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Toll hits 20k: Global aid
reaches quake-hit areas
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
ANKARA: Thousands of foreign
aid workers arrived in Turkey
and the first United Nations con-
voy entered Syria on Thursday,
even as the death toll from the
devastating earthquakes hit
20,000 on Thursday.
The first earthquake struck on
Monday night and was followed
by powerful aftershocks, killing
at least 20,102, according to a
Bloomberg report. Since then,
frustration has simmered
among residents over the slow
delivery of aid.
Thousands who lost their
homes huddled around camp-
fires and clamoured for food and
water in the bitter cold. Emer-
gency crews used pick axes,
shovels and jackhammers to dig
through twisted metal and con-
crete — and occasionally still
pulled survivors out. But in some
places, they switched the focus
China’s balloon capable of spying
on communications: US state dept
Prashant Jha
letters@hindustantimes.com
WASHINGTON: The Chinese sur-
veillance balloon that traversed
across US territory before it was
shot down had signal intelli-
gence and monitoring capabili-
ties, and was a part of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army’s fleet of
surveillance balloons, the US
state department on Thursday.
It said that based on imagery
obtained by U2 flybys, it was
clear that the equipment on the
balloon was for “intelligence
purposes” and inconsistent with
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Syrian soldiers unload relief supplies at the Aleppo International
Airport in Syria.
to demolishing unsteady build-
ings. While stories of miraculous
rescues briefly buoyed spirits,
the grim reality of the hardship
facing tens of thousands who
survived the disaster cast a pall.
Winter weather and damage
to roads and airports have ham-
‘THE BALLOON WAS
PART OF A CHINESE
FLEET THAT HAS
CONDUCTED
SIMILAR OPS IN
MORE THAN 40
NATIONS ACROSS
FIVE CONTINENTS’
“equipment onboard weather
balloons”. China has claimed
that the balloon was collecting
meteorological data and had
strayed off course.
AFP
pered the response in both Tur-
key and Syria, where a civil war
that displaced millions has fur-
ther complicated efforts. Some
in Turkey have complained the
response was too slow — a per-
ception that could hurt President
continued on →15
Separately, on Wednesday,
the Pentagon said that there had
been four previous Chinese sur-
veillance balloons incursions
into US territory, while secretary
of state Antony Blinken said that
Chinese action was “irresponsi-
ble” and that US had briefed its
allies and partners on the issue.
HT has confirmed that the
US state department briefed
Indian diplomats in Washing-
ton DC on the Chinese surveil-
lance operation and alerted
them that India was among the
countries that are targets of
Chinese surveillance. →P15
BORDER-GAVASKAR
TROPHY: JADEJA
FIFER PACKS OZ UP
FOR 177 ON 1ST DAY
NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja cel-
ebrated his return to interna-
tional cricket with a five-wicket
haul as India bowled out Austra-
lia for 177 and then cruised to
77/1 to dominate day one of the
opening test of the Border-Gav-
askar Trophy in Nagpur on
Thursday. Promising stands
from Marnus
Labuschagne and
Steve Smith were
not enough to
resist the
onslaught of India’s
bowlers. →P16
53-YEAR-OLD HELD
FOR RAPING HIS
GRANDDAUGHTER
FARIDABAD: The Faridabad
police on Wednesday arrested a
53-year-old man for allegedly
raping his 12-year-old grand-
daughter and impregnating her.
The girl gave birth last Novem-
ber and was in a critical condi-
tion for over two months after
that, said police, adding that a
case was filed after the mother
reported the crime on December
6 in West Bengal’s Kolkata. →P5
7 KIDS KILLED AS
AUTO HITS TRUCK
IN CHHATTISGARH
BASTAR: Seven school students
were killed after an autorick-
shaw ferrying them collided
with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s
Kanker district on Thursday,
police said, adding that another
child and the driver of the three-
wheeler were critically injured.
The police said that eight stu-
dents from a private school were
returning home in the auto. →P9
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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Number Theory
Energy emissions will fall
by 2025... but very slowly
By Abhishek Jha
At the rate of emissions seen in 2022, the world will exceed the benchmark of 1.5° Celsius warming over
pre-industrial levels in the next nine years, according to a 2022 report of the Global Carbon Project. This
means the global carbon budget – the amount of emissions required to keep warming under this level –
needs to be tracked every year. A report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on February
8 gives a disaggregated estimate of electricity emissions for 2022 (they account for about a third of total
emissions) along with projections up to 2025. Here is what the report shows.

1 Emissions from electricity will decline marginally by 2025 due

to rapid increase in renewable sources
Electricity generation added 13.21
Gt (gigatonnes or billion tonnes) of
Emissions and source of electricity generation
Electricity supply (TWh) Non-renewable Renewable Nuclear
CO2 in 2022, 1.3% more than in 2021.
Emissions from electricity generation (Mt CO2)
However, a change in this sector is
30000
underway. According to IEA’s 2,986
projections, electricity emissions 2,684
will decline at a compound annual 2,803 10,799
25000 2,676 8,349
growth rate (CAGR) of 0.4% up to 7,902
2025. This is expected due to 7,475
increased adoption of renewable 20000
and nuclear sources for electricity.
To be sure, rough calculations
suggest the pace of adoption of 17,424 17,609 17,350
15000 16,520 13,039 13,207 13,043
such non-fossil sources is still 12,302
slower than needed. In absolute
10000
terms, the expected decline in
emissions from electricity
generation amounts 0.055 Gt CO2 5000
per year until 2025. The world
needs to decrease emissions by 1.4
Gt CO2 per year to reach net zero 0
emissions by 2050, according to the 2020 2021 2022 2025
2022 Global Carbon Budget report. Source: Electricity Market Report 2023, IEA

2 Who is doing their bit in

reducing electricity
emissions?
The answer to this question is not as simple as one might
expect. In absolute terms, the answer seems to be Europe and
the Americas, which will reduce their coal and gas electricity
generation by 409 Terawatt hour (TWh) and 201 TWh by 2025.
However, the global decline will be only of 86 TWh because
other regions increasing generation from dirty sources.
However, this does not necessarily mean that the latter are not
doing their bit. For example, countries in the Asia Pacific region
are expected to increase coal and gas electricity generation the
most in absolute terms, but they are also increasing renewable
and nuclear generation the most. In other words, it is the
demand growth in this region that will increase the use of
so-called dirty electricity here. The net result will be that the
share of fossil sources in the region’s total electricity genera-
tion will actually decrease by 5.8 percentage points by 2025.
Electricity generation by source
Asia Pacific Americas Europe Eurasia
15000
3 The climate crisis can affect
generation from non-fossil
sources
While renewable capacity is expanding, last year showed how
late adoption of these sources is already hurting our capacity
to transition. Europe suffered one of the worst droughts in at
least 500 years and there were similar conditions in the
Sichuan region of China. This decreased their hydro power
generation. “This has underscored the potential impact of
changing climate patterns on power systems as low hydro-
power generation puts additional strain on the remaining
dispatchable conventional fleet and increases the cost of
electricity supply. Despite these uncertainties, our current
outlook sees global hydropower supply grow in 2023-2025 on
planned capacity expansions,” the IEA report says.
Change in hydropower generation in 2022
comapred to 2017-2021 average in %
(TWh) (January-October)
20
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Source: Electricity Market Report 2023, IEA -15.6 -15.1

Nonetheless, one can argue, as developed countries do, that
developing nations should decrease their use of fossil sources for
-20 -18.6
electricity even faster given the small carbon budget they have. This is -21.2
an ongoing debate in global climate negotiations. Developing
countries’ argument against a target for reducing emissions is -25
-24.3
two-fold. One, they have not used their fair share of the carbon
budget in the past. Two, they are not using it even now. This can be
seen in IEA’s data too. Asia (where two of the world’s most populous -30
and polluting countries are located) accounts for 59% of the world’s
population and the Asia Pacific region (this includes less populous
Australia and New Zealand) generated 57% of fossil-based electricity
in 2022. The Americas produced 19% of such electricity, when they -35
account for only around 10% of world population. Europe, on the other -37.6
hand, produced such electricity in proportion to its population share. Source: Monthly Electricity Statistics, IEA

4 Renewable capacity also needs investment in grids for their use

This is a point that HT highlighted earlier in relation
to India’s increasing installed capacity in renewable
electricity and the IEA report also touches upon
this. Why is there a need for investment in grids?
Annual average EMDE investment in power
grids in IEA sustainable development scenario
(Billion US$ 2019)
Renewable sources of electricity are less stable 2016-20 2026-30 sustainable development scenario
52.6
because the sun and wind are not available 24x7 as 50
coal or gas are. The disruption in hydro power due
to drought (as mentioned above) is also an extreme
example of this. Therefore, the effective use of 40
36.7
these sources requires that a drop in generation in
one place can be quickly offset by a surplus in 30.7
30
another. This flexibility or even good quality grids is 26.5
often missing in developing countries. An earlier IEA 20.2
report for emerging and developing economies 20 18.7
showed the investment required in grids for
transition. According to it, investment in transmis- 10.1 11.4 10.2 11.4
sion and distribution will have to more than double
10 7.0 7.7
by 2026-30 (compared to 2016-20) for a sustainable
development scenario (SDS) and quadruple for a net 0
zero scenario. For India, the rate of increase in Eurasia Middle East Latin Southeast Sub-Saha- India
and North America Asia ran Africa
investments will need to be slightly faster than the Africa
group average. Source: Financing Clean Energy Transitions in Emerging and Developing Economies 2021, IEA

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COVID CHECKS
FOR FLIERS FROM
6 ASIAN REGIONS
Rhythma Kaul
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Passengers arriving
in India “from/via China, Singa-
pore, Hong Kong, Republic of
Korea, Thailand, and Japan” will
no longer mandatorily need to
provide a pre-departure negative
Covid RT-PCR report, according
to a government order issued on
Thursday.
In a letter written to civil avia-
tion ministry, Union health sec-
retary Rajesh Bhushan said that
the health ministry has revised
its guidelines for international
arrivals, dropping the existing
requirements for the countries
mentioned above owing to a
decrease in Covid-19 cases in
those countries. The new guide-
lines will come into effect from
February 13. →P12
14-16 CHEETAHS
TO BE SHIFTED TO
INDIA IN COMING
MONTHS: SCINDIA
Neha LM Tripathi
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The central govern-
ment is planning to translocate
14 to 16 more cheetahs to India
over the next few months under
the second phase of “Project
Cheetah”, civil aviation minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia said on
Thursday, asserting that “pre-
serving wildlife is a very impor-
tant part of our tradition”.The
government launched the ambi-
tious project last year with the
goal of reintroducing the species
to its former habitat in India, 71
years after the last recorded
cheetah was hunted down in
Chhattisgarh in 1952. →P11
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Oppn can hurl dirt but Winter may be over,
hints IMD; max 29.4°C
lotus will bloom: Modi
Smriti Kak Ramachandran
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A combative Prime
Minister Narendra Modi hit out
at the Opposition in Parliament
on Thursday, hailing his govern-
ment for finding permanent
solutions to India’s problems
and attacking the Nehru-Gandhi
family for destroying federalism
by toppling state governments.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha,
the Prime Minister said his gov-
ernment practised true secular-
ism by aiming for 100% satura-
tion of welfare benefits, blamed
some states for fiscal profligacy
and jeopardising the prospects
of future generations, and said
the country was not the property
of a single family.
For the second straight day in
Parliament – he spoke in the Lok
Sabha on Wednesday – he leaned
on his government’s welfare out-
reach to say that he had the
backing of India’s people, and
that one man was weighing
heavy on the entire Opposition.
“I want to tell Opposition MPs
that the more ‘keechad (mud)
you hurl at me, the more the
lotus will bloom. So, I want to
thank everyone who directly or
indirectly made the lotus
bloom,” he said to loud cheers
from the treasury benches, refer-
ring to the Bharatiya Janata
Party’s election symbol.
His 85-minute speech was
made against the constant back-
ground of loud sloganeering
from the Opposition benches. He
also attacked the Nehru-Gandhi
family. “If we miss out on men-
tioning Nehru anywhere, they
(Congress) get upset. Nehru was
such a great person, then why do
PM targets Congress, Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
ON REAL SECULARISM
“The model of development that we are
following is true secularism. Real secularism is
ensuring saturation of government schemes
for all eligible beneficiaries so that there is no
discrimination or corruption.”
ON CONG DESTROYING
FEDERALISM
“They (Congress) say we keep
troubling states, but who
misused Article 356,
90 times to dislodge
elected governments?
One Prime Minister
misused Article 356,
50 times to dismiss elected
state governments and
that was Indira Gandhi.”
none of them use the Nehru sur-
name. Why do they fear using
the Nehru surname?”
To be sure, Nehru’s daughter
Indira was married to Feroze
Gandhi and used his surname.
Referring to his 13-year-long
stint as chief minister of Gujarat,
Modi said he understood the
importance of federalism and
hence his government believed
in the principles of cooperative
competitive federalism. “Our
policies are a perfect combina-
tion of regional aspiration and
national progress,” he added.
But, he alleged, it was the Con-
gress that had destroyed states’
rights, citing the indiscriminate
continued on →15
ON NEHRU SURNAME
“If we miss out on mentioning Nehru
anywhere, they (Congress) get upset. Nehru
was such a great person, then why do none
of them use the Nehru surname. Why do
they fear using the Nehru surname?”
ON STATES’ FINANCIAL
PROMISES
“States should take lessons
from neighbouring countries
who are facing an economic
crisis due to indiscriminate
borrowing... Don’t play
with the economic health
of the country and the
futures of the next
generation for momen-
tary political gain.”
BJP, AAP spar over
Row in House over ‘snoop unit’ charge
expunged remarks
NEW DELHI: The Congress pro- the decision to scrub six com-
tested on Thursday over a deci- ments, including a poem, from
sion in both houses of Parliament his speech on Wednesday. The
to expunge certain remarks from party’s Lok Sabha floor leader
the speeches of Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote
Mallikarjun Kharge and former to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla,
party president Rahul Gandhi, demanding a review of the com-
but the authorities said the move ments expunged from Gandhi’s
was in line with established rules. speech in the Lok Sabha on Tues-
Kharge, also the leader of day. “Article 105 of the Constitu-
Opposition in the Upper House, tion confers immunity inter-alia
wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman in respect of “anything said in
Jagdeep Dhankhar, contesting Parliament,” he wrote. →P10
Jasjeev Gandhiok
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Winter is all but
over, experts and officials said
on Thursday as the Capital
recorded a peak temperature of
29.4°C, a whopping six degrees
more than what is normal for
this time of the year.
Typically, winter conditions –
chilly mornings and a nip in the
air even in peak afternoon – last
till at least the second or third
week of February, but this has
been changing recently with the
year 2019 recording a high of
28.7°C on January 20, and 2021
logging 30.4°C on February 10.
“We are seeing western dis-
turbances in northwest India,
but none of them have impacted
the plains, including Delhi-
NCR… While we may see
another between February 12
and 13, that too will mainly
{ OPPOSITION PROTESTS } SISODIA HITS BACK
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders and workers
staged a protest at ITO on
Thursday, accusing deputy chief
minister Manish Sisodia of
heading a “snooping unit”
which spied on political rivals,
and demanding both his and
chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s
resignation.
Sisodia hit back, denying the
allegations and claiming that
the BJP was “afraid” of him.
Friday, February 10, 2023
The chill is 29
gone 24.3 24.7 25.3 25.7
Max temp
21.6
in Delhi
(in °C) 20.2
18.9
17.2
Jan 29 Feb 1
impact north Punjab, so no sig-
nificant temperature dip is
expected, which is associated
with the winter,” said Naresh
Kumar, spokesperson of the
India Meteorological Depart-
ment, stating the chill associated
The BJP’s allegations were
based on a Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) preliminary
inquiry report, which found
that a “feedback unit” formed
through a Delhi cabinet deci-
sion on September 29, 2015,
gathered political intelligence.
The central agency has rec-
ommended that a first informa-
tion report (FIR) be registered
against Sisodia, and LG VK Sax-
ena has referred the CBI request
to the President of India
through the Union ministry of
home affairs. →P4
NEW DELHI/METRO
29.4 30
25.4
25
24.5
20
15
Feb 9
with the winters was over.
A western disturbance is a
warm, moist system of winds
that originates over the Mediter-
ranean Sea and travels eastward
over parts of the Middle East to
continued on →15
INDIAN ARMY
GEARED UP TO
FACE 3-TIERED
LAC CHALLENGE
Shishir Gupta
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Nearly three years
after the Pangong Tso trans-
gression by the Chinese Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army, the
Indian Army has geared up to
face the challenge of what mili-
tary planners describe as a
three-tiered force arrangement
by the opposition along the
western and the eastern sector
of the 3488km-long Line of
Control (LAC), according to
available surveillance and sat-
ellite imagery inputs. →P9
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Twitter Blue to cost ‘225k Indians gave up Govt proposes Feb 16 date Modi to open UP SSLV set to take
₹650, ₹900 in India citizenship last year’ for Capital’s mayoral polls investors’ summit off at 9.18am today

Twitter Blue has now been made available to
Indian users. The blue check mark - previously free
for verified accounts of politicians, famous
personalities, journalists and other public figures -
will now be open to anyone prepared to pay. It was
rolled out last year to help Twitter grow revenue as
owner Elon Musk fights to retain advertisers. In
India, Google’s Android users will be able to purchase
Twitter Blue’s monthly subscription for ₹900, the
same price as for Apple’s iOS users, Twitter said on its
website. The higher pricing for Android users is likely
to offset fees charged by Android’s Google Play
Store, like Apple’s App Store. The web subscription
will cost ₹650 per month. Twitter is also offering a
discounted rate of ₹6,800 for a yearly subscription.
The service comes with a host of features, including
tweet editing, bookmark folders, unique app icons,
and NFT profile images. →BOOK II
A total of 225,620 Indians renounced their
citizenship in 2022, the highest in the past 12 years,
and 1.66 million people have given up their
nationality since 2011, according to figures provided
by the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The figures were given by external affairs minister S
Jaishankar in a written reply to a question from Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Narain Dass Gupta, who
sought the number of Indians who relinquished their
citizenship and the countries whose citizenship they
had adopted. Jaishankar’s reply provided year-wise
figures for Indians who renounced their citizenship
since 2011. For the period from 2011 to 2019, the
annual figure ranged between 120,000 and 144,000,
before falling to 85,256 in 2020 (on account of the
Covid pandemic which curbed movement). →P9
The Delhi government on Thursday proposed holding the state’s
mayor elections on February 16, with the last three attempts ending in a
political stalemate, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. The
spokesperson said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had
proposed February 16 for holding the meeting of the MCD House. “Delhi
chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the proposal. The Delhi
government is prepared to hold the elections on February 16,” the
spokesperson said. With the chief minister’s office clearing the
proposed date, the final decision on the matter will be taken by LG VK
Saxena. Raj Niwas officials, however, said that they have not received
any proposal from the government till late Thursday evening. The
Supreme Court is expected to hear on February 13 the plea moved by
two AAP leaders seeking time-bound elections, and challenging the
decision by the presiding officer to allow the nominated members
(aldermen) to vote in the mayor polls. →P4
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday
inaugurate the three-day Uttar Pradesh Global
Investors Summit-2023 (UPGIS-2023), which has
already attracted memorandums of understanding
(MoUs) and investment proposals of over ₹22 lakh
crore as the state aims to become a trillion-dollar
economy in next five years. Around 10,000 delegates,
including over 400 participants from 41 countries,
top industry leaders, Union ministers, ministers/
diplomats from 10 partner countries and CEOs of
leading companies and banks are expected to attend
the 34 sessions during the three-day UPGIS-2023 at
the Vrindavan Yojana in Lucknow. Earlier, chief
minister Yogi Adityanath had said the UPGIS-2023
from February 10 to 12 will be a “grand and historic
event”. →P11
The countdown for the launch of the Small
Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which will be the
maiden mission for 2023, will commence at 2.48am
on Friday, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)
said. The launch time of the second attempt for SSLV-
D2 will be 9.18am — six-and-a-half hours after the
beginning of the countdown—on Friday from the
first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Senior scientists from Isro said that the main task of
the mission is to demonstrate the designed payload
capability of SSLV in low earth orbit, injection of
payloads EOS-7 (earth observation satellite) and two
passenger satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 into a
450km circular orbit. Isro had first attempted the
launch of SSLV—India’s smallest launch vehicle of 34
metre—on August 7, last year, but it failed to place its
payload of two satellites in the correct orbit at an
altitude of 356km from the earth’s surface. HTC

Healthy food street Satellite images lay bare devastation in Turkey

in every Lok Sabha
constituency: Govt
Rhythma Kaul
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Union govern-
ment plans to create designated
streets in every Lok Sabha con-
stituency that will serve only
healthy food items, according to
people familiar with the matter,
who added that the items sold
will offer healthier options for
people who like to eat out.
“The target is to have at least
one such street in every Lok
Sabha constituency in the coun-
try or maybe a district where
people get to find options for
healthy food. We are working on
fleshing out the plan with all
stakeholders in food businesses,
including the national food regu-
lator. There should be more clar-
ity on the execution of this plan
in the days to come,” said a sen-
ior government functionary,
requesting anonymity.
Such streets will likely be
designed along the lines of Kank-
aria Lake in Ahmedabad, Guj-
arat, which the country’s top
food regulator Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) declared the country’s
first “clean street food hub” in
2018.
“The food should be healthy,
which means it has to be low on
fat, sugar and salt. We are also
exploring the idea of keeping
separate sections for children
based on their specific nutri-
tional needs. There will be
proper guidelines that would
need to be followed that are cur-
BEFORE AFTER
rently being fine-tuned by
FSSAI,” said the senior govern-
ment functionary cited above.
The areas are likely to be cer-
tified by the local government,
the person added.
Officials said while the criteria
for the classification of “healthy
food” for the initiative is cur-
rently being worked out, they are
likely to include guidelines
regarding Recommended Die-
tary Allowance (RDA) – which
defines the average daily level of
intake sufficient to meet the Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show streets in Antakya, Turkey,
nutrient requirements for on December 22, 2022 (left), and the same region on Wednesday (right). When seen
healthy people — among others, together, the two photos highlight the destruction wrought by the powerful
for establishing regulations for earthquakes that struck the region on Monday. AFP/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES
food to be served on such streets.
“It is also being worked out
whether money for the project BEFORE AFTER
will be provided from the MP
fund or some parts of the project
could be funded by the central
government,” added the official.
Officials said FSSAI is also
planning to start a mechanism to
certify India’s popular street
food places in order to assure
people who love street food that
the quality and hygiene stan-
dards remain uncompromised.
As part of the initiative, FSSAI
has framed guidelines for
upgrading the infrastructure of
street food clusters to make it
safe and hygienic. The parame-
ters include best practices for
garbage disposal, maintaining
hygiene, demarcating cooking
and non-cooking areas, working
street lights, pest control and A satellite view of the city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, before the earthquake on
overall cleanliness, among other July 26, 2022 (above), and after on Wednesday (right). Also seen on the right are
standards. makeshift shelters in the stadium as part of relief operations. AFP/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

{ CHINTELS FLAT COLLAPSE } ONE YEAR LATER

MAN SETS HIMSELF
ON FIRE, ENDS UP
After dust and debris, condo residents fight uncertainty KILLING 4 OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS
Abhishek Behl and days and wore the same clothes. January 23. announced yet, we have now
We are trying to forget it, but we In November last year, the decided to demand that the flats be
Leena Dhankhar
letters@hindustantimes.com
see Tower D every day and it
reminds us of the tragedy,” he said. Paradiso lost Gurugram district administration
recommended that Tower D
reconstructed and handed over to
owners,” said Sandeep Barsayain,
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com

