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After attack on Rushdie and murder of two Hindus in India for sharing Nupur Sharma’s objectionable remark on Twitter, there’s every reason for Taslima Nasreen, another author who has taken on the hardliner mullahs, to be worried A
I do not have time for those of our country men and women who rush to the United States. After completing their education a majority accept the status of second class citizens. One or two make it to State Legislatures or House of Representatives. Some succeed in business, but mother India is no longer a priority. They encounter not so subtle racism and put up with it. Some even acquire various kinds of accents, which sound phoney and grating. They have made their choice. Good luck, but no respect from this corner. Indian I was born and Indian I shall die
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cclaimed author Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a shocking incident of multiple stabbing 33-years after the publication of Satanic Verses. He also suffered a wound to his liver. Poor security at the literary event in New York State was to be blamed for the assailant getting easy access to the target, Rushdie. After attack on Rushdie and mur der of two Hindus in India for sharing Nupur Sharma’s ob jectionable statement on Twitter, there’s every reason for Taslima Nasreen, another author who has taken on the hardliner mullahs, to be wor ried. As for Nupur Sharma, the security around her needs to be vigilant 24x7. These in cidents show the extent of extremism to which an indoc trinated Muslim can go and there’s a need for saner ele ments to step forward. Salman Rushdie went into hiding in 1989 after a fatwa calling for his death was is sued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the late leader of Iran who found his book blasphemous. Because the edict was issued by the Ayatollah, nobody could rescind it as per the Ira nian law. The book was banned in several countries, including India, for its antiProphet contents. Besides the edict, the India-born author carried a reward of $3.3 mil lion on his head. When the Rajiv Gandhi government banned Satanic Verses he faced strong criti cism from the Left liberals who viewed it as an attack on freedom of expression. The right wingers called it ap peasement of minorities. Now the BJP finds itself in an almost similar situation with Nupur Sharma. Free dom of expression is indeed contentious.
The Indian Freedom Movement under the unique leadership of Mahatma Gandhi was one among the historical unforgettableandeventsofthe20thcentury India’s freedom movement inspired other countries under British, French, Dutch, Portuguese and imperial/colonialSpain’srule
PERSPECTIVE MUMBAI | SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 02 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia l Vol 1 l Issue No. 100 l RNI TITLE MAHENG/2022/14652NO.Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, No.22, Dighe MIDC, Vishnu Nagar, TTC Industrial Area, Dighe, Navi Mumbai-400701. Published at Plot No. 3 Scheme C of Manglorean Garden Home, CHS Limited, Survey No. 5, 6C (Part) Ville Parle East, Mumbai 400057. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act am eighteen years older than Independent India. I re member vividly keeping awake till midnight of 14/15 August 1947 to listen to Jawa harlal Nehru’s never to be forgotten speech. “Long years ago we made tryst with destiny, and now the times comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the World sleeps, India will awake to life and free dom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long sup pressed finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the larger cause of hu manity…”Thiswas great and mov ing English, but 80% Indians did not understand it. Nehru also disregarded the fact that half of the world was wide awake. A majority of the members of the Constit uent Assembly present in the Central Hall of Parlia ment understood English. The applause was thunder ous. That speech of Nehru lives in our hearts and minds.India of 2022 is spectacu larly different from the India of 1947. There is one vital ele ment that has remained ac tive, unchanged- Democracy. That miracle has been en dowed to the nation by the people of India, not by its elite. The Indian Freedom Movement under the unique leadership of Mahatma Gan dhi was one among the his torical and unforgettable events of the 20th century. India’s freedom movement inspired other countries un der British, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Spain’s im perial/colonial rule. In 1947 Africa had three independent countries, South of Sahara, Ethiopia, South Africa- dedicated to perpetual white rule, even though three fourth of the population was non-white. The third was Liberia. Sev eral African leaders admired Gandhiji, Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Chief Lithuli of South Africa. Ahmed Kath rada, a colleague of Mandela, all mention Gandhiji in their memoirs. Kathrada spent 27 years in jail with Mandela. He writes, “My own views on multiculturalism are best summed up in a passage by Gandhiji: I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possi ble. But I refuse to blown off my feet by any.” Kwame Nkrumah of Gha na led the freedom struggle in his colonised country by following Gandhian meth ods, “I described Positive Ac tion as the legitimate and constitutional means…. Non-cooperation based on the principle of absolute non-violence as used by Gan dhi in India.” Lech Walesa, the Polish leader of the movement called, “Solidari ty” and future President mentions Gandhiji several times in his Autobiography; “The Struggle and the Tri umph”. I met him in Warsaw and in New Delhi, when he paid a state visit to India. How do I see the future of India. Unlike the chronic pessimists and congenital grumblers, I am confident of a brighter future for our country. India will become a world power, working in a balanced way for the estab lishment of World peace and goodwill. Poverty will be come a memory and so will joblessness. It goes to the credit of the Modi Govern ment that not a single seri ous communal riot has oc curred in the past decade. I do not have time for those of our country men and women who rush to the United States. After com pleting their education a majority accept the status of second class citizens. One or two make it to State Legislatures or House of Representatives. Some suc ceed in business, but moth er India is no longer a prior ity. They encounter not so subtle racism and put up with it. Some even acquire various kinds of accents, which sound phoney and grating. They have made their choice. Good luck, but no respect from this corner. Indian I was born and Indi an I shall die.
RUSHDIE WOUNDED Salman Rushdie is among the greatest novelists of the 20th century. “Midnight’s Children” is a classic. He was grievously wounded by a fanatic Muslim youth and is fighting for his life. I wish him an early recovery.
CLIMATE CHANGE The world has ignored cli mate change at its peril. Look what havoc climate change is playing in Europe, UK, USA. Things are going to get worse. Glaciers will melt, on the other hand draught could become chro mic, sea levels will rise with devastating results. The wakeup call can no longer be ignored.
K NATWAR SINGH The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India
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THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL Dharmendra@dpradhanbjpPradhan Dreams in their eyes, Tiranga in their hands, India in their hearts! Delighted to be joined by torch bearers of India in the Amrit Kaal. These future leaders will make India stronger, more confident and more prosperous. Smriti Z @smritiiraniIrani Only the free understands the value of free wings. Widows at Krishna Kutir in Vrindavan, victims of humantrafficking, assault & violence at Swadhar Greh & Ujjawala Homes, working women at Sakhi Niwas, all join PM @narendramodi Ji’s clarion call for #HarGharTiranga.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world. Buddha IN-DEPTH DHARMA SANSAD PRESSES AHEAD WITH RASHTRAHINDUAGENDA he Dharma Sansad is back with a contro versial agenda once again. A draft pre pared by a group of seers who met recently men tions two important points which propose Varanasi as the capital of Hindu Rashtra. The other is the magnanimity to wards Muslims and Christians by allowing them to stay like commoners but without the right to franchise! Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists will have the right to franchise. The Dharma Sansad’s draft will be taken up for approval at its meeting in the Sangam City, Prayagraj, during the Magh Mela. A new constitution is also being proposed for the Hindu Rashtra, the idea of which was mooted last year, which will have a parliament of religions. The draft proposals make the future of politicians and the idea of India look bleak. The proposals may end up hurting the sentiments of minorities but that’s not relevant for the group bent on changing the nation’s profile. One should not expect the proposals to be amended.
A Tiranga rally marking Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in Panaji on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CUET-UG PHASE 4 POSTPONED New Delhi: CUET UG phase 4 deferred for 11K students to fit in choice city for exam centre. Candidates who were scheduled to appear has been deferred to August 30 to accommodate their choice of city for centre, officials said Saturday.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Leader of Op position Ajit Pawar on Saturday took potshots at Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde for delays in portfolio alloca tion despite 18 ministers on board and said “soon” is their favourite word. Mounting pressure on the duo for their failure to run a smooth govern ment even after more than 40 days in power, Pawar said, “Whenever the media Turn to P7 Pawar’s dig came after Fadnavis, who is in Nagpur for flag hoisting on portfoliosreiteratedI-Day,thatwouldbeallocated‘soon’
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Mahim MLA creates flutter by stating that the group plans to open a parallel Shiv Sena Bhavan Reports that Eknath Shinde plans to construct a Prati Shiv Sena Bha van are baseless. We are only trying to set up a central office so CM Shinde can interact with the general public. We had re spect for Shiv Sena Bhavan in the past and will continue to respect it.
