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NITU GHANGHAS secured an unanimous decision win against
Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to clinch a gold in the 45-48 kg
category finals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New
Delhi on Saturday. The two-time World Youth champion carried
on her rich vein of form to get the better of the Mongolian.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena —
UBT leader Aaditya
Thackeray on Saturday
hit back at the Maha-
rashtra government
over the Comptroller
and Auditor General of
India (CAG) report
which pulled up the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) over
its functioning and use
of funds and sought sim-
ilar audits of civic bod-
ies in Thane, Kalyan-
Dombivali, Nashik and
Nagpur.
Talking to reporters,
Thackeray, whose party
controlled the BMC for
25 years, said people
were aware of the work
done by the (undivided)
Shiv Sena through the
civic body.
“They (government)
can probe. Whom does
the municipal commis-
sioner listen to? Who
was the Urban Develop-
ment minister? We wel-
come this because Mum-
baikars know about our
work,” he said.
“But similar audits
must be carried out in
Thane, Kalyan-Dombiv-
ali, Nashik, Nagpur mu-
nicipal corporations. If
they (government) have
guts, then they should
be transparent,” Thack-
eray added.
Thackeray’s refer-
ence to the civic bodies
of Thane, Kalyan-Dom-
bivali civic bodies was
aimed at attacking
Chief minister Eknath
Shinde who indirectly
controlled them, while
the Nagpur civic body
was controlled by BJP.
A report prepared by
the CAG on the function-
ing of Mumbai’s civic
body has highlighted the
lack of transparency
and planning as well as
careless use of funds
and flagged non-sharing
of COVID-19 manage-
ment expenditure re-
cords.
The CAG report,
which was tabled in the
Maharashtra Assembly
on Saturday by Dy CM
Devendra Fadnavis,
scrutinised expenditure
of Rs 12,023.88 crore
made by nine depart-
ments of the BMC be-
tween November 28, 2019
and October 31, 2022.
Several works were
awarded without ten-
dering or choosing prop-
er contractors, includ-
ing one case of an influ-
ent pumping station in
which, report said,
malafide intentions can-
not be ruled out.
After CAG report, Aaditya demands audit of civic bodies
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The CAG report studied
Rs12,023.88 crore
expenditure made by
9 BMC depts
between Nov 28,
2019 and
Oct 31, 2022
BJP eyes ‘Modi Magic’ in K’taka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, Karnataka Health Minister Keshava Sudhakar and others
during inauguration of Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research, in Chikkaballapur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
K’TAKA HAS DECIDED
TO BRING BACK THE
DOUBLE ENGINE GOVT: PM
PM MODI IN POLL-
BOUND KARNATAKA
FOR 7TH TIME THIS YEAR
MODI INAUGURATES
WHITEFIELD METRO
LINE IN BENGALURU
Moni Sharma
Devanagere: Amid at-
tempts by Opposition
leaders to rally in sup-
port of Congress leader
Rahul following his dis-
qualification as a mem-
ber of LS on Friday, PM
Narendra Modi on Sat-
urday said the BJP has
transformed the 'Poli-
tics of Perception' in
the country into the
'Politics of Perfor-
mance', adding that the
country had been mired
in dirty politics for
years.
Karnataka has made
up its mind to bring
back the double-engine
govt in the state. The
BJP has put develop-
ment on fast-track.
Therefore, the need of
the hour is for the BJP
to return to power in
the interest of taking
Karnataka to develop-
ment and prosperity,
he added.
Congress says 'Modi
Teri Qabr Khudegi' but
they don't know that the
people of Karnataka
have a dream, which is
'Modi Tera Kamal Khi-
lega, PM added. Modi
also held a mega road
show during which a
huge crowd lined the
streets chanting his
name and showering
him with petals.
BJP wants to make Karnataka the
driving force for a developed India.
However, the Congress sees
Karnataka as merely a means to fill the
pockets of some of its leaders.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
MISSISSIPPI TORNADO
KILLS 24 AND BRINGS
DEVASTATION TO US
Mississippi: Over 24
people died and dozens
injured as a tornado and
strong thunderstorms
swept across Mississippi,
destroying buildings
and knocking out power
as severe weather that
produced hail size of the
golf balls.
PAK COURT GRANTS
EX-PM IMRAN BAIL IN
3 TERRORISM CASES
Lahore: A Pakistani
anti-terrorism court on
Saturday granted pre-
arrest bail to ousted PM
Imran Khan till April 4 in 3
terrorism cases registered
against him by Lahore
police. Khan appeared
before ATC with scores of
his supporters.
TEJASHWI QUESTIONED
BY CBI FOR 8 HOURS IN
LAND-FOR-JOBS SCAM
New Delhi: CBI questioned
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi
Yadav at its HQ for over
8 hours on Saturday in
an ongoing investigation
concerning land-for-jobs
scam case, officials said.
Meanwhile, on Saturday,
Lalu’s daughter Misa
Bharti was also questioned
by the ED. P6
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Crucial
Crucial
SHAH LAUDS EFFORTS
OF CRPF ON INTERNAL
SECURITY OF NATION
Jagdalpur: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Saturday, on the occasion
of 84th CRPF Day, lauded
the contributions of CRPF
to the internal security of
the nation and for carrying
out the responsibility of
safely conducting the
democratic process. P6
DISQUALIFIED
RaGa HITS BACK
Rahul Gandhi CM Ashok Gehlot during a press conference at AICC
HQ in Delhi on Saturday. Cong will stage day-long ‘Satyagraha’ today.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Rahul Gan-
dhi held his first press
conference on Saturday
after being disqualified
from LS. He said that he
was speaking for de-
mocracy in India and
would continue to do so.
He said, The disqualifi-
cation is a part of the
plan to conceal the rela-
tionship between PM
Modi and Gautam Ada-
ni. Rahul said, The
disqualification is a des-
perate move. In fact, he
added, this is a weapon
in the hands of the Op-
position. He said that
Modi is afraid of my
speeches in Parl, this
resulted in my disquali-
fication. He said, Modi
may jail me for life but
it won't stop me from
speaking for people.
RAHUL: MY NAME
IS GANDHI, NEVER
SPOKE AGAINST
INDIA AND SO I
WON’T APOLOGISE
50 YEARS OF PROJECT TIGER
SOON, OUR BIG
CATS TO ROAR
IN CAMBODIA!
z India and Cambodia signed MoU recently
with focus on tiger reintroduction in Cambodia
in presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
z Prime Minister Narendra Modi may make
the announcement in a conference at Mysore
next month to mark the celebrations of the
50th anniversary of the Project Tiger
3,000-MARK
COUNT TO BE ACHIEVED SOON IN
INDIA’S 53 TIGER RESERVES
India harbours
global wild tiger
population
70%
Annual growth
of Tiger seen in
all these years
6%
Royal Bengal tiger takes a rest inside its enclosure
at Tata Steel Zoological Park (TSZP), in Jamshedpur.
SAWEETY, NITU
CLINCH GOLD
FOR INDIA
SAWEETY BOORA beat China’s Lina Wang to clinch
India’s second gold medal at the Women’s World Box-
ing Championships 2023. Boora beat Wang via a split
decision to win gold in the 81kg category event. It
was a cautious start in the first round.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR MUMBAI

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QUESTIONABLE CHOICE
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus is illuminated ahead of Earth Hour—the annual ‘Light’s out’ global event
meant to show united support to the planet—on Saturday. Ironically, the act of switching off all non-essential lights for 60
minutes is meant to encourage people to take accountability for their ecological footprint and engage in a dialogue on finding
real solutions to challenges including environmental degradation. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
OPPN WALKS OUT OF HOUSE
OVER RAHUL POSTER ISSUE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Opposi-
tion on Saturday staged
a walkout in the Maha-
rashtra Legislative As-
sembly
, accusing Speak-
er Rahul Narwekar of
delaying action against
members who hit a post-
er of Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi with foot-
wear on the legislature
premises on Thursday
.
The MVA has sought
the suspension of MLAs
Yogesh Sagar and Ram
Satpute (both of the
BharatiyaJanataParty),
Bharat Gogawale (Shiv
Sena) and BJP MLC
Prasad Lad.
Congress and Nation-
alist Congress Party
leaders met Assembly
Speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar during the day
and made it clear it was
firm on the demand of
suspension of these
legislators.
“If the demand is not
met, we will boycott the
(legislative) proceed-
ings,” Congress leader
Balasaheb Thorat said.
Speaker Narwekar
said he needs to take
Deputy Chairperson of
the Legislative Council
Neelam Gorhe into con-
fidence while preparing
guidelines for members’
conduct at the legisla-
ture and in the House.
Narvekar urged the Op-
position to allow Ques-
tion Hour to proceed.
Congress leader
Ashok Chavan raised
theissuewhentheHouse
assembled for the day
,
and was supported by
Leader of Opposition
Ajit Pawar, Balasaheb
Thorat and others.
Thorat called the inci-
dent of slapping Gan-
dhi's poster with foot-
wear unfortunate.
“You should remem-
ber that it has happened
during your tenure and
thedecisionyougivewill
have a far-reaching im-
pact on legislature pro-
ceedings,” Thorat said,
assertingthatheexpects
the chair to be unbiased.
Nationalist Congress
Party member Jayant
Patil asked the Speaker
to adjourn the House
proceedings and give his
ruling after consulting
the deputy chairperson
of the Upper House.
When Narwekar told
the Opposition that
sporting black bands in
the House was not in
accordance with legis-
lative norms, Patil said
it was a sign of their
protest, and added that
they were walking out
in protest.
MVA firm on
suspension of
legislators who
hit Rahul’s poster
with footwear
Governor Ramesh Bais, CM Eknath Shinde, Speaker Rahul Narvekar and others arrive at the State
Assembly on the first day of the Budget session on February 27. The Assembly was prorogued on
Saturday at the end of the Budget session. —FILE PHOTO
6 MONTHS INTO
75TH YEAR, NO
RESOLUTION ON
MARATHWADA
MUKTI SANGRAM
Mumbai (FIB): On Saturday,
Ashok Chavan lamented that
a resolution to mark the 75th
anniversary of the Marathwa-
da Mukti Sangram (Marath-
wada Liberation Day) had not
been taken up despite being
discussed by the business
advisory committee.
Chavan said the 75th-
year celebrations began in
September last year and
nearly three months have
passed in the new year. Still,
there is no resolution in the
legislature to mark the occa-
sion and pay homage to the
freedom fighters, he said.
BJP’s Haribhau Bagade
supported Chavan on this.
Marathwada Mukti
Sangram is celebrated on
September 17 to mark the
anniversary of Marathwada’s
integration with India when
the Indian Army liberated
the state of Hyderabad and
defeated the Nizam on Sep-
tember 17, 1948, 13 months
after India got independence.
State Congress chief Nana
Patole demanded a special
session of the legislature to
mark the occasion.
Narvekar said he would
convene a meeting of all
group leaders before the
Monsoon Session and a
resolution will be moved in
the first week of the next
session. Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde said a Cabinet
sub-committee has been
formed to plan and arrange
the celebrations for the 75th
anniversary of the Marath-
wada Mukti Sangram.
