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MURJI PATEL, RUTUJA LATKE
FILE NOMINATIONS ON LAST DAY
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The BJP’s
Murji Patel and the
Shiv Sena Uddhav Bala-
saheb Thackeray par-
ty’s Rutuja Latke on
Friday filed their nomi-
nations for the Novem-
ber 03 Andheri East As-
sembly byelection amid
shows of strength from
their respective parties.
The byelection was
necessitated due to the
death of Rutuja Latke’s
husband and incum-
bent Shiv Sena MLA
Ramesh Latke.
Friday was the last
day of filing nomina-
tions.
“I am a BJP worker
and I do what the party
asks me,” Patel said be-
fore filing his nomina-
tion papers.
Latke filed her nomi-
nation paperwork after
the Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) accepted her res-
ignation, acting on the
Bombay High Court’s
order.
BMC accepted the
resignation and issued
a letter of its accept-
ance to Latke, who was
working in the civic
body as an executive as-
sistant, around 10 am
on Friday, officials said.
“The BMC had ac-
cepted Latke’s resigna-
tion on Thursday itself,
immediately Turn to P6
BMC accepted
Latke’s resignation
following HC order,
allowing her to
stand for her late
husband’s seat
Rutuja Latke Murji Patel. —FILE PHOTOS
Saibaba’s acquittal on technical
grounds disappointing: Fadnavis
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis on Friday said the
acquittal of former Del-
hi University professor
GN Saibaba in a case of
alleged Maoist links
was “unfortunate and
disappointing”.
There was a lot of
evidence against him
but he was acquitted on
technical grounds
which was unfortunate,
Fadnavis, who also
holds the home portfo-
lio, said.
More than eight
years after his arrest,
the Nagpur bench of
the Bombay High Court
on Friday acquitted Sai-
baba (52) in an alleged
Maoist links case, and
ordered his immediate
release from jail citing
a lack of valid sanction
for prosecution under
the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act.
The bench also al-
lowed the appeal of five
other convicts in the
case Turn to P6
I am thinking what
must the families
of our policemen
who were martyred in
attacks by Naxalites be going
through after hearing about
this. We have approached
the Supreme Court against
the acquittal and I believe we
will get justice.
—Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM
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BUMRAH IN INDIA’S
ICC T20 WORLD
CUP SQUAD
SYL: PUNJAB, HARYANA FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT
Chandigarh: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart
Manohar Lal Khattar failed to reach an agreement on the contentious Sutlej
Yamuna Link canal during a meeting here on Friday. The SYL canal has been
a bone of contention between the two states for several decades. P6
Mumbai: The All-India Senior Selection Committee
has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s
replacement in India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
2022 squad. Shami has reached Australia and will
link up with the squad in Brisbane.
TOUCHED AT
BEING CALLED
DAUGHTER OF
ASSAM: MURMU
Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said
that she was touched at the gesture of Assam CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma calling her a daughter of the
state’ and made her feel at home. Murmu lauded the
Assam govt for its developmental projects. P5
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HIMACHAL TO VOTE ON NOV 12;
NO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GUJ
EXCISE POLICY: ED
RAIDS AT 25 DELHI
LOCATIONS
New Delhi: The ED on
Friday raided at least 25
locations in Delhi as part
of its ongoing money
laundering investigation
into the now-scrapped
Delhi Excise policy, officials
said. The premises covered
under the search operation
belong to private entities
linked to liquor dealership
and distributorship.
INDIA TEST FIRES
BALLISTIC MISSILE
FROM SUBMARINE
New Delhi: India’s nuclear-
powered submarine INS
Arihant on Friday carried
out a successful launch
of a submarine-launched
ballistic missile in the Bay
of Bengal with a “very
high accuracy”, defence
ministry said. It said all
operational parameters of
the weapon system have
been validated.
ROBBIE COLTRANE:
HARRY POTTER
ACTOR DIES AGED 72
Falkirk: Robbie Coltrane,
who played Hagrid in the
Harry Potter films, has died
aged 72. He also appeared
in ITV detective drama
Cracker and the James
Bond films Goldeneye and
The World Is Not Enough.
In a statement, his agent
Belinda Wright confirmed
the actor died in hospital
near Falkirk in Scotland.
She described Coltrane as a
“unique talent”.
‘LET OUR DAUGHTERS
WEAR HIJAB, YOU
WEAR YOUR BIKINI’
Hyderabad: Reacting to split
verdict by the Supreme Court
on petitions challenging the
Karnataka hijab ban, AIMIM
chief Owaisi has slammed
the Centre for ‘’forcing the
Muslim girls to remove their
hijab.’’ Reacting to the split
verdict given by the top court
on the hijab ban, Owaisi said,
“if Muslim women want to
cover their heads, it does not
mean, they are covering their
intellect.” P5
I-T RAIDS PREMISES
OF JD(U) CHIEF
LALAN’S CLOSE AIDE
Patna: The Income Tax
dept on Friday conducted
raids at multiple locations in
Bihar’s Patna, including the
Shivpuri, Patel Nagar, and
Boring Road premises of
builder Gabbu Singh. Builder
Gabbu Singh is a close aide
of the national president of
Janata Dal (United) Rajiv
Ranjan alias Lalan Singh.
Details in this matter are
awaited as the IT raids are
currently underway.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
New Delhi (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh will
go to polls on November
12 to elect its next gov-
ernment and the results
will be declared on De-
cember 8, the Election
Commission of India
(ECI) announced on
Friday
. But it did not an-
nounce the poll sched-
ule for Gujarat citing
past precedents.
At a press conference
here, Chief Election
CommissionerRajivKu-
marsaidthecountingof
votes for Himachal polls
will take place on De-
cember 8 and elaborate
arrangements have
been made to ensure
maximum participation
of voters in the “festival
of democracy”.
In the elections to the
68-member assembly
with over 55 lakh eligi-
ble voters, the BJP will
seek to overturn the
three-decade conven-
tion of no ruling party
returning to power by
defeating the main op-
position Congress in
the hill state.
The Commission re-
frained from announc-
ing the poll schedule for
the Gujarat assembly
which has a tenure till
February 18, 2023.
CEC Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey at the Press Conference organised by the Election Commission of
India for the General Election to Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ECI ON WHY IT DIDN’T ANNOUNCE
GUJARAT ELECTION DATES NOW
CONGRESS WILL RESTORE OLD PENSION SCHEME IF
VOTED TO POWER IN HIMACHAL, SAYS PRIYANKA GANDHI
BJP AND CONGRESS WELCOME ECI
ANNOUNCING HIMACHAL ELECTIONS
New Delhi (Agencies): The Election Commission of India
on Friday skipped Gujarat as it announced poll dates for
Himachal Pradesh, though the schedule for the two states
is traditionally revealed at the same time. Chief Election
Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, fielding questions, said no rules
had been violated. The term of the Gujarat assembly ends
on February 18 and that of Himachal Pradesh, on January 8.
The BJP is in power in both states.
Shimla (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday promised to restore
the old pension scheme for govt employees in Himachal if her party was voted to
power in the Assembly elections. She said this at the ‘Parivartan Pratigya Rally’ held
at Thodo Maidan in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan. She said the decision to restore the
old pension scheme and provide one lakh jobs to unemployed youth would be taken
in the first cabinet meeting if the Congress was voted to power in the state. P5
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress and the BJP on Friday
welcomed the announcement of assembly polls in Himachal
Pradesh and said they are all geared up for the November 12
polling. BJP president JP Nadda appealed to people to elect a
government which contributes to the state’s progress. Congress
in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Shukla said the party will
win the state with a two-thirds majority. “We are confident to
win Himachal with a two-thirds majority. Priyanka Gandhi will be
campaigning for the party across the state,” Shukla said.
There is a gap of 40 days
between the end of the
assemblies of the two states.
According to the rules, it should be at
least 30 days so that one result doesn’t
impact the other. —Rajiv Kumar, CEC
Election is the biggest
celebration of democracy.
It is a medium to keep the
country and the state on the path of
development and good governance.
—JP Nadda, BJP national president
Counting will be held on Dec 8 and
results will be declared on same day
Arrangements are in place to ensure
maximum participation of voters: ECI
Guj will make AAP pay price in polls
for ‘abusing’ PM Modi’s mother: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on
Friday sharpened its at-
tack on the AAP after its
Gujarat chief Gopal Ita-
lia was heard mocking
the PM’s mother in a
video, and said people
of the state will make it
pay for “abusing” her.
An old video of Italia
emerged on Thursday
in which he is mocking
Modi’s mother.
“If you think abusing
the PM’s mother will
help you gain political
popularity in Gujarat,
you are mistaken. And
for that mistake, Guja-
rat and Gujaratis will
make you pay the politi-
cal price in the forth-
coming elections,” Un-
ion minister Smriti Ira-
ni told media on Friday.
Smriti Irani addresses media in
New Delhi, on Friday.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO CHAIR
CSIR SOCIETY MEETING TODAY
PM TO DEDICATE 75 DBUS ACROSS 75
DISTRICTS TO THE NATION ON SUNDAY
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a
meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Society here on Saturday. During a press conference,
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said
this is the third year of the CSIR Society and the meeting
is of special significance as it marks 80 years of the
establishment of the council.
New Delhi: In yet another measure to deepen financial
inclusion, PM Modi will dedicate 75 Digital Banking Units to
the nation on Sunday (Oct 16) via video conferencing. He will
also address the gathering on the occasion. As part of the
Union budget speech for 2022-23, the Finance Minister had
announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in 75 districts of
the country to commemorate the 75 years of independence.
Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone along the
International Border, in Gurdaspur on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BSF shoots down
Pak drone along Int’l
Border in Punjab
Gurdaspur (ANI): Bor-
derSecurityForce(BSF)
troops shot down a
drone that entered India
in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
sectorfromthePakistan
side on the Internation-
al Border in the early
hours of Friday
.
A senior BSF officer
said that the drone was
spotted at 4.35 am by
BSF troops on patrol-
ling duty
. They immedi-
ately opened fire and it
was shot down.
According to the BSF
official,amassivesearch
operation has been
launched in the area to
determine whether the
drone has dropped any
consignmentinthearea.
A search operation is
underway under the su-
pervision of BSF DIG. It
is suspected that the
dronewascarryingacon-
signment from Pakistan.
“Brave jawans of BSF
spotted a drone coming
from Pakistan side. As
soon as it entered India,
jawans fired 17 rounds
of bullets at it. One of
the blades of the drone
was damaged. The en-
tire area is being
searched. The drone
will be analysed,” said
BSF DIG, Gurdaspur,
Prabhakar Joshi.
20% ETHANOL-BLENDED PETROL MAY BE
AVAILABLE FROM DEC OR JAN, SAYS PURI
Jaipur: 20% ethanol-blended petrol is likely to be available in
country from Dec or January, ahead of April 2023 target, Union
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri said here on
Friday. “We are constantly reviewing the ethanol production and
I believe, 20 per cent blended fuel would come in the market in
December or January ahead of April 2023 (target),” he said.
‘Daring’ DGP
Lather transfers
149 RPS at his
own level!
JUST 18 DAYS BEFORE
HIS RETIREMENT....
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Has the ‘hon-
our’ of the government
really started falling?
Has the bureaucracy re-
ally started giving a
wide berth to the ‘gov-
ernment’?Notably
,afew
days back Gehlot him-
self had satired and
said,“
Assoonastheelec-
tionsapproach,theoffic-
ers start to listen less.”
And now it is this sat-
ire and apprehension of
Gehlot that came true
on Friday as DGP ML
Lather issued the
transfer list of 149 RPS
officers.
