First India-Delhi Edition-04th October 2022

l A 5.5-tonne class combat helicopter designed and developed in India by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

l They are armed with 20mm turret guns, 70mm rocket systems and air-toair missiles

l They have armour pro tection, night attack capabil ity as well as crash-worthy landing gear

l The choppers can be deployed in high-altitude areas over 20,000 feet

l In March, PM Modi-led CCS approved the procure ment of 15 indigenously developed LSP LCH at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore

PILOTS: FLIES LIKE A BUTTERFLY AND STINGS LIKE A BEE

“To quote a famous boxer, Mohammed Ali, all I can say is this machine flies like a butterfly and stings like a bee,” sharing his experience of flying the LCH, Wing Com mander Saurabh Sharma, who is also the Flight Commander of Dhanush Squadron 143 Helicopter Unit said.

INDIA’S OWN HELL-BIRD ARMED AND READY!

Sangeeta Sharma and Shiv Prakash Rajpurohit

Jodhpur: Indigenouslybuilt light combat heli copter (LCH) ‘Prachand’ was inducted into the Indian Air Force at Jodhpur airbase, in the presence of Defence minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Anil Chau han and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari. Rajnath Singh attended the in

duction ceremony of the first indigenously developed LCH in Ra jasthan’s Jodhpur on Monday and a ‘sarvdharam’ prayer was also performed. Singh also took a sortie in Light Combat Helicop ter (LCH) called “Prachand” at Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan.

Speaking at the in duction ceremony, Ra jnath Singh said, “For a long time, there was a

need for attack helicop ters and during the 1999 Kargil war, its need was felt seriously. The LCH is a result of research & development for two decades. And its induc tion into the IAF is an important milestone in defence production.”

He added, “LCH is ca pable of dodging the en emy, carrying a variety of ammunition, and de livering it to the site quickly.”

Bharat Jodo Yatra: In a day, RaGa visits mutt, mosque and church

Mysuru: As Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the 26th day, Congress lead er Rahul Gandhi visited a mutt, a mosque and a church in a single day.

Rahul Gandhi visited Suttur Mutt in Mysore and met the Seer Sri Shi varatri Deshikendra Swamiji during his on going Bharat Jodo Yatra.

EC: Assembly by-polls for 7 vacant seats in 6 states on November 3

New Delhi (ANI): ECI on Monday announced schedule for by-elec tions in 7 Assembly con stituencies across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telan gana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. ‘Notification will be issued on Oct 6, polling on Nov 3 and re sults on Nov 6,’ EC said.

The Wayanad MP paid a visit to Masjid-eAzam in Mysore during the Karnataka leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The yatra entered day four in the southern district of Karnataka on Monday. He also vis ited Saint Philomena’s church in the city.

Congress said that Rahul interacted with women weavers of Kha di Gramodyog, workers raised concerns related to wage hike along with better supply and infra.

With over 400 fresh cases, tally swells to 937

l Highest number of cases in Jan 1-Sep 28 period since 2017, when figure was 2,152

l 125 malaria & 23 chikungunya cases have also been reported in this period

l There is no reported dengue death so far

New Delhi (PTI): The number of dengue cases witnesses a sharp rise in September with more than 400 new infections being reported in the last week of the month.

Total 693 cases of den gue were reported last month till September 28, according to a report re leased by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday. The city recorded a total of 525 dengue cases till September 21 this year while 412 fresh cases were reported in the

week that followed, tak ing the tally of the vec tor-borne disease in the city to 937 so far this

RECORD NUMBERS IN ‘22 JAN-SEP PERIOD

In 2018, Delhi had reported 481 dengue cases during the Jan 1-Sep 21 period. The fig ures in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were -- 282, 212 and 273, respectively. Ten deaths each were reported in 2016 & 2017, four in 2018 and two in 2019. According to official data, 4,726 dengue cases were recorded in 2017, 2,798 in 2018, 2,036 in 2019 and 1,072 in 2020

SONIA ARRIVES IN MYSURU, TO

ED’S FRESH SUMMONS TO

year, it said.

In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive outbreak, with the num

ber of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi’s worst dengue outbreak since 1996.

CONGRESS RELEASES NORMS FOR PREZ

Sweden’s Paabo wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Stockholm: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discover ies “concerning the ge nomes of extinct homi nins and human evolu tion”, the awardgiving body said on Monday. The prize, arguably among the most prestig ious in the scien tific world, is awarded by the No bel Assembly of Swe den’s Karolinska Insti tute and is worth 10 million Swedish

crowns ($900,357). It is the first of this year’s batch of prizes.

Paabo, son of the No bel Prize-winning bio chemist Sune Berg ström, has been credit ed with transform

‘NO PROPOSAL TO SCRAP MINORITY AFFAIRS MINISTRY’

Extensive fumigation drives are undertaken in the national capital every year as an immediate measure to stem dengue, malaria cases.

New Delhi: The Govt on Monday said there is no proposal under consideration to scrap Ministry of Minority Affairs. The response came due to media report that claimed that Centre may scrap Ministry of Minority Affairs, merge with Social Justice ministry.

UP: 5 CHARRED TO DEATH, 64 SUSTAIN BURNS AMID PUJA Lucknow: Five persons died while dozens sustained severe burns when a fire broke out in a makeshift pandal erected for a Durga Puja celebration at Bhadohi district in eastern UP, about 280 km from the state capital of Lucknow, on Sunday late night.

RUSSIAN HACKER HELD BY CBI FOR JEE 2021 PAPER LEAK

JASPRIT BUMRAH

OFFICIALLY RULED OUT OF ICC T20 WC

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday arrested a Russian national in connection with its probe into alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) exam last year. CBI had issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ against Mikhail Shargin, suspected to be main hacker examination, agency said.

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to his injured back, the BCCI announced on Monday. Bumrah’s injury comes as a major blow to India after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled. The board will announce replacement soon.

India sees induction of first made-in-India light combat helicopter’ Prachand’ in the Air Force with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in attendance

It is a momentous occasion reflecting India’s capability in defence production.

—Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister

Union Home Minister Amit Shah being recieved by MoS for Science and Technology and Earth

Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh as LG J&K Manoj Sinha looks on in Jammu on Monday.

(L) EC Anup Chandra Pandey, CEC Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and actor Pankaj Tripathi during launch of ‘Matdata Junction’ Radio series in Delhi on Monday.

(Top) The induction ceremony of the first indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur. (Left) Rajnath Singh takes sortie in ‘Prachand’. (Right) A ‘sarv-dharam’ prayer being performed at induction ceremony of the first indigenously developed LCH ‘Prachanda’ in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, at Jodhpur Airbase in Rajasthan on Monday.

New Delhi: A bomb threat onboard an Iranian passenger jet over Indian airspace, with a final destination in China, triggered an alert on Monday, following which IAF scrambled fighter jets. The passenger jet was allowed to fly toward China after clearance. At 2.45 pm IST, Mahan Air said aircraft has landed ‘safely on time’.

IRAN’S LEADER BREAKS SILENCE ON PROTESTS, BLAMES THE US

Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse US and Israel of planning protests. The unrest, ignited by death of a woman in custody of Iran’s morality police, is flaring up across country for the 3rd week.

RAHUL’S ‘CHARISMA’ ATTRACTS HUGE CROWD!

Moni Sharma

(From Left) Rahul Gandhi being felicitated by Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji at Suttur Mutt, he meets nuns at St Philomena Church and also visits Masjid-e-Azam in Mysuru on Monday.

Sonia Gandhi reaches Mysuru on Monday.

Green War Room to fight pollution

Environment Min Gopal Rai launches 24x7 air quality monitoring facility as part of winter action plan

New Delhi (PTI): Del hi Environment Minis ter Gopal Rai on Mon day launched an ad vanced Green War Room to monitor air pollution 24X7 in the na tional capital and en sure effective imple mentation of winter ac tion plan to curb it.

This war room will work from the seventh floor of Delhi Secretari at where a 12-member team comprising envi ronment scientists and other officials will be deployed, the minister said while addressing a press conference here.

We have launched an advanced Green War Room from today and it will work round the clock. It will monitor air pollution levels 24X7 and ensure that all nec essary measures are taken to curb the pollu tion in accordance with the amended GRAP. The war room will also ana lyse pollution data of

the city, Rai said.

Graded Response Ac tion Plan (GRAP) is a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the national capital and its vicinity accord ing to the severity of the situation.

CM Arvind Kejriwal had on Friday an nounced a 15-point win ter action plan to com bat pollution in the city.

Rai said the war room will also be linked with Green Delhi App through which resi dents can send their complaints regarding pollution, such as gar bage burning, to the war room. Then the neces sary instructions to con cerned departments will be issued to address the issue, he said.

The minister said

DUTA observes strike in support of ad-hoc faculty

that so far 54,156 com plaints have been re ceived on Green Delhi App by residents in dif ferent parts of the city.

Of 54,156 complaints, nearly 90 per cent have been addressed. Maxi mum 32,573 complaints are related to MCD fol lowed by PWD which have 9,118 complaints and 3,333 complaints are related to DDA, Rai said.

30% beneficiaries of free coaching accepted in reputed insts: Min

New Delhi (PTI): More than 30 per cent of poor students who got free coaching for engineer ing and medical en trance exams under a Delhi government scheme have been ac cepted in reputed insti tutions, including Indi an Institutes of Technol ogy, Social Welfare Min ister Rajendra Pal Gau tam said on Monday.

AQI ‘moderate’ in Delhi city, ‘poor’ in other parts of NCR

New Delhi: While Delhi’s air quality in dex (AQI) remains in the ‘moderate’ cate gory, the air quality in other parts of the NCR has begun turn ing ‘poor’. According to Central Pollution Control Board bulle tins, the air quality in Greater Noida and Ghaziabad was 220, and 207 respectively. The AQI in Delhi was 181, in the ‘moderate’ category, with PM10, PM2.5 and ozone as the main pollutants.

The AQI in Delhi has remained in the ‘moderate’ category from September 27 onwards. At most monitoring stations, the 24-hour average AQI at 9 am on Mon day was in the ‘mod

erate’ category, ex cept for Anand Vi har, where it was 378, in the ‘very poor’ category.

A forecast issued by the Air Quality Early Warning Sys tem indicates that the AQI in Delhi could remain in the upper end of the ‘moderate’ category on Tuesday and Wednesday.

It is likely to re main in the ‘moder ate’ to ‘satisfactory’ category for seven days subsequently, going by the forecast. Since the AQI is not forecasted to reach the ‘poor’ category in the next few days, measures under the Graded Response Ac tion Plan are unlikely to kick in.

Depts told to ensure timely processing of court-related issues

New Delhi (PTI): Del hi government’s Fi nance Department has directed other depart ments to ensure timely processing of court-re lated matters so that the dispensation does not suffer huge losses.

The advisory issued to departments and au tonomous bodies under the city government on September 29 said that in a matter before the HC the department had suffered a huge loss due to delayed payment incurring ‘interest of decree’.

“The department should obtain/arrange necessary budget from Finance Department/ Competent Authority timely and should point out complete ob servation of the case in one go,” the advisory stated.

It also suggested that since there is a provi sion for issuance of ad

vance from the Contin gency Fund if the Fund under the relevant budgetary head is not available, so the matter should be processed ac cordingly, it stated.

The matter of pay ment of interest on de layed payment of gra tuity to the govern ment servant due to administrative rea sons or lapses shall be dealt by the Adminis trative Department, according to the provi sion of Rule 68 of Cen tral Civil Services (Pension) Rules and applicable to the Gov ernment of India deci sions, it added.