THE ISSUE AT HAND
Mumbai (PTI): The
presiding officers of
both Houses of the Ma-
harashtra legislature
on Saturday said they
found the reply given by
Shiv Sena - Uddhav Bal-
asaheb Thackeray
(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut
to the breach of privi-
lege notices issued to
him unsatisfactory
. The
matter has now been re-
ferred to the Rajya Sab-
ha Chairman.
Raut, a member of
the Rajya Sabha, was
served breach of privi-
lege notices last month
for calling the state leg-
islature “chormandal”
(council of thieves).
Legislative Council
Deputy Chairperson
Neelam Gorhe said
Raut, in his response,
raised questions about
the composition of the
House’s privilege
committee, its impar-
tiality and style of
functioning.
“Being a senior mem-
ber of Rajya Sabha, it is
not expected that he
should raise questions
about the functioning
of the privilege com-
mittee. So I do not com-
pletely agree with his
response and I do not
find it satisfactory.
Therefore, I am refer-
ring the breach of priv-
ilege notice to Rajya
Sabha Chairman and
Vice President (Jagdeep
Dhankhar) for appro-
priate action,” she told
the Council.
In the Assembly,
Speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar too said that
Raut’s explanation was
unsatisfactory
.
“I feel his statement
caused a breach of priv-
ilege. But as per the
rule, it has been re-
ferred to the Rajya Sab-
ha secretariat since
Raut is a member of the
Rajya Sabha,” he said.
Narwekar also said
the Standard Operating
Procedure (SoP) for the
conduct of members in
the state legislature and
legislature complex
will be prepared in two
weeks.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A woman has
filed a complaint accus-
ing her husband and in-
laws of rape, harass-
ment and black magic,
in Bhoiwada area of
central Mumbai, police
said on Saturday
.
As per the complaint
filed on Friday, the
woman was allegedly
harassed by her hus-
band, in-laws and other
members of his family
between November
2001 and May 2022, he
said. She was also
raped and sexually har-
assed by six persons,
including her husband
and in-laws.
The victim has also
alleged that her mother-
in-law tried to perform
black magic on her, the
official said.
The victim has made
some serious allega-
tions against her hus-
band and other family
members and the police
are verifying those, he
said.
An FIR has been reg-
istered under sections
376 (2) (f) (commits rape
on a woman when she is
under 12 years of age),
354 A (sexual harass-
ment), 498 A (husband
or relatives of a woman
subjecting her to cruel-
ty) and 323 (punishment
for voluntarily causing
hurt) of the Indian Pe-
nal Code, he added.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Deputy Chief
minister Devendra Fad-
navis on Saturday told
the Maharashtra Legis-
lative Council that the
process has been initi-
ated to revoke the arms
licence of Shiv Sena
MLA Sada Sarvankar.
In September 2022, a
case was registered
against Sarvankar, who
represents the Mahim
constituency, after a
roundwasfiredfromhis
licensed weapon during
an altercation between
rival Sena groups in
Mumbai’s Dadar area.
The Uddhav Thack-
eray faction of the Sena
alleged that it was
Sarvankar who used the
weapon, while the MLA
from the Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde-led
group denied opening
fire and claimed his ri-
vals were trying to ma-
lign him.
In his response to the
Opposition's last-week
motion in the Upper
House, Fadnavis said 14
witnesses have been ex-
amined in connection
with the case so far.
“Sada Sarvankar, his
son Samadhan
Sarvankarand11people
were given notice. He
should not have kept his
licensed weapon in his
car as he was supposed
to carry it with him,”
Fadnavis said, adding:
“Action has been taken
under the Arms Act. He
violated licence norms.
The process to revoke
his licence has been
initiated.”
Breach of privilege:
Sanjay Raut’s reply
‘unsatisfactory’
Woman files
sexual abuse
case against
hubby, in-laws
Sanjay Raut —FILE PHOTO
The matter will now
be referred to the
Rajya Sabha
Process to revoke Sena MLA’s
arms licence begun: Fadnavis
Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis
—FILE PHOTO
‘He shouldn’t
have gone
against norms
and kept weapon
in his car,’ Dy
CM says
CM lays
foundation
stone for
MLA hostel
renovation
Mumbai (PTI):
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde on
Saturday laid the
foundation stone for
therenovationwork
at an MLA hostel in
south Mumbai.
Situated in Cola-
ba area, the Majes-
tic MLA Hostel is a
Grade 2A heritage
building. It had
been in a dilapidat-
ed condition. The
modernization and
renovation of the
premises will be
completed in 18
months, Assembly
Speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar said.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray MLA Sunil
Prabhu on Saturday ac-
cused the government
of neglecting the vic-
tims whose shanties
were gutted in a fire
that broke out nearly
two weeks ago inside
the Appapada slums in
the Malad (east) suburb
in Mumbai.
On March 13, a level-
two fire broke out in-
side the Appapada
slums in Kurar village
in Malad (east) in the
western suburbs of
Mumbai. Luckily, no
loss of life was report-
ed in the incident.
“About 1,155 shan-
ties were gutted due to
the fire. People who
lost their homes are
not being rehabilitated
by the state govern-
ment,” Sunil Prabhu
alleged.
“This government
only shows off since it
has not compensated
the fire victims,” he
claimed.
Prabhu questioned
the Shinde-led govern-
ment on why the peo-
ple of his constituency
were being neglected.
House condemns BBC over its
documentary on Gujarat riots
SLAP ON THE WRIST
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Legisla-
tive Assembly on Satur-
day condemned the
British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) for
its documentary on the
2002 Gujarat riots, say-
ing it had tried to ma-
lign the country’s judi-
ciary and create a reli-
gious divide.
A resolution on this
was moved by Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
member Atul Bhat-
khalkar and was put to
vote by Speaker Rahul
Narwekar. The resolu-
tion condemned the UK
broadcaster for the doc-
umentary, saying it had
tried to create a reli-
gious divide and malign
India’s judiciary
.
The House passed the
resolution by a voice
vote. The Opposition
was not present in the
House when the resolu-
tion was taken up.
Opposition members
had staged a walkout al-
leging delay in the
Speaker’s decision on
taking action against
those who had slapped a
poster of Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi with
footwear on the legisla-
ture premises.
BBC recently sparked
controversy and pro-
tests in India after it
aired a two-part series
titled ‘India: The Modi
Question’, claiming it
investigated certain as-
pects relating to the
2002 Gujarat riots when
Modi was the chief
minister of the state.
India dismissed it as
a “propaganda piece”
and said it is designed
to push a particular
“discredited narrative”
and that “the continu-
ing colonial mindset is
blatantly visible” in
the series.
A resolution on the
issue was moved by
BJP member Atul
Bhatkhalkar, passed
by a voice vote while
the Oppn was
protesting outside
Hindu Sena activists protest outside the BBC office amid the
IT Department’s survey operation, conducted as part of a tax
evasion investigation in New Delhi on Feb 15. —PHOTO BY PTI
Resolution
alleged BBC
tried to create a
religious divide
Govt neglecting slum
fire victims, Uddhav
faction MLA claims

MAHARASHTRA
03
CAG report pulls up BMC on
transparency, fund utilization
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A report pre-
pared by the Comptrol-
ler and Auditor General
of India (CAG) has
called out the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation for a care-
less use of funds, and
also flagged a lack of
transparency and non-
sharing of COVID-19
management expendi-
ture records.
The report, tabled in
the Maharashtra As-
sembly on Saturday by
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis,
scrutinized expendi-
ture of Rs12,023.88
crore made by nine
BMC departments be-
tween November 28,
2019 and October 31,
2022.
Several works were
awarded without ten-
dering or choosing
proper contractors,
and records relating to
the expenditure for the
management of COV-
ID-19 pandemic were
not produced despite
repeated requests to
the civic body by the
Office of the Account-
ant General (Audit)-I,
Maharashtra.
The non-production
of these records--apart
from impinging on con-
stitutional responsibil-
ities devolved on the
CAG--also deprived the
BMC of crucial audit
inputs, which would
have been beneficial for
any course correction
and systemic improve-
ments, the report said.
It said the BMC did
not allow inquiry into
expenditure of funds
to the tune of Rs3,538.73
crore citing the Pan-
demic Act. No confir-
mation can be made in
the audit on the propri-
ety, efficiency, economy
and effectiveness of
BMC's expenditure for
COVID-19 management
at this juncture due to
the absence of these
records, the report
added.
Investigators
flag civic body’s
non-sharing of
COVID-19
expenditure
records
ALLEGATIONS
WHAT NEXT?
BMC’s jumbo nCoV centre. The civic body did not allow inquiry into expenditure of funds to the tune
of `3,538.73 crore citing the Pandemic Act. —FILE PHOTO
Four persons posing as
NCB officers, staffers held
First India Bureau
Akola: Four people
have been arrested for
allegedly posing as Nar-
cotics Control Bureau
(NCB) officers and its
employees in Akola dis-
trict’s Dahihanda vil-
lage, where they had
been acting against
“paan” shop owners
and other vendors for a
month, an official said.
The main accused in
the case, who posed as
an officer, is a native of
Akola and holds an
MTech degree, the po-
lice said.
Dahihanda police sta-
tion inspector Surendra
Raut said, “We had re-
ceived information that
some persons were pos-
ing as NCB officers and
employees and operat-
ing here since the past
onemonth.Weweretold
that through their fake
identity, they were act-
ing against ‘paan’ shop
owners and others.”
Some local people grew
suspicious about their
activities and informed
the police, he said.
“The police detained
the four persons. They
were found using a pri-
vate vehicle bearing the
national emblem on the
front and rear sides as
well as on the number
plate with ‘Deputy Zon-
al Director-NCB’ writ-
ten on it. An amber bea-
con light was fitted atop
the vehicle. They were
also found possessing
fake letterheads, visit-
ing cards and stamps,”
Raut said.
“Following their de-
tention, the Dahihanda
police mailed the NCB
office in Mumbai to
verify their identity.
The agency confirmed
that they are not its em-
ployees. NCB officer
from Mumbai Amol
More then lodged a
complaint against
them,” he said, adding
that the accused were
later placed under ar-
rest and their vehicle
was seized.
A case has been filed
and the investigation is
underway, Raut said.
Accused were
acting against
‘paan’ shop
owners and
other vendors;
their car with
govt logo and
amber beacon
seized in Akola
Roadside vendor
couple booked for
beating up minors
First India Bureau
Thane: A man and his
wife have been booked
for beating up two mi-
nor siblings--aged 14
and 16--with sticks in
Thane, officials said on
Saturday
.
Following the inci-
dent, which took place
on Friday night, the ac-
cused woman’s 14-year-
old niece--was admitted
to hospital for treat-
ment.
“The couple sells
footwear at a small
roadside stall in Indira
Nagar locality. Last
night, water from a
nearby locality started
flowing on the road,
damaging their inven-
tory to some extent.
Enraged by this, the
couple asked the minor
siblings, who are chil-
dren of the woman’s
sister, why they did not
save their goods from
getting damaged,” an
official of Srinagar po-
lice station said.
The accused couple
then beat up the minor
siblings with sticks and
also slapped them, he
said.
Due to the assault,
the 14-year-old girl suf-
fered injuries on her
face. She was rushed to
a nearby hospital and a
first information report
(FIR) was registered
against the couple early
on Saturday, he added.
