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Maharashtra’s ‘Maha-crisis’:
90 days, `1.80 lakh crore lost!
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: The state gov-
ernment has come un-
der heavy fire following
the Centre’s announce-
ment that the Tata-Air-
bus C-295 transport air-
craft project would be
set up in Gujarat, with
the opposition demand-
ing to know why the
project, meant to be set
up here, went to the
neighbouring state.
The Tata-Airbus pro-
ject, which could have
generated 6,000 jobs, is
hardly the first to move
out of the coastal state
led by Eknath Shinde
and Devendra Fadnavis
in recent times. Over
the course of about 90
days,investmentsworth
a whopping Turn to P6
National Cong chief to now sort city-level disputes!
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: Newly elect-
ed Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge
will soon head to Mum-
bai, where the party’s
city unit is marred by
factionalism, to smooth
ruffled feathers and
hopefully improve its
chances in the elections
to the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation-
-the country’s richest-
-which are due shortly
.
Those familiar with
the issue say Kharge
may effect a change in
the city panel on
his trip here in a bid to
coalesce four warring
factions that have
formed within the
Mumbai Congress.
Former Mumbai Con-
gress President Sanjay
Nirupam, formerly of
the “Rahul Gandhi
camp”, has been side-
lined since of late. How-
ever, that has not
stopped him from bend-
ing the ears of Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi
and even Kharge with
the latest happenings in
the Mumbai Congress.
Meanwhile, Kharge,
having been in charge
of the Mumbai unit of
the Grand Old Party in
the past, is well aware
of the strife within the
unit.
Word is that when
Mumbai Congress lead-
ers went to Turn to P6
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. —FILE PHOTO
Does this ED (Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis)
government belong to Maharashtra or Gujarat? This
government claimed that the Vedanta-Foxconn project
went to Gujarat due to the earlier MVA government. Now
because of whom did this project (Tata Airbus) go to Gu-
jarat? —Ambadas Danve, LoP, Maha Legislative Council
Despite so much development, the then MVA govt did not
send a single letter to the Centre. That govt did not even
follow up the issue with the Union govt. MVA leaders should
avoid diverting attention despite being aware of the facts. I chal-
lenge them to release a letter they had addressed to Tata-Airbus
in the past. —Keshav Upadhye, Maha BJP chief spokesperson
It is clear that Shinde
and Fadnavis are traitors
who are promoting the inter-
ests of Gujarat. Maharashtra
has the largest industry in
the country. Prime Minister
Modi worries that Gujarat is
behind Maharashtra. That is
why ever since he became
the Prime Minister, he has
planned to shift important
projects and institutions in
Maharashtra to Gujarat.
—Nana Patole, President,
Maharashtra Pradesh Con-
gress Committee
The agreement to build
Tata Airbus cargo plane
in Vadodara, Gujarat, was
inked on September 21,
2021. At that time, there was
no Shinde-Fadnavis govern-
ment in the state; the Uddhav
Thackeray-led MVA govern-
ment was at helm. The Maha
Vikar Aghadi government did
nothing to bring this project
to Maharashtra.
—Uday Samant, Industries
Minister
Chief Minister Shinde had clearly said that the Tata
Airbus project to build C-295 military transport
aircraft will come to Nagpur after Vedanta-Foxconn exited.
But Shinde’s false role has now come to the fore. BJP has
made Shinde the chief minister only to transfer mega pro-
jects from Maharashtra to Gujarat. Eknath Shinde should
also resign like Liz Truss.
—Mahesh Cheche, Spokesperson, Nationalist Cong Party
Kharge to travel to
Mumbai to iron
out differences
between four
factions of city unit
UNTESTED
LEADERSHIP?
The root of the matter is that
detractors feel that Mumbai
Congress chief Bhai Jagtap
and working president
Charan Singh Sapra are not
field tested. Jagtap has only
won one Assembly election,
and Sapra is yet to make a
single notch on his meta-
phorical belt. This has led to
questions about their ability
to lead the party to a win in
the coming days.
EXCLUSIVE
Narayanpet: Amid the
MLA poaching contro-
versy, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi has hit
out at the Telangana
Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
and the BJP stating that
both parties are two
sides of the same coin
and are against demo-
cratic values and in-
dulge in politics of
money
. He accused both
the TRS and BJP of
horse-trading and top-
pling governments. “I
would like to say clearly
here that, for us, BJP
and TRS are the same.
TRS helps BJP in Delhi
and BJP helps TRS in
Telangana. Both parties
are against democracy
and indulge in the poli-
tics of money. They do
money politics by buy-
ing MLAs and both par-
ties work to topple the
government,” the Con-
gress leader said.
Rahul Gandhi started
the march on Friday
from Yeligandla in
Narayanpet district of
Telangana and Friday
was the third day of the
yatra in the state. The
yatra halted at Maha-
bubnagar on Friday.
The Yatra which began
on September 7 from
Kanniyakumari will
cover a further distance
of 2,355 km in its 3,570-
km march.The Andhra
Pradesh leg of the
Bharat Jodo Yatra con-
cluded on October 21.
The Bharat Jodo
Yatra was launched on
September 7, 2022, and
will cover as many as 12
states.The Yatra started
from Kanyakumari and
will end in Kashmir nex
year by covering 25 km
every day
. More on P6
Ladakh: Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh on
Friday said the Centre’s
aim is to ensure the pro-
gress of far-flung areas
to fulfil the security
needs of the country
.
He inaugurated 75 in-
frastructure projects
spread across six States
and two UTs, during his
visit to Ladakh. These
projects have been built
by the Border Roads Or-
ganisation (BRO). He
also inaugurated the
Shyok Setu at Leh.
After inaugurating
theprojects,Singhinter-
acted with the locals.
“The people living in
border areas are our
strategic assets. Infra-
structure is being rap-
idly developed in border
areas. We cannot say
enough in praise for
BRO for the work they
havedonehere,”hesaid.
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INDIGO FLIGHT GROUNDED AT DELHI AFTER ‘SPARKS’
New Delhi: A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight was grounded at the Delhi
airport after suspected sparks in the aircraft, news agency ANI reported.
Earlier, on Thursday, a Delhi-bound Akasa Air flight was hit by a bird during
the climb, due to which the aircraft suffered a radome damage.
New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Friday adjourned the
hearing on the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam for six weeks at
the request of his counsel till December 16, 2022. He is
an accused in the larger conspiracy of the February 2020
Delhi riots.
C’GARH: IAS
SAMEER VISHNOI
SENT TO 14-DAY
JUDICIAL CUSTODY
Raipur: Raipur district and sessions court gave ED 14-day
judicial custody of Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi
and two businessmen in a money laundering case. The IAS
officer along with two others, Laxmikant Tiwari and Sunil
Agrawal were sent to central jail by the court.
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‘CHINTAN SHIVIR’ FOR A BETTER LAW AND ORDER
“Take inspiration from each
other for India’s betterment”
Surajkund: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Friday ad-
vised all the States and
the Union Territories to
learn and take inspira-
tion from each other
and work for the better-
ment of the country
.
Addressing the gath-
ering through video
conferencing at the con-
cluding session of the
two-day ‘Chintan Shivir
of Home Ministers’ of
all states that started on
Thursday, the PM said
that the event is a prime
example of “coopera-
tive federalism”.
He said, “even though
law and order are the re-
sponsibilityof thestates
as per the constitution,
they are equally related
to the unity and integri-
ty of the country
.”
He said that during
the Amrit Kaal, an Am-
rit generation will
emerge carrying the es-
sence of the ‘Panch
Pran’– advance with
greater conviction.
More on P6
In past few years, all
governments have
acted responsibly
to demolish ground
network of terror.
We need to handle
it by combining our
forces. We will have
to defeat all forms
of Naxalism - be
it gun-totting or
pen-wielding, we will
have to find a solu-
tion for all of them.
It’s 5G era, we have
to be 10 steps ahead
of crime world,”
PM Modi calls for
smart law and order
system
Be smart, formulate
‘common technol-
ogy’ to check crime,
improve policing
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
PM MOOTS IDEA OF “ONE NATION, ONE UNIFORM” FOR POLICE
PM Modi said the identity of the police force across the country should be identical. Address-
ing the Chintan Shivi, he floated the idea of ‘one nation, one uniform’ for police’. Modi said
he wasn’t forcing the idea on any state but the ministers must give it a thought. He thought this
could happen over a long time. Elaborating on his idea, he said this would help manufactur-
ers to make a quality product due to the large scale involved and it would also give the law
enforcement personnel a common identity so that they can be identified in all states.
PM Narendra Modi addresses the Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of the expansion of ArcelorMittal Nippon
Steel (AM/NS) integrated facility at Hazira, in Gujarat, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Narayanpet district, on Friday.
TRS, BJP two sides of same
coin: RaGa in Telangana
People living in border areas are
India’s strategic assets:Rajnath
INDIAN CEO AGRAWAL SHOWN DOOR?
Parag Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in Novem-
ber last year after the social media site’s co-founder Jack
Dorsey had stepped down. An IIT Bombay
and Stanford alumnus, Agrawal had joined
Twitter over a decade ago when there were
fewer than 1,000 employees at the company.
“Agrawal, who was appointed Twitter’s chief
executive last year, had clashed” with Musk
“publicly and privately in recent months about the takeover,”
the NYT report said.
‘The bird is freed’,says Elon
Musk as he acquires Twitter
New York: “The bird is
freed,” billionaire Elon
Musk tweeted on Friday
after completing the
whopping USD 44 bil-
lion takeover of Twitter
and firing the social me-
dia giant’s four top ex-
ecutives, including CEO
Parag Agrawal and le-
gal executive Vijaya
Gadde. The Twitter ex-
ecutives who were fired
include Agrawal, Gad-
de, Chief Financial Of-
ficer Ned Segal and
General Counsel Sean
Edgett. Musk had closed
the deal to buy Twitter
on Thursday
.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating Class 70 Shyok
Setu, on D-S-DBO Road in Ladakh on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Defence
Minister
Rajnath Singh
during an event
organised by
BRO for the
inauguration
of 75 BRO
infrastructure
projects in
Ladakh, on
Friday.
RAJNATH INAUGURATES 75 INFRA
PROJECTS BUILT BY BRO —P6
We can see indus-
trialists do not have
confidence in this “khoke
sarkar” (govt formed out
of bribery worth crores of
rupees) and that is why
every investment which
was supposed to come to
Maharashtra is now mov-
ing to other states.
—Aditya Thackeray,
Former minister

NEWS
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Rubbishing
rumours that the
pending elections to
several municipal cor-
porations in Maha-
rashtra will be held in
January next year,
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde on Fri-
day said that the au-
thority to finalize the
schedule lies with the
State Election Com-
mission (SEC).
Elections to 27 munic-
ipal corporations, in-
cludingtheBrihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC), and 25 zilla
parishads in the state
are due.
