First India-Delhi Edition-06th November 2022

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PUTIN PRAISES INDIA, CALLS ITS PEOPLE TALENTED, AND PURPOSEFUL

Moscow: For a second time within a week, Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised India’s growth story and said its people are “very talented” and “purposeful” and will help the country to achieve outstanding results in its development.

COUNTING OF VOTES ON 7 SEATS IN 6 STATES TODAY New Delhi: Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in the bypolls to 7 assembly constituencies in 6 states. Polling was held on these seats Haryana’s Admapur, Bihar’s Gopalganj and Mokama, Maha’s Andheri (East), Telangana’s Munugode, UP’s Gola Gokarannath, and Odisha’s Dhamnagar.

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI

TRASH ME ALL DAY, BUT IT WILL COST USD 8: MUSK ON BLUE TICK FEE

Washington: Seems like Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk does not get affected by the criticism he has been receiving over his decision to charge Twitter users to get verified accounts. On Saturday, Musk took to Twitter, reiterated his stance on blue tick fee.

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ED ARRESTS ANSARI’S MLA SON ABBAS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

Prayagraj: ED has arrested Abbas Ansari, Suheldev BSP MLA from Mau and son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in a money laundering case, officials said on Saturday. Abbas, 30, was arrested after questioning in Prayagraj in UP, they said.

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NIA FILES CHARGE SHEET AGAINST DAWOOD, HIS AIDES

Mumbai: The NIA stated on Saturday that it had filed a charge sheet against fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his close aide Chhota Shakeel, and 3 others of “D Company,” which is name of Ibrahim’s transnational organised crime syndicate.

MISTRY’S DEATH: DR PANDOLE BOOKED FOR RASH DRIVING

People take a boat ride as seagulls fly over the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Prayagraj on Saturday.

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‘BJP MEANS STABILITY’

CONGRESS NEVER PRIORITISED DEVELOPMENT, STRESSES PM MODI IN HIMACHAL Palghar: Two months after ex-Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident, police in Maharashtra’s Palghar on Saturday registered a case against Dr Anahita Pandole for alleged rash driving. A case under IPC sections 304(A), 279, 337, MV Act, police said.

EC: BYPOLL TO 1 LS, 5 ASSEMBLY SEATS ON DEC 5, RESULT DEC 8

New Delhi: Bypoll to Mainpuri LS seat which fell vacant after death of Mulayam Singh with 5 Assembly seats Rampur (UP), Padampur (Odisha), Sardarshahar (Raj), Kurhani (Bihar) and Bhanupratapur (Chhattisgarh) will be held on Dec 5, counting on Dec 8.

OVER 15 KILLED IN SUSPECTED SUICIDE BOMBING IN SOMALIA

Somalia: Over 15 killed in Saturday evening blast at ex-candy factory which now serves as a military base in South Mogadishu. It is said to be from a suicide bombing, 2nd such attack in 2 months.

Meanwhile, Russia cafe blaze also killed 13 on Saturday.

FOUR DOCTORS BOOKED OVER UK CITIZEN’S DEATH

Gurugram: Four doctors of a hospital at Sec 51 here have been booked in connection with the death of a 22-year-old UK citizen, officials said. Police said a case under sections 304-A (death due to negligence) and 34 (common intention) had been registered. Amit Kataria, a citizen of UK, was studying music in India.

First India Bureau Shimla: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress never priritised the development of HP, but the BJP fulfilled all the promises it had made to the people of the hill state.

He made the statement during a rally of the BJP ahead of the upcoming Assembly election in the hill state.

At a public rally in Mandi’s Sundernagar, Modi said development will the first priority of the party. Expressing confidence that Himachal will vote for BJP on November 12, Modi said, every vote cast will define HP’s development journey for next 25 years.” BJP means stability and service in HP Modi added.

SHYAM SARAN NEGI: INDIA’S FIRST VOTER DIES AT 106 IN HIMACHAL

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ndia’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi died on Saturday at his residence in HP’s Kinnaur. He was 106.

On November 2, Negi had cast his vote for the state’s Assembly polls through postal ballot, the Election Commission said. Modi expressed his condolences to Negi at a poll rally in HP.

PM Narendra Modi being presented a memento by CM Jai Ram Thakur during a public meeting at Sundar Nagar in Mandi district on Saturday.

PM Modi meets Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon during his visit to Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Pb.

During its regime, the Congress always took commissions in defence deals. It committed scams to the tune of thousands of crores.

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

CONG RELEASES MANIFESTO; PROMISES FREE POWER, `1,500/MTH FOR WOMEN ongress on SatC urday released its party manifesto for HP

Assembly election. They promised free electricity up to 300 units monthly to all households, fin aid of `1,500 monthly to women between 18 to 60 years of age. Cong promised to restore OPS, 1L govt jobs.

MODI, NADDA AND THAKUR; BJP'S TOP BRASS AT MAMMOTH RALLIES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

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PA arrested after ED raids, claims Manish Sisodia Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case: Raids at 5 places in Delhi, NCR New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Saturday claimed his personal assistant was arrested after the ED failed to find anything during the raid on his house and alleged that the BJP was behind the development. The ED on Saturday questioned Sisodia’s personal assistant in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped excise policy, officials said.

The ED claimed that Sisodia’s Personal As-

Manish Sisodia

Devendra Sharma

sistant, Devendra Sharma alias Rinku, did not cooperate in the investigation. BJP people! So much fear of losing the election,” Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.

Delhi riots: Attempt to murder, NHRC notice to Delhi govt, police conspiracy charge on Hussain STILL NO CLUE

chief over missing Uzbek women New Delh (PTI): The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the city’s police chief after five of the seven Uzbek women who were allegedly trafficked and sexually exploited in India went missing from a private shelter home here.

The National Human Rights Commission in a statement on Saturday

The State is under obligation to protect the life of foreign nationals as it is for its own citizens, NHRC observed.

observed that “the State is under an obligation to protect the life of for-

eign nationals in the country as it is for its own citizens”.

NHRC said it has taken “suo motu cognisance of media reports that five of seven Uzbek women, rescued from a sex trafficking racket by the Delhi Police in August 2022, went missing from a shelter home in Dwarka, last week”.

Reportedly, the women were brought to India via Nepal and forced into sex work.

New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Saturday framed charges against former AAP leader Tahir Hussain for attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy in a case related to the 2020 riots in northeast Delhi.

The court was hearing a case on a statement by complainant Ajay Goswami, who suffered a bullet injury during the riots at Main Karawal Nagar Road on February 25, 2020. “I find all

Tahir Hussain

accused persons liable to be tried for the offences punishable under sections 307 (attempt to murder), read with 120 B

(criminal conspiracy) and 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of IPC,” Addl Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said.

The judge also said six of the accused -- Tahir Hussain, Shah Alam, Nazim, Kasim, Riyasat and Liyakat -- were liable to be tried under Section 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of IPC.

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AAP candidates for Guj being decided by BJP, alleges Cong n Rajguru

‘THEY BRING CASH WITH THEM’

returns to the grand old party n Says it was the best option for defeating the BJP in Gujarat New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Saturday alleged that the AAP was working in collusion with the BJP for the upcoming Gujarat assembly polls and the candidates of the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit were being decided by the saffron party.

Former Gujarat MLA Indranil Rajguru, who quit the Aam Aadmi Party to rejoin the Congress on Friday, said he was asking for tickets for 15 AAP leaders who were in a strong position to win but tickets were being given to candidates "who could help the BJP in the polls".

"I took a stand against this because I had joined AAP to defeat the BJP not the Congress. I was told, 'don't be stubborn, the list comes from Kamalam (BJP office in Gujarat)," Rajguru claimed on Saturday at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here.

Former Gujarat MLA Indranil Rajguru with AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

—FILE PHOTO

Rajguru, who had joined the AAP after quitting the Congress in April this year, returned to the grand old party, citing that it was the best option for defeating the BJP in Gujarat. Congress' media department head Pawan Khera said Rajguru became disillusioned with AAP and rejoined the Congress within months of leaving it. "When we call them (AAP) the B-team of the BJP. Why do they get upset?" he said.

These are serious charges and need to be answered by AAP and "their masters", the BJP, Khera said. Rajguru had on Friday joined the Congress in the presence of AICC Gujarat incharge Raghu Sharma and Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor.

BJP funding Congress candidates too: Arvind Kejriwal on Gujarat polls New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the BJP and Congress of colluding in Gujarat against his party. Congress is like BJP's wife, he said, adding both are "playing ILU-ILU (I love you - I love you)".

"BJP and Congress have husband-wife/ brother-sister relationship. I heard an interview by Amit Shah yesterday where he too is saying the contest is only between BJP and Congress and Congress is also playing with that narrative...

You can transform the nation, Banerjee tells IIT Delhi grads New Delhi (PTI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) hosted its 53rd convocation 2022 on Saturday. A total of 2,100 students have graduated this year. IIT Delhi also awarded the President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (Former President of India) Gold Medal, Perfect Ten Gold Medal and Institute Silver Medal to the meritorious students.

Nobel Laureate Prof Abhijeet Banerjee was the chief guest at the convocation. Congratualting the students, Prof Banerjee said, "You are some of the select students. You have crossed so many hurdles to get here. The nation needs you. Nehru had great faith in the technology.

And he thought that somehow having an elite, such as you are,

Nobel Laureate Prof Abhijeet Banerjee speaking at IIT Convocation programme in New Delhi on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

IIT also awarded President’s Gold Medal, Director’s Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, Perfect Ten Gold Medal & Institute Silver Medal would transform the nation. And we needed that transformation. I entirely endorse Nehru's vision that if there is a justification for the IITs, it has to be in terms of what you can do for the nation".

IIT Delhi Director Prof Rangan Banerjee

said, "We have enjoyed having all of you here and seeing you flourish and evolve into confident adults ready to go out into the real world.

We have great hopes from you. You are in the right place at the right time. The future belongs to India”.

the Congress is like BJP's wife...they are totally in BJP's pocket.," Arvind Kejriwal said. Claiming that people of Gujarat are tired after 27 years of BJP rule in the state, he said they are looking for change.

Kejriwal also accused the BJP of threatening all TV channels in Gujarat not to invite any AAP leader on their debate shows. "You will see debates even on Manish Sisodia, but no AAP representation.

Only BJP and Congress...this husband-

Fire at plastic footwear factory, no casualties New Delhi (PTI): A plastic footwear manufacturing factory caught fire in north Delhi's Narela on Saturday morning. Fire officials said they received information about the blaze at the two-storey building at 7.56 am and 16 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was doused at 11.45 pm. No injury was reported, they said. Police said, the incident took place early in the morning when the factory was closed.

