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Not involved in talks held between
Uddhav, Ambedkar: Sharad Pawar
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sharad Pa-
war,presidentof theNa-
tionalist Congress Party
(NCP), which makes up
one-third of the tripar-
tite Maha Vikas Aghadi
alliance in Maharash-
tra, on Sunday said he
was not involved in any
kind of talks between
Uddhav Thackeray and
Vanchit Bahujan Agha-
di (VBA) chief Prakash
Ambedkar.
The Shiv Sena - Ud-
dhav Balasaheb Thack-
eray (UBT) and Con-
gress are the other two
parts of the MVA al-
liance.
O n
J a n u -
ary 23,
the Shiv
Sena-UBT
and VBA
announced
an alli-
a n c e
ahead of the civic polls
in several cities--a move
was seen as an attempt
by Thackeray to consoli-
date support among
Dalit groups.
A few days after the
Sena - UBT and VBA
forged an alliance,
Pawar had said
that no talks
had been
h e l d
a m o n g
the MVA
c o n -
stitu-
e n t s
a b o u t
taking the Ambedkar-
led outfit on board.
“I am not involved in
any kind of talks be-
tween them (Thackeray-
led Sena and VBA). My
point of view is that
Congress, NCP and Shiv
Sena (UBT) should con-
test elections jointly,”
PawarsaidonSunday
,in
response to a question
on whether NCP will tie
up with Ambedkar.
“The elections are not
far away, so things will
be clear soon,” Ambed-
kar said, reacting to Pa-
war’s statement.
‘My point of view
is MVA should
contest elections
jointly’
Pawar conveniently ignoring NE poll result: CM
Mumbai (PTI): CM
Eknath Shinde on Sun-
day said NCP president
Sharad Pawar is conven-
iently ignoring the poll
outcome in three North-
eastern states but pro-
jecting the Kasba Peth
Assembly bypoll result
as an indicator of
change.
Pawar had said the de-
feat of Bharatiya Janata
Party in its bastion of
Kasba Peth in Pune city
to the Congress in the
recently-held bypoll in-
dicated that winds of
change were blowing
across the country
.
“Pawar is selectively
looking at the poll re-
sults. He is ignoring the
outcome of three states
from the North East re-
gion but is talking only
about the Kasba Peth as-
sembly segment,” Shin-
de said, adding “I hope
Pawar won’t doubt
EVMs after the Kasba
result.”
The BJP has retained
Tripura in the recently-
held Assembly polls and
it will continue to be a
ruling alliance partner
in Nagaland. In Megha-
laya, the BJP has sup-
ported the National Peo-
ple’s Party (NPP) of Con-
rad Sangma to form a
government. In Maha-
rashtra, the BJP shares
power with the Eknath
Shinde faction.
INDIA’S RUSSIAN OIL
IMPORTS HIT RECORD
HIGH IN FEBRUARY
New Delhi: India’s imports
of crude oil from Russia
soared to a record 1.6 mn
barrels/day in February
and is now higher than
combined imports from
traditional suppliers Iraq,
Saudi Arabia. Russia
continued to be the largest
supplier of crude oil.
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8 PARTIES WRITE
LETTER TO MODI
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: 9 leaders of
eight political parties on
Sunday wrote to Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
accusing the BJP gov-
ernment at the centre of
misusing the seat of the
Governor and central
agenciestotargettheop-
position parties and
their leaders, which has
transitionedthecountry
from being a democracy
toanautocracy
.Thelead-
ers alleged that the tim-
ings of the lodging of
cases or arrests of the
oppositionleaders“coin-
cided with elections”
which makes it clear
thattheactiontakenwas
“politically motivated”.
However, there was no
representation from
Congress, JDS, JD (U),
CPU, CPM in the letter.
Referring to the ar-
rest of Manish Sisodia,
the opposition leaders
said the allegations
against him arebaseless
and smack of a political
conspiracy
. His arrest
has enraged people of
the country
.
FORMER PAKISTAN PM
IMRAN ‘EVADES’ AR-
REST IN T’KHANA CASE
Lahore: Former Pakistan
PM Imran Khan seemingly
evaded arrest on Sunday
after a team from the Is-
lamabad police reached his
Lahore residence to detain
him in Toshakhana case.
He said officials that he will
appear at court on March 7.
ADANI HAS $2 BN
BONDS DUE FOR
REPAYMENT IN 2024
New Delhi: The Adani group,
whose mostly debt-fueled
breakneck expansion saw
gross debt doubling in four
years, has almost USD 2
billion worth of foreign-
currency bonds coming
up for repayment in 2024,
according to sources.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
KEY BJP MEET AT AMIT
SHAH’S HOME TO FORM
GOVT IN 3 NE STATES
New Delhi: The BJP held a
crucial meeting on Sunday
at HM Amit Shah’s home
regarding govt formation in
3 northeastern states where
the party hopes to form
government in the coming
days. The big question was
Tripura, where call needs to
be taken on the CM post. P5
l Oppn parties write
to Modi on Sisodia’s
arrest, ‘misuse’ of
central agencies
l There was no repre-
sentation from Con-
gress, JDS, JD (U),
CPU, CPM in the letter
PM MODI TO ATTEND SWEARING-IN CEREMO-
NIES OF MEGHALAYA, NAGALAND TRIPURA
COURT ACQUITS MAN
ACCUSED OF THREAT-
ENING TO KILL MODI
After a commendable win in the recently held Assembly
elections in 3 NE States, PM Modi is all set to attend
the oathtaking
ceremonies of the
CMs of Tripura,
Nagaland and
Meghalaya. The
swearing-in ceremony in Tripura will be held on March 8,
while in Meghalaya and Nagaland, it will be held on March
7. Conrad Sangma will be sworn-in as Meghalaya CM.
A Delhi court has acquitted
a man accused of threaten-
ing to kill PM Modi in a
phone call to police helpline
100, saying the prosecution
had “miserably failed” to
show any evidence to prove
any threats to kill anyone
was ever made by him.
Anand Parbat police filed a
chargesheet against MM Ali.
Another ‘peeing’ incident on New Delhi-
bound flight, ‘drunk’ Indian student held
New Delhi (FIB): In
another incident of un-
ruly behaviour on air, a
passenger was taken
into custody on Sunday
for allegedly urinating
on a fellow passenger
on a New York-New Del-
hi American Airlines in
“drunken” state. It hap-
pened on an American
Airlines flight AA292,
which took off from
New York on Friday and
landed at IGI airport in
Delhi on Saturday, after
a journey of 14 hours.
“The accused was in a
state of inebriation and
urinated while he was
asleep,” DCP Devesh
Kumar Mahla said
The victim, a male passenger, however was not
keen on reporting the matter as the accused
issued an apology and cited threats to his
reputation and career. The airline, on its part, reported the
matter to the ATC at the IGI airport. —Airlines official
American Airlines bars Indian student
from flying after urinating on US citizen
Another attack
on media, say
scribes’ bodies
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A day after
a group of SFI activists
allegedly barged into
the Kochi office of Asi-
anet News and intimi-
dated channel staff
over a news report,
journalists’ bodies con-
demned the incident
and called it yet another
example of growing at-
tacks against media
and scribes. P6
THE LETTER STATES...
THE SIGNATORIES ARE...
l Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal (AAP)
l Telangana Chief
Minister K Chandrashekar
Rao (BRS)
l West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata
Banerjee (TMC)
l Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Mann (AAP)
l National Conference
chief Farooq Abdullah
l Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief Sharad
Pawar
l Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Uddhav Thackeray
l Samajwadi Party (SP)
president Akhilesh Yadav
l Bihar Deputy Chief
Minister Tejashwi Yadav
(RJD)
l BJP government of
softening the investigation
against the opposition
leaders who are being
probed on different cases
after they joined the BJP.
l Key politicians booked,
arrested, raided, or inter-
rogated by probe agencies
under the BJP government
since 2014, the maximum
belongs to the Opposition.
l Referring to the arrests
of Lalu Prasad, Nawab
Mallik, Azam Khan and
others, the central agen-
cies were working as
extended wings of the BJP.
l Timings of many cases
lodged or arrests made
have coincided with polls
making it clear that they
were politically motivated.
l Offices of Governors in
many States are acting in
violation of constitutional
provisions and frequently
hindering governance.
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International Women’s Day is
celebrated on March 8 every
year in support of women’s
rights and global peace.
BE A “WOMAN OF
SUBSTANCE”
‘Slave’ to those in power, EC can never
take Shiv Sena: Uddhav Thackeray
First India Bureau
Khed (Ratnagi-
ri): Addressing
the public for
the first
time
since he lost the Shiv
Sena name and election
symbol to the rival fac-
tion of the party led by
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde, former CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray on
Sunday termed the
Election Commission a
“slave” of people in
power.
Dubbing the EC a
“chuna lagav” com-
mission weeks after it
allotted the “Shiv
Sena” name and “bow
and arrow” symbol to
the Shinde faction,
Thackeray said the
poll body can never
take away the party-
-founded by his father
late Bal Thackeray-
-from him.
He said it was Bal
Thackeray who stood
with the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party when it was
politically “untoucha-
ble”, and dared his for-
mer ally to seek votes in
Maharashtra using the
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s name, and
without mentioning
Thackeray senior.
“You (the EC) have
taken away the party
name and the symbol
from us, but you can’t
take away Shiv Sena
from me,” he said, ad-
dressing a massive ral-
ly here.
“I have nothing to of-
fer to you. I have come
to seek your blessings
and support,” he added.
Khed constituency in
Ratnagiri district in the
coastal Konkan region
is the home turf of for-
mer Thackeray loyalist
Ramdas Kadam, who
has since moved to the
Shinde faction.
In a show of bravado,
Thackeray said, “If the
EC is not suffering from
cataract, it should come
and see the ground situ-
ation. The EC is a ‘chu-
na lagav’ commission
and a slave of those in
power. The principle
based on which the EC
took this decision is
wrong,” he said.
Thackeray said the
party has appealed in
the Supreme Court.
He said the BJP was
trying to finish off Shiv
Sena brutally and cru-
elly but won’t succeed.
He said the move to
destroy Shiv Sena was
akin to the attack on the
unity of Marathi people
as well as Hindus.
While he refused the
EC’s decision, Thack-
eray said he would ac-
cept the “people’s deci-
sion” if they decided
not to give his party a
mandate.
“People will have to
decide whether they
want me or Eknath
Shinde. I will accept the
verdict of the people
but not of the EC. If
people say they don’t
want me, I will leave
just like I left ‘Varsha’
(the official residence
of the CM, after resign-
ing from the post)”, he
said.
When you see someone with a bow and arrow, he is a thief. Will
you vote for him (a reference to Shinde)?…. Earlier, the BJP's
dais used to be full of sadhus and sants but now it is full of
opportunists. I dare the BJP to seek votes in Maharashtra only in
the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not Balasaheb Thackeray.
—Uddhav Thackeray
Former CM
addressed
his first rally
since losing
party name,
symbol to
Shinde-led
group
‘I have nothing
to offer to you. I
have come to
seek your
blessings
support,’ he said

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More than two dozen sugar
mills close early in Maha
First India Bureau
Mumbai: More than
two dozen of Maharash-
tra’s sugar mills have
stopped crushing cane,
leading to worries that
the state will fall short
of its estimated produc-
tion of 13.8 million
tonnes this year, a sen-
ior state government
official said.
Last year, mills in In-
dia’s top sugar produc-
ing state were crushing
sugarcane until April,
thanks to a bumper
crop.Thisyear,however,
the National Federation
of Co-operative Sugar
Factories Ltd (NF-
CSF)—an umbrella or-
ganization of sugar co-
operatives from across
the country—has pre-
dicted that Maharash-
tra—and, by extension,
India—could see a drop
due to an extended mon-
soon and a “lack of sun-
light” last year.
