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RAMLALLA IN GARB GRIHA
AYODHYA ‘PM sleeping on floor,
dead as boat capsizes
in Vadodara; PM Modi
expresses grief
PAK HITS BACK
STRIKES ON MILITANT TARGETS leave 9 dead in Iran
NEW DELHI
The main idol of Ram Lal- drinking coconut water’ VADODARA AND THEY SAID
la was brought inside the Pakistan on Thursday car- CHINA ON Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra
sanctum sanctorum (Garb Fourteen students and two ried out strikes against offered to play a
Modi is strictly following a
Griha) of the Ram Temple teachers died after a boat "terrorist hideouts" in "constructive role" to ease
set of rules and rituals ahead
in Ayodhya in the early overturned in a lake on the Iran, a day after warning tension between Pakistan
of participation in the
hours of Thursday, Shri outskirts of Vadodara city Tehran of "serious conse- and Iran following their
consecration ceremony of the
Ram Mandir Construction in Gujarat on Thursday, of- quences" over its attack on missile strikes against each
Ayodhya Ram temple, due on
Committee chairperson ficials said. the Balochi group Jaish al- other over the last two
January 22. Sources said PM
Nripendra Mishra said. Those on board the ill-fat- Adl's headquarters in its days and asked the two
Modi is strictly following
Earlier on Wednesday, a ed boat were on a picnic territory. countries to "exercise
"Yam rules" for the rituals.
replica of the main idol when the tragedy occurred "A number of terrorists" restraint and calmness and
The 11-day code includes
was symbolically brought at Harni lake in the after- were killed during the in- avoid escalation."
penance and purifying the leadership would not be
in for 'Parisar Pravesh' noon, the officials added. telligence-based operation
mind and body with DEFENCE EXPERT QAMAR accepted by any Muslims
(entry into the complex) "Sixteen persons, com- codenamed "Marg Bar Sar-
meditation and special AGHA: Pakistan's move is of the Arab world. We
amid the chanting of prising 14 students and two machar", Pakistan's For-
"satvik" diet that bars onion, deliberate to create Shia- don't know how far this
mantras. A 'Kalash Pujan' teachers, died in the boat eign Ministry said.
garlic and several other Sunni conflict and promote will go. Pakistan is trying
was held earlier on capsizing incident. One Iranian media reported
items. Sources said the Prime itself as the leader of the to please those people
Wednesday. A special puja student who was rescued that nine people including
Minister is sleeping on the Muslims in the Arab world. who do not want Iran to
was held in the sanctum has been admitted in SSG four children were killed
floor with only a blanket and Because Pakistan's play a role in this region
sanctorum before the idol are being performed in the ficials. There are 121 Hospital," a Harni police in the attack.
has been only drinking
was brought inside with run-up to the January 22 'acharyas' who are con- station official said. The retaliatory strikes A LOOK AT MILITARY STRENGTHS
coconut water.
the help of a crane amid 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremo- ducting the rituals. National Disaster Re- came days after Iran at-
chants of 'Jai Shri Ram'. ny at the Ram temple. The sponse Force officials said tacked "terrorist targets" PAKISTAN: Has 650,000 IRAN'S armed forces comprise
According to Mishra, the rituals will continue till HALF-DAY FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES four persons were still in Pakistan, an attack that active-duty personnel and around 610,000 active-duty
idol is likely to be installed January 21 and on the day Government employees will get a half-day leave on January missing and the search and Islamabad claimed killed 550,000 reserve personnel, personnel and reserve of
in the sanctum sanctorum of the 'Pran Pratishtha', 22 so that they can watch live telecast of the grand rescue operation at the site two children. taking the total to 350,000 trained personnel.
on Thursday. The idol was minimum essential rituals consecration ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, sources was continuing. "This morning Pakistan 1,200,000. THE IRIAF has over 500
brought to the temple in a will be conducted, accord- have said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh has confirmed that Earlier, officials had said undertook a series of high- PAF has 1,434 aircraft, aircraft, including
truck. Seven-day rituals ing to Ram temple trust of- government offices will have a half-day on January 22. there were 27 persons on ly coordinated and specifi- including renowned fighters domestically produced
board, comprising 23 stu- cally targeted precision like the F-16 and JF-17 Saegheh and older F-4
dents and four teachers. military strikes against Thunder, is a formidable Phantoms.
In a message on social terrorist hideouts in Sies-
Start scrapping BRTS Students of eight districts present mission has sought an ex-
planation from the CS on
the measures being roped
from the cold, these days, female dogs are also aggressive
due to lack of food and safety of newborn puppies,” the
deputy director said.
within 24 hrs: Collector classical, folk, western songs in to curb the issue.
Dog cages set up at Press that he was unaware dogs are being caught daily
Aadampur Chhavani, Arvalia: of the feeding point and are being lodged at dog
OUR STAFF REPORTER tres. Along with this, make YUVA UTSAV Health officer and dog planned by the BMC. He cages set up in Aadampur
[email protected] such arrangements that traf- squad in-charge at BMC, added that to curb dog Chhavani, Arvalia and
fic and citizens are least af- BHOPAL: The sounds of music echoed in Rakesh Sharma, told Free menace, almost 140-150 of Kalkheda.
Collector Kaushlendra fected, the collector directed Gyan Vigyan Bhavan of Barkatullah Uni-
Vikram Singh has asked ven- the vendors and also asked versity when students from eight districts
dors to start dismantling the
BRTS Corridor within 24
them to complete the work
within the stipulated time.
of the state presented classical, folk and
western songs.
Chennai-based karate coach found dead in hotel room
hours. He was addressing a The officials of the BMC and It was part of the second-day of the BHOPAL: A Chennai-based karate coach light when one of his friends named Prem
review meeting on disman- the Public Works Department three-day inter-district university ‘Yuva was reportedly found dead in a hotel room knocked on Valayaudham’s door to wake him
tling the BRTS Corridor on should prepare and present Utsav 2023-24’. Students presented ghazals in Mangalwara on Thursday. up. Prem did not receive any response and lat-
Thursday. an action plan, including and folk songs in solo Sugam Sangeet con- Investigating officer (IO) at Mangalwara po- er informed the hotel staffers, who opened the
The collector instructed the technical points, Singh said. test whereas, Beti Hindustan Ki, Vande ranik, Santoor player Shruti Adhikari, lice station SI Ganpat said the 50-year-old door to find the karate coach dead. The police
BMC officials and vendors to “Chief Minister Mohan Ya- Mataram and folk songs were presented in Chaitanya Bhatt and Utkarsh Sathe were man, identified as Radhakrishnam Valayaud- were informed, who rushed to the spot and
ensure safety while disman- dav has already set January the group singing competition. Songs like present as judges. Debate, speech, collage ham, had arrived in the city on January 14 to launched an investigation. They later sent the
tling the corridor. One stretch 20 as the deadline for disman- ‘ Shaheedon tum gagan ke Chand-Suraj and poster making competitions were also take part in a programme at the police acade- body for post-mortem, and were told by his
will be removed at a time for tling the BRTS Corridor, so I ho…’ and ‘Satrangi rangon ka ujjawal sa held. The prize distribution ceremony will my in Bhouri.Valayaudham was staying in a friend Prem that he had been ill from the past
which safety barricading have asked the vendors to sawan Bharat desh hamara…’ were also be held on Friday, the concluding day of hotel at Mangalwara with several of his few days. The police added that the reason be-
should be done on both sides start dismantling it,” the col- presented. Besides, western songs were the event. MoS Krishna Gaur will be the friends. He had booked a train to Chennai on hind his death is not clear, and the case is be-
for one to one and a half me- lector said. presented solo and in groups. Anil Pu- chief guest. Thursday morning. The incident came to ing probed.
DISTRICT NEWS
Lovers walk the aisles at police station IG, DIG, SP TAKE PART IN CLEANLINESS DRIVE
SUBHASH TRIPATHI The family members of Avinash
Bhind agreed and the wedding ceremony
took place in a temple on the police
Cops clean police station
A man and a woman entered the station premises.
prison of love at a police station late The father of Avinash is a deputy
Wednesday night. inspector in the police department
Love bugs, though bit both of them, and posted in Morena.
11 years ago, they could not walk the A woman constable played an im-
aisles, because of objections by the portant role in the wedding. After the
family members. ceremony was over, the policemen
They, however, took the help of the bade them farewell, wishing them a
police and tied the knot at a temple happy married life.
on the police station premises in the bride, his family members were op-
presence of their family members. posed to the wedding. BOTH ARE QUALIFIED FP NEWS SERVICE the police line, temple
Avinash Goyal and Archana live The rural police called the family Narmadapuram premises, sports ground,
near Jamna road under rural police members of Avinash and Archana to Archana who has passed B Sc, B Ed parade ground, police con-
station. They fell in love 11 years ago. the police station to discuss the issue and studied nursing is doing M Sc. Senior police officers and trol room, were cleaned as
But because the girl’s family was of wedding with them, but it did not Avinash has done B Sc and B Ed. Be- other staff took up part of the drive. Nasrullaganj (Bherunda): The cops launched a cleanli-
not financially strong, they could not yield any results. cause they were unemployed, the brooms and spades to They also repaired a few ness drive at Bherunda police station in Nasrullaganj
get her married. The police station in-charge family members were opposed to clean up the police sta- dustbins and put up tem- to celebrate the consecration of Ram Lalla’s idol at the
A few days ago, Archana com- warned the family members that if their wedding. tions in the district. porary and permanent temple in Ayodhya on January 22. It was done after re-
plained to the police station that they came in the way of the wedding, The police helped them to tie the It was done after an in- dustbins. ceiving instructions from the police headquarters in
though Avinash accepted her as his they would be sent to jail. knot. Both are happy. struction received from Inspector general of po- Bhopal. In-charge of the Bherunda police station
the police headquarters lice (Narmadapuram Jagdish Singh Siddhu and SDP Deepak Kapoor took
that the police stations zone) Irshad Wali, deputy part in the drive under which the police station prem-
GOVT ROLLS UP
SLEEVES FOR MAJOR ESB sitting on exam results for past 8 months
Future of around hayak Samparikshak, Pat- Results announced
ADMINISTRATIVE 2.5 mn students, wari and other post Com-
bined Recruitment Test – 2022 n 2023, ESB had conducted 11 exams that
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Agrasen Statue, chanting the slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’. JUP
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The Yatra saw the participation of a large number of FP NEWS SERVICE dent has raised concerns about the Yakub. fully maneuvered through traffic.
HER
MOON
devotees. Community members decided to celebrate Ratlam effectiveness of the security meas- It is worth noting that the current Their reckless joyride, however,
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Diwali by lighting lamps, making Rangoli, and lighting ures in place at the police station. in-charge of the police station, Bha- ended abruptly when an attentive 6
KETU
fireworks on January 22. A departmental investigation has The department is treating this in- vani Prasad Verma, is currently on restaurant owner notified the au- 3 5
been initiated into the theft of a po- cident with utmost seriousness and leave. thorities, resulting in their swift
MLA joins temple cleanliness drive lice jeep from the Ratlam district is determined to hold those respon- Earlier, on January 14, Sunday apprehension. The two individuals
FREE PRESS CL ASSIFIED
MAHIDPUR: Preparations for the upcoming Pran police station. Ujjain Range IG San- sible accountable for their actions. night two individuals managed to in question have been identified as
Pratishtha programme are in full swing in Jharda as the tosh Kumar Singh has instructed As a result of this negligence, Rat- steal a police vehicle that was Irfan Khan and Sadab Khan. RUNNING CLASSIFIED
oldest Shree Ram Temple here was cleaned. MLA Bahadur Ratlam DIG Manoj Kumar Singh to lam ASP Rakesh Khakha has taken parked at the police station. They The police have filed charges 7 DAY 500/-
conduct a thorough inquiry into action against four police person- proceeded to take the stolen vehicle against them under sections 327, DISPLAY CLASSIFIED 15 DAY 1000/-
Singh Chouhan, administrative staff, and public 50/- SQ.CM. B/W. 30 DAY 1500/-
representatives collectively cleaned the temple. A Bhajan the matter. nel, including SI Devilal Patidar, on a joyride through the city 323, 294, 506, and 34 of the IPC, and 75/- SQ.CM.
They are required to submit their head constable Shailendra Singh, streets, with the siren blaring, leav- both young men are now in cus- (MINIMUM SIZE 1X3) DISPLAY CLASSIFIED
Sandhya will also be organised on January 21. A prabhat
pheri was also taken out in the town. findings within two days. The inci- constable Neeraj Chauhan, and ing bystanders in awe as they skill- tody. FREE PRESS CALL- 9425082195
INDORE CITY INDORE | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
City industrialist to Speakers narrate Ram Janmbhoomi Traffic diversion on roads around Rajwada markets
build community Traders back one-way, not to park vehicles outside shops
hall in Ayodhya movement experiences at Press Club OUR STAFF REPORTER
[email protected]
MAYOR SAYS
n
SHOPKEEPERS SPEAK…
Two-wheelers should be allowed on both sides of road
n All agree that the old
UP govt has OUR STAFF REPORTER
practice of both sides n There should be separate space for loading rickshaws in
[email protected] Shopkeepers of roads
alloted 75,000 sq around Rajwada markets open to all types of the streets
feet land worth In Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, a extended full support to vehicles needed to be n Arrangement of police personnel at every intersection
about Rs 20 cr to sea of emotions surged, the senior Indore Municipal Corpo- changed Signal timing should be corrected
journalists and photographers who ration’s move of turning n Giving some relaxations n There should be less stopping at signals so that traffic
Balaji Sevaarth witnessed the Ram Janmabhoomi roads around Rajwada in the one-way policy flow is maintained.
Foundation movement of 1992 shared their ex- markets into one way and could be considered n Cars should be allowed to drive from Narsingh Bazaar
periences during the 'Aankhan expressed readiness to n Designated public to Rajmohalla by installing dividers.
OUR STAFF REPORTER Dekhi-Kaanan Suni' programme at accept car or van pool parking in big markets n Vaishnav School and Khalsa College ground should be
[email protected] the Indore Press Club on Thursday. service if provided. should be used by used for parking
Chairman Krishna Kumar young journalist like him amidst They also promised the shopkeepers and their
Famous industrialist and social worker Asthana emphasised that the Kar- thousands of Karsevaks and strict city authorities that they
of the city Vinod Agrawal will build a seva in Ayodhya aimed to connect police arrangements. Sending news won’t park their own ve-
staff to reduce their own Collector says Police say
vehicle count on the road
grand community hall in Ayodhya for the new generation with pride, led was challenging with limited com- hicles outside their hopkeepers should not
the use of pilgrims. This land worth
about Rs 20 crore has been allotted to
prominently by the Vishva Hindu
Parishad and Bajrang Dal.
munication resources.
Journalist and photographer Di-
shops so that consumers
are able to use the space
n Shopkeepers will also
have to work as traffic W e will talk to some
agency whose ve-
S park their own vehi-
cles in front of their shops.
Balaji Sevaarth Vinod Agrawal Founda- Senior journalist Prakash Hin- nesh Solanki highlighted the sensi- for parking their vehi- volunteers hicles can ferry employ- That space should be left
tion under the first phase of land allo- dustani recalled visiting Ayodhya tivity of the 80s and 90s, making cles. n Some changes have to be ees of shops to their es- for customers' vehicles
cation done by the UP government for in 1983, unaware that one day, this photography during that period a The shopkeepers stated made in regular habits tablishments like school n Malganj, Narsingh
development work in Shri Ram Jan- same Ayodhya would witness the challenging task. that they wanted the n E-rickshaw operation buses do Bazaar, Gorakund roads
mabhoomi Ayodhya. Construction on grand consecration of Lord Rama, Reflecting on those times, Indore number of vehicles to go policy will be made soon n Out of box thinking should be widened
an area of 75,000 square feet has been attracting people from around the Press Club president Arvind Tiwari down on the stretches is needed for n Each trader association
n Will sit with the city road
planned on this land. world. recalled the challenges faced in from Nandlalpura to Raj- channelling traffic should keep two men as
safety committee
The sacred holy river Saryu will flow Hemant Sharma, present in Ayod- journalism and photography dur- mohalla and Bada Gan- n Shopkeepers need to volunteers to ensure
through the project in such a way that hya on December 6, 1992, shared ing the Ram Janmabhoomi move- pati to Krishnapura members and decide on
think beyond their free flow of traffic in
devotees do not have to travel long dis- how it was a new experience for a ment. Chhatri for free flow of all the suggestions given
own conveniences their markets
tances for taking a holy dip. This place vehicular traffic. by shopkeepers
has been specially allotted for religious Nearly two weeks after
and cultural institutions by the Uttar
Pradesh Housing Development Council,
on the Lucknow-Ayodhya Highway, just
SJMC’s poster exhibition enhances Ram fervour the stretches were turned
into one-way, the district
administration, Indore
tional commissioner of
police (traffic) Manish
Agrawal and others were
affected.