Last week, three people died and 17 suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a factory in Narela Industrial Area. The fire had broken out at a slipper manufacturing factory on the second floor of the building.

wife/brother-sister relationship they share is out in the open now," he added.

AAP's CM candidate for Gujarat, Isudan Gadhvi, also claimed that all Congress candidates are in touch with the BJP. "The BJP has told them to fight the election on a Congress ticket, but will be funded by the BJP. If they win, they can cross over after the election result. While in the Congress, they should contest to defeat AAP candidates or take away their votes," Gadhvi said.

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Conman Chandrashekhar accuses Jain of threatening him, targets CM Kejriwal New Delhi (PTI): Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has made fresh accusations against AAP leaders, alleging that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked him to collect Rs 500 crore for the party and Delhi minister Satyender Jain threatened him. The AAP has dismissed his charges.

In a 'letter' addressed to the media, Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Mandoli Jail here, also claimed that he gave more than Rs 50 crore to AAP which promised to nominate him to Rajya Sabha and after that Kejriwal attended a dinner party with Jain hosted by Chandrashekhar in 2016. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that the BJP had struck a deal with the "conman sitting in Tihar''. He will level absurd allegations against Kejriwal every day and in return, the BJP will help him in the case, he tweeted.

Senior AAP leader Atishi alleged that after the failures of the ED, CBI, Income Tax, LG, and Delhi Police, the BJP has turned to the country's "biggest conman" for help against the AAP.

Sukesh after being arrested by Delhi Police.

—FILE PHOTO

WHY DID YOU ACCEPT `50 CR FROM ME?

However, the national spokesperson of BJP, Shezad Poonawala, asked Kejriwal if he had met the conman ''at the farmhouse of his minister Kailash Gahlot'' and sought to know what discussions were held.

He demanded that Kejriwal sack both Jain

and Gahlot from his Cabinet. Jain is in jail in connection with a money laundering case.

In a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, Chandrashekhar had alleged that Jain extorted Rs 10 crore in 2019 for his "safety" in the prison.

Take action against hate speech makers

irrespective of party, religion: JIH New Delhi (PTI): Latching onto the Supreme Court's recent remarks on hate speech, a Delhi-based socio-religious organisation on Saturday alleged that it seemed the "silence of governments" on the issue was "emboldening" people indulging in such acts.

Addressing a press conference here, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Vice-President Salim Engineer urged governments to take action against such people irrespective of the party or religion they might belong to.

He also said many people were using "hatred or agenda of hatred, seeking political future or fast political growth" even as he appealed to the Election Commission of India to take "serious cognisance" of the matter.

The SC can only lay emphasis or point towards it but we feel the attitudes of governments towards hate speeches and those who make them is very disappointing.

Salim Engineer, JIH Vice-President addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday.

—FILE PHOTO

Senior BJP leader Parvesh Verma had recently courted controversy after he allegedly called for a “total boycott” of a community at an event "The Supreme Court has emphasised that governments should act as per laws against hate speeches being made.

The apex court can only lay emphasis or point towards it but we feel the attitudes of governments towards hate speeches and those who

make them is very disappointing," Engineer told reporters without specifying which governments he was referring to.

People in Delhi, the national capital, those elected to Parliament, who are people's representatives, are "openly"

—Salim Engineer, (JIH) Vice-President

indulging in such acts in public, "spreading hatred and creating a divide in society on religious lines", he said without naming anyone.

Senior BJP leader and West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma had recently courted controversy after he allegedly called for a "total boycott" of a community at an event held to protest against the killing of a Hindu youth in northeast Delhi. He had not named the community.

‘NO DIFFERENCE’

Delhi BJP spokesman puts up poster comparing Kejriwal to Hitler lll

The poster outside the BJP office in Delhi, says: Kejriwal is second...

Ruler who converted his city into a gas chamber...

Hitler was first

New Delhi (Agencies): In the wake of Delhi’s worsening air quality condition, Delhi BJP spokesman Tajindar Bagga on Saturday put up a poster comparing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

The poster outside the BJP office in the national capital, says: “Kejriwal is second... Ruler who converted his city into a gas chamber... Hitler was first...”

Bagga said: “Delhi

ELECTION TOUR!

A poster put up by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga comparing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Adolf Hitler, near BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Saturday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

has become a gas chamber and this not my or the BJP’s version, this is

what the Supreme court has said. Delhi is choking and the Chief Minis-

ter is on an election tour.

Hilter was the first one who made gas cham-

bers, similarly Kejriwal has left the people of Delhi to suffer from the

poisonous air.”

The party spokesman further said that Kejriwal also failed to implement a bio-decomposer in Punjab which the latter claimed would convert all stubble into fertiliser in 15 days.

Attacking the AAPled government, Bagga said: “People are dying in Delhi and its CM is not in Delhi. Stubbles are being burnt in Punjab but the Chief Minisyet is not in his state.

Instead they taking elec-

tion tours in Himachal and Gujarat. All they are interested in politics and nothing else.” Regarding the upcoming MCD polls, the spokesman said: “Kejriwal is questioning the BJP for doing nothing, but I want to ask then what they have done in Delhi in the last seven years?

Let Kejriwal say whatever he wants but we know we have done for Delhi... The people are with us and we will win again.”

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Pollution: Survey reveals scary picture At least one member of 80 pc surveyed families is experiencing some kind of respiratory problem

New Delhi (PTI): Four out of every five families in Delhi-NCR have claimed to have experienced pollution-related ailments in the last few weeks, according to a survey.

Meanwhile, 18 per cent of the total 19,000 people surveyed by LocalCircles have already visited a doctor.

The survey also found that 80 per cent of the surveyed families have at least one member who is experiencing some kind of respiratory problem due to air pollution.

The responses were sought from the residents of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad with 63 per cent of respondents being male.

"Four in five DelhiNCR (National Capital Region) families surveyed have someone experiencing pollutionrelated ailments: 18 per cent have already visited a doctor or a hospital," the survey mentioned.

Answering the question on the nature of the ailment, 80 per cent families said their members are "facing multiple issues due to the pollution", while 7 per cent denied having any issue at all due to the pollution.

Meanwhile, 13 per cent were said to be unaffected by air pollution

Four out of every five families in Delhi-NCR facing pollutionrelated ailments in last few weeks

Gurugram’s Chintels society tower to be razed

Man killed, 2 hurt as bike hits Signature railing

Gurugram (PTI): A tower of Chintels Paradiso society in Gurugram, which had partially collapsed in February killing two women, will be demolished, the district administration said on Saturday citing a report of an IIT Delhi team that found structural deficiencies “beyond repair”.

Two women were killed after the dining room floor of a sixthfloor apartment came down on February 10, triggering the collapse of roofs and floors directly under it. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said the team has found structural deficiencies in the tower, whose repair is not possible on technical and economic grounds.

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An anti smog gun fitted on a modified truck is used to spray water to curb pollution due to smog, in New Delhi, Saturday.

Four in five Delhi-NCR families surveyed have someone experiencing pollution-related ailments: 18 per cent have already visited a doctor or a hospital.

as they are not living in Delhi-NCR at the time.

In effect, to avoid the impact of air pollution, some have temporarily moved out of the national capital region, while the majority of those remaining are paying a price court ill health.

When a similar question was asked five days after Diwali, 70 per cent citizens had complained that someone in

their family was experiencing the same pollution-related illness.

This number has risen by 10 per cent in a matter of five days, during which 13 per cent of the respondents have left Delhi-NCR temporarily.

LocalCircles is a community social media platform that holds surveys on issues of governance, public and consumer interest.

Police reached the spot where one motorcycle was found near Y-point Signature Bridge.

New Delhi (PTI): A 20-year-old man was killed and his brother and neighbour got injured after their bike collided with a concrete railing on the Signature Bridge in Delhi, police said on Friday.

On Thursday at 5.47 am, information was received from the LNJP hospital that three unidentified peo-

ple were brought to the hospital from an accident spot.

Out of them, one was declared brought dead while the two with serious injuries are undergoing treatment, they said. Police reached the spot where one motorcycle was found near Ypoint Signature Bridge.

Later, they went to the hospital and found two

kanand Puri Halt the same area. The injured was shifted to a hospital and during treatment, he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

During the investigation, the statements of eyewitnesses revealed that the unidentified person was present near the jhuggi,

Fatak number 3 near Vivekanand Puri Halt on Wednesday around 7 pm, they said.

One of the residents Prasad caught him over suspicion of theft and beat him up with sticks. Prasad was joined by other accused Rakesh and Vijay, who thrashed the wanderer continuously, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said.

On Thursday, Prashad and Rakesh were arrested, the DCP said.

13 per cent of the respondents have left Delhi-NCR temporarily in last five days due to some problem

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Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Anil Chaudhary during a protest over rising pollution in the national capital, at ITO in New Delhi, Saturday.

—PHOTOS BY PTI

Rai seeks UP, Hry help to divert trucks on peripheral e’ways

—LocalCircles Survey

2 arrested for killing man suspecting him to be thief New Delhi (PTI): Two men who killed a wanderer suspecting him to be a thief in north Delhi's Sarai Rohilla area were arrested, police said on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Gaya Prashad (25) and Rakesh (45), residents of jhuggi Fatak number 3, Vivekanand Puri Halt in Sarai Rohilla, they said.

On Wednesday, police received information about an injured person lying near Vive-

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday appealed to the chief ministers of UP and Haryana to take measures to divert trucks carrying nonessential goods on peripheral expressways to avoid traffic jams at the capital's borders.

With pollution levels in Delhi worsening, the Centre's air quality panel had on Thursday banned the entry of trucks other than electric and CNG

3 people were brought to the hospital from an accident spot at the Signature Bridge. Out of them, one was declared brought dead people under treatment who were declared unfit for the statement, a senior police officer said.

The deceased was identified as Akash, a resident of Chandan Vihar. One of the injured has been identified as his younger brother Badal (18), and the third person was identified as their neighbour Harshit, police said.

Two dead in ambulancetruck crash

Ghaziabad (PTI): The driver and helper of an ambulance died allegedly after the vehicle collided head-on with a truck here on Friday, police said.

The overspeeding ambulance was travelling to Saharanpur from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after dropping a patient and was on the wrong side of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, leading to a collision with the truck, which was on its way to Ghaziabad, police said.

With pollution levels in Delhi worsening, the Centre’s air quality panel banned the entry of trucks other than electric and CNG ones into Delhi ones into Delhi.

