New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi BJP on Sunday held a ‘Janta Ki Adalat’ here posing questions to CM Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia and later enact ing their mock arrest to corner the AAP over the now-repealed Ex cise Policy 2021-22. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and Lead er of Opposition in the Assembly Ramvir Sin gh Bidhuri alleged that there has been corrup tion in the implementa tion of the liquor policy.
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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Ahemdabad (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday 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 inauguration of the 6th, 3-day All India Prison Duty Meet here. “First when the Pris on Meet was organised in Gujarat, Modi was the CM and I was HM of Gujarat and now the second time, Modi is the PM and he has given me responsibility of HM of country and I am more than happy to welcome you all here the second time,” said Amit Shah.
Gupta claimed that following the imple mentation of the new excise policy, “liquor sales more than dou bled yet there was a rev enue loss of ` 3,000 crores”. He also raised the issues of hiking the commission of whole salers and opening vends without consult ing women and resident welfare associations.
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Raipur: Over 30 MLAs of the ruling UPA coali tion in Jharkhand camping in a resort near the Chhattisgarh capital since August 30 flew back to Ranchi in a chartered aircraft on Sunday afternoon to at tend the special session of the Assembly sched uled for Monday. Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad, who resigned from the party recently, held a public meeting in Jammu on Sunday. Azad said he will launch a new party soon, add ing, “I’ve not decided upon a name for my party yet. I’ll give a Hin dustani name.”
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.
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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.
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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RAJ CM GEHLOT: GANDHI FAMILY HAS MORE CREDIBILITY THAN PM Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Rajasthan CM 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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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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“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.
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‘MAN SUBSTANCE’OF DIES AT 54 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.
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Raj CM said that he is not in the race for post of Cong nat’l president. “Who will contest 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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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.
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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.
Ghulam Nabi Azad addresses a public meeting at Sainik Colony, in Jammu on Sunday.
N Chandra, Tata chairman 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. Gautam Adani, Adani Group Chairman view of the crashed car in which Cyrus Mistry died, in Palghar on Sunday.
CYRUS MISTRY RIZWAN, NAWAZ 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.
Ex-Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry’s Mercedes hits divider
New Delhi (PTI): Prep arations have begun for the annual Ramlila at the Red Fort here that will open up for the pub lic after a gap of two years due to the COV ID-19Shripandemic.Dharmik Ramli la Committee kick-start ed the preparation by conducting a ‘bhumi puja’ at Madhavdas Park on the premises of the historic building on Sunday. The committee which used to organise the annual programme on the occasion of Dussehra before the emergence of the pan demic in 2020 has en tered its 100th year. The puja was attend ed by political dignitar ies like MM Joshi, Kera la Governor Arif Mo hammad Khan, Con gress’ Alka Lamba, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and Hans Raj Hans etc. Referring to a San skrit ‘shlok’, Khan said until there is water in rivers and there are mountains, the story of Ramlila would continue to entertain people. And through (Ramayan), people would get to know about their ‘mari yada’The(limits).Ramlila will be gin on September 26 and conclude on October 5. While this year the programme is open for the masses, the commit tee is yet to decide on the exact number of people to accommodate at the event, they said. Before 2019, the event used to be thronged by thousands of spectators. Security and all re quired fire and safety measures would be put in place to avoid any un toward incident during the events, they said.
WEDDING PANDAL CATCHES FIRE IN RAJOURI GARDEN, NO ONE HURT New Delhi (PTI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejri wal and DyCM Manish Sisodia condoled the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, saying the country has lost a “business vision ary”. Mistry was killed on Sunday in a road mishap in PalgharMaharashtra’sdistrict.“Shocked to learn about the sudden demise of Cyrus Mistry Ji. This is a huge loss for the business community of the country. My condolences to his family,” the CM tweeted.
Gurugram (PTI): A man and his two sons have been booked for al legedly posing as mem bers of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and de manding `50 lakh from a farmer in Patli village here, police Accordingsaid.to police, an FIR was registered against Karambir and his sons, Deepak and Mohit, at Farrukhnagar police station following a complaint by Suren derSinghSingh.told police that he had recently received `75 lakh as compensa tion for giving his piece of land for a railway line project and the accused were aware of the devel opment.Healleged he received threat calls on What sApp on August 29, add ing that the accused also threatened to kill him the way Sidhu Moose wala was murdered. Singh said his photos were also uploaded on social media networks by the accused. “We have registered a case and verifying the facts. Action will be taken ac cording to law,” Jitender Kumar, SHO, Far rukhnagar PS said.
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CRUCIAL READ Gurugram (PTI): The Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran on Sunday sealed Appu Ghar Water Park in Sector 29 here over the nonpayment of rent and water bills, according to a senior official. Arun Sharma, an of ficial associated with the water park, alleged that the authorities sealed the facility without giving any notice. The water park’s operating firm International Recreation and Amuse ment Ltd had entered an agreement with the authority in 2011.
