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Buldhana: Four vil-
lages in Jalgaon Jamod
taluka in Buldhana dis-
trict of northern Maha-
rashtra have written to
the district administra-
tion, saying that they
want to merge into Mad-
hya Pradesh as their
demands are not being
fulfilled.
The demand comes
against the backdrop of
Karnataka Chief Minis-
ter recently claiming,
amid tension over a bor-
der dispute, that some
villages in southern
Maharashtra’s Sangli
district once wanted to
be part of Karnataka
because of their acute
water problem.
A letter by Sarpanch
Rajesh Mohan and oth-
ers said the villages of
Bhingara, Gomal-1,
Gomal -2 and Chalista-
pari, located near the
MP border, are strug-
gling to get basic ameni-
ties for the last 75 years.
Among other things,
residents of these vil-
lages find it difficult to
get the Scheduled
Tribes certificate even
though they are tribals,
the letter claimed.
The villagers warned
of agitation in front of
Sub Divisional office on
December 13 if their de-
mands were not met.
Four Buldhana villages
seek to merge into MP MVA MPs meet Shah, apprise him of border tinderbox!
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: Union Home
Minister met with par-
liamentarians of the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) alliance--com-
prising the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP),
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
and the Congress--led
by NCP MP Supriya
Sule on Friday.
The delegation ap-
prised Shah of the
tense situation that has
arisen over the border
dispute between Maha-
rashtra and Karnata-
ka, and also discussed
other issues pertaining
to Maharashtra.
Notably, the meeting
comes a day after Shah
was originally to have
met the MPs.
Following Friday’s
meeting, an NCP lead-
er told the press that
Shah will meet the
Chief Ministers
Eknath Shinde
and Basavaraj
Bommai, of Ma-
harashtra and
Karnataka,
respectively, on Decem-
ber 14 regarding the
ongoing border dis-
pute between the two
states.
Kolhe, a Lok Sabha
member from Maha-
rashtra’s Shirur, said
that MVA delegation
warned Shah that the
border dispute is
now a tinder-
box that
could
lead to violence, during
themeeting,afterwhich
Shah called for the
meeting with the CMs.
Meanwhile, a vigor-
ous demonstration
took place outside Ma-
harashtra Bank in
Bengaluru regarding
the border dispute. Ac-
cording to those pre-
sent, members of the
Namma Karnataka
Sena staged a protest
against the Maharash-
tra government out-
side the bank located
in Gandhinagar, af-
ter which the po-
lice detained
them.
MAHA-K’TAKA BORDER ROW
Delegation warned HM that
situation could lead to violence;
Shah to meet CMs of Maha,
K’taka on Dec 14
CYCLONE MANDOUS
ALERT IN SOUTH
GIRDING UP LOINS
FOR THE WORST!
Moni Sharma
Chennai: Northern
coastal Tamil Nadu
witnessed light to
moderate rainfall and
some places heavy
showers as the cyclon-
ic storm ‘Mandous’
continued to move fur-
ther closer to the
State’s coastline, and it
is set to cross the coast
near starting mid-
night, the IMD said on
Friday. A holiday has
been declared for
schools and colleges in
Chennai, and other
districts including Vel-
lore, Villupuram, Cud-
dalore, Ranipet, Tiru-
vallur, Chengalpattu,
and Kancheepuram on
Saturday due to rain
forecast. Late Friday
Mandous was 90km SE
of Mamallapuram. P6
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
l At least 10 flights can-
celled in Chennai due to
the Cyclone Mandous
l Mandous brings heavy
rain in Chennai; schools
and colleges shut today
l Chennai Division of the
Southern Railway says
trains may be cancelled
l Landfall near Mamal-
lapuram on late Friday
and today morning
A man stands on Kasimedu fishing harbour being hit by the high tides due to the strong
winds triggered by Cyclone Mandous, in Chennai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PARLIAMENT WINTER SESSION
Bill related to Uniform
Civil Code passed in RS
First India Bureau
New Delhi:Acontrover-
sial private member’s
Bill that seeks to provide
for a panel to prepare a
Uniform Civil Code was
introduced in the Rajya
Sabha on Friday
. ‘The
Uniform Civil Code in
India Bill, 2020’ was in-
troduced amid protests
fromOppositionparties.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal
Meena moved for leave
to introduce the Bill to
provide for the constitu-
tion of nat’l inspection
and investigation com-
mitteeforpreparationof
aUCCanditsimplemen-
tation throughout India
and for matters connect-
ed therewith during the
pvt member’s business.
Congress,CPI,CPI(M),
TMC protested against
introduction of Bill say-
ing it will “destroy” the
social fabric and unity
in diversity in country
.
A private member
bill to regulate appt of
judges through Nation-
al Judicial Commission
was introduced in RS by
CPI(M)’s Bikash Ran-
jan Bhattacharyya but
AAP MP Raghav Chad-
ha opposed it.
Opposition move to
block Uniform Civil
Code bill rejected
The National Judicial
Commission Bill introduced
in Rajya Sabha,AAP opposes
Both the Parliament
houses adjourned till
11am on December 12
BILL PASSED WITH 63 VOTES
COLLEGIUM APPROVES APPT OF THREE
ADDL JUDGES AS PERMANENT JUDGES
BILLS INTRODUCED IN LS TO
REVISE ST LISTS IN 4 STATES
WHAT IS THE BILL ABOUT?
With the Opposition members seeking
withdrawal of the Bill, Rajya Sabha
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called
for division and the motion for intro-
duction of the Bill was passed with 63
votes in favour and 23 against it.
The SC Collegium headed by CJI DY Chandrachud on
Friday approved the proposal for appointment of three
Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in the Kerala
High Court. The 2 Additional Judges whose names have
been approved are Justices Abdul Rahim Musaliar Bad-
harudeen, Viju Abraham and Mohammed Nias CP.
Four separate bills were introduced in
Lok Sabha on Friday to revise the lists
of Scheduled Tribes in as many states.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda
introduced the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)
Order (Amendment) Bills for Chhattisgarh,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.
Bill envisages a collection of laws to
protect the personal rights of all citizens
without considering religion. To become
a law, a private member’s Bill needs
to be endorsed by the government and
cleared in both Houses of the Parl.
Rajya Sabha
Chairman Jagdeep
Dhankhar conducts
the proceedings of
the House during the
Winter Session of the
Parliament, in New
Delhi on Friday.
SC dismisses plea seeking disclosure
of 2018 Collegium meeting details
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The SC on
Friday dismissed a plea
seeking disclosure of
the details of a collegi-
um meeting held on De-
cember 12, 2018 under
the Right to Informa-
tion Act, underlining a
“tentative decision” of
the multi-member body
cannot be brought in
the public domain.
A bench of Justices
MR Shah and CT Ravi-
kumar said only resolu-
tions drawn and signed
by all Collegium mem-
bers can be said to be a
final decision. Tentative
resolutions drawn upon
discussion and consul-
tation among the mem-
bers cannot be said to be
final unless they are
signed by all of them, it
said. SC said it cannot
place reliance on re-
ports interview
of a former mem-
ber of Collegi-
um, and it
doesn’t want to
comment on
r e m a r k s
made by for-
mer judge.
‘LONG BAIL HEARINGS A WASTE,
IT SHOULDN’T EXCEED 10 MINS’
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, senior-most
judge of SC after CJI, on Friday disapproved
of practice of filing lengthy bail applica-
tions and arguing “as if a final conviction
has already taken place”. Bail application
should be of 5 pages, arguments should
not exceed 10 minutes, Justice Kaul said.
‘Shraddha had
been alive if
cops acted...’
Mumbai (FIB): Vikas
Walkar, father of Shrad-
dha Walkar on Friday
metMaharashtradeputy
CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Later, he claimed his
daughter would have
beenalivehadMahacops
acted on a written plaint
by her. She had written a
letter in 2020 indicating
her fears about being
killed by Aaftab. He said
that Fadnavis assured
him that he will get
justice. More on P8
Congress high command
to decide Himachal CM
A one-line resolution
was passed in the
CLP meeting that
the party high
command will decide
next CM in HP
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The
Himachal Pradesh Con-
gress legislature party,
which met on Friday,
has decided that the
next chief minister of
the state will be decided
by the party high com-
mand, MLA Sundar
Thakur told media.
According to Thakur,
a one-line resolution
was passed in the legis-
lature party meeting in
Shimla that the Con-
gress high command
will decide the next
chief minister.
State Congress chief
Pratibha Singh, former
party chief Sukhwind-
er Singh Sukhu and out-
going legislature party
leader Mukesh Agni-
hotri are among the top
contenders for the post.
RESCUE OPS ENTER 60
HRS TO SAVE 8-YR-OLD
BOY STUCK IN BOREWELL
SC NOTICE TO CENTRE
ON AGE OF MARRIAGE
FOR MUSLIM GIRLS
Betul: The rescue operation
to save eight-year-old
Tanmay Sahu who fell into
a 400-feet deep borewell
in Mandavi village of MP’s
Betul district, surpassed 60
hours on Friday. The boy
fell into the borewell while
playing on December 6.
New Delhi: The SC on
Friday issued notice to the
Centre on a petition filed
by National Commission
for Women (NCW) to
make the minimum age
of marriage for Muslim
girls the same as that
of persons belonging to
other religions.
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Ahmedabad: TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale, who was
arrested for the second time in three days on Thursday,
has managed to get bail once again over an alleged “fake
tweet” against PM Narendra Modi, party said on Friday.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a VC of
Guvs, CMs, and LGs of UTs to discuss aspects relating to
India’s G20 presidency. PM said G20 belongs to entire nation,
is a unique opportunity to showcase country’s strengths. P5
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
is unlikely to travel to Russia this year for
an annual bilateral summit between the two
countries, sources said. The G20 summit in Bali
was PM Modi’s last visit abroad this year.
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: A total of 24
candidates will contest
for 10 Sarpanch posts
in the Panvel Taluka
after the withdrawal
of nominations by
nearly 21 candidates in
the Gram Panchayat
elections of the area.
A total of 75 candi-
dates who filed their
nomination for the post
of Gram Panchayat
members have with-
drawn their nomina-
tions too. Now, 179 can-
didates are in the fray
for 94 seats of members
of 10 Gram Panchayats.
The election process
is being carried out for
ten Gram Panchayats
whose terms have ex-
pired in Panvel taluka.
The sarpanch will be
elected directly by vot-
ers and the election will
be held on December 18.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Former Delhi
University professor
Hany Babu, an accused
in the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links case who
hasbeeninjailforalmost
two years, has moved the
Bombay High Court
seeking temporary bail
on health grounds.
He needed bail for
three months for under-
going cataract surgery
and getting treatment
for upper abdominal
pain and osteoarthritis
at the private Breach
Candy hospital here,
his petition said.
The plea came up on
Friday before a division
bench of Justices AS
Gadkari and PD Naik
which posted it for hear-
ing on December 13 and
directed the National
Investigation Agency to
file its response.
Babu claimed that he
has lost vision to a sig-
nificant degree due to
cataract and also suf-
fers from acute and un-
relenting pain in the
stomach and knees.
Authorities at the
Taloja Central Prison
violated his fundamen-
tal right to healthcare
and medical treatment
which is guaranteed un-
der Article 21 (right to
personal liberty) of the
Constitution, it alleged.
MSEDCL SEEKS BIDS FOR LONG-TERM
PURCHASE OF 300MW OF WIND POWER
STUDENTS GET STUCK IN SCHOOL LIFT FOR
A SHORT WHILE, NO INJURIES REPORTED
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution
Company (MSEDCL) has issued an invitation for bids
for the long-term purchase of 300MW of wind energy
from intrastate wind-gener-
ating projects. The winning
bidder and MSEDCL will
sign a power purchase
agreement (PPA) for 12
years starting on the PPA
execution date. The deadline
for submitting online bids
is January 06, 2023, and the established ceiling rate
for the tender is Rs2.65 per kwh. Bidders will need to
deposit Rs1,18,000 per MW for each project.
