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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI www.firstindia.co.in www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia MUMBAI l FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 177
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SC junks plea to rename Bombay HC New Dehi (FIB): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking direc- tions to change the name of the Bombay High Court to Maha- rashtra High Court. A bench of Justices Anir- uddha Bose and Vikram Nath refused to enter- tain the petition, filed by VPPatil,whohadserved as a judge for 26 years, saying these are issues for lawmakers to decide. First India Bureau Mumbai: Thursday’s bypoll to the the And- heri (East) Assembly seat in Mumbai saw a lowvoterturnoutof just 31.74%, even as polling went off peacefully , election officials said. Voting for the by-election, necessitated due to the death of sitting Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke in May, was held at 256 booths between 7 am and 6 pm and it is widely perceived that Latke’s wife--Rutuja Latke--whom the Ud- dhav Thackery faction fielded, will win. Interestingly, the Na- tionalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress, both constituents of the MVA, supported Latke’s candidature and did not field any candidates of their own, while the seven candidates that did contest against Latkewereallindepend- ents as even BJP withdrew from the election. Political observers have attributed the low turnout of voters to the fact that parties gave a walkover to Latke, keep- inginmindtheemotion- al connect of voters with Latke who lost her husband and contested the bypolls in his memo- ry . Word is that since the voters knew their preferred party was not in the contest, they did not cast their votes. Hence the low turnout. Returning officer Prashant Patil told reporters that the voting took place smoothly and counting of votes will be held on November 06. PARTIES GIVE ‘WALKOVER’ TO SENA’S RUTUJA LATKE, 31.74% VOTER TURNOUT RECORDED! Low voter turnout has major political implications Voters queue up outside Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj school to cast their votes for the Andheri (East) Assembly bypolls, in Mumbai on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI Top babu locks self in own office: Quirk or safety measure? Mumbai: Call it an action borne out of quirk or the need of the hour due to the ongoing political face-off between the state government and the opposition, a Principal Secretary of the Maharashtra government has taken a decision that has raised eyebrows. Harshdeep Kamble, Principal Secretary of Industries Department has fitted an automatic lock in his cabin which will open or close only when “Kamble Sahib” wants--the first time that a principal secretary has felt the need to install an electronic lock in his cabin located in a government building! Incidentally, this particular kind of lock was hitherto only used by ministers or big indus- trialists or those who felt danger to their lives, leading to specu- lation that Kamble might be worried about the ripples of recent de- velopments in the state’s political circles. Harshdeep Kamble ANDHERI (EAST) ASSEMBLY SEAT BYPOLL WATCH THE NATIONAL HINDI NEWS CHANNEL BHARAT24 - JAHAN TAK BHARAT WAHAN TAK BHARAT24 Imran Khan survives assassination attempt l Imran Khan has been shot and lightly wounded in leg, in an attack on protest march in Wazirabad l 1 killed, several other supporters injured; 1 of the gunmen, who attacked Imran arrested soon Accused: Shot as he is misleading people ‘PROJECTS OF `2L CR FOR MAHA APPROVED’ HIGHLIGHTS One of the gunmen, who attacked Imran Khan, was arrested, officials said. In his confession, he said, “Imran Khan is misleading people.” Accused Naved was caught firing at Khan in Wazirabad. Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said the central govt has given a nod to projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore for Maharashtra. His statement comes in the wake of Shinde-Fadnavis govt com- ing under the Opposition’s fire after some proposed big- ticket projects moved out of Maha to poll-bound Gujarat and some other states. z The attack is completely unacceptable: Canada PM z Khan stable and conscious, said his doctor z A man tried to stop a suspected assailant z Violence erupted in several cities of Pakistan z We’re closely keeping an eye on it & continue to monitor devp: India First India Bureau Wazirabad (Pakistan): A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan in Wazirabad district on Thursday, wounding him in both his legs. In attack 1 person has reportedly died and 7 including PTI Senator Faisal Javed have been wounded. Imran Khan was soon after taken to hospital in Lahore where his condition is stated to be out of danger. Imran Khan injured in a shooting incident in Wazirabad on Thursday. ALLAH GAVE ME NEW LIFE AND I WILL FIGHT BACK... Don’t spare corrupt and don’t be defensive: Modi New Delhi (ANI): Showing unflinching support to anti-corruption agencies, PM Nar- endra Modi on Thurs- day said they need not be defensive while tack- ling graft even when some people with vested interests keep holler- ing & maligning them. Addressing the ‘Vigi- lance Awareness Week’, PM exhorted the panel, other agencies and officers to ensure that no corrupt person is spared no matter how powerful the individual may be. He said it is the responsibility of organisations like CVC that no corrupt person gets “political or social ref- uge”. He said during his long tenure as head of govt,hehasgonethrough mud-slinging & abuses, but people stand with you when you walk on path of honesty . PM Narendra Modi during programme marking Vigilance Awareness Week of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), in Delhi on Thursday. Also seen here is Dr Jitendra Singh, Suresh N Patel and others. Every corrupt person should be held accountable by the society. It is important to build such an atmosphere. We are seeing that paeans are being sung for people already proven corrupt. People calling themselves honest do not feel the shame to go and get photographed with such corrupt people. This situation is not good for the Indian society. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Why send summons? arrest me: Soren to ED Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday termed ED’s summons to him as a weapon used by the BJP to target him and said if he has com- mitted a serious offence then he should be directly arrested. ED on Wednesday asked JMM leader to appear for questioning at its regional office in Ranchi on Thursday but Soren skipped ED summons and attended National Tribal Dance Festival Chhattisgarh’s state- hood celebration event called ‘Rajyotsava 2022’. CM Hemant Soren skips the ED summons and speaks to party workers in Ranchi on Thursday. Accused Naved MUMBAI l FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 177 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI CAN’T REPRESENT BIZMAN,HE IS NOT TRACEABLE: ADV OF MALLYA TO SC Poonch: The Indian Army has foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector by eliminating three terrorists, according to sources. The Indian Army on Thursday observed suspicious movement of some individuals along the LoC in Poonch sector. New Delhi: A lawyer representing Vijay Mallya on Thursday requested the Supreme Court to be relieved from the case concerning the fugitive businessman as he was untraceable and not responding to any communication from his lawyer. FACEBOOK- PARENT META’S INDIA HEAD AJIT STEPS DOWN Bengaluru: Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday that its India head, Ajit Mohan, has stepped down after 4 years, while a media report said he would join rival Snap Inc. Manish Chopra will take over on an interim capacity. BSE SENSEX 60,836.41 69.68 | NSE NIFTY 18,052.70 30.15 ARMY FOILS INFILTRATION BID, KILLS 3 TERRORISTS IN JK Ministers PSK, Mahesh Joshi face-off First India Bureau Jaipur: Ministers of Ge- hlot govt have now come face to face in matter of filling ACR for the func- tioning of state bu- reaucracy. On statement of Pratap Singh Khachariawas that bu- reaucracy was uncon- trollable, Dr Mahesh Joshi said that I have all the rights in my dept. PSK targeted advised Joshiheshouldnotspeak on such issues openly . BATTLE FOR GUJ ‘RAJ’! Gujaratelectiondatesannounced Moni Sharma New Delhi: The Elec- tion Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for assembly election in Gujarat. The state, where the BJP is currently in power, goes to the hustings on December 1. Assembly polls in Gu- jarat will be held in two phases. The Legislative Assembly of Gujarat is 182-members strong. This time, the election will witness a three-cor- nered contest between the ruling BJP, the Con- gress and the AAP. CEC Rajiv Kumar with EC Anup Chandra Pandey and others at a press conference to announce the schedule of Legislative Assembly elections in Gujarat, at Akashvani Bhawan on Thursday. BELOW IS A DETAIL BREAKDOWN OF THE ELECTION SCHEDULE TO BE HELD IN GUJ: PM TO CAMPAIGN IN GUJARAT ON SUNDAY, 1ST VISIT AFTER POLL DATES ANNOUNCED BJP WOULD RETAIN POWER IN GUJ: SHAH ABOUT LAST 2 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS PHASE 1 l Date of issue of notification: November 5 l Last date for filing nomination: November 14 l Date of the scrutiny: November 15 l Last date of withdrawal of the nomination: November 17 PHASE 2 l Date of issue of notification: November 10 l Last date for filing nomination: November 17 l Date of scrutiny: November 18 l Last date of withdrawal of nomination: November 21 PM Modi will head to Gujarat on November 6, his first visit since the announcement of poll dates for his home state. The PM will address rallies in Bhavnagar, Surendranagar and Valsad. BJP has been in power in Gujarat since 1998. HM Amit Shah last month predicted that the BJP would retain power in the 182-member Gujarat assembly with a two- thirds majority. POLL DAYS PHASE 1: DEC 1 (89 SEATS) PHASE 2: DEC 5 (93 SEATS) COUNTING: DEC 8 Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda I welcome the announcement of the Gujarat Assembly elections by the Election Commission. Under the leadership of respected Prime Minister Shri @ narendramodi ji, BJP will again form a double engine government in Gujarat with a huge majority and will work with a commitment to fulfill the aspirations of the people for the next 5 years. 182 TOTAL SEATS Gujarat 2012 2017 l BJP: 115 seats (47.8%) l INC: 61 seats (38.9%) l Others: 6 seats (13.3% ) l BJP: 99 seats (49%) l INC: 77 seats (41.4%) l Others: 6 seats (9.6% ) Seats Won (vote share%) Seats Won (vote share%)
