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JAIPUR & MUMBAI
India reforming out of conviction,
not out of compulsion: PM Modi
Lucknow (ANI): High-
lighting the country’s
development strides
and investment-friend-
ly environment and
pointing out that UP is
leading the growth of
the country, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday said that India is
reforming not out of
compulsion, but out of
conviction. If India is
the bright spot in the
world and then UP is
leading the growth of
the country, he said.
Avinash Vidyarthi
Lucknow: Praising
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s handiwork
in taking nation ahead
over past nine years,
Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL) manag-
ing director Mukesh
Ambani stated on Fri-
day at the UP Global
Investors’ Summit
2023 that a bold New
India is taking shape
‘Guided by your vi-
sion, and driven by
your laser-sharp focus
on execution. An India
which will fulfil the as-
pirations of its 1.4 bil-
lion citizens. Modi ji,
you have aptly said
that India has now en-
tered its Amrit Kaal.’
Stressing that the
nation is changing vis-
a-vis the rural-urban
divide, and that Uttar
Pradesh is a “shining
example” of this, the
billionaire business-
man announced that
RIL will invest ₹75,000
crore in the next four
years in rolling out 5G
mobile telephony ser-
vices, expanding retail
networks, and estab-
lishing renewable en-
ergy capacity in Uttar
Pradesh. “Till now we
have invested Rs 50,000
crores in UP and our
investments have gen-
erated over 80,000 di-
rect and indirect jobs
in the state. Today
, I am
happy to announce
that we plan to invest
an additional Rs. 75,000
crore which will create
over 1 lakh jobs in the
state,” he said.
FATE OF UTTAR PRADESH CHANGES WITH INVESTMENTS, JOBS & PRAISES
‘`75Kcrinvestment,1LjobsinUP’
New Delhi: Almost
six weeks after intro-
ducing pre-boarding
RT-PCR tests for pas-
sengers from six
countries, the Union
Health Ministry said
the restrictions
would be done away
with from February
13 owing to a declin-
ing trend in Covid-19
cases.
The government
had made it manda-
tory for travellers
from China, Singa-
pore, Hong Kong,
South Korea, Thai-
land and Japan to
upload a negative
RT-PCR test, done
not more than 72
hours before the
journey, on the Air
Suvidha portal.
“As has been wit-
nessed in the last 4
weeks, these coun-
tries are witnessing a
sustained and signifi-
cant decline in the
trajectoryof Covid-19
cases… In view of the
above, this ministry
is …dropping the ex-
isting requirements
of pre-departure Cov-
id-19 testing and up-
loading of self-health
declaration on Minis-
try of Civil Aviation’s
‘Air Suvidha’ portal
applicable for inter-
national travellers
coming from/ via
China, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Republic
of Korea, Thailand
and Japan,” a letter
from Union Health
Secretary Rajesh
Bhushan to Civil Avi-
ation Secretary Rajiv
Bansal said.
COVID CURB:
UNION MIN
EASES
RESTRICTIONS
FROM MUMBAI TO SHIRDI AND SOLAPUR
PM Modi flags off Vande
Bharat Express trains
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Friday flagged off two
Vande Bharat trains
from Mumbai to Shirdi
and Solapur.
At an event at
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Terminus in
south Mumbai, Modi
first flagged off the the
CSMT-Solapur Vande
Bharat Express and
later another semi high-
speed train linking the
financial capital to
Sainagar Shirdi temple
town in Ahmednagar
district.
The Mumbai-Solapur
Vande Bharat Express
will cover the 455 km
distance between Mum-
bai and the textile city
in 6 hours and 30 min-
utes, a saving of nearly
one hour in current
timings.
PM Modi waves at the Vande Bharat train as it starts its maiden journey from Mumbai. Also seen are
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Narayan Rane. —AGENCIES
Will cover 455 km
distance between
Mumbai-textile
city in 6.30 hours
Rajya Sabha adjourned amid
disruption by Opposition
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Rajya Sab-
ha was adjourned on
Thursday, soon after
dra Modi delivered his
reply to the motion of
thanks to the Presi-
dent’s speech. Slogan-
eering by Opposition
members for joint par-
liamentary committee
to look into the Adani
group, which began as
Modi began his ad-
dress to the House,
continued through his
speech and the budget
debate.
It was accompanied
by sloganeering by
members of the Treas-
ury bench in support of
the Prime Minister as
the budget discussion
began.
Chairman Rajya
Sabha Jagdeep
Dhankhar took stern
note of the matter say-
ing: “Disorder in the
House can never be
wholesome. The disor-
der which we had when
the honourable Prime
Minister addressed us
was most unfortunate.
But any disorder by
way of reaction is also
not appropriate. I don’t
have to say it every
time that if I am on my
legs what has to be the
conduct of the Mem-
bers. On 7th December,
it was after deep prepa-
ration and a serious
thought process of sev-
eral months that I said
that as the House of
Elders, the Upper
House, we have to send
a message… the kind
of message that we are
sending will put us to
shame.”
Dhankhar then asked
the Leader of the Oppo-
sition and floor leaders
to meet him in his
chamber, adjourning
the session till 5.15 pm.
Was accompanied
by sloganeering by
Treasury bench in
support of PM
New Delhi: The Union Budget has failed to address
issues of unemployment, poverty and inflation,
even as allocation for welfare schemes stands
slashed, Opposition said during a debate on the
Budget in LS. Some MPs also raised the Adani
issue. “Words such as unemployment, poverty and
inflation are absent from the Budget. The new tax
regime is riddled with conditions, but the richest,
with over Rs5 crore annual income, have been
given tax relief,” Congress’s Amar Singh said.
OPPN PANS BUDGETS, SAYS IT FAILS ON
MANY FRONTS, CRITICISM REJECTED
New Delhi: Dubbing the Union Budget “exclusion-
ary”, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury alleged that the minorities have been
“brutally discriminated” against in the allocations
and that many view it as part of a series of Islam-
ophobic policy decisions by the government.Con-
cluding a discussion on the budget, Chowdhury
also asked the government to answer questions
raised in the US-based short seller Hindenburg
Research’s report on Gautam Adani’s companies.
OPPN POINTS TO BUDGET CUT FOR
MINORITIES, ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION
MISSION
AFTER SECOND SUCCESSFUL
FLIGHT, SSLV JOINS ISRO’S
FLEET OF THREE ROCKETS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Indian
SpaceResearchOrgani-
sation (ISRO)today suc-
c e s s f u l l y
launched the
small rocket,
Small Satellite
Launch Vehicle
(SSLV-D2) from
Sriharikota in
Andhra Pradesh.
The SSLV-D2 was
carrying three
satellites. The six-
and-a-half hours’
countdown for
the launch of SS-
LV-D2 (D-Develop-
mental flight
number 2) began
at 2.48 a.m. today
and took off at
9.18 a.m. from the
first launchpad at
Sriharikota.
The SSLV rocket was
carrying ISRO’s Earth
Observation Satellite -
EOS-07,Janus-1belong-
ing to ANTARIS
of the US and
AzaadiSat-2 be-
longing to Space
Kidz India, Chen-
nai. The ISRO has
developed SSLV
with a carrying
capacity of 550 kg
to the Low Earth
Orbit(LEO)based
on the market
trend of going in
for smaller satel-
lites. It is config-
ured with three
solid propulsion
stages and a ve-
locity terminal
module, ISRO
said.
ACCOMPLISHED!
GOVT NOD TO ORDINANCE
To bring India’s strictest
anti-cheating law:Dhami
First India Bureau
Dehradun:Uttarakhand
Chief Minister Pushkar
Singh Dhami on Thurs-
day said his government
has given its nod to an
ordinance to bring the
country’s “strictest anti-
cheating law” to make
recruitment exams
transparent and fair for
all candidates in the
state.
The announcement
was made hours after Ut-
tarakhandPoliceresorted
to lathicharge on the
youth protesting against
recruitment scams and
paper leak cases in the
state. They were protest-
ing outside the busy Gan-
dhi Park in Dehradun in
the afternoon.
He appealed to the pro-
testing youth to not be
misled by anyone, as his
government is fully
aware of their welfare,
and“unlikepreviousgov-
ernment, it has not tried
tohideanyof therecruit-
ment scams,” he said.
As per the promise made to the youth, our
government has decided to bring the coun-
try’s strictest anti-cheating law. After giving my
permission to the ordinance concerned, I have sent
it for further action. We will not let cheating ma-
fia play with the future of students.
Pushkar Singh Dhami @pushkardhami
ADANI-HINDENBURG ROW
Strengthening regulatory
framework: SC seeks views
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Hearing
petitions for enquiry
into findings of the
Hindenburg Research
report, the Supreme
Court Friday asked
the central govern-
ment and the Securi-
ties and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI)
to suggest measures to
protect Indian inves-
tors in the future. The
court took note of loss-
es suffered by Indian
investors running into
several lakh crores
owing to the fall in
share prices of Adani
Group companies in
the face of allegations.
A bench comprising
Chief Justice of India
(CJI)D.Y.Chandrachud
and Justices P
.S. Nar-
asimha and J.B. Pardi-
wala said, “It is said
total loss by Indian in-
vestors is several lakh
crores….How do we
ensuretheyareprotect-
ed? How do we ensure
that this does not hap-
peninfuture.Whatrole
shouldbeenvisagedfor
SEBI in future?”
The court also ex-
pressed concerns over
“ensuring that regula-
tory mechanism with-
in the country is duly
strengthened so that
Indian investors are
protected against sud-
den volatility which
has been witnessed in
recent 2 weeks.”It then
directed SEBI to file a
detailed response on
how a more robust
mechanism can be put
in place”.
The SC asked
Centre and the
Securities
Exchange
Board of India
to suggest
measures
Almost six weeks
after introducing
pre-boarding RT-
PCR tests for
passengers from
six countries
Reliance Industries Limited’s managing director Mukesh Ambani
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the UP Global Investors Summit ’23,
in Lucknow on Friday. UP Guv Anandiben Patel, Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh and State CM Yogi Adityanath are also seen here.
z The Uttar Pradesh
Global Investors Sum-
mit 2023 is being held
from February 10-12.
z It is the flagship
investment summit
of the Uttar Pradesh
government.
z UP receives
investment propos-
als of Rs 32.92 lakh
crores through GIS
roadshows: CM Yogi
Adityanath
FLAGSHIP SUMMIT
‘BUDGET HAS
STRENGTHENED
MIDDLE CLASS’
Mumbai: PM Narendra
Modi said this year’s
Union Budget has
strengthened the middle
class and given more
relief than was given
by the UPA regime.For
income on which the UPA
government imposed
as much as 20% tax,
this budget has zero tax,
Modi said, after flagging
off two Vande Bharat
trains. “Be it the salaried
class or the middle class
earning from trade and
commerce, this Budget
has made them happy,”
the PM said.
‘OUR GOVT CAME DUE TO YOUR BLESSINGS’
RAILWAY MINISTER THANKS PM MODI
Mumbai: Maha CM Shinde Friday lauded PM Modi for top-
ping ‘International leaders index’ and thanked him for huge
allocation to Maharashtra Railway in Budget 2023. “It is for
the first time that Maharashtra Railway was allocated 13,000
crore in budget.” Shinde said. “In India’s history, for first
time so many highways were never constructed ever before.
It is for the first time in last 5-6 years these many highways
are being taken up including in Maharashtra,” he added.
