First India-Mumbai Edition-21st November 2022

Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole demands Koshyari’s recall

Governor on Saturday referred to the historic Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an icon of “olden times”

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Buldhana: Maharash tra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday demanded the recall of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his com ments referring to Mar atha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an icon of “olden days”.

Patole also demanded an apology from the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that its leader Sudhanshu Trivedi had made in sulting comments against Shivaji Maha raj.

The Congress will work for an “ideologi cally clean Maharash tra” and it will not toler ate the insult of social reformers Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule

“This will not be tol

‘MAKE SURE BJP WINS IN EVERY BOOTH’

Bengaluru: The explosion in a moving autorickshaw in Mangaluru was an ‘act of terror,’ Karnataka Director General of Police, Praveen Sood said on Sunday. Police revealed that accused, identified as Mohammad Shariq, who was injured in incident, was arrested 3 years ago in a Lashkar case.

Sharm El-Sheikh: Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav speaking at closing of COP 27 on Sunday called COP27 a “historic COP” adding that “the world has waited far too long for the ‘loss and damage fund’ agreement.”

SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS

Colorado: A gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs just before midnight Saturday and immediately opened fire, leaving five people dead and 18 injured, police said Sunday. The suspect in the shooting at Club Q was identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich according to police.

PM addresses 4 rallies at Veraval, Dhorarji, Amreli and Botad in Saurashtra region

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Veraval: Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the people of Gir Somnath district in electionbound Gujarat to make the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vic torious in all the polling booths. He was canvass ing for four BJP candi dates from Gir Somnath district in Gujarat, where the Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5.

‘I want you to make sure the BJP wins each and every booth here. Will you do it for me?

This time, my focus is to win in all the polling booths. If you help me in achieving this, these 4 BJP candidates will automatically reach As sembly,’ Modi said.

He urges people to break all previous records of voter turnout on polling day

One thing is clear that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will re main a hero and idol of Maharashtra and our country till the Sun and the Moon exist. Even

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had no doubts about this in his mind.

—Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM, Maharashtra P2

KOSHYARI MUST CONSIDER QUITTING: AJIT PAWAR

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday said Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari must consider quitting his post if he cannot understand the state’s emotions. Koshyari had, on Saturday, said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of “olden days”. In a state ment issued during the day, Pawar said, “It was time for Koshyari to re consider his continuing

as state governor.” The Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly added: “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a great role model on how to use power for people’s welfare and not self interest. These ideals have inspired Maharashtra and will continue to do so for time immemorial.” He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take cognizance of Koshyari’s remarks.

QUOTES

Elections to decide Gujarat’s fate in next 25 years

Rahul walking with those who opposed Narmada Project Opposition keeps defaming and abusing Gujarat Whenever I come to Amreli, I feel like home; see my people

After a long day of campaigning, I feel very energising!!

TRIBAL

STANDS

Want to establish India as global content hub: Thakur

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Panaji: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that the government in tends to make India as a destination for film shooting and production.

“We have seen the pandemic time, and coming out of that, now large numbers are wit nessing IFFI. Through this, regional cinemas are going internation ally,” he told reporters ahead of opening cere mony of International Film Festival of India.

Speeding truck kills 15 in Bihar’s Vaishali

Vaishali: As many as 15 people have died in a road accident after a truck driver ran over a crowd in Bihar’s Vaishali district. The driver is said to have lost control of the vehi cle, however, the reason

is yet to be ascertained. Among the deceased are children, who died in the crash which oc curred near Sultanpur village of Desari Police Station area. Police launched an investiga tion to nab the driver.

and Chhatrapati Shiva ji Maharaj, Patole told reporters here.

erated. The BJP has to publicly apologize and the governor has to be recalled,” he demand

ed. In light of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi facing flak for his com ments on Turn to P6

GUV IN HOT WATER

Nana Patole

Bhagat Singh Koshyari

PM MODI OFFERS PRAYERS AT SOMNATH TEMPLE

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday reached the Somnath temple to offer prayers. Modi who is in poll-bound Gujarat this weekend is expected to participate in at least 8 programmes crisscrossing the state from Saurashtra to Surat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded during a public meeting at Veraval in Gir Somnath district on Sunday.

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FROM PM’S RALLIES...

COMMUNITY

WITH BJP: HM

Addressing a public rally at Dediapada, a tribal pocket in South Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the tribal comunities in the country stand firmly with the BJP. FULL REPORT ON P5

We want to establish India as a big market for production, collaboration, post-produc tion, and film shooting. I am happy that peo ple from across the world are showing their interest.

—Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for I&B

Union Minister for I&B Anurag Thakur, Bollywood actors Suniel Shetty, Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan with Writer Prasoon Joshi on the red carpet of inaugural ceremony of the 53rd IFFI, on Sunday.

PM Narendra Modi expresses grief over accident, announces compensation of `2 lakh to the families of the deceased and `50,000 to the injured from Prime Minister National Relief Fund.

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Lakshmi Mittal and others during inauguration of FIFA WC 2022, at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday. (L) BTS’ Jungkook performing at opening event.

in the first-half to

Ecuador

at the break against Qatar in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khol

l Legendary American actor Morgan Freeman takes the centre stage as narrator in the event and said football spans the world, unites nations in their love of the game

Qatar banned the sale of beer at World Cup sta diums on November 18

New Delhi: A major accident involving about 48 vehicles occurred at bridge on Pune-Bengaluru highway in Pune on Sunday. Accident happened on the Navale bridge, Pune Fire Brigade said.

Ahmedabad: Taking a break from party’s back-to-basics BJY traversing entire length of country from south, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is set to campaign in Gujarat’s Surat, Rajkot areas today. P5

Kathmandu: A delegation team from the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday observed the general elections in Nepal and visited several polling stations.

Kolkata: Bengali actor Aindrila Sharma, 24, passed away on Sunday after suffering multiple cardiac arrests on Saturday night. A cancer survivor, who defeated disease twice and returned to showbiz, Aindrila breathed her last breath at a private hospital in Howrah.

Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani and her husband Anand Piramal have had twins-baby girl Aadiya and baby boy Krishna--on November 19, the Ambani family informed on Sunday, adding that Isha and the newborns were all doing well. City Buzz P12

Shivaji an idol, hero as long as sun and moon exist: Fadnavis

Dy CM also clarified that BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi never made any statement that the Maratha king had apologized to Aurangzeb

Pune: Amid a row caused by remarks of Governor BS Koshy ari and BJP spokes person Sudhanshu Trivedi regarding Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Deputy Chief Minister Dev endra Fadnavis on

Sunday said the war rior king will remain a hero and idol for the state and country as long as the sun and moon exist.

His comments come a day after Koshyari called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an idol of “olden times” at an event in Aurangabad.

Meanwhile, the Na tionalist Congress Par ty has accused BJP na tional spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi of claiming the founder of the Maratha empire apologized to Mughal king Aurangzeb five times.

“One thing is clear that Chhatrapati Shiva ji Maharaj will remain a hero and idol of Maha rashtra and our country as long as the sun and the moon exist,” Fad navis, who is attending

JODO YATRA

‘Centre weakening UPA laws framed to empower tribals’

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Buldhana: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Narendra Modiled Union govern ment of weakening laws framed by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to em power tribal commu nities, and said his party will strengthen them further after coming to power again.

Addressing the Adi vasi Mahila Workers’ Sammelan at JalgaonJamod in Buldhana district, Gandhi said Adivasis are the “first owners” of the country and have equal rights like other citizens.

The Modi govern ment was weakening laws like the Panchay ats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, Forest Rights Act, Land Rights, Panchay at Raj Act and the res ervation for women in local bodies, he said,

adding that PM Modi calls tribal peoples “vanvasis”—which has a different mean from “Adivasis”. “Vanvasi means you can live only in jungles, not in cities, you can’t become doctor and engineer and can’t travel by plane,” he said.

Gandhi alleged that the PM wanted to take away the tribal lands and give them to his in dustrialist friends.

“'When we come to

power, we will strength en these laws and frame new legislations for your welfare,” he said.

Gandhi said his grandmother (former prime minister) Indira Gandhi would say Adi vasis were the first owners of the country.

“You will not under stand the country if you don't understand the culture and history of tribal groups,” he said.

AMOL PALEKAR, SANDHYA GOKHALE JOIN YATRA

the closing ceremony of the 71st All India Police Wrestling Cluster Championship in Pune, told reporters.

“Even Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had no doubts about this in his mind. Thus, there are various meanings derived from the remarks made by the Governor. I feel there is no other role model than that of Shivaji Maharaj in the country,” he added.

Clarifying Trivedi’s

Uddav Sena office razed in Thane district

Thane (PTI): KalyanDombivali Municipal Corporation officials in Thane district demolished eight shops, one of which housed the local of fice of the Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, as part of an anti-encroach ment drive, an offi cial said on Sunday.

However, local Ud dhav-faction leader Ramakant Devlekar said Saturday's demolition action was due to his re fusal to join the faction of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

He said other illegal structures in the area were not touched.

Local party workers held a protest against the demolition.

statement, the deputy CM said, “I have clearly heard the statement given by Sudhanshu Trivedi. He never made any statement that Shivaji Maharaj had apologized.”

Meanwhile, speaking about the police event, Fadnavis, who heads the Home department, said a special sports complex and hostel would be built for police personnel, and a pro posal on it was in the fi nal stage.

THE ROW Governor BS Koshyari called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an idol of “olden times” at an event in Aurangabad on Saturday. Meanwhile, the NCP has accused Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi of claiming the founder of the Maratha empire apologized to Mughal king Aurangzeb five times.

No procedural infraction in EC order freezing Shiv

Sena’s name: Delhi HC

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ruled on a plea filed by for mer Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray that there was “no procedural infrac tion” in the Election Commission’s order blocking Shiv Sena’s name and election symbol following a “split” in the party.

In the order released on Saturday, Justice San jeev Narula said the EC passed the freezing order in view of urgency in re spect of allotment of symbol on account of an nouncement of bypolls and the petitioner, who repeatedly took time to furnish necessary docu

ments, now cannot al lege violation of princi ples of natural justice and criticize poll panel.

“There is a split be tween members of the ‘Shivsena’, a recognized political party in Maha rashtra. One faction is led by Eknath Sambhaji Shinde and the other by Uddhav Thackeray. Both claim to be the president of the original Shiv Sena party, and stake claim to its poll symbol of ‘bow and arrow’,” the court noted in its order.