A statement from the
Chief Minister’s Office
(CMO)said,“Thereisno
basis to the reports that
civic polls would be held
in January next year. A
case is pending before
the Supreme Court and
after its verdict on it, the
State Election Commis-
sion will decide the
schedule for the civic
polls.” The civic bodies
that have completed
their tenure are current-
ly being governed by the
state-appointedadminis-
trators, it said.
“The issue of holding
elections to civic bodies
is entirely in the hands
of the SEC,” it added.
CRUCIAL READ
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra will soon have a
a dedicated cyber in-
telligence unit will
be set up in the state
to curb cyber and fi-
nancial crime, Depu-
ty Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis—
who also hold the
Home portfolio—an-
nounced on Friday.
He was speaking at
the Chintan Shivir, be-
ing held in Haryana’s
Surajkund, which saw
home ministers and
senior police officials
of all states discuss
policy matters related
to internal security.
Fadnavis said that
the cyber intelligence
unit will be created
using advanced tech-
nology and with a
view that cybercrime
may pose an increas-
ing challenge in the
future. He said this
single platform will
ensure a speedy re-
sponse to any cyber or
financial crime as it
will unite banks, fi-
nancial institutions,
social media organiza-
tions, regulated insti-
tutions, cyber police
and experts.
He added that Ma-
harashtra has already
collected biometric
details of more than
six lakh criminals and
the process to enter
these details in the
Crime and Criminal
Tracking Networks
and Systems (CCTNS)
is currently under-
way. He said updating
such details will en-
sure that the crimi-
nals cannot change
their identity easily.
He said the system
would benefit all
states, as it would al-
low them to check the
database and expedite
their inquiry.
Stating that the fight
against Naxalism is
going strong with the
Centre’s support, the
Dy CM said urban
Naxalism has emerged
as a new challenge and
efforts are being made
to tackle it effectively.
He added that efforts
are also on to increase
the percentage of
crime detection and
conviction through
various technical and
forensic evidence.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
government has re-
moved categorized
security cover of sev-
eral leaders of the
opposition alliance
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) after a fresh
assessment of per-
ceived threats to
them, an official said
on Friday. However,
there has been no
change to the secu-
rity detail of former
chief minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray, he
added.
The MVA alliance,
previously in power in
Maharashtra, com-
prised the Shiv Sena,
the Congress and the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) but fell af-
ter Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde and
several legislators
broke away from the
Sena (now called the
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray).
While the security
cover of former CM
Uddhav Thackeray and
his family members,
NCP president Sharad
Pawar and his kin, in-
cluding his daughter
and Baramati Lok Sab-
ha MP Supriya Sule,
has been retained, pro-
tection to NCP leaders
like Jayant Patil,
Chhagan Bhujbal and
jailed Anil Dehmukh
has been removed, he
said.
“The security cover
of NCP MLA Jitendra
Awhad has been main-
tained as it is, while
Shiv Sena (UBT) secre-
tary Milind Narvekar
(a trusted aide of Ud-
dhav Thackeray) has
been given ‘Y-plus-es-
cort’ cover. Leader of
Opposition in the As-
sembly Ajit Pawar and
former home minister
Dilip Walse Patil (both
of NCP) have been giv-
en ‘Y-plus-escort’ de-
tail as well,” he said.
The categorized cov-
er of leaders like
Nawab Malik, Anil
Deshmukh, Vijay Wa-
dettiwar, Balasaheb
Thorat, Nana Patole,
Bhaskar Jadhav, Satej
Patil, Dhanajay
Munde, Sunil Kedare,
Narhari Zirwal and
Varun Sardesai has
been removed, he in-
formed.
Congress leaders
Ashok Chavan and
Prithviraj Chavan,
both former chief min-
isters, have been pro-
vided “Y category” se-
curity, the official in-
formed.
All decisions regard-
ing security cover have
been taken profession-
ally considering the
threat perception and
the move has nothing
to do with their politi-
cal affiliations, he as-
serted.
Mahatosoonhavededicatedcyberintelunit:DyCMFadnavis
Platform will multiple stakeholders
to ensure speedy response to cyber,
financial crime in the state
Criminal activity is not limited to
any specific state and hence coor-
dination between all states, as well
as between the Centre and the states is im-
portant to devise and implement a united
plan of action.
—Devendra Fadnavis, Home Minister, Maharashtra
SOCIAL WORKER,
SANJEEV SANE
DIES IN THANE
EX-MUM MAYOR
QUESTIONED IN
CHEATING CASE
EX-MINISTER
DESHMUKH DIES
PASSES AWAY
Thane: Vice president
of the Maharashtra
unit of Swaraj Abhiyan
and social worker
Sanjeev Sane died on
Friday morning after
battling cancer for the
last two years, a family
member said. Sane,
who started his career
with Rashtra Seva Dal,
was the Aam Aadmi
Party candidate in the
2014 Lok Sabha polls.
He was 65.
Mumbai: Former
Mumbai mayor and
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
leader Kishori Pednekar
was on Friday ques-
tioned in connection
with a cheating case in
a Slum Rehabilitation
Authority project in
Dadar, a Mumbai police
official said. Her name
had cropped up in the
interrogation of an ac-
cused in the case, which
is being investigated by
the Dadar police.
Latur: Former Maha-
rashtra minister and
veteran leader Bhai
Kishanrao Deshmukh
passed away on Thurs-
day morning due to old
age-related ailments
at a private hospital in
Latur, family sources
said He was 95.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The police
here have issued pro-
hibitory orders in the
Andheri (east) constit-
uency for November
03, the day of the state
Assembly bypoll, to
restrict the movement
of people who are not
part of the electoral
process, an official
said on Friday
.
As per the order in
this regard, issued on
Thursday by the depu-
ty commissioner of po-
lice (operations) under
section 144 of the
Criminal Procedure
Code (CrPC), the move-
ment of any person
who is not a candidate,
polling agent or gov-
ernment official on
election duty will have
to stay 100m away from
polling centres in And-
heri (east), he said.
The police have also
asked voters to remain
in queues and follow
the instructions of
polling officials, the of-
ficial said.
Voting will take
place at 256 booths in
39 polling centres in
Andheri (East) constit-
uency next Thursday.
There will be adequate
police deployment in-
side and outside the
polling booths, he
added.
Govt reduces security
cover to MVA leaders
Security detail of former CM Uddhav Thackeray has been retained
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HIGH SECURITY
Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis (left) in conversation with CM Eknath Shinde. —FILE PHOTO
OFF TO A GOOD START!
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari rings the bell at the National Highway Infra Trust listing
ceremony of non-convertible debentures at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai on Friday. Also seen: NHAI Chairperson,
Alka Upadhyaya. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
POLLS AHEAD
‘Final poll schedule
is SEC’s prerogative’
Prohibitory orders
for Nov 03 bypoll
Sattar dubs
Aaditya Thackeray
‘Chhota Pappu’
First India Bureau
Hingoli: Firing sal-
vos at Thackeray
scion Aaditya
Thackeray
, Maha-
rashtra’s Agricul-
ture Minister and
minister in charge
of Hingoli, Abdul
Sattar on Friday re-
ferred to the former
minister as “Chhota
Pappu” referencing
a jibe often used for
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi.
Responding to Adi-
tya Thackeray's jibe
at the Shinde-Fad-
navis government as
'Khokhe government'
(government which
has been formed by
bribing MLAs of
crores of rupees), Sat-
tar said that he was
“surprised that
‘Chhota Pappu’ can
speak also”.
“When did (the
Tata Airbus) project
got out of Maharash-
tra’s hands and how
did it go to Gujarat?
What exactly was the
date then? If you look
closely, you will see
that th project shifted
to Gujarat on Septem-
ber 21, 2021. Aaditya
Thackeray's father
was the chief minis-
ter then, and the one
who has made these
comments was a cabi-
net minister at that
time,” Sattar said.
In another remark
belittling Aaditya’s
recently attempts to
channel farmers’ sen-
timents over crop loss
due to incessant
rains, Sattar said, “I
was leading farmers
when he was still be-
ing cuddled (as a
child). Now these peo-
ple have who come
out of that mood and
are trying to create
confusion. The gov-
ernment in Maha-
rashtra is running
well and it is due to
this that their stom-
achs ache.”
I was
leading
farmers
when he was a
child.
—Abdul Sattar,
Agriculture Minister
Aditya Thackeray

MAHARASHTRA
03
Luckybreaks:6 firesin24
hrsin2cities;nocasualties
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Fires broke
out at various loca-
tions in Mumbai and
Thane on Friday in
different incidents.
However, no casual-
ties or deaths have
been reported so far.
A major fire broke out
at a cloth godown in
Kurla area of Mumbai
intheearlyhoursof Fri-
day
, said a civic official.
Nobody was injured in
the blaze which was put
out after eight hours.
The fire brigade re-
ceived a call about a fire
in the third Gulab Galli
oppositeDeluxeHotelon
LBS Marg at 4 am.
Five or six commer-
cial structures on the
godown premises were
gutted but the fire re-
mained restricted to
electrical wiring, ply-
wood, stocks of wood
and other material.
In Shil Phata area of
Thanecity
,firedestroyed
scrap kept outside go-
downsinacompoundon
Thursday evening. Avi-
nash Sawant, chief of
the Regional Disaster
Management Cell
(RDMC) of the Thane
Municipal Corporation
(TMC), said no one was
hurt in the fire that
broke out at 7.30 pm.
In Kandivali area of
Mumbai, an air-condi-
tionedbusof theBrihan-
mumbai Electric Supply
and Transport (BEST)
undertaking caught fire
on Thursday evening,
but no passenger was
hurt in the incident.
At least 70 passengers
of a state transport bus
escaped unhurt when
the vehicle caught fire
in Thane district on Fri-
day. A blaze erupted in
the moving bus due to a
technical snag.
In another incident, a
speeding car caught fire
after it rammed into a
divider near Kalanagar
flyover in Bandra in the
early hours of Friday
,
said a police official.
The driver of the car,
who lost control of the
vehicle which resulted
in the mishap, was res-
cued by a police team.
In Mazgaon area of
south Mumbai, a fire
erupted on the second
floor of a four-storey
residential building on
Friday afternoon, said
an official. Nobody was
injured in the blaze that
broke out at 12 noon.
Incidents
reported in two
godowns, BEST
and ST buses,
pvt car and
residential bldg
2heldfortheftofidolsfrom
480-year-oldJalnatemple
First India Bureau
Jalna: The police ar-
rested two persons
for their alleged in-
volvement in the
theft of 11 “panch-
dhatu” idols from an
ancient but popular
temple in the dis-
trict, an official said
on Thursday.
The theft occurred
on August 22, when 11
idols—made of the
traditional five-metal
alloy which suppos-
edly has sacred sig-
nificance—was stolen
from a 480-year-old
temple in Ghansawan-
gi tehsil’s Jamb
Samarth village, re-
vered as the birth-
place of saint Ramdas
Samarth.
