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IT WAS PARIVAR BACHAO RALLY: BJP HITS BACK HALLA BOL Sambit Patra termed Congress’ ‘Halla Bol’ rally as Parivar Bachao rally. “If I tell you truly it was a Parivar Bachao rally to save themselves,” he said. Targeting the Gandhis, he said,”…You cannot even share Congress with the Congress men today. Only two people, as if playing (the game) musi cal chair, keep becoming president. No third person can become the president,” he said.
Industrialist Harsh Goenka, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, Naveen Jindal, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Nirmala Sitharaman, Nitin Gadkari, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, NCP MP Supriya Sule, Maha Guv Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, UP CM Yogi, Maha Dy CM Fadnavis, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi & others condoled demise of Mistry.
London: Outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson will soon be replaced as voting by Tory members for their choice between Indian-origin ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss closed. Results will be declared today afternoon.
STAR AS PAK BEAT INDIA IN LAST OVER Dubai: Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz were the star for Pakistan as they defeated India in a last-over thriller to start their Super Four stage campaign with a five-wicket win. Pakistan chased down the target of 182 in 19.5 Overs with Rizwan hitting 71 while Nawaz belting 42 off 20.
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh are likely to unveil a raft of measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade and river water sharing during Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina’s four-day trip to India beginning Monday. She will have talks with PM Modi tomorrow.
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“The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking. He was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. His pass ing away is a big loss to world of commerce and industry. Condolences to his family and friends,” PM Modi condoled.
CM GEHLOT: GANDHI FAMILY HAS MORE CREDIBILITY THAN PM MODI
Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Chief Min ister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday hit out at PM Modi on the issue of nepotism and said that the Gandhi family was being targeted because they have more credi bility than him. “In the last 30 years no person from Gandhi family took any position in the government, nei ther they became PMs or Ministers, they are being targeted because they have more credibil ity than him. When Con gress workers want them, then why BJP’s stomach was aching,” Gehlot said.
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Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he has asked the state po lice to conduct a detailed investigation into the accident in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed. Fadna vis said he was shocked and deeply pained to know about the demise of Mistry in the accident. “Spoke to DGP and instruct ed for detailed investigations,” tweeted Fadnavis, who is also the state home minister. “My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues,” he said. Mistry and a man identified as Jahangir Pandole were killed when his luxury car hit a road divider, while eminent gynaecologist Anahita Pandole (55), and her husband Darius Pandole (60) survived the crash, police officials said later in the day. Prima facie, Mistry’s car, with Anahita Pandole at the wheel, was over-speeding and tried to overtake another vehicle from the wrong side, a police official said.
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Speaking at Ramlila Maidan, senior Congress leader said that hatred, anger rising in India; people afraid of the future and unemployment
Home Minister Amit Shah at the 6th All India Prison Duty Meet, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. CM Bhupendra Patel is also seen here.
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PATNAIK GETS LIFE TIME AWARDACHIEVEMENTINDELHI New Delhi: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has been conferred with Capital Foundation Achievement‘LifetimeAward’, in recognition of his distinctive and outstanding leadership qualities. Award was given to him in presence of former CJI, Justice NV Ramana. READ Crucial CONGRESS HOLDS ‘HALLA BOL’ RALLY
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Mistry, who was 6th chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from position in October 2016. He had taken over as chairman in December 2012 as Ratan Tata retired. N Chandrasekaran later took over as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons. SC in May dismissed a plea of SP group seeking a review of 2021 verdict which had upheld Tata group’s decision to remove Mistry as executive chairman.
Ahemdabad (ANI): UHM Amit Shah on Sun day said that the view with which jails are seen in society needs to be changed, adding that “not every person jailed is criminal by nature.” He made this remark while speaking at the in auguration of the 6th, 3-day All India Prison Duty Meet here. “First when the Prison Meet was organised in Guja rat, Modi was the CM and I was HM of Gujarat and now the second time, Modi is the PM and he has given me respon sibility of HM of coun try and I am more than happy to welcome you all here the second time,” said Amit Shah.
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New Delhi: A confidential 36-page report by the Madhya Pradesh Accountant General has found large-scale fraud, irregularities in the identification of beneficiaries, production, distribution and quality control of the ambitious free food scheme for schoolchildren in the state. Report was accessed by a media agency on Sunday.
First India Bureau New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday ad dressed the ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally dur ing which he attacked PM Narendra Modi-led BJP govt, saying since the BJP came to power, anger and hatred have increased in the coun try and said I am not afraid of the ED. He further said that the Modi govt’s policies are benefitting only two big industrialists and he can not be a PM with out their support. He said, Modiji asks: What has Cong done in 70 years? I will say: In 70 years, Congress has not shown such a price rise. And when Oppn wants to raise the issue, then Modi’s govt doesn’t al low it. Whether it is the farmers’ issue or China attack...,” he added.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Chief Minis ter Eknath Shinde on Sunday condoled the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, saying it was not just a loss for his family but for the entire busi nessTermingworld. the death of the 54-year-old industri alist as “shocking”, Shinde said Mistry was not just a successful in dustrialist, but a young and visionary entrepre neur as the business world looked up to him with“Hishope.death is a loss not just for the Mistry family, but for the entire business world,” the CM said.Mistry and another person were killed on the spot in an accident that occurred on the bridge over the Surya river, while he was trav elling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Two others have been shifted to Gu jarat for further treat ment, said Palghar dis trict superintendent of police, Balasaheb Patil. Girish Kuber, the edi tor of Marathi daily Loksatta and author of the book ‘Tatayan’ based on the Tata Group, said Mistry had a vision for industrial growth and was well known for his com mand over statistical data.“The Mistry family had maximum holdings in the Tata Group,” he said.Mistry had good in tentions to reorganize the Tata Group’s financ es and its structure. In Mistry’s death, we have lost a promising person ality from the industry, Kuber said.
Hard to digest this news. I got to know Cyrus well during his all-too-brief tenure as the head of the House of Tata. I was convinced he was destined for greatness.
If life had other plans for him, so be it, but life itself should not have been snatched away from him. Om Shanti Anand Mahindra, Mahindra Group Shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Cyrus Mistry. One of the finest gentlemen I have known, he was one of the best business minds of his generation. It is a tragic loss. He was called away too soon. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during party’s ‘Halla Bol’ rally at Ramlila Maidan, in New Delhi on Sunday. Mallikarjun Kharge, Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Kamal Nath, Ambika Soni and other Congress leaders are also present here during the event.
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Moni Sharma yrus Mistry, who succeeded Ratan Tata as chair man of Tata Sons but was later oust ed in India’s most highprofile boardroom coup, was killed in a car acci dent in Maharashtra’s Palghar on Sunday, said police. He is survived by his wife and two sons. As per police, car, a Mercedes, crashed into a divider near Charoti on a bridge at around 3.15 pm. There were four people in the vehi cle, of which two, in cluding Mistry, died on the spot. The other de ceased person has been identified as Jahangir Binshah Pandol. Those injured — identified as Anayta Pandole and Darius Pandole.
GEHLOT DENIES BEING IN RACE FOR AICC PREZ POST CM Gehlot said that he is not in the race for post of Cong nat’l president. “Who will con test and who will not, nothing is known about it yet but my stand is clear. My stand is the same as the stand of the party,” he said. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also met Gehlot and they discussed many issues.
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The 10-foot reptile has been under observation for three weeks to treat multiple fractures and open wounds. PHOTO
First India Bureau Nagpur: Police have arrested three per sons in a case related to adduction of a school principal who was allegedly kid napped on the inter vening night of Fri day and Saturday. When Hariram Moti ramani, the school prin cipal Mahatma Gandhi Centennial Primary School, did not return till late in the night, his daughter called him on his mobile phone. The call was attended by an other person who de manded a ransom of Rs30 lakh for his release. “We arrested one ac cused on Saturday and two others soon after. They have been identi fied as Nevil Sonu Hen dry (34), his former wife Reena Francis (39) and Suraj Falke (24). One Vicky is on the run. His scooter was found parked near a hospital in Mankapur,” an offi cial said.
“All the talent is at the top level, while, unfortu nately, in the mid and lower levels, talented youngsters and lawyers are not coming. We must have a bottom-heavy pyramid of the judicial structure,” he asserted. While interacting with law students, on whether the judiciary was headed in the right direction, the CJI said, “Our’s is a country gov erned by the rule of law. Whatever is right shall prevail and that is the kind of ethos that this country stands for and the judiciary is no ex ception.” When a mat ter arrives in court, the hammer must fall on the guilty and whoever has been wronged must get the umbrella of pro tection, he said. “That is the job of the judiciary and we will strive to do that,” the CJI asserted.
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The article further said there was a time during the pandemic when the festival could not be celebrated. This did not stop people from worshipping Lord Ganesh.“The Shiv Sena has taken forward the lega cy of Lokmanya Tilak of public celebration of the festival. There is a competition to break the Shiv Sena’s monop oly. If you (referring to opponents) want to end Marathi dominance in Mumbai, take control of Ganpati mandals or purchase them,” it said. The deputy.draalongwasotherEknathinthisgress,Sena,comprisedgovernment,Thackeray-ledwhichtheShivNCPandConcollapsedinJuneyearafterarevolttheSenaledbyMLAShindeand39legislators.OnJune30,ShindesworninastheCMwithBJP’sDevenFadnavisashisThepubliccelebrationofGaneshfestivalstartedfromMaharashtraandtodayattemptsarebeingmadetoendtheimportanceofthestate,theMarathipublicationsaid.“MaharashtraistheoriginallandofHindutva.VeerSavarkar,ShivSenachiefBalasahebThackerayandtheRashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh’sfirstSarsanghchalakwerebornhere,”itsaid. I
An article in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ claimed that Thackeray fought the COVID-19 pandemic for two years with strict restrictions (when he had served as the CM of Maharash tra) and created aware ness among people about the safety proto cols.“The credit for the restriction-free festival celebration goes to Ud dhav Thackeray. This hasn’t happened be cause of the ShindeFadnavis regime,” Sena said in the ‘Rokhthok’ column, published un der the byline of Kadaknath Mumbai kar, in the Marathi dai ly.
