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PM: Mangarh tribals didn’t get their due, mistake being fixed

Mangarh (Banswara):

Prime Minister Naren dra Modi on Tuesday asked Rajasthan and the governments of neighbouring states of MP and Gujarat for a roadmap to develop Mangarh Dham, a me morial to a tribal upris ing against the British, an event that he said has not been given its place in history.

Sharing the dais with Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Gu jarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Modi also said that a discussion about the comprehensive de velopment of Mangarh Dham has been held here. Turn to P8

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BHARAT JODO: ROHITH’S MOTHER JOINS RAHUL, EXTENDS SOLIDARITY

Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday was joined by the mother of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student of the University of Hyderabad who died by suicide in 2016 following alleged harassment, in Hyderabad. Radhika walked with him briefly during morning leg.

BAPPI DA’S ‘JIMMY

JIMMY’ IS PROTEST

SONG IN CHINA

Beijing: Bappi Lahiri’s composed song “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja” from film “Disco Dancer” is now a subtle call for defiance in China where it continue to face lockdowns. Song sung by Parvati is now sung in Mandarin “Jie mi, jie mi” which loosely translates to ‘Give me rice, give me rice’.

NO MORAL CONFLICT IN BUYING RUSSIAN OIL: HARDEEP S PURI

New Delhi: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there was no moral conflict in buying Russian oil. He said govt has to ensure that consumers are supplied with energy, Iraq was largest supplier of oil to us last month, and not Russia.

‘Post freebies matter before 3-judge bench’

First India Bureau

New Delhi: SC on Tues day said a three-judge bench will hear a plea related to the freebies that political parties promise during election campaigns. A bench of CJI UU Lalit & Justice Bela M Trivedi said, “Considering nature of controversy, submis sions made by parties in earlier hearings, in our view let matter be listed as early as possi ble before 3 judges.”

Ashok ji (Gehlot) and I had worked togeth er as Chief Ministers. He was the most senior in our lot of the Chief Ministers. Ashok ji is still one of the senior-most CMs among those who are sitting on the stage right now.

Prez approves Raaj Anand as Delhi minister

New Delhi (PTI): AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand will assume charge as minister in the Del hi Cabi net, with President Droupadi Murmu accepting the city government’s rec ommendation in this regard.

The appointment was announced in a gazette notification issued on Tuesday.

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New Delhi: GST reve nue collected for the month of October was the second-highest ever, next only to the April 2022 collection. In Octo ber, Rs 1,51,718 crore were collected by the government. Out of this, CGST amounted to Rs 26,039 crore, SGST to Rs 33,396 crore, IGST to Rs 81,778 crore (includ ing Rs 37,297 crore col

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Detailed inquiry into Morbi tragedy need of hour: Modi

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a “de tailed and extensive” inquiry to identify all aspects relating to the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy is the need of the hour, as he chaired a high-level meeting here to review the situation. He said key learnings from the inquiry must be implemented at the earliest. He also told the officials that they should stay in touch with the af fected families and make sure they get all the nec essary help.

Meanwhile, SC on Tuesday said it would list for hearing on No vember 14 a PIL seeking constitution of a judi cial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse which claimed over 141 lives.

lected on import of goods) and cess to Rs 10,505 crore (including Rs 825 crore collected on import of goods).

Days of ‘ma-beta’, ‘raja-rani’ over: Shah

First India Bureau

Chamba/Kasumpti: Referring to Congress as a “ma-beta” (motherson) party, of Pratibha Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh in Himachal Pradesh and Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in Delhi, Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah addressed election rallies in Chamba, Karsog and Kasumpti where he said gone are the days of “raja-rani”.

“In Delhi, it is a mabeta party and here too, it is a ma-beta party,

where there is no place for youngsters. Young sters have a place only in the BJP.”

“If ma and beta run the party, then where is

the place for young sters?” Shah asked at the Karsog rally.

“Rahul baba, gone are the days of raja-ra ni. Now, whoever works

will rule. Modiji has given importance to the politics of perfor mance,” Shah said at Kasumpti, adding that the prime minister has

taken the country’s pride to new heights. Shah will spend the night in Shimla and ad dress poll meetings on Wednesday as well. P6

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Twin anti-terrorist ops: 1

commander, 3 killed 3 HYBRID TERRORISTS ALSO HELD

Srinagar: Police along with security forces have neutralised four terrorists in twin antiterrorist operations in South Kashmir’s Anantnag and Awanti pora districts. Besides, Police in Srinagar have arrested three hybrid terrorists of the pro scribed terror outfit LeT/TRF and recovered explosive materials on their disclosure.

Police along with Army (3rd RR) launched a cordon and search op eration at the Semthan

Bijbehara area of Anantnag following in put regarding the pres ence of terrorists in the said area.

Amit Shah addresses the ‘Vijay Sankalp Rally’ at Bhattiyat Assembly constituency in Chamba district on Tuesday.

The crowd of supporters at the Amit Shah rally in Chamba district on Tueday.

—PHOTOS BY PTI

Aishwary Pradhan, Megha Kaushik, Shikha Sharma and Subhash

MODI VISITS TRAGIC SITE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited himself to see Morbi scene of bridge collapse. Modi took the stock of bridge con struction and met those who were involved in rescue and relief operations when they mishapstruck Morbi. The search and rescue opn is underway in Machchhu river.

PM Narendra Modi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot interacting as MP Governor Mangubhai Patel, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan look on at ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’ event, in Banswara on Tuesday. PHOTOS BY ANI

PM Modi on Tuesday inquires about the health of those injured in the Morbi bridge collapse incident at the Civil hospital. During the visit, he also met the family members of those died in mishap.

PM asks Rajasthan, MP and Gujarat govts for a roadmap to develop Mangarh Dham

A PIB tweet led to confusion over National Monument status to the Mangarh Dham

SC to hear PIL for judicial probe into bridge collapse on November 14

PM Modi visits site of Morbi mishap, in Morbi on Tuesday. Also seen here are Bhupendra Patel, CR Patil and Harsh Sanghavi.

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Panel examining age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years gets yet another extension till Jan 24, 2023 to submit report

CJI UU Lalit recused himself from hearing an appeal of AP govt over HC verdict declaring Amaravati as only capital of the State

Top Court stayed trial court proceedings in an alleged forgery, cheating case against SAD leaders Parkash S Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal and others

I URGE YOU AGAIN TO DECLARE MANGARH DHAM A NATIONAL MONUMENT: CM TO PM CM Ashok Gehlot while speaking at a public function at Mangarh Dham in Banswara urged PM Modi to declare Mangarh a national monument. He apprised PM that his govt has done a lot for tribals. “Looks like today I asked for more from PM Modi that is why he did not pay attention to the demand,” CM said about Mangarh monument demand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to the Statue of Bhil freedom fighter, Shri Govind Guru, in Banswara on Tuesday.

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

3 found murdered in west Delhi house; two arrested

Two dead after fire in slipper factory in Narela

Factory owner Sahil Garg (30) absconding

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Three peo ple – a couple and their housemaid – were found murdered in a house in west Delhi, the police said Tuesday.

Accused Sachin (19) of Najafgarh, and Su jeet (21) of Uttam Nagar were arrested following the incident that hap pened at Ashok Nagar under Hira Nagar po lice station, DCP (west) Ghanshyam Bansal said.

The victims were identified as Sameer Ahuja (38), wife Shalu (35) and their maid Sap na (33), the police said.

Shalu and Sapna were found dead with their throats slit at a sa lon run by Shalu on the ground floor of the house, whereas Sa

meer’s body with multi ple injuries was found

2020 riots: Court acquits man of rioting, vandalism

New Delhi (PTI): A court here on Monday acquitted a man of the charges of rioting and vandalising two proper ties while hearing a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Rohit was accused of being a part of the riot ous mob that vandalised the properties of two complainants in Gokal puri. The prosecution alleged the accused, as part of the mob, had vandalised the shop of Shakil Ahmed and path ological laboratory and clinic of Imran Khan on February 25, 2020.

“I find that charges levelled against the ac cused in this case are not proved beyond rea sonable doubt. Hence, accused Rohit is acquit ted of all the charges levelled against him in this case,” Addl Ses sions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said.

The court said ac cording to the testimo nies of complainants and on-duty cops, head constables Jahangir and Mahesh, along with a doctor working in the clinic, a mob had in dulged in vandalism and arson in the D

Block, Gokalpuri.

But, except for both cops and Shakil Ahmed, none of these witnesses claimed to have seen the incidents, the court observed. While there was no doubt that a riot ous mob indulged in vandalizing, pelting of stones and arson on the property of Shakil Ahmed on February 25, 2020, none of the wit nesses claimed to have seen the incident them selves, it said.

HC notice on plea challenging denial of bail

New Delhi (ANI): Del hi High Court on Tues day issued notice to Delhi Police on the ap peal by accused Saleem Malik alias Munna in a matter related to the North East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

The case has been listed before the Spe cial bench hearing oth er connected bail mat ters related to the North East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

The petitioner has challenged the order of the trial court denying him bail in the matter.

His bail plea was dismissed by Karkar dooma Court on Octo ber 6, 2022.

on the first floor, a sen ior police officer said.

The couple’s minor daughter was alive and sleeping on the first floor in the hall, the of ficer said.

The police said they recovered a pan from the spot that they sus pect was used by the ac cused to hit Sameer on his head.

After scanning the footage of the CCTV

camera, the police found the miscreants came on two bikes at around 8 am. They were seen returning in a hur ry around 9 am, the po lice said.

The other three per sons were also roped in by the main conspira tor, DCP Bansal said. Efforts are on to nab the remaining accused who have also been identi fied, he added.

Class 10 student gang-rape: 3 more arrested in Gurugram

Gurugram (PTI):

Three more accused, in cluding two minors, have been arrested in connection with gangrape of a Class 10 stu dent here. With this, the total number of arrests have gone up to five, po lice said on Tuesday.

