First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf

HEARING ON MAHA-GOVT’S ‘LEGALITY’ TODAY
Shinde-Fadnavis government in the state is unconstitutional, says Sawant
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: On Tuesday
, a
five-member constitu-
tion bench of the Su-
preme Court will hear
the matter of power
struggle in the state and
the split in Shiv Sena. It
is also likely that a deci-
sion will be taken at this
juncturewhethertorefer
the hearing to a seven-
judge constitution
bench. Meanwhile,
ahead of this hearing,
Shiv Sena’s Thackeray
faction MP Arvind
Sawant along with the
Shinde faction criticized
the BJP government at
the Centre. He had
reached Yavatmal to join
the Mahamorcha of the
Thackeray faction.
“Tomorrow’shearing
is not just limited to the
Shiv Sena or the power
struggle in Maharash-
tra. When no one has a
majority in the House.
Then the party which
has more MLAs is invit-
ed to form the govern-
ment. However, this did
not happen. After that
even the Leader of
the House
was not
elected,
so on
what basis did the Gov-
e r - nor administer
the oath to
theChief
Minis-
t e r ?
Who told this to the Gov-
ernor? It was from here
that the work of tearing
apart the Constitution
started and it was done
atsomeone’sbehest.The
government in the state
is unconstitutional,”
said Sawant.
“The de-
cision re-
garding the symbol will
be taken by the Election
Commission. We have
given them proofs. The
Commission had given
the date of November 23
to submit this evidence.
The Commission had
said that it will not be
extended even for a day.
But then the commis-
sion itself extended the
date. So on whose advice
was this decision taken?
That is the big question
here,” he said and criti-
cized that the work of
attacking the roots of
democracy is being done
by the BJP government
at the center and in the
state. He also said that
the Supreme Court is
the only place to get jus-
tice in the country and
the longer this hearing
drags on, the less the
public will have faith in
the judiciary
.
He also targeted the
state government for the
delay in the local self-
government elections.
“The state government
does not dare to conduct
local self government
elections. Everyday new
reasons are being found
to postpone these elec-
tions,” he said.
5-member SC
constitution bench to
hold hearing, may be
deferred to
7-member bench
Govt doesn’t have guts to hold
cabinet expansion: Chavan
‘Wasn’t easy to leave Sena,
but 40 MLAs stood with
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the cab-
inet expansion taking
centre-stage in the Ma-
harashtra’s political
equation, senior Con-
gress leader Prithviraj
Chavan took a potshot
at CM Eknath Shinde
and Dy CM Devendra
Fadnavis claiming that
the duo ‘do not have the
courage to expand the
cabinet’.
“The Shinde Fadna-
vis government has
only 20 ministers in the
43-member cabinet.
They do not have the
guts to fill remaining 23
ministerial posts be-
cause there is resent-
ment among the people
with the way this gov-
ernment came to power
in state. So this govern-
ment will realise what
is happening on streets.
Due to these reasons
many elections are also
being postponed,” Cha-
van said.
The senior Congress
leader further said,
“BJP is constantly try-
ing to spread hatred. We
are trying our best to
deal with it. We had
highlighted this very
thing in two-day camp.
Be it RSS or BJP, their
people are creating an
atmosphere of fear
among the people. But
Prithviraj Chavan has
also said that we are
united against it.”
First India Bureau
Mumbai: When the
Shinde faction left the
Shiv Sena fold, various
allegations were lev-
elled against the fac-
tion. But now Minister
Girish Mahajan has
said that this whole
mission was not easy.
“Quitting the Shiv Sena
was not an easy mission
for the Shinde group. 40
MLAs got fed up with
Uddhav Thackeray and
walked out,” Mahajan
said on Monday making
the startling claim and
added, “We had the
blessings of Maa Cha-
munda and the people
with us. 40 people left as
they got fed up with
their government and
stood with Eknath
Shinde. We thought
what if this mission
fails in the middle?
Gathering 40 people
was not easy, but every-
one was standing be-
hind us.”
3 GET DECADE IN JAIL
FOR HELPING
GANGSTER DAWOOD
Mumbai: A special court
in Mumbai on Monday
sentenced gutkha
manufacturer J M Joshi
and two others to 10 years
in jail in a case pertaining
to helping fugitive gangster
Dawood Ibrahim and his
aides to set up a plant of
the product in Karachi in
Pakistan. Joshi, Jamiruddin
Ansari and Farukh Mansuri
were convicted under the
Maharashtra Control of
Organised Crime Act and
IPC provisions by special
judge BD Shelke. As per the
prosecution, there was a
monetary dispute between
Joshi and co-accused
Rasiklal Dhariwal, and
the two sought the help
of Ibrahim to resolve the
dispute.
The decision
regarding
the symbol
will be taken by the
Election Commission.
We have given them
proofs. The Commis-
sion had given the
date of November
23 to submit this
evidence. The Com-
mission had said that
it will not be extended
even for a day. But
then the commission
itself extended the
date. So on whose ad-
vice was this decision
taken? That is the big
question here.
—MP Arvind Sawant
Videocon’s Dhoot
moves HC against
‘illegal’ arrest by
CBI, seeks bail
Mumbai: Videocon
Group founder Venugopal
Dhoot, arrested by CBI
in ICICI-
Videocon
bank loan
fraud case,
on Monday
moved the
Bombay High Court
seeking to quash the FIR,
to declare his arrest as
“arbitrary and illegal” and
to be released on bail.
Dhoot has sought for
the probe to be stayed,
as well as his release on
bail. He was arrested on
December 26, 2022, and
is presently in judicial
custody.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In the ongo-
ing Videocon loan fraud
case investigation, the
Bombay HC has granted
bail to the former ICICI
Bank CEO Chanda
Kochhar and her hus-
band Deepak. The or-
ders by the Bombay HC
mentioned that both the
alleged accused have
been granted bail as the
arrests were “not in ac-
cordance with the law.”
Release of both Koch-
hars has been ordered
on a cash bail of Rs 1
lakh. Since both were
arrested by the CBI in
December, they termed
their arrest “illegal”
and vouched against it.
MAXIMUM NEWS WIDER REACH!
074
CHANNEL NO
BSE SENSEX 60,747.31 846.94 | NSE NIFTY 18,101.20 241.75
MUMBAI l TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 244
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
RS SODHI STEPS
DOWN AS AMUL
MD; JAYEN TAKES
INTERIM CHARGE
New Delhi: The Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said it has issued
a show cause notice to Air India regarding two incidents of passenger
misbehaviour onboard a flight from Paris to New Delhi last month. Both
incidents happened on the Paris-New Delhi flight on December 6, 2022.
Gandhinagar: RS Sodhi, Amul’s MD, was ousted
on Monday, and the position has been taken up
temporarily by COO Jayen Mehta. Shankarsinh
Rana, chairman of Gandhinagar Madhur Dairy
said Amul will get a new MD after a few months.
TN GUV SKIPS
PREPARED TEXT,
WALKS OUT OF
THE ASSEMBLY
Chennai: Governor-govt tussle intensified in the TN
Assembly on Monday with CM MK Stalin registering
objection over Guv RN Ravi digressing from prepared
speech. Ravi left Assembly in a huff even as CM was
addressing it & before national anthem was played. P5
DGCA ISSUES ANOTHER SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE TO AI
PM MODI INAUGURATES 17TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS CONVENTION IN MP’S INDORE
DEEPENING ‘BHARATIYA’ BOND!
Moni Sharma
Indore: “India has the
opportunity to become
not only the knowledge
centre but also the
world’s skill capital.
This skill capital can be-
come the engine of glob-
al growth,” PM Naren-
dra Modi said while in-
augurating the 17th
PravasiBharatiyaDivas
Convention in Indore on
Monday
. Noting the en-
thusiasm among the
next generation Pravasi
Bharatiya Youth, PM
Modi urged gathering to
tell youth about their
country & provide them
withoccasionstovisitit.
PM said that each
and every Bharatvan-
shi carries entire India
with him or her. “India
not only has capability
of becoming a knowl-
edge centre but also a
skilled capital. Our
youth has skills, values,
honesty and determina-
tion toward work. Our
skilled capital can be-
come world’s growth
engine,” Modi added.
Over 3,500 diaspora members
from 70 countries participate
PBD is taking place in all its
glory after a gap of 4 years
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL
STAMP RELEASED BY PM
PM released a commemorative
postal stamp ‘Surakshit Jaayen,
Prashikshit Jaayen’ & inaugurat-
ed 1st-ever digital PBD Exhibition
on theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot-
sav - Contribution of Diaspora in
Indian Freedom Struggle’.
PM MODI
SPEAKS...
z I call all Indian
diaspora as brand
ambassadors of India.
You all are ‘Rashtra-
doots’. Your role as
India’s brand ambas-
sador is diverse
z G-20 is not just a
diplomatic event but
it should be turned
into a historic event
of public participa-
tion where one can
witness the spirit of
‘Atithi Devo Bhava’
z India’s unique
global vision and
its role in the global
order will be strength-
ened by Pravasi
Bharatiyas during the
Amrit Kaal
z In Pravasi Bharti-
yas, we see myriad
images of Vasudhai-
va Kutumbakam and
Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat
PM Narendra Modi welcomes special guest of honour,
President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi at
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, in Indore on Monday.
PM Narendra Modi, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, S Jaishankar, Mangubhai C Patel, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and
other dignitaries launch the commemorative stamp at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, in Indore, MP on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Narendra Modi meets the chief guest,
President of Guyana Dr Mohamed Irfaan
Ali at 17th PBD in Indore, MP on Monday.
Bombay HC calls
Kochhars arrest
illegal, grants bail
PM MODI MEETS PREZ
OF GUYANA, SURINAME
Modi and Guyana’s Prez held
talks on energy, infra, develop-
ment, pharmaceuticals, health,
tech and defence. “Wide-ranging
discussions held between Modi
and Suriname Prez,” MEA said.
Brazil’s top court springs
into action, suspends Guv
Brasilia (FIB): In af-
termath of unprece-
dented protest in Bra-
zil, country’s SC ex-
pelled Governor of
Brasilia for 3 months
for failing to fix secu-
rity lapses in capital.
Action was taken af-
ter 3,000 pro-Bolsona-
ro protestors barged
into presidential pal-
ace, SC against Lula
being elected as Prez.
President Luiz Inacio
LuladaSilvalaunched
blistering attack and
complained about a
lack of security
.
Protest outside the Planalto
Palace building in Brasilia.
I’m deeply concerned
about Brazil riots: PM
PM Narendra Modi on
Monday joined world lead-
ers in conveying concern
about rioting in Brasilia
that broke out after sup-
porters of ex-President
Bolsonaro attacked presi-
dential palace and SC.

