Fire brigade personnel at the site after the collapse of dilapidated Gitanjali Building, Borivali in Mumbai, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
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New Delhi (ANI): The CBI officials on Friday arrived at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as part of the investigative agency’s raids at 21 places in Delhi and NCR. The raids were conducted in seven states of country in connection with investigation into the alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought in Nov 2021. Sisodia took to Twitter to post: “CBI has arrived. We are honest, building a future for lakhs of children. Unfortunate that in this country, whoever does good work is hassled just like this.”
New Delhi: As the CBI action started on Friday, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, cried foul. Sisodia tweeted about the raids saying he welcomes them but added it is unfortunate that people “doing honest work are being harassed.”
io, Justice Bhatkar said, “I don’t understand why people are protesting against the judiciary. Rather, the judiciary has tried its best to protect the rights of the people. We feel bad when we are criticised and we cannot defend ourselves.” The bench of justices Vijaya Tahilramani and Bhatkar had reserved the order after a day-today hearing on appeals since July 2016.
New York: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in New York City was destroyed by 6 men in a second attack on the memorial in two weeks. In latest incident, the Gandhi statue, standing outside the Tulsi Mandir in South Richmond Hill, was smashed to pieces using a sledgehammer.
Mumbai: IRS officer Sameer Wankhede on Friday lodged a complaint here after receiving threat from an unidentified Twitter user. Wankhede, former Mumbai zonal NCB director lodged the complaint with the Goregaon Police.
Narendra @narendramodiModi Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. May this festival of devotion and gaiety bring happiness, prosperity and good fortune in everyone’s life. Jai Shri Krishna! (Translated from Hindi)
New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Opposition parties terming them “people who do not care about the country, and stay indifferent to nation’s Laudingproblems”.theefforts by the NDA govt in last eight years, he said that it is easy to form a government, but the BJP has “chosen the path of building the nation... which takes hard work.” “It doesn’t take that much effort to form a government, but to form a country, hard work is essential,” PM Modi said while addressing the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ event. “We (BJP govt) have chosen the path of building the nation. Hence, we are continuously working towards addressing and solving the challenges of both - the present and the future,” he said. Taking a dig at the Opposition, he continued, “People who do not care about the nation don’t show any concern or interest towards these problems. They can make big promises for the provision of water, but will never work towards it with a vision.”
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EXTENSION FOR HOME SECY BHALLA New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Friday given one-year extension in service till August 22, 2023, a Personnel Ministry order said. This is his third extension in the post.
New Delhi: Amid ongoing turbulence around the CBI raids on the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed his deputy the best education minister and said “the central investigative agency will find nothing.”
Mumbai (PTI): A vacant and dilapidated five-storey building collapsed in Borivali here on Friday afternoon, but there was no report of any casualty so far. The fire brigade personnel are checking whether anyone was trapped under the debris, an official said. “Gitanjali Building near Saibaba temple in Saibaba Nagar in Borivali west collapsed around 12.30 pm. At least eight fire engines, two rescue vans and other vehicles of Mumbai fire brigade were rushed to the spot along with the police and civic ward staff,” he said.
Addis Ababa (Agencies): Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan’s Khartoum to Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa and missed landing. The incident took place on Monday, as per Aviation Herald, which added that the Air Traffic Control (ATC) raised an alert when flight ET343 approached the airport but did not start the descent. While the pilots fell asleep, the Boeing 737’s autopilot system kept the plane cruising at 37,000 feet, the outlet furtherFortunately,said. no one was harmed and later the plane landed safely.
Damage to Gandhi’s portrait: 4 Congmen held Thiruvananthapuram: In an embarrassment to the Congress, four of its workers were arrested on Friday for allegedly damaging a Mahatma Gandhi portrait kept at party MP Rahul Gandhi’s office in Kerala. The incident had occurred on June 24, when members of the CPM student wing SFI vandalised the Congress MP’s office in Wayanad. During the mayhem, Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait was found pulled down from the office wall.
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia over the alleged “liquor corruption” that the party indulged in under its revamped excise policy. Thakur’s comments came on the day CBI carried out searches at 21 locations in Delhi and NCR.
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HIGHLIGHTS Alleged excise scam: Manish Sisodia among 15 accused named in CBI FIR The FIR against Sisodia, 14 others alleges ‘diversion of funds to public servants’ The FIR says a liquor trader paid `1 cr to a firm managed by Sisodia’s associate In raid, confidential files about new excise policy were seized from a public servant
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After CBI raids, ED may come asking First India Bureau New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may initiate a money-laundering investigation into the AAP government’s excise policy, official sources said on Friday after the CBI raided Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the matter. The federal agency is understood to be examining details of the CBI case, involvement of various government officials and private individuals and the possible trail of illegal money generated in the process before it files a formal case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED, during its probe, will analyse if individuals and companies who were involved in the policy making and related entities generated any “proceeds of crime under the definition of PMLA” and if there was any possible creation of illegal or benami assets, sources said. The agency has powers to attach such assets and question, arrest and prosecute those who indulge in the offence of money laundering.According to officials, the chief secretary’s report had shown prima facie violations, including “deliberate and gross procedural lapses”, to provide posttender “undue benefits to liquor licensees” through the policy.
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TN POLICE SEARCH SPECIAL CAMP Tiruchirappalli: Tamil Nadu police on Friday searched the premises of the Special Camp here where foreign nationals facing criminal cases are housed. A revenue official said that many mobile phones were seized from the inmates.
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New Delhi: The New York Times story on Delhi’s education system was based on “an impartial and inflfromalwaysJournalismon-the-groundisDelhi’saboutindirectorexternaltheforbypaidFriday,newspaperreporting”,on-the-groundtheAmericansaidonrejectingthenewschargemadetheBJP.Requestedaclarificationonmatter,theNYT’scommunicationsNicoleTylorsaidanemail,“Ourreporteffortstoimproveeducationsystembasedonimpartial,reporting.”fromNYTisindependent,freepoliticaloradvertiseruence,sheadded.
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New Delhi: The Congress said, “It is surprising the CBI raids didn’t happen earlier. Be it liquor case, construction of rooms in schools, teachers recruitment, there should’ve been not one but 10 CBI raids,” Cong leader Sandeep Dikshit said.
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Mumbai: Justice Mridula Bhatkar, who had upheld the conviction of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, urged people not to blame the judiciary for the release of the convicts, saying it was the government’s decision. The judicial officers connected with this case at various stages have said that the decision to give remission to the accused was a decision taken by the government and judiciary cannot be blamed for it. Refraining to comment on current scenar-
1 2‘Many existing areas in Delhi do not meet the norms for healthy and safe urban habitations’ Policy draft uploaded on website of Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry ‘URBAN REGENERATION POLICY’ DRAFT OUT
MINOR GIRL RAPED, MURDERED IN GHAZIABAD Ghaziabad (PTI): Two girls aged nine and six were allegedly abducted by a youth, who raped and murdered one of them, police said on Friday here. While the nine-yearold girl was found dead in a field with blood stains on her clothes, the other accused.havetheymanagedsomehowtoescape,said.Policearrestedthe
ment or urban regeneration, stated the draft uploaded on the website of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.According to the draft, at present, there is no policy for urban regeneration except for the provisions for redevelopment in the MPD2021. There would be provisions to avoid multiple stamp duty and registration charges on deed of exchanges during implementation of land pooling and regeneration processes, it stated.
The Court also upheld an order that was given by the Jharkhand High Court imposing a 10 year rigorous imprisonment sentence on the father-in-law and motherin-law of a deceased woman. The appellant-accused moved to the Supreme Court asking for a lesser punishment as they are old and asked that the Apex court must give them lesser punishment in view of their advanced age. The Court reviewed the case and found that the deceased woman had died within one year of marriage. The demand for dowry and harassment were established in the case and proven by the prosecution.
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First India Bureau New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has said that the legislative intent of incorporating Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is to curb the menace of dowry death. A division bench comprising of of Justice MR Shahand Justice BV Nagarathna in an order said that society must get a strong message that anyone who commits the offence of dowry death will be dealt with iron hand and there would be no Theexemptions.Courtsaid “The offence under Section 304B – offence of dowry death is the offence against society. A strong message must go in the society that a person who commits such an offence of dowry death and/or the offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act shall be dealt with an iron hand.”
Terrorist aide involved in routing hawala money arrested from Delhi New Delhi (PTI): A 48-year-old Delhi based garment trader allegedly working as an agent in routing hawala money to terror outfits LeT and Al Badr is arrested from here. Mohammad Yaseen, a resident of Turkman Gate here, was arrested in a joint operation by police from Delhi and Jammu&Kashmir and central agencies on Thursday, they said. During interrogation, Yaseen revealed to the police that hawala money was being routed to India through South Africa and collected in Surat and Mumbai.
New Delhi (ANI): The Central government on Friday extended for the third time the service tenure of Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla for another year up to August 22, 2023. Bhalla’s current tenure is scheduled to come to an end next week on August 22. An order issued by the Ministry of Personnel said the extension of service has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the HomeSecretary,KumarsionnetCommittee“TheCabinet.AppointmentsoftheCabi-hasapprovedexten-inservicetoAjayBhallaasHomeMinistryofAffairs,foraperiod of one year beyond August 08, 2022, i.e. up to August 08, 2023, in relaxation of FR 56(d) and Rule 16(1A) of the All India Services Augustthecadre,theServiceIndianorderfits)cum-Retirement(Death-Bene-Rules,1958,”theread.Bhalla,a1984batchAdministrative(IAS)officerofAssam-MeghalayawasappointedasHomeSecretaryin2019.
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The draft mentioned that a special purpose vehicle will be formed by the land owners of a sector or a block for the purpose of implementation of land pooling and urban regeneration. "Once a block is notified as eligible for urban regeneration, it shall be obligatory for all land and property owners of the block to mandatorily participate their land and property in urban regeneration," the draft stated. ‘OBLIGATORY FOR ALL LAND AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE BLOCK’
New Delhi (Agencies): A 46-year-old woman was arrested from north Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila area for allegedly supplying drugs in Delhi, police said on Friday. The accused is identified as Sunita, a resident of Aruna Nagar, Majnu Ka Tila, they said. Police said that on Wednesday around 11.15 pm, they saw a woman in Aruna Nagar moving about in a suspicious manner carrying a polythene in her Whenhand.she saw police noticing her, she tried to run away, but was nabbed after a brief chase, a senior police officerPolicesaid.checked the polythene and found 1.25 kg of ganja in it. Sunita revealed that she had bought the ganja from a woman not known to her from Jhuggi Railway Phatak, Kela Godown in Shalimar Bagh, at Rs 10,000 per kg, the officer said. The accused said she has been involved in the activity for the last few months.Shewas previously involved in five criminal cases of the Excise Act registered in Civil Lines and Burari police stations, they said.