The three young men were produced before court which remanded them in judicial custody earlier in the day, while the juvenile justice board sent the two mi nors to a correction home, they said.

While accused Ashu (20) and Praveen (21) were arrested during the day on Monday, three others, Sohail (22) and the two minors, were arrested in the

night. One of the boys studies in Class 10 while the other is a Class 11 student, they said.

The 14-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped at a hotel in Sec tor 9 on Saturday noon.

Her mother alleged she left the house at around 12.30 pm but did not return till late in the night. She was found in a bad state near their house the next morning.

“My daughter told me that her friend (a minor) and Sohail took her to a hotel on a motorcycle. There, they called Praveen, Ashu and an other friend. All of them raped and threatened to kill her if she narrated the incident to anyone,” the mother said.

New Delhi (PTI): Two persons died and 18 sustained injuries af ter a fire broke out at a slippers manufactur ing factory in Narela Industrial Area here on Tuesday. The blaze was reported at 9.35am and was doused by 3pm with 12 fire tenders and 50 personnel.

The deceased were identified as Sonu Thakur (24), hailing from Bihar, and Akhil Kumar (20), a resident of Narela.

Of the injured, eight were referred to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospi

PM Modi to inaugurate 3,024 EWS flats today

New Delhi (ANI): PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly con structed EWS flats at Kalkaji, built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under ‘InSitu Slum Rehabili tation’ Project and hand over keys to eligible beneficiar ies at Bhoomiheen Camp at Vigyan Bhawan on Wednes day at 4:30 PM. In line with the vision of the Prime Minis ter to provide hous ing for all, in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jho pri clusters is being undertaken by Del hi Development Au thority (DDA). The objective of the re habilitation project is to provide a bet ter and healthy liv ing environment to the residents of Jhuggi Jhopri clus ters. DDA has un dertaken three such projects at Kalkaji Extension, Jailor wala Bagh and Kathputli Colony.

tal and 10 to Safdar jung Hospital, the offi cials said.

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said the blast was such that windows were broken and a person was thrown out of it.

HC seeks Twitter's response on lawsuit by Abhijit Iyer Mitra

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Twitter's re sponse on a lawsuit filed by Abhijit Iyer Mi tra, seeking restoration of his account "unilat erally banned" and made inaccessible to his followers.

Justice Mini Push karna issued a sum mons to the microblog ging website on Iyer's lawsuit and granted it 30 days to file its re sponse.

In his plea, Iyer said following his tweet in relation to the bail granted by SC to Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair in a criminal case, Twitter "unilater ally" banned his ac count, thereby making it "completely inacces sible" for him to engage with his 1.5 lakh follow ers on the platform.

The plea also seeks a direction to the Centre to "take action" against Twitter for suspending the account "without following the procedure prescribed by law".

"I had posted some thing and had disclosed no private information. I had merely disclosed

My access to my Twitter followers has been curtailed, with out following the pro cedure under the IT rules.

—Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Complainant

who put surety for the bail of Mohd Zubair, given by Supreme Court in July, and merely on the basis of this tweet, my access to my Twit ter followers has been curtailed, without fol lowing the procedure under the IT rules," he said.

Representing Twit ter, advocate Sajan Poovayya sought time to file a short affidavit and said the plaintiff's account was not "banned" but was in the "read-only mode" and his grievance could be redressed if he took down the said tweet.

HC acquits three men in 2009 murder of DU student

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi High Court has acquit ted three men who were sentenced to life impris onment by a trial court for murdering a Delhi University woman stu dent in 2009.

The HC directed that the men, arrested in 2009, be released from jail forthwith.

The three men were arrested in the murder case of 21-year-old Niki ta Singh, a Delhi Univer sity student, who was shot on her forehead in September 2009 and lat er, her body was found in a polythene bag from a farmhouse in Mundka village here. The inci dent had taken place while she was returning home from college.

A bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish Dayal said there was no evidence on the basis of which the three men can be proven guilty and set aside the trial

court's judgement con victing them in 2020.

“On the basis of the discussion and analy sis, this court finds that there is no evidence available on record, on the basis of which the appellants can be prov en guilty beyond rea sonable doubt for the

murder of the deceased and therefore, the con viction and the order on sentence thereon passed by the trial court cannot be sustained and is set aside. The appellants are therefore acquitted and be released from custody forthwith," the bench said.

HC upholds life term to stalker for murder of DU student in 2011

New Delhi (PTI): The HC has upheld the con viction and life-term awarded to a man for the murder of a DU stu dent in Shantiniket an area of Dhaula Kuan in 2011.

According to the prosecution, convict Vijay Saini alias Ram Singh, stalked Radhika Tanwar and when she rejected his advances, he shot her with a coun try-made pistol as a premeditated act on March 8, 2011. Dismissing the appeal by the convict against the trial court orders on his conviction and sentencing, a bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish Dayal observed that the death of the deceased was "clearly homicidal in na ture caused due to firearm injury" and the mo tive behind the crime was "also evident".

The court was informed that the appellant had fired one bullet at the back of the girl, re sulting in her death. The court opined that the appellant's guilt was proved beyond reasonable doubt and was supported by evidence.

n Accused was ‘insulted’ by one of the victims n Hunt on to nab three more accused: Police

Police personnel at the scene of the crime on Tuesday.

REVENGE KILLING?

Relatives react after a couple and their domestic help were found dead at their residence under mysterious circumstances, in West Delhi's Hari Nagar on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY PTI

Fire Brigade personnel try to evacuate people after the fire in the factory in Narela Industrial area on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

DSGMC president Harmeet Singh Kalka and other members pray during the ‘Shardhanjali Samagam’ on 38th anniversary of 1984 anti-Sikh riot at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Arson during the 2020 north east Delhi riots. —FILE PHOTO

Nikita Singh. (R) A video grab of the incident. —FILE PHOTO

There was no evidence on record to show the laboratory was vandalised by a mob, the court said.

Three men were arrested in the murder case of Nikita Singh, who was shot on her forehead in Sept 2009 and later, her body was found in a bag from a farmhouse

Construction at BJP HQ stopped, fine levied

New Delhi (PTI):

The Delhi govern ment on Tuesday is sued a notice to stop work at the BJP head quarters here and im posed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Larsen & Toubro for violating the ban on construc tion and demolition work imposed in view of worsening air quality in the city, En vironment Minister Gopal Rai said.

Officials said Rai noticed construction work at the BJP head quarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg while return ing after inspecting a construction site of Unique Identification Authority of India.

"The workers said the work concerned the BJP's national headquarters. It is a complete violation of CAQM's orders. We have issued order to stop work at the site and imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on construc tion agency L&T," Rai told reporters.

The Commission for Air Quality Man agement (CAQM) had on Saturday directed authorities to impose a ban on construction and demolition ac tivities in Delhi-NCR, except in essential projects.

90 per cent of complaints on Green app resolved: Gopal Rai

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said the city government has re solved 90 percent of the more than 2,000 air pollution-related com plaints it received through the Green Delhi mobile applica tion since October 1.

The minister also said the ban on fire crackers in Delhi re sulted in the cleanest Diwali in seven years.

Rai said 68,500 chal lans were issued to ve hicle owners not hav ing a valid pollution

under control certifi cate in August and September. Over 20 lakh PUC certificates were issued during this period.

Air quality dips to ‘severe’

"We have impound ed 6,500 old diesel and petrol vehicles that are not authorised to operate in Delhi," read a note he tweeted.

‘Satyendar Jain extorted `10 crore’, alleges jailed ‘conman’

New Delhi (PTI):

Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Delhi Lt Gov ernor VK Saxena alleg ing that AAP leader Satyendar Jain ‘extort ed’ Rs 10 crore from him in 2019 to ensure his safety in prison.

Chandrashekhar, lodged in Mandoli jail here in connection with Rs 200 crore money laundering case, sub mitted a letter to LG VK Saxena on October 8 through advocate Ashok Singh, making the alle gations against the AAP.

According to LG of fice sources, the letter from Chandrashekhar was received by LG of fice and was forwarded to the Chief Secretary of Delhi for necessary action on October 18.

The letter alleged that over Rs 50 crore was given to AAP on a prom ise of giving Chan drashekhar an impor tant post in the party in South Zone, and also help him in getting nom inated to Rajya Sabha.

Chandrashekhar also alleged he was visited by Jain in Tihar jail, where he was lodged af ter his arrest in 2017 in the ‘two leaf symbol cor ruption case’.

Jain, who held the portfolio of the Jail min istry, asked him if he had disclosed anything to the probe agency re lated to his contribution to the AAP, he alleged.

Tihar Jail is run by the Department of Delhi Prisons, Government of

CONMAN CONNED BY ‘MAHA THUG’: PATRA

New Delhi (PTI): Addressing a press conference here at the BJP headquarters, party spokesper son Sambit Patra on Tuesday dubbed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a "maha thug" party after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar claimed its leader Satyendar Jain "extorted" Rs 10 crore from him to ensure his safety in prison.

"It is learned from news that there has been a thuggery in the house of a thug. And the name of the thug is Sukesh Chandrashekhar. And the per son who cheated the thug is Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain," Patra said. "A conman was conned by AAP," he said. He further alleged that the AAP had extorted money from the conman and it showed that the party was "hardcore corrupt".

Describing Sukesh as a "thug", Patra said, he is an accused in 15 cases and the letter has revealed that both "Jain and the conman are friends."

Delhi. “Thereafter in 2019 again I was visited by Jain and his secre tary and his close friend Sushil in jail, asking me to pay Rs two crore eve ry month to him as pro

tection money to live safely in jail, and to get even basic facilities,” he alleged.

“Jain asked me to pay Rs 1.50 crore to DG pris on Sandeep Goel, who,

BID TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM MORBI: KEJRIWAL

New Delhi (PTI): The allegations that conman Sukesh Chandrashek har paid Rs 10 crore to Satyendra Jain as "protection money" are an attempt to divert at tention from the Morbi incident, CM Arvind Ke jriwal said on Tuesday.