NEWS
MUMBAI | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023
02
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
CRUCIAL READ BJP diverting
attention from
unemployment,
inflation: NCP
Thane (PTI): The Na-
tionalist Congress Party
(NCP) women’s wing on
Monday accused the
governments at the Cen-
tre and Maharashtra of
trying to deflect people’s
attention from key is-
sues like inflation and
unemployment.
Addressing the me-
dia during their “Jan
Jagran Yatra” here,
Fauzia Khan, National
President of the Rash-
trawadi Mahila Con-
gress, said the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
doesn’t want to take up
pressing matters either
in Parliament or the
Maharashtra Assembly
.
“Till these two issues
(unemployment and
price rise) are ad-
dressed by the ruling
party, we will continue
with our agitations.
They divert people’s at-
tention from key issues
and mislead the citi-
zens of the country,”
she said.
AAP to set up org in Maha,
contest all civic polls: Italia
Mumbai (PTI): The
AamAadmiParty(AAP)
will set up a full-fledged
organizationandcontest
“all small and big polls”
in Maharashtra, party
leader Gopal Italia said
on Monday
.
Its Maharashtra unit
chief Preeti Sharma
Menon said the Arvind
Kejriwal-led outfit will
fight the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC) elections
with all its strength.
Education, health,
electricity
, water, roads
and cleanliness will be
the major issues on
whichAAPwillfightthe
civic polls, she added.
“Under the guidance
of Arvind Kejriwal
(AAP national conven-
or) a full-fledged party
organization will be set
up in Maharashtra. And
we will contest all big
and small elections in
the state with full
strength,” said Italia,
AAP National Joint Sec-
retary and Maharashtra
in-charge.
No other party was
serious about solving
problems. The people
now have an alternative
in the form of AAP,
added Italia.
Fadnavis, Pawar share car ride,
stageinPune;NCPsaysnobigdeal
Both leaders attended inauguration of hosp at Bharati Vidyapeeth Uni on Sunday
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The car pool
ride of Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar
and Deputy Chief Min-
ister Devendra Fad-
navis, who is also a
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader, while
travelling to the inau-
guration of a hospital
in the city on Sunday,
raised eyebrows in the
political circles of the
state.
Amid growing bitter-
ness between the pre-
sent ruling alliance
and the Opposition in
Maharashtra, the NCP
on Monday clarified
that Pawar and Fad-
navis car ride hinted at
no political develop-
ment.
On Sunday, the two
leaders first went for
the inauguration of the
Bharati Super Special-
ty Hospital at the
Bharati Vidyapeeth
University in
Dhankawadi, before
heading to the unveil-
ing of the students’
housing complex on
the campus. Later, Fad-
navis and Pawar
reached the hall where
an event was held to fe-
licitate Adar Poonawal-
la, CEO of Serum Insti-
tute of India, Pune.
Terming it an act of
“mere courtesy”, the
NCP said not much
should be read into the
two leaders travelling
together.
Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Sukh-
vinder Singh Sukhu
and Congress leader
and former minister
Vishwajeet Kadam
were also present at the
event. At the function,
Poonawalla was hon-
oured with the first Dr
Patangrao Kadam Me-
morial Award.
“There is nothing po-
litical to be read into
the entire episode. It is
a courtesy extended by
one leader to another.
Our party chief (Pa-
war) has wide experi-
ence both at the Centre
and the state. I am sure
whatever discussions
both must have had
must be in the wider
interest of the state,”
said NCP state Chief
Spokesperson Mahesh
Tapase.
On the occasion,
Chancellor of Bharati
Vidyapeeth University
Dr Shivajirao Kadam,
Vice Chancellor Dr
Vivek Saoji, Executive
Director,Departmentof
Health Sciences, Dr As-
mitaJagtap,andcabinet
minister of Himachal
Pradesh Sanjay Awasthi
were present.
Another gesture that
ruffled feathers was Dr
Kadam touching Fad-
navis’s feet to welcome
him as he got down
from the car. It caused
some consternation in
the Congress camp.
BJP to field its
own candidate
for MLC polls
Mumbai (PTI): The
(BJP) on Monday an-
nounced that it will field
itsowncandidateforthe
upcoming election of
the Maharashtra Legis-
lative Council’s teach-
ers’ constituency of the
Konkan division.
Speaking to report-
ers, Chandrashekhar
Bawankule, BJP’s State
Unit President said,
“Dnyaneshwar Mhatre
will be the BJP’s official
candidate in Konkan
teachers’ constituency
.”
The term of five
MLCs will end on Feb-
ruary 07, and elections
for the same will be held
on January 30.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Senior Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) leader and for-
mer cabinet minister
Chhagan Bhujbal on
Monday demanded an
independent caste-
based census in Maha-
rashtra on the lines of
Bihar, saying such an
exercise in other states
has benefited citizens.
Bhujbal made the de-
mand in a letter sent to
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde and Deputy CM
Devendra Fadnavis and
cited the example of Bi-
har, where a caste-based
head count has started.
The Mahagathband-
han (grand alliance)
government in Bihar on
Saturday launched an
ambitious survey of
castes in the eastern
state with Chief Minis-
ter Nitish Kumar say-
ing the exercise would
prove helpful for the
upliftment of all sec-
tions of society
.
The demand for a
caste-based census in
Maharashtra has been
pending for a long time,
Bhujbalsaidintheletter.
Tamil Nadu and
Chhattisgarh, too,
have conducted simi-
lar exercises which are
benefiting residents of
these states, he noted,
in an apparent refer-
ence to welfare
schemes rolled out
based on the surveys.
The former minister,
a prominent Other
Backward Classes
(OBC) leader, said Mem-
bers of Parliament Sa-
meer Bhujbal, Gopi-
nath Munde and 100
other MPs had in 2010
moved a resolution in
the Lok Sabha seeking
a caste-based census at
the national level.
Accordingly
, a census
was conducted on eco-
nomic and social status
of rural and urban
households between
2011 and 2014, but the
Centre has not yet dis-
closed its findings, the
NCP leader added.
“So, like the Bihar
government, the state
(Maharashtra) should
conduct an independ-
ent (caste-based) cen-
sus,” he said.
The census of sched-
uled tribes and sched-
uled castes has been
happening for the last
150 years and these sec-
tions have separate
budgetary allocations
for welfare schemes,
said Bhujbal, stressing
the need for having ac-
curate data on castes.
Bhujbal was in the
news during the recent-
ly concluded state legis-
lature Winter Session
for calling Mumbai “a
hen that lays golden
eggs.”
Bhujbal seeks caste census in Maha on lines of Bihar, writes to CM, Dy CM
FOR THE PEOPLE
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal —FILE PHOTO
Senior NCP leader emphasizes on the need for
having accurate data on castes for welfare
schemes through spearate budgetary allocations
(L to R) NCP chief Sharad Pawar (in white), senior BJP leader and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis (grey Nehru jacket) and Serum
Institue of India CEO Adar Poonawalla (in blue) arrive for the felicitation event in Pune on Sunday.
There is nothing political to be read
into the entire episode. It is a courtesy
extended by one leader to another.
Our party chief (Pawar) has wide experience
both at the Centre and the state. I am sure
whatever discussions both must have had must
be in the wider interest of the state.”
—Mahesh Tapase, Maha NCP Chief Spokesperson
MEET AND GREET
Pawar set to undergo
eye surgery today
Mumbai (PTI): Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) president
Sharad Pawar will un-
dergo an eye operation
on Tuesday, senior par-
ty leader Ajit Pawar
said on Monday,
Speaking at a book
launch event on Mon-
day, Ajit Pawar said his
uncle couldn’t attend
the programme as he
had to get himself ad-
mitted to hospital.
Pawar, 82, was to un-
veil a book on legislative
speeches of senior NCP
leader Sunil Tatkare.
“Today, Pawar saheb
was supposed to unveil
this book, but that could
not happen as he has an
eye operation scheduled
tomorrow and he had to
get himself admitted.
This is why he could not
attend the event,” said
Ajit Pawar.
He added the NCP
chief had undergone
surgery for one of his
eyes sometime back.
Last year, he underwent
a medical procedure to
remove a mouth ulcer.
No alliance with BJP for
municipal polls: MNS
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The grow-
ing closeness of the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) and the Ma-
harashtra Navnir-
man Sena (MNS) over
the past few days had
become an excuse to
discuss a potential al-
liance between the
two parties.
However, MNS
S p o k e s p e r s o n
Prakash Mahajan on
Monday squashed all
speculations by clari-
fying that there is no
possibility of an alli-
ance between the BJP
and MNS for upcom-
ing municipal elec-
tions in the state.
Speaking to media
persons in Mumbai,
Mahajan said, “There
is no possibility of
our alliance with BJP,
at present. Party lead-
ers will take a deci-
sion on it, but for now,
we are thinking of
contesting (polls)
alone.”
Mahajan also ex-
pressed displeasure
over members of the
BJP and Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde-led
faction group claim-
ing to be “friends”
with MNS chief Raj
Thackeray, but failing
to withdraw cases and
false charges against
him.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray
—FILE PHOTO
YOUTH SHOT, KILLED
NEAR HINGNA
TEHSIL OFFICE
Nagpur: A young man was
shot dead at around 11 pm
on Sunday in Nagpur close
to the Hingna tehsil office.
The deceased has been
identified as 35-year-old,
Avinash Ghumde. He re-
portedly used to sit with his
friends close to the tehsil
office on Sunday night. The
killer ambushed him and
shot him twice, the bullets
hit his chest, killing him
on the spot. Police have
launched a manhunt to nab
the suspect.
HISTORY SHEETER
ARRESTED FOR
STEALING PHONES
Thane: A man was arrested
in Thane for allegedly steal-
ing mobile phones, a police
official said on Monday.
The accused, on January
04, met two persons in
Thane offered them jobs
and stole their three mobile
phones during the interac-
tion, Assistant Commis-
sioner of Police (Naupada)
Sonali Dhole said. “A probe
zeroed in on the 41-year-
old accused, a resident of
Mumbra. He was held from
Dombivali,” he said.
CASH WORTH `70,000, OTHER VALUABLES
STOLEN FROM PALGHAR DISTRICT TEMPLE
Palghar: Unidentified persons allegedly broke into a temple
in Palghar district and stole a donation box containing
about Rs70,000 cash and other valuables, police said on
Monday. The incident took place at Renuka Mata Mandir
on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they said.
Based on a complaint by the priest, a case was registered
against unidentified person,” said Sub-Inspector BM Pawar.
MAHA GOVT SANCTIONS BYPASS TO REDUCE
TRAFFIC, POLLUTION NEAR ELLORA CAVES
Aurangabad: The government has sanctioned the construction
of a bypass road to reduce traffic congestion and pollution
near Ellora Caves, a world heritage site, in Aurangabad district,
an official said on Monday. A 1.7 km long and 15 meter wide
bypass will be constructed at the cost of Rs 27.5 crore, the
official said. A high-level committee meeting under the chair-
manship of the chief secretary was held on Monday, where
Collector Astik Kumar Pandey and other officials were present.
Defamation case against
RaGa: Hearing on Feb 04
Thane (PTI): A court
in Bhiwandi town has
adjourned the hearing
in a defamation case
filed against Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
to February 04. The
matter came up for
hearing on Saturday be-
fore Judicial Magistrate
First Class LC Wadikar.
After hearing the
counsels of Gandhi and
complainant Rajesh
Kunte, the magistrate
put up the case for hear-
ing on February 04.
In 2014, Kunte had
filed the case against
Gandhi after watching
his speech in Thane’s
Bhiwandi town, where
the Congress leader al-
leged that the RSS was
behind the killing of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh served ACB notice
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Amra-
vati branch of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) has sent a notice
to Shiv Sena- Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
MLA Nitin Deshmukh
over possession of al-
leged illegal assets.
Deshmukh has been
called for questioning
on January 17 to inves-
tigate the illegal assets.
Speaking on the no-
tice issued to him,
Deshmukh told media
persons on Monday, “I
have been ordered to
file an answer regard-
ing the property on
January 17.”
A few days ago, Bhav-
natai Gawli filed a case
against me under Sec-
tion 353 (assault) during
the Winter Session of
Nagpur. Now thhe ACB
notice has come from
Amravati. I will present
my case on the matter at
thegiventime,headded.
“No explanation has
been proffered about the
complainant. I will hold
a press conference on
January 17 and explain
my position to the me-
dia. Bhaskar Jadhav
spokeinthe(Winter)ses-
sion and immediately
got a notice and now I
have received one too,”
said Deshmukh.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Nitin
Deshmukh —FILE PHOTO
Even if I receive a
notice from ED, I
will not panic,
affirms Sena leader

