First India-Delhi Edition-27th September 2022

SONIA GANDHI SEEKS WRITTEN REPORT OVER RAJASTHAN CRISIS FROM MAKEN & KHARGE

CONG-RACE LEADERSHIP KEEPS ‘WAIT AND WATCH’ APPROACH

public, will be taken af ter interim chief looks Sonia Gandhi into the report by the observers sent to the state.

AMID RAJASTHAN CRISIS, KAMAL NATH CALLED TO DELHI time to to

New Delhi: Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday briefed party chief Sonia Gandhi about the developments in Rajasthan in wake of the political crisis in the state over the move to find a successor to Raj CM Ashok Gehlot, who is likely to fight the party’s

presidential election.

Sonia Gandhi asked Maken and Kharge, who were appointed ob servers for the legisla ture party meeting, to give a written report to Cong chief. “Mallikar jun Kharge and I briefed Congress chief about our meetings in Ra jasthan. Now she has asked us for a written report that will be given to her by tonight or to

morrow,” Maken told reporters. Sources said status quo will be main tained till the process is over for filing nomina tions of AICC presi dent. With party ob

servers slamming some actions of loyalists of CM Ashok Gehlot, sources said decision on issuing show cause notices to miffed MLAs, who have been vocal in

DEADLY GUN ATTACK AT RUSSIAN SCHOOL

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Moscow: A gunman with a swastika on his T-shirt has killed 15 people, including 11 children, and wounded 24 at a school in Russia, investigators have said.

The attacker, a man in his early thirties who was named by authori ties as Artem Kazant sev, killed two security guards then opened fire on students and teach ers at School Number 88 in Izhevsk, where he had once been a pupil. He then killed himself.

Russia’s investigative committee, which han dles major crimes, said it was looking into the perpetrator’s suspected neo-Nazi links. “Cur rently investigators … are conducting a search of his residence and studying the personali ty of the attacker, his views and surrounding milieu,” official said.

10 die, 37 injured after tractor-trolley overturns

Lucknow: 10 people were killed while 37 were injured when the tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned after it lost control and fell into a pond in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday, a senior district official said.

About 47 people were travelling in the vehicle which was on its way to a Durga Devi temple in Unnaee village for a ‘mundan’ ceremony. An aid of `4 lakh each is be ing extended to the fam ily of the victims.

SDRF in search operations in Lok on Monday.

ACCIDENT KILLS 7; PREZ, PM CONDOLE

Mandi: 7 tourists died on spot and 10 sustained severe injuries, when the vehicle they were travelling in rolled down a gorge on Aut-Luhri highway in Kullu district on Sunday evening. PM Modi and President Droupadi Murmu express deep grief over incident.

VLADIMIR PUTIN DEEPLY MOURNS THE DEATHS

K remlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin “deeply mourns” the deaths.

He described the incident as “a terrorist act by a person who apparently belongs to a neofascist organisation or group”. He said doctors, psychologists and neurosurgeons had been sent on Putin’s orders to the location of the shooting in Izhevsk, about 600 miles east of Moscow.

VERY WELL PUT: GERMAN ENVOY HAILS PM MODI

New Delhi: Germany on Monday became the latest country to endorse PM Modi`s remarks to Russian Prez Putin on Ukraine conflict. German envoy to India, Philipp Ackermann said Modi’s remark about “this not being the era of war” to Putin was very well put.

With development on Sunday in Rajasthan, that shocked & stunned the Congress party, highly placed sources in the grand old party have revealed that new observers can be sent by the high command to Jaipur. Moreover, word in Congress’ ‘relevant circles’ is that notice the High command can issue show cause notice to Shanti Dhariwal for calling second meeting, other than the official CLP meeting.

New Delhi: Cong leader Ka mal Nath on Monday ruled himself out as a probable candidate for the party’s presidency.

Nath said, “I am not filing nomina tion, nor will I talk to Gehlot.”

Nath, known to have close ties with Raj CM Gehlot. Sonia called Nath to Delhi.

He is likely to play role of a mediator and try to broker a truce in state unit, which is reeling under a factional feud after a possible leader ship change move turned in full-blown crisis for Cong.

Jaipur: Sachin press residence Secretary General Ajay Maken those people Chief Minister, Deputy President, to topple the government for 34 days.

JACQUELINE BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF!

Delhi Court grants interim bail to actor Fernandez in a ` 200 crore case

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday grant ed interim bail to actor Jacqueline Fernandez in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. Special Judge Shailendra Malik granted Jacqueline Fer nandez the relief on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and posted the matter for further hear

‘Democratic Azad Party’

Jammu: Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday announced that his new political outfit will be named as ‘Democratic Azad Par ty’. Azad also unveiled flag of the Party. The flag has 3 colours - mus tard, white and blue.

After rains, Delhi sees spike in dengue, cases highest after 2017

New Delhi (PTI): Near ly 130 people have been diagnosed with dengue in the last few days, tak ing the tally of vectorborne disease in the city to over 500 so far this year.

The spurt in dengue cases comes in the wake of heavy rains over the past few days in the capital.

According to a report released by the Munici pal Corporation of Del hi (MCD) on Monday, 281 cases have been report ed this month alone till September 21.The city

Malaria and chikungunya cases have also seen a rise in last few days.

had recorded 396 dengue cases till September 17.

In the last few days, 129 fresh cases have been reported, it said. Of the 525 total cases recorded till September 21 this year, 75 were reported

in August.

It is also the highest number of dengue cas es logged during the January 1-September 21 period since 2017, when the corresponding fig ure was 1,807.

ing on October 22. Bollywood actor stat ed that she has deep roots in India and has been a tax-paying resi dent since 2009, while adding that India is her place of work, and her professional reputation and future work com mitments are all intrin sically linked to the country. She also stated that she doesn’t have any unity of design with the conman Suke sh Chandrashekhar.

Italy is all set to have its first woman PM. Giorgia Meloni who has claimed victory also belongs to the most rightwing party of the country since the World War II. Meloni however promised that her govt would work for ‘everyone’. MELONI: ITALY’S 1ST FEMALE PM

ACB nabs 4 among PHED officer taking `10L bribe

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Jaipur: ACB on Mon day arrested the Chief Engineer and a contrac tor of PHED while tak ing and giving bribe of Rs 10 lakh. The bureau had received tip-off from the informers that Manish Beniwal, the Chief Engineer posted in PHED Urban, is go ing to take a huge amount from the con tractor Kajod Mal. ADG Dinesh MN kept moni toring the entire opera tion from the ACB head quarters. Later in the

day, the bureau also ar rested two Junior Assis tants Shafiq Moham mad and Vinod Kumar. Two Scorpio, one Inno va and a modified Gyp sy were recovered from the residence of Man ish Beniwal.

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Amit Mishra, Aditi Nagar and Yogesh Sharma

Ajay Maken addresses media after meeting with Sonia Gandhi, as Qazi Nizamuddin looks on in New Delhi on Monday.

RAJ UDH MINISTER ACCUSES MAKEN OF CONSPIRACY

l Over 15 people among 11 kids shot dead, 24 wounded; gunman kills self

l Man was dressed in black with a red Swastika drawn on his T-shirt

An armed person opened fire in the school number 88 in Izhevsk in Central Russia on Monday.

ABE’S FUNERAL: PM LEAVES FOR JAPAN

AMIT SHAH PRAYS AT MELDI MATAJI

PM Narendra Modi left for Tokyo on Monday evening to attend state funeral of Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe. PM to also meet Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.

HM Amit Shah, who is on two-day visit to Guj, lauded Modi for making India 5th largest economy in world. He also visited Meldi Mataji Temple on Monday.

PHED CE Manish Beniwal

DELHI HC ISSUES NOTICE TO ED

ON SATYENDAR JAIN’S BAIL PLEA

HC sought the probe agency’s reply in the case and listed further hearing for September 28

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi HC on Monday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directo rate (ED) on a plea by Delhi Minister Satyen dar Jain challenging a lower order order to transfer the money laundering case against him to another court.

Justice Yogesh Khan na issued notice on Jain’s plea and asked the investigating agen cy to file a “short reply”

while listing the case for further considera tion on September 28.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, ap pearing for the ED, sought time from the

court to state its stand on the plea.

Jain has challenged the order of Principal District and Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Gupta transferring the

DU ADMISSIONS

SEMINARS, MID ENTRIES AND SPOT ADMISSIONS FOR HASSLE FREE PROCESS

New Delhi (PTI): From giving mid-en tries to spot admis sions, and conducting webinars to introduc ing helpline services, Delhi University has taken several steps to ensure a hassle-free admission process this year.

DU began admis sions for over 70,000 seats early this month. This year the univer sity is admitting stu dents through Com mon University En trance Test (CUET) scores instead of Class 12 marks.

On September 12, the university re leased its admissioncum-allocation poli cy—Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS). Admission through CSAS is be ing conducted in three phases submission of the application form, selection of pro grammes and filling of preferences, and seat allocation and ad mission.

New Delhi (PTI): Jawaharlal Nehru University is planning to launch the admission portal for the undergraduate admission 2020 through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) on September 27, a varsity official said on Monday. This year the university is taking admission to its various programmes based on scores on the CUET. "JNU is planning to launch the JNU portal for UG admissions by tomorrow, 27th September 2022," the official told PTI. The announcement comes days after the result of the debut edition of the CUET for undergraduate admissions was declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Soon after the result, the JNU deputy registrar - Admis sion, Jagdish Singh, issued a notice stating the admission branch is processing data and details of candidates provided by the NTA and portal will open shortly on its website.

The first phase of admission began on September 12, while the second phase is starting on Monday. These two stages will remain open till Octo ber 10. DU will notify the date of declara tion of the first list of admissions by then.

case to Special Judge Vikas Dhull from Spe cial Judge Geetanjali Goel who was hearing his bail plea. Senior ad vocates N Hariharan and Rahul Mehra, rep

‘QUES OF TRANSFER’

YAMUNA WATER LEVEL CROSSES DANGER MARK

New Delhi (PTI): The water level in the Ya muna here breached the warning mark of 204.5 metres on Monday following heavy rain in the upper catchment ar eas and is expected to rise further in the next two days, officials said.

