LEST WE FORGET

26/11 IS A WOUND THAT WILL NEVER
HEAL, STRESSES DY CM FADNAVIS
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis on Friday said
the 26/11 terror attack
was “a wound that will
never heal,” and his
government was com-
mitted to ensure that
such an incident never
takesplaceagain.There
were intelligence in-
puts but the then gov-
ernment could not act
on it to prevent the at-
tack, said Fadnavis who
is also the state’s home
minister.
Fadnavis was speak-
ing at an event on the
eve of the 14th anniver-
sary of the terror at-
tack.
There was an intelli-
gence input but the gov-
ernment of the day
could not act on it and
there was no coordina-
tion, he claimed.
‘’After the attack, the
need for surveillance
through CCTV network
was stressed. From 2009
onwards, tenders were
issued and cancelled
but the project never
took off. Only when I
took over as chief min-
ister in 2014, the project
got a momentum,” Fad-
navis said.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Event organised by RSS’s magazine ‘Panchajanya’ on the eve of the 14th anniversary of 26/11
NEHRU TO BLAME
FOR NOT SECURING
POK: VK SINGH
Mumbai: Union Minister
General (retd) VK Singh
on Friday blamed the
Jawaharlal Nehru gov-
ernment for not securing
Pakistan-Occupied Kash-
mir (PoK) in the 1948
war. He said the coun-
try's defence forces have
the capability to reclaim
PoK, and will execute
the task once they get
orders. “We could have
secured PoK in 1948, but
the government at the
time said, enough now,
our Mountbatten will be
unhappy, and stopped,”
Singh claimed and added
that India's response to
the 26/11 attack could
have been better.
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NOBODY SHOULD GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE GONE
THROUGH: 26/11 SURVIVOR ‘BABY MOSHE’
Jerusalem: Moshe Holtzberg,
the Israeli child who was just
two years old when he lost his
parents in the 2008 Mumbai
attack, has called upon the
international community to look
for ways to counter terror so
that “nobody has to go through
what he has gone through”. In a
recorded message shared by his
family to PTI recently, Moshe,
now 16, is heard narrating the
story of his lucky escape in a
daring act by his nanny, Sandra,
“who risked her own life to save
his”. He also talked about grow-
ing up in Israel with his grand-
parents who have been raising
him. At the end, Moshe makes a
solemn appeal that the interna-
tional community should take
steps so that “nobody should
go through what I have gone
through”.
2008 2022
CBI files charge
sheet, does not
mention Sisodia
DELHI EXCISE
SCAM CASE
New Delhi: The CBI on
Friday filed its first
chargesheetintheDelhi
excise policy scam case
against arrested busi-
nessmen Vijay Nair and
Abhishek Boinpally and
five more accused, keep-
ing the probe open into
theallegedroleof others
namedintheFIRinclud-
ing Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Manish Sisodia.
Besides Nair and
Boinpally, MD of India
Ahead News channel
Mootha Gautam, Hy-
derabad-based liquor
businessman Arun R
Pillai, owner of In-
dospirit Sameer Mahen-
dru and two former of-
ficials of the excise de-
partmentarealsonamed
Interestingly, Delhi
minister Manish Siso-
dia, named in the CBI
FIR, does not figure in
this charge sheet.
“Shahanshah” now an
‘intellectual property’
BJP established permanent peace
in Gujarat post-2002: Amit Shah
Apex court upholds bail for Anand
Teltumbde, dismisses NIA’s plea
Need to discuss violence against
women by intimate partners: Smriti
New Delhi: Union
Women and Child De-
velopment Minister
Smriti Irani said Friday
there is a need to dis-
cuss violence
against women
by intimate
partners and
the fact that
there was not much that
she could get in terms
of help. Irani stressed
on the need for discus-
sion on violence against
women by intimate
partners. “Nobody cuts
a woman into small
pieces in the heat (of
the moment).
Nobody contin-
ues to beat a
woman who he
claims to love or
is in a relationship with
in the heat of the mo-
ment,” she said.
The fact that the
abuse was continuous,
the fact that the abuse
was known to so many
people, and the fact that
there was not much that
she could get in terms
of help is an issue
which needs to be elabo-
rately reflected on by
people at large, because
violence by intimate
partner and violence by
members of the family
of a women is some-
thing that is aggressive-
ly reported in the Na-
tional Crime Records
Bureau, Irani said.
New Delhi: The SC on
Friday dismissed a plea
filedbytheNIAchalleng-
ing the bail granted by
Bombay High Court to
activist Anand Teltumb-
de in the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links case. A
bench said it will not in-
terfere with the Bombay
courtordergrantingbail
to Teltumbde.
“We will not inter-
fere. The petition is dis-
missed. However, the
observations contained
in the impugned judge-
ment of the high court
shall not be treated as
conclusive final find-
ings at the trial,” the
apex court noted.
During the hearing,
CJI Chandrachud en-
quired about the role
attributable to Teltumb-
de due to which UAPA
sections were brought
into action against him.
“What is the specific
role to bring UAPA sec-
tions into action? Is
Dalit mobilisation pre-
paratory act to pro-
scribed activity?” CJI
Chandrachud asked Ad-
ditional Solicitor Gen-
eral Aishwarya Bhati.
New Delhi: Bollywood
legend and veteran Ac-
tor Amitabh Bachchan
filed a suit in Delhi
High Court seeking pro-
tection of his personal-
ity rights, image, voice
or any of his character-
istics without his con-
sent, following which
the court passed an in-
terim ex-parte injunc-
tion in his favour.
Eminent lawyer Har-
ish Salve submitted
that there is a complete
misuse of Amitabh
Bachchan’s name, im-
age, voice or any of his
characteristics without
his consent.
Justice Navin Chaw-
la passed an interim ex-
parte injunction in fa-
vour of the Amitabh
Bachchan.
Ahmedabad: Union
home minister Amit
Shah on Friday said
anti-social elements
earlier indulged in vio-
lence in Gujarat as the
Congress supported
them, but after the per-
petrators were “taught
a lesson” in 2002, they
stopped such activities
and BJP established
“permanent peace” in
the state.
Addressing a rally in
Mahudha town, Shah al-
leged,“DuringCongress
rule in Gujarat, commu-
nal riots were rampant.
Congress used to incite
peopleandstrengthened
its vote bank. Gujarat
witnessed riots in 2002
because perpetrators
became habitual of in-
dulging in violence due
to Congress support.”
Bachchan’s voice,
characteristics,
can’t be used with-
out permission
SHRADDHA
WALKER
MURDER
Baby Moshe when he was 2 years
old after 26/11 attack
14 years on, Moshe is a teenager
being brought up by grandparents
“Warriors of Maa Bharti
faced oppressors, sacrificed lives”
In the end, 9 terror-
ists neutralized by
Indian security forces,
Ajmal Kasab captured
alive and hanged 4
years later on Novem-
ber 21, 2012.
LeT
Terrorists
coordinated
shooting and
bombing attacks
people died,
300 wounded
PM Narendra Modi being presented a memento by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma during the
closing ceremony of 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Barphukan, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi.
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New Delhi: Stressing
on the need to rewrite
India’s history, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on Friday
that despite country’s
rich history of victory
and sacrifice, colonial-
era history is taught in
educational institutes.
Speaking at the 400th
birth anniversary cel-
ebrations of Lachit
Barphukan, Prime
Minister said that In-
dia’s history was dis-
torted deliberately. “In
every corner of the
country, bravehearts
of Maa Bharati faced
the oppressors and sac-
rificed their lives. Is
the valour of Lachit
Barphukan not impor-
tant? Are the sacrifices
of thousands of people
in Assam against the
Mughals not impor-
tant?” said Prime Min-
ister Modi.
He said that there
was a need after inde-
pendence to fight the
agenda of those ruling
over us. But that was
not done.
ELGAR
PARISHAD CASE
—PHOTO BY PTI
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Fast-track court should hear
Walkar murder case: Pawar
First India Bureau
Pune: Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Ajit Pawar on
Friday said the Shrad-
dha Walkar murder
case should be heard
by a fast-track court
and the guilty be giv-
en the “harshest”
punishment.
Speaking to reporters
in Pune, Pawar said an
inquiry should take
place if any policeman
is found guilty of dere-
liction of duty
.
A message should
go to the society that
such an act only de-
serves capital punish-
ment, he said.
“The harshest should
be given to the guilty
so that no one musters
courage to commit
such a crime in future,”
said the NCP leader.
Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah had on
Thursday said Walkar
had lodged a complaint
against Poonawala at a
police station in Maha-
rashtra, but no action
was taken at the time
and a probe will be initi-
ated into the lapse.
When asked about
Shah’s statement, the
NCP leader said, “In-
stead of levelling alle-
gations against each
other, if any police of-
ficer or a police consta-
ble is found guilty of
dereliction of duty,
an inquiry should
take place.”
In May this year,
Walkar, 27, was alleg-
edly murdered by her
live-in partner Aaftab
Poonawala in Delhi. He
allegedly strangled
Walkar and sawed her
body into 35 pieces
which he kept in a
fridge for almost three
weeks at his residence
in South Delhi’s Meh-
rauli area before dump-
ing them across the
city over several days.
Walkar had in 2020
lodged a complaint
with the Palghar police
in Maharashtra, in
which she accused
Poonawala of trying to
kill her and stated that
she feared he would cut
her into pieces.
NCP leader calls for ‘harshest punishment’ for guilty, inquiry on cops for dereliction of duty
Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar speaking to media
persons. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
A message
should go to
the society
that such an act
only deserves cap-
ital punishment.
The harshest
should be given to
the guilty so that
no one musters
courage to commit
such a crime in
future.
—AJIT PAWAR,
NCP LEADER
THE CRIME
In May this year,
Walkar, 27, was
allegedly murdered
by her live-in partner
Aaftab Poonawala in
Delhi. He allegedly
strangled Walkar and
sawed her body into
35 pieces which he
kept in a fridge for
almost three weeks at
his residence in South
Delhi’s Mehrauli area
before dumping them
across the city over
several days.
HC judge avoids hearing
EDpleaagainstRaut’sbail
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Friday
recused itself from
hearing the Enforce-
ment Directorate’s
(ED’s) plea seeking
cancellation of bail
granted to Shiv Sena
– Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray leader San-
jay Raut and his aide
Pravin Raut in a mon-
ey laundering case.
On November 09, the
ED had approached the
HC seeking cancellation
of bail granted to the
Rajya Sabha MP and his
aide by a special court.
The ED had sought an
interim stay on the bail
order, which the HC had
refused.
On Friday, when the
mattercameupforhear-
ing, the single bench
of Justice MS Karnik
said, “It would not be ap-
propriate for me to take
up this matter… not be-
fore me.”
The matter will now
be placed before a new
bench.
Raut was granted bail
by special PMLA judge
MG Deshpande, more
than 100 days after he
wasarrestedinthemon-
ey laundering case re-
lated to redevelopment
of Patra Chawl (a chawl
is a row of old tene-
ments) in suburban
Goregaon.
The special court, in
its order, had termed the
Raut’s arrest as “illegal,
without reason and a
witch-hunt”.
The ED, in its applica-
tion, said the special
court order was bad in
law and deserves to be
set aside. It also claimed
the special court had
failed to appreciate the
evidence submitted in
the case against the ac-
cused persons.