CPI(M) library in Agroli is Navlakha’s home for a month

Mumbai:

Navi Mumbai became a curious at traction for the villag ers as it has been crawling with police and mounted surveil lance. The villagers only knew through hearsay about some “powerful” occupant living in the building.

The structure in ques tion was where 70-yearold Gautam Navlakha, the Elgar Parishad-Mao ist links case accused, was shifted for house ar rest on Saturday even ing, after being released from Taloja prison fol lowing court orders.

The big hall on the

For the next month, Navalakha will live on the first floor of the building

first floor of the Com rade B T Randive Memo rial Library, a building owned by the Commu nist Party of India (Marxist), is where Nav lakha would be staying

with his partner Sahba Hussain (71) for the next one month.

Navlakha’s release, af ter being jailed for more than two years, came nine days after the Su preme Court granted his plea seeking house ar rest on medical grounds. Most villagers don’t know who Navlakha is, or why he is under house arrest, but they are get ting used to the sight of police personnel—at least six at any given time near the entrance of the library building.

As security measures, a door frame metal detec tor has been installed at the first-floor entrance, apart from the CCTV cameras put up to moni tor movements in and around the building.

‘TEACHERS TALK’

Teachers in Maha’s Karmala tehsil turn motivational speakers

A special initiative on the lines of TED Talks encourages them to speak about latest trends in edu and best practices

Sandip Kolhatkar

Pune: Teachers in Solapur district’s Karmala tehsil have become motivational speakers, thanks to the initiative ‘Teach ers Talk’, which en courages them to speak on the latest trends and the best practices in the field

of education.

The initiative, mod elled on the lines of TED Talks and Josh Talks, has been intro duced by the panchayat samiti there.

“We decided to start

Teachers Talk in prima ry and secondary schools in the tehsil. Teachers can speak about the lat est topics in education

and allied fields for 15 to 20 minutes in a precise and motivating man ner,” said Manoj Raut, block development offic er, Karmala tehsil.

The objective is to en courage teachers to be insightful and curious, as well as keep them abreast of the global trends and develop ments in the field of ed ucation and allied ave nues, and motivate oth er educators, he said.

“The talks are organ ized at 17 centres in the tehsil during

global trends and developments in education and allied fields. —PHOTO

monthly education con ferences, where teach ers from schools at tached to these centres meet to discuss best practices and various issues faced by them,” Raut said.

The talks are not re stricted to teachers from government schools.

Educators from private, aided and unaided institutions can also participate.

Balasaheb Bodakhe, a teacher from a school in Khatgaon, said he spoke about sports and the role

of teachers in encourag ing students who have the potential to excel in the field.

“During my Teachers Talk, I cited the example of a farm labourer’s daughter who went on to win a gold medal in ath letics at a national event after she received proper guidance and training at school,” Bodakhe said.

Similarly, Praffulata Satpute, a teacher from a primary school in Khadaki, spoke about inculcating good reading habits in children. —PTI

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An unassum ing library in Agroli village in the satellite city of

The objective is to encourage teachers to be insightful and curious, and keep them abreast of the

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(Left) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi poses with children at Bhendval, in Buldhana on Sunday, which was commemorated as World Children’s Day. (Right) Gandhi interacts with a child with disabilities at Bhendval on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY ANI

Rahul Gandhi promised that Cong will ‘strengthen laws and frame new legislations’ if voted to power

Buldhana (PTI): Veteran actor Amol Pale kar and his wife, writer-filmmaker Sandhya Gokhale participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Buldhana district here on Sunday. The couple joined Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on the last day of the foot march’s Ma harashtra leg. The official handle of the Indian National Congress shared a series of pictures of Palekar and Gokhale with Gandhi. “Realizing his responsibility towards the country, today famous actor and film director Amol Palekar along with his wife joined #BharatJodoYatra to discharge it. Thank you for raising the voice of the country,” the tweet read.

Rahul Gandhi with filmmaker Amol Palekar and his wife Sandhya Gokhale in Buldhana district on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Rahul Gandhi with a supporter during the yatra. —PHOTO BY PTI

BHARAT

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. —FILE PHOTO

MUMBAI CONTINUES TO FIGHT AGAINST MEASLES OUTBREAK

VACCINATION ON

Carnac Bridge dismantled; railway services restored

Kailash Korde

Mumbai: Even as the COVID-19 cases are going down steadily in Mumbai, the city is struggling to control the outbreak of mea sles among children as eight deaths and 184 confirmed cases have been so far been reported in the city, as per civic officials.

Poor living condi tions, big family sizes, lack of proper health services, sanitation fa cilities and nutrition, poor immunity, missed vaccine doses and reluc tance for the inoculation are some of the major reasons for the outbreak of the disease in the city, they said.

The

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

(BMC) has so far detect ed 2,900 suspected cases of measles with patients having common symp toms like fever and rash es this year as against 25 cases recorded in 2020 and nine last year.

The outbreak has of ficials worried, espe cially since the govern ment has targeted to eradicate it by 2023 end.

The maximum spread of the infection

FMM condemns Mehrauli killing; demands justice for Shraddha Walkar

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Jalna: The Federa tion of Maharashtra Muslims (FMM), an umbrella body of community organi zations, on Sunday condemned the kill ing of 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar, allegedly by her livein partner Aaftab Poonawala.

Poonawala was re cently arrested after a police probe found he had killed Walkar in Mehrauli area of Del hi on May 18 and had disposed of her body parts over several weeks after storing them in a fridge.

FMM functionary Shaikh Mujeeb sought justice for the victim and strictest punish ment for the accused, adding that it was im perative that society take issues of domes tic violence seriously.

There was also a need to introspect and conduct research into

FMM functionary says, some media reports were ‘clearly polarizing and communal’

the issue of domestic violence as laws have failed to act as a deter rent, he said.

An FMM function ary alleged some me dia reports on the murder case were “clearly polarizing and communal”, and insisted that the media must desist from such biased reportage.

is in the slum-dominat ed M-east ward—home to Mumbai’s largest dumping ground—fol lowed by L-ward com prising Kurla and Chunabhatti areas.

Srushti Jaitely, a therapist who also works for an NGO, said as per a 2009 report, the human development in dex of the M-east ward is 0.05%—equivalent to sub-Saharan countries.

“There is extreme poverty and a lot of vul nerability as the ward is situated on the periph ery of the city. When the city was developing, the ward was accommodat ing dumping grounds, scrap yards and with time, people also came to settle in the area. A lot of people have been relocated there in the name of rehabilitation. Hence, the largest num

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ber of R and R (reloca tion and rehabilitation) colonies are in this ward,” Jaitely said.

A BMC doctor who has worked in these ar eas blames poor living conditions and services, lack of sanitation facili ties, and poor immunity and nutritious value for the measles outbreak, adding that bad advice from the many fake doc tors in the area worsens the issue. —PTI

First India Bureau Mumbai: The Cen tral Railway (CR) dis mantled the Britishera Carnac Bridge between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ter minus (CSMT) and Masjid stations in Mumbai before time on Sunday after oper ating a 27-hour traf fic block that was supposed to end at 2 am on Monday.

The block on all suburban and main line tracks as well the

ones in the yard be tween CSMT and By culla and CSMT and Wadala was in place from 11pm on Satur day to 2am on Monday.

“However, the first train departed from CSMT for Thane at 3:50pm on Sunday, passing the Carnac Bridge dismantling site at 4pm. Harbour line was restored by 7pm. The work on sev enth line and yard are in progress and will be completed before the scheduled plan,” an of

ficial said.

CR General Manag er Anil Kumar Lahoti said, “Innovative and meticulous planning and coordination with local civic bodies ena bled us to complete this enormous task ahead of schedule.”

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Pune: Pune city on Sunday reported the cold est morning of the season when night temperature dropped to 9.7°C. Accord ing to the India Meteoro logical Department (IMD), Jalgaon was the coldest place in Maharashtra on Sunday as night tempera ture reported was 8.5°C.

Mahabaleshwar reported night temperature at 10.9°C, Lonavala at 12.5°C and Matheran at 17.2°C.

Nagpur: A dog attached to Nagpur city police, which helped solve several crimes, has died at the age of nine years and eight months, an official said on Sunday. Rani, a Labrador, was inducted into the force in 2013 from the Dog Training Centre in Shiva jinagar in Pune, he said.

“The canine died on Satur day. It was laid to rest with full honours at the police headquarters in Takli. DCP Ashwini Patil laid a wreath on behalf of the force and a squad reversed arms as a mark of respect,” he said.

Dedicated area for differently abled in Joggers’ Park has many takers

The park is an initiative by the ‘I Love Mumbai Foundation’, and built under Corporate Social Responsibility

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Mumbai: A 9,000sq ft plot inside the iconic Joggers’ Park in west ern suburban Bandra was recently remod elled into a disabled-

friendly park and opened for the public.

The dedicated open space, which was de signed for the speciallyabled children and those on the autism spectrum, is an initiative by ‘I Love Mumbai Foundation’.

Built under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), it was inaugurat ed by former state minis ter Aaditya Thackeray.

Chairman of I Love Mumbai Foundation Ra hul Kanal was reported saying that the park was a first of its kind and was “exclusively developed

for disabled persons”— with 32 different types of swings, slopes and hand balls designed for the specially abled.

There are sensory items, too, such as wind chimes and arc ball facil ity with basket balls which helps enhance motor skills.

The park also has rub ber-padded flooring, and wheel-chair friendly playing apparatuses, wheelchair swings, and hanging board games for ease of use.

According to civic of ficials, an oval-shaped

sea-front portion of the park area located on Carter’s Road was con

verted into the open space for the specially abled. Separate entry

Brihanmumbai Munici pal Corporation (BMC)— exclusive to people with special needs.

According to Frank Soares, the BMC-ap pointed caretaker and in-charge of Joggers’ Park, the park also pre sents special schools in the city an opportunity to bring the children to play in the open. A few of the institutes had al ready brought their stu dents to the park, which is now quite crowded on Sundays. The section is gradually becoming pop ular among people.

A survey found that about 20K children had missed a dose of the measles vaccine during the pandemic.

Lack of vaccination, poor living conditions to blame, say health officials

The railways deployed 400 workers and four cranes to dismantle the British-era bridge.

—PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE

Central Railway imposed a 27-hour mega block for the dismantling work on Nov 19-20

The half-marathon organized by the Indian Navy in Mumbai on Sunday saw massive participation.

and exit points were set up to make the space in the Joggers’ Park—re

named as Sir Oliver An drade Park and under the jurisdiction of the

Nagpur: An offence has been registered against two brothers for allegedly floating a ponzi scheme and cheating investors to the tune of Rs20 lakh in Nagpur district, police said on Sunday. The accused allegedly floated two ponzi schemes—Aryan Pratidin Fund and Aryan Reserve Fund—in January 2016, and lured investors with promise of high returns, a police official said.

NAGPUR POLICE DOG RANI DIES AT AGE OF 9

4 essential reads about future of world’s largest rainforest

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USE RELIGION TO BRIDGE THE LINGUISTIC DIVIDE WITH TAMILS

“Large, lucrative industries offer opportunities to move and launder money; as a result, in many parts of the world, deforestation is driven by the drug trade,” she reported. In the Amazon, for example, drug traffickers are illegally logging forests and hiding cocaine in timber shipments to Europe.

“Promoting sustainable production and consumption are critical to halting deforestation worldwide. But in my view, national and industry leaders also have to root organized crime and illicit markets out of these commodity chains,” Devine concluded

Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted with applause and cheers when he addressed the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 16, 2022. As he had in his campaign, Lula pledged to stop rampant deforesta tion in the Amazon, which his predecessor, Jair Bolsan aro, had encouraged.

Forests play a critical role in slowing climate change by taking up carbon dioxide, and the Amazon rainforest absorbs one-fourth of the CO2 absorbed by all the land on Earth. These articles from The Conversation’s archive examine stresses on the Am azon and the Indigenous groups who live there.

1. MASSIVE LOSSES

The Amazon rainforest is vast, covering some 2.3 mil lion square miles (6 million square kilometers). It ex tends over eight countries, with about 60% of it in Bra zil. And the destruction oc curring there is also enor mous. From 2010 to 2019, the Amazon lost 24,000 square miles (62,000 square kilome ters) of forest – the equiva lent of about 10.3 million U.S. football fields. Much of this land was turned into cattle ranches, farms and palm oil plantations.

Forest clearance in the re gion threatens people, wild species and freshwater sup plies along with the climate.

“The farmers, commercial interest groups and others looking for cheap land all have a clear vested interest in deforestation going ahead, but any possible short-term gain is clearly outweighed by long-term loss,” Vittert con cluded.

2. LEGALIZING LAND GRABS

Much of the Amazon has been under state control for decades. In the 1970s, Brazil’s military government started encouraging farmers and miners to move into the re gion to spur economic devel opment, while also setting some zones aside for conser vation. More recently, how ever, Brazil’s government has made it easier for wealthy interests to seize large swaths of land – including in conser vation areas and Indigenous territories.

Reviewing national laws and land holdings, Universi ty of Florida geographers Gabriel Cardoso Carrero, Cynthia S. Simmons and Robert T. Walker found that Brazil’s National Congress was expanding the legal size of private holdings in the Amazon even before Bolson

BIAS IN FIGHTING GLOBAL TERROR

Terrorism is a glob al issue but it con tinues to pose threat to peace and people’s lives due to the stubbornness of countries like Pakistan and China. These countries use terror groups directly or by providing them with finan cial and logistic support to destabilise governments and kill innocent people in the name of religion. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the “No Money for Terror” conference, some countries use terror as part of their for eign policy and called for im position of cost on nations backing terror. Action against sponsors of terror ism, unfortunately, is selec tive as geo-political interests come into play.

Road building in the Amazon, which increased dramatically during Bolsonaro’s tenure, brings development and related threats like wildfires into wild areas.

University of Richmond geographer David Salisbury also saw it as an existential threat to Indigenous communities

aro was elected in 2019.

3. INDIGENOUS

RESISTANCE

Road building in the Ama zon, which increased dramat ically during Bolsonaro’s tenure, brings development and related threats like wild fires into wild areas. Univer sity of Richmond geographer David Salisbury also saw it as an existential threat to Indig enous communities.

Indigenous residents of the Brazilian-Peruvian bor derlands where Salisbury worked “understand that the loggers and their tractors and chainsaws are the sharp point of a road allowing coca growers, land traffickers and

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the “No Money for Terror” conference, some countries use terror as part of their foreign policy and called for imposition of cost on nations backing terror

When the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York were destroyed in the 9/11 attack, the deadliest on America, the US govern ment adopted all methods to get after Osama bin Laden and systemically destroyed terror havens in Afghanistan

others access to traditional Indigenous territories and resources,” Salisbury report ed. “They also realize that their Indigenous communi ties may be all that stands in defense of the forest and stops invaders and road builders.”

4. FIVE GLOBAL DEFORESTATION DRIVERS:

BEEF, SOY, PALM OIL, WOOD –AND CRIME

A small handful of highly lu crative commodities are the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon and other tropical regions around the world. In Brazil, much of the land is cleared for raising beef cattle or cultivating soy. In Indonesia and Malaysia, palm oil production is spur ring large-scale rainforest destruction. Wood produc tion, for pulp and paper prod ucts as well as fuel, is also a major driver in Asia and Af rica.

“Making the supply chains for these four commodities more sustainable is an im portant strategy for reducing deforestation,” wrote Texas State University geographer Jennifer Devine. But Devine also found a fifth factor inter woven with these four indus tries: organized crime.

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

and Iraq. Pakistan was ex posed when Osama bin Laden was found hiding on its soil and the US immediately sus pended its financial aid to Is lamabad. It was Donald Trump who said that Paki stan “does not do a damn thing” and that its $1.3 billion aid will remain suspended till it acts against terror havens.

The same strong action is not taken by the US or other western countries when dead ly terror attacks take place in India. Even designating Masood Azhar, deputy leader of the JeM terror group at the UN was blocked by China which backs Pakistan when it comes to sponsoring terror ism in India. The prime min ister rightly pointed out that such selective approach won’t weed out terror.

f India’s North-South (read Tamil Nadu) linguistic divide can be bridged it will re quire a subtle mix of religion and politics, like the one in focus at Kashi Tamil Sanga mam. Tamil Nadu and the Tamil language have been at the fore front of preserving India’s an cient religious and spiritual cul ture. Tamil Nadu, which has an ancient Shiva temple at Ramesh waram, and Varanasi with its Kashi Vishwanath temple have had very close and ancient ties. Thousands of pilgrims from Ta mil Nadu throng Kashi every year bridging the gap politicians try to widen because of the lan guage dispute. The Kashi Tamil Sangamam will help narrow the linguistic divide through spirit ualism and religion.

The naysayers might see BJP’s initiative as politically driven, but the only aspect the Sangamam highlights is unity in diversity. The richness of Ta mil and its culture and that of Hindi and Sanskrit must be used for each other’s mutual en richment. Kashi-Tamil sangam is indeed as holy as the Ganga

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Tomorrow,

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21st November, I shall be in Cambodia for an official visit. I shall attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus meeting and the maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting, during the visit. Looking forward to a fruitful visit.

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POLLS TO DECIDE GUJ’S FATE FOR NEXT 25 YRS: PM

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Botad (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the state Assembly elec tions in Gujarat will determine where the state will be in the next 25 years.

Addressing a public rally in the Botad dis trict of Gujarat on Sun day, the PM said it was for voters to shape the destiny of the state in the coming years. Ex horting people to vote the BJP back to power in the western state, the Prime Minister, during his 30-minute-long speech in native tongue, Gujarati, said, “This election is not only for the next five years, it will determine what Gujarat looks lie in the next 25 years.” The PM’s visit to the Botad district was part of a jam-packed campaign schedule on Sunday.

Amreli: Addressing a public rally in the Amreli dis trict of poll-bound Gujarat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he feels like home whenever he visits the district. “Whenever I come to Amreli, I feel like home. The sheer turnout of people here shows which way the election is going this time. The levers of election are not with politicians or candidates, but in the hands of the people who have turned out in such huge numbers today,” the PM said.

Rajkot: In an apparent swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader walked with a woman who tried everything to derail the Narmada Project. Earlier on Saturday, during the Maharashtra leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi was joined by activ ist Medha Patkar who spearheaded the Narmada Bachao Aandolan to prevent the displacement of locals due to the water of the Dam.

Later, at a separate public rally at Dhorarji, the Prime Minister took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his image with so

Will take a while to see poll success; yatra enriching, RaGa says

Buldhana (PTI): Con gress leader Rahul Gan dhi on Sunday said his experience was enrich ing as the Bharat Jodo Yatra wound up its Ma harashtra leg while the party said converting the Yatra into electoral success will take a while.

Earlier in the day, he accused the Narendra Modi government of weakening laws such as the PESA Act, Forest Rights Act etc framed by the United Progres sive Alliance (UPA) to empower tribals and the reservation for women in local bodies.

He said Congress will strengthen these laws further after coming to power again.

“I will always cher ish this enriching ex perience,” he said, add ing that he learnt a lot during his 14-day so journ in Maharashtra.

Buldhana (PTI): Congress General Secretary (com munications) Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra is a “revolutionary moment” for national politics as well as the party and not an event, and converting it into electoral success will take a while. Addressing a press conference on the last day of the foot march’s Maharashtra leg, Ramesh claimed people were looking for an alternative and wanted to get rid of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). “'The Congress is the only ideology that presents an alter native to the BJP and the RSS. The Bharat Jodo Yatra is a revolutionary moment for national politics and the Congress and not an event,” Ramesh said.

says

Cong has nothing in Guj, that’s why Rahul Baba is not coming: Amit Shah

Tapi (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a swipe at Congress lead er Rahul Gandhi, who is currently leading Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra, over his absence from the elec tion campaign in Guja rat and said that Con gress has nothing in Gujarat, that’s why “Ra hul Baba” is not coming to Gujarat for cam paigning and is roam ing in other places.

While addressing an election rally in Tapi district of Gujarat, the Home Minister further said that ever since the BJP government came to power in Gujarat, there has been develop ment in every field.

“There is a BJP govern ment in Gujarat since 1990 and the Congress is saying that the work of the Congress speaks for itself. When it is not in power since 1990, then what is the work of Congress? Congress misleads the people.

The party which has not been in power for ages, then of what work is it talking? Congress should be ashamed.

Ever since the BJP gov ernment came to power in Gujarat, there has been development in every field,” he said.

