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A REMINDER: EXIT POLLS ARE NOT ALWAYS CORRECT
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AAP set to wrest Punjab

after tiff
with wife
FAISAL TANDEL

TEAM FPJ
Scores of Mumbaikars have
a common railway com-
plaint – the estimated ar-
rival time of the local trains
displayed at railway stations
often doesn't match with the
real time of the trains' ar-
rival. This also leads to con-
fusion, as commuters some-
times end up boarding the
wrong trains. The estimated
time of arrival (ETA) has
nothing to do with punctual-
ity; these ETA indicators'
sole purpose is to let com-
muters know exactly when
the next train is due. For in-
stance, if you are waiting at
Borivali station's platform
number three, the ETA will
tell you the next train to Vi-
THE RESULT: FPJ BUREAU
Clearly all is not well with the Railways's ETA system, as we found NEW DELHI
during the day-long test drive. Here are some of the findings:
Several exit polls forecast a
clear majority for the BJP in
Uttar Pradesh and AAP in
Punjab while being mixed
in their predictions for Goa
and Uttarakhand. Exit polls
on CNN News 18, Republic
TV and News X channels
showed the BJP and allies
getting between 211 and 277
seats and its main chal-
DADAR: PLATFORM NO. 4 lenger SP and allies getting
anywhere between 119 and
ETA showed 3.33 pm Titwala fast AC local expected to arrive 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
in 14 minutes. Actual time: Train arrived at 3.32 pm; ETA CNN News 18 predicted 262-
continued to show 14 minutes. 277 seats for the BJP and al-
lies and 119-134 for the SP
and allies in the 403-member
Assembly.
unanimous in predicting a
big win for Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal-led
AAP in Punjab, with one
exit poll on India Today pro-
jecting up to 76-90 seats in
the 117-member assembly.
however, predicted 56-61
seats for the AAP in Punjab,
making it the frontrunner.
The ruling Congress was
mostly predicted to be se-
curing the second spot in
Punjab. In Uttarakhand,
Almost in mid-
air collision:
Mamata
Two days after her
chartered flight experienced
mid-air turbulence, West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on
Monday said another
aircraft had come in front
of her plane. See Page 15
BJP were favoured by differ-
ent exit polls to win the As-
sembly polls. Some exit
polls predicted a hung as-
sembly in Goa while fore-
casting the BJP to have
an edge over rivals in
A 74-year-old doctor in
Matunga was rescued by the
police after his US-based
daughter alerted the cops
yesterday, saying he had at-
tempted suicide by consum-
ing 80 tablets in the wake of a
long-standing dispute with
his wife. The doctor, Bharat
Ruparel, resides alone at his
Telang Road apartment after
his wife Rekha, 70, also a doc-
tor, went to live with their
daughters Shivani and Niki-
ta in the US due to constant
fights between the couple.
The Matunga Police said
that Ruparel had written a
lengthy note blaming his
wife for his action. The
letter, which he sent to his
daughters, also said that his
wife was to be blamed in
case anything untoward

55.13% turnout in 7th phase of UP polls

rar will arrive in the next Most of them were also TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, both the Congress and the Manipur. happened to him
three minutes. According to the police,
The problem across Mum- Ruparel's daughter Shivani
bai's suburban stations is, contacted them around 4.30
either the train doesn't ar- pm yesterday saying that
rive as per the ETA, or ar- when she called up her fa-
rives before time. The Free FPJ BUREAU pur, Bhadohi and fray for the 54 seats, includ- ther from the US, he told her
Press Journal reporters vis- Sonbhadra. The voting per- ing those in Prime Minister he was ending his life. The
ited around a dozen stations LUCKNOW centage was recorded at Narendra Modi's Parliamen- cops had to break open the
on the Western line, and the 55.13%, according to the tary segment Varanasi. apartment doors to reach
Central Main and Harbour KURLA: PLATFORM NO. 6 Over 55% voter turnout was Election Commission's 'Voter The fate of Suheldev him, after which they
lines during the peak and At 4.20 pm, the ETA showed the 4.22 pm CSMT fast local expected recorded in the seventh and Turnout' application. Bharatiya Samaj Party pres- rushed him to the Sion Hos-
non-peak hours, surveyed to arrive in 20 minutes. Actual time: The train arrived at 4.22 pm, last phase of the Uttar According to the Election ident Om Prakash Rajbhar pital where he is undergoing
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE but the ETA continued to show 20 minutes. Pradesh Assembly elections Commission, the polling per- and several state ministers treatment.
for 54 seats on Monday. Vot- centage in the seventh phase will be decided in this round, Assistant Commissioner of
ing started at 7 am. It ended of the Assembly elections in in which 2.06 crore people Police (Matunga division)
Our punctuality is at 99.60%. The system doesn't Recently, we introduced 36 new local trains on at 4 pm in the Chakia (Chan- 2017 was 59.56%. This time, were eligible to vote. Besides Neeta Phadke said that the
take into consideration the speed restrictions or the suburban network and made minor changes dauli), Robertsganj and the Azamgarh witnessed 53.69% state Tourism Minister cops swung into action as
any sudden issues. The ETA works on a in the timetable for smooth train operations. Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats, voting, Bhadohi 54.26%, Neelkanth Tiwari, who is soon as they received a mes-
combination of digital axle counters and track Accordingly, changes have been carried out in while in the rest of the seg- Chandauli 61.99%, Ghazipur contesting for the Varanasi sage from Ruparel's
circuits. The outcome of this test drive with 45- indicators and ETA displays. The ETA displays ments, it continued till 6 pm. 55.60%, Jaunpur 53.55%, South seat, other ministers daughter. “A team led by Sub-
50% accuracy in ETA is incorrect; otherwise how have been extensively tested and debugged by The districts that voted in Mau 57.02%, Mirzapur in the fray in the last leg of Inspector Sandeep Ahirrao,
could we have achieved almost 100% punctuality the technical team and also being monitored to this phase are Azamgarh, 54.93%, Sonbhadra 58.69%, the elections are Anil Rajb- under the guidance of Senior
in train running? ensure 100% smooth working. Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, and Varanasi 52.79%. A total har, Ravindra Jaiswa, and Inspector Deepak Chavan

Modi asks Russia, Ukraine

SUMIT THAKUR, chief PRO, WR SHIVAJI SUTAR, chief PRO, CR Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirza- of 613 candidates are in the Girish Yadav. CONTD. ON NATION PAGE

State passes Bills

for safe passage to Indians

on local bodies
Two Bills empowering the
Maharashtra government to
delimit wards and fix the

number of ward members as
well as making it mandatory
for the State Election
Commission (SEC) to finalise
poll schedule for local bodies
after consulting the
government were passed
unanimously by both
Houses of the legislature on
Monday.
See Page 5
Mallya saves
A
s the Russia-Ukraine
war entered its 12th day
on Monday, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi spoke to
Vladimir Putin and
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and
sought their support in the
safe and quick evacuation
of the Indian students stuck
in Ukraine's Sumy. Noting
that India has always stood

London home
Vijay Mallya will be able to
hold on to his luxury London
home after a UK court ruled
that refinancing of a loan by a
family trust firm would not be
in breach of the worldwide
freezing order (WFO), in place
against the embattled liquor
tycoon. Rose Capital Ventures
(RCV), a British Virgin Islands
firm linked to the Mallya
family trust which owns the
for peaceful resolution of
issues, Modi during his sep-
arate conversations with
Putin and Zelenskyy sug-
gested direct conversation
between them, saying it
may “greatly assist the
peace efforts”. In the last
few days, India has been
particularly focusing on the
evacuation of around 700
Indian students from Sumy,
and also strongly pressed
both the Russian and
through multiple channels
for an immediate ceasefire
in the region for their safe
exit from there.
During his 50-minute
phone conversation with
Putin, Modi stressed the im-
portance of safe evacuation
of Indian citizens from
the Russian President as-
sured him of all possible co-
operation to safely get them
out of the city. Modi first
spoke to Zelenskyy for
around 35-minutes during
which he sought the
Ukrainian President's sup-
port in the evacuation of

War rages on despite cease-fire

Cornwall Terrace property in Ukrainian governments Sumy “at the earliest” and the Indians stuck there.
central London, had made an
application in the London
High Court which was heard
last Friday.

BSF jawan kills

colleague, self at
B'desh border
A BSF jawan shot himself dead
after killing a colleague at a
camp in West Bengal's
Murshidabad along the India-
Bangladesh border on Monday,
a day after five troops of the
force were killed in a fratricidal
incident at a base along the
Pakistan front. The incident
took place at the Kakmarichar
Border Security Force (BSF)
LVIV/AP
Russia announced yet anoth-
er cease-fire and a handful of
humanitarian corridors to
allow civilians to flee
Ukraine starting Monday, al-
though the evacuation
routes were mostly leading
to Russia and its ally
Belarus, drawing withering
criticism from Ukraine and
others. It was not immediate-
ly clear if any evacuations
were taking place. Russian
forces continued to pummel
rockets even after the new
announcement of corridors
and fierce fighting continued
in some areas, indicating
there would be no wider ces-
sation of hostilities. Efforts
to set up safe passages for
civilians to leave besieged ar-
eas over the weekend fell
apart. But the Russian De-
fense Ministry announced a
new push on Monday, saying
civilians would be allowed to
leave the capital of Kyiv, the
southern port city of Mari-
upol, and the cities of
Well into the second week
of war, Russia's plan to
quickly overrun the country
has been stymied by fierce
resistance. Its troops have
madeadvances in southern
Ukraine and along the coast,
but many of its efforts have
become stalled, including an
immense military convoy
that has been motionless
north of Kyiv. The fighting
has sent energy prices surg-
ing and is threatening liveli-
hoods of people around the
globe who rely on farmland

NSE ex-MD Chitra in 7-day CBI custody

camp. Ukrainian cities with Kharkiv and Sumy. in the Black Sea region.

SOMENDRA SHARMA AND AGENCIES
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI
A Delhi court on Monday sent former
managing director and chief executive
officer of National Stock Exchange
(NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna to seven-day
CBI custody in the NSE co-location
scam case, saying her custodial interro-
gation was required for fair and proper
investigations. Special Judge Sanjeev
Aggarwal passed the order after
hearing arguments from the CBI and
the counsel appearing for Ramkrishna.
The court has ordered for Ramkrish-
na's interrogation to be conducted un-
der the CCTV camera surveil-
lance, and allowed her lawyers
to meet her every evening. The
court further said that she
should be medically examined
24 hours.
The CBI counsel told the
court that when Ramkrishna
was confronted with co-ac-
cused Anand Subramanian, she refused
to recognise him. The CBI told the court
that Ramkrishna needs to be confronted
with over 3,000 emails and other forms
of communication. “It appears that the
custodial interrogation would be re-
quired to find out the detailed modus
operandi adopted by her in conspiracy
with the other co-accused per-
sons involved in the present
case including co-accused
Anand Subramanian. The
present case may be of unimag-
inable magnitude,” the court
said.
“Therefore, the police custody
remand of this accused
(Ramkrishna) is required for fair and
proper investigations, as there are more
than reasonable and substantial
grounds for doing so... In these peculiar
facts and circumstances, in the interest
of justice and for fair investigations, ac-
cused Chitra Ramkrishna is remanded
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Russia snubs UN court hearings
Turkey announces talks with Russian and Ukraine foreign minister
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the Monday he would also take part in the meeting between Russia's

US assures Baltics of
foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine will meet near the Turkish Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine, which would be in a
MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022 Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya this week. Cavusoglu said on "trilateral format."

NATO protection
AGENCIES / Vilnius solve." Memories of Soviet Ukraine's resistance to the
rule are still fresh in the Russian invasion is palpable
During a lightning visit to Baltics and since the inva- as signs of solidarity with
the three Baltic states - in- sion of Ukraine last month, Ukrainians are evident in
creasingly on edge as Russia NATO has moved quickly to many businesses and on
presses ahead with its inva- boost its troop presence in its public buildings and buses.
sion of Ukraine - US Secre- eastern flank allies while the "Unfortunately, the worsen-
tary of State Antony Blinken US has pledged additional ing security situation in the
assured Lithuania of NATO support. Baltic region is of great con-
protection and American Blinken opened his Baltic cern for all of us and around
support on Monday. tour in Vilnius, where the world," Lithuanian Pres-
The former Soviet re- Lithuanian support for ident Gitanas Nauseda said.
publics of Latvia, Lithuania
and Estonia are all NATO
members and Blinken is
aiming to reassure them of
their security in the event
Russia chooses to expand its
military operations.
"We are bolstering our
shared defence so that we
and our allies are prepared,"
Blinken said, stressing that
the US commitment to
NATO's mutual defence pact
is "sacrosanct," "We will de-
fend every inch of NATO ter-
Evacuees cross a destroyed bridge as they flee Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on Monday ritory if it comes under at-
tack," he said. "No one
AGENCIES halt its invasion. The International They are on a battlefield could seek action from the should doubt our readiness, US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Lithuanian PM Ingrida
Simonyte in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Monday.
Court of Justice is

UK PM invites world leaders to

The Hague
Russia has snubbed a hear-
A representative for Kyiv waging aggressive war United Nations Security no one should doubt our re-
urged the United Nations' against my country." Council, where Russia
opening two days of
Civilian death
top court on Monday to or- A decision is expected on holds a veto.

build coalition against Putin

ing at the United Nations' der Russia to halt its devas-
hearings at its HQ, the the request within days. Ukraine's nine-page legal

top court into a legal bid by
Kyiv to halt Moscow's dev-
astating invasion of
Ukraine.
A row of seats reserved for
Russian lawyers at the In-
ternational Court of Justice
was empty Monday morn-
ing as the hearing opened.
The court's president,
American judge Joan E.
Donoghue, said Russia's am-
bassador to the Netherlands
informed judges that "his
government did not intend
to participate in the oral
proceedings."
The hearing went ahead
without the Russian delega-
tion.
The International Court of
Justice is opening two days
of hearings at its headquar-
ters, the Peace Palace, into
tating invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian representative
Anton Korynevych told
judges at the International
Court of Justice: "Russia
must be stopped and the
court has a role to play in
stopping it."
Ukraine has asked the
court to order Russia to "im-
mediately suspend the mili-
tary operations" launched
on February 24 "that have as
their stated purpose and ob-
jective the prevention and
punishment of a claimed
genocide" in the separatist
eastern regions of Luhansk
and Donetsk.
Korynevych dismissed
that genocide claim by
Moscow as a "horrible lie."
He said: "The fact that
Russian seats are empty
Peace Palace, into
Ukraine's request for
its judges to order
Russia to halt its
invasion.
If the court were to order
a halt to hostilities, "I think
the chance of that happen-
ing is zero," said Terry Gill,
a professor of military law
at the University of Ams-
terdam. He noted that if a
nation does not abide by
the court's order, judges
filing launching the case ar-
gues that "Russia has
turned the Genocide Con-
vention on its head" by mak-
ing a false claim. It adds that
"Russia's lie is all the more
offensive, and ironic, be-
cause it appears that it is
Russia planning acts of
genocide in Ukraine."
The success of Ukraine's
request will depend on
whether the court accepts it
has "prima facie jurisdic-
tion" in the case, which is
not a guarantee that the
court ultimately would pro-
ceed with the suit. Cases at
the International Court of
Justice typically take years
to complete.
Regardless of the outcome
of the hearings, they give
Ukraine another platform
AGENCIES / London Ukraine. The three prime
ministers will convene for
British PM Boris Johnson separate bilateral meetings
hosts Canadi- and a joint trilateral meet-
an Prime Min- ing to discuss steps to count-
ister Justin er attacks ordered by Russ-
Trudeau and ian President Vladimir
Dutch PM Putin on Ukrainian cities.
Mark Rutte at "In the time since Russia's
Downing illegal and brutal assault we
Street in Lon- have seen the world stand up
don on Monday, as the trio tall in solidarity with the in-
visit a Royal Air Force domitable people of
(RAF) base to meet mem- Ukraine," said Johnson.
bers of the UK armed forces. "UK aid is already reach-
Downing Street said it ing those who need it most,
marks the start of a week of delivering essential supplies
"focussed engagement" with and medical support. To-
world leaders to mobilise a day's new funding will con-
global outcry at "atrocities tinue to help those facing
toll at 406: UN
GENEVA: The UN human
rights office says it has been
able to confirm the deaths of
406 civilians in Ukraine since
the beginning of the Russian
invasion. It said that another
801 injured civilians had
been confirmed as of
midnight Sunday. The rights
office uses strict methodology
and only reports casualties it
has confirmed. It says it
believes the real figures are
considerably higher,
"especially in the
government-controlled
territory and especially in
recent days."
Fighting has delayed its
receipt of information and
many reports still need to be
corroborated.

‘Russia doing everything

Ukraine's request for its speaks loudly. They are not to air grievances about of Russian aggression" into the deteriorating humani-
judges to order Russia to here in this court of law. Moscow's invasion. practical support for tarian situation," he said.

ELSEWHERE Invading forces will

‘11,000 Russian forces killed’
to evacuate Indians’
attempt to occupy
Former Pak President Rafiq Tarar dies Kyiv: Ukraine AGENCIES data, 999 armoured vehicles
ISLAMABAD: Rafiq Tarar, a veteran Pakistani politician and Moscow of different types, 46 air-
former Supreme Court judge who served as the country's craft, 68 helicopters, 290
President from 1997 to 2001, passed away on Monday due to AGENCIES / Kyiv Ukraine's Ministry of For- tanks, 117 artillery pieces
prolonged illness. He was 92. "My grandfather Mohammad eign Affairs shared the de- and 50 MLRs were hit dur-
Rafiq Tarar has passed away," his grandson Ataullah Tarar, a AGENCIES / Moscow create a "humanitarian cor- of Sumy," it said. As Moscow's military ad- tails of the losses that Rus- ing the combat.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader tweeted. Tarar ridor" for their safe evacua- Modi thanked the Russian vances continue, a top sia has incurred since the Furthermore, the de-
had served as Pakistan President between 1997 and 2001 President Vladimir Putin as- tion. side "for the measures taken Ukrainian official has invasion of Ukraine started stroyed facilities also in-
after being nominated by the then Prime Minister Nawaz sured PM Narendra Modi on President Putin, in the tele- to ensure the return of his claimed that Russia has noting that a total of 11,000 clude 60 cisterns, 454 vehi-
Sharif. Prior to his foray into politics with the PML-N, Tarar Monday that his forces are phone conversation with compatriots to their home- gathered a large number of Russian forces were killed cles, 3 vessels, 7 UAVs and 23
had served as a Supreme Court judge from 1991 to 1994. doing everything possible to Prime Minister Modi, said land," it added. troops near Kyiv and that it till Monday (local time). Russian anti-aircraft war-

Omicron variant detected in deer

evacuate Indian citizens,
mostly students, from the
WASHINGTON: Some white-tailed deer living in the US are war-torn eastern Ukrainian
actively infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the city of Sumy, according to
virus that causes Covid, according to a study. The yet-to-be his office.
peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint During the 50-minute tele-
repository bioRxiv, also found neutralising antibodies to phonic conversation, Modi
SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer, suggesting conveyed his "deep concern"
that, like humans, these animals can be reinfected with the over the safety and security
virus. "Our finding that some of these animals harbour SARS- of the Indian students stuck
CoV-2 suggests the presence of another potential threat," said in Sumy city and sought
Kurt Vandegrift, associate research professor at Penn State, their evacuation at the earli-
and lead author of the paper. est. Around 700 Indian stu-
that Russian military per-
sonnel are doing everything
to evacuate Indian citizens
from Sumy, the state-owned
TASS news agency reported,
citing the Kremlin.
"It has been noted that the
Indian students who were
held by the radicals in
Kharkiv managed to leave
the city only as a result of
strong international pres-
sure on the Kyiv authori-
On Saturday, External Af-
fairs Ministry spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said in
New Delhi that India's main
focus is now on evacuating
the students from Sumy and
that the safe exit of Indians
from Kharkiv and Pisochyn
is almost complete.
"We are deeply concerned
about Indian students in
Sumy, Ukraine. Have strong-
ly pressed Russian and
is likely to attempt to occu- According to the MFA fare systems.
py the capital city in the
next few days.
Speaking to state-run
Ukrainian TV Vadym Deny-
senko, an adviser to Minis-
ter of the Interior, said that
a key battle is expected to
take place within the next
few days. "A fairly large
amount of Russian equip-
ment and Russian troops
are concentrated at the ap-

Venerated Indian tusker Raja dies in SL

dents are stranded in Sumy ties," the Kremlin alleged. Ukrainian governments proaches to Kyiv. We under-
amid intense fighting be- "Russian military person- through multiple channels stand that the battle for
COLOMBO: Venerated Indian tusker, Nadungamuwa Raja, tween Russian and Ukrain- nel are making every effort for an immediate ceasefire Kyiv is a key battle which

Forces bombard Mykolaiv

bearer of the Buddha tooth relic at the Dalada Maligawa or ian troops and India has to ensure the evacuation of to create a safe corridor for will be fought in the coming
the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, died been urging both sides to Indian citizens from the city our students," Bagchi said. days," the adviser added. A purported Russian tank unit advancement in the Kyiv region.

Poland gives mixed

at the age of 69 on Monday. Born in 1953 at Mysore,

Putin, EU leader
Nadungamuwa Vijaya Raja popularly known as

signals on fighter jets

Nadungamuwa Raja was the tallest tamed tusker in Sri Lanka.
discuss crisis
The tusker has the record of carrying the sacred tooth relic of
Lord Buddha which is most sacred for Buddhists in Sri Lanka.
According to the records, Nadungamuwa Raja was one of the MOSCOW: Russian President
two elephant calves gifted by a Mysuru king to a Sri Lankan Vladimir Putin and European AGENCIES pendent reported. an corridors in Mariupol.
native physician monk in appreciation of curing one of king's WARSAW: will not open Council President Charles Moscow Meanwhile, Russia says it "The country's leadership
relative of an illness. Polish our airports Michel discussed humanitarian will open humanitarian is doing everything possi-

Tornado kills 7 in US state

government
officials on
WASHINGTON: At least seven people were killed after a Monday said
tornado ripped through multiple counties in the US state of that Poland
Iowa, according to authorities. Six people, including two has not, and
children, were killed and four others injured in Madison will not, send its fighter jets
County, a local emergency agency said. At least two dozen to Ukraine to support
homes in the county were damaged or destroyed, according Ukraine's defence against
to the agency. An individual in a rural area near Lucas County Russia.
was also reportedly killed during the storm, reports Xinhua A deputy foreign minister,
news agency. Photos and videos from around Winterset, the Marcin Przydacz, said in an
county seat of Madison County, suggested at least EF3 interview on Radio Zet: "We
(Enhanced Fujita scale) tornado damage occurred late
and Polish
planes will not
fight over
Ukraine." But
separately the
government spokesman,
Piotr Mueller, indicated a
final decision had not been
made. He said that a
decision on whether to send
fighter jets presents risks and
is a "very delicate matter."
issues in Ukraine during a
phone conversation on
Monday, the Kremlin stated.
Putin stressed in the phone
conversation that the Russian
military is taking all possible
measures to save lives of
civilians, and the main threat
comes from Ukraine's
nationalists, who "use the
tactics of terrorists, hiding
behind civilians," the
statement said.
Russia launches a heavy
bombardment of the
Ukrainian city of Myko-
laiv, state-run media re-
ported on Monday.
"Russian artillery pound-
ed the southern Ukrainian
city of Mykolaiv overnight
on March 7, resulting in
fires at residential build-
ings, according to
Ukraine's State Emergency
Service," The Kyiv Inde-
corridors from 10:00 am
(European Time) on March
7 to allow the evacuation of
civilians from several
Ukrainian cities experi-
encing heavy fighting, in-
cluding the capital Kyiv
and besieged port city Mar-
iupol.
Ukrainian Defence Min-
ister Oleksii Reznikov said
that Kyiv is making every
effort to open humanitari-
ble and impossible to pro-
vide humanitarian corri-
dors," Reznikov wrote on
Facebook, assessing the
situation in Mariupol, re-
ported Sputnik News
Agency.
Meanwhile, Russian
armed forces have already
disabled nearly 2,400 mili-
tary targets of Ukraine
since the start of the oper-
ation.

Sberbank working to issue China's UnionPay, local MIR cards

Saturday afternoon, meteorologists said.
Covid death toll surpasses 6 million ALTERNATE AVENUES
BANGKOK: The death toll from Covid eclipsed 6 million on
Monday - underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third
year, is far from finished. The milestone is the latest tragic
reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as
people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses AGENCIES / Moscow transactions will be limit- cards issued by Russian Ukraine on February 24,
are reopening around the globe. The last million deaths were ed, further stating that the banks will no longer work after recognising the
recorded over the last four months, according to the tally Russia's state-owned Sber- date that the new payment outside the country. breakaway Donetsk and
compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That's slightly slower bank announced on Sun- card will be issued will be "Effective immediately, Luhansk regions as inde-
than the previous million, but highlights that many countries day that it is working on intimidated in due course. Visa will work with its pendent republics.
are still struggling with the coronavirus. issuing payment cards us- "International payment clients and partners with- The US and its European

SL Archbishop for Easter attack probe

ing the Chinese UnionPay
and Russian Mir payment
COLOMBO: Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith on systems following the sus-
Monday urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) pension of operations in
to intervene to ensure impartial probe on 2019 Easter Sunday Russia by Visa and Mas-
attack which church leader claimed 'a grand political plot'. tercard, Russian media re-
Addressing the UNHRC's 49th session in Geneva, Cardinal ported.
Ranjith also called on the member countries "to support the Sberbank also said in the
continuation of evidence gathering initiated by the Council statement that the suspen-
last year and to devise a means to ensure an impartial sion of Visa and Master-
investigation to unravel the truth behind the Easter Sunday card services in Russia
massacre". A series of coordinated bombings on the Easter will not affect the use of
Sunday, April 21, 2019 killed 269 including 82 children and cards issued by Russia's
47 foreign nationals belonging to 14 nations and injured Sberbank within the coun-
more than 500 others. try, although foreign
systems have decided to
limit their work in Russia
in the coming days. This
decision will not affect the
operation of Sberbank
Visa and MasterCard
cards within the country,"
the statement read, quoted
Sputnik News Agency.
Credit card and Payment
giants Mastercard and
Visa announced on Satur-
A customer walks past German Hugo Boss shop in a shopping mall day that they were sus-
in Moscow. French luxury giants LVMH, Hermes and Chanel and pending operations in
some western brands have decided to close their shops in Russia. Russia and that their
in Russia to cease all Visa
transactions over the com-
ing days. Once complete,
all transactions initiated
with Visa cards issued in
Russia will no longer
work outside the country
and any Visa cards issued
by financial institutions
outside of Russia will no
longer work within the
Russian Federation," Visa
said in a statement.
The severe action followed
Russia's invasion of
allies have introduced
sanctions targeting sever-
al major Russian banks
and high-rank Russian of-
ficials, including Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin, be-
sides ousting Russia from
the SWIFT financial sys-
tem.
A number of countries, in-
cluding Japan, South Ko-
rea and Australia, have
also slapped financial
sanctions and travel bans
against Russia.
HC seeks data on public protest cases against MLAs, MPs
The Bombay High Court on Monday sought data from the state government
on cases pending against MLAs and MPs who have been booked for rasta
be allowed to be withdrawn. This comes after the state advocate general told
the HC that several ex MLAs have rushed to the state government urging it to MUMBAI
We are not considered any New CP says Uber says 1 lakh drivers now City journalist is UN
roko protests. The HC wants to examine each case and decide if they should withdraw cases filed against them during public protests. –Staff Reporter MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022

less than men: City’s women sensitive to women’s safety Gen Equality Ally
women firefighters constables will
work only 8 hrs

‘
SACHIN GAAD
sachin.gaad@fpj.co.in
In a gift to woman police
constables on International
Women's day, city
Commissioner of Police Sanjay
Pandey has decided to run
eight hours shift for women
constables across the city,
which will come into force
from Tuesday. Earlier, while
working as acting DGP,
Pandey had implemented the
move for women cops across
the state. However, with a
SHERINE RAJ My father encouraged shortage of staff, it was not
Mumbai
to join Fire Brigade
implemented in the city. Days
after taking over as the CP, he
SHASHANK RAO
shashank.rao@fpj.co.in
App-based cab operator Uber
has said that it has gender-
sensitised over one lakh driv-
ers on its platform. As an in-
dustry-first initiative, it now
plans to expand the drive to
non-Uber drivers, in partner-
ship with various state gov-
ernments.
With past instances of
women complaining about
misbehaving drivers, Uber
partnered with Delhi-based
NGO Manas Foundation to
run gender-sensitisation ses-
sions in the past three years
across 34 cities. An Uber offi-
cial said drivers were also
drivers as important agents of
change. In our conversations
with them, they recognised
the impact of these sessions
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
Mumbai-based sports journalist
Harini Rana has been selected
by United Nations Women as the
generation equality ally for In-
dia and Asia. The announce-
ment was made by the UN India
team leading up to International
Women’s Day on March 8.
“Generation equality brings
together next generations of
women’s rights activists with
gender equality advocates and
visionaries. Collectively, these
With past instances of change makers of all ages and
genders can tackle the unfin-
women complaining ished business of empowering
about misbehaving women through a ground-break-
wards getting more girls in-
volved in sports and with this I
have an opportunity to live my
dream and work towards a cause
which is so dear to me.”
Rana has been in the news re-
cently as the only Indian invited
by the UK Parliament for Inter-
national Women’s Day debate on
a panel that included 12 other
achievers in the recently con-
cluded celebration for Women’s
Day 2022. In June 2021, she was

drivers, Uber partnered

Any uniform symbolises one-
ness and togetherness in mis-
trained in modifying their resulting in sensitive and em- ing, multigenerational cam- selected by International Crick-
when the first enforced the order once professional outlook to make pathetic behaviour and mak- paign,” UN India team said in its et Council for their newly
recruitment of women
firefighters began.
again. women feel safer. ing small changes that help with Delhi-based NGO announcement. launched 100 per cent Cricket

sion and vision. It doesn’t dis-
criminate, neither on the basis
of faith nor gender. The Fire
Brigade department is no dif-
ferent. The city’s women fire-
fighting crew believes they are
not women during fire calls,
they are just fighters. Their
Women’s Day message is:
“When a woman makes up her
mind, she becomes unstop-
pable and can overcome any
hurdle”.
Chief Fire Brigade officer
Hemant Parab said there is no
difference between men and
women when fighting fire. He
said the women in their team
—SUNITA PATIL-KHOT
ASSISTANT STATION
OFFICER, BYCULLA
that she gets to save lives en-
courage her to continue with-
out stopping. “I remember
when I saved two pregnant
women during an incident,
and they recognised me at an-
other event where their family
members came and thanked
me, it really felt good,” she re-
calls.
Khot said, “I agree this is a
male-dominated profession but
I have always experienced
Senior inspectors of all the 94
police stations of the city
have been given two options
- two seven hour shifts and a
night shift of 10 hours as
there is considerably less load
during night.
As per the schedule, the first
shift which would begin at 8
am will end at 3 pm. While
the second shift that would
begin at 3 pm will end at 10
pm. The night shift of 10
hours will start from 10 in
night and end the next day at
8 am.
The second option is of three
shifts of eight hours, with first
shift from 7 am to 3 pm.
The cab firm said the ses-
sions are delivered by the
NGO to educate drivers on
how men and women use pub-
lic transport systems, the ex-
tent of harassment women
face in public spaces, and
highlight the role of drivers
in addressing the issues.
Prabhjeet Singh, president of
India and South Asia regions,
said everyone needs to partic-
ipate in making transport
and public spaces safer, par-
ticularly for women.
Highlighting the need for
gender-sensitisation, Monica
Kumar, co-founder of Manas
women feel more secure.”
Uber said it has also con-
tinued to harness technology
to enhance rider safety with
a host of features such as
two-way feedback and rat-
ings, 24X7 safety support,
and an in-app emergency
button, among others.
As per an impact assessment
carried out by the NGO, most
drivers responded positively and
implemented the learnings in their
work. Mohammad Salim, a driver
active on the Uber platform,
believes that after attending the
training session, he has become
more conscious of his behaviour
towards female passengers and
Manas Foundation to
run gender-sensitisation
sessions
follows guidelines given by Uber
diligently. He said he has started
spreading awareness about the in-
app emergency button and other
safety features.
Another Uber driver Arun
Sharma said, “I have learned
a lot more about what consti-
tutes respectful behaviour. I
feel I understand passengers
better and they are also satis-
fied with the trips they take
Speaking on her selection, Future Leaders Programme
Rana said, “As an Indian girl, I which is to involve more female
have always been passionate to- leaders in world cricket.
WR says its history-sheeter database
helps detect crimes against women
As part of fortification of women’s safety, the Western Railway (WR) has
made a database of 25,000 history sheeters. One of them was caught on
March 6, within three days of snatching a woman’s chain at Goregaon
station. The RPF caught him after CCTV surveillance.
WR officials said the team made subtle observations of CCTV footage of
various stations between Bandra and Virar. Continuous surveillance was
done and probable movement pattern of the suspects was analysed in
the area. Through close monitoring of the footage, two suspects were
identified. The team set into action and apprehended one of the suspects
from Goregaon station on March 6. Sources said they showed the
footage to the complainant after the theft. – Shashank Rao

‘New women’s empowerment policy takes a holistic view of gender equality’

work shoulder to shoulder dur-
ing all fire calls. He added, “We
currently have 127 women fire-
fighters and have a 30 per cent
quota for women. We recruit
them whenever there is a va-
cancy. The women in our team
have been dedicated and been
there alongside male person-
nel during the most difficult
fire situations as well.”
Assistant station officer at
Byculla, Sunita Patil-Khot said
her father encouraged her to
join Fire Brigade when the
first recruitment of women
firefighters began. “When I
gave the entrance test, I
thought it wasn’t that difficult,
but when I went for my first
duty call at Mantralaya in 2012,
I realised this work is not easy,”
said, adding that it did not de-
ter her because opportunities
equality in the Mumbai fire
team. There hasn’t been a sin-
gle day when I felt inferior
compared to my male col-
leagues.”
Assistant station officer at
Wadala, Shubhangi Bhor said
when they reach a fire spot, it
doesn’t matter if one is a man
or a woman; everyone is there
to help trapped citizens. “I
don’t think of myself as a
woman who is biologically
weaker than a man; I give my
best at every given situation
and that is what makes men
and women equal in this pro-
fession,” she said.
Bhor said, “For women to do
well in such professions, it is
very important to have sup-
portive families, both before
and after marriage, and I am
blessed to have both.”
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
On the occasion of Internation-
al Women’ Day, Maharashtra
minister for women and child
welfare, Yashomati Thakur
says the draft of the fourth
women’s policy is in the final
stage; it will focus on physical
and mental health, as well as so-
cio-economic development of
the LGBTQIA community.
What is the focus of the state
government’s new women’s
policy?
The state had announced the
first women’s policy in 1994 for
Foundation said, “We view
the empowerment and develop-
ment of women. In 2001 and 2014,
the second and third women’s
policies were announced. Now
the draft of the fourth policy is in
the final stage. It’s not limited to
guidelines; for the first time, it is
being combined with an action
plan and monitoring. It covers
the short, medium and long-term
measures by explaining the re-
sponsibility of departments con-
cerned. It will take a holistic view
of gender equality.
The new policy focuses on so-
cial and economic development
of women, girls and persons be-
longing to the LGBTQIA com-
munity. The focus areas will be
improving physical and mental
health of women with the in-
volvement of families (men in
particular), gender responsive
education and universal access
to quality education. Social pro-
tection measures have been pri-
oritised to support rehabilitation
of women affected by Covid-19,
with me.”
climate shocks and disasters in
the area of health, education and
work.
How are you planning to boost
the implementation of specific
schemes?
It has been decided to provide
at least three per cent of the to-
tal funds received from the
Planning Department to imple-
ment economic empowerment
of women and integrated child
development services schemes.
What efforts are being made
to help women self-help
groups?
Under Nav Tejaswini, funds of
Rs 523 crore have been provided
to women self-help groups for fi-
nancial empowerment in rural
areas. A baseline survey for the
project has been completed and
2,241 sub-projects have been ap-
proved. In addition, the state-
run Mahila Arthik Vikas Ma-
hamandal (MAVIM) is an im-
portant mechanism for empow-
ering women and economic up-
liftment of self-help groups.
Modern technology is being
adopted so that agricultural
products from these groups get
market rates.
What schemes are being
brought in to protect women
from cybercrimes?
Training is provided to college
girls through the Cyber Sakhi
initiative. With increasing use of
mobile and internet, cybercrime
frauds against women are also
on the rise. Girls are trained for
safe use of mo--biles and the in-
ternet.
Can you elaborate what Mis-
sion Mukta is?
Mission Mukta will be
launched for the release of
women prisoners. The cam-
paign is being implemented by
the State Women’s Commission
by providing legal assistance to
women inmates in jails.

