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If RaGa reluctant, Ashok Gehlot can become Cong prez, says Patole
MNS merges ‘Hindavi’ and Marathi self-pride in slogan overhaul
Jaipur: The ACB nabbed Govindgarh SHO in Jaipur SharmaHarinarayanfortaking`6 lakh bribe, Barmer DEO Kesardan Ratnu & 2 brokers with `50,000 bribe, and Vijay Chhabra, an RSRTC Hanumangarhoperator,Depot with `40,000 bribe.
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PM NARENDRA MODI TO VISIT GUJARAT ON CHAUDHARYBHUPENDRASATURDAYIS
New Delhi (ANI): Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Thurs day chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting started around 3 pm at the Home Ministry in pres ence of National Secu rity Advisor Ajit Dov al, Union Home Secre tary Ajay Bhalla, Jam mu and Kashmir Lieu tenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Army Chief Manoj Pandey, Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and Re search and Analysis Wing Chief Samant Goel. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Di rector General Kuldiep Singh, Border Security Force (BSF) chief Pan kaj Singh and National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Dinkar Gupta also at tended the meeting which was held in hy bridJammumode. and Kash mir Director General of Police Dilbagh Sin gh was also present at theItmeeting.islearnt that Shah was apprised about the condition of cross-bor der infiltration, the present situation of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and oth er issues linked to it.
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INFILTRATION BID FOILED ALONG LOC IN J&K’S URI, 3 INTRUDERS KILLED Srinagar (Agencies): An infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector in Kashmir was foiled by the Army on Thursday in which three intruders were killed. Official sources said that alert troops of the Army foiled the infiltration bid on the LoC in the Kamalkote area in Uri. “Intruding terrorists were challenged after which an encounter took place in which three terrorists were killed. “Arms and ammunition have been recovered from the slain terrorists. Searches are now going on in the area,” sources said.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Amid the on going countdown which has already begun for the party president’s elections, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday as serted that if Rahul Gandhi is reluctant then Rajasthan Chief Minis ter Ashok Gehlot can become the party chief. “This is an internal matter of the party. Ra hul Gandhi does not want to be the party president, this is com ing to light through the media. If Ashok Gehlot becomes the party chief, there is no problem. There is democracy in Congress,” said Patole. Taking a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he said, “BJP’s politics across the coun try runs on the basis of that family. Congress will stand with whoever is unanimously elected as the president of the party.”His remarks came ahead of the elections for the party chief post that were scheduled to be held by September 20. They have now been de layed by a few weeks, sayThesources.process seems to remain stuck since Ra hul is not willing to con test the election, al though all the efforts to convince him are still going on, they added. If the logjam continues, there may be an attempt to agree on one of the names of the leaders like Ashok Gehlot, Mallikar jun Kharge, KC Venugo pal, Kumari Shailaja and Mukul Wasnik.
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INDIA AIMS TO ROLL OUT 5G BY OCTOBER 12
Many AAP MLAs ‘missing’ ahead of meet with Kejri
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh was arrested on Thursday for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed in April, said the Hyderabad police, which had issued two notices under CrPC, which allows arrest without a warrant.
NEW UP BJP CHIEF New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Smriti Van in Bhuj, which celebrates the spirit of resilience shown by people following the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, during his two-day visit to the state from Saturday. New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday announced several top-level appointments in various states. In a significant political play, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, a minister in the UP govt and a member of the Legislative Council, has been made its UP President. Crucial
INDIA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
MNS posters and imagery in Pune membership drive project MNS chief Raj Thackeray as ‘Hindu Jan Nayak’
Russian bombardment of residential area in Nikopol on Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Security Council on Wednesday.
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J&K security at high-level meeting
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Gujarat gov ernment on a plea chal lenging the remission granted by the State to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and mur dered her family members during the 2002 Godhra ri ots. The court sought a re sponse from the Gujarat government and posted it for hearing after two weeks.
United Nations (PTI): Calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, India reaf firmed that it advo cates dialogue and diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine war. India’s orderiteratetheearlytowardsworklectiveing,curityspeakingRuchiraRepresentativePermanentKamboj,duringaSeCouncilmeetsaiditisincolinteresttoconstructivelyseekinganresolutiontowar.“Wecontinuetorethattheglobalisanchoredon international law, the UN Charter and re spect for territorial integrity and sover eignty of states,” she said. “India contin ues to advocate for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to violence. We encourage talks be tween Ukraine and Russia. Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi has himself, more than once, spoken to them in this regard,” she“Indiasaid. remains deeply concerned over the situation in Ukraine,” she said.
Panaji: The Goa Police on Thursday registered a murder case to probe the death of BJP leader Son ali Phogat. The 42-yearold actor-turned-politi cian died of a suspected heart attack in Goa on Tuesday with her family questioning the circum stances leading to her death. Goa Police DG Jas pal Singh said they will interrogate BJP leader and actor Sonali Pho gat’s two associates Su dhir Sagwan and Sukh winder Wasi after her post-mortem report men tioned that there were “multiple blunt force in juries” on her body.
Satish Nandgaonkar Mumbai: Raj Thacker ay-led suesaggressiveMarathiof-the-soilingindicativeitsonNavnirmanMaharashtraSena(MNS)Thursdaychangedslogan,whichwasofthemergoftheparty’ssons-agendaforself-pride,withHindutvaisinfuture.Thenewsloganwas on display at the MNS central office in Pune, where Thackeray launched a fresh mem bership drive for the party. ‘Mee Hindavi Rakshak, Mee Maha rashtra Sevak’ (I am a protector of Hindus, I work for Maharashtra) was written prominent ly in Marathi below the administrative seal used during Chhatra pati Shivaji Maharaj’s reign. The seal is also part of MNS flag’s im agery.Though the word Hindu or Hindutva has not been used, the word ‘Hindavi’ has been bor rowed from the phrase ‘Hindavi Swarajya’ which is how Chhatra pati Shivaji Maharaj is believed to have de scribed his campaign against the Mughals in a letter.When Thackeray launched his party in March 2006, the party slogan was ‘Mee Maha rashtracha, Maharash tra Majha’ (I belong to Maharashtra, Maha rashtra is mine), which focused solely on Mar athi self-pride. In Pune, all MNS posters and banners also used saffron liber ally, and described Raj Thackeray as ‘Hindu Jan Nayak’ (Hindu peo ple’s protector), Turn to P6Thackeray in Pune; (inset) New slogan launched.
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As a political party, the MNS has been in its lowest phase after the party man aged to win only one seat in the 2019 polls of Maharashtra Assembly. The MNS had made a spectacular political debut by winning 13 Assembly seats in the 2009 elections on the back of the 2008 violent campaign against north Indian immigrants. In the 2012 municipal polls, MNS won 27 seats in Mumbai, 29 in Pune, and even captured power in Nashik Municipal Corporation. However, the ‘Modi Wave’ in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls took the wind out of MNS’ sails, and it secured only one seat in the Assembly polls. In the 2017 municipal polls, MNS bagged only seven seats in BMC.
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Sonali Phogat’s death: Goa Police lodges murder case Bilkis case: Notice to Guj on remission of 11 convicts
FOR FIRST TIME,India votes against Russia
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks ended lower on Thursday as a fag-end sell-off wiped out early gains, with IT and bank stocks playing spoilsport amid monthly derivatives expiry. The Sensex ended 310.71 points lower.
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Washington: India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a procedural vote at the United Nations Securi ty Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member pow erful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video teleconference.Thisisfor the first time that India has vot ed against Russia on the issue of Ukraine, after the Russian mili tary action began in February. So far, New Delhi has abstained at the UN Security Coun cil on Ukraine, much to the annoyance of the Western powers led by the United States. Western nations, in cluding the US, have imposed major econom ic and other sanctions on Russia following the aggression.Indiahas not criti cised Russia for its ag gression against Ukraine. New Delhi has repeatedly called upon the Russian and Ukrainian sides to re turn to the path of di plomacy and dialogue, and also expressed its support for all diplo matic efforts to end the conflict between the countries.Indiacurrently is a non-permanent mem ber of the UNSC for a two-year term, which ends in December.
Home Minister Amit Shah chairing a review meeting on J&K security, in New Delhi on Thursday. Also seen are J&K LG Manoj Sinha, NSA Ajit Doval and Home Secy Ajay Bhalla.
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GOVT RESTRICTS EXPORT OF WHEAT FLOUR New Delhi: The government on Thursday decided to put restrictions on the export of wheat or meslin flour to curb rising prices of the commodity. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
New Delhi: India is gearing up for the roll out of 5G services by October 12, saidMinisterInformationElectronicsCommunications,UnionandTechnologyAshwiniVaishnawonThursday.
Elections for grand old party’s nat’l chief post have been delayed by few weeks,sourcessay Maha Cong chief Nana Patole.
New Delhi: Arvind Ke jriwal’s government in Delhi is under threat as some of its MLAs were unreachable ahead of the crucial upcoming meeting of the Aam Aad mi Party’s MLAs at the Chief Minister’s resi dence, said sources on Thursday. AAP is alleg ing that BJP has been threatening and luring AAP MLAs to topple the kejriwal government.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale has sent a letter to Union Minister of State Home Ajay Ku mar Mishra to take action against actor Mona Ambegaonkar for her tweet against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Shewale has re quested MoS Mishra to order the concerned agencies to remove the controversial tweet. “I would like to draw your kind attention to the tweet posted by Mona Ambegaonkar at 6.47 pm on August 22, 2022, against ‘Swatan traya Veer’ (freedom fighter) Vinayak Da modar Savarkar. This tweet is of a very con troversial nature and has no authenticity,” Shewale wrote. “In my view, it has no historical fact but mal ice against the figure of a great freedom fighter, who fought against the English empire for the independence of In dia,” he further stated , adding, “I strongly con demn the tweet. I re quest you kindly take strong cognizance and order the concerned agency to immediately remove the tweet from social tweetThemedia.”now-deletedread:“Savarkar’s first conviction, was for the attempted rape of Margaret Lawrence, in 1908. He confessed to the crime and was sen tenced to four months in jail. This ‘sanskari’ low criminal is the Sangh Parivar’s role model today. No won der most of them are rapists.”
“The presence of a large num ber of tourists increases humidity inside the caves, causing a nega tive impact on the paint ings there,” said Dr Mi lan Kumar Chauley, Su perintendent, ASI’s Au rangabad circle, at an event on Wednesday. Some of the paint ings have got damaged over a period of time due to this and other reasons, he said. “Hence, to save the paintings for a longer period of time, the way out is to restrict the foot fall and allow fewer peo ple inside the caves,” saidHeChauley.alsosaid they can send only 40 tourists in side the caves at a time for a period of 10 min utes. In such a short span, the visitors cannot even see the paintings properly as they need time to get acclimatized to the darkness inside the caves, he added. There is an interpre tation centre con structed by the state government outside the cave
“If a tourist litters in north eastern states, the licence of their vehicle driver is suspended.temporarilyEvensmalltouristdestinationstherearewellmaintainedandtakencareof,”hesaid.InMaharashtra,professionalpeoplewithtourismbackgroundshouldbedeployedinofficeshandlingtourismactivities,theofficialopined.Peoplefromotherfieldscannoteasilyunderstandtheneedsofvisitorsandthetourismindustry,hesaid.