The main demand of
the shopkeepers was that
crease of e-rickshaws on
Jawahar Marg and MG
Road has increased
3 kilometres away from the Ram Lalla INDORE: In regards to the pran poster making. The School of Municipal Corporation present. two-wheelers should be traffic woes.
temple. pratishtha ceremony of Ram Temple in Journalism and Mass Communication and traffic police depart- The shopkeepers sup- allowed on a trial basis. The e-rickshaws stop
Under the guidance of Agarwal, vari- Ayodhya, the fervour among DAVV (SJMC) hosted a captivating poster ment officials held a ported the move of city “If that leads to traffic wherever they wish to
ous campaigns are going on in various (Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya) exhibition, wherein first-year students meeting with shopkeep- authorities of turning jams then the custodians which hampers the free
fields like education, health, religion students is palpable. The journalism dedicated their creative efforts in ers who were affected by the roads into one way of the city can go back to flow of traffic.
and spirituality under Balaji Sevaarth department of the university has portraying the life of Lord Ram. the traffic diversion. but they stated that cer- the present one-way traf- To this, the Mayor said
for the last several years. The founda- channelled this enthusiasm into a Dr.Sonali Nargunde, Head of the Mayor Pushyamitra tain relaxations should fic model,” they said. that they would soon
tion has already built a grand An- creative display, capturing the essence Department, expressed appreciation Bhargav, district collec- be given so that their Some shopkeepers stat- come up with a policy for
nakshetra in Ujjain. of Lord Ram through the artistry of for the students' creative endeavours. tor Asheesh Singh, addi- businesses were not ed that the sudden in- e-rickshaws.
Alarming increase
in heart ailments
in young people
Heart diseases
among young
people have
doubled in three
yrs: Experts
OUR STAFF REPORTER
[email protected]
ies get blocked due to the
Concerned over increasing cholesterol and blockages,”
cases of sudden deaths due Dr Porwal told media.
to heart attacks in the city, Cardiologist Dr Alkesh
cardiologists raised an Jain said that deaths due to
alarm for the citizens and cardiac arrests are increas-
said that the cases of heart ing rapidly among the
ailments in young people youth, but it is very unusu-
have doubled in the last al for children to suffer
three years. from cardiac arrest. Heart
Moreover, the doctors attacks do not occur in chil-
also quoted the alarming dren due to blockage of
figures of angiographies blood vessels.
and angioplasties per- “The risk of heart attack
formed in Super Speciality in children increases due
Hospital in the last three to genetic or congenital dis-
years i.e. over 2,700. eases. A hole in the heart,
“Yes, the cases of sudden enlargement and shorten-
deaths due to heart attacks ing of muscles or viral in-
in young people are in- fection of the heart can
creasing swiftly. A rise in cause cardiac arrest in
the cases has been seen in children,” he added.
the last three years mainly
in the young population as Over 2,700
the number has doubled,” angiographies
cardiologist Dr Siddhant
Joshi told media. and angioplasties
He added that earlier out in SSH from 2021
of 100 cases, only 25 were ccording to the
those below 50 years but
now this number has in-
creased to over 50. Cardiac
A nodal officer of
Super Speciality
Hospital Dr AD Bhatnagar,
surgeon Dr Manish Porwal they have performed over
also cited similar figures 2,700 angiographies and
and blamed the sedentary angioplasties from 2021.
lifestyle and stress as the “The number is increasing
reason for the increasing in the young population.
cases. The reasons behind it are
“Such cases increase smoking, stress, and a
more in winters as the ar- sedentary lifestyle. Young-
teries shrink due to the sters must go to regular
cold temperature. Due to a checkups to diagnose and
sedentary lifestyle and in- prevent the diseases,” he
creasing stress, the arter- added.
INDORE CITY
INDORE | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
Commissioner of police
[email protected] available at an affordable gies. Sethi emphasised the dant after which we have Makrand Deouskar on
price to them. potential of the agri-tech taken immediate action Thursday joined the clean-
Noting that the importance “We should focus on sus- sector in India, challenges against them. However, the liness drive being run in
of agriculture in India’s eco- tainable business models for faced by the farmers like Junior Doctors’ Associa- every police station in the
nomic and social fabric is the benefit of farmers and fake seeds, degrading soil tion also informed us that state ahead of Ram
known to all and is a signifi- society,” he said while ad- quality and water stress. He the attendant was in an Mandir Pran Pratistha
cant contributor to the GDP dressing a 3-day Agricultur- initiated a session on the un- inebriated condition and programme. Also, senior
of the nation, Indian Insti- al Entrepreneurship Devel- tapped potential in agri- created ruckus in the ward police officers and police
tute of Technology Indore opment Training Pro- tech, shedding light on dif- along with abusing doc- station in-charge also
director Prof Suhas Joshi gramme being organised by ferent sectors and the entre- tors,’ superintendent of cleaned their offices, po-
said that it’s high time that the Indian Institute of Tech- preneurial opportunities in MY Hospital Dr PS Thakur lice stations and temples in
the real problems faced by nology (IIT) Indore & Chaud- Participants of the training programme pose for a group photo with IIT agriculture. said. their office premises.
farmers are addressed hary Charan Singh National Indore director Prof Suhas Joshi on the institute campus on Thursday. The event will include ses- He added that a probe Following instructions
through technological inno- Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur. tices and entrepreneurship. sions on the untapped poten- committee led Dr KK Aro- from the state government CP Milind Deouskar sweeping the
Joshi, HexGen CEO Jap- The programme is de- tial of agritech, an overview ra has been constituted to and Police Headquarters, street in DRP Lines on Thursday
News in Brief preet Sethi, Prof Manish
Kumar Goyal, Prof Mayur
signed to foster interaction
among participants from
of intellectual property
rights & management, en-
investigate the case so that
further action can be tak-
Indore Police also partici-
pated in this campaign on Patil and police
Jain and participants from different sectors, focusing trepreneurship for small en. cleanliness, which was led officers/employees cleaned
Inter-college debate competition held across India were present on technology, entrepre- farmers, understanding The Junior Doctors’ As- by Commissioner of Police the office, garden and
during the inaugural neurship, and agriculture so markets in India, agricul- sociation mentioned in its Deouskar in the DRP line. premises of DRP lines.
session. The IIT Indore di- as to address challenges in tural innovation, and biolog- letter to the superinten- Deouskar also cleaned the Under the campaign, po-
rector said that through this agriculture. The challenges ical inputs for soil health. dent that the attendant had premises. Additional CP lice officers and police per-
programme they aim to em- would include uncertainties The programme will also abused doctors after which Manoj Kumar Srivastava, sonnel volunteered and
power participants with in weather predictions, land feature a field visit to ICAR- they called the guards to DCP (Headquarters) cleaned their offices of all
knowledge and insights into constraints, crop yield man- Indian Institute of Soybean handle him and to take ac- Jagdish Dawar, Reserved zones, police stations and
modern agricultural prac- agement, supply chain, and Research. tion over the same. Inspector Deepak Kumar DRP Line premises.
DAY 3 OF
SEARCH NOW LEOPARD SEEN IN NAINOD AREA
NO TRACES IN TCS, What Next
INFOSYS AREAS We tried all day to find traces of leopard, but to
OUR STAFF REPORTER
[email protected]
“ no avail. However, the search will continue and
we will try to find the leopards using thermal drones
tomorrow,” Solanki said.
A forest team armed with drones and
sniffer dogs set out to locate and res-
First sighting and developments
cue the leopard family from the Infos- fter detecting the movement of the leopard in
Indore: The inter-college debate competition was held at RPL ys and TCS area on Thursday but to no
avail. It seems that the family has al-
A Infosys, the forest department had installed a
cage in the campus on Tuesday night. Besides, night
Maheshwari College on Thursday in the memory of late
Lakshmidevi Mohanlal Jhalani. The event witnessed enthusiastic most vanished into thin air. There vision cameras were also installed to capture the
participation from 64 contestants representing 32 colleges in the were no pugmarks or residues found leopard but all these efforts went in vain. At ten in the
annual festival. The debate showcased the eloquence and inside or around the campus of IT morning, information was received about the sight-
intellectual prowess of college-level debaters. The distinguished companies on Super Corridor. ing of two cubs from Tigriya Badshah village. A res-
chief guest, Dr. Rajiv Sharma, inaugurated the event. The welcome However, the department received Drones and sniffer dogs attempt to find leopards cue team and Indore range team immediately
speech was delivered by the college principal, Rajiv Kumar Jhalani,
emphasising the importance of students' participation in news that the leopard had been sight- area as well. But the leopard family Night vision cameras and cages reached the spot. Villagers Mohan and Jeevan Jat
extracurricular activities for holistic development. The debate, ed in the Nainod area. Following this, was not sighted. “We could not even have been installed in Infosys campus. said that two cubs were seen in the field at 8 in the
themed “Economic development of the country is possible only Indore Forest Division DFO Mahendra find any pugmarks in the areas, so it’s Forest department is educating people morning and the leopard was walking ahead of them.
through one nation, one election" aimed to foster critical thinking Singh Solanki headed for Nainod and hard to trace the movement of the and emphasising on being cautious of After this, the forest workers searched the fields.
and enhancing the intellectual abilities of participating students. launched a search operation in that leopard family,” Solanki said. the new leopard mom. Claw marks had been found at different places.
Half-day at govt offices, state institutions on Jan 22
BHOPAL: On the occasion of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya temple on January 22, Madhya
Pradesh government offices, State institutions will remain closed for half day till 2.30pm, said an order issued by GAD
late Thursday night.
MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
Cyber criminals
siphon singer’s money
at will, no leads yet
OUR STAFF REPORTER
[email protected]
Chhattisgarh government
istration system, now it will
be available in all the regis-
tration offices.
was implemented in the
registration offices of
Saraipali, Basna, Pithora,
has decided to implement The work of implement- Kurud and Nagari of
The sacred flame from Shri National General Docu- ing the software is being Dhamtari and Ma-
Ram Janmabhoomi Ayodhya ment Registration System done at a rapid pace. All the hasamund districts from
Dham reached Chhattisgarh (NGDRS) in a phased man- preliminary preparations January 11, 2024. Soon the
on Thursday. ner in place of e-registra- are being done by the Regis- NGDRS system is to be im-
Devotees who reached the
capital Raipur with the
tion software in all the reg-
istration offices of the state.
tration Department, in
which along with the
plemented in the busiest
Raipur Registration Office
Tribal people
sacred flame from Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Ayodhya
Under which NGDRS
will be installed in all regis-
arrangement of hardware
devices, network lines,
of the state.
To make the registration
are pride of
Dham, handed over the sa-
cred flame urn to Chief Min-
tration offices before March
2024. The software will be
training is being given to
the departmental officers
system more effective and
convenient by the Govern-
our country:
ister Vishnu Deo Sai at the
State Guest House, Pahuna,
implemented compulsorily.
NGDRS as a pilot project
and employees.
During the pilot run of
ment of India, NIC. A Com-
mon Generic Software (NG-
Dhankhar
along with chanting Vedic in Chhattisgarh. The soft- the NGDRS system, more DRS) has been developed
mantras. ware was launched in three than 45,000 documents through Pune. This soft- STAFF REPORTER
Sai said that the Jyoti registration offices Abhan- have been registered so far ware is customized as per Raipur / New Delhi
Kalash will be kept in the pur, Mahasamund and in three registration of- the requirement of the
Shri Ram Temple of the Dhamtari. After the end of fices. states and implemented Vice President of India
capital Raipur, from where the BOT period of the e-reg- In the second phase, it through NIC. Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thurs-
the sacred flame will be sent day said that tribals are the
across the state. The Chief pride of our country.
Minister appealed to the
people of the state to light
lamps in every house on the
CM pays tribute to Kumar He was addressing the trib-
al students from Chhattis-
garh, Madhya Pradesh at his
GLORIOUS: SAO
and BJP State President at jnandgaon districts of Chhat-
KORBA: In a major road acci- his residence in Sukma on tisgarh and 60 students from
dent occurred on Bilaspur- Thursday, Chhattisgarh Balaghat district of Madhya
Ambikapur highway, a Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Pradesh met the Vice Presi-
MUNGELI: Chhattisgarh speeding passenger bus col- Sai prayed for the eternal dent under the 'Tribal Youth
Deputy Chief Minister lided with a truck parked on peace of the departed soul. He Exchange Programme'. The
Arun Sao said on Thursday the highway near Kendai expressed condolences to the group also visited the Parlia-
Martyr Veer Narayan Singh bridge adjacent to Bango po- bereaved family members. ment.
was a brave son of the coun- lice station area. Forest and Climate Change The Tribal Youth Ex-
try. He dedicated himself to The collision was so strong Minister Kedar Kashyap, MP Dinesh Kashyap, former present. change Program (TYEP) is
the country and society. All that many passengers on the Agriculture Minister MLA Santosh Bafna, Mahesh Kumar Lakshmi Narayan being run by the Ministry of
should move forward in bus got trapped between the Ramvichar Netam, MLAs Gagda, Rekhchand Jain, Dev, a member of the Sukma Home Affairs for the last 15
your life by taking inspira- seats. A crowd of passers-by Lata Usendi, Chaitram Ata- Lachchhuram Kashyap, Zamindar family, died on years through the Nehru
tion from the life of Martyr and villagers gathered at the mi, Vinayak Goyal, Guru Baiduram Kashyap and ad- Wednesday at his residence Yuva Kendra Sangathan
Veer Narayan. incident site. They started re- Khushswant Saheb, former ministrative officials were in Jagdalpur at the age of 104. (NYKS) of the Ministry of
He was addressing the lief and rescue operations Youth Affairs and Sports.
event in Amar Shaheed and helped the injured to be The tribal young men and
Veer Narayan Singh Memo-
rial Day and Tribal Confer-
taken to hospital. They also
took initiative to call police
CM PAYS TRIBUTE TO DRG JAWAN ARVIND EKKA women from remote and in-
surgency affected areas are
ence in Mohbandha of Lor- and ambulance. They said STAFF REPORTER / Raipur taken on a tour to major
mi development block of that more than 20 passengers He was admitted to Narayana Hospital for cities across the country. The
Mungeli district. have been injured in the acci- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries main objectives are to in-
Sao paid floral tribute on dent. 6 women and 8 men suf- expressed deep grief and paid tribute to the during treatment. crease the aspiration of the
the photograph of Martyr fered serious injuries. The Head Constable Arvind Ekka, who lost his life in The Chief Minister stated that Ekka has tribal youth, to make them
Veer Narayan Singh. He reason behind the collision the line of duty. He extended condolences to made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting aware of the country's devel-
announced a donation between the bus and the truck the grieving family members. his motherland. “The entire nation and our opment activities, schemes
of Rs 5 lakh for the has not been revealed. Howev- Ekka, a DRG jawan, sustained injuries on state are indebted to him, and we honour and employment opportuni-
cultural building in Mo- er, it is feared that due to low December 29 during a Naxalite blast in the his supreme sacrifice. Our determination to ties and to introduce them to
hbandha. Camps are also being organ- the people of special back- visibility due to fog in the village of Kawadgaon Hilori in the Gangalur fight against Naxalites will remain strong,” he the youth of other parts of
Sao said that the history ized under Pradhan Mantri ward tribes from the morning, the bus may have police station area of Bijapur. said. the country.
of tribals has been glorious. Jan Man Yojana to benefit schemes. collided with a parked truck.