"Before Punjab polls, they came out with Kumar Vishwas. Now, the BJP, due to its poor condition in Gujarat, has produced Sukesh.

It is also an attempt to divert attention from the Morbi incident," Kejriwal said.

he said, was a loyal as sociate of his. He forced me to pay and Rs 10 crore was extorted from me through constant pressure in two-three months,” he alleged.

New Delhi (PTI): The layer of acrid smog persisting over Delhi thickened on Tuesday amid calmer winds and raging farm fires in Punjab, with the city recording a 24hour average air qual ity index (AQI) of 424, the worst this year.

NASA’s satellite im ages showed a dense cluster of red dots de noting farm fires in Punjab and parts of Haryana, and a layer of smoke blanketing huge swathes of the Indo-Gangetic plains -- from east Pakistan to east Uttar Pradesh.

Air pollution rose to the upper end of the “severe” category at Burari Crossing (AQI 477), Bawana (465), Wa zirpur (467), Narela

Delhi BJP launches ‘Har Ghar Sampark’ campaign

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi BJP launched the 'Har Ghar Sampark' cam paign Tuesday to reach out to 10 lakh house holds in the city ahead of Municipal Corpora tion of Delhi polls like ly at the year-end.

Launching the cam paign from the Azadpur ward in Jahangirpuri, Delhi BJP president and an outgoing munic ipal councillor Adesh Gupta said his party is committed to serving the Delhi people with a "clean intention".

Under the campaign, senior Delhi BJP lead ers, office bearers and workers will visit 100 households in each of the over 13,000 polling booths in the coming days, said Delhi BJP vice president Virendra Sachdeva.

BJP asks Kejriwal, Mann to quit over air pollution

New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Delhi and Punjab CMs for high pollution in the capital and demanded their resignations alleging that it was “nothing short of criminal negligence” which worsened the air quality. BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said people of Delhi as well as Punjab were blaming the AAP governments led by Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, respectively, for the “poison” in air and cited figures to assert that incidents of stubble burning in Punjab had gone up to 10,214 from 7,648. Speaking to reporters here, Bhatia alleged Kejriwal and his party were busy in “cor ruption” and “looting” people while ignoring the Centre’s directive to Punjab way back in February to take measures to curb stubble burning.

(465), Vivek Vihar (457), Rohini (462), Ja hangirpuri (475), Sonia Vihar (469) and Ashok Vihar (465) at 4pm.

According to the Central Pollution Con trol Board (CPCB), the concentration of lungdamaging fine parti

cles known as PM2.5 was above 450 micro grams per cubic metre, around eight times the safe limit of 60 micro grams per cubic metre, in many areas.

SAFAR, a forecast ing agency under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the share of farm fires in Delhi PM2.5 pollu tion stood at 14 per cent on Tuesday. It was 22 per cent on Monday, 26 per cent on Sunday, the highest this year so far, and 21 per cent on Saturday.

The Indian Agricul tural Research Insti tute (IARI) reported 1,842 farm fires in Pun jab on Tuesday and 2,131 on Monday - the highest so far this sea son.

CM accuses LG Saxena of obstructing govt schemes

New Delhi (PTI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday ac cused Lieutenant Gov ernor VK Saxena of obstructing pro grammes and schemes of the AAP govern ment.

Without naming any body, Kejriwal alleged that his government's mohalla clinics and schools will be targeted next, but told the people that "your son will stand as a shield".

His allegation comes amid rumours that the LG had not approved extension for 'Dilli Ki Yogshala' scheme, un der which free yoga classes are conducted, after October 31.

During a press con ference here, Kejriwal said by "abusing" him, Saxena was insulting the mandate of two crore people of Delhi.

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When he abuses the Delhi chief minister, he not only abuses me, but insults the faith of two crore people who voted for me.

Sources in the LG Secretariat, however, said Saxena's office had not received any file from the government seeking permission to continue the pro gramme.

"I have no issues with the abuses hurled by

the Delhi LG towards me. Kejriwal is not im portant. But when he abuses the Delhi chief minister, he not only abuses me, but insults the faith of two crore people who voted for me. This is not right," Kejriwal said.

New Delhi (PTI): CM Arvind Kejriwal Tues day announced that the free yoga classes by his government will not stop, while asserting that he will not let any work stop despite ob struction by the L-G and the BJP.

DyCM Manish Siso dia had said the scheme would be discontinued since no decision had been taken by Lieuten ant Governor VK Saxe na on its continuation.

L&T construction agency fined Rs 5 lakh: Gopal Rai

Delhi government officials impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh on construction agency Larsen & Toubro Ltd in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Environment Minister Gopal Rai visits a construction site for inspection regarding anti-dust campaign, at DDU Marg, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Delhi seen covered in a blanket of smog on Tuesday morning as the average AQI in the city dipped to 424, which is the worst so far this year. Stubble burning in neighbouring states has been attributed as the main reason for the surge in pollution. —PHOTO BY ANI

AAP leader Satyendar Jain Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

—FILE PHOTO

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena with BJP MP Parvesh Verma during the inauguration of Underground Multilevel Car Parking and Community Hall at Subhash Nagar in New Delhi on Tuesday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

LG VK Saxena being presented roses by MCD workers during a cleanliness drive at Mayapuri on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

'Dilli Ki Yogshala' will continue, assures Kejriwal

—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister

MORBI-D POLITICS OVER GUJARAT DISASTER

when quoting some tweets of AAP leaders, BJP’s Kapil Mishra alleged “conspiracy”.

AAP leaders dismissed it as an attempt to “evade re sponsibility and digress at tention from the terrible trag edy”. “Who is Kapil Mishra,” asked AAP leader Naresh Balyan, claiming that Mishra, who was “kicked out by AAP,” was only trying to “remain politically relevant”.

Meanwhile, sample this… The government hospital at Morbi got a makeover ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the facility to meet those injured in Sun day’s suspension bridge col lapse which claimed 141 lives.

Workers were seen clean ing and painting a portion of the 300-bed hospital, which is a ground plus two-storey structure of three wings, ahead of Modi’s visit on Tuesday. Six of those injured in the bridge collapse were undergoing treatment at the hospital, while four to five other injured are being treat ed at a private hospital, a doc tor said. So far, 56 people have been discharged, he added.

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THIS INTRUSION INTO A PLAYER’S PRIVACY MUST NEVER HAPPEN

Slamming the BJP for this “eventbaazi”, the Congress people have died but the ruling party is making an event out of this tragedy. “Trasadi ka event (event of tragedy),” it tweeted. The Congress claimed that these arrangements are being made for PM Modi’s photo op in the hospital. “They are not ashamed. So many people died, and they are preparing for an event,” it said. Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting all the 182 Gujarat Assembly seats, posted a video of the hospital being painted.

“Morbi civil hospital is being painted overnight so that the poor condition of the building does not get exposed during PM Modi’s photoshoot,” AAP claimed

In India, every incident is, un fortunately, politicised and in case it is a political year… toh phir kya kehna! When all parties should have actually maintained silence and prayed for the departed souls and left politics to seek (or may be ‘sick’ pun intended!) its own level, the parties have sought this as an opportunity to play politics to create a roof-hitting decibel.

If the ruling BJP (on Mon day) cancelled its itinerary, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programmes in poll-bound Gujarat, follow ing the Morbi bridge tragedy and PM Modi visited Morbi on Tuesday to take stock of the situation and meet the in jured, there were reports that the “newly-renovated bridge was thrown open without a fit ness certificates” which im mediately led to the Opposi tion pointing fingers at the BJP government, accusing it of negligence.

With elections to the Guja rat Assembly expected soon (dates of which may be an nounced any time), PM Modi’s statement following the col lapse of a flyover in Kolkata way back in 2016 also surfaced to haunt the Saffron might.

BRAZIL TURNS LEFT, ONCE AGAIN

Meanwhile, the Congress had demanded a judicial probe into the mishap. “This is no time for politics but is critical to fix responsibility in the matter,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said.

However, tweeting on the incident, several Opposition leaders wasted no time and played on the Prime Minis ter’s comment then at a rally while blasting the Chief Min ister Mamata Banerjee’s gov ernment in West Bengal after the Vivekananda Road flyo ver collapsed in Kolkata to question if Morbi was an “act of God or an act of fraud”.

“Modi ji, is the Morbi bridge accident an Act of God or Act of Fraud,” Congress

leader Digvijaya Singh ques tioned. Y Sathish Reddy of the TRS and Manoj Singh of the Samajwadi Party also re ferred to the time when PM Modi called the flyover col lapse in Kolkata “act of fraud” and not “an act of God.”

“This is not a natural ac cident, it is a man-made trag edy. The BJP government of Gujarat is directly guilty of this heinous crime,” Con gress MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala, said, also attack ing the PM and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel over the relief package an nounced for the kin.

There was so much political bickering that even inter-par ty showdown was witnessed

Portions of the entry gate have been painted in yellow, while some areas inside the hospital have got a coat of white paint. The Congress tweeted images that showed repair work going on inside the Morbi hospital, to launch a tirade against the BJP. The photos posted by Congress on Twitter showed overnight re pair work going on inside the Morbi hospital, which in cluded a fresh coat of paint, new tiles on the walls, and minor construction work to beautify the hospital ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the fa cility on Tuesday.

Slamming the BJP for this “eventbaazi”, the Congress people have died but the rul ing party is making an event out of this tragedy. “Trasadi ka event (event of tragedy),” it tweeted. The Congress claimed that these arrange ments are being made for PM Modi’s photo op in the hospi tal. “They are not ashamed. So many people died, and they are preparing for an event,” it said. Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting all the 182 Gujarat Assembly seats, post ed a video of the hospital be ing painted. “Morbi civil hos pital is being painted over night so that the poor condi tion of the building does not get exposed during PM Modi’s photoshoot,” AAP claimed.

