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Prez Putin says “can hit any target on Earth”
RUSSIA TESTS NEW MISSILE
Moscow: Russian Pres-
ident Vladimir Putin
said on Wednesday that
Russia has successfully
tested the Sarmat inter-
continental ballistic
missile, saying the
weapon capable of car-
rying nuclear charges
will make Kremlin’s en-
emies “think twice.”
The Sarmat -- dubbed
Satan 2 by Western ana-
lysts -- is among Rus-
sia’s next-generation
missiles that Putin has
called “invincible,” and
which also include the
Kinzhal and Avangard
hypersonic missiles.
Last month, Russia
said it used Kinzhal for
the first time in warfare
to strike a target in
Ukraine, where Rus-
sian troops have been
engaged in a special
military operation
since February 24.
“I congratulate you
on the successful
launch of the Sarmat
intercontinental ballis-
tic missile,” Putin
told the army in tele-
vised remarks on
Wednesday
.
“This truly unique
weapon will strengthen
the combat potential of
our armed forces, reli-
ably ensure the security
of Russia from external
threats and make those
who, in the heat of ag-
gressive rhetoric, try to
threaten our country,
think twice,” Putin
said.
Russia’s defence min-
istry said in a statement
the test “successfully”
took place at the
Plesetsk cosmodrome
in northern Russia.
According to the min-
istry, the missile deliv-
ered training warheads
to the Kura test range
of the Kamchatka pen-
insula, in Russia’s Far
East.
I congratulate you on the
successful launch of the
Sarmat intercontinental
ballistic missile: Putin told
the army in televised remarks
RUSSIAN, BELARUSIAN PLAYERS
BARRED FROM WIMBLEDON
London: Wimbledon
organizers announced on
Wednesday that Russian
and Belarusian players will
not be allowed to compete
at this year’s grand slam
following Russia’s inva-
sion of Ukraine. “Given the
profile of The Champi-
onships in the United
Kingdom and around the
world, it is our responsi-
bility to play our part in
the widespread efforts of
Government, industry,
sporting and creative in-
stitutions to limit Russia’s
global influence through
the strongest means
possible,” the All England
Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC)
said in a statement.
“In the circumstances
of such unjustified and
unprecedented military
aggression, it would be
unacceptable for the
Russian regime to derive
any benefits from the
involvement of Russian
or Belarusian players with
The Championships. “It
is therefore our inten-
tion, with deep regret,
to decline entries from
Russian and Belarusian
players to The Champion-
ships 2022,” it added.
The Kremlin said earlier
on Wednesday that a ban
on Russian players taking
part at Wimbledon as a re-
sult of Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine is “unacceptable.”
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A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition
of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The
case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, and the
WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal.
UK COURT
APPROVES
EXTRADITION OF
ASSANGE TO US
Delhi Capitals’ Tim Seifert has tested positive for COVID-19 just hours
before his team’s match against Punjab Kings. Seifert is the second
overseas cricketer in the Capitals after Mitchell Marsh to get infected.
Meanwhile, Delhi government made wearing mask compulsory.
ANOTHER DC
PLAYER TESTS +VE;
MASKS MUST IN
DELHI AGAIN
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
announced Wednesday
that the Centre would
soon introduce a special
Ayush visa category for
foreign nationals who
want to come to India to
take advantage of tradi-
tional medicine, as part
of initiatives to pro-
mote medical tourism.
“With this visa, it
will make travel easier
for accessing Ayush
therapies (in India),”
said PM Modi while
speaking at the inaugu-
ral session of the Glob-
al Ayush Investment
and Innovation Summit
2022 at Mahatma Man-
dir in Gandhinagar. He
added that the Centre
has a plethora of initia-
tives to encourage and
promote the Ayush sec-
tor, including the estab-
lishment of a digital
portal to connect me-
dicinal plant farmers
with Ayush product
manufacturers.
New Delhi: Halting the
demolition drive
launched by Delhi mu-
nicipal authorities in
Jahangirpuri area,
which witnessed com-
munal violence last
week, the Supreme
Court on Wednesday
asked authorities to
maintain status quo and
saiditwillhearpetitions
challenging the demoli-
tions on Thursday
.
“Maintain status quo.
List it before appropri-
ate bench tomorrow,”
orderedChief Justiceof
India NV Ramana as
Senior Advocate Dushy-
ant Dave brought up
the matter. P5
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Amid row-
over the use of bulldoz-
ers in BJP-ruled UP
,
Madhya Pradesh and
Gujarat and by party-
governed MCD in Delhi,
Union IB Minister An-
urag Thakur slammed
Rahul Gandhi for his ad-
vicetoModigovernment
to “switch off bulldozers
of hate” remark.
Accusing Rahul of
“sowing the seeds of ha-
tred”, Thakur said he
was “maligning the
name of the country”.
AYUSH VISA SOON...
For foreign nationals who come
to India for treatment: PM Modi
Speaking at the inaugural session of the Global Ayush
Investment and Innovation Summit 2022 at Mahatma Mandir
in Gandhinagar, PM Modi said that the Centre has a plethora
of initiatives to encourage and promote the Ayush sector
Prime minister Narendra Modi, Director General of World health organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth during the Global Ayush Investment
and Innovation Summit, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.
AYUSH SECTOR INCREASED TO OVER $18 BILLION
FROM $3 BILLION IN 2014, SAYS PM MODI
The Prime Minister
said, “We are already
witnessing unprecedented
growth in the production
of AYUSH medicines, sup-
plements and cosmetics.
In 2014, where the AYUSH
sector was less than USD
3 billion, today it has in-
creased to more than USD
18 billion.” He said that
the Ministry of AYUSH has
taken several major steps
to encourage a startup
culture in the field of
traditional medicines. A few
days back an incubation
centre developed by the All
India Institute of Ayurveda
has been inaugurated,
informed PM Modi.
Bulldozers in Jahangirpuri
apply brakes after SC order
Centre extends ceasefire
agreement with three Naga
insurgent groups for 1 year
New Delhi: The Centre
has extended ceasefire
agreement with three
Naga groups for further
period of one year. The
groups include National
Socialist Council of Na-
galand-NK (NSCN-NK),
NationalSocialistCoun-
cil of Nagaland-Refor-
mation (NSCN-R) and
NationalSocialistCoun-
cilof Nagaland-K-Khan-
go (NSCN-K-Khango).
All these groups are
breakaway factions of
NSCN-IM and NSCN-K
and signed the ceasefire
agreements with the
government over the
years. The development
comes even as NSCN-IM
leaders, led by General
Secretary Th Muivah,
Tuesday met with Cen-
tre’s representative for
Naga peace talks, AK
Mishra, at the outfit’s
headquarters, Camp
Hebron near Dimapur.
Thakur’s jibe at Rahul for
‘sowing seeds of hatred’
DELHI BJP LEADERS MEET AMIT SHAH
New Delhi: Top Delhi BJP leaders met with Union Home
Minister Amit Shah at the Union Home Ministry headquarters
in Delhi on Wednesday, hours after a controversial demoli-
tion drive in violence-hit Jahangirpuri that was halted by the
Supreme Court. Shah met with the Delhi leaders for an hour.
Those in the meeting were Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta, MP
Ramesh Bidhuri, MLA Ram Bir Bidhuri and leader Maninder
Singh Sirsa. “It was a routine meeting,” said Sirsa.
RAHUL: BULLDOZERS MUST BE USED
TO ANNIHILATE HATRED AMONG PEOPLE
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Wednesday sneered at the
Bharatiya Janata Party’s move to start
an encroachment drive in Jahang-
irpuri and said that the bulldozers
must be used to end hatred among
people. “This is a demolition of India’s
constitutional values. This is state-
sponsored targeting of the poor and minorities. BJP must
bulldoze the hatred in their hearts instead,” tweeted Gandhi.
CASE FILED
FOR DOCTORING
KEJRIWAL VIDEO
Punjab cops
knock on poet
Kumar’s doors,
he warns Mann
New Delhi: Early on
Wednesday morning,
former Aam Admi Par-
ty member and poet Ku-
mar Vishwas tweeted
pictures of Punjab Po-
lice personnel outside
his house.
The Punjab Police
came visiting Vish-
was’s house after a case
was allegedly regis-
tered against him un-
der the IT Act for alleg-
edly doctoring a video.
In a tweet, Vishwas
warned Punjab Chief
Minister Bhagwant
Mann that AAP nation-
al convener and Delhi
Chief Minister would
“betray him”.
“I am warning you
that the man sitting in
Delhi, whom you are al-
lowing to play with the
power given by the peo-
ple of Punjab, will one
day betray you and Pun-
jab also. The country
will remember my
warning,” he tweeted.
Vishwas’s comments,
which were allegedly
on Kejriwal, before the
Punjab election had cre-
ated a furore. BJP had
shared a video of Ku-
mar alleging that Kejri-
wal wanted to be “ei-
ther the Punjab CM or
the PM of Khalistan”.
DIDI, ADANI AT BGB SUMMIT
West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee and Adani
Group Chairman Gautam
Adani exchange greetings
during the inauguration of
6th Bengal Global Business
Summit in Kolkata on
Wednesday. (Inset) Adani
speaking during the event. P6
UK PM JOHNSON IN
AHMEDABAD TODAY
PM MODI LIVE FROM
RED FORT TODAY
British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson is scheduled to arrive
in India for a two-day visit begin-
ning on Thursday. The UK PM
will be in Ahmedabad on April
21, 2022 and leave for Delhi
the same day. He is expected to
meet PM Modi on Friday. P6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
will address the nation from the
Red Fort on the 400th Parkash
Purab of Sikh guru Tegh Baha-
dur on Thursday. PM Modi will
also release a commemorative
coin and postage stamp on
the occasion.
UNDER HOME MINISTER
AMIT SHAH’S WATCH
...slams ‘bulldozers
of hate’ remark
OPPOSITION BARBS: AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia said that the only way to end hooliganism in the
country was to bulldoze the BJP headquarters.
Union IB
Minister
Anurag
Thakur speaks
during press
conference
at BJP HQ, in
New Delhi
on Wednesday.

NEWS
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First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: World
Health Organization
(WHO) Director Gener-
al Dr Tedros Ghebreye-
sus on Wednesday said
long-term strategic in-
vestments along with
governmentsupportare
crucial to fostering in-
novation in the field of
traditional medicine.
He also said that
through the growing
AYUSH sector, “India
will go to the whole
world and the whole
world will come to In-
dia”.
Speaking at the Glob-
al AYUSH Investment
and Innovation Summit
at Mahatma Mandir in
state capital Gandhina-
gar, which was inaugu-
rated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, the
WHO chief underlined
the need to support the
innovation ecosystem
for health in general
and traditional medi-
cine in particular.
Mauritius Prime
Minister Pravind Jug-
nauth, AYUSH Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal
and other dignitaries
were present.
“Going forward, long-
term strategic invest-
ment along with the
government commit-
ment is needed to sup-
port the innovation eco-
system for health in
general and traditional
medicine in particular,”
said Dr Ghebreyesus.
He also stressed that
innovators, industry
and the government
should come forward to
develop traditional
medicine “in a sustain-
able, environmentally
sensitive and equitable
manner”.
“When bringing tra-
ditional medicines to
market, we must make
sure that the communi-
ties which had passed
on this knowledge and
nurtured these tradi-
tional products also
benefit from their devel-
opment, including by
sharing the fruits of in-
tellectual property,”
said Dr Ghebreyesus.
According to him, the
AYUSH sector, which
comprises six Indian
systems of medicine -
Ayurveda, Yoga and Na-
turopathy, Unani, Sid-
dha and Homeopathy -
is “growing significant-
ly by 17% per year since
2014”. The WHO direc-
tor general added that
the AYUSH industry is
projected to reach USD
23 billion by the end of
this year.