It’s high time Indian laws recognise that males can get raped as well

Mohit Mohanan

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi University teachers on Monday observed a strike to demand the ab sorption of ad-hoc teachers.

The strike has been called by the Delhi Uni versity Teachers’ Asso ciation (DUTA).

It comes amid reports of “displacement” of ad hoc teachers in colleges such as Deshbandhu, Ramjas and Lakshmibai as well as the Depart ment of Commerce and Psychology, a DUTA ex ecutive member said.

“Teachers of all Delhi University colleges are boycotting classes. It is a complete strike. The strike has been called by DUTA against the dis placement of ad hoc teachers,” the DUTA member said.

The DUTA executive

recently held a meeting and noted that there has been displacement of serving teachers in in terviews held in various colleges and depart ments, the member said.

“Displacement in DU of serving teachers has taken place in DBC (Deshbandhu), Ramjas and Lakshmibai colleg es as well as the Depart ment of Commerce and Psychology,” the DUTA

had said in a statement on September 30.

“The DUTA con demns the displace ments and urges the col lege administrations to review any such deci sion as it is a matter of livelihood of those who have served the institu tion,” it said.

The DUTA has de manded that those posi tions which were creat ed prior to 2019 and filled through ad hoc arrangements should not be reserved for the Economically Weaker Section category.

“DUTA reiterates its firm resolve for absorp tion of temporary/ad hoc teachers observing the constitutional provi sions for social reserva tion and DoPT 200-point roster,” the statement mentioned.

Gautam said around 13,000 students had en rolled for the “Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratib ha Vikas Yojana” in the last batch and around 4,000 of them got free coaching for engineer ing and medical en trance exams. Total 1,303 students have got admission into IITs, NI ITs, Delhi Technological University, IP Universi ty and other reputed in stitutions, he said.

The Delhi government spends Rs 1.4 lakh on free coaching. Besides, each student gets Rs 2,500 to cover miscella neous expenses. Started in 2019, the scheme ini tially covered Sched ules Caste students be fore it included all chil dren who have passed classes 10 and 12 from Delhi and their annual family income is less than Rs 8 lakh.

IN THE THICK OF NEWS

New Delhi: Despite multiple shocking cas es of male sexual abuse, rape laws don’t make enough room for male victims under the Indian Penal System. Perhaps this is why male victims are often terrified to come for ward majorly because of the typical gender stereotypes that we have inherited for cen turies including soci etal shame and a lack of legal recourse.

And now when we come to think of it, why there would be a law for this when there is no strict law for sexual violence against wom en in this country?

According to the Na tional Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in 2018, 109 children were sexually abused in In dia every day. and the data on crimes against women is even harder to gulp. However, one aspect of this major is sue is always missing from such records which are male sexual abuse.

The majority of sex ual violence cases against men have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi Tamil Nadu, and

CM wishes Satyendar Jain on birthday

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Path of truth is not easy, Satyendar has been in jail for four months due to a fake case, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet

New Delhi (PTI): Del

hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wished jailed Aam Aadmi Party lead er Satyendar Jain on his birthday, saying path of truth is not easy’.

The chief minister in a tweet in Hindi said, “Today is Satyendar’s birthday. He has been in jail for four months due to a fake case.”

The ED had arrested Jain and two others in the money laundering case based on a CBI FIR

lodged against the AAP leader in 2017 under the Prevention of Corrup tion Act. “He gave mo

halla clinics, 24-hour free electricity, and ar ranged for free and good treatment for everyone.

Kerala. Nothing changed after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, even after so many promises were made at that time.

In fact, the situation is not only the same but has gone even worse for women in cluding teen girls let alone for boys.

Last week, India saw a sickening attack from Seelampur area in Delhi, where a 12-year-old boy was al

legedly gang-raped, beaten, and thrashed by a group of his friends who even in serted a rod into his genitals. The boy died of complications from his injuries early Sat urday morning at the Lok Nayak Hospital, hospital authorities and police said.

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal even said that ‘not even boys are safe in Delhi’.

71% reveal being sexually abused: Survey

An online survey of 160 men revealed - 71% of them had been sexually abused as children.”We have no data on adult male rape in India. Regard ing this, the last government research in India was carried out in 2007, where 53.2% of children reported having experienced some form of sexual abuse of which, 52.9% were boys,” according to Filmmaker Insia Da riwala. At least 71% men surveyed said they were abused and did not tell anyone adue to shame, con fusion, fear, and guilt.

The Delhi-based Cen tre for Civil Society found over 18% of Indian men surveyed were coerced or forced to have sex. Of those, 16% claimed a female perpetra tor and 2% claimed a male perpetrator.

Though the #Me Too movement was mainly about women, there were men too who raised the issue.

‘Raising number of pvt wards at AIIMS can help bolster revenue’

New Delhi (PTI): Con verting a third of gen eral wards at all AIIMS into special wards and increasing the number of private wards can improve the revenue generating potential of the premier insti tute, according to rec ommendations made at the AIIMS Chintan Shivir.

These people want to stop welfare work for the public,” Kejriwal said.

Improving health care services at all AIIMS across the coun try and identifying an implementable model suitable for sustainable

revenue generation to reduce dependency on government funds were also among issues de liberated at the Shivir held in August. One of the recom mendations was for constitution of a com mittee for revising the

charges of AIIMS for non-paying and paying patients.

“One-third of the general beds can be converted into special general ward, another one-third can be paying beds for above poverty line patients,” it was recommended.

The general beds are free at the AIIMS, while those getting admitted in special wards will have to pay for the bed as well as for the medi cines and tests, official sources explained.

War room will work from the 7th floor of Delhi Secretariat where a 12-member team comprising environment scientists and other officials will be deployed.

The majority of sexual violence cases against men have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, TN and Kerala.

‘MEN CANNOT BE RAPED’

DUTA members participating in a protest march.

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CM Arvind Kejriwal with Satyendar Jain. —FILE PHOTO

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Delhi police register UAPA case against PFI, associates

‘Even after Sept 29 notification, some members secretly conspiring to disrupt public order’

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police have registered an FIR against the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) un der the stringent Un lawful Activities Pre vention Act (UAPA) in southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, an official said on Monday.

The government has imposed a ban on the PFI and its associates -Rehab India Founda tion (RIF), All India Imams Council (AllC), National Confederation of Human Rights Or ganisation (NCHRO) and other organisations as unlawful associa tions for its alleged ter ror activities.

The development also comes after Delhi Po lice’s Special Cell along with district police raided in six districts in the city last week and nabbed 30 people alleg edly linked to PFI.

According to the FIR, Delhi Police Commis

sioner Sanjay Arora vide a gazette notifica tion dated September 29, has also declared and notified some ad dresses in Shaheen Bagh, Abdul Fazal En clave and Jamia Nagar as being used for the purposes of carrying out unlawful activities of PFI and its associ ates or affiliates.

“Even after the said

proscription and notifi cation, reliable infor mation has been re ceived that certain lead ers, members and asso ciates of the referred unlawful associations, in continuation of their unlawful activities, are secretly conspiring to disrupt public order with the ultimate objec tive of targeting the sovereignty and territo

2 dead as Gurugram building collapses during demolition

Gurugram (PTI): An old factory collapsed while it was being de molished here on Mon day morning, leaving two labourers dead and as many injured, police said.

The deceased were identified as Guddu (35) and Pratap (24), the in jured are Ramakant (27) and Naresh (26), all resi dents of Fatehpur Chau rasi in Unnao district of UP, they said.

According to the dis trict administration, six labourers were carrying out the demolition work of the three-storey building and had been staying on the premises, they said.

Deputy Commission er Nishant Yadav said two labourers had gone out while four were in side when the incident happened around 8 in plot 257 in Phase 1 of Udyog Vihar. The build ing was closed for six years and the demoli tion work had started a month ago, police said.

A 5-member probe committee headed by Sub Divisional Magis

trate Ravinder Yadav has been formed and an enquiry has been initi ated, the DC said.

A team of the labour department is collect ing details and compen sation shall be provided to the injured and the families of the de ceased, he said.

According to the po lice, the two floors of the factory were already torn down and the inci dent occurred when the roof of the first floor caved in and the entire building collapsed.

After getting informa tion the police team headed by Deputy Com missioner of Police (west) Deepak Saharan along with the civil de fence and fire brigade team reached the spot and started the rescue operation.

State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) and Na tional Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) were also called and the rescue op eration was completed in over four hours.

rial integrity of India,” the FIR stated.

“The leaders, mem bers and associates of the proscribed unlawful association/s are, in con tinuation of their unlaw ful activities, conspiring further to cause massive disruption of public or der by promoting com munal enmity and for the purposes, are mobi lizing supporters for

1 held for role in cop’s killing during 2020 riots

New Delhi (PTI): A 33-year-old man, ac cused in the killing of Delhi Police Head Con stable Ratan Lal during the 2020 Delhi riots, was arrested from Aligarh, police said on Monday.

Accused Mohd Wasim alias Bablu alias Sal man, was declared a “Proclaimed Offender” by Delhi HC, they said.

Apart from Lal, then Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma and then ACP Gokalpuri Anuj Kumar were also injuried.

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Ex-Guj CM’s daughter, ex-HM’s son join AAP

Nat’l joint secy Rajguru also inducts writer Sunil Jadav

Ahmedabad (PTI): A former Congress leader. the daughter of a for mer chief minister and a Dalit writer on Mon day joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Guja rat, where elections are likely to be held in De cember.

spreading incitement at various places of wor ship,” it further stated.

According to police, based on the informa tion, a case under IPC 120 B (criminal conspir acy) and 153 A (promot ing enmity between dif ferent groups) along with Section 10 of the UAPA has been regis tered at Shaheen Bagh police station.

Chetan Raval, son of former state home min ister Prabodh Raval and a former president of a city unit of the Con gress, had resigned from the party on Satur day and joined the AAP claiming he was en couraged by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “people-ori ented approach”.

His father Prabodh Raval was the home min ister of the state in the 1980s under Madhavsinh Solanki and was also two-time Congress state unit president.

Nita Mehta, daugh ter of former chief

minister Chhabildas Mehta, also joined the AAP a day after meet ing Kejriwal, who was on a two-day visit to the state on Saturday and Sunday.

A social worker, Me hta said she was join ing AAP due to Kejri wal’s governance in Delhi and his fight against inflation.

Dalit writer Sunil

Jadav, who had re turned a state govern ment award in 2017 as a mark of protest, also joined the AAP claim ing the ruling dispen sation in Gujarat had completely failed in eradicating untoucha bility of Dalits. The three joined in the presence of AAP na tional joint secretary Indranil Rajguru.

Kiran help sought in Rohini ashram plea

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi High Court has sought assistance from retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi on a matter concerning the welfare of women living in an ashram founded by self-styled spiritual preacher Virender Dev Dixit.

The court, which had earlier constituted a committee under her su pervision to monitor the functioning of the ash ram -- Adhyatmik Vid hyalaya, Rohini -- direct ed the former LG of Pu ducherry be informed about the listing of the

BOOST TO EDUCATION

CBI books Delhi firm for connections with int’l online betting platform

REVAMPED LAUNCH

NCRTC website with commuter-centric features

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NCRTC is implementing the country’s first RRTS, a high-speed railbased transit corridor, between Delhi and Meerut via Ghaziabad

New Delhi (PTI): Na tional Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) Managing Di rector Vinay Kumar Singh on Monday un veiled the new look of the organisation’s cor porate website, an offi cial statement said.

The website is dotted with commuter-centric features like Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project informa tion, and an interactive map of the corridor among others, it said.

NCRTC is implement ing the country’s first RRTS, a high-speed railbased transit corridor,

between Delhi and Meerut via Ghaziabad.