Lower sugar output
could prevent the
world's second-biggest
exporter from allowing
additional exports, po-
tentially allowing rivals
Brazil and Thailand to
increase their exports.
Maharashtra, which
accounts for more than
a third of India's sugar
output, has produced
9.51 million tonnes of
sugar in the 2022-23
marketing year that be-
gan on October 01—
down from 9.73 million
tonnes at the same point
last season.
In Solapur division,
13 mills have closed and
another 20 will close in
a fortnight, the state
government official,
who did not want to be
identified, said.
All mills in the state,
except around two doz-
en, will close operations
by the end of March,
the official said.
Sugar mills in Maha-
rashtra were operation-
al until mid-June in
2021-22 as they harvest-
ed a record crop.
The closures come
mere weeks after Union
Cooperation Minister
Amit Shah assured
leaders from the state
that the Centre would
increase the export quo-
ta sugar and take steps
to help the ailing sugar
industry in the state.
“The export quota
(for sugar) has been ex-
hausted. Since Maha-
rashtra is a coastal
state, we can export
sugar through our
ports. The minister
also took a constructive
approach on the issue
and assured us to in-
crease the quota or
take an appropriate de-
cision in this regard,”
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis had
told the press after his
meeting with Shah in
January.
Maharashtra accounts for more than a third of India’s total sugar output. —FILE PHOTO
It does not bode
well for India’s
top sugar
producing state
WORRYING TREND
Latur (PTI): An81-year-
old relative of former
Union minister Shivraj
Patil Chakurkar alleg-
edly committed suicide
at the latter’s residence
in Latur on Sunday, a
police official said.
Chandrasekhar, also
known as Hanmantrao
Patil, shot himself dead
with his licenced re-
volver at around 8.30
am, the official said.
“He is a cousin of for-
mer Union Home Min-
ister Lok Sabha Speak-
er Shivraj Patil
Chakurkar. Hanman-
trao lived close to the
former minister’s
“Devghar” residence
and would visit often.
He was apparently dis-
tressed with some ail-
ment he was suffering
fromforseveralyears,”
the official added.
The minister's son
was present when the
incident happened, and
senior officials, includ-
ing Additional Superin-
tendent of Police
Dinesh Devre, Deputy
SP Jitendra Jagdale
and others are at the
spot as part of the in-
quiry, he added.
Former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s cousin Chandrasekhar alias Hanmantrao Patil Chakurkar
commited suicide in Latur on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Former Union min’s cousin
shoots self dead with pistol
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Indian crick-
eter Harmanpreet
Kaur’s knock of 65 off
30 balls in the opening
match of the Women’s
Premier League against
the Gujarat Giants on
Sunday night led Mum-
bai Indians to a terrific
victory
.
While talking in the
post-match press con-
ference, the Indian
women’s team captain
shed some light on how
she was able to over-
come pressure and
score runs effortlessly
.
“Well, I am someone
who thinks a lot. You
know my mind is con-
tinuously giving out
thoughts and ideas to
me. I think when I am
more calm and in the
moment, it always
gives me a lot of clarity.
What I have to do and to
be in that zone is not
easy for me, but, you
know I just keep talk-
ing to myself. I keep
backing myself and
then I am more clear on
which areas to pick at
the time,” she said.
“It was one of those
days when I was more
relaxed because our
team is brilliant and
everybody is so posi-
tive. They only talk
about what we have to
do and back each other.
I think when you have
a character like that,
you can go and enjoy
yourself, and I think
that is what really
helped us today,” Har-
manpreet said in the
post-match conference.
As a captain, Harman-
preet recognized how
crucial it was to win
their first game of the
campaign in such a
fashion. She also re-
ceived the man of the
match award for her
heroics in the first
innings.
Acknowledging the
team’s effort, she said,
“Obviously, it’s a great
win for us. The ap-
proach of all the players
was brilliant and I think
we should give credit to
them.” After securing
the first victory of their
campaign, Mumbai In-
dians will now face Roy-
al Challengers Banga-
lore on March 06 at Bra-
bourne stadium.
All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur shares secret of her terrific form
WPL 2023
Harmanpreet Kaur —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Chandrapur: In order
to curb incidents of
man-animal conflict,
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment has decided
to relocate 30 tigers
from Chandrapur to
otherpartsof thestate.
Making the an-
nouncement,statemin-
ister Sudhir Munganti-
war said that five fe-
lines will be relocated
to the Navegaon-Nagzi-
ra Tiger Reseve in
Gondia district in the
first phase. In the sec-
ond phase, 25 animals
will be shifted to other
places in the state, he
added.
Mungantiwar, who
is the state Forests and
Cultural Affairs Min-
ister as well as Chan-
drapur District Guard-
ian Minister, was
speaking on Saturday
evening during a pro-
gramme on ‘Opportu-
nities and activities in
fish business sector’ at
Saoli tehsil in Chan-
drapur.
“The number of hu-
man beings dying in
tiger attacks (in Chan-
drapur) is increasing
by the day. Therefore,
it has become impera-
tive to take measures
towards reducing the
human-wildlife con-
flict. The count of ti-
gers has increased in
the district and they
are intruding into hu-
man habitats,” he said.
“The tigers in Chan-
drapur district will be
relocated in two phas-
es. In the first phase,
five of them will be
shifted to Navegaon-
Nagzira Tiger Reserve
in Gondia. In the sec-
ond phase, 25 other ti-
gers will be relocated
to Sahyadri, Melghat
and Sambhajinagar,”
he added. The state
government has taken
necessary permission
from the Centre, the
minister added.
Mumbai (PTI): A
31-year-old accountant
working in a share-trad-
ing firm here was ar-
rested for allegedly si-
phoning off Rs2.73
crore from a client’s
demat account, police
said on Sunday
.
The Mumbai crime
branch arrested the ac-
cused from Kandivali
on Saturday based on a
complaint lodged by his
employer at MRA Marg
police station in Janu-
ary last year, an official
said.
As per the complaint,
a person had opened a
demat account through
the share-trading com-
pany and the accused
had helped him with
the same, he said.
However, the accused
did not carry out any
transaction in the cli-
ent’s account between
2019 and 2021 and em-
bezzled around Rs2.73
crore, the official said.
The accused, who
had been on the run,
was apprehended based
on a tip-off, while an-
other person involved
in the crime is abscond-
ing, he said.
A case under section
420 (cheating) and other
relevant sections of the
Indian Penal Code and
Information Technolo-
gy Act has been regis-
tered, the official added.
First India Bureau
Mumbai A 70-year-old
mentally challenged
man was rescued by fire
brigade personnel from
the 22nd floor of a
32-storey building in
suburban Kandivali on
Sunday
.
He said the local
Fire Brigade received
a call at around 5.15 pm
that a man was sitting
in the refuge area on
the 22nd floor of the
skyscraper.
The refuge area is a
separate space in high-
rise buildings, where
residents can take shel-
ter in case of fire or
other emergencies.
Meanwhile, the man
climbed the four-foot-
high safety wall. He
was found lying uncon-
scious on the parapet
wall located six feet
down by rescuers, the
official added.
He was rescued safe-
ly using a safety har-
ness, a rope and other
tools with fire brigade
personnel descending
on the parapet wall,
said the official.
Accountant held for embezzlement
siphons `2.73 crore from client
30 tigers to be relocated to
reduce man-animal conflict
The count of tigers has increased in
Chandrapur district and they are intruding into
human habitats, Min Mungantiwar said
It was one of those days when I was
more relaxed because our team is bril-
liant and everybody is so positive. They
only talk about what we have to do and back
each other. I think when you have a character
like that, you can go and enjoy yourself, and I
think that is what really helped us today.
—Harmanpreet Kaur, Captain, Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians skipper led her
team to a win against Gujarat Giants
in opening match of tournament
Many attacks by big cats have been reported recently.
Mumbai court accepts Akhtar’s plea for early hearing
ELDERLY MAN RESCUED
FROM 22ND FLR OF BDLG
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A magistrate
court in Mumbai has
accepted a plea for early
hearing filed by lyricist-
poet Javed Akhtar in
the defamation case
proceedings against ac-
tor Kangana Ranaut.
Based on a complaint
filed by Akhtar, a hear-
ing was scheduled for
April 19. However, after
nod to the request made
by the lyricist, the case
will now be heard by the
Andheri magistrate
court on March 23.
Akhtar, through his
lawyer Jay Bharadwaj,
had filed an application
stating that the case
was last heard on No-
vember 23, 2022 and was
listed for hearing after
five months. On Febru-
ary 13, Akhtar moved
the plea seeking an ear-
lier hearing date.
In his plea, Akhtar
sought for proceedings
to commence soon in
the interest of justice.
He said that it was a
summary case and he is
a senior citizen as rea-
sons for his application.
The court then
sought a response from
Ranaut on the plea,
who opposed the appli-
cation stating that an-
other plea seeking the
examination of her sis-
ter and manager, Ran-
goli Chandel, was yet to
be decided.
Ranaut is facing
charges of defamation
based on a complaint
filed by Akhtar alleging
the actor had made de-
famatory statements
against him in 2020 af-
ter the death of actor
Sushant Singh Rajput.
Actor Kangana Ranaut —FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO

MAHARASHTRA
03
Maharashtra woman rescued
from Oman flesh trade racket
First India Bureau
Thane: The promise of
a better life abroad led a
Thane woman into a
nightmare, in which she
was sold, tortured and
extorted. But her ordeal
could well be at an end,
now that two persons
havebeenarrestedforal-
legedlyluringherwitha
job offer and handing
herovertosexracketop-
erators in Oman, offi-
cials said on Sunday
.
According to her po-
lice complaint, the
43-year-old single moth-
er applied for a job she
came across in an ad-
vertisement on an on-
line employment site.
Thereafter, the accused
contacted her with sev-
eral job offers, includ-
ing one in the Gulf king-
dom, in July last year,
Kashimira police sta-
tion Senior Inspector
Sandeep Kadam said.
“Once she reached
the Gulf country, she
was taken to a bunga-
low from the airport.
She realized a sex rack-
et was being operated
there. When she tried to
escape, she was beaten
up. The two agents here
who sent her to Oman
started giving her eva-
sive replies,” he said,
citing the complaint.
“The woman realized
the two agents, who
have an office in Navi
Mumbai, had taken Rs3
lakh from their Oman
counterparts to send
her there. She was not
allowed to leave until
last August, after she
arranged for the Oman-
based agents to be paid
Rs1.65 lakh,” he added.
The woman recently
filed a police complaint,
after which the two ac-
cused have been arrest-
ed, the official also said,
adding that the police
are continuing to inves-
tigate the case.
Notably
, despite some
differences, the wom-
an’s story bears a re-
semblance to the case
of another Thane na-
tive, Ashish Dubey
. The
31-year-old’s brother
had filed a police com-
plaint in October last
year claiming he was
being tortured by his
Thai employer, who
was demanding $3,000
for his release. Accord-
ing to the complaint,
Dubey was being “men-
tally and physically tor-
tured” to complete “his
performance target” of
convincing people to
buy cryptocurrency
.
Two persons
have been
arrested for
luring the
woman with the
promise of a job
and then ‘selling’
her to agents in
Gulf kingdom
WHAT HAPPENED
11 Mumbai wards to face
10% water cut March 09-11
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) on
Saturday announced a
two-day 10% water
supply cut in 11 mu-
nicipal wards of Mum-
bai. Reason for the low
water supply is repair
work undertaken by
the civic body
.
The water cut will
be implemented from
10 am on March 09 to
10 am on March 11.
A new bridge is be-
ing constructed by the
Thane Municipal Cor-
poration at Kopari in
Thane (West). During
this construction
work, BMC’s Mumbai
- II trunk main pipe-
line has been damaged
and water is leaking,
the civic body said in
a statement.