According to sources,
there was no discussion
even at the level of the
Chief Minister, who
happens to be the home
minister as well.
DGP made the final
list at his own level and
issued the same just 18
days before his retire-
ment. Now everyone at
the top level in the gov-
ernment is shocked and
surprised!
NEW CJ: GUV ADMINISTERS OATH
TO JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL
Justice Pankaj Mithal on Friday took oath as the new Chief Justice
of Rajasthan. Justice Mithal was the CJ of the JK and Ladakh High
Court before being transferred to Rajasthan. Governor Kalraj Mishra
administered him oath during a brief ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.
CM Ashok Gehlot, assembly Speaker CP Joshi, leader of Opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria, ministers and judges of the Rajasthan High
Court were present in the programme.

First India Bureau
Mumbai: As the Shiv
Sena’s Uddhav Thack-
eray faction gears up
for its most important
electoral battle since
the June revolt—the
Andheri (East) As-
sembly bypoll on No-
vember 03—it has re-
ceived the support of
the Communist Party
of India (CPI), whose
candidate the saffron
outfit defeated in
1970, triggering the
decline of Left forces
in Mumbai.
Earlier this week, a
delegation of CPI lead-
ersmetThackerayathis
residence here and ex-
pressed the Left party’s
support for his faction’s
candidate in the Maha-
rashtra Assembly by-
poll in Andheri (East), a
Mumbai suburb.
CPI’s Mumbai secre-
tary Milind Ranade said
his party has pledged
support to Thackeray
for the bypoll necessi-
tated by the death of sit-
ting Shiv Sena MLA
RameshLatke.“TheCPI
will stand with the MVA
(Maha Vikas Aghadi) in
its fight against the
BJP
,” he said.
The former CM’s fac-
tion has been given the
nameShivSena(Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray)
by the Election Commis-
sion (EC) as an interim
arrangement. Maha-
rashtra Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde, who led
a revolt against Thack-
eray’s leadership, heads
the rebel faction of the
party and his group is
known as Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena.
Thackeray’s candi-
date is being backed by
the Congress, the Na-
tionalist Congress Party
(NCP)—constituents of
the MVA—and some fac-
tions of the Republican
Party of India (RPI).
Taking a dig at the
Thackeray-led faction,
Deepak Kesarkar, a state
minister and spokesper-
son for the Balasahe-
banchi Shiv Sena, on
Thursday said taking
support of the CPI was
akin to “murder of the
party’s ideology”.
TheCPIandShivSena
had been arch political
foes and their fierce ri-
valry often lead to vio-
lent clashes in the past.
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the
Bharatiya Janata
Paty’s Murji Patel and
the Shiv Sena Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
party’s Rutuja Latke
having filed their nom-
ination papers for the
November 03 Andheri
East Assembly by-elec-
tion on Friday
, the
stage is now set for a
political litmus test.
The first Assembly
by-election after the col-
lapse of the Uddhav
Thackeray-led govern-
ment in June will de-
cide more than just who
takes over the seat left
vacant by the death of
sitting MLA Ramesh
Latke in May
.
It will be a trial by fire
for the newly named
Shiv Sena Uddhav Bala-
sahebThackerayparty’s
hold over the traditional
Sena votebank in Mum-
bai. A victory for the Ud-
dhav Thackeray-led par-
ty would mean support
for him among the Se-
na’s voters is intact and
also that the votes of
Congress and National-
ist Congress Party
,
Thackeray’s allies in the
Maha Vikas Aghadi, are
transferable.
A defeat, on the other
hand, would be a further
setback for Thackeray
after 40 MLAs led by
Eknath Shinde—now
chief minister—and 12
party MPs deserted him
in June.
Friday—the last day
of filing nominations—
saw both the BJP and
Thackeray-led Sena
stage shows of strength
astheirrespectivecandi-
dates filed nomination
papers.
Senior leaders of the
MahaVikasAghaditook
outamarchbeforeLatke
filed nomination papers.
Aaditya Thackeray
,
leader of the Uddhav
Thackeray-ledSena,said
he was 100% confident
that Latke will get the
votes of Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) constitu-
ents: the Thackeray-led
faction of the Sena, Na-
tionalist Congress Party
(NCP) and Congress.
Other leaders of the
Thackeray faction in-
cluding Anil Parab and
MPs Priyanka Chatur-
vedi and Gajanan Kirti-
kar too were part of the
march. Mumbai Con-
gress president Bhai
Jagtap and senior NCP
leader Dilip Walse-Patil
were also present.
The MVA will work to
ensure Latke’s victory
,
Walse-Patil said.
Besides the NCP and
Congress, even the Com-
munist Party of India
has pledged support to
Latke.
The joint candidate of
the BJP and the Balasa-
hebanchi Shiv Sena
headed by Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde, Patel
was accompanied by
BJP’sMumbaiunitpres-
ident Ashish Shelar,
Pravin Darekar and
Nitesh Rane.
Murji Patel, the joint candidate for the BJP and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, arrives to file his nomination
papers in Mumbai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
First India Bureau
Palghar: State Con-
gress president Nana
Patole urged party
workers to make par-
ty leader Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra a grand suc-
cess in Maharashtra.
Speaking at a gath-
ering at Vasai in Pal-
ghar district on Thurs-
day, Patole appealed to
Congress workers and
local leaders to come
out and tell people
about the govern-
ment’s failures, and
convert the Bharat
Jodo Yatra into a mass
movement.
Over the past month,
the Congress has em-
barked on a 3,570km
journey across 12
states of the country
eyeing a political and
electoral revival.
The state Congress
chief said whenever
party leader Rahul
Gandhi travels some-
where during the
yatra, local leaders
and workers in other
districts should simul-
taneously take out
marches in their re-
spective areas and tell
people about the gov-
ernment’s failures.
“The government
sitting in Delhi has
triggered price rise
and unemployment
and forced farmers to
commit suicide,” Pa-
tole said, terming the
Goods and Services
Tax (GST) as Gabbar
Singh Tax due to the
fear attached to it.
Notably, some media
reports have stated
that more than 1,800
farmers have taken
their own lives in the
past eight months in
Maharashtra.
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde and
his deputy Devendra
Fadnavis were not
running the state gov-
ernment, which is be-
ing controlled (by the
BJP high command)
in New Delhi, the Con-
gress leader further
alleged.
Speaking about the
Ahmedabad-Mumbai
Bullet train project,
Patole claimed that
while the lion’s
share was in Gujarat,
the neighbouring
state had invested
a very small amount
in it.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
BJP chief Chan-
drashekharBawankule
onFridaysaidhisparty
wants to create such a
situation that the
MVA—comprising the
Uddhav Thackeray fac-
tion of the Shiv Sena,
the Congress and the
Nationalist Congress
Party—would not get
candidates to field in
the 2024 state Assem-
bly polls.
“We want to create a
situation in Maharash-
tra that by 2024, the
MVA will not get a can-
didate to field in the
elections. Under the
leadership of Shinde
and Fadnavis, the (BJP
and Shinde faction of
the Shiv Sena) alliance
will win more than 200
Assembly and 45 Lok
Sabha seats (in Maha-
rashtrain2024),”hesaid
at an event where some
functionaries joined the
party
.
Bawankule claimed
that the BJP was a party
where workers got am-
ple scope to progress.
However, in the Con-
gress, NCP and Uddhav
Thackeray’s party
, one
progressesupthehierar-
chy if one is a close rela-
tive of powerful leaders,
Bawankule claimed.
“In the BJP, the only
qualification is work.
Such a person will get a
free hand and no one
will stop him. Even a
person like me, with no
family background (in
politics), can become
Maharashtra BJP
chief,” he said.
First India Bureau
Thane: A local court
has sentenced a
44-year-old lawyer
from Kharivali vil-
lage in Palghar dis-
trict to six months in
jail for using a
casteist slur against
a man during an ar-
gument and fined
Rs1,500.
Special judge AS
Bhagwat convicted the
lawyer of charges un-
der relevant sections of
the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atroci-
ties) Act on Wednesday.
Special public prose-
cutor Rekha Hiwrale
told the court that the
lawyer had borrowed
Rs1 lakh from the com-
plainant in July 2015
but did not return
it. When the complain-
ant met him at his of-
fice, the lawyer verbal-
ly abused him and used
casteist slurs, follow-
ing which the case was
registered, she said.
Appearing for the
accused, advocate Ra-
jan Salunke argued
that the lawyer had
been dragged into a
false case due to land
dispute.
As Thackeray faction faces crucial bypoll, it gets CPI backing
RIGHT GETS LEFT SUPPORT
A delegation of CPI leaders met
former CM Uddhav Thackeray at his
residence and extended the party’s
support to his faction’s candidate in
the Assembly bypoll in Andheri (E)
Uddhav Thackeray with members of his party and the CPI on Wednesday.
FRENEMIES
The CPI and the Shiv
Sena, which still
swears by Hindutva,
had been arch political
foes and their fierce
rivalry often spilled on
to the streets of Mum-
bai, leading to violent
clashes in the past. In
the 1970 Parel Assem-
bly bypoll in Mumbai,
necessitated after the
death of Communist
leader Krishna Desai,
the Shiv Sena defeated
the CPI in what was a
crucial victory for the
then-fledgling party
founded by Bal Thack-
eray in 1966.
Andheri (E): Ground zero for
high-stakes Assembly bypoll
First by-election since split in Shiv Sena will decide more than just who
occupies the seat left vacant by the death of incumbent MLA Ramesh Latke
Mumbai (PTI):
Aaditya Thackeray,
leader of the Uddhav
Thackeray-led camp
of the Shiv Sena,
on Friday slammed
the Eknath Shinde-
helmed Maharashtra
government, saying
that there is anger
among people the
way his party can-
didate Rutuja Latke
was troubled. The
Bombay High Court
on Thursday directed
the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC), where
Latke was employed
to accept the resigna-
tion she tendered
earlier this month.
Aaditya Thackeray
alleged that there was
pressure on the BMC
not to accept Latke's
resignation. “There
is anger about the
way a woman (Latke)
was troubled. Be it
BMC or the state
government, the
attempt was that she
doesn't contest (the
bypoll)...,” he said.
‘Anger among
people the way
Rutuja Latke
was troubled’
Senior leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi took out a march before Latke filed her papers.
—PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
LITMUS TEST
A victory for the Uddhav Thackeray-led party would mean support for him among
the Sena’s voters is intact and also that the votes of Congress and Nationalist Con-
gress Party, Thackeray’s allies in the Maha Vikas Aghadi, are transferable. A defeat,
on the other hand, would be a further setback for Thackeray after 40 MLAs led by
Eknath Shinde—now chief minister—and 12 party MPs deserted him in June.
Make Bharat Jodo
Yatra a success:
Patole to workers
Citizens
need to be
alert, or
else their land will
be grabbed for the
(Bullet train) proj-
ect without due
compensation. We
will not allow the
land of tribals and
non-tribals in Pal-
ghar to be looted.
—Nana Patole, Maha-
rashtra Congress chief
If a lenient
view is
taken, then
such tendencies will
crop up and resul-
tantly create an un-
stable social atmo-
sphere, which can-
not be permitted.
—AS Bhagwat,
Special judge
‘MVA won’t have candidates for 2024 polls’ Lawyerjailedforusingcasteistslur
Maha BJP chief
hails the good work
of the Shinde-
Fadnavis faction

MAHARASHTRA
03
HANDCRAFTED, FOR DIWALI
With less than 10 days to go for Diwali, Nagpur’s potters are busy making their last
batches of earthen lamps, which will likely go out to last-minute shoppers in the run-up to
the festival of lights. —PHOTO BY ANI
Monsoonwithdrawsfrom3
north-centraldists,9dayslate
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The south-
west monsoon has
withdrawn from Nan-
durbar, Dhule and
Jalgaon districts in
north-central Maha-
rashtra, much later
than the usual pull
out date of October
05, the India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD) said in its 4 pm
update on Friday.