The statement said as the country’s first RRTS

project has moved to ad vanced stages of imple mentation, a need for a comprehensive plat form with a modern look and feel was felt to showcase the journey and updates about the project.

Technology and com muter-centric features are the highlights of this new website, it said.

“The NCRTC has de veloped and is using some of the most ad vanced technologies in the RRTS, many of them

being used for the first time in the country. This website provides in sights into these tech nologies, it said.

It further said there is a separate section on construction updates as well as a pictorial jour ney of the RRTS sta tions. The revamped website also showcases an interactive map of the first RRTS corridor with detailed informa tion about the stations, providing an immersive experience for the users.

New Delhi (PTI): The CBI has booked Betrue Ecom Solutions Pvt Ltd and its directors for al leged involvement in on line sports betting and gambling with the con nivance of Philippinesbased Dafasports, an on line web platform, offi cials said Monday.

The probe agency said the company’s accounts saw major transactions -- withdrawal of `23.33 crore and deposits of Rs 23.37 crore -- from March 2, 2019, to May 31, 2019, during which the IPL cricket tournament was also underway, they said.

The enquiry by the agency showed the com pany was linked with dafabet.com and in volved in online betting and gambling under the guise of online trading of footwear, as men tioned by the company in

its documents submitted to the Registrar of Com panies and the bank.

“However, they transact ed a specific amount in account of www.dafabet. com but ultimately the payments were credited in the account of Betrue Ecom Solutions Private Limited, which indicates that the accused compa ny is having link with dafabet,” the FIR said.

Aneesh, an accused detained during a raid by Special Cell of the Delhi police for his alleged association with PFI, being taken to a police station, in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO

Vinay Kumar Singh

Dy CM Manish Sisodia interacts with 30 government school principals going for training at Cambridge University, UK next week as part of Delhi government’s International Teacher Training programme.

—PHOTO BY TWITTER

matter on October 7. In an order passed re cently, a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad

said, Kiran Bedi is re quested to assist this Court in the matter on the next date of hear ing. Learned Counsel appearing for the Delhi

Commission for Women undertakes to inform Kiran Bedi about the listing of the present case on October 7, the court observed.

Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi

Rescue operation in progress at the incident site on Monday.

Chetan Raval, Nita Mehta and Sunil Jadav after joining the AAP.

BJP, CONG FAILED TO SOLVE PPL’S ISSUES

ENQUIRY

—PHOTO BY PTI

Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra & Justice Subramonium Prasad said, Kiran Bedi is requested to assist this Court in the matter on the next date of hearing

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EMBARRASSING U-TURN BY BRITISH GOVT ON MAJOR CUT FOR THE RICH

There were four stages aka ashrams namely –Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and Sannyasa – with each having unique dharma or duties to be undertaken during that period. But with the passage of time the meaning, interpretation, and application of this ashram system have sadly vanished

In ancient India, the activities of individuals – mainly for the men of the household –were strictly regulated ac cording to their stage of life. There were four stages aka ashrams namely – Brah macharya, Grihastha, Vanap rastha, and Sannyasa – with each having unique dharma or duties to be undertaken during that period. But with the passage of time the mean ing, interpretation, and ap plication of this ashram sys tem have sadly vanished.

Drawing a corollary for modern-era business execu tives, their professional ca reer can be nebulously divid ed into trainee, rapid growth, plateau, and finally retire ment phases. Though there aren’t any defined formulae the deepest worries are ob served when one’s career moves to auto mode – routine, less challenging, and conse quently negligible growth for a few years. Often this reverie is ignored until a rude shock awakens one with either get ting a pink slip or noticing peers leapfrogging ahead. This usually happens in midforties as the career pyramid sharply tapers that allows only the best to progress, leaving the rest behind.

The source of discontent at the mid-career stage usu ally emanates not as a regret about one’s past but because

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of a sense of futility in the present. The prospect of do ing things stuck in a rut be comes self-defeating and de pression-causing. Another concern is a sense of empti ness at the mid-career level that questions the existential worth of any sensitive indi vidual. Being unhappy at work could also be due to lack of self-motivation and a sense of jealousy at smarter younger colleagues. It is in scenarios like these that one’s negative attitudes –usually – come to the fore fur ther accentuating the down ward spiral.

Many professionals often get trapped in the mid-career maze due to their hesitancy to take even minor risks and staying cocooned in their comfort zones fearing losing out of their happy present while staying blind to their invisible dark future.

There are notably many ways to handle a mid-ca reer slump. Some of them could be:

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Don’t play safe: Arguably, there exists a direct con nection of high-risk ca reer jumps resulting in lofty gains, but this usual ly gets tampered as one ages. Concurrently, there cannot be any justification for one closing the oppor tunity window to seek growth either within the organization or externally and instead deciding to stay put.

l Listening to inner voice: Largely depends on the type of person one is. No pain no gain remains a valid dictum all through one’s career. Keep evaluat

Many professionals often get trapped in the mid-career maze due to their hesitancy to take even minor risks and staying cocooned in their comfort zones fearing losing out of their happy present while staying blind to their invisible dark future. Thus, in summary and as the cliché goes, a person feeling professionally burnt out and traversing through a rough patch must convince oneself

ing oneself with peers, ad visably external ones.

l Reinvent your personal brand: Just like a consum er brand if not constantly invested could gather dust same could happen to one’s career. Keep bur nishing one’s personal brand at regular intervals to keep it relevant and at tractive.

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l Accept career dip: Living in denial can be danger ous. Accepting a career dip and coming out of it courageously requires bold consistent actions. This could possibly turn one’s pitiable situation on its head and help unearth new facets.

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Explore unknown terrain: Shed rigidity. Push oneself to vocations never tried before and maybe it would thus trigger luck to get di verse new opportunities.

l Learn, Unlearn and Re learn: Continuous learn ing could be unnerving and may not be humanly possible. Hence one should keep deleting the obsolete before adding new skills to their bouquet and support recrafting the story.

l Switch off: Take time off professionally. It has been noted a deliberate career break can facilitate one to come back rejuvenated and recharged with sharp er focus.

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Find your sweet spot: Iden tify and pin those activi ties that give an adrena line rush, and one enjoys doing, even repeatedly without having a sense of boredom.

l Job enrichment: Doing re petitive tasks for years can cause disillusionment. To break the monotony, one can proactively redesign or change tasks, or under

Ostrich-like approach: Re flect on your career and if the honest conclusion is it’s time to quit, then don’t dither. Be strong, ostrichlike behaviour never helps. Stretching the inevitable could bring in more igno miny and heartbreak.

Thus, in summary and as the cliché goes a person feel ing professionally burnt out and traversing through a rough patch must convince oneself that tough times don’t last but tough people do.

In India Liz Truss would have been called a roll-back Prime Minister for reversing her deci sion to retract her proposal to cut taxes of high income groups barely ten days after making the announcement. Her proposal to reduce income-tax from 45 per cent to 40 percent for those earn ing 150,000 pounds or more a year sent the pound-sterling in a tailspin. Truss faced strong crit icism for the decision which she said was taken by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Growing criticism from with in her Conservative Party, the British people, a tumbling pound seemed to have brought about this U-turn. Above all, there was the fear of the policy being voted down in parliament. The deci sion to withdraw the proposal is being looked at as detrimental for the Conservatives in the next general elections.

When the 45 billion pound tax cuts were announced the Inter national Monetary Fund urged the Truss government to pro vide relief to families facing hefty power bills instead of un funded tax cuts to the rich.

India took a major step towards indi genisation to cut down import of defence material with the induction of highly advanced Light Combat Heli copter (LCH), appropriately named Prachand for its lethal ity and reach. The fighter chopper described as a lean and mean machine was in ducted into the air force at a befitting ceremony in Jodh pur. Technologically it is supe rior to any of its peer combat choppers around the world.

The LCH has been designed keeping in mind the high alti tude forward areas in Ladakh and Siachen where India has to keep an eye on both China and Pakistan. Once its produc tion picks up, India’s depend ence on American Apache and

With defence-related exports totaling ` 1,387 crore, the government’s policy to promote self-reliance in defence manufacture is now bearing fruit with about 2,500 defence items having been indigenised already

Russian Mi 35 combat helicop ters will be substantially re duced. ‘Prachand’ follows the made in India Tejas, the light est and smallest in its class of contemporary supersonic combat aircraft.

Countries like the US, Ma laysia, Australia, Indonesia

and Egypt have shown inter est in Tejas. Armenia has bought the India-made Pina ka multi-barrel rocket launch system, which shoots and scoots, to take on Azerbaijan in Russia’s backyard. India’s stress on indigeni sation in defence sector and export of military hardware is boosting its image as a re gional power. India’s defence exports have grown by 334% in last 5 years, making it a key player in the field. With defence-related exports total ing `1,387 crore, silent change taking place in this sector can be described as nothing short of a revolution. Govt’s policy to promote self-reli ance in defence manufacture is now bearing fruit with 2,500 defence items having been indigenised already.

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PM to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur on Oct 5, kick-off `3,650 cr works

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on October 5 where he will inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur as well as lay the founda tion stone of projects worth over Rs 3,650 crore.

According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), AIIMS Bilaspur con structed at more than Rs 1470 crore, is a state-ofthe-art hospital with 18 speciality and 17 super speciality departments, 18 modular operation theatres and 750 beds with 64 ICU beds. Spread over 247 acres, the hospi tal is equipped with 24 hours emergency and dialysis facilities, mod ern diagnostic machines like ultrasonography, CT scan, MRI etc, Amrit Pharmacy and Jan Aus hadhi Kendra and also a 30 bedded AYUSH block.

The Hospital has also set up the Centre for Digital Health to pro vide health services in the tribal and inacces sible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh.

ED raids Chinese app firms in Bengaluru, seizes `5.85 crore

courses every year.

“Prime Minister’s vi sion and commitment to strengthen health ser vices across the country is being showcased again through the inau guration of AIIMS Bilas pur. The hospital, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in October 2017, is being established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yo jana,” PMO said.

The International Kul lu Dussehra Festival will be celebrated from Octo ber 5 to 11 in Kullu.

New Delhi (Agencies): The Enforcement Direc torate (ED) on Monday said that they recently conducted search oper ations on 12 entities in Bengaluru having Chi nese links and seized around Rs 5.85 crore.

PROPERTY OF I-T OFFICER ATTACHED IN PMLA CASE

Cross-voting in RS polls; 2 K’taka MLAs served notice

Bengaluru: Notices have been served to two expelled MLAs of re gional party JD (S) in connection with crossvoting during the recent ly held Rajya Sabha elec tions in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Secretary of the Leg islative Assembly

Vishalakshi has issued notices to Kolar MLA Srinivas Gowda and Gubbi MLA SR Srinivas.

In the complaint, the party had sought expul sion of the two legisla tors from the Assembly.

JP NADDA INSPECTS ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIME MINISTER MODI’S OCTOBER 5 VISIT TO HIMACHAL Bilaspur (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Himachal Pradesh on October 5 and inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sci ences in Bilaspur, said Union minister Anu rag Thakur. Himachal

Also, specialist health services will be provided by the hospi tal through health

Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Anurag Thakur and BJP President JP Nadda inspected the arrangements for PM Modi’s October 5 visit.

“PM Modi is coming to Bilaspur on October 5 and a public meeting will also be held. PM will

camps in the inaccessi ble tribal and high Him alayan regions like Kaza, Saluni, and Key

inaugurate AIIMS Bilas pur which has been built with a cost of around Rs 1,500 crores and will dedicate it to the people.