The Delhi flood con trol room said the water level at the Old Delhi Railway Bridge crossed the warning mark at 1 am on Monday and rose to 204.7 by 8 am. The Central Water Commis sion (CWC) predicted that it may increase to 205 metres by 9 pm.

resenting the AAP lead er, contended that there was urgency in the mat ter and even the Su preme Court has asked that the bail plea be de cide in 14 days.

It reported a dis charge rate of 2,95,212 cusecs at 6 am from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana, which is the highest so far this mon soon season.

The flow rate dipped from 2,57,970 cusecs at 7 am to 2,30,660 cusecs at 11 am and further to

2,13,900 cusecs by 1 pm.

One cusec is equiva lent to 28.32 litres per second. Normally, the flow rate at the Hathni kund barrage is 352 cusecs, but the dis charge increases after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas.

The water discharged from the barrage nor mally takes two to three

days to reach the na tional capital. Authori ties in Delhi have not issued a flood alert yet.

Announcements are being made to caution people living in low-ly ing areas near the river banks about a further increase in the water level, East Delhi Dis trict Magistrate Anil Banka said.

STOP THE BICKERING, GET BACK TO WORK; AAP-BJP TUSSLE NEEDS TO END

Diptiman Chakraborty

New Delhi: The war of words between the BJP and Kejriwal’s AAP is an unending saga of po litical mudslinging that is going nowhere. In fact, such petty quarrels over insignificant issues are not only damaging to the image of both parties but also provide a per fect recipe for the delay in implementing Delhi’s development plans.

Often the bickering is reduced to the level of crass classroom dog fights between rowdy boys, which others only watch and vicariously enjoy. No party seems seriously focused on a

constructive dimen sion of politics with both busy in Quixotic displays of verbal val our, fighting invisible demons. Each seems eagerly waiting to tear into each other at the slightest trigger. No

one wins here— nei ther the parties nor the people of Delhi. Delhi is not just a city— it is the national capital of the country and a linch pin of political power play in south Asia. It is our face to the world

and the first point of contact for internation al diplomacy. Delhi is also a social melting pot that represents the di versity of India and its myriad aspirations in a microcosm. Delhi is a successful experiment

in intellectual liberal ism that no Indian city today displays. Delhi has the most well-laid out roads in the country, perhaps the best green ery around, and the most extensive metro rail network.

23 Indian Institutes of Technology will come together for mega research and development fair to be held from October 14-15, as per officials

New Delhi: This is the first time, all 23 IITs coming together which will be inaugurated by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The event named IInvenTiv is aimed to create holistic awareness around the research and innova tion work being done by the IITs and seeking col laborative avenues among state universi ties and institutes, in

Auto, taxi fares set to rise after transport minister approves hike Notice to Centre on plea challenging amendment to Juvenile Justice Act

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New Delhi: Auto and taxi fares in Delhi are set to go up soon after trans port minister Kailash Gahlot approved the rec ommendations of a fare revision committee sug gesting a hike in the base fare of vehicles, as per media reports.

A final decision in this regard will be tak en by the Delhi cabinet soon. As per the com mittee’s recommenda

tion, the base fare for autorickshaws will be increased to Rs 30 for 1.5 km from the current Rs 25. After that, every kilometre will cost Rs 11, which at present is Rs 9.50. For taxis, the

A PIECE OF CAKE FOR GEEKS

base fare has been re vised to Rs 40, which is Rs 25 now for 2 km. The fare per kilometre after that for non-AC cabs will increase to Rs 17 from Rs 14.

For AC cabs, it will rise to Rs 20 from the present Rs 16. The wait ing and luggage charge remains the same at 75 paise per minute and Rs 7.5 for extra luggage re spectively. The extra night charge is 25% of the metre reading.

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday sought a response from the Centre to a plea challenging the recent amendment to the Juve nile Justice Act, 2015 by which certain catego ries of offences against children have been made non-cognizable.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued no tice to the Ministry of Women and Child De velopment and sought its reply.

dustry, and the IITs for better development.

The fair is being or ganised in commemora tion of the 75th year of

ty, Clean Energy and Renewables (including Hydrogen and EV), Ar tificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)

Blockchain technolo gies (including quan tum computing), Smart Cities and Infrastruc ture, Communication Technologies (includ ing education and 5G) among others.

“As India is taking strides to scale new heights in research and innovations, the IITs are at the forefront support ing the nation in attain ing self-reliance across sectors. IInvenTiv aims to bring focus to key in novations from all the 23

IITs so that awareness regarding R&D at the IITs increases,” Pawan Goenka, Chairman, BoG IIT Madras, said.

“This would help de velop more affordable technologies for the ben efit of all. We are expect ing active participation from industry, academic and R&D institutions, as well as government to seek more collaborative and multidisciplinary avenues for furthering the vision of Make in India,” he added. IITs TO SHOWCASE R&D PROJECTS FROM OCT 14-15

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain being brought to Enforcement Directorate (ED) office from Rouse Avenue District Court in connection with the money laundering case, in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO

Water level rises in the Yamuna River, in New Delhi, Monday. The water level in the Yamuna is expected to rise further in two days owing to rains in catchment areas. —PHOTO BY PTI

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India’s Independence in line with the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initia tive. Among the themes identified for the fair

are--Defence and aero space, Healthcare (in cluding devices and digital health), Environ ment and Sustainabili

‘A CLOSER GLIMPSE OF R&D ECOSYSTEM’

—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE Research And Development fair will CONCERNS

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JNU MAY LAUNCH PORTAL FOR UG ADMISSION VIA CUET ON SEP 27

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Kejriwal hosts sanitation worker's family over lunch at his residence

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal hosted a sanitation worker and his family from Gujarat over lunch at his residence here on Monday, officials said.

Harsh Solanki, a sani tation worker from Gu jarat, along with his family, also visited a Delhi government school and a hospital.

Solanki presented a portrait of B R Ambed kar to Kejriwal, the of ficials said.

During the Aam Aad mi Party's (AAP) town hall meet with sanita tion workers, predomi nantly from Dalit com munity, in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Solanki had invited Kejriwal to have dinner at his house.

Kejriwal had said he would host Solanki and his family at his resi dence over lunch. "It was a very happy mo ment for us. They sat with my family and we had lunch. I am thankful to them for coming this far to meet me," Kejri wal told reporters.

Solanki said it was a proud moment for him to have been hosted by a

BJP, CONG DUB LUNCHEON A ‘POLITICAL STUNT’

New Delhi: BJP and Congress dubbed the lunch a “political stunt” and accused him of “hy pocrisy” instead of tak ing care of Dalits living in the city. Kejriwal is not a well-wisher of Dalits and sanitation workers, charged BJP MLA and LoP in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Bidhuri. He

political leader. "In the last 75 years, he (Kejriwal) is the first

said even the status of Corona warrior was not extended to sanita tion workers during the pandemic. “About 82% of the amount allocated for the welfare of sanita tion workers in the Delhi government budget was not spent. Now by inviting a Dalit of Gujarat to Delhi, AAP is indulg

leader to have called a Dalit for lunch. It is a big thing for me. I had never

ing in gimmick and hypocrisy,” he charged.

“Many Dalit sanitation workers serving during the pandemic died but the Kejriwal government did not honour its com mitment of Rs 1 crore compensation to the kin of the deceased,” Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar said.

thought that I would be standing with the chief minister sir," he said.

PEOPLE FED UP OF BJP RULE, AAP WILL FORM GOVT IN GUJARAT, SAYS SISODIA

Ahmedabad: Delhi DyCM Manish Sisodia said at the end of his six-day poll campaign in Gujarat on Monday that people of the state were waiting for change from 27 years of Bharatiya Janata Party rule. He cam paigned in 14 northern districts of the state, covered as many Assembly seats and also held six roads shows. "During my campaigning, the one thing people repeatedly told me was they have had enough of this (BJP) government. They want complete change. The common feeling among the public is they are fed up of 27 years of BJP rule," he told reporters. "After six days of my journey, I can say the AAP is certainly going to form government here. The BJP is set to go. The people have understood there is a political party that talks about improving the condition of schools, hos pitals, reducing power bills like we have done in Delhi and Punjab," he claimed. During his campaign, people showed him a government hospital that was privatised in Palanpur, as well as a medical facility built at a cost of Rs 70 crore lying waste, he said. People told him there is no such thing as "ho nahi sakta" (it cannot happen) in the lexicon of CM Kejriwal, he claimed.

Court sends AAP MLA Amanatulah Khan to 14 days judicial custody

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrest ed four men from Ba reilly in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly duping more than 1,000 people on the pretext of getting them jobs through a fake call centre, it said on Monday.

The accused have been identified as Pran shu (27) and Himanshu (20), both residents of Farukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh, Pankaj Pandey (27), a resident of Faridabad, and Deep ak Kumar Yadav (28), a resident of Badarpur.

According to a senior police officer, the com plainant alleged she was duped of Rs 2,76,072 in the name of job place ment by some people. She had applied for a job online and received calls from three num bers with an offer for the post of manager of the human resources (HR)

department in a food chain, the officer said.

After the payments, a fake appointment letter was sent to her on the letterhead of the food chain, police said.

During investigation, it was revealed that a fake call centre was beng operated from Ba reilly. The bank account

statements and call de tail records of the ac cused revealed that mul tiple people were duped by them, the officer said.

A police team went to Basant Vihar in Bareil ly. A raid was conducted and the four accused were apprehended, DCP (South) Chandan Chowdhary said.

New Delhi (PTI): Five men were arrested for allegedly duping more than 500 people on the pretext of providing them benefits of lapsed life insurance policies, police said on Monday.

