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Kerala floods and landslides: Death toll rises to 27, IMD predicts more rain from Wednesday Page : 2
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Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 Others Sentenced To Life In Murder Case A fine of Rs 35 lakh, half of which will go to Ranjit Singh’s son, has also been levied on Ram Rahim.
Ram Rahim has been lodged in jail in Haryana’s Rohtak since his 2017 conviction for the rape of two followers, and is also serving a life-term for another murder Agency News:Chandigarh Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder of manager Ranjit Singh nearly two decades ago. The four others are Krishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil. Ram Rahim
will also pay a ₹ 31 lakh fine. The other convicts will also pay fines - Abdil has been told to pay ₹ 1.5 lakh, Krishnan and Jasbir must pay ₹ 1.25 lakh each and Avtar must pay ₹ 75,000. Fifty per cent of this amount will go to Ranjit Singh’s family. A sixth accused in the case died a year ago. Earlier this month the special CBI court in Haryana’s
Panchkula found all five guilty. Ram Rahim, who has been lodged in Sunaria Jail in Rohtak district since his 2017 conviction for the rape of two followers, appeared through video-conferencing; the
others were present in the court. Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa (where the sect is headquartered) in anticipation of possible violence after the court handed down its sentence. However,
50 trains across 130 locations affected amid farmers’ ‘rail roko’ agitation: Official Farmers on Monday are holding an agitation over the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh on October 3.
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“Killing Of Migrant Workers Causing Some Panic”: Bihar Minister The killing of four Bihari migrant workers in J&K this month has created some panic among others from the state working in the Kashmir Valley, Labour Minister Jeevesh Mishra“These murders are a serious matter... It seems as if people from Bihar are being targeted and that is a worrying point. In this connection Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken the Lieutenant Governor (Manoj Sinha) and he has assured us that the guilty will be caught and punished,” Mr Mishra said.Mr Mishra dismissed talk of a reverse migration of Bihari labourers from J&K, although he admitted that “it is natural that people will be scared”.
Tea-Seller Shot At By Drunk Group Of Boys After Argument In Delhi: Police A 26-year-old tea-seller has been shot at by a group of boys in an inebriated state following an argument in Safdarjung Enclave area of southwest Delhi, the police said on Monday.Three accused juveniles have been apprehended while the fourth is missing, they said. The condition of the victim, Ramkishan, is stated to be stable.According to the police, Ramkishan had just started setting up his shop around 4 am on Sunday when three boys asked for refreshments.When told that it was too early and the shop was not ready yet, the boys stood at a distance and started smoking.
As many as 50 trains across 130 locations in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan were affected due to the farmers’ ‘rail roko’ agitation against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, a railway official said However, no train was stopped in Uttar Pradesh, where the
administration has warned of strict measures against those who are found disrupting normalcy, said additional director general of police (law and order) Prashant Kumar, Farmers on Monday are holding an agitation over the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh on October 3. The violence resulted in eight
India, Israel share similar challenges from radicalism, terrorism: S Jaishankar S Jaishankar, on his first visit to Israel as External Affairs Minister, hailed the Indian Jewish community’s manifold contributions to the centuries-old ties between the two countries. Agency News: Jerusalem India and Israel share similar challenges to their societies from radicalism and terrorism apart from many other emerging developments on the geopolitical landscape, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has told the Indian Jewish community and Indologists here. Jaishankar, on his first visit to Israel as External Affairs Minister, hailed the Indian Jewish community’s manifold contributions to the centuries-old ties between the two countries.The minister, who arrived here on Sunday on a five-day official visit, said that he was confident that the Indian Jewish community in Israel will bring the two countries even closer together in the coming years. He said that this is his third visit to Israel in the last four years, but every time he returns, he leaves with the sense of an unfinished
deaths, including those of four farmers, after a vehicle ran over the cultivators.The six-hour ‘rail roko’ protest will conclude at 4pm. The protesting farmers have been demanding that Union minister of state for home affairs Ajay Mishra and accused his son Ashish Mishra
Punjab Chief Minister Burns Power Bills As He Waives Off Unpaid Dues Agency News: New Delhi Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today burnt copies of power bills as a symbol of their waiver. “We promised and we delivered,” he tweeted as the Punjab government’s decision to waive off the unpaid electricity payments was put into effect The Punjab government had last month announced.
India’s Vaccination Campaign Slows As Dose Gap Trumps Output Jump That gap, exceeding the 8 to 12 weeks recommended by the World Health Organization, has allowed India to give at least one vaccine dose to 74% of its 944 million adults, with just 30% getting the full has boosted coverage.Domestic complement of two. production of the AstraZeneca Agency News:New Delhi
journey.“Like India, this too is a place that requires a lifetime to discover and understand. I am, therefore, happy to be back here, in a land with which we have centuries.
of sitting in the vehicle that mowed down the farmers. Both Ajay Mishra and his son have refuted the allegations. The Union minister has claimed that they have evidence to prove his son was at a different event at the time of the incident in Lakhimpur Kheri.
the matter was deferred to today after counsel for the defence sought time to examine some of the arguments the prosecution had made during the sentencing hearing. Ranjit Singh, who was the manager and also a follower of the sect, was shot dead in 2002. He was murdered for his suspected role in the circulation of an anonymous letter that narrated how women were being sexually exploited by Ram Rahim. According to the CBI’s charge sheet, Ram Rahim then hatched a conspiracy to kill him. Apart from the 20-year sentence for the rape (handed down in 2017), Ram Rahim has also been given another life-term - this time for the murder of journalist.
