are
likely to get immense fulfillment in your
current romantic relationship.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 22
Homemakers can exceed
budget in doing up their
homes. An old friend or a
relative is likely to pay you
a visit. You succeed in putting an
ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a success.
Love beckons and promises to give
immense joy and fulfillment.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
It is one of those days
when you will feel satisfied
with whatever you do on
the social front. Those
seeking love may not get lucky, but
persistence will pay! A friend can touch
a sensitive nerve and get you all upset.
A job switch needs to be considered
taking all aspects into consideration.
s we started our
journey through
the hot and hu-
mid highways
outside Jaipur, I
had no idea what
adventures were
in store for me. Thinking
about the long car ride to
Mount Abu at the heart of
the oldest mountain range
of India was no picnic for
me. Being car-sick, I have
always particularly hated
drivingthroughtheslopes:
each time, the same old
bumpy roads with small
stones and rocks falling
around here and there,
enoughtomakeonesickto
the stomach. The begin-
ning of this ride was more
or less the same – sick and
spiritless, but by the time
we crossed Pali, I had
hardly any time to focus
on my sickness. It had re-
cently rained, and the
view around wasoneIhad
not seen before. Nature, in
its raw beauty
, lay as far as
my eyes could reach –
hugemountainsandfierce
chasms filled up with
green flora of varying
shades and forms. It
amazed me how the plants
and trees here ranged
from anywhere between
ones found carelessly
growing around streets
back home and ones that I
won’tencounteranywhere
else on the planet.
According to the ‘Skan-
da Purana’, Varanasi is
Lord Shiva’s capital, and
Mount Abu is his sub-cap-
ital.TheAchaleshwarMa-
hadev temple located in
the hill ranges of Achal-
garh, some 11 kms from
MountAbu,isaround2500
years old. It is the only
temple in the world where
Lord Shiva’s toe-thumb is
worshipped. It is said that
the entire Abu Mountain
issustainedonthisthumb,
and the day this thumb-
print disappears will be
the day the mountain
comes down.
A little outside the tem-
ple premises were the ru-
ins of the ‘Mandakini
Kund’ – an ashram for
sages and scholars from
the around. The story goes
that three demons came
each night disguised as
bulls to drink up all the
ghee for the havan offering
and hence disrupt the
prayer services. At that
time, the sages requested
Parmar Raja Dharawarsh,
thebravewarriorandthen
king, to rid them of their
plight. The king shot all
threeof themwithasingle
arrow in their bull form
and they immediately
turned into stone. The
stone statue of the 3 bulls
with pierced backs still re-
mainsatthatplace.Wealso
saw the ruins of the Acha-
lgarh fort built by the Par-
mar dynasty and later re-
constructed and renamed
by Maharana Kumbha,
back in 5 century AD. By
the time we left the fort
premises,eveningbloomed
and it began to drizzle.
The morning of our sec-
ond day
, we set out for
Guru Shikhar, the highest
peak in the hill range. The
place is highly commer-
cialized, and I have to ad-
mit, has lost its beauty
.
There were little tea stalls,
and juice shops every-
where, to the point where
there was little space for
people to climb and cer-
tainly none to sit and rest,
for it was all completely
filledwithgarbage,thanks
to careless shopkeepers
andinconsideratetourists.
So after the short but
seeminglyverylongclimb,
we finally reached the
peak. As far as nature is
concerned, it was totally
worth the effort to get a
view from here and feel
the strong breeze gush to
our faces and fill us up
with the spirit of the
mountain. Personally, I
feel that we do visit the
templesandshrinesallthe
time on level ground, but
the feeling of climbing
hills, feeling the breeze
and then visiting a shrine
on the peak hits different
each time. Our way back
was lovely as now that the
sun was shining bright
and it was afternoon time,
nature seemed to be in its
full majesty
. We spent the
rest of the day calmly
walking around Lake Na-
kki and explore the mar-
ket. We took several
rounds, and I highly rec-
ommend the chocolate
brownie ice-cream from
there. We also went boat-
ing,andlaterthatevening,
climbed the nearby hill to
meet a sage, an ‘aghori’
who lived in a rock cave.
He told us about how he
left home at the age of 6 to
liveinanashram,andthat
he had been living in that
cave for around 9 years,
travelling around every
now and then.
Trevor’s Tank is huge
man-made lake and wild-
life sanctuary built in the
British era. It is not a very
crowded place but none-
theless worth watching.
The place is named after
the British engineer, Col.
G.H.Trevor,whobuiltitin
1897. It was previously
owned by the Rajputana
state and was gifted to Col.
TrevorbyhisfriendMaha-
rao Kesari Singhji baha-
dur of Sirohi. The tank
was around 2 kms inside
the forest, led towards by a
narrow and dense path
and what a perfect spot it
was, like the centre of a
fairyland with the lake
perfectly reflecting the
clouds, as if the sky had
come down on earth. A
crocodile was lazily bask-
ing on the edge, taking no
notice of its visitors.
The hill top was fenced
due to its steep nature. It
even had a nice, sheltered
table on the top. We stayed
on the top for a while, en-
joying the gentle breeze
and admiring the flora.
That evening, we went
back to walk along the
banks of Lake Nakki, re-
flecting how wonderful
our few days here turned
out to be and how many
lovely memories we were
takingbackhome.Iatean-
other chocolate ice-cream
as we left for the circuit
house. The next morning,
we left early for Jaipur,
saying goodbye to the Ara-
valli hills and to their
heart, Mount Abu.