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—Uday Samant, Cabinet ministerCM Eknath Shinde Ajit Pawar ‘HAR GHAR TIRANGA’ CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF EK BHARAT, SHRESHTHA BHARAT!
5TH CASEMONKEYPOXINNEWDELHI New Delhi: Delhi reported its fifth monkeypox case on Saturday after a 22-year-old woman of African origin tested positive at Lok Nayak Hospital, taking the city’s infection tally to five. The woman, unlike previous cases reported in the Capital with no clear travel history, had gone to Africa a month ago, doctors at hospital said.
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AMIT SHAH HOISTS FLAG AT RESIDENCE Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday morning was seen hoisting the tricolour at his residence along with his wife as the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign kicks off. The August 13-August 15 drive urges people to hoist the national flag at their homes to mark India’s 75th independ ence day. He said,'Upload your photo with Tiranga on harghartiranga.com and inspire others for the same.
New Delhi (ANI): Highlighting the strength of the national flag and its significance in the safe evacuation of students from wartorn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the tricolour had be come a protective shield not only for Indians but also for people of other countries in coming out of the battlefield. PM Modi interacted with all medal winners of the Commonwealth 2022 games at his official residence on galaunchedofcountriesalsoonlyprotectivecoloursomeseenthe“Whatletes,AddressingSaturday.theathPMModisaid,isthepoweroftricolour,wehavethisinUkrainetimeago.ThetrihadbecomeashieldnotforIndiansbutforpeopleofotherincomingoutthebattlefield.”Notably,theGoIhadOperationGanearlierthisyear.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: In a develop ment that could heighten the rivalry between the two Shiv Sena factions, the group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday opened its first new “shakha” or branch at Mankhurd in northShivMumbai.SenaMP Rahul Shewale on Saturday in augurated the first such branch at Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd in his constituency, in the presence of hundreds of Shinde faction activists. The party banners had no mention of Uddhav Thackeray and carried photographers of Bala saheb Thackeray, Shin de’s political guru Anand Dighe and Shinde him self.Shewale said the party will open similar branch es across the state, to act as hubs of interaction between Shinde-faction leader and the general public.Shiv Sena spread its network across Mumbai through the Shiv Sena shakhas in each suburb of Mumbai. The party workers nominated as the shakha pramukhs then became the first point of contact for gen eral public for address ing their grievances. Even as the first shakha was opened, Shiv Sena MLA from Mahim Sada Sarvankar, who joined Shinde, created a flutter in political circles by stating that the Shin de group plans to open a “Prati Shiv Sena Bhavan” (parallel Shiv Sena Bhavan) in Dadar. However, Uday Sa mant, former Higher and Technical Education minister now inducted in the 20-member Shinde cabinet, was quick to deny this and said the group intends to start a new “sampark karyalay” or new central office to help general public con nect with the party. “Reports that Eknath Shinde plans to construct a Prati Shiv Sena Bhavan are baseless. We are only trying to set up a central office so CM Shinde can interact with the general public. We had respect for Shiv Sena Bhavan in the past and will contin ue to respect it,” Samant tweeted in an attempt to do damage Samant’scontrol.carwas re cently attacked in Pune when Aaditya Turn to P7
SINGH DEFENDS RAJIV GANDHI GOVT’S BAN ON RUSHDIE’S BOOK HIGHLIGHTS z 24-year-old Hadi Matar charged with attempted murder z Iranian newspapers hail the attack on author z Attack on author Rushdie can’t be called correct: Muslim cleric Natwar Singh, who was a Union minister in Rajiv Gandhi govt thatVerses”,SatanicbookcontroversialRushdie’sSalmanbanned“The strongly defended the deci sion on Saturday asserting it was taken “purely” for law and order reasons.
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AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE ATTACKED IN NEW YORK Author on ventilator after attackerstabbing,identified Moni Sharma New York: Author Sal man Rushdie who was stabbed at a literary event in NY was on a ventilator and could lose an eye, his agent said on Saturday. He was stabbed on Friday following the attack 33 years after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing for “The Satanic Verses”. Weeks before, Rushdie told a German magazine that his life was deathbecauseinglivedternormal”,“relativelynowafhavinginhidforyearsofthreats.
PM MODI HAILS POWER OF TRICOLOUR, SAYS IT TURNED PROTECTIVE SHIELD NOT ONLY FOR INDIANS BUT ALSO FOR OTHER NATIONALS MODI’S MOM DISTRIBUTES NATIONAL FLAGS TO KIDS IN GUJ AHEAD OF I-DAY Heeraben Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, distributed the national flag to children and hoisted tricolour as Har Ghar Tiranga campaign begins on Saturday. INDEPENDENCE DAY WISHES FOR INDIA FLOAT IN ALL WAY FROM SPACE Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sent a video message from space wishing success to country’s space agency, ISRO on “Gaganyaan” programme - India’s maiden human space mis sion which is sched uled to take place in 2023. In over 1 min video shared by In dian Ambassador to US Taranjit behalfCristoforettiSandhu,said,‘OnofISA,NASA and all int’l partners, I would like to wish best of luck to ISRO as it works on getgonian programme and gets ready to sent humans into space. Expanding our partnership with ISRO and exploring universe together is a goal for all of us.’
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tested positive for Covid again. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge also infected with Covid. Reports of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar also came Covid-19 positive on Saturday.
Jaipur: Former IAS officer Madhukar Gupta was appointed as the Rajasthan SEC on Saturday. Governor Kalraj Mishra issued the appointment order, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. Gupta has been appointed for a term of five years or till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, according to the order. Crucial
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Raj CM Gehlot hoisted the tricolour at his offi cial residence here on Sat urday. The entire country is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ on 75th anniv of Independent India, he said. The nat’l flag is a symbol of the nation’s pride, valour and sacrifice, he said. The CM has appealed to the people of the state to hoist the tricolour at every house, a release said.
NOIDA: EXPLOSIVES REACH SITE New Delhi: Process for rigging Supertech’s illegal twin towers in Noida with explosives started on Saturday, as nearly 100-metre tall structures are set to be demolished soon, officials said. Over 3,500 kg of explosives will be filled in around 9,400 holes drilled in the columns and shears of the skeletal structures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Sports MoS Nisith Pramanik with CWG 2022 participants Contingent for CWG 2022, in Delhi on Saturday.
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J’GIRPURI CASE: ACCUSED HELD New Delhi: A 38-yearold man, Sheikh Sikandar wanted in the Jahangirpuri violence case was arrested in northwest Delhi on Saturday, police said. He was absconding since violence in April and a cash reward of Rs 25,000 was declared.
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Hizb chief's son among 4 J&K govt staff sacked Srinagar: The J&K govt Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, selfstyled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mu jahideen, and the wife of a jailed separatist who was also involved in fa tal attack on minority community members. All the four have been dismissed for allegedly having links with forces working against India and spreading mali cious propaganda, offi cials said. They have been dismissed under Article 311 of the Con stitution which enables govt to sack its employ ees without any seekingfalseinvolvedleged2011-batchasFarooqmandAssabah-ul-Arjainquiry.Khan,thewifeofAhmedDarali‘BittaKarate’andaJKAS,isaltohavebeenfoundinprovidinginformationforapassport.
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Redevelopment work disrupts water supply to Vikhroli residents
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and others take part in a Tiranga rally organized by BJP, marking ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under the aegis of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, in Nagpur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI The Union minister said he wished Bawankule gets more promotions in the party, but added in a lighter vein that this did not mean he wanted to Bawankule to be CM. “In that case, the media will twist my statement and say I am giving a message to Fadnavis. I want Fadnavis to be CM but if he progresses at the national level, then Bawankule may also get an opportunity,” Gadkari said.