“This fast-moving in-
dustry which spans so
many areas, such as di-
etary, well-being and
pharmaceutical, just to
name a few, is attracting
investment from entre-
preneurs and large
m a n u f a c t u r e r s .
Through the AYUSH
sector, India will go to
the whole world and the
whole world will come
to India,” he said.
He congratulated PM
Modi for “giving priori-
ty to a relatively neglect-
ed area of healthcare,”
saying “your champion-
ship will bring a signifi-
cant change in the use
of traditional medi-
cine”.
“I know that the
world’s first Global Cen-
tre for Traditional Med-
icine (GCTM) in Jamna-
gar will be a game-
changer for traditional
medicine,” he added.
Dr Ghebreyesus on
Wednesday also told at-
tendees that he has ac-
cepted PM Modi’s pro-
posal to hold the first
such meeting in Gujarat
next year when WHO
will turn 75.
“Looking forward to
next year, the WHO will
turn 75 while India will
be celebrating the 75th
year of its Independ-
ence. PM Modi had pro-
posed that we should
jointly hold an annual
international meeting
on traditional medicine
in Gujarat,” he said.
First India Bureau
Bharuch: After reap-
ing successful cotton
yield this year, farmers
of the Bharuch district
plan to increase the
crop’s cultivation by
sowing it on 20,000 to
50,000 hectares of land.
In 2021-22, the total
planting of cotton in all
three seasons was done
on approximately
2,00,000 hectares of
land.
In June 2021, farmers
had suffered hiccups
due to heavy rainfall
that led to lower yield
in the first round of
crop planting. Bhaskar
Patel, farmer living in
Bhadkodaro village of
Jambusar taluka said,
“I had sown cotton on
25 acres of land last
year. But due to heavy
rains in June, I could
not attend to the crop
for 40 days. That is the
reason why the first
yield was two quintals
per acre. But, in the sec-
ond round of sowing, I
harvested an average
of six to eight quintals
per acre. It fetched me
pricesashighasRs8,000
to Rs10,000 per quintal,
which was the highest
price I have received for
the crop in the recent
past.”
Patel added, “The
third round of crop is
ready for harvest and I
am hoping that it will
fetch me at least Rs8,000
per quintal. Prices
right now are very en-
couraging and next
year I may sow cotton
on more land than this
year.”
Even farmers in
Amod town of Bharuch
district, farmers are
happy with the yield
and price of the cotton
crop. Hitesh Patel of
Shrekothi village told
First India, “In July
2021, the crop was dam-
aged by an outbreak of
disease, but after assis-
tance from the state ag-
riculture department
and scientists, it was
saved. I have harvested
two rounds of the cot-
ton crop and will har-
vest the third round at
the end of this month.”
With 120 acres of
land, Patel plans to in-
crease cotton sowing in
the next season due to
higher prices fetched
for the crop this year.
Farmers in the
Bharuch district re-
ceive timely guidance
from block officers, ag-
riculture department
officers and extension
officers. As a result,
even after facing minor
setbacks in July, farm-
ers have booked profit
from cotton farming,
said Dhavalsinh Raj,
extension officer of
Amod taluka.
‘Government backing, investments
needed to support traditional med’
WHO Chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus spoke at the Global AYUSH
Investment and Innovation Summit at Mahatma Mandir on Wed
(L to R) Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, PM Narendra Modi and WHO Director General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.
Ghebreyesus trying his hand at the charkha at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad.
—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP)
youth wing leader, Yu-
vrajsinh Jadeja, was
trolled on social media
by members of the
Chaudhary (Patel) com-
munity members on
Wednesday. Taking to
his Twitter handle, he
posted the results of re-
cently held forest de-
partment exams, which
showed that specific
aspiring candidates of
the community had
cleared them with the
same exact marks.
Tagging state Educa-
tion Minister Jitu Va-
ghani in his post, Jadeja
questioned, “Will you
call this a copy case? I
have provided more evi-
dence than the paper
leak. You may send me
behind bars, but you
cannot suppress the
truth.”
Jadeja shared details
of successful candi-
dates who have cleared
written examinations
held last month. He also
shared a page of the re-
sults wherein, 12 candi-
dates have obtained
116.75 marks. “Of these,
10 candidates are from
the Chaudhary commu-
nity,” he said. His state-
ment was enough to
provoke a reaction from
the Chaudhary commu-
nity
.
Members of the com-
munity started ques-
tioning Jadeja, his posts
and even alleged he had
intended to defame one
specific community by
highlighting the marks
secured by a few candi-
dates who have cleared
the exams. After being
trolled for his posts, he
realized that the Chaud-
hary community was
unhappy with him,
which could lead to
caste conflict. There-
fore, the AAP leader has
not only apologized to
the community but also
withdrawn his posts.
UNIQUE PROTEST
A group gathered outside the Police Bhavan
in Vadodara on Wednesday and handed out
small bags filled with lemons to protest the
soaring price of the citrus fruit. “Farmers are
selling lemons at Rs120/kg but, by the time it
reaches us, it costs Rs350. That’s a massive
hike. We have also requested the police
commissioner to take action against those who
are orchestrating such as scam,” Swejal Vyas,
one of the protesters, said.
Screenshot of Yuvrajsinh
Jadeja’s Twitter posts.
Jadeja trolled online
for whistleblower tack
While exposing
irregularities in the
forest dept exams,
he was trolled by
members of the
Chaudhary
community
Fetch high prices
ranging from
Rs8,000 to
Rs10,000 per
quintal for
harvest in April
BHARUCH FARMERS PLAN TO UP
COTTON PLANTING NEXT SEASON
HOPEFUL
Farmers in dist may sow cotton on 20,000 to 50,000 hectares of land. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Vadodara: In a memo-
randum submitted on
Wednesday, the city
Youth Congress unit re-
quested the district edu-
cationofficertosimplify
the rules under the RTE
(RighttoEducation)and
provide admissions to
all students with valid
forms. They threatened
to launch an aggressive
protest campaign if
their demands are not
met, at the earliest.
Members of the
YouthCongressreached
the DEO office in the
morning to submit the
document regarding
the admission process
under the RTE in city
schools. They chanted
slogans and requested
authorities to grant ad-
mission to everyone, as
per the alloted quota.
They also asked the
DEO to issue notifica-
tions to schools, not fol-
lowing the process.
“We came here to re-
quest the DEO to keep
the Notary Rent Agree-
ment valid as proof of
residency while filling
the RTE form. Besides
that, we asked for admis-
sion for all students
whose forms have been
considered valid, and
give an extension to
those who have not. An-
other demand is declara-
tionof quotaforstudents
under the RTE and noti-
fication to those who are
not following the rules,”
said Kuldeep Singh
Vaghela, President, Va-
dodara Youth Congress.
Vadodara Youth Congress demands
admission for all students under RTE
Members of the unit submitting a memorandum to the DEO.

GUJARAT
03
First India Bureau
Surat: As part of the
Smart City Summit,
the delegation from
different smart cities
of the country was
taken on a heritage
walk to see the differ-
ent parts of Surat and
the infrastructure de-
velopment done by
Surat Municipal cor-
poration. The dele-
gates also visited Du-
mas seashore, court
area, etc.
Neha Singhania from
Delhi said, “The Herit-
age Walk gave us a de-
tailed idea of develop-
ment done by SMC. The
project of Dumas Beach
is attractive, and it will
look beautiful once
completed. The path-
way in the city is very
attractive. We heard
that the people sit there
in the evenings with
their families, as a part
of their culture.”
She added that Surat
is also famous for its
food, and they had a
chance to taste varied
flavours of Surti cui-
sine. After touring the
city, a few delegates
also visited the Statue
of Unity, while others
are likely to visit on
Thursday.
SMC commissioner
Banchhanidhi Pani
said, “There were
around 1,000 delegates
who participated in
the event. Apart from
transportation, the
waste collection was
the biggest challenge
for us. We have planned
for it and tried to use
non-plastic bottles and
flasks to avoid plastic
waste. We have also
used electric bicycles
and scooters to be envi-
ronmentally friendly.”
Delegates of Smart City conf go on heritage walk
MAPPING DEVELOPMENT
Delegates on their heritage walk around Surat.
Around 1,000 delegates
toured the city to understand
various developmental
projects undertaken by SMC
He unveiled development projects worth Rs22,000 crore on Wednesday
Dahodtobecomebigcentre
for'MakeinIndia':PMModi
First India Bureau
Dahod: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
on Wednesday said
that Dahod is going
to be a big centre of
Make in India and
the government’s ini-
tiative to boost local
manufacturing will
get speed with the
workshop here set up
in the pre-Independ-
ence period for the
overhaul of steam
locomotives being
upgraded to produce
electric locomotives.
Modi laid the foun-
dation stone for manu-
facturing of 9,000 hp
electric locomotives at
the production unit in
Dahod, estimated to
have cost Rs20,000
crore. The Dahod
workshop, established
in 1926 for the periodic
overhaul of steam lo-
comotives, will be up-
graded to an electric
locomotive manufac-
turing unit with infra-
structural improve-
ments.
Addressing a pro-
gramme at the launch
of development initi-
atives in Dahod, in-
cluding those related
to drinking water
and turning Dahod
into a smart city, PM
Modi said the Union
and state govern-
ments were working
to solve problems
faced by the tribal
community.
He added that the de-
mand for electric loco-
motives is rising
abroad and that Dahod
would play a big role in
meeting this demand.
The Prime Minister
said India is among
few countries to pro-
duce powerful locomo-
tives of 9,000 horse-
power (hp).
“Dahod is now go-
ing to become a big
centre for Make In
India. The workshop
for steam locomo-
tives that came up
before independence
will now give impe-
tus to Make In India.
A factory worth
Rs20,000 crore is go-
ing to be set up in Da-
hod,” he said.
The Prime Minister
also unveiled develop-
ment projects related
to Panchmahal. Chief
Minister Bhupendra
Patel was also present
on the occasion.
IN DEMAND
PM Modi addresses the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various development
projects in ‘Adijati Maha Sammelan’, in Dahod on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
First India Bureau
Rajkot: A local court
on Wednesday sen-
tenced NCP MLA
from Kutiyana As-
sembly constituency
in Porbandar Kand-
hal Jadeja to 18
months in jail for es-
caping from police
custody in 2007 follow-
ing his arrest in the
murder of BJP coun-
cillor Keshu Odedara.
However, Jadeja,
the only NCP MLA in
Gujarat Assembly at
present, will remain
out as he has already
spent 19 months in jail
in this connection af-
ter his re-arrest in
2009, his lawyer said.
Jadeja became a
legislator for the first
time in 2012 and won
another term in 2017.
The court of Chief
Judicial Magistrate
(CJM) SV Mansuri
held Jadeja guilty for
escaping from police
custody and sen-
tenced him to 18
months in jail besides
fining him Rs10,000.
Jadeja was acquitted
by the court in 2011 in
the 2005 murder case.
Of the total 14 per-
sons accused in Jade-
ja’s escape case, one
died during the pen-
dency of trial, while
12 others were acquit-
ted by the court. The
court held Jadeja
guilty under section
224 of the IPC (resist-
ance or obstruction
by a person to his law-
ful apprehension), his
lawyer Ansh Bharad-
waj said.
“But the MLA will
remain out as he has
already spent 19
months in jail in this
connection after his
arrest in 2009,” he
said.
The court also
granted Jadeja one
month to approach
the higher court for
appeal against its or-
der, he said.
Jadeja was arrested
by the police in the
case of councillor’s
murder. However, he
had escaped from po-
lice custody while be-
ing admitted to a pri-
vate hospital for treat-
mentof someailment.