Sanjay Raut —FILE PHOTO
The single bench of Justice MS Karnik said, “It
would not be appropriate for me to take up
this matter… not before me.”
‘Steps needed to keep Ajanta,
Ellora World Heritage Site tag’
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: An offi-
cial of the Archaeo-
logical Survey of In-
dia (ASI) on Friday
said district authori-
ties and the police
should initiate steps
to ensure that the
world heritage tag
given to Ajanta and El-
lora Caves in Aurang-
abad remains intact.
Superintendent Ar-
chaeologist, Milan Ku-
mar Chauley
, made the
statement during a lec-
tureon‘Monumentsand
Legacy’organizedatMa-
hatma Gandhi Universi-
ty to mark the death an-
niversary of the state’s
first Chief Minister
Yashwantrao Chavan.
Chauley spoke about
issues-related to monu-
ments in 13 districts of
Maharashtra.
“Vendors enter the
campus of Ellora Caves
and trouble visitors.
While any commercial
activity in the premises
of a monument is an of-
fence, we cannot act
against these people as
theASIdoesnothavethe
power to do so,” he said.
The district adminis-
tration and the police
need to crack down on
such activities and en-
surethattheworldherit-
age tag given to these
monuments remains in-
tact, he said.
“I have taken up the
issuewiththeconcerned
authorities in the dis-
trict. But the action is
awaited,” said the offi-
cial.
Chauley further said
that the tourist centre at
Ajanta Caves needs to be
opened immediately so
that visitors can get ac-
cess to the replicas of
paintings from the cave
complex and footfall at
the actual site can be
controlled.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Commenting
on the recent stir on of
Karnataka-Maharash-
tra border dispute,
Shiv Sena – Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
leader Sanjay Raut on
Friday claimed that
the issue has been
raked up to divert peo-
ple’s attention from
Governor Bhagat Sin-
gh Koshyari’s “insult”
to Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj.
Last week, Koshyari
had said during an event
in Aurangabad that
Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma-
haraj was an icon of
“olden days”. His state-
ment had drawn flak
from the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
and Uddhav Thackeray-
led Shiv Sena faction.
Talking to reporters
in Mumbai, Raut said
that earlier Koshyari
had insulted Marathi-
speakingpeoplewithhis
comment that Mumbai
willnotremainthecoun-
try’s financial capital if
Gujaratis and Marwaris
left the city
.
“
At that time, I was ar-
restedtodivertattention
from this insult,” said
Raut,whowasbookedin
a money laundering
case. The Sena leader
was granted bail earlier
this month after spend-
ing 100 days in jail.
Similarly
, now the is-
sue of Karnataka stak-
ingclaimoverJattaluka
inSangliisbeingusedto
divertpeople’sattention,
he said.
“This script is ready
for them. However, peo-
ple will not forget the
insult to Chhatrapati
ShivajiMaharaj,nomat-
ter how much you try
,”
said Raut.
Thepoliticalsituation
in Maharashtra has
heated up after Karna-
taka Chief Minister Ba-
savaraj Bommai on
Tuesday claimed that
some village panchayats
in Jat taluka of Sangli
district had passed a
resolution in the past
seeking to merge with
Karnataka when they
were facing a severe wa-
ter crisis.
‘Border dispute raked up to divert attention’
OUTRAGED
IN MEMORIAM
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, State Excise Minister Shambhuraj Desai and others pay
tribute to Maharashtra’s first Chief Minister, Yashwantrao Chavan, on his 38th death
anniversary, in Karad, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
CRUCIAL READ
NCP MOCKS SHINDE
FOR MEETING WITH
ASTROLOGER
PROTEST IN LATUR
AGAINST GUV’S
SHIVAJI REMARKS
1,653 TRAFFIC VIOLATORS PENALIZED
DURING COMBING DRIVE IN THANE
Thane: The Thane city police took action against 1,653
traffic violators and collected more than Rs10 lakh in fines
during a combing operation, an official said on Friday. An
“all out” combing operation was conducted in the entire
Thane police commissionerate on the intervening night of
Wednesday and Thursday, the official said. At least 1,653
persons were penalized for traffic violations and Rs10.07
lakh was collected fines, he said.
Mumbai: The Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) on Friday
ridiculed Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde for reportedly meeting
an astrologer and said super-
stition would not help him as
his future lay in the hands of
his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.
The fact is his future seems
to lie in the hands of Deputy
Chief Minister Fadnavis, said
NCP National Spokesperson
Clyde Crasto. “This is visible in
their behaviour in the past few
months since their govern-
ment was formed. It is evident
who is calling the shots,”
Crasto said.
Latur: A protest was held
in Latur on Friday against
Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari’s statement
about Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj being an icon of
olden times. Organizers
said the protest and call
for “shutdown” received
good response, with
educational institutions
and commercial estab-
lishments remaining shut.
A motorcycle rally from
Chhatrapati Shivaji Chowk
to the Tehsil office was
held as part of the protest,
they added.
NMMC DEMOLISHES 354
ILLEGAL HUTS IN VASHI GAON MAN LOSES `1.59 CR IN
CRYPTO INVESTMENT
WOMAN TRAPS CONMAN WHO
DUPED HER SISTER OF `1 CR
Navi Mumbai: In a joint operation,
the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corpora-
tion (NMMC)
and Forest
Department
removed 345
illegal huts in
sector 31 in
Vashi Gaon.
The open plot
has been reserved for a park from
Kerala Bhavan to Vashi Highway and
adjacent to the Vashi Gaon creek. As
many as 354 illegally constructed
huts constructed by destructing man-
groves were removed. The people
who constructed these huts were
reportedly given one month’s notice
to evacuate from the area.
Navi Mumbai: A 38-year-
old Kharghar resident lost
Rs1.59 crore while investing
in cryptocurrency on the rec-
ommendation of a woman who
he had befriended on a dating
application. The complainant
downloaded the dating mobile
app, OKcupid, in January. He
started chatting with a woman
who identified herself as Rose
Chen, a resident of the Philip-
pines. The woman convinced
him to invest in cryptocurrency
and that she can say it with
conviction as her family mem-
bers are financial advisors.
Mumbai: The Amboli police have ar-
rested a 44-year-old Noida man for al-
legedly duping
an NRI woman
of Rs1.33 crore
in 2019 on the
pretext of seek-
ing investors
for the United
States-based
American Premiere League. After
allegedly committing the crime, the
accused, Saurabh Pandey, 44, blocked
the complainant’s mobile number
and avoided her on social media. The
complainant’s elder sister, who lives
in Andheri, then hatched a plan and
tracked down the accused on social
media.
Shiv Sena - UBT leader Sanjay Raut
feels Governor Koshyari’s Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj remarks bigger insult
Sanjay Raut —FILE PHOTO
Ajanta (in picture) and Ellora Caves are one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. —FILE PHOTO
Azim Premji
chosen for
Yashwantrao
Chavan award
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Wipro
Founder Chairman
Azim Premji has
been chosen for the
prestigious Yashwan-
trao Chavan National
Award for his contri-
bution to business as
well as his philan-
thropic activities.
His name was an-
nounced on Friday by
noted scientist Dr Anil
Kakodkar, who headed
the committee to
choose a recipient for
the award, which will
be presented on March
12 next year on the oc-
casion of Chavan’s
birth anniversary.
Apart from his
achievements in busi-
ness, Premji’s contri-
bution to education
was tremendous, Ka-
kodkar said.
The award, which
is given to indivi-
duals for their remark-
able contribution to
society and for safe-
guarding the demo-
cratic values of the na-
tion, consists of a cita-
tion and a cash prize of
Rs 5 lakh.

MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Higher and
Technical Education
Minister Chandra-
kant Patil has an-
nounced that the gov-
ernment will make it
mandatory for stu-
dents above 18 years
of age to get their
voter registration
done for getting ad-
mission to colleges.
Speaking at a meet-
ing of joint board of
vice chancellors of non-
agriculture universities
at the Raj Bhavan in
Mumbai on Thursday,
Patil also said that the
government will intro-
duce four-year degree
courses from June 2023
as mandated under the
National Education Pol-
icy (NEP) and the uni-
versities will have to
implement the decision.
“There is no option
for universities as they
will have to implement
the four-year degree
courses from June as
mandated under the
NEP,” he said, warning
that action will be taken
against those failing to
do so.
The government will
soon constitute a com-
mittee of retired vice-
chancellors to address
the concerns of vice
chancellors over the im-
plementation of the
NEP, said Patil.
Taking note of the
dismal percentage of
voter registration by
students of universities
and colleges, he said,
“The government will
issue a resolution man-
dating students to get
their voter registration
done for getting admis-
sion to colleges.”
He also said there
was a need to take into
cognizance the recom-
mendations of NEP re-
garding providing edu-
cation in mother tongue
and skill development.
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde, who
was present on the occa-
sion, asserted that the
state will implement
the NEP in the best pos-
sible manner.
“The state govern-
ment has decided to
make suitable amend-
ments in the Maharash-
tra Public Universities
Act, 2016 to make the
selection process of
vice chancellors and
pro-vice chancellors in
sync with the guide-
lines of the University
Grants Commission
(UGC),” he said.
State Governor Bha-
gat Singh Koshyari
called upon vice
chancellors of public
universities in Maha-
rashtra to turn univer-
sities ‘aatmanirbhar’
(self-reliant) to attain
the goal of ‘Aatmanirb-
har Bharat’.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra State Election
Commissioner UPS
Madan has directed
district collectors and
municipal commis-
sioners to compile an
accurate voter list
for the upcoming mu-
nicipal corporation
and municipality
elections.
Addressing a meet-
ing, Madan said that
the Election Commis-
sion of India (ECI) is
currently conducting a
special brief revision
programme of the elec-
toral rolls of the state
assembly
.
Hementionedthatthe
claims and objections
willbeaccepteduntilDe-
cember08.Heevenasked
the district collectors
and municipal commis-
sioner to run this cam-
paignduringthisperiod.
“If the complete ad-
dress of a voter is added
to the wrong section ad-
dress, it should be cor-
rected. Wherever possi-
ble, on-site inspection
should be done. At the
sametimeaseparatesec-
tion for address should
be created as per the re-
quirement,” he added.
State Chief Electoral
Officer Shrikant Desh-
pandeandStateElection
Commission Secretary
Kiran Kurundkar also
attended the meeting.
According to Kurund-
kar, a large number of
complaints were re-
ceived from urban areas
regardingthesectionad-
dress. “The concerned
municipal commission-
er should look into this
himself.Somemunicipal
areas also have such
complaintsandadequate
care should be taken
there also,” he said.
First India Bureau
Pune: Two days after
several media outlets
prematurely carried
news reports of his
death, veteran actor
Vikram Gokhale is
showing slow but sure
signs of recovering
from his ill health, the
authorities of a city-
based hospital, where
he is undergoing treat-
ment, said on Friday
.
Gokhale, 77, has been
undergoing treatment
at the Deenanath Man-
geshkar Hospital here
following health com-
plications.
“Gokhale is showing
slow but steady im-
provement. He is open-
ing his eye and moving
his limbs and is likely
to be off ventilator sup-
port in next 48 hours,”
hospital spokesperson
Shirish Yadkikar said.