The accused have been identified as Aakash (25), a resident of Madhubani district in Bihar, Amit Kumar (32), a resident of Tilak Nagar, Rahul Kumar (32), a resident of Nar ela, Samir (30), a resi dent of Gulabi Bagh and Akhilesh (25), a resident of Wazirpur.

One complainant, who works in a govern ment hospital said he had one insurance poli cy of Rs 50 lakh some instalments of which were due, they said.

Towards the end of 2021, he received a call where the caller intro duced himself as Rahul

Sharma from the insur ance company. He fur ther said the instal ments of his life insur ance policy were due and the complainant has to deposit Rs 1,84,049 otherwise all deposited money will be forfeited, a police officer said. The victim trans ferred the money. Later, the accused further raised a demand of Rs one lakh. On suspicion, the complainant in

quired from the insur ance company and it revealed that no such Rahul Sharma was working there and no money transferred by him was deposited there, the officer said.

During investigation, a raid was conducted at Khayala and Amit and Rahul were nabbed. At their instance, other ac cused were also arrest ed, Deputy Commission er of Police (central)

New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Monday sent AAP MLA Amanat ullah Khan to 14 days of judicial custody in a case related to alleged irregularities in Waqf Board recruitment.

Special Judge Vikas Dhull passed the order and posted the bail hear ing for Khan on Tues day. Earlier, on Septem ber 21 the court had ex tended the custodial in terrogation of Khan by five days.

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) arrested Khan after conducting raids at his premises on September 16.

According to the FIR, Khan, while working as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, illegally recruited 32 people by violating all norms.

Then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had clearly given a statement and issued a memorandum against such illegal re cruitment, it said. Further, it was al leged that as chairman of Delhi Waqf Board, Khan rented out several properties of the Board illegally amid allega tions of corruption and favouritism, it added.

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea which raised the issue relating to allot ment of election sym bols, saying it would be “disruptive” of the poll process and litigation cannot be a “hobby”.

The apex court was hearing a plea chal lenging the Allahabad High Court’s verdict last year which had dis missed a petition that said the Election Com mission (EC) has no power to allot an elec tion symbol.

“We feel this is a complete wastage of

judicial time and thus, dismiss the petition with cost of Rs 25,000,” the top court said. At the outset, the pe titioner told the bench that her case before the high court was that

there is a use and abuse of election symbol.

“There is a recog nised party which goes through the process of recognition. Thereaf ter, there has to be a symbol assigned. What is wrong? Are we to just keep on creating litiga tion just for the sake of litigation,” the bench orally observed, add ing, “It cannot become a hobby litigation”.

The petitioner ar gued the law says that symbols are allotted to the contesting candi dates at the time of election.

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New Delhi: Stepping up measures to combat the national capital's air pollution during winter, the Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi is plan ning to install 150 smog guns and sprinklers. These smog guns will be installed at various locations that are prone to pollution such as con struction sites and dump yards in the city to settle the dust and other pollutants. Also, the government will hire 150 truck-mounted

Shweta Chauhan said. It was revealed that Aakash was the master mind. He, along with Vi jay Chauhan, was run ning a fake call centre at Rajendra Place. They used to collect the data of lapsed insurance poli cies with the help of so cial media as well as some persons associated with the insurance sec tor, the DCP said.

With the help of the other accused, he got

different bank accounts opened on the basis of forged documents. The accused have been run ning a call centre for about three years and have cheated more than 500 people using the same modus operandi, police said.

A total of Rs. 9.15 lakh, 23 mobile phones, nine SIM cards, 10 debit cards, etc. were recov ered from their posses sion, they added.

moving water sprin klers to settle the dust on the roads, the PWD officials said.

"The government is speeding up measures as per the winter action plan. We will be hiring 150 smog guns and

sprinklers soon which will be deployed in dif ferent parts of the city. Tenders have been float ed for hiring smog guns, water sprinklers and mechanical sweepers," a senior official told re porters.

K Kaul and A S Oka noted that the petition er, a practising advo cate, has contended that the EC has no pow er to allot a symbol and only the returning of ficer can allot it.

“We find the afore said a completely mis reading of the rules and is in fact disruptive of the election process .,” the bench said.

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Sanitation worker Harsh Solanki, accompanied by his family, from Gujarat meets Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence, in New Delhi on Monday. —PTI PHOTO

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan being taken to the court, in New Delhi, Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI

FIVE ARRESTED FOR CHEATING

Khan allegedly misappropriated funds of the Waqf Board comprising grants-in-aid from the Delhi government

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia with AAP National Joint General Secretary Isudan Gadhvi and others during a roadshow, at Palanpur in Banaskantha district.

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PREPARING FOR THE LONG WAR

CRY FOR JUSTICE ECHOES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF UTTARAKHAND

European leaders will need to prepare their populations for a long war while also continuing to search for solutions. Even as they demonstrate their long-term commitment to the Ukrainian struggle, they must structure their support in ways that will keep the door open for an eventual settlement. An endless proxy war is one of the last scenarios that anyone should want

Anuclear specter is haunting Europe once again. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilization of some 300,000 reservists and announced that he will use “all available means” to de fend Russia, adding, “This is not a bluff.” As one senior Eu ropean policymaker noted to me, such nuclear brinkman ship is an invitation to dust off old Cold War tomes such as Herman Kahn’s On Ther monuclear War.

To be sure, amid the eupho ria following recent Ukraini an battlefield victories, some commentators are cautiously optimistic that Ukraine could win the war by the spring. But Putin’s latest moves sug gest that Russia is settling in for a long war of attrition. In addition to issuing more stri dent threats, he has also re duced two significant asym metries that have character ized the conflict so far. The first is the gap between Rus sia’s “special operation” and Ukraine’s whole-of-society response to it. Deploying 300,000 more soldiers may not be enough to overwhelm Kyiv or occupy Ukraine, but it will

CONG TOP BOSSES IN A CLEFT STICK

keep Russia in the game.

The other asymmetry is at the level of international support. Ukraine would have disappeared from the map many months ago had it not received billions of dollars of military supplies, intelli gence support, and economic aid from Europe and the United States. By contrast, Russia has been at pains to attract any meaningful exter nal support. But at the recent Shanghai Cooperation Or ganization Summit in Samar kand, Putin got to catch up with fellow travelers like Chi nese President Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lu kashenko, and Iranian Presi dent Ebrahim Raisi.

Putin’s most important supporter is Xi, who has con tinued to stand by him. As I learned from speaking with Chinese academics this sum mer, China seems to view the situation in Ukraine as a “proxy war” in its own loom ing cold war with the US. A pertinent lesson from the original Cold War is that when both sides in a proxy war are receiving enough support to keep them afloat, neither side will ever prevail. While the Ukrainians have used this fact to argue for continuous Western arms shipments, it also could mo tivate China to scale up its practical support (namely,

Amid the euphoria following recent Ukrainian battlefield victories, some commentators are cautiously optimistic that Ukraine could win the war by the spring. But Vladimir Putin’s latest moves suggest that Russia is settling in for a long war of attrition that will test European resolve

trucks and semiconductors) to Russia.

If the conflict does move in this direction, we know what the result will be. The people of Korea, Vietnam, Guate mala, Afghanistan, Angola, and many other places can all attest to the horrors of proxy wars that drag on for years or even decades, soak ing their countries in blood, crippling their economies, and depriving younger gen erations of a future.

Still, in the short-term, the West must show that it is not cowed by Putin’s threats of escalation. As my colleagues at the European Council on Foreign Relations have shown, Europe can weather a long war if it adopts a com

prehensive plan to provide Ukraine with the three key elements of military sup plies, security assurances, and economic support.

Finally, economic support must cover not just the costs of rebuilding the country and preparing it for integra tion into the European Union but also the Ukrainian state’s ongoing day-to-day needs. Right now, tax revenues are covering only 40% of public spending, leaving a $5 billion monthly funding gap.

Maintaining European po litical support and solidarity will be the biggest challenge, especially as the costs of the long war continue to rise. Ac cording to some of our esti mates, supporting Ukraine in the ways described above could cost more than €700 bil lion. That is larger than the EU’s pandemic recovery plan, which was already seen as a revolutionary step even though it applied to all mem ber states. Mustering the same level of support for a single non-member state will require a heroic feat of po litical leadership.

Moreover, the winter will bring mounting energy bills and higher costs for housingdesperate Ukrainian refu gees. Governments have al ready been toppled in Italy and Bulgaria, and the far right seems to be making gains on a new populist wave.

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Cleverly outwitted by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s loyal legislators, the Congress high command finds itself in a cleft stick in Rajasthan. If it accepts the conditions put forth by Gehlot loyalists to keep Sachin Pilot out of the race for CM’s post it will be risking losing the young leader to the Bharatiya Ja nata Party. And, if their con ditions are not met the 90-odd MLAs backing Gehlot could bring down the government. To assert their strength, the legislators tendered their resignations to the Speaker in a late night drama.

The MLAs demand that Gehlot, as Congress presi dent, should be allowed to ap point his successor after Oc

The MLAs demand that Gehlot, as Congress president, should be allowed to appoint his successor after October 19. This is unacceptable to the high command as it will amount to conflict of interest. To show their strength and intent the legislators skipped the scheduled CLP meeting on Sunday

tober 19. This is unacceptable to the high command as it will amount to conflict of in terest. To show their strength and intent the legislators skipped the scheduled Con gress Legislature Party meet ing on Sunday.

The other condition was

that Ajay Maken, the observer for Rajasthan, should meet them in groups and not oneon-one which was desired by Delhi’s emissary. Their other demand, the future CM should be from among the 102 MLAs loyal to Gehlot, was effectively aimed at precluding chances of Pilot becoming the CM.

After Punjab, the Congress leadership in Delhi seems to have messed up in Rajasthan and is on the verge of losing the state. If Gehlot support ers are allowed to have their way, the Rajasthan Chief Minister could be an asser tive and politically sagacious party chief who will be like a hot potato for Sonia Gandhi and her politically novice son Rahul Gandhi. Still, keeping Ashok Gehlot in good hu mour is advisable.