NEWS MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 04 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia PROTEST AGAINST BULK DRUG PARK PROJECT: CASE FILED Alibag: Police have registered a case in connection with a protest march held in Raigad district against the land acquisition process for the proposed ‘bulk drug park’ project, an official said. The march, which was attended by hundreds of farmers, was held without the relevant permissions and also violated an order of the collector banning the assembly of more than five persons at a time. NOTICES ISSUED TO TWO TMC STAFF FOR NEGLECTING DUTIES Thane: The civic body here issued show-cause notices to two health department employees for alleged dereliction of duties on Thursday after Additional Municipal Commissioner Sandeep Malavi visited civic health centres and reviewed the work there, an official said. Incidentally, Thane Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar has issued an order asking staff to attend duties on time. MAHA BJP WOMEN’S WING NAMES CHITRA WAGH AS NEW CHIEF Mumbai: The Maharashtra BJP on Thursday ap- pointed its vice president Chitra Wagh as the head of the state unit’s ‘mahila morcha’, state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced. Wagh succeeds Uma Khapre who was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Inciden- tally, Wagh was chief of the NCP’s state women’s wing before she joined the BJP in July 2019. FIRE BREAKS OUT IN SCRAP GODOWN IN PUNE, NONE INJURED Pune: A fire broke out in a godown storing scrap materials like plastic, tin as well as cylinders in Sopan Nagar area on the Pune-Ahmednagar road on Thursday. No one was injured in the blaze, which started at noon and was doused an hour later in an operation. “Scrap material and LPG cylinders were stocked at the godown. The LPG cylinders exploded,” the fire brigade official said. MUMBAI NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU TO GET 2 SNIFFER DOGS TO HELP IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS Mumbai: The Mumbai zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will get two sniffer dogs and three handlers in the next few days to help detect narcotics and synthetic drugs and nab drug couriers, NCB Zonal Director Amit Ghawate said on Thursday. “We will get the canines in the next few days and the issue of allotting space for their lodging will be resolved soon,” he said, adding, “We will use these dogs to sniff and seize drugs at Mumbai Airport, Air Cargo Complex, Foreign post office, Nhava Sheva Con- tainer Terminal in Navi Mumbai.” CRUCIAL READ ‘Shindegovtwasformed to serve Guj, not Maha’ First India Bureau Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil slammed the Eknath Shinde-led Maharash- tra government over the loss of big industrial projects, accus- ing it of “serving Gu- jarat”. Speaking at a protest organized by the NCP here on Thursday to demand resumption of police recruitment, Patil said that a group like Tata choosing another state for its project was an embarrassment for the government. “Projects are being shifted to Gujarat and the chief minister and deputy chief minister are mute spectators. Had the Vendanta-Fox- conn project come to the state, it would have generated three to four lakh jobs directly or indirect- ly ,” he said. The former state finance minister further added, after Vendata- Foxconn, Tata consorti- umandAirbus’military aircraft project too went to Gujarat. The Shinde-led government came to power after the MVA government collapsed in June this year. “Conspiracy was hatched to bring a new government in the state so that the (new) government would serveGujaratmorethan Maharashtra,” the NCP leader further claimed. Patil also accused the state government of creating hurdles in the im- plementation of decisions taken by the MVA government. “We had taken the decision of police recruitment and the present government needstoonlyimplement it, but they are creating hurdles,” he alleged. About the Shinde government restoring the general consent for CBI to probe cases in the state, Patil said state police are capable of prob- inganymatter.“Itshows the government does not have confidence in the Maharashtra police,” he added. ‘FLOOD’ OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘DROUGHT’ ON EXECUTION FRONT Mumbai: The Ud- dhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena on Thursday criticized the Eknath Shinde-led Maharash- tra government for what it claimed hand- ing over only 2,000 recruitment letters at an event here and said under the current dispensation, there is a “flood” of announcements, but “drought” when it comes to their i m p l e m e n t a t i o n . Speaking to the media here, Lok Sabha MP Arvind Sawant— spokesperson for the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thacker- ay)—said, “It was announced (by the state government) that 75,000 recruitment letters will be handed over to job aspirants. However, in reality, only 2,000 appointment letters were handed over.” NCP leader Jayant Patil slammed the Eknath Shinde- led state govt over the loss of big-ticket projects POLITICAL BACKLASH Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil. —FILE PHOTO CM Eknath Shinde and DyCM Devendra Fadnavis listen to a virtual address by PM Modi at an event to handover appointment letters to Phase 1 candidates under state-level employment fair, at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, in Mumbai on Thursday. — PHOTO BY ANI 2agenciesappointedtohandle recruitment for state govt jobs First India Bureau Mumbai: The state government has ap- pointed two professional agencies, including TCS (Tata Consultancy Servic- es), to carry out recruitment in its various departments to avoid “fraud”, Deputy Chief Minister Dev- endra Fadnavis said here on Thursday. He was speaking at an event where recruitment letters were handed over to some candidates who have got government jobs. TCS and the Union government agency IBPS which carries out large-scale recruitment for public sector banks and Railways have been nominated to carry out the next round of recruitment for state government jobs, Fad- navis said. “The government will announce recruitment for 8,500 posts in the next week, which will be followed by recruitment for 18,500 posts in the police department. In one year, we will start the recruitment process for 75,000 posts,” he added. Government departments have been asked to announce vacancies as per the reservation norms to avoid confu- sion later, he said. In the past, recruitment had to be put on hold as poor prepara- tions led to litigation, Fadnavis noted. “The state govern- ments have also made mistakes in the past, hence we decided to hire professional agencies and avoid those same mistakes,” he said. The state government will also arrange recruitment drives for jobs in the private sector, Fadnavis said. The government will announce recruitment for 8,500 posts in the next week, which will be followed by recruitment for 18,500 posts in the police department. In one year, we will start the recruitment process for 75,000 posts. —Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM Decommissioned naval ship to be put on display at Durgadi Fort First India Bureau Thane: Decommis- sioned naval vessel ‘Fast Attack Craft T-80’ will be displayed at Durgadi Fort to commemorate the 365th anniversary of the establishment of Maratha Navy, as per a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Indian Navy and Smart Kalyan Dombivli Develop- ment Corporation Limited (SKDCL). The MoU was signed on Wednesday, said an official of state agency SKDCL. The decommissioned boat will be displayed permanently at Durga- di Fort—a historical structure atop a hill near Kalyan, overlook- ing the Thane creek, and an important naval post of the past—the official said. The T-80 memorial will be part of the Naval Gallery Campus at SK- DCL’s Riverfront Devel- opment Project, with an objective to spread sea consciousness among people, the SKDCL official said. The INFAC T-80, built by M/s IAl Ramta in Is- rael, was commissioned on June 24, 1998, and decommissioned on Octo- ber 07, 2021, after 23 years in service. The vessel was spe- cifically designed for shallow water opera- tions, and to provide security to Mumbai High Offshore Development Area and the coast of Maharashtra. “Even after decom- missioning, T-80 will continue serving the country and inspire In- dian youth visiting the Naval Museum at Dur- gadi Fort, Kalyan. The memorial will also showcase the state’s rich maritime history, especially the roles played in it by the Mara- tha Navy and Indian Navy,” the Navy said in a statement. In 2001, the Indian Navy had put up for display the decommissioned warship INS Pra- bal at Esselworld, Mum- bai, and converted it into a naval monument. Earlier this year, the Navy and the Uttar Pradesh government signed an MoU to con- vert INS Gomati, a Go- davari-class guided-missile frigate, into an open-air museum on the banks of River Gomati in Lucknow. A SHIP WITH A VIEW Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft (IN FAC) T-80 was decommissioned last year after 23 years of service. —FILE PHOTO The T-80 display will commemorate the 365th anniversary of the establishment of Maratha Navy Forest dept holds talks on moving 2 tigresses to Gondia First India Bureau Gondia: Following on the Union government’s recommenda- tion that the big cats be moved from high density tiger popula- tion areas to low density areas, forest department officials in Gondia district held two meetings to discuss a plan to translo- cate two tigresses from Bramhapuri in Chandrapur district to the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Officials held two meetings to assess the preparedness and conditions for the proposed translocation, on Tues- day . One of these was an online meeting, which also saw participation from representatives of the Wildlife Institute of India. The second meeting was held at the Van Bhavan in Gondia, officials said. “Wediscussedthepre- paredness, field conditions,technicalities,conflict possibility , local issues, need to create awarenessamonglocals, their monitoring, instal- lation of camera traps, among other things, ahead of the translocation,” he said. Chandrapur: Jaibai Tondare (55) was killed by a tiger on Thursday afternoon while she was en- gaged in farm work in Chandrapur’s Torgaon (Buj) village, some 128km from the district headquarters, a forest official said. “A spot inspection was done and the kin of the deceased has been given Rs20,000 as initial compensation,” Chief Conser- vator of Forests Prakash Lonkar said. This is the third death in tiger attacks since last month. 55-YEAR-OLD WOMAN KILLED BY TIGER IN CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT Big cats will be moved from Bramhapuri to the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve Paddy procurement to start next week in Gondia, Bhandara Gondia (PTI): The paddy procurement process in Gondia and Bhandara districts will likely be- gin on a regular basis from November 07, a senior official said on Thursday. Gondia, which is also knownasthe“RiceCity” due to its innumerable paddy processing mills, and Bhandara are major belts for the crop, with more than five lakh farmers involved and cultivation area exceed- ing 3.36 lakh hectares. “We are expecting the regular paddy procurement process to start from November 07. This year the process was de- layed due to rains. This season,110procurement centres have been approved for the district,” Gondia District Market- ing Officer Manoj Baj- payee said. “Thereare46procure- ment centres for Bhandarabutthisfigure might rise as the paddy production may be on the higher side,” DMO Ajay Bisne said. The minimum sup- portpricehasbeensetat Rs2,040 per quintal for common grade and Rs2,060 for grade A paddy , the officials added. The procurement targets for Bhandara and Gondia stand at 41 lakh and 39 lakh quintals. The Tribal Develop- ment Corporation has also set up 44 procurement centres, compris- ing 41 in Gondia and three in Nagpur’s Tamtek. MLAs’ fight ploy to divert attention: Nana Patole First India Bureau Aurangabad: Maha- rashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has said that the conflict between two MLAs supporting the Eknath Shinde government in Maha- rashtra was being played out to divert attention from issues plaguing the people. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Patole also claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling dispensation were not allowing free- dom to the media to report facts. In an apparent refer- ence to the tussle between MLAs Bacchu Kadu and Ravi Rana, he said, “The ongoing conflict is to divert the attention of people from the prob- lems of the state. Farmers, small busi- nessmen are commit- ting suicide. The BJP is diverting people’s attention from these issues.” Nana Patole
MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 05 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia USD WORTH `4 CR SEIZED AT MUMBAI AIRPORT, 3 HELD Mumbai: Customs officials have seized $4,97,000, worth Rs4.1 crore, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Interna- tional Airport here, an official said on Thursday. Airport Customs intercept- ed three members of a family who were about to fly to Dubai on Wednesday morning based on a tip-off and found the currency hidden inside sarees, footwear and in a bag. COPS ON HUNT FOR MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING 5-YEAR-OLD Thane: Rural police are looking for a 25-year-old man from Titwala in the district who is accused of raping a five-year- old girl. As per the First Information Report, the accused, who lived in the same neighbourhood as the child, called her to his house on Monday and allegedly raped her. After the girl’s family registered a case on Tuesday, the accused went underground. MSEDCL DETECTS 163 POWER THEFT CASES IN PALGHAR Palghar: More than 160 power theft cases were detected in a two- day drive in Palghar by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd, an official said on Thursday. “We checked connections of 1,024 consumers. We detected 163 power theft cases and 11 cases of illegal power usage,” he said, adding, “Offenders will have to pay fines or face charges.” WOMAN, LOVER, TWO OTHERS BOOKED FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND Latur: A woman and her lover are among four persons booked for her husband’s murder, an official said on Thursday. “The woman got her lover and two others to take her husband to a secluded place and strangle him to death on Tuesday night, as he had found out about her illicit relationship,” he said, adding, “The woman and her lover were held on Wednesday.” MAN FALLS FROM 2ND FLOOR DURING FIGHT, DIES Thane: Sadique Ansari (26) fell to his death from the second floor of a building in Bhiwandi in Thane district during a fight with another person—who has now been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder—over water, the Nizampura police station official said on Thursday. “Both fell down from the second floor passage of the building during a fight on Wednesday. Ansari died on the spot. The accused is yet to be arrested as he is hospitalized due to injuries sustained in the fall, he added. First India Bureau Mumbai: According to the experts, new variants of Omicron, XXB and BQ.1, have not led to any significant rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in Maharashtra. The symptoms caused by these strains of the virus are mild, they noted. Speaking to the media, Infectious Disease Specialist at Fortis Hos- pital, Mulund, Dr Anita Mathew stated that a number of new patients are asymptomatic. “Many people have incidental COVID-19. In other words, they are visiting the hospital for other health conditions and test positive for the COVID-19 infection,” she said. Dr Mathew further added symptoms such as the loss of smell and taste have not been noticed in many patients. Many of them report cold and cough, which is why there isn’t a lot of testing or self-isolation. She,however,stressed that vaccination against COVID-19 was still important. “One should be careful so that the risk of infecting others de- creases,” she said. According to the state health department, 17% more COVID-19 cases were recorded between October 10 and 16 against the preceding week (October 3-9). The rise was noticed mainly in Thane, Raigad and Mumbai, which are densely-populated districts. The department had also cautioned that COVID-19 cases could rise during the festive season and winters, cit- ing new variants which have greater immune evasive ability . Dr Vasanthapuram Ravi, Virologist, Head, RD,TATAMedicaland Diagnostics (and Chair- man of Karnataka Genomic Surveillance Committee) said the new strain of virus and the disease genotype were no different from Omicron in terms of severity and asymptomatic status. “It is a hybrid of two Omicron variants, 3.75 and BJ1, due to which it has a novel mutation in thespikeproteinswhich makes it escape the anti- bodies generated by vac- cines. This is why it is causing infections even in vaccinated people,” he said. But there is not much to worry due to its less- ened severity though testing is still important. If a patient tests positive for Omicron, he or she can get treatment for Omicron infection, Dr Ravi said. But if the test is nega- tive for Omicron (despite symptoms) then one needs to immediately consult a physi- cian in case there is a presence of a new vari- ant or another virus like flu virus or RSV (res- piratory syncytial virus), he added. ‘New Omicron variants not causing significant rise in hospitalizations’ lll Symptoms such as the loss of smell and taste have not been noticed in most patients. Many of them report only a cold and cough, which is why there isn’t a lot of testing or self-isolation, experts say The chances of hospitalization and ICU admissions are low as the infections are mostly mild. There was no significant rise in cases in the last few weeks. High-risk groups and elderly people should avoid going out to prevent getting infected, especially in crowded places. Wearing a mask is a must. —Dr Laxman Jessani, Consultant, Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals 1-year-oldgirlrescuedfrom traffickers,reunitedwithmom First India Bureau Mumbai: A one-year- old girl kidnapped from the city four days ago has been rescued and two women have been arrested for allegedly trying to sell the tod- dler in Telangana. In addition, 487 other children have been rescued by the Mumbai police force in 45 days, as part of a special drive called “Operation Reunite”. “During the drive, we also rescued children whose missing complaints were not found on records, not just those who had been reported as kidnapped or missing,” an official said. Operation Reunite saw 230 boys and 257 girls being rescued between August 15 and September 30. Of these, only 68 boys and 135 girls had been reported as missing. As many as 154 boys and 122 girls whose missing records were not present were also rescued, the official also said, adding that many of these children had already been reunited with their parents and efforts were on to do the same for the others. The one-year-old girl had been abducted from Santacruz, a western suburb of Mumbai, on October 30, Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar told the press, adding that she was rescued from Solapur railway station in southern Maharash- tra on Wednesday. The two women—res- identsof Nehrunagarin Mumbai—who were later arrested had allegedly tried to sell her and failed, he also said. The case was cracked by the Mumbai police’s crime branch with the help of Railway Protec- tion Force (RPF), Phansalkar said. ON A MISSION Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar hands over the baby who had been taken from a footpath in the Santacruz area to her mother. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE Mumbai police personnel have rescued 487 missing kids in 45 days as part of their special drive, Operation Reunite For evading customs duty,3 senior citizens fined `5.5 cr First India Bureau Mumbai: Three senior citizens, including two former Customs officials, were found guilty of customs duty evasion by a city court here on Wednesday , and were fined Rs5.50 crore in a 20-year-old case. Economic offences have serious consequences for the country’sfinancialhealth,SU Wadgaonkar, Special Judge (CBI cases), said in his order. The main accused, 71-year-old Toufiq Gaf- far, was sentenced to seven years’ jail and told to pay Rs5.30 crore as fine. “The accused (Gaffar) reaped the benefit of crime proceeds of Rs4.5 crore in 2000. Hence, he is held responsible for commission of economic offence and is liable to pay a fine amount commensurate with the wrongful loss sustained by the government in 2000,” the court said. Assistant Commis- sioner of Export Orient- ed Units (EOU) Scheme, Customs, Vinayak Bhende (now 81 years old), was also convicted by the court, and sentenced to two years’ im- prisonment and fined Rs20lakh.Thecourtsen- tenced 71-year-old Vinay Kumar, then appraiser of the EOU, to one year in jail and ordered him to pay Rs5 lakh as fine. According to the court, criminal miscon- duct by public servants Bhende and Kumar allowed Gaffar to gain “pe- cuniary advantage”. Gaffar was accused of creating a fictitious company through which he forged docu- ments and registered for EOU. According to the CBI, he cleared 38 consignments of fab- rics under the duty- free EOU Scheme by submitting forged procurement certificates, and availed customs duty exemption of Rs4.25 crore. CRUCIAL READ Under-construction structure in Belapur torn down by NMMC First India Bureau Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Munici- pal Corporation (NMMC) demolished an under-construction illegal structure in Shabaz in Belapur. The construction of the ground plus two- storey floor building was completed without any permission from the civic body . A notice was issued under section 54 of the Maharash- tra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 for the unauthorized construction and asked to remove themselves. However, despite the notice being served, they did not remove the unauthorized construction. The Anti-Encroach- ment department of NMMC’s Belapur ward carried out a demolition drive against the unauthorized construction in the presence of police officials with the help of labourers, electric ham- mer, and a gas cutter. Meanwhile, Panvel Municipal Commission- er Ganesh Deshmukh has approved the first list of 3,076 hawkers— prepared by the City Hawkers’ Committee— to resolve various issues of hawkers. According to a senior official, the approved vendors will be eligible to get a loan of Rs10,000 in the first phase and later they will be given Rs20,000 after successful payment of the sanc- tioned first loan. The Anti-Encroachment department of NMMC’s Belapur ward carried out a demolition drive against the unauthorized construction. Panvel civic body has approved first list of 3,076 street vendors, who will be eligible to get a loan of Rs10,000 Shut down vehicular traffic on Gokhale Bridge: BMC First India Bureau Mumbai: Motorists in Andheri are likely to face trying times, as the Bri- hanmumbai Munic- ipal Corporation has asked police to immediately shut Gokhale Bridge for vehicular traffic. Incidentally, local Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ameet Sa- tam had written to BMC chief Iqbal Sin- gh Chahal on Tues- day about the east- west road connector over Western Railway tracks in Andheri being in a “dangerous” condition. “We have asked (traffic police) to shut down vehicular traffic on the bridge immediately,” con- firmed Additional Municipal Commis- sioner P Velarasu, adding that civic officials will soon final- ize alternate routes to provide relief to motorists. MLA Satam, in his letter, said the work on the BMC portion of the bridge is near- ing completion, while the segment above the railway tracks was yet to start. “As per a report of BMC consultant SCG Consultancy Servic- es, the existing bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition and may lead to a mis- hap any moment and should be immediately closed down,” Sa- tam said in the letter. Closure of the vital but dilapidated east- west connector over Western Railway tracks is likely to cause traffic snarls A part of the bridge across the tracks had collapsed in 2018, killing two. —FILE PHOTO The accused (Gaffar) reaped the benefit of crime proceeds of Rs4.5 crore in 2000. Hence, he is held responsible for commission of economic offence and is liable to pay a fine amount commensurate with the wrongful loss sustained by the government in 2000. —Court
