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In last 3 years, only 57,000 marriages registered in Del

On some ‘auspicious’ days, the number of weddings crosses 20,000 in the capital LOW NUMBERS

New Delhi (PTI): With Delhi hitting the head lines for a record num ber of people tying the nuptial knot during the wedding season every year, the numbers are not reflected in the of ficial records as only about 57,000 marriages were registered here in the last three years.

Officials say a large number of Delhiites do not get their weddings registered till they need the marriage certificate for visa or other pur poses.

Considered a wed ding hub, the national capital hosts thousands of marriages every day during the wedding sea son between October and December and Jan uary and March.

On some “auspi

cious” days, the num ber crosses the 20,000mark often leading to traffic snarls with wed ding processions and wrongly parked vehi cles on roads.

According to the Rev

India’s new High Commissioner leads Gandhi tributes in UK

enue Department data, 11 districts received a total of 62,811 applica tions, out of which 56,918 marriages were registered between Oc tober 1, 2019 and August 31, 2022.

Southwest district had the highest number of marriage registra tions at 9,122, followed by Shahdara at 8,157, northwest at 6,712, south at 6,299 and west at 6,279, the data

showed.

Northeast district had the least number of marriage registrations. Of the 1,058 applica tions received, 918 reg istrations were done, the data showed.

Walkathon by doctors to protest violence

New Delhi (Agencies): Doctors involved in crit ical care in various hos pitals across Delhi and Noida participated in a walkathon to protest against incidents of vi olence against the med ical fraternity.

Organised by the So ciety Of Critical Care Medicine, Delhi-Noida, the walkathon was flagged off by BJP MP Mahesh Sharma.

“Recent times have witnessed unabated vi olence against doctors especially those in volved in Critical Care in ICUs. The intensive care specialists feel that they are the soft tar gets,” said a statement.

Slogans like ‘’Do not colour my apron red’’ were raised at the event.

‘Overlapping’ symptoms confuse docs as Dengue cases rise, while Covid ebbs

New Delhi (PTI): Amid a spike in dengue cases in the national capital, many people down with viral infection are ex hibiting “overlapping symptoms” of COV ID-19 and the vectorborne disease, leaving both patients and doc tors perplexed about the exact diagnosis. Dengue symptoms in clude high fever, head ache, rash and muscle and joint pain, which are quite similar to that of COVID-19.

headache is Covid posi tive or not, doctors said.

FOGGING DONE AT RAMLILA, DURGA PUJA GROUNDS

New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre on Sunday cleared the appointment of Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary equivalent officers in various ministries and departments.

The list of officers appointed goes as follows:

MUGDHA SINHA (IAS:1999:RJ) appointed as Joint Secretary, Culture Ministry for 5 years.

AJAY BHADOO (IAS:1999:GJ) appointed as Dy Election Commissioner, ECI, for 5 years.

AKASH TRIPATHI (IAS:1998:MP) appointed as CEO, MyGov, MeitY for 5 years vice Abhishek Singh (IAS:1995:NL).

RAHUL SHARMA (IAS:1998:JH) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH for 5 years.

DEEPAK AGARWAL (IAS:2000:UP) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for 5 years.

AJAY YADAV (IAS:2005:BH) appointed as Joint Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Ministry for 5 years.

PANKAJ YADAV (IAS:2001:HY) appointed as Joint Secy, Agri & Farmers Welfare for 5 years.

RAJAT KUMAR (IAS:2005:CG) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training for 5 years.

PRIYANKA BASU INGTY (IAS:2004:HP) appointed (in-situ elevation) as Regional Director (JS level), SSC, Kolkata under DOPT for 7 years.

DEEPAK MISHRA (IFS:1996:KL) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals for 5 years.

INDU C NAIR (IRAS:2001) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce for 7 years.

GURMEET SINGH CHAWLA (IRAS:1998) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture for 5 years.

AJAY KUMAR (IAS:2006:GJ) appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence Dept for 5 years.

MANOJ KUMAR SAHOO (IAS:2006:UT) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation for 7 years.

London: India’s new High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Do raiswami, on Sunday led Gandhi Jayanti trib utes on the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahat ma Gandhi in London, the city which he noted was where Gandhiji’s “story began” as an apostle of peace and non-violence.

At a ceremony bring ing together members of the Indian diaspora, parliamentarians and community leaders at a historic statue of Ma hatma Gandhi at Tavis tock Square, the High Commissioner noted that the commemora tion of October 2 as the United Nations’ Inter national Day of NonViolence is testament to

the enduring universal message and legacy of Bapu’s message.

“My life is my mes sage; in those few words he carried a wealth of wisdom,” said Do raiswami, in his ad dress.

“His life was one that was lived in simplicity, in strife and in an effort to bring out from each of us the best that we could be the more we engage with it, the more we realise that his mes sage contained a wis dom and a value that remains universal,” he said.

The ceremony con cluded with a Buddhist prayer for peace, con ducted by monks at the foot of the bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, famously seated in prayer and meditation.

In such a situation it has become difficult to ascertain whether a person suffering from fever, body ache and

“Covid cases are de clining right now, but the virus is still there. I am still seeing Covid cases in my OPD. In the last 3-4 days, two cases were detected in OPD and one later in an ICU.

However, on an average, dengue infection is on rise right now,” said Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, a senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals.

“We are prescribing both Covid and dengue test to ascertain the in fection,” he said.

New Delhi (PTI): Amid rising cases of dengue in the capital, civic authori ties conducted fogging drives at various Ramlila maidans in Delhi, officials said on Saturday. Besides, spraying of insecticide is also being done at various Durga Puja pandals in the city, they said. “Gener ally, Ramlila committees request us to conduct fogging drives, but this year, we have taken action on our own,” a senior official said. He acknowl edged that rising cases of dengue is a factor.

AJAY YADAV (IAS:2006:TN) appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat for 7 years.

D SENTHIL PANDIYAN (IAS:2002:UD) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences for 5 years.

HANISH CHHABRA (IAS:2006:TN) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs for 7 years.

SATYAJIT MISHRA (CSS) appointed as Joint Secy, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change till his superannuation on 31.05.2027.

MUKESH KUMAR BANSAL (LAS:2005:CG) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services for 5 years.

TJ KAVITHA (IFS:2000:RJ) appointed as Joint Secy, Dept of Food & Public Distribution for 5 years or vice Mukta Shekhar (IRAS:1994).

SACHIN MITTAL (IPOS:2000) appointed as Joint Secretary, Dept of Health & Family Welfare for 7 years vice Vikas Sheel (lAS:1994:CG).

MANASHVI KUMAR (IAS:2004:PB) appointed as Joint Secy, Dept of Health & Family Welfare for 5 years vice Padmaja Singh (CSS).

BASANT GARG (LAS:2005:PB) appointed as Additional CEO, National Health Authority under Health & Family Welfare Dept for 5 years.

HANIF QURESHI (IPS:1996:HY) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries for 5 years vice Nidhi Chhibber (lAS:1994:CG).

SURBHI JAIN (IES:2001) appointed as Joint Secretary, Dept of Economic Affairs for 5 years.

RAVI KUMAR ARORA (IAS:2006:GJ) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for 5 years.

RAHUL JAIN (IAS:2005:MP) appointed as Joint Secretary, DIPAM for 5 years.

OLD NOT GOLD

Noida Police seeks electric vehicles, newer models

Noida: Amid growing concerns about the en vironment, the Noida Police has sought a fleet of electric vehicles for patrolling and other du ties in city areas, ac cording to officials.

Besides this, the po lice have written to the local authorities with a request for replacing over 60 vehicles with newer models, high lighting their dilapidat ed condition and main tenance costs of over Rs 2 crore so far.

The commissioner ate currently has around 400 vehicles, in cluding those on emer gency 112 service. The request to local authori ties is for replacement of 66 vehicles which are in bad shape while the EVs have been sought from the state govern ment in addition to the existing fleet.

Police Commissioner Alok Singh said a pro posal for introducing electric vehicles has been discussed with government bodies and approval is awaited.

BEST IN RESPONSE

RUPESH KUMAR THAKUR (IAS:2006:UT) appointed as Jointt Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment for 5 years.

NANDITA GUPTA (LAS:2001:HP) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment for 5 years.

FARIDA MAHMOOD NAIK (CSS) appointed (in-situ elevation) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines for 5 years.

FRANKLIN L KHOBUNG (IFS:1998:GJ) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for 5 years.

MOHD AFZAL (CPES:1995) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power for 5 years.

AMIT SHUKLA (IFS:1999:TR) appointed as Joint Secy, Rural Development Dept for 5 years.

placement of a total of 66 vehicles which are older than eight years and most of them hav ing clocked almost two lakh kilometers.

