26122021 first india new delhi

Delhi tops in UT category in Good Governance Index
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Delhi has
topped the Union Terri-
tories (UTs) category
composite ranking in
the Good Governance
Index (GGI) in the indi-
cators launched by Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah on the occasion of
the Good Governance
Day on Saturday
.
In states, Gujarat
topped the composite
ranking in the GGI, fol-
lowed by Maharashtra
and Goa while Uttar
Pradesh showed an in-
cremental growth of 8.9
per cent in the indica-
tors launched by Shah.
Delhi has topped the
union territories catego-
ry composite ranking.
Shah released the GGI
2021 prepared by the De-
partmentof Administra-
tion Reforms and Public
Grievances (DARPG) on
GoodGovernanceDayat
VigyanBhawanhere.On
this occasion, Minister
of State for Personnel
Jitendra Singh said that
the GGI would help as-
sessthestatusof govern-
ance in states and UTs.
The objectives of GGI
are to provide quantifi-
able data to compare
the state of governance
in all states and UTs, en-
able them to formulate
and implement suitable
strategies for improv-
ing governance and
shift to result oriented
approaches and admin-
istration.
December 25 is ob-
served as the Good Gov-
ernance Day to com-
memorate the birth an-
niversary of former
Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee.
—With PTI Inputs
Home Minister Amit
Shah releases the
GGI 2021 on Good
Governance Day
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing at the Good
Governance Week Concluding day function, in New Delhi on
Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Arvind Kejriwal gives
Asha workers a hope
First India Bureau
Amritsar: On the sec-
ond day of his visit in
Punjab, AAP National
Convener and Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal met
Asha and Aanganwadi
workers of Punjab un-
der the programme
‘Arvind Kejriwal’s Dia-
logue with Aanganwadi
and Asha workers’, to
know their problems
and assured them that
all their problems will
be solved and demands
fulfilled once AAP gov-
ernment is formed in
Punjab. More on P2
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
Arvind Kejriwal at a function in
Amritsar on Saturday.
Khalistani role in court blast
being probed: Punjab DGP
Chandigarh: Punjab
Director General of Po-
lice Siddharth Chatto-
padhyaya on Saturday
said that there were in-
dications that the Lu-
dhiana court blast was
linked to Khalistani
and narco-terror ele-
ments operating from
Pakistan.
Addressing a press
conference, Chattopad-
hyaya said the main ac-
cused got in touch with
such elements “most
probably while he was
in jail in Punjab” where
he “transitioned from
just narcotics to mafia
and terror”.
Guru Tegh Bahadur's valour against Aurangzeb teaches
how country fights against terror, religious extremism: PM
Haresh Jhala
Ahmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, while virtually
addressing a gathering
at the Lakhpat gurud-
wara in Kutch district
of Gujarat on Saturday,
said the dangers that
the Sikh gurus warned
about still exist. He add-
ed that the brave acts of
Guru Tegh Bahadur
against Aurangzeb have
taught the country how
to fight against terror-
ism and religious ex-
tremism.
“The dangers that
our gurus used to warn
against exists in the
same form even today.
So, we have to remain
alert and protect the
country. I have full
faith that with the
blessings of Guru
Nanak Devji, we will be
able to fulfill our aspi-
rations and the country
will reach a new
height,” PM Modi said
while speaking on the
occasion of Gurpurab
celebrations.
Modi’s appeal to the
Sikh community came
two days after the blast
that took place in Pun-
jab’s Ludhiana district
court complex.
alking about Guru
Nanak Devji and his
teachings, Modi said
during the period when
the Sikh guru was born,
foreign invaders were
destroying the confi-
dence of India. “The
India, which used to
guide the world, was in
danger. If Guru Nanak
Devji had not spread his
light, then what would
have happened? Guru
Nanakji and the gurus
after him not only kept
the consciousness of
India glowing, but also
carved out a way to
keep India safe.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at
Gurudwara Lakhpat Sahib on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
22 Farmers’ front
breakaway from
main union to
fight Punjab polls
l PM MODI’S
APPEAL TO THE
SIKH COMMUNITY
CAME TWO DAYS
AFTER THE BLAST
THAT TOOK PLACE
IN LUDHIANA
DISTRICT COURT
COMPLEX
Chandigarh: Ahead
of the Assembly elec-
tion in Punjab sched-
uled early next year,
around 22 farmers’ un-
ions, that were part of
the umbrella body
Samyukt Kisan Mor-
cha (SKM), have come
together to float a po-
litical party Samyukt
Samaj Morcha on Sat-
urday, to take party in
Punjab assembly elec-
tions.
The political front of
farmers in Punjab will
be led by farmer’s lead-
er Balbir Singh Rajewal
and will contest the up-
coming polls on all 117
seats in the state.
Addressing media,
Rajewal said, “A new
‘Samyukta Samaj Mor-
cha’ is formed for con-
testing Punjab Assem-
bly elections. 22 unions
have taken this deci-
sion. We need to change
the system and want to
appeal to people to sup-
port this morcha.”
SACKED COP WENT
TO ASSEMBLE BOMB
Punjab DGP Siddharth
Chattopadhyaya on Satur-
day said the initial inves-
tigation into the Ludhiana
district court blast case has
revealed that the former
state police head constable,
Gagandeep Singh, who
was killed in the explosion
had gone to the washroom
to assemble the bomb
and plant it somewhere. A
resident of Khanna, Singh
was dismissed in 2019 in
connection with a drugs-
related case.
HAVE SEVERAL PARTIES’ OFFERS, WILL THINK
WISELY: HARBHAJAN ON INNINGS IN POLITICS
Chandigarh: Ex-India cricketer Harbhajan Singh,
who announced his retirement on Friday amid buzz
he could join electoral politics, claimed on Satur-
day that he is fielding offers from several parties.
However, the off-spinner, who helped India win the
2011 World Cup, refused to be drawn
on speculation and only said that
his future (post-cricket) plans were
“something I have not decided”.
“Future plan is something I have not
decided, I will stay connected with
cricket... it is because of cricket peo-
ple know me. As far as my political
career... when it happens, I will
let everyone know.”
MOVED STEP BACK, WILL MOVE FORWARD
AGAIN: AGRI MIN TOMAR ON FARM LAWS
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar has said that the Modi government was
not disappointed due to repealing of the farm laws.
He said that the government has
taken a step back but will move
forward again. “We brought
agriculture amendment laws. But
some people did not like these
laws which were a big reform
brought about 70 years after In-
dependence under Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s leadership…But the government
is not disappointed, we moved a step back and we
will move forward again because farmers are India’s
backbone,” said the union agriculture minister.
OUR TERM IS FOR 5 YRS
BUT YOURS FOR 25-30 YRS
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday sug-
gested all the civil serv-
ants should understand
the importance of their
role, saying “our (poli-
ticians) term is for five
years, but yours terms
is for 25-30 years” so
they have a bigger re-
sponsibility.
Stressing the need to
adopt different ways of
good governance to
benefit maximum peo-
ple, Shah, while ad-
dressing the conclud-
ing session of the
“Good Governance
Week” event here, also
urged the civil servants
to understand the spir-
it of the rules despite
reading it like paper.
The Home Minister
said even law should
not be read as like a pa-
per and its purpose and
spirit should be under-
stood.
“Elected govern-
ments make law but it
is yours (civil servants)
responsibility to imple-
ment it. Understanding
its spirit, you have to
do the work of bringing
it to the bottom. A spe-
cial kind of trust has
been placed on you peo-
ple in our constitu-
tion,” Shah said.
“All of us (politi-
cians) who come here
come for five years. Af-
ter five years, the peo-
ple of the country de-
cide whether to give us
the reins of the coun-
try or not. In this sense,
our term is five years
but you come for 25-30
years because the con-
stitution has faith in
you. That’s why I want
to tell you that you have
more responsibility
than us.”
He further said that
the administration
should run as per rule
because it is very im-
portant but it is also im-
portant to consider the
role of the particular
department. More on P8
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW & NEW DELHI
Four militants were killed in two separate
encounters, at Shopian and Tral, in south
Kashmir on Saturday. A joint team of Jammu
and Kashmir Police, the Army and paramilitary
forces cordoned off a village after inputs.
Touching any part of the body of a woman
without her consent, that too in the dead
hour of the night, by a stranger amounts to
violation of modesty of a woman, ruled the
Bombay High Court on Saturday.
Nearly three months after joining Trinamool
Congress (TMC), its five primary members
on Friday resigned from the party, accusing
it of being communal and trying to create a
divide between Hindus and Christians.
FOUR MILITANTS
KILLED IN
SHOPIAN, TRAL
ENCOUNTERS
STRANGER
TOUCHING WOMAN
VIOLATION OF
MODESTY: HC
‘TMC HASN’T
UNDERSTOOD
GOA’: 5 LEADERS
QUIT PARTY
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CORONA CATASTROPHE
NEW DELHI
INDIA
7,189
new cases
387
new fatalities
249
new cases
01
new fatalities
PM: Vaccination for 15-18 year olds,
booster for 60+, frontline workers
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday an-
nounced that children
between 15 and 18
years will be vaccinat-
ed from January 3.
In an address to the
nation tonight, the
Prime Minister also
said “precaution dos-
es” will be started for
health care and front-
line workers from Jan-
uary 10. Those with
comorbidities and
above 60 with other
health problems will
also receive extra dos-
es from January 10.
Interestingly, the
PM did not use the
term booster shots and
preferred to call them
precaution doses.
The Prime Minister
said the decision had
been taken in consul-
tation with scientists
and experts.
Greeting the nation
on Christmas, PM
Modi said considering
that it was also the
birth anniversary of
former prime minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
this was a good day to
announce these new
measures in India’s
fight against Covid-19.
TEENAGERS
BETWEEN 15 AND
18 TO GET DOSES
FROM JAN 3
BOOSTER OR
PRECAUTION DOSES
FOR HEALTH
WORKERS AND FOR
60+ WITH ILLNESS
FROM JANUARY 10
CENTRE RUSHES
TEAMS TO 10 STATES
New Delhi: In backdrop
of rising cases of the
highly infectious Omi-
cron, the Union Health
Ministry on Saturday
sent multi-disciplinary
teams and nodal officers
to 10 states that are
either reporting a surge
or recording vaccination
coverage below the na-
tional average. The teams
including specialists will
be stationed in the states
for the next few days.
BMC BANS ALL
NEW YEAR PARTIES
Mumbai: In view of the
spike in coronavirus cases
and the growing threat of
the Omicron variant, the
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) has
banned New Year celebra-
tion programmes and
gatherings in any closed
or open areas in the city.
Mumbai municipal com-
missioner Iqbal Singh
Chahal issued an orderthat
came into effect from the
midnight of December 25.
COVAXIN GETS NOD
FOR KIDS ABOVE 12
New Delhi: Bharat
Biotech’s COVID-19
vaccine Covaxin has
been approved for
emergency use on
children between the
ages of 12 and 18 by
the Drugs Controller
General of India (DCGI).
“Covaxin is formulated
uniquely such that the
same dosage can be
administered to adults
and children,” said
Bharat Biotech.

First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Forest
and Wildlife Depart-
ment hopes to bring in
the Wildlife Institute
of India (WII) Dehra-
dun for a “comprehen-
sive census of mon-
keys” in Delhi. Accord-
ing to minutes of an
enforcement commit-
tee meeting chaired by
Delhi’s chief wildlife
warden last month, a
census is to be conduct-
ed “to identify the
number of monkeys in
the city and problem
areas”.
The committee was
formed on the orders
of theDelhiHighCourt
during the hearing of a
petition on the number
of monkeys in Delhi
and the dispute with
the people. This in-
cludes representatives
of Animal Services of
MCD, Animal Hus-
bandry Department of
Delhi Government and
Deputy Forest Ranger.