"Stage IV of GRAP has already been invoked with immediate effect from November 3... mandating the NCR and Delhi authorities

to ensure that trucks carrying non-essential items should not be allowed to enter Delhi till further date as deemed necessary," Rai said in

a letter to CM Yogi and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

"It is necessary that the transport and traffic authorities of your state also take steps to divert such non-essential trucks on eastern/ western peripheral expressway or any other alternate route beyond the NCR limit to avoid congestion and traffic jams at the borders shared with Delhi. Necessary cooperation is solicited in this regard," Rai said.

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Ex-tenant beats up landlord for

refusing removal

of toilet seat

New Delhi (PTI): A 58-year-old man sustained injuries after being beaten up by his former tenant over the removal of an expensive toilet seat he had installed while using the property, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon. Police received information about a scuffle between a landlord and his ex-tenant at Chanakya Place, 30 Foota Road near a church, at 3.38 pm.

During the inquiry, the injured, identified as Ved Prakash, said he had rented his property to one Subhash Maggo for office purposes in 2021, who vacated the premises about one month ago, a senior police officer said.

During his tenancy, Maggo had installed an expensive toilet seat, which he wanted to remove that he was no longer using the property, the officer said.

On Friday, Maggo sent some labourers for removing the seat which was objected by the landlord, following which the former tenant reached the spot along with a few people and started arguing with Prakash, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Harsha Vardhan said.

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Dr Karan Singh: Youngest Minister in Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet in 1967

bridge collapsed, several hundred people were on it.

Why was the contract given to the Oreva Group? It has been revealed that there were serious lapses in the repair work. Material from the collapsed bridge was used for repair work. What was the load capacity of the bridge?

Not more than 125 people. In fact there were 400 to 500 people on the bridge that evening. Apparently the bridge was opened without the obligatory fitness certificate.

There seems no limit to ignoring rules and regulations.

K NATWAR SINGH

The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India

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In Sri Lanka President Bandaranaike was killed by a Buddist monk, President Prem Dasa and my friend Gamani Disanayake, a Presidential candidate were blown up by bombs in 1992.

In 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in Texas. A chilling record. Imran Khan should be careful

y wife’s grandfather, Maharaja Bhupinder Singhji and Dr Karan Singh’s father Maharaja Hari Singhji were close friends. Succeeding generations of the two families have insatiably followed the tradition of cordiality. Dr Karan Singh is a scholar, fluent in Sanskrit and three other languages. He became Sadar-I- Riyasat at the age of 18 and the youngest Central Cabinet Minister in Shrimati Indira Gandhi’s cabinet at 37.

We have known each other for decades. In my view he would have made an ideal Rashtrapati, but fate willed otherwise.

A few days ago a little known Minister of State in Prime Minister Modi’s government made fanciful statement on Nehru’s erroneous role on Kashmir in 1947. The Minister suggested that Nehru refused to accept Maharaja Hari Singh’s wish to accede to India in June 1947 or was it April. Dr Karan Singh, in my judgement should have taken no notice of what the Minister of State said. A day or two later he wrote a somewhat long winded article perhaps provoked by the Minister’s comments, in the Hindustan Times praising his father’s role in the 1947 events in Jammu and Kashmir. With my regard for Karan Singhji I shall refrain from commenting on it.

Two days later the intellectual Jairam Ramesh (Sonia

Dr. Karan Singh is a scholar, fluent in Sanskrit and three other languages. He became Sadar-IRiyasat at the age of 18 and the youngest Central Cabinet Minister in Indira Gandhi’s cabinet at 37. We have known each other for decades. In my view he would have made an ideal Rashtrapati, but fate willed otherwise

Gandhi’s speech writer) produced a rejoinder in the Hindustan Times making not so subtle fun of Maharaja Hari Singh. That should have ended the matter. Unfortunately Karan Singhji commented on Jairam Ramesh’s article. He termed Jairam Ramesh’s remarks as “unacceptable”.

Jairam is a high class intellectual but not yet a national eminence as Dr Karan Singh is. Both should read chapter ten of VP Menon’s “The Story of The Integration of the Indian States” and end the unseemly debate.

HORRENDOUS TRAGEDY IN MORBI On 30th October a horrendous man made tragedy took place in Morbi in Gujarat.

The pedestrian bridge collapsed over the river Mach-

A RAY OF HOPE D IN DELHI’S SMOG

elhi’s air quality remained “severe” for the third straight day on Saturday despite some improvement with an AQI of 431. Noida recorded an AQI of 529 and Gurugram at 478. These are much beyond the permissible limit set by the government and the World Health Organisation and cause respiratory diseases in humans and are also responsible for climate change. These facts are now commonly known. What is also a familiar annual occurrence is the finger-pointing between the Centre and Delhi. Other states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh join in to pronounce the guilty verdict on Arvind Kejriwal. Hardly ever political leaders sat together to discuss and find a

chu. Over 135 people lost their lives, including women and children. The bridge was constructed by a British engineer in 1879. It was under repair for seven months , being made usable four days before the tragedy occurred at 6.30 in the evening on 30.10.2022. The Oreva Group, which renovated the suspension bridge, its big shots are absconding. The Hindustan Times on 1.11.2022 wrote, “…how a company more famous for making watches and clocks than civil engineering was given a contract to renovate the bridge.”

Why was there no crowd control? The local people were complaining that people were entering the bridge with no one to stop them, inspite of the fact that there is a ticketing system to preventing overcrowding. When the

Delhi’s air quality remained “severe” for the third straight day on Saturday despite some improvement with an AQI of 431. Noida recorded an AQI of 529 and Gurugram at 478. These are much beyond the permissible limit set by the government and the WHO and cause respiratory diseases in humans and are also responsible for climate change solution to the problem.

Good sense seems to have dawned on them after they were hit by severe air pollution in Delhi. Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister, justifiably said at a press conference that not only Delhi and

MOHAN KUNDARIYA LOST 12 RELATIVES What does one say to Lok Sabha member from Rajkot, Shri Mohan Kundariya who lost 12 relatives in bridge tragedy. How many tears will he shed and with whom. How long will the enquiry take. It should be time bound. The P.M.O should keep an eye on it. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and among the outstanding cricketer of all time, Imran Khan narrowly escaped being killed by an assassinator earlier in the week. He was leading a huge procession of his enthusiastic followers when he was fired at.

We of the sub continent are not strangers to assassinations. Gandhiji was allergic to security, when Sardar Patel told him that after the failed bomb attack at Birla House on 20th January. Security arrangements were being made at Birla House to protect him.

Gandhiji said, “If you do that I shall leave for Wardha tomorrow”. Ten days after Nathuram Godse shot him.

Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi were both killed by assassins. Both were impatient with security arrangements to protect them. In Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951was assassinated, ZA Bhotto was hanged in 1979, President Zia ul Haq was blown up in a plane in 1988. In Bangladesh President Mujibur Rahman and his entire family were killed in 1975, except his daughter, the present Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

In Sri Lanka President Bandaranaike was killed by a Buddhist monk, President Prem Dasa and my friend Gamani Disanayake, a Presidential candidate were blown up by bombs in 1992. In 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in Texas. A chilling record. Imran Khan should be careful.

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SITHARAMAN SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL ON CRYPTOCURRENCY

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he uncertainty surrounding the legality of crypto currency in India is likely to go soon with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman giving crypto regulation top priority before the G20 summit to be helmed by India. The finance minister recently said that global crypto asset regulation should be an international priority.

This is a positive signal but it is the nature of regulations that will decide the future of crypto in the country. Explaining why India does not have crypto-specific legislation, she said that all G20 members and the IMF have to be on board.

El Salvador is the only country where Bitcoin, a crypto, is legal tender while others like Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Spain have proper regulations in place and Bitcoin is allowed in transactions. India, on the other hand, is looking at crypto as an asset and not a currency which comes under the purview of the RBI. Fear of crypto assets’ misuse has been holding back India’s decision.

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NCR air in several northern states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was also unbreathable without the stubble burning and it was time the Central government took the lead in finding measure to solve the problem. “If they say Kejriwal is responsible and we say they are responsible, this will not solve the problem of smog in NCR. Fortunately, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar took the cue and advised all stakeholders to stay away from political debates over stubble burning and have a discussion on how to solve the problem as this is a “collective responsibility of everyone”. Having come this far the Central government must not lose time in addressing the problem.

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SET ‘NAYA RIVAJ’ TO RE-ELECT BJP GOVT IN HIMACHAL: MODI Sundernagar (Agencies): Launching election campaign, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday pleaded electorates in this Himachal Pradesh town with a promise to set ‘naya rivaj’ (new tradition) to re-elect the BJP govt in the state.

Eyeing to woo female voters, who outnumbered male voters in every election, he asked them to visit door to door in this area to convey “my greetings” to them as this time elections are very crucial.

“The people of Himachal are determined to make a strong comeback of the BJP govt. This land of soldiers, this land of brave mothers, when it takes a resolution, it only shows it by proving it,” said Modi, who wore a Himachali cap, in his address in this town in Mandi — home district of CM Jai Ram Thakur.

Modi was extended rousing reception by party workers and sympathizers, some donning traditional dresses. PM Modi said this time Himachal’s election is special. “This time, one vote each, to be held on November 12, will decide the development journey of Himachal for the next 25 years.”

CONG IGNORED HIMACHAL AS IT IS SMALL STATE, MADE FALSE PROMISES: MODI AT MANDI RALLY Sundernagar (PTI): In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused it of neglecting Himachal Pradesh as it was a small state that sends only four MPs to Lok Sabha and playing with many lives by indulging in corruption in defence deals. Stressing that every single vote cast on November 12 will define the development journey of the hill state for the Trying to build an emotional bond, Modi said: “I have visited Sundernagar several times before. I have also trekked inaccessible ar-

WON’T QUASH CASE AGAINST MAN IN SEX CRIME CASE: HC

U’KHAND HC STAYS EX-DGP’S ARREST IN LAND GRAB CASE

Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a case under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a 44-year-old man from Kasaragod in neighbouring Kerala, who claimed he was a customer in a brothel and should be let off.

Dehradun (PTI): The High Court here has stayed the arrest of former DGP BS Sidhu in a case in which he is accused of encroaching upon reserve forest land in Mussoorie division and felling more than two dozen trees.During the hearing on Friday, senior judge Justice Sanjay Mishra, however, asked him to cooperate in the investigation.

BORROWER CAN’T CLAIM EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER OTS SCHEME AS RIGHT: SC

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has said a borrower cannot claim further extension of time as a matter of right for making payment under the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme. The court said the borrower has to establish any right in its favour to claim the extension as a matter of right. It quashed the Punjab & Haryana High Court judgement of March, which had granted further six weeks to a borrower, a company, to make the payment of balance amount with interest to State Bank of India according to the sanctioned letter of OTS .