GURUGRAM: For the past year,
residents of Chintels Paradiso soci-
ety in Sector 109 have been
haunted by the memory of the
dust, debris and chaos that ensued
when six floors of Tower D par-
tially collapsed on February 10,
killing two of their neighbours.
The incident left 36 families
homeless as they were forced to
evacuate Tower D for fear of the
building collapsing completely.
Some found refuge with neigh-
bours, some left for their relatives’
houses, and others found alternate
homes nearby. All of them, how-
ever, have been demanding jus-
tice, compensation, and an end to
their yearlong misery.
Vijay Mahanoori, a retired bank
manager who migrated from
Jammu & Kashmir in the 1990s,
said the collapse of the tower was
akin to becoming homeless again.
“I was not home when the inci-
dent took place. My children were,
and managed to get out of the
tower and call me. I
was shocked. I can’t for-
get the horror I felt at
the time. I somehow
returned to find the
entire condominium in
chaos and police and
rescue teams milling Pick Of
about,” he said.
Mahanoori said that
The Day
initially his family
thought it was an earthquake but
when they looked out and saw a
large ball of dust surround their
building, they panicked and
rushed outside. “My family has
been stressed since the incident.
We lived with neighbours for four
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Four days after the incident, the
Mahanoori family managed to get
the bare essentials out of their flat.
“We were given a shell of a flat
and have been living there since. I
spent lakhs on building the interi-
ors of my house, but now every-
thing has gone to waste,” he said,
adding that he had taken loans,
and invested all his retirement
money in this property.
On February 10, 2022, two
women were killed after six floors
of Tower D in Chintels Paradiso,
Sector 109, collapsed partially.
The incident led to major pro-
tests by residents across the city,
prompting the state government
to register cases against the devel-
oper, and form a district investiga-
tion committee to probe the mat-
ter. Following the incident — one
of the worst urban disasters in
Gurugram, which is dotted with
condos and multi-storied flats —
the state government ordered the
structural audit of 60 condomini-
ums in the city.
The incident has
scarred Vijay Kumar
Grover, who owned a
flat in Tower D, and his
92-year-old mother,
who were home at the
time.
“I shudder when I
recall the incident. The
aftermath has been
even more appalling as we have
had no closure even after one year.
Our homes are stuck, the compen-
sation is not yet decided, and the
inquiry is still pending. Our future
is bleak,” he said.
Grover recalled he was stand-
The collapse
began on the
6th floor and
went till the
first floor
D the developer. The district admin-
ing on the balcony of his 16th floor
flat when the earth began to shake,
and he saw a huge amount of dust
and smoke around the building.
“Within a few minutes, my son,
who had gone out, called us and
asked us to evacuate as the build-
ing was collapsing,” he said.
Grover, who had recently had a
liver transplant at the time, said
that he managed to seat his
mother in a wheelchair and
rushed outside along with their
domestic help. “There were loud
noises, and people were crying. I
was worried I wouldn’t be able to
On February 10 last year, 2 people
killed after six floors of Tower D in
Ggm’s Chintels Paradiso collapsed
Rubble
from roof
collapse
seen
occupying
the flats
on the first
and second
floor of
Tower D
LITTLE RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS
November 9, 2022: After a report from IIT-D,
Gurugram admin said that Tower D was unsafe
and needed to be demolished.
The fate of towers Residents of Tower D
E and F hang in have said they are
balance, with the displeased with the
results of a structural compensation they
audit not public yet are being offered
make it out alive. When I reached Grover now wants the govern-
the ground floor, I just went numb. ment and the builder to work out a
I spotted several policemen and solution because the residents are
firemen trying to pull people out of desperately looking for closure.
the debris. It was horrifying,” he Grover and other owners of
said, adding that the incident Tower D are currently living either
caused his family untold emo-
tional and financial loss.
in flats the developer allotted to
them in the condominium itself, or
Grover said his family has felt in rented flats outside, the Chintels
like refugees since then. They lost Paradiso Residents’ Welfare Asso-
almost all their worldly posses- ciation (RWA) said. Most residents
sions (which are still lying in the are waiting for the final decision
building) and have had to stay on the compensation, which has to
with relatives. They now live in be taken by the district administra-
one of the bare shell flats allotted tion, which is perusing the latest
to them by the society. evaluation report submitted on
should be demolished as IIT-Delhi
deemed the building unsafe after a
structural audit.
The district administration also
said that it will announce the final
compensation amount for the
owners of Tower D flats.
On January 17, the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
began a probe into the collapse of
the flats. The owners of flats in
Tower D, the RWA, and other resi-
dents of the condominium, how-
ever, are not impressed by the
action taken by the authorities and
allege that the state government is
too slow in taking action against
istration had got two cases regis-
tered against the developer at Baj-
ghera police station last year and
on January 17, CBI registered a
fresh case against the developer
and booked Ashok Solomon, man-
aging director of group under Sec-
tion 304A and sections pertaining
to cheating, causing grievous hurt,
dishonestly inducing delivery of
property, criminal conspiracy and
mischief of the Indian Penal Code.
A spokesperson for Chintels
Developers said they “have full
confidence in the investigation by
CBI and are sure they will conduct
a fair investigation”.
According to the RWA, the
method of assessing the value of
flats is incorrect and will lead to
owners having to bear fiscal loss.
Some owners say they feel aban-
doned by the authorities. They say
instead of monetary compensa-
tion, they want the entire condo-
minium to be reconstructed.
“With no compensation being
a flat owner in the condominium.
However, most want the matter
to be closed at the earliest so they
can buy a house elsewhere.
A spokesperson for Chintels
Developers said that immediately
after the incident, they relocated
the affected families and paid
them ₹20,000 each. “Thereafter,
we have been paying rent for
approximately 50 families and
continue to do so till this day. The
average rent is around ₹40,000
per month per apartment, which
we continue to pay even now. Also
since very few people are paying
maintenance charges, we are pay-
ing the shortfall which is approxi-
mately ₹25 lakh per month,” the
spokesperson said.
Several buyers say that they just
can’t shake off the trauma. “We
want the government to ensure
that people get their flats or money
back so that they can move on
with their lives. Right now we are
stuck at the crossroads,” Maha-
noori said.
Vijay Bhardwaj, a stockbroker
who spent all his savings to buy a
flat in Tower D, said that he and
his family are so disturbed by the
incident that despite getting a rent-
free flat in the complex, they prefer
to live in Dwarka. At the time of
the incident, Bhardwaj said, his
son was on his way down from
their 17th-floor flat. When he left
the lift, he heard an explosion and
saw plumes of dust. He ran to the
next tower and called the family.
“He told us the tower was
crashing. My wife and other son
rushed downstairs. We were saved
in the nick of time.”
CHENNAI: A 33-year-old man
who died by suicide after setting
himself ablaze ended up also
killing his wife, their 8-month-
old son, his wife’s sister and her
four-month-old daughter, and
leaving his mother-in-law bat-
tling for her life. Police have
recorded the statement of the
50-year-old woman who has suf-
fered more than 80% burns. The
incident happened in Cuddalore.
The man and his wife were in
the midst of a divorce. Police say
they received information that
the estranged couple had a court
hearing in Cuddalore on Febru-
ary 8.
Since the wife didn’t turn up
for the court hearing, the
33-year-old man went to his sis-
ter-in-law’s house where his wife
was staying, the police said.
It isn’t clear whether the spark
came from a firewood stove in
the verandah where the family
was heating water. The incident
had happened around 11.30 on
Wednesday morning near Sel-
lankuppam in Cuddalore.
Based on the mother’s state-
ment, police have registered a
case under Section 304 (ii) (who-
ever causes the death of any per-
son by doing any rash or negli-
gent act not amounting to culpa-
ble homicide) and 309 (attempt
to commit suicide) of the Indian
Penal Code. The man’s family
hailing from Chidambaram in
Cuddalore took back his body on
Thursday.
“Since the main accused has
died, we have closed the case,”
said inspector Udhayakumar.
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Crackdown on 5
million end-of-life
vehicles kicks off
Alok KN Mishra
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Around 5 million
vehicles that were deregistered
in Delhi between January and
October 2022 are on the radar of
the state transport department,
with enforcement teams
impounding around 250 such
vehicles over the past one week,
officials aware of the develop-
ment said on Thursday.
No vehicle that is 15 years old
can operate on the roads of the
national capital, according to
orders issued by the National
Green Tribunal in 2015 and the
Supreme Court in 2018. For die-
sel vehicles, this time period is
only 10 years.
The government defines such
vehicles as “end-of-life”, and
driving them in Delhi is illegal.
The aim behind these rules is to
cut down on the number of vehi-
cles on the roads of the national
capital with dated emission stan-
dards to keep air pollution in
check.
A transport enforcement offi-
cial said that last week, 80 teams
were formed, and have been
deployed in different parts of the
city -- especially on roads that
witness heavy traffic and at pet-
rol pumps -- to check for deregis-
tered vehicles plying against the
rules, and to impound and send
them for scrapping.
The official said that the spe-
cial enforcement drive has been
undertaken in light of the G20-
related meetings in the city,
starting from March till the G20
Summit in September.
A second official said that
these overage vehicles are identi-
fied by model, condition, and on
the basis of their registration
Ensure compliance of motor law: HC
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high
court on Thursday asked the
state government to ensure
strict compliance of the Motor
Vehicle Act, 1988, including on
the standard operating proce-
dures for electronic copies of
driving licences and other
transport-related documents.
Noting that the Delhi model --
with respect to the recovery of
fines -- is being adopted by other
DELHI POLICE TO
APPOINT 6,000
MORE PERSONNEL,
LG SAXENA TOLD
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: To increase police
presence on Delhi’s streets,
nearly 6,000 personnel will be
soon appointed, the Delhi Police
told lieutenant governor VK Sax-
ena on Thursday at a meeting of
the task force on women’s safety.
The intake, when it happens,
will take the force’s strength to
almost 100,000 personnel, the
LG was told. The LG told the
police about the need for greater
representation of women in the
force, and the Delhi Police con-
firmed that half of the new addi-
tions would be women.
The meeting also saw the LG
issuing instructions about the
fast-tracking of the construction
of court buildings, while review-
ing the status of judges’ vacancy
in fast track courts for women
safety. “The LG was informed
about 32 judges being appointed,
but was also told about acute
shortage of court rooms for
functioning of courts,” said a
statement issued by LG’s office.
The statement said that the
LG reviewed the status of the
illumination of dark spots and
expressed satisfaction over the
pace of progress, but took excep-
tion to the fact that street light-
ing was being discussed and
decided at that level. “Upon
being informed by MCD that
1,406 dark spots were yet to be
illuminated, Saxena directed the
MCD to complete the work
within the committed timeline of
one month,” the statement said.
The LG was also informed
that replacing the existing PWD
street lights with new LED ones
and integration of all street lights
was pending with the state gov-
ernment.
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Around 250 vehicles have been impounded so far.
number.
“Some of them turn out to be
deregistered, and are then
impounded,” the official said.
Transport commissioner
Ashish Kundra said the drive
against “end-of-life” vehicles will
be intensified over the next few
days.
“Overage vehicles make a
huge contribution to air pollu-
tion. A drive against such vehi-
cles is an important step towards
combating air pollution. I urge
all owners of overage vehicles to
scrap their vehicles. We have six
currently functional scrappers,
the list of which is available on
the website of the Delhi trans-
port department. Even overage
vehicles which are illegally
parked in the streets will be
impounded by the enforcement
teams,” said Kundra.
From a legal standpoint,
deregistration immobilises vehi-
cles and ensures that they can-
not be lawfully used.
states, a bench of chief justice
Satish Chandra Sharma and jus-
tice Subramonium Prasad dis-
posed of a public interest litiga-
tion by Sonali Karwasra, a law-
yer, on upgrading technology
and infrastructure to monitor
traffic violations.
“The Delhi model in respect
of recovery of fines is also being
adopted by other states in the
country. So far as the state of
Delhi is concerned, as reflected
from the reply, the use of Infor-
mation Technology has been
Survey to map sources of MCD logjam leaves projects,
pollution at Anand Vihar civic issues stuck in limbo
Jasjeev Gandhiok
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Pollution levels at
Anand Vihar in east Delhi -- a
hot spot for PM 2.5 and PM 10
particulate matter in the Capital
-- have improved year-on-year
after key interventions by the
environment department in
November 2022 to map pollution
sources in the area, a field survey
has revealed.
Officials said the department
is set to launch a second such
survey to assess how effective
the on-ground action has been,
and to ascertain how many pol-
lution sources still remain.
The department in November
2022 launched an exercise to
map and crack down on sources
of pollution, including unpaved
roads, diesel generator sets, pot-
holes, garbage heaps, road dust
and construction sites.
Officials said 470 “point sour-
ces” were identified in a 5km
radius from the Continuous
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Station at Anand Vihar. A point
source of pollution is a specific
area in the pollution hotspot,
which could contribute to the
local pollution in some form.
“We used field surveys to
record all micro-level sources
which could be as small as a pot-
hole to a full-fledged construc-
tion site. But within construction
sites, we identified several sour-
ces and each source was mapped
with a geo-coordinate,” said an
official on condition of anonym-
ity, adding that Delhi Pollution
Control Committee teams were
then asked to either fix these
sources, remove them or ensure
reduction of localised emissions.
HT ARCHIVE
“Deregistered vehicles cannot
be sold and the insurance of
such vehicles cannot be pur-
chased. Using such vehicles
becomes illegal and they can be
impounded,” said an official.
HT had in October last year
reported that the transport
department deregistered
5,338,045 vehicles between Jan-
uary 2018 and October 2022, of
which 4,698,391 were petrol-run,
415,362 had diesel engines, and
41,311 ran on CNG.
Vehicular emissions contrib-
ute around 9% of the PM10 load
and around 20% of the PM2.5
load in Delhi, according to a 2016
study by Indian Institute of Tech-
nology, Kanpur.
Anumita Roychowdhury,
executive director (research and
advocacy) at Centre for Science
and Environment, said, “It is
necessary to replace overage and
highly polluting vehicles with
cleaner and zero-emission vehi-
cles to reduce toxic exposure.”
incorporated in order to ensure
that a citizen is not harassed in
the matter of payment of fine
and time is not wasted in the
same,” the court said.
“This court is of the opinion
that no further orders are
required to be passed in the
present PIL. However, the
GNCTD (Delhi government)
shall ensure strict compliance
of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
and subsequent amendments
along with the aforesaid SOP
issued on 17.12.2018,” it said.
Fixing pollution sources
A series of actions on the ground has helped
improve air quality at Anand Vihar
What was done?
Delhi Pollution Control Committee
and environment department
teams carried out a field survey
within a 5-km radius of the Anand
Vihar Continuous Ambient Air
Quality Monitoring Station
(CAAQMS)
470 major and minor sources
of pollution were mapped
l Construction and demolition
waste
l construction site waste
l road dust
l congested traffic points
l unpaved roads
l potholes
l unpaved sidewalks
l spots where waste was burnt
l unpaved parking areas
Local action commenced
from November-end
l Fixing these sources
l sprinkling water
l reducing roadside congestion
l issuing challans to violators
What next?
The government will launch a second survey by
Feb-end to identify remaining pollution sources,
and will see how many have been fixed. The
success of this project will also be assessed
“The second survey will give
us a clearer picture on what has
changed on the ground and how
many sources have been fixed so
far,” the official added.
Anumita Roychowdhury,
My Delhi
Flowers light up Central Vista
Vijay Chowk on Wednesday, which was Delhi’s cleanest air day since October 13. The city’s air quality was poor on Thursday.
BJP protests AAP’s Govt proposes to organise
‘spying unit’, govt mayor elections on Feb 16
rubbishes charge
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders and work-
ers staged a protest at ITO on
Thursday, accusing deputy
chief minister Manish Sisodia
of heading a “snooping unit”
that spied on political rivals,
and demanding both his and
chief minister Arvind Kejri-
wal’s resignations.
Sisodia hit back, denying the
allegations, and claiming that
the BJP was “afraid” of him.
The BJP’s allegations were
based on a Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) preliminary
inquiry report, which found
that a “feedback unit” (FBU)
formed through a Delhi cabinet
decision on September 29, 2015
gathered political intelligence.
The central agency has rec-
ommended that a first informa-
tion report (FIR) be registered
against Sisodia, and lieutenant
governor VK Saxena has
referred the CBI request to the
President of India through the
ministry of home affairs.
Speaking at the protest, BJP
working president Virendra
Sachdeva said, “Kejriwal
believes in suppressing and
maligning opponents. The first
thing Kejriwal did after coming
to power was to suppress the
political opponents associated
with the BJP but as the police
were not subordinate to his
government so he was unsuc-
Reduction in
pollution
PM 2.5 PM 10
NOV 2021 TO DEC 2021 TO
NOV 2022 NOV 2022
16%
22% 21% 22%
If successful, there are
plans to map out point
sources of pollution at
other pollution hotspots
executive director, research and
advocacy at Centre for Science
and Environment, said while it is
important to have a city-wide
action plan, it is equally impor-
tant to have hyperlocal plans,.
cessful. Kejriwal then started
his private intelligence unit by
bringing policemen from other
states to keep an eye on politi-
cal opponents, central minis-
ters, big business establish-
ments etc.”
Leader of the opposition in
the Delhi assembly Ramvir
Singh Bidhuri said, “Arvind
Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia
set up a separate department to
snoop on Delhi’s lieutenant
governor, MPs and MLAs and
are not ready to resign after
exposure.”
Hitting back, Sisodia said in
a tweet in Hindi, “BJP has
brought a new allegation
against me that I have been
spying on them since 2015.
Such people (BJP leaders)
whose existence depends on
getting CBI, ED Pegasus to con-
spire against opposition lead-
ers, are afraid of me. It seems
that I have equalled (PM) Modi
in stature.”
In an official statement, the
Delhi government on Wednes-
day said, “Till now, CBI, ED
(Enforcement Directorate) and
Delhi Police have registered 163
cases against us. However, BJP
has not been able to prove even
a single case. As many as 134 of
these cases have been dis-
missed by the courts and in the
rest of the cases also, the BJP-
led central government has not
been able to provide any evi-
dence. These cases are politi-
cally motivated.”
Paras Singh
paras@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: More than two
months after the municipal elec-
tions were held, Delhi still does
not have an elected mayor and
key committees in place. The
prolonged delay and multiple
adjournments have led to a situ-
ation in which several policy
decisions remain pending with
the executive wing, while at the
same time resident welfare asso-
ciations (RWAs) and citizen
groups are desperate for an early
end to the stalemate so that they
can hold their local representa-
tives accountable for civic issues.
MCD comprises of two wings
-- a deliberative wing headed by
the mayor that formulates poli-
cies and regulations, and an
executive wing headed by the
commissioner that implements
these policies as well as obliga-
tory functions mandated in the
Delhi Municipal Corporation
Act.
The unified MCD, however,
has been under bureaucratic
rule since May 22, 2022. The
powers of the deliberative wing
continue to remain vested in the
Centre-appointed Special Officer
(SO) even though the councillors
have been administered oath on
January 24, 2023.
A senior MCD official said
that the elections to MCD were
concluded on December 7, 2022
and the Special Officer is no
longer taking calls on the routine
police and project matters.
“Since the new set of council-
lors has been elected by the peo-
ple, the final call on these poli-
cies and projects will be taken by
the incoming MCD functiona-
Paras Singh
paras@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern-
ment on Thursday proposed
holding MCD mayor elections on
February 16 after the last three
attempts ending in a political
stalemate, a government spokes-
person said on Thursday.
The spokesperson said that
the Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) proposed February
16 for holding the meeting of the
MCD House. “Delhi chief minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal has
approved the proposal. The
Delhi government is prepared to
hold the elections on February
16,” the spokesperson said.
With the chief minister’s
office clearing the proposed
date, the final decision on the
matter will be taken by LG VK
Saxena. Raj Niwas officials, how-
ever, said that they had not
received any proposal from the
government till late Thursday
evening.
The Supreme Court is
expected to hear on February 13
the plea moved by two AAP lead-
ers seeking time-bound elec-
tions, and challenging the deci-
sion by the presiding officer to
allow the nominated members
(aldermen) to vote in the mayor
polls, and to hold elections to the
posts of mayor, deputy mayor
and members of the Standing
Committee on a single ballot.
The results to the MCD elec-
tions were announced on
December 7. The AAP won 134 of
total 250 seats while the Bharat-
iya Janata Party (BJP) won 104
Projects still pending
l Expansion of the existing
fleet of the mechanical
road sweepers in the city
and new waste-to-art
theme parks.
l Hiring of data entry
operators across various
government departments
to reduce the public
interface time and renewal
of the contracts for health
ries. We have at least two dozen
major projects under considera-
tion which will be put up before
the new House of councillors. SO
is only taking up matter that are
urgent or have a statutory dead-
line,” an official from the munic-
ipal secretariat stated on condi-
tion of anonymity.
A second official said some
the key projects that will be
taken up by the incoming House
will include the expansion of the
existing fleet of the mechanical
road sweepers in the city, new
waste to art theme parks,
approval for adding date entry
operators across department,
and extensions for health care
workers in municipal facilities.
“Currently, we are operating a
fleet of 52 mechanical road
sweepers (MRS) that cover a
sweeping length of around
1,600km a day. We have pro-
posed to hire another 16 MRS
units that will significantly
enhance the road-sweeping
capacity and increase our daily
road vacuuming capacity during
the winter pollution seasons.
Similarly, we currently have two
waste to art theme parks in Sarai
HT
BJP councillors shout slogans against AAP councillors at the civic
centre on February 6.
and Congress nine seats. Three
independents also won, but one
of them later joined the BJP.
So far, the MCD House has
met three times -- on January 6,
January 24 and February 6 -- to
elect a mayor, but differences
between AAP and BJP council-
lors led to adjournment of the
House. The two-hour-long first
meeting on January 6 descended
into pandemonium with mem-
bers of house coming to blows
over the matter of order of oath
taking by the aldermen and
elected councilors.
The second meeting on Janu-
ary 24 lasted for over four hours
and all the 250 elected and 10
nominated members were
administered oath. The ruckus
began just before the mayor elec-
tions were expected to be held.
In the third attempt this Mon-
day, the meeting lasted for less
than 45 minutes, with presiding
officer ruling that nominated
care workers in municipal
facilities.
l Waterlogging and
encroachment.
l Issues pertaining to stray
dogs, pruning of
overgrown trees and
damaged internal pocket
roads.
l Solution to financial and
salary crisis in MCD.
Kale Khan and Pujabi Bagh and
more such parks will be set up in
the form of Bharat Darshan
Phase 2, Bollywood Park in East
Delhi,” the official said.
Other proposals include the
hiring of data entry operators
across various departments to
reduce the public interface time
and the renewal of the contracts
in health care units, he said.
RWAs in a fix
Meanwhile, several RWA federa-
tions and citizen groups are
complaining that the elections
should have led to new council-
lors taking up matters related to
solving the problems faced by
the city. BS Vohra, who heads the
East Delhi RWA joint front, said
that MCD has been plagued by
financial crunch over the last
decade and the outcome of poll
results led residents to believe
the financial crunch and salary
crisis in MCD will end and the
councillors will start working on
our day-to-day civic issues.
“This should have led to end
in the disagreements over vari-
ous policies between the MCD
and state government but noth-
NEW DELHI
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
FOUR DIE IN BUS
ACCIDENT, THREE
OTHERS CRITICIAL
GREATER NOIDA: Four men were
killed and three others critically
injured when they were hit by a
bus in Dadri in Gautam Budh
Nagar late on Wednesday night.
The deceased worked at a
Hero Motors factory along with
those injured. They were head-
ing home when an Uttar Pra-
desh State Road Transport Cor-
poration bus hit them, said
additional deputy police com-
missioner (central Noida) Vis-
hal Pandey.
The injured were currently
undergoing treatment and their
condition was said to be critical,
police said.
The bus driver fled from the
spot after the accident and is
still on the run, he added.
“The bus has been
impounded and the relatives of
the deceased men have been
informed. Police teams are
coordinating with UPSRTC offi-
cials to trace the suspect,” said
Pandey. HTC
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aldermen be allowed to vote. As
the House was adjourned amid
exchanges between councillors
of the two parties, AAP moved
the Supreme Court.
Presiding officer Satya
Sharma, a BJP councilor from
Gautampuri, did not comment
on the development.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Prav-
een Shankar Kapoor said the
party welcomes the move. “How-
ever, one fails to understand
when the matter is sub-judice
with the Supreme Court going to
hear the AAP’s plea on February
13, why did the government pro-
pose a date for elections,” he
added.
Leader of AAP councillors in
the House, Mukesh Goyal, said it
must be ensured that the polls
are held legally. “The presiding
officer keeps on changing the
stand on various matters...The
intentions of BJP are not good,”
Goyal said.
ing has moved forwards. Even
our routine issues of waterlog-
ging, broken roads and
encroachment are not being
addressed. The court should
intervene and end this crisis,” he
said.
Across the southern part of
the city, Rajesh Panwar, chair-
man of the federation of Vasant
Kunj RWAs, said that the last
nine months have been a pun-
ishment for RWAs in the
absence of elected councillors.
“A local councillor is much
more accessible than the
bureaucrats as they have politi-
cal interests to remain in contact
with the area population. No one
has the time to visit the munici-
pal headquarters in Civic Center
to get the issues resolved. The
officers are not accessible for
general public,” Panwar said,
adding that they were hoping
that the new administration
would help resolving issues
related to stray dogs, pruning of
overgrown trees, and damaged
internal pocket roads.
Jasbir Chadda, the general
secretary of URJA (United RWAs
Joint Action), the umbrella body
of RWAs in Delhi, said that peo-
ple will only hold elected repre-
sentatives accountable once the
impasse is resolved. “We have to
jointly work at improving the
system,” he said.
An MCD spokesperson said
the special officer was not taking
a call on the policy measures
since the elected wing was
expected to be in place but since
the whole system was in limbo
due to repeated disruptions, the
special officer would soon start
taking decisions on pending pol-
icy matters.
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F’bad man, 53, held for raping,
impregnating granddaughter
Leena Dhankhar
leena.dhankhar@hindustantimes.com
GURUGRAM: Police on Wednes-
day arrested a 53-year-old man in
Faridabad on charges of raping his
12-year-old granddaughter and
impregnating her. The minor gave
birth to a child in November and
was in a critical condition for over
two months after that, police said.
Police said the minor and her
mother had gone to Kolkata in
November. On November 17, the
victim complained of abdominal
pain and was taken to a private
hospital where doctors informed
them that the girl was 24 weeks
pregnant, said police.
Yogesh Kataria, station house
officer of Palla police station,
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daughter confided in her about
the sexual assault by her grand-
father. The child delivered pre-
maturely after which she was in
a critical condition for over two
months. “The child told the
mother that the grandfather
used to rape her when her par-
ents were away at work. We have
recorded her statement and are
verifying all allegations. She gave
birth to a baby prematurely but
the infant is doing well,” he said.
The suspect was arrested
from Palla area in Faridabad on
Wednesday night and was sent
to judicial custody after being
produced before the court.
The minor is stable and
undergoing treatment at a pri-
vate hospital.
The suspect was booked
under sections 376 (rape), 315
(act done with intent to prevent a
child being born alive) of the
Indian Penal Code and under
sections of the Protection of Chil-
dren from Sexual Offences
(Pocso) Act.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have
registered an FIR against an
assistant professor at Jamia Mil-
lia Islamia University after he
was accused of sexually harass-
ing a student.
Deputy commissioner of
police (southeast) Esha Pandey
said an FIR was registered under
Indian Penal Code section 509
(word, gesture, or act intended to
insult the modesty of a woman).
“We registered the FIR based on
the victim’s statement,” she said.
The FIR was filed after the
university suspended S Veera-
mani, who teaches at the Depart-
ment of Management Studies. In
a notification, registrar Nazim
Husain Jafri said the university
was conducting an inquiry into
Veeramani’s alleged “miscon-
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Govt revises plan for corridor Sisodia takes stock of projects

announced in 2022-23 Budget
to link Anand Vihar, Zakhira residential areas of the Walled
HT Correspondent
htreporters@hindustantimes.com

NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern-

Paras Singh
paras@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A proposed signal-
free corridor, which will connect
east Delhi’s Anand Vihar to west
Delhi’s Zakhira, has been given a
fresh alignment, with the new
stretch likely to be 21km long and
taking an estimated 20-25 min-
utes to navigate, officials over-
seeing the project said.
A Public Works Department
(PWD) official said on Thursday
that the revised feasibility report
of the new alignment has been
shared with all stakeholder agen-
cies, and PWD will address the
last remaining objections that
are raised by the agencies. “After
addressing these objections, the
revised plan will be submitted
for final approval by the Unified
Traffic and Transportation Infra-
structure (planning and engi-
neering) Centre (UTTIPEC) and
public feedback will be taken,”
the official said.
“We still have some objections
remaining from the forest
department. Sections of the Ring
Road are deemed as a forest,” the
official added.
The ambitious project was
first floated in 2012 under the
Sheila Dikshit-led Congress gov-
ernment, but its execution got
delayed due to land availability-
related issues, with primary
objections from the Railways as a
large chunk of the corridor will
run along the railway tracks. The
corridor alignment also faced
objections from the erstwhile
South MCD, which was planning
to develop a new municipal
headquarters near IP Estate.
In the initial planning stages,
the government had planned a
39km corridor between Anand
Vihar and Tikri border (near
Haryana), running along the
Rohtak Road (National High-
way-10).
However, under the new pro-
posal, the corridor has been cut
down to a 4-lane one -- the bulk
of which will pass along an exist-
ing railway line -- with a 5-km
underground tunnel passing
below the New Delhi Railway
Station, officials said.
“We have decided to adopt the
four-lane model, as the project
includes a tunnel that needs to
pass under the thickly-populated
City, and there is not enough
space for a six-lane tunnel. If the
corridor were to be six-laned and
the tunnel was to be four-laned,
traffic movement would not be
smooth and bottlenecks would
emerge,” an engineer associated
with the project said.
According to the new align-
ment, the corridor will begin at
Anand Vihar in east Delhi and
run at a distance of 15 metres
from the railway tracks and pass
through Patparganj and Preet
Vihar.
A bridge will be developed
parallel to the existing railway
bridge over the Yamuna and the
corridor will extend till the ITO
intersection, passing close to the
Pragati Power station.
“At the ITO intersection, the
elevated corridor will pass
between Tilak Bridge and the
existing skywalk foot-over-
bridge,” the engineer associated
with the project said.
Thereafter, the tunnel section
of the corridor will begin, with its
The corridor is also expected to provide an alternative to west-bound traffic from taking the
Zakhira underpass, which gets flooded during the monsoon every year.
opening proposed to be behind
the Jammu Kashmir Study Cen-
tre at Deen Dayal Upadhaya
Marg and its exit near Filmistan.
“We have made sure that there
are no conflict points with the
underground metro tunnels at
this point,” the official said.
After the tunnel, a second ele-
vated section will be built, which
will run along the railway lines
from Filmistan to Sarai Rohilla
railway station, and will continue
till Zakhira.
Dr S Velmurugan, chief scien-
tist, Central Road Research Insti-
tute (CRRI,) said that with the
Ring Road and the Outer Ring
Road reaching their peak carry-
ing capacity, there is a need to
develop such corridors to bear
the additional vehicular load.
“While new corridors are
needed, the department should
provide some ramps near key
intersections to increase the
number of beneficiaries in this
case. To tackle traffic-jam related
issues due to ramps, the depart-
ment can develop the ramps at a
small distance from the main
intersections,” he said.
Currently, commuters from
Anand Vihar to Zakhira have to
take the busy Grand Trunk (GT)
Road, passing through Shahdara,
Kashmere Gate and Daya Basti.
East-West corridor gets new push
Besides an elevated road, the project entails a tunnel underneath New Delhi Railway Stn
The project
It will start at Anand
Vihar in east Delhi and
end at Zakhira in west How it will be implemented
 Most of the elevated alignment will be along
It will be an elevated
road with a 5-kilometre
tunnel under the New
 PWD proposes to build a four-lane corridor
Delhi Railway Station
Zakhira
flyover
Elevated
Under-
ground
21km
Total length
20-25 minutes
Estimated travel time
(currently, it is 55 mins
in normal traffic) Karol Bagh
ment on Thursday said that it is
working on a war footing to
ensure the implementation of
projects announced in the
2022-23 Budget, made on the
theme of generating employ-
ment and named the Rozgaar
Budget’.
Deputy chief minister Man-
ish Sisodia, who also holds the
finance portfolio, reviewed the
progress of several projects
announced in the Budget with
senior officials.
The government is yet to
announce the date for present-
ing the Budget for this fiscal.
“Under the leadership of CM
Arvind Kejriwal, the main aim
of the government is to imple-
ment projects with high poten-
tial of job creation on priority.
In the Rozgaar Budget, the
SANCHIT KHANNA/HT ARCHIVE
Removal from post
not legal, think tank
vice-chair tells HC
PROJECT Feasibility study is done, last objections from agencies
being looked at and the matter will soon be put up in HT Correspondent
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NEW DELHI: The vice-chairperson
Hurdle of the Dialogue and Development
Clearance from Commission of Delhi (DDCD), Jas-
railway tracks for which the railways have forest department mine Shah, on Thursday told the
already given a no-objection certificate for felling and Delhi high court that the lieuten-
transplantation of ant governor’s (LG) reference to
(two lanes carriageway on either side) trees is awaited the President in connection to his
removal from the post and the
sealing of his office was not in
accordance with law.
Shah, who headed the policy
Filmistan think tank of the AAP government,
Anand has moved court challenging the
Preet
Vihar sealing of his office on November
New Delhi
Railway Station Vihar 17, 2022 by SDM, Civil Lines, fol-
lowing an order from the Delhi
Patparganj government planning department.
CP ITO
The office was subsequently
J&K Study
centre Pragati Power
station
sealed to prevent its alleged “mis-
use by Shah for political gains”,
Mayur according to the planning depart-
India Vihar ment order.
Gate During the last hearing on
Elevated December 13, the LG told the court
that due to differences in opinion,
the dispute between him and city
government on the removal of
THE DEPUTY CM
SAID THAT THE
CLOUD KITCHEN
POLICY, WHICH
WILL REGULARISE
THE FOOD AND
BEVERAGE
BUSINESS, WILL BE
RELEASED SOON
Delhi government had
announced various projects
that can foster growth of the
economy and generate lakhs of
jobs in the next five years,”
Sisodia said after the meeting.
The deputy CM said the
cloud kitchen policy, which
aims to legalise, regularise and
facilitate operations of cloud
kitchens in the national capital,
will be released soon. “The
booming business in the food
and beverages sector has great
Shah has been referred to the Pres-
ident on November 30, and deci-
sion is yet to be taken.
Arguing before justice Prathiba
M Singh, Shah, through senior
counsel Rajiv Nayyar, contended
that the matters of appointment in
the present instance fall within the
domain of the chief minister,
which has been recognised by the
LG as well, and there was thus “no
basis” for the orders under chal-
lenge.
Nayyar said that neither the LG
nor the director of planning had
the power to pass the order of his
removal and restrict him from dis-
charging functioning as DDCD
vice-chairperson.
The court said that it will hear
the matter again on March 15.
Earlier, the LG told the court
that chief minister Kejriwal,
despite being aware that Shah’s
matter was now required to be
decided by the President, issued an
order on December 8 directing the
planning department to immedi-
ately recall its earlier order to
restrain Shah from DDCD work.
potential to create job opportu-
nities,” Sisodia said. Senior offi-
cials who attended the meeting
said that formalities for fram-
ing Delhi’s cloud kitchen policy
have been completed.
The officials added that the
policy intends to encourage,
facilitate and support thou-
sands of startups by 2030, has
been approved by the Cabinet,
and will be shared with the LG
soon for notification.
They added that the govern-
ment is in the final stage for
finalising the technicalities for
the Delhi Bazaar app and the
portal which will help local
sellers reach a larger customer
base.
The government is also
going to redevelop conforming
Industrial areas to boost eco-
nomic activity in the national
capital, and the first project
will start at Jhandewalan by
next month, the officials added.
MHA APPROVES
REGULARISATION
OF NDMC STAFF
AFTER CM’S LETTER
NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern-
ment on Friday said that the
Union ministry of home affairs
has approved the process for
regularisation of 4,500 contrac-
tual employees of New Delhi
Municipal Council.
“Union home minister Amit
Shah has written a letter to the
chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
informing him about the regu-
larisation of the services of these
workers. CM Kejriwal has
expressed gratitude to Union
minister Shah,” the government
said in a statement.
The proposal for approval of
these employees was submitted to
MHA on April 16, 2021. Kejriwal
had written a letter to Shah asking
for regularisation on Tuesday.
According to the media
release by the Delhi government,
the decision was taken “thanks
to personal efforts” of Kejriwal.
NDMC vice-chairman and
former BJP state president Sat-
ish Upadhyay, however, said the
move was already in the pipe-
line. “NDMC was already work-
ing on the regularisation proc-
ess,” he said, calling it an
attempt to take “undue credit”.

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fight with DJ’s team

TO ADD 6,000MW
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EXPERIENCE YOUR CITY LIKE NEVER BEFORE
Mayank
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HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old man
was beaten to death by members
of a disk jockey (DJ) team at a
wedding in outer Delhi over a
quarrel that originated over
handing over dinner plates
quickly, police officers aware of
the matter said on Thursday,
adding that two of the suspects
have been arrested.
The incident took place at a
marriage hall near Japanese
Park in outer Delhi’s Rohini in
the early hours of Thursday, the
officers said.
They said the scuffle leading
to the murder of Sandeep Tha-
kur broke out when the DJ team
was told to finish eating quickly
so that their dinner plates could
be reused by members of the
catering team, said Rajneesh
POLICE SAID THE
VICTIM WAS KILLED
WHEN A DJ TEAM
WAS TOLD TO
FINISH EATING SO
THAT THE PLATES
COULD BE USED BY
CATERING STAFF
Garg, additional deputy commis-
sioner of police (Rohini).
“The scuffle happened when
the DJ and catering staff mem-
bers were having dinner, after
the wedding guests had left. The
DJ team was having their dinner
slowly, and the catering team
was waiting for them to finish so
that they could reuse the dinner
plates,” said Garg.
After the catering team
requested the DJ team to eat fast,
the officer said, “One of them
picked up a plastic crate and
smashed it on Thakur’s head.”
Thakur was rushed to Dr
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital,
where he was declared dead on
arrival, officers said.
The police have registered a
case of murder at the Prashant
Vihar police station. They appre-
hended two suspects within
hours of the crime being
reported, and are currently ques-
tioning them. Officers said they
are on the look out for the
remaining two suspects.
The police did not reveal the
identities of any of the four sus-
pects.
The victim’s elder brother
Arjun Thakur said he got to
know of the murder after the
hospital telephoned the family.
“We trust the police to bring us
justice,” he told the media.
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minis-
ter Manish Sisodia on Thursday
chaired an energy department
meeting and announced that the
Delhi government will increase
its power generation capacity by
around 6,000MW over the next
three years by using renewable
energy sources.
A large chunk of power for the
6,000 MW target is likely to
come from solar panels, with
Sisodia also discussing the new
draft solar policy prepared by
the state government last year.
At the meeting, officials
informed Sisodia that the high-
est electricity demand recorded
in Delhi was 7,695MW in June
2022. At present, discoms have
power tie-ups for a total of
8,471MW.
Sisodia said, “Currently, 33%
of the total energy demand in
Delhi is met through renewable
sources of energy. Over the next
three years, 6000 MW of renew-

Days after drugs recovered, able energy shall be generated in

Delhi through various initiatives
of the government. Thus, during
this period, we aim to shift a

nightclub’s permit repealed major part of Delhi’s energy sup-

ply to renewable energy...”
The deputy chief minister also
Leena Dhankhar instructed the officials to expe-
dite the installation of solar pan-