PERSPECTIVE MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 06 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia l Vol 1 l Issue No. 177 l RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, No.22, Dighe MIDC, Vishnu Nagar, TTC Industrial Area, Dighe, Navi Mumbai-400701. Published at Plot No. 3 Scheme C of Manglorean Garden Home, CHS Limited, Survey No. 5, 6C (Part) Ville Parle East, Mumbai 400057. Phone 022-46031417. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act SPIRITUAL SPEAK Faith and prayer both are invisible, but they make impossible things possible. —Buddha IN-DEPTH Nirmala Sitharaman @nsitharaman “India has the conditions in place for an economic boom fueled by offshoring, investment in manufacturing, the energy transition, and the country’s advanced digital infrastructure,”Morgan Stanley Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani Those who work for the betterment of the country need not live in guilt. Only those people who have their own vested interests are shouting due to the attack on corruption, but the public is standing with the truth in this fight. TOP TWEETS IMRAN ESCAPES GUN ATTACK AFTER TAKING ON PAK’S ISI ormer Prime Minis- ter of Pakistan Im- ran Khan survived a gun attack, which is being described as an assassination attempt, when his long convoy was heading to- wards Islamabad. The Tehreek- e-Insaaf party leader’s popular- ity has been at its peak after his removal from office through a no-confidence vote. He has been boldly taking on the Shehbaz Sharif government, the Paki- stan army and the “deep state” or the Inter-Services Intelli- gence (ISI) of Pakistan. His allegation that the ISI was behind the murder of a Pakistani jour- nalist in Kenya forced the ISI chief to defend the agency in a rare public appearance. Clearly the former prime minister has made too many powerful enemies, which is always a dangerous situation for any democratically elected political leader. Last month the Election Commission of Pakistan dis- qualified him from contesting election for five years. But the popular cricketer-turned-politician was insistent on his demand for fresh polls in the country. Thursday’s development shows how dangerous Pakistan is for democracy . F erala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left Democratic Front government headed by CPM’s Pinarayi Vijayan have been having frequent run-ins over a variety of issues. Power to appoint vice- chancellors of universities was one of them. The recent disputeisaboutthegovernor’s power to recommend the dis- missalof aminister.Inaletter he wrote to the chief minister on October 25, Khan asked him to take “constitutionally appropriate action” against Finance Minister KN Balago- pal as he had ceased to enjoy the Governor’s pleasure. In other words Khan wanted the minister to be sacked. Balago- pal earned Khan’s ire for a speech that “undermined the unity and integrity of India”. Ever since Khan’s letter there has been a debate on whether the Governor is constitutionally empowered to sackaminister.Khanclaimed in a tweet that he was empowered to “invite action including withdrawal of pleasure” if “statements by individual ministerslowerthedignityof office of the Governor”. Khan’s assertion is based on Article 164 (1) of the Constitu- tion which says that “Minis- ters shall hold office during thepleasureof theGovernor.” Technically the Governor’s letter is in sync with the Con- stitution but legal experts ar- gue that notwithstanding the constitutional provision, no governor in the history of post-Independence India has exercised this power unilater- ally . The controversy is still simmering as Pinarayi Vijay- an is refusing to sack his cabinet colleague. Khan, whom the state government calls an agent of the Centre, is not known to backtrack on a deci- sionwhichhethinksisconsti- tutionally and legally correct. Vijayan faces a challenge. KERALA GUV PUTS VIJAYAN IN SPOT Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left Democratic Front government headed by CPM’s Pinarayi Vijayan have been having frequent run-ins over a variety of issues. Power to appoint vice- chancellors of universities was one of them. The recent dispute is about the governor’s power to recommend the dismissal of a minister K ndia created history when the IndianSpaceResearchOrgan- ization (ISRO) successfully launched it’s heaviest rocket LaunchVehicleMark-3(LVM- 3)PSLV on 23 Oct 2022 carrying 36 satellites and launched them into space successfully . This was the highest number of satellites ever launched from a launcher vehicle. 135 crore Indians including the President and the Prime Min- ister of India put their hands togethertoapplaudtheefforts of ISRO scientists. In 1960, the thought of just inventing space technology was far-fetched and nearly impossible for Indians. Till the end of 20th Century , India was still perceived as a low cost, poor technology desti- nation. We converted this threat into opportunity in 21st Century and today India is most economic launch-pad for space missions and satellites in the world. BABY STEPS TO GIANT LEAPS Dr Vikram Sarabhai formed the Indian National Commit- tee for Space Research (IN- COSPAR) in 1962. INCOSPAR then grew and became the Indian Space Research Or- ganization (ISRO) on August 15th, 1969. The world looked up to applaud India’s feat when it achieved the rare success of launchingrecordbreaking104 nanosatellitesintoorbit,from asinglerocket.Itsoonbecame the workhorse launcher for satellites, with a high success rate. As ISRO launched many satellites India established itself as a as a reliable and cost effectiveplace intheworld for satellite launches. As we celebrate “Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, let’s look back at this arduous space journey of 75 years and flag the discoveries that put In- dia on the global map. Aryabhatta: Named after the noted Indian astronomer, Aryabhatta was India’s first satellite which was launched on 19th April, 1975. This was an iconic moment in the history of India. SLV-3: The Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) was India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle, which was a four-stage vehicle It was launched on July 18, 1980. SLV-3 made India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations. PSLV: The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) was India’s third generation launch vehicle, equipped with liquid stages, launched in Oct 1994. It emerged as a reliable launch vehicle with 39 consecutively successful missions and the vehicle has launched 48 Indian satellites and 209 satellites for customers. Chandrayaan-I: Chan- drayaan-1 was India’s first moon mission launched in October 2008. The spacecraft completed over 3,400 orbits around the moon and indi- cated existence of water on the moon, for the first time. Mangalyaan: The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was India’s first interplanetary mission. This was launched on Nov 5, 2013. It made India proud to be the first nation in the world to reach the Mar- tian orbit in its maiden attempt. India became the fourth space agency in the world to reach Mars orbit, at the lowest cost. GSLV: Another outstand- ing development by ISRO is the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). GSLV-D5wasthefirstsuccess- fulflightusingtheindigenous cryogenic engine. Recently, LVM-3 created history by carrying highest payload of 5796 Kgandsuccessfullyplacing36 satellites into orbit of Earth. Mission Shakti: In a maiden attempt, the Defence Re- search and Development Or- ganization (DRDO) success- fullyblastedasatellite withits anti-satellite (ASAT) missile on 27 March 2019. With this, India became the fourth coun- tryintheworldtoacquireanti- satellite capabilities. AEROSPACE DOMINANCE Dominance of space is the new buzz in the 21st Century . It is perceived that future wars will witness aerospace as the new battlefield and hence the race to dominate space. An advancement in the space domain is seen as an lead demonstrator in military technology. Hence the ‘space race’ to dominate the space for future warfare. In March 2019, India successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon. Perhaps more significantly ,Indiaestablished two new space agencies in 2019: the DSA and the DSRO DSA is organized to perform duties of integrating space assets from the three services and developing strategy for space dominance and space warfare,wheneverithappens. DSRO is a research organiza- tiongearedtowardfacilitating devpof civilianspacetechnol- ogy for military purposes. CONCLUSION ISRO is developing Next Gen- eration Launch Vehicles with reusable energy and capable of lifting payloads upto 10 tonnes. It’s likely to be ready by 2030. India also eyes setting up of own space station by 2035, a rare feat indeed. In the changing space security dynamics, India’s space pro- gram has developed credible launchcapabilities.Thecoun- try is working to increase its capabilities in the space domain to assert itself as a po- tent regional power in the fu- turewhilepursuingitsgoalof becoming a global power. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL INDIA GOES BEYOND EARTH (Exploring the Universe) I The perception of space security threats are increasing with belligerent China at our doorsteps. In the future, India is likely to press ahead with its ambitious space goals to enhance India’s space capabilities and influence in global governance of space India created history when the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched it’s heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) PSLV on 23 Oct 2022 carrying 36 satellites and launched them into space successfully. This was the highest number of satellites ever launched from a launcher vehicle. 135 crore Indians including the President and the Prime Minister of India put their hands together to applaud the efforts of ISRO scientistss MAJ GEN CP SINGH (RETD) The writer is a scholar soldier accredited with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 07 INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau New Delhi: Depart- ment of Drinking Wa- ter Sanitation, Minis- try of Jal Shakti held Technical Session on “Rural WASH Partner- ships – the way forward’ on the second day of the 7th India Water Week. The focus of the session, chaired by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shek- hawat, was on how the partnerships with aca- demia, WASH experts and other partners can be harnessed to achieve the targets of the two flagship programs of DDWS – Jal Jeevan Mis- sion and the Swachh Bharat Mission Gra- meen phase-II. Union Minister also launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2023 and the web portal for the ‘Twinpit to Retrofit Abhiyan’. An important initia- tive under Swachh Bharat Mission is the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG). DDWS has been conducting SSG since 2018 onwards to rank the States and Districts on the basis of their performance. Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023 Toolkit launched RURAL WASH PARTNERSHIPS “DHAIRYARAKHIYE” SAYSRAJNATHSINGH EX-NAVY CHIEF ADMIRAL RAMDAS JOINS RaGa IN BHARAT JODO YATRA RAHUL CORRECTS CHILD’S KARATE TECHNIQUES; CONG TAKES DIG AT BJP Hyderabad (PTI): Former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas joined Rahul Gandhi in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Telan- gana on Thursday. “Admiral Ramdas, former Chief of Naval Staff, who at 89 continues to be an indefatigable campaigner for public causes, along with his wife Lalita Ramdas, herself the daughter of Admiral Katari, 1st In- dian Chief of Naval Staff, walked with @RahulGandhi on Day 57 of #BharatJodoYatra,” Jairam Ramesh, tweeted. Hyderabad (Agencies): The Congress on Thursday shared a light moment from Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra where the Congress leader can be seen interacting with a karate kid. And the interaction, as captured in the video, is mostly about punches. Rahul Gandhi, who is a black belt in Aikido, supervised the deliveries of a Karate kid and ap- parently corrected his technique. The Congress shared this vide on its official Twitter handle. as crowd chants “We want POK” Jaisinghpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said “Dhairya rakhiye,”(Be patient) as some people in his rally shouted they want Pakistan Oc- cupied Kashmir(POK). Addressing a rally here, Singh smiled and said ‘Dhairya rakhiye as some people chanted ‘we want POK’. “Today ,notonebutsix medical colleges have either opened or are being opened in the state of Himachal Pradesh. AIIMS has too been opened here,” he said. Rajnath Singh hailed the centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 from JK and said, “The incidents of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir have come down after the abroga- tion of Article 370. I want to assure you that terrorism will be eradi- cated from the country .” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being garlanded by BJP leaders during the public meeting for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Jaisinghpur on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the technical session on ‘Rural Wash Partnerships – The Way Forward’ in New Delhi, on Thursday Union Minister Shekhawat, with other dignitaries, launching the ‘Retrofitting Module’. —PHOTO BY PIB ROYALS HOLD SWAY IN LAND OF GODS; CONG BANKS ON THEM AS BJP RAISES PITCH AGAINST ‘RAJAS-RANIS’ ONLY VAJPAYEE AND MODI GAVE IMPORTANCE TO HIMACHAL: SINGH Shimla (PTI): In the land of gods, where local deities are revered, royalty continues to command its own space in the politics of Himachal Pradesh. While kingdoms may have gone, many scions of the erstwhile royal families of the hill state are persisting at the hustings, in their bid to continue to “rule” albeit by the dint of the ballot now. Not that the royal charms have sustained the electoral weathers. The influence of royals in Himachal’s politics has waned over the years, as is clear from their depleting numbers in the poll fray this time. Only a handful of royal scions are contesting the state Assem- bly election to be held on November 12. Solan (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said only two Prime Ministers including Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi gave importance to Himachal Pradesh like nobody else. Addressing a public meeting here, Singh said, “People of this country can evaluate well what earlier govts did and what present govt is doing. Cong has been in power for a long time post- independence. But only two PMs-Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PM Modi-gave importance to Himachal like nobody else”. He lauded PM Modi’s leadership and said that India’s prestige has increased on the global stage under his prime ministership.“No one can deny the fact that after PM Modi became PM, India’s prestige increased on the global stage. Today if India says anything on the global forum, other countries listen carefully to what India is saying,” he said. “Whyseparatedatesfor Himachal,Gujaratpolls?” New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Thursday said the Election Com- mission must give an explanationtothepeople of the country as to why it announced the poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat on separate dates even thoughcountingof votes would be held on the sameday .Congress’sGu- jarat in-charge Raghu Sharma alleged that the BJP got time to hold several rallies on official expense and misused public resources to the hilt in Gujarat. At a presser at the AICC headquarters here, he said, “Want to thank Election Com- mission for announcing Gujarat polls finally despite BJP-led government’s pressure.” “The Election Commission should give an explanation as a constitutional body that while counting of votes for elections in both states will be on the same day, why elections were announced on different dates,” Sharma said. He also attacked PM Narendra Modi over the Morbi bridge collapse, saying when the tragedy happened the Con- gress had cancelled all political programmes but the prime minister “went ahead with official programmes”. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joins artistes performing the traditional folk dance ‘Dhimsa’ amid the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI JharkhandCMHemantSorendaresED, Centretoarresthim;skipsvisittoAgency Ranchi (ANI): Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Thursday challenged the Enforce- ment Directorate (ED) to arrest him instead of sending summons to him for questioning. Soren was to appear before the ED in its regional office in Ranchi but he skipped his visit. Addressing the party workers outside his official residence before leaving for Raipur to attend a tribal festival, Soren urged his party workers to be prepared for a long political fight against the the BJP-led Central government. Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren addressing party workers over ED summon to him in money laundering case, in Ranchi on Thursday. JMM HOLDS MARCH IN RANCHI TO PROTEST AGAINST ED SUMMONS TO HEMANT SOREN HEMANT SOREN SEEKS 3-WEEK TIME FROM ED Ranchi (PTI): Workers of Jharkhand’s ruling JMM on Thursday took out a rally here to protest against Enforce- ment Directorate’s summons to Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in connection with a case of alleged illegal mining. Shouting slogans against the BJP and carrying party flags, hundreds of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) activists from across the state gathered at Morabadi ground. New Delhi: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Thursday sought three weeks’ time to appear before theED in connection with the money laundering case pertain- ing to illegal mining and extortion in Jharkhand and Bihar. Sources in the ED claimed that Soren has written a letter to the probe agency seeking time to attend a few programs. Soren was summoned by the ED to join the investigation on Thursday, but he skipped the questioning. Kerala: Guv challenges CM on political interference New Delhi (ANI): Challenging Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, state Governor Arif Moham- med Khan on Thursday said that he would resign if the CM showed one example of political interference by him in the appointments of the Vice-Chancellor. While rejecting the chief minister’s allegation of political interference in this particular case, Khan offered to resign if Vijayan succeeded in presenting an example. “He is saying that I am doing this (action against VCs) to bring RSS people. If I have nominated even one person, not just of RSS, any person, using my authority, then I will resign. Will he (CM) be able to resign if he is not able to prove it?” Khan said in Delhi. Morbi: Guj govt calls off search operation New Delhi (Agencies): Gujarat on Thursday called of the search operation following the bridge collapse in Morbi that led to the death of 135 people. An official said that there is no information about anyone stillbeingmissinginthe bridge tragedy . “A total of 135 people have died. But our control room is still operational. People can offer us all such information, we’ll follow it up with due process,” MorbiDistrictCollector, GT Pandya, said. “All persons have been ac- counted for. And hence the decision to call off the search operation,” Pandyaadded.Localfire brigade, state and national disaster teams will be kept on standby, a govt statement said. Department of Drinking Water Sanitation holds technical session 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS: SUPREME COURT TAKES SIT ON RECORD New Delhi (ANI): Senior Advocate HS Phoolka on Thursday apprised the Supreme Court about the sham trial that has taken place in 1984 cases. Phoolka cited the SIT report which was filed on Nov 29, 2019. According to the SIT report, while police after clubbing various cases sent a challan in respect of the murder of 56 persons, the trial court framed charges only in respect of the killing of 5 persons. 3 SENIOR CITIZENS CONVICTED IN DUTY EVASION SCAM Mumbai (PTI): A court here has convicted three senior citizens including two former Customs officials and imposed a fine of Rs 5.50 crore in a two-decade-old case of customs duty evasion. Special judge for CBI cases, SU Wadgaonkar said in his order on Wednesday that economic offences have serious consequences for the country’s economy and financial health. KARNATAKA HIGH COURT TAKES UP THE CAUSE OF CHILD HAWKERS Bengaluru (PTI): Taking serious note of children being forced to sell trinkets and toys at traffic signals and street-corners, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the stakeholders to meet and suggest ways to rehabilitate and provide such children education. A Division Bench directed the meeting to be held on November 15 under the aegis of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA). ADEQUATE SECURITY AT SWAMY’S SECURITY AT RESIDENCE: CENTRE New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has told Delhi High Court that adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure safety of former BJP MP Subramanian Swamy at his private residence considering that he is a ‘Z category’ protectee. After Cente’s submission, court closed the proceedings in Swamy’s application in which he claimed that Centre was yet to make adequate arrangements at his private accommodation. ELECTIONS OF INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 10 New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has approved a fresh timeline submitted by Justice (retd) LN Rao committee for holding of elections of the executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), and said the polls will be held on December 10. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli also allowed circulation of the draft amended constitution among members of the IOA as per rules. DEATH PENALTY TO PAK LeT TERRORIST IN 2000 RED FORT ATTACK CASE New Delhi (Agencies): The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the death sentence of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Ashfaq Arif convicted of attacking an army barracks at Delhi’s Red Fort in December 2000. A Supreme Court bench dismissed the review petition filed by Arif noting the order of conviction and sentence do not warrant any intervention. COURTYARD
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 08 INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Aizawl (Agencies): Assam Rifles and Cus- toms officials in a joint operation seized 190 cases of foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs 2.47 crore from eastern Mi- zoram's Champhai district, a hotspot of illegal trade from Myanmar. Officials on Thursday said that the para-mili- tarytroopersof 23Sector accompanied by Assam Rifles officials recovered the foreign origin cigarettes on Wednesday nightfromanabandoned place at New Zotlang of Champhai district, ad- joining Myanmar. The seized items were handed over to the Customs department, Champhai to undertake further legal proceedings. Ongoing smuggling of drugs and foreign origin cigarettes is a major cause of concern for Mizoram, especially along the India-Myan- mar border, an Assam Rifles statement said. The Mizoram-based International Trade Ini- tiative Forum (ITIF) recently urged Prime Min- isterNarendraModiand Mizoram Governor to resumetradewithMyan- marthroughtheZokhaw- thar border point. ITIF President PC Lawmkunga, a retired IAS officer, who served as Manipur’s Chief Sec- retary, reportedly said “in the absence of the formal and regular official border trade between India and Myan- mar, not only smuggling and illegal trade is going on unchecked but the govt is losing crores of rupees in revenue.” Tumakuru (Karnata- ka): In a heart wrench- ing incident, a woman and her new-born twins died on Thursday, after the hospital authorities refused to admit her. Thirty-year-old Kas- turi hailed from Tamil Nadu. Her two new- born babies died at her residence at Bharathi- nagar locality in Tu- makuru city . Protesting the hospital’s apathy, the locals staged a protest and demanded suspension of the concerned doctors and staff. The family and rela- tives of the woman also refused to cremate the bodies until action is taken against the guilty . According to locals, Kasturi had come from Tamil Nadu and was staying at a rented place with her daughter. Kas- turi, who was pregnant, developed labour pain on Wednesday evening. She was taken to the government district hospital in an auto. But, the authorities and staff of the government district hospital refused admission in the absence of Aadhaar and Mother's card. The doctors also refused to provide her treatment and admit her to the hospital despite the woman being in labour. New Delhi (PTI): Over 20,000 schools across the country were shut down during the 2020- 21, a report by the Min- istry of Education found. The number of teachers also declined by 1.95 per cent compared to the previous year. The report titled, Unified District Infor- mation System for Edu- cation Plus (UDISE+) on school education in India for 2021-22 also pointed out that only 44.85 per cent schools had computer facilities while nearly 34 per cent had internet connection. “Total number of schools in 2021-22 stood at 14.89 lakhs as compared to 15.09 lakhs in 2020-21. The decline in total schools is mainly due to closure of schools under private and other management,” said the report launched on Thursday . Chennai (Agencies): The Indian Meteorolog- ical Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains at iso- lated places in some southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday . As per the weather department, the districts that are likely to