New Delhi (PTI): The Indian Council of Medical Research may conduct a sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients to check for the presence of antibodies and find out how many of them were asymptomatic, official sources said Friday. As of now, it is not known what is the proportion of people who stay asymptomatic of the viral infection, they said. India so far has reported ten cases of monkeypox.
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OVER 5K RESIDENTS TO BE MOVED OUT ON NOIDA TWIN TOWERS DEMOLITION DAY New Delhi (PTI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said despite its directions, private schools in Delhi did not give admission to certain children under the EWS category. In a letter to the Delhi chief secretary, the NCPCR sought details of EWS admissions in private schools since the 2020-21 academic year. It has been observed that despite strict directions to the officers and branches involved in ensuring admission of the candidates under EWS/DG and CWSN category, they are not given admission till date.
Cops attach illegal assets worth `5.5 cr of 2 gangsters Noida (PTI): Police in Gautam Buddh Nagar have attached “illegallyacquired” assets wo-rth around ` 5.50 crore of two gangsters, officials said on Friday. The properties, which included residential plots and vehicles, were attached under provisions of the UP Gangst-ers and AntiSocial Activities Act on instructions of Police Commissioner Alok Singh on Thursday, the officials said.
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Thus, on the basis of the contents of the charge sheet, duly supported by the statement of the witnesses, it has come on record that on February 25, 2020, around 4.30 pm, a riotous mob consisting of 100- 250 rioting persons, including Shahrukh, Ashwani, Ashu, and Juber, armed with dandas, petrol bottles, and canes, had entered into the MCD parking near Ambedkar College and committed mischief and destruction by fire of the vehicles and rehris inside , the court said in an order passed on August 18. The court said that the four accused attracted multiple sections of the IPC, including Section 147 (punishment for rioting), Section 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon), Section 427 (mischief causing damage), Section 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy building) read with Section 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence).
The order stated that “In dealing with cases under Section 304-B, such legislative intent has to be kept in mind.”
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DELHI PRIVATE SCHOOLS DIDN'T GIVE ADMISSION TO EWS CHILDREN: NCPCR Gurugram (PTI): A woman and her paramour were arrested for assaulting and threatening her minor son after he saw them in an objectionable position here, police said on Thursday.Vishal, the woman’s paramour, allegedly burnt the 13-year-old’s face and feet with a hot sieve and also threatened to chop his legs after the boy threatened to complain against him.A police complaint was filed after the boy managed to escape from the house and managed to reach the Child Welfare Committee with the help of a Accordingman.to the complaint filed by the boy, a school dropout, he lives at a rented accommodation in Gurugram along with his mother who works at a pantry in a private company.
People walking past slums adjoining railway tracks near Lajpat Nagar area in New Delhi —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (Agencies): The Centre on Thursday made public the draft of the “urban regeneration policy”, under which areas or residential blocks built more than five decades ago but currently in dilapidated state will be regenerated throughutilisedsafenormsthem100overDelhimanyDDAamendmentsTheandamalgamationthroughofplotsotherincentives.draft,whichseekstotheAct,1957,statesexistingareasinhavedevelopedthelastmorethanyearsandsomeofdonotmeettheforhealthyandurbanhabitations.Theseareascanbeoptimallyredevelop-
A ccording to the draft, the authority or the urban local body concerned shall notify such blocks that become eligible for implementation of urban regeneration by virtue of having achieved the minimum threshold of voluntarily participation as specifi ed in the Urban Regeneration Policy.
Noida (PTI): More than 5,000 residents will vacate Emerald Court and ATS Village societies and over 2,500 vehicles will be removed from there on August 28 - the day of demolition for Supertech’s illegal twin towers in Noida, officials said. While the twin towers had come up on premises of Emerald Court only, ATS Village is adjoining the illegal structures on the other side in Sector 93A of the city. The impact of the demolition of the nearly 100 metre tall twin towers would be maximum on these two societies and its residents, the officials said.
Mother, paramour held for beating 13-year-old in Gurugram
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Court orders framing of charges against 4 accused New Delhi (PTI): A court here has put four persons on trial for various offences, including rioting and mischief by fire or explosive substance to destroy the building, in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The case relates to a rioting incident inside a parking lot on February 25, Additional2020. Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat ordered the framing of charges against Shahrukh, Ashwani, Ashu, and Juber, saying that there were grounds to presume that they had committed the offences. The judge, meanwhile, discharged Kasim and Khalid Ansari, saying there was no material evidence against them except their disclosure statements.
His father and siblings live in Bihar, their native state. For the last one year, Vishal used to frequent their Gurugram room, the boy said. He said on Independence Day, as he walked down from the terrace, he saw the room locked from outside. He peeped in from the window only to see his mother and Vishal in a compromising position. “I opposed them and said I would complain at Vishal’s house. After this, I went to park to play. Vishal followed me and dragged me to the house. On the way, he called my mother and told her to heat the sieve. At home, he burnt my face and feet with the sieve. He slapped me while my mother beat me with a rolling pin,” the boy said in his complaint. He also alleged that Vishal was discussing with his mother that he would chop his legs, and on hearing this, he escaped from the house. He reached the CWC office with the help of a man, following which the police complaint was lodged. His mother and Vishal have been booked under the Juvenile Justice Act at Sector 37 police station.
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New Delhi (ANI): Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party over the CBI raids on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence on Friday, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh asserted that the Centre won’t succeed in stopping the party from increasing its influence in other states while declaring that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be “Kejriwal versus Modi”. “The developments prove that the next Lok Sabha election in 2024 will be AAP versus BJP, it will be Modi versus Kejriwal. We will fight. I am saying it again that you cannot stop Kejriwal, or our education or health model. You may arrest our health minister or education minister, but no work of Delhi will be stopped,” Singh said while addressing a press conference. “If you want to target Kejriwal and AAP, you are free to do it.But the entire country is watching. The mission of making India number 1 in the world will not stop with these actions.,” Singh added. The AAP leader also hit out at the BJP for calling the news published in an American newspaper praising the Delhi education model with Sisodia’s picture on the front page a “paid news”, and said that it was the same newspaper which had published the “mismanagement” of the Modi government during the COVID wave. “Some uneducated section of people have spread the news since morning that it was a paid news in the newspaper of USA. It is the same newspaper which had covered the news of COVID mismanagement by the Centre which led to the death of lakhs of people. You could also have got the paid news in the newspaper. You don’t have a dearth of money. They do not want to see good work of Kejriwal,” Singh“Yousaid.waived the loans worth Rs 10 lakh crores and taxes worth Rs 5 lakh crores. Tell us how much did you accept the bribe to write off the loans worth Rs 10 lakh crores,” Singh added.
Arvind Kejriwal shows the NYT report on Delhi’s education system at a press conference on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI ‘ Kejriwal versus Modi’
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A person named Arjun Pandey once collected a huge cash amount of about Rs 2-4 crore from Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Vijay Nair,” it said. The agency alleged that Sunny Marwah’s Mahadev Liquors was granted L-1 licence and that Marwah, who was on the board of firms of the deceased liquor baron Ponty Chadha, was in close contact with the accused public servants and regularly paid bribes to them. New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi BJP on Friday accused the Delhi government of being involved in a liquor scam of hundreds of crores of rupees. West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma accused Sisodia of corruption, and that two “middlemen” who used to collect cash from liquor licensees have left the country. “The Arvind Kejriwal government in which Manish Sisodia is the excise minister raised the commission of wholesale licensees from 2 per cent to 12 per cent. Out of this, 12 per cent to 6 per cent in cash was collected for the AAP government by several persons, two of which left the country as soon as a CBI probe was recommended by the L-G,” he alleged in a press outthatjriwal“relief”SisodiaCOVID-19saidAdeshDelhiconference.BJPpresidentGupta,inatweet,evenduringthepandemic,wasprovidingtoliquormafia.SisodiaaswellasKe-earlierassertednothingwillcomeoftheCBIraid.
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New Delhi (PTI): A liquor trader paid Rs 1 crore to a company managed by an associate of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the CBI has claimed in its FIR. The agency has alleged that Vijay Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company, Manoj Rai, former employee of Pernod Ricard, Amandeep Dhal, owner of Brindco Spirits, and Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indospirits, were actively involved in irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise“Sourcepolicy. further revealed that Arun Ramchandra Pillai used to collect undue pecuniary advantage from Sameer Mahendru for onward transmission to the accused public servants through Vijay Nair.
A CBI official during the raid at Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s residence in New Delhi on Friday.
Liquor trader paid `1 crore to associate of Sisodia: CBI FIR 2 middlemen left India, alleges BJP Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said CBI should tell people if they recovered anything. “We welcome CBI and other agencies that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has - including the ED, Income tax. This is not the first case of raids on AAP leaders, but the question is what do these agencies recover? They should tell people if anything was ever recovered anywhere,” said Bharadwaj. Saurabh Bharadwaj AAP MLA “The raids are an attempt to intimidate and threaten the opposition. Manish Sisodia is the deputy chief minister of Delhi, and the central agencies are trying to harass him on the orders of their political masters. The BJP is doing the same thing in all the oppositionruled states,” senior TMC leader and MP Sougata Roy said. Sougata Roy, TMC MP Describing Manish Sisodia as the best education minister of Independent India, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday said, “Manish Sisodia is the best education minister of Independent India. Today the largest US newspaper NYT printed his photo on the front page. And today Modi ji sent CBI to his house. How will India progress like this?” Mann said in a tweet in Hindi. Bhagwant Mann, Punjab CM The CBI will find only stationery at the residence of “WhenSisodia,MinisterEducationManishAAPMPRa-ghavChadhasaid.raidswerecon-ductedatArvindKe-jriwal’sresidenceear-lier,theyfoundfourmufflers,”hetoldapressconference.“DuringraidsatManishSisodia’sresi-dence,theywillgetfourpencils,notebooksandageometrybox.” Raghav Chadha, AAP MP AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI Modi govt sent CBI to Sisodia’s home after NYT’s positive story on Delhi : AAP New Delhi (PTI): The BJP-led Centre sent the CBI to conduct searches at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence here just after the New York Times published a positive story in its front page about the Delhi model of education, AAP leaders said. On August 18, The New York Times published a story in the front page of its international edition titled, ‘Our children are worth it’, highlighting the broader transformation of Delhi’s education system during the Aam Aadmi Party regime and noting that the overhaul of the public schools in the capital of India has students clamouring to Alongenroll”.with the story, the NYT also published a picture of Sisodia with three girl students of Delhi government schools. “The day Delhi education model’s praise and Manish Sisodia’s photograph was published in the front page of America’s largest (selling) newspaper NYT, Centre sent the CBI to Manish’s residence,” Kejriwal said in a tweet.
