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SERIOUS SAND
THEFT CHARGES
AGAINST PUNJAB
CM CHANNI: KEJRI
Amritsar: Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal,
during his one-day visit to
Punjab, on Tuesday said
that there are serious
allegations of sand theft
against Punjab Chief
Minister Charanjit Singh
Channi and added that the
“theft” would come to an
end after the Aam Aadmi
Party comes to power in
the state. Speaking to the
media here, Kejriwal said,
“I have been seeing for the
past few days that illegal
sand mining was found
in Chief Minister Charanjit
Singh Channi’s constitu-
ency Chamkaur Sahib. If
it’s happening in his own
constituency, it’s difficult
to think he doesn’t know
about it. P2
PM warns party MPs over absenteeism
New Delhi: BJP MPs
absentfrom,orirregular
inattending,Parliament
were pulled up on Tues-
day
, with sources saying
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi warned them
to “change yourself or
there will be changes”.
Modi attended the
BJP’s Parliamentary
party meeting at Dr
Ambedkar Internation-
al Centre, Janpath.
Union Ministers in-
cluding Amit Shah, Pi-
yush Goyal, S Jais-
hankar, Pralhad Joshi,
Jitendra Singh, were
present in the meeting
along with BJP nation-
al president JP Nadda.
In a strong warning,
the PM — who has re-
peatedly advised his
party MPs and minis-
ters to be disciplined,
punctual and not speak
out of turn — chided
BJP leaders for behav-
ing “like
children”.“Please be
regular in attending
Parliament and meet-
ings. It is not good for
me to continuously
stress about this (and
treat you) like children.
If you don’t change
yourself, there will be
changes in due course,”
Modi said at a meeting
of the BJP’s parliamen-
tary party in Delhi.
Modi’swordsof warn-
ing come as the BJP fac-
es a furious opposition
in the ongoing winter
session of Parliament,
with the ruling party
cornered on a variety of
issues,including14civil-
ian deaths after the
botched Army op in Na-
galand’s Mon district on
Saturday
. —ANI
PARL WINTER SESSION
PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP Chief JP Nadda, and
Union Minister Piyush Goyal at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.
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New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez will have to face as many as
50 questions in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case lodged
against multimillionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar ED on Wednesday. Jac-
queline will record her statement as a witness and her statement will be recorded at
the MTNL office in Centre Delhi. The questioning can go for more than five hours.
New Delhi: A Delhi court has announced charges against Congress leader Saj-
jan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The case pertains to the murder of two
Sikhs in Raj Nagar, Delhi. Court has announced charges under the offences of
rioting, murder and dacoity under sections 147, 149, 148, 302, 308, 323, 395,
397, 427, 436, 440 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Sajjan Kumar.
JACQUELINE
FERNANDEZ TO
FACE AS MANY
AS 50 QUESTIONS
SAJJAN CHARGED
WITH MURDER,
RIOTING IN 1984
RIOTS CASE
A YEAR ON, FARMERS MAY CALL
OFF STIR, DECISION LIKELY TODAY
New Delhi: Samyukt
Kisan Morcha could
take a final call to with-
draw the agitation
against Central govern-
ment’s three farm laws.
A final decision in this
regard is likely to be
taken on Wednesday
.
The Centre has sent a
written draft regarding
issues raised by protest-
ing farmers to Samy-
ukta Kisan Morcha’s
five-member commit-
tee. The farmers’ union
had called a meeting of
its top leaders at the
Singhu border on Tues-
day to deliberate on the
Centre’s draft proposal.
Sources also told that
a major section of the
SKM is in favour of call-
ing off the agitation. A
final decision on the
government’s draft pro-
posal, however, will be
taken on Wednesday
.
Sources said Centre
was open to giving
farmers written assur-
ances on demands that
include a legal guaran-
tee for MSP and drop-
ping of all police cases
against them. —ANI
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A 1980
batch Rajasthan cadre
IAS officer and former
chief election commis-
sioner of India (CEC)
Sunil Arora has been
invited to join the board
of advisers at the Inter-
national Institute for
Democracy and Elec-
toralAssistance(IDEA),
which supports sustain-
able democracy around
the world. This organi-
zation was established
in 1995 in Stockholm,
Sweden. Arora was the
23rd CEC from Decem-
ber 2018 to April 2021,
when the commission
conducted the general
elections to the 17th Lok
Sabha in 2019 apart
from several assembly
and by-elections. The
ECI said under the lead-
ership of Arora, the
commission provided a
big push to its digital
programme by creating
a unified database of
more than 930 million
electors and a nation-
wide helpline among
other innovations. Be-
fore retiring Arora
headed various key de-
partments in the Cen-
tral government and the
Rajasthan government.
SC ADJOURNS HEARING
AGAINST ROAD BLOCKADE
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on
Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a
plea against the blockade of roads
between Delhi to Noida due to farmers
protests against the three agriculture
laws to January 2022. A Bench headed
by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ad-
journed the matter at the request of So-
licitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing
for Centre, who said he needs to take
instructions in view of “recent develop-
ments” (repeal of the three farm laws).
‘GIVE COMPENSATION, JOBS
TO KIN OF DEAD FARMERS’
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday demanded the
Centre to give compensation to the
families of the farmers who lost their
lives in the stir along with jobs. He
said Punjab govt has already given
financial aid of Rs 5 lakh to the fami-
lies of the deceased and provided
jobs. Rahul alleged that about 700
farmers died during the stir. —ANI
Repeal AFSPA: NPP MP
Agatha Sangma in LS
New Delhi: In the wake
of the Nagaland inci-
dent in which 14 civil-
ians were killed, Na-
tional People’s Party
(NPP) MP Agatha Sang-
ma on Tuesday said it is
time that ‘the elephant
in the room be ad-
dressed’ and the ‘draco-
nian’ Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act be
repealed.
Speaking during the
Zero Hour in Lok Sab-
ha, Sangma, who is an
MP of BJP-ally NPP in
Meghalaya, said that an
‘’unfortunate and con-
demnable’’ incident
took place in the Mon
district of Nagaland.
‘’It also reminds us of
an incident that took
place in Manipur in
2000, in Imphal, which
is known as the Malom
massacre in which over
10 civilians were shot
dead and it prompted a
28-year old Irom
Sharmila to go on a 16
year-long hunger
strike,’’ Sangma said.
Meanwhile, the Na-
galand government will
write to the Centre call-
ing for the repeal of the
Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA), a
law that gives sweeping
powers to the army in
troubled regions.
Nagaland will also
call off the Hornbill
Festival, an annual
event that draws thou-
sands of domestic and
foreign tourists. Today
was the sixth day of the
signature 10-day event.
The decisions were
taken at an “urgent
meeting” of the Naga-
land cabinet. —ANI
EXTENDING OF BSF JURISDICTION
AIMED AT ITS EMPOWERMENT: RAI
New Delhi: The extension in territorial jurisdiction
of Border Security Force in some states is aimed
at empowering BSF to discharge
its border guarding duties more
effectively, Minister of State Home
Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on
Tuesday. “The extension in territorial
jurisdiction of BSF in some states
is aimed at empowering the BSF to discharge its
border guarding duties more effectively in the
wake of the use of technology like Dynamic Re-
motely Operated Navigation,” MoS Rai said. —ANI
Laal Topi,a red alert for UP; they want
to form govt to set terrorists free: PM
Gorakhpur: In a veiled
attack on Samajwadi
Party
, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Tues-
day termed those with
‘red caps’ as red alert for
UP & said that they want
to form the government
in the state to show mer-
cy to terrorists and set
them free. “Those with
red caps wish to form
government, to show
mercytotheterrorists,to
get the terrorists out of
jail,” he added. His said
this while inaugurating
devp projects worth over
Rs9600croresonTuesday
in Gorakhpur.
PM said, “When there
is double engine govt,
then work takes place in
double speed.” —ANI
More on P8
PM Narendra Modi inspects a miniature model in an exhibition
at inauguration of the development projects, in Gorakhpur on
Tuesday. Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, and Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath are also present. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over Rs 9600 crore in UP’s Gorakhpur
Govt goal to have
1 medical college
in each dist: PM
Gorakhpur: PM Modi
on Tuesday lauded the
development works
in UP & said govern-
ment’s goal is that
every district of the
country must have
at least one medical
college soon. Speak-
ing at an event in
Gorakhpur, Modi said,
“After independence till
the beginning of this
century, there was only
1 AIIMS in the country.
Former PM, Atalji had
approved 6 more AIIMS
during his time. Work
is going on across the
country to build 16 new
AIIMS for the last seven
years.” —PTI
Former
CEC Arora
invited to
IDEA! Thane: At least 12 peo-
ple are untraceable out
of 318 people who have
returned from foreign
countries to the Kaly-
an Dombivli MC area
of Maharashtra. This
comes amid rising con-
cerns over new Covid
variant, Omicron. “318
people returned from
foreign countries to
Thane of which 12 peo-
ple are untraceable. A
search operation is
on,” said KDMC chief
Vijay Sooryavanshi.
Meanwhile, as many
as 946 people died af-
ter taking Covid vax,
while 1019 were admit-
ted to hospitals,” MoS
for Health Bharati
Pravin Pawar told Ra-
jya Sabha in a written
reply. More on P5 —ANI
Omicron: 12 out
of 318 abroad
returnees in Maha
untraceable
BJP Punjab incharge
Shekhawat meets Capt!
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: With
each passing day, new
equations are being
forged and strength-
ened in politically sen-
sitive and volatile state
of Punjab. In this con-
nection, on Tuesday,
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter and senior BJP lead-
er Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat reached
Chandigarh and met
former Punjab CM and
founder of Punjab Lok
Congress Captain Ama-
rinder Singh. Shekha-
wat, who is BJP’s in-
charge of Punjab, had a
long meeting with Cap-
tain over lunch and it is
believed the meet is an
important one keeping
in view upcoming as-
sembly elections here.
Meanwhile Captain
lashed out at the Con-
gress high command
for appointing Ajay
Maken, nephew of one
of the accused in 1984
anti-Sikh riots, as chair-
man of the Screening
Committee for the next
Assembly elections in
Punjab.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tweeted a pic with Captain Amarinder Singh
Agatha Sangma
TRS MPs boycott the entire session of Parliament over farmers’ issues during Winter Session, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
CRUCIAL READ
BHIMA KOREGAON CASE: SC REJECTS
NIA PLEA CHALLENGING BAIL TO SUDHA
New Delhi: The SC Tuesday dismissed the NIA’s appeal
challenging the Bombay HC order granting default bail to
lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links case. We see no reason to interfere with
the high court order,” said a bench while refusing to
consider the submissions raised by the NIA which had
moved the apex court against the December 1 order.
MADRAS HC
‘GROUNDS’ SPICEJET
PREZ KOVIND
‘FLIES’ SU-30
New Delhi: Madras HC has
ordered winding up of pvt
carrier SpiceJet & directed
official liquidator attached
to court to take over its
assets, in a plea filed by
a Swiss company over
unpaid dues. Spicejet said
court stayed order for a
period of 3 weeks, subject
to condition that it deposits
amount equivalent to $five
mn within 2 weeks.
Pune: On second day of
his four day visit to Maha-
rashtra, during his visit to
Air Force Station in Pune,
President Ram Nath Ko-
vind on Tuesday witnessed
the flypast by the Indian
Air Force, interacted with
the Air Warriors at the sta-
tion and also experienced
a full mission simulator of
India’s frontline fighter jet
Sukhoi-30 MKI.

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021
02
Chandigarh: Illegal
sand mining is taking
place in Punjab Chief
Minister Charanjit
Singh Channi’s con-
stituency, and theft of
sand worth `20,000
crore is underway in
the state, AAP nation-
al convener Arvind
Kejriwal claimed on
Tuesday
.
Kejriwal, the chief
minister of Delhi, also
demanded an inde-
pendent probe into the
alleged illegal sand
mining in Channi’s
home constituency
and the registration of
an FIR.