be affected by this heavy rainfall, are - Ra- manathapuram, Naga- pattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Sivaganga and Myladuthurai. In a statement on Thursday, the IMD officials said that an upper cyclonic circulation that lies over south Ta- mil Nadu and its neighbourhood and extends up to upper tropospher- ic areas is expected to bring in rains. Lucknow (ANI): UP cabinet has cleared setting up private universities in Ghaziabad, Noi- da and Farrukhabad, along with another 19 proposals. At a cabinet meeting on Thursday in which 22 of 23 proposals tabled were passed. Among the proposals cleared were those per- taining to issuance of letters of intent for setting up the SDGI Global University in Ghazi- abad and Major SD Sin- gh University in Fate- hgarh, Farrukhabad, under the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities Act, 2019. A proposal re- garding the release of the letter of intent for establishing the JSS University in Noida was also approved. CNI MODERATOR BOOKED IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE KERALA CPI-M MP AM ARIFF INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT Bhopal (Agencies): The Bhopal unit of ED has registered money laundering case to probe alleged irregularities against Jabalpur bishop PC Singh — moderator of Church of North India (CNI) in India — and his family. The federal company has filed the case under- neath varied sections of the PMLA Act taking cognizance of a EOW FIR that has named Singh and his son. Kochi (Agencies): The lone CPI-M Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, AM Ariff, suffered injuries on Thursday after the car he was driving hit a lorry in Alappuzha. The incident took place near KVM Junction when the car rammed into the lorry. While the front portion of the car was badly damaged, Ariff suffered injuries on his legs. He was brought out of the car with the help of fire officials. New Delhi (Agencies): PM Narendra Modi is all set to flag off South India’s first ‘Vande Bharat Express’ train during his visit to Bengaluru on November 11. The country’s fifth Vande Bharat Express, it will run between Chennai and Mysuru via Bengaluru. On November 5, this semi-high-speed train will leave the Integrated Coach Factory for trials. Vande Bharat is India’s first semi high speed train equipped with world class passenger amenities. It can achieve high speeds due to faster acceleration and deceleration and will reduce journey times by 25% to 45%. The train can at- tain speed from 0-100 kmph in 52 seconds. All Vande Bharat coaches are equipped with automatic doors; GPS based audio-visual information system etc. Bengaluru (Agencies): The Dakshina Kannada district administration on Thursday started the process of attaching the property of the slaughterhouses in connection with illegal cow slaughtering. C Madana Mo- han, Assistant Commissioner of Mangaluru Sub-Divi- sion and Sub divisional Magistrate issued an order for the attachment of properties for carrying out illegal cow slaughtering. The four properties of slaughterhouses in Adyapaadi near Adkur, Bajal Pakaladka, Jalligudde and Kattapuni have been attached following the order. Jurisdictional Kankanady police have been directed to get the valuation of properties and vehicles done from the concerned authorities and submit the approximate value of the property to the court. NEXT VANDE BHARAT TRAIN BETWEEN CHENNAI-BENGALURU-MYSURU SOON SLAUGHTERHOUSE PROPERTIES ATTACHED IN KARNATAKA DISTRICT CRUCIAL READ First India Bureau Aizawl: PresidentDrou- padiMurmuonhervisit to Mizoram inaugurates the Campus of IIMC NorthEastlocatedatMi- zoram University in virtual mode. The Indian Institute of Mass Com- munication (IIMC) is an autonomous Institution under IB Ministry . The IIMC North East Campus began function- ing in 2011 from a tempo- rarybuildingmadeavail- able by Mizoram Univer- sity . The construction work for the campus began in 2015 and completed in 2019. The total cost is 25 crores. The IIMC permanent campus on the 8 acres of land given by Mizoram University has separate Adminis- trative and Academic buildingsalongwithhos- tels and staff quarters. Sinceitsinception,the campus is offering PG Diploma course in Eng- lish Journalism for which most of the students come from other parts of India. This year, the Institute takes pride in having a topper in English Journalism for the second time. The Campus also enables its students to secure em- ployments in reputed media organisations across the country through campus place- ments and their own efforts. Year after year, studentsareestablishing their own niche in well- known media organiza- tions like Doordarshan. From the 2022-23 session, the North East Campus has been cho- sen to start PG Diploma Course in Digital Media along with two other Campuses of IIMC. Murmu inaugurates North Eastern Regional Campus IIMC AT AIZAWL lll Since its inauguration in 2011, the institute is headed by LR Sailo, Regional Director, who has decades of experience in public relations President Droupadi Murmu addresses the 17th Convocation of Mizoram University, in Aizawal on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI ASSEMBLY BYPOLLS IN SIX STATES Telangana’s Munugode records 77%, Haryana’s Adampur 75%, 66.63% turnout in Odisha New Delhi (PTI): By- electionstosevenassem- bly constituencies in six states were held on Thursday with the voter turnout ranging from 31.74percentinAndheri (East) of Maharashtra to77.55percentinTelan- gana’s Munugode. Till last reports came in, the polling percent- ages in the five other seats were Mokama (53.45) and Gopalganj (51.48) of Bihar, Adam- pur (75.25) of Haryana, Gola Gokarannath (55.68) of Uttar Pradesh, and Dhamnagar (66.63) of Odisha.Thesefigures are likely to change. Officials said the bypolls were by and large peaceful barring some minor incidents. Among the seven seats where bypolls are being held, the BJP held three seats and the Con- gress two, while the Shiv Sena and the RJD had one each. The contest is symbolic of the fierce turf war between the BJP and the regional parties. For the bypolls in Bi- har, the main contest is between the BJP and the RJD, and the saffron party’s main contend- ers in Haryana are the Congress, INLD and the AAP. In Telangana, Ut- tar Pradesh and Odis- ha, the main contests are between the BJP and the TRS, SP and the BJD respectively . While a victory in the bypolls will be inconse- quential to their position in the assemblies, the parties have not taken the contest lightly and carried out a high-pitched campaign. The counting of votes will take place on No- vember 6. In UP, the Samajwadi Party alleged that some polling centres were captured by workers of the ruling BJP. POLLINGBYANDLARGEPEACEFUL:EC BJP backs-off at last moment, but will it matter in Andheri East bypoll? Mahesh Sharma Mumbai: The BJP withdrew its candidate fortheAndheriEastas- sembly seat in Maha- rashtra on the last day for withdrawal of nomination. On the appeal of Shiv Sena leaders of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction and MNS leader Raj Thack- eray , the BJP withdrew the name of its candidate so that Rutuja Latte, wife of late MLA Ramesh Latte, could win the election easily . However, even then Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP have said that theBJPknewitwasgo- ing to be defeated and to avoid this humilia- tion, it played this gam- ble. Had the BJP lost in the by-elections, the narrative around that lost would have made it difficultforBJPtohope for a good outing in the municipal corporation elections to be held in the next few days and the position of Shiv Sena would have been strengthened. So the party withdrew the candidate. But it seems that despite the removal of the candidate, there has been no harmony with the Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction. There is the news that BJP is creating trouble for the candidate of Uddhav Thack- eray faction in And- heri East seat. Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab has alleged that voters in the a ssembly con- stituency are being lured by money and BJP is asking them to vote on the option of NOTAi.e.NoneOf The Above. Significantly, even after the withdrawal of the BJP candidate, many inde- pendent candidates are in the fray . T’GANA COPS LATHI-CHARGE 2 GROUPS AT MARRIGUDA POLLING STATION DURING BYPOLL Munugodu (ANI): The Telangana Police on Thursday lathi-charged two groups at a polling station in Munugodu’s Marriguda during voting for the bypolls, after both the groups alleged that they are not from the same village. This came amid the voting in the Munugodu assembly con- stituency. “In Marriguda, two groups gathered and alleged against each other that they are not from the same village. Immediately the police intervened and dispersed the two groups. The situation is under control now,” Nalgonda SP Rema Rajeshwari said. The BJP supporters tried to stage a protest at a polling station in Marriguda alleging that the TRS party is trying to influence voters. The BJP also demanded action against those trying to influence the voters. CONG IN SELF-DESTRUCTION MODE, HAS NO FUTURE: KULDEEP BISHNOI Hisar (ANI): Kuldeep Bishnoi who joined BJP after being expelled from Congress, on Thursday said his former party is in “self-destruction mode” and has no future. Bishnoi, who reached the polling booth to cast his vote in the Adampur constitu- ency bypoll in Haryana, took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi and said the former Congress president could commit political suicide, by continuing in Congress, but not he. Bishnoi said, “Congress is in self-destruction mode. It would remain in the number two spot, but BJP would win the bypoll.” Bishnoi’s son Bhawya Bishnoi is in fray in Adampur. Voters stand in a queue outside a polling station during the Bihar Assembly by- election in Gopalganj, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI Foreign cigarettes worth `2.47 crore seized in Mizoram The foreign cigarettes were reportedly smuggled from Myanmar. K’takawoman,twinsdie afterdeliveryathome Over 20K schools shut during 2021-22: Report IMD predicts heavy rain in South TN today UP govt okays move to set up pvt varsities In the absence of formal regular official border trade between India and Myanmar, not only smuggling and illegal trade is going on unchecked but govt is losing crores of rupees in revenue. —A retired IAS officer —Representational pic
