Vol. 65 No.
265 | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022 | 16 Pages |
WORLD GOES OVER THE BARREL
FPJ NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK/LONDON
In a concerted move, which could
raise gas prices and further rattle
global energy markets, US President
Joe Biden has banned Russian oil
SNOW ADDS TO WAR WOES
and gas.
Close on its heels, the UK an-
nounced it will phase out imports
of Russian oil by the end of the year.
The US move will shut off the flow
of Russian fuel into the country —
which receives less than 10 percent
of its energy resources from Krem-
lin.
Alexander Novak, the Russian
The conditions are likely to get worse in the coming days as mercury plunges to -20C.
So, it can be Jio Borivali station, now
LAST WORD
KAMAL MISHRA
MUMBAI
The Western Railway is all set to allow
the names of commercial brands to be
added to the names of its stations, for a
fee. However, it will not name the brands
in its announcements and adding the
names of individuals to station names
PIC: SALMAN ANSARI
Cloudy sky for
two days, now
SHERINE RAJ
MUMBAI
Mumbai will experience
light drizzles and cloudy
weather for the next two
days because of the interac-
tion of a western distur-
bance with a trough (a mild
form of low-pressure area)
running from the southeast
Arabian Sea of the Kerala
coast to the Konkan coast,
according to the Head of Re-
gional Meteorological de-
partment, Mumbai, Jayanta
Sarkar.
Sarkar said, “For north
Maharashtra, a warning has
been issued for thunder-
storms and hailstones as
well, especially for regions
like Jalgaon and Dhule.
However, the mild cloudy
weather in Mumbai will
continue for at least two
days and after that, it will be
back to clear, dry weather.”
INT COMMERCIAL
FLIGHTS BACK
NEW DELHI: India is
resuming scheduled
international commercial
passenger flights to and
from India from March 27.
The flights are suspended
since March 23, 2020
because of Covid-19. Air
bubble pacts will cease
after that.
RBI LAUNCHES UPI SERVICE EDIT
FOR 40 CRORE FEATURE
WAR AND ELECTIONS
PHONE USERS ADD TO PRICE PAIN
US, UK ban on
deputy prime minister, lost no time
in warning that Russia could snap
Europe’s supply of natural gas
Russian oil to rattle
energy market
through a pipeline if the allies move
to stop importing Russian oil.
“It is absolutely clear that any em-
bargo on Russian oil would lead to
catastrophic consequences for the
global market,” Novak said.
“European politicians need to hon-
estly warn their citizens and con-
sumers what to expect,” he said. “If
you want to reject energy supplies
from Russia, go ahead. We are ready
for it. We know where we could redi-
rect the volumes to.”
Senator Chris Coons, Democrat of
694 Indian students stranded in Sumy
allowed to take ‘safe’ corridor
FPJ NEWS SERVICE
LVIV
Buses crammed with refugees, who
are fleeing the Russian invasion, left
two embattled cities via safe corri-
dors on Tuesday.
Among them were 694 Indian stu-
dents and some Chinese nationals
stranded in Sumy. With that, the
mass migration from Ukraine has
touched 2 million.
Their buses stopped briefly
because of shooting when they were
crossing the Ukrainian checkpoint.
Russian military vehicles showed up
at that moment and opened sporadic
fire but it was not aimed at the buses,
the head of Sumy administration
told the BBC.
The Russian column of armoured
vehicles quickly left the area, he
added. It is not clear whether anyone
was hurt.
The Indian evacuation from Sumy
will not be permitted. is open to all Central and state govern-
Under this scheme, a prefix or suffix ment institutions, PSUs, as well as re-
of the brand name (not more than two puted private companies including
words) or a logo will be added to the banks/financial entities, excluding ad-
name of the railway station. Co-brand- vertising agencies. The contract for co-
ing shall be permitted at all the places in branding of stations will be awarded
the station building area wherever the through an open online tendering
name of the railway station is displayed process for one to three years.
and in the circulating area.This scheme CONTD. ON NATION PAGE
I FEEL THAT I HAVE THE PHYSICAL
CAPACITY TO DO ACTION:
SONNALLI SEYGALL
Delaware, said that Americans need-
ed to be ready for the consequences
if Russia retaliated, a move he said
would be aimed at dividing the allies.
“We might well see energy prices
double because Putin realizes that
he’s got Western Europe over a bar-
rel,” Coons said on CNN.
Britain too announced that it
would phase out imports of Russian
oil. The announcement does not af-
fect Russian gas supplies and will
give oil importers several months to
make alternative plans to try to avoid
any disruption in Britain.
Nonetheless, the announcement in
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was confirmed by the MEA
spokesperson. He said all the Indian
students have moved out of Sumy
and are currently on way to Poltava,
from where they will board trains to
western Ukraine. Flights under Op-
eration Ganga are being prepared to
bring them home.
Moscow had offered to transport
them to Russia but there were few
takers.
To add to the woes of mass migra-
tion, the weather has turned ex-
tremely cold in Ukraine and neigh-
bouring countries, making the jour-
ney for those fleeing the Russian in-
vasion "incredibly harsh", said
Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams,
spokesperson for the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees.
Speaking from Warsaw, she told
BBC News that "tired and trauma-
tised" women and children were
queuing for up to 24 hours as they
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ED officers ‘ATMs’ for
BJP, says Sanjay Raut
Says he has filed FIR against four of its officers
SANJAY JOG
MUMBAI
Shiv Sena Member of Parliament and
leader Sanjay Raut slammed the Enforce-
ment Directorate on Tuesday, claiming
that some ED officers had become ‘ATMs’
of the BJP in Maharashtra. He added that
the ED was running a big racket in Mum-
bai and he had filed an FIR against four of
its officials in Mumbai.
“Mumbai Police will soon begin investi-
gating a criminal syndicate and extortion
racket by a nexus of ED officers. Mark my
words, some of these ED officers will go to
jail too,” he said.
On the raids currently underway in
Mumbai and Pune, Raut said, “Why are
Central agencies targeting a select few
from states like West Bengal and Maha-
rashtra? Can’t they get anybody else from
other states? It’s a tactic to pressurise and
destabilize the MVA government,” he
claimed. However, he added, the MVA gov-
Fadnavis drops ‘pen drive bomb’
ernment would complete its tenure.
SANJAY JOG
MUMBAI
Amid the trading of charges by ruling and
opposition parties over the actions initiat-
ed by Central probe agencies, the leader of
the opposition in the state assembly, De-
vendra Fadnavis (BJP) on Tuesday
dropped a ‘pen drive bomb.’
He handed over a pen drive to Deputy
Speaker of the Assembly Narhari Zirwal,
claiming that it contained 125 hours of
video recording about the conspiracy
hatched by the special public prosecutor
against BJP leaders in Maharashtra and
demanded a CBI probe in the matter.
Initiating a debate on law and order and
related issues in the state assembly, Fad-
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“I have been watching the income tax de-
partment attack our workers since this
morning. Until the municipal elections
are held, I think the I-T department will
conduct raids in every BMC ward and
Shiv Sena shakha in Mumbai.
“Now this department has the same
work remaining to do. The question being
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navis alleged that the 125-hour video in the
pen drive shows a special public
prosecutor conspiring to trap opposition
leaders under the Maharashtra Control of
Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and other
such cases.
“What is going on in the state if a special
public prosecutor of the state government
plans a conspiracy against us? All these
things have happened, I have videos. Who
will investigate this? I request you, Mr
Speaker, that this must be investigated by
the CBI,” Fadnavis said. He added that if
the state government failed to do so, the
BJP would approach the court.
“A special public prosecutor is a hatching
a criminal conspiracy with planning from
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WAR-ZONE UN warns of increasing repression in Russia
GENEVA: UN's top human rights official is warning that a new Russian legislation in Russia. High Commission for Human Rights Michelle