The minors’ mother
lodged a complaint, in
which she said that the
couple frequently quar-
relled with her over
petty issues.
Farmer sentenced to life for killing 2, injuring another
First India Bureau
Palghar: A local court
here has sentenced a
33-year-old farmer to
life imprisonment after
convicting him for kill-
ing a woman and her
son and seriously injur-
ing her daughter-in-
law--all of whom were
his relatives.
Additional Sessions
Judge Dr MS Desh-
pande also fined Sharad
Devu Katela Rs9,000
while pronouncing the
judgement on Friday
.
According to Addi-
tional Public Prosecu-
tor SB Sawant, the con-
vict and his victims, all
residents of Farlepada,
Manor, in the district,
had differences over
many issues. The vic-
tims had also com-
plained to the police
against Katela, said
Sawant.
On the morning of
August 04, 2017, Katela
attacked the male vic-
tim, Sakharam Laxman
Katela, with a cudgel.
When his mother Lax-
mi and wife Suchita in-
tervened, he assaulted
them too, the court was
told.
While Sakharam and
Laxmi died, Suchita
was seriously injured.
The defence sought
leniencyonthegrounds
Katela is a poor farmer
and has young children
to take care of, while
the prosecution sought
capital punishment.
After hearing the ar-
guments, the court sen-
tenced Katela to life
imprisonment saying
the case did not fall in
the “rarest of rare” cat-
egory
. It said some leni-
ency can be shown over
fine and limited it to
Rs9,000.
Convict and his
victims, all
residents of
Farlepada, had
differences over
many issues;
they had also
complained to
the police
Villagers to boycott families practising child marriages in Palghar
First India Bureau
Palghar: In an attempt
to put a stop to child
marriages, several vil-
lages in predominantly
tribal Palghar district
of Maharashtra have
decided to boycott fami-
lies that indulge in the
illegal practice, police
said on Saturday
.
As a result of Palghar
police’s ‘Jan Samwad
Abhiyan’ initiative, sev-
eral villages in Wada
and Vikramgad talukas
of district have now de-
cided to boycott families
that practice child mar-
riages, police official
said. District Superin-
tendent of Police Bala-
saheb Patil has through
his meetings appealed
to villagers to prevent
child marriages in their
areas, he said.
Several gram pan-
chayats and social or-
ganisations have taken
a lead to prohibit child
marriages, which often
lead to underage preg-
nancies, premature de-
liveries among other
problems among wom-
en, the official said.
It is to be noted that
Woman and Child De-
velopment Minister
Mangal Prabhat Lodha
told the Maharashtra
Legislative Council just
last week that the gov-
ernment had come
across 15,253 adolescent
mothers in the past
three years in 16 tribal-
dominated districts of
the state. Child mar-
riage is traditional
among certain tribes,
making it difficult to
identify such cases, the
minister had added.
During a function
earlier this week, vil-
lagers of Khuded (Bilal
Pada) and Vijay Nagar
in Vikramgad took an
oath to not allow mar-
riages of girls below the
age of 18, he said. The
villagers also decided
that those who violate
this norm will have to
face social boycott and
legal action, Patil said.
This was a welcome
moveandsuchdecisions
are also being taken in
severalgrampanchayats
in their special gram
sabhas,saidLahuDinda,
sarpanch of Manivali
village in Wada taluka.
Many initiatives im-
plemented through the
Janasamvad abhiyan
were of public interest
and they have received
tremendous support
fromvillagers,inspector
Pradeep Gite of Wada
police station said.
6 staffers booked for stealing `22L
from investors in Dighi post office
First India Bureau
Pune: Offences have
been registered against
six employees of India
Post in Pune for alleg-
edly siphoning off
more than Rs22 lakh
from investments un-
der Term Deposits (TD)
and Sukanya Samrid-
dhi Yojna, police said
on Saturday
.
Three cases were reg-
istered on Friday
against employees of
Dunkirk Lines sub-post
office, Dighi Camp sub-
post office and Viman
Nagar sub-post office in
the city, an official said.
No arrests have been
made in these cases so
far, he said. The fraud
had occurred at Dighi
Camp sub-post office
between July 2018 and
August 2020, the offi-
cial said.
At least 274 people
had deposited Rs 9.62
crore in the TD scheme.
However, four officials
siphoned off the agent’s
commission from the
deposits to the tune of
Rs18 lakh and distrib-
uted it amongst them-
selves, he said.
Similarly, Rs2.47
crore were collected
from 59 depositors at
Dunkirk Line sub-post
office under TD
scheme, of which Rs
4.95 lakh were siphoned
off, the official said.
The third case has been
registered against the
deputy postmaster of
Viman Nagar sub post
office, who allegedly
failed to keep a record
of 19 people who had
invested Rs45,000 un-
der the Sukanya Sam-
riddhi Yojna, he said.
Police inspector caught
taking `40,000 bribe
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) on Saturday said
it has caught a police
inspector in Mumbai
taking a bribe of
Rs40,000 from a man in
exchange of helping
him in a criminal case
filed against him. The
ACB apprehended the
53-year-old inspector of
Dharavi police station
on Friday night, it said.
The inspector had ini-
tially demanded Rs1
lakh or an iPhone from
complainanttohelphim
in a cheating and for-
gery case registered
against him and his
mother in November
last year. Complainant
wasarrestedinthatcase
and bail was granted to
him later, official said.
The inspector had as-
sured to drop some sec-
tions of the Indian Pe-
nal Code (IPC) from the
case to provide some
relief, he said. After ne-
gotiations, the inspec-
tor agreed to reduce the
bribe amount to
Rs40,000, he added.
The complainant
then approached ACB
and lodged a complaint
against officer, he said.
THREE CASES
lll
People in
Khuded (Bilal
Pada) and Vijay
Nagar in
Vikramgad have
vowed not to
allow marriages
of girls below
the age of 18

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If I speak in human or
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clanging cymbal.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
ELIMINATING TB
FROM INDIA BY
2025 AMBITIOUS
BUT ACHIEVABLE
TOP TWEETS
arch 24 was World TB
Day
.Thefightagainst
the scourge has been
global and relentless,
ever since the discov-
ery of bacterium causing tuber-
culosis in 1882. The bacterium is
yet to be vanquished as it has
survived all human endeavour
mainly because of its late detec-
tion and lack of awareness and
proper nutrition. Otherwise TB
is totally curable. India has now
fixed a target of eliminating the
disease by 2025, which is five
years before the global deadline
of 2030. The goal is very ambi-
tious because India has the
highest incidence of TB with 28
percent global cases and is way
ahead of Indonesia (9.2 percent)
cases and China (7.4 percent).
The India TB report of 2022
said that 18 states have commit-
ted to Ending TB by 2025 by im-
plementing State-specific Stra-
tegic Plans and have devised a
District-specific Strategic Plan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has announced “TB Mukt Pan-
chayat” which, together with
the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative,
would indeed help.
M
ahul Gandhi
stands disquali-
fied as a member
of Lok Sabha and
chances of his re-
turn to the House look re-
mote. One reason for which
is the will of the Speaker and
the government. Keeping Ra-
hul Gandhi out of Parlia-
ment may not damage the
BJP politically as it has
quickly turned the issue into
Other Backward Classes ver-
sus the upper castesp. Two,
there is little possibility of
the Gujarat High Court stay-
ing the trial court’s judg-
ment which, barring in one
case, have normally been
upheld in such cases. Three,
even if the sentence is stayed
the Speaker is unlikely to
overturn his decision as has
happened in the case of Mo-
hammed Faizal, the Nation-
alist Congress Party MP
from Lakshadweep.
Faizal remains suspended
in spite of being cleared by
the high court. Lastly, any
intervention by the Supreme
Court would be deemed a
challenge to Parliament’s su-
premacy, a contentious issue
which has been raised by the
Speaker Dhankhar and Un-
ion Law Minister Kiren Riji-
ju. They have both warned
the judiciary not to cross the
Lakshman Rekha. In a
speech in Madurai on Satur-
day Rijiju denied any clash
between the government and
the judiciary yet specula-
tions about a confrontation
between the two arms of ju-
diciary remain.
In all probability the latest
developments have sealed Ra-
hul Gandhi’s political future.
The Gandhi scion said in a
tweet that he is “ready to pay
any price” as he is fighting
for“thevoiceof India”.These
statements will hold value
only if his sentencing acts as
glue to unite the Opposition.
The outburst of support may
dissipate by 2024.
RAHUL GANDHI HAS
FEW OPTIONS LEFT
Rahul Gandhi stands
disqualified as a
member of Lok Sabha
and chances of his
return to the House
look remote. One
reason, which is the will
of the Speaker and
the government
R
LETTERS EXCHANGED BETWEEN
BOSE AND NEHRU IN 1939
Jealgora P.O,
Dt. Manbhum, Bihar,
March 28, 1939
My dear Jawahar,
I find that for some time past you have developed tremendous dislike for me. I say
this because I find that you take up enthusiastically every possible point against
me; what could be said in my favour you ignore. What my political opponents
urge against me you concede, while you are almost blind to what could be said
against them. In the course of what follows I shall try to illustrate the above.
What you should have developed this strong dislike for me remains a mystery to
me. On my side, ever since I came out of internment in 1937, I have been treating you
with the utmost regard and consideration, in private life and in public. I have looked
upon you as politically an elder brother and leader and have often sought your advice.
When you came back from Europe last year, I went to Allahabad to ask you what lead
you would give us. Usually, when I approached you in this way, your replies have been
vague and non-committal. I am sorry that my letter has become so long. It will no
doubt tire your patience. But I could not avoid it-there was so many things to say.
If I have used harsh language or hurt your feeling at any place, kindly pardon
me. You yourself say that there is nothing like frankness and I have tried to
be frank-perhaps brutally frank. I am progressing
steadily though slowly. Hope you are all right.
Yours affectionately
Subhas
PERSONAL AND PRIVATE
Allahabad,
April 3, 1939
My dear Subhas,
Your long letter of the 28th March has only just reached me and I hasten to reply.
First of all I should like to say how glad I am that you have written to me fully and
frankly and made it clear to me how you feel about me and about various inci-
dents. Frankness hurts often enough, but it is almost always desirable, especially
between those who have to work together. It helps one to see oneself in proper
perspective from another’s and a more critical viewpoint. Your letter is very helpful
in this respect and I am grateful to you for it.
It is not an easy matter to answer a letter which runs into 27 typed sheets
and is full of references to numerous incidents as well as to various policies and
programmes. I am afraid therefore that my reply will not be as full and detailed as
it might be. To endeavour to deal with all these matters properly one would have
to write a book, or something like it.
Your letter is essentially an indictment of my conduct and an investigation into
my failings. It is, as you will well realise, a difficult and embracing task to have
to reply to such an indictment. But so far as the failing are concerned, or many
of them at any rate, I have little to say. I plead guilty to them, well realising that
I have the misfortune to possess them. May I also say that I entirely appreciate
the truth of your remarks that ever since you came out of internment in 1937,
you treated me with the utmost regard and consideration, in private as well as
in public life. I am grateful of you for this. Personally I have always had, and still
have, regard and affection for you, though sometimes I did not like at all what you
did or how you did it. To some extent, I suppose, we are temperamentally different
and our approach to life and its problems is not the same.