Gender wealth gap in APAC largest in India at 64% First India Bureau New Delhi: Women, on average, are expected to reach retirement with just 74% of the wealth accumulated by men, a new global study - The 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report by advisory, broking and so- lutions company WTW has revealed. Asia Pacific has one of the lower global wealth gaps on average for gender wealth equity. In the APAC region, women are expected to accumulate just over 76% of men’s wealth levels, two points above the global average. In APAC, the gender wealth gap is the largest in India at 64%. The study found that one of the contributing factors for this can be the significant gender pay gaps in the country, which exceed the global average, particularly for professional and technical roles. Op- portunities for women in leadership positions are also limited, with only 3% of women in the work- force occupying senior positions. Women also tend to assume childcare respon- sibilities at a young age, resulting in financial impacts from which there is limited capacity to cover. Compounding this is the fact that long-term financial decisions gener- ally rest with men and financial literacy for working women tends to be lower. Across the 12 markets in the APAC, gender wealth gaps range from 64% in In- dia to 90% in South Korea. WTW GLOBAL GENDER WEALTH EQUITY REPORT TOP TALKING POINTS z Women, on average, are expected to reach retirement with just 74% of the wealth accumulated by men z In the APAC region, women are expected to accumulate just over three- quarters (76%) of men’s wealth levels business BRIEFS New Delhi: India’s most valuable startup, online- education giant Byju’s, is finalizing plans for a $1 billion initial public offering of its tutoring business Aakash Educational Services, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is in talks with at least four foreign banks as well as Indian banks including Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd and Axis Bank Ltd as it seeks arrangers for the listing. The unit may be valued at $3.5 billion to $4 billion. —FIB BYJU’S FINALISING PLANS FOR $1 BN IPO FOR AAKASH New Delhi: India aims to end imports of urea from 2025 as the nation boosts its local production capacity with the commissioning of new plants, fertilisers minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. India, the top importer of urea, imports about 30% of its average 35 million tonnes of annual con- sumption of the crop nu- trient. “We are aiming for ending our dependence on imported urea by 2025... our five new plants will be commissioned by then,” Man- sukh Mandaviya told reporters. —FIB INDIA AIMS TO END UREA IMPORTS FROM 2025 Bhubaneswar: The FICCI on Wednesday named Subhrakant Panda as its next president. Panda, the MD of IMFA, is currently serving as the senior vice president of FICCI. FICCI said that Panda will suc- ceed Sanjiv Mehta as president of the apex chamber at the conclusion of its 95th AGM to be held on Dec 16-17. Panda has been active in FICCI for two decades and was the first chairman of the FICCI Odisha State Council. —PTI FICCI NAMES SUBHRAKANT PANDA AS NEXT PRESIDENT New Delhi: India’s iron ore exports dropped to “nearly zero” in October, and overseas shipments of the steelmaking raw material are expected to continue to languish due to higher export taxes and lower demand from Chi- na, a senior industry official said on Thursday. In- dia in May raised the export tax on low-grade iron ore lumps and fines - with iron content below 58% - to 50% from zero, and hiked the duties on pellets to 45% from zero, as part of efforts to meet rising local demand. —FIB INDIA’S OCTOBER IRON ORE EXPORTS ARE ‘NEARLY ZERO’ MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 09 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Commodity Price Change % Chg GOLD 50,597.00 402.00 0.79 (Per 10g) SILVER 58,111.00 1244.00 2.14 (Per 1kg) COMMODITIES Currency Price Change % Chg USDINR 82.88 0.08 0.09 GBPINR 93.28 1.89 1.99 CURRENCIES *Rates till the edition went to print. ESAF SFB TO REFILE IPO PAPERS BUT THE ISSUE SIZE TO BE LOWER NOW Mumbai: ESAF Small Finance Bank is looking to refile its initial public offering (IPO) with a lower issue size, which will hit the market in FY24, a top official said on Thursday. The lender had in Oc- tober filed for a nearly `1,000 crore IPO which was to include `800 crore of primary issuance and also a `200 crore offer-for- sale from existing investors. Its MD and CEO K Paul Thomas said that the company is in the process of refiling the draft prospectus with Sebi and will be doing same by Dec. —PTI HDFC LTD SECOND QUARTER PROFIT RISES 24% TO `7,043 CRORE New Delhi: Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Thursday said its consolidated net profit increased by 24% to `7,043 crore in the September 2022 quarter. It had reported a `5,670 crore net profit in the year-ago period, HDFC said in a regulatory filing. Its total income on a consolidated basis rose to `43,927 crore in the said quarter from `38,603 crore a year ago. On a standalone basis, its net profit increased by 18% to `4,454 crore from `3,780 crore a year back. —PTI NEED TO BOOST CROP PRODUCTIVITY, MAKE FARMING PROFITABLE FOR GROWTH OF AGRI SECTOR: TOMAR New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Thursday stressed on increasing farm productivity and crop production as well as making farming activities profitable for the overall growth of the sector. He also said there is a need for balanced use of agro-chemicals and fertilisers by creating awareness. Tomar said the government has undertaken various reforms in the agro-chemical industry and the process would continue in consultation with the stakeholders. He assured them that the government will make efforts to address the challenges faced by the industry. —PTI PANEL TO SEEK FINMIN’S EXPLANATION FOR REJECTING PROPOSAL TO RAISE PENSION UNDER EPFO New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel will seek explanation from the finance ministry for turning down the labour ministry’s proposal to increase the pension of EPFO subscrib- ers from the current `1,000 per month. The quantum of increase proposed by the labour ministry could not be ascertained. Top officials from the labour ministry and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday briefed Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour chaired by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on operation of the EPF pension scheme and management of its corpus fund. —PTI OTHER STORIES RBI panel meets to draft report on retail inflation Mumbai (PTI): The RBI’s rate setting panel met on Thursday to discuss and draft a report for the government on why it failed to keep retail inflation below the target of 6% for three consecutive quarters since January this year. “A separate meeting of the Monetary Policy Com- mittee (MPC) was held on November 3, 2022 to discuss and draft the report to be sent to the Government by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the provisions of Section 45ZN of the RBI Act, 1934 and Regulation 7 of RBI MPC and Monetary Policy Process Regula- tions, 2016,” the central bank said in a statement. Section 45ZN of RBI Act deals with failure to main- tain the inflation target. The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Shakti- kanta Das. The RBI Act requires the central bank’s MPC to report to the government reasons for failure to meet the retail inflation target as well as measures to bring it at 4% with a margin of 2%. The meeting was called under the provisions of Section 45ZN of the RBI Act 1934. It was the first time since the monetary policy framework came into effect in 2016 that RBI had to give an explanation to the government. The retail inflation based on CPI has remained above 6% since January 2022. It was 7.41% in September. The six-member MPC headed by Governor Das factors in retail inflation while deciding the bi- monthly monetary policy . MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS z The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and attended by all MPC members — Michael Debabrata Patra, Rajiv Ranjan, Shashanka Bhide, Ashima Goyal and Jayanth R Varma z The RBI Act requires the central bank’s MPC to report to the government reasons for failure to meet the retail inflation target z The retail inflation based on CPI has remained above 6% since January 2022. It was 7.41% in September India offers stability: FM invites investors New Delhi (PTI): India offers policy stability, transparency and consultative process of governance to incubate investment, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday as she invited investments in prospecting energy resources in the country . Stressing that there is a need for investments in coal, she said, “We need greater investments also to help in gasification of coal. I invite all of you to ener- getically participate in the (sixth round of commer- cial mines) auction pro- cesses which have been launched today and keep your options also further extended for greater ex- traction of minerals in In- dia.” During this ‘Amrit Kaal’, India needs all the basic minerals as the country is in the process of rapid growth, she added. “This is where action is. We are definitely creating a policy environment through which greater transparency and greater policy stability guides and invites investments. The next 25 years are critical for India for both its growth and also for employment. CALL FOR BETTER FUTURE z Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday invited investments in prospecting energy resources in the country z India needs all the basic minerals as the country is in the process of rapid growth New Delhi (PTI): The government is mapping all food quality laboratories in the country in a bid to plug the critical gaps and modernise them to make India a quality-conscious country, Food and Consumer Af- fairs Minister Piyush Goy- al said on Thursday . State-run Bureau of In- dian Standards (BIS) has already mapped 3,000-odd NABL-accredited non-diagnostic laboratories in the country. It is mulling how to map the n o n - accredited non- diagnostic labs set up by PSUs, i n d u s t r i e s and education insti- tutes like IITs. “Un- less we are leaders in quality, we will not be able to become a developed nation and leverage the fruits of international en- gagement that we are trying to ex- pand.” The time is right to en- gage with the private sector to build a roadmap to make India a “quality-conscious country” by strengthening infrastructure, adopting modern technology and focusing on sustainability . “We have started the process of mapping laboratory infrastructure available in India. Now, we can make the assessment of critical gaps in lab infrastructure,” he said. ‘Govt mapping all food quality laboratories’ Markets fall for 2nd day amid weak global equities Mumbai (PTI): Bench- mark indices finished on a weak note on Thursday, ex- tending their previous day’s decline amid a nega- tive trend in global equity markets after the US Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 69.68 points or 0.11% to settle at 60,836.41. During the day, it tanked 420.95 points or 0.69% to 60,485.14. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty dipped 30.15 points or 0.17% to end at 18,052.70. From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, Power- Grid, NTPC, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC, Tata Consul- tancy Services and Mahin- dra Mahindra were the major laggards. ` FALLS 8 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 82.88 AGAINST US DOLLAR Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 8 paise to close at 82.88 against the US dollar on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and maintained a hawkish stance. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 82.87 and witnessed a high of 82.74 and a low of 82.92. It finally settled at 82.88 against the American currency, register- ing a fall of 8 paise over its last close of 82.80. Mumbai (PTI): The currency in circulation (CIC) declined by `7,600 crore in the Diwali week, making it the first such happening in two decades, a report said on Thursday . This was made possible courtesy of a greater reli- ance on digital payments by people, the report by economists at SBI said, adding that the Indian economy is undergoing a structural transformation at present. They clarified that the Diwali week in 2009 had also witnessed a marginal `950 crore decline in currency in circulation, but that was purely due to the economic slowdown amid the global financial crisis. “The innovations in technology have changed the Indian payment system. Over the years, the Indian cash lead economy now has changed to a smart-phone lead payment economy,” they said. The economists also said that a lower currency in circulation also is akin to a cut in the cash reserve ra- tio for the banking system as it results in lower leak- age of deposits and will have a positive impact on monetary transmission as well. CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION DECLINES IN DIWALI WEEK Unemployment rate surges to 7.77% in Oct First India Bureau New Delhi: Unemploy- ment rate in India surged last month on the back of significant increase in rural unemployment rate, reversing the decline registered in September. The data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Econo- my shows the unemployment rate in India stood at 7.77% in October compared to a four-year low of 6.43% in September. As per the CMIE, rural unemployment rate stood at 8.04% in October as against 5.84% in Septem- ber while the urban unemployment fell to 7.21% compared to 7.7% in September. Further, the rise in the unemployment rate in Oc- tober was accompanied by a small fall in the LPR.