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Brazilians have re jected the far right leader Jair Bol sonaro for a sec ond term as Presi dent of Brazil. In a tightly fought and bitter election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged victorious by a nar row margin. The popular Leftist leader Lula polled 50.9 percent and Bolsonaro got 49.1 percent of votes to claim victory but Bolsonaro is yet to acknowledge defeat. In a re minder of the American pres idential election, Bolsanaro, like Donald Trump, claimed manipulation, refusing to ac cept defeat and his supporters blockaded roads in protest. There’s apprehension of Bol sonaro following Trump in rejecting the results. Bolsona ro’s politician son earlier called it an “electoral fraud”.

Brazilians have rejected the far right leader Jair Bolsonaro for a second term as President of Brazil. In a tightly fought and bitter election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged victorious by a narrow margin. The popular Leftist leader Lula polled 50.9 percent and Bolsonaro got 49.1 percent of votes to claim victory but Bolsonaro is yet to acknowledge defeat

Bolsonaro’s leadership came under criticism after his disastrous environmen tal policies which threatened the Amazon rainforest and free speech. Bolsonaro was blamed for causing largescale deforestation to the rain forest. He was also defi ant towards Covid pandemic, another similarity he shared with Trump. In the midst of a campaign urging Brazil ians to get vaccinated, Bol sonaro claimed in a video that the vaccines caused HIV AIDS and asked people to

avoid taking them. His state ments led Facebook and You Tube to remove the contro versial video.

Lula’s victory is stunning as he was imprisoned for cor ruption which prevented him from contesting in 2018. Lula dedicated his victory to the people of Brazil. The rejec tion of far right politics by Brazilians is a continuum of leftist victories in almost all of Latin America with Ar gentina, Mexico, Chile, Co lumbia and Peru having left ist governments.

Astranger filming a video of Virat Kohli’s hotel room in Perth is a definite cause for paranoia not only for the former India captain cur rently representing the country in the T20 World Cup being played in Australia but also for the ICC and the BCCI whose job it is to provide foolproof securi ty to players in view of previous cases of match-fixing. This in trusion in the privacy of a play er, reportedly by an excited fan, has been strongly castigated by Virat and the cricket fraternity. The hotel has since sacked (“stood down”) the employees who broke into Virat’s room and the hotel has apologized unre servedly to the cricketer who has decided not to pursue the matter.

An angry Kohli said that he was not “okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment”, Kohli tweeted about the incident.

The traffic from Delhi to Meerut, Bareilly and Moradabad will be smooth and it will further connect to Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve via Ramnagar. This improvement work of 33.724 km length (including flexible pavement) will be completed in a period of 2 years. By connecting Moradabad Bypass Corridor NH-734 i.e. Moradabad-Kashipur highway, the travel time will be significantly reduced.

Himachal has developed due to the government of double engine. Earlier there was no big university, no medical college, no railway facility in Hamirpur parliamentary constituency. I had promised a Central University in Hamirpur and it has been fulfilled with the blessings of Modi ji.

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Tweeting on the incident, several Opposition leaders wasted no time and played on the Prime Minister’s comment then at a rally while blasting the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal after the Vivekananda Road flyover collapsed in Kolkata to question if Morbi was an “act of God or an act of fraud”

PM VISITS MORBI COLLAPSE SITE

Morbi (ANI): PM Nar endra Modi visited Morbi in Gujarat on Tuesday after the cable suspension bridge claimed the lives of at least 135 people.

The search and res cue operation is under way in Machchhu river.

At least 135 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 are receiv ing treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, plunging people into the Machchhu River.

PM Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, on Mon day to review the situa tion in Morbi. The PM was briefed on the res cue and relief opera tions that have been underway ever since the unfortunate mishap took place in Morbi.

HOSPITAL CLEANED UP AHEAD OF PM’S VISIT

Morbi (Agencies): An all-night spruce up at the civil hospital in Gujarat’s Morbi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit today to meet the survivors of the massive bridge collapse tragedy that left 135 dead has drawn criticism from the Opposition.

CRUCIAL READ

ED ATTACHES VIKAS DUBEY’S BENAMI PROPERTY VALUED AT `10 CRORE

New Delhi (Agencies): The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday attached benami properties worth Rs 10 crore belonging to Uttar Pradesh’s slain gangster Vikas Dubey which he had bought on his relatives and aide’s name. The sources privy to the investigation said that property worth Rs ten crore belonging to Dubey was attached. The property was reportedly in the name of one Jaykant, who was Dubey’s confidant. These properties are based in Kanpur and nearby areas, the sources in the Enforcement Directorate said on Tuesday.

4-YEAR-OLD GIRL RAPED IN MP; ACCUSED HELD

Khandwa (ANI): A fouryear-girl was raped and thrown in the bushes near Jaswadi area in Khandwa, police said on Tuesday.

The minor girl went miss ing from her house on Monday. She came here to her relatives’ house who used to work in the farmland and they lived near the farmland in a temporary tent house. The family lodged a missing complaint on Monday.

GOA CONG TO FILE DISQUALIFICATION AGAINST 8 REBELS

Panaji (Agencies): The Goa unit of the Congress party has said that it will file a disqualification petition against eight MLAs who had merged with BJP on September 14 this year. Amit Patkar, President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee said that they were waiting for some important docu ment to ile the disqualifi cation petition, which now they are in possession.

12 ARRESTED FOR FORCEFUL RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS IN KARNATAKA TOWN

Ramnagar (Agencies): At least 12 persons were ar rested for attempting religious conversions of tribals in Kanakapura taluk of Ramnagar district, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, after gather ing specific inputs, a team of its personnel conducted raids and made the arrests. Police said that the arrested 12 persons were making arrangements for a mass religious conversion of Hindu tribals in the region. The arrested persons were being grilled by the police.

WB: TEACHER, OCCULTIST HELD FOR RAPING MINOR

Kolkata (Agencies): A teacher and an occultist were arrested in West Ben gal’s Bankura district over charges of raping a minor girl, police said on Tuesday.

The police said that the accused teacher, Sabuj De, came in contact with the occultist, Gurupada Maji, after he failed to get mar ried. Maji then suggested to De that a marriage would only be possible if the latter did some rituals involving a minor girl.

GUJ COPS CRACK GANG-RAPE CASE, ARREST FOUR

Vadodara (Agencies): The Vadodara rural police cracked a gang-rape case within hours of the crime and arrested all four ac cused. The complainant said on Monday around 8 p.m, she was walking on the Vadodara-Halol high way service road, when four persons waylaid and gagged her. They then dragged her to an isolated place behind the referral hospital and in the bushes and took turns to rape her.

WILD ELEPHANT TRAMPLES FARMER TO DEATH IN KARNATAKA’S HASSAN DISTRICT

Hassan (Agencies): A wild elephant trampled a farmer to death at Hebbanahalli village in Hassan district on Tuesday. The deceased farmer has been identified as Manu (34). The inci dent took place when Manu was returning after offering prayers at a local temple. The elephant suddenly came on his way and crushed Manu to death. Officials from the forest department and district administration have visited the spot. Meanwhile, the local people have vented their ire against the officials of the forest department.

MORBI ADMN COVERS BOARD WITH SHEETS

Morbi (Agencies): Just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chopper landed in Morbi, where one of the world’s biggest bridge tragedies occurred, the lo cal administration covered up the board of Oreva at the accident site with white sheets.

Coimbatore blast: NIA waiting for forensic reports

New Delhi (Agencies): In the Coimbatore car bomb blast, the NIA has identified the suspects who will be asked to join the probe in the coming days. The NIA was also waiting for the forensic reports of the seized articles for their probe. The Tamil Nadu Police had handed over all the documents to the NIA a few days ago.

THE HIGHLIGHTS EARLIER GOVTS IGNORED TRIBALS’ DEVELOPMENT: PM

Jambughoda (PTI): Taking a jibe at the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said previ ous governments neglected “all-round development” of tribal areas. It was Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government at the Centre which formed a separate ministry for tribal development, he said, targeting the Congress. The prime minister was speaking at Jambughoda in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district after launching various develop ment projects on the last day of his three-day visit to the poll-bound state.

Birla gives degrees to varsity students

DIGVIJAYA DEMANDS GUJ CM’S RESIGNATION

Morbi (PTI): Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Gujarat Chief Min ister Bhupendra Patel over the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy that claimed over 135 lives.

COLLAPSE RESULT OF BIG CORRUPTION: KEJRIWAL

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has said the Morbi bridge collapse was a result of massive corruption and prayed for those who lost their lives in the incident. Praying for those who lost their lives in incident, he said the polls in Gujarat should be held immediately.

Haridwar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday that India has given a new direc tion to the world in view of the changes taking place in the world. In the near future, India will lead the world by blending science and spirituality.

Addressing the sixth convocation ceremony of Dev Sanskriti Vish wavidyalaya, the Lok Sabha Speaker called for reaching out to the last

person of the society.

He said that not only spirituality and mod ern education, but life management is also taught in Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. Birla awarded de grees to 2661 students from 2017 to 2022 in the ceremony.

Later in the day, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir la performed ‘Ganga Aarti’ during his visit to Haridwar, on Tues day evening.

BJP will repeat govt in Himachal: Shah

Chamba/Kasumpti (PTI): Addressing a public rally in Chamba in favour of BJP candi date and Bhattiyat MLA Bikram Singh Jaryal, Shah urged the voters to re-elect the saffron party to power and break the state’s tradi tion of not repeating a government. He also coined the slogan, ‘Ek baar BJP, Har baar BJP.’ He later addressed

Idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor convicted

Chennai (PTI): A trial court in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam on Tues day convicted interna tional antique dealer Subhash Chandra Ka poor and five of his ac complices to 10 years imprisonment in the Udayarpalayam burgla ry and illegal export of 19 antique idols valued over Rs 94 crore to the Art of the Past Gallery, New York, USA, the state Idol Wing CID said on Tuesday.