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GURUGRAM: Days after recovery
of narcotics during raids at Casa
Danza, the Haryana excise
department on Thursday can-
celled the operation license of
the nightclub located in Guru-
gram’s Udyog Vihar Phase 3,
officials said.
On January 28, police busted
a rave party at the nightclub and
recovered a variety of drugs,
including cocaine and MDMA,
collected blood samples of 288
people who had attended the
party that day, and booked six
people including the club man-
ager.
Anirudh Sharma, deputy
excise and taxation commis-
sioner (DETC) (west), said that
police had written to the excise
collector a day after the raid.
“The licence has been cancelled
by the excise collector due to
the violations and police recom-
mendation,” he said.
According to the police, the
club used to sell drugs inside
the premises.
Police raided Casa Danza on January 28.
“We are waiting for reports of
the 288 samples. We had
received many complaints
against the club for late night
parties, selling drugs and giving
access to drug peddlers,” Preet
Pal Sangwan, assistant commis-
sioner of police (crime), said.
Sangwan said that police will
write to the excise department
against nightclubs and drinking
places if found selling drugs or
operating beyond the permissi-
ble time limit.
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Police said that the drugs
recovered from the party
included 6.30g of cocaine, 3.67g
of MDMA, 10.7g of charas, 6.3g
of heroin, 2.20g of marijuana
along with narcotic pills worth
lakhs of rupees. A case was
lodged against six people under
sections of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances
(NDPS) Act.
The club management did
not issue a comment on the
matter.
els on the rooftops of all build-
ings under the jurisdiction of the
Delhi government, including
schools.
A secretive shrine in the city’s heart
WALL OF CHURCH
UNDER REPAIR
COLLAPSES, 1 DEAD
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collapsed on him in northwest
Delhi’s Shakurpur on Thursday
morning, police officers said.
The deceased was identified
as Raghubansh Mandal, a labou-
rer originally from Bihar’s Banka
district. Deputy commissioner of
police (northwest) Usha Ran-
gnani said the ground floor of
the three-storey building was
used as a church. “The priest of
the church said he was renovat-
ing the first floor of the 35-year-
old building,” the DCP said. HTC
} The strong afternoon breeze coursing
through the hill is making the tree leaves
shiver like a man in high fever. A bird hid-
den somewhere is cooing repeatedly. Yel-
lowing leaves litter the cemented staircase that
ends into a chippy courtyard speckled with sun-
light and shadows. There are brass bells, potted
plants and a rusty metal almirah, too. All is tran-
quil.
Since it is on a pahari, a hill, this secretive refuge
is named appropriately as Pahari Wali Mata ka
Mandir—as inscribed on a slab. Here the world
feels isolated, even though we are only a 10-minute-
walk away from the prime minister’s residence,
and two minutes away from the 5-star Ashok hotel.
The wayside shrine, perched midway on a small
hill, faces a huge rock, the kind that are spread
across the Delhi ridge (this rocky landscape is more
easily discernible in the nearby Nehru Park). Invisi-
ble from the road, the mandir is empty. The court-
yard is roofed by the leafy canopies of the sur-
rounding trees, revealing glimpses of the blue sky
here and there. A white cloud now begins to cover
the glistening sun slowly, wholly, shadowing the
courtyard in a deeper green.
The huge rock by the courtyard is partly painted
white, and is decked with tiny shrines, each con-
taining an idol—Hanuman ji is in one, Shirdi’s Sai
Baba is in another. The principal shrine stands in
a separate, much larger, alcove.
It is of marble, and devoted to the mandir’s
Mata, a visitor explains. He arrived moments ago.
Gesturing towards the black-and-white portrait of
an elderly woman on the wall, he says that she
founded the temple in the sixties and is “at home
with the gods.”
By now, the noisy bird has fallen silent.
A corner of the courtyard discreetly overlooks
the pave down under. Three young people in chef’s
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costumes are ambling along, loudly laughing. They
are so close to the mandir, yet seem so far, as if in stories by
another world. The temple’s solemn remoteness is Mayank
that intense. Austen
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beside the staircase. It shelters something scan the
extremely rare to spot in Delhi—the idols of all the QR code
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I, ROHIT Agarwal S/o Pradeep
Agarwal, R/o D-13/6, Model Town-2,
Delhi-110009 have changed my
minor son's name from Daksh
Agarwal to Daksh Kumar Agarwal
for all future purposes.
I, KAJAL Madaan W/O Kumar Gourav
R/O A-6/11 3rd floor Rana Pratap
Bagh, Delhi - 110007, has changed
my name and shall hereafter be
known as Kajal Gourav Kumar for all
Future Purposes vide Affidavit
Number IN-DL48906714529532U on
dated 20/06/2022.
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Singh R/o Wazirabad, Gali Mohalla,
Near Mahadev Chowk, Sector-52,
Gurugram, Haryana have changed
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Singh to Satyam Singh S/o Sunil
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B-76, Rampuri, Ghaziabad-201011,
UP have changed my name to Princy
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affidavit dated 06 Feb.’ 23
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Sawhney R/o Flat No 314, Pocket C 8,
Sector 8, Rohini Delhi - 110085 have
changed my name to Pawan Kumar
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R/o 19-T, Sector-8, Jasola Vihar,
New Delhi-110025 have changed
my minor Son's name from Ashaz
Areeb to Ashaaz Areeb for
all future purposes.
I, PRAVEEN Kumar S/o Nand Lal
Bangia/Nand Lal, R/o Present:
C-301, Plot No-8, Golf City, Sec-75,
Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar,
Permanent: 1138, Sector-21,
Panchkula-134112, declare that
Parveen Kumar, Parveen Kumar
Bangia, Praveen Kumar & Praveen
Bangia are one & same person.
I HAVE changed my name from
Dharmendra Kumar s/o Omprakash
to Dharmendra Kumar Sharma
S/O Omprakash Sharma. In future
I'm known as Dharmendra Kumar
Sharma, R/O Basai goojar, Distt.
Agra.U.P.
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Sharma, R/o 600/2 Shalimar Garden
Extn.1, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad,
U.P.-201005 changing my name
to Surender Kumar Sharma and in
future I will be known as Surender
Kumar Sharma.
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R/o 2/56, Old Rajender Nagar,
Central Delhi, Delhi-110060, have
changed my name to Sonakshi
Markunday after marriage for all
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Prakash R/o.H.No.A-452,Part-5, Main
Circular Road, Sonia Vihar, Karawal
Nagar, Delhi - 94 have changed my
minor daughter’s name from Ananya
Singh to Nivedita Singh.
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Gurcharan Singh, DOB 07/01/1971,
R/o CA33C, DDA Janta Flats, Hari
Nagar, Delhi-64 have changed my
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I, DHIRENDRA Pratap Singh S/O Anil
Kumar Singh R/O house no 118 gali
no 30 vipin garden extension uttam
Nagar 110059.That I hereby that in
Aadhar Card and PAN Card my name
is written as Dhirendra Pratap Singh
and in Education Records my name is
written as Dheerendra Pratap Singh.
I, hereby declare that both the
names pertain to the one and same
person i.e.., Dhirendra Pratap Singh
I, KUNDAN Kumar S/o Sh. Ranjeet
Kumar Singh R/o RZ - 19E/1, Gali
No. 17, Railway Road, Palam Colony,
Indira Park, South - West, Delhi -
110045 have changed my name
Kundan Kumar Singh for all
future purposes
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R/o 19-T, Sector-8, Jasola Vihar,
New Delhi-110025 have changed
my minor Daughter's name from
Inaaya to Inaaya Nazeer for
all future purposes.
I, PARVEEN Kumar S/O Sh. Jagdish
Lal Verma R/o 1202, Rose Tower,
Fragrance Homz, Sec-3, Siddharth
Vihar, Ghaziabad, UP - 201009 have
changed my name from Parveen
Kumar Verma to Parveen Kumar for
all future purposes.
I, SUMAN Kumar Thakur S/o Mr.
Mahendra Nath Thakur R/o Flat No.-
F-836, Galaxy North Avenue, Gaur
City-2, Sector16C, Greater Noida
West, Gautam Buddha Nagar,
UP-201306, do hereby declare that
Suman Thakur and Suman Kumar
Thakur both names belongs to one
and the same person that is me.
I, SHILPA Goel W/o Sh. Pankaj Gupta
R/o BT-66, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi -
110088 have changed my name from
Shilpa Goel to Shilpa Gupta after
marriage, for all future purposes
I, PREETI Singh W/O Dushyant Kumar,
R/o Flat No. 23098 M Block Gaur City
2 Gr.Noida West GB Nagar UP-201301
have changed my name Preeti to
Preeti Singh for all future purposes.
I, NAVNEET Gupta S/o Vijay Kumar
Gupta, R/o L-5, villa Anandam,
Meerut Road, Ghaziabad, I have
changed my daughter name from
Shreya Gupta to Shreya Garg for
all future purpose.
I, POOJA Sharma, holder of Indian
Passport No. U6096088 having
permanent address RZF-773/19,
Street No. 14, Raj Nagar Part II,
Palam Colony, Delhi-77, residing in
kuwait at present, hereby declare
that henceforth my name will be
read as under: Given Name Pooja
Milind and Surname Saraswala
I, NAVNEET Gupta S/o Vijay Kumar
Gupta, R/o L-5, Villa Anandam,
Meerut Road, Ghaziabad, I have
changed name from Navneet Garg
to Navneet Gupta for all future
purpose.
I GEETA Rani W/O, Manoj Kumar Saini
R/o A-1511/1 Wazir Nagar Kotla
Mubarak Pur Street No 1 Second
Floor New Delhi 110003 have
changed my name to Sumedha Saini
I, JASVINDER Singh S/o Rachhpal
Singh R/o 301, Tagore Park
Extension 1st floor Model Town-1,
Delhi-110009, have changed my
name to Jisvinder Singh.
NEW DELHI
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING
SRINAGAR, KASHMIR
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
JAL SHAKTI PHE DIVISION, SOPORE
Land Mark Iqbal Market Sopore
Phone No./Fax: 01954 - 222482
E-Mail: phesopore@gmail.com
CORRIGENDUM
Sub.:- Extension of dates.
Ref:- 01. This office E-NIT No. 46/JJM/JSDS of 01/2023,
Dated: 28.01.2023.
Due to the nil response received, bid submission end date
for the works tendered vide above mentioned E-NIT which
was scheduled on 06.02.2023 is hereby extended upto
14.02.2023 upto (4.00 PM) and shall be opened on 15.02.2023
at (1.30 PM) .
Sd/-
No.: 10051-61 Executive Engineer
Dated: 07.02.2023 Jal Shakti PHE Division
DIPK-17218-22 Sopore
SEARCH FOR
APPEAL MISSING/KIDNAPPED
FOR IDENTIFICATION
General public is hereby informed
that one unidentified dead body of
male Namely: Unknown,S/o:
Unknown, R/o : Unknown Age: 50
Years, Height: 5’0”, Complexion:
Fair, Face: Round, Wearing: Red
Sweater, Black colour Lower. who
was found unconscious condition
at rain basera tyagraj stadium
prem nagar New Delhi and admitted to AIIMS hospi-
tal doctor decleard brought dead . In this regard a
case FIR/DD No. 25A dated. 27.01.2023 has been
registered at PS: K.M.Pur, Delhi.
Any person having any information or clue about the
above deceased may kindly inform to the under-
signed on the following address or telephone nos.
Sd/- S.H.O.
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U.P.-201005 changing my name House, DLF - III, Gurgaon, Haryana,
to Kuldeep Kumar Sharma and in have lost my allotment letter of
future I will be known as Kuldeep above said property. If found
Kumar Sharma. Contact- 9904402520
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Hussain R/o 7026 Gali karkhane wali, deed and cancelled perpetual lease
in the name of Charat Singh and also
Beri Wala Bagh Azad Market Delhi-
110006, have changed my name lost the Will, General power of
attorney, agreement to sale, S.P.A
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Singh Biswas in my Pan Card No. Vide Affidavit Before Notary Public
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my father is B M Biswas which
may be amended accordingly
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R/o House No. - 1338, Sector - 3,
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FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Army gears up to face 3-tier
PLA deployment along LAC
Shishir Gupta
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Nearly three years
after the Pangong Tso transgres-
sion by the Chinese People’s Lib-
eration Army, the Indian Army
has geared up to face the chal-
lenge of what military planners
describe as a three-tiered force
arrangement by the opposition
along the western and the east-
ern sector of the 3488 km long
Line of Actual Control (LAC).
According to available sur-
veillance and satellite imagery
inputs, Beijing has a three-layer
arrangement to project force
along LAC with border guards
forming the first layer, Tibet mil-
itary district troops as the sec-
ond, and reserve troops in the
form of light to medium com-
bined armed brigades or CABs
(each CAB has around 4500
troops with mechanised ele-
ments and armour as per terrain
requirement) forming the third.
Military planners say there is
evidence of PLA deploying one
border regiment, backed by two
divisions of Xinjiang and Tibet
Military districts with four CABs
in reserve across LAC in East
Ladakh in the western sector.
This force is adequately matched
by Indian Army and armour
7 students killed in Chhattisgarh accident
The auto-rickshaw ferrying
children collided with a truck,
in Kanker district. ANI
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The border guards form first
layer, military district troops
second, and reserve troops the
third layer. REUTERS
deployment despite the terrain
being treacherous on the Indian
side of LAC in East Ladakh. Even
though the two armies have dis-
engaged from the April 2020
friction points, PLA is yet to
restore patrolling rights to
Indian Army in Depsang Plains
and Charding Ninglung Nullah
(CNN) junction in Demchok with
there being no signs of any de-es-
calation in these areas.
There is no PLA troop accre-
tion in the middle sector, but
Beijing has built a dual purpose
airport at Burang county in
Ngari prefecture across Uttara-
khand on the way to Mount Kai-
lash-Mansarovar lake pilgrim-
S Kareemuddin
and Ritesh Mishra
letters@hindustantimes.com
BASTAR: Seven schoolchildren
were killed after an auto-rick-
shaw ferrying them collided
with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s
Kanker district on Thursday,
police said, adding that another
child and the driver of the three-
wheeler were critically injured.
According to the police, eight
students from a private school
were returning home in the
auto-rickshaw when the acci-
dent took place on the Korar-
age from the Indian side.
This will allow faster deploy-
ment of PLA troops in case of
any military emergency, the
planners add.
The situation in the eastern
sector is similar to the western
sector as additional CABs from
eastern and northern PLA thea-
tre commands were inducted as
reserve after the October 2022
National Party Congress in
which Xi Jinping was re-elected
as President of China by the
Communist Party of China
(CPC). After border guards and
military district troops, as many
as three light to medium CABs
have been deployed by PLA in
Cona county (across Tawang),
Lhunze and Mainling county,
south of Nyingchi headquarters
across Arunachal Pradesh.
The situation is the same
across the sensitive Siliguri cor-
ridor, which links India’s north-
eastern states to the rest of the
country, the planners said.
PLA has deployed three CABs
across the Siliguri corridor with
reserve troops in Phari Dzong,
Shigatse and Lhasa in the inte-
rior of Tibet. There is an accre-
tion of PLA troops in the India-
Bhutan-Tiber tri-junction area
where PLA is exerting military
pressure on Bhutan to come to a
Bhanupratapur road in Bastar
region’s Kanker district.
“The incident took place near
Korar around 2.30 pm when the
eight children were returning
home in an auto-rickshaw after
school. The accident was a
head-on collision between the
auto-rickshaw and a truck that
was coming from Bhanuprata-
pur,” said Kanker superintend-
ent of police (SP) Shalabh Sinha.
The impact was so severe that
seven schoolchildren died on the
spot while another kid, and the
auto-rickshaw driver were griev-
ously injured, the officer said.
My India
beneficial border agreement in
favour of Beijing, the planners
added.
Since there was some with-
drawal of troops from a light
CAB deployed at Cona county
after the conclusion of the CPC
Party Congress, there was an
expectation that reserve troops
would be withdrawn elsewhere
too, but this turned out to be a
false hope and it is now evident
that all the six CABs along LAC
in the eastern sector and four
CABs in the occupied Aksai Chin
area will remain permanently
deployed as part of the three-tier
arrangement, the planners
explained.
The Indian Army took note of
PLA’s capacity and capability in
the eastern sector over the win-
ter and is geared to meet the mil-
itary challenge with no less than
10 divisions at its command in
Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
With tunnels under Sela and
Nechiphu ready to become oper-
ational this summer, Indian
troop deployment in the sensi-
tive Tawang region will no
longer be at the mercy of inclem-
ent weather. It will also have the
additional flexibility to open
other fronts in the eastern sector
in the worst-case scenario., the
planners said
The injured have been taken
to the state capital Raipur for
better medical assistance, said
another police officer. “We have
registered a case and are investi-
gating the incident,” said the SP,
adding, “we have launched a
search to nab the truck driver,
who escaped from the spot”.
“The bodies have been sent for
post-mortem.” Chhattisgarh CM
Bhupesh Baghel has directed the
health department to provide all
possible help to the injured. “The
administration has been
directed to provide all possible
help,” Baghel tweeted.
7 WORKERS DIE OF
ASPHYXIATION IN
ANDHRA FACTORY
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
letters@hindustantimes.com
HYDERABAD: Seven workers of
an oil factory on Thursday died
of asphyxiation after they got
into an oil tanker for cleaning
it, in Andhra Pradesh’s Kaki-
nada district, the police said.
Confirming the accident, SP
M Raveendrananth Babu said:
“The oil tanker was emptied on
Wednesday and the workers
went to clean it on Thursday.
There was a pungent smell
within the tanker and the seven
workers allegedly fell uncon-
scious within seconds.”
“When the workers did not
come out even after an hour,
the other workers alerted the
authorities, who got the tanker
dismantled, but by then, all the
workers had died,” he said.
The victims are in the age
group of 35-45 years, a police
official from Peddapuram
police station said.
The bodies were shifted to
the local hospital for autopsy,
said police. “We have registered
the case of accidental death
and are probing the matter,”
the police said.
LIC’s Q3 net income Man who spotted tiger
jumps to ₹8,334.2 cr carcass dies by suicide
Press Trust of India
letters@hindustantimes.com
MUMBAI: Public sector insurer,
Life Insurance Corporation
(LIC), on Thursday reported a
jump in their net income at
₹8,334.2 crore during the three
months ended December 2022
as against ₹235 crore a year ago.
LIC earned ₹1,11,787.6 crore in
net premium income during the
reporting quarter as against
₹97,620.34 crore in the year-ago
period, it said in a regulatory fil-
ing. The numbers are strictly not
comparable as the insurer was
not a publicly traded company
earlier.
LIC’s income from invest-
ments rose to ₹84,889 crore
from ₹76,574.24 crore a year
ago, the filing said
{ HIGHEST IN 12 YEARS }
225k Indians renounced
citizenship in 2022: Govt
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A total of 225,620
Indians renounced their citizen-
ship in 2022, the highest in the
past 12 years, and 1.66 million
people have given up their
nationality since 2011, according
to figures provided by the gov-
ernment in Rajya Sabha on
Thursday.
The figures were given by
external affairs minister S Jais-
hankar in a written reply to a
question from AAP lawmaker
Narain Dass Gupta, who sought
the number of Indians who
relinquished their citizenship
and the countries whose citizen-
ship they had adopted.
Jaishankar’s reply provided
year-wise figures for Indians
who renounced their citizenship
since 2011. For the period from
2011 to 2019, the annual figure
ranged between 120,000 and
144,000, before falling to 85,256
in 2020 (on account of the Covid
LIC chair: Will meet Adani
top management soon
LIC chairman M Kumar on
Thursday said the officials of the
public sector insurer will soon
meet top management of the
Adani Group and seek
clarification on the crisis being
faced by the conglomerate.
“Though our investor team
has already sought clarifications
from the Adanis, our top man-
agement could contact them yet
as we have been busy preparing
the results. We are soon going to
call them to meet us and explain.
We want to understand what is
happening in the market and in
the group,” the chairman said.
“We’ll be calling them in some-
time soon to know how are they
managing the whole crisis,”
Kumar added.
JAISHANKAR
SHARED FIGURES
FOR INDIANS
WHO HAVE GIVEN
UP CITIZENSHIP
SINCE 2011
pandemic which curbed move-
ment). In 2021, the figure almost
doubled to 163,370, before rising
again to 225,620 in 2022, the
minister said in his written
reply. Citing information availa-
ble with the external affairs min-
istry, Jaishankar said 122,819
Indians renounced their citizen-
ship in 2011, 120,923 in 2012,
131,405 in 2013, 129,328 in 2014,
131,489 in 2015, 141,603 in 2016,
133,049 in 2017, 134,561 in 2018,
144,017 in 2019, 85,256 in 2020,
163,370 in 2021 and 225,620 in
2022. The written answer
included a list of 135 countries
whose citizenship was acquired
by Indians. The list didn’t give
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
56-year-old farmer who recently
spotted the carcass of a tiger was
A said, he feared that the forest offi-
found dead in a shed near his resi-
dence in Kerala’s Wayanad district
on Thursday, police said.
The deceased’s wife alleged
that he died by suicide because he
was worried about being blamed
for the animal’s death by the forest
department. On February 3, a tiger
was found dead near the farmer’s
house in Sultan Bathery area of
Wayanad, allegedly after it was
caught in a trap. The carcass was
later handed over to forest offi-
cials, who were questioning the
farmer in the case. His wife alleged
that forest officials were harassing
the man by summoning him sev-
09
specific numbers for each coun-
try or specify the period during
which these nations had granted
citizenship to Indians. Replying
to a query from Gupta, Jais-
hankar said five Indian nationals
obtained citizenship of the UAE
during the past three years.
In a written response to a sep-
arate question from Gupta, min-
ister of state for external affairs
V Muraleedharan said specific
data on the number of business-
men and professionals who have
settled abroad during the past
four years is not available.
“There are no restrictions on
Indian nationals regarding trav-
elling to foreign countries for
tourism or employment. Some of
them settle down in their coun-
try of employment and acquire
foreign nationality for personal
reasons,” he said in his reply.
Muraleedharan said the gov-
ernment has brought about a
“transformational change” in its
engagement with the Indian
diaspora around the world.
eral times over the past two weeks.
“He got a call on Wednesday ,
after which he was disturbed. He
cials were trying to implicate him
in the case and they were saying
his explanations were not satisfac-
tory,” she said.
However, a forest official said:
“He was called to office only once
to record his statement.” Mean-
while, state forest minister A K
Saseendran has sought a report
from the chief wildlife warden.
“...if we find any lapse, strict action
will be taken,” he said.In last year,
five strayed tigers were netted in
the district.
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Non-stop chants by Oppn Row in House over
during PM Modi’s RS reply expunged remarks
Saubhadra Chatterji
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s reply to the Presi-
dent’s speech in the Rajya Sabha
was met with an unusual, mara-
thon protest by the Opposition
parties that ran parallel to his
speech in the form of incessant
chanting and sloganeering, and
even forced the PM to take a
pause on one occasion.
But Modi hit back. “The entire
country is watching how one
man is taking on so many peo-
ple,” he said, referring to the
joint protest against him.
A number of Opposition MPs
came to the Well of the Rajya
Sabha and started shouting slo-
gans to demand that the PM
replies to one of their key issues
-- the stock crash of the Adani
Group companies and its fallout
on common investor.
Modi, however, continued his
attack on the Opposition.
When the discussion on the
President’s speech ended with-
out any government reply on
questions over Adani Group, the
Opposition said it will continue
to raise the issue. “This is one of
the biggest issues and we want
an immediate inquiry. The gov-
ernment can survive a session of
parliament but every single
political party opposing the BJP
was united on this issue. The
body language of BJP was defen-
sive in this session,” Trinamool’s
Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek
O’Brien said.
According to two Opposition
leaders, it was a pre-decided
move to disrupt the PM when he
replied in the Rajya Sabha,
where the Opposition has a
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‘Collegium yet to reply on panel for judges’
Utkarsh Anand
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A month on, the
Supreme Court collegium is yet to
respond to the Union law minis-
try’s letter on the necessity to have
a search-cum-evaluation commit-
tee (SEC) for bringing in more
transparency and objectivity in
the process of judicial appoint-
ment, according to information
shared with Parliament.
Responding to a question
raised by Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) MP Sushil Kumar Modi, law
minister Kiren Rijiju told the
Rajya Sabha that the government
wrote to Chief Justice of India
(CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
on January 6, and “a response
from the Supreme Court is
awaited.”
In his reply, Rijju added that
the government has been repeat-
edly imploring the top court to
put in place the panel to shortlist
names eligible for judgeship by
inserting this mechanism under
the Memorandum of Procedure
(MoP), which guides the execu-
tive and the judiciary in the mat-
ters of appointment of judges in
constitutional courts.
“The said committees will be
entrusted to prepare a panel of
eligible candidates from which
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RHINOS’ POACHING
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SILCHAR: Hollywood actor Leon-
ardo DiCaprio has hailed the
Assam government’s efforts
towards stopping the poaching of
one-horned rhinoceros in the
Kaziranga National Park.
The Assam government
announced on January 1 that no
rhinos were poached in the
world’s largest reserve for the
endangered great one-horned rhi-
noceros in 2022, for the first time
since 1977.
Lauding the development, the
actor wrote on Instagram: “In
2021, the government of the
Indian state of Assam set out to
end the poaching of the Endan-
gered Greater One-Horned Rhi-
noceros in Kaziranga National
Park following the killing of
around 190 animals for their
horns between 2000 and 2021. In
2022, they met their goal and no
rhinos were poached in the area
for the first time since 1977.’’
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larger proportion of members
than in the Lok Sabha, where
Modi spoke a day earlier. The
ruling NDA has 329 of 541, or
61% of the seats, in the Lower
House. In the House of Elders,
the ruling dispensation has
about 46% of the seats.
Addressing questions about
the attempt to disrupt the PM’s
speech, the Congress quickly
pointed out that, in 2004, then
newly elected prime minister
Manmohan Singh could not
reply to the debate on the Presi-
dent’s speech and he had to sub-
mit the written version of his
speech in the House.
“In June 2004, new Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
was NOT allowed by BJP to reply
to the Motion of Thanks to Presi-
dent’s Address in the Lok Sabha.
He was forced to lay it on the
Table of the House. Today we
No proposal on a new law for
judges’ appointment: Rijiju
NEW DELHI: Union law min-
ister Kiren Rijiju on Thurs-
day informed the House that
there is no proposal to bring
a new law on judicial
appointments. The minister’s
reply came on a query by
TMC MP Jawahar Sircar,
who sought to know the
power and procedure of
appointing judges, and the
recent stand-off between the
government and the judici-
ary over several appoint-
ments recommended by the
collegium.
In 2014, the NDA govern-
ment passed the National
Judicial Appointment Com-
mission Act, setting up an
alternative system for the
appointment of judges to con-
stitutional courts which also
proposed a greater role for the
government in the process.
But, in 2015, the Supreme
the respective collegiums will
make recommendation,” said the
minister, pointing out a similar
SC to hear today 2 pleas on It’s Tipu vs Savarkar in polls: K’taka BJP chief
Hindenburg’s Adani report
Abraham Thomas
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
will hear on Friday two separate
public interest litigations (PILs)
related to the American short-
seller Hindenburg Research’s
report that plunged the Adani
Group into market turmoil, with
one of the petitions seeking an
investigation against the investor
group and the other asking for a
court-monitored probe into the
Indian conglomerate.
The petition by ML Sharma,
filed on February 2, questioned the
failure of Securities Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) to suspend
trading of Adani group shares
soon after the report came out.
“Despite having prior information,
SEBI did not suspend trading qua
Adani group shares and allowed
short sellers to crash share market
artificially and to square up their
short selling position at lowest rate
by butchering/exploiting innocent
investors of India,” the plea said.
He urged the Court to register a
first information report (FIR)
under offences of cheating, crimi-
nal conspiracy punishable under
Sections 420 and 120-B of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with
Section 15HA of SEBI Act dealing
with fraudulent and unfair trade
practices against the short sellers.
The petition named Hinden-
burg founder Nathan Anderson
and his associates, whom it
heard long pravachans in the
Rajya Sabha on decorum,”
tweeted Jairam Ramesh, the
Congress general secretary in
charge of communication.
Another Congress leader said
that, in the same year, Singh
could not introduce his new
council of ministers to the Lok
Sabha as the BJP — then in the
opposition — disrupted proceed-
ings on the grounds that tainted
leaders had been included in the
council of ministers.
“Several MPs from opposition
benches protested in the well for
the entire duration of the PM’s
speech on the Motion of Thanks
to the President’s Address. The
MPs from several opposition
parties were demanding a probe
in the Adani affairs,” said CPI
MP P Santhosh Kumar.
Experts said the disruptions
were uncalled for, and that peo-
Court ruled that the law was
unconstitutional as it sought
to tinker with the independ-
ence of the judiciary. Over the
last few months, an executive-
judiciary tussle has escalated
with Rijiju and Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar criticising
the collegium system of
appointing judges over con-
cerns of transparency and
assumption of authority by
the Supreme Court through
its judgments to appoint
judges.
The SC, in a series of judicial
proceedings, responded with
reminders to the Centre that
the collegium system is the law
of the land that must be fol-
lowed by the government “to a
T”, while severely reproaching
the Centre for sitting over a
large number of collegium’s
recommendations without
specifying reasons.
suggestion made by the govern-
ment in its earlier communica-
tions in 2017 and 2021 too, “but
The PILs were filed by lawyers
ML Sharma and Vishal Tiwari.
accused of hatching a “criminal
conspiracy” by releasing a “con-
cocted news” as research report to
cause heavy losses to the share-
holders of Adani stocks.
“Short sellers, i.e., Anderson
and his friends (Indian entities)
hatched a criminal conspiracy, did
short sale in hundreds of billion
dollars prior and thereafter on
January 25 released a concocted
news as research report qua the
Adani Group of the companies,
crashed share market, and
squared up their short sell position
at the lowest rate,” Sharma said.
This violated right to life of inves-
tors under Article 21, he added.
Under Section 15HA of SEBI
Act, a person found liable for
fraudulent and unfair trade prac-
tice is liable to pay a penalty vary-
ing from ₹5 lakh to up to ₹25 crore
rupees or three times the profits
made out of such practices, which-
ever is higher.
Sharma also sought a media
gag order on the issue.
PTI
ple have the right to listen to the
PM.
“In a democratic system, both
treasury benches as well as
Opposition have to discharge the
functions in a responsible man-
ner. Parliament and people have
a right to hear the views of the
PM,” former Lok Sabha secre-
tary general P Sreedharan said.
“Yesterday, we heard the views
of the Leader of the Opposition.
Today, people wanted to hear the
PM and his speech ought to have
been heard. The Opposition
could have countered the PM’s
arguments later.”
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Cong-led Opposition in the RS
the Supreme Court did not agree
to set up such committees.”
As reported by HT on January
16, the January 6 letter underlined
that the government is an “impor-
tant stakeholder in the process of
appointment of judges in the
Supreme Court and high courts”
and therefore, its views should
also find a place in preparation
for the panel of names who are
eligible for being appointed as
judges of constitutional courts.
It further stated that a repre-
sentative of the Union govern-
ment should be a member of
SEC for appointment of judges in
the Supreme Court and chief jus-
tices of high courts. SECs for
appointment of judges in the
high court should also have a
nominee of the state govern-
ment, as per the letter.
“SECs will be entrusted to pre-
pare a panel of eligible candidates
from which the respective collegi-
ums will make recommenda-
tions...the collegium at appropri-
ate level may address the above
requirement of drawing up a
panel of eligible candidates from
above mentioned sources and
draw up their proceedings by ren-
dering requisite reasons and
thereafter send the proposal to
the government with requisite
documents,” said the letter.
On Thursday, Sharma
approached the bench of chief jus-
tice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.
The bench, also comprising justi-
ces PS Narasimha and JB Pardi-
wala, agreed to hear the two peti-
tions together on Friday.
In the second petition, lawyer
Vishal Tiwari said: “The concern
of the present petition is -- what is
the fate of such investors who has
lost such amount of money which
brings a life changing and life end-
ing impact on such investors with
no redressal available.”
He focused on the “monumen-
tal loss to investors” and claimed
the report needs to be investigated
to ascertain if a calculated attempt
was made to tarnish the country’s
image and impact our economy.
Demanding a probe in the inter-
est of nation’s “dignity and pros-
perity”, the plea said, “The recent
storm created in the economic
field after the publication of Hin-
denburg report has shaken not
only the country’s stock exchange
but has also put a question mark
upon the business methods
adopted by the businessmen in
our country.”
Referring to unregulated dis-
bursal of loan by public sector
banks as a “matter of serious
concern” the petition further
demanded setting up of a “spe-
cial committee for oversee of
sanction policy for loans more
than ₹500 crores given to big
corporate” entities.
My India
{ KHARGE, GANDHI COMMENTS IN PARL }
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Congress pro-
tested on Thursday over a deci-
sion in both Houses of Parlia-
ment to expunge certain
remarks from the speeches of
Congress chief Mallikarjun
Kharge and former party presi-
dent Rahul Gandhi, but the
authorities said the move was in
line with established rules.
Kharge, also the leader of
Opposition in the Upper House,
wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman
Jagdeep Dhankhar, contesting
the decision to scrub six com-
ments, including a poem, from
his speech on Wednesday. The
party’s Lok Sabha floor leader
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote
to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,
demanding a review of the com-
ments expunged from Gandhi’s
speech in the LS on Tuesday.
“Article 105 of the Constitu-
tion confers immunity inter-alia
in respect of “anything said in
Parliament”. The word “any-
thing” is of the widest import
and is equivalent to “every-
thing”. The only limitation is
that the words “in Parliament”
which means during the sitting
of the Parliament and in the
course of the business of Parlia-
ment. This view has been sup-
ported by various judgements of
the Supreme Court from time to
time,” Chowdhury said.
“In view of the above, and in
the wider interest of the nation,
the speech made by Shri Rahul
Gandhi should be published in
totality as it serves a great pub-
lic purpose,” he added.
In his speech during the dis-
cussion on the President’s
address, Gandhi had drawn
links between official foreign
visits and global gains by the
Adani Group and pressed for a
joint parliamentary probe into
allegations of fraud against the
conglomerate. But some com-
CHANNELS SHOULD
NOT AIR CONTENT
STOKING COMMUNAL
VIOLENCE: THAKUR
NEW DELHI: Union minister of
information and broadcasting
Anurag Thakur told Parliament
on Thursday that television chan-
nels should adhere to the Pro-
gramme Code laid down under the
Cable Television Networks (Regu-
lation) Act, 1995, and that no chan-
nel should telecast content that
promotes communal violence.
Thakur also noted that the Cen-
tre addressed 79 such cases since
2020, by the issuance of advisories,
warnings, apology scroll orders
and off-air orders in a bid to take
action against private news chan-
nels. “The Programme Code inter
alia provides that no programme
should be telecast which offends
against good taste or decency and
is not suitable for unrestricted
public exhibition. The Govern-
ment takes appropriate action
when a violation of the Code is
found,” said Thakur, responding to
AAP MPs Raghav Chadha and
Narain Dass Gupta who sought a
response on action taken to tackle
provocative content on TV. HTC
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
BENGALURU: The upcoming Kar-
nataka assembly elections will be a
fight between the ideologies of
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and
Tipu Sultan, Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP)’s state unit president
Nalin Kumar Kateel said on
Thursday, sparking a fresh row
ahead of elections later this year.
The statement comes a month
after the Lok Sabha MP stirred up
a controversy by asking the
BJP cadre in Mangaluru to focus
on “love jihad” in the state elec-
tions, rather than “minor issues
like road and sewage”. Earlier,
Union home minister Amit Shah,
too, said that the Karnataka elec-
tions would be a choice between
Punjab CM’s wife provided security upgrade
Ravinder Vasudeva
ravinder.vasudeva@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH: A heightened
security cover comprising around
40 police personnel will now
accompany Punjab chief minister
Bhagwant Mann’s wife Dr Gur-
preet Kaur, during her visits to
various districts in the state.
Kaur — who married Mann in
July last year, months after his
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the
assembly elections — was so far
being accompanied by 15 per-
sonnel from the chief minister’s
security during her visits.
KHARGE WROTE TO
RS CHAIRMAN ,
CONTESTING THE
DECISION TO SCRUB
6 COMMENTS FROM
HIS SPEECH ON
WEDNESDAY
ments from his speech were
expunged later.
In a letter to Dhankhar, Kharge
said, “Parliament is a platform to
fix the accountability of the exec-
utive. This necessitates that the
policies and the decisions of the
government are discussed, dis-
sected and debated on the floor of
the House. Any criticism of poli-
cies and decisions of the govern-
ment and their fallouts cannot be
construed as the allegation
against any individual member of
the House.”
The letter added: “Besides,
any criticism of the govern-
ment, its policies and their
impact, can never be equated
with the dignity of the council.
Further, it is difficult to fathom
that in a parliamentary democ-
racy, no public interest is served
by criticism of policies and their
consequences.”
The Congress chief argued
that a word removed from his
speech was allowed in the
House in the past. “Former PM
PV Narasimha Rao was called
by this word by Atal Bihari Vaj-
payee. It is still on the record.
You should check,” Kharge said,
seeking a review of the decision.
In the Upper House, too, the
decision to expunge remarks
sparked an exchange between
Kharge and Dhankhar.
“I neither used any unparlia-
mentary word or language nor
made any allegation on anyone.
Yet you pick out some words... I
won’t say you misinterpreted
them but if you had any doubt
you could have sought clarifica-
Oppn parties criticise Budget,
BJP leaders praise provisions
HT Corespondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders
on Thursday criticised the Union
Budget as a missed opportunity to
launch a frontal attack on poverty
and unemployment in the coun-
try, while the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) called it an excellent
and “all-inclusive” Budget. Finance
minister Nirmala Sitharaman is
expected to reply to the discus-
sions on Friday in the Lok Sabha.
In the Lok Sabha, Trinamool
Congress leader Saugata Roy said
the Budget was against farmers,
poor people and rural areas,
pointing out that allocation for
the rural jobs scheme and fertilis-
ers were slashed. “The Budget
has exposed the farmers to the
vagaries of the global markets
and rendered the economy of
agriculture even more fragile.”
The Trinamool Congress leader
also demanded an investigation by
the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) into allegations of
Nalin Kumar Kateel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“who built temple” and those
“who glorify Tipu Sultan”.
Addressing a public gathering
in Shivamogga, the Lok Sabha MP
blamed the Opposition Congress
for allowing Tipu Jayanti celebra-
tions in the state. “This time, the
state assembly elections will not be
fought between Congress and BJP,
but between the ideologies of Sav-
CM Bhagwant Mann with his
wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur
Additional director general of
police (ADGP), special protection
unit (SPU), AK Pandey, has
directed all district police chiefs,
police commissioners and heads
tion in a different fashion,” the
Congress leader said.
When Kharge said whoever
comes to his defence is inter-
rupted by the chair, Dhankhar
said the ultimate defender of the
LoP is the chair. “But that is not
happening,” Kharge shot back.
“You are expunging.”
Earlier, Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh said Kharge only used
parliamentary language. “What is
the use of speaking when it is
expunged? This is wrong... We
can’t accept this,” he added.
Dhankhar retorted, “What do you
mean by ‘nahi man sakte’ (can’t
accept)?”
Congress lawmakers Mukul
Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari, too,
demanded a review of the
expunged remarks.
In his letter, Kharge suggested
that expecting Opposition mem-
bers to carry out a complete
investigation, gather evidence and
then raise the matter in the House
was an inversion of the system of
governance,
The Congress chief said that a
private member can raise issues
on the basis of media reports,
publicly available or even confi-
dential personal information.
“The member, after due dili-
gence, draws the attention of
the House to such issues and it
is incumbent upon the govern-
ment to investigate the matter
and take appropriate action in
consonance with the law of the
land,” he wrote.
But Dhankhar informed the
House that he examined the pro-
ceedings according to the rules
framed by the House, and every-
thing that was removed from the
Opposition leader’s speeches
were not correct and were sweep-
ing remarks. “I expect members
to go through what has been
expunged,” he said.
“I would urge you again that
we are in a House where some
decorum has to be maintained. I
have taken my call,” he added.
fraud against the Adani Group by
the American firm Hindenburg
Research. He said the fall in stock
prices of the group caused huge
losses to investors and needed to
be investigated.
Bahujan Samaj Party leader
Sangeeta Azad termed the Budget
as “Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne
(daydreaming)”. “They are dishon-
est. Under them, the middle class
as become lower class...,” he said.
Janata Dal (United) leader
Mahabali Singh said Budget had
not been able to change the plight
of the people, and demanded spe-
cial status for his home state
Bihar. “People of Bihar had put all
their hopes in the Budget and had
kept a keen eye out for an
announcement of a special pack-
age for the state and a special sta-
tus. But nothing has come. What
have you given Bihar?” Singh
asked as BJP members protested.
Bhartruhari Mahtab of the Biju
Janata Dal (BJD) demanded spe-
cial status for Odisha for three
years to tide over the damage from
arkar and Tipu.”
“They allowed celebration of
Tipu Jayanti, which is not required
in this state. They also spoke dis-
gracefully about Savarkar. I chal-
lenge Siddaramaiah to hold a
debate. Let’s discuss and find out if
this country requires a patriot like
Savarkar or Tipu,” he added.
This is not the first time that
the Karnataka BJP chief has
stoked a controversy.
On January 3, while address-
ing party workers as part of
‘Booth Vijaya Abhiayana’ in
Mangaluru, Kateel said: “Do not
discuss small issues like roads
and sewage...If you’re worried
about your children’s future, and
if you want to stop love jihad,
then we need BJP. To get rid of
love jihad, we need BJP.”
of police ranges to ensure the
enhanced security cover for the
CM’s wife. “It has been brought to
my notice that during the visits of
Gurpreet Kaur Mann, wife of the
chief minister, people are often
seen breaking the security cordon
and getting near the touching dis-
tance of the protectee in large
numbers,” Pandey wrote to the
senior police officers on February
6. HT has assessed the letter.
“A strong security cordon com-
prising of at least 20-24 personnel
(2/3rd male and 1/3rd female per-
sonnel) may be stationed near the
alighting point to ensure a proper
NEW DELHI
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
A
l
PT Usha chairs RS,
hopes to ‘create
milestones’
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha
MP and former athlete PT
Usha presided over the
proceedings of the Rajya
Sabha on Wednesday in
the absence of Chairman
and Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankar.
Posting a short clip of the
moment on her official
Twitter handle, Usha
said: “Great power
involves great
responsibility’ as said by
Franklin D Roosevelt was
felt by me when I chaired
the Rajya Sabha session. I
hope to create milestones
as I undertake this
journey with the trust and
faith vested in me.”
Govt: Aspersions
shouldn’t be cast on
Gowri’s elevation
NEW DELHI : Differences
of opinion are a part of
democracy and there are
ways to find solutions,
Union law minister Kiren
Rijiju said in Rajya Sabha
on Thursday. The
statement came amid a
row over a question by
TMC member Jawhar
Sircar, who asked
whether the appointment
of LC Victoria Gowri as a
judge of the Madras high
court was right even
when “she has been
accused in public of
making casteist remarks,
of remarks against
minorities.” To this,
Piyush Goyal, leader of
the RS, said aspersions
should not be cast on
appointment of Gowri as
she has been appointed
through a process.
natural calamities it had faced.
In the discussion, YSR Congress
Party member Margani Bharat
Ram said the Budget made no spe-
cial provisions for Andhra Pra-
desh, which was bifurcated “like a
birthday cake” by the previous
Congress-led United Progressive
Alliance government.
The YSR Congress Party leader
said injustice was meted out to
Andhra Pradesh, which lost 13
years due to the separate Telan-
gana movement and the allocation
of assets, including Hyderabad.
The party demanded a special sta-
tus to Andhra Pradesh.
He said Sitharaman has missed
the opportunity to rein in the ris-
ing prices of cooking gas. “The
government missed an opportu-
nity for an electoral gamble.”
BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh,
Sudheer Gupta, however, said the
Budget has taken several steps for
poverty alleviation. “The provision
of free food for 80 crore poor is the
right step for giving relief to mar-
ginal sections of the society.”
“Love jihad” is a term used by
right-wing organisations to define
interfaith relationships between
Muslim men and Hindu women.
Reacting to the statement, Con-
gress MLA Rizwan Arshad said
that the ruling BJP is bringing up
Savarkar to deflect attention from
the fact that it has achieved noth-
ing in the past four years.
“First of all, Tipu was some-
one who sacrificed his life for the
freedom of the nation. Who was
Savarkar? He was living on a
pension from the British, wrote
mercy letters to them and served
as their ally. More importantly,
the BJP wants the conversation
to be about Savarkar because
they have nothing to show from
their four years of governance,”
the Shivajinagar MLA said.
protection ring for CM’s wife,”
read the ADGP’s letter.
AAP’s spokesperson Mal-
winder Singh Kang defended the
move to step up the security of
CM’s wife.
“I don’t know about the con-
tent of the letter but the decision
to increase or decrease the secu-
rity is taken by the officials con-
cerned after various assess-
ments. The officials must have
analysed security cover of Dr
Gurpreet Kaur, who is now CM’s
wife, in terms of threat percep-
tion before taking this decision,”
said Kang.
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Stage set for UP investors summit Up to 16 cheetahs to arrive
Umesh Raghuvanshi official, requesting anonymity.
As per the event’s schedule,
in coming months: Scindia
uraghuvanshi@hindustantimes.com