First India Bureau Mumbai: A 10-feetlong python fight ing for its life due to multiple fractures and wounds will un dergo plastic sur gery soon. It could be a breakthrough in treating the criti cally injured endan gered wildlife, said officials over the weekend.
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Artists perform the traditional martial art ‘Kalaripayattu’, and the dance form ‘Mohiniyattam’ from Kerala, as part of Onam celebrations in Navi Mumbai. The finale of the annual 10-day harvest festival falls on September 08, this year.
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First India Bureau Thane: A two-yearold girl bitten by a snake died after she allegedly could not get timely treatment in a re mote village in Thane district. The girl—who hailed from Vaitarna Pada of Shahapur— was bitten by a snake in the early hours of Saturday and was rushed to the Temba health centre, a kilo metre from her house.However, the tod dler was referred to Khardi rural hospital, and from there, she was sent to aroundcalteamShahapuricalchildinTwosub-districtShahapurhospital.hourswerelosttheprocessandthedied.Accordingtoamedofficerattachedtotaluka,theatTembamedicentretreats15to20pa tients, including snakebite cases, dur ing the day. The centre is not fully equipped to handle emergency cases. Patients must directly go to the rural hospital or sub-dis trict hospital in the night till the time the Temba health centre is upgraded with all theThanefacilities.Zilla Pari shad Vice President, Subash Pawar, has assured to look into the matter and initi ate corrective meas ures to prevent such incidents.
CJI recalls lawyers’ contribution in drafting Constitution of India
IN REMEMBRANCE CJI Uday Umesh Lalit at a felicitation programme in Nagpur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Recalling the great leaders and their contri bution in drafting the Indian Constitution, the CJI said, “A lawyer nor mally has been exposed to the correct way of thinking on how to find solutions for social prob lems or constitutional issues. He is better equipped than others to deal with situations fac ing society. That is why, the old servants of India and its society as well as the freedom struggle were predominantly lawyers. Today, the per centage of lawyers in both the Houses are de clining,” Lalit said. He further added that the pyramid of the judi cial structure must be bottom heavy, whereas it was top-heavy at the mo ment in the country.
The python has been in critical condi tion due to multiple fractures and open wounds from day one of its rescue. Howev er, with tremendous efforts and care it has been responding to the treatment, he said. To save the life of the python and to im prove its medical and physical
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Sunday said the credit for the re striction-free celebra tion of the ongoing Ganesh festival goes to party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
First India Bureau Nagpur: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit on Sun day said the percent age of lawyers in Par liament was declin ing, while a majority of the founding fa thers associated with the country’s Consti tution were from the legal profession. The CJI was speaking at a felicitation pro gramme organized here by Maharashtra Na tional Law University (MNLU), Nagpur.
Thane (PTI): The Cen tral Industrial Devel opment Corporation (CIDCO) has relaxed the condition for eligi bility certificate ob tained from the Direc torate General of In formation and Public Relations (DGIPR) for journalists seeking apartments in its housing schemes. The development au thority itself will decide the eligibility of jour nalists, an official said. “Under the guidance of the Maharashtra gov ernment, the CIDCO has relaxed the condi tion of eligibility, so that journalists can get an apartment under its housing scheme more easily,” managing direc tor and vice chairman of CIDCO Dr Sanjay MukherjeePreviously,said.while ap plying for apartments, journalists were re quired to obtain an eligi bility certificate from the DGIPR. But as the process was time-con suming, the issuance of allotment letter for apartments to journal ists who were unable to submit the eligibility certificate was delayed. Henceforth, the CI DCO itself will decide the eligibility of jour nalist applicants who are successful during the lottery draw.
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CIDCO itself will decide the eligibility of journalists, instead of waiting for an eligibility certificate from the DGIPR
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Popular ‘1 Village, 1 Ganpati’ concept: A 60-year-old boon 166 Ganesh idols immersed on Day 5 of Ganpati festival
An idol of Lord Ganesh decorated with golden ornaments, at GSB Seva Mandal in Wadala area of Mumbai on Sunday.
First India Bureau Mumbai: A group of activists staged a demonstration on Sunday to oppose the construction of a Metro-3 car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey Col ony and shouted slo gans against the Ma harashtra govern ment’s decision to go ahead with the pro ject. The protestors car ried banners with mes sages like ‘Save Aarey forest’, and raised slo gans on the need to fight against handing over the area to build ers.They said Aarey is a forest comprising wild life and adivasis (trib als) and appealed to stop the destruction of the forest in the name Metro car manyonlyhaveEnvironmentalistsshed.warnedthatnotleopards,butotheranimals and birds face the threat of losing their habitat and lives. The construction of Metro car shed at Aar ey, a forested land ad joining the Sanjay Gan dhi National Park, was one of the first deci sions reversed by the Eknath Shinde govern ment formed on June 30 this year. Last month, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had fervent ly appealed to the new government “not to stab Mumbai in its heart” by going ahead with the construction of the car shed at Aarey. After the Shiv SenaNCP-Congress alliance came to power in 2019, the then CM Uddhav Thackeray had reversed the previous decision, shifting the Metro-3 car shed to a site in the Kan jurmarg eastern suburb, but it was embroiled in a legalThedispute.Thackeray gov ernment had also de clared Aarey as a re servedRecently,forest.CM Shinde and Fadnavis in their first cabinet meeting overturned the Thack eray-led AareySariputSEEPZoflaunchedCorporationMumbaidecision.government’sOnAugust30,theMetroRailLimitedthetrialruntheColaba-Bandra-Metroline-3atNagarintheColony.
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Judge also imposes fine of `1,000 on Bilal Sahi Khan for his 2017 attack
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As many as 160 household Ganesh idols and six Hartalika idols were immersed till af ternoon, he said. Of these, 45 house hold idols and five Har talika idols were im mersed in the artificial ponds built for the pur pose in different parts of the city, the official said.No untoward inci dents have been report ed so far during the im mersion processions, he said, adding that the city police have beefed up security to deal with any eventualities.
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Aurangabad: One of the most worshipped gods in the country, Lord Ganesh is well represented in vari ous forms in the UN ESCO world heritage site of Ellora Caves a complex of 34 caves comprising artworks from Hinduism, Bud dhism and Jainism dating back to the 5th to 10th centuries in Aurangabad district. However, he is not seen as an independ ent deity in the early carvings, but largely as a part of a group of deities. In the early caves, we find Ganesh around Shi va’s dancing form Nata raja imitating him. This underlines his position as a yaksha (nature spir it) and Shiv gana (atten dents) among other ga nas. This was the repre sentation of Ganesh as gana in the 6th century, said Indologist Saili Pa lande-Datar.
In the caves dating back to the 6th or 7th century, Ganesh is seen with Saptamatrikas or mother goddesses (Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Shivaduti or Indrani, Narsimhi, Chamunda, Kaumari and Varshi) and not as an independ ent figure, she said. Ganesh is represent
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An artist creates a miniature of Lower Parel Railway station with an idol of Lord Ganesh at his residence during the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai on Sunday.
—FILE PHOTO First India Bureau Thane: A court in the state’s Thane district has sentenced an un der-trial to three years of rigorous im prisonment for abus ing and policemen.manhandling In an order issued on Friday, district and ses sions Judge Dr Rachna R Tehra convicted Bilal Sahi Khan under Sec tion 353 (assault or crim inal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). She also imposed a fine of Rs1,000 on him. Additional Public Prosecutor EB Dhamal informed the court that on July 26, 2017, the com plainant constable and others—who were part of a police escort team— were taking the accused and 10 other under-trials to the court for hearing. The police van did not have a door and window panes, as they were rust ed. Hence, the constable had handcuffed the ac cused with another un der-trial as a security measure, which angered the accused, he said. When the under-trials were returning to Taloja jail after their hearings, the accused and another under-trial were again handcuffed, following which the accused abused and manhandled the constable and other police officers accompa nying them, he added.
Ancient carvings at Ellora caves trace evolution of Lord Ganesh
ed in a carving in cave 25, popularly known as Rameshwar cave, which showcases an event in the life of Lord Shiva and Parvati.The presence of Ganesh in this particular carving of Shiva can be con nected to the name ‘Sakshi Vinayak’, meaning ‘witness to many events’, said Pa lande-Datar said. At the entrance of cave 16 again carved by the Rashtrakuta dynasty, a large Ganesh is found at the entrance itself. Ganesh is the presid ing deity of Muladhar Chakra in the 1,000 pet aled lotus symbolizing Kundalini Jagran. In the Nandi Mandap’s ceiling (cave 16), we find one of the oldest paint ings of Ganesh, while cave 17 holds the biggest sculpture of Ganesh, de picting him holding a bowl of Elloraladdoos.expert Yogesh Joshi underlines the importance of Lord Ganesh in Ellora. In the early mediae val period, when the Yadava dynasty ruled around Ellora with Dev giri fort as its base, many independent idols of Ganesh came up in Ellora and the area around the fort, Joshi said.