Eknath Shinde told Modi, “Our government of six-seven
months has been formed in the state only with your bless-
ings. Because of you, the government came to power.”
Mumbai: Ashwini Vaishnaw, the minister of Indian
Railways, praised Prime Minister Modi for launching two
Vande Bharat trains. “Thanks to PM Modi for giving a
gift to the residents of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik devotees
of Shirdi Sai Baba Trimbakeshwar,” said the Railways
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on PM Modi to flag off 2 Vande
Bharat trains in Mumbai on Friday.

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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Since the gov-
ernment led by Eknath
Shinde and Devendra
Fadnavis came to power,
the discussion of cabi-
net expansion is on.
Along with that, the
ministerial post of
Bachhu Kadu, an inde-
pendentMLAof thePra-
har organization, is also
being discussed. Kadu
has often expressed his
desire for a ministerial
position and public dis-
pleasure of not getting
it. Once again, Kadu has
come into the limelight
for his statement.
Kaduhasclaimedthat
at least 20 to 25 MLAs
will split in the state in
the next 15 days. “There
is no reason for the gov-
ernment to fall. Govern-
ment is not in majority
but in the super majori-
ty
. That means, even if
there are 20 to 25 MLAs
here and there, the gov-
ernment will complete
itstenure.Thereisapos-
sibility that some MLAs
from other parties will
come to us,” said Kadu.
“The extension of the
cabinet is delayed due
to the date given by the
court and the joining of
the MLAs. 10 to 15
MLAs are likely to split.
There is a possibility
that these MLAs will
join the party in the
next 15 days, before the
session. The Thackeray
group currently has no
MLAs left. Because of
this, MLAs from other
parties will also come to
us, claimed Kadu.
No reason to discuss anyone’s statement: Nana
MLAs will come to us: Remark
by Kadu that fueled controversy
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Thackeray
group and NCP leaders
are constantly claiming
that the Shinde-Fad-
navis government in
the state can collapse at
any moment and will
not complete its tenure.
Now, reacting over
remarks made by Bac-
chu Kadu recently, Ma-
harashtra Congress
state president Nana
Patole has said. “I have
no reason to discuss
anyone’s statement.
Even when Rahul Gan-
dhi’s march came to
Maharashtra, some
people tried to spoil it.
Therefore, there is no
reason to discuss
such a statement,”
said Patole.
Recently, MLA Bac-
chu Kadu of the Pra-
har organization,
which supports the
Shinde faction, made a
big statement. Kadu
stated that 10 to 15
MLAs of Mahavikas
Aghadi will split in the
next 15 days.
‘Even when
Rahul Gandhi
came to Maha,
some people tried
to spoil the visit’
Raut slams Bachhu over
his remarks, attacks PM
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Speaking to
the media on Friday,
Sanjay Raut, MP and
spokesperson of the
Thackeray group, has
reacted harshly to the
statement made by
Bachhu Kadu on Thurs-
day. “No need to pay at-
tention to who is saying
what. Mostly I know
some BJP MLAs are en-
tering. The information
about Bacchu Kadu is
correct,” said Raut.
While criticizing
Kadu’s statement, Raut
also targeted BJP lead-
ers in the state on the
occasion of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
visit to Mumbai. “The
Prime Minister fre-
quently visits Mumbai,
goes to Karnataka.
Where there are elec-
tions, the Prime Minis-
ter often goes. This
means that the local
BJP leaders are very
weak,” added Raut.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
state working president
MLA Praniti Shinde
has asked, who is MLA
Rohit Pawar, who made
a statement regarding
the Solapur Lok Sabha
seat? Shinde also said
that since he is a first-
time MLA, he may still
have some youth left in
him. After some more
time, he might become
complacent. As Shin-
de’s statement is
against NCP, it is pre-
dicted that the conflict
between the two Con-
gresses will come to the
fore in Solapur.
Recently, MLA Rohit
Pawar also made a
statement during his
visit to Solapur that de-
cision of who should
contest the Solapur Lok
Sabha seat will be taken
in the meeting of Maha-
vikas Aghadi. On the
other hand, ex-Mayor
Mahesh Kothe has said
that Congress city pres-
ident Chetan Narote
shouldavoidstatements
that will land senior
leader Sushilkumar
Shinde in trouble. Chal-
lenging Sharad Pawar’s
family and demanding
the Baramati Lok Sab-
ha seat may not be a
problem for Narote but
for Sushilkumar Shin-
de. Congress leader Su-
shil Kumar Shinde has
lost twice in a row in
Solapur Lok Sabha re-
served constituency
elections. Therefore, in
coming Lok Sabha elec-
tions, Congress is de-
manding that reserved
seat of Solapur should
be given to the NCP
without contesting at
the local level.
‘In Raj Thackeray, we see Hindu emperor in real sense’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The discus-
sions are doing rounds
about what role exactly
will MNS president Raj
Thackeray and Maha-
rashtra Navnirman
Sena take in the upcom-
ing Chinchwad and
Kasba by-elections.
Meanwhile, MNS has
started building a
strong front in view of
the Mumbai Municipal
Corporation elections.
Predictions are also be-
ing made about Raj
Thackeray’s visit to
Ayodhya. On Friday,
Maa Kanchangiri visit-
ed Raj Thackeray at his
Krishnakunj residence.
Speaking to the media
after the meeting, she
talked about Raj Thack-
eray’s Ayodhya visit.
Speaking on this oc-
casion, Maa Kanchang-
iri likened Raj Thack-
eray to a ‘Hindu Emper-
or’. “I inquired about
his health as he under-
went surgery on his
knee. Today, in Raj
Thackeray
, we see a Hin-
du emperor in a real
sense,” she said.
“Raj Thackeray will
definitely go to Ayod-
hya. He could not reach
Ayodhya as his health
was not good. Now prep-
arations to visit Ayod-
hya will begin and you
will get news very soon
that he is visiting Ayod-
hya. Ramlalla belongs to
everyone. So there will
be no problem in Raj
coming to Ayodhya,”
said Maa Kanchangiri.
On the one hand, the
challenge given to Raj
Thackeray by Pravin To-
gadia, president of An-
tarrashtriya Hindu Par-
ishad, on the issue of
Azaan becoming a topic
of discussion. “At pre-
sent, the government of
Raj Thackeray’s friends
has come to power. Now
when are you going to
protest and stop the
Azaan? During govern-
ment of Uddhav Thack-
eray, our royal brothers
came to field. Now Raj
Thackeray should enter
the field even in the
state of Eknath Shinde
and Devendra bhau,”
said Togadia.
Mumbai: A man was
arrested in the Palghar
district of the state,
allegedly with mephedrone
(MDMA) worth Rs16.60
lakh, a police official said on
Friday. “We found 83 grams
of mephedrone worth Rs
16.60 lakh with him. He
has been charged under
Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-
tropic Substances (NDPS)
Act,” the official said. The
police have also seized the
mephedrone as evidence
in the case. The accused is
currently in police custody.
Mumbai: The Customs
department has seized
gold and foreign currency
worth crores from different
passengers at the Mumbai
airport, officials said.
According to officials, the
department seized 2.8-ki-
logram gold worth Rs1.44
crore from the possession
of three passengers com-
ing from Sharjah, Bahrain
and Dubai. Officials also
nabbed two other persons
carrying Arab Emirates
Dirham (AED) 90,000 and
USD 90,000.
Mumbai: A fire broke out in
the Life Insurance Corpora-
tion office in Girgaon, south
Mumbai on late Thursday
night. According to an
official, the fire started in
the second-floor office of
LIC in the Marina Mansion
building. Fire brigade per-
sonnel were immediately
called to the spot and the
fire was doused within 15
minutes. No injuries were
reported due to the fire.
The cause of the fire is still
under investigation.
MAN HELD WITH
MEPHEDRONE
WORTH `16.60 LAKH
GOLD, FOREIGN
CURRENCY SEIZED
AT MUM AIRPORT
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
LIC OFFICE, NO ONE
REPORTED HURT
CRUCIAL READ
Maa Kanchangiri
visited Raj
Thackeray at his
Krishnakunj
residence;
speaking to the
media recently,
she talked
about his visit
to Ayodhya
Maa Kanchangiri visited Raj Thackeray at his residence.
‘Cannot
conduct
breathalyser
test by force’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A Sessions
Court in Mumbai de-
clared that a breatha-
lyser test, which is con-
ducted by traffic police
to determine if a driver
has consumed alcohol,
cannot be done by force.
This was in regards to a
man who was riding pil-
lion on a bike and was
charged with assault-
ing a traffic police of-
ficer after he refused to
take the test. The man
was acquitted.
The court ruled that
since the motorcyclist
was not intoxicated, the
authorities had no
cause to require the
passenger to take the
alcohol test.
“It is admitted by
PW-1 (traffic constable)
in his evidence that
Breath Analyzer Test is
to be conducted on the
driver of the vehicle
and if test is found to
be positive then action
is taken against the
driver. There is nothing
on record to indicate as
to what prompted PW-1
to raise suspicion
about the accused be-
ing in drunken condi-
tion.” the court said in
its order.
The court further
added that there was no
material with them to
indicate that the ac-
cused was found under
the influence of liquor.
Breath Analyzer Test
cannot be conducted by
force. Since driver was
not found under the in-
fluence of liquor, there
was no reason for PW-1
to ask accused to sub-
ject himself to the test.
It also said that the
police had not pro-
duced any evidence on
the alleged assault or
given any details of the
alleged abuses uttered
by the accused, clear-
ing him of the other
charges.
Who is Rohit Pawar? Praniti Shinde asks
Since he is a first-time
MLA, he may still have
some youth left in him
‘Uddhav requested
Kalate to withdraw’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bypolls are
being held on the vacant
seat of Pimpri Chinch-
wad after the demise of
MLA Laxman Jagtap
and Nana Kate has been
nominated by Mahavi-
kasAghadiforthesame.
On the other hand,
Thackeray group leader
Rahul Kalate has filed
an independent candi-
dature. Meanwhile, the
Thackeray group is lob-
bying Kalate to with-
draw his candidature.
In connection with this,
Thackeray faction lead-
er Sachin Ahir met Ra-
hul Kalate on Friday
.
After the meeting,
Ahir interacted with
the media and said,
“Uddhav Thackeray
has said that Rahul
Kalate should withdraw
from the elections, he
will get political help
from the Mahavikas
Aghadi in the future.
Uddhav has requested
him to withdraw.” On
the other hand, Kalate
said that he cannot
make a decision alone,
but will announce the
decision after discuss-
ing it with the activists.
Speaking over this,
Kalate said that I am de-
termined to contest the
election. “I contested
from Chinchwad as-
sembly in 2019. No one
thought of contesting
independent elections
then. If NCP gives the
Chinchwad assembly
bypolls unopposed, I
will also consider it,”
said Kalate.
ModihascloserelationswithAdani,BJP
gotalotofmoneyinlast20yrs:Congress
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Congress
has alleged that in-
dustrialist Gautam
Adani and Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
have a close relation-
ship. Also, Adani has
given a lot of money
to BJP in the last 20
years. As soon as PM
Modi stood up for his
speech on Thursday,
the Opposition raised
slogans. Despite that,
Modi continued his
speech. But after
speaking for more
than an hour, he did
not comment on the
allegations made by
Congress.