The Special Court Judge also imposed penalty on all the six ac cused—Subash Chan dra Kapoor, Sanjivi Asokan, Marichamy, Packiya Kumar, Sri Ram alias Ulagu and Parthiban under vari ous IPC sections.

Kapoor, a US national was arrayed as first ac cused in Udayarpalay am police station for his alleged involvement in burgling and illegally exporting 19 antique idols totally valued above Rs 94 crore to the Art of the Past Gallery, owned by him.

He was detained by German Police on Octo ber 30, 2011 at Cologne Airport based on a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol and was handed over to IW CID.

ISSUE OF ASSAM’S MADRASSAS: SC NOTICE TO GOVT

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal challenging a Gauhati High Court verdict, which upheld the validity of As sam Madrassa Education (Provincialization) Act, 1995 (repealed by the Act of 2020) and all con sequential government orders, including the notification dated Feb ruary 12, 2021. A bench sought a response from the Assam government and others. The plea, filed through advocate Adeel Ahmed, contended that high court has er roneously observed that the petitioner madras sas being government schools, and wholly maintained by the state through provincialization are hit by Article 28(1) of the Constitution of India and as such, cannot be permitted to impart religious instruction.

CONG LEADERS ARE ANTICIPATING DEFEAT: CM JAI RAM THAKUR

Mandi (ANI): In a veiled attack on the Leader of the Opposition in State Assem bly Mukesh Agnihotri, Him achal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that Congress leaders are losing restraint on their language anticipating their defeat in the elections. Without naming him, CM targeted Agnihotri while addressing a public meeting in Nachan assembly constituency.

IN THE COURTYARD

APEX COURT JUNKS PLEA ON REPLACING PARTY SYMBOLS ON EVMS WITH CANDIDATE DETAILS

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider a plea seeking a di rection to the Election Com mission to remove symbols from ballot and EVMs and replace it with ‘name, age, educational qualification and photograph’ of candidates.

A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi pointed that 10th Schedule to the Constitution

‘CHITRA IS MASTERMIND’

recognises political parties and legislature party. “What is so wrong and obnoxious for having a party symbol on EVM?” CJI Lalit asked.

BJP EXPELS SIX LEADERS FOR ANTI PARTY ACTIVITIES

Shimla (Agencies): Taking a stern call against rebels who are set to fight as indepen dent candidate against par ty’s official candidates, the Himachal BJP has expelled its Vice President Ram Singh and five others for six years from the party. The BJP said that Himachal BJP President Suresh Kashyap has expelled primary mem bership of these workers with immediate effect.

ELECTROCUTION OF WILD ANIMALS: HC NOTICE TO K’TAKA

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ordered issuance of notice to all con cerned authorities in a PIL against illegal electric fences causing death of elephants and other wild animals in the State. The PIL filed by advo cate Ankush Yennemajal was heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale on Monday.

EX-HOCKEY COACH RESTRAINED FROM PUBLISHING PLAYERS’ DETAILS

New Delhi: The Delhi HC has temporar ily restrained Sjoerd Marijne, former coach of the Indian Women’s hockey team and book company HarperCollins from publishing confidential details about players in the Marijne’s new book. “..till next hearing, an ad interim injunc tion is passed restraining the defendants from publishing the book containing portions,” Justice Amit Bansal ordered while posting the matter for the next hearing on November 18.

FOCUS ON LANGUAGE

Southern states celebrate Formation Day

Thiruvanan thapuram/Amarava ti/Bengaluru (PTI):

Three southern states–Andhra Pradesh, Kera la and Karnataka–on Tuesday celebrated their respective state Formation Day with events and initiatives, with a focus on promot ing the local languages.

In the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava event ad dress here, Karnataka Chief Minister Basa varaj Bommai said, “Kannada pride and

self-esteem should be held high and we should march ahead.”

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan inau gurated the state Reve

PUDUCHERRY’S LIBERATION DAY

Puducherry and outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam became part of the Indian Union as a result of the referendum held in Kizhoor village on October 18, 1954. A trea ty of cession was signed between France and India transferring power to the Indian government on November 1, 1954.

nue department’s digi tal resurvey project ‘Ente Bhoomi’ (my

land), which aims to identify and provide plots to over three lakh landless families in the state. He also inaugu rated the state-level Ma layalam day celebra tions here.

In Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati, chief minister YS Jag an Mohan Reddy de scribed the state For mation Day as a “festi val to commemorate our culture, our glory, the struggles and victo ries of our ancestors.”

BJP, TRS workers clash in Munugode ahead of bypoll

Hyderabad (Agencies): Workers of BJP and TRS clashed on Tuesday in Telangana’s Munu gode constituency where a by-election is scheduled on Thursday. A few workers of both the parties were injured in the incident that oc curred at Pulivela when leaders of both the par ties were busy cam paigning. Some TRS supporters allegedly pelted stones on the con voy of BJP MLA Eatala Rajender who was cam paigning in the village.

Officials brief PM Narendra Modi on the rescue and relief operations that have been underway

PM Narendra Modi visits the site of the Morbi mishap, in Morbi on Tuesday.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with spiritual leader Swami Chidanand Saraswati performs ‘Ganga Aarti’ during his visit to Haridwar, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

New Delhi (PTI): The ED on Tuesday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of former MD of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna in a money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees, saying she was the "mastermind" behind the criminal con spiracy in the matter.

People gathered in front of Vidhanasoudha for the Karnataka Ratna Award presentation and 67th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

another “Vijay Sankalp Rally” at Karsog and a third one in Kasumpti,

near Shimla, in favour of outgoing minister Suresh Bhardwaj.

Amit Shah at public rally in Shimla on Tuesday. Himachal BJP chief Suresh Kashyap, Chandigarh BJP chief Sanjay Tandon also seen.

business

CEA outlines focus of G20 under India

Govt’s paddy procurement up 12% at 170.53 lakh tonnes

CURRENCIES

New Delhi: State-owned CIL on Tuesday said its coal production increased by 17.4% to 351.9 million tonnes (MT) in the AprilOctober period of the ongoing fiscal. The com pany’s coal output in the corresponding period of last fiscal was 299.6 MT, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a filing to BSE. The coal production by the maha ratna firm also increased to 52.9 MT last month, over 49.8 MT of coal production in the corre sponding month of previous fiscal.

—PTI

UPI TRANSACTIONS

RISE 7.7% TO 730

CRORE IN OCTOBER

New Delhi (PTI): Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said India’s G20 presidency would focus on key issues concerning mac roeconomic vulnerabilities in view of the ongoing global turmoil, besides food and energy security.

India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022. G20 is a grouping of developed and developing nations accounting for 85% of the global GDP, 75% of international trade, and two-thirds of the world population.

Speaking at a panel dis cussion, Nageswaran said India is assuming presi dency of G20 at a crucial time when the world is fac ing multiple headwinds.

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z Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said India is assuming presidency of G20 at a crucial time when the world is facing multiple headwinds

z Under these circumstances, the objective of the Indian Presidency will be to focus on key issues of macroeconomic vulnerabilities

z Efforts would have to be made on evolving a global consensus to deal with virtual assets like cryptocurrencies

New Delhi (PTI): The government’s paddy pro curement for the central pool rose 12% to 170.53 lakh tonnes till October of the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data.

Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.

Normally, paddy pro curement begins immedi ately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September.

8 priority areas for India at G20: FM

First India Bureau

New Delhi: India will press for collective efforts to deal with the spillovers of happenings in advanced economies as well as global regulation of crypto assets to check terror funding un der its G20 presidency, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

The minister outlined eight priority areas, in cluding reforms in multi lateral institutions and food and energy security, for discussion under its G20 presidency which will begin from December 1.

India will take over the presidency of G20, which is a grouping of 20 developed and developing nations, from Indonesia.

CONFIDENT WORDS

z The minister outlined eight priority areas, including reforms in multilateral institutions and food and energy security, for discussion under its G20 presidency which will begin from December 1

z ‘We are probably at a very comfortable stage in the sense of comparing with other economies,’ FM said

New Delhi: Transactions through UPI grow up by 7.7% to 730 crore and the total value stood at more than `12.11 lakh crore in October. In Sep tember, there were 678 crore UPI-led digital transactions worth `11.16 lakh crore. The number of instant inter bank fund transfer through IMPS in October stood at 48.25 crore and the value was at `4.66 lakh crore. In terms of transactions, it was high er by 4.3% compared to September. — FIB

LIC SHAREHOLDING IN TATA MOTORS

CROSSES 5 PER CENT

“Under these circum stances, the objective of the Indian Presidency will be to focus on key issues of macroeconomic vulnera bilities in the near term, which deal with food and energy insecurities arising partly because of long standing under investment in energy infrastructure but also because of near term geopolitical develop ments,” he said.

Besides, he said, efforts would have to be made on

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evolving a global consen sus to deal with virtual as sets like cryptocurrencies.

“The entire idea of the presidency would be to identify consensus-based solution, accelerating the scale and scope of the re sponse of the global com munity, trans-border chal lenges such as regulation of virtual assets, dealing with cross border remit tances, and also the issue of global capital flows and how to create buffers and safety nets for developing

INDIA’S GOLD DEMAND HITS PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS;

Q3 GOLD DEMAND UP 14% TO 191.7 TONNES: WGC

Mumbai: India’s gold demand has reached pre-pandemic levels and has witnessed an annual growth of 14% during the July-September quarter at 191.7 tonnes mainly driven by strong consumer interest, accord ing to a World Gold Council (WGC) report. According to the ‘Gold Demand Trends Q3 2022’ report by WGC, the total demand stood at 168 tonnes during the July-September quarter of 2021. In value terms, gold demand grew by 19% to ` 85,010 crores during the third quarter of 2022, compared to `71,630 crores in the corresponding period of 2021.

countries that get affected by spillovers from policies of developed nations,” he said.

