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GOA GOA INFO SPORTS
Three years on, Sonsodo Doubling of tracks is a project of the Galvanic facial and Injured Hazlewood set to
waste craves for treatment railways, not of port, asserts Rai the benefits it offers miss first Test against India

Cong Goa in-charge extends Centre to ban over

IN SHORT >>
Police say amount
in court robbery
case is ` 4.75 lakh
PANAJI: Panaji police has
pegged the muddemal
amount stolen by the lawyer
Mujahid Shaikh from the Civil
and Criminal Court in Panaji
at Rs 4.75 lakh. Police said
the accused stole different
envelopes attached in crimi-
nal cases containing cash of
Rs 4,75,275, house break-
ing instruments, property
documents and other articles
adding all items have been re-
covered from his possession.
Comunidade records
may be digitised
MAPUSA: Plans to digitise
comunidade records and
administering the archives,
installation of surveillance
cameras and forming of an
advisory panel were some of
the takeaways of the meeting
of comunidades of North Zone
held on Sunday.  >> See pg 3
Velsao opposes
Mhadei diversion
VASCO: Velsao gram sabha
has resolved to fight against
diversion of Mhadei, coal
spillage, coal transportation
and even going to court over a
piece of land claimed by rail-
ways. Sarpanch Diana Gouveia
said resolutions were accepted
on coal transportation and
Mhadei issue.  >> See pg 2
‘hand’ to fight for Mhadei
ASKS SAWANT TO CLEAR AIR ON AMIT SHAH’S STATEMENT
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
The Congress took the plat-
form of the launch of the
Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan
in the State on Sunday with a
call to the party rank and file
to brace for a sustained battle
on Mhadei if Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant fails to con-
demn by Friday Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah’s statement that
the Mhadei issue has been
resolved in consultation with
Goa government.
Newly-appointed Congress
Goa desk in-charge, Manick-
am Tagore said the Political
Affairs Committee of the Con-
gress has served an ultima-
tum to Sawant to come clean
on Mhadei by Friday evening.
“We all hope that the Chief
Minister will prove that he is
not spineless and he would
stand up against Shah by
condemning the statement”,
Tagore said while addressing
the Congress rank and file at
WITH EYE ON LOK SABHA ELECTIONS,
CONG MAKES 3 PROMISES TO GOANS
MARGAO: After the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, the
Congress party launched the Haath Se Haath
Jodo Abhiyan in Goa on Sunday, with party
leaders making three major promises to the
people if the Congress returns to power in the
2024 Lok Sabha election.
Manickam Congress Goa desk in-charge, MP Manick-
Tagore am Tagore said the Congress will reduce price
of LPG cylinder to Rs 500, bring down price
of petrol and diesel and accord importance to Micro small &
medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector.  >> See pg 2
the launch of Haath Se Haath stand that the BJP has be-
Jodo Abhiyan at Chinchinim trayed them on Mhadei. We
on Sunday. are taking the issue very seri-
Tagore demanded that
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
ously. The Congress will take
the issue to the logical conclu-
should resign and go home if sion”, he said, while saying
he is afraid of the Union Min- the issue will be fought on the
ister, saying Sawant should streets of Goa and at the highest
have the guts to stand up and level in Parliament.
fight for Goa since he has been He said “with the Karnataka
elected by the people of the Assembly polls scheduled in
State. April, BJP and Shah are out to
“Mhadei issue is a people’s divert the burning issues facing
issue. People of Goa under- the neighbouring State includ-
ON PAGE 2
Manickam taken aback
after media query
How did Kalsa project
get EC without scientific
report, Yuri asks Yadav
ing price rise, communal ten-
sion, rampant unemployment
et al. The BJP has the history
of using election to raise issues
and forget them after the polls”.
Saying the people of Goa
and Karnataka are peace lov-
ing citizens, Tagore said the BJP
and Shah in particular are hell
bent in creating the division
amongst the people of the two
States.
“The betrayal by the Goa
government on Mhadei is be-
fore our eyes. The Chief Minis-
ter is silent and this only indi-
cates that he has surrendered
to Shah”, he said, adding Con-
gress workers will stand by the
people on the issue.
GPCC Chief Amit Patkar and
Leader of Opposition Yuri Ale-
mao also touched upon the
contentious Mhadei issue while
addressing workers.
Asserting that the Goa gov-
ernment and Sawant are pup-
pets in the hands of the Union
Home Minister, Patkar said the
Union Home Minister has given
a clean chit to the Congress at
Belagavi that the party and its
leader Sonia Gandhi had al-
ways worked to protect Goa’s
interest on Mhadei.
Opposition leader Yuri said
the BJP government has sur-
rendered the interests of the
country to the crony capitalists
and urged the party workers to
brace up for the battle to save
Mhadei.
South Goa MP Francisco
Sardinha reminded that Mha-
dei river is the lifeline of Goa
and Karnataka has no right to
put up dams all along the riv-
er to divert the waters to the
neighbouring State.
200 betting apps
with Chinese links
PTI
NEW DELHI
In a major crackdown, the
Central government has ini-
tiated the process to ban and
block 138 betting apps and 94
loan lending apps with Chi-
nese links on an 'urgent' and
'emergency' basis, top govern-
ment sources said on Sunday.
Ministry of electronics and
Info-Tech is learnt to have tak-
en the decision based on the
recommendations of the min-
istry of home affairs.
As per sources, the MHA
recommended the MeitY this
week to ban and block these
apps, and the ministry subse-
quently initiated the process
as per communication.
The move was taken after
confirming that these apps at-
tract Section 69 of the IT Act as
they contain material which is
prejudicial to sovereignty and
integrity of India.
The action behind the move
is based on several complaints
of extortion and harassment
of common people who had
availed small amounts of
loans through the mobile
apps being run by those enti-
ties and persons.
The action is based on
several complaints of
extortion and harassment
of common people who had
availed small amounts of
loans through the mobile
apps being run by those
entities and persons
It is learnt that these apps
are the brainchild of Chinese
who hired Indians and made
them directors in operation.
As per inputs, desperate in-
dividuals are lured into taking
on a loan and then jacked up
the interest by up to 3,000 per
cent annually.
When debtors were unable
to repay the interest, let alone
the entire loan, individuals
representing these apps start-
ed harassing those in debt.
They sent them lewd mes-
sages, threatening to release
their morphed photos and
shaming them with messages
to their contacts.
The matter came into the
spotlight after a spate of sui-
cides, particularly in Andhra
and Telangana, by those who
opted for such loans or lost
money to betting apps.

B’luru man booked

for duping UP native
PANAJI: Anjuna police have
Former Pakistan
prez Musharraf
3 thugs wanted for dacoity
in Gujarat nabbed in Goa
booked a man from Bangalore
for duping a UP native of Rs 25
lakh on pretext of leasing out dies in Dubai

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a guest house. The accused Pakistan's wily
promised the victim a guest former military
house on lease and made him
pay Rs 25 lakh.
ruler General
Pervez Musharraf, Had looted `40 lakh from a businessman
Gujarat youth held the architect of
the Kargil War 2 were picked up while gambling at a casino
for stealing bike in 1999,
died on THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI: A 21-year-old Gujarat
native has been arrested by An-
Sunday in
PANAJI
CYBER POLICE NAB TELANGANA
Dubai af-
juna Police for stealing a parked ter battling Three Gujarati thugs who had MAN FOR HACKING HOTEL SERVER
bike. The accused Rakesh Bho- an incurable around a week ago whacked PANAJI: The Goa Police’s Cybercrime Cell managed to crack
jaya was nabbed from Anjuna disease. Rs 40 lakh in a daring armed a case of hacking of the website of a famed resort in Goa
with the stolen bike. dacoity from a businessman and traced the culprit to Hyderabad in Telangana.

Decomposed body
found in Bastora
MAPUSA: A decomposed
body of a 75-year-old woman
was found inside a house in
2
Musharraf, 79, at Gandhidham back home Abrar Ahmad was arrested from Hyderabad on Sunday.
who lived in were nabbed by a team of Cal- Cybercrime cell sources said, Ahmad was misusing the
ROAD BLOCK: A trailer lies in the middle of the road after it crashed while negotiating a turn
at Dapot-Maxem in Loliem on Sunday. (Report on pg 3)
self-imposed
exile in the UAE
angute police, two of them
while they were gambling on
credentials of the server and other operational software
to alter information thus disrupting the reputed North Goa
to avoid criminal a casino vessel in the capital. resort’s operations.
charges against The Calangute police team The case was cracked by a team led by Police Inspec-
led by PI Dattaguru Sawant

US shoots down Chinese balloon

him in Pakistan, died after tor Devendra Pingale and consisting of Head Constable
Bastora. Police rushed to the a prolonged illness at the was assisted in the opera- Yogesh Khandeparkar, police constables Sanyog Shetye,
site after locals informed that American Hospital in Dubai. tion by officials of the Guja- Ibrahim Karol and Hemant Gaonkar, all attached to the
foul smell was emanating rat Crime Branch. They first Cybercrime Cell.

from the house late Sunday.
WEATHER >>
Max: 35 C
Min: 21 C
Humidity: 85%
TIDES
Low: 05:43 17:22
High: 10:53 ---
PTI
WASHINGTON
The United States military
has downed the suspected
Chinese spy balloon over the
Atlantic Ocean and launched
a mission to recover all the
equipment from its debris,
drawing a strong reaction
from China which on Sunday
warned of repercussions over
America's use of force against
its civilian unmanned airship.
At the direction of Presi-
dent Joe Biden, the US mili-
tary shot down the Chinese
surveillance balloon in the
Atlantic Ocean, away from the
US shores in South Carolina,
with no damage to the life and
properties, a senior defence
official told reporters.
Fighter aircraft from Lang-
ley Air Force Base inspired
a missile into the balloon,
causing it to crash within the
US airspace, said the official,
adding as of now there are no
indications that any people,
civilian aircraft or maritime
vessels were harmed in any
way.
3
He was suffering accosted Manu Singh Thakor
from amyloidosis, at Candolim near the village
a rare disease football ground on Saturday.
It was Thakor who then
Police Sub-Inspector S S Varu
and nabbed in a swift opera-
police station.
The trio had last Sunday
caused by a build-
up of an abnormal spilled the beans of the where- tion. (January 29), daringly accost-
protein called abouts of his two accomplices The Gujarat Crime Branch ed a businessman from Gan-
amyloid in organs and tis- -- Chatrapal Singh and Surat team from Kutch (East), ar- dhidham and robbed him of
sues throughout the body, Singh -- at a casino vessel in rived in Goa on Saturday itself Rs 40 lakhs. The businessman
according to his family. Panaji. Chatrapal and Surat with information that they was severely injured in the
were then traced to a particu- were traced to a location in
 >> Report on pg 7
lar casino by a team led by the jurisdiction of Calangute >Continued on P5

Soon, Indians seeking US

visa to face less wait time
PTI
NEW DELHI
As the waiting period to get a
US visa in India continues to
remain over 500 days in most
places, the US embassy has
come up with a new initiative
through which people could
get appointments in a reason-
able time period.
Indians seeking the B1 and
B2 visas -- meant for business
and tourist purposes -- can
now apply their visas at some
American embassies abroad
to cut the wait period.
The US Embassy informed
that Bangkok is one such des-
tination where Indians can ap-
ply for a B1/B2 visa and would
get to the interview stage in
just 14 days.
This is opposed to places in
India where the wait is much
longer. Mumbai has a wait
period for 638 days, Kolkata
589 days, Delhi 596 days and
Hyderabad 609 days.
THE NEW INITIATIVES
„„Indians seeking B1, B2 visas can now apply at some
American embassies abroad
„„Special interviews for first time applicants and increas-
ing staff at consular offices
„„US Embassy in Delhi and consulates in Mumbai,
Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad will now conduct special
Saturday interview days
Taking to Twitter, the US Em- cants and increasing staff at
bassy India said, “Do you have consular offices to deal with
upcoming international travel? increased footfall.
If so, you may be able to get The US Embassy in Delhi,
a visa appointment at the US and consulates in Mumbai,
Embassy or Consulate in your Chennai, Kolkata and Hydera-
destination. For example, @ bad will now conduct special
USEmbassyBKK has opened Saturday interview days.
B1/B2 appointment capacity The US is implementing
for Indians who will be in Thai- remote processing of interview
land in the coming months." waiver cases for applicants
Amid visa delays especially with previous US visas.
for the states, the US Embassy The new initiatives come
launched a series of new as the US Mission to India
initiatives last month. These processed over 1 lakh visa ap-
include scheduling special plications this January, the US
interviews for first time appli- Embassy in Delhi said.

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Sonsodo waste craves for treatment
 DUMPING OF DAILY GARBAGE CONTINUES WITH NO TREATMENT WORTH ITS
NAME TAKING PLACE  MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS, BABUS CAUGHT NAPPING
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
Margao municipal garbage
trucks have resumed unload-
ing waste at the Sonsodo
waste management shed after
the deployment of heavy ma-
chinery created space for the
intake of daily fresh waste in-
side the treatment plant.
While MMC officials may
heave a sigh of relief with the
resumption of waste dumping
at Sonsodo, the sordid episode
has once again brought to the
fore the oft-repeated question
– for how long will the Margao
municipality go on dumping
the daily waste inside the Son-
sodo waste management shed
when the rules mandate the
civic body to treat the waste?
This question has indeed
come back to haunt the mu-
nicipal councillors and babus,
besides the Powers that be
controlling the Margao coun-
cil with the civic body once
again caught napping with
no waste treatment worth its
name taking place at Sonsodo.
Consider this, for an an-
swer. Since the time Fomento
Green had withdrawn from
Sonsodo in 2020, the Margao
Municipal Council has failed
to treat even a single tonne of
waste unloaded at the treat-
ment plant. The Civic body has
Dramapur-Sirlim resolves Velsao locals resolve 2024 LS polls: Congress vows to
to fight
to reject Mhadei diversion Pass resolution on Mhadei issue LAUNCHES HAATH SE HAATH JODO ABHIYAN WITH
STOP MORMUGAO COAL EXPANSION, DEMAND LOCALS
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
The Gram Sabha of the Drama-
pur-Sirlim on Sunday unan-
imously resolved that the
proposed diversion of waters
of river Mhadei by Karnata-
ka must be rejected and de-
manded revocation of all per-
missions granted, including
the approval of the DPR and
award given by the Tribunal
in 2018.
While saying that no further
permissions should be grant-
ed, the gram sabha further
resolved that the panchayat
shall endorse this resolution
at the next meeting and for-
ward the resolution to all the
relevant authorities of the gov-
ernments of Goa and India for
immediate implementation.
At the gram sabha chaired by
sarpanch Avita Pereira, mem-
bers further resolved that the
Forest Department of the Goa
government must prevent the
loss of wildlife and forests in
Goa due to the proposed diver-
sion of waters of river Mhadei
by upholding the Wildlife Pro-
tection Act, 1972 to give direc-
tions that no waters are divert-
ed under any circumstances.
The meeting further re-
solved that the ongoing coal
handling at Mormugao port
and coal transportation
Margao old bus stand resembles an eyesore as
municipal council turns blind eye to illegalities
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
T
he iconic Margao old
bus stand resembled an
eyesore, literally on Sun-
day, thanks to the apathy and
indifference from the Margao
Municipal Council.
Citizens approaching the
district police headquarters
and parents, who come to
drop off and pick up their
wards in the city schools, find
the old bus stand in a messy
state.
Sunday morning was no
better. Otherwise, consider
this. Fast food gaddas were
all found parked around hap-
hazardly when the owners are
mandated to take the kiosks
back home. Garbage was
strewn around in the absence
of bins at the bus stand. A cou-
ple of accident vehicles also
lay parked at the stand with
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Sonsodo waste management site in disarray. (Right) The approach roads in bad shape.
been dumping daily wet waste
into the shed for the last three
years, as a result of which the
walls of the shed crumbled
twice in the last one year.
The visit to Sonsodo by the
Waste Management Minister
Atanasio Monserrate last year
raised hopes of the Goa Waste
Management Corporation
(GWMC) taking over the Son-
sodo waste treatment, right
from treating the daily waste
to evolving a permanent solu-
tion to the imbroglio.
Sadly, it would be around 10
months now since the GWMC
submitted detailed propos-
als to the Margao Municipal
Council, right from roping in
a contractor to treat the daily
waste generated in the city to
refurbishing the waste man-
coal spillage reduce fuel prices, back MSMEs
MHADEI & COAL TAKE
CENTRESTAGE
„„Members resolved
that the Forest Depart-
ment of the Goa gov-
ernment must prevent
the loss of wildlife and
forests in Goa due to the
proposed diversion of
waters of river Mhadei
by upholding the Wildlife
Protection Act, 1972
„„The meeting resolved
that the ongoing coal
handling at Mormugao
port and coal transpor-
tation from and within
Goa must be stopped
immediately
from and within Goa must
be stopped immediately not
just to protect Goa and Goans
from the direct impacts, but
also to ensure that the waters
usurped by the steel plants
of private profit-seeking cor-
porations are returned to the
people of Karnataka and the
diversion of Mhadei river is
prevented.
“The environment, econ-
omies and people of Goa, es-
pecially the traditional com-
munities living in exemplary
A view of the Margao old bus stand which plays host to gaddas, garbage and accident vehicles. (Right) The garbage was
dumped on the bus stand right opposite the district police headquarters. 
the Margao police insisting it
has no other place to park the
accident vehicles.
The moot question that
has remained unanswered is
why are the Margao munici-
pal officials shying away from
cracking a whip against the
illegal parking of kiosks on the
bus stand when the owners
are required to take the struc-
tures back as per the license
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agement shed, including the
roads etc.
The estimates prepared by
the GWMC were conveyed to
the MMC, promising to take
the process forward on condi-
tion the civic body obtains the
necessary approvals from the
government.
Take note, neither the MMC
has roped in a private con-
tractor to take up the work of
garbage treatment nor has the
waste management shed been
refurbished to date. The less
said the better over the state
of the approach roads to the
waste treatment plant.
That’s not it. The Sonso-
do waste management shed
is once again full to the brim
with piled-up waste, throw-
ing up a host of questions how
coexistence with its rich flora
and fauna, are dependent on
Mhadei river for their survival.
Almost half of Goa’s popula-
tion depends on the Mhadei
river for their drinking water or
fishing, agriculture and other
traditional economies.”
“The future water crisis due
to climate change and the vul-
nerability of Goa as described
in the State Action Plan for Cli-
mate Change for State of Goa
also demand that water flow-
ing into the State of Goa must
be defended under all circum-
stances,” stated gram sabha
member Dominic Noronha.
“The proposed diversion
is not just in violation of the
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,
but is also against the basic
principle that free-flowing
rivers, especially rivers flow-
ing across State and nation-
al boundaries, should not be
blocked by any person, state
or country,” he added.
The gram sabha members
contended that the diversion
of Mhadei to the Malaprab-
ha river is not for drinking or
irrigation supplies to the res-
idents of Karnataka, but for a
large number of future steel
and power plants within the
Malaprabha river basin pro-
posed by the Sagarmala Pro-
gramme and the Karnataka
government.
conditions.
The issue of fast food gadd-
as and the mode of disposal of
their waste had recently found
a mention at the first meeting
of the Margao municipal
sanitation meeting presid-
ed over by Chairman Camilo
Barretto, wherein instructions
were issued to the municipal
market inspectors and sani-
tary inspectors to inspect the
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come the civic body could not
get its act together and obtain
the government approvals to
set in motion the process for
the scientific treatment and
management of the waste.
GWMC officials maintained
that proposals prepared by the
agency are all lying with the
civic body, pointing out that
the corporation cannot take
forward the works till the civic
body obtains the government
approvals.
A senior MMC official told
The Goan that the proposals
sent to the government and
the Director of Municipal Ad-
ministration are still awaiting
an official nod. “We had put
up new proposals to the gov-
ernment for administrative
approvals for work amounting
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VASCO
The Velsao Gram Sabha on
Sunday resolved to fight
against the diversion of Mha-
dei, coal spillage and coal
transportation, and to go to
court over a piece of land
claimed by the Railways as
theirs.
Velsao sarpanch Diana
Gouveia said that the meet-
ing was peaceful and resolu-
tions were accepted on coal
transportation and the Mha-
dei issue.
“We have resolved to stop
coal transportation and even
go to the court for the 10-me-
tre land that is being claimed
by the Railways as their prop-
erty. Our people from Velsao
are suffering and we have
taken a resolution to stop the
spillage of coal cargo during
transportation, and we hope
the government takes neces-
sary action.”
Goencho Ekvott found-
er member Orville Doura-
do said that five resolutions
were unanimously accepted
in the Gram Sabha meetings.
“The first resolution was
to stop the transportation of
coal from Upasnagar Junc-
tion through Pale and Velsao.
We also have trains passing
through all night with blar-
ing horns and we have de-
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kiosks and find out the mode
of waste disposal.
Questions, however, remain
unanswered – why has the
Margao municipality not
placed waste bins at the Old
bus stand, aware that the old
bus stand now caters more to
fast food kiosks than public
transport?
A member of the sanitation
committee wondered why
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to over Rs 14 crore. Sadly, the
proposals are all pending with
the government for the last 5-6
months,” remarked the civic
official.
The official raised appre-
hensions that the situation at
Sonsodo may further aggra-
vate by next month if no con-
crete solution is found on the
GWMC’s proposals by then.
Incidentally, with the gov-
ernment approvals not forth-
coming on the GWMC’s pro-
posals, the MMC had prepared
estimates amounting to Rs 24
lakh to carry out repairs to
the shed and to clean up the
internal drains to plug the
flow of leachate. Sadly, the
proposal has to date not even
been placed before the council
meeting for approval.
manded that there should be
no train horns from 8 pm to 7
am. The third proposal was to
reduce train speed to 40 km
per hour because many feel
the vibration in houses, es-
pecially old houses can have
cracks with trains moving at
around 100 km/hr presently.”
“We have also noticed the
overloading of trains which
leads to spillage and coal
dust causing pollution. The
Gram Sabha also expressed
support against the diver-
sion of Mhadei because this
water will be supplied to
steel mills and sugar cane
plantations in Karnataka,”
said Dourado.
Former panch Roquez-
inho D’Souza said that he
had placed the proposal of
standing in support against
the fight to prevent Mhadei
diversion.
“We need to understand
the details of the Mhadei
issue, and sloganeering or
asking CM to step down will
not change the situation. We
have seen how an advocate
has explained the issues we
face and how the CM can
present our case in court. I
have informed the panchayat
that I can call a top-level
advocate and get them for
awareness with all details
on the Mhadei issue,” said
D’Souza.
the inspectors are acting like
silent spectators if the owners
are required to take the gadd-
as home after the business
operations. “If citizens can see
the sorry state of affairs at the
old bus stand with the naked
eye, how come the same has
escaped the attention of the
City Fathers, civic babus and
the leaders controlling the civ-
ic body,” he questioned.
Digambar’s switch to BJP raised
hopes of Sonsodo shed’s revival
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
When Margao MLA Digam-
bar Kamat embraced the
ruling BJP on September 14,
2022, hopes were raised that
waste management will be
finally back on the tracks at
Sonsodo.
For, Kamat started his
new innings in the BJP on
a positive note, descending
at Sonsodo with Goa Waste
Management Corporation
(GWMC) Managing Director
Levinson Martins and civic
officials to take stock of the
situation and to work out
solutions.
The Margao MLA mandat-
ed the team of GWMC and
MMC officials to visit Sonso-
do every fortnight to take a
review and suggest remedial
measures.
If sources are to be be-
lieved, the fortnightly visit to
Sonsodo has not taken place
in the New Year and neither
has the Margao MLA got the
government and the Director
of Municipal Administration
to accord approvals for the
Sonsodo works to date.
Both GWMC and MMC of-
THREE MAJOR PROMISES IF IT RETURNS TO POWER
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
After the Bharat Jodo Abhi-
yan, the Congress launched
the Haath Se Haath Jodo Ab-
hiyan in Goa on Sunday, with
party leaders making three
major promises to the peo-
ple if the Congress returns to
power in the 2024 Lok Sabha
election.
Launching the Haath Se
Haath Jodo Abhiyan in the
presence of GPCC chief Amit
Patkar, Opposition Leader
Yuri Alemao, South Goa MP
Francisco Sardinha and South
district chief Savio D’Silva at
Chinchinim in Velim constit-
uency, Congress Goa desk in-
charge MP Manickam Tagore
said the Congress promises to
reduce the price of LPG cylin-
der to Rs 500, bring down the
price of petrol and diesel and
to accord importance to the
Micro small & medium enter-
prises (MSMEs) sector.
“These are the three prom-
ises every Congress worker
should convey to the people in
their respective booth during
the Abhiyan. Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi has made these
three promises, which will be
implemented when the party
returns to power after the 2024
election,” he said.
Manickam taken
aback after media
asks if Congress
can take on BJP
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
Even as Goa Congress desk in-
charge, MP Manickam Tagore
repeatedly insisted that Chief
Minister Pramod Sawant has
no spine to take on Union
Home Minister Amit Shah, he
was faced with a media query
– whether the Congress has
the spine to take on the BJP-
led government.
Taken aback by the ques-
tion asked by a scribe, Tagore
shot back: “Who else will
have the spine if the Congress
doesn’t have it.”
Tagore sought to put up
a united front, apparently
pushing the defection episode
to the back burner, as he as-
serted that Congress depends
on the party workers and the
people. “We are all united and
will together fight against the
BJP,” he said.
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File photo of Margao MLA Digambar Kamat with GWMC
MD Levinson Martins and civic officials at Sonsodo after
embracing the BJP.
ficials pin hopes on the Mar-
gao MLA to use his influence
with the ruling dispensation
to facilitate the civic body to
obtain the necessary permis-
sions to pave way for float-
ing the tender for the waste
management works. “Since
the civic body has failed in
their attempts to get the nec-
essary permission, it is now
time for the Margao MLA to
intervene and get Chief Min-
ister Pramod Sawant to give
the sanctions,” the official
said.
Congress leaders interacting with vegetable vendors during
the launch of the Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan at the
Chinchinim market on Sunday.
Accompanied by the party
leaders, including Amit Pat-
kar, Yuri Alemao, MP Francis-
co Sardinha and party leaders
M K Sheikh, Everson Vales,
Moreno Rebello and others,
Tagore went around the mar-
ket area after the launch to
distribute pamphlets.
He reminded the party
leaders and workers that Ra-
hul Gandhi walked 25 km
every day during the Bharat
Jodo campaign, commencing
the yatra every day at 6 am
and winding up the campaign
at 8 pm before the yatra culmi-
How was DPR approved
sans studying scientific
report, questions Yuri
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MARGAO
Leader of Opposition Yuri Ale-
mao on Sunday said if the Un-
ion Minister for Environment,
Forest & Climate Change Bhu-
pendra Yadav says he is yet to
study the Scientific Report on
Mhadei Diversion, Goans want
to know how Environmental
Clearance was given to Kala-
sa Bhandura Project and how
DPR was approved without
studying the Scientific Report.
He further demanded that
the Union Minister for Environ-
ment, Forest & Climate Change
must clarify whether any Sci-
entific Study was done before
forcing the destructive three
linear projects, including Rail-
way double tracking on Goa.
Reacting to the refusal of the
Union Minister for Environ-
ment, Forest & Climate Change
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Monday February 6, 2023
The official feared that
the situation at Sonsodo
may aggravate in the coming
months in the event the gov-
ernment approvals are not
forthcoming, leaving the civ-
ic body with no option but to
dump the fresh waste inside
the shed.
“How can we put the
waste treatment mechanism
in place at Sonsodo when
the necessary approvals are
not forthcoming from the
government,” questioned an
official.
Santosh Mirajkar
nated at Srinagar.
“All the party workers are
expected to reach out to the
200 households located in a
booth area and distribute the
pamphlets and interact with
the voters during the Haath Se
Haath Jodi Abhiyan,” he said.
Tagore pointed out that the
Abhiyan is aimed at telling the
people that all is not well as is
being painted by the BJP lead-
ership. “We want to convey to
the people that the Congress
understands their pain, which
is not reflected in the media,”
he said.
to speak on the Mhadei diver-
sion, Yuri said he can under-
stand his limitations since the
volume of the BJP ministers is
controlled in Delhi.
“It is loud and clear that
the double engine BJP govern-
ments are betraying Goa since
coming to power at the Centre
and State. The BJP government
wants to destroy cultivable
lands, finish the fishing activ-
ity and hand over Goa to Cro-
ny Capitalists. It is proved time
and again that every move
of the BJP government is an-
ti-Goa,” reminded Yuri.
He added: “The three line-
ar projects including Railway
double tracking, laying of
power transmission line and
expansion of national highway
are forced on Goa at the cost of
massive destruction to the en-
vironment just to facilitate Cro-
ny Capitalists.”