EU pledges to fight Putin's ‘information war’ in Europe

law allowing harsh punishment for spreading what is deemed to be Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Council that "space for discussion
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022 fake information about armed forces adds to concern about repressive or criticism of public policies is increasingly and profoundly restricted."

AGENCIES / Brussels
European Union officials
on Tuesday defended the 27-
nation bloc's decision to ban
Russian state-controlled
media outlets from broad-
casting in the region as de-
cisive steps to check a
Kremlin-led "information
war."
Speaking at the European
Parliament during a debate
on foreign interference and
disinformation, the EU's
top diplomat Josep Borrell
brushed off critics who say
the EU is threatening free-
dom of information with
lawmakers.
"We are not trying to de-
cide what is true and what
is false. We don't have min-
isters of the Truth. But we
have to focus on foreign ac-
tors who intentionally, in a
coordinated manner, try to
manipulate our informa-
tion environment."
The EU has decided to sus-
pend the broadcasting ac-
tivities of Sputnik and
RT/Russia Today in the
bloc until Russia ends its
war in Ukraine and stop
disinformation campaigns
in member states.
Borrell said Moscow-con-
adding that information
should be a protected good.
"If the information is sys-
tematically contaminated
by lies and twisted, citizens
can't have a clear under-
standing of reality and
their political judgment is
similarly twisted."
Borrell insisted that Sput-
nik was created by a presi-
dential decree with the aim
of reporting on Russia's
policies abroad, and said
that Russia Today is capa-
ble of conducting an "infor-
mation war" against the
western world.
Borrell said he will soon
Borrell insisted that
Sputnik was created
by a presidential
decree with the aim of
reporting on Russia's
policies abroad, and
that Russia Today is
capable of conducting
an "information war"
against the western
world.
Ukrainian soldiers check documents of men leaving the city of funneled more than USD
Irpin on Tuesday. —AFP 300 million into 33 countries
to interfere in democratic
vide our societies."
Kaniete said online plat-
forms and tech companies
need to suspend all social
accounts engaged in "deny-
ing, glorifying and justify-
ing Putin's aggression, war
crimes and crimes against
humanity."
She also proposed to rein-
force content in Russian
and Ukrainian to resist the
pressure from Russia's dis-
information.
"In short, any tech plat-
form giving space to Putin's
propaganda or complying
with his censorship request
is an accomplice to Putin's
services.
"Because president Putin
wants the people to be en-
tertained, not to pay atten-
tion to what is happening,"
she said.
"It would not be right to
see Russians being enter-
tained, and next door
Ukrainians being killed."
Both Borrell and Jourova
expressed deep concerns
about the imposed censor-
ship in Russia that threat-
ens independent journal-
ists with jail terms and de-
prives citizens access to ver-
ified information about
what their government is