The other focus area would be strengthening of multilateral institutions in terms of governance, capi tal and resources as they serve development needs of countries as well as glob al challenges, he said.

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental fo rum of the world’s major developed and developing economies.

The government aims to procure 771.25 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2022-23 kha rif marketing season (Oc tober-September). The ac tual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonnes in the previous kharif mar keting season.

According to the official data, the overall paddy buy ing has increased to 170.53 lakh tonnes till October 31.

India is taking over the presidency at a crucial juncture when the world is facing multiple headwinds on account of the RussiaUkraine war, increasing crude oil prices, rising in terest rates and slowdown in global demand.

“We are probably at a very comfortable stage in the sense of comparing with other economies, our macroeconomic funda mentals are fine,” Sithara man said, adding that emerging markets always face the collateral and un intended spillovers of hap penings in the developed

countries. She said at the G20 forum India is con stantly maintaining its po sition and voicing the con cerns of emerging markets and low- and middle-in come countries.

“Particularly at a time when we are also facing the collateral spillovers which are unintended ... How much countries like India or in the middle or low in come bracket or emerging markets can bear the brunt of spillovers? Can you at all be ready for unpredictable spillovers, and how much can you be ready?

India’s mfg activities remain strong in Oct

New Delhi (PTI): Manu facturing activities in India remained robust and price pressures were contained in October as new orders and production rose at a slower but stronger pace, according to a monthly sur vey released on Tuesday.

The seasonally-adjusted S&P Global India Manufac turing Purchasing Manag

ers’ Index (PMI) was up from 55.1 in September to 55.3 in October. The Octo ber PMI data pointed to an improvement in overall op erating conditions for the 16th straight month.

“The Indian manufac turing industry again showed signs of resilience in October, with factory or ders and production rising

—PTI

New Delhi: Shareholding by Life Insurance Corpo ration (LIC) in Tata Mo tors Ltd has crossed 5% as the insurer stepped up shareholding over the past ten months, invest ing `11.39 crore in the auto company. LIC said its shareholding in Tata Motors Ltd has increased from 16,59,48,741 to 16,61,98,741 equity shares increasing its shareholding from 4.997% to 5.004% of the paid-up capital of the company, the insurer said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. “Holding in the company has crossed 5% on October 31, 2022,” LIC said. —PTI

MARUTI SALES RISE 21% TO 167,520 UNITS IN OCTOBER

‘EPFO COVERAGE TO BE EXPANDED TO 10 CRORE SUBSCRIBERS’

New Delhi: Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said retirement fund body EPFO’s coverage will be expanded to 10 crore subscribers from the existing level of 6.5 crore. Yadav said, “EPFO social security schemes ambit will be expanded. It will be increased from 6.5 crore subscribers to 10 crore.” He also launched the EPFO Vision 2047 document.

According to him, it is the big gest responsibility of the EPFO to reduce its litigations.

—PTI

OLA ELECTRIC SALES REACH 20,000 UNITS IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR

New Delhi: Ola Electric on Tuesday reported sales of 20,000 units in October 2022.

The company, which sells electric scoot ers S1 Pro and S1, said it registered a strong performance during the festive season. Sales recorded a four-fold growth over daily run rate during Navratras, and ten times on Vijayadashami, the company said. It has been producing 1,000 units a day on an average. The company started online purchase process in September 2021.

—PTI

Bengaluru: Automaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Tuesday reported a 21% increase in total sales at 1,67,520 units in October. The company had sold a total of 1,38,335 units in the same month last year. To tal domestic passenger vehicle sales were at 1,47,072 units in October as compared to 1,17,013 units in the year-ago month, registering a growth of 26%. Sales of mini segment cars grew to 24,936 units.

—PTI

strongly despite losing growth momentum,” Pol lyanna De Lima, Econom

Sensex rallies for 4th consecutive day, climbs 375 points to breach 61K-mark

Mumbai (PTI): Bench mark indices maintained their winning momentum for the fourth day running on Tuesday, helped by a rally in Asian and Europe an markets and continuous foreign fund inflows.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 374.76 points or 0.62% to settle at 61,121.35. On similar lines, the broad er NSE Nifty advanced

133.20 points or 0.74% to end at 18,145.40. NTPC, PowerGrid, Dr Reddy’s, In fosys, Tata Consultancy Services, UltraTech Ce ment were major winners.

`GAINS 22 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 82.59 AGAINST DOLLAR

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appre ciated 22 paise to close at 82.59 (provisional) against the US dol lar on Tuesday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the lo cal currency opened at 82.74 and witnessed a high of 82.59 and a low of 82.79. It finally settled at 82.59 against the American currency, registering a rise of 22 paise over its previous close.

Petrol, diesel demand in October highest in 4 months

First India Bureau

New Delhi: The sales of petrol and diesel sales in India jumped to a fourmonth high in October, as the festive season brought back demand that had been quelled by extended mon soon rains, preliminary industry data showed on Tuesday.

Petrol sales soared 12.1% to 2.78 million tonnes in Oc tober, as compared to 2.48 million tonnes of consump tion in the same month last year. Sales were 16.6% higher than in COVIDmarred October 2020 and

21.4% more than in prepandemic October 2019.

Demand, which had dipped 1.9% month-on-

month in September, was up 4.8%higher.

Diesel, the most used fuel in the country, posted

JET FUEL PRICE HIKED BY 4.2 PER CENT, COMMERCIAL LPG RATES CUT BY ` 115.5

New Delhi (PTI): Jet fuel (ATF) price on Tuesday was hiked by 4.2% but that of commercial LPG used in non-residential es tablishments such as hotels and restaurants was cut by `115.5 per 19-kg cylinder re flecting global energy trends. ATF price was hiked by `4,842.37 per kilolitre, or 4.19%, to `120,362.64 per kl in the national capital. This reverses a 4.5% cut in jet fuel prices affected last month. Separately, the oil firms reduced the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder to `1,744 from `1,859.50 in the national capital.

a 12% rise in sales in Octo ber to 6.57 million tonnes, when compared to the same month last year.

Consumption was up 6.5% over October 2020 and 13.6% higher than preCOVID 2019.

ics Associate Director at S&P Global Market Intelli gence, said. Firms were able to secure additional work in October, taking the current sequence of growth to 16 months, the survey said, adding that overall, factory orders in creased at an above-trend pace that was nonetheless the weakest since June.

New Delhi (PTI): India’s power consumption grew 1.64% to 114.64 billion units in October compared to the year-ago period, according to government data.

The power consumption rose only marginally in Oc tober, mainly due to inces sant unseasonal rains which kept the mercury levels low and reduced the use of cooling appliances. However, experts said power consumption and de mand will further increase in the coming months due to use of heating appliance especially in the northern part of the country, and im provement in economic ac tivities on account of the beginning of the new rabi crop season. The farmers use electricity to run tube wells for irrigation for new crops. In October last year, power consumption was 112.79 BU.

Power consumption grows marginally to 114.64 billion units in October this year

‘Conserve water as part of ethics’

Greater Noida (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu has appealed to scientists, town plan ners and innovators to try to develop tech niques that help con serve water resources, noting that technology can play a key role in ensuring India’s water security.

Speaking at the sev enth edition of the In dia Water Week, Mur mu said providing clean water is a big challenge which requires cooper ation from all sections of the society.

“There will be a need to effectively conserve water to meet the de mands of our future generation and technol ogy will play an impor tant role in it. Hence, it is my appeal to scien tists, town planners and innovators that they try to develop techniques for conservation of wa ter resources,” she said. She also appealed to

the common people, farmers, industrialists and especially children to make water conser vation a part of their ethics.

“Only then, we will be able to gift a better and safer tomorrow to the coming genera tions,” she said.

Noting that the pre

sent situation on water security is worrying, Murmu said “due to the increasing population, the condition of our riv ers and reservoirs is de teriorating” and village ponds are drying up and many local rivers have become extinct.

“Water is being over exploited in agriculture

Kerala airport halts flights for 5 hrs for ‘God’s passage’

ADANI GROUP’S DECISION

and industries. The en vironmental balance on the earth is getting dis turbed, weather pat terns are changing and unseasonal excessive rainfall has become common. In such a situ ation, discussing the management of water is a very commendable step,” she said.

60 RIVERS REJUVENATED IN UP: YOGI ADITYANATH

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was also present at the event, said the state has managed to rejuvenate 60 rivers. “In one part of the state, there are many rivers from the Himalayas which carry silt with them. There were no previous attempts to channelise them and to rejuvenate them, but now with our attempts, 60 rivers have been rejuvenated,” he said. Talking about rejuvenation of the Ganga river, he said even dolphins have returned to the Ganga now. “We can say now that NMCG (National Mission for Clean Ganga) is an ideal example of how to carry out river rejuvenation,” he said. The chief minister said by providing clean water, deaths due to Japanese encephalitis have dropped by 95 per cent in the northern state between 2017 and 2021.

Raj, Guj & MP need to work in unison: PM Modi

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He said that “all of us have a strong desire for the magnificent expan sion of Mangarh Dham and for this, Rajasthan, Gujarat, MP and Maha rashtra need to work together”.

“It is my request to all 4 state governments to hold a detailed dis cussion in this direc tion, prepare a roadmap so that Govind Guru’s place too can create its identity in the whole world,” he said address ing a gathering, com prising tribals, among others, at the memorial.

“Over 1,500 tribals were killed in firing by the British on Novem ber 17, 1913, but unfor tunately, in the history written post-Independ ence, this was not given its due place. Now, the country is correcting the mistake committed

decades ago,” he said. Remembering Go vind Guru, who had led the 1913 uprising, Modi said Raj, Gujarat, MP and Maharashtra to gether under the leader ship of the Centre can develop the dham more so that the tribal lead er’s place can get a glob al identity.

Speaking on the occa sion, Gehlot said he was happy that recently the PM spoke to the chief secretaries of Ra jasthan, Gujarat and MP about the dham.