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Thousands of property disputes are pending before the
courts and local authorities, but one of these grabbed
the attention. Fight over ownership of a palatial house at
Calangute spilled out from the Court to the police and then to
the media. Claims of being held ‘hostage’, the prevalence of
a “scary and dangerous situation” in the disputed residence,
and the snapping of power and water supply kept the
authorities on their toes until the French occupant vacated
the premises at the dead end of the night on February 2.
The Goan cuts through the propaganda and extensively
examines every aspect of the case.
Ugly property row as 2 women
press claims to man’s house
A
mid the hustle-bustle
in the crowded tourist
hub of Calangute, a bit-
ter property dispute between
two women of foreign-origin
created quite an uneasy situ-
ation in the village.
The story revolved around
the Portuguese-era property
where the main character
Lawyer-restaurateur Francis-
co Sousa’s demise sparked
off an ugly property dispute
involving his widow, Nirmala
Acharya Sousa and his close
friend French actor Mari-
anne Borgo
Francisco, father of an In-
dian model-cum-actress and
brother of a former Director
of Sports Authority of Goa,
re-married a Nepali citizen
close to a decade ago and
was reportedly also friendly
with the French actress.
Each one lived in their
own space happily until
Francisco succumbed during
the pandemic in 2021. Here
began the fight to claim
ownership of the property
with Nirmala asserting to
be the legal owner, and
Marianne arguing she made
full payment to her friend
towards the purchase way
back in 2008.
The drama unfolded when
the women blamed each
other for physically taking
possession of the house,
while the matter is pending
before the Civil Court.
After over 11 days without
electricity and water, as
claimed by Borgo through a
series of videos circulated to
the media, she vacated the
property on the very day she
assured the Court to leave
the house within eight days.
WHOSE
PROPERTY?
Borgo, who starred in sev-
eral films beginning in 1986
and served on the jury of
Indian film festivals besides
being awarded the Lifetime
Achievement Award at the
38th Film Festival of Alexan-
dria last year, has claimed
she bought the property
in 2008 and paid around
£30,000 to some account.
The Goan has learnt that the
property was registered in
Francisco’s name, however,
there’s no transparency into
whose account the money
was transferred as the police
have maintained a stoic
silence on the issue and
the depositor will revert “on
Monday evening after the
Court hearing.” He has only
said that she brought the
property from Francisco.
She has no Deed of Sale
and/or Form 1 & 14 or Indian
citizenship.
Francisco’s widow, in turn,
claims she is the legal custo-
dian of the property after her
husband’s death. The Nepali
claims she married Francisco
in 2014 and since then, the
couple had owned the house
key; and that house caretaker
had been looking after the
property for many years.
Nirmala claims to have the
required property documents
including electricity connec-
tion in her name.
PRIVATE GUARDS
Marianne claimed Nirma-
la’s “goons” blocked the
Builder Prabhu Moni lands in jail for dishonoured cheque
THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI
Prominent realtor Venkatesh
Prabhu Moni who owns Prab-
hu Constructions has landed
in the Colvale jail after his ap-
peal against a conviction by
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driveway, locked the gate
to restrict entry to everyone
including the police and
her well-wishers; and even
snapped electricity, water
and gas connections.
In her first video circulated
to the media, she claimed
she is in a “scary and
dangerous situation” at her
residence and that “people”
staking claim to her property
had disconnected electricity
and water connections to
her home. She has been
forced to live in dark.
Nirmala denied the claim
of sensing goons saying she
has no money to hire goons.
Police claim Marianne hired
four bouncers - two male
and two females - and she
has a maid while she re-
mained in the house.
COMPLAINT
AND COUNTER
COMPLAINT
On 23 January, Marianne
filed a police complaint
against Nirmala, accusing
her of hiring “goons” to
forcibly evict her and that
her belongings including an
iPad were stolen during the
alleged break-in. Nirmala’s
sister was also accompany-
ing the private security men.
The CCTV footage and other
evidence expose the act.
The widow also filed a
counter-complaint of tres-
pass against the actor. The
North Goa police confirmed
that none of the two com-
plaints have been turned
into FIRs as the Civil Suit is
pending before the Court.
Questions arise why did
the police not register the
cases knowing it could
have led to a law and order
situation? A legal expert
whim The Goan spoke
to said that FIRs in such
matters can be used by the
parties to claim possession
of the property.
DISMISSAL OF
PETITION IN HC
Shortly after the alleged
break-in, Marianne filed
a writ petition with the
Bombay High Court at Goa
seeking police protection
because she was being
“forcibly dispossessed”
by Francisco’s widow. On
January 25, the High Court
dismissed her petition
citing the case pending
before the lower court in
Mapusa.
Borgo also shared a video
shot on January 31 at around
the Mapusa JMFC in a cheque
bouncing case was dismissed
by the Sessions Court in Pana-
ji on Saturday.
While police personnel es-
corting Moni was tight-lipped,
Moni was whisked away from
the court complex at Altinho
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5 pm her arguing with a po-
liceman who she had called
on to protect her. She can be
heard asking the policeman
to allow her neighbour to
get safe passage past the
“goons” who can be seen al-
legedly blocking the gate of
the disputed property with
a black jeep. The policeman
can be heard saying that he
cannot “interfere” since the
matter is sub judice.
VIRAL VIDEOS
Amid power and water
cut, videos of happenings in
the disputed residence kept
doing the rounds. Marianne
had some of her well-wish-
ers visiting her with food and
other needs.
In one of the videos,
Marianne is seen opening
the door with her maid by
her side. Two lady cops,
one in civil and the other in
uniform, and a few more per-
sonnel visit her to provide
security. The policewoman is
heard saying “Madam I am
your personal security.”
In another video, the
actress is narrating the
incident stating when she
was attending yoga classes
in Arpora, her mobile phone
had “10 messages from my
neighbours and one maid”
informing that some men
had entered the garden and
broken into the house.
“Inspite of being 75 years
old... I am not afraid. I knew
they were at the gate and
would refuse me access,
and I rang my lawyer and
he said to do whatever
you can and go to your
house... I went through my
neighbour’s house, went
to the field, jumped in the
field, climbed the wall of
the house, jumped in the
garden and rushed inside
the house,” she is heard
saying.
Reportedly the opposite
party was already in the
room but what happened
later is known to only a few
connected with the case.
She has vacated the
premises citing she could
not remain any longer with-
out a proper bath and her
health deteriorating due to
these circumstances.
NHRC
The matter has now
reached the National Hu-
man Rights Commission
directing the Goa Police to
act into her complaint with-
in 8 weeks.
in a police jeep and reportedly
taken for the mandatory med-
ical check-up before being
lodged at the Colvale jail.
Moni had issued a cheque
of Rs two-odd crore to a pri-
vate firm he owed the mon-
ey to around three years ago.
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Plans afoot to digitise comunidade
records for safety: Administrator
CITES NEED TO SET UP CCTV CAMERAS IN BUILDING ESPECIALLY ARCHIVES ROOM
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MAPUSA
Plans to digitise the comuni-
dade records and administer-
ing the archives, installation
of surveillance cameras and
forming of an advisory com-
mittee were some of the major
takeaways of the meeting of
comunidades of North Zone
held under the tutelage of Ad-
ministrator of Comunidades,
North Goa on Sunday.
Several managing commit-
tees also expressed concern over
blatant encroachments and ille-
gal houses that have popped up
on comunidade lands.
Administrator of Comuni-
dades, North Goa, Shivprasad
Naik informed the managing
committee members that there
were plans to digitise all re-
cords which will ensure safety
of all key documents pertain-
ing to the comunidades.
He also assured the mem-
bers that the archives room
in the Administrator of Co-
munidades building has been
put under lock and key and
Mapusa comunidade offers to
restore Administrator’s bldg
THE GOAN I NETWORK
MAPUSA
In what can be seen as a relief
to the State government, the
Managing Committee of the
Mapusa comunidade has vol-
unteered to renovate and re-
store the heritage building of
the ‘Administracao das Comu-
nidades de Bardez’ that hous-
es the office of the Administra-
tor of Comunidade, North Goa
in Mapusa.
“We are ready to take up the
renovation and restoration of
the Administrator of Comuni-
dade, North Goa building pro-
vided all the comunidades have
no objection to our proposal,”
said Salvador Pinto, President
of Mapusa comunidade.
The President of Mapusa co-
munidade put up the proposal
during a meeting of the Man-
aging Committees of the co-
munidades held on Sunday at
the Mapusa comunidade hall.
Pinto also volunteered to
provide an alternative place
to the staff of the Administra-
tor of Comunidade, North for
the period till the restoration
work of the entire building is
completed.
“We can take up the work as
RG’s Shiroda team nixes Track doubling is railway project,
allegations against Parab not of port, clarifies MPA
THE GOAN I NETWORK
OLD GOA
Coming out strongly in support
of supremo Manoj Parab, the
Revolutionary Goans Party’s
Shiroda team termed the alle-
gations leveled against him by
former RG member Gauresh
Gaonkar as baseless and false.
The clarification comes
against the backdrop of Gaon-
kar making explosive allega-
tions against Parab in relation
to his ties and funding from
certain political parties apart
from other issues.
Speaking to reporters at
Panaji, on Sunday, Shiroda
candidate Shailesh Naik said
that Gaonkar resigned from
RGP on October 1, 2022, way
before Parab met Maharashtra
CM Shinde on October 27, 2022.
“Gaonkar told lies that he
resigned from RGP after Parab
met Shinde,” Naik said.
“Also, Gaonkar’s statement
that he was not eligible for As-
However, the firm Shri Saha-
janand Investments Pvt Ltd,
sued the builder after the
cheque bounced.
He was then convicted in
the matter three months ago
and on Saturday his appeal
against the conviction was
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Members of various comunidades participating in the meeting held by the Administrator of
Comunidades, North Goa Shivprasad Naik on Sunday in Mapusa. 
nobody could get access to it
without his permission.
“Digitisation of records is in
the pipeline. When the process
is completed then all the re-
cords will be in safe custody. We
have also locked the archives
room. Even if my staff wants to
access the archives room then
they have to obtain permission
from me,” Naik said.
According to former presi-
dent of Olaulim, Oldrin Perei-
ra, earlier anyone including
Delhi-based builders used to
enter the archives room and
urged the administrator to en-
GENERATING REVENUE FROM RENT
„„It was decided that after renovation of the building, the
Mapsua comunidade could generate revenue by renting out
excess space to private entities. There was also a proposal
to convert excess space into a hall to hold meetings of
comunidades
„„Earlier part of the building was rented out to the BSNL
and Mapusa Urban Health Centre
soon as we get the go-ahead
from the government and NOC
of the comunidades. We have
ample of space where we can
accommodate the staff of the
Administrator of Comunidade,
North until the restoration
work is completed,” he said.
Pinto also informed that
the land belongs to the Mapu-
sa comunidade although the
building was constructed by
the comunidades of Bardez.
Administrator of Comuni-
dade, North Goa, Shivprasad
Naik informed that he will
write to the government about
the proposal put up by the Ma-
pusa comunidade.
It was decided that after
renovation of the building, the
Mapsua comunidade could
generate revenue by renting
out excess space to private
entities. There was also a pro-
RGP’s Shiroda candidate
Shailesh Naik addressing
reporters over allegations
made against supremo
Manoj Parab.  Manuel Vaz
sembly ticket as he had not com-
pleted 25 years are also false as
was born on November 20, 1996
which proves that he had com-
pleted 25 years in November
2021 much before the candi-
dates were finalized for Assem-
bly polls,” Naik pointed out.
On funding to the party,
Naik said that if RGP has got
funds from any political par-
ty Gaonkar should prove the
same before making allega-
tions.
dismissed by the Sessions
Court.
Moni’s firm had shot to
fame around two decades
ago after it took over the then
abandoned ‘Alfran Plazza’
project in the heart of the cap-
ital city.
sure safety of the records.
The President of Assagao
comunidade offered the ser-
vices of the students of Agnel
Ashram in the process of digi-
tisation of the records.
The administrator stressed
the need to set up CCTV cam-
eras in the entire building es-
pecially in the archives room.
Several comunidades wel-
comed the move and even
came forward to donate funds
for installation of the cam-
eras. Over 10 comunidades
including Assagao, Anjuna,
Arpora-Nagoa, Siolim, Serula,
posal to convert excess space
into a hall to hold meetings of
comunidades.
Earlier part of the building
was rented out to the BSNL
and Mapusa Urban Health
Centre.
“With Mapusa comuni-
dade offering to renovate the
building the government can
take it easy. The Mapusa co-
munidade has the funds and
they should be allowed to do
the restoration work,” Rui Da
Gama told The Goan.
The condition of the Por-
tuguese-era Administrator
of Comunidade building had
deteriorated due to lack of
maintenance. With cracks on
the walls and chunks of ce-
ment falling off, the precari-
ous condition of the heritage
building has raised fears of
its collapse.
THE GOAN I NETWORK
VASCO
Mormugao Port Authority (
MPA ) Deputy Chairman G P
Rai on Sunday said that the
port was only a EXIM Gate
and clarified that the doubling
of tracks was a railway project
and not a port project.
Rai, speaking to report-
ers on the sidelines of dis-
tribution of the prizes of the
8th Annual Mormugao Ship
Agents Association cricket
tournament also added that
transportation of Iron ore
from Karnataka was earning a
good revenue for the port.
“The port is an EXIM Gate-
way and the doubling of
tracks is a railway project and
not a port project. The port
definitely cannot survive with-
out road and rail connectivity
and while doubling of tracks
may be good for the port but
it does not mean that it is only
for the port, “ said Rai.
“ Normally the iron ore
used to be handled at Goa
but the new trend is that ore
is coming to the port from
Karnataka and this generates
very good revenue for the port
. This is a good avenue for the
port and adds around 2 mil-
lion in traffic at MPA which
is a good sign. We are very
positive as of now and hope-
ful that we will come back to
our original position by 2024.
“ said Rai.
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Agnelo Pereira
Saligao and Sangolda offered
to contribute for the CCTV
cameras.
On the occasion, an Adviso-
ry Committee as proposed by
the commissioner’s report was
also set up under the chair-
manship of former president
of Olaulim, Oldrin Pereira.
The other members of the
committee were Tulio de Sou-
za, Nelson Fernandes, Rui Da
Gama, Michael Carrasco, Des-
mond D’Costa, Salvador Pinto,
Benedict D’Souza, Hector Fer-
nandes, Servo Fernandes and
Andre Pereira.
The container trailer that fell on the road at Dapot-Maxem in
Loliem on Sunday afternoon.
Driver hurt as trailer
container falls on road
THE GOAN I NETWORK
CANACONA
A trailer container fell on its
side in Loliem-Polem village
area on Sunday, blocking and
disrupting the smooth flow of
traffic on National Highway –
66 since afternoon.
The trailer container bear-
ing registration no. TS12
UC0251 reportedly carrying
over 20 tonnes load, coming
from Karnataka was proceed-
ing to Margao, when while ne-
gotiating a slight turn at the
Dapot slope fell on its side,
and literarily down around
25 metres, came to halt with
its one side hitting the hill-
MPA Dy Chairman G P Rai
The port has got new cargo
in the form of bauxite
and urea and while we
can bring in a lot of new
cargo, we face restriction
of storage area. We also
face constraints like single
lane railway and improper
highway connectivity .”
—G P Rai, MPA Dy Chairman
“The port has got new car-
go in the form of bauxite and
urea and while we can bring
in a lot of new cargo, we face
restriction of storage area. We
also face constraints like sin-
gle lane railway and improp-
er highway connectivity . If
waterways is channelised, we
can go to the maximum limit
of cargo that can be handled
in the port, “ said Rai.
“ The cruise business is not
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Monday February 6, 2023
‘Difficult to manage
office due to
lack of staff’
MAPUSA: Expressing diffi-
culty in running the affairs
in the office due to lack
of staff, Administrator of
Comunidades, North Goa,
Shivprasad Naik said that
he has appointed some
staff on daily wages to fill
in the vacuum.
“I find it difficult to man-
age the office. Whatever
staff we have in the office
are either temporary or on
contract. I have now taken
some staff on daily wages
to run the show. But this
cannot be a permanent
solution and we have to
find a way out,” Naik said.
He said some of the staff
have been working for
almost 18 to 20 years and
were drawing a meagre
salary of around Rs 23,000
per month.
Kathy Fernandes
ock and entirely blocking the
tarred section of the highway.
While locals assembled in
large numbers, some jawans
travelling on the route stopped
and assisted the locals in pull-
ing out the injured driver from
the trailer container’s cabin.
The driver was later re-
ferred to Canacona Communi-
ty Health Centre for treatment.
With the container blocking
entire road, locals later en-
gaged a JCB to pull some earth/
mud to enable the traffic to
cross the road. The container
was later in the evening pulled
up and kept on one side of
the road to finally restore the
smooth flow of highway traffic.
MOU mulled to
develop MPA
Ground at Baina
VASCO: The long pending
demand of the locals to
develop the MPA Ground
at Baina may finally come
true , especially after MPA
Dy Chairman G P Rai said
that there were plans of
the MPA to tie up with state
Government to develop the
ground.
“This is a very good ground
and we want to develop it
but the financial situation
of the port is not very good.
We are in discussions with
the state Government and
also with the Goa Cricket As-
sociation who approached
us. While we cannot allot
the ground to anyone as
per rules, we are trying to
reach a MOU to develop the
ground and we will reach
a positive conclusion on
this aspect in around two to
three months,” said Rai.
a profitable business for the
port and it is only the ven-
ture by Government of India
for the development of the
port and the States. It may
take a few years till the cruise
tourism becomes profitable
for the MPA and the rise of
cruise tourism will benefit the
State,” said Rai.