Thunderstorms ac-
companied with light-
ning and light to moder-
ate spells of rain with
gusty winds reaching
30-40kmph hour were
likelytooccuratisolated
places in Mumbai, Pal-
ghar,Thane,Satara,San-
gli, Solapur, Beed, Parb-
hani, Hingoli, Nanded,
Latur, Nashik and Au-
rangabad over the next
three to four hours, it
added.
The IMD’s “district
forecastandwarningfor
nextfivedays”updateis-
sued in the afternoon
said the yellow alert was
for districts in Konkan,
western Maharashtra,
Vidarbha and Marath-
wada regions.
A yellow alert means
heavy rainfall of 6-11cm.
These areas are likely
to get “thunderstorms
accompanied with light-
ning, light to moderate
rain”with“gustywinds”
with speeds reaching 30-
40kmph.
The IMD also issued a
“green alert” for north-
ern Maharashtra dis-
trictslikeNashik,Dhule,
Jalgaon and Nandurbar,
indicating either dry
weather or light to mod-
erate thundershowers.
Heavy rains pounded
Pune city on Friday
evening, with Shivajina-
garareareceiving74mm
of rainfall between 4 pm
and6pm,theMetdepart-
ment said. Several areas
witnessed waterlogging.
Severalpartsof Mum-
bai, especially the east-
ern suburbs, also re-
ceived heavy rains on
Friday evening, the Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation(BMC)said.
The island city received
8.23mm, western sub-
urbs 19.72mm and east-
ern suburbs 27.66mm of
rainfallsince8am.Parts
of the eastern suburbs
saw 62mm of rainfall.
Rains, thunder likely in Konkan, western Maha, Vidarbha Marathwada over next 5 days
Mumbai and Thane received heavy rainfall with thunder since late Friday afternoon. —FILE PHOTOS
The MeT department
issues four colour-coded
predictions based on the
prevailing weather sys-
tems. Green indicates no
warning, yellow is to keep
a watch, orange is to stay
alert, while red means a
warning and that action
needs to be taken. As per
the weather bureau’s pa-
rameters, heavy rainfall is
precipitation of 64.5mm
to 115.5mm in a 24-hour
period, while the term
“very heavy” is for rainfall
between 115.6mm and
204.4mm in 24 hours.
Seat belts must for
drivers, passengers
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mum-
bai police on Friday
said wearing seat
belts will be com-
pulsory for four-
wheeler drivers and
co-passengers in
the metropolis from
November 01.
The traffic wing of
the city police, in a
statement, has in-
structed all motor-
ists and vehicle own-
ers to install seat belt
facility in four-
wheelers before No-
vember 01 and
warned of action
against violators.
After November
01, all motor vehicle
drivers and passen-
gers travelling in
four-wheelers on
Mumbai roads will
have to compulsorily
wear seat belts, an of-
ficial said.
Strict action will
be taken against vio-
lators under section
194 (B) (1) of the Mo-
tor Vehicles (Amend-
ment) Act, he said.
As per the provi-
sion of the Act, who-
ever drives a motor
vehicle without
wearing a safety belt
or carries passengers
not wearing seat
belts shall be pun-
ished.
Former chairman
of Tata Sons Cyrus
Mistry was killed in
a road accident in ad-
joining Palghar dis-
trict last month and a
probe into the crash
revealed the busi-
nessman, who was
occupying the rear
seat of the Mercedes
car, was not wearing
a safety belt.
The car was speed-
ing and Mistry died
due to the impact of
the crash after his ve-
hicle hit the divider
of a bridge on the
Surya river.
—FILE PHOTO
Strict action will be taken against violators
under section 194 (B) (1) of the Motor
Vehicles (Amendment) Act
More than 1,800 farmer suicides
seen in Maharashtra in 8 months
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Relief
and Rehabilitation De-
partment in Maha-
rashtra revealed that
1,875 farmers in the
state committed sui-
cide between January
and August of this
year due to distress.
During the same peri-
od in 2021, 1,605 debt-
ridden farmers had
ended their lives.
The number of sui-
cide cases continue to
rise despite several loan
waivers and welfare
schemes for farmers
were announced by the
previous Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) govern-
ment, and the recent as-
surance made by Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de to make Maharash-
tra free of farmer sui-
cides by extending fi-
nancial support to the
debt-ridden.
According to the re-
search conducted by
leading social organiza-
tions and government
agencies, poor price for
produce, stress and fam-
ily responsibilities, gov-
ernment apathy
, poor ir-
rigation, a high debt
burden, corruption in
subsidies and crop fail-
ure owing to heavy rain
are the primary reasons
for farmer suicides.
Of the 1,875 suicides
in 2022, 981 farmers
were eligible for finan-
cial assistance from the
government, 439 were
not eligible and 455 were
under scrutiny
. At pre-
sent, the department is
paying Rs1 lakh to the
next of the kin of the
deceased family
.
Official records
showed that 188 farmers
ended their lives in Ya-
vatmal district this year.
However, if farmers’
leader Kishore Tiwari is
to be believed the num-
ber is 226. In 2021, 2,743
farmers committed sui-
cide, he added.
According to Tiwari,
while Shinde had as-
sured assistance, at the
grassroots level the gov-
ernmentmachinerywas
yet to reach farmers.
“We need a targeted ap-
proach in these dis-
tricts,” he said, adding
thatnocriticalmeasures
were taken in suicide-
prone districts.
UNFORTUNATE AVOIDABLE END
Region 2022 2021
Amravati 725 662
Aurangabad 661 532
Nashik 252 201
Nagpur 225 199
Pune 12 11
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
has decided to beau-
tify Gateway of India
and its adjoining are-
as under the Mumbai
beautification pro-
gramme.
The tourist attraction
will soon be illuminated
along with the beautifi-
cation of the area.
According to a BMC
official, the civic body is
going to spend Rs16
crore on the project.
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde had re-
cently taken a review of
development works in
Mumbai. Thereafter,
BMC Commissioner
Iqbal Singh Chahal an-
nounced a 16-point agen-
da for Mumbai beautifi-
cation. He also allotted
Rs1,705 crore for the pro-
ject, under which roads,
bridges, footpaths, traf-
fic islands, coasts and
gardens will be repaired
and beautified.
The BMC will also il-
luminate chowks and
will maintain greenery
in the city
.
Some of the promi-
nent places to be lit up
include the Bandra and
Mahim forts, Sewri-
andthe iconic Gateway
of India. The project
will be carried out in
phases and the BMC has
alreadydisbursedRs800
crore for the program’s
first leg. During the first
phase, illumination
worth Rs25 crore and
Rs15 crore will be done
at beaches and gardens,
respectively
.Chahalalso
emphasized that all the
work should be complet-
ed by the end of March
2023 and 50% work
should be completed by
the end of this year. He
also made it clear that
the work should be du-
rable, artistic and of
good quality
. In the first
phaseof thisproject,the
Gateway of India will be
decorated.
Gateway of India to regain its lost sheen and grandeur
RETURN TO GLORY
Civic officials say it will be illuminated
as part of a `16 crore beautification
drive around the iconic monument
The Gateway of India is lit up in the colours of the national flag for Indepndence Day. —FILE PHOTO
ENCROACHMENTS RAZED AS PART
OF MAHIM FORT RESTORATION PLAN
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC) on Thursday began razing encroach-
ments around the precinct of Mahim Fort, a
Grade-I heritage structure. The city civic body
has undertaken a project of restoring the Ma-
him fort which will reportedly be the first such
exercise since Independence. The restoration
is an extension of the BMC’s Mahim beach
beautification project. The BMC on Thursday
demolished 21 of the 267 residential structures
that had cropped up around the fort. The rest
will be demolished over the next month, of-
ficials stated on Friday.
Warehouse
owner
booked for
illegally
storing urea
First India Bureau
Thane (PTI): An of-
fence has been regis-
tered against the
owner of a warehouse
in Thane district for
allegedly illegally
storing neem-coated
urea worth Rs16.96
lakh, the police said
on Friday.
Neem-coated urea is
supplied to farmers at
subsidised prices and
one needs a permit from
the authorities to store,
distribute and sell it.
The police had raided
the Bhiwandi ware-
house last month and
seized 1,786 bags of the
fertilizer stored there il-
legally
, senior inspector
MadanBallalof theNar-
poli police station said.
By storing urea without
a due permit, the owner
of the warehouse had
cheated the government
and farmers, he said,
adding that the case was
registered on Thursday
,
after a laboratory con-
firmed the composition
of the seized stock.
An offence under sec-
tion 420 (cheating) of
the IPC and relevant
provisions of the Ferti-
liser Control Act and
Essential Commodities
Act has been registered,
the official said, adding
that no arrest has been
made in this regard yet.
JARGON DECODED

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
As a man casts off worn-out
garments and puts on
others that are new, so does
the soul cast off its worn-out
bodies and enter into others
that are new.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
‘Make In India’ record-breaker. $1
billion mobile phone exports in
September. Big success for Govt’s
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
that is scaling production jobs
and transforming India into a global
manufacturing hub.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Visited the Bharati School of
Telecommunication Technology
Management at @iitdelhi. The
institute is a part of the multi-institute
collaborative #5G testbed project led
by @iitmadras. #5G with plethora of
use cases across sectors will be a
force-multiplier for our economy.
TOP TWEETS
A SHORT RESPITE
FROM SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION IN
GYANVAPI CASE
he district court in
Varanasihasrejected
a plea by four Hindu
parties for carbon
dating of the pur-
ported Shivling in the Gyanvapi
mosque premises. The demand
forascientifictestbytheArchae-
ological Survey of India, as was
done in the case of Ayodhya, was
to confirm whether it was a Shiv-
ling or a fountain as was claimed
by the Muslim side. The order
has given the contentious issue a
rest, at least for the time being.
The district judge dismissed the
plea on the ground that the place
was sealed on the orders of the
Supreme Court and any scien-
tific investigation would inter-
fere with the SC order.
The district judge’s order does
not mean that the issue has been
resolved. All eyes will be on the
apex court whenever it decides to
take up the case. Also pending be-
fore SC is the Places of Worship
(Special Provision) Act of 1991
which, the Hindus claim violates
the principles of natural justice.
T
he Election Com-
mission of India
has once again
held back the an-
nouncement of
poll dates for Gujarat Assem-
bly
. While the EC gave details
of the poll schedule for
HimachalPradesh,itsaidthat
the dates for Gujarat after 40
days. In 2017 also the Election
Commissionwasscheduledto
announce poll dates for Guja-
rat and Himachal Pradesh on
October 12 but only an-
nounced the schedule for
Himachal Pradesh. Election
CommissionerOPRawatthen
defended the decision in a me-
dia interview saying that “the
model code of conduct would
disrupt flood relief opera-
tions”. Commenting on the
poll panel’s decision, senior
Congress leader P. Chidam-
baram had tweeted, “EC will
be recalled from its extended
holiday after Gujarat Govt.
has announced all conces-
sions and freebies.”
The de- linking of elections
in Himachal and Gujarat is
surprising as there is little
doubt about the BJP’s victory
in Gujarat. The ruling party
probablyneededmoretimefor
campaigning to ensure that it
won a three-fourths majority
.
In 2017 the party formed the
government in Gujarat for the
sixth consecutive time with 99
seats and 49.1 percent votes.