The Forest Depart-
ment has already writ-
ten to the WII, said a
senior official. The of-
ficial said the aim is to
identify areas where
herds of monkeys fre-
quently collide with
people. The depart-
ment also wants to ask
WII to train monkey
catchers for their “skill
development”.
Monkeys that are
caught by the MCDs
are released at the Aso-
la Bhatti Wildlife Sanc-
tuary
. The enforcement
committee had also
noted that before re-
leasing monkeys, the
Deputy Conservator of
Forests should arrange
to verify and examine
the medical certificate
from a veterinary doc-
tor certifying that
the monkey is free
from communicable
diseases.
NEW DELHI | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2021
02
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In view
of the socio-political
turmoil in Punjab,
Aam Aadmi Party’s
National Coordinator
and Delhi’s CM
Arvind Kejriwal as-
sured an honest and
stable, strong and dis-
ciplined government
to the state. He said
that the Aam Aadmi
Party will put an end
to the killings and
punish all the master-
minds and conspira-
tors who are disturb-
ing peace in Punjab.
He said that Aam
Aadmi Party will take
5 big steps to increase
security and brother-
hood in Punjab. As
well as ending corrup-
tion in the police force
and strengthening
border security to pre-
vent entry of terror-
ists and narcotics.
He assured that all
cases of sacrilege and
blasts will be probed,
masterminds will be
jailed to make sure no
such occurrences take
place in the future; ad-
ditional police force
will be constituted for
all religious places.
He appealed and said
giving 6 months to
AAP; will completely
eradicate the drug
problem in Punjab.
AAP National Con-
venor and Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal ad-
dressed the media re-
garding the tragic in-
cident of sacrilege
and the blast in Lu-
dhiana and expressed
his condolences for
those who lost their
lives. Following this,
he spoke at the
Jansabha at Hanu-
man Chowk in Gur-
daspur amidst roar-
ing crowds, where he
guaranteed to trans-
form Punjab. Arvind
Kejriwal also attend-
ed the Christmas fes-
tivities at the New
Egertin Woollen Mills
Ground in Dhariwal,
extending his wishes
and speaking about
the importance of the
teachings of Jesus
Christ.
Amidst roaring
crowds chanting
‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’,
‘Inquilab Zindabad’,
and ‘Jo Bole So Ni-
haal, Sat Sri Akaal’,
AAP National Con-
venor and Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal said,
“My greetings to eve-
ryone gathered here
in such large numbers
today. I have been in-
formed that the high-
est number of soldiers
in the Indian army
are from Gurdaspur
and Pathankot.
New Delhi: Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia asked the stu-
dents of Delhi Techno-
logical University
(DTU) to research on
measures to eliminate
pollution from the na-
tional capital and en-
sure better life for its
residents. He was speak-
ing at the eighth convo-
cation of DTU on Fri-
day, and praised it for
developing promising
engineers and profes-
sionals for the country
.
“I expect DTU to re-
search measures to
eliminate pollution
problems from Delhi to
make the lives of Delhi
residents better. DTU
has already been play-
ing a major role in the
economic and social de-
velopment of Delhi and
the country,” he said at
the event.
He praised the stu-
dents of DTU for play-
ing a major role in the
success of the ‘Desh Ke
Mentor’ program of the
city govt. He said that
the Kejriwal govern-
ment is the only govern-
ment in the country,
which spends 25 per
cent of the entire budg-
et on education. At the
convocation, 2,480 stu-
dents of DTU were
awarded degrees. —PTI
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a cold morning on Saturday, with the minimum
temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, according to
the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The air quality index was recorded
in the ‘severe’ category on Saturday morning with the AQI clocking 412 at 9
am, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. In the above picture
Akshardham Temple is barely visible during a cold winter morning due to dense
smog as the city’s air quality remain worse, in New Delhi on Saturday. —ANI
New Delhi: The Delhi
Jal Board on Saturday
announced that in sev-
eral parts of the nation-
al capital water supply
will be affected on Mon-
day
, December 27.
The board announced
that they will undertake
the task of the annual
flushing of under-
ground reservoirs and
pumping stations and
thereby water supple
will be affected. The
board asked residents to
stock sufficient quanti-
ty of water.
They also assured
that water tankers
would be made availa-
ble and have shared des-
ignated numbers for the
central control room
and other areas.
Water supply will be
affected in areas includ-
ing LIG DDA flats in
Kalkaji, Panchsheel En-
clave, Mayur Vihar
Phase II, Akbar Road,
Sarojini Nagar, Ashoka
Hotel, Shanti Path,
Safdarjung, Race
Course, Sujan Singh
Park and Parliament Li-
brary premises, accord-
ing to the statement.
“Due to the annual
programme for flushing
of underground reser-
voirs and pumping sta-
tions, water supply will
be affected in certain
areas on December 27,”
the official statement
read. —PTI
New Delhi: The Chris-
tian community in the
national capital cele-
brated Christmas on
Saturday with caution
as fewer people reached
churches amid concern
over the Omicron vari-
ant of corona virus.
On Thursday, the
DDMA had directed
that religious places
will remain open for
prayers subject to com-
pliance of Covid-appro-
priate behaviour.
Archbishop of the Ro-
man Catholic Archdio-
cese of Delhi AJ Thom-
as Couto said that a lot
of churches made extra
efforts by holding early
services last evening.
“Even though churches
were prepared to handle
the situation keeping
the Covid SOPs in mind,
the overall environment
is not very positive and
vibrant,” he said.
Father James Peter
Raj of St Luke’s Church
in Defence Colony also
said that fewer people
attended the celebra-
tions this year. —PTI
First India Bureau
New Delhi: CM Arvind
Kejriwal revealed that
all eligible residents of
the city have received at
least one dose of anti-
Covid vaccine. He took
to the Twitter to praise
healthcare and other
frontline workers at the
forefront of the battle
against the disease.
“Delhi completes first
dose to 100% eligible
people — 148.33 lakh. Sa-
lute to Doctors, ANMs,
Teachers, ASHAs, CDVs
and all other Frontline
workers. Congratula-
tions to DMs, CDMOs,
DIOs and all district
functionaries(sicc),”Ke-
jriwaltweetedonFriday
.
With 1,14,278 vaccine
doses having been ad-
ministered in Delhi till 9
pm on Friday, the total
number now stands at
2,54,52,162 and the num-
ber of beneficiaries who
havereceivedthesecond
dose and are fully vacci-
nated is 1,05,85,264, ac-
cording to the CoWIN
dashboard. While all
Delhiites above the age
of 18 have now received
at least one dose of vac-
cine,71.4%beneficiaries
are fully vaccinated.
The Delhi govt said in
a statement that to expe-
dite the drive, it had set-
up vaccination centres
at various locations
across the city
. Apart
from hospitals, vaccina-
tion services were made
available in schools and
mohalla clinics too, it
said.Ithadalsolaunched
drive-through vaccina-
tions camps.
NO MONKEY BUSINESS
DELHI TO HOLD SIMIANS’ CENSUS
All eligible Delhiites have got at
least one anti-Covid vaccine: CM
FIGHT AGAINST COVID
Delhi completes first dose to 100%
eligible people - 148.33 lakh. Salute
to Doctors, ANMs, Teachers, ASHAs,
CDVs and all other Frontline workers.
Congratulations to DMs, CDMOs, DIOs and all
district functionaries
—Arvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal
Water supply to be affected
in parts of Delhi on Monday
City celebrates Christmas
amid Omicron scare
OnChristmas,Kejriwalvows
tobeSantaifAAPwinsPunjab
CAPITOL
RUN-UP TO PUNJAB POLLS
Delhi Chief Minister addresses Jansabha at Hanuman
Chowk in Gurdaspur amidst roaring crowds, where he
guaranteed to transform the border state
Department of Forest and
Wildlife hopes to rope in the
Wildlife Institute of India,
Dehradun for the task
Sacrilege, blast happening as
Punjab govt weak: AAP Convenor
Gurdaspur: Incidents of sacrilege
and terrorism are happening due to
the weak govt in Punjab, AAP con-
vener and Delhi CM Kejriwal alleged
on Friday. He promised that AAP
will give a strong govt in Punjab
and punish the masterminds behind
such crimes, if voted to power. He
also announced his five point agen-
da for maintaining peace in the state
and assured to eradicate the menace
of drugs within six months of com-
ing to power. Addressing a rally in
support of party candidate Raman
Behal here, Kejriwal said, “There
are some people for sure who are
trying to vitiate the atmosphere of
Punjab. Why are all these incidents
happening ahead of elections? Last
time also, about a week before the
elections, there was a bomb blast at
Maur; in 2015, a sacrilege incident
had happened in Bargari and now
again ahead of elections, some
people have hatched a conspiracy to
disturb the atmosphere of Punjab.
Who are these people behind such
incidents? Referring to the Amritsar
incident, he said, “According to me,
the person who did the act of des-
ecration inside the Golden Temple
was sent by someone.”
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Arvind Kejriwal
Police stand guard outside Sacred Heart Cathedral, closed to
public due to ongoing pandemic.

INDIA
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Prez Kovind, PM pay tributes to
Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
First India Bureau
New Delhi: On the oc-
casion of former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee's birth anni-
versary, President Ram
Nath Kovind and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday paid
floral tribute at 'Sadaiv
Atal' Samadhi in the na-
tional capital.Lok Sab-
ha Speaker Om Birla
and Union Ministers
Amit Shah, Rajnath Sin-
gh, Nirmala Sithara-
man, Piyush Goyal and
others also paid floral
tribute at 'Sadaiv Atal'
on the occasion.
Taking to Twitter,
Prime Minister Modi
said, "Tributes to re-
spected Atal ji on his
birth anniversary
. Re-
membering Atal Ji on
his Jayanti. We are in-
spired by his rich ser-
vice to the nation. He
devoted his life towards
making India strong
and developed. His de-
velopment initiatives
positively impacted mil-
lions of Indians."
Atal Bihari Vajpay-
ee's birthday is celebrat-
ed as the 'Good Govern-
ance Day'.
Vajpayee, who led the
NationalDemocraticAl-
liance (NDA) govern-
ment from 1998-2004,
was the first-ever leader
from the BJP to have be-
come the nation's Prime
Minister. He served as
Prime Minister thrice --
briefly in 1996, and then
for two terms between
1998 and 2004.
PM Modia
@prime minister
“Christmas greetings to
everyone! We recall the
life and noble teachings
of Jesus Christ,
which placed topmost
emphasis on service,
kindness and humility.
May everyone be
healthy and prosperous.
May there be harmony
all around
President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Om Birla, Amit Shah, JP Nadda at Sadaiv Atal to
pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, in New Delhi on
Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP launches micro-
donation campaign
New Delhi: The BJP
onSaturdaylaunched
a special micro-dona-
tion campaign to seek
people’s support. The
campaign will run
from Dec 25 (birth an-
niversary of Atal Bi-
har Vajpayee) to Feb-
ruary 11 – the death
anniversary of Deen
Dayal Upadhyay
.
Announcing the
launch of the cam-
paign, BJP chief JP
Nadda said it will be
a token of people’s
support to the party’s
‘Nation First’ ap-
proach. “During this
movement, we have a
goldenopportunityto
connect with the peo-
ple on the various
ways in which we are
fulfilling the vision
of these two great
leaders under the
leadership of PM
Modi,” Nadda said.