Kejriwal is in Am-
ritsar on a day-long
visit ahead of the as-
sembly elections in
Punjab scheduled for
early next year.
“If illegal mining is
going on in the chief
minister’s own con-
stituency then it is dif-
ficult to think that he
(Channi) is not aware
about it,” the Delhi
chief minister said
outside the Amritsar
airport.
Kejriwal’s accusa-
tions comes days after
his party’s leader Ra-
ghav Chadha made a
surprise visit to Jin-
dapur village in Cham-
kaur Sahib and
claimed that illegal
sand mining activity
was going on in Chan-
ni’s home constituen-
cy
.
Channi had on Sun-
day refuted Chadha’s
claims.
Kejriwal sought to
know who was patron-
ising alleged illegal
sand mining in Chan-
ni’s constituency
.
“People of Punjab
want to know whether
he is the owner or has
partnership in the il-
legal sand mining in
his constituency or is
he patronising it,” he
said.
“What is the truth
and it should come
out,” he told reporters
in Amritsar.
Kejriwal said for-
mer chief minister
Amarinder Singh had
said a few days back
that there were several
MLAs and ministers
who either patronise
illegal sand mining or
are involved in it.
The AAP leader also
alleged that illegal
mining was taking
place in a large scale in
Punjab.
“If people who are at
the helm are involved
in it and ministers and
the chief minister face
such accusations then
where the public will
go and how will devel-
opment take place,” he
asked. —PTI
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Tuesday di-
rected the Delhi govern-
ment to conduct a fresh
inspection of a site in the
Tri Nagar area where
residents have been seek-
ing shifting of a liquor
shop opened recently.
Justice Rekha Palli,
who issued notice and
sought response from the
Delhi government and
Department of Excise,
was assured by the coun-
sel for the residents that
since they have ap-
proached the court, they
will immediately call off
‘dharna’ at the spot.
“Keeping in view the
nature of grievance
raised in the petition, re-
spondents 1 and 2 (Delhi
government and Depart-
ment of Excise) are di-
rected to carry out fresh
inspection of the site and
file a report,” the court
said and listed the plea
for further hearing on
December 13. Delhi gov-
ernment and Depart-
ment of Excise were rep-
resented through stand-
ing counsel Santosh Ku-
mar Tripathi and lawyer
Arun Panwar. —PTI
New Delhi: Ahead of the
civic polls in Delhi, the
civic body in north Delhi
announced a three-stage
amnesty scheme for
property taxpayers, with
some exceptions, on
Monday.
The scheme will be im-
plemented in three stag-
es. In the first stage, by
January 15, 2022, all
property taxpayers can
avail the benefit of a 100-
per cent interest and pen-
alty waiver and a 15-per
cent waiver on the prin-
cipal amount on a lump
sum payment of the due
property tax, Jain said.
In the second stage, a
75 pc waiver on interest
and a 100 pc waiver on
penalty will be given on
the payment of the out-
standing property tax by
February 28, while there
will be no waiver on the
principal amount, the
NDMC panel chief was
quoted as saying in a
statement.
In the third stage, a 50-
pc waiver on interest and
a 100 pc waiver on pen-
alty will be given on the
payment of the outstand-
ing property tax till
March 31, while no re-
bate will be given on the
principal amount. —PTI
New Delhi: The Ram
Manohar Lohia (RML)
Hospital Administration
on Tuesday issued a no-
tice to resident doctors,
who are protesting over
the delay in NEET-PG
2021 counselling, threat-
ening disciplinary ac-
tion.
“All Residents Doctors
(Junior and Senior Resi-
dents), appointed on ad-
hoc basis are informed
that they cannot indulge
themselves nor partici-
pate in any strike activi-
ty. Non-observance of
rules attracts discipli-
nary action as deemed fit
including termination,”
the circular issued by the
Office Superintendent
stated. Meanwhile, the
Directorate General of
Health Services earlier
in the day appealed to the
protesting resident doc-
tors to return to their du-
ties.
“I once again appeal to
you to return to duties
and lend your support to
Health Minister and Mo-
HFW who are trying th-
eir best to solve the sub-
judice matter,” the Direc-
torate General of Health
Services said. —ANI
High Court on Tuesday
directed Delhi Police to
ensure that shopkeepers
and vendors in the Sadar
Bazar area strictly fol-
low COVID-19 guidelines
and protocols.
The direction of the
Delhi High Court came
while hearing a plea
seeking direction to take
necessary legal action
against the Delhi police
officials for violating the
COVID-19 guidelines on
duty themselves and for
not implementing COV-
ID-19 guidelines in soci-
ety even after many or-
ders passed by the Min-
istry of Home Affairs
and Delhi Disaster Man-
agement Authority
(DDMA). The bench of
Justice Rekha Palli ad-
journed the matter for
January 2022 and asked
the petitioner to implead
as a party to police per-
sonnel allegedly violat-
ing covid guidelines and
misbehaving with the
petitioner.
Petitioner Shalen
Bhardwaj, practicing ad-
vocate, stated that on Au-
gust 9 around 1 am, two
police personnel posted
in Sadar Bazar Police
station during patrolling
on a government bike
without wearing a mask
and helmet misbehaved
with the petitioner and
his relative and allegedly
used derogatory words.
The plea stated, “The
said police personnel not
only has violated the pro-
visions of Cr.P.C. but
also defamed the peti-
tioner in the eyes of his
relative, land, and resi-
dent. Further by misus-
ing the police power and
section 188 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC), he ex-
tended the threat to the
petitioner to falsely im-
plicate him in false cas-
es, his said act does not
come under the dis-
charge of his official po-
lice duty.” —ANI
Pollution Control Com-
mittee (DPCC) spent
over `12 crore from a
fund set up for green pro-
jects on the implementa-
tion of the three phases
of the odd-even car ra-
tioning scheme between
2016 and 2019, according
to government data ob-
tained through an RTI
application.
Set up in 2008 and col-
lected through the De-
partment of Trade and
Taxes, the Air Ambience
Fund gets 25 paise from
the sale of each litre of
diesel in Delhi.
A total of `547 crore
has been collected in the
fund since March 2008.
Of this, `527 crore has
been spent on green ac-
tivities.
The government uti-
lised only `59 crore till
2015. In the last seven
years, it has used `468
crore from the fund.
The reply to the RTI
application filed by ac-
tivist Amit Gupta re-
vealed that the pollution
control body gave `3.38
crore to divisional com-
missioner and secretary,
revenue department,
and `25 lakh to Delhi
Tourism and Transport
Development Corpora-
tion Ltd from the Air
Ambience Fund for the
implementation of the
first odd-even drive in
January 2016.
The DPCC gave `4.50
crore and `4.25 crore to
the divisional commis-
sioner and secretary, rev-
enue department, for the
implementation of the
second and third phase
of the drive in April 2016
and November 2019, re-
spectively.
A DPCC official said a
major chunk of money
goes into paying duty al-
lowance to civil defence
volunteers, hiring of ve-
hicles for compliance
monitoring and informa-
tion and awareness cam-
paigns. —PTI
DPCC spent over `12 cr on 3 phases of odd-even scheme
RTI REVELATIONS
A total of `547 cr is collected in the
fund since March 2008. Of this,
`527 cr is spent on green activities
—Image for representational use only
UP IN ARMS!
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) members during their Sansad Gherao protest at
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delh: A 30-year-old hearing and speech
impaired woman was allegedly sexually assaulted
by a man on several occasions since November
this year, police said on Monday. The accused,
identified as Rehan Rofiq (34), has been arrested
in the case, they said. Police said the matter was
reported in northeast Delhi’’s Bhajanpura police
station on Sunday. According to police, the
victim along with her mother and sister visited the
police station and narrated her ordeal.
MAN HELD FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
DIVYANG WOMAN IN BHAJANPURA
CRUCIAL READ
FATHER KILLED HIS SON AFTER
QUARREL WITH WIFE
AIR QUALITY IN DELHI, NCR STAGNANT AT
‘VERY POOR’ QUALITY
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man killed his three-
months-old boy allegedly under the influence of
alcohol following a
quarrel with his wife,
police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place
in outer Delhi’s Bhalswa
Dairy on the night of
December 3, they said,
adding accused Ravi Rai has been arrested. Rai held
his child by leg and banged his head against the wall,
the police said.
New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital
continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category on
Tuesday morning with an
overall Air Quality Index
(AQI) at 314, according to
the System of Air Quality
and Weather Forecasting
and Research (SAFAR). As
per the SAFAR, the PM 10 levels were recorded at
150 in the ‘moderate’ category and PM 2.5 levels
were recorded at 81 in the ‘moderate’ category.
CM SEEKS PROBE INTO ILLEGAL
SAND MINING IN PUNJAB
Peopleof Punjabwanttoknow
whether heistheownerorhas
partnershipin theillegalsand
mininginhis constituencyoris
hepatronisingit:Kejriwal
HC asks Delhi Govt
to inspect liquor shop
in residential area
New Delh: East corporation authorities have issued
notices to owners of properties housing liquor shops
to check compliance with civic norms, the area’s mayor
said. Several documents, including building maps and
those related to house tax, conversion charges are
sought from those who have received notices. The
move comes days after East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sun-
der Aggarwal directed officials to ensure compliance of
norms and inspect buildings where new liquor vends
are to be opened under the new excise policy. —PTI
NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS OF 34
LIQUOR SHOPS TO CHECK COMPLIANCE
Ensure COVID norms strictly followed
in Sadar Bazar: HC to Delhi Police
—Image for representational use only
NDMC comes
up with new
three-stage
amnesty plan
RML ADMN SERVES NOTICE TO AGITATING DOCS
Resident doctors of RML hospital on strike against delay in
NEET-PG 2021 counselling —PHOTO BY ANI
The AAP leader
alleged that illegal
mining is going on
unabated in Punjab
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses the supporters as he visited
village Sarai Khas at Kartarpur in Jalandhar on Tuesday.Aam Aadmi
Party Punjab chief Bhagwant Mann also present. —ANI

INDIA
03
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Despite all
the talk and lobbying,
the suspension of MPs
of Rajya Sabha does not
seem to be ending any
time soon. Rajya Sabha
Chairman Venkaiah
Naidu and Leader of the
House in Rajya Sabha
Piyush Goyal have
made it clear that the
suspended MPs are not
ready to express regret
for their conduct, so the
suspension will not end.
On the other hand,
the suspended MPs and
their parties—Con-
gress, Shiv Sena, Trina-
mool Congress, CPM
and CPI—have flatly
refused to express re-
gret or apologise. Just
think, how much will
the government benefit
if the suspension of 12
Opposition MPs is not
revoked.
Despite all its efforts,
the ruling coalition has
not been able to get a
majority in the Rajya
Sabha and has to take
indirect help of parties
like YSR Congress, BJD,
BSP etc. to get the neces-
sary bills passed. Their
leaders help the govern-
ment by voting or by
abstaining from voting.
But there are also many
bills, on which there is a
dilemma for them as
well. For example, in
this session, the govern-
ment has to pass a bill to
extend the tenure of di-
rectors of CBI and ED to
five years. Most of the
Opposition parties are
opposing it but now the
government doesn’t
care. In the absence of
these 12 MPs, only the
BJP and the parties in
alliance with the gov-
ernment will get a ma-
jority
.
Govt benefits from the suspension of 12 MPs in RS
PARLIAMENT IMPASSE ON
lll
Despite all its
efforts, the ruling
coalition has not
been able to get a
majority in the
RS and has to
take indirect help
of other parties to
get the necessary
bills passed
LSMEMBERSEXPRESSCONCERN
OVERPENDENCYOFCASESINCOURTS
New Delhi: The mem-
bers in Lok Sabha on
Tuesday expressed con-
cern over the large pen-
dency of cases in courts
with many of them sug-
gesting that the retire-
ment age of judges
should be increased.