Moreover, the police

have spent around Rs 2 crore in maintenance of these 66 vehicles which now frequently report breakdown and stay out of use, accord ing to the letters.

INDIRA MURTHY (CSS) appointed as Joint Secretary, Dept of Social Justice & Empowerment till her superannuation on 30.04.2023.

LOCHAN SEHRA (IAS:2002:GJ) appointed as Joint Secretary, IN-SPACe (Ahmedabad) for a tenure of five years.

Kishor Dwivedi “Electric Vehicles are the way forward,” the Noida police chief said. Separately, he said his department has written to the local Noida Au thority as well as the Greater Noida Author ity for replacing a fleet of vehicles which were provided by them near ly a decade ago. Officials said the po lice have asked for re A Noida Police 112 Response Vehicle on duty. Aditi Khanna High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami addresses the ceremony at Tavistock Square in London on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI DAY OF PEACE Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, at odds for the past many days, both went to pay homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti. —PHOTOS BY ANI

—PTI

6-yr-old boy killed as ‘human sacrifice’ in Delhi; 2 arrested

New Delhi (PTI): Two men allegedly killed a six-year-old boy as “hu man sacrifice” by slit ting his throat and at tacking him on the head in South Delhi’s Lodhi Colony, police said on Sunday.

Accused Vijay Ku mar and Amar Kumar are natives of Bihar and they have been ar rested, police said, add ing they were under the

influence of drugs while committing the crime.

The accused and the boy’s parents were working as construc tion labourers. Vijay and Amar have con fessed to the crime and said they killed the boy to gain “prosperity”. All of them were living in the same slum, po lice said.

At around 10:30 pm

on Saturday, when the boy was going to his shed, the accused called

him to their cooking space and killed him by first attacking on his

head and then slitting his throat, Deputy Com missioner of Police

Help AAP win 150 of 182 seats in Gujarat: Kejriwal to voters

Delhi CM warns people against voting for Congress, saying it will only help the BJP

Surendranagar (PTI):

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sun day urged the people of Gujarat to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming state Assembly elec tions and help it win 150 out of the total 182 seats for a “big change”.

He also appealed to them not to vote for the Congress, saying that voting for it would help the ruling BJP.

Both the BJP and Congress were united in their aim to defeat the AAP, he claimed.

“Only 50 days are left. Push hard so that we get at least 150 seats. We need a big change, 90-95 seats will not do. People of Delhi gave us 67 seats out of 70, people of Pun jab gave us 92 out of 117 seats. Will not the people of Gujarat defeat both

Punjab and Delhi, break their record?” Kejriwal said while addressing a public rally in Suren dranagar town.

He also claimed that IB has said that the AAP will win by a thin mar gin if the Gujarat As sembly elections are

held today.

“We will have to work hard. We don’t have money, we are honest people. My bank ac count is empty, and so is Bhagwant Mann’s. The bank account of our party is also empty. They conducted raids

on me, Mann and every one, but found nothing,” he said. People will have to contest elections on their own if they want change and a better fu ture for their children, the AAP’s national con vener said.

“A storm of change is

IIHC honours 16 writers, scholars with ‘Tahzeeb-e-Urdu’ award

New Delhi (ANI): Indo Islamic Heritage Center (IIHC) has honoured 16 Urdu writers and schol ars with the ‘Tahzeeb-eUrdu’ award for their service to the language.

IIHC on Saturday or ganised a seminar on ‘Urdu: An Indian lan guage’ at the Indian Is lamic Cultural Centre in Delhi where a resolu tion was passed giving shelter to Urdu in the name of the Centre and the states. While speak ing at the seminar, San jay Dwivedi the Direc tor General of the Indi an Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) said that Urdu is an In

dian language and there is no dispute about it.

“When India was one, most of the owners and editors of Urdu newspa pers were Hindus. These newspapers raised their voice for

independence. He said that Gopichand Narang expanded the knowl edge of the West by in corporating it into Urdu. If traders are in vesting money in Urdu it proves that Urdu has

a market and a future,” he said.

IIHC Director Profes sor Liaquat Hussain Moini said that the Su fis associated Urdu with the local land and gave emphasis to Urdu liter ature.

“Hazrat Amir Khus rau gave power to Urdu and the contribution of Munshi Naval Kishore also cannot be forgot ten. When Hindu poets were writing Naat and Hamd, Iqbal was writ ing Nazm on Ram. This inclusive feeling is the power of Urdu. Urdu is not the language but the name of the culture,” he added.

NOBLE ACT

Only 50 days are left.

Push hard so that we get at least 150 seats. We need a big change, 90-95 seats will not do. People of Delhi gave us 67 of 70 seats, Punjab gave us 92 of 117 seats. Will not the people of Gujarat break their record?

—Arvind Kejriwal, CM, Delhi

coming, and Gujarat is craving for a change. Don’t get derailed, do not vote for Congress to make BJP win...Con gress will win less than 10 seats, and winners will join BJP after win ning as Congress candi dates,” he added.

(South) Chandan Choudhary said. Based on the state

ment of the boy’s fa ther, a case was regis tered under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, police said.

In his complaint, the boy’s father said some women were singing bhajans at the construc tion site after dinner and his son was around.

However, when they were about to leave for

their respective sheds, the boy went missing.

The complainant said he noticed blood oozing out of their shed and he opened the door only to see his son’s body beneath the cot.

A crime team along with experts from the Forensic Science Lab inspected the spot and the body was shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre, the DCP said.

3 youths arrested for stabbing man to death

New Delhi (PTI): Three men were arrest ed for allegedly stabbing to death a 21-year-old youth in northeast Del hi’s Sunder Nagri area, police said on Sunday.

The accused have been identified as Aal am, Bilal, and Faizan, residents of Sunder Na gri. All three have been booked for murder, they said. Police said the three killed the victim due to an old rivalry.

Police force has been deployed in the area to ward off any more con frontation, they said, adding there was noth ing communal in it.

The Saturday inci dent captured on a CCTV camera shows three youths walking down a lane and accost ing Manish who is com ing from the opposite direction. The footage further shows one of the three grabbing Manish by his collar and slapping him. Oth

MOTHER’S

Organs of AIIMS official’s sister give new lease of life

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Her heart, a kidney and corneas were donated to patients at AIIMS, while her liver will be utilised in the Army RR Hospital

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Organs do nated by the brain dead sister of a senior Delhi AIIMS official’s gave a fresh lease of life to four people and vision to two.

Snehlata Choudhary, 63, was operated upon in Jamshedpur, follow ing a serious head in jury she suffered dur ing her morning walk last month. For further treatment she was brought to AIIMS Trau ma Centre, where de

spite best efforts she could not be saved and eventually declared brain dead on Septem ber 30, said a doctor. She

CAMPAIGN

organ donation throughout her life. She had also qualified for Kaun Banega Crorepa ti,” the doctor added.

er two too join him soon, and progress to stabbing Manish with knives at least 20 times.

The stabbing took place in full view of the people, who watched the scene from afar or walked on even as the three youths kept knif ing the victim.

According to the po lice, they were informed about the stabbing around 7.40 pm Satur day. The victim was rushed to a hospital

where he was declared brought dead.

“We received a PCR call from locals about the stabbing on Satur day evening. A team rushed to the spot and found the victim was taken to the hospital. He was declared brought dead by the doctors. During prelim inary inquiry, three men were identified and arrested,” Sanjay Sain, DCP (North East) said.

Unified sewer system for illegal colonies

was the sister of Ra bindra Agarwal, an IAS officer posted as the ad ditional director of ad ministration at AIIMS

here.

“She was a strong supporter of the eye do nation campaign and supported the cause of

Choudhary’s heart, a kidney and corneas were donated to pa tients at AIIMS, while her liver will be utilised in the Army RR Hospi tal. Her second kidney was given to a patient at RML Hospital, accord ing to the arrangement by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Or ganisation.

New Delhi: In a bid to lessen pollution in the Yamuna by preventing free flow of effluents into it, the Delhi govern ment has decided to con nect all unauthorised colonies and villages with a unified sewer sys tem. Various projects in this direction planned by Delhi Jal Board were approved by DyCM Manish Sisodia, an offi cial statement said. Under these projects, Delhi government will

conduct a study on new ly constructed lakes to assess the groundwater flow. The existing capac ity of Rohini Lake 1 and 2 will also be increased.

“Capacity of Keshop ur Phase-I STP will be increased from 12 MGD to 18 MGD, this will help in better treatment of wastewater,” the state ment quoted Sisodia as saying. The government will build a chamber to connect Sant Nagar, Sin ghu, Shahbad, Pradhan Enclave etc. with house sewer connection.