India’s vaccination campaign has slowed despite amassing record stockpiles of vaccine, health ministry data showed on Monday, as authorities maintain a wider-than-usual gap between doses in a strategy that
vaccine, which accounts for nearly 90% of administered doses, has more than tripled since May, when a supply shortage prompted India to double the period between doses to between 12 and 16 weeks.That gap, exceeding the 8 to 12 weeks recommended by the World Health Organization, has allowed India to give at least
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Cong slams govt over rising fuel prices, Rahul Gandhi alleges ‘tax extortion’ Agency News: Nwe Delhi The Congress on Monday attacked the government over auto fuel costing more than the rate at which aviation turbine fuel (ATF) is sold to airlines, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that the Centre was resorting to “tax extortion”. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also took a dig at the government, saying it promised to make those wearing ‘hawai chappals’ travel by air but it has hiked the prices of petrol and diesel so much that it has become difficult for the middle class to travel even by road. Tagging a media report on auto fuels costing a third more than the rate at which ATF is sold to airlines,
Rahul Gandhi tweeted that this is a very serious issue — “simple needs of the people that are not being fulfilled today come before election-vote-politics”. “I am with the people who are being cheated for the benefit of Modi’s friends and will continue to raise their voices,” the former Congress chief said in a tweet in Hindi and added “Stop #TaxExtortion”. Priyanka Gandhi, in a tweet in Hindi, said, “Had promised that those wearing ‘hawai chappals’ (slippers) will travel by airplane. But the BJP government has hiked the prices of petrol and diesel so much that now it has become difficult for those wearing ‘hawai chappals’ and the middle class to travel even by road.
WHO to meet next week to consider emergency use listing of Covaxin Earlier this month, the WHO said that Bharat Biotech “has been submitting data to WHO on a rolling basis and submitted additional information at the WHO’s request on September 27”. Agency News: Geneva The WHO’s technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider the emergency use listing of India’s Covaxin which is being used in the country’s nationwide anti-Covid-19 vaccination programme, according to the global health agency’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Hyderabadbased Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had
submitted EOI (Expression of Interest) to the World Health Organisation on April 19 for its vaccine. Swaminathan, the WHO’s Chief Scientist, said on Twitter on Sunday that the technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Covaxin. “@WHO has been working closely with @BharatBiotech to complete the dossier. Our goal is to have a broad portfolio of vaccines approved for emergency use and to expand access to populations everywhere,” she said in the tweet.
one vaccine dose to 74% of its 944 million adults, with just 30% getting the full complement of two.The AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Covishield, accounts for 861 million doses of India’s total injected figure of 977.6 million, while its other main vaccine, Covaxin has a dose interval of four to six weeks. Over the last few days, daily stocks of all COVID-19 vaccines.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Central Policies Have Led To The Present Power Crisis In The States An electric power crisis is being predicted in India. And at a time when the installed generation capacity is more than the maximum demand. The reason can be traced to the policies pursued by the Government since1990. Today, 75 percent of the total generation capacity is thermal, based on coal. Take the example of Maharashtra. The installed capacity is 24000 MW. Of this, MahaGenCo, thepublic sector corporation responsible for generating of electricity, has installed capacity of13602 MW, out of which, 10170 MW is coal based thermal generation. The NDAGovernment allowed private companies in generation business by enacting Electricity Act,2003.These private players were not only allowed thermal generation, but were allowed toerect their thermal power plants right next to coalmines. Their total installed capacity is8500MWThe same policy is being followed throughout the country since the enactment of ElectricityAct, 2003. It must be mentioned here that Electricity Workers unions, affiliated to AITUC,have opposed Electricity Act, 2003 right since its inception. Com. A. B. Bardhan, Presidentof All India Federation of Electricity Employees and Engineers (AIFEE),had warned of thecrisis this policy will lead to. The MahaGenCo has hydro generation capacity of 2500 MW,which is a source of the cheapest electricity.Electricity Act, 2003 continued to be amended under intense lobbying by the private capitalthat had started business of electricity generation. The worst for public sector generationwas introduction of “Merit Orders Dispatch (MOD)”. This provision mandated that theElectricity Distribution Companies had to buy electricity from the generation companyoffering the cheapest rates. Sounds very User-friendly, but the conditions in electricitygeneration did not offer level playing field: companies belonging to Adani, Reliance, Nipponhad been awarded land next to coal mines. They had coal transportation cost almost nil,while those belonging to MahGenCo, were erected in various regions such as Paras,Bhusaval, Nasik, Parali, which, except for the Chandrapur plant, had to incur heavy coaltransport costs. The new private plants have modern, efficient machinery and workers arekept on contract basis to keep labour costs minimum whereas the MahGenCo plants are old,have less efficient machinery and the workers in those plants are permanent with decentservice conditions.Consequently, electricity from MahGenCo plants is costlier than private plants. Therefore,when the demand was less than the production capacity, MahGenCo plants had to beshutdown. Even today, the MahGenCo plants have to be shut down frequently. Thisuncertainty of operations is killing the MahGenCo thermal plants, which cannot be turned onor off like hydro generation facilities.The experience of the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Enron does not seem to havetaught these policymakers anything. Not only in Maharashtra, but all over the country, PPAs are being entered into with these private generation companies, without estimating if theelectricity is really needed, obviously due to “political reasons”. For example, if total demandin Maharashtra is 15000MW and the PPAs are for 20000MW, the generation companieshave to be paid for the extra 5000MW as Fixed Costs, without even buying that electricity!Thousands of crores of rupees are flowing into the coffers of these private sector generationplants through this mechanism. The unsuspecting consumer, who was enticed with supply ofcheap electricity to begin with, is saddled with this “Fixed Cost”, one of the main reasons forcostly electricity. This is the price he has to pay for the promise of “No load shedding inMaharashtra“! People ask, then, why is the electricity cheaper in Delhi? The simple answeris that such crony PPAs are not entered in Delhi so far. But this is going on merrily all overthe rest of the country. Kerala is an exception: electricity generation, transmission anddistribution are still under one Electricity Board, which, because of their coordination, offerselectricity at reasonably cheaper rates, as compared to other states, to its consumers. Inshort, without studying the seasonal demand pattern of electricity, PPAs are entered into andthe end-user is asked to foot the bill.This has led to increasing backlog of unpaid electricity bills, aided by wanton electoralpromises. In Maharashtra, this amount has ballooned toRs.72000 crore. Now, ostensibly - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara torectify the situation.