I dare not now, in the early hours of the morning, write about my views in
regard to national or international affairs. I am not silent about them as a rule.
As you have observed, I talk rather a lot and write even more. I shall leave it at
that for the present. But I would add that while I champion lost causes frequently
and condemn countries like Germany and Italy, I do not think I have ever given a
certificate of good conduct to British and French Imperialism.
I sent you, a day or two ago, some of the series of articles I contributed to the Na-
tional Herald before Tripuri. One was missing. I am now sending the full set separately.
I have not written any article for the Free Press Journal or any other paper recently.
Yours
Jawahar
Shri Subhas Chandra Bose
Congress President,
PO, Jealgora, Dt. Manbhum
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
uring the nineteen thirties, apart from Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru
and Subhas Chandra Bose were the leading lights of the Congress.
Temperamentally they were like cheese and chalk. Subhas Bose wrote
thirty nine page letter to Nehru. In some way Bose over did function-
ing of Nehru and was too personal. Nehru’s reply was restrained and
more statesman like. Bose lacked Nehru’s element style.
I HAVE BRIEFLY QUOTED FROM EACH LETTER...
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INDIA
Guwahati (Agen-
cies): Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi is facing
the consequences of
being arro-
gant in-
stead of
apologising
for the re-
marks on
Modi surname in Kar-
nataka in 2019, Assam
Chief Minister Him-
anta Biswa Sarma
said on Saturday.
Interacting with me-
dia, he said, “If only Ra-
hul Gandhi had ten-
dered an apology, the
matter would have been
closed there and then.
Not only did he refuse to
comment but not even
once in the past five
years did he say that the
comment was ‘uninten-
tional’. This proves that
his intent was to target
that community
.”
He said that BJP did
not need any apology
but he should apologise
to the OBC community
.
“Rahul Gandhi could
have issued an apology
to the OBC community
.
But he has not done that
and behaved arrogantly
.
Hence the court has to
draw a balance between
his arrogance and pride
of the OBC communi-
ty,” Sarma commented.
He said the Congress
leader was not disquali-
fied by the Centre but
convicted by a court of
law for insulting the
OBC community
.
He said, “Rahul used
unparliamentaryandde-
famatory words against
OBC community
. Now,
the court has held him
guilty
, and as a conse-
quenceof thepronounce-
mentof thejudgment,he
has been subsequently
disqualified as MP
.”
Bengaluru (Agencies): A day after Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi was disqualified from Parliament, Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Saturday said all are
equal before law. Bommai said: “Law is
common for everyone. There is no sepa-
rate law for Rahul Gandhi. A legal system
exists in the country and everything goes
as per law.” “The Congress leader had a
feeling that he can talk about anything, and
he had the opportunity to correct himself
but he failed to do so,” Bommai added. The Chief Min-
ister said Rahul not only spoke against an individual but
also a community and this has hurt the people. A case
was filed in the court which gave its verdict. On party’s
probable candidates for the Karnataka polls, the Chief
Minister said: “Wait and watch for list of candidates.
Gurugram: BJP’s Parliamen-
tary Board member, Sudha
Yadav, has
said that Ra-
hul Gandhi’s
two-year
sentence and
cancellation of
membership
from Parliament were due to
the wrong statements given
by Rahul. She said that there
is no interference from the
BJP and the Central govern-
ment in the matter.
Chennai: Rahul Gandhi had
on September 28, 2013 torn
an ordinance
that shielded
the MLAs and
MPs from in-
stant disquali-
fication, Tamil
Nadu BJP
chief K Annamalai said on
Saturday. He said Rahul had
on September 28, 2013 torn
an ordinance that gave three
months time for MLAs and
MPs from disqualification.
ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE LAW: BOMMAI
ON RAHUL GANDHI’S DISQUALIFICATION
BJP, CENTRE HAVE NO
ROLE IN VERDICT ON
RAHUL: SUDHA YADAV
RaGa TORE ORDINANCE
THAT COULD HAVE
SAVED HIM: ANNAMALAI
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In Bihar,
whether it is BJP, Con-
gress, RJD or JDU, eve-
ryone’s priority is alli-
ance. Everyone has
been hurt at one point
or the other, so no one is
ready to take the risk.
Last time i.e. in 2019,
RJD contested with
Congress and could not
win even a single Lok
Sabha seat. Prior to that
i.e. in 2014, JDU contest-
ed the Lok Sabha polls
alone and got only two
seats. BJP had contest-
ed assembly elections
in 2015 without JDU
and got a total of 54
seats. Upendra Kushwa-
ha fought with the RJD
last time leaving the
BJP and could not win
a single Lok Sabha seat.
So, all the parties are
giving priority to alli-
ance on the basis of
their past experience.
Everyone has to form
such an alliance in
which they can win the
elections.
That’s why RJD lead-
er and Deputy Chief
Minister of the state
Tejashwi Yadav has
given a blunt message
to all the leaders of his
party that they do not
need to say anything
about the alliance.
Tejashwi said that nei-
ther Nitish Kumar is in
a hurry to become the
Prime Minister nor he
himself is in a hurry to
become the Chief Min-
ister of Bihar and that
there is no problem in
the Grand Alliance and
everything is going
well. So, he has paved
the way for Nitish Ku-
mar. There is no threat
to the alliance. But JDU
leaders have started
feeling threatened.
Alliance is top priority for all parties in Bihar!
BATTLEGROUND BIHAR
First India Bureau
Bengaluru: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday inau-
gurated the Rs 4,249
crore, 13.71 km White-
field (Kadugodi) to
Krishnarajapura Metro
Line here which com-
prises 12 stations.
Officials said this sec-
tion is the eastern ex-
tension to the opera-
tional East-West Corri-
dor (Purple Line) from
Baiyappanahalli to
Whitefield Station.
Out of the 15.81 km
extension under con-
struction, the 13.71 km
section from KR Puram
to Whitefield was inau-
gurated on Saturday,
they said, adding it
would cut down journey
time on this route by 40
per cent and reduce
road traffic congestion.
The new line of Ben-
galuru Metro is benefi-
cial for five lakh to six
lakh Bengalurians serv-
ing in information tech-
nology parks, export
promotion industrial
areas, malls, hospitals
and several Fortune 500
companies, it was noted.
PM inaugurates new Bengaluru
Metro line in poll-bound K’taka
13.71-km Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line comprises 12 stations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to students during Metro ride in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
Consequences of RaGa’s arrogance: Sarma
New Delhi (ANI): The
Congress on Saturday
announced the first list
of candidates for the
Karnataka assembly
elections. The names of
former CM Siddaramai-
ah and State party pres-
ident DK Shivakumar
are included in the first
list of 124 candidates.
Siddaramaiah will be
contesting from the
Varuna constituency
and DK Shivakumar
from Kanakapura.
Earlier, Siddaramai-
ah had expressed inter-
est to contest from
Kolar constituency but
the party high com-
mand instructed him to
drop the plan following
disagreements between
the party’s local leaders
in the constituency
. The
party has fielded M
Roopakala from the
Kolar Gold Field seat.
DK Shivakumar, ear-
lier, on March 6, talked
up his party’s prospects
in the upcoming elec-
tions, claiming that the
ruling BJP would not be
able to secure more
than 65 seats.
Shivakumar claimed
that all the people in his
state, including farm-
ers, were saying this.
“We have almost fi-
nalised 75 per cent of
seat allotments. A deci-
sion on all seats will be
taken soon after we will
send the names of can-
didates to the high com-
mand for its approval,”
he added. On March 2,
in an interview with
ANI, Karnataka CM Ba-
savraj Bommai said the
BJP will win the As-
sembly elections.
On Congress’s pros-
pects in polls, Bommai
said the party was mak-
ing a desperate attempt
to win the polls but it
would succeed as its
track record while in
powerwasbad.HeCsaid
the Congress, during its
tenure, did nothing and
only worked to create
divisions in society
.
“They did nothing for
the SCs and STs. That is
why they are not in the
govt. Now they are try-
ing to wrest power by
making promises that
are impossible to meet.
They are saying they
will give Rs 2,000 to each
household and for that,
they require Rs 24,000
thousand crores,” Bom-
mai had said earlier.
Cong announces list of
124 candidates for K’taka
FM reviews public
sector banks amid
volatility in the US
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a
meeting, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi arrives to address
a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Union
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman
on Saturday chaired
a meeting to review
the performance of
government-owned
banks. Various finan-
cial, efficiency and
health parameters in
the banking sector
were reviewed.
This meet comes
amid volatility in the
US banking system
due to the recent col-
lapseof SiliconValley
Bank and some other
banks. For the record,
prominent global
lender in the world of
technology startups,
the Silicon Valley
Bank collapsed on
March 10 after a run
on the bank, forcing
the US govt to step in.
Regulators shut
down the tech lender
and put it under the
control of the US Fed-
eral Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation
(FDIC). Currently
, the
FDIC is acting as a re-
ceiver,whichtypically
meansitwillliquidate
the bank’s assets to
pay back its custom-
ers, including deposi-
tors and creditors.
“Union Finance
Minister Smt. @nsi-
tharaman chairs the
meeting to review
performance of Pub-
lic Sector Banks
#PSBs on various fi-
nancial, efficiency
and health parame-
ters,” Ministry of Fi-
nance tweeted.
PRIME MINISTER PURCHASES
TICKET BEFORE TAKING RIDE
Bengaluru (ANI): PM Narendra Modi purchased a
ticket and took a ride in the Metro and interacted
with people from different walks of life. During his
journey, he also interacted with the workers and
staff of Bangalore Metro. Upon arriving at White-
field (Kadugodi)
Metro Station,
the PM first pur-
chased a ticket
at the ticket
counter and saw
the exhibition
put up on the
occasion.
The PM then
unveiled the
plaque to mark
the inaugura-
tion of the White Field Metro Line and proceeded
towards the platform to board the Metro. PM Modi
was accompanied by Karnataka Governor Thawar
Chand Gehlot and state CM Basvaraj Bommai. The
PM has had a special focus on the development of
world-class urban mobility infrastructure across
the country and the 13.71 km stretch from White-
field (Kadugodi) Metro to Krishnarajapura Metro
Line of Reach-1 extension project under Bangalore
Metro Phase 2 was unveiled as part of this vision.
All the parties
are giving
priority to
alliance on the
basis of their
past experience
New Delhi: Criticising the Narendra Modi government,
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that the
voice of the people cannot be suppressed and the ques-
tions raised by Rahul Gandhi will now resonate across the
country. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Priyanka posted
a video of the Parliament proceedings and wrote: “Rahul
Gandhi is being attacked because of these questions.
When the public servant elected by the people raised
questions on their behalf, the Adani-servant conspired to
suppress his voice.” She added that the Modi government
would have to be answerable to the people. Priyanka had
attacked the Modi govt in a series of tweets on Friday too.
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on
Saturday took a swipe at 2 BJP ministers for
accusing Rahul Gandhi of insulting OBCs with
his “Modi surname” remark in 2019, saying
they were “insulting” people’s intelligence
by making such an “absurd allega-
tion”. Gandhi was on Friday disquali-
fied from Lok Sabha, 24 hours
after a Surat court convicted
him in a defamation case.