Participating in a de-
bate on High Court and
Supreme Court Judges
(Salaries and Condi-
tions of Service)
Amendment Bill, 2021
that seeks to bring clar-
ity concerning date of
eligibility of additional
quantum of pension to
a retired judge, some
opposition members
said that there should
be uniformity in retire-
ment age of judge of
Supreme Court and
High Courts. A BJP
member said that the
government should re-
visit the NJAC judge-
ment and come out
with a new bill with
“corrections”.
Union Law Minister
Kiren Rijiju is expected
to give a reply to the de-
bate on Thursday
.
The bill seeks to
amend the High Court
Judges (Salaries and
Conditions of Service)
Act and The Supreme
Court Judges (Salaries
and Conditions of Ser-
vice) Act. It proposes to
insert an explanation
in section 17B of the
High Court Judges Act
and in section 16B of
the Supreme Court
Judges Act to clarify
the intention of the
government.
Initiating the de-
bate, Congress mem-
ber Shashi Tharoor
said the government
should propose a larg-
er bill to increase the
age of retirement of
judges, fill vacancies,
reduce pendency of
cases, and “eliminate
post-retirement ap-
pointments in govern-
ment, or at least have a
three to a five-year cool-
ing-off period before
any such appointments
can be made for judges
to guarantee the judici-
ary’s independence”.
—ANI
Members of Opposition parties stage a protest at Parliament.
DISTURBED BY SUU
KYI’S SENTENCING
IN MYANMAR: INDIA
New Delhi: New Delhi:
India on Tuesday said
it is “disturbed” by the
recent verdicts relating
to Myanmar’s ousted
leader Aung San Suu
Kyi and others, saying
the rule of law and the
democratic process
must be upheld. Suu
Kyi was sentenced to
four years in jail by
Myanmar court. Her
sentence was later
reduced to two years.
“We are disturbed at
the recent verdicts. As
a neighbouring democ-
racy, India has been
consistently support-
ive of the democratic
transition in Myanmar,”
MEA spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said.
PADMA SHRI TEACHER OF ODISHA
DIES, PM TWEETS CONDOLENCES
JAYALALITHAA EX-AIDE VK SASIKALA
MEETS RAJINIKANTH IN CHENNAI
New Delhi: Padma Shri awardee and teacher Nanda
Prusty, who was admitted to a hospital in Odisha’s
Jajpur district last week, passed away on Tuesday.
According to a doctor at the district hospital, Prusty
had been ill for the past month and was suffering from
fever, cough and other old-age ailments. Nanda Prusty,
popularly known as ‘Nanda Master’, was honoured with
the Padma Shri on November 9 for his long contribu-
tion in the field of education and social service.
Chennai: VK Sasikala, the aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa, met actor Rajinikanth at the
superstar’s house in Poes
Garden in Chennai on
Monday evening, media
reported. Ms Sasikala
greeted Rajinikanth on his
Dadasaheb Phalke award
and also enquired about
his health, it said. The superstar had undergone a Caro-
toid revascularisation procedure in October this year.
CRUCIAL READ
PRISON, FINE OF UP
TO `20 CR: INDIA’S
DRAFT CRYPTO BILL
New Delhi: Individuals
and corporations violat-
ing government rules on
crypto finance will face
fines of up to Rs 20 crore
and a jail term of 1.5
years, according to the
proposed legislation to
regulate cryptocurrency.
All private cryptocur-
rency will be regulated
and not banned, as was
planned earlier. However,
crypto will not be recog-
nised as currency or legal
tender. The legislation’s
name has replaced the
word “cryptocurrency”
with “cryptoasset”. The
bill seeks to minimise
financial stability risk by
suitably ring-fencing the
formal financial sector
from crypto assets.
Govt responsible for ‘obstructions’,
suspension of MPs wrong: Kharge
New Delhi: Leader of
OppositioninRajyaSab-
ha Mallikarjun
Kharge onTuesdaysaid
thatthegovernmentwas
responsiblefor“obstruc-
tions” in the Upper
House today and termed
the suspension of 12 Op-
positionMPsas“wrong”.
“The Government is
responsible for the ob-
structions arising in the
Rajya Sabha today. We
tried a lot to facilitate
the functioning of the
House, we met Leader
of the House and Chair-
man repeatedly to put
forth our views that
MPs can be suspended
only as per Rule 256,”
Kharge said while ad-
dressing media persons
today
. “But they ignored
the rules, wrongfully
brought the events of
the monsoon session to
winter session, and sus-
pended our 12 MPs,” he
added.
Rajya Sabha was ear-
lier adjourned till 2 pm
on Tuesday amid de-
mand by Opposition for
revocation of suspen-
sion of the 12 Members
of Parliament. —ANI
BJD MP urges govt to
bring Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi: BJD MP
Bhartruhari Mahtab on
Tuesday urged the gov-
ernment to introduce a
Uniform Civil Code, as-
serting that the issue
was not about imposing
any religious code but
bringing the society un-
der one code.
Raising the issue dur-
ing the Zero Hour in
Lok Sabha, he said that
during the making of
the Constitution, the
matter was debated but
as the country was un-
dergoing Partition it
was thought fit that the
social and religious
code as was being prac-
tised for some years,
remains. —ANI
No plan to bring
CAPFs who joined
after 2004 under
old scheme: MoS
New Delhi: There is
no proposal under con-
sideration for new en-
trants of Central
Armed Police Force
(CAPF) under the old
pension scheme as ap-
plicable to the Armed
Forces, replied Minis-
ter of State in the Min-
istry of Home Affairs
Nityanand Rai on
Tuesday.
The question of
whether paramilitary
forces personnel join-
ing force after 2004 are
eligible for new pension
scheme was asked by
four Members of Parlia-
ment. Rai replied that
the personnel working
in Central Armed Po-
lice Forces and Assam
Rifles (CAPFs and AR)
are entitled to pension
and other related bene-
fits as governed by Cen-
tral Civil Services (Pen-
sion) Rules, 1972.
However, CAPFs per-
sonnel appointed on or
after January 1, 2004,
are governed by the
New Pension Scheme
(NPS). —ANI
PARL WINTER SESSION
Many of the Lok Sabha members suggest to increase the retirement age of the judges
PM HONOURED FOR ANNOUNCING TO CELEBRATE BIRSA
MUNDA’S BIRTHDAY AS JANJATIYA GAURAV DIVAS
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday was
honoured at the BJP
Parliamentary party
meeting for announcing
the celebration of No-
vember 15, the birthday
of Birsa Munda, as
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.
The meeting is currently
underway. Besides PM
Modi, Union Ministers
including Amit Shah,
Piyush Goyal, S Jais-
hankar, Pralhad Joshi,
Jitendra Singh, are
attending the meeting at
Dr Ambedkar Interna-
tional Centre, Janpath
here. BJP national
president Jagat Prakash
Nadda and several party
MPs were also present
there. Last month,
the Union Cabinet had
approved the declara-
tion of November 15,
the birth anniversary of
Birsa Munda, as ‘Jan-
jatiya Gaurav Diwas
Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’.
‘Will revoke suspension if
Opposition MPs apologise’
New Delhi: Union
Parliamentary Af-
fairs Minister Pral-
had Joshi on Tues-
day said that if the
suspended Rajya
Sabha MPs apolo-
gize, their suspen-
sion will be revoked.
The Union Minis-
ter also said that the
ministers explained
the reason for the
suspension of the
MPs during the BJP
parliamentary party
meeting held today at
Dr Ambedkar Inter-
national Centre in
New Delhi, which
was attended by PM
Modi. “We explained
why they had to be
suspended. The
country has wit-
nessed whatever
took place. It is on
record. If they apolo-
gise even today, we
are ready to revoke
the suspension,”
Joshi told media. A
total of 12 Opposi-
tion MPs were sus-
pended for allegedly
creating ruckus on
last day of monsoon
session. —ANI
ZERO INFILTRATION CASE REPORTED
ALONG CHINA-BHUTAN BORDER: GOVT
New Delhi: No infiltra-
tion cases took place at
the China and Bhutan
border in the last three
years, said Minister of
State in the Ministry of
Home Affairs Nisith Pra-
manik while responding
to a question on infiltra-
tion at borders in Lok
Sabha on Tuesday.MP
Chirag Paswan asked
questions on several
cases of infiltration that
have come to light in
bordering areas during
the last three years. In a
written reply, Pramanik
said, “128 infiltrations
reported along Pakistan
border, 1,787 along
Bangladesh border, 25
along Nepal border, 133
along Myanmar border
while nil at China and
Bhutan border.”
‘WILL HELP GOVT
IDENTIFY FARMERS
WHO LOST LIVES’
OPPN MPS FROM
RS TO HOLD SIT-IN
PROTEST TODAY
New Delhi: Con-
gress MP Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury
on Tuesday alleged
that the central
government has not
yet given any data
on the exact number
of farmers who had
died in the year-long
agitation against the
three farm laws and
offered to cooperate
with the Centre to
identify the farmers
who lost their lives.
New Delhi: Opposi-
tion MPs will hold a
sit-in protest in front
of the Gandhi statue
in Parliament prem-
ises on Wednesday
in support of 12
suspended MPs of
the Rajya Sabha.
Speaking to ANI,
Shiv Sena MP San-
jay Raut said that
the Rajya Sabha will
not function without
the 12 suspended
MPs.
NASA opts India-born physician for space mission
Washington: Indian-
origin doctor Anil
Menon has been select-
ed along with nine oth-
ers to be astronauts for
National Aeronautics
and Space Administra-
tion (NASA)’s future
space missions, the US
agency announced.
Born and raised in Min-
neapolis, Minnesota, to
Ukrainian and Indian
immigrant parents,
45-year-old Menon has
previously served
NASA as the crew flight
surgeon for various ex-
peditions on the Inter-
national Space Station
(ISS). A lieutenant colo-
nel at the US Air Force,
Menon is married to
Anna Menon who
works at SpaceX, and
they share two chil-
dren.
The new group of
NASA astronauts will
have some exciting
spaceflight oppor-
tunities ahead of
them that will
potentially in-
clude flights to the
Moon someday, the
space agency an-
nounced.
AccordingtoTheVerge,
NASA announced the
selection of its 2021
class of astronauts on
Monday from more
than 12,000 people who
applied to the space
agency in
March of
2020. Among
those who
have been
s e l e c t e d
are six men and four
women. Menon, who
will be reporting for
duty in January 2022,
was American aero-
space corporation
SpaceX’s first flight sur-
geon, who helped to
launch its first humans
to space during the
Demo-2 mission and in
building a medical or-
ganisation to support
the human system dur-
ing future missions, as
per his official NASA
profile.
PM Modi being felicitated at
the BJP Parliamentary Party
meeting on Tuesday.
—FILE PHOTO
Anil Menon
Bhartruhari Mahtab

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Your work is to discover
your work and then with
all your heart to give
yourself to it.
—Gautam Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
On Armed Forces Flag Day, I salute all
our brave soldiers and their families.
Every Indian takes pride in their
indomitable valour courage for the
nation. Let us all commit to contribute
towards the welfare of our brave
personnel their families for their
selfless service.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Saddened at the passing away of
Padma Shri awardee Nanda Kishore
Prusty Ji. He was a living embodiment
of our ancient wisdom. Devoting his
life to spreading education in Odisha,
he leaves behind a glorious legacy.
India has lost a true Guru.
TOP TWEETS
A DAY OF MASSIVE
RALLIES IN UP
MARKS BEGINNING
OF POLL SEASON
t was a day of rallies
in Uttar Pradesh, one
addressed by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi in Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath’s constitu-
ency Gorakhpur and the other
by Samajwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav and RLD chief Jay-
ant Yadav in Meerut. The Prime
Minister came with a bagful of
goodies which included an
AIIMS facility, a fertiliser plant
and ICMR’s Regional Medical
Research Centre costing over Rs
9600 crore. The Prime Minister
also addressed a rally in which
he attacked Akhilesh. Indirectly
referring to SP as “red caps” the
PM cautioned his audience
against their return to power.