His high blood pres-
sure and heartbeat are
stable, he added.
Known for playing
men of authority on
screen, Gokhale, an ac-
tor equally at home in
theatre, television and
movies, has acted in
several Marathi and
Bollywood films, in-
cluding the Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer Agn-
eepath (1990), Bhool
Bhulaiyaa (2007), Nat-
samrat (2015) and Mis-
sion Mangal (2019). His
latest release is the
Marathi film Godavari.
On Thursday morn-
ing, his family mem-
bers and doctors at the
hospital had said that
he was in a critical con-
dition and not respond-
ing to treatment.
First India Bureau
Pune: Police have ar-
rested seven people
for allegedly duping a
director of Serum In-
stitute of India (SII)
into transferring
Rs1.01 crore of the
firm’s funds to eight
bank accounts in Sep-
tember, an official
said on Friday.
According to the first
informationreport(FIR)
filed at the Bundgarden
police station in Septem-
ber, the accused mes-
sagedSatishDeshpande,
from a WhatsApp ac-
countusingtheimageof
SII CEO Adar Poonawal-
la. Believing the mes-
sages to be from Poona-
walla, Deshpande, a di-
rector at the leading
vaccine-producing firm,
transferred the funds to
the bank accounts men-
tioned in the WhatsApp
conversation, he added.
“The eight bank ac-
counts belonged to eight
persons. Seven of these
persons have been ar-
rested from different
states, while the hunt is
on for the main accused.
We have seized 40 ac-
counts into which mon-
ey from these eight ac-
countswastransferred,”
saidZoneIIDeputyCom-
missioner of Police
Smarthna Patil.
“We have managed to
confiscate Rs 13 lakh in
these accounts. The ac-
cused are B.Tech and
B.Sc graduates hailing
from Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh and Andhra
Pradesh. One of them
works in a commercial
bank,” the DCP added.
(L to R) Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, Governor BS Koshyari and
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis at the joint board meeting of vice chancellors in Mumbai on Friday.
Voter registration must for ‘adult’ students
New rule will cover those above 18 years of age and seeking admission to Maha colleges
NEED RESULTS
Expressing strong displeasure over the poor perfor-
mance of some of the universities in key result areas,
such as declaration of results of various examinations
on time, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked
the vice chancellors to take note of the lacunae and
take corrective steps quickly. Expressing the need for
bringing a robust digital system to make the implemen-
tation of NEP effective, Fadnavis called for creating a live
dashboard to report the 17 key result areas of the vice
chancellors to monitor the situation from time to time.
The govern-
ment will
issue a reso-
lution mandating
students to get their
voter registration
done for getting ad-
mission to colleges.
— Chandrakant Patil,
Maha Higher and Technical
Education Minister
Prepare accurate voters list
for upcoming civic polls:
Election Commissioner
Congress slams state
government’sdecision
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Con-
gresspartyslammed
the state govern-
ment’s decision to
make voter registra-
tion mandatory for
students over 18
years of age seeking
admission to Maha-
rashtra colleges on
Friday
.
Higher and Techni-
cal Education Minis-
ter Chandrakant Patil
made the announce-
ment at the meeting of
the vice chancellors
called by Governor BS
KoshyarionThursday
.
Responding to the
decision, Maharash-
tra Congress General
Secretary, Sachin
Sawant, said, “Voting
itself is not compul-
sory and is recognized
as a right but not a
duty under ROP Act
1950. So how can they
make voter registra-
tion compulsory for
education?”
Madan said that the
claims and objections
will be accepted
until December 08
UPS Madan
Congress
Spokesperson
Sachin Sawant
Gokhale’s health improving
slowly but steadily: Hospital
Pune Serum Institute of India
WhatsApp duping case: 7 held
The veteran actor
is expected to come
off ventilator support
in the next 48 hours
Fraudsters convinced
a director of the firm
to transfer `1.01 cr
into 8 bank accounts
Vikram Gokhale —FILE PHOTO Adar Poonawalla —FILE PHOTO
Teen actor sexually
assaulted on train,
man jailed for 3 yrs
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A special
court sentenced a
man to three years
in prison for sexu-
ally assaulting a
minor girl on a
crowded local train
in the city
.
The 16-year-old vic-
tim, a Marathi serial
actor, told the court
that on the day of the
incident in 2019, she
was travelling by
train with a friend
from Goregaon to
Thane following a
shoot.Thevictimwas
in Class XII at the
time and used to trav-
el to Goregaon for her
work in a Marathi se-
rial. She used to take
the local train to go to
work and return.
At the Dadar Rail-
way Station, when
the girl changed
trains at around 8.30
pm, the accused,
standing behind her
in the general com-
partment, allegedly
first put his hand on
her shoulder and sex-
ually assaulted her.
She then turned to
look at him angrily
.
The victim was in
Class XII at the
time and used to
travel to Goregaon
for her work in a
Marathi serial
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A fake ‘roy-
al’ has been appre-
hended by Goregaon
police who allegedly
established relation-
ships with over 50
women and later ex-
torted them by threat-
ening to upload their
personal photos on
social media.
Identified as Pukraj
Dewasi, alias Rajveer
Singh (25), a resident of
Aarey Colony, the ac-
cusedusedhissocialme-
diaaccountsto‘impress’
women by posting pho-
tographs from inside
Rajasthani palaces.
He would send friend
requests to women who
would accept them mis-
taking him to be a royal.
After winning their
trust, he would propose
to them and ask for their
personalpictures,which
he later used for extor-
tion,saidpoliceofficials.
A complaint lodged
by a 30-year-old married
woman living in Gore-
gaon after she became
a victim of his extor-
tion scheme.
“Afraid of defama-
tion, the complainant
paid him more than Rs4
lakh. But, after he de-
manded more money,
she lodged a complaint
on November 10,” said a
Goregaon police station
official.
Undertheguidanceof
DCPAjaykumarBansal,
Zone XI, and the super-
vision of senior Police
Inspector Dattatrey
Thopte, Assistant PI
Atul Sanap and his
team, Dewasi was ar-
rested under sections of
the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and the IT Act.
“Dewasi was pro-
duced before the court
and remanded in two-
day police custody,” in-
formed an officer.
Fake ‘royal’ nabbed by cops for extortion
Dewasi used social media to lure
women, threatened to post personal
pics online if they did not pay up
RED-HANDED
Pukhraj Dewasi, the accused
SANJAY GANDHI NATIONAL PARK
FINALLY GETS A NEW PAIR OF LIONS
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The San-
jay Gandhi National
Park’s “Lion Safari”
has finally received
a new pair of lions
from Junagadh’s
Sakkarbaug Zoo.
The two lions, a
male and a female, are
about five years old.
Only one male lion
remains in SGNP fol-
lowing the passing of
Ravindra, a 17-year-
old lion, last month.
The plan to move the
animals to a national
park had been ap-
proved by the central
zoo authority
.
Sakkarbaug Zoo in
Gujaratisanodalfacil-
ity for lion breeding.
The Sakkarbaug Zoo-
logical Garden, also
known as the Juna-
gadh Zoo, sprawls
across an area of
84-hectares in Juna-
gadh, Gujarat and pro-
vides Asiatic lions for
the Indian and the in-
ternational endan-
gered species captive
breeding program.
Thereisa12-hectare
compoundattheSGNP
reserved for lions. The
safari started in 1975-
76, helping the park’s
earnings to soar.
The two lions, a male and a female, are about five years old.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The confusion and
chaos generated by anger
lead to memory loss.
Never lose your focus and
never underestimate the
virtue of patience.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
India’s culture has stood the test of
time. It has bravely overcome several
challenges. And, the credit for this
goes to courageous stalwarts like
Lachit Borphukan. Lachit Borphukan is
India’s pride. We all get inspired by his
bravery against the Mughals.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
For decades, the rights of tribal sisters
and brothers were suppressed, but
Modi ji did the work of giving rights
and respect to the tribal society.
TOP TWEETS
UTTAR PRADESH
DREAMS BIG,
WORKING TO
REALISE IT
ttar Pradesh has a
trillion dollar dream
and Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath is
leaving no stone un-
turned to realise it in the next
five years. Ministers will do
road shows in several countries
to hard sell UP in various coun-
tries for investments. Together
with domestic corporate houses
the state has kept an ambitious
investment target of Rs 10,000
crore. Pushed by Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, the state
government has been engaging
with economists to figure out
how this target can be achieved.
None could figure out how. Fi-
nally, consulting company De-
loitte was hired which has sug-
gested a road map.
To realise the dream will re-
quire the state’s gross domestic
product to quadruple from 21.73
lakh crore ($270 billion approx-
imately) in 2021-22, a tall order
by any yardstick. The state is
banking on its infrastructure
(expressways, highways, air-
ports) and temples and monu-
ments for religious and histori-
cal tourism. Despite the govern-
ment’s best efforts, economists
remain sceptical.
U
n the one hand
Maharashtra are-
as are grappling
with the outbreak
of measles and on
the other the opposition par-
ties want the Centre to take
back their “Amazon packet”.
Two vastly different issues
but one about human life and
health requires greater at-
tention. That is not exactly
how things are playing out in
Maharashtra where Mumbai
and its surrounding areas
have recorded 51 cases of
measles indicating low vac-
cination coverage which is
something to be concerned
about. The spotlight, howev-
er, is not on measles as much
as it is on Governor Bhagat
Singh Koshiyari, dubbed
‘Amazon packet’ for his con-
troversial remark on
Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Chhatrapati Shivaji is an
icon of Maratha pride and the
people, including those of the
BJP
, won’t accept an insult to
him. Surprisingly leaders of
the BJP, which is part of the
Eknath Shinde-faction led
state government, seem less
agitated than those of the Se-
na’s Thackeray faction and
the Nationalist Congress Par-
ty over Koshiyari calling
Shivaji “an icon of the olden
times” and Dr BR Ambedkar
and Nitin Gadkari “icons of
moderntimes”.FormerChief
Minister Uddhav Thackeray
went to the extent of suggest-
ing that the Governor should
be sent to an old age home.
Shivaji being a sensitive
issue, Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Devendra Fadnavis has
found it hard to defend Ko-
shiyari who made a similar
statement against Mahatma
Phule earlier. Centre could
be mulling its move as con-
tinued courting of contro-
versy by Koshiyari may
pose a threat to the Sena-
BJP alliance. Obviously,
measles can be put aside for
tackling by health officials
while Koshiyari takes the
centre stage.
KOSHIYARI’S REMARK
PUTS BJP IN A FIX
The spotlight, however, is
not on measles as much
as it is on Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari,
dubbed ‘Amazon
packet’ for his
controversial remark on
Chhatrapati Shivaji
O
ecently a report on inequali-
ty in the world has been re-
leased by the global organiza-
tion United Nations Research
Institute for Social Develop-
ment (UNRISD). Pointing to
the dire consequences of in-
equality in this, it has been
emphasized to create a new
eco-social system. This re-
port, released in October
2022, points to the growing
inequality characteristic of
the world. This report comes
almost two years after the
pandemic. In this era the
global economy has been hit,
which for the first time in
several decades has pushed
the whole world into extreme
poverty
. The report says that
with the rise of democracy,
economic liberalization and
free markets, there has been
wide disparity in both in-
come and wealth. The situa-
tion today is the same as it
was at the height of Western
imperialism in the early 20th
century. In many countries
the situation is even worse.