According to the Su-
perintendent of Police
Akshay Shinde, five of
the stolen idols were
recovered from the
two arrested—one a
native of Karnataka
and the other hailed
from Solapur dis-
trict—who were ar-
rested from Solapur
after a “tip-off” late on
Thursday night. “A
third accused is on the
run,” Shinde said.
After the theft came
to light on August 23,
the Maharashtra po-
lice had sought the
help of Tamil Nadu
police to solve the case.
The Tamil Nadu po-
lice’s idol wing is well
known for solving cas-
esof templeidolheists.
The south Indian
state’s police force has
been instrumental in
pursuing smugglers of
antiquitiesandreturn-
ing stolen idols.
In India, pilgrimage
centres are catego-
rised into four groups:
‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ ac-
cording to their sig-
nificance;the480-year-
old temple in Jamb
Samarth village
comes under the ‘B’
category
.
The theft had cre-
ated a furore in the
state Assembly with
the Opposition bring-
ing up the issue in the
House. Condemning
the theft, Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Rajesh Tope,
who represents Ghan-
sawangi, had ques-
tioned the law and
order under the Chief
Minister Eknath
Shinde and his depu-
ty Devendra Fad-
navis’ government.
The idols went missing on August 22. —FILE PHOTO
The Maharashtra
police had sought
the help of Tamil
Nadu cops to solve
the case
First India Bureau
Pune: A Bengaluru-
Pune-Mumbai road
journey will soon be
cut down to roughly
seven hours, thanks
to a proposal for a
700 km new express-
way.
At present, with tolls
and restricted usages,
a non-stop trip takes
about 17 hours by road
from Bengaluru city to
Bandra Kurla Complex
(BKC) in Mumbai, via
Pune city.
The new Mumbai-
Pune-Bengaluru ex-
pressway will cost
around Rs50,000 crore
for construction, and it
is anticipated that the
National Highways Au-
thority of India (NHAI)
will receive a formal
proposal by December
after the completion of
the DPR (Detailed Pro-
ject Report).
The expressway con-
struction will begin af-
ter land acquisition—a
process that might
start early next year.
The project is expected
to be completed by 2028.
The new roadway will
make its way through
12 districts in the two
states, nine in Karna-
taka—Belagavi, Da-
vanagare, Tumakuru,
Chitradurga, Vijayana-
gara (Ballari), Koppal,
Bagalkot, Bengaluru
Rural, and Gadag—
three in Maharashtra
Satara, Sangli and
Pune.
As per reports, the ex-
pressway will pass via
Kanjale from Pune Ring
Road to Muthagadahalli
on the Satellite Ring
RoadinBengaluru.Also,
it is expected to bring
business to the districts
the new road touches.
Keeping in mind the
future expansion, the
meridian will be 15 me-
tres in width, while
there will be 55 flyovers
on the course. Also,
plantations will be
grown on both sides of
the expressway, in ad-
dition to amenities and
other infrastructure.
The Mumbai/Pune-
Bengaluru expressway
will be a visual delight
as it will be dotted with
beautiful landscapes.
The expressway will
cross roughly 10 rivers
namely Yerala, Nira,
Chand Nadi, Krishna,
Agrani, Ghataprabha,
Tungabhadra, Mal-
aprabha, Chikka
Hagari, and Vedavath.
In fact, the overall
landscape in the re-
gion will further make
it a pleasing drive for
commuters.
Bengaluru-Pune-Mum expway to cut travel time to 7 hours
FORGING NEW PATHS
lll
New 700 km
project to cost
`50,000 crore
and expected to
be completed
by 2028; will
pass through
12 districts of
Maharashtra
Karnataka
THE PLAN
The NHAI will receive a formal proposal after a detailed DPR is
completed. —FILE PHOTO
Co-passenger of late
bizman Cyrus Mistry
discharged from hosp
Pune saw 3,000+ suspected
cases of dengue since Aug
First India Bureau
Pune: The Pune Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(PMC) said on Friday
that over 3,000 sus-
pected cases of den-
gue fever were re-
corded during the
course of the last
three months (Au-
gust to October).
In total, 2,974 notices
have been sent by the
civic authority to socie-
ties and construction
sites, along w i t h
questions about why no
action should be taken
against them for hav-
ing mosquito breeding
grounds.
While doctors are
forecasting a drop in
instances over the fol-
lowing two weeks as
winter sets in, a lengthy
period of heavy rain is
what caused a post-Di-
wali rise in cases.
This year, the civic
health body reported
4,493 suspected dengue
cases. Of these, 1062
were recorded in Au-
gust, and 1188 in Sep-
tember. Up until Octo-
ber, the PMC has identi-
fied 796 suspected den-
gue fever cases.
The prolonged spell
of rain in October has
led to waterlogging and
according to Dr Sanjeev
Wavare, assistant medi-
cal chief, PMC. The
breeding of dengue-
causing aedes aegypti
mosquitoes continues
at these sites, he added.
“The civic adminis-
tration is focussing on
destroying mosqui-
t o - b r e e d i n g
sites and have
appealed that
p a t i e n t s
with mild
illness can be
managed at home,”
said Dr Wavare,
adding that over
two lakh rupees
have been col-
lected in terms
of administra-
tive fee from the
organisations, in-
cluding housing socie-
ties and others, where
mosquito breeding
sites were found.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Darius Pan-
dole (60), who survived
the car accident on Sep-
tember 04, in which for-
mer Tata Sons chair-
man Cyrus Mistry died
last month, was dis-
charged from a private
hospital here on Friday
.
His wife, Dr Anahita
Pandole (55), who was
driving the car at the
time of the accident, is
recovering and will be
discharged soon, said a
SirHNRelianceFounda-
tion Hospital official.
Both were admitted
to the hospital on Sep-
tember 05.
Darius Pandole un-
derwent a surgery on
his forearm and a maxil-
lofacial surgery
. He was
also battling infection
duetotheseverityof his
injuries, the hospital
said in a statement.
“Expert advice was
sought from experts
acrosstheglobetodefine
the best course of action
for their treatment and
that has enabled us to
achieve results,” Dr
Tarang Gianchandani,
the hospital CEO, said.
Police personnel inspect Mistry’s vehicle after the fatal crash on
Sept 04. Darius Pandole survived the accident. —FILE PHOTO
The injuries
were very com-
plex and there-
fore our best team of
multidisciplinary doc-
tors is working closely
on the Pandoles.
—Dr Tarang Gianchandani,
CEO, Sir HN hospital
Cops apprehend film-maker
for hitting wife with his car
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Local po-
lice have arrested
film-maker Kamal
Kishor Mishra for
allegedly ramming
his car into his wife
after she spotted
him with another
woman in the vehi-
cle here, an official
said.
The alleged inci-
dent had taken place
on October 19 in the
parking lot of the cou-
ple’s apartment in
Andheri (West) when
Mishra’s wife found
him with another
woman in the car, po-
lice said.
On Thursday,
Mishra, the producer
of Hindi film ‘Dehati
Disco’, was taken to
the Amboli police sta-
tion for questioning
from his home after
his wife lodged a com-
plaint against him.
He was arrested in
the case in the wee
hours of Friday, the
official said.
As per the com-
plaint, Mishra’s wife
came out looking for
her husband and found
him with another
womaninhiscarinthe
parking area. When
his wife went to con-
front him, Mishra
drove the car to escape
from the spot and in
theprocesshithiswife,
causing injuries to her
legs, hand and head,
the police have said
quoting the complaint.
Based on the com-
plaint lodged by his
wife, an FIR (first infor-
mationreport)wasreg-
istered at the Amboli
police station against
Mishra under relevant
Indian Penal Code sec-
tions, including 279
(rash driving) and 337
(causing hurt by act en-
dangering life or per-
sonal safety of others).
CCTV footage shows Mishra seemingly attempting to run over
his wife in a bid to flee. —FILE PHOTO
Incident took place
on October 19 when
Kamal Mishra’s wife
found him with
another woman in
the parking lot of
their aprtment bldg

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Death is certain for the born,
and re-birth is certain for
the dead; therefore you
should not feel grief for what
is inevitable.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Rewriting the Indian Toy Story. India’s
export of toys, games sports
accessories rose to more than 3.3
times in April-September 2022 as over
the same period in 2013.
Dr Jitendra Singh
@DrJitendraSingh
Addressed Global Digital Health
Summit. “PM Sh@NarendraModi was
among the first in the world to launch
Digital Health Mission and today other
countries are trying to pick up cues
from India’s experience of dealing with
a vast and heterogeneous population”.
TOP TWEETS
GM MUSTARD
SOLUTION FOR
SHORTAGE OF
EDIBLE OIL
ndia’s first geneti-
cally modified (GM)
mustard has been ap-
proved for seed pro-
duction before it is
approved as the country’s first
indigenous hybrid mustard and
released for commercial purpos-
es. This will be a major step to-
wards increasing the production
of oilseeds for which the country
is heavily import- dependent.
Against an annual production of
around 8.5 million tonnes of ed-
ible oil, India imports around
14.5 mt of edible oil to meet its
domestic demand of edible oil.
Genetically modified crops
have met stiff resistance from
farmers and environmentalists.
The first to be opposed tooth and
nail was Bt cotton despite sui-
cides by cotton growers due to
crop losses. Once introduced in
2002 the insect and pest resistant
crop has benefited farmers by
cutting expenditure on insecti-
cides and increased production.
As controversial as Bt cotton
was Bt brinjal the commercial re-
lease of which was foiled by envi-
ronmentalists. The GM mustard
may also require government
clearanceforcommercialrelease.
Environmentalists must un-
derstand that transgenic crops
offer hope.
I
ata-Airbus C-295
MW transport air-
craft project has
gone to Vadodara
in Gujarat. It will
be the first joint venture for
manufacturing a military air-
craft in India under the Make
in India initiative of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The
projectwasinitiallymeantfor
Maharashtrabuttheinvestors
andthegovernmentthoughtit
was too good a project for Ma-
harashtra which is being gov-
erned by a coalition of BJP-
ShivSenafaction.Foundation
of the Rs 22,000-crore project
will be laid by the prime min-
isteronSunday
.Itwillnotonly
be a boost for the domestic
aerospace industry but also
giveemploymenttothousands
of people.
Earlier in September, an-
other prestigious project for
manufacturing semi-conduc-
tors by the Vedanta-Foxconn
conglomerate had also been
luredawaytoGujarat,leaving
Maharashtra’s opposition
parties fuming. The project is
worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore.
Aaaditya Thackeray, leader
of the Uddhav Thackeray fac-
tion of Shiv Sena said that the
project was moved out of Ma-
harashtraafteritwas“almost
finalised”. He said it was a
blow to the state govern-
ment’s initiative for creating
job opportunities. Nationalist
CongressPartyleaderSharad
Pawar claimed that the prom-
ise of Maharashtra getting
bigger projects was like “con-
vincing a child”. He has been
proved right.