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Wrong side driving to attract case of rash driving
Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey has said that
wrong side driving will be treated as rash driving. He
said every violator will be arrested and produced
his appointment, Pandey made his WhatsApp number
public and spoke about traffic violations and safety and
security of citizens, including the elderly, at a town hall MUMBAI
Feeder fault causes Colaba to
before a court and the vehicle will be impounded. After meeting on Facebook on Sunday. –Staff Reporter MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022

Disconnection of power to

Maha passes bills to delay

State gets powers on delimitation These bills, which were cleared

go without power for 12 hours

of wards and number of members; by the state cabinet on Friday,

farmers: Ruckus in House

SEC to decide poll schedule after are framed on the lines of
consultation with the state the Madhya Pradesh Act.

local, civic body elections

SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
The state assembly and coun-
cil on Monday, in a bid to de-
lay the upcoming local and
civic body polls in the ab-
sence of OBC reservation,
unanimously passed the
amendments to five acts.
With the sweeping amend-
ments to the Maharashtra
Gram Panchayat Act 1959,
the Maharashtra Zilla
Parishad & Panchayat Samiti
Act, 1961 and the Mumbai
Municipal Corporation Act,
the Maharashtra Municipal
Corporations Act and the Ma-
harashtra Municipal Coun-
cils, Nagar Panchayats and
Industrial Townships Act,
1965, the Maharashtra gov-
lines of Madhya Pradesh
Act.
The amendments were
moved by the rural develop-
ment minister Hasan
Mushrif and Eknath Shinde
moved two separate bills. In-
cidentally, the amendments
were passed without any de-
bate as ruling and Opposi-
tion parties were on the same
page over no election with-
out OBC reservation.
Both the ruling and
opposition parties
made a strong case
Moreover, the amendments
have also proposed cancella-
tion of the delimitation
came days after the Supreme
Court rejected the interim
report prepared by the Ma-
harashtra State Backward
Classes Commission recom-
mending the 27% political
reservation to the OBC com-
munity in local and civic
bodies.
The ruling and opposition
parties made a strong case
for the postponement of polls
till the OBC reservation is re-
stored as the community
with over 38% of the popula-
tion cannot be kept outside
the poll process.
The Supreme Court had
last year stayed the 27 per
cent quota for OBCs in local
body polls in the state. It had
asked the government to set
up a MSBCC to conduct em-
A major fault occurred on Sunday evening in the BEST’s
distribution network; restored in phases by 3 pm on Monday
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
A week after Mumbai experienced a three-
hour power failure, another unprecedented
power cut hit Colaba on Sunday evening due
to a major fault in the distribution network
of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply
and Transport Undertaking (BEST). The
outage affected residential buildings, shops
and, on Monday morning, banks. It was ful-
ly restored at 3 pm on Monday.
The BEST attributed the fault to road dig-
ging works in the area. Though it was re-
stricted in impact, it has yet again sparked
debate on power distribution and transmis-
sion networks in the city.
On Monday afternoon, the BEST said in a
statement that three 11kv faults occurred in
the Colaba area, affecting 19 distribution
sub-stations (DSS). It said while electricity
was restored in 70 per cent area immediate-
ly, the remaining places took time.
The BEST said Victoria Bunder West
tripped around 00.45 am and supply was re-
stored at 1.24 am by network changes. Earli-
er, Battery Street tripped at 6.10 pm and sup-
ply was restored at 6.58 pm; and Backbay 1.7
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
Ruckus took place in
Maharashtra Assembly on
Monday over the politically
sensitive issue of
disconnection of power
supply to the farmers by the
state-run Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution
Company (MahaVitaran)
under the pretext of recovery
of arrears. The House was
adjourned for 10 minutes.
Opposition members
reminded the minister of state
to Snehamandal tripped at 7.33 pm and 75-80 for energy Prajakt Tanpure
per cent supply was restored later. that the Deputy Chief Minister
On Monday morning, the load dropped on Ajit Pawar had announced
A4 to Regal feeder that led to immediate trip- that the power supply will not
ping at Convent Street annexe. The third be disconnected if the current
fault between Colaba receiving substation bill is paid.
and Victoria Bunder West was given to con- Leader of Opposition
struction divisions for repair. The repaired Devendra Fadnavis claimed
feeder between Snehmandal distribution
sub-station and Cusrow Baug was taken on
that despite Pawar’s
announcement, MahaVitaran
load at 3 pm on Monday. was disconnecting power
Mumbai Urja Marg transmission project
director Ninad Pitale said any kind of dis-
supply of the farmers.
Notwithstanding Tanpure's
ruption in supply brings lives to a grinding appeal, BJP legislators left
halt. “Access to reliable power, therefore, their seats and gathered near
should be placed in the front and centre of Fadnavis demanding that the
all our efforts,” he said.
power supply will not be
disconnected.
Fadnavis told the House that
he can show the electricity
bills of Rs 50,000 for 18
months sent by the
MahaVitaran to the farmers.
However, Energy Minister
Nitin Raut countered
Fadnavis’ claim saying that
the current bill was for three
months and not 18 months.
Raut blamed the Fadnavis-led
government for the present
state of precarious financial
condition of the MahaVitaran
saying that its arrears from
various categories of
consumers rose from Rs
11,562 crore in 2014-15 to
Rs 40,291 crore as during
that period the MahaVitaran
did not recover dues.
Raut said the Maha Vikas
Aghadi government has already
waived agriculture consumers'
arrears of Rs 10,400 crore. He
noted that the MahaVitaran
supplied uninterrupted power
during lockdown. The
MahaVitaran did not disconnect
the power connections during
the pandemic.

Raut says will expose ED today Bail for actor Sachin

ernment will get powers with process and fixing of wards pirical inquiry into the na-
regard to delimitation of of the civic and local bodies ture and implications of
wards and number of mem- by the State Election Com- backwardness and specify

Joshi in PMLA case

bers while it will be binding
on the State Election Com-
mission (SEC) to fix the poll
schedule after consultation
with the state government.
These bills, which were
cleared by the state cabinet
mission (SEC).
State minister and promi-
nent OBC leader Chhagan
Bhujbal tabled the bills in the
Council and they were unan-
imously cleared by the Upper
House.
the proportion of reserva-
tion required.
After the passage of the two
bills, the SEC official said
that it will study the new bills
after they are signed by the
Governor and the gazette no-
FPJ POLITICAL BUREAU
Mumbai
Amid trading of charges between
Bhavan at 4 pm on Tuesday.
Raut is expected to expose cor-
ruption involving the officers of
the central probe agencies. He
of the BJP.
Tomorrow’s will be his second
press conference and it is impor- STAFF REPORTER / Mumbai
tant when his close associate
A special court

Search ops in Pune in ISIS case

on Friday, are framed on the The government’s move tification is issued. Maha Vikas Aghadi partners and has repeatedly alleged extortion Pravin Raut has been arrested by
BJP over the actions taken by the by officers from these agencies the ED in connection with the al- designated under the
Central probe agencies, Shiv saying the Enforcement Direc- leged FSI scam and NCP Minister Prevention of Money
Sena MP Sanjay Raut will hold a torate personnel were allegedly Nawab Malik in money launder- Laundering Act (PMLA)

SOMENDRA SHARMA
somendra.sharma@fpj.co.in
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)
on Monday conducted searches at the resi-
dence of one Talha Khan, 38, a resident of
Khondhwa in Pune in the Islamic State-
Khorasan Province (ISKP) case for alleged-
ly conspiring to propagate the ideology of
ISIS by garnering support of like-minded
people to carry out terrorist activities in
India. The other charges include establish-
ing cells to work for ISIS, raising funds, col-
lecting weapons, making IEDs and execut-
ing target killings.
According to the NIA, the case was ini-
After court’s notice, pvt hosp says Dheeraj Wadhawan can be discharged
press conference at the Shiv Sena
tially registered on March 8, 2020 by the
special cell of the Delhi police after the ar-
rest of Jahanzaib Sami Wani from Kash-
mir and his wife Hina Bashir Beigh from
Okhla Vihar, Jamia Nagar in Delhi. The
NIA had re-registered the case on March
20, 2020.
The NIA said, during the investigation,
four accused persons – Abdullah Basith,
Sadia Anwar Shaikh, Nabeel Siddick Kha-
tri and Abdur Rahman – were arrested. Till
now, six accused persons have been charge-
sheeted in this case. The agency said that
during the search conducted on Monday,
various incriminating documents and digi-
tal devices have been seized.
running a 'criminal syndicate'
BHAVNA UCHIL
bhavna.uchil@fpj.co.in
Doctors from a private city hospital
have submitted a report in a special
court that Dewan Housing Finance
Corporation Limited’s (DHFL) for-
mer promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan
can be discharged in two weeks. The
court had recently issued a notice to
the hospital on Wadhawan’s pro-
longed stay of 11 months. On Monday, doctors
from the hospital were present before the court
ing case. on Monday granted bail
to actor and
businessman Sachin
Joshi, arrested last
February in a money
laundering case
to submit their report. concerning Yes Bank and
It was on a complaint received from the Omkar Group of
Superintendent of Taloja jail on February companies.
25, that the court had learnt of Wad- The prosecution had alleged that the Omkar
hawan’s stay at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Am- group had not used the bank’s loan of Rs 410
bani Hospital since April 6 last year. The crore for the purpose of redevelopment of a
jail had complained to the court that he Wadala project for which it was sanctioned. It
was avoiding prison in this manner. The claimed a part of the amount was laundered with
court had then directed the Enforcement the help of Joshi’s firms. Joshi, on the other hand,
Directorate’s officers to immediately de- claimed that the group had used his brand value
pute its officers and verify the facts of the and services to evict slum dwellers in different
complaint. It also directed that the agency shall projects and money had been received as a
take immediate steps to lodge him in prison. consideration for this.

BEED SP SENT Malik in judicial custody till Mar 21 MLA acquitted in case of
The 37-year-old had claimed bail though his
advocates Aabad Ponda and Subhash Jadhav
claiming that every single penny received by him

ON LEAVE abusing police in 2017

has been accounted for and not part of the
tainted money.
STAFF REPORTER / Mumbai It was also argued that assuming the amount was

Amid
strong displeasure by ruling and opposition
legislators over the deteriorating law and order
situation, illegal sand mining, alleged prostitution,
money lending and sale of liquor, the Beed district
Superintendent of Police (SP) will be immediately
sent on leave and inquiry will be conducted,
announced state home minister Dilip Walse-Patil in
the state assembly. Walse-Patil also assured a
meeting with the ruling and opposition legislators
from Beed. Expressing serious concern over the
situation, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis
narrated the incident in which police firing took
place in the District Collectors’ office. NCP legislator
Prakash Solanke also listed crimes in the district,
thereby exposing the functioning of the police
department. BJP legislator Namita Mundada
referred to the incident wherein she, her newborn
child and husband were mobbed at a sugarcane
juice stall by a group of drunkards demanding
photographs with her. She said repeated calls to
the SP and deputy SP evoked no response. BJP
legislator Ashish Shelar also demanded action in
the case. –Sanjay Jog
A special court on Monday
remanded Cabinet minister
Nawab Malik in judicial custody
till March 21 in a money
laundering case connected to
underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim, in which he was
arrested on Feb 23. The
Enforcement Directorate (ED), in
whose custody he had completed
13 days, did not seek his further
custody for interrogation and
sought for him to be remanded ED officials escort NCP minister Nawab Malik to the special PMLA
in judicial custody. court for his remand hearing on Monday.
MALIK BEING PROBED FOR 2 MORE CASES: ED
Opposing state minister Nawab Malik’s petition
challenging his arrest, the Enforcement Directorate
(ED) has said in its preliminary reply affidavit that
it is also probing the NCP leader in “two more
cases related to D-Company”. The ED has filed
reply in response to the habeas corpus petition
filed by Malik challenging his “illegal” arrest by
–SALMAN ANSARI
investigating agency.
Denying Malik’s claim that he was arrested
illegally and that his arrest was “politically
motivated”, the ED has said in its affidavit that it
was a “responsible and independent agency” and
that in arresting Malik, it had acted in “conformity
with the law”. –Urvi Mahajani
MUMBAI: A Sewri magistrate
court has acquitted MLA
Ramesh Kadam in a 2017 case
of verbally abusing escort police
who were to take him from
Byculla jail to a hospital. A
video of the MLA’s abuse had
gone viral.
Kadam is in custody in a money
laundering case. He was to be
taken from Byculla jail where he
was lodged to JJ hospital for
medical treatment, when the
incident took place. The chief of
the escort team alleged in his
complaint lodged at Nagpada
police station that Kadam
abused him in filthy language
after they took his custody from
the jail. He also alleged that
Kadam threatened to file a false
corruption case against him. His
complaint also stated that
indeed proceeds of crime, he had no knowledge
Kadam threatened to kill him of this, thus he cannot be held criminally liable.
and also refused to proceed to The court was also told that he was not a flight
the hospital. risk and has deep roots in society as he has
Kadam had denied the police's personal and business interests here and there is
version. His advocate Prakash no chance he would abscond.
Salsingikar had told the court Joshi had been on temporary bail on medical
that the police had taken grounds and was on this temporary relief when
advantage of his vulnerable he had filed this bail application on merits of the
position and provoked him into case.
the altercation. They did this, he
said, as Kadam was vocal
against the maladministration of
the jail administration. Kadam
alleged that the escort
policeman had demanded a
bribe and since he had filed a
complaint with a senior office.
Regarding the viral video,
Kadam had said that the
conversation seems to be a two-
way traffic and the video does
not show incidents from the
beginning. –Staff Reporter

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022

300 BMC proposals

apply for licenses by March 16

HC directs state govt to decide on their applications within fortnight thereafter
URVI MAHAJANI
Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on
Monday directed app-based
taxi drivers like Ola and
Uber to apply for valid licens-
es by March 16 if they wish to
continue operating, while ob-
serving that their operations
across Maharashtra without
valid licenses was an in-
stance of “complete lawless-
ness”.
A division bench of Chief
Justice Dipankar Datta and
Justice MS Karnik, however,
refrained from prohibiting
such cabs from plying, ob-
serving that it would ad-
versely affect commuters or
citizens who avail such cab
services. “We are conscious
that restraining the drivers,
who have not yet obtained li-
censes, will operate to preju-
dice and detriment of pas-
sengers who avail the servic-
es,” noted the court.
The HC passed the order
while hearing a PIL by advo-
cate Savina Crasto highlight-
ing the lack of an effective
grievance redressal mecha-
nism for customers using the
Uber India app. She cited an
incident from November
2020, when she booked an
Uber ride in the city and was
dropped off mid-way at a
shady dark place. She then
found that the Uber app had
no effective option for lodg-
ing complaints.
The Maharashtra govern-
ment is yet to approve specif-
ic guidelines for issuance of
licenses and for regulation of
operations of such cab ag-
gregators. Although the Cen-
tre had issued the Motor Ve-
hicle Aggregator Guidelines,
the aggregators in Maha-
rashtra did not follow the
Central guidelines and in-
stead, operated on the basis
of permits issued to them un-
der the Maharashtra City
Taxi Rules 2017.
On Monday, the Chief Jus-
tice said that the above
arrangement was unaccept-
able and in breach of laws.
“What are you (Maharash-
tra government) doing? This
is complete lawlessness,” he
CJ, adding, “The law is very
clear that so long as the state
government does not have
Rules, you (aggregators) will
have to follow the Central
government guidelines. We
will stop you (aggregators)
from plying.”
Uber India’s counsel Janak
Dwarkadas said that the ag-
gregator had no intention of
flouting the law and that it
also had an effective griev-
ance redressal mechanism
on its app for riders.
The court, however, said
that the mechanism alone
was not adequate and a li-
cense in accordance with the
Motor Vehicles Act was
mandatory to regulate the
operations of all such cab ag-
gregators.
Dwarkadas further said
that on March 5 this year, the
Union government had
called for a meeting with ag-
gregators and stakeholders
for suggestions on the cen-
tral aggregators rules and
guidelines.
To this, the court asked
whether the aggregators
could escape following statu-
tory guidelines so long as the
objections were not decided?
The court also questioned
the state government as to
why all provisions of the cen-
tral government guidelines
were not being implement-
ed?
worth Rs 2,500 cr
passed in 25 mts
KALPESH MHAMUNKAR
Mumbai
Hours before the tenure of the
Shiv Sena-led BMC ended on
Monday, it passed more than
300 proposals worth Rs 2,500
crore within 25 minutes on the
last day of the standing com-
mittee meeting.
The proposals included con-
struction and repairs of hospi-
tals, water tunnels, sewage
lines, repair and construction
of small internal roads, con-
struction of a wall around De-
onar dumping ground, beauti-
fication of grounds and gar-
dens, sources said.
The meeting was obviously
not without political drama.
BJP corporators strongly ob-
jected to the procedure and
raised a point of order before
the meeting commenced. But
standing committee chairman
Yashwant Jadhav told them to
raise the point of order later.
BJP members then started
raising slogans against Jad-
hav and hurled meeting agen-
da papers in the auditorium.
house into Mahila Bhavan
SURESH GOLANI
suresh.golani@fpj.co.in
For any civic body, the offi-
cial residence of its first cit-
izen (mayor) is considered
to be a prestigious tag for
the city’s landmark. But in
Mira Bhayandar, the may-
or’s bungalow had earned
the tag of haunted struc-
ture, which painted a sorry
picture of neglect for more
than a decade.
However, in a delayed but
much appreciated initia-
tive, the Mira Bhayandar
Municipal Corporation committee (WCWC), has vide proper space for exist-
(MBMC) has now trans- spent Rs 70 lakh for trans- ing skill development activ-
formed the Mira Road forming the residential ities and self-empowerment
based bungalow into a structure into Mahila Bha- projects like- computer
‘Mahila Bhavan” – a focal van, which will be inaugu- training, cottage indus-
point in the twin-city for rated by mayor Jyotsna tries, sanitary napkin and
women, where social wel- Hasnale on Tuesday to paper and cloth bag making
fare activities can be car- mark International units.
ried including community Women’s Day. The peeling Apart from counselling and
network, promotion of art, walls, dirty interiors, bro- yoga facilities, the civic ad-
culture, educational, health ken furniture, overgrown ministration also plans to in-
care activities, counseling, bushes and mangled gates troduce various self-sustain-
skill and entrepreneurship have been given a makeover able models to earn liveli-
development under a single to accommodate chambers hood, skills, public health,
roof. of WCWC office-bearers, environment, hobbies, lead-

School teacher
To counter the protest, Shiv The civic administration, exhibition and training ership development at the

A Bird’s-Eye View
Sena members also started under the aegis of the halls for women. At pres- Mahila Bhavan in the cur-

loses Rs 3.45L
Househelp jumps
raising slogans against the women and child welfare ent, the thrust is on to pro- rent fiscal, said an official.
BJP. BJP corporator

For high footfall, water taxi operators

Makarand Narvekar made a

to sextortion
to death in Bandra
video of the incident, which

want Gateway as stoppage

PRIYANKA NAVALKAR
priyanka.navalkar@fpj.co.in
The Vanrai police in Goregaon
east have booked an unidenti-
fied person for allegedly dup-
ing a 44-year-old woman of Rs
3.45 lakh on the pretext of pay-
ing customs duty for a 'gift' sent
from abroad as well as resort-
ing to blackmail when she re-
fused to comply.
According to the police, the
high school teacher on Febru-
ary 20 received a message from
the profile of one Dr Tommy
Sampbell.
Subsequently, the duo be-
came friends and exchanged
the Shiv Sena members object-
ed to.
Prabhakar Shinde, BJP
group leader in the BMC, said,
“As per procedure, we should
have got these proposals three
days ago but they were given at
the eleventh hour.” He said the
quantum of proposals was so
huge that it was not practical-
ly possible to pass them in
such a short span of time. “If
we consider one-minute dis-
cussion on each proposal, we
need at least 370 minutes to
complete the meeting.”
Seagulls were seen flocking Bandra’s railway tracks, near Mithi river, on Monday. Environmentalists
BJP corporators also staged
said the location possibly offers food or organic waste to these migratory birds. Prof of Zoology at
Bhavan’s College and conservationist Dr Parvish Pandya said the Bandra-Mahim belt has wetlands, protests in front of the office of
mudflats and mangroves, with Maharashtra Nature Park in close proximity. These places offer seag- BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal
ulls natural food like crabs and other marine creatures. Besides, the station area is full of food and or- and gave letters to the admin-
ganic waste like popcorn, chips and other fried food. Report: Dipti Singh istration, requesting them to
PIC: BHUSHAN KOYANDE cancel the proposals.
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
The Bandra police
have registered an ac-
cidental death report
after a 30-year-old
house help jumped off
her employer's build-
ing on Saturday. The
police said the
woman, Sarita Tobo,
a native of Jhark-
hand, had recently
come to the city in
search of work.
SWEETY ADIMULAM
Mumbai
turn to her hometown Mumbai water taxi operators held a meet-
in a day or two, but on ing with the Maharashtra Maritime Board
Saturday she jumped (MMB) last week, demanding that consid-
from the kitchen win- ering people's perception it's important to
dow of the flat on the have Gateway of India as the halting stop.
fifth floor. In February, the Maharashtra govern-
She was rushed to a ment started the water taxi services for the
hospital but was de- new routes between Domestic Cruise Ter-
clared dead. minal (DCT) and Belapur in Navi Mumbai,
The police sent her and between Belapur and Elephanta caves.
body for post-mortem Dr Amit Saini (IAS) said, “We are explor-
and are awaiting its ing different options and one is the Gate-
report. Her mortal re- way of India halting stop as suggested by
mains have been water taxi operators.” A request has been
handed over to the rel- put to the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT). Be-
atives for last rites, sides this, there is also a need to improve

Act on reclamation complaints: Centre asks Maha govt

numbers and started chatting. According to police the police said. last mile connectivity, identify other halt-
Later, Sampbell, who claimed sources, a family re- No suicide note has ing spots within the MbPT jurisdiction
to be from London, made two siding in Chimbai Vil- been found, the police where there are offices so as to improve the
video calls to the complainant lage in Bandra em- said, adding that the ridership.
but never showed his face. ployed Tobo a week statements of her kin Meanwhile, Saini added that the rider-
The conman had promised to AMIT SRIVASTAVA/ rashtra chief minister on his part asked ago. The woman al- will also be recorded ship on route between Belapur and Ele-
meet her when he visited India amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in the Principal Environment Secretary legedly wanted to re- in the matter. phanta caves is going good.

Pune's MIT seeks Centre's

and told that he has sent her a Manisha Patankar-Mhaiskar to look into

Notorious
gift. To get the gift, the accused The green activists from the city claimed the issue.
told the woman to pay Rs 76,000 that the Centre has asked the Maharash- Later, the green groups NatConnect

gangster held
help to academically resettle
customs duty. When the com- tra state wetland authority to look at the Foundation and Shri Ekvira Aai Pratish-
plainant refused and began ig- Savarkhar wetland in Uran on a top pri- tan had pointed out in their e-mails to the

from Bengaluru
noring his calls, she received a ority basis. The activists alleged viola- Centre and the state about the alleged

students from Ukraine

WhatsApp message, wherein
the man threatened to post ob-
scene pictures of her as well as
screenshots of her chat with
him.
Intimidated, the woman end-
ed up paying Rs 3.45 lakh. Then
too, the accused sent her pho-
tos to her husband and also up-
loaded them on social media.
When she confided of this with
her family, a complaint was
lodged at the Vanrai police sta-
tion of SEZ work at 22-hectare Savarkhar
wetland. They have received a response
from the Ministry of Environment, For-
est & Climate Change or MoEF & CC.
According to city-based activist, Dr M
Ramesh, Scientist 'E' -MoEF&CC has re-
sponded to complaints that the
Savarkhar wetland is being buried de-
spite the Uran Tahsildar identifying it as
part of the 13 wetlands that he listed.
“The officials have obviously failed to
protect the wetlands identified by them,”
claims NatConnect Foundation director
Dr Ramesh had earlier also asked the
government and the wetland authority
to report on priority about the action tak-
en on the complaints. “In December, the
revenue officials filed an FIR against an
unidentified person following environ-
mentalists’ complaint of the illegal recla-
mation which was stalled then. But, the
activity has been resumed again as if
vengeance,” environment groups said.
reclamation at Savarkhar wetland and
they claimed the JNPT SEZ received the
Environmental Clearance (EC), but clear-
ly without any reclamation. However, a
massive reclamation of the Savarkhar
wetland is currently in progress.
“It is pertinent to note that under the
fresh guidelines for implementing Wet-
lands (Conservation and Management)
Rules, 2017, even paddy fields, salt pans
and lakes meant for fishing etc are to be
conserved,” he said. Now, green groups
expect a similar order in the protection
STAFF REPORTER/ Mumbai
The Criminal Intelligence Unit
(CIU) of the Mumbai crime
branch arrested Iliyas Abdul
Aziz Khan alias Iliyas
Bachakana from Bengaluru in
Karnataka.
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
“In the call of the national
duty and with the spirit of
helping thousands of our
own students who were pur-
suing medicine in Ukraine, I

Drunk bouncer held Rashtriya Bima Sena chief held

tion and a case was registered. B N Kumar. Kumar further informed that Maha- of mangroves. volunteer to accommodate
some of them at our two
medical colleges situated at
MIMER Talegaon and MIM-

for thrashing petrol for cheating multiple flat buyers

SR Latur,” pledged MAEER’s
A gangster with many as 37 MIT Group of Institutions
cases against him, Bachakana Managing Trustee & Execu- an students” he presented

pump employee
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
A petrol pump employee in
Kandivali's Charkop area
was thrashed by a bouncer
in the wee hours of Monday
after the former asked him
to be seated in the car as he
was in an inebriated state.
The incident occurred
around 4am when the com-
which a strong stench of al-
cohol reeked from him.
When Killekar allegedly
stepped out and started
talking aimlessly with
Pandey, the latter kept
mum. After filling the gas,
he asked the bouncer to be
seated in the car, to which
Killekar vehemently re-
fused. Enraged at further
insistence, the accused al-
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
The RCF police have frozen
nine bank accounts of
Rashtriya Bima Sena party
chief R R Pandian who was
recently arrested in a cheat-
ing case. The police said Pan-
dian, who claimed himself to
be a director of 'Apna Ghar'
scheme, was arrested with a
bank manager for cheating
around 39 investors to the
tune of Rs 1.11 crore.
The police has now ap-
vestigation, we found that
around 39 victims were
cheated of Rs 1.11 crore.”
Indian penal code and sec-
tions of the Maharashtra
Protection of Interest of De-
positors (in Financial Estab-
lishments) Act, 1999.
It further said that Pandian
is a history-sheeter has more
than 20 cases against him,
ranging from house breaking
to murder attempt.
In January 2013, the ac-
cused published an adver-
tisement they published
about the Apna ghar scheme
meant to provide affordable
houses.
is named in serious offences
ranging from murder to extor-
tion while the Narcotics Con-
trol Bureau (NCB) was also on
his trail in a drugs case.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of
CIU left for Bengaluru last
week, Bachakana was traced to
a hotel in the city's Hosur area
where he was hiding since
long. He was brought back and
handed over to the Byculla po-
lice which had booked him in
an attempt to murder case
along with the provisions of
stringent Maharashtra Control
of Organised Crime Act.
In April last year, on
Bachakana's instruction, three
tive President Rahul V
Karad.
The Pune-based education-
al group further said that the
initiative can become a reali-
ty only with the central gov-
ernment's intervention.
“If the Government of In-
dia grants special provisions
and flexibility in the existing
norms of admissions, in-
cluding intake of medical
colleges then many colleges
will be happy to volunteer
for this
cause,” underscored
Karad.
He apprised that “in the in-
terest of thousands of Indi-
the cause to the PM when the
premier visited the MITW-
PU campus on Sunday.
The ongoing crisis in
Ukraine has left scores of In-
dian students in lurch as
they flee the war-hit country,
putting a question mark on
their academic future.
Considering the situation,
PM Modi has urged the pri-
vate institutions in the coun-
try to now step in in a huge
way by investing in elabo-
rate infrastructure to pro-
vide affordable but quality
education to our children so
that they don't have to go
abroad for studies.

Aurangabad police files

plainant, Krishnakumar legedly offended and as- pealed to different investors There is a possibility that "The accused took the vic- men barged into the office of
Pandey, was working at the saulted Pandey. to approach them if they more than 200 victims have tims to the Koliwada area in one Sikandar alias Raju Lu-
Vasant Complex petrol Immediately, other petrol were cheated by Pandian. He been cheated to a tune of Rs Panvel and showed them ladiya, 47, a businessman from

chargesheet within 40 hours

pump for night duty. A white pump employees rushed to was arrested with his accom- 2-2.50 crore. The victims about a 350 sq feet apart- south Mumbai and assaulted
Toyota Corolla car, driven their peer's rescue, and plice Suresh Rathod, the should should forward with ment,” apprised police. him with iron rod. Four per-
by the accused Vishal alerted the Charkop police. manager with The Blue Peo- their grievance, said police. After which, Pandian asked sons Wajid Shaikh, 40, Shaheen

of sexual assault on teen

Killekar, 36, arrived there.
Killekar, a bouncer by pro-
fession, asked Pandey to fill
up the tank by rolling down
the car's window, following
Later, the bouncer was ar-
rested under relevant sec-
tions of the Indian Penal
Code and the Motor Vehicle
Act.
ple Co-op Credit Society
Bank.
RCF police station senior
inspector Balasaheb Ghavate
said, "During the primary in-
The police said both the ac-
cused were sent to judicial
custody. The RCF police have
registered a case against
them under sections of the
the victims to get loans from
the Blue People bank for a
five-year period, and pay Rs
3,573 per month as instal-
ments.
Khan, 37, Saif Shaikh, 21 and
Hifzur Rehman Ansari were ar-
rested in the case while
Bachakana and one Mobin Asif
Shaikh remained elusive. FAISAL TANDEL Assistant police inspector
faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in

Poetic beautification underway for over 50 places in Navi Mumbai

ANOTHER CLEANLINESS DRIVE
In a swift action, the Au-
rangabad's Cidco police sta-
tion not only arrested a 42-
year-old man accused of sex-
ually assaulting a teen with-
AMIT SRIVASTAVA
Shardha Waydande, the in-
vestigating officer, arrested
Shingane at 12.30am and pro-
duced him before the court.
"After the arrest we took
statements from the witness-
es. We also gathered details

A
ate a reading habit among the folks. The in hours of crime being re- of the accused and his back-
amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in painting works across the city is already un- ported but also filed the ground,” the woman cop
derway. chargesheet within 40 hours stated, adding that the ac-
s part of the beautification initiative, “This year, we have come up with an inno- from the incident. cused even forced the girl to
around 52 locations in the city will get vative idea to display important lines of fa- According to the police, the marry him.
a display featuring famous lines of po- mous poems of well-known poets at impor- incident took place on Waydande further said fol-
ems penned by well-known writers. tant joints and places in the city. According- March 2 at 11am when the ac- lowing the guidance from
This year, the civic body is focusing on giv- ly, the engineering department has selected cused Sandeep Uttamrao her senior official Sambhaji
ing the city a poetic look. As directed by important places in the city. With the idea, Shingane was stalking the Pawar, the chargesheet with
civic chief Abhijit Bangar, the engineering efforts will be made to enhance the reading 19-year-old girl, and subse- all the documents was sub-
department has zeored in on important lo- culture as well as beautify the city,” said a quently molested her. mitted in the court on March
cations where these rhythmic stanzas will senior civic official. Immediately after the inci- 5 i.e. within 40 hours from
be written in calligraphy. Apart from the city, the civic body is also dent, the shocked girl ap- the crime.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation concentrating on the beautification works proached the police and filed The speedy submission of
(NMMC) had secured the first rank in the along the Sion-Panvel highway and both a complaint under relevant the chargesheet also results
'Cleanest Big City' competition for the 10-40 sides of the railway track. “Starting from sections of the Indian Penal in expediting the disposal of
lakh population category. Now, the civic first spot in the overall ranking, with the measures. Vashi, wall on both sides of the tracks are Code, after which the probe the case, another official
body is taking a number of steps to clinch beautification project being one of the The purpose of displaying poems is to cre- being painted,” said the official. began. added.
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BIZ BUZZ UKRAINE CRISIS
China's trade up in January-February,
before Russia invaded Ukraine
China's exports rose by double digits in January and February
falls
before Russia's attack on Ukraine roiled the global economy.
Exports grew by 16.3% over a year earlier to $544.7 billion in
a sign global demand was recovering before President
paise; hits
Vladimir Putin's Feb. 24 invasion, customs data showed
Monday. Imports advanced 15.5% to $428.7 billion despite a
Chinese economic slowdown that the war threatens to worsen.
low
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increase number of MF distributors AGENCIES
Industry body Amfi on Monday announced the launch of an New Delhi Market mayhem: Investors
internship programme to groom qualifying individuals as
mutual fund distributors, with an aim to increase the number lose Rs 11.28 L cr in 4 days
of such distributors in the country and stimulate financial
The Sensex plunged 1,491 points while the Nifty

inclusion. The internship plan is being piloted under a New Delhi: Investors' wealth has tumbled by
slumped below the 16,000-mark on Monday, mir-

regulatory sandbox project approved by markets regulator over Rs 11.28 lakh crore in four days, tracking a
roring a deep sell-off in world stocks after oil

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to increase the heavy decline in equities amid intensifying
prices soared to multi-year highs amid the Rus-

number of individual mutual fund distributors (MFDs). conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
sia-Ukraine conflict, stoking fears of hyper-in-

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flation and sluggish growth.

the BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted 1,491.06

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points or 2.74 per cent to settle at 52,842.75, Mumbai: Sliding for the fourth straight
RBI releases booklet on modus an all-time low against the US dollar, and per-

weighed by weak global equities and elevated session, the rupee tanked 76 paise to
sistent foreign fund outflows added to the woes, lows.
operandi of financial frauds
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday released a booklet crude oil prices. During the session, the close at 76.93 on Monday, after
traders said. In four days, the BSE benchmark has lost

namely 'BE(A)WARE' on the common modus operandi used by benchmark tanked 1,966.71 points or 3.61 per touching its lifetime low of 77 against
Extending its downtrend for the fourth 3,404.53 points or 6.05 per cent.

fraudsters and precautions to be taken while carrying out cent to 52,367.10. In tandem with the heavy the US dollar, as crude oil prices
straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Ba-

various financial transactions. It includes safeguards against sell-off in equities, the market capitalisation of climbed to multi-year highs amid the
opened on a weak note and slumped 1,966.71 jaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, UltraTech Cement

commonly used fraudulent techniques, such as SIM swaps, BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs Russia-Ukraine crisis.
points or 3.61 per cent to 52,367.10 during the day. and Mahindra & Mahindra were the biggest

vishing or phishing links, lottery, fake loan websites and 11,28,214.05 crore in four days to stand at Rs Global oil prices soared past USD 120
It managed to recover some lost ground to end at drags on the Sensex in Monday's session, diving

digital apps, among others. 2,41,10,831.04 crore. per barrel amid the US and European
52,842.75, down 1,491.06 points or 2.74 per cent. up to 7.63 per cent.

In the four sessions, the BSE benchmark has nations mulling a ban on Russian
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tanked 382.20 Only four counters closed in the green -- Bhar-

shed 3,404.53 points or 6.05 per cent. energy imports.

points or 2.35 per cent to finish at 15,863.15. ti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Tata Steel and In-

Sustained foreign fund outflows and a

Microsoft to set up Rs 15K crore data Both the indices closed at over seven-month fosys, rising up to 3.46 per cent.
centre in Hyderabad; fourth in India RISING CRUDE OIL PRICES lacklustre trend in domestic equities
IT company Microsoft on Monday said it will set up its fourth also weighed on investor sentiment,
data centre in India at Hyderabad and expects to make it forex traders said.
operational by 2025. The company will set-up the data centre
at Hyderabad, which comes in addition to the existing three
Indian economy to incur Crude oil price soars past At the interbank foreign exchange
market, the rupee opened at 76.85
facilities located in Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai. against the American currency and
addl $70bn burden in FY23 $130/bbl, highest since 2008 slumped to an all-time low of 77,

India is facing a double

before closing at 76.93, down 76 paise
AGENCIES AGENCIES from the previous close.
Exports of agri, processed
shocker. Crude oil rates are
food up 23% in April-January New Delhi New Delhi "The Indian rupee has plummeted to a
Exports of agricultural and processed food products rose over lifetime low against the US dollar as
23 per cent to USD 19.7 billion during April-January 2021-22
shooting up and rupee is the deepening Russia-Ukraine conflict
Crude oil prices jumped and shares

as compared to the year-ago period's, the commerce ministry has sapped risk appetite in the market
depreciating against dollar
Indian economy is expected to in- were sharply lower Monday as the

said on Monday. The exports stood at USD 15.97 billion in while prompting safe-haven flows into
cur an additional $70 billion bur- conflict in Ukraine deepened amid

the ten-month period a year ago. Export of rice was the top the US dollar," said Sugandha
den (or 1.9 per cent of the coun- mounting calls for harsher sanc-

forex earner at USD 7.7 billion during the period under Sachdeva, Vice President - Commodity
try's GDP) in FY23 as compared to tions against Russia.

review, it said. and Currency Research, Religare

the current fiscal at an average Brent crude oil briefly surged

Broking Ltd.
crude price of $120 per barrel, said above $130 a barrel but was trading further isolate Russia from the

According to Sachdeva, the overall

brokerage house Kotak Securities. around $125 a barrel later Monday. global economy, including banning

trend for the Indian rupee is skewed

NSE: Broadcast resumes normally after Steep crude prices will pose stiff households in the form of higher Benchmark US crude also bounced, the import of its oil and energy

towards the downside and a

challenges in the form of higher retail prices of petroleum prod- gaining $10 and then giving up products into the US Oil prices
prices stopped updating in 2 indices
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday said broadcast convincing close below 77 "would pave
current account deficit, higher in- ucts and companies; however, some of that advance. came under additional pressure af-

has resumed normally in Nifty and Bank Nifty indices after the the way for further downside towards
flation, and lower growth, it said. companies will pass on higher fuel European markets opened ter Libya's national oil company

prices had stopped updating in the two indices in the early 77.50 mark in near term, while we
Ongoing hostilities between Rus- costs to households eventually." lower and US futures were down said an armed group had shut down

morning trade. In a statement, the NSE said broadcast has resumed envisage the local currency to test the
sia and Ukraine as well as lack of The government may have to cut 1.7%. two crucial oil fields.

normally in all indices. Stock prices had stopped updating on 79 mark from a medium-term
fresh supplies pushed crude oil excise duty on diesel and gasoline The price of gold surged above But reports said US officials may

the real-time basis on the NSE in the early morning trade. perspective." Meanwhile, the dollar
price to a 14-year high of $130 per further to mitigate the impact on $2,000 an ounce as investors bought be considering easing sanctions

index, which gauges the greenback's

barrel. consumers, it added. the precious metal viewed as a safe against Venezuela.

strength against a basket of six

"The additional cost will be Assuming an excise duty reduc- haven in times of crisis. That potentially could free

currencies, was trading 0.46 per cent

Govt proposes to hike third-party borne by the government in the tion on diesel and gasoline by Rs US House of Representatives up more crude oil and ease con-

higher at 99.09.
form of lower excise revenues and 10 per litre, excise revenues may Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the cerns about reduced supplies from
motor insurance premium for FY23
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in consultation
higher Minimum Support Prices, decline by $20 billion, it said. House was exploring legislation to Russia.

with Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of

India has proposed to increase the third-party motor
insurance premium rates for 2022-23 (Apr-Mar). The proposal
comes after a gap of two years, when the insurance regulator
had halted its plan to revise the premium rates in view of the
Coal India will not have luxury to Board acted quickly,
COVID-19 pandemic.
retain loss-making mines: Official decisively: BharatPe
AGENCIES
Hexagon Nutrition gets Sebi's
Kolkata AGENCIES
cast and underground blocks, as
nod to garner Rs 600-cr via IPO
Hexagon Nutrition has received capital markets regulator New Delhi
this would help the company save of some of his shareholding.

Sebi's approval to raise up to Rs 600 crore through an initial

around Rs 500 crore, considering In a letter to employees,

public offering (IPO). The company's public issue consists of a

Mining behemoth Coal India will all costs. Nakrani said the Grover episode

fresh issue of equity shares aggregating to Rs 100 crore, and

not have luxury to retain its loss- The world's largest coal miner BharatPe co-founder Shashvat was an aberration and not the

an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 30,113,918 equity shares,

making mines with its aim to re- shut down 82 mines in the last Nakrani has accused Ashneer norm at BharatPe, and went on to

according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).

main competitive in the wake of
privatisation of coal blocks, a sen-
ior government official said on
Suraj Estate Developers files IPO Monday.
It is also expected that India will
papers with Sebi to raise Rs 500 cr
Suraj Estate Developers Ltd has filed preliminary papers with
have a surplus of coal for thermal
drag on loss-making mines and
three-four years.
"Underground mines are a major
focus for closures as they are not
remunerative. Around 158 such
mines employ 43 per cent of the
workforce but contribute only 5
Grover, with whom he had co- defend the board who he said
founded the payment startup, of were celebrated names in the
creating a false narrative about banking and financial services
the company, and said the board
acted quickly and decisively in
industry.
"Ashneer Grover, my co-
unseating him after receiving founder, is no longer associated

capital markets regulator Sebi to mop-up Rs 500 crore

power plants by next year even continue with financially ineffi- per cent of the total production," a finds of a PwC report. with BharatPe as an employee, a

through an initial public offering (IPO). The funds will be

though electricity demand grows cient mines," Coal Secretary A K Coal India official had said earlier. BharatPe, which allows shop founder or a director of the com-

raised through fresh issuance of equity shares, the draft red

by six per cent, he said. Jain said while addressing a con- Jain also hoped that there will be a owners to make digital payments pany," he wrote. "Ashneer sent in

herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi showed on

"Reforms will make the coal sec- ference organised by Mjunction. surplus of coal for thermal power through QR codes, last week his resignation late night on

Monday.
tor more vibrant for consumers of
the dry fuel but there will be churn
in mining activities. I think Coal
India Exposition Mart files draft India will not have the luxury to
Last year, the Maharatna public generation units by the next year stripped Grover of all titles and March 1, 2022 to the Board, min-
sector undertaking had an- with an increase in the dry fuel positions over his alleged "mis- utes after receiving the agenda of
nounced that it would close down production in the country from deeds" and may take further legal the Board meeting on the find-
23 unviable mines, including open captive miners. actions, including clawing back ings of the PwC report."

papers; aims to raise Rs 600 cr via IPO

India Exposition Mart Ltd, a leading integrated exhibitions
and conventions venue, has filed a preliminary prospectus
with markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 600 crore through an
initial public offering. The initial share-sale comprises fresh
FII equity outflows India needs lower tax rates, more PLI scheme
may continue amid
issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 450 crore and an
offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 11,210,659 equity shares by
existing shareholders, according to the draft red herring global uncertainties payers, says PM econ panel's Sanyal reopened for
prospectus (DRHP). AGENCIES AC, LED
Mumbai: The selling spree by foreign New Delhi
Digitisation, collection of infor-

institutional investors in Indian equities

mation through GST and other
Three foreign investors pick up 6.8%
stake in Vijaya Diagnostic
is set to continue in the near term amid
the global uncertainties, according to
India ideally needs lower tax
reforms have contributed to bet-
ter compliance, he said. light sectors
Three foreign investors bought 6.8% stake in Vijaya market experts, some of whom raised New Delhi: The government on
rates and a higher base of tax- "There is no doubt that compli-

Diagnostic Centre Ltd through multiple bulk deals at 425.75 doubt over significant support from the Monday said it has reopened the
payers for a more robust ecosys- ance today is radically better

rupees apiece, data on the BSE showed. Foreign venture domestic institutional investors. application window for its Rs 6,238-
tem of tax collection in compari- than five years ago," Sanyal

capital investor Karakoram Ltd sold over 7% in the company The ongoing war and the sanctions crore production-linked incentive (PLI)
son to the country's GDP, Sanjeev added. He said that irrespective

via another deal at the same price. Wasatch Advisors Inc, by the western powers on Moscow scheme for air-conditioners (ACs) and
Sanyal, full-time member of the of COVID-19 pandemic-induced

through two different funds, bought over 3.93% stake or 4 have resulted in a sharp spike in prices LED lights with an aim to accommodate
Economic Advisory Council to uncertain times, India's tax col-

mln shares. Al Mehwar Commercial Investments Llc picked up of crude oil and other commodities. more players as several firms have
the Prime Minister, said on lection has been steady.

2% stake while Destinations International Equity Fund bought "Clearly, uncertainty is elevated at the expressed interest for the initiative.
Monday. said, speaking on the need to Speaking about the govern-

0.9% stake. moment," said JPMorgan Asset Already 42 firms, including Daikin,
Addressing an event organised bring more people under the um- ment's economic response to the

Management Co in its report. "For the Panasonic, Syska and Havells, with
by the Bengal Chamber of Com- brella of direct taxes. pandemic, he said that "India

global economy, what happens to committed investment of Rs 4,614 crore,

merce and Industry, Sanyal said Sanyal, who was the govern- hedged for the very worst cir-

energy prices over the coming weeks have been provisionally selected as
Budget carrier FlyDubai takes off the easiest way to ensure higher ment's principal economic advi- cumstance" and kept creating a

and months is probably the most beneficiaries under the PLI

tax collection was to simplify the sor, gave the example of the buffer to be fiscally flexible.
with $229 million profit for 2021
FlyDubai on Monday reported a USD 229 million profit last important thing to watch, and in turn, scheme for the white goods sector (AC
taxes. Goods and Services Tax as a step Sanyal said higher tax mop up

year as the state-owned budget carrier saw its business how central banks react," it said. and LED lights).
"Larger the country, simpler towards "dramatic" simplifica- from fuels helped create a better

rebound from the coronavirus pandemic and as regulators The commerce and industry ministry, in
should be the tax system," he tion of tax system. fiscal space for the government.

allowed it to again fly the Boeing 737 Max. FlyDubai nearly FERTILISER PRICES WERE ALREADY HIGH DUE TO SOARING WHOLESALE GAS PRICES WHEN THE RUSSIAN INVASION BEGAN a statement, said the application
doubled its revenue in 2021 to over USD 1.4 billion, window for the scheme will now again
compared to just USD 773 million the year before in the thick open from March 10 to April 25 this
of pandemic restrictions and after two crashes saw the 737 Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' year. No application will be accepted

8
Max grounded. In 2020, the airline saw a loss of USD 194 after the closure of this window.
million. AGENCIES
New Delhi
The Yara Int’l chief "Additional applications are invited

executive describes
under...the scheme guidelines for
"Half the world's population gets

investments under the scheme on the

food as a result of fertilisers... and

the war as "a catastrophe same terms and conditions as stipulated

SBI invites bids for Topworth if that's removed from the field for

on top of a catastrophe",
in the scheme guidelines...The incentive
The war in Ukraine will deliver a some crops, (the yield) will drop
Urja NPA worth Rs 397 crore
State Bank of India has invited bids for Topworth Urja and shall be available only for the remaining
shock to the global supply and by 50 per cent," Holsether said.

Metals Ltd's non-performing loans worth 3.97 bln rupees, the highlighting just how tenure of the scheme," it said.
cost of food, the boss of one of the "For me, it's not whether we are

vulnerable to shocks
bank said in a notice on its website. The lender has sought The Cabinet had on April 7, 2021 given
world's biggest fertiliser compa- moving into a global food crisis -

bids from asset reconstruction companies, banks, non- approval for the PLI scheme for white
the global food supply
nies has said, BBC reported. it's how large the crisis will be"

banking finance companies and other financial institutions. goods for manufacture of components
Yara International, which oper- "We were already in a difficult

chain now is and sub-assemblies of ACs and LED

ates in more than 60 countries, situation before the war... and now

lights. The scheme is to be implemented

buys considerable amounts of es- it's an additional disruption to the

over a seven-year period, from 2021-22

Bank of India invites bids for sential raw materials from Russia. supply chains and we're getting

to 2028-29. Additional Secretary in the

Fertiliser prices were already close to the most important part of
6 NPAs worth Rs 79 crore
Bank of India has invited bids from asset reconstruction Department for Promotion of Industry
high due to soaring wholesale gas The Yara International chief ex- in poorer countries, he adds. this season for the Northern

companies, banks, non-banking finance companies, and and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anil Agarwal
prices. ecutive describes the war as "a ca- "We have to keep in mind that in hemisphere, where a lot of fer-

financial institutions to sell six non-performing loan accounts said more companies have shown keen
Yara's boss, Svein Tore tastrophe on top of a catastrophe", the last two years, there's been an tiliser needs to move on and that

worth 791.10 mln rupees, according to a notice on the interest to participate in the scheme and
Holsether, has warned the situa- highlighting just how vulnerable increase of 100 million more peo- will quite likely be impacted."

lender's website. The bank said the auction will be done that is the reason why the application
tion could get even tougher. to shocks the global food supply ple that go to bed hungry... so for Russia and Ukraine are some of

through the Swiss Challenge method. --Agencies window has been reopened.
"Things are changing by the chain now is. this to come on top of it is really the biggest producers in agricul-
hour," he told the BBC. It will increase food insecurity worrying." ture and food globally.
 MONEY
Budget sets agenda for continuity to
MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022

provide tax predictable regime: FM

NEWS IN BRIEF TCS' Rs 18,000-crore share
Hero Electric partners with SUN Mobility
to deploy 10K e-2Ws in 2022-23
Hero Electric on Monday announced its new partnership with
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and
buyback to open on Mar 9
services for electric vehicles (EVs), to deploy electric two- AGENCIES
wheelers integrated with the latter's smart-swappable battery New Delhi
technology. As part of the partnership, Hero Electric and SUN
Mobility will start the deployments in the next three months AGENCIES
with a target of around 10,000 electric two-wheelers by the New Delhi
need for "waking up for the children Tata Consultancy Services

end of this year.

who have lost out on two years of ed- (TCS) on Monday said its Rs
ucation and bridging the gaps". 18,000 crore share buyback
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out that the offer will open on March 9
Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank launch Sitharaman on Monday said the
Union Budget for 2022-23, which she
budget is also about making sure
that states have a participatory role
and close on March 23.
On February 12, the com-
tends to tender 2.88 crore
shares, while TICL (which
co-branded credit card
Bharti Airtel Ltd and Axis Bank have entered a strategic
had presented, stands for continuity in whatever the Centre is doing, so pany announced the share holds 10,23,685 shares) in-

partnership to bring to the market a range of innovative

to provide a tax predictable regime that the funds are being shared with buyback programme entail- tends to tender 11,055 shares,

financial offerings and have launched co-branded credit card as

and a vision for the next 25 years. them and they can actively engage ing 4 crore shares at Rs 4,500 it added.

a part of the same. The digital services, which also include pre-
She added that the budget also in infrastructure building as well. apiece. At Rs 4,500 apiece, the two

approved instant loans and buy-now-pay-later offerings, will

makes sure that the country is ade- "Broader principles of getting the TCS has fixed April 1, 2022 entities will rake in about Rs

be exclusively for Bharti Airtel's over 340 mln customers, as per

quately endowed to celebrate when synergy out of all the investments as the last date for settle- 12,993.2 crore.

a joint release.
it attains 100 years of independence.
"This budget stands more for con-
tinuity, to provide a tax predictable
All Amrapali housing projects are safe, regime and also to make sure that
we are planning for the next 20 to 25
NBCC tells Supreme Court
The National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) on
years. It gives a vision and also some
According to Sitharaman, the
budget brought in a lot of technolo-
gy and digitisation of the economy.
being made both by the Centre and ment of bids on stock ex- The previous Rs 16,000
the states for infrastructure, so that changes which may even crore-buyback of TCS had
the multiplier effect is really going happen earlier, according to opened on December 18,
to benefit and the investments going
to have synergetic effects," the Min-
a BSE filing.
TCS promoters - Tata Sons
2020, and closed on January
1, 2021. Tata Sons had ten-
ister said. and Tata Investment Corpo- dered shares worth Rs

Monday informed the Supreme Court that there is no problem

kind of roadmap through which we Underlining that the country is Stating that each one of the invest- ration Ltd (TICL) - intend to 9,997.5 crore in that offer.

with the structural safety of Amrapali projects and it has

want to achieve fundamental infra- still coming out of the effects of ments doesn't stand alone in a silo, participate in the buyback Over 5.33 crore equity

appointed VNIT Nagpur and NIT Jalandhar to carry out the

structure, which will help us to be COVID-19 pandemic, the Union min- Sitharaman told the gathering that offer by tendering shares shares were bought at that

structural audit of the buildings.

proud of ourselves," Sitharaman ister said the nation needs to have a the Centre brought in the principle worth about Rs 12,993.2 time (offer price was Rs 3,000
said during the budget outreach pro- support system particularly for of PM Gati Shakti, which will be crore, according to a compa- apiece) and out of the total,
gramme where she interacted with health, which is completely sta- like an umbrella-like scheme over ny document filed earlier. Tata Sons' 3,33,25,118 shares
Zen Linen to expand plant at industry and took their feedback
and grievances.
bilised and strengthened.
She also stressed that there was a
the several projects that are aimed
at mutual benefit for the industry.
Tata Sons, which holds
about 266.91 crore shares, in-
were accepted under the
buyback offer.
Sri City at outlay of Rs 50 crore
Zen Linen International Pvt Ltd., one of the largest producers of
bed products, has laid the foundation at its facility in
neighbouring Tada, as part of ramping up expansion at the
unit. The ground-breaking ceremony was held in the presence
MG Motor expects SEBI orders After Covid drop, TV advertising
of senior company executives, including company Chairman disclosure of
Bharath Mohindra, Sri City Managing Director Satish Kamath,
President (Operations) Ramesh Kumar among others.
25% sales volume Dish TV AGM
volumes grow 22% in 2021: BARC
AGENCIES
New Delhi
UK-based Volex acquires majority stake
in inYantra Tech in $13-mn transaction
from EVs next year results, issues
inYantra Technologies Pvt Ltd, an electronics design and AGENCIES
Overall television advertising volumes

manufacturing services firm, on Monday said UK-based New Delhi

notice to board grew 22 per cent to 1,824 million seconds

integrated manufacturing-services and power products Kochi: The Indian stock market
in 2021, after getting hit in the previous

company Volex plc has acquired a majority stake in it in a regulator has come down hard
year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the

transaction totalling USD 13 million (around Rs 100 crore). on direct-to-home satellite

Bullish on the prospects of Broadcast Audience Research Council

Volex's partnership with inYantra will bring in new verticals broadcasting provider Dish TV
green mobility in the coun- (BARC) said on Monday.

and fortified capabilities. It will strengthen focus on two high- India Ltd for failing to disclose
try, MG Motor India expects The overall volumes had declined to TV had a total of 9,239 advertisers and

growth Indian sectors of medical electronics and electric key information to its
25 per cent of its total vol- 1,497 million seconds in 2020 from the 14,616 brands advertised on the medium in

vehicles (EVs) for inYantra Technologies, the company said in a shareholders and directed
umes to accrue from electric 1,542 million seconds in 2019. 2021, of which 4,483 or nearly half were ei-

statement. immediate publication of

vehicle sales by next year, ac- The BCCI-promoted cricketing tourna- ther new advertisers or returning ones, as

results of voting that took

cording to a top company of- ment Indian Premier League (IPL) did not per the report.

place at its annual general

ficial. 75,000 in Halol to 1.2 lakh seem to reflect the broader interest among The fast-moving consumer goods catego-

meeting on Dec 30.

JSW Group arm invests in personal The company, which on units. advertisers, with BARC saying that the ry at 1,117 million seconds accounted for

The Securities and Exchange

Monday introduced all-new "So, next year, our plant ca- volumes in 2021 were at par at 16.80 lakh the highest share in the overall volumes,
care-focused Cureskin
JSW Ventures, an arm of Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, on Board of India also issued
version of ZS EV in the pacity would be 1.2 lakh seconds. followed by e-commerce at 185 million sec-

Monday said it has led a USD 5-million investment in beauty notices against
country, is in the process of units. And, with the help of The growth in the premium high-defini- onds and building, industrial and land

and personal care products firm Cureskin. Other investors in company’s directors
investing Rs 2,000 crore on two new EVs...the one tion channels advertising at 11 per cent materials/equipment at 60 million sec-

the round included Sharrp Ventures, SenseAI and other existing and compliance officer asking
capacity expansion and new launched today (Monday) did not keep up with the same in the stan- onds, it said.

investors, according to an official statement. why action should not be

product development. and the one coming, next dard definition segment at 22 per cent, it Among the TV genres, the Hindi general

taken against them for failing

The automaker plans to year. Twenty-five per cent of added. entertainment channels garnered the

to discharge their duties.

ramp its total manufactur- our sales for next year will From the overall perspective, the top-ten highest share of advertising volumes, but

SEBI's response came on a

Lupin signs Mary Kom as brand ing capacity to 1.2 lakh units be EVs," MG Motor India advertisers accounted for 780 million sec- the Bhojpuri segment has seen a doubling

complaint filed by Yes Bank

in 2023, from the current President and Managing Di- onds or a little less than half of the vol- of volumes in the last two years, it said,
ambassador for Shakti campaign
Homegrown pharma major Lupin Ltd on Monday said it has Ltd, the largest shareholder of
70,000 units per annum. rector Rajeev Chaba told PTI ume, while the next 40 accounted for 340 adding that Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati

signed six-time world boxing champion and Olympics bronze Dish TV India with a stake of
It is also planning to intro- in an interaction. million seconds, the report said. and Assamese language channels posted

medallist Mary Kom as brand ambassador for its Shakti campaign. 24.78%, and a representation
duce Hector facelift this year For this capacity expan- BARC's head for client partnerships and over 40 per cent growth over 2019.

The campaign is aimed at increasing awareness about heart by IndusInd Bank, the second
and a new electric vehicle sion and the launch of a new revenue function Aaditya Pathak said The Tokyo Olympics, which got delayed

diseases among women through interactive social media sessions, largest public shareholder with
(EV) in the first quarter of electric vehicle and other re- 2021 got them much needed cheer to the to 2021 due to the pandemic, saw 4.6 lakh

sharing informative videos from doctors, and in-clinic awareness a stake of 3.78% in the
the next year. lated costs, the company is broadcast industry, and over 9,000 adver- seconds of advertising, which was almost

activities for patients, the company said in a statement. company.

"We are executing the ca- in the process of investing tisers chose television as a medium to at par with the games' last edition at Rio
pacity to increase from Rs 2,000 crore, he added. push their messaging. De Janeiro in 2016, it said.

MARKETS DOWN MARKET WATCH

NSE IFSC opens Sachin Bansal's Navi UN, US call for
SENSEX 52842.75 -1491.06 NIFTY 15863.15 -382.20
New demat a/cs Tech plans to file papers ending blockade
new doors to in Feb lowest of Libya oil fields 15,500 is a sacrosanct
the Wall Street in six months for Rs 4,000-crore IPO Cairo: The United Nations and
AGENCIES the United States on Monday

TEJI MANDI
at 2.9 million New Delhi called for the lifting of a
blockade on oil production at
support level, expect
New Delhi: The number of two of Libya's key oil fields as
new dematerialised accounts prices soared to over USD130 a

I
ndian investors can
now easily invest in opened in the country stood at
2.9 mln in February, the lowest
Sachin Bansal-led Navi
Technologies is planning to
file draft prospectus with barrel.
Stephanie Williams, the U.N.
bounceback: Experts
in six months. This comes at a special adviser on Libya, said
top US stocks capital markets regulator

time when the sentiment of blocking oil production from the

through NSE Interna- Sebi to raise around Rs

L
ocal equities mar- the day. Maruti Suzuki

new investors is likely to be hit Sharara and el-Feel fields

tional Exchange (IFSC) 4,000 crore through an IPO, kets have suc- crashed 6.56 percent to

by the sharp sell off seen in the "deprives all Libyans from their
at a lower cost. No bro- people familiar with the de- ed ICICI Securities, BofA cumbed to selling Rs 6769. Mahindra &

market. major source of revenue." She

kerage or commission $2,50,000 (Rs 1.9 cr) for velopment said on Monday. Securities and Axis Capital pressure and the bench- Mahindra slumped 5.85

More than 3 mln demat tweeted: "The oil blockade

Should You Be
fee needs to be paid any- each financial year. The company is expected to manage its public issue, mark indices plunged percent to Rs 689.30. The

accounts were opened in each should be lifted." Richard

more. Let’s see what all to file its Draft Red Herring people close to the develop- over 2 percent, dragging index heavyweight Re-

Concerned? of the last five months with 3.4 Norland, the U.S. ambassador to
What’s Happening?
we can buy now! Prospectus (DRHP) this ment said. Co-founded and the Sensex and Nifty be- liance Industries

mln in January, according to Libya, also called for an

week and the Initial Public promoted by serial entre- low critical levels of slumped 3.67 percent to

data from the National immediate end to the shutdown.

Regulatory authorities Offering (IPO) is expected preneur and Flipkart's Co- 53,000 and 15,900, respec- Rs 2,239.95.

Securities Depository Ltd and The closures have caused Libya's

NSE IFSC was incorpo- are involved in this to open in June, they added. Founder Bansal, Navi Tech- tively. The markets con- Geopolitical uncertain-

Central Depository Services daily oil production to drop by

rated on November 29, process, so there’s no The public issue will en- nologies is a tech-driven fi- tinued with their south- ty is still one of the

(India) Ltd websites. Market 330,000 barrels, according to

2016. It is a wholly- need to worry about tirely be through fresh is- nancial products and serv- ward journey on the biggest issues otherwise

participants had expected the state-run National Oil

owned subsidiary of the your funds. Investing in suance of equity shares ices company. back of intense geopolit- we are in a structural

higher demat account additions Corporation. Before the

NSE, approved by the US stocks has been made and there will not be any of- As per its website, Navi is ical tension where boil- bull market where we

in February given that the shutdown, Libya's production

SEBI. Its IFSC platform even more accessible. fer-for-sale (OFS) compo- a digital lending app which ing crude oil prices is are seeing the first

public issue of Life Insurance stood at around 1.2 billion barrels

in Gujarat's GIFT City Also, dividends and oth- nent. Bansal, who has in- provides loans up to Rs 20 spooking the investors' meaningful correction

Corp of India was around the a day. The North African nation
will start trading in er monetary benefits vested around Rs 4,000 lakh instantly through a sentiment in India. that will provide great

corner. has the ninth-largest known oil

eight US stocks from will be credited to the in- crore into Navi till date, is completely paperless Banknifty fell down by buying opportunities for

The life insurer was getting its reserves in the world, and the
March 3. NSE IFSC will vestor’s account in dol- not diluting his stake in the process. Its lending book is 4 percent to settle at long-term investors,said

policyholders and employees to biggest oil reserves in Africa.

issue receipts that in- lar terms. Furthermore, IPO. over Rs 3,500 crore right 32871.25 levels. On the Parth Nyati, Founder,

open dematerialised accounts

vestors can use for trad- the investment will be The company has appoint- now. sectoral front, Nifty Re- Tradingo on Monday's

to take part in its initial public

ing transactions. Earlier, done at a lower cost. alty, PSU Bank and Auto market fall. Technically,

offering, which was expected

investors had to buy US These benefits make were the prime laggards, the overall structure is
stocks through a regis- NSE IFSC even more at-
in March. However, things have
Vedanta plans Rs 700 cr project dragged more than 4 per- weak however 15,500 is a

taken a significant turn from

tered broker. tractive for retail in- cent in a day. Nifty Metal sacrosanct support level

then as the Russia-Ukraine for KG Basin hydrocarbon block

Indian retail investors vestors who have always was only the leading sec- where we can expect a

crisis and surge in crude oil

will now trade in Apple, wanted to invest in tor and contributed 2 bounceback while below

prices wreaked havoc across INFORMIST over 115 sq km, earlier belonged state-owned upstream
What Lies Ahead?
Google, Amazon, Tesla, American companies. percent gains in a day. 15,500, we can expect lev-

riskier asset classes. New Delhi to Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd companies due to various
Meta Platforms, Mi- The benchmark indices els of 15,000 while 14,000

This had a bearing on LIC's and was awarded to Vedanta in reasons.

crosoft, Netflix and Wal- closed deep in the red is a worst-case scenario.

value in the grey market as Vedanta Ltd plans to invest 2019 following the second bid The idea behind these auctions
mart. This will be ex- With more stocks, retail but trimmed some of the On the upside, 16,300-

well with the stock slipping to around 7 bln rupees to start round for discovered small fields. was to bring such blocks to
tended in a phased man- investors will be further losses. Sensex ended 16,500 will be the first re-

a discount of 45 rupees to the commercial production of Under the policy for discovered production at the earliest in a bid
ner to include other US interested in NSE IFSC. 1,402.74 points or 2.58 sistance area while bulls

notional price band of 2,000- hydrocarbons from an onshore small fields, the government took to increase domestic output of
companies like Paypal, For instance, many peo- percent lower at get confidence only at a

2,100 rupees. The uncertain block in Krishna district of Andhra back numerous small blocks from hydrocarbons. India is the world's
McDonald's, Berkshire ple are waiting to invest 52931.07. The broad- decisive move above the

market environment forced the Pradesh, sources in the know of national oil companies and third-largest guzzler of crude oil
Hathaway etc. in Warren Buffett’s based Nifty shed 366.10 17,000 level.

Govt plans to hike third-party motor insurance rates

government to reconsider the the matter told Informist. auctioned them. These blocks and depends on imports to meet
Investors who live in Berkshire Hathaway, points or 2.25 percent at Investors should focus

timing of what is expected to The block-- had proven hydrocarbon reserves over 85% of its requirement of
India can open a Demat which will eventually be 15,879.30. About 837 on the domestic economy

account at the IFSC.
There are 36 registered
brokers with IFSC. In-
vestors will need to
transfer funds from
their bank account to
be India's largest public issue. KG/ONDSF/KAZA/2018--spread but were left undeveloped by the fuel.
on the list in a few shares have advanced, facing sectors like capi-
months. For now, the 2543 shares declined, tal goods, infrastructure,
eight companies in NSE and 129 shares are un- real estate, banking, etc.
IFSC are the world's changed. IT sector may continue
most renowned compa- There was heavy sell- to do well where ongoing
nies that just can’t be ig- ing pressure in banking correction is an opportu-

INFORMIST
the broker’s account. In- nored. All must dive in! and financial stocks. In- nity to add some quality

Mumbai
vestors can trade in the has been strong compared um rates through lower dusInd Bank crashed stocks. The auto sector is
US stocks once the funds to short-term rates. motor own damage prices. 7.63 percent to Rs 834.10. also providing favorable
reflect in the broker’s ac- "The multiplier (long However, considering the Axis Bank tumbled 6.70 risk-reward opportuni-
count. Retail investors The Ministry of Road term rate/one-year rate) already high overall loss percent to Rs 662.25. Ba- ties after a period of un-
can transact on the IFSC Transport and Highways for 2/4-wheeler is now ratio of the industry, which jaj Finance slumped 6.37 derperformance. Our top
platform under the liber- in consultation with Insur- more than 5 and 3 respec- was at a cyclical high of percent to Rs 6122.55 and picks in this correction
alised remittance ance Regulatory and Devel- tively. This is noteworthy 93% as of Apr-Sep, ICICI Bajaj Finserv dipped 6.27 are Thermax, KNR Con-
scheme (LRS) limits pre- opment Authority of India as it is a systemic acknowl- Securities expects improv- percent to Rs 14368.20. struction, LT, SBI, ICICI
scribed by the Reserve has proposed to increase edgement of the claim in- ing profitability if the hike State Bank of India Bank, Infosys, KPIT, Tata
Bank of India (RBI) for the third-party motor in- flation," the brokerage firm comes through. slumped 4.68 percent to Power, Tata Motors, Min-
trading in these stocks. surance premium rates for of the COVID-19 pandemic. said. With effect from Apr 1, Rs 440.35. da Industries, SBI Life
This currently stands at 2022-23 (Apr-Mar). The third party insur- The brokerage firm high- the proposed three-year Stocks like ONGC, Hin- insurance, Bajaj Finserv,
The proposal comes after ance rates were not revised lighted that if there is con- single premium for new dalco, Coal India were Canfin homes, Sobha,
Teji Mandi (TM Investment Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is a SEBI a gap of two years, when for 2020-21 and 2021-22. tinued tepid growth in new private cars will be in the the top gainers while In- Brigade Enterprises, Ka-
registered investment advisor. Information in this article should the insurance regulator motor sales, aggressive in- range of 6,521-24,596 ru- dusInd, Britannia, Maru- jaria Ceramics, and
not be construed as investment advice. Please had halted its plan to revise ICICI Securities said the surers may pass on the pees, depending on the cu- ti were the top losers for Reliance.
visitwww.tejimandi.com to know more. the premium rates in view increase in long-term rates higher third party premi- bic capacity of the vehicle.
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GROUP A
3m India Ltd 20255, 20255, 19668.45,
19908.35
Aarti Drugs 440.25, 445, 437.8, 440.9
Aarti Indust 822, 822, 787.25, 803.8
Aavas 2619.95, 2650.95, 2411, 2606.35
Abb Ltd. 2147.25, 2147.55, 2081.3, 2103.4
Abbott (i) 17000, 17460, 17000, 17406.05
Abcapital 100, 100.75, 96.85, 98.65
Abfrl 256.5, 263.7, 252.1, 261.3
Acc Ltd 1989, 1989, 1900.5, 1951.55
Acrycil Ltd. 681, 709, 680.05, 692.6
Action Const 221, 221, 206, 208.8
Adani Enter 1577, 1591.4, 1539.8, 1564.75
Adani Ports 690, 690.05, 664, 677.15
Adani Power 116.25, 118.2, 115.5, 116.4
Adanigreen 1864.95, 1870, 1785, 1803.4
Adanitrans 2321, 2364.3, 2204.65, 2205.2
Advenzymes 301, 311.6, 295, 298.65
Aegis Logis 197.3, 203.4, 189.8, 194.75
Affle 1106, 1165, 1106, 1147.9
Agro Tech Fo 850, 875.75, 827.4, 837.75
Ahluwalia Co 382.75, 386.4, 370, 374.25
Aiaengineer 1531.6, 1596, 1476, 1588.15
Airtelpp 298, 318, 289, 312.1
Ajanta Pharm 1697, 1742.35, 1632.1,
1707.95
Akzoindia 1831.55, 1875.55, 1812.5, 1828.9
Alem Pharma 712, 714.85, 696.05, 710.75
Alembic Ltd. 84.8, 84.8, 80.05, 80.9
Alkem 3133, 3323, 3110.05, 3271.25
Alkyl Amines 2777.7, 2835, 2760, 2798.35
Allcargo 312.5, 312.5, 290.45, 301.45
Alok Inds. 23.5, 23.6, 22.85, 23.25
Amar Raja Ba 545.5, 552.85, 537.05, 547.95
Amber 3450, 3496.45, 3318.45, 3354.65
Ambuja Ceme 291, 291, 278.05, 281.45
Anantraj 68.75, 68.75, 63.8, 65
Angelone 1299.9, 1299.9, 1250.9, 1254.95
Anuras 780, 800.25, 776.3, 780.9
Apar Indus. 615.8, 615.8, 592, 602.7
Apcotex Ind 333.85, 339, 325.25, 331.5
Apl Apollo 861, 861, 817.65, 832.65
Apollo Hosp. 4650, 4732, 4583.75, 4663.6
Apollo Tyres 171, 175.05, 165.4, 173.5
Apollopipes 455.25, 456, 444.85, 451.55
Apollotri 810, 812, 775, 785.05
Aptech Ltd 307.5, 308.75, 300.75, 305.7
Arvind Ltd 115, 115, 103.1, 104.3
Arvindfasn 247, 259, 247, 249.45
Asahi In.Gla 423, 435.7, 382.1, 395
Ashok Leyl. 103, 103.2, 96.85, 99.2
Ashoka 85.7, 88.35, 85.7, 86.4
Asian Paints 2650, 2725.95, 2601, 2708.5
Astec Life 1439.8, 1484.4, 1439.8, 1476.95
Asterdm 164, 165.2, 158, 162.4
Astra Micro 175.5, 187.7, 175.5, 186.8
Astral 1809, 1852.8, 1785.9, 1827.7
Astrazen.Ph. 2592, 2654.4, 2590.25, 2613.7
Atgl 1784.9, 1790.1, 1713, 1714.75
Atul Ltd. 8499, 8671.7, 8224.05, 8600.95
Aubank 1105, 1105, 1051.6, 1065.15
Aurob.Pharma 607, 612.95, 584.2, 608.95
Avanti Feeds 423, 457.65, 423, 429.95
Axis Bank 695.9, 704.7, 655.6, 667.25
Baj Hold Inv 4930, 5005.8, 4735.8, 4853.45
Bajaj Auto 3200, 3275, 3125.8, 3231.1
Bajaj Elect. 1050, 1138.5, 1032, 1117.8
Bajaj Finse 15102, 15102, 14290, 14368.2
Bajajcon 164, 164, 157.4, 158.6
Bajajhind 14.49, 14.65, 14, 14.45
Bajfinance 6380, 6380, 6097.55, 6122.55
Balaji Amine 2680.05, 2775.9, 2680.05,
2727.25
Balkrish Ind 1752, 1835.55, 1681.95, 1824.3
Balmer Lawri 114.8, 114.8, 112.55, 113.3
Balram.Chini 416, 448.5, 409, 443.55
Bandhanbnk 264, 265.1, 250.5, 253.8
Bank Maha 17.6, 18.1, 17.45, 17.7
Bankbaroda 98.7, 100.2, 91, 92.7
Bannari Aman 2158.45, 2370, 2157.75,
2249.15
Basf India 2663.15, 2682.95, 2623.1, 2630.7
Bata India 1700, 1710.5, 1655.1, 1698.85
Bayer Crop 4376.65, 4377, 4284.95, 4310.65
Bbox 791, 808.4, 770, 789.2
Bdl 457, 457, 438.55, 444.8
Bectorfood 320.4, 320.4, 305, 306.35
Beml Ltd 1520, 1520, 1420, 1439.2
Berge Paint 635, 641.9, 623.5, 629
Bf Utili 306, 308.35, 294.75, 303.05
Bhansali Eng 125, 125.3, 122.4, 123.25
Bharat Elect 212.45, 218.5, 206.65, 214.6
Bharat Forge 615, 629.3, 603.1, 612.6
Bharat Pet. 344.1, 346.5, 331.95, 338.05
Bharti Artl 643, 679, 638.9, 675.6
Bhel 48, 49.1, 47.45, 48.7
Biocon Ltd. 328.05, 331.3, 319, 329.9
Birla Corpn. 1001.2, 1049.5, 982.6, 1038.9
Blissgvs Ph 74, 75.75, 72.5, 73.35
Blue Dart Ex 5500, 5588.25, 5428.45, 5505
Blue Star 1020, 1020.8, 979.75, 1012.65
Bnk Of India 45.6, 47.1, 45.05, 46.2
Bodal Chem 96.05, 99.05, 96.05, 97.55
Bom Dyeing 94.2, 97.2, 94.2, 95
Bom.Burmah 905, 911.95, 860, 878
Bororenew 558, 568.7, 541.25, 557.95
Bosch Ltd 14510, 14510, 14050, 14159.45
Brigade 471.9, 474.2, 431.2, 436
Britania Ind 3300, 3303.4, 3145, 3154.05
Bslsenetfg 54, 54, 50.5, 51.42
Bsoft 426, 442.9, 425, 430.75
Camlinfine 138.1, 142, 134.65, 138.95
Cams 2335, 2416.6, 2335, 2388.35
Canara Bank 207, 207, 196.5, 200.85
Canfin Homes 555, 555, 520.25, 542.45
Capacite 125.5, 126.3, 120.15, 123.2
Caplin Point 718.5, 718.5, 691.55, 703.75
Carborundum 695, 717.6, 686.85, 709.6
Carerating 520, 520, 499.8, 506.1
Castrol 108, 108, 106.5, 107.35
Ccl Products 381, 395.45, 377.4, 381.8
Ceat Limited 1006.05, 1047.6, 994.95,
1006.25
Central Bk 18, 18.05, 17.5, 17.8
Centrum Cap 26, 26.5, 25.3, 25.7
Century Text 715.05, 728.6, 699, 707.2
Centuryply 589.15, 597.3, 564.85, 588.75
Cera Sanitar 4390, 4392.35, 4220.7, 4262.75
Cerebra Inte 70, 74.25, 70, 73.2
Cesc Ltd. 78.9, 79, 76.25, 78.15
Cgcl 600, 600, 580.1, 585.2
Chalet 259.95, 265.15, 252.65, 256.9
Chambal Fert 387, 387.55, 377.1, 380.2
Chennai Pet. 108.05, 110.75, 103, 109.45
Cholafin 640, 645.85, 596.1, 606.55
Cholahldng 621, 648, 607.95, 632.65
Cigniti Tech 510, 512, 490.55, 492
Cipla Ltd. 914.95, 945.1, 914.95, 940.5
City Union 115.95, 116.8, 108.6, 110.15
Coal India 184.35, 192, 181.65, 188.65
Cochinship 289.7, 289.7, 283.6, 286.1
Coforge 4575, 4747, 4488.05, 4721.85
Colgate Palm 1420, 1423.2, 1390.05,
1400.75
Confi Petro 64.5, 66, 63, 63.9
Contain.Corp 563.45, 579.3, 562.05, 573.35
Corom Inter 760, 770, 742.1, 760.05
Cosmo Films 1550, 1550, 1498.85, 1528.85
Cpse Etf 33.46, 34.33, 32.71, 34.25
Craftsman 1995, 1995, 1901.9, 1941.65
Creditacc 661, 675.55, 645.75, 652.6
Crisil Ltd 2700, 2749.95, 2616, 2639.15
Crompton 388.7, 388.7, 373, 376.3
Csbbank 211.4, 218.2, 201.3, 210.15
Cummins (i) 940, 964, 910, 946.4
Cyient 877, 943.95, 856.2, 919.9
Daawat 63.2, 68.25, 63.2, 65.5
Dabur (i) 523.75, 527.4, 502, 506
Dalbharat 1357.55, 1365.2, 1290, 1331.65
Dalmiasug 398.05, 425.15, 398.05, 423.4
Dbl 256.75, 256.75, 243.2, 245.25
Dcal 162.65, 164.35, 152.5, 154.1
Dcbbank 70, 71.3, 68.5, 68.85
Dcmshriram 1003.1, 1003.45, 950.65, 954.1
Deepak Fert. 575.65, 589.3, 568.3, 568.3
Deepak Nitr. 1875.5, 1888.7, 1811, 1832.25
Delta Corp 250.5, 254.55, 244, 250.95
Dhampur Suga 380.2, 414.7, 380.2, 408.75
Dhan Agri 712.7, 739.9, 697.45, 728.9
Dhani 68.4, 72.7, 68.4, 69.35
Dish Tv 14.8, 14.8, 13.7, 14.1
Divi’s Lab. 4003, 4092.95, 3975, 4076.65
Dixon 4050, 4090, 3934.55, 4058.15
Dlf Limited 324, 324, 306, 313.65
Dmart 4010, 4174.95, 3970, 3990.85
Dr.Reddy’s 3779.95, 3790.5, 3669.3, 3771.2
Dwar Sugar 94.95, 99, 91.9, 96.5
E.I.D.Par 400, 406.7, 393.3, 403.05
Eclerx 2125, 2381, 2125, 2322.25
Edelweiss 51.9, 52.2, 50.4, 50.8
Eicher Motor 2110, 2301.85, 2110, 2287.05
Eih Ltd. 125.15, 126.7, 123.05, 124.8
Elecon Eng 143.05, 144.5, 136.75, 142.6
Elgi Equip 343.05, 343.05, 324.2, 328.2
Emami Ltd. 490, 490, 446, 454.75
Endurance 1167, 1167, 1084, 1135.05
Enginrs.(i) 64.4, 65.85, 62.5, 64.35
Epl 153.55, 156.4, 148.95, 150.1
Equitas 105.5, 105.5, 100.3, 101.05
Equitasbnk 44.75, 48.7, 44.75, 47.55
Eris 676, 676, 649.1, 656.5
Esab India 2899, 2899, 2730.1, 2792.95
Escorts Ltd. 1825, 1825, 1779, 1798.15
Eveready (i) 332.05, 347, 330.15, 333.8
Exide Ind. 143.05, 143.55, 139.3, 141.75
Fconsumer 6.99, 6.99, 6.55, 6.58
Fdc Limited 270.5, 270.5, 257.4, 258.4
Federal Bank 91, 92.35, 86, 87.45
Filatex Indi 107.9, 107.9, 103.5, 105.55
Fineorg 4030, 4030, 3860, 3886.85
Finol. Cable 401, 401, 374.25, 378.6
Finolex Ind. 148.65, 149.05, 144.55, 146.7
Force Motr 1000, 1010.8, 976, 982.5
Fortis 259, 259, 251, 256.55
Fretail 49.65, 50, 48.35, 48.6
Fsl 123, 127.4, 122.1, 126.8
Gabriel(i) 113, 113.6, 110, 111.15
Gail (i) Ltd 157, 164, 155.2, 161.7
Galaxysurf 2720.05, 2723, 2657.6, 2704.65
Garfibres 2833, 2843.6, 2744.55, 2800.25
Gati Ltd. 137, 137, 129.15, 131.3
Genus Power 64.9, 64.9, 58.4, 60.15
Geojitfsl 62, 62, 60.2, 61.2
Gepil 150, 151, 146, 147.2
Get&d 86.2, 86.2, 82.5, 82.95
Ghcl Ltd 440, 440, 411, 413.5
Gicre 113, 113.65, 111.1, 112.15
Gillette (i) 5005.5, 5006.05, 4852.75,
4916.25
Gland 3242, 3245.2, 3134.75, 3196.1
Glaxosmith 1458, 1527.3, 1458, 1505.25
Glenmark Pha 417, 437.5, 415.6, 435.4
Gmm Pfaudler 4270, 4347, 4185, 4263.55
Gmr Infrastr 36.9, 36.9, 35.8, 36.35
Godawari Pow 354, 359.6, 342, 346.4
Godfrey Ph 988.9, 1003.4, 977.75, 986.4
Godrej Cons 715, 715, 660.2, 664.4
Godrej Ind 498, 498, 472.4, 494.1
Godrej Prop 1451, 1451, 1350.35, 1374.7
Godrejagro 485, 488.05, 467.2, 471
Gppl 82.7, 82.95, 78.6, 81.6
Granules (i) 284, 288, 277.35, 286.15
Graphite In. 468, 503.3, 455.45, 496.05
Grasim Ind. 1460, 1475, 1420, 1445.55
Great Easte 309.25, 321.7, 304, 318.35
Greaves Cott 156.6, 167.25, 156.6, 161.9
Greenpanel 464.85, 470, 435.35, 440.2
Greenply Ind 167, 167, 162.2, 164.85
Grind Norton 1629.95, 1691.05, 1604.3,
1640.85
Grnlam Ind 315.45, 323.55, 303.25, 319.45
Grse 230, 230, 218.9, 223.6
Grwrhitech 750.75, 772.95, 728.6, 748.1
Guj Amb Exp 193, 199.75, 187.5, 194.4
Guj Petronet 275.25, 275.7, 261.1, 264.6
Guj.Alkali 611, 637.95, 611, 618.55
Guj.Mineral 161, 172.6, 156.85, 167.3
Guj.Narmada 586, 617, 569.05, 608.5
Guj.St.Fert 126.8, 132.2, 123.7, 130.05
Gujgas 514.8, 514.8, 486.1, 496.45
Gulfoil Lub 468, 471.35, 455.6, 464.95
Hal 1355, 1362.85, 1304.55, 1322.5
Hathway Cab 17.9, 18.05, 17.6, 17.8
Hatsun Agro 1083, 1111.8, 1051.25, 1084.9
Havellsindia 1056.55, 1080.55, 1037.8,
1072.25
Hawkins Cook 5016.05, 5330, 5016.05,
5188.3
Hcg 247.9, 248.7, 234.4, 241.9
Hcl Techno 1110, 1161.35, 1110, 1153.7
Hdfc 2160, 2160, 2098.2, 2120.65
Hdfc Bank 1320, 1330.55, 1297.4, 1323.7
Hdfcamc 2040, 2069, 1988, 2039.05
Hdfclife 507, 520.2, 498, 503.45
Heg Limited 1110, 1314, 1107.1, 1287.05
Heidel Cem 184, 184.05, 178.95, 181.45
Hemiprop 104.95, 104.95, 100.4, 101.9
Heranba 588, 588, 555.05, 559.75
Heritgfood 303.1, 317.5, 298.45, 309.5
Heromotoco 2300, 2300, 2170.65, 2199.6
Hester Bisc 2295.85, 2350, 2272.45, 2343.3
Hfcl 68.4, 69.2, 67.5, 68.3
Hginfra 550, 555, 528.55, 531.95
Hgsl 1160, 1160, 1121.05, 1126.55
Hikal Ltd. 356, 357.45, 346, 352.85
Hil 3810.15, 3832.3, 3704.8, 3739
Himat.Seide 158.85, 161.85, 156.35, 157.95
Hind Uni Lt 1994, 1994, 1928, 1943.2
Hind.Constn. 15, 15.05, 14.3, 14.45
Hind.Copper 119.2, 126, 119, 124.6
Hind.Foods 1871.5, 1871.5, 1742.6, 1778.4
Hind.Oil Exp 201.15, 207.3, 194.8, 198.5
Hind.Petro 285.5, 285.5, 272.15, 276.25
Hindalco 587.8, 623.1, 587.8, 619.8
Hindus.Zi 324.7, 330.45, 315.9, 319.6
Hleglas 5410.1, 5587.95, 5225.1, 5247.45
Homefirst 666.95, 667, 620, 633
Honeywell 39175.9, 39936.65, 38084.9,
39584.75
Hscl 56, 56, 53.75, 54
Hsil 278.9, 283.2, 268.8, 274.9
Hudco 33.45, 33.45, 32.7, 33.15
Huhtamaki 163, 165.15, 153.8, 154.7
Ibul Hsg Fin 142.05, 142.4, 133.35, 135.6
Icici Bank 661.2, 666.55, 642, 652.35
Icici500 23.69, 23.69, 22.5, 22.67
Icicib22 46.68, 47.01, 45.82, 46.74
Icicigi 1215, 1226.55, 1192, 1207
Icicipruli 439.25, 455.65, 435.5, 447.15
Icicisensx 605.15, 605.15, 574, 579.93
Icra 3696.85, 3750, 3650, 3684.9
Idbi Bank L 41.45, 41.65, 40.55, 40.85
Idea 10.03, 10.15, 9.35, 9.58
Idfc 54.2, 54.35, 52.1, 53.25
Idfcfirstb 40.15, 40.3, 39, 40.1
Idfsensexe 572, 572, 551, 556.4
Iex 205.55, 209.85, 201.55, 207.8
Ifb Ind.Ltd. 844, 847.7, 793.5, 811.2
Ifci Ltd 11.8, 11.8, 11.25, 11.5
Iifl 290, 290, 276.65, 280.5
Iiflsec 80.9, 80.9, 76.8, 77.6
Iiflwam 1600, 1600, 1440, 1481.9
Ind.Glycols 799, 812.7, 780.5, 804.5
Indbul Real 101.2, 103.55, 98.4, 99.2
India Cem. 187.6, 189.05, 181.5, 184.35
India Touris 333, 338.8, 314.3, 332.05
Indiamart 4378.9, 4378.9, 4010, 4031.75
Indian Bank 139.1, 139.1, 131.45, 132.55
Indian Hotel 183.25, 191.8, 180.75, 189.25
Indian Oil 113.8, 113.95, 111.3, 112.35
Indian Over. 17.6, 17.65, 17.1, 17.35
Indigo 1677, 1677, 1595, 1617.35
Indigopnts 1625, 1625, 1497.65, 1525.4
Indo Count 163.05, 163.25, 156, 156.5
Indoco Rem 344.85, 365.45, 344.85, 362.15
Indostar 220, 222.55, 213, 216.35
Indra Gas 326.9, 342.85, 322.1, 338
Indusind Bnk 875, 895.65, 825.2, 834.1
Industower 205, 206.2, 196.95, 199
Infibeam 39.1, 39.5, 38.8, 39.3
Info Edge 4318.5, 4354.35, 4210, 4285.15
Infosys Ltd 1695, 1750.6, 1695, 1739.55
Ingersoll 1380.5, 1380.5, 1278, 1299.45
Inox Leisure 405.85, 405.85, 388.3, 391.5
Intellect 665, 685.95, 655, 681.7
Iol Chem Ph 347, 347, 321.9, 323.65
Ion Exchange 1767.8, 1798.45, 1731.55,
1748.25
Ipca Lab Ltd 943.3, 984, 930.15, 973.55
Irb Infra 210.1, 214.45, 210.1, 210.1
Ircon 40, 40.05, 39.25, 39.55
Irctc 740, 740, 708.7, 718.05
Irfc 21.2, 21.45, 21.1, 21.2
Isec 605, 612.4, 575.5, 591.4
Isgec 536, 568.15, 525, 551
Itc Ltd. 222.9, 226.9, 220.1, 224.8
Itdcem 62.3, 62.3, 59.7, 60
Iti Ltd. 93.8, 94.45, 91.5, 91.95
J & K Bank 33, 33.2, 32.3, 32.9
J Kumar Infr 158.75, 158.75, 154.7, 156.15
J.B.Chemical 1511, 1575, 1485, 1564.95
Jai Corp Ltd 103.9, 103.9, 100.15, 101.2
Jain Irrig 37.75, 39.2, 36.8, 37.75
Jaipra 9.23, 9.23, 8.5, 8.59
Jamna Auto 99, 100.9, 96, 96.35
Jchac 1760.05, 1810.4, 1743.1, 1772.05
Jindal Polyf 998.3, 1018.35, 979.95, 991.65
Jindal Saw 86.8, 86.95, 84.4, 84.85
Jindal Ste 435.5, 446.7, 430.4, 443.15
Jk Cement 2624, 2624, 2313.2, 2334.9
Jk Lakshmi 410.4, 410.4, 388.55, 401.3
Jk Paper 223.2, 225.5, 217.25, 222.1
Jk Tyre Ind 102, 103.8, 98, 101.9
Jm Financial 63.7, 63.7, 60.6, 61.85
Jppower 6.88, 6.88, 6.68, 6.72
Jsl 194, 195.55, 186.8, 188.85
Jslhisar 340, 358.55, 340, 354.1
Jswhl 3851.05, 3857.25, 3733.95, 3822.5
Jswsl 624.35, 642.65, 622.4, 637.35
Jtektindia 70.1, 72.5, 70.1, 71.95
Jubl Food 2567, 2580, 2475.3, 2553.2
Jublingrea 451.3, 455, 427.8, 429.65
Jublpharma 395, 408.55, 393.4, 396.7
Justdial 703.85, 728.6, 703.85, 718.55
Jyothylab 139.15, 140.6, 136.8, 139.45
K.P.R. Mill 601, 615.2, 582, 594.4
Kajaria Cer. 944, 952.95, 908.45, 914.5
Kalpa.Power 356.05, 383.95, 356.05, 379.9
Kalyani Stel 303.8, 303.8, 288.8, 295.8
Kalyankjil 61.7, 61.7, 59.8, 60.2
Kamaholding 8824.9, 8824.9, 8310, 8547.85
Kansai Nero 434.9, 434.9, 422.05, 430.85
Karnataka Bk 57.35, 57.35, 55.3, 55.55
Kaveri Seed 487, 507.65, 468, 499
Kec Intern 428, 434.7, 410.75, 417.4
Kei Indust. 981, 1034.95, 981, 1019.9
Kennametal 1984.45, 1984.45, 1887.05,
1920.15
Kesoram Ind 51.7, 52.35, 48.4, 49.95
Kiri Dyes 434, 448.95, 434, 445.05
Kirl.Bros. 284.25, 285.95, 270, 277.55
Kirl.Ferrous 190.55, 193.05, 185.35, 188
Kirloil Eng 127, 127.05, 122.6, 123.4
Kirlosar Pn 406, 406.85, 381.5, 384.65
Knr Const 306.65, 307.5, 283, 286.45
Koltepatil 263.6, 265.3, 252.25, 260.85
Kotak Mah.Bk 1700, 1730.8, 1680.25,
1713.85
Kpittech 527, 560.95, 527, 543.5
Krbl Ltd. 203.8, 203.8, 190.2, 192.95
Ksb 1097.5, 1159.9, 1022.85, 1144.65
L.G.Balkrish 533, 546, 517.1, 525.45
Lalpathlab 2330, 2349.75, 2265.6, 2328.05
La-opala Rg 350, 353.9, 315.05, 345.45
Larsen & Tou 1672, 1672, 1605.55, 1634.3
Lauruslabs 532.7, 532.7, 521.55, 528
Laxmimach 9813, 10008.25, 9670.4,
9901.95
Lemontree 51.05, 53.95, 50.6, 53.05
Lic Hous.Fin 339.35, 339.35, 321.2, 330.65
Licnetfsen 581, 582.5, 572, 582.5
Lindeindia 2552.4, 2600, 2500.75, 2552.9
Lnt Fh 60.4, 60.7, 58.5, 59.4
Lti 5980, 6240.65, 5951, 6211.8
Ltts 4502.2, 4643, 4444, 4609.2
Lupin Ltd. 700, 703.25, 678.65, 700.65
Luxind 2212.2, 2268, 2186.25, 2214.75
Lxchem 392.45, 402.75, 392, 398.5
M&m Finanser 137.8, 137.8, 127.95, 130.65
Mah & Mah 727.8, 727.8, 682, 689.3
Mah Holiday 205, 205, 198.5, 199.45
Mah.Scooter 3400.15, 3492.05, 3319.15,
3421.5
Mah.Seamless 512.05, 512.05, 494.25,
502.1
Maha.Tele 24.8, 24.8, 23.15, 23.55
Mahindcie 186.9, 186.9, 179.25, 180.75
Mahindralife 295, 295, 276, 278.3
Mahlog 425, 425, 405.95, 409.2
Man Infra 96, 96.75, 91.5, 94.35
Manap Fin 115.8, 115.8, 111.35, 114.5
Mangalam Cem 334.8, 336, 325.55, 326.45
Maricoltd 494.4, 496.25, 476.85, 482.1
Marksans 45.1, 46.55, 45.1, 45.85
Marutisuzuk 7040, 7040, 6730, 6769
Masfin 540, 554, 528, 548.3
Mastek Ltd 2645, 2798.55, 2607.8, 2771.35
Matrimony 690.35, 722, 682.05, 700.4
Maxhealth 359.95, 359.95, 340, 345.35
Mayur Uniq. 360, 366.15, 349.35, 356.1
Mazdock 242.5, 242.5, 235.25, 240.4
Mcx Ltd 1253, 1289.05, 1224.3, 1255.3
Metropolis 1892, 1892, 1805.4, 1861.4
Mfsl 780, 797.6, 753.45, 779
Mgl 714, 730.15, 696.75, 714
Midhani 180, 180, 171.2, 172.15
Minda Ind 896, 915, 865, 900.2
Mindacorp 183.5, 183.8, 174.25, 174.85
Mindtree Ltd 3780.05, 3886.8, 3772.6,
3859.55
Mineral&metl 44.9, 44.95, 43.85, 44.35
Moil Ltd 169, 174.3, 167.2, 172.55
Moldtkpack 681.85, 681.85, 654.2, 662.5
Morepen Lab. 40, 40, 38.8, 39.1
Motherson Ss 134.7, 134.7, 124.5, 128.2
Motilalofs 868.8, 868.8, 812.3, 855
Mphasis Ltd 3140, 3186.65, 3099.35, 3124.6
Mrf Ltd. 64500, 66440.25, 63800.05,
66115.05
Mrpl 40.95, 43.2, 39.65, 41.9
Mstc 293.2, 300.85, 290.55, 296.55
Mtartech 1783, 1904.8, 1764.55, 1880.8
Muthoot Fin 1367.35, 1376.5, 1342.15,
1350.25
N C L Ind. 168, 174.15, 168, 172.2
Nam-india 300.45, 300.45, 282, 285.2
Nat.Alum 124.2, 127.9, 122.05, 127
Natco Pharm 850.2, 854, 822.85, 844.3
National Fer 42.7, 43.65, 42.5, 42.85
Nav Bhar Ven 115.05, 119.65, 115.05, 116.8
Navin Fluori 3500, 3632.95, 3426.7, 3548.5
Navnetedul 83.45, 84.65, 82.45, 83.75
Nbcc 37, 37.15, 35.7, 36.4
Ncc 58.65, 60.15, 58.4, 59.6
Nelco Ltd. 592, 617.5, 586.65, 587.7
Nesco Ltd 540, 543.15, 525.45, 528.35
Nestle (i) 17394, 17408, 17048.75, 17342.5
Netfsensex 608, 616, 574.1, 580
Netfsnx150 42, 49.5, 42, 44.31
Neuland Lab. 1098, 1195.1, 1080.55,
1159.15
Newgen 504, 507.05, 486, 490.9
Nh 650, 662.35, 632.85, 643.65
Nhpc 28, 28.85, 27.65, 28.65
Niacl 114.55, 118.15, 113.3, 114.2
Niit Ltd. 431.35, 440.95, 412.55, 431
Nilkamal L 2002, 2002, 1885.25, 1913.4
Nlcindia 64, 64.35, 63.2, 63.85
Nmdc Ltd 147, 153.9, 146.45, 152.95
Nocil Ltd 207.4, 207.4, 194.5, 197.65
Ntpc Ltd 129, 130.5, 126.85, 130
Ntwk Med Inv 76.8, 76.8, 73.6, 73.65
Oberoi Real 840, 840, 786.6, 796.1
Oil India 249, 257.4, 245.5, 249.5
Ongc Corpn 168, 189.8, 167.4, 187.05
Onmobile 109.95, 112.9, 108, 109.4
Oracle Fin 3340, 3383.7, 3272.3, 3349.05
Orient Cem 127.5, 131.7, 125.6, 126.4
Orientelec 315.05, 322, 314.2, 316.2
Page Industr 40555, 40555, 39635,
39892.55
Paisalo 610.3, 618.75, 603.9, 610.65
Paragmilk 98.75, 98.75, 95.25, 96.75
Paushak Ltd 8906, 8950, 8655, 8854.05
Pcbl 188, 192.4, 183.7, 187.5
Pel 2040, 2040, 1866.4, 1886.45
Persistent 3955, 4187.9, 3955, 4139.25
Petronet Lng 214.45, 219.3, 212.15, 218.05
Pfizer Ltd. 4278.75, 4360.65, 4211.2, 4254.7
Pghl 4480, 4490, 4400, 4415.5
Phoenix Mill 933.35, 933.35, 897, 906.5
Pi Indus.Ltd 2380, 2428.55, 2352.95, 2403.4
Pidilite 2230, 2230, 2145, 2163.8
Pilaniinvs 1672.55, 1672.55, 1611, 1629.75
Pnbhousing 409, 433, 396.6, 426.25
Pncinfra 247, 247, 235.75, 240.3
Poly Medicur 787.1, 816.45, 787.05, 806.2
Polycab 2200, 2237.3, 2164, 2205.35
Polyplex 1829.8, 1830.45, 1750, 1816.25
Poonawalla 219, 225.75, 218.7, 220.1
Power Finan 108.75, 108.75, 104.3, 106.05
Power Grid 211.95, 215.25, 208.85, 213.1
Powerindia 3500, 3534.65, 3268.05, 3277.15
Praj Ind.Ltd 340, 354.75, 340, 347.25
Prakash Ind. 64.15, 64.35, 62.1, 62.9
Prestige 432.65, 432.65, 401.25, 406.4
Pricolltd 105, 108.4, 102.5, 103.65
Princepipe 620, 620, 602.4, 608.05
Priviscl 1898.55, 1898.55, 1791, 1806.4
Procter &gam 14970.35, 14970.35, 14001,
14075.45
Prsmjohnsn 113.1, 117.4, 110, 113.8
Ptc India 83.45, 83.45, 81.5, 82.1
Pun.Chem 1318, 1400, 1309.95, 1352.15
Punjab Natio 34.05, 34.7, 33.35, 34.15
Pvr Ltd 1550.75, 1550.75, 1484.4, 1499.1
Quess 580, 580, 550, 554.75
Radicokhait 847.9, 854.75, 810, 851.25
Railtel 90.5, 90.9, 87.2, 88.4
Rain 169.95, 172.35, 163.35, 168.85
Rajesh Expo. 721, 721, 688.25, 700.65
Rallis India 245.75, 248, 237.5, 239.75
Ramco Systm 285, 290.85, 281.2, 283.75
Ramco Inds. 213.5, 213.55, 205.65, 206.55
Ramcocem 730, 730, 692.9, 698.6
Rashtr.Chem. 72.3, 72.3, 69.6, 70.5
Ratnamni Met 2218.8, 2222.2, 2152.85,
2183.55
Raymond 682, 690.05, 645, 658.4
Rba 104.2, 105.05, 101.5, 103.1
Rblbank 125, 125, 118.2, 121.75
Recltd 123.65, 123.65, 119.2, 120.5
Redington 150.1, 151.6, 146.05, 147.45
Rel Indl Inf 671.95, 672.05, 646.85, 653.2
Relaxo Foot. 1152, 1174.45, 1122.75,
1144.65
Reliance 2296, 2311.85, 2222.65, 2239.95
Religare Ent 120, 120.65, 116.5, 117.15
Renuka Sugar 32.65, 34.5, 31.1, 34.15
Repco Home 187.15, 187.45, 175, 176
Respon Ind 154.6, 154.6, 144.45, 145.75
Rhim 519.8, 519.8, 487, 489.8
Rites 251.9, 251.9, 242.55, 244.7
Rk Forgings 827, 827, 775, 782.6
Rossari 925, 925, 889.1, 899.75
Route 1495, 1538.95, 1494.95, 1523.35
Rpower 12.45, 12.88, 12.41, 12.64
Rpsgvent 576.95, 590, 562.8, 566.65
Rupa & Co 415, 418, 405.8, 407.7
Rvnl 30.5, 30.5, 29.7, 29.95
Sadbhav Engg 30.45, 30.5, 29.3, 29.75
Sanofi 7140, 7149.95, 7010, 7031.65
Sasken 891.1, 965.25, 885, 913
Sbicard 731.95, 735.8, 712.35, 730.45
Sbilife 1040, 1047.65, 1023.85, 1028.35
Sbisensex 571.99, 573.99, 557.2, 561.95
Schaeffler 1729.95, 1814.65, 1660, 1785.05
Schneider 108, 108.3, 103.85, 104.2
Sequent 124.4, 125.8, 121, 121.5
Setfbse100 177, 180, 168.95, 170.5
Setfsn50 475, 475, 442, 447.85
Sfl 3379, 3757, 3303.9, 3566.85
Shakti Pumps 469.85, 474, 461.05, 467.55
Shankara 704, 706.7, 651.05, 655.95
Shardacrop 534, 534, 511.8, 522.1
Shil 366, 385.6, 360, 368.5
Shilpa Medic 400, 406.95, 380.35, 387.3
Shipp.Corpn 111.15, 116.55, 111.15, 113.3
Shk 145.1, 145.1, 139.8, 141.05
Shopper Stop 350.5, 350.5, 326.6, 341.1
Shree Cement 22500, 22500, 21667.5,
21996.7
Shriram Tran 1078.4, 1078.4, 1016.95,
1021.2
Shrmcityun 1499.3, 1499.3, 1431.7, 1443.8
Siemens Ltd. 2230.05, 2289.95, 2200.9,
2221.45
Sis 443.25, 443.25, 431.7, 434.6
Sjvn 28.55, 28.6, 27.8, 28.05
Skf India 3250, 3296.75, 3155, 3192.15
Sobha 735, 735, 700, 701.5
Solar Ind 2200, 2282.9, 2200, 2241.7
Solara 689.25, 709.3, 665.4, 686.9
Somany Cram 629.25, 639, 614.15, 625.75
Sonata Soft. 750, 763, 730.5, 746.5
South Ind.Bk 7.95, 7.95, 7.8, 7.83
Spandana 342, 344.5, 326.4, 331.1
Spicejet Ltd 57.95, 58.4, 53.3, 54.5
Srf Limited 2200.2, 2210, 2106.35, 2157.05
Star 317, 319.4, 309.75, 317.9
Starcement 88.35, 88.35, 85.55, 86.05
State Bank 447.75, 453.35, 433.5, 440.35
Steel Auth. 97, 99.15, 94.8, 98.05
Ster Tech 184, 184, 178, 180.35
Stovekraft 632, 662.2, 632, 643.1
Subex Ltx 35.95, 36.8, 35.2, 35.45
Subros Ltd. 326.05, 365.65, 309.55, 337.3
Sudarsh.Chem 517.2, 529.85, 505.1, 519.2
Sumichem 355, 368.5, 355, 365.25
Sun Pharma. 825, 828.65, 809.5, 822.7
Sun Tvnet 437.2, 440.75, 425, 437.65
Sundar.Clay 3611.95, 3787.6, 3577.65,
3602.8
Sundaram Fas 793, 825.3, 777.5, 807.2
Sunflag Iron 68.2, 68.2, 65.35, 66.35
Sunpha Adv 264, 264, 249.65, 260.6
Sunteck Real 485, 489.6, 454, 475.05
Suprem Ind 1925, 2018.8, 1925, 1974.65
Supreme Pet 717, 718.75, 694.5, 707.4
Surya Roshni 414.4, 414.4, 391.7, 396.45
Suryoday 120.8, 120.8, 114.5, 115.05
Suvenphar 498.2, 507.2, 487, 492.5
Suzlonenergy 9.85, 9.85, 9.65, 9.65
Swan Eng 159.7, 159.7, 156.95, 157
Swaraj Engin 1300, 1320, 1292.55, 1306.45
Swsolar 314.95, 314.95, 299.15, 302.25
Sxetf 588.06, 589.88, 570, 571.8
Symphony 953.85, 962.35, 942, 955.75
Syngene 535, 541, 519.2, 538.45
T.P.L. 94, 94, 91.5, 91.95
Tamil.Newspr 123.05, 129.6, 122.1, 129.1
Tanla 1440, 1460.4, 1410, 1418.1
Tasty Bite 11350, 11428.25, 10698.5, 10845
Tata Chem. 834.6, 857, 831, 849.6
Tata Coffee 186.45, 186.45, 182.25, 183.6
Tata Comm 1111, 1141.95, 1084.5, 1130.2
Tata Elxsi 6650, 6650, 6465.7, 6548.35
Tata Invest. 1289.4, 1315.2, 1278, 1290.6
Tata Metalik 847.1, 847.1, 776.5, 803.9
Tata Motors 402.1, 402.35, 387.9, 394.2
Tata Power 214.35, 219.6, 212.25, 216.25
Tata Steel 1278, 1301.7, 1263.85, 1291.75
Tataconsum 660, 673.4, 650.75, 659.7
Tatamtrtdvr 193.55, 197.95, 189.35, 192.45
Tatastllp 690, 712.7, 688, 700.75
Tciexp 1695, 1777.75, 1638, 1737.8
Tcnsbrands 679.2, 701.7, 660.8, 672.2
Tcs Ltd. 3469, 3547.45, 3351, 3485.3
Teamlease 3970.2, 4045.95, 3838.6,
4006.85
Tech Mah 1422, 1464, 1411.2, 1424.25
Technoe 229.65, 233.2, 224.1, 231.65
Tejasnet 395, 395, 378.4, 378.4
Thermax 1835, 1835, 1761, 1765.85
Thirumalai 199, 200, 192.8, 195.5
Thomas Cook 56.9, 58.7, 56.05, 56.75
Thyrocare 835.6, 847.3, 802.9, 816.5
Tiindia 1490, 1520, 1463.35, 1513.1
Time Techno 69.1, 70.95, 68.1, 68.65
Timken (i) 2034, 2034, 1908.3, 1920.95
Tinplate 321.6, 329.2, 318.1, 322.7
Titan 2415.35, 2419.6, 2320.95, 2389.75
Tornt Power 466.7, 473.35, 456.75, 465.95
Torrent Phar 2780, 2780, 2660.1, 2689.55
Transport Co 575, 575, 532.2, 536.25
Trent Ltd. 1090, 1090, 1040.1, 1064.65
Triveni Engg 267, 278.85, 260.65, 273.55
Triveniturb 172.3, 181, 168.2, 174.85
Ttk Prestige 788, 788, 765.75, 776.55
Tv Today 380.1, 380.1, 364.65, 368.2
Tv18brdcst 59, 59.75, 56.7, 57.95
Tvs Motor L 548.05, 548.05, 513, 529.35
Tvs Srichakr 1750, 1777.2, 1713.8, 1720.65
Ucobank 11.35, 11.71, 11.35, 11.51
Uflex Ltd 486.3, 500.75, 484.05, 496.05
Ujjivan 117.6, 123.5, 113.25, 115.2
Ujjivansfb 16.6, 17.5, 16.5, 16.85
Ultratech Cm 6014, 6014, 5682.15, 5698.95
Unichem Lab 245.5, 255, 243, 251.95
Union Bank L 39.35, 39.4, 37.9, 38
United Brewa 1328, 1328, 1274.6, 1304.15
Upl 708, 734.95, 686.05, 732
Usha Mart.Lt 88.15, 88.15, 84.75, 85.4
Utiamc 855.5, 886.75, 818.35, 824.9
V Guard Ind 208, 208, 201, 204.9
Vaibhavgbl 399.7, 405.05, 390, 394.4
Vakrangee 31.6, 31.6, 30.35, 30.7
Valiantorg 864.8, 875.65, 831.15, 857.75
Vardh Text 2631.3, 2635.5, 2520, 2537.4
Varroc 311, 311, 283, 288.9
Vatech Waba 284, 284.5, 275.9, 277.3
Vbl 916, 916, 876.3, 902.25
Vedl 372, 389, 372, 387.2
Venkey’s (i) 1984.95, 1984.95, 1914.8,
1952.75
Vesuvius Ind 939, 945, 906, 941.25
Vinati Org. 1820.05, 1907.7, 1769.65,
1844.95
Vindhya Tele 1134, 1134, 1042, 1059.5
Vip Indus. 602.2, 627.1, 582.05, 587.8
Vmart 3344.95, 3510.95, 3285.6, 3448.95
Voltas Ltd 1168, 1168, 1123.85, 1147.25
Vrllog 418, 434.8, 398.15, 425.15
Vst Indus. 2955, 2964.05, 2891.15, 2905.2
Vst Tillers 2514.1, 2514.1, 2380, 2456.4
Wabco 7272.1, 7381.05, 6932.7, 7025.55
Welcorp 137.2, 141.15, 135.55, 138.3
Welent 77.1, 79, 76.5, 77.75
Welspun (i) 99.1, 100.75, 97.35, 98.25
West Coas Pa 235.5, 240.5, 230.4, 233.85
Westlife Dev 452, 452, 426.15, 444.4
Whirlpool 1644, 1644, 1577.7, 1611.15
Wipro Ltd. 565, 579.35, 562.5, 571.5
Wockhardt 346.45, 346.45, 328.55, 340.95
Yes Bank 12.75, 12.77, 12.59, 12.67
Zee Enter 220.15, 240, 215.3, 237.85
Zensar Tech. 343.15, 343.3, 331.25, 337
Zydus Well 1530.05, 1548, 1473.35, 1488.3
Zyduslife 340, 345.55, 331, 341.85
OTHER GROUPS
20 Microns 68.6, 70.9, 68.5, 70.1
21st Cen.Mgm 28.1, 28.1, 28.1, 28.1
3i Infotech 53.5, 55, 50.75, 55
3pland 16.4, 16.4, 15.25, 15.45
5paisa 320.15, 327, 303, 306.35
63moons 196.4, 199.9, 196.4, 196.65
7nr 18.5, 21, 17.6, 21
7seas 17.25, 17.35, 16.05, 16.4
A Axiscades 85.1, 86.5, 83, 84.35
A.K.Capital 419.8, 420, 410, 419.9
A.Sarabhai 31.4, 32.5, 30.2, 31.55
A2zinfra 10.46, 10.7, 10.3, 10.3
Aadi Indus L 7.82, 7.82, 7.43, 7.55
Aail 51.9, 51.9, 48.25, 49.8
Aal 212, 215, 206, 214
Aanandalak 10, 10.25, 9.3, 9.34
Aanchalisp 17.3, 17.3, 16.15, 16.25
Aarey Drugs 44.85, 44.9, 42.55, 43.15
Aarnav 63.6, 65.5, 63.5, 63.5
Aartisurf 800, 800, 765.1, 771.2
Aarvee Denim 24.8, 24.8, 23.2, 24.5
Aashka 45, 45, 43.1, 43.4
Aayush 24.75, 26.5, 23.15, 24.95
Aban Offsho 45.5, 47.7, 44.55, 46.85
Abansent 92, 107.5, 91.5, 101.25
Abc India 73.3, 77.05, 73.3, 73.7
Abcrspdg 2.36, 2.59, 2.36, 2.59
Abcrsprg 2.49, 2.49, 2.05, 2.49
Abhifin 30.05, 30.05, 30.05, 30.05
Abhinav Cap 49.85, 49.85, 49.85, 49.85
Abm Knowledg 101.95, 101.95, 91.25, 95.5
Abml 55, 57.85, 55, 55.9
Abmtsprdg 1.12, 1.12, 1.12, 1.12
Abmtsprg 4.5, 4.5, 4.32, 4.32
Abslamc 497.8, 498.75, 486.65, 490.9
Abslbanetf 34.6, 34.73, 32.49, 32.83
Abslnn50et 38.85, 40.4, 38.3, 38.57
Abvl 33.4, 33.4, 33.4, 33.4
Accel 20.65, 21, 19.75, 20.25
Accelya 895.05, 901.95, 880.05, 888.5
Ace India Lt 1.65, 1.65, 1.6, 1.6
Ace Software 20, 20, 19.4, 19.4
Acemen 40, 44.1, 39.9, 42.9
Acewin 5, 5, 4.97, 4.97
Aci Infocom 0.89, 0.89, 0.89, 0.89
Acknit Ind 126, 128.9, 123, 126.75
Acme 17, 17.4, 16.55, 16.9
Acml 45, 47.75, 45, 47
Acrow India 126, 126, 114.25, 114.25
Active 22.95, 25.2, 20.25, 24.8
Adarsh Plant 20.25, 21.3, 20.25, 20.7
Adcindia 302, 305, 290, 299.95
Adcon 11.36, 12.54, 11.36, 11.36
Addi Ind. 31.65, 32.5, 29.45, 29.9
Adeshwar 25, 27.45, 25, 27.45
Adf Foods Lt 702.15, 707.8, 689.05, 693.45
Adhinath Tex 53.9, 56.7, 53.9, 55.15
Adinath Exim 25.75, 26.75, 25.75, 26.35
Adishakti 7.01, 7.01, 7.01, 7.01
Aditya Ispat 9.68, 9.93, 9.6, 9.93
Aditya Spin. 20.45, 20.8, 19, 19.35
Adl 40.65, 44, 40.65, 43.6
Ad-manum Fin 31.7, 33.2, 30.15, 30.15
Ador Fontech 69.25, 70.5, 68.1, 69.75
Ador Multi. 88, 88, 76.15, 77.05
Adorwelding 651.8, 655, 630, 633.85
Adroitinfo 10.4, 10.48, 9.5, 10.48
Advait 119.5, 119.5, 116, 118
Advani Hotel 88, 88.75, 84.85, 85.2
Advik Labors 1.39, 1.39, 1.39, 1.39
Advikca 3.87, 3.87, 3.75, 3.87
Ael 59.1, 59.25, 56.45, 59.05
Aepl 52.55, 52.55, 49.45, 50.6
Afel 89.55, 94.85, 87.3, 89.45
Affordable 141.9, 141.9, 134, 134.5
Agar Ind Cor 460.05, 460.05, 424.15, 435.9
Agiil 226.95, 226.95, 220, 224.95
Agol 66, 66, 61.05, 62.1
Agri Tech 88.9, 89, 82.4, 85.1
Agrimony Com 10.69, 12.07, 10, 11.13
Agstra 115.45, 115.45, 107.05, 107.95
Ahmed.Steel 21.6, 21.6, 21, 21
Ai Champdny 19.25, 19.25, 19.25, 19.25
Aiil 152, 152, 140.75, 149.5
Aimco Pesti. 155.5, 159, 155.1, 155.1
Aiml 83.95, 92.75, 83.95, 92.6
Ainfra 41.05, 41.05, 38.45, 39.65
Aishwarya 4.09, 4.09, 4.08, 4.08
Ajanta Soya 195.5, 195.5, 186.4, 192.25
Ajel 7.74, 7.74, 7.03, 7.58
Ajil 26.95, 28, 25.8, 26.55
Ajmera 332.15, 338.3, 331.75, 331.75
Ajrinfra 2.3, 2.32, 2.13, 2.14
Akashdeep 42, 42, 37, 39.4
Akm 34.35, 34.4, 34.35, 34.4
Aksh Optifib 11, 11.2, 10.45, 10.53
Akshar 44.2, 48.5, 44.2, 46.85
Aksharchem I 350, 350, 333.2, 343.9
Akspintex 70.3, 70.3, 70.3, 70.3
Alan Scott 148.75, 148.75, 134.65, 148.7
Alankit 13.6, 13.8, 13.3, 13.55
Albert David 525, 527.8, 508.9, 518.5
Alch Corp 17.7, 17.75, 16.15, 16.15
Alexander 25.3, 27.9, 25.3, 27.9
Alfa Ica (i) 45, 45, 45, 45
Alfa Transfo 7.04, 7.05, 6.7, 7
Alfavison.Ov 125.25, 125.25, 123.75, 124.25
Alfl 2.65, 2.67, 2.55, 2.67
Alfred Herb 724.95, 725, 724.95, 725
Alicon 728, 758, 713.6, 727.75
Alka India 2.44, 2.49, 2.38, 2.49
Alka Secur. 0.5, 0.5, 0.46, 0.5
Alkali 78, 79.45, 76.55, 76.65
Alkosign 45.25, 46.5, 45.25, 45.6
Allied Digit 100.95, 104.5, 99.2, 102.15
Allsec Tech 535.1, 535.1, 506, 526
Almondz Glo 91.7, 106, 91, 104.8
Alpa Lab 70.5, 70.5, 65.05, 67.25
Alphageo (i) 289.15, 297.95, 284.05, 289.6
Alphalogic 38, 39.6, 35, 37.05
Alpine Hsg. 31.9, 32.6, 30.1, 31.9
Alps Inds. 2.37, 2.37, 2.37, 2.37
Alps Motor 0.52, 0.52, 0.52, 0.52
Alu Fluoride 302, 303, 295, 297.65
Amal Product 395, 395, 351.75, 384.85
Amalgamated 16.7, 17.1, 16.35, 17.1
Amarjothi Sp 164.1, 175, 164.1, 174
Ambica Agar. 28, 28, 27.15, 27.15
Ambika Cotto 2379.15, 2379.15, 2278.5,
2303.2
Ambition 7.74, 7.75, 7.7, 7.7
Amco India L 73.55, 77.9, 68.35, 69.2
Amd Indus 44.25, 46.2, 42.35, 43.65
Amerise 1.45, 1.48, 1.34, 1.42
Amfl 1.52, 1.52, 1.45, 1.45
Amforge Ind. 6.5, 6.5, 6.01, 6.08
Amines&plast 93.95, 93.95, 89.1, 90.7
Amintan 3.3, 3.35, 3.08, 3.1
Amiorg 860.1, 894.75, 851, 856.4
Amjland 26.6, 27.6, 25.25, 26.85
Aml 6.88, 8.32, 6.88, 8.32
Amrapali Ind 20.8, 21.35, 19.45, 20.1
Amrawor Agri 1.61, 1.61, 1.61, 1.61
Amrit Corp 888, 888, 830.5, 841.6
Amrutanjan 829, 829, 790, 805.05
Amtl 20.7, 20.7, 20, 20.25
Anandrathi 550.75, 561, 550.75, 559.2
Andhra Cemen 13.8, 13.9, 13.01, 13.34
Andhra Petro 98, 98, 94.6, 94.6
Andhra Sugar 141, 143.4, 136.35, 141.15
Andpaper 213.55, 215.65, 209.95, 212.25
Andrew Yule 21.1, 21.15, 20.3, 20.65
Aneri 6.07, 6.07, 6.07, 6.07
Ang 282.5, 282.5, 270.1, 270.1
Angel 24.45, 25, 24.4, 25
Anik Inds 25.85, 26.5, 24.4, 25.4
Anjani Finl 5.56, 6.48, 5.56, 6.19
Anjani Portl 250.05, 252.4, 245.8, 251.1
Anjani Synt. 30.15, 31, 29.5, 29.85
Anjanifoods 127.45, 128.7, 120.9, 120.9
Ankit Metal 7.75, 8.28, 7.75, 7.82
Anmol 218.15, 219.15, 213, 214.05
Anna Infra 14.96, 14.96, 14.96, 14.96
Ansal Build. 90.05, 93.75, 89.5, 91.55
Ansal Infras 13.55, 14, 13.5, 13.6
Ansalhsg 7.25, 7.3, 6.8, 6.86
Anubhav 2.83, 2.84, 2.83, 2.83
Anuh Pharma 96, 96.1, 91.5, 93.45
Anup 808, 808, 761.25, 771.55
Anupam 3.3, 3.3, 3.12, 3.12
Apex 255, 265.5, 255, 262.25
Apil 58.6, 59.65, 58.6, 59.65
Aplab Ltd. 18.25, 18.9, 18.25, 18.6
Apm Indus. 38, 40, 37.25, 39.45
Apmfinvest 51.1, 52.25, 51, 51.95
Apollo 118.8, 118.8, 114.45, 115.1
Apollo Fin I 734, 799, 733.8, 733.8
Apoorva 44.95, 44.95, 40.85, 44.2
Aptus 326.3, 349.2, 326.3, 345.6
Aqfintech 389.8, 418.95, 389.8, 405.25
Aravali Sec. 6.06, 6.36, 5.8, 6.35
Arcee Indust 7.66, 7.66, 6.96, 7.64
Arcfin 44.85, 44.85, 44.85, 44.85
Archidply In 41, 41.6, 40.05, 40.05
Archies Ltd 16.8, 17.05, 16.6, 16.85
Architorg 37, 38.45, 37, 38
Arfin 120, 125, 115.5, 120
Ari.Tourneso 16.1, 16.11, 15.9, 16.11
Aries Agro 124.8, 127.2, 121.4, 124.2
Arih Super 138.3, 138.3, 127.05, 127.05
Arihant Cap. 385, 388.3, 374.65, 379.15
Arihant Foun 31, 31, 29.4, 29.9
Arihant Sec. 11.78, 11.78, 11.78, 11.78
Arl 48.35, 49.75, 46.25, 47.95
Arman Fin 785.15, 807, 744.5, 793.95
Arnold Hold 12.7, 12.7, 11.87, 12.12
Aro Granite 55.7, 56.65, 54.75, 55.4
Arrowgreen 90, 92.05, 86.4, 91.5
Arshiya 34.9, 36.5, 34.35, 35.25
Arss Infra 26.95, 27.55, 26.45, 26.6
Artefact Pr 60, 60, 53, 53.65
Artemismed 39.4, 40.65, 38, 38.8
Artson Eng 52.1, 54, 51.85, 52
Arunahtel 10, 10.2, 9.66, 10.15
Arunis 26.8, 26.85, 26.8, 26.85
Arvsmart 188, 195.75, 182.4, 190.45
Aryaman Fin. 55.15, 55.15, 55.15, 55.15
Aryavan 14, 14, 13.99, 13.99
Asahi Song 262.05, 271.3, 260, 260.9
Ashapura Ltd 100.5, 100.85, 97.1, 98.35
Ashiana Agro 10.6, 11, 10.55, 10.6
Ashiana Hou 149.85, 157.1, 146.65, 156
Ashiana Isp. 21.15, 22.15, 21.1, 21.2
Ashikacr 35, 37.7, 34, 35.7
Ashima Ltd. 15.6, 15.6, 14.75, 14.9
Ashirwad Cap 7.5, 7.5, 7.2, 7.2
Ashirwad Stl 15.95, 16.15, 15, 15.66
Ashish Poly. 23.7, 23.7, 22.95, 23.7
Ashni 12.32, 12.92, 11.73, 12.3
Ashnoor Tex. 54.35, 57.85, 52.7, 53.9
Ashoka Refin 12.66, 13.32, 12.66, 12.66
Ashok-alco 93.8, 93.8, 85, 85.4
Ashram Onlin 6.15, 6.15, 5.71, 5.82
Asia Pack 20.05, 20.05, 20.05, 20.05
Asiacap 16.55, 16.55, 16.55, 16.55
Asian Granit 99.95, 101.45, 97.4, 100.55
Asian Htl E 180.25, 200, 180.2, 191.25
Asian Petro 28.6, 29.8, 27.2, 29.5
Asian Star 857.9, 863, 855, 855
Asian Tea 17.9, 17.9, 15.8, 16.6
Asianene 115.1, 118.2, 112.4, 113.3
Asianhotnr 75.15, 78.4, 74.75, 76.15
Asiil 14.5, 15.2, 14.5, 14.95
Asit C Fin 62.55, 64.9, 61.45, 61.45
Asm Technolo 708.95, 712, 651, 690.5
Aspira 81.8, 85.8, 77.8, 83.15
Asrl 107.75, 110.95, 107.1, 107.1
Assament 561.5, 561.5, 508.1, 561
Asso.Alcohol 440, 448, 432.05, 445.6
Astron 38.1, 39.2, 38, 38.6
Asyainfo 5.69, 5.69, 5.15, 5.52
Asyl 11.96, 11.96, 11.37, 11.94
Atharv Ent 1.94, 2.03, 1.86, 2.03
Athcon 10.6, 10.6, 10.6, 10.6
Athenaglo 51.35, 54.05, 51.35, 54.05
Atishay 36.9, 39, 35.5, 38.3
Atlanta 19, 19.35, 18.9, 18.9
Atn Inter. 0.19, 0.19, 0.19, 0.19
Atul Auto 170.95, 170.95, 165.65, 166.5
Atv Projects 11, 11, 10.45, 10.5
Aurionpro So 312, 312, 286, 286.95
Auro Lab. 90.45, 90.45, 87, 87.75
Aurum 108, 110.9, 105.8, 106.4
Ausom Ent 66.9, 66.9, 61.3, 63.25
Austin Engg. 57.5, 59, 52, 52.85
Auto Axles 1425.05, 1475.95, 1407.4,
1461.15
Auto Cor.Goa 952, 952, 901.2, 920.45
Auto Pins(i) 79, 79, 75.1, 78.95
Autoind 51.1, 52.65, 50.65, 50.65
Automotive S 302, 317.3, 287.1, 317.3
Avadhsugar 588, 614.45, 568.2, 606.2
Available Fi 80.45, 80.45, 76.45, 77.95
Avantel Ltd 670.1, 721, 670.1, 698.2
Avi 36, 36.5, 35.25, 35.25
Aviva Inds 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5
Avl 717.45, 717.45, 682, 684.95
Avonmore 71.55, 71.9, 67.9, 68.7
Avt Natural 90, 90, 85.7, 87.55
Awhcl 280, 280, 267.15, 269.7
Awl 344.05, 351, 337.45, 340.7
Axel Polymer 50.15, 52.5, 50.15, 52.5
Axiscbdpd 16, 16.4, 15.15, 16
Axiscbgpg 13.65, 15, 13.5, 14.8
Axisccgpg 14.7, 15.9, 14.7, 15.9
Axiscetf 64.43, 64.97, 64.43, 64.97
Axisgold 45.41, 46.46, 45.26, 45.96
Axishetf 81.4, 81.9, 78.2, 80.41
Axistecetf 344, 354, 342, 350
Axita 120, 120.95, 116.6, 120.95
Axtel Indus. 275, 285, 272.05, 274.9
Aymsyntex 96.5, 107.7, 95.2, 103.75
B Coventry Coi 1.38, 1.38, 1.38, 1.38
B.N.Rathi Se 36.9, 36.9, 29.55, 31.65
B2b Soft. 38.9, 38.9, 36.1, 37.45
Ba Pack 190, 205, 187.15, 192.8
Baba Arts 20.35, 20.35, 18.5, 19.6
Bafna Pharma 117.9, 121.4, 117.9, 118.1
Bag Fil Med 5.95, 5.97, 5.42, 5.8
Baid Leasing 145, 147.9, 135.05, 147.45
Bajaj Steel 727.55, 727.55, 703.25, 713.55
Bajajhcare 374.05, 374.05, 356.85, 367.65
Bal Pharma 109, 109.1, 105.75, 106.1
Balaji Tele. 68.25, 75.65, 68.25, 73.75
Balarpur Ind 1.14, 1.14, 1.14, 1.14
Balgopal 11.11, 12.26, 11.11, 12.26
Balkrishna 38.25, 40.15, 38.15, 38.15
Balmer La.In 368.75, 370, 365.7, 369.45
Baluforge 116.4, 122, 116, 120.5
Balurghat Te 9.61, 9.61, 9.01, 9.49
Bambino Agro 310, 310, 290.05, 299.95
Bampsl Secur 4.26, 4.53, 4.26, 4.45
Banaras Bead 80, 80, 74, 74.65
Banas Fin. 57.75, 59.5, 57.75, 57.75
Banco Prod. 138, 138, 133.2, 134.65
Bang 32.1, 34.9, 31.65, 31.75
Bankbees 342.58, 342.58, 328.5, 332.4
Bannari Amma 69.4, 69.85, 67, 68.5
Bansal Roof 63.4, 64.8, 59, 61
Bansw.Syntex 200, 200, 186, 189.05
Barak Vall 23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5
Barbeque 1201.6, 1215.45, 1176, 1189.1
Baroda Extr. 5.25, 5.25, 4.79, 4.81
Baron Info. 0.52, 0.52, 0.52, 0.52
Bartronicsin 6.1, 6.1, 5.75, 5.95
Basant Agro 18, 19.5, 17.8, 18
Batliboi Ltd 39.85, 40.9, 38, 40.6
Bazelinter 34.3, 34.3, 34.3, 34.3
Bcc Fuba 21, 21.95, 20.3, 20.9
Bcg 97, 97, 97, 97
Bclenterpr 60.6, 60.6, 59.25, 60.6
Bclil 419.35, 419.35, 400, 407.75
Bconcepts 67.85, 68.85, 67.85, 67.85
Bcp Ltd 5.25, 5.33, 4.85, 5.16
Bcpl 43.4, 43.4, 40.3, 41
Bdh Indus. 122, 123.4, 118, 121.85
Beardsell 16.89, 16.89, 15.55, 15.8
Bedmutha In 66.65, 69.5, 66.5, 68.7
Beekay 398, 401.9, 385, 395.65
Beeyu Overse 3.78, 3.78, 3.78, 3.78
Bellacasa 165.1, 177.75, 163, 177.05
Bemco Hydrau 239, 245, 231.5, 232.05
Benara 12.31, 14.15, 12.31, 14.15
Benares Hot 1700, 1850, 1700, 1787.1
Bengal Tea & 67.6, 67.6, 64.6, 66.25
Bengla& Asm 2380.05, 2440, 2311, 2410.85
Bervin Inv. 31.4, 34.6, 31.35, 34.6
Beryl Drugs 10, 10, 10, 10
Beryl Secur. 11.01, 11.01, 10.5, 10.5
Best E.Hotel 25.6, 25.6, 24.35, 24.35
Bestagro 902, 959, 902, 912
Betex India 79.7, 82.95, 79.7, 82.35
Bf Invest 261.3, 273.8, 261.25, 268.45
Bffl 16.65, 16.65, 16.65, 16.65
Bflafl 180.95, 180.95, 180.95, 180.95
Bflygandhi 1360, 1381.85, 1360, 1367.3
Bgjl 21.75, 21.75, 21.3, 21.75
Bglobal 4.47, 4.47, 4.47, 4.47
Bgr Energy 74, 74, 70.95, 72.15
Bh.Immun&bio 34.95, 36, 34.95, 35.05
Bhagil 239, 239, 211, 216.15
Bhagira.Chem 955.05, 971.55, 948.05,
950.55
Bhagwati Aut 152.1, 165, 152.1, 165
Bhagwati Oxy 50.3, 50.3, 45.6, 45.95
Bhagya Inl 44.3, 45.2, 42.5, 42.9
Bhagyaprop 29.7, 30.75, 26.5, 30.75
Bhandari Hos 6.9, 6.9, 6.33, 6.36
Bharat Bhush 26.95, 26.95, 26.95, 26.95
Bharat Bijle 1660.4, 1722.65, 1651.15, 1674
Bharat Gears 136.35, 136.35, 128.45, 131.05
Bharat Ra(ps 11680.1, 11911.45, 11343.1,
11496.2
Bharat Seats 65, 65.9, 63, 64.05
Bharatagri 372.85, 372.85, 346, 356.8
Bharatwire 67.9, 67.9, 64.25, 64.9
Bhartiya Int 259.9, 264.6, 252.65, 256.4
Bhatia 25.3, 25.3, 25.3, 25.3
Bhilwara Sp. 35.65, 37.5, 34.6, 35.7
Bhilwra Tec 17.9, 18.4, 17.1, 17.7
Bhoruka Alu. 1.28, 1.34, 1.22, 1.34
Bigbloc 71.5, 71.5, 68.4, 69.5
Bihar Sponge 12.12, 12.12, 12.12, 12.12
Bilcare Ltd. 73.9, 73.9, 69.9, 69.9
Billwin 26.05, 26.05, 25.5, 25.5
Bimetal Bear 327, 327, 309, 309.9
Bin.Tex.Pr(p 820, 820, 780, 780
Bindalagro 21.1, 22.8, 21, 21.8
Binny Ltd. 307, 307, 293.65, 294.3
Biofil Chem 57.1, 62.1, 57, 60
Biogen 1.29, 1.4, 1.29, 1.34
Biret 308, 308, 299, 301.1
Birla Pretec 30.85, 31.2, 28.7, 29.55
Birlacable 147, 148.4, 138.05, 141.55
Birlatyres 21.6, 22.1, 21, 21.55
Bkmindst 2.38, 2.39, 2.18, 2.39
Bkv Industrs 7.4, 7.98, 7.22, 7.4
Bl Kashyap 22.15, 22.15, 21.25, 21.25
Bl.Chip Tex 148, 148, 130, 137
Bla Ros Ind 182, 185, 179.1, 180.85
Blb Ltd. 21.4, 21.85, 19.9, 21.1
Blfl 3.21, 3.21, 3.21, 3.21
Bloom Indust 11.18, 11.18, 11.18, 11.18
Bls 212.2, 215.15, 207.05, 208
Bls Infote 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7
Blue Chip(i) 0.48, 0.48, 0.48, 0.48
Bluecoast 5.7, 5.7, 5.7, 5.7
Bmb Music 2.05, 2.05, 2.05, 2.05
Bmw 27.5, 27.5, 25.5, 26.65
Bnaltd 247.95, 247.95, 229.2, 232
Bnk Capital 230.25, 265, 230.25, 244.95
Bnl 9.67, 9.67, 8.25, 8.25
Bnr Udyog 23.95, 23.95, 23.95, 23.95
Bodhtree 29.95, 29.95, 29.05, 29.3
Bom.Cycle 593.95, 603.4, 541.1, 590.05
Bom.Wire Rop 64.75, 66.6, 60.3, 66.45
Bombay Rayon 7.05, 7.28, 6.65, 7.08
Bomoxy-b1 13198, 13198, 12887, 12957.5
Boroltd 323.7, 325, 315.35, 315.35
Bp Capital 7.7, 7.7, 6.96, 7
Bpl Ltd. 53.6, 53.6, 50.35, 51.3
Bplpharma 339, 339, 318.4, 324
Brady Morris 115, 119.7, 101.15, 105
Brahm Infra 32.55, 32.55, 28.4, 29.2
Brandbuckt 22.45, 22.45, 22.45, 22.45
Brawn Bio 18.35, 18.65, 18, 18.45
Bridge Secur 14.56, 14.56, 13.84, 14.03
Bright Bros. 160, 160, 148.3, 153
Brijlaxmi Le 2.29, 2.29, 2.29, 2.29
Brnl 32.75, 32.75, 31.15, 31.15
Bronze Infra 1.77, 1.77, 1.61, 1.62
Brooks Labs 84.25, 84.75, 81.45, 83.3
Bse Infra 3.19, 3.33, 3.07, 3.16
Bsl Ltd. 97.75, 97.75, 92.9, 92.9
Bslgoldetf 48.8, 48.94, 47.05, 48.5
Bslnifty 19.33, 19.33, 15.1, 18.02
Burnpur 6.3, 6.5, 6.15, 6.38
Byke Hosp 29.6, 30.45, 29.5, 29.95
C Educomp Soln 4.98, 4.98, 4.54, 4.6
C & C Constr 4.5, 4.5, 4.3, 4.48
Calcom Visio 120, 120, 115.45, 115.45
Californ.Sof 36.55, 36.8, 36.3, 36.3
Cambridge 62.25, 63.45, 60, 60.9
Camex Ltd 29.65, 30.8, 28.35, 29.75
Canopyfin 19.3, 21.3, 19.3, 20.15
Cantabil 692.75, 704.2, 674.7, 678.95
Capital Trus 116, 117, 108.45, 113.1
Capricorn 10, 11.02, 10, 11
Caprihans 113, 120.7, 112.5, 112.65
Caprola.Chem 45.1, 45.1, 42.85, 42.85
Captain Poly 20.8, 21, 19.55, 20.9
Careerp 113, 116.1, 111.8, 116.1
Cartrade 525, 526.1, 500.1, 506.3
Catvision 10.98, 10.98, 10.44, 10.49
Cbpl 96, 105.85, 96, 105.5
Cchhl 7.74, 7.75, 7.38, 7.71
Ccl Inter 18.1, 19.55, 18.1, 19.55
Cdg 21.5, 22.4, 19.25, 19.25
Cebbco 40.5, 41.15, 39, 40
Ceejay Finan 96.9, 99.9, 93, 94.2
Ceenik Expo. 13.21, 13.21, 13.21, 13.21
Ceeta Ind. 15.8, 15.8, 14.95, 14.95
Ceinsystech 138.25, 148, 138.25, 140.05
Celebrityfas 14.16, 14.16, 14.15, 14.15
Cella 4.57, 5, 4.57, 5
Cenlub Indus 108, 108, 102, 104.3
Centenial Su 68.45, 68.45, 65.05, 65.05
Centerac 2.65, 2.65, 2.65, 2.65
Centum Elec 412.25, 414.95, 390, 395.15
Century Enka 510, 526.1, 494.8, 518
Century Ext 12.99, 13, 12.34, 12.38
Cfl 8.26, 8.26, 8.26, 8.26
Cgpower 167, 167, 161.25, 161.25
Cg-vak Softw 257.4, 269, 257.35, 263.9
Chamanlal Se 95, 95, 89.85, 90.3
Chambal Brew 3.67, 3.67, 3.67, 3.67
Chandni Te 47, 47, 43.5, 44.55
Chandnimach 23.7, 25.7, 23.7, 24.45
Chandra Prab 216.2, 216.25, 205.45, 207.45
Chandrima 4.28, 4.28, 4.28, 4.28
Chartered Ca 86, 90.3, 85.5, 85.5
Charterlogis 7.65, 7.65, 7.12, 7.12
Chcl 19.75, 19.75, 19.15, 19.15
Chdchem 9.75, 9.75, 9.15, 9.43
Chembond Chm 173.95, 174, 168, 169.85
Chemcon 270, 270, 262.3, 267.15
Chemcrux 140.05, 145.85, 140.05, 145.85
Chemfabalka 166, 170.05, 166, 169
Chemiesynt 18.15, 18.15, 18.15, 18.15
Chemo Pharma 40.95, 40.95, 40.95, 40.95
Chemplasts 523.3, 544.6, 522.65, 542.5
Chemtech Ind 16, 16.8, 16, 16.8
Chenferro 116.15, 116.15, 108.25, 108.25
Cheviot Co. 1080, 1089, 1051.5, 1076.9
Chitra.Spin. 12.6, 12.6, 12.6, 12.6
Chl Ltd 13.8, 13.85, 13.8, 13.85
Choice Int. 178, 178, 170.25, 171.95
Choksi Imag 38.15, 39.3, 37.5, 37.95
Choksi Labor 26.5, 28.35, 25.65, 27.2
Chordia Food 144.95, 144.95, 129.6, 134.95
Chowgule St 13.6, 13.6, 12.51, 12.89
Cianagro 62, 67.9, 62, 67.5
Cifl 112.3, 112.3, 93.65, 100
Cil 16.15, 16.9, 15.35, 16.9
Cil Nova 32.2, 33.1, 32.2, 33.1
Cil Securits 26, 26, 24, 24.6
Cindrella Fi 11.33, 11.33, 10.8, 10.8
Cineline 86.25, 91.4, 86.25, 88.35
Cinerad Comm 4.41, 4.49, 4.32, 4.32
Cinevista 11.99, 11.99, 11.27, 11.28
Citadel 16.85, 16.85, 14.5, 15.97
Cityonline 5.55, 5.84, 5.55, 5.84
Cj Gelatin 19.05, 20.4, 18.5, 20.4
Clari Chem 473, 473, 450, 453.55
Classic 0.56, 0.56, 0.54, 0.54
Clean 1900, 1904.3, 1855.25, 1887.95
Cleducate 116.75, 119.5, 114.75, 115.5
Clfl 22.7, 22.7, 22.7, 22.7
Clio Infotec 5.84, 5.84, 5.84, 5.84
Cmi Ltd. 38.6, 38.6, 36.7, 37.7
Cmm Hospital 23.7, 24.55, 20.6, 24
Cmsinfo 238.95, 239.6, 233, 237.25
Cni Res Ltd 2.23, 2.44, 2.23, 2.39
Coast Corp 363, 365.15, 346.55, 354.4
Cochin Min. 111, 111, 103, 105.45
Cockerill 1662, 1691.95, 1600, 1619.35
Coffeeday 53, 53.75, 52, 52.4
Colinz Labor 25.55, 25.55, 24.25, 24.25
Colorchips 33.1, 33.4, 30.5, 33.3
Com Fincap 25.8, 25.8, 24, 24.65
Comfort Com 16.42, 16.42, 15.6, 16.05
Comfort Inte 25.95, 26.5, 24.65, 24.8
Competent Au 166.15, 176.2, 166.15, 173.25
Compuage Inf 31, 31, 29.65, 30.45
Compucom Sof 22.15, 22.5, 22.05, 22.1
Computer Pnt 1.73, 1.73, 1.73, 1.73
Comsyn 267.75, 274.95, 260, 264.75
Conart Eng. 34.4, 36, 34.4, 36
Concord 29, 29.2, 28.3, 29.15
Consol Const 2.65, 2.7, 2.47, 2.52
Cont.Chem 143.7, 143.7, 135, 135
Cont.Petro 42.95, 43, 41.8, 42.5
Container 2.91, 3.05, 2.91, 3.05
Conti.Contrl 5.56, 5.56, 5.56, 5.56
Contil I Ltd 41.45, 41.45, 38.6, 39
Control Prnt 347.35, 353.05, 345.6, 349.45
Coral (i)fin 38.2, 38.2, 36.1, 36.9
Coral Lab. 266.6, 272.6, 252.25, 257.25
Cords Cable 50.4, 50.8, 49.4, 49.9
Coro Engg 35.8, 35.8, 33.75, 34.25
Corpor Cour 18.95, 18.95, 18.9, 18.95
Cosco India 235, 235, 221.05, 226.15
Cosmo Ferr. 392, 415, 377.25, 382.3
Cospower 80, 80, 71.5, 71.5
Cosyn 21.85, 22.8, 21.6, 21.8
Country Cond 5.76, 5.76, 5.25, 5.45
Covidh 1.17, 1.17, 1.17, 1.17
Cpml 68.25, 68.25, 68.25, 68.25
Crane Infra 7.7, 7.7, 7.03, 7.03
Cranes Softw 3.45, 3.45, 3.25, 3.25
Cranex Ltd. 17.5, 17.5, 17.1, 17.1
Cravatex 324.9, 324.9, 321, 321.6
Creative 340.05, 379.1, 335, 342.3
Creative Eye 3.9, 3.9, 3.85, 3.9
Cressanda So 8.32, 8.78, 8.3, 8.77
Crest 168, 172, 166.25, 169.2
Crestchem Lt 38.8, 38.8, 38.8, 38.8
Csl 26.65, 26.65, 26.65, 26.65
Cslfinance 160.5, 188, 160.5, 184.35
Ctcl 30, 36.7, 28.35, 36.7
Ctl 11.7, 12.04, 10.9, 10.97
Cubex Tubing 26.5, 27.7, 26.5, 27.6
Cubical Fin. 2.65, 2.65, 2.47, 2.53
Cupid Ltd 214, 214.2, 210.4, 212.55
Cwd 515, 553.65, 515, 553.65
Cybele Ind 9.95, 10.18, 9.95, 10.18
Cyber Media 38, 38, 34.4, 38
Cybertech 162, 171.1, 162, 166.65
D M
D B Corp 84.25, 84.45, 82.6, 83.35
D B Realty 109.4, 109.4, 104.55, 104.55
Dai-ichi Kar 371.9, 371.9, 352.25, 359.25
Daikaffil Ch 26.4, 26.4, 25.05, 25.05
Dalal St Inv 267.15, 267.15, 267.15, 267.15
Dalalstcom 1.46, 1.46, 1.46, 1.46
Damoindus 58.85, 59.55, 56, 58.15
Danlaw Tech. 191, 199.9, 191, 199.65
Danube 20.1, 21.1, 19.2, 21.05
Darjeeling 3.45, 3.81, 3.45, 3.65
Darshanorna 148, 150, 139.4, 139.4
Datam Glob 248.05, 252.4, 243.85, 248.3
Datapattns 622, 632.5, 605.6, 618
Daulat Sec. 23.95, 23.95, 22.25, 22.95
Db Int.St.Br 31.85, 32.55, 29.5, 29.5
Dcm Financia 4.25, 4.25, 4.25, 4.25
Dcm Ltd. 94.6, 97.7, 90.7, 92.95
Dcm Shr.Ind 90.45, 91.5, 88.25, 91
Dcmnvl 224.4, 233, 223, 229
Dcw Ltd. 38.5, 38.5, 36.75, 37.7
Ddil 13.4, 13.89, 13, 13.89
De Nora 375.25, 375.25, 371, 371.6
Decan Cement 520, 521.5, 509.25, 518.25
Deccan 31.2, 33.1, 31.15, 32.45
Deccan Bear. 14.55, 14.55, 14.55, 14.55
Deccangold 25.75, 28, 25.7, 25.85
Decipher 64.1, 66.5, 64.05, 64.05
Deco-mica 40.65, 40.75, 40.65, 40.7
Deep 489.9, 490.05, 468.6, 468.6
Deepak Spinn 257.75, 257.75, 242, 249.55
Deepenr 39, 39.3, 38.1, 39.2
Deepind 179, 184.15, 173.65, 178.45
Del 18.75, 18.75, 17.15, 17.15
Delphifx 471.8, 471.8, 445.3, 459.05
Deltamagnt 63.15, 63.15, 60.1, 61.55
Delton Cable 54, 57.05, 51.65, 57
Den Network 37.65, 37.65, 36.65, 36.8
Denis Chem 68.55, 68.95, 68, 68.35
Devhari 0.84, 0.84, 0.84, 0.84
Devine Impe 7.57, 8.12, 7.36, 8
Devit 110, 110, 110, 110
Devyani 153.9, 153.9, 148.75, 150.8
Dfm Foods 242.95, 243, 228.2, 231.45
Dgl 3.39, 3.5, 3.39, 3.39
Dhabriya 84.25, 84.25, 80.75, 82.2
Dhampure Sgr 38.65, 38.65, 36.8, 38.35
Dhan Jeevan 16.3, 16.3, 15.55, 15.55
Dhan Roto Sp 76, 79.7, 76, 78.45
Dhanal.Cotex 81.95, 81.95, 74.45, 81.55
Dhanalak.Bnk 12.5, 12.75, 12.32, 12.41
Dhanlxmi Fab 29.85, 29.95, 25.3, 28.95
Dhanvarsha 121.9, 121.9, 111.9, 117.4
Dharamsi Chm 325.05, 332.9, 312.45, 320.4
Dharani Sug 18.2, 18.85, 17.15, 18.5
Dhenubuild 2.14, 2.14, 2.06, 2.06
Dhindia 30.4, 30.4, 28.5, 29.8
Dhoot I.Fin. 82.8, 85.2, 81, 85.2
Dhp India Lt 688.9, 688.9, 650, 670.15
Dhruv 48.3, 49.9, 48, 49.9
Dhun Teaind 228.2, 237.75, 228.2, 231.3
Dhuninv 720, 720, 549.65, 602.05
Diamant 1, 1, 0.99, 0.99
Diamines&chm 252.6, 255, 252, 253.5
Diamondyd 714.65, 722.9, 698.5, 709.6
Diamonpower 1.7, 1.7, 1.62, 1.62
Diana Tea Co 27.95, 28.8, 27.25, 28.3
Dic India 357, 368.05, 357, 367
Digispice 33, 33, 30.5, 32.55
Digjamltd 150, 150, 143.9, 144.4
Diligent 53.5, 54.8, 50, 53.65
Disa India 5745, 5745, 5232, 5466.05
Ditco 20.05, 20.05, 19.4, 19.4
Divya.Granit 74.4, 74.4, 64, 65.75
Djml 106.9, 107.65, 106.7, 107.65
Dlink Ind 141.55, 141.55, 132.6, 136.7
Dmr 32.5, 32.5, 28.95, 28.95
Dnamedia 1.94, 1.94, 1.94, 1.94
Dodla 428.05, 428.05, 410.05, 414.75
Dolatalgo 77, 77, 73.1, 75
Dolfin 75, 75, 72, 72
Dollar 503.85, 507.5, 489.05, 501
Dolphin Medi 2.45, 2.45, 2.26, 2.26
Donear Ind. 55.55, 57, 55.05, 55.3
Dr.Agar.Eye 770, 808.5, 760, 765.45
Drcsystems 380, 380, 365.8, 365.8
Dredging Cor 304.1, 314.85, 304.1, 310.25
Drhabeeb 28.2, 29.5, 28.15, 28.15
Drl 21.8, 21.9, 21.8, 21.8
Dspn50etf 162.5, 165.2, 160, 164.69
Dspnewetf 185, 189, 179.9, 184
Dspq50etf 160, 160.9, 155, 160.5
Ducon 29, 29, 28.1, 28.1
Duke Offshor 11, 11.23, 10.19, 11.22
Duncaneng 225, 226, 215.4, 216
Duro Pack 38.3, 38.3, 34.7, 34.8
Duroply 104.05, 108.6, 103.85, 104.1
Dutron Poly. 159.5, 159.5, 159.5, 159.5
Dvl 238, 238, 221.35, 222.8
Dwl 313, 313, 313, 313
Dynacons Sys 224.8, 224.8, 201.4, 207.7
Dynamat.Tech 1870, 1906.05, 1810.05,
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Dynamic 123, 123, 117.1, 118.55
Dynamic Ind. 75.5, 75.5, 61.3, 72.8
Dynamic Port 8, 8.19, 7.48, 7.48
Dynavision 144.4, 155.75, 144.4, 149.95
Dynemic Pro 545, 548.2, 532.2, 536.55
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Earum 6.7, 6.75, 6.26, 6.34
Easemytrip 271.5, 274, 263.15, 265
Easter Si(ps 6.78, 6.78, 6.78, 6.78
Eastern Tred 43, 43, 41, 42.5
Eastwest 10.05, 10.64, 9.56, 10.09
Easun 32.75, 32.75, 32.45, 32.45
Ebbetf0425 1085, 1085, 1085, 1085
Ebbetf0430 1194, 1197, 1192.1, 1192.23
Ebbetf0431 1065, 1066, 1062.5, 1062.5
Eco Board In 21.25, 22.95, 21.25, 22.1
Ecoplast Ltd 91.95, 91.95, 81.2, 83.05
Ecoreco 113, 114.5, 109, 112.35
Edsl 1.21, 1.21, 1.21, 1.21
Eih Asso.Hot 359, 363, 346.9, 354.45
Eiko 50.35, 55.6, 50.35, 55.6
Eimco Elecon 321.05, 327.15, 314.9, 319.75
Ekam Leasing 4.58, 4.59, 4.18, 4.18
Ekennis 80, 84, 80, 84
Eki 6965.2, 6965.2, 6965.2, 6965.2
Elango Indus 13.8, 13.8, 12.9, 12.91
Elantas 3489.95, 3489.95, 3296, 3302.6
Eldeco Hous. 672, 698.85, 653, 668.75
Elec.Casting 36.25, 37.6, 35.35, 36.05
Electrotherm 109.75, 110, 107, 107.7
Elegant Flor 19.3, 19.3, 19.3, 19.3
Elegant Marb 94, 102, 93, 100.3
Elixir 45, 45, 42.05, 43.1
Elloratrad 25.2, 25.2, 24.45, 24.45
Elnet Tech. 158, 158, 153, 157.25
Elpro Inter 59.65, 60.15, 59.5, 59.65
Ema India 29.4, 29.4, 29.4, 29.4
Emami Paper 129.35, 131, 128.2, 129.2
Emamireal 62.2, 62.2, 59.1, 60
Embassy 372.05, 374.8, 365.65, 368.48
Emerall 107, 107, 101.65, 101.65
Emkay Glob F 95.75, 97.2, 91.9, 93.55
Emmbi 88.75, 89.5, 86, 86.65
Emmessar Bio 25.05, 26.65, 24.55, 25.85
Empire Ind. 609, 609, 580.05, 581.4
Empower 0.15, 0.15, 0.15, 0.15
Encode 10.86, 10.97, 10.86, 10.9
Energy Dev. 20.5, 20.5, 18.85, 19.2
Enkei Wheel 376.5, 388.5, 349, 351.8
Ent Network 176.6, 185, 176.05, 181
Enterpr.Inte 23.4, 23.4, 21.25, 22.6
Envain Elect 26.85, 26.85, 25, 26.85
Epic Energy 6.39, 6.39, 5.82, 5.82
Epsom Pro 5.58, 5.58, 5.57, 5.57
Equippp 69, 71.75, 65.95, 67.85
Eros Media 23.6, 24.55, 23.6, 24.2
Erp Soft Sys 125.25, 125.25, 125.25, 125.25
Esaar (i)ltd 3.98, 3.98, 3.98, 3.98
Escort Finan 6.8, 6.8, 6.8, 6.8
Eshamedia 5, 5, 4.66, 4.66
Essar Secu 5.52, 6.05, 5.5, 5.89
Essar Ship 8.35, 8.35, 8.03, 8.05
Essentia 1.7, 1.7, 1.7, 1.7
Esteem Bio 4.91, 4.91, 4.91, 4.91
Ester Indus. 121, 122.55, 118.2, 120.5
Etil 8.71, 8.71, 8.5, 8.5
Euro Ledar F 13.8, 13.8, 13.54, 13.54
Evans 80.2, 84, 78, 82.35
Everest Inds 620, 635.15, 583.35, 588.3
Everest Kant 198.4, 210.15, 193.5, 203.85
Everest Org. 210, 210, 191.15, 194.45
Everlon Syn. 39.5, 39.5, 36.1, 37.5
Evexia 6.68, 6.68, 6.4, 6.45
Excel 7.02, 7.3, 7.02, 7.02
Excel Indust 1549, 1780, 1515, 1645.75
Expleosol 1373.25, 1373.25, 1309.05,
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Explicit Fin 4.25, 4.25, 4.05, 4.15
Expo Gas 12.15, 12.15, 11.55, 11.97
Exxaro 118, 118, 113, 117
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Fabino 26.5, 30.25, 26.5, 28
Facor Alloys 8.1, 8.1, 7.73, 7.97
Fairchemor 1551.05, 1551.05, 1484.75,
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Faze Three L 324, 324, 306.15, 308.7
Faze3auto 112, 112, 106, 108.05
Fcs Software 3.49, 3.58, 3.29, 3.45
Fed Mog Goe 264, 264.25, 260.45, 262.2
Fel 9.8, 9.85, 8.92, 9.05
Feldvr 21.8, 22.47, 19.75, 22.47
Fermenta 225, 225.85, 218, 219.15
Fert Che(ps 117.8, 117.8, 106.
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CII Maharashtra State gets new
office-bearers
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Maharashtra State Council has
elected Sriram Narayanan, Managing Director, Endress+ Hauser
(India) Automation Instrumentation as the New Chairman of CII
Maharashtra State Council 2022-23 and Robin Banerjee, Managing
Director, Caprihans India Limited as Vice Chairman of CII
Maharashtra State Council. Sriram Narayanan succeeds Sudhir
Mutalik, Founder & Managing Director, Positive Metering Pumps.
Indian Coast Guard Auxiliary Barge
Urja Prabha launched
Indian Coast Guard auxiliary barge Urja Prabha launched on March
5, by Viraj Sharma W/O IG DR Sharma PTM, TM, Deputy Director
General (M&M) at Shoft Shipyard, Bharuch. Urja Prabha is 36.96 Mtr
long with draft of 1.85 mtrs . It is designed to cargo ship fuel,
aviation fuel and fresh water with a capacity of 50 ton, 10 ton and
40 ton respectively. The barge will enhance the Indian Coast Guard
operations by extending logistics support to ICG ships deployed in
sea at far flung areas for various charter of duties.
NBCC signs MoU with National Gallery
of Modern Art
NBCC (India) Limited, a
Navaratna CPSE, under
the Ministry of
Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA)
signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with
National Gallery of
Modern Art, New Delhi
on 03.03.2022 for
installation of grand
statue of Netaji
Subhash Chanrda Bose
near India Gate, New
Delhi. Temsunaro Jamir, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art and
Sh. Pradeep Sharma, Chief General Manager (Engg.), NBCC, on
behalf of their respective organizations, singed the MoU in presence
of Adwaita Gadnayak, Director General, National Gallery of Modern
Art. Company being a major implementing agency of the Govt. of
India has constructed incessant landmark projects and works for
infrastructural development of the country.
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LG and Habitat For Humanity India’s New Office Bearers elected for CII Odisha GM/WR & CR inspects of Indore station &
“Life’s Good - Hope Village” project breaks State Council 2022-23 Indore Coaching Depot of Ratlam division
ground for decent homes, better sanitation Sridhar Patra, Chairman-cum- Anil Kumar
The value of Managing Director, National Lahoti, General
decent, healthy Aluminium Company Ltd. has been Manager of
shelter and elected as Chairman, CII Odisha Western & Central
good State Council 2022-23. His name Railway
sanitation, was announced at the first meeting conducted
especially of the reconstituted Odisha State inspection of
during a Council held in Bhubaneswar on Indore Railway
pandemic, 4th March 2022. Station and
cannot be Sashi Sekhar Mohanty, CEO and Indore Coaching
emphasized Managing Director, Essar Minmet Depot of Ratlam
enough. Habitat for Humanity India, a housing non-profit that builds Ltd has been elected as the Vice Division on 4th March, 2022. GM Lahoti took stock of the various
homes and improved sanitation units across India, has partnered Chairman, CII Odisha State Council passenger facilities at the station during the course of inspection of
with LG Electronics (LG) and Community Chest of Korea to build five for the year 2022-23. Indore station. Lahoti was accompanied by Vineet Gupta - Divisional
new homes for low-income families, and one new sanitation unit Sridhar Patra, CMD, NALCO is known for his ‘’Simple Living-High Railway Manager alongwith senior officers of Ratlam Division.
that will benefit 101 students of the Zilla Parishad School, in Dehane Thinking’’ attitude. According to Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of
village, Khed block, Pune district of Maharashtra. A groundbreaking Western Railway, Lahoti inspected the Waiting Hall, Ultra Medical
ceremony was held on-ground in the village of Dehane on 3rd Self Check Plus Kiosk, CCTV control room and other passenger
March 2022. Senior officials like Yonghee Kim, Person-in-Charge, facilities at Indore station.
GM CR inspects Igatpuri – Kalyan section
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Strategy and Finance Division, Executive Director, Habitat Korea and Lahoti, General
Dr. Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat India, joined the Manager, Central
ceremony virtually. Railway NTPC reinforces its commitment
conducted the
annual
towards empowering women
inspection on In its continuous endeavour to promote women empowerment,
Record earning of ECR
Igatpuri – India’s largest integrated energy company, NTPC Ltd has
Kalyan section of introduced multiple initiatives to promote work-life balance,
Mumbai Division inclusiveness, diversity and develop leadership among its female
on March 6, employees. In a bid to enhance women representation, NTPC had
2022. The General Manager started the inspection from Igatpuri launched a special recruitment drive only for women executives
station. At Igatpuri he inspected the Railway Hospital, filter house, a across its areas of operations. NTPC has already recruited an all
water recycling plant to use it for gardening and other purposes women Engineering Executive Trainees' (EETs) batch. These 45 EETs
after treatment. Then he visited Rajbhasha Exhibition and have undergone four months of technical training, one-month of
inaugurated Hindi Library and also visited Medical, Operating, general management training, 15 days of Simulator training and
Safety, Mechanical and Electrical coaching stalls. He also inspected have been posted at various plant locations in Simhadri, Solapur
PRS and Booking office, crew lobby, running room, training coach, and Mauda. These EETs will now be working in the Operation
made from a discarded coach during the annual inspection. department in shifts. Soon, the company plans to have an all
women shift at one of its Power Station where the entire power
plant operation will be managed by women engineers.
VIT-AP University Conducts 2-day National
whispersinthecorridors
Level Annual Business Plan Competition
VIT- AP School
of Business
(VSB) and
Technology Dr Suresh Mehrotra
WR’S Jagjivan Ram Hospital successfully Business
Incubator - PM himself explained Budget details for first time
Innovation
performs the first Rotatripsy procedure
Western Railway’s Incubation Prime Minister Narendra Modi frequently addressed
Jagjivan Ram Hospital centre (TBI-IIC) webinars related to budget for the first time. He
(JRH) at Mumbai Central has addressed half a dozen such webinars, including
has added yet another successfully defence, finance, transport, health. According to
feather to its hat in the completed the 2-day National Level Annual Business Plan sources, it is for the first time any PM has taken such
field of medical competition on 4th and 5th March 2022 on virtual mode. The an initiative. Representatives of some States also
specialties. The valedictory session was held on 05.03.2022 - Saturday at 4 pm in
Cardiology team at JRH virtual mode and Mr. Ramesh Kaza, Senior Managing Director, State participate in it. Now the question that arises is that
successfully conducted the Street Bank & Trust, Boston, USA was the Chief Guest. In his the PM is trying to ‘convince ‘ whom?
first ever ROTATRIPSY remarks, he stressed upon the students to think beyond the job, It’s Why the Raising Day observed four days in advance?
procedure (use of Ok to fail, if you can’t take risk now can’t risk later. Business plans
Rotational Atherectomy play a vital role in strategies’ and the perfect execution of business The CISF Raising Day is every time celebrated on March
and Lithotripsy balloon) not only at JRH but also over the entire with profitability and sustainability. Dr. Raghavendra, Associate 10 but this year it was observed on March 6, four days
Indian Railways. According to Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Dean-VSB said that a business plan can bring clarity to the decision- before the schedule. Reason ? If sources are to be
Officer of Western Railway, the ROTATRIPSY procedure was making process regarding key aspects of the business such as capital believed, it was so because results of five assembly
performed successfully on a 69 year old patient, suffering from chest investments, leases, resourcing, etc. Business plan Helps in Creation elections are scheduled to be announced on March 10.
pain and breathlessness with exertion along with pain in both legs of a marketing roadmap, helps to secure talent, support for funding. This could, say insiders, be the probable reason for
since past six months. provides structure to the business. advancement of the raising day.
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kingmaker, indicates poll of polls

EXIT POLLS EXPLAINED

NEW DELHI: Goa might be
heading for another hung as-
sembly, much like the
cliffhanger of 2017, an aggre-
gate of nine exit polls have
predicted. Data indicates
both BJP and the Congress
will end up with 16 seats each
in the 40-member house. The
pan-India image. Poll of exit
polls indicates the Tri-
namool might win three
seats, which will enable it to
hold all the cards.
India News and India TV -
Ground Zero Research have
both predicted Trinamool
may win 3-5 seats. India TV-
seats to the Congress's 11-17.
ETG Research shows the BJP
winning 17-20 seats, while the
Congress is getting 15-17. Re-
public-TV shows both BJP
and Congress getting 13-17.
Exit polls do not always get
it right. The final results will
be revealed on March 10,
“The BJP will get 18-22
seats in Goa and will form
the government," he said. "As
per exit polls also, BJP will
return to power in UP, Ut-
tarakhand, Goa and Manip-
ur and will have good perfo-
rmance in Punjab," he saidd.
In 2017, BJP had managed
This time, Congress -- de-
equation of Opposition politics might change after March 10
termined to avoid resigna-
tions and crossovers by lead-
ers -- has dispatched its top
leaders in all five states. No
one has predicted any seats
for Kejriwal’s AAP, which
has conducted a big bang
campaign in Goa, promising
W
ROBIN ROY decodes the exit polls… and finds out how the
hile all major exit polls have
put BJP ahead of others in Ut-
tar Pradesh, AAP in Punjab
and in Uttarakhand the battle
seems to have gone down the wire between
BJP and Congress (again courtesy the exit
polls)… all these will be a precursor to the
Grand Finale in 2024.
Stalin, KCR and also the NCP and Shiv
Sena. However, following the exit polls and
if these (exit polls) have any consequences
in real terms, then AAP’s status post the
polls and more so after March 10 will make
him the MOST strongest and biggest Oppo-
sition leader.
However, so far in all their endeavour to

UP poll: Worried Oppn gets

kingmaker will be Mamata Ground Zero Research has when counting of votes take to form the govt in Goa with Delhi-style populist gover- If these exit polls come true, it would give the Modi sarkar a challenge in the
Banerjee's Trinamool Con- also predicted a victory for place. Goa CM Pramod the help of local parties and nance. AAP, which already mean that albeit BJP leading in Uttar forthcoming Lok Sabha election in 2024,
gress, which is contesting in the Congress with 20-25 seats. Sawant expressed confidence Independents, despite the rules Delhi, however, is set to Pradesh, the figures as per most exit polls Arvind Kejriwal was not spotted in a single
the coastal state for the first A poll by India TV-CNX that the BJP will form the Congress getting the largest win Punjab, its first major are hovering between 211-225, while in 2017 meeting with Opposition leaders. And in

VARANASI: HIGH

extra cautious for counting

time in an attempt to build a showed the BJP getting 16-22 next government in Goa. number of seats. state, predict exit polls. the saffron party won by an overwhelming the new scenario (if the exit polls are to be
three-quarters majority of 325 seats de- believed), Kejriwal’s AAP would be ruling
spite not projecting a chief ministerial in at least two states!

DRAMA, LOW RESPONSE

candidate before the election. This elec- Mamata may have defeated BJP hand-
tion saw a voter turnout of 61.04% com- somely in the 2021 assembly poll, but in the
pared to 59.40% in the previous election. larger context, all other endeavours of the
This also means that the mandate, in tech- TMC have not yielded much results, be it in

High pitch campaign by Modi,

nical terms may give BJP in an upper
hand, but has also put a leash on them and
Mamata, Akhilesh, Priyanka failed to they need to tread cautiously this time.
Similarly, if the exit polls are to be be-
Tripura or any other state. She may have
even campaigned for Akhilesh in the bas-
tion of Prime Minister Modi, but TMC, in
fact, has not been political winners in any

FPJ BUREAU
Lucknow
Ahead of counting in the Ut-
tar Pradesh assembly poll, a
wary Samajwadi Party is
treading cautiously.
SP national general secre-
tary Professor Ram Gopal Ya-
dav has asked all district
units to deploy a battery of
workers on each table during
the counting of the postal
ballots. Besides, he has also
asked the party leaders to re-
main vigilant during the
VVPATs. Prof. Yadav has
asked the candidates and
their agents not to leave the
counting centres to the end
and obtain a winning certifi-
cate in case of victory.
SP state unit president
Naresh Uttam has directed
the party district chiefs to de-
ploy two advocates at the
counting centre in case the
candidates and their agents
need any legal help. He has
stated that the name and mo-
bile numbers of both the
lawyers be provided to the
another letter to the Chief
enthuse voters in last phase lieved, the figures given to Samajwadi Par-
ty is on average between 140 and 160. It
other state other than in West Bengal.
This certainly will not add brand value to
Election Commissioner, SP shows a huge section of the voters placed TMC, while Kejriwal’s AAP will certainly
state chief has sought the de- their trust in the Opposition and this snatch the limelight.
tails of EVMs and VVPATs of means the BJP has to seriously consider Importantly, in this perspective, Mamata
Fathepur district, which this point. This would also mean stormy would not like to be cowed down by any oth-
were not used. He has said assembly sessions. er (Opposition) leader, especially when she
those EVMs and VVPATs not On the other hand, if the exit polls come had been till now given importance in the
used in the polling should not true and AAP forms the government in Opposition camp.
be kept inside the strong Punjab, Kejriwal will clearly become the Also, with Kejriwal assuming more polit-
rooms. The SP chief asked tallest Opposition leader of the country. ical muscle, it may be interesting to see how
the EC to provide a record of This would also have huge consequences he reacts to the Opposition parties’ vibes
reserve EVMs and VVPATs. in the Opposition politics of the country. So and if he chooses to join the Third Front,
He said in Basti district the long, Mamata Banerjee was being seen as would it be possible to have Mamata on
VVPAT slips were found ly- the undisputed Opposition leader following board? Would Mamata play second fiddle to
ing outside the strong room her magnum win against the saffron might Kejriwal?
hence the counting a CCTV in the crucial West Bengal assembly elec- In this scenario, the Opposition fight

Alliance with SP will depend

opening of the EVMs and party state headquarters. In be fixed there. RASHMI SHARMA While in Varanasi 52.95 per tion. It may be recalled how she had faced against the saffron camp might would be a
Lucknow cent, Azamgarh 52.31, it was the political volleys from BJP’s national fractured one given the fact that if Kejriw-

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SIKANDAR KAUN... 59. 54 per cent in Chandauli stalwarts during the run-up to the 2021 poll. al is left out of the scheme of things. And

on circumstances: Priyanka
Extensive campaign with
huge fanfare by Prime Minis-
ter Modi, Samajwadi Party
chief Akhilesh Yadav and
Congress General Secretary
MANISH GODHA / JAIPUR: Congress national general secre- Priyanka Gandhi failed to
tary Priyanka Gandhi has not clarified the party’s stand on bring voters to the polling
the alliance with Samajwadi Party in UP and left the decision stations in the last phase of
on the circumstances. “We are waiting for the results and will UP elections.
and 56.86 per cent in
Sonbhadra till 5 pm.
In Mau 55.04 per cent
polling was recorded till 5
PM, 53.55 in Jaunpur and
54.26 per cent in Bhadohi dis-
tricts. In 2017 assembly polls
the voter turnout in Vara-
nasi was 61.62 per cent.
However, despite all that effort from the
BJP, Trinamool managed to not only win
but win MASSIVELY.
The party initially bagged 215 seats and
BJP managed 77. However, in the next few
months, turncoats who had flocked to the
BJP, deserted the saffron camp and retu-
rned to TMC thereby reducing BJP in West
Bengal to 70.
certainly that would not be a wise thing to
do. It is also popularly known that Kejriw-
al will not go with the Congress and hav-
ing seen how Mamata, Stalin, KCR and the
Sena hobnobbed while Congress did not
feature in the scheme of things, and if
these exit polls are any indication, it is not
difficult to think about Congress’
prospects, at least for now!

3
take a decision according to the situation,” Priyanka told the Voter’s response to the Like previous phases of For the next few months, in all the elec- Also, the reduced win for BJP will put
media after she arrived in Jaipur on Monday. polling in the seventh phase UP elections, the voter tions which took place in the state, BJP the party in a chintan mode with the Lok
On the UP elections, Priyanka said, “We have full faith in the remained dull with less votes turnout was less in urban could not open its account! Sabha in 2024. Uttar Pradesh has 80 seats.
public. People will make the right decision. Congress has good being polled compared to pre- and more in rural areas in Having said all that, Mamata’s stature After what happened to BJP in Bengal in

days
chances in all the states.” Priyanka reached Jaipur on a one- vious elections. In seventh the seventh phase also. In grew by the minute and she was seen 2021, the party was heavily banking for a
day personal visit though there is a buzz after results Con- phase polling, on 54 seats of Varanasi district, there was hobnobbing with Opposition stalwarts like big win in UP.

RAJYA SABHA POLLS FOR

to go
gress is planning to send its winning MLAs of UP, Punjab and nine eastern UP districts hardly any queue at polling

Modi to be in Guj
Goa to Rajasthan to avoid possible horse-trading or defections 54.18 per cent voters were stations in urban areas. In

EC showcases up polls to foreign poll bodies

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
The Election Commission on
Monday showcased the last
round of the UP Assembly
election to the foreign poll
bodies in a virtual mode as
part of its international out-
reach to familiarise them
with the electoral system and
processes adopted in the
world’s largest democracy.
Called the International
Election Visitors’ Program-
me (IEVP), it provides an op-
portunity to the EC to share
and Priynaka’s visit is related to this issue.
steps to ensure compliance of
the Covid-19 protocols, an EC
statement said.
More than 135 delegates
from over 26 countries in-
cluding Australia, Kenya,
Bhutan, Guyana, Maldives,
Mauritius, Mongolia, Myan-
mar, Philippines, Romania,
Tanzania, Uzbekistan and
Zambia as also four interna-
tional organisations — in-
cluding International Foun-
dation of Electoral Systems,
Association of World Elec-
tion Bodies and Community
of Democracies — partici-
of diplomatic corps based in
India from 20 countries also
joined the virtual event.
The participants were also
showcased a recorded broad-
cast from the select polling
stations in each of the five
states where the polling had
taken place as well as live
streaming from the polling
stations in Varanasi. The
idea is to familiarise them
with the polling process,
polling station arrange-
ments, use of technology, in-
teraction with various stake-
holders, followed by a ques-
polled till 5 PM on Monday.
The overall voting figures
might be pegged around 57
per cent. The Election Com-
mission has yet not released
final figures of polling for the
seventh phase. In the 2017 as-
sembly elections 59.56 per
cent votes were polled in the
last phase on these seats.
The voters’ turnout was
poor in Varanasi and Azam-
garh, the parliamentary con-
stituencies of PM Modi and
Akhilesh Yadav. However, in
the naxal-infested districts of
Chandauli and Sonbhadra
the voter’s turnout was high.
In the seventh and final
phase of UP elections votes
were polled on 54 seats of
Azamgarh, Bhadohi, Chan-
the posh Varanasi Cantt
seat, barely 48.5 per cent
votes were polled till 5 PM on
Monday. However, in
Sonbhadra and Chandauli
districts where the voting
time was reduced to 4pm,
the turnout was high.
According to the Chief
Election Officer (CEO) Ajay
Kumar Shukla the polling
had been peaceful by and
large and no untoward inci-
dent was reported from any
place in the seventh phase. A
total of 290 complaints were
lodged on the C-Vigil app de-
veloped by the election com-
mission. Of these com-
plaints 108 were found true.
He said that complaints re-
garding malfunctioning of
from March 11
DARSHAN DESAI /
AHMEDABAD: Emerging from
the tough campaign in five
states, PM Modi will be in
Gujarat on March 11 for a two-
day visit in his first public outing
to his home state after the
Covid-19 crisis. Gujarat goes to
the polls this year-end.
Among his key events, Modi
will preside over a state-level
Panchayati raj sammelan (conve-
ntion) at the sprawling GMDC
Grounds in Ahmedabad, while he
will also be inaugurating a few
key projects of Ahmedabad civc
body. In a jam-packed schedule,
the PM would also throw open
the Khel Mahakumbh, a state-
13 SEATS ON MARCH 31
OUR BUREAU / NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday
announced the biennial elections on March 31 to fill up 13 seats in the
Rajya Sabha that are falling vacant in April on account of retirement,
including five from Punjab. The seats falling vacant include that of Cong-
ress leaders A K Antony and Anand Sharma from Kerala and Himachal
respectively. Of the five seats from Punjab, three are to be held by hold-
ing one election since they fall in two different biennial cycles. They are
against the retirement of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of Akali Dal, Partap
Singh Bajwa of Congress and Shwait Malik of BJP. Two others are against
the retirement of SAD’s Naresh Gujral and Shamsher Singh Dullo of Cong.
The EC notification says elections from Punjab shall be subjecgt to
the decision of the Supreme Court in the 2015 petition of Devesh
Chandra Thakur and others. Besides Antony, the two other seats
falling vacant in Kerala are those of M V Shreyams Kumar (LJD) and
Somaprasad K (CPI-M). Two seats falling vacant in Assam are those of
Congress members Ripun Bora and Narah Ranee. Other vacancies to
be filled up are those of Jharna Das Baidya (CPI-M) from Tripura and K

1,314 Indians airlifted by 7 civilian flights: Govt

the best practices and experi- pated in the event. tion-answer session with the dauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, electronic voting machines level sports fest to encourage G Kenye (NPF) from Nagaland. Nominations for all these seats will
ence of the conduct of the Ambassadors, high comm- CEC and two election com- Mau, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra (EVMs) and VVPAT were re- local talents that he had initiated open on March 14 and close on March 21 while the last date for
poll process, along with the issioners and other members missioners. and Varanasi on Monday. solved immediately. when he was the Gujarat CM. withdrawal is March 24 and polling on March 31 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

FAST NEWS Malik: Advised by

PM talks to Nari Shakti Puraskar winners
NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Monday interacted with the winners of
Nari Shakti Puraskar on the eve of International Women’s Day.
Twenty-eight awards, 14 each for 2020 and 2021, will be given
to 29 women in recognition of their exceptional work towards the
empowerment of women, especially the vulnerable and
friends to keep
quiet if I wanted
President’s post
AGENCIES / Jind
Meghalaya Governor Satya
Pal Malik has said his
friends advised him not to
criticise the BJP government
as he could be made the Pres-
ident or Vice President if he
kept quiet, but asserted that
he “doesn’t care about these
positions.”
“Some of my friends had
advised me that I could be-
come the President or Vice
UKRAINE CRISIS
Indian nationals evacuated from war-hit Ukraine arrive with their
pets at the Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad on Monday.
CONGRESS CALLS FOR EVACUATION
OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
The Congress on Monday issued a statement
expressing alarm and distress over the esca-
lation of military conflict in Ukraine. It said
the loss of innocent lives, widespread de-
struction, mass exodus of people and the ag-
gravated human sufferings is unacceptable.
"It is the duty of Government of India to
make all efforts to bring back our citizens and
it is important to remember and recall that
India has in the past undertaken successful
—PTI large-scale operations by its Air Force and
Navy to evacuate Indians during Gulf war,
Lebanon, Libya and Iraq without indulging
in partisan propaganda," the statement said.
"We remain gravely concerned about the
safety of thousands of Indian students and
citizens trapped in war zones. The Congress
party earnestly appeals for an immediate
end to all hostilities and the creation of geo-
graphically defined humanitarian corri-
dors for safe evacuation respected by both
sides. Russia – Ukraine and NATO must en-
gage in sincere negotiations for restoring
peace and a lasting resolution of all issues,"
the statement added.

WAR ZONE Doc: Cannot leave

marginalised. The awards will be given by President Kovind on President so I should keep
International Women’s Day, March 8. quiet. But, I told them I don’t NEW DELHI: A total of The Indian

without big cats

Freedom fighters pension extension okayed care about these positions,”
NEW DELHI: The Centre has approved an allocation of Rs3,274.87
Malik said.
He was addressing a Kisan
crore for the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Samman ceremony organ-
Yojana (SSSY), under which freedom fighters and their eligible ised by Kandela Khap and
dependents are given pension and other financial benefits, till
2025-26. There are 23,566 beneficiaries across the country
Majra Khap at Kandela vil-
lage here on Sunday and said
covered under this scheme. The government led by Prime Minister the post of governor is not
Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Swatantrata important for him. Malik has
Sainik Samman Yojana and its components beyond March 31,
2021 for the financial years 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a total
been quite vocal against the
NDA government at the Cen-
financial outlay of Rs3,274.87 crore, an official statement said. tre and PM Modi over a host
4 dead in Telangana coal mine mishap
of issues, including the now
repealed three farm laws.
HYDERABAD: Four persons died after they were buried alive in a In January, he had claimed
1,314 Indians were airlifted
on Monday by seven civil-
ian flights from Ukraine’s
neighbouring countries,
the Civil Aviation Ministry
said.
“Tomorrow, two special
civilian flights are expected
to operate from Suceva, Ro-
mania, to bring more than
400 Indians back home,”
the ministry’s statement
added.
On Monday, four civilian
flights landed in Delhi
embassy in
Ukraine
evacuated Harjot (Singh) AMARAVATI: He is in the midst
and his condition is of danger, a war at that, but still
stable. Harjot has been Dr Bandi Giri Kumar is unconcer-
ned about his safety, as much as
sent to the Army he is bothered about the well bei-
Hospital (Research And ng of his pet ‘cats’–Yagwar and
Referral) as no one is Sabina. His feline friends are a
leopard and a black panther, even
better than Army in as Dr Kumar is confined to the ba-
treating bullet wounds.
sement of his apartment in Don-
bas region in the war-hit Ukraine,
— VK SINGH, with Italian dogs also in company.

Help returnees pursue medical education: Stalin to Modi

mishap at a mine in Ramagundam on Monday. The victims include that when he went to meet
three coal miners and a manager of the government-owned Singareni the prime minister on the is-
Collieries Company Limited, officials said. The mishap occurred sue of farmers, the latter was
following a roof collapse in the mine as coal was being brought to “arrogant” and had a fight
the surface, company officials said. The miners were busy in coal with him within five min-
excavation works at the time of accident, eyewitnesses said. utes. Malik also called upon
Disputed villages in Meghalaya: CM the farmers to unite to
change the regime in Delhi
SHILLONG: Thirty of the 36 disputed villages along the Meghalaya- and form a government
Assam border will remain in Meghalaya as recommended by regional which is favourable to them
committees of the two states, CM Conrad K Sangma told the assem- so that they don’t have to ask
bly on Monday. The 36 villages cover a 36.9 sqkm area, while the 30 for anything from anyone.
villages are spread over 18 sqkm, he said. Addressing the House on Malik said once his tenure
the progress of the talks with the Assam govt to resolve the interstate as governor ends, he will
boundary dispute, the CM said both the states have agreed no new tour the country and unite
areas of differences shall be added to the already identified 12 areas. the farmers.
while two reached Mum-
bai, the ministry noted.
“One flight is expected
late in the evening (on
Monday),” it mentioned.
The Ukrainian airspace
has been shut since Febru-
ary 24 following a fierce
Russian military offensive.
Indian citizens stuck in
war-hit Ukraine are being
airlifted once they cross
over to neighbouring coun-
tries such as Romania,
Hungary, Slovakia and
Poland.
MoS for civil aviation Dr Kumar says it’s not just the
question of his safety or survival
but that of “my precious big cats”.
“I am left with the only option of
N CHITHRA / CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged Prime Min- fending myself and my cats until
ister Narendra Modi to facilitate Indian students, who had joined medical colleges in Ukraine finding a silver lining with God’s
and returned due to the war, pursue their education in institutions in India.
Seeking Modi’s urgent intervention in taking up the issue with the National Medical Com-
Grace. God is Great,” Kumar, hail-
ing from Tanuku in West Goda-
mission and the relevant Ministries, Stalin said, “They may be directed to immediately find a vari, Andhra, said from Donbas.
way out to enable the affected students to continue their studies in medical colleges in India
from the stage from which their studies in Ukraine have been disrupted.”
The Tamil Nadu Government would offer unstinted support to all the efforts taken by the
Government of India in this regard, he assured while acknowledging the Centre’s efforts in
bringing back thousands of students caught in the conflict raging between Ukraine and Rus-
sia. The CM said there was an emerging vital need to address the uncertain future being faced
by thousands of these students for continuing their studies.

Plane truths? Mamata pats pilot,
BJP MP Locket meets dissenting leaders
KOLKATA: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee had a closed
door meeting with dissenting BJP leaders here on
Monday. Speculation is rife now for some time that
MP Locket Chatterjee is “miffed” with the state BJP
NATION
leaders and rumour mongers worked overtime after
she was seen with Sayantan Basu, Raju Banerjee
and suspended leaders Jay Prakash Majumdar and
Ritesh Tiwari. MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022

Guj HC to decide

‘ends turbulence episode'

ARITRA SINGHA / Kolkata
Ending speculation, CM Ma-
mata Banerjee said while an-
other flight came in the way
of her aircraft, her pilot man-
Kurnool murder: Lifer to 3
IN THE COURTYARD
if terror attack
relief is taxable
OUR BUREAU go the remaining sentence the Sumo vehicle, surroun-
DARSHAN DESAI
New Delhi awarded by the trial court. ded it near Dr Kabir Clinic
Ahmedabad
It quashed the HC ruling at Gayithri Estate, Kurnool
The Supreme Court on holding that the acquittal of in which deceased Rajase-
The Gujarat High Court will
Monday restored the life eight others was equally ap- khar Reddy was travelling
including two flight atten- decide if compensation re-
sentence awarded to three plicable to accused Nos, 1 to with his brother and three
dants can travel. This Das- ceived for death of kin in a
persons, reversing the ac- 3 since their roles are dif- others and drivere S Rajesh.
sault Falcon 2000, which is a terrorist attack can be con-
quittal by the High Court in ferent. Accused Nos. 1 to 3 Accused No 1 to 3 forcibly
10.3-tonne lightweight plane sidered an 'income' for tax
February 2018 in a heinous are the main assailants and opened the front left door
has been taken on lease by under the I-Tax Act.
murder in Kurnool city, re- as such the case of eight and dragged out the de-
the state government. The matter came up before
sulting in the death of Ra- others is not comparable. ceased and immediately

FPJ VIEW
aged to steer clear and con- the court on Monday after I-
jasekhar Reddy travelling The judgment, authored hacked him with the sickles

trolled the situation of a mid-
air collision while she was
returning from Varanasi to
Kolkata on Feb 4.
“It could have been a fatal
incident had the pilot not
been prompt. In less than 10
seconds, things could have
gone out of hand. The pilot
had to lower the flight by
8000 feet,” said Mamata.
It may be recalled that ac-
cording to TMC sources, on
March 4, Mamata Banerjee
had sustained back injury
after her aircraft was
“caught in air turbulence.”
The aircraft in which the
I
f what the West Bengal CM
says had happened, it’s a
very serious lapse on the part
of the ATC and it should be
taken up by the Ministry of
Civil Aviation right away.
How another plane came in
the way of the CM’s flight
and what was the ATC doing?
Firstly, what is the basis of
“this finding”? Secondly, did
the pilot of the CM’s flight
confirm this?
The ministry has to take
serious note of this and order
a high-level probe quoting
the pilot of her flight and also
Tax Department sought to
by a Sumo vehicle. by Justice Shah, said the indiscriminately while
tax the compensation of a
A Bench of Justices MR HC had committed a grave eight other accused broke
whopping Rs 20 crore re-
Shah and BV Nagarathna error in reversing the judg- the car’s glass widow with
ceived by a man for the death
ordered the three — Kasir- ment of the trial court con- the sickles. The driver also
of his wife who was killed by
eddy Ramakrishna Reddy, victins the three accused got bleeding injuries and
terrorists in the infamous
Kasireddy Rambhupal Red- and acquitting them. one of the car occupants
1986 Pan Am flight hijack.
dy and Kasireddy Venkates- On 18.01.2007, all the ac- was also injured while chas-
A division bench of Justice
wara Reddy — to surrender cused armed with hunting ing the accused before all of
JB Pardiwala and Justice
within four weeks to under- sickles came from behind them fled the spot.
Nisha Thakore wanted to
know from the department
whether it was serious in
contesting the claim of the
Kerala nurse’s death upheld changed it to Thursday on Dave later
petitioner that the compensa- KOCHI: Shattering the hopes of Tomy Thomas, mentioning that he has some personal
tion amount could not be a native of Idukki, who has been anxiously difficulties on Friday.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee requests Governor Jagdeep
Dhankar to start his inaugural address, amid a protest staged by
taxed.
The court asked, "Is the rev-
waiting for his wife Nimisha Priya’s death
sentence to be commuted, an appeal court in Anand’s custody extended
BJP MLAs over the alleged violence during recent civic polls, on enue department seriously Yemen on Monday upheld the capital NEW DELHI: A Special CBI Court on Monday

India logs 4,362 Covid cases

CM was travelling is a dou- make public the details of the the first day of the Budget session of State Assembly, in Kolkata on contesting? Something that punishment awarded to her by a lower court extended the custody of former Group Operating
ble-engine French company flight that came in her way. Monday. Meanwhile, LoP Suvendu Adhikari alleged that TMC has been received as compen- in 2018. Nimisha Priya, who was working as Officer of National Stock Exchange, Anand

Raj min promoting conversion: BJP

made in which of 19 people, women MLAs had heckled the Governor. sation, can it be taxed?” a nurse in Yemen, was convicted on charges
of murdering a Yemeni national Talal Abdo
Mahdi in 2017. The appeal court, which
deferred to announce the verdict on Nimisha’s
appeal two times, on Monday upheld the
Subramanian in the NSE Scam Case till March 9.
Subramanian was produced before Special CBI
Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal by CBI. The prosecution
sought more custody of the accused, which was
allowed by the court till March 9. Subramanian

Check fake compensation: SC

OUR BUREAU / New Delhi
India on Monday recorded
the lowest Covid vaccine dos-
es in past three months, tak-
ing the total nationwide vac-
cination to 178.90 cr as
against 178.83 cr previous day.
It added 4,362 new cases
with 66 fatalities in a single
day. Kerala recorded highest
29 deaths in a day while 16
states/UTs, including Delhi
recorded no death in the past
OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Mon-
day warned doctors issuing
fake medical certificates of
Covid deaths to get the fami-
lies an ex-gratia compensa-
tion of Rs 50,000, threatening
to order an independent
probe.
posting the matter on March
14. "Our orders (on compen-
sation) should not be allowed
to be misused," the Bench
said.
The issue of fake certifi-
cates was brought to notice of
the court by solicitor general
Tushar Mehta. He suggested
a definite time limit for filing
the compensation applica-
MANISH GODHA / Jaipur
BJP staged a walkout from the
Rajasthan assembly after an
uproar alleging that a minister
was involved in promoting
conversions on the pretext of
simplification in the issuance of
minority certificates in the
state.
The leader of opposition
Gulabchand Kataria and BJP
MLA Shankar Singh Rawat
raised the issue and alleged
that Minority Welfare Minister
certificate and affidavit.
Kataria said the minister has
written the letter after being
told by Jamaluddin, a
"controversial" person. He
alleged that to make provision
of giving minority certificates
only based on OBC certificate
or affidavit to people
belonging to Cheetah, Mehrat,
Kath castes is to lure them of
conversion and the minister is
paving the way for the same.
Replying to Kataria's
allegations, Minority Welfare
lower court verdict despite Nimisha’s legal
counsel pleading for mercy.
MediaOne SC hearing on Thu
OUR BUREAU / NEW DELHI: The SC on
Monday decided to hear on Thursday the
appeal of Malayalam TV news channel
MediaOne, challenging the revocation of its
broadcasting licence by the Centre. The matter
was mentioned by senior counsel Dushyant
Dave before Chief Justice of India NV Ramana.
He sought urgent listing on the ground that
the press freedom is at stake. “We have 350
employees. The right to information and press
is at stake. We have functioned since 11 years
and due to some MHA secret files we are
was arrested on the night of February 24. He
was later sent to CBI’s custody.
Bail cancelled for having opium
OUR BUREAU / NEW DELHI: The SC has cance-
lled the bail to Sukhdev Singh of Moga, Punjab,
in October 2016 and told him to surrender befo-
re the trial court to serve the remainder of sent-
ence for allegedly possessing 4kg opium. A Be-
nch of CJI Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and
Hima Kohli dismissed his plea on Feb 22 and
upheld his sentence by the trial court as also the
HC. The dispute was if the seized sample of
powder checked by the chemical examiner was
opium or not since the petitioner argued opium
is a sticky material and cannot be in a powder

CCTV footage helps Independent reclaim poll victory

24 hours while Maharashtra, Justice MR Shah, heading a tion to avail the benefit of ex- Shale Mohammad had written Minister Shale Mohamed said banned. This is a serious matter,” Dave said. form. The examiner certified the material was
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Bench with Justice BV Na- gratia compensation by next a letter to the collector and that the entire process of “List on Friday,” the CJI said. He, however, found to contain morphine and meconic acid.
Odisha recorded 3 deaths garathna, sought sugges- of kin of those who have suc- ordered to issue minority making the certificate is laid
each and West Bengal 2. tions to curb the malpractice, cumbed to Covid. certificates based on OBC out.

PM Modi meets Jan Aushadhi Covaxin gets FDA nod for

Pariyojana beneficiaries clinical trials in adults in US
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Monday interacted
with Jan Aushadhi
Pariyojana beneficiar-
ies via video conferenc-
ing.
Today, more than 8,500
Jan Aushadhi Kendras
have opened up in the
country. These centres
Covaxin, Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine, Returning Officer tells court he was ‘pressured’ to declare DMK candidate winner
has been approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for clinical trials in N CHITHRA the final tally, both candi- Palaniselvi moved the Taken aback by her claim, When the judges asked the
adults. The Hyderabad-based firm said in a
statement, Bharat Biotech and its US part-
Chennai dates polled exactly 248
votes. Madras High Court a bench of Chief Justice
Munishwar Nath Bhandari
Returning Officer, why he
did so, he submitted that he
ner Ocugen expressed their commitment to- Rarely does luck favour a And that’s when all eyes accusing the Returning and Justice D. Bharatha had acted thus only because
wards bringing Covaxin to the US and Cana-
da for all age groups.
person, twice, in a nail bit-
ing election. On February
fell on the Returning Offi-
cer. As is the norm, he de-
Officer of wrongly Chakravarthy, sought the
response of the Returning
“immense pressure” was
exerted on him.
The statement further informed that Covid 22, when the votes polled in cided to choose the winner declaring her rival Officer and the Tamil Nadu Taking a serious note of
vaccine has been cleared for conducting clin- Ward 10 of the T Kallupatti by a draw of lots. When he Subbulakshmi as State Election Commission this, the judges directed

having won the

have emerged as solution centres for com- ical trials in adults. Town Panchayat in Madu- picked the lot and read out (TNSEC). As the court had him to file a detailed affi-
mon man, not just the government stores, "Recently, Ocguen's phase 2/3 investiga- rai district in south Tamil the name, there was a smile in an earlier case directed davit and directed the
said PM Modi while interacting with benefi- tional drugs application for Covaxin was Nadu, were being counted, on Palaniselvi’s face. election by draw of the TNSEC to ensure that TNSEC to declare Palani-
lots.
ciaries. cleared by the US Food and Drug Adminis- two persons were tense, The slip of paper con- the counting process was selvi as the winner nullify-
Jan Aushadhi week is being celebrated tration (FDA) for conducting clinical trials than others. R Palaniselvi, tained her name. But her videographed, through ing Subbulakshmi’s ‘elec-
across the country from March 1 to generate in adults," read the statement, as per the who contested in the urban happiness evaporated with CCTV cameras, it sought tion’.
awareness about the usage of generic medi- Mint. civic polls as an Independ- passing time when the Re- Madras High Court accus- the footage. On examining The TNSEC complied with
cines and the benefits of Jan Aushadhi Pariy- "Recently, Ocguen's phase 2/3 investiga- ent candidate, was constant- turning Officer declared the ing the Returning Officer of the video, the bench was the order. Thanks to CCTV
ojana. The theme of this event is 'Jan tional drugs application for Covaxin was ly looking at the votes ruling DMK candidate as wrongly declaring her rival taken aback to see that orig- footage, lady luck smiled

Guj HC restrains GST Dept from ‘coercive action’ against lawyers

Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi'. Union Minister Man- cleared by the US Food and Drug Adminis- polled by DMK candidate K elected. Subbulakshmi as having inally the Returning Officer twice on Palaniselvi, who
sukh Mandaviya was among those present on tration (FDA) for conducting clinical trials Subbulakshmi. With each Not to give up her fight, won the election by draw of had read out only Palani- will now represent Ward 10
the occasion. in adults," read the statement. vote, her anxiety grew. In Palaniselvi moved the lots. selvi’s name as ‘winner’. in T Kallupati as Councillor.

FROM PAGE 1
Railways' ETA machines...
the timing of around 250 local trains, and found that a whoop- DARSHAN DESAI / Ahmedabad demanding payment of passed by Orissa High Court gal requirements under tioned the need for the asso- person was a lawyer and
ing 50% of trains did not arrive at the stations as per the ETA. service tax/GST. on March 31, 2021. The mat- CGST, DGST or IGST," the ciation and not the affected whether eligible for reverse
THE TEST DRIVE The Gujarat High Court on Taking note of an Orissa ter requires consideration. court order stated. advocates to move the plea, charge mechanism under
The major stations we covered were Dadar, Kurla, Thane, Monday directed the Cen- High Court order on this is- By way of an ad-interim or- The bench was hearing a advocate Masoom Shah, ap- the law.
Kalyan, Matunga Road, Andheri, Chunabhatti and Vashi and tral Goods and Service Tax sue in March last year, a di- der, we direct that no coer- plea by the Gujarat High pearing for the association, He pointed out, "The In-
monitored the trains on both fast and slow lines. On the Cen- Department (CGST Depart- vision bench of Justice JB cive action shall be taken Court Advocates Associa- said a large number of come Tax Department
tral Railway, we monitored 150 locals and found 74 trains not in ment) not to initiate any co- Pardiwala and Justice against advocates, law firms tion (GHCAA) challenging lawyers had been getting sends data (to CGST). The
sync with the ETA. On the Western line, out of 100 trains we ercive action against Nisha M Thakore passed of advocates including LLPs the CGST notices issued to a such notices because the In- Department is not aware

BSF jawan kills self, colleague at

monitored, 51 trains' arrival time differed with that displayed lawyers in connection with this ad-interim order. providing legal service, for large number of lawyers. come Tax Department was whether an individual is a
by the ETA indicators. the notices issued to them "We take note of the order non-compliance with any le- When the court ques- not aware if the affected lawyer or not.”

BSF shoots down Pak drone

Kurla
Platform No. 1

camp along Bangladesh border

ETA showed 6 pm Thane slow local expected to arrive in 13

carrying contraband in Pb
minutes.
Actual time: The train arrived at 5.58 pm and within a minute
the ETA monitor jumped from 13 minutes to one minute.
Matunga Road
A 3.33 pm Churchgate-bound train was scheduled to arrive at
3.31 pm as per the ETA which showed three minutes. The train
arrived a minute earlier. NEW DELHI: The BSF on and they fired on the flying
Kamal Mishra, Shashank Rao, Salman Ansari and Bhushan NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: A BSF hrs, head constable Johnson Toppo of which Toppo allegedly fired at Monday said its alert object and also illuminated
Koyande worked on this story jawan allegedly shot himself dead af- the 117th battalion shot head consta- Shekharan. troops shot down a drone the area by firing para
ter killing a colleague at a camp in ble HG Shekharan, and subsequently which came from the Pak- bombs and the drone was
74-yr-old doc takes 80 pills... West Bengal's Murshidabad on Mon- shot himself at border post Kak- ‘Jawan accused in Amritsar killings was istan side in Punjab's Fer- shot down.

from Matunga Police Station had to break open the doors of the
day, a day after five troops of the force
were killed in a fratricidal incident at
flat. The cops immediately shifted Ruparel to the Sion Hospital a base along the Pakistan front.
when his condition is reported to be stable. Almost after an The incident took place at Kak-
hour, a relative of his reached the hospital,” she said. marichar Border Security Force
The police team also found Ruparel's note, saying he has been (BSF) camp along the India-
depressed for years due to his “wife's attitude”. “Even after Bangladesh front. It falls under the
marichar," a BSF spokesperson said.
They were taken to a hospital in
Sagarpara where doctors declared
them brought dead, he said.
Officials said the incident took place
after they returned to their post after
finishing their night duty at the bor-
concerned about loan repayment’ ozepur sector.
According to officials, the
A BSF jawan who allegedly killed four of forward deployed troopers
his colleagues before fatally turning the heard the humming sound
gun on himself at a camp in Amritsar had of a suspicious flying ob-
recently taken a loan and was reportedly ject around 0255 hours com-
concerned about it and his family, the ing from the Pakistani side
The BSF personnel found
that a small bag (green in
colour) was attached to the
drone which contained
four packets in yellow
wrapping and one small
packet in black colour

Hundreds attend last rites of

apologising earlier, she shouted at me and that too for a long paramilitary force's Berhampore sec- der. Some issue linked to this police officials conducting an internal inquiry into to India side in the Fer- wrapping was recovered. It
time. Not one day has gone by without she scolding or insult- tor, about 230 km from Kolkata. case purportedly led the two troopers the incident have found. ozepur sector. Immediately is suspected to be contra-
ing me. I have sent this letter's copy to my daughter and broth- "In an unfortunate incident, at 0645 get into a confrontation, following the troopers were alerted band.

Over 1,700 watch BSF's

woman killed in grenade attack

er so that action is taken against her if anything happens to
me,” the note said.

retreat ceremony
The police said that Ruparel had earlier approached the po-
lice to file a complaint against his wife but the cops had coun-
selled them. ACP Phadke had shared her phone number with
Ruparel's wife, due to which Ruparel's daughter was able to JAMMU: Over 1,700
people watched an
4 Lashkar aides held
contact her yesterday.
enthralling retreat SRINAGAR: Heart-wrench- colours, wanted to become
NSE ex-MD Chitra in 7-day...
for grenade attacks
ceremony and band ing wails filled the air as a doctor.
display by the BSF along hundreds of mourners The teenager, who had suf-
to police custody till March 14, 2022. She be produced before the the International Border gathered on Monday for the fered fatal splinter injuries
court on March 14, 2022,” the judge said. The CBI had sought in Suchetgarh sector last rites of 19-year-old in the head in the explosion A module of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba
her 14-day custodial interrogation. here, an official said on Rafiya Nazir who suc- at the busy Hari Singh High (LeT) terror outfit involved in
The CBI arrested Ramkrishna on Sunday after her anticipa- Monday. cumbed to injuries received Street market near Amira grenade attacks was smashed
tory bail application was dismissed on Saturday. In its applica- The BSF band gave an in a grenade attack by ter- Kadal locality of the city, in Pulwama district of J&K with
tion before the court on Monday, the CBI alleged that the elec- impressive display at rorists a day earlier in was laid to rest. the arrest of four militant
tronic devices recovered are being analysed and would be used the retreat ceremony Chakanbagh locality in Sri- Earlier, as the body associates who were getting
for conducting further examination of Ramakrishna. It al- held at the Octroi nagar, taking the death toll reached Chakanbagh, in directions from two inmates of
leged that she was evasive and has continuously misguided the Border Out Post on to two. Hazratbal locality of the Central Jail Srinagar, police said
investigation officer and gave wrong statements. The CBI said Sunday in the continued Inconsolable relatives city, hundreds of men and on Monday.
her custodial interrogation was needed to unearth the crimi- programme of the and friends recalled how women — old and young Three hand grenades were
nal conspiracy and the role of other NSE officials and brokers 'Azadi Ka Amrit the young woman, who had alike — who had gathered recovered, a police spoke-
in the company. Mahotsav', DIG SPS recently passed class 12 ex- at her residence erupted in sman said.
Sandhu said. aminations with flying loud cries of mourning.
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The poor need jobs, not just handouts
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY : Yesterday is gone, tomorrow
has not yet come. We have only today, let us begin.
― Mother Teresa
SINCE 1928
Assembly elections: It
FOUNDER EDITOR: S SADANAND
all boils down to UP
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O
ssembly elections rarely decide India’s future but the
outcome in Uttar Pradesh is bound to have dramatic
consequences for national politics. While the result ne of the strongest pitches of
in Punjab will also be significant, it is Uttar Pradesh that will the BJP marketing in recent
lay down the roadmap for the future both in terms of content years has been that the Modi
government has given to the poor
and direction. The long-drawn seven-phase polling has fi-
many times more than any govern-
nally come to an end and the importance of people’s verdict ment ever before did. Free rations, a
cannot be overstated, given the volatile circumstances gas connection, a pucca house,
caused by the worst global pandemic, and the consequent drinking water, electricity, a toilet,
economic downturn, have created. medical insurance, and more — a
long list that might make you be-
While opinion polls have suggested a clear edge to the BJP,
lieve the poor are now living in par-
ground realities manifest something entirely different. The
adise.
BJP has faced stiff resistance across the state, even violent Leave aside the implementation
reprisal at many places, indicating a far closer contest than part. With the media and the civil so-
widely anticipated. An upset cannot be ruled out before the ciety under severe restraints and
people’s verdict is finally out on March 10. If the BJP wins constraints under the Modi regime
again, Narendra Modi’s prospects of retaining power for the and unfavourable official statistics
not allowed in public space, we do
third term will doubtlessly brighten up once again. Victory
not have a true picture of how much
in Uttar Pradesh will not only embolden Modi to sustain the of these welfare measures actually
fight, but it will also demoralize the collective opposition reached the poor and in what sizes
which believes socio-economic conditions aren’t favourable and shapes. But let us assume they
for BJP. It will after all be nothing short of a miracle if BJP all did.
pulls it off despite the searing price rise, Covid mismanage- Are these measures enough to re-
move poverty? A family that gets a
ment, and unprecedented unemployment. The caste equa-
gas connection and a free LPG cylin-
tions have also changed in this election, putting BJP at a der needs money to buy at least one
great disadvantage. The less said the better about the impact cylinder every month. A family that
of the farmers’ movement on western parts of the state. If gets free or subsidized rations needs
BJP defies political logic to survive, the entire credit will go cash to fulfill other needs. A family
to Modi’s perseverance and the invincibility of the Hindut- that has got electricity needs money
to buy kitchen equipment and a
va agenda in northern India.
fridge. A family that is entitled to
If BJP loses, the most tangible signs of their decline will be Ayushman Bharat for serious ail-
on display for the first time since Modi ascended to power in ments needs money to pay for doc-
2014. Though BJP lost some critical elections in the recent tors’ fees and medicines for other
South Asia should save itself from arms lobby
past, Uttar Pradesh slipping out of its hand will be cata- ailments.
strophic. That will not only shake Modi’s confidence, but it Where does the family get the
will also suck the energy to fight back out of the RSS-BJP’s
systems. Worse, it will inject a new lease of life into the op-
position which has so far been unable to corner the govern-
ment despite myriad failures. A new national front that is
sprouting in the imagination of opposition leaders will take
shape. Global conditions are also doomed to worsen, with the
Russia-Ukraine war pushing the prices to unbearable levels
and economic sanctions further upsetting the recovery
Analysis
processes. The inevitable surge in prices of petroleum prod-
ucts, edible oil, pulses, and other commodities will anyway
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push the Modi Government on the defensive. Defeat in Uttar
Pradesh under such volatile circumstances may turn out to
be a lethal political blow that BJP may find difficult to handle.
he Ukraine crisis has exposed
Chances of internal squabbles within the BJP coming to India to many problems and
the fore is also possible in case of a debacle in Uttar Pradesh; has led to an increase in the
while the resentment against Yogi Adityanath may burst sale of weapons thanks to an atmos-
out, opposition to the Modi-Shah style of leadership can also phere of jingoism across the world,
start manifesting itself in different forms. There are mur- and particularly in the sub-conti-
nent.
murs of discontent within the RSS also, with a section being
India must have its support base
unhappy about the Modi-Shah dominance, and a debacle in wider and watchful over the Western
Uttar Pradesh can open the floodgates to countless troubles. sanctions against Russia and protect
A serious challenge in the presidential election coming up in its economy from plunging into a
July and the BJP’s strength diminishing in Rajya Sabha slowdown. It has been cautious in the
could be some of them, apart from the loss of confidence UN by abstaining to vote against
Russian aggression against Ukraine,
among the cadre. Fragile coalitions like the one in Bihar may
and now, Prime Minister Narendra
also come under further strain while Congress too will feel Modi’s call at the Quadrilateral Se-
emboldened to confront BJP with much greater vigour in curity Dialogue or Quad Virtual
Summit for dialogue to resolve the is-
the Gujarat election later this year.
The BJP’s defeat in the state that sends 80 members to the sue is appropriate to end the war
Lok Sabha will also affect the bureaucracy and rebuild the through dialogue and diplomacy,
particularly as the ‘mighty’ West re-
intellectual resistance that has subdued after the 2019 par-
mains a curious spectator. It also re-
liamentary results. The BJP’s control over the narrative is flects that India, despite NAM not be-
the most potent weapon it has and Uttar Pradesh has the ca- ing there, adheres to its principles of
pacity to alter that reality. Nobody understands this better peace in the Indian Ocean and the
than Modi-Shah and hence they have spared no pains, left no Pacific. The present situation is ap-
stone unturned, in their desperate quest to protect its most parently the creation of the arms lob-
bies, which want to increase the sale
important citadel. They will at least hope for a fragmented
of weapons and cyber warfare gadg-
verdict that allows them to negotiate the power-sharing et post-Covid pandemic. In the
arrangement with parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party. process, the Indian subcontinent is
Pollsters believe the BJP had won by such a huge margin in emerging as the US-Russia-China
2017 that slipping beyond a point -- that will kick it out of the weapon deal hub.
race for power -- looks impossible. But, as they say, people are India is hit by the Ukraine develop-
the real masters of democracy. Wait for March 10.
FPJ Archives FEBRUARY 9, 1964 The Last Challenge
O A
NE hot summer day, Keeda,
a dung beetle, fed on a
rotting mango that lay on
the roadside. The mango was so
tasty that he ate a lot. Soon he felt
bloated, drowsy and intoxicated.
In his dazed state, he climbed to
the top of a pile of dung. Keeda
felt on top of the world. Just then
the dung, which was wet and
fresh, gave way under his feet.
“Hey! I’ve become so strong
and heavy that even the earth
can’t bear my weight!” thought
Shastri assures positive action: Kashmir, Bengal discussed
One flew over the nest
NEW DELHI, FEB. 8 (PTI) — The Executive of the Congress Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is warning that Russia is preparing to bomb
Parliamentary Party today heard from Lal Bahadur Shastri, Odessa — a critical Ukrainian port city near the Black Sea. Zelenskyy
Minister without portfolio, an appraisal of the present political switched between making his appeals in Ukrainian and Russian saying if
situation in Kashmir. ...It also heard from Chief Minister Sen an Putin acts, it will be a war crime of historic nature.
account of the problems created by the renewed large-scale The Recount @therecount
migration of refugees from East Pakistan. ...The two and half hour
meeting of executive attended by 24 members, was presided by I learned yesterday that Africa imports massive quantities of Ukrainian and
SM Ghose, Deputy leader, in the absence of Prime Minister Nehru. Russian wheat. Today's news is that fertiliser prices are going through the
roof (Ukr being the largest ammonia producer in Europe). So the conflict is
...Shastri, in an hour-long speech, is understood to have said that
the Centre would be willing to extend all help to leaders in potentially a global food crisis.
Kashmir to improve the political situation still further. ...The Matt Rendell @mrendell
executive expressed its appreciation of the manner in which
I went to Russia in 2019. In Moscow I learned more about cooperation than
Shastri had handled the situation in Kashmir. ...Sen, giving the
in years in some Brazilian institutions. To all of you, my dear Russian friends,
details of the recent disturbances in East and West Bengal, said
I stand with you. We don’t need this war against Ukrainian and Russian
that 6,000 families had migrated into the State from East Pakistan
people. Only the governments are to blame.
after the disturbances. Another 2,00,000 families were ready to
come over as there was no sense of security in East Pakistan. Beatriz Pontes@beatrizpontesrj
money for all that? Leaving aside
weddings, festival purchases, per-
sonal transport, and much more?
Not from the government. The gov-
ernment does not support the fami-
ly beyond the welfare handouts. The
family has to find the money for it-
self. The family can do it only if the
members of working age are work-
ing — working securely and perma-
nently because these are growing
needs. And the family must keep in-
creasing its income to meet the ris-
Data available in 2018 suggested that the private sector had employed only
about one lakh persons from SCs/STs in the decade preceding that year. The
trade bodies have about 18,000 members. This means that on an average,
they hired 5 Dalits/tribals each in 10 years – that is one Dalit/tribal every
two years. That is not a commitment, that is indifference.
ing costs.
Are jobs available? The answer is:
fewer and fewer. Take Uttar
Pradesh, for instance. According to
the Centre for Monitoring India
Economy; of the total population of
70.99 million youth in the 15-29 age
group in the state, only 12.17 million
(or about 17 percent) were employed
in September-December 2021. For
the same period, only 1.51 million
women out of their total population
of 80.47 million in the age group 15
years (merely 1.88 percent) were em-
ployed. It clearly shows that the
number of dependents in the aver-
age family was high, and that of
earning members was low. Besides,
not all employment means secure,
permanent employment. It could be
contractual and seasonal, which
means months without income.
Instead of creating jobs, the gov-
ment, not only in terms of the rising
fuel prices, but also the import of
sunflower and other edible oils, tea
exports, and possible restrictions on
shipping that could impact exports
and their production. But the rising
arms race, despite a thaw in nuclear
contests, poses a multi-pronged
threat in the region. The prolonged
unsuccessful Afghanistan and West
Asian war has drained the US econo-
my posing problems for the world’s
largest weapon industry.
The economic problems, and the
suffering citizens are pressurising
US President Joe Biden to remain
subdued against the blatant Russian
invasion. A generation of the US wit-
nessed miseries rising; arms lobby
profits soaring, economy draining,
and consequently creating an unsta-
ble world, costing the US $8 trillion in
wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and
Pakistan, according to Brown Uni-
versity. It also caused nine lakh
deaths and 21 million displaced
swarming European countries.
Since 2001, the US army has lost
2,442 troops and 20,666 wounded in
Afghanistan alone, according to the
Defense Department. It is estimated
that over 3,800 US private security
contractors have been killed. The nu-
clear or chemical arsenal propagan-
da against Saddam Hussein, and
now Iran, has continued with the un-
certainties that affect the Indian sub-
continent, euphemistically given the
name of South Asia by the Pentagon
the most.
The arms lobby is keen that the sit-
uation in the subcontinent remains
fluid so that it could increase the
STORY
Keeda, feeling thrilled.
At that moment, Jaadiya
the elephant happened to walk
by. When he smelled the dung,
he tur ned away in disgust.
But foolish Keeda thought that
Jaadiya had turned away from
him in fear.
“Don’t run away you coward!”
yelled Keeda to Jaadiya.“Turn
around and fight me!”
Jaadiya couldn’t believe his
large ears!
“Does that small fry think
that I, the mighty Jaadiya, am
afraid of him?” thought Jaadiya
angrily. “I’ll accept his challenge
and show him!”
He turned around and ambled
back to the pile of dung. With one
swat of his trunk, he crushed
Keeda to death.
Moral: If you develop an inflated
opinion about yourself then be
prepared for the consequences!
4668 / © 2022 Amrita Bharati, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
#UkrainiansandRussians
MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022
ernment was giving the poor wel- the poor, should drive the private Committee for Affirmative Action
fare handouts. Handouts seek to sector to provide more and more em- for SCs and STs in the Private Sec-
provide a political solution to pover- ployment to the socially disadvan- tor. The committee asked trade
ty, not an economic solution. They taged sections of society. bodies: FICCI, CII, and AS-
might help political parties win elec- The private sector is opposed to SOCHAM to get their member
tions, but they end up in a failure to job quotas on the ground that it companies to increase the share of
lift the poor out of the marshland of hires people based on merit and if it Dalits and tribals in their employ-
poverty. The poor remain where is made to compromise on that, the ment. The committee, which is
they are. Their children inherit organization will suffer. Fine, there headed by the principal secretary
poverty from them. should be no quotas in the private to the Prime Minister, continued
Secure employment with a fair in- sector. But the private sector must through the UPA-I and UPA-II gov-
come is the economic solution to voluntarily appoint as many people ernments and continues with the
poverty, and that solution the Modi from the socially disadvantaged sec- Modi government.
In the 15 years since the committee
was set up, the trade bodies have
shown no serious commitment to
the cause. Data available in 2018 sug-
gested that the private sector had
employed only about one lakh per-
sons from SCs/STs in the decade
preceding that year. The trade bod-
ies have about 18,000 members. This
means that on an average, they
hired 5 Dalits/tribals each in 10
government is not providing; nor tions as possible. The private sec- years – that is one Dalit/tribal every
did the UPA regimes. tor’s employment policy has only two years. That is not a commit-
The poor are mostly from the perpetuated the social hierarchy. ment, that is indifference.
scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, The upper castes are also on top in The private sector is incorporat-
backward classes, and minorities. the private sector. Being in senior ing the concept of undoing histori-
During elections, political parties of- positions they do the hiring and ex- cal injustice in its hiring policy for
ten promise to provide government clude applicants from the socially women and transgenders. Recently,
jobs to the youth. But there are very disadvantaged sections against Tata Steel hired 14 transgenders and
few government jobs. The govern- whom they have a negative bias. plans to recruit more. Companies
ment is now mostly appointing peo- The private sector must change its such as Infosys and KPMG are also
ple on a contractual basis or out- attitude. The government provides considering hiring transgenders. If
sourcing work. With disinvestment, quotas for socially disadvantaged the private sector is coming to apply
jobs in the public sector undertak- sections in public employment in- the criterion of historical injustice
ings are also decreasing. Even tending to undo the ‘historical in- for the inclusion of women and
though the SCs, STs, and backward justice’ done to them. The private transgenders, why can't it do it for
classes have reservations, that is be- sector has to share the responsibili- the socially disadvantaged sections?
coming meaningless in view of the ty with the government. It must in- It is here that the Modi government
shrinkage in public employment. corporate the concept of undoing needs to push the private sector — if
The poor can hope to get jobs only historical injustice in its hiring pol- it wants to lift the poor from the
with private employers. More than icy. That would be true corporate so- marshland of poverty.
90 percent of employment is in the cial responsibility.
private sector. The Modi govern- In 2006, the Manmohan Singh The writer is an independent journalist
ment, instead of giving freebies to government set up a Coordination and an author. Views are personal
weapons sales. It keeps Pakistan in a it spent $ 5.4 billion on arms pur- Bangladesh has been buying more
state of flux because of the US policy chases from the US. Jang and Geo TV arms from the US with purchases
of not allowing its friendly relations Group's study shows that the US touching $ 110 million since 2009, in-
with India and carefully working out doled out $33 billion since 2001 for cluding plans for Apaches and mis-
the collapse of SAARC (South Asian curbing terrorism, health, and edu- siles. It also buys military equip-
Association of Regional Coopera- cation. Since 1947, Pakistan has re- ment, including naval armaments,
tion). The perpetual situation of fear ceived $ 70 billion from the US. Pak- worth $ 2.59 billion from China. The
helps the US and its allies sell arms, istan has Rs 11.8 trillion debts. The Chinese bid to increase influence in
fighter aircraft, and other military ar- US funding takes care of its revenue. Nepal is a concern for India.
senals to both India and Pakistan The US arms sales to India increas- Sri Lanka is also emerging as a hub
through morphed assessments of se- es to $ 3.4 billion in 2020 from $ 6.2 with the US wooing it for a military
curity situations and pressurized million at a time when the sale of US cooperation deal and privileges for
During the past five
weapons dip to $ 50.8 billion from $ visiting US troops. China in April
55.7 billion. The major countries that 2021 vowed to enhance “pragmatic
years, the arms sellers
cut arms purchases include Saudi cooperation” in the military and oth-
Arabia, Belgium, Iraq, South Korea, er sectors.
are wooing countries in
and Afghanistan. Even as the Ukraine situation in-
But, the US sales to strategic re- tensifies, the concern of the Indian
the sub-continent to gions like Taiwan and Poland rose. subcontinent seeing arms race
sell them sophisticated
Poland gets arms worth $4.5 billion should raise eyebrows. Though no
up from $ 12.4 million and Taiwan $ major conflict has been seen in the
weapons and security
11.8 billion up from $ 8.76 million, ac- region since the Kargil conflict in
cording to Defense Security Coopera- 1998, and India has a 2003 ceasefire
gadgets. India being
tion Agency (DSCA), to keep China treaty with Pakistan, the larger arms
and Russia at bay. The UAE surpris- acquisition in the region will hope-
sucked into the arms ingly has increased its arms pur- fully not change the equilibrium.
race itself, can divert its
chases to $ 3.6 billion from $ 1.1 billion During the past five years, the arms
Even Russia since 2014, has been in- sellers are wooing all countries in the
resources.
creasing its ties with Pakistan and in region to buy more sophisticated
2021 pledges Mi-35 assault helicop- weaponries and security gadgets. In-
ters and anti-tank systems. It has dia being sucked into the race itself
also granted $ 1 billion arms loans to can divert its resources. The new
military build-up. Interestingly, the 20 Bangladesh and agrees to supply diplomatic move by Modi can put a
largest US arms producers and mili- arms to Sri Lanka. Indian reliance check on it with a new ‘panchsheel’
tary services companies, including on Russia is declining despite still its to create an amicable atmosphere in
Lockheed and Boeing, report $ 5.436 large imports. The Stockholm Inter- the region with an overall protective
billion profits for several trillion-dol- national Peace Research Institute umbrella for ensuring growth and
lar arms sales since 2001. As sales to (SIPRI) states that 49.4 per cent of In- rise in the quality of life in the region
other countries dip, it increases in the dian arms imports between 2016 and and Pacific.
Indian subcontinent. The region is 2020 were from Russia, 0.5 per cent
becoming an arms bazaar. from Ukraine. Between 1996 and The writer is a veteran journalist, an
Pakistan's finance ministry says 2016, Russia supplied 70 per cent of observer of the socio-politico economy
since the 2001 US onslaught on terror, arms to India. and a media academician
GUIDING LIGHT
The Power of Good Deeds — Dada J. P. Vaswani
poor woodcutter was on his way home "You are mistaken," replied the holy man
after a long hard day's work in the for- quietly. "Tell me, did you perform a good deed
est. On his head, he carried a big bun- today?"
dle of wood — the fruit of his toil. On the "Alas, master! All day long I worked hard
lonely forest track that evening, he saw a cutting wood! It is not for humble ones like
tapasvi (a holy man) coming towards him. me to perform good deeds," replied the wood-
Courteously, he stepped aside to let the holy cutter.
man pass. "Think again," urged the holy man. "You
"Drop that bundle down!" the holy man said must have done something special today!"
to the wood-cutter. The man's eyes widened in remembrance.
Astonished, as well as puzzled, the poor "Oh, master! I grew hungry and I sat down to
man did as he was told. eat my meal. I had two rotis with me. As I be-
"Untie the knot!" came the next instruction. gan to eat, a poor man came by. He told me he
Lo and behold! As the bundle was untied, a had not eaten for the last two days — the poor
deadly, venomous snake came out of the logs. soul! I shared one of my rotis with him.
The wood-cutter shrieked with fear and hor- Apart from this, I have performed no good
ror at the sight of the snake but it crept away deed at all!"
quietly into the undergrowth and disap- The holy man blessed the poor wood-cutter.
peared. "Brother," he said, "today, you were to die of
Still shaking with fright, the wood-cutter this snake. But your good deed has saved you
fell at the feet of the holy man. "Master!" he from death and blessed you with a new lease
exclaimed, "you have saved my life!" of life!"
(Spiritual organisations keen to be featured in this space contact : features@fpj.co.in)
TUSEDAY’S SWIPE LORD GANESH
MESSAGE FOR THE DAY
Let your past go and move ahead
with courage.
Be strong against the forces that
are trying to put it down, however
have a matured approach while
doing so.
Success will come after consistent
efforts and not giving up. Loved
the white flowers.
Tip for the day: Visualise white lotus and say
"Lord Ganesha, please grant me peace".
Lots of divine miracles your way, Sheetal Sapan Mhatre.
Judo federation removes titles from Putin, Russian oligarch
BUDAPEST: The International Judo Federation has removed the titles announces that Mr. Vladimir Putin and Mr. Arkady Rotenberg have
GAMES
Mandhana
Mandhanahails
hails‘inspirational’
‘inspirational’
and jobs Vladimir Putin and a long-time Kremlin-supporting oligarch been removed from all positions held in the International Judo
held at the organization. "The International Judo Federation Federation," the Budapest-based governing body said in a
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SPORTS CAFE

Pakistan
Pakistancaptain
captain
PTI

S
India and I hope she picks the bat
Mount Maunganui
WWC: Kiwis beat B’desh by 9 wkts
just like you bcoz lefties are spe-
cial."
DUNEDIN: Hosts New Zealand registered their first win of the tar India opening batter Sm- After the match, the ICC tweeted
tournament as they inflicted a nine-wicket defeat on Bangladesh riti Mandhana has hailed "in- along with a photo: "Little Fatima's
in a rain-curtailed ICC Women's World Cup match here on spirational" Pakistan captain first lesson in the spirit of cricket
Monday. New Zealand bowlers first restricted Bangladesh to Bismah Maroof for setting an ex- from India and Pakistan."
140 for 8 after a long rain delay before Suzie Bates hit a ample for sportswomen across the Indian cricket icon Sachin Ten-
strokeful unbeaten half-century to power the hosts to a victory world by returning to play six dulkar was quick to chip in with
with 42 balls to spare in the match that was reduced to 27 months after giving birth to a his admiring comment.
overs apiece. The win earned New Zealand, who lost to West child. "What a lovely moment! Cricket
Indies in the tournament opener, two valuable points as they After they beat has boundaries on the field, but it
rose to the third place while, Bangladesh remain winless from arch-rivals Pak- breaks them all off the field. Sport
their two matches and are in seventh spot. istan by 107 runs in Indian star unites!" he wrote in a tweet.

calls Bismah
Brief Scores: New Zealand Women 144 for 1 (Bates 79*, Amelia 47*, the Women's World Even before the game, photo-
Salma 1-34) beat Bangladesh Women 140 for 8 (Hoque 52, Shamima Cup on Sunday, graphs of Maroof entering the sta-
33, Satterthwaite 3-20) by nine wickets some Indian play- Maroof ‘an dium in Mount Maunganui with

example for
ers were seen hav- her daughter -- born in August last
Chhetri ruled out of friendlies in Bahrain ing a good time year -- cradled in her arms had be-
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of the announcement of the
38-member list of probables for the forthcoming back-to-back
with Maroof's
other sports- come an instant hit on social me-

daughter Fatima
international friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus, the Indian with pictures and
football team suffered a major setback with talismanic captain
Sunil Chhetri being ruled out for the two matches. "I was really
videos of them
playing with the
looking forward to the two friendlies against Baharain and six-month-old girl
Belarus and it's a shame I'll be missing out. It's been a long,
tough season and I've suffered a few small injuries that need
going viral.
Vice-captain Har-
time to heal. I will be doing all I can to recover in time for the manpreet Kaur,
preparatory camp in May," Sunil told aiff.com. Mandhana, Shafali
Verma, Renuka
Messi in Argentina for WC qualifiers Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh and
women’ as she
dia.
That 30-year-old Maroof was
returns to able to travel to New Zealand
with her daughter -- as well as her
action six mother, Fatima's carer -- as Pak-
months after istan Cricket Board's maternity
rule allows the mother "to travel
child birth Indian women’s cricketbteam members pose with Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof and her child after the with a support person of her
arch-rivals played against each other in Mount Maunganui in New Zealand PIC: TWITTER/ICC choice to assist in caring for her
infant child", with travel and ac-
dled in Maroof's arm. al cricket is so inspiring. @bis- Mandhara wrote in an Instagram commodation costs shared equal-

Shane Warne at MCG, one last time

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi has returned to Argentina’s squad Richa Ghosh were seen making "Coming back post pregnancy in mahmaroof setting an example for post. ly between the board and the
for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador, the playful gestures at the toddler cra- 6 months and playing internation- sportswomen across the globe," "Lots of love to baby Fatima from player.
Argentine Football Association said. The 34-year-old Paris Saint-

Warne died of
Germain forward missed the Albicleste’s last qualifiers against
Chile and Colombia earlier this year as he recovered from a bout

natural causes:
of Covid-19. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni also included seven
uncapped teenagers in a provisional 44-man squad. Argentina

Autopsy report
will meet Venezuela in Buenos Aires on March 25 and Ecuador

About 1 lakh expected to attend Aussie legend’s state funeral at iconic ground in Melbourne
in Guayaquil four days later. The two-time World Cup winners
have already qualified for the football showpiece tournament.
AP / Bangkok
Halep hires Bourbon as coach PTI / Melbourne 'The Age'. ing to find a suitable date with
NEW YORK: Former World No. 1 Simona Halep hired new coach According to 'Herald Sun', the Warne's family. Police in Thailand said on
France’s Morgan Bourbon ahead of Indian Wells and Miami Open Shane Warne's state funeral will state funeral is likely to be held The MCG was Warne's favourite Monday that an autopsy con-
tournaments, confirmed Romania tennis in a statement. “Simona be held at the iconic MCG in front within two or three weeks, which ground and the scene of his fa- ducted on the body of Shane
Halep will be with a new coach while playing in the USA. She of an expected crowd of 100,000 would overlap with the Aus- mous hat-trick against England Warne has concluded that he
will be working with Morgan Bourbon from the Mouratoglou people in a fitting farewell to the tralian Rules Football League in the Boxing Day Test in 1994, died of natural causes.
Tennis Academy,” the Romania tennis federation wrote on Twitter Australian spin king in the next (AFL) season, but the MCG "will taking the wickets of tail-enders A statement issued by
on Sunday. The Frenchman is part of Patrick Mouratoglou’s tennis two to three weeks, according to make all necessary arrangements Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough deputy national police
academy. Former Wimbledon champion (2019) enjoyed a reports here. to accommodate the service". and Devon Malcolm. spokesperson Kissana
successful long-term coaching partnership with Australia’s Darren The public memorial will be A date has not been fixed as Warne has his own statue at the Pathanacharoen said the
Cahill but the two went their separate ways last year. Halep was held after Warne's family mourn Warne's family waits for his body MCG ground, and it has become a opinion issued by the doctor
then working with Daniel Dobre and Adrian Marcu. him at a private service. to be returned to Melbourne fol- central location for fans to pay who carried out the autopsy
Warne's manager James Ersk- lowing his sudden death from a their respects with numerous has been conveyed to Warne's
FIFA ex-official, Qatari executive in court ine did not confirm MCG as the suspected heart attack at Koh flowers laid alongside beer cans family and the Australian
GENEVA: Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and venue for the state funeral but Samui in Thailand on Friday. of Victoria Bitter, packets of ciga- Embassy.
Qatari football executive Nasser al-Khelaifi were back in a Swiss hinted that no other stadium 'The Age' quoted sources as say- rettes and meat pies. It said the family did not
court on Monday after federal prosecutors appealed against the would be an appropriate one con- ing that Prime Minister Scott The 52-year-old will also have have any doubt that the 52-
verdicts in their September 2020 trial. The Swiss Federal sidering the stature of the leg- Morrison and Victorian Premier the Southern Stand named after year-old cricketer died of nat-
Criminal Court said Valcke, al-Khelaifi and a third defendant, endary Australian. Daniel Andrews wanted to attend him, which will become the SK ural causes.The statement,
marketing executive Dinos Deris, all were in court in Bellinzona "But where else?" Erskine told the state funeral and were work- Warne Stand. issued ahead of a planned po-

I could have hugged you tighter: Warne’s daughter

for the start of the appeal case. The court has scheduled four lice news conference, did not
days for the appeal. Al-Khelaifi, the president of French football specify the cause of death.
club Paris Saint-Germain and head of Qatari broadcaster beIN Preliminary evaluations
Media Group, is expected in Spain on Wednesday for his team’s from Thai authorities sug-
Champions League game against Real Madrid. AGENCIES / Melbourne gested Warne died from a
heart attack.
CCI-GMBA badminton from March 21 to 24 Shane Warne's children, son Jackson and daughters
Fluid-only diet?

TWITTER
MUMBAI: The Cricket Club of India (CCI) in association with the Brooke and Summer, on Monday released tributes after
Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA) will be the legendary leg-spinner died suddenly in Thailand on Warne had recently com-
conducting the CCI- GMBA District Badminton Championship to Friday. This is the first time that Warne's children have plained of 'chest pain and
be played at the refurbished CCI badminton courts from March spoken since the 52-year-old died in a villa at the Koh sweating' after undergoing a
21 to 24, 2022. The four-day tournament will consist of five Samui Island of a suspected heart attack. "ridiculous" two-week fluid-
events – Men’s singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s singles, Jackson spoke about the bond he had with his father. only diet before he left for
Women’s doubles and Mixed doubles. The last date for "To my brother, my best friend, to my Dad, I love you so his vacation, the Australian
registration is 15th March. For details: Mangirish Palekar (Hon. much. I don't think anything is ever going to fill the void spin legend's manager
Sec. GMBA) - 9833931141 or Sachin Bharati - 9967168690. you have left in my heart. Sitting at the poker table, James Erskine has revealed.
walking around the golf course, watching the Saints and joking around with each other. We were happy." "He did go on these ridicu-
Fitness festival to kick off in Pune eating pizza is never going to be the same. But I know all "We were so similar in so many ways and I always used lous sorts of diets and he
MUMBAI: Indian Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (IBBFF) you ever wanted for me is to be happy, no matter what." to joke that I got your genes and bout how much that just finished one, where he
announced the launch of India’s most prestigious and historical Jackson said Warne was 'the best father' one could annoyed me! basically only ate fluids for

I
International Bodybuilding Championship to be held in Pune have asked for. “Well, now I couldn't be happier and prouder that I 14 days and he'd done this
from April 15. This three-day event is organised under the aegis A man lays flowers at a statue of former Australian "You just wanted me to be happy, that's it. So that's have your genes. I am lucky and will forever be so proud three or four times," Erskine
of International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB) and great Shane Warne outside the Melbourne Cricket what I'm going to do, try and be happy. I am going to to call you my Dad forever. I love you to infinity and back told 'Nine Network.' "It was a
Asian Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (AFBF), in Balewadi, miss you so much Dad and you were truly the best father and I will miss you forever." bit all or nothing. It was ei-
would say just how much I love
from April 15-17, 2022. One of the key highlights of the event and mate anyone could've asked for. I love you so much Warne's youngest daughter Summer said she wished ther white buns with butter
this year will be “Mr and Ms. Universe Fitness Champion”, a Dad, see you soon." she could have hugged him tighter. and lasagne stuffed in the
contest which will give bodybuilding enthusiasts an opportunity him. I didn't say that to him and I Warne's eldest daughter Brooke said she was yet to "Dad, I miss you so much already. I wish I could've middle or he would be hav-
to break sweat and show off their prowess. The tournament is
open for all IBBFF athletes.
wish I did. believe that he was no more.
"Dad, this doesn't feel real and doesn't make sense that
hugged you tighter in what I didn't know were my final
moments with you. And your final breaths were only
ing black and green juices.
"He obviously smoked
you are not here with us anymore. It doesn't feel right, moments away. most of his life. I don't know;
Asian Games equestrian trials this week
—Tearful Ricky Ponting when asked what he would
say to Warne if he had the chance for one final you were taken away too soon and life is so cruel. I will “I wish I could've told you that everything was going to I think it was just a massive
NEW DELHI: The penultimate round of selection trials to shortlist conversation forever cherish our final memories together laughing and be okay and hold your hand." heart attack.”

I-League: Gokulam Kerala, Rhythm, Anish Australia trails Pakistan by 27 runs

horse-rider combinations to represent the country in the show
jumping event at the Asian Games later this year will take place
here from March 9 to 13. The trials will be held at the TARC

Mohammedan register wins win gold

Equestrian Centre in New Delhi. This is the fourth selection trial
and will be held in line with technical standards issued by
Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). However, it is not the final AP Brief Scores: turies from Azhar Ali (185)
selection trial. The EFI said one more trial is scheduled later after PTI / Cairo Rawalpindi Australia 449 for 7 (Khawaja and Imam-ul-Haq (157).
which the final list for selected athletes will be prepared. PTI / Kalyani Tiago Adan (48th). Gokulam 97, Labuschagne 90, Smith 78, "There's not a great deal of
made a flying start to the India's Rhythm Sangwan Australia's batters flourished Warner 68, Nauman 4-107) trail pace and bounce in (the
Defending champions Goku- match at Kalyani stadium as and Anish Bhanwala won on a flat wicket on Monday to wicket) for the seamers,
Pakistan 476 for 4 dec by 27
WHAT’S
lam Kerala beat Real Kash- Prakash Sarkar handled the the gold medal in the 25m cut Pakistan's lead to 27 runs that's for sure," Smith said. "I
mir FC 5-1 while Mo- ball inside the six-yard box rapid fire pistol mixed team as the first test heads toward thought it would break up a
hammedan Sporting re- in the fourth minute after a event on the concluding day a draw. crease, facing 109 balls. little bit more and probably
CRICKET mained unbeaten with a 3-1 deflection from the goalpost of the ISSF World Cup here Australia, playing its first No. 8 batter Mitchell Starc turn a bit more from the
win over Sreenidi Deccan in and was given a red card. on Monday. Test in Pakistan since 1998, spent almost the last hour start, but it probably hasn't
06.30: Women's World Cup: Australia Women vs Pakistan their I-League matches on Luka Majcen converted the The Indian duo emerged reached 449-7 at stumps in its and was not out on 12 with done so."
Women; Star Sports Monday. resultant spot kick to give victorious by a margin of 17- first innings on Day 4 on a skipper Pat Cummins not Opening batter Usman
10.30: Pakistan vs Australia 1stTest Day 5; Sony Six Luka Majcen (4th, 38th) Gokulam Kerala a 1-0 lead. 7 over Thailand in the gold grassless wicket with Mar- out on 4 as stumps were Khawaja narrowly missed
FOOTBALL and Jourdaine Fletcher (5th, In less than a minute, medal match. The country nus Labuschagne (90) and drawn three overs before out on a century in the coun-
UEFA Champions League 27th) scored a brace each, Gokulam doubled their lead, thus topped the medal's tally Steve Smith (78) scoring half scheduled because of bad try of his birth on Sunday
01.30 (Wed): Liverpool vs Inter; Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN while Jithin (66th) struck with Jourdaine Fletcher with four gold, two silver and centuries. Cameroon Green light. when he was dismissed for

From love all to birdies & eagles

once for Gokulam against a hitting a left-footed shot into one bronze as the year's first (48) showed himself to be a Pakistan had declared its 97, but shared a rapid 156-run
3, Sony TEN4
10-man Real Kashmir, who the right bottom corner of ISSF World Cup concluded in test allrounder by spending first innings at 476-4 late on opening wicket stand with
01.30 (Wed): Bayern vs Salzburg; Sony TEN1 got their lone goal through the goal. the Egyptian capital. more than two hours at the Day 2 on the back of big cen- David Warner, who made 68.

Indian pugilists CL: First four spots in the

enter Asian quarterfinals up for grabs
youth semis Former national tennis champion, Radhika takes liking to golf, and proves a point or two AP / London 407th Bundesliga appearance
PTI on Saturday, when it was evi-
New Delhi JOE WILLIAMS

Indian boxers Vishwanath
Suresh (48kg) and Raman
(51kg) entered the youth
men's semifinals of the
Asian Youth and Junior
Boxing Championships in
Amman, Jordan on Monday.
Vishwanath got the better
of Tajikistan's Meroj Zoidov
by a split 4-1 decision to se-
cure his second successive
medal at the prestigious con-
tinental championships.
On the other hand, Raman
outpunched Jordan's Yazan
Albitar in an impressive 5-0
win.Vishwanath and Ra-
man will now take on Uzbek
boxers Miralijon Mavlonov
and Khujanazar Nortojiev
respectively in the semifi-
nals on Friday.
T
Pune
he winner of ITF Women’s
doubles title may not have
been as successful as her
partner Sania Mirza in interna-
tional tennis circuit, but former
national tennis champion Rad-
hika Kanitkar has now taken a
liking to the greens (golf) and it
is helping her with hand-eye co-
ordination in her first love – ten-
nis.
With a handicap of 15 in golf,
Radhika was the member of the
Poona Club, which emerged win-
ner in the Vineyard Grovers
Gold at the Poona Golf Course
here recently. Incidentally, this
has been her first major golf
championship.
“Winning is always a great feel-
ing and being a member of the
winning team makes it more
special, because it is your first
major championship,” said Rad-
hika.
“Tennis is my first love and
there are no two ways about it.
Now, I am getting into the senior
tennis ITF circuit (above35
years) group, as it has been ten-
nis which has given a place of
pride in life, golf is second,” said
Radhika on the sidelines of the
Poona Golf Course with Aditya,
her husband and also, her golf
coach.
Aditya too is a tennis player, is
the younger brother of former
India cricketer and presently In-
dian Under-19 coach Hrishikesh
Kanitkar.
Radhika, a national champion
in tennis at every level from U-14
to women, in singles and doubles
chose to make her contribution
to the game as a coach. She is
one of the most highly rated
qualified women coaches in the
country.
And not forgetting Adiya’s fa-
ther, Hemant Kanitkar has al-
ways been a stalwart for Maha-
rashtra in domestic cricket. Kan-
itkar was a gritty batsman who
had a very versatile playing
style. Apart from being a bats-
man and a solid wicketkeeper.
Kanitkar served as a coach and
selector for Maharashtra. He
also chaired the national junior
selection panel from 1996-97 to
1998-99.
And now Radhika carries on
the legacy of sports by coaching
her six-year-old daughter Anika.
“She is doing well in tennis and
she will carry on in this sport,”
said Radhika about her daugh-
ter.
English clubs Liverpool and
Manchester City are in com-
manding positions. Paris
Saint-Germain and Bayern
Munich still have some work
to do. The first four spots in the
quarterfinals of the Champi-
ons League are up for grabs
this week, with competition's
title favorites in action. A look
at the second-leg matches in
the round of 16 tonight:
Bayern vs Salzburg (1-1)
Thomas Muller's first own-
goal in his long Bayern Mu-
nich career has disturbed
what should have been rela-
tively straightforward prepa-
ration for the visit of Austri-
an champion Salzburg on
Tuesday. Muller scored in the
wrong goal for Bayer Lev-
Radhika Kanitkar with her coach and husband Aditya erkusen to draw 1-1 in his
dent that communication
among the German league
leaders is an issue.
Liverpool vs Inter Milan (2-0)
There is increasing talk about
a possible quadruple of titles
for Liverpool, which has al-
ready won the League Cup, is
in the quarterfinals of the FA
Cup and has closed in on
Manchester City in the Pre-
mier League title race.
The Reds' involvement in the
Champions League should
stretch into next month after
late goals by Roberto Firmino
and Mohamed Salah at the
San Siro gave Liverpool a
handy advantage to bring
back to Anfield, where Liver-
pool is notoriously hard to
beat - especially on big Euro-
pean nights.

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YouTube on Tuesday, March 8 (today) from 7:15 PM onwards. YouTube app: https://youtu.be/iGxoDPrglXU
MUMBAI | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022

On Women’s Day, we talk to the first all-women crew

her earnestly
of the Indian Army about their first offshore sailing
expedition, challenges they conquered
bravely and their individual takeaways

Marching on his legacy

the T
T he wife of Naik Sharma who served in the 14
Rajput regiments in Arunachal Pradesh and
was martyred in a counter-insurgency operation
he theme of Interna- them to excel in all walks
tional Women’s Day of life.
near Tawang, Major Priya Semwal decided to join 2022 is “Break the Eighth March should be
the armed forces to pay tribute to her husband bias”. The women, through utilized by parents and
and became the first army wife of non commis- the centuries, have been teachers to educate stu-
sioned officer to join the army in 2014 as an officer. afraid of social stigma in dents about gender equali-
A mother of a 13-year-old daughter, Priya is cur- case they complained of ty and inspire children to

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rently posted in Assam. “Being a woman, I think, harassment and therefore appreciate the role of
HEMA C I have proved enough that women are strong and preferred to remain quiet women who have fought
capable to take up anything and finish that at the workplace unless it against all odds to emerge
n February 15, when 10 women of- successfully. We wanted to motivate more women became intolerable. At as world changers. It
ficers from the Indian Army to take up challenges,” says Major Priya. home, the societal pres- should be known that the
flagged off from the Chennai Port, sures made them submis- world would be empty

Advocating
little did they know that the grueling sive. They were not en- without women. The God
journey from Chennai Nizampatnam- couraged to spread their gifted power of mother-

gender equality
Vizag-Nizampatnam-Chennai on sea wings and to resist the gen- hood, natural gifts of mul-
would help them charter a new course in der pay gap and titasking and con-

H
the history of the Indian Army. demand equali- sensus-building
The expedition that lasted for 10 days ailing from a family of en- ty. We the edu- have enabled
was led by Major Mukta Gautam, and the trepreneurs, Major San- cated and pro- women to become
crew comprised of Major Priya Semwal, jana Mittal decided to carve her fessional transformational
Major Priya Das, Major Rashmil Sang- own path and joined Indian women have the leaders.
wan, Major Arpita Dwivedi, Major San- Army in 2014. This expedition responsibility I wish good luck
jana Mittal, Captain Jyoti Singh, Captain was her first mission on sea and to teach girls to to all the readers
Malvika Rawat, Captain Shubham Solan- she tells us that it was fulfilling. lead a balanced and convey good

In love with
ki, and Captain Sonal Goyal. The women A mother of a three-year-old life by making wishes to those
a DR SUNALE KHANNA struggling for a bet-
the uniform
covered a distance of nearly 900 nautical son; Sanjana is passionate themselves

Changing gears
miles marking this voyage as the first- about her service. “I have priority of their own lives. ter life. This is the time to

T
ever sailing expedition undertaken by the learned that if you are in a They must learn to say ‘No’ demand respect. The scien-

T
all-women crew of the Indian Army. he skipper of the boat, Major Mukta team, you can achieve anything. to all that is unfavourable tific inventions of the
From cooking, swimming to singing, is the first woman to join the Indian he second generation of Army officers; We all women came together to them and boldly face the twenty-first  century and
and witnessing some Army and got commissioned in 2011. “As Captain Jyoti Sing started her career with from different cadres but we all challenges of life to be- the emerging legal frame-
rare species of ma- a skipper, I always have to be on my toes. a multinational company and after a few years, had similar goals and focus. We come go-getters. work are facilitating dy-
rine life, the girls You are constantly in a tight spot to she realised that she wanted to join the forces. were never treated differently Since 1975 International namic girls to successfully
lived through make decisions. You need to have a lot of “It’s a 360-degree turn for me, but it’s wonder- for being women. We are all uni- Women's Day is observed perform the role of home-
some adventur- patience and respect others’ opinions as ful. We had a wonderful time onboard and it formed officers and we all have every year on 8 th March to makers and skilful profes-
ous time on well because there are other equally didn’t feel we were away from our families.,” to prove equally,” says Sanjana, celebrate the incredible sionals. Unfortunately, the
Bavaria 44 foot qualified minds onboard,” says Mukta enthuses the officer who joined the Indian who is posted in Panagarh in achievements of women in last two years have been
sailing yacht. who is currently posted in Delhi.  Army in 2018 and is posted in Jorhat, Assam. West Bengal. all spheres of activities all daunting to us as climate
Rough seas, over the world. It is an oc- change as also the pandem-

The firewoman
scorching casion to recognize their ic has caused deaths and
sun, biting immense contribution to played havoc with access to

M
cold and freez- the social, economic, cul- food, clean water, and earn-
ing winds, to no ajor Rashmil Sagwan, proudly says that she is the tural, and political life of ing potential. Time has
winds for an en- first woman officer to be posted in the toughest the country. On the Inter- come to adjust to the new
tire day, the girls region of high altitude – 15000 feet above the sea level national plane, we are normal and become role
faced everything in Ladakh, where the temperature is -37 degrees with aware of the contribution models for women, partic-
with unrelenting spirit. minimum oxygen and highest UV rays. “I have always of distinguished women ularly from third world
The crew went through the been posted in field areas like Baramulla and Surat- like Madam Curie, Sarojini countries. 
training on the Seabird boat under garh so sailing was another challenge that I wanted to Naidu, Margaret Thatcher
the tutelage of EME Sailing Association take up,” says Rashmil, who joined the Indian army in and Kalpana Chawla to (The writer is a MDS, DNB,
and HBTC Marve before embarking on 2014 to fulfill her mother’s wish when she was detect- name a few. PhD, Associate Professor, Nair
the expedition. ed with last stage cancer. “I feel rewarded now and this This is the day to salute Hospital Dental College,
We caught up with the crew members to entire expedition has taught me a lot about myself,” Womanhood and propa- Municipal Corporation of
talk about their experiences on board. she says.   gate against gender dis- Greater Mumbai,
crimination, domestic vio- MemberNational Academy of

Feminism meets the

lence and to empower Medical Sciences)

AGENCIES Crossword # 354

digital age of romance

I
the rules were relaxed, Sanyal emerged
New Delhi as the strong woman candidate to enter
the male-dominated field.
f you have ever been on a playdate Nurse: Nursing remains stereotyped
hymns in a way that they do not make
the bride sound like a commodity. In
February 2021, actor Dia Mirza made ACROSS
headlines for choosing a woman priest, 1 Eyelid problem (4)

T
AGENCIES/ New Delhi
here are so many reasons to
be thankful for, if we count
good health, family, friends,
career, and many other small
things that make a big difference
in one's individual life. But the
month of March contains one of
the most important days of the
year, International Women’s Day,
signups increased by 11% during
the pandemic, suggesting that
women are ready to adapt to the
new methods of dating. 81% of
the users believed that online
dating provides them with a
platform that helps them leave
their shyness and give a
confidence boost.
Women prioritise
themselves
with a kid, chances are you would
have asked them, “What do you
wanna be when you grow up?” For a lit-
tle kid, the world is their oyster. They’d
want to become a cricketer or an astro-
naut, an actor or maybe the Spider-
man. While sooner or later, we realise
we cannot possibly become Spider-
man, we also consciously-subcon-
sciously accept that we cannot or
should not pursue certain professions
as they do not align with our gender.
as a female occupation as the role of a Sheela Atta, for conducting her mar- 4 Conflict (6)
nurse is to be a caregiver. This misun- riage ceremony with businessman 8 Opening flower (3)
derstood representation takes away the Vaibhav Rekhi. 10 Makes a request (4)
idea that men can also provide care. The actor also tweeted a shout-out to 13 Obstacles (8)
The men who choose nursing as a ca- her priest, writing, “Thank you, Sheela 14 Crowed (7)
reer face challenges as these tradition- Atta, for conducting our wedding cere- 15 Camelot's magician
(6)
al female jobs are perceived by society mony. So proud that together we can
17 Fourth day of the
as a step down in their status. #RiseUp. #GenerationEquality.” Simi- week (9)
It is worth noting that nurses are usu- larly, there is nothing in Islam that 21 Large NZ parrot (3)
ally referred to with feminine job titles stops a woman from performing a 22 Away from home
such as sister and matron, without any nikah. But the practice is uncommon. (3)
popular term for the men in the profes- Still, there are couples who have cho- 23 Little devil (3)

which is celebrated every year on
March 8th to celebrate strong
women and raise awareness
about certain issues. “It's good to
Five
Fivecareers
careers
Changing for someone or trying As this International Women’s Day sion. The taboo around men pursuing sen to have their nikah solemnised by 26 Capital of
to change someone isn’t centres around the theme of #break- the profession of nursing has also been a woman qazi. Telangana (9)
acceptable to the new age thebias, let’s take a look at some ca- portrayed from a humourous angle Stay-at-home Parent: Quitting a full- 27 2010 Davis Cup
women. 61% of the users believe Champions (6) 5 Christmas bird (6) 20 A failure (3)

that
thatare
arebreaking
breaking
see women getting empowered. in just being themselves and not 28 Idiosyncrasies (7) 6 Native or 23 Poetic feet of one
PIC COURTESY: TWITTER

The world is ready to take in this changing for someone. Though, 32 Unequal (3-5) inhabitant as a kind (5)
new change and adapt. With 39% of the remaining users try to 34 Peddle or vend (4) suffix (3) 24 Jury (5)
increasing awareness, women are make themselves more desirable 35 Itsy-bitsy (3) 7 Relaxing (6) 25 Accompanying

the
thegender
gender
getting more independent. for their matches. Feminism has 36 Crib, gully (6) 9 Father (3) another (6)
Finding a partner is not just for made women aware and 37 Jittery (4) 11 Streamlined (5) 26 Concealment (6)
continues to. 56% of the users 12 Steam bath (5) 28 Hardly any (3)
DOWN 15 Friend or ally (4) 29 Kinds of poems (4)
said that they’d prioritise
1 Smelting residue (4) 16 A baby sheep (4)

stereotypes
stereotypes
themselves and walk out of a 30 Be in the front (4)
2 Lennon's widow (4) 18 Expensive (4) 31 Kill or bump off (4)
relationship if necessary. They 3 Hick (4)
refused to give away their power. 19 Sauce bean (4) 33 Green prefix (3)
44% of the remaining users said Solution
that they'd give chances and try to
Escort, 26 Hiding, 28 Few, 29 Odes, 30 Lead, 31 Slay, 33 Eco.

make things work before leaving.

Sauna, 15 Mate, 16 Lamb, 18 Dear, 19 Soya, 20 Dud, 23 Iambs, 24 Panel, 25

Consent is everything
DOWN: 1 Slag, 2 Yoko, 3 Rube, 5 Turkey, 6 Ite, 7 Easing, 9 Dad, 11 Sleek, 12

82% of the users strongly

One-sided, 34 Sell, 35 Wee, 36 Trough, 37 Edgy.

believed in the concept of

Wednesday, 21 Kea, 22 Out, 23 Imp, 26 Hyderabad, 27 Serbia, 28 Foibles, 32

consent. Consent is important

ACROSS: 1 Stye, 4 Strife, 8 Bud, 10 Asks, 13 Barriers, 14 Gloated, 15 Merlin, 17

even if it is their significant other.

the sake of it now, women are
looking for someone who’s
emotionally vulnerable, ethically
strong and an equal,” founder
and CEO of QuackQuack, Ravi
Mittal, added.
On the occasion of International
Women’s Day, the popular dating
app surveyed its female users
about their views on women
empowerment in the world of
virtual dating. The survey
examined how women perceive
dating in terms of empowerment
and what impact feminism has
had on the game.
How do empowered
women date differently?
The survey revealed that 85% of
the users were very well aware
and knew what they deserved.
They weren't ready to settle for
less, which is exactly how it
should be. A minority of 15% of
the users said that they need time
to open up and be vocal. The
dating app reported that women's
Strong women know how to take
a stand for themselves and say
NO or YES accordingly. Nothing in
today's world works without
consent and women are not at all
afraid to speak up.
Women have become
more open towards the
digital world
Making the first move isn’t just
limited to men now. 68% of the
users said that online dating gives
a sense of safety and a sea of
options to choose from. They
were not afraid to make the first
move and check if their match
could turn into a potential partner.
The remaining 32% of the users
didn't want to make the first
move. The users were open to the
idea of forming meaningful
friendships through the virtual
world of dating and not just
looking for a partner. Women are
adapting to the new culture,
especially from the regions of
West Bengal and North East.
–IANS
reers in which people are breaking the
traditional roots of stereotyping gen-
ders associated with those professions.
Firefighter: When we think of a fire-
fighter, we think of a man. Similar is
the case with other gender-stereotyped
jobs. Firefighting is often thought of as
a man's job, especially due to the life-
threatening risk involved with the job.
However, many women are stepping
into this “man’s job” and proving that
they too possess the capabilities and
skillsets to pursue and ace this job.
Harshini Kanhekar, the first woman
firefighter in India, is an inspiration
for many. She applied to the Fire engi-
neering course in 2002 and became the
first woman to have got admission to
the National Fire Service College in
Nagpur at the age of 26.
Another remarkable and inspiring
woman in the field is Taniya Sanyal,
the first woman firefighter to be ap-
pointed by the Airport Authority of In-
dia (AAI). Until 2018, AAI recruited
only men as its firefighters, but after
through Abhishek Bachchan’s charac-
ter in the film Dostana (2008). While the
film did not stress it, representation
through art plays a big role in normal-
isation and acceptance of the path-
breaking choices in our society.
Bus Driver: The bus industry in India
is predominately filled with men as it is
mostly believed that women cannot
drive buses as they are heavy and diffi-
cult to handle. However, slowly and
steadily, more and more women are
taking over the steering. It was in 2015
that the Delhi Transport Corporation
hired its first female bus driver,
Venkadarath Saritha. Recently, in Feb-
ruary 2022, the Delhi government has
relaxed the experience criteria for the
recruitment of women bus drivers in
the city. The women who are applying
for driving posts now do not need any
prior experience.
Wedding Preists and Qazis: While fe-
male priests in weddings are still a rare
sight, a growing number of couples are
opting for female priests. The women
priests also often filter and modify the
time job to be at home and look after FPJ - SUDOKU - 58 Level: Easy
the kids is probably one of the biggest
career moves for any parent, especially
a father. While most women are soci-
etally fed the expectation to give up
their career once they become moth-
ers, the same is hardly ever implied for
the bread-winning father. Housewife,
the term for a stay-at-home married
woman, is extremely common in the
Indian vocabulary.
On the other hand, one would need to
think about what title to refer a man
with, who stays at home by choice. Un-
fortunately, men who decide to become
stay-at-home dads are shamed by soci-
ety for quitting their jobs to look after
their baby, while their wife wants to go
to her office. Bollywood film’s like Ki &
Ka and Chachi 420 have attempted to
portray the hero as a man who chooses WHAT TO DO: Fill in the grid so
to unfollow traditional manhood, that every row, every column and
whether it is by staying-at-home and every 3x3 box contains the digits
taking care of housework as seen in 1 to 9. Every puzzle has only one
the former or perfectly taking care of correct solution.
one's child as seen in the latter.
—ANI

YOUR DAY By Nilikash P. Pradhan

ARIES: Travelling for official work will be
fruitful. You will very well handle the business
as well as domestic funds. Don't let any career
opportunity slip.
TAURUS: Lack of mutual understanding and
co-operation will lead to clashes at home.
Stay away from workplace politics. Avoid
arguing with your life partner.
GEMINI: You will tap all the avenues. You will
balance your personal as well as professional
with ease. Those in the sports sector will do
well. Mental health will improve.
CANCER: Advancement in career is
indicated. You would be able to cut down on
your expenses. Good news at the workplace
may delight you. Family life will be good.
LEO: Take important decisions today itself.
Luck is in your favour. Family life will be
blissful. Do not neglect your health. Try doing
yoga or exercise for better health.
VIRGO: You would be able to overcome
problems on your own. Pay attention to your
financial problems. Family life may hit a
rough patch. Drive cautiously.
LIBRA: Your mind will be full of interesting
ideas. Do not feel guilty after spending your
money for your personal needs. Social life will
keep you busy. Singles may meet new people.
SCORPIO: Think positive and you will see
everything will be positive around you.
Avoid making rash decisions. Avoid arguing
with your life partner or family member.
SAGGITARIUS: Your energy and enthusiasm
will help you cross hurdles. Income is likely to
increase. Get over from your bad past. You
will make new friends.
CAPRICORN: New ambitions and goals will
be realised. Those in the field of sports or the
acting sector will gain fame. Focus on
creating a happy atmosphere at home.
AQUARIUS: Financial gains through the stock
market are on the cards. Concentrate more on
your ongoing projects before moving on to
new ones. Married life will be happy.
PISCES: Do not worry about your financial
problems. You will make wise decisions. Be
diplomatic in your interactions. Think twice
before you talk. Stomach problems may occur.
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Benedict ctor Benedict Cumberbatch, who portrays rancher Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog,

underwent dream
said it was a “very new experience” to try and delve into his subconscious to find
inspiration for his performance. Speaking during the Leading Actor virtual discussion at the

therapy for The

EE Bafta Film Awards: The Sessions 2022, he shared, “We did dream therapy! We did
dream analysis, which is a real trip, the idea that you can just drop a tiny suggestion on a

Power of the Dog!

notepad or in a mantra or some kind of thought process before you sleep and let your subconscious
do some of that work.” Ahead of filming, Benedict had an “endless” list of skills he had to master for
the role, so he stayed with a real-life rancher and his wife to pick up the necessary abilities. —IANS
MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MARCH 8, 2022
PRAGYA KAPOOR
ROHIT BHATNAGAR & LIPIKA VARMA Female pioneers

T
Producer: Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui & Kedarnath

he Indian film industry has indeed grown by leaps in the Indian “Over the years, there has been a shift in women’s represen-
and bounds in recent times. Women are no longer
treated merely as eye candy, and as the heroines film and OTT tation on and off the screen. We are certainly in the right di-
rection when we talk about having meaty roles for actress-
are doing more meaningful, content-driven roles,
industries get es, having more female writers and producers on board, and

candid about
contributors behind the camera are shining as more. In fact, today, even women are up for anything chal-

Determined
well. As the globe celebrates International lenging and path-breaking. For instance, when we ap-

the triumphs,
Women’s Day, The Free Press Journal caught up proached Vaani Kapoor for Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, she
with female directors, producers and writers from didn’t even blink for a second before saying yes even though

milestones and
the Indian film industry. the character that she essayed in the film was not a conven-
tional female lead role. I am really excited to be a part of the
improvements industry at a time when the narrative is changing.”

that they have

witnessed along

not demure!
SAPNA BHAVNANI

their career
Director: Music Videos

pathway “I have a habit of paving my own roads instead of com-

plaining about the potholes. Yes, it’s true that it’s still easi-
er for men to get funding in this industry, but it’s also true
that we are showing up. Let’s keep the conversation to who
we are and not to who we are not.”

ISHANI BANERJEE
Writer: Aligarh,
Human & Despatch

“I feel it’s a great time that we are writing and creating

so many characters. Digital space is changing the entire
landscape of storytelling. For the longest time, it was a
male gaze, and we as women creators were finding it
very difficult to break that norm, but it is now changing.
While writing even my male characters, my feminine
side seeps into it. My female characters in Human are as
strong and harsh as male ones besides having the femi-
nine traits. This is the biggest triumph for the female
forces working in the industry.”
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AMITA MADHVANI
Producer: Aarya franchise & Dhamaka SARITA TANWAR

PIC: INSTAGRAM/SARITATANWAR2707
Producer: Broken But Beautiful franchise & Never
“We are representing women as real characters, and Kiss Your Best Friend franchise
today’s audience is ready to accept and understand
them. For me, safety on our set is a priority. Main- “I think Bollywood is progressing as far as in-
taining the respect of each working crew is impor- clusivity. There are more female writers now,
tant. As a producer, some decisions are tough, but one more female directors, producers, EPA, and
should be able to make it work with grace and humour. there are more women on every set, in every
How truthful and hardworking you are in your job. department. I have worked with female cos-
TANUJA CHANDRA That honesty will always shine. That energy can never tume designers, production designers, DOPs,
Director: Dushman, Sangharsh & Qarib Qarib Singlle be curtailed. If it is, go, fly away, and find another nest and a female director. Not because of their gen-
that suits your personality, but don’t give up.” der but because these ladies are great at what
“When it’s an obviously unequal world, it’s always nice to they do. The ratio of men:women on a film set
have a dedicated day to remind ourselves that we have a is much better than it was a decade ago.
long way to go before one can say that the oppression and MANSI BAGLA Women are heading studios and web plat-
exploitation of women are on a road of steep decline! I Producer: Forensic & Sirf Ek Friday forms. There are female-centric scripts being
think, collectively and as individuals, each of us needs to written, and they are getting made. It all
work toward this goal daily and speak up for equality. I per- “Over the past decades, Indian cinema has witnessed a significant sounds great, but when you compare a heroine
sonally have been committed to this in my choice of stories transformation in the way women are portrayed. It wasn’t easy to led film to films headlined by male actors, it’s
for projects I work on. This passion has only grown over find a strong foothold in a male-dominated workspace. However, not even 10 per cent of the share. In main-

Alluring
the years. There are countless stories belonging to the fe-
male genre, all kinds — dramatic, funny, sad, emotional,
thrilling, romantic, with various backgrounds and unique
cultures. It’s impossible to run out of stories. We should tell
more stories of women led by women.”
over the years, our leading actresses have achieved that feat slowly stream cinema, female characters still don’t
but surely. There is still a lot of work to be done. As a producer, I have much to do. I will say we have a lot to cel-
want to make films that portray women as more independent, confi- ebrate, but we still have a long way to go.”
dent, and out there. Even in terms of pay, status and roles, I sincerely
hope leading ladies will be on par with their male counterparts.” —WITH INPUTS FROM OSHIN FERNANDES

TWITTER TREND Caught on Camera!

Anna!
OF THE DAY

Birthday
Glitterati were snapped as they
were out and about in Mumbai

greetings for
Anupam!
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The leading lady of recently

released Malayalam film Anna Ben with the team of Naradan

Naradan talks about character I played had no connection with me in

real life. The way she spoke and dressed was way
working in Mollywood, different from me. I had to sink into it. I don’t have
a fixed way to approach a film, and it seems to
exploring various cinematic work (laughs).

options, and more How was your experience while promoting Naradan
in Mumbai?
Akshay Kumar with Kriti
Sanon while promoting
ROHIT BHATNAGAR

A
It was a crazy ride. I come from a very humble
background, and my films always have small re- Bachchan Paandey in Mira
nna Ben has appeared in films leases, but they did well, fortunately. Naradan Road
like Kumbalangi Nights, Kap- got a bigger release with more screens
pela and Helen, among others. and visibility. It feels so great to be as-
The feisty actress plays sociated with a great team. I am
Shakira in the Aashiq Abu direc- glad that people would get to the
torial, Naradan. The Free Press film in Mumbai too.
Journal caught up with her for an
exclusive conversation. Excerpts: Do you feel that the pandemic
has actually broken the
Right from Kumbalangi Nights, Helen boundaries for regional Dharmendra in Juhu
and Kappela, you’ve shined out with industries?
your performance. How does it feel? It was unfortunate, but the
Honestly speaking, it wasn’t a calcu- timing for regional cinema Neha Dhupia
lative decision to do such films, I was- was good. It kind of had a sil-
n’t like me appearing in exams. ver lining. Since OTT kicked
There’s a certain kind of preparation in, all the small gems got visi-

A
that goes into playing different charac- bility. It worked for us since
ters. For Kumbalangi Nights, I gave the everyone ended up appreciat-
audition with the clean slate and picked ing Malayalam films.
up nuances from the actors s Anupam Kher turned 67, his friends
and technicians on the Elaborate on your role in Naradan? and colleagues in Bollywood took to
sets. For Helen, there The character Shakira has been by far the microblogging site to wish him on
was a huge amount of the most challenging one. She is com- his special day. The actor has acted in
homework, and I had manding, strong and level headed, 100+ films and is best known for playing
to get into the char- looks small but fierce. I had to get my the onscreen dad to Bollywood stars.
acter in speech and mannerisms correct. I al- Below are a few of those tweets: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub with
terms of ways wanted to work with Aashiq Jaideep Ahlawat while promoting
health. In sir. He is the reason I ended up in ANIL KAPOOR: “Happy Birthday my dear
Kappela, the films. friend @AnupamPKher Bloody Brothers
love, happiness and success forever!!!”
Are you open to explore Hindi films in
Bollywood? KIRRON KHER: “Many many happy
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I am open to doing all kinds of cine- returns of the day dearest

ma across languages. I am not focus-
ing on a particular genre or an in-
dustry. I just want to associate
with a good crew, actors and sto-
ries. I am currently shooting a
Malayalam film with a produc-
tion house based in Mumbai,
which backed Andhadhun. It is
one of my favourite films in the
recent past.
Tell us about your future projects?
I have a release on March 11
named Night Drive, and I am
opposite Roshan Math-
ew. It is a hardcore
commercial en-
tertainer.
@AnupamPKher, husband, friend, support Ranveer Singh
and my love. God bless you and keep you with Alia Bhatt
safe and healthy always.” at an award
function
RED CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENT: “To the
one who makes every character iconic,
wishing the coolest, @AnupamPKher, a
very happy birthday.”
YASH RAJ FILMS: “Versatility... Wishing the
phenomenal actor @AnupamPKher a very
Happy Birthday.”
Mallika
DHARMA PRODUCTIONS: “The ‘queet’ Sherawat
principal or the doting father -
@AnupamPKher is always delivering the
best on-screen! Wishing him a very happy
birthday!”
—CJ DESK
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