Bharuch (PTI): Even two years after the death of Congress’ veteran leader and trou bleshooter Ahmed Patel,this electoral season in Gujarat, he is still the party’s ace in his native Bharuch district. While the AAP strives to project itself as the BJP’s main rival in PM Narendra Modi’s home state, the Congress is a significant factor for a seizable section of the people in Bharuch. “All the devel opments that you see in Bharuch today are the result of his (Patel’s) efforts. Ahmed Bhai was such a tall figure that no one can ever forget him,” a local said.

MAINPURI-RAMPUR BYPOLLS

A test of Akhilesh’s leadership skills!

TOUCH OF LOVE?

Jamnagar: Former UP deputy CM Dinesh Sharma on Sunday held a meeting with BJP workers here, reviewing preparations for the Assembly elections. At the meeting, Sharma told BJP workers to spread out and reach out to the last voter. He added that the BJP was working to implement Gujarat’s ‘development model’ across the length and breadth of the country. Later, speaking to ANI, Sharma said, “The leader ship of PM Narendra Modi and the positive intent with which our govt has Gujarat forward over the last five years gives us the confi dence of returning to power with the maximum seats.”

Ahmedabad (PTI): The Centre’s decision of 10% EWS reservation without disturbing the existing quota re solved many issues of the Patels and the communi ty will ensure BJP’s victory in the assembly polls, party leader Hardik Patel said. The spearhead of the 2015 Patidar quota stir said the agitation had directly impacted nearly 20 assem bly segments in the 2017 Gujarat election. He had supported the Congress in the 2017 polls. The Centre in January 2019 imple mented the 10% reserva tion for the EWS.

Lucknow: Mainpuri Lok Sabha poll is like do or die for Samajwadi Party President Akhile sh Yadav as it is a test of his leadership. After los ing the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat he won in the by-election, he has no op tion but to ensure that his party wins the Main puri seat. Keep in mind that SP won the seats of Azamgarh and Mainpu ri even in the most diffi cult times. For the first time in the 2014 elec tions, being held under the leadership of Naren dra Modi, the SP won both the seats and in 2019 also the party won both the seats. But after per forming very well in the

2022 assembly elections, when Akhilesh Yadav decided to remain an MLA instead of an MP, he left the Azamgarh seat and the party lost that seat in the by-elec tion. Not only this, the party also lost Rampur seat, where MP Azam Khan had resigned. Now polls are being

held on Azam Khan’s as sembly seat and Main puri seat, which fell va cant after the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav. These polls are a test of Akhilesh’s leadership. Taking no chances, Akhilesh has fielded his wife Dimple. Uncle Shiv pal has also been includ ed in the list of star cam

paigners of the party. The BJP has fielded Raghuraj Singh Shakya, who was close to Shiv pal. Keep in mind that Akhilesh's cousin Dhar mendra Yadav was de feated on the Azamgarh seat. That's why it is very important for Akh ilesh to ensure Dimple’s victory in Mainpuri.

GRAND PROBLEM OF GOP

Sangh means not PM Modi or VHP: Bhagwat

Jabalpur (Agencies):

RSS chief Mohan Bhag wat said Sangh does only work to organise Shakha, influence peo ple to work for nation.

“Sangh ka kam hai aadat dalna” (RSS’ job is to make a habit).

Bhagwat also said that PM Narendra Modi “is a swayamsewak and

pracharak, and even to day he is working as a pracharak.” “Yes Modi ji has been a Sangh swayamsevak and also a pracharak. The VHP too is run by our Sway amsevaks. But the Sangh in no way direct ly or remote controls them, they work inde pendently,” he said.

Will lack of aggression result in Cong’s weakening?

Sharat K Verma

New Delhi: Whether the competition is on the playground or in the field of elections, a great player is one who puts all his/her strength into winning. But it seems that the Congress party does not believe in this principle, rather trusts on conserving its strength. It seems that Congress leaders think that keeping it safe will increase their strength.

Maximum show of

strength, during elec tions, increases power. Congress leaders should learn this from Prime Minister Naren dra Modi. He works so hard in every election as if his fate is at stake in this election. Dozens of rallies, meetings, roadshows, election strategy meetings, talks with leaders, he does all the work while being the Prime Minister. In contrast, the Congress fights every election in a half-hearted manner.

For example, Himachal Pradesh elec tions were just held, but only Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s rallies were

held for four days. If Ra hul Gandhi, who is car rying out the Bharat Jodo Yatra could cam paign in Gujarat, then

could he not go to Himachal, even if for one day? Sonia Gan dhi’s health is not good but it is being said that she can attend the rally to be held in Shegaon in Maharashtra. She had gone to Karnataka to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. But she did not go to Himachal to hold a sin gle meeting, nor did she write a letter or issue an appeal to the people of Himachal. If Rahul Gandhi goes to Gujarat,

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not go. Congress party is using Priyanka in installments. She is the general secretary of the party and she should work hard in elections everywhere.

The ruling party of the country contests the elections with full force but the main opposi tion party shies from taking an aggressive stand in every election and as a result its ‘strength’ is continu ously getting depleted.

a rally in the Botad district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

it is for voters to shape the destiny of the state in the coming years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento of Lord Ganesha during a public meeting for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, in Dhoraji, Gujarat, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

cial activist Medha Pat kar on the sidelines of the Maharashtra leg of the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of the Con gress party.

Amit Shah addresses a rally for the Gujarat polls, at Nizar, in Tapi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat feeds fodder to a cow in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Mahesh Sharma

Ahmedabad (PTI): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday suspended seven party leaders, including two former MLAs, for filing nomi nations as independent candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections after they were denied tickets. The seven candidates are contesting from the seats that will go to polls in the first phase of the elections scheduled to be held on December 1.

Ahmedabad: The BJP has accused the Congress here of “minority appeasement” after a video surfaced in which an opposition party MLA was purportedly heard claiming that only Muslims can save country and the Congress. The Congress, however, claimed the video was three years old and had been tampered with. The Congress said Chandanji Thakor was at that time speaking at a meeting about Hindu-Muslim unity.

took place between workers of two parties, police and paramilitary forces reached in time and dis persed workers. Situation is under control now.”

BJP WORKERS ATTACKED DURING AAP RALLY IN SURAT DISTRICT

AHMED PATEL’S NAME STILL HOLDS SWAY IN BHARUCH DIST

‘WE’LL BREAK ALL RECORDS’: FORMER UP DY CM ON GUJARAT POLLS

PATEL COMMUNITY STANDING FIRMLY WITH BJP THIS TIME: HARDIK

“BHARAT JODO YATRA REVOLUTIONARY MOMENT FOR NATIONAL POLITICS”

KHARGE’S TAKE

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav touches the feet of his uncle Shivpal Yadav at an election rally on Sunday.

PM MODI FLAYS CONGRESS, LISTS BJP WORK AT AMRELI CAMPAIGN

PM TO CONG: WHY SEEK VOTES FROM THOSE ALLYING WITH ANTI-NARMADA?

Rahul Gandhi

Police conduct fresh searches across Delhi to find evidence

Cops scale up searches to recover remaining parts of Walkar’s body and murder weapon

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police on Sunday conducted fresh search es across the city, in cluding the forest areas of Chhattarpur and the locality where the ac cused in the Mehrauli murder case Aaftab Poonawala and Shrad ha Walkar used to live.

The police scaled up the searches in Meh rauli and at Poonawa la’s flat in a bid to re cover remaining parts of Walkar’s body and the murder weapon, as his custody remand ex pires on Tuesday.

Sources said a Delhi Police team is also con ducting searches in the forest areas of Gurgaon near the office where accused used to work.

A separate team vis ited the flat where they

lived to collect evidence as part of the ongoing investigation.

While the permission for Poonawala’s narco test has come, investi gators are running against time to get it conducted.

The test will be con ducted at Dr Baba Sa heb Ambedkar Hospital

CRUCIAL READ

MAMATA LIKELY TO MEET PM MODI ON DEC 5 ON SIDELINES OF CHIEF MINISTERS’ MEET

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the chief ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on December 5, an official said on Sunday. During the likely meeting, Mamata Banerjee may press for the release of the state’s dues by the Centre, the official further said. The West Bengal Chief Minister may also bring to the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of erosion by Ganga in areas in and around Farakka barrage, the official further said.

WOMAN KILLED, 2 HURT AS JUMBO BRINGS ROOF DOWN

DELHI POLICE CALL 3 PERSONS TO RECORD STATEMENTS IN PALGHAR

Mumbai (PTI): A Delhi Police team called three persons in Maharash tra’s Palghar district on Sunday to record their statements in connec tion with the murder of Shraddha Walkar, an official said. The pro cess of recording the statements was under way at the Vasai crime branch office, he said.

Huge cache of arms seized from J&K house

Srinagar (PTI): Secu rity forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a house in Kupwara dis trict of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

The arms cache was recovered from the house of one Rafaqat Hussain Shah, a resi dent of Panjtaran in Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, in a cordon-and-search op eration last night, a po lice spokesperson said.

WANTED TERRORIST RINDA DIES OF DRUG OVERDOSE IN PAKISTAN HOSPITAL

One of India’s most-wanted terrorists Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda died

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commis sion has sought an action taken report from Odisha DGP, and from Malkan giri DM and SP over an alleged fake encounter by police in Baipariguda on November 10. Acting on a petition filed by rights activist Radhakanta Trip athy. NHRC in its order asked the authorities to submit the report within four weeks. In his petition, Tripathy alleged that the encounter of both Dhana Kamar and Jaykumar Nag by police was fake and both the deceased had no link with the Maoists.

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Maharashtra...

freedom fighter VD Sa varkar, Patole said Gan dhi had drawn a compar ison between the ideolo gies of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda and Savarkar while dealing with the British. “This is an ideological compari

Udhagamandalam: A 58-year old woman was killed and two others were injured when an elephant brought their house down at Gudalur, about 80 km from here. The incident took place on Saturday midnight when the animal strayed into the human habitat and demolished the house while looking for food, said the officials. The elephant was found mov ing around the residential area for the past two days and damaged some hous es, they said. The officials said they were trying to drive the elephant back into the forest.

here in Rohini, most likely on Monday.

Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for al most three weeks at his house in Mehrauli be fore dumping them across the city over sev eral days past midnight.

ED once again gets active in Saradha Ponzi scam of WB

son. Rahul Gandhi did not wish to create a con troversy, but the BJP wanted to divert the at tention. Rahul Gandhi had even shown docu mentary evidence of the mercy petition of Sa varkar (when he was in jail),’’ he said.