A JAUNT TO THE HEART OF THE
YASHSVI VYAS
Student; keenly interested in
travelling, music and fine arts
A
12. S
ara took to her Instagram
story to share the news
with her fans. She wrote
on the picture of the bill-
board, which has been lighting
up NYC’s skyline since 1996:
“Had my dream in this city
and now seeing it actual-
ise here.” She added the
location of ‘Times
Square New York, USA’
with Jay-Z’s ‘Empire
State of Mind’ playing
in the background.
—Agency
‘Atrangi Re’ on
NYC’s Times Square
V
ishal Choudhary, a
stunning actor and
model, hailing from
the Pincity is
spreading his charm. The
young talent has already
many prominent shows, ad-
vertisements, shoots under
his belt - that is what I call
‘extraordinary talent’. He
recently starred alongside
famous television actress,
Ashnoor Kaur in Pari Hun
Main, a wow original se-
ries. Vishal is very ami-
able with a lot of charisma
and a calm, relaxed pres-
ence. His skills include play-
ing different accents and
longbow. Vishal came into
the limelight after he par-
ticipated in a pageant titled
Peter England Mr India
2017, and he stood up as the
finalist of the event. One of
the leading channels Zee TV
is known for bringing shows
on varied subjects. The
channel is now gearing up to
launch a new historical dra-
ma based on the lives of
Kashi Bai and Vishal is play-
ing one of the most
p[rominent roles in this.
When asked about his expe-
riences so far, the talented
model and actor said, “It
still gives me
s h i v e r s
when I
l o o k
back and see how far I have
come. Coming from a medi-
cal background, dropping it
and opting for a career that
ain’t easily acceptable, the
journey was quite challeng-
ing. But I also believe that
with true dedication and im-
mense hard work, one can
achieve everything. Each
day inspires me, teaches me
multiple things. I still wake
up with a desire to learn
more. This is a huge indus-
try and with so much talent
around, it sometimes gets
difficult to keep up with eve-
ryone’s pace, but then I re-
mind myself again, that be
so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
Vishal also bagged the
Times of India Best Actor
2017-18. He has been a thea-
tre artist and has been a part
of various plays.
K
aty Perry is feeling old al-
ready, thanks to rising art-
ists. In a new interview
with Out Magazine,
The 37-year-old ‘Teenage
Dream’ singer admitted
that she feels ‘old’ hear-
ing new songs referenc-
ing lyrics from some of
her greatest hits. Perry
was told that her work “in-
spires a new generation of
artists,” and she was asked
how she felt. “Honestly, old! And
grateful that I survived it and grate-
fulI’mnotdeadinaditchsomewhere.
P
riyanka Chopra
Jonas is all set
for her next Hol-
lywood film,
The Matrix Resurrec-
tions. Keeping up with
this trajectory, Priyanka
has been sharing a lot of
glimpses from the promo-
tions of The Matrix Resur-
rections as well, leaving
fans excited to watch her
in the popular franchise.
—Agency
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s we are nearing the release
date of Ranveer Singh star-
rer sports drama 83, the ex-
citement around this film is
increasing. Recently, we
saw Ranveer, Deepika
Padukone, Kapil
Dev, his wife
Romi Dev and
others in
D u b a i
cherishing the moment when the
trailer of the film was played on
Burj Khalifa. According to a source,
“We will get to see the real hero of
the 83 World Cup-winning team Mo-
hinder Amarnath in the movie too.
But he will play the role of his fa-
ther in this movie. He will be seen
smoking a cigar and appreciating
his son’s game from the stands.” In
the movie he would not be portray-
ing himself but his father Lala Am-
arnath. The ravishing actress is al-
ways loved by the fans for her
crazy work and
her stardom.
—Agency
83’s new revelation
A
Sizzlin’browndress
K
hushi Kapoor is a very
stylish star kid. On Sun-
day, she left her fans in
awe when she shared an-
other picture. Janhvi Kapoor’s
sister is wearing a brown color
mini dress with her hair in the
center partition. Talking about
her makeup she has
surely opted for a soft
one and went for bold
eye makeup. While
sharing the picture,
she also gave a sneak
peek of her bedroom.
The bed is not made
and a furry friend can
be seen seated. Then
going on another side
one can see a huge
collection of sandals
with almost all col-
ours. —Agency
Katy Perry feels old
THE MATRIX
Resurrections
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Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Sara Ali Khan
Khushi Kapoor
Katy Perry
Vishal Choudhary
KIM’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
K
im Kardashian has re-
portedly made holiday
plans with Pete David-
son. She has invited
him over for a Christmas party
at mom Kris Jenner’s house.
After the Halloween weekend,
this will be Kim and Pete’s
second-holiday celebration. As
per a source, “She’s really ex-
cited about having him around
and Kris is already obsessed
with him. The whole family is
a fan of Pete’s and would love
to spend a holiday with him.”
The source further also added
that the duo have plans to
spend the New Year’s together
as well and that Kim may be
going to Miami for New Year’s
to support Pete who will be
hosting NBC’s special, Miley’s
New Year’s Eve Party with Mi-
ley Cyrus. —Agency
Kim Kardashian
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