People hold placards during the protest against the state government over the construction of a metro rail car shed in Aarey Forest, in Mumbai.
While Ganesh is absent from the sculpture of Soma Skanda, depicting the family of Shiva, he can be found in the larger display of the Shaiva pantheon in the cave complex. PHOTO
He is not seen as an independent deity in the early carvings but largely as a part of a group of deities
Devotees offer prayers to an idol of Lord Ganesh, at Lalbaug, in Mumbai on Sunday.
POLITICAL TUSSLE FIGHT FOR AAREY FOREST Court gives man 3 years’ RI for manhandlingabusing,cops
Dnyanesh Chavan Mumbai: Way back in 1961, communist leader Bhau Sakhar am Patil proposed the ‘One Village One Gan pati’ policy during the 11-day Ganesh festival in Agroli, now part of Navi Mumbai region. To day, this is now prac tised in several areas of Maharashtra. Since each family need not install its own idol, a common Ganesh idol for the village would save on expendi ture, Patil suggested in the aftermath of a flu epidemic in the area. The village’s inhabit ants were mostly fisher folk and saltpan workers (Agari-Koli) whose in come was modest at best. “People were poor, but many families would still borrow mon ey to celebrate the festi val and become indebt ed,” said Dilip Vaidya, a trustee of the Sarvajan ik (community) Ganesh Mandal of Agroli. Initially people of the village were not very re ceptive to the idea as they were afraid that a breach of tradition would invite divine wrath. But gradually every family came on board. “This was the first village where ‘One Village One Ganpati’ concept was implement ed and the tradition has continued for more than 60 years,” said Bhushan Patil, a grandson of Bhau Patil.—PTI Mumbai (PTI): At least 166 Ganesh idols were immersed at beaches and artificial ponds across Mumbai on the fifth day of the Ganpati festival on Sunday, said an offi cial from the Brihan mumbai CorporationMunicipal(BMC).
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesh on a boat for immersion.
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Modi’s leadership has a deci sive edge. Still, the Central government is not taking any chances even in states like Telangana which goes to poll in 2023. Finance Minis ter Nirmala Sitharaman tak ing umbrage at a district magistrate for not ensuring display of PM’s photo at PDS shops which distribute free ration under the PMGKY says it all. UP will follow the same line of action and keep people informed about the PM being the benefactor in the PMGKY. Also, the free ration scheme which UP has stopped was started during the Covid pandemic when survival was diffi cult for the poor. Its con tinuation the exchequer could ill afford.
The writer superannuated as the Director of the LBS National Academy of Administration, India’s apex training institution, and curates Valley of Words: An annual Literature and Arts festival at Dehradun, where he currently resides
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Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Dharmendra@dpradhanbjpPradhan The knowledge that we have in our rural environment needs to be brought to the fore in a modern way. A book like Bharat Ek Golden Journey should be published in other Indian languages to understand the multidimensional culture, linguistic diversity and spirit of the country. Bhupender@byadavbjpYadav Participated in the program of unveiling the statue of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar organized by Haryana Scheduled Castes and Tribes Employees Welfare Association in Narnaul today. Babasaheb’s thoughts for the welfare of downtrodden, oppressed and oppressed are the inspiration of PM Shri Narendra Modi’s government.
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ontroversy over freebies seems to have hit free ra tion supply to the poor in some states. The Uttar Pradesh government has already de cided to do away with free distribution of wheat and rice under the National Food Security Act. Free ration distribution under the Prad han Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) will, how ever, continue. The UP gov ernment’s decision will af fect about 15 crore ration/ Antyodaya card holders. The card holder will now be re quired to pay Rs 2 per kg of wheat and rice at Rs 3 per kg. The continued free ration under the PMGKY is expect ed to soften the blow from discontinuation by UP.
The UP government’s decision will affect about 15 crore ration/Antyodaya card holders. The card holder will now be required to pay Rs 2 per kg of wheat and rice at Rs 3 per kg C rom 1867 to 1884, the Imperial Forest service officers, many of whom were drawn the Army, were sent to Germany and France for a training of thirty months. In 1885, the Coopers Hill Training Col lege was established in the UK, and this is where the In dian Foresters were trained for the next two decades. From 1905 to 1913, the train ing was held at Oxford, and then moved to Cambridge and Edinburgh till the IFS college was established in Dehradun. In 1911 AM Cac cia was appointed as the Di rector of Indian Forest Stud ies ‘to maintain general su pervision over the studies of the probationers in the UK and to personally conduct the men on tours in the Con tinent and in England’. With the outbreak of War in 1914, recruitment came to a halt, but immediately thereafter, the service saw the induction of 152 officers between 1919 and 1922. In 1923, the Lee Commission recommended that 75% of the recruits to the Indian Forest Service should from India, and the European quo ta was brought down to 25%. It was also decided that all officers of Indian Forest Ser vice will be trained at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, from the 1st of NovemberMeanwhile,1926.the ‘working hands’ of the Forest depart ment, the supervisory offic ers appointed by the provin cial governments also re quired training. The first choice fell on the Thomason College of engineering at Roorkee, but as there was nei ther an inclination, nor the expertise in the forestry sec tor - the attempt proved un satisfactory. As such, in 1878 a separate forest school (The Rangers College) was opened at Dehradun under the Gov ernment of the NWP but in 1884 the school was trans ferred to the Government of India. Burma set up its own school in However,1898.taking a cue from the Agriculture Research In stitute set up at Pusa in 1905 established with the support of Lord Curzon the then IG of Forests, Eardley Wilmot asked for permission to es tablish the FRI at Dehradun in 1906. The proposal was ap proved , and he was allowed to set up six departmentsthose of Silviculture, Super intendent of Working Plans, Forest Botanist, Forest Zoolo gist Forest Economist and Forest Chemist – but by draw ing on the internal resources of the Department. Later, permission was given for ap pointment of pulp and tan experts on short contracts. During the war years 191418, the young Research Insti tute was able to afford advice and assistance of critical “minor forest produce” to Britain’s war economy. This included shellac, turpentine, essential oils, and tanning materials for munitions . Timber from Himalayan for ests was supplied through the specially created “timber branch for the construction of bridges, piers, wharves, build ings and ships. The general effect of the First World War on Indian forestry was to ac celerate the transition from ‘an extractive to a commer cial orientation’. The Secre tary of State was so impressed with the contribution of the Institute that he approved the enlargement of the Institute and sanctioned a new build ing to be built at a cost of £1,000,000 over a 450-hectare estate in AccordingDehradun.toFCOrmiston, a contemporary Conservator of Forests, “The period may, perhaps, be summarised as one in which the general structure of forest organiza tion in the field was complet ed on the sound foundations laidThisearlier.wasshown not only in the expanding revenue re sulting from a steady road programme and development of less accessible forests, but in the technical advances and adaptation of classical silvi cultural systems leading to a much higher production per acre. Moreover, the subjec tion of all reserved forests to working plans was a great achievement.’Itwascertainly an achieve ment for the Empire, but the total forest cover was re duced by half in four decades from 1910 to 1950. This neces sitated a completely new ori entation of the looking at the Forest Department.
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IFS OFFICERS TRAINED AT THE FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DEHRADUN IN 1926 W ith the outbreak of War in 1914, recruitment came to a halt, but immediately thereafter, the service saw the induction of 152 officers between 1919 and 1922. In 1923, the Lee Commission recommended that 75% of the recruits to the Indian Forest Service should from India, and the European quota was brought down to 25%. It was also decided that all officers of Indian Forest Service will be trained at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, from the 1st of November 1926.
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IN AMERICAN POLITICS arly in 2022, the BBC’ North America re porter Anthony Zurcher published an important story: “Kamala Harris one year: Where did it go wrong for her?” In a well-crafted story, Zurcher argued that a tough portfolio— tackling undocumented migra tion and national voting reform enacting—made her an easy tar get as vice president. Yet this canny BBC reporter observed how Harris began her presiden tial campaign with a bang in Jan uary 2019 only to crash spectacu larly. She failed to debate or inter view well, her staff left and, for all the money she raised, Harris was unable to craft a clear message or harness a constituency. If the left-leaning BBC has been critical of Harris, so has the right-leaning The Econo mist. As early as May 29, 2021, it argued that she was “a gift to the Republicans.” This year, on June 23, the 1843-vintage British paper argued that Democrats should not opt for either Presi dent Biden or Harris as their presidential candidate in 2024.
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Ahmedabad (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated four smart schools in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and said that it would benefit over 3,200 students. “In Ahmedabad city, 22 An upam Smart schools have been completed and four schools have started today. More than 3,200 students will be benefited by these,” Shah said. Earlier in the day, Shah remarked at the inauguration of the 6th three-day All In dia Prison Duty Meet in Ahmedabad that the view with which jails are seen in society needs to be changed.
Shah inaugurates four ‘smart schools’ in Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh: A draft delimitation order issued by the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation has changed “Muslim-sounding names” of around a dozen wards, prompting a sharp reaction from leaders of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress. The changing of names was part of delimitation exercise, under which the number of wards went up to 80 in Gorakhpur.
Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur and Bhupendra Patel during the 36th National Games-2022 curtain raiser programme, in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Halla Bol rally has nothing to do with the 2024 elections, said Jairam Ramesh Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress supporters during the party’s Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally on price rise, at Ramlila Maidan, in New Delhi on Sunday.
“View with which jails are seen in society needs to be changed. Not every person jailed is criminal by nature, sometimes it’s circum stances which force their involvement. But it is a necessary process to keep society func tional,” he said. He also said that jail administration is re sponsible for the reinduction of those who are not natural, born, habitual crimi nals into society.