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New Delhi (PTI): Teachers of Delhi gov ernment schools have been improving the quality of life of lakhs of children with their untiring efforts and commitment, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday. Speaking at an event on the eve of Teachers’ Day, here, the deputy CM dubbed teachers and principals of the city government schools “flag bearers” of the “Delhi educa tion“Notrevolution”.onlyDelhi but the entire country is proud of the work of our school principals. They are the ones who ensure the implemen tation of all education policies at the ground level and that each child is positively im pacted by them,” said Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio. He said development in Delhi government schools has been made possible because of the efforts of their princi pals. “The school heads have helped the Delhi government schools flourish in the past seven years by promot ing innovative ideas, encouraging teachers and children to do bet ter, establishing a bet ter relationship be tween the teacher-stu dent community and creating a conducive learning environ ment,” he said.
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DyCM Manish Sisodia interacting with students at a government school in Delhi. —FILE PHOTO New Delhi (PTI): The BJP-controlled MCD came to the defence of its school infrastruc ture, denying it was “poorer than those run by the city govern ment”, after the AAP MLA live-streamed their “poor condition” on the social media. In a statement on Sat urday, the MCD said the “intrusion by a group of 30-40 people in their schools were uncalledfor” and the children had to “suffer a rude break to the harmoni ous rhythm of their learning process.” “A reckless competi tion to parade video clips of MCD class rooms on Twitter and other social media plat forms began to prove that MCD schools have poor infrastructure and have overburdened teachers and overflow ing“Itclasses.ishoped that NCP CR, Delhi Commission of Women, DCPCR, etc take note of such breach and call for appropriate action against trespass ers in schools who put safety and security of children at bay,” the civ ic body said. The AAP legislators, including the chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj, livestreamed their visit to the schools, highlight ing the “poor condition” and slammed the BJP for raising questions on Delhi government’s ex penditure on construc tion of its schools. The unified MCD is currently functioning under the BJP-led Cen tre. Before unification early this year, the BJP ruled the 3 municipal corporations of Delhi. “MCD denies that its school infrastructure is poorer than Delhi gov ernment-run schools,” the civic body said in a statement.“The corporation does not let any child go back without admission and it believes in every child’s right to educa tion,” the statement claimed.
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APPU GHAR WATER PARK SEALED OVER NON-PAYMENT OF RENT New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out at a wedding pandal in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area in the early hours of Sunday, Delhi Fire Service officials said. No one was hurt in it. An incident of fire was reported at around 1 am in a wedding pandal in Vishal Enclave of Rajouri Garden area, they said. Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Service, said that 23 fire tenders were rushed to the site and the blaze was brought under control in two hours. The officer said the wedding pandal that caught fire was about 5,000 square yards in size. A car too was damaged in the blaze, he added.
A senior cop said many African nation als who visited India on the pretext of get ting medical treatment stayed back illegally even after expiration of their visa. “While there is a section of people who genuinely travel for health is sues, there are also a good number who en gage in drug smug gling, cheating and other illegal activities here,” he said. “We have been con ducting tenant verifi cation and raids as per secret inputs. Those found staying illegally are deported to their countries,” he said.
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New Delhi (PTI): Crimes committed by foreigners in the na tional capital have in creased by 91.6 per cent in 2021 in comparison to last year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)Maximumreport.number of these offences were committed by African, and Myanmar nation als besides citizens of other Asian countries, it said. According to the data, in 2020 -- the year which saw Covid pandemic strike India -- crimes committed by foreigners stood at 168. In 2021, it rose to 322. On analysing the data of the two years, it has been observed that there has been a 91.6 per cent increase in crimes committed by foreigners.
MCD denies its school infrastructure ‘poorer than Delhi govt-run schools’
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The law and order in the state had deterio rated under previous Congress governments but stringent efforts by Narendra Modi as CM has ensured that com munal riots and cur fews are a thing of the past, Shah asserted.
While the electricity situation under the Con gress dispensations was erratic and people in vil lages had to request their elected representa tives for supply during dinner time, Modi had ensured the state now has electricity 24 hours of the day, he said. The AAP led by na tional convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been trying to emerge as the main contender against the ruling BJP in the state by promis ing what the party claims are “guaran tees” once it comes to power.
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clubs alleged that the office bearers of the de partments in state gov ernment were permit ted to contest in the said DSA elections, without providing the requisite no objection certificate from the concerned State Government De partment or Public Sec tor Undertaking, as the case may be, which is in direct violation of the Instructions and Office Memorandums issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Depart ment of Personnel Training.Thepetitioners Sude va Delhi FC, National United Sporting Club and Golden Start Foot ball Club further stated that many of the elected members to the Execu tive Committee are State Government employees who already held an of fice in the Executive Committee for more than 2 terms or 5 years, whichever is less, i.e. the maximum time period for which a State govern ment employee can hold an office in the Delhi Soccer association.