‘DISILLUSIONED AFTER HAVING PRASAD’ Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference in Rajkot on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI Locals gather at the site where a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by three men, at Sunder Nagri, New Delhi on Sunday. First India Bureau CAPITOL NEW DELHI | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 03 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/delhi I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia The award ceremony at Indo-Islamic Heritage Center in Delhi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar offers prayers at the Pandara Park Pujo Pandal in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

DONATION

BLESSINGS

THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF THE FOREST DWELLER

IN-DEPTH CELEBRATING DURGA PUJA AFTER UNESCO’S RECOGNITION

The recognition came in December last year, but the moment of celebra tion has arrived now. Kolkatans are celebrating Durga Puja with double the vigour and religious fervor as it was included in Unesco’s List of Intangible Cul tural Heritage, the only festival from Asia to be conferred that honour. The prestigious recogni tion has made Bengalis go euphor ic as the popular festival attracts thousands to the capital of West Bengal. It is a cultural and secular event which sees participation of all sections of the society.

in breach than in practise.

The 1865 Indian Forest Act rep resented the first attempt of the colonial state to bring about a comprehensive legis lation on the subject. Its pri mary aim was to assert the monopoly of the British over the Indian forest land. It em powered the government to declare any land covered with trees, or brushwood or jungle as a government for est and make rules to man age it. As mentioned in the first article in the series, the task was to secure teak wood for railway sleepers by creat ing a government monopoly over teak. However, as the forest department had still not been organized, the de termination of whether the land in question was under forest or not, was determined by the Revenue officials.

Over the next two dec ades, the Forest depart ment became more or ganized, and forest offi cials pointed out the la cunae in the 1865 Act (from the point of view of the Forest depart ment). Thus, the Indian Forest Act was revised in 1878, and the principal fallout was that it trun cated the centuries-old traditional use by commu nities of their forests. The provision of this Act es tablished a virtual State monopoly over the for

IS CONG PREZ POLL A FIXED MATCH?

ests in a legal sense on one hand, and on the other, as serted that the customary use of the forests by the vil lagers was not a ‘right’, but a ‘privilege’ that could be with drawn at will. This was, in effect the disenfranchise ment of the forest dwellers over their traditional rights over access and livelihoods.

The 1878 Act divided for ests into three categories- re served, protected and village forests. The Reserved forests were called the ‘best forests and the villagers could not take anything from these for ests, even for their own use.

For house building or fuel, they could take wood from protected or village forests, but in effect they were at the mercy of the forest officials.

By one stroke of the pen, the organic relationship between the forest dweller and the for est was extinguished.

This was followed by the first formal Forest Policy in 1894 in which the exception clauses took precedence over

the stated objectives. There fore, we shall talk of the ex ceptions before the general policy. The three exceptions were that permanent cultiva tion should come before for estry and that the of satisfac tion of local needs at noncompetitive rates would take precedence over reve nue: but it was left to the Forest department to de fine what the local need was, and, and what exactly was ‘noncompetitive’. Last but not the least was the realization of ‘maxi mum revenue’.

The general policy was the normative statement regarding the of adequate forest cover for preserva tion of physical and cli matic conditions and ful filment of the needs of the people – observed more

This was followed by the Indian Forest Act, 1927 which is still on the statute book, though it has been amended many times and supplement ed with state legislation as well. It created the fourth cat egory of Non-government Forest, besides introducing regulatory measures were in troduced to prohibit/control quarrying of stones, burning of lime or charcoal, the collec tion of any manufacturing process, or removal of any for est produce in any such forest and the breaking up or clear ing for cultivation, for build ing and for herding cattle.

The Government of India Act of 1935 transferred the subject of Forestry to the state list. Not only was the recruitment to the IFS stopped, but it also meant that there was in effect, little central control over forest matters. Popular ministries too oath in the states, and in creased the expenditure on welfare schemes, thereby put ting pressure on the Finance department to seek addition al sources of revenue. At that time, the main tax base of the states comprised land reve nue followed by excise and commercial taxes. Given the pro- famer orientation of the freedom movement, land rev enue could not be raised: in fact, many state governments announced remissions, and therefore the forest depart ment was under pressure to mobilise funds for the en hanced budgetary outlays.

(To be continued)

After including Durga Puja in its list of intangible cultural her itage the Unesco said, “…this inscription will offer encourage ment to the local communities that celebrate Durga Puja, in cluding all the craftspeople, de signers, artists and organizers of large-scale cultural events, as well as tourists and visitors who partake in the inclusive festivity that is Durga Puja”.

The Intangible Heritage List also includes, among others, Ve dic chants, Ramlila, Yoga, Chhau dance and Garhwal’s re ligious festival Ramman and Kalbelia of Rajasthan.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Bible

Congress presiden tial election may seem farcical but it gives the Gan dhi family a much-needed reprieve from dissidence. As per an assur ance Sonia and Rahul Gan dhi gave to the Congress Working Committee none from the family is contesting this poll despite demands from some of their loyalists that the scion should lead the party. That has not stopped people from calling this elec tion a fixed match.

Yet, the Gandhis’ control over the party will not weak en given that the two candi dates in fray so far- Mallikar jun Kharge and Shashi Tha roor - are old loyalists of the Gandhis besides being vet eran Congressmen. Tharoor,

As per an assurance Sonia and Rahul Gandhi gave to the Congress Working Committee none from the family is contesting this poll despite demands from some of their loyalists that the scion should lead the party

though, is also a member of the G23 and asserted that “he is a candidate for change”. Ashok Gehlot and Digvijay Singh, on the other hand, may have pursued a line independent of that pre ferred by Sonia or Rahul Gandhi. Manish Tiwari,

who is a member of the dis sident camp, who considered filing his nomination but did not, would have fallen in the latter category.

By giving up their claim on the party president’s post, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have technically addressed the dissidents’ main demand that no Gandhi should lead the party. That also frees the party from the charge of be ing run by members of the Gandhi family. At 80, Kharge has seen the party’s high and lows and survived several party presidents.

He is too old to be a rub ber stamp president for ei ther Sonia Gandhi or her son Rahul. Kharge has said that “there is no G23 camp now”. Perhaps, it is too ear ly to say that.

Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri, the inspiration of the nation, wrote a golden chapter in the history of independent India with his simplicity, strong leadership and selfless service to the nation. His slogan of Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan united the country and infused the spirit of nation first among the people. Tributes to him on his birth anniversary.

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Rahul pays tribute to Mahatma on his 153rd birth anniversary

Mysuru (ANI): Con gress leader and MP Ra hul Gandhi along with party leaders attended an event at Badanavalu, Mysuru to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on the 25th day of the par ty’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Rahul Gandhi offered a floral tribute to the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Khadi Gramodyog, Badanavalu Karnataka at 8 am followed by a prayer meeting. On the 25th day of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi visited Khadi Village Indus tries at Badnavalu in memory of Bapu, said Congress.

“With Gandhi ‘topi’ on his head, Bapu’s val ues in his heart and in tention to unite India, Rahul Gandhi along with other participants of Bharat Jodo Yatra visited Khadi Village In dustries at Badnavalu in memory of Bapu on the occasion of Gandhi Jay anti,” tweeted the Con gress party.

Rahul Gandhi also met the women weavers and talked about their experiences and chal lenges at work. He un dertook a tree planta tion by the Bharat Yatris Khadi Garmodyog, Badanavalu.

Padyatra resumed at Sree Kaalibeeramma Temple Kadakola Indus trial Mysuru junction at 4.30 in the afternoon and halted at 7 pm at Bandi palya, near APMC. The participants of the 3,500km march from Kanya kumari to Kashmir were to stay near JSS Grounds, near Exhibi tion Grounds Mysuru.

SONIA GANDHI TO PARTICIPATE IN YATRA ON OCTOBER 6 IN KARNATAKA

New Delhi (PTI): Con gress president Sonia Gandhi will participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 6 in Karnataka, sources said on Sun day. The Yatra will pass through Karnataka for 21 days covering 511 km in the state. It began on September 7 from Kan yakumari and entered Karnataka on Friday after passing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Sonia Gandhi will walk with the participants on October 6 during the Karnataka leg of the Yatra, a party source said. This would

be the first time that Sonia will participate in the Yatra which began when she was abroad for a medical check-up. Rahul Gandhi has been walking continuously in the Yatra and reached Gundlupet in Karnataka on September 30 from Gudalur in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Nagpur (ANI): Ahead of the Congress presi dential polls, Shashi Tharoor said that he represents change in the party which a leader like Mallikarjun Kharge can’t bring about. While

RSS CONCERNED AT ‘RISING INCOME INEQUALITY’

New Delhi: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday expressed concern over rising income inequality in the country, asserting that poverty is posing as a “demon-like challenge in front of us”. “...We should be sad that 20 crore people are below poverty line. And 23 crore people are earning less than Rs 375 per day,” Hosabale said while speaking at a webinar organised by Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM). Hosabale ques tioned whether it is good that despite being one of the top six economies, half of the country’s pop ulation gets only 13 per cent of the total income.