Aaditya Thackeray was also seen shouting the slogan “50 khoke... chidle boke” (50 box es...angry cats), imply ing that 50 MLAs re ceived cash to revolt against the party. He was also apparently re ferring to Wednesday’s scuffle, when an MLA from the Shinde fac tion and a legislator of the NCP almost came to blows on the Vidhan Bhavan premises.
First India Bureau Aurangabad: A senior official of the Archae ological Survey of In dia (ASI) has expressed the need to control tourist footfall at the world famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra to preserve its paint ings for a longer time. The popular United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNE SCO) World Heritage Site, comprising 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, is located about 100 km from the Aurangabad district headquarters.Thecaveshave paint ings depicting the life of Gautam Buddha. Every week, thou sands of tourists visit the monument.
TO CONTROL FOOTFALL TO PRESERVE ITS ART’ AJANTA CAVES lll Presence of thousands of tourists at the UNESCO negativeHeritageWorldSiteincreaseshumiditycausingimpactonpaintings,ASIofficialwarns
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CM writes to PM on classical language status for Marathi
Sena MP Rahul Shewale CM Eknath Shinde “Savarkar’s first conviction, was for the attempted rape of Margaret Law rence, in 1908. He confessed to the crime and was sentenced to four months in jail. This ‘sanskari’ low criminal is the Sangh Parivar’s role model today. No wonder most of them are rapists.”
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Maha Speaker Narwekar rules phrase ‘should be ashamed’ unparliamentary Speaker Rahul Narwekar during a special Session of the state Assembly.
First India Bureau Mumbai: The steps of Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday saw drama for the second con secutive day as legis lators of the Shiv Sena faction of Ma harashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde targeted for mer minister Aadi tya Thackeray by displaying a banner against him. The Thackeray scion countered with a slo gan of his own, imply ing that MLAs of the Shinde faction were paid to switch loyal ties, resulting in the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led govern ment comprising the Sena, NCP and Con gress.Legislators from the Shinde faction carried banners with the mes sage: “Yuvrajanchi di sha chukli” (the prince missed his path) on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan where the state legislature ses sion is currently un derway.MLA Bharat Goga wale told reporters that if legislators of the Shinde group are targeted repeatedly, they would not sit with folded hands. “We will respond,” heOnsaid.the other hand, Aaditya Thackeray and some legislators of the Congress and NCP shouted slogans demanding that a “wet drought” be declared in Maharashtra to pro vide relief to farmers who lost their standing crops in the recent heavy rains and floods.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Chief Min ister Eknath Shinde on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Nar endra Modi, urging him to approve “clas sical language” for Marathi. In his letter, Shinde said the state govern ment had sent a detailed proposal on the issue to the Centre on Novem ber 16, 2013, but that the matter is still pending with the Union Culture Ministry.“Thestate has been regularly following up with the Centre about the status of the pro posal. The people of the state conducted a signa ture campaign and col lected 1.20 lakh signa tures in support of the demand, which were sent to the President of India,” the CM wrote. Union Culture Minis ter G Kishan Reddy had told the Rajya Sabha on February 03 this year that the proposal was under theearliest,”shouldrequesttionbeen“Theconsideration.proposalhasunderconsideraforalongtimeandIthattheapprovalbegivenattheShindesaidinlettertothePM.
“Earlier,complex.we(ASI) had demanded to hand it over to us so that we can display the replicas of these paintings there and the footfall can be controlled. But the state government has not taken any action so far,” said the Speakingofficial.about prop er management and peo ple’s responsibility at tourist sites, Chauley said India’s north east region should serve as a model for the country.
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Ajanta-Ellora caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.
MP Shewale urges action over actor’s tweet on Savarkar
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray with other Opposition leaders protests at Vidhan Bhavan on the last day of the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI LOUD RHETORIC Mumbai (PTI): State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday ruled that using the term “should be ashamed” in the House was unpar liamentary. He made the state ment citing Item Number 357, which is the expression “should be ashamed”, in the list of words and expressions held to be unparliamenta ry or Shivotherwise.Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray, while attacking the Eknath Shinde gov ernment on malnutri tion and problems faced by Adivasis in the state, had said “one should be ashamed” of the plight of Adivasis even after 75 years of Independence and the country having a trib al However,President. Forest Minister Sudhir Mun gantiwar objected to the term and said it wasMungantiwarunparliamentary.also asked Thackeray if he wanted his father Ud dhav Thackeray, who was chief minister from November 2019 to June 2022, to be ashamed as the fig ures tabled in the House belonged to the last three years. To this, Aaditya Thackeray said he wanted everyone to feel ashamed that the plight of Adivasis had not improved and asked leaders to work harder to mitigate theirNarwekarwoes. also said he would check the re cords to see if Aaditya Thackeray had said anything unparlia mentary.
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Members of Mumbai Mahila Congress stage a protest against inflation, in Mumbai, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
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facts and circum stance, the trial is kept in abeyance, said the court.The magistrate then directed the CID to hand over the docu ments, statements and articles in their posses sion to the CBI. The CID had filed its charge sheet against Gopale, Korke, Jain and Punamiya in the case. However, Singh has not been named in the charge sheet. The CBI has taken over probe into four cases of alleged mis conduct and corrup tion against Singh.
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Sadanand Wayse-Pa til, Superintendent of Police, GRP, said, “Pawar was part of a big gang operating in Maharash tra and Andhra Pradesh. His father-in-law was also involved. We arrest ed him and his father-inlaw on August 17 and they were in police cus tody,” said the official. On August 20 he was admitted to Sassoon hos pital after he complained of a cold and fever. “While in the hospital, the court extended his police custody through video conference on Au gust 22. During the video conference, when the judge asked him, he said he was not tortured,” Wayse-Patil added. CCTV footage of the lock-up does not show any objectionable inci dents, the SP said. But Prabhune claimed that Pawar, who lived at his in-law’s house in KarjatJamkhed area, had come to the city recently and sold the Tricolour and balloons on August 13, 14 and 15 in Akurdi area. “On August 16, police picked up Pawar and his father-in-law from Pawar’s sister’s house,” he said. Police did not inform the family about his hospitalization un til his death, Prabhune alleged. A case of acci dental death has been lodged,” said officials.
Inflation hits Ganesh Chaturthi festival amid public enthusiasm
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First India Bureau Nagpur: A 35-year-old woman fell off a bridge and plunged to her death after a car hit the motorcycle she was riding pillion on, on saidRoadNagpur-BhandaranearMathni,police.
Tourist guides must explore other ‘verticals’: Marathwada Uni VC First India Bureau Aurangabad: Apart from cultural sites, tourist guides should explore different “tourism verticals” for other, improved job av enues, Dr Pramod Yeo le, Vice-Chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambed kar Marathwada Uni versity, said on Wednesday. Speaking at a tourist guides’ event, he added that there was a need to explore other dimen sions of employment apart from the tradition al ways of ismlumhavewereotherWednesday.tionTouristtionalingheploredticalssites.ited“Tourismemployment.isnotlimonlytoculturalOthertouristvershouldalsobeexforemployment,”saidwhileinauguratthe23rdannualnaconventionofGuidesFederaofIndia(TGFI)onAccordingtohim,typesoftourismalsogrowing.“Westartedacurricuofmedicaltourinouruniversity,” he shouldagreedmarintendentrangabadSurveyThesaid.ArchaeologicalofIndia’sAucirclesuperDrMilanKuChauleyalsothatguidesnotkeeptheir scope of work limited to traditional cultural sites. “They should take tourists to other sites also to increase footfall there,” he said. Chauley was also against “regionalism” and said that sign boards displaying in formation at tourist sites “should be in a language which is eas ily understood by eve ryone”.“Regionalism would divide our country,” he said.The event, which saw participation from 80 delegates from across the country, discussed issues varying from non-traditional job ave nues for tourist guides to immersive and inter activeAnothertourism.delegate, Dr Bina Sengar, called for exploration of new routes to reach tourist sites. She also talked about creating aware ness about engaging school students at sites.
According to As sistant Police Inspec tor Srishailya demandpathakpastherwifenotVeer-Hanmantwadi.(50),jaykumarofriedpathakSuryakantRajinikantKolhe,Ved(35)wasmartothedaughterChandrasenaSanVedpathakaresidentofAsthecoupledidgetalong,hiswaslivingwithparentsforthefewyears.Vedwouldoftenthatherpar ents send her back to hisOnhouse.Tuesday, Ved pathak visited his inlaws around 7 pm and allegedly at tacked his son with a sharp weapon. When his mother-in-law tried to shield the child, he allegedly stabbed her. After the incident, the accused set him self on fire. A police team rushed to the spot after being alert ed and admitted him to a government hos pital where doctors declared him dead. Man sets himself on fire after mother-in-lawstabbingtodeath
First India Bureau Mumbai: A magis trate court on Wednesday allowed the Central Investi gation Bureau’s (CBI) petition seek ing to keep in abey ance the trial in an extortion case involv ing former Mumbai Police ParamCommissionerBirSingh.
Court allows CBI’s plea to keep ex-PC Param Bir Singh trial on hold
“Increased costs has not affected orders, since devotees are “excited” to celebrate without re strictions,” he said.
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Boards displaying informa tion at tourist sites should be in a language which is easily understood by everyone. Regional ism would divide our country.
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ARMS WORTH `2L SEIZED AHEAD OF GANESH FESTIVAL Artists give finishing touches to an idol of Lord Ganesh, made from paper pulp to raise awareness on the environment, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai on Thursday.
The extortion case was registered at Ma rine Drive police sta tion in south Mumbai against Singh, his close associate and builder Sanjay Punamiya, po lice inspectors Nand kumar Gopale, Asha Korke and business man Sunil Jain. The case was initial ly probed by the Maha rashtra Criminal In vestigation Depart ment (CID). But follow ing a Supreme Court’s order, the case is now being investigated by theRecently,CBI. the federal probe agency had ap proached the addition al chief Court.tionstiontheterallowedthecourt,trialtosidingmagistratemetropolitancourtpreoverthematterkeepinabeyancetheinthecase.OnWednesday,theafterhearingresponseofpolice,theCBI’splea.Admittedly,thematishandedovertoCBIforinvestigaasperthedirecoftheSupremeConsideringthe
Pillion rider dies after falling off bridge
After hitting Tijare’s vehicle, the car hit another motorcycle parked on the bridge.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: With Ganesh Chaturthi just days away, the city’s idol makers say they have been hit badly by inflation and the re cent GST imposition, even as public enthu siasm is very high af ter two years of COV ID-19 restrictions. Higher material costs and a labour shortage have meant production costs have now risen by 40-50%, said an idol maker.“Inflation and GST have increased the price of raw materials. More over, many migrant la bourers who went to their hometowns after the pandemic hit are yet to return. So, we have to pay higher wages to those who remain. All this has increased pro duction costs by 40-50%, so we have had to in crease the cost of fin ished idols by around 20% just to break even,” said the idol maker.