PM Modi considers Himachal his second home. People are wait ing for him to come here,” Thakur said.

long. The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS courses and 60 students for nursing

The Festival is unique in the sense that it is the congregation of more than 300 Deities of the Valley. On the first day of the Festival, the Dei ties in their well-deco rated palanquins pay their obeisance at the temple of the Chief De ity Bhagwan Raghunath Ji and then proceed to the Dhalpur Ground.

The PM will witness this Rath Yatra and the grand assembly of Dei ties in historic Kullu Dussehra celebrations.

These firms were cheating innocent youths on the pretext of providing them parttime jobs through the Chinese app ‘Keepshare’ and collecting money from them. The money thus collected was used to buy crypto currencies.

The ED initiated money laundering in vestigation on the basis of an FIR registered at the South CEN Police Station, Bengaluru City in a matter related to the part-time job fraud.

The ED learnt in the investigation that gulli ble public, mostly youths,

New Delhi: The ED has attached immovable property worth Rs 7.33 crore in disproportionate assets case against An dasu Ravinder, additional income tax director who was compulsorily retired by the Finance Ministry.

The ED initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by the CBI, against Ravinder, who along with his wife Kavi tha Andasu, amassed wealth in his name and in the name of his wife from 2005 to 2011.

were cheated by some Chinese persons through a mobile app namely ‘Keepsharer’ which promised them to give part-time jobs and col lected money from them.

The MLAs have been asked to give written clarification on the al legations. It was alleged that Srinivas had voted for BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Lehar Singh. Srinivas Gowda had an nounced that he had voted for the Congress, embarrassing the lead ership of JD (S).

JD (S) MLA Venkata rao Nadagouda had filed a complaint against the two de manding termination of their membership. The ruling BJP had managed to ensure vic tory of all Rajya Sabha candidates in Karnata ka, though it did not have required numbers.

New Delhi (ANI): A CBI court recently granted bail to a woman who is an alleged kingpin in a bribery case. This case pertains to the demand for bribes for getting approval of a proposal from the Union Ministry of Culture for setting up the Tagore Cultural Complex in Arunachal Pradesh. Accused Akila Jangru and her co-accused Rajpal Singh Arora were arrested on August 22, 2022. Special CBI judge Anil Antil of Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Akila Jangru on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties in the like amount.

COURT EXTENDS

CUSTODY OF 5 PFI

MEN TILL OCT 8

Mumbai (PTI): A local court here on Monday extended till October 8 the ATS custody of five alleged members of the PFI arrested in raids conducted in Maharashtra.

The five were among 20 people apprehended in the state by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in multi-agency raids across the country spearheaded by the NIA on September 22.

UNION MINISTER APPEARS IN COURT IN 2013 CASE

Muzaffarnagar (PTI): Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan and other BJP leaders on Monday appeared in an MP/MLA court here in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The court fixed October 10 as the next date of hearing as all accused were not present in the court.

APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND CONCESSION NOT A RIGHT: SUPREME COURT

New Delhi (PTI): Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the verdict of a single judge directing the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and others to consider the case of a woman for appointment on compassionate ground. A bench noted that the father of the woman was employed with Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and died while on duty in April 1995.

Farmers protest on anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Chandigarh: Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdur Sangarash Committee (KMSC) held protest and rail roko prorgramme at 17 differ ent places in Punjab on Monday to mark the an niversary of Lakhim pur Kheri incident.

Notably, eight persons including four farmers had died during a pro test in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3, 2021.

In Amritsar, farmers also blocked the rail track at Vallah, de manding stern action against person respon sible for the incident.

General Secretary, KMSC, Sarwan Singh Pandher alleged “The conspirator of the Lakhimpur Kheri mas sacre is still enjoying prime post while the in nocent farmers present at the site of the inci dent have been sent to jail after registration of cases against them.”

Another farmer lead er Gurbachan Singh Chaba said the success of the Delhi farmer’s

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agitation was due to the sacrifice of 750 protest ers and Lakhimpur Kheri ‘martyrdom’ was

Lakhimpur Kheri (Agencies): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Monday that the families of those who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last year are yet to get justice. He said the nation will never forget the violence that took place in Tikunia village on this day last year and claimed eight lives, and despite assurances, the government had not ensured justice for the farmers. On

one of the most signifi cant. “We demand that the killers of farmers should be hanged and

New menu in domestic flights of Air India

New Delhi (PTI): Ta

tas-owned Air India has introduced a new inflight menu on domes tic routes amid the on set of the festive season.

Since taken over by the Tatas in January this year, the loss-mak ing airline has been making efforts to re vamp services, expand its fleet and increase its overall market share in the fast-growing domes tic aviation space.

The new in-flight menu, featuring an as

sortment of gourmet meals, trendy appetis ers and decadent des serts, showcases India’s

locally sourced culi nary influence, it said in a release.

The menu was intro

duced on October 1.

“The new menu choices have been cu rated to ensure that the flyers enjoy a gourmet meal with emphasis on health and well-being...

We are excited to roll out this new menu on domestic routes, and are hard at work pre paring a revamp of the international menu as well,” Sandeep Verma, Head of Inflight Servic es at Air India, said.

Last month, Air India unveiled ‘Vihaan.AI’, a

comprehensive trans formation plan with a detailed road map for the next five years un der which the airline aims to have a domestic market share of 30 per cent and significantly strengthen its interna tional operations.

Meanwhile, Vistara — a joint venture be tween Tatas and Singa pore Airlines — has started offering live tel evision channels on its Dreamliner aircraft from October 1.

October 3 last year, farm ers were staging a protest in Tikunia village against a visit of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya when four of them were crushed under the wheels of a convoy of cars. In the subsequent violence, four others including two BJP work ers and a journalist were killed. “It was a week of peace. The violence that broke out claimed the lives of eight people. It was unfortunate,” Tikait said.

action should be taken against those responsi ble for the Lakhmipur Kheri,” said Chaba.

Mahatma Gandhi-lookalike ‘asura’ at Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal sparks row

Kolkata (ANI): Organ isers at a Durga Puja pandal here provided a wig and a moustache to the ‘Mahisasura’ idol, which bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahat ma Gandhi and stoked a controversy, prompting police to intervene after a complaint was filed.

Put up as part of the pandal display by the All India Hindu Mahas abha the ‘asura’ idol was a bespectacled, dho ti-clad bald man with a walking stick, which ac cording to complaint bore resemblance to the Father of the Nation.

West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi

on Sunday made a com plaint with the police to lodge a Zero FIR in con nection with the matter.

Candrachud Goswa mi, organiser of Puja Pandal said they changed the appearance of the idol after a lot of calls and that they have not done so willingly.

“The idol of Asura did resemble Gandhi, we do not deny it. It has been changed. We have not made the changes. We received a lot of calls. We have been made to change it force fully. We do not accept the changes. Our free dom of expression has been curtailed,” he said.

BSF seizes Pak fishing boat from ‘Harami Nala’ creek area of Guj

New Delhi (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday seized one abandoned Paki stani fishing boat from ‘Harami Nala’ creek area near Bhuj in Kutch of Gujarat, along the In dia-Pakistan maritime boundary, the force said.

The boat was found from ‘Harami Nala’ around 6 am by BSF team patrolling in the area. Some ice boxes, jerry cans and fishing nets were seized by the BSF personnel. Howev

er, the men on the boat managed to flee towards the Pakistan side.

“We seized a Pakistani fishing boat from ‘Hara mi Nala’ in Kutch of Gu jarat around 6 am. A few people were seen on the

boat, but they jumped into water and swam to wards the Pakistan side. Icebox, jerry can and fishing net have been seized by the BSF person nel from the abandoned boat,” a BSF official said.

The menu was

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BAIL FOR WOMAN KINGPIN IN ARUNACHAL’S TAGORE CULTURAL COMPLEX BRIBERY CASE

A BSF team found the Pakistani boat while patrolling.

(Combo pic) Idol remade to look like an Asura. —PHOTO BY ANI

Farmers block railway tracks on first anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri case, in Jalandhar on Monday.

NO JUSTICE YET FOR LAKHIMPUR KHERI FARMERS: TIKAIT

According to ED, these firms were duping innocent youths.

BJP chief JP Nadda with Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur reviews the preparations for the public meeting to be addressed by PM Narendra Modi on Oct 5, in Bilaspur on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Rahul Gandhi’s pilgrimage during Yatra

Mysore (ANI): Con gress leader Rahul Gan dhi on Monday visited the famous Suttur Matt, a pilgrim centre in Mysore, under the ban ner of the party’s mass contact campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Gandhi, the Lok Sab ha MP from Kerala’s Wayanad, who reached Karnataka on Septem ber 30, visited the centu ries-old Matt and sought the blessings of Seer, Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji, on the fourth day of his visit to the state.“Shri Rahul Gan dhi visited Suttur Mutt in Mysore and sought blessings of Seer Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji”, the Congress Party tweeted.

Rahul Gandhi is cur rently leading Bharat Jodo Yatra- the 3,500-km march from Kanyaku mari to Kashmir, cover ing as many as 12 states.

The Padyatra will cover a distance of 25 km eve ry day. On Sunday, the Congress MP addressed a public rally amid a heavy downpour in Mysuru. Addressing the rally, Gandhi said, “This yatra is like a river that will flow from Kanyaku mari to Kashmir. This journey will not stop due to heat, storm, rain, or cold. In this river, you will not see any hatred or violence. The river will showcase love and brotherhood.”

BY ANI

Thiruvananthapuram (Agen cies): Congress’ Kerala unit chief K Sudhakaran changed his stance and batted for Mallikarjun Kharge, the “official” candidate for the party’s presidential poll. All the prominent leaders, in cluding AK Antony, Oommen Chandy, Ramesh Chennithala and Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan and several others, have chosen Kharge over their local party col league Shashi Tharoor. Till the official statement was announced, Sudhakaran held to “let the voters cast their vote according to their ra tionale”. With this, it's more or less certain that from the around 300 voters, Tharoor is unlikely to get more than two dozen votes.

Hyderabad (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that with two consecutive losses in the Lok Sabha elections, there is a need for a “renewed and reinvigorated” party to take on the challenge of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre. Tharoor is currently in Hyderabad campaigning for the upcoming presidential polls of the party in which he is up against the veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge. “This election is about how Congress should be best equipped to take on the ruling govt today, which is BJP. We have lost two elections... We need a renewed, reinvigorated Congress party where it is mobilized effectively to take on this challenge,” Tharoor said while speaking to the media. He denied the existence of the G-23 group within the Congress (which wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking reforms in the party), and said that it was a “media idea”. “There is no G-23 group. There never was, it was a media idea. As far as I can tell you, a couple of seniors wrote the letter. They invited a large number of people to support them. They told me that by phone they have contacted over a hundred people who have extended support. There was COVID lockdown in 2020. Only 23 people were available in Delhi to sign it at that time,” he said.

WILL DIGVIJAYA BE THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION OR THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF PARTY ORGANIZATION?

New Delhi: Mallikar jun Kharge is set to be the Congress president. He has resigned from the post of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha with his nomina tion for the post of party president and with this, speculation has intensi fied as to who will be the new Leader of Opposi tion. Kharge was the Leader of the Opposi tion in the Rajya Sabha for one and a half years.

Before him, Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Lead

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er of the Opposition in the Upper House for seven years. Kharge be came the leader after Azad retired from the Rajya Sabha. Now a new leader has to be appoint ed in his place. It is gen erally believed that Dig vijaya Singh will be made the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He came within reach of becoming the party president. Rahul Gandhi had sent him to Delhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and he had also taken the nomina tion papers. But at the

last moment, Kharge's name was forwarded by the party.

Only then it is being said that Digvijaya Sin gh will get the post of LoP in the Upper House.