Never mind the other political
parties in the fray
. The repeated
reference to the SP at different
rallies by the PM and other BJP
leaders has made the forthcom-
ing state elections a straight con-
test. Far away in Meerut, Akh-
ilesh and Jayant also addressed
a massive rally in the land of Jat
farmers. To PM’s “red cap” jibe,
the SP chief tweeted that “red
cap will oust BJP”.
I
lastic waste of all
shapes and sizes
permeates the
world’s oceans. It
shows up on
beaches, in fish and even in
Arctic sea ice. And a new re-
port from the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineer-
ing, and Medicine makes
clear that the U.S. is a big
part of the problem.
As the report shows, the
U.S. produces a large share of
the global supply of plastic
resin – the precursor mate-
rial to all plastic industrial
and consumer products. It
also imports and exports bil-
lions of dollars’ worth of
plastic products every year.
On a per capita basis, the
U.S. produces an order of
magnitude more plastic
waste than China – a nation
often vilified over pollution-
related issues. These find-
ings build off a study pub-
lished in 2020 that concluded
that the U.S. is the largest
global source of plastic
waste, including plastics
shipped to other countries
that later are mismanaged.
And only a small fraction
of plastic in U.S. household
waste streams is recycled.
The study calls current U.S.
recycling systems “grossly
insufficient to manage the
diversity, complexity and
quantity of plastic waste.”
As scientists who study ef-
fects of plastic pollution on
marine ecosystems, we view
this report as an important
first step on a long road to
reducing ocean plastic pollu-
tion. While it’s important to
make clear how US is con-
tributing to ocean plastic
waste, we see a need for spe-
cific, actionable goals and
recommendations to miti-
gate the plastic pollution cri-
sis, and would have liked to
see the report go further in
that direction.
THECONVERSATION.COM
PLASTIC TRASH IN
THE OCEAN IS A
GLOBAL PROBLEM
US households throw
away more than 35
million tons of plastic
yearly. In 2018 only 3,090
tons of it was recycled
(8.7%). Most plastic
waste goes to landfills,
where it can escape
into the environment
and end up in ocean
P
ven as the Grand old Party is
on the wane nationwide,
West Bengal Chief Minister,
Mamata Banerjee, seems to
be in a hurry and is rushing
in to stake TMC’s claim to
grab the Opposition baton at
the national level.
Of late,Mamatahasmadeit
a point to reportedly cold-
shoulder Sonia Gandhi by
staying away from meeting
her during her recent visit to
Delhiandtoanextentsurpris-
ingall,Mamataevenaskedthe
reporter whether it was perti-
nent to meet Sonia every time
she was in New Delhi. With
Arvind Kejriwal busy cam-
paigningindifferentstatesfor
the upcoming Assembly elec-
tions in Punjab, Goa and Utta-
rakhand, Mamata has seized
the opportunity to take the
lead in Opposition politics.
Maintaining a “distance”
from the Congress, Mamata
has made extensive visits to
other Opposition camps to
catapult TMC into the centre
stage of the Opposition poli-
tics.
Unlike her earlier attempts
to garner support to form the
Opposition alliance, Mamata
this time is not only visiting
the Opposition leadership
but her attempt has been to
expand her party’s imprint
across the nation by induct-
ing leaders from various par-
ties – AND especially the
Congress!
TMC went several notches
in this regard when it said,
“Congress is a failure...UPA
is over...,” this was mentioned
by Trinamool Congress in its
latest attack on the Congress
and the “squabble over its
leadership” in TMC’s mouth-
piece Jago Bangla, the TMC
yet again launched a scathing
attack on the Congress, say-
ing that the party “has locked
itself in the freezer”.
Not stopping at that, Didi
went on to say “What is UPA?
There is no UPA,” Banerjee
told reporters after meeting
Nationalist Congress Party
(NCP) chief Sharad Pawar at
his residence on the second
day of her three-day visit to
Mumbai. On Tuesday, Baner-
jee met leaders of the Shiv
Sena, the biggest constituent
of Maharashtra’s ruling alli-
ance that also comprises the
NCP and Congress.
“Despite being the largest
opposition party, the Con-
gress has locked itself in the
freezer...Instead of organiz-
ing people’s movements, Con-
gress leaders have locked
themselves up in their house,
happily tweeting,” the TMC
said in the editorial titled
‘Congress in deep freezer’.
“Despite questions about
the leadership crisis, the
Congress has gone dormant
and not even aggressively
countering it,” the TMC said.
Picking up from Ghulam
Nabi Azad recent tweet…
“The Congress remains rid-
dled with internal squabbles
over leadership,” the TMC
also referred to this state-
ment in its editorial and went
on to say the Congress leader
“has openly stated how there
is no hope for the Congress to
return to power in the next
Lok Sabha polls”.
“...the party is gradually
moving away from power --
what the TMC has been reit-
erating in recent times,” The
TMC said in its editorial.
TMCwentontosay
,“
Azadis
only echoing what the TMC
hasbeensaying--thattheCon-
gressisafailure.ThattheUPA
is over. That the Opposition
must unite. That the bleeding
duetointernalrifthasmadeit
difficult for the Congress to
keep its flock intact.”
In the editorial, the TMC
said Mamata Banerjee has
been handed over the onus of
the “coalition of the Opposi-
tion forces”.
“The country today needs
a coalition of the Opposition
forces and that onus has been
handed to the TMC supremo
by the Opposition, because
she is the most popular and
most acceptable face of the
Opposition. Everyone is look-
ing up to her,” TMC said.
Taking this stand further,
aspartof theTMC’sblueprint
to expand nationally…,
Mamata has been especially
inductingleadersof Congress
into her party
. In Goa, TMC
got hold of the prized former
CMandCongressleaderLuiz-
inho Faleiro. During her visit
tothecoastalstate,tennisstar
Leander Paes was inducted
into the TMC.
TMC on October 25, induct-
ed two senior Congress lead-
ers of UP, Rajeshpati Trip-
athi,anex-MLC,andLalitesh-
pati Tripathi, a former UP
Congress vice-president and
an ex-MLA. Rajeshpati and
Laliteshpati are, respectively
,
grandson and great-grandson
of late UP Congress stalwart
and former Chief Minister
Kamalapati Tripathi.
Meanwhile, her nephew
and party national general
secretary Abhishek Banerjee
is playing a pivotal role in
TMC’s expansion plan in sev-
eral Northeastern states
such as Tripura, Meghalaya
and Assam.
Displaying her ambition to
spread across nationally,
Mamata in Mumbai also held
an interaction session with
civil society members, with
Javed Akhtar, Medha Patkar,
Mahesh Bhatt, Swara
Bhaskar, Richa Chadha and
stand-up comedian Munawar
Faruqui among others.
As the winter session of
Parliament, the TMC decided
to stay away from the Con-
gress-held meetings of the
Opposition parties.
Theimage-consciousTMC,
it seems, is planning to build
a “brand” as an alternative to
the Congress and to project
Mamata as a key leader of
the Opposition force which
can give a “credible fight” to
the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sab-
ha polls.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
DIDI RUSHING TO GRAB OPPN
BATON AT NATIONAL LEVEL!
E
ROBIN ROY
Writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
Of late, Mamata has made
it a point to reportedly cold-
shoulder Sonia Gandhi by
staying away from meeting
her during her recent visit to
Delhi and to an extent
surprising all, Mamata
even asked the reporter
whether it was pertinent to
meet Sonia every time she
was in New Delhi
Not stopping at that,
Didi went on to say
“What is UPA? There is
no UPA,” Banerjee told
reporters after meeting
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief
Sharad Pawar at his
residence on the second
day of her three-day
visit to Mumbai

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PUTIN, BIDEN
HOLD VIRTUAL
TALKS
POST DNYANDEV’S
AFFIDAVIT, NOTICE
FROM HC TO MALIK
Baghel: C’garh
works to realise
Gandhi’s ‘Gram
Swaraj’ dream
There can be no Opposition front
sans Cong: Raut post RaGa meet
FOREIGN SECY HARSH VARDHAN SHRINGLA
REACHES DHAKA FOR HIS TWO-DAY VISIT
KERALA TO KNOCK SC DOORS AFTER TN
OPENS DAM SHUTTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
Mumbai: A Special Prevention of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA) Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail pleas
of Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde, private secre-
tary and personal assistant respectively of former Ma-
harashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection
with a money laundering case. Earlier on Sunday, the
Enforcement Directorate had recorded the statement of
former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh
in connection with the Rs 100 crore money launder-
ing case against ex-Maharashtra Home Minister. On
November 2, Deshmukh was arrested by Enforcement
Directorate in connection with the alleged Rs 100-crore
extortion and money laundering case.
Dhaka: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla
on Tuesday arrived in Bangladesh on a two-day visit
to the country. He was
received by Foreign
Secretary of Bangladesh
Ambassador Masud
Bin Momen in Dhaka
upon his arrival. Foreign
Secretary Harsh Vardhan
Shringla’s visit to Bang-
ladesh came in amidst the Maitri Diwas celebrations-
commemorating 50 years of the establishment of
India- Bangladesh diplomatic ties.
Mullaperiyar: Kerala government will approach SC
over the repeated opening of shutters of Mulla-
periyar reservoir at night by Tamil Nadu, according
to Water resources minister Roshi Augustine. TN
reportedly opened the shutters of Mullaperiyar
reservoir on Monday night. “A total of nine shutters
were opened without giving prior notice to Kerala,
as a result of which water has entered into the
houses of the people,” said Augustine. The govt
official claimed that this had happened earlier also.
CRUCIAL READ
17 GIRLS TOLD TO
STAY BACK IN THE
SCHOOL, MOLESTED
PLEA IN HC SEEKS
DIRECTION TO
OFFICERS OF DDCs
Lucknow: Seventeen
Class 10 girls from Uttar
Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar
district have alleged that
they were drugged and
molested by their school
principal and his associ-
ate after being asked to
stay the night to prepare
for “practical exams”,
which were to be held
in another school in the
same area, the next day.
The incident is from No-
vember 18, according to
UP police. FIR has been
filed and five teams have
been formed to arrest
accused, police added.
New Delhi: A petition
was moved in Delhi HC
seeking direction to
all judicial officers of
Delhi District Courts to
conduct the hearing in
hybrid mode and follow
the direction passed
by Registrar General in
this regard. The plea
sought direction to all
judicial officers of Delhi
District Courts includ-
ing Principal District
and Session Judge and
a Metropolitan Magis-
trate of Dwarka Court to
conduct court hearing in
hybrid mode.
Moscow: Russian Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin and
US President Joe Biden
on Tuesday began their
bilateral talks in a video
conference format. Ac-
cording to sources, the
two leaders are expected
to discuss the situation
around Ukraine and
NATO’s eastward expan-
sion as well as issues
of strategic stability and
bilateral agenda. They
may also touch upon
some issues of regional
security, including
the situation in Afghani-
stan.
Mumbai: Bombay HC on
Tuesday issued notice
to Maharashtra Cabinet
Minister Nawab Malik
with regard to state-
ments against NCB’s
Mumbai unit chief Sa-
meer Wankhede’s family.
HC also asked NCP lead-
er to file an affidavit that
why action should not
be taken against him for
“wilfully breaching” its
earlier orders, in regard
to statements against
Dnyandev Wankhede
and family despite giving
an undertaking in court
that he won’t do it.
IN THE COURTYARD
Chandigarh: An ex-
soldier of the Indian
Army, who drove a
truck packed with am-
munition to Kargil in
1999 from his unit in
Kanpur. A political ac-
tivist who was named
Winnerjit by his par-
ents. They are among
21 first-time Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) candi-
dates announced by
party president Sukh-
bir Singh Badal for the
Punjab Assembly elec-
tion scheduled for early
2022.