SECR suspends
Minor
reshuffle in
HC comes heavily on NHAI, loco pilot in I-tax raid on Banti Dalmia premises
Chhattisgarh
PWD on plight of roads
STAFF REPORTER / Raipur
IAS officers Express accident Income Tax sleuths carried out search op-
erations at the premises of coal trader Ban-
STAFF REPORTER / Raipur STAFF REPORTER / Bilaspur and parking of heavy vehi-
cles on the roadside.
tary of PWD to file their re-
ply in the next hearing
case ti Dalmia situated in Raigarh.
Teams of more than 100 income tax offi-
STAFF REPORTER / Raipur
The General Administration High Court of Chhattis- The Chief Justice along with affidavits. cers participated in the raid cum surprise
Department, Government of garh hearing the PIL filed Ramesh Sinha said that the The hearing regarding South Eastern Central Rail- inspection carried on the premises of the
Chhattisgarh on Thursday regarding the plight of Bilaspur-Raipur road is Raipur-Bilaspur National way administration suspend- coal trader on Thursday.
through an order made mi- Raipur-Bilaspur National constantly being repaired. Highway has been going on ed shunter (engine driver) Banti Dalmia is a renowned name in the
nor changes in posts of limit- Highway and the road lead- Roads are closed and di- in the High Court for a long Chhattisgarh Express train coal trade especially in Bilaspur and
ed Indian Administrative Of- ing from Dhaneli to the verted anywhere, due to time. The quality of the accident. Odisha and also has partnership in the In-
ficers. Legislative Assembly, the which accidents are hap- road has been questioned In the initial phase of in- dus Energy. As per information received
Subrat Sahoo (IAS-1992) High Court has asked the pening. since the beginning, and vestigation administration Dalmia’s Park Avenue residency and his
Additional Chief Secretary officials of NHAI and PWD The road leading from now that the road has been found the carelessness of the factory and other outlets were raided.
has been given the post of Di- to file a reply. The court has Dhaneli to the Assembly built, complaints are being loco pilot. However, on the raids, I-Tax office has
rector General, Chhattisgarh expressed concern about has been encroached at received about its At the Bilaspur Railway not issued any official information yet.
Administrative Academy. He the accidents happening on many places and heavy ve- condition at many places. Station on Tuesday night the
will be relieved of the post of these roads. hicles are parked on the At the same time, the way engine of the train collided
Director General, Thakur
Pyarelal state Panchayat and
Rural Development Institute.
During the hearing, the
court expressed concern
over the accidents occur-
roadside. The court has
asked the Collector of the
concerned districts and of-
complaints of encroach-
ment have come to light on
the road leading to the state
with the dead end of
platform number 8 and the
engine got damaged. The col-
Chhattisgarh gets Best
Performing State Award
He will hold the rest of the ring due to encroachment ficials of NHAI and Secre- assembly. lision also created a fearsome
charges. situation for some passen-
On his taking charge, gers.
Renu G Pillai (IAS-1991) After the accident the
was relieved of the post of DRM, Sr DCM and other sen- STAFF REPORTER / Raipur Among the five states
Director General, Chhattis- ior officers immediately where assembly elections
garh Administrative Acad- rushed to the spot and finally Assembly elections were were held, the cleanest elec-
emy. instructed for the investiga- held in five states of the tions were held in Chhattis-
Janak Prasad Pathak (IAS- tion. country in November-De- garh. Without any controver-
2007) is being posted as Com- Finally, the four members cember 2023, during which sy, there was no need for re-
missioner, Medical Educa- enquiry committee in the ini- awards were announced for counting anywhere. In the
tion and will have additional tial phase of investigation officers doing excellent heavily Naxal affected areas
charge of Registrar, Firms found the carelessness of the work. Chhattisgarh was of Bastar, security arrange-
and societies. shunter and the driver was also included in these 5 ments and surveillance were
Mahendra Singh Savvani, suspended. states. so tight that the Naxalites
Additional Managing Direc- The loco pilot suspended It has been announced to could not succeed in their
tor, Mandi Board has been el- in the accident has give the Best Performing plans. For this reason, the
evated as Managing Director, been identified as Kailash State Award to Chhattis- CEO of Chhattisgarh has
Mandi Board. Singh. garh Chief Electoral been selected for the Best
Officer (CEO) Reena Baba Performing State Award
LAST WORD Saheb Kangale. among all the five states.
The name of Vineet Nan- have been announced by the At the same time, the best
Convicts move SC seeking IIT-KANPUR’S PHD STUDENT HANGS HERSELF IN HOSTEL ROOM spot, they found the door of nary probe and completing
MLA, for deployment of
paramilitary forces in the
state on that day.
Adhikari's counsel told
3RD SUICIDE THIS MONTH
killed in Manipur
that the enumeration
can transform the living
summons was being car-
ried out to arrest him be-
Minister Arvind Kejriwal
for repeatedly skipping
WITH AAP AFTER ITS ALIGNMENT WITH CONGRESS
standards of people, fore the high-octane polls, the ED’s summonses and
according to expected in April-May. said he is fearing his RAJESH MOUDGIL Dalit community leader, Rahul Gandhi, had also
government sources. The chief minister said arrest as he knows that Chandigarh who had joined AAP in been president of Indian AGENCIES village volunteer Takhel-
he was issued a summons he is the "kingpin" of the April 2022, had also been Youth Congress and NSUI. Imphal lambam Manoranjan, 26,
Raj CM receives by the Enforcement Direc- alleged excise scam. BJP In a major setback to the state Congress chief for Tanwar wrote in his letter was killed and another vol-
torate last week for the national spokesperson Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) five years till 2019. The for- to AAP convener and Delhi At least four people, includ- unteer, Mangshatabam
death threat fourth time, and asked Gaurav Bhatia alleged in Haryana, its state elec- mer Sirsa MP, Tanwar, had chief minister Arvind Ke- ing a man and his son, were Wanglen sustained bullet
JAIPUR: Chief Minister him to appear before the Kejriwal did not appear tion committee chairman, left the party in 2019 fol- jriwal: “In view of the cur- killed in separate incidents wounds in a gunfight be-
Bhajanlal Sharma has agency on January 18 or before the ED as he was Ashok Tanwar quit the lowing bitter differences rent political scenario and in Manipur during the past tween two warring com-
received a death threat January 19. "sweating" in winter and party here on Thursday, with the former state chief your alignment with the In- 24 hours, police said on munities at Kangchup in
from a prisoner lodged "The BJP is running the "shaking in fear" saying his ethics would minister Bhupinder Singh dian National Congress, Thursday. Imphal West
inside a jail here, ED. They only intend to ar- anticipating his arrest not allow him to continue Hooda. He was also briefly my ethics won’t allow me to According to Widespread district border-
officials said on rest me so that I cannot with the AAP after its with the Trinamool Con- continue as chairman, elec- police, Oinam ing Kangpokpi
Thursday. Minister of campaign for the upcom-
since he knows that he is
the kingpin of the excise alignment with the Con- gress (TMC). Tanwar who tion campaign committee, Bamoljao, 61,
protests district on
State for Home Jawahar
Singh Bedham said
ing Lok Sabha elections," police scam. gress. was considered to be close Aam Aadmi Party, and his son rock Imphal Wednesday
he said. Tanwar, 47, a prominent to the Congress leader Haryana”. Oinam Manito- night.
immediate action was mba, 35, were The fresh inci-
taken and two staffers
Rajasthan govt revokes pension of NEW ROLES FOR Delhi court denies
bail to Neelam
political prisoners of emergency COACHING CENTRES
MANISH GODHA stopped it as this doesn't
New Delhi: Coaching centres cannot enrol
students below 16 years of age, make
PARLIAMENT SECURITY
Jaipur suit the political ideology
of the Congress Now the
misleading promises and guarantee rank or
good marks, according to new guidelines
BREACH CASE
The pension of political BJP is back in power and announced by the Ministry of Education. The
prisoners during the decided to revoke the pen- guidelines for regulating coaching institutes NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday
Emergency has been re- sion in the first cabinet have been framed to address the need for a dismissed the bail application of Neelam
voked in Rajasthan. The meeting of the govern- legal framework and manage the unregulated Azad, an accused in the Parliament secu-
decision was taken in the ment. The beneficiaries growth of private coaching centres. rity breach case.
first cabinet meeting of would get Rs 20000 as pen- It comes following complaints received by the Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep
the Rajasthan govern- sion and Rs 4000 as med- government about rising cases of student Kaur denied bail to Azad, saying it would
ment held in Jaipur on ical assistance. suicides, fire incidents, lack of facilities in not be right to grant her the relief at this
Thursday. Along with The interesting thing coaching incidents as well as methodologies of stage.
this, the government has about this pension in Ra- teaching adopted by them. The court had on Saturday sent all the ac-
also decided to review the jasthan is that it was first "No coaching centre shall engage tutors having cused in the case, including Azad, Manoran-
decisions taken in the started during the first qualifications less than graduation. The jan D, Sagar Sharma, Lalit Jha, Amol Shinde
last six months of the tenure of Vasundhara Raje institutions cannot make misleading promises and Mahesh Kumawat, to judicial custody af-
previous government and in 2004 and has been re- or guarantee rank or good marks to parents ter they were produced before it on expiry of
the work done at differ- voked for the second time for enrolling students in the coaching centres. their police remand. In a major security
ent rates from the gov- as Congress used to stop it The institutes cannot enrol students below 16 breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parlia-
ernment. whenever it came to power. years of age. Student enrolment should be ment terror attack, two persons -- Sagar Shar-
During the BJP govern- The cabinet held under the only after secondary school examination," the ma and Manoranjan D -- jumped into the Lok
ment, political prisoners chairmanship of CM Bha- guidelines said. Sabha chamber from the public gallery
of Emergency were being jan Lal Sharma has also "The coaching institutes cannot publish or during Zero Hour, released yellow gas
given pensions in the decided to review the deci- cause to be published or take part in the from canisters and shouted slogans before
name of Loktantra Rak- sions taken in the last 6 publication of any misleading advertisement being overpowered by some MPs.
shak Samman Nidhi. The months of the Gehlot govt. relating to any claim, directly or indirectly, of Around the same time, two other ac-
BSFpersonnel during a parade rehearsal ahead of the 75th Republic Day in New Delhi on Thursday Congress government had ernment. cused -- Amol Shinde and Azad -- also
quality of coaching or the facilities offered
therein or the result procured by such sprayed coloured gas from canisters while
coaching centre or the student who shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside
RAS main exam postponed in Raj attended such class," it added. Parliament premises.
LEOPARD ENTERS JAIPUR HERITAGE
HOTEL, INMATES FLEE IN PANIC Raj Cabinet postpones BJP announces review of Gehlot govt's
JAIPUR: A leopard entered a Man Singh immediately RAS main exam, declares
heritage hotel here on informed the Forest BJP poll manifesto policy decisions in its last 6 months
Thursday morning, creating Department. document Jaipur, Jan 18
panic among the inmates who During this entire incident, the (PTI) The Rajasthan Cabi- cisions taken by the previ- trative Service (RAS) sched-
rushed out in a frenzy. tourists ran out of the hotel. net on Thursday postponed ous Congress government uled later this month, Cabi-
The incident was reported The prowling leopard also the state administrative in the last six months of its net Minister Rajyavardhan
from the Kanota Castle at 9.40 entered the hotel staff room service main exam and de- tenure, an official statement Singh Rathore said.
a.m. At that time, dogs present and created havoc there even clared the BJP's election said. "In today's meeting, it was
in the hotel suddenly started as some people closed the manifesto as a policy docu- The government has de- decided by the CM and all
barking and did not stop door of the room from ment. clared the BJP's election the members of the Council
despite the best efforts of the outside. A Forest Department In its first meeting, Chief manifesto, the 'Sankalp Pa- of Ministers that a commit-
hotel staff to calm them down. team reached the spot and Minister Bhajanlal Shar- tra', as a policy document tee will review the decisions
A tourist there saw the after one and a half hour of ma's Cabinet also decided to and extended the date of the taken by the previous state
leopard and informed the hard work, succeeded in constitute a committee of proposed main examination government in the last six
hotel staff and hotel owner tranquilising the big cat. ministers to review the de- of the Rajasthan Adminis- months," Rathore said.
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Women powered BJP to victory in assembly polls: Ajit Pawar
MUMBAI BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit
Pawar on Thursday said women's support helped the
BJP win three out of the five states in the recent
assembly elections. Addressing a gathering of female
workers of his faction of the NCP, Pawar said a large
number of women lawmakers will be seen in the
state assembly as well as Parliament in the coming
years. “We have prepared the agenda for
Maharashtra's development and are working
accordingly,” he said.
HC bins plea
by city Cong A plea filed by businessman challenges ‘arbitrary, capricious and patently illegal’ decision
hints at lone wolf
chief, others
URVI MAHAJANI / MUMBAI
URVI MAHAJANI / MUMBAI
We trust that
can’t be used. If a race is go-
ing on, how will one cross
attack on Jan 22
A businessman has ap- none of the (the racing track to reach the
Calling it a 'politically moti- proached the Bombay High entities involved
are going to do
middle open space)?” asked THE FPJ
vated' petition, the Bombay Court challenging the deci-
anything to
Justice Patel. EXCLUSIVE
High Court on Thursday dis- sion of the Maharashtra gov- A lease agreement was
missed a petition city Con- ernment and the BMC to de- precipitate the signed on June 5, 1967, which ASHISH SINGH / MUMBAI
gress president Varsha Gaik- velop a 120-acre theme park at issue till then, expired on March 31, 1994.
wad and two former corpo- the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. since petitions are The lease was extended for On the eve of the Pran
rators challenging the deci- The court said it was not filed. Don't tell us 19 years, till May 31, 1994. Prathishtha ceremony for the
sion of the Maharashtra gov- passing any order and expect- this is fait accompli Subsequently, after Ram Temple in Ayodhya on
ernment and the BMC to del- ed all the parties concerned on that day. We accepting lease rental, the January 22, security agencies
egate powers to recommend to maintain status quo till the will take a very lease was extended till May have shared information
allocation of MLA funds next day of hearing on Janu- dim view of that 31, 2023. about an al-Qaeda
funds for development works ary 24. – Bombay High According to Kapadia’s pocketbook of terrorist activ-
to guardian ministers Man- “We trust that none of the Court plea, just like in the Develop- ities, Lone Mujahid Pocket-
gal Prabhat Lodha and Deep- entities involved are going to Plea says ment Plan (DP) 1991, even in book, allegedly shared by sus-
ak Kesarkar.