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The woman was going on the two-wheeler with her husband and two minor children when the accident occurred. The deceased woman was identified as Bhara ti Tijare (35), they said, adding that her hus band Raju Tijare (40), daughter Siddheshwari (8) and son Krishnaram (12), residents of Chir wa village in Mauda tehsil, were seriously injured in the accident. “The Tijare family was heading towards their village on a motor cycle and a car was also moving behind them. But the driver of the car suddenly lost control over the vehicle, due to which it hit their twowheeler,” said an official of Mauda police station. The impact was so powerful that Raju’s mo torcycle hit the railing off the bridge and Bhara ti was thrown off. She fell on the bank of the Kanan river below and suffered grievous injuries. Her husband and children also sustained serious injuries. The also car hit another motorcycle parked on the bridge, saidThepolice.fiveoccupants of the car fled from the spot immediately. The in jured were taken to a hospital, where Bharati was declared dead. The condition of her son Krishnaram is critical. First India Bureau Pune: The family of Nagesh Pawar (29), accused in eight cas es of robbery, has al leged that he died due to torture after being arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP). The GRP claimed that he died while undergo ing treatment for pneu monia at the Sassoon General Hospital on Tuesday night. But Pad ma Shri recipient activ ist Girish Prabhune, who knew Pawar as a student, and Pawar’s relatives alleged on Wednesday that he died due to custodial torture.
First India Bureau Latur: A 35-yearold man set him self on ablaze and died after allegedly stabbing his moth er-in-law to death in Latur district, police said, adding that the man’s sev en-year-old son was also injured during the incident on Tuesday night.
Mumbai (PTI): Businessman Raj Kundra has filed an application before a magistrate’s court seeking that he be discharged from a case related to al leged creation and distribution of porn films through apps. Kundra, married to Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was arrested in the case in July 2021. He is now out on bail. His lawyer Pras ant Patil filed the discharge applica tion on July 20. Its details became avail able on PoliceWednesday.foundno evidence that Kun dra made any mone tary or other kind of gain from the al leged offense, and the prosecution has not attributed to him any intention to commit offense, said theTheapplication.court has asked the prosecu tion to file its reply on September 08. Accused in porn case, Raj Kundra seeks fromKundradischargeafterhisreleasejail.
Activist, kin allege custodial torture after 29-yr-old dies
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as CM Hemant Soren faces disqualification as MLA for allegedly granting himself and his aides mining licences. By doing so Soren is said to have violated section 9-A of the Representation of Peoples Act, the basis on which the BJP is seeking his disqualifi cation. A letter from the Elec tion Commission of India to Governor Ramesh Bais in a sealed envelope purportedly suggests Soren’s disqualifica tion. The chief minister said he did “not know anything as of now about any order for me”. In any case he is unlike ly to accept the EC verdict without a challenge. Soren has the option of challenging the decision in a court and ap pointing someone else to run theItgovernment.isnowbeing speculated that the Bharatiya Janata Party may take advantage of the unstable situation and form a government of its own. The party is said to be counting on Congress legisla tors, some of whom crossvoted in the elections for President. Three others were caught with unaccounted cash in West Bengal. They were subsequently arrested. The Jharkhand govern ment is a coalition of JMM (30), Indian National Con gress (16), RJD (1) and NCP (1). The BJP has 26 MLAs. To form a government it has to carry out a Maharashtra-like Operation Lotus to wean away the Congress legisla tors. Given the state of disar ray the Congress is in, it may not be impossible. The charge against Soren is serious. The chief minis ter, however, said that the BJP was blatantly misusing ED and the CBI.
IS A GLOBAL
The projectsMonetaryInternationalFundnowthat global GDP growth will slow from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.2% in 2022 and 2.9% in 2023. That is a momentous deceleration. But it still leaves world growth unlikely to meet a two-negative-quartersthreshold.
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable. Bhagavad Gita n a relief to the Cen tral government a Supreme Court-ap pointed committee to probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal has concluded that it did not find the spyware in any of the 29 mobile phones it examined. Instead, the committee said in its report, that some other malware was found in five of the 29 mobiles. Headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice RV Raveendran, the com mittee submitted its report to the court. It means that the Cen tre did not snoop on hacks. The committee’s only comment against the government was that it did not cooperate with the in quiry. A three-judge bench of the court headed by the outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ra mana said that the report may be uploaded on the court’s website. The sophisticated spyware was alleged to have been used to spy on journalists and impor tant functionaries in India. The Guardian claimed that the Pegasus was used in at least 50 countries, many of whom de nied using it.
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T INEVITABLE?RECESSION he Big Question is a regular feature in which Project Syn dicate commentators con cisely address a timely topic. In this Big Question, we ask Jeffrey Frankel, Anne O. Krueger, Jim O’Neill, and Stephen S. Roach how steep the world economic down turn is likely to be.
JEFFREY FRANKEL No. A global recession is en tirelyTrue,avoidable.theodds of a down turn are much higher than usual in Europe, which has been hit hard by reduced sup plies of Russian natural gas; China, where COVID-19 lock downs already turned growth negative in the second quar ter; and other countries, in cluding emerging-market economies with debt troubles. Even the US economy is ex periencing a slowdown. I still maintain that the two con secutive quarters of negative GDP growth reported by the Bureau of Economic Analy sis do not signify that a US recession started in the first part of 2022. There are three reasons for this. First-quarter GDP will be revised on Sep tember 29, and second-quar ter GDP on August25; other indicators like gross domestic income (GDI) and employ ment were positive; and the recession ruling is up to the National Bureau of Econom ic Research. But rising inter est rates and the gloomy out look among America’s trad ing partners do mean that a US recession is more likely than usual at some point over the next two years. But a “global recession”? The Unit ed States is not the only place where a negative growth rule is not an agreed criterion for definingConsiderrecession.globalGDP. It has been rare in the postwar pe riod for global growth to fall below zero even for a single quarter, let alone two. Not even the severe downturns of 1974 and 1981 qualified. Even in times of apparent reces sion, negative growth in ad vanced economies is usually outweighed by still-positive growth among emergingmarket and developing econ omies. (Two exceptions were the 2008 global financial cri sis and the 2020 pandemicinduced recession.)
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Just as the world economy appeared to be recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, headline GDP growth has decelerated sharply or turned negative in several leading economies in 2022. And with annual inflation in many countries fast approaching double digits, it is not easy to see where global growth will come from.
STEPHEN S. ROACH Notwithstanding the pitfalls of forecasting anything these days, my cracked and worn crystal ball sees a global re cession occurring in the next year.For me, recession risk as sessment has always been a two-step process: the stallspeed alert and the impacts of inevitable shocks. Econo mies – whether of single countries or the world as a whole – approaching the stall speed lack the resilience to withstand the blow of shocks. For the global economy, the last five recessions have all occurred when world GDP growth fell below the 2.5% threshold. That represents a one-percentage-point short fall from the post-1980 aver age of 3.5%. As such, when global growth falls into the 2.5% to 3.5% range, my rule is to sound a stall-speed alert. The lower half of that range, 2.5% to 3%, is especially omi nous – a perfect predictor of global recession.
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JHARKHAND CM FACES TOUGH TIMES SA letter from the Election Commission of India to Governor Ramesh Bais in a sealed didTheSoren’spurportedlyenvelopesuggestsdisqualification.chiefministersaidhe “not know anything as of now about any order for me”.
In contrast to the common practice in Western econo mies, a global recession is not really defined as two consecu tive quarters of negative GDP growth, because in many large emerging economies, such as India, such conditions rarely arise. Even if many Western economies are expe riencing back-to-back quar ters of negative growth, we can end up with a “global” recession in which world GDP growth averages around 2%. Over the past 25 years, the US and China between them often have accounted for more than 80% of annual global GDP growth. So, if these two economies are both in their respective versions of recession, then that will virtually guarantee a global downturn. Given their cur rent weaknesses and chal lenges, such a scenario is quiteButpossible.Iamless convinced of this than I probably was a few months ago. That is be cause there is creeping evi dence that the inflationary surge has – at least so far –been transitory, with com modity prices easing and measures of long-term infla tion expectations quite sta ble. If this continues, central banks will become less hawk ish and will not have to weak en their economies further to stabilize prices.
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ANNE O. KRUEGER When the COVID-19 pandem ic began, people cut their spending. Although unem ployment rose and supplies fell sharply due to pandemic containment measures, much of the potential income loss was offset by government policies. In the United States, it even paid to be unemployed. The result was that per sonal savings shot up. When COVID-related restrictions were later relaxed, demand increased rapidly. Supplychain disruptions, the time needed to restart production, and continuing worker short ages resulted in significantly slower supply responses. The Fed’s balancing act is difficult: Some, but not too much, dampening of de mand is warranted. At the same time, inventories (in creases in which partly re flected stockpiling during supply shortages and will inevitably be run down) are beginning to accumulate and retail sales are losing some momentum. Whether the Fed’s policy tightening will check demand growth just enough as supply increases will determine whether in flationary or recessionary pressures dominate in the US. If policymakers’ judg ment is correct, the US could re-attain the Fed’s target in flation rate and satisfactory growth without falling into recession.
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Will Nitish begin his Prime Ministerial ‘campaign’ from next month?
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has listed the hearing of activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea in connection with the Gujarat 2002 riots case to August 30. The hearing was postponed after solicitor gen eral Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Gujarat gov ernment, sought additional time to make some correc tions in the government’s response to the case. Initially, a three-judge bench led by Justice UU Lalit had asked Mehta to submit the response at 2 pm on Thursday.
PM Security breach: SC panel holds Ferozepur SSP responsible New Delhi (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thurs day said that the fivemember committee ap pointed by it has said that Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty though the sufficient forces were available dur ing Prime Minister Nar endra Modi’s Punjab visit on January 5. A bench of Chief Jus tice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said while reading from the committee’s report that the committee headed by a former top court judge, Justice Indu Mal hotra, said there should be an oversight commit tee for periodic revision of ‘Blue Book’. “The Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty to maintain law and order. He failed to do this even though suf ficient force was avail able and even though he was informed two hours in advance that Prime Minister will enter that route,” it said.