MAHARASHTRA
03
DIP IN TEMP ACROSS MAHA
AMIDCOLDWAVE
AMIDCOLDWAVE
First India Bureau
Aurangabad/Pune:
With northern India un-
der a cold wave, the
minimum temperature
in Maharashtra’s Parb-
hani district dropped to
5.7 degrees Celsius on
Monday. The state is
likely to witness wintry
weather over the next
few days.
Other places in the
Marathwada region
also witnessed a dip in
the mercury due to the
northern cold winds, an
official said.
On Sunday, the mini-
mum temperature in
Parbhani was 9 degrees
Celsius and it dipped by
3.3 degrees Celsius in
just one day, said the of-
ficial from Vasantrao
Naik Marathwada Kri-
shi Vidyapeeth, which
is an agricultural
university
.
“The temperature in
Parbhani and other
parts of Marathwada
has gone down by near-
ly 4 degrees Celsius. In
January, the normal
temperature here re-
mains around 10.3 de-
grees Celsius. Now, it is
5.7 degrees,” said KK
Sakhare, a meteorolo-
gist from the university
.
Meanwhile, as per the
Shivajinagar observa-
tory in Pune, tempera-
ture of 10.9 degree Cel-
sius and lower has been
recorded on Monday
morning, which is like-
ly to prevail over the
next few days.
Pune is expected to
experience cold to very
cold weather as a fresh
western disturbance
has hit the northern
part of the country
. Oth-
er parts of the state are
reporting temperatures
below the 10-degree
mark, as the cold wave
is set to continue for the
next few weeks.
After an unusually
warm December, night
and day temperatures
in the country and the
state have started dip-
ping. Western distur-
bances, the subtropical
storms from the Medi-
terranean region which
bring winter rains and
cold to North India, are
the main reason for the
sudden dip in the tem-
perature. A fresh set of
such disturbances is
predicted to hit the
northern parts from De-
cember 10, which would
contribute to lower tem-
peratures across the
country
.
However, night tem-
peratures have been
above normal in Cen-
tral Maharashtra, with
a dip in Vidarbha re-
gion of the state.
Minimum temperature
in Parbhani drops to
5.7 degrees Celsius due
to northern cold winds
WEATHER FORECAST
6 SUVs, truck
charred in highway
accident, no fatality
First India Bureau
Pune: A truck and a
multi-axle container
were heavily damaged
with six high-end SUVs
and cloth rolls, which
they were transporting
were completely gutted
after the two vehicles
caught fire in an acci-
dent that occurred at
Khambatki Ghat on
Pune-Bangalore High-
way in Satara district
Sunday. No casualties
were reported in the ac-
cident.
The mishap also led
to a traffic jam in the
ghat section, prompting
the police to divert the
traffic to the opposite
corridor on the high-
way. The Khambatki
Ghat is located on the
Pune to Satara stretch
on the highway and has
a one-way traffic flow.
The ghat is located
around 70 kilometre
from Pune and 40 kilo-
metre from Satara city
.
The accident oc-
curred near Datta Man-
dir in Khambatki Ghat
around 1 pm Sunday
. Of-
ficials said that the
truck carrying rolls of
cloth had suffered a
brake failure. Near Dat-
ta Mandir, the truck’s
reverse movement
could not be controlled
by the driver and it hit a
multi-axle container
carrying six MG Hector
SUVs. “The rear end of
the truck hit the fuel
tank of the container,
starting a fire. The fire
quickly spread to the
two vehicles,” said Ma-
hesh Ingale, in charge
of the Khandala police
station in Satara dis-
trict.
After receiving infor-
mation, the police called
in fire tenders. Because
of the high traffic flow
on Sunday, the accident
led to heavy traffic con-
gestion in the ghat
section.
TRAFFIC JAM
AUSSIE WOMAN’S
LOST VALUABLES
WORTH `7.5L FOUND
LIFT ROPE BREAKS
KILLING TWO AT
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Mumbai: Gold ornaments
worth Rs7.5 lakh that went
missing from a hospital in
Pune were subsequently
recovered by police
from some rubble on the
hospital’s ground floor, of-
ficials said Monday. They
belonged to an Austral-
ian woman. According
to the police, the woman
had come to the hospital
where her son was under-
going medical treatment.
On Saturday evening, her
bag went missing witht the
valuables in them. Unable
to trace the bag on her
own, she approached
the police.
Mumbai: Two labourers
were killed after a lift trol-
ley crashed at a 15-storey
under-construction build-
ing in Worli on Monday,
an official from the fire
brigade said. The incident
took place at Avighna
Tower around 4.30 pm
when the labourers were
cleaning the glass on the
exterior of the building, the
official said. The rope of
the lift suddenly broke and
the contraption crashed to
the ground floor, he said.
WOMAN BURNT TO
DEATH AT PAPER
ROLL FACTORY
PARKED BUS
CATCHES FIRE;
NO CASUALTIES
Navi Mumbai: A 40-year-
old woman was charred
to death after a fire
broke out at a paper roll
manufacturing factory
in Navi Mumbai, a fire
official said on Monday.
The incident happened at
the factory located in Airoli
area at around 3.30 pm on
Saturday and destroyed
the unit, Navi Mumbai
Municipal Corporation’s
divisional fire officer
Purushottam Jadhav said.
After the cooling opera-
tions, firemen found the
charred body of a woman,
identified as Urmila Naik,
the official said.
Thane: A civic bus parked
at a depot caught fire on
Monday. No casualties were
reported in the incident,
said a civic official. The fire
was reported at around 5.20
pm on a bus of the Thane
Municipal Transport, which
was parked at Lokmanya
Nagar bus depot, said
Avinash Sawant, Regional
Disaster Management Cell
chief. Firemen and RDMC
team rushed to the scene
and the fire was put out by
6.10 pm, he added.
14 TOURISTS INJURED AFTER MINI BUS
OVERTURNS IN NASHIK; SIX CRITICAL
Nashik: At least 14 persons were injured, six of them seriously,
when a mini bus carrying tourists overturned in Nashik district.
The accident occurred on Trimbakeshwar-Nashik road around
2 pm. The driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiat-
ing a bend, causing the mini bus to overturn. As many as 14
occupants sustained injuries and were rushed to Trimbakesh-
war Hospital, from where six were shifted to the district civil
hospital in Nashik and two to a private hospital, official said.
CRUCIAL READ
1,600 locals buy motorbikes as eco health improves
Gadchiroli (ANI): The
Surjagarh mining pro-
ject, which had been ly-
ingdormantfordecades,
has resumed operations
in the Naxal-affected
Etapalli tehsil of South
Gadchiroli district in
Maharashtra. It has
granted gainful employ-
ment to over 3,500 locals,
who act as security
guards in the area.
As the economic
health has improved, it
has enabled 1,600 peo-
ple to buy motorbikes
within a year of start-
ing jobs.
According to Gadchi-
roli Assistant Collector,
Shubham Gupta, “Ever
since the Surjagarh pro-
ject started, many local
people have got jobs, due
to which the economic
condition of the people
has also improved.
Around1,600peoplehave
bought bikes within one
year of getting the job.”
Rakesh Gawde, a road
security guard in Todsa
village, said, “Earlier,
we were entirely de-
pendent on agriculture.
When a company came
to our area, I got a job in
road security there. I am
workingandfarming,as
well. Earlier, we had to
cover 20-25 km by au-
torickshaw or jeep and
had to pay a lot of mon-
ey
. Within a year of get-
ting a job, I bought a
bike worth Rs1 lakh.”
Iamsavingalotonmy
expenses. I never
thought that I would buy
abikewithmyownmon-
ey one day
, he added.
With Naxalites
against the mining pro-
ject, Gadchiroli district
has had unrest in the
region. In December
2016, Naxalites had
threatened to stall the
project by burning a
large number of trucks
engaged in it. This led
to stalling of the pro-
ject. Despite heavy op-
position in the last year,
the Surajgarh mining
project is now operat-
ing in full-swing.
Surajgarh mining project has given
employment to over 3,500 residents
Earlier, we were entirely dependent on ag-
riculture. When a company came to our
area, I got a job in road security there. I am
working and farming, as well. Earlier, we had to
cover 20-25 km by autorickshaw or jeep and had to
pay a lot of money. Within a year of getting a job, I
bought a bike worth Rs1 lakh..
—Rakesh Gawde, security guard, Todsa village
Gadchiroli is primarily known for agriculture. —FILE PHOTO
DAREDEVILRY
A stunt performer rides a car on the walls of a makeshift wooden cylindrical structure referred to as the ‘Well of Death’ at
Erangal fair, in Mumbai on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Beautification works underway ahead of G20 meet
First India Bureau
Pune: Elaborate prepa-
rations, including road
restoration and beautifi-
cation works, are under-
way in Pune city ahead
of the G20 meeting
scheduled for January
16-17, officials said on
Monday
. The visiting
representatives will be
exposed to the rich lega-
cyof thecultureof Pune,
a senior official said.
Pune’s guardian min-
ister Chandrakant Patil
reviewed preparations
for the upcoming G20
infrastructural working
group meeting which
will beattendedbymore
than 120 representa-
tives from 34 countries.
Patil said this is a good
opportunity to show-
case the culture of state
and Pune to the world
and appealed to the citi-
zens to take part in wel-
coming the delegates.
“We are hosts and
have the opportunity to
showcase Pune’s culture
anddevelopment.Thisis
the way
, good things
from the city will go out
in world,” he told in a
press conference. The
minister,whorepresents
the Kothrud Assembly
seat in Pune city
, ap-
pealed to shopkeepers
andresidentstodecorate
their buildings and com-
mercial establishments
along the routes. By tak-
ing the utmost precau-
tion of security
, some
citizenscanwelcomethe
delegates by waving the
tricolour, Patil said.
“In a nutshell, think
as if a guest is coming
to our house. He/she
should leave city with
memories of wonderful
hospitality,” he said.
Queried about some
agitations being held
outside the administra-
tive complexes such as
Pune Municipal Corpo-
ration and collector’s
office, Patil said he has
instructed collector to
request the agitators
with folded hands to
halt their protests as it
would not be good to
show such pictures dur-
ing the G20 meet.
Murder convict who
jumped parole held
Mumbai (PTI): A
62-year-old murder con-
vict, who jumped parole
and was absconding for
more than three years,
was arrested from the
western suburb of Saki
Naka here, police said
on Monday
.
Acting on a tip-off,
unit 10 of Mumbai po-
lice’s crime branch ap-
prehended the accused
gangster on Sunday
night, an official said.
The accused was
serving a life term at
Aurangabad prison
since 1995 in connection
with the murder case,
but was released on
emergency parole dur-
ing the COVID-19 pan-
demic on May 9, 2020, he
said. The prison author-
ities approached the po-
lice and lodged a com-
plaint along with an FIR
under section 224 (re-
sistance or obstruction
by a person to his lawful
apprehension) of the
IPC was registered
against the accused, he
said.
The truck carrying cloth rolls suffered a brake failure.
People in
Maha are
likely to feel
the wintry air
over the next
few days. —
ANI PHOTO
Maharashtra ATS nabs three
aides of Punjab gangster
Mumbai (PTI): The
Maharashtra Anti-
Terrorism Squad
(ATS) has arrested
three aides of Punjab
gangster Sonu Khatri
from the neighbour-
ing Thane district, an
official said on Mon-
day. The three ac-
cused were arrested
in a joint operation
of ATS with the Anti-
Gangster Task Force
(AGTF) of Punjab Po-
lice from Kalyan in
neighbouring Thane
district on Sunday
evening, the official
said.
The trio was alleg-
edly in contact with
gangster-terrorist
Harvinder Singh ali-
as Rinda, he said.
Acting on specific in-
formation received
by the Punjab police,
ATS officials laid a
trap at the NRC colo-
ny in Ambivali, he
said. The ATS team,
comprising officials
of Kalachowki and
Vikhroli units, with
the help of local po-
lice and Punjab po-
lice apprehended the
accused from Yadav
Nagar, he said.
The trio, who are
in their 20s, were in-
volved in cases of
murder, attempt to
murder, serious body
offences, and carry-
ing weapons and ex-
plosives, the official
said, adding that the
accused will be pro-
duced before a court
by Punjab police.

PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 1 l Issue No. 244
l RNI TITLE NO.
MAHENG/2022/14652
Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed at
Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, No.22, Dighe
MIDC, Vishnu Nagar, TTC Industrial
Area, Dighe, Navi Mumbai-400701.
Published at Plot No. 3 Scheme C
of Manglorean Garden Home, CHS
Limited, Survey No. 5, 6C (Part)
Ville Parle East, Mumbai 400057.
Phone 022-46031417.
Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
Editor: Kartikey Dev Singh
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
With exams just around the corner
there is lot of excitement and
anticipation for #ParikshaPeCharcha.
#ExamWarriors are all geared up to chill
and de-stress with PM @narendramodi
ji, their best friend and mentor. Join
#PPC2023 to become exam-proof and
bring the best out in you.
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
@JM_Scindia
The diaspora of India is the harbinger
of the country’s rich culture and
traditions. Their contribution in making
the world aware of Indian values is
incomparable. Hearty greetings to all
the overseas Indians on the occasion
of #PravasiBharatiyaDivas2023 !
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
If you find no one to support
you on the spiritual path,
walk alone. There is no
companionship with the
immature. —Buddha
IN-DEPTH
TAMIL NADU GUV
AND GOVT FIND
ANOTHER ISSUE
TO MOVE APART
overnor RN Ravi
kicked up a row in
Tamil Nadu Assem-
bly by skipping refer-
ences to Dravidian
leaders like EVR Periyar, CN
Annadurai, K. Kamaraj and
their model of governance. He
even skipped reference to BR
Ambedkar, the father of the In-
dian Constitution. In doing so
he deviated from the official
speech provided to him. The
Constitution does not bar a gov-
ernor to deviate from the pre-
pared text but traditionally they
have stuck to speeches provided
by a government. The uproar
was also due to the portions
Ravi added to the speech. How-
ever, leaving out Ambedkar and
some of the DMK stalwarts
could have been avoided.
Relations between the Tamil
Nadu governor and the DMK
government MK Stalin have
soured over various issues like
the former sitting over about 20
Bills including one on banning
online gambling. The gover-
nor’s suggestion to rename Ta-
mil Nadu as Tamizhagam is the
latest irritant between the two.
The cooling of tempers is un-
likely soon.
TOP TWEETS
G
eattle in the Unit-
ed States is too far
away from India
to attract notice
but a suit filed by
some public schools against
social media companies must
be taken serious note of. The
lawsuit filed by the Seattle
Public Schools in a US dis-
trict court said that the social
media was responsible for
worsening mental health and
behavioral disorders like
anxiety, depression, disor-
derly eating and cyber-bully-
ing making it difficult to edu-
cate students. The companies
named in the lawsuit include
Alphabet Inc, Meta Inc, Snap
IncandTikTok-ownerByteD-
ance. Blaming the tech giants
for exploiting “the vulnera-
ble brains of youth” to hook
tens of millions of students
across the country to their
platforms.
The suit also said, “De-
fendants recommend and
promote harmful content to
youth, such as pro-anorexia
and eating disorder content.”
It even quantified the dam-
age done by these platforms
stating that in decade from
2009 to 2019 there was on av-
erage a 30 percent increase
with students feeling “so sad
or helpless almost every day
for 2 weeks or more in a row.”
The use of social media
has become a strong habit of
children in India too. A study
commissioned by National
Commission for Protection
of Child Rights showed that
42.9 percent of 3,400 school-
going children confessed to
having social networking ac-
counts. Besides, 37.8% and
24.3% of 10-year-olds sur-
veyed had Facebook and Ins-
tagram accounts, which was
against minimum age of 13
years for opening a account.
There’s little effort being
made by the government to
prevent children from falling
into the social media trap.
TRAPPED IN SOCIAL
MEDIA NETWORK
Lawsuit filed by Seattle
Public Schools said that
SM was responsible for
worsening mental
health, behavioral
disorders like anxiety,
depression, disorderly
eating and cyber-bullying,
making it difficult to
educate students
S
he increasing tensions with
China on our Northern Bor-
ders and strained relations
with Pakistan, the moderni-
zation of armed forces de-
mand huge investments by
our country year on year
forcing India to be a leading
importer of defence equip-
ment in the world. As per
sources, the Indian Defence
market is anticipated to re-
cord a Compound Annual
Growth Rate of over 4% be-
tween 2020 and 2026. This, in
turn, is likely to benefit self-
sufficiency and ‘Make in In-
dia’ Defence Projects.
So, what is meant by De-
fence offset? In simple words,
it is an obligation by foreign
suppliers to invest in India
and aid the domestic defence
industryeitherthroughdirect
investment or by partnering
withdomesticdefenceplayers
orbytransferof technologyto
an Indian defence enterprise.
Though the policy for offset
in defence deals was initiated
in 2005, the first offset con-
tract was made in 2007. How-
ever, it was only in 2012 that
the policy makers stated the
objectives for defence offsets
to support capital acquisi-
tions to develop Indian de-
fence industry by fostering
development of global com-
petitive enterprises, aug-
menting capacity for R D
related to defence and finally
encouraging development of
synergistic sectors like aero-
space, and internal security”.
As it generally happens,
the change of govt in Delhi
got the policy tweaked again
in 2016 and then in 2020. In
2016 amendment, the foreign
vendors were exempted from
providing all the details of
offset at the time of contract
and were given the leeway of
declaration either at the time
of seeking offset credits or,
twelve months before the dis-
charge of offset obligations.
But in my opinion, the ma-
jor change was brought in
2020 which raised the limit of
offset obligation of 30% of
the cost to the procurements
exceeding Rs 2000 crore
against the earlier limit of Rs
300 crore. In addition, the
changes specified that the
clause of offset are non op-
erative if the deals are gov-
ernment-to-government or it
is ab initio one vendor deal,
or inter-governmental agree-
ments. Nevertheless, all oth-
er foreign vendor competi-
tive deals were to continue
with the clause of 30% offset.
While the govt authorities
went gaga on their policy
making, the story was not as
rosy
, if read with the perspec-
tive of ‘The Comptroller and
Auditor General’ of our
country. Auditors had de-
fined relevant clauses as a
mechanism established with
a three-fold objectives of
firstly, partially compensat-
ing for outflow of Indian re-
sources. Secondly, ensuring
induction of sophisticated
new technology and thirdly,
enhancing capacities and ca-
pabilities of defence indus-
try in the country
. It was con-
sidered an obligation on the
supplier to either “reverse
purchase goods manufac-
tured in India or, execute ex-
port orders on such goods.”
Though the report submit-
ted by the CAG is not fully in
public domain, the sources in
media reveal that all is not
well in the defence offset
deals. From the first contract
signed in 2007 until March
2018, CAG said, 46 offset con-
tracts have been signed for
Rs 66,427 crore and till De-
cember 2018, Rs 19,223 crore
worth of offsets should have
been discharged. However,
the claimed discharge of the
offset obligation by the end
2018 was Rs 11,396 crore only
.
The balance of obligation of
Rs 55,000 crore is to be execut-
ed by 2024 for which the audi-
tors are not very hopeful.
The report further reveals
that besides financial fail-
ures, the offset policy has
also not been successful in
acquiring advanced technol-
ogies or even significantly
enhancing industrial or man-
ufacturing capabilities
which is against the stated
objectives of the offset policy
.
There is no doubt that In-
dia has giant aspirations for
its offset resources. But lam-
entably, the current state
does not appear to be steering
the country to its terminal
aim of self-reliance in de-
fence production.
If I may say, probably we
are lacking the required stra-
tegic vision and systematised
priority for implementing off-
set policy
. As a result, we put
the onus of developing offset
projects on foreign firms
whose natural inclination
will never be aligned with our
national aims. Moreover, In-
diaisnotindustryreadyason
date to absorb large volume
of offsets. The country’s pub-
lic and private Sector Under-
takings I defence are ineffi-
cient and lack adequate infra-
structuretoacceptstateof the
art technology
. This lack of
absorptive capacity will for
sure stymie our growth in de-
fenceindustrialdevelopment.
If we wish to leverage capital
acquisitionstodevelopIndian
defenceindustry
,theonlyway
is to augment the capacity for
Research, Design, and Devel-
opmentrelatedtodefencepro-
duction and services.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Moreover, India is not
industry ready as on date
to absorb large volume of
offsets. The country’s public
and private Sector
Undertakings I defence are
inefficient and lack
adequate infrastructure to
accept state of the art
technology. This lack of
absorptive capacity will for
sure stymie our growth in
defence industrial
development. If we wish to
leverage capital
acquisitions to develop
Indian defence industry,
the only way is to augment
the capacity for Research,
Design, and Development
related to defence
production and services
The increasing tensions with China on our Northern
Borders and strained relations with Pakistan, the
modernization of armed forces demand huge investments
by our country year on year, forcing India to be a leading
importer of defence equipment in the world. As per
sources, the Indian Defence market is
anticipated to record a Compound Annual
Growth Rate of over 4% between 2020 and 2026
DEFENCE OFFSETS:
AN OVERVIEW
COL ANUPAM
JAITLY (RETD)
The writer is Defence expert,
Motivational Speaker Corporate Trainer

To Receive Free Newspaper
PDF Daily
Whatsapp:
Telegram:
Click the above link☝ subscribe us on your
preferred platform.
https://bit.ly/fiwhatsappmumbai
https://t.me/thefirstindiamumbai