Kolkata (Agencies): Almost after eight years since the central agen cies launched their probes in the multicrore Saradha Chit fund scam in West Bengal, the ED in a renewed ac tivity froze two bank ac counts of an erstwhile official of the said enti ty, who is also a retired IPS officer.

Rajat Majumdar, the retired director general of West Bengal Police who later became the vice-chairman of the Saradha Group, had also joined active poli tics as the TMC’s state vice-president.

In September 2014, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ar rested Majumdar in connection with the agency’s ongoing probe into the Rs 2,000 crore Saradha Ponzi scam.

ED sources informed that Majumdar was also questioned at the agen cy’s Salt Lake office in two phases till late Sat urday night.

The three persons knew Walkar, the official said without giving more details. Walkar (27) was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner

Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi in May this year.

The Delhi Police team is in Manikpur in Palghar’s Vasai, which is the

native area of the victim and where the couple had stayed before shifting to the national capital. On Saturday, the Delhi Police team recorded statements of four persons in Palghar, including two men from whom Walkar had sought assistance after she was assaulted by Poonawala in 2020, the officials had earlier said.

During search, one pistol, two pistol maga zines, 16 pistol rounds, two hand grenades, two detonators, and other incriminating materi als were recovered from the said house, the spokesperson said.

In connection with the seizure, a case un der relevant sections of law has been registered and further investiga tion is in progress, the spokesperson said.

2 DRONES SPOTTED CLOSE TO IB IN PUNJAB, RETURN AS BSF OPENS FIRE

Chandigarh (PTI): A drone from Pakistan was spotted close to the international border of India and Pakistan in Kassowal area of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, officials said on Sunday. The unmanned aerial vehicle flew back to Pakistan after the Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at it Saturday night, they said. The BSF personnel fired at the drone and also used five illumination bombs, they said. A search operation is underway, they added. Another drone was spotted in the Channa patan area in Amritsar district at 11:46 pm on Saturday, said the officials. The drone went back after the BSF troops fired 10 rounds, they added.

“Nitish will be gheraoed if he fails to provide jobs”

Motihari (PTI): Bihar

CM Nitish Kumar will be gheraoed if he fails to fulfil his promise of pro viding “10 lakh govern ment jobs” to youths of state, political strategistturned-activist Prashant Kishor has said.

Talking to media in Makhania village in East Champaran, Kishor dared the CM to honour his assurance he gave to the youths, after formation of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government in August.

“The chief minister, during his Independ ence Day speech at Gan dhi Maidan, had

claimed that the grand alliance government aimed at providing jobs to 10 lakh people in the government sector.

“Deputy CM Tejash wi Yadav had also said

JD(U)-BACKED CANDIDATES WIN PATNA VARSITY POLL

Patna: The JD(U)-backed candidates swept the Patna University Students’ Union (PUSU) polls, winning four of the five panel seats.

PUSU POLL: SEVERAL ROUNDS FIRED IN PATNA VARSITY

that his RJD, as part of the new regime, would deliver on the promise.

I, along with the youths of Bihar, will gherao Kumar if he fails on this front,” Kishor said.

Rajnath to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting on Wednesday

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cambodia from November 22-23 to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus and In dia-ASEAN Defence Ministers meeting.

Singh will pay the two-day official visit to Cambodia at the invita tion of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia Samdech Pichey Sena TEA Banh, the defence ministry

here said in a statement issued on Sunday.

Cambodia, as the chair of ADMM-Plus, is hosting the ninth an nual meeting at Siem Reap, Cambodia and Singh will address the forum on November 23.

“Energy connectivity to be game changer”

Guwahati (PTI): En ergy connectivity and trading within the re gion can prove to be a game changer for India, Harsh Vardhan Shring la, chief coordinator of India’s G20 Presidency, said here on Sunday.

The de-congestion of power transmission lines through the narrow Siliguri corridor by rout ing via Bangladesh, in accordance with a multi lateral pact, will particu larly benefit the north eastern region, he said.

“Energy connectivity can be a game changer. We (India) have recent ly come up with the

cross-border energy trading policy,” Shring la said on the inaugural day of a two-day con

clave here on the contri bution of the northeast ern region to nationbuilding. Under the policy, power can be traded between Bangla desh, Nepal, Bhutan and India through cor ridors in India and Bangladesh, he said.

Shringla said as a re sult, the private sector has made significant investments in Nepal due to which Nepal is now exporting power to India. This will change the shape of regional

He will also call on the Prime Minister of Cam bodia, the Defence Min istry’s statement said.

“To commemorate 30 years of India-ASEAN relations, India and Cambodia will co-chair the maiden India-ASE AN Defence Ministers Meeting on November 22, presided over by Ra jnath Singh. Various initiatives to boost In dia-ASEAN partner ship are planned to be announced during the meeting,” the Ministry statement further said.

—With PTI inputs

The ABVP won the other seat, while the RJD-sup ported candidates drew a blank. This was the best performance of the JD(U) after 2018. JD(U)’s Anand Mohan was elected the PUSU president. He got 3,710 votes, defeating Shaswat Shekhar of the Congress-backed NSUI by a margin of 1,193 votes.

JD(U)’s Vikramaditya Singh was elected the vice president, while JD(U)’s Sandhya Kumari was elect ed joint secretary.

Patna: Several rounds of firing took place at Patna University on Saturday, after the student union elections were over, which created a chaotic situation in the college premises. A group of students opened fired several rounds after the end of the student union elections at Patna University. The firing hap pened around 2 pm near the gate of Patna Univer sity. Patna Town Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ashok Kumar Singh told ANI that some anti-so cial elements fired in the air at around 2 pm near the Patna College Gate, near Ashok Rajpath.

relations in the future, he claimed.

India had started sell ing power to Bangla desh at the beginning of last decade when the neighbouring country was reeling under an energy crisis, and the supply has increased since then, he said.

He also highlighted the need for de-conges tion of transmission lines along the chick en’s neck’ for evacuat ing excess power from the northeast region.

Lucknow Passport Office gets prestigious award for performance

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: The Region al Passport Office of Lucknow has been nom inated for the third po sition in the category of Institutional Perfor mance award under the Passport Seva Award. This prestigious award was given to the Luc know RPO at a function held in New Delhi on Saturday.

For this, Regional Passport Officer Kan ishk Sharma was given the award by External

Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar at the event held in New Delhi.

Sharma is a 2013batch IFS officer and

laun.

Harsh Vardhan Shringla. —FILE PHOTO

his wife Chandni Singh is also an IAS officer of UP cadre. She is posted as the Collector of Ja

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar confers award to Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, Kanishk Sharma in New Delhi, on Saturday.

‘FAKE

Police team at the flat of accused Aaftab in New Delhi, on Sunday.

Prashant Kishor meets people in Bihar. —FILE PHOTO

Rajnath Singh

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and Congress MLA from Himachal, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu travelling from Chandigarh to Delhi in a flight.

due to an alleged drug overdose in a Military Hospital, in Lahore on Saturday. Police and security agencies, both at the state and Central levels, have confirmed his death. Rinda carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for any information about him. Rinda, who was listed A+ gangster, drugs smuggler and arms supplier, was operating from Pakistan for the last few years. Rinda was the bridge between terrorists and gangsters besides narcotic smugglers.

DEMAT ACCOUNTS

UP 41% TO 10.4

CRORE IN OCTOBER

‘

ECONOMY TO GROW

6-7% IN NEXT FISCAL’

New Delhi (PTI): India will still grow at 6-7% in the next 2023-24 fiscal even as the economy may be af fected by uncertain global conditions, former Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Ra jiv Kumar has said amid growing fears of the world slipping into a recession.

Kumar further said there is a synchronized downturn in the US, Eu rope, Japan and also in China and that could take the global economy into a recession in the coming months.

“Thankfully, there is no such prospect of re cession in India, because although our growth may be negatively affected by the global conditions, we will still manage to grow at 6-7% in 2023-24,” he said.

New Delhi: The number of demat accounts rose to 10.4 crore in October, 41% higher from a year earlier, on attractive re turns from the equity markets, even as incre mental additions of such accounts have been on a declining trend for the past few months. Incre mental additions of demat accounts have been con tinuously declining since Aug. The additions stood at 26 lakh in August, fell to 20 lakh in Sept and fur ther dropped to 18 lakh in Oct 2022. PTI

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SHOW COST OVERRUNS OF `4.58 L CR

The World Bank on Octo ber 6 projected a 6.5% growth rate for the Indian economy for 2022-23, a drop of one percentage point from its June 2022 projec tions, citing the deteriorat ing international environ ment, while IMF projected a growth rate of 6.8% in 2022 as compared to 8.7% in 2021 for India.

Replying to a question on high inflation, Kumar said retail inflation will probably be in the range of

OTHER STORIES

DELOITTE EXPECTS INDIA TO POST 6.5%7.1% GROWTH IN CURRENT FISCAL

New Delhi (PTI): India is likely to post a 6.5% to 7.1% economic growth during the current financial year 2022-23 amid rising inflation and impending global slowdown, Deloitte India said in a report. “The seemingly unending saga of global economic uncertainties has begun to negatively impact India’s main drivers of growth. So volatile is the current economic environment that if one is looking for certainties from the recent data releases, it is unlikely that a consistent outlook will emerge,” Deloitte said. De loitte expects “India to post a 6.5-7.1% growth during FY22–23 (April 2022 to March 2023) and 5.5-6.1% the following year contingent on the revival of the global economy and improving economic fundamentals.” India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7% in the 2021-22 fiscal year.

6-7% for some more time.

“After that, my estimate is that it should begin to peak and then come down,” he said.

Kumar added that de pends a lot on global oil prices as it can continue to rise because of the contin ued conflict in Ukraine.

“But otherwise domestic

drivers of inflation will cool down,” he noted.

Asked about the impact of a weakening Indian ru pee on the common man, the former Niti Aayog vice chairman said the com mon Indian does not use a lot of imported goods or services in their consump tion basket.

CII TO GOVT

FPIs INVEST `30,385 CRORE IN INDIAN EQUITIES IN NOV = = =

Decriminalise GST law, slash personal I-T rates in Budget

New Delhi (ANI): Industry body CII has pitched for a reduction in personal in come tax rates, decriminal isation of the goods and services tax and a relook at the capital gains tax rates as part of its agenda pre sented to the government for the forthcoming Budget.

Arguing that the GST law already contains adequate penal provisions for deter rence against evasion of taxes, CII has suggested de criminalisation of GST law.