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Seeking divine interventions during exams
Heavenly Benedictions and intercessions are definitely to be sought;
If you’re going through hell, keep going but why only in calamitous circumstances!
Winston Churchill
> The writer is a
resident of Margao
Need to walk the
who strongly
desires to bring
about some
socially relevant
tall talk of saving
changes with his
musings
PACHU MENON
our wetlands T
he exam season is fast approaching
U
and it is amusing to find youngsters
thronging temples, churches and
nion Minister for Environment Bhupender Yadav set other places of worship.
the ball rolling for the ‘Save Wetlands’ campaign across For what? Elementary yaar, just to get
through! It is as if the whole year’s fool-
the country via a function held in Goa on Saturday. The ing around will be compensated by a few
campaign aimed at a holistic approach towards draw- visits to the religious places!
ing attention to and conserving wetlands. And once the exams are over, a similar
queue will be witnessed just before the
The initiative is a welcome one, especially since its calls for in- results are declared!
volving all strata of society, and affirmative action for wetlands It is all the more hilarious to have the
parents and guardians propitiating the
conservation that will include sensitizing people to the value of omnipotent and seeking blessings for
wetlands, increasing the coverage of wetland mitras and building their wards as examinations are made
citizen partnerships for wetlands conservation. out to be the biggest hurdles for their
children.
Wetlands form a crucial part of our ecosystems and while dis- What could be more exasperating!
proportionate attention was given towards saving ‘forests’, other If ‘burning the midnight lamp’ could
ecosystems including wetlands, grasslands and coastal ecosys- be overlooked for a few saintly seconds of
abject pleading with folded hands before
tems have been neglected from a conservation point of view al- the Almighty, medicine and engineering
lowing them to be ravaged by human ‘development’ and leaving would cease to be coveted fields of study.
little space and almost no protection for the animals that live in What a stupid notion!
One often hears of people taking the
these spaces. spiritual path to salvation. Though asso-
The challenge before the government, ciated with religion, mysticism and pie-
Goa stood exposed and all of us, is to not look at these newly ty, traditionally, spirituality is regarded
as an integral aspect of religious experi-
because people have notified wetlands as the beginning and ence.
been fighting to protect the end of our responsibilities towards Nowadays it is quite normal to have
as unscrupulous these ecosystems. As highlighted by
religion and ‘being spiritual’ connote the
elements are filling up same sense. However, spirituality is a
the Union Minister, while the wetlands matter of deliberation today!
spaces with impunity In the modern era, a hectic lifestyle
and constructions themselves will have the necessary le-
has apparently compelled religion and
mushrooming in the gal protections, the areas surround- God to take a backseat. Man remembers
khazans ing the wetlands often become areas of his creator only when in dire straits!
Beseeching the Almighty to put an end
high-density urban development and to all his miseries, man, at such times,
growth owing to the tourist potential of puts up a fantastic show of his religious
the wetland. devoutness; not to mention the ‘bar-
gains’ and the ‘deals’ being struck at the
Expansive industrial estates on Goa’s plateaus, real estate pro- sacred altars which could put the most
jects, infrastructure projects, the list goes on. We have moved from pious to shame!
living in a world where humans were confined to small enclaves These crass exhibitions of pseudo-re-
-- villages and accompanying agricultural land -- while the left of
ligiosity are never the more in evidence
than during the annual examinations of
the earth was left to the ‘wild’ to living in a world where the ‘wild’ students. Parents with their children in
tow make a beeline for the nearest plac-
is constrained to narrow notified enclaves while humans occupy
es of worship planning to bribe the Gods
the rest of the world. into making their wards perform well at
Even as Yadav was celebrating his government’s initiatives in the tests.
This is apparently an annual feature,
protecting wetlands, Goa stood exposed because people have with various shrines and sanctuaries cat-
been fighting to protect as unscrupulous elements are filling up egorizing it as a seasonal fare in line with
spaces with impunity and constructions mushrooming right in the the numerous religious feasts and festi-
vals celebrated.
khazans in every nook and corner of the State. No wonder then that the cult of new-
A wetland isn’t just for birds and water-dwelling creatures but is age ‘spiritual gurus’ too have learnt to
also sometimes the only source of water and a valuable hunting
ground for other predators who like to hang in the vicinity of a
source of water where food is abundantly available. THE INBOX >>
For long the Goa government and the society at large, have
convinced themselves that it is taking care of biodiversity and Hotels should disclose type of
wildlife pointing to the number of wildlife sanctuaries and green oil used for cooking
areas Goa has and the area they occupy while simultaneously en- Oil forms an essential part of our every-
day cooking. We could be very careful of
croaching more and more spaces traditionally left for the animals. the type of oil used for cooking at home.
According to the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet 2022 report, But then what about the oil used for
monitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibi- cooking in hotels and restaurants? It is a
known fact that eating too much and the
ans, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on aver- wrong kinds of fats, such as saturated
age since 1970. Habitat loss has been the biggest driver of the steep and trans fats, may raise unhealthy
fall in wildlife populations. LDL cholesterol and lower healthy HDL
cholesterol.
It would be helpful if the government declares a buffer zone This imbalance can increase one’s risk
around notified wetlands to help them become healthy ecosys- of high blood pressure, hardening of the
tems and not just wildlife enclaves that society can use to convince arteries (atherosclerosis), heart attack
itself that we are indeed taking care of the environment.
and stroke. Vegetable oils are often
labeled “heart-healthy” and recom-
mended as an alternative to sources of
saturated fat, such as butter. The reason
vegetable oils are considered good for
the heart is that studies consistently
link polyunsaturated fat to a reduced
OPEN SPACE >> risk of heart problems, compared with
Need separate budget for poor saturated fat. In spite of their potential
health benefits, some scientists are
S
worried about how much of these oils
kewed economics to assuage our guilty conscience Post budget 2023-2024,
people are consuming. These concerns
there is a cartoon doing the rounds on social media of someone (apparent-
mostly apply to oils that contain a lot of
ly the Finance Minister) telling a group of people “I have given you Income
omega-6 fats.
Tax relief. Now what more do you want?” And the people reply in unison “In-
Oils heated past their smoke point break
come”. That about sums up our much acclaimed budget!
down and can produce unhealthy com-
India is a large country with a population of 1.35 billion people. We need a sup-
plementary budget exclusively for the lower half of the population mounting
pounds. Some of the healthier cooking
to over 650 million people. This lower half by itself would be the third largest
oils that can withstand higher cooking
temperatures include olive oil, avoca-
country in the world by population. We need to give this lower half of popula-
do oil and sesame oil. Keeping in mind
tion special status or else the condition of the poor will never improve.
the health of the customers, it would
The budget benefits the upper crust. With so much inequality of wealth we can-
not take the entire population as one unit while calculating the average income
be desirable for hotels and restaurants
of an Indian family and then preparing a budget based on this false assump-
to mention the type of oil used in the
cooking.
tion. We must first determine the average income of the lower half (650 million
This could be by way of a sign-board
people) to give a clearer picture of the extent of poverty in the country. We can
within the premises or it could be men-
no longer use skewed economics to assuage our guilty conscience.
ROBERT CASTELLINO, Calangute
tioned in the menu.
ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
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capitalize on this fad!
An advertisement in a South Indian
English daily a couple of years back
was a source of considerable mirth!
A renowned evangelic preacher was
conducting an ‘Exam Prayer Meet’ at a
reputed institute’s grounds, where spe-
cial prayers were to be offered for the
students’ benefit; they were being invit-
ed to “come and be blessed!”
The belief in the efficacy of prayers
is that optimism that drives the hope-
less to seek divine intervention in times
of pain and anguish. Unfortunately,
human fallibility ensures that faith in
one’s creator is never profound at times
when, as they say, the sailing is smooth.
This unexplained habit of invoking
the blessings of the Omnipotent to sur-
mount all hardships when in distress is
then to be seen as one of those sancti-
monious acts put out by man that holds
no charm whatsoever anymore.
Heavenly Benedictions and interces-
sions are definitely to be sought; but
why only in calamitous circumstances!
Coming back to our subject then!
Should the evangelist’s call be seen
Understanding as a publicity-seeking stunt to allure
that
more ‘faithfuls into the flock’? Definite-
examinations ly not!
are a format At best it could be termed as a paci-
fication of the young minds dreading
test of a uncertainties when faced with the pros-
student’s pects of justifying a whole year’s stud-
knowledge or ies via questionnaires.
proficiency in a Maybe the preacher’s praying ses-
sions will help conciliate their dis-
subject or skill, turbed minds to approach the tests with
it becomes a clearer conscience realizing that they
difficult have been unnecessarily regarding
their exams as a perilous affair.
to fathom It is as if the youngsters doubt their
the need for own caliber.
prayers to Understanding that examinations
invoke the are a format test of a student’s knowl-
grace of various edge or proficiency in a subject or skill,
it becomes difficult to fathom the need
Gods and for prayers to invoke the grace of vari-
Goddesses ous Gods and Goddesses to attain suc-
to attain cess in examinations.
This would imply that the unprepar-
success in edness of the child in getting through
examinations with the tests purely on the strength of
I
Clash between new & old income tax regime
On the day of budget 2023-24 chartered accountants were dis-
cussing that 90-95% have opted for old regime since all asses-
sees make financial security provision as there is no guarantee
for social security in our country. Now the government wants to
trap assessees as only once one can switch back from new to old
regime. This they are not disclosing
All the savings like LIC premiums NSC, PPF, housing loan interest
and repayment of mediclaim premium and other deductions for
interest etc will have no meaning. The Finance Minister should
think of only one regime with deductions and reasonable rates.
For rich tax payers they have nicely reduced the rates why not for
middle class?
VIKAS SAWKAR, Panaji
The Adani mess
Adani stocks continue to take a beating
as a consequence of the Hindenberg re-
port on its operations. It is reported that
the losses in the falling stock are near
USD120 billion, wiping out a substan-
tial valuations of the companies. The
surprising part of this story is that de-
spite this massive impact, the Finance
Secretary has described this whitewash
as a ‘storm in a tea cup’ and that it will
subside in a few days.
On what basis he is saying this is not Send your
understandable and which crystal letters to us
ball he is looking into to make his
prediction. Maybe he is saying this be- at editor@
cause in a short time Adani will have thegoan.net.
nothing more to lose! However, the Letters must
lack of concern from the Finance Sec- be 150-200
retary is stunning since government
entities like LIC and SBI are exposed words and
to the extent of Rs 56,000 crores in mention the
the Adani Group Cos. The government writer’s name
and IRDAI have put out statements and location
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the knowledge that he has assimilated
is directly responsible for the ‘bribing’
at temples, shrines and other religious
places.
Incurring divine favour or avoiding
divine retribution, people are known
to propitiate the Gods in various ways.
But should the future of the child hinge
around such propitious methods!
Examinations are not a gamble
where luck tends to play a big role in
the outcome. The keen interest and at-
tentiveness the child shows for studies
should reflect in a good showing at the
examinations.
It is generally believed that nervous-
ness, fear or just a feeling of uncertain-
ty tend to dominate the minds of those
appearing in board and university ex-
ams. A prayer sent out to the almighty
thus becomes almost mandatory in
these circumstances.
It was however amusing to hear that
it is not just the students and their par-
ents who look for divine blessings. Ed-
ucational institutions also join the stu-
dents just to wrap up the preparations
with divine blessings.
There were reports in a section of the
press some years back about a school
in Nagpur which takes their class X
students on a local pilgrimage of sorts
before the exams. The school principal
claimed that the school does this to give
strength and a holistic comfort to their
students which help them to overcome
nervousness during examinations.
The principal agreed that there is no
substitute for hard work and thorough
preparations. But he was of the opin-
ion that the gesture created feeling of
humbleness among the students which
makes them realize that there is power
beyond this world which guides them
to do the right thing.
Board and University examinations
have always been considered as or-
deals for students; at least they have
been made to feel so! Equating them
as adversities that could only be tri-
umphed over by divine grace, parents
and guardians will continue convert-
ing places of worship into ‘bartering
grounds’ for their protégés.
that the exposure of LIC and SBI are
within the norms and are only to the
extent of some 0.2% of their total loan
portfolios.
The issue is not that but the risk of the
government losing this money which is a
substantial amount of public funds. We
have seen how from Mallya to Choksi to
Nirav Modi the government has failed
to recover their investments since the
pledged assets never compensate fully
to the extent of loans taken and the pro-
cess of recovery is cumbersome and time
consuming.
S KAMAT, Alto Santa Cruz
Tribute to South Indian singer
Vani Jayaram
India lost another of its great singers with
the passing of Vani jayaram on Febru-
ary 4. India’s late Lata Mangeshkar first
death anniversary is on February 6 and
within year we lost another voice.
Vani was born in Vellore district of Tamil
Nadu in 1945 and was named as Kala-
ivani. Gradually she was known as Vani
and she sang more than 10,000 songs in
various languages like Hindi, kannada,
Malayalam,Telgu and Tamil.
Her song “bole re papi hara” and “hum
ko man ki shakti dena” from Guddi were
very famous.
Recently she was awarded with padma-
bushan by Government of India and had
visitors to her house.
Her death remains mystery as she had no
health issues and she was found dead in
her house with injuries to her forehead.
The same was alerted when her maid did
not receive response after ringing the bell
in the morning.We can only pray for her
soul to rest in peace.
RAJU RAMAMURTHY, Vasco

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Sports finally being viewed from
athletes’ perspective: PM Modi
SAYS NO YOUTH SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND DUE TO SHORTAGE OF MONEY
PTI
JAIPUR
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday said his
government is encouraging
youngsters to pursue a career
in sports and the ministry’s
budget has been increased
almost three times since 2014.
There was no lack of pas-
sion and talent for sports
among the youth in India but
it was the unavailability of
resources and support from
the government that creat-
ed hindrances in the past,
he said and underlined that
these issues are now being
addressed.
In the Amrit Kaal of inde-
pendence, the country is forg-
ing new definitions and cre-
ating a new order, the prime
minister said, noting that
sports is finally being viewed
from the athletes’ perspective
and not from the government’s.
Our government is atten-
tive that no youth should be
left behind due to shortage
of money, the prime minister
said, adding the Centre is now
supporting the best-perform-
ing players by providing them
up to Rs 5 lakh annually.
Modi was addressing vir-
tually the ‘Jaipur Mahakhel’
sporting event being organ-
ised by Lok Sabha MP from
Jaipur Rural and former Union
minister Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore.
Cong leader threatens to shoot wild Heat caused by climate change poses
elephants entering human habitats challenge to women workers: Clinton
PTI
IDUKKI
A Congress leader in Kerala
has said wild elephants enter-
ing human settlements in the
hills here will be eliminated,
drawing criticism from the
State Forest Minister A K Sas-
sendran.
Addressing a Youth Con-
gress programme, president
of the Idukki District Congress
Committee (DCC) C P Mathew
said he has friends in neigh-
bouring Tamil Nadu and Kar-
nataka, who can shoot ele-
phants.
“We have friends in Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka who
are sharp-shooters, they can
shoot the elephants down. If
the animals continue to cre-
ate trouble, as responsible
members of the Opposition
party we will be forced to
take such action to protect
the people even if it’s ille-
Priests created castes,
not God: RSS chief
PTI
MUMBAI
Conscience and conscious-
ness are all the same in the
country, just the opinions
differ, Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan
Bhagwat said on Sunday.
He was addressing an event
at the auditorium of Ravindra
Natya Mandir on the occasion
of the 647th birth anniversary
of Saint Shiromani Rohidas.
Mr Bhagwat said, “When
we earn a livelihood, we have
also responsibility towards
the society. When every work
is for the greater good of the
society, how can any work be
big, small or different?”
“To our maker, we are
equal. There is no caste or
sect. These differences were
created by our priests, which
was wrong,” he added.
He added that conscience
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3 thugs wanted for dacoity in
Gujarat nabbed in Goa
attack in which a pistol was used to fire at him.
The incident was reported in the Apna Nagar
area of Gujarat’s Gandhidham and police there
had registered offences under sections 120-B,
394, 397, 447, and 307 besides some sections
of the Arms Act.
According to information relayed to the Cal-
NEWS
@thegoaneveryday
In the Amrit Kaal of independence, the country is
forging new definitions and creating a new order, the
prime minister said, noting that sports is finally being
viewed from the athletes’ perspective and not from the
government’s
Nothing is impossible for
the youngsters of India and
every objective becomes eas-
ier when the strength of their
capabilities is realised and
they are given adequate en-
couragement, the prime min-
ister said.
He said that today’s youth
does not want to remain con-
fined to just one field due to
their multi-talented and mul-
ti-dimensional capabilities.
“We are encouraging
youngsters to pursue a ca-
reer in sports. Initiatives like
We have friends in Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka who
are sharp-shooters, they
can shoot the elephants
down,”
— CP Mathew, Idukki
District Congress Committee
gal,” Mathew said.
He asked the government
to take immediate action and
find a solution to shift the
jumbos.
Meanwhile, the Forest Min-
ister told reporters that the
Congress leader was provoca-
tive in nature.
“On January 31, we had an
all-party-meeting in which he
(Mathew) also participated.
The meeting unanimously
agreed to bring in a special
rapid force to capture the el-
ephants. In fact, the special
and consciousness are all
the same in the country, and
only the opinions are differ-
ent.”
The RSS chief said Saint
Rohidas has a stature greater
than Tulsidas, Kabir and Surd-
as, which is why he is consid-
ered Saint Shiromani.
“Although he couldn’t win
over the Brahmins in Shas-
trath, he was able to touch
many hearts and made them
believe in God,” he said.
He invoked Saint Rohidas
to say that religion is not just
about filling up one’s stom-
ach.
“Do your work, and do it
according with your religion.
Unite the society and work for
its progress, as that is what re-
ligion is about. It is because of
such thoughts and high ideals
that many big names became
disciples of Saint Rohidas,”
the RSS chief said.
angute police, the trio had left for Goa after
committing the crime and were traced to their
jurisdiction since Friday, reportedly with cell
phone location data.
Apart from PI Sawant and PSI Varu, the others
in the team included PSI Rajaram Bagkar, head
constable Vidyanand Amonkar and constables
Manoj Naik, Gaurav Chodankar, amir Garad, Yo-
gesh Kholkar, all drawn from among personnel
of the Calangute police station.
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TOPS (Target Olympic Podi-
um Scheme) are benefiting
youngsters in preparing for
major sporting events. The
Sports Budget of the country
has increased almost three
times since 2014,” he said.
He said that the Sports
Ministry has been allocated a
budget of Rs 2,500 crore this
year compared to 800-850
crore before 2014.
He said that more than Rs
1000 crore have been allocat-
ed to the Khelo India’ cam-
paign alone which will be
team has already reached the
district from Wayanad and in-
itiated the process,” Saseen-
dran said.
The Minister said a team
led by chief forest veterinary
officer Dr Arun Sakaria has
reached the district and is
studying the topography of
the region in order to capture
the elephants.
“I suspect that such a pro-
vocative statement by the
leaders of the Congress party
was to create unrest among
the people. The governments
can function only according
to the law,” Saseendran said.
He said no government can
accept such killing of wildlife
as was mentioned by the Con-
gress leader.
The Idukki district has been
facing many elephant attacks
for sometime now. Recently,
a team led by Sakaria cap-
tured two wild elephants from
Wayanad and Palakkad.
Woman dies after
getting ‘wrong’
injection by
quack
PTI
BHADOHI
A 48-year-old woman died al-
legedly after being adminis-
tered a “wrong” injection by
a quack in this district, police
said on Sunday.
The accused has been ar-
rested by the police.
According to the police,
the woman died on Friday al-
legedly after she was admin-
istered a wrong injection in
a clinic in Semradh area that
comes under the Koirauna po-
lice station limits.
Citing the complaint
lodged by the victim’s fam-
ily members, Station House
Officer (SHO) Brijesh Kumar
Maurya said Patti Devi (48),
who was taken to Rajan Vish-
wakarma, the alleged quack,
died after she was adminis-
tered an injection.
The Goan (Playstore)
spent on the development of
sports facilities and resources
in the country.
Noting that the land of Ra-
jasthan is known for the pas-
sion and vigour of its youths,
the prime minister said that
history is proof that they have
turned battlefields into sport-
ing arenas with their valour.
The youths of Rajasthan
always are ahead of the rest
when it comes to the security
of the nation, Modi said as he
credited the sporting tradition
of Rajasthan for shaping the
mental and physical capabil-
ities of the youngsters.
He said out that the amount
given in major sports awards
has also increased up to three
times and sports infrastruc-
ture has been ramped up in
districts across the country.
He emphasised the need
to maintain fitness not just
in the sports field but also in
daily life and quipped, If you
remain fit, only then you will
be superhit”.
Modi also pointed out that
a large number of people are
getting employment through
MSMEs that are making sports
goods.
Sports is not just a genre,
but an industry, he said.
He highlighted the efforts
made by the country during
the Tokyo Olympics and Com-
monwealth Games and said
that the results are for every-
one to see.
PTI
AHMEDABAD
Former US secretary of state
Hillary Clinton on Sunday
said heat caused by climate
change poses an additional
challenge to women workers
in informal sectors and a glob-
al ‘Climate Resilience Fund’
will help tackle this challenge.
HILLARY IN GUJ
Addressing members of Self
Employed Women’s Associ-
ation (SEWA) in Ahmedabad
on the first day of her two-day
visit to the state, Clinton said
a group of concerned people
has come together to help
start the climate resilience
fund which will be the first-of-
its-kind in the world.
“You’ve overcome so many
obstacles, broken through so
many barriers. But now you
face an additional challenge-
-the challenge that climate
change presents--of heat,”
Clinton said at the event to
mark 50 years of SEWA as a
trade union and to pay hom-
age to its founder and re-
nowned social activist Ela
Bhatt.
“Whether you’re in con-
struction, or you are in waste
recycling, or you are in plas-
tic, or you are a street vendor,
or you are a farmer, whatev-
er you are, your challenge to
make an income to support
yourselves and work through-
AIMPLB opposes
Uniform Civil Code
PTI
LUCKNOW
The AIMPLB on Sunday ap-
pealed to the “highest au-
thorities” to place stringent
measures to control “hatred
being spread” in the country
even as it passed resolutions
against the implementation
of the Uniform Civil Code,
and razing of people’s prop-
erties.
Meeting here in Lucknow,
the board also urged the judi-
ciary to take a serious note of
“injustice” being meted out to
the weaker sections and the
minorities.
“Houses built for decades
are getting razed. Those hold-
ing peaceful demonstrations
are framed under the most
stringent of laws and put be-
hind bars indefinitely,” said
the All India Muslim Personal
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Bengal BJP MLA Suman
Kanjilal joins TMC
ahead of p’yat election
BJP MLA Suman Kanjilal is being gifted TMC scarf by pary
National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata.
PTI
KOLKATA
West Bengal BJP MLA Suman
Kanjilal joined the Trinamool
Congress in Kolkata on Sun-
day ahead of the panchayat
elections due in the state this
year, the TMC said in a state-
ment.
TMC national general sec-
retary Abhishek Banerjee
handed over the party flag to
Kanjilal, a first-time MLA rep-
resenting the Alipurduar con-
stituency in the northern part
of the state.
BJP state spokesperson Sa-
mik Bhattacharya said Kan-
jilal’s leaving the party and
joining a corrupt organisation
will not have any impact on
the saffron camp.
“Yet another @BJP4Bengal
Former USA secretary of state Hillary Clinton at Elaben Bhatt
(SEWA founder), at her memorial, Lokmanya Tilak Garden
near Ellisbridge in Ahmedabad.
Addressing members of
Self Employed Women’s
Association (SEWA) in
Ahmedabad on the first
day of her two-day visit to
the state, Clinton said a
group of concerned people
has come together to help
start the climate resilience
fund which will be the first-
of-its-kind in the world
out the days of overwhelming
heat will be the next big prob-
lem that SEWA will help you
try to resolve,” she said.
Clinton said she had spo-
ken to SEWA director Reem-
aben Nanavati over the new
Law Board in a statement.
“Lawlessness, whether on
the part of the citizens or the
rulers, is condemnable and
all citizens and stakeholders
must oppose it strongly,” it
said. The reference was ap-
parently to the bulldozing of
allegedly illegal properties in
UP, actions which critics say
targets Muslims.
In its appeal to the “highest
authorities,” the board urged
them to control the spread of
hate “before irreparable dam-
age was done to the fabric of
our nation’s harmony.”
The board passed several
resolutions in the meeting,
organised at the Islamic Sem-
inary Nadwatul Ulama here,
including against “illegal” ap-
propriation of the waqf prop-
erties and demanding the
proper implementation of the
Places of Worship Act.
MLA realises the truth that
BJP has no intention to serve
people,” the Mamata Baner-
jee-led party said on its official
Twitter handle.
He is the sixth BJP member
of the West Bengal Assembly
to have switched sides after
the 2021 election, following
which the TMC returned to
power in the state for the third
consecutive term. However,
none of them resigned from
the assembly.
Sharing a video on its of-
ficial Twitter handle which
showed Abhishek Baner-
jee handing over to Kanjilal
the party’s scarf and flag,
the TMC claimed that the
“anti-people policies and
hate-laden agenda of @
BJP4India forced him to join
the ruling party in the state.”
struggle heat was presenting
as it would affect every job
that members of the women’s
trade union represents.
Speaking on the ‘Global
Climate Resilience Fund’,
Clinton said Clinton Global
Initiative, Rockefeller Foun-
dation Resilience Center, Al-
gorand Foundation, Council
for Inclusive Capitalism, and
the American India Foun-
dation will be working with
SEWA.
“These will be some of the
partners with SEWA to begin
to address this very significant
challenge. We are going to be
working over the next months
and years with SEWA and all
of these committed organisa-
tions and others who will join,
because this is not a problem
just for SEWA,” she said.
Silver mace offered to deity
at Khapreshwar temple
THE GOAN I NETWORK
VASCO
The Khapreshwar Temple
Committee President, Pra-
mod Desai, on Sunday offered
a silver mace to the deity as
part of the 27th Vardhapan
Day Celebrations. The com-
mittee members and devotees
took out a religious proces-
sion along with the mace in
all areas of Baina along with
‘Dindi Pathak’ organised by
Babu Gadekar. The mace was
installed alongside the deity’s
idol after the procession.
Speaking to media later, De-
sai said, “I am only the medi-
um chosen by God to offer the
mace as an offering but I want
to offer this to God Khapresh-
war on behalf of all the devo-
tees. I pray to God to offer me
the strength to continue to offer
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Decomposed body found in Bastora
MAPUSA: A decomposed body of a 75-year-old woman was
found inside a house in Bastora, Mapusa Police said.
Police have registered the case as unnatural death.
Police rushed to the site after locals informed that a foul smell
was emanating from the house late Sunday evening.
Police broke open the door and found the decomposed body of
the woman.
The deceased was identified as Sukanti Kudnekar. According
to neighbours, the woman was staying alone at home while her
daughter and son-in-law were staying next door.
PSI Richa Bhosle and Head Constable Sushant Chopdekar
rushed at the spot and conducted the panchanama formalities.
The body was then shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospi-
tal, Bambolim for post mortem.
Talk & exhibition on Agustina Bessa-Luís
PANAJI: In context of the Birth Centenary Commemoration the
writer Agustina Bessa-Luís, the Consulate General of Portu-
gal in Goa, Camões – Centro de Língua Portuguesa in Panjim
and the Programme of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies of
the Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature of
Goa University, an updated version of the exhibition ‘Agustina
Bessa-Luís: Vida e Obra’, will be inaugurated on February 6 at
5.30 pm.
Conceived by the writer Inês Pedrosa and the director João Botel-
ho in a partnership between the Municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
and Camões, the exhibition is open to the public at the premises
of Camões Portuguese Language Centre in Panaji from February
6 to 24.
It includes 22 panels profusely illustrated with photographs
that reflect the ambience of Agustina Bessa-Luís, as excerpts
from her works, which include references from films based on
her novels.
90 days’ weight loss & diabetes reversal challenge
PANAJI: Association for Diabetes and Obesity Reversal (ADORE)
Trust has announced the next edition of ‘90 days weight loss
and diabetes reversal’ challenge beginning from February 15 and
concluding on May 15, 2023. Attractive prizes shall be given to
winners, said the press release from ADORE Trust.
The competition will be held in following categories: Highest
weight loss (3 prizes), Highest inch loss (3 prizes), Highest dis-
tance walked (3 prizes), Highest distance cycled (3 prizes) High-
est HbA1c reduction (3 prizes) and Diabetes Remission achieved,
which means HbA1c below 5.6 without medicine in a diabetic
participant (3 prizes).
Corlim VP felicitates meritorious students
Meritorious students of Corlim who were felicitated by Corlim
panchayat at the hands of MLA Rajesh Faldessai and other
dignitaries.
OLD GOA: Corlim panchayat felicitated meritorious students from
the village who have excelled in the SSC, HSSC and graduation
examinations. In all, 81 students were felicitated at the hands of
MLA Rajesh Faldessai and other dignitaries with a certificate and
a gift.
Those students who got 90% and above were given special priz-
es by sarpanch Baptist Pereira.
Speaking on the occasion, Faldessai urged that the students
should not be coerced into entering any profession and should
be allowed to make their own choice. Deputy Sarpanch Supriya
Kerkar, Deccan Fine Chemicals plant manager Ranjit Salve, pan-
chas and others were also present.
Soldier, 3 others held for
cheating youth over jobs
PTI Military Intelligence.
Officials claimed that mem-
LUCKNOW bers of the gang used to pose
Four persons, including an as Army officers to deceive the
Indian Army soldier posted in
Nagaland and a former army-
man, have been arrested for
aspirants.
Those arrested have been
identified as Amit Kumar Sin-
allegedly duping job seekers
with the promise of getting
them recruited in the armed
gh, a former armyman and
resident of Ghazipur district,
Unnao resident Shubham
forces, the Uttar Pradesh po-
lice said Sunday.
Patel, Rambaran Singh, a
resident of Firozabad and a
The arrests were made on soldier in the Army posted in
Saturday in a joint operation Nagaland, and Dinesh Kumar
of the Uttar Pradesh police’s Yadav, a resident of Etawah,
Special Task Force (STF) and the STF said in the statement.
Khapreshwar Temple Committee President Pramod Desai
and others with the silver mace offered to the deit. Photo by
Vikram Nayak
my service to God and the tem- Naik said that the Khapresh-
ple and may be bless us to be war temple witnessed a his-
united in all the temple func- toric moment as a silver mace
tions. I am grateful to the tem- was offered to the deity.
ple priests and the devotees for “We had never planned an-
having made every function of ything but all fell in place and
the temple a great success.” a lot of people supported us
Commitee Member Shivdas for this function,” he added.