While speaking to
the media on Friday,
state Congress chief
Nana Patole said that
Modi should answer
the questions asked
by Congress MP Ra-
hul Gandhi. When
asked about PM
Modi’s Mumbai visit,
Patole said, “If Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi is coming to Ma-
harashtra, it is a mat-
ter of happiness for
us. But during the last
visit, I made him
aware of the issues in
Maharashtra. Now,
our leader Rahul Gan-
dhi has asked some
questions in the Lok
Sabha. Your relation-
ship with the Adani
group, how many con-
tracts did you give
them? How many
tours were with you?
How many times have
they been with you be-
fore? Such questions
were asked of him.
But he did not answer
these questions.”
“He does not speak
in Lok Sabha, but out-
side he says Mann ki
Baat. He says that 140
crore people are with
me. Then why are all
the people in this coun-
try who have deposited
money in LIC, Banks,
are scared and con-
fused? Modi has not
been able to answer
the question asked by
Rahul Gandhi in the
Lok Sabha,” criticized
Patole.
He is not ready to talk about farmers’ suicide, unemployment,
or inflation. If he is coming to Mumbai, he is welcome. But he
should give answers to the questions of farmers of Maharash-
tra, how to reduce unemployment and inflation?
—Nana Patole, Maha state Congress chief
Nana Patole opened front against PM Narendra Modi
Rahul Kalate
MLA Praniti Shinde
Sanjay Raut
Bachu Kadu
I have no reason to discuss anyone’s
statement. Even when Rahul Gandhi’s
march came to Maharashtra, some
people tried to spoil it. Therefore, there is no
reason to discuss such a statement.
—Nana Patole, Congress state president

MAHARASHTRA
03
Designs of 4 bullet train stations unveiled
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The designs
of Bandra Kurla Com-
plex (BKC), Thane, Vi-
rar and Boisar, falling
on the Mumbai-
Ahmedabad High-
Speed Rail Corridor
(MAHSR), popularly
known as bullet train
project, were recently
unveiled. After a few
graphics that have
been released earlier,
now the entire design
set is out. BKC station
is inspired by clouds
and tides of the Arabi-
an sea.
On Thursday, two
bidders, Afcons Infra-
structure and Larsen
Toubro submitted bids
for the construction of
a 21-km-long tunnel, in-
cluding India’s first
7-km-long undersea
tunnel, for the project.
On Thursday, the Bom-
bay High Court dis-
missed a plea filed by
Godrej Boyce Manu-
facturing Company,
challenging the firm
being awarded Rs264
crore in compensation
by the state govern-
ment for acquiring its
land for the proposed
project.
The Bandra Kurla
Complex HSR station
is the only under-
ground station on the
corridor. The platform
is planned at a depth
of about 24 metre from
the ground level. It
will have three lev-
els—a platform, con-
course and service
floor. Two entry/exit
points have been
planned, one to facili-
tate access to the near-
by Metro station on
Line 2B and the other
towards the MTNL
building.
ONLY STATION
Bandra Kurla
Complex HSR
station is the only
underground station
on the corridor. The
platform is planned
at a depth of about
24 metre from the
ground level. It will
have three levels—a
platform, concourse
and service floor. Two
entry/exit points have
been planned, one
to facilitate access
to the nearby Metro
station on Line 2B
and the other towards
the MTNL building.
The station has been
planned in such
a way that ample
space is available
for passenger
movement.
After a few graphics that have been
released earlier, now the entire
design set is out. BKC station is
inspired by clouds and tides of the
Arabian sea
BEST’s new route for ease of travel for commuters
First India Bureau
Mumbai: From Febru-
ary 13, the Brihanmum-
bai Electric Supply and
Transport (BEST) will
start a new bus route
from Mira Road station
to Dahisar metro sta-
tion. According to au-
thorities, the new route
from Dahisar Check
Naka-Kashimira-Sliv-
erPark-JK Bank
Marg-Mira Road rail-
way station will help
BEST bus commuters
travel comfortably
.
The buses will run at
the intervals of 15 min-
utes. In conversation
with mid-day.com,
Lokesh Chandra, Gen-
eral Manager of BEST,
said there is no impact
on the ridership of
BEST after the opening
of Metro Lines 2A and
7. “We are trying to
make public transport
more and more com-
fortable and commut-
er-friendly for the pas-
sengers. Due to the
change in public trans-
port facilities, many
people have shifted
from their private
mode of transport to
public transport.”
Chandra said, “In
our case, BEST is more
affordable for the pub-
lic in comparison to a
self-driven car, or even
the shared taxi or auto.
For the last mile con-
nectivity, we have al-
ready started five to six
routes after getting
suggestions from the
commuters.”
BEST is studying the
suggestions to provide
last-mile connectivity
to the commuters who
are using the Metro
lines and then further
travel by other public
transport services to
reach their final desti-
nations. “We are look-
ing at the new routes so
that the commuters
have an end-to-end com-
fortable journey
,” Chan-
dra said.
BEST announced six
routes on the metro
lines. Although the over-
all footfall is not high on
alltheseroutes,however,
it is expected to rise in
coming months. Chan-
dra said new routes take
time to get footfall be-
cause of lack of aware-
ness. He said he is sure
these routes will see an
increaseinfootfallinthe
coming months.
Although the
overall footfall
is not high as of
now, however,
it is expected
to rise in
coming months
Two 15-storey
automatic car
parking towers
coming soon
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In order to
reduce the difficulties
faced by people of
Mumbai, the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) is
planning to build two
new multi-level me-
chanical public car
parking facilities.
To decongest public
spaces, the BMC will be
setting up two new car
parking facilities, one
in Central Mumbai and
the other in South
Mumbai. The Matunga
facility in Central
Mumbai will be
equipped to facilitate
475 vehicles, while the
Mumbadevi facility in
South Mumbai will
have the capacity to
accommodate 546
vehicles.
These facilities will
consist of two 15-story
parking towers, each
equipped with a mecha-
nized robotic system
that operates via a digi-
tal control room. There
will be platforms on all
floors to accommodate
the vehicles.
These spaces will not
utilize existing road
space and will be locat-
ed inside building-like
structures.
Mumbai: The district
consumer commission has
ordered a partnership firm
that offers logistic services
to pay Rs66.53 lahks to an
exporter, with an additional
9% interest, for having
released a shipment of
diamonds to a company
without a release order.
Furthermore, Rs70,000 was
mandated to be paid for the
mental suffering and legal
expenses. The decision
was made in response to a
complaint filed by proprietor
of Aashi Exports.
Mumbai: Subhash Parab,
a close confidant of Nirav
Modi, was granted bail by
a Special Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
court. He was arrested in
April 2022 in connection
with the Punjab National
Bank loan fraud case. The
court noted that Parab was
an employee of Fire Star
International Private Ltd.
and was not a signatory
to any documents. The
chargesheet has been filed
and over 150 witnesses
have been cited.
Navi Mumbai: Unit two of
the Crime Branch ap-
prehended two suspects
believed to be behind 13
robberies of elderly people.
They would target senior
citizens in isolated areas
and threateningly take away
their jewellery. The arrest
not only solved at least 13
cases of fraud and robbery
in different parts of the city
but also put the seniors
of Panvel in peace.The
accused were identified as
Naresh Vijaykumar Jaiswal
and Babu Mancheka.
FINE ON FIRM FOR
DIAMONDS SENT
WITHOUT ORDER
LOAN FRAUD CASE:
NIRAV MODI’S
AIDE GETS BAIL
TWO HELD IN
13 CASES FOR
DUPING ELDERLIES
CRUCIAL READ
MHADAproposes3potentialprojects
toboostrealestatebusinessinMumbai
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra Housing Area
Development Authority
(MHADA) has suggest-
ed to the state govern-
ment, three major rede-
velopment projects,
which will significantly
strengthen the real es-
tate sector in the city.
The housing body has
suggested the cluster
redevelopment of Ab-
hyudaya Nagar at Kala-
chowkie, Adarsh Nagar
in Worli and the Bandra
Reclamation layout.
MHADA has pro-
posed that bids be is-
sued for the remodel-
ling of these areas.
With the government’s
decision to redevelop
Dharavi, it is likely that
these three major pro-
jects will be advanced.
According to the
sources, Dy Chief Min-
ister Fadnavis was de-
termined to remove bu-
reaucratic obstacles to
ensure the completion
of projects that had
been put off for a long
time.
Jitendra Awhad, for-
mer Minister for Hous-
ing said that he had ear-
lier objected to the indi-
vidual development of
these buildings since it
would be difficult to
provide proper infra-
structure facilities in
terms of water supply,
drainage, recreational
facilities etc.
“I had proposed clus-
ter development of
these colonies so that
infrastructure could be
upgraded uniformly.
However, there was no
consensus in the gov-
ernment. In the case of
Abhyudaya Nagar, the
federation of housing
societies of the lower-
middle-class colony
floated tenders and de-
cided to award the con-
tract to Keystone Reali-
ty,” he said. Earlier, the
proposal did not take
off since the state gov-
ernment insisted on the
payment of stamp duty
of over Rs180 crore.
THE PROPOSAL
It would cost BMC
nearly `300 crore
over the span of two
years for the project to
be completed
Man in debt murders
wife, commits suicide
Mumbai(PTI): A man
from Dadar killed his
wife and then took his
own life by consuming
poison on Thursday,
while their daughter
was in college. The po-
lice said he took the ex-
treme step due to being
overwhelmed by debt.
A case of accidental
death has been regis-
tered and an investiga-
tion is on into the mat-
ter.
The Dadar police
found a suicide note
along with the bodies at
their home in Kesri
Patrawala Chawl in Da-
dar West this morning.
Vinod Samjitkar(43),
worked as a peon and
his wife Shubhangi
Samjitkar was a home-
maker, said the police.
Police suspect that Vi-
nod first strangled his
wife and then con-
sumed poison, some-
time before 11.30 am
and after the daughter
had left for college. “I
had taken out many
loans and was in im-
mense debt. I killed my
wife and am now tak-
ing my own life, as I am
unable to repay what I
owe.” Vinod said in his
suicide note, written
in Hindi.
The matter came to
light after his wife’s
brother could not get
in touch with her over
the phone
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RAJ CM ASHOK GEHLOT’S VOTER FRIENDLY BUDGET
FULFILLING PROMISES
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
presented his
last budget be-
fore the state
goes to polls later this year.
RidingonthisbudgetareGe-
hlot’s, and that of Congress’,
fortunes. Last year his budg-
et was described as populist
and there was suspense over
how much more he would be
abletooffertokeepvoterson
his side for a fourth term as
chief minister.
With a fair chunk of the
budget going towards the
welfare of farmers and the
poor, his spell may continue
to charm voters from those
sections. Free electricity to
farmers up to 200 units and
an LPG cylinder for Rs 500
under Ujjwala scheme may
attract a frown from Union
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman but for Gehlot
these allocations could
prove to be a game changer.
An estimated 76 lakh people
will benefit from the Ujjwa-
la scheme. Insurance
scheme for livestock, inter-
est free loans to farmers
from co-operative banks
subsidised housing loans
for farmers point to the im-
portance the government
has given to agriculturists.
As it has a Rs 19,000 crore
inflation relief package for
the masses hit hard by the
rising prices. This will in-
clude distribution of free
food packets for the poor
every month. The medical
cover of Rs 25 lakh under
the Chiranjeevi Health In-
surance Scheme also tar-
gets the poor for good
reason.
C
WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
Looked at in totality,
this year’s budget
can be called a
caring budget and helps
the CM to approach his
voters with confidence.