Lucknow (PTI): A court has framed charges against famous dancer Sapna Choudhary and four other accused in connection with a cheating case. The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shantanu Tyagi has framed charges under section 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

Choudhary and other accused were present in the court at the time of hearing.

Mandi (ANI): Stepping into the BJP’s poll campaign in Himachal, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress party and stated that the party has not only been “against national security” but also the development of the country.Addressing the first election rally in Himachal’s Mandi, the Prime Minister raised the issue of defence deals during the Congress regime at the Centre and said that the party always “wanted a commission” in every deal which led to the delay in the procurement of weapons for the armed forces.

Prime Minister Narender Modi with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and BJP candidates being garlanded during the Vijay Sankalp rally at Sunder Nagar, in Mandi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

IN THE COURTYARD

CHEATING: CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST SAPNA CHOUDHARY

PM ATTACKS CONGRESS IN HIS POLL SPEECH

MLAs’ POACHING: PLEA IN SC SEEKS PROBE BY SIT

New Delhi (PTI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to conduct probe into allegations of poaching of MLAs in Telangana and prosecute those involved in it. The plea claimed that “horse trading” is not easy to detect and this has become a serious threat to the basic structure of the democratic country.

Congress never wanted the country to become self-reliant in terms of defence equipment. It wanted a commission in every deal and wanted to fill its own leaders’ treasure. This is why the procurement of weapons was delayed.

next 25 years, Modi, at an election rally here, urged the people to start a new tradition by voting back the BJP into power to ensure stability and progress. With the state having the precedent of the incumbent being voted out, Modi said whenever Congress came back, all development works came to a standstill.

eas of Siraj, Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba and Kangra. The roads here, such a beautiful BBMB lake of Sundernagar, how can anyone forget.”

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

BJP launches ‘agresar Gujarat’ campaign Gandhinagar (Agencies): The BJP on Saturday launched ‘Agresar Gujarat ‘ (leading Gujarat) campaign aimed to strike a chord will people of the state and seek their opinion on points to be included in the party manifesto for the state assembly polls.

People of Gujarat can share their views either by leaving notes in sug-

gestion boxes to be put up in public places, or by messaging on cell number given by the party and sharing their views on the website.

BJP state chief CR Patil said the party will not nominate candidates who are 75 year old or above. It will also not nominate family members of BJP leaders, MLAs, and MPs.

man for advice on if there is a legal solution to their tussle.

Even as the state is passing through one of

Thakur takes dig at Congress over its poll promises Shimla (PTI): Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Saturday took a swipe at the Congress over the promises made in its Himachal poll manifesto, claiming no one will take its guarantees seriously as the opposition party itself has “no guarantee”.

Addressing a series of election meetings in the poll-bound state, Thakur reminded the people of various promises made by the Congress in the past, claiming they remained unfulfilled.

In 2003, Thakur said, Congress had made people fill out forms promising employment for one person in each family. “Did you get the job?

Anurag Thakur

No, you did not,” the Union Minister said.

He further said that in 2012 again it promised unemployment allowance, but never delivered. “Neither did they provide jobs nor unemployment allowance,” he said in his public meetings at Chintpurni and Nadaun assembly segments.

Cong releases manifesto for Himachal Pradesh elections

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Himachal Congress incharge Rajeev Shukla and Cong state chief Pratibha Singh and others release manifesto, in Shimla, on Saturday.

Shimla (PTI): The Congress on Saturday went all out to make a religious pitch in its poll manifesto in Himachal, rolling out ambitious

promises ranging from a free once-infour-years pilgrimage for all elderly to a dedicated budget for the promotion of religious tourism.

AAP brings cash in chartered flights: Guj Cong

BJP chief Nadda intensifies poll campaign in Himachal

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Saturday alleged that despite the AAP managing to bring Rs 20 crore into Gujarat through various means, the BJP has maintained a stoic silence. The Congress said whenever AAP leaders land in chartered flights, they carry huge cash with them to meet the election expenses.

Shimla (ANI): Ahead of Assembly Elections in the state, BJP president JP Nadda held a road show in Shimla.

As per the visuals, he was welcomed by hundreds of BJP workers.

“Mitti Ka Haq Ada Karna Hoga,” (People of the state have to pay back to their land), Nadda had said earlier during this week.

The BJP chief was addressing a public rally at Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the state polls.

Hitting out at former Prime Ministers, Nadda said, “It has been 75 years of independence.

Who used to care about us? At that time, Prime Minister used to come here for political tourism in the summer season- never caring about or worrying about the state.”

Kerala CM to legal route to take on Guv Thiruvananthapuram (Agencies): With the battle lines drawn between Kerala Governor Arif Mohd Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the former showing no signs of backing down, CM Vijayan has now approached the best legal brains in the country including Fali S Nari-

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its worst-ever financial crisis, a sum of Rs 46.90 lakh has been sanctioned for Nariman and his team.

The Government Order, that has now found its way to the public domain, says this is the professional fee for providing written legal opinion with regards to Kerala legislative bills.

JP Nadda during a public meeting in Bilaspur on Saturday.

PM MODI, KHARGE, OTHERS MOURN DEATH OF INDIA’S FIRST VOTER Shimla (PTI): Three days after casting his vote for the 34th time, India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi died on Saturday at his home in Kalpa. He was 106. Negi, who was the Election Commission’s brand ambassador, voted for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls through postal ballot on November 2. His death was condoled by leaders across the spectrum, including PM Narendra Modi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as well as Rahul Gandhi. “I learnt about the death of Shyam Saran Negi when I was leaving from New Delhi in the morning. The 106-year-old had voted more than 30 times in his life,” Modi said at a rally in Sundarnagar in Mandi district.

The BJP and Congress, too, condoled Negi’s death.

MOS DR SINGH IN U’KHAND

‘Need to blend ancient knowledge with science’ Dehradun (PTI): Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday stressed on the modernisation of indigenous texts of ancient knowledge as India seeks to assert its scientific prowess in the world.

Inaugurating the national conference on ‘Akash Tattva Akash for Life’ here, Singh said India’s indigenous knowledge and ancient texts

were ignored as students of science pursued their studies based on texts written by authors of other countries.

“There is a scientific basis to this linking of ancient knowledge with modern science. What India has, others are not aware of it. We are also not aware of what we have because we have been reading their literature,” Singh said

Dr Jitendra Singh delivering keynote address at 4-day National Conference at Uttaranchal University, in Dehradun on Saturday.

at the conference where former RSS general sec-

retary Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi, Uttarakhand

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, secretaries of science departments of the central government were also present.

“Our textbooks were written by authors of other countries. We did not have the kind of resources and hence could not appreciate our own knowledge,” he said.

PM Narendra Modi has been encouraging all streams of sciences

since he came to power, Singh said.

Dr Jitendra Singh said the idea of a series of conferences blending the ancient knowledge of ‘pancha maha bhoota’ or five basic elements of life with modern science was first mooted by Joshi and it was a challenge to ensure that the message did not slip into the realm of superstition.

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CJI could be gubernatorial choice, says Koshiyari Felicitation of CJI UU Lalit at Maha Raj Bhawan Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari has been a verbal maverick and his comments and remarks have at times sparked controversies while also swaying heads towards important is-

sues. On Saturday, Koshiyari passed a remark on Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, which, although passed in a jovial environment, shook the political realm of the state.

While Koshiyari indicated at living the retired life, i.e. not indulging in Governorship in future, he added that in future, current CJI may

also assume the office, he (Koshiyari) was holding currently.

A felicitation ceremony of CJI U Uday Lalit was held at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan on Saturday during which Governor Koshyari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present.

Speaking on the occa-

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari welcomes CJI UU Lalit as Maharashtra Chief Ministr Eknath Shinde look on.

sion, the Governor made a symbolic statement.

During his speech, Koshyari, referring to CJI Lalit, said, “I am in Raj Bhavan now. You can also come to Raj Bhavan tomorrow or you can go to a bigger building after retirement.” On this, the entire assembly broke into laughter and the ambi-

AFTER MURDER OF HINDU LEADER IN AMRITSAR

PUNJAB COPS TIGHTEN SECURITY Security outside the hospital also tightened hours before the post-mortem of Sudhir Suri Amritsar (ANI): The dead body of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, who was shot dead by an assailant on Friday, has been brought to the Post mortem unit Majitha Road here.

The security outside the post-mortem unit has also been tightened, hours before the conduct of his post-mortem. On Friday, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that all angles and conspiracies into the murder of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri in Amritsar will be investigated thoroughly.

Sudhir Suri was shot dead on Friday outside Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road, one of the busiest places in the city, where he and some oth-

FORMER CM AMARINDER SINGH WARNS OF RETURN OF DARK DAYS OF 1980S

Police personnel at the site after Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead in Amritsar; (Inset) deceased Sudhir Suri.

er leaders of the party were holding a protest.

He was then taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

The Punjab DGP further said that they have arrested the person accused in the matter and have booked a case of murder under section 302 of the IPC.

CRUCIAL READ NAVY CHIEF BEGINS 5-DAY VISIT TO JAPAN

New Delhi (PTI): Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Saturday began a five-day visit to Japan to attend the International Fleet Review, the inaugural ceremony of the Malabar exercise and hold talks to further expand bilateral maritime ties. The Indian Navy’s two frontline warships, Shivalik and Kamorta, have already arrived in Yokosuka to participate in the IFR to be held at Sagami Bay on Sunday.

7 WOMEN DEAD IN KARNATAKA ROAD ACCIDENT

Bidar (Agencies): Seven women were killed and 11 people injured in a road accident on Saturday in Bidar district. The accident took place in Bemalkheda village when an auto carrying the victims collided with a truck.

The deceased were included Parvathi (40), Prabhavathi (36), Gundamma (60), Yadamma (40), Jaggamma (34), Easwaramma (55) and Rukmini Bai (60).

5 INDIAN-AMERICAN POLITICIANS IN RACE FOR US CONG IN MIDTERM POLLS

Washington (PTI): Five prominent Indian-American politicians are in the race for the US House of Representatives when the country goes for its midterm polls on November 8. If the pollsters and opinions of political pundits are to be believed, Indian-American candidates are likely to have a 100 per cent strike rate for the House of Representatives. The four incumbents – Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal - are likely to be re-elected. All four are from the Democratic Party.