The hills of Uttara khand are virtually resonating with an outcry for justice for the 19-year-old Anki ta Bhandari who was murdered allegedly by Pulkit Arya, the owner of a resort, for resisting his attempts to push Ankita into prostitution. Pulkit, the son of former state minister Vinod Arya, has been arrested while Vinod Arya has been expelled by the BJP. Pulkit being politically well connected the people fear he will get away with the murder.

The blatant manner in which the BJP spokesperson in Uttara khand denied that the scene of the crime was partially demol ished even as TV cameras ex posed his lie suggests that the Aryas have enough political clout to see them through this crisis. Whoever ordered the demolition could have done so more to destroy evidence than punish the resort owner.

Ankita’s body has been cre mated and the government has assured a thorough probe which, however, often gets compro mised in favour of accused if they are politically well linked.

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things. Buddha

Under the leadership of PM @ narendramodi ji, India is moving fast towards self-reliance and social, economic and cultural upliftment. The world is not only appreciating this changed mood of India, but is also expecting Modi ji to play an important role in world peace.

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Amit Shah hails Guj govt for health infra, improved maternal, infant mortality rates

Union Minister’s remarks came while performing Bhoomi Pujan of ESIC Hospital

New Delhi (ANI):

Lauding Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi for adopting a holistic ap proach toward health infrastructure, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Monday praised the Gu jarat government over its improved facilities on various health pa rameters like maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and insti tutional delivery.

Shah’s remarks came while performing Bhoo mi Pujan of 350 bedded Employees’ State Insur ance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Guja rat’s Sanand.

After the construc tion of the hospital, the Union Home Minister also said Gujarat Gov ernment would also provide land for the construction of a medi cal and nursing college.

At the event, the Min ister praised Prime Minister Modi for adopting a holistic ap proach towards health infrastructure having three parts--first, to ex pand all types of infra

structure and human resources related to medical science; sec ond, to mainstream tra ditional Indian systems of medicine like AYUSH; and thirdly, to provide expert facilities to all villages through technology.

The Minister further said there were only 387 medical colleges in the country in 2013-14 but PM Modi helped to in crease their number to 596 in 2021-22.

SUPREME COURT RELIEF FOR SHAH RUKH KHAN IN 2017 STAMPEDE CASE

New Delhi (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to Shah Rukh Khan as it upheld Guja rat High Court which quashed the case against him related to the 2017 stampede in Vadodara Railway Station. A bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice CT Ravikumar rejected the plea filed by a complainant against Shahrukh Khan. The complain ant had challenged a Gujarat High Court order. The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the High Court of Gujarat quashing the complaint filed by the complainant against the actor.

COURT FRAMES CHARGES AGAINST FIVE FOR RIOTING

New Delhi: A court here has framed charges against five accused for the offences of rioting and murder in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying not naming the accused in the FIR did not discredit the prosecution’s case.

Along with framing charges under various sections of the IPC, the court additionally charged one of the accused under the relevant provision of the Arms Act. The court was hearing a case regarding the murder of Prem Singh during the riots.

SC NOTICE TO MP, CENTRE OVER RATLAM MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court Mon day sought response from the Centre and others to a plea alleg ing that inmates are being kept in chains at a mental health institution in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam. A bench of Justices S A Nazeer and V Ramasu bramanian issued notices to the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Madhya Pradesh gov ernment and others while seeking their replies. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal.

PAY ENOUGH STIPEND TO JUNIORS TO LEAD DIGNIFIED LIFE: HC TO SR. LAWYERS

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court has appealed to senior lawyers to ensure the stipend they pay to their juniors is enough to avoid financial stress and help them lead a more dignified life. The court asked senior advocates to be more mindful of the financial back ground of their juniors and show them greater empathy. This court also made an appeal to seniors in the profession to ensure that the stipend that is paid to their juniors is enough to evade the financial stress that accompanies this pro fession and allows them to lead a more dignified life.

UNION HM TO ADDRESS PUBLIC RALLIES IN J-K

Jammu (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir from September 30 to October 2, said BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday. This will be Shah's second visit to the Union Territory since the abrogation of Article 370.

350-BEDDED ESIC HOSPITAL TO COME UP AT SANAND; HM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of 350 Bedded ESIC Hospital, Sanand here on Monday. The 350 bedded hospital will have OPD, indoor facilities, X-ray, radiology, laboratory, operation theater, Obstetrics & Gynae cology facilities, ICU and ultrasound among other modern facilities. Construction of the hospital spread over 9.5 acres would entail an expenditure of Rs 500 crores. It may soon be upgraded to 500 bedded hospital as per requirement. The hospital would look after 12 lakh employees and their fami lies along with the villagers of Sanand, Shah said.

Anurag Thakur takes jibe over political crisis in Rajasthan

Kangra (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday took a jibe at Congress over the political crisis in Rajasthan and said as if the “entertain ment” from Bharat Jodo was not enough, we have got the Ra jasthan political crisis.

While interacting with media at Kangra, the BJP leader took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’’.

He described Con gress’s condition as “Ek Anaar Sau Bimaar”.

“Even when Ashok Gehlot was asked to run for the post of Congress President, he still wants to remain the CM. This just shows that Con gress only wants power but never intends to serve the people. In Congress, there is no direction, no leader, and no one to listen to the leader. ‘Ek Anaar Sau

New Delhi (Agencies): In India, two-thirds of pilots have admitted to dozing off in the pilot’s seat. According to a study by the Safety Mat ters Foundation that included 542 regional, local and international pilots, 66% of those polled admitted falling asleep while at the con trols of the aircraft without waking up a fel low crew member.

There is a chronic scar city of competent pilots in India, where airlines require up to 1,500 new pilots annually. Howev

Bimaar’ is the condi tion of Congress,” Thakur said.

GUJARAT BJP PRESIDENT CR PATIL HINTS AT EARLY ASSEMBLY POLLS IN STATE

Resort demolished, but ‘evidence safe’, says SIT official

Ahmedabad (Agencies): The Gujarat Assembly polls are likely to be advanced by 10-15 days and conclude before No vember end, Bharatiya Janata Party state unit president CR Patil hinted on Monday. The polls have been scheduled for December. In 2017, the Assembly elections were held in two phases — December 9 and 14—, while the counting was held on December 18.

The state assembly has 182 seats. Patil, while addressing the party workers here this morn ing, said: “We should be ready for elections. There are all possibili ties that elections will be held 10 to 15 days prior to the schedule and end before November.”

Dehradun (ANI): Days after an Uttarakhand resort near Rishikesh was demolished — fol lowing the alleged mur der of an employee — a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) leading the probe has claimed that all physical and forensic evidence from the site has been secured.

“Forensic team had collected all evidence from Vanatara resort before its demolition (on September 24). All evidence found there being used in forensic investigation is safe; further probe under way,” PR Devi told ANI.

The probe is in con

nection with the alleged murder of a 19-year-old receptionist working at a property owned by Haridwar BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit. Pulkit and two other employees have been arrested.

The body was recov ered from a canal near Rishikesh, days after she went missing. Vio lent protests erupted in areas surrounding the resort as family and ac tivists demanded action, after which the adminis tration began demolish ing the structure. As they did, though, critics pointed out that evi dence may also have been destroyed.

Led by Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Palakkad dist of Kerala

Palakkad (Agencies):

The Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra re sumed its journey on Monday from Shornur in Kerala’s Palakkad district with hundreds of party workers accom panying Rahul Gandhi in the walk.

The Congress party tweeted that the yatra entered Palakkad dis trict with “excitement and hope”. “...And we can’t wait to start this journey with you,” it said in the tweet.

Hundreds of people waited on both sides of the road to meet Gandhi.

“Couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Padyatra. The young minds are coming out in large numbers to bless @RahulGandhi Ji and all the Padtyatris. We owe them a brighter future. Towards achiev ing our goal. #Bharat JodoYatra,” the party said in a tweet along with a photo of the young girls holding Gandhi’s drawing.

BJP LEADER IN FIRING RANGE OF CONGRESS

New Delhi: The Congress has filed a complaint against BJP leader Priti Gandhi for “spread ing fake and divisive news to disrupt Bharat Jodo Yatra”. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

tweeted: “We have initiated legal action in 5 cases of fake and divisive news peddled by BJP leaders and their bhakt online hate factory to hurt #BharatJodoYatra. Be warned! We will not take this lying down.”

Palakkad (Agencies): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday made it clear that he would contest the upcoming Congress presidential election and said he has support from most of the states. He joined Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. “All three from the Gandhi family have told me that they have no issue. They have only good words. I was told that as the media reported, there is no official candidate as such,” Shashi Tharoor said.

er, only 200 to 300 of these new hires have the appropriate training.

The most common causes of falling asleep in the cockpit were

overwork and having to fly back-to-back morn ing flights, which re quired getting up as early as 2am. One of the biggest causes of aero

week. Around 54% of pilots reported having severe excessive day time sleepiness, accord ing to their responses, while 41% reported having moderate exces sive daytime sleepiness.

At least one-third of those polled admit ted to having a near-ac cident experience while flying, which they at tributed to being too fatigued. Pilot weari ness accounts for 1520% of human mistakes in fatal accidents. Avia tion accidents do not happen every day. Indian pilots doze off during flight’

plane accidents is fa tigue. Between India and the UK, where 1.5 million British Indians reside, there are hun dreds of flights per

I HAVE SUPPORT IN MOST STATES: SHASHI THAROOR

Rahul Gandhi with the young football players during the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Palakkad on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at function at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, on Monday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

Vanatara resort, owned by Pulkit Arya, who is an accused in Ankita Bhandari murder case, was demolished. —FILE PHOTO

Lucknow: Abdul Majeed, a PFI activ ist, has been arrested by the Special Task Force of UP Police. Majeed is accused of being involved in anti-national activi ties. During interro gation by the STF, he has given the names of several other members. Electronic gadgets and objec tionable literature related to the PFI and IS have been seized from Majeed, said STF sources. PFI activist nabbed by UP STF

Kangra: Anurgag Thakur praised the leadership of PM Modi and said that despite several parties coming together, they wouldn't succeed. "The work done under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji in the last 8 years was not done even in the last six decades. There is an unbreakable bond of trust and performance between Modi Ji and the people," Thakur said.