The apex court said it will send the report of the five-member com mittee to the Centre for appropriate action. There are remedial measures and safe guards needed for the Prime Minister’s secu rity, said the bench while reading the com mittee’s report.
Cong presidential poll likely to be deferred by few weeks
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has emerged as the top choice for the Congress president’s post. Sources have said that Sonia Gandhi had request ed him to contest during a meeting which she held before heading abroad for medical checkup and treatment. The Gehlot camp has not confirmed the development, but sources have confirmed that the Congress is look ing beyond the Gandhis for the top post. Gehlot himself has said that these things were coming up in the media and he had no knowledge of it.
Owaisi demands T Raja’s arrest
Ranchi: Jharkhand Raj Bhavan has re ceived the opinion of the Election Commis sion of India (ECI) on CM Hemant Soren’s of fice of profit matter. The letter in this re gard was received by Jharkhand Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. The hearing in the Hemant Soren mine leasing case, in which the BJP has accused him of ex tending himself a min ing lease and sought his disqualification as an MLA, was conclud ed in the ECI on Mon day.The ECI on Tuesday sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor which was received by Raj Bhavan on Wednes day. Sources said that the letter by ECI was received by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais office, but details of the ECI opinion can’t be re vealed as it is sent in a sealed cover. On August 12, the legal team of Soren concluded its ar guments before the Election Commission following which the BJP — the petitioner in the case — gave a re joinder. On August 18, the two sides submitted their written submis sions to the poll panel. On Thursday Nishikant Dubey, BJP Member of Parliament from God da, Jharkhand, tweeted that the letter from the ECI has reached the Raj Bhavan.
CEC recommends Hemant Soren’s disqualification as MLA
Ranchi (ANI): CM Hemant Soren on Thursday dis missed reports of receiving any communication from the ECI or Governor with regards to his disqualifica tion as an MLA on the office of profit matter. The CMO released a statement after several media reports made the rounds that ECI has sent a report to the governor about Soren’s disqualifica tion. “The Chief Minister is apprised of several media reports about ECI send ing a report to Honorable Governor -Jharkhand ‘ap parently recommending his disqualification as an MLA’. No communication in this regard has been received by CMO from either ECI or Governor,” read statement.
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Ranchi : The Chief Election Commission has sent a letter to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais recom mending cancellation of the Assembly mem bership of CM He mant Soren. He will then have to resign from the post of chief minister. Former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das and the BJP have been de manding disqualifica tion of Soren as MLA in an office of profit matter. They accused Soren of extending a mining lease to him self. Terming it as vio lation of the office of profit and Representa tion of the People’s Act, the BJP and Raghubar Das have written a letter to the governor. With the is suance of the Gover nor’s order on the in structions of the Elec tion Commission, Soren’s membership will end. In such a situation, Soren may have to resign as the CM. However, the JMM-Congress alli ance which is led by Soren has a majority in the Assembly. So, after the resignation he can again stake claim to form the gov ernment. An an nouncement in re gard to the EC’s rec ommendation is ex pected after that. It is not clear whether Soren has also been disqualified from con testing elections. The lease of a stone quar ry in Angada block in Ranchi was issued in the name of Soren which he had surren dered later.
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AIMIM MLA Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala and our corpora tors have been working all night to de-escalate the situation. I have been in touch with them and the police too.”
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with Lalu Prasad Yadav.
IN THE COURTYARD SC APPOINTED TECH PANEL COULDN’T FIND PEGASUS SPYWARE ON SUBMITTED PHONES
Hyderabad (ANI): De manding arrest of sus pended BJP MLA T Raja Singh, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said protests in some parts of the city were a direct result of the alleged hate speech by the BJP party leader. He said AIMIM MLA Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala and the party’s corporators of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have been working all night to deescalate the situation. Some of the sensitive areas of the city have witnessed sporadic Owaisi tweeted that after his intervention into the matter, 90 pro testers were detained by police on Wednesday night at Shalibanda of Old City, Hyderabad. The series of tweets read, “On my represen tation to DCP South, 90 protesting youth from Shah Ali Banda and Asha Talkies have been released.
Sources said that it was likely that instead of the election process to get completed by September 21, the whole process may now be completed in October or November. The decision on the new schedule will be taken by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday.
The Union Cabinet on June 14 approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the three services of the Armed Forces called Agnipath and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers.
SOREN DISMISSES RECEIVING ECI REPORTS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed committee to probe into the allegations regarding use of Pegasus spy ware by the Govt of India has concluded that the spyware was not found in the 29 mobile phones examined by it. A bench after examining a voluminous report submitted by the threemember expert committee, noted that while some malware was found in 5 of the 29 devices, the same was not Pegasus.“We are concerned about technical committee 29 phones were given... in 5 phones some malware was found but the tech nical committee says it cannot be said to be Pegasus. They say it cannot be said to be Pegasus,” the bench remarked.
Phogat death: ‘CBI probe if family wants’ Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Mano har Lal Khattar on Thursday said the state is open to ordering a probe by the Central Bureau of Investiga tion (CBI) in the mur der case of Sonali Pho gat, an actor and BJP leader, in Goa. “If that’s what the family wants, we will do it,” he told reporters in Chandigarh.Healsosaid that as per the family’s wishes, a part of her viscera will be examined at a government lab in Chandigarh, besides Goa. “The most impor tant thing is to heed by the family’s wishes.”
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JHARKHAND GOVERNOR RECEIVES ECI RESPONSE
Sources also said that the new decision to de fer has been taken since the party leaders will be busy in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which will commence on Septem ber 7 and the Gandhis, including Sonia Gan dhi are abroad. The Congress has called a meeting of its Working Committee on August 28 to decide the poll schedule for the party president’s post.
New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated that it will continue re cruiting Gorkha sol diers to the Indian Army under the Ag nipath scheme. In a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said, “We have been recruiting Gorkha soldiers to the Indian Army for a long time. We look forward to con tinuing to recruit Gorkha soldiers to the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme.”
WB COAL MINING: CUSTODY PAROLE TO GURUPADA MAJI SC AGREES TO RELOOK SWEEPING PMLA JUDGMENT
Sharat K Verma Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Ku mar’s national cam paign will start next month as there is a meeting of the national executive of his party, Janata Dal-United (JDU). This meeting will be held in Patna on September 3 and 4, in which Nitish Kumar will be positioned as PM material on behalf of the party. Although a similar positioning has been done in the past as well, but it is being said that a ‘proposal’ can also come in this meet ing. Informed leaders of the party say that the proposal can be accept ed in the meeting of the National Executive that if the opposition par ties agree, then Nitish Kumar will be an nounced as the prime ministerial candidate. Keep in mind that JD(U) is not taking any initiative from its side nor is it giving the mes sage that Nitish Kumar is anxious to become the prime ministerial candidate. Unlike Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish and his party are being very careful. The party’s na tional president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias La lan Singh said that Nit ish Kumar has no ambi tion to become the prime ministerial can didate but if the opposi tion parties ask, he will be ready forit. Party Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha said the same thing in a differ ent style. He said JD(U) would not create any hurdle in opposition unity. That is, if the op position parties say then Nitish will be the contender and if the op position parties decide the name of any other leader, then JDU will support the united op position.It’savery smart trick and suits Nitish’s na ture perfectly. He never prefers to take the first step and thus exposing himself, rather he cre ates such situations that others take the ini tiative. However, Nitish Kumar will come to Delhi after the party’s national executive meeting. After break ing rapport with BJP and forming govern ment with RJD and Congress, he has not come to Delhi yet. Tejashwi Yadav and La lan Singh had definitely visited Delhi and said that after the formation of the cabinet, Nitish will come to Delhi and meet Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.Itispossible that Nit ish will come to Delhi only after the party’s executive meeting and meet both the top Con gress leaders. Apart from the courtesy meet ing, the common politi cal strategy of the op position will also be discussed then. It is be ing told that Nitish Ku mar and Arvind Kejri wal can also meet at that time and K Chan drashekhar Rao can also meet Nitish in Del hi. He is also likely to meet Sharad Pawar.
The Supreme Court had earlier set up a five-member Commit tee headed by a retired top court judge, Jus tice Indu Malhotra to probe into the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit.
There was security lapse during PM’s Punjab visit on January 5.
Will continue to recruit Gorkhas in Army: Centre
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted custody parole to Gurupada Maji, accused in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal mining scam in West Bengal. Maji is one of the partners of Anup Majee, the kingpin of illegal coal mining business activities in West Bengal The court granted parole to Maji till September 3. Maji has approached the Delhi HC for interim bail stating his mother was expired a few days ago and his presence is neces sary for rituals in his town.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thurs day asked the Centre through armedtheschemelengingbatchsolidatedministriesconcernedtofileaconresponsetoaofpetitionschaltheAgnipathinregardstorecruitmentintheforces.
EYES ON 2024
New Delhi (Agencies): The election for Con gress president is likely to be postponed for a few weeks, sources said on Thursday, and the final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting sched uled on August 28.
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JHARKHAND CHIEF MINISTER HEMANT SOREN’S OFFICE OF PROFIT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that prima facie two issues relating to the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) need to be reconsidered. A bench issued notice to the Centre on the two issues. The two issues which the court prima facie finds to reconsider is judgement upholding various provisions of the PMLA including non-providing of Enforcement Case Investiga tion Repor and reversal of presumption of innocence.
New Delhi: The Delhi high court dismissed the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook on Wednesday, August 25 against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging platform’s updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Chief Justices Satish Chan dra Sharma and Subramo nium Prasad said the single judge’s order was wellreasoned and the appeals are devoid of merits.
UnionwantedtheulationsBacksioner,DevelopmentPradeepnottookthatwasOdisha2023.bureaucracyabuzzwithtalksthegovernmentthisstepasitdidwanttoconsiderKumarJena,CommisfortheCSpost.inFebruaryspecwererifethatChiefMinistertobringbackSecretaryfor Corporate Affairs Rajesh Verma, a 1987 IAS officer of Odisha Cadre, as the state’s next CS instead of con sidering PK Jena. Re portedly, back then ei ther Centre or Verma himself wanted more time to get relieved from Central deputa tion and this con strained Patnaik to ac cord the first-ever ex tension in Odisha to a CS in January 2022.
New Delhi: Distin guished scientist Samir V Kamat was on Thursday appointed as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Develop ment and Chairman of the Defence Research and developmentisRajnathtoaswhoGDRDO&General,Kamat,nelaccordingOrganisationDevelopment(DRDO),toaPersonMinistryorder.whoisDirectorNavalSystemsMaterials,atthewillsucceedSatheeshReddyhasbeennamedscientificadviserDefenceMinisterSingh.DRDOtheresearchandwingof the Defence Ministry. The CabinetCommitteeAppointmentsofthe(ACC)has ap proved the appointment of Kamat as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of DRDO from the date of his assumption of charge till he attains age of 60 years, it said.