The report suggests that
while the gap in basic living
standards is narrowing for
hundreds of millions of peo-
ple, their needs to thrive in
life are also changing. In the
current era, new types of in-
equalities are taking root,
mainly arising out of educa-
tion, technology and climate
change. If these ground-
shaking changes are not
stopped in time, the risk of
spreading a giant rift that the
world has not seen since the
Industrial Revolution will in-
crease. According to the re-
port, people are taking to the
streets due to many reasons.
Ticket prices, petrol prices,
demands for political free-
dom, fairness and justice, etc.
This is a new face of inequal-
ity and inequality is not be-
yond solutions.
According to the report,
the Human Development In-
dex (HDI) has seen impres-
sive progress since 1990 and
has benefited all sectors, in-
cluding the least developed
countries. The fastest eco-
nomic growth was seen from
2000 to 2010, but since then
this pace has slowed down.
From 1990 to 2018, many
countries have performed
well in terms of human de-
velopment. The number of
countries with high human
development has increased
from 12 to 62, while the num-
ber of countries with low hu-
man development has de-
creased from 62 to 36. The
report clarified that the chal-
lenge of inequality is not be-
yond solution and can be
dealt with, but bringing ine-
quality under control will
not be easy if the current pat-
tern continues. The report
says that unequal distribu-
tion in education, health and
standard of living affects the
progress of the country
. Sev-
eral suggestions have been
made in the report to im-
prove the situation and deal
with the growing problem of
inequality. According to the
report, inequality starts
right from the time of birth.
The gap between education
and health intensifies and
can continue until adult-
hood, so efforts and policies
to ameliorate the situation
must begin before or even be-
fore birth, with a focus on
children’s education, health
and well-being. Be nour-
ished. Such investments
should be continued especial-
ly at that stage of a person’s
life when they are making
money in the labor market.
Policies just to increase the
productivity of workers are
not enough and other poli-
cies including anti-trust have
to be focused to overcome the
imbalance in the market.
The report also suggested
that the tax should be part of
a broader policy system, in-
cluding public spending on
health and education, and ex-
ploring alternatives to car-
bon-based lifestyles. The re-
port underscores the impor-
tance of new international
tax principles to ensure eq-
uity and avoids the race to
lower corporate tax rates. The
report says that average fig-
ures often do not accurately
reflect the truth. Further-
more, effectively tackling in-
equality requires detailed in-
formation, especially to com-
bat the various dimensions of
poverty and help those left
behind. The report claimed
that the nature of inequali-
ties could change in the fu-
ture and that the climate cri-
siscouldbeamajorreasonfor
this. Carbon pricing policies
can be mismanaged, but rev-
enues from carbon pricing, if
used for the benefit of taxpay-
ers as part of a social policy
package, will help reduce in-
equality
. Renewable energy,
energy efficiency, digital fi-
nance and health solutions
demonstrate how new tech-
nologies and opportunities
can be used to broadly im-
prove living standards.
According to the report,
deep inequalities emerged
even before the technological
revolutions and now a similar
picture is emerging with arti-
ficial intelligence and digital
technologies. In such a situa-
tion,theneedforsocialprotec-
tion must be emphasized,
which will require interna-
tional consensus on ensuring
fair compensation, investing
in life-long learning and tax-
ing digital activities. This will
help in building a new, secure
and stable digital economy
,
which will pave the way for
human development. The re-
portalsoindicatesthatif steps
are not taken in this direction
soon,thenthesituationwillbe
very dire in the coming times
and it will become difficult to
deal with them.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
If inequality is not stopped, then
the situation will be frightening
A report recently released by UNRISD on inequality in the world says that if steps are not taken to stop inequality soon, then in
the coming times the situation will become very serious and it will become difficult to deal with them
R
AMIT BAIJNATH GARG
The writer is a Senior Journalist
The report also suggested
that the tax should be
part of a broader
policy system, including
public spending on health
and education, and
exploring alternatives to
carbon-based lifestyles.
Carbon pricing policies
can be mismanaged, but
revenues from carbon
pricing, if used for the
benefit of taxpayers as part
of a social policy package,
will help reduce inequality
The gap in basic living
standards is narrowing for
hundreds of millions of
people, their needs to thrive
in life are also changing. In
the current era, new types of
inequalities are taking root,
mainly arising out of
education, technology and
climate change. If these
ground-shaking changes are
not stopped in time, the risk
of spreading a giant rift that
the world has not seen
since the Industrial
Revolution will increase

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INDIA
NO PERSON OR RELATION IS ABOVE NATION: PM MODI
New Delhi (ANI): Tak-
ing examples from the
life of Lachit Borphu-
kan, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Fri-
day said that “no person
or relation is above na-
tion” and his life in-
spires us to live the
mantra of “Nation
First” instead of nepo-
tism and dynasty
.
He made the remark
while addressing the
closing ceremony of the
year-long celebrations
of the 400th birth anni-
versary of Lachit Bor-
phukan in New Delhi
today
. The Prime Minis-
ter also released the
book - ‘Lachit Borphu-
kan - Assam’s Hero who
Halted the Mughals’ on
the occasion.
In line with the Prime
Minister’s vision to
honour the unsung he-
roes in a befitting man-
ner, today’s occasion is
celebrated to honour
the 400th birth anniver-
sary of Lachit Borphu-
kan, the famous Gener-
al of the Royal Army of
the Ahom Kingdom of
Assam who defeated the
Mughals and success-
fully halted the ever-
expanding ambitions of
the Mughals under Au-
rangzeb.
Addressing the gath-
ering, the Prime Minis-
ter started with ex-
pressing his regard for
the land of Assam
which gave brave sons
like Veer Lachit. “We
bow to the valorous La-
chit Borphukan on his
400th birth anniversary
.
He played a pivotal role
in preserving the cul-
ture of Assam”, he said.
The Prime Minister
said, “India is celebrat-
ing the 400th birth an-
niversary of Lachit
Borphukan at a time
when the country is
marking ‘Azadi Ka Am-
rit Mahotsav’.”
Terming Veer La-
chit’s exploits a glorious
chapter of the history
of Assam, the Prime
Minister said, “I salute
this great tradition on
the occasion of the festi-
val of India’s eternal
culture, eternal valour
and eternal existence.”
The Prime Minister
reiterated India’s mood
to get rid of the mental-
ity of slavery and take
pride in its heritage. In-
dia is not only celebrat-
ing its cultural diversity
but also acknowledging
the unsung heroes and
heroines of its history
.
PM Narendra Modi with Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma during the closing
ceremony of 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Barphukan, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Immortal sons of Maa Bharati like
Lachit Borphukan are the inspira-
tion for fulfilling the resolutions of
the Amrit Kaal. They make us familiar with
the identity and glory of our history and also
spur us to dedicate ourselves to the nation.
—NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) is contesting the
elections of the Munici-
pal Corporation of Del-
hi ie MCD like the elec-
tion of any State Legis-
lative Assembly. The
way leaders from all
over the country are
campaigning in Guja-
rat, they are campaign-
ing in Delhi as well. The
leaders who are going to
Gujarat have also been
asked to come to Delhi
and campaign. Think,
on Sunday the Chief
Ministers of four states
of the country conduct-
ed a road show in Delhi.
Baijayant Jai Panda, in-
charge of BJP in Delhi,
had urged these Chief
Ministers for road
shows. As part of the
plan prepared by him,
Assam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma,
Haryana Chief Minis-
ter Manohar Lal Khat-
tar, Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Jairam
Thakur and Uttara-
khand Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
did roadshows in Delhi.
Not only this, De-
fense Minister Rajnath
Singh also participated
in this mega campaign
of BJP. He also did a
road show for the party
.
A dozen leaders of Bi-
har have been given the
responsibility of cam-
paigning in Delhi.
Wherever the popula-
tion of the people of
Purvanchal is more,
there the meetings of
the leaders of Bihar
and Eastern Uttar
Pradesh are to be held.
The BJP is trying to re-
tain the hold of the last
15 years in the MCD
through this big cam-
paign, while the Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal is also being forced
to stay in Delhi and not
focus on Gujarat be-
cause of the campaign-
ing of other senior
leaders of the BJP.
Along with this cam-
paign, BJP is also re-
leasing sting videos of
Aam Aadmi Party lead-
ers. BJP has also re-
leased videos ranging
from ticket selling inci-
dent to AAP’s MLA be-
ing beaten up by sup-
porters and the recent
video of jailed AAP
minister getting mas-
sage and five-star treat-
ment in jail.
MCD elections like state assembly polls for BJP?
REPUTATION AT STAKE?
Union Minister Anurag Thakur with BJP candidate Sunrika Sharma
Jha during party’s campaign for MCD elections, in New Delhi.
Union Minister Smriti Irani arrives to addresss a BJP election campaign for Gujarat Assembly
elections, in Surat on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
IRANI FLAYS AAP OVER
LEAKED ‘MASSAGE’ CLIPS
OF SATYENDAR JAIN
Surat (ANI): Union
Minister Smriti Irani on
Friday lashed out at the
AAP over viral videos
showing jailed Delhi
ministerSatyendarJain
gettingmassagefroman
alleged rapist in jail.
At a rally at here on
Friday
, the Union Minis-
ter said, “I request wom-
en that if they come
across any leader or
worker of Aam Aadmi
Party, ask them what
kind of culture they
have that their minister,
who is lodged in Tihar
jail, is availing personal-
ised massage services
from a man accused of
raping a minor girl.” On
Tuesday
, official sources
atTiharjailclaimedthat
Rinku, the prisoner who
was administering mas-
sage on Jain, was ‘not a
physiotherapist’ but has
been charged under the
Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act, 2012 for al-
legedly raping a minor.
The AAP has been at
the receiving end of
barbs and volleys from
the Opposition ever
since the purported
footage of Jain receiv-
ing an oil massage in-
side his cell surfaced
ahead of the upcoming
Delhi civic elections.
The purported CCTV
footageshowstheminis-
ter lying on his bed
while a man, seated next
to him, is administering
a massage on his foot.
In another video
sharedbyBJPspokesper-
son Shehzad Poonawalla
on his Twitter handle, a
man is purportedly seen
massagingtheDelhimin-
ister’s legs and back be-
fore proceeding to give
him a head massage.
WILL
KEJRIWAL
BE STUCK
IN DELHI?
Arvind Kejriwal
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Most of
AAP leaders have
left Gujarat and
come to Delhi or are
about to come to Del-
hi. In a way
, the party
has completely left
the Gujarat cam-
paign to state leaders
Gopal Italia and CM
candidate Isudan
Gadhvi. There will
be rallies of Arvind
Kejriwal in between,
but like before, now
the AAP leaders are
not going to camp in
Gujarat. Punjab CM
BhagwantMannwill
also hold rallies and
roadshows in Delhi.
Gulab Yadav and Ra-
ghav Chadha, the in-
charge and co-in-
charge of AAP in
Gujarat, also have to
spend more time in
Delhi as the Munici-
pal Corporation of
Delhi poll has be-
comeveryimportant
for AAP
.