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Sultanpur (PTI): Charges were framed against 14 people includ ing AAP MP Sanjay Singh and former SP MLA Anoop Sanda by a local court here in con nection with a street protest against the pow er department in 2008. Charges were framed against 14 people on Sat urday by MP-MLA Court Judge Yogesh Ku mar Yadav, AAP MP’s lawyer Madan Singh said on Sunday. In 2008, a case was registered against 36 people, in cluding District Presi dent Raghuveer Yadav, besides Singh and San da, for protesting against electricity de partment. Charges framed against Singh for 2008 protest AAP MP Sanjay Singh Accused Vahidullah Rahimullah Om Prakash of Fatehpur village said he has been running from pillar to post for one year to prove he is alive and he was also denied old-age pension
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Guwahati (PTI): As sam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sar ma tagged his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter for the third consecu tive day on Sunday while listing the achievements of his government in build ing state-of-art can cerTagginghospitals.the AAP leader, Sarma had on Friday shared chiefed.this2sam,havecerwrote.instead,”artics!make“Agreetheledtiativesenumeratedwhilehealthcareachievementsgovernment’shisinthesector,onSaturdayhetheinioftheBJP-dispensationineducationsector.wecouldn’tMohallaClinWemadestate-of-CancerHospitalsSarma“Outofthe17CanHospitalsthatweplannedforAs7arereadyandmorewillbereadyyear,”hetweetTaggingtheDelhiministerand sharing a short video clip, Sarma added, “Such an honour to share glimpses of these quietly!”ferwithinteriors,hospitalsthevideoThemarvels.”1.07-minuteshowsshotsofdifferentcancerandtheirendingtheline“Wepretodeliverquality, Sarma Hospsmadecouldn’t“Agreetweeted,wemakeMohallaClinics!Westate-of-artCancerinstead.”
Ahmedabad (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a veiled swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leader Arvind Kejriwal by stating there are peo ple who jump into the fray five months ahead of elections with a slew of promises unlike those who work hard for five years for the public before seeking their votes. At a function to inau gurate four ‘smart schools’ in Ahmedabad city, Shah praised the Gujarat model of pri mary public education and said if any state has to learn about a model regarding education, it should come to Gujarat. He also blamed the Congress governments of Gujarat of the past for leaving primary ed ucation in the state in a poor condition. After becoming chief minis ter, Narendra Modi took initiatives like ‘Kanya Kelavani” and ‘Gunot sav’ to raise the enrol ment ratio to 100 per cent and also brought the dropout ratio to al most zero, Shah said. “Elections are near. There are two types of people. There are peo ple who contest elec tions through a politi cal party by sweating and doing public ser vice for five years. Then there are those who put on new robes five months before the elec tion and come to the public with a gift of promises,” Shah said. However, the people of Gujarat can understand such a situation very well, Shah “Narendrabhaiadded. start ed new initiatives. In the name of ‘Kanya Kelavani,’ he organised a praveshotsav (enrol ment drive). Children were brought from households and the en rolment rate rose to 100 per cent for the first time in the whole coun try. The dropout ratio that the Congress left at 37 per cent was brought down to zero by Naren drabhai,” Shah said. Modi also started ini tiatives like ‘Gunotsav’ and focussed on teach ers training, he added. “If any state has to study a model regard ing education, I can say without hesitation that it should come to Guja rat. Whether it is vil lage, municipality, city, the kids of poor or rich, the BJP government under the leadership of Narendra Modi has made all arrangements to improve the level of their primary educa tion,” Shah said. He said the Congress would once again bring up caste talks and make new promises in the run up to the polls, to be held later this year.
“The development journey that has contin ued in the last 20 years will run for another five years. Bhupendrabhai has executed all the pro jects beautifully and in time and funds given by the Central govern ment,” he said.
Bengaluru (PTI): The Aam Aadmi Par ty sees huge potential for growth and has embarked on setting foot in Karnataka by making inroads in the state’s political map. On the electoral front, the party’s immediate aim is to do well in the polls to the city’s civic body Bruhat Bengalu ru Mahanagara Pa like (BBMP) expected later this year, says its state unit Vice Presi dent Bhaskar Rao. AAP has targeted to enroll 10,000 members in each of the city’s 243 wards, he told PTI. At the state-level, the party has started a programme -- ‘Gram Sampark Abhiyaan’ -- by which it is trying to expand the network of the organisation from the grassroots. The party has also put in place 10 frontal or ganisations, includ ing wings of women, youth, OBC, SC/ST, traders, farmers and professionals, said Rao, a former Ben galuru Police Com missioner.“Weare on a mem bership drive, enroll ing as many people as possible showing the good work that we have done in Delhi (under AAP govern ment),” he said.
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Shahjahanpur (PTI): A 70-year-old man, de clared “dead” in gov ernment records here, is struggling to prove to officials that he is in deed alive. Om Prakash, a resident of Fatehpur village in Tilhar here, said he has been run ning from pillar to post for the past one year to prove that he is alive and claimed that he was also denied old-age pen sion.“As I am dead in gov ernment records, I could not even with draw money from bank. My cane crop is affected as I could not irrigate it due to lack of money. Now, nobody is helping me,” Prakash said in front of senior officials here on Saturday. He said that about a year ago he was de clared “dead” in re cords and when he went to withdraw pension meant for the elderly, he was told that he has died.“I could not even withdraw money I got in my bank account from a sugar mill for my cane,” he said.