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Kerala floods and landslides: Death toll rises to 27, IMD predicts more rain from Wednesday Agency News: Kochi The death toll following floods and landslides in Kerala climbed up to 27 on Monday as more bodies were recovered from under the debris at Koottickal in Kottayam district and Kokkayar in neighbouring Idukki district. According to the state government’s figures, while 13 bodies were recovered from the landslide-hit area of Plappally in Koottickal panchayat, nine were retrieved from Kokkayar. Early Monday morning, as rain abated and rescue operations
Amit Shah to meet police chiefs of all states, UTs to discuss overall security Agency News: New Delhi Union home minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the police chiefs of all the states and union territories on Monday to discuss overall security situation in the country as well as other policing, coordination and law and order issues, people familiar with the development said. The meeting is likely to be held around 2 pm and may go on till late evening as an overall review of security will be done, people cited above said. Apart from the director generals of police (DGPs) of states/ UTs or their representatives. Officials cited above said attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, terror activities in the valley and other parts of the country and efforts.
An orange alert was sounded at the Idukki dam at 7 am Monday after the water level in the reservoir touched 2396.86 ft. The full reservoir level is 2403 ft. resumed in Kokkayar, the body of seven-year-old Sachu Shahul was the last to be found. Rescue operations are going
on to find the whereabouts of Ancy, a woman who had gone missing near the area where the panchayat office is located during the landslide. Additionally, there have been deaths by drowning
in Kozhikode, Thrissur and Palakkad districts. On Saturday, two people drowned when the car they were travelling in was swept away by floodwaters in the Kanjar area of Idukki district.
Shadowy group claims responsibility for attack on migrant workers in J&K
A shadowy organisation has claimed responsibility for the fresh attack on migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, saying it was carried out as a reprisal while asking them to leave the region.Raja Reshi and Joginder Reshi from Bihar were shot
The accident took place in the Borghat area around 6 am and caused traffic snarls for some time before the damaged vehicles were taken off the road. Officials said that one of the cars was crushed between two heavy vehicles, killing two passengers in it.
Agency News: Pune Three persons died in a road accident that caused a seven-vehicle-pile-up on Mumbai-Pune Expressway at Khopoli in Raigad district on Monday morning. According to the police, a truck loaded with poultry, heading towards
Congress To Boycott Deputy Speaker’s Election In Uttar Pradesh: State Party Chief
Agency News: Lucknow Accusing the ruling BJP of attempting to divert attention from the various problems plaguing Uttar Pradesh by going in for election for the post of deputy speaker, the Congress on Monday decided to boycott the poll.Congress workers also sat in front of the state assembly carrying placards demanding
justice for farmers who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3.The party also alleged that both the BJP and SP were involved in a friendly fight and were keen on the election and not on discussing the various raging issues facing the state.“Neither the BJP nor the Samajwadi Party want to ensure justice for farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence or to discuss this important issue. They are into a ‘’noora kushti’’ (friendly fight) and so we are boycotting the deputy speaker’s election and sitting on a dharna,” UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu told PTI.The election to the post of deputy speaker, just months away from the assembly elections, is aimed only at misleading the people and also an effort.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday expressed concern over the attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the situation there is “worrisome”.“Situation in Jammu and Kashmir is worrisome. Bihari migrants, Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs are being targeted,” he said.Mr Raut also demanded a statement from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah on the matter.“When it’s about
Pakistan, you talk of surgical strikes. Then, it should be then done for China too. Defence Minister or Home Minister needs to tell the nation what the situation is in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” the Sena leader added. Mr Raut, while slamming the Centre said, “The removal of Article 370 did not improve the situation in Kashmir, terrorism has increased.” “Government is playing a role according to political convenience.
2 months after leaving BJP, Babul Supriyo to resign as MP
United Liberation Front (ULF) claimed responsibility for the attack in Wanpoh in a statement circulated on social media Agency News: New Delhi
“Situation In J&K Worrisome”: Sena’s Sanjay Raut On Civilian Killings Agency News: Mumbai
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dead at Wanpoh in Kulgam district while another migrant worker was injured in the latest in a series of targeted attacks in Kashmir that have left 11 people dead this month. The attack on Sunday was the third on migrant workers in two days. Arvind Kumar Sah, a resident of Banka in Bihar, was killed in Srinagar
and Sageer Ahmad, a carpenter from Saharanpur, was shot dead in Pulwama on Saturday. Five of the 11 civilians killed this month in Kashmir were migrant workers.United Liberation Front (ULF) claimed responsibility for the attack in Wanpoh. In a statement circulated on the social media, ULF said.
Maharashtra: 3 dead, 6 injured in vehicle pile-up on Pune-Mumbai Expressway
“Neither the BJP nor the Samajwadi Party want to ensure justice for farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence or to discuss this important issue,” Ajay Kumar Lallu said.