Aaditya Thackeray hit out
at the double-engine govern-
ment. “They always boast of
a double-engine government.
But although one engine of
the central government is
working, the state govern-
ment’s engine has failed,” he
said. In other words the non-
functional engine is unable
to effectively assert the
state’s claim for more invest-
ment. Is it an opportunity for
Uddhav Thackeray camp?
C-295 AIRCRAFT’S
GUJARAT LANDING
The project is worth Rs 1.54
lakh cr. Aaaditya Thackeray,
leader of Uddhav Thackeray
faction of Shiv Sena said that
the project was moved out
of Maharashtra after it was
“almost finalised.” It was a
blow to state govt’s
initiative, he said
T
he word accountability is giv-
en least importance in India.
Employees work hard at their
work place but they don’t care
how much contribution their
hard work is adding to their
organization profit. The con-
cern of “profit” merely re-
mains till the promoters and
the finance department. The
marketingandmanufacturing
department primarily con-
tribute to business and prod-
uct generation. While other
departments of any organiza-
tion identify themselves as a
support function, which is not
correct. Be it be HR Depart-
ment, supply chain depart-
mentorthemarketingdepart-
ment,eachdepartmentandits
headmustactasprofit-centric
head for their organization.
What should be the role of
the head of the department
and how they can work as
profit centric head, let’s take
a look. It is usually the head
of the Department who has to
look up to the administrative
affairs of his department.
Generally
, what a head of de-
partment does is that he mon-
itors his department and em-
ployees working under him
perform better than other
departments of the company
.
Often, it is also possible that
the head of the department is
superior to all of his employ-
ees just to show to the man-
agement, to resort to internal
constraints and policies and
to compete with others. A
healthy competition between
the two departments offers
good productivity in the com-
pany, but in the competition
to prove themselves superior
an atmosphere of internal
clashes and stress is created.
When we say that the head
of the department should act
as the profit center head, the
meaning of the concept is to
changethewholemindsetand
perspectiveof thedepartment
towardsthecompany
.Theday
when the departmental heads
start working considering the
point of view of the top man-
agements and focus on how
their departments can con-
tribute to the company’s di-
rectgrowth,theycanbecalled
the best departmental head.
The head of the department
should work with the employ-
ees of their department in
such a way that each and eve-
ry employee of the depart-
ment can share their contri-
bution and show involvement
in the company’s growth.
LET’S CONSIDER
AN EXAMPLE
Henry Ford, who was the own-
er of the world famous Ford
Company
, had a different vi-
sion and way of working from
that of other promoters. He
used to hold regular meetings
with all the heads of depart-
ments,hislessonswerespecial
for all the employees. He also
sometimes used to interact di-
rectly with the employees and
said, “Life is the Ocean of Ex-
periences!” every experience
teach and inspire us to do
somethingnew.Healsousedto
say to his employees, do what-
ever you want to do it with
yourheartandfulldedication.
By doing things with heart
special contributions can be
made to the organization.
Henry always advised his
departmental heads that if
theyareabletogivelong-term
and positive vision to the em-
ployees and show them how
they can contribute and be a
partner in company’s growth
thenyouareanexcellentlead-
er. The easiest way to achieve
this is to create a sense of
ownership spirit in every em-
ployee. Every work profile
should be respected and every
work should be done from
heartwillfulldedication.And
the person who works with
proper dedication will be-
come a partner in the com-
pany’s growth in true senses.
The heads of each depart-
ment should recognize the
strengths of their employees
and distribute the work ac-
cordingly. Henry always ad-
vised employees saying, “Di-
vide your wok into small
targets, this will make easy
for you to reach the goal. This
will help you achieve big tar-
gets.” If you take a look away
from your goal then it means
that you have lost control to
reach your goal and you need
to focus. The most difficult
and effortful work is to make
every employee of your team
to work in team. If this is an
easy task for you then you
come out as a good leader but
if you are weak leader then
employees will not associate
themselves with your vision.
The conclusion of the dis-
cussion comes out to be that
the head of the department
should make every employee
of his team participate in the
company’s work keeping in
mind their vision and goals.
Some tips.
z The head of each department
should check their employ-
ees to work in a team.
z The head of the department
should work together with
other heads and participate
equally in the company’s
growth.
z The head of the department
should check how each em-
ployee can participate in the
company’s growth and distrib-
ute the work accordingly.
z It is the responsibility of the
departmental head to see
that every employee looks
after their work and works
towards progress.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Henry Ford, who was the
owner of the world famous
Ford Company, had a
different vision and way of
working from that of other
promoters. His lessons were
special for all the employees.
He sometimes used to
interact directly with the
employees and said, “Life is
the Ocean of Experiences!”
The day when the
departmental heads start
working considering the
point of view of the top
managements and focus
on how their departments
can contribute to the
company’s direct growth,
they can be called the
best departmental head.
They should work with
employees in such a way
that the staff is involved
in firm’s growth
CAN A
DEPARTMENT
HEAD WORK
AS PROFIT
CENTER HEAD?
BHAVESH UPADHYAY
The writer is a Businessman and HR Expert

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INDIA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: G Kishan
Reddy, Union Minister
for Culture, Tourism
and Development of
North-eastern Region,
inaugurated an exhibi-
tion of paintings by emi-
nent artist, Akbar Saheb
on Friday at National
Gallery of Modern Art,
New Delhi.
The art of Akbar Sa-
heb is unique as all fifty-
five artworks are wholly
inspired by the Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
and his incredible jour-
ney and vision. The ex-
hibition, curated by the
well-known Rajeev
Menon is open to the
public from Friday till
November 3.
On the occasion, the
UnionMinistersaidthat
Akbar Saheb has shown
the journey of PM Nar-
endra Modi including
from Gujarat to becom-
ing the world leader. He
added that the paintings
show major policy deci-
sions such as GST and
depict demonetisation
and surgical strike in a
clear manner.
TheMinisteralsosaid
the paintings show the
challenges faced by Nar-
endra Modi and his
achievements as Prime
Minister. Mata.
PM Modi inspired artwork inaugurated
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
lll
The paintings
show the
challenges faced
by Modi and his
achievements as
PM including his
impact around
the world:
Union Minister
GK Reddy
BSF RECOVERS ARMS AMMUNITION NEAR
INDO-PAK BORDER
Punjab: The BSF troops seized a huge cache of arms and am-
munition from Ferozepur, Punjab, said, officials. The recovery
was made on Thursday. “Troops of BOP Jagdish, ex-136 Bn,
Sector Ferozpur (Distt Ferozpur) recovered a bag during a
search near the zero line containing arms and ammunition,”
read an official statement from BSF. The officials recovered
3 AK 47 rifles with 06 empty magazines, 03 nos mini AK 47
rifles (brand being ascertained) with 05 empty magazines, and
3 nos pistols (Beretta type) with 06 empty magazines.
IN THE COURTYARD
DELHI COURT
EXTENDS GANGSTER
DEEPAK TINU’S
POLICE REMAND
SC TO HEAR PLEA
SEEKING APPT OF
CHMN IN LAW PANEL
SC GRANTS 4 WEEKS TIME TO CURE DEFECTS
OF OVER 1000 CASES FROM 2014 TO 2020
New Delhi: The SC has
granted a four-week time to
cure defects of over 1000
cases filed from 2014 to
2020 and warned that if the
advocates- on- record failed
to do it then the cases shall
stand dismissed without any
further reference. Justice PS
Narasimha in its order deliv-
ered recently observed that
there are one thousand-odd
matters listed in the court.
As there were defects in the
filing, the files were returned
to the respective Advo-
cates-on-Record for curing
the defects and for refiling.
New Delhi (ANI): The Patiala
House Court of Delhi on Fri-
day extended the three days
police remand
of gangster
Deepak
Tinu. The
Delhi Police’s
Special Cell
arrested Tinu
last week, who
escaped from Punjab police
custody on October 1, from
Rajasthan. Tinu was pro-
duced through video confer-
encing today before the Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate of
Patiala House Court after the
end of seven days remand
granted last week. The Court
meanwhile also refused to
send Deepak Tinu to transit
remand to Punjab at this
stage. The transit remand
was moved by the Punjab
Police. Gangster Deepak
Tinu, a member of Lawrence
Bishnoi gang had recently
escaped from the custody of
Punjab’s Mansa Police.
New Delhi: The SC is
scheduled to hear on
Oct 31 a PIL seeking a
direction to the Centre to
declare the Law Commis-
sion as a “statutory body”
and appoint the chair-
person and members to
the panel. According to
the cause list of October
31 uploaded on the apex
court website.
AAP’S VIJAY NAIR
MOVES BAIL PLEA
New Delhi : A court on
Friday sought response
from the CBI on the bail
application of business-
man Vijay Nair, arrested
in connection with the
Delhi excise policy scam
case in which Deputy
Chief Minister Manish Si-
sodia is also an accused.
The court issued notice to
the agency and directed it
to file a reply by Nov 3.
CAN’T BAR ANTI-PORT PROTESTS,
NONE SHOULD DISTURB LO: HC
Kochi: The Kerala HC on Friday said it cannot prohibit
protests, but at the same time no one should take
law into their hands or be a threat to law and order
while staging agitations like the one against Vizhin-
jam Port. The observation by Justice Anu Sivaraman
came during the hearing of a plea of Adani group,
carrying out the Vizhinjam port construction, against
the fisherfolk’s continuing protest against the project.
The court asked the protestors not to force it to take
stringent action against them and also directed that
its interim orders be strictly enforced.
It’s 5G era, we have to be 10
steps ahead of crime world: PM
Surajkund (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Friday in-
sisted on having a police
technology mission that
will enable all states to
have the best common
technology and mutual
cooperation for crime
prevention. Addressing
a gathering of home
ministers of states to de-
liberate on issues of in-
ternal security -- ‘Chin-
tan Shivir’ -- here, he
said while ensuring the
best technology the
states should avoid any
budgetary constraints
that may come in the
way of adoption of tech-
nologicaladvancements.
He said the criminal
world has globalised and
stressed that “we need to
be ten steps ahead” of
them (criminals).
PM pointed out that
crime is no longer local-
ised and instances of
interstate, international
crimes are going up.
“That is why mutual
cooperation between
state agencies and be-
tween central and state
agencies is becoming
crucial,” Modi said.
He said whether it is
cybercrime or the use of
drone technologies for
the smuggling of weap-
ons or drugs, the govt
needs to keep working
towards new technolo-
gies to tackle the men-
ace. “The law and order
system can be improved
with the help of smart
technology,” the prime
minister said.
Hesaid5Gtechnology
,
along with its benefits,
brings the need for a
heightened alert.
“With the help of 5G,
the performance of fa-
cial recognition technol-
ogy, automatic number
plate recognition tech-
nology
, drone and CCTV
related technology, are
going to improve mani-
folds,” Modi said.