The contribution
can be made starting
5 till 1,000 (micro-
donations), a release
from Nadda’s office
said.Theoptiontodo-
nate will be available
in the ‘NaMo Exclu-
sive’ section of the
NaMo app.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
VP NAIDU PAYS TRIBUTES TO
VAJPAYEE ON HIS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday paid
tributes to former prime minister and BJP veteran Atal
Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, describing
him as the “man of the masses”. “One of the tallest
Indian leaders, Atalji was an eminent parliamentarian,
able administrator, prolific writer, mesmerising orator
and above all, a great human being,” the VP Secretariat
tweeted, quoting Naidu. Vajpayee, the vice president
said, brought systemic changes in governance to
improve the lives of the people. He will always be re-
membered for strengthening democracy & ushering in
a connectivity revolution in the country, Naidu added.
SKM WILL NOT
CONTEST 2022
ASSEMBLY POLLS
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: The
Samyukta Kisan Mor-
cha (SKM) will not con-
test Punjab Assembly
elections scheduled to
beheldin2022,informed
the leaders of the nine-
member coordination
committee of the Mor-
cha, Jagjit Singh Dalle-
wal and Dr Darshan Pal
on Saturday
.
The leaders said that
theSKM,whichisaplat-
form of more than 400
different ideological or-
ganizations across the
country, is formed only
on issues of farmers.
“There is no call for
the boycott of elections
andevennounderstand-
ing of contesting elec-
tions. SKM was made by
the people to get their
rights from the govern-
ment and after the re-
peal of three agricul-
tural laws, the struggle
has been postponed, the
remaining demands
will be decided in the
meeting to be held on
January 15, 2022,” they
stated. Regarding 32 or-
ganizations in Punjab,
the leaders said that
there was no consensus
on contesting jointly in
this assembly election.
The leaders clarified
that in front of 32 organ-
izations, Krantikari
Kisan Union (Dr Dar-
shanpal), BKU Kranti-
kari (Surjit Phool), BKU
Sidhupur (Jagjit Dallew-
al), Azad Kisan Commit-
tee Doaba (Harpal Sang-
ha), Jai Kisan Andolan
(Gurbakhsh Barnala),
Dasuha Ganna Sang-
harsh Committee (Sukh-
pal Daffar), Kisan Sang-
harshCommitteePunjab
(Inderjit Kotbudha), Lok
BhalaiInsaaf WelfareSo-
ciety (Baldev Sirsa) and
Kirti Kisan Union Pun-
jab (Hardev Sandhu) a
clear stand against con-
testing elections.
Image for representational only.
NotresigningasK’takaCM:Bommai
First India Bureau
Karnataka: Karnata-
ka Chief Minister Basa-
varaja Bommai made it
clear that he is not re-
signing from the post.
There has been ru-
mours that Bommai
might be replaced. The
CM is reportedly suf-
fering from knee relat-
ed problem, and there
were speculations that
he might undergo
treatment abroad but
there was no official
word on this.
During interaction
with the Press in Hub-
li, Bommai on Satur-
day made it clear that
he is not travelling to
any foreign country
and that there is no
question of any new
Chief Minister in Kar-
nataka.
"The event which
was supposed to be held
in Davos is postponed
to June. So no plans of
travelling abroad", add-
ed Bommai.
Bommai took over as
Chief Minister on July
28 after B S Yediyurap-
pa resigned on the day
he completed two years
in office.
Basavaraja Bommai
LEADERS RULE
OUT LEADERSHIP
CHANGE
Bengaluru: Union
Minister Pralhad
Joshi and BJP’s
Karnataka unit chief
Nalin Kumar Kateel
ruled out leader-
ship change in the
State, saying CM
Basavaraj Bommai
would continue till
the next election in
2023. “Bommai is
going to be the Chief
Minister till the next
election, which is
2023. There is no
leadership change,”
Kateel told reporters
in Bengaluru.
BOFORS CASE:APPLICATION FILED IN SC SEEKS
EARLY HEARING OF PLEA AGAINST DELHI HC VERDICT
New Delhi: An applica-
tion has been filed in the
Supreme Court seeking
early hearing on a peti-
tion challenging the
Delhi HC’s 2005 verdict
which quashed all
charges, including
against the Hinduja
brothers,inthepolitical-
ly-sensitive Rs 64 crore
Bofors pay-off case.
The application, filed
byadvocateAjayAgraw-
al, has said that the apex
court had on Nov 2, 2018
dismissed the CBI’s plea
against the HC verdict
and had said that the
probe agency can raise
allgroundsintheappeal
filed by him against the
same judgement..
“It is expedient in the
interest of justice that
the matter be heard at
an early date,” the ap-
plication said, adding
that there have been
“recurrence of scams”
in the defence sector
since the accused in the
Bofors case “have not
been punished”.
In-camera interrogation for
accused in `45,000 cr scam
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In the
case related to the
pearls group scam
where NS Bhangoo is
accused of swindling
`45,000 crore from
over five crore inves-
tors in different
states, a Delhi Court
directed the investi-
gating agency to con-
duct an investigation
under audiovisuals
CCTV surveillance
and permit the pres-
ence of the advocate
for the Applicant/
Accused throughout
his interrogation by
the CBI.
In Special Judge
Sanjeev Aggarwal
also said that it ap-
pears that custodial
interrogation of the
above-accused per-
sons would be re-
quired to elicit im-
portant leads as
well as for deter-
mining the detailed
modus operandi
adopted by the ac-
cused persons in the
present case and to
work out the entire
ramifications of the
alleged larger con-
spiracy between
these accused per-
sons and other ac-
cused persons.
CRUCIAL READ
MVA’S REFUSAL TO SLASH EXCISE DUTY ON
FUEL EXPOSES HOLLOWNESS: FADNAVIS
AJIT PAWAR WARNS OFFICIALS AGAINST
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR POSITION
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on
Saturday hit out at the Maharashtra govt, saying that
its “outright refusal” to slash the excise duty on petrol
and diesel, has
exposed the hol-
lowness of some
of its leaders, who
blame the Centre
for the fuel price
hike. He also
warned that the
BJP would launch
an agitation to
press for its demand to slash the fuel prices in the
state once the winter session of the state legislature
ends. “The most discouraging stand of the Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) govt has been its flat refusal to cut
excise duty on fuel prices. There were some leaders
from this govt who held cycle rallies against the Cen-
tre for high prices of fuel,” Fadnavis told reporters.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit
Pawar on Saturday warned officials against taking
advantage of their posts like in case of the alleged
malpractices in
the Teachers’ Eli-
gibility Test (TET)
and asked them
to ensure proper
functioning of
educational in-
stitutions. Pawar
was addressing a
gathering at the
inauguration of the Maharashtra State Faculty Devel-
opment Academy (MSFDA) here. The deputy chief
minister referred to the recent arrest of Maharashtra
State Council of Examination (MSEC) commis-
sioner Tukaram Supe in connection with the alleged
irregularities in TET, and warned officials not to take
advantage of their position.
NOT GIVEN ASSENT TO HOWRAH CIVIC
BODY AMENDMENT BILL: BENGAL GUV
Kolkata: Dismissing media reports that claimed
he had approved exclusion of areas of Bally
Municipality from the jurisdiction of Howrah civic
body, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
on Saturday said it is under consideration as
inputs from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are
awaited. He had earlier accused the TMC govern-
ment of not providing information he sought on
Howrah Municipal Corporation amendment bill
sent to him for his assent. Taking to Twitter, he
said “Reports in media that West Bengal Gover-
nor Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar has put his seal of
approval on the Howrah Municipal Corporation
(Amendment) Bill, 2021 are not correct.”
PDIL Director sent back to parent organisation
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: PDIL Direc-
tor (Finance) DS Sud-
hakar Ramaiah, on
loan from Hudco for the
last five years, has re-
turned to his old post of
GM of the government-
owned housing finance
company following an
official order that has
surprised many
.
Because the director
had another one and
half year for retire-
ment, the order is seen
as a punishment for
probably his alleged un-
willingness to comply
with certain instruc-
tions even though Ra-
maiah was given a five-
year fixed tenure on
PDIL that he completed
on October 31, 2021.
Tenuresof Board-level
executives are normally
extended if the residual
service is not long. Keep-
ing in view the norms
and precedence the Gov-
ernment could have ex-
tended his term till he
reached his retirement
age in July 2023 but the
ministry is seen to have
chosen to relieve him
rather unceremoniously
.
It is rumored that Ra-
miah was at logger-
heads with his immedi-
ate junior. Besides, on a
few occasions, he is said
to have shown reluc-
tance in complying with
instructions from the
ministry. Whatever be
the reality
, development
is reminiscent of an ap-
parently similar abrupt
move of the Ministry of
Power sacking the Di-
rector Human Resourc-
es of NHPC last month,
even though PDIL’s may
be a different case.
Ramaiah had joined
PDIL as Director (Fi-
nance) in first week of
October 2016 and also
held additional charge
of Chairman & Manag-
ingDirector(CMD)from
08.11.2016 to 07.10.2018.
Prior to joining PDIL, he
was working as General
Manager (Finance) in
HUDCO).
Dark clouds loom over Imran’s
4th year amid graft charges
Islamabad: “Dark
clouds of corruption”
are looming large over
Pakistan PM Imran
Khan’s 4th year follow-
ing recent audit report
on country’s COVID-19
expenditure that un-
veiled massive finan-
cial irregularities &
distribution of food un-
fit for human consump-
tion. The report on “ex-
penditures incurred on
COVID-19 by the federal
government” has
shown irregularities in
government interven-
tions to ensure the
availability of five es-
sential items—sugar,
wheat flour, oil and
ghee, pulses and rice—
in Utility Stores at sub-
sidised rates. A report
said this scandal was
exposed by govt’s own
auditor general.

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TOP TWEETS
OMICRON
SPREAD SEES
RETURN OF
NIGHT CURFEW
OTHER
RESTRICTIONS
n a grim reminder of
what the people went
through during Cov-
id-19 night curfew is
backinUttarPradesh.
Omicron is not as lethal as its
Delta variant but being another
version of the Coronavirus
makesitscary
.Thespeedatwhich
it is spreading has robbed Christ-
mas of much of its fun. The mid-
night singing of carols was con-
fined to homes as churches were
shut after 11 pm. Internationally
too Omicron has dampened the
festive spirit with thousands
flights being cancelled and strict
curbs being enforced. With the
situationmorelikelytoworsenin
the next couple of months, the
Central government has urged
people to remain vigilant. The
world is witnessing the fourth
wave of the virus.
Because this virus is less
deadly, people don’t seem wor-
ried about the consequences of
violating the Covid rules. That is
not wise. When the World Health
Organisation and the Central
government warn against lower-
ing of guard it is in our own in-
terest to follow guidelines.
I
ongress is riddled
with internal dif-
ferences and even
the most minor of
slights leads to a
leader raising a banner of
revolt.
With the Bharatiya Janata
Party ready to snap any Con-
gress leader thinking of quit-
tingtheparty
,thefence-sitting
rebels don’t hesitate to black-
mail their top leadership.
Sometimes the top Con-
gress leadership ignores the
rebels to the extent that they
resign, as was the case with
Jyotiraditya Scindia and
Captain Amarinder Singh.
With some others the party
gives in to pressure, as has
been the case with former Ut-
tarakhand Chief Minister
Harish Rawat.
Navjot Singh Sidhu also
pressured the party bosses to
accede to all his whims and
emerged stronger than the
Punjab chief minister.
Two days back Rawat had
expressed his disaffection
with the party leadership. He
said on Twitter that it was
time to rest as “those on
whose orders he was swim-
ming” had tied his hands. He
feared he was being side-
lined by the AICC state in-
charge Devender Yadav.
There’s a power struggle be-
tween Rawat and Yadav in
the hill state which goes to
poll two months from now
and one doesn’t know how it
will eventually play out.
For the time being Rahul
Gandhi has ensured peace.
Rawat has been made in-
charge of the party’s cam-
paign in Uttarakhand.