Owing to repair
work, water supply in
some areas and wards
will be affected. The
civic body has also ad-
vised citizens to store
water and use it wisely
.
The areas that will
face a 10% water cut
include Mumbai west
and east wards, Mu-
lund East and West
areas in T ward, Bhan-
dup East, Nahur, Kan-
jurmarg and Vikhroli
East areas in S ward,
Vikhroli East, Ghat-
kopar east and west
areas in N ward and
Kurla east area in L
ward.
On the island city,
the entire B, E, F south
and F north areas will
experience water cut
and the Bombay Port
Trust and Naval areas
in A ward as well.
Notably, Holi, the
‘festival of colours’
will be celebrated
across the country
on March 08
Loose slabs, cracked pillars
see 250 families displaced
First India Bureau
Thane: As many as 250
families had to vacate
their homes after pillars
in a residential complex
with five buildings in
Dombivli in Thane dis-
trict developed cracks,
fire brigade officials
said on Sunday
.
Some of the build-
ings’ slabs had started
coming loose as well, an
official added.
The loose slabs and
cracked pillars were no-
ticed around 11pm on
Saturday
, after which
fire brigade, police and
civic personnel arrived
at the site and vacated
the residents, he said.
“These buildings
were constructed in
1998. They are not on the
list of dangerous build-
ings maintained by the
Kalyan Dombivali Mu-
nicipal Corporation.
The ward officer will
take a call on its future
after structural checks
are carried out,” civic
sub fire officer Namdeo
Chowdhary said.
There are no reports
of anyone getting in-
jured, and residents
who have been vacated
are finding alternate ac-
commodation on their
own, Chowdhary added.
8 HURT IN GHATKOPAR WALL COLLAPSE
Mumbai: Eight persons received minor injuries after
the wall of an under-construction ground-plus-one
house collapsed in suburban Ghatkopar on Saturday
evening, a fire brigade official said. The incident took
place on RB Kadam Marg in Bhatwadi area. Three
women from among those injured were taken to hospi-
tal but were later discharged.
FIRE AT MUMBAI’S
SHRI RAM COLLEGE;
NO CASUALTIES
Mumbai: A massive fire
broke out at Shri Ram
College of Science and
Commerce on Sunday
morning in Mumbai’s
Bhandup area, Fire
Department officials
said, adding that four fire
tenders were dispatched
to the spot to control the
blaze. As of Sunday even-
ing, no injuries have been
reported in the incident,
the reason for which is
yet to be ascertained.
TUSSLE OVER
FOOTWEAR GETS
THANE MAN KILLED
Thane: A woman has been
arrested in Thane’s Naya
Nagar for alleging killing
her 54-year-old neighbour
following a scuffle over
the placement of slippers
near their adjacent front
doors, an official said on
Sunday. The woman’s hus-
band—also accused in the
incident which took place
on Saturday night—is
absconding, Naya Nagar
police station Inspector
Jilani Sayed said.
MAN CHASED DOWN, NABBED BY COPS WITH
3,000 E-CIGARETTES WORTH `66 LAKH
Mumbai: A man was arrested allegedly with e-cigarettes
worth Rs66 lakh after his car was stopped for checking at
a police road block (nakabandi) in Masjid Bunder area of
south Mumbai, an official said on Sunday. Ten boxes, each
containing 300 e-cigarettes, were found in the car, after
which a case was registered at Dongri police station, he
added. The accused had tried to flee from the nakabandi but
was pinned down following a chase, the official said.
FOUR PEOPLE HELD FOR ASSAULTING FIRM
MANAGER WITH IRON RODS IN THANE DIST
Thane: Four persons have been arrested for allegedly
assaulting a man with iron rods in Thane district on Feb-
ruary 15, leaving him seriously injured, a police official
said on Sunday. According to Senior Inspector Kishore
Shirsat, the four persons arrested on Friday told the po-
lice that one of them had lost a furniture supply contract
in the company where Surendra Mourya was a manager.
Mourya was attacked as the main accused believed that
he was the reason for the business setback. Manpada
police are investigating further.
CRUCIAL READ
Class XII Maths paper leak:
3 students among 4 booked
Mumbai (PTI): The
Mumbai police have
registered an offence
against four persons
after a Class XII stu-
dent got the Maths
question paper of the
Maharashtra Higher
Secondary School Cer-
tificate about 30 min-
utes before the exam
commenced, police
said on Sunday
.
The incident took
place at Dr Antonio
D’Silva High School
and Junior College in
Dadar area on Friday,
when an exam mod-
erator found a student
with the Maths ques-
tion paper on his mo-
bile phone, an official
said.
The student had for-
warded the question
paper to another per-
son to get all the an-
swers on his mobile
phone minutes before
the exam commenced,
he said.
The student was
handed over to the po-
lice and an offence was
registered under rele-
vant sections of the In-
dian Penal Code (IPC)
against four persons,
threeof themstudents,
the official said.
All-women teams to manage 2 Mum Metro stations
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Champion-
ing women ahead of In-
ternational Women’s
Day, the Mumbai Metro
has announced that two
stations—Akurli on Yel-
low Line 2A and Eksar
on Red Line 7, will now
be supervised by an all-
women staff.
Operations at Akurli
and Eksar stations will
bemanagedbyateamof
76 female employees. Ac-
cording to an official, all
personnel from the sta-
tionmanagertothesecu-
rity staff will be women.
“This initiative aims
to recognize and cele-
brate the contributions
of women in the trans-
portation industry and
promote gender diver-
sity and inclusivity in
the workplace and the
transportation sector,”
he said.
Staffers at the two
Metro stations will be
deployed for posts such
as station controller, ex-
cess fare officer, ticket
sales officer, shift super-
visor, customer care of-
ficer. Their duties will
includelookingafterthe
efficient operation of
the Metro system and
assisting passengers.
Additionally, women
security and housekeep-
ing staffers will ensure
asafeandcleanenviron-
ment at the stations.
“This initiative will
highlight women’s capa-
bilities in the transpor-
tation industry and in-
spire others to pursue
careers in this field,”
said the official.
“We are proud to an-
nounce Mumbai Met-
ro’s first all-women
stations, run and man-
aged by our female em-
ployees. We believe
that gender diversity
in the workplace is es-
sential for driving in-
novation and achiev-
ing success. We hope
that this initiative will
inspire more women to
take leadership roles
in the transportation
sector,” said SVR Srin-
ivas, MMRDA Metro-
politan Commissioner.
AHEAD OF INT’L WOMEN’S DAY…
Move aimed at promoting gender diversity, recognizing contribution of women. —FILE PHOTO
Operations at
Akurli and
Eksar stations
on Red Line 7
to be manned
by only female
personnel
TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL
This festive season, Mumbaikars take a stand against corruption, dirty politics, and inflation by creating a 40-foot
personification of the ills plaguing society today, in lieu of the traditional ‘Holika Dahan’ bonfire, seen here in the city’s Worli
area on Sunday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
There are no reports of
anyone getting injured,
and residents who
have been vacated are
finding alternate
accommodation on
their own

PERSPECTIVE
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l Vol 1 l Issue No. 298
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Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
On his birth anniversary, I pay homage
to Biju Babu, a remarkable leader and
institution builder. He was a dynamic
and multifaceted personality who has
made an unparalleled contribution
towards Odisha’s progress. His role in
fighting the Emergency is also notable.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Happy birthday to the Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri @
ChouhanShivraj ji. Your passion and
dedication towards the development of
Madhya Pradesh is commendable. May
you keep working for the welfare of the
people of the state with this dedicated
spirit. I pray to God for your good
health and long life.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Death is as sure for that
which is born, as birth is
for that which is dead.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
PINARAYI GOVT
CURBS MEDIA LIKE
SOME OTHER
PARTIES IN POWER
opying a script used
by some of the state
governments against
the media, the Kerala
Policesearchedtheof-
fice of Asianet News’ Kozhikode
office. The news channel is seen
as being anti-Pinarayi Vijayan
government of the state. The
channeliscreditedwithexposing
the government’s nexus with
SwapnaSuresh,anaccusedinthe
gold smuggling racket. The raid
onAsianetofficecameadayafter
the Student Federation of India
(SFI)ransackeditsofficeinKochi
earlier. The SFI is a students’
wing of the CPI-M, the ruling
party
. Chairman of Asianet
NewsRajeshKalrasaidthatsuch
attempts to browbeat the media
won’t succeed. Asianet News be-
longstoAsianetNewsOnlinePri-
vate Ltd. which was launched in
2008 by Rajeev Chandrashekhar,
who is now the minister for elec-
tronics and information technol-
ogy
.ThisfactexplainstheSFIand
Pinarayi government’s action
against Asianet News. It cannot
be justified as it also is an attack
on press freedom.
TOP TWEETS
C
orruption in Kar-
nataka’s power
corridor refuses
to go away. From
the days of for-
mer Chief Minister BS Yedi-
yurappa to Congress’ Sid-
daramaiah to the present in-
cumbent Basavaraj Bommai
whose regime has gained in-
famy as “40 percent commis-
sion government” for alleg-
edly taking a 40 percent cut
from contractors who are
given any government work.
This tag was given by the
Congress after a contractor,
who was unable to pay the
required amount, levelled
the allegation against Horti-
culture Minister Munirath-
na last year. Five contractors
were arrested after the min-
ister filed a defamation case
against the accuser and four
other members of the Karna-
taka State Contractors’ As-
sociation.
With elections a couple of
months away the state gov-
ernment is staring at another
embarrassing corruption
case. This time the option of
filing a defamation case is
not available to BJP MLA
Madal Virupakshappa who,
along with his son Prashant,
is accused of seeking bribe
for approving a contract. The
Karnataka Lokayukta’s po-
lice, whose powers were
withdrawn by the Siddara-
maiah government, got its
bite back under Bommai and
raided the MLAs office and
residence and recovered over
Rs 8 crore.
The MLA, who is abscond-
ing, is close to Yeddiyurappa
and belongs to the Lingayat
sub-caste like BSY and Bom-
mai. With the corruption
narrative continuing to
haunt the BJP, it is expected
that the Lokayukta police
would now aim at Congress
leaders Siddaramaiah and
DK Shivakumar. The BJP
would be able to claim that it
is earnest about fighting cor-
ruption only when the Con-
gress is also pushed into a
corner. That, however, will
not guarantee eradication of
political corruption.
IMPORTANCE OF RAID
ON K’TAKA BJP MLA
WITH ELECTIONS A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY
THE STATE GOVT IS
STARING AT ANOTHER
EMBARRASSING
CORRUPTION CASE
C
UNIFORM CIVIL CODE – A
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
hould India have a Uniform
Civil Code (hereinafter re-
ferredtoasUCCinshort),aset
of religion and gender neutral
common family laws on mar-
riage, separation, adoption,
inheritance and so on? This
poser was keenly debated by
the Constituent Assembly of
Indiainthetwilightof nascent
republic.Article35of thedraft
Constitutionof Indiaprovided
that “the State shall endeavour
to secure for the citizens a uni-
form civil code throughout the
territory of India.” The Con-
stituent Assembly took up
Draft Article 35 for debate on
23rd November, 1948.
Progressive as well as con-
servative views were ex-
pressed as on the floor of the
Constituent Assembly. The
debate on this Draft Article
triggered conflict in the Con-
stituent Assembly. Muslim
members opposed the Draft
Article and proposed amend-
ments to keep personal laws
out of Draft Article’s scope.
Mr Mohamad Ismail Sahib
(Madras) proposed a proviso
as an amendment to the fol-
lowing effect:
“Provided that any group,
section or community of peo-
ple shall not be obliged to give
up its own personal law in
case it has such a law.”