New Delhi: Given the task of its organisational affairs in West Bengal & Telangana, BJP general secretary Sunil Bansal will be on a 3-day visit to the eastern state from August 28. Sources said he will attend a training pro gramme in Bengal where BJP leaders from different parts of the state will participate, giving Bansal a chance to interact with the start party’s functionaries at one place.
New Delhi: India wished author Salman Rushdie a speedy recov ery and condemned the ‘horrific attack’ on the writer. “India has al ways stood against vio lence and extremism. We condemn the hor rific attack on Salman Rushdie and we wish him a speedy recovery,” external affairs minis try spokesperson Arin dam Bagchi said Thurs day afternoon. Rushdie suffered three stab wounds to his neck and four to his stomach.
BJP GENERAL SECRETARY SUNIL BANSAL TO VISIT BENGAL FROM AUGUST 28
Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a posting or der for the training of 16 trainee IAS officers of 2021 batch. The training of these 16 IAS officers is going on at LBS Na tional Academy of Ad ministration, Mus soorie, and after the completion of Profes sional Courses Phase 1, the officers will be post ed as Assistant Magis trates for training. The officers have also given their joining before the districtAmongstcollectorthese offic ers, Jagriti Awasthi became Assistant Magistrate at Meerut, Ankita Jain be came Assistant Magis trate at Rae Bareli, Sarthak Agarwal, Pray agraj, Shashwat Tripu rari as Assistant Magis trate Gorakhpur, KK Singh, Ayodhya, Divya Mishra as Assistant Magistrate Hardoi, Pra khar Singh, Azamgarh, JS Rolpally, Banda, MA Joshi, Aligarh, Pooja Gupta, Agra, Dhruv Khadia, Mathura, Kanti Raj as Assistant Magis trate Saharanpur, Sha hid Ahmed as Assistant Magistrate Jhansi, KK Kishor, Varanasi, Hashi kha Singh Moradabad and Himanshu Gupta as sistantAs Magistrate Kan Notably,pur. Himanshu Gupta’s wife IPS Shiva Singh is ACP theficersistrainingcracyCommissionerate.KanpurOfficersinbureausaythatafterinMussoorie,itnecessaryforIASoftotaketraininginfield.
Shimla (PTI): IPS of ficer Rameshwar Sin gh Thakur was on Thursday appointed as the chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Com mission, days after the state government can celled HPPSC member Rachna Gupta’s ap pointment to the post without any clarifica tion.“In exercise of the powers vested in him under Article-316 of the Constitution of In dia, the Governor, Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to appoint Shri Rameshwar Sin gh Thakur, IPS, as Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Public Ser vice Commission for a term of six years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of 62 years, which ever is earlier,” the notification issued by state’s Chief Secre tary R D Dhiman read. In a notification on August 17, the state government had ap pointed Rachna Gupta as its chairperson, and the oath-taking ceremony was sched uled next morning. The ceremony was, however, called off at the eleventh hour. This move drew criticism from the Op position with LoP in assembly Mukesh Ag nihotri demanding an explanation from CM Jai Ram Thakur.
New Delhi: Presi dent Droupadi Mur mu said civil servants should try to istrativeofstratathoseiftrulytiativesthemple,underprivilegedreachpeoandremindedthatwelfareinicanberatedsuccessfulonlytheirbenefitsreachinthelowestofsociety.Addressingagroup175IndianAdminServiceoffic
NO DIFFERENCES, GUPKAR ALLIANCE IS INTACT, SAYS FAROOQ ABDULLAH CRUCIAL READ
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) president, Farooq Abdullah denied of differences which could lead to the breaking up of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Replying to a question about Wednes day’s resolution passed by the provincial committee of the NC that said the party would on its own contest all the 90 Assembly seats during the J&K polls, Abdullah said, “Many would want an end to PAGD, but the alliance will not be affected.”
16 UP trainee IAS officers get postings
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Mahesh Sharma New Delhi: Nanda muri Taraka Rama Rao ie NTR was the most wondrous leader of Andhra Pradesh and a super star of Telugu films. When he formed the party, he formed the government with a big majority in the very first election. Later his son-in-law Chandraba bu Naidu took over his party during his life time. Then some of NTR’s children also helped Naidu as NTR had married a woman much younger than him and decided to hand over the leader ship of the party to her. Despite this, it is a fact that Chandrababu Naidu’s capture of the party was not liked by many in NTR’s family. Only when Jr NTR has become active, it is be ing said that history can repeat itself. Jr NTR is a super star of Telugu films and is the grandson of NTR. His father andBJPNTRMemberHarikrishnaNandamuriwasaofParliament.JuniormetformerNationalPresidentUnionHomeMinis ter Amit Shah in Hy derabad recently. It is being told that Shah has asked him to become ac tive in politics again. If he comes back into ac tive politics, BJP can make him the party face. Keep in mind that there is no place for Junior NTR in his grandfather’s party TDP.There, Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Loke sh has taken over. Only then is it possible that NTR Jr. joins the BJP and becomes a pivot of Telugu politics. In Andhra, the direct con test is between Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress and TDP.
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Rakesh Ranjan Bhubaneswar: For the first time in its 22 years rule, the Naveen Pat naik Government in Odisha has extended a Chief Secretary’s term not once but twice. With the Centre approv ing the request to ex tend the services of CS Suresh Chandra Ma hapatra, 1986 batch IAS officer, for another six months the uniqueness prevails.This is the second time that Mahapatra’s tenure has been extend ed. He got six months extension beyond his retirement due on Feb ruary 28, 2022, and now his tenure endd on Feb ruary 28, PradeepnottookthatwasOdisha2023.bureaucracyabuzzwithtalksthegovernmentthisstepasitdidwanttoconsiderKumarJena, Development Commis sioner, for the CS post. For the first time in its 22 years rule, the Naveen Patnaik Gov ernment in Odisha has extended a Chief Secre tary’s term not once but twice. With the Centre approving the request to extend the services of CSSuresh Chandra Mahapatra, 1986 batch IAS officer, for another six months the unique nessThisprevails.isthe second time that Mahapatra’s tenure has been extend ed. He got six months extension beyond his retirement due on Feb ruary 28, 2022, and now his tenure endd on Feb ruary 28,
—Droupadi Murmu, President Suresh Chandra Mahapatra FAMOUS SCIENTIST SAMIR V KAMAT APPOINTED DRDO SECY
Tells Prez Droupadi Murmu to 175 IAS officers of 2020 batch in an interaction New Delhi (ANI): 175 IAS officers of 2020 batch, currently deput ed to various ministries and departments as As sistant Secretaries, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.Addressing the offic ers, the President said as civil servants, they have an important role to play in the emergence of India as a global hub of knowledge, supplychain, innovation, muchIndiatheywithsaidmakers,senior-mostbatchbyPointingtainableenvironmentallysociallyhasleadershiphasAtandnology-developmenttechvariousotherfields.thesametime,Indiatostrengthenthepositionittakenintheareasofinclusiveandsusdevelopment.tothefactthat2047,officersof2020willbeamongthedecisionthePresidentthatbyworkingpassionandpride,canensurethattheof2047willbemoreprosperous, strong and happy. She said for shaping that In dia of 2047, they have to work with a modern and service-oriented mindset. She noted that Mis sion Karmayogi is a ma jor initiative to make civil servants more modern, dynamic and sensitive in Presidentapproach.Murmu said with tremendous growth in infrastruc ture, it has become easi er to reach remote parts of the country. She said it is expected from civil servants to reach the last person or the most deprived person in their area of responsibility and improve her living condition. They can open up opportunities for those who are not aware of the welfare schemes or develop ment programmes. She reminded them that any welfare initiative can be rated truly successful only if its benefits reach the poor, the downtrod den and such other peo ple at the lowest strata of society. She said civil servants should try to reach such underprivi leged people. Under privileged should not be put into the difficulty of reaching them for help.
Shahid Ahmed Himanshu Gupta Ankita Jain Jagriti Awasthi President Droupadi Murmu with the IAS officers at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.
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MNS merges... a reference similar to ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’ used to describe Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray as a Hindut va icon. The MNS lead er’s photographs on the posters showed him sporting a saffron stole. Earlier, Thackeray had dropped enough hints that strident Hin dutva will be his future political plank, when he launched a party cam paign to remove loud speakers used in mosques during morn ing prayers (azan) in Maharashtra. The cam paign was successful, with several mosques voluntarily taking down the loudspeakers, fol lowing norms set by the SupremeThackerayCourt. then planned a visit to Ayod hya’s Ram Janmabhoo mi temple in June, but cancelled the trip after a fall at his residence, which necessitated a hip bone surgery and kept him out of action for two months. While he was recuperating from the hip surgery, BJP’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called on Thackeray at his ‘Krishna Kunj’ resi dence at Shivaji Park. “Fadnavis urged Thack eray to go all out during Brihanmumbai Munici pal Corporation (BMC) polls and contest all 227 seats. He also pointed out that the Shiv Sena, with its strength re duced to 15 MLAs, was at its most vulnerable at this juncture, and it was an opportune time for MNS to fill the political vacuum and rejuvenate the party,” said sources. On Tuesday, in his first public address to party workers, Thack eray firmly supported Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Nu pur Sharma on the con troversy over her Proph et Mohammed remarks. PG 1
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ers of the 2020 batch, President Murmu said it was expected from civil servants to reach the last person or the most deprived person in their area of responsibility and improve their living condition.
Noida: Supertech Twin Towers will soon have a park in its place. In the map passed by Noida Authority, the location of both the towers has been shown as areas for greenery. So it has been decided that after the fall of the towers, a park will come up again. The Twin Towers, to be de molished, are the tallest towers in the country. In the latest develop ment, Mayur Mehta, Project Manager of Edi fice Company, said in stead of Joseph Brix man, Chetan Dutta, an Indian blaster, will press the button for the blast. Mayur Mehta said preparations were com plete and work of demo lition will start at 2.30 p.m. on August 28. He stated that all the noobjection certificates have been obtained. The final meeting has been held and now the wiring work is going on. He added that the people of the surrounding socie ties are giving full coop eration and the societies will be completely evac uated by 7 a.m. on the said day.
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“After 8 years of systemic reforms, the economy has been able to ride out more severe global shocks with macroeconomic stability, a healthy financial sector, food security and a govt and industry that have learnt to work together,” she said.
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Mumbai (PTI): Equity benchmarks ended lower on Thursday as a fag-end sell-off wiped out early gains, with IT & bank stocks playing spoilsport. After remaining in the positive territory for most part of the trade, the BSE Sensex suddenly came un der selling pressure during the last half-hour of the session, declining 310.71 points or 0.53% to settle at 58,774.72. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty dropped 82.50 points or 0.47% to end at From17,522.45.the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Tata Consul tancy Services, Axis Bank, Power Grid, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro and HDFC were the major laggards. Maruti Suzuki India, State Bank of India, Dr Reddy’s and Titan were the gainers.