05
INDIA
GOVT APATHY CAUSE
OF JOSHIMATH
CRISIS: EXPERT
Gopeshwar: Geological
factors apart, failure of govts
to act on the warnings by ex-
perts about possible hazards
in Joshimath and adjoining
areas has emerged as a ma-
jor reason behind the land
subsidence crisis that has
now gripped the town, envi-
ronmentalist Chandi Prasad
Bhatt said. Yet another effort
has been made by the state
govt for a scientific study
with the help of satellite
imagery of the crisis in the
sinking town, Bhatt said.
However, a detailed zonation
mapping of Himalayas in
Uttarakhand and Himachal
Pradesh, warning of the
lurking dangers in Joshi-
math, was submitted to state
govt more than two decades
ago, he said.
‘UNFIT FOR LIVING’ BUILDINGS PAINTED
WITH RED X SYMBOL IN ‘SINKING’ TOWN
Joshimath: With the prevailing situation in Joshimath
grim in the wake of the land subsidence incident, the
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said all
dangerous buildings in the holy town have been marked
with a red ‘X’ symbol. After the district administration de-
clared these buildings as “unsafe areas which are unfit for
living”, the residents have been shifted to a safer place.
“Under the Disaster Management Act, we have marked
some unsafe areas which are unfit for living. These areas
include Sindhi Gandhinagar and Manohar Bagh,” Chamoli
District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said.
DECLARE JOSHIMATH CASE AS NATIONAL
CALAMITY: CONG LEADER PAWAN KHERA
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday demanded that
Joshimath case be declared as national calamity and ap-
propriate compensation should be given
to the affected residents from Prime Min-
ister’s National Relief Fund. Addressing
a Press conference, AICC media and PR
chairman Pawan Khera said, “All the work
regarding the tunnel should be stopped
immediately which led to such calamity
and all railway work should be reviewed
first which is a threat to mountain ecosystem.”
U’khand CM Dhami meets NDMA officials
Saying that PM Modi is monitoring the developments, Dhami appealed to everyone to work as a team to save Joshimath
First India Bureau
Joshimath: Uttara-
khand Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
on Monday appealed to
everyone to work as a
team to save Joshimath,
adding that Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi is
monitoring the develop-
ments of the region.
“We’ve appealed to
everyone to work as a
team and save Joshi-
math. (People of) 68
houses that were in dan-
ger have been shifted. A
zone of over 600 houses
has formed efforts are
underway to shift them.
The PM is also monitor-
ing it has assured all
possible help,” said Utt-
arakhand CM.
National Disaster
Management Authori-
ty (NDMA) submitted
its report to Uttara-
khand Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
regarding recent dam-
age to buildings and
ground subsidence in
Joshimath.
An eight-member
team led by Disaster
Management Secretary
Ranjit Sinha submitted
the report after survey-
ing Joshimath.
The secretary and ex-
perts from different in-
stitutions and organisa-
tions did a field survey
on January 5-6, 2023, to
assess the exact damage
to buildings and ground
subsidence in Joshi-
math.
The report by disas-
ter management team
experts has pressed
that the recommenda-
tions made in the report
compiled in August 2022
on Joshimath should be
implemented.
The experts also sug-
gested that the houses
which have been dam-
aged to a large extent
should be demolished,
and debris should be re-
moved.
The report suggested
that an extensive sur-
vey of the soil and its
strength should be con-
ducted in Joshimath.
(Clockwise from left) SDRF personnel at a hotel after cracks
appeared due to the gradual “sinking” of Joshimath on Monday;
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at a meeting to review the
situation; a resident shifts his belongings to a safer place.
JOSHIMATH
‘SINKING’
HIGHLIGHTS
Located at a
height of 6150
feet (1875 m),
Joshimath is a gateway to
several Himalayan moun-
tain climbing expeditions,
trekking trails and popular
pilgrim sites like Kedar-
nath and Badrinath.
More than
600 houses in
the area have
developed cracks in the
wake of the landslide and
subsidence, officials said.
A team from
Central Building
Research Institute
reached Joshimath to ana-
lyse the damages caused
to buildings for compen-
sation. The team will be
submitting its report to the
state government.
The cause of the
sinking is the NTPC
tunnel other
construction projects
for Char Dham. They
should be stopped
this situation should
be treated as a natural
disaster. Affected
residents should be
given relief aid like it
was done in Badrinath
Kedarnath.
Harish Rawat,
Former CM Uttarakhand
COURTYARD
in the
in the
“FILE AFFIDAVIT
OVER APPOINTMENT
OF NAGALAND DGP”
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Monday asked
the Ministry of Home
Affairs to file an affidavit
within a week indicat-
ing whether an officer’s
concurrence is neces-
sary before empanelling
him for appointment as
the Director General of
Police (DGP) of a state
even if he is on the
Center’s deputation.
A bench led by Chief
Justice of India (CJI) DY
Chandrachud has also
asked the MHA to place
the supporting rule relat-
ing to the concurrence.
TUNISHA DEATH: NO
RELIEF FOR ACTOR
SHEEZAN KHAN
Mumbai: A local court
in Vasai in Maharashtra
on Monday adjourned
the hearing on the Bail
Plea of Sheezan Khan, an
accused in the Tunisha
Sharma death case, till
11 January. “We have
asked for another date
further and we’ll be
keeping our perspective
in the court on January
11,” Tunisha’s family’s
advocate Tarun Sharma
said. The same court
had earlier adjourned
the hearing till January 9
(Monday).
MONEY LAUNDERING
CASE: NOTICE TO ED
ON POOJA SINGH
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
issued notice to Enforce-
ment Directorate on a bail
petition moved by Pooja
Singh, said to be a close
aide of jailed Leena Maria
Paul, wife of conman
Sukesh Chandrashekar
in Rupees 200 crores
money laundering case.
Her bail plea was earlier
rejected by the trial court.
A bench on Monday
sought a response
from the financial probe
agency in the matter and
listed it for February 2.
CLEAR ARREARS
UNDER OROP TILL
MAR 15: SC TO GOI
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Monday gave
the central government
time till March 15 to
pay arrears under the
One Rank-One Pension
(OROP) to all eligible
pensioners of the armed
forces. A bench of Chief
Justice of India (CJI) DY
Chandrachud and Justice
PS Narasimha gave a
second extension for the
payment after the Central
government in June
sought an extension of
three months.
New Delhi (ANI):
AIMIM chief Asadud-
din Owaisi has said the
BJP will have a clear
edge over the Opposi-
tion in 2024 Lok Sabha
polls if a face is pitted
against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Owaisi said the Oppo-
sitionneedstogalvanise
in each Lok Sabha con-
stituency to defeat the
BJP. He said, “The Op-
position should look to
put up a tough fight for
all the 540 parliamenta-
ry constituencies. If a
single opposition face
fights against BJP, the
latter will benefit. If it’s
Modi versus (Arvind)
Kejriwal or Rahul Gan-
dhi, the PM would be at
an advantage.”
In 2019, Opposition
had formed a grand al-
liance in a bid to unseat
the Modi govt. However,
the alliance did not suc-
ceed in its objective and
eventually fell apart.
With the focus now
on the 2024 Lok Sabha
polls, the AAP recently
claimed the battle for
2024 will be one between
Delhi CM Arvind Kejri-
wal and PM Modi.
A known baiter of
the BJP at the Centre,
Telangana CM K Chan-
drashekar Rao, too, re-
modelled his party, the
Telangana Rashtra
Samithi into the Bharat
Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
and got recognised as a
national party in a bid
to upstage the saffron
party in the LS polls.
About West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee,
the AIMIM chief said,
“Mamata Banerjee (re-
cently) held a meeting
with Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah. So one
is not certain if she
should be the Opposi-
tion face against PM
Modi.”
“Advantage to Modi if Oppn pits a PM face”
OWAISI’S TAKE ON 2024
If a single
opposition
face fights
against BJP, the latter
will benefit. If it’s
Modi versus (Arvind)
Kejriwal or Rahul
Gandhi, the PM would
be at an advantage.
Asaduddin Owaisi,
AIMIM chief
MCD HOUSE RUCKUS
AAP protests outside
BJP headquarters
New Delhi (PTI): The
AAP on Monday held a
protest outside the BJP
headquarters here over
thealdermennominated
bytheLtGovernortothe
MCD House being ad-
ministered oath before
the elected representa-
tives and accused the
BJP of flouting rules.
The protest was led by
Delhi minister Raaj Ku-
mar Anand, AAP chief
spokesperson Saurabh
Bharadwaj and party
leader Adil Ahmad
Khan. On January 6, the
maiden meeting of the
Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (MCD) House
was adjourned without
electing mayor and dep-
uty mayor as BJP and
AAP councillors ex-
changed heated words
and came to blows over
presiding officer Satya
Sharma administering
oath to the aldermen
first and not the elected
representatives.
Only four aldermen
could take oath before
the House plunged into
chaos. The AAP alleged
that the BJP made the
aldermen take oath
first in order to get
them voting rights for
the mayor and deputy
mayor elections.
“We are here to pro-
test against what was
done on January 6. We
feel that these nominat-
ed aldermen were ad-
ministered oath first as
they might be given vot-
ing rights. We want a
statement from the LG
that they will not vote
and only then our pro-
test will end,” said
AAP’s mayoral candi-
date Shelly Oberoi.
Lt Governor VK Sax-
ena had nominated 10
aldermen to the MCD
House on January 3.
The AAP had alleged
that all the nominated
members were BJP
workers and the civic
body sent their names
directly to Saxena with-
out keeping the city
government in the loop.
BJP MP Parvesh Verma was
detained during a protest
against AAP in New Delhi.
AAP activists raise slogans during a protest against BJP in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
DMK govt vs
Guv face-off hits
a new low in TN
Chennai: Tamil Nadu
Governor RN Ravi
staged an unprecedent-
ed walkout from the
stateassemblyfollowing
a face-off with CM MK
Stalin over the former’s
customary address to
members of the house
in its first session of the
year. In his address, Ravi
skippedafewportionsof
the draft prepared by the
government, prompting
Stalin to move a resolu-
tion to expunge from re-
cords all such comments
made by the governor
that didn’t conform to
the draft. It is customary
that the governor ad-
heres to the draft of his
speech prepared by the
government.
Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes
from Kurukshetra district
Kurukshetra (PTI):
The Rahul Gandhi-led
Bharat Jodo Yatra re-
sumed from Khanpur
Kolian here this morn-
ing as part of its Hary-
ana leg, and will wit-
ness an all-women walk
on Monday
.
The foot march had
entered Kurukshetra
district from Karnal on
Sunday with a large
number of people join-
ing the Yatra. State Con-
gress chief Udai Bhan
said the Yatra on Mon-
day witnessed an all-
women walk.
Former Army chief
Gen Deepak Kapoor
and many retired top of-
ficers of the defence
services had joined the
Yatra here on Sunday
.
During the Haryana
leg of the Yatra, Gandhi
has been accompanied
by senior party leaders,
including former chief
minister Bhupinder
Singh Hooda, Kumari
Selja, Randeep Singh
Surjewala, Deepender
Singh Hooda and Hary-
ana Congress chief
Udai Bhan. A large
number of people
joined the yatra as it
passed through Kuruk-
shetra district.
Rahul Gandhi during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Kurukshetra on Monday.