RAHUL’S QUESTIONS WILL NOW
RESONATE ACROSS INDIA: PRIYANKA
INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE WITH
‘ABSURD ALLEGATION’: KAPIL SIBAL
Siddaramaiah will contest from Varuna assembly seat and KPCC
chief DK Shivakumar from Kanakapura. —FILE PHOTO
IN THE COURTYARD
DELHI COURT FIXES APRIL 5 AS NEXT
DATE FOR HEARING SISODIA’S BAIL PLEA
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday fixed
April 5 for a hearing on the bail plea of former Deputy
Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in a money
laundering case pertaining to alleged irregularities in
the framing and implementation of the excise policy of
Delhi. The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed its
lengthy reply opposing bail plea in the court.
SHRADDHA’S DAD
SEEKS EVIDENCE
NORA FATEHI CASE:
NEXT DATE MAY 22
New Delhi: Shraddha
Walkar’s father Vikas
Walkar has moved a
plea in Delhi’s Saket
court in connection
with the murder of
his daughter by her
live-in partner Aaftab
Amin Poonawala, who
allegedly killed her.
New Delhi: A court on
Saturday adjourned Nora
Fatehi’s plea against
Jacqueline Fernandez al-
leging that the latter made
defamatory allegations
against her for “malicious
reasons” and to destroy
her career in Rs 200 crore
extortion case for May 22.
RAHUL GANDHI’S DISQUALIFICATION FROM LOK SABHA

06
INDIA
Washington (PTI): A
large number of Indian-
American community
members held a peace
rally in support of In-
dia in front of its consu-
late in San Francisco
that was andalized by
separatist Sikhs early
this week.
A group of pro-Khal-
istan protesters on Sun-
day attacked and dam-
aged the Indian Consu-
late in San Francisco.
Raising pro-Khalistan
slogans, the protesters
broke open the make-
shift security barriers
raised by the city police
and installed two so-
called Khalistani flags
inside the Consulate
premises. Two consu-
late personnel soon re-
moved these flags.
Scores of Indian
Americans drove from
in and around San
Francisco and waived
the tri-colour flag to
show solidarity with In-
dia on Friday
.
They condemned the
destructive activities of
separatist Sikhs, who
were also present there
in small numbers.
Local police were pre-
sent there in sizable
numbers to prevent any
untoward incident.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Environment,
Forest and Climate
Change, Bhupender Ya-
dav said that Project
Cheetah is in line with
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s commitment
to environmental pro-
tection and wildlife con-
servation at the meet-
ing of the Consultative
Committee of Parlia-
ment on Project Chee-
tah, chaired by the Un-
ion Minister.
The Union Minister
expressed his gratitude
for steps taken by the
Government of India
for bringing the Chee-
tah back to India and
restoring its lost glory.
Yadav said that this will
lead to enhanced liveli-
hood opportunities for
the local communities
through eco-develop-
ment and ecotourism
activities.
The Consultative
Committee held de-
tailed discussions about
Project Cheetah and ap-
preciated the efforts of
the Government for
successful transloca-
tion of Cheetahs in In-
dia from African coun-
tries.
Further, the Mem-
bers of Parliament
flagged issues related to
forest and wildlife in
their constituencies
and the issues which
have larger interest for
the society and wildlife
conservation.
Union Minister Bhu-
pender Yadav thanked
the members of the
committee for their sug-
gestions and assured
the Committee that all
the issues raised would
be addressed in the
right earnest.
The Union Minister
stated that the Govern-
ment is determined for
conservation and pro-
tection of wildlife and
environment with ac-
tive participation of
all stakeholders.
Project Cheetah in line with PM’s vow to environmental
protection wildlife conservation, says Bhupender Yadav
Jagdalpur (PTI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah on Saturday
said the fight against
Left-wing extremism
(LWE) seems to be in the
final stage of victory in
the country and the su-
preme sacrifices made
by the CRPF personnel
while battling the men-
ace has a big role in it.
Speaking at the 84th
Raising Day event of
Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF), he said
security forces have put
up a strong fight against
the LWE in the last nine
years and achieved suc-
cess on all fronts. High-
lighting the role of
CRPF in the fight
against Naxalism, he
said the credit of wip-
ing out hindrances in
the path of development
in Maoist-hit areas goes
to the CRPF personnel.
“The fight against
Left-wing extremism
seems to be in the final
stagesof victoryandthe
supreme sacrifice made
byyourfamilymembers
has a huge contribution
in it. The victory saga
will be written in golden
letters remembering
their sacrifices,” Shah
said, addressing the rel-
atives of martyred per-
sonnel present on the
occasion. “As I am in
Bastar today, I want to
tell you that our securi-
ty forces have fought
strongly against LWE in
the last nine years and
achieved success on all
fronts. They have not
only attained victory in
pushing them (LWE ele-
ments) to the back foot,
but also facilitated de-
velopment to reach to
tribals...,” he said.
Extremists were hin-
drances in the construc-
tion of schools, roads,
hospitals and fair price
shops and installation
of mobile towers. As a
home minister I wanted
to say the credit to wipe
hindrances to these de-
velopment works in
Maoist-hit areas only
goes to the CRPF per-
sonnel, he added. Shah
said the CRPF has also
displayed an example of
organisational skill by
establishing coordina-
tion with the local police
and carrying out joint
operations against the
activities of Naxalites.
SHAH: VICTORY OVER LEFT-WING
EXTREMISM LOOKS IMMINENT
Union Minister for Home Amit Shah accorded a Guard of Honour on the occasion of 84th CRPF Day,
at CRPF Camp, Jagdalpur, in Bastar on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Radical Amritpal is on the run since March 18. —FILE PHOTO
Odisha: Over 30 students of classes 1 to 5 of a primary
school in Odisha’s Koraput district have failed to appear
for the ongoing annual examination as the institute
remained locked. The incident occurred on Friday in
Turli primary school under Narayanpatna block of the
district. None of the two teachers of the school was
present. I will inquire into the matter. If the examination
has not been conducted, action will be taken against the
teachers concerned,? Block Education Officer Raghu-
nath Pangi said. After waiting for nearly two hours, the
students returned home without appearing for the exam.
Rajkot: A senior official of the Directorate General of
Foreign Trade (DGFT) died by suicide on Saturday morn-
ing in Rajkot hours after he was detained in a bribery
case, police said on Saturday. Sudhir Desai, deputy
commissioner of police (DCP), said that the incident
took place around 10am on Saturday when a raid was
being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) at the office of DGFT joint director Jawri Mal Bish-
noi. “A search operation by the CBI was underway at the
DGFT office in Rajkot when he jumped off the window of
his chamber,” said the DCP.
New Delhi: The police on
Saturday said they have
arrested three alleged
members of the Sandeep
Badwasnia gang from west
Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area.
The accused have been
identified as Gaurav Rana
(32), Ankit Chaudhary (32),
residents of Mungeshpur,
and Rohit (30), a resident
of Qutab Garh village, they
said. Two pistols and 12 live
cartridges were recovered
from their possession, they
said. The trio was previously
involved in several cases
including murder, they said.
New Delhi: As he reached
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
headquarters in New Delhi
for questioning in the land-
for-jobs scam on Saturday,
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
Tejashwi Yadav said he
and his family had decided
to fight back. “We have
always cooperated with the
agencies but the situation
in the country is that it has
become very difficult. We
have now decided to fight
against this and we will
win,” the RJD leader said
speaking to the reporters.
PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCKED, STUDENTS FAIL TO
APPEAR FOR ANNUAL EXAM IN ODISHA
GUJARAT: DGFT OFFICIAL ALLEGEDLY DIES BY
SUICIDE AFTER ARREST IN BRIBERY CASE
SANDEEP BADWASNIA
GANG’S 3 MEMBERS
ARRESTED IN DELHI
CBI QUIZZES TEJASHWI
YADAV, SISTER MISA
BHARTI FACES ED HEAT
CRUCIAL READ
Jagdalpur (ANI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday
lauded the contributions
of CRPF to the internal
security of the nation
and for carrying out the
responsibility of safely
conducting the demo-
cratic process. During
his address on the 84th
CRPF Day, Shah said,
“For the first time CRPF
Day is being celebrated
in a Naxalite area. CRPF
has contributed to the
internal security of
the nation. The nation
salutes women CRPF
personnel. CRPF’s con-
tribution is significant.”
He said that CRPF has
shown its best during
past elections in the
country. CRPF has
fought against Naxals
and has brought them
down in many areas of
the country, he added.
He further added, “De-
mocracy can survive
only if it is protected
in a reliable man-
ner. Along with other
CAPFs, the contribution
of CRPF is essential in
the peaceful conduct
of elections in the
country.”
Poonch (ANI): The Army on Friday foiled
a bid to smuggle narcotics and recovered
10 packets of narcotics near the Line of
Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector here,
an official said. “Indian Army foiled yet
another attempt of narco-terror smuggling
by recovering 10 packets of narcotics near
Line of Control in Poonch Sector,” a White
Knight Corps statement said. Officials on
March 12 said the Army during a search
operation near the Line of Control at
Jhangar and Naushera sectors recovered
two sophisticated pistols, two kg narcot-
ics, and two kg Improvised Explosive
Device (IED). The operation had averted a
major incident that could have been initiat-
ed by perpetrators using the weapons and
the IED, funded by the narco-terrorists.
Samba (ANI): A person was killed and
three were injured in an explosion at a
scrap factory in JK, officials said on
Saturday. The explosion took place at
Bari Brahmana in the Samba district.
Ambulances were at the spot and the
injured were rushed to a hospital, officials
said. Further details are awaited. Ear-
lier, on March 22, six people were killed
and several injured in an explosion at a
firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil
Nadu’s Kanchipuram district. After the
incident, two fire tenders and 10 ambu-
lances rushed to the factory at Kuruvimalai
village. Kanchipuram Collector M Aarthi
said, “Six persons lost their lives and sev-
eral more were injured in an explosion at a
firecracker factory at Kuruvimalai village.”
UNION HM LAUDS
CONTRIBUTION OF
CRPF TO INTERNAL
SECURITY OF INDIA
ARMY FOILS BID TO SMUGGLE
NARCOTICS NEAR LOC IN POONCH
1 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN EXPLOSION
AT SCRAP FACTORY IN SAMBA
Union HM attends 84th Raising
Day event of CRPF in Jagdalpur
Says the Modi govt is focusing
on the modernization of CRPF
Dehradun (ANI): An
alert has been sounded
in Uttarakhand over the
possibility of abscond-
ing pro-Khalistan
preacher Amritpal Sin-
gh entering the State,
saidAdditionalDirector
General of Police (Law
Order) V Murugesan
on Saturday morning.
Murugesan added
that he had received in-
puts from the Punjab
Police that the Khal-
istan supporter who
fled from Punjab, may
enter Uttarakhand
from Haryana. He told
ANI that checking and
monitoring are being
done and an alert has
been kept at the possi-
ble places.
The police official
said that that the dis-
trict police have also
been alerted and that
the border has also been
placed under an alert.