He remained abscond-
ing for nearly two
years before being ar-
rested in 2009. He was
booked under IPC sec-
tion 224 and also 225
(resistance or ob-
struction by a person
to lawful apprehen-
sion of another per-
son).
A sessions court in
Porbandar had in 2011
acquitted Jadeja in
the murder case. The
Gujarat High Court
had upheld the order.
18 months jail for NCP
MLA who escaped in ’07
Kutiyana MLA Kandhal
Jadeja. —FILE PHOTO
Financial woes lead Surat man to self-immolate
First India Bureau
Surat: A 46-year-old
resident of Sachin
area Surat who
poured kerosene on
himself and set him-
self on fire on Tues-
day succumbed to his
injuries, for which
he was being treated
at a private hospital.
The police have reg-
istered a case, and
are investigating fur-
ther.
A primary investiga-
tion has revealed that
he took the extreme
measure as he was in
dire straits financially.
The deceased, iden-
tified as Anwar Abdul-
lah Chatur (46), a resi-
dent of Samrod vil-
lage, on Tuesday
poured kerosene on
himself and set him-
self ablaze. He was ad-
mitted to Apple Hospi-
tal at Udha Darwaza
for treatment of burns,
where he died on
Wednesday.
An investigating offi-
cer said the deceased
was a cook in a restau-
rant and was suffering
from depression for
some time. He owed
money to a few people
and was unable to pay
them. The debt made
him get into depression,
and he took a major
step. Police are conduct-
ing further investiga-
tions into the incident.
‘BHIKSHA NAHI SHIKSHA’
Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and Patron-in-Chief of the Gujarat Legal Service Authority (GLSA) Aravind Kumar
visited a ‘signal’ school in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Accompanied by Senior HC Justice and Working President of GLSA,
RM Chhaya, Kumar took stock of the initiative launched with the aim to eradicate begging at traffic junctions.
Ahmedabad (PTI):
British Prime Min-
ister Boris Johnson
will arrive in
Ahmedabad on
Thursday morning
as part of his two-
day India visit, and
will be accorded a
grand welcome on a
four-km route from
the city airport to a
hotel, officials said.
In the city
, Johnson
will visit the Gandhi
Ashram, and later go
to Gujarat Biotech-
nology University
,
Akshardham temple
in Gandhinagar and
also a plant of JCB
company at Halol
near Vadodara city
.
During the day
, he is
alsoscheduledtohold
a closed-door meeting
with a leading busi-
nessman from the
state , sources said.
Johnson will land
at the Ahmedabad
airport around 8 am.
On his arrival, he will
be welcomed by danc-
ing troupes and peo-
ple along the four-km
route in the city
. The
roadshow will com-
mence from outside
the airport and reach
Ashram Road via
Dafnala and River-
front, officials of the
Ahmedabad Munici-
pal Corporation said
on Wednesday
.
Around 40 plat-
forms have been
erected on the four-
km stretch from the
airport circle to a five
star hotel on Ashram
Road, where troupes
will perform tradi-
tional Indian dance,
they said.
Nearly 20,000 peo-
ple are expected to
welcome him by
standing along the
route, the officials
said, adding that the
British PM will visit
Gandhi Ashram at
around 10 am after
the roadshow.
BritishPMtovisit
GandhiAshram,
Akshardhamtoday
13 additions in 24 hrs
take tally to 12,24,195
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Guja-
rat reported 13 new
COVID-19 cases in
the 24 hours ended 5
pm on Wednesday, to
take the total case
tally to 12,24,195
since the pandemic
first hit the state.
The death toll stood
unchanged at 10,942,
a state health depart-
ment official said.
So far, 12,13,161 peo-
ple have been dis-
charged post recovery,
including 12 during
the day, leaving the
state with an active
caseload of 92, he said.
None of these patients
are in a critical condi-
tion, he added.
Of the day’s new ad-
ditions, Ahmedabad
witnessed six, while
Anand had two, and
Dang, Gandhinagar,
Gir Somnath, Jamna-
gar and Vadodara had
one case each.
I n t e r e s t i n g l y,
Ahmedabad also saw
six patients being dis-
charged through the
day.
A government re-
lease said 67325 people
were vaccinated
against COVID-19 on
Wednesday, taking the
total number of doses
administered so far to
more than 10.69 crore.
The state now has a
recovery rate of
99.10%, the official
also said.
UK PM Boris Johnson. —FILE PHOTO
As many as 67,325 people were vaccinated on Wednesday.
—FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
04
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Whatever is not yours: Let
go of it. Your letting go of it
will be for your long-term
happiness and benefit.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s
government is constantly taking several
steps for promoting agriculture in India,
increasing the income of farmers and
facilitating export of agricultural products.
As a result of these steps, today India is
gaining ground in the global market by
exporting almost half of the world’s rice.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Building a world class facility in a
New India! Visited the upcoming
India International Convention Expo
Centre in Dwarka, Delhi. It will serve
as a major economic driver helping
India capture a larger share of global
meetings, incentives, conferences
exhibitions market.
TOP TWEETS
BORIS JOHNSON
CASE OFFERS
A FEW LESSONS IN
DIGNIFIED CONDUCT
hatever one may hold
against the Brits,
their parliamentary
democracy and insti-
tutions are almost
above reproach. Last week Prime
Minister Boris Johnson paid a
fine of 50 pounds for attending his
own surprise birthday party
. He is
the first British PM to have been
penalised for breaking a rule
while in office. This week on Tues-
day he apologised “whole-hearted-
ly” for attending an illegal party
during Covid lockdown. Johnson
told the House that he unknow-
ingly broke the rules and misled
parliament. Opposition MPs de-
manded his resignation but John-
son refused to oblige. Labour
Party leader Keir Starmer called
the apology a “joke”.
The UK PM now faces a crucial
parliamentary vote this Thursday
to decide if he should be subjected
to further investigation for his
“misleading” statements on ‘par-
tygate’. Apparently confident of
winning the vote, Johnson will be
in India on a two-day visit. Irre-
spective of the outcome one must
appreciate the dignified manner
in which British parliamentari-
ans are conducting themselves.
W
ately, bulldozers
have been in use
to stamp the su-
premacy of the
majority commu-
nity around festival time and
before elections. Ram Navmi
processions led to violence in
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,
Jharkhand, Rajasthan and
Delhi with the minority com-
munity being held directly
responsible in three of the
states and Delhi. The Ra-
jasthan government handled
the situation with maturity
but at other places bulldozers
werepressedintoactionwith-
out investigating who the real
instigator was. It was hardly
surprising that only one side
bore the brunt. It was also not
surprising that the reason for
bulldozing of tenements was
the illegality of construction.
Why did authorities wake up
to the illegality of construc-
tions only after the clashes
will remain a mystery
.
At least in Delhi the police
said that the Ram Navmi pro-
cession was taken out without
permission. That was a provo-
cation in itself but the MCD
decidedtodemolishstructures
in the Jahangirpuri area.
What’s more the demolition is
believed to have continued un-
tiltwohoursaftertheSupreme
Court stayed the action.
One cannot dispute that il-
legal constructions should be
demolished as they occupy
public land leading to numer-
ous social problems. However,
it is common knowledge that
everywheresquattersbribeof-
ficials for a roof over their
heads and hardly ever illegal
constructions are prevented
from coming up. But to use
bulldozers without following
the due process of law is a
mockery of the criminal jus-
tice system. It also makes the
Constitutionandthejudiciary
irrelevant.Whilewemayhave
a view on what happens in
other countries, we tend to
make light of strife within.
BULLDOZER POLITICS
FOR SUPREMACY
Ram Navmi processions led to
violence in MP, Gujarat,
Jharkhand, Rajasthan and
Delhi with the minority
community being held directly
responsible in 3 of states and
Delhi. Rajasthan government
handled situation with
maturity but at other places
bulldozers were pressed into
action without investigating
L
THE DRAGON DEBT TRAP
CHINA IS EMERGING AS THE NEO-
COLONIZER OF THE 21ST CENTURY
arvane ko nahi pata ki jis
shamaa se who lipat raha
hai, wahi usko jalaa kar
raakh kar degi.” Have you
heard of this famous Bolly-
wood line about fatal attrac-
tion of the moth to a flame?
Similar is the case of devel-
oping or poor countries that
are attracted by soft loans
from PRC with the hope of
developing their country’s
infrastructure and to provide
better life to their citizens.
Unfortunately, they are not
aware of this fatal attraction
and the debt trap, they are
unknowingly getting into.
It’s often too late before they
realize their mistake. More
and more countries are fac-
ing financial crisis after be-
ing trapped by the Dragon.
China is the only country
in the world having expan-
sionist policy to control other
countries. However, their in-
tention to dominate other
countries by luring them in
debt has come to the fore only
in the present Xi Ping re-
gime. China’s growing global
footprints and aggression is
shaping the world forum and
now, Chinese power rede-
fines geopolitics and geo-eco-
nomics of the globe.
RISE OF CHINA AS
ECONOMIC POWER
In the 21st Century, China is
playing a pivotal role in the
world economy and contrib-
utes nearly 20% to global
GDP, being just second high-
est after USA. Beijing is also
the world’s largest non-com-
mercial lender, more than the
International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank.
China’s share of bilateral
debt has risen from 45% to
63% last year. Along with
this, 65 % of all the loans dis-
tributed under bilateral rela-
tions in the world have been
distributed by China alone.
DEBT-TRAP
‘Debt-trap diplomacy’ is a
term which describes a cred-
itor country or institution
extending debt to a borrow-
ing nation partially, or solely
to increase the lender’s po-
litical leverage. The creditor
country is said to extend ex-
cessive credit to a debtor
country with the intention of
extracting economic or po-
litical concessions when the
debtor country becomes un-
able to meet its repayment
obligations. Presently, 42
countries have public debt
exposure to China in excess
of 10% of GDP. Poor nations
like the Republic of Djibouti,
Laos, Zambia, Nigeria and
Kyrgyzstan have Chinese
debts amounting to 20% of
their GDP.
China is using its econom-
ic heft by providing huge and
easy loans to developing and
underdeveloped countries
for infrastructure. Chinese
indirectly get access to the
country’s natural resources
through the market. This
leads to the economy of the
country being crippled. Eye-
ing the opportunity, China
demands acquisition of a
strategic asset of the country
to write off the debt in part.
China has taken control of
the strategic port City of
Hambantota in Sri Lanka,
Gwadar port of Pakistan, Le-
kki Deep Sea port in Nigeria,
Port of Sudan, Mombasa
Port in Kenya, Entebbe air-
port of Uganda and many
more. Subsequently, China
indirectly enters the politics
of that country and then
dominates its sovereignty
.
THE FUTURE
TRAPPINGS
The Dragon debt trap may
enhance further in the future
to trap countries like Nepal,
Afghanistan and Maldives in
South Asia. All these coun-
tries are in heavy Chinese
debt. India’s real concern is
growing Chinese presence
and economic instability in
the SAARC nations.
Post Ukraine conflict, Rus-
sia having been isolated from
the world trade by Western
sanctions, may look increas-
ingly towards China to help
them out. Economically weak
Russia, crippled by sanctions
will slowly be sucked into
same debt trap as developing
countries, albeit from a differ-
ent route. Moscow, which is
more beholden to Beijing,
would be drifting away from
India, in case, Sino-Indian
conflictbecomesunavoidable.