Who will be the party’s CM
facehasbeenleftundisclosed.
That decision will be taken by
Sonia Gandhi if the party is
in a position to form a gov-
ernment. As the Congress
has moved from one crisis to
another, one is left wondering
about the party’s future.
RAWAT’S PLACATED
BUT FOR HOW LONG
There’s a power
struggle between
Rawat and Yadav in
the hill state which goes
to poll two months from
now and one doesn’t
know how it will
eventually play out
C
NEWLY PASS OUTS:
INDIA’S NEXT FUTURE
The world-renowned
company Tower Watson,
recently conducted a survey
in Asia’s Developing
Countries about salaries
offered to fresh pass outs.
According to the survey done
with eleven countries, India’s
place in paying to entry-
level employees is ninth
here is plenty of youth in In-
dia, also there are lot many
opportunities for young peo-
ple. Youth of this country is
emerging as major opportu-
nity for the development. The
population of Indian Youth is
more than other develop
countries. The hope of devel-
opment in India is based on
it’s the young blood. The
country’s economy is getting
stronger with the strength of
its youths.
In the corporate sector,
thirty to forty percent of the
youth contribute in maxi-
mum of the company’s
growth, as they come up with
different creative ideas in the
development of new prod-
ucts and in the company’s
progress. Most of the compa-
nies recruit 5 to 10 percent of
freshers every year, the pur-
pose behind this is to have
new ideas and changes in the
company’s culture.
Still there is no regular re-
cruitments of fresh pass outs
employees in unorganized
sector. As in this sector, old,
experienced and trusted em-
ployees are kept at the top
only. Older employees know
everything about company,
but have little use of new
ideas or new technologies.
But in the organized sector,
the importance of fresh em-
ployees has been found.
A new programs are or-
ganized in the company for
fresh pass outs employees,
while on the other hand, the
disappointment is that entry-
level employees in India are
paid the least amount of com-
pensation and salaries. This
is a matter of concern. Indi-
an corporate entrepreneur
pay very less to freshers in
comparison to other coun-
tries in Asia.
The world-renowned com-
pany Tower Watson, recent-
ly conducted a survey in
Asia’s Developing Countries
about salaries offered to
fresh pass outs. According to
the survey done with eleven
countries, India’s place in
paying to entry-level em-
ployees is ninth.
According to this survey,
the average pay scale of en-
try level employee in India is
estimated to be around US $
400 which is approximately
25,000 rupees. This amount
is roughly one-fifths com-
pared to countries like South
Korea and Singapore.
There is a good news for
those working in middle level
with 4-5 years of experience
that their return status is
very good as compared to en-
try level employees. Accord-
ing to the survey for middle
management level people,
the annual package is of 15-
20 lakhs, which is almost half
theamountof China.Against
this, India has less cost of liv-
ing as compared to China. In
other countries like Singa-
pore, employees in the mid-
dle management level are
given more salary packages
than China.
The officials of Tower Wat-
son consider India as strong
contender in the world for
growth and development,
though the less returns of
the entry level employees can
be frustrating for them.
While India’s entry-level em-
ployees rank number one in
the face of intellect and skill,
Indian youth has a lot of ex-
pertise in IT and manufac-
turing. One thing has been
emphasized on, in the Survey
is that if you want young peo-
ple of India to stop going in
other countries, then they
should be given a respectable
salary package. If they get
the payment as per the re-
quirement and their skill set
in other countries, then they
should be paid for the same
at home.
The tips for how much
compensation should be
given to the employees of
the Fresh Pass Out.
1.Fresh Pass Out youth
should be offered honora-
ble package so that they
maintain their enthusi-
asm at work.
2.Entry-level employees
should be given to work on
short projects giving easy
success, so that their en-
thusiasm can be well
maintained.
3.Entry-level employees
should be paid incentives
inclusive with fixed salary
in every six months.
4.There is a little lack of pa-
tience in the youth class,
so plan should be made so
that they stay for long in a
company
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
BHAVESH
UPADHYAY
The writer is an expert
in management
There is a good news
for those working in
middle level with 4-5
years of experience that
their return status is very
good as compared to
entry level employees.
According to the
survey for middle
management level people,
the annual package is of
15-20 lakhs, which
is almost half the
amount of China

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INDIA
05
New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Saturday took
digs at the government
over fuel prices and in-
flation through a series
of Christmas-themed
tweets.
“All we want for
Christmas is a govern-
ment that listens,” the
party tweeted with a
Santa Claus image and
message which read:
“Thank God Santa is
listening to everyone’s
wishes because Modi ji
is only listening to his
Mann ki Baat.”
In another tweet, the
Congress said, “Imag-
ine dashing through the
snow at Rs.95/litre.”
This tweet was ac-
companied by an image
of Santa riding a sleigh
and a message which
read, “Thank god Santa
ridesasleigh,hedoesn’t
need to pay hefty prices
for fuel.”
“Jingle bells... Jingle
bells...Jingle all the way
.
Oh what fun it would be
to buy things...without
burning all your sav-
ings away,” the Con-
gress said in another
C hris tmas -themed
tweet. In another dig,
the Congress tweeted,
“Jingle bells, jingle
bells, ports, airports,
roads, railways, are just
a few things Modi ji
sells.”
The Congress said,
“He’s not making a list,
The govt’s not checking
anything twice; They
have no data on- who’s
naughty or nice.”
“Thank God Santa
has a naughty and nice
list, because our gov-
ernment has no data,” a
message with a Santa
image on the party’s
Twitter handle read.
In a dig att he govern-
ment, the party further
said if you’re BJP’s best
friend, you don’t need to
wait for Christmas to
get gifts. Earlier in the
day, former Congress
chief Rahul Gandhi
tweeted, “Christmas
greetings to everyone!
Wishing you all health,
happiness and harmo-
ny,” he tweeted.
Imagine dashing through the snow at `95 per litre
CONG’S CHRISTMAS DIG AT MODI GOVT
Jammu: There has
been a slump in busi-
ness and developmental
activities in Jammu
and Kashmir over the
last two and a half years
and people are heading
towards poverty, senior
Congress leader Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad said
here. In a veiled attack
at the BJP
, Azad said the
autocratic rule of the
maharajas was far bet-
ter than the current dis-
pensation, which
stopped the traditional
practice of the biannu-
al ‘Darbar Move’.
Under the Darbar
Move, the civil secre-
tariat and other move
offices used to function
in Srinagar for six
months of summer and
in Jammu for the re-
maining six months of
the year. It was initiated
by Maharaja Gulab Sin-
gh in 1872.
Lieutenant Governor
Manoj Sinha had on
June 20 announced the
end to the practice.
Meanwhile, PDP
president and former
Jammu and Kashmir
CM Mehbooba Mufti
said the wheels of jus-
tice have “completely
collapsed.” On Satur-
day after one of the con-
victs in the 2018 Kathua
rape case was granted
bail by a court in Pun-
jab Mufti said, “Per-
turbed that the police-
man convicted for de-
stroying evidence in
Kathua rape case was
granted bail and his jail
term suspended.”
New Delhi: The threat
of a third Coronavirus
wave in the country on
the back of the new
Omicron variant of the
virus appears to be in-
creasing as the tally of
the Omicron variant
across states reached
415 in the last 24 hours.
As per the latest
health bulletin issued
by the government, the
state of Maharashtra
has the maximum cases
of the new variant at
108 followed by the na-
tional capital which has
traced 79 such cases so
far. Other states which
have traced a large
number of Omicron
variant cases include
Gujarat (43), Telangana
(38), Kerala (37) and Ta-
mil Nadu (34). The tally
of Coronavirus cases
also seems to be inching
up in the last few days
with the positivity rate
of the infection increas-
ing rising across sever-
al regions including
Delhi and Maharash-
tra. The total number
of Covid-19 cases re-
ported in the country in
the last 24 hours is 7,189
new infections. The
number of Covid-19 pa-
tients who succumbed
to the disease remained
387 in the last 24 hours.
After weeks of wait
and watch, the center as
well as the state govern-
ments have articulated
in clear terms that the
threat of a fourth Cov-
id-19 wave in the coun-
try is real and the gov-
ernments have also
started taking preven-
tive measures. —ANI
Omicron variant across states reaches
415 in the last 24 hours across country
Some course corrections needed
to win Uttarakhand polls: Rawat
New Delhi: Ahead of
the Uttarkhand Assem-
bly polls, Congress lead-
er and former Chief
Minister Harish Rawat
on Saturday said that
some course correction
in the party is impor-
tant to win the upcom-
ing elections.
Days after making a
veiled attack on the
Congress leadership
ahead of assembly
polls in Uttarakhand,
Rawat today said that
sometimes expressing
pain proves to be bene-
ficial for the party.
Speaking to ANI, Raw-
at said, “Some course
correction is important
to win upcoming elec-
tions. AICC is the su-
preme command. The
state in charge is the
coach. The role of play-
ing captain is very im-
portant. There should
be coordination of con-
fidence among these
three. If played for
cross-purpose, then we
will lose the match.
Sometimes expressing
pain is also beneficial
for the party.”
Rawat on Friday met
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi along with
some other leaders
from Uttarakhand.
—ANI
Huge crowd of tourists is seen in Shimla on Christmas as thousands of tourists gathered at the
famous Ridge Maidan and Mall Road. Himachal’s tourism business, which was slow gained
momentum, due to the arrival of tourists, however, with the non-compliance of Covid protocols there
is a concern among the locals over the third wave. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mumbai: Stepping
ahead of verbal attacks
and slogans, Maharash-
tra politics has delved
into the cutting-edge
meme war. Taking to
Twitter, BJP leader
Nitesh Rane mocked
Maharashtra Minister
and NCP leader Nawab
Malik on Saturday
. Rane
postedamorphedimage
of a swine and wrote,
“This species is found in
rags, identify who”.
Worth mentioning,
Nawab Malik has the
business of scrap deal-
ing.OnThursday
,Nitesh
Rane allegedly mocked
Maharashtra Tourism
Minister and Shiv Sena
leader Aaditya Thack-
eray in the state assem-
bly
. Rane allegedly made
sounds of ‘meow’ when
Thackeray entered the
Assembly
. Following
this, Nawab Malik took
to Twitter posted a
picture where a hen is
morphed with a cats
head and wrote,
“Pehchan Kaun (guess
who)”. —ANI
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Top: President Ram Nath
Kovind lights a candle on
the occasion of Christmas,
at Sacred Heart Cathedral,
in New Delhi on Saturday.
L: Devotees offer prayers
during holy mass, at St.
Luke’s Church, in Srinagar
on Saturday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Sat-
urday launched the
campaign to distribute
free tablets and smart-
phones to one crore stu-
dents of the state on the
birth anniversary of
former Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Since 2014, December
25 has been celebrated
as ‘Good Governance
Day’ in memory of Vaj-
payee, who served as
the country’s PM thrice,
including a full term in
1999-2004.
Tablets and smart-
phones were distribut-
ed to 60,000 students at
the Ekana Stadium
here Saturday as part
of the drive. CM said,
“Thinking should never
be small. If thinking is
big it will give a new di-
mension to your per-
sonality. Youth should
never allow hopeless-
ness to enter their lives,
if they work with this
passion, they will be
able to do anything.”
Guwahati: The Assam government on Saturday
issued new COVID-19 directives for New Year
celebration, lifting night curfew on December 31.
It urged all people to maintain COVID appropriate
behaviour, including wearing of face masks, adding
that fines will be imposed and legal action initiated
against anyone failing to do so. The revised direc-
tives will remain in force throughout the state from
6 am of December 26 till further orders, state Health
Minister Keshab Mahanta said.
ASSAM LIFTS NIGHT CURFEW ON DEC 31
 415 is India’s Omi-
cron tally.