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—PHOTO BY PTI CBI officials inspect a car at Sisodia’s residence on Friday. Gurugram (PTI): An excise official was given a punishment posting and transferred to the department headquarters after an audio byte in which he is purportedly heard telling a liquor store employee to send scotch whisky bottles for a minister’s function made rounds. In the audio, which the liquor store owner has sent to the chief minister’s grievance redressal system, the home minister and senior officials, excise department inspector Sandeep Lohan is purportedly heard telling the employee of the liquor store, located at Bakhtawar Chowk in Sector 47, that six bottles of 15-year-old ‘Glenfiddich’ whisky be sent to a hotel as the minister was hosting a programme there. The employee responds saying the particular make of the whisky was unavailable after which Lohan allegedly rebukes him. According to the outlet owner Anuj, the incident took place on AugustAround14. 5.30 pm the next day, Lohan arrived at the store and allegedly hurled abuses at the employee in front of customers, including women. The store owner said he also forcibly shut the Districtstore.Excise and Taxation Commissioner Ravinder Singh confirmed Lohan’s transfer to the headquarters in Panchkula.“Afterthe matter came to our notice, the inspector has been taken off duty,” Singh said.
The official asked for 6 bottles of 15-yr-old ‘Glenfiddich’ whisky.
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The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument. Bhagavad Gita IN-DEPTH Rajnath @rajnathsinghSingh Had a heartwarming interaction with the Armed Forces personnel at Imphal in Manipur today. Lauded them for performing their duty with courage and conviction. It’s a matter of great pride to stand amongst the Indian Army and Assam Rifles troops.
CBI RAIDS MAY CRIPPLE AAP BEFORE HIMACHALGUJARAT,POLLS igh flying Aam Aad mi Party is in the pro cess of being ground ed before the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections with the CBI conducting searches at the premises of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several others on allegations of graft in its liquor policy. Siso dia, who transformed Delhi’s government schools to bring them almost at par with some good private schools, has been a prominent face of the party over the recent years. The CBI raids came on the day the New York Times carried a front page lauda tory article on Delhi govern ment’s education policy. Manish Sisodia is credited with over hauling Delhi’s education sys tem. That also made him a prom inent face of his party after Arvind Kejriwal. As in the case of another AAP minister Satyender Jain, the CBI is unlikely to stop with search operations. Sisodia’s ar rest cannot be ruled out. And that would effectively cripple AAP from campaigning in Guja rat where it was offering free education and jobs to voters. H
Dharmendra@dpradhanbjpPradhan Good conversations with Shri @ DilipGhoshBJP ji in Kolkata. We discussed several organisational matters, including strengthening the Party at the grassroots.
mong the five vows Prime Min ister Narendra Modi appealed to Indians to take for the country’s 100 years of in dependence included making India a developed country in the next 25 years. At present India is counted as a develop ing country and has been try ing to move out of that brack et. One of the important yardsticks followed by the World Bank is to classify a country as developed and de veloping is to measure its per capita gross national income (GNI) which, in India’s case, is US $ 2170. It is thus catego rised in the Lower Middle Income, below Bangladesh which has a GNI of $2620. But skewed distribution of wealth makes catching up with the developed nations difficult for India. Human Development In dex is another parameter on which India has made tre mendous improvements, be it health, mortality or educa tion but it still has a long dis tance to Reachingcover.the goal of mak ing India a $ 5 trillion economy is still a work in progress. Ac cording to Amitabh Kant, the CEO of Niti Aayog, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has to grow at a consistent rate of more than 8 percent to touch the $5 trillion mark. At present India is a $ 2.9 trillion economy, nearly half of the target fixed by the prime minister. Despite being one of the biggest econo mies in the world, India is way behind the US and China. The deadline for becoming a $5 trillion economy is 2024, and that should be the prior ity. Covid has gone but the Ukraine conflict could still come in the way.
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INNOVATIVE FINANCE CAN HELP REBUILD UKRAINE
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stimates of Ukraine’s post war reconstruction costs vary widely. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmy hal recently put the likely bill at $750 billion, while Eu ropean Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer thinks the country may need $1.1 trillion. Every day that the war continues, the figure increases.Ukraine will need to re build power stations, elec tricity grids, and critical wa ter, sanitation, and transport infrastructure. Industry will require investments, and houses will need to be rebuilt and repaired before the win ter – although many cities, towns, and villages have been completely destroyed. But Ukraine will not be able to finance such a massive investment program on its own and should not count on reparations from Russia. Fi nancing must therefore also come from multilateral devel opment institutions such as the World Bank, the Europe an Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Recon struction and Development. Western governments will have to contribute as well, as will the European Union. The biggest problem is that Ukraine will need the money as soon as the war is over. Be cause the country does not have sufficient reserves of its own, it will have to borrow. But its sovereign creditwor thiness will be at rock bottom after the war, even though Fitch Ratings recently up graded Ukraine from RD (re stricted default) to CC. Furthermore, Western governments will not be able simply to transfer an initial $100 billion overnight to Ukraine. Their finances are still reeling from fiscal meas ures to counter the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the newfound realization that they need to spend more on defence. Germany alone intends to invest an addition al Euro 100 billion ($101 bil lion) in its military. But innovative financing mechanisms can help to bridge at least some of Ukraine’s massive funding gap. Policymakers should consider two recent prece dents in particular. One promising option is to set up an International Fi nance Facility for the Recon struction of Ukraine (IFFRU). This would be modelled on the International Finance Facili ty for Immunization (IFFIm), which was established in 2006 by several donor governments under the leadership of the United Kingdom to provide up-front money to vaccinate children in the world’s poorest countries.TheIFFIm received legally binding multiyear pledges totalling over $6 billion from highly rated governments, enabling it to obtain a AAA rating and start borrowing in international bond markets. The borrowed funds – the IFFIm’s first bond issue amounted to $1 billion – were sent to Gavi, the Vaccine Al liance to finance immediate large-scale immunizations. The tax-exempt IFFRU would be based outside Ukraine and function in ac cordance with best-practice operational and governance standards. And rather than diverting huge sums of mon ey out of their current budg ets, many Western govern ments will be able to make legally binding commit ments over 20 years. If cor rectly structured, the sums would be included in the re spective government budgets only in the year they are due. Depending on the donor countries’ credit ratings and the facility’s financial poli cies, the IFFRU could have a rating of AA or better. That would enable it to tap inter national bond markets and front-load financing for Ukraine, disbursing money as and when the country needs it. In this way, infra structure and desperately needed housing for Ukraine’s displaced population can quickly be rebuilt. A second possibility is for Ukraine to issue Brady bonds, following the example of some emerging markets –including several Latin American countries, Bulgar ia, Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, and the Philippines – when they defaulted on commer cial bank loans three decades ago. To resolve the crisis, the banks accepted a haircut, or certain loss, on the loans, and the remaining debt was con verted into tradable sover eign bonds, with principal repayments collateralized and thus secured by specially issued government securi ties. In the case of dollar-de nominated Brady bonds, the US Treasury issued special 30-year zero-coupon securi ties to provide such collater al, making the bonds attrac tive to investors.
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South Salmara Mankachar: The District and Sessions court of South Salmara Mankachar district con victed two Bangladeshi nationals and sentenced them five years imprison ment for entering India illegally. The court also im posed a fine of Rs.10,000 each. The failure in the payment of fine will lead to imprisonment of another six months for both. The two convicted accused are Abdul Hai and Niranjan Ghosh.
Water security is one of the biggest issues being faced globally: PM Modi ‘70M PIPED WATER CONNECTION IN 3 YRS, MILESTONE ACHIEVED’
FIRE IN KAKINADA SUGAR FACTORY KILLS TWO TN POLICE CRACK WHIP ON OFFENDERSDRUG
AFGHAN GIRL’S APPEAL TO PM Kabul: Afghan girl Fatima, a college student, ap pealed PM Narendra Modi regarding the unavail ability of visa to study in India. “I, college girl Fatima from Afghanistan, appeal to the Prime Min ister of India to give me a scholarship for studies in India. We love India it is like our family,” she said. About 5000 students in different cities of Afghani stan studying in India are stuck in Afghanistan for the last year and are unable to do their studies due to the non-availability of visa. After the Taliban entered Afghanistan, Af ghan students enrolled in Indian institutes are still awaiting visas to continue their education.
New Delhi: Calling it the “most corrupt” govern ment, BJP leader Harsh Vardhan accused AAP of looting people in the name of liquor in Delhi. “The corrupt, dishonest and liar Kejriwal gov ernment has no right to stay in governance,” he said. “Kejriwal...has pushed women and youth to intoxication for selfish deeds,” he added.
SC SETS ASIDE MP HIGH COURT ORDER TOP COURT QUASHES RAPE CHARGES
Siddaramaiah calls protests against him‘state sponsored’ Chikkamagaluru (PTI) : A day after eggs were hurled at his car and black flags were waved during his visit to Koda gu, Leader of Opposi tion in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramai ah on Friday termed it a “state sponsored” pro test.Alleging that those who pelted eggs at his car were from “an or ganisation to which Ma hatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse be longed,” the senior Con gress leader and former Chief Minister won dered whether such people will spare him, as he was speaking against“Yesterdaythem.at Titima ti there were about 10 youths shouting slo gans; after that at four places they had gath ered, Couldn’t the po lice have stopped it? If the Chief Minister comes, will they let peo ple protest with black flags? Won’t they carry out preventive arrests? What was wrong with the Superintendent of Police (SP)?” Siddara maiah said. Aizawl: Hundreds of people from Myanmar crossed over to India over the last few days after violence rocked the country’s Chin state, a local leader said. Zokhawthar village council president Lal muanpuia said hun dreds from Myanmar entered Mizoram since Sunday. The latest crisis was triggered by the My anmar army torching Haimual village in Chin state and “abducting” five people, he said. Myanmar nationals crossover to India after fresh violence
New Delhi: Prime Min ister Narendra Modi on Friday said his govern ment provided piped water connection to seven crore rural fami lies in the last three years under the Jal Jee van Mission, which helped the country achieve the milestone of 10 crore such connec tions in villages so far. Describing water se curity as one of the big gest issues being faced globally, he said it could prove to be a major cha lenge for the country in its march towards ‘Vik sit Bharat’ (developed India).Apparently targeting the Congress, Modi said those who were not bothered about the pre sent and future of the country only talked about water conserva tion, but never took any steps to address the is sue. He was addressing via video link a pro gramme organised by the Goa government to mark 100 per cent piped water supply coverage in rural households of the state. Union Minis ter of Jal Shakti Gajen dra Singh Shekhawat and Goa CM Pramod Sawant were present for the function in Panaji.
the name of India. He talked about Delhi and the people of Delhi in a nominal way, his entire focus was on the people of the country. It was as if he was giving a speech from the Red Fort and thus it seems that he used this speech as a means of fulfilling his national ambition. Kejriwal also men tioned this ambition in his speech. He said that the way he has fixed the system of Delhi, in the same way he will also fix the system of the country in five years. In this way he asked for the country for five years so that the system could be fixed. For this, he explained in detail the shortcomings of the existing system. He gave a speech like the main opposition leader of the country, and comparing it with countries like Japan, Germany etc. said that these countries were ruined in the second world war but today they are developed countries then why In dia could not become a developed country. He said that the people of India are the best peo ple in the world, yet In dia is backward be cause the system here is bad.