GOA: POLICE NABS

MAN WITH 11 GRAMS COCAINE

Mapusa (ANI): Mapusa Police has arrested a man from Belgavi, Karna taka with 11 grams of cocaine, worth Rs 1 lakh. According to the police report, PSI Bablo S Parab informed that on Satur day at New Bus Terminus, Mapusa, a narcotics raid was conducted and the accused was caught red handed. The accused has been identified as Zaheer Sheikh, who is a resident of Veerbhadranagar. The team was led by PI Paresh Naik under the supervision of SDPO Mapusa, Jiviba Dalvi. 11 grams of cocaine, worth Rs 1 lakh was seized and a case under the NDPS Act has been registered.

Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh resigns

Patna (Agencies): Bi har agriculture minis ter Sudhakar Singh who often embarrassed the Nitish Kumar gov ernment by his outspo kenness, tendered his resignation, his father and state RJD president Jagadanand Singh said on Sunday.

Though the minister could not be reached for his comments after the drastic step, his father said Sudhakar Singh had lent his voice to the concerns of the farming community “but some times, this is not enough.

Sacrifices have to be made. Therefore, the ag riculture minister has sent his resignation let ter to the government”.

Jagadanand Singh cryptically added that the move was taken “be cause we did not want the rift to widen” (hum nahin chahte hain ki ye ladaai aage badhe).

GEHLOT THROWS HIS WEIGHT BEHIND KHARGE

Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said on Sunday that veteran party leader Mallikarjun Kharge has the experi ence to strengthen the Congress and would emerge as a clear winner in the party presidential poll, while his rival in the race Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor be longs to “elite class”.

‘TOLD THAROOR TO HAVE CONSENSUS CANDIDATE, BUT HE WANTED CONTEST’

New Delhi (PTI): Nomi nee for the AICC presi dent post Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he told fellow contender Shashi Tharoor that it would be better to have a consensus candidate, but the Lok Sabha MP insisted on a contest for the “sake of democ racy”. Kharge said if he becomes the party chief, he will consult the Gandhi family and other senior leaders and implement the good things suggested by them, even as he rejected claims that

addressing party work ers at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Nagpur on Sunday, he said that the Congress president’s polls are not a war, but only “he” can bring the required changes in the

he was the “official candidate” backed by the Gandhis. Launching his Congress presiden tial poll campaign with a press conference at his residence here, 80-yearold Kharge said there is no G-23 camp now and all those leaders want to fight unitedly against the RSS-BJP.

party. “Some people are saying that Kharge Ji is a senior leader, and why don’t I get out of the race for him? I respect Kharge Ji, but it’s a poll for our party’s future,” Shashi Tharoor said.

Lashkar Toiba module behind Udhampur bus blasts: Police

Jammu (ANI): A ter rorist linked to Paki stan-based Lashkar-eTaiba has been arrested in the twin bus blast case that took place on September 28 and 29 in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kash mir, said police.

The accused has been identified as Mohamad Aslam Sheikh, who con fessed that he had placed the IEDs in both the buses at bus stand Ramnagar on Septem ber 28 at around 3pm on the direction of his Pa kistani handler Mo hammed Amin Bhat alias Khubaib, a resi dent of Pakistan.

Addressing a press conference, Additional Director General of Po lice Jammu Mukesh Singh said that during the course of the inves tigation, some suspects of the area were round ed up and put to sus tained questioning.

‘Congress reduced to brother-sister party’

Shimla (ANI): BJP chief JP Nadda on Sun day inaugurated the party’s district office in Una and was quick to take a jibe at the Con gress saying that it has been reduced to merely a ‘brother-sister party’.

“Congress today had become a party of broth er and sister with almost no base of its own and Congress fought on 380 seats in Uttar Pradesh and its candidates lost their security deposits in 370 seats, which vindi cates the fact that the people of the country have lost its faith in the party”, he said.

Addressing the peo ple, Nadda said it was the vision of PM Naren dra Modi that all the state BJP units have their own headquarter at the state level and also at the district level. “PM Modi in the year 2014 de cided that as many as 512 offices would be con structed throughout the country and out of these, 235 offices had been completed and work was going on for the remaining,” he said.

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and Union Minister An urag Thakur were also present on the occasion.

Dr Jitendra Singh launches Spl Swachhta Campaign 2.0

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New Delhi: Union Min ister of State Dr Jiten dra Singh on Sunday launched the Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0, with a focus on Swach hata including disposal of scrap and reducing Pendency in Govern ment at DARPG office, Sardar Patel Bhawan.

Dr Singh began the campaign by disposing off E-waste of DARPG, followed by inspection of office and Shredding of First File in ARC Di vision and presentation

VARANASI COMMISSIONER DEEPAK AGARWAL GETS CENTRE POSTING

Lucknow: The Centre has issued an order for the posting of 35 officers, which includes Joint Secretary rank bureaucrats from across the country. The most important among them is Varanasi Commis sioner Deepak Agarwal He has been made Joint Secretary, Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry at the Centre. Agarwal has been posted at the Centre for five years and has been a dear officer of both the Central and

State governments. He has contributed a lot in the development of Var anasi. Now, it remains to be seen which IAS officer would the state government pick as the new commissioner in PM Modi’s parliamen tary constituency.

IAS SAMADDAR IS NEW BAREILLY COMMISSIONER

Lucknow: A 1999 batch IAS Sanyukta Samaddar, has been made the new com missioner of Bareilly. The UP govt had earlier appointed 2006 batch IAS Dr Sarika Mohan as Bareilly commissioner, but due to family reasons she refused to take charge.

After this, Samaddar was appointed. In Lucknow, Moradabad and Bareilly divisions in UP.

of Bamboo Waste Paper Basket to two Under Secretaries in DARPG. The drive launched on “BapuJayanti” from Oct 2 to 31 is aimed at ensuring timely and ef

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fective disposal of Pub lic Grievances, Refer ences from MPs, State Govts, Inter-Ministerial Consultations and Par liamentary Assurances and disposal of scrap.

TWO SUSPENDED IPS OFFICERS REINSTATED IN UTTAR PRADESH

Lucknow: Two IPS officers DIG Anant Dev and former Ghaziabad SSP Pawan Kumar, who had been sus pended for a long time, were reinstated by the UP govt. IPS Anant Dev was suspended on the basis of the report

Rijiju, Anurag Thakur launch Fit India Freedom Run 3.0

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New Delhi: The launch of Fit India Freedom Run 3.0 took place at the Major Dhyanchand Na tional Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday morn ing on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. One of the biggest nationwide movements started by the Government of In dia during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the third edition was jointly launched with a Fit India Plog Run by Union Minister

of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Youth Af fairs and Sports Anurag Thakur. The third edi tion of the Fit India Freedom Run started off on October 2 and will go on until October 31.

Also in attendance on Sunday was former Un ion Health Minister Harshvardhan Goel, Secretary Sports Sujata Chaturvedi, Director General, Sports Author ity of India (SAI) Sand ip Pradhan, Fit India ambassador Ripu Da

man Bevli as well as other officials from the Sports Ministry and SAI along with a large

number of participants.

Reiterating the Prime Minister’s vision, Rijiju mentioned, “When Nar

endra Modi launched the Fit India movement in 2019, his vision was to make the entire na

tion fit. This movement over the years has now become such a massive success. Everyone is now interested to join the movement and the Fit India mobile app is also being downloaded with much enthusiasm every single day.”

Echoing his senti ments, Anurag Thakur mentioned, “From Aza di ka Amrit Mahotsav to Amrit Kaal, we have to keep working to wards Prime Minister’s vision of taking India to new heights.”

of Bikru case and Kumar was suspended for negligence in work. The two officers have been reinstated but the departmental inquiry would continue. Dev and Kumar have been put on the waiting list after being reinstated.

starts 3,500 km padayatra on Gandhi Jayanti

Bhitiharwa (PTI): Po litical strategist Prashant Kishor be gan a 3,500-kilometre long pa dayatra’ from the Gandhi Ashram in Bihar’s West Champaran dis trict on Sunday, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, as part of his Jan Suraj’ campaign. The march is widely seen as a precur sor to Prashant Kishor’s entry into politics.