Mr Naziruddin Ahmad
proposed that the following
proviso be added to draft Ar-
ticle 35:
“Provided that the personal
law of any community which
has been guaranteed by the
statute shall not be changed
except with the previous ap-
proval of the community as-
certained in such manner as
the Union Legislature may
determine by law.”
Mahbood Ali Baig Sahib
Bahadur moved that the fol-
lowing proviso be added to
article 35:
“Provided that nothing in
this article shall affect the per-
sonal law of the citizen.”
B Pocker Sahib Bahadur
(Madras) supported the mo-
tion moved by Mr. Mohamed
Ismail Sahib to the effect that
the following proviso be add-
ed to article 35:
“Provided that any group,
section or community of peo-
ple shall not be obliged to give
up its own personal law in
case it has such a law.”
Hussain Imam (Bihar) felt
that “it would be all right and
a very desirable thing to have
a uniform law, but at a very
distant date. For that, the
country should first await the
coming of that event when the
whole of India has got edu-
cated,….when their economic
conditions are better, when
each man is able to stand on
his own legs….”
All Muslim members
pleaded that the Draft Article
be enforced only with the
prior assent of their commu-
nity. Their arguments were:
a) that UCC violated freedom
of religion; b) the Draft Arti-
cle would create disharmony
and c) it was wrong to inter-
fere with personal laws with-
out the approval of religious
communities. It was argued
that the right to adhere to
one’s own personal laws was
one of the fundamental
rights and that personal laws
were part and parcel of reli-
gion and culture. They em-
phasized that UCC should
not include family law and
inheritance.
KM Munshi expressed that
“it must also be remembered
that if this clause is not put in,
it does not mean that the Par-
liament in future would have
no right to enact a Civil Code.”
He felt that article guarantee-
ing religious freedom gave
state the power to regulate
secular activities associated
with religion. He further ex-
pressed that certain commu-
nities amongst Muslims, for
example, Khojas and Cutchi
Memons, did not want to fol-
low the Shariat, but they were
forced to do so under the Sha-
riat Act, 1937. He further pro-
pounded that European coun-
tries had uniform laws ap-
plied even to minorities and
that religion should be di-
vorcedfrompersonallaws.He
said for Hindus, too, personal
laws were not uniform, there
was the law of Mayukha ap-
plied in some parts of India;
Mithakshara in others; and
the law of Dayabhaga in Ben-
gal. He further said “there is
one important consideration
which we have to bear in
mind—and I want my Muslim
friends to realise this—that the
sooner we forget this isolation-
ist outlook on life, it will be bet-
ter for the country. Religion
must be restricted to spheres
which legitimately appertain
to religion, and the rest of life
must be regulated, unified and
modified in such a manner
that we may evolve, as early as
possible a strong and consoli-
dated nation.”
Alladi Krishnaswami
Ayyar expressed that “the ob-
jectionwasthatreligionwasin
danger
, that communities can-
notliveinamityif thereistobe
auniformcivilcode.Thearticle
actually aims at amity.”
Concluding the debate, Dr
BR Ambedkar did not accept
theamendmentsanddefended
the right of the state to inter-
fere in the personal laws of
different communities. He
mentioned that many civil
laws, such as, IPC, CrPC, CPC,
transfer of property
, negotia-
ble instruments, law of con-
tracts, etc., had already been
made uniformly applicable to
all.Besides,MuslimsinNorth-
West Frontier followed Hindu
law of succession till 1937. He
cited example of Muslims of
North Malabar following
MarumakkathyamHinduma-
triarchal law to stress that
Muslim personal laws were
not immutable. He concluded
by saying that “it is perfectly
possible that the future Parlia-
ment may make a provision
…………thattheCodeshallap-
ply only to those who make a
declaration that they are pre-
pared to be bound by it.”
Despite opposition, the
Draft Article 35 (now Article
44) found support of the ma-
jorityof memberswhoargued
thattheUCCwasimportantto
bolstertheunityandintegrity
of the country
. The argument
that UCC would violate reli-
gious freedom was rejected
andtheConstituentAssembly
paved the way for this social
reformlegislationtostrength-
en secularist and nationalist
fabric of the country
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
S
SHRAWAN SAWHNEY
The writer is IAS (Retd.)
Despite opposition, the Draft
Article 35 (now Article 44)
found support of the
majority of members who
argued that the UCC was
important to bolster the
unity and integrity of the
country. The argument that
UCC would violate religious
freedom was rejected and the
Constituent Assembly paved
the way for this social reform
legislation to strengthen
secularist and nationalist
fabric of the country
Article 35 of the draft
Constitution of India
provided that “the State
shall endeavour to secure
for the citizens a uniform
civil code throughout the
territory of India.” The
Constituent Assembly
took up Draft Article
35 for debate on 23rd
November, 1948

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05
INDIA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Bhupender Yadav
said that under the lead-
ership of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi bor-
der villages will be de-
veloped comprehensive-
ly through the Vibrant
Villages Programme
and said that stronger
border villages will lead
to a stronger nation.
As a part of Vibrant
Villages Programme,
1400bordervillageshave
been identified and Un-
ion Ministers will visit
and spend a night at the
bordervillagestounder-
stand the issues faced by
the people there and
take steps to address
them. Yadav was on a
two-day visit to Ladakh
on 3-4 March 2023 as a
part of the Vibrant Vil-
lagesProgrammewhere
he visited the border vil-
lages of Tsaga pasture,
Rezang-La, Chushul
among others.
At Changthang vil-
lage, Tsaga pasture, Ya-
dav was given a tradi-
tional welcome and wit-
nessed Jabro dance, a
traditional dance per-
formed by Ladakhi
women. The Union Min-
ister interacted with the
nomadicRebotribe,who
live in tents and make
the finest Pashmina
wool. Yadav enquired
about the problems
faced by them and as-
sured them that benefits
of Union Govt schemes
will reach them.
Addressing the gath-
ering, the Union Minis-
ter said after the forma-
tion of the Union Terri-
tory of Ladakh, several
road projects have been
completed and long
pending ones have been
fast-tracked. Yadav said
that funds have been
earmarked for Green
Hydrogen Projects in
Ladakh and Rs 27,000
crores have been sanc-
tioned to develop Solar
Power projects to tap
the untapped solar en-
ergy potential in
Ladakh and generate
employment opportuni-
ties for the people.
“Border villages to be developed under Vibrant Villages Programme”
UNION ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SAYS...
lll
Connected,
Educated and
Developed
Ladakh will be
achieved
through Vibrant
Villages
Programme,
says Union
Minister
New Delhi: The BJP
held a crucial meeting
on Sunday regarding
government formation
in the three northeast-
ern states where the
party hopes to form gov-
ernment in the coming
days. The big question
was Tripura, where call
needs to be taken on the
Chief Minister post.
Sources indicated that
Manik Saha is the front-
runner, though a sec-
tion in the state party is
rooting for Union minis-
ter Pratima Bhowmik.
The meeting at the
home of party’s chief
strategist Amit Shah
was attended by the par-
ty chief JP Nadda, As-
sam CM Himanta Biswa
Sarma and Nagaland
CM Neiphiu Rio.
Rio, whose party
won 25 seats remains
the Chief Minister. In
Meghalaya too, the
senior partner Nation-
al People’s Party head-
ed by Conrad Sangma
will be in the driving
seat. Sangma will re-
main in the top post.
The other crucial
question for the meet
was the number of
berths to be allotted to
the BJP in Mehghalaya
and Nagaland. Sources
indicated that in
Meghalaya, one of the
two BJP MLAs will get
a ministerial berth.
In Tripura, Chief
Minister Manik Saha
submitted his resigna-
tion on Friday. Though
the BJP had indicated
that he will continue in
the top post if the party
returned to power.
Key meet at Shah’s home to
form Govts in 3 NE States
BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nagaland
CM Neiphiu Rio and others at a meeting in New Delhi, earlier last week. —FILE PHOTO
Naveen Patnaik unveils Dakota aircraft of Biju Patnaik for public
display on his 107th birth anniversary, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav meets local residents in Ladakh during his 2-day visit to the UT.
“WE ARE READY FOR
TALKS WITH BJP
OVER TRIPURA’S
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE”
BJP chief Nadda, Assam and Nagaland CMs attend meeting
LOKAYUKTA RAID:
KARNATAKA BJP MLA
REMAINS ELUSIVE
ATIQ AHMAD’S MEN HAD GRABBED
UMESH PAL’S LAND IN ALLAHABAD
UMESH PAL CASE: `2.5 L REWARD EACH
ANNOUNCED FOR INFO ABOUT ACCUSED
Agartala: The Tipra Motha
on Sunday said it is ready
to sit with the BJP for a
“face-to-face meeting” to
find a “constitutional solu-
tion” to Tiprasa people’s
problems,
after Assam
CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma
stated that
the party’s
concerns should be ad-
dressed. Taking to Face-
book, former royal scion
Pradyot Manikya Deb-
barman, who helms the
regional outfit, also gave
assurance that his party
will not let down people
who had voted for him. “If
we are respectfully invited
for talks on constitutional
rights - economic, politi-
cal, language — we will
participate ... We are ready
for talks to find a consti-
tutional solution to the
problems of indigenous
people,” he said.
Bengaluru: BJP MLA Madal
Virupakshappa remained
elusive on Sunday, three
days after Lokayukta police
caught his son Prashanth
Kumar MV allegedly taking
a bribe for a govt contract.
Lokayukta police are making
all efforts to trace the Chan-
nagiri legislator, who is the
prime accused in the case.
Officials had said, they will
be issuing him a notice for
questioning, in connection
with the corruption scandal.
Prayagraj: Umesh Pal, the slain lawyer who was also a wit-
ness in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005 in which
jailed gangster Atiq was named as accused, was also at dag-
gers drawn with the gangster’s associates over a plot of land
that he owned in Dhoomanganj. Allegations are that Atiq’s
aides in 2022 had taken possession of a plot of land that
Umesh owned and were demanding Rs 1 crore to allow the
lawyer its possession. Umesh Pal had lodged an FIR in this
connection against five persons allegedly associated with Atiq
with the Dhoomanganj police station on August 24, 2022.
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Sunday announced a
reward of Rs 2.5 lakh each for giving information about the
five people, including gangster and former MP Atiq Ahmad’s
son Asad, allegedly involved in the killing of Umesh Pal -- the
prime witness in the 2005 BSP MLA murder case. Besides
Asad, the other four accused are Gulam, Guddu and Sabir,
a senior official said. Umesh Pal, the key witness in the BSP
MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guard
Sandeep Nishad were shot dead on February 24 outside his
home in the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj.
India’sdemocracyisunder
brutalattack:RahulGandhi
Rahul Gandhi in conversation with the Indian Journalists’ Association in London. —PHOTO BY PTI
London (PTI): Stepping
up his attack on the BJP
govt, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi has al-
leged that the structures
of Indiandemocracyare
under “brutal attack”
and there is a full-scale
assault on the institu-
tions of the country
.
Gandhi, who is in
London, said there are
conversations ongoing
within the Opposition to
unitearoundanalterna-
tive vision for India and
act upon an “undercur-
rent of anger” over
pressing issues such as
unemployment, price
rise, the concentration
of wealth and violence
against women.
He said recent income
taxsurveyactionagainst
the BBC offices in New
Delhi and Mumbai was
an example of the “sup-
pression of voice across
the country”, a motivat-
ing factor behind his
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
whichhedescribedasan
expression of voice
against the ruling BJP’s
attempt to silence India.
BJP falls back on BSY,makes him“Mascot”for K’taka polls
Bengaluru (PTI): The
BJP seems to be falling
back on its seasoned
oarsman BS Yediyurap-
pa making him a key
poll mascot, along with
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, as it shores
up campaign in poll-
bound Karnataka.
The octogenarian,
who has already an-
nounced his retire-
ment from electoral
politics, is sought to be
put on the pedestal by
the governing party’s
central leaders.