New Delhi: The Su preme Court has termed as “utterly incompre hensible” an order of Madhya Pradesh HC discharging an accused of rape essentially on the ground of delay in FIR. SC said the facts of this litigation was quite “heart-breaking” and set aside the HC order.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant along with (L) Union Jal Shakti Minister GS Shekhawat on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI PM MODI PRAISES GOA’S ACHIEVEMENT
New Delhi (ANI): The Centre has planned to collaborate with Arunachal Pradesh government to develop a “district good govern ance portal” for moni toring the performance of each district of the state on a monthly basis and help in benchmark ingTheperformance.planisto help the state in upgrading the e-office version 5.6 to e-office version 7.0 in a phased Departmentmanner.of Ad ministrative Reforms and Public Grievances will develop the good governance portal.
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New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi said over 10 cr rural households had been connected to clean water through pipes, with 7 cr rural families get ting connected in last 3 years. He said Goa had become the first state in India to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified. “The country and especial ly Goa has achieved a milestone today. Today Goa has become the first state in the country, which has been Har Ghar Jal certified. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have also become Har Ghar Jal certified,” PM Modi said.
Pithoragarh: Mild tremors were felt in the Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand which was hit by an earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale on Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at 12:55 IST. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 19-08-2022, 12:55:55 IST, Lat: 29.96 & Long: 80.12, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 43km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand,” the NCS tweeted. Earlier in the day, another earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit South-Southwest of Jammu and Kashmir’s Hanley village, the NCS said.
SIBAL ATTACKS CENTRE ‘GOVT LOOTED DELHITES’
Chandigarh: Punjab Police rescued an engineering student honey trapped and kidnapped for a ransom of Rs 50 lakh, officials said. The case was cracked in less than 48 hours after the arrest of 3 people who had honey trapped him, DIG, Ropar, GS Bhullar said. Mohali SSP VS Soni said the woman, Rakhi, had made fake social media profiles and after befriending the target, lured him into meeting her.
New Delhi: Attacking the Centre on ‘the rise of Arvind Kejriwal ‘, former Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal said it is time for Bharatiya Janata Party to destabilise. Terming the Central Bureau of Investiga tion and Enforcement Directorate the “long est arms of govern ment” Sibal tweeted, “Now that Kejriwal is on the rise, Time for BJP to destabilise”. He further mentioned in his tweet that earlier ‘the target was Satyender Jain , now it is Sisodia.’
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New Delhi: A Parlia mentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and consisting of Anurag Sharma, MP (Lok Sabha) & CPA Ex ecutive Committee Member; MPs Sunita Duggal, Neeraj Shekhar, Santosh Kumar, Anub hav Mohanty, Kani mozhi NVN Somu and UK Singh, Secretary General, Lok Sabha will attend the 65th Com monwealth Parliamen tary Conference sched uled to be held in Hali fax, Canada from 20 to 26 August, 2022.
HONEY-TRAPPED PUNJAB STUDENT RESCUED FROM KIDNAPPERS MILD TREMORS AT PITHORAGARH IN U’KHAND, HANLEY IN KASHMIR CRUCIAL READ
Chennai: Over 8 kg gan ja and other illegal drugs were seized in the past one week here as part of the drive against drugs and 12 men were arrest ed in this connection, police said. Following tip-off and stampsAcidtablets,amine,gramsmatelysurveillance,continuingapproxi8.5kgganja,15Methamphet1,200analgesic200LysergicDiethylamide(LSD)wereseized.
IN THE COURTYARD TWO BANGLADESHI INFILTRATORS SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN JAIL HC DISMISSES SWAPNA’S PLEA SEEKING TO QUASH FIRS IN CONSPIRACY CASES
Missed call number for ‘Make India no 1’ drive
Parl delegation to attend C’wealth meet in Canada
Kakinada: A fire broke out in a sugar factory here, killing two people and injuring six others in the incident. The injured were rushed to the hospital for immediate treatment. Soon after the incident, the fire atheAccordinginspectedandelectricaldepartment,departmentpoliceofficialsthearea.toanofficial,firebrokeoutduetoshortcircuit.
New Delhi: The SC quashed rape charges by a woman against a man, saying she had a consensual relationship with him that continued prior to her marriage with another man.
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister and national conven or of AAP Arvind Ke jriwal on Friday urged people to join the ‘Make India num ber 1’ campaign and issued a missed call number for the gen eral masses. “I am issuing a number today, missed call number — 9510001000. Those who want to join this mission, those who want to see India as the number 1 nation in the world, the most powerful nation, the best nation, should join this,” he said. His remarks came after the Central Bu reau of morning.tweetteridence,ManishMinistertheconductedInvestigationraidsonDeputyChiefofDelhiSisodia’sreswhichthelatconfirmedviaaonFriday
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Kochi: In a setback to key accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh, the Kerala HC rejected her pleas to quash cases by the state police against her alleging conspiracy in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad. HC observed that probe was in a prelimi nary stage but the complainant can approach the court after the chargesheets are filed in the cases.
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Srinagar(ANI): In a joint operation between Delhi Police and Jam mu and Kashmir Police in assistance with Cen tral agencies, a Hawala operator has been ar rested, said officials on Friday.The accused was al legedly involved in the funding of Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) and AlBadr terror outfits. Accused Mohd Ya seen was arrested from Jammu bus stand along with the terror funding amount of Rs 10 lakh. “Working as an agent in Hawala transactions related to the funding of terror outfits LeT and Al Badr Mohd Ya seen has been appre hended. On 17th Aug 2022, Mohd Yasin gave around Rs 10 lakh to a terror operative Abdul Hamid Mir of Jammu and Kashmir for fur ther use in terrorist ac tivities in the state,” a statement said. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addressing on Friday. —Twitter LoP, Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah.
Hyd Rape: ‘Loopholes helped accused get bail’ 1 held for involvement in J&K terror funding Hyderabad (PTI): Loopholes in the Juve nile Justice Act, the In dian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Crimi nal Procedure (CrPC) have resulted in the al leged rapists getting bail in the Jubilee Hills minor girl gangrape case, Telangana Minis ter for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao said on Friday. “Loopholes in Juvenile Justice Act, IPC & CrPC have result ed in the rapists getting out on bail in the rape case. That’s why I am demanding that these Acts be amended so no rapist gets bail and when convicted re mains in jail till death,” he said in his post on the social Slammingmedia.therelease of the 11 men in the Bilkis Bano case, the Minister had earlier in a tweet asked PM Nar endra Modi to inter vene and rescind the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remis sion to the convicts.
MoS Jitendra Singh with (L) Arunachal CM Pema Khandu. Arvind Kejriwal at Chhatrasal Stadium on Independence Day.
Patna (PTI): Political strate gist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Friday sought a feedback from Twitterati on the latest term in office of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with whom he has had a long col laboration. Kishor launched an online poll on his official Twitter handle, asking users to vote yes or no, to his query, in Hindi.“This is the sixth experiment by Nitish in 10 years. Do you think, this time, the people of Bihar stand to benefit?”, asked Kishor. The founder of IPAC, a political consultancy group, has been skeptical of the new formation that has come into being with Kumar dumping the BJP and form ing Mahagathbandhan.
Imphal (ANI): De fence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inter acted with jawans of Assam Rifles and 57 Mountain Division at Mantripukhari Army Station in Imphal and lauded their services and said that the Indian borders are protected and safe due to the sac rifice of the Indian Army and its troops. “Whenever I meet the jawans and officers of our armed forces, I feel happy, proud, and at peace. Everyone is serv ing the nation be it teachers, doctors and others but what our sol diers are doing is more than just profession and more than service,” Singh said. “No matter which government is there, the role of India’s security forces plays the main role in securing the bor ders which is more im portant than anything else,” he added.
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) been filed at the Patna High Court, challenging Nitish Kumar’s reap pointment as the Chief Minister of the state for the eighth time. A Patna-based social ac tivist Dharmsheela Devi and Supreme Court lawyer Varun Sinha filed the PIL claiming that his reappointment is “against the parliamen tary democracy,” media reported. “The act of Nitish Kumar is against the withinwhichhan’oftimeoathheadsNitishstatethegiventheAccordingdidn’tKumarreappointmenthavegovernorarticlecollegiums.mentandtheofresignedopined.thetiontution.principledemocracyparliamentaryandbasicoftheConstiItisalsoaviolaofbasicfeaturesofConstitution,”Devi“NitishKumarfromthepostchiefminister,leftmajoritycollegiumsformedthegovernwithminorityUnderthe163and164,theofBiharmayobjectedtotheofNitishagainbuthedoso,”shesaid.tothePIL,BJPandJD(U)werethemandatebypeopletorulethe2025,sheadded.KumarwhotheJD(U)tookforarecordeighthlastweek,asheadthe‘Mahagathband(grandalliance)ithaddumped2015,tojoinhandstheBJP.
Soni unfurling Tricolour has several ‘connotations’!