 115 have recovered
or migrated
 108 cases recorded
in Maharashtra
 79 Delhi
 43 Gujarat
 38 Telangana
 37 Kerala
 34 Tamil Nadu
 31 Karnataka
OMICRON TALLY AT
A GLANCE
Mumbai: 19 children
have tested positive for
Covid in a school in Ma-
harashtra’s Ahmednagar,
said district collector,
marking yet another
school in Jawahar Navo-
daya Vidyalaya network
finding itself in the midst
of a Covid outbreak. 450
students studying at
Jawahar Navodaya Vidya-
laya in Takli Dhokeshwar
village had their samples
sent for testing, of which
19 have come back pos-
itive. Analysis of all 450
samples is still underway.
19 STUDENTS COVID
+VE IN MAHA SCHOOL
MEME WAR IN MAHA POLITICS
AS MALIK, RANE LOCK HORNS
TEWARI TWEETS
‘Savarkar had
no problem
with beef
consumption’
Bhopal: Congress
leader Digvijaya
Singh on Saturday
claimed that the
BJP will change
the Constitution
and end the reser-
vation system if it
is voted to power
again in 2024.
Speaking dur-
ing Jan Jagran
Abhiyan in Bho-
pal in Madhya
Pradesh, Singh
stated that Con-
gress has a fight
with ideology of
RSS. “Veer Sa-
varkar, in his
book, had said that
Hinduism has
nothing to do with
Hindutva. He nev-
er considered cow
as ‘maata’ and had
no problem in con-
suming beef,” he
said. “Our fight is
with ideology of
RSS. If BJP is vot-
ed back to power
in 2024, they will
first change the
constitution and
end reservation,”
he added. —ANI
People of J-K headed
towards poverty: Azad
Ghulam Nabi Azad Mehbooba Mufti
Yogi launches drive to give
freephonesto1crstudents
Lockdown in Maha if daily oxy
demand touches 800 mt: Min
Mumbai: Fresh lock-
down will be imposed
in Maharashtra only
if the demand for
medical oxygen
touches 800 metric
tons per day, public
health min Rajesh
Tope said on Satur-
day. The day before,
the state government
banned assembly of
more than five per-
sons in public places
between 9 pm to 6 am
and restricted the
number of people al-
lowed at public func-
tions in view of a
spurt in cases. Omi-
cron cases were in-
creasing “rapidly”,
but in general such
patients were not
ending up in ICU nor
did they need supple-
mentary oxygen,
Tope said. “There
will be statewide
lockdown only if the
demand for medical
oxygen rises to 800
metric tons (per
day),” he added. We
do not want people to
face more restric-
tions, therefore I am
making an appeal to
people to follow pro-
tocols. Wearing mask
is very important, he
said. —ANI
PAK PM IMRAN KHAN
HOPES TO HOST
SAARC SUMMIT
Bhopal: As many as 1,366 cases of online fraud, with
Rs 51.33 crore involved, have been registered in Mad-
hya Pradesh in the last
five years, the state gov-
ernment has said. State
Home Minister Narottam
Mishra revealed these
figures in the Legislative
Assembly on Friday in a
written reply to a question asked by the BJP legislator
Yashpal Singh Sisodiya.
Washington: The world’s largest and most powerful
space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-
stakes quest to behold
light from the first stars
and galaxies and scour
the universe for hints of
life. NASA’s James Webb
Space Telescope soared
from French Guiana on
South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European
Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky.
CRUCIAL READ
TALIBAN FORBID MUSIC
IN CARS, WOMEN
WITHOUT HIJAB
Kabul: Taliban have
forbidden drivers
from playing music in
vehicles and having
women without hijab
as passengers, media
reported on Saturday.
Citing Ministry for the
Propagation of Virtue
and the Prevention of
Vice, Sputnik reported
that a written recom-
mendation on the
subject was issued.
Taliban had banned live
music at weddings too,
said sources.
Pakistan: Pakistan Prime
Minister Imran Khan on
Friday expressed hope
that his country would
host the SAARC Summit
after the removal of arti-
ficial obstacle in its way.
Khan made the remarks
during his meeting with
Secretary-General of
South Asian Association
for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) Esala Ruwan
Weerakoon, who paid
a courtesy call on the
Prime Minister here, ac-
cording to Foreign Office.
MORE THAN 1,300 CASES OF ONLINE
FRAUD FILED IN MP IN FIVE YEARS: GOVT
WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL SPACE
TELESCOPE LAUNCHED

BIZ BUZZ
06
Where will India’s startups get all of their pilots?
T
wo Indian
c a r r i e r s
will ‘begin’
operations
in 2022: Aka-
sa Air and Jet Airways.
Indeed, while Jet Air-
ways is a revival of
sorts, it has mostly had
to start back at the be-
ginning since its col-
lapse in April 2019.
With the two airlines
getting themselves set
up to fly passengers
next year, their hiring
departments are in full
swing, looking to se-
cure their own pools of
pilots and other staff.
Accord- ing to
sourc-
es and observers, the
carriers are seeking
crews from other air-
lines such as IndiGo
and SpiceJet.
Indeed, some person-
nel from these estab-
lished carriers have
already received offer
letters. Headhunters
are seeking senior em-
ployees from existing
airlines, while a Spice-
Jet pilot has reported
that some of their col-
leagues have already
left, with others in the
middle of serving their
notice period before
moving over.
A senior executive
wishing to com-
ment anonymously
said that it was not sur-
prising for pilots to
leave SpiceJet to join
Akasa, “especially
those who have not
been paid their full
dues. After all, both air-
lines have the Boeing
737 MAX.”
Poaching from
SpiceJet would
be easier
With most of this activ-
ity happening behind
the scenes, there are no
clear numbers or met-
rics to measure the
shift of pilots from one
airline to another. How-
ever, it would be safe to
say that pilots from
SpiceJet would be the
preferred target for
Akasa Air.
That’s because the
startup airline will op-
erate the Boeing 737 –
an aircraft type that is
at the heart of Spice-
Jet’s short and medi-
um-haul operations.
Considering the fact
that pilots coming from
this budget airline
would be trained on the
737, much of Akasa’s
work would be already
completed. This would
reduce the need for hir-
ing and then retraining
Airbus-focused pilots
for its Boeing fleet. The
Airbus A320 and
A321neo are the main
types of aircraft oper-
ated by IndiGo.
The picture for Jet
Airways is a little more
vague. The airline has
yet to disclose details
for its future fleet: Its
leadership has stated
that the plan is to have
50+ aircraft in three
years and 100+ in five
years. Jet Airways is
reportedly poised to
place a large aircraft
order in the near fu-
ture, although it has
yet to determine (or at
least disclose) what
types of aircraft it will
operate. The airline’s
first run, prior to its
2019 collapse, saw it op-
erate an overwhelm-
ingly Boeing fleet- espe-
cially for its narrow-
body jets.
For their parts,
SpiceJet and IndiGo
have denied a move of
pilots away from their
fleets towards the new
carriers. A SpiceJet
spokesperson said that
“the information [of
commanders and first
officers leaving] is ab-
solutely wrong and de-
nied,” while IndiGo
says “very little to neg-
ligibleattrition”among
its pilots has taken
place over the last two
years.
IndiGo says it’s in a
similar situation with
its engineers, ground
staff, and cabin crew.
However, it admits that
“that there will always
be opportunities for tal-
ent given the way this
industry is evolving.”
As the industry re-
covers and new carri-
ers fight for their share
of the market, it looks
like a job in India’s avi-
ation industry might
be an excellent way to
go- whether it’s as a pi-
lot or other crew.
—Courtesy Simple Flying
It’s in a sim-
ilar situa-
tion with its
engineers, ground
staff, and cabin
crew. However,
there will always
be opportunities
for talent given the
way this industry
is evolving.
—IndiGo
A year of record trade
amid frozen India-China ties over Ladakh chill
New Delhi: India and
China achieved a ma-
jor milestone this year
when their bilateral
trade crossed the land-
mark figure of USD
100 billion but it did
not generate any fan-
fare in both capitals as
the two Asian giants
are going
through a particular-
ly bad patch in their
relations due to a set
of actions by Beijing
in violation of agree-
ments that led to the
military standoff in
eastern Ladakh.
Starting with a
modest USD 1.83 bil-
lion in 2001, the bilat-
eral trade crossed
USD 100 billion-mark
in the first 11 months
this year, a significant
milestone for which
the two countries car-
ried out campaigns to
boost trade and build
it as a major stake-
holder to improve the
relations between two
nations, whose ties
otherwise remained
frosty over the fester-
ing boundary dispute
and strategic rivalry
.
According to last
month's data from
China's General Ad-
ministration of Cus-
toms (GAC), the India-
China bilateral trade
totalled USD 114.263
billion, up 46.4 per
cent year-on-year from
January to November
2021.
India's exports to
China reached USD
26.358 billion, up 38.5
per cent year-on-year
and India's imports
from China amounted
to USD 87.905 billion,
up 49.00 per cent.
However, while the
bilateral trade crossed
the USD 100 billion
mark, the trade deficit
for the 11 months,
which is of India's ma-
jor concern all along,
stood at USD 61.547 bil-
lion, up 53.49 per cent
year on year.
India's concerns
over the trade deficit
notwithstanding, the
landmark record vir-
tually went without
any fanfare as the bi-
lateral relations re-
mained frosty over the
lingering military
standoff in eastern
Ladakh.
The border standoff
between the armies of
India and China erupt-
ed on May 5 last year
following a violent
clash in the Pangong
lake areas and both
sides gradually en-
hanced their deploy-
ment by rushing in
tens of thousands of
soldiers as well as
heavy weaponry
.
As a result of a se-
ries of military and
diplomatic talks, the
two sides completed
the disengagement
process in the Gogra
area in August and in
the north and south
banks of the Pangong
lake in February
. —PTI
India’s forex reserves
decline by $160 million
to $635.66 billion
Mumbai: India’s for-
eign exchange (forex)
reservesdeclinedby160
million to $635.66 bil-
lion due to a sharp drop
in foreign currency as-
sets, the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) data
showed on Friday
.
The foreign curren-
cy assets dipped by $645
million to $572.21 bil-
lion during the week
ended December 17,
2021, as per the RBI’s
weekly statistical sup-
plement. The foreign
currency assets in-
clude the effect of ap-
preciation or deprecia-
tion of non-US units
like the euro, pound,
and yen held in the for-
eignexchangereserves.
ItisexpressedintheUS
dollar.
The value of gold re-
serves rose by $475 mil-
lion to $39.18 billion.
Reserve position with
the International Mon-
etary Fund (IMF) in-
creased by $9 million to
$5.17 billion. There was
nochangeinthespecial
drawing rights (SDRs).
It remained unchanged
at $19.08 billion.
This is the third con-
secutive week of de-
cline in the country’s
forex reserves. The fo-
rex reserves had
dropped by $77 million
during the week ended
December 10.
India’s forex re-
serves touched an all-
time high of $642.45
billion in the week
ended September 3,
2021. —ANI
T
heovertlymascu-
line image of am-
ber liquid slosh-
ing gently on rocks of
ice as gentlemen hold
their glasses and clouds
of cigar smoke swirl
around is changing rap-
idly with liquor brands
tapping into a diverse
customer base and ex-
perimenting with fla-
vours as diverse as cof-
fee and tea.
He said liquor spirit
is getting a fun makeo-
ver with cocktail con-
noisseurs joining in
too, either using ingre-
dients to enhance the
velvety smooth flavour
of whisky or disguising
it, to woo those who
usually stayed with
sweeter fruity cock-
tails.
Shreshta Saha, who
kept away from liquor
for almost half a dec-
ade, now says Whiskey
Sour is her drink of
choice.