5G technology, along with its benefits, brings the need for a heightened alert: PM
PM Modi addressing ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Home Ministers of States,
through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Friday.
PM MODI ON
WAR AGAINST
FAKE NEWS
New Delhi (ANI): Em-
phasising on the need
to create awareness
against fake news,
PM Narendra Modi on
Friday said that social
media cannot be
underestimated and
that a small piece of
fake news generated
by it can create chaos.
He said people must
be made aware of the
various mechanisms
that are now available
on all social media
platforms to verify
messages before
forwarding them.
Key 26/11 conspirators
unpunished, says EAM
Mumbai (PTI): Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar on Friday
said key conspirators
and planners of the
26/11 Mumbai terror at-
tackscontinuetoremain
protected and unpun-
ished.
Speaking at a special
meeting here on ‘Coun-
tering the Use of New
and Emerging Technolo-
gies for Terrorist Pur-
poses’,hesaid,theUNSC
has “regrettably” been
unable to act in some
cases when it comes to
proscribingsometerror-
ists because of “political
considerations”.
Jaishankar, along
with Michael Moussa,
Gabonese Foreign min-
ister and president of
the UNSC, paid tributes
to the victims who lost
their lives in the 26/11.
S Jaishankar speaks at the Special Meeting of the UN Security
Council’s (UNSC) CTC in Mumbai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
INDIA PLAYS PAKISTANI TERRORIST
26/11 CONSPIRATOR SAJID MIR’S TAPE
Mumbai (ANI): In an unprecedented public expose
at the Mumbai UN counter-terror meet, India on
Friday revealed in detail Pakistan’s role in the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack by playing Pakistan-based
terrorist Sajid Mir’s audiotape. In the audio clip,
he is heard directing the attack on Chabad House
during Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks. Playing the
audio clip, India presented undeniable evidence
against Pakistan. The clip was played by a senior
Intelligence Bureau officer, Pankaj Thakur.
Cong leaders from various states join RaGa in T’gana
Hyderabad (PTI): Con-
gress leaders from vari-
ous states on Friday
joined party leader Ra-
hul Gandhi in his ongo-
ing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
in Telangana.
Former Union Minis-
ter Bhakta Charan Das
from Odisha and Jitu
Patwari from Madhya
Pradesh were among
the leaders who took
part in the yatra.
It was a ‘mini Bharat
Jodo’ yatra with leaders
from different states
coming to walk with
Gandhi, said Jairam
Ramesh, AICC General
Secretary, in charge of
communications.
“During the morning
session today in the
#BharatJodoYatra in
Telangana, we wit-
nessed a mini @bharat-
jodo with leaders com-
ing from Tripura, Ra-
jasthan, Punjab, Odis-
ha, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Goa and Madhya
Pradesh to walk with @
RahulGandhi today,”
Ramesh tweeted.
The Rahul Gandhi-
led Bharat Jodo Yatra
resumed from Yeligan-
dla in Narayanpet dis-
trict of Telangana on
Friday and it will halt at
Mahabubnagar for the
night.
This is the third day
of the yatra in Telan-
gana.
EC DOESN’T HAVE
JURISDICTION ON
FREEBIES: CONG
New Delhi (PTI): The Cong
said the EC does not have
the jurisdiction to regulate
issues such as freebies, and
urged the panel to focus on
ensuring free and fair polls
through proper implementa-
tion of Election Laws. The poll
panel on Oct 4 had proposed
amending the model code to
ask political parties to provide
authentic information to voters
on the financial viability of
their poll promises, a move
that came amid the freebies
versus welfare measures
debate that had triggered a
political slugfest.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
The exhibition will be on till November 3.
BJP urges to order CBI probe
into Telangana poaching claims
New Delhi (PTI): The
BJP on Friday urged the
EC to order a CBI probe
into the Telangana
Rashtra Samithi’s alle-
gation that its members
tried to poach some
MLAs of the regional
party, claiming that the
entire event has been
staged to influence the
Munugodebypoll.ABJP
delegation, which met
the commission, also ac-
cused Odisha’s ruling
BJ of being behind a
“sinister”attempttoma-
lign the “personal im-
age” of Amit Shah
through a “fake and doc-
tored” audio clip with a
view to influence the
Dhamnagar bypoll.
It sought “deterrent”
action against the ac-
cused and urged the EC
to get an FIR lodged
against BJD members
allegedly behind it.
AUDIO CLIP
SURFACES IN ‘MLAs
POACHING’ CASE
Hyderabad: In another
twist in ‘MLAs poaching’
case, an audio of telephonic
conversation between the
main accused and a TRS
MLA surfaced on Friday. The
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS) leaked the audio of
purported conversation
between Ramachandra
Bharati, alias Satish Sharma
alias Swamiji, and Pilot Rohit
Reddy, the MLA who tipped-
off the Cyberabad police
about the attempt to buy him
and three other MLAs re-
sulting in the arrest of three
alleged agents of BJP.
Rajnath inaugurates 75
infra projects built by BRO
New Delhi (PTI): Lack
of infrastructure devel-
opment in JK for dec-
ades post Independence
was one of the reasons
behind the rise of ter-
rorism in the union ter-
ritory
, Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh said on
Friday after unveiling
75 new projects includ-
ing bridges, roads and
helipads in border are-
as.Singh dedicated the
projects costing Rs 2180
crore and spread across
border six states and
two Union territories at
a function held at east-
ern Ladakh’s strategic
Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat
BegOldi(DS-DBO)road.
Rajnath Singh dedicating 75 BRO infrastructure projects to the
nation, on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Court orders
Chatterjee’s
physical presence
Kolkata: A special CBI
court on Friday reject-
ed an application by a
correctional home in
Kolkata for the virtual
appearance of former
Minister Partha Chat-
terjee in connection
with the multi-crore
West Bengal School Ser-
vice Commission (WB-
SSC) scam and instead
ordered his physical
presence on October
31.The state’s former
education minister was
supposed to be physi-
cally present at the
court on Friday
.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves to the supporters during
the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Narayanpet on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
CRUCIAL READ
FROM PG 1
Maharashtra’s ...
Rs1.80 lakh crore cumu-
latively (four mega pro-
jects and other smaller
projects) have slipped
away, taking with them
more than a lakh direct
and ancillary jobs--hit-
ting it harder at a time
when unemployment is
already rising.
Apart from the
Rs22,000 crore Tata-Air-
bus project, another big-
ticket project, the Rs1.54
lakh crore Vedanta-Fox-
conn semiconductor fab
unit--which, along with
ancillary units, would
have generated one lakh
jobs--will now be set up
in Gujarat’s Dholera.
Similarly, the bulk
drug park project, esti-
mated to be worth
aroundRs3,000croreand
with the potential to cre-
ate around 50,000 direct
and indirect jobs, in
Roha and Murud tehsils
incoastalRaigaddistrict
was also “rolled back”.
At the same time,
HimachalPradesh,Guja-
rat and Andhra Pradesh
received green signals
forsimilarset-ups.Inthe
last week of September,
the Union government
turned down Maharash-
tra’s proposal to set up a
Rs424 crore Medical De-
vices Park project in Au-
rangabad’s Auric city,
approving proposals
from Tamil Nadu, UP,
MP and HP instead.
National Cong...
Delhi to congratulate
Kharge on winning the
election, Kharge told the
delegation that he would
visit Mumbai to resolve
their issues “soon”.
Those familiar with the
development say Kharge
wantstoensurecohesion
within the group well in
time for the civic body
polls which are already
overdue, and also for the
Assembly elections to be
held in a little over 2.5
years. The root of the
matter is that detractors
feelthatMumCongchief
Bhai Jagtap and working
president Charan Singh
Sapraarenotfieldtested.
Jagtap has only won one
Assembly election, and
Sapra is yet to make even
one notch on his meta-
phorical belt. This has
ledtoquestionsfromsev-
erallocalleaders--includ-
ing Nirupam, former
minister Chandrakant
Handore, and Varsha
Gaikwad--on Jagtap and
Sapra’s ability to lead the
party to a win in the com-
ing days.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 50,889.00 105.00 0.20 (Per 10g)
SILVER 58,336.00 21.00 0.03 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.48 0.15 0.17
GBPINR 95.07 0.31 0.32
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Gold price in
the national capital fell by
`105 to `50,889 per 10
grams on Friday amid
weak global trends, ac-
cording to HDFC Securi-
ties.In the previous trade,
the precious metal had
closed at `50,994 per 10
grams. Silver, however,
gained `21 to `58,336 per
kg from `58,315 per kg.
In the international mar-
ket, gold was trading in
red at $1,653.25 per
ounce while silver was flat
at $19.34 per ounce.—PTI
GOLD FALLS `105
BUT SILVER PRICE
GOES UP BY `21
New Delhi: Tata Power on
Friday reported about an
85% rise in its consoli-
dated net profit to
`935.18 crore in the Sep-
tember 2022 quarter,
mainly on the back of
higher revenue. The con-
solidated net profit of the
company was `505.66
crore in the quarter ended
September 30, 2021, a
BSE filing stated. The to-
tal income of the compa-
ny rose to `14,181.07
crore in the quarter from
`10,187.33 crore a year
ago. Tata Power’s PAT
(profit after tax or net
profit) has increased for
the 12th consecutive
quarter. —PTI
TATA POWER NET
PROFIT RISES 85%
TO `935 CRORE
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki
India on Friday reported
an over four-fold increase
in consolidated net profit
to `2,112.5 crore in the
second quarter that ended
September 30, 2022, rid-
ing on record sales. The
company had posted a
consolidated net profit of
`486.9 crore in the same
period last fiscal, MSIL
said in a regulatory filing.
Total revenue from opera-
tions was at `29,942.5
crore as against
`20,550.9 crore in the
year-ago period. —PTI
MARUTI SUZUKI Q2
PROFIT SEES 4-FOLD
RISE AT `2,112.5 CR
New Delhi: Global Health
Limited, which operates
and manages hospitals
under the Medanta brand,
on Friday said it has set a
price band of `319-336 a
share for its `2,206 crore
initial public offering
(IPO). The initial share
sale will open for public
subscription during No-
vember 3-7. The bidding
for anchor investors will
open on November 2, ac-
cording to the company.
The IPO consists of a
fresh issue of equity
shares aggregating to
`500 crore and an offer
for sale of up to 5.08
crore equity shares. —PTI
GLOBAL HEALTH SETS
IPO PRICE BAND AT
`319-336 PER SHARE
*Rates till the edition went to print.
SEBI REDUCES FACE
VALUE FOR DEBT
SECURITIES
New Delhi (PTI): To enhance
liquidity in the corporate bond
market, Sebi on Friday reduced
the face
value of debt
security and
non-convertible
redeemable
preference share issued on pri-
vate placement basis to `1 lakh
from the current `10 lakh. The
move came after the regulator
received representations from
various market participants,
including issuers, requesting for
review of the denominations.