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Mumbai from Pune, lost control and rammed into two other vehicles moving in the same direction near the Borghat area at Khopoli around 6 am. “A car, which was moving behind the poultry truck, crashed into it and the car was in turn hit by a trailer. The car got stuck
between the poultry truck and the trailer and it was totally smashed. Due to the impact of the accident, these vehicles later rammed into two others that were also headed towards Mumbai from Pune. Two trucks, two cars, one trailer and two buses were thus stuck in a pile-up,” said a police officer from the state highway traffic. Two persons travelling in the car and the driver of the poultry truck succumbed to their injuries not long after the accident. However, a few other passengers caught in the pile-up escaped with minor injuries.The accident resulted in a traffic jam. which eased after the vehicles were removed from the road.
Incessant rains lash Uttarakhand; Chardham yatra halted temporarily
Agency News: Dehradun Incessant rains lashed Uttarakhand for the second consecutive day on Monday, prompting the authorities to advise Chardham pilgrims not to proceed to the Himalayan temples till the weather improves.Pilgrims headed for Yamunotri have been asked to stay in Badkot and Jankichatti, whereas those en route to Gangotri have been asked to stay in Harsil, Bhatwari and Maneri, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Mayur Dikshit told PTI.Kedarnath and Badrinathbound pilgrims have also been requested not to proceed on
their journey till the weather clears. Most of the pilgrims on way to Badrinath are staying in Joshimath and Chamoli, Chamoli district disaster management officer N K Joshi said. Around 4,000 yatris headed for Kedarnath have been stopped in Linchauli and Bhimbali as a precautionary measure, Rudraprayag disaster management officer N S Singh said. The Chardham Devasthanam Board said the yatra has been temporarily halted for the sake of safety of pilgrims in view of the heavy rain alert issued by the Uttarakhand meteorological department for October 1719.
Former Union minister Babul Supriyo, who had resigned from BJP and joined TMC, will now formally resign as a Member of Parliament. He will submit his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, October 19.In a tweet, the TMC leader said that he would be meeting Birla at 11 am on Tuesday.“Sincere Gratitude to Hon’ble Speaker
Sir @ombirlakota for granting me his time tmrw at 11am to formally resign as a MP•I will not hold on to the Berth/ Perks/Salary of a MP now that I am no longer a part of @BJP4India that I won the seat for• If I have it in me, wil win it again,” Babul Supriyo wrote in the tweet.Supriyo, the sitting MP from Asansol in West Bengal, had joined BJP in 2014. He initially resigned from BJP in August, citing difference of opinion.
Myanmar Junta To Release 5,000 Jailed Anti-Coup Protesters
Agency News: Yangon Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup that ousted the civilian government, the country’s
junta chief said Monday.A total of 5,636 prisoners will be freed to mark the Thadingyut festival later in October, Min Aung Hlaing said, days after he was excluded from a regional summit over his government’s commitment to defusing the bloody crisis.Myanmar has been mired in chaos since the coup, with more than 1,100 civilians killed in a bloody crackdown on dissent and more than 8,000 arrested according to a local monitoring group.
Covid-19: Cases drop to 230-day low; 13,596 test positive in 24 hours Agency News:New Delhi The daily rise in Covid-19 cases in India dropped to the lowest in 230 days, the health ministry said on Monday morning. In last 24 hours, the country recorded 13,596 fresh cases of infection, according to the ministry.A total of 166 patients succumbed to the infection during this period.The active caseload in the country is 1,89,694, which is 0.56 per cent of the total cases. This is also the lowest in 221 days.Both the daily and weekly positivity rate are 1.37 per cent.98.12% recovery A total of 19,582 patients recovered from Covid-19 in last 24 hours,
taking the overall recovery to 3,34,39,331. This is 98.12 per cent of the total cases.More than 59.19 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 till now. India’s vaccination coverage crosses 97.79 croreOver 12.05 lakh doses of Covid vaccine were administered in last 24 hours. The cumulative vaccination coverage in the country now exceeds 97.79 crore. Gujarat reported 10 new cases in 24 hours ending Sunday evening. Sixteen patients recovered during this period. The recovery rate in the state is 98.75 per cent. Over 1.11 lakh Covid vaccine doses were administered in the state on Sunday.
Opposition Putting Hurdles In Government’s Development Agenda: JP Nadda Agency News: New Delhi Accusing opposition parties of trying to put hurdles in the government’s agenda of development, BJP president JP Nadda said on Monday that his party members have worked for the nation keeping in mind not only “political indicators” but also “social indicators”.In his address at the BJP’s national office bearers meeting, Mr Nadda cited its welfare measures during the COVID-19 pandemic coupled
with the Modi government’s agenda of development and pro-poor programmes like free grains and asserted that the ruling party has worked to change the definition of politics, official sources said.Briefing reporters, party vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh said the meeting of the office bearers will put in place the party’s agenda for the next few months, and noted that it comes against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaging.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR 19.10.2021, Tuesday Makers recreate Manali BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD in London for Akshay Ku‘My children are the reason mar’s Production 41 Agency News: Mumbai Akshay Kumar is swiftly moving from one project to the next. After having wrapped up the shoot of two of his movies, Production 41 and Raksha Bandhan, Akshay has now started work on his next, Gorkha, which was announced on Dussehra. While the shoot of Raksha Bandhan was completed in India, the entire schedule of Production 41 was in London. Sharing an interesting anecdote from the shooting of the film, a source says the makers recreated mini Manali in London to add an Indian touch to Production 41. The makers wanted to show an Indian Mela and hence rented out a big ground in London and called
confectioners from India. Stalls of hot jalebis, rasgulla and other sweets were set up. To show the crowd, the makers cast some 150 Indians and Pakistanis living in London.” While the movie was previously titled Mission Cinderella, the source claims Production 41 is the working title. Though the makers are yet to make an official announcement, Akshay recently posted a photo from shoot wrap, with the movie name reading Production 41. During the shoot of the film in September, Akshay lost his mother. But the actor didn’t let the tragedy affect his work schedule and resumed the shoot two days after his mother’s demise. “Akshay has immersed himself in work.