KHAMBHALIA SEAT: A
BATTLE OF PRESTIGE
BETWEEN BJP, AAP
Dwarka: The Khambhalia
seat in Dwarka has turned
into a battle of prestige
between the BJP and AAP,
in the Gujarat polls. With
Congress also in the fray
with a sitting MLA, it is also
a triangular contest. Senior
Congress leader Vikram
Madam, AAP CM’s face Isu-
dan Gadhvi and BJP’s Mulu
Ayar Bera are fighting it out
amongst themselves here.
AAP ONLY ‘HYPE’, WILL
REMAIN ‘MARGINAL
PLAYER’ IN GUJ: DEORA
Ahmedabad: The AAP has a
lot of “hype” but will remain
a “marginal player” in Gujarat
polls, Congress leader Milind
Deora said on Friday and
asserted that his party would
belie predictions to spring a
surprise in the polls. Deora,
who is a Congress party
observer for the Gujarat polls,
said there is a “strong under-
current” of anti-incumbency
against the BJP government.
❍ BHARAT JODO YATRA
BJP claims ‘Pakistan zindabad’
sloganraisedinBJY;Congdenies
New Delhi (Agencies):
Amit Malviya, the head
of the IT cell of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP),onFridayclaimed
that ‘Pakistan zindabad’
slogan was raised dur-
ing the Rahul Gandhi-
led Bharat Jodo Yatra in
Madhya Pradesh’s
Khargon.
Sharing the purport-
ed video, Amit Malviya
wrote on his Twitter
handle, “After
Richa Chaddha’s public
application to join Ra-
hul Gandhi’s Bharat
“Jodo” Yatra, Pakistan
Zindabadslogansraised
in Khargon. INC MP
posted the video and
then deleted it after the
faux pas came to light.”
Responding to the al-
legations,Congress’gen-
eral secretary in-charge
of communications
Jairam Ramesh said a
doctored video is doing
the rounds to discredit
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
andstatedthattherewill
be a “payback”.
Boxer Vijender Singh joins Rahul Gandhi during the party’s Bharat
Jodo Yatra, in Khargone on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
RAHUL'S STATEMENTS ON SAVARKAR
Cong into damage
control; after Jairam,
Rahul calls Raut to pacify
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The Con-
gress is trying to per-
suade Sanjay Raut to
make up for the loss
caused by Rahul Gan-
dhi’s statement on Vi-
nayak Damodar Sa-
varkar during Bharat
Jodo Yatra. The Con-
gress knows that Raut
isnotjustthefaceof the
Shiv Sena’s Uddhav
Thackeray faction, but
also the brain. Thus
when Shiv Sena got an-
gry after Rahul’s state-
ment,Rautgaveastate-
ment on his behalf. He
alsotargetedRahulper-
sonally and said that
whathewasgettinglost
from the real agenda of
his yatra through such
statements. Since then,
the Congress has been
trying to somehow per-
suade Raut. After
Raut’s statement,
Jairam Ramesh called
Raut. Ramesh tried to
pacifyhimandclarified
that Rahul has not at-
tacked Savarkar, but
has only stated a his-
torical fact. After this,
Rahul himself called
Raut.
Sisodia’s name not in CBI charge
sheet, entire case fake: Kejriwal
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
CM Arvind Kejriwal on
Friday asserted that at-
tempts were made to
frame his
d e p u t y
M a n i s h
Sisodia in
the “fake”
excise poli-
cy scam after his name
did not figure in the
CBI’s first charge sheet,
with the AAP calling it
“Satyamev Jayate”
(truth alone triumphs).
The CBI on Friday
filed first charge sheet
against arrested busi-
nessmen Vijay Nair, Ab-
hishek Boinpally and
five more accused,
keeping the probe open
into the alleged role of
others named in FIR,
including Sisodia.
BJP AAP SPAR OVER
BHARDWAJ ‘SUICIDE’
BJP IS CONSPIRING TO
KILL KEJRIWAL: SISODIA
New Delhi: AAP leader Man-
ish Sisodia on Friday again
alleged that Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) was conspiring
to kill Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal and that
he will submit a complaint
regarding the same to the
Election Commission.
New Delhi: A day after AAP
leader Sandeep Bhardwaj’s
body was found hanging at
his residence in Delhi, both
AAP and BJP indulged in war
of words. AAP said it was
wrong to allege he took his
life as he was denied a party
ticket for MCD polls.
Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mamata meets
Suvendu over
tea in her
chamber
Kolkata (PTI): In a first
since last year’s state
elections, West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee
on Friday held a “cour-
tesymeeting”withLead-
er of the Opposition Su-
vendu Adhikari at her
chamber in the state As-
sembly
,raisingeyebrows
in political circles.
Later, during a dis-
cussion on ‘Constitu-
tion Day’ in the House,
the CM said that she
had at one point adored
him like a brother.
Adhikari and Baner-
jee had been at logger-
heads since the end of
2020 when he switched
over to the BJP from the
TMC and defeated the
TMCsupremoinNandi-
gram in Assembly polls.
The meeting came
close on the heels of
Adhikari complaining
that his name was not
included in invitation
letter for the ‘Constitu-
tion Day’ programme.
Ex-T’gana Cong
MLA Shashidhar
Reddy joins BJP
New Delhi: MShashid-
har Reddy,formerfour-
time MLA from Telan-
gana who has recently
quit Con-
gress,joined
the BJP in
New Delhi
on Friday
.
Reddy rep-
resented Sanathnagar
Assembly constituency
for four terms. His in-
duction to BJP took
place in presence of Un-
ion ministers G Kishan
Reddy and Sarbananda
Sonowal and Telangana
BJP chief Bandi Sanjay
Kumar, in New Delhi.

06
INDIA
Gujarat: Reliance Jio
5G was first launched in
October this year. The
company is now rolling
out its True 5G network
in each of the 33 district
headquarters of Guja-
rat, thereby making Gu-
jarat the first state in
India to get Jio True 5G
coverage in 100% of the
district headquarters.
Announcing the roll
out, the telco said that
“Gujarat holds a special
place, as it is Reliance’s
Janmabhoomi. This
strategic announce-
ment is a dedication to
Gujarat and its people.”
“Starting 25th No-
vember, Jio users in Gu-
jarat will be invited to
the Jio Welcome Offer,
to experience Unlimit-
ed Data at up to 1Gbps+
speeds, at no additional
cost”, it further added.
The telco will also
launch several Jio True
5G-powered initiatives
across industries like
education, healthcare,
agriculture, IOT sectors
in Gujarat and more.
Akash M Ambani,
Chairman, Reliance Jio
Infocomm Limited,
said, “We are proud to
share that Gujarat is
now the first state to
have 100% district head-
quarters connected
with our robust True
5G network. We want to
showcase the real pow-
er of this technology
and how it can impact a
billion lives”.
Alongside, the com-
pany’s largest telecom
operator has also an-
nounced a True 5G-pow-
ered initiative named
‘Education-For-All’ in
the state. A collabora-
tion between the Reli-
ance Foundation and
Jio, the initiative aims
to digitize 100 schools in
Gujarat initially
.
Explaining, how Jio
True 5G is better than
5G services offered by
other telecom compa-
nies in the country, the
company said that Jio
True 5G has a three-
fold advantage.
Gujbecomes1ststatetoget100%JioTrue5Gcoverage
TRUE 5G FOR ALL INITIATIVES
New Delhi (PTI):
Mehrauli murder ac-
cused Aaftab Amin
Poonawala on Friday
reached the Forensic
Science Laboratory
here for his next ses-
sion of polygraph test,
officials said.
He had undergone a
marathon polygraph
test of nearly eight
hours on Thursday.
However, officials at the
facility found it difficult
to record his statements
as he was not well.
Poonawala was
brought to the Foren-
sic Science Laboratory
(FSL) at Rohini on Fri-
day for another ses-
sion of the polygraph
test, also called the lie
detector test, as he
seems to be in better
health, they said.
“During the session
(of polygraph test) on
Thursday, Poonawala
was asked details about
the case, what trig-
gered him to kill Walk-
er, if it was a planned
event or he did it in a
fit of rage like he
claimed in the court.
SHRADDHA WALKAR MURDER
AAFTAB UNDERGOES ANOTHER
SESSION OF POLYGRAPH TEST
Hehadundergoneapolygraphtest fornearlyeighthrsonThursday
Aaftab Poonawalla being taken back from FSL where he was brought for a polygraph test, in New
Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Guwahati/Shillong
(PTI): Attendance in
government offices in
Meghalaya was ‘thin’
on Friday in response
to a call by various or-
ganisations for a non-
cooperation move-
ment in protesting
against the November
22 violence along the
border with Assam,
which left six people
dead, officials said.
Assam police offi-
cials on Friday issued a
fresh advisory asking
its citizens not to travel
to Meghalaya as the
situation is still “not
very good” in the neigh-
bouring state where po-
lice vehicles were
torched and several
people were injured
during protests on the
previous night.
In a relief to the peo-
ple of Meghalaya, the
Assam Petroleum Maz-
door Union (APMU) de-
cided to resume trans-
portation of fuel to that
state, which it has sus-
pended on Thursday,
following assurance of
security of tankers and
crew from the neigh-
bouring state.
Low attendance in Meghalaya
offices; police issues advisory
BORDER VIOLENCE ROW
Bengaluru (PTI): Kar-
nataka Home Minister
Araga Jnanendra on
Friday said the Centre
has directed the NIA to
probe the Mangaluru
blast case. In a state-
ment, Jnanendra said
the state government
had recommended an
NIA probe into the cook-
er bomb blast in a mov-
ingautorickshaw,which
the Union Ministry of
Home Affairs accepted
and ordered a probe by
the premier investiga-
tion agency
.
“With regard to the
incident occurred with-
in the Kankanadi police
station limits, the state
government had taken
a decision to recom-
mend an NIA probe
based on the evidences
and other information
collected during the pre-
liminaryinvestigation,”
the Home Minister said
in his statement.
Centre directs
NIA probe into
Mangaluru
blast case
Dehradun (PTI): Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la congratulated IIT-
Roorkee as it celebrated
its 175th foundation day
on Friday, saying the in-
stitution continues to
be in the forefront of
the pursuit of research.
Addressing the func-
tion to mark the occa-
sion, Birla acknowl-
edged its valuable con-
tribution to the country
and the region.
“This institute has
unwaveringly aimed at
attaining global levels
of excellence in educa-
tion and creating a sus-
tainable and equitable
society through innova-
tive research,” he said.
“I am sure (Indian In-
stitute of Technology)
IIT-Roorkee will con-
tinue to serve the na-
tion and build compe-
tency and recognition
for India as a ‘vishwag-
uru’,” Birla said.
Secretary in the De-
partment of Posts
Vineet Pandey released
a commemorative
stamp on the occasion.
IIT-Roorkee in
forefront of pursuit
of research: Birla
Bhubaneswar: The
second day of the Win-
ter Session of Odisha
assembly on Friday wit-
nessed pandemonium
as the opposition -- BJP
and Congress -- engaged
in a verbal duel with the
ruling BJD over farm-
ers’ issues.
As soon as the House
assembled for the day’s
proceedings at 10.30
a.m., both the opposi-
tion and ruling party
members rushed to the
Well of the Assembly
raising slogans against
each other over various
demands of the farm-
ers. The opposition
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) members
were demanding dis-
bursement of input
subsidy to the farmers
and irregularities in
paddy procurement.