GANDHI JAYANTI SPECIAL Union Minister Anurag Thakur (L) and Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju with former Union Minister Harshvardhan Goel at the launch of Fit India Freedom Run in New Delhi, on Sunday. CRUCIAL JP Nadda inaugurates party office in presence of Himachal CM Jairam Thakur and Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Una on Sunday. MoS Dr Jitendra Singh takes stock of the campaign on Sunday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with children paints a panel on the wall of a school at Badanavalu village, during party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Mysuru on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI THAROOR SAYS HE REPRESENTS CHANGE IN CONG KHARGE CAN’T BRING ABOUT UP BUREAUCRACY BHARAT JODO YATRA IN KARNATAKA IPS Pawan KumarIPS Anant Dev

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FPIs WITHDRAW `7,600 CRORE FROM EQUITIES IN SEPT

INFLATION MAY COME DOWN TO 5.2% NEXT FISCAL: RBI

TOP TALKING POINTS

z The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects retail inflation to come under control at 5.2% in the next financial year beginning April, down from 6.7% it has forecast for the current year.

z The central bank is mandated to keep retail inflation in a range of 2-6%. However, it has been above upper tolerance level since Jan

z It is mainly due to adverse supply shocks amid geopolitical tensions arising out of the Russia-Ukraine war

remain above the upper tolerance level of 6% through the first three quarters of 2022-23 (till De cember) and expects it to come under control from January 2023 onwards.

New Delhi (PTI): Concessional import duties on specified edible oils are in place till March 2023, the food ministry said on Sunday. This decision was taken on August 31, 2022 by the CBIC in order to boost do mestic supply and keeping retail prices under control. The food ministry said that the CBIC’s decision of extending existing concessional import duties on specified edible oils is in place till March 2023. “The concessional customs duty on edible oil import has been extended by another 6 months, which means that the new deadline will now be March 2023.”

‘FTA WITH UK WOULD HELP RAISE GARMENT EXPORTS BY 10%’

Coimbatore (PTI): With an In dia-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the offing, exports from knitwear hub Tirupur could see 10% growth, India Knit Fair

Association president A Shak tivel has said. About 20% of knitwear and garments made in factories from Tirupur go to United Kingdom out of a total `33,000 crore annual exports with a growth rate of 20% year on year, Shaktivel said.

87 SME IPOs HIT PRIMARY MARKET TO RAISE `1,460 CRORE

New Delhi (PTI): Strong performance of past IPOs spurred investors’ interest, with 87 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) garnering Rs 1,460 crore through initial share-sales in the first nine months of the year. This was way higher than 56 companies that had raised `783 crore through initial public offering (IPO) in the entire 2021, the industry data showed.

New Delhi (PTI): The combined market valua tion of seven of the 10 most valued firms eroded by `1,16,053.13 crore last week amid an overall bearish trend in equities, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit.RIL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Fi nance and HDFC were the laggards from the top-10 pack. The valuation of RIL fell by `41,706.05 crore to reach `16,08,601.05 crore but it remained the most valued Indian firm by market valuation.

TATA MOTORS MULLS

4X4 DRIVE TECH IN ELECTRIC SUVs

However, inflation has been above the RBI’s up per tolerance level since January 2022 mainly due to adverse supply shocks

amid geopolitical tensions arising out of the RussiaUkraine war since late February.

Both the countries are key suppliers of foodgrains, edible oil, fertilisers and energy resources such as

INDIA WOOS US COMPANIES FOR OIL & GAS INVESTMENT

crude oil and natural gas.

Even as inflation has eased from its April peak of 7.8%, it remains at unac ceptably high levels, the cen tral bank said in the report.

The Reserve Bank of In dia projects the inflation to

Global factors, macroeconomic data to drive mkt

New Delhi (PTI): Equity market will be guided by global trends, macroeco nomic data announce ment and foreign fund movement in a holidayshortened week ahead, analysts said.

Movement of the rupee and Brent crude oil will also remain in focus this week, they added.

Even as the forecast for the next fiscal looks sooth ing, upside risks remain on a host of factors such as further ratcheting up of geopolitical tensions, high er crude and commodity prices, longer than expect ed supply chain disrup tions and escalation in global financial market volatility due to aggressive monetary policy actions.

GOVT ISSUES DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR LISTING OF RRBs; MINIMUM NET WORTH OF `300 CR REQUIRED

New Delhi (PTI): In a bid to enable regional rural banks (RRBs) to raise resources by listing on stock exchanges, the government has issued draft guidelines that set certain basic criteria, including net worth of at least `300 crore during the previ ous three years. They should also have capital adequacy above the regulatory minimum level of 9% in each of the preceding three years. The RRBs should have a track record of profitability and earned operating profit of minimum `15 crore for at least three out of the previous five years, according to the draft guidelines.

Enough food grain stock available in country to meet requirements: Govt

Petrol & diesel sales up in Sept

New Delhi: September has seen a rise in sales of petrol and diesel sales in India as economic activity picked up with the festivals on the cusp and the ending of the mon soon raised the demand, in dustry data showed.

New Delhi (PTI): Tata Motors is actively looking at introducing four wheel drive technology in elec tric versions of its sports utility vehicles going ahead. The home-grown auto major currently does not offer four wheel drive trims in any of its existing product range which in cludes models like Nexon, Harrier and Safari. The company aims to have a portfolio of ten electric products, a mix of exist ing nameplates and all new models, by 2025.

Tata Motors is looking at models above the Nexon range as possible candi dates for the four by four (4X4) upgrade.

POWER USE GROWS

13.31% TO 127.39

BN UNITS IN SEPT

Houston (PTI): Favourable geology, open data access, supporting policy regime and ease of doing business were the major drivers to attract potential US players to invest in India’s energy & petroleum growth wave.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) Secretary Pankaj Jain, in his address to potential in vestors from over 50 com panies; oil and gas majors, financial institutions, pri vate equity firms, service providers and academi cians, made a strong pitch to investors interested in doing business with India. He discussed India’s

strength and role in the global energy ecosystem and highlighted India as the destination of energy opportunities. “India is the world’s 4th largest oil im porter and the demand is expected to rise driven by an increase in India’s per capita consumption of en ergy which currently stands at one-third of the global average. India wants to be the new destination for global energy players. Oil producers worldwide are eager to gain a foothold in India, where fuel de mand is expected to keep rising as the country’s economy grows,” he said.

“The bulls need some support from global mar kets to continue Friday’s momentum. The geopoliti cal situation, macro num bers from the USA, direc tion of the US dollar index, and bond yields will be key factors to watch out for at the global level,” Santosh Meena, of Swastika Invest mart Ltd, said.

New Delhi: The central government on Sunday said that there is enough quan tity of food grain stock available in the country and the prices of wheat, atta and rice are under control.

The Ministry of Con sumer Affairs, Food & Pub lic Distribution said the government regularly monitors the prices of es sential commodities and takes corrective measures whenever required. The government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMG

Consumer spending expected to be high

New Delhi (PTI): India’s power consumption grew 13.31% on an annual ba sis to 127.39 billion units (BU) in September 2022 and 11.65% during the first six months of this fiscal, as per government data. The double-digit growth highlights recov ery in economic activities following the pandemicinduced lockdown, ex perts said. They are also of the view that demand as well as consumption of electricity will increase due to the festive season.

New Delhi (PTI): Coming out of the pandemic, con sumers in India have ex pressed a strong desire to buy more discretionary products during the festive season, according to De loitte’s Global State of Con sumer Tracker.

Deloitte’s latest analysis indicates that consumers are willing to increase spend on both travel and hotel stays. They also in tend to buy either a new or used vehicle within the next six months.

“Despite concerns over inflation, the planned spending over the next

four weeks will see spike across age groups in all categories,” Deloitte said.

Consumers’ intent to purchase clothing, elec tronic and home furnish ing, and recreation, enter

tainment and leisure, indi cates a positive spending pattern triggered by the upcoming festive season.

“The survey findings clearly indicate that con sumers plan to increase

CONSUMERS’ INTENT

z Consumers’ intent to purchase clothing, electronic & home furnishing, & recreation, entertainment & leisure, indicates a positive spending pattern triggered by the festive season

their discretionary spend by 30% (on items such as recreation and entertain ment, restaurants, and lei sure travel) in August 2022, compared with April 2022,” it said.

KAY) for three months till December 2022 last week.

According to the minis try wheat and rice reported a decrease in retail and wholesale prices and the prices of atta remained sta ble during last week.

The government said it had taken proactive steps to avoid any further price rise and export regulations were imposed in the case of wheat and rice.

It added that prices of wheat and rice had gone up more or less, correspond ing to the minimum sup port prices (MSP) increase during the past 2-3 years.

The sales in petrol rise by 13.2% to 2.65 million tonnes in September in comparison to 2.34 million tonnes of consumption in September 2021.

Diesel posted a handsome 22.6% rise in sales in Sep tember to 5.99 million tonnes when compared to Septem ber last year.

The fuel, which had seen a near 5% drop in sales in August when compared to the previous month of July, saw demand rise 1.3% month-on-month.