for me to carry on, work and live’: Mandira Bedi
The actor-TV presenter, who lost her filmmaker husband Raj Kaushal in June, said her children mean the world to her Agency News: Mumbai Actor Mandira Bedi says all her energies are directed towards ensuring she is a good parent to her two children, whom she considers her biggest strength and the driving force to become a better person. The actor-TV presenter, who lost her filmmaker husband Raj Kaushal in June, said her children -- son Vir (10) and
daughter Tara (five) -- mean the world to her.“My motivation to keep working, striving and doing better... My greatest motivation is my children. Everything I do, I do for them. They are my reason to carry on, my reason to live, to do better, to be better. They are the reason that I have courage, strength, the reason for me to earn. I need to be a good parent for them,” Bedi told PTI. The
49-year-old actor has been one of the most prominent faces on television. Though she has featured in films like “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, and the anthology “Dus Kahaniyaan”,
she found acclaim and fame on the small screen with hit shows like “Shanti”, “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” and “24”. She has also hosted ICC Cricket World Cups.
3 Rajeev Khandelwal picks his favourite characters Agency News: Mumbai You may know him as Sujal, Rajveer Shekhawat, Aamir or more recently the heinous Arvind — Rajeev Khandelwal continues to win hearts with his characters and real-life persona. In a chat with indianexpress. com, Khandelwal talks about life in Goa, his approach towards his career, his favourite characters and more. Unlike the general perception, the actor clarified that he hasn’t moved to Goa but has been spending more time at his holiday home in the coastal state. Sharing that he w a s
lucky to be in Goa during both the lockdowns, Rajeev said, “I came here last year in March and stayed till September, and this year too, we travelled often. It’s a huge house and needs to also be maintained. Also, with the pandemic, you cannot step out of the house, so we prefer being here amid nature than in Mumbai. But I haven’t shifted base at all.”
Priyanka Chopra goes scuba diving in Spain with brother-in-law Franklin Jonas: ‘Stress needs to be silenced’ Agency News: Mumbai
Priyanka Chopra is in Valencia, Spain shooting for Citadel. The actor shared photos of herself scuba diving, and called it a ‘Sunday well done’.
Actor Priyanka Chopra is having a ball in Spain, as her photos show. Recently, she took to Instagram to share photos of herself scuba diving. In a lengthy post, she said that she had found ways to ‘silence her stress’, and also thanked Nick Jonas’s brother Franklin for being present. In her Instagram stories, she shared videos of her Flamenco nights, as well as her prepping to go scuba diving.Priyanka wrote, “There are days when the stress just needs to be silenced! What better way to do that than to explore the glorious underwater creations of God. I was very honoured that the camera crew from Citadel let me crash their party! Big shoutout to the @ alisubbuceo team. Penélope, Victor, Alejandro and everyone else, thank you for such a magical experience. I really needed it!! Thank you @tsigel for taking us out! So fun hanging with Sam, Paul, Josh ,Tobias, Andy, Christina and Victor. Sunday well done! PS: @franklinjonas so happy you’re here!” Parineeti Chopra was among the many who commented on the photo. She wrote, “Yayy. So happy you’re joining the wild side!” Citadel, starring Priyanka Chopra and Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden, is an ‘experiment in narrative’, according to Joe Russo, who is backing the show. He told Variety, “It has a flagship show that then has regional shows that are built around the core idea. They’re complementary narratives. It’s regional talent producing and creating each one of those offshoot shows. It’s a big experiment in community and partnership.” The Indian sister series of the show, will be directed by Raj and DK. Currently, there is also an ongoing production in Italy as well. Russo, however, did not share details about the show’s plot.Priyanka has been shooting in London for Citadel since earlier this year. She recently arrived in Valencia, Spain to shoot for the series.
SPORTS - BUSINESS Glenn Maxwell: From being forced to play left-handed at school to being sultan of reverse hits Agency News: New Delhi While at primary school, Glenn Maxwell once didn’t get out for a week and his peeved classmates complained to the PT master.For a week or so Maxwell switched to basketball, but the game of hoops didn’t excite him as much and he went back to cricket.He was allowed to play on one condition—he should bat left-hander. “So I developed decent left-handed shots. Then I went home and practised a lot left-handed too. My dad always kept pushing me to keep trying to do new things,”
he explains in a video. Soon, he was so good with batting lefthanded that his mates asked him to revert to batting right-handed. Then he began to switch hitting and reverse sweep as he does now.Of late, the game has seen the mushrooming of a number of ‘reverse and switch hitters’. But no one pulls those strokes with uncomplicated ease of Maxwell. No one had made them look so natural, or added more reverse variants to the repertoire. Anything cricket shot a batsman can play conventionally; Maxwell could produce the reverse version.
Indian Wells: Norrie, Badosa first-time winners Agency News: New Delhi A handful of tennis’ superstars skipped the coronavirus-delayed BNP Paribas Open. A rash of upsets sent other big names packing, too. Left standing at the end as champions were two players ranked outside the Top 2 5 . B r i t a i n ’s Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday, giving the tournament its first men’s winner ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010.Paula Badosa of Spain edged Victoria
Azarenka 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2), becoming just the third woman to win in her Indian Wells debut. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams were among those skipping the tournament that was delayed 2 1/2 years because of the coronavirus. The twoweek event was hit with a rash of upsets, including top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Karolina Pliskova.That cleared the way for the upand-coming Norrie and Badosa to claim the biggest titles of their young careers.