“Whip up a cocktail
or dilute it enough with
water to make the taste
of hard liquor go away
,”
26-year-old Shreshta
told PTI.
A sweet-n-sour con-
coction, a classic Whis-
key Sour mellows the
flavour of hard liquor
with the addition of a
sweetener, a dash of
lemon and sometimes
egg white.
Leading brands are
hoping to break the old
school imagery of liq-
uor in their bid to at-
tract non-conventional
liquor drinkers like
Saha.
Dewar’s India, a
blended scotch liquor
brand owned by Bac-
ardi, is aiming at
making millennials
aware of scotch’s
“versatility”.
Ernest Reid, brand
ambassador for De-
war’s India, said the
company is expand-
ing on the flavours pre-
sent in the base spirit.
“All expressions of
Dewar’shaveabaseline
of honey
,” he said, add-
ing that apple or cinna-
mon would be natural
extensionsof aDewar’s
peg. Going for tradi-
tional flavours like
ginger, scotch and
lemon is another
trick that
proves to be a
safe bet for
beginners.
“New liq-
uor drinkers
u s u a l l y
tend to
start with
s o m e -
thing light and comfort-
able on their palate.
The idea is to introduce
people slowly and step
by step by first ac-
quainting them with
basics,” said Emily
Thompson,alsoabrand
ambassador.
Liquor happened to
25-year-old Shreya Nan-
da after she repeatedly
found herself socializ-
ing with a bunch of liq-
uor drinkers.
But the smell contin-
ued to feel overwhelm-
ing, until she finally
found her calling - Pure
Sin. —PTI
Cheers to ‘new-age’ liquor, spiked with butterscotch, tea and more
The compa-
ny is ex-
panding on
the flavours pre-
sent in the base
spirit. All expres-
sions of Dewar’s
have a baseline of
honey
—Ernest Reid, brand
ambassador for
Dewar’s India
Mumbai: Continuing its winning streak for the
seventh straight session, the rupee on this
weekend rose by 23 paise to a three-week high
of 75.03 against the US dollar as risk appetite
improved in view of broader weakness in the
greenback. At the interbank forex market, the
local unit opened at 75.12 against the greenback
and witnessed an intra-day high of 75.00 and a
low of 75.20. Over the past seven sessions, the
domestic currency has gained 129 paise against
the greenback. —Agencies
RUPEE JUMPS TO THREE -WEEK
HIGH OF 75.03 VS DOLLAR
billion, up 46.4 per
cent year-on-year from
January to November
2021.
China reached USD
26.358 billion, up 38.5
per cent year-on-year
and India's imports
from China amounted
to USD 87.905 billion,
According to last
month’s data from
China’s General Administra-
tion of Customs (GAC), the
India-China bilateral trade to-
talled USD 114.263 billion, up
46.4 per cent year-on-year
from January to Novem-
ber 2021.
Starting with a
modest USD 1.83 bn
in 2001, the bilateral trade
crossed USD 100 bn mark in the
first 11 months this year, a signifi-
cant milestone for which the two
countries carried out campaigns
to boost trade and build it as a
major stakeholder to improve
the relations between
two nations.

First India Bureau
New Delhi: India will
soon develop and manu-
facture receiver mod-
ules essential for the
NavIC (NAVigation
with Indian Constella-
tion), an application de-
veloped by ISRO for
constellation of seven
satellites that, together,
provide navigation sup-
port over India and
1,500 km around it.
Support for scaling
up this technology,
which is also essential
for GPS (Global Posi-
tioning Systems) will be
a significant step in po-
sitioning India as a
global hub for Electron-
ics System Design and
Manufacturing follow-
ing the Prime Minis-
ter’s vision.
Technology Develop-
ment Board (TDB), a
statutory body of De-
partment of Science
Technology, has ap-
proved financial sup-
port to Hyderabad
based Manjeera Digital
Systems Private Limit-
ed (MDS), a Digital Sig-
nal Processing (DSP),
Research Develop-
ment company, which
aims to design next-gen-
eration computing ar-
chitectures for high-
performance comput-
ing for manufacturing
of receiver modules in
bulk which will be es-
sential for the NavIC
App. This could help
establish India’s tech-
nological leadership in
the areas of strategic
importance and eco-
nomic self-reliance.
The company has
also designed and fabri-
cated a baseband pro-
cessor using patented
Universal Multifunc-
tional Accelerator
(UMA). This UMA can
be used in generic Digi-
tal Signal Processing
(DSP) applications such
as Server Acceleration,
Edge Computing, Node
Computing, Computer
Vision, Signal Process-
ing, etc. “TDB has
played a pivotal role in
developing conducive
ecosystems for growth
of technology compa-
nies, be it Startups, MS-
MEs, or established
companies. We, at TDB,
are geared up for taking
up challenges in the
niche technologies of
national interest like
semiconductors, green
hydrogen, defense, aer-
ospace similar sec-
tors,” said Rajesh Ku-
mar Pathak, IPTAFS,
Secretary, TDB.
07
NEWS
First India Bureau
Junagadh: At the
foundation stone cere-
mony of Krushi
Bhavan in Junagadh
market yard on Satur-
day, Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) state unit
president CR Patil as-
sured farmers that the
state government was
working on a new agri-
cultural policy. “The
new policy will help
double farmers’ in-
come. The government
is also considering
other issues that
plague them such as
crop damage,” stated
Patil at the event.
Addressing farmers
present, Patil assured
them that the state was
well-aware about the
crop damaged by ani-
mals such as black-
buck, pig and other
animals. “All these is-
sues will be addressed
in the new policy,” he
hinted. Reiterating the
government’s commit-
ment towards protect-
ing interests of farm-
ers and ensuring their
welfare, Patil asserted,
“No stone will be left
unturned. The govern-
ment will intervene
wherever required to
ensure that farmers’
income increases and
they do not have to suf-
fer losses when they
sell their crops at the
market yards.”
The proposed Krushi
Bhavan will be con-
structed at an invest-
ment of Rs8 crore. It
will have residential as
well as canteen facili-
ties. Around 200 farm-
ers will be able to se-
cure accommodation
at a time in the build-
ing.
This will enable
them to stay back in
Junagadh when they
travel from their vil-
lages to sell their har-
vest, without looking
for alternative options.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: NITI
Aayog and the Minis-
try of Health and
Family Welfare
(MoHFW) work to
continuously nudge
states and UTs to-
wards improvements
in health outcomes.
In 2017, the Nation-
al Institution for
Transforming India
(NITI Aayog) in col-
laboration with the
Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) and the
World Bank initiated
an annual Health In-
dex for tracking
Overall Performance
and Incremental Per-
formance on health
across all states and
Union Territories
(UTs). The objective
of the Annual Health
Index is to track pro-
gress on health out-
comes and health
systems perfor-
mance, develop a
healthy competition
and encourage
c r o s s - l e a r n i n g
among states and
UTs. Health Index
Scores and rankings
for states and UTs
are generated to as-
sess incremental per-
formance (year-to-
year progress) and
overall performance
(current perfor-
mance).
Health Index is a
weighted composite
score incorporating
24 indicators cover-
ing key aspects of
health performance.
The domains covered
in the report are
Health Outcomes,
Governance and In-
formation, and Key
Inputs and Process-
es. The Health Index
Reports aims to
nudge the States/
UTs towards build-
ing robust health sys-
tems and improving
service delivery.
Through this report,
the annual perfor-
mance of the state/
UT gets monitored at
the highest level of
the government. The
report for 2019-20 will
be released on De-
cember 27.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad/Surat:
Taking up the recent
Gujarat Subordinate
Service Selection Board
(GSSSB) head clerk ex-
amination and Saurash-
tra University’s eco-
nomics paper leaks, Gu-
jarat Congress Working
President Hardik Patel
accused the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) of
crushing the dreams of
youths. He called on
youngsters to expose the
motives of the ruling
party with him.
Calling out the gov-
ernment, the former
Patidar Andolan Ana-
mat Samiti (PAAS) lead-
er said, “If the state can-
not even keep examina-
tion papers safe, then
they are unfit to be re-
sponsibleforthewelfare
of all citizens in gener-
al.”
Elaborating on the pa-
per leak incidents, Patel
stated, “We heard about
the B.Com economics
exam paper leak in Ra-
jkot. There are so many
incidents like this hap-
pening. The govern-
ment is keen on crush-
ing the hopes of mil-
lions of youth. I am call-
ing upon the youngsters
to stand united and ex-
pose the BJP
.”
Sharing his suspi-
cions of a conspiracy
behind the paper leaks,
he further said, “There
is a collective conspira-
cy of the RSS, BJP and a
few officials behind the
paper leaks. The citi-
zens are fed up, frustrat-
edandharassedbyinfla-
tion. And the BJP is
confident of their sup-
port despite the growing
price rise.”
Patel appealed to vot-
ers to elect Congress in
the upcoming 2022 state
assembly elections.
“Give us (Congress) a
chance to run the gov-
ernment. We will estab-
lish Ram Rajya through
our policies and
schemes. If the youth
wants to fight against
the government, I am
ready to stand with
them. If they think that
I am in the Congress
party and have a politi-
cal agenda, then I am
ready to quit. But are
they ready to fight?”
questioned the leader.
Man dies after falling
from mall’s 2nd floor
Jaipur: A man died af-
ter falling from the sec-
ond floor of Triton Mall
in Jhotwara area here
on Saturday
, police said.
He fell on a girl on the
ground floor. She is in-
jured and admitted to a
hospital, they said.
It was not immediately
clear whether it was an
accident or suicide, po-
lice said, adding CCTV
footage is being exam-
ined. Prima facie it is
reportedthathewastak-
ing selfie when lost bal-
ance.Theman’sidentity
was being ascertained.
The mall was crowd-
ed due to Christmas cel-
ebrations. —PTI
NITI Aayog to
release Annual
Health Index of
States on Monday
SAFFRON SHOW
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters participate in a ‘Shobha Yatra’ during the 67th national convention of
ABVP, in Jabalpur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
INDIA TO MAKE RECEIVER MODULES
FOR APP SUPPORTING NAVIGATION
The GoI has approved funds for the project.
Guj coming up with new agri policy for farmers: CR Patil
Gujarat BJP chief was in Junagadh
to lay the foundation stone of
Krushi Bhavan on Saturday
BJP state president CR Patil (centre), with Minister of State for Transport Arvind Raiyani, BJP Gujarat
vice president Gordhan at Junagadh market yard.
Hardik calls on youth to
help expose BJP’s agenda
First India Bureau
Rajkot: The aim of the
ongoing Mandal Pra-
shikshan Varg (class-
es) conducted pan In-
dia by the Bhartiya
Janta Party (BJP) is to
educate its members
on party ideology and
history, with the im-
portance of social,
print and electronic
mediums.
However, the intent
was defeated on Friday
at two wards in Rajkot
as party workers were
dancing to the tune of
a Bollywood song.
The incidents were
reported, at ward num-
ber 14 — where BJP
members were seen
dancing to the tune of
the Bollywood song,
“Ye Mera Dil, Pyaar ka
Deewana”— and ward
number two — where
workers were seen
dancing on a religious
song.
The workers also
flouted COVID-19
norms of not wearing
masks or maintaining
social distancing.
“BJP is a cadre-
based party known for
its discipline. This
should not have hap-
pened,” city BJP presi-
dent Kamlesh Mirani
told First India.
Video grab of BJP workers from ward number 14 dancing to the
tune of a film song at Mandal Prashikshan Varg on Friday.
