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ANOTHER BLOW TO CONGRESS... AFTER AZAD NOW ANAND RESIGNS FROM TOP POST Self-respect non-negotiable: Anand Sharma quits as Himachal Congress Steering Committee Chairman ahead of polls Hours after being made chairman of J&K Congress campaign committee, Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned on August 17 Moni Sharma New Delhi: Days after veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad declined to accept role of J&K Congress Campaign Committee Chairman, senior lead er Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned as Chairman of Himachal Congress Steering Com mittee, formed on April 26 ahead of state elec tions later this year. Sharma, 69, in a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, cited instances where he was not even informed of key poll strategy meetings in HP & said, “My self-respect is supporters.Tuesdaydayisformerpartywouldsaidnon-negotiable.”Sharma,however,intheletterthathecampaignforcandidates.TheUnionMinisterembarkingonafourtourofHPfromtomobilisehis
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Shah accuses KCR govt of betraying people’s trust Hyderabad (ANI): Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Telangana government of betray ing the trust of the peo ple of the state, while also calling the K Chan drashekar Rao govern ment promise,”didtheinanganatheyTheyduegananotple.ofmenternment.uprootingisgopal“The“anti-farmer”.joiningofRajaReddyintheBJPthebeginningoftheofKCRgovKCRgovernbetrayedthetrusttheTelanganapeoKCRgovernmentiscelebratingTelanLiberationDaytofearofMajlis.promisedthatwillcelebrateTelLiberationdaySeptember.However,KCRgovernmentnotfulfiltheirhesaid.ShahaccusedTelanganagovtofbreakingthepromiseofselectingaDalitasCMandsaidthatamemberfromthecommunitywillnotbeselectedforthetoppost.
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New Delhi: Shareholders of One97 Communications, which operates under Paytm brand, have approved reappointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as MD and CEO of firm, according to scrutinizer report filed on Sunday. Over 99.67% majority votes were in favour of Sharma.
New Delhi: India has enough wheat to feed its people, the government said on Sunday, refuting a Bloomberg report that said production cuts and rising prices worsened by a heatwave may force it to consider grain imports. A news agency reported saying Finance Ministry had not responded to an email seeking comment.
Amit Shah addresses public meet, says BJP win in Munugode bypoll will herald downfall of KCR govt
RSS working to make India ‘model society’ for world: Bhagwat New Delhi (ANI): The RSS is working to awak en and unify the society so that India can emerge as a “model society” for the entire world,” its chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday. Bhagwat said people should come forward in serving soci ety as a community and not as an individual. He was speaking at an event organized by RSS Delhi unit, on the welfare activities car ried out by its workers. RSS chief further said many personalities from different sections of the society sacrificed & contributed to coun try’s Independence, but “it took time for us to flourish as one society”.
PAK MELODY QUEEN NOOR, ADORED BY MILLIONS, DIES Karachi: Born in Guwahati, celebrated Pakistani singer Nayyara Noor adored by millions from both India and Pakistan, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, bringing curtains down on life of one of last musical icons to represent shared culture of the India and Pakistan.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday told party workers that he had complete faith in the judicial system and he would look forward to the crucial hearing in the Supreme Court onChiefMonday.Justice of In dia NV Ramana is scheduled to hear six different petitions per taining to the legitima cy of the two Sena fac tions, and will decide if the matter merits refer ral to the Constitution bench. The CJI was scheduled to hear the matter on August 08, but the hearing was postponed to August 12, and then again to Au gustAddressing22. a group of Sena activists, Thackeray on Sunday said, “Several Shiv Sena functionaries and party workers are sub mitting sworn affida vits. Now you have also submitted. I consider this as the first step to wards victory. I want to tell you that whatever happens in the Su preme Court, let it be. I have faith in the judi cial system. Besides, the people’s sentiments are with us. People are just waiting for midterm elections so that these ‘gaddars’ can be taught a lesson. But, they don’t have the courage to face elections.”Bothfactions of the Shiv Sena have asked loyalists to theirstatingdavitsswornsubmitaffi support. These affida vits are likely to be used when the Election Commission asks them to show their member ship strength and sup port. AfterhearingMonday’sinthe the matter on Tuesday. The Thackeray-led fac tion had sought four weeks of time to sub mit its say, but SEC only gave them two weeks.Thackeray is also scheduled to begin his Maha Prabhodhan Yatra after the Ganesh festival (Aug 31-Sept 09) is over. While the party is yet to declare a for mal schedule, Uddhav is likely to flag off the yatra with a rally in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s constituency of Thane, and end with another rally at Bindu Chowk in Kolhapur. Shiv Sena’s senior leaders and Aaditya Thackeray are likely to address rallies in other Lok Sabha constituen cies.In the first local body polls of 271 gram pan chayats, the Shinde fac tion won 40 seats com pared to Shiv Sena’s 25odd. The group would like to show its perfor mance in the elections to other local bodies in cluding the 14 munici pal corporations. In sev eral corporations espe cially in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Shiv Sena councillors have en masse switched loyalties to Eknath Shinde camp.
Ahead of SC hearing, Uddhav says full faith in the judiciary
Mumbai (PTI): Minis ter Uday Samant on Sunday said giving ‘Dahi Handi’ the status of an adventure sport will bring fame to the country at the interna tionalSamant,level.a rebel Shiv Sena leader from the Eknath Shinde camp, slammed the Opposi tion for misguiding peo ple about the decision by claiming that the move will cause aspir ants to lose the opportu nity to land a govern mentChiefjob. Minister Eknath Shinde has ac corded the adventure sport tag to ‘Dahi Han di’, which will allow young participants (called govindas) to ap ply for government jobs under the sports quota. Samant further said that the Opposition was trying hard to criticize the Shinde govern ment’s announcement. They are misguiding people by claiming that aspirants will lose the opportunity to land a government job. The government Turn to P6 A govinda, atop a human pyramid, wears a PPE kit to attend a Dahi Handi event on Janmashtami, in Navi Mumbai on Friday. —PTI
NEW CONG CHIEF ELECTION: PARTY TO STICK TO SEPT 20 SCHEDULE New Delhi: The process for the election of Con gress president got underway on Sunday, with the party’s election authority saying it would stick to the schedule of electing a new chief by September 20. Chairman of the party’s Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry told that it was up to CWC to approve the final date for the election of the Con gress chief, which could be any day between August 21 to September 20.
India’s $3 bn predator drones deal with US New Delhi (ANI): India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion to crank up its overall surveillance ap paratus along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and in the Indian Ocean, people fa miliar with the develop ment said on Sunday. The timeofcanthreebeinghunter-killerlong-endurance-dronesareprocuredfortheservicesastheycarryoutavarietyrolesincludingmarisurveillance,anti- submarine over-the-horizonwarfare,targetingandhittingstationarygroundtargets.
Recognizing Dahi Handi as an adventure sport will bring world fame to India. It will not impact students who try hard to crack the Maharashtra Public Service Commission exam every year. —-Uday Samant, Maha industries minister
GALWAN ISSUE NOT FIXED: JAISHANKAR China has disregarded its border pacts with India and the Galwan Valley standoff has been casting a shadow on the already strained ties between the two nations, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.
‘Adventure sport tag to Dahi Handi will bring int’l fame’
The Thackeray faction will be hoping that CJI Ra mana gives a ruling at least on the disqualification of MLAs before he retires on August 26, and Justice UU Lalit—who is also from Maharashtra--takes over as Chief Justice from August 27. The Shinde faction, on the other hand, would prefer the courts to take their time, as this would mean the Maha Yuti gov ernment stays in power while the court decides.
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FREEBIES ARE NEVER ‘FREE’: RBI ASHIMAMEMBERGOYAL New Delhi: Freebies are never ‘free’ and when political parties offer such schemes, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Ashima Goyal said on Sunday.
I have signedrewith a heavy heart from the Chairmanship of the Steering Com mittee of the Congress for the Himachal Elec tions. Reiterating that I am a lifelong con gressman and remain firm on my —Anandconvictions.Sharma, Former Union Minister Work for society without thinking about individual interests. We need to pri oritize us above ‘my and mine’ while doing welfare work and this will help us evolve as a —Mohansociety.Bhagwat, RSS Chief RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addresses during discussion programme organised by RSS Delhi, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Amit Shah meets film producer and founder of Ramoji Group, Ramoji Rao during his visit to Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad on Sunday. Following this meeting, Amit Shah had dinner with Tollywood superstar Jr NTR at Novatel.
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DARYA: DAUGHTER OF PUTIN ALLY DIES IN MOSCOW BLAST Kolkata: Pilot of the flights to arrive in Kolkata between 5pm and 6:30pm on Friday and again in the half hour period after 8pm had trying times as they have to facing strong crosswind while landing with 11 captain failed to stabilize the approach on multiple attempts and chose to abort touchdown and full throttle.
READ Crucial Nation paid tribute to a prominent OBC leader and two-time UP CM on 1st death anniv on Sunday. Kalyan Singh was BJP’s key hardline Hindutva face in north India, especially during its Ram Janmab hoomi campaign. Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan in 2014. P5 Congress veteran Ahmed Patel was remembered on the occasion of his 73rd birth anniversary on Sunday as they paid him respect and said he was the “pillar” for the party for about four decades. Patel died on November 25, 2020, due to health issues ag gravated by Covid-19. P5
Moscow: Daughter of a close ally of Russia’s Prez Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow. It is thought her father, Russian philosopher Alexander, who is known as “Putin’s brain”, may have been intended target of the attack.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves to his supporters during a public meeting, in Nalgonda on Sunday. PHOTOS BY ANI ‘SHAHI’ MEETING WITH RAMOJI RAO!
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A tough race against time was also witnessed in the women’s 10k event, where Rohini Maya Patil completed the run in 00:41:32 to grab the top slot. Pri yanka Paikarao settled for silver and finished her race in 00:42:26. Pri yanka Kalilash won the bronze and completed the run in 00:43:51. The event, organised by NEB Sports wit nessed as many as 13,500 runners from all walks of life in three different categories of the half marathon timed 21K, 10K and 5K.
