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First India Bureau
Mumbai: A woman,
NilimaRangari(48),was
killed and 12 others in-
jured as part of a foot
over bridge (FOB) col-
lapsedattheBalharshah
railway station at Chan-
drapur district’s Ballar-
pur town on Sunday
.
“A large number of
passengers were using
theFOBtoboardaPune-
bound train when a part
of the pre-cast slab of
the FOB connecting
Platforms 1 and 2 col-
lapsed, causing some
people to fall 20 feet onto
the railway track,” a
GRP official said, add-
ing that no train was
running on those tracks
at that time.
Thirteen persons
were injured and were
rushed to Ballarpur
Rural Hospital, Chan-
drapur Government
Medical College and
Hospital (GMCH) and a
private hospital, the
district information of-
fice said.
Rangari died while
undergoing treatment at
theprivatehospital.One
more person, who was
seriously injured is still
being treated there.
The railways an-
nounced compensation
of Rs1 lakh for those
with serious injuries,
and Rs50,000 for those
with minor injuries.
FOB caves at Balharshah stn, 1 dead, 12 hurt
Jaipur: Union Educa-
tion Minister Dhar-
mendra Pradhan tar-
geted Congress govern-
ment amid the ongoing
political turmoil in
Rajasthan.
Pradhan said Gehlot
is unnecessarily accus-
ing others while his
house is not in order.
“People have given him
the mandate. Pilot is
not a worker of BJP.
Gehlot ji is unnecessar-
ily accusing me to hide
the quarrel in his
house,” said Pradhan
MAHARASHTRA-KARNATAKA BORDER ROW
Marilyn Gore
Mumbai: Villagers in
Jat taluka of Maharash-
tra’s Sangli district are
getting tired of trying to
draw the state govern-
ment’s attention to their
long-standingcomplaint
of water scarcity
.
On Sunday morning,
villagers in Umrani
gave the Maharashtra
government an ultima-
tum: ‘Solve the water
crisis in six months, or
lose the village to Kar-
natka.’ This comes
barely a day after
Tikondi put up a plaque
in honour of Karnataka
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai on the
arch that marks the en-
trance to the village.
While the plaque was
quickly taken down by
the police, Tikondi also
bears placards stating
some villagers are will-
ing to go to Karnataka.
This is significant
given that the decades’
old row between the
neighbours—both of
which are headed by the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty—has hotted up in the
recent past, with oppo-
sition parties regularly
raking up the issue.
“The Karnataka gov-
ernment is providing
more facilities and sub-
sidies than Maharash-
tra. For the past four
decades, the Maharash-
tra government has
been promising to pro-
vide us with water from
the Mahaisal scheme.
Elections have been
fought on this issue, but
nothing has happened,”
one villagers said.
Royal REBELLION ups the ante against Koshyari!
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: For the past few
days, Maharashtra
Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
has been the focal point of
politics in the state. His
comments on Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj have
already united
opposition par-
ties against Ko-
shyari and the
BJP
, with their
demand that he
be ousted from
the state. Now,
the protests
against Koshyari
have received a
shot in the arm
with the threat of
a “rebellion”,
courtesy Shivaji’s
d e s c e n d a n t —
Sambhaji Raje
Chhatrapati—of
the erstwhile roy-
al family of
Kolhapur.
Sambhaji Raje has also
taken an aggressive stand
against Governor Koshyari
and stressed that no action
has yet been taken against
Koshyari after his contro-
versial statement about
Shivaji. He has warned the
BJP and the Central govern-
ment that “there will be a
rebellion if the gov-
ernment does not un-
derstand the senti-
mentsof thedevotees
of Shivaji.”
Raje, a former Rajya Sabha
MP who has a massive public
following, has once again de-
manded Koshyari’s resigna-
tion while threatening of agi-
tation in the state. “No action
has been taken against Bha-
gat Singh Koshyari. Does the
absence of action mean that
the rulers agree with the
statements made by him? No
one should take the people of
Maharashtra lightly
,” he said
in a tweet.
THACKERAY MULLING MAHA BANDH IN BID
TO MOUNT PRESSURE ON STATE GOVT
Mumbai: With the
opposition parties fi-
nally finding traction in
their bid to corner the
Shinde-Fadnavis gov-
ernment and the Union
government, former
CM Uddhav Thackeray
on Sunday said that
his party was seriously
considering calling for
a Maharashtra bandh
against Governor
Koshyari for his remark
on Shivaji.
His ‘deputy’
Sanjay Raut
also wrote
a column
the party
mouthpiece Saamana
on Sunday. CitingHe
Nupur Sharma’s exam-
ple, he said that she
was suspended from
the party when Muslim
countries protested. He
claimed that by keeping
mum over the row now,
BJP was supporting
‘those who insulted
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj’.
“There is a conspir-
acy to make Maharash-
tra impotent,’’ he
claimed.
Pointing to
the feelings of
Shivaji’s descendants
Sambhaji Raje Chhatra-
pati and Udayan Raje,
Raut stressed that it
was indeed the feeling
of the entire state.
“We have raised our
voice over the issue
and the manner in
which BJP is insulting
Shivaji, along with
Karnataka CM attacking
Maharashtra, I believe
a decision will soon
have to be made to take
aggressive
steps,” he
said.
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Kolhapur scion Sambhaji Raje dares govt to take action on Guv or face ‘consequences’
GOVERNOR’S REMARK ON
ON CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI
‘Unduly being
accused for
Cong’s infighting’
‘This is a conspiracy to make Maha impotent,’ claims Raut
Unfulfilled promises, water scarcity: Jat taluka
villagers hope to find greener pastures in K'taka
Take action against Bommai for
disturbing peace: NCP tells Centre
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amid rising
tensions over the bor-
der issue between Ma-
harashtra and Karna-
taka, the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
has demanded that the
Union government take
Karnataka Chief Min-
ister Basavaraj Bom-
mai for making state-
mentswhich“disturbed
the peace”.
Bommai had recently
staked his claim to
more than 40 villages in
Jat tehsil of Sangli dis-
trict along with Solapur
and Akkalkot cities.
Bommai has also
asked the Maharashtra
government to take ac-
tion against those who
vandalized buses in
Karnataka.
In a bid to corner BJP
governments in both
states, NCP spokesper-
son Clyde Crasto on
Sunday called for action
against Bommai’s “un-
wanted statements”.
Stressing that no in-
dividual had any right
to take law and order in
their hands or resort to
violence, Crasto said
Bommai’s statements
hurt public sentiments,
resulting in negative ac-
tions.
Basavaraj Bommai
has created a lot of dif-
ference in killing ter-
rorism in the country.
Let alone cities of the
country, terrorists
have to think a lot
even before attack-
ing our borders.
But Congress questions
our surgical strike,’ PM
Modi said.
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A BREAK
FROM WALK:
RAHUL RIDES
BULLET IN MP
PT USHA SET TO
GET ELECTED
AS IOA CHIEF
UNOPPOSED
BRIDGE COLLAPSE: 1 DEAD, 14 HURT
Nagpur: A 48-year-old woman died and 14 others were
injured after a part of a foot overbridge (FOB) collapsed
on Sunday evening at Ballarshah railway station under
Nagpur division of Central Railway in Maharashtra.
EGYPT PREZ TO BE R’DAY CHIEF GUEST
New Delhi: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
will be the chief guest at the upcoming Republic
Day celebrations in January, India’s Ministry of
External Affairs confirmed on Sunday.
Gwalior: Bharat Jodo Yatra keeps
making headlines with warm and viral
moments but Sunday is a fun day so
Rahul Gandhi decided to take a break
from the walk and rode a bullet in MP.
New Delhi: PT Usha is set to become
1st woman president of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) as she emerged as lone
candidate for top post for Dec 10 polls. She
filed her nomination papers on Sunday.
China protesters, cops jostle as
anger over Covid curbs mounts
Beijing: Cities like Bei-
jing, Shanghai, Urum-
qi, Nanjing, Guangzhou
and at least a dozen
other cities across Chi-
na saw hundreds of peo-
ple taking to the streets
to protest against Presi-
dent Xi Jinping’s harsh
zero-Covid policy that
has allowed authorities
to place millions of citi-
zens under prolonged
lockdowns even if just a
handful of cases are re-
ported. Some protesters
were shown in videos
shouting for President
Xi to step down.
‘DEALING WITH CHINA IN G20 WILL NOT BE EASY’
New Delhi: Dealing with China would be a
“challenge” for India during its G20 presidency
and New Delhi would adopt a “cautious
approach” towards Beijing, judging it by its
deeds and not words, former deputy national
security advisor Pankaj Saran said on Sunday.
Protesters raise the blank sheets of white paper as a symbol of
dissent against China’s strict Covid lockdown rules on Sunday.
‘ONLY BJP CAN SAVE
GUJARAT AGAINST TERROR’
PM Modi to address ‘Vijay Sankalp
Sammelan’ in the four cities today
AAP using appeasement politics
as shortcut to power: PM Modi
First India Bureau
Sur at/Kheda/Ne-
trang: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Sun-
day attacked the Con-
gress on the issue of
terrorism, saying the
Congress, which raised
questions on the surgi-
cal strike, considers ter-
rorism as its vote bank.
“Our government in
Gujarat was acting
against terrorists, but
the UPA government in
Delhi was going soft on
them. They (Congress)
were instead busy at-
tacking me,” Modi said
at his rallies.
‘Your one vote in 2014
The new generation of Gujarat has
not seen the serial bomb blasts
of Ahmedabad and Surat. I
want to caution them of those who are
well-wishers of terrorists. Batla House
encounter was questioned by Congress
leaders. —Narendra Modi, PM
PM Narendra Modi greets while being garlanded by party workers
during a public rally at Netrang, in Bharuch, Gujarat on Sunday.
95TH
EDITION OF
MANN KI BAAT
z The G20 Presidency
is a major opportunity
for India to focus on
the global good
z India sent its first
rocket ‘Vikram-S’ into
space on November 18
z Jointly developed by
India and Bhutan, India
launched a satellite suc-
cessfully on November 26
z Youth are doing won-
derful work in field of
Space, Technology and
Innovation
z In the last 8 years
export of musical instru-
ments from India has
increased more than
3 and a half times
z ‘Lidi-Cro-U’ organi-
sation has undertak-
en work of reviving
beautiful facets
of Naga cul-
ture
FULL REPORT
ON PAGE 5

NEWS
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: In the third
week of November, the
city witnessed a sud-
den drop in minimum
temperature to 17 °C
on account of a cold
wave. However, by
Tuesday
, the tempera-
ture will begin to fall
once again, heralding
the arrival of winter.
Mumbai experienced
a low of 17 °C due to the
cold wave over Maha-
rashtra, making this No-
vember one of the cold-
est in the last ten years.
However, a meteoro-
logical system over Ta-
mil Nadu caused the
minimum temperature
to increase last week,
and it was between 21°C
and 23°C at that time.
On Saturday
, Santa
Cruz recorded a min of
23°Candamaxof 34.3°C
while Colaba experi-
enced a min of 23 °C and
a max of 34.8°C.
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Minis-
ter of State for Rail-
ways Raosaheb Danve
on Friday instructed
workers of the
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) to begin
preparing as if the
elections were to take
place “tomorrow”.
Speaking to the party
workers’ at Gangakhed
in Parbhani rural,
Danve said, “Think as
if elections start tomor-
row, and start prepar-
ing. Polls will be held at
an appropriate time.”
He further added,
“Some people say I am
hinting at early polls,
but they should under-
stand that the day we
win the elections, we
start preparing for the
next one.”
Danve also men-
tioned that now there is
no question of sharing
seats. “Now, nobody is
with us (in alliance).