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Everyone will get a Kesarkarchance: First India Bureau Pune: Newly appoint ed minister Deepak Kesarkar on Friday said that “everyone” will get an opportu nity in the next round of cabinet expansion. “We got nine ministe rial berths in the recent cabinet expansion and, of them, seven were ministers in the earlier government. In the sec ond round, everybody will get an opportuni ty,” he Speakingsaid. about the disappointment of Bac chu Kadu, a minister of state in the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi gov ernment who is now part of the Shinde fac tion, Kesarkar said Kadu is a senior leader and also president of a political party, and “his prestige will be main tained” in the second round of expansion.
Memorial honouring blackbuck killed by Salman Khan Rajeev Gaur Jodhpur: The Bishnoi community in the Kankani village of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district is construct ing a huge memorial to honour the black buck killed by Bolly wood actor Salman Khan 24 years ago. The people of this vil lage consider deer as their identity and says it is necessary for deer to survive. A grand monument and an ani mal rescue centre are being constructed at the same place where the deer was found dead. The memorial will be built in Kankani village at around 07 bigha (a small portion of land). A 3ft statue of black deer weighing 800kg will be erected at the site made of cement and iron bars, and a res cue centre will also be built for the treatment of animals and birds. The statue of the deer is ready to be placed at the temple in Kakani village. The local people built the entire temple by collecting money from the residents of the Kankani village. A local sculptor Shankar has prepared the statue in 15 days at Siwanchi Gate of Jodhpur. The horns on the statue are of the original deer. According to villag ers, the temple is being built to raise awareness to protect animals for the coming genera tions. First India Bureau Mumbai: Around 1,000 families in Vikhroli’s Kannam war Nagar didn’t re ceive municipal wa ter on Friday after a supply line was damaged during re development work on a nearby build ing. Residents claimed they were forced to buy water, which costs approxi mately Rs3,500 per tanker. The theBhuchke,quiredmapveloperline?undergroundcauseers?willorderhadisThursdaytapsclaimedbeandlinestated(MHADA),velopmentHousingMaharashtraandAreaDeAuthorityhowever,thatthepipehadbeenrepairedthatsupplywouldrestoredsoon.Theresidentsthattheirwentdryonnight.“Thisfestiveseason,wenooptionbuttotankers.WhopayforthetankHowcananyonedamagetoanwaterHowcanthedenothaveaofutilities?”enShrikantsecretaryofRajmataSociety.Thedamagetothe supply line happened during the redevelop ment of Building No. 191. Natasha Develop ers has been entrusted with the redevelop ment of Building No. 191. The ruptured pipeline affected at least 20 buildings. The MHADA sec tion engineer Govard han Kale claimed that the repairing of the water pipeline has been completed and supply will be re stored soon. “We had already shared a map of the underground utilities at the permis sion stage,” he said. Another official said they will submit a report to their seniors about the incident.
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uty Chief Minister Dev endra Fadnavis took oath on June 30. Replying to a question on the status of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises the Shiv Sena, NCP and Con gress, Pawar said, “The right to take final deci sion on MVA is reserved with Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and Ud dhavWhenThackeray.”askedabout the closure of Rupee Coop erative Bank, Pawar stated that efforts were made to save it, but its license was cancelled on August 08. “There are five to seven such banks in Pune district. We have requested veteran coop erative banker Vidyad har Anaskar for sugges tions. Banks in Maha rashtra must not face difficulties,” Pawar said. He also condemned the attack on celebrated author Salman Rushdie, calling it an attack on freedom of speech.
First India Bureau Nagpur: Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Dev endra Fadnavis on Saturday said the tricolour is not just a flag, but a symbol of self-awareness. “The tricolour is not just a flag, but a symbol of our ‘atma bhan’ (self-aware ness). Our soldiers get inspiration from the tricolour while fighting for the coun try,” Fadnavis said. He further added, “A soldier dreams that if he wins, he will wear the tricol our and if he attains martyrdom, he will be wrapped in it.”
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Fadnavis was speaking at a gather ing during the ‘Tiran ga Padyatra’ (foot march) organized here by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The event was also at tended by Union min ister Nitin Gadkari, the party's newly-ap pointed state unit chief Chandrashek harOtherBawankule.party lead ers and workers also took part in the pady atra from Trisharan square to Shatabdi square held in the morning. The event was organized as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Am rit Mahotsav’ to com memorate 75 years of Independence. Maha Dy CM addressed a gathering during the ‘Tiranga Padyatra’ organized by the BJP, where Union minister Nitin Gadkari, the party's newly-appointed state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were also present
Pune: Senior National ist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pa war on Saturday criti cized the appointment of “tainted” ministers in the Eknath Shinde government in Maha rashtra, claiming that some members of the ruling party were un happy with their in clusion. “Several tainted min isters were inducted in the state government. Many have not liked this decision. Even some peo ple in the Shinde-Fad navis government have not liked the decision to induct these persons,”
Ajit Pawar slams induction of ‘tainted’ ministers in govt
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CIVIC MESS Chief Minister Eknath Shinde being welcomed by Maharashtra Minister Chandrakant Patil upon his arrival, in Kolhapur, Saturday.
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A 3ft statue of black deer weighing 800kg will be erected at the site.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Taking a dig at the Eknath Shinde-led faction, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said the party was not an “object lying in the open” that could be picked up and claimed by just anyone. The former Chief Minister was speaking at the event marking the 62nd Foundation Day of ‘Marmik’, a weekly started by his father and Shiv Sena founder, the late Bala saheb Thackeray, in 1960.“Some people think Shiv Sena is an object lying in the open which they can pick up and take away,” said Shiv Sena chief, who re signed as CM in June, following a vertical split in the Thackerayparty.also said that Shiv Sena’s foun dations were deep and strong, and that no one could stake a claim over the party. The Thackeray-led Shiv Sena is now em broiled in a political fracas with the rebel ling Shinde camp— which claims to be the “original” Shiv Sena of Balasaheb Thackeray and has staked a claim to the party’s election symbol, a “bow and ar row”, with the issue pending before the Su preme“TheCourt.seeds of Shiv Sena were sown through ‘Marmik’, as cartoons published in it gave voice to restless minds 62 years ago. One can imagine what would have happened to Marathi people in Maharashtra, and Hin dus in India, had Shiv Sena not been around,” said‘Marmik’Thackeray. was launched by Bal Thack eray—a political car toonist at the time—in 1960. It was seen as the launchpad for the Shiv Sena party, which came into existence in 1966. At that time, the weekly focused on is sues of common Mar athi people, which in cluded unemployment, influx of north Indian migrants, and re trenchment of Marathi workers among others.
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At an event here on Friday, Gadkari said the BJP was a party of “karyakartas” (work ers) who could reach the top with their hard work, and was not a unit where the son of the chief minister be came chief minister, etc.He added that it was not a crime to be the child of a leader but one would need to show qualities in order to get a post in the party. Praising Bawankule for his work as state en ergy minister in the earlier Fadnavis dis pensation, Gadkari said the newly-appointed state unit chief did not get disappointed when he did not get a ticket to contest the 2019 Assem blyHepolls.continued to work for the party and has, thus, been rewarded, Gadkari added. The Union minister said he wished Bawankule gets more promotions in the party, but added in a lighter vein that this did not mean he wanted to Bawankule to be CM. “In that case, the me dia will twist my state ment and say I am giv ing a message to Fad navis. I want Fadnavis to be CM but if he pro gresses at the national level, then Bawankule may also get an oppor tunity,” Gadkari said. Fadnavis praised Bawankule for his hard work and said he would prove to be a very effi cient state unit chief. “It is the speciality of the BJP that a common worker can reach the highest posts due to hard work and dedica tion,” the Deputy Chief Minister said. He also said the new government will work towards bringing the state back on track after the misrule of the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
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Couple among four killed in road accident
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) illuminated in tricolor lights in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
The girl, a resident of Hyderpura, was first rushed to the dis trict general hospital and then referred to a private hospital, the policePolicesaid.Commission er Arti Singh visited the spot along with a team of policemen be longing to the Nagpuri Gate police circle. Fur ther investigation was on, they added.