BJP’s main rival won 77 seats
with 41.4 percent votes, an in-
crease of 2.5 percent. Poll sce-
nario in Gujarat has changed
drastically with the Congress
staying away from campaign-
ing in the state. Having virtu-
ally conceded the match Its
focus is more on Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo march.
The Aam Aadmi Party is
eyeing the space being creat-
ed by the Congress. Arvind
Kejriwal and his team are go-
ing full throttle to take on the
ruling party they are banking
mainly on its Delhi model.
NO POLL DATES
YET FOR GUJARAT
The de- linking of
elections in Himachal and
Gujarat is surprising as
there is little doubt about
the BJP’s victory in
Gujarat. The ruling party
probably needed more
time for campaigning to
ensure that it won a
three-fourths majority
T
amajwadi Party (SP) founder
Mulayam Singh Yadav, who
was theleader of politicalma-
neuvers and the axis of the
politics of the opposition for
decades, never got away from
the political spectrum. Mu-
layam Singh Yadav, who was
onceamasterof thewrestling
arena, later proved to be a
master wrestler of the politi-
cal arena as well. He breathed
his last on Monday (October
10)atMedantaHospitalinGu-
rugram. Mulayam Singh,
popularly known as Netaji
among supporters, remained
activeinpoliticsfornearlysix
decades, and if he got famous
during this journey, he also
faced failure. But nothing
could affect his popularity
.
Early days and struggle
Born on November 22, 1939, in
a family of farmers in Saifai
village of Etawah district of
Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam was
active in student politics dur-
ing his early days. He taught
for some time in an inter-col-
lege after earning a degree in
PoliticalScience.Hewaselect-
ed MLA from Jaswant Nagar
seat for the first time in the
year1967.Hestronglyopposed
the declaration of emergency
in the country by the then In-
dira Gandhi government in
the year 1975. After the Emer-
gency ended in 1977, he be-
came the president of the Ut-
tar Pradesh unit of the Lok
Dal. Mulayam, who had an
unmatchedabilitytoknowthe
pulseof politics,waselectedto
the UP Legislative Council in
the year 1982 and during this
time, he was also the LoP in
the Upper House till 1985.
Was Defense Minister,
but UP remained his
political arena
He also created the most
prominent political clan of
the state. He was a 10-time
MLA and was also elected MP
for seven terms. At one time
he was also seen as a contend-
er for the post of PM. He was
a national leader for decades
but UP was mostly his politi-
cal arena. Influenced by so-
cialist leader Ram Manohar
Lohia, he started his political
journey in Uttar Pradesh and
became the CM of the state
thrice. Even after the Sama-
jwadi Party’s reins came into
the hands of Akhilesh Yadav
in the year 2017, Mulayam
Singh Yadav remained Netaji
for the party supporters and
his presence on the stage gave
hope to keep the Samajwadi
clan connected.
Mulayam specialized in
‘manipulative’ politics
Socialist Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav always kept the political
possibilitiesopenandhewasa
politician who used every op-
portunity
. Yadav, who was also
considered an expert in the
politics of manipulation, was
associated with many parties
from time to time.
When SP leader was called
‘Mullah Mulayam’
He became the Chief Minis-
ter of UP for the first time in
the year 1989. During this,
the Ram Janmabhoomi
movement gained momen-
tum while bringing the poli-
tics of the country and the
state under its influence. A
gathering of kar sevaks took
place in Ayodhya and on Oc-
tober 30, 1990, the police
opened fire, in which five kar
sevaks were killed. After this
incident, the then CM Mu-
layam Singh Yadav came un-
der the target of BJP and
other Hindutva organiza-
tions, and he was even called
‘Mullah Mulayam’.
Joining hands with
arch-rival BSP
In November 1993, Mulayam
Singh Yadav once again be-
came the CM of the state with
BSP’s support, but later his
government fell due to with-
drawal of support. After that
Yadav turned to national poli-
ticsandwontheLS polls from
Mainpuri in 1996. Mulayam
also briefly appeared as a
prime ministerial candidate
during the opposition parties’
attempts to create a non-BJP
alternative to the Congress.
However, he was made the De-
fence Minister in the United
Front government headed by
HD Deve Gowda. Sukhoi fight-
er aircraft deal with Russia
was also done during his ten-
ure. Later, Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav once again turned to poli-
tics of UP became CM for
the third time in the year 2003.
Mulayam was engaged
in uniting the family
till the last moment
Intheyear2016,thesplitstart-
ed in the Yadav family
. The
war of supremacy started be-
tweenthethenChief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle
Shivpal Singh Yadav and on
January 1, 2017, in the party’s
emergency national conven-
tion, Mulayam Singh was re-
placed by his son Akhilesh
Yadav as the party president.
However,MulayamSinghwas
made the patron of the party
.
Shivpal formed his own party
intheyear2018inthenameof
‘Pragatisheel Samajwadi Par-
ty’ after not getting proper
‘respect’ in the party
. During
this, Mulayam kept trying his
best to unite his clan.
Mulayam had
revolutionary qualities
since childhood
To know about the title
‘Dhartiputra’ (son of the soil)
given to Mulayam Singh, it is
necessary to throw light on
his political life. Mulayam
Singh Yadav, who was born
before independence, had the
quality of revolutionary
since childhood and this is
confirmed by the fact that he
had joined the rally against
the then Congress govern-
ment at the age of just 14.
7 times MLA from the
seat gifted by Guru
MulayamSingh’sfatherwant-
ed his son to become a wres-
tler but his luck didn’t want to
limithimtowrestling.In1962,
when Mulayam Singh had ar-
rived to participate in a wres-
tling competition. Mulayam’s
wrestling skills impressed
Chaudhary Nathu Singh Ya-
dav, who was present there,
and after which Nathu Singh
took Mulayam with him.
Nathu Singh had not only
made him meet Ram Mano-
har Lohia but also gave the
Jaswantnagar seat of UP to
his disciple as a gift and he
was asked to contest from
there in 1967. Nathu Singh
wasamemberof PrajaSocial-
ist Party
. Mulayam lived up to
his guru’s expectations and
won the election. Later, he
clinched the assembly polls
from this seat seven times.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
DHARTIPUTRA TO MULLAH MULAYAM
DECODING NETAJI’S JOURNEY
OF SAMAJWAD POWER
S
MOHD FAHAD
The writer is National Editor
at NewsBytes, and alumnus of
AJKMCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia
He started his political
journey in Uttar Pradesh
and became the Chief
Minister of the state thrice.
Even after the Samajwadi
Party’s reins came into the
hands of Akhilesh Yadav in
2017, Mulayam Singh
Yadav remained Netaji for
the party supporters and his
presence on the stage gave
hope to keep the Samajwadi
clan connected
After entering politics,
Mulayam Singh Yadav
focused on removing
social evils. Under this
effort, he had given a feast at
home to Valmiki Dalits at his
younger brother’s wedding in
Saifai. He also worked for the
backward SCs. Due to
becoming the voice of the
weaker sections of the
society, he came to be known
as ‘Dhartiputra’

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INDIA
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: There are a
total of seven ministers
including Chief Minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal in
the government of the
national capital Delhi.
One of these ministers,
Satyendra Jain, is
lodged in jail and the
other minister, Rajen-
dra Pal Gautam, has re-
signed. CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal himself has not
kept any ministry with
him. So, effectively,
there are only four min-
isters in the Delhi govt
right now. These four
ministers have all the
portfolios. Delhi’s Depu-
ty Chief Minister Man-
ish Sisodia officially
has 18 ministries, which
include all the big min-
istries like Home, Fi-
nance, Education, Pow-
er, Water, Urban Devel-
opment. Apart from
this, it has also been
written on the website
of Delhi Government
that all the depts which
have not been given to
any other minister are
also with Sisodia.
Recently, when Saty-
endra Jain was arrested
and was lodged in jail,
almost all his ministries
were given to Sisodia.
Now that Rajendra Pal
Gautam has resigned,
his ministries have also
been divided among the
remaining four minis-
ters. Then the question
is, will Arvind Kejriwal
expand his govt now?
Or will wait for Sisodia
to go to jail too? He him-
self has said many
times that Sisodia can
be arrested in the case
of liquor policy. How-
ever, informed sources
say that he will keep
Satyendra Jain as the
minister. A Dalit leader
can be made a minister
in place of Rajendra Pal
Gautam. In this con-
text, the name of Man-
golpuri MLA Rakhi
Birla, who is currently
the deputy Speaker, is
in the running. Apart
from this, names of
Karol Bagh MLA
Vishesh Ravi and Kon-
dli MLA Kuldeep Ku-
mar are also doing the
rounds.
Will Arvind Kejriwal expand his cabinet?
EXPANDING BASE
Priyanka vows to restore old
pensionschemeifvotedtopower
New Delhi (PTI): Con-
gress leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Fri-
day promised to re-
store the old pension
scheme for govern-
ment employees in
Himachal Pradesh if
her party was voted to
power in the Assembly
elections.
AICC general secre-
tary Vadra said this at
the ‘Parivartan Prati-
gya Rally’ held at Tho-
do Maidan in Himachal
Pradesh’s Solan.
She said the decision
to restore the old pen-
sion scheme and pro-
vide one lakh jobs to
unemployed youth
would be taken in the
first cabinet meeting if
the Congress was voted
to power in the state.
Earlier, Gandhi paid
obeisance at the Maa
Shoolini Temple in
Solan before formally
launching the Con-
gress’ election cam-
paign in the hill state.
She also released the
party’s election theme
song on the occasion.
PM MODI WILL HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT: RAHUL GANDHI
New Delhi (PTI): Former Congress
president Rahul Gandhi on Friday sought
to know from Prime Minister Narendra
Modi why inflation and unemployment
were at a high and said the government
will have to answer these questions.
“Why is inflation at a 35-year HIGH?
Why is unemployment at a 45-year
HIGH? Why are ‘Parathas’ being taxed at
18% GST? Why are farm tractors being
taxed at 12% GST? “Bharat Jodo Yatra
will keep asking you these questions and
more, Prime Minister. You will have to
answer,” Gandhi said on Twitter.
Priyanka Gandhi addresses ‘Parivartan Pratigya Rally’, in Solan on Friday.
‘NO CONGRES CHIEF
CAN KEEP GANDHI
FAMILY ALOOF’
Bhopal: Lok Sabha MP
and Congress presidential
poll candidate Shashi
Tharoor on Friday said
he was gladdened by the
reception he has got from
party workers in MP and
admitted he did not get
this kind of welcome in
some states. Tharoor is
contesting against veteran
colleague Mallikarjun
Kharge for the polls to the
party’s highest post.
TEWARI ON KHARGE:
CONG NEEDS A ‘SAFE
PAIR OF HANDS’
New Delhi: Congress
leader Manish Tewari on
Thursday said that the
party needs a “safe pair of
hands” and a “composed
personality” in the form
of Mallikarjun Kharge who
can provide “stability” to
the party as the president.
He extended support to
Kharge’s candidature for
the top post in the party.
‘Are we forcing our
daughters?’,saysOwaisi
New Delhi: Reacting to
the split verdict given by
the SC on petitions chal-
lenging the Karnataka
hijab ban, AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi has
slammed the Centre for
‘’forcing the Muslim
girls to remove their hi-
jab.’’Reactingtothesplit
verdict given by the top
court on the hijab ban,
Owaisi said, “if Muslim
women want to cover
their heads, it does not
mean, they are covering
their intellect.”
He further alleged,
“They say that Muslims
are forcing little chil-
dren to wear hijab. Are
we really forcing our
girls?” The AIMIM lead-
er went on to say, “Let
our daughters wear hi-
jab, you wear your bi-
kini if you like…”
During his interac-
tion with a gathering at
the Golconda Fort, he
also sought to question
whether hijab shows the
‘backwardness’ of Mus-
lims and whether Mus-
lim women are not con-
tributing to the develop-
ment of the country
.