The reasons are not
far to seek as to why
Yediyurappa has been
pushed to the top of the
campaign plank, the
four-time Chief Minis-
ter, who built the party
from grassroots level,
has a mass appeal and
connect — particularly
the political influen-
tial Lingayat commu-
nity — that no other
party leader in the
State commands.
Chennai: Chen-
nai’s Cyber Crime
Unit registered a
case against Tamil
Nadu BJP Chief K
Annamalai over his
remark linking the
DMK to recent
spread of fake news
that Bihar’s mi-
grant workers were
attackedinthestate.
In a statement,
Annamalai had
blamed the DMK
and said the party’s
efforts in “mock-
ing” the work done
by North Indians is
the reason why the
fake news spread so
quickly
.
“Since DMK’s or-
igin, it has been
spewing hate
against a particular
community. Since
the DMK came to
power, the party’s
ministers and
MPs have mocked
(North Indians) in
their speeches
countless times,”
said Annamalai.
FIR against TN
BJP chief for
his remarks on
ruling DMK
Ghazipur (ANI): Uttar
Pradesh govt on Sunday
removed illegal por-
tions of a residential
structure belonging to
deceased Kamlesh Sin-
gh “Pradhan”, who was
a gang member of gang-
ster-turned-politician
Mukhtar Ansari, in the
Ghazipur district.
The removal action
was carried out amid
heavydeploymentof the
police force. The admin-
istration’s crackdown
came amidst the State
government’s ongoing
drive against notorious
criminals and goons.
Earlier last month,
UP Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath, during his
address at the state As-
sembly, said that the UP
government will de-
stroy the mafia nexus in
the state [Mafiaon Ko
Mitti Me Mila Denge].
Launching a scathing
attack on Samajwadi
Party for nurturing the
mafia in the state CM
had said the UP govern-
ment would destroy the
mafia.
Chief Minister Yogi
also held the previous
Samajwadi Party led-
government responsi-
ble for nurturing and
patronizing criminals
and mafia in the state.
Property of Ansari’s gang member razed in UP
❍ UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT’S CRACKDOWN CONTINUES AGAINST THE MAFIA NEXUS
Hathras murder
case: Congress
pulls up police for
‘shoddy’ probe
New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Sunday at-
tacked the BJP over the
acquittal of three ac-
cused in the Hathras
rape-murder case and
alleged that it has ex-
posed “shoddy” probe
done by UP Police and
later by the CBI. A spe-
cial court in Hathras on
Thursday last sen-
tenced the main ac-
cused in 2020 Hathras
rape-murder case to life
imprisonment, while
acquitting the three
other accused. Con-
gress said the heinous
crime in Hathras and
then the govt’s role has
exposed the BJP.
Bhubaneswar (ANI):
Odisha CM Naveen Pat-
naik on Sunday un-
veiled former Chief
Minister Biju Patnaik’s
iconic “Dakota” DC3
(AT-AUI) aircraft for
public display at Biju
Patnaik International
Airport in Bhubane-
swar, said a statement.
As per CM’s office,
“The iconic Dakota Air-
craft belongs to erst-
while Kalinga Airlines
and was founded by Ex-
CM of Odisha (Late)
Biju Patnaik. The said
airlines operated nearly
a dozen Dakotas and
Late. Biju Patnaik was
its Chief Pilot.” The
statement further add-
ed, “This Aircraft was
used by him to rescue
formerIndonesianVice-
PresidentMd.Hattaand
former Prime Minister
Sutan Sjahrir. For his ef-
fort, Late Biju Patnaik
was given honorary citi-
zenship of Indonesia
and awarded the title of
“Bhumi Putra” by the
Indonesian Govt, a rec-
ognition rarely granted
to a foreigner.”
Biju Patnaik’s Dakota
aircraft opened for
public view in Odisha
LS PANEL CALLS BJP MP DUBEY
OVER HIS NOTICE AGAINST RAHUL
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha’s committee of privileges
has called BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on March 10 to hear
him on his breach of privilege notice against Congress
member Rahul Gandhi. According to a notice issued by
the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Dubey has to appear before
the committee, chaired by BJP MP Sushil Singh, in
person on March 10. The secretariat had sought reply
from Gandhi on the breach of privilege notices given by
BJP MPs Dubey and Pralhad Joshi.
MODI TO VISIT K’TAKA ON MARCH 12;
CONG PRESSES FOR CODE OF CONDUCT
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sched-
uled to visit Karnataka on March 12 to dedicate the
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT) campus in Dharwad.PM Modi has
already visited the poll-bound state five times this year
for various developmental programmes. He is participat-
ing in public rallies and road shows. Congress party
has objected to the repeated visits of central leaders,
including PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Karnataka.
THE ROLE MODEL
PM Narendra Modi with BS Yediyurappa. —FILE PHOTO
Property of Ansari’s gang member being demolished in Ghazipur.

First India Bureau
New Delhi: INS Tri-
kand is participating in
the International Mari-
time Exercise/ Cutlass
Express 2023 (IMX/CE-
23) being held in the
Gulf region. The exer-
cise began on February
26 and it will continue
till March 16.
The INS Trikand is
participating in the ex-
ercise with participants
from over 50 nations
and international mari-
time agencies with the
common aim of enhanc-
ing maritime security
and keeping sea lanes in
the region safe for mari-
time commerce.
IMX/CE-23 is one of
the largest multination-
al maritime exercises
in the world. While this
is Indian Navy’s maid-
en IMX participation, it
also marks the second
occasion where an In-
dian Naval ship is par-
ticipating in an exercise
conducted by the CMF.
Earlier, in November
last year, INS Trikand
had participated in the
CMF led Operation Sea
Sword 2.
Participation in exer-
cises like Sea Sword 2
and IMX/CE-23 enables
the Indian Navy in
strengthening relation-
ships and enhancing
interoperability and
collective maritime ca-
pability with maritime
partners in the IOR. It
also enables the Navy
contribute construc-
tively to regional stabil-
ity and security
.
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Mumbai: Tara Norris,
hailing from Philadel-
phia sealed the fate of
the match in just two
overs. In her WPL de-
but, she took wickets of
some renowned batters
in the world and be-
came the first player to
take a fifer in WPL, to
guide Delhi Capitals to
a 60-run victory over
Royal Challengers Ban-
galore here on Sunday
.
RCB tried hard with a
valiant knock from
Megan Schutt (22) but
her efforts went in vain.
RCB finished the match
with a boundary and
their final score was
163/8. Delhi’s Tara Nor-
ris took a five-wicket
haul. Norris took wick-
ets of Ellyse Perry (31)
and Disha Kasat (9) in a
single over.
In the second match
of the day, Harris, Nav-
gire half-centuries
drive UP Warriorz to
thrillingvictoryagainst
Gujarat Giants in a
what can be called a
nail-biting match.
Earlier, Harleen De-
ol’s hard-hitting knock
and her combination
with Australian all-
rounder Ashleigh Gard-
ner enabled Gujarat Gi-
ants to a respectable
total of 169/6 in their
match against UP War-
riorz at DY Patil Stadi-
um here.
Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz march ahead
WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE
COUPLE FINED `6
LAKH FOR INTER-
CASTE MARRIAGE
FIRST EDITION OF NAVAL COMMANDERS’
CONFERENCE OF 2023 TO BEGIN TODAY
RAJNATH SINGH TO ADDRESS TOP NAVAL
COMMANDERS ONBOARD INS VIKRANT
Chamarajanagar (Agen-
cies): In Karanataka`s
Chamarajanagar district,
a couple was fined and
faced a boycott in their
village for their inter-caste
marriage. The incident had
taken place at Kunagalli
village in Kollegal taluk
in the district. According
to police, the couple got
married five years ago
but the villagers came to
know about their different
castes recently.
New Delhi (FIB): The first edition of the Naval Com-
manders’ Conference of 2023 will begin on Monday. The
conference serves as a plat-
form for Naval Commanders
to discuss important security
issues at the military-strategic
level as well as interact with
Senior Government function-
aries through an institutional-
ised forum. The novelty of this
year’s conference lies in the
fact that the first phase of the Commanders’ Confer-
ence is being held at sea, and for the first-time, onboard
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top
commanders of the Indian Navy will on Monday carry out
a comprehensive review of India’s maritime security chal-
lenges at a key conclave onboard indigenously built aircraft
carrier INS Vikrant on the high seas. It is for the first time
that the biannual commanders’ conference is taking place
onboard an aircraft carrier, a move seen as a symbolic
reflection of India’s priority to the maritime sphere amid
China’s increasing presence in the Indian Ocean region.
MAN TURNS CYBER
STALKER AFTER
RELATION ENDS, HELD
New Delhi (Agencies): A
cyber stalker was arrested
by Delhi Police for alleg-
edly harassing his former
female friend by creating a
fake account of her father
on Instagram and sending
obscene messages to her
relatives, officials said on
Sunday. Both were in a
relationship earlier, and
due to some reason broke
up. Police said that the
accused was identified as
Vivek (21).
MINOR GIRL RAPED
IN HOOKAH BAR IN
UP’S KANPUR DIST
Kanpur (Agencies): Minor
daughter of a doctor couple
was raped in a Hookah Bar
under Barra police station
circle in Uttar Pradesh’s
Kanpur. The father of the
girl has lodged an FIR
against 8 including 3
named accused. The doc-
tor told the police that his
16-year-old daughter had
been called by one Vinay
Thakur to the MG Cafe
(Hookah Bar) on Friday
where he gave her soft
drink spiked with sedatives.
TWO HELD FOR
CHAIN SNATCHING
IN NEW DELHI
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Police on Sunday
said that they have ar-
rested 2 Youtube inspired
snatchers, including a
national level basketball
player, who were com-
mitting snatchings and
robberies to repay their
debt. Police said that the
accused were identified
as Rohit Chhillar and
Shantunu Rathi alias
Ghora who is a national
level basketball player
from Haryana.
MONEY TRANSFERRED TO BEAUTY SALONS IN
BENGAL TEACHERS SCAM, FINDS ED PROBE
Kolkata (Agencies): The ED probing the money-trail angle in
the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal
has found bank accounts registered in the names of beauty
salons were used to divert the proceeds of crime. The cen-
tral agency sleuths while checking the transaction details of
arrested youth Trinamool Cong leader, Kuntal Ghosh came
across certain transactions from these accounts, which
showed an amount of Rs 50 lakh was transferred in phases
to different bank accounts of one, Soma Chakraborty.
CRUCIAL READ
INS TRIKAND PARTICIPATES IN
IMX/CE-23 2023 IN GULF REGION
Kolkata(Agencies):
The adenovirus menace
in West Bengal seems to
be assuming alarming
proportions as deaths
of four more children,
admitted in a Kolkata
hospital with its symp-
toms, were reported in
the last 6 hours, taking
the death toll of chil-
dren to 40 in nine days.
By Sunday morning,
the deaths of two chil-
dren - Atifa Khatun (18
months) and Aarman
Gazi (4 years) - were re-
ported from the B.C.
Roy Children’s Hospi-
tal. However, by 4 p.m.,
four more child deaths
had been reported from
the same hospital, tak-
ing the number of
deaths to six in the day
.
The common symp-
toms for this are flu-like
including cold, fever,
breathing problems,
sore throat, pneumonia,
and acute bronchitis.
New Delhi: Joining the
Centre’s efforts to pro-
mote millets, the Kashi
Vishwanath temple in
PM Narendra Modi’s
parliamentary constitu-
ency Varanasi will now
offer devotees ‘prasad’
made from millets.
The ‘laddu prasad’
will now be known as
‘Sri Anna prasad’, a of-
ficial said on Sunday.