06
INDIA
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): A cold wave has
gripped the national
capital severely this
time, breaking all re-
cords. Shockingly, the
minimum temperature
in Delhi has plunged
lower than the promi-
nent hill station of
Himachal Pradesh and
Uttarakhand.
According to India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD), Delhi’s
minimum temperature
stood lower than Shim-
la (10.3 degrees), Manali
(6 degrees), Kangra (8.9
degrees), Dehradun (6.5
degrees), Mussoorie
(11.3 degrees), Nainital
(6 degrees), Muktesh-
war (7.6 degrees), Tehri
(9.2 degrees) Chamba
(8.7 degrees), Dalhousie
(9 degrees), and Dhar-
amshala (9.2 degrees)
for 5th consecutive day
on Monday
.
The minimum tem-
peratures in the nation-
al capital rose margin-
ally though. The Safdar-
jungobservatoryrecord-
ed a minimum of 3.8 de-
grees Celsius as against
1.9 degrees on Sunday
.
The weather stations at
Lodhi Road, Ayanagar,
and Ridge recorded a
minimum temperature
of 3.6 degrees, 3.2 de-
grees, and 3.3 degrees.
Delhi colder than Shimla, Nainital and Manali
FOR 5TH CONSECUTIVE DAY
New Delhi (ANI): Em-
phasizing national ef-
forts towards the ‘Make
in India’, Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh on
Monday said that the
self-reliance initiative is
the beginning of a new
paradigm of partner-
ship with other coun-
tries and added it was
neither isolationist nor
meant for India alone.
Singh addressing the
ambassadors’ round ta-
ble conference at Aero
India 2023 also said that
India has been working
towards enhancing its
defence manufacturing
capabilities, particu-
larly in the emerging
areas of drones, cyber
tech, AI, radars and
other equipment.
Underlining the ro-
bust defence manufac-
turing ecosystem in the
country he said that it
would have the advan-
tage of abundant tech-
nical manpower.
“We have created a
robust defence manu-
facturing ecosystem in
India which has the ad-
vantage of abundant
technical manpower. It
hasledtotheemergence
of India, as a leading
Defence Exporter in re-
cent years,” he added.
The Defence Minister
further said that the
country’s defence ex-
ports have grown by 8
times in the last 5 years
and now India is export-
ing to more than 75
countries.
He lauded the abun-
dant skilled workforce
which has led to the
creation of a thriving
innovation ecosystem,
led by start-ups in high-
technology areas.
“I believe that the In-
dian Aerospace and De-
fence manufacturing
sector is well prepared
to take up future chal-
lenges and capitalise on
emerging opportuni-
ties. India has domesti-
cally produced Light
Combat Aircraft. Manu-
facturing of Light Util-
ity Helicopters has also
commenced. Our large
population and abun-
dant skilled workforce
have led to the creation
of a thriving innova-
tion ecosystem, led by
start-ups in high-tech-
nology areas,” he said.
Highlighting India’s
G20 presidency he said
that the country’s en-
deavour is to build con-
sensus within the G20
and shape the agenda
for a more secure, pros-
perous, sustainable and
just world.
‘INDIA HAS ROBUST DEFENCE
MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM’
Says Def Min Rajnath Singh while addressing the ambassadors’ conference at Aero India 2023
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the Ambassadors’ Roundtable conference for the forthcoming Aero India 2023 in New Delhi on Monday.
DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh with therepresentativesfromacrosstheworldduringtheAmbassadors’
Roundtable conference for the forthcoming Aero India 2023 in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi (ANI): Min-
istry of Home Affairs
(MHA) on Monday de-
clared Khalistan Tiger
Force associate Arsh-
deep Singh Gill alias
‘Arsh Dalla’ a terrorist
under the Unlawful Ac-
tivities (Prevention)
Act, 1967 for his involve-
ment in heinous crimes
such as murder,
extortion and targeted
killings besides terror
activities.
The MHA made the
announcement through
a notification, stating
that a 1996-born, Gill,
who is a resident of Jag-
raon in Punjab’s Ludhi-
ana, is presently based
in Canada. Gill is very
close to Hardeep Singh
Nijjar, a designated ter-
rorist under the UAPA
andrunsterrormodules
on behalf of him, states
the notification.
As per the notifica-
tion, Gill is involved in
heinous crimes such as
murder, extortion and
targeted killings be-
sides terror activities.
Gill is involved in ter-
ror financing, cross bor-
der smuggling of drugs
or weapons on a large
scale and is accused in
various cases regis-
tered and investigated
by the National Investi-
gation Agency includ-
ing targeted killing, ex-
torting money for ter-
ror funding, attempting
to murder, disturbing
communal harmony
and creating terror
among the people in the
state of Punjab.
The notification said
the Central Govern-
ment believes that Gill
is involved in terrorism
and he is to be added as
a terrorist “in exercise
of the powers conferred
section 35 of the Unlaw-
ful Activities (Preven-
tion) Act, 1967”.
Canada-based Arshdeep
named terrorist by MHA
New Delhi (ANI): In-
dia has recorded 170
new cases of Covid-19 in
the last 24 hours, the Un-
ion Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare said
on Monday morning.
As per Health Minis-
try
, India’s active case-
load stands at 2,371. The
Ministry further said
that the total number of
recoveries from the in-
fection has increased to
4,41,47,002with221inthe
last 24 hours alone. In-
dia’s recovery rate cur-
rently stands at 98.8 pc.
India’s Daily Positiv-
ity rate and Weekly
Positivity rate current-
ly stand at 0.20 pc and
0.11 pc respectively
.
The Ministry also in-
formed that 85,282 Covid
tests were conducted in
the last 24 hours, as on
Monday morning, and
conducted tests have so
far reached a total of
91.21 crores.
INDIA LOGS
170 COVID
CASES IN LAST
24 HOURS
Shubham Dubey
Agra: The first Special
Operation Group (SOG)
office of Uttar Pradesh
was inaugurated in the
Police Lines of Agra
Commissionerate.
While inaugurating
the office, Commission-
er of Police, Agra, Dr.
Preetinder Singh said
that there is a mess for
policemen, separate ar-
rangements for interro-
gation of the accused,
and facilities for fellow
policemen to stay in the
new SOG office. This of-
fice can also be jointly
used by the surveillance
cell and cyber cell along
with SOG. SOG in-
charge Inspector Kul-
deep Singh presented
saplings to officers and
guests. ACP Keshav
Chowdhary
, DCP Nagar
Vikas Kumar, DCP West
Satyajit, ACP Chatta Su-
kanya Sharma, ACP
Hariparvat Mayank Ti-
wari, ACP Lohamandi
Girish Kumar, and SOG
in-charge inspector Kul-
deep Dixit were present.
UP’s first SOG office
inaugurated in Agra
Commissionerate
(From left) DCP City Vikas Kumar, additional commissioner
of police Keshav Chowdhary, police commissioner Agra Dr
Preetinder Singh, SOG incharge Agra Kuldeep Dixit.
267 TRAINS CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY
FOG, POOR VISIBILITY: RAILWAYS
An Indian Railways spokesperson said that 267
trains have been cancelled on Monday due to Delhi
weather. Delhi witnessed very dense fog conditions on
Monday, leading to poor visibility. Not only trains, many
flights were delayed and three were diverted to Jaipur.
The spokesperson said that out of the 267 cancelled
trains, 82 were mail express trains, while 140 were
passenger trains. As many as 40 sub-urban trains, one
parcel express and four empty rakes were cancelled on
January 9. Moreover, around 170 trains were running
late due to Delhi fog and low visibility. Meanwhile, three
flights were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur including Air
India Express’ Sharjah to Delhi, SpiceJet’s Ahmedabad
to Delhi and SpiceJet’s Pune to Delhi. This comes after
335 trains were delayed on Sunday, and 88 cancelled.
Around 31 trains were diverted and 33 short terminated.
TWO HELD FOR
CONSUMING
LIQUOR ON FLIGHT
CBI BOOKS EX V-C
OF AGRA UNIV
FOR EXTORTION
New Delhi (PTI): Two
passengers onboard
a Patna-bound IndiGo
flight were arrested on
Monday as they created
a ruckus mid-flight af-
ter consuming alcohol,
airport authorities said.
The incident took place
on IndiGo’s Delhi-Patna
flight 6E-6383. Accord-
ing to Robert Peter,
Patna Airport SHO,
no incident of assault
or molestation has
been mentioned in the
written complaint.
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Central Bureau of
Investigation has reg-
istered an FIR against
Kanpur’s Chhatrapati
Shahu Ji Maharaj Uni-
versity Vice-Chancellor
Prof Vinay Pathak
others over allegations
of extortion cheating.
The FIR was filed after
the UP government sent
a letter to the Centre,
recommending a probe
against Pathak, Ex-V-C
of Dr Bhim Rao Ambed-
kar Univ, others.
Bengaluru (Agencies): A Go First flight took off from
Bengaluru this morning with a busload of passengers
still on the tarmac, some
passengers alleged on Twit-
ter, calling out the airline for
egregious negligence. Flight
G8 116 from Bengaluru to
Delhi took off around 6.30
am leaving over 50 passengers, according to com-
plaints on Twitter tagging the airline, Civil Aviation Min-
ister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s office. Go First Airways, responding to at least
three such tweets, urged users to share their details
and said: “We regret the inconvenience caused.”
FLYERS ALLEGE GO FIRST FLIGHT TOOK
OFF LEAVING 50 PASSENGERS BEHIND
CRUCIAL READ
Accusedwereawareof
Anjaliundercar:Sources
KANJHAWALA CASE
New Delhi: In a sig-
nificant revelation in
the Kanjhawala case,
in which a woman
died after being
dragged for several
kilometres by a car,
Delhi Police sources
said that the accused
were aware of Anjali
being trapped under
their car within min-
utes after her scooty
was hit by them.
“Theaccusedinthe
car did not take An-
jali out because the
accused were afraid
that if they got down
from the car and took
Anjaliout,theymight
get into legal trouble
if someone saw
them,” said the Delhi
Police sources.
The accused told
about their dilemma
during their interro-
gation with the Delhi
Police, however, the
police say that there
is a contradiction in
their statements, so
every angle is being
investigated closely
.
The six accused
will be produced in
court on Monday af-
ter the Rohini Court
on Saturday granted
bail to the seventh ac-
cused, Ankush, in
the hit and drag case
in outer Delhi’s Sul-
tanpuri area.
The accused in the car realised minutes after the accident
that the woman was trapped under their car.
THEY GOT OUT OF CAR 2 MIN AFTER HIT,
SAW SOMEONE STUCK, SAYS DELHI COPS
COURT SENDS SIX ACCUSED TO
14-DAY JUDICIAL CUSTODY
New Delhi: Delhi police said they are investigating the
‘conspiracy’ angle and statements of 20 witnesses
have been recorded so far. Police also told the court
that the CCTV footages revealed
that two of the accused got down
from the car two minutes after
the accident, and saw someone
trapped under the vehicle. The
accused had initially said they didn’t hear the woman
was trapped under their car, as the windows were
down and loud music was playing inside. However,
they have now admitted that they knew the woman
was stuck under the car, but did not stop out of fear.
New Delhi (PTI): A court on Monday sent 6 ac-
cused in the case involving the death of a 20-year-old
woman, who had got trapped in the underside of a car
and killed, to 14 days’ judicial custody. “14 days judi-
cial custody granted,” Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya
Dalal said. The prosecution said it was found during
their interrogation that the accused were aware of the
victim’s body being dragged under the wheels. The
additional public prosecutor, however, did not disclose
the identity of the 2 accused who got down from the
car to inspect what was under the wheels. He said a
new witness, who was around 100 metres from the
spot of the accident, has also joined the investigation.
—Representational Image
Train services continue to be disrupted due to the prevailing
weather conditions in northern India.
3 OF FAMILY RUN
OVER BY TRAIN
IN KARNATAKA
7 DEAD AS AUTO
COLLIDES WITH
TRUCK IN BIHAR
Chikkaballapur (PTI):
Three members of
a family including
husband and wife were
run over by a train in
Gauribidanur on Mon-
day, police said. How-
ever, police suspect it to
be a case of a suicide.
Police said the incident
occurred at Thondebha-
vi village in Gaurib-
idanur Taluk where the
mutilated bodies of a
man, his wife their
daughter were found on
the railway tracks.
Patna (Agencies): No
less than seven people,
including children, died
on the spot after an
autorickshaw collided
with a truck full of
passengers in Bihar’s
Katihar. The accident
occurred near High-
way 81 Dighri Petrol
Pump. At present,
the authorities have
reached the accident
spot and the bodies are
being pulled out of the
three-wheeler with the
help of locals.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 56,440.00 330.00 0.58 (Per 10g)
SILVER 71,800.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.37 0.29 0.35
GBPINR 100.11 2.00 2.04
CURRENCIES
Women’s earn 30-40% less than men
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Informal wom-
en workers in Indian con-
struction and real estate
sector earn 30-40% less
than male workers, accord-
ing to a report that high-
lights about gender ine-
quality in this sector.
Consulting firm Primus
Partners and World Trade
Center on Monday released
a report ‘Pink Collar Skill-
ing: Unleashing the Wom-
en’s Power in the Real Es-
tate Sector’ stating that out
of the total people em-
ployed in this industry
only 12% are women.
“In the domestic con-
struction and real estate
sector, which employs 57
million workers, 50 million
of the people employed are
men, and only 7 million are
women,” the report said.
Further, it added that the
informal women workers
engaged in construction in
India earn 30-40% less than
their male counterparts.
IN CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTOR
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z In the domestic
construction and real
estate sector, which
employs 57 mn workers,
50 mn of the people
employed are men, and
only 7 mn are women
z Informal women workers
engaged in construction in
India earn 30-40% less than
their male counterparts
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (FIB): Airtel Af-
rica’s Nigerian subsidiary,
Airtel Networks Limited
(‘Airtel Nigeria’), has pur-
chased 100MHz of spec-
trum in the 3500MHz
band and 2 units each of
5MHz of 2600MHz from
the Nigerian Communica-
tions Commission (NCC)
for a gross consideration
of $316.7 million. Airtel
Africa is a subsidiary of
Bharti Airtel. The payment
for the purchased spec-
trum will be done in local
currency, Airtel Africa said
in a notification to its in-
vestors Monday.
New Delhi (PTI): Mahin-
dra Mahindra on Mon-
day launched new ver-
sions of its sports utility
vehicle Thar with price
starting at `9.99 lakh (ex-
showroom). The new
range includes rear wheel
drive variants in two en-
gine options with manual
and automatic transmis-
sions, the auto major said
in a statement. The two
diesel-powered manual
rear wheel drive trims are
priced at `9.99 lakh and
`10.99 lakh while the pet-
rol automatic variant is
tagged at `13.49 lakh.
MAHINDRA LAUNCH
NEW VERSIONS OF
THAR FOR `9.99 LAKH
AIRTEL AFRICA
ACQUIRES 4G, 5G
SPECTRUM
New Delhi (FIB): India’s
imports of thermal coal -
used mainly for power
generation - grew 14.7%
to 161.18 million tonnes
in 2022, data from Indian
consultancy Coalmint
showed on Monday, driv-
en by higher domestic
production and ship-
ments by utilities. Data
showed that shipments of
coal, which is typically
used to manufacture
steel, also edged higher.
Imports of coking coal
rose 0.8% to 56.1 million
tonnes, anthracite grew
12.2% to 1.79 million
tonnes, and PCI coal
shipments increased 8%
to 13.43 million tonnes.
INDIA’S THERMAL
COAL IMPORTS UP
NEARLY 15 PER CENT
New Delhi (PTI): ONGC
Videsh Ltd, the overseas
arm of state-owned Oil
and Natural Gas Corpora-
tion (ONGC), has re-taken
a 20% stake in the
Sakhalin-1 oil and gas
fields in the far east re-
gion of Russia, an official
said on Monday. Russian
President Vladimir Putin
in October last year dis-
banded Exxon Neftegaz -
a regional subsidiary of
US super major Exxon-
Mobil - as operator of the
Sakhalin-1 and trans-
ferred the project and all
of its assets and equip-
ment to a new operator.
OVL RETAKES 20%
STAKE IN SAKHALIN-1
OIL AND GAS FIELDS
*Rates till the edition went to print.
‘LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES’
GOLDMAN SACHS TO
START CUTTING
THOUSANDS OF JOBS
New Delhi (FIB): Goldman
Sachs Group will start cutting
thousands of jobs across the
firm from
Wednesday,
as it prepares
for a tough
economic en-
vironment. According to one
source, the job cuts are ex-
pected to be just over 3,000,
but the final number is yet
to be determined. Goldman
had 49,100 employees at the
end of the third quarter, after
adding significant numbers of
staff during the coronavirus
pandemic.
PM MODI TO HOLD
PRE-BUDGET MEETING
WITH ECONOMISTS
New Delhi (PTI): Ahead of the
Union Budget, PM Narendra
Modi will meet
economists
and sectoral
experts at
NITI Aayog on
Friday to discuss the state of
the economy and measures
to accelerate growth which is
estimated to drop to 7% The
meeting will also be attended
by several Union ministers.
Hit by weakening demand, the
Indian economy is expected
to grow at a slower rate of 7%
in the current fiscal ending
March 2023.
‘FOOD DISTRIBUTION
SCHEME MODERATED
INCOME INEQUALITY’
New Delhi (PTI): Free food
distribution of cereals during
the pandemic
has starkly re-
duced income
inequality
across laggard
states and those at the bottom
of the pyramid, according to
a report. SBI Ecowrap started
the research with a hypothesis
of how the free food grain
distribution is impacting the
distribution of wealth on
population quintiles. These
states were Assam, Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP,
Odisha, UP, U’khand WB.
DIPAM SECY: IDBI BANK
DIVESTMENT PROCESS
TO COMPLETE IN FY24
New Delhi (PTI): The divest-
ment process of IDBI Bank
will complete in the fiscal
year 2023-24,
DIPAM Sec-
retary Tuhin
Kanta Pandey
told ETNow on
Monday. Pandey had earlier
tweeted that multiple expres-
sions of interest were received
for the strategic disinvestment
of Centre and LIC’s stake in
IDBI Bank. Calling the process
a unique one, Pandey claimed
that there is no intention to
have management control
post divestment.
GOVT COMES OUT WITH QUALITY STANDARDS FOR
DIGITAL TV RECEIVERS, TYPE-C CHARGER VSS
New Delhi (PTI): The government on Monday said the BIS has
come out with quality standards for three electronic devices
-- digital television receivers, USB
Type-C charger and VSS. The first
is Indian standard IS 18112:2022
specification for digital television
receivers with built-in satellite
tuners. “TVs manufactured as per
this Indian standard would enable
reception of free-to-air TV and radio
channels just by connecting a dish antenna with LNB mounted on
a suitable place, at roof top/side wall of a building,” it said.
OTHER STORIES
India trusted partner
in supply chains: Goyal
Edison (PTI): India today
is a land of opportunity
and can be a “trusted part-
ner” for global and Ameri-
can corporations in their
supply chains and invest-
ment portfolios, Commerce
and Industry Minister Pi-
yush Goyal said.
He also exuded confi-
dence that the country will
soon be the third largest
economy in the world, as
transformational reforms
and a young population
drive future growth.
“I would urge all of you
to take this message to the
world, to the Americans
and American corpora-
tions and to the sphere of
influence that each one of
you has that India is the
place to be, India can be
your trusted partner in
your supply chains, in your
investment portfolio, in
your business,” Goyal said
on Sunday as he addressed
diaspora and members of
the Indian-American com-
munity
.
While America “has giv-
en you a lot and I’m sure
each one of you has given
back to the US manifold,
today India is that land of
opportunity
.
“Today India beckons
your contribution to make
India a great superpower,”
Goyal said to the members
adding that as “we work
towards making India a de-
veloped nation”, he is con-
fident that the country’s
diaspora will also be con-
tributing to take India back
to the “old glory that we
had a few 100 years ago” to
the time when India was
one of the largest contribu-
tors to global economy. “I
think it’s time we got that
glory back in our nation.”
Goyal highlighted that
India quickly rebounded
after the lockdown and eco-
nomic stress unleashed by
the pandemic, underlining
that last year was a “record
year in terms of growth in
all spheres, including our
international engage-
ment.” He said India’s ex-
ports crossed $670 billion
for the very first time in the
country’s history and for-
eign direct investment was
also at an all-time high,
with nearly $84 billion FDI
inflows in 2021-22.
No K-shaped
recovery in India:
SBI Economists
Mumbai (PTI): Econo-
mists at the country’s larg-
est lender SBI on Monday
dismissed the ‘K-shaped
recovery’ critique, saying
the pandemic was a ‘level-
er’ which helped in reduc-
ing inequalities.
They said government
transfers to the poor alone
are adding up to `75,000 per
household per annum.
It can be noted that in
the months following the
outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic, concerns were
being raised about deepen-
ing inequalities in India,
with some calling it as a
‘K-shaped’ recovery, where
rich emerged richer while
the poor slipped down fur-
ther.
The SBI economists said,
“… in hindsight, the pan-
demic may have been a lev-
eller in terms of inequality
with the poor getting pro-
tected through measures
such as food transfers.”
It said India has deliv-
ered a sharp recovery after
the pandemic and acknowl-
edged that critics are still
quoting it as a K-shaped
recovery for India.
“… It is true that the
strong rise in financial as-
sets resulted in an increase
in inequality in 2021. How-
ever, when correlated with
short-run asset price move-
ments, such fluctuations in
inequality always prove
transient,” the report ex-
plained.
“… In the Indian con-
text, it is an incorrect con-
jecture to assume that in-
equality has worsened
during the pandemic,” it
added.
New Delhi (PTI): Switzer-
land is keen to accelerate
bilateral ties with India by
tapping more trade and in-
vestment opportunities,
and both countries are also
working to create an inno-
vation platform, according
to Swiss Ambassador to
India Ralf Heckner.
Emphasising that his
“expectations are very
high”, he said innovation
and a free trade agreement
can take the bilateral rela-
tions to the next level.Heck-
ner said he sees a lot of
convergence between both
countries when it comes to
innovation. “Switzerland
being the most innovative
country and more innova-
tions (are) being created in
India, what I would like to
see is the most strategic in-
novation relationship. We
are working with the Indi-
an government to create an
innovation platform that
will bring the best univer-
sities, IITs and federal in-
stitutes of technology
.
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended over 1%
higher on Monday amid
positive trends in global
markets and buying in Re-
liance Industries and IT
counters.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
zoomed 846.94 points or
1.41% to settle at 60,747.31.
During the day, it jumped
989.04 points or 1.65% to
60,889.41.
The broader NSE Nifty
climbed 241.75 points or
1.35% to end at 18,101.20.
From the Sensex pack,
Mahindra Mahindra,
HCL Technologies, In-
dusInd Bank, Tata Consul-
tancy Services, Bharti Air-
tel, Tech Mahindra, Wipro,
Infosys, Reliance Indus-
tries and Axis Bank were
the major winners.
IT counters were in
heavy demand ahead of
earnings from TCS later in
the day
.
Titan, Bajaj Finserv and
Maruti were the only lag-
gards.
India’s credit
worthiness stable,
says Moody’s
New Delhi (FIB): The
credit worthiness outlook
for countries in the Asia-
Pacific (APAC) region, in-
cluding that of India, for
2023 is stable as compared
to the nega-
tive out-
look for
sovereigns
g l o b a l l y,
Moody’s Investors Service
said on Monday
.
The debt sustainability
and financial stability are
relatively well anchored in
the region, with contained
government liquidity
risks, broadly stable debt
dynamics and generally
sound external positions,
the credit rating agency
said in a report.
Sensex rally after 3-day decline on
firm global equities, surges 847 pts
` GAINS 29 PAISE TO
CLOSE AT 82.37/USD
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
gained 29 paise to close at
82.37 (provisional) against the
US dollar on Monday, supported
by a weaker greenback overseas
and a firm trend in domestic
equities. At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the
local unit opened at 82.41 and
touched an intra-day high of
82.25 and a low of 82.44
against the greenback. It finally
ended at 82.37 (provisional),
registering a rise of 29 paise
over its previous close.
Working to create innovation platform ‘Black money is no more an issue’
New Delhi (ANI): Swiss
ambassador to India Dr
Ralf Heckner has said
black money is not an is-
sue anymore in financial
relations between Swit-
zerland and India, as both
sides have already ex-
changed several batches
of information. Heckner
explained that he has
been the Swiss ambassa-
dor for more than two
years but he heard hardly
anything about black
money
.
“The black money is-
sue has been dealt with
by a bilateral treaty be-
tween Switzerland and
India in 2018 on the auto-
matic exchange of bank
information between
Switzerland and India.
We had several batches
of information exchange
between Swiss and India,
so the black money issue
isn’t the issue anymore.
HECKNER SAYS, SWITZERLAND AND INDIA
=