—Vijay Kharat, central coordinator of Yuva Childline, Navi Mumbai
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First India Bureau Palghar: The police on Saturday in formed that they have rescued a 12-year-old girl, who was kidnapped by three kidnap pers, from Wada taluka area of Pal ghar district. The girl was kid napped on Friday evening when she was returning from school, said Superin tendent of Police (SP) Balasaheb Patil. “After a complaint was filed by her par ents, several teams were formed to res cue the child and nab the culprits. We found out she was be ing kept in a farm house in Wada. The child was rescued in the early hours of Saturday and was reunited with her parents,” the SP said. “One of the kid nappers named Sa meer Thackeray (30), has been arrested, while a hunt is on to arrest the rest of them. The girl was abducted because the accused wanted to settle scores with her parents, who are school teachers,” the official said.
The girl, a resident of Hyderpura, was rushed to the district general hospital
Man fires at assailants in self-defence, misses target; bullet hits 13-year-old
According to sources, church officials will be charged under laws designed to protect children.TheThane District Child Protection Unit was notified a week ago by the non-profit Yuva Childline that Bethel Gospel Pentecos tal Ashram, also known as a Church, in Sea woods, Nerul, had housed children in de plorable UnittrictJadhavandChildrentheSuvarnaActingconditions.onatip-off,JadhavfromDistrictWomenandDevelopmentadvocatePallavifromtheDisChildProtectionraidedtheplace.“Earlier,wehaddone a recce which suggested the condition in which the children were kept was substandard. As the official team raided the premises, we were con fronted by a foul smell,” said Vijay Kharat, cen tral coordinator of Yuva Childline, Navi Mumbai. “The small premises housed 45 children and 25 elders. Kids were sleeping in the kitchen as well,” Kharat added. Kharat stated that the officials were astounded that the children were given stale food. “There were four rooms full of junk, including the kitchen. No bedding was provided to the kids. During counselling, the children stated that the priest of the church used to beat and scold them. They were also asked to assist older Ashram in mates,” he said. “The kids were brought from churches in interior Maharashtra as well Rajasthan, Odis ha and Tamil Nadu. The church owner claims the kids were sent by their own parents,” said an of ficial from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC),OfficialsThane.also found that the church didn’t have the permissions to run a shelter. It had not even maintained a regis ter carrying the details of the kids. The CWC shifted the kids to chil dren’s homes in Thane and asked officials to counsel them and re cord their statements.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Thane child protection authorities rescued 45 boys and girls aged between three to 18 from a Navi Mumbai church where they were al legedly underfed and kept in workbeatentiesportedlytheconditions.deplorableSomeofchildrenhaveretoldauthorithattheywereandforcedtoattheshelter.
“The small premises housed 45 children and 25 elders. There were four rooms full of junk, including the kitchen. No bedding was provided to the kids. During coun selling, the children stated that the priest of the church used to beat and scold them. They were also asked to assist older Ashram inmates.”
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The national flag of India is tied to the wall at Byculla Zoo’s Penguin House in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
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Cops rescue 12-yr-old girl from kidnappers
National flags hoisted at a residential apartment as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Dinesh Khara rides a bicycle during a cycle rally to create awareness about ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, at SBI Corporate Center in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
Students holding tricolor participate in ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav’ organized at a school in Mumbai on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau Chandrapur: Four people, including a couple, were killed and another one was injured after their sports utility vehicle (SUV) rammed into a stationary truck while trying to save a cow sitting in the middle of a road at Kisan Nagar in Chan drapur district, po lice said on Saturday. The accident took place under the juris diction of Saoli police station on Borkarpolicetantlingfriendbrother-in-lawterial.(35)friendthegoneGadchirolidiscnight,highwaydrapur-GadchiroliChanlateFridaytheysaid.PankajBagde(26),ajockey(DJ)fromdistrict,hadtoChandrapurinSUValongwithhisAnupTadulwartobuysomeDJmaTadulwar’swife,andawerealsotravelwiththem,assisinspectorofSaolistationAshishsaid.“Onthereturnjourneyafterbuyingthematerial,thedriverlostcontroloverthevehiclewhiletryingtosaveacowsittinginthemiddleoftheroad.TheSUVhitatruckparkedontheroad,killingfouroftheoccupantsonthespot,”hesaid.BesidesBagdeandTadulwar,thelatter’swifeMaheshwari(24)andManojTirthgiriwar(29)werekilledintheaccident.Theinjuredperson,identifiedasSurendraMasram(23),hasbeentakentoahospitalinSaolitehsil.
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Officials say the facility had no license to shelter the kids, who were brought from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
First India Bureau Amravati: A 13-yearold girl was acciden tally hit by a bullet, when a man who was attacked by assail ants with sword and knife, fired at them in defence on Friday evening. The inci dent took place at around 04 pm at Kad abi Bazaar in the Pa than Chowk locality. Ahmad Khan was attacked by some peo ple with sword and a knife. Khan retaliated by firing at his attack ers, but missed the tar get, the police said. The bullet pierced the left leg of a Class IX student, who was passing by the area, they said.
—PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE Bhoiwada police station on Saturday organized a rally in which various schools from Naigaon Bhoiwada area participated, including Kamala Mehta blind school, from Naigaon Dadar to Parel in Mumbai.
Mantralaya building illuminated with tricolour lights as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, in Mumbai.
While India produced a dominating show in badminton, wrestling and weightlifting, the athletes also did well in athletics, judo and lawn bowl, where they won India’s first-ever medal in the “NotGames.only are we strengthening the sports that we have been strong in but have also left a mark in new sports. In hockey we are trying to get our legacy back,” Modi said. “Since the last time, we have won medals in four new sports, from lawn bowls to athletics, our performance has been spectacular. This performance will help increase youth’s inter est in new sports. We have to improve our performance in new sports.”
the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting stressed the need for expediting the process of return of In dian students to China to attend classes on an earlyJaishankardate. in March had said he strongly took up with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi the predicament of Indian students study ing in China who haven’t been allowed to return citing Covid re strictions.
The bridge decked up with Tricolour after the inauguration.
Vidisha: Four persons were killed after a speeding car hit two motorcycles in Vidisha district in Mad hya Pradesh, a police official said on Saturday The incident took place in Gyaraspur, some 35 kilometres from the district headquarters, on Friday, and police said the accident may have been caused by some stray cattle sitting on the road. Efforts were on to trace the car and nab the driver who fled the spot.
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Patna: Repeatedly re minded of his promise of delivering 10 lakh jobs if he came to power in the 2020 Bihar elec tions, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Sat urday posted a clip of him answering the ques tion with a shot at BJP. “It is a success that instead of Hindu-Mus lim topics, you are ask ing us about employ ment. I thank you, the people who were sleep ing and never asked about jobs, that media is also awake now. Isn’t this a success?” he said. “The BJP never fulfils its promise. We will ful fil our promises. And these questions that you are asking impishly that ‘when will you give 10 lakhs’, hasn’t the Chief Minister spoken about this in front of you to day?” Yadav said. “But do ask BJP what happened to the 2 crore jobs that PM Modi prom ised each year in 2014]. And they were in power for almost two years, did BJP give even 19 of the 19 lakh jobs they prom ised?” he added. BJP TEJASHWINITISHSLAMSAND
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has ordered release of a man convicted for rape and murder of a minor noting he has been in jail for almost 19 years despite being declared a juvenile. A bench of justices Indira Banerjee and V denttimeinChildren)andJuveniletheyearsincannotnianRamasubramasaidajuvenilebedetainedcustodybeyond3accordingtoprovisionsoftheJustice(CareProtectionofAct,2000,forceatthematerialwhentheincitookplace.
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Bank staff locked up in toilet, gold looted Chennai (Agencies): Thirty-two kg gold, re portedly worth several crores of rupees, was looted from a bank in Chennai on Saturday evening. Three men in masks locked the em ployees in a toilet before they robbed the Fed Bank Gold Loan in the city’s Arumbakkam area.“They took the keys of the strong room and locked the employees in a toilet and escaped with the gold in carry bags. According to the branch, 32 kg gold was stolen,” Police Commis sioner Shankar Jeewal explained the modus operandi of the rob bers.The robbery was sus pected to be an inside job, said police.gang — Dulesh Alam of Bihar, and Badre Alam of Ut tar Pradesh — were ar rested from Mum bai. The other four — Amit Yadav, Saddiq Anwar, Sanoj Kumar, Kash Alam, all natives of Bihar — were arrest ed from the state’s Mu zaffarpur, according to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Balan. “One of them is sus pected to be a present employee of the branch,” TS Anbu, Joint Commissioner of PoliceMeanwhile,said. in a vid eo, a security guard who claimed to be attached to the gold loan office, says, “I turned unconscious after I consumed the soft drink they offered me.”