On Friday, an alert
was issued in the Deh-
radun, Haridwar and
Udham Singh Nagar
districts of Uttara-
khand as a precaution
in view of the possibil-
ity of Amritpal Singh
entering the State.
On Friday, teams of
Delhi Police and Punjab
Police launched a
search operation for
Amritpal Singh in Del-
hi and its border in
view of the possibility
of him entering the na-
tional capital.
Delhi Police said that
the head of the pro-
Khalistani outfit Waris
Punjab De is suspected
of having left the na-
tional capital.
Uttarakhand on alert
over Amritpal’s likely
entry from Haryana
Indian-Americans rally in support
of India at San Francisco Consulate
Indians gather in solidarity outside Indian consulate in San
Francisco after attack, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Srinagar (Agencies):
The security forces have
arrested two terrorist
associates linked with
terror outfit Lashkar-e-
Taiba (LeT) in Sumlar
area of Bandipora and
recovered incriminat-
ing materials and two
Chinese grenades from
their possession, an of-
ficial said on Saturday
.
“Acting on specific
information regarding
the movement of ter-
rorist associates, the
police along with Army
(14RR) and CRPF at a
checkpoint intercepted
two suspected persons
identified as Abrar Ah-
mad Wani a.k.a Abu
Qadir and Danish Per-
vaiz, both residents of
Sumlar in Bandipora,”
a police officer said.
“During checking,
two Chinese grenades
and other incriminat-
ing materials were re-
covered from their pos-
session. They have been
arrested and shifted to
a police station where
they remain in custo-
dy,” the official said.
2 terrorist associates arrested in Jammu and Kashmir
A case has been registered and further investigation is initiated.
Union Environment Forests Minister Bhupender Yadav speaks to
media in New Delhi on Saturday. MoS Meenakshi Lekhi also seen.
Srinagar (Agencies):
Union Railway Minis-
ter Ashwini Vaishnaw
said on Saturday that
JK will have Vande
Bharat train by 2024 as
the Jammu-Srinagar
rail link will be opened
by this year-end.
Speaking to reporters
on the sidelines of an
official function in Bar-
amulla district, the
Railway Minister said
that two more destina-
tions in addition to Kup-
wara district will be
connected by the Rail-
ways soon.
“Rail link across JK
will be improved by
year-end. Telephone
connectivity, double
lines, apple trade, ce-
ment and pharmaceuti-
cal trade and parcel ser-
vices will be ensured
through rail link by the
year-end,” the Railway
Minister said.
New Delhi (PTI): India
will showcase its tradi-
tional water manage-
menttechniquesandthe
ability to implement
megawaterprojectsdur-
ingtheG20environment
and climate sustainabil-
ity working group,
scheduled to be held in
Ahmedabad next week.
India, during its pres-
idency of the G20, had
asked member nations
to share their best prac-
tices in the area of wa-
ter management to ena-
ble knowledge exchange
and cross learning.
Briefing media about
the meeting, Union Jal
Shakti Ministry Special
Secretary Debashree
Mukherjeesaidthetech-
nicalsessionsduringthe
three-daymeetingbegin-
ning Monday will focus
on five areas — climate
resilient infrastructure,
groundwater manage-
ment, water sanitation
and hygiene, climate
change mitigation and
resource efficiency and
circular economy
.
The delegates from
G20 countries will visit
the famous Adalaj Step-
well to showcase tradi-
tional water harvesting
techniques.
G20: India’s
traditional water
management
tech on display
Jammu-Srinagar rail
link will be opened by
year-end: Vaishnaw
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects the ‘First Station Of
India’ at Baramula Railway station, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Srinagar (Agencies): The
Jammu-Srinagar National
Highway that was closed for
vehicular traffic due to shoot-
ing stones and mudslides at
Mehar Cafeteria Ramban on
Friday evening, has reopened,
officials said on Saturday.
“After clearing the debris on
NH-44, stranded vehicles
are being allowed to move to
their destinations,” Jammu
and Kashmir Traffic police
said. The highway is the life-
line of the Kashmir valley and
the main road link connect-
ing Kashmir with the rest of
the country. Kashmir-bound
trucks laden with essential
supplies and other vehicles
pass through the highway.
JAMMU-SRINAGAR
NAT’L H’WAY REOPENS

business
BRIEFS
Mumbai: State-owned
Bank of Baroda an-
nounced that it is provid-
ing a range of solutions to
cater to the unique re-
quirements of Indian
startups. This announce-
ment comes when a num-
ber of Indian startups
have funds parked in the
failed US-based Silicon
Valley Bank and likely
looking to transfer their
money and derisk their
assets. According to a re-
lease by the bank, these
services are provided
through its IFSC branch in
Gujarat’s GIFT City. —ANI
CATERING TO UNIQUE
REQUIREMENTS OF
STARTUPS: BOB
New Delhi: The National
Initiative for Promoting
Upskilling of Nirman
workers (NIPUN) has re-
cently completed its train-
ing programme for con-
struction workers engaged
in the Central Vista project
in New Delhi. To celebrate
the success of the pro-
gram, a felicitation cere-
mony was held at the
Kamani Auditorium, where
the certified workmen of
the Central Vista project
were awarded their certifi-
cates along with insurance
coverage of Rs2 lakhs and
an assurance of reward
money of Rs500, provided
by the Government of In-
dia under the NIPUN
scheme. —ANI
CENTRAL VISTA’S
WORKMEN AWARDED
UNDER NIPUN
Washington: The World
Bank has approved USD
120 million loan to support
the implementation of the
Nepal government’s school
education sector pro-
gramme, a release said.
According to a release
from the multilateral devel-
opment bank, this program
builds on the government
of Nepal’s previous school
education sector programs
and will put a greater focus
on quality learning by es-
tablishing a teacher men-
toring system at the local
government level. —ANI
NEPAL GETS $120 MN
EDUCATION LOAN
FROM WORLD BANK
New Delhi: India’s foreign
exchange reserves rose
sharply by USD 12.798
billion to USD 572.801
billion in the week ending
March 17, according to
the Reserve Bank of In-
dia’s latest data. During
the prior week that ended
on March 10, India’s for-
eign exchange reserves
declined by about USD
2.4 billion to USD 560.003
billion. According to RBI’s
latest data, India’s foreign
currency assets, the big-
gest component of the fo-
rex reserves, rose by USD
10.485 billion to USD
505.348 billion. —ANI
FOREX RESERVES OF
INDIA RISE SHARPLY
TO $572.80 BILLION
AT1 BONDS: WE LEARN
NOTHING FROM
HISTORY
he German phi-
losopher Georg
Hegel famously
said, “The only
thing that we
learn from his-
tory is that we learn noth-
ing from history”. This
quote perfectly summariz-
es the AT1 bond saga.
Thanks to the latest
Credit Suisse fiasco, there
is a big debate going on
among market participants
about how equity share-
holders got back some
money while bondholders
were wiped off. Additional
Tier 1 bonds or AT1 bonds
are again in news as inves-
tors in Yes Bank AT1 bonds
experienced déjà vu when
Credit Suisse wrote them
down this week. What are
these bonds and why do
banks issue them in the
first place?
ORIGIN OF AT1 BONDS
The issue of excessive
bank leverage was exposed
by the global financial cri-
sis of 2007–2008. It was be-
lieved that banks should
operate with a bigger per-
centage of their own capi-
tal as opposed to borrowed
capital to prevent a recur-
rence of this issue.
Hence, banks were per-
mitted to issue an exclu-
sive class of bonds known
as AT1 bonds or perpetual
debt to investors in order
to strengthen their Tier 1
capital (permanent capi-
tal) and thus comply with
the Basel III norms.
FEATURES OF AT1
BONDS
No maturity date: Since
they are a permanent com-
ponent of the bank’s capi-
tal, similar to equity, they
do not have a maturity
date. After five years, banks
can give a call option on
these bonds, at which point
they may or may not decide
to redeem them.
Higher returns: They
offer higher returns vs.
plain vanilla debt instru-
ments. They pay regular
interest that is typically
high yielding.
Higher risk: AT1 bonds
are much riskier than reg-
ular corporate bonds. Let’s
understand why. Take for
example a bank like Credit
Suisse is liquidated, then
the order of repayment is
as below:
z FD investors Secured debt
z Unsecured or subordinate
debt
z Perpetual debt or AT1
bonds
So you see, AT1 bonds
ranks the lowest when it
comes to repayment and
hence carry a Principal
Risk. Plus, banks have the
option to either lower or
totally forgo coupon (inter-
est) payments on these
bonds if it is not generat-
ing enough profits or is in
trouble. In case of normal
bonds or debentures,
banks have to make cou-
pon payments irrespective.
So AT1 bonds also suffer
from Coupon Risk.
But you may ask that
atleast these bonds should
rank higher than equity
shareholders. But even
that was not the case.
YES BANK CREDIT
SUISSE: AT1 BOND
CURSE CONTINUES
Yes Bank had a considera-
ble increase in its non-per-
forming assets between
September 2019 and March
2020. To contain the situa-
tion, the RBI enlisted SBI
to inject equity into the
bank as a rebuilding plan
was being developed. As a
part of the rescue plan, the
RBI decided to permanent-
ly write-off the bank’s AT1
bond obligations.
Similarly, in March 2023,
the struggling bank Credit
Suisse’s AT1 Bonds or con-
tingent convertible (CoCo)
bonds worth $17billion
were also written down by
the Swiss regulator FIN-
MA as it roped in UBS to
buyout Credit Suisse.
PROBLEM WITH THE
WRITE-OFF
We witnessed government
intervention in both cases
and while equity investors
should be the first group of
stakeholders to see their
assets written off in times
of bankruptcy, equity in-
vestors still received some
value from their invest-
ments.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
AT1BONDINVESTORS?
Yes Bank AT1 bondholders
cried foul play. They ex-
pressed dissatisfaction
over the fact that they were
not informed of the princi-
pal or coupon write-off
characteristics when Yes
Bank employees sold them
these AT1 bonds. Accord-
ing to SEBI’s investiga-
tions, Yes Bank employees
misleadingly offered insti-
tutional investors’ bonds
to retail customers and
sold then as super FDs
(Fixed Deposits) by rela-
tionship managers. Some
of these investors had in-
vested their retirement
money in these bonds
which got completely erod-
ed in 2020. Ideally, this de-
bacle would have been a
lesson for retail investors
to stay away from such
risky instruments.
HAVE WE LEARNT A
LESSON?
Unfortunately no. The ap-
petite for AT1 bonds are
back. HNIs seem to have
shrugged off the risk
caused by the Yes Bank de-
bacle and continue to show
interest in these risky in-
struments. Between July
to early September 2022,
several banks raised funds
totalling `18,376 crore
through the issuance of
these bonds (`42,800 cr in
FY22). The interest rates
offered on these bonds var-
ied from 7.75-8.75%. Rea-
son is ofcourse higher re-
turn compared to FD rates
of 5.5-6.5% back then.
What are AT1 bonds and
why do banks issue them?
Thanks to the latest Credit Suisse fiasco, there is a big debate going on
among market participants about how equity shareholders got back
some money while bondholders were wiped off. What are these bonds
and why do banks issue them in the first place?