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Water wars among states 2,278 arrests in

3 days in Assam Opposition parties raise
pitch over Adani issue
crackdown on

being encouraged: KCR child marriage

PTI

 HOLDS FIRST RALLY OUTSIDE TELANGANA IN NANDED  TARGETS
CENTRE ON COAL IMPORT  CALLS FOR FARMERS’ GOVT IN NATION
PTI
NANDED
Telangana Chief Minister and
Bharat Rashtra Samithi pres-
ident K Chandrasekhar Rao
on Sunday alleged “wars” be-
tween states over water were
being encouraged and target-
ed the Centre on the import
of coal and the Adani Group
“scam” as he gave a call for
installing a “Kisan Sarkar” in
the first rally of BRS outside
the southern state.
Rao promised to revolution-
ise water policy for the coun-
try if elected to power and im-
plement welfare schemes for
farmers and Dalits. He said
the current trend of privatisa-
tion in the power sector will
be reversed and women’s rep-
resentation of up to 33 per cent
will be mandatory in the state
Assemblies and Councils.
Taking a dig at the BJP-led
NDA government’s ‘Make in
India’ initiative at the public
meeting at Nanded in Ma-
harashtra, Rao, who spoke
in Hindi, said it has become
a ‘Joke in India’ as there are
China bazaars in every street
(in the country). Amid talks
of an alternative front to chal-
lenge the BJP in the 2024 elec-
BRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao addresses party joining meeting, in
Nanded on Sunday. 
tions, Rao hinted at taking
“like-minded people” along
when he addressed a presser.
Maharashtra has recorded
the highest number of farmers’
suicides in the country and the
time has come for peasants to
take the reins, he said.
“That’s why BRS’s slogan
is ‘Abki ki baar, kisan sarkar’
(This time around, a govern-
ment for the farmers). If we
unite, it is not impossible. In
our country, farmers consti-
tute more than 42 per cent
and if the number of farm la-
bourers is also added to that it
will be more than 50 per cent
which is sufficient to form the
PTI
government,” Rao told the ral-
ly where leaders belonging to
various political parties joined
BRS.
Rao, popularly known as
KCR, welcomed the leaders by
offering them pink scarves.
Earlier in the day, he visit-
ed the famous Nanded gurd-
wara.
Rao said if BRS comes to
power, the Telangana govern-
ment’s flagship Dalit welfare
scheme ‘Dalit Bandhu’ (grant
of Rs 10 lakh to each house-
hold) would be implement-
ed across the country with 25
lakh households per year and
also Telangana’s ‘Rythu Band-
hu’ (for the welfare of farmers)
will be implemented through-
out the country.
“India is a country of intel-
lectuals and not fools. When
the Emergency was imposed
in the country (in 1975), dur-
ing that time on a call given
by ‘Loknayak’ Jayaprakash
Narayan, (socialist leader of
the anti-Emergency move-
ment), the entire country got
united and rejected the great
leaders of that time. Today,
the time has come. 75 years is
a long period. Farmers should
also be able to write and make
rules. You have to make ‘kisan
sarkar’,” he said.
There are several rivers like
Krishna and Godavari flowing
in Maharashtra. Even then,
why is there a water short-
age in Maharashtra, he ques-
tioned.
“Why there is a scarcity of
water in Maharashtra? Who is
responsible for it? Think over
it. Congress ruled the country
for 54 years and BJP ruled for
16 years. These two parties
are ‘kasooravaar’ (guilty). I
want farmers’ suicides to stop.
If a farmers’ government is
formed then the water prob-
lem for drinking and irrigation
will be solved, Rao said.
GUWAHATI
The Assam Police continued
with its crackdown on child
marriage in the state for the
third day in a row, with the
number of arrests touching
2,278 on Sunday.
A police statement said
the arrests were made based
on 4,074 FIRs across the
state. At least 139 people
have been apprehended in
Biswanath, followed by 130
in Barpeta and 126 in Dhubri,
the statement said.
Other districts where over
100 arrests have been made
are Baksa (123) and Bongai-
gaon and Hojai (117 each), it
maintained.
Dhubri registered the high-
est number of FIRs against
child marriages at 374 cases,
followed by Hojai at 255 and
Morigaon at 224.
Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma had on Satur-
day asserted that the drive
against child marriage will
continue till the next assem-
bly elections in 2026.
He had said parents in-
volved in underage marriag-
es are currently being let off
with a notice.
The CM added that men
marrying girls below 14
years of age will be facing
non-bailable charges, while
those marrying girls between
14 to 16 years of age will be
charged under bailable sec-
tions.
PTI
NEW DELHI
Opposition parties on Sun-
day stepped up their attack
on the Modi government over
the Adani issue, with the Con-
gress alleging that its “silence
smacks of collusion”.
Congress General Secre-
tary (Communications) Jairam
Ramesh said his party will
pose three questions a day to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
over the issue and “your gov-
ernment cannot hide from
saying ‘HAHK’ (Hum Adani Ke
Hain Kaun).
What action has been tak-
en, if ever, to investigate the
serious allegations made over
the years against the Adani
Group and is there any hope
of a fair and impartial inves-
tigation in the matter under
the prime minister, he said
in a statement and asked the
prime minister to break his
“silence” over the issue.
Telangana Chief Minister
and BRS leader K Chandrase-
khar Rao endorsed the de-
mand of opposition parties
for a Joint Parliamentary Com-
mittee (JPC) into the Adani
“scam”, while BSP chief May-
awati said India’s image is at
stake but the government is
taking the issue “very lightly”.
Adani group stocks have
taken a beating on the bours-
es after US-based activist
short-seller Hindenburg Re-
search made a litany of al-
„„Congress General
STEP UP ATTACK
Secretary (Communica-
tions) Jairam Ramesh said
his party will pose three
questions a day to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
over the issue and “your
government cannot hide
from saying ‘HAHK’ (Hum
Adani Ke Hain Kaun)
„„Telangana Chief Minister
and BRS leader K Chan-
drasekhar Rao endorsed
the demand of opposition
legations including fraudu-
lent transactions and share
price manipulation against
the Gautam Adani-led group
which has dismissed the alle-
gations as lies.
The Congress has an-
nounced nationwide dis-
trict-level protests outside all
LIC and SBI offices on Mon-
day.
Ramesh said that amid the
allegations against the Adani
Group, the Modi government
has maintained a “loud si-
lence which smacks of collu-
sion”.
He alleged Vinod Adani,
the brother of Gautam Adani,
was named in the Panama Pa-
pers and the Pandora Papers
as someone “who operates
offshore entities in the Baha-
mas and the British Virgin Is-
parties for a Joint Parlia-
mentary Committee (JPC)
into the Adani “scam”,
while BSP chief Mayawati
said India’s image is at
stake but the government
is taking the issue “very
lightly”
„„Trinamool Congress
(TMC) leader Derek O’Brien
said his party wants
debate not disruption in
Parliament and is raring to
take on the government
lands”.
“What does the fact that a
business entity you are well
acquainted with faces serious
allegations tell us about the
quality and sincerity of your
investigations?” the Congress
general secretary said.
“How is it possible that
one of India’s largest business
groups, one that has been al-
lowed to build monopolies in
airports and seaports, could
have escaped serious scrutiny
for so long despite persistent
allegations?” Ramesh said.
Other business groups
have been harassed and raid-
ed for much less, he alleged.
“Was the Adani Group es-
sential to a dispensation that
has profited from ‘anti-cor-
ruption’ rhetoric all of these
years,” Ramesh said.

IN SHORT >>
G20 Patna meet
now in June
NEW DELHI: A G20 meeting in
Patna which was earlier slated
to take place early March has
now been planned to be held
in June, according to a senior
official. India assumed the
presidency of the influential
bloc on December 1. Over 200
meetings are planned to be
hosted at 55 locations across
the country.
DeMo verdict: Plea
for review in SC
NEW DELHI: A plea seeking a
review of the judgement that
upheld the Centre’s 2016 de-
cision to demonetise Rs 1,000
and Rs 500 currency notes was
filed in the Supreme Court on
Sunday. A five-judge Consti-
tution bench, in a 4:1 majority
verdict, on January 2 had given
its stamp of approval, saying
the decision-making process
was neither flawed nor hasty.
Maha man held with
banned cough syrup
THANE: Police have arrested
a man and seized 108 bottles
of a banned cough syrup from
his possession in Maharash-
tra’s Thane district, an official
said on Sunday. Acting on a
tip-off, the police laid a trap
in Mumbra area on February
2 and spotted three persons
with bags in their hands.
TMC vows Bengal
model in Tripura
AGARTALA: The Trinamool
Congress released its mani-
festo for the Tripura assembly
J&K anti-encroachment: Admin
assures not to harm livelihoods
PTI
JAMMU
The Jammu and Kashmir ad-
ministration has assured that
residences or small shops on
which livelihoods of families
depend will not be harmed
during the ongoing anti-en-
croachment drive in Jammu
district.
Jammu Deputy Commis-
sioner Avny Lavasa’s state-
ment comes a day after peo-
ple resorted to stone-pelting
during an anti-encroachment
drive in Upper-Narwal Sun-
juwan area of Jammu city. A
policeman was injured in the
incident.
“I want to assure the peo-
ple that no residence or small
commercial shops on which
livelihood of families is de-
pendent will be distributed
during the anti-encroach-
ment drive in Jammu”, Lava-
sa said.
She further said the action
was taken by the district ad-
ministration after a promi-
nent showroom built illegally
was issued a notice but failed
to submit any justification in
the stipulated time frame.
She said it is a pro-people
drive and only against those
who have encroached upon
State land for vested interest
by misusing their power.
“The action is taken for the
benefit of people. The land re-
trieved will be used for public
interest activities,” she said.
Andaman rape:
Ex-chief secy,
2 more named
in charge sheet
PTI
PORT BLAIR
Charge sheet was filed
against former Andaman and
Nicobar chief secretary Jiten-
dra Narain and two others
in connection with the gang
rape case filed by a 21-year-
old woman, police said on
Sunday.
The 935-page charge sheet
against Narain, businessman
Sandeep Singh alias Rinku
and suspended labour com-
Security personnel stand guard, a day after clashes during an missioner Rishishwarlal Rishi
anti-encroachment drive at Narwal area in Jammu district on
was based on the statements
Sunday.  PTI
of nearly 90 witnesses, foren-
sic science reports and elec-
tronic evidence, they said.
The accused have been
Drive attempt to seize our land, charged under IPC sections
cause demography changes: PDP 376 (punishment for rape),
376C (intercourse by super-
SRINAGAR: The ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu intendent of jail, remand
and Kashmir is another attempt to “seize our land and cause home, etc), 376D (intercourse
by any member of the man-
massive changes to our demography”, the PDP claimed on
Sunday, alleging the Centre has “prioritised” evicting people
agement or staff of a hospi-
tal), 354 (assault or criminal
from their homes rather than addressing unemployment, force to woman with intent
and the safety of Kashmiri Pandits. to outrage her modesty), 328
In its monthly newsletter, ‘Speak Up’, released on Sunday, (causing hurt by means of
the party said that in the past three years “the only reforms poison, etc., with intent to
we have received from the Centre are land laws because for commit an offence) and 201
(causing disappearance of
GOI (government of India) it will always be about the land”. evidence).
“Even Ladakhis that were happy with the abrogation The charge sheet also
(of Article 370) are feeling buyer’s remorse as they realize mentions IPC sections 506
they’ve been duped by GOI. For over a year now, they have (criminal intimidation), 120B
been demanding statehood and special status as per the 6th (criminal conspiracy), 500
(defamation) and 228A (dis-
schedule.
closure of identity of the vic-
tim of certain offences).
5 new judges of SC
to take oath today
The newly-appointed Supreme Court judges (L-R) Justice
Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar,
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Justice Manoj Misra.  PTI
PTI
NEW DELHI
The Supreme Court is all set
to get five new judges, taking
its strength to 32 against the
sanctioned strength of 34, on
Monday when three chief jus-
tices-- Justice Pankaj Mithal,
Justice Sanjay Karol and P V
Sanjay Kumar -- of high courts
of Rajasthan, Patna and Mani-
pur respectively will take oath
alongside two other senior
high court judges.
Justice Ahsanuddin Aman-
ullah of the Patna High Court
and Justice Manoj Misra of
the Allahabad High Court will
also be administered oath of
office by the Chief Justice of
India (CJI) as apex court judg-
es in a ceremony to be held at
the court’s auditorium in its
new building complex.
The senior most among the
five judges, whose names were
officially announced by the
Centre on Saturday, is Justice
Mithal whose parent cadre is
the Allahabad High Court.
He was serving as the Chief
Justice of the Rajasthan High
Court since October 14, last
year.
The second senior-most
judge who will take oath
on Monday, is Justice Karol,
whose parent HC cadre is Hi-
machal Pradesh. He was the
chief justice of the Patna High
Court at the time of elevation.
Justice P V Sanjay Kumar,
who originally belonged to
the Telangana High Court, is
third in the list of five judges
and was heading the Manipur
High Court at the time of rec-
ommendation by the Collegi-
um on December 13 last year
and subsequent clearance by
the Centre.
Justice Ahsanuddin Aman-
ullah of the Patna High Court
is the fourth judge who has
been appointed to the SC.
Justice Manoj Misra, the
fifth in the list, was born on
June 2, 1965. He enrolled as
an advocate on December
12, 1988, and was elevated as
additional judge at the Alla-
habad High Court on Novem-
ber 21, 2011. He took oath as a
permanent judge on August 6,
2013.
Ramdev booked
for provocative
remarks at meet
of seers in Raj
PTI
BARMER
An FIR was registered on Sun-
day against Yoga guru Ram-
dev for allegedly promoting
enmity and outraging reli-
gious feelings over his provoc-
ative remarks at a meeting of
seers in Rajasthan’s Barmer
district, police said.
The FIR was registered
at Chauhatan police station
based on a complaint filed by
a local resident, Pathai Khan,
a police officer said.
According to Chauhatan
police station SHO Bhutaram,
the case was registered under
IPC sections 153A (promot-
ing enmity between different
groups on grounds of reli-
gion, race, place of birth, res-
idence), 295A (deliberate and
malicious acts, intended to
outrage religious feelings of
any class by insulting its reli-
gion or religious beliefs) and
298 (uttering, words, etc., with
deliberate intent to wound the
religious feelings of any per-
son).
At the meeting of seers on
February 2, Ramdev accused
Muslims of resorting to terror
and abducting Hindu women
while comparing Hinduism to
Islam and Christianity.
He alleged that the two
faiths were obsessed with
conversion while Hinduism
taught its followers to do
good.

India sees six-fold jump

elections on Sunday, promis-
ing 2 lakh new jobs, Rs 1,000
per month for school students
in classes 4 to 8 and unem-
Uncertainty continues in Joshimath as
ployed youths, and social
welfare schemes on the lines
of those in West Bengal.
locals await permanent rehabilitation in electorate since 1951
3 PFI members PTI was closed at that time. But

arrested in MP JOSHIMATH Five families evacuated after house

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh
Police have arrested three
members of the banned outfit
Popular Front of India (PFI) on
charges of conspiring against
the government and indulg-
ing in unlawful activities, an
official said on Sunday. With
this, the police have taken
into custody four members of
the banned outfit in the last
couple of days.
HC to hear Imam’s
bail plea today
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High
Court will on Monday hear
a bail plea by JNU student
and activist Sharjeel Imam
in a UAPA case related to the
alleged conspiracy behind the
2020 riots here.
I develops cracks in J&K’s Ramban
t has been more than a
month since Bharti Devi
left her home which was
damaged due to cracks after
the soil began sinking in
Joshimath in Chamoli district
of Uttarakhand.
Now the septuagenarian
spends half her day near her
now-abandoned home which
she misses regularly and
other half at the sub-divisional
office, hoping to receive some
positive news about their per-
manent rehabilitation.
Bharti Devi is currently liv-
ing in a temporary relief camp
at an abandoned army bar-
rack. She was among the first
families of Joshimath whose
houses became uninhabita-
ble after the land-subsidence
situation began aggravating.
“The land beneath our
now it has been opened and
we have been ousted from
there as well,” she added.
JAMMU: Five families were shifted to a school building after
Each night weighs heavy
on her as she struggles to
their houses developed cracks following an expansion work on sleep.
a highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The future seems uncertain
A resident told reporters that the cracks were developed
for the people of Joshimath
whose lives continues to
after cutting activity was carried out by a construction company reel under the impact of land
on the highway as a result of which the hill began to slide down subsidence that hit this city
in the Basti area. tucked away in the mountains
It also slid down due to rain, he said. more than a month ago.
The station house officer (SHO) and tehsildar evacuated the Still awaiting permanent
rehabilitation, many residents
families and shifted them to a school.
The residents have sought action against the construction
who were using a primary
school in Singhdhar ward as
company, blaming them for making the area housing 20 to 25 a temporary shelter had to
houses insecure. move to an abandoned army
barracks after the school was
reopened.
home began to sink on Janu- “We and nearly half a They fear that with the
ary 2 and by the very next day dozen neighbouring families arrival of pilgrims for the Char
our house had become unin- picked up whatever we could Dham yatra in April and May,
habitable. All this happened from our homes and took ref- they will be deprived of even
suddenly,” she said. uge in a nearby school which this accommodation.
TOTAL VOTERS ON JAN 1 IS OVER 94.50 CRORE
PTI
NEW DELHI
India has witnessed a nearly
six-fold increase in the total
number of voters since 1951
to over 94.50 crore this year,
but almost one-third of them
stayed away from exercising
their franchise in the last Lok
Sabha polls.
This has prompted the Elec-
tion Commission to walk the
extra mile to bring them to the
polling booths. In 1951, when
the voter lists for the first gen-
eral elections were prepared,
India had 17.32 crore registered
electors and 45.67 per cent had
turned up to exercise their
franchise in the newly-born
Republic.
The number of registered
REMOTE VOTING
„„For migrants who have
their names in electoral
lists in their home state
and cannot afford to go
there to cast vote due
to various reasons, the
poll panel has proposed
remote voting technology
electors witnessed a gradual
increase over the years, and so
did their participation in the
subsequent elections.
In the 1957 general elections,
the number of registered elec-
tors was 19.37 crore and 47.74
per cent cast their ballots to
send their representatives to
the Lok Sabha. Amid talks of
taking the voter turnout to 75
per cent, the Election Commis-
sion has flagged the issue of the
30 crore voters who did not turn
up at the polling booths in the
2019 Lok Sabha elections.
People from urban areas,
youth and migrants are part of
the category of these 30 crore
missing voters. The EC has
pointed to urban apathy in the
recently-held assembly polls on
Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
For migrants who have their
names in electoral lists in their
home state and cannot afford to
go there to cast vote due to var-
ious reasons, the poll panel has
proposed remote voting tech-
nology. But it needs political
consensus, followed by change
in legislative framework to roll
out remote voting machines.
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Pakistan’s ex-military ruler China warns of repercussions

as US recovers balloon debris
Musharraf dies in Dubai PTI

WASHINGTON/BEIJING
The US military has downed
in response, said the Foreign
Ministry statement in Beijing.
The Chinese side has, after
verification, repeatedly in-
SUCCUMBS TO RARE AMYLOIDOSIS; BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO PAKISTAN FOR FINAL RITES the suspected Chinese spy
balloon over the Atlantic
formed the US side of the civil-
ian nature of the airship and
Ocean and launched a mis- conveyed that its entry into
PTI sion to recover all the equip- the United States due to force

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI
Pakistan’s wily former mil-
itary ruler General Pervez
Musharraf, the architect of the
Kargil War in 1999, died on
Sunday in Dubai after battling
an incurable disease.
Musharraf, 79, who lived
in self-imposed exile in the
UAE to avoid criminal charges
against him in Pakistan, died
after a prolonged illness at the
American Hospital in Dubai.
He was suffering from amy-
loidosis, a rare disease caused
by a build-up of an abnormal
protein called amyloid in or-
gans and tissues throughout
the body, according to his
family.
In a statement issued im-
mediately after Musharraf’s
death, the Inter-Services
Public Relations (ISPR), the
media wing of the Pakistan
military, said that Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
General Sahir Shamshad and
all the services chiefs express
their heartfelt condolences.
“May Allah bless the de-
parted soul and give strength
to the bereaved family, it said.
Musharraf’s family has
filed an application in the Pa-
kistani consulate in Dubai to
shift the former military lead-
er’s body to Pakistan.
A special jet will fly to Du-
bai from Nur Khan airbase in
Rawalpindi to bring Mushar-
raf’s mortal remains back to
Pakistan.
His illness came to light
in 2018 when his party - the
Kargil architect realised importance of ment from its debris, drawing
a strong reaction from China
majeure was totally unexpect-
ed, the statement said.
having good ties with India: Experts which on Sunday warned of
NEW DELHI: Pervez Musharraf, the former military dictator of repercussions over America’s
Pakistan, was the architect of the 1999 Kargil war but later use of force against its civilian
realised the importance of having good relations with India unmanned airship.
for his country’s stability, strategic affairs experts said on At the direction of President
Sunday. Joe Biden, the US military at
The Delhi-born General, who seized power in a bloodless 2.39 pm EST on Friday shot
The large spy balloon is
coup in 1999 and served as Pakistani president from 2001- down the Chinese surveil-
struck down above the PROPERTIES AVAILABLE
2008, died in Dubai after a long illness. He was 79. lance balloon in the Atlantic 1) Brand new 55 sqm studio
Atlantic Ocean, just off the
Former Indian high commissioners to Pakistan G Ocean, some six miles (9.65
coast of South Carolina on apartment for sale in gated project
Parthasarathy and TCA Raghavan described Musharraf’s kms) away from the US shores Saturday.  PTI with clubhouse and pool. 5 minutes
legacy as “disputed” and said he realised after the disastrous in South Carolina, with no
from Palolem Beach. Steal the deal,
Kargil conflict that nothing would change in Pakistan if it does damage to the life and prop-
erties of Americans, a senior only 22 lakhs. Call 7720800626
not have good relations with India.
In this July 14, 2001 file photo, Pakistan’s then President Raghavan said a phase of better relations between India defence official told reporters (2) 90 sqm Double height (6.5
Pervez Musharraf with then prime minister Atal Bihari in Washington. m) shop available in prestigious
Vajpayee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.  PTI and Pakistan began in 2004 with Prime Minister Atal Bihari The balloon, which was development Palolem Plaza on main
Vajpayee at the helm and it continued under Prime Minister Fighter aircraft from Lang-
Manmohan Singh’s tenure until the terror attack in Mumbai in ley Air Force Base in Virgin- being used by the PRC road in Canacona. Rare opportunity
ia inspired a single missile in an attempt to surveil to grab last remaining shop. Ideal for
Tharoor, Mehbooba condole Musharraf’s demise November 2008.
Asked about former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid into the balloon, causing it strategic sites in the chemist, supermarket etc. 60 lakhs.
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday Mahmud Kasuri’s claim in his book ‘Neither A Hawk Nor a to crash into the ocean with- continental United States, Call 7720800626
condoled the passing away of Pakistan’s former president Gen- Dove’ that India and Pakistan were close to finding a solution in the US territorial airspace,
eral (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that “once an implacable to the vexed Kashmir problem during the 2001 Agra Summit said the official, adding that was brought down above (3) 3000 sqft 3/4 BHK Penthouse
in prestigious Palolem Plaza
foe of India, he became a real force for peace” between 2002 between Vajpayee and Musharraf, Raghavan said there was as of now there are no indica- US territorial waters,” project minutes away from Palolem
and 2007. Tharoor’s social media post condoling Musharraf’s some truth in it, but at the same time suggested that the actu- tions that any people includ- —Lloyd Austin, Defence Beach. Absolutely unique and rare
demise evoked a sharp response from the BJP which accused al momentum took place at a later phase. ing US military personnel,
Secretary opportunity to grab this apartment.
the Congress of “Pakistan parasti (worshipping)”. “His tenure saw both the highs and lows in India-Pakistan civilian aircraft or maritime
vessels were harmed in any pressed strong dissatisfaction First to see will buy. Fully furnished
“‘Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare relations,” Raghavan told PTI. “Musharraf was the architect
way. and opposition towards the with all white goods and fitted
Disease’: once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force of the Kargil war but, thereafter, he also realised that he need-
for peace 2002-2007,” Tharoor said in a tweet. Former J-K chief I told them to shoot it US use of force to attack Chi- kitchen with beautiful roof terrace
ed to have good relations with India and made good progress
minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehboo- in this regard, particularly with the softening of the LoC (Line down, Biden told reporters na’s civilian unmanned air- with private gym. 1.7 cr. Call
ba Mufti said Musharraf was perhaps the only Pakistani general of Control) and the beginnings of the cross-LoC movement of in Hagerstown, Maryland. ship, state-run Xinhua news 7720800626
who genuinely tried to address the Kashmir issue. people and trade. So it’s a twin kind of a legacy,” he said. On Wednesday, when I was agency cited a statement from SITUATION VACANT
briefed on the balloon, I or- the Chinese Foreign Ministry Cafe Attendant Required for Cafe
dered the Pentagon to shoot as saying on Sunday. in Majorda. Basic Cooking Skills.
All Pakistan Muslim League malfunctioning. Pray for ease Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 2008 in various positions - first it down as soon as possible. The US insisting on the use Easy Timings, Decent Pay. Contact -
(APML) - announced that the in his daily living, his family signed a historic peace accord as the chief executive of Paki- They decided -- without do- of force is an obvious overre- 8888862462.
former military ruler was suf- said at the time in a statement with his Indian counterpart stan and later as the President. ing damage to anyone on the action and a serious viola-
fering from amyloidosis. after the news of his demise Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Lahore. Born in a middle-class fam- ground -- the best time to do tion of international practice.
In June last, he was hos- had started circulating on so- After his misadventure in ily of Urdu-speaking Moha- that was as it got over water, China will resolutely uphold
pitalised in Dubai for three cial media. Kargil, Musharraf deposed the jir parents in Delhi in 1943, outside within the 12-mile lim- the relevant company’s legit-
weeks. Going through a dif- Musharraf was the main ar- then Prime Minister Sharif in Musharraf migrated to Paki- it, Biden said. imate rights and interests, at
ficult stage where recovery is chitect of the Kargil War that a bloodless coup in 1999 and stan with his family after the Responding to the down- the same time, reserving the
not possible and organs are took place months after then ruled Pakistan from 1999 to Partition in 1947. ing of the balloon, China ex- right to take further actions