Thane: On Friday afternoon, a group of school kids
got stuck in a school lift but no one was hurt in the
incident, an official said. “The lift may have got stuck
due to overloading. The school staff immediately
rescued all those stuck inside and no one was injured
in the incident. Two 13-year-old children complained of
uneasiness and were given first aid,” Regional Disaster
Management Cell chief Avinash Sawant said.
WOMAN AND MINOR HELD FOR STEALING
VALUABLES WORTH `9 LAKH FROM HOUSE
MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SETS
UP SIX FAST EV CHARGING STATIONS
Palghar: The police have apprehended a woman and a
minor for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing
valuables worth more than Rs9 lakh in Palghar district, an
official said on Friday.
The theft had taken place
in a house at Evershine
City between November
07 and 23. After an
investigation, the police
arrested the woman
and detained her minor
accomplice, he said. The
duo bought several luxury items using the stolen money.
Police have recovered Rs4.30 lakh cash and the goods
totally valued at Rs7.3 lakh from them, he added.
Mumbai: Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) of-
ficials said on Friday that it has set up six fast-charging
stations for electric vehicles (EVs) on the premises as
part of its plan to become
carbon neutral. MIAL, which
operates the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj International
Airport here commissioned
these charging facilities at
the multi-level car parking at
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 as
well as on the airside. They
will cater to both the passengers as well as the guests visit-
ing the airport. For privately owned EVs, commuters would
be billed only for charging sessions, MIAL added.
CRUCIAL READ
PMC to construct 2 STPs to cater 11 villages
First India Bureau
Pune: Twosewagetreat-
ment plants, with a total
capacity of 105.5 million
litre per day (MLD) to
caterneedsof 11villages
merged in 2017, will be
constructed soon by the
Pune Municipal Corpo-
ration (PMC).
The plants, one at
Manjari with a capacity
of 93.5 MLD and the
other at Mundhwa-Kes-
havnagar with a capac-
ity of 12 MLD, will be
constructed by the civic
bodyatacostof Rs177.88
crore. These sewage
treatment plants will ca-
ter to Shivane, Uttamna-
gar,Dhayari,Ambegaon
Budruk, Undri, Uruli
Devachi, Phursungi,
Mundhwa, Hadapsar
and Lohegaon. Rs393
crore would be required
for completing the work
in four years, as per the
plan created for develop-
ing a network of sewage
lines and the treatment
of sewage.
“There is rapid ur-
banisation in the newly
included 11 villages and
it is necessary to take
up the STP construction
work and sewage lines
with immediate effect,”
said Jagdish Khanore,
Incharge, Civic Sewage
Treatment Department.
The PMC owns the
land for the plant in
Mundhwa-Keshavna-
gar while the land re-
quired for the plant in
Manjari is owned by
Mahatma Phule Agri-
culture University
.
ALL PLANNED
The Pune Municipal Corporation will
construct a 93.5 MLD plant at Manjari
and a 12 MLD plant at Mundhwa-
Keshavnagar at a cost of `177.88 crore
24 candidates in the
fray for 10 sarpanch
posts in Panvel Taluka
Elgar Parishad case: Hany
BabumovesHCseekingbail
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A day after
Bombay High Court
pulled up Maharashtra
government for framing
guidelinestoallowtrans
persons to participate in
the police recruitment
process, the state gov-
ernmentonFridaycame
up with clear roadmap.
The government said
that trans persons can
apply online for police
constable posts and that
it would frame rules set-
ting standards for their
physical tests by Febru-
ary 2023.
Thecourtwashearing
a petition filed by the
state government
against the tribunal’s or-
der directing it to create
aprovisionfortransper-
sons in the application
form for posts under the
home department.
A division bench,
comprising of Chief
Justice Dipankar Datta
and Justice Abhay Ahu-
ja on Thursday rapped
the state government
for being in deep slum-
ber and lagging behind
in framing rules to al-
low trans community to
participate in the re-
cruitment process.
Advocate General
Ashutosh Kumbhakoni
told the bench that the
government would
modify its online web-
site to include a third
drop down for trans per-
sons in the category of
‘sex’ in the online appli-
cation form.
Adding further he
mentioned that two
posts for police consta-
ble would be kept va-
cant for trans persons.
“The last date to sub-
mit the forms for every-
one is extended till De-
cember 15. By Decem-
ber 13, the third drop
down would be added,”
Kumbhakoni said.
As per the procedure,
physical tests would be
conducted once rules
are framed, after which
a written examination
would be held for all
candidates, he said.
The bench, in its or-
der, said that the gov-
ernment shall frame
rules by February 28,
2023 and then hold phys-
ical and written tests.
“It is directed that till
rules are framed and
physical tests are con-
ducted, the state shall
not proceed to conduct
written tests,” the
bench said.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Maharashtra State
Road Transport Corpo-
ration (MSRTC) on Fri-
day partially resumed
bus services to Karna-
taka from Kolhapur in
southern Maharashtra
after consulting local
police authorities, an
official said here.
The state-owned pub-
lic transport body had
suspended 382 out of
1,156 services to Karna-
taka, mainly between
Kolhapur and Belgaum
via Nipani, after pro-
tests erupted over the
border row between the
two states.
Some MSRTC buses
were defaced in Kar-
nataka. Buses from
Karnataka were simi-
larly targeted in Maha-
rashtra.
The MSRTC spokes-
person said that nor-
mal services between
Kolhapur and Bel-
gaum via Nipani re-
started from Friday
afternoon.
The long-pending
border dispute be-
tween the two states
revolves mainly
around Belagavi, a
border district in Kar-
nataka which Maha-
rashtra claims be-
cause of its sizable
Marathi-speaking pop-
ulation.
EQUAL RIGHTS
‘TRANS PERSONS CAN APPLY
TO CONSTABLE POSTS ONLINE’
State government on Friday told the Bombay
HC that it would frame rules setting standards
for their physical tests by February next year
The government would modify its online
website to include a third drop down for
trans persons in the category of ‘sex’ in
the online application form. Two posts for police
constable would be kept vacant for trans commu-
nity. The last date to submit the forms for everyone
is extended till December 15. By December 13, the
third drop down would be added.
—Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, Advocate General
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court re-
served its order on
the bail plea of for-
mer Home Minister
of Maharashtra Anil
Deshmukh in the
CBI case.
The bench of Jus-
ticeMSKarnikheard
both CBI and Desh-
mukh on Thursday
and said, “Closed for
order”. He added
that Deshmukh’s
lawyers could give
written notes by Fri-
day, like the one the
CBI had given.
Deshmukh’s bail
plea was earlier re-
jected by the special
CBI court, after
which he approached
the high court. The
HC had already been
granted him bail in
the ED case.
Additional Solici-
tor General Anil Sin-
gh, arguing for CBI,
said that Deshmukh
is an “influential per-
son. The investiga-
tion is ongoing. He
may interfere with
the investigation in
theothertwopending
aspects. Considering
the seriousness of
the allegation, no
fault can be found
with order of the spe-
cialCBIcourt.Hehad
taken all the evidence
into consideration
and wrote an order
meticulously
. He has
independently con-
sidered the CBI case.”
HC reserves order
on Anil Deshmukh’s
bail plea in CBI case
Anil Deshmukh
ASG Anil Singh
said Deshmukh
being an influential
person could
interfere with
the ongoing
investigation
into the pending
aspects of the case
Border row: MSRTC resumes
Kolhapur-Belgaum bus services
Normal services
between Kolhapur
and Belgaum via
Nipani restarted from
Friday afternoon
The state-owned public transport body had suspended 382 out of 1,156 services to Karnataka.
Former Delhi University professor Hany Babu —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Pune: ‘
Akashzep’, a
book written by Air
Marshal Bhushan
Gokhale (retd) and his
wife Meghana, will
motivateyoungstersto
join the Indian Air
Force, Air Chief Mar-
shal VR Chaudhari
said, while releasing it
at an event in Pune.
SB Mujumdar,
founder and president
of Symbiosis and
Chancellor of Symbio-
sis International Uni-
versity
, and Nitin Kar-
malkar, former vice
chancellor of Savitrib-
ai Phule Pune Univer-
sity were also present.
‘
Akashzep’ shares
thelifejourney
,experi-
ences and incidents
duringhislongservice
in the IAF.
‘Akashzep’ will inspire youth to
join IAF, says ACM Chaudhari
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari —FILE PHOTO

First India Bureau
Panvel: The issue over
the school consent let-
ter for a van license to
ferry students seems to
come to a halt. A meet-
ing of the Regional
Transport Office (RTO),
District Education De-
partment, schools rep-
resentatives and School
Van Owners Associa-
tion was held on Thurs-
day over the matter.
Schoolsmustgivecon-
sentletterswhileclarify-
ing the government's
decision,saidofficialsof
the transport and educa-
tion department. “Edu-
cation department also
warned that if schools
are found avoiding issu-
ing consent letters, legal
action by the education
department can be initi-
ated,” said Pandurang
Humane, President,
Panvel Vidyarthi Vahak
Sansthan.
Non-receipt of the
consent letter stalled the
renewal of the school
van license. Hence, the
conveyance of students
was taking place with-
out permission. On the
other hand, schools
were reluctant to pro-
vide consent letter.
The RTO Panvel and
District Education De-
partmentquicklyswung
into action and called an
urgent meeting after the
strike and agitation by
Panvel Vidyarthi Vahak
Sansthan led by Pan-
durang Humane.
First India Bureau
Palghar/Thane: Po-
lice rescued two women
from the flesh trade dur-
ing a raid at a farm-
house in Palghar dis-
trict’s Vasai taluka, an
official said on Friday.
The police arrested a
man, who acted as an
agent in the sex racket,
and registered a case
against two others in
this connection, he said.
In a separate inci-
dent, a 24-year-old wom-
an was arrested for al-
legedly running a sex
racket in Thane in Ma-
harashtra, a police offi-
cial said on Friday
.
The woman was held
by a team of the Thane
police's Anti Human-
TraffickingCell(AHTC)
on a tip off on Thursday
,
said Senior Inspector
Mahesh Patil.
“Four women, includ-
ing two sisters, in the
17-25 age group who
were being pushed into
the flesh trade by the ac-
cused have been res-
cued. She has been
charged under Indian
Penal Code and Immor-
al Traffic (Prevention)
Act,” he added.
The Palghar opera-
tion was carried out by
AHTC officials from
the Mira Bhayandar-
Vasai Virar police
commissionerate on
Wednesday
.
“Acting on a tip-off,
the farmhouse at Kal-
amb, located within the
limits of Arnala police
station, was raided.
Two women were res-
cued from the premises
and an agent was ar-
rested,” the police said
in a release.
An offence was regis-
tered against the owner
of the farmhouse along
with its operator, they
said.
The case against
them was registered un-
der the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) and Immoral
Traffic (Prevention)
Act, they said.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bombay High Court on
Friday permitted the
National High Speed
Rail Corp. (NHSRCL) to
cut around 20,000 man-
grove trees in the city
and neighbouring dis-
tricts of Palghar
and Thane for the
Mumbai-Ahmedabad
bullet train project.
A divi-
sion
bench
of Chief Jus-
tice Dipankar Datta and
Justice Abhay Ahuja
allowed the plea filed by
the NHSRCL seeking
permission to cut the
mangrove trees.