New Delhi (ANI): Sev eral soccer clubs have moved Delhi High Court against the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) / Football in the national capital alleging that the March 20 elections of the Executive Commit tee of DSA were held without following the guidelines, instructions, rules, regulations and the procedure as pre scribed under law. The plea stated that the Delhi Soccer Asso ciation’s working, func tioning and operations is in direct violation of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) con stitution. Petitioner
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. OFENTERPRISECOLONIALFORESTRY
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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. Although there is an argu ment that the state’s deci sion could affect BJP’s pros pects in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. That may be an unlikely scenario as the elec torates will be voting to elect a party which has a strong prime ministerial candidate.
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IN-DEPTH THE FUTURE OF VICE KAMALAPRESIDENTHARRIS 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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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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At present opposition unity is still work in progress and the BJP under Narendra 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.
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‘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.
Amit Shah waves at supporters during inauguration of Gandhinagar Anupam Smart Primary School, in Ahmedabad.
Nitish Kumar along with Lalan Singh in Patna on Sunday.
'MUSLIM SOUNDING NAMES' OF UP'S GORAKHPUR WARDS CHANGED
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.
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.
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.
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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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FORMER KERALA HEALTH MINISTER KK SHAILAJA REJECTS MAGSAYSAY AWARD
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. 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.
Ahmedabad (PTI): Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday targeted the Aam Aad mi Party (AAP) and its national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejri wal by claiming some people were trying to provide a backdoor en try in Gujarat politics to social activist Medha Patkar, who had op posed the state’s lifeline Narmada project. Patkar, the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan that opposed the Narmada dam project and fought on rehabilitation is sues, was fielded by the AAP from Mumbai’s North East seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elec tions.“These days, some people have made a new start to give Medha Pat kar, who opposed the Narmada project, a backdoor entry into Gu jarat politics. I would like to ask the youth of Gujarat if they would allow those who op posed the Narmada pro ject as well as the devel opment of Gujarat to enter the state,” he said while addressing a gathering.
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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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Halla Bol rally has nothing to do with the 2024 elections, said Jairam Ramesh Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress supporters during the partys Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally on price rise, at Ramlila Maidan, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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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.
Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur and Bhupendra Patel during the 36th National Games-2022 curtain raiser programme, in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
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.
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’.
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.
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Kerala: Former Kerala Health Minister K K 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.
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.”
JDU national executive held, Nitish wants united opposition
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.
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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.
A file photo of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. —PHOTO BY ANI
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PM TO INTERACT WITH NATIONAL AWARD WINNING TEACHERS 5 JDU MLAs FROM MANIPUR JOIN BJP
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INDIA NEW DELHI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 06 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/delhi 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?
On camera, MP Karni Sena leader stabbed, dies 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. 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.
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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.”
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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.
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.
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3 IAS officers seek voluntary retirement in Uttar Pradesh
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CBI raids TMC legislator Subodh Adhikari’s house Kolkata (PTI): The CBI on Sunday conduct ed search operations at six locations in West Bengal, including resi dences of Trinamool Congress MLA Subodh Adhikari and his broth er, in connection with its probe into a chit fund case, an official of the agency said. Sleuths of the central agency raided the resi dence and office of the Bijpur legislator and his brother Kamal Adhika ri’s flat simultaneously, the CBI official said. Kamal Adhikari is the chairman of the Kanchrapara Munici pality. The raids were conducted two days af ter the Central Bureau of Investigation had arrested Trinamool Congress leader Raju Sahani.
TMC MLA Subodh Adhikari
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): 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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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.
Over 1.55 lakh updated ITRs filed in May-Sept
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. 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.
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): 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 (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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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
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.
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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.
Global trends, FIIs to drive stock markets this week, say Analysts
RELIANCE-BP TO GET ‘RUBY’ TO TO BOOST KG-D6 GAS OUTPUT
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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—PTI PETRONET TO INVEST 40,000 CRORE RUPEE IN NEXT FIVE YEARS THREE OF TOP-10 FIRMS LOSE `1.22 LAKH CR IN MCAP 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.
Govt considering PLI for furniture sector
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
—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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Govt may invite bids for sale of NMDC steel plant
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.
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
India’s worriestradegrow as exports shrink
“In absence of any ma jor event, participants will be eyeing global markets for cues,” Ajit Mishra, VP Research, Religare Brok ing Ltd, said.
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Q1 GDP growth below expectation: Subbarao CAUSE FOR CONCERNTOPTALKING
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.
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.
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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. 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.
—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.
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
Automakers shifting towards E-Vehicles
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.
MANEUVERING WITH DIFFERENT GEARS 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) business
Our teachers are continuously trying to improve their capabilities and pro ficiency through new research, experi ments and innovations.