Sukhbir has an-
nounced 91 candidates
so far for upcoming
polls that the SAD will
fight in alliance with
the Mayawati-headed
BSP. The SAD and the
BSP will contest 97 and
20 seats respectively for
polls to the 117-member
Punjab polls.
Of the 25 new faces
announced by the SAD
so far, 21 will contest
the Assembly polls for
the first time. Over 27%
of nominees would be
fresh candidates. —ANI
Akali Dal fields 21
first-time candidates
for Punjab Elections
POLITICS MORE
‘Putin’s ‘governance model’
already implemented in Ind’
Mumbai: Taking a dig
at the ongoing visit by
Russian President
Vladimir Putin at the
invitation of PM Naren-
dra Modi, the Maha-
rashtra Congress has
said that the visiting
dignitary’s ‘Govern-
ance Model’ vis-a-vis
corporates is already
functional in India.
State Congress General
Secretary Sachin
Sawant said that under
Putin, Russian busi-
nessmen have been fol-
lowing 3 ‘cardinal rules’
like No donations to Op-
position, No Criticism
of Govt and No support
to Opposition. In India,
these same conditions
are being adhered to by
the corporates,”
claimed Sawant in a se-
ries of tweets. —ANI
New Delhi: Chhat-
tisgarh CM Bhu-
pesh Baghel said on
Tuesday that his
govtisworkinghard
to realise Mahatma
Gandhi’s dream of
‘Gram Swaraj’ ever
since it took charge.
Virtually address-
ing ‘Role of States in
Making Aatmanirb-
harBharat’atStates
Policy Conclave, he
said,’When Mahat-
ma Gandhi talked
about making vil-
lages ‘self-reliant’
units, he was talk-
ing about Aat-
manirbhar Bharat.
When ex-PM late
Indira appealed
about making the
Green Revolution a
success, she was
talking about Aat-
manirbhar Bharat
in agri sector.’
Bhupesh Baghel
New Delhi: ‘There can
be no front without
Congress. Even if there
is a new alliance, an al-
liance will work under
leadership of Cong.
There are many parties
with Congress. So why
three - three front are
required? What to do
with so many fronts? In
this way, we will not be
able to give an alterna-
tive to BJP,’ Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut said
following his meeting
with Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
day.
Further, the Shiv
Sena MP also added
that, “The leadership
of this front will be de-
cided later. —ANI
New Delhi: President
of the Peoples Demo-
cratic Party (PDP) Me-
hbooba Mufti on Tues-
day launched a scathing
attack against the Un-
ion government, stating
that Gandhi’s India was
turning into “Godse’s
India”.
The former CM of the
erstwhile state further
said that JK was a
“laboratory” and what
was done in the state,
would be replicated in
the rest of the country.
“It feels Gandhi’s India
has become Godse’s In-
dia. We are not allowed
to speak, even if we
want to hold a peaceful
protest, we are locked
inside our homes,” Muf-
ti said at a press confer-
ence here. —ANI
Kolkata: WB CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday once
again slammed the Centre for not paying its “due
shares” in terms of funds and said the state, however,
would not stop in carrying out community develop-
ment for all sections of the society. She also said the
Duyare Sarkar’s second phase will start from January
1-10 and the second from January 20-30. In the first
phase 3 crore people have been benefited, she added.
MAMATA ANNOUNCES “DUYARE SARKAR”
2ND PHASE TO START FROM NEW YEAR
Former CM of JK Mehbooba
Mufti speaks to media during a
press conference at the IWPC
in New Delhi on Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Gandhi’s India is turning into Godse’s
India: Mehbooba attacks Modi govt
My father did not want to be CM, he
wanted to resolve the problems of Kash-
mir. We wanted to take forward the
process Vajpayee started. There is no statesman
bigger than Vajpayee. —Mehbooba Mufti, PDP President
Before being
fielded by SAD,
I drove truck-
load of arms to Kargil
in 1999 from 11 Sikh
Light Infantry base in
Kanpur area. —Baldev
Singh Manuke, SAD candidate
Sachin Sawant
Rahul Gandhi Sanjay Raut
Sukhbir Singh Badal
E
xpert says, peo-
ple should al-
ways wear dou-
ble face masks as these
continue to be the best
protection against any
variant and take vac-
cines while regulatory
authorities should au-
thorize emergency use
of two oral drugs for
treatment of Covid-19
Most of the vaccines,
in general, have demon-
strated their effective-
ness against new vari-
ants including Delta in
preventing hospitalisa-
tions and deaths. How-
ever, their effectiveness
seems to be waning rap-
idly over time.
Dr Reddy who is also
a regional director
(South Africa) of global
health nonprofit, AC-
CESS Health Interna-
tional said, ‘India has
responded in a balanced
way. The country did
the right thing by not
shutting down its bor-
ders but taking stand-
ard measures of screen-
ing, testing, quarantine,
and isolation of incom-
ing people.’ —ANI
ARE WE READY
TO FACE OMICRON?
INDIA BETTER PREPARED TO FACE OMICRON, IF IT
COMES; WE MUST FOLLOW NORMS: HEALTH EXPERT
z 9 Omicron patients
in Rajasthan’s
Jaipur are asymp-
totic, says CMHO
z Withdraw revenue
share percentage
for Covid testing at
airports: AAI tells
regional heads
z Aviation Minister
takes stock of
preps at airports,
issues action plan
z Genome sequenc-
ing lab will be
established in Kar-
nataka, says K’taka
CM Bommai
z Karnataka deploys
IAS, IPS officers to
tackle Omicron
z Over 30k screened
for Covid at many
airports in Maha
z Section 144 CrPC
invoked in Luc-
know till January 5
z Srinagar prepares
to contain new
variant, sets quar-
antine centres
z Citing Omicron,
‘Massive 3rd wave’
warning from the
top doctors’ body
z ‘Feeling Perfectly
Alright,’ says Ben-
galuru doctor with
Omicron variant
z Colombia to ban
entry for those not
vaccinated
z Omicron infected
people not permit-
ted to leave SA,
says the Embassy
z 1st case of Omi-
cron detected in
Maldives Japan
OMICRON
UPDATES
ACROSS
GLOBE...
Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray
urged the Centre to allow booster shots, reduce the
vaccine gap and bring down the cut-off age for inocula-
tions to 15. Thackeray wrote to Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya suggested that restrictions on
travellers, schools and public places should continue
until more is known about Omicron. —ANI
New Delhi: CDS General
Bipin Rawat on Tuesday
warned that this may be
developing into biologi-
cal warfare and in such
case, the nations need to
be prepared to counter it.
At the curtain raiser event
of disaster management
exercise involving BIM-
STEC member countries,
IA Chief General Manoj
Mukund Naravane also
warned about the emer-
gence of new variants
and resurgence of cases
which suggests that Covid
is far from over. Countries
including Bangladesh,
Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan,
Thailand, Sri Lanka and
India are participating in
the exercise. —ANI
CDS RAWAT ASKS NATIONS TO BE PREPARED
FOR TACKLING THE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
THACKERAY’S 3 SUGGESTIONS TO CENTRE
It has be-
come clear-
ly evident
that Omicron is
more infectious than
Delta variant, the
ongoing debate is by
how much. Preprint
research publication
from South Africa
has convincing evi-
dence that it evades
immunity acquired
after natural infec-
tion. Everyone has
kept their fingers
crossed as to its vir-
ulence.
—Dr Krishna
Reddy Nallamalla
HOTSPOTS! People throng market place to shop for woollen
clothes with the onset of winter in Jalandhar.—PHOTO BY ANI
WARM WELCOME! Bhagat Singh Koshyari Aaditya Thackeray
welcome President Ram Nath Kovind at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday.
(L) MM Naravane Bipin Rawat.
DESHMUKH CASE: COURT DISMISSES BAIL
PLEAS OF SANJEEV PALANDE, KUNDAN

BIZ BUZZ
06
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment is consider-
ing appointing the
Securities and Ex-
change Commission
of India (Sebi) to
oversee cryptocur-
rencies as authorities
are trying to classify
them as financial as-
sets.
PM Narendra Modi
government, who
plans to introduce the
law in an ongoing par-
liamentary session,
will probably give
crypto holders a dead-
line to declare their
assets and meet the
new rules, people in
the know of develop-
ment said.
One said the bill is
likely to use the
term “cryptoassets”
rather than “crypto-
currency” and does
not mention the cen-
tral bank’s plans to
create its own digital
currency. According
to proposal, people
said the offender
could be fined 200 mil-
lion rupees or sen-
tenced to 1.5 years in
prison.
As Bloomberg
News previously re-
ported, the govern-
ment may also con-
sider setting mini-
mum thresholds for
investing in crypto
assets to protect small
investors.
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman
last week said
that the government
was rewriting its
previous bill,
which had pro-
posed a ban on
all private
cryptocurren-
cies, to take
into account
new develop-
ments.
She added
that there was
no proposal to
recognize Bit-
coin as the do-
mestic currency.
According to an
Oct report from
crypto analysis firm
Chainalysis, the In-
dian crypto market
grew 641% in the
year to June 2021. The
government is cur-
rently considering
taxing profits from
digital currencies and
is required to impose
stricter rules on trad-
ing virtual coins due
to the unregulated na-
ture of the business.
Earlier this month,
PM Modi held a re-
v i e w
meeting on
digital curren-
cies, discussing
that the unregu-
lated crypto market
could not be a means
of money laundering
or terrorist financ-
ing. —Agencies
According to Bloomberg, the government may also
consider setting minimum thresholds for investing
in crypto assets to protect small investors
Sebi amends delisting
rules to make MA
more convenient
New Delhi: Sebi has amended
rules pertaining to delisting of
equity shares of a company
following an open offer as part
of efforts to make merger and
acquisition transactions for
listed companies more conven-
ient.
Under the new frame-
work, promoters or ac-
quirers need to dis-
close their in-
tention to
delist the
f i r m
through an
initial pub-
lic announce-
ment, accord-
ing to a notifica-
tion.
If the acquirer is
desirous of delisting
the target company, the
acquirer must propose a
higher price for delisting
with suitable premium over
open offer price.
In case the open offer is
for an indirect acquisition,
the open offer price and
indicative price will be
notified by the acquirer at
the time of making the de-
tailed public statement and in
the letter of offer.
“The indicative price shall
include a suitable premium re-
flecting the price that the ac-
quirer is willing to pay for the
delisting offer with full disclo-
sures of the rationale and jus-
tification for the indicative
price so determined that can
also be revised upwards by the
acquirer before the start of the
tendering period,” Sebi said in
a notification on Monday
.
In the existing framework, if
an open offer is triggered, com-
pliance with takeover regula-
tions could take the incoming
acquirer’s holding to above 75
per cent or perhaps even 90 per
cent.
However, to ensure compli-
ance with the Securities Con-
tract (Regulation) Rules, the
acquirer would be forced to
first bring his stake down to 75
per cent as the Sebi delisting
norms would not let the ac-
quirer even to attempt at
delisting unless the
h o l d - ing is first
brought down to
7 5 % .
—PTI
Govt may consider Sebi for
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
The government was rewriting its previ-
ous bill, which had proposed a ban on all pri-
vate cryptocurrencies, to take into account new
developments, there was no proposal to recog-
nise Bitcoin as the domestic currency.
—Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister
India exports 9.39 lakh tonnes
of sugar in this marketing year
New Delhi: Sugar
mills have exported
9.39 lakh tonnes of the
sweetener till the first
week of December
during the ongoing
2021-22 marketing
year that started from
October 1, and are not
in hurry to sell fur-
ther stock in view of
sluggish global price
trend, trade body
AISTA said on Tues-
day.
About 4.68 lakh
tonnes of sugar is in
transit.
Mills have con-
tracted to export
33 lakh tonnes
of sugar with-
out the
government sub-
sidy so far in the 2021-
22 marketing year, it
added.
The sugar market-
ing year runs from
October to September.
Sugar exports this
year are being under-
taken without the gov-
ernment subsidy.