IMPLICATIONS
FOR INDIA
The reality is that majority of
smaller nations are increas-
ingly getting lured by Chi-
nese loans for infrastructure
development. Faced with no
other viable alternative, they
are getting trapped into the
Dragon’s debt trap. Pakistan,
Sri Lanka and the Maldives
in its neighbourhood, almost
falling into the ‘Dragon Debt
Trap’ is not a good sign for
India. It’s time for us to act
fast and protect our strategic
backyard from China’s mis-
adventures. The current nar-
rative by the Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi of
self-sustainability (At-
manirbhar Bharat) is the
right approach for any coun-
try, who wants to safeguard
its sovereignty
, in future.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
“
P
Pakistan, Sri Lanka
and the Maldives in its
neighbourhood, almost
falling into the ‘Dragon Debt
Trap’ is not a good sign for
India. It’s time for us to act
fast and protect our strategic
backyard from China’s
misadventures. The current
narrative by the Indian
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi of self-sustainability
(Atmanirbhar Bharat)
is the right approach
for any country, who
wants to safeguard its
sovereignty, in future
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH (RETD)
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited
with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt)
and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
China is the only
country in the world
having expansionist
policy to control other
countries. However, their
intention to dominate other
countries by luring them in
debt has come to the fore
only in the present Xi Ping
regime. China’s growing
global footprints and
aggression is shaping the
world forum and now,
Chinese power redefines
geopolitics and geo-
economics of the globe.
CHINA DISTRIBUTED
$5.6 TRILLION IN LOANS
TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES
https://www.thehansin-
dia.com/hans/opinion/
news-analysis/low-
income-nations-walk-
straight-into-dragons-
debt-trap-709110 A
report released in 2020
suggests that China has
distributed $5.6 trillion in
loans to various countries
in the name of develop-
ment. China has financed
bigger projects and taken
on higher levels of credit
risk with stronger repay-
ment safeguards, in place.

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INDIA
05
‘CONSTITUTION
BULLDOZED’
CPM’s Brinda Karat blocks bulldozer in Delhi, waves court papers
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat stands in front of a bulldozer during the demolition of shops in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Wednesday.
New Delhi (Agencies):
CPM leader Brinda Kar-
at was seen blocking a
bulldozer at Delhi’s Ja-
hangirpuri and waving
the copy of a Supreme
Court order on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Within an hour after
the Supreme Court or-
dered to maintain the
status quo in the ongo-
ing demolition drive be-
ing carried out by the
North Delhi Municipal
Corporation in Delhi’s
Jahangirpuri, Brinda
Karat arrived in Jahan-
girpuri with the Su-
preme Court order ask-
ing the authorities to
stop the demolition pro-
cess immediately
.
However, the Delhi
police asked the contro-
versial Communist
leader to vacate the
demolition site and not
create any chaos.
“At 10:45 am, the SC
gave the order to main-
tain the status quo on
the demolition drive, I
have come here for the
implementation of the
order”, claimed CPIM
leader Brinda Karat.
“The law and the con-
stitution have been
bulldozed by illegal
demolitions. At least
the Supreme Court its
order should not be
bulldozed,” CPIM lead-
er further said.
The North Delhi Mu-
nicipal Corporation
sent nine bulldozers to
remove what it called il-
legal encroachments in
Jahangirpuri. In a let-
ter to the Delhi Police,
North Delhi Municipal
Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh
asked for 400 policemen
to maintain order in the
area, which has been
tense since the violence.
On Wednesday, more
than 1,500 cops and se-
curity personnel were
at the site.
BULLDOZE CHINESE
ENCROACHMENTS:
CONGRESS TO GOVT
New Delhi: The Congress
on Wednesday attacked
the Centre for not im-
mediately stopping the
demolition drive in Delhi’s
Jahangirpuri and termed
it as ‘brazen contempt
and defiance of SC order’,
and also asked for a
similar action against the
Chinese encroachments
in Arunchal Pradesh and
Ladakh. “India is not
banana republic yet, that
SC orders r defied like
this-Shocking,” Congress
spokesperson Jaiveer
Shergill tweeted.
BJP HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST
POOREST, SAYS ASADUDDIN OWAISI
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday
alleged that the BJP has declared a war against
the poorest by destroying homes in Delhi like in Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Hyderabad MP
was reacting to demolition of alleged illegal encroach-
ments in riot-hit Jahangirpuri in New Delhi. “BJP
has declared war against the poorest. In the name
of encroachment it’s going to destroy
homes in Delhi like UP MP. No
notice, no opportunity to go to court,
simply punishing poor Muslims
for daring to stay alive,” Owaisi
tweeted. Owaisi also demanded that
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
must clarify his adubious role’. Is
his government’s PWD part of this
demolition drive, he asked.
CRUCIAL READ
MAMATA BANERJEE ‘MOST SUITED’ OPPN
CANDIDATE FOR 2024 PM POST: RIPUN BORA
Kolkata: Veteran politician and TMC leader Ripun
Bora on Wednesday said that the West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee is the “most suita-
ble” opposition candidate for Prime Minister’s post
in the 2024 Lok Sabha General election because
she is fighting alone aggressively against BJP.
Speaking to media Ripun Bora said, “I have full re-
spect for all the opposition leaders but considering
the ground reality, I have seen Mamata Banerjee is
the only one fighting aggressively against Modi.” Mamata Banarjee
AL BADR CADRE
DESIGNATED AS
TERRORIST BY GOVT
New Delhi: The Ministry of
Home Affairs has declared
Arjumand Gulzar Dar, an
active associate of terrorist
outfit Al Badr, as a terrorist
under Unlawful Activity
(Prevention) Act, 1967.
The terror organisation ‘Al
Badr’ is listed as a terrorist
organisation under the First
Schedule to the said Act at
serial number 26. Accord-
ing to a Gazette notification
issued on Tuesday by the
MHA, Arjumand Gulzar Dar
alias Hamza Burhan alias
Doctor went to Pakistan
on valid documents where
he joined Al Badr. He has
been an active terrorist and
commander of Al Badr, and
since then and currently
has been operating from
Pakistan, said the Gazette
notification.
ASSAM, ARUNACHAL TO FORM DISTRICT
COMMITTEES TO SETTLE BORDER DISPUTES
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on
Wednesday announced that Assam and Arunachal Prdesh,
the two Northeastern states, will form dis-
trict-level committees to resolve the long-
standing border disputes in a time-bound
manner. The decision was announced after
the Assam CM met his Arunachal Pradesh
counterpart Pema Khandu on Wednesday.
This was the second chief ministerial-level
meeting between the two states over the
boundary issue, Sarma said in a series of tweets.
HUBBALLI VIOLENCE WAS PRE-PLANNED,
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS
Hubballi: The preliminary investigation into the Hub-
balli violence has revealed that it was pre-planned, police
sources said. The police have collected videos which reveal
the planning for the violence that happened on April 16
in the commercial hub of north Karnataka. A violent mob
outside the police station sought the beheading of a youth,
who had put up an objectionable post in social media. The
mob shouted slogans that called for violence, like “What is
the punishment for the guilty” and “Beheading is the only
punishment for the guilty.”
Mumbai Police taps phones of
Sanjay Raut, Eknath Khadse
Mumbai (PTI): Mum-
bai police on Wednes-
day said that the phones
of Shiv Sena leader
Sanjay Raut and NCP
leader Eknath Khadse
were tapped on the pre-
text of them being anti-
social elements.
During the investiga-
tion, it was found, that
some other names were
also mentioned as anti-
social elements in State
Intelligence Dept (SID)
letter which was sent to
the Additional Chief
Secretary (ACS) Home
for phone tapping that’s
why the ACS gave the
permissionforthesame,
Mumbai police said.
Police informed that
the phone of Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Eknath Khadse
was tapped for 67 days
while that of Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut was
tapped for 60 days.
Reactingtothematter,
Raut said both leaders
were falsely labelled by
then SID commissioner
Rashmi Shukla.
“The then SID com-
missioner Rashmi
Shukla falsely labelled
all of us whose phones
were tapped as anti-so-
cial elements during
government formation
in 2019,” Raut said.
“Our privacy was
breached. Centre giving
protection to such police
officerswhoareworking
for one party
,” he added.
Sanjay Raut Eknath Khadse
K’taka to set
up commission
to review all
public works
Shivamogga (PTI): In
an apparent fallout of
the death of a civil con-
tractor who levelled
bribery allegations
against a former state
minister, the Karnataka
government on Wednes-
day announced forming
a three-member com-
mission comprising a
retired high court judge
tocleartenderproposals
for all public projects
worth Rs 50 crore and
above, in a bid to check
malpractices in award-
ing contracts.
Also, the government
has ordered a total ban
oninitiatingworksbased
on oral instructions of
ministers or higher offi-
cials. The commission
will be formed under the
Karnataka Transparen-
cy in Public Procure-
ment Act (KTPPA).
Basavaraj Bommai
TN: Sasikala to be grilled
in Kodanad murder case
Chennai (Agencies):
Aspecialteamof theTa-
mil Nadu Police will be
questioning AIADMK’s
former interim General
Secretary, VK Sasikala
in the Kodanad murder
and heist case on Thurs-
day
, officials said.
The 906-acre estate
wasjointlyownedbylate
CM and AIADMK chief
Jayalalithaaandheraide
Sasikala,andthemurder
and heist case took place
on April 24, 2017, four
months after the passing
awayof Jayalalithaaand
the arrest of Sasikala.
According to the
chargesheet, C. Kanaga-
raj, who was once the
driver of Jayalalithaa,
hatched a conspiracy to
break open the Kodanad
estateashebelievedthat
hugemoneywasstashed
in the estate bungalow.
On April 23, 2017, a gang
of tenpeople,ledbyhim,
brokeintotheestateand
killed guard, Om Bahad-
hurwhileanotherguard
Krishna Thapa was
beaten and tied.
InJuly3,2017,Dinesh
Kumar, a computer op-
erator at the estate, was
found dead in his home
leading to five deaths
altogether.
VK Sasikala
Jakhar not replying to notice‘gross
indiscipline’,action likely: Sources
New Delhi (PTI): For-
mer Punjab Congress
chief Sunil Jakhar not
replying to party’s
show-cause notice is
being considered an act
of “gross indiscipline”
and “strong action” is
likely to be taken
against him when the
Congress’ disciplinary
committee meets be-
fore the end of this
week, sources said on
Wednesday.
The Congress Disci-
plinary Committee had
on April 11 given a
show-cause notice to
Jakhar for alleged anti-
party activities and
sought a reply within a
week. At the end of the
deadline on Tuesday,
Jakhar said he would
not reply to the panel
notice and was ready to
face action.
“He (Jakhar) was
given a notice for indis-
cipline. His not reply-
ing to the party’s notice
is being considered an
act of gross indisci-
pline and strong action
would be taken against
him,” a high-level party
source told media.
“A decision in this re-
gard would be taken at
a meeting of the party’s
disciplinary committee
which is expected to
take place before the
end of this week,” the
source said.
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar
Not just to deny edu for a piece of cloth: Karnataka girl
Bengaluru (Agencies):
Almas AH, a second
PUC (Class 12) student
from Udupi Girl’s Pre-
University College, one
among the six
girls who start-
ed a protest on
hijab in Karna-
taka which
went on to become a ma-
jor crisis in the State,
has said that it was not
‘just to deny’ education
for a piece of cloth.
Her post, written on
Tuesday
, has again
raised a debate on hijab
in the State.
“Being Education
Minister, is it
just for you to
denyeducation
for a piece of
cloth?” Almas
has questioned Karna-
takaEducationMinister
BC Nagesh on social me-
dia. She further stated
that she had been pre-
paring for her exams
since long and all that
would go in vain.
Almas underlined:
“Don’t do this injustice
to us sir. Allow us.”
However, the Karnata-
ka govt is all set to con-
duct the second PUC ex-
ams (Class 12) without
allowingstudentstowear
hijab. Karnataka High
Court Special Bench has
dismissed the petitions
submitted by students,
including Almas to per-
mit hijab in classrooms.