SIM IN QURAN: FIR PAK YOUTH HELD IN GUJARAT WHILE AGAINST JAIL TRYING TO ELOPE INMATE’S KIN Palanpur (Agencies): The Railway police here have arrested a Pakistani youth from a station while trying to elope with a girl from Kutch. Head constable Ashokbhai Aal and his team were patrolling at the Bhildi railway station when they spotted the couple. Upon inquiring, the police found that the youth, identified as Prabhuram Desai, 24, was holding a Pakistani passport.

Thrissur (Agencies): The local police have registered a case against relatives of a PFI activist, presently lodged in Viyuur jail in Thrissur district, for smuggling in a sim card hidden in Quran. The incident occurred on October 31, when the father of TN Sainuddin, who was arrested by the police after the swoop down on PFI leaders began after it was banned last month.

“It is an unfortunate incident and we condemn it strongly. I have come to review the situation on the spot where the unfortunate incident happened. The assailant has been arrested on the spot and an FIR under Section 302 has been against the accused,” said DGP Yadav.

Chandigarh (PTI): Former CM Amarinder Singh on Saturday warned against the return of the dark era of 1980s in Punjab, saying “the way things are unfolding in the state today is quite worrisome” and cautioned the AAP government against any “laxity”. He also condemned the “complete failure” on the part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state, claiming that it has not taken any action so far even after 24 hours of murder of the Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri in Amritsar on Friday. Suri (58) was shot dead in broad daylight while taking part in a protest.

SECURITY BEEFED UP IN LUDHIANA TOO AFTER SHIV SENA LEADER’S MURDER Ludhiana (ANI): Security has been tightened in Punjab’s Ludhiana city after Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri's broad daylight murder in Amritsar on Friday, the police said. Ludhiana police commissioner Dr Kaustubh Sharma said that a strict vigil was being maintained in and around the city to avoid any untoward incident. A strict vigil is being maintained in the busy markets of the city, the Ludhiana police commissioner added.

COURT SENDS SUDHIR SURI MURDER ACCUSED TO 7-DAY POLICE REMAND

Amritsar (PTI): A court here sent the main accused in the murder case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri to seven-day police remand on Saturday. The accused, Sandeep Singh, 31, was presented before the court amid tight security. Suri was shot dead in broad daylight on Friday while taking part in a protest.

ence became jovial.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice Uday Lalit won hearts by giving a speech in Marathi. “I will speak in Marathi because I have come to Mumbai and the reception is taking place in Mumbai. I have traveled all over Maharashtra by bike. I have done the entire pandhari wari once. I have been

in the Supreme Court for the last 37 years. My panchayat is such that my children cannot speak Marathi. But there is still a little Maratha atmosphere in my house,” he said, and further added, “When I was asked if I would like to come for Abhinandan, I immediately said yes. Maharashtra has given me a lot.”

ED summons to Soren: RJD skips JMM, Cong’s protest Ranchi (PTI): Differences within the ruling UPA in Jharkhand came to the fore on Saturday when its partners JMM and Congress took to the streets here against the ED’s summons to CM Hemant Soren but RJD stayed away. RJD, which has only one member in the state Assembly, said it had not received any official communication on the protest.

“We have not been communicated anything about the protest by our alliance partners. JMM takes its own decisions and executes them with the Congress. Nothing is discussed with us. So, we decided to stay away from the protest,” RJD state chief Sanjay Singh Yadav said.

The ED had sum-

JMM supporters take out a march in Ranchi on Saturday.

moned Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for questioning on November 3 in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state. Soren, however, skipped summons and went to Chhattisgarh on Thursday to attend a pre-scheduled programme and is stated to have sought three weeks’ time to appear before the central probe agency.

NIA conducts raid at residence of SDPI leader in Karnataka

Rahul booked for unauthorised use of KGF-2 music in Yatra

Ganga Utsav: MoS highlights importance of river conservation

Hubballi (ANI): The NIA on Saturday conducted a raid at the residence of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) leader Ismail Nalband in Hubballi.

Besides Hubballi, NIA on Saturday conducted searches at several locations in Dakshina Kannada and Mysuru districts and arrested three PFI cadres in connection with the murder of BJP’s Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru.

The arrested accused persons have been identified as K Mahammad Iqbal, K Ismail Shafi and Ibrahim Sha, all having links with the banned Popular Front of India. “The three accused were arrested for their active involvement in the conspiracy hatched to murder Praveen Nettaru,” the NIA said in a statement.

Yashwanthpur police register FIR against Congress leader

New Delhi (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) G Kishan Reddy called the conservation of rivers a huge responsibility that is to be fulfilled by everyone, while addressing the Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022, which was organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).

“Taking inspiration from the speech of PM Narendra Modi on 26th September 2021, the central aim of the Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 is to celebrate all the rivers of India (Nadi Utsav),” read an official statement. Union Minister and BJP leader G Kishan Reddy was the chief guest during the morning session, while Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat was chief guest during evening session.

Bengaluru (PTI): A case has been registered against three senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi for alleged unauthorised usage of the music from the blockbuster Kannada film ‘KGF-2’ during the party's ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

The FIR was registered in the Yashwanthpur police station on Friday under the provisions of Copyright Act, the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code against Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya for using KGF-2 music for the ongoing Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi on

NH CASE: FRESH ED SUMMONS TO DK SHIVAKUMAR

Rahul Gandhi during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Jogipet, Telangana.

“I AM OCCUPIED...” SAYS DK SHIVAKUMAR AFTER ED ISSUES FRESH SUMMONS Bengaluru (ANI): After the Enforcement Directorate issued a fresh summons to Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar asking him to appear before it on November 7 in connection with the ongoing money laundering case, the latter said that he was occupied with party National President’s programme on that day.

a complaint lodged by M Naveen Kumar, who manages MRT music.

The complainant al-

leged that Jairam Ramesh had on his official twitter handle posted two videos of the

New Delhi (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Karnakata Congress state president DK Shivakumar in connection with the ongoing money laundering case, sources said. The investigative agency summoned the Congress veteran to appear before the agency on November 7. The senior Congress leader has been asked to appear at the Delhi headquarters of the federal agency, which conducts probes into financial crimes. yatra, in which popular songs from KGF-2 film were used without permission.

MANY MILES TO GO

Lot more needs to be learnt: Vaishnaw on bullet trains Varanasi (ANI): Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said while the country has made significant progress in bringing bullet trains to the country, a lot more needs to be learnt before the new technology is implemented in the country.

The railway minister said, “A lot needs to be learnt upon initiating a new project with new

technology. Everyone is absorbing the system and learning from it.”

Vaishnaw added that once further progress is made in the country’s very own bullet train project, newer corridors will be announced.

“Once there is further development in the project, new corridors across the country will be taken up.”

While work is ongo-

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to inspect Kashi railway station in Varanasi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

ing on the MumbaiAhmedabad high-speed rail or bullet train project, a raft of ‘Vande Bharat’ trains are already in service in multiple corridors. The fourth ‘Vande Bharat’ train, which is to connect Una in Himachal Pradesh to Chandigarh and Delhi was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October this year.

For the MumbaiAhmedabad high-speed Rail corridor, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) recently invited bids for the tunnelling work for 21 km (approx) long tunnel including a 7-km undersea tunnel using Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM).

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GOVT ALLOWS SUGAR EXPORTS OF 6 MILLION TONNES

New Delhi: The government on Saturday allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar on quota basis till May 31, according to a food ministry notification.

As per the notification, the ministry has allocated a uniform export quota of 18.23 per cent of the three years average production of the sweetener in operational sugar seasons. Sugar mills can export themselves or through exporters or swap with domestic sale quota of any other mills, it said. Sugar season runs from October to September.

—PTI

CEMENT COMPANIES MULL PRICE HIKE OF ` 10-30/BAG

Chennai: Cement companies are planning to hike the price between Rs 10 and Rs 30 per bag in November after a increase of about Rs 3-4/bag last month, said Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. Emkay in a report said the average pan-India cement price increase was about Rs.3-4/bag in Oct 2022.

On a month-on-month basis, prices rose by 2-3% in the East and South, and 1% in the West; while declining 1-2% in the northern and central regions, the report said.

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AMD TO PUSH LIMITS OF GAMING INNOVATION: CEO

Las Vegas: As mobile and PC gaming explodes globally including in India, chip-makers have a daunting task at hand and according to AMD CEO Lisa Su, the company is building next-generation hardware that will meet the high-end gaming demand.

The goal, she said, is to push the limits of gaming innovation. Towards this goal, graphics chip giant AMD has introduced new graphics cards that are built on the high-performance and energy-efficient RDNA 3 architecture for a high-end gaming experience. “RDNA 3 enables the first chiplets gaming GPU,” Su told said. —PTI

TATA MOTORS TO HIKE PRICES OF PASSENGER VEHICLES

New Delhi: Auto giant Tata Motors has said that it will marginally hike the prices across its passenger vehicles from November 7. In July, the auto major had announced a marginal price hike of 0.55 per cent for its PV range. A few changes were made in January and April 2022. ”Effective November 7, 2022, the weighted average increase will be 0.9 per cent, depending on the variant and model,” the company said in a statement. —PTI

‘Promote startups in technical textiles’ New Delhi (ANI): With an aim to boost the technical textiles and bring the same into the mainstream, Union minister of commerce, industry, and textiles Piyush Goyal, said startups and young scientists working in such niche fields must be encouraged.

He made this remark during a review meeting of Textile Research Associations (TRA) earlier this week on November 3, an official statement from the Ministry of Textiles said quoting the minister.

At the review meeting, Union Minister Goyal asked Textile Research Associations (TRA) to submit proposals to the Ministry for any support they require to reach world-class levels of robust state-of-theart labs, and modern machinery, amongst others.

The Minister added that the Bureau of Indian Standards could provide necessary support in modernizing the labs of TRAs. In accordance with the vision to foster innovation and drive science-centric sustainable growth, he suggested creating a special fund to increase the number of scientists in TRAs, the statement said. Pointing out the need to assess

Union minister of commerce, industry, and textiles Piyush Goyal.

INDIA FACES GLOBAL SHOCKS WITH BETTER BALANCE SHEETS, SAYS CEA NAGESWARAN New Delhi (PTI): India is encountering global shocks with a position of strength backed by far better household, corporate and financial sector balance sheets and its medium term growth outlook is good, said Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran. “Overall, all things considered, including the risk of oil price, I do believe that the external situation will be manageable, of course with some anxious moments to come,” he said while speaking at an event organised by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) here. He further said that given all the short-term unknowns, it was better to focus on mediumterm prospects and what lies ahead of the country in the next six years until 2030. “The medium-term growth outlook is actually constructive very simply because we have paid our growth dues last decade and that was because we had to undergo balance sheet repair in the financial and non-financial sector,” he added.

the projects till their lastmile success, he added that the projects might be sanctioned accordingly to make them commercially viable.