OPPN STANDS NO CHANCE IN FRONT OF PM MODI: THAKUR

‘PoK issue should’ve been solved in ’71 war’

Shimla (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that de cision on Pakistan-oc cupied Kashmir (PoK) should have been taken during 1971 war be tween India and the neighbouring country.

The Defence Minister said this while address ing a function to hon our martyrs’ families at Badoli in Kangra dis trict of Himachal Pradesh.

“We have recently marked the Golden Ju bilee of victory of 1971 war. The 1971 war will be remembered in the history as the war fought for the humanity instead of property, pos session or power,” Ra jnath Singh said.

“There is only one re gret. The decision on PoK should have been taken at that time it self,” he said. Singh also attended a similar func tion at Nadaun in Hamirpur district.

In Kangra, Singh also

RAJNATH SINGH FELICITATES FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN HEROES

Kangra (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday felicitated the families of the slain soldiers hailing from Himachal Pradesh, who laid down their lives in the service of the Nation. The felicitation ceremony was organised at Badoli in Kangra district. The defence minister paid glowing tributes to the war heroes including the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma (1947) among others. While paying respects to the families of the war heroes, Rajnath said that the country will forever be indebted to the sacri fices made by the valiant soldiers. He stated that the Armed Forces will always be a source of inspiration to the people, especially the youth, as they possess the traits of discipline, devotion to duty, patriot ism and sacrifice and are a symbol of national pride and trust. “Background, religion and creed don’t matter, what matters is that our beloved tri-colour continues to fly high,” Rajnath Singh said.

shed light on the Cen tre’s unwavering re solve to make the coun

try ‘Aatmanirbhar’ and the progress achieved due to the measures

CAPT BATTING ON NEW PITCH

Have mission to accomplish after joining BJP: Amarinder

Chandigarh (Agencies):

Former Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday said he had a mission to accomplish after joining BJP.

“I have a mission to accomplish and that is to work for the interest of the state and the country,” he said.

At his maiden press meet after joining BJP, Amarinder Singh said he wanted to strengthen the hands of PM Naren dra Modi, Home Minis

ter Amit Shah and party President JP Nadda. With BJP chief Ashwani Sharma, be sides senior leaders, the

taken to realise the Prime Minister Naren dra Modi’s vision.

Delhi-Shimla flights resume after 2 years

Chandigarh (Agencies):

Flights between Shimla and Delhi resumed on Monday after a gap of almost two years.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while connect ing virtually from vil lage Bagsiad of Seraj Assembly Constituency in the Mandi district launched the regular flights by flagging off the new ATR-42-600 air craft of Alliance Air from Shimla Airport at Jubbarhatti today morning. Union Minis ter of State for Civil Aviation Gen. VK Singh also participated in the programme through virtual medium from Delhi. CM said connec tivity remains a big challenge for a hilly state like Himachal and the state government was making constant ef forts to increase the air connectivity in the state.

‘Hindu’ a geo-cultural identity, says Bhagwat

Shillong (Meghalaya) (ANI): Rashtriya Sway amsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, while stating that there is “no particular definition of Hindu”, said that the terms “Bharatiya” (In dian) and “Hindu” are synonyms, and added that it (Hindu) is a “geocultural identity”.

Bhagwat said that In dia had lost its freedom in the past because of “forgetting” its “civili zational motto and val ues”. Addressing a pub lic meeting in Shillong on Sunday, Bhagwat said, “We are an ancient nation since time im memorial, but due to forgetting our civiliza tional motto and values, we lost our freedom. Our binding force among one another is our inherent faith in our age-old values which lies in spiritual ity. These values of this country’s eternal civili zation had been named as Hindutva by people outside our country. We are Hindus, but there is

no particular definition of Hindu, although it’s our identity. Both the terms Bharatiya and Hindu are synonyms. It is a geo-cultural identi ty in fact”.

The RSS chief said that the organisation teaches to make sacri fices for the country while also giving up one’s “individual self ish ends”.

DGP’s file returned by UPSC after raising objections

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: The UP DGP’s file was returned by the UPSC after rais ing objections. The Ut tar Pradesh govern ment had sent the file to appoint a permanent DGP to the UPSC in the first week of Septem ber month.

two-time CM thanked PM Modi for opening the Kartarpur Corridor and withdrawal of three agricultural laws.

But the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has sent it back to the state government by raising many objec tions in the said file, after which a new prob lem has cropped up in Uttar Pradesh regard ing the permanent

DGP. Whereas this file was sent to UPSC to make IPS Devendra Singh Chauhan as the next DGP. UPSC has sought answers on the reasons for the removal of IPS Mukul Goyal from the post of DGP

before the completion of 2 years and also sought the data of IPS officers up to 1992 batch. It is that when IPS Mukul Goyal was removed, why was he not informed. Moreo ver, the commission

has also said that the DGP chair in UP has been vacant since May 11, while the commis sion received the file to appoint DGP in Sep tember. The UPSC has thus questioned the de lay in sending the file.

Sources in the bu reaucracy say that if the UPSC meeting is held after October 1 and it accepts the same date as the basis, then the service period of IPS DS Chauhan will also be less than 6 months because he will retire on March 31, 2023. In such a situa tion, he will be out of

the race for DGP’s post. In the state govern ment, officers are look ing for answers to the objections raised by UPSC at the govern ment level so that after the reply to UPSC’s questions can be fur nished. Notably, the state government had appointed caretaker DS Chauhan DS Chauhan on 11 May 2022, replac ing the current DGP IPS Mukul Goyal. Meanwhile, the state government is prepar ing to send a list of all the reasons for the re moval of Mukul Goyal to the UPSC.

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200 cr scam: Sukesh & actors’ meets recreated

New Delhi (ANI): As a part of the investigation in the Rs 200 crore scam case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chan drashekhar, the entire meeting of actors Nikki Tamboli and Sofia Sin gh with Sukesh inside the prison was recreated by the Economic Offenc es Wing (EOW) in Tihar Jail. While exclusively speaking with ANI, spe cial CP Ravindra Yadav

said, the scene was rec reated in the Tihar Jail with the two actresses. It was found that the two actresses had gone to meet Sukesh in the jail, where he had offered them good roles in the movies.

EOW CP Ravindra Yadav, said that during the investigation, it was found that Sukesh was operating from inside the prison.

Prez inaugurates Dasara festivities in Mysuru

Mysuru (Agencies):

The famous 10-day Dussehra celebrations commenced in this city palaces on Monday with religious and tra ditional fervour, with President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurating the fes tivities.

Celebrated as ‘Nada Habba’ (state festival), the Dussehra or ‘Sharan Navaratri’ festivities are expected to be a grand affair this year depicting Karnataka’s

rich culture and tradi tions, coupled with reminiscence of royal pomp and glory, after

The President opened the festivities during the auspicious “Vrush chika Lagna” by show ering flower petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mys uru royals, amid chant ing of vadic hymns, at the premises of Cha mundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hills here.

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INDIAN CLIMBER AMONG 12 INJURED AS AVALANCHE HITS NEPAL’S MT. MANASLU

being devoid of fanfare for the last two years in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ms Murmu is the first President to take part in Mysuru Dusseh ra in the recent past.

Goat sheds given to poor to save cattle from floods A UNIQUE

First India Bureau

Patna: In the wake of recent floods in some ar eas of Bihar and in oth er states where a sizable number of milch cattle drowned in floods, a Self-Help Group (SHG) has provided unique goat sheds for goats that save them from floods.

Bihar’s Industries

Minister Sameer Kumar Mahaseth inaugurated 15 goat sheds built by Self-Help Group (SHGs) members with the credit

support of INR 20,000 (246 USD) from Uttar Bi har Gramin Bank (UBGB) in Kamalabari village in Madhubani under the Bihar Sus tainable Livelihood De velopment (BSLD) sig nature project.

To ensure quality and durability, Heifer India has provided the re quired technical sup port to the women SHGs. These sheds are disas ter-resistant, well venti lated, and with proper partition for separation

of kids and goats

The Bihar minister appreciated Heifer In dia’s efforts to empower women SHG members

development and wants wealth creation in vil lages through smallscale enterprises.

PASSPORT: APPLY ONLINE FOR POLICE CLEARANCE

New Delhi (PTI): Passport applicants will now be able to apply for police clearance certificates (PCCs) at all online post office passport seva kendras, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The MEA is the nodal ministry for the issuance of passports. The PCCs are a pre-requisite for the issuance of passports to the applicants. Often, the issuance of the PCCs by the local police takes time that results in a delay in the grant of passports.

GOVT DECIDES TO EXTEND FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment said it has decided to extend the existing For eign Trade Policy (2015-20) by another six months till March 2023. The current Foreign Trade Policy was to end on Sept 30. Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Amit Yadav, said there were demands from different quarters, including industry associa tions and export promotion councils, to extend the policy and not introduce a new policy at this time.

through the develop ment of micro business enterprises. He said the Bihar government is committed to holistic

Dr Abhinav Gaurav, Project Director, thanked the Minister for sharing his views on value-based holistic de velopment. He also gave a brief overview of Heif er’s plans to support 70,000 vulnerable farm ers in the six districts of Bihar namely, Madhu bani, Darbhanga, Mu zaffarpur Samastipur, Vaishali, and Sitamarhi.

Every Poor Household in Bihar should be linked to small-scale enterprise and Heifer is moving in the right direction by harness ing the power of collec tives by creating Farmer Owned Agri businesses.