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modi will on Friday inau-
gurate the three-day Uttar Pra-
desh Global Investors Summit-
2023 (UPGIS-2023), which has
already attracted memoran-
dums of understanding (MoUs)
and investment proposals of
over ₹21 lakh crore as the state
aims to become a trillion-dollar
economy in next five years.
Around 10,000 delegates,
including over 400 participants
from 41 countries, top industry
leaders, Union ministers, minis-
ters/diplomats from 10 partner
countries and CEOs of leading
companies and banks are
expected to attend the 34 ses-
sions during the three-day
UPGIS-2023 at the Vrindavan
Yojana in Lucknow.
Earlier, chief minister Yogi
Adityanath had said the UPGIS-
2023 from February 10 to 12 will
be a “grand and historic event.”
The chief minister sent eight
teams abroad to hold interna-
tional roadshows in December
2022, and led the first of the eight
domestic roadshows in Mumbai
last month.
The state government has
received nearly 150 proposals
(including MoUs) involving
while PM Modi will inaugurate
the Summit on Friday, Union
home minister Amit Shah,
defence minister Rajnath Singh,
finance minister Nirmala Sithar-
aman, road transport minister
Nitin Gadkari and civil aviation
minister Jyotiraditya Scindia,
among others, will chair various
sessions — including those being
organised by 10 partner coun-
tries — during the high-ticket
event. President Droupadi
Murmu will be chief guest at the
valedictory session on Sunday.
Reliance Industries chairman
Mukesh Ambani, Aditya Birla
Group chairman Kumar Manga-
lam Birla, Tata Sons chairman N
Chandrasekaran, Godrej Indus-
tries chairman Nadir Godrej,
Mahindra Group chairman
Anand Mahindra, Dixon Tech-
nologies chairman Sunil
Vachani and Zurich Airport Asia
chief executive Daniel Bircher
are likely to attend the summit.
“All the halls and tents at the
venue have been named after
sages and major rivers and the
city has been decked up for the
occasion,” said the official.
Meanwhile, 500 specially
trained UP Police personnel
have been entrusted with the
task of inner- cordon security at
Impetus to state’s economy Neha LM Tripathi lions has also gone up, from 411
The three-day summit, which begins today, is set to witness particpation neha.tripathi@htlive.com
in 2010 to 684 in 2020; while the
leopard population has
from the country’s top industrialists and foreign delegates NEW DELHI: The Union govern- increased to 12,852 ,” he said.
ment is planning to translocate The population of rhinoceros
₨21.12 lakh cr Total investment proposals
15,000 Number of
investment
14 to 16 more cheetahs to India
over the next few months under
has also risen in the northeast
from 2,600 in 2016 to 3,000,
intents the second phase of “Project while the number of elephants
Partner Cheetah”, civil aviation minister across the country have
₨7.12 lakh cr ₨ 14 lakh cr 10 countries Jyotiraditya Scindia said on increased from around 27,000
Thursday, asserting that “pre- in 2007 to over 32,000, the min-
Foreign investment Domestic investment 10,000 Delegates set
to take part
serving wildlife is a very impor-
tant part of our tradition”.
Jyotiraditya Scindia ister added.
The Union minister empha-
proposals proposals in the summit
The government launched ment’s plans for the next phase sised the importance of protect-
the ambitious “Project Cheetah” of the ambitious project, Scindia ing nature for future genera-
last year with the goal of rein- told reporters: “Fourteen to six- tions, saying that there is no
Sector-wise break-up of investment proposals (in %) troducing the species to its
former habitat in India, 71 years
teen more cheetahs are
expected to be translocated to
space for a linear economy now.
“We must follow the recycle,
after the last recorded cheetah India in the coming months. At reuse, remake, re-engineer &
was hunted down in Chhattis- present, the government is reproduce model, rather than
8 Infrastructure garh in 1952. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi released eight
working on the second phase of
Project Cheetah and has signed
the linear make and dispose of
model, to sustain resources for
15
Agriculture and 2 IT and
Electronics
cheetahs from Namibia on Sep-
tember 17 last year in Kuno
a pact with South Africa. Chee-
tahs will be translocated from
future generations,” he said.
“Preserving wildlife and
National Park under Project South Africa.” ensuring that it thrives is a very
Allied Cheetah, which is world’s first The government’s strategy important part of our tradition
1 Healthcare
inter-continental large wild car-
nivore translocation project.
for wildlife conservation is
based on four key pillars -- pop-
as well as our treasure for us to
maintain, develop and grow in a
56 1 Warehousing
The cheetahs were reintro-
duced as part of the ‘Action Plan
ulation, policy, people and
infrastructure, he added.
fiduciary role for the genera-
tions to come,” Scindia said,
Manufacturing
5 & Logistics for Reintroduction of Cheetah
in India’ prepared by the Wild-
“Since 2014, the population of
tigers has recorded a 33% rise in
stressing on the Union govern-
ment’s 360-degree approach to
7
Textile
Tourism
1 Renewable
Energy
life Institute of India.
Sharing the Union govern-
India, from 2,226 to 2,967 in
2018. The number of Asiatic
ensure protection and sustaina-
bility of wildlife.

investment of ₹7.12 lakh crore at

the meetings and roadshows
abroad. “It also got 14,000 to
15,000 investment proposals of
about ₹14 lakh crore at the
domestic roadshows and inves-
tors summits organised at the
divisional and district levels in
the past few weeks,” said a state
{ TRIPURA POLLS }
the Summit. “We have selected
those who are good in communi-
cation in Hindi and English,”
said JCP, law and order, Luc-
know, Piyush Mordia.
Region-wise
These 500 personnel will
communicate with investors
besides presenting the better
face of Uttar Pradesh, he said.
3
Education
1 Pharmaceutical
and Medical
Devices
Forest dept looks to check poaching
break-up
45% 29% 13% 13%
West UP East UP Central UP Bundelkhand
threat before cheetah release in MP
Shruti Tomar Officials said a forest range is
scrutinised in-person every day.
letters@hindustantimes.com
“Once those checks are complete,
BHOPAL: With the Madhya Pra- that area is kept under surveil-
desh government looking to lance using 10 drones,” added the
release into the wild eight chee- official.

BJP vows greater autonomy for tribal council in manifesto
Priyanka Deb Barman
letters@hindustantimes.com
AGARTALA: The ruling Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura on
Thursday promised greater
autonomy for tribal areas, finan-
cial assistance for the birth of a
girl child, increase in monetary
assistance for farmers and
industry-specific manufacturing
zone, if it is voted to power for
the second consecutive term.
Polling for the 60-member
Tripura assembly will be held on
February 16 while results will be
announced on March 2.
BJP president JP Nadda
Releasing the poll manifesto
in Agartala, BJP national presi-
dent JP Nadda said: “When other
parties release their manifesto,
their workers don’t take it seri-
ously. But when the BJP comes
with Sankalp Patra or vision doc-
ument, it is not just some words
on a piece of paper. It is our com-
mitment towards the people.”
The BJP manifesto — titled
‘Sankalp Patra’ — promised to
provide ₹50,000 to each eco-
nomically weaker section (EWS)
family under the Balika Somrid-
dhi Scheme for the birth of a girl
child. It also promised smart-
phones to 50,000 “meritorious”
college-going students and free
two-wheelers (scooty) to “meri-
torious” college-going girls.
As part of its tribal outreach,
the BJP also promised to provide
greater autonomy to Tripura
Tribal Areas Autonomous Dis-
trict Council (TTAADC) with
additional legislative, adminis-
trative and financial powers,
besides annual financial aid of
₹5,000 to each tribal family.
Nadda also announced a ₹5
meal scheme for all, named after
religious guru Anukul Chandra,
and setting up a Regional Insti-
tute of Medical Sciences hospital
in Agartala. “We will take Tri-
pura on the path of DTH —
development, transformation
and harmony,” he said.
“We will set up industry-spe-
cific manufacturing zones based
on rubber, Agar and bamboo,”
Nadda said. “The PM Kisan Sam-
man Nidhi of ₹6,000 will be
raised with the state government
providing ₹2,000 more.”
Chief minister Manik Saha
was also present at the event.
Communist Party of India
(Marxist) leader and former
minister Pabitra Kar said, “The
BJP lost its faith already for not
fulfilling their promises made
before coming to power in 2018.
We believe it (BJP manifesto)
will not impact our vote bank.”
tahs it received from Namibia last
year, state authorities have
stepped up efforts to rid the Kuno
National Park of death traps
potentially planted by poachers,
said officials aware of the matter.
The move comes weeks after
poachers allegedly killed a leopard
in the forest, which, according to
officials, is not as well-protected as
tiger reserves.
According to officials from the
state forest department, 25 former
army personnel are combing the
1,250-square kilometre national
park, hunting for live electric wires
or iron traps.
Kuno received eight cheetahs
from Namibia on September 17, all
of which were released into an
Kuno received 8 cheetahs
from Namibia in September.
enclosure by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi. All eight will be
released into the wild later this
month as part of a national project
to repopulate the forest with chee-
tahs, said Uttam Kumar Sharma,
field director of the Kuno National
Park. Authorities hope the search
operations will help them identify
safe spaces for the cheetahs.
“We don’t know which area is
sensitive or safe for cheetahs,” said
a forest official who asked not to
be named.
Once the radio-collared chee-
tahs are released, said officials,
their movement will be monitored
in a special control room around
the clock. “We will also deploy for-
est guards and former army per-
sonnel to ensure their well-being,”
the official said.
Anish Andheria, president of
the Wildlife Conservation Trust
(WCT), said Kuno is a small
national park, which may force the
cheetahs to stray. “The big cats
need at least 2,000 to 3,000 sq km
area to roam freely. Other than
leopards, dogs will also be a risk
factor for the cheetah. Cheetah can
run faster than dogs but get
fatigued very fast. Dogs can smell
and hunt them down.”

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Union Territory Administration of Jammu & Kashmir Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Department of Industries & Commerce
Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, 190009
Office of the Executive Engineer, Trans. Line Maintt. Division-8,
JKPTCL Bemina, Srinagar-190010
e-mail: tlmd8jkptcl@gmail.com
India drops mandatory Covid
Date 10.2.2023
GLOBAL INVITATION FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR DISINVESTMENT OF
100% EQUITY STAKE OF UT ADMINISTRATION OF JAMMU & KASHMIR IN THE JAMMU
CORRIGENDUM NOTICE 13
Subsequent to queries raised by various prospective bidders, the corrigendum
test for arrivals from 6 regions
AND KASHMIR CEMENTS LIMITED (JKCL) of e-NIT No: TLMD/TS/19 of 2022 Dated 18.11.2022 for “Design, Rhythma Kaul arrival will continue.
Manufacturing, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 2 x 10 MVA, “In order to monitor infections
JKCL is a fully government-owned company under the administrative control of the letters@hindustantimes.com
due to mutated variants of Sars-
132/33 kV Gas Insulated Sub-Station(GIS) at Sumbal, District Ganderbal
Department of Industries & Commerce, UT administration of J&K (UTJK), engaged NEW DELHI: The government CoV-2 among international travel-
Including Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Laying, Jointing/Termination,
primarily in the manufacture and sale of cement. JKCL has 1200 TPD of installed announced on Thursday that peo- lers to India, the present exercise
Testing & Commissioning of 33kV 300 sqmm XLPE Power Cable from GIS
integrated cement manufacturing facility in Khrew, Pulwama and a 300 TPD grinding unit ple arriving into India from China, of random testing of 2% travellers
Sumbal to Gagangeer (Z-Mohr Tunnel)” is as under: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, to India (irrespective of country of
in Samba. The company also has access to a Limestone Mine in Khrew.
Clarifications To BOQ Singapore and Thailand will no origin) upon arrival India shall
The UTJK intends for the complete sale of JKCL, by way of strategic disinvestment As per Original BOQ Clarification longer need to upload a negative continue,” the letter added.
(100%) of the equity shareholding of UTJK in its undertaking the JKCL, along with Column No. 14 - GST on Unit The mentioned columns are not editable Covid-19 test, rolling back a screen- The new rule comes into effect The screening was put into
full management control. This disinvestment process is being implemented through a Price and hence the tax breakup cannot be ing mechanism that was put into from February 13. PTI effect from January 1.
competitive bidding route. A Preliminary Information Memorandum can be downloaded Column No. 15 - Any other Taxes, entered in the mentioned cells. In view place when new outbreaks were India recorded 109 new corona-
by interested bidders, along with the RFP, from the website of JK-tender at jktenders. recorded in these areas. The letter cited the consistent virus infections, while the active
Duties & Levies applicable on unit of the issue faced by the prospective
gov.in The new rule comes into effect drop in new cases in these regions, case load stood at 1,781, according
Price bidders, the unit price to be entered in from February 13, according to a as well as within India. “…as has to the Covid update released by the
The Interested Bidders in order to get access to the Share Purchase Agreement and column 13 (Unit Ex-works Price letter written by the Union health been witnessed in the last 4 weeks, health ministry on Thursday.
Virtual Data Room, would be required to submit a Tender fee of amount INR 10,00,000 (Inclusive of Loading, unloading, Rajesh Bhushan to the civil avia- these countries are witnessing a “Ministry of health & family
+ GST as applicable) (Indian Rupees Ten Lakhs + applicable GST) through NEFT and sign Freight, Insurance and any other tion ministry informing of the rule sustained and significant decline welfare shall continue to monitor
a confidentiality agreement. charges) shall include GST and all other
change. in trajectory of Covid-19 cases. Fur- evolving Covid-19 situation, glo-
“…. The ministry is updating its ther, as per the World Health bally and in the country closely,”
The last date for submission of bids is 27th March 2023 (1700 hrs.) taxes and duties and accordingly ‘Guidelines for International Organisation’s latest situational said the health secretary in the let-
Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department Columns 14 and15 should be left blank. Arrivals’, and dropping the exist- update on Covid-19, a decline of ter. Experts said there is no panic
DIP-J-15325-22 UT of Jammu & Kashmir All other terms and conditions of e-NIT will remain unchanged. ing requirements of pre-departure 89% in the number of newly con- as of now. “It should concern us if
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GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA A-1128 DIPK-NB-6376-22 TLMD-8, JKPTCL, Srinagar tal applicable for international Meanwhile, India has continued to sions in the past few months. Hav-
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES travellers coming from/via China, witness a declining trajectory, with ing said that one does need to be
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER & BASIN MANAGER,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic less than 100 new cases per day cautious as the pandemic is still
MAHANADI, BRAHMANI & BAITARANI SYSTEM, CHANDIKHOLE
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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR of Korea, Thailand, and Japan,” being reported…,” it added. not over,” said Dr Rommel Tickoo,
“e” Pocurement Notice No.CE&BM, MBBS-05 of 2022-23(On-line) Office of the Executive Engineer, Trans. Line Maintenance Bhushan said in the letter to Rajiv
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But, random testing of 2% of
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director, internal medicine depart-
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Established by an Act of Parliament in 2013
Dated: 06.02.2023 TLMD-8, JKPTCL, Srinagar Army Purchase Organisation intends to inform prospective bidders that tender for the under
Advt No. RGNAU/5156/03/ADMIN-Part(5) 10 February 2023 mentioned item has been uploaded and can be accessed through the mentioned tender ID on
DIPK-NB-6373-22
EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION the Govt. website http://defproc.gov.in.
Advertisement for appointment to the post of Finance Officer in Rajiv Gandhi Sl Item Quantity Tender ID on DePP Last date of Bid
National Aviation University, Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR No. (In Metric Tonne) (MT) Portal submission
on Direct Recruitment/Deputation basis
Applications in the prescribed format complete in all respects should be sent by
Office of the Executive Engineer, Trans. Line Maintenance 1. Soluble Coffee
Powder
40 MT 2023_ARMY_579537_1 17 Feb 2023
02.00 PM
Registered/Speed post to “Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), Fursatganj, Division-8, JKPTCL Bemina, Srinagar-190010 Sd/-
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh-229302”. The applications along with prescribed fee, self-attested Brigadier (Procurement)
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photocopies of all educational certificates and experience certificates must reach latest
by 1600 hrs on 09 March 2023. DATE EXTENSION NOTICE-II
2. The details of the above posts, with regard to the age limit, essential qualification and
experience etc. along with prescribed format for application, are available in the website To invoke better response, the last date for submission of
of Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (www.rgnau.ac.in). Corrigendum if any shall e-bids in respect of e-NIT No. TLMD-8/23 of 2022. DATED
be published only on RGNAU website. Please refer to the website from time to time. 28.12.2022 “Reconductoring of Existing 220 KV DC New
Head (HR and Administration)
CBC 03110/12/0013/2223 Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
Wanpoh Mirbazar Transmission Line by HTLS Conductor
for augmentation of Power Carrying Capacity (Districts
Anantnag and Kulgam)” is hereby extended with revised
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA O-1804 critical dates as under.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER,
CENTRAL RURAL WORKS CIRCLE, BHUBANESWAR
1 Last Date of submission of Hard 11.02.2023
Copy of Bid (1500 Hrs)
NO. _______ / Date. 08.02.2023
"e" Procurement Notice for Road Works
2 E-bids submission end date and 13.02.2023
1. Name of the Work : : Road Works
time (1400 Hrs)
2. Total No. of Packages : 02 Nos. of Road Works under Transferred Road Improvement 3 Online techno commercial e-bid 14.02.2023
Programme (TRIP) for the year 2022-23
3. Estimated Cost of the Package : Varies from Rs.108.23 lakhs to Rs.481.70 lakhs opening date and time (1400 Hrs)
4. Class of Contractor
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up to Rs. 20.00 Crores No. TLMD-VIII/Ts/4162-65 Executive Engineer
5. Period of completion : As mentioned in Column-7 of Annexure Dated: 04.02.2023 TLMD-8, JKPTCL, Srinagar
6. Offered rates by bidder : The offered rate by the contractor shall be excluding GST
DIPK-NB-6379-22
7. Other details
Availability of Tender
Procurement Officer Bid Identification No. Date & Time of opening of tender
on-line for bidding
From To Technical Bid Financial Bid
1 2 3 4 5 6

City
Chief Construction
Tender- Online-C.C. 04 14.02.2023
28.02.2023
01.03.2023 To be intimated
TO
Engineer, Central Rural Works
Circle, Bhubaneswar
of 2023 at 11.00 A.M.
up to 5.00
P.M.
at 11.00 AM later on PROMOTE
OR NOTTO
Further details can be seen from the web site www.tendersodisha.gov.in
PROMOTE,
Chief Construction Engineer
Central Rural Works Circle, Bhubaneswar ISTHE
OIPR - 25082/11/0039/2223 QUESTION
CHECK
OUT
TODAY’S
EDITION

Government of Maharashtra
PUBLIC WORKS (TRIBAL) DIVISION, AMRAVATl
E-Tender Notice No.19/ 2022-2023 Second Call
(Outer No.304/PWTD/TENDER/Date :- 06/02/2023)
ADDRESS:- Executive Engineer, Public Work (Tribal) Division , Near by Tapovan Gate, Amravati.
E-mail:- eetribal.amt@gmail.com Telephone No (0721) 2668079
The Executive Engineer, Public Work (Tribal) Division, Amravati, invites e-tenders for following works, in B-1 form. through e-tendering process. Class - I-C & Above
for P.W.(Tribal) Division. registered Contractors only. registered in appropriate class with P. W.(Tribal) Division. of Maharashtra Govt. can only participate in
tendering process. The tenders document can be downloaded from Government website :- http://mahatenders.gov.in.
Right to accept or reject tenders is reserved with Executive Engineer, Public Work (Tribal) Division. Amravati. The contractor also must submit one hard copy of
envelop with name of Contractor & name of work written on envelop, should be submit within 72 hours of closure of the bid. Conditional tender will not be accepted.
Sr. Name of Work Estimated Bid Download Last Date of Bid Date of Eligible
No. Cost (Rs) Period Submission Bid Opening Contractor
1. CONSTRUCTION OF GOVT. ASHRAM SCHOOL BUILDING AT VADGAON 7,98,07,779/- 09/02/2023 23/02/2023 27/02/2023 For Works
SHINDE. TQ. PUSAD, DIST, YAVATMAL. to Class- I-C &
23/02/2023 Above for
P. W. (Tribal)
Division.
registered
Contractors
only participate
in tendering
process
All information regarding e-Tendering is available on following websites -
1. http://mahapwd.com
2. http://mahatenders.gov.in Sd/-
(Any change in tender notice will be published on above website only.) (Ganesh P. Rambhad)
3.Notice Board O/O The Executive Engineer, Public Works Division (Tribal), Amravati. Public Works (Tribal) Division,
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (ADMN. & PERSONNEL)

Collegium picks chief justices for 5 HCs U’KHAND OKAYS

Utkarsh Anand
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
collegium on Thursday recom-
mended the appointment of five
new chief justices in the high
courts of Allahabad, Calcutta, Guj-
arat, Chhattisgarh and Manipur --
a day after it made the similar pro-
posals for four other high courts.
Two of these recommendations
by the collegium, headed by Chief
Justice of India Dhananjaya Y
Chandrachud and comprising jus-
tices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM
Joseph, take into account the pro-
posed elevation of the present high
court chief justices to the apex
court.
The resolutions released on
Thursday night state that after the
elevation of current Allahabad HC
chief justice Rajesh Bindal to the
Supreme Court, justice Pritinker
Diwaker of the same HC should be
appointed as the next chief.
SC COLLEGIUM
RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF 5
NEW CJS IN THE
HCS OF GUJARAT,
ALLAHABAD,
CALCUTTA,
CHHATTISGARH
AND MANIPUR
Similarly, following the eleva-
tion of incumbent Gujarat HC
chief justice Aravind Kumar, the
collegium proposed, justice Sonia
G Gokani of the same HC should
be appointed as the chief justice. It
pointed out that justice Gokani is
set to retire on February 25, 2023
and therefore, she should be
appointed “immediately” on the
elevation of Mr Justice Aravind
Kumar as a Judge of the Supreme
Court.
The recommendation should
be processed on priority since she
is due to retire on February 15,
2023,” emphasised the collegium,
adding justice Gokani’s appoint-
ment “will bring a sense of inclu-
sion and facilitate a representation
for judges drawn from the (judi-
cial) services in the office of chief
justice.”
On January 31, the SC collegium
had recommended justices Bindal
and Kumar for elevation to the top
court. Responding to a question in
Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union
law minister Kiren Rijiju said that
“the recommendation to fill up
remaining two vacancies received
from the Supreme Court Colle-
gium is at various stages of proc-
essing.” With the appointment of
five new judges on Monday, the
top court’s strength has risen to 32
out of 34 judges.
Meanwhile, the collegium also
took note that no judge of Jammu
and Kashmir origin has been ele-
vated as a HC chief justice or as a
judge of the Supreme Court over a
long period of time as it recom-
mended justice Dhiraj Singh Tha-
kur as the chief justice of Manipur
HC. Justice Thakur, who is pres-
ently a judge at the Bombay HC,
has the J&K high court as his par-
ent court. “The High Court of
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
does not have representation
among the chief justices of the
high courts since the retirement of
Mr Justice AM Magrey,” said the
collegium. Justice Thakur is the
brother of former CJI TS Thakur.
Calcutta HC judge TS Sivagna-
nam was on Thursday proposed
as the chief justice of the same
high court following the retire-
ment of current chief of that HC,
justice Prakash Shrivastava, on
March 30. After the retirement of
Chhattisgarh HC chief justice Arup
Kumar Goswami, the collegium
said, Allahabad HC judge Ramesh
Sinha should be appointed as the
next chief.
ORDINANCE TO
ROOM NO. 202, VARUNALAYA PHASE-II, KAROL BAGH
NEW DELHl-110005
Filling up the 01 post of Director (Horticulture) on deputation basis in Delhi Jal Board
CURB COPYING Last date of submission of application by 05.00 P.M. on 31.03.2023
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief
minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Applications are invited from eligible candidates for filling up the 01 post of Director (Horticulture)
on Thursday evening approved on deputation basis in Delhi Jal Board in Pay Level-17 (PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 + GP of
an anti-copying ordinance, Rs. 7600/- pre-revised) initially for a period of one year or till the posts are filled up on regular
with the provision of life
imprisonment and a fine up to
basis or till further orders whichever is earlier. Application should reach the Director (A&P) Room
No. 202, Delhi Jal Board, Varunalaya Phase-II, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110 005 or by E-mail at
₹ 10 crore for violators.
djbdirector@gmail.com by 05.00 P.M. on 31.03.2023. For more information please visit our
The ordinance was sent to
website www.delhijalboard.nic.in.
governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit
Singh for approval, said a state- STOP CORONA:
ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER)
ment issued by the govern- Advt. No. J.S.V. 485 (2022-23)
“WASH YOUR HAND”, “WEAR MASK”,
Director (Admn. & Personnel)
“MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING”
ment.
The move came on a day the
state’s capital witnessed protest
over recruitment scam, in
which over a dozen cops were
injured HTC
NOT CONG’S CM
FACE FOR MP
POLLS, SAYS NATH
Shruti Tomar
letters@hindustantimes.com

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Con-

ED SEIZES ₹1.4CR IN
BENGAL RAID, LINKS
HC reserves verdict on plea against gress chief Kamal Nath on
Thursday said that he won’t be
the party’s chief minister’s face

IT TO ‘INFLUENTIAL
POLITICAL PERSON’
KOLKATA: A “highly influential
political person” was trying to
invest money allegedly generated
from coal smuggling to purchase a
guest house in south Kolkata at an
undervalued price, the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED) on Thursday.
“It appears that this person was
also involved in handling illegal
cash of a minister,” the agency
said. On Wednesday, ED carried
out searches at the office of a real
estate firm at Earle Street near Bal-
lygunge and seized ₹1.4 crore.
“A specific input was gathered
that one highly influential political
person was making an attempt to
launder the proceeds of crime
originating from coal smug-
gling...,” the ED said. HTC
CIC order on PM Modi’s MA degree
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high
court on Thursday reserved its
verdict on Gujarat University’s
challenge of the 2016 Central Infor-
mation Commission (CIC) order
that directed it to furnish informa-
tion on Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s MA degree to Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal.
In the hearing on Thursday, the
university argued that the Right To
Information (RTI) Act was being
misused for settling political scores
and for taking childish jabs at oppo-
nents. The university also told the
court that the CIC order also affects
the PM’s privacy. Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta who appeared for
PM Modi; Delhi CM Kejriwal
the university said that “irrespon-
sible childish curiosity cannot be
said as public interest”.
Mehta said the university has
already put the certificate in the
public domain and there is no obli-
gation to give a copy of the univer-
sity degree of the Prime Minister to
any third person.
In 2016, Gujarat University,
through its registrar, filed a plea
before the Gujarat HC challenging
the CIC order, which came after
Kejriwal wrote to it asking it to
order the university to make pub-
lic details of PM Modi’s educa-
tional qualifications.
Mehta argued that while there is
nothing to hide, the university
could not be compelled to disclose
the information. “In a democracy,
there won’t be a difference if a per-
son holding the office is a doctorate
or an illiterate. Also, there is no
public interest involved in this
issue. Even his privacy is affected,”
he said. Senior advocate Percy Kav-
ina appearing for Kejriwal, said, “If
you see the nomination form (filed
during polls), it mentions his edu-
cational qualifications. So, we are
asking for a degree certificate and
not his marksheet,” said Kavina.
for the upcoming state elec-
tions, days after a row erupted
over posters that projected him
as the “prospective CM”.
“I am not the Congress’s chief
minister face but I am working
hard to save the future of people
Madhya Pradesh [from the
BJP],” the former CM said.
The posters, put up by Nath’s
supporters, caused fissures in
the Congress’s state unit with
senior leaders Arun Yadav and
Jitu Patwari saying the party
was yet to decide its CM face
and a decision on who will hold
the post will be taken by the
party high command after the
polls.
“I never said I will be the
chief minister. The All India
Congress Committee will decide
the CM after the election,” he
said.