Ukraine not interested in NATO

the ban on Sputnik and
RT/Russia Today.
"They are not independ-
ent media, they are assets,
they are weapons, in the
Kremlin's manipulation
ecosystem," Borrell told
trolled outlets are part of a
well-oiled propaganda ma-
chine providing biased
news about Vladimir
Putin's true intentions.
"If the information is bad,
democracy is bad," he said,
propose a new mechanism
that will allow the EU to
sanction disinformation ac-
tors.
Lawmakers from the spe-
cial committee on foreign
interference and disinfor-
mation are also proposing
to establish a sanctions
regime to deal with foreign
meddling.
MEP Sandra Kalniete, the
author of the report, said
it's crucial for the EU to
counter foreign threats in a
bid to prevent third coun-
tries damaging democra-
cies.
"Let's call a spade a spade.
Russia, China and other au-
thoritarian regimes have
processes," she said.
"Putin's propaganda ma-
chinery wasn't just
switched on on 24 February.
It has already been working
in Europe for decades, at-
tempting to poison and di-
aggression," she said.
European Commission
Vera Jourova said Putin
wants his people to be "apa-
thetic" and praised stream-
ing platform Netflix's deci-
sion to suspend its Russian
doing in Ukraine.
"It is more important than
ever to reach the Russian
people, and provide them
with information," Jourova
said. "Every possible chan-
nel should be used."

How Belarus became

SPEED NEWS OPINION
Iran launches

2nd satellite for
reconnaissance
TEHRAN: Iran's paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard
launched a second
reconnaissance satellite into
space, state media reported
on Tuesday, just as world
powers awaited Tehran's
decision in negotiations over
the country's tattered nuclear
deal. State television
identified the launch as
taking place in its
northeastern Shahroud
Desert, without specifying
when. The Guard said the
Noor-2 satellite reached a
low orbit of 500 km above
the Earth's surface on the
Ghased satellite carrier, the
state-run IRNA news agency
reported. It described the
Ghased, or "Messenger" in
Farsi, as a three-phase, mixed
fuel satellite carrier.
5 killed, 28
injured in blast
in Pakistan
KARACHI: At least five
security personnel were killed
and 28 others injured on
Tuesday in a blast in Sibi
district of Pakistan's troubled
southwestern Balochistan
province during President Arif
Alvi's visit to the area to
attend an annual cultural
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Warsaw
President Volodymyr Zelen-
sky said he is no longer
pressing for NATO member-
ship for Ukraine, a delicate
issue that was one of Rus-
sia's stated reasons for invad-
ing its pro-Western neigh-
bour.
In another apparent nod
aimed at placating Moscow,
Zelensky said he is open to
"compromise" on the status
of two breakaway pro-Russ-
ian territories that President
Vladimir Putin recognized
as independent just before
unleashing the invasion on
February 24.
"I have cooled down regard-
ing this question a long time
ago after we understood
that...NATO is not prepared
to accept Ukraine," Zelensky
said in an interview aired
Monday night on ABC News.
"The alliance is afraid of
controversial things, and
confrontation with Russia,"
the president added.
Referring to NATO mem-
bership, Zelensky said
through an interpreter that
he does not want to be presi-
the military posture of these
new Western allies on its
doorstep.
Shortly before he shocked
the world by ordering the in-
vasion of Ukraine, Putin rec-
ognized as independent two
- Donetsk and Lugansk -- that
have been at war with Kyiv
since 2014.
Putin now wants Ukraine,
too, to recognize them as sov-
ereign and independent.
An Ukrainian tank rolls along a main road on Tuesday.
Zelensky said he was open to
dialogue. "I'm talking about
security guarantees," he
said.
He said these two regions
"have not been recognized by
anyone but Russia, these
mise on how these territories
will live on."
"What is important to me is
how the people in those terri-
tories are going to live who
want to be part of Ukraine,
who in Ukraine will say that
Russia's pawn
NATALYA CHERNYSHOVA
The political crisis that has gripped Belarus for the past 18 months
has seen president Alexander Lukashenko transition from a
peacemaker to a pawn in Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.
After hosting talks in 2015 to end fighting in eastern Ukraine,
Belarus has now opted to facilitate the Russian attack on its
neighbour. In doing so, Lukashenka has surrendered the
sovereignty of his own state. The relationship between Minsk and
Moscow has a long and complicated history. Until the 2020
Belarusian revolution, Lukashenko maintained a cautious
independence in foreign policy. This included keeping the Russian
military out of Belarus. The fraudulent presidential elections of
August 2020, however, sparked the largest protests in the
country's modern history. Faced with the greatest popular
challenge in his 26 years in power, Lukashenko was quick to churn
out anti-Nato rhetoric, aimed at Putin as much as at domestic
audiences. This strategy worked. In Lukashenko's vulnerable
position, Kremlin saw an opportunity and offered support.
A complicated relationship
The stability and prosperity of the final Soviet decades made many
Belarusians reluctant to see the USSR die. And even before
Lukashenko was elected president in 1994, Minsk pursued closer
economic and political ties with Russia.
In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty establishing the Union
State. This vaguely defined entity saw both states retain their
sovereignty but share some supranational institutions. Most of the
larger integration goals - a single currency; common taxation; a
joint defence policy - never materialised, however. Belarusians
might have close
affinity with Russia
(most being Russian
speakers) but baulk
at the idea of a full