Almas had earlier
slammed the state gov-
ernment on its decision
of not allowing hijab
protesters to write ex-
ams.Shehadquestioned
Minister Nagesh, ask-
ing, “Tell me Nagesh sir,
who made us miss our
exams?Ihavemissedmy
practicalexams,yourde-
cision is not only gonna
shatter my dreams but
also I am starting to lose
hope in the system.
Where is the justice sir?
Why do you want us to
suffer?” she said.
Thecourthasalsostat-
ed that wearing of hijab
isnotanessentialpartof
Islam. The Muslim or-
ganisationsgaveabandh
call for business estab-
lishments against the
HighCourtorder.Hindu-
tva organisations later
called for banning Mus-
lim vendors from tem-
ples and religious fairs.
The entire matter has
taken a communal turn,
resulting in unrest type
situation in the state.
BAN
HIJAB

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI): In-
dia has enough coal
stocks to meet more
than 30 days of de-
mands and there is no
need to panic, Govern-
ment sources told ANI.
Sources said 72.5 mil-
lion tonnes (mt) of coal
stocks are lying with
Coal India Ltd.
On average, power
plants in India is having
coal stock of 22 mt and
on an average daily 2.1
mt coal is replaced with
plants. So no shortage
of coal will arise in the
country
, sources said.
Power plants in India
still have 10 days of
stock and the country
has coal stock of more
than 30 days, the sourc-
es added.
Another top official
told ANI that there is no
coal shortage, especial-
ly in Maharashtra. The
government has direct-
ed the states to review
the PPA with power
plantsandMaharashtra
is already reviewing it.
Energy demand rose
due to early summer
and the recovery in the
economy
.
NO NEED TO PANIC, INDIA HAS COAL
STOCKS FOR OVER 30 DAYS: REPORT
SUFFICIENT TO MEET DEMAND
IN THE COURTYARD
HIGH COURT SEEKS CENTRE’S STAND ON PLEA
TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE PROMISES
HIGH COURT SEEKS CENTRE’S REPLY ON PLEA
AGAINST SPECIAL STATUS TO WAQF ASSETS
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court today sought the
Centre’s stand on public interest litigation seeking the
constitution of an expert committee for the realisation of
the promises made by India at the UNFCCC in 2021. A
bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice
Navin Chawla asked the Centre to file a status report on
the plea by lawyer Rohit Madan who has asserted that it
is the Indian government’s duty to honour its interna-
tional commitments. Additional Solicitor General Chetan
Sharma, appearing for the Centre, said that the Union
India is alive to the issue raised in the petition.
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday
sought a response from the Centre on public interest
litigation challenging certain provisions of the Waqf Act
which grant special status to Waqf properties. A bench
of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin
Chawla issued notice asked him to make the Waqf Board
a party to the plea. He told the court that the Act was
against secularism as there was no other law to admin-
ister the properties of other religions. Additional Solicitor
General Chetan Sharma, appearing for the Centre, said
that petition raises substantial questions.
SC AGREES TO HEAR
PLEA SEEKING
PAYMENT OF WAGES
TO MNREGA WORKERS
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on
Wednesday agreed to list
for hearing a plea seeking
directions to redress
the situation of workers
under the MNREGA in the
country claiming that their
pending wages are piling
up along with negative
balances in funds of most
of the states. A bench
headed by Chief Justice of
India NV Ramana agreed
to list the matter after ad-
vocate Prashant Bhushan
appearing for petitioner
NGO Swaraj Abhiyan
mentioned the matter for
urgent listing.
TV DEBATE ON COURT
MATTERS AMOUNTS
TO INTERFERENCE IN
ADMIN OF JUSTICE: SC
New Delh: The Supreme
Court has observed that
all matters connected
with a crime and whether
something is a “conclu-
sive piece of evidence”
must be dealt with by
a court of law, and not
through a TV channel. A
bench of Justices UU Lalit
and PS Narasimha said,
“All matters relating to
the crime and whether a
particular thing happens
to be a conclusive piece
of evidence must be dealt
with by a court of law and
not through a TV channel.
If at all, there was a volun-
tary statement.”
Boris to offer India back
up to Russia ties on visit
London (Agencies):
British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson will offer
to help India cut reli-
ance on Russian oil and
defence equipment
when he begins a two-
day visit this week that
will test his diplomatic
skills and provide brief
respite from a row rag-
ing at home.
On his first trip to In-
dia as PM, starting on
Thursday, Johnson will
discuss strengthening
security co-operation in
meetings with PM Nar-
endra Modi.
In the wake of Rus-
sia’s invasion of
Ukraine, Western allies
have called for India to
speak out against the
war. India, which is the
world’s biggest buyer of
Russia’s weapons and
imports its oil, ab-
stained in a United Na-
tions vote condemning
the invasion and has
not imposed sanctions
on Moscow.
Traffic moves past a hoarding placed for the welcome of United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris
Johnson ahead of his visit to India, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday
India visit will deepen strategic trade, defence
ties British PM Boris tells House of Commons
London (PTI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said
on Wednesday that his two-day visit to India, starting
in Gujarat on Thursday, will deepen the strategic trade,
defence and people-to-people ties between the two coun-
tries. Addressing the House of Commons for his weekly
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on the eve of his visit,
Johnson said the trip to Ahmedabad and New Delhi will
build on India being invited as a guest country for the G7
Summit hosted by the UK in Cornwall in June last year.
Need to address energy
security concern: India
United Nations (PTI):
With food and energy
costs spiralling, espe-
cially for many develop-
ing countries in the
wake of the Russia-
Ukraine conflict, India
has for the first time
told the UNSC that en-
ergy security is a “seri-
ous concern” and needs
to be “addressed with
cooperative efforts.”
India’s Deputy Per-
manent Representative
at the UN Ambassador
R Ravindra, speaking at
the UNSC meeting on
the humanitarian situ-
ation in Ukraine on
Tuesday, said that the
food security challeng-
es emanating from the
Ukraine conflict “re-
quires us to respond
creatively
.”
India has maintained
that the impact of the
crisis is being felt be-
yond the region with
increasing food and en-
ergy costs, especially
for many developing
countries.
INDIA SOAKS UP EVERY MAJOR RUSSIAN
OIL VARIETY AS FLOWS PERSIST: REPORT
New Delhi (Agencies): India
is doubling down on Russian
crude oil purchases despite
warnings from the US, snap-
ping up every major grade
from the OPEC+ producer
as its war in Ukraine nears
a third month. State-run oil
refiners are now looking at
privately negotiated deals
instead of buying through
public tenders in order to get
better prices, according to
Indian refinery officials and
traders. India has purchased
everything from flagship
Urals that ships from ports
in the west, to a rare cargo
of ESPO from the Far East,
typically favoured by China.
India has a longstanding
relationship with Russia that
includes weapons buying,
and purchasing of oil adds to
the Kremlin’s coffers while it
tackles financial sanctions.
President Joe Biden last week
told Prime Minister Narendra
Modi that the US was ready to
help India diversify its energy
imports, but self-sanctioning
of Russian crude by some is
making it cheap and alluring.
The meeting between to the
two leaders followed more
pointed commentary from
Biden’s top economic adviser
earlier this month, who said
that the US had warned India
against aligning itself with
Russia. The war has fanned
inflation and driven bench-
mark oil futures above $100
a barrel.
PM to confer
awards for
excellence in
public admin
SC asks ED to
file report on
homebuyers’
stashed money
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will confer the
Prime Minister’s
Awards for Excellence
in Public Administra-
tion in Delhi on Thurs-
day on the occasion of
Civil Services Day
.
The Prime Minister
will also address civil
servants during the
event.
Exemplary work
done in five identified
priority programmes
will be given awards,
including promoting
people’s participation
in ‘Poshan Abhiyan’,
promoting excellence
in sports and wellness
through ‘Khelo India’
scheme, digital pay-
ments and good govern-
ance in ‘PM SVANidhi
Yojana’, holistic devel-
opment through ‘One
District One Product’
scheme and seamless,
end-to-end delivery of
services without hu-
man intervention.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court on
Wednesday asked the
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) to file a status
report on steps taken to
bring back Unitech Ltd
homebuyers’ money
amounting to Rs 5,000
crore which has been
siphoned off and
stashed in a tax haven
like Cyprus.
It also appointed for-
mer SC Judge AM Sapre
to look into the policy
and finalization of
standard operating pro-
cedure for monetisation
of project land assets
and non-project land as-
sets of Unitech.
A bench of Justices
DY Chandrachud and
MR Shah told Addition-
al Solicitor General
Madhavi Divan, appear-
ing for ED, to file a sta-
tus report about steps
that could be taken to
liquidate the attached
properties, so that the
funds could be utilised
in the construction of
stalled projects.
No more man-days lost in Bengal due to
disruptions, Mamata tells industry tycoons
Vietnam important pillar of Act East
Policy,Indo-Pacific vision: Om Birla
Hanoi (ANI): Lok Sab-
ha Speaker Om Birla on
Wednesday said that
Vietnam is one of In-
dia’s closest partners
and an important pillar
of the country’s Act
East policy and Indo-
Pacific vision.
Birla’s remarks came
during his interaction
with the Secretary-Gen-
eral of the Communist
Party of Vietnam Nguy-
en Phu Trong. The Lok
Sabha speaker said that
India and Vietnam
share a common out-
look on issues of global
and regional peace.
Speaking about matters
of regional and global
importance, Birla said
that as countries facing
similar challenges and
sharing similar devel-
opmental perspectives.
Kolkata (PTI): West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
Wednesday said her
government has
brought down man-
days lost in the state
due to strikes and dis-
ruptions to zero from 75
lakh per year during
the erstwhile Left re-
gime, as she wooed in-
vestors from across the
globe at a big-ticket
business summit here.
Mamata Banerjee
said the state will work
on eight pillars of de-
velopment going ahead,
including infrastruc-
ture, education, social
security, skill develop-
ment and ease-of-doing-
business.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee felicitates Governor Jagdeep
Dhankar during the inauguration of 6th BGBS in Kolkata.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla meets General Secretary of
Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
GUV: CENTRE-STATE
TIES TO IMPACT
INVESTMENTS
Kolkata (Agencies): The
state Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar reminded of the
need for a joint initiative
by the Union and state
government to work for the
economic development of
the state by attracting new
investments. Stressing on
the need for “development
bonhomie,” the Governor
reminded that what industri-
alists are looking for before
investment is political stabil-
ity and rule of law in a state
government.
India’s R-value crosses 1 for first
time in 3 months, says researcher
Blow to Lankan govt as
3 MPs withdraw support
Colombo (PTI): Sri
Lankan President Gota-
baya Rajapaksa, who is
under pressure to re-
sign, was dealt a further
blow on Wednesday
when three more parlia-
mentarians withdrew
their support to the gov-
ernment.
Earlier this month, 39
lawmakers out of 156
MPs pulled their sup-
port to Rajapaksa in the
225-member Parlia-
ment. The breakaway
group, which sits inde-
pendently, has declared
not to align. The inde-
pendentgroupdemands
the formation of an all-
party interim govern-
ment with the resigna-
tion of the Rajapaksa
family from power.
New Delhi: India’s ef-
fective reproduction
number (R) for Covid,
an indicator of how
quickly the infection is
spreading, has in-
creased to over one for
the first time since Jan-
uary, estimates a re-
searcher from Chen-
nai’s Institute of Math-
ematical Sciences.
The country’s R val-
ue, steadily increasing
over the last few weeks,
is 1.07 for the week be-
tween April 12-18, ac-
cording to Sitabhra
Sinha. In the preceding
April 5-11 week, it was
0.93.