The real casualty of the UBS-
Credit Suisse deal were these
bond holders. In all such
cases of storm be it Yes Bank
or Credit Suisse, these bond
investors have sufferred the
most. They got zilch on their
investments. The problem is
this may not be all. It could
impact price of similar bonds
issued by other banks. How-
ever, the exposure of Indian
banks to AT1 bonds is relative-
ly low. Private sector banks
have an exposure of around
0-1% to AT1 bonds, while
PSU banks have an exposure
of 1-2%. Also, the spread be-
tween normal bonds and AT1
bonds have reduced now to
just 80-150 basis points (100
bps = 1%) and are therefore
not as attractive as they were
6 months ago. But ignorance
is a bigger problem. Retail in-
vestors typically take the word
‘bond’ for safety and assume
that they get the money back
on maturity. It is about time
we understand the risk versus
return tradeoff well before we
put in our hard earned money.
THE UGLY TRUTH
T
AT1 BOND ISSUANCE SO FAR IN FY23
ALL FIGURE
IN ` CRORE
CUT-OFF(%)
PNB,Jul4
`2,000
8.75
BOM,Sep 7
`710
8.75
HDFC Bank
Sep,6
`3,000
7.84
SBI Sep,7
`6,872
7.75
BOB
Aug,30
`2,474
7.88
Canara
bank,
Jul,15
`2,000
8.24
Union
bank,
Jul,22
`1,320
8.69
Source: Business Standard
Assam Government signs MoU with Flybig
Guwahati (PTI) : In a bid
to promote intra-state air
connectivity
,Assamgovern-
ment on Saturday signed a
MoU with Big Charter Pri-
vate Limited (Flybig) to fa-
cilitate air services in the
non-Udaan sector.
Flybig will operate
flights between Guwahati-
Dibrugarh-Guwahati and
Guwahati-Silchar-Guwa-
hati routes on a daily basis,
an official of the company
said.
Assam Tourism Devel-
opment Corporation man-
aging director Kumar Pad-
ma Pani Bora and Flybig
director Sanjay Natavarlal
Mandavia signed the
agreement in the presence
of Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma.
According to the terms
of the MoU, the flight op-
erations will be started in
line with the Centre’s Udan
scheme with the state gov-
ernment operating the
flights under viability gap
funding.
FOR INTRA-STATE FLIGHT SERVICES
CONNECTIVITY
OF FLIGHTS
z Flybig will operate flights
between Guwahati-
Dibrugarh-Guwahati and
Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati
routes on a daily basis
z The flight operations will
be started in line with the
Centre’s Udan scheme
with the state government
operating the flights under
viability gap funding
Kolkata (PTI): Leading
planters body Indian Tea
Association (ITA) said cli-
mate change is threaten-
ing the industry globally
which is resulting in lower
yields and rise in produc-
tion costs.
A spokesman of ITA said
climate change is also
threatening the long-term
viability of tea industry,
which is also causing in-
creasing pest infestations
making pesticide residue
management surfacing as
a major challenge.
To mitigate this, ITA
said that the industry
needs to adopt a multi-fac-
eted to address the climate
change issue by way of sus-
tainable farming practices
and reduction in carbon
footprint.
In this context, the asso-
ciation maintained the in-
dustry involving all the
stakeholders to invest in
research to come out with
mitigating solutions.
‘Climate change a threat
to tea sector globally’
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08
2NDFRONT
Reflect on what you want to
create in your life, what is
going to be your legacy - plan
your days with this thought!
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde on Saturday hit
out at Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi for his
derogatory remark, say-
ing that Savarkar isn't
only Maharashtra's de-
ity but is an idol for the
whole country and de-
manded an apology for
his derogatory remark.
Addressing a press
conference in the na-
tional capital a day af-
ter he was convicted in
a defamation case and
subsequently disquali-
fied from Lok Sabha,
Rahul Gandhi said “My
name is not Savarkar,
my name is Gandhi.
Gandhis don't apologize
to anyone.”
Eknath Shinde in the
State Assembly on Sat-
urday said that any
criticism of Rahul Gan-
dhi will be lesser for his
statement.
“Savarkar is not only
Maharashtra's deity
but is an idol for the
whole country and Ra-
hul Gandhi has de-
famed him. Any criti-
cism of Rahul Gandhi
will be lesser for his
this deed. Today also, he
said that I am not Sa-
varkar who will apolo-
gize. What does he think
of Savarkar? He must
be punished for this,
said Maha CM Eknath
Shinde in the Assembly
.
Shinde alleged that
Rahul Gandhi has not
only criticized Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi but has defamed
the entire OBC commu-
nity
. “Rahul Gandhi has
not only criticized PM
Modi but has defamed
the entire OBC commu-
nity
. He is continuing to
speak in the same tone
and I want to tell him
that if he continues to
do so, it will be difficult
for him to walk on the
road,” said Shinde. “Ra-
hul Gandhi has been
suspended by the law
whichwasmadebyCon-
gress itself. Lalu Yadav
and several others were
disqualified but nothing
of this sort happened
then. Wasn't Democracy
indangerthen?hesaid.
Mumbai (FIB): Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde y alleged the
Uddhav Thackeray faction
of Shiv Sena is supporting
Congress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi who has been deliber-
ately insulting VD Savarkar
which is unfortunate. He
claimed Rahul Gandhi has
also insulted Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and the Other
Backward Classes (OBC)
community with his Modi
surname remark and people
will not let the Congress
leader move on the streets.
Addressing a press con-
ference after the conclusion
of the Budget session here,
Shinde said the Uddhav
Thackeray faction has no
right to speak on Hindutva.
When Rahul Gandhi
said 'chowkidar chor hai'
in the last elections, people
defeated him. He insulted
the country by targeting PM
Modi and Indian democracy
in the country and abroad.
During his 'Bharat Jodo
Yatra', he was speaking of
'Bharat todo' (break the
country), Shinde said.
He said it is unfortunate
that the Uddhav Thack-
eray faction of Shiv Sena is
standing in support of Rahul
who is insulting Savarkar.
Earlier in the day, Shinde told
the Legislative Assembly that
the law under which Rahul
Gandhi has been disqualified
as an MP was enacted by the
Congress-led UPA govern-
ment and the Modi govern-
ment has implemented it.
Deputy Chief Minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis said Opposi-
tion members cooperated with
the government in conducting
the proceedings of legislature.
‘Dept making efforts to capture killer tigress’
SAFETY FIRST
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Forest Minis-
ter Sudhir Munganti-
war informed the Ma-
harashtra Vidhan Sab-
ha on Saturday that the
forest department offi-
cials are making all ef-
forts to capture the fe-
male tiger known as T6
in Wadsa Forest Divi-
sion forest department
of Chandrapur district.
Tigress T6 has killed
10 people living in sur-
rounding areas between
JulyandDecember2022,
Mungantiwar said.
“At present, efforts
are being made by the
forest department to
catchtigressT6through
trained forest person-
nel, trap cameras, tran-
quillizer guns and some
other types of medi-
cines. Along with this, a
campaign has also been
launched to create
awareness among the
local people to avoid
this tigress. The trained
staff of the forest de-
partment have been
placed in those regions
which are termed high
risk,” the minister in-
formed the Assembly
.
This area of Chan-
drapur district is close
toTadobaTigerReserve,
which currently has 217
tigers. There is also ap-
prehension that the two
tiger cubs found dead in
the tiger reserve of
Tadoba in January this
year were also killed in
another tiger attack.
The cubs’ remains have
been sent to the CCMB
(Centre for Cellular and
MolecularBiology)labo-
ratory for examination.
Mungantiwar gave
this information in a
written form inside the
assembly in response to
the question of Aatram
Dharamraobaba Bhag-
wantrao.
The trained staff of the forest department have been placed.
T6 has killed 10 people living in the
area around Wadsa Forest Division
between July and December 2022
FESTIVE FERVOUR
Police personnel seen outside Minara Masjid during the holy month of Ramadan, in Mumbai.
Savarkar is not only state’s deity
butan idolforcountry:CMShinde
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
Stabbing spree: Accused
in custody till March 29
Mumbai (PTI): A
54-year-old man who
killed his three neigh-
bours in a stabbing
spree at a building in
south Mumbai has been
remanded to police cus-
tody till March 29, police
said. Chetan Gala, ar-
rested on charges of
murder and attempt to
murder, was produced
before a local court,
which sent him in police
custody
, official said.
Accused, who was
mentally disturbed, al-
legedly attacked five
neighbours at Parvati
Mansion building on
Friday
.
Jayendrabhai Mistry
(77), his wife Ila Bai (70)
and 18-year-old Jenil Bh-
rambhatt were killed,
while condition of Sne-
halBrahmbhat(44),who
sustained serious inju-
ries, remains critical
and Prakash Waghmare
(53), a house-help is out
of danger, official said.
‘UDDHAV THACKERAY HAS NO
RIGHT TO SPEAK ON HINDUTVA’
Eknath Shinde —FILE PHOTO
CM seeks apology
over RaGa’s
‘deliberate insult’
to Hindutva
ideologue
PROTESTS COUNTER PROTESTS MARK LAST DAY OF BUDGET SESSION
Thane (FIB): The Congress
held a protest against
Rahul Gandhi's convic-
tion in a defamation case
and his disqualification
as an MP, while the BJP
and Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde-led Shiv Sena held
separate demonstrations
over his remark that alleg-
edly hurt the sentiments of
the Other Backward Class
(OBC). The Congress held
a protest near the statue of
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
The protest was led by the
grand old party's city unit
president Vikrant Chavan.
The protesters carried
placards and banners and
shouted slogans against
the BJP and Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi. After
some time, the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) leaders
and workers staged a
protest at the same venue
against Gandhi.
Oppn parties including Cong, NCP and Shiv Sena UBT staged protest
at Vidhan Bhavan holding placards and black ribbons on face.
BJP LEADERS STAGE PROTEST AGAINST RaGa
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday staged
protests here against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
demanding an apology from him for insulting the Other
Backward Classes (OBC). The protests, with placards
with messages that the Congress leader should apologize
for insulting the OBCs, were held in places like Dadar
and Lalbaugh. The country will not tolerate insults of the
OBCs. Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the OBCs, said
Chandrakant Bawankule, state BJP president.
CONG PROTESTS IN
NASHIK; BJP SLAMS
GANDHI FOR
‘INSULTING’ OBCs
Nashik: The Congress
held a protest on Sat-
urday in Nashik against
the disqualification of its
leader Rahul Gandhi. He
was disqualified because
he was raising issues of
the people and was get-
ting their support as was
witnessed in the Kanya-
kumari to Kashmir Bharat
Jodo Yatra, Nashik Con-
gress chief Anil Chhajed
said. Meanwhile, the OBC
Morcha of the Bharatiya
Janata Party also held a
protest against Gandhi
for his Modi surname
and thieves remark, with
participants torching an
effigy of the Congress
leader in Ravivar Karanja
area.
—PHOTO
BY
BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
Mirch Masala
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB RAMAN
The author is a journalist and political
commentator and views expressed are his personal
In view of the upcoming
elections in Chhattis-
garh, the BJP has already
started making efforts to
unite its scattered family
there. The former CM of
the state, Raman Singh,
has ended the suspense
in a way about who will
be the CM face from the
BJP here. Raman Singh,
who is struggling with
his health problems, has
clarified the situation
saying that ‘the upcom-
ing assembly elections
of Chhattisgarh will be
fought only on the face of
Narendra Modi and only
after the election the party
high command will decide
the CM here’. If sources
are to be believed, this
time the BJP high com-
mand is thinking of giving
a chance to a new face
other than Raman Singh.