New Delhi: The Unnao rape survivor has filed a transfer pe tition in Supreme Court seeking transfer of a criminal case against her in Unnao district to Delhi. Approaching the top court, she submitted that a non-bailable warrant was issued against her by the Unnao ACJM court in an FIR filed by the father of Shubham Singh, one of three men currently facing trial in New Delhi for the gang rape of the survivor.
New Delhi (ANI): The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the door, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contin gent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games. Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian con tingent at his residence to felicitate the players here. The Indian ath letes produced a sensa tional show in Birming ham, claiming 61 med als, including 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze. “The real assessment of this performance can’t be made with just number of medals, our athletes competed neckto-neck. There may have been a difference of 1s or 1cm but we will make that up I am con fident of that,” Modi said during his speech. “We have the respon sibility of making a sporting system which is the best in the world, inclusive, diverse and dynamic. No talent should be left out as they are all assets.”
Chandigarh: The six Bihar residents arrested for threat calls to four legislators in Haryana belong to a gang of extortionists and fraud sters with links in Paki stan and West Asia, and sent at least 2.7 crore to Pakistan in the last eight months, police said Saturday. Some ex-MLAs in Punjab had also received threats from them.
IAS officer Shubhra Saxena is Dy Secy,EC Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: Shubhra Saxena (IAS officer of 2009 batch) has been ap pointed to the post of Deputy Secretary in the Election Commission of India (ECI) for 4 years. According to an order issued by the Depart ment of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Fri day (12.08.2022), the com petent authority has ap proved the appointment of Saxena to the post for a period of four years from the date of taking over the charge of the post or until further or ders, whichever is ear lier. An IIT-Roorkee alumni, UP cadre officer Saxena worked as a soft ware engineer abroad for over four years be fore deciding to join ad ministrative service. World’s highest Chenab railway bridge inaugurated in J&K
Srinagar (ANI): The golden joint of the world’s highest Chenab railway bridge was in augurated on Saturday. For the first time ever since independ ence, Srinagar will be linked to the rest of In dia after the overarch deck on the world’s highest single-arch rail way bridge over Chenab River will be launched. From the two ends of the Chenab River valley, the bridge superstruc ture on the arch was be ing gradually pushed, and it will eventually connect at the Center of theSanjayarch. Gupta, Chair man and MD, Konkan Railway said, “This has been a long journey. The term ‘Golden Joint’ was coined by civil engi neers... It’s the world’s highest railway bridge with intricate engineer ing that had to overcome several challenges.”
FOUR DEAD AS CAR RAMS INTO TWO MOTORCYCLES IN VIDISHA
Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong speaks to reporters on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Asked about jobs promise, Tejashwi Yadav targets BJP
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PM Modi hosts India’s CWG contingent
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister HARMANPREET LAUDED New Delhi: nuka’sthewellAllperformanceproducedleadership,Harmanpreet’s“Under(Kaur)Indiahasafantasticincricket.playershavedonebutnoonehadantidotetoRe(Thakur)swing bowling. It is not a small feat to be the top wicket taker among the greats,” Modi said noting that the achieve ments of the athletes coincided with the celebrations of India’s 75th independence day.
Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Madhya Pradesh has stripped its Ujjain district unit president and six other office-bearers for alleg edly creating ruckus at Mahakaleshwar temple during organisation chief Tejasvi Surya’s visit there. On Thurs day, police had regis tered an FIR against two persons in connec tion with the ruckus, which took place on Wednesday when Surya visited the temple.
Srinagar: Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal, who had resigned from bureaucracy in 2019 to float his political party only to quit politics lat er, has been appointed as deputy secretary in the Ministry of Cul ture. Sources said the decision was approved by the Centre. Notably, Faesal’s resignation had never been accepted by the government.
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PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Anurag Thakur greet the CWG achievers in Delhi on Saturday. It is just a start and we are not going to just sit quietly, golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the door.”
New Delhi: A public litigationinterest(PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court (HC) seeking direction for placing the Indian Flag and statue of justice inside the courtroom and outside the court complex at the main entrance of all district courts of Delhi, including High Court of Delhi. The plea stated that people have faith and trust in the judiciary and come there with high hopes. Courts are considered as “Tem ple of Justice”.
UNNAO RAPE SURVIVOR MOVES SC SEEKING TRANSFER OF CASE TO DELHI
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New Delhi: Former New Zealand batting legend Ross Taylor revealed in his recent autobiogra phy “Ross Taylor: Black & White” that he was slapped across the face by a Rajasthan Royals owner when he got out for a duck in an IPL match against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Mohali. Ranchi: imprisonmentPronouncingtilldeath to an autorickshaw driver and his accomplice in connec tion with the murder of a Dhanbad Court Judge last year, a special CBI Court in its order said “such culprit needs to be kept behind bars till the end of his life”. Addl sessions judge Uttam Anand, 49, was murdered.
CRUCIAL READ Srinagar: An armed forces personnel was injured after militants attacked a forces party near Ali Masjid Eidgah area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday, police said. A senior police officer said that mili tants lobbed a grenade at the banker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the grenade exploded with a loud bang on the roadside.
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Bihar DyCM Tejashwi Yadav speaking to reporters. —FILE PHOTO
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Patna: The BJP has hit out at the newly accusinggovernmentMahagathbandhanformedinBihar,itofindulging in appeasement politics of Muslims. Union Minister Giriraj Singht tweeted a letter written by the direc tor of Primary Education Dept Ravi Prakash to all the district education officers asking for the vacancies of Urdu teach ers in the state. “How many general teachers’ posts are sanctioned and how many posts teach ers are working on? How many posts are vacant? How many have been appointed? What is the number and percentage of minority communities out of the total teachers ap pointed?” the letter read. In the letter, Prakash also sought to know about the number of posts sanctioned for Urdu and Bangla teachers. Renu Devi tweeted, “In the new government no decision has come on Sanskrit, but it came on Urdu.”
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MAN HELD FOR HOISTING PAK FLAG IN UTTAR PRADESH’S KUSHINAGAR FROM PG 1 ‘Soon is their... asked Fadnavis or Shin de about the cabinet ex pansion, they said it would happen ‘soon’. Now, even five days after the cabinet expansion, they continue to say ‘soon’ when asked about portfolios. ‘Soon’ ap pears to be their favour ite word,” Pawar said, tongue in cheek. Pawar said the portfo lios need to be an nounced immediately as monsoon session of leg islature is scheduled to start from August 17. Although the cabinet expanded from two to 20 with the induction of 18 ministers--nine each from the BJP and the Shinde faction--bicker ing over portfolios has led to delays. Pawar rued the fact that the country was celebrating 75th anniversary of In dependence but no guardian ministers have been announced yet to hoist the Tricolour in their districts. Antici pating criticism on this count, the Shinde gov ernment had announced half a dozen names of cabinet ministers who are expected to be pre sent for flag hoisting ceremony in each dis trict, and directed dis trict collectors to hoist the national flag in the rest of Maharashtra’s 36 districts.Pawar’s dig came af ter Fadnavis, who is in Nagpur for flag hoisting on I-Day, reiterated that portfolios would be allo cated ‘soon’ in response to questions from re porters. Pawar also hint ed that the vertical split in the Shiv Sena could be good electorally for Maha Vikas Aghadi con stituents. “The people of Maharashtra do not like the politics of defection. I feel if the three Maha Vikas Aghadi partners contest the 2024 elec tions together, a differ ent picture could emerge in the state. The respec tive leaders in three par ties will take the neces sary decision at an ap propriate time,” he said.
Rally on price rise: Cong calls meet to finalise strategy
New Delhi: August 13 is globally observed as the World Organ Dona tion Day every year. Do nating organs is consid ered a noble cause as it amounts to leasing a person a new life. Speaking on the im portance of spreading awareness surround ing organ donation, un ion minister of parlia mentary affairs, coal and mines, Pralhad Joshi, in a tweet, called it a noble act and said “with the help of ad vanced technology and the expertise of doc tors, many lives can be saved through organ donation.”Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Saturday fe licitated the family members who donated organs of their de ceased loved ones at an event held at Vidhana SoudhaKarnataka. health minister, K Sudhakar said, “during this Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav, pledge to donate your organs which could be “Amrit (elixir)” for someone’s life.”