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New Delhi (PTI): Pres ident Droupadi Murmu on Sunday expressed hope that more talent join the noble profession of teaching and asserted that efforts of our teach ers will help us achieve new heights in the field of education. In a mes sage on the eve of Teach ers’ Day, Murmu said our teachers are contin uously trying to im prove their capabilities and proficiency through new research, experi ments and innovations. “On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, I extend my warm wishes to all the teachers in our country. I hope that more talent join the no ble profession of teach ing. I extend my wishes again to all teachers. It is due to their efforts that responsible citizens emerge, who are ready to work for the welfare of the nation in every possible manner,” she said. “Our teachers are continuously trying to improve their capabili ties and proficiency through new research, experiments and inno vations. Through the National Education Policy-2020, changes are being brought in our education system. It is also providing op portunities for the inclu sion of Indian cultural values and languages in our education system. I am confident that the ef forts of our teachers will help us achieve new heights in the field of education,” she noted.
—Droupadi Murmu, President UGC to launch fellowships, research grants for single girl child, retired faculty New Delhi(PTI):
The Uni versity Grants Commission will launch five fellowship and research grants, including those for single girl child and retired faculty members, on Teachers' Day, according to its chair man Jagadesh Kumar. The five schemes that will be launched on Monday are: Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child, Dr Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellow ship, Fellowship for Super annuated Faculty Members, Research Grant for In-Ser vice Faculty Members, and Dr DS Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members. "On the occasion of Teachers' Day, UGC is announcing several research schemes which will benefit Higher Educational Institutions across the country," Kumar said on Sunday. The 'Fel lowship for Superannuated Faculty Members' is being launched with an aim to provide research opportu nities to retired teachers. There are 100 slots avail able for this fellowship and selected candidates will be given Rs 50,000 per month as part of the fellowship and Rs 50,000 per annum as contingency. The 'Re search Grant for In-Service Faculty Members' seeks to provide research opportu nities to regularly appoint ed faculty members. The quantum of support under the scheme is Rs 10 lakh which will be provided to 200 selected candidates for a tenure of two years. The 'Dr DS Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members' will provide research opportu nities to regularly appoint ed faculty members. The quantum of support under the scheme is Rs 10 lakh which will be provided to 132 selected candidates for a tenure of two years. The 'Dr Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship' will offer an opportunity to carry out advanced studies and research in Sciences, Engineering and Tech nology, Humanities and Social Sciences including languages in Indian univer sities and institutions.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. —FILE PHOTO
AZAD TWISTING FACTS IN HIS FAVOUR TO BEFOOL PEOPLE OF J&K: CONGRESS
Murmu also paid trib utes to former president Dr S Radhakrishnan, whose birth anniversa ry is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. “This oc casion marks the birth anniversary of the acrossandtheganbrateshevaluesknowledge,instill,allHehumblehakrishnan.dia,formerteacher-philosophergreatandPresidentofInDrSRadIpaymytributestohim.isaninspirationforteacherswhotrytoinadditiontohumaninthestudents,”said.ThetraditiontoceleTeachers’Daybein1962tohonourformerpresidentalltheteachersthecountry.
Yogendra Yadav resigns from SKM coordination committee
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. —FILE PHOTO New Delhi (PTI): So cial activist Yogendra Yadav has resigned from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha coordina tion committee but said he will remain a "sol dier" of the farmers' col lective. The SKM made Yadav's resignation let ter public at a press con ference at Gurudwara Rakabganj here. In the letter, Yadav has said he will no longer be in the coordi nation committee of the SKM -- an umbrella body of about 40 farmer unions -- which had spearheaded the farm ers' movement last year. "I will no longer be able to shoulder the re sponsibility of being the member of SKM's coor dination committee. It is important that the ener gies of all movements and opposition political parties be joined to fight against the anti-farmer Modi government. So, for this I am in touch with other movements,” the letter said.
Prez hopes more talent joins teaching profession
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Sunday hit back at Ghulam Nabi Azad accusing him of working at the behest of his “political bosses” and said he was twist ing facts in his favour to befool the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Congress general secre tary, fromasInone.outticketSabhahefirstwhileministertherallyAzad’ssharpmentRameshmufromateintemptagainhimfilwhileterritory.theunduetempttortblatantAzadJairamcommunications,RameshsaidhasagainmadeaattemptstodishistoryinanattogenerateansympathyfrompeopleoftheUnion“GhulamNabiAzadcontinuingtofulhisroleassignedtobyhisbossestodaymadeablatantattodistorthistoryanattempttogeneranunduesympathythepeopleofJamandKashmir,”saidinastatewhilemakingarebuttalofclaimsmadeatainJammu.RameshclaimedthatformerJ&KchiefwaslyingsayinghefoughtelectioninwhichwaselectedtoLokonaCongressonhisownwithanyhelpfromany“Thisisawhitelie.1980,hewaselectedaLokSabhamemberMaharashtra’s Washim constituency, a Congress stronghold, prior to that he had suf fered a humiliating de feat in an assembly elec tion in his home state (Jammu and Kashmir). “Azad’s claims of be ing a ‘politician con nected’ with the people are again far from the truth. Statistically and factually, he has never been able to win a sin gle election except for an assembly by-election win,” Ramesh said. The Congress gener al secretary said in his first election Azad got 959 votes and forfeited his security deposit, af ter that he spent most part of his political ca reer in Rajya Sabha. “In 2014, he again tried his luck in Lok Sabha elections against a lesser known Jiten dra Singh of BJP. Azad was humiliated in the election again and was defeated by a stagger ing margin of over 60,000 votes,” Ramesh said in his statement.