Moreover, he noted that for medical textiles the re-

OTHER STORIES CCPA LEVIES ` ONE LAKH FINE ON CLOUDTAIL FOR SELLING PRESSURE COOKERS ON AMAZON

New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday said it has levied a Rs 1 lakh fine on Cloudtail India as it was selling pressure cookers on Amazon by violating the mandatory BIS standards. The CCPA has told Cloudtail to recall 1,033 pressure cookers and reimburse customers the money as well. As per statement, CCPA head Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare has passed an order against Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd for “violation of consumer rights and unfair trade practice” by selling domestic pressure cookers in violation of mandatory standards. The standards are prescribed as per Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2020.

—PTI

RENAULT MAY TARGET $10 BILLION VALUATION FOR ITS EV BUSINESS

New Delhi: Renault SA is aiming for a roughly Rs 10 billion ($10 billion) valuation for the electric-vehicle business the French carmaker is carving out as a standalone entity. The company is preparing the EV and software entity for a potential initial public offering on the Euronext Paris exchange sometime next year, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private and plans could still change.

—PTI

KERALA IS FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH ‘ONE INDIA ONE GOLD RATE’ POLICY

Kozhikode: Kerala becomes the first state in India to launch uniform gold prices based on the bank rate.

The decision to introduce a uniform price on 916 purity 22-carat gold has been taken at a meeting between officials of Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the country, and key members of All Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants Association which sets the board rate for gold. —PTI

NIIT acquires USbased St. Charles Consulting Group for $23.4 million New Delhi (Agencies): Global skills and talent development corporation NIIT Ltd on Saturday announced it has acquired USbased St. Charles Consulting Group for $23.4 million.

Headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, St. Charles Consulting Group is a leading provider of consulting, design, and implementation solutions for strategic learning programmes to professional services firms and Fortune 500 companies.

The acquisition will help NIIT add significant presence in the professional services and management consulting sectors while strengthening its growing learning consulting practice. “St Charles Consulting Group brings deep expertise and experience in building strategic learning programs which are in high demand across our customer base,” said Sapnesh Lalla, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, NIIT Limited.

search is incomplete without clinical trials, therefore the costs associated with clinical trials may also be taken into account while recommending future projects in technical textiles.

Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to a filing with the US government.

Twitter sacks ‘roughly 50%’ of staff as Musk launches overhaul San Francisco (Agencies): Twitter sacked half of its 7,500-strong staff on Friday as new owner Elon Musk launched his major overhaul of the troubled company just a week after his blockbuster takeover.

An internal document seen by AFP said “roughly 50 percent” of employees were impacted and would be denied access to company computers and email on an immediate basis.

Workers around the world were shown the door and took to Twitter to vent their frustration or disbelief and say goodbye to one of Silicon Valley’s most iconic companies.

“Woke up to the news that my time working at Twitter has come to an end.

I am heartbroken. I am in denial,” said Michele Aus-

Haryana CM inaugurates road projects worth ` 141crore Gurugram: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday dedicated two projects — a newly constructed flyover at Basai Chowk and the Mahavir Chowk underpass built near the main bus stand in Gurugram — at a cost of Rs 141 crore.

“After coming to power in 2014, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) was formed to expand the development and related schemes in the city so that development plans are made here only. The development of Gurugram has gained momentum with the formation of GMDA,” Khattar said.

Referring to other major projects being implemented through GMDA, Haryana Chief Minister Khattar said that the construction

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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates the newly constructed Basai Chowk flyover, in Gurugram on Saturday.

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SOME OTHER DECLARATIONS z The CM also mentioned the projects of road infrastructure and metro expansion and said that the metro line expansion connecting the Palam Vihar area to Dwarka Sector-21 of Delhi has also been approved

of multi-speciality Sheetla Mata Medical College and Hospital with a capacity of

z The Southern Peripheral Road from Faridabad to the Delhi-Jaipur Highway is being strengthened and 8 flyovers will be constructed, he said

FOUNDER APOLOGISES z Twitter founder Jack Dorsey

apologised on Twitter to all the employees of the company, following the major layoff

z Twitter staff have been using

the platform to talk about their dismissal

tin, Twitter’s director of public policy for the United States and Canada.

“Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day,” Musk tweeted Friday evening in his first comment on the subject, 24 hours after the company’s initial email notifying employees of forthcoming layoffs.

Power Grid Corp net profit up over 8% in Q2 New Delhi: State-owned Power Grid Corporation on Saturday posted over eight per cent rise in consolidated net profit at `3,650.16 crore in the September quarter of FY23, mainly on the back of higher revenues.

The consolidated net profit of the company was ` 3,376.38 crore in the quarter ended on September 30, a BSE filing showed.

The total income of the company rose to `11,349.44 crore in the quarter from `10,514.74 crore in the same period a year ago.

z The construction of multi-speciality Sheetla Mata Medical College and Hospital is underway at a cost of `542 cr

650 beds is underway in Sector-102 at a cost of about Rs 542 crore.

SBI’s loan growth stays PNB INTRODUCES DIGITAL MEASURES robust after record profit STRENGTHENING VIGILANCE MANAGEMENT

New Delhi (ANI): Punjab National Bank, nation’s leading public sector bank, is proud to announce its latest measures to strengthen vigilance management at the organization and promote a culture of honesty amongst its staff members. This initiative is a part of Vigilance Awareness Week, being observed at PNB from October 31 to November 6, in line with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directives.

CVC, (Central Vigilance Commissioner) Suresh N Patel congratulated PNB for taking several digital

PNB VIGILANCE MANUAL 2022

The new initiatives were inaugurated during a formal ceremony at PNB’s Corporate Office in Dwarka, New Delhi.

initiatives for fighting corruption and increasing efficiency. Vijay Kumar Tyagi, CVO, stressed that all the new initiatives will help PNB to strengthen its efficiency and build an even more transparent and honest ecosystem.

Vigilance dashboard It is developed to empower dealing officers with decision-making and focused analysis of staff accountability in an efficient manner. Hard tasks have now been simplified by automated data presentation.

The latest version of the vigilance manual book is expected to serve as a useful tool to enhance the quality of good vigilance administration/governance in the bank. The advanced manual introduces e- vigilance, consists of updated Guidelines and Circulars issued by the bank, and carries adequate information.

A PORTAL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

It is a portal for an end-to-end staff accountability process with a focus on turn-around-time (TAT) reduction. The digitized process will help to systemize accountability and ownership at all levels.

Mumbai: State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, expects credit growth to remain in double-digits while it steps up efforts to attract more deposits, where it sees growth in line with the sector.

The bank reported a 74% surge in quarterly net profit on Saturday, driven by higher loan growth and improving asset quality. Net profit rose to a record 132.64 billion Indian rupees($1.62 billion) in June-September, beating analysts’ forecast of 105.30 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Net interest income,

DEMAND FROM MANY SECTORS

z The bank has a term loan

pipeline of 2.4 trillion rupees as it sees demand coming in from sectors such as infrastructure, renewables and services.

the difference between interest earnedand paid out, rose 13% to 3 51.82 billion rupees. Advances grew 18.15%, while deposits rose 9.99%. “We should have credit growth of 14-16% in the current financial year,” chief Dinesh Kumar Khara said in a press briefing.

To be truly positive in life, we must learn to constructively deal with negative situations while keeping our focus on the positive.

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The author is a journalist and political commentator and views expressed are his personal

WHY DID CONGRESS PUT ALL ITS MIGHT INTO ADAMPUR ASSEMBLY SEAT?

he Adampur assembly seat in Haryana has been ocTin 1996, cupied by Bhajan Lal’s family since 1968. Only once it slipped out of their hands. Bhajan Lal's son

Kuldeep Bishnoi was MLA from here, he left his seat when he joined BJP after being miffed with Congress, and by-polls were held here, where, Kuldeep's son Bhavya Bishnoi was in fray for a BJP ticket, where he faced a tough contest from Cong's Jaiprakash. Congress, excited by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, appeared united here for the first time. Deepender Hooda was also camping here. Dushyant Chautala of JJP too wanted Bhavya's defeat. Even BJP was halfheartedly campaigning for Bhavya. Both parties had their claims regarding 75% voter turnout. But BJP's LS MP from Hisar, Brijendra Singh, a former IAS officer of Assam cadre, is son of senior Haryana leader & ex- Union Minister Virendra Singh. BJP had promised Kuldeep Bishnoi that it will let him contest 24th LS polls from Hisar, so the biggest reason for Brijendra's displeasure was that his supporters didn’t go for Bhavya's campaign. The most surprising thing is that even late Sonali Phogat’s family didn’t come out in Bhavya’s support. So will Bhavya be able to keep family's fort safe by fighting so many contradictions, is a million dollar question?

IS SOREN PREPARING TO DISSOLVE THE JHARKHAND GOVT FOR EARLY POLLS? ike the 'Thriller Series' of OTT, 'Season Three' Lconducted has arrived in Jharkhand too wherein, IT has raids against two Congress MLAs

Anoop Singh & Pradeep Yadav this past Friday.

Pradeep Yadav is one of the formidable rivals of Godda's BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who has twice lost election by contesting against him. As there is no place for him in BJP, so joining Congress is a compulsion for him.

Anoop Singh has filed a case saying that BJP is 'investing money' to buy Congress MLAs. Two bizmen Amit Aggarwal & Vipul Agarwal, who are close to CM, also witnessed an IT raid on Friday. J’khand Guv Ramesh Bains in Raipur said that an 'atom bomb' could explode in Jharkhand govt. It is being deduced that Hemant Soren's membership to State Assembly may be cancelled, that’s why he is constantly challenging ED, he is preparing to convene a special Assembly session on 9th. Though 2 years left for polls in J’khand, observers claim that Soren may dissolve the Assembly & go to the polls.

WILL PRIYANKA’S NEW STRATEGY WORK IN HIMACHAL?

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with BJP MP Ravi Kishan and others during Sahbhoj programme at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur, Saturday.

or Congress leader Ftime’s Priyanka Gandhi, this Himachal Pradesh

assembly election is like a ‘litmus test’. And for this purpose, she has put all her strength in Himachal. Priyanka has handed over the command of Himachal to her most special loyalist, Rajiv Shukla. Moreover, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is the Senior Observer of the hill state, along with Sachin Pilot and Pratap Bajwa, who have been given the responsibility of Poll Observers. In the last election, the Congress had to be satisfied with only 19 out of 68 seats here against 44 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party. In fact, it is said that Congress’ aggressive campaign in the State, may provide it an edge as the youth seems to be getting swayed in the party’s favour, however, not completely as yet.