General secretaries and state in charges of the party will meet on August 16 for the preparation of a mega rally to be held in Delhi ‘Temple work to be over by next Dec’ Sultanpur (PTI) Shri Ram Janmab hoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Cham pat Rai said the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be complete by De cember next year. People will be able to have a glimpse of Ram Lalla at the grand temple then, he said on Friday.“Since Sultan pur is close to Ayo dhya, I am extend ing an invitation to people of this place to have a ‘darshan’ of Shri Ram Lalla next year in Decem ber,” he said. The construction work is going on at a good pace and the temple will be ready for ‘dar shan’ by devotees in December 2023, he added.
Kushinagar: A man was arrested here for allegedly hoisting Pakistan’s national flag at his house, police said on Saturday. ASP Ritesh Kumar Singh, “The flag was hoisted at a house in Vedupar Mustaquil village under the Tariya Sujan police station area on Friday.” He added that the flag was removed as soon as police got informationt. “The arrested accused is Salman (21). A case has been registered against Salman and his aunt Shahnaz (22), who made the flag” he added.
Raipur: The CRPF has been reach ing out to remote villages in Maoisthit Bastar region and distributing the national flags. CRPF officials said they have also cov ered those villages where the flag had never been hoisted since Independ ence due to various reasons including the Maoist threat. Security personnel have not only told villagers to hoist the tricolour in their houses but also made them aware of the importance of day.Independence
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Slipper thrown at Min’s car, 5 BJP men held
Banda: A total of eight bodies were fished out from the Kishanpur ghat on Saturday push ing the death toll to 11 in the August 11 boat capsize in Banda, po lice said. Earlier today six bodies were recov ered and two more were retrieved a short time later, police said. SP Rajesh Singh said that the bodies of five men and three women, have been recovered today and the process of identification is un derway.
Chennai: Five BJP workers have been ar rested after a slipper was thrown at Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Ra jan’s car in Madurai. The Minister was in Madurai to pay respects to rifleman D Laksh manan, who was killed in the line of duty in an encounter with terror ists in Rajouri of J & K. “All the five arrested are BJP party mem bers. Investigation is underway,” a senior po lice officer said. A DMK official says the place meant for pay ing tributes was packed with party workers. BJP state president K Annamalai too wanted to pay respects. The minister pointed out that this would be a vio lation of protocol as only designated mem ber, including the Col lector, ought to be part of this. As police at tempted to regulate the crowd, word spread that the Minister wanted the party workers to be moved.
Shinde faction... Thackeray and Shinde addressed public meet ings in Katraj. Thacker ay is on a statewide Shiv Samvad Yatra to recon nect with party workers after the vertical split triggered by the defec tion by Shinde and 40 MLAs in June. Thacker ay scion is preparing the ground for another tour by Uddhav Thackeray later this month before the big battle for 14 mu nicipal corporations in cluding the Brihanmum bai Municipal Corpora tion after the monsoon.
HAR GHAR TIRANGA Shah, Nadda hoist national flag & post pics on social media
BJP LEADERS JOIN 3-DAY CAMPAIGN ACROSS COUNTRY
New Delhi (PTI): BJP leaders, including Un ion ministers, joined the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign across the country as the three-day exercise began on Satur day to mark the 75th an niversary of India’s In dependence.HomeMinister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda hoisted the national flag at their residences and posted pictures on social me dia. As part of the exer cise in the run-up to In dependence Day, the BJP also held an exhibi tion on the eve of Parti tion Horrors Remem brance Day on August 14, at its office here. “Attended the poign ant exhibition on ‘Parti tion Horrors Remem brance Day’ at BJP HQ that reminds us all of the pain of lakhs of our brothers and sisters during partition. We must never forget the cost that politics of hate and divide, driven by personal selfish inter ests imposed on us,” Na dda said. Union minis ter Bhupender Yadav visited Ballia to pay trib utes to freedom fighter Chittu Pandey. Party leaders across the coun try attended different programmes.
Lumpy disease: Over 2K cattle died in Pun Chandigarh, (PTI): More than 2,100 cattle have died while over 60,000 have been affect ed by lumpy skin dis ease so far in Punjab, an official said on Satur day. The Punjab govern ment has intensified efforts to check the spread of the disease and has administered goat pox vaccine to more than 1.45 lakh cat tle, the official said. Chief Minister Bhag want Mann has formed a three-member group of ministers to monitor and control the spread of the Lumpydisease.skin disease infects cows and buffa loes mainly through vectors like blood-feed ing insects. It leads to the formation of nodes on the animal’s skin or hide that look like lumps, fever, runny nose, reduced milk yield and difficulty in eating. Punjab, Ra jasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been hit by the out break of the disease.
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New Delhi (PTI) Con gress has called a meet ing of all its general secretaries and state incharges on August 16 for the preparation of a mega rally to be held in Delhi and ‘mehngai chaupals’ across the country as part of its protests against price rise, GST on essential commodities and un employment, said sources.Congress has stepped up its attack on the cen tral government and has decided to organise ‘chaupals’ (meetings) across the country to protest issues like infla tion and unemploy ment.The party will hold a series of protest rallies in various parts of the country, includ ing agricultural and mandis and retail mar kets, starting from 17 August.Theprotest rally will end in Delhi’s Ramlee la Maidan on 28 Au gust.Congress General Secretary and Commu nication Incharge Jairam Ramesh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s at tempt to tar legitimate protest as “black mag ic” only highlights the BJP government’s in security about its fail ure to control rampag ing inflation and un employment.
BJP chief JP Nadda and his wife Mallika Nadda hoisted the national flag at their residence in New Delhi on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with the students holds a National flag in Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
C-19: ADVISORY TO CONTAIN SPREAD ISSUED Chandigarh: Amid a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government on Saturday issued an advisory to officials directing them ensure wearing of appropri ate masks in all educational institutions, government and private offices, malls and other public places. The advisory was is sued by the Punjab government’s Depart ment of Home Affairs to all the divisional commissioners and the deputy commis sioners in the state, all the zonal IGPs, Commissioners of Police, DIGs and SSPs in the state and all civil surgeons. In its advisory, the state government said that it has been observed that many people are not following COVID appropriate behav iour, especially wearing of masks. It also noted that the number of COVID positive cases, positivity rate and hospitalisation are showing an upward trend.
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OCCASION REDUCED TO GLORIFYING ‘SARVAGYAANI’: CONGRESS New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday attacked the government for not holding special functions at Parlia ment’s historic Central Hall to mark 75th year of Independence, and alleged it has been reduced just to “glorifying the sarvag yaani”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh sai.“Sadly, nothing like that has been organised for the 75th anniversary, which has been reduced to an occasion to glorify the Sarvagyaani (one who knows it all),” he said.
Colombo: SL’s govt has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island despite India’s concerns that it could spy on New Delhi’s mili tary installations, offi cials said on Saturday. The Yuan Wang 5 is described as a research and survey vessel by in ternational shipping and analytics sites, but is said to be a dual-use spy ship. New Delhi is suspicious of Beijing’s increasing presence in Indian Ocean and influ ence in SL, seeing both as being firmly within its sphere of influence. Wang was originally due to call at SL’s Chineserun Hambantota port on August 11, only for Co lombo to ask Beijing to indefinitely defer visit.
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consecutive days. After much effort, on the third day, he met Amit Shah. Bansal pleaded with Shah and present ed his side of the story and after deep thought and consideration, it is said that Shah talked to party’s organization general secretary BL Santosh about Bansal. However, Santosh pro posed that Bansal be made the party’s vicepresident. But on this Bansal did not agree and said, ‘Vice Presi dency is given to a poli tician who is on the threshold of retire ment. I have to contest the assembly elections from Rajasthan, also become a minister in the state.’ After this Shah used his veto to give Bansal a position in the party as national general secretary of the party while also handing him the charge of Telan gana, West Bengal and Odisha. terestingly,In this move has also sent a message to his loyal ists as well.