We are all alone,” he
said.
The Gangakhed as-
sembly constituency is
represented by BJP al-
liance partner and Ra-
jya Samaj Paksha MLA
Ratnakar Gutte.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra police on Sat-
urday arrested a so-
cial media influencer
for allegedly duping
women by pretending
to belong to a royal
family of Rajasthan.
The police have in-
formed that the social
media influencer used
to extort money from
the complainant by
threatening to kill her
and her eight-year-old
daughter.
“A case has been
booked against the in-
fluencer Rajwir Singh
under section 386 (ex-
tortion), 354A, 506 II of
the Indian Penal Code
for allegedly extorting
Rs 1,33,000 from her
since April 2021,” sen-
ior police officer of
Goregaon Police Datta-
ri Thope said.
The officer further
said that the police ar-
rested the accused man
from a private hotel in
Goregaon. His social
media handles disclosed
how he pretended to be-
long to a royal family of
Rajasthan and contact-
ed girls to extort money
,
Thope added.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) President Raj
Thackeray has asked
the Congress and the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) to stop ma-
ligning national icons
like VD Savarkar and
Jawaharlal Nehru
and instead focus on
important issues fac-
ing the country
.
Addressing party
workers at a convention
here on Sunday, Thack-
eray said criticizing na-
tionalheroeswhofought
for Independence was
unwarranted as every-
one has “positive and
negative aspects”.
“Does Rahul Gandhi
have the stature to talk
ill about Savarkar who
was sentenced to 50
years of rigorous im-
prisonment? There is
something called strat-
egy to come out of pris-
on.Howcanitbetermed
as surrender or mercy?”
he asked.
Gandhi had stoked a
row by claiming Sa-
varkar had written
mercy petitions to the
British from the Anda-
man cellular jail.
“The BJP has been
maligning Pandit Jawa-
harlal Nehru and this
should stop. There are
important issues facing
the country which
should be addressed to.
You will not benefit by
criticizing national he-
roes who had fought for
Independence. Every-
one has positive and
negative aspects. There
is no need to highlight
the negative side now,”
the MNS chief said.
He criticised Maha-
rashtra Governor Bha-
gat Singh Koshyari over
his remarks about
Chhatrapati Shivaji
and accused him of be-
ing “anti-Marathi” who
insulted the 17th Cen-
tury king.
He asked MNS activ-
ists to start preparing
for the upcoming elec-
tions to the Mumbai
civic body
.
“I will make sure I de-
liver the civic body to
you,” he said but kept
mum on prospects of
any alliance.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With sever-
al of the state’s farm-
ers complaining
about the ‘paltry’
amounts—as little as
Rs90 in at least one
case—they have re-
ceived as compensa-
tion for crop damage
caused by excessive
rainfall, Agriculture
Minister Abdul Sat-
tar has now promised
that the situation
will improve.
“It is true that some
farmers received very
low amounts, but we
will try to widen the in-
surance coverage and
make the claims settle-
ment system dynamic,”
he said.
According to an offi-
cial from Maharash-
tra’s Relief and Reha-
bilitation Department,
7.48 lakh farmers from
Aurangabad district
availed the govern-
ment’s crop insurance
scheme in the 2022 kha-
rif season. However,
the claims of just 1.84
lakh farmers have been
approved by the insur-
ance company, despite
the excessive rains wit-
nessed prior to Diwali.
State government
data also revealed that
only 20,226 of the 1.03
lakh claims submitted
for crop damage due to
excess showers in
Ahmednagar have been
approved so far; Rs9.78
crore has been dis-
bursed.
Farmers are willing
to talk to the press, but
many do not want to be
named for fear of blow-
back.
A farmer from Bal-
apur tehsil in Akola
district said he paid
more than Rs2,000 to
insure his cotton crop
against natural calami-
ties. “The excess rains
badly affected the cot-
ton plantation over two
acres, but I have been
paid only Rs90,” he
said.
Another farmer from
Kinwat tehsil in Nand-
ed district said the crop
insurance company
has paid him just Rs356
as compensation.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
According to a farmer, he received
`90 as compensation after spending
`2,000 to insure his cotton crop
‘Paltry’ crop insurance payouts leave farmers upset
Only 20,226 of the 1.03 lakh claims submitted for crop damage
due to excess showers in Ahmednagar. —FILE PHOTO
2 MEN ON MORNING
WALK GET FLUNG
BY SPEEDING CAR
WOMAN ENDS LIFE,
RECORDS VIDEO
ACCUSING KIN
Navi Mumbai: In a
shocking incident, a
speeding car ploughed
into two men on their
morning walk in Ghan-
soli on Sunday morning.
A video of the incident
got widely circulated, in
which two men are seen
walking on the street and
a vehicle comes from
behind and flings them
into the air. Both men
suffered serious injuries.
Nagpur: A 38-year-old
woman allegedly com-
mitted suicide after re-
cording a video in which
she accused a relative
of mental harassment,
a Nagpur police station
official said on Sunday.
The woman hanged
herself in her home on
November 20, and the
46-year-old woman rela-
tive was booked for abet-
ment of suicide on the
complaint of the victim’s
son, the MIDC police
station official said.
NATIONAL PARK
LION JESPA DIES
OF ILLNESS
WATER CUTS IN
NEW PANVEL AND
KALAMBOLI TODAY
Mumbai: Eleven-year-
old lion Jespa died
in Mumbai’s Sanjay
Gandhi National Park on
Sunday due to illness, a
forest official said. The
big cat, who was born
in September 2011 to
‘Ravindra’ and ‘Shobha’,
had not been keeping
well for some days now,
and had even been taken
off the popular ‘Lion
Safari’ here, he said.
Navi Mumbai: There
will be no water supply
in New Panvel and
Kalamboli on November
28 from 9 am to 9 pm
due to maintenance
work to be carried out
by Maharashtra Jeevan
Pradhikaran (MJP).
According to CIDCO, as
per information received
from MJP, emergency
repair works at the Main
Feeder pipeline will be
carried out on Monday.
The supply will resume
from November 29.
TWO HELD WITH `3 LAKH MD POWDER,
ILLEGAL FIREARMS AND LIVE CARTRIDGES
Mumbai: The crime branch
has arrested two persons
with 108gm MD powder
worth Rs3.2 lakh and has
also seized illegal firearms
and live cartridges from
them. The accused, Abhishek
Kumar Mahto, 32, and Vijay Made, 20, who are both
residents of Diva Nagar near Mumbra, were arrested
near Y-Junction. “They are yet to be questioned,”
said the police officer.
MORE THAN 40 HIGH-END MOBILE PHONES
STOLEN DURING CONCERT AT BKC
Mumbai: More than 40 high-
end mobile phones were stolen
by unidentified persons during
a concert at the Bandra-Kurla
Complex (BKC). Many concert-
goers approached the police
with complaints that their
mobile phones were misplaced or stolen during the
concert that took place at MMRDA ground on Saturday
night, an official from BKC police said.
CRUCIAL READ
Stopmaligningnationalicons:RajtoCong,BJP
NCP urges Maha government to
postpone BAMS, BHMS exams
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Dhananjay
Panditrao Munde has
pleaded with the Ma-
harashtra government
to postpone the medi-
cal students’ exam
scheduled to start in
the month of Decem-
ber.
The NCP leader, in a
formal letter issued to
the Medical Education
Minister of Maharash-
tra Girish Mahajan,
said, “Students studying
in B.A.M.S, B.H.M.S,
Nursing, etc exams are
starting from December
14. But the clinical post-
ing of the students will
continue till December
01.Also,anumberof stu-
dents have reported that
most of the universities
have cancelled the pre-
paratoryleaveof thestu-
dents.”
Many students have
stated that they won’t
have enough time to
study because of the
clinical posting and the
upcoming examination,
and if a subject is left be-
hind,studentswillsuffer
academically and finan-
cially
, Munde said.
He further added,
“Students should be giv-
en adequate time to pre-
pare for the exam, and
potential losses should
be minimized. It is a re-
quest that the exams,
which are scheduled to
begin on December 14,
be postponed for at least
20 days and that there be
at least a three to four
days gap between the
two papers.”
Sharing the letter on
his Twitter handle, Ji-
tendraAwhad,NCPlead-
er, also sought the post-
ponement of the exams.
“The examination of
medical students in the
month of December
should be postponed by
at least 20 days,” the for-
mer Medical minister of
Maharashtra said.
MNS President
says criticizing
national heroes
who fought for
Independence was
unwarranted as
everyone has
“positive and
negative aspects”
MNS President Raj Thackeray addresses party workers at a convention in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
EDquizzesex-ShivSenaminister
Anil Parab’s aide in PMLA case
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sadanand
Kadam, a close aide of
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thacker-
ay’s leader Anil Parab,
was summoned by the
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) in a money
laundering case.
Earlier, Kadam was
questionedinthemoney
laundering case regis-
tered against Parab and
others in connection
with the Dapoli resort
fraud case.
Parab has a resort in
Dapoli which is alleged-
ly illegal, and he has al-
legedly also used under-
handed measures to
build it.
Union Environment
Ministry had declared
the resort illegal as it
was found that rules
wereignoredtobuildthe
resort. The ministry lat-
ercomplainedaboutthis
in the Dapoli Court.
Taking cognizance of
the complaint, the ED
registered an Enforce-
ment Case Information
Report(ECIR)andbegan
an inquiry
. The agency
had earlier conducted
raids at seven locations
of Parab.
BJP leader Kirit So-
maiyahadevensaidthat
Dapoli Police agreed to
consider his complaint
and search for evidence
against the unauthor-
ized resort.
Winter likely to set in
next week in Mumbai
Prepare as if polls start tomorrow,
says BJP leader Raosaheb Danve
Man pretends to be from royal
family, extorts from women, held
According to the IMD,
by the middle of next
week, the minimum
temperature is likely to
dip below 19 °C
Danve mentioned that
there is no question of
sharing seats. He said,
“Now, nobody is with
us. We are all alone.”
The accused used to
extort money from the
complainant by
threatening to kill her
and her daughter
The ED registered an Enforcement Case Information
Report and began an inquiry. The agency had earlier
conducted raids at seven locations of Parab
Does Rahul Gandhi have
the stature to talk ill
about Savarkar who was
sentenced to 50 years of rigorous
imprisonment? There is some-
thing called strategy to come out
of prison. How can it be termed as
surrender or mercy?
— Raj Thackeray,
president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Former minister Anil Parab has a resort in
Dapoli which is allegedly illegal.

MAHARASHTRA
03
Needassistancetostopillegal
reclamationofwetlands:BMC
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In a bid to
conserve the city’s
wetlands, the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
has written to several
stakeholders, warn-
ing of the dangers
caused by the illegal
reclamation of wet-
lands in Malad and
Madh-Marve areas.
In a letter addressed
to the police, Collector-
ate, Forest Department,
the Maharashtra Hous-
ing and Area Develop-
ment Authority (MHA-
DA), and the Regional
Transport Office
(RTO), officers of the
civic body’s P-North
ward highlight the
damage caused by
slums that have mush-
roomed in many eco-
sensitive zones.
Admitting that it does
not have the resources
to control illegal activi-
ties in such a large area,
the civic body sought
the help from the other
stakeholders who share
ownership of the wet-
lands. These include
Mumbai Suburbs Col-
lectorate (50% land),
Forest Department
(20%), and MHADA and
BMC (10% each).
The letter further al-
leged that the illegal
slum development in
eco-sensitive zones is
due to the blessings of
various cartels.