The last time the R
was above 1 was in the
week between January
16-22, when the value
was 1.28, Sinha said.
“This increase in R-
value is not just because
of Delhi but also Hary-
ana and Uttar Pradesh,”
the mathematician,
who has been tracking
R for India since the be-
ginning of the pandem-
ic, told PTI.
An R value over 1 in-
dicates that the number
of active cases has in-
creased.
INDIA TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL $500M
FOR FUEL: LANKA
Colombo: India will
provide an additional
$500 million in financial
assistance to Sri Lanka
for it to buy fuel, Sri
Lanka’s foreign minister
said. “Assistance by
the IMF will take about
six months to come to
us and it will come in
tranches,” Sri Lankan
Foreign Minister GL
Peiris said.
CRUCIAL READ
FAMILY OF SEVEN CHARRED TO DEATH AFTER
HUT CATCHES FIRE IN PUNJAB’S LUDHIANA
BrahMos SCORES 2
DIRECT STRIKES
INS VAGSHEER
LAUNCHED IN MAHA
New Delhi: The BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile
on Tuesday scored two
successful direct hits
against the same target,
an abandoned ship, which
sank due to the impact.
The first test-firing was
done by the Navy warship
INS Delhi off the eastern
seaboard of the country.
Mumbai: The Mazagon
Dock Shipbuilders in
Mumbai on Wednesday
launched INS Vagsheer,
the last of the six Scor-
pene-class submarines
under Project 75. The
submarine was launched.
After launch, the subma-
rine will undergo tests and
trials for over a year.
Ludhiana: Seven members, including five children of
a family, were charred to death after a fire broke out in
their hut in Ludhiana. The incident occurred on Wednes-
day at around 2 am when all the family members were
sleeping in the shanty, said Baldev Raj, SI, police station
Tibba. While the bodies have been sent for post mortem,
the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
AMID RISING FOOD ENERGY COSTS
DUE TO UKRAINE CONFLICT

BIZ BUZZ
07
Indian equities snap
5-day losing run; Sensex
jumps 574 points
Mumbai (ANI):
Snapping five con-
secutive sessions
of losing run, the
Indian equities
markets benchmark
Sensex jumped 574
points on Wednesday
led by strong buying
support in the heavy-
weight firms like Reli-
ance Industries, TCS
a n d
Maruti Suzuki.
The 30 stock
SP BSE
S e n s e x
j u m p e d
574.35 points
or 1.02 per
cent to
57,037.50 points
against its previ-
ous day’s close at
56,463.15 points.
The Sensex closed in
the positive after five
straight sessions of
losses. The index had
lost 703.59 points or
1.23 per cent on Tues-
day
. Snapping five
straight sessions of
losses, the broader Nif-
ty 50 of the National
StockExchangesurged
177.90 points or 1.05 per
cent to 17,136.55 points.
Equity
benchmark
indices opened in
green on Wednesday
with Sensex up by
513.07 points and
Nifty by 157.50
points
Crude oil output
misses target by
12.49% in March
Cheap Indian wheat
faces quality checks
for Egypt export
dia’s crude oil produc-
tion in March 2022 fell
to 2,526.11 thousand
metric tonnes (TMT),
which is 12.49 per cent
lower than the target
for the month and 3.37
per cent lower than
the output recorded
during the same
month in 2021, the gov-
ernment data showed
on Wednesday
.
Cumulative crude
oil production during
April-March, 2021-22
stood at 29,690.78 TMT,
which is 11.67 per cent
and 2.63 per cent lower
than target for the pe-
riod and production
during the corre-
sponding period of the
last year, respectively,
according to data re-
leased by the Ministry
of Petroleum Natu-
ral Gas. Crude oil pro-
duction by Oil and
Natural Gas Corpora-
tion (ONGC) in nomi-
nation block during
March 2022 was
1,681.60 TMT, which is
12.62 per cent lower
than the target of the
month and 1.84 per
cent lower when com-
pared with production
of March 2021.
Cumulative crude
oil production by
ONGC during April-
March, 2021-22 was
19,451.23 TMT, which
is 13.82 per cent and
3.62 per cent lower
than the target for the
period and production
during the corre-
sponding period of
last year respectively
.
Crude oil produc-
tion by Oil India Ltd
(OIL) in the nomina-
tion block during
March 2022 was 257.43
TMT.
Cairo (Agencies): In-
dian wheat could offer
a cheaper option for
top importer Egypt but
will have to overcome
quality controls set by
the country’s agricul-
ture ministry as well
as higher freight costs.
Last week, Egypt’s
agriculture ministry
announced it had ap-
proved India as a
wheat import origin
but has placed several
conditions including
inspection for pests
prior to export and the
use of only a specific
pesticide, according to
a ministry document
seen by Reuters.
“Just because we
approved the origin
doesn’t mean we ac-
cept anything. There
are technical condi-
tions set by the plant
quarantine depart-
ment,” Ahmed El At-
tar, the department’s
head, told Reuters.
Quality concerns
linked to the fungal
disease Karnal Bunt
and the overuse of pes-
ticides have previous-
ly plagued wheat ex-
ports from India, with
some suppliers receiv-
ing complaints a few
years ago. Traders and
government officials
in India, however, have
said it had not received
any complaints when
exporting large quan-
tities this year to coun-
tries such as Bangla-
desh, South Korea, Sri
Lanka, Oman and Qa-
tar and others.
Traders also said
freight costs would be
a challenge for Indian
suppliers.
FALLING SHORT
Non-basmati rice exports
more than double in 8 years
dia’s non-basmati rice
exports surged to $6.11
billion in 2021-22,
which is 109 per cent
higher when compared
with $2.92 billion re-
corded in 2013-14, the
government data
showed on Wednesday
.
As per data released
by the Directorate Gen-
eral of Commercial
Intelligence and Statis-
tics (DGCIS), India
exported rice to over
150 countries across
the globe in 2021-22.
Out of these, ex-
ports to 76
c o u n t r i e s
were valued at
one million
USD or more.
“India’s rice
export takes
an astound-
ing growth
of 109 per
cent. Modi Govt poli-
cies help farmers get
access to the global
market and also en-
sure food security
,” Un-
ion Minister for
Commerce
and Indus-
try
Piyush Goyal said in a
tweet.
According to the
DGCIS data, India
had exported non-bas-
mati rice worth $2.01
billion in 2019-20,
which rose to $4.79 bil-
lion in 2020-21 and rose
further to $6.11 billion
in 2021-22.
Registering a growth
of 27 per cent in 2021-
22, export of non-bas-
mati rice was the top
forex earner among all
agri-commodities, at
$6.11 billion.
TOP FOREX EARNING IN AGRI PRODUCTS
‘We should aspire to become high-income nation’
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia should aspire to be-
come a high-income
country by 2047 and
this would need sus-
tained economic
growth year after year,
NITI Aayog CEO Am-
itabh Kant said on
Wednesday. Kant fur-
ther said that India will
grow if the country can
use power of its private
sector. “Our per capita
income is approximate-
ly USD 2,000. India is a
lower middle income
country. Our aspira-
tion should be to be-
come a high-income
country by 2047 and
this would need sus-
tained growth year af-
ter year,” he said at an
event in New Delhi.
Noting that China
and South Korea re-
corded 10 per cent
growth year after year,
Kant said, “If India
won’t grow at higher
rate then it will be
caught in low income
growth scenario.” The
NITI Aayog CEO la-
mented that bureau-
crats have made it dif-
ficult for businesses to
grow.
“We have build rules
and regulations which
have killed entrepre-
neurship,” he said, add-
ing that bureaucrats
should learn the art of
restructuring public-
private partnership
projects, de-risk pro-
jects and ensure more
participation from pri-
vate sector.
Kant pointed out that
in 1947, per capita in-
come of South Korea,
China and India were
more or less equal.
“Seventy-five years lat-
er South Korea’s per
capita income is 7 times
of India,” he added.
Adani Group commits
to invest `10,000 cr
in West Bengal over
next decade
Kolkata (PTI): The
Adani Group on
Wednesday commit-
ted to invest Rs 10,000
crore in West Bengal
over the next decade,
group chief Gautam
Adani announced on
Wednesday
.
At the inaugural
session of Bengal
Global Business
Summit 2022 (BGBS)
here, Adani said the
group’s investments
will span world-class
port infrastructure,
state of art data cen-
tres and undersea
cables that will con-
nect them across the
oceans, centres of
excellence in digital
innovation, ware-
houses and logistics
parks.
Group company
Adani Wilmar cur-
rently has an edible
oil plant in Haldia.
“Over the next dec-
ade, we expect our
total investment in
Bengal to exceed Rs
10,000 crore. Thereaf-
ter, as we continue to
expand here, we will
bring into Bengal
our world-class ex-
pertise across the
green energy value
chain,” Adani said at
the sixth edition of
BGBS. This is Gau-
tam Adani’s first ap-
pearance in the
state’s business sum-
mit. Adani is also the
highest bidder for
the Tajpur deep sea
port but the state is
yet to announce Ada-
ni Port as the L1 bid-
der.
Foodgrain production up 25%, oilseeds 42% in 6-yrs: Govt
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Over the last six
years, foodgrain pro-
duction in the country
increased by 25 per
cent, while oilseed pro-
duction went up by 42
per cent, a top Agricul-
ture Ministry official
said on Tuesday
.
Asserting that the
country is maintaining
an increasing trend in
foodgrain production
since 2015-16, Manoj
Ahuja, Secretary, Agri-
culture and Farmers’
Welfare, said, “The to-
tal foodgrain produc-
tion increased by 25 per
cent in the last six
years from 251.54 mil-
lion tonnes to 316.01
million tonnes. Oil-
seeds have followed the
same trend and have
shown a growth of 42
per cent from 25.25 mil-
lion tonnes in 2015-16 to
37.15 million tonnes in
2021-22.”
Ahuja was making a
presentation at the na-
tional conference on
Agriculture for Kharif
Campaign 2022-23.
India’s exports of ag-
ricultural products
have grown by 19.92 per
cent during 2021-22 to
touch $50.21 billion (Rs
3,76,575 crore).
India’s exports of
agricultural products
have grown by
19.92% during
2021-22
Netflix loses 200,000 paid
subscribers in first
quarter, shares tank 20%
Centre’s nod mandatory
for Nidhi companies,
Govt amends rules
San Francisco (Agencies): Stream-
ing giant Netflix saw its stock tum-
bling by 20 per cent after it reported
a loss of 2 lakh paid subscribers in
the first quarter of 2022 -- its first
subscriber loss in over a decade.
Moreover, Netflix forecasts a global
paid subscriber loss of 20 lakh for
the second quarter (Q2) of 2022.
The decline has brought Netflix’s
subscriber base to 221.6 million.
New Delhi (ANI): The Ministry of
Corporate Affairs said on Wednes-
day Nidhi Rules, 2014 has been
amended to safeguard the interests
of the general public. Under the
Companies Act, 2013, initially,
there was no need for a company to
get a declaration from the Central
Government to function as a Nidhi
Company, now it has been made
mandatory.
CIL gains 4%, hits over 2-yr high on hopes of strong earnings
Mumbai (agencies): Shares of Coal India
(CIL) hit an over two-year high of Rs 205.55,
up 4 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s in-
tra-day trade, surging as much as 10 per cent
in the past three trading days on expectation
of strong earnings. The stock of state-owned
mining company traded at its highest level
since January 2020. In past three months, the
stock has rallied 25 per cent, as compared to
a 5.4 per cent decline in the SP BSE Sensex.
Amid the spiraling power generation, CIL has raised its supplies to thermal
power stations by 14.2 per cent during the first half of April 2022 compared
to same period last April.