Recently, PM Modi
termed millets “Sri
Anna”, which means
“the best among all the
foodgrains”. The deci-
sion to introduce ‘Sri
Anna prasad’ was taken
on the instructions of
the UP government, the
official said. Women
self-help groups associ-
ated with the National
Rural Livelihood Mis-
sion prepare ‘prasad’
for the temple.
New Delhi(Agencies):
The Customs officials
on Sunday recovered
four gold bars worth ap-
prox 2 crores from the
toilet of an internation-
al flight at Indira Gan-
dhi International (IGI)
Airport on Sunday
.
Officials said that on
the basis of input re-
ceived and further de-
veloped by Customs of-
ficers at IGI Airport, an
aircraft utilized for in-
ternational Flight was
rummaged on comple-
tion of its subsequent
domestic trips at Termi-
nal 2 of IGI, New Delhi.
The customs officers
recovered a grey pouch
found affixed with adhe-
sive tape below the sink
installed in the wash-
room. The grey pouch
containedfourrectangu-
largoldbarstotalweigh-
ing around 3969 grams.
The rectangular gold
bars are estimated to
cost Rs 1,95,72,400, said
an official statement.
New Delhi (PTI): A day
after a group of SFI ac-
tivists allegedly barged
into the Kochi office of
AsianetNewsandintim-
idatedchannelstaff over
a news report, journal-
ists’ bodies condemned
the incident and called it
yet another example of
growing attacks against
media and scribes.
Barging into media
offices is “illegal” and
should be considered as
“an attack on press free-
dom”, the Press Club of
India, Indian Women’s
Press Corps, Delhi Un-
ion of Journalists and
the Kerala Union of
Working Journalists
saidinajointstatement.
“We expect the Kerala
government to take
strict action against
those who attacked Asi-
anet,” they said.
A group of Students’
Federationof India(SFI)
activists allegedly tres-
passed into the office of
Malayalam news chan-
nel Asianet News in
Kochi on Friday and in-
timidated the staff over
areportaboutthesexual
assault of a girl, accord-
ing to Kerala Police.
A case was later reg-
istered against 30 SFI
activists, the students’
wing of the ruling
CPI(M) in Kerala, on the
basis of a complaint
lodged by the channel.
Condemning the inci-
dent, the journalists’
bodies said, “We protest
the attack on the TV
channel Asianet News’
office in Kochi by the
activists of the Students
Federation of India.”
“This is yet another
example of the growing
attacks against media
organisations and jour-
nalists in the country
.”
The journalists’ bod-
ies said Asianet News
hadused“amockvideo”
to bring out the issue of
drug and sexual abuse
of ayounggirlinKerala.
“Stamping such a
programme as fake
news suggests igno-
rance of the profession-
al ways used by news
organisations to protect
the identity of victims
of sexual assault,” they
said.
Here’s how Holi is celebrated in diverse parts of India
T
he festival of
colours Holi is
knocking on
our doors and so is
the spring equinox.
India is a land of
diverse cultures and
traditions and Holi is
one of the country’s
festivals that fill one
with jubilation and
festive cheer. Holi is
essentially the
festival of colours,
which signifies the
victory of good over
evil, but it is
celebrated across
the country in varied
ways. Here are some
of the inimitable and
popular ways of
celebrating Holi in
different parts of
the country
UTTARAKHAND
Holi celebrations are called Kumaoni Holi. Going
by the name, it is apparent that the celebrations
take place in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
The common names for the festival are Kahila
Holi, Khadi Holi and Baithaki Holi. During the fes-
tivities, people make a ‘toli’ (gathering of people)
and sing and dance to folk tunes going around
the city, while sporting traditional attires. The
musical affair also signifies welcoming the spring
season– the start of the sowing season for the
farming community. A night before Holi, people
also gather around to light the Holika pyre.
RAJASTHAN
Popularly known as ‘Royal Holi’,
Holi in Rajasthan is observed at
a grand level and is organized by
the royal Mewar family of Udaipur.
People practise the traditional
rituals of Holika Dahan a night
before Holi, followed by the royal
cavalcade including several deco-
rated horses and the royal band
proceeding through the city.
PUNJAB
Hola Mohalla, a popular
three-day-long fair that
is observed at Punjab’s
Shri Anandpur Sahib is
a big festive event for
Sikhs around the world.
The festivities include a
display of martial arts,
horse-riding, and reciting
poetry, primarily to pay
homage to the bravery
of Sikh warriors. Later
the festival is followed by
dance, music and spray-
ing of colours. UTTAR PRADESH
Here, Lathmar Holi is one
of the most famous Holi
celebrations that take place
around the country. In Ma-
thura and Vrindavan areas,
that are known as the towns
of Radha and Krishna, Holi
begins from Basant Pancha-
mi and continues for more
than a month. Thousands of
devotees and tourists visit
the towns to witness this
frenzied version of Holi. On
the day of Holi, women run
after men with ‘lathis’ or
sticks and playfully hit them
during this celebration.
KERALA
The traditional manner
how people celebrate
Holi in Kerala is known
as ‘Ukuli’ or ‘Manjal Kuli’.
People visit the temple on
the first day and continue
with the festivities on the
second day. Instead of
gulal, the people of Kerala
play Holi with turmeric or
natural colours. Also, It
may come as a surprise
that Holi is not as widely
celebrated in the southern
states as it is in the north. MAHARASHTRA
With great gusto and
anticipation, the people here
celebrate ‘Rang Panchami’
or ‘Shigma’. Festivities start
after the sunset on Purnima
with Holika Dahan, symbol-
izing the victory of good
over evil. The next day,
people apply gulal and spray
water on each other. The
celebrations are incomplete
without the preparation of
‘Puran Poli’, a sweet buttery
flatbread made with chana
dal with the stuffing of jag-
gery, coconut, cardamom,
and butter or ghee.
Prasad made of millets at
Kashi Vishwanath temple
Adenovirus: 4 child deaths reported
from Kolkata, toll rises to 40 in 9 days
Journalists’ bodies cry foul as SFI
activists barge into Asianet office
4 gold bars worth
`1.95 crore
recovered from
aircraft’s toilet
NO CHILD ADMITTED IN NBMCH WITH
ADENOVIRUS SYMPTOMS: SILIGURI MAYOR
IMX/CE-23 is one of the largest multinational maritime exercises
in the world.
Delhi Capitals players celebrate Shafali Verma’s
spectacular catch against RCB.
UP Warriorz bowler Deepti Sharma celebrates the
wicket of Gujarat Giants player Ashleigh Gardner.
New Delhi: Even as Kolkata and its adjoining districts in south
Bengal reels from respiratory distress-related illnesses among
toddlers, there is so far no child admitted at North Bengal Medi-
cal College and Hospital (NBMCH) with adenovirus symptoms,
the facility’s patient welfare committee chairman Gautam Deb
has said. Deb, who is also the Mayor of Siliguri, said that spe-
cialised facility for testing presence of adenovirus in a person’s
body will be operational at NBMCH within 7 to 10 days.

65% women prefer investing in real estate
New Delhi (PTI): Real es-
tate consultant Anarock
has conducted a survey that
suggests that 65% women
respondents prefer to invest
in real estate, 20% in stocks
and only 8% of them in
gold. The sample size of the
consumer survey was 5,500,
out of which 50% respond-
ents were women.
At least 65% women re-
spondents prefer to invest
in real estate, followed by
20% favouring the stock
markets. Just 8% of wom-
en respondents favour gold,
and 7% prefer FDs (fixed
deposits), the report said.
Among other findings,
Anarock said that 83% of
women respondents are
looking at homes priced
above `45 lakh.
“The `45-90 lakh budget
range is the ‘sweet spot’ for
36% of women home seek-
ers, and 27% prefer premi-
um homes priced from `90
lakh to `1.5 crore. 20% pre-
fer luxury homes priced
more than `1.5 crore.”
ANAROCK SURVEY
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z At least 65 percent women
respondents prefer to invest in
real estate, followed by 20%
favouring the stock markets
z Just 8 percent of women
respondents favour gold,
and 7percent prefer FDs
z 83 percent of womens are
looking at homes priced
above `45 lakh
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Top chief fi-
nancial officers (CFOs)
have warned about job
cuts across the board in
the education market over
the next six months, as
tech media sectors
bear the brunt of global
economic slowdown. Ac-
cording to a survey of
600 CFOs by Coupa
100% of CFOs in educa-
tion sector responded
with “reduce workforce”
for actions they need to
take in the next six to 12
months to drive growth in
the event of a recession,
as per Fox Business.—PTI
CFOs WARN ABOUT
JOB CUTS IN
EDUCATION SECTOR
New Delhi: India’s im-
ports of crude oil from
Russia soared to a record
1.6 million barrels per day
in February and is now
higher than combined im-
ports from traditional
suppliers Iraq and Saudi
Arabia. Russia continued
to be the single largest
supplier of crude oil,
which is converted into
petrol and diesel at refin-
eries, for a fifth straight
month by supplying more
than one-third of all oil
India imported. From a
market share of less than
1% in February 2022,
Russia’s share of India’s
imports rose to 1.62 mil-
lion barrels per day in
February. —PTI
INDIA’S RUSSIAN OIL
IMPORTS HIT
RECORD HIGH IN FEB
New Delhi: India’s policy
of facilitating trade in ru-
pee is gaining momentum
with the total number of
Special Rupee Vostro Ac-
count (SRVA) touching
half a century mark. As
many as 49 accounts
have been opened so far
and some are awaiting
regulatory approval,
sources said. These ac-
counts would facilitate
overseas trade in rupee
with Russia, Mauritius,
Sri Lanka, Malaysia, My-
anmar, Singapore, Israel
and Germany. —PTI
` TRADE POLICY
GATHER TRACTION;
SRVA NEARS 50
New Delhi: Five of the top
10 valued firms together
added `88,604.99 crore
to their market valuation
last week, with State Bank
of India and ICICI Bank
emerging as the biggest
gainers. While HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank, State
Bank of India, HDFC and
Bharti Airtel witnessed
gains in their market valu-
ation, Reliance Industries,
TCS, Infosys, Hindustan
Unilever and ITC were the
laggards. In the top-10
ranking, Reliance Indus-
tries retained the tag of
the most-valued firm fol-
lowed by TCS. —PTI
MCAP OF FIVE TOP
COMPANIES CLIMBS
`88,605 CRORE
07
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.96 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 98.45 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
=
=
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 56,550.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 66,900.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
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=
GOVERNMENT
REMOVES IMPORT
DUTY ON WHOLE TUR
New Delhi: The government
has removed the basic cus-
toms duty of 10% on whole
tur or pigeon
peas as part
of steps to
check the local
prices of the
lentil. In a notification dated
March 3, the Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC) said import duty on
Tur (whole) will be ‘Nil’. The
reduced duty is effective from
March 4. However, import of
tur, other than whole tur, con-
tinues to attract basic customs
duty of 10%. —PTI
ROAD TRANSPORT
HIGHWAYS SEC HAS
MAX DELAYED PROJECTS
New Delhi: The road transport
and highways sector has the
maximum
number of
delayed pro-
jects at 460,
followed by
railways at 117 and the petro-
leum industry at 90, showed
a government report. In the
road transport and highways
sector, 460 out of 749 projects
are delayed. In railways, out of
173 projects, 117 are delayed,
while in the petroleum sector,
90 out of 152 projects are run-
ning behind schedule, as per
the latest flash report. —PTI
MSI EXPECTS CHIP
SHORTAGE TO GO ON
FOR NEXT FEW QTRS
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki
India expects semiconductor
shortage to
continue for
the next few
quarters lead-
ing to further
increase in order backlog of
certain models. The country’s
largest carmaker has seen
its pending bookings stretch
to 3.69 lakh units with Ertiga
leading the pack with close
to 94,000 bookings. Other
models like Grand Vitara and
Brezza have an order backlog
of around 37,000 and 61,500
units, respectively. —PTI
BRITANNIA LOOKS TO
RAISE ITS WOMEN
WORKFORCE TO 50%
New Delhi: FMCG major
Britannia Industries is aim-
ing to increase its women
workforce to
50% from the
present 41%
by 2024. With
15 company-
owned plants and 35 contract
and franchisee units across
India having a workforce of
over one lakh people, Britannia
currently has 41% women
employees and would increase
the strength to 50% by the
end of 2024, Head of Manu-
facturing, Owned Factories,
Indranil Gupta said. —PTI
FMCG, DAIRY FIRMS BETTING ON STRONG
DOUBLE-DIGIT SALES GROWTH THIS SUMMER
New Delhi: Demand for ice creams and cold beverages like Cola
have surged because of the onset of early summer and sales
are likely to grow in strong double-
digits this season, according to top
executives of FMCG and dairy firms.