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Lucknow (PTI): Mem bers of the LGBTQ community on Sunday showcased their talents by presenting dance performances here and participating in various other events including a fashion show. The event was organ ised by Suramya Life Foundation with the support of Canadian High Commission to create awareness and sensitisation about the LGBTQIA+ community in the society, Founda tion Director Shalabh Rastogi told reporters. The event named "Queer Eve- the night of a thousand rain bows" was organised at the Buddha Research Institute here. The LG BTQIA+ community includes homosexual, bisexual and transgen derThepeople.main attraction of the event was a fash ion show themed "be yourself" in which the community members actively participated and posed before the au dience with confidence. Rastogi said the objec tive of the event was to enhance confidence of the community mem bers & give them a plat form for showcasing their talent by partici pating in events such as poetry recitation, ghazal & dance performances.
showcasescommunityLGBTQ its talent in UP Lucknow (PTI): The ruling BJP is "insensi tive" to the needs and concerns of minorities and weaker sections of society and considers misleading people with propaganda as its achievement, Sama jwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday. Yadav, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, addressed a meeting of representa tives of labour unions, social workers, teach ers and small and me dium businesses at the state headquarters of his party here. He said his party is fighting against the policies of the Bharati ya Janata Party (BJP) and is committed to so cialism, democracy and secularism. According to a party statement, Ya dav said real develop ment cannot take place if the interests of farm ers and labourers are not taken care of.
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi on Sunday reported 218 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.93%, as per data shared by the city health depart ment. The new cases came out of 11,267 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases, Delhi’s infection tally in creased to 20,00,641. The death toll re mained unchanged at 26,477, it said. On Satur day, Delhi recorded 236 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.68% and 3 deaths. On Friday, the city logged 299 cases with a positiv ity rate of 2.17 per cent and two deaths. Delhi on Thursday recorded 271 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.07 per cent and three fatalities. The city on Wednesday logged 377 cases with a positivity rate of 2.58 per cent and two deaths. The number of active COVID-19 cas es in Delhi stands at 1,172, down from 1,292 the previous day. 218
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Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad addresses a public meeting at Sainik Colony, in Jammu on Sunday. He announced the launch of a new political party.
"Today, workers and weaker sections of soci ety are the worst affect ed due to inflation. But, the BJP's priority is to protect the interests of capitalists," he charged. The BJP is "insensi tive" to the needs and concerns of minorities and weaker sections of society and considers misleading people with propaganda as its achievement, he al leged. He alleged that the BJP was increas ingly misusing its pow er, posing a challenge to democracy. But the BJP's conspiracies are now getting exposed and this has given hope that democracy will be restored in the country in 2024, he said. The next Lok Sabha election is due in 2024. He alleged that the BJP abandoned the working class, particu larly during the COV ID-19 pandemic. Ninety labourers from the state died while returning to their homes on foot dur ing the pandemic-in duced lockdown, he said.
Chandigarh (PTI) : Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said he will set up a ‘Quality Control Au thority’ to ensure trans parency and accounta bility in government projects. The body will do regular review of all developmental projects and will also take ac tion against officers if any lapse is found on their part, said Khattar.
Khattar to set up body to review transparency in govt projects
In October last year, the SKM had suspended Yadav from the farmers’ body for a month
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—PHOTO BY ANI THE RESTORATION OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR’S STATEHOOD The Congress leader was reacting to Azad’s speech at his first public rally after exiting the party and rebuked major parts of his speech in which he made references towards his initial political journey with the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. In the rally on Sunday, Azad spelled out the agenda of his yet-to-be-named party — the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s state hood, protection of land and job rights of its residents, and the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.
The CM made the an nouncement while ad dressing the people after virtually inaugurating and laying foundation stones of projects worth `2,000 crore at a pro gramme in Karnal. The CM said that a “termite” named corruption has been hollowing out the entire system for the past many years, but now many “revolution ary changes” have been brought by the present state government to get rid of it. He said that with these “revolution ary systemic changes” corruption entrenched in the transfer drives, engineering construc tion, and connivance of contractors and govern ment employees has been curbed to a great extent, an official state ment quoted him as say ing. The Engineering Works Portal started by state government has increased transparency in the allocation of gov ernment projects with the tender for construc tion works being floated online now, he said. Khattar said the mechanism will enable the contractors to fill their quotations and they will not have to make frequent rounds to meet the officers.