T20 World Cup biggest responsibility of career; Dhoni is life coach and brother: Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya considers the ongoing T20 World Cup the biggest responsibility of his career as a finisher because “everything is on my shoulders” in the absence of “life coach and brother” Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the playing line-up. Agency News: New Delhi Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya considers the ongoing T20 World Cup the biggest responsibility of his career as a finisher because “everything is on my shoulders” in the absence of “life coach and brother” Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the playing line-up.In an interview to ‘ESPNcricinfo’s Cricket Monthly’, the 28-year-
old superstar, whose fitness is a concern heading into the event as he did not bowl in the IPL, spoke about the many challenges of his life, his acceptance of the not-soperfect self and the extraordinary bond he shares with Dhoni. This would be India’s first World Cup campaign since Dhoni retired in 2020 and the side will open its campaign against Pakistan on October 24 here. Dhoni has been appointed the team’s mentor for
the mega-event. “The biggest so far, I will say, because this time I don’t have Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Everything is on my shoulders – I like to think that way because it gives me an added challenge. It is going to be exciting, a cracker of a tournament,” he said. Speaking
of Dhoni, a fiercely private person whose life outside cricket is as enigmatic as his persona on the field, Pandya said the two-time World Cup-winning captain is someone he turns to in times of adversity, turmoil and even to understand his own mind.“MS was someone who understood me from the start: how I function, what kind of a person I am, what are the things I don’t like, everything,” he said.Pandya recalled how Dhoni reached out to him on his return to the side during the tour of New Zealand in 2019 after a suspension for some sexist remarks on a TV show.“…initially there were no hotel rooms (for Pandya in New Zealand). But then I get a call, saying, “You just come. MS has told us, ‘I don’t sleep on the bed. He will sleep on my bed.
Sensex rallies over 500 points to hit new peak; Nifty tops 18,500 After touching an all-time high of 61,894.33 in opening deals, the 30-share Sensex was trading 511.54 points or 0.83 per cent higher at 61,817.49. Agency News: New Delhi The benchmark equity indices opened at record highs on Monday aided by a rally in metals, information technology and banking stocks.The S&P BSE Sensex surged 588.38 points (0.96
per cent) to 61,894.33 during the early trade while the Nifty 50 edged past the 18,500mark, hitting 18,521.10, up 182.55 points (1.00 per cent). Among the gainers on the Sensex pack were Tata Steel, Infosys, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki India, ICICI
Bank and State Bank of India (SBI). Among sectoral indices on NSE, the Nifty Metal was trading over 3.5 per cent led by gains in National Aluminium Company, Hindustan Zinc and Hindustan Copper. The Nifty
Gold price remains weak after sharp fall, silver rates edge higher Gold rate rose slightly after falling about ₹700 per gram in the previous session Agency News: New Delhi Gold and silver rates today struggled in Indian markets amid subdued global cues. On MCX, gold futures were up 0.11% to ₹47265 per 10 gram while silver rose 0.16% to ₹63371 per kg. In the previous session, gold had
slumped 1.4% or ₹700 per 10 gram while silver fell 0.5%. In global markets, gold rates today ticked higher as US bond yields retreated. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,770.26 per ounce. US bond yields had jumped sharply on Friday after data showed retail sales advanced in September which bolstered
expectations for soonerthan-expected tightening of monetary policy by the US Fed. Among other precious metals, silver rose 0.2% to $23.34 per ounce, while platinum eased 0.4% to $1,050.80. Most equity markets in Asia today retreated along with US futures as surging energy prices cemented worries about inflation. Brent topped $85 a barrel.
IT index too was up over 1 per cent led by L&T Technology Services, Infy and MphasiS. The Bank Nifty too was up nearly 1 per cent aided by The Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank. After registering a rise for four consecutive days, prices of petrol and diesel were kept unchanged at their record highs on Monday, October 18, 2021. On Sunday, petrol and diesel rates were hiked by 35 paise per litre each in the national capital.
Amid coal shortage, power consumption up 3% in first 15 days of Oct
Agency News: New Delhi The country’s power consumption grew 3.35 per cent in the first half of October to 57.22 billion units, showing recovery amid coal shortage at electricity generation plants, as per Power Ministry data. Last year during October 1-15, power consumption stood at 55.36 BU which was higher than 49.66 BU in the same period in 2019. Amid the coal shortage at power plants.
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Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad At least two people died after a fire broke out on Monday morning at a five-storey packaging unit in Gujarat’s Surat district. Around 145 people were rescued. The incident took place at Vareli located in Kadodara industrial area. Workers were working on the fifth floor of the Viva Packaging Company when the massive blaze erupted at around 4:30 am. The rescue operation has concluded at the packaging factory. A report in India Today suggested that some people jumped off the building to escape death. “Two people have died following the incident,” said Rupal Solanki, the Deputy Superintendent of Police,
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28-day low:Covid cases at 10 in Gujarat After the highest cases in nearly three months at 34 on October 14, just three days later the cases plummeted to 10 – a 28-day low, and recording a 70% drop in three days. Four municipal corporation areas accounted for 80% of the cases. The new cases included 4 from Surat city, 2 from Vadodara city, 1 each from Ahmedabad city, Jamnagar city, Junagadh and Gir Somnath. Withdischarge of 16 patients, the active cases got reduced by 6 to end at 207. The active cases include 53 from Surat, 45 from Valsad, 42 fromAhmedabad, and 21 from Vadodara.The daily vaccination remained low with 1.11 lakh taking shots – the figureincluded 26,985 first doses.