Mangroves in the
area are being cut down
indiscriminately, caus-
ing environmental
damage, the letter said,
quoting a report from
the System of Air Qual-
ity and Weather Fore-
casting and Research
(SAFAR), which attrib-
utes illegal reclama-
tion as one of the key
reasons for Malad’s de-
teriorating air quality.
In addition to pro-
viding green cover and
supporting rich biodi-
versity, wetlands also
aid in aquifer re-
charge, water purifica-
tion, flood mitigation
and erosion control.
Meanwhile, BMC
also increased the gen-
eral consultation fees
for the coastal road by
Rs5 crore to Rs50 crore,
citing the extended
completion period of
the project. This is the
third such hike in con-
sultation fees.
Mumbai civic
body writes to
stakeholders
who have part
ownership of the
sensitive
ecosystems
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Wetlands are key to environmental conservation as they provide green cover, and other benefits
including ample food for migratory birds, such as flamingos. —FILE PHOTO
Shelter home staffer held
for raping minor inmate
First India Bureau
Nashik: At least
half a dozen in-
mates of the
Gyandeep Gu-
rukul Adhar Ash-
ram shelter home
for girls have come
forward to accuse
Harshal More—
the operator of the
Nashik-based or-
ganization—of sex-
ual exploitation, a
police official said
on Sunday.
Five of his accus-
ers are minors.
More (28) has been
arrested, and a case
against him has been
registered under the
Indian Penal Code,
Protection of Chil-
dren from Sexual Of-
fences (POCSO) Act
and the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act.
The investigation
into More began after
a 14-year-old filed a
rape complaint at the
Mhasrul police sta-
tion on November 24.
According to the
original complaint,
had forcibly taken the
14-year-old victim to a
makeshift tin room in
the parking area of
the building, showed
her an obscene video
clip on his mobile
phone and then raped
her, officials said.
“The police record-
ed the statements of
about 15 other girls
living in the ashram.
Five more said More
had sexually explot-
ed them.
“They have been
subject- ed to
a medical check-up
and the reports are
awaited. We have also
recorded the state-
ment of the owner of
the house from which
the shelter was being
run,” Deputy Com-
missioner of Police
(DCP) (Zone 1) Kiran
Kumar Chavan said.
DCP Chavan said
that the accused
More, who also goes
by the alias Sonu,
was interrogated by
senior police officers
late into the night on
Saturday.
More is in police
custody till Novem-
ber 30.
Further investiga-
tion is underway, and
details are awaited.
At least 5 others—
inlcuding 4 more
minors—say they
were sexually
exploited by him
New rules for food donors
on Mahaparinirvan Diwas
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Anyone
wanting to distribute
food to visitors at
Chaitya Bhoomi, Da-
dar West, to mark the
death anniversary of
Dr Babasaheb
Ambedkar on Decem-
ber 06, must notify
the police and the
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) in advance.
The authorities have
identified four loca-
tions for the same.
On Mahaparinirvan
Diwas, lakhs of people
congregate in Shivaji
Park to pay homage to
Dr Ambedkar.
After a two-year hia-
tus due to the pandemic,
authorities are now an-
ticipating a large crowd
and are making appro-
priate preparations.
Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs)
and other institutions
also provide food to vis-
itors at Shivaji Park on
December 05 and 07.
The Mumbai police
and BMC authorities
had a meeting to ar-
range the logistics. Ac-
cording to the decisions
made, there will be four
spots—near Raja Badhe
chowk, the north side
footpath of MB Raut
Road, the footpath in
front of Senapati Bapat
statue and footpath be-
hind West Side on Th-
akkar Road—where
food can be distributed.
“There will be a con-
trol centre at Raja Bad-
he Chowk for food dis-
tribution,” said an of-
ficial from G North
Ward of BMC.
Preparations are going on in full swing at Shivaji Park to mark the death anniversary of Dr
Babasaheb Ambedkar on December 06. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Those who intend to
distribute food will
have to inform the
Shivaji Park police
station and BMC’s G
North Ward office
OFF TO THE MARKET! Tractors loaded
with sugarcane
wait outside the
Sahyadri Co-
operative Sugar
Factory, in Karad
on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Mumbai’s air ‘poor’ with AQI value of 206
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The air qual-
ity in Mumbai was re-
corded in the “poor”
category on Sunday
with an Air Quality
Index (AQI) value of
206, according to the
System of Air Quality
and Weather Forecast-
ing And Research.
AQI, a yardstick used
to measure the quality
of air in a given area, is
measured from 0 to 500.
A higher value of AQI
denotesagreaterlevelof
pollutants in the air and
hence a more severe im-
pact on health.
In Malad, AQI was in
the “very poor” catego-
ry at 306. In Colaba,
Bhandup, and Worli,
the AQI remained
“poor” at 269, 225, and
206 respectively
. In BKC,
AQI was in the “moder-
ate” category at 200.
In comparison, New
Delhi clocked a “very
poor” 301—meaning
Mumbai’s Malad area
was worse off than the
national capital. AQI in
the “very poor” range
is likely to cause res-
piratory illness in peo-
ple on prolonged expo-
sure, with effects being
more pronounced in
people with lung and
heart diseases.
Highlevelsof finepar-
ticulatematter,orPM2.5,
is a concern for people’s
health. These tiny parti-
clesintheairthatreduce
visibility and cause the
air to appear hazy when
levels are elevated.
PM2.5 are tiny particles in the air that reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when levels
are elevated. —FILE PHOTO
Prolonged exposure
‘poor’ AQI air may
cause breathing
trouble, becoming
worse in people with
existing heart diseases
20-day-old baby jungle cats found in field, reunited with mom
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Alert farm-
ers in Pune district’s
Hivre village rescued
two 20-day-old kit-
tens—so young that
their eyes weren’t
even fully open yet—
and made sure they
were reunited with
their mother.
The farmers, who
found the duo lost amid
the tall and dense sugar-
canecropsonFriday
,im-
mediately stopped their
harvesting work, moved
them to safety
, and got in
touchwiththeForestDe-
partment and non-gov-
ernmental organization
Wildlife SOS.
This is not the first
suchinstance,giventhat
several wild cat species
regularly seek shelter in
sugarcanefields,putting
theiryoungatriskof hu-
man discovery
.
Once the kittens—one
male and one female—
were examined by a vet-
erinary doctor from
Wildlife SOS and con-
firmed to be healthy and
fit to return to the wild,
they were put into a
“safe box” and left back
in the field near where
they were found.
Therescueteamsthen
set up cameras, one of
which later caught foot-
age of the mother gin-
gerly approaching her
kittens. Once she was
convincedthattheywere
unharmed,shecarefully
pickedthemuponeafter
the other and disap-
peared into the forest.
Sometimes mistaken
for small leopards, jun-
gle cats inhabit swamp
areas with dense vegeta-
tion, feeding on small
mammals and rodents.
Reunion operations are extremely sensitive
and require several measures to ensure
their success. Handling is kept to a mini-
mum to minimize anxiety in the kittens. If any ex-
aminations are required, they are performed gently
with gloved hands. We also put the safe boxes near
where the kittens were found, so it is easy for the
mother to find them.
—Dr Chandan Sawne, Veterinary Officer, Wildlife SOS
Man duped
of `2L in
‘credit card
points’ scam
Nagpur (PTI): An
employee of a finan-
cial firm was duped
of Rs2 lakh by an
unidentified person
on the pretext of re-
deeming credit card
points, a Nagpur po-
lice official said on
Sunday.
The accused called
Mohnish Gajbhiye (36),
a legal advisor with a
financial firm, on No-
vember 13 and said his
credit card points would
lapse if he doesn’t claim
them, and sent a link on
his mobile phone to do
the needful, the Sadar
police station official
said.
“Once the victim
clicked on the link to
fill up an online firm
for credit card point re-
demption, the accused
debited Rs 2 lakh from
the former ‘s bank ac-
count. A cheating case
has been registered un-
der Indian Penal Code
and Information Tech-
nology Act. Efforts are
on to nab the accused,”
he said.

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Revered Lakshmibai Kelkar ji played
an important role in awakening the
mother power for the upliftment of
women and responsibility towards the
nation. He also established Rashtra
Sevika Samiti to inspire women power
for national service. Tribute to him on
his memorial day today.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
This one is for all those
times you made an excuse
for not accomplishing
your goals.
—Bhagavad gita
IN-DEPTH
DON’T SWALLOW
ANTIBIOTICS IN
LOW-GRADE FEVER,
VIRAL BRONCHITIS
anaging a disease is
a complex and costly
affair. The easiest
way out for a patient
is to swallow antibi-
otics easily available over the
counter. Excess and use of these
antimicrobial medicines with-
out a doctor’s advice is causing
more harm than good. A study
by the World Health Organisa-
tion said that misuse of antibi-
otics in humans and animals is
accelerating the process of de-
veloping resistance to them. The
study found that diseases like
pneumonia, tuberculosis, gon-
orrhea and salmonellosis have
become drug resistant as antibi-
otics used to treat them have
become less effective.
Unregulated usage helps bac-
teria become resistant to a drug
as was found in the case of car-
bapenem which is used to treat
pneumonia and septicemia in
intensive care settings. As more
diseases turn drug resistant, the
Indian Council of Medical Re-
searchhasissuednewguidelines
advising against use of antibiot-
ics in low-grade fever and viral
bronchitis. It has also advised
doctors to follow a timeline while
prescribing antibiotics.
TOP TWEETS
M
he old pension
scheme has
emerged as an im-
portant issue in
HimachalPradesh
and Gujarat elections. In
Himachal Pradesh the Con-
gress has promised restora-
tionof theoldpensionscheme
(OPS) if voted to power. The
OPS,whichallowedtheentire
pension amount to be given to
an employee, was discontin-
ued by the Central govern-
ment in 2004. Himachal
Pradesh has 2.5 lakh govern-
ment employees out of which
1.5 lakh come under the new
pension scheme which is be-
ing opposed as it allows 10
percent deduction from basic
salary towards pension. The
state government contributes
14percenttosecurethefuture
of employees. Under OPS,
pension was fixed at 50 per-
cent of the last basic salary
drawn. Clearly, lakhs of gov-
ernment employees are re-
sentful of the loss in pension
after implementation of NPS.
The Aam Aadmi Party
chief Kejriwal has made a
similar promise to govern-
ment employees in Gujarat.
“By January 31, we will issue
a notification for implement-
ing the old pension scheme in
Gujarat. I am not just talking.
In Punjab we have issued the
notification,” he told voters
not telling them about non-
implementation of OPS. Gov-
ernment employees believe
that NPS is not in interest of
retiring employees as they
can withdraw only 60 of their
entire corpus, 40% of which
goes towards mandatory pur-
chase of annual payment
from an insurance company
.
Implementing the promise
won’t be easy as it will entail
a huge financial burden on
any government. For in-
stance, Punjab has a pension
bill of Rs 11,000 crore under
NPS. The OPS will only in-
crease the burden.
IT’S ALWAYS OLD
VERSUS NEW
Kejriwal has made a
promise to government
employees in Gujarat. “By
January 31, we will
issue a notification for
implementing the OPS
in Gujarat. I am not
just talking. In Punjab
we have issued the
notification,” he told voters
T
FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP
STAGE SCENARIOS
ere we take a look at what
every country needs to do to
qualify in group stages and
keep their dream alive in
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
If two or more teams have
an equal number of points,
they will be divided in the or-
der listed below:
1. Overall group goal differ-
ence
2. Overall group goals scored
3. Head to head (H2H) result
4. H2H goal difference in all
matches between the
teams still level
5. H2H goals scored in all
matches between the
teams still level
6. Fair play points
7. Drawing of lots
GROUP A
l Netherland: With a win
or a tie against Qatar,
Netherlands will automat-
ically qualify, a loss will
also qualify them if Ecua-
dor wins.
l Ecuador: Ecuador are as-
sured of qualifying with a
victory or tie against Sen-
egal. If they lose, they can
only advance if Nether-
lands loses as well, in
which case the goal-differ
ence scenario would apply
.
l Senegal: With a victory vs
Ecuador, Senegal will un-
questionably qualify. If
Netherlands loses, the
goal-difference and head-
to-head scenarios would
apply, and a draw will then
be sufficient.