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—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA Glamanand Supermodel 2022 presented by First India held its coronation night on Sunday at Zee Studios, Jaipur where Kashish Methwani was crowned Miss International India 2023, Praachi Nagpal as Miss Grand India 2022, with Jigyasa Sharma as the first runner-up and Arshina Sumbul as the second runner-up of Glamananad Supermodel India 2022
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Clockwise: Zoya Afroz, Miss Grand India 2022 Praachi Nagpal, Second Runners Up Arshina Sumbul, First Runners Up Jigyasa Sharma and Miss International 2023 India Kashish Methwani
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/delhi 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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The participants of Glamanand Supermodel 2022 during one of the talent rounds Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Simran Sharma, Second Runners Up Arshina Sumbul, Miss Grand India 2022 Praachi Nagpal, Nikhil Anand, Miss International 2023 India Kashish Methwani, First Runners Up Jigyasa Sharma and Zoya Afroz
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VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 Avoid projectsofimplementationSuccessfulharmony.toissuescontroversialraisingathomemaintainnewideasandwould add to your prestige on the professional front. It is a wonderful day to build new connections. Your relationship requires you to be tactful.
Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise visit. On harder.youwouldforfront,professionalrecognitiongoodworkmotivatetoworkThose awaiting an affirmation on romantic front are likely to get lucky today, as partner responds positively. You will get special treatment from your dear ones.
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AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 A friend deliver.withmoremayactivity.takemotivatecolleagueormayyoutoupahealthyParentsappearthanhappywhatyouPlansfor overseas travel are likely to materialise. You are likely to get clearance or approval for your construction plans. You find things moving in the way you want them.
GARGI ROY Gargi Roy is a Neuroscience Postgraduate student at King's College, London.
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n With the concept of child marriage still prevalent in most rural areas, sex education is seemingly impor tant keeping the interest of the Indian adolescent populace in mind.
feel much happy and contented on the family front. Today you will enjoy the trust of senior management. Admit your faults in relationship.
n In India, private schools have the liberty to include a Sex ed curriculum but there are no such attempts seen in public schools. Though there are some programmes on men struation and hygiene, our education system is far from advocating im portant topics like safe sex and birth control.
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CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Happiness in the domestic sphere will only come with a changed mind set. Some of you are likely to become a part of an officialoverseastrip.Better to consult an expert in financial matters before making an investment. Harsh words may create a rift in your romantic relationship, be careful.
Your intuition will save you from a tricky spot today. Yoga would help in raising energy levels and improve willmetabolism.yourYoumanageto achieve your aim through travel. This is a great time on the academic front, when you mange to render your best. Promotion can be expected.
You will succeed in health.youmisgivings,Despitenormalizingfamilydisputesresolvingwithmembers,ties.yourretaingoodYouwill do much to bring peace and harmony at home. You will remain much in demand on social front. Some of you can get romantically involved.
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However, the Indian education system is yet to achieve milestones in the field of sex education.
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n According to "con servatives", talking about "sex" is disre spectful to our "culture" and this very notion has led youth to resort to online help and mis guidance from peers.
n Vulnerable teenagers are often negatively im pacted by such sources and are at high risk of STIs, early pregnancy, depression, and suicidal tendencies.
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n A study taking into account a minimum of 1,140 cases stated STD cases have hiked from one to 4.9 per cent over the past four years, with the diseases ranging from Viral and Bacterial STIs, HIV, mol luscum contagiosum, Cyanea acuminate, herpes genitalis to secondary syphilis in India. Adding to this, thousands of young girls are losing lives due to unplanned pregnancies resulting from abuse or voluntary sexual relationships.
n The rising trend of sexual risks in the pediatric and adolescent age group is worrisome and will only get worse if Sex education remains to be taboo.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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CITY FIRST Anurag Bhargava, a law student from Delhi Uni versity is grab bing attention to his part-time career as a delivery agent with his gesture to clear miscon ceptions and talk about the mileage he has gained during his job. Lately, delivery part ners across India are far from happy The struggle they are facing with the lack of job se curity, variable pay, and much more. Companies promising 10-minute delivery are the rea son for the discourse stirring up, putting out crucial ques tions about the safety of delivery personnel, among other issues. In contrast, delivery personnel are also sub ject to sometimesmaltreatment,intermsof violence and how the world appraises their field. Anurag aims to discuss the latter via his post.He says he has been working as a delivery partner for some time to support his education but no tices that people “see [him] with pity” for this work. “These people are warriors. I will bow down to those people, forever,” he notes.
FESTIVALS AND FAIRS New Delhi celebrates fes tivals of all religions with equal pomp and fer vour. This incredible Uni ty-in-Diversity is among the best things about New Delhi culture and tradition setting it apart from the rest. It’s a great idea to book cheap flights to Delhi and come to be a part of the absolutely thrilling and grand New Year’s celebrations in Delhi.
Swasth Sabal Bharat Campaign
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Bhoomi Pujan program of Luv Kush Ramlila Committee was organised in the presence of former Union Minister and MP Dr Harsh Vardhan, Special Officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi Ashwani Kumar, Special Commissioner of Delhi Police Law and Order Deependra Pathak at Park Red Fort Ground recently. During the poojan, Arjun Kumar, President, Luv Kush Leela and General Secretary Subhash Goyal honoured Dr Harsh Vardhan, Deependra Pathak and Ashwani Kumar. This year from September 26 to October 06, Leela will be staged on the grand three-storeyed temple-like stage of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. BLESSINGS
LANGUAGE Language is a vital part of New Delhi's culture and tradition. The official lan guage of New Delhi is Hindi. However, since a lot of foreigners book busi ness class flights and make work trips to Delhi, Eng lish is used for official pur poses. That being said, the most commonly spoken languages by Delhiites are Hindi and Punjabi.