As per a 2018 order of
the high court, there ex-
ists a “total freeze” on
the destruction of man-
groves across the state
and permission has to
be sought from the high
court each time an au-
thority wishes to
fell mangroves for any
public project.
As per the said order,
a 50m buffer zone must
be created around the
area that hosts the man-
groves and no construc-
tion activity or dump-
ing of debris can be
permitted within this
buffer zone.
In its petition filed in
2020, the NHSRCL had
assured the court it
would plant five times
the total mangrove
trees that were earlier
proposed to be felled
and the number
would not be reduced
for the same.
The plea was opposed
by ‘Bombay Environ-
mental Action Group’,
an NGO, on the grounds
that no study was un-
dertaken about the sur-
vival rate of saplings to
be planted as a compen-
satory measure and the
Environmental Impact
Assessment report for
felling trees has not
been provided.
The NHSRCL had de-
nied the objections
raised by the NGO and
claimed that it had
availed required ap-
provals for the felling of
trees for the project of
public importance and
would compensate the
loss occurring due to
the same by planting of
saplings as directed.
The bullet train pro-
ject received a major
push after the Eknath
Shinde-Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) gov-
ernment came to power
in June this year.
The dispensation has
given all approvals for
this project, the founda-
tion of which was laid
by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Sep-
tember 2017.
Notably, the man-
grove trees are ex-
tremely important to
the coastal ecosystems
they inhabit.
MAHARASHTRA
03
ANTI-NARCOTICS
CELL ARRESTS
MAN WITH GANJA
MAN STABBED TO
DEATH IN THANE,
4 ARRESTED
Mumbai: The An-
ti-Narcotics Cell of
the Navi Mumbai
police has arrested a
49-year-old man and
seized marijuana worth
Rs22,000, an official
said. Based on a tip-off,
Senior Police Inspector
BS Syed carried out a
raid early this week at
Sanpada Mafco Market
and caught Ashok
Muthinath Pandey with
1.1kg of Ganja. Later,
a case was registered
against him.
Thane: Mumbai Police
have arrested 4 per-
sons for allegedly stab-
bing their neighbour to
death and assaulting
two of his cousins.
Both the parties used to
have frequent drinking
sessions, and got into
an argument a few days
ago. In order to avenge,
the accused instigated
a fight with the victims,
which soon escalated
and resulted in one
man getting stabbed to
death, said the police.
CRUCIAL READ
Mumbai: A Police constable Kaluram Chaitram
Ahire (57) allegedly hanged himself to death at his
native village in Dhule district of north Maharash-
tra, an official said on Friday. “Ahire was posted
at the state secretariat in
Mumbai for security. He
was found hanging in the
cattle shelter at his resi-
dence at Pohbara in Sakri
taluka on Thursday,” the
official said, adding that he went to his native place
a few days ago and the reason behind the suicide is
yet to be known.
POLICE CONSTABLE KILLS SELF, FOUND
HANGING IN CATTLE SHELTER AT HOME
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have arrested a 19-year-old
AC mechanic for allegedly assaulting a minor girl in
Raigad's Navi Mumbai area, said police on Friday.
The accused, Mohammed Akhtar Mathar Hussain
was visiting a nearby
flat, when he took the
victim playing nearby and
assaulted her inside a lift,
Officials Said. A case has
been registered against the
accused, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Azadnagar,
under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal
Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act.
19-YEAR-OLD MECHANIC SEXUALLY
ASSAULTS MINOR INSIDE LIFT, ARRESTED
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra Board of Sec-
ondary and Higher Sec-
ondary Education (MS-
BSHSE) has announced
that students appearing
for the 2023 Secondary
School Certificate
(SSC) and Higher Sec-
ondary Certificate
(HSC) board exams in
February-March will
not be allowed to take
the exams in their
school and that no extra
time would be given to
the students for com-
pletion of their papers.
According to the of-
ficials, class X and Class
XII board exams will be
conducted in the origi-
nal, pre-Covid manner,
and the old guidelines
will be brought back.
“The facilities of
home centres and 30
minutes of extra time
were introduced during
the pandemic. Now that
it is not too big a danger,
we bring back the old
rules,” said Anuradha
Oak, Secretary, MSB-
SHSE.
She further added
that “During the pan-
demic, the board also
gave students liberty by
waiving off 25% of the
total syllabus. However,
now students will have
to prepare for the entire
portion, without any-
thing being deducted.”
However, principals
of several schools are
not very happy with the
state board shifting
back to the old rules.
No home centre, extra time for SSC, HSC students
MAHARASHTRA BOARD EXAMS
Nod for felling of 20K mangrove
trees for bullet train project
In a 2020 petition, the NHSRCL had assured the court it would plant five
times the total mangrove trees that were earlier proposed to be felled
The 508km high speed rail corridor between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is expected to cut travel time
from six-and-a-half hours to two-and-a-half hours. —FILE PHOTO
ARGUMENTS
NHSRCL’s plea was
opposed by NGO
‘Bombay Environmen-
tal Action Group’, on
the grounds that no
study was undertaken
about the survival
rate of saplings to be
planted as a compen-
satory measure and
the Environmental
Impact Assessment
report for felling trees
has not been provid-
ed. The NHSRCL had
denied the NGO’s ob-
jections and claimed
that it had availed the
required approvals
and would com-
pensate the loss by
planting of saplings
as directed.
‘Sin’ City: Two sex rings
busted, six rescued
A 24-year-old woman
was also arrested for
allegedly running the
racket in Thane
Patra Chawl case: Raut appears in court
CYCLONE MANDOUS LIKELYTO BRING SHOWERS
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Some parts
of the state might re-
ceive unseasonal rain-
fall in the next 48 hours
due to the cyclonic
storm Mandous over
the Bay of Bengal, the
India Meteorological
Department (IMD) said
on Friday
.
Mild or medium rain-
fall is expected to hit the
Konkan and Marath-
wada region, and most
districts of central Ma-
harashtra awfter 48
hours, Sushma Nair of
IMD Mumbai said.
The cyclonic storm
‘Mandous’ over Bay of
Bengal is expected to
make landfall after 24
hours, she said.
Weather conditions
are expected to change
in Maharashtra due to
vapours from the Bay
of Bengal and vapours
being pulled from
the Arabian Sea, the of-
ficial said.
Mandous, pro-
nounced ‘man-dous’ is
an Arabic word and it
means treasure box.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sanjay Raut,
Rajya Sabha MP, Shiv
Sena on Friday ap-
peared before a special
court in connection
with a money launder-
ing case pertaining to
the Patra Chawl rede-
velopment project in the
metropolis. It was
Raut’s first appearance
before special judge RN
Rokade after being
granted bail in the case
on November 9.
As per his bail condi-
tions, Raut is required
to attend the hearings
of the case, which at
present is in the stage of
hearing before framing
of charges. The court on
Friday adjourned the
matter to January 24.
Transport, Education
dept intervene to end
private school van strike
Traders back Oppn call of Dec 13‘bandh’
Students appearing for the 2023 SSC and HSC board exams will
not be allowed to take the test in their school. —FILE PHOTO
Class X and XII Board exams to be
held following pre-pandemic norms;
old guidelines to be brought back
The facilities of home centres and 30
minutes of extra time were intro-
duced during the pandemic. Now
that it is not too big a danger, we bring back
the old rules. During the pandemic, the
board also gave students liberty by waiving
off 25% of the total syllabus. However, now
students will have to prepare for the entire
portion, without anything being deducted.
—Anuradha Oak, secretary, MSBSHSE
Pune (PTI): A traders'
body in Pune has decid-
ed to extend support to
the December 13 'bandh'
called by the opposition
parties as a mark of
protest against Gover-
nor Bhagat Singh Ko-
shyari's remarks on
Maratha warrior
king Chhatrapati Shiva-
ji Maharaj.
The Congress, Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP), Shiv Sena
(Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray), Sambhaji
Brigade and some oth-
er outfits have given
the bandh call. Fate-
hchand Ranka, presi-
dent of the Federation
of Traders Associa-
tions of Pune (FATP),
said in a release on
Thursday that the of-
fice-bearers of the
three parties and Sma-
bhaji Brigade had ap-
pealed to the traders'
body to support the
bandh called for
condemning the gover-
nor's statements.
Following the appeal
made by these parties,
an internal meeting of
all the members of the
federation was organ-
ized and it was decided
to support the bandh by
keeping the shops
closed till 3 pm on Tues-
day, Ranka said.

PERSPECTIVE
04
he narrator bring home to us
thewarmth,thepeaceandthe
positivity that PM Modi in-
fuses in all his interactions.
He is the PM and has a hun-
dred pressing tasks to accom-
plish. But the 10 minutes he
devotesduringameetingwith
someone, he is present com-
pletely
. He makes the speaker
feel super important and that
is the quality that makes him
truly phenomenal!
My interaction with Modi-
ji has been really remarka-
ble! Of course, we view him
as our leader, but for me to
get a letter from him post the
All-England victory was the
first close interaction with
him. It was 2003 and he was
the CM. I received a few let-
ters from many dignitar-
ies, the PM, the Presi-
dent, but these were
more of congratula-
tory notes. But his
letter was different.
He mentioned not
just how my win
inspired people
but also related
an incident about
me rejecting a
cola company
. And
this letter has re-
mained with me
and touched my
heart! While every-
one had made gener-
ic remarks, he had
gone deeper and
that made me feel
very good.
He spoke about Indianness
and being the pride of India,
and that remained as a big
thing for me.
Well there was something
that I began to feel very
strongly about. While sport
for everyone is a very impor-
tant thing and physical lit-
eracy as a movement had
just started, my experience
in sports has taught me that
it is not just about winning
medals and trophies and I
felt that sports was losing the
essence of what it was meant
to be!
I felt that somehow that if
I was tell it to him, he will
feel connected and that he
could do something about it.
So I wanted to share it with
the biggest person and that
was him. I was all prepared
for the meeting but I am not
the laptop kind of person. I
made a presentation and
sought an appointment. His
office called up and said
“Done! Come to the Parlia-
ment House! We have a meet-
ing arranged with the PM!”
It was scheduled for 11
o’clock. I had no clue for how
much time the meeting was
slotted but when I went there
I realized it was seven and a
half minutes before the next
meeting. I went in there and
then I started talking. I re-
membered the advice of a
couple of friends who were
preparing me for the meet-
ing. They told me “You
would probably
need to speak
for 5 to 6 minutes. Nobody is
going to listen to you for so
long! So go prepared!”
As I go in for this meeting,
the first thing is that he
makes me feel so warm. He
asked me to pose for a photo-
graph as his social media
team was there, and then he
says “Bolo Gopi, kya hai?
(Yes Gopi! Tell me what it
is.” And then I started talk-
ing. I actually spoke for 9
minutes. I was sur-
prised at my own self! I
could not remember
speaking continu-
ously like this to
someone, one-on-
one, at a person-
al level in this
way. People
always say
that he is a
great orator.
I think, he is
a bigger, bet-
ter listener.
And that is the
point that peo-
ple actually miss
out. He is somebody
who did not interrupt
me, at all, for 9 minutes.
And at seven and a half min-
utes, the door opened, he just
glanced at his watch, and
then he nodded and the per-
son went off. And then the
meeting continued till about
15 minutes. So I think one of
the most striking qualities
you realize is his ability to
listen and his warmth. In a
one-on-one interaction I real-
ized that this is phenomenal.
Then I remember something
very vividly. He took out his
pen and a small notepad, and
wrote something. And then
that was it! I came out.
And it was amazing that
for eight months back to back
he spoke about “Sports for
All.” When you look at gov-
ernment policies, whether it
is Khelo India, Fit India,
Yoga Day, it is all around
Sports for All! If PM Modi
says something, it makes a
difference. He knows how to
make a difference!