08
2NDFRONT
Mumbai-Goa high-
way work been
stalled for the last
decade: Ajit Pawar
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Leader of
Opposition in state As-
sembly and NCP leader
Ajit Pawar attended the
book launch ceremony
of NCP MP Sunil Tat-
kare on Monday. On
this occasion, he men-
tioned the stalled work
of the Mumbai-Goa
highway in his speech
and expressed his dis-
pleasure.
Pawar said, “Sunil
Tatkare should contin-
ue to work to enhance
the glory of Konkan
and Maharashtra. The
work of the Mumbai-
Goa highway has been
stalled for the last dec-
ade. This work should
be done through Sunil
Tatkare. As a Lok Sab-
ha MP, he should have
an important contribu-
tion to it. Through him,
I hope to give more im-
petus to the develop-
ment of Konkan. Many
terms have passed, but
that road is not made.”
Along with this, Pa-
war also praised the
work of Tatkare and
said, “Sunil Tatkare
worked at various lev-
els like Panchayat
Samiti, Zila Parishad,
Vidhan Sabha, Legisla-
tive Council and now
Lok Sabha during his
30 years of political ca-
reer. He is recorded as
the youngest president
of Raigad Zila Pari-
shad. He has also held
very important posi-
tions in the state cabi-
net and has been the
state president of the
party twice.”
The work of the
Mumbai-Goa highway
has been stalled for the
last 13 years, and Kon-
kan residents from
Mumbai, Raigad, Rat-
nagiri, and other parts
have started a protest
under the leadership of
the Mumbai-Goa High-
way Mission Purti
Committee to demand
the completion of this
highway before Holi.
As part of this move-
ment, a signature cam-
paign has been started
in Mumbai from Janu-
ary 1. So far, 1,785 peo-
ple have joined this
campaign.
Social and political
organizations have pro-
tested several times for
the completion of the
Mumbai-Goa National
Highway
. But due to the
neglect of the govern-
ment and the adminis-
tration, the work of this
highway has stopped.
Every year during the
rainy season, this high-
way is in bad condition,
and accidents occur.
‘Who is
protecting
anti-social
elements?’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A few days
ago, a person called
the control room of
the Mumbai police
and threatened to det-
onate a bomb like 1993.
In this case, the police
arrested Nabi Khan
alias KGN Lala. Mean-
while, BJP leader Ash-
ish Shelar has criti-
cized Maha Vikas
Aghadi over the case.
Shelar has also com-
mented asking if the
‘so-called protectors
of Mumbai protest
now’. However, he did
not take the name of
Shiv Sena (Thakrey
group).
“In this case, Nabi
Khan alias KGN Lala
has been arrested.
Also, information
about the identity of
some of the accused in
the 1993 bomb blast
has come to light. How
do these dangerous so-
cial elements get
strength?” questioned
Shelar.
“(They) Protected
the affairs of Nawab
Malik-Daud, decorat-
ed Yakub’s grave, will
the so-called protec-
tors of Mumbai even
protest on this? Who is
creating these danger-
ous folds of politics
for political inter-
est?”, Shelar said crit-
icizing the Shiv Sena
along with Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi.
Rohit Pawar elected President of Maharashtra Cricket Association
What is his contribution to
state cricket, Nitesh questions
First India Bureau
Mumbai: NCP legisla-
tor and scion of the Pa-
war family - Rohit Pa-
war - has been elected
as member and presi-
dent of Maharashtra
Cricket Association.
After Rohit’s victory in
MCA election, party
workers held various
celebrations across
state while various po-
litical leaders have con-
gratulated Rohit Pawar
on his election. Al-
though Rohit has won
unopposed, but Bharati-
ya Janata Party MLA
Nitesh Rane has made a
special tweet to con-
gratulate Rohit Pawar.
Nitesh Rane said on
Monday, “Rohit Pawar
has been elected presi-
dent of the MCA unop-
posed. Congratulations
to him, but I do not un-
derstand what is his
contribution to cricket
to be elected as the Pres-
ident. His grandfather
brought cheerleaders in
cricket, let’s see what he
brings.”
Rohit Pawar’s grand-
father and NCP Presi-
dent - Sharad Pawar -
has also been the Presi-
dent of Maharashtra
Cricket Association. On
Monday, Nitesh Rane
directly targeted
Sharad Pawar on the
selection of newly ap-
pointed President of
Maharashtra Cricket
Association.
It is also being said
that Rohit Pawar has
also been elected in the
way relatives of other
leaders have held im-
portant positions. So it
will be important to see
how Rohit Pawar reacts
to Rane’s jibe.
His grandfather
brought
cheerleaders to
cricket, let us see
what he does,
jibes Rane
MLA Rohit Pawar has been elected presi-
dent of the Maharashtra Cricket Association
unopposed. Congratulations to him, but I do
not understand what is his contribution to cricket to
be elected as the President. His grandfather brought
cheerleaders in cricket, let’s see what he brings.
—Nitesh Rane,
Nationalist Congress Party MLA
MVA leaders not dim-
witted, their brains are
in knees: Raj Thackeray
First India Bureau
Mumbai: MNS Presi-
dent Raj Thackeray
said on Monday that
the leaders of Maha-
vikas Aghadi are not
only dim-witted, but
their brains are in
their knees. If one or
two industries move
out of the state, it
does not matter to the
state. At the same
time, MNS leader
Sandip Deshpande
questioned why the
industries are going
to Gujarat, and
termed it to be unfair.
Deshpande has se-
verely criticized the
Mahavikas Aghadi,
along with Aditya
Thackeray and
Kishori Pednekar,
while talking about
the tender during the
Corona era.
Deshpande said,
“Mumbai Municipal
Commissioner Iqbal
Singh Chahal is lying.
How did people relat-
ed to Aditya Thacker-
ay and Kishori Ped-
nekar get work? Who
will be found guilty
after the CAG in-
quiry? If no action is
taken against him,
MNS will punish him
in its own way.” Desh-
pande also comment-
ed that they will be
beaten on the road.
THACKERAY VISITS SHRINATHJI TEMPLE WITH FAMILY
Nathdwara: Former Chief
Minister of Maharashtra
Uddhav Thackeray visited
Shrinathji temple along
with his family on Mon-
day. The Thackeray family
visited Shrinathji’s evening
aarti tableau, where Uddhav
Thackeray, his wife Rashmi
Thackeray, both sons,
former cabinet minister
Aditya Thackeray and Tejas
Thackeray were with him.
Uddhav Thackeray refrained
from answering any ques-
tions and said that his visit
was personal. He accepted
people’s greetings at the
temple and in the market.Af-
ter a brief stay at the Dheeraj
Dham, they left for Udaipur
by road.
UORFI JAVED-CHITRA WAGH FEUD
Sule asked me to stop,
but the fight is to contain
this malaise: Wagh
HC asks I-T dept how
Act can have
retrospective effect?
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Monday
questioned Income Tax
department’s move
seeking to prosecute Re-
liance ADAG chairman
Anil Ambani under
Black Money Act for al-
leged tax evasion, and
asked how Acts crimi-
nalising certain action
can have a retrospective
effect.
A division bench of
Justices Gautam Patel
and S G Dige, while
hearing petition by Am-
bani challenging a show
cause notice issued to
him, asked how a per-
son conducting himself
or herself in a certain
manner will know what
the government is go-
ing to do in future.
The high court post-
ed the matter for hear-
ing on February 20 and
extended its Septem-
ber 2022 order direct-
ing the I-T department
to not take any coer-
cive action against
Ambani till then.
The I-T department
had issued a notice to
Ambani on August 8,
2022, for allegedly evad-
ing Rs 420 crore in taxes
on undisclosed funds
worth more than Rs 814
crore held in two Swiss
bank accounts.
As per the depart-
ment’s notice, Ambani
was liable to be prose-
cuted under Sections
50 and 51 of the Black
Money (undisclosed
foreign income and as-
sets) Imposition of Tax
Act of 2015, which stip-
ulates a maximum
punishment of 10 years
imprisonment with a
fine.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Controversy
has been going on for a
few days regarding the
revealing outfits of ac-
tress Uorfi Javed.
(BJP) leader Chitra
Wagh has filed a com-
plaint with the police in
Mumbai.Waghsaidthat
when Maharashtra
Women’s Commission
has time to send notices
to actress Tejaswini
Pandit and director San-
jay Jadhav, but no action
was taken against Uorfi
Javed.Afterthis,thedis-
pute between Chitra
Wagh and Commission
President Rupali Cha-
kankar has heated up.
Responding to this,
MP Supriya Sule de-
manded Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis to stop it. “
As there
is a girl in my house,
similarly there is a girl
in his house. The Wom-
en’s Commission will
work according to its
own rules. Why discuss
it,” said Supriya Sule.
After Sule’s state-
ment, now Chitra Wagh
has replied to Sule,
“Where social welfare
works are done, there is
no need of politics.
Those who are jumping
into politics, they were
not called with jaggery-
coconut. Supriya Sule
is asking to end the is-
sue. I will stop myself,
but, the fight is on to
contain this malaise.”
Notably
, Wagh also
tookajibeatRupaliCha-
kankar comment that
the former has studied
less. “How much and
what are your studies,
that paper should be
solvedinthecourtof Su-
priyaSule.Wedon’tneed
to be told. It is not based
on how much you study
or not. Our education is
extremely solid,” re-
plied Wagh.
MNS President Raj Thackeray
BJP leader Ashish Shelar
Chitra Wagh Supriya Sule
Anil Ambani
“Mumbai MunicipalCommissioner
Iqbal Singh Chahal is lying. How
did people related to Aditya Thacker-
ay and Kishori Pednekar get work? Who will
be found guilty after the CAG inquiry?
Sandip Deshpande, MNS leader
Every time we act with love
rather than fear, we become
more of what we are meant to
be, and we gently transform!
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Work of Mumbai-Goa
highwayhas been stalled
for last 13 years. Konkan
residents have started a
protestunder the
Mumbai-Goa Highway
Mission Purti
Committee to demand
completion of this
highway before Holi
Rohit Pawar