Mumbai (PTI): Welcoming India’s stance
on the Ukranian crisis, a senior Rus-
sian diplomat on Tuesday said Moscow
and New Delhi are attempting to find a
solution on the payments front amid the
sanctions imposed on Russia by western
countries. The “complicated situation”
created by the sanctions following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, where western countries and companies have
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First India Bureau
Surat: The Surat Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(SMC) is all set to
launch an e-bicycle
sharing project after
gaining success in the
pilot project. The pro-
ject was presented at
the Smart City Sum-
mit at Sarsana con-
ventional hall and as
a representation,
they also set up two
green-coloured bikes
for public view. The e-
bike sharing compa-
ny completed its pilot
project at Kankaria
Lake, Gujarat Law
University and River-
front in Ahmedabad.
Residents and visitors
to the city will be able to
take a quick ride and
park the bicycle back at
the nearest dock station
post their ride. The rates
and charges are yet to be
decided. However, it is
expected that the cost of
renting a bicycle will be
Rs10 per 30 minutes.
Apart from the mobile
bicycle at different dock
stations across the city
,
the project will also pro-
videGPS-basedtracking
of the bicycles, a central
control system with a
call centre, workshop,
user registration, and
fare collection system
through the mobile ap-
plication.
The contractor has
asked for Rs3,500 to
Rs4,000 per month for
each bike from SMC.
Andtheminimumorder
will be 20 bikes for SMC,
as only then can it be
used for sharing. Once
the bikes are charged
they will cover 25km,
with a speed of 20km
per hour.
SURAT CIVIC BODY TO LAUNCH E-BIKE SHARING FACILITY
SMART CITY RIDES
lll
The idea
behind e-bikes
is to help
citizens get
another mode
of sustainable
transit option
for shorter
distances Green coloured e-bikes that were presented at the Smart City Summit by SMC.
RAJKOT POLICE COMMISSIONER TAKES ACTION AFTER SMC TEAM CATCHES THEM
PSI, 4 OTHERS SUSPENDED FOR
SMUGGLING LIQUOR, KIDNAPPING
First India Bureau
Rajkot: After a com-
plaint was filed for
smuggling liquor and
kidnapping against
one police sub-inspec-
tor, three head con-
stables and one con-
stable, the Rajkot po-
lice commissioner on
Wednesday suspend-
ed them all. The State
Monitoring Cell
(SMC) has reported
that their team
caught the head con-
stables and their jun-
ior constable escort-
ing a liquor-laden
truck into Rajkot. In-
cidentally, all five ac-
cused were posted
with the Rajkot city
crime branch.
Addressing media
persons, Deputy Super-
intendent of Police KT
Kamaria said on
Wednesday, “Two days
ago, a SMC team had
caught a truck caught
near Morbi Bypass,
with 390 cartons of In-
dian Made Foreign Liq-
uor (IMFL). There were
two police constables in
the truck with the driv-
er, another was on a
two-wheeler and the
other with the police
sub-inspector in a car.
During primary
questioning, it came to
the notice of the SMC
that the PSI or the team
had not informed their
seniors about their
haul. Only after record-
ing their statements, a
kidnapping case has
been registered against
the three head consta-
bles and the junior con-
stable.”
In her statement to
the SMC, Police Sub-
Inspector Bhavna
Kachda, explained,
“My colleague Devji
Dharajiya had re-
ceived information
that a truck laden
with IMFL was going
to enter Rajkot city. I
then summoned my
team members Kri-
palsinh, Upendrasinh
and Subhashbhai to
go and check it out.
We reached Aya vil-
lage in Sayla taluka
of Surendranagar
district, with the help
of our informer Sau-
rabh Chandarana.
That is where the
team found a parked
truck filled with the
illegal liquor in an
open plot.”
We decided to bring
the truck back to Rajkot
and so, constables Sub-
hash and Upendrasinh
sat in the driver’s cabin
whereas Kripalsinh
and I drove in the car.
While escorting the
truck on Jamnagar-
Morbi bypass road, a
private vehicle inter-
cepted the truck and a
person named Ranab-
hai Kugasiya seized the
vehicle. The informer
and bootlegger Saurabh
escaped from the spot,
she added.
SUSPICIOUS
First India Bureau
Lunawada: In less
than a day after an in-
cident of honour kill-
ing was reported in
Rajkot, another com-
plaint was filed with
Kothamba police
against a man who
killed his widowed
daughter’s lover. He
has been apprehended
by police for the crime.
According to the
criminal complaint
lodged by Haresh Mach-
hi, the elder brother of
the deceased, Bhagvan-
bhai had gone missing
on the evening of April
02, 2022. “Relatives
searched for him every-
where but could not lo-
cate him. We then filed
a missing complaint
with Kothamba police
in the first week of
April,” he said, in the
First Information Re-
port (FIR).
On April 13, the com-
plainant was informed
about a body that had
been fished out of a
well. It was then sent to
Sayaji Hospital for a
post-mortem. As the
body was heavily de-
composed, identifica-
tion was tough. But, af-
ter Haresh told police
officials that his broth-
er had a steel plate in
his left leg, it was con-
firmed that the body
was Bhagvanbhai. Fo-
rensic evidence con-
cluded that he had not
drowned but had been
hit on the head by a
heavy weapon.
Police began investi-
gating Bhagvanbhai’s
personal life and came
to know that after the
passing of his wife a
year ago, he had found
love in a widow. “Their
relationship did not go
down well with the
woman’s father Vaghab-
hai Parmar. On April
02, Vaghabhai met the
victim in his field and
hit him with either an
iron rod or a heavy
stone and killed him. To
cover up his crime, he
dumped the body in an
abandoned well,” said
PS Vanvi, Deputy Su-
perintendent of Police.
VNSGU cancels exam
after Sem VI Economics
paper leaks hours prior
First India Bureau
Surat: The Veer
Narmad South Guja-
rat University has
cancelled the exami-
nation of BCom Se-
mester VI on
Wednesday, as the
paper of economics
was leaked.
Students were in-
formed of the decision
an hour after the ex-
amination had begun,
officials said.
Vice-chancellor
Kishore Singh Chavda
told First India, “Our
squad was informed
that the paper was
leaked hours before
the exam. We fact-
checked the claims
and decided to cancel
all the exams as a re-
sult. Appropriate ac-
tion will be taken after
a detailed investiga-
tion into the issue.
Senate mem-
ber Bhavesh Rabari
has alleged that the
question paper leaked
the previous day at a
private class. He said
the management had
been informed but did
not initiate any action
at the time.
Some students have
alleged mismanage-
ment, alleging that the
same question paper
was administered at
the Wadia Women’s
College a day before
their examination.
Ramesh Ramani, a
student, added that
the matter had been
reported to a profes-
sor, but no action was
taken. “This is waste
of our time and study
.
We urge the manage-
ment to take strict ac-
tion against the cul-
prits. If no action will
be taken we will hold
an agitation. Students
are facing a lot of
problems due to fre-
quent cancellations
of exams,” he said,
adding that as many
as 10,000-12,000 stu-
dents will be affected
by the decision.
Girl’s family members beat
up lover’s mother uncle
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
family of a young man
who ran away with
his girlfriend for the
second time paid a
hefty price on Monday.
The youth’s mother
and uncle were at-
tacked with iron pipes
by the girl’s family.
The injured duo got
themselves treated
and filed a complaint
with the Gomtipur
police station. Mahesh
and Pooja (names
changed) live in the
same society with their
families, and two years
ago, the duo had fled.
At that time, Pooja
was a minor, so the
girl’s family lodged a
complaint against Ma-
hesh, and the case is
still going on. She then
returned to Rajasthan
with her mother. But
suddenly, 15 days ago,
she reached Mahesh’s
office, and from there
they fled again. On
Monday, Mahesh’s
mother Rekhaben
was stopped mid-way
on stairs by Pooja’s
mother who inquired
about her daughter.
When Rekhaben
said she had no clue,
Pooja’s mother pulled
Rekhaben’s hair and
started beating her.
Soon, Pooja’s siblings
joined and started
beating Rekhaben with
iron pipes. Hearing
her screams, neigh-
bours rushed to help.
Pooja’s brother then
hit Mahesh’s uncle
with an iron pipe and
fled. Rekhaben and
her brother-in-law first
went for treatment at
Sharda Hospital.
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. —FILE PHOTO
While the charges are
yet to be finalized, it
will likely cost Rs10
to rent an e-bike for
30 minutes
MAHANA CALLS ON THAKUR
Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Satish Mahana called on Union Minister for
IB and Youth Affairs Sports Anurag Thakur in New Delhi on Wednesday. In a courtesy
meeting between the two leaders, the political issues of UP were discussed.
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s t r u g g l e ,
n o t h i n g
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Priyanshi Rathore, a
gorgeous diva who rose to
the top through scrabble
and perseverance, re-
vealed her success story
with City First.

z Tell us something
about yourself.
I come from a conservative
background where women
are not allowed to think of
this glamour world. My
mother and sister always
supported me. I have done
graduation in Spanish
Hons.Ialwayswant-
ed to do model-
ling so I tried in
this industry and
because of elite
miss Rajasthan and
Gauravguarsir,Ilived
this dream.

z How do you see your-
self 5 years down the
line?
I am a learner and in the
coming 20 years, I will be a
learner as learning never
ends. I am working on my-
self physically
,mentallyand
emotionally I will be con-
tinuing this in future too.

z How did your journey
begin?
My journey started with
Elite miss Rajasthan, giv-
ing an audition and getting
selected. Really grateful to
Gaurav Gaur and the
whole team of Elite Miss
Rajasthan for their im-
mense support.

z What were some of
the battles you
fought and are still
fighting in your
journey?
As we all know that
our society still doesn’t
consider modelling and
acting as a prestigious
work, so I’m fighting
with all these dogmas
and conservative mind-
sets of society but one
thing I learnt. If you
candreamthenyoucan
achieve it. Apart from
all those materialistic
things, one of the
achievements is that I
fought with society and
I overcame my fears.
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HER LIFE
LIFE!
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COURAGEOUS
DIVA, DYNAMIC
SOUL AND
EXCEPTIONAL
WOMAN, PRIYANSHI
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ASPIRATIONS,
STRUGGLES AND
FUTURE PLANS!
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Some positive changes can
be expected on the home
front. This seems a good
day for job seekers. New
avenues for earning open up as you
get more determined. Fitness is
assured for the deskbound. If you are
in love, chances of making an exciting
plan together is possible.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A family youngster is likely
to do you proud. A
business trip is indicated
and will achieve much.
Your strategy to promote yourself on
the professional front will bear fruits.
You need to speed up things on
academic front to remain ahead.
Special romantic news awaits you.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your own happiness is in
your hands today. Spouse
may need her space,
respect that. This is a
favourable day for completing
pending jobs. Financially, no
problems are foreseen. Fun is in
store on the social front. If you are
adventurous then fun is in store.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Some favourable
developments on the social
front are foreseen. Buying
new furniture or a major
appliance is possible. With good
networking, a prized posting can be
yours Those trying to get back their
money will succeed. A healthy phase of
life begins for some.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Professionals will be able
to give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this
day may prove lucky for
you, so go ask for the raise that is
keeping you on tenterhooks. Don’t
take any chances with your health
today. You will succeed in putting
stagnant love life back on the track.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Those fond of travelling may
get their chance soon. This
is the time when you enjoy
yourself with a new group of
friends or colleagues. A change of job
is likely to give you better salary and
perks. Those in business will soon get
a chance to make profits. Spending
time with lover proves most fulfilling.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your reputation is likely to
boost your image on the
social front. On the work
front, you will manage to
keep superiors in good humour. This
is an excellent day to spend time with
family. Good planning will see you
complete a task at work in record
time. Monetary front grows for you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are likely to take up
someone’s cause and earn
appreciation from all
quarters on the social
front. Remaining on the good side of
those who matter on the academic
front will help you achieve much.