Also, the applicability of prosecution provisions should not be based on the absolute amount of tax evasion but should be based on real intent to evade the taxes and a cer tain percentage of the tax payable, it stated.

“A fresh look is needed at the capital gains tax with

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

z Arguing that the GST law already contains adequate penal provisions for deterrence against evasion of taxes, CII has suggested decriminalisation of GST law

z The applicability of prosecution provisions should not be based on the absolute amount of tax evasion

respect to its rates and holding period to remove complexities and inconsist encies. Moreover, the Gov ernment should contem plate a reduction in the rates of personal income tax in its next push for re form as this would increase disposable incomes and re vive the demand cycle,” CII President Sanjiv Bajaj said.

BANKS INCREASE EBLRs BY 190 BPS IN TANDEM WITH RBI’S REPO RATE HIKE

Mumbai (PTI): All major banks have increased their external benchmark-based lending rates (EBLRs) by 190 basis points in tandem with the hike in the Re serve Bank’s policy repo rate since May this year, though they have been slow in raising the deposit rates.

The Reserve Bank has hiked the key short-term lending rate (repo) by 190 basis points in four tranch es since May to contain inflation.

By October-end 2022, banks have increased their EBLRs by 190 bps in tan dem with the increase in the policy repo rate since May 2022, according to an RBI article.

Further, banks have also increased their 1-year me dian MCLR by 85 bps from May to October 2022.

From October 1, 2019, all banks have to lend only at an interest rate linked to an external benchmark, such as RBI’s repo rate or Treasury Bill yield.

New Delhi: As many as 380 infrastructure pro jects, each entailing an in vestment of `150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than `4.58 lakh crore, as per a report. Out of 1,521 projects, 380 reported cost overruns and as many as 642 projects were delayed. “Total origi nal cost of implementa tion of the 1521 projects was `21,18,597.26 crore and their anticipated com pletion cost is likely to be `25,76,797.62 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of `4,58,200.36 crore (21.63% of original cost),” the ministry’s lat est report said. PTI

New Delhi: Eight of the 10 most valued firms to gether added `42,173.42 crore in market valuation, with ICICI Bank, Infosys and TCS emerging as the biggest gainers. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI and HDFC, made gain. But in the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL retained the ti tle of the most valued In dian company, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Info sys, ICICI Bank, Hindu stan Unilever, SBI, HDFC, Bharti Airtel and Adani En terprises. PTI

FTAs

DON’T ALWAYS

PROMOTE DOMESTIC MFG OR ACCELERATE EXPORT GROWTH: GTRI REPORT

New Delhi: Countries negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) need to keep in mind eight “myths” which surround these pacts, like they lead to accelerated increase in exports and promote domestic manufacturing, according to a report by think-tank GTRI. The report by GTRI claims to dispel these ‘myths’, including that FTAs weaken the WTO, countries are rushing to do FTAs, and these pacts promote investment and lower prices. It is “erroneously” believed that most world trade happens through the FTA route, but in reality, it is less than 20%, said the report titled ‘FTAs: Fabulous, Futile, or Flawed?’. PTI

NPG CHECKS 250+ INFRA PROJECTS SINCE OCTOBER 2021

New Delhi: Over 250 critical infrastructure projects of dif ferent ministries including rail, road and ports have been examined and recommended by the Network Planning Group (NPG), consti tuted under the PM GatiShakti initiative, since last October, a commerce and industry ministry official said. “Over 250 infra structure projects have been examined in the last one year by using the National Master Plan and the PM GatiShakti institu tional structure. PTI

ONGC TO REVERSE YEARS OF DECLINE IN PRODUCTION THIS YR

New Delhi: ONGC will this year reverse years of decline in production and gradually raise output thereafter as it invests billions of dollars to produce from newer discoveries, company’s management told investors. In current FY, crude oil produc tion is slated to rise to 22.823 million tonne and gas to 22.099 bcm. In the following fiscal year, oil production will climb to 24.636 million tonne and to 25.689 million tonne in 202425, mgmt told investors. PTI

Markets to focus on global trend: Analysts

New Delhi (PTI): With no major domestic marketmoving event scheduled this week, stock market in vestors would largely focus on global trends and for eign fund movement, and may face volatility amid monthly derivatives expiry, analysts said.

This week Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes are due for release which would provide further cues to the market.

Apart from F&O expiry, institutional flows will be important, which have dried up in the last couple of trading sessions, he said.

PLANS TO INTRODUCE MORE MODELS

WEF looking at solutions from India to manage climate change

New Delhi (PTI): The World Economic Forum (WEF) is looking at solu tions from India to help ac celerate decarbonisation worldwide as the focus is to try and bring the best prac tices from wherever they are to everyone else, accord ing to a senior executive.

“What India has done with the acceleration of re newables, deployment of new renewables is quite outstanding. If I am not mistaken, the numbers are saying that your demand has grown but you have de coupled the demand for en ergy from the demand for coal. That is a very impor tant element,” WEF’s Rob erto Bocca said.

When asked whether the forum is looking at solu tions from India to help ac celerate decarbonisation worldwide, he replied in the affirmative.

TOP TALKING POINTS

z The World Economic Forum (WEF) is looking at solutions from India to help accelerate decarbonisation worldwide as the focus is to try and bring the best practices from wherever they are to everyone else

“Absolutely... We are also looking at what some of the companies (in India) are doing on green hydrogen, (especially) the approach

z According to WEF’s Executive Committee member, forum is looking at solutions from India to help accelerate decarbonisation worldwide

z Huge investments would be needed for energy transition, that is moving towards decarbonisation

you have taken as a coun try to put green hydrogen at the centre of the future... India is a fertile ground for innovation,” he said.

Expect substantial rise in SUV market share this fiscal: Maruti

New Delhi (PTI): Maruti

Suzuki expects substantial increase in its market share in the sports utility vehicle (SUV) segment this fiscal with the new Brezza and Grand Vitara receiv ing robust response, ac cording to a senior compa ny official.

The auto major also plans to introduce more models in the SUV segment in the remaining part of the financial year.

“In July we were at 7.1% (market share) in the SUV segment...It increased to 10.8% in August, 13.01% in September and 14.4% in

October. So it is showing an increasing trend,” Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Senior Executive Officer Market

ing & Sales Shashank Sriv astava said.

He noted that the market share would have increased

further if the company had not faced supply issues with Brezza last month. “I would not like to pro

SAYS MSI’s SENIOR OFFICER

z In July Maruti Suzuki were at 7.1% (market share) in the SUV segment. It increased to 10.8% in August, 13.01 percent in Sept and 14.4% in October

z The market share would have increased further if the company had not faced supply issues with Brezza last month

ject a going forward figure but can safely say that we are expecting a good in crease (in market share)

this fiscal as we expect to launch a few more SUVs,” Srivastava said.

He noted that the gain would help it regain mar ket share in the overall pas senger vehicles segment.

“Strengthening SUV seg ment is an important part of our strategy to regain the overall market share which we lost due to non presence in the SUV seg ment,” Srivastava said.

MSI, which did not have a credible presence in the mid-size segment, had end ed last fiscal with a market share of 10.9% in the SUV space.

COASTAL SECURITY

COMMON COMMUNICATION PLAN GETS MHA NOD

Prashant Rangnekar

Mumbai: The Minis try of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a common communi cation plan for coast al security that envis ages integrating ma rine law enforcement agencies into a single network for better coordination and seamless exchange of mission-critical in formation.

The plan will be able to integrate all coastal security agencies in a common communica tion network with a dedicated spectrum for the purpose, a senior Indian Navy official has said.

The dedicated spec trum will use a common band and it will be a “big step” in terms of boosting coastal secu rity, said the official of the Western Naval Com mand, headquartered in Mumbai, who de clined to be named.

The construct of coastal security in volves joint operations, exercises, and activi ties, which require co ordination between multiple agencies at the Command and Control

Centre of the Navy and at the field - be it ashore or at sea, he said.

So communication between agencies and units involved with coastal security, espe cially those operating at sea, plays a vital role in cross-agency coordina tion and seamless ex change of mission-crit ical information on a real-time basis so as to enable effective conduct of coastal security ac tivities, said the official. This facet received an

SEAMLESS

Coastal security involves joint operations, exercises, and activities, which require coordination between multiple agencies at the Command and Control Centre of the Navy and at the field, both ashore or at sea. So communication between agencies and units involved with coastal security, especially those operating at sea, plays a vital role in cross-agency coordination and seamless exchange of mis sion-critical information on a real-time basis.

impetus after the recent appointment of a Na tional Maritime Secu rity Coordinator to oversee national mari

SC to hear Maha plea against HC order on Arnab Goswami

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea filed by the Ma harashtra govern ment challenging a Bombay High Court’s 2020 order by which it had suspended the investigation into two FIRs against Re public TV editor-inchief Arnab Goswa mi for allegedly mak ing inflammatory comments.

The FIRs pertain to Goswami’s comments during his TV pro grammes about the Palghar lynching inci dent and migrants gathering in large numbers in Bandra

during the pandemicinduced lockdown.

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandra chud and Justice Hima Kohli will hear the ap peal filed by the Maha rashtra government.

On October 26, 2020, the top court had ob served that some peo ple are targeted with

“greater intensity” and need more protection.

The Maharashtra government, which was then ruled by Ud dhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi, had opposed the high court’s decision to stay the police probe against Goswami.

In its June 30, 2020 order, the high court had noted that while Goswami’s comments had targeted the Con gress and its president Sonia Gandhi, he did not make any state ment that would cause public disharmony or incite violence be tween different reli gious groups.

‘Positivity

Sanjay Raut questioned why Gandhi was raking up issues which touch the people’s emotional chord and giving the BJP a chance to divert attention on a platter

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Shiv SenaUddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader San jay Raut on Sunday claimed that the posi tive energy generated due to the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has been undone by Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of freedom fighter VD Savarkar.

In his weekly col umn ‘Rokhthok’ of the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, Raut ques tioned why Gandhi was raking up issues, which touch the peo ple’s emotional chord and giving the Bharati ya Janata Party (BJP) a chance on a platter to divert attention.

“Savarkar spent more than 10 years in

Andaman cellular jail and faced tremendous hardships. The British did not arrest him on false charges of money laundering. He lit the torch of an armed rev olution against the British rule which is why he was sentenced to the Andaman jail,” Raut, who is the execu tive editor of the Mar athi daily, said.

“By speaking against Savarkar, Ra hul Gandhi doused the positive energy and confidence generated by the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Raut claimed.