Odisha Assembly adjourned after
verbalsparringoverfarmers’issue
Nagpur (PTI): Union
minister Nitin Gadkari
on Friday said all vehi-
cles belonging to the
Indian government that
have completed 15 years
will be scrapped, and a
policy to that effect has
been sent to states.
He was speaking at
the inauguration of
the annual ‘Agro-Vi-
sion’ agriculture exhi-
bition here.
“Yesterday, I signed a
file under the guidance
of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi that all the
vehicles of the Indian
government which have
completed 15 years will
be scrapped. I have sent
this policy of the Indian
government to all the
states. They should
adopt this policy at the
state level,” he said.
15-year-old govt vehicles
will be scrapped: Gadkari
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: In the bu-
reaucracy of Uttar
Pradesh, preparation
are going on to send IPS
officers of 2017 batch as
SPs in the districts
while their batchmate
friends IAS 2017 batch
officers are still CDOs
in the districts. There
are still many options
for them to become col-
lectors and they will
have to wait a year, as
even the 2014 batch of
IAS officers has not yet
been appointed as DM.
The DGP Headquar-
ters got 14 young IPS of-
ficers of its 2017 batch
to meet Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath and
got their presentation
done. Principal Secre-
tary Home Sanjay Pras-
ad, DGP DS Chauhan
and ADG Law and Or-
der were also present
on this occasion.
14 young IPS officers of 2017 batch meet CM Yogi in UP
CM Yogi Adityanath in a meeting with IPS officers.
BJD MLAs stage a protest near Mahatma Gandhi statue demanding
an increase of MSP and insurance for farmers, in Bhubaneswar.
Om Birla addressing the function at IIT Roorkee.
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New Delhi (ANI): The
body remains recovered
from a suitcase at a
forest area in Haryana’s
Faridabad on Thursday
afternoon are suspected
to be of the 27-year-old
woman from Mum-
bai, Shraddha Walkar.
Faridabad Police have con-
tacted the Delhi Police fol-
lowing the recovery of the
suitcase with body parts in
the Surajkund forest area.
According to police, the
remains were wrapped in
a plastic bag and a sack,
and clothes and a belt
were also recovered near
the suitcase.
Prima facie, it appeared
that a person was mur-
dered elsewhere and a part
of the body was dumped
to avoid identification,
Faridabad Police said in a
statement.
SUITCASE WITH BODY PARTS FOUND IN HARYANA
3 WOMEN IPS AMONG THE 14 IPS
WHO WENT TO MEET CM YOGI
2017 BATCH
IPS OFFICERS
IPS Saurabh Dixit ASP
Prayagraj, IPS SM
Qasim Abidi in-charge
Deputy Commissioner
Lucknow Commission-
erate, IPS Dr. Deeksha
Sharma ASP Ghaziabad
and IPS Vikas Kumar
ASP Agra gave a presen-
tation in front of the CM.
Knowledgeable officers
say that IPS officers of
2017 batch should have
been posted in the dis-
trict 1 year back, but the
interesting thing is that
in the districts where
they will be posted as
SPs, their senior IAS are
posted as CDOs. Thus,
an IPS officer who goes
as a captain in a district
will also find it difficult to
coordinate with an IAS
officer who is 4 years
senior to him.
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Wrecked remains of a temple
along Assam-Meghalaya border.
Nitin Gadkari
ISRO begins
countdown for
PSLV-C54 mission
Govt releases
` 17,000 cr GST
compensation
Chennai: Scientists of
the ISRO commenced
the countdown on Fri-
day for the launch of
Earth Observation Sat-
ellite-Oceansat- eight
other customer satel-
lites on a PSLV-C54 rock-
et from the spaceport of
Sriharikota on Satur-
day. The 25.30-hr count-
down for the 56th flight
of the Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV),
in its extended version
(PSLV-XL), started at
10.26 AM today
.
New Delhi (ANI): The
central government has
released an amount
worth Rs 17,000 crore to
states and Union terri-
tories towards the bal-
ance GST compensa-
tion for the period April
to June 2022.The total
amount of compensa-
tion released to the
States/UTs so far, in-
cluding thus Rs 17,000
crore, during the year
2022-23 is Rs 1,15,662
crore, the Ministry of
Finance said in a state-
ment on Friday
.
Amrik Singh
Amritsar: Two emi-
nent personalities,
Iqbal Singh Chahal
(IAS), Municipal
Commissioner Ad-
ministrator of Bri-
hanmumbai, Munci-
pal Corporation, Ma-
harashtra and Prof
Gagandeep Kang
(FRS), Department
of Gastrointestinal
Science at the Chris-
tian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
were honoured with
honoris causa de-
grees at the 48th an-
nual convocation of
Guru Nanak Dev
University (GNDU),
here on Friday
.
On this occa-
sion136 Ph.D, 2 M.
Phil, 95 Post-Gradu-
ate and 71 Under-
Graduate de-
grees and 177 medals
were awarded to stu-
dents from various
faculties. Governor
of Punjab and Chan-
cellor of the univer-
sity, Banwarilal
Purohit said what
India needs today is
incorruptible young
men and women
who will dedicate
themselves to the
service of the larger
society through in-
dividual pursuits.
This will lead India
as Vishwa Guru at
International level.
Iqbal Singh Prof
Kang honoured with
Honorary degrees
Iqbal Singh Chahal Prof Gagandeep Kang honoured with
honoris causa degrees at GNDU on Friday.
THE JOURNEY
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BY
PTI

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,837.00 270.00 0.51 (Per 10g)
SILVER 61,875.00 705.00 1.13 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.62 0.08 0.09
GBPINR 96.71 0.73 0.75
CURRENCIES
CoalIndiatoboostproduction
New Delhi (PTI): State-
owned Coal India (CIL) on
Friday said it will further
boost production in the
coming months and is opti-
mistic that the company
will achieve the output tar-
get set for the current fi-
nancial year.
CIL, which accounts for
over 80% of domestic coal
production, is eyeing an
output of 700 million
tonnes (MT) for FY’23. “We
began FY’23 requiring 78
MT jump in volume terms
to touch the target of 700
MT. As of Nov 24, the com-
pany has already achieved
an increase of nearly 58
MTs. “In the ensuing
months we aim to sustain
the tempo and further scale
up the production and feel
upbeat about achieving the
target,” the PSU said.
Following the end of the
monsoon season, most of
the mines have been dewa-
tered. The festive season is
also over. There will be
greater availability of ma-
chines and manpower lead-
ing to better production
and productivity in the
coming months, the com-
pany said.
The PSU produced 400
MT of coal as on Nov 24 of
the current financial year,
registering a growth of
17%. As of Nov 24, 2021
CIL had produced 342 MT
of coal.
AIM TO ACHIEVE FY23 TARGET
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (PTI): Beauty
and fashion e-com-
merce firm Nykaa has
recorded a 75% growth
in gross merchandise
value and a 12-fold
jump in revenue on Day
1 of its Pink Friday sale,
the company said on
Friday. The company
said that it recorded
over 400 orders per
minute on the first day
of the sale which start-
ed on November 21.
The sale will be live un-
til November 28 on its
website, app and Nykaa
stores. The number of
visitors on Day 1 of
Pink Friday grew by
37% to 10 million, the
company claimed.
New Delhi (PTI): Engi-
neering systems and solu-
tions provider Uniparts In-
dia on Friday said it has
set a price band of `548-
577 a share for its
`836-crore IPO. The
three-day initial share sale
will open for public sub-
scription on November 30
and conclude on Decem-
ber 2. The bidding for an-
chor investors will open
on November 29. The IPO
is entirely an Offer for
Sale (OFS) of 14,481,942
equity shares by promoter
group entities and existing
investors.
UNIPARTS INDIA
FIXES IPO PRICE
BAND AT `548-577
NYKAA’S GROSS
MERCHANDISE
VALUE GROWS 75%
Mumbai (PTI): Lubes
maker Castrol India Limit-
ed (CIL) on Friday said it
will acquire a 7.09 per
cent stake in TVS Auto-
mobile Solutions’ digital
subsidiary Ki Mobility So-
lutions with a planned in-
vestment of `487.5 crore
in an all-cash deal. With
this strategic investment,
CIL aims to expand its
presence in service and
maintenance for both in-
ternal combustion engine
(ICE) and EV and leverage
myTVS’ digital and opera-
tional capabilities.
CASTROL TO ACQUIRE
7.09% STAKE IN KI
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
New Delhi (PTI): Gold
prices fell by `270 to
`52,837 per 10 grams in
the national capital on
Friday amid weak global
trends, according to
HDFC Securities. In the
previous trade, the pre-
cious metal had settled
at `53,107 per 10
grams. Silver also tum-
bled by `705 to `61,875
per kg. In the interna-
tional market, gold was
quoting lower at
$1,752.5 per ounce
while silver was down at
$21.30 per ounce.
GOLD PRICE FALLS
BY `270; SILVER
SEES DIP OF `705
*Rates till the edition went to print.
RUPEE RISES 8 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 81.62
AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled
for the day 8 paise higher at
81.62 (provisional) against the
American currency on Friday
on broad dollar weakness and
improved risk sentiments. Forex
traders said positive domestic
equities and foreign fund inflows
supported the local unit. At the
interbank foreign exchange
market, the local unit opened at
81.69 and touched an intra-day
high of 81.44 and a low of 81.71
against the greenback. The local
unit finally settled at 81.62,
registering a rise of 8 paise over
its previous close.
ADANI TO RAISE `20,000
CRORE THROUGH FRESH
SHARE ISSUE
New Delhi (PTI): Billionaire
Gautam Adani’s conglomer-
ate on Friday said it will raise
`20,000 crore in
equity to fund the
massive expansion
at his sprawling
business empire
that now spans
from ports to energy to cement.
Adani Enterprises Ltd will raise
funds through the issue of fresh
equity shares, it said. The public
offering will help AEL diversify
the shareholder base and build
its credibility and acceptance
among investors.
TWO NEW POLYMER
MANUFACTURING
PARKS IN BENGAL
Kolkata (PTI): The Indian Plas-
tics Federation on Friday said it
is planning to set up two new
poly parks in
West Bengal
as polymer
demand in
the state is
expected to double in five years.
The federation also sought
special electricity incentives.
“We have identified a plot of 100
acre near Singur and another
of 70 acre near Dankuni. Nearly
90-100 units are expected to
be completed by 2025,” IPF
president Sishir Jalan said.
OTHER STORIES
GoM TO SUBMIT REPORT NEXT WEEK ON GST
LEVY ON CASINOS, ONLINE GAMING
New Delhi (PTI): The state
finance ministers’ panel for
GST levy on casinos, online
gaming and horse racing will
submit its report to the GST
Council next week, Meghalaya
CM Conrad Sangma said on
Friday. Sangma-headed GoM
held its final meeting on the
issue earlier this week and is
understood to have recommended a GST levy of 28% on online gam-
ing, irrespective of whether it is a game of skill or chance. Sangam
said: “We will submit the report next week”.
Kolkata (PTI): Coal India, the world's largest miner, has said it
exceeded the annual target of green coverage by mid-November.