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee declined by 7 paise to close at 79.93 (provisional) after moving in a narrow range against the US dollar on Thursday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 79.80 per dollar. It hovered in a range of 79.80 to 79.93 during the session. The domestic unit finally settled at 79.93, down 7 paise over its previous close of 79.86. DOWN 7 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 79.93 AGAINST US DOLLAR
New Delhi: India Post is work ing on projects and technolo gies to provide governmentservicesatthedoorstepandadd10,000postofficesthisyearto enhance its reach. Depart ment of Posts Secretary Aman Sharma at a CII conference said that the government has provided the department with `5,200 crore for the moderni sation of the post offices using technology.
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IT/ITeS continued to lead all sectors, with 91% of the employers in the sec tor hiring during the quar ter (83% in the previous quarter). Tech roles found favour as the most in-de mand for the quarter.
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New Delhi (PTI): India has built up buffers against cyclical difficulties and has ample foreign exchange re serves to withstand pres sure on credit worthiness, S&P Global Ratings said. S&P Sovereign & Inter national Public Finance Ratings Director Andrew Wood said the country has a strong external balance sheet and limited external debt, making debt servic ing not so expensive. “The country has built up buffers against cyclical difficulties like those, which we are experiencing right now,” Wood said. He said the rating agen cy does not expect the nearterm pressures to have a serious impact on India’s credit“Weworthiness.areexpecting a strong level of GDP growth of 7.3% this fiscal,” he said, adding the rupee exchange rate movement against the US dollar has been moder ate. Wood said India has “ample buffer” in its for eign exchange reserves and the forex kitty is expected to recover to $600 billion by the end of this year. Forex reserve stood at $570.74 bil lion as of August 12. The US-based agency has a ‘BBB-’ rating on India with a stable outlook.
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New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment on Thursday de cided to put restrictions on the export of wheat flour to curb rising prices of the commodity.Thedecision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The decision of the Cabi net “will now allow to put a restriction on the export of Wheat Flour which will en sure a curb on rising prices of wheat flour and ensure food security of the most vulnerable sections of the society,” an official state ment released on Thursday said.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) will issue a notification to thisWheateffect. flour exports from India have registered a growth of 200% during April-July 2022 compared to the corresponding peri od in The2021.increased demand for wheat flour in the inter national market led to sig nificant price rise of the commodity in the domestic market.
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New Delhi: Hero Electric on Thursday said it has partnered with Jio-bp for charging electric two-wheelers. As per the collabora tion, the customers of Hero Electric will get access to the widespread charging and swapping network of Jio-bp, which is also open to other vehicles, the elec tric two-wheeler maker said in a state ment. The companies will bring the best of their global learning in electrification and apply them to the Indian market, the statement added.
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—PTI IOC EYES NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2046 New Delhi: Sebi on Thursday came out with the disclosure framework for asset companies,managementmandating a scheme-wise disclosure of investments in securi ties of entities that are ex cluded from the definition of “associate”. This came after Sebi, earlier this month, amended mutual fund rules to remove the applicability of the defini tion of “associate” to sponsors that invest in various companies on be half of the beneficiaries of insurance policies or such other schemes.
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It expects India’s first quarter growth to be at 16%. The official GDP is expected to be issued on August 31.
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom will buy a 3.33% Airtel stake from Singtel for about `12,895 crore in 90 days’ time. Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal’s family and Singtel are co-investors in Bharti Telecom (BTL). Singtel in a statement said that after the transaction, Singtel Group is expected to own an effective stake of 29.7% in Bharti Airtel.
z IT/ITeS continued to lead all sectors, with 91% of the employers in the sector hiring during the quarter.
—PTI SEBI COMES OUT WITH DISCLOSURE REQ FOR AMCs till the edition went to print.
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New Delhi (Agencies): India’s strong economic growth offers room for the Reserve Bank of India to raise rates by another 60 basis points as the central bank seeks to stamp out high inflation, DBS Group Research said in a note on Thursday.India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of current fiscal year likely surged 16% year-on-year based on most leading indicators, the re search house estimated. Favourable base effect after the onset of Delta coronavi rus variant last year will additionally lift the yearon-year GDP numbers, Ra dhika Rao, senior econo mist at DBS Group Re search, wrote in the note. It expects India’s first quarter (April-June) growth to be at 16%. The of ficial GDP is expected to be issued on August 31. It maintains an overall FY23 growth forecast at 7%, which will see India emerge as the fastest-growing economy in Asia this year. “Resumption in service sector activity added to the momentum, besides manu facturing,” Rao said. Broad-based improve ment in vaccination rates and relaxation of lock downs benefited urban consumption, while unem ployment rates returned to pre-pandemic levels, Rao said. On the investment side, “lead indicators have been
FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT z The tracker found that 37% of all jobseekers looked for a job or a job change during the quarter, as compared to 46% in previous quarter.
z Favourable base effect after the onset of Delta coronavirus variant last year will additionally lift the year-on-year GDP numbers.
New Delhi: Indian Oil Cor poration, the nation’s larg est oil firm, on Thursday committed `2 lakh crore to achieve net zero carbon emission target by 2046, chairman S M Vaidya said. The firm’s oil refin ing and placement,electrificationthroughchemicalsboniseThetonnessionbusinesspetrochemicalshasatotalemisof21.5millionofCO2,hesaid.firmplanstodecarrefiningandpetrooperationsenergyefficiency,andfuelrehesaid.
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5G in India by October 12, says Vaishnaw New Delhi (Agencies): Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that 5G services will be launched in India by Oc tober 12 after which it will be scaled further in cities & towns. “Our expectations are that 5G should reach in every part of the country in the next two to three years. We’ll ensure that it remains affordable. The in dustry is focusing on both urban as well as rural are as,” he said. “We are planning to roll out 5G services rapidly, tel ecom operators are work ing in that regard & instal lations are being done. Hopefully, we should be launching 5G services by October 12 & then would further scale up in cities & towns,” he added.
ESIC SCHEME ADDS 15.47 LAKH NEW MEMBERS IN JUNE New Delhi : Around 15.47 lakh new members joined the ESICrun social security scheme in June Thursday.releasedofficialaccording2022,todataonIt showed that the gross new enrolments with ESIC rose to 1.49 crore in 2021-22, from 1.15 crore in 2020-21. According to the report, net new enrolments with retire ment fund body EPFO stood at 18.36 lakh in June 2022.
RBI MPC Member Goyal lauds govt’s reforms push
New Delhi: Hyundai Mo tor India on Thursday said it has commenced book ings for Venue N Line, its second product under the performance-oriented N Line range, as it looks to cater to the customers looking for sporty vehi cles. The compact SUV comes with various exteri or and interior changes to give it a sporty styling, in spired by motorsport. In September last year, the automaker introduced the i20 N Line in the country. The model comes with a 1-litre turbo petrol engine mated with seven-speed DCT (automatic) trans mission.
SUGAR EXPORT MAY DECLINE 28.57% TO 8 MN TONNES
—PTI HERO ELECTRIC PARTNERS WITH JIO-BP FOR CHARGING, BATTERY SWAPPING FOR EVs
New Delhi (Agencies): Employers increased hir ing by 29% in April to June 2022, as compared to a 20% increase in the previous quarter, findings from the quarterly hiring tracker released by job site, Indeed, haveTherevealed.tracker also found that 37% of all jobseekers looked for a job or a job change during the quarter, as compared to 46% during the previous quarter. “Sectors such as IT, healthcare, E-commerce will continue to grow and with the advent of 5G, we will see a sharp rise in tel ecom jobs as well in the next few quarters,” said Sashi Kumar, Head of Sales, Indeed India.
—PTI New Delhi: LIC has dilut ed its stake in Nagpur Power & Industries by over 2% through open market sales, bringing down its stake to 8.33%. LIC said its shareholding in Nagpur Power & Indus tries has diluted from 10.56% (13,82,743 shares) to (10,90,7478.33%shares) of the paid-up capital of the company. There is a de crease of 2% in holding during the period from Sept 30, 2021, to Aug 24, 2022, at an average cost of `58.94, LIC said.
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New Delhi: The country’s sugar exports are likely to decline by 28.57% at around 8 million tonne in the lowerexpectedseason2022-23onopening balance stock and higher di version for ethanol. However, whether to permit export un der an open general licence or prevailing quota system will be decided after assessing price situation once the sugarcane crushing ops begin.
z S&P Sovereign & International Public Finance Ratings Director Andrew Wood said the country has a strong external balance sheet and limited external debt, making debt servicing not so expensive.
WHAT DOES THE REPORT SAY... z India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of current fiscal year likely surged 16% year-onyear based on most leading indicators, the research house estimated.
New Delhi (PTI): Telecom companies will not require any approval from authori ties for laying cables or in stalling mobile towers or poles over private proper ties, according to new Right of Way Rules notified by the government recently. The govt also notified rules for using electric poles, foot over bridges etc for instal lation of small mobile ra dio antennas or laying overhead telecom cables along with charges to ease roll out of telecom net works specially 5G service.
New Delhi (PTI): Eight years of systemic econom ic reforms under the Modi govt have increased India’s macroeconomic stability and its capacity to with stand any external shocks, RBI Monetary Policy Com mittee (MPC) Member Ashima Goyal has said. “Just before the Modi govt came in, the country was facing serious macroe conomic instability after the global financial crisis.”
Mumbai: A Nationalist Congress Party leader was arrested in connection with the death of a “govinda” at a Janmashtami function in Vile Parle on August 19, a police official said on Thursday. NCP district presi dent Riyaz Sheikh (36) was held on Tuesday, a day after Sandesh Dalvi (22), a participant in the human pyramid formed to break the handi (butter pot), died after falling and suffering serious head injuries. A case was registered under Indian Penal Code sec tions for causing death by negligence and causing grievous hurt by act endangering life, he said.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thurs day sought to know from the Airports Au thority of India (AAI) if the height restric tion for buildings in the vicinity of the pro posed Navi hasInternationalMumbaiAirportbeenrelaxed. A division bench comprising Chief Jus tice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a public inter est litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Yashwant Shenoy raising con cerns over dangers posed by high rises near the Mumbai airport. On Thursday, She noy said while the situ ation in the Mumbai airport’s vicinity was beyond repair, the au thorities have now de cided to lift the height restrictions for build ings near the proposed Navi Mumbai Interna tional Airport from 55.1m up to 160m. Shenoy submitted a press note dated July 30, 2022 by the City & Industrial Develop ment rector,man(CIDCO)Corporation’svicechairandmanagingdicommending the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI and the Directorate General of Civil Avia tion for having agreed to grant No Objection Certificate (NOC) for construction of build ings within 20 km ra dius of the Navi Mum bai airport above the permissible height re striction of 55.1m. The bench directed Shenoy to place said note on affidavit and directed the AAI to re spond to the same by August 29, when the matter would be heard again.