Mahesh Sharma New Delhi: How was it decided that Ambika Soni would hoist the flag on the occasion of Independence Day at Congress Headquar ters? Was it decided af ter Prime Minister Nar endra Modi’s speech from Red Fort that Am bika Soni will hoist the flag or was it already decided?Keepin mind that the PM had made a big at tack on dynasty in his speech from the Red Fort. He appealed to the people to end dynastic rule. Apart from this, he had talked about giving women power and giv ing them opportunities. That’s why many people are saying that after his speech it was decided that neither Rahul nor Priyanka Gandhi will hoist the flag and some woman should be given this opportunity. That is why Ambika Soni’s name was decided. But this is not the re ality. In fact, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had already decided that Ambika Soni would hoist the flag. Sonia her self is infected with the corona virus. Rahul is also infected and Pri yanka got infected a few days ago. Leader of Op position in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is also battling corona and is in Karna taka. So it was decided a day before that some other senior leader would unfurl the flag. Usually this work is done by AK Antony, but after announcing his re tirement from politics, he has gone to Kerala. There was a specula tion that either Ghulam Nabi Azad or Mukul Wasnik or Pawan Bansal would hoist the flag. But considering the loyalty of the family, Ambika Soni was se lected. Surprisingly, both Rahul and Priyan ka Gandhi attended the flag hoisting ceremony. Rahul being the former president, he could have hoisted the flag but he has given many mes sages at once by giving a chance to Ambika Soni. He has also given a message not to become the president again, then he has also given a message to bring wom en forward.
RELIGIOUS FERVOUR Devotees celebrating Janmashtami festival, at Sri Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura. Devotees of Lord Krishna’s were seen dancing to the tunes of Bhajans at various temples to celebrate the day that marks the birth of Lord Krishna. —PHOTO BY ANI Rajnath meets Assam Rifles men in Manipur Punjab Min to examine patients at eye camp
‘J&K people fear of demographic change’ ‘MIRWAIZ UMAR NOT UNDER HOUSE ARREST’ Sajad AmbikaLoneSoni
Vijayvargiya vs Nitish: JD (U) terms BJP as “insensitive”
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slamseggSiddaramaiah’sattack:MoilyK’takagovt Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Assam Rifles Jawans. JDU President Rajiv Ranjan Singh speaking at an event. Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: On the 104th birth anniversary of former President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, President Droupadi Murmu paid him the floral tributes at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, the ninth president of India was Born on August 19, 1918. Dr Sharma was a lawyer and a politician who served between 1992 to 1997. He pursued his higher education at Agra and Lucknow universities. After earning a doctorate in law at the University of Cam bridge, he attended Lincoln’s Inn in London and Harvard University. In 1940, Shankar began his legal practice in Lucknow. He was also involved in the struggle for Indian independence from British colonial rule and joined the Indian National Congress and remained loyal for the rest of his life.
WOMEN POWER
Mumbai: The Debt Recov ery Tribunal-I (DRT-I) has ordered the auction of a prime property belonging to absconder diamantaire Nirav D. Modi in one of the cases filed by PNB to recover a part of their whopping dues of more than Rs 2,133-crore. As per the Mumbai DRTI’s order, HCL House in Marol shall be put up for e-auction on September 23, with a reserve price of Rs 52 crore, against the massive amounts out standing since nearly five years to the PNB and 15 more banks. “Proclama tion of sale read with the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993,” said the August 11 order by Recovery Officer Ajeet Tripathi.
New Delhi (PTI): Will he, will he not? That is the question on every Congress leader’s mind as Ra hul Gandhi has still not indicated whether he is ready to take on the mantle of party president.Congress’ Central Election Authority chairman Madhusu dan Mistry said the Congress Working Committee, the par ty’s highest decisionmaking body, will de cide the date of the election of president and the exact sched ule. “The list of dele gates (who will vote) is ready. From our side, we are ready, it is the CWC that has to decide the date,” he toldMostPTI.party leaders, including those known to be close to Gandhi, are unable to say with confidence whether he would give into the demands of workers and con test the party presi dential poll or not. Sources said his stand of not taking on the mantle of party president was un changed till a few days ago. A party lead er said most people in the party want Rahul to become president again but there have been no indications from him that he has changed his stance on theAissue.school of thought is also emerging with in the party that in case Rahul does not agree to become presi dent, Sonia should continue at the helm. In that case she could be assisted by a couple of senior leaders who may be given an offi cial role like that of workingpresident, a senior leader said.
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Pratap’s bro-in-law attends meeting, BJP slams govtGaya/Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s heli copter made an emergency landing in Gaya on Friday because of bad weather conditions, a senior police officer said. Mr Kumar was on a scheduled aerial survey of drought-hit areas in Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Gaya districts. “While returning to Patna, the pilot of the helicopter executed an emergency landing at Gaya International airport due to bad weather conditions,” Vinay Kumar, Inspector Gen eral (IG) of Police, Magadh range, told reporters in Gaya. As the weather conditions did not improve, the Chief Minster took the road route to reach Patna, he said.
Will he, will he not: Cong’s Rahul Gandhi dilemma
MURMU PAYS HOMAGE TO FORMER PRESIDENT SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA CRUCIAL READ Srinagar: Inclusion of non-local voters in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kash mir has heightened the fears of demographic change in the Union ter ritory, Peoples Confer ence chairman Sajad Lone said on Friday. He also appealed to the gov ernment to allay the ap prehensions of people. “The recent state ment by officials of the EC pertaining to allow ing non-locals to vote in the elections in J & K has created a new set of apprehensions amongst the people that the gov ernment of India must come out with unvar nished truth to allay their fears,” Lone said in a “Westatement.knowthe set of laws but what matters here is not the applica tion of law, but the in tentions of those imple menting law,” he said.
New Delhi (ANI): A day after BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya gave a bi zarre take on the sud den termination of the alliance with Nitish Ku mar, Janata Dal (Unit ed) on Friday slammed the BJP leader by call ing him an “insensitive person” who always stays on a “foreign tour” instead of focus ing on his work. “It is useless to make any comment on Vijay vargiya ji. A few days ago. the unemployed youth of the country felt agitated over the ‘Agniveer’ scheme. Re acting to this, the BJP leader said that if youths under ‘Agniveer scheme’ become unem ployed after four years, they will be given a job of a security guard in the BJP office,” JDU President Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said to “WhatANI.answer can be given to the person whose statement to wards the youth of the country, towards unem ployment in the coun try can be so light and insensitive? He is not a serious person. He stays on foreign tours mostly. He was also the incharge of West Bengal during the Assembly polls. We all know what happened in West Ben gal during that time (election campaign ing),” he said. JDU President fur ther told ANI that the BJP leader Kailash Vi jayvargiya should also become in-charge of Bihar. He will then real ise the ground reality about BJP’s prospects for 2024 General elec tions and 2025 Bihar As sembly elections, JD(U) leader said Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab’s Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Dr Baljit Kaur will ex amine the eyes of pa tients at a medical camp being held on Saturday at the ‘Aam Aadmi Clin ic’ in Muktsar district’s Bhagsar village. The minister, a atgetallbeciety”.EducationalsupportgovernmentingsonAnfortreatmentagnosinghasantor-turned-politician,dociseyespecialistandbeenoperating,diandofferingtoresidentsthepastmanyyears.officialspokespersaidthecampisbeorganizedbythewiththeof“SankalpWelfareSoMedicineswillgivenfreeofcosttopatientswhocometotheireyescheckedthecamp.
Patna: Tej Pratap Yadav, the new environment and forest minister of Bihar, landed into controversy after Shailesh Kumar, the brother-in-law, attended an official meeting on Thursday evening. Follow ing the meeting, a pho tograph was circulated in the social media on Friday and BJP leaders targetted Nitish Kumar government for taking the dynastic politics forward in Bihar. Shailesh Kumar is the husband of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s eldest daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti. He was sitting alongside Tej Pratap Yadav and other officials of environment and forest department. “RJD is basi cally a family based politi cal party. Its leaders used to do all kinds of political drama by pointing out castes and religions only to save and promote the family. Tej Pratap Yadav takes his brother-in-law Shailesh Ji in an official meeting. I appreciated the efforts of Tej Pratap Yadav for including Shailesh Ji in the meeting.
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest, J & K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Friday. “We have neither arrested him nor is he under the house arrest, “ Sinha said. Noting that the father of the Mirwaiz was killed in an unfortunate incident, he said that police was placed around the separatist leader’s house for his protection.
Mangaluru: Civic au thorities have removed a banner put up by a local Hindu organisation leader at Surathkal, carrying pictures of Mahatma Gan dhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse and Hindutva icon V D Savarkar, following a complaint. The banner was installed by Hindu Mahasabha leader Rajesh Pavitran, extending Sri Krishna sourcescelebrationsSriinsecurityCitymissioneroncomplaintimmediatelyremovedsaid.greetings,JanmashtamipolicesourcesTheauthoritiesthebannerfollowingaonThursday,theordersoftheComofMangaluruCorporation.PolicewasbeefedupSurathkalinviewofKrishnaJanmashtamionFriday,theadded.
Bengaluru (ANI): A day after an “egg at tack” against Opposi tion leader and Con gress leader Siddara maiah in Kodagu, for mer Karnataka CM and Congress leader Veer appa Moily on Friday said the rise of caste and communalism in Karnataka has stolen the peace of the people of the country. “In recent days, the rise of caste and com munalism in Karnata ka has stolen the peace of the people of the country. Former CM and Leader of Opposi tion Siddaramaiah was attacked by BJP in Kodagu. The activist rush is a symbol of hate politics at its lowest level. Perhaps, this mis hap has never happened in Karnataka politics,” Veerappa Moily said.
’ high SAYS RBI GOVERNOR Mumbai (PTI): RBI Gov ernor Shaktikanta Das said the retail inflation is “unacceptably and uncom fortably” high and pro posed the 50 basis points hike in repo rate at the re cent monetary policy re viewThemeeting.othermembers of the Monetary Policy Com mittee (MPC) had ex pressed similar views, ac cording to the minutes of the meeting released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. At its meeting from Au gust 3 to 5, MPC decided to increase the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent with a view to tame inflation. The sequence of policy measures, Das said, “is ex pected to strengthen mon etary policy credibility and anchor inflation expecta tions”. “Our actions would continue to be calibrated, measured and nimble de pending upon the unfolding dynamics of inflation and economic activity,” he said. According to RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra, frontload ing of monetary policy ac tions “can keep inflation expectations firmly an chored, re-align inflation with the target and reduce the medium-term growth sacrifice as it is timed into the recovery underway.” New Delhi (PTI): Retail inflation for farm and rural workers increased to 6.60% and 6.82%, respectively, in July mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. In June retail inflation for farm and rural workers stood at 6.43% and 6.76% respectively. “Point-to-point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers) and CPI-RL (Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers) stood at 6.60% and 6.82% in July, 2022 compared to 6.43% & 6.76% respectively in June, 2022 and 3.92% and 4.09% respectively during the corresponding month (July 2021) of the previous year,” a labour ministry statement said. Similarly, food inflation stood at 5.38% & 5.44% in July, 2022 compared to 5.09% & 5.16% respectively in June, 2022 and 2.66% & 2.74% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year, it stated. The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for July, 2022 increased by 6 points each to stand at 1131 and 1143 points respectively. The CPI-AL was 1125 points in June 2022, while CPI-RL was 1137 points in the month.