After the corporators’ five-
do anything to precipitate
the issue till then, since peti-
O nly 40% of the
population of Greater T he impugned
decisions will lead to the DP 2034, the area is re-
served as a “recreation
pected ISIS handlers on a
third-party social media app
year term ended in March
2022,the state government
tions are filed. Don't tell us
this is fait accompli on that
T he impugned decisions, if
implemented, would be an
environmental disaster for the city
Mumbai has access to
daily recreation spaces
such as the said land
the loss of 210
contiguous acres of
open green space
ground” (RG). The govern-
ment resolution issued by the
to influence misguided
youths of India for potential
appointed BMC Commis- day. We will take a very dim Urban Development Depart- lone-wolf attacks.
sioner Iqbal Chahal as ad- view of that,” said a division “The impugned decisions, urgent hearing considering Rs97 crore on preparing sta- ment on October 27, 2016, the The FPJ got exclusive ac-
ministrator to run the civic bench of Justices Gautam if implemented, would be an that the BMC commissioner bles. land has been classified as cess to classified intelligence
body. Later, powers were del- Patel and Kamal Khata on environmental disaster for was to hold an ‘Open House’ “Which stables require Heritage Grade II-B under from a central organisation, The book introduces a
egated to guardian ministers Thursday. the city. Only 40% of the pop- over the issue on Thursday Rs100 crore?” quipped the title “Royal Western India revealing that an ISIS range of menacing
to recommend approval for The bench clarified that it ulation of Greater Mumbai evening. Justice Patel. Turf Club”. handler, Abu Mohammad,
allocation of development is not rejecting any ad-inter- has access to daily recreation Dwarkadas said that the When the bench asked It points out that the land is uploaded the pocketbook on a tactics, including the
work funds. im relief and will hear the spaces such as the said land. Royal Western India Turf what will happen to the rac- used as a race course only deceptive Instagram channel. infiltration of security
Gaikwad, an MLA from plea next week for ad-interim In one stroke, the impugned Club Limited (RWITC) ing area, which is in the mid- during race days, which ac- The article and its vivid il-
Dharavi, and former corpo- and interim reliefs. decisions will lead to the loss [which operates the race dle of the open space, count for approximately only lustrations intricately detail measures and
rators – Ashraf Azmi and Satyen Kapadia, a busi- of 210 contiguous acres of course] was agreeing to this Dwarkadas replied that it 22 days in a year. sinister methods, including diversionary tactics
Meher Mohasin Haider – had nessman, has challenged the open green space,” the plea since it has a lot to gain – 99 will be used for the public. Advocate General Biren- torching parked vehicles, or-
filed the plea alleging that decision to convert the race- contended. years of lease, unhindered The racing track is proposed dra Saraf appeared for state chestrating road accidents,
involving secondary
the municipal funds were al- course into a theme park Senior counsel Janak access of the racing track to be shifted to another cor- and advocate Joel Carlos ap- igniting forest fires, demol- blasts
located arbitrarily with the terming the same as “arbi- Dwarkadas, appearing for and also a right to develop a ner of the ground. peared for the BMC. RWITC ishing buildings, and crafting
approval of guardian minis- trary, capricious and patently Kapadia, mentioned the plea club house. Also, the govern- “If there is a race (going was represented by senior ad- lethal explosives and remote maximum impact.
ters. The plea alleged that the illegal”. before the court seeking an ment was willing to spend on), the middle open space vocate Vineet Naik. control detonations. It sug- The agency also identified
more funds were allocated on gests using easily obtainable a suspicious person named
the request of ruling party materials such as motor or Adyan Sandhu, allegedly
MLAs, mostly from BJP, by
the BMC on the direction of
the guardian ministers. The
plea sought quashing the res-
Note to civic chief on racecourse theme park cooking oil, sugar, and match-
es to trigger massive traffic
accidents, devastating fires
and deadly explosions.
guiding Indian youth to
tamper with railway tracks,
particularly those carrying
freight such as oil and coal.
olution passed by the BMC out to RWITC for 10 years cess roads are provided; call- If the government has a The guide details the con- According to top official
Commissioner on February from June 1, 2013 to May 31, ing for the records of the specific plan to create a version of a simple table sources, the pocketbook was
16, 2023. Dismissing the peti-
tion, the court noted that the By 2023, and a further period of
30 years from Jun 1, 2023 to
case relating to the sanc-
tions/ approvals/ permis-
theme park, it should be in-
corporated in the lease deed
clock or even a cigarette into
a precise timer, the synthesis
first published in 2013 and
multiple editions were subse-
petition was “thoroughly
misconceived and politically
motivated”. Invitation May 31, 2053. The issue about
the club, shifting of the sta-
bles and memberships has
been widely covered by the
sions, if any, granted for any
development and/ or con-
struction.
The Mahalaxmi Race-
itself and developed by
RWITC under directions of
the civic body/government,
who will also contribute
of potent acetone peroxide,
and the ingenious transfor-
mation of a vehicle alarm
into a remote control detona-
quently released by Al-Qaeda
through online propaganda,
with the intent of facilitating
lone-wolf terror operations
÷Major (rtd) SK Lamba media. course is one of the largest funds. However, a theme tion device. Astonishingly, it in the USA and other western
574 prisoners to There are silent adverse and last surviving open park, with the infrastructure reveals how the seemingly nations. Through this propa-
I
am an 84-year-old army whispers by the public and spaces of south-central construction attached to mundane powder from a sin- ganda pocketbook, Al-Qaeda
get bail through veteran and a member of
the Royal Western India
some NGOs that in the garb
of a theme park, there would the BMC and RWITC, who
Mumbai, which is spread
over 226 acres. In 1933, pur-
such developments, is not
permissible under Act, since
gle matchstick can be fash-
ioned into a potent explosive.
has successfully instigated
youth to carry out small-
Centre initiative Turf Club Ltd (RWITC). I am
a post-graduate in civil engi-
be massive commercial ex-
ploitation of the public land
are working on the theme
park proposal and renewal
suant to the enactment of
the City of Bombay Munici-
the land is appropriated as
permanent open space and
The book introduces a
range of menacing tactics,
scale attacks in western
countries.
SOMENDRA SHARMA / MUMBAI neering from IIT-Bombay by authorities/ persons oth- of the lease deed, were par- pal (Amendment) Act, 1933, irrevocable in view of sec- including the infiltration of In India, the risk is not con-
and have planned and exe- er than the Chief Minister ties to the said writ petition which inserted section 91A tion 91(a)(b). security measures and di- fined to Ayodhya alone; Mum-
In a bid to decongest the jails cuted several large-scale and the Municipal Commis- and therefore any steps be- in the Bombay Municipal It is apparent that citizens versionary tactics involving bai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ra-
in the state, the prisons de- civil projects. I have suffi- sioner, both of whom I hold ing taken now do not appear Corporation Act, 1888, all will be deprived of vital open secondary blasts. All these jasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
partment will be enabling 574 cient knowledge about the in high esteem by my per- to be in order. It may subject lands previously vested in its spaces and playgrounds and elements coalesce, present- and every state involved in
prisoners languishing in the creation of theme parks and sonal assessment. Some rele- the parties to contempt. board of trustees came to be that deprivation of these ing a guide within the book the ceremony, including their
state prisons in securing bail am outlining my views fear- vant issues, though, appear Some reliefs sought are: vested in the BMC. Plot No. spaces violate their funda- for orchestrating a lone- respective pooja sthal, are po-
through the Support for Poor lessly, with malice towards to have been overlooked. no lease be granted except 1(j) of Schedule W to the said mental rights under Article wolf terror attack with tential targets.
Prisoner Scheme, an initia- none, for the good of citizens A public interest litigation for horse-racing and use by BMC Act is the land present- 14 and Article 21 of the Con-
tive of the Central govern- of Mumbai. (No. 2065 of 2004) filed by members of the general pub- ly known as the racecourse. stitution of India. These
No web-based
ment, said the prisons de- On December 6, 2023, a Public Concern for Gover- lic or playgrounds; ensure Significantly, this land was open spaces are being used
partment officials. The gov- proposal was discussed for nance Trust before the Bom- that the land, other than the appropriated by statute as a by citizens for almost 70
ernment would be allocating an international theme park bay High Court has prayed race track, viewing stands “permanent open space”, years free of cost at limited
Rs1.60 crore funds for the
PAN services by
at Mahalaxmi Racecourse; for several reliefs in the mat- and training enclosures, are subject only to being let out timing, which will be inter-
same. Also, construction of 120 acres of land is to be re- ter. The petition is pending developed into playgrounds for use as a race course or for rupted.
new prisons in Palghar, served for the theme park for final hearing. Interest- for the use of the general purposes of public amuse- Full article on
Ahmednagar and Hingoli and 91 acres are to be leased ingly, the state government, public, and that suitable ac- ment and recreation. freepressjournal.in
districts would also help in
decongesting jails, officials entities, says HC
Suraj Chavan earned ACB raids UBT leader
said.
Earlier this month, FPJ URVI MAHAJANI / MUMBAI partment to process PAN and
had reported that the Maha- related services like issuance
rashtra government has set
up a five
Empowered Committee at
member
STAFF REPORTER Cases registered at Sanghvi, Wakad and Chinchwad police stations On Thursday morning, a
Punit Balan, a young entre- REPRESENTATIVE PIC massive fire erupted at Medi-
preneur from Pune actively Krishnakumar Goyal, Chair- GUNWANTI PARASTE cure Medical Store on Range
involved in various man of the Kohinoor Group Hill Road in Ashok Nagar.
initiatives with the Indian and Khadki Education Trust The river basins of Pavana, The blaze, which started
Army, was honoured with a in Pune, is set to receive the Indrayani, and Mula in the around 4am, was eventually
certificate from the Central Rotary International Service city are facing extensive en- brought under control by
Command. Excellence Award for 2023-24. croachment, with debris be- four fire tenders and the ef-
The Army commended The award will be presented ing haphazardly dumped forts of the fire brigade per-
Balan for his impactful work, by Rotary International Pres- into them, leading to the sonnel. Unfortunately, the
expressing hope for his con- narrowing of the riverbeds. medical store suffered com-
tinued dedication in the fu- Responding to this issue, the plete destruction, and two ad-
ture, serving as a guiding Environmental Engineering jacent shops were also con-
light for others. Department of the Pimpri- sumed by the fire.
On the 76th Army Day, Chinchwad Municipal Cor- Thankfully, no injuries
General Officer Command- poration (PCMC) took were reported in the incident.
ing-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of action by seizing nine vehi- At the time of reporting,
the Central Command, Lieu- cles, imposing a total fine of the cause of the fire remains
tenant General NS Raja Sub- Punit Balan has consistently been at the 70,500. undetermined, and investiga-
ramani, awarded him the cer- Sanjay Kulkarni, Joint tions are underway to ascer-
tificate. Balan has consistent-
forefront of numerous social activities in City Engineer of the Environ- tain the factors that led to this
ly been at the forefront of nu- collaboration with the Indian Army, particularly ment Department at PCMC, unfortunate incident.
merous social activities in in the Kashmir Valley revealed, "A total of 15 cases
collaboration with the Indian ident Representative Michael were registered in 2023, and
Army, particularly in the McGovern, in the presence of this month alone, three cases Unauthorised dumping of along the riverbanks. While
Kashmir Valley. nership with the Indian of us holds deep respect, love, District Governor Manju have been registered at debris is affecting all three occasional responses from
He oversees ten schools in Army. and pride for the Indian Phadke, Past District Gover- Sanghvi, Wakad, and Chinch- river basins, driven by a the regional office and the En-
sensitive areas such as Bara- Balan is actively Army, which tirelessly serves nor Dr Deepak Shikarpur, wad police stations." PCMC thriving business in con- vironmental Engineering De-
mulla, Kupwara, Anantnag, promoting sports among the nation. It brings me great and former President of Commissioner Shekhar structing illegal structures or partment follow complaints,
Pahalgam, Pulwama, Shopi- youth affected by terrorism in joy and pride to be honoured CREDAI JP Shroff. Singh added, "We are making temporary sheds near the the situation tends to revert to
an, and Uri, providing educa- Kashmir. His efforts have by the Central Command. The ceremony is scheduled significant efforts to take ac- riverside. Unfortunately, such its previous state afterward.
tion to students. been recognised with a cer- Considering 'Nation First' as to take place at Pandit Farms tion against those dumping activities are often Environmentalists are advo-
Additionally, the Dagar tificate from the Army. my mission, I will continue on Sunday, January 21, at debris into the river basins. overlooked by the municipal cating for permanent meas-
School for Special Children in Expressing his sentiments, contributing my best to the 10:30am, as part of the Rotary We are also planning to corporation, leading to an es- ures and a ban on such activi-
Baramulla operates in part- Punit Balan stated, "Each one Indian Army in the future." District Conference. spread awareness." calation of illegal activities ties.
BJP to woo tribals with Brand summit expo is a stepping stone to-
wards establishing Surat as a
C
Mr. Amar cal instruments used in mi- hief Minister of
Chidipothu, Director of Sur- cro-surgeries, orthopaedic Telangana, Sri Re- Air India to increase
gical Instruments Group power tools, dermatomes vanth Reddy, and Sri
Holdings (SIGH), a leading used in maxo surgery, oph- Natarajan Chandrasekaran, domestic &
medical devices manufac- thalmic instruments and Chairman of Tata Sons, met international
turing company from UK, minimal invasive surgery. during the World Economic
met the Hon’ble Chief Min- In Phase 2, they will ex- Forum Annual Meeting connections
ister and Minister of Indus- pand to manufacturing of 2024 in Davos, Switzerland
tries & IT Minister in Davos. robotic medical devices. and discussed Tata group’s Chief Minister, Sri A
As part of their global ex- SIGH is a well-established ongoing and future Revanth Reddy said on the
pansion and entry into Indi- company, supplying to NHS, business plans for Telan- occasion, “Tata group is a
an market, SIGH announced Ministry of Defence (Army) gana. vital partner and key
its plan to set up a manufac- and private hospitals in the The Tata Sons Group has contributor to state’s
turing facility in Hyderabad United Kingdom. a very large and diversified economic growth. Our
with a potential investment They are headquartered business presence in Telan- government is committed
of INR 231.5 crore over the in Milton Keynes with dedi- gana. to facilitate Tata groups
next 2-3 years. This will in- cated manufacturing facili- Tata Consultancy Servic- investments in different
clude the manufacturing of ties in Turkey and Germany. es (TCS), the tech consulting sectors. We are happy to
several devices which are Over the years SIGH ac- arm of Tata Group, employs partner with TTL to
currently not manufactured quired 11 companies includ- more than 80,000 in Hyder- establish advanced tech
in India and will be a step to- ing popular brands such as abad, making them one of centres in Govt ITIs and
wards affordable healthcare. Osborn & Simmons, Vale- the largest IT employers in welcome TTL to join the
Chief Minister assured plan, Decon sciences, Heinz the state. initiative to set up
the delegation of full Waldrik among others, act- TCS has large plans for dedicated skill universities
support from the state gov- ing as a consolidator for Hyderabad and will contin- in Telangana”.
ernment. prestigious UK brands with- ue to grow over the next few Natarajan Chandrasekaran
In Phase 1, SIGH will man- in the healthcare industry. years. added “Telangana is a
Tata Advanced Systems strategically important
Limited has successfully location for the Tata group.
As a group, we intend to
High-level Talks in Davos Between WTITC Chairman and Swiss Investment Chief grounded multiple joint
ventures in leading global
defence and aerospace com-
expand in Telangana as
much as possible and we
look forward to working
I
n a strategic meeting held ugu-speaking states of Andhra map and establish a robust panies like Boeing, Siko-
in Davos, WTITC Network Pradesh and Telangana. Mak- partnership between Telugu rsky, GE, Lockheed Martin cooperatively with the new
Chairman Sundeep Kumar thala and Wermelinger ex- States and Switzerland. and is committed to expand Government.”
Makthala engaged in a com- plored avenues to foster inter- As WTITC expands its hori- further in this strategic sec- inister for Industries and
prehensive discussion with national collaborations and at- zons onto the global stage, this tor. ITE&C Sri D. Sridhar Babu,
Switzerland's Chief tract investments to the bur- collaboration with Switzer- Tata Technologies Limit- Principal Secretary ITE&C,
Investment Promotion Officer, geoning Telugu business land- land's Chief Investment Pro- ed (TTL) is also partnering I&C Sri Jayesh Ranjan, and
Patrik Wermelinger. The focus scape. motion Officer is a significant with the State government Special Secretary,
of their deliberations was cen- This strategic interaction is step towards creating a plat- to upgrade and transform Investment Promotion, Sri
tered around the upcoming a precursor to an event that form for cross-border partner- Government ITIs as Ad- Vishnu Vardhan Reddy
World Telugu Investment Sum- transcends geographical ships and economic growth. vanced Technology Centres were present during the
mit 2024. boundaries, bringing together The synergy of expertise and to impart long term and meeting.
Scheduled to unfold in the entrepreneurs, investors, and opportunities discussed in short term courses in indus-
enchanting city of Geneva, thought leaders from across Davos is set to resonate at the try 4.0 trades and bridge the
Switzerland, in May 11 & 12, the the globe. The World Telugu In- summit in Geneva, marking a skill gap. centres in 50 Govt ITIs and
summit aspires to showcase vestment Summit 2024 aims to milestone in the global Telugu TTL will be investing also deploy master trainers
global investment opportuni- position the Telugu States on business community's pursuit around Rs 1,500 crore to set for handholding the new
ties within the dynamic Tel- the international economic of excellence. up advanced skilling courses.
UBER announces Congress-BJP should explain their secret politics to people: KTR “Some were confused by the
installation of four electronic
voting machines. 18,750 votes
expansion in Hyderabad FPJ BUREAU/HYDERABAD to defeat the BRS party. Con-
gress leader Rahul Gandhi
is seen with Adani at Davos.