Today I have realized, more
than then, that the Prime
Minister, with his kind of
problems, actually had so
much of time and detail to
figure this out. I remember
this time, when I won the in-
ternational Olympic Award
for being the coach of the
year, I asked once again for
permission to meet him. It
was 3 o’clock and I enquired
at his office if it was even pos-
sible to meet sir. I could come
at some other appropriate
time as well. And the answer
I get is that “I could come at 9
in the morning!” I was elated
and shocked. He had been on
that long tour abroad where
he was visiting seven coun-
tries in seven days and was
landing back at 4 am. Be-
tween 4 am and 9 am too he
was super tied up. He visited
Arun Jaitley’s family as Jait-
leyji had passed away. Nor-
mally one would expect a per-
son to be super tired at 9 am
who has just done so much in
the past week, and here he
was – as fresh an apple! Well,
glowing is the word. He spent
15 minutes and I was almost
feeling guilty. You are in a
hurry
. You have ten things to
do. But he is there, sitting in
front of you and telling you
that he has no other work but
to listen to you. You know, it
is this quality that makes you
feel as though you are super
important. It makes you feel
like he has no other work
more important than actual-
ly being with you. I think it is
this quality of PM Modi that
is unbelievable! It is almost
sage-like.
In one of the functions re-
cently, in India the typical
tendency is that most of the
officials are sitting and the
players are standing. You
could see on his face that he
was not liking what was hap-
pening. But he is PM Modi.
He immediately figured out a
way and quickly made it a
point that he met each of the
players personally. That
again is something supreme-
ly remarkable. For me, I
know one thing. Even if he is
in a crowd, he connects with
each one of the crowd! His
warmth can never leave any
one untouched.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 22
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
T
‘WHEN I MET MODI, HE DID NOT
INTERRUPT ME FOR 9 MINUTES’
P
MO called up and said “Done! Come to
the Parliament House! We have a meeting
arranged with the PM!” It was scheduled
for 11 o’clock. I had no clue for how much
time the meeting was slotted but when I went
there I realized it was seven and a half minutes
before the next meeting. He is somebody who
did not interrupt me, at all, for 9 minutes.
People always say that he is a great orator. I
think, he is a bigger, better listener.
‘MODI’S WARMTH CAN NEVER
LEAVE ONE UNTOUCHED’
I
n one of the functions recently, in India,
most of the officials were sitting and the
players were standing. We could see on
his face that he was not liking what was
happening. But he is PM Modi. He immediately
figured out a way and quickly made it a point
that he met each of the players personally. For
me, I know one thing. Even if he is in a crowd,
he connects with each one of the crowd! His
warmth can never leave any one untouched.
The Phenomenal Prime Minister: A bigger,
better listener than the orator he is!
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
It was amazing that for 8
months back to back Modi
spoke about “Sports for All.”
When you look at government
policies, whether it is Khelo
India, Fit India, Yoga Day, it is
all around Sports for All! If PM
says something, it makes
a difference. He knows
how to make a difference!
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05
INDIA
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion Sports Minister
Anurag Thakur on Fri-
day assured the Lok
Sabha that traditional
sports such as Mal-
lakhamb, Thang Ta, Yo-
gasana, Gatka and
Kalpetta will soon go
international, and the
ministry will open 1,000
Khelo India centres
across the country by
August 15 next year.
As the LS resumed on
Thursday debate on
sports and the steps
taken by the govern-
ment in this regard, sev-
eral MPs urged the gov-
ernment to create
sports infrastructure in
rural areas and initiate
measures to include ru-
ral youth in selections.
In his reply on Friday
,
Thakur said govt is fo-
cused towards identify-
ing talent from the ru-
ral areas and training
them to become inter-
national athletes.
He said the demand is
that Khelo India centres
must be opened in rural
areas. “We will start
with opening 1,000 Kh-
elo India centres. The
process for 733 such
centres has already
started and by next Au-
gust 15, we will finish
the work of opening
1,000 Khelo India cen-
tres,” the minister said.
He recalled PM
Modi’s remark that
when a sportsman wins
in a game, it gives Indi-
ans a chance to cele-
brate the concept of
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat”.
UNION MIN NITYANAND SAYS THAT THE WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD SECURITY
SCHEME GAREEB KALYAN ANNA YOJNA COVERED 80 CR BENEFICIARIES
Mission of Modi government's welfare
schemes boon for poor: Union MoS Rai
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State for Home
Affairs Nityanand Rai
on Friday described the
welfare schemes of the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment as a “boon” while
highlighting the effec-
tiveness of various
schemes rolled out for
the underprivileged.
Rai said that the
world’s largest food secu-
rityschemeGareebKaly-
anAnnaYojnacovered80
crore beneficiaries.
About the Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan
Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
which was implement-
ed in April 2020 amid
the COVID pandemic,
he said, “The govern-
ment has spent approxi-
mately Rs. 3.45 lakh
crore so far and another
Rs. 44,762 Crore will be
spent till December
2022 taking the total ex-
penditure under PM-
GKAY to nearly Rs. 3.91
lakh crore,” Rai said.
“This will cover near-
ly 80 crore beneficiaries
across India and like be-
fore would be fully
funded by the
Government of India,”
he added.
Mentioning the Jan
Dhan Yojana, the Minis-
ter said that as on Au-
gust 2022, more than
46.25 crore benefi-
ciaries banked under
PMJDY since inception,
amountingtoRs1,73,954
crore as part of finan-
cial inclusion to sup-
port the overall eco-
nomic development of
marginalised sections
of society
.
“PMJDY accounts
grow 3-fold from 14.72
crores in March 2015 to
46.25 crore as on August
10, 2022. 56 per cent Jan-
Dhan account holders
are women and 67 per
cent Jan Dhan accounts
in rural and semi-urban
areas” he said.
He said that the Modi
governmenthasfocused
on the health of poor
people across the coun-
try and their welfare.
The schemes of the
Centre in Bihar are not
being implemented
properly, the Bihar
government has returned
18,000 crores for every
household water tap
scheme but The Modi
government is determined
to uplift the poor and
eliminate every obstacle
that comes in it.
Nityanand Rai
Union MoS for Home Affairs
Will take traditional
sports int’l, says Thakur
WINTER SESSION
KUDANKULAM N-PLANT’S 4 UNITS
WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2027: SINGH
New Delhi: The remaining four 1000 MW units of
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will be completed
by 2027, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Science Tech-
nology, Atomic Energy and Space. In a
statement laid on the table of the Rajya
Sabha in reply to a question, Jitendra
Singh said, “At present, Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 of
1000 MW capacity each are already
in operation and the remaining four
units of 1000 MW each are under construction.” “On
their progressive completion, the full capacity of the
Kudankulam site of 6000 MW is expected to be reached
by the year 2027,” he said. The projected installed ca-
pacity of the Kudankulam site is 6000 MW, comprising
of six nuclear power reactors of 1000 MW capacity each.
GOVT SHOULD DISCUSS INDIA-CHINA
BORDER ISSUES IN PARL: CONGRESS
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
on Friday said that the government should discuss
the border issues between India and China instead of
reciting about G20. “In Ladakh, the
Chinese Army has infiltrated and made
over 200 shelters with accommodation
facilities. Now, our Army isn’t allowed
to patrol in farther areas, If this goes
like this then the situation might get
tense at Siachen Glacier,” Chowdhury
told ANI. “It’s imperative that govern-
ment discuss the situation of India-China border issues
(in Parliament) instead of reciting G20,” he said. The
Congress leader criticised the government’s November
2016 decision to demonetise high-value currency notes,
claiming the move did not meet the desired goals as
cash in circulation and fake currency have gone up.
INDIA’s CANCER CASES PROJECTED
TO INCREASE BY 12.8%: MANDAVIYA
New Delhi: The estimated number of cancer cases
in the country in 2020 was 13,92,179 and it is pro-
jected to increase by 12.8%, Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya informed
LS citing National Cancer Registry
Programme data.Responding to
a question, he said patients with
cancer are getting treatment at
various health facilities, includ-
ing district hospitals, medical
colleges, central institutes like
AIIMS and private hospitals.Relevant data related to
patients registered for treatment is maintained by
institutions hospitals. Under RAN, financial assis-
tance is provided to patients belonging to families
living below poverty line, suffering from major life
threatening diseases for treatment, he said.
BJP RESPECTS ALL INSTITUTIONS:
RIJIJU ON JUDICIAL APPT ROW
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing winter session of the
parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Fri-
day took a jibe at the Opposition over the Congress’
adjournment motion notice on the
Centre’s confrontation with the ju-
diciary and said that BJP respects
all institutions of the country. “We
aren’t like the Congress party that
overturns everything and captures
institutions. BJP respects all
institutions of the country,” said
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. His remarks came
after Congress MP Manish Tewari gave an adjourn-
ment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss “the
confrontation with the judiciary brought to the fore
by recent statements made by various Government
functionaries, including the Union Law Minister.”
‘Noreportofstarvationdeathsfromstates,UTs’
New Delhi (PTI):
There is no report of
starvation deaths from
states and Union Terri-
tories, the government
informed the Lok Sab-
ha on Friday
.
Responding to a ques-
tion, Union Women and
Child Development Min-
isterSmritiIranisaidthe
GlobalHungerIndexdid
not reflect India’s true
picture as it was a flawed
measure of “hunger”.
It should not be taken
at face value as it is nei-
therappropriatenorrep-
resentative of hunger
prevalent in a country
,
she said.India ranked
107th of 121 countries in
theGlobalHungerIndex
- 2022 with its child wast-
ing rate, at 19.3 per cent,
being the highest in the
world. Responding to
another question, Irani
provided data as per
which 140,575 children
went missing since 2019
and 125,445 children had
been recovered during
the same period.
Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect
India’s true picture as it is a flawed measure
of ‘Hunger’. It should not be taken at
face value as it is neither appropriate nor
representative of hunger prevalent in a country.
Smriti Irani, Union Women Child Development Minister
Whether it is paralympics,
deaf olympics or summer
olympics, we have won
most medals. Seven in
the Olympics, 19 in the
paralympics and 16
in the deaf olympics.
We worked towards
changing perceptions
towards sports.
Anurag Thakur
Union Sports Minister
HIGHLIGHTS
MANISH
TEWARI GIVES
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CHIRAG PASWAN RAISES IN LOK
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AGAINST DALITS IN BIHAR
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Anurag Thakur
Smriti Irani
MEETING FOR A PURPOSE
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann meets with Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding
the shifting of the barbed wire on the border, strengthening the police force to prevent the
ever-increasing incidents of drones and other issues, in New Delhi on Friday. Mann also
pointed out that 2 important state bills stipulating harsher punishment for perpetrators of
sacrilege were pending since 2018, awaiting Presidential assent. —PHOTO BY ANI
Rajnath, Yediyurappa, Munda central observers
for BJP MLAs’ meet to pick Gujarat CM today
New Delhi (PTI): Sen-
ior BJP leaders Rajnath
Singh, B S Yediyurappa
and Arjun Munda were
appointed on Friday as
central observers for
the meeting of party’s
new MLAs in Gujarat to
pick the next CM.
The BJP registered a
historic victory in Gu-
jarat on Thursday by
clinching 156 seats in
the 182-member House.
The BJP has called a
meeting of its newly
elected legislators to-
day morning to elect
legislature party leader
who will be the next
CM.BJPhasannounced
earlier that Bhupendra
Patel will continue as
its CM in the state.
Bhupendra Patel submits his
resignation to Acharya Devvrat
Gandhinagar (ANI):
Gujarat CM Bhupendra
Patel submitted his res-
ignation to Governor
Acharya Devvrat after
BJP registered a his-
toric win in State As-
sembly polls ahead of
formation of his new
government.