According to AIS-
TA, mills have export-
ed a
total
of 9,39,435 tonnes of
sugar from October 1
to December 6, 2021.
“Indian mills
are not in a
hurry to sell
sugar as pre-
vious sales
are yet to be
e x e c u t e d .
Also, they do
not like the
c u r r e n t
global pric-
es, which
shall have to move up
to attract more Indian
sales,” AISTA said.
—PTI
OCT-SEPT TERM
India amongst the most unequal countries in the world
New Delhi: As per the
‘World Inequality Re-
port 2022’, India is
among the most une-
qual countries in the
world, with rising pov-
erty and an ‘affluent
elite.’
The report high-
lights that the top 10%
and top 1% in India
hold 57% and 22% of
the total national in-
come respectively
while the bottom 50%
share has gone down to
13%. The report was
authored by Lucas
Chancel and co-ordi-
nated by renowned
economists Thomas
Piketty, Emmanuel
Saez and Gabriel Zuc-
man.
The average nation-
al income of the Indian
adult population is
`2,04,200. Here, the bot-
tom 50% of earns
`53,610 while the top
10% earns `11,66,520,
over 20 times more.
The report goes on to
say that over the past
three years, the quality
of inequality data re-
leased by the govern-
ment has seriously
deteriorated which
has made it particu-
larly difficult to as-
sess recent inequality
changes.
The report notes
that the share of public
wealth across coun-
tries has been on a de-
cline for decades now.
Public assets typically
include public build-
ings, housing adminis-
trations, schools, uni-
versities, hospitals and
other public services.
The ‘secular decline’ in
public wealth and rise
in private wealth was
exacerbated by
the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic.
The report says that
emerging econo-
mies like In-
dia and Chi-
na experi-
enced faster
increases
in private
w e a l t h
t h a n
wealthy
c o u n -
tries af-
ter they
t r a n s i -
t i o n e d
away from reg-
ulated economies. In
India, particularly,
private wealth went
up from 290% in
1980 to 560% in
2020.
Going back in time,
the report shows that
the income inequality
in India under the Brit-
ish colonial rule (1858-
1947) was very high,
with a top 10% income
share around 50%. Af-
ter independence, due
to socialist-inspired
five-year plans, this
share was reduced to
35-40%. Owing to poor
post-Independence eco-
nomic conditions, In-
dia embarked upon de-
regulation and loosen-
ing controls in the
form of liberalisation
policies. The report ar-
gues that these policies
have led to one of the
most extreme increas-
es in income and
wealth inequality ob-
served in the world. It
says that while the top
1% has largely benefit-
ed from these econom-
ic reforms, the growth
among low and middle-
income groups has
been relatively slow
and poverty persists.
—Agencies
 The average household wealth in India is
around `9,83,010. The bottom 50% of the
nation can be seen to own almost nothing, with
an average wealth of `66,280 or 6% of the total
pie.
 The middle class is relatively poor with an
average wealth of `7,23,930 or 29.5% of the
total.
 The top 10% owns 65% of the total wealth,
averaging `63,54,070 and the top 1% owns
33%, averaging `3,24,49,360.
 In 2021, the wealthiest 10% of the
population own 65% of total household
wealth in India.
WEALTH INEQUALITY
19of22economicindicators
atlevelshigherthanthatof2019
New Delhi: Citing
the latest data related
to the High Frequen-
cy Indicators (HFIs),
the Centre has said
that the economy is
showing ‘strong
signs’ of recovery,
adding that among
the 22 HFIs, full re-
covery has been
achieved in 19. The
levels of these 19 eco-
nomic indicators, the
Centre said, are high-
er in September, Oc-
tober and November
this year, as com-
pared to their pre-
pandemic figures,
during the same
months in 2019.
“High Frequency
indicators are being
monitored to track
the progress of eco-
nomic recovery in In-
dia since the first
Covid-19 case was re-
ported in January
2020. Among the 19
indicators which
have recorded full re-
covery, the improve-
ment in some is at
way more than 100
per cent. These in-
clude E-way bill vol-
ume, merchandise
exports, coal produc-
tion, rail freight etc.
This suggests that not
only is the recovery
complete, the eco-
nomic growth is now
gathering momen-
tum over the pre-pan-
demic levels of out-
put,” PTI quoted offi-
cials as saying.
As per the latest
data, E-way bill vol-
ume was at `7.4 crore
in October 2021, up
139 per cent from Oc-
tober 2019. The rise
for merchandise im-
ports, exports, coal
production, rail
freight traffic etc. was
recorded at 146%,
135%, 131%and 125%,
respectively
. —Agencies
MPC may not raise repo
rate yet as Omicron
threatens eco recovery
New Delhi: The Re-
serve Bank of India’s
Monetary Policy Com-
mittee (MPC) will pre-
sent its fourth bi-
monthly monetary
policy on Wednesday.
The central bank is
expected to keep repo
and reverse report
rate unchanged keep-
ing implications
of the Omi-
cron var-
iant in
view.
L a s t
y e a r,
two rate
cuts of 75 bps in
March and 40 bps in
May reduced repo
rates to a record low
of 4% and since then,
rates have been kept
unchanged. This poli-
cy comes in the back-
drop of the perceived
strengthening of the
domestic economy
and the moderation in
headline inflation in
recent months, said
analysts. Given the
uncertainties associ-
ated with the scale of
economic recovery,
the RBI is expected to
maintain its growth
focus and continue
with the accommoda-
tive mone-
tary poli-
c y
s t a n c e
even as it
moves to-
wards gradual
n o r m a l i z a -
tion. MPC is likely to
maintain key interest
rates i.e., the repo rate
and reverse repo rate
at a record low of 4%
and 3.35% respective-
ly. The reverse repo
rate corridor could be
narrowed in a graded
manner from Febru-
ary 2022. —Agencies

07
NEWS
Lucknow: With caste politics playing significant
role in boosting the electoral prospects of vari-
ous political parties, the Samajwadi Party (SP),
which has entered into alliance with several
caste-based smaller parties, seems to have
made considerable headway in matching the
ruling BJP, which has aggressively pursuing
“Mandal and Kamandal” politics in the run up
to 2022 elections. Though trying to keep away
from BJP’s Kamandal poitics and not fall into its
trap, the SP has also been following in the foot-
prints of saffron brigade to sew up cased-based
alliances. The apparently rising graph of the SP
has given enough indication that by and large in
most of the constituencies the contest is likely to
be between BJP and SP as against triangular or
multi-cornered contests in 2017 when the BJP
was major gainer because of division of votes.
CASTE POLITICS IN UP: SP
TAKES ON BJP HEAD ON
Mathura: Uttar Pradesh
minister Laxmi Narain
Chaudhary has rhetori-
cally asked if the Krishna
temple is not built in
Mathura, will it be built
in Lahore in Pakistan.
The supposed temple site,
which is a subject of mul-
tiple lawsuits, is located
inside an Aurangzeb-era
mosque in Mathura and
shares its premises with
a prominent temple. The
minister said the Krishna
temple will be complete
if it is constructed on
the entire land up to the
remains of Kans Qila, an
area which includes the
Shahi Idgah mosque.
“The area of the temple
should stretch up to the
dilapidated wall of Kans
Qila,” Chaudhary told
reporters. “If the Krishna
temple will not be built in
Mathura, would it be built
in Lahore,” he had asked.
His remarks came days
after the Akhil Bharat
Hindu Mahasabha
was denied permis-
sion for installation
and ‘jalabhishek’
of Lord Krish-
na’s idol on December
6 at the Idgah adjoining
the Krishna temple. The
district admin on Nov 28
h a d imposed
prohibi-
tory
or-
ders.
Lucknow: Samajwadi Par-
ty chief Akhilesh Yadav on
Tuesday asserted that the
people wearing red caps,
a trademark headgear of
his party members, are
red alerts also for the
BJP as they will oust it
from the power in the
next UP assembly polls.
Yadav made the retort
soon after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in a dig at
the Samajwadi Party, said
in Gorakhpur that those
wearing red caps are after
red beacon and are a red
alert to Uttar Pradesh. Re-
acting to PM’s remarks,
Akhilesh said, “For the
BJP, there is a red alert
of inflation, of unemploy-
ment, of the bad plight of
farmers and labourers, of
Hathras and Lakhimpur
Kheri of the oppression
of women and youths,
of a destroyed education
system, business and
health, besides the red
cap, which will oust the
BJP from power,” he said.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A reliable
integrated avionics sys-
tem for drones, home
solution for blood cell
counting, and FM RDS
Utilities are some of the
most innovative tech-
nologies produced by
Indian start-ups and
students this year to
win the Ministry of
Electronics and Infor-
mation Technology’s
“Swadeshi Micropro-
cessor Challenge”.
On August 18, 2020,
the Indian Ministry of
Electronics and Infor-
mation Technology
(MeitY) launched the
“Swadeshi Micropro-
cessor Challenge” as
part of their series of
proactive, pre-emptive
and graded measures
taken to spur the tech-
nology led innovation
ecosystem in the coun-
try and staying at the
forefront of digital
adoption.
Open to students at
all levels and start-ups,
the Challenge demand-
ed contestants to tinker
with the Swadeshi Pro-
cessor IPs (VEGA pro-
cessor by C-DAC
SHAKTI processor by
IIT Madras) and facili-
tate them with innovat-
ing the frugal solutions
for societal needs.
Financial support to
the tune of Rs 4.40 crore
was provided at various
stages of the Challenge
for developing the hard-
ware prototype and in-
cubating a start-up to
participating teams.
About 6,170 teams
contested during initial
stages of the challenge.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Union
Government, led by
dra Modi, is according
top priority to make
provision of tap water
connection in every ru-
ral household across
the country, for which
since August, 2019, Jal
Jeevan Mission is un-
der implementation in
partnership with
States.
With a focus to expe-
dite the implementa-
tion of Jal Jeevan Mis-
sion in the States of
Rajasthan, Punjab and
Meghalaya, the Centre
has released Rs 2917
crore. Of the total
amount, Rs 2,345 crore
has been allocated to
Rajasthan, Rs 402.24
crore to Punjab and Rs
169.6 crore to Megha-
laya.
In Rajasthan, the
Central fund of Rs
10,180.5 crore has been
allocated for 2021-22,
which is nearly four
times the fund alloca-
tion made during 2020-
21. Rajasthan plans to
make provision of tap
water supply to every
rural household by
2024. As on date, out of
101.32 lakh rural house-
holds in the State, 21.71
lakh (21.4%) house-
holds have tap water
connections. Since 2019,
about 9.97 lakh house-
holds have been provid-
ed with tap water sup-
ply. Considering the
massive task of provid-
ing tap water supply to
remaining 80 lakh
households in the State
by 2024, Union Jal Shak-
ti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat in-
creased the budgetary
allocation to Rs. 10,180.5
crore in 2021-22.
In Punjab, the Cen-
tral fund of 1,656.39
crore has been allocated
for 2021-22, which is
nearly four times the al-
location for 2020-21.
There are 34.41 lakh ru-
ral households in the
State, out of which 31.55
lakh rural households
(91.68%) have tap water
connection. In 2021-22,
the State plans to pro-
vide tap water connec-
tions to 8.69 lakh rural
households.
In Meghalaya, the
Central fund of 678.39
crore has been allocated
for 2021-22, which is
nearly four times the al-
location for 2020-21.
There are 5.90 lakh ru-
ral households in the
State, out of which 1.88
lakh (31.94%) have tap
water connection. In
2021-22, the State plans
to provide tap water
connections to 3.39 lakh
rural households.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In yet an-
other reform to en-
hance ease of living for
elder citizens, Union
Minister Dr Jitendra
Singh on Tueday said
that the government
has decided to extend
the time limit up to De-
cember 31 for submis-
sion of Life Certificate
(JeevanPramaan) by
the Central Govern-
ment Pensioners in
view of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
and vulnerability of the
elderly population to
Coronavirus.