Further, non-institutional inves-
tors consider the high ticket size
as a deterrent. —PTI
ATHER ENERGY SETS UP
FIRST EV RETAIL STORE
IN PUDUCHERRY
Chennai (PTI): Electric two-
wheeler maker Ather Energy has
inaugurated its first retail store
‘Ather Space’
in Puducherry
making it the
58th experi-
ence centre
in the country. The company
has launched its latest flagship
products the 450 X and 450
Plus which come with a certified
range of 146 km and would be
retailed at the new store. Con-
sumers in Puducherry would
be able to take up test-ride and
also receive in-depth knowledge
of the product ahead of making
their purchase. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
RETAIL PORTION OF NHAI ‘INVIT’ TO RISE
GOING AHEAD, SAYS UNION MIN GADKARI
Mumbai (PTI): Enthused by the overwhelming retail investor re-
sponse to the recent InvIT from NHAI, wherein NCDs worth `1,430
crore were issued, Union Highways
Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said
the retail portion will go up in new
such fund-raising ahead. The min-
ister was addressing a gathering at
BSE after listing the second tranche
of the NHAI Infrastructure Invest-
ment Trust (InvIT) and NCD, which earlier this month raised `1,430
crore and the issue was oversubscribed nearly seven times. —PTI
FM ASKS STATES
Ease logistics burden
onexporters:Nirmala
Kakinada (PTI): Union
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Friday
asked States to adopt a
multi-modal approach and
ensure logistics did not
become a burden on
exporters.
She said the PM Gati
Shakti was a beautiful pro-
tocol with which a synergy
could be brought in.
Sitharaman referred to
‘One District-One Product’
and ‘Vocal for Local’, initia-
tives, aimed at promoting
local products and creating
their export markets.
She said the Commerce
Ministry was working on
getting an export policy
that would help the export-
ers by giving them incen-
tives and promoting many
things.
“There’s a repetitive and
very relevant line that the
Commerce Minister refers
to … ‘We can’t be exporting
taxes.’ We also should iden-
tify ways in which those
taxes – whether Centre,
State or local – that are on
these products should be
removed so that we don’t
burden their exporters,”
the Finance Minister said.
The governments did not
get much revenue from
those products but bur-
dened the exporters never-
theless, she noted. She said
the growing cost of elec-
tricity and logistics was
also affecting the exports.
“With better roads and
ports coming… electronic
facilitation for the customs
operations coming…surely
,
the logistics element is be-
ing addressed little by lit-
tle. State governments
should also spend some
time to see that logistics
doesn’t become a burden
on exporters,” Sitharaman
said. The Finance Minister
referred to the Prime Min-
ister’s suggestion that
States should open export
promotion offices in Indian
embassies abroad.
“If you have the capacity
to tell the kind of things
you produce that are inter-
national class… our embas-
sies are the place where
you should be and target
the markets there. Some of
our States are the size of
some European countries.
We have the capacity even
as a district to capture the
market outside,” she said.
WHAT NIRMALA
SITHARAMAN SAID
z Nirmala Sitharaman asked
States to adopt a multi-
modal approach and ensure
logistics did not become a
burden on exporters
z Sitharaman referred to ‘One
District-One Product’ and
‘Vocal for Local’, initiatives,
aimed at promoting local
products and creating their
export markets
High inflation is
a result of price
shocks: Bhide
New Delhi (PTI): The
high inflation rate in the
last three quarters is main-
ly a consequence of the
‘exogenous’ price shocks,
and addressing the issue
will require coordinated
policy efforts, RBI Mone-
tary Policy Committee
(MPC) member Shashanka
Bhide has said.
Bhide further said the
inflationary pressures are
high and it certainly is a
test for India’s inflation
targeting framework.
“The high inflation rate
in Q2 FY2022-23 follows
high inflation in the previ-
ous two quarters.
“High fuel and food pric-
es and their spillover to
other sectors have sus-
tained the high inflation
rate,” he said.
The retail inflation
based on CPI has remained
above 6% since January
2022, and it was 7.41% in
September.
“While this pattern is
mainly a consequence of
the exogenous price
shocks, it is important to
take measures to limit the
spillover of the price
shocks to the rest of the
economy
.
Foreign trade would
help India become a
$30 tn eco: Goyal
Kakinada (PTI): Union
Minister for Commerce
and Industry Piyush Goyal
on Friday said that foreign
trade would become a truly
defining feature that would
help India become a $30
trillion economy in the
Amrit Kaal.
“We have reached that
inflection point, we are at
the cusp, where we are go-
ing to take off. If we have
the ambition to be at least
ten times in the next 25
years...We are looking to
cross the $30 trillion
economy with a per capita
GDP of 15,000 dollar,”
Goyal said.
Goyal noted that foreign
defining feature in the
years to come “as we work
in the Amrit Kaal in the
next 25 years and progress
towards a developed India.”
Goyal said foreign trade
was going to truly help in
achieving the $30 trillion
ambitious target.
“This is the path that we
are going to achieve. It’s
very much achievable and
doable,” he remarked.
The Commerce Minister
pointed out that the Indian
economy grew 11.8 times in
dollar terms in the last 30
years to $3.5 trillion today,
from less than $300 billion.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Goyal noted that foreign
defining feature in the years
to come “as we work in the
Amrit Kaal in the next 25
years and progress towards
a developed India”
z Foreign trade was going to
truly help in achieving the
$30 tn ambitious target
Markets log gains for 2nd day on
buying in Reliance Industries Ltd
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended high-
er on Friday helped by
buying in index major Re-
liance Industries along
with fresh foreign fund
inflows. Extending its
previous day’s rally, the
30-share BSE benchmark
climbed 203.01 points or
0.34% to settle at 59,959.85.
On similar lines, the
broader NSE Nifty ad-
vanced 49.85 points or
0.28% to end at 17,786.80 .
In the Sensex pack,
Maruti, Reliance Indus-
tries, NTPC, Power Grid,
Mahindra Mahindra,
Bajaj Finserv, Titan and
Kotak Mahindra Bank
were the major winners.
Tech Mahindra, Tata
Steel, Sun Pharma, ICICI
Bank and State Bank of
India were among the
laggards.
INDIAN RUPEE SLIPS 14 PAISE TO SETTLE
AT 82.47 AGAINST AMERICAN CURRENCY
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee declined by 14 paise to close at 82.47
against the US dollar on Friday as a stronger greenback in the
overseas markets weighed on the local unit. However, a posi-
tive trend in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows
capped the rupee’s loss, traders said. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 82.39 and
witnessed a high of 82.29 and a low of 82.49. It finally settled at
82.47 against the American currency, registering 14 paise loss
over its previous close. In the previous session on Thursday,
the rupee jumped 48 paise to close at 82.33 against the dollar.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s
strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.25% to
110.86. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.91% to
$96.08 per barrel.
SpiceJet
allowed to wet
lease 5 planes
Mumbai (PTI): SpiceJet
has received aviation regu-
lator DGCA’s approval for
wet leasing five Boeing 737
Max planes for up to six
months and the airline has
already deployed two of the
aircraft on different routes,
according to sources.
The approval for taking
the planes on wet lease was
given by the DGCA earlier
this month. The sources
said the remaining three
aircraft will be inducted
into SpiceJet fleet in the
coming weeks. The airline
already has Boeing 737
Max planes in its fleet.
To cater to rising de-
mand in the winter sched-
ule which begins from Oc-
tober 30, SpiceJet and In-
diGo have received approv-
al for their proposals to
take planes on wet lease.
Under wet lease arrange-
ment, planes are leased
along with operating crew
and engineers.
iPhones revenue grows 10% to $42.6 bn
First India Bureau
New Delhi: According to
Apple, in the September
quarter of 2022, iPhone rev-
enue increased 10% year
over year to a record $42.6
billion, with the new 14 se-
ries driving brisk sales in
India.
The CyberMedia Re-
search (CMR) showed that
the iPhones grew 44%
(quarter-on-quarter) in the
July-September period in
India, selling over 1.7 mil-
lion iPhones.
According to company’s
CEO Tim Cook, the high
and better-than-expected
customer demand, exceed-
ed their aspirations.
“Customers are loving
our iPhone 14 lineup. Load-
ed with camera upgrades
for sharper photos, Action
Mode for smoother videos
and new safety features like
Crash Detection and Emer-
gency SOS via Satellite, iP-
hone is even more indis-
pensable to our daily lives,”
Cook stated this during the
company’s quarterly earn-
ings call with investors.
Luca Maestri, Chief Fi-
nancial Officer at Apple,
said that iPhone revenue
grew despite significant
foreign exchange head-
winds.
WITH NEW 14 SERIES DRIVING BRISK SALES
ON RISE IN
INDIAN MKT
z The CyberMedia Research
showed that the iPhones
grew 44%in the July-Sept
period in India, selling over
1.7 million iPhones
z High, better-than-expected
customer demand, exceeded
Cos aspirations
Wheat sown in 54,000
hectare so far: Govt data
New Delhi (PTI): Wheat
has been sown in 54,000 hec-
tare so far in the ongoing
rabi (winter) season of the
2022-23 crop year, 59% high-
er than 34,000 hectare in the
year-ago period, according
to the agriculture ministry
data released on Friday
.
The sowing of wheat, the
main rabi crop, begins in
October and harvesting in
March-April.
Besides, gram and mus-
tard are other major crops
grown during the rabi sea-
son (July-June).
According to the latest
sowing data, wheat sowing
is underway in Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ra-
jasthan and Jammu
Kashmir.
About 39,000 hectare was
covered under wheat in Ut-
tar Pradesh, 9,000 hectare
in Uttarakhand, 2,000 hec-
tare in Rajasthan and 1,000
hectare in Jammu Kash-
mir as on October 28, the
data showed.

First India Bureau
Mumbai: A social me-
dia handle of the
Mumbai Government
Railway Police (GRP)
has fallen victim to
hackers, said its top
official on Friday.
The GRP is responsi-
ble for ensuring safety
and security of passen-
gers travelling on the
Mumbai suburban rail-
way network.
“Dear Mumbaikars,
it has come to our no-
tice that the @GRP-
Mumbai handle seems
to have been hacked. We
request you to not pay
heed to any fresh tweets
until we update,” Quais-
er Khalid, Commission-
er of GRP Mumbai,
tweeted, adding that the
concerned agencies
were working on re-
gaining access.
Since then, several
tweets related to Tesla
CEO Elon Musk have
been retweeted from the
Mumbai GRP Mumbai's
Twitter account.
He appealed to people
to direct queries and
complaints to his Twit-
ter handle @cpgrp-
mumbai or use the hel-
pline number 1512.
08
2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi launched the
nationwide ‘Rozgar
Melas’ to hand over
appointment letters
to 75,000 youth, Shiv
Sena Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray
lodged a protest with
the Election Commis-
sion of India (ECI) on
Friday.