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First India Bureau Thane: State Public Works Minister Ravindra Chavan on Sunday called for fire audits at facto ries in the Dombivli MIDC area in Thane district. He was speaking at a ceremony during the inauguration of the emergency con trol room and emer gency van projects undertaken by the Kalyan ciationManufacturersAmbernathAsso(KAMA).ChavanhighlightedthatincidentsoffirehadbeenreportedintheDombivliindustrialareaandtherewasamovetoshiftfactoriesoutofthearea.“Morethan50,000peopledependonindustriesintheareainsomeformortheoth er. If 100% fire audit is conducted at all industries, such ac cidents can be avoid ed and there will be no question of shift ing factories,” the ministerChavansaid.lauded KA MA’s initiative to set up the most modern control room and pro vide a van for emer gency services. More people50,000thande pend on industries in the area in some form or the other. If 100% fire audit is conducted at all in dustries, such acci dents can be avoid ed and there will be no question of shift ing factories. —Ravindra Chavan, Public Works Minister times.ofseveralhaveindustrialMaharashtra’sareasreportedinstancesfiresinrecent
Maha’s Chhagan, Andhra’s Kavitha win Mumbai Half Marathon
WOMEN POWER `60L compensation to kin of forest guard killed in mishap
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Title winners of 21K category: Bombale and Reddy being feted by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai on Sunday.
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Thane: A video show ing an undertrial cut ting a birthday cake inside a police van when he was brought to court for a hearing in Kalyan of Thane district went viral on social media, prompt ing police to begin an inquiry, an official said on Sunday. Roshan Jha from Ul hasnagar celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake, which his friends passed to him through the window of the po lice escort van stationed near the court premis es, he said.
First India Bureau Thane: A Lok Adalat in Palghar district has facilitated settlement of a compensation of Rs60 lakh to the fam ily of a forest guard killed in a road acci dent in 2016. The claimants and the offending vehicle’s insurance company reached the settlement on August 13 before dis trict judge AS Pratini dhi. A copy of the order was made available on August 20. The claim ants had submitted be fore the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) that the de ceased, Ravindra Daga Chitte (35), worked as a forest guard and earned a salary of Rs40,000 per month.OnMay 19, 2016, he was proceeding to his workplace on a motor bike when a dumper coming from the oppo site direction collided with his two-wheeler near Deokop village on Palghar Manor road. Chitte received severe injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, the claim ants, including his wife, two children and par ents, told the MACT. They sought a com pensation of Rs1 crore and also said they had spent Rs50,000 for trans porting the body and on funeral expenses.
HC orders Borivli society to demolish all buildings
Protest held near CM’s house against Metro car shed proposed at Aarey First India Bureau Thane: Activists of the Maharashtra Con gress’ environment cell protested near Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s bungalow in Thane city on Sunday against a Metro car shed proposed at Aar ey Colony in neigh bouring Mumbai. The activists, led by Sameer Vartak—re gional president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress CM’s250burywereenvironmentCommittee’scell—stoppedatCadjunction,aboutmawayfromtheresidence.Protesters,including women, carried plac ards and banners with messages such as “Save Aarey”, and shouted slogans against the Eknath Shinde-led Ma harashtra government. According to a police official, 25 protesters were taken to Wagle Es tate police station, but no one was detained. Security outside the CM’s residence in Thane was stepped
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Min calls for fire audit for industries in Dombivli area
GREAT RUN First India Bureau Mumbai: The Mum bai Half Marathon 2022, that was flagged on Sunday at the Ban dra Kurla Complex witnessed Chhagan Bombale of Maha rasthra and Andhra Pradesh’s Kavitha Reddy grabbing the numero uno spot Bombale stood first among all the contend ers who took part in the 21K event that started and ended at the Jio Gardens and completed the run in 1:16:11. One by one, he overcame his challengers one by one and was followed by Bhagatsing Valvi, who finished the run in 1:17:51. The third posi tion went to Anil Jindal who completed the run in 1:18:20.Thewomen’s event was also a one-sided af fair as Kavitha Reddy opened up a decent gap against the chasing pack and breasted the tape in 1:37:03, leaving her nearest rival Tan maya Karmarkar over three minutes behind at 1:40:18.Ketaki was third in the women’s event and completed her round in 1:44:55.“Lasttwo years have been challenging for everybody because of the pandemic, but I am really happy to see many contenders lining up for the city’s biggest run since then,” Ten dulkar said, while inter acting with the media. Men’s 10k was one of the most talked about events of the day as it saw neck and neck battle between the lead ing pack of runners be fore ending in a thrill ingAmitclimax.Mali crossed the finish line in 0:33:42, just a couple of seconds ahead of Karan Shar ma, who was timed at 0:33:44. Sanjay Zakane claimed the third spot in 0:33:50. Sanjay Za kane claimed the third spot in 00:33:50.
Skeletal remains of the dilapidated and vacant Gitanjali Building after its collapse, at Borivali area in Mumbai. — PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau Mumbai: Following a major mishap in Bo rivli on Friday, when a four-story residen tial building collapsed like a house of cards, the deredhighproachedtionMunicipalBrihanmumbaiCorpora(BMC)aptheBombaycourt,whichorresidentstode molish the complex’s remaining three wings within 24 hours. The ‘A wing’ of Om Shree Geetanjali Nagar Society in Sai Baba Na gar collapsed around 01 pm on August 19. Five families were staying in the wing, but when they discovered large cracks in the walls, they rushed out. Nobody was injured in theTheincident.civicbody listed all the four wings in the C1 category of dilapi dated buildings in 2020, but a few members had got a court stay. After the incident, the BMC approached the high court. In a hearing on Satur day, the High Court or dered the residents to demolish all three wings within 24 hours. “All three wings were vacated. The BMC ar ranged a stay at the nearby school for those who couldn’t get anoth er accommodation im mediately. We sealed the premises and as per the HC’s order if the resi dents can’t demolish it within a day, we will do it on Monday,” said Nivrutti Gondhali, As sistant Commissioner of R Central thewithcidedemolition.BMCtheythekar,ChandrakantWard.Orleformersecretaryofsocietysaidthatwillrequestthetoundertakethe“Wewilldeafterdiscussingitthemembersofsociety,”hesaid.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Facing flak for his supporters’ bad behaviour, Maha rashtra BJP leader and Union Minister Narayan Rane’s son Nilesh Rane on Sun day apologized to the people of Ratnagiri, who have been pro testing against the proposed oil refinery in the district. Nilesh Rane visited Barsu village in Ra japur tehsil during the day to support an ongo ing survey for the pro posed oil refinery pro ject in the area. Ahead of the visit, villagers staged a pro test against officials who came for the sur vey, while Rane’s sup porters gathered at the site and allegedly ver bally abused the protest ers, including women. The BJP leader later apologized to the villag ers for the misbehav iour of his supporters. Locals from Barsu and surrounding vil lages have been protest ing against the $60 bil lion project, which was earlier planned at Na nar village in the same district, but there was opposition from local groups and the Shiv Sena at the time. Nilesh proposedincludingallegedlysupportersRane’shadverballyabusedvillagers,women,whostagedaprotestagainstoilrefinery
Republican Sena chief Anandraj Ambedkar with party workers during a protest against construction of Metro car shed in Aarey forest area, in Mumbai, on Sunday. — PHOTO BY PTI Nilesh Rane His family sought a compensation of `1 crore and also said they had spent `50K for transporting the body and on funeral expenses.
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All three wings were vacated. The Bri hanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) arranged a stay at the nearby school for those who couldn’t get another ac commodation immediately. We sealed the premises and as per the High Court’s order if the residents can’t demolish it within a day, we will do it on Monday.”
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First India Bureau Palghar: A 25-yearold man has been ar rested by the Palghar police for allegedly attempting to kill two persons after a quar rel in day.officialPalgharMaharasthra’sdistrict,ansaidonSun
Five persons arrested in operation, contraband worth `50L seized
The banned codeine-based cough syrup consignments were originally diverted from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and booked on fake addresses and forged documents from Mughalsarai in the northern state to Pune. The consignments were being received at Pune railway station and then dispatched to Mumbai at different locations to local traffickers and then to peddlers. After continuous surveillance, the NCB identified the key members of the syndicate, their roles, modus operandi, financial trails and various operational details. HUGE NEXUS
Woman, lover booked for sodomizing 9-yr-old
Man held for trying to murder two in Palghar THREE MEN DEAD AFTER CAR FALLS OFF CLIFF NEAR PUNE
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Five of family drown in a pond in Nanded
interroga tion, the accused re vealed that another il legal consignment was in transit to Pune, fol lowing which the NCB team seized 3,456 CBCS bottles on Saturday. A probe team reached Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh) and appre hended a person in volved in booking ille gal consignments and seized another 3,456 CBCS bottles at Pune railway station on Sun day.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Five members of a fam ily drowned in a pond in Nanded district on Sunday, after one of them fell in while trying to wash a tiffin box, officials said The incident oc curred at around 2.45pm, when the family--which had gone to offer prayers at Badi Dargah--was having food near the pond in the Navrang pura area under the Kandhar police sta tionOnearea.of the family members went to wash the tiffin box and fell into the pond. Two others jumped in to save him, but started drowning as well. As the trio cried for help, the remaining two also jumped into the water to rescue them but drowned, the official stated, adding that all five bodies have been fished out out from the pond
First India Bureau Mumbai: The Shahu Nagar police have booked a 35-year-old woman and her par amour for alleged sodomy of the for mer’s nine-year-old son at their Mahim home. According to the First Information Re port, the paramour at tempted to sodomize the child while the mother encouraged him (FIR). No arrests have been made yet in theThecase.incident took place before March this year when the vic tim’s father—who is the complainant in the case— was away and the child was with his mother and her lover.As per the father’s statement, his son told him that he saw the two having sexual in tercourse. After dis covering that the child was watching them, the lover allegedly tried to sodomize the child, the police said. The woman had left her husband a few months ago and relo cated to West Bengal with two of her chil dren. Their nine-yearold son remained with his father. It was dur ing this time that the child told his father about the incident. On August 13, the father made a written complaint to the Sha hu Nagar police, and the police referred the case to the Child Wel fare Committee (CWC). The committee then took the boy’s detailed statement, and ordered the po lice to register an of fence. Based on the complaint, the Sha hu Nagar police on Thursday registered an offence under Section 377 (unnatu ral sex), 511 (at tempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment) and 34 (common in tention).
The incident took place at Dahanu area, when a group was en joying drinks on Friday. When the accused Nirmal Patel came over there, some persons asked him the reason as to why they were not in vited for the preparato ry meetings for the up coming Ganesh Chatur thi festival in the area, Sachin Navadkar, a po lice spokesperson said. Frustrated Patel then picked up an empty beer bottle and attacked two persons aged 33 and 35 Therespectively.injured were then rushed to a local hospital where they are being treated by the doctorsCops arrested the ac cused on Saturday and a case under relevant sections of Indian Pe nal Code for attempt to murder was filed against him.
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Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesh to install at a pandal for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai on Sunday.