Good tidings of your well wishers will
keep you going on professional front.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for a
trip. Tenant troubles are
foreseen for some house
owners. You will find family life more
than fulfilling. A senior is likely to put
in a good word for you to the higher
ups. Financially, you will be able to
consolidate your position.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your desire for an exciting
time on the social front is
likely to be fulfilled today.
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well
today. You will enjoy good health.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You have to be focused on
the academic front. You
may get busy organising
something on social front.
Put your ideas into actions to prove
yourself. A party may be thrown in
your honour at work. Your good
performance will be noticed by
seniors.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will manage to achieve
what you had aimed for on
the academic front. A
celebration can find you in
your element today. Praise and
honour are likely to greet you in
something that you have managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
hen I was a
young boy
my father
tried his ut-
most to get
me to play
cricket. Cor-
rection. To get me to
play cricket with him!
He bought me the best
gear money could buy,
gathered a bunch of
workers from his fac-
tory to create a legiti-
mate team, and in the
sprawling lawns of our
home in Jaipur, set up a
field each Sunday, in
hope. In almost desper-
ate anticipation that I,
his SON, would natu-
rally conform to that
age-old cornerstone of
the ‘father-son’ rela-
tionship – sports bond-
ing. How else would it
be proved, to ourselves
and the world at large,
that we were both, al-
beit in our disparate
capacities of eight-
year-old and thirty-six-
year-old – men!
In case you hadn’t
gathered, I was unre-
lenting. When I was sent
to boarding school with
much pride and joy, I
was told by my father in
no uncertain terms, that
they (my parents) were
going beyond their
means to ensure I re-
ceived a first-class edu-
cation at one of the
country’s most regarded
residential schools, and
that I should under no
circumstances, squan-
der that opportunity. I
suppose their efforts
were in vain. There I
was, lodged in this tes-
tosterone-overdosed all-
boys school, where man-
hood was defined and
measured not as
much by individuality
and character, more by
goals and runs scored.
As I followed my pas-
sion for Hindustani
classical music, both vo-
cal and instrumental,
my peers and my father
were left in despair. I
had failed to prove my-
self a MAN, yet again!
Years later, I fell in
love with a beautiful girl
and got married. My
wife and I lived and
worked in Mumbai. We
loved to entertain. We
were house proud. We
hosted many dinner par-
ties. There too, the gen-
der stereotyping contin-
ued. Even in liberated,
cosmopolitan Mumbai,
our guests would be
most surprised if and
when they found out
that – I’d laid the table,
I’d arranged the flowers,
I’d selected the drapes, I
was sipping a white spir-
it! Blasphemy! The final
nail in the coffin was
that I’d cry like a baby if
I watched or read some-
thing that moved me.
I’m simply using my
life as an example to ad-
dress this hypocrisy and
patriarchal DNA of our
society. I realized very
early on in life that there
are deep-rooted, euphe-
mistically called 'tradi-
tional values associated
with the sexes. I've heard
within my own larger
family things said such
as men can't cry, busi-
ness ladies-log ka kaam
nahi hai, a son is a
son, and oh God that
gay is abnormal and
countless other scandal-
ous, morally repugnant
statements. Telling testi-
mony to the fatal misgiv-
ings of generational
gender biases.
And so, now, as a fa-
ther of a five-year-old
daughter, and as an Edu-
cator, I always urge par-
ents that it is vital that
parents, guardians, car-
egivers, and educators
espouse a gender-equal
philosophy. That we
bring up our children in
a gender-free, gender-
equal manner. So that
generations of unfair
gender biases may final-
ly be undone by the new
generation. How can we
do this?
EQUALITY IN PARENTING
SET THE RIGHT
EXAMPLE
Kids follow examples set for
them at home. If they see, first
and foremost, both parents re-
specting each other equally, a
father genuinely respecting
the mother, treating her like
an equal, that is what the child
will imbibe.
THE RIGHT
MESSAGING
Second, parents should always
make it a point to subtly mes-
sage children with a sound,
equal gender morality. This
can be done in several ways,
from selecting books/stories
that champion this cause, to
showing and sharing films
that speak to equal rights.
Also, we often hear parents
tell their daughters, “behave
like a lady”, and to boys, “boys
are naughty, it’s just natural”.
Clichés such as these amplify
the gender divide and promote
negative stereotypes and
should be avoided.
GENUINE
EQUAL
TREATMENT
Most importantly
, however, es-
pecially in families where
there are children of both gen-
ders, they must be treated
equally. You can’t for instance
have a scenario where the
male child is being sent abroad
for higher studies and the girl
child is not being extended
that privilege.
To rid our children of the
atrocities that manifest as a
result of gender biases, suf-
fered in equal measure by men
as well as women, is both our
duty and an opportunity that
we have. Wouldn’t you want
your child to grow up to be ex-
actly what and how they want
to be, free from judgement,
stereotyping, labelling, and
societal indignation? That a
boy could grow up to be the
most prolific Classical Dancer
and be celebrated for it. That
a girl could go on to become a
Fighter Pilot and not be be-
rated for it. We owe it to our
children, to ourselves and to
society, to employ and imple-
ment, a truly gender-equal
parenting ethos.
KARTIK BAJORIA
(The author is a Jaipur-based
Communication Skills Educator Writer)
W

T
imothee Chalamet was recently spotted at-
tending Coachella 2022 and the actor sparked
romance rumours during the same after he was
reportedly caught kissing model Sarah Tala-
bi. While the rumours about the duo getting cosy
at the music festival went viral soon, the model
and influencer responded to the same with a
rather befitting reply without confirming or
denying it. As reported by Page Six, Talabi spoke
about spending time at the music festival as well as
the Revolve Festival and added that she attended the
same with her twin sister Leah Talabi. Speaking
about having a good time at the event, she said, “We
were all just hanging out and vibing.” —Agency
Red Table Talk
J
ada Pinkett
Smith, Willow
Smith and Adri-
enne Banfield
Norris are all set to
come back for the fifth
season of their talk
show Red Table Talk. A
trailer for the same was
released recently and
fans wondered if the
new season will further
address the Oscars con-
troversy involving Will
Smith’s slap. While the
promo introduces the
guest lineup for the
new season, there is no
mention of the recent
Oscars incident. The
new season will kick
off its first episode
with actress Janelle
Monae as the first guest
on the show. Monae
will be accompanied by
her mother Janice
Hawthorne. Among
other guests, this sea-
son is also Alec Bald-
win’s ex-wife Kim
Basinger and her
daughter Ireland Bald-
win. The trailer show-
cases Basinger address-
ing her public split
with Baldwin. —Agency
O
n April 19th, Yum
Nyam Entertain-
ment, the produc-
er of the ‘Our
Blues’ OST, said,
“BTS’ Jimin and Ha Sung
Woon will participate in
the OST for the tvN Satur-
day drama ‘Our Blues’.”
The OST of ‘Our Blues’,
which Jimin and Ha Sung
Woon participated in, will
be released on April 25th.
The production company
added, “Jimin’s sweet
tone and Ha Sung Woon’s
charming deep voice
made this song more radi-
ant, and the fantastic har-
mony made the song
beautiful.” —Agency
W
ednesday came with a visual treat for
fans of Kareena Kapoor Khan as she
stepped out in style to celebrate her
mother Babita’s birthday at dad Ran-
dhir Kapoor’s house. Kareena, who is known to be
a fashionista, was seen making her way to her
dad’s house in a ravishing red look. The gorgeous
mom to 2 managed to slay in a short red dress and
madeheadsturnasshestoppedandposedforthe
paps before heading inside the building. —Agency
T
he presence of Kar-
tik get’s the youth
excited, whereas the
genre and director
Anees Bazmee has a dedi-
cated audience. The good-
will of part one hit music
(expected) and an audience
preferred genre makes
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 one of
the very few front-loaded
films. Of course, the jump
through the weekend will
come only with a positive
word of mouth, but it’s
among those rare films in
the vicinity that can
clock a double-digit
opening upon its re-
lease (We hold back
on assurance until
we see the trailer).
The on-ground
campaign at
some multiplex
chains with re-
gards to the inte-
gration of the
horror-comedy is
also effective
and impres-
sive.
—Agency
O
n the latest episode of James
Cordon’s Late Late
Show, Camila Cabello re-
vealed the real reason why
she auditioned for The X Fac-
tor. For those unversed, the
actress first shot to fame
with her success in the
2012 X Factor competi-
tion as she became a part
of the five-girl group
alongside Ally
Brooke, Normani, Dinah
Jane, and Lauren Jau-
regui. During the carpool
karaoke segment, via ET Can-
ada, the Cuban singer opened
up about crossing the Mexi-
can border with her mother
at the age of seven. Cabello
elaborated that her mother
“had basically the clothes
on her back. —Agency
eepika Padukone is one of the most talented and
most-loved actresses in Bollywood. The actress
made her Bollywood debut in 2007 with Om Shan-
ti Om and her stint as Shanti Priya won several
hearts. She has carved a niche for herself with
her outstanding acting prowess. Now, accord-
ing to the latest reports, the Yeh Jawaani
Hai Deewani actress is all set to attend the Met
Gala 2022. This year, the Met
Gala is all set to take place
on Monday
, May 2, in
New York City
. —Agency
B
ollywood’s livewire star
Ranveer Singh is gearing
up for the release of his up-
coming film ‘Jayeshbhai
Jordaar’. He is happy with the
response the film’s trailer has
received and said that “every
aspect has been a bull’s eye”.
Ranveer says, “I’m thrilled!
I am elated because this is
a film with a very spe-
cific theme. I am glad
that people who are
watching the trailer are recognising
the fact that it’s an entertainer,
the fact that it’s a colourful, hu-
morous, vibrant clean fam-
ily entertainer. —Agency
ETC
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MAKING WAY
MAKING WAY
TO METGALA!
TO METGALA!
Feel trendy, feel
Feel trendy, feel
MOTIVATED
MOTIVATED
BHOOL
Bhulaiyaa 2
REASON
REVEALED!
D
I
n January this year,
Palak Tiwari and
Ibrahim Ali Khan
were spotted together
as they stepped outside of
a restaurant in Ban-
dra, Mumbai. Soon
after, their appear-
ance together
gave rise to ru-
mours that they
are the latest cou-
ple in B-Town. The
two also left in the
same car, while Ibra-
him was seen smiling at
the shutterbugs, Palak was
trying to hide her face
from the cameras. Now,
the Bijlee Bijlee fame
has finally opened
up on why was
covering her
face after being
spotted with
Ibrahim. In a re-
cent chat with RJ
and host Siddharth Kan-
nan, Palak said that she
was hiding her face
because of her moth-
er, Shweta Tiwari.
Palak said that her
mother keeps a
track of her through
paparazzi photos. —Agency
BEING
HUNTED,
PAPARAZZI-
STYLE
Ravishing kareena
OUR BLUE BY MOCHI
J
oe Alwyn and
Taylor Swift
have been ex-
tremely private
about their relation-
ship and interestingly
they don’t just share a
romantic one but also
a professional one is
given that Alwyn has
previously contributed
as a songwriter for
Swift’s past two al-
bums, Evermore and
Folklore. While the ac-
tor did so under a pseu-
do name called Wil-
liam Bowery, it was
later confirmed by
Taylor that it was Joe
who shares the credits
with her. —Agency
All you need
is LOVE
Rumours are in the air!!
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kiara Advani Jada Pinkett Smith
Palak Tiwari
Camila Cabello
Timothee Chalamet
Taylor Swift
Park Jimin
Deepika Padukone
Shalini Pandey

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