Coal India's plantation of 1,526 hectares as of November 15 has
exceeded the FY'23 annual target of 1,510 hectares achiev-
ing 101% target satisfaction, it said. The increased plantation
helped in creating 76,544 tonnes of carbon sink potential per
year. Driven up by the eco concerns and to reduce carbon diox-
ide emissions, CIL in recent years has stepped up the efforts on
greening its mining areas, the miner said.
CILSURPASSESFY'23GREENCOVERTARGET
New Delhi (PTI): The cen-
tral banks of India and
UAE are discussing a con-
cept paper on promoting
bilateral trade in rupee and
dirham with a view to re-
duce transaction cost, a top
official said on Friday
.
India's Ambassador to
the UAE said that the con-
cept paper for trade in local
currencies was shared by
India. The central banks of
both the countries will dis-
cuss the standard operat-
ing procedures and modali-
ties. The objective of the
exercise is to reduce the
cost of transactions, he
added. India and the UAE
had already signed a FTA
in Feb to give a fillip to bi-
lateral trade and eco ties.
New Delhi (ANI): Broker-
ages Anand Rathi and
Swastika Investmart have
given “subscribe” ratings
for the upcoming initial
public offering of Dharmaj
Crop Guard. “The upward
momentum in pesticide in-
dustry output is expected
to continue going forward,
backed by a growth in food
consumption amid demand
from export markets, and
the horticulture and flori-
culture markets,” Swastika
Investmart said.
India, UAE central
banks discuss
rupee, dirham trade
‘Subscribe’ rating
to Dharmaj Crop
Guard’s IPO
SAYS MEMBER OF EAC OF PM
SANYAL:INDIACAPABLEOF
GENERATING 9% GROWTH
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India is capa-
ble of generating a 9%
growth rate but in view of
the geopolitical situation,
we should be satisfied with
a 6.5-7% economic expan-
sion, member of the EAC to
the PM, Sanjiv Sanyal said
on Friday
.
India is following an “in-
vestment and export-driv-
en growth model” and
against the backdrop of
“turbulent” global times,
the RBI and the govern-
ment have followed a re-
strained macro-economic
approach, which is a cor-
rect step.
“It is a very turbulent
time and we are generating
a 7% growth rate already.
Nothing to sniff at. But if
we get an open road, this
economic machinery that
we have built is capable of
generating a 9% growth
rate,” Sanyal said at the
Times Now Summit 2022.
The global economy is
facing supply chain disrup-
tions following the out-
break of the Russia-
Ukraine war in February
.
Sanyal said, “This is not
the time to try and overex-
tend ourselves. Any growth
rate between 6.5-7% growth
rate is not to be sniffed at.
Even in the best of times.”
WHAT SANJIV
SANYAL SAID
z India is following an
“investment and export-
driven growth model” and
against the backdrop of
“turbulent” global times, the
RBI and the government
have followed a restrained
macro-economic approach,
which is a correct step.
z The global economy is facing
supply chain disruptions
following the outbreak of the
Russia-Ukraine war in Feb.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Commerce
and Industry Minister Pi-
yush Goyal has said that
the Indian economy was
not to be blamed for weak-
ening of rupee, as this was
mainly due to the strength-
ening of the dollar.
Speaking at the Times
Now summit, the minister,
despite rising inflation,
sounded an optimistic
note, noting that compared
to sky rocketing inflation
in many countries, where
it is ranging between 8 to
10%, India has maintained
a fair balance between in-
flation and interest rates
and price rise in the coun-
try is much lower than
compared to others.
Goyal also said that even
as the prevailing geopoliti-
cal situation remains fluid
owing to the global head-
winds and signs of reces-
sion in many nations, India
is on a path of rapid recov-
ery and its growth rate is
7%, which is a positive sign.
At the same time though,
he added that the situation
arising out of the Corona-
virus pandemic and Rus-
sia-Ukraine war could not
be ignored.
On job losses in the IT
and technology sectors and
rising unemployment, an
issue being raised by the
opposition, Goyal said that
on the contrary India’s job
market is seeing an upward
trajectory
.
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks settled at re-
cord highs on Friday
, rally-
ing for the fourth day run-
ning,helped by intensebuy-
ing in index majors Reli-
ance Industries, Wipro and
Maruti. In a largely range-
bound trade, the 30-share
BSE Sensex climbed 20.96
points or 0.03% to settle at
62,293.64, its fresh record
closing high.
Likewise, broader NSE
Nifty went up by 28.65
points or 0.15% to end at
18,512.75, its all-time high.
Reliance Industries
emerged as the biggest
gainer among the Sensex
firms, rising 1.34%, fol-
lowed by Wipro, Tech Mahi-
ndra, Axis Bank, IndusInd
Bank, Maruti, Tata Steel
and Mahindra Mahindra
were among the major win-
ners.
On the other hand, Nes-
tle, Kotak Mahindra Bank,
ICICI Bank and HCL Tech-
nologieswerethemajorlag-
gards.
` weakening due to $
strengthening: Goyal
Sensex Nifty scale
fresh lifetime highs as
RIL, Wipro advance
Sitharaman meets state FMs for Budget inputs
New Delhi (ANI): Union
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharman has chaired a
pre-Budget meeting with
the finance ministers of all
States and Union Territo-
ries for taking their inputs
and suggestions for the up-
coming Budget for 2023-24.
The meeting took place
on Friday in New Delhi. Be-
sides Sitharaman and
state/UT finance minis-
ters, Union MoS for Fi-
nance Pankaj Chaudhary
and Bhagwat Karad, secre-
taries from various arms
of Union finance ministry,
Chief Economic Advisor
Anantha Nageswaran,
among others attended the
meeting.
Sitharaman has so far
chaired several pre-Budget
consultations group of ex-
perts, and industry lead-
ers, including the agricul-
tural and food processing
industry experts.
The first meeting was
held on Monday
.
The formal exercise to
prepare the annual Budget
for the next financial year
-- 2023-24 - commenced on
October 10. The Budget for
2023-24 is likely to be tabled
on February 1.
Mumbai (PTI): In the sec-
ond consecutive week of an
increase in the kitty
, India's
forex reserves have grown
by $2.537 billion to $547.252
billion for the week ended
November 18, the RBI said
on Friday
.
In the previous report-
ing week, the overall kitty
had swelled by $14.721 bil-
lion in the highest weekly
rise since August 2021 to
$544.715 billion.
It can be noted that in
October 2021, the country's
forex kitty had reached an
all-time high of $645 bil-
lion.
Foreign currency assets
(FCA) increased by $1.76
billion to $484.288 billion
during the week to Novem-
ber 18, according to the
Weekly Statistical Supple-
ment released by the RBI.
FOREX KITTY GROWS FOR
SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK

08
2NDFRONT
Make a habit of living life in a
constant state of gratitude and also of
positive, joyous expectation.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Dnyanesh Chavan
Mumbai: The village
of Sultanpur (popula-
tion: 1,000) will now
be known as Rahul
Nagar with residents
deciding to rename it
in honour of native
son Rahul Shinde, a
constable of the State
Reserve Police Force
(SRPF), who was
killed fighting terror-
ists in the 26/11 Mum-
bai attacks in 2008.
Shinde was among
the first police person-
nel to enter the Taj Ma-
hal Palace Hotel in
south Mumbai after re-
ports of firing by ter-
rorists. He fell after tak-
ing a terrorist’s bullet
to the stomach.
The government
honoured him posthu-
mously with a Presi-
dent's Police Medal.
On the eve of the
14th anniversary of the
26/11 attacks, Subhash
Vishnu Shinde, father
of the martyred con-
stable, told PTI how
proud he was of his
martyred son.
“All the government
formalities for renam-
ing the village are done.
I feel honoured that the
village now bears the
name of my son,” he
also said, adding that
Joint Commissioner of
Police (Law and Order)
VishwasNangrePatil—
then Deputy Commis-
sioner of Police (zone-I)
in Mumbai—helped
him in the process.
However, the offi-
cial renaming ceremo-
ny is still pending.
“After Rahul’s de-
mise, the government
provided us financial
assistance. We also got
a flat in Mumbai and a
gas agency at the talu-
ka place, which helps
the family earn a liv-
ing,” he said.
Shinde also set up a
memorial to Rahul in
the village in 2010, us-
ing the Rs10 lakh aid
given to the family by
the Mumbai civic body
.
“The memorial is
meant to inspire the
younger generation, to
prepare them to be
able to make the su-
preme sacrifice for the
country if called
upon,” he said.
Subhash Shinde has
two surviving chil-
dren—a daughter and a
son, with whom he
lives. However, the loss
is still raw.
“Rahul’s mother is
still traumatized, and
has not been able to
come to terms with the
fact that Rahul is no
more,”Shindesaid. —PTI
26/11 MUMBAI ATTACKS
On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by
sea and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and
injuring several others during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai. Nine terrorists
were later killed by the security forces. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who
was captured alive. He was hanged four years later, on November 21, 2012.
Locals rename village after
26/11 martyr Rahul Shinde
SRPF constable was among the first to enter the
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel during the attack; he fell
after a terrorist’s bullet that hit him in the stomach
A commuter rides past bullet holes marked outside Nariman
House, one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in
Mumbai on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rahul Shinde. —FILE PHOTO
I have been
following up
with the gov-
ernment on this for
the last 10 years.
Finally it is done.
We are now waiting
for the official re-
naming ceremony,
which will happen
after dignitaries and
guests confirm the
dates. I am satisfied
now and don’t want
anything more. I feel
honoured that the
village now bears the
name of my son.
—Subhash Shinde,
Father of martyr Rahul Shinde
‘LIGHT OF GOODNESS
IS ONLY ANSWER TO
DARKNESS OF TERROR’
Dnyanesh Chavan
Mumbai: The answer
to the darkness of ter-
ror is the light of
goodness and kind-
ness, said Moshe
Holtzberg, the uncle
of the 26/11 Mumbai
terror attack survi-
vor ‘Baby Moshe’,
whose parents were
killed by Pakistani
terrorists at Nariman
House here.
It has been 14 years
since the terror attack
rocked the city, but the
Holtzberg family re-
mains an inspiration
to many for their mis-
sion of love and kind-
ness, he said.
The teen’s uncle
Moshe Holtzberg (33),
who lives in the US,
spoke to PTI through
social media on Friday
.
“Weseehimasasym-
bol of unity and pray
that god gives him the
strength to carry for-
ward his parent’s mis-
sion,” he said.
“We believe that the
answer to the darkness
of terror is the light of
goodness and kind-
ness,” he said.
Holtzberg further
said that people still ap-
proachhisparentswith
heartwarming stories
about how they were
inspired by Rabbi
Gavriel and Rivka.
“For Moshe, India is
home. No terror attack
will chase him out. Na-
riman House is his
house, Mumbai is his
city and India is his
country
,” he said. —PTI
SYMBOL OF LIFE AMID TRAGEDY
Baby Moshe, then two years old, was rescued by
his Indian nanny Sandra Samuel when Pakistani
terrorists killed his parents Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka
Holtzberg and four visitors at Chhabad Lubavitch
Jewish Centre in Nariman House in Colaba on
November 26, 2008. He is now 16, and studies at
a school in the Israeli city of Afula. He spends time
with his maternal and paternal grandparents, and
has expressed hopes of returning to India at some
point and continuing what his parents had started.