Earlier, a pensioner
was required to submit
the Life Certificate till
November 30 for unin-
terrupted disburse-
ment of his or her pen-
sion. Dr Singh said that
pensioners can submit
alifecertificatethrough
any of the modes in-
cluding in physical
form or digitally using
an online system. Pen-
sion will continue to be
paid by the Pension Dis-
bursing Authorities un-
interrupted during this
extended period.
Muslims should hand over mosque in
Mathura to Hindus: UP Minister
Ballia: Uttar Pradesh
minister Anand
Swarup Shukla has
said Muslims should
hand over a mosque
close to a temple at the
Shri Krishna Janmab-
hoomi in Mathura to
Hindus, referring to it
asasafedbhavan(white
structure).
In provocative re-
marks on Monday, he
said while the court had
resolved the Ayodhya
issue, the white struc-
tures in Varanasi
and Mathura hurt
Hindus. “A time
will come when
the white struc-
ture in Mathura
that hurts every Hindu
will be removed with
the help of the court,
Shukla, the minister of
state for parliamentary
affairs, told reporters
Monday evening. “Dr
Ram Manohar Lohia
had said that the Mus-
lims of India would
have to believe that
Ram and Krishna were
their ancestors and that
Babar, Akbar and Au-
rangzeb were attackers.
Do not associate your-
self with any building
built by them,” he add-
ed.
The minister
said, “The
M u s l i m
commu-
n i t y
should
come forward
and hand over
the white
structure located in the
Shri Krishna Janmab-
hoomi complex in Ma-
thura to Hindus. Time
will come when this
work will be complet-
ed.” He said on Decem-
ber 6 (1992), karsewaks’
had removed a blot on
Ramlalla and now a
grand temple is being
constructed there.
He was apparently re-
ferring to the Babri
Masjid in Ayodhya. —PTI
New Delhi/
Ahmedabad: Un-
accounted trans-
actions of over Rs
500 crore have
been detected af-
ter the Income Tax
Department raid-
ed a Gujarat-based
group engaged in
the manufacture
of stainless steel
and metal pipes,
informed the Cen-
tral Board of Di-
rectTaxes(CBDT),
on Tuesday
.
The searches
were launched on
November 23 at
thirty premises of
the unidentified
group in
Ahmedabad and
Mumbai.
“A large number
of incriminating
documents, loose
sheets, digital evi-
dence, among oth-
er proof, have been
found and seized.
All this evidence
contains detailed
records of the
group’s unac-
counted income,
on which due tax-
es have not been
paid,” the CBDT
said in a state-
ment.
First India Bureau
Surat: A POCSO
court in Surat on
Tuesday awarded
the death sentence
to a 38-year-old mi-
grant worker for
raping and mur-
dering a two-and-
a-half-year-old girl
last month in Su-
rat.
To ensure fast
justice delivery,
Pandesara police
had submitted the
charge sheet seven
days after the ar-
rest of the ac-
cused, Guddu Ya-
dav, on November
08. The court had
recorded state-
ments of 43 wit-
nesses and the
judgment came
within 30 days.
The court had
on Monday con-
victed the accused
on various charg-
es of kidnapping,
rape and murder.
On Tuesday
, spe-
cial POCSO court
judge PS Kala ob-
served that the
case was the “rar-
est of rare” and
awarded capital
punishment to the
accused.
IT dept finds
out `500-cr
transactions
by Guj group
Govt pensioners can submit life
certificate till Dec 31: Dr Singh
Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge
brings innovation in drone technology
Man gets
death term
for toddler’s
rape, murder
UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION, `2,917 CR
CENTRAL GRANT RELEASED TO 3 STATES
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh (right) with an official.
RED CAP WILL OUST BJP FROM
POWER, SAYS AKHILESH YADAV
IN PROVOCATIVE REMARKS MINISTER ANAND SWARUP SHUKLA SAID WHILE THE COURT HAD RESOLVED
THE AYODHYA TEMPLE ISSUE, THE WHITE STRUCTURES IN VARANASI AND MATHURA HURT HINDUS
Rs 10,180 crore has been allocated to Rajasthan for 2021-22.
Of the total amount, `2,345 cr has been
allocated to Rajasthan, `402.24 cr to
Punjab and `169.6 cr to Meghalaya
Laxmi Narain Chaudhary
Anand Swarup
Shukla
WILL KRISHNA TEMPLE BE BUILT IN LAHORE
IF NOT IN MATHURA? ASKS CHAUDHARY

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First India Bureau
Chandigarh: Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar
Lal Khattar has directed
to expedite the work of
making villages Laldora-
free across the state. In
this regard, on Monday,
the Chief Minister held a
meeting of the officers of
Haryana Revenue De-
partment and Survey of
India. Haryana Deputy
Chief Minister Dushyant
Chautala was also pre-
sent during this meeting.
The CM said that the
Haryana govt has given
the actual rights to the
owner of the property by
abolishing Lal Dora.
dra Modi has also praised
this scheme of Haryana
and has implemented
this scheme in the whole
country under the name
Svamitva Yojana. People
living in rural areas are
getting huge benefits of
this scheme. In future,
villagers can start any
business by taking loan
against their property
.
Khattar said so far the
mapping work has been
completed in 6042 villages
of thestate.Somevillages
arestillleftanddirections
have been given to com-
plete the drone mapping
workattheearliest.Apart
from this, after mapping,
the maps being prepared
by the Survey of India
will also be expedited.
He said so far 11, 65,
593 property cards have
been made in 6309 vil-
lages. More than 1 lakh
property cards have been
made in Rohtak, Karnal,
Kurukshetra and
Mahendragarh.
Wherever the
work has been
completed, direc-
tions have also
been given to ex-
pedite the work
of giving proper-
ty cards.
The Haryana CM said
that the Masavi and
Shajra records will also
be digitised. This will
make it easier to prepare
land maps in future. The
work of scanning the re-
cord of Shajra written on
the cloth has been com-
pleted in some dis-
tricts, in other dis-
tricts this work
will be com-
p l e t e d
soon.
Drone mapping work completed
IN 6042 VILLAGES OF HARYANA So far the mapping
work has been com-
pleted in 6042 vil-
lages of the state.
Some villages are
still left and direc-
tions have been giv-
en to complete the
drone mapping
work at the earliest.
—Manohar Lal Khattar,
Haryana Chief Minister
Nothingisimpossiblefor‘DoubleEngine’
govttodrivegrowth,saysPMModiinUP
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur:PrimeMin-
isterNarendraModisaid
on Tuesday the inaugu-
ration of the fertiliser
plant and All India Insti-
tute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) in Gorakhpur is
a proof that nothing is
impossiblewhenthereis
determination and a
double engine govern-
ment to drive growth.
“When there is a dou-
ble engine government,
then work takes place at
double speed. When
work is done with hon-
est intentions, then even
calamities can’t become
obstacles,” PM Modi
saidinGorakhpur,chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath’s home turf as he
inaugurated the ferti-
liser plant, AIIMS and a
Regional Medical Re-
search Centre of the In-
dian Council of Medical
Research, all worth over
9,600 crore and dedicat-
ed them to the nation
justmonthsaheadof UP
assembly polls.
“When there is a gov-
ernment that worries
about the oppressed
and deprived sections,
then it works hard and
even yields results. The
program in Gorakhpur
today is proof of the
fact that nothing is im-
possible for new India
when it becomes deter-
mined,” he added.
Modi said everybody
knew the importance of
Gorakhpur fertiliser
plant for farmers and
employment here. “But
the previous govts
showed no interest in
starting it. Everyone
knew that AIIMS Gora-
khpur has been a long
pending demand but the
governmentsbefore2017
made excuses in allot-
ting land for it,” he said.
CM Yogi, in his
speech, targeted opposi-
tion parties and said no
one took the initiative
to restart the Gorakh-
pur fertiliser factory
shut from 1990 until
2014 and “only the BJP
government had the
courage to restart it.”
“This inauguration
programme today is
like a dream come true
for the people in eastern
UP, which was impossi-
ble for the opposition.
Five governments came
and went in UP in the
last 30 years,” he said.
GIFTS GALORE
MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI: YOGI HAILS PM MODI'S LEADERSHIP,
SAYS AIIMS WILL BE A BOON FOR THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN UP
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: Thanking Modi for
the launch of the developmental
projects, Uttar Pradesh
CM Yogi Adityanath said
‘Modi hai toh Mumkin
hai’. In 2016, the Prime
Minister had laid the
foundation stone of
this fertilizer factory
in Gorakhpur,
which became
functional on
Tuesday.
“This inauguration today is
like a dream come true for the
people in East UP which was
impossible for the opposition.
Five governments came and went
in UP in the last 30 years. Only
the BJP govt had the courage
to start this fertilizer factory in
Gorakhpur,” he said. The CM
was in Gorakhpur which is his
home turf, attending the
inaugural ceremony
of three mega
projects worth Rs
10,000 crore.
The projects include a fertiliser
factory, an All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and a
hi-tech lab of the Indian Council
of Medical Research-Regional
Medical Research Centre (ICMR-
RMRC). The CM maintained that
the Gorakhpur Fertilizer Factory
was shut in 1990. For 24 years,
no governments showed interest
in starting it. In 2016, PM Modi
laid the foundation stone. The
fertilizer plant at Gorakhpur will
be 4 times as big as the earlier
plant which was shut in 1991.
Ministry mandates
Air Suvidha Portal
for Ease of Travelling
First India Bureau
New Delhi: To ensure
the smooth passage of
international travellers
arriving in India, the
Ministry of Civil Avia-
tion and Ministry of
Health Family Wel-
fare has mandated con-
tactless self-declaration
at Air Suvidha Portal.
The portal was
launched in August
2020 and now has been
strengthened to accom-
modate travel guide-
lines issued on Novem-
ber 30. It is first of its
kind digital portal for
easing international
passenger arrival in In-
dia. This portal devel-
oped by MOCA aids pas-
sengers in providing
their details of travel
and final stay along
with RTPCR, Vaccina-
tion status etc. In to-
day’s time, this helps
state officials in contact
tracing. The implemen-
tation of the Air Suvid-
ha intends to provide
hassle-free, queue free,
and convenient air trav-
el to all international
passengers arriving in
India. Air Suvidha por-
tal has already assist-
ed2,51,210 passengers
from December 1 to 5,
2021 since the updating
of the new travel guide-
lines on November 30.
To ensure the preven-
tion of the Omicron
variant of COVID-19,
the exemption forms
from the portal have
been discontinued, and
filling of the details
have been made com-
pulsory for all interna-
tional passengers arriv-
ing in India.
Indian National Birds are born in an incubator
Vijaykumar Harishchandre
Pingori (Pune): Pea-
hens are very wary dur-
ing the breeding season.
They lay eggs on ground
on farm bunds or con-
ceal them in thorny veg-
etation. If they are
found by humans or if
the hens get disturbed,
the peahens abandon
the eggs. Since it is a
Schedule 1 bird under
WLP Act 1972, handling
the eggs is prohibited.
However, out of sym-
pathy, people rescue the
eggs and keep them un-
der chicken for warm-
ing and assist hatching.
However, in such cases,
due to mismatch in the
size of the small brood
patch of the poultry
chicken and larger size
of peahen eggs, the eggs
most often than not,
fail. So also, this is not
allowed by law.
The ELa Foundation
experts succeed in suc-
cessfully hatching pea-
fowl eggs in an artificial
home made incubator at
the ‘ELa Transit Treat-
mentCenter’atELaHab-
itat, Pingori. The centre
is run by Maharashtra
Forest Department and
ELa Foundation.
“We are glad that four
peafowl eggs hatched
with 100% success. This
happened for the first
time in India and it
paves the path for the
survival of abandoned
peafowl eggs or any
other avian eggs, which
would otherwise be
doomed,” said Dr Satish
Pande, a famous bird
researcher and Found-
er of ELa Foundation.