National spokesper-
son of the faction led
by former Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray,
Kishore Tiwari, filed a
petition with the ECI,
seeking an urgent ban
and investigation into
the meetings. Terming
Rozgar Melas as “plant-
ed”, he said they are
“illegal and unethical
as they violate the All
India Services (Con-
duct) Rules and other
regulations”.
The petition con-
tends that the Melas are
events organized for
sheer political gains by
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) and con-
trary to all civil servic-
es as well as Army
rules. It also claims that
BJP banks and other
public sector undertak-
ings which took part in
the jamboree held si-
multaneously all over
India, were sponsored
by government funds.
In Maharashtra, the
Rozgar Melas was
spearheaded by Union
ministers Piyush Goyal
(Mumbai), Narayan
Rane (Pune) and Ram-
das Athawale (Nagpur)
in the presence of vari-
ous party leaders on
October 22. Over 800
youth were given their
job letters amid much
fanfare.
Opposition Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) coa-
lition leaders like Con-
gress’ Atul Londhe, Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty’s Mahesh Tapase and
Shiv Sena’s (UBT) Ti-
wari had slammed the
BJP for giving only
75,000 jobs against
Modi’s 2014 promise to
create two crore jobs
every year.
In the petition, Ti-
wari said by organizing
such grand events, vari-
ous Central govern-
ment departments and
PSU undertakings have
violated their own ser-
vice rules and recruit-
ment regulations. They
do not allow distribu-
tion of so-called ap-
pointment letters with
the hands of ruling
party members, that
too, when the poll pro-
cess of elections to
Himachal Pradesh have
already been set in mo-
tion by the ECI and
dates are likely to be an-
nounced for Gujarat
soon.
“Any such event with
the eyes to benefit the
ruling party politically
is not only illegal but it
is against the several
judgments of the Su-
preme Court as well as
ECI guidelines for free
and fair polls,” he said.
He urged the ECI to
immediately ban all fu-
ture Rozgar Melas, ad-
here to the SC orders,
and initiate an investi-
gation into authorizing
parties of the events.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amateur
Riders’ Club (ARC) is
all set to kick off a
new season with the
Regional Equestrian
League (REL) 2022-23,
to be held on October
29 and 30 at the ARC
on Mahalaxmi Race
Course in Mumbai.
The event will see
participants from Ma-
harashtra, Goa, Gujarat
and Rajasthan—cover-
ing the western zone of
the country. The event
comprises show jump-
ing and dressage com-
petitions which will
take place under four
categories.
The Regional Eques-
trian League (REL) is a
national-level bench-
mark event for young
and aspiring Indian
equestrian athletes to
compete and qualify
for the Junior National
Equestrian Champion-
ship (JNEC) as well as
other national-level
competitions.
The ARC saw a tre-
mendous response to
the Asian Games trials
and National Equestri-
an Championship
(NEC) held earlier this
year. The REL will act
as a stepping stone for
young Indian equestri-
an athletes to partici-
pate and showcase their
talent. The event will
enable wider participa-
tion and attention to-
wards the sport across
the country as well.
Shyam Mehta, Presi-
dent of Amateur Rid-
ers’ Club, said in an of-
ficial statement, “With
the beginning of the
new season, we are ex-
pecting a better re-
sponse and participa-
tion in REL and upcom-
ing competitions.”
UDDHAV’S SHIV SENA OPPOSES
ROZGAR MELAS, CALLS FOR BAN
This is ri-
diculous,
illegal and
immoral. What
kind of loyalty
will these future
public servants
display toward
their official duties
or the common
people? They
might only do the
bidding of the BJP
leaders who al-
legedly did a ‘fa-
vour’ by giving
them government
jobs.
—Kishore Tiwari,
National Spokesperson,
Shiv Sena UBT
Uddhav Thackeray’s camp believes nationwide Rozgar Mela programmes were held to give BJP an
advantage in upcoming polls. —FILE PHOTO
ETHICAL VIOLATION
Tiwari said that the manner in which the job events were carried out conveyed
an impression that the candidates were getting government jobs, not on their
own merits, but courtesy of the BJP. He relied upon several rulings of the Su-
preme Court delivered under Article 32 as well as pointed out towards Model
Code of Conduct, directions /orders given by the ECI to safeguard the free and
fair polls without inducement of the ruling party in power.
Faction has registered petition with the ECI over ‘unethical’ distribution of job letters to youth
First India Bureau
Thane: With the
state celebrating
Diwali minus any
pandemic-related
restrictions, air
pollution went up
by 4%, as compared
to last year, while
noise pollution
rose by 24% during
the festival of
lights in Thane
city, civic officials
said.
An official report
of the Thane Munici-
pal Corporation’s
pollution control de-
partment on pollu-
tion figures during
Diwali this year and
in 2021 was shared
with the media here.
The highest con-
centration of partic-
ulate matter (245 µg/
m³) was reported in
the city on Diwali,
the report said, add-
ing that the level of
SO2 (sulphur diox-
ide) went up from
25µg/m³ on October
21 to 29 µg/m³ on Oc-
tober 24, 2022.
The level of nitro-
gen oxides, which are
responsible for the
yellowish colour of
smog, also rose from
48 µg/m³ to 56 µg/m³
during the same pe-
riod while the RSPM
(respirable suspend-
ed particulate mat-
ter) rose from 152 to
245 units.
The air quality re-
corded in the city
was 197 on Monday
as compared to 189
recorded during the
festival last year.
Meanwhile, the noise
decibels was report-
ed around 89 as com-
pared to last year's 69
decibels.
A team consisting
of Chief Environ-
ment Officer Mani-
sha Pradhan, Depu-
ty Environment Of-
ficer Vidya Sawant
and Junior Chemist
Nirmiti Salgaonkar
inspected the air
quality and noise
pollution levels.
Pradhan said there
was a rise in the use
of green firecrackers
this year as com-
pared to the last year.
She further stated
that the increase
partly was caused
because of the re-
duced temperature
and added that heavy
air contributes to
pollution.
Diwali brings rise
in air and noise
pollution in Thane
In slightly good news, there was an increase in the use of
green firecrackers this year. —FILE PHOTO
According to the
Air Quality Index of
India, levels from
101 to 200 are
categorized as
“poor”, which
could cause slight
discomfort,
breathing difficulty
ARC set to begin new equestrian season
Regional league
competitive event
to be held on
October 29 30
at Mahalaxmi
Race Course in
Mumbai city
Participants from Maha, Goa, Gujarat and Rajasthan to compete for top honours. —FILE PHOTO
Mumbai GRP’s social media
handle hacked, says official
GRP is responsible for ensuring safety and security of passengers
travelling on Mumbai’s suburban railway network. —FILE PHOTO
MAHALOGS273NEWCOVID-19CASES,ONEFATALITY
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra on Friday recorded
273 new cases of COV-
ID-19 and one fatality
that raised the tally of
infections to 81,31,139
and death toll to
1,48,383, said an offi-
cial from the state
Health Department.
There has been a
slight rise in infections,
as the state had on
Thursday reported 164
new cases.
As per the Health De-
partment’s report, the
highest number of cas-
es were detected in the
Mumbai circle (158), fol-
lowed by Pune (64), Nag-
pur (32), Akola (06), Na-
shik (04) and Latur (03)
cases.
Of the eight circles in
the state, Kolhapur did
not report a single new
COVID-19 case, while
only Nagpur reported
one fatality in the last
24 hours, stated a health
bulletin.
At least 439 patients
recovered from corona-
virus infection in the
last 24 hours, taking the
total number of recov-
eries to 79,81,135, said
the report.
Maharashtra cur-
rently has 1,621 active
cases, with Mumbai ac-
counting for the highest
number of 575 infec-
tions, followed by
Thane and Pune dis-
tricts with 336 and 303
cases respectively
.
NCOV NUMBERS
INTUC THREATENS TO GO ON STRIKE
OVER UNPAID COVID-19 ALLOWANCE
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: The
chief of the Indian
National Trade Un-
ion Congress (IN-
TUC) in Navi Mum-
bai, Ravindra
Sawant, in a letter
to the commissioner
of the Navi Mumbai
Municipal Corpora-
tion (NMMC), de-
manded that the
COVID-19 allow-
ance for contract
workers be paid
within 15 days.
He made the point
that although other
employees and offic-
ers had received COV-
ID-19 allowance, the
contractual, salaried,
and transport employ-
ees had not. “Contract
workers in the trans-
port department are
not being taken into
consideration despite
their sincere work
during the COVID-19
period. The payment
of the COVID allow-
ance is being delayed.
We warn that if the
administration does
not give the COVID-19
allowance to the em-
ployees of the trans-
port industry within
the next 15 days, Navi
Mumbai INTUC will
hold a protest includ-
ing work stoppage
and hunger strike,”
said Sawant.
Sawant has written
a similar letter to the
NMMC’s transport
undertaking.
Navi Mumbai
transport dept
contract workers
demand dues be
cleared in 15 days
We all have some form of personal
genius within us – this , higher human
potential value will be manifested
when we find our unique purpose in life.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

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MUMBAI, SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Adding a jacket to any ensemble gives it charm and makes one look
sophisticated and classy. Any ensemble that incorporates ethnic jackets
gains magic and becomes an occult statement item. City First brings to
you the significance of jackets in the ethnic world!
ashion is what you adopt when
you don’t know who you are. In-
dian fashion is wonderful. ash-
ion is what you adopt when you
don’t know who you are. Indian
fashion is wonderful. Every en-
chanted flower, each brisk
breeze, each wintry snowfall, the end-
less hours and agonising efforts it takes
to complement the wearer’s style like
Indian girls themselves. You can style
ethnic jackets anyplace and however,
you choose. An ordinary outfit can be-
come a standout piece by adding an eth-
nic jacket. Three different jacket styles
can be worn over a saree - long jackets,
short jackets and medium-sized jackets.
This modern way of wearing a saree
with a jacket makes it another designer
ensemble in and of itself. There are two
ways to wear it, either inside like a
blouse and wrapping the pallu over the
jacket, or outside like a jacket over a sa-
ree pallu. Again, the body form is what
immediately lends a glam appearance.
Indian design is complex. Go for a
black skirt and blouse combo with a
colourfully embroidered short jacket
if you’re having trouble deciding
what kind of jacket to wear with what
colour. This instantly creates a ritzy
appearance that can be worn for any
celebratory occasion.
Who in the world will say no to
pairing an ethnic embroidered
jacketwithafull-lengthAnarka-
li kurta? Some embroidery
jackets are finely made with
alluring details in them giving
a classy yet posh wedding-
ready look. When you have a
straightforward Anarkali
suit and a stylish jacket with
an all-over body sequence, it
is pure happiness.
Traditional jackets are
also frequently worn by
people who seek to give
their appearance a sense of
authority and power. Such
jackets were worn by the
royals of Western India
during those grand cele-
brations and ceremonies.