Five injured
in TTP blast
in Quetta city
PTI
KARACHI
At least five people, mostly
policemen, were injured in
an explosion in Quetta on
Sunday in Pakistan’s restive
Balochistan province, in yet
another instance of system-
atic attacks targeting security
officials in the country orches-
trated by the outlawed Paki-
stani Taliban.
The explosion took place at
Quetta Police Lines Area, and
the injured, who are mostly
policemen, were shifted to the
Civil Hospital in the city. Po-
lice officials said the site was
cordoned off.
It’s not immediately clear
the nature of the explosion.
The outlawed
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
(TTP) has claimed responsi-
bility for the attack.
It stated that security of-
ficials were targeted in the
blast.
Putin promised not to kill
Zelenskyy: Ex-Israeli PM
PTI
TEL AVIV
A former Israeli prime min-
ister who served briefly as a
mediator at the start of Rus-
sia’s war with Ukraine says he
drew a promise from the Rus-
sian president not to kill his
Ukrainian counterpart.
Former prime minister
Naftali Bennett became an
unlikely intermediary in the
war’s first weeks, becoming
one of the few Western lead-
ers to meet President Vladimir
Putin during the war in a snap
trip to Moscow last March.
Bennett’s his remarks, in an
interview posted online late
Saturday, shed light on the
backroom diplomacy and ur-
gent efforts that were under-
way to try to bring the conflict
to a speedy conclusion in its
early days.
In the five-hour interview,
Ex-PM Truss attempts political
comeback with swipe at Sunak
PTI
LONDON
Britain’s former prime minis-
ter Liz Truss, who has the ig-
nominy of being the country’s
shortest serving in the top job
at just 49 days, on Sunday
made a dramatic attempt at a
comeback to frontline politics
with an indirect swipe at suc-
cessor Rishi Sunak’s policies.
Truss, whose mini-budget
in September last year was
widely blamed for setting
the UK on a spiralling eco-
nomic downturn, claims she
was never given a “realistic
Emergency and municipal workers clear the rubble from a chance” to implement her
residential building which was hit by a Russian rocket, in the tax-cutting vision for growth.
city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine on Sunday.  PTI In a lengthy essay in ‘The
Sunday Telegraph’, the for-
which touched on numerous this? Are you planning to kill mer party leader admitted she
other subjects, Bennett says he Zelenskyy?’ He said I won’t was not “blameless” but ar-
asked Putin about whether he kill Zelenskyy.’ I then said to gued that her mandate as the
intended to kill Ukrainian Pres- him I have to understand that Conservative Party leader was
ident Volodymyr Zelenskyy. you’re giving me your word not respected and that her
“I asked what’s up with that you won’t kill Zelenskyy.’ premiership was the casualty
of the “left-wing economic es-
tablishment”.
“I wanted to become prime
minister to change things, not
to manage decline or to pre-
side over our country sliding
into stagnation,” she writes.
“In the medium term, I be-
lieved my policies would have
increased growth and there-
fore reduced debt. Five-year
forecasts are treated as accu-
rate predictions and there-
fore filling the gap’ becomes
the imperative of government
policy As a result, the gov-
ernment is forced to make
economically detrimental de-
cisions, such as raising corpo-
ration tax, based on uncertain
forecasts that may not come
to fruition, she said, indirect-
ly referencing the Sunak-led
government’s policies.
The timing of Truss’ es-
say, just as Sunak marked his
first 100 days as British Prime
Minister this week, is widely
being seen as the now back-
bench MP’s attempt at keep-
ing her dream of returning to
the front benches alive ahead
of a general election expected
next year.
She reflected on the “deeply
disturbing” moment she had
to sack her chancellor, Kwasi
Kwarteng, despite his brave
economic package widely
known as the disastrous mi-
ni-budget, which ultimate-
ly precipitated her exit from
Downing Street after her own
party MPs turned on her.
She writes: “I am not claim-
ing to be blameless in what
happened, but fundamental-
ly I was not given a realistic
chance to enact my policies
by a very powerful economic
establishment, coupled with a
lack of political support.
“I assumed upon entering
Downing Street that my man-
date would be respected and
accepted. How wrong I was.” NOTICE (O. V. Rule-20(1A) of CPC
IN THE COURT OF THE ADHOC
1ST ADDL., CIVIL JUDGE SENIR
DIVISION, MARGAO.

Pope makes final bid for peace, RSP withdraws from Nepal’s
Civil Misc. Appln. No. 63/2022/I.
In
Marriage Petition No. 26/2020/I
Mr. Julio Cesar De Santa Terezinha,
…. Applicant

forgiveness in South Sudan Prachanda-led coalition govt

PTI
JUBA
Pope Francis made a final ap-
peal for peace in South Sudan
on Sunday as he celebrated
Mass before tens of thousands
of people to close out an un-
usual mission by Christian
religious leaders to nudge for-
ward the country’s recovery
from civil war.
On the last day of his Af-
rican pilgrimage, Francis
begged South Sudanese peo-
ple to lay down their weapons
and forgive one another, pre-
siding over Mass at the coun-
try’s monument to independ-
ence hero John Garang before
an estimated 70,000 people,
including the country’s polit-
ical leadership.
Even if our hearts bleed for
the wrongs we have suffered,
let us refuse, once and for all,
to repay evil with evil, Francis
said. Let us accept one anoth-
er and love one another with
sincerity and generosity, as
God loves us.
His message aimed to revive
joined on the novel ecumeni-
cal peace mission by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, Justin
Welby, and the moderator of
the Church of Scotland, the
Rt. Rev. Iain Greenshields. The
aim of the Catholic, Anglican
and Presbyterian leaders was
to push Kiir and Machar to
recommit themselves to the
2018 deal.
Welby and Greenshields
joined Francis on the altar at
Mass on Sunday and were to
accompany him on the flight
back to Rome. The three also
Pope Francis waves as he leaves after meeting with internally aimed to put a global spot-
displaced persons at Freedom Hall in Juba, South Sudan on light on the plight of the
Saturday.  PTI country, oil-rich and yet one
of the world’s poorest, where
hopes in the world’s youngest largely unimplemented and humanitarian needs are soar-
country, which gained inde- fighting has continued to flare. ing for the 2 million people
pendence from the majority Mus- We have suffered a lot, said who have been displaced by
lim Sudan in 2011 but has been Natalima Andrea, a 66-year- continued clashes and years
beset by civil war and conflict. old mother of seven who of above-average flooding.
President Salva Kiir, his wiped a tear from her eye as Watchdogs’ allegations of cor-
longtime rival Riek Machar she waited for Francis’ Mass ruption are also widespread;
and other opposition groups to begin. We need a perma- some South Sudanese upon
signed a peace agreement in nent peace now and I hope the pope’s arrival noted that
2018, but the deal’s provisions, these prayers would yield to his modest vehicle was over-
including the formation of a lasting peace. In a bid to spur shadowed by local officials’
national unified army, remain the process along, Francis was luxury ones.
PTI
KATHMANDU
The Rastriya Swatantra Party
(RSP) on Sunday decided to
withdraw from Nepal’s rul-
ing coalition after Prime Min-
ister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Prachanda refused to rein-
state the party’s flamboyant
chairman Rabi Lamichhane
as the home minister after he
recently re-acquired his citi-
zenship.
The decision was taken
after a joint meeting of RSP’s
central members and lawmak-
ers.
Lamichhane, 48, was elect-
ed from Chitwan-2 constituen-
cy during the elections held in
November last year.
He subsequently lost the
status of a lawmaker follow-
ing a verdict by Nepal’s Su-
preme Court on January 27,
which stated that the citizen-
ship certificate he produced
to contest the parliamentary
election was invalid, accord-
ing to the Kathmandu Post
newspaper.
Subsequently, he also lost
his ministerial portfolio and
Lamichhane was appointed
Deputy Prime Minister
and Home Minister on
December 26 last year.
The RSP, floated by
Lamichhane, won 20 seats
in the federal polls, making
its fourth largest force in
parliament
the presidency of the party
because one needs to be a Ne-
pali citizen to hold those posi-
tions, it said.
On January 29, he re-ac-
quired his citizenship, fol-
lowing which he met Pra-
chanda and demanded that
he be restored to his former
Cabinet position, the report
said.
But the Nepal Prime Minis-
ter was in no mood to relent,
it added.
Lamichhane was appoint-
ed Deputy Prime Minister and
Home Minister on December
26 last year.
The RSP, floated by Lamich-
hane, won 20 seats in the fed-
eral polls, making its fourth
largest force in parliament.
Lamichhane, a former tel-
evision personality, shot to
fame while attempting to set
the Guinness world record for
hosting the longest-ever mar-
athon talk show in 2013.
During a press confer-
ence organised after the joint
meeting of RSP’s central com-
mittee, Lamichhane said that
in the past, efforts were made
to entangle him in several
controversies, but he has al-
ways managed to steer out
of it.
RSP’s decision to with-
draw from the coalition gov-
ernment does not alter Prime
Minister Prachanda’s political
fortunes.
That’s because even
though the RSP has decided
to recall their ministers, they
will continue to support this
government, the Post report
added.
Last month, ‘Prachanda’
received the support of 268
of the 270 lawmakers who
were present in parliament --
the highest number of votes
a prime minister has ever re-
ceived in a vote of confidence
in parliament.
V/S
Mrs. Mena de Maria Vas,
….. Respondent
To, Mrs. Mena de Maria Vas. Aged 57, wife of
Mr. Julio Cesar De Santa Terezinha Mascarenhas
Rodrigues, resident of near Rachol Church, Rachol,
Salcete, Goa, 403719.
Whereas the above named Petitioner have filed
an application for restoration of suit under order
9, rule 9 of C.P.C (copy of the application may be
collected from the office on any working day during
office hours).
And Whereas, notice sent to you at the last
known address have been returned unserved with
the bailiff’s report that “inquiry made with locality
people of that area but no one able to indentify the
said respondent or her house, due to insufficient
address”.
And whereas the Petitioner have filed an
application before this Court praying for substitute
service by way of publication in any Local daily
newspaper at her last known address mentioned
on the cause title and this Court is satisfied that this
is a fit case for ordering such a service by way of
publication on newspaper i.e. on Herald or Navhind
Times or Times of India (Goa Edition) or the Goan
having wide circulation in Goa.
Now, therefore you are hereby directed under
Order V, Rule 20(1A) of the Code of Civil
Procedure 1908 to appear before this Court either
in person or by a pleader duly instructed, and able to
answer all material questions relating to the suit, or
who shall be accompanied by some person able to
answer all such questions, on the 6th day of March,
2023 at 10.00 a.m. to answer the claim and further
you are hereby directed to file on that day a written
statement in support of your defence if any, within
30 days from the date of publication of notice and
to produce on the said day all documents in your
possession or power upon which you base your
defence, and where you rely on any other document
whether in your possession or power or not, as
evidence in support of your defence or claim for set-
off or counter claim, you shall enter such documents
in a list to be annexed to the written statement.
Take notice that in default of your appearance on
the date and time before mentioned, the petition will
be heard and determined in your absence.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court,
this 27th day of January 2023.
Sd/- Seal
Superintendent,
By Order of the Court

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Regulators should be on their

Nine of the 10 most valued firms
together added Rs 1.88 lakh crore in
market valuation last week, with ITC
emerging as the biggest gainer. The 30-
share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped Govt hikes windfall tax
on crude, diesel, ATF
1,510.98 points or 2.54 per cent last

toes to keep market stable: FM

week. Barring Reliance Industries
Limited, rest nine firms including Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank,
Infosys and ICICI Bank were the gainers
from the top-10 list. The combined
market valuation gain of the nine firms
was at Rs 1,88,366.69 crore. The market
valuation of ITC rallied Rs 43,321.81
crore to reach Rs 4,72,353.27 crore.
Godrej Properties adds
15 land parcels in FY'23
Seeking to expand business amid strong
housing demand, realty firm Godrej
Properties has acquired 15 land parcels
so far this fiscal with sales potential of
Rs 27,500 crore and looks to add more
land by March to construct new projects.
In an interview with PTI, Godrej
Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha
Godrej said the company's new business
development -- which means acquisition
of land parcels through outright
purchases and joint ventures with
landowners to build new projects -- will
cross at least Rs 30,000 crore in the
2022-23 financial year, double than the
annual guidance of Rs 15,000 crore.
TaMo to operationalise
Ford's plant in 12-18 mths
Tata Motors is looking to commence
operations at the Gujarat-based
manufacturing plant it acquired from
Ford, over the next 12-18 months to
scale up its production capacity,
according to its head of passenger
vehicle business. The automaker earlier
this month completed the acquisition of
Ford India's manufacturing plant at
Sanand through a subsidiary.
Tata Power to start ops at
solar cell facility by Dec
PTI / New Delhi
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
said that regulators Sebi and RBI should al-
ways be on their toes to keep the equity mar-
ket stable and indicated that the Adani stock
rout following a Hindenburg report was a
company specific issue.
She said banks and insurance companies
are "not overexposed" to any one company
and assured that Indian markets are very well
managed by its regulators.
"Yes, there have been occasional blips in the
market, maybe small or big, but they do ad-
dress issues like that. And I strongly believe
that our regulators are seized of this matter,"
Sitharaman said in an interview to Times
Now.
Adani Group stocks are witnessing a melt-
down on the bourses after the US-based short-
seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of
allegations in a report.
"I don't want to have any view on it except
that the regulators should act, act in time, and
act to keep the market stable, act to keep In-
dia's regulatory functions at its best, whether
it is the Reserve Bank, or SEBI. Sitting in the
Finance Ministry, my view would be that the
RBI likely to settle for 25 basis ‘IREDA, WAPCOS to hit
points repo rate hike: Experts capital mkts next fiscal’
PTI / New Delhi
With retail inflation showing
regulators should be always on their toes.
And that is where I would comment on what's
got to be done," Sitharaman said.
The Minister was replying to a question on
whether the Adani group stock rout was just
a market activity, or this has happened for just
one stock. Asked if the Adani issue is just a
company problem, Sitharaman said: "I would
think so". The Minister said she did not see
any impact of the Adani issue on the fund
flow into India. ". The last few days India has
received more than (USD) eight billion. Our
forex reserves have gone up by (USD) eight
billion in the last few days".
Sitharaman said banks and insurance
RBI readies draft bill
No systemic risk to financial
system, says Uday Kotak
Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak on
Sunday said he does not see any systemic
risk to the financial system but it's time to
strengthen Indian underwriting and capac-
ity building, amid meltdown in Adani
Group shares over corporate governance al-
legations.
Kotak said large Indian corporates rely
more on global sources for debt and equity
finance, which creates challenges and vul-
nerabilities.
"I do not see systemic risk to the Indian fi-
nancial system from recent events. Howev-
er, large Indian corporates rely more on
global sources for debt and equity finance.
This creates challenges and vulnerabilities.
Time to further strengthen Indian under-
writing and capacity building," Kotak
tweeted.
companies, which have exposure to Adani
group, are themselves speaking, and covering
every aspect of what is worrying people, and
disclosing their exposure.
PTI / New Delhi
The government is targeting to
Tax rates were cut at the last review. Since then,
global oil prices have firmed up, necessitating the hike
PTI / New Delhi
The government has hiked wind-
fall profit tax levied on domesti-
cally-produced crude oil as well
as on the export of diesel and
ATF, in line with firming inter-
national oil prices, according to
an official order.
The levy on crude oil produced
by companies such as Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) has been increased to Rs
5,050 per tonne from Rs 1,900 per
tonne, the order dated February
3, said.
Crude oil pumped out of the
ground and from below the
seabed is refined and converted
into fuels like petrol, diesel and
aviation turbine fuel (ATF).
The government has also
hiked the tax on export of diesel
to Rs 7.5 per litre from Rs 5, and
the same on overseas shipments
of ATF to Rs 6 a litre from Rs 3.5 a
litre. The new tax rates came into
effect from February 4.
The levy on both domestic
crude oil and fuel exports is now
off the lows it had hit last month.
Tax rates were cut at the last
fortnightly review on January 17,
following softening in global oil
prices. International oil prices
have since then firmed, necessi-
tating the hike of a windfall tax.
India first imposed windfall
profit taxes on July 1, joining a
growing number of nations that
tax super normal profits of ener-
gy companies. At that time, ex-
port duties of Rs 6 per litre (USD
12 per barrel) each were levied on
petrol and ATF and Rs 13 a litre
(USD 26 a barrel) on diesel.
A Rs 23,250 per tonne windfall
profit tax on domestic crude pro-
duction was also levied.
FMCG makers
see green shoots
of revival in
rural market
PTI / New Delhi

Tata Power aims to operationalise its
solar cell and module facility being set
up in Tamil Nadu by December-end of
this year, the company's CEO & MD
Praveer Sinha said. In July 2022, Tata
Power inked a pact with the Tamil Nadu
government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for
setting up a new facility to manufacture
solar cells and modules in Tirunelveli
district of the state. The construction
work is going on in full swing.
Centre likely to hike DA
for staff, pensioners by 4%
The central government is likely to
increase dearness allowance (DA) for its
over one crore employees and
pensioners by four percentage points to
42 per cent from existing 38 per cent as
per the agreed formula for the purpose.
The dearness allowance for employees
and pensioners are worked out on the
basis of the latest CPI-IW brought out by
the Labour Bureau every month.
signs of softening and the US Fed
moderating the pace of increase
in its benchmark interest rate,
the Reserve Bank is likely to set-
tle for a smaller 25 basis points
repo rate hike in its forthcoming
bi-monthly monetary policy
meeting due later this week.
In its December monetary poli-
cy review, the central bank had
raised the key benchmark inter-
est rate (repo) by 35 basis points
(bps) after delivering three back-
to-back increases of 50 bps. Since
May last year, the RBI has in-
creased the short-term lending
rate by 225 basis points to contain
inflation, mostly driven by exter-
nal factors, especially global sup-
ply chain disruption following
the Russia war outbreak.
RBI's rate-setting panel - Mone-
tary Policy Committee (MPC) -
will start its three-day delibera-
tions on Monday. The decision
will be announced on February 8.
Kotak Institutional Equities in
a report said the global inflation
environment is gradually turn-
ing benign although inflation is
still well above every central
bank's target. Inflation will likely
moderate further in the next few
months, leading to the end of the
rate hiking cycle by first half of
2023 and possible rate cuts in late-
2023/early-2024. "We expect the
RBI MPC to hike policy rate by 25
bps to 6.5 per cent, followed by a
prolonged wait-and-watch ap-
proach, as it assesses the lagged
impact of monetary tightening
on growth and inflation," it said.
for NFIR: DEA Secy
Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay
Seth has said that the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has prepared a
draft Bill for setting up a National
Financial Information Registry
(NFIR) with a view to improve
accessibility and affordability of
loans. The proposal to set up a
credit repository was discussed by
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman at the meeting of the
Financial Stability and
Development Council in
September, he said. The Reserve
Bank has already prepared the
draft bill which is currently being
deliberated upon, Seth told PTI in
a post-budget interaction. The
objective is to build a public
infrastructure for credit-related
information and right information
can be made available by the
NFIR to lending agencies.
launch the initial public offerings
(IPOs) of clean energy lender
IREDA and state-owned engi-
neering consultancy firm WAP-
COS in the next fiscal, DIPAM
Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey
said.
The proceeds from the stake
sales would form part of the Bud-
geted disinvestment kitty of Rs
51,000 crore for the next fiscal.
"IREDA is lined up for IPOs
next fiscal. DRHP for WAPCOS
has already been filed," Pandey
said. The Department of Invest-
ment and Public Asset Manage-
ment (DIPAM) manages govern-
ment equity holding in public
sector companies.
WAPCOS, an engineering con-
sultancy and construction servic-
es firm under the Jal Shakti Min-
istry, had in September last year
filed draft papers with market
regulator Sebi for launching an
IPO by selling 3.25 crore shares
held by the government.
The company's revenue from
operations stood at Rs 2,798 crore,
while net profit was Rs 69.16 crore
in 2021-22.
The IPO of the Indian Renew-
able Energy Development
Agency (IREDA) was approved by
the Cabinet in 2017. Under the list-
ing proposal, IREDA had planned
to issue fresh 13.90 crore shares.
In January last year, the Cabinet
approved Rs 1,500 crore equity in-
fusion in IREDA to raise its lend-
ing capacity and also create addi-
tional employment opportunities.
Major FMCG companies feel the
demand slump has bottomed out
and there are green shoots of re-
covery in the rural markets,
which has been under stress
since the last few quarters.
With abating commodity price
pressures, firms such as HUL, Go-
drej Consumer Products Ltd
(GCPL), Dabur, Marico and Ema-
mi expect a gradual recovery in
consumption going forward and
are increasing upfront marketing
investments in advertising and
promotion (A&P).
In the third quarter ended De-
cember 31, 2022, the companies re-
ported growth in the urban mar-
kets. Modern trade channels and
e-commerce also posted growth.
But FMCG sales from traditional
trade channels such as kirana
stores were flat.
Rural markets, which con-
tribute around 35 per cent of

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Software company Autodesk is laying off
250 employees, less than 2 per cent of
its global workforce, amid the global
economic meltdown. The company said
these layoffs are part of the plans for its
2024 fiscal year, where the company is
"focused on ensuring that our resources
remain well-aligned to support our key
priorities for the coming year."
Gizmore eyes `200 cr biz
from smartwatches
Smart devices and accessories maker
Gizmore is planning to scale up
production of smartwatches by about
two and half times to 15 lakh per
annum, as it looks to generate business
of around Rs 200 crore in the next
financial year, a top official of the
company said.
FPIs register steepest outflow Higher investment limit in saving schemes aimed
in 7 mths at `28,852 cr in Jan at benefiting sr citizens, middle class: Fin Secy
PTI / New Delhi
Foreign investors pulled out Rs
28,852 crore from Indian equities
in January, making it the worst
outflow in the last seven months,
primarily due to attractiveness of
the Chinese markets.
This came following a net in-
vestment of Rs 11,119 crore in De-
cember and Rs 36,238 crore in No-
vember, data with the deposito-
ries showed.
Going ahead, FPI flows are ex-
pected to remain volatile as Indi-
an equities continued their large
underperformance compared to
global markets, Shrikant
Chouhan, Head of Equity Re-
China, Hong Kong and South Ko-
rea where valuations are attrac-
tive, VK Vijayakumar, Chief In-
vestment Strategist at Geojit Fi-
nancial Services, said.
"This 'short India and long oth-
er cheaper markets' strategy has
led to big underperformance of
Indian market, so far this year,"
he added.
PTI / New Delhi
The decision to raise the invest-
ment ceilings in small savings
schemes is aimed at benefiting
senior citizens and the middle
class who park funds in safe
government deposit schemes
offering higher returns than
banks, Finance Secretary TV
Somanathan has said.
The Budget 2023-24 raised the
maximum deposit limit for
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme
from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh.
Also, the maximum deposit
limit for Monthly Income Ac-
count Scheme will be enhanced
from Rs 4.5 lakh to Rs 9 lakh for
a single account and from Rs 9
lakh to Rs 15 lakh for a joint ac-
count.
In a post-budget interview
with PTI, Somanathan said the
ceilings under the Senior Citi-
zen Savings Scheme have been
unchanged for quite some time,
and the decision to raise the
ceiling is primarily a measure
for the welfare of the middle
class and senior citizens.
"There was a feeling that peo-
ple in advanced age need safe
investment options, and the in-
comes have increased in the pe-
riod between the last revision
and now. So, this doubling of
the ceiling offers senior citi-
zens a chance to put their mon-
ey in a 100 per cent safe invest-
ment with an attractive inter-
est rate, which is significantly
higher than in banks," So-
manathan said.
The investment ceiling in
post office monthly income
schemes has not been revised
since 1987. In the case of the
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme
(SCSS), the investment limit
was fixed in 2004.
FMCG industry sales, were still
sluggish in Q3. However, the com-
panies said they are witnessing
signs of improvement.
Dabur said the impact of infla-
tionary pressures was more pro-
nounced in the rural markets as
marked downtrading and shift to
more affordable and smaller
packs led to rural growth lagging
urban markets for the second
quarter in a row for the company.
"However, we believe that this
demand slump in rural has bot-
tomed out as we are now seeing
some green shoots of revival in
demand in the hinterland. We are
hopeful of rural demand report-
ing a smart recovery on the back
of a record farm output and in-
creased government spending,"
Dabur India Chief Executive Of-
ficer Mohit Malhotra said.