Apart from him, P Chid ambaram is also being said to be a contender

for the post of LoP. The names of Pramod Ti wari, Mukul Wasnik and Jairam Ramesh are also discussed. But the trouble with Chidam baram is that he is from South India. With Kharge's elevation, both, the National Presi dent and Organization General Secretary, would be from South In dia. The post of leader in the Lok Sabha is held by Adhir Ranjan Chowd hury of West Bengal. In such a situation, it will be necessary to give rep resentation to North In

dia somewhere. In this sense, only a North In dian leader will get the post of Leader of Oppo sition in Rajya Sabha. In this respect, Digvijaya's claim is strong. But it is also possible that he may get a higher posi tion in the organization. It will be difficult for KC Venugopal to remain as organizational general secretary after Kharge becomes the president. If Digvijay becomes the General Secretary of the organization in his place, then it will be bet ter for the party.

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Om Birla to participate in G20 Speakers’ Summit in Jakarta

Bhubaneswar (Agencies):

Veteran tribal leader and fivetime MLA from Padampur seat in Odisha’s Bargarh district, Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha died on Sunday night, family sources said. Bariha is survived by his wife Tilotama, daughters Barsha, Kadambini, and son Bhojraj. He was elected to the state assembly five times from Padampur seat -- twice on Janata Dal ticket in 1990 and 1995, and three times on BJD ticket in 2000, 2009 and 2019.

Chennai (Agencies): The Villupuram police have arrested four youths with narcotic substances, including opioid-based tablets, ganja, sodium chloride injection, and syringes.They were arrested during a routine vehicle check-up by the special team of the Villupuram police on Sunday night. The four arrested were produced before a judicial magistrate court and remanded in prison.

Ranchi (Agencies): In a shocking incident in Garhwa, a minor girl was kidnapped from a place of worship and gang-raped. The crime took place at Saraidohar village in the district’s Chinia police station. The victim was then released four hours later after the accused threatened her to not speak of the incident to anyone, as reported by news agency. The victim along with her parents approached the police and registered an FIR after which the two accused were arrested.

MANN GOVT WINS

CONFIDENCE VOTE; CONG, BJP ABSTAIN

6 SWEPT AWAY IN KOLLIDAM RIVER NEAR POONDI IN TN

New Delhi (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir la and Rajya Sabha Dep uty Chairman Hari vansh will be partici pating in the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speak ers' Summit in Jakarta.

Om Birla will be lead ing the Indian delega tion to Jakarta.

An official of the Par liament told ANI on condition of anonymity that the 8th Summit of Speakers of G-20 Parlia ments (P-20) will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 6-7, 2022.

Om Birla, Harivansh and Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha PC Mody, and other offi cials shall be attending the summit as a part of the Indian Parliamen tary delegation. Sourc es saidthat the Indian delegation will leave for Jakarta on October 4.

VENKAIAH NAIDU DEVOTED HIS ENTIRE LIFE FOR PEOPLE’S WELFARE: BIRLA Nellore (FIB): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ad dressed the dignitaries and other visitors as the chief guest at the programme of Swarna Bharat Trust at Nellore on Monday. Former Vice Presi dent Venkaiah Naidu was also present on the oc casion. Mentioning that the entire life of Venkaiah Naidu, the Director of Swarna Bharat Trust, has been devoted to the welfare of the society, Birla said that the basic objective of the Trust has been service, education, women’s upliftment. Birla said that under the leadership of Naidu, Swarna Bharat Trust is working to provide education to the children of weaker economic group and self employment training for the youth.

New Delhi (FIB): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two Ad visories, one for private television channels and the other for digital news publishers and OTT platforms strongly advising them to refrain from showing advertise ments of online betting sites and surrogate ad vertisements of such sites. The Ministry had earlier issued an Advi sory on 13 June, 2022 ad vising newspapers, pri vate TV channels and digital news publishers to refrain from publish ing advertisements of online betting platforms.

New Delhi (ANI): Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Monday welcomed guidelines laid down by the party's Chief Election Authority asking the contestors to take "utmost care" to ensure "no malafide campaign" against the two competitors as it would bring "disgrace to the party".

The series of guidelines stated by Congress' Central Election Authority chair man Madhusudan Mistry for the party's internal polls scheduled to be held on October 17, said, "Utmost care must be taken to ensure that there is no mala-fide campaign against any candidate. The sensitivity of the election process must be upheld at any cost." Mal likarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are up against each other in the polls. It was also stated that no leader of the party holding an organisational post can participate in the campaign process of the elections. It asked the party leaders to tender their resignations first "if they wish to support any candidate". "Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are contesting the election of Congress President in their personal capacity," stated the guidelines.

Mulayam Singh Yadav moved to critical care unit: Medanta Hospital

Gurugram (PTI): For mer Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulay am Singh Yadav is ad mitted to the “critical care unit” of Medanta Hospital here and is be ing treated by a “com prehensive team of spe cialists”, the hospital said on Monday.

The announcement from the hospital comes a day after the Sama jwadi Party on Sunday said its 82-year-old pa triarch’s health had de teriorated. Mulayam has been under treat ment at the hospital since August 22. He was admitted to the hospital in July as well.

Meanwhile, SP work ers organised special prayers in many tem ples across the state on Monday for long life of the party founder Mu layam Singh Yadav.

In Lucknow, party workers prayed at Hanu man temple at Vikrama ditya Marg, just a stone’s throw from the Yadav’s residence, a SP office bearer said. In Varana si, they offered prayers at various temples in cluding Hanuman tem ple in Gilat Bazar and Bada Ganesh Mandir in Lohatia.

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DOPT GIVES ANOTHER IAS OFFICER TO UP FROM ‘20 BATCH

Lucknow: DOPT has giv en another IAS officer to the Uttar Pradesh bureau cracy. 2020 batch IAS of Tripura cadre - Abhishek Kumar — who was posted as Assistant Col lector Training in North Tripura District of Tripura had applied to DOPT to send him from Tripura Carder to Uttar Pradesh Corder on spousal base.

IAS Abhishek Kumar’s wife is IAS Nidhi Bansal serving in the UP cadre of 2020 batch and is currently posted as Assistant Collector of Fatehpur District !! DOPT, considering the applica tion of IAS Abhishek, had sought NOC from the Tripura and UP govern ment for their cadre change which was sent by both the governments to DOPT. After this, Uday Bhan Tripathi, Under Sectorary of DOPT issued

a notification allotting Abhishek the UP cadre. Now the number of IAS officers in the 2020 batch has increased from 16 to 17 with the arrival of IAS Abhishek. 2020 batch UP cadre IAS are Jaidev CS, Nupur Goyal, Ajay Jain, Pratyush Pandey, Nidhi Bansal, Neha Bandhu, Parikshit Khatana, Ramaya R, Suthan Abdullah, Mahajan Sumit Rajesh, Ojaswi Raj, Vishal Kumar, Abhinav Gopal, Navneet Sehra, Pawan Kumar Meena and Ajay Kumar Gautam.

REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE

Dr Jitendra launches portal for PM’s Excellence Awards

Chandigarh (Agencies):

The Bhagwant Mann govt won the vote of confidence with a thumping majority on the concluding day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party abstained from the vote. The lone SAD and one BSP MLA also did not speak against the motion. A total of 93 MLA voted in favour of the confidence vote after CM Bhagwant Mann gave the concluding speech.

Thanjavur (PTI): Six people, who entered into the Kollidam river near Poondi in Thanjavur district to take bath on Monday, were washed away in the currents, police said. While two bodies have been retrieved, search is on for the other four. According to the police, D David (30), T Isaac (19), S Pravin Raj (19) and S Kermal (19) of Siluvaipatti village in Thoothukudi district were among the six, who got drowned.

New Delhi (PTI): Un ion Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday launched a dedicated website for the Prime Minister’s awards for excellence in public administration and said that the emphasis will be on qualitative achievements rather than achieving the quantitative targets while deciding the honour.

The registration on PM’s awards web portal — http://www.pma wards.gov.in — has

commenced from Mon day for due registration and the submission of applications till Novem ber 28. Singh, the Minis ter of State for Person

nel, said, under the lead ership of Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi, the entire concept and for mat of the PM excel lence awards has under

gone a revolutionary change after 2014. The objective of the Scheme is to encourage con structive competition, innovation, replication, he said. The PM’s awards, 2022 will con sist of a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs 20 lakh to the awarded district to be utilised for implementation of pro ject/programme or bridging resources gaps in any area of public welfare, a statement is sued by the Personnel Ministry said.

‘AWARD’S CONCEPT HAS UNDERGONE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE AFTER 2014’

New Delhi (Agencies): Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh has launched the Web portal for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2022. The portal was launched in New Delhi on Monday. The registration on PM’s Awards web portal commenced on Monday and the submission of applications will be held till the 28th of November this year. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, the entire concept and format of the PM Excellence Awards has undergone a revolutionary change after 2014. He said, the objective of the Scheme is to encourage constructive competition, innovation, replication and institutionalisation of best practices.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launching website for the Prime Minister’s awards for excellence in public administration, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka party president DK Shivakumar offers prayers at Chamundeshwari Temple during their party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Mysuru on Monday.

MINOR GIRL ABDUCTED FROM PLACE OF WORSHIP IN J’KHAND AND GANG RAPED

UP BUREAUCRACY

I&B Ministry’s advisory against betting advts

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with Venkaiah Naidu in Nellore.

Mahesh Sharma

Digvijaya Singh

CONGRESS PREZ POLL THAROOR WELCOMES GUIDELINES ASKING CANDIDATES TO ENSURE "NO MALA FIDE CAMPAIGN"

SUDHAKARAN JOINS SUPPORT KHARGE'S CANDIDATURE

LEADER HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR “RENEWED, REINVIGORATED” CONG TO TAKE ON BJP

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IAS couple Abhishek Kumar and Nidhi Bansal

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New Delhi: Seasoned finance professional and an old public sector hand Sandeep Kumar Gupta on Monday took over as the chairman and managing director of GAIL (India) Ltd, the nation’s largest gas utility. Gupta, who previously was Director (Finance) at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), replaces Manoj Jain, who superannuated on August 31. A commerce graduate and CA by education, Gupta has more than 31 years of working experience at Indian Oil Corporation.

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MS INDIA VEHICLE PRODUCTION RISES TO 1,77,468 UNITS

Sept factory activity slows to 3-month low

New Delhi (PTI): Manufacturing activities in India eased marginally in September but remained in good shape amid companies hiring more workers and cooling price pressures, according to a monthly survey released on Monday.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicated a strong improvement in the health of the Indian manufacturing industry, as companies stepped up production in tandem with a sustained increase in new work intakes.

The PMI at 55.1 in September continued to be in expansion mode for the 15th consecutive month but was slightly lower than 56.2 recorded in August.

TOP TALKING POINTS

 Seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicated a strong improvement in the health of the Indian manufacturing industry

 The PMI at 55.1 in Sept continued to be in expansion mode for the 15th consecutive month but was slightly lower than 56.2 recorded in August

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Govt to approach capital market this month to raise `2,500 cr for 3 road projects

New Delhi (PTI): The government will approach the capital market this month to raise around `2,500 crore to fund three road projects, a senior official said on Monday.

The money will be raised through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), the government official added.

“We will be approaching the capital market this month to raise around ` 2,500 crore for the three road projects,” he said.

Sensex, Nifty fall over 1 per cent on selling in banking, auto shares

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported an over two-fold rise in its vehicle production at 1,77,468 units in September 2022. “The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles during the month,” Maruti Suzuki India said. Total passenger vehicles production was at 1,73,929 units last month. It was at 77,782 units in September 2022. Passenger cars production was up at 1,31,258 units as against 47,884 in 2021.