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erence to being con stantly targeted as a “traitor” by the Ud dhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena since his rebel lion, Shinde described criticism against him as a sign of “ideologi cal“Ibankruptcy”.willrespondto the ideological bankruptcy through my work,” he said.In a speech laced with Marathi couplets, Shinde said his govern ment will soon unveil a ‘vision document’ for Maharashtra.WhenJayant Patil (NCP) asked him who had written these cou plets, the CM indicated they were written by him, saying “I have tal ent. I was never al lowed to showcase it.” Shinde also justified his appeal to say “Van de Mataram” over the phone instead of hello, a move which drew criticism from certain quarters.“Freedom fighters went to the gallows singing Vande Mata ram. Why should one object to being asked not to say hello (while replying over the phone)?” he asked. Who has betrayed the ideology of (Shiv Sena founder) Balasaheb Thackeray and mandate of the people by forging an unnatural alliance for the sake of power? I just corrected what went wrong.
One student added: “We have to cross the river to get to the school. Even when the water level goes up during monsoon, we cross the river to go to school. We also do not have any shops nearby, so we have to cross the river to get groceries and other essentials. We demand that the government build a bridge here.”
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Milind De ora, a senior Maha rashtra Congress lead er and former Lok Sabha MP, demanded that the Central Bu reau of Investigation (CBI) look into the Rs12,000 crore spent on road works by Bri hanmumbai Munici pal Corporation from 2017 to 2022. “Between 2017 and 2022, the BMC spent Rs12,000 crore on Mum bai’s roads—a stagger ing 10% of the NHAI’s annual budget! Mum baikars brave potholes every year and deserve to know who is looting India’s richest civic body,” Deora tweeted on Wednesday.Seekinga CBI inves tigation, Deora said the roads were just the tip of the iceberg, as the BMC had spent an ad ditional Rs45 crore per year—Rs225 crore in five years—on road maintenance, including clearing potholes with coldAccordingmix. to Deora, the BMC spent Rs2,300 crore in 2017-18, Rs2,250 crore in 2018-19, Rs2,560 crore in 2019-20, Rs2,200 crore in 2020-21 and Rs2,350 crore in 2021-22 for road Meanwhile,works.
Palghar: The Palghar police have registered criminal offences against 261 people between 10 am and 10 pm on Tuesday as part of the monthly “Operation All Out” carried out in the district, Palghar district Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil said on Thursday. During the operation, the police also arrested six wanted criminals and registered 21 offences related to prohibition and two cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he also said, adding that cops also con ducted checks on 127 people involved in anti-social activities.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Chief Minis ter Eknath Shinde on Thursday said he has taken a “contract” to develop the state and to ensure prosperity and welfare of its peo ple, hitting back at his opponents over their constant jibe at him since assuming the top office. Speaking in the As sembly, Shinde defend ed his revolt against the Shiv Sena leader ship in June, which brought down the tutionalwasand(MVA)Mahaand-a-half-year-oldtwo-VikasAghadigovernment,assertedhisactneitherunconstinorillegal.ReplyingtoanOppositionsponsoreddebateonvariousissuesfacingthestateonthelastdayofthemon
TribesCastesderistrationWashim,athadSanjayMalik.WankhedefiledacomplaintaspecialcourtinseekingregofacaseuntheScheduledandScheduled(Preventionof Atrocities) Act against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaderMalikMalik.had alleged that Sameer Wankhede submitted a fake caste certificate to get a gov ernmentFollowingjob. an inves tigation, the Mumbai district caste certifi cate verification com mittee of the Maha rashtra Social Justice Department recently gave a clean chit to Sa meer Wankhede. “The Indian Revenue Ser vice (IRS) officer was not a Muslim by birth and it has been proven that he belonged to the Mahar caste, which is a Scheduled Caste,” he said.
A bench is hearing a PIL raising concerns over dangers posed by high rises near Mumbai airport FOR THEFT OF 1.12 LAKH UNITS OF ELECTRICITY ` RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES AFTER 2 ST COLLIDE VIOLATIONS REGISTERED AGAINST 261 PERSONS IN 1 DAY NCP MAN HELD FOR DEATH OF ‘GOVINDA’ IN JANMASHTAMI EVENT
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Thane: Police have booked 38 persons for allegedly stealing 1.12 lakh units of electricity worth Rs20 lakh over the course of a year in Bhiwandi, based on a complaint filed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL), an official said on Thursday. A MSEDCL team raided residential areas of Pimplas and Kongaon villages on July 08, and found that several residents were using hooks to draw power illegally or had tampered with meters, an official of Shanti Nagar police station said. No arrest has been made so far.
Former NCB director files affidavit in Maha court over defamation complaint filed by his cousin Sanjay Ex-MP calls for CBI probe into BMC’s `12K cr expenditureroad
Children are compelled to risk their lives to cross the river. —FILE PHOTO
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CM Shinde arrives at Vidhan Bhavan on the last day of the Monsoon Session of Maha Assembly, on Thursday.
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First India Bureau Washim: Former Mumbai zonal di rector of the Nar cotics Control Bu reau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede on Thurs day filed an affida vit in a court in Washim district, stating that his fam ily belongs to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community and has not embraced any other religion. He submitted the af fidavit in a defama tion complaint filed by his cousin Sanjay Wankhede against former state minister Nawab
soon session, the chief minister said he has been often described as a “contract CM” by his hispeople’sopponents.Shindemaintainedwelfarewasonlyagenda.“WhenUnionministerNarayanRanemadesomecomments(lastyear)againstthethen-chiefminister(UddhavThackeray),hewasarrested.ButIwouldsayIhavetakenacontractfordevelopmentofthestate,prosperityandwelfareofitspeople,”hesaid.Inanapparentref
Mumbai: Sixteen passengers were injured when two Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses collided on Thursday morning in Ratnagiri district, over 330 kilometres from here, a police official said. The incident took place in Dapoli at 7.30 am and 16 passengers were discharged after treatment for minor injuries at a state-run hospital there, he said.
Ravi Raja, the Congress’ group leader in the civ ic body whose tenure ended recently, tweeted: “The cold mix method used by the BMC has always given a bad re sult, but the adminis tration still insisted on it. This raises suspicion and inquiry must be conducted.” BMC recently trialled new technologies to fix the city's roads.
—FILE PHOTO Cong’s Milind Deora claims Mumbai civic body spent additional Rs45 crore per year on road maintenance
60 yrs on, Nashik villagers await bridge across Daman First India Bureau Nashik: People resid ing in three villages of Nashik district are still awaiting the state government to build a bridge near the Daman river. Successive govern ments in Maharashtra have been neglecting the demand of the peo ple residing near the Daman river, who have been compelled to risk their lives for the past 60 Villagersyears. com plained that “they have been asking for con struction of the bridge for the past 60 years, but no government has fulfilled their request.”
Residents of Mu rumabadi, Tadlachi Bari and Cholmukh villages in Harsul of Nashik district said that they have to cross the Daman river—by risking their lives eve ry day—to reach their farms and schools, due to the absence of a bridge.One of the locals working at the Zila Parishad Primary School said, “I work at the Zila Parishad Pri mary School in Mu rumabadi village. These villagers are en gaged in farming and have to traverse neckdeep water to even reach their farms. Stu dents also take the same route to reach their school in the neighbouring village. People living here have been demanding that a bridge be built for the past 60 years.”
Local residents are forced to wade through the river to get to school, get groceries and other essentials
Authorities have decided to lift height restrictions for buildings near the Navi Mumbai Int’l airport from 55.1m to 160m. —FILE PHOTO NEEDED
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YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva Whatsapp Subscription Corridors of Maharashtra.
Aries
Those in the financial sector can hope to start making profits. You may think up ways of improving your health. A major renovation work may be undertaken at home. A journey is likely to take you down the memory lane. Travel stars look bright for some, especially for overseas travel.
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AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Things positivelymoveon the academic front and encourage you to give your best. Good man management will help you in completing a project or assignment in time. Travelling with your near and dear ones to the countryside will prove immensely fulfilling.
Aquarius
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Change of diet will improve health. A difference of opinion may pit you against a family elder. Those compelled to travel are likely to find interesting company. Some of you will be able to add to your wealth and even plan to buy property. You are set to enjoy the exclusive company of people.
Capricorn DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
hen it comes to complete nutri ents, you get them from sal ads because sal ads aren't heat ed or micro waved, so their nutri ents don't spoil. The sal ad itself is rich in fibre, protein and minerals. In this, you get nutrients like vitamin C, E, A, beta carotene etc.
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TYPES OF SALAD Nowadays food fusion has happened, due to which variety is found in salads. We mix many nutrients to make them colourful and tasty. Veg etable, fruit and sprout salad is mostly pre ferred in India. which is like this:-
WHEN TO EAT SALAD Salads should always be consumed before meals, it reduces appetite while eating and takes fewer carbohydrates (roti/rice). Along with this, your weight control and the lack of nutrients in the body are also removed.
VEGETABLE SALAD This is for people who are on a low-calorie or low-fat diet. to like Cabbage Salad: Cabbage is thinly sliced and taken by adding black salt, lemon juice, red pepper, green coriander, celery strips, vinegar, and black pepper. Mix Vegetable Salad: You can make the salad by adding broccoli, green capsicum, cherry tomato, carrot, flax seed, garlic, salt, pepper, spices, white vinegar etc.
Cancer
Some additional perks can be expected by those in the private sector. An enjoyable outing is on the cards for some. Family life will cruise along smoothly and give you time for rest and recoup. A promotion or a prestigious appointment is in store for those in a government job.
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 Time is favourable as your real returns.givinginvestmentsestatestarthandsomeAnofficial trip is likely to keep you tied up. Your help and support to a youngster will help boost his or her self-confidence. Those trying to achieve their professional targets will succeed.
Switching to healthy foods will be the key to remaining fit and active. A family issue may need to be deliberated upon, so that it does not disturb domestic harmony. An out of town invitation will tempt some to undertake the journey. Spirituality may bring a special meaning to your life.
Pisces
CHHAVI, Model
Taurus APRIL 21 - MAY 20 Meeting someone new is likely to enlarge your social circle. Something you had wanted for the home may be gifted to you. Your ideas will work on the professional front and speed up the progress. Your financial condition is not bad, but you do possess the potential to earn much more.
You are likely to experience a positive phase in your existence. Favourable decision can be expected regarding a piece of property under dispute. Those in tourism and hospitality sectors will find new opportunities knocking at their door. You may take the initiative of organising a family gathering.