India, G4 allies call for serious look at veto powers in UNSC

festival, police said. The blast
took place near an open area
where the festival was being
held. Five security personnel
were killed in the explosion,
officials said.
Deadly floods
continue to
lash Australia
SYDNEY: Flash floods are
continuing to lash Australia's
east coast, causing hundreds
of people to flee their homes
dent of a "country which is
begging something on its
knees."
Russia has said it does not
want neighbouring Ukraine
to join NATO, the transat-
lantic alliance created at the
start of the Cold War to pro-
tect Europe from the Soviet
Union.
In more recent years the al-
liance has expanded further
and further east to take in
former Soviet bloc countries,
infuriating the Kremlin.
separatist pro-Russian "re-
publics" in eastern Ukraine -
UNITED NATIONS: India and
its allies in pushing for the
reform of the Security Council
have called for a serious look
at the veto powers of the
permanent members which
are "undermining the
legitimacy" of the UN's
highest decision-making body.
Presenting the joint position
When ABC asked him
about this Russian demand,
of India, Brazil, Germany and
Japan, Tokyo's Permanent
Representative Ishikane
Kimihiro said on Monday:
"Due to the use of veto, the
Security Council has at times
failed to fulfil its
responsibility to maintain
international peace and
security. We have seen these
pseudo republics. But we can
discuss and find the compro-
failures are seriously
undermining the legitimacy of
this important body on
multiple occasions."
Therefore, he said, "the
question of veto requires
profound and serious
discussions".
Ishkane was speaking at a
meeting of the
they want to have them in,"
Zelensky said. merger with the
Russian Federation.
Pivotal moment
Putin's aggressive
Intergovernmental stance on Ukraine
Negotiations (IGN) on Council from the early
reforms laying out the 2010s initially
position of the four countries worried A woman reacts as her relatives evacuate
known as the G4, which
together work for an
Lukashenko.
In 2014,
Irpin, northwest of Kyiv on Tuesday.
expansion of the permanent Lukashenko avoided formally recognising Russia's annexation of
membership of the Council Crimea and instead made overtures to the west.
and mutually support their And then 2020 happened. Lukashenko's violent crackdown
claims to a permanent seat. brought on Western sanctions, which intensified after Minsk

War casts shadow

Russia sees NATO enlarge-
and has so far resulted in the ment as a threat, as it does hijacked an international flight over its airspace. He manufactured

India has 'compulsions' with Use humanitarian

deaths of 13 people in a migrant crisis on the Polish border, which earned Belarus
Queensland and seven in widespread condemnation. A night scene of an ambulance in

on Women's Day
corridors to leave,
New South Wales (NSW), front of a large facility with lights and people waiting outside.