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search(Retail), Kotak Securities,
said. According to the data, FPIs
withdrew a net sum of Rs 28,852
While China, Hong Kong and
South Korea are up by 4.71 per
cent 7.52 per cent and 11.45 per
‘India's focus should be on reducing dependence on China for certain critical inputs’
crore from equities in January. cent respectively so far this year, PTI / New Delhi sources of supply for critical in- on our dependence on China for source of intermediate goods, is
This was also the biggest month- India is down by 1.89 per cent, Vi- puts including active pharma- certain critical inputs," he said. also a power with which we
ly withdrawal by FPIs since June jayakumar said. NITI Aayog vice chairman ceutical ingredients (APIs) and He was asked what measures have some military difficulty
2022, when they had pulled out Rs Himanshu Srivastava, Associ- Suman Bery on Sunday said supply chain for renewables. India should take to reduce its that puts a different kind of
50,203 crore from equities. ate Director - Manager Research, that India's focus should not be China is the world's largest rising trade deficit with China. complexion," he said.
The outflow in January is fol- Morningstar India, said FPIs had on overall trade deficit with Chi- producer and exporter of APIs He said it is unfortunate that Indian and Chinese troops
lowed by a net withdrawal of adopted a cautious approach to- na, instead it should be on re- and many of the Indian compa- in the last seven years, the larg- clashed along the LAC in the
more than Rs 5,700 crore from eq- wards Indian equities ahead of ducing New Delhi's dependence nies depend on imports of the er powers, both the US and Chi- Tawang sector of Arunachal
uities in the first week of Febru- the Union Budget and the US Fed- on Beijing for certain critical in- ingredients to produce various na have chosen to weaponise Pradesh on December 9 and the
ary.
FPIs are selling in India and
eral Reserve meeting. Interest-
ingly, both turned out to be posi-
puts.
According to Bery, the right
formulations. "India's focus
should not be on the trade
trade interdependence.
"It is unfortunate that China,
face-off resulted in "minor in-
juries to a few personnel from
buying in cheaper markets like tive indicators. response is to diversify to other deficit with China. It should be which is a very competitive both sides.
Maha to set up 4 circular economy parks for major industries Paytm achieves operating profitability
three quarters ahead of guidance
PTI / Kochi Principal Secretary for Steel and plementation.
Mines Harshadeep Kamble said. Steel Minister Jyotiraditya
Maharashtra will set up four cir-
cular economy parks for major
Kamble was speaking to PTI
here over the weekend on the
Scindia said his ministry will ask
primary steel makers to increase
Free cash flow is next milestone, says CEO
industries and an enabling policy
for the same will be ready by
sidelines of an international con-
ference on material recycling or-
the use of recycled steel to 50 per
cent from the present 15 per cent
One97 Communications
Limited (OCL) that
March and implemented from ganised by the Material Recy- by 2047 as the country plans to be- owns the brand Paytm,
April, a senior state government cling Association of India. come a net zero economy by 2070. India’s leading pay-
official has said He said the government is Sanjay Mehta, President, ments and financial
These circular economy parks planning a shipbreaking unit at in Nagpur given its geographical MRAI said, "As being the world’s services company has
will primarily focus on recycling Ratnagiri on the Konkan coast, centrality. He also said the Mate- second-largest steel producer, In- announced its Q3FY
scrap and other wastes. an e-waste and auto parts unit rial Recycling Association of In- dia needs to become a responsible 2023 results. The compa-
The proposed parks will come near Pune, a steel scrap unit at dia (MRAI) will act as the knowl- steel producer and therefore, we ny has achieved its op-
up in Aurangabad, Ratnagiri, Jalna near Aurangabad and a edge partner with the govern- anticipate incremental usage of erating profitability
near Pune and Nagpur, the state's multipurpose multi- product unit ment for policy drafting and im- scrap in the coming years.” milestone with EBITDA before stone without losing sight on
ESOP cost at Rs 31 crore, signif- growth opportunities and keep-
MARKET OUTLOOK icantly ahead of its guided time- ing all compliances as well as
line of September 2023. EBITDA risk factors under a strict
RBI interest rate decision, Q3 earnings to drive equities before ESOP margin stood at
2% of revenues as compared to
watch,” said Sharma.
Sharma added that the next
PTI / New Delhi be closely watched, but the flow of FIIs critical domestic event," said Pravesh (27%) a year ago. key milestone is free cash flow
will be crucial because they have been Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, The company’s founder and generation. “With our focus on
Equity markets' focus will shift to the selling heavily in the Indian market Swastika Investmart Ltd. CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma growth and keeping a tight vig-
RBI interest rate decision scheduled since the beginning of 2023, and it has "We expect volatility to remain high wrote a letter to shareholders il on operational risk and com-
this week, with investors also tracking intensified following the Adani Group this week as we have important events announcing the achievement. pliances, I am very confident
the ongoing third quarter earnings, crisis."This week will see the release of and data lined up. First, participants “This has been made possible that we will soon achieve our
global trends and foreign fund trading Q3 earnings from companies such as will be eyeing the outcome of the RBI due to the relentlessly focused next milestone of becoming a
activity, for further cues, analysts said. Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, Hindal- policy meeting scheduled on February execution by our team. The free cash flow generating com-
Brent crude oil prices and rupee- co and Mahindra & Mahindra as well 8. On the economy front, IIP data will team was asked to focus on pany,” he added.
dollar movement would also drive the as macroeconomic data from the Unit- be unveiled on February 10," Ajit growth with quality revenues Paytm’s revenue from opera-
trends in the market. ed States. RBI policy, whose outcome is Mishra, VP - Technical Research, Reli- that contribute to the bottom tions increased to Rs 2,062 crore,
"The direction of the US market will scheduled for February 8, will be a gare, said. line. We have achieved this mile- a growth of 42% YoY.
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given that8.the party will soon launch
the day, Mann in his first
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Naidu calls for total rejection of Macaulay system; have come from its estranged ally, the
every season. To address this
opportunism, Thackeray exhorted
‘ritual’ annual inundation
malign the Shiv Sena’s saffron and
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its ‘Shiv Sampark Abhiyan’ from
flooding in the railway prem-
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in theSainiks toar-
expose it, as the project the party as pro-Muslim. March
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own culture, traditional wis-
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has suggested the creation
of a 17,000m2 underground
bay to suggest smart meas-
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as a nation. The imposition of
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had directed the railway au-
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diesel buses, which will line
up with other vehicles for
fuel, as the cost of diesel for
bulk buyers has gone up by
3,540-strong fleet, or approxi-
mately 25 per cent of the
fleet. So, for reasons of fuel
economy,
no option but to ask their
diesel-powered buses to
queue up at gas stations.
the “We have around 900 diesel
ministration of the second in West
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dose to the remaining six to on Saturday evening. Ac- by Prime Minister Narendra
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Japan to invest $42 BN

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MUMBAI All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul his residence to offer condo- with the AIMIM won’t be

Your face feels refreshed after

Muslimeen’s offer to tie up lences on his mother’s de- possible.

before leaving
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alist Congress Party MP gress Party and Congress in readiness for an alliance, the BJP wins because of us

hook or
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term (2014-19) but no discus- respond to employer’s

hanger the saddeston

sion could take place in the calls, emails after work
Finland is happiest nation, 64-yr-old dies in tree

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ideal for all the skin types.

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the wall.
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about your interior decoration.

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seeks to respect the personal Vihar on Matunga Road. Ac- livelihood during the pan-

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skin hydration and improve

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skin. The current passed through

hours. While the bill recog- identified as Ajit Tulaskar in the second place, with tions during the pandemic.
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checking your
ployees, it also takes into con- enable them to truly tal, where doctors declared the Netherlands rounding piest country in the world —
sideration the competitive connect with people him dead,” a control room up the top five happiest even before the Taliban

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checks the entrance decoration. facial techniques

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outfit and shoes

IN STATUE OF UNITY JUNGLE SAFARI IN 2 YEARS

3 giraffes, 46 exotic birds and animals

to hang perish
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before leaving the
DARSHAN DESAI tel, near the Narmada dam site in Ke- vived.
AHMEDABAD vadiya in Narmada district. While the government did not dis-

the stuff
This information was revealed by close the number of Giraffes which

entrance look attractive and world, but did you ever

In a startling revelation on the floor the Gujarat Government in a written have perished, Ram Ratan Nala, di-

faster rate. In this process, lymph drainage. This means that

of the State Assembly, the Gujarat reply during the ongoing budget ses- rector of the Jungle Safari, had in
Government has admitted that as sion of the State Assembly to a 2020 confirmed that a Giraffe had

house. So, have

many as 49 exotic animals and birds, starred question by senior Congress perished due to diaphragmatic her-
including three Giraffes, brought MLA Shailesh Parmar from Danil- nia in March 2020. Six months

which is
from abroad and across India for the imda constituency in Ahmedabad. earlier, the Safari had lost one more

well decorated, take a look at think that passing an

artificially created Jungle Safari The government stated that some Giraffe in a span of a few days. One

a positively charged gel is it helps to flush toxins out of your

around the Statue of Unity have per- 177 animals and birds were brought Giraffe had died during the landing
ished during the last two years. and these included 22 from abroad. Wallabies, 4 Giraffes, 3 Zebras, 3 of the flight at an airport.

a mirror on the
The Jungle Safari Park and similar Eight of the 49 which perished were Wildebeest and 2 Oryx. Out of these, Sources in the State Forest Depart-
other parks are the USP of Prime brought from abroad. only three Alpacas, two Lamas, 2 ment confirmed, on condition of

required
Minister Narendra Modi’s pet proj- The imported animals and birds in- Wallabies, one Giraffe, a Zebra, three anonymity, that four Giraffes were

the home decor ideas for electric current through

ect, the Statue of Unity of Sardar Pa- clude 5 Alpacas, 4 Lamas, 5 Wildebeest and two Oryx have sur- CONTD. ON NATION PAGE

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A guide to RIA MAJUMdAR

Health Benefits: 6 It can help you

oesophageal cancer G Gondh Katira

ondh or Gondh
Katira is a
tasteless, viscous,
edible gum obtained from
the sap of Acacia trees in
the Middle East and parts
MUMBAI The symptoms of this cancer are dysphagia,
How to prevent this cancer? of West and North-west
unintentional weight loss, chest pain, pressure India, like Rajasthan,
or burning, worsening indigestion or heartburn, If you smoke, speak to Punjab, and Gujarat. It
1 Gondh is packed with
nutrients
has both heat-generating and
Gondh is highly nutritious
increase the size of
your breasts
If you are unhappy
with the size of your
breast, you should
3 It can prevent heat stroke consider consuming
As mentioned earlier, gondh gondh from time
to time. The high
calorific value of this

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because it is rich in calcium, cooling properties. So if you soak
sophageal cancer cough, and hoarseness. You should not delay the the doctor about measures is known as Tragacanth edible gum can help
magnesium, and protein. That’s gondh in water and milk and
begins in one’s treatment once you notice these symptoms. for quitting. Medications Gum in English and is a you enlarge your
the main reason why pregnant then use it to prepare a drink
esophagus which The complications: and counselling can very popular ingredient (like they do in the Middle East), breasts by increasing
and lactating women are often
is a long, hollow tube Inability to seek help you to cut down in India during the Winter your body’s fat
fed gondh ke laddoo to replenish it will protect you from heat
connecting the throat treatment at the right time on smoking. It is also a season because of its content.
their dwindling nutrients and stroke when you go out in the
and the stomach. It can lead to life-threatening good idea to stay away ability to generate heat 7 It has anti-aging
reduce bone pain due to calcium Sun. In fact, having gondh drinks
is a known fact that complications. One will from alcohol. Don’t forget within the body. Plus, it
the esophagus helps
deficiency. is good for children as it also properties
encounter issues such to include fresh fruits, is quite commonly used
move the food you as obstruction of the
2 It can warm up your body prevents nosebleeds during High Gondh’s
vegetables, whole grains, in traditional medicine Summer.
Gondh is popularly used phenomenal anti-aging
swallow from the esophagus and the food pulses, and lentils in the to treat many ailments
back of your throat to and liquid will not be to produce gondh ke laddoos 4 It can relieve constipation property makes it a
diet. Try to avoid junk, like constipation and heat during Winter because of its Gondh has laxative good ingredient in face
your stomach to aid able to pass through your processed, and canned food. stroke. phenomenal heat-generating properties and is, therefore, a masks for beauty. All
digestion. Esophageal esophagus. Moreover, It will be better for you to The unique properties
dR SUhAS AAgRe properties, which is a by-product great remedy for constipation. you need to do is soak
cancer usually starts advanced esophageal exercise daily and maintain
in the cells that line cancer can cause pain and
and health benefits of of its high calorific value. So if All you need to do is soak a little some gondh overnight,
Consultant Medical an optimum weight.
gondh you want to try this grandma’s bit of it in water, wait till its gels strain it out next
the inside of the one will be unable to do his/ Oncologist and Report any abnormal
Gondh is the only favorite winter remedy at home, up, and then add it to a lemon morning, add 1 egg
esophagus. Esophageal her daily activities with Hemato-Oncologist changes to the doctor
gum that does not stick to just make sure you follow the drink and have it. white, 1 tbsp milk, and
cancer can happen ease. Esophageal cancer can at Asian Cancer without any hesitation.
itself. It is an ingredient in instructions of use as well, which 5 It can treat involuntary then mix all this into
to anyone and is also lead to bleeding. It is Institute Timely treatment is key
many cosmetics because is to consume only a single urination a smooth paste before
seen anywhere in better to treat this cancer to managing cancer and
it does not dry up when laddoo per day. Urinary incontinence is applying it over your
the esophagus. The without any delay. improving the quality of
it comes in contact with a major problem wherein an face. You can wash this
risk factors for this The diagnosis: life.
air. But the best property individual’s urinary sphincters off after 20 minutes.
type of cancer are The various methods to diagnose this
gastroesophageal type of cancer are CT scan, Esophageal of gondh, by far, is its and other muscles fail to 8 It is an
reflux disease (GERD), endoscopic ultrasound, biopsy, and ability to both cool the function properly because of aphrodisiac for
smoking, obesity, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). You will be body (when consumed in which he or she urinates men
alcohol consumption, suggested the right kind of treatment after the the form of a watery involuntarily anywhere Drinking soaked
exposure to chemicals, diagnosis is confirmed. drink) and heat it up and everywhere. Having gondh with some
family history, The treatment: (when consumed as an gondh is good for such sugar is a great way to
swallowing problems, It will depend on the stage and grade of cancer. ingredient in sweets). people as it can reduce increase your libido
drinking hot liquids, One will be advised to undergo surgery, radiation The following are urinary tract inflammation and improve your
and not eating enough therapy, chemotherapy, endoscopic laser therapy, some of its most famous and decrease the intensity of performance during
fruits and vegetables. targeted therapy, and even immunotherapy. health benefits. urinary incontinence. sex.

Memory Loss:
Types of memory loss Diagnosis of memory loss Treatment for memory loss
AMRIThA K The vast spectrum The treatment method for the
The moment you feel that
of the condition is your forgetfulness is causing condition is completely dependent
on the cause. In most cases,

D
classified into two, you to function less and is posing
o you feel like you treatment helps in managing your

Causes, diagnosis and treatment

and they are short- restraints in carrying out your
have been more memory loss. Memory loss caused
term memory loss and daily activities, you must consult
absent-minded and by medications is managed through
long-term memory a doctor to get it checked out. If the
forgetful lately? If yes, changing the medication. In case of
loss. condition is serious, the doctor will
then there may be a few memory loss caused by depression,
surprising reasons for Short-term memory carry out physical, neurological,
Causes of memory loss the individual will be required to
your memory loss, apart loss: There are schizophrenia,
and psychiatric evaluations to
undergo treatment for depression,
from a common ailment A person suffering that gets to the gather an understanding of your
various reasons and dissociative and in the case of memory loss caused
like Alzheimer’s disease. from will not be able to brain. condition. The medical examination
that contribute disorder. by nutritional deficiency, one can
Forgetfulness is normal, remember the things Vitamin b-12 will include the doctor analysing
towards memory Certain types of treat it by incorporating nutrition
we all have it. However, that have happened deficiency. the individual’s medical history,
loss and the most seizures. supplements in their diet. Some of the
one cannot ascertain recently. That is, the Sleep including the use of prescription
common causes are Transient other treatment options are physical
forgetfulness and individual will be able deprivation. and over the counter medicines,
mentioned here: ischemic attack therapy, certain medications and
memory loss on the same to remember incidents Cancer diet, past medical problems, and
Medications (TIA). thereby managing the condition.
scale. Like forgetfulness, from 20 years ago treatments such general health. A blood test and a
like Electro- Note: You must go to a doctor to
mild memory loss is but find it difficult to as chemotherapy, urine test will also be conducted.
antidepressants, convulsive therapy. treat your condition. Although one
something that tends recollect things from radiation, or bone Along with that, tests of memory,
antihistamines, Neurodege- may take measures of therapy, it is
to increase with your the near future, like marrow transplant. problem-solving, counting, and
anti-anxiety nerative critical that you get diagnosed by a
age and severe memory things that happened Head injury or language (mental ability tests) will
medications, illnesses such health practitioner.
loss, unlike the mild 10 minutes ago. concussion. also be carried out. The diagnosis
one due to illnesses like Long-term memory
muscle relaxants, as Huntington’s
will include a CT scan (shows signs Managing memory loss
tranquillisers, Thyroid disease, multiple However treatment is essential
Alzheimer’s disease, can loss: dysfunction. of normal age-related changes in the
sleeping pills, and sclerosis (MS), for managing the condition, there are
be serious. In the case of A person suffering Brain tumour brain) as well.
pain medications or Parkinson’s some steps that you can adapt to cope
memory loss affecting from long-term or infection. Apart from these, some of the
given after surgery disease. with memory loss.
your daily life, it is time memory loss finds it are some of the Emotional Migraine. When to see a doctor other steps involved in the diagnosis
Keep your home organised and
that you consult a doctor. difficult to remember trauma. If your condition is causing are:
major causes of Dementia. without any clutter.
Because, short-term things when they Extreme stress. hindrances in daily life, such as Cerebral angiography, which
memory loss. Apart from Maintain an up-to-date address
memory loss, long- require it. Such Stroke. causing physical symptoms, as well is an X-ray to see how blood flows
Use of alcohol, these major causes, book and calendar.
term memory loss and as remembering Brain surgery as posing a threat to your safety through the brain.
tobacco or drugs; memory loss is also Engage in hobbies that require
forgetfulness all vary in events, facts, or how or heart bypass and physical well-being, you must Spinal tap.
smoking is a major connected with physical activity.
its nature and its effect on to get to your home surgery. consult a doctor. In the case of Electroencephalogram (EEG)
cause of memory infections such as Use a list of things to do.
your daily life, therefore, etc. Basically, you Mental negligence and lack of treatment, the to measure the electrical activity of
loss as it reduces HIV, tuberculosis, Keep a list of your medications
getting treatment at an forget things that disorders such condition can worsen. the brain.
and blocks the and syphilis that and when to take them.
early stage will help are normal-everyday amount of oxygen as depression, affect the brain.
manage the condition. activities and actions. bipolar disorder, Disclaimer: The Free Press Journal bears no responsibility for the content that appears on this page.