New Delhi: Debt-ridden Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) said it has defaulted on payments of interest of two debenturesnon-convertibletotalling `12.68 crore. The due date for payment was Au gust 17, 2022, FEL said in a regulatory filing. “The company is unable to ser vice its obligations in re spect of the interest on Non-Convertible Deben tures (NCDs) due on Au gust 17, 2022,” it said on Thursday. The debentures are secured with a cou pon rate of 9.60% per annum.
RETAIL INFLATION FOR FARM, RURAL WORKERS RISES TO 6.6%, 6.82% IN JULY
Mumbai (PTI): Equity benchmarks fell on Friday after a continuous rally, with the Sensex and Nifty declining over 1% each amid profit-taking and weak global market trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex, which had started the trade on a firm note, later gave up all the early gains and ended 651.85 points or 1.08% lower at 59,646.15. During the day, it tanked 823.43 points or 1.36 per cent to 59,474.57. The broader NSE Nifty fell 198.05 points or 1.10% to settle at 17,758.45. From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Fin serv, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Maruti, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever and Reliance In dustries were among the biggest laggards. On the other hand, Lars en & Toubro, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services were the gainers.
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New Delhi (PTI): The in come tax department on Friday said taxpayers can claim credit for taxes paid outside India before the end of the assessment year if the I-T return is filed with in the stipulated deadline. So far, Foreign Tax Cred it (FTC) could have been claimed only if Form- 67 along with necessary docu ments were filed within the due date for filing the orig inal return, thereby re stricting the ability to claim credit for taxes paid outside India. The Central Board of Di rect Taxes (CBDT) has amended tax Rules provid ing relief to taxpayers in claiming Foreign Tax Credit (FTC). In a tweet, the income tax department said “the Statement in Form No. 67 can now be furnished on or before the end of the rele vant Asstt Year”.
The amendment oper ates retrospectively, so this benefit is available to all FTC claims filed during the current financial year, it added. Nangia Andersen LLP Partner- Direct Taxa tion, Sachin Garg said the amendment has provided much-needed relief to tax payers who can now claim FTC by furnishing Form67 along with necessary documents before the end of the assessment year if the return is filed within the original due date or date of filing belated tax return.“The FTC can now be claimed even when filing an updated return of in come, provided Form 67 is furnished before filing such return.”
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—PTI GOLD FALLS `389; SILVER PLUNGES `1,607 New Delhi: Sebi on Friday made it mandatory for in vestors to block securities on their respective demat accounts for sale transac tions. Currently, the facili ty is optional for inves tors. The block mecha nism in the demat ac counts of clients under taking sale transactions would become mandatory from November 14, the Sebi said. Under the mechanism, shares of a client intending to make a sale transaction will be blocked in the client’s de mat account in favour of the clearing corporation concerned.
SBI SELLS KSK MAHANADI POWER LOAN ACCOUNT TO ADITYA BIRLA ARC New Delhi: SBI has sold the non-performing loan account of KSK BirlapanyPowerMahanadiComtoAdityaARCfor `1,622 crore, accepting a haircut of almost 58% against the total outstand ing. KSK Mahanadi Power Com pany had total loan outstanding of `3,815.04 crore towards SBI as of April 2022. SBI had received a total of 15 EoIs, while only one bid was received from Aditya Birla ARC for an amount of `1,544.08 crore in an auction in end-May. —PTI GRADUAL APPROACH TO PRIVATISATION FOR BETTER OUTCOMES: RBI Mumbai: RBI said a research paper favouring gradual privati sation of PSBs is not its view but that of the authors of the report. The research paper published in the August 2022 issue of RBI Bul letin said “the gradual approach to privatisation adopted by the government can ensure that a void is not created in fulfilling the social objective of financial inclusion”. It also highlighted that recent mega merger of PSBs has resulted in consolida tion of the sector. —PTI OTHER STORIES SEBI EASES NORMS ON AIF AND VCF INVESTMENTS IN OVERSEAS FIRMS
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New Delhi (PTI): India's gold imports, which have a bearing on the country's Current Account Deficit (CAD), rose 6.4% to $12.9 billion during April-July this fiscal due to healthy demand, according to gov ernment data. In July 2022, however, imports of the precious metal fell sharply by 43.6% to $2.4 billion, as per the lat est data released by the commerceIncreaseministry.ingoldand oil imports during the first four months of this fiscal contributed to a record trade deficit of $30 billion, against $10.63 billion in April-July 2021. India is the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China. The imports mainly take care of the demand by the jewel leryTheindustry.gemsand jewellery exports during the first four months of the current fiscal grew by about 7% to $13.5 billion. A wider trade gap during 2021-22 expanded the coun try's current account defi cit at 1.2% of GDP. Gold imports up 6.4% to $13 bn in April-July
—PTI NHPC INKS PACT TO DEVELOP 2 HYDRO PROJECTS IN NEPAL FEL DEFAULTS ON `12.68 CR INTEREST PAYMENT FOR NCDs New Delhi : Gold prices declined `389 to `51,995 per 10 grams in the na tional capital on Friday following weak global cues, acc to HDFC Securi ties. The yellow metal had closed at `52,384 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also plunged `1,607 to `56,247 per kg from `57,854 per kg in the previous trade. In the international market, gold was trading lower at $1,753 per ounce while silver was flat at $19.23 per ounce.
Windfall tax cut on oil producers was expected, say analysts
—PTI New Delhi: State-owned hydro power giant NHPC NHPC announced its plan to develop two hydroelec tric projects of 750MW & 450MW in Nepal, for which it has inked a pact. “NHPC Ltd signed an MOU with Investment Board Nepal (IBN) to develop 750 MW West Seti and 450 MW SR-6 Hydroelectric Projects in Nepal,” a statement said. With total installed capacity of 7,071.20 MW, NHPC is ranked as a premier organisation in India for development of hydropower.
FOR TAXES PAID OUTSIDE INDIA RULES AT PRESENT z The CBDT has amended tax Rules providing relief to taxpayers in claiming Foreign Tax Credit (FTC). z So far, FTC could have been claimed only if Form67 along with necessary documents were filed within the due date for filing the original return.
I-T dept allows taxpayers more time to claim credit
New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi has allowed India regis tered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) to invest in foreign entities without having an India connec tion. Earlier, one of the conditions was that such overseas investments were al lowed only in those companies which had an Indian connection. Like, a company has a front office overseas, while having its back office operations in India. “The requirement of the overseas investee company to have an Indian connection... Has been done away with,” Sebi has said in a circular.
Inflation ‘unacceptably & uncomfortably
Highest share of projects okayed in Rajasthan: RBI AS PER RBI ARTICLE z State-wise data reveals that during 2021-22, more than half (56.4%) of the projects were taken up in five states, viz., Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu z The share of these 5 states increased significantly from an average share of 40.7% to more than 50% New Delhi (PTI): Windfall profit tax on local oil pro ducers has been cut on ex pected lines but increasing the levy on jet fuel and die sel exports was a surprise as local markets are rea sonably well-supplied, ana lysts said on Friday. At the third fortnightly review, the government has increased the windfall prof it tax on the export of diesel to `7 per litre from `5 a litre and brought a `2 a litre tax on ATF Earlierexports.thismonth, the govt scrapped the windfall profit tax on ATF exports. Alongside, the tax on do mestically produced crude oil has been cut to `13,000 per tonne from `17,750. "India's fortnightly revi sion in windfall tax for oil producers was in line with our"Theexpectations.increasein jet fuel & diesel export tax, which reflects the recent rise in refining margins, sur prised us as local markets are reasonably well sup plied," Morgan Stanley said. The decline in oil prices led to a downward revision in windfall taxes on domestic oil production from $31 per barrel to $22. "The adjustments, while still adhoc, highlight pro ducer oil price cap of $70-75 a barrel and profitability of $20-21 per barrel.”
Sensex snaps 5-day rally
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 20 paise to close at 79.84 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.75 and moved in a range of 79.73 to 79.84 dur ing the day. It finally ended at 79.84 against the Ameri can currency, down 20 pai se over its previous close of 79.64. The dollar index, which gauges the green back’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.18% to 107.67. For eign fund outflows from Indian equities also dragged the rupee down.
Mumbai (PTI): Rajasthan accounted for the highest share in the total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial insti tutions in 2021-22, retain ing the top place for two consecutive years, as per an article published in RBI bulletin.Rajasthan was followed by Uttar Pradesh and Guja rat. "State-wise data reveals that during 2021-22, more than half (56.4%) of the projects were taken up in five states, viz., Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu," said the article ti tled 'Private Corporate In vestment: Growth in 202122 and Outlook for 2022-23'. The share of these five states increased signifi cantly from an average share of 40.7% during the period between 2012-13 and 2019-20 to more than 50% during the last two years. The article uses data on investment intentions by the private corporate sec tor based on the phasing plans (ex-ante) of their pro ject proposals to arrive at the aggregate investment intentions and assess the outlook for investment ac tivity in the near term. "After set back in pan demic period, announce ments of new investment projects increased signifi cantly during 2021-22, with total cost of project record ing an increase of about 90% over 2020-21, but still remaining below the prepandemic level," it said. Infrastructure sector continued to attract maxi mum capex projects, led by 'power' and 'road and bridg es' sectors.
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z You did not lose any election? I did not due to God’s will and the love of the people, coupled with the support of the party workers.
MODI IS THE FIRST POPULAR PM, WHO COMMANDS NATION’S SENTIMENTS, LOVE AND AFFECTION!