The first name coming in
this race is that of Nand
Kumar Sai, the second
name is of a bureaucrat
of Modi’s choice. At the
same time, former BJP
minister Brijmohan Agar-
wal is also presenting his
claim with a bang.
In this situation of political upheaval,
Rahul Gandhi has lost his membership
of Parliament, but it is an equal challenge
for both Rahul and the Congress to try
to convert this big political disaster into
a new opportunity for themselves. As
politics is an endless series of ambushes
and counterattacks, the opposition has
shown speed to seize this opportunity. Be
it Mamata, Kejriwal or Akhilesh, their cho-
rus echoes that ‘this big step of the ruling
BJP has given the united opposition an
excuse to assemble.’ When Mamata
went to Odisha to meet Patnaik,
all these initiatives were related to
giving a new look to the face of
the Third Front. Her effort was to
keep the Congress out
and create a wave of
opposition unity. But
in the new changed
scenario, these op-
position leaders also had to come forward
in support of Rahul Gandhi. It is said that
in their latest talks with these opposition
leaders, Rahul and company have also
made it clear that ‘in the states where the
Congress is in a strong position, it will be-
come the flag bearer of the opposition and
in the states where the Congress is part
of the coalition govts, it will be the junior
leader and is also ready to be a partner.’
Now the Congress wants that ‘in response
to the BJP, if only one candidate of
the combined opposition is fielded
in each seat, then the saffron
party can be presented with a
formidable challenge. Congress
will not have any claim for the
rest of the PM’s post as
well, after the elections
the opposition parties
can decide on a name
with mutual consent.
In Congress, Anand
Sharma, an important
member of G-23, is fast
becoming a ‘forgotten
chapter’. So in order to
maintain his relevance,
Sharma met Congress
Prez Mallikarjun Kharge
recently. If sources are to
be believed, Sharma in-
formed Kharge that he had
an invitation to the United
Press Club of Pakistan.
There is a promise, under
which he has to go and
speak on the issue of ‘free-
dom of expression’ and
many leaders from all over
the world are reaching
Pakistan for this. Sharma
had also prepared a list
of 5 other party leaders
with whom he wanted to
go to Pakistan. If sources
are to be believed, Kharge
got very angry on this
proposal of Anand Sharma
and said, “You are not go-
ing to represent Congress
but India as a country. So
please don’t go there.”
So after a good ‘word’ he
returned without much
‘impression’ on Kharge.
BJP has a young MP from Delhi who often gets in-
jured while batting on the rough pitch of politics and
has sometimes even been ‘hit wicket’. Even though he
is a first-time MP, his eyes were on the Union Cabinet.
Now that all his hopes dashed, now he has started think-
ing of changing the team. Raghav Chadha, the latest MP
from the Aam Aadmi Party, is one of his old friends. So,
last week he had a long meeting with Raghav Chadha. It
is also heard that Raghav has promised to introduce him
to his leader Arvind Kejriwal. The news of the meeting of
these two has reached the BJP leadership and let’s see
from whose side the first step is taken.
No matter how hard NCP leader Sharad Pawar tries
to become the new head of the opposition unit, but
still playing political games somewhere, he is scoring
goals in his own camp. Talk about Haryana, a state
where Pawar’s party NCP hardly exists, but in the past,
Pawar has declared Dheeraj
Sharma of Karnal as the Na-
tional President of the National
Youth Nationalist Congress
Party, as well as Sonia Dohan as
the National President of the All
India Students’ Union’s Chair-
man. At the behest of these two,
Sharad Pawar reached Karnal to
address a public meeting on March 22, where hardly
even 100 people could gather. No matter how much
Pawar praises Rahul and the Congress, whenever he
gets a chance, he does the work of harming the Con-
gress, as he is doing these days in Haryana.
If only Congress strategists are to be listened to,
they firmly believe that ‘Rahul Gandhi has to pay the
price only for raising the Adani episode prominently’.
Congress leaders are trying to explain the chronology
behind it. They say that Purnesh Modi had filed this
case in the local Surat court
in April 2019 regarding Rahul
Gandhi’s ‘Modi remarks’ in
his speech in K’taka in 2019.
In Jan 2021, RaGa appeared
in the court of CJM AM Dave
to record his statement. After
this, Purnesh said in the court
of CJM Dave that ‘these 3
CDs of his should be played
in front of Rahul so that he
can hear what he finally said.’ Justice Dave rejected this
demand outright. Purnesh then filed a petition in the
Gujarat HC demanding that “since there is a lack of evi-
dence, RaGa be asked to personally appear before the
court”. A year later, Purnesh again went to HC. By then
CJM Dave was transferred. After this, on Feb 16, 2023,
the stay was lifted and the new CJM sentenced RaGa.
The BJP is not at all worried about the general reac-
tions of the public on the issue of Rahul Gandhi.
The BJP leadership believes that ‘there is more than
a year left for the general elections and they have
a ‘magic man’ like Modi who has the ability to turn
public sentiments anytime.’ Anyway, Modi has saved
many such issues in his quiver which have the power
to turn the game. For example, the opening of the
grand Ram temple at the beginning of the new year,
the possibilities of finding new temples from the ar-
chaeological survey that is going on continuously, the
Central Government seems determined to implement
the Uniform Civil Code are just a few examples. There
is noise of G-20 in the country, which can be a big
exercise to establish Modi as a big global leader on
the world stage. Moreover, Modi is gradually strength-
ening the role of his peace ambassador in Russia-
Ukraine war. Apart from this, the BJP leadership is
confident that a fragmented opposition is going to
strengthen the BJP the most.
THIS IS HOW RAHUL LOST PARLIAMENT
MEMBERSHIP AMID DEFAMATION ROW
BJP NOT WORRIED OVER RaGa’s ROW!
BJP TO LOOK FOR
NEW FACE IN
CHHATTISGARH?
...AND FINALLY
HOW CONNECTED IS SHARAD PAWAR?
WILL RAHUL CONVERT THIS DISASTER INTO AN OPPORTUNITY?
WHY SHARMA JI
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shades that evoke a
sense of grace and
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Artist
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Spend time talking
with likeminded
people as it will make
you feel good for now.
You will feel financially
comfortable and infant you are in
position to invest money in some
new venture. Your personality will
attract many eligible bachelors. You
will feel happy today.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You need a break from
day to tensions and
the way to cope up
with stress is to
meditate. You must
create an environment of understand-
ing at home. You will succeed in any
sort of examination if you put your
heart and soul to it. Promotion can be
expected even if other are not.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You care about you
lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing
that care. Don’t make
friends for money and
status rather make friends who will
stick with you forever. On social front,
you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone
for some specific occasion.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get
inspired by you. You
will get special
treatment from your dear ones. Take
stand where you need to, don’t run
in the same direction where
everybody else is going. Health
remains perfect.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
You make sure to
make things work
your way. Never
demotivate someone
even if someone is not
capable of doing something. You are
most wanted by your friends. You
can have romantic affair in office
and a serious one. You will invest
money in accessories today.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
You always maintain
cordial relationship
with everyone.
Scrumptious food is
what you are craving
for today. You workout daily to keep
yourself fit. You may start a side
business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel
happy for others.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You are very generous
by nature and also
you are the backbone
of your family. Today
is a favourable day for
business. You may postpone your
study plans. You are very fortunate
to have a great friend circle. Be
careful of the words that come out
of your mouth.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your spouse may
make you spend more
than you expected.
Fantastic day for
investing money in
stock market as you can make
fortune. You need help on academic
front and you should not shy away
from asking. You miss your parents
and somewhere fear to loose them.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Best day to buy gold
and silver or any
precious metal for
investment sake. 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. Video gathering is possible as
you miss your social circle like
anything.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Visit a doctor if you
have any doubts about
your health. Don’t
attack stress even if
you don’t have any.
Let go of things that are not in your
control. You want to have your own
house and car and you will work
hard to make all your dream come
true.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
You are opportunist
and this will make you
successful one day.
Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your happiness. There
may be delays in property posses-
sion and it won’t effect you. You are
happy spending whole day at home.
Help your mothers at home today .
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Work on your
limitations, there can
be no better time than
this. You will feel
amorous towards
your wife. This is the best time try
something new with life give
yourself a new purpose. You may
be judged sometimes but don’t
really care.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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ance can benefit your
health in so many
ways, regardless of
your age or ability.
Check out these six
compelling reasons to
start dancing.
DANCE LOWERS THE
RISK OF DEMENTIA
Dancing is primarily associated
with physical health advantag-
es, but when you dance, you are
moving many parts of your
body in a coordinated manner,
which activates several sections
of your brain. One small study
even discovered that dancing is
linked to a lower risk of demen-
tia. The study, published in the
New England Journal of Medi-
cine, followed 469 adults aged 75
and over who did not have de-
mentia when the study began.
The researchers studied the re-
lationship between leisure and
physical activities and the risk
of dementia over time. They dis-
covered that the only physical
activity related to a lower inci-
dence of dementia was dancing.
DANCE IMPROVES
BALANCE AND STRENGTH
One of the reasons dancing
is such a tremendous form of
physical activity, according to
professional dancer Jonathan
Tylicki, the director of educa-
tion at AKT, a boutique fitness
concept centred in dance, is that
it incorporates motions on all
planes of motion and from all
directions.
Movements that we typically
do in our daily life, like walking,
taking the stairs, and common
workouts like treadmills and cy-
cling, occur in the sagittal plane,
but dance works your body from
all planes, including lateral and
rotational, which turns on and
conditions all muscles, meaning
no muscle is left behind, he
said.
It helps to increase strength
and improves balance.
DANCE IS A CHALLENGING
BRAIN EXERCISE
If you have ever at-
tempted tap dancing,
you will know that
dance challenges your
brain. According to Tyl-
icki, the mental capacity
required for dance de-
mands you to focus on both
the constant shifting of move-
ment and retaining routines
and patterns. This is a fantastic
sort of brain workout for any-
one of any age.
DANCING HELPS TO AVOID
HEART PROBLEMS
An Australian study includ-
ing 48,000 British adults
discovered that
moderate-intensi-
ty dancing is associ-
ated with a lower risk
of dying from cardio-
vascular disease.
Dancers had a 46%
decreased risk of
c a r d i o v a s c u l a r
death when com-
pared to those who
rarely or never danced.
The study also showed
that the social aspect
of dance, as well as
the relaxation it
provides, may be
responsible for
some of its health
benefits.
DANCE IMPROVES
THE MOOD
Movement and
dance are incredibly
expressive, allowing
you to escape and let
loose, Tylicki ex-
plained. This letting
go improves your men-
tal and emotional
health by reducing
stress, alleviating anxi-
ety and depression
symptoms and raising
your self-esteem.
Source: https://www.
medindia.net/news/
healthwatch/top-
5-reasons-to-dance-
your-way-to-good-
health-210884-1.htm
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DR TRUPTI SHIROLE
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