How will voters respond
and how will the state
navigate its financial
burden remains to
be seen
AFTERU-19 GLORY,WILLHARMANPREET
COALSO TRIUMPHINSOUTHAFRICA?
But once they
negotiate the group
stage, Harmanpreet
and Co have the
potential to dream
big. Given the fine
blend of youth and
experience now,
there’s no reason why
the ‘Women in Blue’
can’t go all the way
this time. Indian
cricket fans will hope
that South Africa
proves lucky a second
time. In 2007, Indian
Men won the
inaugural T20 World
Cup in South Africa -
and in 2023, the
Women’s team could
repeat the feat in the
same country!!
fter a glorious victory by the In-
dian girls in the U-19 T20 World
Cup barely a fortnight ago, it’s
time for the senior girls to buck-
le up for a new challenge. The
Indian eves take on Pakistan in
their first match of the T20
World Cup in South Africa on
Sunday. The U-19 triumph was
the first World Cup win in Indian
Women’s cricket history. Now,
the key question is whether the
‘Women in Blue’ can carry for-
ward the momentum of the Un-
der-19 victory to script history at
the senior level and emerge as
the best?
No easy answers to this seem-
ingly simple query. Though In-
dia has been prominent in the
chasing pack to end Australia’s
dominance, achieving the same
has remained elusive. Since the
first edition in 2009, Australia
have won five of the seven tour-
naments, including the last two
editions in 2018 and 2020. Inevi-
tably, the Aussies are firm fa-
vourites – their victory in the
ODI World Cup last year, their
gold medal at the Common-
wealth Games and their Ashes
win all testify how Australia
have dominated women’s cricket
in recent years.
Despite the Aussie dominance,
India, England and hosts South
Africa are all harbouring hopes
of clinching the World Cup title
in the T20 showpiece event.
While England have an experi-
enced squad and the Proteas
have the home advantage, Team
India certainly seem like strong
contenders. A great mix of
youthful talent and experienced
players makes the team full of
potential. In Harmanpreet Kaur
and Smriti Mandhana, India has
two of the finest stroke makers
in the game today
. If Shafali Ver-
ma can live up to her full poten-
tial, then former skipper Mithali
Raj’s prediction that India’s
chances of winning will depend
largely on the top order’s form
could easily come true.
To clinch the World Cup, how-
ever, besides the seasoned duo of
Kaur and Mandhana, the others
in the team also need to start fir-
ing at their best. India has a
strong core of young players. Ri-
cha Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Sha-
fali Verma and Jemimah Rodri-
gues, could play a key role in
making India look like a force to
be reckoned with at this World
Cup. In particular, one hopes the
U19 World Cup-winning duo of
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh
will use the knowledge of South
African conditions they have
gained in playing the U-19 event
to good use.
Indian bowling though will be
severely tested in this post-Jhu-
lan Goswami era. It needs some
major improvement as India will
be fielding a relatively inexperi-
enced pace unit barring veteran
Shikha Pandey. The warm up
matches have shown that spin-
ners might be very useful in the
conditions and as such India will
be relying a lot on Deepti Shar-
ma and Rajeshwari Gaikwad to
do the job for them in the middle
overs.
Team India has had a rather
successful run over the past 12
months. They won the Asia Cup
beating Sri Lanka in the final
and grabbed the Silver Medal at
the Commonwealth Games last
summer in England. Though
they lost the home series against
Australia 4-1, most games were
closely fought affairs. What will
give Team India the confidence
to pull it off against the Aussies
is the fact that Australia have
lost just one T20 in the last 22
months and that defeat was in-
flicted by India! Even in the
Commonwealth Games final,
Harmanpreet’s team nearly
overcame the Aussies before
narrowly losing by just 9 runs.
India needs to begin convinc-
ingly against Pakistan. Once
they win the battle with tradi-
tional rivals, they could get a big
boost in confidence and momen-
tum. They need to be careful as
they are placed in a tough, tricky
group which includes England,
West Indies and Ireland, apart
from Pakistan. While India was
beaten by their arch rivals in the
Asia Cup, they still have 10 wins
out of 13 matches against Paki-
stan. The group match against
England will have some added
spice given that their last match
ended with a controversial
‘Mankad-ed’ wicket which
sparked off a sharp war of words
between the two sides.
But once they negotiate the
group stage, Harmanpreet and
Co have the potential to dream
big. Given the fine blend of
youth and experience now,
there’s no reason why the ‘Wom-
en in Blue’ can’t go all the way
this time. Indian cricket fans
will hope that South Africa
proves lucky a second time. In
2007, Indian Men won the inau-
gural T20 World Cup in South
Africa - and in 2023, the Women’s
team could repeat the feat in the
same country!!
A
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry
TEAM NEEDS TO START
FIRING AT THEIR BEST
To clinch the World Cup, however,
besides the seasoned duo of Kaur
and Mandhana, the others in the team
also need to start firing at their best.
India has a strong core of young
players. Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh,
Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodri-
gues, could play a key role in making
India look like a force to be reckoned
with at this World Cup.
AFTER A GLORIOUS VICTORY BY
THE INDIAN GIRLS IN THE U-19 T20
WORLD CUP BARELY A FORTNIGHT
AGO, IT’S TIME FOR THE SENIOR
GIRLS TO BUCKLE UP FOR A NEW
CHALLENGE. THE INDIAN EVES
TAKE ON PAKISTAN IN THEIR
FIRST MATCH OF THE T20
WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA
ON SUNDAY

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INDIA
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Minister of Youth
Affairs and Sports Anu-
rag Thakur on Friday
inaugurated the third
Khelo India Winter
Games in Gulmarg. The
third edition of the Kh-
elo India Winter Games
will be held from Febru-
ary 10 to February 14.
Talking to ANI Union
Sports Minister Anurag
Thakur said, “The third
edition of Khelo India
Winter Games is being
inaugurated at our
Jammu and Kashmir’s
Gulmarg. More than 500
players from 29 states
and union territories of
the country have come.”
Besides Union Minis-
ter of Youth Affairs and
Sports Anurag Thakur,
Lieutenant Governor
of Jammu and Kashmir
Manoj Sinha along with
high officials of the
sports council and tour-
ism department were
also present during the
inauguration.
In the five-day-long
event, 11 games will be
organized that will wit-
ness the performances
of 1000 players across
Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking about Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s Khelo India ini-
tiatives Anurag Thakur
said, “A large number
of youths are showing
their interest in playing
sports as they are get-
ting a proper platform
to show their talent. Kh-
elo India has given a
platform to thousands
of young players.”
A platform to thousands of young players: Thakur
KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES 3RD EDITION
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress President Mall-
ikarjun Kharge on Fri-
day said that the
speeches given by
dra Modi in both Hous-
es of Parliament were
normal speeches and
said that the govern-
ment did not answer
questions raised of the
opposition.
Congress President
termed the Prime Min-
ister’s speech in both
Houses of Parliament
as an everyday speech
and said that the gov-
ernment is arrogant
and is not answering
important questions
like inflation, unem-
ploymentorthoseposed
on the Adani row.
He said that the val-
ue of the Rupee is con-
tinuously falling, 71,000
primary schools are be-
ing closed and the num-
ber of private educa-
tional institutions are
increasing all over the
country and the Prime
Minister is not giving
any answers.
The Leader of Oppo-
sition in the Rajya Sab-
ha said that arrogance
of the Prime Minister is
reflected in the state-
ment that only he can
save the country
.
PM Modi has not answered any
Opposition questions: Cong chief
Kharge termed PM’s speech in Parl as general and accused the govt of being arrogant
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge speaks during the
Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur with young participants during
the opening ceremony of Khelo India National Winter Games.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress and some other
opposition MPs in Rajya
Sabha staged a walkout
on Friday after Leader of
Opposition Mallikarjun
Kharge was not allowed
to speak in the House.
Kharge wanted to raise the
issue of some of his ob-
servations being expunged
by the chair, but he was
not allowed on the plea
that he cannot read the
same remarks which have
already been expunged.
Opposition members
protested in support of
the Leader of Opposition
who wanted to raise his
point, but the chair did not
accede to their demand.
CONGRESS,
SOME OPPN MPs
STAGE WALKOUT
FROM RS
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday suspended Congress MP Rajani
Patil for the remainder of the Budget Session
for filming House proceedings. The suspen-
sion comes after she tweeted a video from
inside the House in which opposition law-
makers were seen protesting Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s response to the Motion of
Thanks. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep
Dhankhar expressed a “serious view” regarding the issue and
characterised it as an “unwholesome activity” on her side.
New Delhi( ANI): Taking serious note of the disruptions of the
proceedings by opposition who have been demanding a Joint
Parliament Commitee over the Adani-Hindenberg
row, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
lost his patience and warned the protesting MP’s
that “every transgression from both sides would
not go without his deep reflection”. The outburst
came after a heated argument between Union
Minister Piyush Goyal and the Congress chief
Mallikarjun Kharge who have been locking horns after Congress
alleged PM Modi to have “links” with industrialist Gautam Adani.
DHANKHAR SUSPENDS CONGRESS MP
FOR RECORDING HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
RS CHAIRMAN DHANKHAR LOSES COOL
OVER RUCKUS BY PROTESTING MP’S
‘6 OF 11 WERE
BJP MPS’: CONG
SLAMS PM ON
CASH-FOR-
QUERY SCAM
New Delhi: Targeting
dra Modi’s strong attack
on Congress led UPA al-
liance, Congress leader
Jairam Ramesh today
countered the attack
and posed fresh ques-
tions to the PM. Taking
to social media, Jairam
Ramesh tweeted, “In
his long rant yesterday,
the PM blamed UPA
for the cash-for-query
scam when in fact 6 of
11 involved were BJP
MPs.” “It’s BJP that
walked out during the
vote to expel the MPs
after resolutions moved
by Pranab-da and Dr
Singh. Would the Chair
now expunge PM’s
lies,” he added. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, speaking in Lok
Sabha a day after Con-
gress’s Rahul Gandhi’s
attack on his govern-
ment, lashed out at the
10 years of UPA rule,
saying it had “bled the
country dry”.
UP GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT 2023
Lucknow: Highlight-
ing the country's devel-
opment strides and in-
vestment-friendly envi-
ronment and pointing
out that Uttar Pradesh
is leading the growth of
the country, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
today said that India is
reforming not out of
compulsion, but out of
conviction.
If India is the bright
spot in the world, then
Uttar Pradesh is lead-
ing the growth of the
country, PM Modi said
after inaugurating the
Uttar Pradesh Global
Investors Summit 2023
in Lucknow.
Addressing the gath-
ering, PM said, UP's
growth has been note-
worthy. People used to
say that it was hard to
develop UP and the law
and order situation
could not be improved.
UP was known for
scams and no one had
any hopes for UP. But,
within just five to six
years, UP has estab-
lished a new identity for
itself. Today, UP is
known for good govern-
ance, peace, law and or-
der, and stability
.
The PM said a big
change is being wit-
nessed in the thinking
and aspirations of In-
dian society and youth
today. The aspirations
of the country are
pushing the govern-
ments, and these aspi-
rations are pushing the
development work.
Today every credible
voice in the world be-
lieves that India's econo-
mywillcontinuetogrow
rapidly
. The biggest rea-
son behind this is in-
creasing self-confidence
of Indians, he said.