Patel will take oath as
CM again on Dec 12,
BJP state president CR
Paatil said that PM Nar-
endra Modi Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will attend the
swearing-in. Patel vis-
ited the Raj Bhavan in
Gandhinagar to tender
his resignation after
swept Gujarat polls.
Bhupendra Patel (3rd L) with State BJP President CR Patil and
other ministers, meets Governor Acharya Devvrat to tender
resignation of his government, in Gandhinagar on Friday.
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INDIA
New Delhi (ANI):
Global news outlets
have widely reported on
the landslide victory of
BJP in Gujarat where
PM Narendra Modi led
a campaign to a record
win on his home turf.
On Thursday, the rul-
ing BJP recorded a his-
toric win in Gujarat,
winning 156 seats. The
BJP’s 7th consecutive
Assembly poll win in
Gujarat is also its big-
gest since the founding
of this state in 1960. The
Straits Times of Singa-
pore, the Nik-
kei Asia,
Al Ja-
zeera, etc
were
among the
g l o b a l
publica-
tions which
displayed pho-
tographs of jubi-
lant celebrations
of BJP’s win.
British publication
The Guardian reported
that PM Modi had given
a significant boost to
BJP, a sign of party’s
enduring popularity
before a general poll
due in 2024.
Noting how
BJP has not
lost a Gujarat
assembly poll
since 1995, Ja-
pan’s Nikkei Asia at-
tributed this win to PM
Modi’s popularity in
Gujarat.
Jawaharlal
Nehru Universi-
ty prof Ajay Gu-
davarthy told Al
Jazeera that BJP’s
comfortable win in
Guj shows a
d e e p e r
consoli-
dation
o f
Hindu
vote.
ON A WINNING SPREE
PM CHAIRS VIDEO MEETING OF
GUVs, CMs LGs TO DISCUSS
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
PM Narendra Modi chaired a video meeting
of Governors CMs of States Lt Gover-
nors of UTs to discuss aspects relating to In-
dia’s G20 Presidency. PM in his remarks stated
that India’s G20 Presidency belongs to the
entire nation, and is a unique opportunity to
showcase the country’s strengths. He empha-
sised the importance of teamwork, sought
cooperation of States / UTs in the organisation
of various G20 events. He pointed out that G20
Presidency would help showcase parts of India
beyond conventional big metros, thus bringing
out uniqueness of each part of our country.
Historic win of PM’s BJP in Guj grabs global headlines
Arvind Kejriwal
failed to make
inroads in Gujarat!
Pratibha Singh among
5 IAS transferred in UP
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: 5 IAS offic-
ers have been trans-
ferred in the bu-
reaucracy of
Uttar Pradesh
wherein, IAS
Pratibha Singh
has been trans-
ferred to the po-
sition of Joint
Magistrate in Amroha.
Moreover, IAS Pratibha
Singh’s Telangana
cardre has changed to
UP on marital ground
after which the appoint-
ment department has
accorded her first post-
ing while her husband
IPS Aditya Lehenga is
posted as SP Amroha.
IAS AV Raja
Mauli has been
made UP’s new
Secretary,
Home; while IAS
Rajesh Kumar
has been re-
moved from Di-
rector, Social Welfare
and made Special Secre-
tary, Revenue.
Additionally, IAS
Khempal Singh
has been made Special
Secretary
.
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: Before the
assembly elections in
Gujarat, it seemed that
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam
Aadmi Party would cut
some votes of the BJP as
well, but it could not do
so. On the contrary, in
the fight between
Arvind Kejriwal and
Congress, BJP’s sup-
porters became more
united and BJP’s vote
percentage went above
53 percent. In fact,
Arvind Kejriwal played
the game of Hindutva in
the Gujarat elections.
He and other leaders of
his party did not speak
anything on the release
of the rapists of Bilkis
Bano and on the contra-
rysaidthatitisnottheir
issue. Kejriwal took the
bet of putting the pic-
ture of Ganesha and
Lakshmi on the Indian
currency i.e. Rupee in
between the elections.
But neither of the two
bets worked for Kejriwal
in Gujarat. His appeal to
the pro-BJP Hindu vot-
ers did not work. That’s
whyBJP’svoteincreased
from 49 percent last time
to 53 percent. This also
proved that people are
not yet ready to accept
AAP
. They have the op-
tion of BJP as a party
and Narendra Modi and
Amit Shah as Hindu
leaders, so no one else
can be accepted, at least
infrontof them.Itispos-
sible that Kejriwal’s ap-
peal may have worked in
other states outside Gu-
jarat, but in Gujarat he
could not cut BJP’s vote
and by cutting more
than 13 percent votes of
Congress, he still could
not achieve much.
New Delhi (PTI): Sev-
eral Congress leaders,
PM Narendra Modi and
leaders across the po-
litical sides greeted for-
mer party chief Sonia
Gandhi on her birthday
on Friday, December 9,
2022, with AICC presi-
dent Mallikarjun
Kharge saying her in-
domitable spirit in the
wake of adversity has
inspired millions.
The former Congress
president is in Ra-
jasthan on her 76th
birthday and is spend-
ing time with her chil-
dren Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra.In a tweet, Mr.
Kharge said, Extend-
ing my warm birthday
greetings to CPP Chair-
person, Smt. Sonia Gan-
dhi ji. Her grace, dedi-
cation, indomitable
spirit and dignity in the
wake of adversity has
inspired millions. I
wish her a long and
healthy life.
The Congress, from
its official Twitter han-
dle, said, Warm birth-
day wishes to Smt Sonia
Gandhi who epitomises
sacrifice, courage
dedication. Her sense
of duty and grace is an
inspiration.
Several top Congress
leaders including party
gen secy organisation
KC Venugopal, Sachin
Pilot, Randeep Surjew-
ala and Shashi Tharoor,
wished Ms. Sonia Gan-
dhi on her birthday
.
Modi, others greet Sonia on her B’day
Dehradun (PTI): Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu
on Friday asked IAS
trainees at Mussoorie
to be sympathetic to
the deprived sections
when they play a role in
policy-making as civil
servants and asserted
that real development
is achieved only when
all stakeholders are
taken along.Address-
ing the trainee officers
at the concluding cere-
mony of the Lal Baha-
dur Shastri National
Academy Of Adminis-
tration’s 97th founda-
tion course, she said
the trainee officers of
the academy are in a
position to translate In-
dia of their dreams
into a reality.
Civil service is the
path to serving the na-
tion. It is a principle-
based career in which
character plays a sig-
nificant role the presi-
dent said. “You must
always carry with you
the academy’s motto
which says character is
the highest virtue.”
“You are going to play a
vital role in the coun-
try’s policy-making pro-
cess over the next 25
years. If you are sensi-
tive to the needs of the
deprived sections you
will achieve your goal.
Real development
comes about only when
all stakeholders are
taken along.“Setting
the country on the path
of progress is both your
Constitutional respon-
sibility moral duty,”
said the president, who
is on her first visit to
hill state after assum-
ing office. “ I appeal to
you to implement the
government’s environ-
ment conservation pro-
grammes with total
dedication,” she said.
‘Besympathetictoneeds
ofdeprivedsections’
PREZ TO IAS TRAINEES
President Droupadi Murmu presents a degree to a student during
the 3rd convocation of Doon University, in Dehradun, Friday.
You should perform in such a man-
ner that when you open your time
capsule in 2047 you have the satis-
faction of having achieved your targets.
—Droupadi Murmu, President
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The SC on Friday directed the Centre and the
National Medical Commission (NMC) to find out a solu-
tion to accommodate those undergraduate
medical students who have returned from
foreign countries like Ukraine and China,
saying their career will be left in lurch if no
solution is found at this stage. A bench of
justices B R Gavai Vikram Nath said if
necessary, Centre may appoint a panel of experts to find
a solution to problem of students. The top court said it
hoped Centre will give due importance to its suggestion.
Shillong (PTI): Meghalaya HC has ordered an interim stay
on physical demarcation on ground in connection with an
inter-State border pact signed by Megha-
laya CM Conrad K Sangma his Assam
counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma had
in March signed an MoU for demarcating
border in at least six of 12 contested loca-
tions that often raised tensions between
two States. Justice HS Thangkhiew ordered interim stay
till next date of hearing on February 6, 2023, on a petition
filed by four ‘traditional chiefs’ of Meghalaya.”
New Delhi (PTI): SC
slapped a cost of Rs
25,000 on a petitioner
who had sought com-
pensation of Rs 75 lakh
from Google India for
ads shown on YouTube
which allegedly had
explicit content.While
dismissing PIL, the
apex court termed as
“atrocious” the PIL filed
by a MP resident who
claimed that ads diverted
him he could not clear
a competitive exam.
New Delhi (PTI): SC
asked army to put its
‘house in order’ saying
that it has not been “fair”
to women officers alleg-
ing delay in promotions
after being granted per-
manent commission. A
bench comprising CJ D Y
Chandrachud Justice P
S Narasimha was hearing
a PIL of 34 women of-
ficers alleging that junior
male officers are being
considered over them for
promotions.
FOREIGN RETURNED MED STUDENTS: SC
DIRECTS CENTRE, NMC TO RESOLVE ISSUE
HC ORDERS INTERIM STAY ON ASSAM-
MEGHALAYA BORDER PACT
SC REJECTS PIL
SEEKING ` 75 L
COMPENSATION
ARMY NOT BEING
FAIR TO WOMEN
OFFICERS: SC
CRUCIAL READ
EX-ANDAMAN TOP
OFFICER NARAIN,
ACCUSED IN RAPE
CASE, HOSPITALISED
ABNORMAL SOUND
FROM WHEELS:
VANDE BHARAT
HALTED IN UP
TRS IS NOW BRS OFFICIALLY
INDRANI’S PIL TO RECALL WITNESS
ATTEMPT TO PROLONG TRIAL, SAYS CBI
Port Blair (PTI): Former
CS of Andaman Nicobar
Islands Jitendra Narain,
accused of involvement
in an alleged gang-rape
case, was admitted at GB
Pant Hospital in Port Blair
after he complained of
chest discomfort and fever
on Thursday night.Police
sources said, doctors at
GB Pant examined him
and decided to admit
him for few more health
check-ups. Narain was in
Jail custody at Prathrapur
District correctional center
in connection with rape of
a 21-year-old woman.
Prayagraj (Agencies):
Varanasi-bound Vande
Bharat Express (train
number 22436) was
halted at Bharwari railway
station, in UP's Kausham-
bi district under Prayagraj
division of North Central
Railway on Friday after
the loco pilot heard some
abnormal sound from the
wheels of this self-pro-
pelled train.
Hyderabad (PTI): Marking the formal launch of TRS into
national politics, party supremo and Telangana Chief Minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao on
Friday unfurled the flag
of Bharat Rashtra Samiti
(BRS) in the wake of the
ECI approving the name
change of TRS as BRS.
Rao hoisted the BRS
flag at the party headquarters here. Earlier, he signed on the
papers concerned about the name change of TRS as BRS.
Mumbai (PTI): CBI told a special court that plea by Indrani
Mukerjea, a prime accused in Sheena Bora murder case, to
recall witness Rahul Mukerjea at a future date is an attempt
to prolong trial as she is out on bail. CBI, in its written
response to Indrani’s PIL, said that her application was ‘not
maintainable.’ Mukerjea has already deposed as a witness
was cross-examined by Indrani’s lawyer Ranjeet Sangle.
RAIN FURY
RAIN FURY
IN CHENNAI
IN CHENNAI
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Birthday greetings to
Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji.
Praying for her long
and healthy life.