Ministry seeks additional funds of `25,000 crore for MGNREGS

First India Bureau

New Delhi: In keeping the tradition alive, the Thiruvananthapuram international airport closed down its runway and flight operations for 5 hours to ensure the smooth passage of “God” on Tuesday af ternoon.

The flights along with runway opera tions have been stopped twice every year for

decades to allow a cen turies-old ceremonial procession of the fa mous Padmanabhas wamy temple, which takes place twice a year, to pass through the runway. Marking the culmina tion of the Alpassi festi val that falls on Tuesday, the airport authorities informed that the flight services will remain suspended for 5 hours from 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm.

The practice of clos ing the airport for the ritualistic procession has been continuing without any fail even after the Adani Group took over its manage ment last year. “To enable and facilitate smooth continua tion of a centuriesold ritual by Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple for the Alpassi Arattu procession, through the runway of the Thiruvanan thapuram Internation al airport, the flight services shall remain suspended from 1600 to 2100 hours on the 1st November, 2022,” the airport manage ment said here in a statement.

New Delhi (PTI): An association of digital media organisations condemned on Tues day the searches car ried out by the Delhi Police at the offices of news portal “The Wire” and the houses of its editors on the basis of a complaint filed by BJP leader Amit Malviya.

In a statement, Di gipub News India Foundation claimed that the searches “mainly serve the purpose of criminal ising and creating a chilling effect against the profes sion of journalism in India”. “A journalist or a media organisa tion that publishes a

false report ought to be held accountable by its peers and civil society,” the state ment said.

“But for the police to carry out an imme diate and arbitrary search of the media house’s office and its editors’ homes, based entirely on a private complaint of defama tion filed by a spokes person of the ruling party, smacks of malafide intentions,” it added.

Army chief discusses Doklam with Bhutanese commander

New Delhi (PTI):

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with Royal Bhutan Army’s Chief Operations Offic er Lt Gen Batoo Tsher ing on ways to expand bilateral military ties amid China enhancing infrastructure around Bhutanese territory in the Doklam plateau.

Officials said the talks focused on vari ous key dimensions of India-Bhutan defence cooperation and the two commanders reviewed the evolving regional security scenario.

Lt Gen Tshering’s visit to New Delhi comes three months af ter Gen Pande travelled to Bhutan. The Bhuta nese commander laid a wreath at the National

War Memorial in hon our of the fallen heroes. He was also accorded a guard of honour in the South Block lawns. The Doklam plateau is con sidered an important area for India’s strate gic interest.

The Indian and Chi nese armies were locked in a 73-day stand-off at the Doklam tri-junction in 2017 after China tried to extend a road in an area that Bhutan claimed belonged to it.

New Delhi (PTI): The rural development min istry has sought addi tional funds of about Rs 25,000 crore for the MGNREGS, in a clear indication of a rise in demand for work, sourc es said on Tuesday.

The ministry has sought Rs 25,000 crore from the finance minis try and it is expected

that the funds will be allocated by the second week of this month, the sources told PTI.

In the Union Budget for 2022-23, an amount of Rs 73,000 crore was allocated for the Mahat ma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Of this amount, about Rs 54,000

IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as defence secretary

New Delhi (PTI): Sea soned bureaucrat Girid har Aramane on Tues day assumed charge as the new defence secre tary at a time the gov ernment has been fo cusing on modernising the three services.

Aramane, a 1988-batch Indian Ad ministrative Service (IAS) officer, was serv ing as secretary of the ministry of road trans port and highways prior to his new assignment. Before taking charge, Aramane laid a wreath at the National War Me morial and paid homage to the fallen heroes.

“We draw inspiration from these bravehearts and promise to work to wards fulfilling their dream of making India a safe and prosperous country,” he said.

Aramane succeeded Ajay Kumar, who retired from service on Monday.

In his 32-year career as an IAS officer, Ara mane has held various important positions in the central government as well as the Andhra Pradesh government. He also served as an additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat.

Aramane looked after

the exploration division in the ministry of petro leum and natural gas and was executive direc tor in-charge of inspec tions in the Insurance Regulatory and Develop ment Authority (IRDA). He is a B Tech in Civ il Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Univer sity, Hyderabad, and M Tech from IIT, Madras.

crore have been allocat ed to the states so far, the sources said.

About 181 crore per son days of work has also been generated un der the programme so far, they added.

The total expenditure on the MGNREGS is ex pected to touch the last financial year’s level of Rs 98,000 crore.

2 UP govt staff held for cheating bank of `146 crore

Lucknow (PTI): Five people, including two Uttar Pradesh govern ment employees, were arrested for cheating a cooperative bank of Rs 146 crore here, police said on Tuesday.

The group had com mitted the fraud by ob taining the user identi fication and password of the manager and cashier of the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank, Lucknow after hacking its server, they said.

During investiga tions, it was found that the server of Coopera tive Bank in Hazrat ganj, Lucknow was hacked and the money was transferred to dif ferent accounts in ICI CI and HDFC banks.

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the 7th India Water Week, as Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and State CM Yogi Adityanath look on, in Greater Noida on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

The airport shut down the runway and flight operations for five hours from 4pm to 9pm on Tuesday.

Members of MNREGA Workers Federation and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) stage a sit-in protest alleging the Central Government policies that sabotaged the unskilled job guarantee scheme in the country, in front of the Kerala Raj Bhavan, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Digipub condemns police searches at ‘The Wire’

Giridhar Aramane, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, assumes charge of the office of Defence Secretary, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande with Royal Bhutan Army Chief Operations Officer Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering during a meeting, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

The talks were focused on key dimensions of India-Bhutan defence cooperation

Residence of The Wire edior Sidharth Bhatia at Churchgate in Mumbai.

Gathering at the public programme ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’, in Banswara on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

The Euphoria Of Fall Fashion

Crunchy leaves, hot coffee and chilly weather all mark the transition from summer to autumn. As the seasons change, you might find yourself reaching for warmer layers and cosier accessories. Whether you’re looking for everyday outfits or more fancy ones, you can put together tons of autumn-appropriate looks to bridge the gap between summer and winter.

So, Let’s explore the world of fall fashion with City First

over the world have all been feeling the long ing for a better exist ence. However, with the easing of restrictions and a glimmer of hope for the future, more di verse style directions are opening.

MRIDULA SHARMA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Fall is the sea son to show off what you can do with your ward robe, whereas summer is the season to showcase how fantastic you look without a lot of cloth ing. It’s time to hunker down in your big, fluffy sweaters and don the same pair of blue jeans every day. Fall fashion calls for learning how to layer without ap pearing like an over stuffed penguin and revisiting your favour ite transitional-weath er clothing, such as classic trench coats and clunky ankle boots.

One word best de scribes the overall tone of the fall fashion trends: nostalgia. Now, depend ing on your age, experi ences and interests, nos talgia can take on a vari ety of different shapes.

The excitement for the forthcoming season is likely to feature any thing you could connect with happier, simpler times since the creative collectives around all

Wear a fitting turtle neck to stay warm. These timeless autum nal traditions have en dured since the 1990s and will continue to do so. In the fall, choose a black or tan turtleneck to dress up or keep things casual. If turtle necks aren’t really your thing, try a mock neck shirt. Turtlenecks in neutral colours go with anything, but autumnal hues like maroon and burgundy stand out in a crowd.

With dark wash jeans, go for a classic appear ance. When paired with colours like reds, browns, oranges, etc., dark denim looks fantas tic. Additionally, jeans are quite simple to style, so you’ll never struggle

MAR 21 - APR 20

MORE ATTENTION WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO THE HEALTH OF

PREGNANT WOMEN

AMIT BAIJNATH GARG, Senior Journalist

If a pregnant woman does not get a nutri tious and balanced diet, then her unborn baby will also not be able to develop ade quately. Most women do not know how much they should eat during pregnancy. A normal woman usually needs 1900 calories, while pregnancy requires 2200 calo ries. The diet should be rich in nutrients. The diet of a pregnant should be such, in all the nutrients are present. There should be an adequate amount of fruits and vegeta bles in the diet. A pregnant woman should also get a bal anced amount of protein. Protein is high in eggs, meat, milk etc. Women who are veg etarian can get protein from soybeans and pulses. Sprout

take food from two people, one for themselves and the other for the unborn child.

A question arises how much should women eat dur

calories per day. This in cludes both food and drink.

Doctors say that food should be balanced, which includes fruits and vegetables, carbo

ly be able to provide a healthy life for her future child.

If we talk about weight, then pregnancy weight de pends on the BMI (Body Mass Index) before or early preg nancy. About weight gain in pregnancy. If the body mass index is less than 18.5 ie under weight BMI, then the weight gain should be 13 to 18 kg. If the body mass index is 18.524.9 ie normal BMI, then the weight can be increased from 11 to 16 kg. On the other hand, if the body mass index is 25 to 29 i.e. overweight, then in crease the weight by 7 to 11 kg. If the body mass index is 30 or more, then only 5 to 9 kg of weight can be increased. If someone has twins or multiple pregnancies, they are expect ed to gain more weight. Nor mally, you should gain about 0.9-1.8 kg in the first 3 months and about 0.5 kg every week during the rest of your preg nancy.Many schemes are be ing run by the central and state governments to encour age pregnancy in women. An assistance amount of Rs 5000 is given by the Central Gov ernment to pregnant women of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). At the same time, Indira Gan dhi Matritva Poshan Yojana is being run by the Government of Rajasthan. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6000 is being provided by the Rajasthan government in five phases to pregnant wom en who give birth to a second child. Pregnant women are definitely getting benefits from these schemes. However, experts feel that the cash sup port in the schemes should be increased further.