India reforming out of conviction: PM
VANDE BHARAT TRAINS REFLECT SPEED
AND SCALE OF INDIA’S PROGRESS: PM
‘INDIA'S BUSINESS
COMMUNITY IS
SEEN WITH TRUST’
OPPN ATTACKS
YOGI GOVT AHEAD
OF GIS-23 EVENT
UP RECEIVES INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
OF `32.92 LAKH CRORES: CM YOGI
Mumbai (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Vande
Bharat Express exemplify the speed and scale of India’s pro-
gress. He said these trains will benefit students and office-goers
while also facilitating devotees and farmers. “For the first time,
2 Vande Bharat trains have been flagged off at once. They’ll
connect financial centres such as Mumbai and Pune to centres
of religious significance will benefit college, office-goers,
farmers and devotees. It will also boost tourism,” he said.
Lucknow (ANI): Union
Minister Rajnath Singh said
that the government has put
forward a new
vision for the
business com-
munity in the
country, which
is now looked
upon with trust
and respect. He also said the
government has presented
a new approach towards the
business committee.
Lucknow: Opposition par-
ties in Uttar Pradesh have
mounted a blistering attack
on the Yogi
Adityanath-led
state govern-
ment before
the GIS event.
Samajwadi
Party (SP)
president Akhilesh Yadav
said the state government
should not discriminate
between industrialists.
Lucknow (ANI): Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adity-
anath said that the state has attracted invest-
ments proposals worth Rs 32.92 lakh crores
through the roadshows for the Global Inves-
tors Summit 2023 and is ready to play the role
of the growth engine of the country in line with
the Prime Minister’s vision and by imbibing his
mantra of ‘Reform, Perform Transform’.
New Delhi: Gautam
Adani-led Adani Group
has hired US-based law
firm Wachtell to fight
against allegations re-
cently leveled against
the conglomerate by
short-seller Hinden-
burg Research, Finan-
cial Times reported.
According to the Brit-
ish daily news report,
the Adani Group has
tapped senior lawyers
at Wachtell, Lipton,
Rosen Katz to advise
it on how to deal with
the crisis facing the
conglomerate. The New
York-based legal firm
specializes in corporate
law, regularly handling
large and complex
transactions.
Adani hires NY-
based law firm
to advise it on
stocks crisis
Bhubaneswar (PTI):
President Droupadi
Murmu on Friday said
that yoga had helped
her when she was in
mental and physical
agony, while asserting
that regular practice of
it could help people
achieve success in all
spheres of life.
She also noted that
empowerment of wom-
en is the ‘mantra’ to es-
tablish India as the
“Biswa Guru” (world
leader). Murmu
stressed the need for the
practice of yoga which
could help citizens grow
spiritually leading to
the overall development
of individuals and the
nation as a whole.
Murmu arrived in
Odisha today, her home
state, and is here to at-
tend official functions.
On Saturday, Murmu
will first pay a visit to
the Lord Lingaraj tem-
ple and then inaugurate
the second Indian Rice
Congress at the Nation-
al Rice Research
Institute in
Cuttack.
Yoga pulled me out of
mental and physical
agony: Prez Murmu
Mangaluru: The road-
show of Union Home
Minister Amit Shah in
the communally sensi-
tive Dakshina Kannada
district of Karnataka
on Saturday has been
cancelled owing to secu-
rity reasons, a senior
BJP leader said.
Shah, who will be
reaching Karnataka on
Saturday morning
from Kerala, will par-
ticipate in various pro-
grammes and address
a public gathering in
Puttur town.
About 3,500 police
personnel have been de-
puted for the security
of Amit Shah, during
his visit to the district,
which had witnessed
revenge killings in the
recent past. The dis-
turbing development
stirred a debate at the
national level. The can-
celled roadshow was to
be held at Mangaluru
city in the evening.
Amit Shah’s roadshow in communally
sensitive K’taka district cancelled
New Delhi: Former
Odisha chief secretary
Bijay Patnaik, who su-
perannuat-
ed from ser-
vice in 2013,
joined the
C o n g r e s s
party on
Friday. The
retired bu-
reaucrat met the
party leadership at the
AICC headquarters in
New Delhi.
Patnaik, a 1976-batch
IAS officer, served as
the state chief secre-
tary from September
2010 to 2013. Before his
elevation as a top ad-
ministrator of the state,
he served as the princi-
pal secretary to Chief
Minister Naveen Pat-
naik from 2004 to 2010.
Former Odisha
chief secretary
Bijay Patnaik to
join Congress
IN THE COURTYARD
‘GULMARG TO BE CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE FOR WINTER GAMES’
Baramulla (Agencies): Jammu and Kashmir Lieu-
tenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said Gulmarg
is going to be the Centre of Excellence for the winter
sports and efforts are on and soon “we will achieve
the mission” Addressing the gathering during the in-
augural ceremony of 3rd edition of Khelo India Winter
Games, LG Sinha, said that every effort is being made
to bring the skills of JK youth who are affiliated with
the sports on a display as Gulmarg will soon be the
Center of Excellence for the winter games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the UP Global
Investors Summit 2023, in Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Proposals for transfer of 10 high court judg-
es are under various stages of processing, Law Minister
Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha on Friday. Rijiju’s state-
ment comes days after the Supreme Court expressed
displeasure over Centre’s delay in clearing recommen-
dations for transfer of HC judges, saying it was a very
serious issue. The minister asserted that “no timeline”
has been prescribed in the Memorandum of Procedure
for transfer of judges from one HC to another.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today referred to a
larger nine-judge bench to decide the plea against
the practice of excommunication in the Dawoodi
Bohra community. A bench said the nine-judge bench
constituted to decide the correctness of the Sabarimala
judgment will also decide the practice of excommuni-
cation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The bench
had earlier heard the parties who urged the court to
wait for a nine-judge bench decision in the matter.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Friday put on
hold the Kerala High
Court's condition directing
the producer and director
of the Kannada superhit
movie Kantara to not
exhibit the film with the
song Varaharoopam till a
final order in the copy-
right infringement case.
A bench of Chief Justice
D Y Chandrachud and
Justices P S Narasimha
and J B Pardiwala also
issued notice to the Kerala
government and sought its
reply in two weeks.
New Delhi: The Delhi Po-
lice has moved a plea chal-
lenging the order of a trial
court which discharged
Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal
Tanha and nine others in
a case pertaining to the
violence at Jamia Millia
Islamia University
in December 2019
related to demon-
strations against
the Citizenship
Amendment Act
(CAA).
New Delhi: A court in Gu-
jarat’s Jamnagar on Friday
acquitted Bharatiya Janata
Party legislator Hardik Pa-
tel in a
five-year-old
case after
the prosecu-
tion failed to
establish the
case. The
Patidar leader was accused
of delivering a political
speech at a gathering in
contravention of the condi-
tions set by the authorities
while granting permission
for the event.
New Delhi: On account of
supply of ‘Chinese manjha’
(kite string) even after its
ban, the Delhi HC directed
the Police Crime Branch to
submit a comprehensive
status report investigating
the manufacturers and
importers supplying
the material to the
traders. A bench
sought details
of the marketers
still selling the
manjha.
TRANSFER OF 10 HIGH COURT JUDGES
UNDER PROCESS, SAYS LAW MINISTRY
REQUEST ON EXCOMMUNICATION IN
MUSLIM COMMUNITY REFERRED TO SC
SUPREME COURT
RELIEF FOR
'KANTARA' MAKERS
OVER PLAGIARISM
DELHI POLICE MOVE
HC AGAINST ORDER
DISCHARGING
SHARJEEL IMAM
HARDIK ACQUITTED
IN 5-YEAR-OLD CASE
OF DISOBEYING
GOVT ORDER
HC SEEKS POLICE
REPORT ON SALE
SUPPLY OF ‘BANNED’
CHINESE MANJHA
President Droupadi Murmu

06
INDIA
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
der Operation Dost, In-
dia sent 841 cartons of
medicines, protection
safety tools, and diag-
nostics to quake-hit
Turkey and Syria, ac-
cording to official
sources on Friday
.
The official sources
told ANI that India had
dispatched 841 cartons
of medicine, protection
safety tools, and diag-
nostics with a weight of
6.19 tons have been sent
to Turkey and Syria.
Over 22,000 people
have died in Turkey
and Syria after magni-
tude 7.8 and 7.5 earth-
quakes struck on Mon-
day, and rescue workers
are racing against time
to pull survivors from
the rubble of collapsed
buildings in harsh win-
ter conditions, reported
CNN. The medicines
that have been sent in-
clude Paracetamol 100
ML IV
, Ceftriaxone GM
INJ, Propofol INJ., etc.
The protection
safety tools that have
been sent include
gowns, gloves, shoe cov-
ers, caps.
The other medical aid
includes Electrocardio-
graphs six channels, Sy-
ringe Pump, and a Phys-
iologic monitor system.
Indian army set up a
field hospital under ‘Op-
eration Dost’ to provide
assistance to Turkey’s
earthquake-hit people.
Army’s‘OperationDost’issavinglives,winninghearts
INDIA ON RESCUE
Washington (PTI): As
the US focuses on the
Indo-Pacific, in particu-
lar the Quad, the Biden
administration needs to
address India's ties with
Russia and its down-
ward trend of demo-
cratic values and insti-
tutions, said a report
by the Democratic Par-
ty of the Senate Foreign
Affairs Committee.
The report has called
for supporting a strong
and democratic India.
Senate Foreign Af-
fairs Chairman Senator
Robert Menendez said
the US needs to ap-
proach the Indo-Pacific
with a well-resourced,
whole-of-government
approach that synchro-
nizes the military-secu-
rity elements with dip-
lomatic, economic, and
civil society elements to
ensure the greatest
chance of success.
The Strategic Align-
ment: The Imperative
of Resourcing the Indo-
Pacific Strategy, a Ma-
jority Staff Report, was
released by Menendez.
I believe that Presi-
dent Biden's Indo-Pacif-
ic Strategy
, released one
year ago, adopts this
whole-of-government
approach. If fully
equipped with the tools
that it needs to be suc-
cessful, this strategy
will underpin the Unit-
ed States' leadership in
the most consequential
and dynamic region of
the world in the 21st
century, he said.
The report said the
Biden administration
was correct not to make
its Indo-Pacific strate-
gy solely about compe-
tition with the People's
Republic of China. But
to succeed, it has to
grapple with the reali-
ties of this competition
for the US and the chal-
lenges it poses for its
regional allies and part-
ners, it said. In its sev-
enth last recommen-
dation, the Major Staff
Report calls for sup-
porting a strong and
democratic India.
Even as the adminis-
tration rightly treats In-
dia as an important
partner, it will need to
address very real com-
plications of India's con-
tinued ties with, de-
pendence on, Russia for
defence equipment and
its downward trend of
democratic values and
institution, it said.
US EXTENDS HUGE SUPPORT TO
STRONG AND DEMOCRATIC INDIA
Over China crisis, US senators have called for supporting strong democratic India
The Biden administration needs to address India’s ties with Russia and its “downward trend of
democratic values and institutions” as the US focuses on the strategically important Indo-Pacific
region, said a report by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
United Nations: UN Security
Council members have hailed
the significance of the Delhi
Declaration adopted at a
special meeting of the UN
Counter-Terrorism Commit-
tee in India last year, saying
it offers a solid basis to
counter the use of new and
emerging technologies for
terrorist purposes and sym-
bolises the Council's shared
determination to address
the challenge. The 15-nation
Council, under the Presiden-
cy of Malta for the month of
February, on Thursday held a
meeting on 'Threats to inter-
national peace and security
caused by terrorist acts' dur-
ing which the 16th report of
the Secretary-General on the
threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh)
to international peace and
security and the range of
United Nations efforts in
support of Member States
in countering the threat. On
October 28-29 last year, the
Security Council Counter-
Terrorism Committee (CTC),
chaired by India in 2022,
organised the Special Meet-
ing in New Delhi and Mumbai
on the overarching theme of
Countering the use of new
and emerging technologies
for terrorist purposes.