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Delhi is among the best places to visit in India for history and architecture enthusiasts. There are scores of iconic monu ments one can explore in Delhi such as the Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar, Lotus Tem ple, and Lodhi Gardens among others. All of these are amazing places to vis it with family and friends.
CITY FIRST wasth Sabal Bharat, a national campaign on organ donation was an nounced by the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankar at Dr Ambedkar International Center at Jan path Road, New Delhi on Sunday. Swasth Sabal Bharat campaign is the ini tiative taken by Dadhichi Deh Daan Samiti (Dadhi chi) and 46 NGOs from 22 states of India.
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hi's Nangoli area runs The Shree Shy am Rasoi which serves meals for Re 1 perDueplate.to the low charge and fresh quality meals, thousands of peo ple queues every day outside the Ra soi. They impatiently expect their meal which includes roti, rice, two to three types of vegetables, and a dessert. During the summer months, Praveen serves cold water and milk-based beverage as a refresh ment Reducing the price of the meal from Rs 10 to Re 1 to make it accessible to more people. The cause he charges Re 1 is so that people don’t feel like they’re get ting food as a charity and can ‘proudly say that they’ve paid for their meal’. Till to day, he has fed over 2,000Speakingpeople. about the initiation of the idea, he stat ed, “I told my kids that now that we have everything and are doing fairly well, I wish to dedicate my life to serving people. Not just the poor, but people from all walks of life come here to eat.” His Rasoi drives 365 days, staying open irrespective of festivals or other public holidays.
MUSIC AND DANCE FORMS Delhi is an absolute mustvisit for music and dance connoisseurs. There are several prominent audito riums in Delhi where per formances are done by renowned artists from around the world. Some of the popular auditoriums you can visit include the FICCI Au ditorium, Kamani Audito rium, and the Pragati Maidan Auditoriums. The Digamber Festival held in August is an awesome event where top musicians from across the country gather to perform.
The event was graced by the presence of eminent personalities like former Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, Member of Par liament Sushil Modi, Rev. Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati of Paramarth Niketan, Ri shikesh and patron of Da dhichi Deh Dan Samiti Alok“CreationKumar. of a well-coor dinated infrastructure is the foremost requirement for meeting the purpose of Swasth Sabal Bharat. There are a number of areas in the country where no eye bank exists and the bone and skin banks are rare to find. The facility of organ retrieval and trans plantation is limited to only a few places in the country. In this regard, I will talk to concerned authorities in the Government of India to ensure a robust and practi cal infrastructure with the support of public and private healthcare sys tems,” said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. While presenting his thoughts on the body-or gans donation drive, Sushil Modi, said, “There is an ur gent need to establish insti tutes in every state for successful organ trans plantation by qualified surgeons. We will defi nitely make efforts to build an efficient infra structure for this noble pur pose. Besides, it is my per sonal suggestion that we should take people’s con sent on donating their or gans on their driving li cense.”Sharing his thoughts, Da dhichi patron Alok Kumar said, “We have requested the Government of India to declare a fortnight to be ob served every year for creat ing awareness of organ do nation a need that cannot be ignored. During the pro posed fortnight, all the stakeholders in this cam paign, including govern ments, NGOs, and media should concentrate on spreading awareness about organ donation and encour aging people to participate in this mission dedicated to a healthy and strong India.”
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CITY FIRST People urinating in public places has become a common sight in India. To address this issue, Ashwani Aggar wal from Delhi has come up with a workable and af fordable solution. In 2014, he launched his startup BasicShit. What began as a college project is now an sus tainable solution to a public health hazard, which uses plastic waste to make urinals, spitting bowls, toilets and so on. The brand also con structs public urinals named PeePee. To make one PeePee toilet, near ly 9,000 plastic bottles areUnlikerecycled.tradition al ones, BasicShit urinals have special cartridges that treat urine before it reaches the sewage system, thereby reducing the stench.
Sushil Modi, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Jagdeep Dhankhar, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Alok Kumar and Prabhat Kumar Ashwani Aggarwal Anurag Bhargava
CITY FIRST N ew Delhi's culture and tradition are among the most fa mous ones and it collectively represents the country’s diversity. It is also known as the political capital of the country where all important deci sions are made. Its expres sive and vast history has left a huge impact on Del hi's culture and tradition. So here City First brings some important traditions and culture of India… ART AND CULTURE OF DELHI The magnificent arts and crafts are a vital part of the rich heritage and cul ture of Delhi. From minia ture Mughal paintings to the spectacular Qutub fes tival, the art scene of New Delhi is simply fantastic. With a diverse blend of people living here, New Delhi culture facts are pretty interesting.
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