See how the same kurta set
can give you a light look
when worn alone or a weighty
look when worn with a jacket
that has delicate sequin em-
broidery. For women or girls
who want to achieve two
looks with one dress, this
three-piece set is perfect.
The same attire can be
transformed into a du-
al-look outfit. By sim-
ply mixing and match-
ing the components
of an outfit, it is pos-
sible to dress Indian
wear in a variety of
ways. By experi-
menting, you can
generate a wide va-
riety of fashion
trends. Just start
with the ethnic
jackets if you
wish to incorpo-
rate new things
into your fashion
sense. Jackets
over ethnic are
the finest work
wear for a girl
who likes to
style her ordi-
nary work
clothing in a
c o n t e m p o -
rary way.
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
F

RIDDHI,
Influencer
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Tensions on the family
front are likely to get
sorted out. Your
spouse is someone
who can do anything
for your happiness. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Help
your mothers at home today and give
them a reason to smile. You are an
opportunist.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are very fortunate
to have a great friend
circle. Whatever you
have in mind, you will
manage to implement it
at work. You are likely to feel much
healthy and energetic today. Visit a
doctor if you have any doubts about
your health. You want to have your own
house and you will work hard for it.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
This is the best time try
something new with life
give yourself a new
purpose. You will feel
amorous towards your
wife. Work on your limitations, there
can be no better time than this. You
have more opposite sex friends than
the same and you may be judged
sometimes but don’t care.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Today is a favourable
day for business.
Listening to someone’s
advice on the profes-
sional front will be in
your interest. You are very generous
by nature and also you are the
backbone of your family. Be careful of
the words that come out of your
mouth. Your lover may finally say yes.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Pending paperwork
concerning a property
will be completed. Your
spouse may make you
spend more than you
expected. Admit your faults in
relationship. Fantastic day for investing
money in stock market as you can make
fortune. You miss your parents a lot and
somewhere fear to loose them.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Fortunes are set to rise
for those in trade and
business. You love to
live close to your family.
You are a child at heart
and never let this child die. You have a
big heart and you always help
someone if you can. Expected
payments are likely to get released
soon.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You make sure to make
things work your way.
You are most wanted by
your friends. You can
have romantic affair in
office and a serious one. You will invest
money in clothes and accessories
today. You are a God fearing person.
Never demotivate someone even if
someone is not capable.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will enjoy good
health by remaining
regular in your
workouts. It will be in
your interest to guide a
family youngster on the academic
front. Scrumptious food is what you
are craving for today. You may start a
side business to earn extra money. You
are a very grounded person.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Some family issues may
need urgent resolution,
so don’t neglect them.
Some of you are likely to
enjoy an excursion with
friends.You will feel financially
comfortable. Your personality will attract
many eligible bachelors. Spend time
talking with likeminded people as it will
make you feel good for now.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You must create an
environment of
understanding at home.
Your regular exercise
routine promises to
keep you fit and energetic. You will
succeed in any sort of examination if
you put your heart and soul to it. You
need a break from day to tensions and
the way to cope up with stress.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Don’t make friends for
money and status
rather make friends
who will stick with you
forever. You care about
you lover but somehow hesitate in
expressing that care. On social front,
you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Family will be
supportive of your
ideas, but only to an
extent. You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get inspired by you. You
will get special treatment from your
dear ones. Good health is assured
through own efforts. Meet people you
get along with well.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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RISHI SUNAK: PIONEERED
RISHI SUNAK: PIONEERED
THE WORLD STAGE
THE WORLD STAGE
hen Shake-
speare, the
great play-
w r i g h t ,
penned his
i m m o r t a l
words “ALL
THE WORLD’S A
STAGE”, his view was
limited to a metaphor. He
could not have imagined
that a young, skinny
Hindu would become the
PM of the UK and pio-
neer a new World Stage
for generations to follow.
The meteoric rise of
Rishi Sunak to the high-
est office in Great Brit-
ain is being hailed the
world over, albeit
through deviating
prisms. Sadly, in some
dark minds, his rise is
being seen as a body
blow and a conspiracy
against the whites.
But, as a matter of
fact, his rise is the cut-
ting edge of human evo-
lution, for it has pushed
mankind many miles
closer to that distant uto-
pia where man nature
will coexist in eternal
bliss.
While Indians are cel-
ebrating pluralism in a
country that ruled over
them for 200 years, they
are letting monism crawl
out at home. Coloured
people are feeling some-
what vindicated that
their skin shade is noth-
ing but a pigment of the
imagination.
What Sunak
really
represents is the tri-
umph of core human
values of hard work, in-
tegrity and learning.
He has proven that the
barriers of religion
colour are high only for
the mediocre. To step
over them with alacrity,
sangfroid the confi-
dence of a Barack, Ri-
shi, Manmohan or Lal
Bahadur, one has to be-
come taller in character,
professional integrity
wisdom, all honed by
quality education. Such
personalities belie the
excuses, alibis and self-
justifications of the lazy
and corrupt.
Having said that, for
such efforts to fructify,
the ground of liberal
thought (democracy) is a
prerequisite, even if
partly tilled. Is it any
surprise that such leaps
are well nigh impossible
in autocratic or theocrat-
ic states? Only democra-
cies, the crucibles of lib-
eral thought, can make it
possible. They welcome
pure talent integrity to
break their fossilized
thoughts on colour, reli-
gion etc and cement
their democratic values.
Rishi Sunak
has enkindled
many a flame
across the world
stage. He has add-
ed fuel to a mil-
lion burning spir-
its who can now dare
to dream big !!
Just as electricity, a
miracle once, is now the
most common utility in
our lives, so too would
that stage be that
Rishi has
set up so adroitly
.
For thousands of
years, Mt.Everest stood
unconquered, until the
young Edmund Hillary
climbed it in 1953. Ever
since, in 69 short years,
more than 6,000 have
climbed that peak., with
one Nepali Sherpa mak-
ing 26 ascents !! By the
way, his name is Kami
Rita, in case his effort
has been lost in the dust
of that oft-tread path !!
Even though the irre-
pressible comics cyn-
ics will add grist to their
humour rumour mills,
they can never take
away the breathtaking
conquest of Rishi Su-
nak, the 57th PM of
Great Britain, once the
biggest empire the world
has known. The trail he
has blazed will make it
easier for the ones who
are sure to emulate his
extraordinary feat.
RAINU SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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n Aditi Rao Hydari's 36th birthday, actor and ru-
moured boyfriend Siddharth has penned a lovely
note for her alongside an unseen photo of them to-
gether. The rumoured couple has remained tight-
lipped about the relationship but Siddharth's birth-
day message for Aditi speaks volumes about their
true love. Happy Happy Happy Birthday Princess of
Heart @aditiraohydari I pray all your dreams, the big
ones, the small ones, and the ones yet unseen, always
come true, always for you. Have the best trip
around the sun yet. P.S- growing up is for squares.
Don't!, read his Instagram caption for Aditi. Although they have not of-
ficially confirmed their relationship according to the sources they
have been seeing each other for a long time. They fell in love on sets
of Ajay Bhupathi's Maha Samudram and since then have been
spending time together.
PRINCESS OF HEART
O
J
anhvi Kapoor doesn't stop inspiring. With
every movie promotion, she comes to
make statements with her looks. Glam-
our is at the heart and soul of it all and
to do it once again with Mili came to us as no
revelation, our eyes are lovin' it. The actress
is primarily paying pretty and flawless trib-
utes to ethnic ensembles and we love how this
Monika Nidhii saree got itself hooked
onto her style list.
Trust to deliver the best with the
25-year-old's latest look. In her case,
it was striking with colours and it is
good for when you want something
colourful such as a wedding or a
puja attendee. This lime green crea-
tion isn't a clichéd hue, the top
reason why this look is worth ref-
erencing and giving it a first pref-
erence will read triumph.
V
arun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon
starrer Bhediya is one of the most-
anticipated movies of the year.
Now, ahead of Bhediya's theatrical
release, the makers of the horror-comedy
movie have finally unveiled the first
song, titled, Thumkeswari. Composed by
Sachin-Jigar and penned by Amitabh
Bhattacharya. The track is sung by
Sachin-Jigar, Rashmeet Kaur and Ash
King. Kriti took to her social media handle
and shared the song, she wrote: The big-
gest thumka anthem of the year is here!
#Thumkeshwari is out now. #Bhediya. In
Thumkeshwari, Varun and Kriti can be flaunt-
ing their thumkas, not just that, Shraddha
Kapoor aka Stree also made a special
appearance in the song.
T
he Jonas family's recent looks are the best in
the fashion league and it all packs a punch
given the patterns and fabrics. Styled and put
together in wonderful ways, they looked like a
winning team. All in warmed-up and chic perfection,
their outfits are giving strong desi realness that
could be your formula too for weddings and gath-
erings ahead.
The family was dressed up in spectacular Fal-
guni and Shane Peacock designs in the latest Ins-
tagram post of Priyanka and it was a pretty rev-
elation that bright hues like neon, pink, orange,
yellow and so on aren't always the winners. The
baby girl's lehenga set with colourful floral em-
broidery
. While Priyanka donned a three-piece
set that featured a sweetheart neckline and
cropped blouse with a plunging neckline and
straps. She wore it with embroidered sheer
and floor-length cape.
Desi Charmers
M
alaika Arora steps out in a classic
ivory-white knitted sweater paired
with a trendy pair of straight-fit dis-
tressed jeans. The oversized white
knitted sweater features a ribbed U-neck,
dropped shoulders, and long sleeves in addi-
tion to a knitted pattern which makes it stand
out. The star amped up her casual look with
Louis Vuitton's Dauphine MM bag which is
worth Rs. 313,235.90. The bag features a long
strap,theiconicLVmonogrammedcanvas,along
with a magnet lock. To add to her LV look she also
completed her look with LV Beaubourg Platform
Derby which is worth Rs. 104,734.95.
CraftedfromsignatureLouisVuitton'sMonogram
canvas, the Louis Vuitton shoes are the perfect
blend of a masculine and feminine vibe.
Malaika's
fall look FIGHTER'S
release date
T
here has been a lot of buzz around Hrithik Roshan and
Deepika Padukone starrer Fighter right from the mo-
ment it was announced. This film marks the first on-
screen collaboration of Deepika Padukone and Hrithik
Roshan and fans cannot keep calm. The Siddharth Anand
directorial is an aerial-based action thriller that also stars
Anil Kapoor.
The release date of Fighter has been postponed many
times in the past and looks like the makers have now locked
the release date. “All systems go! #FIGHTER is cleared for
take-off on 25th January 2024! Hold on to your seats and
don't let go!” wrote Anil Kapoor. Check out the first-look
poster of Fighter below.
The magic of
Thumkeshwari
Janhvi's ethnic glam
Janhvi Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra
Her post...
Malaika Arora Deepika Padukone
Aditi Rao Hydari
Siddharth’s post...
Still from the movie

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