UN PRAISES ‘DELHI
DECLARATION’ IN
FIGHT AGAINST
TERRORISM
New Delhi (PTI): Lok
Sabha on Friday wit-
nessed noisy scenes and
a walk out by the DMK
and Congress after Un-
ion Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
saidtheoppositionisgiv-
ing wrong information
about AIIMS Madurai as
he took strong action
against medical colleges
which don't have faculty
,
infra patients.
Replying to a ques-
tion on AIIMS Madurai,
he said medical courses
of the institute are go-
ing on while Rs 1,900
crore has been ear-
marked for construct-
ing the infrastructure.
When the DMK mem-
bers said the AIIMS Ma-
durai is not ready, Man-
daviya accused them of
giving wrong informa-
tion to the House and
misleading the people.
Some people want to do
politics on everything. I
know why they are do-
ing this as I have taken
strong action against
those medical colleges
which don't have facul-
ty, infrastructure and
patients, he asserted.
‘DMK, Congress gave wrong info on AIIMS Madurai’
New Delhi (Agencies):
Chief Electoral Officer
of Tripura, Kiran Gitte
on Friday said that opin-
ion and exit polls have
been banned till 7pm of
27th February
. Talking
to reporters in Agartala,
Mr. Gitte said that only
print media can publish
the advertisement of po-
litical parties on 15th
and 16th of February
.
However,suchadvertise-
ments will need prior
approvalfromtheMedia
Certification and Moni-
toring Committee. The
CEO added that election
campaign-related activi-
ties will not be allowed
in electronic media 48
hours prior to the poll-
ing day, as it may influ-
ence the voters.
Tripura polls: EC bans
opinion and exit polls
Bengaluru (ANI): Un-
ion Minister for Hous-
ing and Urban Affairs
Petroleum and Natural
Gas, Hardeep Singh
Puri said that India is
demonstrating that
economy and ecology
are not at odds with
each other, but in fact,
fundamentally inter-
twined, an official state-
ment said, adding, “In-
dia is uniquely posi-
tioned to champion the
aspirations of the Glob-
al South’. “The Working
Group can be the cata-
lyst for the G20 coun-
tries to adopt the core
tenets of the LiFE
movement and promote
the uptake of sustaina-
ble living at a global
scale,” Puri said.
India positioned to champion
aspirations of Global South: Puri
PURI EXPRESSES
SOLIDARITY WITH
PEOPLE OF TURKEY
OMICRON, ITS SUB-LINEAGES DOMINANT
COVID VARIANTS IN INDIA, SAYS CENTRE
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Hardeep Singh Puri
expressed his solidarity with
the people of Turkey in their
grief and deep difficulty. “He
said that India commiserates
Turkey’s loss, and will con-
tinue to extend all possible
humanitarian and medical
support in this time of need
and said that the outpouring
of support to Turkey from
people and leaders across
the world is a powerful
reminder of the shared
humanity that connects us
all,” an official said.
New Delhi: Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the
dominant coronavirus variants in India, Minister of State for
Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Dur-
ing the last 60 days, over 90 new variants of SARS-CoV2 have
been detected in samples analysed by INSACOG, a national
multi-agency consortium of genome sequencing laboratories,
the minister said. Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be
the dominant variants in India. Of these, XBB and BQ are the
most prevalent lineages circulating in the country, she said.
The Health Ministry is following COVID-19 trajectory globally
and in the country along with various expert committees.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Asking
who in India uses their
maternal grandfather’s
surname, Congress on
Friday hit out at PM
Narendra Modi for his
remarks on Gandhis
not using Nehru name
and said he doesn’t have
thebasicunderstanding
of Indian culture.
“Only god can save
the country,” AICC
general secretary Ran-
deep Surjewala told
reporters a day after
Modi, in a speech in the
Rajya Sabha, asked
why the Gandhis were
ashamed of using the
Nehru surname.
“Someone who is sit-
ting on such a responsi-
ble position does not
know or understand the
culture of India. You can
ask any person who uses
maternal grandfather’s
surname?” Surjewala
toldapressconferenceat
the party headquarters
in the presence of Con-
gresspresidentMallikar-
jun Kharge. “If he does
not even have this basic
understanding of In-
dia’s culture, then only
God can save this coun-
try
,” Surjewala said.
What’s in a
name, says
Congress
A Turkish woman planting a kiss on the cheek of a Indian Army
officer who is in the quake-hit nation for rescue-and-relief work.
Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma extended
an invitation to Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio to
visit Kaziranga National Park, famed for its one-horned
rhinos, after the actor lauded the state government for
its efforts to stop poaching of the animal. In an Ins-
tagram post, DiCaprio wrote the efforts of the Assam
government that started in 2021 met success the next
year when no rhinos were poached in National Park.
Mainpuri: Over 21 students fell ill and seven other
students were hospitalised after drinking contaminated
water at Government Engineering College in Uttar
Pradesh’s Mainpuri. The matter came to light when
district health officials learnt that a large number of
students in the district were admitted to a hospital. Of-
ficials said it was found that at least 21 students pursu-
ing Engineering courses in a Government Engineering
College were admitted to a hospital since February 9.
Ghaziabad: The traffic police during a drive against
minors riding two-wheelers in the city has registered
FIRs against their parents and vehicle owners in various
police stations. The police has also seized 91 such
vehicles in the last week. Among the FIRs, 12 have been
lodged in Kavinagar police station, 8 in Nandgram, 10
in Kotwali, 4 in Vijay Nagar and 13 in Sahibabad, among
others. Additional DCP Traffic Ramanand Kushwaha
held a meeting with the staff before starting the drive.
New Delhi (ANI): A Maoist
carrying a reward of Rs
15 lakh on
his head
who was
involved in
several vio-
lent crimes,
surrendered
before the CRPF and police
on Friday. The Maoist was
identified as Abhyas Bhi-
yan aka Prem Bhuiyan who
was a Regional Committee
Member of CPI.
New Delhi: The Union
Government on Thursday
said that
5.9 million
tonnes of
lithium re-
serves have
been found
for the first
time in the country in Jam-
mu and Kashmir. Lithium is
a non-ferrous metal and is
one of the key components
in EV batteries.
New Delhi (ANI): The
Central Bureau of Inves-
tigation (CBI) on Friday
arrested three public
servants in two sepa-
rate cases of bribery. A
Senior Auditor identified
as Neeraj Kumar Kaushal
working in the office of
Principal Controller of De-
fence Accounts, Pensions,
Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh
was arrested for bribery of
Rs 20,000, according to a
CBI statement.
Shajapur: Madhya Pradesh
police have seized a truck
carrying liquor worth more
than Rs 1 crore to dry state
Gujarat from Haryana, an
official said today. The
police had received inputs
that a consignment of
liquor was being sent to
Bihar, another dry state,
through MP. Accordingly,
they intercepted a truck and
found it to be laden with
automobile spare parts.
‘VISIT ASSAM’: CHIEF MINISTER SARMA
AFTER LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S POST
OVER 21 STUDENTS FALL SICK DUE TO
WATER CONTAMINATION, 7 HOSPITALISED
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST MINORS RIDING
TWO-WHEELERS, 91 VEHICLES SEIZED
MAOIST WITH `15
LAKH BOUNTY
SURRENDERS
LITHIUM RESERVES
FOUND IN JAMMU
AND KASHMIR
CBI NABS 3 PUBLIC
SERVANTS IN 2
CASES OF BRIBERY
LIQUOR WORTH `1.12
CR BEING SENT TO
GUJARAT SEIZED
New Delhi (PTI): The
Editors Guild of India
has urged Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla and
Rajya Sabha chief
Jagdeep Dhankhar to
grant unrestricted ac-
cess of journalists to
Parliament lift
curbs that came into
force during the Covid
pandemic.
In a letter to the Lok
Sabha Speaker, the
Guild also pointed out
that access of senior
journalists to Central
Hall has been suspend-
ed and the Press Advi-
sory Committee too
has not been consti-
tuted for the last three
years. In a separate
letter to Dhankhar, the
Guild noted that limit-
ed access under Cov-
id-19protocolscouldbe
appreciated,butbring-
ingbackrestrictionsat
a time when India re-
mains in the forefront
of maximum vaccina-
tion coverage re-
mained unexplained.
It noted that jour-
nalists from print and
electronic medium,
have been given ac-
cess to cover the pro-
ceedings of the Parlia-
ment since the first
session in May 1952.
“Our request is to
restore complete ac-
cess to all accredited
media persons imme-
diately, including the
Central Hall,” the
Guild said in the letter.
The Guild noted
that G V Mavalankar,
the first Speaker of
the Lok Sabha, had de-
cided that the Com-
mittee should, among
other things, dis-
charge advisory func-
tions, including ex-
amination of tempo-
rary and permanent
admissions to the
press gallery and that
applications for such
admissions would be
referred to the Com-
mittee for its opinion
and advice.
“Since then, the
process remained in
place till it was aban-
doned recently,” the
Guild said.
Restoreunrestrictedaccess
to Journos: EGI to Parl
—Representational Image
Health min Mansukh Mandaviya speaks in the Lok Sabha during
the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday.
Union Min Hardeep Puri virtually
addressing in G20 Presidency
event at Bengaluru on Friday.
Kiran Gitte, Chief Electoral
Officer, Tripura
NEW-BORN AND MOTHER SAVED
AFTER FOUR DAYS IN RUBBLE
New Delhi: A new-born baby and his mother have
been rescued from rubble in Turkey, around 90 hours
after the first of Monday’s deadly earthquakes. The
10-day-old boy, named Yagiz, was retrieved from a ru-
ined structure in the southern Hatay province. Footage
showed the child being carefully taken out overnight -
a sight described by local media as miraculous. Hopes
of finding many more survivors are diminishing, amid
freezing-cold weather four days after the disaster.
However, search and rescue efforts continue in both
Turkey and Syria - which was struck by the quakes.
CRUCIAL READ

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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 56,754.00 669.00 1.17 (Per 10g)
SILVER 66,953.00 1026.00 1.53 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.55 0.04 0.04
GBPINR 99.81 0.35 0.35
CURRENCIES
OVER 4,900 NEW MNCs OPENED IN INDIA
New Delhi (PTI): Around
1,333 multi-national com-
panies (MNCs) have shut
down in the country but
more than 4,900 new ones
have come up opening new
avenues and job opportuni-
ties, Parliament was in-
formed on Friday
. Respond-
ing during Question Hour
in the Rajya Sabha, MoS for
Commerce Industry Som
Parkash said it is normal to
see some MNCs get closed
and some new to come up.
A total of 1,333 MNCs
have been closed down in
the country, out of which
313 were foreign-based and
1,017 were their subsidiar-
ies, he said. “I am happy to
share that in comparison to
it (the one closed down),
4,906 new MNCs have been
opened. This will open new
avenues and provide job op-
portunities,” Parkash said.