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 39 IN BANGLADESH BOAT CAPSIZE INCIDENT, SAY OFFICIALS

Rajnath regrets that India did not take PoK during battle with Pakistan

TRADITION OF SACRIFICE

Kathmandu (PTI): Indian climber Baljeet Kaur was among 12 climbers who were injured when an avalanche struck them at the base camp of Mt. Manaslu in Nepal on Monday, according to media reports. Out of the 12 mountaineers, three were critically injured, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported. The Department of Tourism con firmed that the avalanche hit at 11:30 am on Monday.

Dhaka(PTI): Bangladeshi authorities were racing against time on Monday to find any survivors of the boat accident involving Hindu devotees, even as the death toll in the incident rose to at least 39, mostly children and women. The devotees were heading towards the Bodeshwari Temple on the occasion of Maha laya, the auspicious start of the Durga Puja festival, when the over-crowded boat capsized in the Korotoa River in the country’s Panchagarh district.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat addressing a public meeting in Shillong. —PHOTO BY ANI

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Mysuru Dasara festivities in Chamundi Hills of Mysuru on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI

IPS Mukul Goyal IPS Devendra Singh Chauhan

Rajnath Singh greets the father of Captain Vikram Batra during the felicitation ceremony of the families of soldiers, who sacrificed their lives while serving the nation, in Hamirpur on Monday.

Capt Amarinder Singh with Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma, Sunil Kumar Jakhar addressing media. —PHOTO BY PTI

Bihar Industries Minister inaugurating a goat shed.

Sameer Kumar Mahaseth, Industries Minister, Bihar

—PHOTO BY PTI

Mumbai (PTI): Film exhi bition company PVR Cin emas will invest up to `350 crore to open 100 new screens in FY23, a top official said on Mon day. It also expects its mega-merger with Inox Leisure to close by Feb ruary 2023, after which it will start to run as a com bined business, PVR’s chief executive Gautam Dutta said. “We will in vest up to `350 crore to open 100 screens in FY23. I see the same trend continuing in the next 2-3 years as well,” Dutta said.

Rupee hits all-time low of 81.67/$

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee plunged 58 paise to close at an all-time low of 81.67 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as the strengthening of the Amer ican currency overseas and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit.

Moreover, escalation of geopolitical risks due to conflict in Ukraine, a nega tive trend in domestic equi ties and significant foreign fund outflows sapped in vestor appetite, forex trad ers said.

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Salaries in India likely to rise by 10.4% in 2023

Spot USD-INR may head towards 82 as strength in the dollar index continues with surging bond yields, Parmar said, adding that in the near-term, spot USDINR is having resistance at around 82 and support at 81.05.

MSI LAUNCH GRAND VITARA TAGGED B/W `10.45-19.65 LAKH TARGETS SALES REVENUE

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 81.47, then fell further to close at an all-time low of 81.67 against the American cur rency, registering a decline of 58 paise over its previ ous close. On Friday, the rupee slumped 30 paise to close at 81.09, its previous record low.

This is the fourth con secutive session of loss for the domestic unit, during

New Delhi (Agencies): Oil prices fell for a second day on Monday on fears of lower fuel demand from an expected global recession sparked by rising worldwide interest rates and as a surging US dollar limits the ability of non-dollar consumers to purchase crude.Brent crude futures for November settlement slipped $1.35, or 1.57%, to $84.80 a barrel at 0640 GMT. The contract fell to as low at $84.51, the lowest since January 14.US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for November delivery dropped $1.15, or 1.46%, to $77.59 a barrel. WTI declined to as low as $77.21, the lowest since January 6. Both contracts slumped around 5% on Friday.

which it has lost 193 paise against the American cur rency. “Another day of large gains for the dollar

Mumbai (PTI): The National ist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to explain why the rupee has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar. The Sharad Pawar-led NCP targeted Sitharaman for her remarks made at a press con ference in Pune on Saturday that the rupee has “held back very well” against the US dol lar when compared to other currencies. “Can she explain why the rupee has fallen to an all-time low of 81.47 against the US dollar? If she concen trates more on the finance ministry and less on Barama ti, may be she can,” Sharad Pawar-led party’s national spokesman Clyde Crasto said in statement.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six cur rencies, advanced 0.46% to 113.71.According to ex perts, focus will now shift to RBI’s meeting this week, with its decision due on Friday. The 38th meeting of the Monetary Policy Com mittee, constituted under the Reserve Bank of India Act, will be held during September 28 - 30.

versus the rupee as it fell for the fourth day in a trot amid risk-averse senti ments and unprecedented

strength in the greenback following Fed tightening and recession worries,” said Dilip Parmar, Re

Foreign institutional in vestors were net sellers in the capital market on Fri day as they offloaded shares worth ` 2,899.68 crore, as per exchange data.

New Delhi (PTI): Looking to consolidate its pres ence in the fast-growing mid-sized sports utility segment, Maruti Suzuki India on Monday launched its all-new model Grand Vitara priced between `10.45 lakh and `19.65 lakh. The model will com pete with the likes of Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and Tata Harrier, among others. With Grand Vitara, the MSI expects to en hance its presence in a segment where it current ly lags behind.

Housing prices seen rising in coming days

New Delhi (PTI): Nearly 50% of prospective buyers are expecting housing prices to rise in coming day & months amid reviv al in demand, according to a joint survey conducted by Housing.Com and in dustry body NAREDCO.

As per the survey find ings, 47% of respondents prefer to invest in real es tate, while 21% prefer to invest in the stock market, 16% in fixed deposits and 15% in gold.

ther in the coming months, while 58% of homebuyers who are primarily end-us ers are looking for readyto-move-in property, Hous ing.Com said in a state ment.

New Delhi (PTI): Realty major DLF will develop a new luxury housing pro ject in Gurugram with an estimated sales realisa tion of about `1,800 crore, its Group Executive Director Aakash Ohri said on Monday. DLF has launched its project ‘The Grove’, which is located at DLF phase-5. “We have launched a new project which will be low-rise luxury development com prising 292 residences. We are expecting a sales revenue of `1,700-1,800 crore from this project,” Group Executive Director and Chief Business Offic er of DLF Ltd, Ohri said.

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Realty portal Housing. Com and NAREDCO (Na tional Real Estate Develop ment Council) on Monday released the ‘Residential Realty Consumer Senti ment Survey H2 2022’ re port. They conducted a joint survey with over 1,000 participants to gauge consumer sentiment.

In the survey, 48% of re spondents anticipate prices to rise

“India’s residential mar ket has seen a sharp re vival in demand after the second wave of the COV ID-19 pandemic. The rising cost of borrowing, in crease in input costs and strong demand has result ed in a rise in housing prices,” said Dhruv Agar wala, Group CEO - Hous ing.Com, PropTiger.Com & Makaan.Com.

Many listed real estate developers have reported that they have increased prices of their apartments in the last one year to off set rise in input cost and also improve profit mar gins.Agarwala expects housing demand to remain strong in the upcoming quarter on the back of strong consumer sentiment and the sea sonal uplift in demand during the festive sea son.

New Delhi (PTI): Sam sung has partnered with Axis Bank to launch cobranded credit card to provide additional finance option to customers as it eyes two-fold sales growth in its ultra-premi um foldable smartphones this year. A company offi cial said Samsung has fo cussed on making pur chases affordable and it has seen about three times growth in transac tions happening through Samsung Finance plus for buying its product.

New Delhi (PTI): Corpo rate India is bullish about its strong business perfor mance and expected to dole out a double-digit salary hike of as much as 10.4% in 2023, a survey said on Mon day. According to leading global professional servic es firm Aon Plc’s latest Salary In crease Sur vey in In dia, remu nerations in India are expected to increase by 10.4% in 2023, compared to an actual increase of 10.6% to date in 2022, which is slightly higher than the 9.9% increase projected in February. The study that analysed data across 1,300 companies from more than 40 industries in India noted that the attrition rate for the first half of 2022 con tinued to be high at 20.3%, marginally lower than the 21% recorded in 2021, thus retaining the pressure on salaries.

Sensex extends losses into fourth session

Mumbai (PTI): Bench mark indices fell sharply on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty tumbling nearly 2 per cent each amid weak global market trends and foreign fund outflows.

Falling for the fourth straight day, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 953.70 points or 1.64 per cent to settle at 57,145.22. During the day, it plummeted 1,060.68 points or 1.82 per cent to 57,038.24.

The NSE Nifty fell 311.05 points or 1.80 per cent to

end at 17,016.30.

Among the 30-share Sensex pack, Maruti, Tata Steel, ITC, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, NTPC, Mahin

S&P pegs India’s FY’23 GDP growth at 7.3%

New Delhi (PTI): S&P Global Ratings on Monday retained its projection of India’s economic growth at 7.3% for the current fiscal and said inflation is likely to remain above the upper tolerance limit of 6%.

dra & Mahindra and In dusInd Bank were the ma jor laggards.

HCL Technologies, Info sys, Asian Paints, TCS, Ul traTech Cement, Wipro and Nestle were the gain ers.

Elsewhere in Asia, mar kets in Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended sharply lower.

European bourses were trading in the red in midsession deals. The US mar kets ended in the negative territory on Friday.

INVESTORS LOSE `13.30 LAKH CR IN 4 DAYS OF MKT CRASH

New Delhi (PTI): Equity investors’ wealth has tumbled by over `13.30 lakh crore in four days of market plunge amid a sharp sell-off in global markets. In four days, the BSE benchmark has slumped 2,574.52 points or 4.31%.

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms tum bled `13,30,753.42 crore in four sessions to reach `2,70,11,460.11 crore.

TaMo COMMITTED TO INVEST IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BUSINESS

FIEO PLANS ACTIVITIES IN GCC MARKETS TO PUSH INDIA’S EXPORTS

S&P Global Ratings Asia-Pacific Chief Econo mist Louis Kuijs said a pro nounced slowdown in Chi na was offset by a strong rebound in India as con sumption, especially of services, continued to re cover and investment grew rapidly. “We have retained our India growth outlook at 7.3% for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and 6.5% for the next fiscal year, although we see the risks tilted to the downside,” Kuijs said.