So, all eyes are glued on Himachal now, not only to find out who finally wins, but also to find out, if Priyanka’s efforts have been fruitful in the hill state, the answer to which can be found only on December 8, 2022, when the results for Himachal Pradesh elections will be announced.

WHY IS DELHI FAR AWAY FOR SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN?

ven though Delhi may be far away for Madhya Pradesh, the fame Ebillboards of its illustrious CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is reflected in or hoardings in Delhi, wherein, his govt’s feats have been enumerated. Even though Shivraj has now failed to make his place among the leaders of the second line after Modi (in the line of Shah, Yogi), he hasn’t lost courage. So, these days, the responsibility to provide a new sky to his ambitious political flight has been taken up by his niece Ritu Chauhan’s husband, the 2010 cadre IPS officer, Ashutosh Pratap Singh. He often visits Delhi & invites journalists l for lunch & dinner to create a favourable atmosphere for Shivraj. As the age old adage goes, “Jo Khaenge, Wo Gaenge.”

DELHI UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS

Mid entry registrations begin n Nov 7 is the last

date to submit application n 64K students admitted in first two merit lists

New Delhi: The University of Delhi started the mid-entry registration process from Saturday.

Candidates who could not apply through the CSAS Portal in round one and two can submit their applications on the official website – admission.uod.ac.in. The

last date to submit application is November 7 (4:59 PM).

According to DU “a two-day window will reamain activated at 10 AM Saturday, November 5 till 4:59 PM Monday, November 7, 2022 with a provision of MidEntry for fresh applicants and the option for upgradation for candidates who are already admitted in the University of Delhi.”

Through the mid-entry scheme, the candidates who either failed to apply to CSAS Phase I or could not complete

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Phase II will be able to participate in the third round of CSAS. Delhi University has

Former U’khand CM restarts drive to revive Rispana river Dehradun (PTI): Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has restarted his campaign to revive the Rispana river here.

Accompanied by Dehradun Mayor Sunil Uniyal Gama and several BJP activists, Rawat on Friday performed a ‘pooja’ at the source of the river near Woodstock School and resumed the campaign.

The campaign -- “Rispana to Rishiparna” -was first launched with a tree plantation drive

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at the source of Rispana.

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in the catchment areas in 2018 when Rawat was chief minister. Rishiparna is the original name of the river.

“The entire ecosystem will benefit from the transformation of Rispana into Rishiparna,” Rawat said.

FOR HASSLE-FREE MOVEMENT

Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station to get travelators lll

NCRTC has floated a tender to execute the project that will provide seamless multi-modal integration between Sarai Kale and Hazrat Nizamuddin station

New Delhi (PTI): The Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station will have facilities like that at an airport and the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has decided to install travelators on a pathway connecting it with the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station.

The NCRTC is implementing India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut. A senior official said Sarai Kale Khan is one

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of the major stations on the 82-km-long corridor.

Six travelators will be installed on the 280-metre-long foot overbridge.

The NCRTC has floated

also released the vacant seats list for round three allocation. The candidates can check CSAS

round 3 vacant seats details on the official website- admission.uod.ac. in. The CSAS third merit list will be released on November 10, the candidates can ‘accept’ the seats by November 13.

Around 64,000 students have been admitted across programmes and colleges in the first two merit lists. During the second round of allotments, 9,439 of these candidates were “upgraded” to collegecourse combinations higher on the preference list because of vacancies.

a tender to execute the project that will provide seamless multi-modal integration between Sarai Kale Khan and Hazrat Nizamuddin sta-

tions. The official of the NCRTC, which has put up a stall at the 15th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo here, said that travelators are usually installed for a distance of 500 metres or more where the commuters have to walk for a longer distance.

“Though the distance between Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station is around 300 metres, the passengers travelling to and from Hazrat Nizamud-

din station are likely to be travelling with baggage. “Hence, a travelator was considered important along with the foot overbridge. It will allow passengers to interchange trains without exiting the stations,” the official told PTI. It will especially prove to be beneficial to the elderly, children, women, specially-abled people and commuters travelling with heavy luggage to and from Hazrat Nizamuddin station, he said.

Four returning from wedding ceremony killed in Mathura Mathura (PTI) : Four people, including a fouryear-old girl, were killed, while a newly married couple was among the three injured in a road accident on Yamuna Expressway in Surir police station limits, police said on Saturday.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths and directed officials to ensure adequate treatment of those injured. The injured couple had just gotten married and the family was returning from

their wedding ceremony in Noida to Mathura when their car rammed into another four-wheeler and overturned at around 10 pm on Friday, Surir police station SHO Sanjay Tyagi said.

The groom’s father Chandrapal Singh (65) and another man named Digambar Singh (40) were killed on the spot, while a person named Harendra succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Four-yearold Priyanshi died at the hospital on Saturday, the SHO said.

TWO MEMBERS OF FAMILY KILLED IN INDISCRIMINATE FIRING IN BANDA DIST

Banda (PTI): Two members of a family were allegedly shot dead and two others injured when some people indiscriminately fired upon them in an inebriated state, police here said on Saturday. Chhotelal Yadav (55) and his cousin Sharda (45) died on the spot while Karan (25) and Awadhesh (22) were injured after being indiscriminately fired upon at Berarav village in Baberu police station limits, Additional Superintendent of Police Laxmi Niwas Mishra said. Mishra added seven persons had been arrested and efforts were on to nab four others.

The two injured persons are undergoing treatment while the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post mortem.

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CHECKS IN RADAR! The wintertime favourites are back, and the most well-known of them has returned: with a boom! Checks is that extra “touch” that gives your clothing a timeless appearance without ever feeling dated. City First brings to you glimpses from the timeless fashion of checks!

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hecks have a much longer history than almost any other type of cloth design. Numerous variations have led to a style that continually renews itself and should therefore not be disregarded in terms of fashion. Although the square pattern is a year-round representative, the cold season is the greatest time to concentrate on it. From bold, huge patterns to subtle checks, the trend is with us from head to toe and is ideal as a winter

and fall fashion. In this manner, you can pull off a London style with Burberry flowing from every pore, portray a stouthearted Scot, or project a fashionable Parisian appearance. Let’s spend a moment introducing you to the world of checks.

Checks are made by weaving a pattern into the fabric using various threads of various colours or compositions. This technique offers countless opportunities for creating various checkered patterns. You are given a tour of the hottest patterns for this season by Fibre Mood.

This check is increasingly being seen on slim jeans, short skirts, or plush Tartan coats like those you’ll find over at Fibre Mood, where it’s known as a Roma jacket or a Hunter coat.

Visualize yourself in a world of bagpipes and kilts. The tartan check, which is constructed of wool, is the most well-known and traditional of the checkered designs.

The tartan pattern has often been given fresh life by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Numerous fashion com-

panies and designers have since imitated this trend, and just this past winter, tartan checks were also seen at several brands, including Victoria Beckham, Tommy Hilfiger, Mulberry, and Tory Burch. Red, green, blue, white, and black are the predominant tartan colours for this season.

Checked Fashionable clothing and accessories in the hip check pattern highlight our ensembles for the chilly days. This includes coats, pants, pullovers, scarves, and even shoes. Statement Pieces mixed with essentials, check from top to bottom, or just a check piece that ins t a n t l y spruces up a plain outfit: this autumn style leaves little room for imagination. We show you the hottest check patterns and how to best use them in scene.

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YOUR DAY

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

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Aries

Taurus

MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 Good health is likely to keep you energetic today. Adventurous types need to be careful while experiencing a thrilling outdoor activity. An angry family member will need to be pacified by doing his or her bidding. This is a favorable day to seal a property deal.

Your efforts at work will be rewarded.

APRIL 21 - MAY 20 Your performance may leave you feeling good today on professional or academic front. A diet plan adopted recently will suit your system well. Maintain confidentiality regarding a property deal being negotiated by you. A chance for an outing with lover finally arrives.

Health will be satisfactory.

Gemini

Cancer

MAY 21 - JUNE 21 You may need to monitor your finances closely. A function at home can keep you busy and entertained.

Day seems favourable for builders and property dealers. Travel to a distant place is foreseen for some. Your love life promises to be immensely satisfying.

JUNE 22 - JULY 23 A new health routine may start giving health benefits right away. You gel well with a new acquaintance.

Opportunities to further your career will come only if you make efforts.

Self-discipline may help you achieve peak physical fitness. Financial scene is likely to stabilise.

Leo

Virgo

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 Some of you may feel the home environment serene and restful.

There is a fair chance of some property getting allotted to you. Good opportunities are likely to appear on the academic front.

Good health is assured through own efforts. A healthy bank balance will allow you to buy a major item.

AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23 Some of you may plan to build a house or buy property shortly. A home remedy is likely to take you towards total health. Homemakers may find resetting the house tedious and may get tired doing so. A journey to a distant place can get you all excited.Your partner will finally say yes to you

Libra

Scorpio

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22 You may find it difficult to convince a family member regarding something you want to achieve. Clarity of mind and retentive power will help you forge ahead on the academic front. Some of you can safely say goodbye to depression, as positivity enters your life once again.

Sagittarius

OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22 It will be in your interest to speed up a financial transaction. Positive steps may be required to be taken to restore perfect health. You will come out with flying colours in a competitive situation on the academic front. Appreciation for the work done on the professional front is in the pipeline for some.

Capricorn

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22 Things are likely to move favourably on the professional front.

Health may become a concern. You will need to muster all your persuasive powers to swing a deal in your favour. Good negotiating skills are likely to bring a lucrative deal within your grasp on the professional front.

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20 Your initiative will help mend fences with someone you were not in talking terms.

Academic pursuits will be fruitful. Taking up a regular fitness routine will help you get into shape.

Increase in household expenditure is possible, so take all steps to cut it down.

Aquarius

Pisces

JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19 You will benefit by taking a break from your regular exercise routine. You will be able to pacify a family elder, who is upset on someone. Stay clear of arguments, especially while travelling. A healthy debate with someone in the knows is likely to open up your mind to the possibilities.

FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20 An exciting time lies ahead as travelling with friends is foreseen. You are set to grow professionally and attract new clientele.Do not misunderstand the motives of someone trying to help you. Will power, will be your key to remain in shape. Think twice before investing in anything big.

ZUMBA: DITCH THE WORKOUT,

JOIN THE PARTY! CITY FIRST

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umba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance, founded

by Colombian dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez in 2001.