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DAY 1: AAP OKAYS
BEST BUSESwith saffron?
bulk customers,
25,000even asJOBS
retail price remains unchanged at Rs 94.14 /L.
TO QUEUE
GOVT
Ten Aam Aadmi Party MLAs --
eight of whom are first-timers
- were sworn in as Cabinet
ministers in the Bhagwant
Mann-led AAP government on
UP AT PUMPS AT NIGHT
Saturday. Of these 10
ministers, two first timers are
doctors by profession. Later in
the day, Mann in his first
cabinet meeting approved
25,000 government jobs.
These included 10,000
vacancies in the Punjab Police
SHASHANK
andRAO
15,000 vacancies in other
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government departments.
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by a surge
transmissible
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in the highly
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PUTIN GOES HYPER (SONIC) MP IAS officer steps into minefield
diesel buses, which will line 3,540-strong fleet, or approxi-
up with other vehicles for mately 25 per cent of the
fuel, as the cost of diesel for fleet. So, for reasons of fuel
bulk buyers has gone up by economy,
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been increased by about Rs
KYIV/MOSCOW (BEST) Undertaking has de-
The Russian military on Sat-
CEO cheated of Rs 4.50L in gift card scam
urday unleashed its latest
hypersonic missile for the
first time in combat.
The ‘unstoppable’ high-
SOMENDRA precision
SHARMA Kinzhal missiledisplayde- picture (DP) of the
stroyed an underground
MUMBAI company’s chairperson, ask-
warehouse storing Ukrain-
ian missiles anding him to send gift cards for
aviation
In a case of corporate
ammunition cyberin the anwestern
e-commerce platform,
fraud, the chief part
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pany in Kharghar has
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of up to 2,000 km
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withforcesa also used from
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the anti-ship Bastion missile
system to strike Ukrainian
military facilities near the
Black Sea port of Odesa.
The attacks came even as
Britain's foreign secretary
Bill seeks to strike AIMIM for tie-up; MVA averse
work-life balance
SANJAY JOG
MUMBAI
For the second time, Nation-
alist Congress Party MP
Supriya Sule has moved a
private member’s bill - the
Right to Disconnect Bill in
the Lok Sabha. She had
moved the bill in her first
term (2014-19) but no discus-
sion could take place in the
Lok Sabha at that time.
The bill provides for flexi-
bility in the right-to-discon-
nect rules and leaves it to the
individual company to nego-
tiate the terms of service
with their employees. It
seeks to respect the personal
space of the employees by
recognising their right to dis-
connect and not respond to
their employer’s calls and
emails during out-of-work
hours. While the bill recog-
nises the rights of the em-
ployees, it also takes into con-
sideration the competitive
needs of the companies and
their diverse work cultures.
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
IN STATUE OF UNITY JUNGLE SAFARI IN 2 YEARS
3 giraffes, 46 exotic birds and animals perish
DARSHAN DESAI
AHMEDABAD
In a startling revelation on the floor
of the State Assembly, the Gujarat
Government has admitted that as
many as 49 exotic animals and birds,
including three Giraffes, brought
from abroad and across India for the
artificially created Jungle Safari
around the Statue of Unity have per-
ished during the last two years.
The Jungle Safari Park and similar
other parks are the USP of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s pet proj-
ect, the Statue of Unity of Sardar Pa-
It’s time
A still from the show
for Ishq
Karan Kundrra talks about his
upcoming show, Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal,
his role, and more
opular television actor is gearing up for his new television outing,
P Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal. The show, which goes on air from February
13, also stars Reem Shaikh and Gashmeer Mahajani in pivotal roles.
In an exclusive interaction with The Free Press Journal, the actor
talks about the show, his role, and more. Excerpts:
Tell us about your character in the show.
This one is very challenging. I think Veer is the most challenging character I
have played until today. He is neither a good guy nor a bad boy. He is unapolo-
getic. He is extremely passionate and doesn’t care about the opinions of
others. Whatever he feels is good, he follows and does it. If he feels some-
thing is wrong, he becomes adamant and does not let it happen. When
you play such a character, it must be clean and difficult as well.
HONESTLY
SPEAKING!
ROHIT BHATNAGAR
riter-director Hansal Mehta is happy
W
that his film Faraaz has finally seen
the light of day. The film released in
theatres on February 3 and launched
late Shashi Kapoor’s grandson Zahan
Kapoor in the titular role. It also stars
Paresh Rawal’s son, Aditya Rawal, in the role of
a terrorist. In a quick chat with The Free Press
Journal, Hansal talks about how he had faith in
his film and more.
When asked about his film Faraaz facing legal
trouble before its release, he reveals, “I
have been standing tall and facing it
all like Faraaz. I would do what I
want to do for my children (films). I
don’t make films for the weekends;
I make them for the future. I believe
when someday I will be gone, my
films will be remembered.
My films remain with the
chronicles of the times
the world was in."
“I make films to chroni-
cle with time, to gener-
ate work for new talents
and the ecosystem at-
tached to my films should
make legitimate profit out
of my films. It doesn’t re-
quire strength; it is a reso-
lution. After Shahid, I had
my diversions, but I re-
alised that if I had to fight
for something, it had to be
worth fighting for. I never
saw the kind of success I
got after Scam 1992," he
adds.
Sharing further on not
being regretful of the
choices he made in the
past, Hansal explains, “I
took a big risk with
Scam 1992 and a leap of
faith. If a Scam 1992 can
give me power to make
Faraaz, I would be making 20
more scams."
Talking about how the idea of
Bangladesh terrorist attacks came to him,
Hansal says, “The idea came from Mahesh
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Padma Shri Awardee photographer Pablo Bartholomew talks
about his show ‘The Nagas’, the anthropological chronicles
that emerge from the tribals’ pictorial portrayal,
the state of flux they find themselves in even today
Naidu calls for total rejection ofhave
BJP, to defame the Shiv Sena’s Hin-problem
says Indianisation of education
dutva. Thackeray reiterated that the
AGENCIES
HARIDWAR
The government is accused
of saffronising the education
stream but "what is wrong
with saffron", Vice President
M Venkaiah Naidu asked on
Saturday as he called for total
rejection of the Macaulay
system of education.
Indians must give up their
"colonial mindset" and learn
to take pride in their Indian
identity, the vice president
said in his address after inau-
for bulk the South
cus- Asian
cided
In-to send
stitute of Peaceoil
and Reconcil-
to fuel stations
iation at the Dev Sanskriti
city and posed
nearly 40 per
Vishwa Vidyalaya here.
ongoingalsoRus- elling.
said Indianisa-
war.of However, Confirming
the education system
of diesel
is central re- new
to India's general
edu-
policy,are BEST
which putsundertaking,
Chandra, said that they had
no option but to ask their
diesel-powered buses to
queue up at gas stations.
the “We have around 900 diesel
buses, which also include
and Transport those on wet-lease.
CONTD. ON WORLD PAGE
CORPORATE CYBER FRAUD
number, ended up sending 45
gift cards of Rs 10,000 each,
in just four hours. When the
demand for more gift cards
from the said unknown num-
ber wouldn’t stop, the victim
checked with his office col-
leagues and realised he had
who assumed been cheated.
accused President
had Vladimir
According
Putin her
of usingnewtalks with
lice,
the victim,
Ukraine as a “smokescreen”
while he ramps up violence
against the country.
Liz Truss told the Times
that she was “very
skeptical” about Russia's se-
 Recognises employees'
right to disconnect or not
respond to employer’s
calls, emails after work
hours
 Imposes sanctions – @
1% of employees’ total
remuneration – for any
non-compliance with its
provisions
 Mandates companies to
draft their own policies for
employees working
remotely, teleworking and
commuting to work
 To free employee from
digital distractions and
enable them to truly
connect with people
around them, Bill provides
for ‘digital detox’ centres
tel, near the Narmada dam site in Ke-
vadiya in Narmada district.
This information was revealed by
the Gujarat Government in a written
reply during the ongoing budget ses-
sion of the State Assembly to a
starred question by senior Congress
MLA Shailesh Parmar from Danil-
imda constituency in Ahmedabad.
The government stated that some
177 animals and birds were brought
and these included 22 from abroad.
Eight of the 49 which perished were
brought from abroad.
The imported animals and birds in-
clude 5 Alpacas, 4 Lamas, 5
MUMBAI’S TWO MEN OF
ACTION SHOULD TEAM UP
Shiv Sena president and Chief Min-No new
ister Uddhav Thackeray has ruledcomplete
out the possibility of a tie-up with theepisodes of waterlogging
AIMIM, claiming that the offer mustlow-lying
Macaulay
come from itssystem;
estranged ally, the
is new policy
great emphasis on the promo-
tion of mother tongues. ducingrian
Calling for rejection of first
Macaulay system of educa-
tionits
in the 75thbuses
diesel year of Inde-
pendence,
Naiduthe
across said it tion,
a foreign language as
suburbs for refu-
the medium of instruction in
the country and confinedand ed- 16our
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to create space to regroup
and unblock their stalled
campaign.
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says
Russian forces are blockad-
SANJAY JOG
MUMBAI
The Asaduddin Owaisi-led
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen’s offer to tie up
with the Nationalist Con-
gress Party and Congress in
a bid to defeat the BJP in Ma-
harashtra has sparked de-
bate. The AIMIM had won
two seats in the 2019 Maha-
rashtra assembly elections.
64-yr-old dies in tree
fall at Matunga Road
MUMBAI: A 64-year-old
man was killed when the
branches of a banyan tree
fell on him near Hotel Ganga
Vihar on Matunga Road. Ac-
cording to BMC disaster
management cell, the con-
trol room received a call at
7.54 pm about the mishap.
“The injured person was
identified as Ajit Tulaskar
and taken to Hinduja hospi-
tal, where doctors declared
him dead,” a control room
official said. The branches
also damaged some shops
near the restaurant.
Wallabies, 4 Giraffes, 3 Zebras, 3
Wildebeest and 2 Oryx. Out of these,
only three Alpacas, two Lamas, 2
Wallabies, one Giraffe, a Zebra, three
Wildebeest and two Oryx have sur-
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MUMBAIwhich is leading the Maha itics and power. thatresulting
we are Hindus and willatremain
in flooding
Vikas Aghadi government with its Thackeray, in his virtual address to Hindus till ourParel,”
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Mumbai
allies,monsoon
the NCPisand Congress, party MPs and district chiefs, asked the draft
peopleof that
the IIT
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for politics,”
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horted. Histoaddress
the Railways on
was important,
areasHindutva
the BJP’s of the city, being that of
as destroy all attempts by the BJP to March
given that8.the party will soon launch
every season. To address this
opportunism, Thackeray exhorted
‘ritual’ annual inundation
malign the Shiv Sena’s saffron and
The report explained that
its ‘Shiv Sampark Abhiyan’ from
flooding in the railway prem-
his Shiv
in theSainiks toar-
expose it, as the project the party as pro-Muslim. March
ises 22 to 25 in the state
low-lying was caused due to the
BJP had been using Hindutva for pol-eas of Dadar and Parel year “Go to all the villages, show them discharge CONTD. ON WORLD PAGE
of floodwaters
selves as an inferior race. We after year, the Indian Insti- from the Dadar-Hindmata
Har raat ke baad subah jarur aati hai. Also, I have tells Alia Bhatt to
Second Covishield
were taught to despise our tute of Technology, Bombay, thorities to rope in IIT Bom- relief from flooding on area.
own culture, traditional wis-
dom. This slowed our growth
has suggested the creation
of a 17,000m2 underground
bay to suggest smart meas-
ures to quell monsoon woes.
tracks.
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“Hence, an underground
holding pond at the Puran-
dose gap reduced
as a nation. The imposition of
a foreign language as our
holding pond at Purandare
Stadium.
In its preliminary report,
IIT Bombay had suggested
present pumping station, lo-
cated at the St Xavier’s over PM Modi
dare stadium on the up-
stream side – with an area of
medium
OUR BUREAUof instruction con- In June 2021, Union Rail- the creation of holding ground and Pramod Maha- 17000 m2 – is advisable as a
fined education to a small sec-
NEW DELHI
tion of the society, depriving a
vast population of the right to
way Minister Piyush Goyal
had directed the railway au-
ponds in the Dadar-Lower
Parel areas, for immediate
jan Park, in its present form,
can cater to only around 10 foreign policy
permanent holding pond,” it
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
understood the importance of whatever I went
The National Technical
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to lead to accelerated ad- SCHOOL SHELTER
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at Balthar Khan, a fierce critic of the
ministration of the second in West
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dose to the remaining six to on Saturday evening. Ac- by Prime Minister Narendra
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speak,” he said. “I want to be alleged that the policemen Kishida’s 5-trillion yen goal ing to strengthen the eastern European country as
heard by everyone, especial- were in a drunken state; exceeds the 3.5-trillion yen in security architecture in the a serious matter that has
ly in Moscow.” most of them fled to the investment and financing backdrop of the raging shaken the basis of interna-
Ukrainian and Russian of- fields, and some to the bar- over the five years that the Ukraine crisis and improve tional norms.
ficials have, meanwhile, racks abandoning their then Japanese PM Shinzo economic ties between the Unilateral attempts to
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CONTD. ON NATION PAGE arms. Abe had announced during two nations. CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
Yes, there is an angle but we are not promoting sibling rivalry
at all. There is a certain respect between the siblings; both
AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel, Shiv Sena, which is yet to di-
during his meeting with gest the loss of the Au-
Public Health Minister Ra- rangabad Lok Sabha seat to
jesh Tope, who had gone to Jaleel, claimed an alliance
his residence to offer condo- with the AIMIM won’t be
lences on his mother’s de- possible.
B
characters know that they are brothers. They will never ollywood actresses Shraddha Kapoor and Alia Bhatt engaged in a
mise, proposed his party’s “It is always alleged that
readiness for an alliance, the BJP wins because of us
adding that the AIMIM was (AIMIM - due to splitting of
not the BJP’s B-team. the Muslim vote). To prove
However, the NCP and Con- this allegation wrong, I pro-
gress have turned down the posed to Tope that we are
allow any harm to come to them. They are like real fun banter on Instagram after the Brahmastra star shared a video
AIMIM’s offer, while the CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
Finland is happiest nation,
Afghanistan the saddest
boys; when they are angry, they will unhesitatingly in which she is seen doing cardio while listening to Tere Pyaar
FPJ NEWS SERVICE that helped protect lives and
livelihood during the pan-
Finland has been ranked the demic. According to John
box anyone, but at the same time they care for each Mein from Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar.
world’s happiest country for Hopkins University, the
a fifth consecutive year, in an Nordic nation of 5.5 million
annual UN-sponsored index. people fared better than the
The report ranked Denmark majority of European na-
in the second place, with tions during the pandemic.
Switzerland, Iceland, and Afghanistan is the unhap-
other. The show portrays a beautiful relationship “Filhaal hum toh sirf cardio ke pyaar mein bheege bheege bheege
the Netherlands rounding piest country in the world —
up the top five happiest even before the Taliban
places in the world. swept to power last August.
Finland ranked at the top Lebanon was the world's
because of the mutual trust CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
between two brothers who are equally strong but @shraddhakapoor #TerePyaarMein on loop dada," Alia cap-
different. It shows on reel no matter how much tioned the post.
vived.
While the government did not dis-
close the number of Giraffes which
have perished, Ram Ratan Nala, di-
rector of the Jungle Safari, had in
2020 confirmed that a Giraffe had
you may hate your brother, the love will also be However, soon after she posted the video, Shraddha
perished due to diaphragmatic her-
nia in March 2020. Six months
earlier, the Safari had lost one more
Giraffe in a span of a few days. One
Giraffe had died during the landing
of the flight at an airport.
seen. called out her co-star, Ranbir Kapoor, to use his own
Sources in the State Forest Depart-
ment confirmed, on condition of
anonymity, that four Giraffes were
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
Instagram account.
Gashmeer Mahajani plays your brother, was Shraddha wrote, “Uffff you cutestest @aliabhatt," she wrote,
there any competition with him? adding, “P.S: Yeh kya Makkaari hai Ran-
I have been having a blast since we bir? Apne real id se aao."
started shooting. We are brothers; Replying to her post, Alia wrote, “Ha-
you know when you are in a haha good luck making that happen,
tough competition and my fellow fishy." To which the
work with someone Aashiqui 2 actor responded, “Bohot ho
who is equally gaya! Chal iske (real) fake id ko expose
good. It is karte hai."
It may be mentioned that Ran-
bir doesn’t have a verified
account on any social media
platforms yet. It looks like
Shraddha hinted towards the
Shamshera actor having an
anonymous account.
A few years back, Ranbir
talked about the secret Insta-
gram account during an
event in Mumbai. He was
asked about the celebrities
he follows, and he called
out his exes’ names —
Deepika Padukone and Ka-
trina Kaif, among others,
including Alia Bhatt and
Ranveer Singh.
Ranbir’s co-stars,
friends, and contempo-
raries have also admitted
then that we both need to give that he is very active on
our best. It is a fulfilling ride. Instagram and keeps
himself updated about
It’s essential to have a good bond in any what’s going on in and around
relationship. How would you describe
yours with your siblings?
Bollywood. Though his fans are
dying to know more about his
I have three sisters. I have a different
bond with all of them. The elder one is
page, no one has been able to
crack it yet.
like a mother figure. My second sister
keeps scolding me at times; she is a
Directed by Luv Ranjan, the film
is an upcoming romantic comedy
little strict. With the youngest sis- that is scheduled to hit theatres on
ter, I share that typical brother-sis- March 8, 2023.
ter relationship. I can behave like a Recently, the makers unveiled the
cartoon and do whatever I feel like. I first song of the film, titled Tere
can demand anything from her. My sisters are my life. Pyaar Mein, which got massive re-
What were some takeaways from your down period?
My downtime taught me a universal truth: Har
sponses from the fans.
Tere Pyaar Mein oozes freshness and
romance. The song is composed by
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raat ke baad subah jarur aati hai. Also, I have un- Pritam, sung by Arijit Singh along
derstood the importance of whatever I went with Nikhita Gandhi, and has lyrics
through during my low phase. If you make penned by Amitabh
your fame and success an essential commodity, Bhattacharya.
then it never lives with you. As all these
phases are temporary. This is like a 9-to- PIC: INSTAGRAM/ SHRADDHA KAPOOR
5 job. But for me, family happiness and
loved ones are more important. I need
happiness.
Caught on Camera!
Kartik Karan
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were snapped
ON A
as they were
out and about
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta opens
up on how his film Faraaz is not
SOLO
in Mumbai
about heroism
HIGH! Kriti
Sanon
A
ctor-singer Taaruk Raina, who
was recently seen in
Mismatched Season 2,
releases his first solo independent
single, Narazi, also starring Tanya
Maniktala. Narazi is a soulful and
emotional number written,
composed, and sung by Taaruk. The
song is about heartbreak and
reconciliation. Its beautiful lyrics
A still from the film examine the fallout of a relationship
and how bitterness and egos block
Bhatt. He attended one event where Faraaz’s out the happier side of life.
mother gave an emotional speech about her son. An elated Taaruk shares, “My first
He called and informed me, and that’s when the single Narazi has been released, and
exploration started. In the middle of developing I think this is the beginning of
the story, we realised that there is a story of re- something new, it’s a new
silience and courage, but it is not heroic, jingois- adventure and challenge for me. I
tic, or nationalistic; it is just the courage of a feel I now finally have control over
common man." my music, and I can share it with
“I never felt the pressure of authenticity the world. After getting so much
while filming Faraaz, for me, honesty is love for Kho Gaye and Main Chala, I
the key. It was more about how I could am both nervous and excited to
tell a story with genuineness, explore have released my first independent
the characters in the limited time. I solo.” —CJ Desk
don’t want to go into the back stories;
I rather want us as an audience to
know these people," he avers.
Lastly, Hansal throws light on
how and why he cast nepo kids Za-
han Kapoor and Aditya Rawal in a
topical film like
Faraaz. “I wanted
freshness in the
film. I didn’t want to
cast known faces, as I
didn’t want them to take
away from the ability of the
script. Zahan’s father was my
landlord. I used to see him in the
lift but never spoke to him be-
cause he is shy. I saw Zahan and went
to the producers and told them that I
found my Faraaz, but I have to find
out whether he wants to act. My cast-
ing director has taken his audition Akhil
for some other project and in- Akkineni
formed me that he does want to Deepika
act. With Aditya too, the Padukone
casting director helped me to
connect since he had earlier
cast him for Bumfaad," he
signs off.
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INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE
FC Goa face Odisha test
GAURS EYE MAXIMUM POINTS TO STAY AHEAD IN THE PLAYOFFS RACE
THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI
Following recent wins against
Kerala Blasters FC and East
Bengal FC, FC Goa have a sol-
id opportunity to move fur-
ther up the league table as
they prepare for their next as-
signment against Odisha FC.
The match will be held at the
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubane-
swar on Monday, with the
kick-off slated for 7.30 pm IST.
While the Gaurs’ home re-
cord is impressive this season,
having won six out of eight
matches so far at their Fator-
da Fortress, their numbers in
away venues have been incon-
sistent to say the least. Carlos
Pena’s boys last won an away
fixture in Chennai in late Oc-
tober, and have since man-
aged only two draws while
losing four.
Come Monday, the Men in
Orange will look to change all
that and take all three points
when they take on the Jug-
gernauts. The fact that Josep
Gombau’s boys are also their
direct rivals for a spot in the
impending playoffs, makes
the clash all the more inter-
esting.
The above point was dis-
cussed in length by FC Goa
head coach Carlos Pena, in
the pre-match press confer-
ence on Saturday. “With the
playoff race tightening, the
day after tomorrow’s match
is quite important. We need
the win and all three points.
Pro League: Guardian Angel
down Vasco for second win
THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI
Guardian Angel Sports Club
recorded their second win in a
row with a narrow 1-0 victory
over Vasco Sports Club in the
GFA Goa Professional League,
at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on
Sunday.
Guardian Angel scored the
only goal of the match in the
53rd minute through Frank
Adusei. With this win, Guard-
ian Angel SC moved to six
points from 10 games while
Vasco SC stayed rooted with
three points, however, having
played just seven matches.
It was a high-octane clash
which saw both sides get
physical throughout the
game. The game saw the ref-
eree Tejas Nagvekar flash
eight yellow cards and one
red. Vasco SC’s Suman Lep-
Haller on mark after
cancer battle as Union
knock Bayern off top
AGENCIES
BERLIN
Sebastien Haller crowned his
recent return from testicular
cancer with an emotional first
goal for Borussia Dortmund
on Saturday, as Union Ber-
lin knocked Bayern Munich
off the top of the Bundesliga
with a dramatic late win over
Mainz.
Six months after a shock di-
agnosis which saw him miss
the entire first half of the sea-
son, Haller finally opened his
account for the club he joined
last summer. The Ivory Coast
international’s second-half
header prompted wild cel-
ebrations among his team-
mates and helped Dortmund
to a 5-1 win over Freiburg
which kept them within two
points of leaders Union.
“I’ve been waiting for this
moment since day one. When
I scored the goal, it felt like the
whole stadium was on fire,”
Haller told Sky. “I am happy,
but the way is still long, so we
will keep walking and hope
for more goals,” he added.
Freiburg were reduced to 10
men early in the first half after
French full-back Kiliann Sild-
illia was booked twice in the
space of two minutes. Former
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FC Goa players train in preparation for the upcoming game against Odisha FC.
It’s going to be a tough game
for us, but the same applies to
them as well, having not had
many positive results of late.
Meanwhile, our recent wins
give us confidence,” he said.
The 38-year-old also spoke
on the challenge of facing
Odisha FC in their own back-
yard. “They’re quite strong at
home, just like us. It is a tough
task, indeed, but I believe
that focusing on ourselves
rather than thinking about
things like these is the best
way forward.
“We have new additions
to the squad in Hernan (San-
tana) and Nikhil (Prabhu),
they’re fit and raring to go,
Player of the Match Frank Adusei of Guardian Angel SC poses
with Andrew Ferrao.
cha received two yellow in
the 73rd and 74th minutes,
reducing the Port Towners to
10 men.
Guardian Angel’s Adusei re-
Sebastien Haller (L)
celebrates scoring for
Dortmund.
Freiburg player Nico Schlotter-
beck then heaped more mis-
ery onto his old club, his low
snapshot beating goalkeeper
Mark Flekken at the near post
to give Dortmund the lead.
Schlotterbeck and Niklas
Suele handed Freiburg a life-
line with some farcical defend-
ing on the stroke of half-time,
allowing Lucas Hoeler to sweep
in an unexpected equaliser. Yet
Karim Adeyemi wriggled his
way through the Freiburg box
to restore the lead with a neat
finish early in the second half,
before goals from Haller, Julian
Brandt and Giovanni Reyna
completed the rout.
Meanwhile in the capital,
Union Berlin were working
on their own fairytale as a late
winner from US internation-
al Jordan Siebatcheu sent the
high-flying minnows top of
the table.
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HEAD TO HEAD
� In the previous seven
ISL encounters between
the two sides, FC Goa
have won five times and
two games have ended in
draws. Odisha FC are yet
to win a game against the
Gaurs in the ISL
of course, and we will take a
call on their availability for se-
lection in the coming hours.
Overall, we’re confident that
we can return home with a
positive result,” Pena con-
cluded.
Currently in fifth place in
ceived the Player of the match
award for his match-winning
goal. The award was present-
ed by GFA Executive Commit-
tee member Andrew Ferrao.
Stan’s the man as veteran claims
Davis Cup victory for Switzerland
Wawrinka wins deciding clash against Germany to help Swiss advance
AGENCIES
PARIS
Stan Wawrinka took Switzer-
land to the Davis Cup Finals
group stage on Saturday, win-
ning a rollercoaster deciding
clash against Germany, just
weeks shy of his 38th birth-
day.
Three-time Grand Slam ti-
tle winner Wawrinka, who
helped the Swiss to the Da-
vis Cup title alongside Roger
Federer in 2014, defeated Dan-
iel Altmaier 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 as his
country triumphed 3-2 in their
qualifying tie.
Former world number three
Wawrinka, now down at 135
after a long spell rebuilding
his career following two foot
surgeries, was playing in the
tournament for the first time
in eight years having made his
debut in 2004. By contrast Alt-
maier, 13 years younger, was
making his Davis Cup debut
in Trier.
Wawrinka, who turns 38
next month, had lost his
singles opener on Friday in
straight sets to Alexander
Zverev. He was on the losing
side again earlier Saturday
when he and Dominic Strick-
er were beaten in the doubles
The Goan (Playstore)
the Hero Indian Super League
(ISL) 2022-23 standings with 26
points from 16 matches, a win
against Odisha FC will help FC
Goa replace Kerala Blasters in
third place. That said, it won’t
be for long because the Yel-
low Army and fourth-placed
ATK Mohun Bagan will have a
game in hand and could catch
up by the end of the week.
Hence, it is important that the
Gaurs win, because it will ce-
ment their position in the top-
six in any case, which is the
prerequisite for guaranteeing
a playoff berth.
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UC Telaulim overpower
Parish Youth Nuvem 6-3
THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI
United Club of Telaulim
scored a thrilling 6-3 win
over Parish Youth Nuvem in
the Goa Football Association
Second Division League at
Don Bosco Oratory ground
on Sunday.
GFA SECOND
DIV LEAGUE
Parish Youth broke the
deadlock through Darwin Co-
laco in the 8th minute. In the
20th minute, it was all square
after Beckam Faleirio shot the
ball directly into the net.
Parish Youth tried to reduce
the deficit in the 35th minute
through Snyter Pereira. How-
ever, the hat-trick scored by
Ethan Fernandes and a brace
by Kahlil regained Telaulim’s
lead. M Baretto’s goal in 90+2
Former world number three Wawrinka was playing in the
tournament for the first time in eight years having made his
debut in 2004.
6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 by Tim Puetz
and Andreas Mies. However,
Marc-Andrea Huesler then
stunned world number 14
Zverev 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) to bring
Switzerland level at 2-2, set-
ting the stage for Wawrinka’s
moment in the spotlight.
“I’m happy that I won one
point and the last one was the
most important,” said Waw-
rinka. “We have a great team.
They’ve been building this
team for the last few years.
I was happy to come back if
they needed me.”
The United States, who
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Dempo Challengers claim PGML 2.0 title
Trounce Priority Titans by 51 runs in final after posting 163/7
THE GOAN I NETWORK
PANAJI
A year after stumbling at the
last hurdle, Dempo Challeng-
ers on Sunday won the PGML
2.0 finals at the Panjim Gym-
khana in a one-sided encoun-
ter, defeating Priority Titans
by 51 runs.
Losing the toss to the Ti-
tans, who put them in to
bat, the Challengers’ bat-
ting order fired. The league’s
leading run-getter, opener
Devidas Kholkar scored a pa-
tient 35 in 37 balls, while the
second-highest scorer in the
tournament, Kiran Shirwaikar
smashed a 16-ball 39 with four
boundaries and three sixes to
help the Dempo Challengers
put 163 for seven on the board.
Muktiar Kadri had to bear
the brunt of the Challengers’
batting exploits, giving away
36 runs in three overs for no
wickets. Harsh Parekh was
the most economical bowl-
er for the Titans, taking two
wickets for 16 runs in three
overs.
The Priority Titans batters
simply failed to fire right from
the beginning of the innings,
losing wickets at regular inter-
vals, thanks to a good bowling
performance by the Challeng-
ers. The leading wicket-tak-
er at the PGML 2.0, Kiran
Shirwaikar took two wickets
for 19 runs, while also pick-
ing up the Man of the match
award for his all-round per-
formance. Dempo Challeng-
ers’ bowlers Dinesh Amrute
and Nakul Mhamal took three
wickets each to complete the
demolition of the Priority Ti-
minutes was not enough to
secure Parish Youth a victory.
At Taleigao ground, FC Mar-
dol defeated Ronit Sports Club
5-1. FC Mardol scored their
first through Niyaz Tambak in
the 26th minute.
FC Mardol then scored
through Tanmay Pagi and
Manthan Naik. FC Mardol
dominated the game through-
out and scored at regular
intervals. Justino Martyres
scored in the 77th minute and
Ankit Bagaystkar scored in
the 86th minute. Ronit man-
aged to pull a goal back in
the 90+3 minute through Viraj
Kunkolkar.
Meanwhile, St Anthony SC
humbled Sports & Welfare
Club Zaino 5-0. A brace from
Sunny Fernandes and Jai-
son Dias contributed to the
fine win, which was sealed
through Welson Fernandes in
the 78th minute.
have won the 123-year-old
tournament on a record 32
occasions, also booked their
place in September’s group
stage by seeing off Uzbeki-
stan in Tashkent. Experienced
doubles pair Austin Krajicek
and Rajeev Ram cantered
to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sanjar
Fayziev and Sergey Fomini in
just 52 minutes.
Serbia shrugged off the ab-
sence of Novak Djokovic to
comfortably defeat a Norway
team missing world number
four Casper Ruud. Ahead 2-0
after Friday’s opening singles
Dempo Challengers players celebrate with the winners’ trophy.
Losing the toss to the Titans, who put them in to bat, the
Challengers’ batting order fired. The league’s leading run-
getter, opener Devidas Kholkar scored a patient 35 in 37 balls,
while the second-highest scorer in the tournament, Kiran
Shirwaikar smashed a 16-ball 39 with four boundaries and
three sixes to help the Dempo Challengers put 163 for seven
on the board
tans, who were bowled out for
112 with five balls to spare.
The PGML 2.0, the second
edition of the T20 league or-
ganised by the Panjim Gym-
khana, started on January 7
with six participating teams.
After five league round match-
es, the Mavericks topped the
league table with Priority Ti-
tans placed second.
Along with the trophy, the
winning team Dempo Chal-
SAFF U-20 C’ship: IN SHORT >>
India, B’desh in Fr Agnelo book spot in Guirdolim Cup semis
goalless draw MARGAO: Fr Agnelo
YSC, Paroda blanked
AGENCIES
DHAKA
After a fabulous start to their
SAFF U-20 Women’s Champi-
onship campaign, India was
held to a goalless draw at the
Mustafa Kamal Stadium in
Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday.
It was a close contest from
the opening exchanges, with
India creating more chances
despite a deluge of midfield
traffic.
Sumati Kumari had the
chance to get the lead early on
in the 7th minutes, when she
was played through by Nitu
Linda, but Bangladesh keep-
er Rupna Chakma pulled off a
great save.
The Young Tigresses now
have four points from two
matches, and will next play
Nepal at the same venue on
Tuesday, February 7, with the
match slated for a 2.30 pm IST
kick-off.
Three-time Grand Slam
title winner Wawrinka, who
helped the Swiss to the Davis
Cup title alongside Roger
Federer in 2014, defeated
Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
as his country triumphed 3-2
in their qualifying tie.
in Oslo, Nikola Cacic and Filip
Krajinovic saw off Viktor Du-
rasovic and Herman Hoeyeraal
6-4, 3-6, 6-4 for the key point.
France, the 10-time cham-
pions, made the next round
with a win over Hungary. Ugo
Humbert, making his tour-
nament debut this weekend,
sealed the tie with a 6-3, 6-3
victory over Fabian Marozsan
in Tatabanya in the deciding
singles. France were given a
scare when Hungary surpris-
ingly claimed the doubles
rubber as Marozsan and Mate
Valkusz defeated Nicolas Ma-
hut and Arthur Rinderknech
6-2, 7-6 (7/4) before Adrian
Mannarino levelled at 2-2 with
a straight sets win over Mar-
ton Fucsovics. Sweden also
made it through to the Sep-
tember group stage with a 3-1
win over Bosnia.
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Gymkhana’s vision and mis-
sion to improve Goa’s status
in cricket is going to material-
ise if you have events like this.
We’ve enjoyed every part. Two
finals, one lost very narrowly,
one won, so we are looking
forward to the next one al-
ready.”
According to Parind Nachi-
lengers were awarded a cash nolkar, the owner of Priority
prize of Rs 2 lakh, while run- Titans, the better team on the
ners-up Priority Titans were day had ended up winning the
awarded a purse of Rs 1 lakh. final. “It has been an exciting
Last year, in the first edition of tournament right from the
the tournament, Dempo Chal- beginning. We won the first
lengers had lost the finals to four matches. It was all thrill,
Prescon Panthers. thrill and thrill. We have an
Commenting on the win, awesome team who stood to-
Shrinivas Dempo, the owner gether united. We had some
of Dempo Challengers said: good times, we had some lit-
“PGML 2.0 has been a very tle downs. And today, the best
pleasing experience. Panjim team won absolutely,” he said.
Margao SC 2-0 to move
into the semifinals of
the Guirdolim Panchayat
Cup at Church Ground,
Chandor on Sunday. A
large Sunday crowd had
their money’s worth as
the teams displayed an
entertaining brand of
football. The tireless Cliff
Baretto was at the centre Shrine Clemente of Fr Agnelo YSC,
of all the moves for Mar- Paroda receives the Man of the
gao but their forwardline Match prize from Joaquim D’Cruz.
led by Mario Noronha
missed many a chances. One counter attack by Paroda in the
22nd minute saw Anthony Dias connect a low cross by Kanchan
Kiro to score the first goal. Margao then committed more bodies
forward but could not penetrate the Paroda defence. Changing
over, Paroda started to show dominance and put the Margao
defence under immense pressure. In the 42nd minute, a shot
from 40 yards out by Shrine Clemente hit the crossbar and on to
the back of the Margao keeper and into the goal, 2-0. In the 50th
minute, a free-kick by Cliff Baretto of Fatorda narrowly missed the
Paroda goal. In the dying minutes, Agnelo Noronha’s pile-driver
was kept out by the Paroda keeper. Shrine Clemente of Fr Agnelo
YSC, Paroda received the Man of the Match prize from Joaquim
D’Cruz, ex-player of Guirdolim Club.
Cuncolim Union edge into quarterfinals
MARGAO: Cuncolim
Union beat Ugem Rising
Club 5-3 via tiebreaker
into the quarterfinals of
the Fr Bruno Leitao Me-
morial Cup, organised
by Union of Chinchinim
Villagers, at Our Lady of
Hope Church ground,
Chinchinim, on Sun-
day. Ugem took a lead
Asiyo Pulyamalial of Ugem Rising
through Clive Gomes in
Club receives the Man of the Match
the 13th minute but the prize.
joy was shortlived as
Daulat Dessai of Cun-
colim equalised in the 21st minute. In the tiebreaker, Cuncolim
Union netted through Ashtrosio Pinto, Dailon Carvalho, Alister
Fernandes and Melvin Fernandes. For Ugem Rising Club, Lauren
Fernandes and Cleward Pereira scored. Asiyo Pulyamalial of
Ugem Rising Club was named the Man of the Match.
NEROCA FC stun Gokulam Kerala 2-1
DESPITE not playing Sreenidi Deccan were the biggest winners
on a Sunday when their two closest rivals dropped valuable
points away from home in the I-League. After Round Glass Punjab
FC were held 1-1 by Sudeva in Delhi, it was Gokulam Kerala’s turn,
the Malabarians suffering a 2-1 loss to NEROCA FC. NEROCA went
into this game with back-to-back wins at home, and yet were
unfancied against opposition who have been on an upward curve
at the business end of the season. Unbowed by pregame ex-
pectations, the home side started much stronger, their midfield
asserting dominance in a way that Gokulam had previously not
been subjected to. In the 11th minute, the reward for their early
exuberance arrived, Bayi Kamo’s cutback inside the box collected
and slotted into the bottom corner by Sweden Fernades. Goku-
lam protested that the ball had crossed the byline before Kamo
cut it back, but their pleas were in vain. The goal was given, and
where the visitors’ heads dropped, NEROCA soared. Slowly Goku-
lam found their way back into the game, Mendigutxia and Thahir
Zaman exploiting space on NEROCA’s right. The former crashed a
header against the crossbar from a Sreekuttan cross in the 20th
minute. It was the visitors’ best chance at goal from a half that
offered little else.
TODAY’S ACTION
›Guirdolim Panchayat Cup: CAC, Cansaulim vs UC Seraulim, Church
Ground, Chandor, 4.30 pm
›Late Fr Bruno Leitao Cup 2023: Don Bosco Oratory vs Carmona SC,
Our Lady of Hope Church ground, Chinchinim, 4.30 pm

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Mallorca damage Real title hopes
ASENSIO MISSES PENALTY AS DEFENDING LA LIGA CHAMPIONS CRASH TO 1-0 DEFEAT IN PALMA
AGENCIES
PALMA, SPAIN
Real Madrid’s hopes of re-
taining the La Liga title were
dented Sunday as the champi-
ons lost 1-0 at Real Mallorca,
to remain five points behind
leaders Barcelona. The Cata-
lans host Sevilla later on and
can open up an eight-point
lead after a frustrated Madrid
fell short against Javier Agu-
irre’s side, with Marco Asen-
sio missing a penalty against
his former club.
Nacho’s 13th-minute loop-
ing header into his own net
separated the teams in a
hard-fought clash, frequently
slowed by various fouls from
the hosts. Amid a constant
battle between winger Vin-
icius Junior and Mallorca’s
players and supporters, the
islanders held off Los Blan-
cos to record an impressive
victory. Vinicius suffered 10
fouls and Mallorca committed
29 in total.
“I think there’s an atmos-
phere developing around
Vinicius that doesn’t favour
anybody, not the player, not
football, not the fans, who in
the end get involved with the
kid,” Nacho told Movistar.
Ashu clinches bronze as other wrestlers disappoint
PTI
ZAGREB
Asian Championships bronze
medallist Ashu clinched the
67kg bronze medal for India
in the Greco Roman category
on the concluding day of the
Zagreb Open Ranking Series
here on Sunday.
The 23-year-old grappler
added a second bronze to
India’s tally, defeating Lith-
uania’s Adomas Grigaliunas
Klopp at a loss to explain Pak threaten to pull out of Blessed to wear
‘unacceptable’ Liverpool form W Cup in India: PCB source India jersey again
AGENCIES
LONDON
Jurgen Klopp branded the
goals Liverpool conceded
in a 3-0 defeat to Wolves as
“horrible” with the German
admitting to being at a loss to
explain his side’s disastrous
form.
The Reds have taken just
one point from their last four
Premier League games to all
but end any hope of catching
the top four for a place in next
season’s Champions League.
Klopp’s men trailed 2-0 inside
12 minutes at Molineux as Joel
Matip’s own goal and Craig
Dawson’s strike on his debut
put Wolves on course to climb
out of the relegation zone. Ru-
ben Neves added a third 19
minutes from time after Liver-
pool had dominated the early
stages of the second half with-
out reward.
“Conceding early goals is
not unfamiliar to us but the
way we conceded them to-
day was not acceptable,” said
Klopp. “When you see the
whole game, throughout the
game in moments we played
Housebound Jordanian football fan a social media star
AGENCIES
ZARQA, JORDAN
H
aving spent most of his
life housebound due
to a medical condition,
Jordanian Amer Abu Nawas’s
love of football has propelled
him to social media stardom.
Offering analysis of matches
from the leading European
football leagues to almost a
quarter of a million followers,
his Facebook page -- “HouseA-
nalyzer” in Arabic -- has grown
into what he describes as a
“big family”.
The 27-year-old was born
with osteogenesis, or brittle
bone disease, a genetic
condition hindering normal
bone growth that has meant
he rarely leaves his home in
Zarqa, 30 kilometres from
Jordan’s capital Amman. “It is
true that I have never played
@thegoaneveryday
Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio (R) reacts after missing a scoring chance during the Spanish La
Liga match against Mallorca at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday.
“Between us all we have to en-
joy football which is a beau-
tiful sport -- we have to leave
controversies and nonsense to
one side.”
Real Madrid were without
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois,
hurt during the warm-up,
along with the injured Karim
5-0. Under-23 world champi-
on, freestyle wrestler Aman
Sehrawat, had won the men’s
57kg bronze on the inaugural
day. Ashu, who had lost Iran’s
Reza Mahdi Abbasi 9-0 in the
qualification round, came
back strongly in the repechage
bouts, defeating Hungary’s
Adam Phoilec 8-0 before over-
coming Norway’s Haavard
Joergensen 9-0 to make the
bronze-medal round.
The Indian had three
after injury: Jadeja
We were passive in the
(first) two goals, everything
we wanted to do was be
compact and active but we
were compact and passive.
I can’t explain it. I think
why would you do that?
But they did it anyway,”
—Jurgen Klopp,
Liverpool coach
an outstanding game with-
out scoring and a good away
game without scoring.
“The third goal I don’t
count because it was the first
time they passed the halfway
line in the second half. The
other two goals, going into a
game with all the things we
football in my life, and have
never attended any match, but
for me football is everything,”
Abu Nawas said.
With no schools in the
country catering to his needs,
Abu Nawas grew up spending
much of his time watching
football matches, analysing
the teams and playing football
video games. “This always
made me feel like it is taking
me from this world to a differ-
ent one,” he said.
His relatives noticed his
passion and encouraged him
to publish his match analyses
online. In 2017, he launched
his Facebook account, which
now counts more than
243,000 followers. Filmed on
a phone in his bedroom, Abu
Nawas’s videos usually feature
him wearing a football jersey,
excitedly commenting on
matches and news from the
Facebook.com/thegoaneveryday
Nacho’s 13th-minute looping
header into his own net
separated the teams in a
hard-fought clash at Son
Moix stadium, frequently
slowed by various fouls from
the hosts
points in the first period and
two in the second as the judg-
es declared a win by decision.
Another Indian Greco-Ro-
man wrestler Sagar lost his
ZAGREB OPEN
63kg repechage round bout
to Austria’s Aker Schmid Al
Obaidi after his quarter-fi-
nal rival, Iran’s Aref Hossein
Khoun Mohammadi, entered
the final.
said during the week and be-
fore the game, then this is the
start, is horrible.”
Already out of both domes-
tic cups, Liverpool sit 10th
in the Premier League. The
Champions League appears
to be their last chance of sal-
vaging their season with a last
16 tie against Real Madrid to
come later this month in a re-
peat of last season’s final.
Klopp’s side came close to
winning an unprecedented
quadruple of trophies last sea-
son. But he appears incapable
of stopping the rot as for the
third consecutive away league
game, Liverpool conceded
three times.
“We better change it. That’s
true, 100 percent. I have no
words for it really, I’m sorry,”
he added. “You do yourself
no favours in these moments,
giving easy balls away.
“We were passive in the
(first) two goals, everything
we wanted to do was be com-
pact and active but we were
compact and passive. I can’t
explain it. I think why would
you do that? But they did it
anyway.”
Amer Abu Nawas, born with brittle bone disease, explains
tactical nuances to fans with a football pitch-shaped board.
world of football.
Discussing leagues from
England, France, Germany,
Italy and Spain, he sometimes
uses a football pitch-shaped
board to explain tactical
nuances. One of Abu Nawas’s
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Benzema, Eder Militao and
Ferland Mendy, among oth-
er absentees. The match was
heated from the start, largely
due to historic bad blood be-
tween Vinicius and Mallorca.
Mallorca captain Antonio
Raillo has criticised the Bra-
zilian winger on multiple oc-
In other bouts on Sunday,
Birmingham Commonwealth
Games silver medallist Sa-
mantha Stewart got the better
of India’s Asian Champion-
ships bronze medallist Sush-
ma Shokeen with the Cana-
dian effecting a fall in the
women’s 53kg quarter-final.
Sushma had beaten France’s
Tetiana Profatilova and Chi-
na’s Yuhong Zhong in the ear-
lier rounds.
More disappointment was
PTI
KARACHI
The Pakistan Cricket Board
(PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi
has reportedly told BCCI sec-
retary Jay Shah that his coun-
try wants to host the Asia
Cup and if the tournament is
moved out, Pakistan will not
send its team for the men’s
ODI World Cup in India.
Sethi’s comments are on
similar lines as his predeces-
sor Ramiz Raja, who had re-
iterated that Pakistan could
boycott the 50-over World
Cup in India this year if the
Asia Cup issue between the
two cricket boards wasn’t re-
solved. Pakistan was origi-
nally allotted the Asia Cup
in September this year, but
Shah, who is the Asian Cricket
Council (ACC) president, had
said in October last year that
the Indian team will not tour
Pakistan for the continental
tournament due to diplomatic
tensions.
The ACC is expected to shift
the Asia Cup from Pakistan
and decide on the alternate
venue in March. However, a
latest videos reached more
than 1.4 million viewers and
he has started posting on
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram
and Twitter. He said he was
grateful for modern technology
allowing him to connect with
Instagram.com/thegoaneveryday
casions for lacking respect
towards opponents and said
he wouldn’t hold him up as
an example to his son. Home
fans whistled Vinicius when
he was on the ball and chant-
ed Raillo’s name.
Carlo Ancelotti was also
frustrated his team were play-
ing in the early afternoon af-
ter having faced Valencia on
Thursday night and Madrid
started sluggishly. Mallorca
took an early lead when Na-
cho’s attempted header sent
Dani Rodriguez’s in-swinging
cross from the left looping
over Courtois’s stand-in An-
driy Lunin and dipping just
under the crossbar. Nacho was
under pressure from Mallor-
ca target man Vedat Muriqi,
who initially appeared to have
scored the goal.
“It’s been six games since
I scored but I don’t care that
it’s not mine, if we win, I don’t
care,” said Muriqi.
The hosts shackled Vini-
cius well in the first half and
reduced Madrid to pot-shots
from distance. Vinicius was
booked for stepping on Pablo
Maffeo’s foot, leaving the Bra-
zilian incredulous after vari-
ous fouls against him had not
been punished with a card.
in store for India as 72kg wres-
tler Reetika could not make
it to the semi-finals through
the round-robin format, while
Kiran (76kg) also failed to ad-
vance. Greco-Roman wrestlers
Manjeet (55kg), Gyanender
(60kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg)
and Narinder Cheema (97kg)
also returned empty-hand-
ed from the event as they
failed to qualify for the med-
al rounds of their respective
weight categories.
Sethi’s comments are
on similar lines as his
predecessor Ramiz Raja,
who had reiterated that
Pakistan could boycott the
50-over World Cup in India
this year if the Asia Cup issue
between the two cricket
boards wasn’t resolved
well-informed source in the
PCB told PTI that during the
ACC executive board meeting
held in Bahrain on Saturday,
Sethi made Pakistan’s stance
on the Asia Cup very clear to
Shah that his country “will
not forgo the hosting rights
of either the Asia Cup or the
Champions Trophy in 2025”.
“Sethi has made his stance
very clear (to Shah) and he
went to Bahrain after meet-
ing Prime Minister Shahbaz
Sharif last Tuesday. Apparent-
ly, he has discussed the mat-
ter with the PM before going
to Bahrain,” the source said.
“Sethi was clear that the Asia
Cup is a multi-team event and
the Pakistan government is
willing to give security assur-
so many people.
“From this room, from this
small place isolated from
the world, I was able to cross
these walls, reach people,
communicate with them, cre-
ate content, and become what
I am today,” he said.
He expressed sadness at
sometimes seeing people at-
tack each other in comments
to his posts, and said his rela-
tionship with his followers was
“like a family”. “This family is
growing day by day, and I hope
it will reach as many followers
as possible,” he added.
Abu Nawas’s own family do
their best to provide him with
a comfortable life. He is the
youngest of three brothers and
his father is a doctor and his
mother a pharmacist. Inside
his room are shelves with a
PlayStation, a computer and
plastic baskets keeping items
Injured Hazlewood set to
miss first Test against India
Pacer remains doubtful for second match as well
PTI
NEW DELHI
Recovering from an achilles
injury, Australia pacer Josh
Hazlewood is set to miss the
opening Test against India in
Nagpur and also remains a
doubtful starter for the second
game in Delhi.
The 32-year-old had sus-
tained the injury on his left leg
after bowling in the rain-af-
fected Sydney Test against
South Africa last month. “Not
sure about the first Test. It’s
still a few days away but it’s
sneaking up pretty quickly,’’
Hazlewood was quoted as
saying by ‘Cricbuzz’ before
Australia’s final session at the
KSCA Stadium in the outskirts
of Bangalore on Sunday.
“Second one is obviously
straight after as well. So, we’ll
play it by ear over the next
week and next few days and
hopefully Tuesday goes well,’’
added the pacer, who is likely
to have his first bowl in Nag-
pur on Tuesday.
The opening Test begins on
February 9 and if he misses
out, Scott Boland might get
his first overseas Test. Austral-
ia is already without Mitchell
Starc for the first Test as the
pacer is nursing a finger in-
jury. “Just a bit of workload
management at the moment.
Just managing the Achilles. I
was bowling a fair bit leading
into the tour at home and sort
of just pushing up against it,’’
Hazlewood said. “Probably
wasn’t recovering as well as
I would have liked between
each session so thought we’d
give it a few days here straight
of the bat and try and get over
the hump and have a bowl
from Tuesday on (in Nagpur)
and hope it goes well.’’
Hazlewood has had fre-
quent breakdowns in the
ances to the Indian team. So,
there is no reason for the BCCI
to not send its team to Paki-
stan in September this year,
the source added.
“Sethi also made it clear
that if the BCCI cannot get
clearance from its government
for the Asia Cup, Pakistan will
also not travel to India for the
(ODI) World Cup.”
The source added that Sethi
told the meeting in Bahrain
that if India didn’t come to
Pakistan, then both countries
could play their matches in
the two multi-team event at
offshore venues. The source
rubbished reports that other
ACC member countries, in-
cluding Sri Lanka and Bang-
ladesh, had said they would
have to get government clear-
ances to play the Asia Cup in
Pakistan. “No such discussion
took place. All the discussions
centred around India-Paki-
stan cricket ties and the Asia
Cup and World Cup.” The
source said that after Sethi’s
tough stance, it was decided
the ACC will meet again in
March and the matter will be
taken forward.
he might need. On his bed
are phones, remote controls,
headphones and a long stick
used to reach distant items.
“He has his own world, in
a room with a temperature of
27 degrees to avoid cold and
pneumonia. He can operate
anything using the remote
control,” his father Yussef
said. He said his son has
friends who occasionally visit.
“When he feels bad, they take
him out for a tour in a mini-
bus,” he said.
Abu Nawas lamented that in
Jordan “nobody cares” about
people with diseases like his,
and said he wished he had
had the opportunity to attend
school. “The conditions for
people with special needs are
catastrophic,” he said. “I could
not learn because there are
no special schools for people
like me.”
mail us at >> sports@thegoan.net
Josh Hazlewood is recovering from an achilles injury.
The 32-year-old had
sustained the injury on his
left leg after bowling in the
rain-affected Sydney Test
against South Africa last
month. “Not sure about the
first Test
The opening Test begins on
February 9 and if he misses
out, Scott Boland might
get his first overseas Test.
Australia is already without
Mitchell Starc for the first
Test as the pacer is nursing a
finger injury
last two years, having man-
aged to play just four Tests
and that too not able to com-
plete a series. “It’s been frus-
trating playing one Test at a
time,’’ said the right-arm pac-
er, who had played the first
Test against West Indies but
missed the next three with a
side strain.
Hazlewood had made a
comeback in the Sydney Test
only to injury his Achilles. “It
always feels the hardest Test
to play, the first one and they
sort of get easier as they go
PTI
NAGPUR
Returning to action in the
upcoming Border-Gavaskar
series against Australia after
nearly five months, all-round-
er Ravindra Jadeja feels he
is blessed to wear the India
jersey again after recovering
from a career-threatening
knee injury, which forced him
to miss the T20 World Cup in
Australia last year.
Jadeja missed the 2022 T20
World Cup as he underwent
knee surgery, which kept
him out of the game for five
months. “I am very excited
and happy that after almost
more than five months, I get to
wear the Indian jersey again. I
have been blessed that I was
given the opportunity again
and the journey to reach here
was full of up and downs. Be-
cause if you are not playing
cricket for five months, it be-
comes very frustrating and ob-
viously, I was eagerly waiting
to get fit as soon as possible so
that I can go play for India,” he
told BCCI.tv in an interview.
Jadeja said personally it
was a difficult decision for
him to make whether to un-
dergo surgery before or after
the World Cup, but in the end
he went by the doctor’s ad-
vise. “I had a problem with
my knee and I had to get sur-
gery sooner or later. But I had
to take the decision wheth-
er I would have it before the
World Cup or after. So, the
doctor also advised me to do it
before the World Cup because
my chances of playing the
World Cup were anyway pret-
ty less. So I made up my mind
and went for the surgery.”
He, however, said the peri-
od after the surgery was really
difficult but the motivation of
donning the India jersey again
kept him going. “The period
after that (surgery) was pret-
ty difficult because you have
to continuously do rehab and
training. You had thoughts in
your head about your fitness
When you saw the matches
on TV, like I was watching the
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Monday February 6, 2023
and you get to the other side,
the end of the series, it gets
hard again. Hopefully I can
string a couple together on
this tour,’’ he said.
Despite all the injury
breaks, Hazlewood’s priori-
ty remains Test cricket with
Australia set to play the World
Championships Final and the
Ashes apart from the Border
Gavaskar trophy in India. “It’s
still the same mindset. It’s still
about taking every game as it
comes. It’s obviously a huge
tour and a long tour as well.
It’s four Tests. It’s not a two-
Test series where you might
push things to get up for it.
“Four Tests is a long time
and the Ashes is there as well
and there’s cricket all the
time. It’s just about getting
it right, you don’t want it lin-
gering around for months on
end. “The Achilles is a hard
one, being a tendon it’s cou-
ple of steps forward, one step
back occasionally, which is
how it goes for everyone when
they’ve got this type of injury.
Feels like it’s heading in the
right direction,’’ he said.
Hazlewood also backed
Boland to deliver if he hap-
pens to replace him in the se-
ries opener.
EXCITED TO BE
BACK IN TEAM
„„Jadeja missed the
2022 T20 World Cup as he
underwent knee surgery,
which kept him out of the
game for five months
„„The all-rounder feels he
is blessed to wear the India
jersey again after recover-
ing from the career-threat-
ening knee injury
World Cup, I wished that I was
there.
“These small things mo-
tivate you to speed up the re-
covery process,” he said about
the post-surgery recovery peri-
od. “The physios and trainers
at the NCA worked a lot on
my knee. Even when the NCA
was closed on Sundays, they
would come and specially
treat me. The two months af-
ter the injury were especial-
ly tough because I couldn’t
go anywhere, I couldn’t walk
properly. That was a pret-
ty critical time and there my
family and friends stood by
my side. The NCA trainers also
boosted my confidence.”
Only last month, Jadeja
made a successful return to
the game, representing Sau-
rashtra in a Ranji Trophy
game against Tamil Nadu
in Chennai. “I felt a bit awk-
ward because I hadn’t been
out in the sun for five months.
I was doing indoor training
so when I went into the mid-
dle I was thinking if my body
can sustain.”
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