This opportunistic,
“The government here
and the Chief Minister are
fil the promises made to the
people of the State. He said
were lost due to this confu-
sion. Another 2,200 votes were
FPJ BUREAU/DAVOS BRS working president KT was saying that both PM degrading politics is done by working together with Adani even after so many days of gone in favour of “road roller
n UBER GREEN LAUNCH: In a Rama Rao today addressed Modi and Adani are one and the Congress party. The Con- on the instructions of the the Congress party coming symbol” that resembled the
Uber, the globally renowned bid to contribute to sustain the preparatory meeting of same. Revanth Reddy gress party is at logger- BJP. What are the reasons for into power, Rythu Bandhu did “car” symbol of BRS. Despite
mobility and SAAS company, able mobility, Uber will the leaders of Mahabubnagar also spoke as Chief heads with it in Delhi. the changed attitude of the not come into the farmer's ac- all these conspiracies, KCR
has announced its ambitious introduce Uber Green, offering Parliament seat. Minister at the na- It should clarify as to Congress party towards it,” counts. won with a majority of 45,000
expansion plans in Hyder- users exclusive access to zero- Speaking on the occasion, tional convention why it is working he asked. Stating that the “Within a few days of the votes,” he said while noting
abad, underscoring the city's emission electric vehicle rides he demanded the rival Con- of the Congress with Adani in Telan- number of promises made by government coming to power, that KCR won for the third
thriving talent pool and pro- n UBER SHUTTLE LAUNCH: gress and BJP parties to ex- party that Prime gana ,” he asked. He the Congress party was exact- many sections of the society time in a row in Gajwel.
business environment. To provide premium, efficient plain about their secret poli- Minister and indus- said when not in pow- ly 420, he said they were re- are unhappy with the Con- Rao said a lot of develop-
This strategic move follows rides on high-capacity vehicles. tics. “Bharatiya Janata Party trialist Adani is the er, the Congress party minding the Cngress party gress party government,” he ment had taken place in Gajwel
a successful meeting between national general secretary same,” he said. called Adani an enemy of about the 420 promises made said, adding that the condi- and criticised that the ruling
Chief Minister A. Revanth Bandi Sanjay himself is call- KTR also said Revanth the country and wondered as by it. He said they were re- tions of standing in line for Congress party had yelled its
Reddy's delegation and Uber's in Hyderabad also resonate ing for the united fight of the Reddy called Adani as a thief. to why it was now working to- minding the Congress party fertilisers by the farmers anger against Gajwel in the re-
leadership team at the World with the Telangana govern- Congress party and the BJP “But the same Revanth Reddy gether with Adani? and CM Revanth Reddy to ful- were back in the State. cent assembly elections.
Economic Forum in Davos. ment's steadfast efforts to fos-
Recognizing Hyderabad as ter growth in the Mobility and
home to their largest tech cen-
ter and engineering hub out-
side the United States,
Uber is set to further
Automotive sector.
The collaborative environ-
ment is anticipated to
attract top-tier talent
Rajendranagar Police Station receives MHA award
deepen its roots by ex- and businesses to Hy- FPJ BUREAU/HYDERABAD Union Home Minister on January 5, 2024
panding into the derabad, establishing
realms of Artificial the city as a hub for Cyberabad Commissioner of
presented best police station award to
Intelligence and Ma- innovation and tech- Police Avinash Mohanty, IPS., Rajendranagar Inspector B. Nagendra Babu at
chine Learning. nological advance- congratulated the police offi-
This expansion ments in the mobility cers of Rajendranagar police
the DG’s conference in Jaipur. The police station
project is expected to industry. station SHO B. Nagrendra was adjudged as the best PS in the country for
generate employment opportu- The company looks for- Babu, ADCP Sadhana Rash-
nities for approximately 1000 ward to contributing to Hy- mi Perumal, IPS, ACP Gan-
2023 by Ministry of Home Affairs.
skilled engineers.(This is the derabad's growth story and gadhar, Admn SI Ramesh for
previous discussion. Please up- creating a positive impact on bagging the ‘Best Police Sta- conference in Jaipur. The po- community engagement, in-
date this numbers during the the local economy. tion’ award. lice station was adjudged as frastructure maintenance,
meeting and update) In addition About Uber “This achievement is a tes- the best PS in the country for and adherence to human
to this groundbreaking expan- Uber is a leading global mo- tament to the dedication and 2023 by Ministry of Home rights guidelines for the
sion, Uber is set to introduce two bility and technology compa- hard work of the entire team Affairs. The police station award.
innovative services in Hyder- ny, committed to making at Rajendranagar Police Sta- was among 17,000 entries re- The selection process in-
abad: These initiatives reflect transportation accessible and tion,” said CP Cyberabad and ceived by the MHA from volved rigorous evaluation
Uber and Telangana’s dedica- convenient for everyone. congratulated Inspector Na- across the country for the through the Crime and Crim-
tion to environmental responsi- With a presence in cities gendra Babu on receiving the award. inal Tracking Network Sys-
bility and aligns with global ef- around the world, Uber con- top honour. The Union Home Ministry tem (CCTNS). As many as 75
forts towards a greener future. tinues to innovate and drive “Their commitment to serv- takes into account various pa- police stations were shortlist-
Uber's expansion and the positive changes in the way ing the community and up- tion to all.” The CP said. January 5, 2024 presented Rajendranagar Inspector B. rameters like crime detection ed out of thousands of en-
introduction of these services people move, work, and live. holding the law is an inspira- Union Home Minister on best police station award to Nagendra Babu at the DG’s rate, investigation quality, tries.
EDIT BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The long run is a misleading guide
to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
— JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
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FOR FREE FLOW OF TRUTH
Disregarding ecology, a showpiece for the elite
project but is largely or exclusively already among the top commercial the city’s northern and eastern languish in the hangover of the
meant for private cars, it has been activities, and increasing areas of sides, where the MTHL now post-Independence decades of the
Mumbai
Pakistani terror Naama
sold as the road to ease mobility
but only for a fraction of Mumbai’s
nearly 10 million daily commuters,
it is supposed to bring the two
Mumbai’s verdant landscape were
being claimed for it in the name of
commerce.
Environmental concerns had be-
begins. In the MMR, the reduction
of forests was between 5% and 7%
till 2011 while population growth
was an explosive 197% between
1950s and 60s when master plans,
in the great American tradition,
gave primacy to economy and espe-
cially to private cars.
links under attack ÷Smruti Koppikar
cities closer with unprecedented
short travel time but, of course, it
makes the commute from the pro-
gun to play out on the national stage
— Chipko Andolan and Silent Val-
ley protest, to name two — but had
1971 and 2011.
What infrastructure projects like
the MTHL do is drive further ur-
The notion of nature-based city
planning, a powerful idea increas-
ingly embraced by cities world-
T
hose familiar with Pakistan understand all too well
T
he past few days have seen un- posed international airport to yet to become major determinants banisation which comes at the cost wide, is not new here but it is yet to
how it has employed terrorism as a part of its state bridled cheer and optimism in south Mumbai faster and seamless. in people’s daily lives as they do of natural ecology and encourage be accepted as a powerful driving
policy, using it against India and Afghanistan for the city as the 21.8-kilometre And, it has been flaunted as envi- now with intense rainfall spells and private transport which has force in the making of cities. This
six-lane bridge over water, connect- ronmentally-friendly when in fact hotter summers. Taming the city’s proved substantially harmful to would mean reviewing the econo-
decades. Whenever a terrorist attack occurs globally, it of-
ing south Mumbai via Sewri to Navi it raises the stakes against both natural topography and ecology in the environment. But this link is my-over-ecology planning frame-
ten has a connection to Pakistan, either overt or covert. Mumbai, was thrown open in a Mumbai and Navi Mumbai on the the service of commerce did not not the only one. A slew of projects work that continues to prevail and
Few were aware that even an Islamic nation like Iran has grand ceremony. Conversations and ecological front. make headlines or cause major dis- that give primacy to private trans- shifting it, tectonically, to a more
been a victim of Pakistan's use of terror to advance its for- arguments, including by Prime Min- The idea of a trans harbour link comfort except among committed port over the existing safe and reli- inclusive ecology-driven one. This
eign policy. This realisation came to light on Wednesday ister Narendra Modi who inaugurat- is decades old and, some would ar- environmentalists who, in any able public transport systems pret- does not spell good news for wealth
ed it before presenting the spectacle gue, necessary infrastructure be- and profits. And so Mumbai-MMR
when Iran, deeming enough was enough, struck against of his grand walk on the bridge, have tween cities that are separated by Nothing brings out the crafty packaging of large continues to trundle along the old
Jaish al-Adl, a separatist group operating in a largely un- been about how this Mumbai Trans geography but connected in every path of master planning cities in a
governed area bordering Iran, which Tehran claims has Harbour Link (MTHL) was the new other way. In the 1970s, when Navi
infrastructure projects as much as the MTHL does manner disconnected from their
been a source of instability. Jaish al-Adl is designated as a dawn in the city’s infrastructure. Mumbai was planned by the trio of natural ecology.
The MTHL has been variously la- architects Charles Correa and case, were seen as dispensable voic- ty much follow the same route. The Where and how the MTHL fits
foreign terrorist organisation by the US. The Sunni mili-
belled as “a new epoch of infra- Pravina Mehta with engineer-plan- es in the city chorus. coastal road is a prime example of into the larger urban framework
tant group operates along Iran's porous border with Pak- structural future”, “an ner Shirish Patel to decongest the The city was green. More than this trend. Also flaunted as an engi- for MMR is yet unclear but it is pos-
istan and it recently attacked a police station in Iran, re- engineering marvel” which “con- burgeoning Bombay, it was a dif- 35% of Mumbai, in the 1970s, was neering marvel which will reduce sible to offer an educated guess: it
sulting in the deaths of 11 people. nects millions” and furthered “the ferent world altogether. The notion lush tree cover while 34% of the the travel time between south makes the commute faster for pri-
As India's external affairs ministry spokesman men- ease of mobility of citizens”. It will of the Mumbai metropolitan MMR was natural ecology; forests Mumbai and the western suburbs, vate car owners and users between
reduce travel time to the Nhava region which encompassed cities, accounted for 21% of its total land it has another less-favourable de- key points, one of which is south
tioned, every country has the right to defend its existence. Sheva area in Navi Mumbai from towns and villages was being surface of 4,427 square kilometres scription. The Assessment Report Mumbai and, the other, an emerg-
Iran, in response to Jaish al-Adl's operations, took action the present 1.5 hours to barely 20 shaped; the Mumbai Metropolitan with mangroves and water bodies 6 of the Intergovernmental Panel ing land market in Navi Mumbai
against the locations from which the group operates. Un- minutes, the makers have prom- Region Development Authority such as saltpans, marshes and on Climate Change (IPCC) of the in the light of the new
fortunately, two children were killed, as claimed by Pak- ised. Promptly christened as Atal was set up only in 1975. mudflats another 13%. It seemed, United Nations, which deliberates international airport. The MTHL
Setu, after the late Prime Minister The plan to integrate these cities then, as if the juggernaut of econo- on climate issues around the is hardly meant for the average
istan, and three others were injured. Wednesday's attack
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the bridge and towns across harbours and my and commerce could just go on world, called the coastal road a Mumbai commuter given its steep
should be viewed as an act of desperation by Iran. Instead has cost a staggering Rs 17,840 creeks into an urban agglomerate and on without a care for the eco- piece of “maladaptive infrastruc- daily and monthly toll rates. It is
of addressing Iranian concerns over Pakistan's failure to crore. It has been touted as an “en- whole was yet to be committed to logical context it was in. ture” as climate threat looms large the archetypal showpiece that
control the terrorist organisation, Islamabad launched a vironmentally friendly design” paper in government offices. Mum- Mumbai and MMR of 2024 are over Mumbai. serves the prevailing political and
fiercer counterattack, striking two locations around the too, ticking off the box that many bai was basking in the glory of hav- starkly different. An IIT-Kharag- Why do planners still ignore ecol- financial elite. But then that’s not
are worried about in the era of cli- ing land-filled the sea once again pur study published five years ago, ogy in urban planning and design? new in Mumbai, is it?
border city of Saravan and killing nine people. A rogue mate change. and created Nariman Point which, before the latest major assault on Why do governments behave as if
state cannot be expected to behave appropriately, and this Nothing brings out the crafty for many decades, would be the the ecology began, showed that the ecology did not, and will not, mat- Smruti Koppikar is a senior journalist
is evident in Pakistan's insensitive leadership, oblivious to packaging of large infrastructure icon of India’s growing economy city’s tree cover had declined ter to the well-being of the city or who writes extensively on cities,
the potential for the situation to spiral out of control and projects as much as the MTHL and commerce. The city itself was alarmingly from 35% to 13%; in the the region? The answers are not development, gender, and the media.
destabilise peace in the region. Iran has its own stake in does. The advertising copy about in the growth phase with in-migra- process of urbanisation, the city hard to find but, nevertheless, dis- She is the Founder Editor of the award-
the bridge is important; what it tion yet to touch the worrying had lost 60% of its total vegetation concerting. The urban planning winning online journal ‘Question of
the conflicts in Gaza, risking both nations getting caught does not say is even more so — the highs that it did till after the turn of and 65% of its water bodies. The ur- paradigm in Mumbai, as in other Cities’
in the crossfire. Incidentally, before attacking Pakistan, bridge has been hyped as a public the century. But construction was banisation was the most dense in cities across India, continues to
Iran initiated an offensive against Iraq and Syria.
Surprisingly, both Pakistan and Iran have close ties with
China, which has called for a cessation of hostilities. From
their statements, it is clear that neither side intends to flex
their muscles for an extended period, as it could prove
counterproductive. The recent events should open the
world's eyes to the strong nexus between the state of Pak-
How sus are bosses who help fired staff get new jobs?
ally thought better of leaving the dite his cause and certainly not go- and reach out to them. At higher company may unwittingly be invit-
istan and terrorist outfits. These groups infiltrate Indian fired employees to fend for them- ing to harm it. Yet, some prickly levels, headhunters too may lap up ing unnecessary attention much to
territory, attack military and civilian posts, and ruthlessly
target innocents. Terrorists recognise no religion, sparing
Rational selves by “uploading” the resume
of the fired employee with evident
fired employees may not like the
patronising act of unsolicited reha-
such uploaded resumes because
poaching too involves effort and
its detriment. Competitors are
bound to join the party and make
not even those they consider "brothers” as underscored by
the tit-for-tat policy.
Analysis — albeit tacit — approval of his ca-
pabilities and skill. This may
bilitation.