The minister, however, did
not share the time period
during which the MNCs
were shut and new ones
were opened.
ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT
MAJOR
FINDINGS
z A total of 1,333 MNCs
have been closed down in
the country, out of which
313 were foreign-based
and 1,017 were their
subsidiaries
z However as per govt,
more than 4,900 new ones
have come up opening
new avenues and job
opportunities
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Moody’s In-
vestor Service on Friday
revised downwards the
rating outlook on four
Adani Group companies
to negative from stable
after a significant and
rapid decline in market
value following a report
by US-based short seller
Hindenburg Research.The
rating outlook for Adani
Green Energy Ltd, Adani
Green Energy Restricted
Group, Adani Transmis-
sion Step-One Ltd and
Adani Electricity Mumbai
Ltd has been changed to
negative from stable.
—PTI
MOODY'S CHANGES
OUTLOOK ON FOUR
ADANI FIRMS
New Delhi: Gold price
tumbled `669 to `56,754
per 10 grams in the na-
tional capital on Friday
amid weak global trends,
according to HDFC Secu-
rities. In the previous
trade, the yellow metal
had touched `57,423 per
10 grams. Silver also
plummeted `1,026 to
`66,953/kg. “Spot gold
prices in the Delhi mar-
kets traded at `56,754
per 10 grams, down `669
per 10 grams,” Saumil
Gandhi, Senior Analyst -
Commodities at HDFC Se-
curities, said. In the over-
seas market, both gold
and silver were quoting
lower at $1,866/ounce
and $22.12/ounce. —PTI
GOLD TUMBLES BY
`669; SILVER ALSO
PLUMMETS `1,026
New Delhi: Yahoo said on
Friday it plans to lay off
more than 20% of its total
workforce as part of a
major restructuring of its
ad tech division. The cuts
will impact nearly 50% of
Yahoo’s ad tech employ-
ees by the end of this
year, including nearly
1,000 employees this
week, the company said.
Yahoo added that the
move would enable the
company to narrow its fo-
cus and investment on its
flagship ad business
called DSP. —FIB
YAHOO TO LAY OFF
MORE THAN 20% OF
TOTAL WORKFORCE
New Delhi: Chinese com-
pany Alibaba is learnt to
have sold 3.16% direct
stake in digital financial
services firm One97
Communications, which
operates under Paytm
brand, for about `13,600
crore in a block deal. With
this deal, Alibaba has sold
entire direct stake in the
company. Alibaba had
6.26% direct stake in
Paytm as of December
2022. “Alibaba has sold
its complete direct stake
in Paytm in the block deal
today,” a source aware of
the development said on
Friday. —PTI
ALIBABA SELLS
REMAINING DIRECT
STAKE IN PAYTM
*Rates till the edition went to print.
DISNEY+ HOTSTAR PAID
SUBSCRIBER BASE
SHRINKS 6 PER CENT
New Delhi: Streaming giant
Disney+ Hotstar has seen a 6%
QoQ dip in its paid subscriber
base during the
three months
to December
2022 due to the
non-renewal
of content deal with Jio and
the pull-out of shorter duration
pack customers after the loss
of IPL digital rights. Accord-
ing to Walt Disney’s Q1 2023
results, Disney+ Hotstar’s paid
subscriber base has shrunk by
3.8 million to 57.5 million from
61.3 million. —FIB
GOVT TO REVOKE BAN
ON FINTECH FIRMS
LAZYPAY AND KISSHT
New Delhi: The government will
revoke the ban imposed on fin-
tech firms LazyPay and Kissht
after represen-
tations were
made by these
companies, a
senior official
said on Friday. The government
last week ordered the blocking
of 232 apps operated by over-
seas entities, including Chinese,
for being involved in betting,
gambling and unauthorised loan
service. Sources said that the
government will revoke the ban
on LazyPay and Kissht. —PTI
ADB APPROVES $130 MN LOAN FOR PROMOTING
HORTICULTURE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
$130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity and promote
horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’
income in Himachal Pradesh. More than
half of HP’s land area is in the mountains
and 90% of the population lives in rural ar-
eas who are dependent on agriculture, said
ADB Senior Natural Resources and Agricul-
ture Specialist for South Asia Sunae Kim.
The project will improve on-farm irrigation
and water management in about 6,000 hectares (ha) of farmland by
rehabilitating and constructing new irrigation facilities. —PTI
AROUND 10 STATES AND 5 UTs NOT IMPLEMENTING
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME PMFBY: AGRI MINISTER
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said
10 states and five union territories are currently not implementing the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMF-
BY). The ten states are: Arunachal Pradesh,
Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Telangana and
West Bengal, the minister said. Chandigarh,
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu,
Delhi, Ladakh and Lakshadweep are the UTs
which are not implementing PMFBY. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
SITHARAMAN IN PARLIAMENT
Budget is for poor,
common man: FM
New Delhi (PTI): Finance
Minister Nirmala Sithara-
man on Friday staunchly
defended her Budget as be-
ing pro-poor and for the
common man, citing high-
er food and fertilizer subsi-
dies and income tax relief,
and said the focus was on
job creation, small busi-
ness and the farm sector.
The Budget for the fiscal
year starting April (2023-
24) also provides impetus
to green growth, health-
care and keeping the eco-
nomic engine running with
record capital spending,
she said.
The revamped new tax
regime, which offers a re-
bate on annual income of
up to `7 lakh, will leave
higher disposable income
in the hands of people, she
added.
Sitharaman said the
Budget balances the re-
quirement of development
imperatives within the lim-
its of fiscal prudence.
On relief under the new
tax regime announced in
the Budget, she said it is
“very attractive”.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z During a dicussion in
Parliament on Union Budget
FM Nirmala Sitharaman said
the Budget balances the
requirement of development
imperatives within the limits of
fiscal prudence
z The Budget for the fiscal
year starting April (2023-24)
also provides impetus to green
growth, healthcare and keeping
the economic engine running
z On relief under the new
tax regime announced in the
Budget, she said it is “very
attractive”
India’s forex
kitty drops
$1.49 billion to
$575.27 billion
Industrial
production growth
slips to 4.3% in
December 2022
New Delhi (PTI): India’s
industrial production
growth slipped to 4.3% in
December from 7.3% in No-
vember 2022, mainly due to
subdued performance of
the manufacturing sector,
according to official data
released on Friday
.
However, there was im-
provement on an annual
basis as the factory output
growth measured in terms
of the Index of Industrial
Production (IIP) stood at
1% in December 2021.
As per the IIP data re-
leased by the National Sta-
tistical Office (NSO), the
manufacturing sector’s
output grew by 2.6% in De-
cember 2022 from 0.6% a
year ago.
The growth stood at 6.4%
in the preceding month of
November 2022.
Mumbai (PTI): India’s for-
eign exchange reserves
dropped by $1.494 billion to
reach $575.267 billion as of
February 3, snapping a
three-week rising trend,
RBI data showed on Friday
.
In the previous report-
ing week, the overall re-
serves had jumped by $3.03
billion to $576.76 billion.
The reserves have been
declining as the central
bank deploys the kitty to
defend the rupee amid pres-
sures caused majorly by
global developments.
For the week ended Feb-
ruary 3, the foreign cur-
rency assets decreased by
$1.323 billion to $507.695 bil-
lion, according to the
Weekly Statistical Supple-
ment. Expressed in dollar
terms, the foreign curren-
cy assets include the effect
of appreciation or depre-
ciation of non-US units
like the euro, pound and
yen held in the foreign ex-
change reserves.
Sensex, Nifty snap two-day winning
run amid weak global markets
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmark Sensex de-
clined 123 points on Friday
due to selling pressure in
metal and energy stocks
amid a bearish trend in
global equity markets.
Rising crude prices and
continued selling by for-
eign investors also weighed
on market sentiment, trad-
ers said.
Snapping its two-day
gainingstreak,the30-share
BSE Sensex ended 123.52
points or 0.20% lower at
60,682.70. During the ses-
sion, the index touched a
high of 60,774.14 and a low
of 60,501.74. The broader
NSE Nifty slipped 36.95
points to finish at 17,856.50.
RUPEE FALLS 4 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 82.55
AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
depreciated 4 paise to close at
82.55 (provisional) against the
US dollar on Friday, tracking a
muted trend in domestic equities
and firm crude oil prices. At
the interbank foreign exchange
market, the local unit opened at
82.61 against the American cur-
rency and touched a low of 82.64
and a high of 82.34 intra-day. It
finally settled at 82.55 against
the greenback.
India’s smartphone
market dip 27% in Q4
New Delhi (PTI): Smart-
phones shipments in India
plunged by over 27% to 29.6
million in the October-De-
cember quarter of 2022,
from 40.6 million in the
year-ago period, mainly
due to inflationary pres-
sures, market research
firm IDC said on Friday
.
According to the report,
dwindling consumer de-
mand due to high inflation
remained a challenge
throughout the year de-
spite the improved supply
situation.
Smartphone shipments
in the sub-$300 (about
`25,000) price segment de-
clined by 15% while mid-
premium and premium
price segments of $300-500
and over $500 (`41,000) grew
by 20 and 55%, respectively
during 2022. The entry-lev-
el smartphones, below
`12,500 apiece, shrunk to
46% from 54% a year ago.
Apple maintained its
lead in the premium seg-
ment with a 60% share.
‘Milk prices in India
increased due to
rise in fodder cost’
New Delhi (PTI): Milk
prices in the country have
risen due to increase in the
feed and fodder cost, Union
Minister Sanjeev Kumar
Balyan said in Rajya Sabha
on Friday
.
Balyan, who is Minister
of State of Fisheries, Ani-
mal Husbandry and Dairy-
ing, said dairy companies
pass on 75% of the retail
price to farmers. There is
a need to balance between
farmers and consumers.
Farmers need to get high-
er returns on milk for
them to take up dairy
farming, he said.
TIKTOK FIRES ENTIRE
INDIA WORKFORCE
New Delhi (FIB): Short
video app TikTok fired its
entire India staff on Mon-
day, a report by The Eco-
nomic Times said, quoting
sources. Forty people were
laid off and were offered
severance pay of up to
nine months.
“The TikTok India em-
ployees were told that Feb-
ruary 28 would be their last
day and were given feelers
to look out for other oppor-
tunities for some time as it
was conveyed that restart-
ing India operations were
not going to take off be-
cause of the government’s
stance on Chinese apps,” a
source told ET.
“The entire team was in-
formed. We were anyway
told some time ago that
business in India may be
shut off, so look for jobs.
Most people will be given
90 days severance,” anoth-
er source told ET.
Indiasetswheatsale
at`2,350perquintal
New Delhi (PTI): To re-
duce the price of wheat
and atta, the Department
of Food PD, in consulta-
tion with Ministry of Fi-
nance on Friday decided
that the reserve price for
sale of wheat under OMSS
will be `2350/Qtl (Pan In-
dia) for FAQ and `2300/Qtl
(Pan India) for URS wheat
of all crops including RMS
2023-24 without adding any
transportation cost com-
ponent.
The ministry stated that
this is to help the supply of
wheat to general public in
different part of the coun-
try at a reasonable price.
“The States may be al-
lowed to purchase wheat
from FCI for their own
scheme at above reserve
prices without participat-
ing in e-auction,” the min-
istry said in its statement.