If Netherlands loses or
draws, can win the group
with a victory
.
l Qatar: Have been elimi-
nated.
GROUP B
l Iran: Iran will win the
group if they defeat the
United States and will fin-
ish in the top two if Eng-
land draws or loses. If
Wales loses or draws, a
draw will enough for Iran
as well. Iran cannot con-
tinue after losing.
l England: England Can
only be eliminated with a
heavy defeat to Wales.Un-
less Iran wins or the Unit-
ed States wins by at least
four goals, a draw will be
sufficient for England to
finish first in the group.
l United States: For the
United States to
succeed,they must beat
Iran. Can top the group if
England lose to Wales (or
if England draw and USA
win by four or more goals.)
l Wales: Wales top the
group if they defeat Eng-
land by four or more goals.
To finish in the top two,
Wales must defeat England
and hope that Iran and the
United States draw.
Wales must defeat Eng-
land by four goals or more
in order to finish ahead of
USA or Iran if they win.
GROUP C
l Poland: To qualify
, Poland
mustdrawwithArgentina.
Will win the group with a
victory, or with a draw if
Saudi Arabia draw/lose.
l Argentina: Argentina
will automatically qualify
if they defeat Poland and
will advance as group win-
ners if Saudi Arabia
draws or loses.Argentina
presently leads Saudi Ara-
bia by two goals in goal-
difference, however if
both teams win, the win-
ner will be determined by
group goal difference and
goals scored.
l Saudi Arabia: Saudi Ara-
bia will automatically
qualify if they defeat Mex-
ico, and if Poland and Ar-
gentina draw, they will
advance as group winners.
l Mexico: Mexico needs to
defeat Saudi Arabia to
have a chance, and a vic-
tory of four goals or more
ensures qualification.
GROUP D
lFrance: Francehasalready
advanced to the round of
16, and they will unques-
tionably win their group if
they defeat Tunisia or
draw with them, or if Aus-
tralia loses to Denmark.
l Australia: If Australia
defeats Denmark, they
will finish in the top two
places. If Tunisia loses or
draws their match with
France, it will also qualify
with a tie. If Tunisia wins
and Australia draws, Tuni-
sia will finish second on
goal differential. A loss
would prevent Australia
from qualifying.
l Denmark: If Tunisia
draws or loses, Denmark
must win to finish Second.
If Tunisia and Denmark
tie, the second-place will
be determined by goal dif-
ference.
l Tunisia: If Australia and
Denmark tie, Tunisia
must win in order to finish
second. Second place will
be decided as stated above
if Denmark wins. If Aus-
tralia wins. Tunisia is dis-
qualified.
GROUP E
Costa Rica’s shock 1-0 win
against Japan means no
country can either qualify or
be eliminated.
Spain put themselves in
complete control of the
group if they beat Germany
.
All four nations would enter
the final group games with
three points if Germany can
defeat Spain, and the Euro-
pean sides would be the
heavy favourites to claim the
top two slots.
GROUP F
Belgium With a victory
over Morocco will qualify to
the round of 16, winning the
group if Croatia and Canada
draw. Canada will be knocked
out if they lose to Croatia.
GROUP G
Brazil can guarantee their
spot in the round of 16 with a
victory over Switzerland if
Serbia wins or draws against
Cameroon.
Switzerland can secure a
spot in the round of 16 with a
victory over Brazil if Came-
roon wins or draws against
Serbia.
Cameroon will be elimi-
nated if Serbia defeats them
and Brazil wins or draws.
GROUP H
If Portugal defeats Uru-
guay, they will win their
group and go to the round of
16, even if South Korea and
Ghana tie earlier in the day
.
Ghana Will be knocked out
if they lose to South Korea.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
H
If Portugal defeats
Uruguay, they will win
their group and go to the
round of 16, even if South
Korea and Ghana tie
earlier in the day. Ghana
Will be knocked out if they
lose to South Korea.
Here we take a look
at what every country
needs to do to qualify
in group stages and
keep their dream
alive in FIFA World
Cup Qatar 2022. With
a win or a tie against
Qatar, Netherlands will
automatically qualify, a
loss will also qualify
them if Ecuador wins
RAHUL FAUJDAR
The writer is First India staffer
a professional cricketer representing
several clubs in Rajasthan

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INDIA
Ayodhya (ANI): Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on
Sunday offered prayers
at the Ram Janmabhoo-
mi temple in Ayodhya.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanathalsochaired
a meeting with officials
over the development
works in Ram Janmab-
hoomi temple.
Earlier on November
4, with a steady stream
of devotees to Ayodhya
amid the ongoing con-
struction of the Ram
temple, the Uttar
Pradesh government
approved three main
routes to the temple site
which will enable visi-
tors to have ‘darshan’.
Work on laying two of
these routes is already
underway, government
officials said. One of
these three routes, to be
named Ram Path, will
span13kmsandconnect
Sahadatganj to Naya
Ghat. While the road is
to be laid at a cost of Rs
400 crore, the tendering
process has been com-
pleted. A committee has
also conducted a survey
of the main route after
it was approved by the
government.
The locals on the
route, who have homes
or run shops or other es-
tablishments, would be
rehabilitated before
workonconstructingthe
main approach road to
the Ram temple begins.
The other route, to be
called Shri Ram Janma-
bhoomi Path, will con-
nect Birla Dharmasha-
la to Shri Ram Janmab-
hoomi temple via Sug-
reev fort. Work on lay-
ing this route is on in
full swing. While the
work was initially esti-
mated to be completed
by November, officials
now say that work will
go on till December.
“We will have the
route ready by Decem-
ber this year,” Navdeep
Rinwa, commissioner,
of Ayodhya Mandal.
The third route will
connect Shri Ram Jan-
mabhoomi temple to
Singar Ghat via Hanu-
mangarhi. Work on this
route is underway at a
fast pace, officials said,
adding that most of the
land losers on this route
have already been
awarded compensation.
“After clearing some
other areas, work will
start. The route, once
ready, will help draw
more visitors to the
temple. The Ram Jan-
mabhoomi Path Marg
will not only save the
devotees time but also
enable them to have
darshan,” an Ayodhya
resident said.
Yogi offers prayers at Ram Temple, reviews development works
WORK IN PROGRESS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In his
monthly Mann ki Baat
radio programme, PM
Narendra Modi on Sun-
day spoke of India’s
G20 presidency, the
space sector, the musi-
cal traditions in India,
the lifestyle of the Naga
community, and the
treatment of muscular
dystrophy
.
As India readies to
assume the presidency
of the “powerful” G20,
PM Modi said the coun-
try should focus on
global good during its
term and asserted that
it has solutions to the
challenges related to
peace, unity, environ-
ment and sustainable
development.
Noting that assuming
G20 presidency is a “big
opportunity” for India,
Modisaidthethemethat
India has given is “One
Earth, One Family, One
Future” which shows its
commitment to ‘Vasud-
haiva Kutumbakam’.
“What a great oppor-
tunity has come for In-
dia, for every Indian!
This becomes even
more special because
India was awarded this
responsibility during
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal
(75th year of India’s In-
dependence’),” he said.
—With PTI inputs
PMpoursouthisheartin
monthlyradioaddress
95TH EPISODE OF ‘MANN KI BAAT’ BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said the
launch of ‘Vikram S’ rocket heralded a “new era” for pri-
vate space sector in India as he hailed the sector’s contri-
bution in the sphere of space technology. He said on Nov
18, the country witnessed “new history” being made in
space sector. “On this day, India sent its first such rocket
into space, which was designed and prepared by the pri-
vate sector of India. The name of this rocket is ‘Vikram-
S’. As soon as this first rocket of the indigenous Space
Start-up made a historic flight from Sriharikota, the heart
of every Indian swelled with pride,” he noted.
‘VIKRAM-S’ HERALDED NEW ERA FOR
PRIVATE SPACE SECTOR IN INDIA: PM
Ahmedabad (PTI):
Even as women ac-
count for nearly 50 per
cent of voters in Guja-
rat, the number of fe-
male candidates con-
testingthenextmonth's
Assembly elections is
not very encouraging
as only 139 of them are
in the fray out of as
many as 1,621 contend-
ers for 182 seats.
The ruling BJP and
the Opposition Con-
gress have continued
their tradition of offer-
ing tickets to only a
handful of women, but
stillthenumberof such
candidates fielded by
them this time is more
as compared to what it
was in 2017 polls.
The BJP has given
tickets to 18 women
candidates as against
12 in 2017, while the
Congress has fielded 14
women although that
figure was 10 in the last
Assembly election.
The two parties have
also accommodated
more number of wom-
en candidates from
Dalit and tribal com-
munities this time.
Only 139 women in fray
out of 1,621 contestants Ahmedabad (PTI):
Ahead of the upcoming
Gujarat Assembly polls,
a Congress candidate
from Rajkot has courted
a controversy with his
comments
about
religious
places
Ajmer and
Somnath
during a
public meeting. His rival
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) candidate claimed
such remarks were
objectionable for the
Hindu community. In-
dranil Rajguru (in pic),
the former Congress
MLA who is contesting
on the party ticket from
Rajkot (East) seat, on
Saturday told a gather-
ing, mostly comprising
Muslim audience, in the
constituency that they
should chant “Har Har
Mahadev” after him.
The crowd members
did the same.
CONG CANDIDATE
LANDS IN SOUP
WITH COMMENTS
ON AJMER AND
SOMNATH TEMPLE
Hamirpur (PTI): For-
mer Himachal Pradesh
chief minister and BJP
leader Prem Kumar
Dhumal on Sunday ex-
pressed optimism that
the party would once
again form government
in the state.
Talking to the media
here, he said heavy
turnout of women vot-
ers indicates that the
BJP would be victorious
in the assembly polls
held on November 12.
He said that the peo-
ple would reject the
Congress as they are
aware of the lofty prom-
ises made by the grand
old party earlier which
they failed to fulfil.
Dhumal said the
“double-engine” gov-
ernment has given
pace to the develop-
ment in the state.
He said that whenev-
er the BJP came to pow-
er, the development
rose to its peak and
when the Congress par-
ty came to power, the
development was hay-
wire and corruption
was at its peak.
The former CM said
the claims of the Con-
gress party leaders to
form their government
would fall flat.
Meerut (PTI): Senior
Rashtriya Lok Dal
(RLD) leader Chaud-
hary Yashveer Singh
along with several oth-
ers joined the BJP here
on Sunday
.
Singh, who was for-
mer regional chief of
RLD, joined the saffron
party in presence of
BJP state president
Bhupinder Singh
Chaudhary
. Besides, for-
mer RLD MLA Sudesh
Sharma and other local
leaders of the party also
joined the BJP
.
On the occasion, the
UP BJP chief said the
new joinings will
strengthenthepartyand
it would win Khatauli
assembly seat in the re-
gion by a big margin.
Meanwhile, RLD lead-
er Surendra Sharma
saidthatthosewhocould
notfacechallengesinthe
present day politics are
joining the BJP as they
did not have courage to
face the situation.
The polling for the
bypolls on Khatauli,
Rampur assembly seats
and Mainpuri parlia-
mentary constituency
will be held on Decem-
ber 5 while counting of
votes will take place on
December 8.