www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/
thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09
MUMBAI | TUESDAY,
JANUARY 10, 2023
irat Kohli and Anush-
ka Sharma are one of
the most loved couples
in town. Every time
they share pictures on
social media, they go
viral in no time. Re-
cently, the couple made news
after a video featuring them
and their daughter Vamika
stormed the Internet. The duo
jetted off to Vrindavan to visit
an ashram to seek blessings.
Vamika’s face was revealed in
the video. Netizens were seen
gushing over her cuteness. On
Monday afternoon, Virat took
to his Instagram handle and
dropped an aww-dorable pic-
ture with Anushka and Vami-
ka from their recent vacay
.
Virushka took their daugh-
ter to Dubai for celebrating the
New Year with family. Today,
the cricketer offered a glimpse
of their quick getaway. In the
picture, the trio is seen walk-
ing on the beach with their
backs on the camera. Virat
shared the picture with cap-
tion in Punjabi that read, “Rab-
ba bakshiyan tu enniyan me-
herbaniyan, hor terto kuch ni
mangda, bas tera shukar ada
kardan.” The picture is all
things cute.
V
J
ust last year we saw
Rakul Preet Singh in
the Sidharth Mal-
hotra starrer Thank
God. While the film did de-
cently well at the box office,
the actress has been swamped
with work. In fact, Rakul has
her hands full with multiple
films in Hindi, Tamil, and
Telugu. While she is busy jug-
gling multiple projects and
shoots
Rakul has been roped in
for yet another venture. If
what we hear is anything to
go by, then the actress has
been roped in for Sunir
Khetrapal’s next production
venture which will be direct-
ed by Nikhil Mahajan.
“Rakul does have her
hands full with multiple pro-
jects, and it is also true that
she has been signed on for
another venture,” confirms a
well-placed industry source.
The new film that Rakul has
signed is being bankrolled
by Sunir Khetrapal and
will be directed by Nikhil
Mahajan. The film will
be a full-blown mystery
thriller that will fea-
ture her as the fe-
male lead, sources
added.
F
ashion trends have
popped up again and
our thoughts about
the dress aren’t af-
fected. We recently got a
complete picture of what’s
comfortable and best in
one swoop for a travel
look. Deepika Padu-
kone and Ranveer Sin-
gh are back in town
from a vacation where
they recently ringed in
the former’s birthday on
the 5th. Their airport looks
said ‘twinning and cool’,
when does it not, though?
As an avid observer of all
new things on the celebrity
style block, many reports
prove this dress opted for by
the Pathaan actress is from
Joslin Studio. A shopping
success is what we define it,
as is always the case with
DP. The style setter donned
a midi dress curated from
organic cotton. Her Rs.
30,100.00 monotone white
midi number followed the
trapeze style and was honed
around a strong set of fea-
tures from the V neck with
button loop to pleat detail.
‘Twinning cool’
C
orsets are
back in the
fashion game,
and we can’t
deny how fast it has be-
come a rage. Corset out-
fits add a sense of royalty
and make one feel like maj-
esty. It’s perfect to accentu-
ate your curves and also to
add a feminine touch to your
boss lady look. Corsets are a
chic way to look dapper for
coffee dates, college, and
even parties. Known as a tal-
ented actress and internet
sensation, Palak Tiwari
leaves no stone unturned to
make jaw drops with her
bold and beautiful outfits.
There is no denying that
Palak has impeccable taste
in fashion, and the diva has
proved it several times by
flaunting her glamorous
outfits.
D
isha Patani drops
a viral video of
hers, kickboxing
to Run BTS by Ko-
rean boy band BTS,
and that is all the
Monday motiva-
tion and fitness
inspo we need
to take us
through the
rest of the
week. Check
health benefits of the
exercise inside
Just when we thought
nothing can push us out
of our warm cosy heated
rooms to face the cold
weather outside and
burn the calories at
gym, Bollywood hottie
Disha Patani made us
chew our thoughts and
spring out of our quilts
with rejuvenated ener-
gies to grind as she
dropped a viral video of
hers kickboxing
to Run BTS by Korean
boy band BTS. The diva
gave fitness enthusiasts
and fans a glimpse of
their kickboxing session
this Monday and that is
all the fitness inspo
and workout goals
we need to take us
through the rest of
the week.
PERFECT
FITNESS INSPO
Disha Patani
Ranveer and Deepika hand in hand at
Mumbai airport
Rakul Preet Singh
Palak donning a black corset
Anushka Sharma
Deepika Padukone
Virat’s post...
Palak Tiwari
PALAK’S LOVE FOR CORSETS
RAKULIN
NIKIL’S
NEXT?

10-11
ETC
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
City First brings to you some more glimpses from the thrilling and fun Jaipur Dog
Show, a huge initiative by Jagdeesh Chandra, which was held at Dusshera
Ground in Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur on Sunday. Organised by the Rajasthan
Chapter of the Kennel Club of India (KCI) and presented by First India News
and Bharat24- Vision of New India, the dog championship was judged by
Tomonori Aizawa from Japan and Simon Sim from the Philippines.
Jagdeesh Chandra along with Virendra Choudhary, Director, First India
News, Lakshay Choudhary, and Manoj Jagyasi Chief Business Officer
Strategic Advisor, Bharat24- Vision of New India graced the occasion with their
presence.Viren Sharma, Secretary of the Rajasthan chapter of the Kennel
Club of India beautifully hosted the show. A large number of Indie pups were
also adopted from the adoption camp at the event and a record was made.
DOGS ARE MIRACLES WITH PAWS!
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADAOO AND SUNIL SHARMA
Proud team cheering for the Winner Dog
Bhawana Sablani and Lalit Gangwani with cute Lio Kavita Chauhan with Alaskan Malamute Rishee Miglani and Gaurav Gaur Toshi Vijay and Hemang
Sandeep Singh Chauhan, Esha Chowdhary and Priya Joshi
Ashok Raj Singh
(L-R) Kalpana and Sheena with their furry friends
Khushi, Akanksha Bhalla and Tanu Choudhary with their paw friends
Jagdeesh Chandra, Virendra Choudhary and Lakshay Choudhary greeted by Viren Sharma and Surendra, as Manoj Jagyasi looks upon Jagdeesh Chandra felicitates IPS Rahul Kotoki Virendra Choudhary addressing the audience Sachin Saini with Mariam Abuhaideri
(L-R) Viren Sharma, Simon Sim, Gaurav Gaur and Tomonori Aizawa
Ravi Prakash Meharda
Jagdeesh Chandra, Virendra Choudhary and Alok Kumar presenting momento to
Mayank Gopaliya for making World’s Largest Cake. Also seen are Hemang Sharma,
Chef Arbind Sharma, Manoj Jagyasi, Viren Sharma, Lakshay Choudhary and Simon Sin

First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf

First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf

Recomendados

Recomendados

Mais conteúdo relacionado

Semelhante a First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf

Semelhante a First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf (20)

Mais de FIRST INDIA

Mais de FIRST INDIA (20)

Último

Último (20)

First India Mumbai 10012023.pdf