The summer season will also get a
tailwind in the form of an abatement
of the pandemic with increased con-
sumer mobility. This will also help
the out-of-home (OOH) segment,
where the companies expect a sharp rise in sales after a slump of
two years. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
SINCE 2014-15
India’s per capita income doubles
New Delhi (PTI): India’s
per capita income in nomi-
nal terms doubled to
`1,72,000 since 2014-15 when
the Narendra Modi-led
NDA came to power but un-
even income distribution
remains a challenge.
As per the National Sta-
tistical Office (NSO), the
annual per capita (net na-
tional income) at current
prices is estimated at
`1,72,000 in 2022-23, up
from `86,647 in 2014-15, sug-
gesting an increase of
about 99%.
In real terms (constant
prices), the per capita in-
come has increased by
about 35% from `72,805 in
2014-15 to `98,118 in 2022-23.
“You are looking at GDP
in current prices, but if
you account for inflation,
the increase is much less,”
said noted development
economist Jayati Ghosh on
doubling of per capita in-
come in nominal terms.
She further said distri-
bution is critical. “Most of
this increase has accrued
to the top 10% of the popu-
lation. By contrast, median
wages are falling, and pos-
sibly even lower in real
terms,” said the former
JNU professor.
As per the NSO data, the
per capita income dipped
during the Covid period,
both in real and nominal
terms. However, it has
picked up in 2021-22 and
2022-23. Former director
of premier economic re-
search institute NIPFP
Pinaki Chakraborty said
as per the World Develop-
ment Indicator data base,
average growth of India’s
per-capita income in real
term for the period from
2014 to 2019 was 5.6% per
annum.
“This growth is signifi-
cant. We have seen im-
provements in outcome re-
lated to health, education,
and economic and social
mobility
. Covid impacted us
badly. However, we have
seen significant economic
recovery after Covid.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z As per the NSO, the annual
per capita (net national
income) at current prices is
estimated at `1,72,000 in
2022-23, up from `86,647
in 2014-15, suggesting an
increase of about 99%
z In real terms (constant
prices), the per capita income
has increased by about 35%
from `72,805 in 2014-15 to
`98,118 in 2022-23
z As per the NSO data, the per
capita income dipped during
the Covid period, both in real
and nominal terms
Mumbai (PTI): India
saved over $27 billion in
key central government
schemes through direct
benefit transfer as it is
swift and eliminates cor-
ruption, Ajay Seth, Secre-
tary of Department of
Economic Affairs said on
Sunday.
“And since the transfers
are all direct, end to end,
and swift, there is little
scope for corruption and
leakages and removal of
duplicate/ fake beneficiar-
ies. In our own experience,
DBT has entailed a saving
of more than $27 billion
just across key central gov-
ernment schemes,” the of-
ficial said of Digital Public
Infrastructure (DPI).
‘Centre saved $27
billion in schemes
using DBT’
Colombo (PTI): India and
Sri Lanka are exploring the
possibility of using the In-
dian Rupee for economic
transactions and have dis-
cussed the initiative that
will help in building a
stronger and closer part-
nership through trade and
investment-led measures.
The High Commission of
India had a discussion on
the use of the INR for trans-
actions.
“Representatives from
the Bank of Ceylon, State
Bank of India and the In-
dian Bank shared their ex-
periences and informed the
audience that they had
started carrying out INR-
denominated trade trans-
actions through respective
Vostro/Nostro accounts
after the creation of ena-
bling framework by the
RBI and the Central Bank
of Sri Lanka in 2022,” the
High Commission said.
The participating banks
also outlined the benefits of
settlementsdenominatedin
INR which includes shorter
timelines, lower exchange
costs and easier availability
of trade credits.
The beneficial impact of
this initiative on the tour-
ism and hospitality indus-
try was also highlighted
including its role in help-
ing increase collections
which could be utilised by
other sectors.
INDIA, SL MULL
USING ` FOR
TRANSACTIONS
India ‘dangerously close’ to
Hindu rate of growth: Rajan
New Delhi (PTI): Sound-
ing a note of caution, for-
mer Reserve Bank Gover-
nor Raghuram Rajan has
said that India is “danger-
ously close” to the Hindu
rate of growth in view of
subdued private sector in-
vestment, high interest
rates and slowing global
growth.
Rajan said that sequen-
tial slowdown in the quar-
terly growth, as revealed by
the latest estimate of na-
tional income released by
the National Statistical Of-
fice (NSO) last month, was
worrying.
Hindu rate of growth is
a term describing low In-
dian economic growth
rates from the 1950s to the
1980s, which averaged
around 4%. The term
was coined by Raj
Krishna, an Indian
economist, in 1978 to
describe the slow
growth.
“Of course, the
optimists will point
to the upward
revisions in
past GDP
numbers,
but I am worried about the
sequential slowdown. With
the private sector unwill-
ing to invest, the RBI still
hiking rates, and global
growth likely to slow later
in the year, I am not
sure where we
find additional
growth momen-
tum,” Rajan
said. The key
question is what
Indian growth
will be in fis-
cal 2023-24,
Rajan said
Global trends, FPIs trading activity
to drive mkts this week: Analysts
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
markets would be mainly
driven by global trends and
foreign fund trading activ-
ity in the holiday-short-
ened week, analysts said.
The BSE and the Nation-
al Stock Exchange have
listed March 7 (Tuesday) as
a holiday on account of
Holi. “Indian stock mar-
kets may remain volatile
amid fear that the US FED
will keep raising interest
rates to control inflation.
Rising US bond yields and
macroeconomic numbers
will keep the market mood
subdued in the near-term.
Investments by FIIs,
who are turning out to be
small net buyers at the
margin, and DIIs will be
monitored.
On the global front, the
Bank of Japan will decide
on interest rates and the
US macroeconomic data
will be scheduled for re-
lease on March 10, while on
the domestic front, India’s
industrial production data
will also be unveiled on
March 10, Gour added.
Industrial production
data for the month of Janu-
ary will be released post-
market hours on Friday
.
Market investors will
also keep track of the
movement of the rupee
against the US dollar.
FinMin monitoring daily
receipts and expenses
New Delhi (PTI): The fi-
nance ministry on Sunday
said it has started daily
monitoring of the revenue
receipts, including tax col-
lections, as well as expend-
iture beginning March 1,
with an aim to keep fiscal
deficit in check during the
current fiscal.
Accordingtoofficials,the
daily monitoring of tax and
non-tax revenue collections
will help the government in
taking timely corrective ac-
tions, wherever needed.
“In order to keep a close
track of receipts, expendi-
ture and involving fiscal
position of the central gov-
ernment in the month of
March, 2023, it is necessary
to have updated informa-
tion on a day-to-day basis,”
the Controller General of
Accounts (CGA) under the
finance ministry said in an
office memorandum dated
March 1.

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2NDFRONT
Greetings on the occasion of Holika Dahan
and Dhulendi! May all our troubles burn
in the holy fire and our lives be filled with
the colours of joy. Happy Holi!
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
With CM by its side,
BJP kicks off Mumbai
‘Aashirwad yatra’
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) launched its “Aa-
shirwad yatra” to con-
nect with people in all
six Lok Sabha constitu-
encies in Mumbai on
Sunday, the party’s
Mumbai unit chief
Ashish Shelar said.
Day One covered two
Lok Sabha seats, while
the next two will be cov-
eredonMarch09andthe
remainingtwoonMarch
11, with party leaders
visiting key temples and
other sites to connect to
people, the Bandra MLA
told reporters.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections, the BJP and
then ally, Shiv Sena (un-
divided), had won three
constituencies each in
Mumbai.
The BJP won Mum-
bai North, Mumbai
North East, and Mum-
bai North Central seats,
while the Shiv Sena
emerged victorious in
Mumbai South, Mum-
bai South Central, and
Mumbai North West.
Of thethreeShivSena
MPs from Mumbai, MPs
from Mumbai South
Central, Rahul Shewale,
and Mumbai North
West, Gajanan Kirtikar,
are with the Eknath
Shinde faction. Mumbai
South MP Arvind
Sawant is part of the Ud-
dhav Thackeray faction.
Aurangabad’s new
name: AIMIM MP
spearheads protest
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: All India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mus-
limeen (AIMIM) MP Im-
tiaz Jaleel on Saturday
began an indefinite fast
to protest against the re-
naming of Aurangabad
city to Sambhaji Nagar
bythestategovernment.
Several AIMIM party
workers and their sup-
porters also staged a
demonstration in front
of the collector’s office
on the issue.
On the other hand,
the Maharashtra
NavnirmanSena(MNS)
launched a signature
campaign to gather sup-
port for the move.
Jaleel has clarified
that the protest was not
led by his party, but by
“Aurangabadkars” (citi-
zens of the city/dis-
trict)—individualsfrom
various professional,
religious, and ideologi-
cal backgrounds.
“We have started our
protest in a democratic
and peaceful manner.
People from different
walks of life will join us.
Nobody should give a
casteist or religious col-
our to our agitation. Our
protest is simply a voice
of dissent of residents
against the renaming of
the historic city in an il-
legal manner,” he said.
Protestors were seen
carrying banners bear-
ing the message “I Love
Aurangabad”.
Meanwhile, the MNS
signature campaign
was headed by city unit
President Sumit Kham-
bekar. “A few elements
are trying to create a
hurdle in the renaming
process. To foil their
plans, we have started
a signature campaign,”
he said.
Imtiaz Jaleel —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Thane: The Motor Ac-
cident Claims Tribunal
here in Thane has
awarded Rs70,000 to a
12-year-old Palghar stu-
dent who was severely
injured in a road acci-
dent in 2018.
Nutan Kusal, a resi-
dent of Virar in Palghar
district, had been on
her way home from
school on September 11,
2018, when a tempo
rammed into her. The
accident, which took
place on Vajreshwari-
Shirsad road, left her
severely injured. Her
parents had to shell out
Rs1 lakh for her medi-
cal treatment, Nutan’s
advocate SL Mane said.
MACT chairperson
and Principal District
Judge Abhay J Mantri
ruled that the girl re-
ceive Rs70,000 in com-
pensation, including
Rs5,000 towards hospi-
tal and medical bills,
Rs25,000 towards con-
veyance, attendance
and special diet and
Rs40,000 for pain, suf-
ferings and permanent
disability, trauma and
loss of amenities.
Teen to get `70K comp for crash injury
‘Vindictive politics not good for BJP’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Less than a
week after he pulled the
rug out from under the
Bharatiya Janata Party
by winning the Kasba
Peth Legislative Assem-
bly seat, Ravindra
Dhangekar is taking on
Devendra Fadnavis—
the BJP’s most power-
ful leader in the state.
Talking to a local me-
dia house, Dhangekar
called Fadnavis’s style
of politics ‘vindictive’
and warned that it
would spell doom for
the saffron party in the
long run.
He said the state is
known for “cultured”
leaderssuchasYashwan-
trao Chavan, Sharad Pa-
war, Balasaheb Thack-
eray and Prithviraj
Chavan, the Indian Ex-
press reported.