First India Bureau
Chennai: The IMD
said Mandous lay cen-
tered 440km southeast
of Chennai and may
weaken into a cyclonic
storm by forenoon on
December 9. “The cy-
clone interacts with
the sea surface tem-
perature, surrounding
and upper atmosphere
and the weather is
meant to change con-
tinuously,” said S Bal-
achandran, deputy di-
rector general, IMD,
Chennai. IMD has is-
sued a red alert for
Kancheepuram, Chen-
galpet and Villupuram
for December 9 as
these districts are like-
ly to receive extremely
heavy rainfall (21cm
or more) at one or two
places. The agency is-
sued an orange alert to
eight districts today.
Chennai and Tiruval-
lur are likely to re-
ceive heavy to very
heavy rainfall (7 cm to
20 cm) on December
10. The government,
meanwhile, said it was
prepared for emergen-
cy situations. 12 state
and national disaster
response force units
had reached districts
likely to be hit. Govt
buses will not be oper-
ated at night. Public
has been advised not to
visit beaches.
T
T
NDRF, SDRF TEAMS DEPLOYED
All precautionary measures have been
taken by govt the officers are
regularly monitoring the
situation. Govt will ensure protec-
tion of the people. District-wise
monitoring of the cyclone is being
done. I request people to fol-
low govt orders cooperate
with us. —MK Stalin, TN CM
Arvind Kejriwal
Sonia Gandhi
PM Narendra Modi
CYCLONE MANDOUS
CYCLONE MANDOUS
Houses swept away by the sea
waves due to cyclone Mandous,
in Puducherry on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
—PHOTO BY PTI

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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 54,305.00 30.00 0.05 (Per 10g)
SILVER 67,365.00 558.00 0.82 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.28 0.10 0.12
GBPINR 100.76 0.43 0.43
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: India’s ther-
mal coal imports fell to
the lowest levels in 10
months during Nov, data
from consultancy Coal-
mint showed, mainly due
to a rise in domestic coal
production. The country
imported 10.83 million
tonnes of thermal coal in
Nov, the data showed,
compared with 12.03 mil-
lion tonnes in Oct and
9.45 million tonnes in
Nov 2021. Imports fell
mainly due to higher pro-
duction by state-run Coal
India, which accounts for
80% of India’s coal out-
put. —FIB
NOVEMBER THERMAL
COAL IMPORTS AT
TEN MONTH-LOW
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel
has gained more revenue
market share (RMS) than
Reliance Jio in the fiscal
second quarter, helped by
a combination of stronger
growth in the lucrative ur-
ban markets and superior
monetisation of data us-
age, said experts, analys-
ing latest telco financial
data put out by the sector
regulator. Loss-making
Vodafone Idea (Vi) con-
tinued to lose revenue
share in the second quar-
ter, FY23, due to under-
performance in key lead-
ership circles — Kerala,
Maharashtra and Gujarat
– they added. —FIB
AIRTEL BEATS JIO TO
GAIN MORE RMS IN
SECOND QUARTER
New Delhi: SoftBank-
backed e-commerce mar-
ketplace Snapdeal has de-
ferred its `1,250 crore
IPO, joining the list of
startups that have decid-
ed to shelve their initial
public offering (IPO)
plans this year. Snapdeal,
which competes with Am-
azon and Flipkart, filed a
request this week with the
Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Sebi) to
withdraw its draft red her-
ring prospectus (DRHP)
amid a sell-off in tech
stocks worldwide. —PTI
SNAPDEAL DEFERS
`1,250-CR INITIAL
PUBLIC OFFERING
New Delhi: Wheat acre-
age has increased by
25% so far in the onging
rabi season at 255.76
lakh hectares mainly on
higher sowing area in UP
and MP. The area under
coverage for wheat,
which is the major crop in
rabi season, stood at
203.91 lakh hectares in
the same period last year.
Increase in wheat sowing
area augurs well for the
country as the domestic
production had fallen to
106.84 million tonnes
(MT) in the 2021-22 crop
year from 106.84 MT in
the previous year. —PTI
WHEAT SOWING UP
25% SO FAR THIS
RABI SEASON
*Rates till the edition went to print.
BIDDING FOR CONCOR
PRIVATISATION LIKELY
FROM JANUARY
New Delhi: The government
is likely to invite preliminary
bids for privatising Container
Corporation of
India (Concor)
in January, an
official said.
Besides, the
approval from the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA) for
demerger of non-core and
land assets of Shipping Cor-
poration of India (SCI) is ex-
pected to come in this month,
following which the govern-
ment may invite financial bids
for SCI in March or April, the
official added. The government
has so far received `28,383
crore through CPSEs stake
sale and buyback. —PTI
NDB INDIA TO WORK
TO PREPARE COUNTRY
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
New Delhi: New Development
Bank (NDB) president Marcos
Prado Troyjo on Friday said
that the multi-
lateral funding
agency will
work jointly
with India
to prepare country-specific
strategies for boosting in-
frastructure investment. The
Shanghai-based funding
agency’s president said that
Independent Evaluation Office
(IEO) has suggested country-
specific strategies for member
nations. Such a country
strategy would provide the
overarching framework for
guiding the bank’s priorities in
the country, he said. —PTI
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR IDBI BANK
PRIVATISATION TO BE EXTENDED TILL EARLY JAN
New Delhi: The deadline to submit preliminary bids for IDBI
Bank privatisation is likely to be extended by almost a month till
early January, a government official
said on Friday. The government and LIC
together are looking to sell a 60.72%
stake in IDBI Bank, and the last date for
submitting an Expression of Interest
(EoI) or preliminary bids is December
16. Transaction advisors have received
a few requests for an extension of the
deadline. Since foreign investment bankers would not be working
due to year-end holidays, the deadline would be extended, the
official said. —PTI
BHARATPE FILES ARBITRATION TO CLAW BACK
GROVER’S 1.4 PERCENT SHARES
New Delhi: Upping the ante, fintech unicorn BharatPe has filed
an arbitration for clawing back it’s former MD and co-founder
Ashneer Grover’s restricted sharehold-
ing and founder title, sources said. The
arbitration was filed on Thursday under
Singapore International Arbitration Cen-
tre (SIAC) rules, sources said. If relief is
granted, Grover may lose his unvested
shares and right to use the founder title.
Grover, who BharatPe has accused of
cheating and embezzlement of funds, holds about 8.5% of the
company. Of this, 1.4% is not vested. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
INVEST MORE, CEA
URGES PVT SECTOR
New Delhi (PTI): Chief
Economic Advisor V Anan-
tha Nageswaran on Friday
said private sector needs to
increase capital expendi-
ture as it may not be
healthy for the public sec-
tor to continue to invest at
the same pace as it did in
the last decade.
The combined invest-
ment by Centre, states and
public sector enterprises
have gone up 3.5 times over
the last 10 years from `6.8
lakh crore to `21.2 lakh
crore currently
.
In the decade when the
non-financial corporate
sector and the banking sys-
tem were repairing bal-
ance sheets, the public sec-
tor took over and kept up
economic growth through-
out the second decade of
the millenium and it has
continued well into the cur-
rent decade as well, Nag-
eswaran said at a CII's
Global Economic Policy
Summit 2022 here.
The Chief Economic Ad-
visor in the Finance Min-
istry said there was a need
to decide whether to con-
tinue to scale up invest-
ment at the same pace or
allow the private sector to
start functioning as 'pri-
mary engine of capital for-
mation' in the economy.
The corporate sector, he
said, currently has a very
healthy balance sheet and
the bottom line and the bal-
ance sheets of banks and
financial institutions have
repaired and they are
ready to lend. Therefore it
may not be necessary or
may not be healthy for the
public sector to keep ex-
panding capital investment
at the same pace.
Capital expenditure has
to continue to increase, but
not at the same pace be-
cause we should not only
be not crowding out the pri-
vate sector but also ensur-
ing that the combined in-
vestment spending by the
public and private sector
should not drive up the cost
of capital too much for the
economy, Nageswaran
said. Nageswaran's com-
ments follows a nudge by
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in September,
where she sought to know
from the industry what is
holding it back from invest-
ing in manufacturing, even
though foreign investors
show confidence in India.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z CEA said private sector
needs to increase capital
expenditure as it may not be
healthy for the public sector
to continue to invest at the
same pace as it did in the
last decade
z The combined investment
by Centre, states and public
sector enterprises have gone
up 3.5 times over the last 10
years to `21.2 lakh crore
z Capex has to continue to
increase, but not at the same
pace because we should not
only be not crowding out
‘G20 Presidency opportunity
to showcase India’s strength’
New Delhi (PTI): Union
Minister Nitin Gadkari on
Friday said India is one of
the fastest growing econo-
my in the world and
stressed that the G20 Pres-
idency offers the country a
great opportunity to show-
case its strength to the
world.
India on December 1, of-
ficially assumed the presi-
dency of G-20, a grouping
of developed and develop-
ing nations.
We have a dream to
make the Indian economy
a 5 trillion dollar economy.
India is one of the fastest
growing economy in the
world and there are a lot of
opportunities available in
India, the road transport
and highways minister
said.
Today a lot of investors
across the world, he said,
are keenly interested to in-
vest in India.
The large pool of young
and talented engineers are
the biggest strength for In-
dia, the minister said.
Currently, the size of the
Indian automobile indus-
try is `7.5 lakh crore and
within five years, it will be
scaled up to `15 lakh crore.
We will be the number one
manufacturing automobile
hub in the world, the min-
ister stressed.
New Delhi (PTI): Flows in
the mutual fund industry
through systematic invest-
ment plans or SIPs route
rose to an all-time high of
`13,306 crore in November,
reflecting the growing ma-
turity and confidence of
investors.
However, inflows in eq-
uity mutual fund schemes
plunged 76% to `2,258 crore
in November from `9,390
crore in the preceding
month, data released by the
Amfi showed on Friday
.
This was also the 21st
straight month of inflows
into equity schemes.
As per the data, flows
through SIP was `13,306
crore in November 2022,
surpassing the previous
high of `13,041 crore in
October.
Inflows via MFs
SIP hit fresh high
at `13,306 crore
Govt seeks nod to spend
another `3.25 L crore
New Delhi (PTI): The
Government on Friday
sought Parliament nod for
net additional spending of
over `3.25 lakh crore in the
current fiscal, which in-
cludes over `1.09 lakh crore
towards fertiliser subsidy
payout.
Besides, approval for
`80,348.25 crore has been
sought for meeting expend-
iture of the food and con-
sumer affairs ministry
mainly towards giving free
foodgrains to the poor.
Approval has also been
sought for expenditure of
the Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas towards
payments of LPG subsidies
to oil marketing companies
and LPG connections to the
poor under the Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana,
among others totalling to
`29,944 crore.
As per the first batch of
supplementary demands
for grants tabled in Lok
Sabha by Minister of State
for Finance Pankaj Chaud-
hary, approval is being
sought for gross additional
expenditure of about Rs
4.36 lakh crore.
Of this, proposals involv-
ing net cash outgo aggre-
gates to over `3.25 lakh
crore.
ADB approves
250 million dollar
loan for India
New Delhi (PTI): The
ADB said it has approved a
$250 million policy-based
loan to support India's
wide-ranging reforms that
aim to strengthen and mod-
ernise the country's logis-
tics infrastructure, im-
prove efficiency, and lower
costs. The loan will finance
the first sub-program of
the strengthening multi-
modal and integrated logis-
tics ecosystem program,
which supports the govern-
ment's efforts to create a
comprehensive policy,
planning, and institutional
framework at the federal,
state, and city level.