Tutti-frutti trader robbed of Rs 70k cash While returning home from his shop on Saturday night, a tuttifrutti trader living on University Road in the city wasrobbed of Rs 70,000 cash and documents when he was passing by Amin Marg on his two-wheeler at around 10pm. According to the police, victim Suresh Budhdev was waylaid by two bike-borne robbers who had been following him forsometime. Budhdev was carrying a bag that was hanging from his shoulder containing the cash and documents. When he wasnear Amin Marg, the duo saw a chance to rob him and came close by him and and the pillion rider cut the bag’s strap with a sharp-edged weapon and the duo sped off with the bag.
Male nurse booked for ‘rape bid Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Police have booked a nursing staff of a private hospital at Chandkheda in Ahmedabad for allegedly trying to rape a 30-year-old housekeeping staff. According to police, an FIR was lodged against the accused, Pankaj Prajapati, nursing staff at a super speciality private hospital, who attempted the crime on Saturday morning on the hospital premises.“On Saturday morning, I was told by Pankaj that a room on the first floor of the hospital needs to be cleaned. As I went to the room, Pankaj followed and then shut the room from inside. He then tried to force himself on me. I managed to leave the room and informed the hospital management,” said the survivor in her complaint.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Two persons including a toddler lost their lives and six others were injured in Satlasana area of Mehsana on Sunday night, after the SUV they were travelling in fell into a well. Police said the accident occurred around 8 pm on Sunday when a Scorpio SUV carrying 10 persons lost control and went off the highway near Patelvadi of Satlasana and fell into an open well. They added that the driver lost control of the vehicle to avoid collision with a two-wheeler. The deceased
was found in the basement of the building. He died of suffocation caused by the smoke. Around 145 people were rescued,” he said.The rescued were rushed to different hospitals for treatment. Hydraulic cranes were used to rescue more than 100 workers, who were trapped inside the building. Eighteen fire brigades were rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire, said Surat Municipal Corporation’s
in-charge chief fire officer Basant Pareek, adding that It took nearly five hours to douse the flames. “The five-storey building also has a basement from where the fire
started and the flames went up to the third floor. The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained,” he said. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, said officials.
400 persons to be allowed for Eide-Milad celebrations in Gujarat Eid-e-Milad processions may have up to 400 members if the celebration is restricted to one area Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The state government on Sunday allowed Eid-e-Milad processions to be taken out on October 19 with certain restrictions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state home department issued guidelines stating that not more than 15 persons and one vehicle will be allowed in each procession of Eid-eMilad that
Two dead, six injured as SUV falls into well in Mehsana have been identified as Yashrajsinh Chauhan (1.5) and an elderly woman called Janiba Chandarsinh. Both of them were residents of Bhanavas in Satlasana. “A Scorpio vehicle with 10 people on board was travelling from Bhanavas to Satlasana on Sunday night when it met with an accident. Locals tried to rescue the survivors and police teams also reached the spot. The vehicle was taken out with the help of a crane in the wee hours of Monday. By then, two people had died. The injured have been shifted to Vadnagar hospital.
will be celebrated on Tuesday to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. The guidelines also say the procession can only be taken out during the day hours in view of the night curfew in force in eight cities of the state. The government said that the movement of processions should remain restricted to their localities so that they are completed in minimum
reins of strategically important Golden Katar Division responsible for safeguarding Indian borders with Pakistan in South Rajasthan Gujarat on 18 October 2021. In his distinguished career spanning over three decades, General Wadhwa has tenated coveted Command, Staff and Instructional appointments in variegated terrains and areas spanning almost the entire Country and Abroad. His Command tenures include commanding the prestigious 5 Armoured Regiment and an Armoured
Brigade as part of Strike Corps. The Staff appointments include Operations Officer in Sierra Leone, GSO-3 of an Independent Armoured Brigade, Assistant Military Secretary, Financial Advisor to Botswana Defence Forces, Colonel General Staff of an ArmouredDivision, Brigadier General Staff of Bathinda based Corps and Deputy Military Secretaryat Pune. He has been an Instructor at the prestigious Defence Services Staff College,Wellington and has also served with the coveted President’s Body Guard at theRashtrapati Bhavan. General Wadhwa has been commended for his professionalismon many occasions throughout his career.
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Kashish Duggal: “Hari Mirch Lal Mirch is a saas bahu saga with a tadka!”
Born and brought up in Delhi, Kashish Duggal has done over 100 TV series including Vishkanya – Ek Anokhi Prem Kahani, Hello Pratibha, Mooh Boli Shaadi, Bal Gopal Kare Dhamaal, films like Vishwas, Vidroh and Aakhiri Dastak. She earned her fame doing years of theatre and is known as the DD Queen in the that circle. She has also hosted LIVE shows
on Doordarshan and some of her best work includes Kisi Ki Nazar Na Lage. In HMLM, she plays every actor’s dream dual role of Pushpi and Jwala. Both the characters are so different but they seem to have become an integral part of her being and she hopes that the characters get as much love as they deserve. Pushpi is a traditional, conformist, docile woman who is married.
Nia Sharma and Rahul Vaidya turn up the heat with Garbe Ki Raat on Zee Comedy Show
Even as the pandemic continues to cast its shadow of stress, Zee TV is attempting to lighten up the country collective mood by offering its viewers an escape from all thestress via the route of ribtickling comedy through its popular reality show, Zee ComedyShow. While the show has helped every Indian family unwind on their couch with someof India top comedians making them LOL their stress away, this weekend, we will see ace musician
Anu Malik entertain us as he shares some interesting anecdotes as he appears as a special guest on the show. However, he will not be the only one present, popular singer Rahul Vaidya and TV star Nia Sharma will also appear briefly to promote their recently launched music video – Garbe Ki Raat. While they are all set to mesmerise the audience, it will be the ten comedians.