The temperature and
humidity should be
maintained correctly
and eggs need frequent
turning. We can guide
other Forest Depart-
ment approved centers
for helping the peafowl
eggs to hatch.
“Today
, the incubator
born peafowl chicks are
growing well at ELa
Transit Treatment
Center, Pingori. They
will soon be re-wilded in
their natural habitats.
The successful hatching
of Indian peafowl eggs,
for the first time ever in
the country, in an incu-
bator opens new hope
for abandoned eggs,” Dr
Pande said.
FIRST IN INDIA
Haryana CM Khattar at the meeting regarding making Haryana villages Laldora free, in Chandigarh.
Alert pilot averted freak crash
at Surat airport: Inquiry report
First India Bureau
Surat: The Director-
General of Civil Avia-
tion has ordered an
inquiry into the No-
vember 28 incident at
the Surat airport
when a 9- seater plane
from Amreli found
four vehicles on the
airstrip when it was
about to land.
Withaquickresponse
from the ATC and the
pilot, the aircraft was
saved from crashing
into the vehicles there.
Airport sources said the
accident was avoided by
just 3 minutes and the
plane landed after 15
minutes.
The Ventura Air
Connect flight was
scheduled to land 800
feet off the runway
from Vesu on Novem-
ber 28. Just then, five
jeep lines of Surat po-
lice reached the run-
way. As soon as he
spotted the vehicles,
he took off without
landing.
Investigations re-
vealed that the police
were performing an
aircraft hijacking
mock drill by police
but the ATC was not
kept in loop.
Official sources
claimed that the pilot
was also not informed.
You can give a complete book of
advice but a sentence of example
will make a stronger impact.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
PM Modi inaugurates the Gorakhpur Fertiliser Plant and kickstarts other developmental projects
in the district on Tuesday. He was accomopanied by UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM DInesh
Sharma and other BJP leaders.

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are two igniting
powers that are
required in any
field of profes-
sion, especially
showbiz. The
world of modelling,
though filled with glitz
and glamour is also a
tough industry to make a
mark in. But, Rutvi Ti-
wari, an ace teen model
hailing from Rajasthan
has made her mark, early
on.
Rutvi, an academic
prodigy, top 10 finalists of
First Miss India Teen 2021
got candid with City First
about her journey as a
model and her plans for
the future in the model-
ling industry
.
Talking about her jour-
ney, Rutvi said, “Being a
young girl from Kota, Ra-
jasthan, a city famous for
its academic culture, I
broke my own boundaries
and the lineage that forces
us to be successful only in
professional degrees. I
started modelling, and it
gave me the sense of con-
tentment, happiness and
the realisation that one
should only make a career
in the field which makes
them happy from the in-
side.”
Discussing her inspira-
tion, she said, “I started
modelling at the age of 15
and my biggest inspira-
tion was instagram,
which showcased the
small town teenage girls
put so much effort in their
profiles to serve the audi-
ence reached heights
only through influencing
people. Apart from that,
everyone who follows
their passion, is the big-
gest inspiration for me.
Because success and
passion go hand in
hand.”
Being a part of a
massive beauty pag-
eant like First Miss India
Teen 2021, Rutvi shared
her experience. She said,
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eant. First
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The journey went like a
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prizes, confidence,
friends, or strength.”
Rutvi, an academic prodigy, top 10 finalists of First
Miss India Teen 2021, held on Oct 30 at Novotel
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a model and her plans for the future!
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Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 21
Financially, you will feel
more secure now, than
before. Judicious
spending will help you save
much. Don’t pick up an argument at
workplace as it can go against you.
Wayside food is best avoided, especially
during this season. Family life will be
immensely fulfilling.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 20
Getting a suitable accom-
modation is foreseen for
those desperate for it.
Good earning will keep
your coffers brimming and keep you in
high spirits. Financially, you are likely to
find yourself on the top of the world.
You will find things moving favourably
at work. Health remains satisfactory.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 18
All property matters will be
resolved favourably.
Adding to your comfort on
the domestic front can be
one of your aims today. Your sugges-
tions at work are likely to be appreciated
and implemented too. Joining a gym or
meditation/yoga classes is possible in
the quest for a healthy body and mind.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20
A function at home is likely
to keep you busy and
entertained. You can be
invited to a social function.
Less workload at work will give you
adequate time to pursue some personal
commitments. Joining a gym or starting
an exercise routine is indicated on the
fitness front.
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YOUR DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Marital relationship will get
strengthened by mutual
give and take. Those
travelling by road are likely
to make good time. You may find
yourself growing financially strong.
Your inputs on the professional front
will be much appreciated. Becoming
health conscious will be a first step.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 21
Converting a freehold prop-
erty into builder floors is
possible and will prove a
win-win situation for all.
Doing exceptionally well on the
academic front will add to your prestige.
Some award or recognition awaits those
in a government job. A new health
product may benefit.
Gemini
MAY 22 - JUNE 21
Keeping a tab on others
will help strengthen your
position on the academic
front. Peace prevails on the
home front. Your bank balance is likely
to swell and make you financially
secure. Good performance is likely to
get recognition for you on the profes-
sional front. Take care of your expenses.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 22
Parents are likely to give
you a free hand in
something you wanted to
do all by yourself.
Whatever preparations you have done
for an exam or competition will be
enough to see you through. Someone
may be planning to take you out for a
meal, so remain available!
Leo
JULY 23 - AUGUST 22
Good preparation will keep
you in contention in a
competition. Money comes
from unexpected sources .
Hiring party agreeing to the terms and
conditions for a payment will be like a
financial coup for those freelancing. You
will take up an exercise regimen that
suits your lifestyle.
Virgo
AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22
Don’t expect any conces-
sions on the promotional
front, but the system will
not be unfair to you. Those
suffering from a lifestyle disease will
succeed in getting it under control. Your
innovations on the home front will be
much appreciated. Possession of a
property may be given to some.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 22
A social obligation may
make you waste your time.
Financial front looks okay
but don’t let up on savings.
Excellent man management skills will
help you in managing many things at
once on the professional front. Eating
right and remaining active will help
maintain good health.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will find someone
knowledgeable enough to
discuss a complex property
matter. Financially, you
could not have been on a sounder
wicket, as money flows in. A new deal is
in the offing for businessperson and is
likely to prove lucrative. It is time to get
going on the fitness front.
t wasn’t until I was in
my second job, several
years after college,
that I had developed
my own Emotional In-
telligence. And then it
hit me. I had suffered
as a consequence of my primi-
tive emotions-management
when in actual fact, had I the
foresight and maturity to have
worked on my own EQ earlier
on in life, I could have benefit-
ted immensely as a student.
Emotional Learning, along
with all and any types of cogni-
tive education, is absolutely
vital in order to optimize one’s
productivity. Generally, we
make the mistake of equating
emotional learning only with a
superficial level of social skills,
otherwise known as a
good bedside man-
ner. However,
along with
that key fac-
tor called
g o o d
social
skills, emotional learning un-
derstanding can stand as the
difference between success at-
tained, and success denied!
How, let us find out.
WHAT IS IT?
So how could I have been a bet-
ter student and a learner if I
had good Emotional Learning?
In order to understand that, let
us first demystify and simplify
Emotional Learning in the first
place. EQ, Emotional Quotient,
a measure similar to IQ, is a
term, not unlike Emotional
Learning itself, that is thrown
around a lot these days. This
kind of jargon has become
fashionable to use, with-
out properly discerning
what it essentially
means. Let us first do
that.
The acknowledg-
ment, recognition
and acceptance of
one’s own range of
different emotions is the start
of developing one’s emotional
learning or intelligence. It
means that as human beings,
we experience a myriad of emo-
tions, some positive, others
negative.
That each has a reason, a
place, a space, a function. And
each has pros and cons but
more importantly, each can be
USED to harness good within
us. Let me give you a simple ex-
ample. Say one is feeling angry
.
If we did not have a well-devel-
oped emotional understanding
of our own emotions, we would
‘waste’ that anger by directing
it negatively, screaming at a
loved one, for instance. The
same anger, if we focused on
recognizing it objectively
, could
be channelized positively by
, for
example, going and having a
great workout at the gym!
Therein lies the difference be-
tween emotional intelligence,
and emotional ignorance.
FOR STUDENTS
Now we can relate this emo-
tional enlightenment to stu-
dents and their lives.
In today’s high-stress student
lives with grades/performance
pressure, recognition of emo-
tions would be immensely de-
sirable as it would help them
cope better with frustration,
disappointment and the almost
everyday mountain of high ex-
pectations that they experience.
With a better understanding
of their own emotions, they
will also be able to ‘manage’
their emotions in a more ma-
ture manner. Negative emo-
tions will either be dissipated
using constructive activities
such as sport, or their effects
will last much lesser than they
ordinarily would (because they
have an intellectual apprecia-
tion of their emotions’ origins)
and therefore leave MORE time
in a better, more positive frame
of mind, having dealt with the
negativity quicker and more ef-
fectively
.
Finally, this will reflect in
their regular and exam-related
grades because if through the
year they are in a relatively
happier and calmer emotional
state, naturally that will trans-
late into better preparedness
for exam-time, leading to tangi-
bly better results as well! A win-
win situation for all concerned
– student, school, sponsor.
Students are, at the end of
the day, a set of people who will
grow up to occupy the next gen-
eration of our beloved planet.
For a moment if we broaden
the scope of this subject and
think, is it not important, aside
from good grades, for the planet
to be inhabited by individuals
who are happy, calm, at peace
with themselves, and content;
we will find that developing
emotional intelligence in our
children isn’t just about scho-
lastic performance, rather a
vital prerequisite to solving
many of the human race’s
problems.
So as adults who constitute
the roles of teachers, parents,
caregivers, educators, guardi-
ans, friends and guides to chil-
dren, we owe it to them to help
them develop their emotional
centers, so that we can all look
upon a tomorrow that is bright,
healthy, and full of happy po-
tential.
KARTIK BAJORIA
Jaipur-based Communication
Skills Educator and Writer
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EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
IS VITAL FOR
STUDENTS!

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RIDER ON THE
STORM
ON THE OCCASION OF THE LEGENDARY SINGER, JIM MORRISON’S
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY, CITY FIRST CELEBRATES HIS SONGS AS WE
GAUGE BACK INTO THE ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL!
et’s go back to
the era when
rock and roll
d o m i n a t e d
the world.
With the
tunes of Janis
Joplin, AC/DC, Aeros-
mith, Led Zeppelin
among others took
overthestage.Itwasn’t
just about music or
tunes or perhaps lyr-
ics, but, also about how
live performances
brought a change
among listeners.
Onesuchlegendwhose
birth anniversary we
celebrate today was,
Jim Morrison. You
might have come
across his name if in
case you have seen the
Bollywood film, Rock-
star, where Janardan
aka Jordan wanted to
become an established
singer as well as a per-
former as Jim.
Not a very hand-
some looking but pale
guy
, what attracted the
crowd in listening to
him was that he never
gave a thought about
what his contempo-
rary artists or his lis-
teners were to think
about his music. He
brought to life the mu-
sic that wasn’t altered
but was his own. He
was the lead singer of
the famous band, The
Doors.
A child born with
the ideas of existen-
tialism, his songs of-
ten devote to the
themes of Nihilism as
were greatly spread by
Friedrich Nietzsche.
He developed a drink-
ing habit at an early
age, was often caught
by police for misbe-
haviour. He never
wantedtowalkaround
according to the stand-
ards that were devel-
oped by society but
rather give hype to the
hippie culture. Per-
haps an extremist he
was often found un-
conscious during his
live performances.
On the occasion of
his birth anniversary,
let’s go for a fun
thrilled ride with the
best playlist, here are
a couple of my favour-
ites:-
Riders on the Storm
roadhouse Blues
When the Music’s
Over
Light my Fire
People are Strange
Moonlight Drive
The End
Love Street
Love Her Madly
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
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