JDU national executive held, Nitish wants united opposition
Chief Minister Nit ish Kumar along with National President of the party's parliamen tary board Upendra Kushwaha, state presi dents of various states, national office bearers, national council mem bers, MPs, ministers of the Bihar Government and MLAs participated in the meeting chaired by the party's national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan. "The meeting of the National Council of Ja nata Dal-United was held under the chair manship of the Nation al President of the par ty, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Babu, in the Karpuri auditorium lo cated in the Bihar State JD(U) office,", news agency ANI quoted a JD(U) official as saying.
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Gujarat: Gujarat Youth Cong president Vish wanathsinh Vaghela on Sunday resigned from his post. The resignation comes a day before Cong leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Gujarat. He will address a rally of booth-level party work ers for the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat on Sept 5 ahead of the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.
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New Delhi (ANI): Dis missing reports of de tention of Congress workers, Delhi police on Sunday said that the party workers were dropped at the designat ed protest sites and no one was Earlierdetained.therewere re ports that police de tained Congress work ers, who were protesting against the issues of in flation and unemploy ment in Delhi. "A rally of Indian Na tional Congress was scheduled at Ram Lila Maidan today. Party workers protesting else where were taken in buses by Delhi Police and dropped at the des ignated place of protest. No one has been de tained unlike some re ports falsely claiming so," Delhi Police said in a tweet. Congress is holding a mega rally 'Mehangai Par Halla Bol' today against infla tion in the country, un employment and Goods and Services Tax hike at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital. Rahul Gandhi arrived at Ramlila Maidan for Congress' 'Halla Bol' march and is scheduled to address the rally. Taking to Twitter, Ra hul Gandhi said that the rise in the price of es sentials have made peo ple think 10 times before buying necessities.
FORMER KERALA HEALTH MINISTER KK SHAILAJA REJECTS MAGSAYSAY AWARD
New Delhi: When Congress held a rally against inflation, unemployment and LPG price hike on Sunday, former Congress MP Raj Babbar praised Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, while Manish Tewari skipped the rally as he is on a foreign tour. Raj Babbar said in a tweet on Saturday: "PM Jan Dhan Yojana has completed 8 years, people are get ting money directly and its a revolution - half of them are females. The programme was initiated by Manmohan Singh but the current govt has implemented it in a better way." Raj Babbar is one of the G-23 leaders who have written to Congress President for sweeping reforms. Another G-23 leader Manish Tewari has skipped the rally. His office has said that he is on a foreign tour.
‘BJP HAD 2 SEATS, WILL RETURN THERE SOON’: NITISH KUMAR'S PARTY CHIEF Patna: JDU National President Rajiv Ranjan alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's coming visit to Bihar will be an attempt to disturb commu nal harmony. He also said his party will win all 40 parliamentary seats in the state in the 2024 general elections. The BJP, he added, "started with two seats and will be back there soon". Nitish Kumar is being seen as a likely face of the opposition in 2024 since he ended the alliance with the BJP last month.
Kerala: Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has rejected Ramon Magsaysay award for her contributions to preventing COVID-19 and Nipah virus. KK Shailaja stated that she will not be accepting the Ramon Magsaysay award as it is always given to an individual and not any politician. “We discussed this together as a party and decided not to accept this,” she said.
New Delhi (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday appealed to the reli gious leaders and me dia to encourage people for organ donation by dispelling their doubts and creating awareness on this issue of vital importance.Addressing a gather ing during the launch of the National Campaign for Body-Organs Dona tion at an event organ ised by Dadhichi Deh dan Samiti in New Delhi today, the Vice President called organ donation a sensitive issue and em phasised the need for creating a support sys tem for organ donation. Praising Dadhich Deh Dan Samiti for en deavouring to build the right ecosystem in this regard, he wanted these efforts to reach upto the family level. Conveying his greet ings on the occasion of Maharshi Dadhichi Jayanti today, Dhankhar urged every one to emulate the life and philosophy of the great Sage for “our own happiness and for giv ing back to society.”
Amit Shah waves at supporters during inauguration of Gandhinagar Anupam Smart Primary School, in Ahmedabad.
‘Play on front foot’ to dispel doubts about organ donation: VP Jagdeep addressesDhankharatthelaunch of the National Campaign for Body-Organs Donation in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Guwahati: After a two-year break due to Covid-19 pandem ic, the international flights operating from Guwahati’s Lokapriya Gopinath DrukoffTheservices(LGBIA)InternationalBordoloiAirportresumedfromSaturday.firstflightthattookonSaturdaywasaAirflight.
AT DELHI RALLY, CONG WORKERS DEMAND RAHUL AS PARTY CHIEF C ongress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will com mence from September 7. The yatra will start from Kanyakumari on September 7 and will end in Kashmir. Yatra will cover a distance of 3,500 kilometres across 12 states and will take about 150 days to complete.
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Nitish Kumar along with Lalan Singh in Patna on Sunday.
New Delhi: Hundreds of party workers chanted slogans in favour of Rahul Gandhi at the ‘Mehngai par Halla bol’ protest rally of the Congress in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. A large number of Congress workers displayed posters demanding that Rahul be made party president.
Patna (ANI): The na tional executive council meeting of Janata DalUnited(JDU) took place at the party office in Patna on Sunday. It was the first national execu tive meeting since JD(U) left the BJP and formed a new govt in Bihar with Tejaswi Ya dav as his deputy.
MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 05INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CONGRESS HELD A MEGA RALLY ‘MEHENGAI PAR HALLA BOL’ AGAINST INFLATION IN THE COUNTRY
BJP CAN REDUCEDBETO 50 SEATS IN 2024 LS POLLS: BIHAR CM B ihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed to reduce the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to 50 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elec tions. While address ing JD-U's National Executive Committee in Patna, Kumar said that he is working on unit ing opposition leaders in the country. "We are working to make oppo sition leaders united in the country. We have interacted with the Tel angana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao a few days ago and I am regularly interact ing with leaders of the opposition parties over phone. If opposition parties will fight against BJP, they will reduce it to nearly 50 seats," the Chief Minister added.
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Mahesh Sharma New Delhi: Punjab MP Manish Tewari, who was part of G-23, a group of angry Con gress leaders, has raised questions on the election process before the election of Con gress President. He has said that for free and fair elections, it is nec essary that the names of all the voters partici pating in the election of the President should be put on the website of the party. On the other hand, the head of the election authority of Congress, Madhusudan Mistry has said that those who want to see the voter list can go to the party office and see it. He has further said that once the nomina tion is filed, the list will be made available to every candidate. This is a normal process, which does not show anyButdrawback.ManishTewari is a lawyer and he said that the one who has to nom inate, if he does not have the list and has made the wrong people as propos ers, then the nomination will be canceled. This is a baseless argument and just a matter of debate. Because the one who has to nominate will not be a leader who follows any path. Secondly, he can visit more than one state office himself or send any of his associates to see the list. Thirdly, the one who becomes the proposer will know whether he is among the nine thousand people who have to vote in the election of the Presi dent. But since Ghulam Nabi Azad has said in a letter to Sonia Gandhi that all the elections of the organization are sham and farce, so Man ish Tewari too is trying to prove this point.
'MUSLIM SOUNDING NAMES' OF UP'S GORAKHPUR WARDS CHANGED
CONGRESS WORKERS DROPPED AT PROTEST SITES, NO ONE DETAINED’
New Delhi: Activist Yogendra Yadav on Sunday announced his resignation from the coordination committee of SKM. “It is important that the energies of all movements and oppo sition political parties be joined to fight against the anti-farmer Modi government,” he wrote in his resignation letter.
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New Delhi (ANI): Five Janata Dal (United) MLAs, who merged with the ruling party BJP, joined the party in the presence of party president JP Nadda in the national capital on Sunday. According to a statement from Manipur LA Secretariat on Friday, Kh. Joykis han Singh, Ngursanglur Sanate, Md Achab Ud din, Thangjam Arunku mar and LM Khaute merged with the ruling party. “The Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the tenth schedule of the Consti tution,” stated the LA Secretariat.
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Hyderabad (ANI): Un ion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that a scheme should be named after the Centre if it has a central share in Theit. remarks of the Minister came after Tel angana Minister Har ish Rao claimed that the centre hardly provides 50 to 55 pc of the funds, and the remaining 45 pc is borne by the state only.“She is saying as if the central government is the only one giving free rice to the state. The centre hardly pro vides 50 to 55 pc of the funds, and the remain ing 45 pc is borne by the state only and for that Telangana government spends Rs 3,610 crore. Telangana is among the five/six states which take care of our country financially. We have spent extra Rs 1,70,000 crore for the country,” the Telangana Minister had said. New Delhi (ANI): Fol lowing the incidents of assault on minor girls in Jharkhand, Union Min ister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda lashed out at the state government and said that the crimi nal cases are increasing in the state and the He mant Soren is engaged in stabilising his gov ernment.Hisstatements comes after another minor tribal girl in Jharkhand’s Dumka district was found dead on Saturday hanging on the tree.
Munda slams Soren govt
Rohit Singh Rajput was killed over an old dispute, Itarsi police station in charge RS Chauhan said, adding that the main accused in the murder is 27 years old Ranu alias Rahul. Rohit Singh Rajput Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
‘SWACHHTA CAMPAIGN’
Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: 3 senior IAS officers have requested for voluntary retire ment from service in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has started processing the files. Vigilance reports of these three officers have been sought. Along with this, NOC has also been sought from the Finance De partment so that the government can make a decision on their appli cation within 3 months. Those who have sought retirement are 1987 batch officer Renuka Kumar, 1988 batch of ficer Juthika Patankar and Vikas Gothwal, an officer of 2003 batch. Senior IAS officer Re nuka Kumar was posted as secretary in the cen tral government. She went to central deputa tion one year ago. In UP, she was ACS Finance and Basic Education. She has been a trusted officer of the Chief Minister. Her husband Sunil Kumar, IAS offic er of the same batch, was already posted in the centre. Renuka was to retire in June 2023. Second officer Juthika Patankar spent her en tire service period on deputation.