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1 Construction of Hostel Building (G+2) for Girls & Boys in Ashram School 12,14,50,605/- Class 1-C 6.08 3540/- 630
Complex At. Mulchera Tal. Mulchera Dist. Gadchiroli. & above Days
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Sd/-
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Government of Maharashtra
Office of the Executive Engineer,
P.W. Division No.2, Thane.
E-Mail ID - thane2.ee@mahapwd.gov.in E-Tender Notice No. 30 For 2022-23 Phone No & Fax No. 022-25361393.

The Executive Engineer, P.W. Division No. 2, Thane invite in B-1 format from Eligible Contractors Tender documents and all the details regarding e-tender may be downloaded
from website http://mahatenders.gov.in. Acceptance of tender will rest with the Executive Engineer, P.W. Division No.2, Thane who reserves the right to reject any or all tenders
without assigning any reason therefore. Conditional Tenders will not be accepted. TENDER NOTICE
Work Name:- 1) Construction of Dapur Mal road in Tal-Shahapur, Dist-Thane. (Under Trible Programme), Estimated Cost (Rupees):- Rs.1,16,57,688/-
2) Construction of Grain Godown of Capacity 1080 M.T. at Murbad in Tal-Murbad, Dist -Thane. (Compound Wall, Cement Concrete road office) (Under Nabard
Curator, Regional Museum, Government of Maharashtra, Ratnagiri inviting online
programme), Estimated Cost (Rupees) :- Rs.1,62,30,140/- e-Tender in B-1 Form for below mentioned work from the contractors having physical
3) Improvement by Cement Concrete road to Kalyan Badlapur Karjat road SH-76 Km 123/060 to 123/520 in Tal-Ambernath, Dist-Thane. (5054 Road & Bridge work appropriate experience working in the conservation and restoration of historic, ancient,
(03)), Estimated Cost (Rupees) :- Rs.2,06,32,929/-
4) Reconstruction of Cement Concrete to Kalyan Hajimalang Vavanje Panvel road SH-85 Km 11/800 to 13/300 in Tal-Ambernath, Dist-Thane., and heritage structures under the cultural or similar ministry, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Estimated Cost (Rupees) :- Rs.4,64,43,874/-
5) Widening and Improving to SH-80 Pimploli Chargaon Karav Wangani to SH-76 Section of MDR-84 Km 3/00 to 21/500 including construction of major bridge
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Opinion
{ BEYOND THE BITE }
E STA B L I S H E D I N 1 9 24
Rajdeep Sardesai
{ OUR TAKE }

In Himalayas, Adani row may have

exercise caution
As Char Dham registration begins, work on a
limited political impact
long-term plan to protect the fragile ecosystem VP Singh successfully used tions, Rahul Gandhi decided to make the PM has chosen to be defiantly
the Rafale defence deal his core elec- silent on the Adani issue, Rahul Gan-
the Bofors scam to corner tion pitch, accusing the Modi govern- dhi has landed a few solid political For a large section of the Indian middle-class, Adani’s ascent is a symbol of

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very year, as pilgrims make their way up from ment of promoting the interests of punches. a new, aspirational India. Recall how, weeks ago, Adani’s emergence as the
Haridwar to the holy Hindu shrine of Badrinath Rajiv Gandhi. However, to favoured corporates. Then, the But landing a punch is one thing, world’s third-richest person was greeted with a sense of euphoria REUTERS
at the cusp of summer, the last big stop on the topple Modi’s popularity, “chowkidar chor hai”(the watchman is delivering a knockout blow is
a thief) slogan did not resonate with another. One reason why PM Modi ceed. ing out the red carpet for Adani to
10-something-hour journey is the hill town of Rahul Gandhi can’t just the voter, especially as it only allowed has been such an electorally success- Moreover, corruption succeeds as a invest in their state, why should the
Joshimath. This year, however, eager devotees packed throw a few punches. He Modi with his “main bhi chowkidar” ful politician is that he has never political issue when the urban mid- middle-class single out the Bharatiya
in buses and cars are likely to be greeted by a far more (I, too, am a watchman) counter-cam- allowed his opponent to set the terms dle-class lines up behind it. The gov- Janata Party as his sole patron? In the
will need a knockout blow paign and say he was the victim of a of engagement. From the 2002 Guj- ernment’s alleged links to Adani, or Bofors saga, VP Singh used the pres-
tragic sight – that of houses with cracks and politics of abuse and slander. arat election where Modi invoked the billionaire’s exponential growth ence of Italian businessman Ottavio
dilapidated buildings, and the ground riven by

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ong before Rahul Gandhi,
subsidence and landslides, scars left by the rampage of there was VP Singh. The
former prime minister
unchecked development. (PM) in the late 1980s tar-
The tragedy at Joshimath forms the backdrop as the geted politician-big busi-
online and offline registration for the Char Dham ness links to project him-
self as Mr Clean. Singh was fairly suc-
Yatra – a tour of four of the holiest Hindu sites of cessful in his mission; he managed to
Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, all oust Rajiv Gandhi from power five
located in Uttarakhand – begins on February 20. A years after the latter scored the big-
gest win in Indian history. Can Rahul
record 4.6 million people visited the state as part of Gandhi do the same in 2024?
this pilgrimage in 2022, and the numbers are expected The recent Budget session debate
to swell this year, potentially exerting more pressure in Parliament has settled the terms of
the electoral narrative: Rahul Gandhi
on an already collapsing ecosystem. For weeks, tens of seems determined to stick to his claim
thousands of devotees and tourists will pass through that the Narendra Modi government
small towns and villages, their arrival spurring the is guilty of cronyism and sees Gautam
Adani as an enduring symbol of this
construction of hotels, homestays and shops on guilt by association. PM Modi, on the
unstable slopes and hill fronts, and putting more cars other hand, seems unwilling to join
and buses on narrow mountain roads. Tourism forms the Adani debate, instead focusing on
his “positive” twin agenda of welfar-
the backbone of the local economy and is the reason ism and nationalism.
residents have historically resisted capping the In a sense, it’s 2018 all over again,
number of visitors, a prospect that also appears when a year before the general elec-
politically unfeasible. Yet, exercising caution and
prudent management of yatra is imperative in the face
of the still-unfolding tragedy in Joshimath, and signs
of an impending one elsewhere in the state.
The government has announced that the pilgrimage
Better India-Canada ties
Is linking the PM to Gautambhai
likely to prove any different? Yes and
no. Unlike a defence deal that requires
documented proof of corruption, a
business leader’s connection with a
politician can still be exploited
through innuendo and hearsay to cre-
ate enough doubt over the nature of
the relationship. It is never wise for a
politician to be too proximate to an
individual businessperson: The optics
of someone being seen as a compan-
ion to a political leader can create a
disconnect between aam (ordinary)
citizens and those who are seen to be
too chummy with “suit-boot” billion-
aires. After all, didn’t the PM once
boldly say, “na khaoonga na khane
doonga” (I won’t eat, I won’t let them
eat), creating a halo of incorruptibility
around himself? Then, when a close
business friend is accused of stock
manipulation, money laundering, and
receiving preferential treatment, the
charges can’t just be wished away. In
this war of perception, especially as
Gujarati asmita (self-respect) to cor-
ner his critics, to the 2019 elections
where the post-Pulwama-Balakot
muscular nationalism was almost
unassailable, the Modi brand of popu-
list politics is built around his ability
to link his persona directly with the
voter. When, for example, he lists out
a series of welfare schemes and bene-
ficiaries, he is seeking to amplify his
core messaging of Modi hai to mum-
kin hai (With Modi, it’s possible),
almost as if he alone can deliver to the
people.
VP Singh succeeded against Rajiv
Gandhi because the latter allowed the
Bofors issue to rile him up so much
that it stayed in the public mind. It
allowed Singh to portray himself as
the anti-establishment outsider who
was taking on the ruling elite. For
Rahul Gandhi, weighed down by the
tag of dynastical entitlement and the
inherited baggage of Congress-era
scams, reflexive anti-Modiism needs
a more compelling storyline to suc-
{ UDDHAV THACKERAY } SHIV SENA (UBT) CHIEF
in wealth, are unlikely to resonate in
the rural heartland where basic
necessities matter above all else. It is
in urban India where the equity cult
has spread beyond just Dalal street
that Adani’s meteoric rise is a talking
point.
This consumerist middle-class is
no longer trapped in socialistic Indian
stereotypes of big business as evil: For
a large section of this middle-class,
Adani’s ascent is a symbol of a new,
aspirational India where the moral
ambivalence over Mammon has been
replaced by a worshipping cult of
India’s wealthiest. Recall how, weeks
ago, Adani’s emergence as the world’s
third-richest person was greeted with
a sense of euphoria, even pride.
Which is also why simply raising
the red flag against Adani without
more proof of malfeasance won’t be
enough to shift the middle-class’s alle-
giance away from PM Modi, which
borders on a cultish status. Besides,
when every state government is roll-
Quattrocchi in Rajiv Gandhi’s inner
circle to convince the middle-class
that there was corruption in the
defence deal. Adani, by contrast, is
still perceived as a home-grown
nation-builder, investing in core infra-
structure sectors. The snowballing
controversy has been a reputation hit,
but its political impact is less visible
for now.
Post-script: While the Congress
leadership in Delhi has been posing
three questions every day on the
Adani affair — recall the late Ram
Jethmalani’s 10 daily questions to the
Rajiv government on Bofors — the
Congress chief ministers and indeed
most regional satraps appear far less
enthusiastic. Could one reason be the
Adani Group’s geographical spread of
assets across 22 states cutting across
party lines?
Rajdeep Sardesai is senior
journalist and author
The views expressed are personal

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will be smoother and better managed this year, with
prior information about the number of people passing can help contain China I am ready for the Election
through each shrine. The administration has done Commission (EC)’s order, but
well to ask local authorities to fix the carrying capacity, anadian foreign minister Melanie Joly to Pakistan, which hosts 50% of the world
deploy earth-moving machines, and ensure waste-
management facilities, in order to ensure that
unnecessary pressure is not exerted on the Himalayas.
C is set to notch up a rare record – population and will contribute 50% of the
becoming a foreign leader to visit global Gross Domestic Product by 2040. The
India twice within 30 days. She held a main constituents in the region are China,
strategic dialogue with external affairs minis- India, the North Pacific, and the Association of
ter S Jaishankar in Delhi on February 6, and Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
until the Supreme Court decides on
the disqualification of rebel Sena
MLAs, EC should wait on the decision
A more holistic and long-term plan to manage
on Shiv Sena’s symbol and name.

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will return here for the G20 foreign ministers The policy document is remarkably candid
construction and development in this region would be meeting in early March. The mutual endeav- about China, depicting it as “an increasingly
a good second step – one that respects faith and the our is to utilise these opportunities optimally disruptive global power.” Executing a strate-
to address the factors that strained relations gic pivot away from an ultra-friendly
exalted position of these shrines, but also in the past and to elevate the bilateral rela- approach to Beijing in the past, Canada now
acknowledges the warning signs that nature is sending tionship at a time when the geopolitical churn has “a clear-eyed understanding of this global
and the need to safeguard this fragile ecosystem and demands a stronger equation between Delhi China”, stressing that the Asian hegemon was
region, in a sustainable manner, for future
generations.
and Ottawa. making large-scale investments to establish
Recognising the significance of public its economic influence, diplomatic impact,
diplomacy and the growing clout of India’s offensive military capabilities and advanced
UP is taking key strides as
strategic community, Joly began her visit with technologies. Canada’s policy now is to chal-
a curated engagement with scholars, business lenge China to defend Canadian interests and
figures, thought leaders, and former diplo- cooperate with Beijing to address “some of the an investment destination
LeBron James and mats, hosted by the Ananta Centre
on February 6. This preceded her
world’s existential pressures”. The
key will be to work more closely with ttar Pradesh (UP) is organising the regulatory compliance burden for businesses

the audacity of hope

here is no athlete in the sporting firmament who
official meeting with her counter-
part. Her main focus was on
Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy,
launched by her in Vancouver last
November. Since the event was
its partners, mostly from the North
Pacific (the US, Japan, and South
Korea) and elsewhere (Australia,
Asean, and India).
Canada is seeking five fundamen-
U Global Investors Summit in Lucknow and citizens, which include the reduction/
from February 10 to 12. The summit simplification of 3,773 compliances in the last
has generated tremendous excite- two years. Nine hundred and seven acts, regu-
ment among local and global investors, and lations or rules of 27 departments have been
the state has already signed Memorandums of abolished, and four key licence registration

T has evoked more mixed emotions and more

fervent responses than LeBron James. He is
revered for his versatility but berated for his apparent
largely ignored in India earlier, she
seemed keen to explain its rationale,
implications, and likely impact to a
select audience, including this
Rajiv
Bhatia
tal objectives through the new strat-
egy: Promoting peace, residence and
security; expanding trade, invest-
ment and supply chain resilience;
Understanding (MoUs) worth over ₹20 lakh and 10 renewals from seven departments
crore. This reflects the significant confidence scrapped. Further, 27 types of renewals are
of business leaders in the state as their pre- now allowed on an automated basis, and five
ferred investment destination. This is also approvals are based on self-certification. The
lack of killer instinct. He was derided for his selfishness author. investing in and connecting people; building proof of the state government’s unwavering UP Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Given its commitment to play a bigger role a sustainable and green future; and Canada focus for the last six years on development, Act, 2020, allows 1,000 days to secure clearan-
when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010, and in the Indo-Pacific, India would do well not serving as an active and engaged partner to ensuring effective law and order and develop- ces to such enterprises after getting the certif-
celebrated for his grace when he rejoined them in 2014 only to comprehend where Canada is coming the Indo-Pacific. Unlike many other govern- ing a robust transport and logistics infrastruc- icate issued within 72 hours of receipt of the
and won them an unthinkable NBA title. He is from but also agree to work with it by show- ments, Canada adopts a pragmatic approach. ture for seamless connectivity through a net- application. Also, 568 compliances have been
ing greater enthusiasm. New Delhi has wel- It believes that a new strategy needs new work of expressways, highways, railways, decriminalised, and the compounding option
sometimes declared as the greatest of all time for what comed the Canadian strategy without saying investment. Therefore, it plans to spend 2.3 waterways and airways. The state has capital- has been introduced. The results are visible.
he does on court, but often run down as not quite role more. It is, therefore, desirable to dissect billion Canadian dollars over the next five ised on its demographic dividend to ensure an The government’s holistic approach to gov-
model material in the manner that Michael Jordan Canada’s policy announcement and assess its years. The break-up of this allocation reveals industry-ready workforce and lever- ernance has resulted in a high rank
likely relevance to India. Canadian priorities. Over 30% of the outlay is aged the consumer base of over 240 of the state in key indices, such as
(MJ) and Magic Johnson were. Through all this, he has Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy took over meant to reinforce Canada’s Indo-Pacific million citizens. This has been aug- first rank in the Good Governance
remained the most interesting, the most feared, the three years to finalise. This made it the last G7 naval presence, increase participation in mili- mented through a state-wide availa- Index (2021) and second rank
most grudgingly admired athlete in world sport. country to do so. The need to formulate a new tary exercises, and develop cybersecurity bility of an industrial land bank with (among landlocked states) in the
policy arose from two factors: Serious ten- capabilities. But about 40% has been set aside best-in-class utilities, plug-and-play Export Preparedness Index (2021).
Though American basketball touches India lightly, sions in Canada-China relations caused by the for creating sustainable infrastructure, eco- infrastructure, and a conducive eco- To facilitate the grounding of
Durga
as compared to say European football, stories about former’s arrest of a senior official of Huawei, nomic development and a healthy marine system with ease of doing business. investment opportunities arising
the Chinese telecommunication company, in environment. India’s commitment to ease of Shanker from implementing these holistic
LeBron being the next big thing, the next superstar, and Mishra
December 2018, accompanied by China’s Joly emphasised that India is central to its doing business is evident from the reforms, the State launched Nivesh
even the next MJ, started emerging when he was in aggressive behaviour in the region; and Cana- Indo-Pacific strategy. This may sound good, scale of reforms undertaken since Mitra – an online portal. This exem-
high school. LeBron showed from the start that there dian assessment that upheaval in the Indo-Pa- but the difficulty is that Canada’s approach 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra plifies the government’s priority on
was just that little bit extra about him – he could score cific after Covid-19 and the Ukraine conflict toward India is still guided largely by com- Modi. This is reflected in India’s meteoric rise digitalisation for transforming the way it
required the nation to align its policy closely mercial considerations. It is focused on secur- in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business delivers services to its key stakeholders.
not just under the rim or with a mid-range jumper but with the United States (US) and other western ing an Early Progress Trade Agreement and, Report from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019. To insti- Launched in February 2018 with 69 services
in a strange variety of ways, he could take over game partners. The strategy portrays Canada as a eventually, a Comprehensive Economic Part- tutionalise this reform agenda at the state of 20 departments, Nivesh Mitra has become
after game in runs that lasted for weeks, and he was a Pacific country with an Indo-Pacific neigh- nership Agreement. Where are the defence level, the department for the promotion of one of the largest and most efficient single
bourhood. By Ottawa’s definition, the region cooperation and maritime security-related industry and internal trade, the Government window portals and offers over 400 online
triple-double machine (points, rebounds, assists) comprises 40 countries stretching from Japan measures? Presumably, the two foreign min- of India rolled out the Business Reforms clearances of 33 departments in the state.
whose 360-degree ball awareness extended to the isters discussed, behind closed doors, the Action Plan (BRAP) to guide and rank states During the Global Investors Summit, Invest
entire stretch of the court. Soon, the all-star picks, the more sensitive issues that divide the two gov- in the effectiveness of ease of doing business UP 2.0 will be launched. This will digitalise
ernments: Counterterrorism, counter-radical- interventions across the investment life cycle. the investment life cycle that includes Nivesh
MVP crowns, and the titles started stacking up. This isation, and curbing the anti-India activities in UP made rapid strides in undertaking Sarathi to provide facilitation services/griev-
week, LeBron achieved what experts thought no one Canada. Bilateral relations in recent years reforms related to ease of doing business and ance redressal from intent/MoU signing to
ever would. When he scored 38 points for the Los have been marked by some bitterness. The ease of living, which includes enablers for investment grounding; the Online Incentive
two sides need to craft a solid mutual under- land and property, construction permits, Management System for processing, sanc-
Angeles Lakers against Oklahoma City Thunder, he standing and appropriately take their people labour regulation, environment clearances, tioning and disbursement of incentives, and
beat the all-time scoring record in the NBA regular into confidence. various inspections, paying taxes and obtain- third, Udyami Mitra to provide in-person
season, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who held India may be somewhat pleased with ing and utility permits. As a result, UP started facilitation for high-value investors.
Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, but Delhi its journey with a rank of 14 in BRAP 2016 and Yogi Adityanath has envisioned an aspira-
the record that towered over world basketball for 39 seems to expect Ottawa to do more to enhance moved to second in BRAP 2019-2020. This tional goal of making the state a $1-trillion
years. Many thought Kareem’s 38,387 was the strategic quotient in this relationship. was made possible by implementing over 600 economy in five years. These reforms are
unbreakable, like Bradman’s 99.94 average in cricket Many pathways have been suggested, includ- unique business reforms, including introduc- steps in this direction through which UP will
ing by the Canada-India Track 1.5 Dialogue ing digital systems for eliminating physical become a manufacturing and services hub for
or Pele’s 1,200+ goals in football. By doing it, “King which ran from 2018-2020. It is time to touchpoints and ensuring transparency/real- the nation and the world. All these initiatives
James” cemented not just his own legacy but also Given its commitment to play a bigger role absorb, reflect and act. time application tracking, risk-based and and their impact on the state’s growth jour-
proved that sport, the most exhilarating in the Indo-Pacific, India would do well not third-party inspections, and parallel sequen- ney will be on display during the summit.
only to comprehend where Canada is Rajiv Bhatia is a distinguished fellow, tial processing to reduce the timelines.
personification of human excellence, never ceases to coming from but also agree to work with it Gateway House, and a former ambassador These initiatives have been supplemented Durga Shanker Mishra is chief secretary of UP
expand the horizon of what is possible. by showing greater enthusiasm ANI The views expressed are personal by a comprehensive review to minimise the The views expressed are personal