S&P Economist Vishrut Rana said the rupee may continue to see volatility in the coming days, but India has ‘substantial buffer’ to withstand foreign fund out flows.

Apple now manufacturing iPhone 14 in India

New Delhi (PTI): Apple’s newest phone iPhone 14 will be made in India as the global tech titan bets big on the manufacturing prow ess of the world’s secondbiggest smartphone mar ket after China.

Apple started manufac turing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. Today, Apple manufactures some of its most advanced iP hones in India including iPhone SE, iPhone 12, iP hone 13 &, now, iPhone 14.

According to sources, the Made-in-India iPhone 14 will begin to reach local customers in the next few

The iPhone Sriperumbudur outskirts

1st MFG STARTED IN 2017 WITH SE

z Cupertino, Californiaheadquartered Apple started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. Today, Apple manufactures some of its most advanced iPhones in the country including iPhone SE, iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and, now, iPhone 14.

Foxconn is the world’s larg est contract electronics manufacturer and major iPhone assembler.

New Delhi (PTI): Tata Motors plans to continue investing in the range of ` 2,000 crore in its commer cial vehicle business per annum going ahead in order to drive in new models based on various kinds of powertrains, ac cording to Executive Director Girish Wagh. The company, which on Monday strength ened its pickup line with the launches of Yodha 2.0, Intra V20 bi-fuel and Intra V50 models, is also looking to transition to electric mobility through vehicles powered by CNG and other alternative fuel.

RELIANCE JIO’S UNDER `12K 5G PHONE LIKELY TO LAUNCH IN 2024

New Delhi (Agencies): Reli ance Jio will aim to launch a 5G phone priced under ` 12,000 once its 5G coverage has reached a good threshold, according to a Counterpoint Research report. The report says Jio will wait for its 5G network to proliferate, to target the broader base of mass market 4G smartphone users with its 5G smartphone. “Further, at some point in 2024, Jio will also be compelled to launch an affordable 5G mmWave + sub-6GHz smartphone as the cost deltas between the two have narrowed significantly from the overall BoM (bill of materials) fitting perspec tive,” the report said.

Dubai (PTI): Exporters body FIEO on Monday said it has planned a series of activities in the Gulf Coopera tion Council (GCC) markets to push India’s exports. Indian exports to the GCC grew by 44% in 2021-22 to $43.9 billion compared to $27.8 billion in 2020-21. In the current financial year, FIEO has planned various activi ties -- including exhibitions, B2B delegations, interactive sessions and capacity-building programmes -- to increase In dia’s export to the region, FIEO President A Sakthivel said.

DRONES IN MP TO KEEP AN EYE ON POWER TRANSMISSION TOWERS

Jabalpur (PTI): Madhya Pradesh will deploy drones from October 1 to monitor 10,000 high voltage electricity towers to strengthen the power transmis sion system with better checking of defects and inspection which is so far done manually, an official said on Monday. “This is for the first time in the country that drones will be used to check tall towers for smooth power supply,” MPPTCL MD Sunil Tiwari claimed. Drones will take videos and close range pictures of the towers and will come handy in saving time and labour as currently, the inspection of towers is being done manually, he said.

Brent crude oil prices slip below $85/barrel

DELHI STARTS VACCINATION DRIVE

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi government on Monday started vacci nating healthy cattle to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease, which has so far infect ed 571 animals in the national capital, offi cials said.

A total of 275 animals have recovered from the infection in Delhi so far, and the number of ac tive cases stands at 296.

“We have procured 25,000 doses of goat pox vaccine from Indian Im munologicals Limited and have started vacci nating healthy cattle in Delhi today,” an official of the animal husband ry department said.

296 ACTIVE CASES

ease. The cow shelter can accommodate 4,500 cattle. Lumpy skin dis ease is a contagious vi ral disease that spreads among cattle through mosquitoes, flies, lice and wasps by direct con tact, as also through contaminated food and water. It does not trans mit from cattle to hu mans. The symptoms include high fever, re duced milk production, skin nodules, loss of ap petite, increased nasal discharge and watery eyes, among others.

Aesthetic upgrade for Dhaula Kuan to airport stretch

New Delhi: After successfully complet ing the beautifica tion work on a sam ple stretch, the Pub lic Works Depart ment (PWD) in Delhi is gearing up to rede velop and beautify the 8-kilometre-long stretch from Dhaula Kuan to Indira Gan dhi International (IGI) Airport.

sample stretch from West End gate 1 to 2.

These doses will be administered free of cost. It will take around a week to complete the vaccination drive, he said. The government will adopt the ring vac cination strategy in which healthy cattle in a five-km radius of the affected areas will be inoculated with the Ut tarkashi strain of the virus, the official said.

Most cases of lumpy skin disease have been detected in the south west Delhi district -- in the Goyla dairy area,

Rewla Khanpur area, Ghumanhera and Na jafgarh. No cattle death has been reported in the capital due to the infection so far.

The authorities re ported 173 cases of the lumpy skin disease in the capital on Septem ber 11. The first case was detected at the end of August. The Delhi government has de ployed four mobile vet erinary clinics and set up 11 rapid response teams to collect sam ples. Four teams are creating awareness of the virus among people.

UP CM REVIEWS LAW AND ORDER SITUATION AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON

Lucknow(PTI):

Ahead of the upcom ing festive season, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the law and order situ ation in the state, and directed that police patrolling should be increased, an official statement said.

“The one month of the festivals is going to be sensitive, and in view of this, special alertness has to be maintained, and all the necessary securi ty arrangements have to be ensured, and po lice patrolling be in creased,” UP CM said.

As per the state ment, the CM held the law and order review meeting through vid eo conferencing with senior police and ad ministrative officials of the state at his residence here, in view of Navratra, Durga Puja, Barawa

Cop among 4 die as car turns turtle in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (PTI):

A police constable among four people were killed after their car hit a divider on Delhi-Deh radun national highway here on Monday, police said. The accident oc cured near Devarana hotel under Mansurpur police station area, Sta tion House Officer (SHO) Mahabir Singh said.

The deceased were constable Kuldeep Mishra (30), Manish Singhal (26), Aman Gau tam (25) and an uniden

fat and Deepawali.

Speaking about Ram lila, he said, “Ramlila is a part of our an cient culture. Ade quate security ar rangements have to be made, since Ram lila is staged till late in the night.”

New Delhi (PTI): A group of doctors have stressed on the impor tance of family physi cians in the healthcare ecosystem, saying they can deliver holistic treatment and prevent unnecessary burden on secondary and ter tiary hospitals. Mem bers of the Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), which celebrated its founda tion day on September 25, called for the inclu sion of training as fam ily physicians in the MBBS course. They act as single point of con

The city government has also set up a special control room with hel pline number 8287848586 for queries related to the disease.

An isolation ward has been set up in Rewla Khanpur Gau Sadan in southwest Delhi for stray cattle suffering from the lumpy skin dis

According to data available with the Un ion Ministry of Fisher ies, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, lumpy skin disease has spread across 251 districts in 15 states and affected over 20 lakh cattle till Sep tember 23. A total of 97,435 cattle have died due to the disease (as on September 23).

The PWD has float ed tenders for the re vamping and beauti fication of the stretch and the work is ex pected to be complet ed by November end.

The estimated cost of the project is Rs 2,75,48,193.

According to offi cials, the PWD start ed the beautification work on a 500-metre

UAE to enhance bilateral ties

New Delhi (PTI): Com mander of the UAE Air Force and Air Defence Maj Gen Ibrahim Nasser Mohamed Al Alawi on Monday met Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and they discussed ways to enhance existing bi lateral ties, the IAF said.

Both the chiefs also talked about means to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual in terest. “Major General Ibrahim Nasser Mo hamed Al Alawi, Com mander UAE Air Force and Air Defence called on Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today.

Murder accused hangs self in Ambala jail

Ambala (PTI): A 40-year-old man accused in a 2019 murder case al legedly committed sui cide by handing in his barrack in central jail here, police said on Monday. Sarvesh Sevak, a resident of village Ut tar Pradesh’s Gonda, hanged himself with a rope in his jail barracks on Sunday, they said.

According to the police, in 2019, Sevak had come to Ambala City in search of work.

IAF tweeted. The Twit ter handle of the Indian Air Force (IAF) also shared a couple of pic tures of the meeting of the two chiefs.

Meanwhile, in anoth er tweet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) sgreeted the Military Engineer Services on its 100th Raising Day.

“Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and all air warriors felicitate all personnel of the Military Engineer Ser vices on the occasion of their 100th Raising day,” it wrote on the microblogging site.

Punjab Assembly session likely to be stormy affair today

Chandigarh (PTI):

The one-day Punjab Assembly session will be held here on Tues day during which is sues related to stubble burning, goods and services tax and power supply will be taken up for discussion.

The day-long session is also likely to be a stormy one with oppo sition parties set to cor ner the state govern ment on various issues, including alleged ille

tact for all healthcare needs of a family and prevent unnecessary burden on secondary and tertiary health care systems, they un derlined.

Dr Raman Kumar, AFPI national presi dent, said, A family physician is not only a family doctor but acts as a guide, who helps a family in making in formed healthcare de cisions.” AFPI founda tion day was attended by doctors from across India and experts from various fields conduct ed a national consulta

gal sand mining, Sutlej Yamuna Link canal and law and order.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday gave his nod to

“Under this pro ject, we completely developed the stretch and beauti fied the landscape with unique plants and aligned roads and horticulture upgradation. It is an ongoing project, so we are developing the 8 km stretch in a phased manner,” said a senior PWD official.

Faridabad man arrested for raping woman

convene the House on September 27 after days of squabble between the Raj Bhavan and the AAP government over hold ing an assembly session.