Top 20% of consumers driving demand: UBS

Mumbai (PTI): That the rich got richer during the pandemic has become more evident with research data showing just 20% of the population are leading the discretionary con sumption wagon as the rest are still recovering.

The pandemic has not im pacted affluent consumers’ income levels in the country is clear from the fact that the top 20% of the popula tion account for the bulk of discretionary consumption – 59% in rural areas and 66% in urban areas, Tanvee Gupta-Jain, chief econo

mist at UBS Securities In dia, said in a report.

Citing an in-house UBS survey results, she says that the rich will continue to drive consumption de mand, with more than 70% of respondents anticipat ing their income will in crease in 2023.

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SHO SUSPENDED, DRIVER ABSCONDING

Kanpur (PTI): A day after 26 people died in a tractor-trolley accident here, a station house of ficer (SHO) was sus pended for alleged “der eliction of duty” while the tractor driver was still absconding.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met the in jured at the hospital and the bereaved fami lies at Kortha village.

District Magistrate of Kanpur Vishak G on Sunday told PTI, “The SHO of Saadh police station has been sus pended for dereliction of duty.”

A senior police offi cial said that the acci dent spot was near Bha deuna village, barely a kilometre from the Saadh police station, but the SHO reached there after around one hour.

“The death toll stands at 26, while the number of injured is nine. There were 35 passen gers on the ill-fated tractor-trolley. The postmortem examination was conducted at night. The cremation is being carried out at Deori

ANOTHER KANPUR ACCIDENT:

INJURED

Ghat in Maharajpur,” the DM said. According to the eye

Two women IAS officers emerge in stark contrast

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New Delhi: Lucknow Divisional commission er & IAS officer Roshan Jacob is being praised for her compassion and empathy while, another IAS officer Harjot Kaur Bamhrah is being se verely criticised for her insensitive response to a school girl’s request for free sanitary napkins.

In a video that went viral on social media, Jacob can be seen breaking down while interacting with the families of the injured and enquiring about the health of a child in jured in the accident while directing officials to ensure his treatment.

A video shared on so cial media has received over 1,600 likes and has been retweeted more

than 500 times with peo ple lauding Jacob.

Born in Thiruvanan thapuram, Jacob is a 2004-batch IAS officer who was under the spot light recently when a video of her inspecting the waterlogged streets of Lucknow also went viral on social media.

Meanwhile, at the same time, an Indian Administrative Service

officer in Bihar Harjot Kaur Bamhrah has come under fire for her vulgar response to a question about provid ing girls with sanitary napkins. Not only this, she has now expressed regret over the inci dent, a day after she al leged defamation and claimed that her re marks weren’t meant to demean the girls.

New Delhi: The closing date of an online auc tion of over 1,200 items, including models of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya and sport ing memorabilia of Commonwealth Games medallists, gifted to Prime Minister Naren dra Modi, has been ex tended to October 12.

The e-auction that be gan on September 17 was earlier scheduled to end on October 2.

At a press conference on Saturday 16, Reddy had said, a statue of Lord Ganesha, a trident, models of the upcoming Shri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya and the KashiVishwanath Temple in Varanasi, will also be part of the e-auction of gifts and mementos.

CM MEETS BEREAVED FAMILIES

Wails of grieving families filled the air in Kortha village, to which the victims belonged. CM Adityanath visited the village, which is 4-5 kilometres from the accident site, and consoled the families of the victims. “It is a tragic incident. The government, in order to stop such accidents, has been running many awareness pro grammes from time to time. I had appealed yesterday that road safety should be a subject of priority for us. “A large number of lives are lost in road accidents, and this should be an issue of concern for us,” Chief Minister Adityanath said. “Today, I had called the officials of the transport corporation, and have categorically told them that there is a need to run a comprehensive awareness programme on road safety, and there is a need to con nect the schools, colleges and all the stakeholders,” he said. Primarily, tractors, trolleys and trucks should be used for the purposes they are meant to be. If these are not used to ferry people, then we could curtail the loss of lives in a large number, he said.

ALL-WOMEN MILK BUSINESS FLOURISHING IN BUNDELKHAND

Jhansi (PTI): Women in the parched land scape of the Bun delkhand region are steering towards selfsufficiency through milk production run by a well-structured wom en self-help group that has expanded to over 40,000 female members.

These women are partners in Balinee Milk Producer Compa ny Limited and have taken big strides since the inception of the company in 2019.

Started by Uma Kanti Pal, who mobilised women of the villages, the initiative has helped thousands of women of the region stand up on their feet.

The women members take care of milk pro duction, collection and safe transport to pro cessing centres. They

The all-women initiative in the economically backward Bundelkhand region has drawn praise from PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adity anath. The company, which was inaugurated by Adityanth, has members spread across six dis tricts of the Bundelkhand region. During a virtual programme based on the theme of 'Aatmanirbhar Nari Shakti' last year, Modi lauded the initiative.

are paid on a weekly basis for their work.

At the break of dawn, the centres could be seen buzzing with ac tivities with women

members one after an other visiting there with their pots full of milk.

Chief Executive Of ficer (CEO) of Balinee Milk Producer Compa ny Limited OP Singh

said, "We collect over 1.35 lakh litre milk eve ry day from more than 40,000 women members & Over 7,000 more wom en members will soon join us soon.”

BJP may revamp Dhami govt, party unit amid fresh trouble

New Delhi/Dehradun:

Amid growing troubles for the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government after pro tests over the Ankita Bhandari murder case and the alleged recruit ment scams, the BJP central leadership has stepped in and is likely to make changes in the Pushkar Singh Dhami government as well as the state unit.

B L Santhosh’s visit comes after Dhami made the rounds of Del hi holding meetings with senior national leaders over the plung

ing popularity of the party’s government in Uttarakhand. Dhami along with state Uttara khand chief Mahendra Bhatt was called to Del hi, followed by senior ministers Dhan Singh Rawat and Satpal Maha

Dhami met Ankita Bhandari’s parents and assured them all of the help from the govern ment soon after he re turned to the state.

According to a senior BJP leader, Santhosh held closed-door meet

ings with several BJP leaders and ministers to discuss the nitty gritties of a reshuffle in the state Cabinet. He also took feedback from them about the functioning of the Dhami government as well as the state unit.

Besides meeting BJP’s four state general secretaries, Santosh sat down with Dhami’s cab inet ministers Ganesh Joshi, Dhan Singh Raw at and Subodh Uniyal. Barring closed-door de liberations with gener al secretaries, Santosh met the ministers with other BJP office bear ers including party spokespersons.

SANTOSH SEEKS FEEDBACK ON THE IMPACT ON DHAMI GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

According to a senior BJP leader, the Ankita Bhandari murder case came at a time when the state was already reeling under a political crisis over the recruitment scam, which also involved BJP leaders, and thus it can impact the Dhami government and the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 general election. Santhosh took feedback on the six-month performance of the Dhami government, which will be shared with the central leadership and a decision will be taken on whether to carry out a cabinet expansion or a reshuffle. “There are likely to be some major surprises and changes in the cabinet and it is believed that some new faces will be accom modated. This will help bolster the image of the government that took a beating after the Ankita murder case,” according to a senior BJP leader. It is learned that Santosh also took feedback on the functioning of the party state unit.

“Santosh also took feedback on UKSSSC paper leak case and recruitment scam, as such issues will play an important role in preparing the nature of the government & organisation in the coming days,” as per a BJP leader. Friends and family connec tions of political lead ers are alleged to have cornered at least 72 ad hoc jobs in the Ut tarakhand Assembly.

First India Bureau raj & senior leader Mun na Singh Rawat. The BJP government is worried over the situ ation in Uttarakhand where it was re-elected against much odds in the recently concluded Assembly polls. Pushkar Singh Dhami Ankita Bhandari B L Santhosh witnesses, the tractor was being driven at a high speed despite re quests by the passen gers to slow down, Ad ditional Director Gen eral of Police (Kanpur zone) Bhanu Bhaskar told reporters. “Subsequently, the driver lost control over the tractor and it over turned. The women and children came under the trolley,” he said. He said that the driv er of the tractor is ab sconding. IAS officer Roshan Jacob (L) is praised for being sensitive, while IAS officer Harjot Kaur Bamhrah (R) is criticised for being insensitive.