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Cold, hunger grip homeless
as quake toll crosses 20,000
The toll in Turkey
rose to 16,546 on
Thursday, while
more than 3,500
have died in Syria
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
ANTAKYA, TURKEY: Cold, hunger
and despair gripped hundreds of
thousands of people left home-
less by earthquakes in Turkey
and Syria on Thursday, while
hopes faded of many more peo-
ple being found alive amid the
ruins of cities.
The death toll from the
quakes, which struck early on
Monday morning, passed 20,000
on Thursday across both coun-
tries, according to Bloomberg.
The confirmed death toll in
Turkey rose to 16,546 on Thurs-
day, Erdogan said. In Syria,
already devastated by nearly 12
years of civil war, more than
3,500 people have died, accord-
ing to the government and a res-
cue service in the rebel-held
northwest.
A Turkish official said the dis-
aster posed “very serious diffi-
culties” for the holding of an
election scheduled for May 14 in
which President Tayyip Erdogan
has been expected to face the
toughest challenge in his two
decades in power.
With anger simmering over
the slow delivery of aid and
delays in getting the rescue effort
underway, it is bound to play
into the vote should it still go
ahead.
Meanwhile the first United
A
l investigating the downing of
Pak PM approves
IMF pact as forex
reserves fall further
KARACHI: Pakistan’s PM
Shahbaz Sharif has
approved a deal with the
International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and all matters
over the bailout
programme are settled,
local broadcaster Geo said.
Earlier on Thursday, the
central bank released fresh
data warning its forex
reserves had plunged $170
million in a week, standing
at just $2.9 billion as of last
Friday. AGENCIES
4 dead after quake
strikes Indonesia’s
Papua province
JAKARTA: Four people died
in the town of Jayapura in
Papua, eastern Indonesia,
after a 5.4 magnitude
earthquake struck the area
at around 3pm local time,
with a shallow depth of
10km. The four were found
in a collapsed cafeteria
building. BLOOMBERG
MODI IN RS
use of Article 356 of the Consti-
tution, which allows the Union
government to dismiss a state
government and take control of
the administration.
“They (Congress) say we keep
troubling states, but who misused
Article 356 90 times to dislodge
elected governments? One PM
misused Article 356, 50 times to
dismiss elected state govern-
ments and that was Indira Gan-
dhi,” he said.
He pointed out that some of the
Opposition parties that had
joined the Congress in heckling
him had their governments dis-
missed by previous Congress
prime ministers. In recent years, a
slew of Opposition-ruled states
have accused the Union govern-
ment of subverting India’s fiscal
structure. On Wednesday, Rajya
Sabha Leader of the Opposition
Mallikarjun Kharge accused the
BJP of engineering the fall of
elected governments, but was
asked by the chair to authenticate
it.
“The elected Left front govern-
ment in Kerala was removed
because Nehru didn’t like it. The
governments of MGR (MG Rama-
chandran) and Karunanidhi were
dismissed by the (then Congress)
government. Even Sharad Pawar,
a leader whom I respect, found
his government toppled in 1980
when he was heading Maharash-
tra as a young leader. Every
regional leader was troubled by
this,” Modi added
The speech came after days of
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Rescuers use heavy machinery to sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria on Thursday.
Nations convoy carrying aid to
stricken Syrians crossed over the
border from Turkey, three days
since quake struck.
In Syria’s Idlib province,
Munira Mohammad, a mother-
of-four who had fled Aleppo
after the quake, said: “It is all
children here, and we need heat-
ing and supplies, last night we
couldn’t sleep because it was so
cold. It is very bad.”
Hundreds of thousands of
people across both countries
have been left homeless in the
middle of winter. Many have
camped out in makeshift shel-
ters in supermarket car parks,
A forest fire approaches
the town of Chiguayante, in
Concepcion, Chile. AFP
Chile: Curfew in
regions affected
by forest fires
CONCEPCION: Chile has
announced a nighttime
curfew in regions where
forest fires have been
blazing for more than a
week, leaving at least 24
people dead, a military
chief said on Thursday.
The curfew will come into
effect on Friday in at least
20 municipalities in the
central regions of Biobio
and La Araucania, said
rear admiral Jorge Keitel,
the military chief for
Biobio. AFP
Opposition protests over allega-
tions of fraud levelled by Ameri-
can firm Hindenburg at the Adani
Group and Modi’s own perceived
proximity to it. But Modi
responded to the attacks by hit-
ting out at the Congress’s first
family.
Citing newspaper reports, the
PM said 600 government
schemes and projects were
named after members of the Neh-
ru-Gandhi family, and added that
some people’s blood boiled if
Nehru’s name was not mentioned
in some programme.
He attacked dynastic politics
and said that some people didn’t
understand that this centuries-old
country is made of the toil and
sweat of ordinary people. “This is
not the property of any one fam-
ily,” he said, citing efforts by his
government to name the Khel
Ratna after legendary hockey
player Dhyanchand, and islands
after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
and gallantry award winners.
This is not the first time that
the PM has slammed dynastic
politics and accused the Congress
of patronising lineage and
destroying merit. At the BJP’s
national executive committee
meeting in Hyderabad in 2022, he
said parties that followed the suc-
cession model were on the verge
of extinction. In 2019 in a blog
post, he accused the Congress of
not having any internal democ-
racy and said if a leader dared to
dream to head that party, he or
she was shunted out.
The PM also had a word of cau-
mosques, roadsides or amid the
ruins, often desperate for food,
water and heat.
At a gas station near the Turk-
ish town of Kemalpasa, people
picked through cardboard boxes
of donated clothes. In the port
city of Iskenderun, Reuters jour-
nalists saw people huddled
round campfires on roadsides
and in wrecked garages and
warehouses.
Authorities say some 6,500
buildings in Turkey collapsed
and countless more were dam-
aged in the quake zone where
some 13 million people live.
In Turkey’s Maras, people
Send more military aid,
Zelensky tells EU leaders
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President
Volodymr Zelensky on Thurs-
day addressed the European
Parliament as he seeks more
military aid, saying Ukraine and
the European Union (EU) are
fighting together against Russia
- in his words “the most anti-Eu-
ropean force” in the world.
Zelensky received standing
ovations before, during and
after his speech to European
lawmakers. “Europe will always
be, and remain Europe as long
as we are together and as long
as we take care of our Europe,
as we take care of the European
way of life,” he said.
Addressing a summit of the
27 leaders of EU countries, Zel-
ensky also called for tighter
sanctions on Moscow and pun-
ishment for Russian leaders
responsible for the attack on
Ukraine nearly a year ago.
“I am grateful to all of you
tion for some states, and asked
them to take stock of economic
policies. He said these states
should take lessons from neigh-
bouring countries who were fac-
ing an economic crisis due to
indiscriminate borrowing. “Don’t
play with the economic health of
the country and the futures of the
next generation for momentary
political gain,” he said, in an
apparent reference to some
Opposition-ruled states deciding
to go back to the old pension
scheme.
He went on to criticise Con-
gress governments for being una-
ble to implement policies and
schemes. Making a pointed refer-
ence to Kharge’s charge that the
BJP took credit for some schemes
initiated during the Congress rule;
the PM said, “They (Congress)
used to say Garibi Hatao (elimi-
nate poverty) but did nothing for
over four decades, while we work
hard to meet the expectations and
aspirations of the people of the
country.”
He said unlike the BJP that
focuses on finding “permanent
solutions”, the Congress did not
fulfil its mandate of meeting aspi-
rations. “Their priorities were dif-
ferent...” he said.
The BJP government focussed
on achieving saturation of social
welfare schemes and did not fol-
low the Congress’ policy of
appeasement and vote bank poli-
tics, he added.
“The model of development
that we are following is true secu-
larism. Real secularism is ensur-
World
camped inside a bank, taping a
sheet in the window for privacy.
Others had set up on the grass
median of a main road, heating
instant soup on fires and wrap-
ping themselves in blankets.
In Antakya, few petrol sta-
tions had fuel and kilometres-
long queues stretched from
those that did.
In the devastated Syrian town
of Jandaris, Ibrahim Khalil Men-
kaween walked in the rubble-
strewn streets clutching a white
body bag. He said he had lost
seven members of his family
including his wife and two of his
brothers.
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thanking all of you in
advance for powerful
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everyone who understands how
much Ukraine right now needs
these possibilities. We need
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ing saturation of government
schemes for all eligible beneficia-
ries so that there is no discrimina-
tion or corruption,” the PM said.
The PM recounted welfare
schemes that were implemented
in the last nine years and under-
scored how the government kept
women at the forefront of its
empowerment programme. “We
worked hard and we are getting
the support of people. Vishwas hi
takat hai (people’s confidence is
our power),” he said.
He also said the country could
see how he was standing up to the
Opposition, “Nation is watching
how an individual is facing
many....I am living for the coun-
try,” he said, pointing out that it
was a collective responsibility to
ensure India is a developed nation
by 2047, the centenary of Inde-
pendence.
As the opposition continued to
raise slogans, the PM, without
referring to their demand for a
joint parliamentary probe into
the allegations against the Adani
Group, said the BJP will continue
to thrive. “We don’t believe in
appeasement or tokenism. We are
ready to work hard for the coun-
try,” he added.
When the discussion on the
President’s speech ended without
any government reply on ques-
tions over Adani Group, the
Opposition said it will continue to
raise the issue.
“This is one of the biggest
issues and we want an immediate
inquiry. The government can sur-
vive a session of parliament but
AFP
2-YR-OLD RESCUED
79 HOURS AFTER
QUAKE IN TURKEY
ISTANBUL: A two-year old boy
was rescued on Thursday from
the rubble of a building that col-
lapsed in the city of Antakya, 79
hours after a massive earth-
quake struck the area in Turkey.
Footage from Turkey’s
Humanitarian Relief Founda-
tion (IHH) showed rescue work-
ers looking into a narrow open-
ing in the debris of a building in
Antakya and pulling out the boy
as he wept. REUTERS
The Kremlin said it would be
Ukrainians who suffered if Brit-
ain or other Western countries
supplied fighter jets to Kyiv, and
that the line between indirect
and direct Western involvement
in the war was disappearing.
every single political party oppos-
ing the BJP was united on this
issue. The body language of BJP
was defensive in this session,” Tri-
namool’s Rajya Sabha floor leader
Derek O’Brien said.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury on Thursday alleged
that the Prime Minister did not
have “any answer at his disposal
to refute every charge by Rahul
Gandhi.”
WINTER MAY BE OVER
reach India, where it often
causes rain when it hits the Him-
alayan mountain ranges. A
strong enough western disturb-
ance also leads to precipitation
over the northern plains.
These winds disrupt the nor-
mal flow from the northwesterly
direction, which bring in a cold
draft from the mountains and
when they do not bring rain, can
create warm conditions.
Kumar said the western dis-
turbances between February 2
and 3 only impacted the Himala-
yan range as did a second spell in
the month, between February 8
and 9. Consequently, the day felt
warm on Thursday, and similar
conditions are expected to
remain for the coming days.
“Clear skies are expected to
continue in the region and in the
absence of cold, northwesterly
winds, Delhi will record a simi-
lar maximum. It is likely Delhi
could cross 30°C at Safdarjung
on Friday,” said Kuldeep Srivas-
tava, scientist at IMD, stating an
early rise in the first half of Feb-
US says balloon part of
PLA’s surveillance fleet
Prashant Jha
letters@hindustantimes.com
WASHINGTON: The US has con-
cluded that the Chinese surveil-
lance balloon that traversed
across its continental territory
before it was shot down had sig-
nal intelligence and monitoring
capabilities and was a part of the
People’s Liberation Army’s
(PLA) fleet of surveillance bal-
loons that has conducted similar
operations in over 40 countries
across five continents.
Even as state department
revealed its findings on Thurs-
day, the US House of Represent-
atives passed a unanimous reso-
lution condemning the Chinese
Communist Party’s use of the
balloon as a “brazen violation” of
American sovereignty.
Separately, on Wednesday,
the Pentagon said that there had
been four previous Chinese sur-
veillance balloons incursions
into US territory, while secretary
of state Antony J Blinken reiter-
ated that the Chinese action was
“irresponsible” and that the US
had briefed its allies and part-
ners on the issue. HT has con-
firmed that the state department
briefed Indian diplomats in
Washington DC on the Chinese
surveillance operation and
alerted them that India was
among the countries that are tar-
gets of Chinese surveillance.
On Thursday, the state depart-
ment said that based on imagery
obtained by U2 flybys, it was
PUTIN HAD NO
ROLE IN MH17
PLANE DOWNING,
CLAIMS KREMLIN
MOSCOW: The Kremlin dis-
missed on Thursday the findings
of international prosecutors
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
(MH17) who said they found
“strong indications” of Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s
involvement in the incident.
The prosecutors said on
Wednesday at The Hague they
found “strong indications” Putin
had approved the use of Russian
BUK missile systems that were
used to shoot down the plane over
eastern Ukraine in 2014.
In Moscow’s first reaction to
their claim, Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov said Russia “could
not accept” the results of the
investigation since it took no part
in the process. He also said the
investigators had not publicly
presented supported evidence.
MH17 was shot down by a Rus-
sian BUK missile system as it flew
over eastern Ukraine from
Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on
July 17, 2014, killing all 298 pas-
sengers and crew, including 196
Dutch citizens. At the time, Rus-
sian-backed separatists were
fighting Ukrainian forces for con-
trol of the eastern Donbas region.
Prosecutors cited intercepted
phone calls for their findings, but
said evidence of the direct
involvement of Putin - or other
Russian officials - was not conclu-
sive enough to pursue a criminal
conviction. REUTERS
ruary was unusual and such
trends are generally seen in the
second half of the month. Since
2011, the earliest for which IMD
data was available, the maxi-
mum breached 29°C only in
March in six of the 12 years.
M Mohapatra, director gen-
eral, IMD, said till February 15,
the maximum will hover
between 25 and 30 degrees,
while the minimum will oscillate
between 9 and 12 degrees. “We
will not see the kind of chill asso-
ciated with winters in the com-
ing days, even if the minimum
dips to 9 degrees Celsius. Nor-
mally, that cold is associated
with a low minimum and in the
absence of any active western
disturbance, it will not go below
9 degrees, so the winter cold is
over for the region,” he said.
After Pitampura, at 30.3°C,
Safdarjung and Lodhi Road were
Delhi’s warmest locations on
Thursday, with both recording a
high of 29.4°C. The Ridge and
Delhi University stations
recorded a maximum of 29.3°C
and 29.2°C respectively. The
minimum at Safdarjung – con-
sidered as the official reading for
the Capital – was 8.6°C, one
degree below normal.
Delhi recorded a slight dip in
wind speed, leading to the air
quality returning to the poor
range. The overall air quality
index (AQI) was 212 as per Cen-
tral Pollution Control Board’s
national bulletin at 4pm on
Thursday. In comparison,
Delhi’s AQI was 144 (moderate)
A large balloon drifts above
the Atlantic Ocean, just off the
US coast, on Saturday. AP
clear that the equipment on the
balloon was for “intelligence
purposes” and inconsistent with
“equipment onboard weather
balloons”. China has claimed
that the balloon was collecting
meteorological data and had
strayed off course and accused
the US of “overreacting”.
The state department, instead,
alleged that the balloon had
“multiple antennas to include an
array likely capable of collecting
and geolocating communica-
tions”. It has also concluded that
the balloon was manufactured
by a firm with direct links to the
PLA. “The US will also explore
taking action against PRC enti-
ties linked to the PLA that sup-
ported the balloon’s incursion
into US airspace.” The US will
also “look at broader efforts to
expose and address the PRC’s
larger surveillance activities that
pose a threat to our national
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) being showcased
during a military parade in Pyongyang, on Wednesday.
N Korea showcases
‘record’ number of
N-missiles, ICBMs
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North
Korea’s Kim Jong-un oversaw a
major military parade showcas-
ing a record number of nuclear
and intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBMs), state media
reported on Thursday, including
what analysts said was possibly a
new solid-fuelled ICBM.
The parade to mark the 75th
founding anniversary of the
country’s armed forces featured
fireworks, military bands and
uniformed soldiers marching in
unison to spell out “2.8” - the day
of the celebration - and “75”, the
official Korean Central News
Agency (KCNA) reported.
Wearing the black coat and
fedora combination favoured by
his grandfather and North
on Wednesday, the Capital’s
cleanest air day since October 13.
Forecasts by the Early Warn-
ing System for Delhi, a model
under the ministry of earth sci-
ences, shows Delhi’s AQI is likely
to remain poor till February 11,
before it improves to moderate
on February 12. The receding of
the winter this year comes after
2022 saw an early summer. Last
year, the Capital recorded a max-
imum temperature of 39.1°C as
early as on March 29, while
other city stations -- such as
Narela and Pitampura -- crossed
40°C on the same day.
According to IMD data, the
all-time record for a high in Feb-
ruary was in 2006 when on the
26th of the month, the maxi-
mum was recorded at 34.1°C.
TURKEY, SYRIA AID
Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a time
when he faces a tough battle for
re-election in May.
Turkey’s disaster manage-
ment agency said more than
110,000 rescue personnel were
now taking part in the effort and
more than 5,500 vehicles,
including tractors, cranes, bull-
dozers and excavators had been
shipped. Teams from places as
diverse as Poland, Switzerland,
Israel and the West Bank were
contributing to the deployment
to Turkey.
But international aid for Syria
was far more sparse, where
efforts have been hampered by
the ongoing war and the isola-
tion of the rebel-held region
15
security, and to our allies and
partners,” the department said.
The discovery of the balloon
has triggered off a diplomatic
crisis between the US and China
and led Blinken to postpone his
visit to Beijing. It also led to a
political backlash in Washington
DC, with Republicans first blam-
ing the Joe Biden administration
of failure in allowing the balloon
to enter US airspace and not hav-
ing shot it down immediately.
The administration has said that
it was waiting for the right
moment to do so, in order to
ensure that there was no harm
caused by the debris. The US
military eventually shot down
the balloon over the Atlantic, off
South Carolina, on Saturday,
seven days after the balloon had
entered US skies.
In the House, a chamber frac-
tured by partisan divides, both
Republicans and Democrats
came together to pass a resolu-
tion with 419 votes in favour and
none against condemning China.
It called on the administration to
keep Congress apprised through
comprehensive briefings on the
situation, including by providing
a timeline of events from the
detection of the surveillance bal-
loon to the point it was shot
down, an overview of the data
that China was able to collect,
measures taken to mitigate the
intelligence collection threat,
and the previous times Beijing
has used balloons across the
world.
AFP
Korea’s founding leader Kim
Il-sung, Kim attended the Febru-
ary 8 parade with his wife, Ri
Sol-ju, and daughter Ju Ae, state
media photographs showed.
Images showed the top leader
standing flanked by his top gen-
erals in Pyongyang’s central Kim
Il-sung Square, saluting as troops
and missile units parade past.
The weapons on show
included at least 10 of the coun-
try’s largest Hwasong-17 ICBMs,
plus vehicles apparently
designed to carry a solid-fuelled
ICBM, Seoul-based specialist site
NK News reported. North Korea
has long sought to develop a sol-
id-fuel ICBM, which could help
make its nukes harder to detect
and destroy. AFP
along the border that is sur-
rounded by Russia-backed gov-
ernment forces. Syria itself is an
international pariah under
Western sanctions linked to the
war.
The first convoy of UN
humanitarian aid crossed into
Syria from Turkey’s Cilvegozu
border crossing in Hatay Prov-
ince, according to the Syrian
American Medical Society,
which operates on both sides of
the border.
The six-truck convoy, carry-
ing shelter-related materials and
items like blankets and hygiene
products, was delayed by dam-
age to roads, according to Dima
Marrawi, senior communica-
tions and advocacy officer at
SAMS.
Marrawi said the shipment
hardly responds to the scale of
devastation in northwest Syria
and people’s most urgent needs.
SAMS-run hospitals in the area
have little left to treat the over-
whelming number of spine inju-
ries and bone fractures coming
in, she said.
Officials said six aid ship-
ments that had been delayed by
the earthquake were the first to
cross on Thursday, to be fol-
lowed by quake-response aid.
Millions of Syrians in the
northwest live in poverty, mostly
relying on aid to survive. The
earthquake compounded the
woes of the enclave, with many
families displaced by the 12-year
conflict struggling with dwin-
dling aid programmes.
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Jadeja casts a spell on nervy Aussies
Back after a 5-month
injury break, the
left-arm spinner bags
5/47 to help India
bowl Aus out for 177
Rasesh Mandani
rasesh.mandani@htlive.com
NAGPUR: There’s so much more
to Ravindra Jadeja than the bat-
brandishing maverick all-
rounder who can make it to
many sides on the sole strength
of his fielding. And while we
appreciate those gifts, the core of
his genius sometimes gets a little
lost in the mad hustle that is
white-ball cricket.
That is why to truly under-
stand the force that drives him,
there is no better theatre than
Test cricket. The longer format
has a way of peeling away the
layers and revealing your true
character. The cheap tricks don’t
quite work when the batters
aren’t in a rush to go after you
and over the course of a game,
the weaknesses, however small
they may be, come to the fore.
However, this is exactly where
Jadeja shines — not with sleight
of hand — but by falling back on
plain old, boring consistency.
The changes in pace and angle
are subtle and he sticks to his
guns.
On Day 1, the Australian
innings lasted a little over two
sessions and more than half the
deliveries that the visitors faced
were dealt with by Marnus
Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
While the two were in the mid-
dle, the spin-friendly Nagpur
pitch didn’t seem to be as much
of an issue as it had been made
out to be.
However, those demons came
roaring back a little over half an
hour after lunch when Jadeja,
who ‘hadn’t seen the sun for five
months’, removed both batters
in a manner that left-arm spin-
ners dream of. The rest of Aus-
tralia’s batting wasn’t up to
scratch as the left-arm orthodox
spinner’s 5/47 helped India bowl
the visitors out for 177. Rohit
Sharma and KL Rahul’s 76-run
opening stand helped the hosts
consolidate their advantage and
reach 77/1 at close of play.
Jadeja magic
Jadeja was one of the bowlers
Australia feared would benefit
from the unrolled patch outside
the left-hander’s off-stump. The
‘doctored’ wicket dominated the
pre-match talk and also influ-
enced their team selection as
regular No 5 (and left-hander)
Travis Head was dropped in
favour of right-handed Peter
Handscomb. The dry patch,
however, never truly came into
play. We might have got a better
idea if Australia’s left-handers
would have lasted long enough
to test the hypothesis. They
didn’t.
The openers were back in the
Vacations can wait as Suryakumar
savours his Test debut with family
Rasesh Mandani
rasesh.mandani@htlive.com
NAGPUR: Having had an out-
standing white-ball season, Sur-
yakumar Yadav — the No 1 T20
batter in the world — and his
family were planning a well-de-
served vacation. But he had to
put off his plans for the time
being.
Yadav was named in a
17-member India Test squad
picked to play against Australia
in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
And on Thursday, Yadav became
the 305th player to represent
India in Tests.
Yadav was part of an India
Test squad in the past— as an
additional backup in England in
2021 — but didn’t make the play-
ing XI. Yadav, for all his flair, was
seen as a left-field choice in
Tests. “I used to wonder ‘Where’s
his place in the XI’?” said Yadav’s
wife Devisha, herself an ardent
follower of the game, and who
has been his biggest motivator.
“I am glad things worked out.
It’s so great to see him play in
whites,” she said while watching
Day 1 action at the VCA stadium.
“It’s OK that it’s come late when
he’s 32. He’s worked hard and
it’s paying off.”
When Yadav had to endure a
decade-long wait to break into
international cricket, Devisha
kept egging him on. “I used to
ask him if people who began
playing after you have gone on to
play for India, why aren’t you
able to make it? He wouldn’t like
it when I said that because it
would hurt him,” she said. “But I
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Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith during Day 1 of the first Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.
hut before the spinners could
come on. With his first ball of
the match, Mohammed Siraj
produced a full swinging deliv-
ery that pitched on the leg
stump, straightened and trapped
Usman Khawaja leg before the
wicket. Then, Mohammed
Shami, from round the wicket,
sent David Warner’s off-stump
cartwheeling. Australia were
down to 2/2 and in trouble.
The set-up
That is where Smith and Labus-
chagne put their hands up. They
trusted their defence and coun-
tered India’s bowlers with deci-
sive footwork. But despite their
wanted us to find out what was
missing. It was small things like
sleeping on time, having a sched-
ule. I started telling him to follow
a routine. You can’t be chilling
till late and go for practice in the
morning. If you have the talent,
why don’t give it the extra push.
Then, if it’s meant to happen, it
will,” said Devisha.
Yadav’s parents were also
watching their son’s first day in
India whites. “It’s the ultimate
format. We are very happy to be
here,” said father Ashok Kumar
Yadav, who works at the Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre.
“He told us only yesterday.
Thankfully, Mumbai-Nagpur
connectivity is very good so we
could make it. His T20I debut in
Ahmedabad was during the pan-
demic and his ODI debut was in
Sri Lanka where we could not
go,” the senior Yadav said.
Bharat’s family also in
attendance
Like Yadav, fellow debutant KS
Bharat’s parents, sister and wife
were also present in Nagpur.
Both the proud families were
invited for a pre-match photo-op
with the newest India Test cap
holders. “Bharat and all of us
have waited for this moment for
very long. It feels very special,”
his wife Anjali said. She was
thrilled to see her husband pull
off a lightning quick stumping to
dismiss Marnus Labuschagne.
Yadav’s father says he will
have to miss out watching him
bat on Day 2 for office commit-
ments. But he will catch the
action between meetings.
Fastest to 450 Test wkts
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
vs NZ, Kandy, May 3, 2003
R Ashwin (IND)
vs AUS, Nagpur, Feb 9, 2023
Anil Kumble (IND)
vs PAK, Mohali, Mar 8, 2005
Glenn McGrath (AUS)
vs IND, Nagpur, Oct 6, 2004
Shane Warne (AUS)
vs SA, Durban, Mar 15, 2002
82-run stand, India’s spin trio
knew the chance would come.
The resistance suddenly
crumbled in the 36th over.
Jadeja had kept Labuschagne
honest, forcing him on the back
foot with deliveries that targeted
the stumps. Then, he floated one
wide.
It looked like a gift but it was
nothing more than a Trojan
horse. The batter, on 49, was
tempted and pulled out of his
crease and the razor-sharp
stumping was completed by deb-
utant KS Bharat.
“All the balls were not turning
and the bounce was low. That’s
why I was using the crease. I had
KS Bharat with his family after receiving his Test debut cap at the
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Suryakumar Yadav with his family after receiving his Test debut
cap at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
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80 MATCHES
89
93
100
101
to try to create doubt in the bat-
ter’s mind,” Jadeja later said.
“If they (batters) step out to
the ball that turns…luckily that’s
exactly what happened,” he
added, explaining the Labuscha-
gne dismissal.
Aussies lose the plot
Next ball, Matt Renshaw was
trapped lbw and Australia were
suddenly reduced to 84/4. In the
42nd over, he sent Smith pack-
ing. Labuschagne had been dis-
missed by the one that turned.
But the set-up was completely
opposite for Smith. A series of
flighted balls followed by one
that came in with the angle.
BCCI
BCCI
SCORECARD
Australia
D Warner b Shami
U Khawaja lbw b Siraj
M Labuschagne st Bharat b Jadeja 49
S Smith b Jadeja
M Renshaw lbw b Jadeja
P Handscomb lbw b Jadeja
A Carey v Ashwin
P Cummins c Kohli b Ashwin
T Murphy lbw b Jadeja
N Lyon not out
S Boland b Ashwin
Extras (b7, lb5, nb3):
Total (all out, 63.5 overs):
Smith (37) played the wrong line
and was bowled.
At 109/5 with the top order
back in the dressing room, Aus-
tralia tried to counterattack.
Alex Carey (36) gave it a go but
then R Ashwin got into the act,
taking three lower-order wickets
to achieve the milestone of 450
Test wickets.
Handscomb later said the
pitch made ‘runs tough to score’.
Jadeja, the hero of the day, felt
the wicket was ‘slow and low’. So
much so that he ‘had to put more
body in his deliveries’ that led to
some no-balls.
Perhaps both camps were say-
ing the same thing. It’s just that
A
l
Djokovic on Indian
Wells entry list
LOS ANGELES: Novak
Djokovic was named on
the entry list for the
upcoming Indian Wells
tennis tournament on
Wednesday, but he is
expected to be barred
from travelling to the
United States to compete
due to his ongoing
refusal to be vaccinated
against Covid-19. The
Serbian hasn’t played at
Indian Wells since 2019.
India U-17 girls ease
past Jordan
NEW DELHI: The India
U-17 women’s national
team produced another
scintillating display at
the Prince Mohammed
Stadium in Zarqa City,
Jordan, on Thursday.
Shilji Shaji was the star of
the show as she netted
four goals to help India
thrash Jordan 6-0.
Wrestling report in
4 weeks: Thakur
NEW DELHI: Union sports
minister Anurag Thakur
told the Parliament on
Thursday that the five-
member oversight
committee appointed to
investigate into the
allegations levied against
the Wrestling Federation
of India and its president
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh was yet to be
completed and that it
would take four more
weeks.
FoW: 1-2, 2-2, 3-84, 4-84, 5-109,
6-162, 7-172, 8-173, 9-176
1 Bowling: Shami 9-4-18-1, Siraj 7-3-
1 30-1, Jadeja 22-8-47-5, Patel 10-3-28-
0, Ashwin 15.5-2-42-3
37
0
31
India
R Sharma batting
36
6
KL Rahul c&b Murphy
R Ashwin batting
0 Extras (nb1):
0
1
Total (1 wicket, 24 overs):
FoW: 1-76
15 Bowling: Cummins 4-1-27-0, Boland
177 3-1-4-0, Lyon 10-3-33-0, Murphy 7-0-13-1
the level of difficulty created by
Jadeja never allowed Australia
to feel comfortable in the mid-
dle. The pressure was always on
and in the end, it told a story of
its very own. The allrounder has
177 home wickets at an average
of 20.34 and he once again gave
us a reminder of why he is so
good.
India will want to bat once on
this track and if captain Sharma
can continue in the same vein,
their wish might just be granted.
But then again, as the Australian
innings showed, things can
change pretty quickly. It’s just
that the visitors don’t have a
Jadeja to help them along.
Bengal on top versus MP;
Agarwal hits double ton
HTC & Agencies
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
KOLKATA: A 78-run partnership
between skipper Manoj Tiwary
(42) and Abishek Porel took
Bengal past the 400-run mark
before they lost quick wickets
and ended their first innings on
438 in the Ranji Trophy semi-fi-
nal against Madhya Pradesh at
the Holkar Stadium in Indore
on Thursday. In reply, Madhya
Pradesh inched their way to
56/2 at stumps, still trailing Ben-
gal by 382 runs. Resuming the
day on the overnight score of
307/4, Tiwary and Shahbaz
Ahmed (14) managed to add 16
runs in the morning before
Ahmed fell in the eighth over of
the day. With Tiwary holding
fort at one end, Abishek took
the aggressive route, smashing
eight boundaries in his 102-ball
innings. After their dismissal,
spinner Pradipta Pramanik (21)
too scored a handy knock as MP
managed to bowl the visitors
out in the 142nd over. The last
four wickets contributed just 37
runs.
In reply, Himanshu Mantri
(23) and Yash Dubey (12) dug in,
trying to occupy the crease
against Bengal’s incisive bowl-
ing. But Akash Deep and Ishan
Porel dismissed both the open-
ers to ensure Bengal ended the
day on a high.
Mayank stars for
Karnataka
In the other semi-final against
Saurashtra in Bengaluru, Kar-
nataka skipper Mayank Agar-
Playing ball late
is key on turners,
says Vengsarkar
Sanjjeev K Samyal
sanjjeev.samyal@htlive.com
MUMBAI: What should a batter do
when there are puffs of dust and
rough patches to deal with as early
as the opening session of a Test?
Teams visiting the subcontinent
have historically grappled for
answers. The ball may not bite and
spin prodigiously right away, but
the challenge of playing even the
straighter delivery becomes that
much harder when the odd ball is
up to mischief.
Australia found that out in Nag-
pur as they were bowled out for
177 on a surface that will only
become harder to tackle. A few
balls turned viciously while some
went straight on, which can be put
down to natural variation. Take
the dismissal of Steve Smith, who
played for the turn when there was
none from Ravindra Jadeja. In
response, India showed that runs
can be made on the surface, end-
ing the day on 77/1 albeit against a
bowling attack with nowhere near
the expertise and experience that
the hosts possess.
Former India captain Dilip
Vengsarkar offered insight on
what needs to be done on such
‘dustbowls’. “It requires skills, play
BCCI the ball as late as possible and you
need luck,” said Vengsarkar, who
played 116 Tests for India.
Reading the length and precise
shot selection become imperative.
“The shots depend on the field
placings. If the bowlers pitch it up
and if they make you drive, then
the batter has to be careful
because then he has to wait for
56 short-of-length deliveries to play
20
0
square of the wicket. You have to
choose based on the length and
1 adjust accordingly,” he said.
77 Marnus Labuschagne, in partic-
ular, will have to take note. Having
played solidly to make 49, he went
for an expansive drive against
Jadeja and was done in by the left-
arm spinner’s flight and turn.
{ DILIP VENGSARKAR } EX-INDIA CAPTAIN
P
Surprised why Shubman
Gill was not picked. A
man in form should
play, you can imagine
what he must be going
through mentally
A
Karnataka's Mayank Agarwal celebrates his double century
during the second day of the Ranji semis against Saurashtra.
wal hit a double century to help
the hosts post 407 in their first
innings.
In reply, Saurashtra ended
the day on 76/2. Resuming his
innings on 110, Agarwal carried
on his good form and played
with more intent on the second
day to score 249 off 429 balls.
He struck 28 fours and six sixes
during his marathon knock.
Chetan Sakariya (3/73) and Kus-
hang Patel (3/109) picked up
three wickets apiece for Sau-
rashtra.
Snell Patel and Vishvaraj
Jadeja (22) were the two Sau-
rashtra batsmen who were dis-
missed, fast bowler Vidwath
Kaverappa (2/24) accounting for
NEW DELHI
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Jadeja video
creates buzz
A video grab from Day 1 on
social media showing
Ravindra Jadeja rubbing
something on his index
threatened to mar a perfect
day for India.
It showed Jadeja walking
up to Mohd Siraj, taking
something from the
pacer’s wrist and then rub-
bing it on his finger before
resuming to bowl. “Inter-
esting,” former Australia
skipper Tim Paine said get-
ting on the twitter buzz.
“What is it he is putting on
his spinning finger? Never
ever seen this,” former
England captain Michael
Vaughan tweeted.
There was no official
confirmation, but an India
team member said Jadeja
was rubbing an ointment to
release pain in sore fingers.
HTC, NAGPUR
While many people advocate for
batters to step out and use their
feet against spin, Vengsarkar
pointed out the pitfalls on a turn-
ing track. “I don’t know about the
use of feet because when the ball is
turning, stepping out and driving
will be a bit risky.”
It wasn’t all doom and gloom
for Australia on Thursday. Aside
from Labuschagne and Smith’s
82-run stand, Alex Carey and Peter
Handscomb, too, showed the mer-
its of being proactive during their
53-run alliance in 67 deliveries.
“You just can’t get bogged down
on this pitch and just try and sur-
vive. The thing is you have to look
for runs, that is important. You
have to keep the scoreboard mov-
ing. You can’t allow the bowlers to
get on top,” Vengsarkar said.
PTI
both.
Wicketkeeper Harvik Desai
and Sheldon Jackson were bat-
ting on 27 each.
Brief scores: In Indore: Bengal
438 in 141.3 overs (Abhishek
Porel 51, Manoj Tiwary 42;
Kumar Kartikeya 3/95, Gaurav
Yadav 2/77, Anubhav Agarwal
2/38). Madhya Pradesh 56/2 in
28 overs. In Bengaluru:
Karnataka 407 in 133.3 overs
(Mayank Agarwal 249, Srinivas
Sharath 66; Chetan Sakariya
3/73, Kushang Patel 3/109).
Saurashtra 76/2 in 30 overs
(Harvik Desai 27*, Sheldon
Jackson 27*; Vidwath Kaverappa
2/24).
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FEBRUARY 10, 2023
RASHFORD AND
SANCHO SALVAGE
2-2 DRAW FOR
UNITED AGAINST
TOTTERING LEEDS
Reuters
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MANCHESTER: Substitute Jadon
Sancho’s first goal since Septem-
ber earned Manchester United a
thrilling 2-2 draw with Leeds
United in the Premier League on
Wednesday as the hosts came
back from two goals down to sal-
vage a point.
Leeds flew out of the traps
and stunned Old Trafford into
silence after 55 seconds when
Wilfried Gnonto arrowed the
visitors in front from the edge of
the penalty area.
The home side wasted a host
of chances to level in the first
half, before Leeds looked to have
stormed into a match-winning
position early in the second
period as Raphael Varane put
through his own net to double
the visitors’ advantage.
However, in-form Marcus
Rashford headed the hosts back
into the match in the 62nd min-
ute and Sancho stepped off the
bench to rescue his side a point
eight minutes later, squeezing
the ball past goalkeeper Illan
Meslier.
Old Trafford sensed another
rousing comeback would be
completed with a late winner,
but their side ran out of steam,
failing to win at home for the
first time in 14 matches in all
competitions. United stayed
third in the standings, three
points ahead of Newcastle
United in fourth, having played
one game more. Managerless
Leeds climbed one place to 16th,
one point clear of the relegation
zone. United had beaten their
Roses rivals Leeds by a com-
bined scoreline of 11-3 in their
previous two clashes at Old Traf-
ford, and the visitors were on a
seven-game Premier League
winless streak which led to man-
ager Jesse Marsch being sacked.
Their form made it all the
more surprising when Leeds
raced into an early lead, Gnonto
netting the second-earliest goal
scored by an away player at Old
Trafford in the Premier League,
after Edin Dzeko’s strike in 2014
for Manchester City.
After De Gea denied Leeds a
second with a smart stop at his
near post, United twice went
close to levelling.
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T20 WC: Australia seek record
sixth title, India a first triumph
Somshuvra Laha
somshuvra.laha@htlive.com
KOLKATA : The last time a
Women’s T20 World Cup was
held, India and Australia played
the final in front of a record MCG
crowd of 86,174 on Women’s
Day—March 8. The world came
to a standstill right after that.
Not much has changed since
then, although a lot has. With
five trophies out of seven edi-
tions, Australia still are the team
to beat. Since that World Cup
win, Australia have lost just two
out of 27 T20Is.
But the world is expanding as
well. With men’s cricket starting
to hit saturation levels, women’s
cricket is rapidly gaining a foot-
hold with an uptick in overall
viewership and the emergence of
franchise leagues, all while the
world was readjusting itself to
the new normal the pandemic
brought upon us.
This meant not just more eye-
balls for women’s cricket but
also better franchise deals,
spurred by The Hundred in the
UK and the Women’s Big Bash in
Australia. According to the third
women’s professional cricket
global employment record by
FICA published recently, oppor-
tunities to earn from interna-
tional cricket have grown by 75%
since 2020. It also predicted a
30% increase in T20 league earn-
ings.
India is at the centre of this
resurgence, finally giving its
women’s cricketers equal pay for
international matches and for-
mulating a Women’s Premier
League where six franchises
were sold for ₹4670 crore.
With the Under-19 Women’s
T20 World Cup in the bag and
the WPL finally up and running,
there is no better time to make a
consolidated pitch for India as
the next superpower in women’s
cricket. There is also no denying
the already eerie similarity with
the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Also held in South Africa,
India won that tournament
before unleashing upon us the
spectacle of the IPL. Will the
women’s narrative too follow a
similar trajectory?
Never ever have the anticipa-
tion levels of the Women’s World
Cup reached this level of cre-
scendo. It’s partly because of the
almost level playing field. Aus-
tralia are not unbeatable,
England and New Zealand are
always a consistent threat, India
have come up the ranks and
how, South Africa too have
emerged as strong contenders
after defeating India in the tri-se-
ries final. Australia have never
played a T20I in South Africa,
something captain Meg Lan-
ning is mindful of. “It may
be my fifth ICC Women’s
T20 World Cup, but trust
me, the excitement bub-
bling under the surface in
the lead up never goes
away,” said Lanning recently.
Another reason behind the
surge in interest is the proxim-
ity of the WPL auction,
scheduled to be held the day
after the India-Pakistan
clash. By then, nine of the
10 teams will have played
their opening round
matches but the focus no
doubt will firmly be on
the Indians. Harman-
preet Kaur is aware of
the pressure and anxi-
ety a first-time auction
can trigger.
“The World Cup is more
important than anything
else,” said the India captain
in the lead-up to the World
Cup. “Our focus is on the ICC
trophy. These things will keep
coming, and as a player, you
know what’s important for you
and how you need to keep your
focus. We are all mature enough
and know what is important for
us.”
At the same time, she didn’t
forget to mention its importance.
“It’s a really big day for all of us
because we have been waiting
for years and years now. We
have seen how the WBBL and
the Hundred have helped their
countries improve their cricket.
Hopefully, the same will happen
for our country.” England skip-
per Heather Knight is also confi-
dent of its impact. “I think in
the women’s game you can
have a really nice dynamic
between the franchise lea-
gues and international
cricket. International cricket
needs a bit of help to be able to
do that but it’s a hugely exciting
time.”
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FIVE
PLAYERS Sanjana breaks 3
TO WATCH national jr records
OUT FOR HT Correspondent finals. The girls first beat Hary-
ana 2-0, with a brace in the third
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
SMRITI MANDHANA (INDIA) quarter by Bhumiksha to set up
NEW DELHI: Four more national a final date with Jharkhand,
With Mithali Raj retiring last year, Smriti youth records went down in who were 3-1 winners over Odi-
Mandhana has taken up the mantle of a weightlifting at the ongoing sha in the other semi-final.
senior player in the India set-up. The Khelo India Youth Games on The boys then dismantled
left-handed opener played a key role when Thursday, three of them created hockey powerhouses Punjab 5-1.
India handed Australia their only defeat of 2022, by Haryana weightlifter Sanjana This was after the Odisha boys
scoring 79 alone. Sanjana won the girls’ beat Jharkhand 1-0 to reach the
76kg gold in Indore with a total final.
lift of 195kg. To put things in Haryana won boys and girls’
ASHLEIGH GARDNER (AUSTRALIA) perspective, Manipur’s Chaoba kabaddi gold in Indore. The
All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who took the Chanu’s silver was at 176kg. boys outplayed Delhi 42-25 in
Sanjana created youth national the final while the girls edged
winning catch in the ODI World Cup final in
records in snatch, clean and jerk out Maharashtra 30-29 in a
2022, has kept improving since cementing her as well as in total lift. tight contest.
place in an illustrious batting line-up. She R Harini, who gave Pud- Besides the two gold medals
scored 115 runs and took seven wickets in ucherry their first gold of the in Kabaddi, Haryana picked up
Australia’s recent series win against India Games by winning the girls’ a further two in wrestling and
71kg category, recorded a total also won three gold medals in
lift of 170kg (76kg in snatch and rowing. They also won a gold in
NAT SCIVER (ENGLAND) 94kg in clean and jerk) to set a Fencing, winning the women’s
She twice scored centuries against Australia in new national youth mark. saber team competition.
Maharashtra continued to Kerala also had a good day at
last year's ODI World Cup, albeit in losing causes,
top the medal tally with 44 gold the Games, picking up five gold
before taking a three-month break from the medals followed by Haryana (38 medals. They won two in row-
game for her mental health. She marked her gold) and hosts MP (28 gold). ing, winning the boys and girls’
return by getting the Player of the Series The hosts had a successful coxless four event and then in
award vs West Indies last December day at the MP Women’s Hockey Jabalpur, Agxa Ann Thomas
Academy turf in Gwalior, mak- struck gold in the girls’ individ-
ing it to both the boys and girls’ ual cycling road race.
LAURA WOLVAARDT (SOUTH AFRICA)
Aside from the impressive array of strokes,
Laura Wolvaardt exudes plenty of grit too.
She displayed it when making 41 off 27 balls
in the semi-final of the 2020 T20 World Cup
against Australia. She will hold the key for
the hosts
HAYLEY MATTHEWS (WEST INDIES)
Hayley Matthews, who has delivered for her
team on several occasions, will be leading West
Indies in a World Cup for the first time. The
24-year- old all-rounder has plenty of
experience under her belt, having
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‘Formula E can reignite India’s
lost connect with motorsports’
Sandip Sikdar
sandip.sikdar@htlive.com
HYDERABAD: Karun Chandhok
has seen Formula E grow from
scratch, having been part of the
first ever season back in 2014-15.
Nine years down the line, the
39-year-old is commentating on
the all-electric series that will
make its India debut with the
Hyderabad E-Prix on Saturday.
The only Indian to have raced
in Formula E, the former Formula
1 driver, spoke about India host-
ing a motorsport World Champi-
onship race after a decade, the
future of Formula E in India, the
commercial viability of the sport
among other topics. Excerpts:
What does Formula E
mean for India?
To host a round of a World
Championship like Formula E or
Formula 1 is a huge investment. In
Delhi’s case with F1, I don’t think
(Indian GP promoters) Jaypee
(Group) got the deserved credit. A
private company without govern-
ment funding... they spent so
much money to bring the event to
FORMULA E RACING
2023
SEASON
16
RACES Formula E
champions
11
CITIES DRIVERS
Mexico City French driver
Jean-Eric
Diriyah
Vergne is the
Hyderabad
only one to win
Cape Town
two World
Sao Paulo Championship
Berlin titles so far
Monaco
Jakarta CONSTRUCTORS
2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17: Renault e.dams
Portland
2017-18: Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler
Rome
2018-19, 2019-20: DS Techeetah
London
2020-21, 2021-22: Mercedes-EQ
11 TEAMS
Mahindra Racing is
lone Indian team.
Jaguar, a British
brand, is owned by
Tata Motors
DEBUTANTS
McLaren and
Maserati
Sharma, Chawrasia carry
home flag at Indian Open
HT Correspondent
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Country’s flagship
golf tournament, Hero Indian
Open, is set to return later this
month after a three-year Covid-
enforced break.
The DP World Tour tourna-
ment, to be played between Feb-
ruary 23-26 at Gurugram’s DLF
Golf and Country Club, will
offer a prize purse of $2 million.
The winner will walk away with
$340,000 while the runner-up
will fetch $220,000.
A total of 28 Indians, includ-
ing Shubhankar Sharma, Manu
Gandas — who earned a card in
the DP World Tour because of
the latest alliance between
PGTI, DP World Tour and PGA
Tour — and two-time Indian
Open winner SSP Chawrasia,
who has received a sponsor
invite, will rub shoulders with
the best in the world.
Shubhankar, who got off to a
flying start at the Abu Dhabi
HSBC Championship — the first
strokeplay event of the year on
the DP World Tour — will spear-
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India. Similarly, here (Hyderabad
E-Prix promoters) Greenko as a
private company funding the
event. The Telangana govern-
ment is supportive of them but
ultimately the finances are com-
ing from Greenko. Credit and hats
off to them for taking a bold step
to host the event.
In what ways do you think
Formula E can succeed
where F1 failed?
I don’t think F1 was a failure. In
the three events we had in India,
the first year there were a 110,000
people. If you count in the novelty
factor, the next two years we still
had 65,000-70,000, comparable
to most cricket matches in India.
So I see it as an opportunity lost
that the government didn’t recog-
nise the benefits that a sport like
F1 can bring. I travel with F1 to all
the races. I see when I go to all
these different countries. Singa-
pore, for example, use the sport to
showcase their country. Now
here is an opportunity which
wasn’t there with F1 (Indian GP)
because the (state) government is
behind the race. The government
will be able to realise and recog-
SEBASTIEN
BUEMI
NELSON
PIQUET
JR
2014-15 2015-16
Shubhankar Sharma. AFP
head the Indian challenge and
hope to bag his maiden Indian
Open trophy. The title triumph
could provide the perfect moti-
vation to the 26-year-old to
compete in the 151st Open to be
held at Royal Liverpool in July.
The event will witness a star-
studded field led by defending
champion Stephen Gallacher,
2018 Ryder Cup-winning cap-
tain Thomas Bjorn, his fellow
Ryder Cup teammate Thorbjorn
Olesen, Scotland’s Robert Mac-
{ KARUN CHANDHOK } EX-FORMULA 1 DRIVER
nise that they are able to promote
the city of Hyderabad through the
medium of motorsport. And
that’s a case in the long-term
backing of the event.
Do you think Formula E
can draw Indian audien-
ces, on TV or on track?
I don’t know what the viewer-
ship for Formula E in India is. But
at the track, hopefully, we will get
a few thousand. Having a crowd
at the event makes the atmos-
phere so much better. If it can
regenerate some of the interest
that we lost for motorsport in
India that will be great.
Holding the race in the
middle of the city to less
rights fees in comparison
to F1. Do you think such
events can help establish a
foothold for motorsports
in India?
I hope so but so much depends
on the commercial success.
Unless the government wants to
back it. From Jaypee’s standpoint
it wasn’t commercially viable.
They were losing money every
year. At some time, you think
WHERE: Hyderabad
WHEN: February 11, Saturday 3.03PM (IST)
JEAN-ERIC
VERGNE
2017-19
LUCAS DI
GRASSI
2019-20
2016-17
Intyre and the rising star from
Denmark, Nicolai Hojgaard.
Gallacher, the first Scotsman
to win the Hero Indian Open,
will be joined by fellow Scot,
Robert MacIntyre, a left-hander
with immense talent and a top-
100 player, who was in tpp-50 in
2021. MacIntyre won the 2022
Italian Open, which had world
No 1 Rory McIlroy and Matthew
Fitzpatrick in the field.
This will be Hojgaard’s
maiden trip to India along with
six-time DP World Tour winner
Olesen, a member of the Euro-
pean Ryder Cup team under
Bjorn in 2018. Olesen ended a
four-year title drought in 2022
with a win at the Betfred British
Masters hosted by Danny Wil-
lett.
The tournament gains
immense significance with its
2750 ‘Race to Dubai’ ranking
points and 2,000 ‘Ryder Cup’
points. With the top 10 players
from the DP World Tour, who
are not otherwise exempt, also
getting a card to the PGA Tour,
there is an added incentive for
the players.
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‘we’re a private company we can’t
keep losing money’. Any business
will think that way.
Formula E commercial angles
are different. You don’t have high
rights fees like F1 so it’s got more
of a chance. Similar in MotoGP
where the commercial deal is not
that expensive. If the promoters
are able to make it commercially
viable and not lose money on the
deal then, absolutely, it will stay
here for long term. The interest is
there from MotoGP and Formula
E. Even F1. Every quarter I have a
conversation with F1 CEO Stefano
Domenicali. They keep saying ‘we
really want to go to India, find a
promoter, there must be some-
body who wants to put the money
up for it’. They are all very keen to
do it but they are all running busi-
nesses and numbers have to
make sense.
Jehan Daruvala is a
reserve for Mahindra. Will
having an Indian driver on
the grid help?
If I look back, the interest in F1
between late 2008 and 2013 was
at its peak because we had two
Indian drivers (Chandhok and
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In-form Aldrin eyes consistency
Shantanu Srivastava
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: It is easy to lose per-
spective if one is coming off a sea-
son as eventful as Jeswin Aldrin.
A series of 8m plus jumps, logging
the longest leap by an Indian, a
maiden World Championships
appearance, and emerging as the
next big hope in long jump meant
Aldrin ended 2022 as one of
Indian athletics’ high points.
Regardless, the 21-year-old has his
feet firmly on the ground.
“I’m happy with the way last
year panned out and I’m very con-
fident going into the new season.
My journey has only just begun
and I want to take it step by step,”
Aldrin said. The athlete from
Tamil Nadu will kick off his sea-
son with the Asian Indoor Cham-
pionships in Astana, Kazakhstan
from February 10 to 12. It’ll be the
first time he’ll compete in an
indoor event.
“It’s an important year for me
as there’ll be World Champion-
ships as well as Olympics qualifi-
ers. My primary targets will be to
make up for my disappointing
debut at Worlds last year and also
make it to the Paris Olympics. Of
Narain Karthikeyan), an Indian
team (Force India) and the Indian
GP. There was interest in all of us.
But is it enough to propel For-
mula E to the mainstream? I don’t
know. We’ll have to see. Formula
E has a niche audience in India
whereas F1 will still have main-
stream importance.
You raced in the first sea-
son of Formula E in
2014-15. Now we’re in the
ninth with India about to
make its debut....
From a technical standpoint,
the cars have improved a lot. The
first generation of cars, I remem-
ber how short the range was, the
speed and all of it was a long way
behind from the current genera-
tion. The third generation (Gen3)
now has taken this to another
level in terms of braking regener-
ation (of electrical energy). More
and more people in India who
will start using electric cars will
begin to understand what a huge
part of electric driving is recharg-
ing while you drive. That is some-
thing you can’t see so it’s hard for
people to understand. But that
has improved by 4X in Gen3 cars.
WHAT IS FORMULA
E RACING?
STOFFEL
VANDOORNE Formula E is a racing series that uses
electric cars and is styled and designed
on Formula 1. The series, which began in
2014, aims to be a test-bed for innova-
tive electro-mobility
STREET CIRCUIT
Normally takes place on public roads
in the heart of cities with the idea of
encouraging the adoption
of electric vehicles (EV)
2021-22
course, there’ll be the Asian
Games where I want to win a
medal for the country,” he said.
Then, there is a longing from
last year as well. “I want to own
the national record too,” he said.
It’s a wish he reiterated multiple
times last year but his good friend
Murali Sreeshankar had an edge
over him. The only time Aldrin
bested Sreeshankar — at the Fed-
eration Cup — the jump ended up
being a wind-assisted one. That
8.37m leap remains the best effort
by an Indian, but the national
record still rests with Sree-
shankar, who jumped 8.36 in the
same competition.
“I think I have it in me to con-
sistently jump around 8.20m.
This year, I want to hit 8.40m and
break the national record. Also, I
don’t want to register one good
jump and taper off. My biggest
objective will be to achieve con-
sistency,” Aldrin said.
The long jumper certainly can
do with that. His 8.37m was fol-
lowed by a four-month period
where he couldn’t hit the 8m
mark in six straight competitions.
His dip in form cost him a place in
the Commonwealth Games
(CWG) squad. At the Eugene
World Championships, Aldrin
That is a huge amount of energy
being regenerated. The technol-
ogy has improved by a huge
amount, the level of teams has
gone up, the level of professional-
ism has gone up, the quality of
teams, size of operations has
become significant. But it’s still a
long way. They are still spending
probably 1/15th or 1/20th of what a
F1 team spends. But they are
delivering a good show on track,
the racing is pretty close, they get
good overtaking, they get a good
mixture of different people win-
ning all the time.
You had to switch cars in
between a race during the
Gen1 era. Your thoughts on
the Gen3 cars?
I am actually supposed to be
driving it on Friday. It will be the
first time. I went to the first three
races in Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
The cars are definitely faster. You
can see the power is significantly
more. The drivers are really hav-
ing to work quite hard to manage
the level of torque. That is a big
thing with electric cars. So it’s
about how you manage that. It’s a
big part of the challenge.
SCORING
Scoring is the same as F1 with
the top 10 handed out
25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1
points. Pole sitters get an
additional three points
while the fastest lap
gets one
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Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin hopes to better Sreeshankar’s
national record of 8.36m this year.
failed to make the final, finishing
ninth in qualifying with a best
effort of 7.78m.
“I couldn’t perform at the big
events such as Worlds last year.
That’s an anomaly I would like to
address. I want my best jumps to
come in big finals. I am a wiser,
more confident athlete now and I
believe I’ll be able to do well on
the big stage.” That also means he
ought to peak wisely in the long
season. With less than 30 days
separating the World Champion-
ships and Asian Games, Aldrin
must peak in the second half of
the year. “As an athlete, you want
to win everything, but we also
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None of the drivers have
raced here before so it
levels the playing field
a bit for me as a rookie.
We’ve been putting in
the hours to be
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Electric avenue:
Some chaos, a
lot of anticipation
Sandip Sikdar
sandip.sikdar@htlive.com
HYDERABAD: ‘Welcome to the
Hyderabad E-Prix’ reads a sign-
board above a Formula E infor-
mation desk at the very exit of the
Rajiv Gandhi International Air-
port here. A few metres ahead
comes another poster informing
incoming passengers about a live
screening of the February 11 race
in an amphitheater. Beautified
with palm trees, the Airport
Approach Road that leads to the
centre of the Telangana capital
has many billboards advertising
the arrival of Formula E to India,
Telangana and Hyderabad.
The promoters and organisers
are working night and day to get
the 2.83km temporary Hyderabad
Street Circuit ready. Teams are
organising interactive and auto-
graph sessions with the drivers
meeting fans at cafes and bars.
Even the state government is
hosting the Hyderabad E-Motor
Show — the first dedicated event
for electric vehicles (EV) in the
country — from February 8-10.
Some drivers went as far as Kur-
nool — 220km from Hyderabad –
to visit and learn about renewable
energy projects.
Clearly, the Deccan city is buzz-
ing with a unique kind of vibe not
felt in the country in the last dec-
ade, not since the exit of Formula
1 after the 2013 Indian Grand Prix.
The Hyderabad E-Prix will be
India’s first major motorsport
event in a decade.
“This will be the third time I
will be racing in India. I raced in
two Indian GPs in 2012 and 2013
in Formula 1. That was a long
time ago. Now I will be doing a
Formula E race in India. I am
always excited to come to India
and race here,” says Jean-Eric
Vergne, the only driver to win two
Formula E championships.
The street circuit — India’s first
ever — will see 22 cars taking 18
turns, hitting a maximum speed
of 322kmph along the pictur-
esque Hussain Sagar Lake in the
middle of the city.
AFI
need to pick and choose our
events. It’s not too different for
me. My initial few competitions
will be used as a tune-up for the
bigger events. It’s important to be
in the best physical shape and
technical rhythm in the big inter-
national meets,” he said.
Aldrin made the cut for the
Worlds with a jump of 8.26m at
the National Games last October.
He then spent the next month
training on the beaches in Thiru-
vananthapuram before heading
to the Inspire Institute of Sports
(IIS) in Vijayanagar where he
trains under Yoandris Betanzos.
Besides technical aspects, the
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“I am really excited about
being in Hyderabad. None of the
drivers have raced here before so
it levels the playing field a bit for
me as a rookie. We’ve been put-
ting in the hours to be ready for
the race, getting used to the track
in the simulator, so hopefully, we
can hit the ground running,” says
Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz.
But as the organisers and state
government are revving up the
subject of electric mobility amid
all the excitement, it is coinciding
with a major problem the city is
facing. The race will be held in the
city centre, around the newly con-
structed Telangana state assem-
bly building, NTR Gardens, Pras-
ads IMAX and Necklace Road.
With traffic curbs placed on arte-
rial roads, traffic has choked and
descended into complete disarray
with commuters having to spend
an hour or even more to cross a
kilometre or two. “I have been
driving in Hyderabad for the last
12-13 years. I have never experi-
enced such traffic,” said Dattu
Siddareddy, a taxi driver.
It has also been learned that
the organisers are slightly behind
schedule when it comes to com-
pleting the arrangements; the
track, paddock and all other facili-
ties. With the first free practice
session scheduled for Friday aft-
ernoon, the authorities have little
time to pull up their socks and
prepare everything for the inau-
gural Hyderabad E-Prix.
“Yes, we are behind schedule.
But to be honest there is nothing
to worry about. Everything will be
complete and ready before the
event on Friday and Saturday. It is
normal for a new venue to get
slightly behind as they are doing it
for the first time. It has happened
earlier too at other venues,” said a
Formula E official on condition of
anonymity.
“We have been hosting For-
mula E for the last nine years.
These are normal issues that are
sorted by the time of the event.
Next season you will see, the city
will be much better prepared hav-
ing already hosted the event
once.”
former triple jumper — a two-
time World Championships silver
medallist — has been working on
Aldrin’s speed and strength.
Speaking about his ward’s
progress from last year, the
Cuban said, “Jeswin has
improved a lot over the past year.
His average jumps went up by 24
cm, and with air in his favour, he
jumped 40 cm above what he
used to earlier. Technically, he is
not bad but we are working on
ways to utilise momentum,”
Betanzos said.
Aldrin agreed that he needs to
sort out his ‘dual landing’ sooner
than later. “Basically, my left leg
trails on landing, which costs me
some crucial centimetres. That’s
an area I am working on. Also, to
improve my leg strength, I did a
lot of weighted jumps on the sand
in Thiruvananthapuram,” he
explained.
Physically, Aldrin’s strength
has gone up over the course of
last year. While earlier he used to
squat 230 kg, he now regularly
squats 280 kg. “We are working
on strengthening his core to give
him explosive thrust, and also on
his arm strength,” the coach said.
Friday, all that backroom work
will meet its first test in Astana.
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Adani rout resumes as MSCI
probes group’s free float stocks
Nine of the group’s 10
stocks declined, with
Adani Enterprises
plunging by 20%
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MUMBAI: Adani Group stocks
fell, ending a two-day rally,
after MSCI Inc. said it was
reviewing the amount of shares
linked to the group that were
freely tradable in public mar-
kets.
Any decision by MSCI to cut
its assessment of the number of
Adani shares considered freely
tradable or remove the stocks
from its indexes will likely trig-
ger more selling. French energy
giant TotalEnergies SE put a
multi-billion dollar plan to pro-
duce green hydrogen with the
group on hold pending audits
in a sign of a wider fallout from
Hindenburg Research’s critical
report last month.
Nine of the group’s 10 stocks
declined Thursday, with flag-
ship Adani Enterprises Ltd.
plunging as much as 20%
before paring the bulk of its
losses. That follows a 35% jump
over the previous two sessions.
The group’s market value has
tumbled over the past two
Money laundering case: Centre may extend wheat export ban to preserve local supplies
Ex-NSE chief Chitra
Ramakrishna gets bail
Richa Banka
richa.banka@htlive.com
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high
court granted former National
Stock Exchange chief Chitra
Ramakrishna bail in a case filed
by the Enforcement Directorate
that involved a money launder-
ing case related to snooping on
employees of the bourse in 2017.
Ramakrishna, already
granted bail by the court in Sep-
tember last year in a case filed by
the Central Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) in the so-called co-lo-
cation fraud (providing traders
whose servers were located in
NSE an advantage over other
traders) will now walk out of jail
for the first time since her arrest
in March 2022. In December, a
Delhi court also granted her bail
in the criminal case involving
the snooping that is being
probed by CBI .
Ruling that NSE is not a public
authority, justice Jasmeet Singh
said that the ingredients of Pre-
vention of Corruption (PC) Act
cannot be made out against
Ramakrishna, because she is not
a “public servant” under the
meaning of the law. The court
said that ED has also failed to
show how Ramakrishna
obtained any pecuniary advan-
tage for herself or for any other
person from the company that
was given a contract to snoop on
employees, ISEC.
“There is no evidence placed
on record to prove corruption or
abuse of position by the appli-
cant (Ramakrishna). The consid-
eration received by M/s iSec is
pursuant to a contract entered
into with NSE and work orders
issued with the approval of Ravi
Narain, the managing director.
FMCBG unlikely to treat crypto at par with currencies
Rajeev Jayaswal
rajeev.jayaswal@htlive.com
NEW DELHI: The G20 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank
Governors’ (FMCBG) meeting
scheduled to be held later this
month in Bengaluru, may see
many members speak out
against treating private crypto-
currencies at par with sover-
eign currency because they
may disrupt financial stability,
two officials with direct knowl-
edge of the matter said.
Issues pertaining to crypto-
currencies and their regula-
tions will require several
rounds of discussions and the
matter is expected to come up
at the first meeting of the G20
FMCBG, which is to be held on
24-25 February 2023, they
added, requesting anonymity.
The FMCBG’s meeting will also
discuss other priorities under
India’s G20 Finance Track, they
said.
Several multilateral agencies
such as the International Mon-
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A number of banks were said to have balked at refinancing some
of the Gautam Adani-owned group’s debt following the rout. MINT
weeks after US-based Hinden-
burg published its report on
Jan. 24, with losses at one point
reaching $117 billion.
“Any newsflow, be it positive
or negative, can result into
sharp stock movement, which
we are witnessing,” said Vikas
Gupta, chief investment strate-
gist at OmniScience Capital in
Mumbai. “With the kind of
troubles the group is facing,
there will be more scrutiny
because ultimately funds or
Thus, the ingredients of section
13(1) (d) r/w 13(2) PC Act are not
made out against her. Hence,
scheduled offence under section
13 PC Act is not established
against her,” justice Singh said in
a 38-page judgment.
“Additionally, there is no alle-
gation or evidence produced
before me to suggest that Rama-
krishna has concealed, pos-
sessed, used, projected or
claimed any proceeds of crime
as untainted property,” the court
added.
According to ED, top officials
of NSE, including those accused
named in the charge sheet,
caused a monetary loss to NSE
by allowing iSec, a company pro-
moted by former Mumbai police
commissioner Sanjay Pandey, to
ear money for an illegal activity
(snooping) done under the guise
of a legitimate contract issued by
the exchange to study its vulner-
abilities to cyber attacks.
The agency has claimed that it
was only with the active assist-
ance and help of Ramkrishna,
Ravi Narain (managing director)
and other top officials of NSE,
that iSec was able to earn Rs 4.54
crore.
Enforcement Directorate reg-
istered the case in July against
Pandey and the former heads of
NSE for allegedly tapping the
phones of employees between
2009 and 2017.
Pandey’s company, iSec Servi-
ces, formed in 2001, was among
the many IT firms that con-
ducted security audits at NSE
between 2010 and 2015 when the
co-location fraud took place.
Investigative agencies have dis-
covered that the interception
was done without employees’
consent.
Issues pertaining to cryptocurrencies and their regulations is
expected to be discussed at the first meeting of the G20 FMCBG.
etary Fund (IMF) are helping
G20 in matters related to regu-
lation various crypto assets,
including cryptocurrencies,
one of them said. Union finance
minister Nirmala Sitharaman
on Thursday discussed various
matters related to the upcom-
ing G20 FMCBG meeting with
IMF managing director Krista-
lina Georgieva, including the
index companies are also
responsible to their investors
and will have to conduct their
own assessment of the situa-
tion.”
MSCI’s review directs market
attention back to a key allega-
tion from Hindenburg that off-
shore shell companies and
funds tied to the Adani Group
comprise many of the largest
“public,” or non-insider, hold-
ers of Adani shares. The index
provider said it will implement
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considering extending a ban on
wheat exports as the world’s sec-
ond-biggest producer seeks to
replenish state reserves and
bring down domestic prices,
government sources said.
The current ban was sched-
uled to be reviewed in April and
top government officials from
food, farm and trade ministries
Twitter Blue launches in India at
₹900 for mobile, ₹650 for website
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NEW DELHI: Microblogging plat-
form Twitter’s subscription ser-
vice Twitter Blue is now availa-
ble in India, Brazil, and Indone-
sia. Launched on February 8,
users of these regions will now
be able to opt-in for a monthly
paid subscription service to add
the blue checkmark to their
Twitter accounts.
In India, the service is availa-
ble for a monthly fee of ₹650
(₹7,800 per year billed monthly)
for the web application and
₹900 for Android and iOS devi-
ces. Reportedly, the higher price
for the mobile app version is
due to the commission fee lev-
ied by Apple and Google on sub-
scriptions. Users may also opt
for a discounted annual plan of
₹6,800.
Those subscribing to the paid
service will see fewer advertise-
ments on the platform, will be
able to post longer videos, orga-
nise bookmarks, customise app
icons, and get early access to
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issue of crypto assets. “FM Smt.
@nsitharaman discussed role
of IMF and other relevant inter-
national organisations to
develop a globally coordinated
approach on the regulation of
#CryptoAssets,” the finance
ministry said in a tweet.
According to the second offi-
cial, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has already registered its
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and announce any resultant
changes affecting calculations
of the so-called free float and
market capitalization of group
stocks when releasing its Feb-
ruary index review scheduled
later Thursday.
“This is unmitigated bad
news for the Adani Group com-
panies and a lot of the gains
made over the last couple of
days could be wiped out today,”
Brian Freitas, an analyst at
Smartkarma, wrote in a note.
“There will be BIG passive sell-
ing.”
A number of banks were said
to have balked at refinancing
some of the conglomerate’s
debt following the rout sparked
by Hindenburg’s allegations.
That has prompted a plan by
the group to prepay a $500 mil-
lion bridge loan due next
month, Bloomberg reported.
Sustainalytics on Wednesday
downgraded the ESG scores of
several Adani Group compa-
nies following Hindenburg’s
criticisms of the conglomer-
ate’s corporate governance.
The scores for “business ethics
controversy” for Adani Total
Gas Ltd. and Adani Transmis-
sion Ltd. were both down-
graded to “moderate” from
“low,” the ratings agency said.
The turmoil triggered by
Hindenburg’s wide-ranging
are likely to make a decision on
an extension by the end of
March, or early April, govern-
ment and industry sources said,
adding they don’t expect wheat
exports to resume until mid-
2024.
A jump in exports following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has
pushed up local wheat prices,
prompting India to ban exports
in May, but that failed to stop
domestic prices rising, as a sud-
den spike in temperatures hit
Users subscribing to the paid service will see fewer ads on the
platform and will be able to post longer videos.
new features from Twitter Blue
Labs, among other benefits.
Notably, on February 3, Twit-
ter chief Elon Musk said that the
platform would share ad reve-
nues with creators for the ads in
their reply threads. This is only
applicable to Twitter Blue sub-
scribers.
As per The Information’s
February 6 report, 180,000
concerns over the adverse
effect of cryptocurrency on the
Indian economy. “RBI will also
be expected to express its views
on this matter in the meeting.
Crypto asset regulation would
require international collabo-
ration to prevent regulatory
arbitrage. Hence, India needs
to wait for a global approach
on this matter before taking a
final view. Any unilateral ban
or regulation may not be effec-
tive because of their cryptic
and borderless nature,” he said.
“Crypto Assets are by defini-
tion borderless and require
international collaboration to
prevent regulatory arbitrage.
Therefore, any legislation for
regulation or for banning can
be effective only with signifi-
cant international collabora-
tion on evaluation of the risks
and benefits and evolution of
common taxonomy and stan-
dards,” Union minister of state
for finance Pankaj Chaudhary
told the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Many countries, particularly
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allegations of purported corpo-
rate malpractice — which
Adani has repeatedly denied —
eased over the past two days as
the billionaire stepped up
measures to reassure investors
and banks by repaying loans
and pledging to reduce debt
ratios. The slump in the group’s
dollar debt has attracted buyers
such as Oaktree Capital Man-
agement and Davidson Kemp-
ner Capital Management.
Investors are likely to stay
jittery over a renewed slide in
shares due to concerns over the
group’s access to funding. The
fallout from the Adani tumult
has extended beyond financial
markets. India’s main opposi-
tion party has been drawing
attention to the ties between
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and Gautam Adani and the
tycoon’s meteoric growth that
mirrors the leader’s rise to the
top elected office.
When asked about the expo-
sure to Adani stocks, Victoria
Mio, head of equity research
for Asia Pacific at Fidelity
International, said in general
she stays away from companies
with hefty valuations. “We are
not hurt by recent events
because these type of compa-
nies are not on our radar
screen because of high valua-
tions.”
last year’s output.
Although the new season
looks promising, slightly
warmer than normal patterns in
March, when farmers start har-
vesting, could still shrivel the
crop.
“The idea is to ensure that the
government’s own wheat pro-
curement goes up this year,” said
a government source who didn’t
wish to be named, in line with
official rules. “We do not want a
repeat of last year.”
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users in the US have currently
subscribed to the service, which
is just 0.2% of the active user
base in the country. Globally,
290,000 people have subscribed
to the Twitter Blue service.
Prior to the launch of Twitter
Blue, the blue tick was assigned
to only authentic accounts of
celebrities, politicians, and pub-
lic figures.
developing nations, have also
expressed apprehensions that
legitimising cryptocurrencies
would ultimately annihilate
their sovereign currencies in
the favour of the dollar, the sec-
ond official said. To be sure,
cryptocurrencies follow a
decentralised architecture –
making their trading hard to
control across jurisdictions
even by the group of volunteers
that govern most cryptocur-
rency development. Much of
the control is exercised by
exchanges, which are distrib-
uted across the world.
“In fact, two months ago,
IMF deputy managing director
Bo Li pointed at potential
financial stability risks for both
emerging economies as well as
developed world citing two fin-
tech notes,” he said, adding that
the FMCBG meeting will have
divergent views on this matter
and a consensus is not
expected immediately. Quoting
Li, he said, “developing global
standards takes time”.
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infrastructure-financing insti-
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Bond yields rise
ahead of debt sale
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The institution wants to test higher Thursday, a day
the market in terms of pricing ahead of a debt auction,
with the small issuance, Raj- while the central bank’s
kiran Rai, managing director at hawkish outlook on mon-
the National Bank for Financ- etary policy continued to
ing Infrastructure and Develop- weigh on sentiment.
ment (NaBFID), India’s new The benchmark
development finance institu- 10-year yield, however,
tion, said in an interview. Rajkiran Rai, managing remained largely
NaBFID, as the infrastruc- director at NaBFID. MINT unchanged to end at
ture-focused lender is called, 7.3432%. Other bond
plans to leverage the govern- ous sectors including energy yields ended 1-2 basis
ment’s equity capital to the and transmission, airports, points (bps) higher.
extent of three or four lakh ports and urban infrastructure, “As far as the bond
crore rupees through issuance Rai said. market is concerned, an
of Tier-1 and Tier-2 bonds, NaBFID plans to disburse extremely flat yield curve
among others, according to between ₹10,000 to 15,000 along with ambiguous
Rai. “It may take us three years crore of loans from a pipeline guidance by the Reserve
to get there,” he said. of ₹50,000 crore worth of pro- Bank of India (RBI) leaves
India’s infrastructure sector jects in the next quarter, Rai little scope for yields to
requires nearly $1 trillion in said. head lower,” said A Pra-
financing by 2025, and is a key- the National Bank for sanna, head of research
stone of Prime Minister Naren- Financing Infrastructure and at ICICI Securities Pri-
dra Modi’s agenda to accelerate Development was created with mary Dealership.
economic growth. an initial capital of ₹20,000 The government aims
In the latest Union budget, crore and a grant of ₹5,000 to raise ₹30,000 crore
the government proposed rais- crore through the central gov- ($3.64 billion)through the
ing capital spending by a third ernment’s 2021 budget to sale of bonds on Friday,
to ₹10 lakh crore, which will finance and “crowd in” the cap- which includes the liquid
boost NaBFID’s agenda, Rai ital into the country’s infra- 14-year paper. This comes
said. structure projects. after the government
The institution will tap pen- Meanwhile, the market has raised ₹8,000 crore
sion funds and insurance com- turned mildly bearish after the through sale of five-year
panies to raise funds and aims RBI raised the repo rate by 25 and 10-year green bonds.
to finance capital needs of vari- basis points.
Higher food prices makes the
government vulnerable to criti-
food welfare programme.
“The priority is to build stocks
nes of wheat.
India’s local wheat demand is
cism from opposition parties
ahead of state elections, which
and bring down prices,” said a
second government source. “The
estimated at around 105 million
tonnes, and traders estimate last
are due later this year. focus is to buy as much as possi- year’s production dropped to
Last year, state purchases of ble from farmers from the cur- about 95 million tonnes, result-
wheat fell by 53% to 18.8 million rent season’s crop and build the ing in record prices.
tonnes, as open market prices wheat stockpile.” Domestic wheat prices hit an
rose above the rate at which the Wheat stocks at government all-time high of 32,500 rupees
government buys the staple warehouses dropped 47.9% to ($393.53) a tonne in January,
from domestic farmers. 17.2 million tonnes on Jan. 1, the higher than 21,250 rupees a
The government buys rice and lowest for the month in six years. tonne - the price at which the
wheat from farmers at state-set In 2023, India is expected to government will buy the grain
prices to run the world’s biggest harvest a record 112 million ton- from local farmers this year.
{ THE CROSSWORDS }
CRYPTIC CLUES PUZZLE 16466 © Gemini Crosswords 2018 All rights reserved
ACROSS
1 On retiring, the place of your dreams (7)
4 Locks are the key to its existence (5)
7 It partially hides Tim’s confusion (4)
8 Club regulation that must be strictly
obeyed (4,4)
10 Show little promise as a sculptor (5,5)
12 Odd pieces of money (6)
13 Is put to a variety of uses in
publications (6)
15 Sole distributor? (10)
18 Do break some in game (8)
19 Elevator for part of the building (4)
20 Composer of large variations (5)
21 Booked - for a forthcoming wedding (7)
DOWN
1 Collides with a public vehicle carrying a
politician (5)
2 In poor health and expired taking the
waters (8) QUICK CLUES
3 May help in building a house or destroying
it (6) ACROSS DOWN
1 Caribbean island nation (7) 1 Traitor (5)
4 End result? (10)
4 Discard as useless (5) 2 Relevant (8)
5 Anti-American intelligence (4) 7 Factual information (4) 3 Fix firmly (6)
6 Lear production upset part of Hamlet (7) 8 Inform (8) 4 Jealous disparagement (4,6)
9 He has a suit (10) 10 With near certainty (4,6) 5 Wrecked state (4)
12 Cunning (6) 6 A hidden danger (7)
11 Retiring - or extrovert (8)
13 Unconcerned (6) 9 An unsuspected weakness (4,2,4)
12 Cheat and win in a doctored sled (7)
15 Without preparation (3,3,4) 11 A salad vegetable (8)
14 Smile when you say that (6)
18 Graceful deerlike animal (8) 12 Solicit votes (7)
16 Was angry getting the wrong grade (5)
19 Competent (4) 14 To increase (4,2)
17 Sergeant-major has to go up in the 20 Churlish (5) 16 Easily provoked (5)
murk (4) 21 Dearth (7) 17 Outstanding performer (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS (16465)
{ SUDOKU } DIFFICULTY LEVEL
CRYPTIC
QUICK
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
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or above, from DTTE/Industry/
Advertisement notice for recruitment on
only) per
Armed forces at attaining of 60 month
contractual basis against supernumerary post
years of age. Last date for submission - 20.02.2023
The interested candidates can download the prescribed application Subject : Respiratory Medicine- One post unreserved category
form and other terms & conditions, from the website of DTTE i.e. 1. Vacancy position :-
www.tte.delhigovt.nic.in. Applicants are advised to read carefully
Subject Post Number of Vacancy Category
the guidelines before filling up application form. Candidates shall
submit duly filled application form offline to ITI Arab Ki Sarai, within Respiratory Assistant 01 UR
15 days from the date of advertisement, along with one set of self Medicine Professor (supernumerary Against the
vacant post of ST category)
attested copies of all the certificates of qualification and experience
etc. Applications received after 15 days of advertisement will not be 2. Rules for Contractual Appointments to be made on
entertained. A candidate can apply for more than one trade he/she supernumerary posts against SC/ST seats :-
wants to, as per Recruitment Rules and his/her qualification. The a) Initially the term for contractual appointments will be of
candidates are advised to keep in contact with ITI Arab Ki Sarai for one year which will be extendable up to three years. For
extension beyond three years approval from executive
the schedule of interview and other related queries.
committee of the institute will be mandatory.
Joint Director b) Monthly consolidated pay (MCP)/ NPS/HRA benefits will
Department of Training and Technical Education be equivalent to the regular post :
DIP/Shabdarth/0603/22-23 MCP = 1.5 LAKHS for Assistant Professor
NPS = Employer's contribution @8% of MCP
HRA = 10% of MCP
GOVT. OF ODISHA O-1801 c) Earned leave / Casual leave/ Medical leaves admissibility
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER will be equivalent to the regular post. Other leaves like
RURAL WORKS, CIRCLE, BHAWANIPATNA
Phone : 06670-235504 / E-Mail : serwbpt@yahoo.com
Child care leaves, Maternity/Paternity leave will not be
****** admissible.
Bid identification No.:- BPT / Online-23/2022-23 Date-08.02.2023 d) No claim will be entertained from candidates appointed
NOTICE INVITING TENDERS FOR BRIDGE WORKS IN ODISHA on contractual basis for regularization of contractual
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING THROUGH e-Procurement services.
1. Name of the Work : Construction of Bridge Works under Biju Setu Yojana in the
District of Kalahandi and Nuapada . e) If after the completion of one year contractual service,
2. No of Works : 10 Nos. Regular post is not filled then services may be extended for
3. Location details : Kalahandi and Nuapada District next one year (total up to 3 years) with annual increment
4. Estimated Cost : As per NIT. of 8% of monthly consolidated pay (MCP).
5. Period of Completion : As per NIT.
6. Cost of tender paper : Rs.10,000/- per set. f) During the contractual period, Institute will keep floating
7. Other details : advertisements for filling the SC/ST seats for regular
appointments.
Availability of tender for online bidding Last date & time for seeking Date and time of
From To tender clarification opening of technical bid g) During the contractual services, candidates will get the
share of Ayushmaan Yojna incentives as per the prevailing
15.02.2023 11.00 A.M. 27.02.2023 5.00 P.M. 24.02.2023 28.02.2023 at 11.00 A.M.
www.hindustantimes.com govt. schemes.
Further details can be seen from the web site "www.tendersorissa.gov.in"
h) No private practice will be permitted.
Chief Construction Engineer
Rural Works Circle, Bhawanipatna i) Experience gained during contractual period will be
OIPR - 25102/11/0029/2223 considered towards teaching experience for future regular
appointments.
3. For eligibility criteria please refer to NMC Gazette notification
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA O-1803
dated 14.02.2022 available on NMC website.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER 4. Important :-
RURAL WORKS CIRCLE, BALASORE 1. No application fee for all category applicants.
No:- 609 / WE, Dt:- 08/02/23
e-procurement Notice 2. Candidates may appear in the interview through online or
1. Name of the Work:- "Building Work." offline mode (Hybrid) as per their convenience.
2. Estimated Cost:- Rs. 144.09 lakhs to: 151.03 lakh (Approximate) 3. ID for online application form submission : chest.jabalpur@
3. Time for completion:- 09 (Nine) Calender Months including rainy season
4. No of Work:- 03 (Three) Nos gmail.com
5. Summary for key dates is provided below:- 4. Address for offline submission : Director, SEPM, First floor,
Bid Availability of tender Last Date & Time NSCB Medical College Campus, Jabalpur, MP, 482003.
On-line for bidding Date & Time of Opening of Tender
Procurement Officer Identification of seeking Tender
No
5. Please see detailed advertisement on www.nscbmc.ac.in
From To Clarification Technical Bid Financial Bid
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. For any queries or help please Email to chest.jabalpur@
Chief Construction
gmail.com or send WhatsApp message on 9425162882.
Will be
Engineer , N.C.B. No.- 371 Dt.14.02.2023 Dt. 23.02.2023 Dt.22.02.2023 up Dt. 24.02.2023 at
intimated later
7. For receiving pdf file of detailed advertisement notice
Rural Works Circle, at 11.00 A.M. up to 5.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M. 11.00 AM.
Balasore
with application form and copy of governing rules send
WhatsApp on - 7047303471.
Further details can be seen from the website www.tendersodisha.gov.in
Any other changes/Corrigendums may be seen only in website www.tendersodisha.gov.in Director and Member Secretary Saadhikar Samiti
S/d:-Er.S.K. Mishra School of Excellence in Pulmonary Medicine
Chief Construction Engineer,
Rural Works Circle, Balasore G-22668/22 NSCB Medical College Jabalpur MP
OIPR - 25105/11/0057/2223
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA A-1133