Russia : former US diplomat

police said on Tuesday. The By the end of 2020, relentless repression had forced the protest

police said the latest fatalities
include two people, believed
to be a mother and her adult
son, whose car was swept
into a stormwater canal in
western Sydney, reports
Xinhua news agency. As of
Tuesday, the NSW State
Emergency Service (SES) had
issued evacuation orders for
regions stretching from the
state's northern border with
Queensland through to its
southern border with Victoria,
with displaced residents
being urged to seek shelter in
evacuation centres.
1 dead, 2 critical
after shooting
outside US school
Washington: A 15-year-old
boy has died, while two
others remain in critical
condition after a shooting
WASHINGTON: India
has compulsions
with Russia and
territorial issues with
China in its
neighbourhood, a
former American
diplomat has told US
lawmakers in response to a
question on a string of
abstentions at the United Nations
by New Delhi against Russia's
massive military offensive in
Ukraine.
India has faced criticism from
US lawmakers, both Republicans
and Democrats, for choosing to
abstain from the UN Security
Council and General Assembly
resolutions against Russia's
military operation in Ukraine.
"India has compulsions with
their neighbourhood,
with territorial issues
with China. I think,
as Americans, we
have an affinity
toward Indians for
their democracy, and
the pluralism of their
system. We've got to work
through these issues as friends
because we have to signal the
strength of the two greatest
democracies in the world," said
Atul Keshap.
Keshap, who is now president
of US India Business Council
(USIBC) and previously served in
US State Department in multiple
positions, including the charge
d'affaires to India, said this
during a Congressional hearing
on Indo-Pacific organised by the
Indians told
AGENCIES / Kyiv
Indian Embassy in Ukraine
issued an advisory for Indi-
an nationals stranded in
Ukraine urging them to
leave the conflict-ridden
country using the humani-
tarian corridors using
trains or any other means of
transport from 10 am on
Tuesday (local time).
"The Humanitarian Corri-
dor for evacuation of
stranded people has been
announced in various parts
of Ukraine from 1000 hrs on
8 March 2022," the advisory
said.
It added that considering
the security situation, the
establishment of the next
AGENCIES / Kyiv
Tuesday is International
Women's Day, an impor-
tant official holiday in Rus-
sia and Ukraine dating
from the Soviet era.
Women are normally feted
with flowers and choco-
lates and speeches, but this
year the holiday was over-
shadowed in Ukraine by
war, and in Russia by eco-
nomic chaos.
Sugary messages of love
and support were shared
on social networks as in
previous years, but many
were tinged with sorrow or
pleas for peace.
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
A woman receives a flower
from a priest on the occassion
of the Int’l womens' day at a
train station in Poland.
address Tuesday saying:
"Ukrainians, we usually
celebrate this holiday, the
holiday of spring. We con-
gratulate our women, our
daughters, wives, mothers.
movement underground. Belarus currently has 1,076 political
prisoners, but thousands more were detained, and scores fled the
country to escape persecution. Meanwhile, in November 2021,
Minsk and Moscow signed a comprehensive economic integration
programme and agreed a joint military doctrine. Lukashenko's
international isolation gave Putin a new ability to force Minsk to
accept the presence of Russian troops on the Belarusian-Ukrainian
border, only 50 miles from Kyiv.
This undoubtedly played a key role in Moscow's decision to attack
Ukraine. And while Minsk has claimed that its troops are not yet
involved, Belarus has nonetheless taken steps to reverse its 1994
decision to abandon nuclear weapons. On February 27, 2022, a
national referendum scrapped the country's constitutional pledge
to remain nuclear-free. The Lukashenko regime has long falsified
electoral outcomes and this referendum was no different. Anti-war
sentiment remains strong among Belarusians, as demonstrated by
the hundreds of protestors on the referendum day who came out
to show solidarity with Ukraine; 800 were arrested.
Exhausted by repression and with their opposition leaders exiled
or imprisoned, ordinary Belarusians have few tools at their
disposal to effectively resist the government. If they were to try to
fight Lukashenko, the state army and special forces would likely
be used against them. But if Lukashenko decides to throw his
army into Putin's war, this could all change.
(The writer is Senior Lecturer in Modern History,
University of Winchester)

‘Around 12,000 Russian

outside a high school in Des Russia, they have compulsions in House Foreign Affairs Committee. humanitarian corridor is opened his morning video Usually. But not today."

‘Yes, we need hands': Kitchen pops up in Kyiv

Moines, the capital city of the
US state of Iowa, authorities FEEDING THE FIGHT

forces killed in action’

said on Tuesday, adding that
possible suspects have been
detained. The two injured
were female teenagers, aged
16 and 18, emergency
officials told reporters. Police
said they started receiving
calls at 2.48 pm on Monday
of gunfire reported from a
passing vehicle. Des Moines
police had tweeted earlier
that there were "multiple
shooting victims" outside East
High School, located about
2.4 km northeast of the city's
downtown area. Officials
have not released the victims'
identities, nor have
authorities confirmed
whether they were students.
The school was temporarily
on lockdown, but has been
given the all-clear, Des
Moines Public Schools said in
a statement on Monday
afternoon.
AGENCIES / Kyiv
The field kitchen at a
makeshift camp in
Ukraine's capital was a
hive of activity on Monday,
giving volunteers a way to
contribute to the war effort
-- and providing a much-
needed distraction from the
harrowing news about Rus-
sia's escalating invasion.
A woman identified only
as Oksana, whose husband
is fighting in the army, said
the kitchen duty gives her a
way to avoid latest develop-
ments.
"I got information that
people need help in the
kitchen," she said from the
tent village that had sprung
up between a multi-story
building and a barrier
made of stacked tires and
sandbags. "I came and
asked, and they said: Yes,
we need hands.' That's it,
and we are not sitting and
reading terrifying mes-
sages on news channels."
Another volunteer at the
kitchen, Oleksiy
Shevchenko, said: "We are
cooking soups, porridge for
our military, for civilians
and for everyone who needs
our help, including hospi-
tals."
Volunteers chopped red
Ukrainian Americans and others prepare boxes of aid in an auto peppers and boiled potatoes
garage in New York City to be shipped to Ukraine. at the kitchen's various sta-
tions as the humanitarian
crisis in Ukraine deepened,
and as Russian forces in-
tensified their shelling.
Blue-and-yellow Ukrain-
ian flags flew above some of
the field kitchen's tents.
Stacks of wood crates and
piles of firewood made for
walls within the camp.
Boiling vegetable soup sent
steam into the cold air;
wood fire crackled.
Men in camouflage uni-
forms inspected canned
food with messages
scrawled on them in black
marker.
"Thank you, darlings! We
pray for you. God with us!"
said one can.
AGENCIES
Kyiv
Ukraine's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) on
Tuesday said that around
12,000 Russian forces
have been killed since the
invasion of Ukraine
started.
According to the MFA
data, 1,036 armoured ve-
hicles of different types,
48 aircraft, 80 helicopters,
303 tanks, 120 artillery
pieces and 56 MLRs were
hit during the combat.
Furthermore, the de-
stroyed facilities also in-
clude 60 cisterns, 474 ve-
hicles, 3 vessels, 7 UAVs
and 27 Russian anti-air-
craft warfare systems.
Russian forces
launched military opera-
tions in Ukraine on Feb-
ruary 24, three days after
Moscow recognised
Ukraine's breakaway re-
gions, Donetsk and
Luhansk as independent
republics followed by the
announcement of a "spe-
cial military operation"
to "demilitarize" and "de-
nazify" Ukraine.
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EVMs INTERCEPTED; BJP

IS STEALING VOTES: SP
Aaditya pal
comes under
I-T scanner
SOMENDRA SHARMA
MUMBAI

The income tax (I-T) depart-

ment carried out searches in OUR CORRESPONDENT say why the administration
about 20 locations in Mum- LUCKNOW/VARANASI has not made security
bai and arrangements (for EVMs)."
Pune on Samajwadi Party chief "The force meant for the
Tuesday, Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday Uttar Pradesh Assembly

How to cram yoga into

of prem- accused the ruling BJP of polls has not left the state yet.
ises trying to "steal" votes, saying What are the reasons that
linked to that a truck carrying EVMs the EVMs were being trans-
people as- was "intercepted" in ported without any securi-

your railway commute

sociated
with lead-
ers of the Shiv Sena. The
premises searched were
linked to businessman
Sadanand Kadam in Mum-
bai and Regional Transport
Officer (RTO) officer Ba-
jrang Kharmate in Pune and
Rahul Kanal, close
confidant of Sena minister
Aaditya Thackeray.
“Our searches are related
to tax evasion matters. The
seized documents and
digital evidence will be ex-
amined to ascertain if there
was any tax violation,” said
an I-T official.
Last year, the Enforcement
Varanasi while two others
got away.
The Varanasi district ad-
ministration, however, said
EVMs meant for training
purposes were being trans-
ported in a truck, which was
stopped by some "political
persons" who spread "ru-
mours" that the machines
were used in the just-con-
cluded polls.
A delegation comprising
senior SP leaders and its al-
lies on Tuesday evening sub-
mitted a memorandum to
the Election Commission al-
leging the "stealing of EVMs
in Varanasi".
When contacted, Addition-
Samajwadi Party workers stop the convoy carrying EVMs in Varanasi.
have taken cognizance of the
matter, and action will be
taken as per the provisions
of the law."
At a press conference in
Lucknow, Yadav alleged that
senior government officials
in the state capital are direct-
ing their subordinates in the
districts to slow down the
counting of votes and pro-
long the process till late
the election are slim.
He said the instructions
are particularly with regard
to 47 seats that the BJP had
won in the last state assem-
bly polls with a margin of
less than 5,000 votes.
"Today, in Varanasi, where
the EVMs were being taken,
one truck (with the ma-
chines) was caught, while
two other trucks fled. If the
ty?" the SP chief asked.
He also said EVMs are kept
in a strong room and without
informing the respective
candidates, the machines
cannot be moved or shifted
from one place to another.
"In Bareilly, three sealed
boxes (with EVMs) were
found in a vehicle of the mu- For five years, fitness enthusiasts have been holding a
nicipal corporation carrying women’s day special yoga session in local trains, teaching
commuters how to utilize their travel time for fitness
garbage. A similar incident
was also reported from
Sonbhadra. What justifica-
tion does the government SHERINE RAJ and meditation even in- seizing this day to send out
have?" Yadav asked. MUMBAI side a crowded local train. a message.
He claimed that at the Most of Mumbai’s female Ruchita Shah, yoga in-
ground level, votes were cast On international women’s commuters are experts structor and founder of
against the BJP and that day, fitness enthusiasts when it comes to agilely Heal-Station, a yoga cen-
there is anger among the held yoga sessions for fe- boarding a train and bag- tre, said, “I conducted a

Congress bid to avert poaching

Directorate (ED) had record-
ed statements of Kharmate,
former RTO officer from
Wardha and state transport
minister Anil Parab in con-
nection with a money-laun-
dering case registered by the
ED against former Maha-
al Chief Electoral Officer B
D R Tiwari told PTI, "We
night where the chances of
the BJP candidates winning
government is not stealing
votes, then it should at least
public. male commuters in the lo- ging a seat but the athleti- yoga session for my team
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE cal train, an event they cism ends with this effort. in the train once and re-
have been conducting for Then it is time to steal a alised that it actually
the last four years.  nap or lock eyes for an ex- works. People are just sit-
These women have been tended period with their ting mostly glued to their
teaching commuters how smartphones. Exercise is phones; instead, if they do
to utilize their travel time not even the remotest idea some easy yoga exercises,
for fitness by practising on their minds, spurring it actually goes a long way

Post-poll situation may be fluid in Goa, Uttarakhand and Punjab

rashtra home minister Anil simple yoga, breathing fitness enthusiasts into CONTD. ON NATION PAGE

Centre rapped in Salem case

Deshmukh. Kharmate is
known to be a close aide of
Parab. The ED had been
probing the allegations of
cash for transfer and post-
ings in the RTO department.
The I-T action came a week
after the department
searched the premises of
Shiv Sena leader and corpo-
rator Yashwant Jadhav, who
heads the standing commit-
tee of the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation. Af-
ter three days of raids at
OUR BUREAU
NEW DELHI
The Congress is confident of
winning the Assembly elec-
tions in Goa and Uttarak-
hand, but it is prepared for
any eventuality.
It is especially ready to
thwart any poaching – as
had happened in Goa in 2017,
when its majority of 17 seats
was upturned by the BJP by
The party has rushed sen-
ior Karnataka leader DK
Shiv Kumar to Panjim to
help the AICC in-charge of
the state and the Goa
party president grap-
ple with any such
prospect.
Anticipating
"horse-trading," the
Trinamool Congress
has deployed Ab-
hishek Banerjee, Prashant
tion. The TMC hopes to fare The TMC is also inclined to
well in Goa; the exit polls, settle for a pre-poll alliance
too,  indicated that its al- with the Congress party and
liance would manage to get a has said that if the BJP re- OUR BUREAU / New Delhi
couple of seats in the turns to power, the Congress MM Sundresh. "It would have far reaching ram-
state. In the India To- should be blamed for it. The Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception ifications the next time you want someone to be
day-Axis exit polls, Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh to an affidavit by the Central Bureau of Investi- extradited," it warned.
the TMC-Maharas- Chief Minister Bhupesh gation (CBI) that the solemn sovereign assur- Listing the matter on April 12, it sought an af-
trawadi Gomantak Baghel is being sent to ance given by the Indian Government to Portu- fidavit from the union home secretary within
Party (MGP) alliance Dehradun to ensure the party gal on the maximum sentence to Abu Salem three weeks on the solemn sovereign assurance
is projected to win 2-5 does not face any difficulty while seeking his extradition as an accused in given by then Home Minister Lal Krishna Ad-
assembly seats and in Uttarakhand in the post- the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case is not binding. vani to the concerned authorities and the courts
could emerge as the third result scenario. "The Union of India gives the assurance to a in Portugal.

Tata Motors resorted to unfair

over 33 locations, the depart engineering mass defec- Kishor and Derek O'Brien to biggest front in the coastal The party leadership is foreign country. Does it stand by it or not," asked In a previous hearing, the Bench had referred
CONTD. ON NATION PAGE tions. cope with any such situa- state. CONTD. ON NATION PAGE a Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and CONTD. ON NATION PAGE