PM TO INTERACT WITH NATIONAL AWARD WINNING TEACHERS 5 JDU MLAs FROM MANIPUR JOIN BJP
On camera, MP Karni Sena leader stabbed, dies
New Delhi (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Na dda on Sunday will hold a meeting with party MPs via video confer encing to discuss the details of the 16-day ‘Seva Parkhwara (ser vice fortnight) to mark Prime Minister Modi’s birthday on September 17, as per the sources. BJP will celebrate Modi’s birthday on Sep tember 17 for a period of 16 days as Seva Pakh wara (service fortnight). BJP national presi dent JP Nadda is plan ning an extensive pro gramme for PM Modi’s birthday and for this he has given instructions to all the party workers and leaders to celebrate it as “Seva Pakhwara”.
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A file photo of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. —PHOTO BY ANI
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New Delhi (PTI): For mer Supreme Court judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna in an inter view to a national daily remarked on lack of freedom of expression, which drew a sharp re sponse from the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. Justice Srikrishna said, “Today, things are very bad. I must confess, if I were to stand in a public square and say I don’t like the face of the Prime Minister, some body might raid me, ar rest me, throw me in jail without giving me any reason. Now that is something that all of us should oppose as citi zens.” Rijiju, in a tweet, said: “Those people who speak all the time with out any restrictions to abuse the popularly elected Prime Minister are crying about free dom of expression! They will never talk about emergency im posed by Congress party and never dare to criti cise some regional party CMs.” Responding to a tweet, which cited a por tion of the interview given by Justice Srikrishna (retd), Rijiju said “If it’s true then the statement itself is de meaning the institution he has served.”
Union Home Ministry gets busy preparing ground for Jammu and Kashmir polls
New Delhi (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has started preparing the ground for polls in Jammu and Kashmir, holding meetings to re view the security ar rangements in the Un ionIfTerritory.Home Ministry sources are to be be lieved, elections can be held in the Union Terri tory next Accordingyear. to infor mation available, Union Home Minister Amit Shah can visit the UT in September end. If every thing goes smoothly, the Assembly polls can be held next year. Accord ing to sources it will be more convenient if the Assembly polls are held in March or April next year. The timing of the polls has to be decided by the EC but that is pos sible only when the Un ion Home Ministry gives the green signal. This is the reason offic ers of the Home Minis try are preparing a re port on the ground situ ation in J&K.
A view of the Home Ministers office in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, accompanied by senior officers, going around the different sections of Science City Ahmedabad,the venue of the upcoming 2-day National Science Conclave to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP president JP Nadda at an event in New Delhi on Sunday. New Delhi (ANI): On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the winners of “National Awards to Teachers 2022” at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on Monday at 4:30 pm. According to the PMO, the purpose of the National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate and honour the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country who through their com mitment and hard work have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students. The National Awards to recognitionaccordsTeacherspublic to meritorious teachers working in elementary and secondary schools. For the award this year, 45 teachers from across the country have been selected. Presi dent Droupadi Murmu will confer “National Awards to Teachers 2022” to selected awar dees on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on September 5.
I must confess, if I were to stand in a public square and say I don’t like the face of the PM, somebody might raid me, arrest me, throw me in jail.”
The reason for this is not the JMM MLA, but the Congress MLA. Chief Minister Hemant Soren has no doubts about the MLAs of his party. Only a few such MLAs, who were last time There is some doubt about the a hand ful of legislators who contested on JMM ticket after being denied a tick et by the BJP, but He mant Soren is confident about most of his MLAs. Rather he doesn’t trust Congress MLAs and therefore the MLAs were sent to Chhattis garh along with the Con gress in-charge and stateCongresspresident.has 17 MLAs of its own and MLA is Pradeep Yadav, who left Babulal Maran di’s party and joined Congress. Of these, twothirds i.e. 12 MLAs can separate and form a fac tion. Informed sources say that 12 to 15 MLAs have spoken to BJP leaders through differ ent ‘mediums’. It is also being said that many MLAs have compro mised on their own terms to defect. There are reports of money being given to many MLAs. Three MLAs were caught in West Bengal with money and are still there after be ing released from jail. Apart from them, there is news of about nineten more MLAs that they are in touch with the BJP. It is being told that on the day the Chief Minister went on a picnic with the coali tion MLAs, he got an idea of the disturbances by the gestures of the Congress MLAs. There fore, it was decided to send the Congress incharge and state presi dent along to Chattis garh. Despite this, the JMM sees the danger of the Congress MLAs switching sides.
DISCUSSION OVER PM’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION NADDA TO HOLD MEETING WITH MPs
CBI raids TMC legislator Subodh Adhikari’s house Kolkata (PTI): The CBI on Sunday conducted search operations at six locations in West Ben gal, including residenc es of Trinamool Con gress MLA Subodh Adhikari and his broth er, in connection with its probe into a chit fund case, an official of the agencySleuthssaid.of the central agency raided the resi dence and office of the Bijpur legislator and his brother Kamal Adhikari’s flat simulta neously, the CBI official said. Kamal Adhikari is the chairman of the Kanchrapara Munici pality.The raids were con ducted two days after the Central Bureau of Investigation had ar rested Trinamool Con gress leader Raju Sa hani.
Earlier, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh wrote a letter to all party workers re garding Septemberwill“Sevaprogrammes.Pakhwara”becelebratedfrom17tillthe birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, on October 2.
MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 06INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Sharat K Verma Ranchi: The political upheaval in Jharkhand is not going to stop any time soon. The MLAs of ruling alliance JMM and Congress have been taken to Chhattisgarh and kept in a resort. This is the first time that a party which is in government in the state has had to hide its MLAs in another state. The question is, for what reason did JMM and Congress send MLAs to another state?
Bhopal, (Agencies): A 28-year-old member of right wing group Karni Sena was publicly stabbed to death on Fri day night in a Madhya Pradesh city, allegedly over an old dispute. Ro hit Singh Rajput, town secretary of Karni Sena in Itarsi, was stabbed by three men in front of the municipality office. His friend, Sachin Pa tel, was also stabbed when he tried to save him. They were taken to a private hospital, where Mr Rajput was declared dead. Mr Patel is in critical condition.
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Union Min Singh reviews preparations
Soren fearful of Congress MLAs’ defection in Jharkhand!
First India Bureau New Delhi (PTI): Un ion Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday re viewed the preparations for the “swachhata cam paign 2.0” and a special campaign for disposal of pending matters to be conducted by the cen tral government from October 2. The campaign in volves freeing of office spaces by clearing pend ing matters and dispos al of physical files and otherThejunk.special campaign 2022 is expected to cover outstation post offices, overseas mission/posts, railway stations, and other public offices dur ing the month-long campaign, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Singh said that im portant plenary ses sions with State S&T Ministers will be organ ized during the summit on issues like Agricul ture underlying Tech nological Interventions for improving the farm er’s income, Innovation for producing portable drinking water includ ing application of tech nologies.According to the state ment, the swachhata campaign ’21 was con ducted at 6,154 sites. During the campaign, 21.9 lakh files were weeded out, 12.01 lakh sq feet of space was cleared, and Rs 62 crore in revenue was earned through disposing of scrap, it said. Junk yards in ministries have been turned into court yard, cafeteria, wellness centre or parking space, it said.
3 IAS officers seek voluntary retirement in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi (PTI): Over 1.55 lakh updated income tax returns (ITR-U) have been filed up to September 2, the income tax depart ment said on Sunday. The income tax depart ment had in May this year notified a form for filing updated income tax re turns (ITRs). The taxpayer will have to pay an addi tional amount over and above the due tax while fil ing“OverITR-U.1.55 lakh Updated ITRs have been filed upto 2nd September, 2022,” the I-T department tweeted.
—PTI FPI INFLOWS HIT 20-MONTH HIGH OF `51,200 CR IN AUG New Delhi : Edtech major Byju’s is likely to raise over $500 million (about `3,900 crore) at a valua tion of around $23 billion in about a week, sources privy to the development said. The company is planing to use the funding for acquisition in the US, they added. The company is in discussion with Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) for raising in the range of $400-500 million and $250-350 million, re spectively, according to the sources.
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The toy industry has de manded an extension of the scheme for the sector as it would promote local manu facturing and create jobs. Manu Gupta, promotor of Playgro Toys India, said the government’s initia tives are helping the indus try, but a National Toy Policy and Production Linked Incentive scheme would further support the growth of the sector. Talk ing about the furniture sector, Trade Promotion Council of India Chair man said there is already established competitive ness in the moulded furni ture sector, and the PLI scheme would be a thought ful step in that direction.
POINTS z India’s GDP growth in the April-June quarter of 2022-23 has turned out be a cause for ‘disappointment and concern’, as there was expectation of a bigger bounce back from the first quarter of last year z Risk factors for the India’s growth outlook in the short term include high commodity prices, possibility of a global recession, monetary tightening z India’s economy expanded 13.5% in the April-June quarter of the year 2022, the quickest pace in a year
—PTI New Delhi : Petronet LNG Ltd, India’s biggest gas importer, will invest `40,000 crore in the next five years for expanding import infrastructure as well as foraying into new business to boost profita bility to `10,000 crore. Petronet, which operates two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facilities at Dahej in Gujarat and Kochi in Kerala, is looking to foray into the petrochemi cals business, according to the firm’s latest annual report.