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Maharash- tra Deputy Chief Min- ister Devendra Fad- navis will become the first politician in the state to perform both official pujas at the fa- mous Vitthal temple of Pandharpur. He would be performing the ‘Kartiki Ekadashi’ puja at the temple in his capacity as deputy chief minister on Friday. The customary puja is conducted on behalf of the state government at the temple, a major pilgrimage site and the centre of the Warkari sect. Notably , as chief minister from 2014 to 2019, Fadnavishadperformed ‘ Ashadhi Ekadashi’ puja at the temple in his official capacity . Two major pujas are performed at the Pand- harpur temple Aasha- dhi Ekadashi and Kar- tiki Ekadashi. “Since 1985, the Ma- harashtra chief minister performs the puja at the Vitthal Rukmini temple on Ashadhi Eka- dashi. Since 1995, the deputy chief minister was given the honour of performing the Kartiki Ekadashi puja,” said a government official. No politician had ever had the distinc- tion of performing both the pujas as nobody had, until now, oc- cupied both the posts. In Fadnavis’s case, he became deputy CM in June this year in the Eknath Shinde-led government having served as chief minister for five years between 2014 to 2019. “Fadnavis is going to be the first politician to get the opportunity to performboththepujas,” the official said. In 1995, when Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government came topower,ManoharJoshi of the Sena became chief minister while BJP’s Gopinath Munde became deputy chief minister. The custom of divid- ing the two pujas at Pan- dharpurtemplebetween the CM and deputy CM was started then to take care of “political egos” in alliance govern- ments, said a senior political observer. After the 2014 elections, the BJP , the single largest party , did not offer the deputy CM’s post to its then ally Shiv Sena, he said. “But (then) senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse was given the honour of performing the Kartiki Puja,” he said, adding that it in- dicated that Khadse was ‘number two’ in the cabinet. “After Khadse’s resig- nation, (minister) Chan- drakantPatilperformed the Kartiki Ekadashi puja in subsequent years,” he said. MUMBAI | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 10 2NDFRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Palghar (PTI): A 20-year-old woman and her lover sustained injuries after acidwasflungonthem allegedly by her es- tranged husband and ex-live-in partner in Nalasopara in Palghar district, a police official said on Thursday . The woman had left her husband due to do- mestic disputes and then started living with a man, he said. “She left this live-in partner as well and moved in with a third person. This an- gered her husband and former live-in partner, who allegedly flung acid on the two while they were sleeping on Monday night,” he said, adding, “The woman and her lover are undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital. A case was registered on Tues- day and efforts are on to nab the two accused,” the Pelhar police station official added. Mumbai: The timeline for finishing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project has not yet been deter- mined, according to an RTI enquiry. The Ministry of Rail- way has announced that Gujarat will host the nation's first bullet train by 2026. Anil Galgali, an RTI activist, received a re- sponse from the Nation- al High Speed Railway Corporation Limited stating that the completion date cannot be set until land is acquired in Maharashtra. Galgali has enquired about several issues with NHSRCL. Accord- ing to Umesh Kumar Gupta, Deputy General Manager of NHSRCL, civil work for the full 352-km route in Gujarat and DNH started in different phases in Decem- ber 2020. He further added that the timeline for completion of the project can be fixed on completion of land acquisition in the state and the award- ing of all the tenders/ contracts. As on September 01,2022, civil work is progressing at full pace in the state of Gujarat. All civil and track tenders in the entire length of Gujarat have already been awarded. Land acquisition is in progress in the state of Maha- rashtra, said Gupta. Meanwhile, Galgali opined that pursuing such ambitious projects without thorough planning results in mishaps and cannot be completed on time and the con- tractors have to shell out extra money . First India Bureau Mumbai: The Bom- bay High Court judge, who was to pronounce the order in the appeal filed by actor Salman Khan in a defamation case against his neigh- bour, would not be able to do so because of “paucity of time”. Justice CV Bhadang, who had heard the arguments in the case and reserved his order, retires on Friday, No- vember 04. He had be- gun the hearing in Au- gust on the appeal filed by the actor against a lower court order of March 2022. Khan’s petition will now be placed afresh for hearing before another judge. In March 2022, the lower court had refused to restrain Ketan Kak- kad, who owns land near Khan’s farmhouse at Panvel, from posting derogatory video posts against the actor, as well as refused to direct Kakkad to delete his earlier YouTube videos. On October 11, Jus- tice Bhadang closed the matter for orders after arguments were over. “Unfortunately, I am unable to complete the judgment. I tried my level best till last evening. But unfortunately, there was vacation and then administrative work, and I had other assignments. I will have to list this as part heard,” the High Court judge said on Thursday . The star had filed a defamation suit against Kakkad in the lower court over videos uploaded on social media about Khan’s activities at his Panvel farmhouse. When the civil court refused to pass any interim restraining orders, Khan moved the High Court. The posts uploaded by Kakkad were not only defamatory but also communal and pro- vocative in nature, Khan had stated in his application. Kakkad’s lawyers, however, ar- gued that the actor filed the defamation suit to pressure their client to give up his land. No order in Salman Khan’s defamation plea as judge retires today OUT OF TIME Bombay HC Justice CV Bhadang began the hearing on the appeal filed by the actor against a lower court order in August; case will now be heard afresh Fadnavistobe1sttoperformtwo‘official’ pujas No leader has ever performed pujas on Aashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi at Pandharpur temple as, until now, nobody had been both CM and Dy CM TALKS ON TO SET UP FINLAND’S APPLIED SCIENCES UNIV HERE Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday held a meeting with the officials of the Finland- based LAB University of Applied Sciences and discussed the possibility of setting up its base in the state. In a tweet, Fad- navis said, “Met Mr Turo Kilpelainen, Pres- ident Mr Joanne Hokkanen of LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland. We discussed plans to set up LAB University of Applied Sciences in Maharashtra via FDI route. We are extremely positive for bringing institutions of international repute in the land of opportu- nities.” Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Unfortunately, I am unable to complete the judgment…there was vacation and then administrative work…. I will have to list this as part heard. I understand the apprehension of the parties and that substantial time and efforts went into this. I would have loved to decide this case either way. —Justice CV Bhadang, retiring Bombay High Court judge First India Bureau Mumbai: The state govenrment on Thursday transferred four senior bureau- crats, an official said. Ashish Kumar Sin- gh, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Ser- vice official, currently Additional Chief Sec- retary (Transport and Ports), has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Accounts Treasury) in the Fi- nance Department. Abha Shukla, a 1993-batch IAS official, who was Principal Sec- retary (Accounts Treasury) in the Fi- nance Department, has been posted as Principal Secretary (Energy) in the Indus- tries, Energy Labour Department. Principal Secretary (Energy), Industries, Energy Labour De- partment Dinesh T Waghmare has been posted as Chairman- Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmis- sion Company Limit- ed. He is a 1994-batch IAS official. Parrag Jaiin Nainu- tia, a 1996-batch IAS official, currently the Principal Secretary (Textiles), Co-operation, Marketing Tex- tiles Department, will now take over as Prin- cipal Secretary (Trans- port Ports) in the Home Department, with additional charge as Principal Secretary (IT), General Adminis- tration Department. Husband, ex- lover booked in acid attack Govt transfers 4 senior IAS officials Abha Shukla Ashish Kumar Singh Parrag Jain Nainutia Dinesh Waghmare NosettimelineforMum-Ahd Bullettrainproject,RTIsays PM Narendra Modi and his then-Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe initiated the project in 2017. The project is expected to cut travel time between the two major cities by half 4 booked, days after blast that left 5 dead Alibag (PTI): A fort- night after a blast killed five workers at Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) plant here in Raigad district, police on Thursday said they have filed a case against four persons, two of them officials of the central public sector undertaking. The incident took place on October 19 when an air-condition- er compressor exploded at the RCF plant at Ali- bag in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. After investigation, the police registered an offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 304A (causing death by negligence) against a contractor, his supervisor and two RCF officials, said a police release. The workers who died on the site were not experts and lacked qualification to do the job assigned to them, it added. No safety gear were provided to them and there was negligence on part of the contractor, the police said, adding that RCF officers responsible for installing the AC did not take adequate safety measures. —FILE PHOTO A silent supportive presence is more powerful than a million empty words. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 11 AN ALL-TIME CLASSIC MUMBAI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 STRIPE GEAR tripes are a perennial favourite because they can be worn in a variety of ways and have a special way of conjuring up summer. Although stripes have always been in style, this season is all about apply- ing them in unconven- tional or non-traditional ways. The most comfortable way to dress is in a striped pattern, which can be worn in a variety of ways. Men can wear striped shirts and slacks, while ladies can wear stripes in long gowns, short dresses, and shirt patterns. The major benefit of stripes is that they go well with anything and can be worn with fusion clothing to provide some edge. Mesh and shimmer stripes, full- length vertical stripes, alluring swirly stripes on knit and lace, enormous athletic stripes in lin- ear patterns, horizontal stripes, or a combination of all of the above. Wear a bikini, t-shirt, or dress with stripes to add visual liveliness to your outfit. The safer choice is always nautical stripes. If one frequents the beach frequently , one can in- vest in classic beach items. “The classic navy , cherry , and white stripes will never go out of style because they feature nautical accents like anchor designs and rope detailing. To feel comfortable, we might wear a variety of stripes. The simplest approach to give your plain monochromatic stripes some edge is to add some colour to your outfit. Try pairing strong shades with white, such as brilliant red and blue, or, if you’re feeling particularly daring, try a variety of hues. Wear the pattern from head to toe to up the ante on your stripes. Doubling or even tripling the number of stripes on striped clothing, is one of our favourite ways to modernise the tried-and-true stripe trend”. Stripes are a timeless fashion staple, and irrespective of the season, they b l e n d well with different themes. Dip-a-toe in this trend and experiment with different stripes ranging from mod zigzags to bold sailor motifs that are domi- nating the runways globally . The classic stripe is a girl’s best friend when it comes to patterns. City First brings to the highlights from the timeless fashion! UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in S

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