Orphan girls with mental disabilities make their mark with clay Ganesh idols
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Mumbai: Four persons were rescued after the boat they were travelling in capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Bhatye coast in Ratnagiri district on Sunday, police said, adding that a search operation was still on for the fifth person, who had gone missing. The inci dent took place around 9.45 am. Police received a distress call following which they rushed to the coast and started a rescue operation with the help of local disaster manage ment authority, the official said.
The injured are being treated at a local hospi tal in Mangaon.
First India Bureau Mumbai: In a major breakthrough, the Narcotics Control Bu reau (NCB) has bust ed an inter-state car tel involved in smug gling banned codeinebased cough syrup (CBCS) by arresting five persons and seized contraband worth Rs50 lakh, an official said on Sun day. Acting on a tip-off, the NCB’s Mumbai zon al unit initiated an op eration against the car tel on Friday, he said. According to a re lease issued by the NCB, the CBCS con signments were origi nally diverted from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and booked on fake addresses and forged documents from Mughalsarai in the northern state to Pune. The consignments were being received at Pune railway station and then dispatched to Mumbai at different lo cations to local traffick ers and then to ped dlers, it said. After continuous sur veillance, the NCB iden tified the key members of the syndicate, their roles, modus operandi, financial trails and oth er details. The kingpin of the cartel, who also owns medical shops in Mum bai, allegedly coordi nated the entire net work clandestinely, and most of the syndicate members were unaware of his name, face, and location. He allegedly paid the wereCBCSconsignmentofficialtothroughandsupplierVaranasi-basedusinghawaladepositedcashhiscustomershidehisidentity,thesaid.TheNCBseizedtheof1,152bottles,whichtransportedfrom Pune to Mumbai and ar rested two persons, who received the drug. The probe agency also conducted search es at various locations in Mumbai and appre hended the kingpin from Mahalaxmi area. After this, NCB officials intercepted another member of the syndi cate at Pune railway station when he arrived there to receive a con signment from the rail way cargo and recov ered 5,184 bottles, the officialDuringsaid.
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First India Bureau Osmanabad: Twelve mentally challenged girls living in a care home in Osmanabad district of Maharash tra have learnt and mastered the art of making beautiful Ganesha idols and look forward to sell their products in the market in the upcom ing Ganpati festival. The move is expected to improve the quality of living of girls who have been motivated by the initiative taken by ‘Swadhar’ care home located in Alni village of ‘Swadhar’Osmanabad.ishome to 110 mentally disabled girls, who have been brought in an ailing state and are bed rid den, said Shahji Chavan, the care taker of the care home. “The girls have been brought from big cities such as Pune and Mum bai and are mentally disabled and autistic. 30 of them are not even able to communicate their urge to go to the toilet,” he said. With consistent ef forts, they have now started studying and 60 of them are now liter ate, he “Whilesaid.we were try ing to find out their area of interest and tal ent, we decided to en gage them in different activities and found that 12 of them were good at moulding clay and mud. With consist ent guidance and train ing, they started mak ing the idols of Lord Ganesh,” Chavan said. Making body parts out of mud and attach ing them properly are not easy tasks. With time, these girls have started learning and have been skilled enough to paint the idols on their own, in formed Chavan. Two persons are training these girls in the art of making idols, he“Weadded.have been trying to make 400 idols every year, but only half of them reach the markets during the festival,” said Chavan.
First India Bureau Pune: Three people were killed and three others were seriously injured after their car veered off the road and fell 500 feet off a cliff near the Tamhi ni ghat area on the Pune-Mangaon road Saturday afternoon. The incident took place around 04.30 pm. The three injured were rescued and the three bodies were recovered after a seven-hour search and rescue op eration, officials said. The deceased were identified as Rishabh Chavan (24), Krushna Rathod (27) and Sau rabh Bhinge (25) and the injured as Rohan Gade (26), Praveen Sar kate (26) and Rohan ChavanOfficials(22). from the Raigad district police said that the six people from Washim district of Maharashtra were on their way to the Devkund waterfalls in Raigad district via Pune in their car. Inspector Rajendra Patil, in-charge of Man gaon police station, said, “Primary probe suggests that near Kon dethar Sanaswadi vil lage, the driver of the car applied brakes on a slippery patch and could not control it. The vehicle veered off the road and fell off a cliff. Three people died and three others sustained critical injuries.”
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THE END OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT IS NOT IN SIGHT. SUPPLY CHAINS REMAIN DISRUPTED AND THE WHEAT STOCK HAS DRASTICALLY.DECLINED THESE WILL MAKE EFFORTS TO KEEP INFLATION WITHIN REASONABLEDIFFICULTLIMITS F y the late eighteenth century, England had lost all her for ests to the Industrial revolu tion: as such the demand for timber for the Royal Armada and the commercial ships drew the colonial gaze to the forests of India and Burma. As earlyas 1806, the East India Company set up a ‘forest de partment’ and created create a monopoly over teak from the Malabar coast for ship building activities. Over the next three decades, the EIC reserved forests of rosewood, ebony and sandalwood for their ‘exclusive ‘use. However in other parts of the country, especially in Central and North India, forests were treated as wasteland which did not yield any revenue, and Commissioners and Collec tors encouraged the cutting of trees to bring land under the plough, for agriculture operations yielded land reve nue. The legendary commis sioner of Kumaon, George William Trail felt legitimate pride in doubling the land revenue from the Kuman hills. This was also the period when large tracts in Bengal (which included Assam) and Madras presidencies were cleared for plantations of tea, coffee, indigo and opium. However the game chang er was the establishment of railway lines. The first rail way line was established in 1853. In less than two dec ades, the railway network grew from 32 km to 7,678 km, and this required quality sleepers made by the finest trees of shorea robusta (Sal). It was during this period that Lord Dalhousie (1856) sought the assistance of a German officer Dr Dietrich Brandis to organize the forest re sources of India and Bur mese territory. Dalhousie’s successor, Lord Elgin in his despatch to then Secretary of State for India, Sir Charles Wood wrote categorially that forest should henceforth not be treated as ‘wasteland’, but classified as Special State Domain. In 1863, Brandis was appointed as the first Inspector general of Forests, and he helped draft the For est Act of 1865, which though amended in 1878 and 1927 set the ground for the classifica tion of Forests into three categories: Reserved, pro tected and village forests. This led to some conflict and resentment between the forest administration and revenue officials, especially as in several revenue divi sions, as in Kumaon hills, more than fifty percent area was placed under forest. Be that as it may the commercial gains to be made from for estry, and the strategic im portance of laying railway lines made it imperative for the British Raj to organize the Imperial Forest service, and it should be placed on re cord that after the ICS, this was the second All India ser vice to be constituted. The year was 1867, and the first selection to the Indian Impe rial Police were made twen ty-six years later – in 1893. In 1869, FR Desai was the first Indian to be selected for the Forest service, and sent for training to Germany. In the first two decades, 95 offic ers were appointed, but given the very harsh conditions of service, and the prevalence of malaria, the mortality rate was very high: hence the first mottos of the service were Meloria Speramus. We hope for a Better Future, and later Mens Sana in Corpore Sano Sound Mind in a Sound Body. Post-independence, the em blem of the Forest service is Aranya Te Prithvi Syonmas tu ( )” The Forest is Earth’s delight”. To be continued...
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THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL B We hope for a Better Future, and later Mens Sana in Corpore Sano Sound Mind in a Sound Body. Post-independence, the emblem of the Forest service is Aranya Te Prithvi Syonmastu ( )” The Forest is Earth’s delight”.
TOP TWEETS T rom intending to export one crore tonnes of wheat in 2022-23 to take advantage of the crisis arising out of the Rus sia-Ukraine war, India is now looking at the prospect of having to import wheat. The dramatic change happened between April, when India spoke of “feeding the world”, and August when heat waves ravaged the crop. India was looking to fill in for Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest wheat exporters, based on its reserves and prospects of a bumper crop. With the Ukraine war disrupting the supply chain, several coun tries looked towards India, which supplies only 1 per cent globally, for their wheat requirements. However, in May the government banned wheat export to keep the ris ing prices of the commodity in check, but kept a small window open to honour sup plies promised on May 13 and earlier.Notonly has the extreme weather condition hit the crop production, but the country’s wheat stock in the Central pool at the beginning of August was reported to be 26.6 million tonnes, its lowest since August 2008. A CMIE report attributed the “decline in stock to a more than 56 per cent drop in procurement”. Wheat inflation is already at 12 percent and the domestic consumer is feeling the pinch. The government may thus have to look at the import op tion along with a cut in im port duty to ease the situation in the domestic market. The end of the Ukraine conflict is not in sight. Sup ply chains remain disrupted and the wheat stock has de clined drastically. These will make efforts to keep inflation within reasonable limits difficult.
The writer superannuated as the Director of the LBS National Academy of Administration, India’s apex training institution, and curates Valley of Words: An annual Literature and Arts festival at Dehradun, where he currently resides THIS COLUMN STRESSES ON THE DEPT OF FOREST, ENVIRON AND CLIMATE CHANGE
SPIRITUAL SPEAK It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself. Buddha IN-DEPTH CONG KEEPS TAKING BLOWS FROM TOP LEADERS WITH AN AMAZING CALM he Congress Party is losing leaders at a fairly rapid pace while Rahul Gandhi is taking his own sweet time to decide whether he should be anointed president. His silence has left party leaders wondering. In the meantime the Congress has suffered one jolt after another with Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma resign ing from posts chairman from their respective campaign com mittees. In his resignation letter Sharma said that he felt left out from decision-making which hurt his self-respect. Azad re signed purportedly on health grounds but the real reason was his dissatisfaction over Sonia Gandhi’s choice of president for the party’s Kashmir unit. Both Azad and Sharma, like Kapil Sibal, were part of the G-23 which was demanding that a non-Gandhi should helm the party. Other prominent leaders who left the party in the recent past included Hardik Patel, RPN Singh, Sunil Jakhar and Ashwani Kumar. Yet, it noncha lantly keeps taking these blows. Why, only the Gandhis know.