And there is also the eyeballs fac-
uploaded resumes are manna from
heaven for them.
things difficult for the beleaguered
company. Not that the grapevine is
smack of running with the hare tor. A resume uploaded by the fir- What exactly then is the true mo- not going to get wind of the state of
÷ S Murlidharan and hunting with the hounds but ing employer is arguably going to tivation for the seemingly humani- affairs of the company in dire
Sachin, real & fake deep down it is an attempt to ac- catch more eyeballs than the one tarian gesture on the part of the fir- straits but admitting it oneself is a
H
iring and firing are the two quire a human face on the part of uploaded by the employee himself ing employers? To be sure, it different thing.
sides of the employment heartless capitalists. or herself, given the fact employers makes parting a little less painful Listed companies are more keen-
C
ricketer Sachin Tendulkar finds himself ensnared
coin in the USA. Which is Some of the fired employees, con- are by and large perceived to be Go- but at the same time the market is ly watched both by the competition
in a technological tempest. Recently, he starred in
why except perhaps in government fident of finding another job sooner and the investors and market oper-
a viral video promoting an online gaming app, employment, employees in general rather than later, may even go the ators. So, uploaded resumes or not
claiming his daughter Sara earns Rs 2 lakh daily through do not lose sleep over switching extent of stopping the patronising A resume uploaded by the firing employer is arguably the firing company’s difficulties
this virtual venture. He was as surprised as many of his jobs with nonchalance. Serial
CEOs is the phenomenon in the
or condescending employer from
wearing the garb of self-anointed
going to catch more eyeballs than the one uploaded by would in any case be a subject of
salacious and malicious market
fans were when they saw the fake video. It turned out that the employee himself or herself
USA where even honchos become rehabilitators, especially given the gossip. And BTW if the fired em-
snippets from Sachin’s 50th birthday interview were inge- CEOs of five or more companies in fact there is no stigma attached to ployees are sitting on an egg nest in
niously tweaked to endorse the gaming app, placing him their relatively short employment being fired except when it is due to the form of shares under the Em-
among celebrities plagued by deepfake scandals. career before donning the robes of fraud or some financial misde- liaths and employees the poor bound to sit up and take notice if ployees’ Stock Options Scheme
The issue extends beyond personal embarrassment, as benevolent angel investors or part meanour. After all, no employer Davids. Let us contextualise it in the firing employer is a listed com- (ESOP) with vesting period some
of the private equity firms. The has the divine right to unilaterally the Indian context albeit hypothet- pany. For, it is bound to wonder if distance away, there is going to be
morphed content, often of a salacious nature, haunts
short point is both employers and decide to rehabilitate, as it were, ically given the fact this develop- the company is in trouble. Bears a double whammy for them---loss of
celebrities, especially women. With 96% of these fake employees in the US do not wear the employee he has fired. But such ment in the US has not caught on in make a meal out of any hint of trou- job for the nonce and along with it
videos being pornographic, technology seems to wield its loyalty and lifetime employment uploading cannot be resented by India though it would most certain- ble. So, in a way what the firing loss of shares that could have given
powers for less-than-honourable pursuits. The larger con- on their sleeves. The idea of loyalty the employees fired. In fact, it ly in due course catch on as experi- companies do is a bit of self-flagel- them handsome capital gains.
cern arises: are our regulatory systems equipped to and lifetime employment is might even do a power of good to ence shows Indian corporates are lation bordering on digging their Net net, the uploading of resumes
uniquely Japanese. US companies their future as the potential new quick to latch onto American prac- own graves. Be that as it may. may at the end of the day turn out
grapple with the dark side of technology? The Information are so CEO-driven and -obsessed employer is not going to be nega- tices, good, bad or indifferent. Sup- Of course, if the entire sector is in to be a cosmetic or empty gesture,
Technology Act of 2000 appears archaic in the face of deep- that not only do the CEOs take a tively predisposed towards them as pose, Infosys fires a large number trouble due to geo-economic situa- one that is superficial in terms of
fake evolution, lacking provisions to address emerging disproportionate share of the the implicit thumbs up to their ca- of employees and uploads the re- tion or otherwise, it does not empathy for the fired employees.
challenges. Our legal system struggles to keep pace with salary pie but also instigate viscer- pabilities by the firing employer is- sumes of 50% of those having the matter much as rehabilitation
al changes in the staff by firing the n’t anything to scoff at. Further- mortification of being fired, such within the same sector is well nigh S Murlidharan is a freelance columnist
the rapid expansion of cybercrime, resulting in many
existing ones and bringing in their more, the evident thumbs-up or ap- employees may breathe easy and impossible but if the poor showing and writes on economics, business,
cases going unresolved and unreported. own favorites. Be that as it may. proval of the fired employee by the take comfort from the fact that is not universal across the sector legal and taxation issues
Sachin, familiar with the pitfalls of cyber deception, has US employers of late have gener- employer is going to help and expe- Wipro or TCS might take notice but company-specific, the
filed a second FIR, underscoring the inadequacy of
existing governance structures. Mumbai Police's futile at-
tempts to nab the culprits emphasise the uphill battle faced Sri Rama – king LETTERS Awaiting Ram Rajya Ram Rajya. The mere presence of a grand
by authorities in navigating the intricate world of cyber-
crime. While India holds immense potential in the AI of this land TO THE EDITOR I am a Hindu by birth. Like millions of my
fellow Hindus, I too am waiting for Lord
Ram to be consecrated in the sanctum
idol in a grand temple is not going to
establish Ram Rajya in our country.
Avinash Godboley, Dewas
ecosystem, the surge in cybercrime demands urgent atten- — Swami Brahmavidananda Saraswati Thinking ahead on sanctorum at Ayodhya. However, this by
itself is not going to usher in Ram Rajya in Merchandise trade deficit
tion. The recent NCRB report, showcasing a 24.4% renewable energy
I
n a few days, we will see vaku dynasty with ancient our country. Not being a holy seer, a
increase in cybercrime, is a call to action for the govern-
ment. As investments in AI applications soar, fortifying
regulatory frameworks and infrastructure becomes im-
the prana pratishtha of
Shri Rama in Ayodhya,
which most Hindus in this
kings like Dilipa, Bharata,
Dasharatha, each one of
them a colossal figure, un-
A s a developing country, India's
leadership role in sustainable
energy and water security has touched
philosopher, or one who has any
knowledge of Hindu mythology, sacred lore
and legends, I am satisfied in calling /
India’s merchandise trade deficit declined
to $19.8 billion in December from $23.14
billion recorded in the same month
perative. country have been waiting fortunately not studied a new high. State-of-the-art technology defining myself as a common(est) citizen of previous year due to slump in imports, as
for, for the last 500 years. about in our history books. is taking shape and the world's this great land; an Aam Aadmi, if you per official data. However, services exports
For the devout Hindus, To acknowledge the kings of biggest Hybrid Renewable Park at please. To me, Ram Rajya will arrive, not declined to $27.88 billion in December
INDIA 75 YEARS AGO Rama is an avatar of Vishnu the land is important even if Dhordo (Bhuj) Kutch is one such step just for me, but for my brothers of all other 2023 from $31.19 billion in the same
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JANUARY 19, 1949 and hence Bhagwan him- one does not want to recog- in the right direction. Energy access, denominations, if month previous year. Its main reason may
self. There is no other way a nise him as Bhagavan and if energy efficiency, energy sustainability * we have a corruption-free government be decline in imports.
Hindu looks at Rama. He is your religion does not allow and energy security: This is the path * quality education and medical care is Ibne Farooq
deeply revered and wor- it. Acknowledge the king to make our country self-sufficient in available at a reasonable cost
shipped. Once the Prana who threw out the asuras solar energy. Solar capacity has increased * the justice delivery system is fair, efficient, New highs for aviation
Pratishtha is done, there who were inimical to this sharply in recent years, but rooftop affordable and transparent
will be elaborate, ritualistic
worship as well, at least
three times a day as in
land, who also destroyed the
headquarters and handed
over the kingdom of
solar needs a policy boost. India’s
renewables transition has so far
been a success story, with the share
* an application to any government
department is (at least) acknowledged and
a time frame given for the redressal of the
F rom meals being eaten on the tarmac,
passengers made to wait for hours in an
aerobridge, to being locked up on a flight
other temples too. Sri Lanka to more of renewables capacity increasing problem(s) in question toilet, we are touching new heights — I
But, one may ask, dharmika people up- sharply in recent years. Rooftop solar * there is a total ban on loudspeakers at meant lows, in aviation!
is it right for the holding the uni- installation is decentralised, it religious as well as other places Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee
government to get versal value value empowers ordinary people and * our leaders follow what they preach
involved in it? structure. So, communities, and does not require land * governance at all levels is transparent, Dear reader,
Is it right for
GUIDING LIGHT honour them acquisition. It will provide smaller units in efficient and people-friendly. We are eager to know your opinions, comments and
suggestions. Write to [email protected] Using snail
Rama to be like a king on particular with a cheap, reliable source of In my humble opinion, inculcating at least mail? Send your letters to Free Press, Free Press House, 3/54,
thrust upon the other Indi- Earth, as one who upheld electricity. some of the above, for a start, will be the Press Complex, AB Road, Indore 452008
ans who do not belong to the Dharma, who was will- CK Subramaniam first baby steps to the concept of realising
Hinduism? If they do not ing to sacrifice his family,
want to accept Rama as his personal life, everything MIKA’S MATRIX
Bhagawan, no problems. at the altar of a dharmic
They do not have to. rule. Rama rajya describes
The government is getting all people having plenty. Sri
involved in a minimalist Rama can be an ideal for the
way though. The main pro- government of today and
gramme is by the Sri Ram the future. Not to do so
Janmabhoomi Teertha would be rejecting our his-
Kshetra Trust, the Vishva torical and cultural her-
Hindu Parishad, Ramanan- itage, which would be very
di ashram and others. The unfortunate.
prime minister will be
STAGE SET FOR DELHI CONFERENCE going there as he describes
himself as Sakshi.
The writer is the founder of
Aarsha Vidya Foundation. You
New Delhi, January 18. The main task of the Delhi Conference This is important because can write to him at
of Asian nations, commencing on January 20, it is believed, will Sri Rama was also a histori- [email protected]
be to create an atmosphere which will compel the Netherlands cal figure, from the Iksh-
government to relinquish their hold on Indonesia.
Spain replaces term 'handicapped' with 'persons with a disability'
Madrid: Spain's Parliament voted on Thursday to amend the
country's constitution for the third time in its history,
removing the term "handicapped" and replacing it with
"persons with a disability." The change has long been a
demand of people with disabilities in Spain. The amendment
to Article 49 also added that "public administrations will
pursue policies that guarantee the complete autonomy and
social inclusion of people with disabilities."
WORLD
BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
GLOBAL
BULLETIN
Russia says no to
Palestinians dying in hospitals US military launches
more missiles at
talks on nuclear
arms control
Moscow: Russia's top diplomat
on Thursday dismissed a US
as 60K overwhelm few docs: UN Houthi sites in Yemen
AP / WASHINGTON ment posted on X late
proposal to resume a dialogue
on nuclear arms control, saying
it's impossible while
AP / UNITED NATIONS
T
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sands people hurt in Israeli's here was meanwhile coastal territory's 2.3 million Command said, marking the fired at any time, prompting
accused the West of fuelling military offensive, a UN health no word on whether people have fled their homes, fourth time in days it has di- US forces to exercise their in-
global security risks by emergency expert said Wed- medicines that entered and the United Nations says a rectly targeted the group in herent right and obligation to
encouraging Ukraine to ramp nesday, while a doctor with the the territory on Wednesday as quarter of the population is Yemen as violence that ignit- defend themselves."
up strikes on Russian territory International Rescue Commit- part of a deal brokered by starving. ed in the wake of the Israel-
and warned that Moscow will tee called the situation in France and Qatar had been Hundreds of thousands Hamas war continues to spill Global terrorist: US
achieve its goals in the conflict Gaza's hospitals the most ex- distributed to dozens hostages have heeded Israeli evacua- over in the Middle East. The United States has an-
despite Western assistance for treme she had ever seen. with chronic illnesses who are tion orders and packed into The strikes were launched nounced the designation of
Kyiv. Commenting on a US The two health profession- being held by Hamas. southern Gaza, where shel- from the Red Sea and hit 14 Ansarallah, also known as
proposal to resume contacts in als, who recently left Gaza af- Palestinians inspect damaged graves following an Israeli tank raid More than 100 days after ters run by the United Na- missiles that the command the Houthis, as a Specially
the sphere of nuclear arms ter weeks working in hospi- over a cemetery in Khan Younis refugee camp on Wednesday– AP/PTI Hamas triggered the war tions are overflowing and deemed "imminent threat." Designated Global Terrorist
control, Lavrov described it as tals there, described over- with its October 7 attack, Is- massive tent camps have The strikes followed an offi- in response to their continu-
"unacceptable," saying that whelmed doctors trying to the hospitals" as the health Casey said, most with life- rael continues to wage one gone up. cial announcement Wed- ing threats and attacks.
Moscow has put forward its save the lives of thousands of system collapsed day by day. threatening injuries, and of the deadliest and most But Israel has continued to nesday that the US has put Following the rebels' at-
stance in a diplomatic letter last wounded people amid col- Al-Shifa Hospital, once there were "so many patients destructive military cam- strike what it says are mili- the Houthis back on its list of tacks on ships in the Red Sea,
month. lapsing hospitals that have Gaza's leading hospital with on the floor you could barely paigns in recent history, tant targets in all parts of specially designated global the US started strikes on
turned into impromptu 700 beds, has been reduced to move without stepping on with the goal of dis- Gaza, often killing women terrorists. The sanctions that Houthi targets in Yemen on
France ramps up refugee camps.
The World Health Organi-
treating only emergency
trauma victims, and is filled
somebody's hands or feet."
The Health Ministry in
mantling the militant group
that has ruled Gaza since
and children.
Dr Talat Barhoum at
come with the formal desig-
nation are meant to sever vi-
Wednesday, prompting Wash-
ington to relist the group as
weapons production zation's Sean Casey, who left with thousands of people Hamas-run Gaza estimates 2007 and returning scores Rafah's el-Najjar Hospital olent extremist groups from "specially designated global
Paris: French manufacturers Gaza recently after five who have fled their homes that 60,000 people have been of captives. The war has confirmed the death toll from their sources of financing. terrorists." Since November,
have reduced the weeks of trying to get more and are now living in operat- wounded, with hundreds stoked tensions across the the strike in Rafah and said "Forces conducted strikes the organisation with ties to
manufacturing times for some staff and supplies to the ter- ing rooms, corridors and more wounded per day. region, threatening to ignite dozens more were wounded. on 14 Iran-backed Houthi Iran has been carrying out at-
of the weapons systems they ritory's 16 partially function- stairs, he said. Israel declared war against other conflicts. Associated Press footage missiles that were loaded to tacks that have hampered
supply to Ukraine by half or ing hospitals, told a UN news "Literally five or six doc- Hamas following its surprise More than 24,000 Palestini- from the hospital showed rel- be fired in Houthi controlled marine trade between Asia
more, as France increasingly conference that he saw "a re- tors or nurses" are seeing attacks into the country's ans have been killed, some 85 atives weeping over the bod- areas in Yemen," Central and Europe, reported Al
switches away from its previous ally horrifying situation in hundreds of patients a day, south on October 7. per cent of the narrow ies of loved ones. Command said in a state- Jazeera.
policy of dipping into its own
military stocks to support the
EU Parl adopts
war effort against Russia's
invasion, France's defence
minister said in an interview resolution for US teacher's aide admits to having ‘I’m innocent’, says PIO Arnold held
over EU tax for
sex with ‘numerous’ teenage boys Singapore ex-minister
published on Thursday. "The
logic of ceding materiel taken
from the armies' stocks is
permanent luxury watch
reaching its end," the minister,
Sébastien Lecornu, said in the
Gaza ceasefire AGENCIES / KENTUCKY dren grew up together. "These
PTI / SINGAPORE name," the former minister
said in a statement on Thurs-
AGENCIES / MUNICH
interview with Le Parisien. AP / BRUSSELS boys are not aware of the Singapore's Indian-origin for- day, rejecting all allegations Arnold Schwarzenegger
A former teacher's aide has laws that protect them and mer transport minister S against him. was detained at a German
Relief for Sunak as European lawmakers on
Thursday adopted a resolu-
admitted in federal court to
having "numerous" sexual re-
would not come forward be-
cause they thought they
Iswaran, who has resigned
from the ruling party after be-
Iswaran, who earlier in the
day, resigned from the ruling
airport for allegedly failing
to de-
Rwanda bill cleared tion calling for a permanent lationships with teenage boys would be in trouble," the ing charged with multiple of- People's Action Party (PAP) clare a
London: Rishi Sunak has ceasefire in Israel's war while working at an elemen- mother said. Her son report- fences, on Thursday said he and announced stepping luxury
succeeded in getting his key against Hamas, on the condi- tary school in Kentucky, US. edly told her that the 38-year- was "innocent" and rejected down as a Member of Parlia- watch
Rwanda bill through the House tion that the Palestinian mili- According to the New York old brought them alcohol 3 to all graft allegations against ment, said that he did that he was
of Commons after a Tory tant group in Gaza be dis- Post, Ellen Phillips, 38, Faces life term for rape 4 times. "I can't wrap my him. "even without being asked to plan-
rebellion failed to materialise. mantled and that all hostages pleaded guilty on Friday to at- 15-year-old minor to engage mind around the extent of Earlier in the day, Iswaran, do so". ning to
The bill, which aims to stop it holds be released. tempted online enticement of in sexual activity. In this con- what she's done," she said. 61, was handed an array of "I resigned as Cabinet Min- auction
legal challenges against The conflict has divided a minor to engage in sexual versation, Phillips messaged Ellen Phillips was arrested charges, the bulk of which ister, Member of Parliament for
ministers' plans to send asylum European Union countries conduct. Her victims were the victim using Facebook in April 2023 when two mi- was for receiving items worth and as a member of the Peo- charity.