Sensex surrenders early gains as
IT stocks crack; logs weekly loss
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmark Sensex de-
clined nearly 390 points on
Friday, pressured by heavy
selling in IT, tech and en-
ergy stocks despite a posi-
tive trend in the global
markets.
Besides, rising crude oil
prices and relentless for-
eign capital outflows fur-
ther weighed on sentiment,
traders said.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
opened strong but came un-
der severe selling pressure
to close 389.01 points or
0.62% lower at 62,181.67.
Similarly, the broader NSE
Nifty declined 112.75 points
or 0.61% to 18,496.60.
HCL Tech was the top
loser in the Sensex pack,
skidding 6.72 per cent, fol-
lowed by Tech Mahindra,
Infosys, Wipro, TCS and
Reliance Industries.
INDIAN RUPEE GAINS 10 PAISE TO CLOSE AT
82.28 AGAINST AMERICAN CURRENCY
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 10 paise to close at 82.28
(provisional) against the US dollar on Friday,
tracking the weakening of the American cur-
rency in the overseas market. At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the local unit opened
at 82.30 and touched an intra-day high of 82.08
and a low of 82.33 against the greenback. It
finally settled at 82.28, registering a rise of 10
paise over its previous close of 82.38.
Automobile retail sales soar to record high
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Automobile
retail sales in India clocked
best-ever performance in
November aided by robust
registrations across seg-
ments including passenger
vehicles, two-wheelers and
commercial vehicles, auto-
mobile dealer’ body FADA
said on Friday
.
The overall automobile
retail sales rose by 26% to
23,80,465 units last month,
as compared with 18,93,647
units in November 2021.
“November 2022 has
clocked highest retails in
the history of Indian auto-
mobile Industry with
March’20 as an exception
when retails were higher
due to BS IV to BS VI tran-
sition,” FADA said.
The sales momentum
continued even after the
end of the festive period
with the start of the wed-
ding season, it added.
Passenger vehicle retail
sales rose by 21% year on
year last month to cross
three lakh unit mark in No-
vember aided by better
availability of models, new
launches and increase in
demand in rural areas. The
overall passenger vehicle
retail sales last month rose
to 3,00,922 units.
IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The overall automobile
retail sales rose by 26% to
23,80,465 units in Nov, as
compared with 18,93,647
units in Nov 2021
z The sales momentum
continued even after the end
of the festive period

08
2NDFRONT
Plant the seeds of friendship, invest
time, energy commitment to reap a
rich harvest of great friends.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: VikasWalkar,
the father of Shraddha
Walkar who was killed
allegedly by her live-in
partner Aaftab Poon-
awala in Delhi, on Fri-
day demanded that the
accused be hanged to
death for the “brutal”
murder of his daughter.
Blaming the Vasai po-
lice, he said his daugh-
ter would have been
alive had they acted on
her complaint against
Poonawala in 2020. He
also demanded that an
inquiry be conducted
against the family mem-
bers of the accused and
they be given strictest
possible punishment.
Poonawala allegedly
strangled Shraddha and
cutherbodyinto35piec-
es which he kept in a
300-litre fridge for al-
most three weeks at his
Mehrauli home in New
Delhi in May, before
dumping them across
the city over several
days. He was arrested in
November.
“Aaftab Poonawala
killed my daughter bru-
tally, he should get a
strict punishment. He
should be hanged to
death for killing my
daughter...There should
be a stern action against
whosoeverisinvolvedin
the case,” Walkar told
reporters here after
meeting Maharashtra
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
along with Bharatiya
Janata Party leader Kir-
it Somaiya.
He was addressing a
press conference for the
first time after his
daughter's sensational
murder came to light in
November.
WalkarsaidDelhiand
Vasai police were con-
ducting a joint probe
into the case, which was
now going on properly
.
“But I was annoyed
by the non-cooperation
of Tulinj and Man-
ikpur police in Vasai
(town in Palghar dis-
trict)...Had they acted
swiftly, my daughter
would have been alive
now,” he added.
Walkar said Delhi
Governor, DCP Delhi
South and Maharashtra
deputy CM Fadnavis
have assured justice to
his family, adding that
he has full faith in the
law and judiciary
.
Shraddha’s father demands
that Poonawala be hanged
Vikas Walkar
blames Vasai
police for not
acting in time in
his first public
address since his
daughter’s killing
Vikas Walkar, along with BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his lawyer Seema Kushwah, addressed the
press after meeting Dy CM Fadnavis in Mumbai on Friday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Aaftab Poonawala killed
my daughter brutally, he
should get a strict punish-
ment. He should be hanged to
death for killing my daughter….
There should be an inquiry
against Poonawala’s family mem-
bers, including his parents and
brother…. What happened to
Shraddha should not happen to
anybody else.
—Vikas Walker, father of Shraddha Walker
BJP MLA BLAMES UDDHAV
“Uddhav Thackeray and the
MVA govt should apologize
to Shraddha’s family. Your
government did nothing
even after the poor girl
wrote a letter saying that her
life was in danger. You are
answerable for her murder,”
BJP MLA Ram Kadam, who
represents the Ghatkopar
(West) Vidhan Sabha con-
stituency has said.
Nagpur (PTI): Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis on Friday
said that while his gov-
ernment will study laws
on freedom of religion-
-dubbed as legislations
on “love jihad”--enacted
byotherstates,ithadnot
yet decided on introduc-
ing a similar law here in
Maharashtra.
Fadnavis, who was
talking to reporters at
theairport,wasrespond-
ing to a query on wheth-
er the state government
planned to enact a “love
jihad”lawduringtheup-
coming Winter Session
of the state legislature.
“Love jihad” is a term
often used by right-wing
activists to allege a ploy
by Muslim men to lure
Hindu women into reli-
gious conversion
through marriage.
“We are examining
this aspect, but have not
taken any decision as of
now. But, we are going to
study the laws intro-
duced by various states
onthisaspect,”saidFad-
navis, who is also the
state’s Home minister.
A clutch of Bharatiya
JanataParty(BJP)-ruled
states, including Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Haryana and
Gujarat, have either
amended existing laws
or brought new ones to
curb religious conver-
sion “by allurement, use
of force, fraudulent
means or coercion”.
No plan to have ‘love
jihad’ law in Maha
yet: Fadnavis
BJP-ruled UP, MP,
Haryana and Guj, have
amended existing laws
or brought in new
ones to curb religious
conversion ‘by
allurement, use of
force, fraudulent
means or coercion’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) MP
and Shivaji Maharaj’s
descendent Chhatrapati
Udayanraje Bhonsle on
Fridayaddressedapress
conferenceaftermeeting
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi in Delhi.
“On November 23, we
sent a letter to the Presi-
dent, and Prime Minis-
ter and today also offi-
cial correspondence has
been done. A letter, re-
garding derogatory re-
marks against Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj,
has been addressed
from President's Secre-
tariat to Home Minis-
ter's Office. Now it's a
matter of procedure,”
Udayanaraje stated.
“There is unrest in
Maharashtra over the
derogatory remark
against Chhatrapati
ShivajiMaharaj,asheis
cherished and loved by
everyone,” he said in the
presser.
Speaking to the me-
dia, Udayanaraje said,
“PM himself called the
meeting. He had called
Rajya Sabha MPs from
Maharashtra, Gujarat
and Madhya Pradesh.
He wanted to share
some points with us re-
garding the party, how
to get the party en-
hanced, and how to
boost it up further.”
Addressing the Kar-
nataka-Maharashtra
border issue, he stated,
“When the Mahajan
committee was estab-
lished, it was decided
that based on the lan-
guage, the division
should take place, but it
has not been done.”
He further added,
“The centre should take
a meeting with top lead-
ership from Karnataka
and Maharashtra on
the issue.”
Notably, Bhonsle has
written a letter to PM
Narendra Modi ad-
dressing the alleged de-
rogatory remark
against Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
recorded 18 COVID-19
cases on Friday
, which
tookthetallyto81,36,125.
However, the state re-
ported no fresh fatalities
linked to the respiratory
illness for the 10th con-
secutive day
, keeping the
toll unchanged at
1,48,407, a health official
said.
OnThursday
,theaddi-
tion to the tally was 41,
while the last death due
to the infection was re-
corded on November 29,
he pointed out.
The recovery count
increased by 39 and
touched 79,87,486, which
left the state with an ac-
tive tally of 232.
As per the state health
department’s bulletin,
the recovery rate is
98.17% and the fatality
rate stands at 1.82%.
So far, 8,57,31,240 COV-
ID-19testshavebeencon-
ducted in Maharashtra,
including 7,755 in the
last 24 hours, as per offi-
cial data.
Udayanaraje wants PM’s
attention on Guv’s remarks
No nCoV
fatalities in
Maha for 10th
straight day
Shivaji’s descendant
has long objected to
Koshyari’s comments
on the Marratha king
CM, DyCM don’t
take Oppn into
confidence: Sule
EvenBalasahebcouldn’twin
100seats:Shinde-groupMLA
First India Bureau
Mumbai: EvenasMum-
bai and other civic bod-
ies wait for polls to be
announced, Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena MLA
Sanjay Gaikwad on Fri-
day pointed out that not
even Shiv Sena founder,
the late Bal Thackeray,
could win 100 of the 288
seats in the Maharash-
tra Assembly
. No party
can reach 100 seats, he
added, while addressing
the press at his office in
Buldani, in response to
a query
.
Asked if the Gujarat
elections would have an
impact on Maharash-
tra, he said, “Assembly
elections in Maharash-
tra are some time away
.
And no state has any
influence on voting in
other states. Gone are
the days of waves; peo-
ple now vote on local
leadership and the work
of the leader.”
He added: “An elec-
tion is never contested
on a single issue. Earlier
it used to be that voting
was done as per the fa-
vouring wave. However,
now nobody’s waves are
there. Now, 10 years of
Modi’s work will be seen
and people will vote
based on that. The coun-
try has never seen a
leaderlikeModibefore.”
Commenting on the
question if Modi will af-
fect Maharashtra elec-
tions, Gaikwad said,
“Some leaders get votes
on their work, thinking
and party
. If there is no
Narendra Modi and our
Eknath Shinde tomor-
row, BJP voters are not
going to leave BJP. The
10-20% voters who be-
lieve in Congress do not
leave that party
.”
Gaikwad further add-
ed, “Every time, I get
elected with 35,000,
sometimes 40,000 votes.
Every human being has
that ability
. Some people
voteonpartylines,some
on work and develop-
ment, some on relation-
ship, some on caste,
some on kinship.”
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Having fi-
nally got the chance
to meet with Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Friday, par-
liamentarians from
the Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) alli-
ance apprised him of
the border row and
the controversy aris-
ing from Governor
Koshyari’s com-
ments on Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj.
Following the
meeting, National-
ist Congress Party
(NCP) Supriya Sule,
who led the delega-
tion from the MVA-
-comprising the
NCP, Shiv Sena - Ud-
dhav Balasaheb
Thackeray and the
Congress--hit out at
the leadership of
the Maharashtra
state government.
Critizing Chief
Minister Eknath
Shinde and his dep-
uty Devendra Fad-
navis while address-
ing the media, she
said: “I have been
saying this since the
first day that the CM
and deputy CM of
the state should call
an all-party meet-
ing. I am once again
requesting them to
do so, via the media.
When such inci-
dents happened in
the past, the CMs al-
ways put the state
first, and took tak-
ing the opposition
parties into confi-
dence as well. But
the present leader-
ship of Maharash-
tra does not take any
action in the inter-
est of the state.”
She added: “When
Chief Minister (Ba-
savaraj Bommai) of
Karnataka spoke
against Maharash-
tra, CM Shinde did
not even comment
on it for the first 24
hours. It is unfortu-
nate that the CM
and deputy CM of
Maharashtra do not
take any responsi-
bility when Maha-
rashtra, and
Chhatrapati (Shiva-
ji) are insulted. It is
the misfortune of
Maharashtra that
whenever these
things happen, the
CM and deputy CM
always support it.