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The transformation of the Forest Department
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A fter discussing Mission Karamyogi, a Prime Ministerial initiative to create a continuous learning environment for knowledge based governance, and a review of the Affordable Housing Policy, Raj Dharma, a column exclusive to this paper will take up the transformation of the Forest department from a ‘supplier of timber for navy and rakes for railways’to the department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change. Today, the Forest officers acknowledge in addition to protection of forests and wildlife, they have a silent role in ensuring climate sustainability, as well in the livelihoods and entrepreneurship opportunities of those who live within or in close proximity, besides wildlife protection and reservation. RAJ DHARMA 2022
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IN THE COURTYARD Thiruvananthapuram: Central intelligence agencies have com menced a probe after an article in the IS mouth piece ‘Voice of Kohar asan’ mentioned that ‘the first Indian suicide bomber for them was a Keralite who had con verted from Christiani ty to Islam. In the latest issue of the magazine, the arti cle about the suicide bomber is in the chap ter ‘Memories of Shu hada’, a portion dedi cated to the memories of those who died fight ing for IS. The article did not, however, mention the exact identity of the youth. It dwells that he was an engineering graduate from Kerala who had worked in Ben galuru as an engineer and later migrated to Dubai. The article fur ther states that the youth had assumed the name, ‘Aboobacker AlHindi’. He got attracted to the ideology of Jihad and contacted the IS sleeper cells in Dubai.
Lucknow: An inquiry committee has been constituted to research the incident associated to the dying two indi viduals as a conse quence of “suffocation” in Mathura’s Banke Bi hari temple on Krishna Janmashtami on Au gustTwo19-20.individuals died of “suffocation” and 7 have been injured throughout the Jan mashtami celebrations on the Banke Bihari temple.Thecommittee will probe into the circum stances which led to the unlucky incident on the temple and submit a re port inside 15 days. UP authorities issued a discover on this re gard on Saturday, say ing a committee was shaped to research the explanations behind the incident and recom mend corrections and enhancements required on the temple premises to handle the massive rush of devotees higher to keep away from such mishaps in future. The round addition ally talked about offic ers who will represent the committee and con duct the investigation. Will probably be headed by Sulkhan Singh, for mer IPS officer.
Mizoram: CM of Mizoram, Zoramthanga, tendered an apology on his Instagram handle on Saturday after he faced criticism over his daughter’s “misbehaviour” with a doctor earlier in the week. The leader in his post said that he would, in no way, justify her conduct. Milari Chhangte, the CM’s only daughter, was recently seen hitting a doctor at a clinic in a purported video clip that went viral on social media. Incident has sparked outrage.
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New Delhi: Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said she has been placed under house arrest at her official residence in J&K’s Srinagar. She reacted to her house arrest on Twitter and said, “The same administration claims that locking us up is for our own security while they themselves visit every nook and corner.” Mufti said she was planning to pay a visit to Sunil Kumar’s family.
New Delhi: Congress veteran Ahmed Patel was remembered by party leaders on Sun day on the occasion of his 73rd birth anniver sary as they paid him tributes and said he was the “pillar” for the par ty for about 4 decades. Patel - who was said to be close to Gandhisdied on Nov 25, 2020, due to health issues ag gravated by wrotehearts,”waysandleadership,gressfigurebirthertomainplicityknowledge,immenseleadership,CongressPateljunpartyExtendingCovid.tributes,leaderMallikarKhargesaidthatwasa“dedicatedpersonwhoseguidance,politicalandsimshallalwaysreinourhearts”.“MyhumbletributesseniorCongressleadAhmedPatelonhisanniversary.Atall&dedicatedConpersonwhoseguidance,simplicityshallalremaininourtheRSleaderonTwitter.
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A large number of BJP welcomegatheredworkerstoAmit Shah Amit Shah with G Kishan Reddy, Bandi Sanjay Kumar meet farmer leaders at Begumpet on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday, unveiled a 12-feet bronze statue of for mer CM and Rajasthan Governor, Kalyan Sin gh, at the Cancer Insti tute in Lucknow on the occasion of the latter’s first death anniversary. Yogi recalled the role of late Kalyan Singh in the Ram temple move ment. He said that the foundation of the grand Ram temple of Ayodhya was laid un der the leadership of late Kalyan Singh. His contribution in the construction of Ram temple and develop ment of the state will never be forgotten. He said that a grand statue of Late Kalyan Singh would also be in stalled in King George’s Medical terLucknowCancerlongedyearawayKalyanUniversity.SinghpassedonAugust21lastfollowingaproillness.TheInstituteofisnamedafhim.
Badaun: Two men were killed and a child was injured after a high-tension electricity cable fell on them on the Kakrala-Alapur road on Sunday, police said. Kaisar Ali (55) and Sakir Ali (58), both farm ers, were on their way on a motorcycle to field, when the electricity cable fell on them, killing them instantly, said police. Angry locals claimed the accident took place due to laxity on the part of power department officials.
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New Delhi (PTI): Bi har CM Nitish Kumar could emerge as a “strong candidate” for prime minister in 2024 if opposition parties agreed to consider him for the job, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said. Kumar, who recently swapped alliance part ners by dumping the BJP and returning — for a second time — to RJD-led Mahagath bandhan in Bihar, en joys “immense good will” on the ground, Yadav said in an inter view. The coming to power of the Mahagath bandhan, which now comprises the JD(U), the RJD, the Congress and several small par ties in Bihar, “augurs well for opposition uni ty”, said Yadav who has made a comeback as Deputy CM in Bihar’s new“Itgovernment.signalsthat most of the Opposition par ties recognise the larg er challenge before the country — the hegemo ny of the BJP, where on the back of money, me dia, and (administra tive) machinery power, they are determined to stamp out all diversity from the Indian socie ty,” the RJD leader said.
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’Pillar of Cong for 4 decades’
Jairam @Jairam_RameshRamesh Today is Ahmed Patel’s 73rd birth anniversary. He was a pillar of the almostorganisationCongressforfourdecadesandismissedeverysingledaybytheparty.Indianpubliclifeispoorerbyhisabsence.
Gandhinagar: Senior Cong leaders from Gujarat have alleged that there are at least 18 to 20 lakh duplicate voters exist ing in the electoral list of state. These duplicate vot ers misuse the elections. Congress Legislative Party whip C.J. Chavda said Election Commission should ensure that du plicate voters are deleted from the voters’ list.
Devotees gather at Banke Bihari Temple. —FILE PHOTO Ashok Gehlot Mallikarjun Kharge Bhupesh Baghel
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New Delhi (PTI): Welfare schemes provide uplift of weaker sections and cannot be described as “freebies”, the DMK has told the SC. Opposing the plea filed by lawyer Ash wini Upadhyay seeking action against political parties for promising free bies during elections, the DMK said the petition is “politically motivated” as the petitioner belongs to a political party which was locked in a political battle during Punjab elections at time of filing this PIL.
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at Ujjaini Mahankali tem ple in Secunderabad and visited the house of a party worker on Sun day. Soon after his ar rival at Begumpet Air port here for a day-long visit to Telangana, he went to temple & offered prayers.Temple priests wel comed him and offered him ‘prasadam’. He was accompanied by the Un ion Min for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Red dy, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay and other party leaders. Shah in teracted with BJP work er N. Satyanarayana over tea. The worker who served the party for 30 years. After spending some time there, he left for a hotel to meet some farmers.
Yogi Adityanath poses for a picture with Brajesh Pathak, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Swatantra Dev Singh and others at the statue unveiling of former State Chief Minister Kalyan Singh on his death anniversary, at Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute and Hospital. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: Cong has called a meeting of senior leaders at the party headquar ters on August 23 to deliberate on the Bharat Jodo Yatra, said sources. Cong plans to embark on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari on Sept 7 under leadership of party leader Rahul Gandhi.
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JD(U) TOEXECUTIVENATIONALCOUNCILMEETONSEPT3, 4 New Delhi (PTI): JD(U) general secretary Afaque Ahmed Khan said that organisational issues and membership drive will be discussed over the two days. Janata Dal (United) will hold its national ex ecutive and national coun cil meetings in Patna on September 3 and 4, amid buzz that Nitish Kumar could emerge as the Op position’s PM candidate.
Gandhinagar: Veteran pol itician and former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Sunday floated a new party, Praja Shakti Democratic Party. His party will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Gu jarat. Declaring his intent about his re-entry into electoral politics, Vaghela said, “People are looking for BJP’s alternative. For me doors of BJP, Congress and AAP are closed, so launched new party.”
CRUCIAL READ TDP LEADER NARA LOKESH STOPPED BY POLICE DUE TO “LAW AND ORDER ISSUE” Srikakulam (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) nation al general secretary Nara Lokesh was stopped by Srikakulam Police for violating law & order on the Srikakulam highway. He was on his way to Palasa after departing from Visakhapatnam Airport for a trip to the Srikakulam when police stopped him on the highway close to Srikakulam. Police said he was stopped because of law and order issues. Subse quently, TDP activists staged an agitation.
: Union Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur believes that a good gov ernment should come in Andhra Pradesh. Union Minister Anurag Thakur arrived here to partici pate in the closing meet ing of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and visited YSRDesamHegoodthereThakurThakur.Later,atempleKanakadurgamma.VijayawadaTheofficialsgavewarmwelcometoAnuragtoldmediathatisaneedforagovernmentinAP.criticisedthenTeluguPartyandcurrentCongressgovern
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On Ahmed Patel’s 73rd birth anniversary, Congress leaders paid him tributes Remembering Ahmed Patel on his 73rd birth anniversary.
New Delhi: As the Cong prepares to elect its new chief, many names are under con sideration after Rahul Gandhi refused to give a second thought. The names doing the rounds are loyalists from the party, which include Ambika Soni, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja. Another name doing rounds is that of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Mallikarjun Kharge and Meira Kumar are also in consideration.
Amaravati (PTI): The Centre should extend liberal financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh as the State suffered due to its bifurcation, Chief Justice of India Justice Nuth alapati Venkata Ramana said here on Saturday. “There is a feeling of anguish among people that the State has been pushed backwards in terms of finances upon bifurcation. The Centre should extend financial support,” the Chief Jus tice of India said.
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ment for causing serious problems to the people. He expressed confidence that an accountable govt and that would provide administration in the interest of people would soon come in AP. He said once BJP comes to power in state, it will provide jobs and employment to youth.
Tejashwi Yadav said CM enjoysexperienceparliamentarymore(Kumar)Kumar,Nitish“Hehasthan37yearsofvastandimmensegoodwill.”
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Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. —FILE PHOTO
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GIVE FINANCIAL HELP TO AP, CJI TO CENTRE WELFARE SCHEMES CAN’T BE ‘FREEBIES’:TERMEDDMK
‘AMRIT’ RELAY A relay Long Range Patrol ‘Amrit’ is being conducted by ITBP personnel, in Uttarkashi on Sunday. The relay LRP started from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh on August 1 and will terminate at Jechap La in Arunachal Pradesh on October 14 after completing a 75-day journey covering a distance of approx 7,575 Km.. —PHOTO BY ANI
Manish Sisodia talks to the media regarding the CBI look-out notice issued against him, at his residence in Delhi on Sunday. BJP on Sunday attacked AAP supremo, “Handcuffs are getting closer to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as nodes of corruption are being unravelled,” said BJP national spokesper son Gaurav Bhatia at a presser on Sunday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government, accusing it of ‘fighting with the whole country’ instead of fighting inflation and unemployment.