E-auction of mementos gifted to PM Modi extended till October12

Women who are partners in the ‘Balinee Milk Producer Company Limited’, at a village in Jhansi district. —PHOTOS BY PTI Milk being collected at a milk collection centre in a village in Jhansi district. OPENED BY YOGI, PRAISED BY MODI Relatives mourn as the mortal remains of accident victims arrive for cremation, in Kanpur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY ANI Kanpur (ANI): Five people were killed and sev eral injured after a speeding truck rammed into a loader tempo in Kanpur on late Saturday night. The incident took place at Ahirwan flyover in Kanpur. The injured were shifted to Hallet Hospital. “An accident took place last night at the Ahirwan flyover where five people lost their lives and seven are severely injured. The injured people have been shifted to Hallet hospital for further treatment,” said Vishak G Iyer, District Magistrate, Kanpur. NEW DELHI | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 082ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/delhi I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia UP CM Yogi Adityanath visits the Lala Lajpat Rai hospital to inquire about the health of injured victims of road accidents, in Kanpur on Sunday. PHOTOS BY PTI

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Aglance of glitz and glamour was wit nessed in the fashion festival of Rajasthan ‘Kota city Audition of the ninth chapter of Elite Miss Ra jasthan’. The grand Utsav of fashion was held at Mahesh wari Resort, Bundi Road in the beauti ful city of Rajasthan on Sunday.

On the strength of confidence, style and talent, the girls tried to present a great image of themselves in front of the judges. Out of all these girls, Kota audition round win ners, Priya Agarwal and Sonam Rathore made their place in the top 30. EMR founder and direc tor Gaurav Gaur, Kota City director Ayush Vijay, Anu priya Vijay along with supermodels Rutwi Tiwari, Na vya Tiwari, Tanu Chaudhary, Shrish ti Khatri and Van shika Bajaj were also present to ex amine all the par

ticipants in the au dition.

Director Ayush Vijay, who was pre sent to judge the tal ent of Kota, shared that in the mean time, after Jodhpur, Udaipur and Jaipur, a free audition round was organ ised on a grand level on Sunday at Ma heshwari Resort on Bundi Road in Kota. During this, along with Kota, girls from areas like San got, Banswara and Pratapgarh dis played their skills. During which around 140 girls au ditioned through registration and onspot registration. All the selected girls in the show will get a chance to directly participate in the final round.

Before Jaipur, au ditions for Jodhpur, Kota and Jaipur di visions have been conducted. The cur tain will be lifted on all these top 30 final ists on October 10, while the finale of the show will be held in a grand manner in Jaipur on October 16.

CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU GLIMPSES FROM THE FASHION FESTIVAL OF RAJASTHAN KOTA CITY AUDITION OF THE NINTH CHAPTER OF ELITE MISS RAJASTHAN HELD AT MAHESHWARI RESORT, BUNDI ROAD ON SUNDAY! Participants of Kota Auditions of Elite Miss Rajasthan Gaurav Gaur and Rutwi Tiwari Shaiviya Gautam, Vanshika Bajaj, Tanu Chaudhary, Gaurav Gaur, Ayush Vijay, Anukriya Vijay, Navya Tiwari, Shrishti Khatri and Rutwi Tiwari Shrishti Khatri and Tanu Chaudhary

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GAIN WEIGHT IN A HEALTHY WAY WITH SUPERFOODS

The key to healthy weight gain lies not only in how much you eat but also in the food choices you make. Eating un healthy foods such as fries, desserts and junk food would result in an increase in fat mass, not lean muscle. Addition ally, it is a sure-shot way to create future health problems like hyperten sion, elevated cholester ol levels and diabetes. In order to nourish the body as well as gain weight in a healthy man ner, incorporate super foods that are proteinrich, and high in fibre. Foods like nuts, nut but ters, whole grains, eggs and cheese pack in a punch of both calories and nutrients and aid in healthy weight gain.

However, since they are calorie dense, eating these superfoods in moderation is recom mended, or else it will result in obesity and obesity-related ail ments. For gaining weight, experts recom mend 50% calories from carbohydrates, 25-30% calories from protein and the remaining 20-25 % calories from fats.

Along with making the correct food

TOP 7 TO GAIN WEIGHT IN A HEALTHY WAY

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, whole grain bread, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta and brown rice are high-carbohydrate foods with a negligible amount of fats and proteins. They are abundant in vitamins, miner als, fibre and antioxidants which benefit other body functions. Along with proteins, carbohydrates are vital for muscle building since carbohydrates have a protein-sparing effect. Carbohydrates stimulate the release of insulin, which pushes amino acids into muscle cells to begin the process of muscle repair. In order to build muscle and gain weight, the body needs both calories and nutrients from these starchy foods. A cup of boiled corn kernels provides 143 calories, 31 grams of carbohydrate and 4 grams of fibre.

PEANUT BUTTER

Peanut butter brims with the goodness of healthy fats, vitamin E, fibre and protein.

An excellent source of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and oleic acid, it boosts HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) or good cholesterol levels and lowers LDL (LowDensity Lipoprotein) or bad cholesterol levels. Being a good source of skinfriendly nutrients like vitamin E, zinc and magnesium, peanut butter helps maintain smooth and supple skin. Peanut butter also aids muscle mass build-up. A tablespoon of peanut butter provides 94 calories with 8 grams of fat and 4 grams of protein.

In addition to being delicious, cheese is host to a bevvy of nutrients – protein, calcium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and phosphorus. Being a rich source of calcium, cheese maintains bone health and lowers the risk of osteoporosis. The B-complex vitamins, zinc and vitamin A content in cheese assist in maintaining strong hair and healthy and glowing skin.

Cheese contains casein and whey protein that help the body build muscle. A slice of cheddar cheese provides 113 calories along with 9 grams of fat and 7 grams of

Dark chocolate improves blood flow, prevents the formation of blood clots and maintains a good lipid profile thus boosting cardiovascular health. Dark chocolate contains phenylethyl amine which has a positive effect on mood and cognitive health. The epicatechin and resveratrol compounds in dark chocolate possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. With 100 grams providing 546 calories along with 31 grams of fat, dark chocolate can serve as an occasional treat.

HERE IS A SAMPLE MEAL PLAN FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN:

Breakfast – Paneer paratha / Egg bhurji with chappati

Mid-Morning – A glass of fresh fruit juice

Lunch – Salad, brown rice and sprouts khichdi with curd Evening Snack – Peanut butter sandwich

EGGS

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ggs are a powerhouse of protein, zinc, vitamins A, D, B 12, phos phorus and folate. The high biological value of egg protein makes them a perfect post-workout food. Egg yolk is a source of omega-3 fats and choline which boost brain health. Additionally, it contains antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin which promote eye health. One large scrambled egg provides 90 calories, 6.7 grams of fat and 6.1 grams of protein.

he combination of cereals with milk or yoghurt is the perfect way to start the day on a power-packed note with the right blend of carbohydrates, proteins and calcium. It is better to opt for dense, fibre-rich breakfast cereals such as granola or muesli over flaky or puffed cereals. Adding dried fruits and nuts like raisins, apricots, walnuts and almonds enhances the nutritional profile and calorie content significantly.

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Late Evening Snack – Lentil and spinach soup Dinner – Whole wheat pasta with vegetables and cheese

Health Tips

Some tips to gain weight the healthy way:

Drink up your calories – Incorpo rate fresh fruit juices, smoothies, fruit milkshakes, and sugarcane juice as in-between fillers.

Rather than eating plain vegeta ble salads, mix in cottage cheese, flaxseeds, green peas, corn or lean meats and fat-based salad dressings like mayonnaise, thousand island dressing, and tahini (in modera tion).

Opt for lentil, split pea, black bean or minestrone soup instead of vegetable broths. Steer clear of cream-based soups since they are high in fat content, particularly saturated fat.

SUPERFOODS FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN: ENLISTED BELOW ARE SOME OF THE SUPERFOODS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN STARCHY FOODS CHEESE NUTS DARK CHOCOLATE (70% COCOA OR HIGHER) Nuts like walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, pistachios and peanuts are some of the most nutrient-dense foods providing nutrients like B complex vitamins, vitamin E, healthy fats and antioxidants. Being high in protein and fibre, they play a significant role in maintaining stable blood glucose and lipid levels and are one of the

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ashmika Mandana is one of the fittest celeb rities in the entertain ment business at the moment. However, as they say, there is no gain without pain.

The Pushpa actress also spends considerable time in the gym to maintain a picture-perfect body. She also keeps on moti vating fans by dropping glimps es of her intense workout ses sion on social media. This time as well, the stunner posted an inspiring video on her Insta gram handle.

In the video, Rashmika Man danna can be seen burning calories on treadmill. Her post was captioned, "More like run ning away from all the negative be like." The actress opted for a black T-shirt and shorts for her time at the gym. Up next, Rash mika Mandanna will be seen

playing a crucial role in Am itabh Bachchan's Goodbye. Continuing her B-town trajec tory, she will be a part of Sid harth Malhotra's Mission Majnu, and Ranbir Kapoor's Animal.