Things move positively on the academic front and encourage you to give your best. Good man management will help you in completing a

project or assignment in time. Travelling with your near and dear ones to the countryside will prove immensely fulfilling. Blessings of someone will fulfilling your expectations.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

Switching to healthy foods will be the key to remaining fit and active. A family issue may need to be deliberated upon, so that it does not disturb domestic harmony. An out of town invitation will tempt some to undertake the journey. Spirituality may bring a special meaning to your life.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

A trip with friends will be both enjoyable and therapeutic. Family life will remain stable and provide you a firm foundation from where to venture forth. This is the best time for launching your ideas at work. Money multiplies through excellent financial planning. The day turns out well for you.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

Meeting someone new is likely to enlarge your social circle. Something you had wanted for the home may be gifted to you. Your ideas will work on the professional front and speed up the progress. Your financial condition is not bad, you possess the potential to earn much more. Overall health remains good.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Some additional perks can be expected by those in the private sector. An enjoyable outing is on the cards for some. Family life will cruise along smoothly and give you time for rest and recoup. A promotion or a prestigious appointment is in store for those in a government job.

VIRGO

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

You are likely to experience a positive phase in your existence. Favourable decision can be expected regarding a piece of property under dispute. Those in tourism and hospitality sectors will find new opportunities knocking at their door. You may take the initiative of organising a family gathering.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

You will get the financial help that you are seeking for and then accordingly you will decide what steps to take next. At work place you may earn oodles of joy and recognition by foraying into something new. Please take good care of your health and avoid stepping out in adverse

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

Change of diet will improve health. A difference of opinion may pit you against a family elder. Those compelled to travel are likely to find interesting company. Some of you will be able to add to your wealth and even plan to buy property. You are set to enjoy the exclusive company of people of eminence.

CAPRICORN

DEC 23 - JAN 20

Time is favourable as your real estate investments start giving handsome returns. An official trip is likely to keep you tied up. Your help and support to a youngster will help boost his or her self-confidence. Those trying to achieve their professional targets will succeed.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

FACEOFTHEDAY

Those in the financial sector can hope to start making profits. You may think up ways of improving your health. A major renovation work may be undertaken at home. A journey is likely to take you down the memory lane. Travel stars look bright for some, especially for overseas travel.

AUG 24 - SEP 23

Time is favourable as your real estate investments start giving handsome returns. An official trip is likely to keep you tied up. Your help and support to a youngster will help boost his or her self-confidence. Those trying to achieve their professional targets will succeed.

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20 You will be able to get the study stream you desire on the academic front. Going is likely to get better on the professional front. Purchasing a new car or an expensive appliance is indicated. Children can keep you entertained. The day is favourable to get a project underway.

PREGNANT WOMEN ARE NOT GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR DIET. IN A SURVEY, MOST WOMEN BE LIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD CONSUME 300 CALORIES OR MORE PER DAY DURING PREGNANCY. IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT IN THIS PERIOD WOMEN NEED TO TAKE FOOD FOR TWO PERSONS, ONE FOR THEMSELVES AND THE OTHER FOR THE UNBORN CHILD.

JANHVI’S

Recently spotted in a Sureena Chow dri ensemble teamed up with a Fizzy Goblet Jutti, Janhvi Kapoor proves kurta sets are for the win. After her iconic Halloween look, Jan hvi Kapoor was recently spotted at the airport in a subtle kurta set which cer tainly proves the actress can pull off both sartorial and subtle looks in a matter of hours. This time she stepped out in a Su reena Chowdri kurta set that certainly was soothing to the eyes because of its pastel colour palette. Scroll on for a com plete breakdown of the look. The ensem ble is accentuated with several multicol oured geometric patches. When paired with a sheer organza dupatta, it gives the ultimate traditional look.

Samantha gives theBEST style advice

The team of Nag Ashwin directed Project K starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bach chan have got multiple action directors to design and execute the action blocks of this futur istic action thriller. We also revealed that Am itabh Bachchan’s charac ter in the film is immortal and inspired by Ashwat thama from Mahabharata. And now we have heard that the Project K team is gearing up for a Summer 2024 release. The movie is produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, which celebrates its 50 years in 2024. The tentative date of release at the moment is April 10, 2024, though there are also some minor contempla tions of bringing the film in the last week of April, which is a date similar to Bahubali 2.

Katrina’s casual look at its chicest

When Katrina Kaif dresses up, it becomes a spectacle and her look for her very own Phone Bhoot was casual and the approach reads simple. While there’s time for your Friday to get better with a new movie to watch, here is your current ticket to rock a chic look.

Katrina had to be present for the premiere night of her movie’s screening. She played her part to influence us off-screen this time again and on this red carpet night, she wore a look that featured a dress and jacket. Bring out your wallets for good. The 39-year-old opted for a midi dress from AllSaints. Often the happi est to be in dresses, this was a lightweight and comfier version and we’re elated that to find the best isn’t impossible. Her Hal loween 2022 look is a great example. Katrina dressed up all funky like Harley Quinn and girl, she looked killer.

suffers an injury

uled to take place dur ing the first week of November.

“To all my fans in Califor nia, It breaks my heart to inform you that my shows in SF and LA are being postponed due to an unfortunate injury that I suffered while on tour. I am doing well and am expected to fully recover,” Dhill on wrote in his Insta gram story.

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Deepika Padukone

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Janhvi Kapoor

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MILESTONE ACHIEVED!

Creativity Full of Positivity

CITY FIRST

Anupama Trigu nayat a senior and eminent artist organ ised her solo show at Visual Art Gallery In dia Habitat Centre New Delhi. The show was curated by Shambhu Nath Goswami. The ex hibition was graced by the presence of Former Governor Tejendra Khanna, Ambassadors, Diplomats, Senior Bu reaucrats, Art critics and Art lovers. Artist's Bright colours and brooding depth prolif erated through her paintings. The results encompass a broad spectrum of textures and effects. The exqui site collection of work of more than 80 paint ings presented was bril liant and vibrant with bright and juicy colours bringing happiness and positivity and absolute delight and a treat.

VIIEW: Beyond and Beneath Arts Exchange

CITY FIRST

Artists from the World Universi ty of Design are setting sails to participate in Vietnam - India International Exhibition and Work shop 2022-2023 themed around 'VllEW: Beyond and Beneath Arts Ex change' from October 31 to November 10 at Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event is being or ganised in two phases, the first phase will have a representation of 11 extremely talented art ists, who'll be hosted at Van Lang University along with more than 20 Vietnamese artists for co-creation. The second phase will have Viet namese artists coming to WUD and working with selected Indian artists. Coordinated in collaboration with Kek keyellam Foundation, the participating artists will achieve essential

insights from VietnamIndia Exchange Semi nar Programme where in renowned artists will be sharing their varied and rich experiences, the timeline of evolu tion in the field of art, scope and future for budding artists.

Participating artists will showcase their works on November 9 in an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. A freelance activity has also been

organised to raise funds and support local artists and their frater nity.

Dr Sanjay Gupta (Vice Chancellor, World University of De sign) who was present at the inauguration of the workshop at Van Lang University ex pressed his happiness at being part of this ar tistic union of two crea tive universities that value art and culture.

VACATION OF NO REGRETS

Delhi's harsh weather, clamorous streets, and mundane exist ence all get on your nerves at times. And the greatest remedy at such times is to just pack your bags, drag a few of your trav el buddies or not, and hit the road. Although it may not always be feasible to organ ise a trip to a distant loca tion, there is no harm in planning a staycation, right? The nice part about Delhi is that there are fantastic re sorts on the outskirts of the city that provide an all-inclu sive retreat. Therefore, City First brings to you a list of some of the best resorts that are excellent weekend geta way choices from Delhi.

HERITAGE VILLAGE RESORT AND SPA

The resort, designed in the style of a Rajasthani haveli, is ideally positioned on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway, about a half-hour drive from Delhi International Air port. The location is wellequipped with everything a pre mium hotel should have and magnificently provided with top-notch services. It is one of the historic resorts in the vicin ity of Delhi.

BOTANIX NATURE RESORT

SURJIVAN RESORT

As part of Police Commemoration Week, Sanjay Arora, Commissioner of Police, Delhi and Police Families Welfare Society President Ritu Arora paid homage to martyrs at National Police Memorial recently. Senior officers along with their spouses were also present.

BEST WESTERN RESORT COUNTRY CLUB

The Best Western Resort Country Club is ideally located a short dis tance from Delhi. The picturesque surroundings and large plot of land are beautifully maintained, and there are several amenities for visitors to use.

Botanix Nature Resort is unquestion ably among the greatest resorts around Delhi NCR. It is also one of the top nature resorts near Delhi. It is an adventure camp and farm resort located on the slopes of the Aravalli Hills, on the edge of Damdama Lake.

Khushi Tambi

The resort's proximity to Del hi is the most important factor in its ranking as one of the top resorts near Delhi for a picnic. The resort is built in the style of a village, with thatched roofs and clay walls, yet all re quired services are there.

Anil Trigunayat and Kumar Tuhin

Anupama Trigunayat, Shambhu Nath Goswami and Ajay Samir

Anil Trigunayat, Dr Batra, Mrs Batra and Anupama Tringunayat

Spouse of Azerbaijan Ambassador and Anupama Trigunayat

Anupama Trigunayat addressing the audience

Algerian Ambassador in conversation with Anupama Trigunayat

Anupama Trigunayat and Croatian Ambassador Georgian Ambassador and Anil Tringunayat

Tejendra Khanna, Anil Trigunayat and Anupama Trigunayat with others during the lamp lighting ceremony

Anil Trigunayat and Dammu Ravi

During the Vietnam-India International Exhibition and Workshop

Monday afternoon was a day of celebration in the First India office as the channel topped the TRP with the number 1 position. Jagdeesh Chandra reached the channel office to celebrate the special occasion with the First India news team and blessed his team with good wishes as he accepted congratulations from all of them.

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Ayushi Vijayvargiya, Shweta Mishra Awasthi, Manoj Jagyasi, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat cut the cake. Also seen is Dimple and Vijender Singh Solanki

Jagdeesh Chandra with First India family at the channel office on Monday during the celebration

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

—PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN