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Modi said, “The nation has India’s culture and tradi- he added. tre but also the skill capital
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Apex court grants Centre time till CM's one-to-one interaction Serious issue, don't
Mar 15 to clear OROP arrears will open door to investments make it political: SC
NEW DELHI: Supreme and there is no further de-
Court on Monday granted
Central government time,
lay. The AG submitted that
by March 15, the money
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ister's in-
that the state may get some
good investment proposals
NEW DELHI: The Supreme
Court on Monday sought as-
etc.Justice Shah told the AG:
"We want your assistance
till March 15, to make pay- will start flowing into the ��������������� teraction through the GIS. sistance of Attorney Gener- also, as Attorney General
ment of arrears of One accounts of 25 lakh pen- with the The officials associated al R. Venkataramani on a for India... it is a conversion
Rank-One Pension (OROP) sioners of armed forces. ��������������� business with industries and other plea seeking direction to the matter, religious conversion
to all the eligible pension- The bench allowed the ex- houses will departments have been Central govern- by force, allurement
ers of the armed forces. servicemen association to ������������������ open the asked to stay at Indore dur- ment and state gov- or some other
Attorney General R. move an application if they ������ road to set- ing the GIS, so that propos- ernments to take things, these are al-
Venkataramani, represent- have issues in connection ting up industries in the als put forward by the indus- action against legations... we are
���������� ing the Centre, submitted with the payment of arrears. Chief Minister Shivraj state. Chouhan will speak trialists can be discussed forced religious not opining any-
before a bench headed by The Centre, last month, Singh Chouhan's one-to- to the Tatas, the Birlas and and sorted out on the spot. conversions. thing, whether it
Bus with passengers from CJI DY Chandrachud that moved the apex court seek- one interaction with more other big industrial hous- The government is getting A bench, headed has actually hap-
the tabulation process has ing extension of time till than 300 industrialists will es. most of the proposals for in- by Justice MR pened or not, we are
Gwalior catches fire in Puri been completed by the March 15, 2023 for payment open the door to invest- These industrialists have vestment in textiles. As Shah, observed just considering".
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��������������������������� Comptroller General of De- of arrears of OROP scheme ment in the state. been given all the informa- many people get employ- that religious con- "What should be
���������������������������� fence Accounts (CGDA). He to the eligible armed forces Many industrialists have tion about the state before ment in this sector, the gov- version is a serious and im- done in such a case?... there
���������������������������� further added that the ta- pensioners. In March last given applications for one- their one-to-one interac- ernment is showing keen- portant issue and it should is a difference between right
���������������������� bles have been sent to the year, the top court, in a ver- to-one discussion with tion with the CM. ness for setting up units in not be given a political to freedom, right to religion,
������������������������ Ministry of Defence for fi- dict, said OROP scheme is a Chouhan. Industrialists The department of in- this area. colour. and right to convert any-
������������� nal approval. policy decision and the court from Maharashtra, Kar- dustries of the state has The govt has received 12 The bench, also compris- thing by allurement, if that
��� ������������ The bench, also compris- finds no constitutional infir- nataka, Delhi, Punjab, sent information about the proposals for setting up ing Justice C.T. Ravikumar, is happening, then what will
ing Justice P.S. Narasimha, mity in the OROP principle Telangana and other states land bank, industrial poli- units in food processing be- sought the AG's assistance happen, what should be
������ ������������� asked the central govern- as defined by the communi- will interact with him at cy and other related issues fore the GIS. It will discuss on a petition filed by advo- done... What further correc-
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���������������������� forces pensioners receive ernment on Nov 7, 2015. mit (GIS). Against this backdrop, mit. against religious conver- we want assistance from
������������������������ all arrears expeditiously ������������ It is expected that the the government expects ������������ sions by force, allurement AG," he added. ������������
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���������������������� Bank CEO and MD Chanda
������������� ��������� sponse of the airline has Kochhar and her husband
been lackadaisical and de- Deepak in a loan fraud case, CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government. The incident
Aviation regulator DGCA layed," it said. noting their arrest was not Governor RN Ravi on on Monday marked yet an-
Rupee gains 31 paise to on Monday said that the re- Two incidents of passenger done in conformity with pro- Thursday staged an un- other low point in an al-
Rs 82.35 against US dollar sponse of Air India has misbehaviour occurring on visions of law. precedented walkout from ready tenuous relationship
������������������������� been lackadaisical and de- Air India flight AI-142 on De- The couple was arrested the state assembly follow- between the governor and
����������������������������� layed with regard to two in- cember 6 from Paris to New by the CBI on Dec 23, 2022 in ing a face-off with Chief the political executive in
�������������������� cidents of passenger misbe- Delhi came to the notice of connection with the Video- Minister MK Stalin over the southern state.
��������������������� haviour occurring on Air "After perusal of the reply the DGCA. One passenger con-ICICI bank loan case. the former's customary ad- The high drama on the
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������������������������ India flight AI-142 on from submitted by M/s Air India was caught smoking in the They are presently in judi- dress to members of the floor of the House soon snow-
���������������������� Paris to New Delhi on De- through email dated January lavatory, was drunk, and not cial custody. A division house in its first session of ������������������������� balled into a heated debate
������������������������� cember 6, 2022. 6, prima facie it emerges that listening to the crew. Anoth- bench of Justices Revati the year. ���������������������� online between the support-
������������������������ The DGCA on Monday provisions related to han- er passenger allegedly re- Mohite Dere and P K Cha- In his address, Ravi such comments made by ers and critics of the ruling
������������������������ said that Air India didn't re- dling of an unruly passen- lieved himself on a vacant van directed the Kochhars skipped a few portions of the governor that didn't DMK, even as "#GetOutRavi"
��������������������������� port the incident until the gers as per DGCA CAR Sec- seat and blanket of a fellow to deposit a cash bail the draft prepared by the conform to the draft. It is trended on Twitter, with
��������������������������� regulator sought the inci- tion 3, Series-M, Part-VIA female passenger when she amount of Rs one lakh each government, prompting customary that the gover- many calling for the ouster of
�������������������� dent report from them on have not been complied with. went to the lavatory. with one or more sureties Stalin to move a resolution nor adheres to the draft of Ravi from the gubernatorial
���������� January 5. It has been noted that the re- ������������ of the same amount. to expunge from records all his speech prepared by the post. ������������
Pant accident: Govt's advisory to blur gory, ghastly images '3,700 dams will lose 26% capacity due to sedimentation by 2050'
THERE WAS A CRUCIAL ISSUE OF INVASION OF
A
��������� people, including women, round 3,700 dams in (UNU-INWEH), also known
children and elderly being India will lose 26 per as the UN's think tank on wa-
The Union Ministry of In- PRIVACY WHICH COULD BE POTENTIALLY beaten mercilessly in close cent of their total ter, shows that 6,316 billion
formation and Broadcast- MALIGNING & DEFAMATORY, SAYS ADVISORY shots, continuous cries and storage by 2050 due to accu- cubic metre of initial global
ing on Monday issued an shrieks of a child being mulation of sediments storage in 47,403 large dams
advisory to all television The advisory has been is- distressing images and beaten by a teacher, shown which can undermine wa- in 150 countries will decline
channels against reporting sued after several in- videos of a cricketer in- repeatedly over several ter security, irrigation and to 4,665 billion cubic metre,
incidents of accidents, stances of lack of discre- jured in an accident, with- minutes, including cir- power generation in future, causing 26 per cent storage
deaths, and violence, in- tion by television channels out blurring". cling the actions thereby warns a new study by the loss by 2050. The loss of 1,650
cluding violence against were noticed by the Min- The Ministry has said, making it even more ghast- United Nations. had lost at least 30 per cent estimated 13 to 19 per cent billion cubic metre storage
women, children and elder- istry. "Television channels have ly, without taking the pre- The Central Water Com- of their initial storage ca- of their combined original capacity is roughly equal to
ly in manners which gross- The ministry cited the ac- shown dead bodies of indi- caution of blurring the im- mission, had in 2015, re- pacity. storage capacity. the annual water use of In-
ly compromise on "good cident involving cricketer viduals and images, videos ages or showing them from ported that among 141 large Trapped sediment has al- The study by the UN Uni- dia, China, Indonesia,
taste and decency" and im- Rishabh Pant in which the of injured persons with long shots." reservoirs which are over ready robbed roughly 50,000 versity Institute on Water, France and Canada com-
pacts small children. ministry said, "showed the blood splattered around, ������������ 50-years-old, one quarter large dams worldwide of an Environment and Health bined. ������������
BHOPAL
MPWJU holds New Year function
Naqrmadapuram: The district unit of the MP Working Journalists Union held a function to
convey best wishes to its members for the New Year. The organisation also announced the names
INDORE / BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023 of their office- bearers. The function was held at the circuit house. Newly appointed president of
the organisation Rahul Vashistha was welcomed at the function.
Tiger comes before school bus in City’s ex-NRIs all praise for PBD, want
to connect with 2nd gen Indians abroad
Narmadapuram, driver shoots video
BHOPAL/NARMADAPURAM In between, the bus driver
‘We also need to
stop brain drain,
explore why
More steps required
A postgraduate in med-
icine, Dr T aiyab Khan
cine, Ministry of Health,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
from 1983 to
1991. Cur-
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in made the video of tiger
which came on road and
Workshop held for talented people had left India in 1982. He
worked for 12 years in
rently
Syed is an
Dr
TIGER KILLS TEENAGER IN UMARIA Five held for poaching big cat in Panna
A mi t abh Soni had steps to stop brain It is an ex-
moved to the UK in 2004, drain, he said. tremely wel-
where he worked for the come initia-
Bhopal/Umaria: A tiger killed a minor boy in OUR STAFF REPORTER with the electric trap. The the electric trap. Some ac- Social Welfare Depart- tive. I know
Khichkidi Patparia village panchayat in Manpur city.bhopal@fpj.co.in miscreants hail from Vasu- cused were held on Sunday. ment of the UK Govern- ment. Students who go of at least 200
range of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria dis- da village situated near the After the incident, Panna ment. He came back in abroad for studies have to persons like
trict on Sunday evening. The last rites of deceased As many as five people have Tiger Reserve. Tiger Reserve authorities 2014 and has been working face a lot of problems. In me who have
were performed on Monday. Compensation of Rs 8 been arrested by Panna After the incident, the took help of the dog squad to for rural upliftment in vil- such situation, the NRIs become ac-
lakh will be given to the family of deceased boy Tiger Reserve officials on accused have fled and they find out the accused. The lages of Bhopal and neigh- from their city or district tive citizens of India due to
Mukesh Yadav, 17. Deputy Director of Bandhavgarh charges of killing a tiger were caught from different death of a young tiger had bouring districts since can form a support net- the PBD, he said adding
Tiger Reserve Lovit Bharti told Free Press that it was with the help of an electric locations. Of the five ac- created a sensation as before then. Praising the idea be- work for them, he said. that steps need to be taken
on Sunday evening that a tiger hiding in a farm at- trap. On Monday, all the ac- cused, three are tribals, he this incident, one more tiger hind celebrating PBD, he to build a live connect be-
tacked the boy when he was returning from field. cused were presented be- said. He added that all the was poached by wild animal suggested that a city-wise
Better late than never tween India and second
Mukesh used to assist his father on farm. When he fore court. five accused were present- hunters in the jungles of database of NRIs hailing An MD in medicine, generation of NRIs, who
was passing through the field of red gram, tiger at- Speaking to Free Press, ed before court and from Panna district. The death of from the state should be Dr Syed worked as Con- have been born and
tacked him from back. His mother raised alarm to get Panna Tiger Reserve field there they were sent to jail. both tigers came as a major prepared by the govern- sultant, Internal Medi- brought up abroad.
villagers help. But by that time, tiger dragged the director Brijendra Jha said Notably, it was during the jolt to the state as tiger cen-
boy inside the field and preyed upon him by eating a the five accused were ar- night of January 3 and 4 sus is underway. More than
portion of his thigh. Later, villagers with the help of
forest officials recovered the body. After post-
mortem, last rites were performed on Monday. People
rested for electrocuting a
tiger to death by laying an
electric trap. A hyena also
when a two- year old tiger
died after coming in con-
tact with an electric trap.
30 tigers have died in the
state in the past year. Wildlife
lovers have expressed con- 5 men held for stabbing
man, were on the run
were angry after the incident. died after coming in contact One hyena also died due to cern in this regard.
Crime against women: Figures drop in 2022; rape, dowry cases soar OUR STAFF REPORTER
City.bhopal@fpj.co.in
have been arrested. The
victim Suresh Uikey (22)
attacked him with knife.
The victim was rushed to
ROHAN D UMAK pared to 2021. ing to dowry demand, lice officials said that a ma- Overall crime rate to told the police that he was the hospital while the
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Statistics revealed by which were just seven in jority of women who fell The Awadhpuri police sta- stopped by Harsh and his Awadhpuri police were in-
Bhopal police commission- 2021 in Bhopal increased to prey to the offence be- slide: ACP Atulkar tion staff have arrested five accomplices in front of the formed, who sprung into
The year 2022 brought erate for both 2021 and 2022 33 in 2022. The cases of do- longed to backward areas Additional Commissioner of persons who were on the Axis Bank located in action and began investiga-
respite in the sense that revealed that the number of mestic violence rose from of Bhopal, for whom, Police Sachin Atulkar said that run after stabbing a man Awadhpuri on Thursday tion. The police sifted
crime against women less- rape cases in Bhopal stood 633 in 2021 to 665 in 2022. learning self-defence or increased awareness among following a dispute. afternoon. through the CCTV footage
ened. About 520 cases of at 324, which rose to 352 in However, murder cases raising voice against ac- women led to decrease in According to Awadhpuri Harsh suspected him of and spotted all accused af-
crime against women were 2022. The maximum num- dropped from 14 in 2021 to 12 cused was a far cry. crimes committed against them. police station incharge stalking and molesting his ter which a manhunt was
registered in 2022 against ber of rape cases was re- in 2022, chain snatching cas- Mahila thana officials at- As Bhopal police Shivraj Chouhan, key ac- sister, following which launched to nab them.
4,036 recorded in 2021. ported from Shahjahan- es came down from eight in tributed the rise in dowry cused is Harsh Kaithariya Harsh began hurling exple- Harsh was apprehended
commissionerate is tightening
However, the number of abad, Ashoka Garden, 2021 to seven in 2022 and ab- harassment cases in 2022 to and his accomplices tives at him. When he from Ashoka Garden area
rape, dowry harassment, Hanumanganj and Koh-e- duction cases decreased increasing awareness
noose around criminals, overall Tarun Verma, Gaurav protested, Harsh and all while his other accomplices
domestic violence cases in- fiza in the city. from 379 in 2021 to 359 in 2022. among women about their crime rate in the city is expected Thakur, Dharmendra four of his accomplices were arrested after few
creased in 2022 as com- Similarly, cases pertain- Citing reason, senior po- legal rights. to slide further, he added. Bhuria and Arun Kunde thrashed him. Harsh then hours.
DISTRICT NEWS
Brothers dupe Itarsi trader of Rs 11cr in name of selling land Narmadapuram
CMO distributes
Modern cow barn
coming up on six acres
G walior: Two brothers, residents
of Gandhi Nagar in Gwalior dis-
Both of them sold a plot of land
to the trader, claiming that the
ertheless, when the trader began
to mount pressure on the duo to
the land did not belong to the duo.
So, he lodged a complaint at the blankets to needy
trict, have duped a trader from Nar- property belonged to them and en- get the land registered, they were police station, the police said. The FP NEWS SERVICE Plants to generate biogas from cow
madapuram of Rs 11 crore in the tered into a sale deed with the delaying it. The businessman then cheats have been identified as Narmadapuram
name of selling a plot of land, the businessman, Suresh Goyal, a res- realised that there had been some- Praveen Shivhare and Naveen dung and electricity from sunlight will be
police said on Monday. ident of 7B civil Lines, Itarsi. Nev- thing black at the bottom, and that Shivhare. As cold wave sweeps the
state, the shelter-less people
supplied on the cowshed premises
of Narmadapuram have
been lodged at the Rain SATISH PATHAK five sheds which will be
Basera of the town. Amidst Sagar 64.400 meters long and
a chilly weather, Chief mu- 17.500 meters wide.
nicipal officer (CMO) of A modern cowshed is com- A hospital, a pump
Narmadapuram, Navneet ing up on six acres in Khu- house, a water-point com-
Pandey distributed blan- rai, the assembly con- post pit, a bio-gas plant, a
kets to all such shelter-less stituency of Housing and cow dung collection pit
people, who were reluctant Urban Development Min- and a Gopal collection
to stay at Rain Basera, to ister, Bhupendra Singh. drain will also be con-
provide them comfort from The cowshed is being built structed on the premises
the chilly weather. near the old filter plant of of the cow house.
It is noteworthy that Nar- the civic body. The cowshed will be
madapuram CMO Pandey A plant to generate elec- ready in three months,
is well-known for his benev- tricity and bio gas will be and, after this, the bio-gas
olent initiatives across the set up on the premises of plant will be set up,
town. He went to the Rain the cowshed where the sources further said.
Basera of the town on Sun- stray cattle will be kept. The solar energy genera-
day night at 11 pm and took According to reports, tion plant will be set up
stock of all the amenities once the cowshed is con- with the financial assis-
being provided to the poor structed, the farmers will tance of Rs 32 crore from
and the needy there. heave a sigh of relief, be- the Asian Development
After this, he also went to cause their crops will be Bank.
the places where people safe from the stray ani- At a function of the Jain
were sleeping on roadsides mals. community, Housing and
and footpaths. He interact- As many as 2,000 stray Urban Development Min-
ed with all such people and cattle will be sheltered in ister Bhupendra Singh an-
advised them to take shel- the cowshed. Bio gas will nounced the construction
ter at Rain Basera. The be generated from the cow of the cowshed.
ones who did not comply dung and electricity will Once the cowshed is
with him to go and take be made from the sunlight ready, plants will be set up
shelter at Rain Basera were and rainwater. A sum of Rs for generating electricity
then distributed blankets, 174 crore will be spent on and bio gas and work will
so that they can shield the project, sources said. be done in three phases, he
themselves from cold wave. The cow barn will have said.
Rathore Samaj organises get together Olympian Malik inaugurates four-day KCM
PIPLARAWAN: Annual get-together of Piplarawan Rathore
Samaj concluded on Sunday. Topics like upcoming plans of Calls upon students to her in reaching the Olympics.
Presiding over the inaugural pro-
society, construction of Dharamshala, and formation of
women and youth organisations were discussed in the
take up sports gramme, Ratlam city MLA and CKF
founder Chetanya Kashyap said that
meeting. Councilor Shanu Rahul Rathore, treasurer Ganesh FP NEWS SERVICE there is a lot of enthusiasm in the stu-
Rathore, Dinesh Rathore and others were also present. Anil Ratlam dents towards KCM and this shows
Rathore conducted the programme and a vote of thanks that they have capability to succeed in
was proposed by former president Bherulal Rathore. Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik in- the field of sports too.
augurated 23rd Khel Chetna Mela National organizational secretary
Returning officer inspects strong room (KCM) here on Monday. The four-day ing that sports helps in keeping fit Krida Bharti Prasad Mahankar, MP
KUKSHI: Returning officer event is being organised under the mentally and physically, the wrestler Guman Singh Damor, Ratlam Mayor
Navjeevan Vijay Pawar and joint aegis of Krida Bharti and said that every student should take up Prahalad Pateland SP Abhishek Ti-
observer PK Verma inspected Chetanya Kashyap Foundation (CKF). sports as it builds self-confidence and wari also addressed the gathering.
the strong room at Addressing the inaugural ceremony, teaches life skills like teamwork, lead- Krida Bharti district president Gopal
Government Girls Higher Malik called upon the students to set ership. She further said in the begin- Majawadia gave a welcome speech.
Secondary School in Kukshi on a target and focus on it. Determine a ning of her career as a wrestler she Abdul Salam Khokhar conducted the
Monday. The assistant target and then put all possible efforts used to take part in the sports events programme, while secretary KCM
returning officer, tehsildar GS Davar, SDO, PWD B Parmar, to achieve it, said the Olympian. Stat- like Khel Chetna Mela and this helped Mukesh Jain gave vote of thanks.
CMO Rajendra Mishra and others were also present , said
PANCHANG 10.1.2023
Assistive devices distributed FP NEWS SERVICE Denied a party ticket, the local lead- Mahidpur park and nutrition (UTTARAYAN)
among Divyangs Sardarpur ers of the two parties are contesting tracker app) Saka 1944 Samvat 2079
as independents. Members of An- which could be
KHARGONE: A block-level camp to distribute assistive Month : Magha Krishna 3 Tuesday 12.10 A.M.
On the last day of withdrawal of Notably, this time the elected ganwadi Employ- summed up in a Nakshatra : Aslesa 9.01 A.M. then Magha
devices among Divyangs was organised at Bhikangaon on Yoga : Priti 11.19 A.M. then Ayusman
nomination papers for the munici- councillors will elect the president ees Union, Mahid- single working
Monday. The beneficiaries were asked to carry photocopies Karan : Bav 1.22 A.M. then Kaulav
pal council polls, returning officer and with an entry of independent pur staged a space, they added. Moon : Kark 9.01 A.M. then Simh
of their Aadhaar card, samagra ID and a passport-size
Rahul Chauhan on Monday allotted candidates in the fray, both Sar- protest seeking The union is de- SAT, PLU, VEN 8
photo. A similar camp will be organised in Bhagwanpura on 10
election symbols to all 69 candi- darpur and Rajgarh will witness an regularisation of manding to con- 7
Tuesday and in Segaon on Wednesday. 11
NEP,
9
SUN, KETU
dates who are in fray for Sardarpur interesting contest. their services on sider anganwadi MER
and Rajgarh council elections. Madanlal Gaurav, the observer ap- Sunday. The workers and assis-
SDM Chauhan inspects polling booths
6
12
According to information, from pointed by the election commis- protesting work- tants as govern- JUP
RAJPUR: In Sadarpur and Rajgarh, there are 16 sion, is continuously reviewing the ers also submitted a memorandum ment employees. The government 1
view of the and 15 independent candidates in necessary preparations at the addressed to CM Shivraj Singh should give Rs 18, 000 per month to RAHU,
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upcoming fray respectively, Besides APP has polling stations and the strong Chauhan, to local MLA Bahadur anganwadi workers and Rs 10, 000 to 2 MOON
local body fielded two candidates from Sar- room of the Sardarpur municipal Singh Chauhan. assistants until they are given the MARS 4
elections, darpur and six from Rajgarh. In all council for peaceful and fair elec- The protesters claimed that an- status of government employees,
Rajpur SDM 30 candidates are contesting on BJP tions. ganwadi workers were not getting the protesters said. FREE PRESS CLASSIFIED
Veer Singh Chauhan inspected all the polling booths in the and Congress ticket. Observer Gaurav took a review basic allowances for months, and Earlier, office bearers of the union
area. He took stock of arrangements like clean drinking The election in both the Munici- meeting of all the nodal officers en- some of them were ousted from jobs welcomed MLA Chouhan when he RUNNING CLASSIFIED
water, toilets, electricity, shed and others at polling booths. pal Councils will be interesting as gaged in the election at the Return- without any retirement benefits. arrived on the site. Thereafter a DISPLAY CLASSIFIED 7 DAY 500/-
15 DAY 1000/-
SDM also ordered authorities to make quality arrangements. despite all efforts, BJP and Con- ing Officer's office in Sardarpur on They further claimed that the de- memorandum was submitted to 50/- SQ.CM. B/W.
75/- SQ.CM.
30 DAY 1500/-
CMO Sitaram Chauhan and Ashok Kumar Vyas also gress could not persuade their rebel Monday and gave necessary in- partment was gradually increasing him. The legislator assured to ap- (MINIMUM SIZE 1X3) DISPLAY CLASSIFIED
accompanied him. leaders to take back their nomina- structions regarding the prepara- workload on them. We have to enter prise the state leadership of their FREE PRESS CALL- 9425082195
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MADHYA PRADESH
Rly OS caught taking bribe of Rs 20,000
BHOPAL: Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the office superintendent (OS) of divisional railway manager while taking bribe of Rs
20,000 to clear a pension case on Monday. The DRM Sourabh Bandhopadhya told Free Press that OS Mukesh Kumar Bhagat demanded
bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant. The complainants pension was put on hold for some reason by the OS. First, the officer BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023
demanded bribe of Rs 25,000 but later the officer settled for Rs 20,000 to clear the pension issue. A complaint was made to CBI.
Police foil Karni Senas bid to stage Officials asked to launch drive
Man dies after
two-wheeler hits
his car’s open door for making Ayushman cards
sit-in at Maharana Pratap statue FP NEWS SERVICE
Gwalior
of paddy worth Rs 12 cr
friend sustained in- The collector asked the to Narmadapuram.
juries in a road accident sub-divisional magis- He also directed the offi-
FP NEWS SERVICE washroom facilities are at Aru tri-section in trates, Tehsilders and cials to dispose of the com-
Jabalpur nowhere to be found at the Gwalior, the police said. Nayab Tehsilders to in- plaints lodged through the
bus stand. The sanitation According to reports, spect the paddy purchase CM Helpline. He said that
FP NEWS SERVICE goof-up took place due to tract, the paddy was sup- Piles of garbage and im- workers are spotted picking Govind Singh and his centres in their areas. The the complaints, lying
Balaghat the connivance of the top posed to be taken to Dhar mense mismanagement up the garbage only from friend Pankaj were riding paddy procurement is in pending for more than 100
officers of the Civil sup- from Seoni and Balaghat speak volumes about the the front of the bus stand, a bike, and, as soon as the last phase, so it should days, should be settled on
Divisional Commissioner plies corporation and Mad- districts, but was instead ground reality of ISBT bus while piles of garbage they reached Aru tri-sec- be completed with caution. priority.
of Balaghat, B Chan- hya Pradesh state market- sold in Balaghat market. stand of Jabalpur, which is dumped behind the bus tion, a car hit them. Action should be taken Chief executive officer
drashekhar has ordered ing association. Sources said that the act is ISO certified but ranks stand, near the service cen- Govind Singh died at a against societies that pro- of district Panchayat SS
probe after two firms of The names of the firms a gross violation of the quite low in terms of hy- tre go unnoticed by them. hospital, and his friend cure poor quality of pad- Rawat, additional collec-
Dhar district sold paddy who were involved in the il- clause number 44 men- giene and management. Locals said on the issue was undergoing treat- dy, he said. The last date tor Manoj Kumar Thakur,
worth Rs 12 crores in the legal sale of paddy are Kr- tioned in the contract, Locals residing in the that if the conditions re- ment. for paddy purchase is Jan- joint collector Vandana
local market of Balaghat, ishna Industries and which states that the paddy area stated that encroach- main unchanged, hygiene The brother of Govind uary 16. Jat, Tehsilder Shailendra
instead of taking it to Anushree Traders respec- cannot be sold under any ments are laid inside the shall always remain a far Singh, Bhagwat Singh, a District supply con- Badonia and officers of
Dhar. tively. circumstances. bus stand and in the areas cry from Jabalpur. When resident of Datia, lodged a troller said that slots have various other depart-
In addition to this, the Both the firms had exe- When the issue was located at close quarters to health officer of Jabalpur complaint at the police been booked for 32,683 ments were present at the
firms had also purchased cuted a contract for the brought to the cognisance the bus stand, which pose Municipal Corporation, station. farmers. Out of it, 3, 00, meeting.
low-quality rice from the custom milling of paddy of Balaghat divisional numerous problems for the Bhupendra Singh was con-
open market of Balaghat purchased from the Civil commissioner, B Chan- passengers coming to the tacted regarding the issue,
and had supplied it to the
civil supplies corporation
of the Dhar district. Offi-
cial sources said that the
Supplies Corporation of
Seoni, at the support price
in the year 2021-22.
After executing the con-
drashekhar, he has ordered
a probe into the matter and
has warned of strict action
against the accused.
bus stand as well as for the
commuters
through the area.
passing
POND CLEANED ON 14TH DAY As dumper hits ambulance, pregnant Around 70 officers and em-
OF CLEANLINESS DRIVE ployees of State Bank of In-
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gave an injunction against yellow for those with a jaun-
Army officer kills wife, commits the release of a book titled dice eye. Who wore the dress
suicide in Ferozepur 'Siddu Nijakanasugalu' (Real
dreams of Siddu) on senior
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Following the court order, Yathindra Siddaramaiah. Karnataka and termed it "to- totally defamatory. I will see hu on Monday stressed government.
Govt designates Canada-based the book launch event was Earlier on Monday, Siddara- tally defamatory". what is to be done legally," he that every minute is im- Cracks appeared in 68
cancelled. maiah said the book about The Leader of Opposition in added. portant and directed im- more houses on Monday
man as terrorist mediate evacuation of taking the number of sub-
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The district administra-
678 while 27 more families
were evacuated to safety, a
plea to make charge family blames it on friend but still kept driving
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NEW DELHI: The ac-
cused in the Kanjhawala
case were aware that a IIT researchers predicted this in 2021
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The Supreme Court on Monday re- has alleged that someone Singh was killed in the cue her because they were dicted a large-scale surface displacement in the Ut-
served its order on a PIL seeking free broke into their house in early hours of the New afraid that someone might tarakhand town in a span of two years.
New case of COVID XBB 1.5 access to charge sheets filed by police Karan Vihar here and stole Year after her scooter was see them, police sources "A team of researchers led by Dr Reet Kamal Ti-
strain found in Uttarakhand by posting them on a website. an LED TV, among other hit by a car which dragged said on Monday. wari, assistant professor in the Department of Civil
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PBD
SHORTS Pravasis all praise for India and its capabilities
SANJEEV TANDON FROM NIGERIA ELIZABETH FROM QATAR MOLINA ASTHANA FROM AUSTRALIA JOBIN P JOHN FROM KUWAIT
'Roping in youth to publicise govt 'Event an example of 'Feel proud of how India 'Food & culture
efforts will give good returns' the best India can offer' is excelling globally' distinguishes Indore
from other cities'
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ndia welcomed us with honour and respect along his programme is an example t has been a great experience to
of the best that this nation can
I
with the beating of the drums, which portrays listen to the ministers and I feel ndore is undoubtedly the cleanest
the real tradition of Madhya Pradesh. I feel good offer. I have been living abroad proud about how India is excelling
for a long time and I have never globally. It is important for NRIs to of all the cities in India and is well
being back home, exploring Indore and becoming decorated for the occasion. I have
part of such a vivid international platform. I have visited the city before. The people know about their responsibility and
here are so welcoming and helpful make efforts to place India in a better attended many PBD conventions
been living in Nigeria for the past 26 years and I and I am definitely very intrigued and must say that although Indore is
feel proud of India's development. S Jaishankar has position in the world. I have been living
about the food. I would visit in Australia for the past 18 years and the cleanest city, but there is scope
made all efforts to bring the youth to the frontline Chhapan and Sarafa in the coming have come to realise that India is the to improve its hospitality. It has
for publicising the government efforts across the days and will always remember the most vibrant nation of all. I would great food and follows traditional
globe which will lead to development, and this will 'red-carpet' treatment which we recommend all the NRIs to visit India once cultures which distinguish it from the
ultimately bring good fortune for the nation." received from Madhya Pradesh Tourism." a year so that they realise how the nation is growing." other cities of the nation."
of the country
PBD Convention on the theme 96,077 while PG seats have been ticipating in PBD convention is a
'Role of Indian Diaspora in Pro- increased from 31,000 to 63,000 very emotional moment for her. Movies made by Sada have so far won 49 National
moting Indian Healthcare from 2014 to 2022. She said that the message of In- Rajiah and Desire Awards in Mauritius.
OUR STAFF REPORTER Ecosystem in Amrit Kaal: Vision Earlier, minister of state for dia's spirituality and unity is Prevost have won two They were also pleased
city.indore@fpj.co.in @2047' ministry of external affairs and contained within every citizen of best movies awards at with the idea of organising
Mandaviya also emphasised on education, Rajkumar Ranjan Indian origin, which gives them Cannes festival and 49 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Minister of Health and Family the need for investment in Singh, emphasized on digital a unique identity in the whole meet on regular basis. "It
Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya ap- healthcare facilities and said transformation of the health sec- world. MD National Advisory
National awards gives strength to the Indian
pealed to the Indian diaspora to that the coming years will belong tor in the country as over 390 Committee, National Center for POORNIMA TIWARI & YOGESH SAHU Diaspora. Most important-
promote the best practices of the to those who invest in healthcare. million people were provided Mental Health Services USA Dr city.indore@fpj.co.in ly, it gives us the feeling that
country like telemedicine, medi- "Investing in healthcare is in- tele-consultation during Covid- Sampat Shivangi Dr Kuljit irrespective of the distance
cine supply, and vaccination de- vesting in the future. We assume 19 through E-Sanjeevani while Singh, president of Private Hos- Film-makers from Mauri- we are one that is Indians.
velopment. 'One Earth, One Family, and One Mandaviya also highlighted In- turning the health records digi- pital Association Malaysia, vice- tius Sada Rajiah and Desire More such events should be
"India has gained recognition Future. Ensuring medical servic- dia's development in health care tal through ABHA (Ayushman president Indo-Saudi Medical Prevost are in Indore to at- organised on regular basis
in medical tourism and is emerg- es in any country is by ensuring centres during Covid-19 and said Bharat Health Account). Forum, Dr Mohiaddin Syed tend Pravasi Bharatiya Di- as it would give film-mak-
ing as the fastest growing med- medical countermeasures by that under the leadership of "Our healthcare system sector Karimuddin, joint MD Apollo vas 2023. ers like us a chance to
ical tourism destination in Asia leveraging and augmenting ex- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is about 50 billion dollar and will Hospital Dr Sangita Reddy, and Talking to Free Press, showcase our skills in oth-
and in the world. It is all possible isting health facilities and pro- the country worked on 'Vasudev grow to 65 billion dollars by next MD AAPI, Illinois USA Dr Ra- Sada and Desire expressed er countries too," the duo
only as we offer integrated moting the digital health agen- Kutumbakam' by providing in- year. We are aiming to grow to bindranath Koli also addressed their joy on being in Indore. said.
health care options by offering da," he said. digenous vaccines to many coun- 100 billion dollars by 2030," Singh the session. "We are very much im- Sharing the reason be-
pressed with the city. I am a hind their visit to Indore,
globe-trotter and have visit- the duo said that they want-
ed many cities across the ed to screen two of their
PBD GUEST INTERVIEW: ADITYA JHAWAR world. Indore is the clean- movies at the meet to at-
est city among them so far. tract Indian audience. "Our
in education'
this is my 11th trip to this fine to one nation," they
country." said and added that they
They both said in unison, were bowled over by the
"Indore is the best place in city and its people's hospi-
HARSHITA MAHESHWARI India that we have visited tality. "Hence, we decided to
city.indore@fpj.co.in so far." screen our movies in the
Rajiah and Prevost work city," they said.
Non-Resident Indian for Mauritius Film Devel- They did not rule out
(NRI) Aditya Jhawar, who opment Corporation shooting their movies in In-
has been living in Boston, (MFDC). Their movies dore and around it in fu-
Massachusetts (USA), for 'Three wise men parallel' ture. "We are impressed
the past 24 years is im- and 'NJ-The Legend' won and would certainly like to
pressed, like many, by In- the award for Best Philo- shoot our future movies in
dore's cleanliness, but he sophical Film and Best Bio- the city and the state. For
goes a step ahead. logical Film at Cannes this we are likely to meet
"Indore is the cleanest World Film Festival. The state ministers on Tues-
NRIs DANCING TO THE TUNE OF DRUMS AT BRILLIANT CONVENTION CENTRE, ON MONDAY
city in the country, it also movies made by the duo day," they said.
has a high standard of edu-
cation and excellent med-
ical facilities, and overall it PBD GUEST INTERVIEW: SRIKANTH VALLERU
End corruption, expand pvt sector to become a superpower
provides the best quality of
life." ADITYA JHAWAR AND HIS FAMILY
A senior engineering
manager at Advisor360,
Jhawar is actively in- Message to Indoris TINA KHATRI Changes that Indore needs
I
volved with the 'Friends of am very proud of Indore and Indoreans. What they city.indore@fpj.co.in Develop areas that bring jobs, like IT. Give our
MP Boston Chapter'. His have accomplished in the last ten years is phenom- local students jobs. Develop a city with a specific
love for India can be enal. Kudos to all! Let us now focus on making India stands among the top 10 countries in the industry focus, like White Field in Bangalore for
guaged from the fact that Indore the best in education," he said. world but still needs to tackle its shortcomings, IT and HITECH City in Hyderabad. Also, Indore
he has been hosting 'Dal especially corruption, to emerge as a superpow- needs to be part of a major railway junction.
Bati' picnics for the past
two years. He also works Message to NRIs er.
Sharing this thought, the senior vice-president
How to match Bangalore and Hyderabad
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towards the modernisa- am looking forward to meeting other NRIs. Also, at Nabors Industries, Houston, TX, a multi-bil- If we want to develop like Bangalore or Hyder-
tion of Indore schools. he wants NRIs from Indore to contribute towards lion dollar public company, Srikanth Valleru abad, we need high-paying white-collar jobs
sees the scope for India to be on the top and In- here, not blue-collar jobs only. Most of the cur-
PBD: Right step towards making Indore the best Education Destination.
dore to make its mark in the world. rent plans are related to the blue-collar work-
branding Indore Born to Indira and Subbaiah Naidu Valleru, force. The Global Investors Meet will surely help.
Memories of Indore International Shrikant suffered a personal tragedy when his Advice to young Indoris
Jhawar, who has been
looking for opportunities Jhawar has pleasant connectivity needs son Manas died four years back at the age of 25.
This led him to start an NGO 'My Manas Foun- First, learn about India and how to grow with-
to come back and help in recollections of his time improvement dation' that helps education in rural areas and
SRIKANTH VALLERU WITH HIS FAMILY
in. With the diversities in India, you can see that
the development of India, spent at his Gorakund International connec- also provides scholarships to study in the USA. are going only to tier 1 and 2 cities. each state is its own country, and in many cases
said, "PBD is a great initia- residence. In Boston, the tivity remains a problem How India can become a superpower Strong points of Indore with its regulations and controls. Once you learn
tive and the right step to- most significant things he in Indore. More connect- to work with other states within India, it is easy
wards branding Indore. misses are food from ing flights are required. The way is to encourage the private sector and It is undoubtedly the education industry. Many to expand globally. Learn from local NRIs who
Hopefully, the NRIs who Sarafa, Gila mixture, Additionally, we need to limit the government sector and make private students in Indore are from nearby villages. have global exposure.
have come to Indore will Sankranti kites, Rang- leverage all the good jobs as good as government ones. There should Many of them do not want to go to other cities Memorable place in Indore
find enough reasons to panchami, and Chhapan points to create brand be term limits for PM, CM, MPs etc. Most im- away from their families. For the industries,
come back." Dukan. awareness. portantly, in tackling corruption in the bureau- there is a large pool of workforce and it can be- Khajrana and Chhapan Dukan. One must try
cracy. Also through India is growing the benefits come a great Smart City. Indore's poha and jalebi.
'INDIA NEEDS TO 'AAPRAVASI GHAT NEED TO CONNECT LEVERAGE Nigeria & India are
BRAND ITS KNOWLEDGE!' SYMBOLISES AGE-OLD PUBLIC ARTISTS TO OUR SOFT POWER similar in values
W henever I think of India, the first image that comes to my mind
is the ancient image of the dancing girl from the Indus Valley. It
MAURITIUS-INDIA TIES' CONTEMPORARY ART
W e need to work on how to
leverage our soft power. I
am representing Nigeria and
would like to talk about the effect
is a civilisation that is soft, creative and technically sound. The West has
learnt that pose from us. The problem is that we did not patent our poses or Whenever I come to India, I feel like I am in my
mother's lap. I congratulate MP govt for
O ne monument can run an entire city. You
can consider Taj Mahal as an example. We
call contemporary artists craftsmen when they
We can do it by: ● Take soft Indian
from under wraps. ● We should
skills. We believed in sharing knowledge. The image of a girl standing putting together this PBD. It work in a village instead explore regional arts and crafts to give
peacefully also promotes non-violence. We have the is a call to connect to our of respecting their art.
capacity to adapt but also stay connected with our roots. Our ancestors left We ignore true artists
roots. Whether it is entertainment or cuisine, we take India about five generations and their work. We need
it with us. We were millet eaters, but we stopped ago, but India doesn't leave to work together. When
doing that leading to health issues. We can just go our heart. From 1918 to you visit a temple, there
back to our food, yoga and have true preventive 1943, British brought Indians is energy filtration, this is
healthcare. This system comes from Arthvarved. It to Mauritius for work and the process of making
went outside India and came back to us as Unani. the Aapravasi Ghat, a World art. We need to connect
Sushruta Samhita is the first book of medicine that Heritage site bears testimony public art to
was written in India, but nobody gives it credit. This is what India's soft part to this. We are wedded to our sankaras and values. contemporary art. Writing on stones is an art variety. ● We need to support the
is all about. Our soft part is so soft that we forget to take credit. We need to propagation of Indian culture by of Bollywood on Nollywood. I created
Our shared linkage to India has made us proud. " now, but it was a communication." Namaste Wahala on similar lines."
take credit and brand it too. We need to say that it comes from 'us'." creating partnerships.
■ AVINASH TEELUCK, The Minister of ■ ADWAITA GADANAYAK
■ MEERA RAVI, Writer ■ Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, Film maker
■ MEENAKSHI LEKHI, Union MoS for Culture Arts and Cultural Heritage, Mauritius DG National Gallery of Modern Art
China’s new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
Beijing: China’s new Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, is
starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African
countries, the foreign ministry announced on Monday.
Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the U.S., will
visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from
January 9-16, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily
media briefing. In Egypt, Qin will also meet the secretary-
general of the Arab League.
WORLD
BHOPAL I TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023
GLOBAL
BULLETIN Brazil seeks to punish Nurses
poised to
pro-Bolsonaro rioters
7 dead in Pakistan
bus-truck mishap
strike at two
ISLAMABAD: At least seven
people were killed and 20
NY hospitals
injured in a head-on collision AP / New York
between a passenger bus and Ex-president’s supporters storm the nation’s highest seats of power
a truck in Pakistan’s Nurses at two of New York
Balochistan province, local A tugboat pulls the mv Glory near al-Qantarah between Port Said AP / Rio de Janeiro City’s largest hospitals were
authorities said on Monday. and Ismailia —AFP poised to go on strike on
According to the reports, the Brazilian authorities were Monday in a dispute over pay
accident took place around
ran aground in
and the injured were shifted stormed Congress, the The walkout, set to begin
to a local hospital, the Supreme Court and presi- at 6am, would involve as
authorities said. The death dential palace then trashed many as 3,500 nurses at Mon-
Musk unveils UI
overhaul of Twitter ANI / Abuja
to media: Prince Harry PTI / Houston Subramanian
LOS ANGELES: Twitter CEO AP / London
Elon Musk recently made a Gunmen armed with AK-47
Harry accused A 39-year-old Indian-origin
Ponnazhakan was
major revelation about the rifles abducted more than 30 Prince Harry has accused members of the royal man has been charged with charged on Sunday for
microblogging site’s user people on Saturday from a the royal family of being capital murder for allegedly
interface. Taking to the train station in Nigeria’s complicit in his wife family of getting ‘into stabbing to death his 9-year- stabbing his son on
platform, he announced the southern Edo state, reported Meghan’s anguish, claiming bed with the devil’ to old son in the U.S. state of Jan 6, and his warrant
features that will appear in the DW News citing authorities. his stepmother Camilla, the Texas, police said.
‘first part’ of a ‘much larger UI The unknown armed gun- queen consort, had leaked gain favourable Subramanian Pon- was set for $1 million
overhaul’. “Easy swipe men kidnapped at least 32 private conversations to the tabloid coverage nazhakan was charged on
right/left to move between people in the attack. caped. media in order to burnish Sunday for stabbing his son
recommended vs followed The Edo governor’s office “At the moment, security her own reputation. on Jan 6, and his warrant Upon forced entry into
tweets rolls out later this said the attack occurred in personnel — made up of In interviews broadcast tions that she was forging which is due to be widely re- was set for $1 million, the the house, police located her
week,” he wrote. “Bookmark Igueben at around 4pm (lo- the military and the police on Sunday, Harry accused within the British press,” he leased on Tuesday. Mckinney police said in a husband in the act of inflict-
button (de facto silent like) on cal time), when men armed as well as men of the vigi- members of the royal family told CBS. “There was open It has already generated tweet. ing self-harm with a knife
Tweet details rolls out a week with AK-47 assault rifles at- lante network and hunters of getting “into bed with the willingness on both sides to incendiary headlines with He is hospitalised for while the child was found in
later,” he added. The Tesla tacked a group of people — are intensifying search devil” to gain favourable trade information. And with its details of bitter family re- what the police said are self- the garage with multiple
CEO further revealed that waiting for a train to the oil and rescue operations in a tabloid coverage, singling a family built on hierarchy, sentments. inflicted wounds. stab wounds, a police state-
‘long-form tweets’ will be a town of Warri in Delta state, reasonable radius to rescue out Camilla’s efforts to reha- and with her, on the way to He repeated his claim on Police located the child ment said.
part of Twitter from ‘early Feb’. reported DW News. the kidnap victims,” said bilitate her image with the being queen consort, there ITV that there was “con- when they responded to an The child was pro-
Netizens lauded Musk for the State Information Minis- Nehikhare. British people after her long- was gonna be people or bod- cern” in the royal family emergency call last week nounced deceased at the
changes he introduced, ter Chris Osa Nehikhare “We are confident,” he time affair with his father, ies left in the street.” about his unborn child’s from a neighbour, saying a scene, according to the po-
showing excitement for the said 32 people had been ab- said, “that the other victims now King Charles III. Harry spoke to Britain’s skin colour after he married woman found her child un- lice.
upcoming upgrades on the ducted in the assault but not- will be rescued in the com- “That made her danger- ITV and CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ biracial American actress conscious and bleeding at The accused was trans-
microblogging platform. ed that one had already es- ing hours.” ous because of the connec- to promote his book, Spare, Meghan Markle. her home. ported to a local hospital.
EDIT BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There's no bias when it comes to
facts, and there's no bias when it comes to decency.
— JAKE TAPPER
FREE PRESS
FOR FREE FLOW OF TRUTH
The consequences of a delayed census
The 2021 census of India was to Firstly, the National Food Security can throw light on the true migrant Home Ministry.
Fiscal be carried out in two phases; the Act mandates that 75% of rural, picture. Fourth is the assessment Credible, authentic data is like a
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he statement issued by Tata Sons Chairman N census. Before a census exercise 2022 suggest that the number is What is the status of piped water population, GDP, consumption,
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ndia has had a tradition of con- commences, it is important to short by at least 10 crore. That has supply to households? Thousands movement of migrants, or distri-
Chandrasekaran, that Air India fell short in ad- ducting a national census, every freeze the jurisdictional limits serious implication for the food se- of such questions can be answered bution of income and wealth. A
dressing the incident of an inebriated passen- 10 years, for more than a centu- such as towns, villages, districts curity and nutrition status of a when we analyse granular data few years ago, the detailed survey-
ger allegedly urinating on an elderly woman co-pas- ry. It is one of the few countries in and census towns. The first phase large number of households, espe- from the census. based data on consumer expendi-
senger, has done some damage control — but the tardy the world, not just among develop- was to be conducted from April to cially children. Secondly, various The census is not a substitute for ture, conducted under the authori-
ing ones, to have had and main- September 2020, and the second other Government schemes, like a Government audit or a social au- ty of the NSC, was suppressed. In
response to the on-air horror more than a month after
tained this hallowed tradition. The phase thereafter, so that by mid pensions for the elderly (National dit. But since its data is authentic protest or otherwise, all members
it occurred does not cover the airline in glory. The ob- data that is collected is fairly au- 2021 the preliminary numbers Social Assistance Programme) and verifiable, it can throw an ef- of the NSC resigned. Now the NSC
vious lapses in passenger safety and protocol warrant thentic, and the exercise is done would be ready for release. The could miss their target by a huge fective spotlight and serves as a has been reconstituted. But this is
a close look and immediate review. The struggling offi- with a great deal of integrity. Re- pandemic upset this timetable. Ini- reason for disquiet. The basis for
cial carrier of India which was only recently bought search using India’s census data tially the freezing of boundaries The census is not a substitute for a Government audit or authenticity and reliability of pub-
over by the Tata group is obviously in need of a thor-
has produced thousands of doctor-
ates, new insights into historic
was postponed till the end of 2020,
and then again till the end of 2021.
a social audit. But since its data is authentic and lic data, be it census or economy, is
the trust people place in the bodies
ough revamp. Mr Chandrasekaran’s statement that it policies (both blunders and suc- There have been three postpone- verifiable, it can throw an effective spotlight and serves tasked with collecting the data.
was a matter of personal anguish to him and his col- cesses), assisted in various fields ments since then, and the latest no- Any delay or abrupt suppression is
leagues does not mitigate the severity of the incident. and areas, besides which the cen- tice from the Registrar General of as a tool for ensuring accountability cause for distrust. Even if there are
sus data has also provided a reli- India (which is under the Home imperfections it is best to release
Incidentally, another case of a passenger on a Paris-
able economic history of the na- Ministry) says that the deadline for margin since accurate census esti- tool for ensuring accountability the data for the public at large, and
New Delhi flight allegedly urinating on the blanket of tion. The decadal census not only freezing of boundaries is extended mates are not available. The budg- from the Government. experts to analye and dissect it.
a female passenger who had gone to the washroom has captures increases in population, to the end of June 2023. Given that eting for these programmes needs That is why the 2001 report of the The present delay in conducting
come to light. Neither of these incidents was reported households and family units, but it takes about 10 or 11 months for to have an accurate estimate of the Dr Rangarajan Commission report the national census, when even our
to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, though it also gives detailed granular date on the census exercise to be properly size of the beneficiaries. on an overhaul of India’s Statisti- South Asian neighbours have con-
distribution of age, literacy, fertili- conducted, it could interfere with Thirdly, India badly needs accu- cal System is very important. It has ducted theirs despite Covid diffi-
is mandatory to do so. The DGCA has now sought a re- ty and migration. the national elections due to be rate information about migrants. recommended the establishment of culties, is cause for concern. It is
port on the issue. The Air India crew did not bother to The census can also throw light on held in April or May 2024. Effec- A migrant is defined in the census a permanent commission on statis- best if the Government finds a way
alert security on arriving in Delhi and only attempted economic status indicators such as tively, it thus appears that the 2021 as one who works in a place differ- tics to serve as a nodal and empow- of shortening the process, using
to arrive at a hasty compromise between the trauma- employment and income, although census has been put off by four ent from the place of birth. How ered body, answerable to Parlia- modern digital techniques to
the latter is in the domain of the Na- years, using the pandemic and vac- many migrants are there? How ment and not to the Government. quickly and in real-time triangu-
tised victim and the perpetrator, certainly not in their
tional Statistical Office (NSO). The cination drive as an alibi. It will be many seasonal and how many That is still a piece of unfinished late and validate the data, and re-
remit, perhaps to avoid a lengthy stay at the airport to conduct of the census is under the difficult to conduct the census un- long-term? The Covid lockdown re- business, in spirit at least. An em- lease preliminary data into the
brief the security staff. It is only now that the perpe- Registrar General of India, which is less a much shortened and hence vealed lakhs (or maybe crores) of powered NSC (National Statistical public domain at the earliest.
trator is in custody after the public uproar over the in- under the Home Ministry, whereas imperfect method is used between people who were migrant city Commission) would work in coor-
cident. the NSSO is under the Ministry of July 2023 and March 2024. But that workers and who had to make long dination with the Registrar Gener- Dr Ajit Ranade is a noted economist
Statistics and Programme Imple- is unlikely. treks back to their villages on foot. al of India (RGI) who is responsible (Syndicate: The Billion Press, email:
The ‘peegate’ incident would have gone unreported if mentation (MOSPI). This has huge consequences. Only a proper and updated census for the census and is under the editor@thebillionpress.org)
the woman’s letter to the Tata Sons chairman express-
S
Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, ‘sanatana dharma’, which is called clear even at that time that “for us, the
hashi Tharoor has thrown his hat in the ring. In at a function in Bulandshahr to mark Hindu dharma. It is not colonialism. big thing is China, not Pakistan. Be-
Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday he said he was the birthday of former Prime Minis- India believes in Vasudhaiva Kutum- cause, on the nuclear side, Sino-Pak is
ready to become chief minister of Kerala but the ter Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dec 25, bakam.” The Sanskrit phrase, which one unit. As far as China's nuclear pol-
ultimate decision had to be taken by the people of the 2022, on the Congress MP’s Bharat means “The world is one family”, is icy is concerned, I do not think the
Jodo Yatra also used often by Prime Minister Pakistanis have the wherewithal or
state. Mr Tharoor’s political ambitions are not new. Af- Narendra Modi. strength to do anything against Chi-
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ter his recent failed bid for the Congress president’s he recent spike in calls for an For Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, nese advice or without Chinese sup-
post, he has been focusing on Kerala from where he is ‘Akhand Bharat’ has left me it implies, among other things, the re- port.”
a three-time Lok Sabha member. But there is many a rather puzzled, simply be- covery of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. It is not my intention to deride the dreams of our leaders She also insisted that India did not
cause it seems to mean different “We have just begun our journey of de- understand power. “Economically, to-
slip between the cup and the lip. To achieve his politi-
things to different people. A Google velopment in Jammu & Kashmir and and a segment of our population that believes some day we have more power, relatively,
cal goals, Mr Tharoor has to battle the acute factional- search for the phrase unveiled over Ladakh. We will achieve our goal when version of Akhand Bharat is indeed possible compared to what we had 10 or 20
ism of the Congress in the state whose leaders have al- 50 radically different maps of this we reach Gilgit and Baltistan, and oth- years ago,” Ms Ghosh said. “But we do
ways viewed him as an outsider and done their best to ‘unbreakable’ or unified Bharat er parts of Kashmir illegally taken not understand it. We do not how to
thwart his political moves. In the 2019 election it was (India). from India,” Mr Singh declared at an Akhand Bharat, whatever that means, have been known to happen. However, use it, we don't know how to project it,
For some, it means a return to what event in Srinagar last year to celebrate being promoted by a large media chest-thumping talk about it is clearly we are uncomfortable with it. We are
only some clever strategising by Mr Tharoor and out- they see as pre-Partition India, Shaurya Diwas or Infantry Day, which group and some popular self-declared counterproductive, because it more comfortable with the powerless.
reach to various communities that helped him retain stretching from Afghanistan in the commemorates the air landing of Indi- gurus and writers. strengthens the narrative — often If you have power, you have to be able
the seat where he was almost done in by his own party west to Bangladesh in the east. Those an soldiers at Budgam airstrip in Sri- But whether the definition is geo- gleefully reinforced by Chinese psy to use it, to leverage it. [But] be very
colleagues. more ambitious stretch it from a ma- nagar on Oct 27, 1947. graphic, political, religious, cultural, ops and amplified by jingoistic social clear about what it is you want.”
jor chunk of the Arabian Peninsula in And for Rahul Gandhi, I assume, Ak- economic or something else, the fact media campaigns — that ‘Big Broth- That was 17 years ago. Much has
Though the election of Mallikarjun Kharge as Con-
the west to large swathes of Southeast hand Bharat means the India as we remains that each time our leaders in- er” India is out to overrun its smaller changed. Today, we are also a military
gress president was a foregone conclusion, considering Asia, including Myanmar, Indonesia, know it stays unified and unbroken. voke the phrase, the military in Pak- neighbours. power to reckon with, and apparently
that he had the backing of the Nehru-Gandhi family, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos and Cambo- Though “Bharat jodo” implies that the istan uses it to justify more powers for So if Akhand Bharat, whatever its able and willing to leverage and use it.
Mr Tharoor put up a strong fight and managed 11% of dia in the east, and from Nepal, state is already broken, or breaking, itself by invoking the fear of an immi- size, shape or form, is the objective, it But are we clear what it is we want?
the votes, quite an astonishing feat that surprised Bhutan and Tibet and even parts of and hence needs to be put together. nent attack by India, and our other might be prudent to act when we are Ramananda Sengupta is a foreign and
China in the north to Sri Lanka and Many others have talked about an neighbours become uneasy and un- ready rather than shout about it from strategic affairs analyst
many Congress insiders, too. He is an astute and stu-
dious parliamentarian, charming everyone with his
wit and scholarship. The fact that he has retained the
Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat for three terms
Stay Connected LETTERS while refusing to meet Mr Prachanda this
year; the biggest lesson of this latest
and purity of that place will be destroyed.
It is not appropriate to hurt anyone's faith
is an achievement in itself. — Dada JP Vaswani TO THE EDITOR development is that India should talk to the and religion. The Jharkhand government
whole spectrum of Nepal parties — left, should understand the depth of the issue,
G
Mr Tharoor has carefully cultivated his constituents od is our true friend, our locate the right remedies to treat Air travel getting ugly right and centre. No one should be that a Jain saint sitting on a fast in
and will hope to win a fourth term in 2024. Meanwhile, guardian and our guide. them. untouchable in today's world politics. Rajasthan has sacrificed his life to save the
as he floats the CMship balloon, he may well prove to
be a formidable contender among the many hopefuls in
Let us always seek His
help, before turning to worldly
Connecting with God can pro-
tect you and your family from A ir travel has always been considered a
beautiful experience for passengers, but
Bal Govind sanctity of his shrine. The Government
should now keep aside its political gains
the state Congress.
sources for support.
Over the years, I have discov-
untold, unheard of troubles like
those I have listed above. Let us
recent news items about women being
harassed — one woman had to take off
Focus on the poor and give respect to religious sentiments.
Governments will earn revenue if religious
FPJ Archives
INDIA 75 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 23, 1948
ered a way to connect with the
Divine, and I believe it has really
drawn me closer to the Lord. I
realise this truth: by ourselves
we can do nothing. We are pass-
ing through kaliyuga – the age of
her shirt at Bengaluru airport, two other
women were urinated upon while in flight
— is painting a new and horrendous
I have noticed with pleasure that our
President Droupadi Murmu has always
thought of providing benefits to the
places are made tourist places, but
religious beliefs and sentiments will be
deeply hurt by this. As a tourist destination,
would like to share it with you. It evil. In this yuga the easiest way picture. Why were these incidents not poorest strata of society. Now she sincerely hotels will be built there, a market will be
is to sit in silence, in the calm to establish our connection with tackled and acted upon immediately, since wants that the benefits of technology built, meat and liquor will be sold there. It
and quiet stillness of the night, God is the Bhakti Marga – the women's safety is involved? Do women should reach the remotest areas and the is natural that the Government will make
before you retire to bed, and go path of Devotion. Bhakti yoga – passengers opting for air travel need to poorest of the poor. President Murmu all these arrangements for the convenience
over all the events of the last the way of love, is the most uni- take extra care because of their gender? seems to be the only one who wants the of the tourists. This is can’t be tolerated.
twelve hours. versal and the most direct way to Maya Bhatkar poorest of the poor to gather knowledge This is not only a matter of Jainism but it is
Ask yourself: What have I done God. on diverse technology that would change a matter related to the faith of every
during the day that is just over?
You will realise the mistakes
May I offer you a few practical
suggestions to stay con-
Uncertainty in Nepal their quality of life. Once they get to know
new technologies, they can also use it for
individual of the entire Sanatan Dharma.
The Government should withdraw its order
you have made, knowing-
ly or unknowingly. Pray to
God, 'O Lord! Bestow
nected with God?
1. Begin the day by ex-
pressing your love for
T he Nepal elections threw up a fractured
verdict, signalling a phase of political
uncertainty for the country. Pushpa Kamal
the benefits of senior citizens.
Arun Gupta
and apologise to the Jain community.
Along with this, make atonement for the
death of Santashree.
on me the awareness
of the true purpose of
God; bring your day to
a close by expressing
Prachanda's U-turn was shocking as he
parted ways with Sher Bahadur Deuba
Govt should apologise Divyansha Sharma, Ujjain
my life, and the GUIDING LIGHT your gratitude to despite being in a pre pre-poll alliance with to Jains Dear reader,
Tpilgrimage.
We are eager to know your opinions, comments
wisdom to im- God. him. India should be really wary of this he Jharkhand-based Sammed Shikhar ji and suggestions. Write to editor.indore@fpj.co.in
prove my karma and to do good 2. Every day, spend some time political development in our should be allowed to remain a Jain Using snail mail? Send your letters to Free Press,
deeds!' in silent communion with God; neighbourhood. Prime Minister Narendra If we make it a tourist Free Press House, 3/54, Press Complex, AB Road,
In today’s world of speed and He is not from you afar! He Modi met former Prime Minister Deuba destination then the religiousness, peace Indore 452008
stress, life has become very un- dwells within the Lotus of Your
certain. It would be no exaggera- heart. MIKA’S MATRIX
tion to say that people who leave 3. He is also the Indweller, the LORD GANESH
home in the morning do not al- antaryami in every creature that MESSAGE FOR THE DAY
ways return to their family in breathes the breath of life.
the evening. Fatal accidents are Therefore, treat everyone, every
increasing, day by day. Fortunes creature, every thing around you A day of celebration, good food,
are made and lost on the stock with reverence. and staying away from toxicity.
exchange. Cyber fraudsters are 4. The Guru is the living, mov- A wish of yours will get ful�lled,
looting people’s bank accounts ing image of God. When you
from thousands of miles away. love, serve and devote your life to even if it is a small one be
Irate mobs attack and fatally the Guru, you become secure in grateful.
India Might Withdraw Her Case From UN wound innocent citizens and
hapless passers-by in troubled
God’s grace. Stay Connected —
Stay Protected and blessed!
Be gentle with self and others.
Home and matters related to
OBJECTION TO WIDENING ISSUES areas. Reputed companies de- home will be of focus.
Lake Success, Jan. 22. When the Security Council met tonight to clare insolvency and hundreds Dada JP Vaswani is a humanitarian,
resume its debate on Kashmir, the Indian delegation indicated of workers lose their livelihoods philosopher, educator, acclaimed Tip for the day:
that it might be forced to withdraw from the debate if any overnight. Strange, unknown writer, powerful orator, messiah of
Offer red �owers to Lord Ganesha and state your wish.
attempt was made to widen the question to include the whole viruses attack children and old ahimsa, and non-sectarian spiritual
range of India-Pakistan problems. people, and doctors are unable to leader Lots of divine miracles your way, Sheetal Sapan Mhatre.
MONEY
MARKET WATCH PM to hold pre-Budget meeting with economists, experts
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SILVER
BHOPAL I TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023
With $10.8 bn, B’luru top city for startup funding in 2022
motorcycle comes with upgraded features, by government of India were crit-
renewed styling and safety aspects, the ical in preventing extreme pover-
company said in a statement. ty in India and thereby prevented
rise in inequality, with food trans-
IDFC First Bank hikes IANS / New Delhi In 2021, Bengaluru-based startups
had raised $20.8 billion in funding and
ing winter in Q4 of 2021 and it has
been on a declining trend since. Be-
Some of the major IPOs are Delhivery,
Tracxn, eMudhra, among others.
fers."
Taking a cue from wealth dis-
MCLR by 15-20 bps Bengaluru topped the startup funding Mumbai-based startups had pocketed cause of rising interest rates and fear LetsVenture, AngelList, and Y tribution, Ghosh tested the hy-
IDFC First Bank hiked its marginal cost of chart in India with $10.8 billion in $5.2 billion in the same year, showing of a worldwide recession, investments Combinator have topped the list of pothesis of how the free food
funds-based lending rates by 15-20 basis 2022, followed by Mumbai at $3.9 bil- the impact of the deepening funding across all industries have been im- most active investors in 2022 to date, grain distribution is impacting
points across tenures on Sunday, lion, and Gurugram at a distant $2.6 winter last year. pacted," said the Tracxn annual re- said the company. the distribution of wealth on pop-
according to information on the bank's billion. There were 22 unicorns in 2022, port. Despite the impact on funding in ulation quintiles for the poorest of
website. After the revision, the bank's Startups based in Delhi and Chen- compared to 46 in 2021, and average The months of April, October and edtech, Byju's has topped the list of the poor. According to Ghosh, the
lending rates are in the range of 8.40- nai registered $1.2 billion each in fund- funding before the unicorn round was November in 2022 saw no new uni- highest funding raised in 2022. It rice/wheat procurement in rela-
9.50%. The Reserve Bank of India's ing, followed by Pune at $1 billion, ac- around $160 million. corns. raised over $1.2 billion in 2022 from ex- tively laggard states in terms of
norms require banks to review their cording to data provided by Tracxn, a It is now taking an average of 5.1 A total of 11 tech IPOs were isting investors. This amounted to al- in equal wealth distribution had
lending rates every month based on the leading global market intelligence years from Series A funding to the launched in 2022, matching the num- most 50 per cent of the total funding significant impact on reducing
marginal cost of funds. —Agencies platform. Unicorn round for the Indian startups. "India started experiencing fund- ber from the same period in 2021. received in the edtech sector. the inequality.
MONEY BHOPAL I TUESDAY | JANUARY 10, 2023
BIZ BULLETIN
RBI notifies revised list TCS Q3 net profit jumps 11% to Mamaearth — A Deep
Dive Into Valuations
`10,846 cr; revenue up over 19%
of accredited CRAs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on
Monday notified the revised list of BY TEJI MANDI
accredited credit rating agencies for the
A
purpose of assigning risk weight to s soon as Mamaearth
assets for capital adequacy purposes by filed its DRHP with SEBI,
the banks. PTI / Mumbai two-thirds of its revenues, but there are everyone started talking
short-term uncertainties, and it is Europe, about its sky-high valuations.
Ensure timely import India's largest IT services company TCS re-
ported an 11 per cent rise in December quar-
which needs closer monitoring as geopoliti-
cal tensions restrict clients from making IT
But is the high valuation justi-
fied? Let’s find out in today’s
of coal: Govt to gencos Alarming Spendings on
ter net profit to Rs 10,846 crore, restricted by spends. newsletter.
The government has asked power a narrowing of profit margins, but sounded Chief operating officer N Ganapathy Sub- Advertisement and Mktg
generation companies (gencos) to ensure sanguine about the deal pipeline. ramaniam said the deal momentum and
What’s Happening? The next thing that stands out in
timely import of coal and maximize In a multi-year first, the company report- pipeline are looking good, and the overall sit- Before we come to the valuation the DRHP is the insane amount
production as it anticipates a shortfall of ed a marginal decline in its employee base, uation on technology spending seems to be part, let us have a look at the is- spent on advertisements and
24 million tonnes in the dry fuel which had been steadily growing for a long intact even in this environment. sue size of the IPO. As per the marketing of their products. As
availability during April-September time, but made it clear that this was not due On the new deals front, the company re- DRHP, Mamaearth’s parent of 30th September 2022, Ma-
2023. The share of coal-based power to the demand environment, and said it will ported a total contract value of USD 7.9 bil- company - Honasa Consumer, is maearth has worked with 3,958
generation has increased in the country hire up to 1.50 lakh people next fiscal. lion for the quarter, which Gopinathan said planning to raise Rs 400 crores influencers.
due to surge in demand and The Tata group company's board also de- was a 0.5 per cent narrowing of the operat- is in the mid-range of the target of USD 7-9 from a fresh issue with a face Basically, if a company has a
consumption of electricity, the ministry clared a dividend payout of Rs 75 per share, ing profit margin to 24.5 per cent that limit- billion. value of Rs 10 each. well-established foundation, the
of power said, adding it is monitoring including a special dividend of Rs 67 per ed the overall profit growth. Gopinathan attributed the revenue Apart from this, promoters more recurring customers they
the availability of coal for thermal power share, which will result in an outflow of Rs Its chief executive and managing director growth during the quarter to cloud spending and other investors, and the gain and the less they have to
producers (TPPs) very closely. 33,000 crore in cash. Rajesh Gopinathan told reporters that it is by clients and made it clear that its clients brand ambassador (Shilpa spend on advertising.
Its overall revenue rose 19.1 per cent to Rs more confident about the North American are not affected by the overall trend of relook Shetty Kundra) are selling According to Moneycontrol,
Garuda Aerospace, Rallis 58,229 crore for the reporting quarter, but it and British operations, which account for by companies on hyperscalers. around 4.7 crore shares
through an Offer for Sale
the Return on ad spend (ROAS)
of Mamaearth has ranged from
ink MoU for drone spray (OFS). 2.4 to 2.6 since FY20, indicating
Drone startup Garuda Aerospace on
Monday said it has signed an agreement OVL retakes NCLT rejects Torrent Investments' plea According to Mint, the com-
pany is looking to raise Rs 2,400
less improvement.
Where Will Accumulated
20% stake in to halt R-Cap CoC's voting for 2nd auction
with Rallis India, a subsidiary of Tata crore through the IPO.
Chemicals, for spraying pesticides and Capital Be Used?
crop nutrients on fields using drones. Valuation of Mamaearth According to the DRHP, the
Under this agreement, Rallis will supply
pesticides and crop nutrients to Garuda
Aerospace for a pilot demonstration and
Sakhalin-1 PTI / Mumbai auction deadline, which was
higher than the top offer made
Just a year back, in January
2022, while raising a $52 million
investment from Sequoia, Ma-
company will use a chunk of its
capital for advertising its prod-
ucts. Next, the company wishes
spraying of pesticides on fields through
drones mainly in Maharashtra and Andhra
Pradesh, according to a statement.
oil, gas fields The National Company Law Tri-
bunal (NCLT) on Monday reject-
ed a plea by Torrent Investments
within the stipulated time by Tor-
rent Investments.
The CoC, represented by Kapil
maearth was valued at $1.2 bil-
lion. According to Moneycon-
trol, exactly a year later, the
to set up Mamaearth’s brand
outlets, invest a chunk in its
subsidiary business Bhabani
PTI / New Delhi -- one of the bidders for the Anil Sibal, and IIHL will be made par- company is seeking a target Blunt Hairdressing (BBlunt)
1st-year premium of life ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas
Ambani-promoted Reliance Cap-
ital -- that sought to halt the Com-
ties to the matter, the tribunal
said.
market capitalisation of $3 bil-
lion (about Rs 24,000 crore) with
and set up new salons. To con-
clude, in the previous season of
insurers up 9.7% in Dec arm of state-owned Oil and Nat- mittee of Creditors' voting to The voting started on Monday the size of its IPO. Shark Tank India, Ghazal
The first-year premium of life insurance ural Gas Corporation (ONGC), hold a second round of auction. and will end on Tuesday. That makes us wonder, what Alagh, one of the co-founders of
companies rose 9.7% year-on-year to has re-taken a 20 per cent stake in The NCLT, comprising justice Manu Singhvi, also pleaded to be Lenders proposed a second changed during this period? Mamaearth, kept saying, "Aap-
268.4 bln rupees in December, data the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas fields PN Deshmukh and Shyam Babu a party in the matter. round of auction to get better of- Nothing much. The company ka valuation jyada hai, main in-
released by the Life Insurance Council in the far east region of Russia, Gautam, declined to grant a stay Ravi Kadam represented the fers, which are above liquidation just turned a little profitable. vest nahi kar payungi" (Your
showed. The premium of Life Insurance an official said on Monday. on Torrent Investments' plea, administrator, while Vikram value. The company has recently valuations are high, I won't be
Corp of India rose 3.7% on year to Russian President Vladimir seeking to stop the Reliance Cap- Nankani appeared for the Tor- According to reports, lenders turned profitable with net earn- able to invest). It seems they are
118.6 bln rupees in December. Among Putin in October last year dis- ital CoC's voting on the second rent Group. had proposed to hold a second ings of Rs 14 crores in FY22, on the receiving end this time.
the listed private players, SBI Life's banded Exxon Neftegaz - a re- round of auction. Torrent Investments and Hin- round of auction with a mini- and with that confidence, they *The article is for informational
premium rose by 29.6% on year to 38.2 gional subsidiary of US super The tribunal has kept the mat- duja Group company IndusInd mum threshold price of Rs 9,500 are seeking a valuation target of purposes. This is not an
bln rupees. major ExxonMobil - as operator ter for hearing on January 12. International Holdings are in the crore on a net present value over 1,000x of its FY22 profits! investment advice.
of the Sakhalin-1 and trans- IndusInd International Hold- fray for Reliance Capital. (NPV) basis, which would in-
Teji Mandi (TM Investment Technologies Pvt Ltd) is a SEBI registered Research
GreenCell bags e-buses ferred the project and all of its as-
sets and equipment to a new op-
ings (Hinduja), represented by
Harish Salve and Abhishek
The Hinduja Group entity sub-
mitted its bid 24 hours after the
clude Rs 8,000 crore as an upfront
cash payment.
Analyst (RA). Information in this article should not be construed as
order from Delhi govt erator. The other former foreign
investment advice. Please visit www.tejimandi.com to know more.
Hi-Tech Pipes, UP govt ink PVR aims to become 1K screen film exhibitor Car buying budget
pact to set up steel unit by FY24; to invest `300 cr to add 100 screens rises by 30% in 2022
with `510-cr investment
PTI / New Delhi ing Director of Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd
PTI / New Delhi
I HAVE SEEN GREATS LIKE RICHARDS, SACHIN, KOHLI Not yo yo or some other test: Sunil Gavaskar SALMAN BUTT MAKES BOLD REMARK
SKY is once in a century batter: Kapil Dev ‘Cricket fitness should be If Surya was in Pakistan, he would’ve
NEW DELHI us to think he is also part of
that list,” he said. the prime consideration’ been a victim to over-30 policy’
Amazed by Suryakumar “There is indeed a lot of AGENCIES lucky that he is Indian. If he was in
Yadav’s brilliant knock talent in India. And the AGENCIES fitness levels mainly Karachi Pakistan, he would’ve been
against Sri Lanka in Ra- kind of cricket he plays, New Delhi for the emerging a victim to the over-30 poli-
jkot, the 1983 World Cup- that lap shot the one over players. A player Targeting the cy (there have been reports
winning captain, Kapil Dev fine leg, then that leaves the Legendary India could be reeling off PCB’s cricketing that the Ramiz Raja-led
compared his batting bowler frightened because batter Sunil centuries and double set-up, former cap- PCB didn’t allow players
prowess to legends like he can stand and hit a six Gavaskar has centuries or picking tain Salman Butt said who are 30 or above to
Sachin Tendulkar, Viv over mid-on and mid-wick- slammed the recent five and ten wicket that if Suryakumar Ya- join the national
Richards, Virat Kohli, et. That is what makes it decision from the hauls while bowling dav was in Pakistan then it team),” Butt was quot-
Ricky Ponting. Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit difficult for the bowlers be- Board of Control for heaps of overs, but if would have been tough for the star ed as saying on his
“Sometimes I am at a loss Sharma, Virat Kohli, we cause he is able to pick the Cricket in India he can’t pass these India batter to be a part of the na- YouTube channel.”
of words on how to describe feel that someday there will line and length consistent- (BCCI) to make Yo- tests, then he won’t tional team in his 30s. Those who are in the
his knock. When we see be a player who will compel ly. I have seen great batters Yo and Dexa fitness tests mandato- be eligible for selection.” On the back of his impressive per- team, they are fine.
like De Villiers, Vivian ry for selection for players to enter “Cricket fitness should be the formance in the Indian Premier Those who aren’t in
to chance: Harmanpreet
front of them,” he added. #AO2023,” tournament or- calling.
Abhishek’s hockey jour- ganisers tweeted on Mon- Rafael Nadal, Daniil
Following match wins ing a service break in the ney began in Sonepat, day. It will be their first Medvedev, Coco Gauff,
over Jessica Pegula and sixth game to take control Haryana at the age of 11 NEW DELHI: With the much-anticipated Hockey World meeting since their epic Maria Sakkari, Jessica
Laura Siegemund at the of the first set.After a when he saw his friends Cup 2023 to be held in India which is scheduled to begin Wimbledon final last year Pegula, Taylor Fritz,
United Cup in Sydney last tighter second set, Kvitova playing the sport in his on January 13, Indian men’s hockey team captain and Djokovic’s first match Alexander Zverev and
week, the 32-year-old closed out victory after an school. The son of an Army Harmanpreet Singh is excited about the mega event as it in Melbourne since claim- more are all looking for-
launched her Adelaide hour and 25 minutes to set man honed his skills under comes closer. ing the Australian Open ward to hitting Rod Laver
campaign with a 6-2 7-5 up a second-round clash his school teacher and “It is a huge occasion. We don’t know when the world 2021 title. The Australian Arena to play under
win over Elena Rybakina, with the winner between coach Shamsher Singh. cup will be back on Indian soil and this is a massive has not been in action since match conditions before
reports adelaideinterna- Anett Kontaveit and Paula “After starting from my opportunity. Each one of us are aware of the significance October. He also pulled out the Australian Open main
tional.com.au.It was a Badosa.Currently ranked school, I got selected in the of the occasion and we have prepared accordingly. As of the United Cup due to an draw starts January 16.
clash of two Wimbledon world No.16, Kvitova has National Hockey Academy, captain, it means a lot to me to be able to lead the team
champions in South Aus- claimed two of her 29 pro- Delhi, and after playing for in front of our fans. We don’t want to leave anything to GOLF
tralia, with Kvitova lifting fessional singles trophies Haryana in the national chance and like you said there will not be an occasion as
trophies at the All England
Club in 2011 and 2014,
in Sydney and noted that
participating in the inau-
championships between
2013-2015, I earned my call- ward couldn’t progress fur-
big as this in the future,” said India hockey captain
Harmanpreet Singh on Backstage with Boria show. Rahm’s stunning finish
while Rybakina
umphed at The Champi-
onships last year.Another
tri- gural United Cup mixed
teams tournament last
week added to confidence,
up for the Junior Camp,” he
stated.
Abhishek was part of the
ther and was dropped from
the junior national camp. “I
missed out on making the flected. pared for the challenge and
gets him title in Hawaii
factor that favoured Ry- especially on Australia’s Indian team that won the 2016 Junior World Cup Almost three years later, we will give our best to AGENCIES
bakina, a 23-year-old from hard courts. 2016 U-18 Asian Cup in squad as I was relatively Abhishek’s hard work paid make our country proud.” Kapalua (USA)
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA AGENCIES / Doha puter, defeated Sri lanka’s PGA Tour. behind playing partner and
Bandara Bimandee in In the process, he out- winner Rahm.
Hero MotoSports Team Rally India’s Manika Batra won straight games to set up the played Collin Morikawa, Indian-American Sahith
scripted history once again her first round match of challenge with India’s Ba- the leader by six shots Theegala had another mod-
by winning a stage at the the Asian WTTC Continen- tra. overnight. Tom Hoge (64) est round of 1-under 72 and
world’s toughest rally — tal Stage with consider- was tied for third with Max finished 10-under and was
Dakar Rally.Ross Branch fin- able ease while scripting a Homa (66).The 20-year-old 33rd in his maiden appear-
ished Stage 8 in the fastest 11-2,11-3,11-2,11-7 win over Tom Kim, the Korean sen- ance at the event.
time, securing the second Magdieva Markhabo of sation got his 2023 cam- Morikawa, who was chas-
Uzbekistan on Sunday at paign off to a great start ing a first title since his
the Lusail Sports Complex with a steady Top-5 finish 2021 Open Championship
RANBIR, ALIA HOLD HANDS, ENJOY in Doha.
The Qatar event, the
as he shot 5-under 68 for a
22-under 270 total in his de-
victory, faded to a 72 which
included three consecutive
T I
o ignite the spark in n a major setback, the majority of know the extent of the damage. So
our minds and to fur- 80,000 MBBS graduates in the far, we have 155 colleges where re-
ther our motto “Ideas country will not be able to pursue sults for the entire batch were de-
worth spreading," Fr. Con- postgraduate studies due to the Na- layed,” said Dr. Ritika Raj, an MBBS
ceicao Rodrigues College of tional Medical Commission (NMC) intern whose stint goes on till July.
Engineering's Student internship regulations. As per the Apart from central institutes like
chapter TEDxCRCE is back norm, the NMC instructed MBBS AIIMS, very few state-run or private
with its 7th Edition of An- students graduating in 2023 to finish colleges have caught up with NMC’s
nual Conference 2023 in As- their medical internships before pace, say students. The cutoffs for an
sociation with Indian Oil March, failure to do so disqualifies entire batch of doctors will be low if
Corporation Ltd (IOCL). them from appearing for NEET PG the number of students drops for
TEDxCRCE, an inde- 2023 — the nationwide entrance test NEET PG 2023, while those appear-
pendently organised TED for postgraduate medical students. ing for NEET 2024 will face immense
event, is bringing MBBS students who enrolled in competition. Last year, students were ABHISHEK NAIR & dates submit their applica-
speakers from various their undergraduate colleges in 2017 allowed to complete their intern- ALOK PAREKH / Mumbai tions mid-October to early No-
walks of life and cultures finished their four-year academic ships by July 2022. vember of their senior year of
I
together to connect and in- course in January 2021 following “The academic calendar for med- nternational Baccalaure- high school and receive a deci-
teract with the world. which they were required to com- ical studies has been all over the ate (IB) schools across sion around mid-December.
TEDxCRCE plete a year-long medical internship. place since the Medical Council of Mumbai, like their metro- As the College Board web-
will be held on January 13, 4 MBBS results for the final semester India was disbanded. Now National politan counterparts, are no site explains: "Early decision
pm, at the Samvaad Audito- are generally released by March Board of Examinations, Medical strangers to its students pre- plans are binding — a student
rium of the host college in every year, as per NMC rules, after This Covid induced delay has now Counselling Committee, and NMC ferring foreign universities who is accepted as an ED ap-
Bandra, where speakers which students can apply for their in- snowballed into an entire batch of are all governing different aspects of over Indian ones when it plicant must attend the col-
The academic calendar for medical
will try to shed light on ternship tenure. Owing to the pan- medical students who are ineligible the same exam, while none of them comes to their undergraduate lege. Early action plans are
studies has been all over the place
their learnings and life les- demic, several medical colleges for the NEET PG 2023. NEET aspi- are working in tandem,” said Krish- studies. non-binding — students re-
since the Medical Council of India
sons. The aim is to provide failed to declare the student results rants are now asking the NMC to re- nan. Though the trend remains ceive an early response to
was disbanded. Now National Board
a platform where the on time postponing their intern- lax these stringent eligibility re- The National Board of Examina- persistent, it has witnessed a their application but do not
of Examinations, Medical Counselling
smartest thinkers, greatest ships. “Nearly 80% of the students quirements. “A doctor approached tions in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) small shift wherein private in- have to commit until the nor-
Committee, and NMC are all
visionaries, and most got their results only by April or Health Minister Mansukh L. Man- opened registration for NEET PG stitutions in India are figuring mal reply date of May 1."
governing different aspects of the
fascinating learners have May,” explained Dr. Rohan Krishnan, daviya in Chattisgarh to convey our 2023 on January 7, 2023. The exam among the top choices for stu- “Though five students from
same exam, while none of them are
the opportunity to inspire. the national chairman of the Feder- plight, the minister had no idea that will take place on March 5 from 7 am dents. our school applied for early de-
working in tandem.
The theme for the confer- ation of All India Medical Associa- the number of students suffering to 7 pm, and the admit card will be cisions, more and more stu-
ence is ‘Bending Rules’, tion. was so large. So now we’re consoli- – Dr Rohan Krishnan made available on February 27. What’s holding back students dents have shown an interest
defining a concept that en- from going abroad? in joining the process,” said
Across
1 Just (4)
DELHI UNIVERSITY’S CENTRAL LIBRARY Thinking, Humanities, and
Art gaining popularity,” stat-
ed Aggarwal.
vantages they gain in future
careers and subsequent op-
portunities,” believes Davies,
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32 Increase, 34 Enya, 35 Eco, 36 Grotto, 37 Stun. he brightly-lit corridors of pose of fostering scientific aptitude group members. duce the product was to avoid the us-
17 Sunbursts, 21 Say, 22 Ali, 23 Uni, 26 Circulate, 27 Rhymed, 28 Splashy, JBCN International School, and innovation among students,” Ag- Another group of to-be scientists age of chemicals in producing deter-
Across: 1 Only, 4 Trivia, 8 Rah, 10 Frog, 13 Germanic, 14 Senator, 15 Otters, Borivali, were chock-a-blocked garwal further stated. was from Nashik’s Wisdom High In- gent cleaners in today’s time and ‘lev-
with enthusiasm, loud cheers, and ternational School. The students of el up’ the lifestyles of people.
FPJ - SUDOKU - 60 Level: Hard large crowds on Saturday, January 7, Healthy environment is top priority standards 6th and 7th created a mod- “The product is made up of jag-
as students across Maharashtra Every classroom consisted of four to el that would generate energy from gery, water, and orange or lemon
showed up with their respective five groups of students presenting speed breakers as and when vehicles peels that usually go to waste. The
teams to display their science proj- their projects. The excitement was ev- ran over them. production is a long process as it in-
ects around the theme of ‘Sustain- ident as students went above and be- Composed of Vedant Dange, Saloni volves fermenting the mixture of the
ability of the Earth and Health’. yond to explain their innovative ideas Pardeshi, Aniruddh Borle, and Ri- raw materials for 3 months to have
Students, who were brainstorming and projects to parents, and other vis- tisha Avhad, the group had come up the final cleaner ready,” stated the
ideas for their projects for quite a few itors. All 132 groups hailed their pur- with a live working model of their students.
weeks while juggling their exams and pose towards the sustainability of idea. “The idea is a one-time, high-
academics, showcased their modelled Earth and maintaining good health. cost investment. Once it is imple- Opportunities that question intellect
ideas at Members of International One of the projects was called the mented, it would be very cost-effec- JBCN International School, Borivali,
Schools Association’s (MISA) annual ‘Terra Station’ prepared by grade 7 tive and would help conserve energy has already hosted MISA-Synergy
science exhibition, MISA-Synergy. students of JBCN International along with its apt usage,” said the twice. This time, it was the third year
School, Borivali. The minds behind four student members of the Nashik- that the school witnessed the exhibi-
Showcasing scientific plans the project were Khushi Raste, Rid- The Level Up team from Worli’s D.Y. based group. tion on campus.
“This year the theme revolved dhi Mahajan, Tia Pitale, Sparsh Patil International School "Nurturing Innovation is the true
around United Nations Sustainable Shah, and Dec Borwal. No chemicals, going the organic way hallmark of an education that focus-
WHAT TO DO: Fill in the grid development goals in the areas of The main idea behind creating the “In addition to storing and con- A team called ‘Level Up’ from Worli’s es on the growth of creativity. Schools
so that every row, every column Earth and Health,” said Dr Kavita Ag- Station was to provide a better un- serving energy, the device is mainly D.Y. Patil International School had must provide our learners with op-
and every 3x3 box contains the garwal, Chairperson, MISA, adding derstanding of the Earth. It had vari- for installation in residential areas come up with the idea of an all-in-one portunities that challenge their intel-
digits 1 to 9. Every puzzle has that the main idea behind organising ous uses including one which allowed and the ‘Terra Station’ is also de- detergent, a bio-enzyme cleaner. lect and feed their curiosity," said De-
only one correct solution. Synergy every year is to promote the it to convert heat energy to electrical signed to have an Intensive Care Unit The team consisted of three stu- bika Chatterji, Director Principal,
young scientific minds into innova- energy in the device’s control centre. (ICU) and an Intensive Coronary dents namely, Eeksha Shah, Dheya JBCN International School, Borivali.
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ALL SET
PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI PICS: INSTAGRAM/SSRAJAMOULI
BEAMING
WITH PRIDE
THRILL
TO SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR receive
standing ovation at RRR screening
for Academy members in LA
CJ DESK
S
S Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR,
which is in the race for winning an Os-
car this year, received a standing ova-
tion by members of the Academy after
its screening in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur’s It was attended by Rajamouli as well as actor Jr
first look from The Night Manager out NTR who played the lead in the film opposite
Ram Charan.
A video from the screening has sur-
faced online in which the Acade-
my members can be seen
clapping and cheering for
the film.
As the crowd
cheered for the film,
Rajamouli was heard
heaping praise on Jr
NTR.
“It is the best
thing that I have
ever directed.
NTR is such a
great per-
former. If you
place the camera
only on one small
eyebrow of his, he
can perform with
that eyebrow. He’s
that good,” the film-
maker gushed.
CJ DESK and a secret arms dealer. Jr NTR also spoke
The 2016 original series stars Tom Hid- about shooting the inter-
T
he makers of Aditya Roy Ka- dleston in the lead role. In the Indian re- val sequence where he
pur and Anil Kapoor’s The make, Anil will essay the role which was jumped out of the cage along
Night Manager shared the first originally played by Hugh Laurie. with the animals.
look of the actors on Monday. The cast also includes Sobhita Dhuli- He said, “The best thing for me is
Sharing the motion poster on their pala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatter- the shot where Bheem jumps out with
official social media accounts, Anil and jee and others. the animals. I never knew how the shot was
Aditya wrote, “Duniya ke sabse danger- The original British series became a supposed to be, he never told me how I was going to jump
ous arms dealer ko rokne ke liye there is massive hit across the globe and earned out with all these animals, he never told me how he’s go-
only one weapon – ek hotel ka night several awards at the 74th Golden Globe ing to shoot. I only got to watch it when the movie was re-
manager.” Awards. The series will be released on leased and I was like woah!”
The Night Manager is an espionage an OTT platform. However, the release The film has been shortlisted for the 95th Academy
thriller that revolves around a tense cat- date has not been revealed by the mak- Awards to be held this year. It has found a spot for itself
and-mouse chase between a covert agent ers yet. in the Music (Original Song) category for the chart-
buster Naatu Naatu.
PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI
PICS: VIRAL BHAYANI
Blessed by BLUSHING
the Goddess
Tejasswi Prakash and Karan
BLISSFULLY
Sidharth Malhotra gets
Kundrra attend mata ki chowki, quizzed about wedding
perform rituals together with Kiara Advani
What
CJ DESK
CJ DESK
ne of the most loved couples
baby?
event recently and also per- when he was re-
formed the rituals together. The cently quizzed
couple, who are fondly nicknamed about his im-
TejRan by their fans, attended a pending wed-
mata ki chowki at senior actress ding with
Sudha Chandran’s residence. Kiara Advani
A video from the event has at an event.
gone viral on the internet in Sidharth at-
which both of them can be tended the en-
seen praying together. Anushka Ranjan dismisses gagement cer-
In the video, Tejasswi can be rumours of her pregnancy emony of ac-
seen tying a religious cloth tress Aarti
around Karan’s forehead. CJ DESK Khetarpal’s
Not just that, but the priest brother Love
A
even blessed them with a nushka Ranjan and Aditya Seal recently Bhansal and
sacred scarf. made headlines after several reports sug- Nandini Gup-
The two were then seen gested that the couple was expecting their ta in Delhi,
performing the aarti to- first child together. However, during which
gether too. the actress cleared the air he performed
As soon as the video with a funny social me- on his hit
was shared online, their dia post. songs and
fans went into a tizzy Anushka took to In- also interact-
and quizzed them about stagram Stories to de- ed with the
their wedding plans in bunk the reports and guests pres-
the comments section. shared a picture of ent at the
“Get married al- herself with her hus- venue.
ready!” a user wrote, band resting on her lap. Aarti
while another comment- “He is the only baby in shared a
ed, “Shaadi karo baat my life right now!” she slew of pic-
khatam karo.” wrote. tures and
The two have been Aditya shared videos on her
painting the town red the same pic- Instagram
with their love and ture on his handle in
PDA ever since they Instagram ac- which Sidharth
stepped out of the Bigg count and can be seen dancing to
Boss 15 house. They are said he is the Kala Chashma and
also often seen only baby in Manike among others.
spending Anushka's life. The actor, who is a true-
quality “I am the only blue Delhite himself, gushed
time with baby in her life that there is something differ-
each oth- right now,” he ent in the air when it comes to
er’s fam- captioned the Delhi weddings. The host was
ily. post. then heard pulling his leg say-
Anushka and ing, “Iss Delhi ke ladke ki bhi
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reveals he H
on-set behaviour back then would be unacceptable now. The Hollywood star has spoken
about events behind the scenes on the hit film franchise. “This was my first movie in
America, you gotta understand; it was all so new to me. I think it’s fair to say that there are
faced toxicity some stories, you know. I think there are some ways of being on set that would not happen
now,” he said. “I think that things have changed for the better. There’s way less tolerance for
in Hollywood disrespectful, marginalising, bullying, any oppressive behaviour. There’s zero tolerance for it now and
people will speak out, and I think that’s great,” he added. —IANS
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Actor Gireesh Sahdev gets candid about his latest show
Kathaa Ankahee and working with B-town celebs
LIPIKA VARMA
T
elevision and movie actor Gireesh Sahdev is
currently seen as Kailash, Kathaa’s father-in-
law in the show Kathaa Ankahee. In an exclu-
sive conversation with The Free Press Jour-
nal, he talks about his work and more.
A still from Farz Opening up about his role in Kathaa Ankahee, he
shares. “He is a self-made personality. He is very rich and
a little bit egoistic when it comes to his son. He loves his
Team G2 unveil its we are Indians first and it was important for
us to launch in Mumbai where the audience
son very deeply but since his son gets married against his
wishes, he has differences with him. He is so rigid that he
teaser at a gala event in will realise that we also make Indian films.”
Elaborating further, Sesh reveals,
doesn’t even attend the last rites of his son. The younger
son is sent to attend those rituals. I enjoy playing this
Mumbai and reveal its “There’s an all-time classic Goodachari character.”
connection with Farz 116 (1966), it was remade in Hindi with
Jeetendra saab in Farz (1967). As a
When asked about the difference between
films and TV shows, he explains, “There were a
kid, I saw Mahesh Babu’s father lot of differences earlier but not so much in the
ROHIT BHATNAGAR Krishna garu and he inspired show which I am doing presently. We have a
me to become an actor. bound script in films. While for TV we decide
T
rust pan-India star Adivi Goodachari essentially what will be next week’s storyline. We can
Sesh to always do things in means spy in old Telugu make changes in TV. I am very lucky that all
a grand way. He along with language, however, it isn’t my shows were shot differently and all my
director Vinay Kumar Si- spoken in the usual vo- characters for TV stood out for me as an ac-
rigineedi and producers TG cabulary. When I did the tor.”
Vishwa Prasad and Abhishek first Goodachari in Gireesh has previously collaborated with
Agarwal held a mega event 2018, I used the same the legendary late filmmaker Yash Chopra
in Mumbai to launch the agent number 116 as a in Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and director
teaser of their film G2. dedication to Krishna Prakash Jha in Satyagraha (2013). When
The Free Press Journal garu, even Jeetendra quizzed about his experiences he says.
was present at the do. used 116 in his film “Mr Yash Chopra always made films so
Goodachari (2018) was re- Farz. We as a team re- honestly. If I wouldn’t have been cast for Jab
leased as a regional Telugu alised that it has mas- Tak Hai Jaan, then I would have missed this
language film since back sive potential to be car- opportunity of working with such an ace
then Pan-India films weren’t a ried forward as a fran- filmmaker. He was
thing but G2 is touted as one chise. We want our film to always energetic.
of the biggest Pan-India travel from Kashmir to Whenever I was free
films to be made in Kanyakumari and on the set, I would
five languages. Kansas. The scale of the go and sit with him. Mr Yash Chopra
When we asked
Sesh about the
film is big as we shot the
film across five countries.”
He told me, ‘In our
field it’s very impor-
always made films
transition and He adds, “Goodachari was dubbed tant to satisfy the audi- so honestly. If I
taking the fran- in Hindi with a very funny title Intelli- ence. If you make a good wouldn’t have
chise forward, gent Khiladi and over 11 crore people movie they will laugh, cry
he shares, “I have seen it. When I was shooting for and enjoy the movie’. He al- been cast for Jab
am glad that Major in Himachal Pradesh, in a place ways emphasised on things Tak Hai Jaan, then
my last film with a population of 400 people, they that are seen on-screen.”
Major was so called me Intelligent Khiladi. So in a Elaborating about Prakash I would have
loved in the way, G2 is Intelligent Khiladi 2 and we Jha, Gireesh gushes, “I have missed this
Hindi belt want to give our audiences an immer- seen Prakash Jha handling a
and overseas. sive experience. It has a huge potential crowd of 200 people and
opportunity of
In fact, we for a franchise model. We would be get- Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay De- working with such
have always
made Indi-
ting actors from Hindi cinema and inter-
national cinema.”
vgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan and
Arjun Rampal at the same time.
an ace filmmaker.
an films but Vinay was the Assistant Director of He used to hold the mic and han- He was always
were mak- Sesh’s 2018 film Goodachari as well as dle every single thing by himself. energetic.
ing it in the Editor of his recent release Major. He would also narrate the lines to
Hyderabad On a parting note, director Vinay con- the actor. He is so energetic. He would reach the set at 6.30
and not cludes, “I thank everyone who came to AM for the 7 AM shift. He plans his film for 70 days and fin-
Mumbai. support at the launch. I don’t know ishes the entire film in 40 or 50 days. He is very grounded.”
So with G2, how much I can talk about the film but On a parting note he talks about Akshay Kumar and
we thought I am sure our film would be an epic Salman Khan. “I noticed that Akshay is very disciplined
of bringing immersive experience. Goodachari about his eating habits and exercises. Salman is a laparwah
our Indian has a world with its own assets and guy but he notices each and every minute thing that is hap-
film to Mum- we want to push the boundaries and pening on the sets. We met after nine months and I was
bai. I truly make this franchise more universally Gireesh astonished that he remembered all that I had discussed
believe that appealing.” Sahdev with him,” he concludes.
Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi Adivi Sesh
PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI
CELEBRATING B
NOORULAIN SAYED
ollywood heartthrob
OF THE DAY Glitterati were snapped as they
attended a college fest in Mumbai
Rakul
Preet
Singh
Happy B’day
PIC: INSTAGRAM/SUZKR
acting debut
When Hrithik made his first big
screen appearance as an adult
in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000),
Dynamic
the craze he witnessed for it
was never seen before and
Duggu!
hasn’t been repeated s ince. He
H
rithik Roshan hosted a special
went on to win a Best Debut
as well as Best Actor award
New love virtual meet with his fans ON
for the blockbuster. After much speculation about January 9 just a day before his
his love life and a very ugly spat birthday. They stormed the
with Kangana Ranaut, Hrithik Roshan microblogging site to shower advance
began dating Saba Azad. Rumours about wishes and love on the star. Here are Shriya
their relationship started when they a few tweets: Pilgaonkar
were spotted out on a dinner with
date together in February @iSaumyaHrithik: “With One and Bhuvan
2022. Later, Saba also joined Only Hrithik Roshan in Zoom meet. Bam
Hrithik’s family for a get- One of the best moments of my life.
together. The two have @iHrithik Thank you so much sir.
been inseparable ever Wishing you a very happy birthday
Divorce + since. again. Dream come true.”
Co-Parenting @iAshuHr: “Every year we used to
PIC: INSTAGRAM/HRITHIKROSHAN
That same year, he broke go and meet him physically and wish
millions of hearts as he tied the him but this year it was virtual. Happy
knot to his childhood sweetheart Birthday @iHrithik sir Lots of love
Sussanne Khan on December 20. In Always.”