BJPwillretainpower,
saysex-CMDhumal
Senior RLD leader,
former MLA join BJP
❍ HIMACHAL PRADESH ❍ SAFFRON PARTY GETS A BOOST
Srinagar (PTI): PDP
president Mehbooba
Mufti on Sunday urged
youths in Jammu and
Kashmir to participate
in future civic and as-
sembly elections, say-
ing it is their “'weapon”'
to fight for their rights
and they should not
cede space to the BJP.
“It is not BJP’s India
and, note it down, we
will not let it become
BJP's India,” Mufti said
at a party function here.
The former JK
chief minister also
warned the Centre not
to behave “like those
raiders from Pakistan
who came to the valley
in 1947” and were forced
to flee by Kashmiris.
“India is not BJP. In-
dia which we joined is
Jawaharlal Nehru’s In-
dia, (M K) Gandhi ji’s
India, Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad’s India. It
is India of Rahul Gan-
dhi who is travelling
the country for Hindu-
Muslim unity, it is
Tushar Gandhi’s In-
dia,” Mufti said.
She again lashed out
at the BJP for the
scrapping of Article
370 in 2019.
“We have formed a
bond of heart with this
country, the constitu-
tional bond, the bond of
love, but what did you
do? You played with our
dignity, our identity.
Youdestroyedthewhole
state. This will not
work,” she said.
Mufti further said
that the people of Kash-
mir were questioning
the accession to India
due to the current situ-
ation in the country
.
Don’t cede space to BJP,says Mufti while
urging JK youth to participate in polls
Srinagar: Authorities in
Anantnag district of JK
Sunday asked PDP presi-
dent Mehbooba Mufti and
seven former legislators
to vacate government res-
idential quarters within 24
hours failing which action
would be taken, officials
said. Mufti was served
an eviction notice for her
'Fairview' residence at the
high security Gupkar area
of the city here last month
as well. Sunday's eviction
notice, by the executive
magistrate First class on
the orders of the Anant-
nag deputy commissioner
was issued to Mufti and
others for the government
quarters located in Hous-
ing Colony at Khanabal
in the south Kashmir
district, the officials said.
MUFTI, EX-MLAS
GET NOTICES TO
VACATE FLATS
WITHIN 24 HOURS
Yogi Adityanath inspects construction work of Ram Temple. (Inset) Yogi offers prayers at the temple.
BJP leaders hold the roadshow for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, at Keshod, in Junagadh. —PHOTO BY ANI
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti addresses a youth convention at
Sher-e-Kashmkir Park, in Srinagar, Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
PM bats for solutions to challenges
related to peace, environment and
sustainable development
Jamnagar (PTI): Hours before cricketer Ravindra
Jadeja travelled through the city's market in an
open SUV as part of a BJP roadshow, his elder sis-
ter Naynaba Jadeja sought votes for the Congress,
reminding voters of price rise under the ruling
party and its “unfulfilled” employment promises.
While the cricketer campaigned for his wife Rivaba
Jadeja, his elder sister canvassed for Bipendrasinh
Jadeja, highlighting the “sibling rivalry” that has
added another layer of interest in the poll after BJP
dropped its sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja,
locally better known as Hakubha.
CRICKETER JADEJA, ELDER SISTER
BAT FOR DIFFERENT PARTIES
New Delhi (PTI): Assum-
ing the G20 presidency
is a huge opportunity for
India and the country
must utilise it by focusing
on global good, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
said on Sunday. India
will officially assume the
G20 presidency from the
current chair Indonesia on
December 1. In his latest
monthly radio address,
Mann Ki Baat, Modi said
that India is capable of
providing solutions to the
varied challenges being
faced globally. “India will
assume presidentship of
powerful grouping G20 on
December 1. For India it
is a huge opportunity. In-
dia must utilise opportu-
nity of G20 leadership by
focusing on global good
and welfare,” he said. The
G20 comprises Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada,
China, France, Germany,
India, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of
Korea, Mexico, Rus-
sia, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Turkey, the UK,
the US and the European
Union. “Be it peace or
unity, sensitivity towards
environment or sustain-
able development, India
has solution to challenges
related to all such things,”
the PM said.
WE MUST UTILISE
G20 PRESIDENCY
BY FOCUSING ON
GLOBAL GOOD: PM
The G20 has a partnership comprising two-
thirds of the world’s population, three-fourths
of world trade, and 85 per cent of
world GDP. You can imagine India is
going to preside over such a big group,
such a powerful group, from December 1.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

06
INDIA
4 INJURED IN BOMB
BLAST IN BENGAL’S
PARGANAS DISTRICT
FLIER FROM DUBAI
NABBED WITH
GOLD WORTH `48 L
Kolkata (PTI): Four
persons were injured, one
of them seriously, when
several bombs exploded
at Jagaddal area in West
Bengal’s North 24 Parga-
nas district early Sunday
triggering panic in the area.
Police said as per informa-
tion, an altercation took
place between some wed-
ding party members and a
local resident over playing
music at the marriage hall
on Saturday night.
Kochi (ANI): The Customs
department seized 1192
grams of gold, worth Rs
48.5 lakh, at the Kochi air-
port on Sunday. The cus-
toms officers intercepted
a passenger from Dubai at
the Kochi Airport by flight
IX-434. The accused was
identified as Ali, a native
of Kozhikode district. On
examining the passenger,
the customs officials
found four capsules of
gold in compound form,
weighing 1010 grams.
3 KILLED IN ROAD
ACCIDENT IN UP'S
GHAZIPUR DISTRICT
3 KIDS CRUSHED TO
DEATH BY TRAIN IN
PUNJAB’S RUPNAGAR
Ghazipur (PTI): Three
people, including a cou-
ple, were killed when their
car was hit by an uniden-
tified vehicle in Nandganj
area here, police said on
Sunday. The accident took
place on Saturday night,
they said. Neeraj Kumar
(45), his wife Moni (41),
and friend Alok Kumar
(44), all residents of Bi-
har, were on their way to
Prayagraj when their car
was hit from behind.
Rupnagar (PTI): Three
children were crushed to
death by a passenger train
near Sri Kiratpur Sahib
here on Sunday, police
said. The Punjab govern-
ment has ordered an in-
quiry into the incident. The
incident took place when
four children of migrant la-
bourers were playing near
the railway track close
to a bridge over Sutlej
river. The fourth child was
injured in the incident and
was admitted to a hospital.
TEENAGER ABDUCTED AND RAPED IN BAIRIA
VILLAGE IN UTTAR PRADESH’S BALIA DIST
Ballia (PTI): A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and
raped by a man in a village in
Bairia area here, police said on
Sunday.The accused identified
as 23-year-old Munnu Yadav
was arrested on Saturday. The
girl was abducted by Yadav on
November 15 following which an
FIR was registered by the girl’s
family members, Senior Sub Inspector Atul Mishra said.
The girl was recovered two days ago and has been sent for
the medical examination, he said.
SAD SUNDAY: FOUR KILLED IN TWO
SEPARATE ROAD ACCIDENTS IN JAMMU
Jammu (PTI): Four people were killed and two injured
in separate road accidents here, police said on Sunday.
In first incident, Jatin Manhas (18) and
Mahruda Pratap Singh (15) died after two
speeding motorcycles collided head-on
with each other at Dablehar-Chak Mohd
Yaar road in RS Pura area on the outskirts
of the city on Saturday, the police said.
Two others — were injured in the colli-
sion. In another incident, an apple-laden
truck coming from Kashmir skidded off the road and fell
into a deep gorge in Nagrota area late on Saturday evening.
CRUCIAL READ
Lusail [Qatar](ANI):
Lionel Messi’s superb
long-range strike and
Enzo Fernandez’s stun-
ning goal guided Argen-
tina to a dominating
victory over Mexico 2-0
in the Group C game at
the Lusail Stadium,
keeping their FIFA
World Cup dream alive.
It may not have been a
memorable perfor-
mance, but Argentina
get the win they needed,
beating Mexico 2-0 at the
Lusail Stadium to keep
their hopes of qualifica-
tion alive. After their
shocking 2-1 loss to Sau-
di Arabia, Argentina
knew defeat would
meanelimination.They
laboured once more un-
til Messi’s 65th-minute
intervention.
In a rough and tense
match, the 35-year-old,
who is likely playing in
his final World Cup,
scoopedupAngelDiMa-
ria’s pass outside the
box and fired a crisp
shot into the bottom cor-
ner to break the score.
Three minutes from
time,Argentinasecured
the victory thanks to a
ball from substitute
Enzo Fernandez, who
cut inside and curled a
beautiful goal past
Guillermo Ochoa. Mes-
si then switched roles
and became the game’s
provider.
ThewinmovesArgen-
tina up to the second po-
sitioninGroupC,apoint
behind Poland, whom
they will play in their fi-
nal match as they at-
tempt to secure a spot in
the round of 16. As for
Mexico,theyhavetobeat
SaudiArabiatohaveany
hope of qualifying.
Messi, Fernandez guide Argentina to win
FIFA WORLD CUP
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring goal during match between Argentina and Mexico.
Indore (PTI): The
Bharat Jodo Yatra led
by Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi reached In-
dore on Sunday on the
fifth day of its Madhya
Pradesh leg.
People from different
sections of society in-
cluding a differently-
abled man, Manohar,
also joined the foot
march and Gandhi was
seen pushing his wheel-
chair to some distance.
The man said he told
Gandhi that the coun-
try now needs a change.
After a night halt at
Mhow, the birthplace of
Dr BR Ambedkar, the
yatra participants re-
sumed the march on
Sunday morning.
The yatra passed
through the suburban
areaof Rauandreached
Indore. A red carpet
was rolled out to wel-
come when the march
reached Rau.
Indore Commission-
er of Police HC Mishra
said 1,400 personnel
have been deployed in
the city to provide secu-
rity to the yatra and
barricades have been
put up at various places
on the yatra’s route.
Twelve dilapidated
houses in the densely
populated Rajwada area
with narrow streets
have been temporarily
evacuated to avoid the
possibility of any unto-
ward incident during
the march, he said.
Earlier, a sweet shop
in Juni area of Indore
received an anonymous
letter by post on Novem-
ber 17, threatening
bomb blasts in Indore
city during the yatra.
The letter, which re-
ferred to the 1984 anti-
Sikh riots, had also
threatened assassina-
tions of Rahul Gandhi
and MP Congress chief
Kamal Nath. The police
had arrested a person
in this connection.
The Congress’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra, a
mass contact initiative,
will take a night halt at
Chimanbagh Ground in
the city, officials said.
Srinagar (ANI): As
winter arrives in the
Kashmir valley, so does
heavy amounts of snow-
fall. Now, although it
creates many problems
for locals, people have
shown how to turn prob-
lems into opportunities
using their creativity
.
The youth and chil-
dren are the ones who
are most active in this.
They carve sculptures
out of snow and create a
'universe' of happy mo-
ments. The people of
Kashmir have shown
timeandagainthatthere
is no dearth of talent in
the valley
. Their creativ-
ity with snow is yet an-
other proof of this.
Also, the artworks of
Kashmir often grab
people's attention on so-
cial media. Several na-
tional and internation-
ally famous artists Za-
hooruddin Lone, Tasa-
deq Hussain, and sev-
eral others teach snow
sculpting skills to the
children.
In another step in the
direction, the school ad-
ministration in the
Higher Secondary
School Kalshe in the
Talil area of Griz or-
ganized a unique Snow
Art Competition for the
students.
The students show-
cased their talents by
making 'snowmen' and
models of other wild
and domestic animals
and birds. The school
also appreciated the
students' work and also
awarded prizes to the
students for encourag-
ing them.