“People praise Nitin
Gadkari and Sharad
Pawar even behind
their backs because of
their constructive and
inclusive politics of de-
velopment. This is not
the case with Fadnavis.
He does more to de-
stroy opponents than to
build up the public. I
feel that this attitude
and outlook will lead
the BJP into the abyss,”
Dhangekar told a Mar-
athi news outlet.
He also said that
while the NCP chief
and Union roadways
minister continue to re-
ceive goodwill even
when they are not in
power, Fadnavis will
not share this privilege.
“People are watching
everything, and they
understand everything.
There’s an end to all
these things,” he said.
“He may get momen-
tary pleasure from these
things, but it won’t last.
When he’s out of power,
people won’t even greet
him,”Dhangekaradded.
Under Fadnavis, Ma-
harashtra BJP inducted
politiciansfromtheCon-
gress and the NCP by
pressuring them using
government agencies,
Dhangekar also said.
Notably, prior to
Dhangekar’s win, the
Kasba Peth seat had
been a BJP bastion for
28 years.
Dhangekar beat
BJP’s Hemant Rasne by
more than 10,800 votes
in the bypoll necessi-
tated by the death of
BJP MLA Mukta Tilak.
New Kasba Peth
MLA Ravindra
Dhangekar
criticizes Dy CM
Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar and supporters celebrate his victory in the Kasba Peth
Assembly bypoll in Pune on Thursday. —FILE PHOTO
‘Article 370 abrogation only on paper, done to help BJP’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray leader San-
jay Raut on Sunday
criticized Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi-led
Central government for
abrogation of Article
370, which ended the
special status of Jam-
mu and Kashmir.
The Rajya Sabha MP
said that abolishment
of Article 370 was only
on paper and done to
serve the political in-
terests of the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP).
In his weekly col-
umn “Rokthok” in par-
ty mouthpiece Saama-
na, Raut said Kashmiri
Pandits had not got
their rights despite
this move, and BJP
leaders have no an-
swers to their woes.
A Kashmiri Pandit
was killed by terror-
ists in Pulwama re-
cently, but the BJP
poured water on the
grief of the commu-
nity by arresting Delhi
and Aam Aadmi Party
leader Manish Sisodia
in the alleged excise
scam (thereby divert-
ing attention from the
killing).
“Jammu and Kash-
mir was and will re-
main an integral part
of India. The abroga-
tion of Article 370 is
only on paper and was
done to serve the po-
litical interests of the
BJP,” he said.
In his column, Raut
said he met Kashmiri
Pandits during his re-
cent visit to the north-
ern Union Territory as
part of the Rahul Gan-
dhi-led Bharat Jodo
Yatra, and community
members told him
about being forcibly
relocated to the Valley,
though the govern-
ment was not ready to
guarantee their safety.
He also said the Hin-
du Akrosh Morcha or-
ganized in Mumbai re-
cently against Love Ji-
had and other issues al-
leged by right wing out-
fits, must be held in J-K
to protest the killing of
Kashmiri Pandits.
He expressed con-
cern at the re-emer-
gence of pro-Khalistan
elements in Punjab,
adding it was an issue
related to internal secu-
rity that cannot be left
in the hands of the state
government there.
Sena - UBT’s
Raut rues plight
of Kashmiri
Pandits, accuses
ruling party of
diverting public
attention from
killings
Shiv Sena - UBT MP Sanjay
Raut —FILE PHOTO
CM Shinde waves at the crowd during the Aashirwad Yatra, on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BHARAT 24 HONOURS GUJARAT’S ‘SHOORVEERS’
There is a need to change attitude
of people towards cops: Sanghavi
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra speaking during the event on Saturday.
Harsh Sanghavi addressing the audience in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Manish Desai
Ahmedabad: In an
event named ‘Shoor-
veer’, Bharat 24’s chan-
nel honoured the Guja-
rat police personnel
who showed bravery
and valour during duty
.
Gujarat Home Minis-
ter Harsh Sanghavi
participated in this
program organized at
the Sabarmati River
Front, Ahmedabad on
Saturday. Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra, CEO and Ed-
itor-in-Chief Bharat24-
Vision of New India
and First India, and
CMD First India News,
and Gujarat DGP Vikas
Sahay were also pre-
sent during the pro-
gramme.
“CM could not come
in our midst because of
some important work.
But his good wishes and
blessings are with us.
And anyway there is
any function in Gujarat
and if we do not remem-
ber PM Modi and HM
Shah then function is
incomplete so in their
absence we salute their
leadership,” said Dr
Chandra. Sanghavi
started his address by
praising Dr Chandra
saying that at the age
people plan for retire-
ment, he has been an
inspiration for many
youth like me.
Harsh Sanghavi and Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Ankit Trivedi, Rajesh Bhai, Vikas Sahay, Shailesh
Bhandari, Manish Desai and others during lighting of lamp at Bharat24’s event titled, ‘Shoorveer’ to
honour the Gujarat police personnel at the Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
l Sanghavi says Dr
Chandra has been an
inspiration for many
youth including me
l We salute great
leadership of PM Modi
and HM Amit Shah,
says Dr Chandra

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MARCH 6, 2023
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oli, the celebration
of colours, is al-
most here, and we
can hardly contain
our enthusiasm.
Like any other festival, this
festival also commemorates
the triumph of good over
evil, the arrival of spring
and the end of winter, and
the chance to meet new
people. People are
brought together to joke
and play, to forget and
pardon, and to mend
broken relationships.
Religion, bonfires, and
an excess of coloured chalk, it
is one of the most gorgeous
festivities on the planet but
during this festival of sharing
love most of the time, we are
concerned with how to make
our attire more enjoyable.
However, Holi is an occasion
whereyoumustchoosetheap-
propriate clothing, shoes, and
even accoutrements to avoid
malfunction or pain. Of
course, we’d all like to get
drenched in colours while still
lookingfantasticinthatattire.
As a result, to make your Holi
buying easier, we’ve compiled
a list of dos and don’ts that
youcanfollowtohaveasecure
Holi and wear an ensemble
that is both comfortable and
stylish. The first and most im-
portant thing to do is to go out
and buy a white dress, ideally
ethnic; after all, we are hon-
ouring a traditional holiday
.
So it’s a white kurta and py-
jama for males and a white
sari or churidar kurta for
women. A white Salwar ka-
meez or palazzo will not do
because they will look slop-
py when soaked, and the
meaning of a ‘FILMY HOLI’
is to look glamorous despite,
or rather because of, col-
ours and water. If you are
confident and at ease with
your sexuality, go for a mus-
lin fabric kurta and pair it
with a carefully positioned
patterned dupatta
or stole to com-
plete the ‘HERO-
INE’ look.
MEIN
MEIN UDE
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RE
RE GULAL
GULAL
CITY FIRST SHARES A FEW GLIMPSES OF THE FESTIVAL OF
COLOURS WHICH PROMOTES LOVE, TOGETHERNESS AND JOY
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Khushi Vijay
Akanksha Bhalla and Gaurav Gaur
Shrishti Khatri
Tripti Arora
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oli is a festival that
marks the beginning
of spring (season) in
India, the end of win-
ter, and the blooming
of love. For many
, it is
a joyous day to social-
ise with others, have fun and
laugh, forget and forgive, and
mend strained bonds. The cer-
emony also serves as a prayer
foraprosperousspringharvest.
SIGNIFICANCE OF
HOLIKA DAHAN
Holika Dahan (Choti Holi), also
known as the night before
Holi,istheofficialbeginningof
theHolicelebrations.HolikaDa-
han translates as burning the
demon Holika, while Dahan
denotestheactof lightingsome-
thing on fire. Holika Dahan
(Choti Holi) will take place on
March7'sTuesdaynightin2023.
People light a bonfire on the
eve of Holika Dahan, the night
before the Holi Festival, to
symbolise the defeat of the de-
mon Holika. When the blaze is
burned to ashes, it symbolises
the triumph of good over evil.
The event honours the tale
of Prahlada, a child follower
of Lord Vishnu, and his ma-
levolent father, Hiranyakashi-
pu, according to Hindu my-
thology. Hiranyakashipu was
upset that his son wouldn't ac-
cepthimasadeityandplanned
to murder him for it.
Hiranyakashipu was finally
put to death by Lord Vishnu in
the guise of Narasimha thanks
to Prahlada's devotion to Lord
Vishnu, who protect-
ed him from his fa-
ther's nefarious
schemes. People
congregate in
public areas on
the day of Ho-
lika Dahan and
ignite bonfires to rep-
resent the
burning.
Holika
Dahan has
cultural value in ad-
dition to religious signifi-
cance.
The major activity during
the Holi celebration is playing
with coloured powders and
water while exchanging
sweets and food. In essence,
Holika Dahan is a significant
Hindu festival that repre-
sents the victory of virtue
over evil. This is a time for
people to get together, pray
together, and rejoice with
their loved ones.
DELICACIES OF HOLI
This festival of colours is linked
with several traditional foods and
desserts. For example, picture
Holi without the delectable guji-
yas and the chilled thandai. Dur-
ing celebrating Holi, especially in
North India, they are a need.
To make things simple and
time-saving so that you can fully
enjoy the day, some advance plan-
ning is a smart idea. Similarly,
with samosas or kachoris, the
dough or filling can be made
ahead of time and chilled. The
same is true for the thandai paste,
which may be made a few days be-
fore the festival and fro-
zen or refrigerated.
UNIQUE
POPULAR HOLI
CUISINE
These are the
traditional
foods that
Holi is un-
questionably
incomplete
without. You
have the option
to make one, two,
or all of them.
GUJIYA
A dessert made of crisp, flaky
pastry stuffed with sweet khoya
(evaporated milk solids) and
dried fruits, gujiya is well-known
and traditional North Indian
treat. They can be both baked and
fried. Make a filling with your
preferred dried fruits, jaggery,
and khoya, wrap it in a sheet of
repurposed flour, and fried it to
serve.
THANDAI
During the Holi celebration, the
traditional and well-liked North
Indian beverage called Thandai is
created. In classic Thandai cui-
sine, aromatic spices like green
cardamom, fennel seeds, black
pepper, saffron, and traces of rose
are combined with nuts and seeds
like almonds, pistachios, poppy
seeds, and melon seeds. The milk
is then added to the thandai pow-
der or paste to create the reviving
and cooling thandai beverage.
DAHI VADA
All of your favourite tastes and
textures are combined in one de-
lectable snack: fluffy, supple, soft,
tangy, and sweet Dahi Vada. They
are made up of handmade fried
lentil dumpling fritters
that are covered in
sweet and sour
chutneys and
dipped in rich,
whipped yo-
ghurt. For a
fun appetis-
er or sharing
party dish,
try my heir-
loom and tra-
ditional Dahi
Vada recipe
with step-by-step
photographs.
SAMOSA
A traditional and well-known
Punjabi samosa dish with a crispy,
flaky crust with a mixture of fla-
vorful, tangy potatoes and green
peas. As an alternative to deep
frying, you may alternatively air
fry or bake these samosas.
EASY HARA BHARA KABAB
Green peas, potatoes, and fresh
spinach leaves are used to make
hara bhara kabab. They are there-
fore tasty and nourishing. In In-
dia, hara bhara kebab is a tasty
appetiser or snack. Burger buns
may also be used to make sand-
wiches out of this green kabab.
SOAK IN THE HUES
SOAK IN THE HUES
J
JO
OY
Y
OF
People are joyful about the approach of the festival of colours.
Holi this year will be observed on March 8 with Holika Dahan falling on
March 7. The whole affair of this festival is very enjoyable and warm, as
people dance to the tunes of breezy songs, play with colours and also eat
popular Holi delicacies to celebrate the victory of good over evil!
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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