New Delhi (Agencies): Dozens of people have been killed and many are feared dead in flash floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains in north ern and eastern India over the past three days. Sources said at least 50 people have died in Himachal Pradesh, Utt arakhand and Odisha over the last three days. The rains lashed hun dreds of villages, swept away mud houses, flood ed roads and destroyed bridges in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. IMD pre dicted that heavy to very heavy rain would con tinue to fall in the region for the next two days. As many as 22 people were killed and 12 in jured in rain-related in cidents on Saturday in the state. The maximum damage was reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts. In Odisha, six people were dead amid torren tial rains. Floods have affected 8 lakh people and displaced thou sands from their homes. In Jharkhand’s Ram garh district, five people were swept away by the swollen Nalkari river. A tractor washed away after a river overflows due to incessant rainfall, in Poonch on Sunday.
New Delhi: Follow ing the row over an advertisement refering to Mahakal, online food delivery firm Zomato issued an apology stat ing it had no intention to hurt sentiments. In a statement, it said thali is a recommended item on the menu of Ujjain’s Ma hakal Restaurant and not the revered Mahakalesh war Temple. The ad is no longer running.
J’khand: 3 killed in rain-related mishaps
Chandigarh (ANI): The Punjab government on Sunday announced reservation for the Scheduled Caste in posts of law officers recruited by the state government. Chief Minister Bhag want Mann said 58 new posts of law officers be ing created in the Advo cate General’s office will be reserved for Sched uled Caste. These posts will be filled up in the coming days, he said. “When I took oath as chief minister, I asked my officers whether there was any provision of reservation in the ap pointment of law offic ers in the Advocate Gen eral’s office and they re plied in the negative. “When I asked them whether we can we make such a provision, they said the government can take such a decision,” Mann said in a video message. These addi tional 58 posts will be reserved for SCs, he said.
Bengaluru (ANI): Kar nataka CM Basavaraja Bommai on Sunday claimed he was unaware of the repentance of LoP in State Legislative As sembly Siddaramaiah on the Lingayat religion is sue. Talking to reporters in Vidhana Soudha, the CM declined to comment on it but volunteered to add that the people of Karnataka are aware of what transpired regard ing the Lingayat religion. It was a talk held between Siddaramaiah and Sri Prasanna Veera Somesh wara Swamiji of Ramb hapuri Mutt. ‘Adventure sport... will hold talks with ex perts in the field and institutes to frame rules and regulations for the game and qualifica tions, the minister said. He also defended the move to construct metro car shed at Aarey near Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. The national park is spread over 12,000 hec tares, of which Aarey colony covers 1,300 hec tares and 30 hectares are being used for the Metro 3 car shed and it will be surrounded by roads on three sides, Sa mantCitingsaid.that the land was originally owned by the state dairy develop ment corporation and not the forest ministry, the minister claimed that since the beginning of the project, some mis conceptions were being spread among people.
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TMC, BJP workers clash amid polling in Asansol Asansol (Agencies): Clashes reportedly erupted between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers amid the municipal corpora tion byelections at Asan sol (ward 6) and Bon gaon (ward 14) in West Bengal on Sunday. Vot ing began at 7 am amid tightBJPsecurity.MLA Laxman Ghorui alleged, “We had come to see whether polling was going on peacefully or not, but TMC supporters at tacked us. TMC is rig ging votes being cast.” As per report, a scuf fle broke out at two poll ing booths in Bongaon constituency as well. BJP workers have re portedly alleged that some goons from the TMC had been obstruct ing the polling process by looting votes. Addi tional police force had to be rushed to the spot af ter Swapan Majumder, BJP MLA from Bongaon South, and a few women supporters of the party were allegedly beaten up by TMC workers.
Ujjain (ANI): Priests and devotees of Ujjain’s Shree apologizeHrithikthali.doesawhenfoodtorRoshanturingto’sfoodmediateTempleMahakaleshwardemandedimwithdrawalofaggregatorZomaadvertisementfeaactorHrithikinwhichtheacwasseenorderingfrom‘Mahakal’hefeltlikehaving‘thali’.“MahakaltemplenotdeliveranyZomatoandRoshanmustonthisad,” said priest Mahesh Sharma.“The company has made misleading public ity about the Mahakal temple in its advertise ment. The company should think before is suing such advertise ments,” Sharma said, adding that the ad hurt religiousPrasadsentiments.isserved to the devotees on a plate, but there is no provision for delivery if anyone asks for it, the priest added.
Punjab govt introduces reservation for SC in posts of law officers
New Delhi (Agencies): A massive rally was or ganised in Noida, in support of Shrikant Tyagi, the politician who was filmed abusing and assaulting a wom an a few days ago. Slogans raised at the panchayat, organised by the Tyagi communi ty, condemned local BJP MP Mahesh Shar ma, who had said the politician was not a member of the ruling party. The community is believed to be unhap py with the Gautam Buddh Nagar MP over his alleged use of de rogatory words against the community. Mr Sharma, however, has denied making any suchResidentsremarks. of the Grand Omaxe Society, where the incident had taken place earlier this month, staged a silent protest and put up post ers. While posters at the rally linked the is sue with the Tyagi com munity’s respect, the ones at the society read “United residents against injustice”. “We say no to - injustice, op pression, humiliation of women, and abuses, and encroachment,” the posters at the soci etyThesaid.gathering organ ised by the Sanyukt Tyagi Swabhiman Mor cha in support of Shri kant Tyagi began around 10 am at Ramli la ground in Gejha vil lage. The rally was at tended by hundreds of Tyagi community mem bers from various parts of western UP.
The disease produces red spots on the skin, which led to its name.
Members of Tyagi community at the mahapanchayat on Sunday.
New Delhi (ANI): Med ical professional has called “Tomato fever” a misleading colloquial name for hand, foot and mouthAccordingDisease.to Dr Ra jeev Jayadevan, cochairman of IMA’s Na tional task force on COVID-19 said, “Tomato fever is a misleading col loquial name for hand, foot and mouth disease. This is a mild viral ill ness commonly affect ing young children typi cally below age 10. It is usually caused by a Cox sackie virus.” He further explained, “It produces red spots on the skin, and hence someone called it Toma to fever, and the name became popular. But us ing such terms is mis leading because many people mistakenly be lieve it comes from to matoes.”“Pastfew days some publications started emerging from Kerela regarding a new en demic disease by the name of tomato fever. The community is just recovering from seri ous Covid therefore very sensitive and re ceptive to new endem ics. Additionally, this type of news creates panic. It’s important to check facts,” said Dr Dhiren Gupta, Senior Consultant, Sir Ganga ram“Ithospital.lookslike it’s a form of hand, foot, mouth disease with ad ditional symptoms of joint pains and highgrade fever. Anyway hand foot mouth dis ease itself is a syn drome which can be caused by different en teroviruses. Symptoms vary from type of virus, age group and immu nity of the patient. In general, it’s not lifethreatening in the gen eral population,” he said.
Lucknow: Sixty-four districts in Uttar Pradesh have received below normal rains this monsoon, with several staring at smallaskedWhatcropitthecomingWhilereceived75toconditions.drought-likeAccordingIMD,only11oftheUPdistrictshavenormalrainfall.officialssayrainindayswillbridgedeficit,farmersfearisalreadylate.“Ourisgettingdamaged.willraindolater,”BhagatPal,apaddyfarmer.
Shimla: Five people miss ing after flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh remained untrace able on Sunday, a senior official said. State Disaster Management Department director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said the five people who went missing after a flash flood in Baghi nullah on the PrasharMandi-Katola-roadinMandi are still untraceable, he added. Several families fled their homes located between Baghi and Old Katola after a cloudburst and took shelter at safer places.
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Floodwater enters a school in Jharkhand on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar: The district administration of Odisha’s Balasore and Mayurbhanj has launched a massive evacuation drive in lowlying areas, as it gears up to combat flooding in the Subarnarekha and Baitarani river systems, officials said Sunday. The state is already reeling under the impact of a medium flood in the Mahanadi river system following incessant rainfall, which has affected above seven lakh people, of whom nearly 5 lakh are still marooned in 763 villages, they said.
New Delhi (PTI): Uni versities and higher ed ucation institutions across India will now be allowed to create up sitymeetingsionsaid,admissions,trancemarchairmanPGdentsseats25%supernumerarytoforforeignstuintheirUGandprogrammes,UGCJagadeshKusaid.TherewillbenoentestsfortheseKumaraddingthedeciwastakenataoftheUniverGrantsCommission
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Priest condemns Zomato’s ‘thali’ ad featuring Hrithik Roshan 25% extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC’s plan
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to discuss “internation alisation of UG and PG programmes in India.” The supernumerary seats will be created over and above the total sanctioned strength and the decision regarding these seats will be taken by concerned higher education institutions according to specific guidelines and regula tions issued by the regu latory bodies consider ing infrastructure, fac ulty and other require ments.
CBI issues ‘Look Out Circular’ for 13 including Delhi Dy CM New Delhi (ANI): In a latest development in connection with the liq our scam, the CBI has issued a Look Out Cir cular (LOC) against 14 accused including Del hi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. This has been done to stop them flying abroad. During the searches, CBI could not find two accused. The CBI has made Sisodia as accused number one in its FIR. ED to file launderingmoneycase The ED is likely to file a money laundering case against Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in connection with the al leged corruption over the implementation of the Delhi liquour policy.
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains, cloudbursts & landslides have crippled life in HP, Odisha, Jharkhand ODISHA EVACUATES PEOPLE LOW-LYINGFROMAREAS
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Ranchi: Three persons lost their lives in Jharkhand amid heavy rain and strong winds that lashed several dis tricts of the state, in undating low-lying ar eas and uprooting trees and electricity poles, officials said. A woman died when a mud wall of her house collapsed in West Singhbhum dis trict, as a deep depres sion over the Bay of Bengal brought tor rential rainfall in var ious parts of the state, they said. Two per sons drowned in Ram garh district and two more went missing when their vehicles fell into the swollen Nalkari river, and were swept away by the strong current, the officials said. Nor mal life was thrown out of gear with rain disrupting power sup ply in many areas for long hours and caus ing traffic jams in ma jor cities. Damage to properties due to the downpour along with high-speed winds was reported from theyghbhumSinghbhum,kela-Kharswan,SaraiEastWestSinandRanchi,said.