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z How do you see the Direct Benefit Trans fer Scheme under which people are get ting money right at their homes? You have picked up an important point that money has reached to people while seated at their homes. There was a time, when Rajiv ji used to say that when I send Rs 100, only Rs 15 reach till the last end. This means, that the system of offi cials, employees and poli ticians used to gulp the poor peoples’ money dur ing the Congress’ regime. But Modiji opened 45 crore bank accounts and 28 crore people were giv en the facility of debit card. Not only this, he brought forward the best digital payment system -UPI BHIM- wherein, while other countries are signing cheques for the masses, Modiji just press es a button and the mon ey automatically gets transferred directly to the account of crores of people within seconds. This is the power of ‘Dig ital India.’
z What is your thought behind this ‘revadi culture’ espe cially in context to what Supreme Court has said recently? Will you go further for appeal so that a law is made? Jagdeesh ji, I feel that senior individuals like you should hold debates and deliberations on TV as to what is the reason behind the Sri Lankan crisis. Why are such situ ations coming up in na tions across the world? Why has the debt in Bangladesh risen? If we look at the states of In dia, which till yesterday were cash rich, are now under debt, they are cash strapped. What are these policies that are causing this problem? It is impor tant to know this, re search and learn about them and take preven tive or corrective meas ures in this regard is ex tremely important. If we do not discuss about these issues, then vari ous parts of the nation will witness tension. That is why, I say that we should act when there is still time.
z Perhaps that is why party workers want you to contest election and become face of the election? In PM Narendra Modi, BJP has got a face, which no one can match. He is the most popular leader of not just our na tion, but of the world. He considers Himachal his second home and when Modiji comes, the people will vote for BJP in unison. And as BJP workers, we will work to take party’s message to each and every individ ual and form the BJP government once again.
z Assembly elections will take place in Himachal Pradesh. Don’t you feel like contesting? I feel like making people contest. When elections come, I feel like going amidst people and in form them about the achievements of the State as well as the Cen tral Governments & help form the BJP gov ernment in Himachal.
z What is your take on the InsuranceHealthScheme? It is a huge scheme. ‘Ayushman Bharat’ is such a scheme under which, we are giving treatment worth up to Rs 5 lakh free of cost to 60 crore people, i.e. even if we add the population of North and South Americas, ours’ would still be a larger popula tion cover. Poor do not have to look at anyone to acquire treatment.
z And Pradhan Man tri Awas Yojana? I want you to recall what Modiji had said in 201415 that when we cele brate the 75th year of Independence, if we talk even about the PMAY (Urban) we had prom ised 1 crore houses and till now, we have already completed work of 1 crore houses and by the year end, we will cross the figure and complete 22 lakh additional homes. This means, we will build 20 percent more homes. Even the target for the rural area under PMAY has been achieved. This goes on to show that Modiji does not merely do lip ser vice, rather his good governance, his ability to take decision and en force it, has truly em powered the nation.
z AAP was trying to project itself as con tender in Himachal. But later, all its lead ers came and sat with BJP. How did this miracle happen? We made some efforts. There were people, who felt that Arvind Kejri wal is a ‘Bag of lies.’ They felt that he is less of a Chief Minister and more of a ‘Jhooth-Man tri’. Spreading fake propaganda, spreading lies, throwing muck on other leaders, have be come Kejriwal’s identi ty. Look at their prom ise of free electricity in Punjab. When they came to power, instead of fulfilling their prom ise, he ran towards the Centre to seek help and papers even quoted that he wanted Rs 1 lakh crore from the Centre. We have helped Punjab in the past, are doing it in the present and will keep doing so in future as well. It is an extreme ly important part of our nation, but this some where shows the Kejri’s thought process of that he makes huge promis es to win polls, distrib utes ‘revadis,’ but after coming to power, he fails to fulfil them.
z When did you con test your first elec tion? Anurag Thakur: I con tested the election for 14th Lok Sabha and thereafter, contested for 15th, 16th and 17th and now serving as 4th time MP from Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency. For this, I thank the constit uents of Hamirpur, who have, time and again, expressed their trust & faith in me and handed over this responsibility to me.
z How do you per ceive PM Modi as a global leader? See, when one addresses global issues like global warming. We all say that glaciers are melting, sea level is rising, rains are erratic now and seasons have changed. This will result in deaths of mil lions of people, when ever the cataclysm oc curs. And we have start ed observing its impact. But the nations of the world aren’t bringing any change in their life style. No one wants to take major steps. In fact, they are not ready to fol low the Kyoto Protocol. But Modiji, displaying leadership, brought France together during COP-21 and formed the International Solar Alli ance. Its Headquarters is based in India and we fulfilled our target be fore time. And when COP-26 happened in England this time, Modi ji again gave direction and leadership to the world leaders. During the disaster, we followed our principal of Vasudhaiva Kutumb kam,’which means that the world is one family and provided vaccines and medicines to 150 na tions, when other na tions of the world were restricted to themselves. z How would you like to explain Narendra Modi’s idea of ‘New India’ ? We can explain Modiji’s ‘New India’ in whichev er manner we may want and in as many words as we can. I keep on asking the youth of the nation as to what do they think the ‘New India’ should be like? So someone says SwachhBharat,SundarBharat,SashaktBharatorShantBharat.SowhenModijitalksabout‘NewIndia,’thereisanewrespecttowardsthenationandtheTricolour.Today,whenwearecelebrating‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav,’andpeoplearewalkingwithTricolouronroadsandhaveunfurleditattheirrespectivehomes,thepeoplethroughtheiract,arerememberingthosemenandwomen,whogaveuptheirlivesforthefreedomofthenation.Theygavetheir‘Balidaan,’todaywemerelyaskpeoplefortheir‘Yogdaan.’
z When was the first time you met Modiji, or he set eyes on you? It was in 1995, when he was the in-charge of Himachal Pradesh and then, he went on to be come the National Gen eral Secretary.
CEO & Editor-in-Chief of First India & Bharat24, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra during The New JC Show, speaks to Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur about his political journey, the changing dynamics of politics, the coming of a new world order & most importantly, how India under PM Modi’s leadership is surging ahead of other nations & taking everyone along following the age old philosophy of Kutumbkam;’‘VasudhaivaHowModi’s vision of a ‘New India’ has wide acceptance of public & hence his word carries weightage & charisma to propel the nation forward & much more... (Part—I) Kejriwal, a ‘jhooth-mantri’: Thakur
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Anurag Thakur during The New JC Show. During the show #JCwithAnuragThakur trended toponAll-IndiaTwitter BE
z How did the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ cam paign reach such a level? Did you ever fathom that it would be so grand? I think there is a huge change that has taken place after several dec ades, that when one per son in the nation says something and the en tire nation listens to that person and does what is requested. See, during first wave of Covid-19, when Modiji called up the people to stand with the frontline workers, so people clapped for them and did all that was asked, then people supported the vaccination drive and also used the Aaro gyaSetu App and CoW IN App when asked to. People of India and of the world trust Modiji blindly . z PM Modi’s single statement has that ‘magical effect’ on people. What’s your taken on this... When people stand be sides you, then there are expectations too. I want you to recall any mo ment from our history when an Indian PM has visited another nation, and the fanfare he has been accorded a wel come with and compare that with the warm wel come and support and strength that has been accorded to Modiji. Has that happened ever in the past? Even the NRIs get strength from the fact that a leader from their nation has gained such a massive support and strength. See a new world order is now com ing into existence and now India and its people have to make up their minds as to where do want to take the nation to? And if any nation wants to go to a better place, then it needs a new idea, a new thought, a decisive leader and then the nation needs to walk with the leader without thinking about other aspects. What has not happened in the past six decades, has hap pened in the past 8 years. ‘Saath se behtar Aath.’ And that is why, I say that people have put all their trust in Narendra Modiji’s actions. z I keep visiting Sri Nagar. There was a time, when the youth of the valley used to have stones in their hands at Lal Chowk and Modiji had un furled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk in the past, putting his life at stake. But now, the Tricolour was un furled at Lal Chowk. Is this the magic of 370? You are talking about the era of 90s, when Modiji went there. I will narrate you an incident of 2011. I undertook a Rashtriya Ekta Yatra from Kolkata to Kash mir, which was basical ly a ‘Tiranga Yatra.’ During that time, stones were pelted at soldiers and more than 2,000 sol diers sustained inju ries. The UPA Govern ment was changing the AFSPA and were talk ing about giving a great er autonomy to Kash mir and this would have been extremely danger ous. As the National President of BJYM, I travelled from the birth place of Dr Syama Pras ad Mukherjee to his Balidan-sthali and con nected crores of youth of the nation and reached Lal Chowk to unfurl the Tricolour. But I was arrested on January 25, 2011 and was jailed in Kathua, so that I could not reach Kashmir. Fencing was done on the border of Jammu & Kashmir so as to curtail my move ment. Arun Jaitley ji and Sushma Swaraj ji, who were Leaders of the Opposition, came to support my ‘Yatra,’ but they too were arrested and were put behind the bars. Hoisting or unfurl ing Tricolour used to be considered a crime in our own nation. But BJYM workers reached the Lal Chowk and hoisted the Tricolour. But this changed on Au gust 5, 2019. Dr Mukher jee carried out his ‘Yatra,’ followed by Murli Manohar Joshi and Narendra Modi and then myself. But noth ing changed. Change came into existence, only when the people of the nation gave a com plete majority and Modiji provided free dom to Jammu and Kashmir from Article 270 and 35 (A). Today Kashmir is peaceful, no stone pelting occurs there, Tricolour is re spected and the state is on development path.
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z So how do you rate Narendra Modi as a PM? He is the leader of my party, he is the leader of the nation and I would say that I am thankful to the people of India that they have given this country a Prime Minis ter like Modiji, not once but twice and owing to this fact, Indians all across the world, hold their heads high.
The human spirit is the most amazing thing, it can plummet the darkest depths and rise to the shiniest stars in the breadth of a second.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
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Participants of Bal Gopal 2022 in Krishna-Radha Avtars
Aayo Nathkhat n the auspicious occasion of Krishan 2022day,Ramada,withBigorganisedPratiyogita‘Balmomentousmashtmi,Jana-aGopal2022wasbyStudioBossinassociationFirstIndiaatHotelJaipuronThurs-BalGopalPratiyogitaisoneofthemostanticipatedBalGopalcompetitionsofthePinkcity.JagdeeshChandragracedtheoccasionastheChiefGuestandmotivatedtheyoungKrishnasandalsocongratu-latedtheirparents.DrMaheshJoshi,CabinetMinisterwasalsopre-sentasthespecialguest.Duringtheoccasion,MinisterJoshisaid,“Iamverygratefultobeapartofthisenchantingcompetition,asthiscompetitionisatreas-uredandpreciousoppor-tunitytoputourchildrenintheshoesofNandLala.”Forthepast14years,onKrishnaJan-mashtami,StudioBig Boss would give a chance to mothers, children and families to woo Lord Krishna by dolling up as the lord himself and hundreds of kids in more than 5 categories would take part. The celebrations were an exquisite blend of faith, innocence and love. Ashok Singh, the founder, of Studio Big Boss, informed everyone that we are organising this competition for the last 25 years and try to bring back to life the special blissful memories of our most jubilant Janmashtami Celebrations. It is exciting to see the craze of youngsters and especially their creative and imaginative parents who meticulously arranged all the beautiful and colourful fancy dresses, ornate accessories, and special make-up. Kavya Joshi, granddaughter of Dr Mahesh Joshi, Cabinet Minister and Daksh Choudhary won the hearts of everyone with their charm and astonishing look and attire when they walked the stage as little Radha and Krishna.