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The much-anticipated teaser of Adipurush is slated to be un veiled today. The film stars Kriti Sanon, Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, and Sunny Singh in key roles. Ever since this Om Raut directorial has been an nounced, the excitement of fans has raised a notch higher. The film is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in Telugu and Hindi, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and oth er multiple Indian and International languages. It is reportedly one of the most expensive Indian films ever

Now, ahead of Adipurush's teaser launch, Kriti Sa non, Om Raut, and producer Bhushan Ku mar were clicked at the Mumbai airport as they head to Ayod hya in Uttar Pradesh. Along with the teaser, the first official poster of the film was also released on Sunday, on the Sarayu Riv er Bank in Uttarakhand.

‘LOVE GAZE’

icha Chadha and Ali Fazal are just days away from tying the knot. More inside pictures have emerged from Richa and Ali's Mehendi ceremony held at Del hi's Gymkhana Club recently.

For the occasion, Richa Chadha decked up in a custom-made threepiece lehenga set by Rahul

by Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla. A few days ago, they confirmed their wed ding through a voice message on Ins tagram. “Two years ago we formalized our union and just then the pandemic hit us all. Like the rest of the nation, we too were struck by personal trage dies one after the other. And now, as we all enjoy this window of respite, we are finally celebrating with our fami lies and friends. We are so so very touched and blessed by the love and blessings coming our way,” they said.

‘One day, my daughter will’

Priyanka Chopra re cently moder ated a discus sion with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wom en’s Leadership Fo rum conference in Washington DC. Tak ing to Instagram, the actress shared pho tos with the VP and also wrote a lengthy note on their talk and spoke about the im portance of voting rights and the in volvement of women in civic activities.

Calling it an hon our to moderate a discussion with Har ris, Chopra wrote,

"Since the very be ginning, the world has undermined the power of women. We’ve been shunned and silenced, but thanks to the scari fies and tenacity of so many selfless women, we are in a place today where we can come together and work collectively to right the wrongs.

This was a key takea way from the conver sation I had the hon our to moderate with Vice President, Ka mala Harris at the Women’s Leadership Forum conference in Washington DC last night."

Love & Laughter

A nushka Shar ma, who is cur rently in the UK, has an nounced a second schedule wrap of her upcoming film Chakda Xpress. The film is a sports biopic based on former Indian woman cricketer Jhulan Gos wami. It will stream on Netflix. Well, the mak ers have not announced the release date of the film till now. However, amid this, the actress also went on a fun play date with her daughter Vamika. She shared the video on her social me dia handle.

Taking to her Insta gram handle, Anushka wrote, “I was on a play date with my little girl and I was clearly doing most of the playing.” In the video, we can see the Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

actor wearing jeans paired with a white tee and lavender colour jacket, running to hide behind the huge book, and then after a few sec onds, she is coming out of the tunnel. Well, Va mika is not seen but she must be behind her mommy. Com ing to her wrap an nouncement, the actress shared a picture on her story and cap tioned it, “Schedule wrap.”

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CITY FIRST

The capital city of India is popular ly referred as "Dilwaalon ki Dilli," a place where peo ple have good spirits and happy hearts. The nu merous facts about Del hi stem from its plethora of ancient and histori cal artefacts, as well as the fact that it is home to all three parts of India's government. Because of its lengthy history of empire successions from the Delhi Sultan ate to the Mughals and then the British, the city is now one of the fastest expanding in the world.

Delhi is a popular tour ist and local attraction since it is a city of wis dom and spice!

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Fashion Icon, Mandira Wirk steadily intro duced attention-grab bing hues in her latest resort collection 'Forever in love' on Sunday in Delhi. The collection is out now to spread its magi cal spread to create memorable fashion im pressions. Designer and fashion icon, has embraced colour in a big way over sev eral seasons. The collection

mainly focused not only on the idea of sensual, relaxed, wearable and luxury but also on pieces that felt desirable, bold and uncompromising. Mandira's wardrobe staples can be treasured beyond what the fashion cycle often dictates.

Painterly colourblocked, Abstract prints, Feminine ruffles, Playful florals, Print dresses and Smart jacket sets to fall forever in love with every one’s wardrobe.

Ram Sugriva's friendship exhibits

World famous Luv kush Ramlila Committee President Arjun Ku mar, expressed the overwhelming feeling of witnessing, Ram Bhakts of Delhi and foreign nationals coming to observe the play of Ramli la. During the oc casion, Arjun Kumar informed that the staging of RamLila started after worshipping and perform

The dandiya raas has begun!

Leo Global Music launched their maiden music video, 'Ambe Maa' featuring everybody’s favourite Krish Pathak, Esmeralda Laurent and Alisha Bose on Sunday. The production of the song was done by Nailesh Gada and Praful Pasad while Santosh Mohite directed the song. Fans had been waiting for the song ever since the news emerged that Bollywood great singer Amit Mishra had teamed with Leo Global Music for

Garba Song. With capti vating posters and an enthralling teaser. This song is the perfect amal gamation of devotion and entertainment. The song has a vibe that per fectly fits your Navratri, Dandiya and Garba ses sion. We can say it has exceeded all our expecta tions and stands out from all the Garba songs that we have seen over the years. The actors look drop-dead gorgeous as they groove to the foot-tapping beats of the song. Dozens of dancers, splashing colours and a magnificent set make it look even more pleasing

to the eyes. Needless to say, it is the song we all needed this festive sea son. Amidst the eyecatching sight, the song captures the essence of Garba beautifully. The song has a very upbeat style and is surely set to make your feet tap.

dhi Siddhi. Adding more to it The Presi dent of the committee, said "Ramlila is being shown to Ram devotees in a complete hi-tech manner, along with Ramlila, the fair swing pandal has been made in a very beautiful way. There is a lot of enthusiasm and attraction among children and wom en." In 2008, UNE SCO designated the Ramlila cele brations as an 'Intangible Cul tural Heritage of Humanity.'

Celebrating 55 years of Legacy

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To commemorate a milestone event, where Kapoor Watch Company celebrates fifty-five years of being an insti tution in India, The com pany tied up with Luxu ry Swiss Watch brand, Franck Muller to launch its First India limited edition of the watch col lection on September 30, at DLF Emporio mall, New Delhi. Bolly wood superstar Ranveer Singh who is also the Indian brand ambassador of Franck Muller watch es graced the event with his presence.

The longtime connoisseur of the brand unveiled the first India lim

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DELHI

THE RED FORT WAS FORMERLY WHITE

WORLD'S SECOND MOST BIRD-RICH CAPITAL.

NEW DELHI AND DELHI ARE TWO DISTINCT CITIES

T he city served as the country's capital, while Delhi was the larger metrop olis inside which New Delhi is a 'territory' created by the British to move money from Calcutta to Delhi. New Delhi is notable for housing the three branches of the Indian government legislative, ex ecutive, and judicial.

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ou read it correctly: the famous Red Fort, which symbolises Delhi’s majesty, was once white. According to an archaeological study, linked research revealed that the Fort was composed of limestone, and as the stone began to deteriorate, the British painted it red to preserve it.

WORLD'S 13TH BIGGEST METRO TRAIN NETWORK

T he Delhi metro station is ranked 13th in the world, with a total length of 193 kilometres. Further more, the yellow lines on the station are specifically meant to help blind persons. It’s also user-friendly!

After Nairobi, Kenya, Delhi is the world’s sec ond most bird-rich capital. A great number of bird spe cies live on the Delhi ridge.

As the country’s capital, Delhi is one of the most important commercial cen tres in northern India. In addition to production and sales, Delhi boasts a large and quickly increasing re tail industry.

CITY FIRST ing aarti according to the rituals of Ganapati Bappa, the deity of Rid SHUBH AARAMBH! The teaser of the much-anticipated film Adipurush was released online on Sunday. It will also be publicly unveiled at a large celebration in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Prabhas has already arrived in the city, along with actress Kriti Sanon, producer Bhushan Kumar, and director Om Raut, which is located on the banks of the holy river Saryu. Adipurush is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2023. The producers of the film have arranged a massive ceremony in Lord Ram's birthplace to kick off the film's promotion. CITY FIRST ited edition Franck Mul ler variants from the hallmark Vanguard col lection. On the occa sion Renowned TV anchor, Ambika Anand interacted with the second gen eration of Ka poor Watch Company, Am arjeet Singh Kapoor (Chair man) and Sandeep Singh (Managing Director). DELHI IS INDIA'S COMMERCIAL CENTRE Glimpses from the Launch of Leo Global Music Ambe Maa Glimpses from the Ramlila Models showcasing The Collection Ambika Anand and Ranveer Singh —PHOTOS BY MANOJ KESHARWANI —PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN —PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN

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GAIN WEIGHT IN A HEALTHY WAY WITH SUPERFOODS

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PEANUT BUTTER

HERE IS A SAMPLE MEAL PLAN FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN:

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