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Mumbai (PTI): The National Investiga tion Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a tenth accused in con nection with the mur der of pharmacist Umesh Kolhe in Am ravati in June. Shaikh Shakeel (28), the accused, is a resi dent of Imamnagar, La lkhadi in Amravati, an statement said. The in vestigation found his “active role” in the mur der conspiracy, it added. Kolhe (54) was mur dered on the night of June 21, allegedly for sharing a social media post supporting sus pended BJP leader Nu pur Sharma’s contro versial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
Many special trains will depart for the Konkan region during the Ga nesh festival. The checking will be conducted in long-distance trains too.
The change in tone of the usually calm 32-year-old has not gone unnoticed, but will it make a difference?
MAMTA’S ‘OLIVE BRANCH’ TO MODI? I n recent days, when Bengal Chief Minis ter Mamata Banerjee returned to Kolkata af ter meeting the Prime Minister in Delhi, she gave an ‘off-beat’ inter view to another Bengali newspaper. If sources are to be believed, in this interview, Didi tied the bridge of praise for the PM. Didi told that Modi ji loves ‘Pistachio Flavoured Misty Doi’, and that ‘Peacock’ is his favourite colour. So this time she went to Delhi with a PMPM.DoitoadditionDighashawlcolourpeacockspecialofinMistyfortheTheac cepted her gift whole heartedly. Mamata also told in this interview that she regularly sends Bengal’s special Malda Him Sagar and Laxman Bhog mangoes to the PM every summer. But the next day this inter view was not published. Mamata came to know that her nephew Ab hishek Banerjee had stopped this interview from getting published. Mamata then sum moned Abhishek and expressed her displeas ure, on which Ab hishek said that ‘After reading this interview, it did not seem that it was an interview of Bengal tigress, rather it seemed that we were reading the interview of some state president of BJP.’ Mamta re mained silent. MAMTA’S BET ON PARTHA WRONG R ecently, when Tri namool leader Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi, she called an important meeting of her special core group at the house of her party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sudhan shu Shekhar Rai. Trinamool MPs like gataSauRoy, Sudhanshu Shekhar Rai and Abhishek Ba nerjee attended this tea meeting. Sharing her pain with her party MPs, Mamata said that ‘whenever she thinks about the expansion of the party, no one can take this idea off the ground.’ Mamata called Goa the biggest exam ple of this. Taking a dig at Abhishek, Mamata said that ‘when Par tha’s ‘note scandal’ came to the fore, you im mediately dismissed him from the party without thinking. To day the situation is that he is playing in the hands of central agen cies and that he is even ready to become an ‘ap prover’. In fact, Mamata is worried that if Par tha, who was so close to her, starts playing in the hands of the central government, then the heat of this investiga tion will affect her per sonally too.
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Aaditya has been touring across the state, especially the constitu encies of rebel Sena MLAs, as the party fac tion led by his father Uddhav Thackeray fac es an existential crisis. Over the last one-andhalf months, the tone and tenor of the usually calm 32-year-old Aadi tya have taken on a note of aggression. He has dubbed the re bels as “gaddar” or trai tors, “dirt of the nal lah” who “stabbed” his father in the back when he was sick. The language has not gone down well. Shahaji Patil, rebel Sena MLA from Sango la in Solapur, said the young leader was try ing to mimic his grand father, the late Sena founder Bal Thackeray, but “duplication” does not work. “These MLAs are 50, 60 years old. Parents teach children to speak respectfully to elders. But I don’t know wheth er he has been taught that,” Patil said last week.Kishori Pednekar, former Mumbai mayor and one of the Sena leaders leading the charge against the re bels, said Aaditya Thackeray cannot be expected to sit on his hands when the legacy of his grandfather, fur thered by his father Ud dhav, was at stake. “The Shiv Sena is a party with strong ties to its first family. Aaditya has seen all these peo ple (the rebels) since he was a child. Aaditya has seen the close bond be tween these people and his family. So he is natu rally pained by their behaviour,” she said. Ketan Bhosale, an as sociate professor of politics at Sathaye Colllge of the city, ob served Aaditya Thack eray’s efforts to save the party were “too little and too late”. —PTI
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WILL JDU AND RJD MERGE NOW? W ith JDU and RJD coming together recently in Bihar to form government, the opposition parties re ceived a ‘fresh lease of life’. Tejashwi Yadav came to Delhi with a list of potential ministers of RJD quota and met his father Lalu Yadav for the final seal of con sent. Although he met Sonia-Rahul and Yechury also. It is said that Lalu, who is not in the best of health, had a long talk with Nitish on the phone and word is that Lalu said that ‘Now the time has come for RJD and JDU to merge and that Nitish should do politics of Delhi while Tejashwi should handle the front at Pat na.” He stressed that if BJP has to be given retonatathechallenge,aoldJaDalhasbe vived. Furthermore, Lalu asked Nitish to speak to Akhilesh Ya dav, Naveen Patnaik, Deve Gowda and Chan drashekhar Rao, stress ing that if they all come together, Delhi will be far away for the BJP in 2024. Nitish’s recent statements also testify to this that he wants to come out as the new champion of the oppo sition unit. WILL JJP AND BJP PART WAYS? Areview meeting of the BJP was held in Haryana last week which was attended by Chief Minister Mano har Lal Khattar, apart from several prominent leaders of the Sangh, some senior party lead ers and ministers.organizationActually,thismeetingwasconvenedtobrainstormtheresultsoftherecentcivicelectionsofHaryana.Intotalof46bodies,BJPwon22,JJPjust3 and Independents won 19. The three candidates who won from ‘Jannay ak Janata Party’ i.e. JJP are also the same who were earlier seeking tickets from BJP, that is why BJP is not giving any special attention to JJP’s 3 winners. So, in this ownBJPhaspartyconsideredfromdistancedJatstheaskChautalathatmeetingbrainstormingitwasthoughtwhynottalktothefamilyandJJPtomergewithBJP,becausethethemselveshavethemselvestheJJP,whichistobetheoftheJats.JJPstarteddemandingtoletitcontestitscandidatefrom two seats of Hisar and Sirsa, but BJP is hard ly ready for it.
DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES? Thackeray is now often seen with a red tilak in his outreach events. —FILE PHOTO
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Mumbai: Sameer Wankhede, the for mer Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) who was under investigation for al legedly faking his caste credentials for a government job, was cleared of all charges by the caste scrutiny committee. An official said that the order was issued by the Social Justice De partment of the Maha rashtra government on Friday.According to the or der, Wankhede, who is an officer in the Indian Revenue Services, was not a Muslim by birth. However, it was proven that he was part of the ‘Mahar’ community, which is a Scheduled CasteWankhede’s(SC). caste came under scrutiny after a former minister and Nationalist Con gress Party MLA, Nawab Malik accused him of living a “dual life” of “Hindu and a Muslim”.Similar applications were also filed against Wankhede, where the complainants included political leaders Manoj Sansare, Ashok Kamble and Sanjay Kamble. Mumbai district caste certificate verifi cation committee exam ined the complaints and passed the order on Fri day clearing Wankhede of any Accordingwrongdoing.tothe or der, it was not proven that Wankhede, or his father Dnyandev con verted to Islam adding that Wankhede and his father-in-law belonged to the Scheduled Caste Mahar-37.
T he UP unit of BJP was in buzz till sometime back that the ‘road’ BJP general sec retary organization Sunil Bansal took was fast becoming ‘steep’ as the politico was facing several ‘difficulties’. In fact there was a time when the grapevine was that Bansal would be removed from UP and it was also claimed that even the RSS had stopped backing him. But just before his tenure was about to threestayedweekDelhicameBansalend,tolastandfor
First India Bureau Mumbai: A special drive has been launched by the Gov ernment Railway Police (GRP) on Sat urday to check pas sengers and their luggage ahead of the Independence Day and other festivals. As many as 4,000 personnel will check passengers and their luggage inside the trains and at plat forms in two shifts to identify anti-social el ements.“This drive has been initiated ahead of the Independence Day considering that a large number of peo ple will visit places like Mahalaxmi tem ple, Haji Ali Dargah, Marine drive in Mum bai during the extend ed weekend and will travel by trains,” Com missioner of Police, Railways, Quaisar KhalidPeoplesaid. generally flock to tourist places and railway stations on Independence Day, he“Weadded.have asked GRP officials to check the luggage brought by the passengers. Aban doned luggage will also be inspected on priority,” he said. Police also have used sniffer dog services to ensure safety of passengers at the railway stations.