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Kavya Joshi with her mother Divya Joshi and Daksh Choudhary with his mother Pooja Choudhary and other family members during the competition
Atharva Toshniwal Cute little Makhanchors during the competition
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Dr Mahesh Joshi and Jagdeesh Chandra felicitating Kavya Joshi and Bhavya Johar, as they charmed everyone with their adorable avatars. Also seen are Sanya Hissariya, Bhagyashree Mundra and Gaurav Gaur Jagdeesh Chandra greets Dr Mahesh Joshi Barman
O Bal Gopal 2022, by Studio Big Boss, is the celebration of Lord Krishna in his most precious form, that of an innocent and ‘natkhat’ child. Children dressed as little Krishnas and Radhas wooed and drew blessings from each one of the audience at Ramada on Thursday
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CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Don’t make friends for money and status rather make friends who will stick with you forever. You care about you lover but somehow hesitate in expressing that care. On social front, you may have to spend some extra money in buying gifts for someone for some specific occasion. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 Some family issues may need urgent resolution, so don’t neglect them. Some of you are likely to enjoy an excursion with friends.You will feel financially comfortable. Your personality will attract many eligible bachelors. Spend time talking with likeminded people.
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Today is a favourable day for business.Listening to someone’s advice on the professional front will be in your interest. You are very generous by nature and also you are the backbone of your family. Be careful of the words that come out of your mouth.
You are very fortunate to have a great friend circle. Whatever you have in mind, you will manage to implement it at work. You are likely to feel much healthy and energetic today. Visit a doctor if you have any doubts about your health. You will have your own house.
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SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Pending concerningpaperworkaproperty will be completed. Your spouse may make you spend more than you expected. Admit your faults in relationship. Fantastic day for investing money in stock market as you can make fortune. You miss your parents a lot and somewhere fear to loose them.
This is the best time try something new with life give yourself a new purpose. You will feel amorous towards your wife. Work on your limitations, there can be no better time than this. You have more opposite sex friends than the same and you may be judged sometimes.
Fortunes are set to rise for those in trade and business. You love to live close to your family. You are a child at heart and never let this child die. You have a big heart and you always help someone if you can. Expected payments are likely to get released soon.
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ing different lives. Each is trapped in her personal prison of abuse, sickness, lack, poverty, jealousy etc. Based on dramatized, true-life incidents the book details how through simple transformational tools these women broke free. Modern science has done a lot of research and found that consciousness of gratitude enhances mental health, fosters meaningful relationships, helps in catharsis, and improves the happiness quotient. When you start counting your blessings, your whole life turns around.If‘SurvivaloftheFittest’ was the only maxim, all species would hurt and kill, till only the stronger few survived. The fact is that survival depends on mutual help because the “river that flows in you also flows in me”. This awareness of coexistence is 'Empathy'which is programmed within but needs to be awakened. You, yourself, as much as anybody else in the Universe, deserve your love and compassion. The first step towards ‘self-love' is forgiving yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. One great way to express empathy is speech. It can inspire and change the world provided these words emanate from the vast stillness beyond. When we speak and theuplar‘mindfully’listensimi-neuronslightinthebrainofotherperson.
TAURUS APR 21 - MAY 20 You make sure to make things work your way. You are most wanted by your friends. You can have romantic affair in office and a serious one. You will invest money in clothes and accessories today. You are a God fearing person. Never demotivate someone.
SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You must create an environment of understanding at home. Your regular exercise routine promises to keep you fit and energetic. You will succeed in any sort of examination if you put your heart and soul to it. You need a break from day to day tensions.
CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 23 You will enjoy good health by remaining regular in your workouts. It will be in your interest to guide a family youngster on the academic front. Scrumptious food is what you are craving for today. You may start a side business to earn extra money. You are a very grounded person.
“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slipTheout.”ancient science of Tantra recognises the power of human thought. You can call this Chi, Dev Atama, Shakti, or Visualisation- which enables you to experience the unlimited power of your potential, This is how the ascended yogis crename a few. Visualization may be the most important part of your mental package as it uses explicit imagery and alters your neural pathways. This is ‘Achetan Kriya’- sitting in a relaxed meditative pose, with total focus on an image - keeping your goal in mind and visualising it to come true. Quoting Buddha “You are what you what you feel, you create what you imagine”. This is the ‘Pristine Duo’- your visualization followed by non-resistant action since “You will never plough a field by turning it over in your mind”. Perfect thought prepares the soil for creation and effort makes it a reality. “He who is not busy being born is busy dying”. "There are prisons in life as well asafterconfinementsdeath.Noth-ingisunbreaka-ble”.Thesoulisnotmeanttobeimprisoned,itsdestinyisfree-dom.Youmustdoityourselfsince“inlife,youaretooheavyaloadforanyoneelsetocarry".TheMasterkeytoTHEUL-TIMATEFREE-DOMisinyourownhands!!!Throughthisbook,Parneethassharedsimpleyetpowerfultechniquestotransformyourlife.Itisamust-read!
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Tensions on the family front are likely to get sorted out. Your spouse is someone who can do anything for your happiness. You are happy spending whole day at home. Help your mothers at home today and give them a reason to smile. You will be successful one day.
PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Family will be supportive of your ideas, but only to an extent. You give tough competition to people. Many people get inspired by you. You will get special treatment from your dear ones. Good health is assured through own efforts. Meet people you get along with well.
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The birth of Lord Krishna, also known as Janmashtami or Krishna Janmashtami, was commemorated throughout India with great fervour and enthusiasm on Friday, August 18. This celebration is only held in order to bring people together and build bonds of solidarity. Another significant component of this holiday, which is observed on the second day of Janmashtami, is Dahi Handi. Lord Krishna was known as “Makhanchor” or “the one who stole butter” when he was a child. He used to smuggle butter into every Gokul family. City First brings to you glimpses of the celebration from our readers across Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai
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CITY FIRST W ith its composttionsegregatrashand ing strategy, Navji van Vihar, one of Delhi’s first zerowaste communities, has led by example. This was accom plished as seen below. The once-prolific spe cies have buildinglarlyNavjivanintoanddwindlinginsectssupplyingtydonedyears,forfriendhadconditionsingduemetropolitanabandonedregionstothedeterioratenvironmentalthere.Thespecies,whichbeenaclosetohumansabout10,000hasabanusforavarieofreasons,includadeclineintheofmicroscopiccausedbyforestcoveradearthofplacesbuildnests.However,acolonyNewDelhicalledViharreguorganisesnest-activitiesto entice the state bird back to them. Graffiti on the colony’s walls also raises awareness of the value of water conservation. Society encourages the use of cloth bags instead of plastic, boasts ter race gardens, carries out clothes, toys and book donation drives, and organises events for mentcentachievedthemologistMakhija,ofunderawareness.environmentalMostimportantly,theleadershipsecretaryDrRubyanophthalbyprofessioncolonyhasa‘100perwastemanageatsourcemodel’.
CHAUHANSHAZIDBY—PHOTOS
CITY FIRST he preview party of “Art of Bengal To day ‘’ conclud ed successful ly at Treasure Art Gallery on Friday. The lighting of the lamp was done by Maj Gen SS Kahlon, VSM(General Officer Commanding) and Thomas Gomez, Gua temala. The party was the precursor to the art show that will be on display till Oc tober 6. One of the most talked about artwork on display is Jogen Chowdhury’s work on the partition. It is one of his most famous works which depicts a scene from east India’s partition circaThe1947.show aims to trace the trajectory of Bengal Art from its complex historical con text to its jumdarhurymik,Sanathury,cluding15themanifestationspresent-daythroughworksofmorethancelebratedartistsinJogenChowdGaneshHaloi,Kar,AshokBhowGoutamChowdandSamindraMaamongothers. cityfirstdel@gmail.com
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Tina Chandroj, Tapas Konar, Samindra Majumdar, Pankaj Panwar, Pradip Rakshit and Sunil De Tina Chandroj and Thomas Gomez
CITY FIRST P arveen Kumar Goyal owns the Shree Shyam Ra soi in the Nan gloi neighbourhood of Delhi, which of fers meals at Rs 1 perEveryplate. day between 11 am and 1 pm, thou sands of people stand in line outside the Rasoi in anticipation of a lunch that consists of roti, rice, two to three different types of vege tables, and a dessert. They also receive cool water and milk-based Sharbats throughout the heat costPreviously,(beverages).eachdishRs10,butParveen cut the price to make the cuisine more afford able for more people. He charges Rs 1 so that cus tomers may “proudly state that they have paid for their lunch” and don’t feel like they are receiving free meals. He has fed 2,000 peo ple thus far. Speaking about the inception of the idea, he says, “I told my kids that now that we have everything and are doing fairly well, I wish to dedicate my life to serving people. Not just the poor, but people from all walks of life come here to eat.” The Rasoi runs 365 days, staying open irrespec tive of festivals or oth er public holidays.
Tina Chandraj and Jogen Chowdhary Annie Kumari and Tina Chandroji Sudip Roy and Giti SenFarhad HussainMona Rai and Amitava Das SS Kahlon and Tina Chandroji Sushma BehlPradip RakshitJatin Das and Prabhakar Kolte Dr Ruby Makhija During the event
CITY FIRST N ational Faecal Sludge and Sep tage Manage ment (NFSSM) Alliance, a collaborative body that drives the dis course on faecal sludge and septage manage ment (FSSM) forward in India, celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Thursday along with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Mo HUA) and Ministry of Social Justice and Em powerment (MoSJE). On the occasion, a virtual event was organ ised around the topic of ‘SafaiMitra Suraksha: Manhole to Machine hole’ chaired by Sh. Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Mo HUA) and Sh. R. Sub rahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry of Social Jus tice and KsionSwachhMissionretaryMishra,graced(MoSJE).EmpowermentTheeventwasbyRoopaJointSec&NationalDirector,BharatMis-Urban,MoHUA,RKhandelwal,Secre tary, National Commis sion for Safai Karam charis (NCSK), MoSJE, and Yogita Swaroop, Senior Economic Advisor, MoSJE. Various schemes were launched dur ing the event including NAMASTE Scheme (National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem), SAFAIMI TRA SURAKSHA AUR SAMMAN, SAFAIMI TRA SURAKSHA KI MISAAL and SAFAIMI TRA SPEAK: BAD LAAV KI KAHAANI cityfirstdel@gmail.com DAY