It is noteworthy that
this trend of making
snow models during the
winter is rising in popu-
larity every year.
IAS Sujata
Sharma to go
back to Andhra
India-NZ second
ODI match called
off due to rain
RSS chief lauds
role of freedom
fighters with
diverse ideologies
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: IAS Sujata
Sharma of 2006 batch
is leaving from UP. She
came from Andhra
Pradesh to
UP cadre
on inter-
state depu-
tation for 3
years in
December 2019. Now,
the UP govt will relieve
her on December 2, af-
ter she served for three
years in the state. Shar-
ma has charge of Secre-
tary, Industrial Devel-
opment. She has to go
backtoAndhraPradesh
original carder.
Hamilton [New Zea-
land] (ANI): The sec-
ond ODI of three-match
series between India
and New Zealand was
called off due to rain,
with India scoring 89/1
in 12.5 overs at the time
rain intervened for the
final time and put any
possibility of further
action to rest. Shubman
Gill (45* off 42 balls) and
Suryakumar Yadav (34*
off 25 balls) were at the
crease unbeaten. Put to
bat first by the Kiwis,
India was at 22/0 in 4.5
overs when rain inter-
rupted the action for the
first time. The match
was resumed after rain
as a 29-overs-per side af-
fair. After the match re-
sumed, India lost skip-
per Shikhar Dhawan
early for just three runs.
After that, Gill and
Suryakumar added 66
runs for the second
wicket. But rain played
the spoilsport again.
Patna (PTI): Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
chief Mohan Bhagwat
on Sunday asserted that
those who fought for the
country’s Independence
demonstrated how peo-
ple with diverse ideolo-
gies could come togeth-
er for a common cause.
He was speaking at a
function on the penulti-
mate day of his four-day
tour of Bihar in Mal-
khachak village of Sa-
ran district, held in the
memory of lesser-
knownfreedomfighters.
He was addressing
the programme before
visiting Darbhanga
where he will interact
with RSS workers from
across the state. Bhag-
wat also released a book
authored by journalist
Ravindra Kumar.
Titled “Swatantrata
Andolan Ki Bikhri
Kadiyan”, the book
claims to shed more
light on India’s struggle
for Independence.
“Thosewhofoughtfor
Independence demon-
strated how people with
diverse ideologies could
come together for a com-
mon cause,” he said.
Dhankhar to give Shilp
Guru Nat’l Awards
to craftpersons today
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
istry of Textiles will be
organizing Shilp Guru
and National Awards to
master craftpersons for
the year 2017, 2018 and
2019 on Monday
.
Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar
will be the chief guest
of the award ceremony
.
Union Minister of Com-
merce Industry, Pi-
yush Goyal will preside
over the function. Dar-
shana Vikram Jardosh,
Minister of State for
Railways and Textiles
will be the Guest of
Honour at the event.
The Office of the De-
velopmentCommission-
er (Handicrafts) has
been implementing the
scheme of National
Awards for master craft-
spersons since 1965 and
Shilp Guru Awards was
introduced in 2002.
These Awards are being
conferred every year to
legendary master craft-
spersons of handicrafts
whose work and dedica-
tion have contributed
not only to the preserva-
tion of rich and diverse
craft heritage of the
country but also to the
resurgence of handi-
craft sector as a whole.
The main objective is to
give recognition to out-
standing craftspersons
inthehandicraftssector.
People showcase creativity
with snow sculptures in JK
Tourists at Gondola rides Gulmarg ski resort, in Jammu and
Kashmir on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BHARAT JODO YATRA
RAHULSHOWSHISSOFTSIDE ININDORE
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walks with padayatris during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Mhow, in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Rahul Gandhi with a supporter’s pet dog during the party’s Bharat
Jodo Yatra, at Mhow, in Indore on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
MP POLICE REGISTER CASE OVER VIDEO OF
PRO-PAK SLOGANS DURING CONG’S BJY
SNAKE SPOTTED IN FOOD TENT IN MANIHAR
VILLAGE DURING CONG’S BHARAT JODO YATRA
CONG SEEKS TO BOLSTER HOLD ON KEY MP REGION
WITH BJY; BJP LAUNCHES COUNTER CAMPAIGN
Khargone (PTI): The Madhya Pradesh Police have registered a
case in connection with a purported video pertaining to pro-Pa-
kistani slogans raised during the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra,
an official said on Sunday. While the Congress alleged it was a
doctored video with which the BJP was trying to defame the foot
march led by Rahul Gandhi, the ruling BJP claimed the opposition
party deleted the clip after a pro-Pakistani slogan was heard in
it. Khargone’s Superintendent of Police Dharmveer Singh Yadav
said the case was registered at Sanawad police station against
unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Sections 153 (B)
(imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration) and
188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant)
in connection with the video related to pro-Pakistani slogans.
Khargone (PTI): A small snake was spotted in the food tent
when the Bharat Jodo Yatra was in Manihar village in Khargone
district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, a Congress leader said.
Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Govind
Singh said a small snake was spotted in the food tent when
participants of the Rahul Gandhi-led march were taking a break.
Those present caught the snake and released it in the open
some distance away, he said. Party functionaries said Gandhi
was not near the tent when the incident occurred. The march,
which began from Mortakka in Khandwa district on Saturday
morning, broke for lunch at Manihar, after which it resumed
from Umeria Chowki, before moving to Mhow, the birthplace of
Babasaheb Ambedkar, in the evening.
Bhopal (PTI): The politically crucial Malwa-Nimar region of Madhya
Pradesh played a key role in propelling the Congress to power in 2018
after a gap of 15 years and the party is utilising Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat
Jodo Yatra to strengthen its position in the belt a year ahead of the
Assembly polls. The yatra’s focus on Malwa-Nimar during its MP leg
will help the party revive its organization at the grassroots level and also
allow it to reap electoral benefits, according to a section of Congress
leaders and political observers. Mindful of the political significance
of the region, which accounts for 66 of total 230 Assembly seats, the
ruling BJP, too, has stepped up its efforts to consolidate its position
in Malwa-Nimar and retain its hold on power in the state. Gandhi’s
cross-country march reached Baroda Ahir village, birthplace of tribal
icon and revolutionary Tantya Bheel in Pandhana tehsil in Khandwa
district on November 24, a day after the yatra entered the state.
CONGRESS LEADER SEEN HELPING A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN, PLAYING WITH A SUPPORTER’S PET DOG

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 53,140.00 20.00 0.03 (Per 10g)
SILVER 61,800.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.69 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 96.71 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Foreign port-
folio investors have redis-
covered their liking for In-
dian equities, making a
net investment of
`31,630 crore in Novem-
ber on hopes of an end to
the aggressive rate hikes,
and positivity about over-
all macroeconomic
trends. According to data
available with the deposi-
tories, FPIs invested a net
sum of `31,630 crore in
equities during November
1-25. In comparison,
there was a net outflow of
`8 crore and `7,624 crin
Oct and Sept, resp. —PTI
FPIs BUY SHARES
WORTH ` 31,630 CR
IN NOVEMBER 2022
Hyderabad: Pharmaceuti-
cal exports from India
registered a growth of
4.22% to reach $14.57
billion during the April-
October period despite a
negative trend last month,
according to a senior offi-
cial. Udaya Bhaskar, Di-
rector General of
Pharmexcil which is an
organisation under the
Ministry of Commerce,
said he was hopeful of
ending the current fiscal
at around $27 billion as
against $24.62 billion
during the last financial
year. There was a dip
(-0.32%) in July and
(-5.45%) and there was
8.47% positive growth in
September. —PTI
INDIAN PHARMA
EXPORTS RISE BY
4.22% TO $14.57 BN
New Delhi: Nine of the
top 10 valued firms to-
gether added `79,798.3
crore in market valuation
last week, with IT majors
TCS and Infosys emerg-
ing as the biggest win-
ners. In the last week, the
30-share BSE Sensex
climbed 630.16 points or
1%. Barring Adani Enter-
prises, all the 10 most
valued firms including
Reliance Industries, HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank and Hin-
dustan Unilever Limited
witnessed gains in their
valuation. —PTI
MCAP OF NINE OF
TOP 10 FIRMS
CLIMBS ` 79,798 CR
New Delhi: Gold imports,
which have a bearing on
the current account defi-
cit, declined 17.38% to
about $24 billion during
April-October due to fall
in demand. Imports of the
yellow metal stood at $29
billion in the correspond-
ing period of 2021-22.
The imports during Oct
this year also contracted
by 27.47% to $3.7 bn.
Silver imports during the
month too dipped
34.80% to $585 million.
The imports, however,
jumped to $4.8 billion as
against $1.52 bn during
April-Oct 2021-22. —PTI
GOLD IMPORTS FALL
17% IN APRIL-OCT
TO $24 BILLION
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FIRST HERO-HARLEY
CO-DEVELOPED BIKE TO
HIT MARKET IN 2 YEARS
New Delhi: A bike jointly de-
veloped by Hero MotoCorp and
Harley-Davidson could hit the
market in the
next two years.
The launch is
part of Hero
MotoCorp’s
plans to strengthen its position
in the premium segment. “Over
the next two-year timeframe,
you will see models which are
in the volume segment and
the profitable segment of the
premium as well, including the
platform that we are develop-
ing jointly with Harley,” Hero
MotoCorp CFO said. —PTI
ROAD TRANSPORT AND
HIGHWAYS SEC HAS
MAX DELAYED PROJECT
New Delhi: The road transport
and highways sector has the
maximum number of delayed
projects at
243, followed
by railways at
114 and the
petroleum sec-
tor at 89, showed a government
report. In the road transport
and highways sector, 243 out of
826 projects are delayed. In rail-
ways, out of 173 projects, 114
are delayed, while in petroleum
sector, 89 out of 142 projects
are delayed, as per the latest
flash report on infrastructure
projects for Oct 2022. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
CUMULATIVE RECOVERY RATE UNDER INSOLVENCY
RESOLUTION FALLS TO 30.18% IN SEPT QUARTER
Mumbai: The cumulative recovery rate under the insolvency resolu-
tion processes of debt-ridden companies declined to 30.18% at the
end of the September quarter, indicating
that lenders took more haircut on their
exposure, shows a study. The recovery rate
has fallen steeply from a peak of 43% in Q1
FY20. Of the `7,90,626.2 crore claims from
the financial creditors admitted by various
benches of the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT), only `2,43,452.5 crore
or 30.18% have been recovered till the end of Q2 FY23, as per an
analysis of IBBI data done by Care Ratings. —PTI
‘RUPEE WILL STABILISE
ONCE THE US REDUCES
RATE INCREASE SPEED’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: 2022 Nobel Me-
morial Prize winner in
Economic Sciences, Doug-
las W Diamond says that it
is difficult to predict ex-
change rates but the rupee
should stabilise once the
US “reduces the speed of
its rate increases”.
According to him when
the US raises exchange
rates unexpectedly, the dol-
lar tends to appreciate and
things will normalise when
interest rates are closer to
each other in US and India.
He was asked by PTI
about the continuous fall
of the Indian rupee against
the US dollar to which he
said, “It is difficult to pre-
dict the exchange rates.
When the US raises rates
unexpectedly, the dollar
tends to appreciate. Once
the US reduces the speed of
its rate increases, the rupee
should stabilise.”
Diamond, who had once
observed that delegated
monitoring allows savers
to get access to safe and
high returns, says bank
monitoring works well
when banks are well capi-
talised and there is little
lending to bank insiders.