BJP WORKERS DANCE ON BOLLYWOOD SONG
Says he is ready
to quit Congress
if they stand
with him and
unseat the ruling
party in
upcoming polls
Hardik Patel

2NDFRONT
ModiGovtredefinedindependence
withgoodgovernance:AmitShah
New Delhi: Emphasiz-
ing the aspects of good
governance, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday said
the Narendra Modi’s
government redefined
independence with
good governance and
brought all-inclusive de-
velopment on the
ground.
Addressing the Good
Governance Day pro-
grammehere,Shahsaid,
“Thelast21governments
have taken decisions
keeping in mind their
vote banks. Narendra
Modi government never
took decisions that
‘looks’goodtothepeople,
always took decisions
that ‘did’ good to the peo-
ple.” “When Prime Min-
ister Modi’s government
came to power in 2014,
people experienced that
the government came
notjusttofunctionbutto
transform the country
.
‘Swaraj to mil gaya par
suraaj kabhi nahi mila’
(got independence but
there was no good gov-
ernance). In the last 70
years,thecountry’sdem-
ocratic system had lost
credibility
. Narendra
Modijihasdonethework
of redefining the Swaraj
with suraaj. He brought
suraaj (good governance
on the ground,” he said.
He said during the 7
yearsof Modigovt,there
has been development in
agriculture, industrial,
rural and urban. “Bor-
ders were secured and
we have also made good
relations with the whole
world.GoodGovernance
means all-inclusive de-
velopment and Modi ji
has realized this,” he
said.
Shah mentioned peo-
ple’s ‘seven expecta-
tions of Good Govern-
ance’ and said it is a
joint responsibility of
everyone those who are
elected on Panchayat-
level, public representa-
tive or people in the bu-
reaucracy to fulfil these
seven requirements.
He said one of the
seven expectations of
people from good gov-
ernance is that “the de-
velopment model
should be universal and
all-encompassing”.
“There should not be
any area of the country
in which development
does not take place and
there should not be any
personinthesocietywho
is not included in the
model of development.
Thisistheexpectationof
people from the govern-
ment as good govern-
ance,” Shah said. —ANI
Make Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav events a grand
success: Khattar to babus
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: Haryana
CM Manohar Lal Khat-
tar has said that in view
of PM Narendra Modi’s
call to make Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav a festi-
valof thepeopleof India,
maximumpublicpartici-
pation in Haryana on a
large scale will be en-
sured. Various activities
will be organized so that
the feeling of patriotism
is strengthened among
the people of the state
and they realize the im-
portance of freedom and
sacrifices made for it.
Khattar was passing
necessary directions in
a meeting regarding the
successful organization
of various programmes
and activities going on
at the state level under
Azadi ka Amrit Mahot-
sav. He directed that just
like the high level com-
mittee constituted un-
der the chairmanship
of Haryana Chief Sec-
retary
, another organiz-
ing committee should
also be constituted for
these celebrations.
At the state level,
these programmes will
be organized till August
15, 2023. Programmes
of Amrit Mahotsav
should be organized as
per Haryana Vi-
sion-2047 on the lines of
India Vision-2047. Or-
ganizing these pro-
grammes should be en-
sured with the partici-
pation of all, students
of schools, colleges and
universities, women,
farmers, workers etc.
along with rural and ur-
ban areas.
FROM GRASSROOT
SURAJKUND MELA
Amit Shah addressing the Good Governance Week Concluding day function, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Haryana CM Khattar, with Dy CM Dushyant Chautala (L) and Health Minister Anil Vij (R) and others.
Raj CM Gehlot writes to PM on Whistle Blowers Protection Act
Mukesh Mathrani/
Rajiv Gaur
Barmer/Jodhpur:
Taking a tough stand in
theBarmerRTIactivist
assaultcase,Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Saturday wrote to PM
Narendra Modi de-
mandingnecessarypro-
visions in the Whistle
Blowers Protection Act
to ensure protection for
socialactivists.TheCM
alleged that despite
getting approval by the
President in 2014, the
central government has
not made the norms un-
der this act.
He also announced
financial assistance of
Rs 2 lakh from the
Chief Minister’s Relief
Fund for Amra Ram,
30, a resident of Pareyu
village of Barmer, who
was kidnapped and
beaten up and his legs
pierced with nails by a
group of attackers on
Tuesday. After CM’s
strict stand, the gov-
ernment on Saturday
ordered a probe by the
CID-CB after which the
police set up a Special
investigation team
(SIT) headed by SIT
headed by SP CID-CB
Gaurav Yadav and sent
to Barmer for an inves-
tigation, said ADG
Crime, Ravi Prakash.
The cheque of Rs 2
lakh and a sympathy
letter by the CM was
handed over to Amra
Ram by Barmer ADM
Omprakash Vishnoi at
MDM Hospital.Gehlot
said that around seven
years ago on February
21, 2014 ‘The Whistle
Blowers Protection Act
2011’ was passed by the
Rajya Sabha and later
on May 9, 2014, the Pres-
ident gave the consent
on it. But even after
seven years, the Centre
has not framed the
rules, the CM alleged.
After Gehlot directed
the Jodhpur collector
to take note of Amra
Ram, who is admitted
in MDM hospital in
Jodhpur, Collector In-
derjeet Singh along
with medical officers
met the RTI activist
and ensured all possi-
ble help to him and his
family
. CM claimed that
family members of the
victim are satisfied
with the treatment.
Amra Ram had com-
plained against illegal
liquor trade sometime
back and on his com-
plaint, the police had
seized illegal liquor.
So far, police have ar-
rested four people —
Bhupendra Singh Jat,
Ramesh Kumar Jat,
Khartaram Jat and
Adesh Jat — in connec-
tion with the attack.
ACTIVISTS DEMAND ACTION
Ashok Gehlot
HOW HARISH
RAWAT IMPRESSED
HIS OPPONENTS IN
THE PARTY!
Harish Rawat had
complained to High
Command that ‘he is be-
ing asked to swim in the
sea with his hands and
feet tied with various
crocodiles whose orders
he is supposed to follow.’
In fact, he was target
ting his friends includ-
ing Yashpal Arya, Dev-
endra Yadav etc. Deven-
dra Yadav, Congress in-
charge of Uttarakhand,
was taking decisions
without taking him into
confidence. When the
water started passing
above his head, Rawat
got angry and sat at
home. Priyanka Gandhi
spoke to Rawat, sum-
moned him to Delhi. Be-
fore meeting Rahul,
Rawat and Priyanka
held a closed-door meet-
ing for two hours and a
middle way was sorted
out. Party’s working
president Sonia Gandhi
was already favouring
Rawat. It was also de-
cided that reins of Utta-
rakhand polls would be
handed over to Rawat
and his leadership
would be acceptable to
everyone in the party
. If
Congress got majority
in the state, CM would
be decided by elected
MLAs. A senior leader
will keep an eye on this
and he will also look af-
ter coordination. The
names of two senior
party leaders Ambika
Soni and Anand Shar-
ma are being discussed
for the same. After meet-
ingPriyankaandRahul,
Rawat met Ambika. So-
nia believed that most
of the big faces of North
India have become part
of the disgruntled G-23
faction of the party
, so it
is necessary to keep
Rawat’s allegiance to
Gandhi family
.
WHY DOES
KEJRIWAL GET
ANGRY?
Arvind Ke-
jriwal has
the ability to
give new faces
to the silence of politi-
calgrounds.OnWednes-
day
. Kejriwal was taking
an important meeting
in the CM Office regard-
ing Covid-19’s third
wave and Omicron
scare, wherein Delhi’s
Transport Minister
Kailash Gehlot, Health
Secretary, Transport
Commissioner and
DTC’s MD were present.
Kejriwal, while remind-
ing about lessons learnt
during the second wave
of Corona, said that
they had to face short-
age of oxygen tankers
the government then
had decided that it
would buy five oxygen
tankers with its own
money
. Kejriwal wanted
to know from Transport
Commissioner that
why these tankers
haven’t been pur-
chased till date.
The Commis-
sioner replied
saying that
t e n d e r s
were in-
vited
for
this,
but till now no party
has been awarded ten-
der the minister who
is heading tender com-
mittee could tell more
about it. Hearing this,
the CM lost his cool. He
warned the minister
saying, ‘The tender
award should be held
today itself, I will give
you time till six in the
evening.’ But even if
tender is floated, it will
take two-three months
to get the tanker. Can
the third wave of Coro-
na wait for this?
WHO WANTS TO
WEAKEN YOGI?
UP CM Yogi Adity-
anath is also known
for his ‘Thakur love’
apart from tough and
quick decisions as an
administrator. It is also
a well known fact that
there is an open war be-
tween him and party’s
General Secretary Sunil
Bansal. So, as soon as
thepartyunderBansal’s
leadership took an im-
portant decision that
only 30-32 Thakur candi-
dates would be fielded
this time in view of pub-
lic dissatisfaction
against Thakur MLAs,
Yogi lost his temper
convened a secret meet-
ing of trusted Thakur
MLAs and talked about
weaving a new strategy
.
Yogi loyalists believe
that a section of the
party wants to weaken
Yogi’s claim for the
CM’s post in 2022 by cut-
ting the tickets of
Thakurs, but Yogi will
notallowthistohappen.
RAHUL IN NEW
AVATAR!
Rahul Gan-
dhi is
seen in a
new ava-
tar these
days as in-
stead of
hisoffice,
he him-
self is contacting the
leaders. Now party lead-
ers and workers have
stopped getting direc-
tionsfrom‘OfficeRahul’.
Be it Alankar Sawai or
Kaushal Vidyarthi, they
have been put in cold
storage for the time be-
ing. Right from scolding
Sidhu, to resolving the
discord in Uttarakhand,
Rahul himself took the
initiative. Yes, Mukul
Wasnik is seen walking
around Rahul nowadays
Rahul is also listening
to his advice.
WHICH PARTY IS
THIS?
The graph of UP’s one
of the significant
parties, which has sur-
rendered to BJP
, is con-
tinuously declining in
poll sensex. There has
been a lot of buzz in UP
that this party will play
asBJP’s‘TeamB’in2022
polls. Due to which par-
ty’s political dominance
have declined steadily
.
Accordingtosourc-
es,partyhadini-
tially auc-
tioned six
tickets at the rate of Rs 4
crore per assembly
,
which came down to Rs
1.50to3crorein100 seats,
the chances of party’s
victory are quite grim.
Now Rs 65 lakh is being
demanded for single
ticket. At present, 150
seats are left, but party
ticket bidders have van-
ished, those who take
tickets by paying mon-
ey, are now considering
expenditure of Rs 35-40
lakh as ‘wasteful.’
CENTRE’S NOOSE
AROUND AKHILESH’S
CLOSE FRIENDS
With UP polls near-
ing, Income Tax
raids are being conduct-
ed at places close aides
of SPsupremoAkhilesh
Yadav. Recently
, Akhile-
sh’sformerOSD,Jainen-
dra Yadav alias Neetu,
Manoj Yadav, party
spokesperson Rajiv Rai
and business man Rahul
Bhasin faced the raids.
But the most important
thing is that the media
was aware of this raid
beforehand. During the
raid at perfume trader
Piyush Jain, cash above
Rs 150 crore was seized.
Now BJP claims that
this money was a part of
SP’s election fund.
WILL THE LOTUS
BLOOM LIKE THIS?
Even after Agricul-
ture Bills were
withdrawn, the saffron
graph is not able to
climb up in western UP.
Witnessing huge crowd
in RLD leader Jayant
Chaudhary’s poll ral-
lies, BJP now wants to
associate with him so
that Akhilesh can be
given a shock after polls.
The party has engaged
its young face Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur to help Jayant.
Anurag and Jayant
share an old friendship.
At the same time, BJP
has also made efforts to
make a dent in Yadav
family, assimilating the
proven policy of the
British state of ‘divide
and rule. ’Under this
policy
,theuncle-nephew
i.e. Shivpal and Akhile-
sh have been targeted.