seekers to Rwanda, was and political groups at the boys between the ages of 14 and repeatedly attempted to nors came forward and said hundreds of thousands of ple's Action Party because I The
approved by 320 votes to 276 legislature, and reaching a and 16. She confessed before get the victim to sneak out of she had raped them on three dollars from billionaire hote- believe it was the right thing Hollywood actor was held for
votes. Dozens of Tories consensus on the wording of the judge that she would his house for sexual activity," separate occasions. lier Ong Beng Seng, mainly to do," Iswaran was quoted as three hours at Munich air-
thought the bill was flawed the resolution was not an sometimes have sex with mul- the statement added. She now faces a minimum relating to the Singapore F1 saying by Channel News port on Wednesday.
and had threatened to rebel easy task. tiple boys at the same time. It was noted that when the of 10 years and a maximum race, The Straits Times news- Asia. In his resignation letter An investigation for al-
but in the end, only 11 voted The original text under- "Phillips would communi- boy told her that he could not of life in prison. State prose- paper reported. to Prime Minister Lee Hsien leged tax evasion was
against it. The bill now goes to lined the need for a perma- cate with the victims via leave, she offered him alcohol cutors will consider dropping He pleaded not guilty to 27 Loong, dated January 16, launched as the watch was
the House of Lords where it will nent ceasefire. It was adopted Snapchat, Facebook, or text and oral sex if he could sneak charges as a result of Phillips' charges - two of corruption Iswaran rejected the various intended to be sold within
face stiff opposition. Sunak after an amendment tabled messaging and, in many in- out. It also said that the 38- federal guilty plea. under the Prevention of Cor- offences the Corrupt Prac- the European Union (EU).
argues that deporting some by conservative lawmakers stances, would meet the vic- year-old offered the victim ex- "The U.S. Attorney's Office ruption Act, one of obstruct- tices Investigation Bureau According to EU rules,
asylum seekers to Rwanda will was passed, insisting that tims for the purpose of en- cuses that he could tell his prosecuted this case as part of ing justice and 24 of receiving charged him with. anyone arriving with "cash
be a deterrent to migrants Hamas needed to be disman- gaging in sexual activity," a mother as to why he had to Project Safe Childhood, a na- gratification as a public ser- "I reject the allegations and or certain valuable items"
seeking to get to the UK by tled for a ceasefire to happen statement from federal prose- leave the house. tionwide initiative launched vant under the Penal Code. He will now focus on clearing my over €10,000 (£8,580) must de-
crossing the Channel in small and calling for the cutors read. Speaking to Fox 56, one of in 2006 by the Department of told the court he intends to name. Given the circum- clare it.
boats, but Labour has labelled immediate and uncondition- She also "specifically ad- the victims' mothers said that Justice to combat the growing claim trial. stances, I feel it is right for me However, Schwarzenegger
the plan an expensive al release of all remaining mitted that on December 20, she went to high school with epidemic of child sexual "I am innocent and will to resign from Cabinet," the was not asked to fill out a dec-
"gimmick". hostages. 2022, she attempted to entice a Phillips and that their chil- abuse," the statement said. now focus on clearing my letter said. laration form.
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Experts hail India's digital public infra for reducing inequality
A group of global experts has hailed India's robust digital
public infrastructure, especially UPI, in reducing inequality.
At a panel discussion here this week at Davos Innovation
Week, hosted by World Innovation Economics, the experts
discussed how UPI and overall digital public infrastructure
have scaled new heights in India. The panel discussed
about UPI, Digital Public Infrastructure, India Stack 2.0,
CBDC, Blockchain, and Data privacy.
MONEY
BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024
BIZ BULLETIN
Maersk opens new cold
chain facility in Gujarat
India needs to secure at least 7% ‘Interest rates to keep falling
but last mile very very tricky’
Global logistics operator Maersk on
Thursday announced expanding its cold-
chain logistics footprint with a new facility
in Mehsana district of Gujarat. Being built
over 260,000 sq ft of space, exclusively
for HyFun Foods, the new facility will
GDP growth in FY’25: RBI Bulletin
Says emerging market economies led by Asia are poised to outperform the rest of the world
PTI / Davos
Electric vehicle leasing and lifecycle PTI / Mumbai PTI / New Delhi
their best practices, says Rly Min Vaishnaw The government on Thursday ap-
management platform Alt Mobility on PTI / Davos Gotthard tunnel proved 11 project proposals related to
Thursday said it has raised USD 6 million The government may look for The National Stock Exchange of India is here," he said. technical textiles worth nearly Rs
(nearly Rs 50 crore) in a funding round co- providing incentives or support- (NSE) has again emerged as the world's Indian Railways Vaishnaw 103 crore.
led by Shell Ventures, Eurazeo, EV2 ing initiatives to retrofit old ve- largest derivatives exchange in 2023, in plans to enter into further said The Union Minister for Textiles,
Ventures and Twynam. UC Inclusive, Piper hicles into electric vehicles in- terms of the number of contracts traded, a memorandum of Switzerland has Commerce and Industry and Con-
Serica, Pitchright and LetsVenture also stead of scrapping them, a report according to the Futures Industry understanding a good system of sumer Affairs, Food and Public Dis-
participated in the round, which is a mix said on Thursday. Association (FIA). with the Swiss track technolo- tribution, Piyush Goyal, cleared the
of equity and venture debt, the company According to the joint report ness and emission levels of vehi- This is the fifth straight year when the railway to learn gy, especially proposals while chairing the 8th
said in a statement. by management consultancy cles rather than solely their age. exchange earned the top position. from some of their the structure of Meeting of the Mission Steering
firm Primus Partners and ETB Commercial vehicles over 15 Additionally, the exchange has ranked best practices and tracks they Group (MSG) of the National Techni-
Kirloskar Oil bags (European Business and Tech-
nology Centre), transitioning
years and passenger vehicles
over 20 years of age are subject
third in the world in the equity segment
by number of trades in 2023, as per the
procedures includ-
ing the hub and spoke model and teresting.
have is very in- cal Textiles Mission (NTTM) here.
These project proposals include
`7.68 bn order from NPCI the internal combustion engine- to increased re-registration fees statistics maintained by World tunnelling technology, Railway "The most important thing I nine R&D projects, one project on
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd bagged an order powered vehicles to electric ve- or scrapping under this policy. Federation of Exchanges. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saw is that their entire network machine development and one proj-
worth 7.68 bln rupees from Nuclear hicles through retrofitting pres- "Instead of scrapping old vehi- The year 2023 has witnessed many said on Thursday. is based on a hub and spoke de- ect on equipment development.
Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCI) for supply ents a spectrum of challenges. cles, the government could pro- milestones such as market capitalisation In an interview with PTI here sign. For example, if Zurich is a Goyal emphasised on the need for
and commissioning of ten 6.3-MW However, with a coordinated vide incentives or support ini- of listed companies surpassing USD 4 during the World Economic Fo- hub, then several trains arrive at enhancement of collaborative efforts
emergency diesel gensets to unit-5 and approach involving government tiatives to retrofit old vehicles to trillion, SME listed companies crossing rum Annual Meeting, the minis- Zurich station at one particular among the government and industry
unit-6 of Kudankulam project of the latter, initiatives, industry collabora- run on electric power. This way, the Rs 1 lakh crore mark and the Nifty ter sad there are many good time, so that people can easily to enhance indigenous development
according to an exchange filing. The order tion, and public engagement, the lifespan of existing vehicles 50 index surpassing the 20,000 index things that can be learned and change over to any other train of technical textiles products.
is to be executed over 68 months. these challenges can be effec- is extended," the joint report levels for the first time. there are some conventional and then after the changeover, "The projects cover different appli-
tively addressed and overcome, said. Also, the number of unique registered technologies also where we can several trains leave the station cation areas of technical textiles in-
PhonePe sells 90 lakh dig- it said.
India's Vehicle Scrappage Pol-
Moreover, retrofitting could
also offer a pathway to mod-
investors on the exchange reached 8.5
crore at the end of the calendar year.
learn by collaborating with
Switzerland. "I had a good meet-
around the same time," he noted.
"In our system, the focus has
cluding 2 projects of Protech, 2
Meditech, 2 Mobiltech, 1 Buildtech, 2
ital insurance policies icy is aimed at phasing out old ernising the existing vehicle The year also saw a record high ing with senior officials and pol- always been to provide end-to- Smart Textiles and 1 project of Sus-
PhonePe on Thursday said it has sold over and unfit vehicles and replacing fleet, while simultaneously re- turnover on a single day in the equity icy makers of Swiss railways end connectivity. Here in tainable Textiles," an official state-
90 lakh insurance policies since entering them with newer and more envi- ducing emissions and aligning segment of Rs 1,67,942.47 crore on and I also visited their control Switzerland, I saw that their net- ment said. The Union Minister re-
the market in September 2021, of which ronment-friendly ones. with the broader sustainability November 30, 2023, and Rs centre. They have a great experi- work is not about end-to-end viewed the progress of different com-
40 lakh were in just one year in 2023. This policy is governed by goals of a circular economy, said 3,81,623.12 crore on December 2, ence in tunnelling technology planning, but its focussed on hub ponents of the National Technical
PhonePe had entered the insurance space various factors including the fit- the report. 2023, in the equity derivatives segment. and the world's longest 57-km and spoke model. Textiles Mission.
in 2020 with a corporate agency licence,
before acquiring a full-fledged insurance ?????????????????????????????
GRATUITOUS POWER CUT
broking licence. It currently distributes life,
Gilts end lower as RBI chief says
health, motor and car insurance with
partners such as Acko, among others, and
allows users to pay in monthly
Unwarranted load shedding to be penalized, rate cut not even under discussion
subscriptions through UPI.
I
statement to the exchanges. The impact n the current era, the global
on financial operations is uncertain, but PTI / New Delhi quality products to our patients and cus- economy is experiencing a
the company is committed to defending tomers around the world. This merger will slowdown, while the Indian
its interpretation. Dixon has extended Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Thursday further enable us to compete effectively in economy has maintained a steady
full cooperation to the D.R.I., the said it will acquire the remaining 21.52 per our products and markets," Taro CEO Uday growth of over 6% in GDP for the
statement said. cent stake in Israel-based Taro Pharmaceuti- Baldota said. past two years.
cal Industries for Rs 2,891.76 crore, enabling The merger agreement was unanimously However, what is causing the India's Economic Situation
Wipro to buy up to 14% the merger of the two entities. recommended by the Special Committee, global economies to slow down, According to the World Bank, the
The acquisition of 8,086,818 shares (21.52 which was formed by Taro's Board of Direc- and can India's growth remain Indian economy is performing
stake in Huoban Energy per cent) will be at the cost of Rs 2,891.76 tors to consider Sun Pharma's proposal. consistent? Let's delve into the better compared to other
Wipro Ltd has signed a definitive crore, Sun Pharma said. Upon receiving the unanimous recom- numbers of global and Indian economies. It is estimated that
agreement to acquire up to 14% stake in The Mumbai-based drug major has agreed mendation of the Special Committee, and fol- economic growth to understand India's GDP growth could be 6.4%
Huoban Energy 11 Pvt Ltd for 31.76 mln to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary statement. After the merger, the combined lowing unanimous approval by Taro's Audit the situation. in 2024-25 and 6.5% in 2025-26.
rupees, according to an exchange filing shares of Taro for USD 43 per share in cash entity will firmly move forward, leveraging Committee, Taro's Board and the Board of Additionally, the Reserve Bank of
today. The acquisition is expected to be without interest, as per the definitive merger its global strengths and capabilities to better Directors of Sun Pharma unanimously ap-
What's Happening? India (RBI) forecasts a 6% GDP
completed before Mar 31. agreement. Sun Pharma already owns a 78.48 serve the needs of patients and healthcare proved the definitive merger agreement. According to a World Bank report, growth for India in 2024-25.
per cent stake in Taro. professionals, he added. Sun Pharma said the USD 43 per share the world is headed for the As per the UN World Economic
Torrent Power raises "Over the years, with Sun Pharma's strate- Upon completion of the merger, currently purchase price represents a 48 per cent pre- weakest economic growth Situation and Prospects (WESP)
gic interventions, Taro has remained a key expected to close in the first half of 2024, Taro mium over the closing price of USD 28.97 per performance of any half-decade 2024, it is anticipated that India's
`750 cr via NCDs player in the generic dermatology market in will become a privately held company and its share on May 25, 2023, the last trading day be- since the 1990s. This is attributed economic growth could be 6.2% in
Torrent Power has raised Rs 750 crore a challenging environment," Sun Pharma shares will no longer be listed on the NYSE. fore Sun Pharma first submitted its non- to the fact that in developing 2024 and 6.6% in 2025.
through the issuance of non-convertible Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi said in a "Taro is committed to delivering high- binding proposal to Taro. countries, one in every four people In summary, with domestic
debentures on a private placement basis. is now poorer than before the spending growth and
"Company has issued and allotted Series COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, improvements in employment,
12 - 75,000 Secured, Rated, Listed,
Taxable, Non-Cumulative, Redeemable
and NCDs of Rs 750 crore at a coupon
IndusInd Q3 PAT rises 17% Haldiram’s seeks to buy there is hope that India will
continue to have the highest
growth rate among the world's
India's domestic consumption is on
the rise. According to the UN
WESP 2024, consumer price
rate of 8.40 per cent per annum on
Wednesday i.e. January 18, 2024 on
private placement basis," a BSE filing said.
on core income growth rival Prataap Snacks largest economies.
Let's take a closer look at the
figures for global and Indian
inflation was 5.7% in 2023, with
an expected decrease to 4.5% in
2024, aligning with the central
PTI / Mumbai PTI / New Delhi local snack manufacturers in a economic growth. bank's inflation target of 2-6%.
EPACK mobilises `192 cr IndusInd Bank on Thursday re- Haldiram's is currently in discus-
market where small, unorganized
vendors still dominate the fried
Global Economic What Does It Mean
from anchor investors ported a 17 per cent growth in its sions to purchase a majority stake chips segment. Venture capital Situation for Investors?
EPACK Durable Ltd, an outsourced December quarter net profit to in Prataap Snacks, a listed com- firm Peak XV Partners, owning The World Bank's ‘Global Economic Considering that Indian stock
design manufacturer of room air Rs 2,301 crore, helped by the petitor valued at $350 million, as approximately 47 per cent of Prospects’ report suggests that markets are influenced by events
conditioners, on Thursday raised Rs 192 higher core income. per a Reuters report. Prataap Snacks, is looking to com- global economic growth is at both domestic and global levels,
crore from anchor investors ahead of its The city-based private sector It aims to strengthen its posi- pletely divest its stake in the com- expected to slow down for the investors are advised to keep an
initial public offering (IPO). The company lender had posted a net profit of tion in the potato chip market, ac- pany. Both Haldiram's CEO Kris- third consecutive year in 2024. eye on upcoming elections, the
has allotted 83.48 lakh equity shares to Rs 1,964 crore for the October-De- cording to sources familiar with han Kumar Chutani and Prataap Looking at past data, global 2024 budget, and geopolitical
18 funds at Rs 230 apiece, which is also cember period last year. the matter mentioned in the re- CEO Amit Kumat, along with economic growth is anticipated to events.
the upper end of the price band, Its core net interest income came at a slower 13 per cent as port. According to the Reuters re- Peak XV, have declined to com- be 2.4% in 2024, compared to
according to a circular uploaded on the grew 18 per cent to Rs 5,296 crore the bank shed some bulk de- port, the talks are in the early ment on the ongoing discussions. 6.2% in 2021, 3% in 2022, and What’s Next?
BSE website. on the back of a 20 per cent posits, Kathpalia said, adding stages, and while no specific valu- Prataap, which made its stock 2.6% in 2023. According to Finance Minister
growth in advances and the net that it will aim to keep the credit- ation has been disclosed, it is ex- market debut in 2017, reported an- Several issues on a global scale, Nirmala Sitharaman, India is
Tata Communications Q3 interest margin being stable at deposit ratio, which came at 88 pected to be above the current nual revenues of around $200 mil- such as the war in Eastern Europe, expected to have a GDP exceeding
4.29 per cent. per cent for the quarter. stock price of Prataap. lion last year. The company the conflict between Ukraine and US $5 trillion by 2027-28, making
profit tumbles 88.6% The other income increased 15 The bank is targeting for an Haldiram's is eyeing a majority boasts sales of over 12 million Russia, and the ongoing Houthi it the world's third-largest
Tata Communications on Thursday per cent to Rs 2,396 crore for the advance growth of 18-22 per cent stake of at least 51 per cent, packets of its salty snacks daily. rebellion in the Middle East, could economy. Furthermore, there is an
reported an 88.6 per cent drop in its reporting quarter. for FY24 and also in FY25, he though the final percentage re- On the other hand, Haldiram's, impact inflation and economic estimate that by 2047, the Indian
third-quarter net profit to Rs 44.81 crore. At a time when rivals are re- added. mains undecided. is a significantly larger player in development. economy could reach $30 trillion.