“I expect this to continue
in the future. For savers to
get high returns, a reason-
able amount of bank com-
petition is needed as well,”
he argues. Diamond, who
had collaborated with
Raghuram G Rajan on the-
ory of banking says one of
their conclusions was that
banks need to be a bit frag-
ile to discipline them.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z According to the American
economist when the US raises
exchange rates unexpectedly,
the dollar tends to appreciate
and things will normalise when
interest rates are closer to each
other in the US and India
z Diamond said bank
monitoring works well when
banks are well capitalised and
there is little lending to bank
insiders
z Diamond had collaborated
with former RBI governor
Raghuram G Rajan on theory
of banking in 2001
New Delhi (PTI): NITI
Aayog Vice Chairman Su-
man Bery on Sunday ex-
pressed concern over the
revival of Old Pension
Scheme by some states,
saying it would burden fu-
ture taxpayers at a time
when India needs to focus
on fiscal prudence and pro-
moting sustained growth.
“I am slightly more wor-
ried about the return to the
Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
I think that is more of a
concern because the cost
will be borne by future tax-
payers and citizens, not the
present,” he said.
The OPS, under which
the entire pension amount
was given by the govern-
ment, was discontinued by
the National Democratic
Alliance (NDA) govern-
ment in 2003 from April 1,
2004.
Under the new pension
scheme, employees con-
tribute 10% of their basic
salary towards pension
while the state government
contributes 14%.
“I think political parties
have to exercise discipline,
since we are all working for
a common cause of growth
of the Indian economy, and
for India to become a devel-
oped economy, you know
the long-term (objectives)
needs to be balanced
against the short-term
(objectives),” Bery said.
NITI Aayog VC
Bery expresses
concern over
revival of OPS
DATA PROTECTION BILL
Personal data access
only in exceptional
situations: MoS IT
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment will not be able to
violate the privacy of citi-
zens under the proposed
data protection law as it
will get access to personal
data only in exceptional
circumstances like nation-
al security, pandemic and
natural disasters, Minister
of State for Electronics IT
RajeevChandrasekharsaid.
The minister said the Na-
tional Data Governance
Framework Policy has pro-
vision for handling an-
onymisation of data —
which is not part of the
draft Digital Personal Data
Protection(DPDP)Bill2022.
Chandrasekhar also said
the proposed Data Protec-
tion Board — which will
adjudicate matters related
to data protection — will be
independent and will not
have any government of-
ficer on the board.
“Let us say that the gov-
ernment wants to essen-
tially violate the privacy of
citizens with this law. Is it
possible? That’s the ques-
tion. The answer is no. The
bill and laws lay out in very
clear terms what are the
exceptional circumstances
under which the govern-
ment can have access to the
personal data of Indian
citizens.... National secu-
rity, pandemic, healthcare,
natural disaster.
NO GOVERNMENT
OFFICER INVOLVED
z MoS for Electronics and
IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
said the proposed Data
Protection Board — which
will adjudicate matters
related to data protection —
will be independent and will
not have any government
officer on the board
New Delhi (PTI): Trading
activity in the equity mar-
ket this week will depend
on macroeconomic data an-
nouncements, monthly
auto sales numbers and
global trends, analysts said.
“This week, our Q2 GDP
numbers and monthly auto
sales numbers will be key
domestic factors. On the
global front, the market
will keep an eye on data
from the US and any fur-
ther movement of the dol-
lar index and US bond
yields. Apart from this,
news flow from China will
continue to cause some
volatility,” said Santosh
Meena, Head of Research,
Swastika Investmart Ltd.
Ajit Mishra said this
week participants will be
focusing on key macroeco-
nomic data -- GDP numbers
and manufacturing PMI
—for cues.
Macro data,
global trends to
guide markets
this week
BUDGET 2023-24
FIMI seeks withdrawal of
export duty on bauxite
New Delhi (PTI): Miners’
body FIMI has sought with-
drawal of export duty on
bauxite, stating that the
move will lead to optimum
utilisation of low-grade
mineral resources as it will
expedite reopening of
closed bauxite mines, cre-
ate jobs and earn foreign
exchange.
Bauxite is the principal
ore of aluminum and
therefore the mineral is the
essential raw material for
aluminium producers.
“The export duty of 15
per cent on bauxite is det-
rimental to the Indian non-
metallurgical bauxite pro-
ducers and exporters...
This Federation therefore
request for complete with-
drawal of export duty on
exports of bauxite,” FIMI
said in its pre-Budget
proposals to the finance
ministry
.
Domestic alumina and
aluminum producers have
their own captive mines or
meet their requirement
from mines located in east-
ern and central parts of the
country, which contain
plant grade bauxite.
HUGE
POTENTIAL
z Miners’ body FIMI said
that India is not only self-
sufficient in meeting its
requirement but has huge
potential to be a major player
in the international bauxite
market
IDBI Bank to
continue as
‘Indian private
sector bank’
New Delhi (PTI): IDBI
Bank will continue to oper-
ate as an ‘Indian private
sector bank’ after its strate-
gic sale and the govern-
ment’s residual 15% stake
in the lender post privatisa-
tion will be considered as
‘public shareholding’, the
finance ministry said on
Sunday
.
An ‘appropriate dispen-
sation’ for the new owner
to achieve minimum public
shareholding (MPS) over
an extended period is un-
der consideration and the
winning bidder will have
no restriction on undertak-
ing corporate restructur-
ing of the subsidiaries of
IDBI Bank, it added.
These clarifications are
part of the responses by
the DIPAM, under the
finance ministry, to poten-
tial investors’ pre-EoI
queries.
REQUEST
CII urges RBI to moderate
pace of interest rates hikes
New Delhi (PTI): India
Inc has begun to feel the
adverse impact of RBI’s in-
terest rate hikes of 190 ba-
sis points in the current
financial year, industry
body CII said on Sunday, as
it urged the central bank to
consider moderating the
pace of its monetary tight-
ening ahead of the forth-
coming policy
.
According to CII, domes-
tic demand is recovering
well as mirrored by the per-
formance of a host of high-
frequency indicators. How-
ever, the prevailing global
‘polycrisis’ is likely to im-
pinge on India’s growth
prospects too.
“Given the headwinds to
domestic growth, the RBI
should consider moderat-
ing the pace of its mone-
tary tightening from the
earlier 50 basis points.”
FMCGMAKERSHOPEFULOFRURALGROWTH
New Delhi (PTI): Leading
FMCG makers are witness-
ing encouraging trends
from the initial pickup of
their winter products port-
folio, expect consumption
to accelerate further as
mercury dips, making
them hopeful for growth
from the rural areas.
Makers such as Dabur,
Emami and Marico are wit-
nessing pickup in their
winter-specific products
portfolio ranging from skin
care products to immunity
products such as chyawan-
prash and honey
.
Moreover, the makers
are also expecting rural
sales to bounce back in the
coming quarters helped by
a good harvest and soften-
ing of general inflation.
While winter products are
doing well on new-age
channels such as e-com-
merce and modern trade
channels.
Marico COO India Busi-
ness and CEO New Busi-
ness Sanjay Mishra said
winter has always been a
crucial season for some
products in their portfolio.
ENCOURAGED BY EARLY TRENDS
WITNESSING
GOOD PICKUP
z Leading Fast-moving
consumer goods makers
such as Dabur, Emami
and Marico are witnessing
pickup in their winter-
specific products portfolio
ranging from skin care
products to immunity
products such as
chyawanprash and honey

08
2NDFRONT
Take time to enjoy simple pleasures of
life — the things you enjoyed doing as
a child — do them as an adult.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Chief Min-
ister of Maharashtra
Eknath Shinde on
Sunday claimed that
he has approved As-
sam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma’s request for the
construction of an
Assam Bhavan in
Navi Mumbai.
The two CMs met in
Guwahati, after which
ShindesaidthataMaha-
rashtra Bhavan will also
come up in Assam. The
meetingbetweentheMa-
harashtra CM and Sar-
ma took place in the
same hotel in Guwahati
where Shinde and other
rebel MLAs from the
Shiv Sena stayed for 11
days before toppling the
Uddhav Thackeray-led
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government in
Maharashtra.
According to a state-
ment released from
Shinde’s office, the two
leaders discussed ways
to strengthen mutual co-
operation between the
two states in the field of
industries, trade and
tourism. It said Shinde
also approved Sarma’s
request to construct As-
sam Bhavan in Navi
Mumbai, while the As-
sam government would
provide land for the Ma-
harashtra Bhavan in the
north-eastern state.
It also said Shinde
thanked Sarma for his
support during the pow-
erstruggleinMaharash-
tra,andquotedSarmaas
sayingthatwhenShinde
had realized his party’s
(Shiv Sena’s) path was
wrong and he wanted to
correct it, all assistance
was provided.
Shinde, his ministers
and MPs along with
their families visited
Kamakhya Devi temple
on Saturday
.
Meanwhile, talking to
the media here, Rajya
Sabha member Sanjay
Raut said the Assam
Bhavan already exists in
Navi Mumbai.
Taking his customary
swipe at CM Shinde, he
added: “The Assam CM
is a former Congress-
man and Shinde is a for-
mer Shiv Sainik. Both
became chief ministers
after switching sides. So,
theturncoatsaregetting
along well.”
People from Assam
live happily and peace-
fully in Mumbai and
elsewhereinthestate,he
futher said, adding,
“Kamakhya Devi is
knownastheGoddessof
justice, we are sure she
will do justice.”
2 held with heroin worth `50 cr at Mumbai airport
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Directo-
rate of Revenue Intel-
ligence (DRI) nabbed
two Zimbabwean na-
tionals with 7.9kg of
heroin, worth Rs50
crore, at Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj In-
ternational Airport,
an official said here
on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off,
DRI’s Mumbai zonal
unit laid a trap at the
airport on Friday and
intercepted a man and
a woman travelling
from Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia). On search-
ing their baggage, the
team found a few pack-
ets containing light
brown powder con-
cealed in their trolley
bags, the official said.
The powder tested
positive for the pres-
ence of heroin and the
contraband weighed
7.9kg, the official said,
adding that the seizure
is valued at Rs50 crore
internationally
.
The accused were ar-
rested under relevant
sections of the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotrop-
ic Substances (NDPS)
Act, and remanded to
judicial custody by a
special court.
The DRI is now inves-
tigating further to bust
the drug syndicate in-
volved in the case.
‘Assam Bhavan’
coming: CM; Raut
plays wet blanket
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde meets Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in
Guwahati on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Shiv Sena - UBT leader points out
that everyone seems to want a piece
of land in Maha without reciprocity
A WARM WELCOME!
Maharashtra
BJP Vice
President Kripa
Shankar Singh
(right) welcomes
Uttar Pradesh
cabinet minister
Swatantra Dev
Singh (left)
on the latter’s
arrival in
Mumbai, where
he attended the
inauguration of
the Harivansh
Rai Bachchan
Hindi Bhasha
Bhavan at Mira
Bhayandar.
Zimbabwean national
were found to be
carrying 7.9kg of the
banned narcotic
hidden in their bags
Navy Week: 4K students
visited ships this weekend
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Ships of the
Navy’s Western Fleet
played host to around
4,000 children from
more than 20 schools
from across the coun-
try on Saturday and
Sunday as part of this
year’s Navy Week cel-
ebrations, a spokes-
person said.
The young visitors in-
cludedstudentsfromthe
National Cadet Corps,
Sainik schools, Rotary
schools, private and gov-
ernment schools, and
National Association for
the Blind.
“On board the ships,
they were familiarized
with the operational ca-
pabilities and roles
played by the Indian
Navyinensuringthena-
tion’smaritimesecurity
.
During the visit, the stu-
dents saw a static dis-
play of various weapons
in the Indian Navy’s in-
ventory, including sur-
face-to-air and surface-
to-surface missiles, and
torpedoes launched by
ships, submarines and
aircraft,” he said.