Sanjay Gaikwad’s
remark comes at a time
when polls are due in
several civic bodies
Ziauddin Khan
Sandeep Goyal
Sawai Madhpur: For-
mer National President
of Congress Sonia Gan-
dhi visited Rantham-
bore national park
along with her family
on her 76th birthday on
Friday. The Gandhi
family left for Ranth-
ambore national park
from Sherbagh hotel
here. During the even-
ing safari in the park,
the VVIPs were in-
formed about a possible
tiger sighting at
Mishradarrah. The
family reached the spot
and there they sighted
tigress Sultana.
According to sourc-
es, on Thursday late at
night at the hotel, Sonia
Gandhi celebrated her
birthday with family
members. Sonia along
with Rahul, Priyanka
and other family mem-
bers stayed in the hotel
during the day
.
The Gandhi family
also enjoyed a safari in
the Ranthambore Tiger
Reserve in the Thurs-
day evening shift. After
this, they reached back
to the hotel on Ranth-
ambore Road in the late
evening.
The Gandhi family
rested for some time in
the hotel. After this, So-
nia Gandhi’s birthday
was celebrated once
again at night. During
this, the cake was cut
and Rahul Gandhi, Pri-
yanka Gandhi and son-
in-law Robert Vadra
and their children
wished her a happy
birthday
.
In another tour, So-
nia and Priyanka pur-
chased handicrafts of
Ranthambore after vis-
iting the artisan centre
on Friday. Sonia and
Priyanka left from ho-
tel Sherbagh at 1.15 PM
and reached the Dast-
kar Kendra.
They observed the
center closely for about
twenty minutes and the
mother-daughter duo
bought Ranthambore
Park’s jacket for Rahul
Gandhi along with oth-
er items of handicraft,
after which they re-
turned to the hotel.
Sonia Gandhi’s birthday safari with family
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during their safari at Ranthambore National Park
on Thursday.

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Avani Kakekochhi, from
Karnataka, one of the
First India queen
finalists talks about her
journey so far!
ADITI KUSHWAHA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
on’t let any-
one tell you
that you
can’t do
something.
E v e r y o n e
has a dream
and everyone should try
to pursue it. But don’t
limit yourself to just what
you think you can do.
What you believe, you can
achieve. What you believe,
recall, you can accom-
plish”. And that is what
Avani follows. Avani
Kakekochhi Bhat from
Karnataka is an Aero-
space engineer and one of
the finalists of the First
Indian Queen. In a tete-a-
tete with City First, Avani
shares about her life,
struggles and the journey
she took to get where she
is today.
When asked about her
passion an dinterests be-
sides modelling, the beauty
exclaimed “I love dancing
and am a professional
dancer by heart. I own a
danceacademycalledTray-
ee and am a co-owner of
Supram Industries along
with my dad.” The diva ex-
pressed her ambitions of
becoming a leader and en-
trepreneur in society
.
She further stated,
“Growing up in a humble
family
, I was bullied for the
wardrobe, the pouch I
owned and the way I ap-
peared. But I’ve learnt to
appreciate my humble be-
ginning and become the
school captain, won inter-
national awards and make
my school proud even to-
day. Also, I am one of the
youngest board members
at the KSEEB (Karnataka
Secondary Education Ex-
amination Board) and was
ranked 1 in Karnataka on
my Alankar Bharatanaty-
am exam. I am also a schol-
arship holder for dance.
My teaching experience at
an orphan’s home for 5
years now.”
When asked about her
aim, Avani said, “My aim is
to highlight about mental
health, nutrition and bring
about spiritual awareness
to help others who may be
struggling with similar is-
sues in life, because I truly
wish to transform lives.”
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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You are likely to have
fun at work today. A
changed lifestyle
promises good health.
You may not be in the
best of financial situations, but things
are likely to improve. Much excitement
is foreseen on the family front. There is
some scope of improving your scores
on the academic front.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may get motivated
to shake a leg just to get
on the fitness trail. It will
be important to keep a
tab of your expenses
today. Some shuffling on the work front
is likely but will not affect you. Peace
and tranquillity prevail on the home
front and will help you unwind.
Romance seems on the upswing.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Job prospects for those
freshly out of profes-
sional institutes are set
to brighten up soon. A
positive outlook will
help you throw out the negativity
within. You will manage to ignore
distractions and interruptions at work
to complete a pending task in time. is
so miffed.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
This is the day to play
your winning card on
the professional front. A
lot of time may be
wasted in socialising,
but you will love every moment of it!
Time is ripe for investing in a scheme
you have been considering for long.
Your upbeat mood and a happy
demeanour will brighten atmosphere.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Sticking to workout
routine may benefit you
on the health front.
Meeting relatives at a
marriage or party cannot
be ruled out. Accompanying someone
you click with is likely to make your
business journey entertaining. Support
from the family may seem most
encouraging.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Balancing act between
home and office will
remain most smooth
for working women.
You succeed in putting
an ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
Homemakers can exceed budget.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the
jonesses. Speculation
may not be profitable and you can very
well burn your fingers. Some of you
may get hard pressed to find a good
match for someone eligible in the family
down, Saturn will save you.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement
their ideas. You are
likely to be recognised
for your efforts on the
professional front. Some of you can be
invited for guidance or consultancy.
Chance of a raise is possible for some.
Timely and correct decision will help
you in saving a lot of money.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Satisfaction is foreseen
for the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. You will
succeed in surmounting the odds to get
a stalled job back on the tracks. Your
efforts on the academic front will keep
you in contention. You are likely to
spend an enjoyable time.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will succeed and
move ahead in your
professional life, as the
year begins. Be careful,
though, as your daily
routine may be affected adversely.
Your boss may be the reason for your
annoyance. Pressure tactics can
infuriate you. Probably, by 5th or 6th,
you may think of taking up a new job.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Focussing on your
career graph at this
juncture will be a step
that will take you far. A
rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy investment.
Recovering a loaned amount from
someone will not pose much difficulty.
You will manage to defuse tensions
prevailing at home.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Financial condition of
those down in the
dumps is set to
improve. Your
efficiency at work is
likely to impress those who matter at
work. Your biggest asset is your sense
of humor try to use it to cure your not
so good health. Spending time with
family.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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ew Studies
use Cationic
Nanomateri-
als to Target
Fat. Nano-
technology
has recently
sparked con-
siderable in-
terest in a variety of
fields, including medi-
cine. South Africa (SA)
was the first African
country to adopt the
technology, with the
goal of improving the
national bioeconomy
and global competitive-
ness through the use of
innovative nanotechnol-
ogy-based solutions.
And as per this new in-
vention, nanotechnolo-
gy can now target lipid
molecules.
Obesityprevalencehas
steadily increased over
the last five decades, and
obesity may have a mas-
sive effect on quality-ad-
justed years of life. Obe-
sityisalsostronglylinked
to an increased risk of
all-cause, cardiovascular,
and cancer mortality
. De-
spite the serious conse-
quencesof obesity
,losing
weight can significantly
reducetheriskof thema-
jority of these comorbid
conditions. Comorbidi-
tiesmostcloselylinkedto
obesitymustbeidentified
in order to raise aware-
nessof potentialnegative
outcomes. This will ena-
blehealth-careworkersto
identify and implement
appropriate interven-
tions to reduce patient
risk and mortality
.
Fat cell development,
which begins with a tiny
fibroblast-like precur-
sor, not only activates
the fat cells' particular
genes but also causes
them to enlarge by accu-
mulating more lipids (in
adipocytes and adipose
tissue). In reality, lipid
storage is a fat cell's de-
fining role. However, ex-
cessive lipid storage can
make fat cells unhealthy
and lead to obesity
.
CATIONIC
NANOMATERIALS TO
TARGET FAT
Two new experiments
from Columbia Engi-
neering and Columbia
University Irving Med-
ical Center (CUIMC)
researchers may hold
the key to targeting
fat cells depot-specif-
ically and safely.
This technology in-
volves the use of
cationic nanomate-
rials that can target
specific loca-
tions of fat
and prevent
the harmful
buildup of
larger fat
cells. The ma-
terials modi-
fy fat instead
of de-
stroying it, like liposuc-
tion does.
CHALLENGES IN
TARGETING FAT CELLS
The lives of a lot of indi-
viduals will be simpli-
fied if scientists can tar-
get fat cells and securely
decouple harmful fat
accumulation from
healthy fat metabolism.
A significant obstacle in
the treatment of obesity
is that fat tissue, which
is not continuous
throughout the body but
is found piece by piece in
depots, has been diffi-
cult to target in a depot-
specific, precise manner.
There has never been
a mechanism to selec-
tively treat visceral adi-
pose tissue and contem-
porary subcutaneous fat
treatments, such as lipo-
suction, that are inva-
sive and destructive.
EFFECT OF P-G3
ON FAT CELLS
Then something strange
happened: P-G3 turned
off the lipid storage
mechanism in fat cells,
causing the mice to lose
weight. This was com-
pletely unexpected, con-
sidering the well-estab-
lished role of P-G3 in
neutralizing negatively
charged pathogens, such
as DNA and RNA cell de-
bris, in order to reduce
inflammation.
Our approach is
unique--It departs from
the pharmacological or
surgical approaches,
says Qiang, who special-
izes in obesity and adi-
pocyte biology
. We used
cationic charge to reju-
venate healthy fat cells,
a technique no one has
ever used to treat obesi-
ty. I think this novel
strategy will open the
door to a healthier and
safer reduction of fat.
The researchers no-
ticed in these two tests
that the cationic sub-
stance, P-G3, could do an
interesting thing to fat
cells: while it assisted
new fat cell develop-
ment, it also uncoupled
lipid storage from fat
cell housekeeping tasks.
Because it prevents larg-
er fat cells from storing
harmful lipids, the mice
had more metabolically
healthy, youthful, tiny
fat cells like those found
in newborns and ath-
letes. The researchers
discovered that this un-
coupling function of
P-G3 is also present in
human fat biopsies, in-
dicating the possi-
bility of trans-
lation in hu-
mans.
With P-G3, fat cells
can still be fat cells, but
they can't grow up, said
Leong, a pioneer in
using polycation to scav-
enge pathogens. Our
studies highlight an
unexpected strategy to
treat visceral adiposity
and suggest a new direc-
tion of exploring cati-
onic nanomaterials for
treating metabolic dis-
eases.
P-G3 FOR DRUG
DELIVERY, GENE
THERAPY, AND
AESTHETICS
Leong and Qiang see
various possibilities for
their ability to selective-
ly target visceral fat.
The biomaterials study
reveals a straightfor-
ward approach that
might be employed for
aesthetic objectives;
similar to Botox, P-G3
can be injected locally
into a specific subcuta-
neous fat depot. The re-
searchers, who have
filed patents, are cur-
rently modifying P-G3 to
improve its efficacy
, safe-
ty, and depot specificity
.
We're very excited to
discover that cationic
charge is the secret to
targeting adipose tis-
sue, Qiang said. We
can now shrink fat de-
pot-specifically—any-
where we want—and
safely without destroy-
ing fat cells. This is a
major advance in treat-
ing obesity.
With this new technol-
ogy in sight, obesity and
other linked co-morbidi-
ties can be managed
with ease.
DR. KRISHANGA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
N
LOSING WEIGHT
LOSING WEIGHT
NANO-TECHNOLOGY
NANO-TECHNOLOGY
can Now Assist you in
SOURCE: Nano-Technology can
Now Assist you in Losing Weight
(medindia.net)

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