“If you come to Hy-
derabad, you will see the
most notorious drivers
are our sisters. Don’t
even put your vehicle
behind them. No, this is
from my personal expe-
rience. I tell my driver to
be careful. Sit behind
them on the motorcycle
wearing a helmet and
then you will under-
stand whether they are
being forced,” Owaisi
said in his speech.
Referring to the Kar-
nataka hijab ban row,
Owaisi said, “When a
Hindu, a Sikh and a
Christian student is al-
lowed to enter the class-
room with their reli-
gious clothing and a
Muslim is stopped, what
do they think of the
Muslim student? Obvi-
ously, they will think
Muslims are below us.”
Amid the raging hi-
jab row, Owaisi said that
“One day, a girl wearing
a hijab will be the PM of
India. It is my dream”.
Centre
upgrades
Assam CMs
security to Z+
Assam (ANI): The Cen-
tral Reserve Police
Force (CRPF), which is
currently providing
Sarma ‘Z’ category se-
curity, will now facili-
tate him with ‘Z+’ cate-
gory security
.
Sources said that the
move comes after the
security arrangement
for Sarma was reviewed
intheMinistryof Home
Affairs (MHA) in con-
sultation with the Cen-
tral Security Agency
and it has been decided
to upgrade his present
‘Z’ category CRPF secu-
rity cover in North-
Eastern region to ‘Z+’
category CRPF security
cover on all India basis.
The MHA has re-
quested the CRPF to
provide ‘Z+’ category
security cover to Sarma
on all India basis, said
the sources.
CJI UU LALIT RECUSES TO HEAR BS
YEDIYURAPPA’S PLEA IN LAND CASE
SUPREME COURT REJECTS URGENT HEARING
OF PLEAS OVER POLITICAL FREEBIES
New Delhi: CJI UU Lalit on Friday recused from hearing
former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa’s plea challenging
Karnataka HC order restoring the criminal complaint against
him in alleged forgery of documents over the withdrawal of
approval for a parcel of land in the state. CJI Lalit directed
to list the matter after Diwali before an appropriate bench
of the SCin which he is not a member. The SC was hearing
Yediyurappa’s plea challenging the Karnataka HC order dated
January 5, 2021 whereby the HC has restored a criminal
complaint against B S Yediyurappa, former minister for
industries Murugesh R Nirani and one more accused.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that there
was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies
promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
The petition seeking an urgent hearing of the plea was
mentioned for urgent hearing before the Supreme Court
today. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay mentioned the matter
before a bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justices
Hemant Gupta saying elections are to be announced in
Gujarat and parties are making irresponsible promises. CJI
Lalit then said there is no urgent hearing and asked to send
the files of the case to his chamber.
IN THE COURTYARD
SC DISMISSES
PLEAS OF
WHATSAPP-META
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Friday upheld
the Delhi High Court
order, which dismissed
the appeals filed by
WhatsApp and Facebook
(now Meta) challenging
a single judge bench
order refusing to stay the
Competition Commission
of India’s (CCI) probe
into alleged abuse of
dominant position
practices by WhatsApp in
connection with its 2021
privacy policy.
NO DIVORCE UNDER
ARTICLE 1 42 IF ONE
SIDE UNWILLING: SC
New Delhi: The SC has
said that it would not
use its power under
Article 142 to annul a
marriage, when the wife
is willing to give the
marriage one more “try”,
however the husband
claimed an irretrievable
breakdown of marriage.
A bench was informed
that the couple stayed
together only for 40
days and they have been
living separately for
almost two years now.
When a Hindu, a Sikh and a Christian student
is allowed to enter the classroom with their
religious clothing and a Muslim is stopped,
what do they think of the Muslim student? Obviously,
they will think Muslims are below us.
—Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief
ANTI-TERROR EXERCISE CONCLUDES
Representatives of India during the 38th meeting of Council of Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), in New Delhi on Friday. Other
member countries of SCO RATS; Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, also attended the meeting. —PHOTO BY PTI
Guwahati (ANI):
Droupadi Murmu, the
President of India, who
is on a two-day tour to
Assam visited the shak-
tipeeth Kamakhya Tem-
ple in Guwahati this
morning. This is her
maiden visit to the state
since assuming office.
She prayed at the tem-
ple and sought blessings
for the well-being and
welfare of everyone. As-
sam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
and Governor Jagdish
Mukhi accompanied
President Murmu to the
temple situated atop
Nilachal Hills.
“Honoured to accom-
pany Hon’ble President
Smt Droupadi Murmj
ji, who is on a 2-day vis-
it to Assam, to the Kam-
akhya Temple along
with Hon’ble Governor
Prof Jagdish Mukhi.
We sought blessings
from Maa Kamakhya
and prayed for the well-
being and welfare of
everyone,” Assam
Chief Minister Himan-
ta Biswa Sarma tweeted
after the temple visit.
President Droupadi Murmu with her daughter Itishri Murmu
offering prayers at Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati on Friday.
Prez visits shaktipeeth Kamakhya Temple
Assam CM Guv accompanied
President Murmu to the temple
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
Nuclear sub INS Arihant
test fires ballistic missile
New Delhi: India’s
strategic strike subma-
rine INS Arihant car-
ried out successful
launch of a ballistic
missile on Friday, the
defence ministry said.
The missile was test-
ed to a predetermined
range and it impacted
the target area in the
Bay of Bengal. “The
successful user train-
ing launch of the SLBM
(submarine launched
ballistic missile) by INS
Arihant is significant to
prove crew competency
and validate the SSBN
programme, a key ele-
ment of India’s nuclear
deterrence capability,”
the ministry said.
“A robust, survivable
and assured retaliatory
capability is in keeping
with India’s policy to
have ‘credible mini-
mum deterrence’ that
underpins its ‘No First
Use’ commitment,” it
said in a statement.
IT conducts raid at premises of
JD(U) chief’s close aide in Patna
Patna (ANI): The In-
come Tax (IT) depart-
ment on Friday con-
ducted raids at multiple
locations in Bihar’s
Patna, including the
Shivpuri, Patel Nagar,
and Boring Road prem-
ises of builder Gabbu
Singh.
Builder Gabbu Singh
is a close aide of the na-
tional president of Ja-
nata Dal (United) Rajiv
Ranjan alias Lalan Sin-
gh. Details in this mat-
ter are awaited as the IT
raids are currently un-
derway
.
The development has
come months after JDU
chief Nitish Kumar
broke the party’s alli-
ance with Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party and joined
hands with the opposi-
tion to form a “Maha-
gathbandhan” alliance
in the state and took
oath as Bihar CM for the
eighth time.
It was in 2020 when
the BJP-JDU won the
election in alliance with
each other in Bihar and
Nitish Kumar was made
the chief minister de-
spite BJP being the sin-
gle largest party
.
Lalan Singh

06
INDIA
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The way
the central agencies
are laying siege to the
Soren family in
Jharkhand, similarly,
Lalu Prasad’s family is
being laid siege upon in
Bihar. Lalu Prasad’s
troubles in the fodder
scam seemed to be end-
ing, so now the entire
family has been entan-
gled in the alleged scam
of job for land. The dis-
proportionate assets
case is also pending
against almost all the
members of the family.
The latest case is of
land for job, which is
from the time when
Lalu Prasad was Rail-
way Minister i.e. before
2009. Central agencies
have started action in
this matter after a dec-
ade and a half.
The CBI had regis-
tered a case in May this
year in the case of giv-
ing jobs in lieu of land.
Since then, the names
of about one and a half
dozen people have
come in it.
Along with many
railway officials, the
names of Lalu Prasad,
Rabri Devi, Misa Bhar-
ti and Hima Yadav are
also in it. Bhola Yadav,
who was a close aide of
Lalu Prasad in the
same case, has been ar-
rested and the CBI is
interrogating Tejashwi
Yadav’s close aide San-
jay Yadav. The sword is
also hanging over
Tejashwi Yadav in a
case of IRCTC, a rail-
way related company.
If the agency has ar-
rested one accused in
this case, then natural-
ly the sword of arrest is
hanging on the rest of
the accused as well.
Is Lalu’s family being surrounded by agencies?
WATCHFUL EYES
Yogi visits flood-hit villages,
says ready to serve public
Maharajganj (ANI):
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Friday visited
the flood-affected villag-
es of Maharajganj and
Gorakhpurdistrictsand
distributed relief mate-
rials to the floods vic-
tims.
He also conducted an
aerial survey of flood-
affected areas. CM Yogi
saidthattheadministra-
tion has been instructed
todistributerelief mate-
rialstotheflood-affected
familiesonawarfooting
so that no one has to suf-
fer. The officials have
beendirectedtoimmedi-
ately provide compensa-
tion of Rs 4 lakh to the
families of the flood vic-
tims.
“For the first time in
October, we all have to
face the tragedy of un-
timelyfloods.Facingthe
challenge of disaster
firmly
,thedoubleengine
government of the Cen-
tre and the state is en-
gaged in the service of
thepeople,”hesaid.Yogi
further said that all the
possible help is being
provided to every flood-
affected person and en-
sured no shortages of
any kind.
He also met flood-af-
fected victims in Maha-
rajganj and Sahjanwa
and distributed flood-
relief material among
them. CM reviewed the
situation arising out of
incessant rainfall in the
state in the last few
days. The Chief Minis-
ter has directed the
Group of Ministers to
immediately visit the
districts under their
charge and extend their
cooperation in relief
and rescue works to the
flood-affected parts of
the state.
In a high-level meet-
ing chaired by CM Yogi,
instructions were is-
sued to expedite the re-
lief and rehabilitation
work in all the districts
affected by heavy rains.
CM Yogi also ordered to
keep the District Con-
trol Room functional
24x7 under the leader-
ship of Joint Magistrate
level officers.
Administration instructed to distribute relief materials to the flood-affected families
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath distributes relief material to the flood-affected people, in Gorakhpur.
“GOVT NOT RUNNING ZOMATO, COLLECT YOUR RELIEF
MATERIALS”: UTTAR PRADESH DM TO FLOOD-HIT PEOPLE
Ambedkar Nagar (ANI):
At a time when Uttar
Pradesh is reeling under
a flood situation, its
Ambedkar Nagar District
Magistrate’s (DM) video
with local people went
viral where the official
is heard saying that
the government is not
running “Zomato” to
provide door-to-door
service or relief materials
to people in the flood-hit
areas. “...If you need,
you will be provided with
chlorine tablets, and a
doctor will come to see
when one falls sick, this
is the reason why flood
posts are established,”
the DM said.
Expert committee
holds first meeting
New Delhi (ANI): The
first meeting of the
four-membered com-
mittee to examine the
World Health Organisa-
tion’s report regarding
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd was held on
Thursday
.
The committee com-
prises of technical ex-
perts Dr YK Gupta, Vice
Chairperson of the
Standing National Com-
mittee on Medicines
(chair), Dr Pragya Ya-
dav, Indian Council of
Medical Research- Na-
tional Institute of Virol-
ogy (ICMR -NIV) in
Pune, Dr Arti Bahl, Di-
vision of Epidemiology
,
National Centre for Dis-
ease Control (NCDC) in
New Delhi, and AK
Pradhan, JDC(I) in Cen-
tral Drugs Standard
Control Organisation
(CDSCO). According to
the sources from Union
Health Ministry
, the ex-
perts here discussed
and intensified the in-
vestigation into the
matter. Notably
, the pro-
duction of cough syr-
ups by Maiden Pharma-
ceuticals was suspend-
ed on Wednesday, how-
ever, its lab report is
awaited.