Faridabad (PTI): A 20-year-old man has been arrested for alleg edly raping a woman after befriending her, police said on Monday.

The accused had also made her objectionable video and threatened to put it on social media, they said, adding that the man was nabbed from Gurugram’s Wa zirpur area. The ac cused is a resident of Faridabad and works in a private company. He befriended the woman who lives in his neigh bourhood and raped her. An FIR was regis tered some days back at the women police sta tion at the NIT area here, police said.

“We have arrested the accused from Guru gram. He was produced in a city court that sent him to judicial custo dy,” said Sube Singh, spokesperson of the Faridabad Police.

A PIVOTAL ROLE

vention of diseases and their complications, he said.

tion on the mandatory inclusion of ‘training as family physician’ in the MBBS course at all Indian medical colleg es in the background of the COVID-19. “This

New Delhi, and presi dent, National Acade my of Medical Sciences (NAMS), delivered the foundation day oration.

Director of Central Government Health Scheme Alok Saxena highlighted the in the country and empha sised on its revival and the integration of fam ily physicians with the health system. He said, Training MBBS doc tors as family physi cians is of paramount importance. There should be a structured course during MBBS as all doctors need not become hospital-based specialists. of family physicians in course’ DELIVER HOLISTIC TREATMENT

Family physicians play a pivotal role in the pre

AFPI foundation day was also declared ‘Na tional Family Medicine Day’, Dr Kumar said. Dr SK Sarin, Director of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences,

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The two Chiefs dis cussed ways & means to enhance existing bilat eral ties & strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest,” the

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari presents a memento to Commander UAE Air Force & Air Defence, Major General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi during a meeting.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath with BJP MP Ravi Kishan and others during the inauguration of a newly constructed auditorium at Mahant Avaidyanath Ji Maharaj Stadium, in Gorakhpur, Monday.

‘TIMELY ACTION REQUIRED’

tified youth, he said. A man who sustained in juries in the accident has been admitted to a hospital and his condi tion is stated to be seri ous, the SHO said. Con stable Mishra was post ed in Meerut, he said.

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BY PTI

The First India Fashion Connect Season 12 was held at Fairmont, Jaipur on Sunday. Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra’s vision of luxury offered a contemporary update to his traditional repertoire with his ‘Festive Collection!

COLLECTION’ at the Fashion Con nect Season 12, by First India and Bharat 24-Vision of New India, deliv ered on all counts.

airmont Jaipur, the crowned jewel of the pink city, hosted one of India’s pre mier single-day fashion events called Fashion Con nect. With the huge response and netizens going gaga over the exemplary lineup and digital readiness, the show scored an amazing win over the fashion industry.

All that glitters may not be gold, but it likely has Manish Malhotra written all over it. After all, the legendary fash ion designer’s name com mands a certain cachet of spectacle and sartorial rev elry within the industry. And it stands to reason that his newest offering, ‘FESTIVE

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion with his presence and wel comed everyone to Pink City. While addressing the audience, he said, “It is in deed a privilege to have amid us Fashion designer Manish Malhotra. This is the first time in Rajasthan, that a legend like him showcased his ravishing collection. Along with our endeavour to showcase the beauty and talent of charis matic models and fashion enthusiasts, with Season 12 of Fashion Connect, we also strive to empower the young generation, especially women transforming them into stronger in dividuals who are aware of their

Manish

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by Rishee Miglani and Anita Hada

Supermodels donning the ravishing collection during the show

He further congratu lated Rishee Migla ni, Brand Ambassa dor and Youth Icon along with Show Director Lokesh Sharma for put ting up the grand show while calling them the heart and soul of the Fashion designer Man ish Malhotra showcased his exquisite collection at this year’s Fashion Connect event. The showcase included 85 garments donned by 50 models. These are ex traordinary times we live in, and Malhotra wouldn’t be the first designer to find him self pulled in two dif ferent directions— the need to adapt to the present juxta posed with the evoca tive hope of creating a bet ter future. The designer responded with a collec tion that aligned with the festivity ahead while maintaining fidelity to loyalists.

Rishee Miglani also thanked everyone on the occasion and while ad dressing the audience he said, “I am more than thankful to Jagdeesh Sir, truly a magician. His presence is enough to make any show succesful and with his blessings and freedom, we indeed get to tap our best poten tial. also thank Man ish Malhotra, the entire team includ

ing Gunjan Singhal, our set designer, Lokesh, our show director for putting up a succesful show.

Manish Malhotra paid immense gratitude to eve ryone on the occasion and felicitated the pillars of support behind the suc cessful show. While ad dressing the audience, he said, “It is indeed my pleasure to showcase the first glimpse of this royal festive collection in Jaipur. This city has my heart. I’d like to congratu late all my models. The patience and hardwork from the rehearsals to the final show has been im peccable.”

The magical evening witnessed a decorated guest list of lovers of art, craft, fashion and opu lence.

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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Lokesh Sharma, Rishee Miglani, Rajiv Kapoor, Nasiha, Nikhita Sethi and Anita Hada Ashwin

Wrickie and Vriti Rajiv Kapoor & Rishee Miglani

Ayan Chugh and Aruna Beniwal Roma and Abhishek Poddar

Seema and Dr

Dance Memorial

CITY FIRST

Celebrated author Ashish Mohan Khokar paid homage to his parents and dance pio neers Mohan Khokar and MK Saroja Khokar in a 2-day extravaganza Saroja Mohanam re cently at Stein Audito rium of Habitat World in New Delhi. Embel lished by luminaries in the dance universe, the two-day spectacle was an experience to absorb within for dance con noisseurs. Day one un veiled the 22nd edition of India's only year book on dance edited by Ranee Kumar. The honours were done by thinker and philosopher Prof Bharat Gupt whilst presenting the first copy to Conservation icon Aman Nath of Neem rana Group. The event flagged off with Saraswati Upasana per formed by Pt Kailash Shar ma and had legend ary artiste Dr Sonal Mansingh, MP Padma Vibhushan as the chief guest.

Paying tribute

through their art stars Navtej Singh, Kavita Dwibedi and Aditi Man galdas danced to mystic themes while Gurus Shovana Narayan, Sha ron Lowen and Meera Das shared their thoughts and memories of the couple. Day two was inaugu rated by Dr Sachchidan and Joshi, Member Sec retary, IGNCA. Presided by Sunil Tandon, direc tor at India Habitat Cen tre as the guest of hon our, the event witnessed Icons of dance Madhavi Mudgal, Leela Samson and Alarmel Valli.

WINNERS EMBRACE HARD WORK

support Indian embroi dery and culture.

What are the challeng es that you faced in your journey and are still facing?

Creativity is the only thing you can’t buy. It’s something re flected from our soul to the out side world.

Tell us something about yourself.

My name is Anmol Singh and I am from Delhi. I studied at St. Stephen's College. However, I moved around a lot because my father has been in the In dian Army. I adore mak ing clothing with unique banjara patches.

How did your journey begin?

As previously men tioned, my dad served in the military and while we were in Rajasthan, I developed a keen interest in art and banjara art work. As a result, I want ed to do something to

Giving this old craft a platform and spreading awareness about Indian embroidery were chal lenges I faced along the way. Also, many people I meet daily don't seem to take women seriously be cause they think I am young and naive about my field which is untrue.

Where do you see yourself after five years from now?

As a brand, we continue to export products and spread awareness of In dian embroidery through out the world but I would like more people in In dia and abroad to em brace our tradition al Indian crafts manship.

Talk to us about your achievements. My accomplishments in clude encouraging wom en in gaining financial independence and appre

ciating their work. We have also received men tions in various media outlets that support local businesses, including Women's era, local na tion, local samosa, girl buzz, etc.

Any message that you would like to give to up coming entrepreneurs?

One piece of advice that I'd give to aspiring entre preneurs is to explore your pas

Entertainment League Season

CITY FIRST

Entertainment Premier League, a 3-day sports initiative by trail blazers of the entertainment industry, was a powerhouse ex perience for three days with sports, entertainment, socializing opportuni ties and advertisements hosted at A DOT in Gurugram recently as a joint initiative by Whiteflash Events and In nocept Studio & Funky Boyz.

Delhi’s cricket team Delhi Central Knights bagged the champions trophy of this season while Shivam Gupta and Rabica Wadhawan were awarded the Orange caps for their extraordinary performances. As Saksham Dhall, partner of Whiteflash Events puts it, “We are excited to see the amazing re sponse this season so from next edition we will be adding much more attrac tive events for the audience.” The clos ing ceremony continued till the wee hours and witnessed performances by Akhil Sachdeva, Dj Suketu, Honey Singh and Mika Singh.

“Explore your passions and work from the bottom of your heart,” says Anmol Singh as she speaks to City First about her journey

DHANUSHREE VYAS

The official Twitter handle of the Police Families Welfare Society (PFWS) recently shared glimpses of the visit by PFWS president Ritu Arora to Shalimar Bagh Welfare Center recently. It was regarding the memorandum with educational platforms such as Unacademy, ALS, Drishti IAS, Nirman IAS and PACE to facilitate the education of family members and the candidates from Delhi police who want to get into medical, IIT and government jobs.

The shared glimpses

Anmol Singh

Ranee Kumar, Dr Sonal Mansingh, Prof Bharat Gupt,

Aman Nath and Ashish Mohan Khokar

Pt Kailash Sharma and Ganesh Singh

Kavita Dwibedi

Aman Nath, Ashish Mohan Khokar and Sunit Tandon

Gurus Shovana Narayan and Sharon Lowen

Akhil Sachdeva, Sachit Mittal and Navraj Hans

Team members of Delhi Central Knight

Keshav Bansal and a guest

Rubin Oberoi and Milind Gaba

DJ Wicked, Saksham Dhall and Atul Singh

Shera

Mika Singh

Honey Singh

Udit Mukin and Abhijeet Sawant Harmeet

Shivam Gupta