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Prashant Rangnekar Mumbai: Once criti cized for favouring the company of Bol lywood stars and ce lebrities instead of Shiv Sena leaders, Aaditya Thackeray has hit the road to connect with the par ty’s base since the fall of Uddhav government.Thackeray
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A nanya Panday is one of the most popular actors in the tinsel town of Bollywood. Although only a few films old, Ananya has success fully made her space in the big and glamorous world of showbiz. She made her debut in the 2019 film Student of the Year 2 and ever since then, the young actress has been con stantly in the limelight. Speaking of which, she took to her Instagram space and shared a slew of new photos. Ananya lived her DDLJ moment as she posed in the g reen field in Chandigarh as she went the city to promote her upcoming film Liger co-starring Vijay Deverakonda. While sharing the post, she wrote, “pyaar hota hai deewana sanam #DDLJmoment”.
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he world would be a rather scary place without empaths. Without people who can feel and under stand the emotions of others, chaos and disorder might spread quickly. We need more people who can feel and un derstand the suffering of others. We also need people to learn the value of putting themselves in other people’s shoes. While empa thy is a gift that some are born with, it can also be learned. City First brings to you an Empathetic Soul Divyun Nanda and her in spiringWhenjourney.askedto describe herself the diva replied, “I describe my self as a genuine and unpreten tious Empathetic Soul.” Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success. Talking about some of the vital skills required to be in the social media industry she said, “According to me creativity, pas sion, authenticity, consistency and management are the most vital skills. Without any of these, it is hard to survive the cutthroat compe tition.Adream doesn’t become reality through magic, it takes sweat, inspi ration and hard work. Talking about her journey the beauty replied, “My journey as an influencer started almost six to seven years ago. People recognised my work and I started getting of fers from big brands to pro mote their products. It was not something I had planned because my studies were my first priority.Success is peace of mind which is a di rect result of selfsatisfaction in knowing you did your best to be come the best you are capable of becoming. When you’re sur rounded by people who share a passion ate commitment to a common purpose, anything is possible. Describing the most memorable moment she re plied, “I like it when my friends call me up to praise me for the work I do and when I become a source of inspiration for them. Being called as a judge for a re nowned show was a big achievement for me. Mak ing my parents proud and having their sup port throughout my journey will always be the most reward ing moment.”
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V arun Dhawan jetted off on Sat urday for a trip with his wife Natasha Dalal. While on his way to his destina tion, Varun bumped into none other than In dian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan at the airport. Giving the Dhawans’ fans exactly what they need, Varun shared this encounter on his social media accompanied by a picture with the Indi an Cricket Team. Taking to his Twitter, the actor shared two photos, one with Shi khar Dhawan and the second with the entire team. Along with the photos, he wrote, “At 4 in the morning I was like a boy in a candy shop. Got very excited to meet and chat with our men in blue About their upcoming tour. Also @ SDhawan25 asked me a couple of riddles”. He also posted a photo with Shikhar Dhawan on his Instagram handle with the witty caption, “DHA WANS #the ones”. Fans flooded the com ments section with love and ex citement as they saw their favour ite Dhawans to gether. A ctor Aly Goni loves travelling and he re cently went to Eu rope with Jasmin Bhasin for 20 days. Talking about his trip he says, “We enjoyed it a lot. Shopping and food were on the top of the list. I have gained weight, but I don't think of it much. If you are spending so much, then why will you think of a diet there? Post corona I have gained a few kilos and now I have a target to lose 15 kgs.” Speaking about his love of travelling he adds,” I have al ways loved travelling but ear lier it was not possible because Europe is quite expensive. So now that I know I can travel and enjoy these places, I will try my best to travel to at least 3-4 countries every year. And this year I still have plans for an out ing. I'm planning a solo trip too but I don't think it's going to be possible(laughs).” ridevi was storm.dustrydiantookactorphenomenalawhotheInfilminbyShe was not only a legend ary actor but also a great mother who raised two beautiful daughters, Janhvi and Khushi. Al though their love was visible through the numerous photos they posted together, their adoration for their mother is even clearer through the several occasions that they reminisce about her memories. Today, on the birth anniversary of the Chandni star, Janhvi and Khushi remem bered their mother with some lovelyJanhviphotos.posted a throwback picture with Sridevi. She looked adorable in a blue choli-lehenga and a small gajra pinned to her hair. Meanwhile, Sridevi hugged the little munchkin from the back while wearing a pink saree and gajra in her hair. In the cap tions, the actor wrote, “Happy birthday Mumma I miss you more and more every day. I love u forever ”. Everyone took to the comments section to show their love and support for the Dhadak actor. Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, film critic Rajeev Masand, fashion designer Manish Malhotra, her Bawaal costar Varun Dhawan, actor Sunny Kaushal and aunt Maheep Kapoor showered their love with some andpostedtureschoseKhushiMeanwhile,hearts.Kapoortoletpicspeakassheablackwhite image of her with her mom on her Insta gram stories. Both of them donned tradi tional attire as Sride vi kissed Khushi on theSridevi,cheeks. active in the industry from the 60s till her death in 2018, delivered some of the biggest hits in Bollywood. She started her career as a child actor in the South film industry and worked till the late 70s after which, she debuted and rocked in the Hindi film indus try. Right from Him matwala, Sadma, Na gina, Mr India, Chan dni, and Lamhe to her later hits English Vinglish and Mom, Sridevi was a power house that no one could compete with.
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Mock drill and full dress rehearsal were conducted at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on Monday. (From Top) Tri-Services personnel and NCC cadets geared up during the full dress rehearsal for celebrations of 75th anniversary of Independence. NCC cadets were seen in traditional attire during the full dress rehearsal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the rampart of Red Fort on August 15.
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I n a time when peo ple are eagerly waiting for pumpingitpromisedaKarthikeyareleases,South2comesaspleasantsurprise.Asinthetrailer,isfilledwithhigh-action scenes, a goosebumpsinducing background score by renowned composer, Kaala Bhairava and a largerthan-life cinematogra phy style, the film is every South enthusi ast’s dream. But does the film really deliver the hype that it formed? The story weaves somewhat diverse ide as that are haphazardly put together to form a rather interesting two and half hours. The mystery mythological thriller begins with an archaeologist in Greece who travels long dis tances to know the truth behind some dis coveries he made that date back to Lord Krishna’s time. It then cuts to the origin story of God’s ornament that is passed down to gen erations. Cut back to the original timeline, the movie then drives its focus to our lead hunk, Dr Karthikeya, a lead ing scientist who be lieves in nothing but Science. But due to the insistence of his polar opposite mother, he somehow ends up in Dwarka. This is the moment when the sto ry starts unfolding rap idly into a fast-paced mess filled with cops chasing, several at tacks and some unfath omable circumstances that leave you scratch ing your head. It unrav els how our protagonist is destiny’s child whose purpose in life was to not let the ornament fall into the wrong hands and save the world and humanity from impending doom. Nikhil delivers a per formance that was ex pected from him –breathtaking. Although the script does not offer much to his role as a sci entist, his action scenes and acting takes away the focus from his un derwritten character. Anupama Para meswaran, Srinivasa Reddy and Harsha Chemudu provide good supporting characters that accompany the pro tagonist through his journey of astonish ingly accidental discov eries. Anupama’s Mug dha also is shown to be a helpful decoding hand in the film instead of be ing a damsel in distress. The fact that her rela tionship with Karthikeya does not de velop into a romantic one comes as a breath of fresh air. Aditya as the main villain of the se cret society that wants the doom could have been bigger and better, but it gets away with the story. Anupam Kher’s five-minute appearance is anticipated in the film with a thumping back ground score and overthe-top dialogues that make you Overall,cringe.Karthikeya 2 is a good watch that somehow surpasses its shortcomings to deliv er a film that would entertain the viewers for the next two and half hours.