“The government is
alerted and has formed
a committee. Produc-
tion of cough syrups by
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd has been sus-
pended, and its lab re-
port is awaited. A four-
member expert commit-
tee has been formed to
investigate the report
sent by WHO,” official
sources said.
According to reports,
Atlanta-based Atlantic
Pharmaceuticals Com-
pany Ltd which has per-
mission to export medi-
cines to West Africa’s
Gambia had ordered
combined cough syrup
bottles that were pur-
chased from Maiden
Pharmaceuticals limit-
ed. “From the prelimi-
nary inquiry of CDSCO,
it has been revealed that
Maiden Pharmaceuti-
cals Ltd is a manufac-
turer licensed by the
State Drug Controller
for the product’s Pro-
methazine Oral Solu-
tion BP, Kofexnalin
Baby cough syrup, Ma-
Koff Baby Cough Syrup
and MaGrip n Cold Syr-
up under reference, and
holds manufacturing
permission for these
products for export
only
,” the sources said.
Govt is alerted and has formed a com-
mittee. Production of cough syrups by
Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd has been
suspended, and its lab report is awaited.
—Official sources said
Lalu Prasad Yadav former Bihar Chief Minister
‘DRUGS WORTH
`900 cr SEIZED
SINCE MAY 2021’
HOPE IT IS SEEN
SERIOUSLY: MEA
ON AUS STABBING
GYANVAPI CASE:
COURT HINDU
SIDE’S PLEA
FISHERMAN WINS
`70 L LOTTERY
IN KERALA
Guwahati (ANI):
Assam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Friday claimed that
drugs worth Rs 900
crore were seized and
a total of 6,800 people
have been arrested in
the state since May
2021. “To make Assam
a drug-free state, the
Assam government
is continuing its war
against Drugs. Drugs
worth Rs 900 cr seized
and 6,800 persons
arrested in Assam since
May 2021,” said CM.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) said
on Friday the high
commission in Can-
berra is in touch with
the local authorities
over an incident of
stabbing of an Indian
student in Australia
and expects action
to be taken against
the perpetrators.MEA
spokesperson Arindam
Bagchi said a suspect
has been taken into
custody in connection
with the incident.
Varanasi (ANI): Hindu
side will approach the SC
against the Varanasi court’s
verdict refusing to allow a
‘scientific investigation’ of
the purported ‘Shivling’,
claiming to be found on
the Gyanvapi mosque
premises. The Hindu side
demanded carbon dating
of the structure they
claimed to be a Shivling
found inside the Gyanvapi
Mosque’s wazukhana.
However, the Muslim side
said that the structure
found was a ‘fountain’.
The Hindu side had then
submitted an application
on September 22.
Kollam (Agencies):
Barely hours after he
received an attach-
ment notice from a
bank in respect of his
house for default on
loan repayment, a fish
seller from Kerala was
able to heave a sigh
of relief as he won the
`70 lakh Akshaya lot-
tery of the state gov-
ernment. Pookunju, on
October 12, began his
day as usual and while
on the way to collect
the fish which he sells
during the day.
GOA (Agencies): The Goa Police on Friday ar-
rested one person for allegedly recording video
of a girl while she was taking a bath in the Girls
Hostel washroom. Panaji Police inspector Nikhil
Palekar told IANS that
the accused person,
identified as Cipson
Gomes, 25, has been
arrested. Responding
to a question, Palekar
said that the accused
person climbed the
building using pipes and then recorded video while
the complainant was taking a bath. “The accused
person has been arrested,” he said. Police are
further investigating the case.
ONE HELD IN GOA FOR RECORDING
VIDEO OF GIRL IN HOSTEL BATHROOM
CRUCIAL READ
5th Vande Bharat train by Nov 2022
New India (ANI): The
5th Vande Bharat Train
will begin operations
from November 10 on
the Chennai-Bengaluru-
Mysuru route.
The first Vande
Bharat Express train
was flagged off on Feb-
ruary 15, 2019, on the
New Delhi-Kanpur-Alla-
habad-Varanasi route.
The government has
dedicated significant ef-
forts towards strength-
ening the ‘Make in In-
dia’ campaign, and
Vande Bharat Express
is one of the success sto-
ries.
In his address to the
nation on August 15,
2021, from the ramparts
of the Red Fort, Prime
Minister Modi an-
nounced that during the
75 weeks of the Amrit
Mahotsav of Independ-
ence, 75 Vande Bharat
trains will connect eve-
rycornerof thecountry
.
On Thursday, PM
Modi flagged off the in-
augural run of the
fourthVandeBharatEx-
press from Amb Andau-
ra, Una to New Delhi.
Train No. 22447/22448
New Delhi- Amb Andau-
ra- New Delhi Vande
Bharat Express shall
commence its regular
service from 19th Octo-
ber 2022.
For the first time in
October, we all have to
face the tragedy of un-
timely floods. Facing
the challenge of disas-
ter firmly, the double
engine government of
the Centre and the
state is engaged in the
service of the people
—Yogi Adityanath,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Saibaba’s ...
and acquitted them.
One of the five died
pending hearing of the
appeal.
The bench directed
for the convicts to be re-
leased forthwith from
jail unless they are ac-
cused in any other case.
In March 2017, a ses-
sions court in Gadchi-
roli district had con-
victed Saibaba and oth-
ers, including a journal-
ist and a Jawaharlal
Nehru University
(JNU) student for al-
leged Maoist links and
for indulging in activi-
ties amounting to wag-
ing war against the
country
.
Murji Patel, ....
after the HC direction,
but she collected the ac-
ceptance letter this
morning,” an official
said on Friday
.
Latke had submitted
her resignation letter to
the civic body on Octo-
ber 03. She moved the
high court since it
hadn’t been accepted
till October 12 despite
repeated requests.
The high court had
on Thursday directed
the Mumbai civic body
to accept her resigna-
tion.
No consensus
between Punjab and
Haryana over SYL
Chandigarh(Agencies):
A meeting to discuss
the contentious Sut-
lej Yamuna Link
(SYL) canal issue
was held here today
between Punjab
Chief Minister Bhag-
want Mann and his
Haryana counter-
part Manohar Lal
Khattar.
Reportedly
, the two
failed to arrive at a
consensus on the
construction of SYL
canal. They will now
meet Union Water
Resources Minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and brief
him about the meet-
ing. The meeting was
held after the SC re-
cently nudged them
to meet and find an
amicable solution.
Addressing media af-
ter the meeting, Pun-
jab CM Bhagwant
Mann said he had a
long discussion with
Haryana CM and his
team. “I put across
Punjab’s side very
strongly
,”heclaimed.
Punjab and Haryana CM Bhagwant Mann and Manohar
Lal Khattar in a meeting to discuss the Sutlej Yamuna Link
canal issue, in Chandigarh on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the flagging off ceremony of the
Vande Bharat Express. —FILE PHOTO
IITs are repositories bridge to the
future: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi (Agencies):
Union Minister for Edu-
cation and Skill Devel-
opment and Patron-in-
Chief of IInvenTiv
Dharmendra Pradhan,
on Friday, inaugurated
IInvenTiv - the first-ever
all-IITs R and D show-
case at the Indian Insti-
tute of Technology
, Del-
hi. The two-day event
that would conclude on
October 15 would bring
academia and industry
under one roof to show-
case India’s global R and
D strength.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at inauguration
ceremony of IInvenTiv in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
TO EXAMINE WHO CLAIMS
LONG-PENDING ISSUE
—FILE PHOTO
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business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Sowing of rabi
crops, especially oilseeds
and pulses, has begun
across the country and
about 7.34 lakh hectare
has been covered so far,
according to the agricul-
ture ministry data re-
leased on Friday. Wheat is
the main rabi (winter)
crop but its sowing data
has not yet been reported
from states, it said. Rabi
crops are sown from Oc-
tober, immediately after
the southwest monsoon is
over and harvesting is
done in April/May. The
government has not yet
announced MSP of rabi
crops for the 2022-23
crop year. —PTI
New Delhi: The govern-
ment’s wheat stock is
11% higher than the buff-
er norm at 227.46 lakh
tonne at the beginning of
this month, according to
the Food Ministry data.
However, the wheat stock
in state-run FCI is at five
year low due to a 57%
drop in procurement ow-
ing to a fall in production
and aggressive buying by
private traders for export
purposes. In the case of
rice, the stocks are more
than double the buffer
norm at 283.9 lakh tonne
as of October 1. —PTI
CENTRE’S WHEAT
STOCK 11% HIGHER
THAN BUFFER NORM
SOWING OF RABI
CROPS, ESPECIALLY
MUSTARD, BEGINS
Bengaluru: Bharat Petro-
leum Corporation Limited
(BPCL) has aimed to con-
vert its 7,000 conventional
retail outlets into energy
stations providing multi-
ple fueling options includ-
ing electric vehicle (EV)
charging facility, in the
medium to long term.
BPCL on Friday an-
nounced the launch of EV
fast-charging stations on
two corridors in the
southern region -- Banga-
lore-Chennai and Banga-
lore-Mysore-Coorg High-
way. —PTI
BPCL TO CONVERT
RETAIL OUTLETS INTO
ENERGY STATIONS
New Delhi: Gold price fell
by `261 to `51,098 per
10 grams in the national
capital on Friday amid a
decline in the prices of
yellow metal in the inter-
national market, accord-
ing to HDFC Securities. In
the previous trade, the
precious metal had closed
at `51,359 per 10 grams.
Silver also declined by
`692 to `57,477 per kilo-
gram from `58,169 per
kg. In the international
market, gold was trading
lower at $1,665.2 per
ounce while silver was
down at $18.95 per
ounce. —PTI
GOLD PRICES FALL
`26; SILVER ALSO
DECLINES BY `692
07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,098.00 261.00 0.51 (Per 10g)
SILVER 57,477.00 692.00 1.20 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.32 0.08 0.09
GBPINR 92.55 0.76 0.82
CURRENCIES
*Rates till the edition went to print.
ALIA BHATT TO EXPAND
ED-A-MAMMA BIZ TO
UAE, EUROPE NEXT YEAR
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Alia
Bhatt has said that she plans
to expand her fashion direct-
to-consumer
(D2C) startup
Ed-a-Mamma’s
business
to UAE and
Europe next year. The actor said
that Ed-a-Mamma is her first
entrepreneurial venture which
focuses on sustainable cloth-
ing for kids at affordable price
points. “I would like to focus
on expanding outside India
and add more categories to the
brand. We started with a kids
wear brand and are launching
maternity wear this year. —PTI
DISCOMS’ AGGREGATE
LOSS RISES 66% TO
`50,281 CR IN 2020-21
New Delhi: Aggregate losses
of power distribution utilities or
discoms increased by 66% to
`50,281 crore
in 2020-21 as
compared to
the previous
year, a report
by state-run Power Finance
Corporation said. ‘The Report
on Performance of Power Utili-
ties in 2020-21’ unveiled also
stated that overall ATC losses
of discome deteriorated from
20.73% in 2019-20 to 22.32%
in 2020-21. Aggregate losses
of discoms increased from
`30,203 crore in 2019-20 to
`50,281 crore in 2020-21.—PTI
OTHER STORIES
PACKED, FROZEN PARATHA ‘QUITE DIFFERENT’ FROM
ROTI; ATTRACTS 18% TAX: GST APPELLATE AAR
New Delhi: Packed frozen ‘Paratha’ is not ‘roti or chapatti’ as it
requires further cooking before consumption and despite wheat
flour being the ‘common thread’ there are other ingredients used in
making parathas, said an order by the Gujarat Appellate Authority
for Advance Ruling. Such parathas,
whether named Malabar, Mixed
vegetable, Onion, Methi, Alu, Laccha,
Mooli or Plain, have ingredients like
margarine, salt, emulsifying agent, oil,
potato, peas, cauliflower, coriander
powder, bread improver and water,
apart from wheat flour, which make ‘quite different’ from plain roti or
chapatti and hence are not eligible for 5 per cent Goods and Services
Tax (GST) rate, the ruling said. —PTI
FM: INDIA WILL COME OUT OF
CURRENT GLOBAL TURMOIL
Washington (PTI): Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman has exuded
confidence that India will
come out of the current
global turmoil and move on
the path of sustained re-
covery on the back of rapid
digitisation and steps tak-
en by the government.