“The aim of such vis-
its is to expose the next
generation to the opera-
tions, activities, roles
and relevance of the
Indian Navy as an in-
strument of national
policy,” he added.
Mumbai (PTI): Ma-
harashtra on Sunday
reported 64 COV-
ID-19 cases, which
took the state’s tally
to 81,35,684, while
the death toll re-
mained unchanged
at 1,48,406, a health
official said.
The day’s numbers
come as a relief, given
that the state had re-
ported 98 new cases on
Saturday—a sizeable
increase from Friday’s
72 cases. Both Friday
and Saturday had also
brought one fatality
each.
The recovery count
increased by 117 to
touch 79,86,827, leaving
the state with an active
caseload of 451, he said.
On Sunday, Mumbai
accounted for 16 of the
new cases, which took
the metropolis’s tally
to 11,53,967, while the
toll remained un-
changed at 19,743.
Mumbai circle re-
ported 30 cases, which
took the tally and toll
to 23,87,634 and 40,130.
It was followed by 23
cases in Pune circle,
among others.
Meanwhile, Thane
saw 14 new cases, tak-
ing its infection tally
to 7,47,292, a health of-
ficial said on Sunday.
State records 64 nCoV
cases, 117 recoveries;
active tally now at 451
Students were introduced to the various weapons used by the
Navy, at the exhibition in Mumbai this weekend. —FILE PHOTO
Every state
wants land in
Mumbai. But,
Maharashtra doesn’t
have a place in other
states. Its industries
are taken away and
even claims are staked
on its own land.
—Sanjay Raut,
Rajya Sabha MP
Super Indians Rajasthan Chapter
has colourful start in Lake City
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: The Super In-
dians Rajasthan Chap-
ter organised by First
India News Rajasthan
and Bharat24 news
channel had a colourful
start on Sunday at Lake
City Udaipur. The lamp
lighting of programme
was done in Ananta Re-
sort in the presence of
Assembly Speaker Dr
CP Joshi, Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra, CEO and Edi-
tor-in-Chief, Bharat24-
Vision of New India and
First India, and CMD,
First India News, film
actor Govinda, Ra-
jasthan Foundation
Commissioner Dhiraj
Srivastava, former Me-
war royal family mem-
ber Lakshyaraj Singh
Mewar, Chief Business
Office and Strategic Ad-
visor Manoj Jagyasi,
newly appointed Man-
agingEditorof Bharat24
Shamsher Singh and
First India News Editor
Jinendra SinghShekha-
wat and other dignitar-
ies.
On this occasion, Dr
CP Joshi threw light on
the challenges of parlia-
mentary democracy
and made it clear that
the legislature, execu-
tive and judiciary all
have their own chal-
lenges and responsibili-
ties, which need to be
understood.
Dr CP Joshi, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Govinda, Dhiraj Srivastava, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Manoj
Jagyasi, Shamsher Singh and Jinendra Singh Shekhawat during the Super Indians Rajasthan
Chapter at Ananta Resort in Udaipur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Dhiraj Srivastava speaking during the event in Udaipur.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the event at Hotel Ananta.
Govinda interacting with the audience during the event.
Dr CP Joshi addressing the audience in Udaipur on Sunday.
l Assembly speaker
Dr CP Joshi says
that in Constitution
India means Bharat
and here First India
News and Bharat24
both are present
l Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra highlights
the social concerns
being raised by
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NOVEMBER 28, 2022
First India presents Fashion Connect Season 13 in collaboration with
India Fashion Week London, the magnificent event was hosted at
Novotel London Hammersmith on November 20! The event received
a fantastic response and netizens went crazy over the stellar lineup!
FASHION CONNECT SEASON 13 X
INDIA FASHION WEEK LONDON
LONDONWANTSMORE
irst India, The
Fashion Connect
Season 13 in col-
laboration with
India Fashion
Week London the
spectacular show
was hosted at Novotel
LondonHammersmith
on November 20. Every
season, the fashion show is
known for lifting the bar even
higher. The previous edition in
Dubai included several well-
known designers, like Michael
Cinco, and this season was no
different.
After the successful previous
seasons, First India presents
Fashion Connect Season 13 in
collaboration with India Fash-
ion Week London decked up
with glamorous ensembles of
intricate designs with celebra-
torycraftsmanshipandartistry
.
The mega fashion festival wit-
nessed some of the most antici-
pated global fashion calendars,
celebrates fashion at the inter-
sectionof cultureandisaglobal
entertainment platform for
brands,creatives,designers,art-
ists and tastemakers who come
together to celebrate fashion.
Fashion connect supports the
growth and development of the
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. It helps fash-
ionwarriorstobemoreresilient
andthefashionworldtobemore
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of themagnificentoccasion,Fa-
rah Ansari from Sewa, Ayesha
and Radhika from Citrine, and
Shalani Narukaa displayed
their exquisite designer collec-
tions.Ipsitaa,of FirstKissfame,
dazzled the crowd with an
incrediblesingingperformance.
The concert was ended by celeb-
rity designer Samant Chauhan,
who then launched the official
cover of Bhavini Bhargava’s
book “Unheard” during the
event. The London Fashion
Week was nothing short of an
ultra-stylish series with jaw-
dropping collections.
While expressing their grati-
tude to everyone, Rishee and
Lokesh stated, “This wouldn’t
have been possible without the
support and guidance of Dr
JagdeeshChandra.Eventhough
he was unable to attend Fashion
Connect Season 13 in London,
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ittheboostitneededtobeoneof
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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Health tips from an
expert will enable you
to get closer to your
fitness goals. Using
your initiative at work
will be much appreciated. You may
get a chance to pursue old hobby.
Your generous behavior would
enable to enjoy some lovely
moments with family.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Following a health diet
will be a good idea.
Luck favours you
today on the profes-
sional front. Focus-
sing on health now will help you in
keeping physically fit. Clarity of mind
will help you forge ahead on the
academic front. Frustration on the
romantic front is possible.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Family will be most
supportive, when it
really matters for you.
Some of you may add
to your list of
properties by booking a new one. It is
good day to confess your love as
stars appear favourable for positive
reply. A long drive is likely to help you
get over mental tiredness.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Distant relatives may
drop in for a surprise
visit. On professional
front, recognition for
good work would
motivate you to work harder. Those
awaiting an affirmation on romantic
front are likely to get lucky today, as
partner responds positively. Your
day will be full of surprises.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
It’s a very good day to
take calculated risks in
financial matters. Your
efforts on the
professional front will
be recognised. Opting for some
healthy choices will ensure you
remain in perfect health. You will
feel much happy and contented on
the family front.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
A friend may motivate
you to take up a
healthy activity.
Parents may appear
more than happy with
what you deliver. Plans for overseas
travel are likely to materialise. You are
likely to get clearance for your
construction plans. You find things
moving in the way you want them.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the
jonesses. Speculation
may not be profitable and you can
very well burn your fingers. Some of
you may get hard pressed to find a
good match for someone eligible in
the family down, Saturn will save you.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your intuition will save
you from a tricky spot
today. Yoga would
help in raising energy
levels and improve
your metabolism. You will manage
to achieve your aim through travel.
This is a great time on the academic
front, when you mange to render
your best.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Avoid raising
controversial issues at
home to maintain
harmony. Successful
implementation of
new ideas and projects would add to
your prestige on the professional
front. It is a wonderful day to build
new connections. Your relationship
requires you to be tactful.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Happiness in the
domestic sphere will
only come with a
changed mind set.
Some of you are likely
to become a part of an overseas
official trip. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before
making an investment.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
You will succeed in
resolving misunder-
standing with family
members, normalizing
ties. Despite your
misgivings, you retain good health.
You will do much to bring peace at
home. You will remain much in
demand on social front. Some of you
can get romantically involved.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Gifting something to
your beloved is likely
to make the day
memorable. Matrimo-
nial match for siblings
will bring happiness for entire family.
You will get a good price for your
property. Those awaiting results are
assured of succeeding with flying
colours.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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RED PLANET DAY, NOVEMBER 28, RECOGNIZES THE PLANET WHICH HAS CAPTIVATED HUMAN
OBSERVERS FOR COUNTLESS YEARS, MARS. RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT MARS IS RED,
THANKS TO PHOTOGRAPHS BEAMED BACK TO EARTH FROM AMERICAN ROVERS.
CITY FIRST HIGHLIGHTS SOME FASCINATING DETAILS ABOUT THE DAY!
CITY FIRST
ars, the
fourth planet
from the sun,
is famed for
its rusty red
appearance.
The Red
Planet is a cold, desert
world with a very thin
atmosphere. But the
dusty, lifeless (as far as
we know it) planet is far
from dull.
Phenomenal dust
storms can grow so
large they engulf the
entire planet, tempera-
tures can get so cold
that carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere con-
denses directly into
snow or frost, and mars
quakes — a Mars ver-
sion of an earthquake
— regularly shake
things up.
It, therefore, comes
as no surprise that this
little red rock continues
to intrigue scientists
and is one of the most
explored bodies in the
solar system, according
to NASA Science.
Every year on Novem-
ber 28th, Red Planet
Day commemorates the
launch of Spacecraft
Mariner 4. It’s also a
day to learn more about
Mars, which is referred
to as the red planet.
After 3 previous at-
tempts, Spacecraft Mar-
iner 4 became the first
successful flyby of
Mars. The spacecraft
was launched on No-
vember 28, 1964, and
reached Mars on July
14, 1965. The successful
mission produced 22
pictures of the Martian
surface. These pictures
were the first-ever
close-up photos to come
from deep space. This
mission, along with sev-
eral others that oc-
curred afterward, has
helped us learn much
about the red planet.
WHY IS MARS CALLED THE
RED PLANET?
The bright rust color
Mars is known for is due
to iron-rich minerals in
its regolith — the loose
dust and rock covering
its surface. The soil of
Earth is a kind of rego-
lith, too, albeit one load-
ed with organic content.
According to NASA, the
iron minerals oxidize,
or rust, causing the soil
to look red.
SIMILAR TO EARTH
Named after the Roman
god of war, Mars is the
seventh smallest planet
in the Solar System.
Similar to Earth in
many ways - it has the
same rotational period
and seasonal cycles -
Mars has 2 moons, Dei-
mos and Phobos, and
has the largest volcano,
Olympus Mons, in the
Solar System.
Because of its simi-
larity to Earth, many
astronomers and scien-
tists believe that at
some point in its histo-
ry Mars may have been
a hospitable planet for
life. Exploration of
Mars has been high on
the agenda of the space
programs of many
countries. NASA, the
American space agency
has estimated that it
could send humans to
the Red Planet by the
2030s.
THE
PLANET DAY
M
WHY WE LOVE RED PLANET DAY
IT FUELS THE IMAGINATION
If humanity is getting close to a manned mis-
sion to Mars — and all indications say “yes”
— how long before a setting like the one in
“Star Trek” comes true, with man interacting
with other intelligent species from other
parts of the universe? It’s just plain fun to
think about!
IT ADVANCES SCIENCE
Did you know that velcro came about as a re-
sult of NASA’s solving a problem for its astro-
nauts, whose equipment kept on floating
away in zero-G? It’s true. So imagine all the
inventive by products that are going to come
about — maybe even cures for diseases —
when the engineering of a manned mission
to Mars is really tested!
IT’S INSPIRING TO THOSE WHO HAVE LONG-TERM GOALS
The spaceflight community is currently dis-
cussing a manned mission to Mars in the dec-
ade of the 2030’s. And they’re putting a little
work towards that goal, each and every day.
So think like that on a personal scale. Where
would you like to be in five or ten years? What
would you like to be doing? Put a little work
in every day.

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