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New Delhi : The com bined market valuation of three of the 10 most val ued domestic firms fell by `1,22,852.25 crore last week, with Reliance In dustries emerging as the biggest laggard. IT majors TCS and Infosys were the other two bluechips which faced erosion from their valuation. In contrast, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC, Bajaj Finance and Adani Trans mission were the gainers. Their combined gain was `62,221.63 crore. In the ranking of top-10, Reli ance Industries retained its numero uno position, followed by TCS.
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New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment is considering a Production Linked Incen tive (PLI) scheme for cer tain types of furniture to boost domestic manufac turing, and exports and create jobs in the sector, an official said. The proposal is at the discussion stage, the offi cialTheadded.government has al ready rolled out the scheme with an outlay of about `2 lakh crore for as many as 14 sectors, including automo biles and auto components, white goods, pharma, tex tiles, advance chemistry cell and speciality steel. The objective of the scheme is to make domes tic manufacturing globally competitive and to create global champions in manu facturing. Discussions are on for the PLI scheme for moulded furniture and toys, the official said.
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The govt is considering a PLI scheme for certain types of furniture to boost domestic manufacturing, and exports and create jobs in the sector The govt has already rolled out the scheme for as many as 14 sectors
It said more than 20,000 taxpayers have filed Updat ed ITRs for both AYs 2020-21 and 2021-22 (2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years). Fi nance Act 2022 introduced a new provision for filing Up dated Income Tax Returns under section 139 (8A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Tata Motors and Mahin dra & Mahindra have lined up massive resources to drive in multiple BEVs over the next few years. Similarly, Hyundai, Kia and MG Motor have also introduced battery electric models in the market. The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on the other hand is preparing to launch its first electric vehicle only in 2025.
Automakers shifting towards E-Vehicles
New Delhi (PTI): A mar ginal contraction in ex ports coupled with a con tinuing surge in the coun try’s import bill through the month of August has renewed concerns over In dia’s widening trade deficit and its impact on the broader economy. The rupee, which has al ready depreciated 7% against the US dollar through this calendar year, will likely remain under pressure, adding to infla tion and stoodlastathenearlydeficitIndiastood$192.6Aug),of36.8%gust,on-yearexportsdatamentandvulnerabilities,macroeconomicanalystsexpertssaid.OnSaturday,thegovernreleasedpreliminarythatshowedIndia’sfellby1.15%year-to$33billioninAuwhileimportsroseto$61.7billion.Forthefirstfivemonthsthisfiscalyear(April-exportstotalledbn,whileimportsat$317.8bn,leavingwitharecordtradeof$125.2billion,ortwoandhalftimeslevelinthesameperiodyearago.InApril-Augustyear,thetradedeficitat$53.8bn.
MAJOR FACTORS z Equity markets will be driven by global trends, foreign fund flows and movement in the Brent crude oil. The major global events this week are the European Central Bank interest rate decision z PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) data for the services sector for August which is scheduled to come on Monday, will also influence trading z Sensex dipped 30.54 points or 0.05 per cent, while the Nifty lost 19.45 points or 0.11 per cent last week
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New Delhi: Ruby, a floating production storage and offload ing vessel destined for RIL’s MJ D6projectdevelopmentoildeep-waterandgasinKG-block,has set sail from Korea, partner BP plc’s CEO Bernard Looney said. MJ is the third and last of a set of discoveries that Reliance and its partner BP of UK are devel oping in the eastern offshore block. The two will use a floating production system at high-sea in Bay of Bengal to bring to production the deepest gas dis covery in the KG-D6 block. PTI PSU BANKS TO OPEN ABOUT 300 BRANCHES IN UNBANKED AREAS
New Delhi: The Adani group believes that there is no restriction by tax authorities on it acquiring a stake in NDTV, a statement that has also been backed by tax experts. The Adani group has acquired a little-known firm, VCPL, that lent over `403 crore to NDTV’s founders more than a decade ago in exchange for warrants that allowed the company to acquire a stake of 29.18% in the news group at any time. Adani has since exercised those rights but NDTV says such conversion is barred by income-tax authorities.
New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment is likely to invite preliminary bids for the strategic sale of NMDC’s Nagarnar Steel Plant by March-end, an official said. The official said that NM DC’s under-construction steel plant in Chhattisgarh is expected to commence operation this month, and once the demerger process is complete, the DIPAM will proceed with the privatisa tion of Nagarnar Steel Plant. “The demerger of NMDC and NSP is in the final stages, and the plant is expected to commence operation this month. We will proceed with appoint ing merchant bankers thereafter,” official said.
As per the provision, an additional 25% on the due tax and interest would have to be paid, if the updated income tax return (ITR) is filed within 12 months, while the rate will go up to 50% if it is filed after 12 months, but before 24 months from the end of rel evant Assessment Year.
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SHIFT GLOBALLY INCLUDES... z The shift globally includes a family of electrified vehicle technologies which consists of SHEV (Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle), FCEV (Fuel cell Electric Vehicle), BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle)
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There is not much on the domestic front to digest therefore the direction of global markets will play an important role in the direc tion of our market,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Invest mart Ltd. On the global front, European Central Bank will announce its in terest rate decision on 8th Sept 2022, Meena added. Besides, PMI data for the services sector for August which is scheduled to come on Monday, will also influ ence trading.
New Delhi (PTI): Au tomakers are stepping on different roads towards eco-friendly mobility with home-grown firms like Tata Motors and Mahin dra betting on electric ve hicles, Japanese majors such as Toyota, Honda and Suzuki looking at hybrids as the bridge to reach theThegoal.shift globally in cludes a family of electri fied vehicle technologies (xEVs) which consists of SHEV (Strong Hybrid Elec tric Vehicle), FCEV (Fuel cell Electric Vehicle), BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) and PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). In India, it is mainly the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrids which are being rolled out by the leading automakers.
New Delhi: Foreign inves tors have pumped in a lit tle over `51,200 crore into the Indian equity markets in August, mak ing it the highest inflow in 20 months, amid improv ing risk sentiment and stabilisation in oil prices. This comes following a net investment of nearly `5,000 crore by FPIs in July, data showed. Ac cording to it with deposi tories, FPIs pumped in a net amount of `51,204 crore into Indian equities during August.
—PTI BYJU’S TO RAISE OVER $500 MILLION AT $23 BN VALUATION
—PTI PETRONET TO INVEST 40,000 CR RUPEES IN NEXT FIVE YEARS THREE OF TOP-10 FIRMS LOSE `1.22 LAKH CR IN MCAP
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New Delhi: As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open about 300 areasthebranchesand-mortarbrick-inunbankedofvari ous states by Dec 2022. These new branches will cover all remaining unbanked villages with a population of more than 3,000, acc to sources. A Maxi mum number of 95 branches will be opened in Rajasthan followed by 54 in MP. The public sector banks will open 38 branches in Gujarat, 33 in Maharashtra.
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PTI New Delhi (PTI): India’s GDP growth of 13.5% in the April-June quarter of 2022-23 has turned out be a cause for ‘disappointment and concern’, as there was expectation of a bigger bounce back from the first quarter of last year when economic activity was crippled by the Delta wave of COVID-19, former RBI governor D Subbarao said onSubbaraoSunday. added that risk factors for the coun try’s growth outlook in the short term include high commodity prices, possi bility of a global recession, monetary tightening by the RBI and an uneven monsoon that could threat en crop output, especially of “Therice. economy clocked growth of 13.5% in the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal year which would have been cause for celebration in any other circumstance.“Intheevent, it’s turned out be a cause for disap pointment and even con cern,” he said. India’s economy expand ed 13.5% in the April-June quarter, the quickest pace in a year. As per the RBI’s estimates, the country’s GDP is expected to witness a growth of 7.2% in the cur rent financial “Disappointmentyear. be cause there was expecta tion of a bigger bounce back from the first quarter of last year when economic activity was crippled by the Delta wave,” he said. According to Subbarao, the GDP growth in the first quarter turned out to be a cause of concern because contrary to what the head line numbers indicate, there has in fact been a slowdown in the growth momentum which points to growth decelerating fur ther in the quarters ahead.
“In absence of any ma jor event, participants will be eyeing global markets for cues,” Ajit Mishra, VP Research, Religare Brok ing Ltd, said.
New Delhi (PTI): In the absence of major domestic events, equity markets will be driven by global trends, foreign fund flows and movement in the Brent crude oil, analysts said. The major global events this week are the European Central Bank interest rate decision and China’s infla tion rate, they added. “Indian equity markets are outperforming most of their global peers and try ing to show resilience de spite weak global cues.
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Nagpur (PTI): Maha rashtra, home to sev en of the nine vulture species in India, marked ensureboostatemberfirstDay,VultureInternationalAwarenesscelebratedontheSaturdayofSepannually,withslewofinitiativestonumbersandconservation.