‘Tomato fever’ is a misnomer, say experts
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is planning to set up a centre to study the 1947 partition in depth to fill the historical gaps, tiontheCommissiontoaThePanditSantishreeVice-ChancellorDhulipudisaidonSunday.universitywillsendproposalinthisregardtheUniversityGrants(UGC)andMinistryofEduca(MoE).
YE AAP NAHI, PAAP HAI: BJP KEJRIWAL HITS OUT AT CENTRE
z India’s wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3% to 106.84 million tonnes while the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched record 315.72 million tonnes. z Wheat production is estimated to have declined due to a heatwave that resulted in shrivelled grains in Punjab and Haryana.
New Delhi (PTI): With no major domestic market moving triggers this week, equities would continue to look at global factors, for eign fund movement and trend in the rupee for fur ther direction, analysts said.“This week we have the August month F&O expiry where bulls are looking for rest after a gain in the Au gust series,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. “There are not a lot of triggers but global cues, August month F&O expiry, and FIIs’ behaviour will be important factors in the di rection of the market,” he noted.With the quarterly earn ings season coming to an end, markets’ focus would also move to the movement of the international oil benchmark Brent crude, apart from China-US geo political tensions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Global trends, FIIs’ behaviour to direct movementmarket
No impact of Interest rate hikes: Maruti
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LIC SEES 20% DECLINE IN DEATH CLAIMS
New Delhi (PTI): India’s residential market is ex pected to sustain demand momentum despite rise in mortgage and property rates as sales this year across the top 7 cities are likely to breach pre-pan demic level of 2.62 lakh units, industry players said. After braving four backto-back disruptions in form of demonetisation, RERA, GST and COVID-19 in the last 6 years, industry ex perts feel the housing mar ket is going through a lot of structural changes and is now at the start of a longterm upcycle.
New Delhi: Five of the top-10 valued firms to gether lost `30,737.51 crore in market valuation last week, with RIL taking the biggest hit. While RIL, TCS, ICICI Bank, SBI and Bajaj Finance were the laggards from the top-10 pack, HDFC Bank, Info sys, HUL, HDFC and LIC were the gainers. The val uation of RIL declined by `12,883.7 crore to `17,68,144.77 crore. But despite that in the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL re mained the most valued company, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys, HUL, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC, Bajaj Finance and LIC.
DEBT MUTUAL FUNDS CONTINUE TO SEE OUTFLOW New Delhi: Investors contin ued to withdraw from mutual funds focused on investing andtivethirdsecuritiesfixed-incomeinforconsecuquarterpulled out over `70,000 crore in April-June due to high inflation and an increasing rate cycle. The latest outflow has pulled down the asset managed by fund managers for debt fixedincome funds by 5% to `12.35 lakh crore at June-end. —PTI GOVT TWEAKS OFFICE VERIFICATIONADDRESS RULES
MARKET TO SUSTAIN DEMAND MOMENTUMHOUSING PRICES RISE IN JUNE QTR z Prices rose by an average 5% annually in the June quarter due to higher IKEA PLANS TO OPEN SMALL CITY OUTLETS IN INDIA New Delhi: Swedish furniture retailer IKEA plans to open small city outlets along with its mega nel,onlinesupportedstoresformatinIndiabychantweaking its strategy in the wake of changing consumer behaviour, according to a senior company official. The company had en visaged setting up 10 furnish ing and home-ware stores as well as allied infrastructure in over 10 years in India.
New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment has no plans to import wheat as it has suf ficient stocks to meet the country’s requirements, official sources said. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has enough stock for public distribu tion, they added. “There are no plans to import wheat into India. The country has sufficient stocks to meet our domes tic requirements,” a source said. The comments come against the backdrop of some reports which said India may import the foodgrain.India’swheat production is projected to have de clined nearly 3% to 106.84 million tonnes while the overall foodgrain produc tion is estimated to have touched record 315.72 mil lion tonnes in the 2021-22 cropWheatyear.production is esti mated to have declined due to a heatwave that resulted in shrivelled grains in the northern states of Punjab andAccordingHaryana.to the fourth advance estimate for the 2021-22 crop year released by the agriculture minis try recently, record output is estimated for rice, maize, gram, pulses, rape seed and mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane. A wheat flour millers’ body earlier this month de manded that the govern ment scrap the 40% import duty on wheat to boost do mestic supplies and control prices. The federation’s President Anjani Agarwal has said the price of wheat has increased by `300-350/ quintal in the last 15 days.
FPIs PUMP IN `44,500 CRORE INTO INDIAN EQUITIES MCAP OF FIVE TOP FIRMS DOWN BY `30,737.51 CRORE New Delhi: Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuild ers and Engineers Ltd is making 7 vessels for for eign countries, out of the 23 ships that are in the different stages of con struction, its CMD Com modore (retd) PR Hari said. GRSE, which bagged prestigious `19,294-cr or der for construction of 3 advanced stealth frigates for the Indian Navy, has already launched two of these ships and the con struction of the third one is in full swing.
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—PTI ‘GRSE MAKING SEVEN VESSELS FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES’
New Delhi (PTI): The hike in interest rates has not yet impacted demand for vehi cles but the real picture will emerge once the semi conductor shortage issue is addressed and production gets normalised, according to a senior official of Maru ti Suzuki India. "Theoreti cally speaking, it should have a negative impact be cause interest rates going up (have an impact on) dis cretionary spending, which also includes spend ing on cars...But at the mo ment that we are not feel ing that," MSIL Senior Ex ecutive Officer said.
—PTI ONGC PREPARES FOR 3rd CHAIRMANINTERIM
—PTI CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA LIKELY TO EXIT PCA FRAMEWORK SOON New Delhi: Central Bank of India, the only public sector lender under the RBI’s exitmayframework,actioncorrectiveprompt(PCA)seeanfrom restrictions soon following an improvement in its financial health. The bank has already made a representation to the RBI based on the improve ment in financial parameters on a sustained basis for the past five quarters.
New Delhi (Agencies): One 97 CommunicationsLtd.,theparententitywhichrunsdigitalpaymentscompanyPaytm,said that 99.67% of its share holders who voted ap proved the resolution to reappoint founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as MD of the company for five years from Dec 19, 2022 to Dec 18, 2027. Paytm said that all the 7 resolutions were duly passed with over 94% of votes cast in their favour.
Housing sales to breach pre-pandemic levels
z However, record output is estimated for rice, maize, gram, pulses, rapeseed and mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane.
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—PTI New Delhi: After turning net buyers last month, foreign investors have shown tremendous en thusiasm for Indian equi ties and have infused close to `44,500 crore in August so far. This was way higher than a net in vestment of nearly `5,000 crore by FPIs in entire July. According to data, FPIs pumped in a net amount of `44,481 crore in Indian equities during August 1-19. This is the highest investment made by them so far in the cur rent year.
IN CATCH-UP GAME Mumbai (PTI): LIC Mu tual Fund, having missed the growth bus in the past three decades of opera tions, is on a catch-up bid and has set a target of crossing the `1-lakh-croreAUM-mark in the next five years.The past few years have seen the 43-player mutual fund industry growing at an exponential pace both in terms of Assets under management (AUM) and number of folios. The AUM jumped 14% on-year in June 2022 to `37.74 lakh crore, while the number of folios grew to an all-time high of 13.55 crore. Biggest player SBI Mu tual Fund cemented its po sition with 23.7% growth in AUM at `6.47 lakh crore in the month under review, followed by ICICI Pruden tial MF at `4.65 lakh crore. However, LIC Mutual Fund, all through its 33-plus-years of opera tions, first as a joint ven ture with Nomura of Ja pan, was never in the reck oning in terms of AUM despite being the subsidi ary of LIC — the nation’s largest financial power house. But the present management is changing that and has unveiled a five-year growth plan wherein by FY27, it wants to be in the ` 1 lakh-croreAUM“We’vebracket.chalked out a five-year growth plan. We should be growing by 3.5-4x or at least take our AUM past the `1-lakh-crore-mark by FY27 from where we are now.”“To begin with, we ex pect to grow at least 70% this fiscal to touch ` 30,000 crore AUM, aided by new fund launches and also partly aided by the forth coming merger of the IDBI AMC with us,” TS Ram akrishnan, MD & CEO, said.
New Delhi: Insurance behemoth LIC witnessed a decline of nearly 20% in death claims in the first quarter of this fiscal with the COVID impact seen to be ebbing, though the amount is still higher than pre-2020 levels, officials said.In the June quarter of the previous fiscal, settlement of death claims was to the tune of `7,111 crore, which for Q1 of this year was `5,743 crore, LIC Chairman M R Kumar said.
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New Delhi: The government has amended rules to ensure a transparent process for physi cal verification of addresses of the regis tered offices of companies, including by way of having independent witnesses at the time of the verification. The steps listed out in the new rules will help do away with discretion of authorities as well as put in place a transpar ent system. —PTI DICGC TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO DEPOSITORS OF 17 CO-OP BANKS IN OCTOBER Mumbai: The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) will be making payments to the eligible depositors of 17 cooperative banks, including eight from Maharashtra, in October. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had imposed several restrictions, including on withdrawals, by depositors of these 17 banks in July in view of their deteriorating financial positions. Of the 17 cooperative banks, eight are in Maharashtra, four in Uttar Pradesh, two in Karnataka, and one each in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.
However, if the overall market is taken into ac count and not just listed entities, the RBI’s decision to hike interest rates by a cumulative 140 basis points and banks passing on this increase to home loan bor rowers have slowed down sales mometum slightly. Increase in housing pric es also had some impact, according to industry ex Prices rose by an aver age 5% annually in the June quarter due to high er input costs, especial ly that of cement and steel.
New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Cor poration (ONGC) is pre paring for a record third interim chairman as no full-time head of India’s most profitable company has yet been selected in 17 months since the post fell vacant, sources said. ONGC is without a regular chairman and managing director since April 2021. The third interim chair man - a record for Oil and Natural Gas Corporationis being talked about as the government is yet to even identify a full-time head.