THEN NOW
Railway police use a sniffer dog to patrol Mumbai’s CSMT
on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the terror attack.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The death
toll related to measles
surged to 13 in Mum-
bai after an eight-
month-old boy from
Govandi died of the
infection on Thursday
.
The child contracted
the illness and died as a
result, with multiple or-
gan failure syndrome
and measles-related
bronchopneumonia list-
edasthecausesof death.
The city reported 19
new cases of measles on
Thursday
, taking the cu-
mulative total to 252. As
many as 34 new measles
patients were admitted
to civic or state-run hos-
pitals in the city during
the day while 36 patients
were discharged, the
Brihanmumbai Munici-
pal Corporation (BMC)
said in a press release.
The civic body also
urged citizens to get
their children aged nine
months to five years vac-
cinated against measles.
Meanwhile, Thane
city witnessed its first
measles death, a senior
civic official said Friday
.
The deceased, identi-
fied as Shil Daighar,
died on Thursday, the
Thane Municipal Cor-
poration official said,
adding that the civic
Chief Abhijit Bangar
has asked departments
to take all efforts to curb
the outbreak.
New terminal
bldg for Pune
airport by
May: Scindia
Pune (PTI): The Pune
airport will get a new
terminal building by
May next year, Civil
Aviation Minister Jy-
otiraditya Scindia
said here on Friday
.
He was speaking after
inaugurating a multi-
level car parking at the
airport.
“A direct flight from
Pune to Bangkok has al-
ready started. Flight op-
erations between Pune
and Singapore will start
from December 01,” the
minister said.
“A new terminal will
be constructed by May
2023 at the Pune air-
port. About 75% of the
new building has been
completed,” Scindia
added.
There is a plan to set
up an integrated domes-
tic and international
cargo system in Pune
and flight operations at
the airport will also in-
crease, he said.
Thanesees1stmeaslesdeath,Muminfantsuccumbstovirus
A guest of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel being
rescued by firemen following the attack.
A file photo showing a commando coming down from an Air Force helicopter to
reach Nariman House, which was under siege by suspected militants.
Students of Gurukul Art School pay tribute to the victims of the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack through their paintings, on Friday in Mumbai.
—PHOTOS
BY
BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
—PHOTOS
BY
PTI
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Terminus
Cama Hospital
Oberoi Trident
Taj Mahal Hotel,
Leopold Cafe
Nariman House Jewish
community centre
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
leaders on Friday re-
membered veteran
Congress leader Late
Ahmed Patel and
paid their tributes on
his second death anni-
versary.
“On his second death
anniversary, recalling
the contribution of our
colleague, Shri Ahmed
Patel ji whom we lost
too soon. In all his
roles, he brought to
bear a great sense of
dedication, commit-
ment and purpose, al-
ways keeping the inter-
ests of the people and
party paramount,”
tweeted AICC presi-
dent Mallikarjun
Kharge.
CM Ashok Gehlot
also paid his tributes.
“Remembering and
paying my humble trib-
utes to veteran Con-
gress leader Sh. Ahmed
Patel ji on his death an-
niversary
. His immense
contribution to the
Congress party, his de-
votion for principles
and ideals that INC
stands for can never be
forgotten,” tweeted Ge-
hlot.
Cong leaders remember Patel
2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY
His contribution
will never be
forgotten, says
CM Gehlot
COURTESY CALL
Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at
Uparashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.

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aipur Dori is
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Jawli, Alwar, the partici-
pating designer for the
First India Fashion Con-
nect, season 13 held at No-
votel London Hammer-
smith on November 20
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market. There is no deny-
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and local traditions are un-
paralleled the world over,
often inspiring global fash-
ion trends. Jaipur Dori,
founded in 2015 by Prin-
cess Shalini Narukaa of
Jawli, Alwar, focuses on
fabric, craftsmanship and
comfort.
As we make a transition
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fashion industry, new
concepts have come
to the forefront.
From sus-
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f a s h i o n
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to ethical fash-
ion, these terms
have become quite ubiqui-
tous. For centuries, Ra-
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eral marauders and people
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rics. It also retains colour
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enwrapped the traditional fervor of Jaipur in London. With the city
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flicks by ace designer Shalini Narukaa!
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Jaipur Dori
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using hemp for its anti-bacterial property,
durability, biodegradable property and
above all, how effectively it reduces eco-
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and class apart.” —SHALINI NARUKAA
FASHION
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REET KAUR, Actor
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This is the
best time try
something new
with life give
yourself a new
purpose. You
will feel amorous
towards your
wife. Work on
your limitations, there can be no better
time than this. You have more opposite
sex friends than the same and you may
be judged sometimes but don’t care.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You love to live
close to your
family. You are
a child at heart
and never let this
child die. You
have a big heart
and you always
help someone if
you can. Video gathering is possible as
you miss your social circle like anything.
Best day to buy gold and silver or any
precious metal for investment sake.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
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. Spend time talking
with likeminded people as it will make
you feel good for now. The day will bear
fruiful rewards.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are a pro in
your field and
none can beat
you. Female
scorpios are
lioness and
women around
are often jealous.
You give tough
competition to people. Many people
get inspired by you. You will get special
treatment from your dear ones. Try new
things in life.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are very
generous by
nature and also
you are the
backbone of your
family. You are
very fortunate
to have a great
friend circle.
Today is a favourable day for business.
You may postpone your study plans. Be
careful of the words that come out of
your mouth.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Take stand where
you need to, don’t
run in the same
direction where
everybody else
is going. 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 you
will work hard to make your dream come
true.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create
an environment
of understanding
at home. You
need a break
from day to
tensions and the
way to cope up
with stress is to
meditate. 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.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing
something. You
make sure to
make things work
your way. You are
most wanted by
your friends. You can have romantic affair
in office and a serious one. You will invest
money in clothes and accessories today.
You are a God fearing person.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You need help on
academic front
and you should
not shy away
from asking.
Your spouse
may make you
spend more than
you expected.
Fantastic day for investing money in stock
market as you can make fortune. You
miss your parents a lot and somewhere
fear to loose them.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You are
opportunist and
this will make you
successful one
day. Your spouse
is someone
who can do
anything for your
happiness. You
are happy spending whole day at home.
Help your mothers at home today and
give them a reason to smile. You will be
surprised today.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 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.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Scrumptious
food is what you
are craving for
today. You always
maintain cordial
relationship with
everyone. 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. You are a
very grounded person.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Honey: Health Benefits of
Honey: Health Benefits of
THE GOLDEN LIQUID
THE GOLDEN LIQUID
IS HONEY HEALTHY?
oney is a sweet
food, which is
healthier than
table sugars. It
is a natural
sugar made by
honeybees us-
ing nectar from the
flowers. Cave paint-
ings suggest human
beings collected honey
from honeycombs
roughly 8000 years ago
and the goodness
of honey has
been known and
used in food and as
medicine for at least
4000 years.
Honey is loaded
with powerful antioxi-
dants with antiseptic
and antibacterial
properties. It is not
just to spread on bread
toasts in the morning
breakfast. Apart from
its nutritive food val-
ue, honey is extensive-
ly used for its medici-
nal properties in alter-
native medicine. Stud-
ies about honey have
revealed that honey
has powerful anti-bac-
terial activity on a
wide span of bacteria.
The low water content
and the osmotic prop-
erty make honey an
excellent anti-bacteri-
al natural product.
H
KRISHNA BORA
B.Sc. (Microbiology)
HEALTH BENEFITS OF HONEY
Honey is known for various amazing benefits. It has
been widely used in a variety of products from sweet
confectioneries to cosmetics.
SOME OFTHE BENEFITS OF HONEY ARE MENTIONED BELOW:
SOURCE: https://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/honey.htm
Honey and Cinnamon: A
Perfect Combination
Honey and cinnamon have
been curing many diseases
and infections since ancient
times. Traditional societies
have mixed honey and cin-
namon from time immemo-
rial to cure people from
common cold, sore throat
and skin infections. This
practice is still followed by
alternative medicine practi-
tioners who use it to cure
infertility in men and wom-
en. The combination of
honey and cinnamon cures
arthritis pain, cholesterol,
hair fall and gastric prob-
lems. It also clears stomach
ulcers and helps digest the
heaviest meals. The most
common use of honey and
cinnamon is to cure a cold
and sore throat. Studies
show that applying honey
and cinnamon on your skin
can cure pimples and acne.
Honey and Immunity
Honey is an excellent rem-
edy for improving your im-
munity against allergies
and asthma. Honey con-
tains floral flavonoids.
When honey is ingested, it
immediately increases the
antioxidant levels within
the cells of the body and de-
creases the capillary per-
meability and fragility.
Honey has also shown anti-
cancer and anti-tumor
properties preventing the
risks of cancer in humans.
Research by students at the
Xavier University in New
Orleans showed a positive
result of local honey and its
allergy curing properties.
The results say that honey
acts as a vaccine for those
who are allergic to pollen
grains. Honey contains the
same kind of pollen grains
that cause this allergy. By
consuming honey, we make
the body accustomed to
these pollen grains de-
crease the chance of the im-
mune response to them like
the release of histamines.
Local honey is said to be the
best kind against allergies.
Honey and Stamina
Honey helps build stamina
in athletes. When athletes
take honey drinks before
and after important athletic
events, it replaces all the
carbohydrates and minerals
spent during the workout or
in extreme conditions.
While we are g o i n g
through work-
outs, our body
sweats and we
lose minerals.
Honey contains a
g o o d
amount
of all the
important
m i n e r -
als and
replaces
them in
the body
.
It is like an
energy drink for the sports-
men and athletes and helps
them in muscle building.
Honey and Weight Loss
Honey is a natural sweet-
ener that contains 22 amino
acids including a variety of
minerals, which are impor-
tant for metabolism and
therefore helpful in pre-
venting obesity. Lemon
juice with a little honey
early morning is believed to
be the effective anti-cellu-
lite treatment. This is an
effective remedy to speed
up shedding pounds from
your body. Again, honey
and cinnamon is another
powerful remedy for effec-
tive weight loss. For people
who love binge eating, hon-
ey can be taken as an effec-
tive remedy for digestion
later on.
Honey and Cosmetics
Honey is widely used in
many types of cosmetics
like lip balm, face creams
and shower gels. The rea-
son behind this is because
honey does not spoil due to
its high sugar content. It
has 50% more density than
water. The osmotic proper-
ty of honey attributes to its
anti-bacterial property.
Honey is a thick liquid that
acts as a perfect skin and
hair conditioner. It brings
smoothness to the skin and
hair. Hence, is used in cos-
metics and shampoos.
Honey and Antiseptic
Properties
Generally in hospitals,
doctors prefer hydrogen
peroxide to clean wounds
so they heal quickly. The
same chemical is present
in honey in very good
amounts. It is released by
diluting honey in water
or body fluids. When it is
applied on the open
wounds, especially burn
wounds, the glucose pre-
sent in honey dilutes
gradually releasing hydro-
gen peroxide and due to its
viscous constituency,
honey prevents wounds
from sticking to the dress-
ing and there are little
or no scars after
healing.

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