She said India has been
able to set up a global
benchmark in digitisation
in areas of payment,
healthcare, education and
regulatory compliances,
and this is a confidence
booster for the economy
.
The economy and busi-
nesses are doing well be-
cause of steps taken by the
government in last two
years, Sitharaman said.
“I would think that the
economy’s revival is on a
sustained path,” she said,
adding that the govern-
ment has taken on board
the impact of the global
turmoil on demand, ex-
ports, and the rupee vis-a-
vis the US dollar.
“There is a sense of con-
fidence in India that we
will go through this and we
will be able to still perform.
It’s because of the way in
which technology has been
used for the public good,”
she said.
She further said the
credit availability is no
longer an issue as even
small businesses are get-
ting loans sitting at home.
These are actually great
lubricants when the econo-
my is looking to find ways
in which it can come out of
the lockdown or the diffi-
culties of a largely extrane-
ous problem, she said.
Sitharaman said India’s
public goods are available
for countries which need
them. “For example, be-
cause of CoWIN, Indians
travelling abroad don’t
need any paper to show
they’re vaccinated. They
can show it on phone. Now,
CoWIN app is available for
any country which wants
to use it.”
Sitharaman said the
push for digitisation be-
tween 2014 and 2019 helped
fight the economic crisis
during COVID-19 and
thereafter as well.
“The push that was given
between 2014 and 2019 actu-
ally has helped us. And
helped us in many unbe-
lievable ways. We were able
to provide relief immedi-
ately during the long lock-
down,” she said.
Similarly, the public dis-
tribution system was digit-
ised and during this period,
India also brought in One
Nation One Ration Card
scheme.
“We believe that the tar-
get approach was possible
because we were techno-
logically well-networked.
INDIA’S 5G IS INDIGENOUS, CAN PROVIDE TO
OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL: SITHARAMAN
Washington (PTI): India has launched its indigenously developed 5G
infrastructure and is ready to share it with other countries as well,
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday (Friday
IST). “The story (of India’s 5G) is yet to reach the public,” Sithara-
man said. “The 5G that we’ve launched in our country is completely
standalone,” she said. “There could be some parts coming from, say,
countries like (South) Korea, but (not) coming from somebody else.
So complete indigenous technology that we can now provide 5G (to
any country) who wants it,” she said. “So, our 5G is not imported
from somewhere else. It’s our own product,” Sitharaman said.
WHAT NIRMALA
SITHARAMAN SAID
z India has been able to
set a global benchmark
in digitisation in areas
of payment, healthcare,
education and regulatory
compliances, and this is a
confidence booster for eco
z The economy and
businesses are doing well
because of steps taken by the
government in last two years
ACT NOW TO
BRING DOWN
INFLATION: IMF
Washington (PTI): The
International Monetary
Fund on Friday urged pol-
icy makers across the
world to act now to bring
down inflation, put in
place responsible fiscal
policy, safeguard financial
stability and carry reforms
to address climate change,
make digitalisation work
for people and address in-
equality
.
Speaking to reporters
IMF Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva said,
“The IMF is working with
our 190 members on these
issues. Our economic anal-
ysis is front and centre to
help countries navigate
this complex environment
and avoid policy mistakes.”
Describing it as a diffi-
cult global environment,
Georgieva said the world
economy has been hit by
one shock after another.
They continue to harm
people’s lives and they have
caused a cost-of-living cri-
sis, she noted.
‘India will do everthing to
ensure energy security’
Jaipur (PTI): Reacting to
the decision of Organisa-
tion of Petroleum Export-
ing Countries (OPEC) to
cut oil production by 2 mil-
lion barrels per day, Union
Minister Hardeep Singh
Puri on Friday said India
will do all that is required
to ensure its energy secu-
rity and affordability
.
He said if required, In-
dia will go for diversifica-
tion of energy sources.
“This is their
(OPEC’s) sovereign
right what they want
to do but equally it is
my job to point out
that all actions
have consequences, in-
tended or unintended. In-
dia will be able to navigate
through the situation with
confidence,” the petroleum
and natural gas minister
said. “We will not allow
any shortages to come in.
The government will do
all that is required to en-
sure energy security and
affordability
,” he said. Puri
said as per the esti-
mate of the sector,
consumption of
fuel will increase
and 25% of the
global demand in
next 20 years will
be from India.
UK‘nolongerworkingtoDiwalideadline’
London (PTI): The free
trade agreement (FTA) ne-
gotiations with India are
no longer working towards
a Diwali deadline, UK
Trade Secretary Kemi Bad-
enoch has confirmed.
During a visit to a Scotch
whisky distillery on Thurs-
day
, the Cabinet minister in
charge of the FTA negotia-
tions at the Department for
International Trade (DIT)
said the deal being lined up
with India would bring
great wins for the industry
as the steep tariffs of up to
150% are set to be slashed.
However, while the nego-
tiations are progressing
well, signing a draft agree-
ment by October 24 is no
longer the goal.
“We are close. We’re still
working on a deal. One of
the things that has changed
is that we are no longer
working to the Diwali dead-
line,” Badenoch told BBC.
“We’ve closed a lot of
chapters (the sections for
the negotiating text). The
negotiations are progress-
ing well. But we want to
focus on the quality of the
deal rather than the speed
of the deal. Given the
changes that have taken
place – not just in govern-
ment but the mourning pe-
riod (for the Queen) and so
on, it makes sense for us to
focus on the deal rather
than the day,” she said.
This marks the first of-
ficial confirmation that
both sides are no longer
considering Diwali as the
closing date for the major-
ity of the deal, with the DIT
previously only saying that
the government “won’t sac-
rifice quality for speed”.
The Diwali timeline had
been announced by for-
mer PM Boris Johnson
during his India visit in
April and it was widely ex-
pected that it would prove
a tight deadline.
ELUSIVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
TIMELINE SET BY
EX-PM JOHNSON
z The Diwali timeline had
been announced by former
Prime Minister Boris
Johnson during his India
visit in April
` FALLS 8 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 82.32 AGAINST $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 82.32 (pro-
visional) against the US dollar on Friday, as a firm American currency
and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened
at 82.26 and finally settled at 82.32 against the American currency,
registering a decline of 8 paise over its previous close. During the
day, the local unit witnessed
a high of 82.12 and a low of
82.43 against the greenback.
On Thursday, the local currency
had settled at 82.24 against
the US dollar. Meanwhile, the
dollar index advanced 0.56% to
112.99. Global oil benchmark
Brent crude futures fell 0.75%.
MARKETS REBOUND
SHARPLY AMID FIRM
GLOBAL TRENDS
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks Sensex and
Nifty ended over 1% higher
on Friday, helped by heavy
buying in Infosys and
banking stocks amid a ral-
ly in global stock markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
jumped 684.64 points or
1.20% to settle at 57,919.97.
During the day, it rallied
1,199.79 points or 2.09% to
58,435.12.
Similarly, the broader
NSE Nifty climbed 171.35
points or 1.01% to end at
17,185.70. From the Sensex
components, Infosys
jumped nearly 4 per cent,
followed by HDFC Bank,
HDFC, HCL Technologies,
Larsen Toubro, ICICI
Bank, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, Bajaj Finance and
State Bank of India.
TOP GAINERS
ON FRIDAY
z From the Sensex
components, Infosys
jumped nearly 4 per cent,
followed by HDFC Bank,
HDFC, HCL Technologies,
Larsen Toubro, ICICI
Bank, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, Bajaj Finance and
State Bank of India
New Delhi (PTI): The
wholesale price-based in-
flation declined to a
18-month low of 10.7% in
September, as prices of
food, fuel and manufac-
tured items softened.
Although the wholesale
price index (WPI) based in-
flation declined for the
fourth consecutive month,
it continued to remain in
double digit for the 18th
month since April 2021.
“Inflation in September,
2022 is primarily contrib-
uted by rise in prices of
mineral oils, food articles,
crude petroleum natural
gas, chemicals chemical
products, basic metals,
electricity, textiles etc. As
compared to the corre-
sponding month of the pre-
vious year,” an official
statement said.
The wholesale inflation
was 12.41% in August and
11.80% in September last
year. This year, WPI
touched a record high of
15.88% in May
.
Economists say the grad-
ual month-on-month de-
cline in WPI is mainly due
to moderation in commod-
ity prices and pegged infla-
tion to come down further
with overall recovery mo-
mentum and weaker out-
look on commodity prices.
Inflation in food articles
in Sept eased to 11.03%.
WPI inflation eases to 18-month
low of 10.7 percent in September
MAJOR TALKING
POINTS
z Although the wholesale
price index (WPI) based
inflation declined for the
fourth consecutive month, it
continued to remain in double
digit for the 18th month since
April 2021
z The wholesale inflation was
12.41% in August and 11.80%
in September last year. This
year, WPI touched a record
high of 15.88% in May
z Inflation in food articles in
Sept eased to 11.03%, against
12.37% in Aug. But inflation in
vegetables rose to 39.66%

First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) on Friday
opposed the bail plea
of former Maharash-
tra home minister
Anil Deshmukh in a
corruption case
against him.
The Bombay High
Court had last week
granted bail to the
71-year-old NCP leader,
who was arrested last
November in a money
laundering case being
probed by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
and is currently lodged
in Arthur Road Jail.
Thereafter, Deshmukh
had approached the spe-
cial CBI court for bail in
the corruption case.
Inhisplea,Deshmukh
claimed that former
Mumbai police commis-
sioner Param Bir Singh
and dismissed cop
Sachin Waze were “in
cahoots”andhadpassed
the buck to him to save
their skins.
The plea also ques-
tioned the credibility of
the statements on which
theCBI’scasewasbased.
Appearing for the
probe agency
, additional
public prosecutor Ash-
ishChavansaid,“Weare
opposing his bail tooth
and nail. We have op-
posedallthecontentions
made in the bail plea.”
Earlier, Param Bir
Singh had alleged that
Deshmukh, the then
statehomeminister,had
directed police person-
nel to collect Rs100 crore
per month from restau-
rants and bars in the
city
.
Deshmukh refuted
the allegations, but had
to step down from his
post after the Bombay
High Court directed the
CBI to register a case
against him.
According to the in-
vestigative body, a pre-
liminary inquiry had
revealed that the ac-
cused and others had al-
legedly attempted to
takeundueadvantageof
their public duties.
The next hearing on
the plea will be held on
October 18.
The other accused in
thecaseareDeshmukh’s
aides Sanjeev Palande
and Kundan Shinde.
08
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CRUCIAL READ
COMPLETE FACELIFT
WORKS BY JAN 15,
SAYS TMC CHIEF
COP ACCUSED OF
BRIBERY IN DOWRY
CASE ACQUITTED
Thane: An office of a ball
bearing manufacturing
company in Thane city
was destroyed in a fire
that broke out there in
the wee hours of Friday,
a civic official said. The
incident occurred around
2 am in the company
located on Pokhran Road
number-2, he said,
adding that nobody was
injured. It took them 3.30
hours to extinguish the
flames, he said, adding
that the cooling operation
was underway.