Mumbai’s 6-yr-old Anishka Biyani wins gold medal at Malaysian Chess MeetMAHA LOGS 1,205 NCOV CASES, 3 DEATHS; ACTIVE TALLY NOW 8.4K
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Anishka Bi yani (6) won gold in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship in Kua la Lumpur on Sunday. Biyani, a first grade student of Dhirubhai Ambani school, achieved the feat in the Under-6 Open category with an impressive score of four points out of possible six to clinch the title in the girlsThecategory.contest saw par ticipation from eight countries. Anishka’s mother Ta nushri Biyani was elated and thanked her coach for putting in all the ef forts in training and groomingAnishkaher.is currently preparing for the Singa pore Open National Age Group Championship later this year. Earlier this year, Anishka also qualified as one of the best under-7 players in the All India FIDE rating chess tournament held in Yousufguda, Hy derabad.“Anishka is extremely talented and this is her first big international victory where she com peted with the best play ers from across the world. It is good for her that she would play more such events in the fu ture,” her coach Durga Nagesh Guttula said.
The state is home to seven of the nine species of these ecologically important scavengers found in India
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Once numbering 40 million, vulture num bers saw a catastrophic fall between 1990 and 2007. As per experts, 99.9% of white-rumped vultures, and 99% of the Indian and slender-billed varieties died out be tween 1993 and 2007, while other species saw fall in numbers between 81% and Experts90%.zeroed in on diclofenac, a veterinary drug used for pain man agement in livestock, as the main cause of the near wipe-out of vul tures, who were eating such carrion and then suffering kidney failure almost within 24 hours. In view of this, di clofenac was banned for veterinary use in India and Nepal in 2006 and in Bangladesh in 2010. De spite this ban, humanuse diclofenac was being use in veterinary treat ments.This year, the Maha rashtra Forest Depart ment has partnered with Ela Foundation and Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra to mark International Vulture Awareness Day through conservation, and also released a post er in collaboration with The Corbett rumped,areasassitegionstrakan,SunilChiefForestspalMaharashtraFoundation.PrinciChiefConservatorof(Wildlife)andWildlifeWardenLimayesaidKonwesternMaharashandVidarbharestillhavetherequihabitatneededtoactalong-termbreedingforthewhite-Indianand Egyptian vultures. As per the 2020-25 ac tion plan for vulture con servation in the country, the Maharashtra gov ernment plans to estab lish vulture conserva tion and breeding cen tres for white-rumped vulture and Indian vul ture species in Nashik and Pune in collabora tion with the BNHS, Mumbai and ELA Foun dation, Pune.
Mumbai (PTI): Ma harashtra on Sunday recorded 1,205 COV ID-19 cases and three deaths, which took the tally to 81,04,854 and toll to 1,48,264, an officialMumbaisaid.Circle ac counted for 696 new cases, followed by Pune circle with 317, Nashik circle 45, Kol hapur circle 25, Nag pur circle 61, Latur circle 37, Aurangabad circle 19 and Akola circle five, the official said.The three deaths comprised two in Mumbai circle and one in Nagpur circle, heTheadded.recovery count rose by 1,532 in the last 24 hours and reached 79,48,228, leaving the state with an active caseload of 8,364, he Mumbaisaid.has 2,949 active cases, followed by 1,882 in Thane and 1,735 in Pune, he add ed.State health depart ment data showed the recovery rate was 98.07% and the fatali ty rate stood at 1.82%. It also revealed that 8,42,11,629 tests have been conducted in the state so far, including 22,001 in the last 24 hours.
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On Cyrus Mistry’s death, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule said that he was like a brother to her. “His death is shocking for me. I have seen his elevation as the Tata Sons head as well as the subsequent turbulence. He and his wife had gone through a lot of struggle in the last four years. I still cannot believe that he has passed away,” she said, adding, “It is a personal loss for me and my husband Sadanand Sule.”
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The sudden demise of Shapoorji Pallonji Group scion and Managing Direc tor, Cyrus Mistry, in a road crash while trav elling from Ahmedabad to Mum bai on Sunday, has put the spotlight on road safety and vehicular features again. This has come on the heels of a similar tragic and fatal demise for Maratha leader, Vinay ak Mete, on the Pune expressway only last month. Following his death, the state govern ment had announced its intention to introduce an Artificial Intelli gence-based traffic management system on theAccordingexpressway.to experts associated with aspects of vehicular safety on the road, there are spe cific features of vehi cles that ensure the safety of the passengers in the eventuality of road accident. However, Mistry’s fatal car acci dent that occurred on Sunday and has, once again, raised several red flags that need to be considered. The fact that he was travelling in a luxury Mercedes Benz car has surprised many. In the case of the crash that took Mistry’s life, the backseat airbags did not deploy, said a source.Mistry’s accident has also shined a spotlight onto the high number of deaths caused in such incidents every year in the country, with government data showing a record 1.55 lakh lives lost in 2021. According to Nation al Crime Records Bu reau (NCRB) data re leased recently, over 1.55 lakh people were killed in road crashes across India in 2021—an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour. This is the highest death figures recorded in such accidents in any calendar year so far. Besides the deaths, 3.71 lakh people were also injured in 4.03 lakh ‘road accidents’ across the country last year, showed the NCRB figures under the head er ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2021’. The data showed a majority (59.7%) of the road accidents were due to vealed.eslorriescarswheelerswereroad2.28deathsaccountingover-speeding,for87,050andinjuriestolakhpersons.Ofthetotaldeathsinaccidents,44.5%ridersoftwo-followedby(15.1%),trucksor(9.4%)andbus(3%),thedatare
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Thane: Anibai Mun dola (55) was killed in a lightning strike, when she took her buf falo to a grazing farm on Saturday evening, the police said on Sun day. The victim, from Zapwadi in of Shahpur taluka died on the spot with the cattle, said an official from Khi navali police station. Her charred body was sent to a government hospital for postmortem and the police have registered a case of accidental death.
For the past several years, many in-si tu conservation programmes such as protecting vulture habitats, promoting vulture restaurants, satellite tagging of vul tures have been undertaken. But these efforts need to be supported by ex-situ conservation measures such as establishing a conservation breeding centre for vultures in the state.
Mistry (54) was killed on Sunday af ternoon when his car hit a road divider on a bridge in Palghar dis trict lywaysspeeddeath,saidutedprojectsvitallonjimous.try’sbutionlightawaytryfamiliesMumbai.neighbouring“TherearesomeinthecounwhochoosetostayfromthelimebuttheircontritothecoungrowthisenorShapoorjiPalMistrydidplayaroleinvariousandcontribsignificantly,”Pawar.CondolingMistry’sPawarsaidthelimitsonhighneedtobestrictimplemented.“Evenastheroad conditions have im proved a lot over the last few years, driving vehicles at a high speed is tortheindustries.youngrepresentingnowadays,”becomingincreasinglycommonhesaid.CyrusMistrywasthegenerationofHewasonTataGroupdirecboardforalong time. He was later made head of Tata Group. He was softspoken. He got little time to lead Tata, but did a good job, said the NCP hedentcarshock.demisePawarsupremo.saidMistry’sisahugeThewayhismetwithanacciisunbelievable,said.
—Sunil Limaye, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, MaharashtraAn endangered Egyptian vulture perches on a landfill.
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Palghar: A worker was killed and four others hos pitalized after a toxic gas leaked in a chemical unit of a firm manufacturing drugs and pharmaceuticals in Tarapur industrial area on Sunday morning, district disaster management cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said. Following the gas leakage, the workers present there complained of dizziness and other complica tions, he said. One of the them, identified as Bhag wat Choupal (22), died, the official said, adding that four others were being treated at a nearby hospital. CASES OF THEFT, HOUSE-BREAKING SOLVED BY THANE POLICE; 7 WORKER DIES, 4 OTHERS HOSPITALIZED AFTER TOXIC GAS LEAK IN RAMS INTO NOCATCHESTRUCK,FIRE;CASUALTIES COMES ON THE HEELS OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT KILLED MARATHA LEADER METE JUST LAST MONTH
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I am deeply saddened by the sudden and untimely demise of Cyrus Mistry. He had a passion for life and it is really tragic that he passed away at such a young age. My deepest condo lences and prayers for his family in these difficult times.
CRUCIAL READ Thane: Six cases of theft, house-breaking, mobile phone and chain snatching have been solved by the Thane police, resulting in arrest of seven persons in last couple of days, said a police official. Narpoli police stations’ senior inspector Madan Ballal on Sunday informed that stolen items worth Rs4.92 lakh were also recovered from the accused arrested in Bhiwandi. The accused have been identified as Asif Bhagwan (23), Akbar Shaikh (24), Vaijyanath Verma (47), Gourishankar Arak (30), Gulzar Khan (22), Irfan Shaikh (19) and Abid Ansari (24).
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Palghar: A tempo caught fire after it hit a truck in Wada Khadkone village of Palghar district on Sunday morning. No casualties were reported, even though the tempo was charred, said a police officer. The loaded tempo had been ply ing from Gujarat to Mumbai. The collision caused a huge traffic jam for a few hours and an investiga tion is underway, he informed.
www.firstindia.co.in https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai ashish Methwani was crowned as the Miss International India 2023 at the grand finale of Gla manand Supermodel 2022 hosted at Zee Studios, Jaipur on Sunday. Praachi Nagpal emerged as Miss Grand India 2022, Jig yasa Sharma as the first run ner-up 2022 and Arshina Sum bul was named Glamanand Supermodel 2022 second run ner-up.Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the chief guest and felicitated the winners and wished all the partici pants a huge success. Reigning Miss International India 2022, Zoya Afroz, and Miss Grand India 2020, Simran Sharma crowned their successors. Various who’s who of the city also graced the occasion with their presence. The pageant in its hybrid format had launched a world wide hunt to find prospective talents from all corners of the world through auditions. These shortlisted final ists underwent rigorous training and grooming sessions, mentored by the best in the industry, to compete for the coveted title Glamanand Supermod el 2022. The women were brimming with pride and were motivated to put their best foot forward during all the talent rounds. Nikhil Anand, the Chairman of Gla manand Supermodel said, “I feel truly elated to see the rav ishing girls put the best foot forward. I congratulate all the participants, especially the winners and our entire team for putting up a great show. To me, each one of you is already a winner to be able to reach this plat form. All the best to eve ryone for their future.” Glamanand Super model India, one of the country’s most prestig ious pageants, has sent Indian representatives to the world’s largest pageants, including Miss International, Miss Grand Interna tional, Miss Multi national, Miss Globe Internation al, Miss Earth and Miss Tourism World, among others.