FRUITS SALAD To increase immunity in the body, you can take salads rich in fruits and vegeta bles. Papaya, pomegranate, banana, kiwi, orange, apple, honey, cream or curd, chaat masala, mint, parsley, SPROUT SALAD It is made of protein, vitamin C, B like Moong Sprout Salad: Add sprouted moong dal, chana, rajma and soybean and mix well. Now add finely chopped tomatoes, chopped green chillies, roasted cumin, a pinch of asafoetida, olive oil and lemon juice to the sprouts, mix all these things well and add salt as per taste.
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will be able to get the study stream you desire on the academic front. Going is likely to get better on the professional front. Purchasing a new car or an expensive appliance is indicated. Children can keep you entertained. The day is favourable to get a project underway.
Leo JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 A trip with friends will be both enjoyable and therapeutic. Family life will remain stable and provide you a firm foundation from where to venture forth. This is the best time for launching your ideas at work. Money multiplies through excellent financial planning.
Virgo
Gemini MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Businesspersons are likely to do good business today and earn well. The day proves excellent for you, both personally and profession ally. Appease someone in the family to have your way.You may have to put your foot down against a trip you are reluctant to go on.
Scorpio
Your professionalism is likely to be praised at work. homeunexpectedSomeone’sarrivalatthreatensto upset your personal plans. Seeing new places, meeting new people is in store for some. There is nothing that can go wrong today, except things involving property.
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Libra
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Sagittarius NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
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OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
VINTAGE BEAUTY
Jacqueline Fernandez Hegde Priyanka Chopra
riyanka Chopra is one of the most talented actresses in the industry. Priyanka also enjoys a massive fan follow ing and every now and then, she updates fans with her daily rou tine on social media. A few hours back, Priyanka took to her Instagram story and thanked Khushi Kapoor and Boney Kapoor for treating her with yummy Indian snacks. Shar ing the photo, the actress wrote, “Thank you @boney.kapoor and @ khushi05k for a taste of home! So kind!” The picture featured many Indian delicacies like khakhra, poha, namkeen, and bhujia. Pri yanka is a big fan of Indian cui sine and also owns an Indian res taurant in New York called Sona. Earlier this week, Boney Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor checked into Los Angeles.
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K areena Ka poor Khan never fails to leave her fans stunned with her looks and fashion game. The actress was recently seen in Aamir Khan star rer Laal Singh Chaddha and her performance was appreciated. Well, the actress left all her fans speech less on Wednesday as she looked gor geous in a denim jumpsuit for an event. In the pic tures, we can see Kareena Kapoor Khan walking the ramp for a brand. She looked sporty in a dark blue col oured denim jumpsuit. She tied her hair in a bun and completed her look with white sports shoes. The Udta Punjab ac tress’ skin glowed and she looked flawless with kohled eyes and peachy lips. Need less to say that all the fans went gaga looking at Karee na and went to her
P A of Aishwarya Rai Bach chan as Nandini from the film has surfaced on so cial media. The diva de fines elegance in the royal princess avatar with a silk saree and heavy gold jewellery. This magnum opus is based on film.citedbuzz,gatheredhindroles.shmiandSobhitawinLal,hu,Sarathkumar,man,ArunmozhiandTrishaVanthiyathevan,lan,AdityaVikramcastensembleenjoyriespartafirstthisSeptemberthescreensthemahistoricalductions,andMadrasthenunderSubaskaranamducedsame1955Krishnamurthy’sKalkinovelofthename.ProbyManiRatandAllirajahunderbannersofTalkiesLycaProthedrawillhitbigon30thofyear.Thefromtwo-sewillanwithasKarikaKarthiasasKundavai,JayamRaviasVaralongwithPrabPrakashRaj,Kishore,AshKakumanu,Dhulipala,AishwaryaLekinprominentWhilethebethescenesonlythismuchfansaresuperexandhappyforthe
Rashmika Mandanna
P ooja Hegde is a popular actress in the industry.entertainmentShehas made a mark for herself in the industry with her talent. She has worked in movies such as Radhe Shyam, Beast, Housefull 4, and others. Pooja Hegde enjoys a massive fan following and her fans wait for her photo graphs to come out in the public domain. Speaking of which, just a while back, the actress shared a beautiful mono chromatic photo on Ins tagram. She looked a perfect vintage in a large I n a very short span of time, shareRashmikaunmissablelyvindamwhich,popularity.SpeakinggainedMandannaRashmikahasimmenseoftheGeethaGoactressrecenttreatedfanstosomephotos.wentontosomephotos. shot.. but other than be ing an actor… I think these are the four pics that res just describe me as ME! They say na – that pictures can speak a thousand words.. it does.. i don’t remember when these were taken but I think I remember the feeling I had when these were taken.. so well this is me in my own lil world..It makes me feel calm.”
eople turn religious in their tough times. The side, that somehow remains hidden, comes out in the open. Jacqueline Fernandez, who is going through a tough time ever since her al leged relationship with conman Sukesh Chan drashekhar made headlines. Many Bollywood families are firm believers of Guruji Nirmal Singh from Delhi. Jacqueline Fernandez is the recent one to visit Guruji’s ashram in Delhi’s Chattarpur. Ac cording to the sources, “She visited the ashram in July. Took blessings at the Shiv Mandir that was estab lished by Guruji. Someone close to Jacqueline ad vised her to visit Guruji’s ashram in Chattarpur to turn tough times into better times. Source adds, since then, Jacqueline is taking Guruji everywhere with her in the form of wearing a bracelet of Guruji & also chanting guru mantra once a day”.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Kareena Kapoor Khan Pooja
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T he Kangana Ranaut directorial and star rer ‘Emergency’ has been piquing every one’s interest firstly because of the actress’ uncanny re semblance to Mrs Gandhi and secondly because of her acting chops which were on display in the film’s first look teaser which was released a while back. Ranaut’s Anupamchoices.spiredcausebingalsodirectorialsecondhasbeengrabeyeballsbeofitsincastingWhileKher, Shreyas Talpade and Mahima Chaudhry have already joined the film’s cast, Milind Soman now has been roped into essay the role of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. He was the Chief of the army staff during the Indo-Paki stan War of 1971. Mean while, Milind Soman added, “I am happy to be working with Kangana. I am looking forward to working under her direction. Playing Field Marshal Sam Manek shaw is a big honour.”
KARTHIKEYA 2: AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE HINDUTVA WORLD VIEW
K iara Ad vani rySuddenlyanthology.filmrecthadpened.itbizarresaid,filmmakerries.Lustgether,filmtheiraboutupopenedJoharKaranandfirsttoStoThe“ItwashowallhapItodithisinthethestocameabout and I But I thought the story is going to be tough to cast because this girl pretty much has an open orgasm.” He added, “So, I offered it to Kriti Sanon but she said that her mom didn’t allow her. I met Kiara at Manish Malhotra’s house. I met her and said, ‘can you come tomorrow and meet me for a short film?’ She came and heard it and she was a little zoned out. She asked me, are you directing it? I said yes. She then replied, "Then I am do ing it. It didn’t matter further to her.”
movies he added, “When I stopped working with people who I used to work with I saw a new ho rizon on films, so when pushed against the wall you find new avenues." that movie has gar nered cannot it should be presented at the global level. So it’s all good and plays if the movie is nominated for Os cars or not."
“The hero of the film is the story, if there’s no story a movie with a super star also may fail at the box
Anupam Kher Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput KapoorRanveer Singh
MILIND AS MANEKSHAWSAM
R anveer Singh is this generation’s superstar and a versatile, multi-faceted artist. That his popularity goes beyond the Indian diaspora and South Asian people alone emerges from Ryan Reynolds’ witty reference to Ranveer in an interview. According to the sources, Reynolds said that if there were one Indian actor’s DMs that he would want to get into, it would be Ranveer Singh! Reynolds spoke to the publication while promoting a docu-series, and ex pressed his fondness for Ranveer. His banter with Ranveer during the re lease of Deadpool 2 in Hindi had cre ated quite a lot of interest on Twitter. Reynolds seems to have followed Ranveer’s work and career choices since then. Praise from Ryan Reynolds for Singh cements the fact that his poten tial and popularity are limitless amongst to day’s viewers across the world. And his work has impressed global movie stars and film folk over time.
hahid Kapoor recently made his seventh ap pearance on the Koffee couch with his Kabir Singh co-star, Kiara Advani. He not only shared never-talked-about revelations about his mar riage but also how Mira validated his spiritual and homely side, bringing stability into his life. “I have two very distinct sides to myself. One is obviously what people see me as being an actor from the frater nity and the glitz and the glamour. And then I also have a very homely and spiritual side of myself. So, I always found it difficult to come across somebody who would be able to understand both sides of me. And I struggled with that. And I was 34 and I was kind of ready to settle down. Because I had been living on my own for 10 years. Just at the time, through family and friends, eve rything came up. We met and it is the best thing that hap pened in my life.”
Kriti Sanon Poster of the film Nikhil Sidhartha
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DEADPOOL CRUSHES ON
arthikeya doingsation.anFirsttocastLordthenistfollows2014asdows.amanagedrolesKherAnupamdharthaNikhilstarring2,SidandinleadhastocarveoutnicheatticketwinThefilmservesasequeltotheKarthikeyaandtheprotagoonaquesttofindlostankletofKrishna.TheandcrewspokeAshishTiwariofIndiaNewsinexclusiveconverAnupamKheronback-to-back hits on the screen said, “I have no fear of failure and I tend to reinvent all the time, a department clerks son all the way from Shimla has managed to make his mark and do 530 films what else could I ask for. We are eternally grateful for the love Karthikeya 2 has received I had all believed in this film because when you do good work with an ar tistic touch it’s bound to create nowourtresaregratefultorsopportunityema,allnotwood,termssaid,loveceivinglywoodComingwonders."fromTolNikhilonreimmenseforthemovie“TodaythelikeBollyTollywoodisbeinguseditisaboutIndianCinthat’sagreatforaclikeus.Wearethatpeoplegoingtothetheaandwatchingmovie.”Karthikeya2istermedasacon tent-driven film as it receives both critic and audience appre ciation, “Whatever is good for the country and its people should come out and should be told to the world”, Said Abhishek Agar wal. Anupam Kher added, “I believe cin ema of any country should showcase the truth, that makes us proud of being part of our culture we got distracted to Holly wood culture but then it is very impor tant to understand the culture of your country and how the audience will like it.” To which Nikhil added, “Today being politically correct is very important but that doesn’t mean we demean someone in any way everyone should be treated equally and today’s generation has un derstood the thought that the country is important. Our film is not made for any particular re gion or culture its made for the country which is es tablished way before 1947, termed as BharatAnupamvarsh."Kher on content being the king said, “If we tend to please every one we won’t be able to please anyone and would end up com pleting a project and not a film. We are participants of the required change in the industry” To which Nikhil added,
ASHISH TIWARI cityfirst@firstindia.co.in K RANVEER SHAHID TALKS ABOUT MIRA KRITI IN STORIES?LUST