Zumba is a trademark owned by Zumba Fitness, LLC. It includes four basic rhythms, Merengue, Reggaeton, Salsa and Cumbia.

But Zumba isn’t limited to these four basic rhythms. It incorporates rhythms from all over the world including Belly dance, Arabian, African, Bollywood, hip hop, samba, axe, swing, chacha, flamenco and much more. Each basic rhythm has four core steps which are easy to learn and follow.

During a traditional 60 minutes Zumba class, a person can learn 15-16 songs (including warmup and cooldown).

The songs are set up in a manner that the person shakes their body on a higher intensity song followed by a lower intensity song to provide you with an interval workout that torches tonnes of calories.

WHO CAN JOIN ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES?

There is no age limit. It doesn’t matter if a person is 20 or 50 years old. If they have the will to move to upbeat music in a high-

BENEFITS OF ZUMBA! Great for Weight loss Relieves stress Full body workout Tones your entire body Really great for cardio Enhances your mood Speeds up your metabolism energy, motivating environment, then Zumba is the right option.

Even non-dancers can do Zumba. It’s really good for beginners as well and it’s easy to join Zumba even if the person doesn’t have killer moves it hardly matters. It is important to forget that people are noticing you they are too busy worrying about themselves on what they are doing just focus on what you are up to. Zum-

Boosts up your heart health Last but not least, it makes you happy as well.

Overall, Zumba feels like a dance party disguised as a workout. Zumba is a safe, fun and effective workout for most people who want to enhance their cardiovascular fitness through dance.

ba helps in improving their coordination as well. Zumba celebrates the ability to learn the moves as you progress through the classes.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ZUMBA AND AEROBICS

Zumba is a mode of aerobic workout which involves Latin dance movements, while aerobics is basically a planned workout on every part of your body

individually.

WHO ARE ZINS?

ZIN is known as the Zumba instructor network. Zumba is a registered brand and only ZIN is authorised to take Zumba classes.

ZINS are trained professionals to provide valuable classes including Latin rhythms. Also, it’s illegal to run any Zumba classes without a Zumba license .

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SHILPA SHETTY IN AN ANAVILA SAREE A

firm style-believer in giving many experimental looks, Shilpa Shetty had rather a subtle and no-drama serve in mind.

Your closest would never love a closure from a floral print. Keep its charm rolling even when Spring and Summer seasons have moved on. Autumn weddings are cosier in nature and these will urge you to bring back all things warm and nice as your lattes. The actress's recent look for an exhibition

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Shilpa Shetty during the event

brought back the popularity of colours, prints, and a close-neck blouse, all that sounds like a mood.

Picked from Anavila, the Nikamma actress donned a linen-made saree from the designer's Kagaj Baha collection. The Mumbai-based brand's signatures are handwoven linen ensembles and this one is the very best of bets you can go with for a daytime wedding.

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Priyanka relishes Indian delicacies

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riyanka Chopra arrived in Mumbai a few days ago, and the actress has been super excited about this trip.

She has also been sharing glimpses on Instagram, and in her recent picture, she expressed her excitement as she enjoyed a home-cooked Indian meal.

Desi girl Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram story to share a picture that shows her posing

on a couch with a table full of delicious Indian food in front of her. The actress can be seen as really excited as she pointed at all the food in front of her, and in her caption, she expressed her joy as she got to relish home-cooked Indian food every day since she returned. On the table, one can see various types of curries, paneer, aloo soya, rice, daal, naan and many other food items. “Every day. Every meal.

Friends and family have kept me well fed! #HomeFoodIsTheBest,” wrote Priyanka.

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Anushka shares 'best angles of her love'

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irat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are one of the cutest celebrity couples. These two never fail in setting couple goals and often grab all the attention with their mushy posts on social media. Yesterday was Virat’s birthday and social media was filled with wishes for the Indi-

an cricketer. Taking to her Instagram handle, the Chakda Xpress actress shared a couple of goofy pictures of her husband and wished him his special day. Sharing those cute pictures, Anushka wrote, “It’s your Birthday my love, so obviously, I chose your best angles and photos for this post.

Love you in every state and form and way @virat. kohli.”

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Shanaya Kapoor's Birthday Bash

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hanaya Kapoor may not have made her big debut yet, but that does not stop her from having a huge fan following. The budding actress enjoys a massive fan following on social media and her fans love to see the pictures and videos which she posts on them.

It was her

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ADMIRABLE ANANYA!

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he Liger actress recently dropped a picture on her Instagram slaying in a one-shoulder printed dress by Aadnevik and we are obsessed. Ananya Panday casually reminds us why one-shoulder outfits are a must-have in every wardrobe. With just the right blend of glamour and grace, Ananya Panday’s Aadnevik one-shoulder printed dress

is a sartorial inspiration. The designer dress is worth $10030 or Rs.8,26,472.00 and is curated with a flowy mesh fabric with striking print and risqué cutout details at the neckline. The dress also features an exposed back zip and push-pin closures along with an exaggerated side slit at the hem and lacy knit trim at the side.

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Shanaya Kapoor

r birthday party

birthday recently and social media was filled with wishes for the diva. But today Shanaya took to her Instagram handle to share a couple of pictures from her birthday bash.

In the picture, we can see Shanaya Kapoor sitting right in front of her yummy birthday cake with a knife in her hand and we can see Navya Naveli Nanda in the background.

From chilling in front of the pool with her girl gang, reading a novel, to playing squash, Shanaya seems to have had the perfect birthday.

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A LANDMARK MOMENT IN INDIA’S OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

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ita Ambani, the IOC member, welcomed the newly amended draft constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), terming it a landmark moment in India’s Olympic dream on Saturday. The final draft of the IOA’s amended constitution as prepared by a retired judge, Justice L Nageswara Rao, has laid down some key changes, which can then be for-

Nita Ambani

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mally adopted in its general body meeting on November 10.

Nita. M. Ambani, an IOC member lauded the greater representation of athletes and women in the newly amended IOA draft constitution, “I congratulate Justice Nageswara Rao for a landmark moment in India’s Olympic movement as we move towards a more inclusive and promising future. The amended draft constitution of the IOA made in con-

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sultation with my colleagues at the IOC makes me very optimistic, especially with the steps taken towards greater representation for athletes and women in the administration of Indian sport.”

2023 is a key year for India’s Olympic Movement, as India will host the IOC Session in Mumbai. This session will be the first time in 40 years that India will host an IOC Session and is an important step in India’s Olym-

pic journey. Commenting further on the new draft constitutional amendment she said “I strongly believe that this paves the way for India to achieve our true potential in sport. I look forward to working closely with the newly elected members of the IOA to fuel India’s Olympic ambitions, starting with the successful hosting of the 2023 IOC Session in Mumbai and the India House at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Jai Hind!”

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WEDDING BELLS!

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ith the objective to strengthen the ecosystem for small retailers and to futureproof them for India’s $5 trillion economy, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) India in association with METRO Cash & Carry India organised a multistakeholder conference, ‘Retail Samvad’ on the theme ‘Future of small retail: Strengthening & Skilling retailers for India@100’ in New Delhi on Friday.

The conclave was graced

by Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi, Member of Rajya Sabha and National Spokesperson of BJP and B B Swain, Secretary, Ministry of Micro Medium and Small enterprises, Government of India who unveiled the recommendation report of Retail Samvad 3.0.

The inaugural address on Future of small retail: Strengthening & Skilling retailers for India@100 was delivered by Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi, Member of Rajya Sabha and National Spokesperson of BJP, who said, “The Retail sector is one of the key sectors to accelerate India to a $5 trillion economy. For the benefit of the sector, the Government has included traders and retailers in the ambit of MSME. To safeguard them, the Government also brought the rule of disallowing global tender for procurement up to Rs 200 Cr.” Speaking on Government initiatives for the retail sector, B B Swain, Secretary, Ministry of Micro Medium and Small enterprises, Government of India, said “Retail sector is an integral part of the economy. In about 15 months since the time whole-

Newlyweds Siddharth and Anu

Aditya Jha, Sudhanshu Trivedi, B B Swain and Arvind Mediratta

Dheera and Dr KK Khandelwal

Sunil Kumari and Narender Singh Vidyalankar

The grand wedding ceremony of Siddharth, son of IAS (Retd) Dheera and IAS (Retd) Dr KK Khandelwal, Chairman of Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority with Anu, daughter of Sunil Kumari and Narender Singh Vidyalankar, former HPSC member, took place at The Palace Banquet Hall, Derabassi- Rambagh Road, Punjab on Friday, November 4. Various dignitaries reached to bless the newlyweds and wished them a happy married life ahead.

CELEBRATIONS!

B B Swain addressing the audience

sale and retail trades were allowed in Udyam Portal, as many as 2.9 million wholesale and retail businesses have registered. This constitutes over 25% of all registrations that had taken place on the

Sudhanshu Trivedi addressing the audience

Udyam System. We hope to reduce the credit gap with concerted efforts. Formalisation and credit felicitation will become more effective with policy recommendations.”

The daylong event conclud-

ed with think tanks deliberating on decoding skill gaps amongst the kiranas, and how retail giants can help empower and upskill small retailers and MSMEs with financial literacy.

Jagdeesh Chandra at the cake cutting ceremony with Ajay Kumar and Syed Umar also seen are Kush Kumar, Harsh, Sachin, Prasoon, Shashikant, Anu, Poornima, Amit, Shaiza, Sezal, Radha and Shamsher

TO A GREATER CAUSE!

Natasha Moor, Founder of Natasha Moor Cosmetics promotes the noble cause of skin and organ donation, through which each one of us can save lives. Moor along with Akash Morrison, Founder and Managing Partner, Optio Ventures CEO and Co-Founder, Avesta76 Therapeutics were in Jaipur on Saturday at Mehr Jewellery. Bhavna Jagwani, Convener MOHAN Foundation Jaipur Citizen Forum and Founder Mehr Jewellery, Jaipur raised awareness for organ donation and they all promoted the cause via posters.

Jagdeesh Chandra greets Amit Mittal, also seen are (L-R) Syed Umar, Ajay Kumar, Anu Shridhar and Sandeep Mishra

Jagdeesh Chandra extends a floral welcome to Shazia Ilmi, also seen are Syed Umar,Ajay Kumar, Prasoon Shukla and Anu Shridhar The joint celebration of the staff members whose birthdays fell in the month of October was held at the Bharat24- Vision of New India channel office on Saturday. Jagdeesh Chandra greeted all of them and a cake-cutting ceremony was also done. Jagdeesh Chandra also welcomed Shazia Ilmi, a brilliant anchor to the Bharat24 family.