...AND FINALLY
In wake of Covid’s
thirdwave,Allahabad
HC has suggested to
postpone UP polls for
timebeing.whichwould
thenbeheldonlyinJuly
.
Presently, BJP has to
struggle a lot in UP, re-
sults of their internal
opinionpollsarealsogo-
ing to blow Lotus’s spir-
its. A section of BJP
considers it to be a wise
decision, while some
others in party believe
that ‘BJP is a poll-living
party, so whatever is
situation, polls should
be held on time.’
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Rahul Gandhi
Yogi Adityanath
Harish Rawat
Arvind Kejriwal
08
As the year draws to an end,
look back with thankfulness
and remember to count your
blessings.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

iss Teen India
2021, being held
in Jaipur and
Delhi from De-
cember 22 to De-
cember 29 held a
s c i n t i l l a t i n g
launch ceremony on Fri-
day. The beauties were
crowned on the occasion.
Miss Teen International In-
dia’s Rashi Parasrampuria,
Miss Teen Universe India’s
Wachi Pareek, Miss Teen
Earth India’s Aishwarya
Vinu Nair, and Miss Teen
Multinational India’s Saya-
li Ayre will crown their suc-
cessors. Vibrant Events are
the event partner.
Jagdeesh Chandra and
Nikhil Anand made a spe-
cial announcement of First
India becoming the Title
Sponsor for Miss Teen Diva
and Glamanand Supermod-
el India 2022 was made on
the occassion! The grand
collaboration was celebrat-
ed with a dinner at Ram-
bagh Palace, Jaipur on Sat-
urday
.
The 36 contestants who
are competing for the
crowns are Brunda Yerra-
balli, Rabia Hora, Mahika
Boyani, Sreshta, Shrava-
nee, Shreya, Jiya, Aananya
Arya, Keertika, Sakshi,
Cherisha, Anoushka, Arya
Jalali, Asihwariya, Prama
Maji, Ananya Karn, Anush-
ka Singh, Milan, Manat,
Kashish, Aastha, Shyla,
Vishrutha, Srimita, Mus-
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shata, Surbhi, Anushka
Sone, Auloopi, Shaily, Ee-
shna, Vartika, Vanshika
and Khushi.
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pageants of India Nikhil Anand is the National Director of
the pageants and he said that this collaboration will help
them raise the standards of Indian pageantry.
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BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
MORE IN CITY FIRST TOMORROW!
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Yogesh Mishra, Sayali Ayre, Aishwarya Vinu Nair,
Rajiv Shrivastava, Nikhil Anand, Wachi Pareek, Rashi Parasrampuria and Nishant Anand
Aishwarya Vinu Nair, Sayali Ayre, Wachi Pareek and Rashi Parasrampuria
Anoushka Sehgal,
Surbhi Singh and
Mehak Luthra
Jagdeesh Chandra with Rajiv Shrivastava, Nikhil Anand and Nishant Anand, Vishnu Priya, Auloopi, Vartika, Anushka,
Mannat, Sreshtha, Mahek, Khushi, Rabia, Shreya, Cherisha, Anoushka, Aastha, Ananya, Eeshna, Srimita, Brunda,
Milan, Jiya, Aishwarya, Anushka, Muskan, Akshita, Mahika, Kashish, Sakshi, Prama, Shyla and Shravanee
Eshna
Mehra,
Mahika
Biyani
and
Surbhi
Singh

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ETC
t’s the season of
Christmas, we
can hear the
bellsringingand
the Church that
was lit up with
scintillating
lights, the great star
that led the Magi, the
threeKingstoChrist
are still shining,
but do we relate
to the real es-
sence of
Christmas?
Has Santa stolen
the light that shone
upon Jesus Christ as a
baby
. In a conversation
with Fr Garrett Gund-
lach SJ, we found out
about the message that
Christmas brings us
along with the joy
, peace
and salvation that
makes this season mer-
rier.
We know that Christ
was born in a man-
ger to Virgin Mary
on a cold night, the
only Son of God who
was sent to earth in
the form of flesh to
redeem the sins of
mankind. What
makes Christ-
mas so spe-
cial?
Christmas is a holiday
of closeness - not just
of familiesandfriends
coming closer togeth-
er, but most especially
a holiday of God’s
closenesstous.Thisis
amazing because we
believe that God is the
massively powerful
creator of the uni-
verse - but here at
Christmas, God de-
cides to become hu-
man. Why? To come
closer to us. To love us
from up-close and per-
sonal, face-to-face.
And this closeness
was magnetic - it
brought kings
from far
away to feel
it, it brought
s h e p h e r d s
from the fields -
and it would
bring all sorts of
people to Jesus
throughout his life!
When we look at the
baby Christ lying in
the Manger among
the shepherds, kings
along with Mary
and Joseph. Why is
there a focus on this
scene of Nativity,
why not just baby Je-
sus?
For the same reason
whyforChristiansthe
chief symbol is the
cross; these things re-
mind us of the deep
humility
of God’s love. God
came close to us not as
a magical king in a
beautiful palace and
armies, but as a poor
baby who would share
many of the same
physicallimitationsas
us - he would even let
himself be martyred,
killed for his mission,
killed for his trans-
formative witness to
God’s love.
What does Santa re-
mind you of and how
must we keep the
Spirit of Christmas
alive?
Just as God gave Jesus
Christ as a gift this
Christmas, we are in-
vited to give ourselves
to one another, com-
mitting ourselves to
work for a more just,
loving, and peaceful
world. For this diffi-
cult work, we are
strengthened by the
grace of this holiday
.
And this is exactly
whatSanta-originally
SaintNicholas-helped
us to remember; he
was a model of gener-
ous giving. Unfortu-
nately
, now when we
think of Santa we just
think of getting, not
giving, so let’s go back
to his roots: who is in
need around us? How
can we freely give in
love to meet their
needs like God so free-
ly gave Jesus
and Jesus’
love?
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
I
Fr Garrett Gundlach SJ

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AMIDST CANDLES, BAUBLES, CANDY
CANES AND LIGHTS, ABHIMANYU SINGH
TOMAR CURATED A PICTURESQUE
PHOTOSHOOT THAT BRINGS OUT
CHRISTMAS IN ALL ITS GLORY!
PARTH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
rom homes to
hearts, Christmas
brought in cheers,
warmth and joy
galore. Cities re-
decorated them-
selves with glee
and pleasure. With decked
up trees and lit up corners,
the world seems merry
.
As the festivity brings in
pleasures and delights, the
folks celebrated the occa-
sion with loads of enthusi-
asm. Celebrity stylist Ab-
himanyu Singh Tomar, as-
sisted by Arpita Parihar
captured the cheers
through a merry campaign
he curated at Hotel Ram-
bagh, Jaipur and Celebra-
tion by the House of Play
.
Tomardirectedandconcep-
tualised the campaign with
a festive aura. Sundra
Bains blended the charm-
ing theme with fresh, dewy
make-up to bring out the
very colours of Christmas.
The campaign is shot by
photogrpaher Yash Jangid
and cinematography by
Mayank Kukreja. Minimal
accessories from Brand
SataraandParishriblend-
ed beautifully with the
theme.
Remember all those
holidays we spent as
children? Going to the
church, lighting up
candles and celebrat-
ingwithfriends!Well,
take this season to
get away from your
busy life and enjoy
the merry vibes
with your loved
ones. And , don’t for-
get to capture those
cheerful memo-
ries. Merry “late
is still a great”
Christmas!
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(L-R):
Virendra
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Shubhangi
Dadhich,
Harsh
Saboo
and
Netra
Patel
Shambhavi Sharma
(L-R): Netra Patel, Shambhavi Sharma
and Shubhangi Dadhich
Netra Patel
Shubhangi Dadhich
Shubhangi and Virendra
Shubhangi and Virendra
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
CRICKET FEVER
MEETS CINEMA!
CITY FIRST
specialscreening
of Kabir Khan’s
sports drama ‘83’
based on the In-
dian Cricket
Team’s iconic
world cup win in
1983 was hosted by INOX
atitsNehruPlacecinema,
Delhi, for the friends and
relatives of legendary
cricketersKapilDev,Moh-
inder Amarnath, Madan
Lal, Kirti Azad and Sunil
Valson in the presence of
Ranveer Singh and Kabir
Khan.
The movie is a bio-
graphical sports drama
based on the life of Kapil
Dev. The focus is on the
historicalcricketmatch,a
final, between India and
the West Indies, in which
India gave a target of 183
to the opponent and
won the match by 43
runs. It was the first-
ever World Cup win
by India. The movie is
directed by Kabir Khan
and is a multi-production
film, with producers such
as Kabir Khan, Deepika
Padukone, Vishnu Vard-
han Induri, Sajid Nadiad-
wala,PhantomFilms,and
Reliance Entertainment.
A
—PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN
SUBDUED
Christmas!
K
eeping in
mind the cur-
rent Covid sce-
nario, Christ-
mas celebrations were
intimate this year. We
pray to the al-
mighty to bless us
with immense
health.Let us help out
each other and live in
harmony, imbibing the
true spirit of Christ-
mas. Ctiy First brings
some glimpses of cafes
from around Delhi,
decked up for close-knit
Christmas celebrations.
KICK TO WIN
Art-Eco announced!
CITY FIRST
T
he annual inter-
national art Ex-
pedition, Art-
Eco:ASocio-Cul-
tural Project, will start
from Delhi on 2 Febru-
ary 2022.This project is
designed to promote
our heritage, art and
culture globally
,
through community
participation.It aims to
create an understand-
ing of Indian history
and contemporary lo-
cal culture and aware-
ness of environmental
and ecological issues.
The main organiser
of the campaign, Shry-
ansySinghManu,Pres-
ident, Indian Women
Artists Association,
MD, Shreyanssi Inter-
national, Art and Cul-
ture Organisation, told
that this project will
run till June 14, 2022 in
Delhi, Jaipur, Chandi-
garh, Kasauli, Panche-
tia,Pali,Kumbhalgarh,
Udaipur, Amer, Srina-
gar, Gulmarg, Kargil,
Mulbekh, Nubra and
Leh (Ladakh). Artists
paint in the places of
historical importance
in the open and they
generate great interest
among the public. It
brings attention to the
mostimportantaspects
of art–peaceandcalm-
ness of mind, which is
especially necessary in
this time of global cri-
sis. 84 international
artists with Indian art-
ists will participate in
this project.
The 2nd 7-A Side
Championship
League will be held
today at Visamo
Kids Foundation,
Nandanpark
Society, Bopal Road,
Ahmedabad. Many
young sportspersons,
coaches and
enthusiasts will
be present on the
occasion.
JINGLE ALL THE WAY…
B
loggers of Delhi rev-
eled in the Christmas
spirit with gorgeous red
and white attire and mag-
nificent Christmas tree, lit up
with warmth, love and joy.
OF FAITH, LOVE JOY
CITY FIRST
T
o immerse in
faith and love of
god, the churches
of Delhi were beau-
tfully lit up. As the year
comes to an end, we wish
for love, health, success,
prosperity and joy for all.
—PHOTOS
BY
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
Ranveer Singh Kapil Dev and Romi Bhatia
Sonu Atul Wassan
Poonam Kirti Azad Ranveer Singh and Dinkar Sharma
Kabir Khan
Shikhar
Dhawan
Iza Setia
Sugandh Rastogi
Treats by
Shivesh Bhatia
the_doctor_mum
Kritika Khurana
Sacred Heart Cthedral
Big Chill
Bark Street Saket Select City Walk Mall Cafe Wink
Diggin Cafe
Uncultured Cafe
Breakin Brew

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