The firm had a net profit of Rs 393.88 porting some stress on the NIMs On the asset quality front, the Prataap Snacks, renowned for the packaged snacks industry,
crore in October-December 2022. It front, IndusInd has been able to gross non-performing assets its Yellow Diamond brand of generating revenue exceeding $1 Teji Mandi (TM Investment Technologies Pvt Ltd) is a SEBI registered Research
posted revenue from operations at Rs hold on to the NIMs, repricing of ratio improved slightly to 1.92 chips, faces competition from billion and operating 150 restau- Analyst (RA). Information in this article should not be construed as
5,633.26 crore in October-December loans and the higher proportion per cent against 1.93 per cent in Pepsi's Lay's brand and other rants across the country. investment advice. Please visit www.tejimandi.com to know more.
2023, up 24.4 per cent as against Rs of retail loans, its managing di- the quarter-ago period and 2.06
4,528.34 crore during the third quarter rector and chief executive per cent in the year-ago period.
Airbus awards
of FY23, the firm said in a statement.
AUSTRALIA IN COMMAND IN 1ST TEST AHEAD OF T20 WORLD CUP, RAHUL DRAVID PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF TEAM INDIA
W
as Rohit Sharma retired hurt or retired out? It was the question on
who scored a half-
century in the
remove Head, but the
damage was already in-
everybody’s mind as the Indian skipper walked back before the last ball of
the first Super Over during third and final T20 against Afghanistan, which
‘Have to play some shots to
first innings
showed intent to
flicted on the visitors.
Head’s blitzkrieg helped
the hosts eventually won to bag
the series 3-0.
put bowlers under pressure’
deal with the dead- Australia to clinch a 95-
As it turned out, it was pure After putting an exhibition of breath-taking stroke play via his
ly pace attack. But run lead over the
gamesmanship from Rohit as unbeaten 121, followed by a few more boundaries in the double
even he fell victim to Caribbean side.West In-
India needed two runs from one Super Over to ensure an Indian victory over Afghanistan, captain
a half-hearted shot dies did walk back with
ball to win at that stage and he Rohit Sharma said his switch hit and reverse sweep shots came
that went straight to some positives as debu-
wanted to use the better running out of the necessity to put the bowlers under pressure.
Marnus Labuschagne tant Shamar Joseph
abilities of third batter Rinku . “I have been practicing it a lot in the nets. You have to play
who waiting at short claimed a five-wicket
Singh to eke out that extra some shots in order to put the bowlers under pressure. When the
cover. haul. Along with him,
run.But the tone of the question ball is spinning and you can’t hit straight, you have to try
A promising 33-run Kemar Roach and
intensified as Rohit walked out something new. I have been practicing reverse sweeps and
stand between Justin Justin Greaves bagged
again to open the innings in the company of Rinku in the second Super Over. sweeps for the past two years.”“You would have seen me play
Greaves and Joshua two each.
As per the rules, once a batter is deemed retired out, he cannot come out to bat them once or twice in Test matches. You have the options and
Da Silva momentarily Brief Score: West In-
again if another Super Over is needed to decide the outcome of the match.So, it’s up to you how you are using those options. The ball was
re-ignited the hopes of the visitors. But dies 188 & 73/6 (Kirk McKenzie 26,
how did Rohit manage to bat again in the second Super Over? A match official spinning and gripping today so, I thought I’d play with the spin
Nathan Lyon with his experience did Justin Greaves 24; Josh Hazlewood 4-18)
later explained that if the opposition captain or coach do not have any objection, a rather than step out and hit hard in front of the wicket,” said
the job as he dismissed Greaves for 24 vs Australia 283 (Travis Head 119;
batsman can bat again in the second Super Over. Rohit to broadcasters JioCinema.
right at the stroke of stumps to end the Shamar Joseph 5-94
England Lions pin NEW DELHI cricket team can be to “vital cog” despite a diffi- the touring party to show
their public depending on cult Ashes last year. On his measured aggression tak-
India to mat despite For England to replicate
their 2012 victory in India,
how they are playing.”
Superhuman Jimmy
sixth tour to India, the 41-
year-old Anderson has tak-
ing a cue of Alstair Cook
and Kevin Pietersen’s cen-
SPORTS DIGEST AUSTARLIAN OPEN BOPANNA-EBDEN PAIR MOVES INTO SECOND ROUND
SAVITHA B
Adaptable
plants: Opt for
plants that are
adaptable to your
issue faced
among all of us,
irrespective of whether
we are men or women.
This is a very common
role in acne
local climate and
require minimal skin issue that occurs
and how to fight back
C
reating a lush among everyone, at
maintenance. Native
and vibrant least once in their
plants are often
garden, even Chocolate: A bitter- Trimming down red meat for
in a limited space, is
well-suited to their lifetime. Some types of 2 6 9 Coffee control for skin
an art that requires
surroundings and acne can be completely
sweet culprit 4Snack clearer skin wellness
treated, while some
thoughtful planning
can thrive with less
keep occurring again
Now, this might wisely, say no to Red meat causes excess It is a fact that though
intervention. Low- disappoint you. But, potato chips production of sebum, which these drinks like coffee
and careful plant and again. But acne
maintenance plants yes, you read that Not only potato chips but again leads to increased oil give you sudden outburst
selection. Small or breakouts are not
will allow you to right. The high fat snacks like French fries and deep- production. And oily skin is of energy, these are bad
gardens may lack the results of a sudden
square footage, but Year- enjoy your garden and sugar content in fried oily food that come under the more prone to acne. It also for your skin in the long
without the burden phenomenon, although contains high fat content. So,
they offer a canvas round Interest: Aim chocolate often leads category of junk food aren’t good run. But that doesn’t mean
of constant upkeep. these appear suddenly cut down on red meat to get
for creativity and for a garden that offers to high production for your skin. This again causes you can’t have coffee at
on the skin most of the acne-free and
innovation. In visual appeal throughout the of sebum, which inflammation and leads to all. However, most of us
Color palette and time. It can be caused smooth skin.
this guide, we’ll year. Select plants with varying ultimately causes acne on your skin. So, are addicted to it. So, it is
coordination: Create a due to stress, hormonal
explore the key bloom times, foliage colors, and inflammation in the it’s better to eliminate better to keep a control on
harmonious and visually imbalance or even due
considerations for textures. Evergreen plants can body. If you really potato chips and 7 Guavas your coffee intake per day
pleasing garden by selecting to some foods in your
provide structure and interest cannot cut down on other fried foods to keep yourself away from
choosing plants
during the winter months, a cohesive color palette. This diet. Yes, you heard that
this, you can go for dark
and gut health acne.
that thrive in right. There are some from your diet. Acne
compact spaces, ensuring your garden doesn’t mean you have to stick chocolates that have more 10 Mindful eating and
to just one color; rather, choose foods we are unaware sometimes
remains inviting even antioxidant properties.
bringing beauty and
when other plants are shades that complement each of that can trigger acne. is a result stress management
functionality to your Sometimes, acne can 3 Cheese, the 5 Milk: A double- of improper High-stress levels
small garden oasis. dormant. other to create a balanced and
be treated by taking secretion and gut can trigger hormonal
appealing landscape. hidden acne edged sword for your skin processes. Guava, though imbalances, leading to
medicines, applying Not all dairy products are
Assessing your Functional Optimizing sunlight: aggressor considered as very healthy acne. Practice mindful
creams and using other good for your skin. Multiple
space: Before diving Understand the sunlight patterns If you want to avoid
planting: Make the most remedies externally. scientific studies otherwise, can be a cause eating and stress
into plant selection, in your garden and choose plants acne, you will have to
of your small garden But acne also can be of constipation. Thus, it management techniques,
that match those conditions. cut down on cheese claim that
take a closer look at by selecting plants that caused by following will lead to the improper such as meditation or yoga,
Some plants thrive in full sun, from your diet. glycaemic foods
your garden’s unique serve dual purposes. an improper diet too. elimination of the toxins to promote overall well-
while others Cheese contains trigger acne.
characteristics. For example, choose Surprised to know? from the body, which can being and clearer skin.
prefer shade. Milk is one of
Evaluate factors herbs that not only add Let’s take a look at what progesterone, sometimes result in acne.
By aligning them. Also, 11 Omega-3
such as sunlight fragrance and flavor to those food items are which 8 Hydration habits
your plant milk directly
exposure, soil quality, your dishes but also serve that you can avoid to increases the Water plays a crucial fatty acids for skin
choices with affects the
and available space. as ornamental additions. prevent acne or if you fat-producing
Understanding these Incorporate edible plants
the sunlight
glands. This
hormones role in maintaining skin nourishment
have acne-prone skin. and hormonal health. Dehydration Include foods rich in
elements will help available,
or those that attract will make your can lead to dry and omega-3 fatty acids, such
you’ll ensure changes have
you make informed pollinators to create a skin oily and irritated skin, potentially
the health 1 Ditch the Bread but always led to as fatty fish, flaxseeds,
decisions about dynamic and functional unhealthy, thus
and vitality acne. So, reduce exacerbating acne. Ensure and walnuts, in your diet.
which plants will space.
of your Keep the Antioxidants leading to acne. the intake of you stay adequately These essential fats help
thrive in your specific Container Bread tends to So, avoid those hydrated throughout
garden. milk if you reduce inflammation
environment. gardening: Containers deplete some of your cheesy burgers and the day to support
want to and promote skin health,
Choosing the are a small garden’s Designing a stunning skin’s antioxidant sandwiches that you prevent your skin’s natural contributing to a clearer
right size: Opt best friend. They offer garden in a small space requires level, which causes always wish to processes. complexion.
acne.
for plants that are flexibility in terms of thoughtful consideration and the development grab.
well-suited to small placement and allow strategic planning. By selecting of acne. It also In conclusion, by adopting a comprehensive
spaces. Compact and you to experiment the right plants based on your contains gluten, strategy that addresses both internal and external
dwarf varieties of with different plant garden’s unique characteristics, which is a major factors influencing skin health, you empower
trees, shrubs, and combinations. Choose you can transform even the acne-causing yourself to conquer acne effectively. Embrace a
flowers are excellent containers that tiniest outdoor space into a content that leads to lifestyle that nurtures not only your skincare
choices. Consider complement your thriving and beautiful haven. inflammation on the routine but also your dietary choices and stress
vertical gardening by garden’s style and Embrace creativity, experiment skin. So, if you want management practices. Remember, your skin
incorporating climbing consider the varying with plant combinations, and to remove acne-causing reflects the harmony of your entire well-being,
plants to maximize heights and sizes of plants enjoy the process of cultivating food from your diet, this making the pursuit of a holistic lifestyle a lasting
space utilization. to create visual interest. your own small garden paradise. would be one. investment in the health and beauty of your skin.
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some myths related to this manner, which of the these differences to make
with cervical cancer treatment, vaccine will be aware and tend to practice and other outer physical day and age even YouTube can
vaccine. In the below article, two would work better an informed decision for a
which could potentially impact a safer sexual habits compared to those who benefits, rather than mental help you learn various asanas
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Ask Me
shots. So we had a wonderful bonding experi-
ence during the shoot.
Anything
performing such scenes on screen?
It depends. If I feel that the scene is not there
just for titillation or just to be sensational, then
I don’t mind. It’s also the people you’re working
with. Abhishek and Manoj made me so comfort-
able. The atmosphere on set was very easy and
it was very private. Everything had been dis- Katrina Kaif reveals what she
cussed in advance about what I’d be wearing, likes the most about being a
Konkona sheds light and how they’d shoot it, so I knew what was go-
Punjabi daughter-in-law
ing to happen. I didn’t feel uncomfortable doing
on her time on the something like that.
CJ DESK
sets of Killer Soup Some people have been accusing OTT of pro-
moting violence and vulgarity, and are de- atrina Kaif, who is currently garner-
A still from
manding censorship. What is your opinion?
I don’t believe in censorship at all. Of course,
shows must be rated U/A or PG-13, so that par-
K ing praises from critics as well as the
audience for her latest film Merry
Christmas, revealed what she likes
Killer Soup ents will know what can children watch and the most about being a Punjabi daughter-
what not. But when it comes to adults, there in-law. The actress, who tied the knot with ac-
should be no censorship. If people over 18 can tor Vicky Kaushal in December 2021, decided
vote and choose their leaders and life partners, to interact with her fans and followers on a so-
then why can’t they choose their content? There cial media platform on Thursday.
should be a clear warning that it is not suitable Katrina conducted an ‘Ask Me Anything’ ses-
for children or that it is violent or sexual, but sion on the photos and video-sharing plat-
that’s that. After that, I believe adults can make form. What caught out attention was her
their own decisions. rection to a question about her mar-
ried life.
Do you think the Indian audience is open to A user asked what she likes
exploring the genre of dark comedies? about being a Punjabi daughter-
I was not sure initially, but I am getting so in-law. Replying to this, Katrina
much love for my character Swathi that I feel wrote, “Dher sara pyaar & ghar ka
SAGARIKA CHOUDHARY maybe they are ready. People have rooted for bana hua sarso da saag aur makki
Swathi despite the fact that she’s not always be- ki roti with white makkhan.”
ctress Konkona Sensharma recently having in a very correct way. I think people do The actress also shared a picture
CAUGHT ON CAM
Sequel
Khushi Kapoor
is all smiles as
she finishes her
Celebs were snapped as they daily workout
were out and about in Mumbai
buzz
Harsh Madhuri
Varrdhan Dixit Nene
Kapoor strikes a
looks cool pose
as he is for our
Mukesh spotted in shutterbugs
Chhabra Juhu
CUDDLERS CJ DESK
Filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra shares a
lia Bhatt who shares a healthy bond
cryptic post on social media
CJ DESK
A with her sister Shaheen Bhatt often
share pictures that exude major sib-
ling goals.
The Jigra actor took to Instagram on
ilmmaker Mukesh Chhabra, who directed Wednesday and shared a picture with Shaheen. She
Sidharth Malhotra
Vacation
romances Isha Talwar in
Indian Police Force new
song Bairiyaa Re
CJ DESK
Flaunting curves
2024. Sonam Kapoor sheds 20 Kgs,
flaunts toned midriff and curves in
postpartum weight loss
CJ DESK
WAGAH B
ollywood actress Sonam Kapoor
embarked on a fitness journey fol-
lowing the birth of her son, Vayu.
In her latest Instagram post, the ac-
Debut delight
ing up for the release of their controller.
upcoming film, Operation
Valentine. It is said to be based on
true events and is billed as “a patriot-
ic, edge-of-the-seat entertainer.”
Ahead of the film’s release, the mak-
ers have unveiled a song called Vande Nutan’s granddaughter Pranutan
Mataram. Bahl to mark hollywood debut
Varun launched the soul-stirring
patriotic anthem Vande Mataram at CJ DESK the critically acclaimed
the Wagah border. This is the first- 2018 Bengali Beauty, the
ever movie in the history of Indian egendary actor highest grossing Bengali
films to unveil a song at this his-
toric location.
At the Wagha Border,
L Nutan’s grand-
daughter Pranu-
tan Bahl is all set
language movie of all
time.
The film’s production
Varun was seen inter- to make her Holly- primary in English with
acting with the Bor- wood debut with the up- some Hindi dialogues,
der Security Force coming film Coco & Nut. will take place entirely in
(BSF) as the notes She will star opposite Chicago from June to
of Vande Mataram American actor-filmmak- July this year, with
filled the air with er Rahsaan Noor. a diverse cast
a thunderous re- Billed as a spirit-lift- and crew
sponse from the ing romance, the drawn
audience. charming love sto- from
Vande ry is directed by both the
Mataram is Rahsaan Noor. United
sung by the This marks his States and
legendary first film since India.
Sukhwinder
Singh in Hin-
di and Kunal
Kundu in Tel-
ugu. The music
is by Mickey J
Meyer who has
crafted a score.
The song highlights
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