Palghar: An 18-year-old
student was booked for
allegedly manhandling
a Train Ticket Exam-
iner (TTE) on board a
local train. The accused,
instead of showing his
ticket, manhandled the
TTE and tore his uniform.
He also kicked his associ-
ate, said an official on Fri-
day. A case under section
353 (assault or criminal
force to a public servant
in execution of his duty)
and other sections of IPC
has been registered at
the Vasai Road railway
police. No one has been
arrested so far.
BALL-BEARING FIRM
GUTTED IN THANE,
NONE INJURED
18-YR-OLD BOOKED
FOR MANHANDLING
TTE, NONE HELD
Thane: Abhijit Bangar,
the Thane Municipal
Corporation (TMC)
Commissioner, while
chairing a meeting on
Friday instructed of-
ficials to make sure that
the beautification works
start within the next 15
days so that they can be
completed by January
15 next year. Talents of
local artists, students of
Mumbai’s JJ School of
Arts and other local art
colleges should be used,
he said.
Thane: A local court has
acquitted PSI Sub Inspec-
tor Sudhir Bhausaheb
Yadav (48) who was
accused in May 2012 of
taking a bribe of Rs1 lakh
to favour a man accused
of dowry harassment
by his second wife and
charged under the Pre-
vention of Corruption Act.
In her order of October
03, the details of which
were made available on
Friday, Special Judge
Rachna Tehra said the
prosecution was “not able
to prove the demand of
bribe by the accused be-
yond reasonable doubt”.
Thane: The body of an unidenti-
fied man was found at 1 pm at
Ganpati Visarjan ghat in Kolshet
in Thane city on Friday, Thane
Municipal Corporation regional
disaster management cell Avi-
nash Sawant told reporters. An accidental death case
has been registered, and the issue is being investi-
gated further by the Kapurbawdi police.
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND AT
GANPATI VISARJAN GHAT IN THANE
CBI opposes ex-min Deshmukh’s bail plea
The jailed NCP leader approached
the special CBI court for bail in the
corruption case after High Court
had last week granted him bail in
ED’s money laundering case
Anil Deshmukh leaves after appearing before the Chandiwal Commission in Nov 2021. —FILE PHOTO
Deshmukh in hospital
for coronary angiogram
Mumbai (PTI):
Jailed former home
minister Anil Desh-
mukh was on Friday
admitted to a pri-
vate hospital in
Mumbai for under-
going coronary an-
giography
.
Deshmukh was ar-
rested by Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
in November last year
in a money launder-
ing case and was re-
cently granted bail by
the Bombay High
court.
However, he is
lodged in Arthur Road
jail in judicial custody
in a corruption case
being investigated by
the Central Bureau of
Investigation.
The 71-year-old Na-
tionalist Congress
Party leader’s bail
plea in the graft case
is being heard by a
special court.
The court had, on
October 10, allowed
his plea seeking per-
mission to undergo a
coronary angiogra-
phy test at Jaslok Hos-
pital here. However, as
per sources, he could
not be admitted to the
hospital then as the
jail authorities had
not received intima-
tion about the order.
The court has per-
mitted Deshmukh’s
daughter and wife to
remain present with
him during hospitali-
zation but warned
him to not misuse this
liberty
.
Deshmukh’s
daughter and wife
permitted to attend
to him at hospital
We are op-
posing his
bail tooth
and nail. We have
opposed all the
contentions made
in the bail plea.
—Ashish Chavan, Addl
public prosecutor
First India Bureau/ANI
Mumbai: Bina Makhi-
jani Muller’s story is
similar to that of Sa-
roo Brierley of the
book “A Long Way
Home”. While Brier-
ley was reunited with
the family he was
born into, Muller,
who was adopted in
1978 by an Indian cou-
ple and taken to Swit-
zerland, has been
searching for her bio-
logical mother with-
out success.
“I have been visiting
Mumbai in search of
my mother since 2011,”
Muller said. Her DNA
profiling shows she is of
Goan origin, and her
lead is that her biologi-
cal mother’s name is
Rebello—she doesn’t
know whether it was a
maiden or married
name.
She only knows that
she was born in 1978
and left at Asha Sadan,
an adoption centre in
South Mumbai.
“If anybody knows a
woman with the name
Rebello from Goa who
came to Mumbai and
gave birth…please con-
tact Anjali Pawar…. I
am not looking to ruin
anybody’s life. I just
want to know about my
roots and heritage,” a
teary Bina appealed.
Anjali Pawar is an ad-
vocate and director of
Adoptee Rights Coun-
cil, Pune, who is helping
Muller search for her
biological mother.
According to Pawar,
the authorities in India
were not ready to help
in Muller’s matter. She
also said there had been
inconsistency in the in-
formation, worsening
the case.
“When I started work-
ing on her case, the
adoption agency was
not cooperative. I asked
DWCD (Directorate of
Women and Child
Development Depart-
ment) authorities, but
even they tried to stop
me. I then went to Bom-
bay High Court to be
permitted to seek the
information, only then
the adoption home
started cooperating. But
it has been inconsist-
ent,” Pawar said.
“Bina…was either
given birth by a Goan
mother in Mumbai or
she was brought to
Mumbai and given to
Asha Sadan after her
birth,” Pawar said.
Adopted Swiss woman looks for bio mom in Mum
QUEST FOR ROOTS
Bina Makhijani Muller, who was
abandoned as a baby, has been
visiting the city since 2011, hoping
to reunite with her birth mother
Bina Makhijani Muller. —PHOTO BY ANI
3 of investment
booked for
cheating senior
citizen of `75L
First India Bureau
Thane: The public re-
lations officer, region-
al manager and head
manager of an invest-
ment company have
been booked for alleg-
edly cheating a senior
citizen of more than
Rs75 lakh after prom-
ising lucrative returns
if he invested through
demat accounts and in
Forex, police said on
Friday
.
In his complaint, the
69-year-old victim said
he had opened a demat
account with the com-
pany and made invest-
ments worth Rs75.93
lakh between July and
August, but did not get
any returns. The ac-
cused also allegedly
failed to give him back
the invested sum, he told
the cops.
A case under section
420 (cheating) and other
relevant provisions of
the IPC and IT Act was
registered on Thursday
.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra State Road
Transport Corpora-
tion (MSRTC) on Fri-
day announced a tem-
porary fare hike for
all bus services, ex-
cept the air-condi-
tioned ‘Shivneri’ and
‘
Ashwamedh’ classes,
between October 21
and 31.
The MSRTC in a
press release said it has
permission to hike
fares up to 30% during
peak season, which is
usually the summer
holiday period and fes-
tivals such as Diwali.
“Therefore, the fares
will go up in the range
of Rs 5 to Rs 100. The
temporary fare hike
will be applicable only
for ordinary, semi luxu-
ry, sleeper coach and
Shivshahi services, and
not for luxury Shivsha-
hi and Ashwagandha
classes. The fare hike
will stand withdrawn
on November 01,” the
release said.
“Those who have al-
ready booked their tick-
ets for this period will
have to pay the differ-
ence in fare during the
journey. The fare hike,
however, won’t be appli-
cable for monthly and
trimonthly passes,” it
added.
Earlier, the state-run
corporation had an-
nounced it would run
almost 1,500 extra
buses between October
21 and 31 to tide over
the Diwali rush of
passengers.
Diwali rush: MSRTC hikes
fares by `5 to `100 on
bus services Oct 21-31
The fare hike will not
be applicable on
AC ‘Shivneri’ and
‘Ashwamedh’ classes
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra on Friday reported
477 new COVID-19 cas-
es and four deaths
linked to the infection,
taking the tally to
81,26,797 and the toll
to 1,48,371, the state
health department
said.
All the four COVID-
19-linked fatalities in the
last 24 hours were re-
ported from the Kol-
hapur circle.
Of the new cases, the
highest 336 cases were
from the Mumbai ad-
ministrative circle fol-
lowed by Pune (65), Nag-
pur (25), Nashik (20),
Akola (17), Latur (6), Au-
rangabad (4) and Kol-
hapur(4)circles,saidthe
departmentinabulletin.
Thestatehadreported
475 COVID-19 cases and
onefatalityrelatedtothe
respiratory illness on
Thursday
.
The number of recu-
perated cases rose to
79,75,667 after 319 pa-
tientsrecoveredfromthe
infection during the day
.
According to the de-
partment, Maharashtra
has 2,759 active COV-
ID-19 cases and of these,
the highest (1,093) were
in Mumbai, followed by
554 and 446 in Pune and
Thane districts, respec-
tively
. The state’s nCoV
recovery rate was
98.14%,whilethefatality
rate stood at 1.82%. With
23,556 COVID-19 tests
conducted in the last 24
hours, the number of
samples examined so far
rose to 8,50,37,528.
Maha logs 477 new nCoV
cases,4 deaths in 24 hrs
23,556 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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that will allow us to
transcend ourselves? Ask this
of yourself daily till you do.
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DIWALI 2022: 7 BUDGET-FRIENDLY
HOME DECORATION IDEAS
TO SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME
iwali is
around the
corner, and
we all are
busy clean-
ing the nooks
and crannies
of our homes. The
festival of lights
means sprucing up
our houses and get-
ting them ready to
welcome prosperity
by worshipping God-
dess Lakshmi. How-
ever, elevating your
home décor is not an
easy task and re-
quires some invest-
ment. Don’t fret be-
cause we have got you
covered. This article
mentions budget inte-
rior design ideas that
will help you com-
pletely alter your liv-
ing space to welcome
guests and spread
good vibes on Diwali.
ADD COLOURS,
FRAGRANCE AND
FRESHNESS
The simplest ap-
proach to improve any
room’s interior design
is to add plants and
flowers. Around Di-
wali, you can get bou-
quets from street ven-
dors as well as a vari-
ety of them at the
market.
Garlands made of
marigolds are fre-
quently picked and
hung about the house.
It not only adds colour,
but the smell also up-
lifts the spirit. Addi-
tionally, you can pur-
chase vibrant flowers
and put them in vases
to spruce up bare
spaces.
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
D
ADD LIGHTS
Diwali is a festival of
lights. Fairy lights can
be used inside the home
to freshen up windows,
mirrors and walls,
though most people
prefer to use them to
decorate balconies and
exteriors.
In addition to fairy
lights, you can enhance
interiors with fake
candles, chandeliers,
and other reasonably
priced light fixtures. To
assist you improve the
room without spending
a lot of money, there
are glass bell jars,
attractive lamps and
other solutions available
on Amazon, Myntra and
other e-commerce sites.
ACCENTUATE
THE WALL
You can just add an
accent to the area by
painting one wall if
you don’t want to paint
the entire house. Most
people either like to
paint the wall behind
the television or the
sofa in the living room
a different, brighter
colour.
You don’t need to
devote weeks and
thousands of dollars to
completing this task.
Even you can complete
the task. You can add
textures and instantly
brighten up any space
by using do-it-yourself
techniques.
ADD METALLIC
SHOWPIECES
Rustic-looking
metallic objects give
an otherwise modern
room a hint of beauty
and traditionalism.
Furthermore, Diwali is
the ideal opportunity to
experiment with home
décor. If you have old,
large metallic containers
lying around your
house, you can scatter
them around the walls
and ceilings of your
living room, hallway
and balcony. They can
then have candles and
diyas (earthen lamps)
lit inside of them after
being filled with water,
flowers and petals. light
diyas (earthen lamps)
and candles in them.

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