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SAVWIPL BEGINS EXPORT OF MID SIZED SUV KUSHAQ

“Rates of expansion remained historically high, despite easing from August. To accommodate higher sales and greater output needs, firms hired extra workers and acquired more inputs. The upturn in input buying was aided by cooling price pressures.

“Purchasing costs rose at the slowest pace in just under two years, while output charge inflation receded to a seven-month low,” the

OTHER STORIES

survey said. A PMI score above 50 indicates expansion and a print below that level reflects contraction in manufacturing activities.

Pollyanna De Lima, Economics Associate Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said the latest set of PMI data shows us that the Indian manufacturing industry remains in good shape, despite considerable global headwinds and recession fears elsewhere.

“There were softer, but substantial, increases in

AVERAGE PRICES OF 11 ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS FALL 2-11 PER CENT IN LAST ONE MONTH: GOVERNMENT

New Delhi: The average prices of 11 essential food items declined 2-11% in the last one month, the government said on Monday. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted that prices of essential items have fallen, giving relief to monthly household budget. He also shared a chart showing the decline in the prices of 11 items.

The average price of palm oil fell a maximum of 11% to `118 per litre on October 2 from `132 per litre on September 2, 2022. The price of vanaspati ghee fell 6% to `143 per kg from `152 per kg. —PTI

A PMI score above 50 indicates expansion and a print below that level reflects contraction in mfg activities

new orders and production in September, with some leading indicators suggesting that output looks set to expand further at least in the short-term as firms seek to fulfil sales contracts and replenish stocks,” De Lima noted.

Further, De Lima said input costs rose at the slowest rate in almost two years as suppliers’ stocks improved in line with subdued global demand for raw materials and recession risks.

Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest in assets that will provide cash flows over a period of time.

Last year, the National Highway Authority of India’s first infrastructure investment trust raised more than `5,000 crore.

Mumbai (PTI): Key stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined over 1% at close on Monday amid weak global market trends and continued foreign fund outflows.

Benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 638.11 points or 1.11% to settle at 56,788.81. During the day, it tanked 743.52 points or 1.29% to 56,683.40.

The broader NSE Nifty fell by 207 points or 1.21% to end at 16,887.35. Among the Sensex stocks, Maruti, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, ITC, Bajaj Finance, State Bank of India and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the major laggards. Dr Reddy’s, NTPC, Bharti Airtel and Wipro were the winners.

Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Hong Kong settled lower, while Tokyo ended higher.

Vi CEO urges govt to slash levies to help telcos invest in 5G networks

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RUPEE PLUNGES 49 PAISE TO 81.89 AGAINST US DOLLAR

New Delhi: Skoda Auto Volkswagen India on Monday said it has commenced exports of midsized SUV Kushaq. The company has started shipments of left-handdrive Kushaq to Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries. In September, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (SAVWIPL) commenced export of Taigun and Virtus. “The Skoda Kushaq is the third made-in-India car to be exported this year..The market acceptance and success of all our exports highlight our global quality standards,” SAVWIPL said. —PTI

LAVA LAUNCHES ITS 1ST 5G PHONE, PRICED AROUND `10,000

New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone brand Lava International on Monday launched its of first 5G smartphone - Lava Blaze 5G - for its consumer in the country, which is likely to be priced around `10,000. The pre-bookings for the 5G smartphone will commence around Diwali this year.

The smartphone sports 50MP AI triple rear camera and 8MP front camera for a superior photography experience and selfies.

The smartphone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 & has 4GB+3GB Virtual RAM. —PTI

MAY

PROSUS CALLS OFF $4.7 BN ACQUISITION OF BILLDESK

New Delhi: Prosus NV, which owns PayU, has terminated a $4.7 billion (about `38,400 crore) deal to acquire Indian payments firm BillDesk after conditions on the deal weren’t met. In a statement, Prosus said certain conditions precedent weren’t met by the deadline at the end of September. Approval of the CCI, which was one of the conditions precedent, was received on September 5 but Prosus did not specify which other conditions were not met. —PTI

New Delhi: Vodafone Idea (Vi) CEO Akshaya Moondra on Monday has asked the government to cut the hefty levies plaguing the sector to enable operators to boost cash generation and invest in capital intensive 5G networks.

“In a country where tariffs are the lowest, India’s telecom industry has the highest levies anywhere in the world…if one includes the price of spectrum, converts it to an annuity value and calculates that as a percentage of revenue, that’s an additional 28% of industry revenue over and above the more visible 30% (of revenue) levies element, comprising GST (18%) and licence fees/ spectrum usage charges (12%),” Moondra said.

Accordingly, he said, the

TOTAL PAYMENT TO GOVERNMENT

Total telecom levies payable to the government, including the price of spectrum, amount to a whopping 58% of overall industry revenue

BSNL TO ROLL OUT 4G NETWORK FROM NOV

New Delhi (PTI): State-owned telecom firm BSNL will start rolling out 4G network from November onwards and gradually upgrade it to

August next year. The company has plans to roll out almost 1.25 lakh 4G mobile sites in 18 months, BSNL chairman and MD PK Purwar said.

“The first roll out (of planned 4G network) should take place in November,” Purwar said. The company is in discussion with IT major TCS and state-run C-DOT-led consortium to deploy indigenously developed 4G technology in the network. When asked about the timeline of BSNL’s plans to roll out 5G services, Purwar said the company is

deadline of August 15, 2023, set by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

government needs to reduce the levies burden on the sector so that opera-

Inc’s credit quality continues to improve

New Delhi: Driven by strong demand for its sports utility vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday reported the highest ever monthly wholesales of 64,486 vehicles in September. Last month, the Mumbaibased auto major posted its highest ever monthly sales of sports utility vehicles (SUV) at 34,262 units. The company’s products like Scorpio-N, XUV700, Thar, Bolero Neo and even Scorpio Classic have seen robust response in market.

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Mumbai (PTI): India Inc’s credit quality showed further improvement in AprilSeptember period with the ratio of upgrades to downgrades inching higher.

The credit ratio’s improvement to 5.52 in H1FY23 as compared to 5.04 in H2FY22 was driven by leaner balance sheets led by healthy cash flows and muted investments, Crisil Ratings said.

However, the agency clarified that the data may not be fully representative as many small businesses with outstanding ratings have turned non-coopera-

tive in sharing data on a continued basis which can be driven by adverse financial health.

“India Inc has emerged stronger post-pandemic,” its managing director Gurpreet Chhatwal said, exuding confidence that the corporate India can weather the current storm caused by global events like higher inflation.

Crisil’s senior director Somasekhar Vemuri said there can, however, be a moderation in the credit ratio going ahead due to some of the challenges faced by companies.

HIGHLIGHTING FACTORS

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The credit ratio’s improvement to 5.52 in H1FY23 as compared to 5.04 in H2FY22 was driven by leaner balance sheets led by healthy cash flows and muted investments

The credit ratio moved ahead in first half of FY majorly driven by the infrastructure sector, which contributed a third of the upgrades

There can, however, be a moderation in the credit ratio going ahead due to some of the challenges faced by companies

tional cash generation can actually be released for investmen.

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee fell by 49 paise to close at 81.89 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as heavy selling pressure in the domestic equities and a spike in crude oil prices weighed on the local unit. Besides, a stronger greenback against key rivals and persistent foreign fund outflows put pressure on the domestic currency, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 81.65, fell further to 81.98 against the American currency. It finally ended at 81.89, down 49 paise over its previous close on Friday.

Nafed offloads buffer onion of 20,000 tons in different cities

New Delhi (PTI): To check the sudden spike in onion prices, cooperative Nafed has offloaded 20,000 tonnes of the bulb from the government’s reserves in the last three weeks across India, official sources said.

Onion is being disposed of at the “going market rate” in major cities like Delhi, Patna, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad among others, sources said.

Nafed has been creating a buffer stock of onion on behalf of the government under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) for the last few years.

For 2022-23, Nafed has built a record onion reserve of 2.50 lakh tonnes to deal with a potential spike in onion prices during the lean season that runs from August to December.

States borrowing cost rises for third consecutive week

New Delhi(PTI): The average cost of market borrowing for states rose 12 basis point to 7.77% on Monday, increasing for the third consecutive week.

The cost of funds has seen a cumulative hike of 31 basis points (bps) during the past three weeks.

At the latest auction of debt, 10 states raised `19,500 cr on Monday, drawing down the full amount indicated for this week.

The weighted average cut-off of the debt rose by 12 bps to 7.77% from 7.65% in the last auction, despite the weighted average ten-

or declining to 13 years from 15 years, Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra, said.

Before the yields began to climb three weeks ago, for four successive weeks the rates had been falling & touched a low of 7.46%.

LED BY SUVs, M&M REPORTS BEST EVER WHOLESALES IN SEPT

SANDEEP KUMAR GUPTA TAKES OVER AS GAIL CHAIRMAN

BEING HUMANE

Vaccination drive to mark World Animal Day in Delhi

New Delhi (PTI): Com munity dog feeders, vet erinarians and citizens in Delhi and NCR will hold a vaccination drive for the stray canines on the occasion of World Animal Day on Tuesday.

‘Be a streetheart’ drive which started from Rajghat on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi would continue till October 9 in different areas of the national capital and Noida in which citizens, community dog feeders, and volunteering veteri narians will participate, a statement from India

Unites for Animal Rights, a group of citi zens which organising the event, said.

“What makes this drive especially re markable is that it will not make use of wire catchers, ropes or nets. Instead, it will show the power of compassion in action,” it said.

“Dogs who are regu larly fed by ‘street hearts’ are easy to han dle and can actually be

vaccinated while held in one’s lap like a child,” the statement said.

It takes hours for a team of municipal cor porations to find, chase and restrain a fright ened dog resulting in the vaccination of just

4-5 dogs in a day but by using community feed ers, the programme aims to vaccinate over 100 dogs per day.

Veteran actor Sush ma Seth and her daugh ter Divya Seth have also issued a statement sup

Man arrested from Rajasthan for extorting money from Delhi resident using morphed video

New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old man was arrested from Ra jasthan for allegedly extorting money from a Delhi resident by threatening to upload his morphed porno graphic video on so cial media, police said on Monday. Three mo bile phones used in the commission of the crime were recovered from the accused, Go vind Ram, a resident of Rajasthan’s Bharat pur district, they said.

In April this year, a complaint was re ceived from a man who alleged that he received a WhatsApp message from a wom an and the two started talking to each other.

The complainant also spoke to her on a vid

EXPOSED DURING INTERROGATION

Ram disclosed that while working as an electrician, he came in contact with his old friends and some others who used to make morphed pornographic videos of people to extort money from them.

He was influenced by them, the DCP said.

eo call, the police said.

A few days later, the complainant received a morphed video showing him with a woman. The video also contained some

pornographic con tent, they said.

The accused de manded money from the complainant for not uploading it on so cial media platforms and the latter trans ferred Rs 12,500 to him, they added.

Deputy Commis sioner of Police (Out er) Sameer Sharma said that during inves tigation, details of bank accounts and the phone number were obtained and analysed. It was found that the mobile num ber was active in Ra jasthan. The email ID linked to the bank ac count of the accused was also put under surveillance and Ram was arrested from Bharatpur, he said.

porting the drive.

The recent media re ports of dogs attacking people have resulted in paranoia and hostili ties among people against these canines.

There are reports of se rious violations of Ani mal Welfare Board of India guidelines by the Resident Welfare Asso ciations who are driv ing these community dogs away after media onslaught.

Centre asks Punjab govt to chalk out detailed plan for stubble burning

New Delhi: The season of harvesting is just around the corner and given the grim pollution levels gripping Delhi every winter, the Centre on Monday has asked the Punjab government to chalk out a compre hensive action plan at the micro level for effec tive control of paddy stubble burning during the ensuing season.

Three years of con tinuous decline fol lowed by a spike yet again since 2020 — this has been the trend of farm fires in Punjab

and Haryana in the last five years.

Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary in the Union Agricul ture Ministry, told state officials to chalk out a detailed plan

while attending a farm demonstration on crop residue management at Rangian village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Pun jab, an official state ment said.

NASA’s Fire Infor mation for Resource Management System (FIRMS) detected 139 incidents of stubble burning in the last 12 days (September 15-28) in Punjab.

According to the sources, a maximum of 121 fire counts have been reported in Amrit sar district, followed by 14 in Tarn Taran, while Gurdaspur, Patiala, SAS Nagar, and SBS Na gar all reported one each. Haryana has not reported a significant number so far. The Pun jab government also re ported the same figures.

BJP suspends former party speaker for sharing ‘selfie’ with Punjab CM

DU SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING LAUNCHES 6 NEW PROGRAMMES

New Delhi:The School of Open Learning (SOL) University of Delhi has launched 6 new under graduate and postgrad uate programmes. The new UG and PG pro grammes in DU SOL are Masters of Business Administration (MBA), BBA - Financial invest ment Analysis, Bache lor of Management Studies (BMS), BA (H) Economics, BA Library of Information Sciences and MA Library and In formation Sciences.

While there will be un limited seats available for almost all the new courses, the MBA pro gramme will have only 20,000 seats as per AI CTE norms, Dr Payal Mago, Director of Cam pus of Open Learning said today, October 3.

The application pro cess, Dr Mago said, will begin this week, while

the last date to fill the application form is Oc tober 31.

While launching the new courses, Dr Mago said: “We have been working on launching these new courses for the past 8 years. These courses will have lots of quality.” These courses, she adds, will be all joboriented and DU SOL also will appoint place ment officers.

DHFL CASE

IGNOU UG/PG 2022: ADMISSION DATES EXTENDED FOR JULY SESSION

Ahmedabad (PTI):The BJP on Monday sus pended its former spokesperson Kis hansinh Solanki for “anti-party activities”, hours after he shared a selfie with Punjab CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann on social media.

Solanki, a BJP leader from Ahmedabad who served as a party spokes person till around six months ago, has been suspended for six years with immediate effect, a statement issued by Gu jarat BJP said. Solanki on Sunday night shared a selfie with Mann on his Facebook page with the caption, “Thanks for birthday wishes @Bhag wantMann ji @CMOPb”.

“Ahmedabad district’s Kishansinh Solanki is today suspended from the party for six years with immediate effect for anti-party activities by the order of state BJP chief CR Paatil,” the statement said. Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yag nesh Dave said Solanki had been a part of the state BJP media team and served as a spokes person but was not hold ing any post as of now.

Delhi court dismisses statutory bail plea of Wadhawan brothers

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The 2 accused, Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj Wadhawan, were arrested in the present FIR on July 19

New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has dis missed the statutory bail plea of former De wan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters, Ka pil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, arrest ed by the CBI in connec tion with a multi-crore bank loan scam case.

The accused had claimed before the court that since the CBI failed

to file the charge sheet against them within the mandatory 60-day peri od from their arrest, they had indefeasible right to statutory bail, also known as default bail, in the matter. Spe cial Judge Vishal Gogne, however, said the filing of the present charge sheet in the investiga tion shall rather be gov erned by Section 167(2) (a)(i) CrPC, which pro

vides for a maximum period of 90 days. The

with section 409 (crimi nal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent) for which the maximum punishment was life imprisonment, which brings the period of completion of inves tigation within the pur view of Section 167(2) (a)(i) CrPC i.e. 90 days.

tion, which also relates to Section 409 IPC, ap plicants Kapil Wadha wan and Dheeraj Wad hawan are not entitled to statutory bail under Section 167(2) CrPC. Both applications are dismissed, the court said in an order passed on September 30.

judge noted that the ac cused were also charged

Since the period of 90 days has not yet expired in the present investiga

As per FIR based on a complaint made by Un ion Bank of India, DHFL, Kapil, the then

CMD, Dheeraj, the then Director, and other ac cused persons allegedly entered into a criminal conspiracy to cheat the consortium of 17 banks led by Union Bank of India and in pursuance of the said criminal con spiracy the said accused Kapil Wadhwan and oth ers induced the consor tium banks to sanction huge loans aggregating to Rs 42,871.42 crore.

Several stray dog feeders, veterinarians, citizens have come together for this initiative

‘Be a streetheart’ drive would continue till Oct 9 in different areas of the national capital, NCR

The recent media reports of dogs attacking people have resulted in paranoia and hostilities among people against these canines.

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New Delhi:The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the deadline to register for undergradu ate and postgraduate programmes for the July 2022 session. Candidates can now register for fresh admission to online and online distance learning programmes till October 10. However, the last date is not extended for certificate and semester-based programmes.

“The last date of Fresh Admissions for PG and UG Programme, both for Online and ODL mode (except certificate and semes ter-based Programme) for the July 2022 Session has been extended till 10th October 2022,” an IGNOU statement said.

INVOKING THE SHAKTI!

Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra performing Maha Aarti in the Durga festival being held at Tika Kund temple of Hindaun City, Karauli on Monday. Ashok Pathak, Shivprakash Patwa and Vishnu Jindal from the temple committee were also present during the worship.

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The momen tous grand play of Mrs Uttar Pradesh Queen of Vir tue season 2 featured a flash of beauty and glamour. On Friday, the magnificent Ut sav of fashion took place in the Nawab city of Uttar Pradesh at The Cen trum, Luc

During the scintil lating finale, Aparna Yadav, a prominent public icon graced the occasion as the chief guest and motivated the participants with her encouraging words. Sanyukta Bha tia, Mayor Lucknow, Renuka Tandon direc tor of Amren Founda tion and Dr Shefali Raj, MD PSIT Kanpur were present as guests of honour.

The beauties made an effort to fling a great image of themselves to the judges on the basis of their talent, confi dence, and flair. The most prominent and well-known beauty pageant in Uttar

Pradesh was held with the goal of giving a stage to the talent re siding in various areas of the state.

Manasa Varanasi Femina Miss India 2020, Dr Vandana Se hgal, Principal and Dean AKTU and Aditi Jaggi Rastogi, famous celebrity fashion de signer were present as judges for the finale and examined the par ticipants based on their intelligence, talent and confidence. Bollywood actor Himanshu Ashok Malhotra anchored the show well and won many hearts through his performance.

The gorgeous par ticipants were groomed

and mentored by celeb rity mentors including Lokesh Sharma, Sana Dua, Grace Arun and Surabhi Aples. Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi won the crown of Mrs Uttar Pradesh, queen of virtue 2022 followed by Major Neetika Rana and Sheetal Singh.

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Title Queens of Mrs Uttar Pradesh Queen of Virtue season 2, Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi, Major Neetika Rana and Sheetal Singh

Beauties Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi, Deepika and Sheetal Singh flaunting their attires

Manasa Varanasi and Dr Vandana Sehgal felicitating Preeti Yadav

Manasa Varanasi and Dr Vandana Sehgal

Himanshu Ashok Malhotra

Aditi Jaggi Rastogi and Preeti Yadav

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‘DEAR DIARY

Today I told my wife I was leaving for the office at 9 am and left the house. But I did not go to the office. I made a u-turn on the main road and drove straight to meet my grandson. I knew he had broken his remote-controlled car and I just had to go and fix it. When I reached Aman was very upset and begging his mother for a new toy car. I sat him down and explained to him that we must at least try to repair the broken one. I was hard at work, and Aman served as my dutiful assistant, handing me whichever tools I asked him for. On the fourth attempt, the car sprang to life, as did Aman’s smile. It was a great day at the office. That’s when I realized that writing a diary is not just some silly thing elderly people do. It is in fact, a record of each day of one’s life. I found that amazing. Ever since that day, I secretly kept a diary of my own. A simple, calendared diary where at the end of each day, I’d take five to ten minutes, and even if I was very tired or short of time, at least write down the highlights of my day. Formally called a Journal, I want to share with you today, how many ways keeping one can be useful.

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

Yoga would help in raising energy levels and improve your metabolism. Some of you are going experience emotional fulfillment on romantic front. Place emphasis on domestic affairs to enhance the domestic tranquility and harmony. Associating yourself with humanitarian group would benefit you.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

It is good day to confess your love as stars appear favourable for positive reply. Your sole dependency on friends may fail to bring any respite from loneliness today.A sound financial health of businessmen would enable to give monetary benefits to employees. Roadblock in the matrimonial alliance gets cleared brings happiness.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

A sound monetary position would enable you to keep pace with changing times. Avoid raising controversial issues at home to maintain harmony. Successful implementation of new ideas and projects would add to your prestige on the professional front. It is a wonderful day to build new connections.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

There was a time when I would see my grandfather write some thing in a black diary every day, and I would wonder what he would write. One day, I just could not handle the suspense any longer. I just had to find out. So I snuck in and took out his black diary from his bedside drawer and read the latest en try. Do you know what it said? Let me share an excerpt…

RECORD HISTORY: As students, we have such incredibly busy and stressful lives that we often forget what happens during our days. Even if we were to quickly scribble the important things, positive or neg ative, that happened dur ing our day, we will have a private record with us, forever!

THERAPEUTIC:

There are so many things as young people we are shy or uncom fortable talking about. Sometimes we don’t even want to tell our parents or friends. Something that scares us. Something we are worried about. Perhaps a classmate we have a crush on. Now with a Journal, we can say ANYTHING. And we will feel light er when we write it and get it

A journal therefore can become our best friend.

APPLICATIONS & ADMISSIONS: Nowadays, college ad missions, in India or abroad, are no longer just about one’s exam marks and SAT scores. There needs to be more. We have to convince the college that we are in teresting, engaging in dividuals who deserve a spot in their pro grams. So where will these interesting anec

even be that one day when you helped a visually impaired man cross the road but had you not written it in your journal, you’d probably not remem

ber! 4. WRITING: The best stories come from memories. And the best way of preserving memo ries is through a jour nal. When I write any thing, be it an article like this one, a Short Story, or even when I work on my novel – all my infor mation comes from the many pages of my past journals. All of you students are just about to begin your summer holidays. Keep a journal. I promise by the end of your vaca tion, you will have a huge reserve of sto ries, or at least story ideas (called Prompts) based on your own vacation experiences.

Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise visit. Investment antiques and jewellery would bring handsome financial gains. On professional front, recognition for good work would motivate you to work harder. Those awaiting an affirmation on romantic front are likely to get lucky today, as partner responds positively.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Chances of being misled by competitors in business are high, so remain alert. You may get a chance to pursue old hobby. Health tips from an expert will enable you to get closer to your fitness goals. Your generous behavior would enable to enjoy some lovely moments with family.

VIRGO

AUG 24 - SEP 23

Senior management will be appreciative of your creative inputs on professional front. Seek the opinion of your family before finalizing a property deal. An impromptu invitation to a function from an unexpected friend or relative is likely to be received.

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Your hard work and dedication are likely to be noticed by seniors, paving way for promotion or increment. Better to consult an expert in financial matters before making an investment. Family will be supportive of career aspirations. A promising day overall as you stay in limelight without any efforts.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Rewards and recognition will come your way for your involvement in a social endeavour. It’s a very good day to take calculated risks in financial matters. Those suffering from chronic ailments may find remarkable improvement in their health with home remedies. Today you will enjoy the trust of senior management.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

You will succeed in resolving confusions with family members, normalizing ties. You will remain much in demand on social front. You need to stand by romantic partner during testing times to make the relationship stronger. Seek opinion of expert before opting for a health supplement.