He said two sentenc es of life imprison

time issues, he said. Against this back drop, the MHA had con stituted a task force comprising representa

tives of all central and state agencies con cerned to facilitate ef fective communication by coastal security stakeholders.

“The MHA recently promulgated a common communication plan for coastal security that will be able to integrate all coastal security agencies in a common communication net work,” he said, adding the central ministry ap proved the plan last week. — PTI

Fishing boats, trawlers to guard Palghar coasts

First India Bureau Mumbai: Superin tendent of Police (Palghar District) Balasaheb Patil on Friday invited bids for fishing boats and trawlers for pa trolling the 107kmlong coastline of Palghar district.

According to a sen ior coastal police of ficer, the Palghar coastal police is illequipped and forced to hire slow fishing vessels for patrolling the seas while crimi nals and anti-social elements have latest navigation and com munication equip ment with powerful engines and high speed to escape detec tion. Fishing boats are no match for the high-speed boats.

The e-tenders of the Palghar Police Motor Transport Depart ment invited bids for 45-feet fishing trawl ers and smaller 15-20feet fishing boats to patrol shallow waters and rocky beaches ca

pable to withstand 2030 knots wind condi tions. The rented fish ing vessels with 4-10 knots speed would be replacements for the high-speed intercep tor patrol boats with a top speed of 30 knots.

Earlier, the highspeed interceptor ves sels meant for patrol ling were grounded due to the failure of the state government to renew Comprehen sive Maintenance Contracts (CMC) to keep the patrol boats operational. The laps es in the procurement of new interceptor pa trol boats and renew ing existing contracts

MAN AT WORK

—Sanjay Raut, Executive Editor, ‘Saamana’

ment meant 50 years in jail. Savarkar’s broth er Narayanrao was re leased unconditionally while Savarkar him self was released on conditions. This can not be termed as mer cy, he added.

During a press con ference in Maharash tra as part of his ongo ing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi recently called Savarkar a symbol of the BJP and the Rash triya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

He had also claimed that the late Hindutva ideologue helped the British rulers and wrote a mercy petition

to them out of fear, the remarks that drew criticism and trig gered protests.

Rajya Sabha mem ber Raut also cited ref erence in a book by author YD Phadke which says a letter by Savarkar has been mis construed as mercy, it was a strategic act to get released from jail.

Even though he men tioned that he was ready to cooperate with the British gov ernment, it was a stra tegic move and should not be taken on face value, the Sena leader said further quoting the book.

to service the fleet of patrol vessels ren dered unfit and opera tional. Chief Minister Eknath Shindehad chaired a meeting on coastal security and took senior officials to task for failure to strengthen coastal pa trolling.

The bids invited for fishing boats to strengthen coastal se curity have faced flak from senior police of ficials who have point ed out the futility of patrolling the vast coastline in slow-mov ing fishing trawlers with no capabilities to intercept suspicious vessels in the seas.

77-year-old defrauded of `3.14 crore

Mumbai: The Borivali

Rs 3.14 crore.

individual alleged ly diverted funds be longing to complainant Celine Pinto (77) to a fake demat account.

As per police reports, Naresh Bharat Singh, who is accused, alleg edly admitted to the crime. He was having trouble making ends meet after losing a job during the pandemic.

The complainant re sides in Shimpoli in Bo rivali West.

She owns shares worth Rs3.14 crore of 16 different companies and has demat accounts in Share Khan trading company, police said.

A letter from the share trading company about a change in name and address alerted Pinto about a possible fraud. She then ap proached the police. A fake Aadhar card was also made in her name by Singh.

During the investiga tion, the police found that the shares were transferred to another demat account of the Global Capital Market ing company.

Dedicated single spectrum for all marine law-enforcement agencies will enable better coordination and seamless exchange of mission-critical information

Coastal security involves joint operations, exercises, and activities, which require coordination between multiple agencies. —FILE PHOTO

Palghar coastal police is still forced to hire slow fishing vessels

Girder-launching work underway at Kopri railway bridge in Thane on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

First India Bureau

police arrested a 44-year-old share trad ing agent from New Delhi on Saturday for defrauding an elderly widow of

The

from Bharat Jodo Yatra undone by Rahul’s criticism’

SAVARKAR ROW

Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not stop maligning (India’s first prime minister) Jawaharlal Nehru, and Rahul Gandhi also does the same with Savarkar. This is not the agenda before the country. How can India be united in such circumstances?

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If the post-pandemic fashion era has taught us anything, it’s to value easy and comfy clothing. A few shapes have become wider and baggier throughout time, and the greatest items for autumn have followed suit. But don’t misunderstand; oversized fits don’t necessar

fitting top to prevent feeling as though your clothes are wearing you. By doing this, the proportions are balanced out. The best thing is that you won’t even realise you’re wearing jeans since they’ll feel so comfy.

An additional classy op tion to embrace this style is to wear a roomy blazer. Your blazer will seem stylish and contemporary, thanks to the large fit, and not like you’re going to the workplace. How ever, you can certainly wear yours to work with your fa vourite pair of pants and a button-up. Try toying with proportions by wearing it with slim-fitting jeans or faux-leather pants if you want to keep it basic.

For a simple athleisure outfit, put a jacket over a sports bra and cycle shorts if you’d rather channel some ‘80s royalty. Compared to a fitted one, an oversized but ton-up is a far more weara ble. Yours may be worn open with a cropped tank under neath for a more carefree ap pearance. Alternatively, keep it closed for a more el egant appearance that will work for both date night and the office. No matter what colour you pick, this closet essential is radi cally transformed by an oversized fit.

Is there anything cosi er than a sweater that feels like your favourite blanket wrapped around you? No, we’d say. Choose a big sweat er instead of a tight one, ide ally in a size larger than nor mal. For the ultimate coolgirl style, score extra points by wearing yours with big jeans and clogs.

The latest fashion is to size up rather than size down. But how you wear an oversized item really makes a difference in whether you stand out or not. City First is here to give you some insights on the oversized trend and how you can pull it off and make it work for you.

BE OVER STYLISH WITH

KHUSHI TAMBI cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

RAJESH BHUKAR cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

ime Management refers to managing time effec tively so that the right time is allocated to the right activity. Effective time management al lows individuals to as sign specific time slots to activi ties as per their importance. It is the technique to use one’s time efficiently so as to make the most of it. Efficient time management increases your productivity im proves your quality of work and also helps reduce stress. One who can manage his time re sourcefully by utilising Do; De lay, Delegate, and Drop technique is a real winner.

Never give in to urgency syn drome, neglecting what is tru ly important. Since we all get the same 24 hours, why is it that some people achieve SO MUCH in this time and some achieve NOTHING? One must apply a suitable methodology to ascertain the optimum use of time. “Good time manage ment is a personal skill for managing oneself, one’s work and the work of others”

Importance of Time Man agement. It is rightly said.” Either you run the day or the day runs you”. This is true for people from all spheres of life. Whether you are a student, a corporate employee or a home maker, you must manage your time efficiently to accomplish your tasks systematically.

Time management is impor tant as: - Time is limited and needs optimum use, requires quality decision-making for ef ficiency, reduces stress levels by planning and prioritising for better output, No multi tasking to avoid confusion and chaos and a good time manage ment technique for greater productivity.

Obstacles to effective Time Management:- Lack of clarity on Objectives /goals, Unorgan ised work resulting in chaos

TIME MANAGEMENT

AS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS

and confusion, Inability to say NO, Overloading of work and no prioritisation plan, Stress and fatigue, Disinterest in work and Indecisiveness.

Tips to Manage Time Effi ciently

Start Early. It is always bet ter to begin your day a little early so that you have more time to invest in productive ac tivities. However, it is essential to have 7-8 hours of sleep each day.

Prepare a To-Do List. The first stage of improving your time management is to list ab solutely everything that you have to do. List your tasks based on your priority and be gin accomplishing them one after the other as per priority.

Assign Time to Your Tasks. Whether it’s a pin-up planner, a timetable or a calen dar on your phone, find an or ganizing tool that works well for you and add your list of priorities to it. Assign time to each of the tasks on your list and make sure you complete them within the set time.

Be Flexible but Realistic: ically, Allow Around 8-10 hours a day for working, studying play ing, socializing and anything else practical you need to do. It’s also important to remember that things often take longer than expected. So, Allow a lit tle extra time in case you spend longer on a task than you thought you would. Taking the time to research, plan and think about your work is cru cial for good time man agement.

Avoid Procrastina tion and Dis traction. most important words for time management are: No and Now. For action‘Now’ is the time and so avoiding procrastination is the best option: For distraction‘No’ is the right word. One way to avoid pro crastination

is to identify the place where you are most focused and least dis tracted.

Take Breaks and Exercise to

next task with greater motiva tion. Believe it or not, exercise works in the same way sleep does. It can focus your state of

anced diet in order to stay en ergized all through the day and make the most of the time you have.

Review and Realign. Con stantly reviewing and reas sessing your schedule can help you to recognize whether you need to make any changes or realign in order to help you complete any tasks and also have time to relax and spend time with friends with a family

Time management is easier said than done. It takes a lot of dedication and determination to stay focused and follows the schedule one has set to manage time efficiently. However, once you master this art you are sure to succeed. It might appear simple but managing time efficiently calls for quali tative output from indi viduals. It calls for selfdiscipline and con stant reminder of the importance of ac complishing tasks in a timely manner.

The great di viding line between success and failure can be expressed in five words: “I did not have time.” Frank lin Field

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

Using your initiative at work will be much appreciated. You may get a chance to pursue old hobby. Health tips from an expert will enable you to get closer to your fitness goals. Your generous behavior would enable to enjoy some lovely moments with family.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Family will be most supportive, when it really matters for you. Some of you may add to your list of properties by booking a new one. It is good day to confess your love as stars appear favourable for positive reply. A long drive is likely to help you get over mental tiredness.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

You will succeed in resolving misunderstanding with family members, normalizing ties. Despite your misgivings, you retain good health. You will do much to bring peace and harmony at home. You will remain much in demand on social front. Some of you can get romantically involved.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

Despite hectic schedule you will manage to

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Following a health diet will be a good idea. Luck favours you today on the professional front.

Focussing on health now will help you in keeping physically fit. Clarity of mind will help you forge ahead on the academic front. Frustration on the romantic front is possible.