As per the statement, the
rate of wheat has been re-
duced to `21.50/Kg for sale
to NCCF/NAFED/ Kendri-
ya Bhandar/State Govt.
Cooperatives/ Federations
etc. as well as community
kitchen /charitable/NGO
etc engaged in relief opera-
tions/ running relief
camps for migrant labour-
ers/vulnerable groups.
The ministry added that
during the inaugural e-auc-
tion, which was held on the
1st and 2nd of Feb 2023, FCI
sold 9.26 LMT of wheat out
of 25 LMT to traders, flour
mills, and other buyers.
RESERVE PRICE
FOR SALE
z To reduce the price of wheat
and atta, the Department of
Food PD, in consultation
with Ministry of Finance
on Friday decided that the
reserve price for sale of
wheat under OMSS will be
`2350/Qtl (Pan India) for
FAQ

08
2NDFRONT
The human ability to ‘Work’ is
amazing, we can rise to the greatest
heights or plummet to the lowest,
choose carefully.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Nashik: Nationalist
Congress Party presi-
dent Sharad Pawar on
Friday asserted the
Electricity (Amend-
ment) Bill will not be
allowed to pass in Par-
liament in its existing
form as it will stop the
subsidy offered to pow-
er consumers.
Speaking at an event
here, Pawar said the Op-
position has clearly con-
veyed to the Union gov-
ernment that it will not
allow the bill to be
passed in its present
form.
It may get passed in
the Lok Sabha because
of the majority enjoyed
by the Narendra Modi
government, but it will
not get cleared in the
Rajya Sabha, where the
ruling dispensation
lacks the required num-
bers, Pawar said.
Today
, those who are
in power decided to
bring the Electricity
(Amendment) Bill 2022
Act. We have opposed
because if it is passed in
its present form then
the subsidy offered to
the power consumers
will be stopped, he said.
The privatisation of
public undertakings in
the power sector is also
under consideration, he
claimed.
The bill is before a
parliamentary commit-
tee. Our stand is we will
not allow this law to be
passed in its current
form, he added.
Pawar said 40,000-
42,000 vacancies in vari-
ous state-run power
firms should be filled
and priority must be
given to those working
on these posts on con-
tract.
He said Telangana,
Punjab, Tamil Nadu
have included such em-
ployees in service and
Maharashtra should
also do the same.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Journalists
from across Mumbai on
Friday gathered at the
statue of Gandhiji in
Mantralaya to protest
the murder of their Rat-
nagiri colleague Sha-
shikant Warishe.
Warishe (48) was
mowed down by an SUV
allegedly driven by land
dealer Pandharinath
Amberkar on Monday.
Warishe died in hospi-
tal the next day. It has
been alleged Amberkar,
now arrested and
booked for murder, used
to threaten any person
who opposed land ac-
quisition for a proposed
refinery in the area.
An article written by
Warishe against Am-
berkarhadappearedina
localMarathinewspaper
on the morning of the
incident, some 440 kilo-
metres from Mumbai.
The protesting jour-
nalists, who gathered at
state secretariat in the
south of the metropolis
at noon, sought that
trial be conducted in a
fast track court and ac-
cused be given exem-
plary punishment.
Participants in the
protest said those in-
volved in the killing as
well as its larger con-
spiracyshouldbeunrav-
elled through a special
investigation team (SIT)
and the accused must be
slapped with the strin-
gent Maharashtra Con-
trol of Organised Crime
Act (MCOCA).
Warishe’s kin must
be given Rs 50 lakh com-
pensation, said Pravin
Puro, secretary of Vi-
dhimandal and Mantra-
laya Pratrakar Sangh,
among the journalist
associations that took
part in Friday’s protest.
First India Bureau
Thane: Former Thane
corporator Hanumant
Jagdale on Fridays aid
he was quitting the
Nationalist Congress
Party and joining the
Balasahebanchi Shiv
Sena of Maharashtra
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde.
Addressing a press
conference, he said he
took this decision as it
was not possible to car-
ry out development
works without the sup-
port of the ruling party
.
He said some other
former corporators and
workers of the NCP will
join BSS on Sunday
.
Jagdale said he would
work to ensure cluster
development is allowed
in his ward so that peo-
ple benefit.
Civic polls are due in
Thane and several oth-
er cities in Maharash-
tra since early 2022.
In July last year, Ud-
dhav Thackeray had
also lost control of TMC
when 66 out of 67 Shiv
Sena(Thackeray)corpo-
rators left the party and
joined Shinde camp af-
ter these men held a
meetingwithChief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi Fri-
day hailed the Dawoodi
Bohra community, say-
ing the community has
always proved itself
truetothetestof change
and development over
time.Hewasspeakingat
the inauguration event
of the new campus of
Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah at
Marol in Mumbai’s
western suburb.
While inaugurating
the Mumbai campus of
Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah
Arabic Academy, the
principal educational
institute of the Dawoo-
di Bohra Community
on Friday
, PM Narendra
Modi said he was at-
tending the event as a
family member and not
as the prime minister.
Modi said he has
been connected to the
Dawoodi Bohra Com-
munity for four genera-
tions. Coming to you
all feels like coming to a
family
. I saw your video
today. I have a com-
plaint. You repeatedly
said prime minister or
chief minister. I am
your family member,
am neither a prime
minister here nor a
chief minister. I con-
sider myself fortunate
that I have something
that few have. I have
been connected to this
family for 4 genera-
tions. All 4 generations
have visited my home,
PM Modi said.
‘Not PM or CM, have come here
as a family member’: PM Modi
PM Modi hails
Dawoodi Bohra
community,
inaugurates new
campus of
Aljamea-tus-
Saifiyah
PM Narendra Modi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis shared stage with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the
53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community. —PHOTO BY AGENCIES
I consider myself fortunate that I have something
that few have. I have been connected to this family
for 4 generations. All 4 generations have visited
my home,” PM Modi said
Pawar opposes Electricity
(Amendment) Bill, flags
off subsidy cut
It may get passed in the Lok Sabha be-
cause of the majority enjoyed by the
Narendra Modi government, but it will
not get cleared in the Rajya Sabha, where the
ruling dispensation lacks the required numbers.
—Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party president
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Shiv
Sena (UBT) on Friday
mocked the ‘Cow Hug
Day’ initiative for Valen-
tine’s Day on February
14 and took a swipe at
Narendra Modi claim-
ing billionaire industri-
alist Gautam Adani was
a “holy cow” for the
prime minister.
The Animal Welfare
Board of India has is-
sued an advisory urging
people to celebrate Val-
entine’s Day as ‘Cow
Hug Day’ to spread “pos-
itive energy” and en-
courage “collective hap-
piness”, the move get-
tingthebackingof some
Bharatiya Janata Party
leaders while also gen-
erating several memes
ridiculing it.
The value of shares
of Adani Group firms
have taken a beating
over the last few weeks
after US-based Hinden-
burg Research accused
it of stock manipulation
and fraud. These have
been denied by the Ada-
ni group.
In an editorial in par-
ty mouthpiece ‘Saama-
na’, the Uddhav faction
of the Shiv Sena said
despite protests in Par-
liament against Adani,
the PM did utter a single
word on the “scam”.
“People want a clarifi-
cation from the prime
minister on the Adani
scam, but the Modi gov-
ernment has again giv-
en a dose of religion to
people to keep them
quiet. Modi did not talk
about Adani in Parlia-
ment, but his govern-
ment spoke on cows,”
the ‘Saamana’ editorial
said.
“Adani is the big bull
of the stock market, but
for Modi he is a holy
cow, the editorial said,
adding the PM had em-
braced the “big bull”
and was not ready to
loosen the grip.
With Assembly polls
set to take place in sev-
eral states this year,
and the Lok Sabha elec-
tions just over a year
away, the NDA govern-
ment under Modi does
not have much to show
by way of development,
so was seeking votes in
the name of issues like
Ram Temple and cows,
the Sena editorial
alleged.
Incidentally, Adani
had met Uddhav Thack-
eray
, who heads the UBT
faction of the Shiv Sena,
in September last year.
Uddhav Sena mocks move, slams PM on silence on ‘holy cow’ Adani
VALENTINE’S DAY ‘COW HUG’
lll
People want a
clarification from
the prime minister
on the Adani scam,
but the Modi
government has
again given a dose
of religion to people
to keep them
quiet, Samnaa
editorial read
Mumbai’s `1,600crdesalination
plantatManori;workordersoon
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation’s (BMC)
desalination plant pro-
ject is going to be set
up at Manori and the
work order is likely to
be issued by August,
municipal commis-
sioner and adminis-
trator Iqbal Singh
Chahal said on Friday
.
The tender is cur-
rently being finalised,
and bids will be invit-
ed on an international
competitive basis.The
plant is expected to be
functional in the next
four years and will
process 200 million li-
tres of water per day
(MLD). It is estimated
to cost Rs 1,600 crore
and maintenance for
the next 20 years will
cost another Rs 1,920
crore.
The project has
been undertaken to de-
velop an alternative
water source for the
city due to changing
patterns of rainfall.
For the project, a
provision of Rs 200
crore for 2023–2024
was suggested during
the recent civic budg-
et presentation.
BMC earmarks 12
hectares for the plant
The BMC has ear-
marked 12 hectares
for the plant. The pro-
ject was first mooted
in 2007 after a State
Government-appoint-
ed high-level commit-
tee suggested setting
up desalination plants
in Mumbai. The BMC
had initiated the pro-
cess to set up two such
plants – one in south
Mumbai and another
in the western sub-
urbs in 2016.
However, the pro-
posal was cancelled
due to high cost and
land issues. It was re-
vived in October 2020
when former Envi-
ronment Minister
Aaditya Thackeray
showed interest in the
project.
Project undertaken
to develop
alternative water
source for city
❍ JOURNALIST MURDERED IN MAHA
Scribes protest
seeking MCOCA
against accused
Former NCP corporator
from Thane joins
Shinde faction of Sena
—FILE
PHOTO
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to the most signifi-
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he fifth day of
Va l e n t i n e ' s
week, known as
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celebrated with
utmost love and
fervour across
the world. The day
marks the unbreakable
bond couple makes to
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pour their heart out to
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ple an opportunity to
make their beloved or
partner feel loved and
special. City First
brings to you some
amazing ideas that will
make your day extra
special!
T
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
MITIKA JAIN
NEHA YADAV Today is Promise Day,
which, in all honesty,
has little to do with us
single people, but we
may still make com-
mitments to our
friends, relatives, and
sibling. It's a chance to
demonstrate your will-
ingness to support
your loved ones
through good times
and bad. This adage il-
lustrates why it is cru-
cial never to break a
promise:Ittakesyears
to create trust, seconds
to break it, and eterni-
ty to rebuild it.
This Promise Day, I am
planning to make a
promise diary for my-
self, so that I can com-
plete the promises I
made to myself. This
diary will help me re-
member my promises
so that I can complete
them on time.
Promise day is a
special day, as this
day urges us to re-
member those in-
complete promises
we made, this is
like an opportuni-
ty through which
we can complete
those and make
new ones. Definite-
ly, I will try to com-
plete my previous
promises.
Promise day is
lucky for me, as
this day reminds
me of the beautiful
vows I made with
my friends and
family. On this pi-
ous occasion, I will
call my loved ones
and will tell them
how special they
are to me. I want to
be their light in the
days of darkness,
this is my promise
to them.
KAMINI
KAROLIWAL
ASTHA SAXENA
ABHA
SHARMA
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