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New Delhi (PTI): The road transport and high ways sector has the maxi mum number of delayed projects at 300, followed by railways at 119 and petro leum sector at 90, showed a government report. In the road transport and highways sector, 300 out of 825 projects are delayed. In railways, out of 173 pro jects, 119 are delayed, while for petroleum, 90 out of 142 projects are delayed, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for JuneAbout2022.the road transport and highways sector, the re port stated that total origi nal cost of implementation of 825 projects when sanc tioned, was `4,90,792.42 crore. This was subsequent ly anticipated at `5,37,163.29 crore, implying a cost over run of 9.4%. The expenditure in curred on these projects till June 2022 was `3,21,084.28 crore, which is 59.8% of their anticipated cost. About railways, it said the total original cost of implementation of 173 pro jects when sanctioned, was `3,72,761.45 crore, which later increased to `6,12,578.9 crore, implying a cost over run of 64.3%. The expenditure in curred on these projects till June 2022 was `3,29,682.13 crore, or 53.8% of the an ticipated cost.
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Homebuyers body FPCE gives credit to the Real Es tate Regulatory Authority (RERA) under the Real Es tate (Regulation & Develop ment) Act, 2016 for this im proved buying sentiment. All major listed real estate developers posted record sales bookings in the last fiscal and have better.beFY’23berssalesthatguidancegiventheirnuminwilleven
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Iqbal Kaskar being taken into custody by the ED in February.
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As Dengle’s condi tion worsened, she was rushed to Vighnahar Nursing Clinic—run by a doctor couple who claim to have so far saved more than 5,500 snakebite victims—in Pune’s Narayangaon town.Asa lot of time has been wasted, the wom an in a bad condition with swelling all over her body by the time she was brought in, Dr Sadanand Raut, who and his wife are work ing on a “zero snake bite death” mission, recalls.“Weimmediately ad ministered anti-snake venom and started treatment. The woman responded and she gave birth to a healthy baby girl a few months lat er,” he “Withsaid.58,000 snake bite deaths in India every year, the country leads in such casual ties,” said Dr Raut, who is also a member of the World Health Organi zation’s (WHO’s) roster of experts for snake biteTheenvenoming.doctorhad origi nally planned to set up a heart and diabetes hospital, but changed his mind after the death of a girl by snakebite. “My wife and I decided to work on snakebites—an eve ryday reality for those who living in rural parts,” he said. As the topic was not taught at length during the medical course, they started research ing and took the help of experts like noted trop ical medicine expert Dr David Warrell and started treating people from rural parts of Junnar tehsil in Pune, heThesaid.initial challenge was to discourage peo ple from visiting exor cists and faith healers as a lot of myths and misconceptions were attached to snakebites. “While making our hospital equipped with facilities like ventila tors, defibrillators, antisnake venom doses and trained staff to treat pa tients, we stressed on busting myths and dis couraged superstitious methods used in treat ing snakebites in rural areas,” he said. They have also been creating awareness among people that pre vention is the key to avoiding snakebite in cidents, he added. |www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia When everyone leaves, you will only have yourself so always remain true to who you are.
and Sonia Gandhi also met Rahul at his resi dence in connection with the post of Na tional President. But Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have not agreed to assume the post. In such a situation, the big challenge be fore the Congress is to find an other name on which all the members of the party agree. The CWC meeting may be called soon to discuss the matter although there is no schedule for the meeting till August 24. Rahul has also cate gorically refused the post repeatedly. But a camp is still active in persuading him. When Rahul was tody during the August 5 protest, all the senior hul accepting the post ment also, Rahul had ryone to accept this Rahul still reluctant, party may have to hunt mattertobemeetingCWCmaycalledsoondiscussthe
Mumbai: Union Minis ter for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that we have to take Indian infra structure to world standards. The Minis ter was addressing Na tional Conference for Civil Engineers and Professionals from Al lied Industries, being organized by Associa tion of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) in Mumbai. He said, “I have de cided to make Indian road infrastructure, even in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, up to the road infrastructure stand ards of USA, before end of “In2024.”Indian infrastruc ture, there is huge po tential for road con struction, river connec tivity, solid and liquid waste management, parking plaza, irriga tion, busports, rope ways and cable car pro jects,” he Speakingadded.about vari ous ongoing projects of the Ministry of Road, Transport and High way Gadkari said, “We are making 26 Green Express Highways and Logistics parks of Rs2 lakh crore. At the same time, we have many in novative ideas by which we can develop infra structure further.” Union Transport Minister further said that the future of Indi an infrastructure sec tor is very bright. The Minister underlined the role of civil engi neers and said it is very important for job crea tion and for growth. Pitching his idea of using greener alterna tives in road construc tion, Union Transport minister said: “You should find alternatives to cement and other raw materials. Glass fibre steel can be used in place of steel. If there is competition, cost will come down and become reasonable.”Propagating the idea of use of alternative fu els, Gadkari said Green hydrogen is future fuel. He said hydrogen can be made from petrole um, coal and biomass, organic waste and sew age water. He further said, “My dream is to make green hydrogen available at Rs1/kg which can be used in aviation, railway, bus, truck, chemical and fer tilizer industry instead of coal and petroleum.”
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Dr Raut conducts a workshop of Asha workers to create awareness about snakebite cases in rural areas, in Pune. —PHOTO BY PTI
Quaisar Khalid, Police Commissioner of Mumbai Railway inaugurated the facility.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Iqbal Kaskar, the jailed brother of fugitive gangster Da wood Ibrahim, was ad mitted to the govern ment-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai after he complained of chest pain, an official said on Sunday. Kaskar was rushed to the hospital on Sat urday from the Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai and is undergoing treatment in the medical facili ty’s cardiac depart ment, the official said. The Enforcement Di rectorate had arrested Kaskar in February this year in connection with a money-launder ingThecase.ED had taken him in custody from the Taloja jail where he was lodged in connec tion with multiple ex tortion cases regis tered against him. He had later been remand ed in judicial custody.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The state witnessed 1,832 COV ID-19 cases and two fatalities on Sunday, taking the tally to 80,84,383 and the toll to 1,48,195, a health of ficial said. Of the new cases, Mumbai Circle led with 1,259, followed by Pune Circle (295), Nashik Cir cle (78), Nagpur Circle (100), Kolhapur Circle (39), Latur Circle (32), Aurangabad Circle (16) and Akola Circle (13). Mumbai city and Sat ara accounted for the day’s two fatalities. The recovery count in creased by 2,055 in 24 hours and touched 79,24,547, leaving the state with an active case load of 11,641. Mumbai accounts for 5,761 active cases, followed by 1,925 in Thane and 1,579 in Pune, he said. Sandip Kolhatkar Pune: Renuka Dengle, from a small village in Pune, was five months pregnant when a ven omous saw-scaled vi per snake bit her while she was work ing at a farm a couple of years ago. The 24-year-old wom an’s relatives took her to a local exorcist and a couple of local govern ment hospitals but she could not get proper treatment.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: An interna tional-level standard sports ground in Ghatkopar area in Mumbai has been de veloped with the aid of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) and International Ama teur Athletics Fed eration (IAAF now known as World Ath letics), a senior offi cial said on Sunday. Quaisar Khalid, Po lice Commissioner of Mumbai Railways said that the aim of the ground was to provide a ‘ground’ where the police force can main tain its fitness. A mem bership drive among common citizens will bring in the muchneeded funds, he added. “The international level sports ground was inaugurated on the eve of Independ ence Day at Ghatkopar. It is spread over 6,000sqm and includes a 400m running track, hurdles, arena for events such as javelin, long and high jumps. The venue also houses a FIFA-level football ground and a basket ball court, swimming pool and hockey ground,” Khalid in formed. the press. “The ground has been constructed with the help of BPCL, while IAAF is monitor ing the developmental works over here. Soon, a membership drive will be initiated for common people, which will help us get some funds. All facilities will be free for the po lice personnel," the of ficial added.
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P opular comedian Raju Srivastava is still in the ICU and on a ventilator. The comedian suffered a heart at tack on August 10. His health is go ing through many ups and downs. Now we have learnt that he is still in serious con dition. He is being treated at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. According to AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Raju Srivastava is still in the ICU as millions pray for his fast recovery. The director re fused to comment further and said that it is a personal matter. Yes terday, Raju’s younger brother Deepu Srivastava shared a video to inform fans K areena Kapoor Khan is one of the most suc cessful and talented actresses in Bollywood. Recent ly, Kareena ap peared on the latest episode of India’s first courtroom comedy Case Toh Banta Hai and joked that her character Geet increased the In dian Railways revenue after Jab We Met. During the episode, Kareena said, “Mere Geet play karne ke baad harem pants ki sale aur Indian Railways ki rev enue, dono badh gayi hai by the way (After I played Geet, the sale of harem pants and revenues of Indian Railways both have increased by the way).” Case Toh Banta Hai starcast in cludes shamaVarunDeshmukh,RiteishSharandKuKapila.
iara Advani is one of the popularmost and talented ac tresses in the tinsel town of Bollywood. Just a few hours ago, the actress was spot ted outside a salon. In the pictures, Kiara chose a stunning ensem ble, which came in soothing white colour and featured frills on it. The actress' dress came with spaghetti straps and a figure-hugging bod ice with ruched details. Ki ara chose to ditch all acces sories with her outfit, thus allowing the dress to be the star of her look. Ki ara also acknowledged the media and obliged them with photos too.
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D ia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi are one of the most loved-up couples in Bollywood. On Sunday it was Vaib hav’s birthday and Dia took to her social media handle to pen the sweet est birthday wish for herThehusband.Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein actress shared a picture with Vaibhav from their wedding day and captioned it: “Happy Birthday Husband. May you always laugh loud est, give selflessly and care deeply. You are love @vaibhav.rekhi. And we are so lucky to have you in our lives. Keep grow ing and spreading joy. Photo by our dearest @ rohanshrestha.” In the photo, Dia wore a bright red saree with intricate golden embroidery all over and thick golden borders. Vaibhav, on the other hand, was dressed in a white kurta and matching Nehru jacket.
B ipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grov er are experienc ing one of the best phases of their lives. The couple had shared a pic ture from their pregnan cy photoshoot to share this good news with fans and yet again the actress has shared a new video which consists of several new pictures from their pregnancy photoshoot. In the video that Bipasha Basu shared, we can see a col lage of several adorable pic
10ETC www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia HOW MANY OF THESE 9 DESI FOODS HAVE YOU TRIED THIS MONSOON
In Rajasthan, dal-baatichurma is synonymous with rains. It’s especially the elders who’re forever in awe of this combination and relish the local taste with all their hearts even during the festivities.
THE FAMOUS INDIAN CHAI ‘Chai ho jaye’ (let’s have tea) is an emotion when it’s raining cats and dogs in India. And honestly, no matter how humid it gets, chai never gets ditched for any soft drink. Made of powerful spices and herbs like cloves, black pepper, ginger, Tulsi, lemongrass, mint, cardamom, etc., an average Indian tea can indeed turn out to be an elixir treating your cold, body ache and headache.These have been our choices, but do you want to know what Ayurveda suggests eating during the monsoon? Since it’s the weather when the humidity and moisture in the air increase and fresh air is rarely felt, harmful germs and viruses tend to multiply at a faster rate, hence making us fall ill rather easily.