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise visit. On professional front, recognition for good work would motivate you to work harder. Those awaiting an affirmation on romantic front are likely to get lucky today, as partner responds positively.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

A friend or colleague may motivate you to take up a healthy activity. Parents may appear more than happy with what you deliver. Plans for overseas travel are likely to materialise. You are likely to get clearance or approval for your construction plans. You find things moving in the way you want them.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

Your intuition will save you from a tricky spot today. Yoga would help in raising energy levels and improve your metabolism. You will manage to achieve your aim through travel. This is a great time on the academic front, when you mange to render your best.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Your efforts on the professional front will be recognised. Opting for some healthy choices will ensure you remain in perfect health. You will feel much happy and contented on the family front. Today you will enjoy the trust of senior management.

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20

Gifting something to your beloved is likely to make the day memorable. Matrimonial match for siblings will bring happiness for entire family. You will get a good price for your property. Those awaiting results are assured of succeeding with flying colours.

“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you cannot get more time” -Jim Rohn (American Entrepreneur)

‘ SLEEPY BUT STILL SMILING ’ K K

‘Best Team Ever’

iara Advani is one of the most talented ac tors in the Bollywood industry. Nowadays, she is busy shooting for her upcoming film Satyaprem Ki Katha alongside actor Kartik Aaryan.

Fans loved their chemistry in the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which is one of the highestgrossing films of the year 2022. And now, we can’t keep calm to see them on screen yet again.

In a recent development, the Shershaah actor dropped a cute glimpse of herself while the night shoot for Satya Prem Ki Katha was underway. She captioned this story as, “Sleepy but still smiling after a really good scene on the set today. #SatyapremKiKatha”. We can clearly see her night

SHEHNAAZ GILL’S ANGRY BODYGUARD

Shehnaaz Gill is the fans' favourite and she also loves to spend time with them. Whenever she is in a public place, she is surrounded by fans who wish to take selfies with her. She happily and sweetly obliges them.

In a viral video clip, it was seen Shehnaaz was all dressed up in a yellow pantsuit and was in a building. Shehnaaz

Gill had gone to Dubai to participate in an event. After the program was over, Shahnaz was going towards the lift when a huge crowd of fans gathered around her. As the crowd increased around the actress, her bodyguard tried to push some of the people away so she could proceed towards the lift.

Seeing her bodyguard’s actions, Shehnaaz stood by her fans and got angry at the bodyguard. Seeing her reac tion, all the fans present there started clapping for her. They felt amazing that Shehnaaz took a stand for her fans.

PIC TOGETHER

Shaheen Bhatt has shared a bright, sun shiny picture with her sister and new mom Alia Bhatt. They are the hap piest after the latter became a mom. On Friday, Shaheen took to Instagram to share a happy picture of the two as they posed for a sunshiny selfie.

The photo showed Alia in a yellow top and Shaheen in a yellow jacket. It is not known

whether the picture is re cently clicked during one of their holidays. Sharing the photo, Shaheen cap tioned it with just a heart and drums emoji.

Their mother Soni Razdan wrote, “Beauty patooties" for them in the comments section.

“Both are looking too much cutest,” wrote a fan.

VARUN & SARA enjoy a beach day

Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan share a close bond.

The duo has worked together in David Dhawan's Coolie No.1 and their onscreen chemistry proved to be a hit among the audi ence. Every now and then, they are seen indulg ing in social media banters leaving fans in splits. Their fans are now eagerly waiting for them to reunite for an other project soon. Cur

rently, Sara and Varun are in Goa to attend the Inter national Film Festival of India 2022. On Sunday, both of them took to Ins tagram and shared cool selfies with their fans.

In the picture, the ac tress is seen sporting a red bikini while Varun is shirtless. The duo is seen posing on the beach. Along with the picture, he dropped sun and waves emojis and wrote, "iffi2022". Sara too shared a selfie from a different angle and wrote, "Sea you" and added an emoji that read 'soon'.

areena Kapoor Khan is current ly in London shooting for her next. The actress has been busy shooting for the film for the past cou ple of weeks. And now, she has reportedly wrapped up the film.

The actress, who is quite active on Insta

by that was another photo of her taking a bite of the cake from the wrap-up bash and the final photo featured her posing with the massive team of the film. She posted it saying, “As they say it’s the journey make it worthwhile…??

Kiara Advani

Shehnaaz

Kaur Gill

Alia Bhatt

Sara Ali Khan Sara and Varun’s post...

Kareena Kapoor

Her post...

Her story...

Shaheen Bhatt’s post

BLESSED WITH TWINS!

The Ambani and Piramal groups, two of the greatest industrial families of India, are celebrating twins. On Sat urday, November 19, their scions Anand Piramal and his wife Isha welcomed twins, which the two hap py families revealed here on Sunday. They are baby girl Aadiya and baby boy Krishna. The two overjoyed families, who were celebrating the positive outcome, reported that both of the baby siblings were do ing well. The proud grandparents Nita and Mukesh Ambani; Swati and Ajay Piramal prayed for their well-being and wished Aadiya, Krishna, Isha, and Anand during this blessed time in their lives. —CITY FIRST

Minister Anurag Thakur in an exclusive chat at IFFI

ASHISH TIWARI cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in

The 53rd Inter national Film Festival of In dia (IFFI) has finally com menced in Goa with a variety of films being a part of it. Starting from a small initiative, the festival this year has left its traces globally as hun dreds of films and se ries from around the world have come in for their premiere. With more than 10,000 films coming in from every where, the IFFI has wid ened its spectrum through the sheer ap preciation that Indian films and festivals are receiving.

In an exclusive chat with City First, Minis ter of Information & Broadcast, Sports and Youth Affairs, Anurag Thakur spoke about IFFI’s widened spec trum this year, films and more. He revealed that more than 80 countries have got the chance to show case their films this year. Not only in ternational and national films but OTT series will also have their grand world pre miere at IFFI. He also men tioned that the percentage of women filmmakers that will be present

ed at the festival has increased to 40%. “It shows that India has formed this platform of IFFI where the world wants to showcase their work. India will get a chance to show its films to the world. We have

taken this platform from a regional level, not to a national but an international one. Sec ondly, technology plays an important role in life now.

Hence, we have made sure to make technology a part of the festival. You just have to watch for next year, every thing will be twice as bigger.”

Talking about how regional and young talents have been included this year, Mr Thakur stat ed, “Since last year we tried the 75 creative minds of to morrow.

1,000 appli cations came in and only 75 were se lected. The youngest among

Sakshi's Splitsvilla experience

Actor and

who is part of Splitsvilla 14, says that while she was hesitant initially to en ter the reality show, she is glad that she did.

“The Splitsvilla offer came to me when I came to Mumbai. They have been approaching me for a very long time. But I was not looking

forward to it because I was not sure of what would happen there. I think I'm not good at fights. I never thought about getting into Splitsvilla or any sort of reality show be cause of this. I just want to be an actor. Now times have changed and I would love to take such risks,” she said.

the makers was an 18-year-old. Usually, they wouldn’t have eas ily gotten a chance to meet a well-re nowned filmmaker, producer or any film fraternity that would have guided them. Today, they will not only meet them but also learn from them and work towards mak ing a name for them selves.”

Sharing a glimpse of the use of technology this year in IFFI, Mr Thakur mentioned that IFFI has attempted to break the language bar riers when it comes to the diverse film-watch ing experience. Every viewer will be given headphones to watch the film and an option of language to choose from. The subtitles will be adjusted according to the language they choose.

Addressing the sub mission of the Gujarati film The Chhello Show and Telugu superhit, RRR for the Oscars, Mr Thakur said, “We are the biggest producers of films. So, there is no doubt that Indian films will win big award shows. But winning awards is different as it helps to garner recogni tion. But winning peo ple’s hearts at the box office is a different win.”

Mr Thakur further talked about the South vs Bollywood debate and stated that in to day’s time, the lines be tween regional, nation al and further such cat egories for films have blurred. “Technology has blurred the lines be tween regional and in ternational. So, now whatever film that will be made today can be viewed from the inter national lens.”

Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul are one of the most adorable couples on the list of ‘When Cricket meets Bollywood’. There had been rumours going around for a while that the two are finally ty ing the knot and

ple chose a more inti mate celebration.

Suniel Shetty has finally spilled some beans about his daughter’s ru moured wedding. The actor attended the press meeting for the launch of his upcom ing OTT web

SUNIEL CONFIRMS ATHIYA'S WEDDING? ANERI IN ANUPAMAA

series, Dharavi Bank. During the interac tion, the actor was asked when Athiya will be getting mar ried. The actor re plied with “Jaldi hogi”, a very unusual answer from his regular indi rect ones. It seems that the two will be tying the knot and are finally ready to open up about some details about the big day.

Actress, Aneri Vajani has made a place in all our hearts right from the beginning with her bubbly personality. Aneri has always owned the social media space with her amazing fash ion stance and we always love her tra ditionally beautiful looks that she has been sporting as well. Every ensemble she has adorned has been a style upheaval and she gracefully brings the oomph factor to any look with her confident attitude.

Aneri Vajani is a much-loved face in the Indian TV indus

try who has carved her way through a lot of hearts. With her cute smile and charming personality, she is no doubt been many people's fa vourite ever since her perfor mance in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins. Aneri who start ed her career with Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar and Pavitra Bhag ya, and others, was also a part of the toprated show, Anu pamaa, and essayed the character of 'Mal vika' aka Mukku beautifully.

ISRAELI SERIES' PREMIERE AT IFFI

Fauda S4 will premiere at the 53rd International Film Fes tival of India (IFFI). Crea tors and Executive Produc ers Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will travel to IFFI for the pre miere with episode 1. The se ries which launches globally on Netflix in 2023, will have its premiere at the festival in a starstudded gala event on Sunday, No vember 27.

During the show, creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff said: “We’re so

excited to come to India for the Asian premiere of Fauda Season 4. Incredibly, this story has reso nated so strongly with fans in In dia and we really appreciate all the love and support over the last four seasons.”

While appreciating the ini tiative, I&B Minister, Anurag Thakur, said, “With OTT com ing forward to premiere their con tent at the festival, our endeavour to offer fresh narratives, creative ideas and new perspectives into the world bear fruits.”

model Sakshi Dwive di,

Isha Ambani, Anand Piramal, Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani

KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty

Aneri Vajani

Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur walking at the IFFI53 Red carpet with others

Union Minister Anurag Thakur during the felicitating ceremony

Union Minister Anurag Thakur in conversation with Ajay Devgan

Union Minister Anurag Thakur during the event

Sakshi Dwivedi