2013, the couple shocked everyone by Ultimate
@krazyrupz: “Thank you Dugguuuu
separating and their divorce was finalised Fitness @iHrithik! 23 years of being a fan and
legally in 2014. The two continue to be
an exemplary example of excellent
Freak this was such fun! You took my name,
Bollywood actors answered my question, I got to wish
co-parenting to their sons you Happy Birthday - and my day is
Hrehaan and Hridhaan were not known
to be fitness made! Love you.”
to this day.
conscious except @iPratikChheda: “Few hours to
for one or two go... Happy Birthday @iHrithik sir in
Iconic dancing skills major stars in the 1990s. However,
Hrithik changed the game by not only
advance…”
Very few B-town stars can
dance as effortlessly as Hrithik can. Give always staying fit on-screen but also @BaruahShekhar: “Happy Birthday
him any dance move and he moves sharing his workout and love for Hrithik Roshan.... waiting for the
flawlessly to the rhythm. Fans across the gyming on social media. Everytime he surprise.”
globe are in awe of his excellent dance posts a shirtless selfie on Instagram, fans
A still go wild. —CJ DESK Karan
moves to this day. from War Mehta
Regd. No. Indore
MP/ICD 216/2018-2020
RNI No. 38281/83
If
happiness is
a state of mind,
can a man I, not events, have
surrounded by the power to make me
happy or unhappy today
misery be - GROUCHO MARX
happy
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Rashtradoots: Modi
Lijian, widely regarded as a "wolf war-
rior" diplomat, especially for his aggressive
remarks and tweets against the US and other
countries, has been transferred to the min-
istry's Department of Boundary and Ocean
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Guyana
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Presi-
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bility of launching hundreds of
satellites at one go! He appealed reaches Odisha
Irfaan Ali was
present
chief
as
guest
The theme
for this year's PBD is
"Diaspora: Reliable partners for
place in this
journey. In-
dia's unique
to the Indian diaspora to enrich
their knowledge not just about
India's culture and tradition but
P laced in a group with defending champi-
ons Belgium and Germany along with Ko-
rea, the Japan men's hockey team aims to give
India's progress in Amrit Kaal".
and Suriname global vision also about the nation's progress. its 100 percent in every match at the FIH
Over 3,500 diaspora members
President Chan- from nearly 70 different and its impor- "In that way, the overseas Indians Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023
drikapersad San- countries attended the tant role in the can address the world's desire to Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Japan arrived in
tokhi was special PBD convention at global order will know more about India in an ef- Odisha on Monday and received a warm re-
guest. Addressing the Indore. be strengthened by fective manner," he added.
T
he Asia Internet on innovation and invest- on the theme of 'Global Science for Global Well-
Coalition, that ment by businesses in India - being'. The National Science Day is celebrated every
has Meta, Ama- - especially at a time when year on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of
zon, Twitter, Google and oth- the government is rightly fo- the 'Raman Effect'. The government designated Feb-
er Big Tech companies as its cusing on bringing connec- ruary 28 as National Science Day in 1986. On this day
members, has raised ques- tivity to all under the Digital C.V. Raman announced the discovery of the 'Raman
tions on the digital competi- India initiative," said the Effect' for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
tion law recommended by the Coalition. Last month, the 1930. On this occasion, theme-based science commu-
Parliamentary Standing Parliamentary Standing nication activities are carried out all over the country.
Committee on Finance that Committee on Finance rec- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Sci-
"may dampen digital innovation in India". In a ommended that the Centre should formulate a dig- ence & Technology, Jitendra Singh on Monday re-
statement, the Coalition urged the Indian gov- ital competition act to regulate anti-competitive leased the theme and said that the theme of "Global
ernment to conduct wider stakeholder practices by Big Tech companies. The Science for Global Wellbeing" is perfectly in sync with
consultations to ensure that any new
d yo u Coalition said the report put for- India assuming the Presidency of G-
legislative proposals meet interna- Di ?
ward by the Committee is "pre- 20, where she will
tional best practices, are evi-
K no w scriptive, absolutist and regres- become the
dence-based, and are for the sive in nature". The Indian gov- voice of the
purpose of benefiting innova- Big Tech, also ernment has recently pro- global south
known as the Tech Giants, refers
tion, growth, and consumers. posed two significant bills -- that is the
to the most dominant companies
"Otherwise, transplanting leg- in the information technology the revised Digital Personal developing
islative reforms designed for a industry, most notably the five Data Protection Bill and the countries of
foreign jurisdiction with high largest American tech com- Competition Amendment Bill Asia, Africa
digital penetration into India, panies: Alphabet, Ama- (CAB), both of which seek to pro- and South
could lead to disproportionate costs zon, Apple, Meta, and tect consumers, preserve competi- America.
Microsoft.
to consumers in India and an impact tion and promote tech innovation.
cities
come Offer, to experience unlimited data at es in these 10 cities across four states," a
up to 1 Gbps speeds, at no additional cost, spokesperson for Jio said.
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system in India is the volume of litigation
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BY 2027
Indian shuttlers eye
'Connected vehicles' I
winning start
ndian shuttlers will be aiming for a victorious
start to the BWF World Tour 2023 season with
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proving the user experience is key. Op-
research found that operators are
critical to unlocking new use cas- Kn o w erators hold the critical role in en-
abling this in a reliable way, mak- 160 yrs of 'Oxford of
es, such as autonomous driving
and data-heavy infotainment
An advanced
driver-assistance system (ADAS)
ing them the partners of choice
as their 5G networks rapidly ex-
the East'
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via 5G; representing a $3.6 bil- is an electronic technology that pand," said Research co-author atna College, once famed as the 'Oxford of
assists drivers of cars and other
lion opportunity for providing Nick Maynard. Further, the re- the East', on Monday completed 160 years of
vehicles in driving and parking
5G connectivity enablement in functions. Through a safe hu- search predicts that by 2027, com- its eventful journey, even as several students and
2027 globally. "5G can allow auto- man-machine interface, mercial vehicles will account for alumni of the institution lamented the demoli-
motive OEMs to upgrade the in-ve- ADAS increase car and only 20 per cent of all connected ve- tion of its old entrance gate and boundary walls
hicle experience. In a vehicle market road safety. hicles worldwide, a slight increase to make room for a double-decker flyover project
transitioning to electric vehicles, im- from 16 per cent at the end of 2023. on the historic Ashok Rajpath. The origin of Pat-
na College can be traced to the estab-
lishment of Patna High
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I ndia's home season media rights holder Star In- "I'm going with RRR winning best pic. You heard it here the BCCI said.
first. Mark it down, please." "If I'm right, I am awarding
dia has asked the BCCI for a Rs 130 crore dis- myself my own Oscar," he added. 'RRR' stars NTR Jr.,
count in the existing deal while jersey Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran,
Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody
sponsor BYJU's, which is on its way
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bank guarantee worth an estimat-
K no w Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem,
their fictional friendship and their fight
ed Rs 140 crore. The BCCI top against the British Raj. Set in the 1920s, Dear friends, you can find answers to the
brass deliberated on the two Made on a the plot explores the undocumented questions being posed here on this page.
budget of Rs 550 crore, RRR is period in their lives when both the
subjects in the emergent meet- revolutionaries chose to go into And, please don't look at the answers giv-
the most expensive Indian film
ing of the Apex Council on Mon- obscurity before they began the fight en below before you have tried hard
to date. With Rs 240 crore, for their country. The film is about a
day. In November, BYJU's had RRR broke the record for the fearless revolutionary and an officer in enough!
communicated to the BCCI that it highest opening-day col- the British force, who once shared a
lection earned by an deep bond, decide to join forces and chart
wants to exit as the jersey sponsor out an inspirational path of freedom against 1. BYJU's is a company involved in which
of the Indian cricket team. Indian film. the despotic rulers. business?
JEE Main 2023 from Jan 24: tips to ace it with organised studies!
TINA KHATRI tion, Optics & Modern Physics.
freepressschool@gmail.com Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry & Chemical
Bonding in InorganicChemistry, Electrochemistry,
J EE Mains 2023 will be conducted by National Chemical & Ionic Equilibrium, Mole Conceptin
Testing Agency (NTA) in two sessions. The first Physical Chemistry, and Amines and Oxygen-con-
session will be conducted from January 24 to Janu- taining compounds inOrganic Chemistry.
ary 30, 2023. All students aspiring to write JEE
Main 2023 are advised to appear in both sessions of STUDY PLAN FOR
JEE Main and try to improve their scores in their
second attempt. Cracking the JEE Main 2023 exam ONE MONTH
in one month could be easy if right approach is fol-
lowed.
JEE Main 2023 Exam Timings, Pattern &
T he last month should gen-
erally be utilized to con-
solidate one's preparation by
Marking Scheme however, count. focusing on revision briefly,
The Exam would be conducted in two shifts in Time Management: Proper planning is most im- problem-solving, and over-
both Session 1 and Session 2. The first shift will be portant for timely preparation and dealing with coming the weak areas in
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and second from 3:00 pm study pressure. By now serious students must have preparation. However, the fol-
to 6:00 pm. evaluated their preparation or been informed lowing points should be kept
Exam Pattern for Paper-1: about the same by their teachers. So, this is the in mind:
BE/ BTech (Computer-Based Test) time to consolidate your preparation and ensure ◗ Remain focused and main-
Mathematics- Sec A: 20MCQs and Sec-B- 05 Ques- that you do well in the actual JEE (Main) exam. tain a positive attitude JEE mentor Harpreet
Singh Saluja
tions to be attempted out of 10 Numerical value All three subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathe- while studying.
questions matics are equally important. So, divide these cru- ◗ Develop speed by solving quizzes/Mock Tests of
Physics- Sec A: 20 MCQs and Sec-B- 05 Questions cial remaining weeks aptly between the three sub- JEE Main level problems with time management.
to be attempted out of 10 Numerical value ques- jects ◗ Speed & Accuracy will be your key to success in
tions Prepare a chapter-wise and topic-wise revision JEE Main
Chemistry- Sec A: 20MCQs and Sec-B- 05 Ques- schedule for your weaker topics. ◗ Take mock-test series preferably CBT (Computer
tions to be attempted out of 10 Numerical value Create short notes and list all formulae and points Based Test)
questions to remember. This will help in quick revision be- ◗ If you have to appear in the morning session then
Paper 2A: For BArch (Computer Based Test ex- fore the examination you must take the mock test at the same time and
cept DrawingTest is pen and paper (Offline) mode Study Material and Important Topics: One must if it is in the afternoon session then take the
to be attempted on adrawing sheet of A4 Size) not start on any new books at this stage. However, mock tests in the afternoon.
Mathematics (Part-I) Sec A: 20 MCQs and Sec- one can still refer to standard books for concept ◗ Keep a check on your mistakes and try overcom-
B- 05 Questions to be attempted out of 10 Numerical clearing. This stage should be utilized more for ing them in every test you take.
value questions problem-solving, developing shortcuts, and memo- ◗ Sample papers will give you a fair idea about the
Aptitude Test (Part-II) 50 Multiple Choice Ques- rizing formulae, understanding one's strengths & pattern of questions and help you improve your
tions (MCQs) weaknesses. Aspirants must take up Mock Tests in time management.
Drawing Test (Part-III) 2 Questions CBT (Computer Based Test) mode to develop their ◗ Solve the previous year's JEE Main papers for un-
Paper 2B: For BPlanning (Computer-Based Test) self-confidence & exam temperament. Time Man- derstanding the level of questions asked.
Mathematics (Part-I) Sec A: 20 MCQs and Sec- agement is crucial to scoring higher marks. ◗ Focus on your weaker areas and improve your
B- 05 Questions to be attempted out of 10 Numerical Important Topics in Physics, Chemistry and concepts.
value questions Mathematics Remember it is the quality of time spent and not
Aptitude Test (Part-II) 50 Multiple Choice Ques- The syllabus of classes 11th & 12th is equally dis- the quantity alone that is important. Hence, take
tions (MCQs) tributed across the question paper in JEE Main. short breaks of five to ten minutes after every one
Planning (Part-III) 25 Multiple Choice Questions Students are advised to avoid selective study in or two hours of serious study. Relax completely
(MCQs) Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Generally, all when you take a break. Practice meditation to de-
Marking Scheme topics are covered as mentioned in the syllabus. velop inner calm, poise, confidence and the power
For MCQs as well as Numerical Value Questions, However, stress may be given on the following chap- of concentration. These matter a lot and will help
the marking schemefollowed is +4 for the correct ters: you on the day of the examination.
response, -1 for an incorrect response, and 0 marks Mathematics: Quadratic Equations & Expres- Don't overstress yourself. Five to six hours of
if left unanswered/ marked for review. There is a sions, Complex Numbers,Probability, Vectors, Ma- sleep every night is a must, especially three-four
negative marking in both Section A (MCQ-type trices in Algebra; Circle, Parabola, Hyperbola in days before JEE Main 2023 for physicaland mental
questions) and Section B (Numerical value). Coordinate Geometry; Functions, Limits, Conti- fitness. Relaxation exercises may help to retain
How to Prepare for JEE Main in the One Month? nuity, and Differentiability, freshness. Avoid oversleeping during the day.
Sharing how students can ace the exam by prepar- Application of Derivatives, Definite Integral in For the practice of Numerical/Integer Type ques-
ing well in a month, JEE mentor Harpreet Singh Calculus. tions follow a reputed source or sample papers on
Saluja shares his tips for students. Physics: Kinematics, Gravitation, Fluids, Heat & JEE Mains official website.
A serious aspirant ideally must have completed Thermodynamics, Waves & Sound, Capacitors & � HARPREET SINGH SALUJA
the syllabus by now. The following points would, Electrostatics, Magnetics, Electromagnetic induc- JEE mentor
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Knowledge: Effective
A beautiful day � HAWRAH ROKADIYA
Class: 9 A
MSB Educational Institute, Indore
Communication workshop
T
It's a beautiful day eachers of Advanced Academy, Indore, attended a
With all the joy workshop on 'Effective Communication' wherein the
So enjoy it in your own way mentor explained how active listening can automati-
cally give us knowledge.
The clouds are so mesmerizing The workshop was conducted by Training and counselling
With all the different shapes Head (Consultant) Gambhirnath Khaddar, who demonstrated
Sometimes gives us shed and sometime through a flowchart that active listening can automatically
comes while it's raining give us knowledge, experience, confidence and finally the
growth that we need.
The sun is bright and shiny too He quoted the importance of positivity and happiness in life
With all the rays of new expectations with some amazing brainstorming sessions.
Some for me and some for you too Khaddar said that communication is not just confined to
speaking and listening but it also covers the other senses, i.e.
Let's go out and stand and sit and stare taste, vision, smell and touch. He shared with the teachers
The trees and the chirping birds some brilliant day-to-day examples about what Robert Ander-
Because this beautiful day is rare. son once said, "Communication is the interchange of
thoughts, opinions, information, by speech, writing or signs'.
With a presentation and exemplars, he discussed goals, as
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