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SAYANI DHRUBA On the occasion of teachers day, I want to state you have always been an excellent educa tor who knew how to illuminate a soul with its light. Thank you for all the hard work and efforts you have invested in us.
eachers Day in India is cel ebrated on September 5 to commemorate the birth an niversary of Dr dentasRadhakrishnan.SarvepalliHeservedIndia’sfirstVice-PresiandsecondPresident after independence, was a re nowned academic, and was award ed the Bharat Ratna. There is no question that teaching is a noble vocation that merits just as much love and respect as any other. On Teachers Day, students all through out the country pay appreciation and tribute to their teachers. The day serves as a reminder of the cru cial role that educators play in de veloping our nation by guiding and instructing the most talented indi viduals in it. City First brings to you sweet messages from students for their teachers who act as the source of light in the world that has been darkened due to ignorance. As the saying goes, a nation’s chil dren hold the key to its future, and teachers have the power to mentor kids and develop them into future leaders who will determine India’s course. They are crucial to our life because they enable us to succeed in both our professional and entre preneurial endeavours. They assist us in developing into better people, better members of society, and bet ter representatives of our nation. The purpose of celebrating Teach ers Day is to recognise the difficul ties, particular roles, and challenges that teachers face on a daily basis. Both students and teachers look for ward to Teachers Day. The Day is significant for the kids because it offers them the chance to appreciate the work that their teachers do to make sure they receive a quality education. Similar to children, teachers anticipate the Teachers Day celebration since it honours and recognises their work. Teachers are the true representatives of knowledge and wisdom, and they nurture and prepare students for the future. The real cornerstones of our success are our teachers. They assist us in learning new things, enhanc ing our abilities, gaining confidence, and determining the best course for success. But despite having such a significant impact on student’s lives and the development of the country, they rarely receive the recognition they merit. So, as a student, it is our duty to thank them at least once a year and Teachers Day gives us an ideal opportunity to do so.
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YAMINI SINGH I am honoured to be your student because of you I have learned many life lessons which will be going to help me achieve a successful life. Thank you for igniting the spark in me and pushing me to perform the best in every thing I do. Please Keep being our mentor and well-wisher.
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SNEHA Teachers’ Day is very special to me. I want to thank all my teachers and wanted to say that you have shaped us and shown your appreciation towards us. You have always been an excellent educator who knew how to illuminate a soul with its light. Wishing you joy and happiness, you are an amazing teacher, and you only deserve the best.
KAVYA I am lucky to have a teacher as wonderful as you are. Your service in our school is vastly appreciated. Ma’am, I thank you with all of my heart for your gen erosity towards your students and staff. I celebrate you for being selfless, devoted, hard-working and the wisest person in the classroom. Patel and Garima Mathur Kulkarni Seema Kulkarni Sneha Singh Manju
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SHRUTI KULKARNI Ma’am thank you so much for guiding me towards the light and for being an infusion to be the best in life. You are the best mentor anybody could ask for. Happy Teacher’s day to an amaz ing teacher I wish you a lot of health and welfare joy and happiness.
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MITALI DUSAD Archana Vyas, she ain’t just a mentor to me but a family. The one who has played role of a friend, a mother, a teacher, an elder sister and sometimes even my child. She is the most beautiful soul inside out and one thing that she has always taught me is to fight the hardest battles with sheer smile and dignity. Never fall weak and follow the path of truthfulness and kind ness. I love you, ma’am.
ANJALI BHARADWAJ She’s one the coolest teachers we could have. From being strict to be ing equally comfortable and fun loving during other times. At such a young age, she has carved a huge place in everyone’s hearts.
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The celebration of Teacher’s Day fills the festive atmosphere in all the schools and colleges of India. As we celebrate Teachers Day today, City First brings to you sweet messages from students for their teachers who act as the source of light in the world that has been darkened due to ignorance.
GARIMA Teachers are our roots, it’s their education which stays with us for our lifetime, from the beginning of our life, the first teacher who teaches us the values is our mother and then comes the school teach ers who help us grow in every aspect, and they guide us till we are capable of standing on our feet independently.
Dear wishingMa’am,youa very Happy Teachers’ Day. On this special day, we take the chance to thank you for your sup port and guidance which helped us find our goals and achieve them. You are truly a wonder ful mentor and we are blessed to have you as my teacher.
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Rama Vaidyanathan and Sayani Dhruba Yamini
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thing that Aamir Khan has decided to absorb himself and now the producer will lose nom inal money with the film'sAndfailure.nowSouth su perstar Vijay Devera konda’s latest offering ‘Liger’ has failed to impress the audi ence and critics alike. The Puri Jagannadh’s directo rial that marked Vijay’s Bollywood debut earned just Rs 4.50 crore on its first day at the box office. As per reports report the Arjun Reddy star is likely to return Rs. 6 crores to Liger produc ers as the film has turned out to be a disaster at the box office. The actor had reportedly charged Rs 35 crore for the film. But now in the wake of heavy losses, Vijay will be giving up a part of his remunera tion to fice.Whilecompensate.Vijay’sperformancewashailed,thefilmemergedasabigflopattheboxofThefilmissaid to have minted Rs 66.89 crore gross worldwide and Rs 18.7 crore for the Hindi version. If Bollywood content remains subpar, the au dience's willingness to visit multiplexes might remain muted, result ing in a downward revi sion to the estimates.
s per recent re ports, Poor re views and sub par content have resulted in most movies not see ing any signifi cant collections beyond the first week of the re lease. Mega blockbust ers like Liger and Laal Singh Chaddha have been seen with belowpar er,mentioned100suffertheafterfordecidingAamirinstancesfilmswoodFilmsperformance.ofBollystarshavebeenwitnessingweakfirst-dayandweekendcollectionspost-Covid.ThejoltofthepoorperformanceofHindiisclearinlikeactorKhanreportedlytoforgohisfeesLaalSinghChaddhathefilmbombedatboxoffice.AccordingtosourcesifAamirKhandecidestochargehisactingfee,theproducerofthefilmViacom18StudioswouldhavetolossesworthRscrore.ItwasalsothatHowevthatlossissome
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Actor roleplaysKhuranaAparshaktiwhoapivotalinDhokha - Round D Corner, was aware that the film would require more in tensive prep. The actor was making a depar ture from his comic roles to essay the part of a Kashmiri terrorist in the R Madhavan, Dar shan Kumaar and Khushalii Kumar-star rer. Before director Kookie Gulati took the thriller on floors earlier this year, Khurana trained with a dialect coach for six weeks to perfect his Kashmiri ac cent.Talking at a stretch about his prep, the actor says, "Dhokha is a dif ferent kind of film. I could not have ap proached it the same way I did my other char acters, especially be cause I am known for comedy. Kashmiris have a different accent that is unique to them. Getting the diction right was important. I roped in a Kashmiri tutor to keep it more authentic."
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Big B as music composer Hindi film this sponse the movie is getting she said, “ It was so overwhelming for the entire team. We worked on it for three years, even during the one was happy with the result. It was incredible to ily comedy that ment of horror and was part of a ed,” The film tres in numberslargeandbecamethisyear’sgrossingfilmthishasgiventheindustry
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On Sunday morning, the actress took to her official Instagram ac count and dropped an unseen throwback goofy picture remem bering Rishi. In the picture, the husband-wife duo can be seen twinning in black as they flaunt their million-dollar smile for the lens. Rishi Kapoor also wore big goggles as Neetu kept her arm around his cheeks. In the caption, Neetu Kapoor wrote, “Happy birthday" and dropped a red heart emoji.The Amar Akhbar Anthony actor passed away in April 2020 after a two-year battle with leukaemia.
N eetu Kapoor is celebrating her late husband and legendary actor Rishi Kapoor’s 70th birth anniversary.
ASHISH TIWARI cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in f you’ve been paying atten tion to the news about R Balki’s newest ‘Chup’ you might have noticed a name we are all familiar with a title we’ve never seen associated with it. Amitabh Bachchan as Music Composer. Surprising isn’t it? But rest assured, it is not a glitch. Big B has donned many hats over the years and has also lent his voice to some iconic songs too. But this is the first time that the King of Bol lywood has com posed a score. and here’s the whole story from the di rector R Balki him self.“It all happened very imprompt. I asked Amitji to see the movie (Chup). After seeing it, he called me over and he played me a tune on his piano and said that’s what the movie and the characters made him feel. He was very touched. I was ec static. I asked him if I could use the tune and he immedi ately gifted it to the movie. To day Chup is the first film that has got Amitji's official compo sition as the score for the cred its.” With the star cast in cluding Sunny Deol, Dul quer Salmaan, and Pooja Bhatt, the movie is directed by R Balki and Produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Anil Naidu, Dr Jayantilal Gada (PEN Studios) and Gauri Shin de. The original story is by R Balki, the screenplay and dia logues have been co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani.
The thrill er studies the dark side of relation ships, as it traces how a couple’s lives change when a home.theirbrokeroristterinto Aparshakti spills the beans
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