India reaches the 100crore vaccination mark, Office space demand witnesses sharp recovery in Bengaluru & Chennai possible time. Eid-e-Milad will be celebrated on October 19. The government has taken the decision in view of applications receivedrequesting permissions to take out processions and organise other programmes on the day,” said the circular issued by the home department Earlier this month, the state government had decided to
extend the night curfew in eight cities of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Bhavnagar till November 10 that remains in force between 12 midnight and 6am. For the just-concluded Navratri festival, it had allowed garba dance celebrations in residential societies with relaxation.
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With the rise of vaccination drive - more than 100 crore people vaccinated and the new COVID-19 cases reducing; more people are returning to work-from-office, the real estate market is seeing a positive response to office leasing in Bengaluru and ChennaiLeasing has gone up as occupiers that have been looking to come
back to office have found opportunities to lease new spaces or consolidate. Some IT occupiers are announcing back-to-office plans, whereas occupiers that work around teamwork and collaborative approach have already come back to office. Despite a multitude of challenges, the sector is on the growth trajectory.
India’s first sub-compact SUV, Tata Punch,is also India’s safest car Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile brand,today announced that its most recent addition to its popular ‘New Forever’ rangeof SUVs, the Tata Punch, also India’s first sub-compact SUV has become thelatest recipient of the 5-star rating (16.453) for adult occupant protection and 4-star rating (40.891) for child occupant protection from Global NCAP, the foremostglobal car assessment programme. The Punch is third car from Tata
Motors toreceive this recognition after Altroz in January 2020 and Nexon in December2018. Designed across its studios in India, UK, and Italy, the Punch has been developed to herald the creation of an entirelynew category - the sub-compact SUV.
Incorporating a Protein-Rich Diet along with Daily Workout The festival is just around the corner and the entire country has started gearing up for the festival of lights.
Major General Mohit Wadhwa, Gujarat youth all set to Assumes Command Of Golden shine internationally, says Harsh Sanghavi Katar Division
Gandhi Ashram Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Redevelopment: Received bids from 3 Major General Mohit Wadhwa has taken over the firms, says AMC officials Three firms have bid for the Gandhi Ashram redevelopment project work, for which the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had issued a tender worth an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore last month, said AMC officials.The technical scrutiny of the three bidders is expected to be completed by October 19 and if all goes as per plan, the work is expected to commence by end of November, an AMC official said.The three bidders include construction company NCC in a joint venture with Ahmedabadbased P Das Infrastructure Ltd.
Some people reportedly jumped off the building to escape deathHydraulic cranes were used to rescue more than 100 workersAround 18 fire brigades were rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire Bardoli Division.After the blaze erupted in the basement of the Viva Packaging unit, workers on the top floor panicked. Several of them then attempted to escape through the windows and pipes of the building, said Kadodara police station’s inspector Hemant Patel.“A worker died after falling from the building’s third floor while trying to climb down a pipe to escape the blaze. The body of another worker
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A dense intellect, the General Officerspecializes in Operational Art and Maneuver Warfare.Alongwith him, Mrs Monica Wadhwa, who is an accomplished Educationist withpassion for Social Service has also assumed the change of Chairperson, FamilyWelfare Organisation of the Division.
Later, the minister arrived at the headquarters of ‘SHE’ teams of Vadodara Police and oversaw their various initiatives such as counselling centres, senior citizens’ cell, Zindagi helpline and technical cell. (File)Inaugurating the Gujarat State Yogasana Sports Championship in Vadodara Sunday, Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said the youth from the state will shine on international platforms in the days to come.“The youth of Gujarat in the coming days will shine not only at state and national levels but also on international platforms. Due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the youth are getting motivated towards yogasana, which has reached fresh heights
worldwide. Today, the entire world is witnessing an increase in demand for yogacharyas (yoga trainers) and yoga reflects our national culture,” Sanghavi stated in an official statement. Sanghavi was at the Kayavarohan village in Vadodara wherein he flagged off the Yogasana Sports championship at the Lakulesh Mahadev temple. Later, the minister arrived at the headquarters of ‘SHE’ teams of Vadodara Police and oversaw their various initiatives such as counselling centres, senior citizens’ cell, Zindagi helpline and technical cell. SHE team comprises women police, part of each police station in metropolitan cities of Gujarat, who are specifically made to tackle street crimes against women, counselling and taking care of senior citizens.
Are you facing the all-toofamiliar challenge where your weight is stagnant no matter how much you work out, control your diet, or get quality sleep? If that is the case, don’t worry. Maybe it istime to relook at your protein intake. Yes, you read that right. Protein is an important requirementfor building muscle mass and losing fat. It is one of the three macronutrients, the other two being fats and carbohydrates. A high protein diet not only boosts
metabolism but also reduces appetite and can have a positive impact on several weightregulating hormones. Protein is the single mostessential nutrient for weight loss and a fitter body. The amount of protein that the human body requires daily is dependent on many factors.
‘Sanak’s first song ‘O Yaara Dil Lagana’ featuring Vidyut Jammwal & Rukmini Maitra out now! ‘O Yaara Dil Lagana’ is going to be a visual treat for all the music buffs, especially the one who likes listening to 90’s songs, as it’s a reprised version of the original song from the movie ‘Agnisakshi’ (1996) featuring Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Nana Patekar. The new version of ‘O Yaara Dil Lagana’ from has been shot at the coolbackdrop of a club featuring Vidyut and Rukmini as they beautifully express their love for each other. While the original
song was composed by the legendary musical duoNadeemShravan, the new version has been created by Chirantan Bhatt. Sung by StebinBen and Deeksha Toor, the song has lyrics by Manoj Yadav and the original song lyricistSameer Anjaan.
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