These are India’s most popular tea-time snacks. With fillings of boiled potato and even lentils, these crispy and spicy snacks taste even better in the monsoon. Available round the year at any sweet shop, samosa and kachori are served with either chutney or kadi. In fact, many enjoy these snacks as chaat, with a mix of dahi, chutney, sev namkeen, boiled potatoes, chopped onions and tomatoes.
SAMOSA & KACHORI Indians love themselves a variety of piping hot pakodis made of onion, potato, spinach, cauliflower, brinjal, paneer, etc. These are served with mint and tamarind chutneys and sometimes tomato ketchup as well. The deal is to make the pakodas hot and spicy and enjoy them with hot tea or coffee!
CAULDRON SISTERSS cityfirst@firstindia.co.in ach season, we bring to you a vast list of trending food items so you don’t miss out on relishing any flavour. Come monsoon and we usually have the biggest list which in cludes everything from deep-fried to soups! Ever wondered how does our food choices differ with every weather change? One reason could be the warmth that our bodies seek during winters or rains when there’s a nip in the air. And naturally, our taste diverts towards hot food. Facts or not, we’ve made this list of our favourites that are already a hit with our family and friends during the rains. Let’s check it out: E PAKODI BREADFRITTERS ORAKAPAKODAS
VADA PAV Imagine a spicy aloo bonda (bunda) sandwiched between the paav and served with green chutney and green chilli. Remember butter makes everything better in life, so make sure you make the paav extra buttery.
MOONG BEANS Moong dal is a regular in our kitchen during the rains. From sprouts as breakfast to moong dal cheela (pancake) as light dinners, we truly enjoy this legume. This dal is full of proteins, vitamins and minerals that help boost our immunity during the cold season.
DAL BAATI SOUP CHILLI PANEER This is our family’s favourite monsoon snack. Here’s how we make it: INGREDIENTS: z 500 grams of fried Paneer cubes (tossed in cornflour & chilli garlic paste) z 2 capsicums, chopped into big pieces z 2 onions, chopped into big pieces z 3 green chillies, sliced z 1 tbsp garlic, minced z 2 tbsp oil z 2 tbsp soya sauce z 2 tbsp chilli sauce z 1 tbsp vinegar z 4 tbsp tomato ketchup z 1 tbsp cornstarch z Salt to taste z 5 tbsp water FOR THE SAUCE METHOD: z Mix all the ingre dients for the sauce and keep that mixture aside. z Heat oil in a wok and fry green chilli and garlic. z Add chopped on ions and capsicum to it. Sauté for a couple of minutes. z Next, pour the sauce and stir con tinuously till the mix becomes a little thick. z Add the paneer cubes. Garnish with spring onions & sesame seeds and serve hot!
z According to Ayurveda, one must consume the following items in order to keep their immunity strong throughout the extreme season: z Seasonal veggies: bottle gourd (Lauki), apple gourd (Tinda), lady finger (Bhindi), pumpkin (Kaddu), types of beans z Seasonal fruits: Mausami, apple, plum, coconut (water), banana, yam, sweet potato, etc. z Grains: wheat, ragi, jowar, rice, etc.
z Legumes z Milk products: milk, ghee, but termilk, white butter z Garlic and ginger to boost immunity and improve diges tion z Drink lukewarm water z Stay away from fatty food as the body comparatively gets lesser physical exercise in this season z After every meal, try consum ing a bitter and astringent diges tive item like saunf or ajwain. z If you’re wondering about green leafy vegetables, Ayurveda says to avoid them during the rains as they may be contami nated.
STREET FOOD (BUT HOMEMADE!) Taking all the seasonal veggies and putting them together in streetstyle tikkis or kebabs is a smart and yummy way to push all the nutrients down your belly. This might take extra cooking time so it’s best to keep them for Sunday brunches.
GREENSONIONSSPRING & SESAME GARNISHFOR The quintessential beverage of monsoon and winter, soup isn’t just a tasty food option of the season but also a nutritious elixir that strengthens our overall immunity. With ingredients like tomato, beetroot, spinach, bottle gourd and mixed vegetables stock, soups tend to become the ultimate source of all things healthy.
During the program, around 350 girls from Jaipur took part in the auditions and so far more than 1200 girls have registered from all over theDuringstate. the occasion, Director Gaurav Gaur in formed that every year Elite Miss Rajasthan pre sents the talent of Ra jasthan. It is noteworthy to count that the first runner-up of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2018 has been crowned the first runnerup of Femina Miss India 2022. And this year as well all the selected girls in the show will get a chance to directly participate in the final round. The first au ditions of this season were held in Jodhpur, fol lowed by Jaipur, Kota and Udaipur. The finale of the show will be held on Octo ber 16 in Jaipur.
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lamour and en thusiasm were spread on the runway with tunes of fusion music in the first round of Jaipur auditions of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2022 Season 9 organised at Girls from different parts of the state participated in this free beauty contest organised at Hotel Hilton located on Hawa Sadak on Sunday. The participants showed their enthusi asm for the crown with beautiful walk and confidence, all the contest ants impressed the judges. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and enlight ened the participants with his motivating words. On the occasion, Ac tress Charvi Tanya Dut ta, Supermodel Akank sha Bhalla, Elite Miss Rajasthan 2021 winner Aastha Khandelwal, Su permodel Aditi Hyundai, Elite Miss Rajasthan 2021 first and second runnerup Vasudha Tiwari and Divisha Paliwal were present as judges to test the girls. At the same time, the directors of the show Gaurav Gaur, Yashil Pandel, Ajit Soni, Anil Bhattar, Nakul Vi jay, PN Doody and Patron JD Maheshwari were also present to encourage all the girls.
Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the audience. Also seen are (L-R) Yasheel Pandel, Ashok Singh, Akanksha Bhalla and Gaurav Gaur
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Akanksha Bhalla, Ajay Jain and Yasheel Pandel (L-R) Shrishti Khatri, Aastha Khandelwal, Akanksha Bhalla and Divisha Paliwal
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auren Gottlieb took to Instagram and posted a couple of love-filled pics with video creator Tobi as Jones, and made her rela tionship Instagram official. While confirming her relation ship status, Lauren wrote, “Happier with you.” In the photos, Lauren looks stunning in a black bralette which is paired with a check ered mini-skirt. Meanwhile, her beau Tobias Jones looks dapper in a black t-shirt which is paired with a matching denim jacket and jeans. While in one photo, Jones can be seen taking Lauren on a piggyback ride, another features the couple em bracing each other in a warm hug.
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Alia Bhatt recalls her first paycheck A lia Bhatt is one of the most talent ed actresses in the Bollywood in dustry.Ina recent chat, she opened up about her paycheck from her debut film, Stu dent of the Year and it will make your jaws drop. Alia re vealed that her fee for the film was Rs 15 lakh. Alia quoted, “I went and deposited the cheque to my mother a d very nice ly I said, you handle the mon ey and till date, my mother handles my money.Idon’t know how much money I have in my bank account. I know it is a good amount but don’t know how much money I have and it’s good I don’t know. My team often keeps telling me that I need to sit down and look at my finances. And now that I am having a child, I feel like I should get a hold of my fi section of Twitter are busy promoting their upcoming film Liger these days. Dur ing a recent interview, the stars were asked to comment on the popular #Boycott trend on Twitter. On being asked, Vijay Deverkonda said, “I think we are giving this too much attention. Toh karne do (boycott), kya krenge hum. Hum toh picture banaayenge, jinko picture dekhna hai vo dekhnge. Jinko nahi dekhna vo tv pe yaa phone pe dekhnge.” As soon as this clip went viral, netizens targeted the actor. Soon after Vijay voiced his opinion against the ‘Boycott Culture’, he started facing backlash on the internet as a section of netizens began attacking him. Netizens began trending the ‘Boycott LigerMovie’ hashtag and demanded others to boycott the project.
Anna aka Suniel Shetty is undoubtedly one of the Pure, real and grounded personali ties we have in the Industry speaking on how he has man aged to maintain peace he said, “ One has to plan it, I got the opportunity from merely owning a restaurant to today being a successful actor I can not complain I have got eve rything, my contemporaries are doing better than me to day that’s because they deserve it they have worked for it. Life is be yondAnnaeverything."believeshis calm nature comes from the fami ly he shares, “That ease comes from family, especial ly parents. They stay in the real world, when you do something do it selflessly. There is a recent disconnect amongst today’s Industry as The virtual world is fake." Speaking on the recent boy cott culture in Bollywood he said, “As I said there’s a discon nect that has affected the ticket paying audience as well. They tend to present a fake world in the theatres. But I always tend to apologise to the audience as our sole purpose was only to entertain them and we will continue to do so.” Anna also shared his life mantra to be suc cessful and grounded at the same time, “I am very much content with myself. I have received more than what I had asked for. Even when I had to leave the indus try for my father I didn’t plan it I did it. I do what makes me happy. I have always said I want to retire as a good hu man being. We need to mani fest of being a better person." With Athiya and Ahaan doing well in the Industry Anna has all the reasons to be a proud father speaking on the same he shared, “Even the kids realise, that being a good human being is very important. When a good word about them is said it feels good. Both of them are very content with what they have at the same time very selective about the work that they do maintain their dignity. Their work should ap peal to their people.” Suniel Shetty will be back on screens after a long gap and has re cently shot for two web shows and a re ality show. All of which will be available to the au dience really soon.
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manysince@filmfaretallyethical,Story.throughsharedtices.magazineingsuedRanautanganahasaleadfilmfornominatingherintheBestActresscategoryforThalaivii.ShehassaidthatshedoesnotendorseunethicalpracKanganahermessageanInstagram“I’vebanneduncorruptandtounfairpracticeslikesince2014,butIhavebeengettingcallsfromthemfor attending their award function this year as they want to give me an award for Thalaivii... I am shocked to know that they are still nominating me. It is beneath my dig nity, work ethics and value system to encour age such corrupt prac tices in any way, that is why I have decided to sue @filmfare ... thanks,” she wrote. Kangana is nomi nated for Best Actress in a Leading Role this year for Thalaivii alongside Kiara Advani, Kriti Sa non, Parineeti Chopra, Taapsee Pannu and Vid ya Balan. Her co-star from the movie Raj Ar jun is also nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category.
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