CAPRICORN

DEC 23 - JAN 20

Develop a good adaptability to handle pressurized situation on professional front. Paying special attention to plan your career would give immense joy. You are likely to get clearance or approval for your construction plans. You find things moving in the way you want them.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

Avoid being indulgent in your spending to balance budget. Continue to put in efforts at work and you will see promising opportunities coming your way. Matrimonial match for siblings will bring happiness for entire family.

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20

ORGANIZATION:

Finally, keeping a journal also helps us remember things and organize our selves. As human beings, we tend to remember things better if we write them down. Let’s say you had band practise and you just did not manage to get one sec tion right on the drums. If you wrote it in your journal, you will know what part you need to prac tise and improve on! Keeping a journal or a diary is a wonderful habit. In a world where everything is becom ing digital, there is an old-world charm in handwriting a jour nal. Who knows, may be your diary could someday become your famous pub lished memoir!

YOUR DAY

FACEOFTHEDAY

NANDANI YADAV, Model

Don’t give a firm commitment in financial matters before considering the viability of the project. You succeed in completing an important project well before deadline. Disagreements on the family front are foreseen. Be careful about the legal apprehensions in the property you are planning to buy.

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

KARTIK BAJORIA

(The author is a Jaipur-based Communication Skills Educator & Writer)

Tamannaah Bhatia has been treating us with some bookmark-wor thy looks and the latest one in red makes for a timeless silhouette. For an event re cently, the Babli Bouncer ac

FASHION IS THE BEAUTIFUL ESCAPISM

From Sonakshi Sinha to Moni Roy, the ramp at Bombay Times Fashion Week was a starry af fair with a celes tial lineup of design ers including Gopi Vaid and Bhawna Goenka. Brah mastra actress Mouni Roy astound ed at Bombay Times Fashion Week on Monday. The gorgeous diva turned showstopper for Streax Professional Times India Hair Style Icon finale collection by Ab hishek Sharma on Day 3 of the Bombay

Times Fashion Week 2022. Streax Professional showcased chic hair dos curated by Ab hishek Sharma at BTFW. Her gown de sign was worthy of all

DEEPZ DONNING IN LV!

the attention and she fin ished off her look with beautiful soft curls adorned with stylish hairpins.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion with

his presence and moti vated the beauties with his encouraging words.

City First brings to you some highlights from the fashion extravaganza. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Kajal congratulates Suriya and Jyothika

cannot get enough of. The stunner teamed her classic red piece with a halter neck blouse by Payal Khandwala. Styled by Ami Patel, Tamannaah capped her look with minimal make up, glossy lips and mascara and for hair, she decided to keep is bouncy and natural open. A giant Kada in hand and a pair of earrings com pleted the ensemble.

Lady in Louis Vuitton! Deepika Padukone at tended an event that was set to be a swanky Business of Fashion 500 gala in Paris. Famous faces like Kylie Jenner, Natasha Poonawalla, Ashley Gra ham, Leto, and others sure did not appear tossed-up with their fashion choices, the memo to deliver acefashion was followed. With us and much of the world turning to big jacket ener gy, the urgency to reach for one prevails. Leaning heav ily on the fashionable side

is Deepika’s classy jacket. Styled by Shaleena Natha ni in everything LV, it’s hard to not take notes from this look. She rocked a bomber jacket that featured a collar, multiple zips, a snap fas tener placed on cuffs, and a gold foil-like detail. Seems bulky, looks stylish and comforta ble.

SLOTH ANANYA!

Ananya Pan day was last seen in Liger costarring Vijay Deverakonda. The film flopped at the box office. However, she was criti cized by the moviegoers for her acting. Mean while, the actress loves to keep herself fit too. She never misses a chance of going to the gym but she loves doing Yoga more.

She shares a lot of pictures from the

classes. Even the actress is often spotted exiting yoga classes. Today also, she shared an update on her Instagram stories.

Sharing her Insta gram stories, Ananya wore black shorts and a grey tee with ‘Sloth Yoga’ written on it. She kept

her hair tied in a bun style. With no makeup, the Gehraiyaan tress flaunted her blemish-free skin. She was happy posing for her trainer.

Anushka wrote, “When a sloth turns up on Mon day.” To note, the actress has recently announced her new project Dream Girl 2 co-starring Ayush mann Khurrana.

uriya recently bagged the prestig ious National Award for Best Ac tor for his blockbuster performance in Soorar ai Pottru. Congratulat ing him on this hon our, the Hey Sinami ka actress Kajal Ag garwal took to her Twitter handle and penned a post, “Big con gratulations @Suriya_ offl and #Jyotika for your very well deserved national awards.” She also dropped a few photographs from the ceremony in which Suriya, and Jyothika are seen receiving their

In addition to Suriya, his better half and ac tress Jyothika was also awarded the Best Fea ture Film for Soorarai Pottru. Meanwhile, the Jai Bhim actor also shared a family picture with his wife Jyothika, kids, and par ents. Dedicating the award to his ‘Anbana fans’, Suriya wrote on Twitter, “Ever grate ful Sudha! Hearty congratu lations to all the winners. This one’s for you Anbana fans!! #SooraraiPottru #Na tionalFilmAwards.”

—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

Tamannaah Bhatia

Ananya Pandey

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Kajal Aggarwal

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Deepika Padukone

Jagdeesh Chandra motivates the beauties at Bombay Fashion Week

Showstopper Mouni Roy felicitates Amit Tonk with the cheque Showstopper Mouni Roy felicitates Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia with the cheque

Mouni Roy addressing the audience

Mrunal Thakur with other supermodels flaunting her desinger attire

Shilpa Shetty Kundra donning the desinger lehenga

Liva Miss Diva Supranational 2020 Aavriti Choudhary during the show

Models during the show

NEW ART FOLLOWS OLD ART

CITY FIRST

An ongoing group col lection show titled “The limit ed edition” is being or ganised at Navya Naveli Art Gallery, New Delhi from September 30 to No vember 23. The show is curated by Amrita Koc char. While ad dressing the audience, Amrita Kocchar said “This is the collection of various known art ists, some of them may not be with us in this world but their works will be with us forever. Also, we have or ganised such a show because now adays modern and contemporary art

are easily promoted and exhibited while Printing and litho, are hardly promot ed. This is a very different category for me that is why we have planned to organise this exhi bition.” Rajeev Sethi graced the oc casion as the chief guest of the show. Many artists, cura tors and art lov ers will be going to participate in an ongoing show. The key point of the show is the beauti ful range of etching and litho. Mesmer izing art collections of Akbar Padam see, Anjile sis Menon, Manjit Bawa, Raza Bhupen Kakkar, Lalu Pra shad shaw and Arpita Singh were exhibited at the show collection.

EVERY CHILD MATTERS!

CITY FIRST

Fashion Designing students of the World University of Design walked the ramp for the Poshan Fashion Show organ ised by SHARP NGO as part of the National Conference on Nutri tion “Poshan Panchayat 2022” on Saturday, Sep tember 24 at Vivanta by Taj, Surajkund, Delhi. The conference was in augurated by A Dhanal

akshmi, Joint Secre tary to Govt of India.

Amidst the presence of delegates all across the country which in cluded Nutritionists, LifeStyle Coaches, Doctors, Profes sionals, Scholars and CSR members, Poshan Panchayat 2022 discussed and dug out creative solutions to tackle malnutrition in India. In line with the Sustainable Develop ment Goal to zero hun

ger, which aims to end all forms of malnutri tion by 2030, the confer ence celebrated Rash triya Poshan Abhiyan through a variety of events like Poshan Chaupal, Poshan Mela, Poshan Dan gal and Poshan Samman.The show was an attempt to cre ate more public interest and to educate attend ees more about the var ious themes in the am bit of nutrition.

DABANGG MODE ON!

One step towards Generosity

CITY FIRST

C harista Founda tion organised a National Sym posium on Elder Psychological Care to observe UN's Interna tional Day of Older Persons on October 1, at the Speakers Hall at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

On this occa sion, several eminent and known personali ties expressed their views on the psycho logical health of the elderly and the related issues for elderly per sons who constitute a substantial part of our population. Ambassa dor Dr Deepak Vohra, a renowned diplomat and followed by Dr Bi

pin B Choudhury, Founder & Chairman, Trust Cradle, IPS (Ex) and Vinit Goenka, BJP Spokesperson, Mem ber of Governing Council - Centre for Railway Information Systems were present as the Chief Guests and Keynote Speaker. Along with the dis cussions, there was a Nukkad Naatak by Sukhmanch The atre followed by a screening of the awarded social short ‘Poonam’, produced ex clusively by Charista Foundation to raise awareness of elder loneliness and depres sion. Special guest at the event was Dr Pa tanjali Dev Nayyar, ExRegional Advisor and Kiran Sethi.

“Fashion for a cause 2022”

On the occasion of crossing the milestone of ten years, Rashi Anand, the founder of the well-known NGO 'Lakshyam' hosted a grand event titled “Fashion for a cause 2022” on October 2 at the Dhan Mills, Chattarpur,

New Delhi, with the initiative of annual fundraising. Various prominent personalities from fashion, Bollywood, and other individuals from diverse fields were also present during the occasion, to raise funds for the education of less-privileged children and support NGO Lak shyam’s, Fashion for a cause.

“Fashion for Cause 2022” is a one-of-its-kind fashion show in India that brings fashion and disadvantaged

children on a uniquely encour aging and celebratory platform with celebrities from the world of fashion. This year the idea behind the event is to work for the upliftment of their new center in Kirby Place wherein the majority of the population is involved in begging and sell ing toys at traffic signals. Around 10,000 people have inhabited the slum area for the last 30 years without any electricity.

While adressing the audience Rashi Anand, Founder ,Lakshy am, said "In the hope of imple menting the program successfully and raising enough resources for our beneficiaries, women, men, and children, so that they get to hold a secured future for themselves, we are hosting this show and celebrating the 10th year of hard work of the entire fami ly of Lakshyam"stated Rashi Anand.

CITY FIRST

The 50 ft poster and teaser of the film ‘Adipurush’ launched on the banks of river Saryu, on October 2. As if no stone has been left unturned to make the celebrations of the film Aadipurush grand and memorable. To introduce the teaser for their eagerly anticipated mythological drama, Prabhas and Kriti Sanon travelled to Ayodhya with the director Om Raut. Prabhas plays Lord Ram in the movie talking about Saif Ali Khan he plays the role of Ravan, the villain while Kriti essays the role of Sita.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut recently visited an exhibition of mementos presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi on Sunday. During her visit she participated in the auction of gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actress bid on two items related to ‘Ram Janmabhoomi’ in the auction.

Kangana Ranaut

(L-R) Om Raut, Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Bhushan Kumar during the launch

Poster of the movie

Amrita Kocchar and Rajeev Sethi

Dr Deepak Vohra, Shilpi Das Chohan, Mita Vasisht, Dr Patanjali Dev Nayyar and Vinit Goenka

During the event...

Rishab Jain and Gunjan

Garima Nagpal, Shabnam Singhal and Jasmine Narendra

Dr Blossom Kochar

Harpreet Suri

Pratibha Prahlad and Poonam Bhagat

Leena Bhushan and Aishwarya Sharma

Shama Soni

Lakshyam’s Kids during the event

Varun Bahl and Rashi Anand

Nidhi Gupta and Ramon llamba

Rattan Jyoti Dutta

—PHOTOS

BY SHAZID CHAUHAN

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