e-procurement Notice
NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
SOUTHERN MINOR IRRIGATION CIRCLE, BERHAMPUR
No. JHS/Commercial/E-Auction/23/07 Date: 08/02/2023 e-mail: sesmicbam@gmail.com
On Behalf of The President Of India, The Divisional Railway Manager, Bid Identification No: SESMIC-06/2022-23
(Commercial) Jhansi invites e-auction as per categories given as under :- 1. Name of work Construction of Check Dams under MATY Scheme 2022-23.
Catalogue Auction Start Auction End 2 No of works 6 Nos.
Category Asset Details 3 Tendered amount without GST From Rs. 101.00 Lakh. To 113.00 Lakh.
No Date & Time Date & Time
Parking Contract for Two 22/02/2023 22/02/2023 4 Class of Contractor B & A.
wheeler, Four wheeler at at 10:30 hrs at 14:50 hrs 5 Period of Completion. (Nine) Calendar Months including rainy season each.
JHS - different category of Railway stations in Jhansi Division :- 6 Cost of Tender document Rs.10,000/- (Non - refundable) each
Parking PARKING 1. NSG-2 :- VGLB (Commercial Vehicles), VGLB 7 Availability of Tender in on line for bidding From 10.02.2023 to 24.02.2023 up to 5.00 p.m.
- 11 (Premium Car Parking) 2. NSG-3 :- MRA(E) 3. NSG-4 :- 8 Date & Time of opening of Technical Bid On 27.02.2023 at 12.30 p.m
ORAI 4. NSG-5 :- BAB,HPP,PHN,ATE,BTX, BSZ, BIX,
GTM, KPI, MRPR, RGU. 5. NSG-6:- BWR, BZM, HAR, 9 Name and address of Officer Inviting Tender Superintending Engineer, Southern Minor Irrigation Circle,
ICL, KBR, KHU, RORA, SPDM, JSB. Berhampur, In front of De-Paul School, Engineering School
Note: Prospective bidders are requested to visit e-Auction Leasing module on Road, Berhampur-760010.
IREPS website (www.ireps.gov.in). The Lot-wise details are available therein Further details can be seen from the government web site. http;//www.tendersodisha.gov.in
under the above mentioned Catalogue Number. 207/23(AN) OIPR - 32045/11/0010/2223
North central railways www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in @CPRONCR @northcentralrailway
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER O-1793
RWS&S DIVISION, JAGATSINGHPUR
Tel.No.06724-223485, mail-rwssjspur@gmail.com
e - Procurement Notice
Bid identification No. 36 of 2022-23
The Superintending Engineer, RWS&S Division. Jagatsinghpur on behalf of Governor of Odisha invites Lump
sump composite/P1 bids in Single Cover/Double Cover system in online mode for Execution of 1 No Clubbed
up individual Retrofitting RPWS schemes on Turn key basis & 1 No. External Electrification work from registered
and valid contractors of State HT License Holder & eligible Class of contractors.
1 Name of work : Execution of PWS Work & Installation of External
Electrification works
2. No. of work : 02 Nos.
3. Estimated Cost : Rs. 583631/- & Rs. 2,56.26,349/-
4. Cost of Tender paper : Rs. 4000/-Each & Rs.10000/-
5. Class of contractor : 'B' Class & HT License
6. Availability of Tender in website : 14.02.2023 to 21.02.2023
7 Submission of Bid in online : 14.02.2023 to 21.02.2023
8. Date of seeking clarification : 14.02.2023 to 20.02.2023
9. Date of opening of bids : 22.03.2023 (11.00 A.M)
10. Name and address of O.I.T. : Superintending Engineer, RWS&S Division, Jagatsinghpur
11 All other details can be seen : www.tendersorissa.gov.in
from the website
DIRECTORATE OF POLICE TELECOM. (POLICE HQRS.) RAJ. JAIPUR 12 Bid cost should be submitted in online mode..
No. A-23(1)PTC/PUR/2022-23/356 Dated: 02.02.2023 13. Subsequent corrigendum/addendum if required shall only be appeared in above website.
Notice Inviting Bid Superintending Engineer
Bids for VHF 02 Watt H.B. Sets with accessories are invited from interested RWS&S Divn. Jagatsinghpur
bidders upto 03.00 PM on 14.02.2023. Other particulars of the bid may be OIPR - 25024/11/0015/2223
visited on the procurement portal (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, http://sppp.
raj.nic.in) of the state and departmental website (http://police.rajasthan.gov.
in). The approximate value of the procurement is Rs. 24.00 Lacs. UBN are as
under:- PTR2223GLOB00069
(Sunil Dutt)
Addl. Director General of Police
& Director Police Telecommunication
Dipr/c/2015/2023 Rajasthan, Jaipur

POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF UTTARAKHAND LTD.

(A Govt. of Uttarakhand Enterprise)
"Vidyut Bhawan" Near ISBT, Crossing, Saharanpur Road, Majra, Dehradun- 248002
Corporate ID U40101UR2004GOI028675 Tel. No. 0135-2642711
E-TENDER CORRIGENDUM-1
The last date of submission of the E-Tender for “Supply, Erection,
Testing & Commissioning of 20 MVA (132/33 KV) Transformer at 132
KV IDPL Substation, Rishikesh" against Tender Specification no.
PTCUL/E-Tender/C&P-II/SS-15/2022-23 is hereby extended up to
21.02.2023 13:00 Hrs. For more details please visit the e- tender
website www.uktenders.gov.in (tender id no. 2023_PTCU4_53730_1)
and for e- tender corrigendum notice our website www.ptcul.org. All
other terms and conditions shall remain same.
For any assistance on E-Tendering, please contact +91-8899890000
Superintending Engineer (C&P-II)
Ro 143/HQPU/PTCUL.
Dated 08.02.2023 “Save Electricity in the Interest of Nation”

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY UNIT

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
ZORAWAR SINGH MARG, NEAR MITHAI PUL, TIS HAZARI CALLING APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF CONSULTANT IN
DELHI-110054 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PH NO.: 23890318, 23890174
Department of Justice
Email ID: directorahdelhigov@gmail.com
Ministry of Law & Justice
NOTICE
Government of India
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RfP) Department of Justice seeks to engage following personnel on contract basis, initially
up to 31st March 2024 from the date of joining (which may be extended on need basis)
The Animal Husbandry Unit, Development Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi intends
for its DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India)
to hire Consultancy Service for framing of Draft Rules including EoI for Improvement, Scheme of Access to Justice Division.
Operation and Maintenance of 5 Gaushalas in Delhi having a total extent of approximately S. Designation Remuneration Essential No. of Age
110 Acres. A two stage bidding process comprising of Technical and Financial bid will No. (Rs Per month) Qualifications and Personnel
be carried out for selection. Experience
1. MIS 45,000/- • Bachelor degree in 01 40 years
DETAILED SCHEDULE: Consultant IT, computer science (for New (as on
or related field Delhi) 01.04.2023)
Item Date and Time Details • Certificationcourse
Issue of Rfp Document The Rfp Document has been made
From the date of in MIS or related
available on the website: http://
publication field
• 2-3 year of
development.delhigovt.nic.in/ for Experience with
download. a broad range of
Last date for 21st days from the Office of the Director, Animal applications and
software
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Pathaan’s box-office success has plunged makers into an unfamiliar conundrum
Rishabh Suri Shehzada from taking the all-out it’s content that does the talking.
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route with promotions. While actor “Drishyam 2 didn’t do any city tours,
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Karaar Aaya. With Akshay Kumar-
starrer Selfiee, their first film album, its
young founder Anshul Garg has
become a strong force in the Indian
music industry.
Selfiee, which also stars Emraan
Hashmi, Nushrratt Bharuccha and
Diana Penty, is directed by Raj Mehta
and backed by Star Studios and Karan
Johar’s Dharma Productions.
Associating with these biggies in the
industry has been like a dream come
true for Garg. “Akshay sir has always
been a great support since the very
beginning and with a creative
powerhouse like Karan sir, it feels
amazing to work with the best in the
field,” Garg says.
And for their filmi debut, Play DMF
has delivered amazingly with the first
track, a reprise of the iconic track Main
Khiladi. “To be a part of this song’s
legacy is unreal. It has crossed over
one million reels on Instagram and is
almost touching 100 million views on
YouTube within a week of release. I feel
blessed to see the response,” he gushes.
Raising the bar for promotions, the
label made actor Salman Khan make
his reel debut with #MainKhiladi, in a
collaboration between Khan and
Kumar. The video broke the internet
and created a record of sorts, clocking
over a million views within a few hours
of its release. Presently, the reel has
over 65 million views.
Kumar says, “Anshul is such a bright
and young entrepreneur who knows
the pulse of the audience. Collaborating
with him has been a great experience.
Recreating Main Khiladi brought back
so many memories and the success it
continues to achieve is really
gladdening to see.”
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big plans to unveil the rest of the Selfiee
album, adding that it’s going to be a
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Pathaan to go all out marketing it. makers and experts in the debate — comments before release,” he opines.
But barring some old-school promotions or no promotions? Uunchai, Ram Setu and Good
repartee on #AskSRK, the film’s lead Varun Gupta, the man behind the Luck Jerry (all 2022) co-producer
Shah Rukh Khan’s Twitter, the film marketing for Selfiee, Drishyam 2, Mahaveer Jain weighs in: “If the
remarkably opted for no promotions. and Ram Charan and Jr NTR’s next, trailer of a film hits the ball out of
The action-thriller’s mammoth says it is “stupid” to blindly follow the park, it’s the biggest resource for
numbers (₹850 crore worldwide), Pathaan’s example. “An actor just any film. The same applies to songs.
however, haven’t deterred makers asked me a few days back that if Now, if the makers feel that multi-
of upcoming biggies Selfiee and Pathaan is not doing anything, why city tours and promotions are
should we? I just feel helpless trying required to reach the audience and
to explain that it is not a film that you create awareness, they must go
TARAN ADARSH MAHAVEER JAIN can measure with any other lens. It’s ahead with it.”
Trade analyst Producer the return of brand SRK on the big And who says promotions can
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media and do your tours and promotions can match that. Marketing tactics of Pathaan recently also slashed
promotions there. Avoid are required to reach the will keep evolving, but they will ticket prices by 25%, which, Jain
lavish expenses and audience and create never go out of fashion,” says Gupta. feels, “will help add a whole new
controversial comments awareness, they must Trade analyst Taran Adarsh, section of an audience for the film”.
before release.” go ahead with it.” however, feels that no promotions is Gupta agrees, calling it an excellent
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Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta
show you it’s never too late
to fall in love with life, again
SHIV SHASTRI BALBOA
Cast: Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta,
Sharib Hashmi, Jugal Hansraj,
Nargis Fakhri
Direction: Ajayan Venugopalan
I
t’s the sheer delight of
watching veteran actors
Anupam Kher and Neena
Gupta on screen that
alleviates a simplistic film like
Shiv Shastri Balboa and makes it
engaging. A comedy at the outset,
the film eventually touches upon
various subjects — some touch
your heart, while others get you
thinking about life in general.
Written and directed Ajayan
Venugopalan, the movie is neither
overtly hilarious nor extremely
grim. Striking just the right
balance to evoke varied emotions,
it remains a lighter take on life
after retirement and how you can
take charge, at any age.
The story begins with Shiv
Shankar Shastri (Kher), a diehard
fan of the 1976 film Rocky that
starred Sylvester Stallone as boxer
Rocky Balboa. A retiree, he has
trained several boxers who
brought laurels for the country.
Shastri soon moves to the USA to
live with his son Rahul (Jugal
Hansraj), his wife, two sons and a
dog named Casper. While getting
accustomed to the busy life
abroad, his paths cross with Elsa
Zachariah (Gupta), whom he
promises to reunite with her
family in India. As fate would have
it, the two end up on an
unexpected road trip through the
American heartland, ultimately
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embarking on a journey of self-
love and rediscovery. Along the
journey, they meet Cinnamon
Singh (Sharib Hashmi) and Siya
(Nargis Fakhri), who play a crucial
part in making them reach their
destination. But, things go
downhill when Elsa lands behind
bars. How Shastri pulls all strings
he possibly can to set her free, and
also realise his own dream, is what
the second half covers.
Interestingly, Kher’s last release,
Uunchai (2022) also spoke of how a
person is never too old to reinvent
themselves. And in this one, too,
he takes on challenges head on. Be
it working at a petrol station or
riding bikes with a tattooed gang,
Kher keeps his swag on all
through. How Shastri, who’s been
scared of dogs all his life, develops
a friendly bond with Casper, is
undoubtedly the highlight.
At 132 minutes, Shiv Shastri
Balboa gets a tad stretched at
places, but manages to resume
pace. The story is simple, without
sounding preachy. Some of the
dialogues from Kher, such as, ‘The
biggest risk a person can take is to
do nothing’, serve as great life
lessons. Overall, the writing could

  
have been way better, but I think
the makers stuck to a simplistic
narrative and didn’t risk much. A
few portions, like the bit on the
biker gang, felt slightly abrupt and
rushed into.
Gupta as a house help in an
Indo-American family is a brave
character to play. We are told she’s
originally from Hyderabad, and
that’s the reason she has a put-on
accent throughout the film —
which seemed a bit over-the-top
and distracting. Hashmi’s comic
timing is on point. He never
overpowers the protagonist’s
story, yet manages to hold his
ground in the limited scenes he
gets. It’s extremely pleasant to
watch Hansraj back on the big
screen after long, portraying a full-
fledged role. He’s charming and
has a great screen presence. I loved
the two boys who play his sons;
their scenes with Kher move you.
Shiv Shastri Balboa is a sweet,
innocent and endearing story
about love, life and learnings —
with its heart at the right place.
Watch it for the relatable
performances by Kher and Gupta.
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time out
Need to give importance
to discipline and
not just names,
says Amit Sadh
Sugandha Rawal
sugandha.rawal@hindustantimes.com
fter wrapping up the
A shoot of the second
season of the web
show Duranga, Amit
Sadh is now shifting focus
from OTT to films. The actor,
who has Pune Highway and
Shilpa Shetty Kundra-starrer
Sukhee lined up, feels there is
huge room for improvement
in the film industry, mainly in
terms of makers’ reliance on
big names.
“I have nothing against the
names,” he clarifies at the
onset. “I feel we need to
correct the system a little. We
need to give work to people
who are disciplined, and work
P hard, rather than [just relying
on names]. We definitely need
to be more disciplined. There’s
Agar film ka budget ₹7 no alternative to hard work.
crore hai aur aap ₹5 crore We have great filmmakers and
actors. We need to bring in
demand karoge, toh the some values and work hard,”
film cannot be made. As says the actor, who has played
pivotal roles in the film
artistes, and as people, we
should not be greedy. This
is what I abide by.
AMIT SADH, Actor
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Shakuntala Devi (2020) as well
as web series such as Avrodh:
The Siege Within and Jeet Ki
Zid, among others.
Sadh goes on to state that as
an actor, one must not be
“greedy”. “It’s quite simple.
When you make a movie, you
have to understand the
demographics. Agar film ka
budget ₹7 crore hai aur aap
₹5 crore demand karoge, toh
the film cannot be made. As
artistes, and as people, we
should not be greedy. This is
what I abide by. When I sign a
film, I try to be in the
boundaries of the projects and
not over stretch. I know that
everyone has their own
process, but I feel that at this
point in time, we (industry)
need to introspect,” adds the
39-year-old.
“Our goal should be to make
great films, enhance our
content and give the audience
the best experience,”
concludes Sadh, who is
eagerly awaiting his big screen
outings.
ASKPREMASTROLOGER

picture of actors Kartik
A Aaryan and Sara Ali
Khan together has been
making the rounds on the
internet, leading to speculation
about their relationship. The
Love Aaj Kal (2020) actors also
shared glimpses of their time
in Udaipur (Rajasthan) on their
respective Instagram Stories,
without a mention of each
other.
The two had reportedly been
in a relationship for some time.
On Karan Johar’s chat show,
Sridevi was a force of
Nature: Boney Kapoor
confirms biography of late
actor
the filmmaker implied that the
actors were dating, but later
parted ways.
Fans of the actors soon
flooded the comments section
under the post. One user wrote,
“Hate to admit this but they are
still looking in love,” while
another said, “Sartik (Sara and
Kartik) is magical, no other
couple can match their craze.”
One comment read, “Feeling
like nothing has changed,
totally getting the old vibe from
them.” HTC
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MAR 21-APR 20
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There can be multiple
benefits of expanding your
network today. Rejoin the
gym to maintain good
health. Mend your domestic strife to
make it a good day. Overcommitting
can have a negative impact on career.
LOVE FOCUS: Singles may be surprised
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Your ideas will be
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students may find an
increase in workload. A short walk
can do wonders for your self-control.
LOVE FOCUS: Your romantic partner
may cherish the trust and care you
extend towards them.
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MAY 21-JUN 21
LEO
JUL 23-AUG 23
Take due care when
making investments.
Renting out property is
likely to ease financial
burdens. For some, a trip overseas is
in store. Some may hear regarding a
course from a college of choice.
LOVE FOCUS: Stagnation is inevitable if
you can’t shake things up on the
romantic front.
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Financial diligence may
help you achieve some of
your dreams. Prioritise
time spent with loved
ones. Plan a quick getaway now if you
need a change of scene. A fitness
routine under someone’s mentorship
is likely to be beneficial.
LOVE FOCUS: Recharge your batteries
by hanging out with your partner.
LUCKY NUMBER: 7 LUCKY COLOUR: Red
LIBRA
SEP 24-OCT 23
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Attempting something
new financially may yield
monetary rewards. Keep
up with exercise routine
to remain fit. Do not hesitate if you
get a chance to help someone in need.
LOVE FOCUS: Despite one’s best
intentions, romantic efforts may fall
short of one’s hopes and dreams.
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your limits. Some may
need to take precautions
against seasonal allergies. Remaining
socially active would be important.
LOVE FOCUS: Today is a great day for
those who are looking to make a
move on the love front.
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Boney Kapoor
and Sridevi;
(right) Kapoor’s
social media post
early five
N years after
her death,
producer Boney
Kapoor has
confirmed that
an official biography of his
wife, late actor Sridevi, is in
the works and will release
this year.
Titled Sridevi - The Life Of
A Legend, the book is written
by debutant author Dhiraj
Kumar. Dropping the news
on social media on
Wednesday, Kapoor stated,
“Sridevi was a force of Nature.
She was the happiest when
she shared her art on screen
with her fans. But, she was
also a fiercely private person.
Dhiraj Kumar is someone
whom she considered family.
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He is a researcher,
writer and columnist. We are
happy that he is writing a
book that befits her
extraordinary life.”
Sridevi died in Dubai on
February 24, 2018, at the age
of 54. The Padma Shri
awardee made her debut as a
child actor, and went on to do
almost 271 films in her five-
decade-long career. She was
posthumously conferred the
National Award in the Best
Actress category for Mom
(2017). HTC
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You may experience a
bloom in health with an
exercise routine. Financial
situation may improve.
Prioritise domestic concerns.
LOVE FOCUS: Doing something
thoughtful for your partner can help
bring about peace in relationship.
LUCKY NUMBER: 8 LUCKY COLOUR:
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JUN 22-JUL 22
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Your professional insights
are likely to be well
received by your team. Do
not avoid signals from
your body that require you to take
some precautions today. Be watchful
of your investments today.
LOVE FOCUS: Refrain from being
overly critical and blaming partner.
LUCKY NUMBER: 9 LUCKY COLOUR:
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standing at the workplace.
Stretching, yoga can help
you feel calm. Students need to pull
up their socks for competitive exams.
LOVE FOCUS: You can also work to
deepen romantic relationships.
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The only way to generate
returns will be through
prudent investments. You
might feel let down if you
rely on your subordinates. A trip to a
faraway place is more exciting when
taken with a close friend or family.
LOVE FOCUS: You may embark on a
romantic journey.
LUCKY NUMBER: 9 LUCKY COLOUR: Deep
Red
a
Track expenses to avoid
unpleasant surprises.
Those looking for a
change in job may see
some interesting prospects. Be
mindful of safety while on the road.
LOVE FOCUS: By being understanding,
you can build a lasting relationship.
LUCKY NUMBER: 6 LUCKY COLOUR:
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A careful approach on the
financial front is likely to
yield good profits. Avoid
acting differently on the
home front, or it may make family
uneasy. Unresolved past conflicts
with a close one may stress you out.
LOVE FOCUS: A fresh romantic start
would do wonders for the mind.
LUCKY NUMBER: 5 LUCKY COLOUR:
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Utilising technology to
enhance your art experience
he opening of the
T Museum of Art &
Photography (MAP) in
Bengaluru is a moment of
profound opportunity. A new
kind of museum for India,
telling the story of South
Asian culture through its
cultural and creative
heritage, MAP is opening at a
time of global change.
That change is driven by
rapid advances in digital
technology — advances that
MAP is keen on embracing.
At a preview event for MAP
in December 2022, I was
privileged to see the many
ways MAP has embraced the
possibilities of being a digital
museum, to talk to its
founder, Abhishek Poddar,
and leading voices within the
Indian technology
community about the
potential for a radically
democratic access to culture
that MAP presents.
A visit to MAP will mean
an encounter not only with
historic objects of enormous
aesthetic value, but one with
the power of technology to
present and interpret those
objects for audiences.
This takes many forms. In
one gallery, visitors can
choose from a series of
different photography
exhibitions, which are then
displayed on screens around
the room. This makes a
single space an access point
into the brilliant depths of
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Of love, laughter and light!
Alongside a sun-kissed selfie,
actor Shah Rukh Khan wrote,
“The Sun is alone….it Burns…
and comes out of the darkness
to Shine again. Thank u all for
letting the Sun shine on (sic).”
Singer Nick Jonas posted pics
with actor-wife Priyanka
Chopra Jonas from their trip to
Aspen (US), while actor Sara Ali
Khan shared a special birthday
post for mum Amrita Singh.
Nick Jonas and
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
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MAP’s collections. In
another, visitors can
experience works as
holograms, giving a kind of
360 degree proximity,
impossible in normal form.
Look further and the
seeping of digital technology
into the works on display gets
deeper. An opening exhibit
by sculptor LN Tallur plays
on the implications of
artificial intelligence and
data, merging the physicality
of the object and ethereality
of the digital world. But, the
encounter with technology
inside MAP is just the start. I
was honoured to lead a
panel, Art and the Digital
Revolution, at the December
preview featuring Ajit
Mohan, president of APAC,
Snap; Anant Maheshwari,
president, Microsoft India;
Sanjay Gupta, country head
and VP, Google India. What
shone through was their
sense of the digital
opportunity, the possibilities
of going beyond the walls of
this brilliant new museum, in
which technology presents
the greatest potential.
Social media and the web
have built a new sense of
scale in what storytelling can
do. Facebook, Snapchat,
LinkedIn and more reach
audiences of billions. The
Amrita
Singh and
Sara Ali
Khan
PHOTOS:
INSTAGRAM
lifestyle 03
Entertainment & Promotional Features
A confluence of cultures
Madhupriti Mitra Kick-starting the do, Pine, David Pine,
a music lover, strummed New Zealand
Holographic
experiences at
MAP PHOTOS: HTCS
madhupriti.mitra@
hindustantimes.com
the guitar as part of a choir.
Peppy dance performances
t was an evening of culture followed, reflecting the
High
Commissioner
PHOTOS: RAAJESSH
I and camaraderie at the
New Zealand High
Commission on Wednesday
diverse culture of the
Pacific. Keeping guests
company were delicacies
KASHYAP/HT
as diplomats and dignitaries including fish and chips,
gathered to celebrate the banana fritters as well as
friendship between India and Kava, Fiji’s national drink.
Pacific Island nations. New Paulias Korni, High
Zealand High Commissioner Commissioner of Papua
David Pine said: “The event New Guinea, Kamlesh S
Pacific Shining is our way of Prakash, High
showcasing the friendship of Commissioner of Republic
our part of the world, the of Fiji, Nanaia Mahuta,
Pacific, with India. It brings Minister of Foreign Affairs,
together a taste of the Pacific New Zealand and author-
through some of its music, MP Shashi Tharoor were
dance, food and drinks.” among those present.
Shashi Tharoor, Melanie Phillips, Ambassador
author-MP and Counsellor Elizabeth
Nanaia Mahuta, (Agriculture), Jones, US
task MAP must take on, the Minister of New Zealand Chargé
panel thought, must be to do Foreign Affairs, High d’Affaires,
the same. New Zealand Commission a.i.
To embrace the potential wore a
of scale will be no easy task. It handmade
will mean continually neckpiece
exploring how to create both made of clam
reach and impact. MAP is shell and
already trying that, launching shell money,
bold and original ventures from
such as its Encyclopaedia of Solomon
Indian Art, a unique online Islands
resource for art history in
south Indian collections. Its
explorations of AI with
Microsoft show its appetite
for innovation. Its
programmes of online
exhibitions and YouTube
videos show its dedication to
connecting with audiences
around the world.
This, however, is just the
start. Completing this task of
achieving digital scale is the
mission for the years and
decades ahead. As we
celebrate MAP’s opening, we
should see this as a
beginning, not conclusion. It
is the opening of a new door
to culture in the digital age
and a profound chance for
India and the world’s
museums to resonate with
the dynamic digital world.
The author of this article is
Chris Michaels, digital
director of communications
agency Bolton & Quinn,
director of The Reel Store, a
new centre for digital
creativity. Marlene Inemwin Moses, High Paulias Korni, High Commissioner Kamlesh S Prakash, High
Commissioner of Nauru of Papua New Guinea Commissioner of Republic of Fiji
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NEW DELHI
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 10, 2023

GIFT OF LOVE: NEW DELHI

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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How is technology Samsung begins bans 232
India assembly
transforming the of flagship mobile
applications
sanitaryware sector? smartphones According to reports, the

The sanitaryware industry has evolved exponentially over

Microsoft testing Notepad with Samsung has commenced making
its Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip
government has blocked as many
as 232 apps operated by overseas
the last few years. Bathroom technologies existed, but they
were not as mainstream as they are today. Luxury was
tabs feature for Windows 11 smartphones as well as its latest
Galaxy S23 flagship in India,
entities, including China, for being
involved in betting, gambling and
defined in terms of architecture and size of bath or kitchen Microsoft says it has single window, similar to renewing its focus on one of its key unauthorised loan service. Out of
spaces. These standards have evolved as technology and officially started testing how the company growth markets. Earlier, the these 232 apps, 138 are betting
the Internet of Things (IoT) continue to revolutionise the tabs in Notepad for implemented tabs in File company imported some of the flip apps and the other 94 are loan
water technology in subtle and profound ways. Bathrooms Windows 11 after a company Explorer in Windows 11. and fold devices. But, the head of lending apps. The move was made
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urbanisation. The pandemic raised hygiene standards and support allows users to app to get a tabbed assembling its entire smartphone prejudicial to the sovereignty and
hence, the demand and supply of open multiple files in a interface. portfolio locally. integrity of India.
touchless, rimless, intuitive solutions
that could provide a safe, hygienic
environment to consumers. With
surmounting environment pressure,
there’s higher demand for
sustainable, water-saving products.
Google introduces Bard, Gurugram
Path-breaking innovations such as the
flushing technology and grey water
its AI chatbot banker Poco X5 Pro
solutions have not just helped conserve
natural resources but also redefined the
scammed over 5G launched
way we interact with products in our
day-to-day lives. Rapid urbanisation
WhatsApp call in India
is leading to new living spaces, A woman bank employee was Poco has launched its new
dissolving the boundaries duped of ₹3 lakh after a fraudster X5 Pro 5G smartphone in
between bath and living spaces. tricked her into believing she was India. The device features a
Thus, consumers are looking for sending money to a friend in 6.6-inch FHD+ AMOLED
smart, intuitive solutions that
can simplify everyday routines
distress, say reports. The victim
received a
display with a refresh rate Instagram could bring a
of 120Hz. The smartphone is
while optimising the space.
These could only become a
WhatsApp call
from a number
equipped with the paid subscription model
Snapdragon 778 5G chipset
reality at the back of path- Google has unveiled its own rival AI chatbot, Bard. with a display along with 8GB RAM and Instagram is reportedly planning to introduce a paid
breaking innovation and The new conversational AI chatbot is based on picture of her 256GB internal storage. The subscription model. The subscription plan will also
smart use of technology. Google’s patented technology Language Model for friend. She main selling feature of the include the blue badge. This plan could be similar to
Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). The company realised she had phone is a 108MP primary Twitter Blue, which also offers the blue tick mark as
Satoshi Konagai, Leader, revealed that this chatbot will feature next- been duped camera. The Poco X5 Pro is an incentive for availing subscription. Notably, all
LIXIL Water Technology generation language and conversation capabilities. It when she made a available from a starting these updates are based on leaks and rumours. There
(LWT), APAC, LIXIL has been released to some “trusted” developers and normal call on the price of ₹22,999. is no official announcement yet from Instagram
will be expanded to the public realm soon. number later. about the same.
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 NEW DELHI
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
On Teddy Day, florists from markets
around DU are expecting to be ‘sold
out’ as students heart the plushies!
‘TEDDIES IN
DEMAND FOR
V-DAY WEEK,
AND WE’RE
LOVING IT!’
Teddies of all sizes are in high demand, ranging
from ₹600 to ₹2,500
Manvi Singh
htcity@hindustantimes.com
uddly, life-sized teddy
C bears are flooding the
florists’ stalls near Delhi
University and at Kamla
Nagar market. Not just that,
with a special display of teddy
bear bouquets and different
sizes of love-struck plushies,
the North Campus is geared up
to celebrate Teddy Day, today,
in Valentine’s Week.
“Hum February ke starting
se hi teddy rakhna shuru
kardete hain, kyunki jo dikhta
hai, wohi bachchon mein bik
bhi jaata hai. Kuch students
Rose Day par hi poochne aa
jaate hain. So, we try to give
them as many options as
possible,” says Rohit Saxena, a
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dinon mein sab pyaar
ke liye gifts lene aate
hain. Teddy bouquets
florist near Ramjas College.
chaahe ₹1,500 ke ho ya
“The prices are fixed, and
there will be no changes in
them today. At my shop, the
largest teddy bear costs ₹2,200
and the smallest one would go
for ₹700,” adds Saxena.
The demand for these soft
toys has been soaring, with a
rise in the number of
youngsters visiting florists for
teddies. “Zyadatar teddies bik
jaate hain,” says Lakshay, a
flower shop owner near Kamla
Nagar market. “We are usually
left with just three-four teddies
for the next year out of the
40-45 that we keep for sale,” he
adds.
Meanwhile, Ram Singh, a
flower shop owner from the
same market, opines, “Usually
students come to buy flowers
P
Valentine’s ke
₹1,700 ke, sab le hi
jaate hain.
RAM SINGH, Florist near
Kamla Nagar market
for different occasions, lekin
Valentine’s ke dinon mein
pyaar ke liye aur gifts bhi lene
aate hain. Teddy bouquets
chaahe ₹1,500 ke ho ya ₹1,700
ke, lekin bargain karke sab le hi
jaate hain. That’s why we stock
these bouquets around Teddy
Day, kyunki profit kisey nahin
pasand?”
Students, too, are going all
out to buy the best of the lot. “I
bought this teddy for a
discounted price of ₹1,000 and
I’m loving it! I hope my partner
campus calling 05
PHOTOS: MANOJ VERMA/ HT
. ◄
Ginormous
teddy bears
(priced at
₹2,200) are a
go-to for
cuddling this
year
▼ Ranging
.
from ₹1,200-
₹1,700, teddy
bouquets are
students’
adorable
gesture for
their loved
DUkh-dard and
one
DUvidha: Sid-
Kiara become
students’ peeda!
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani are
P the latest Bollywood couple to join the
It’s very difficult to matrimony club. With their loved-up
bargain on such days, pictures breaking the internet, our very
as the vendors know own Delhi University students kicked off
that we’ll definitely buy a meme frenzy to console their lovelorn
something for our loved
one.
SUNIDHI PRASAD, Third-
single hearts!
Text: Kriti Kambiri
PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM
year journalism student
likes it too, since we believe
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I can only see
that the panda is our spirit s Anuj, I dont know where you’ve back from this moment as
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I hope that if
er han d in hand ,
student. “It’s usually very still together. You’re always on my many days. I never expected you to to live it with each oth
difficult to bargain on such mind. Love you a lot and pls, take go away like this. Pls come back. t a care in the wo rld. Please stay
wit hou Hardik
days, as the vendors know that care. John Lavisha by me.
we’ll definitely buy something
for our loved ones,” adds
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