labour practice: High Court

Automobile giant asked to compensate 52 employees, whom the company
‘systematically’ didn’t allow to complete 240 days, as this would have made
them eligible to be appointed on a permanent basis 
NARSI BENWAL special department which recruited nor was any evidence placed before the
MUMBAI temporary employees multiple times. It labour court to establish a convincing
pointed out that not a single such em- reason as to why these temporaries
In a setback for the Tata Motors, the ployee was allowed to work for more were not allowed to complete 240 days,
Bombay High Court has held that the than 240 days and in fact, their services when most of them had completed be-
company resorted to an unfair labour were terminated just when they com- tween 230 and 238 days,” the bench said,
practice with thousands of its tempo- pleted 238 days or around 225 days. After adding, “This demolishes the case of
rary workers, by first recruiting them, the termination, the employees were the management that the temporaries’
letting them work for some months and again recruited after a gap of half a engagement was strictly correlated to
then terminating their services, only to year and the pattern was repeated for the rise and fall of manufacturing activ-
repeat the process again. The HC held around 2,500 to 3,000 such temporary ities exactly after completing seven
that the only intention of the company employees. months in employment. It was a com-
was to ensure that these workers did not Justice Ghuge, in his orders passed on plete pretence.”
complete 240 days, as this would have February 25, noted that some of the “I have come to the firm conclusion
made them eligible to be appointed on a temporary workers worked for almost that in hundreds of cases, the company
permanent basis.  238 days in one round, while several had has created a farcical picture by posing
A bench of Justice Ravindra worked in several rounds lasting from that the work allotted to the tempo-
Ghuge has accordingly ordered the au- 225 to 235 days. “These temporaries raries was limited only to the maxi-
tomobile giant to pay compensation to were disengaged when they were very mum extent of seven months. The ded-
the 52 employees, who moved the HC close to 240 days and some were even icated department for engagement of
challenging the orders of an industrial short by 2 to 8 days. The modus operan- temporary workers, apparently kept a
court in Pune that had refused them re- di adopted by the company has thus close watch on the duration of employ-
lief.  been fully exposed,” the judge noted.  ment of these employees. This
The temporary employees, represent- “The management neither has any indicates that the company has created
ed by advocate Rahul Kamerkar, high- explanation, which ought to be based on an eyewash and paper-work with the

TN army buff joins

lighted the fact that the company had a evidence and not by way of arguments, CONTD. ON NATION PAGE

Social activist
LAST WORD

faces abuse on

Ukrainian Army
Women’s Day
K RAVEENDRAN
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Dayabai, the well-known

AGENCIES
CHENNAI
A 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who was re-
jected twice by the Indian Army, is now fight-
ing in the Ukrainian Army against the invad-
ing Russian troops.
Intelligence reports received by the Union
government have revealed that the Tamil
youth, Sainikhesh Ravichandran of Thu-
daliyur in Coimbatore, is a student of Aero-
space engineering at Kharkiv National Uni-
versity in Ukraine.
A group of Intelligence Bureau officers had
visited Sanikesh’s residence a couple of days
ago to inquire as to why he had joined the
Ukrainian military.
His parents informed the IB sleuths that he
had a passion for the armed forces and
showed his room which was plastered with
photographs of Indian Army.
Sainiikesh, according to the police officers,
had even approached the US consulate in
Chennai to ascertain whether he could join
the US Army.
He was since then actively pursuing his
five-year aerospace engineering course and
had informed his parents a
few days before the war broke
out that he had got employment in a video
game developing company.
The family came to know that he had joined
the Ukraine military only when the intelli-
gence sleuths visited them.
His father Ravichandran, when contacted,
told IANS, "I am terribly upset and I have re-
quested the Government of India to bring my
son back. He had contacted us a few days ago
and said that he was safe; but he did not heed
to our requests to come back."
Malayali social activist who
works among the tribals of
Madhya Pradesh, has com-
plained of verbal abuse by
her co-passengers during a
train journey from Ernaku-
lam to Rajkot.
Ironically, she was going to
her destination after attend-
ing various events in con-
nection with the World
Women’s Day in Kochi.
The co-passengers, who be-
longed to a family of four
with two children, passed de-
risive comments about her
looks and the tribal activist,
who has won several awards
for her selfless work among
the tribals, says she could
not hold back her tears for
the rest of the journey.
The abuses were hurled
while one of the family
members was talking on the
phone. “Look at her face, is
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MUMBAI MVA leaders meet Guv seeking date for Speaker election

Amnesty scheme for stranded

The representatives of the ruling MVA on Tuesday met Governor Congress) and transport minister Anil Parab (Shiv Sena) met the
Bhagat Singh Koshyari for the third time in less than a week to Governor at the Raj Bhavan here, they said, adding that Deputy Chief
request him to finalise the election date for the Assembly Speaker’s Minister Ajit Pawar and PWD Minister Ashok Chavan had held a
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

slum rehab projects soon

post, sources said. Revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat (of the discussion on the issue with Koshyari on Monday. –Staff Reporter

HC DISMISSES
Committee of ruling, Oppn
MSRTC STRIKE

PLEA AGAINST

MLAs to be set up for talks

The schemes were stalled as the builders have been booked by the ED, police or the EOW
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
The Maharashtra govern-
ment will soon announce an
amenity scheme for the
speedy implementation of
stranded 523 slum rehabilita-
tion projects in Mumbai, an-
nounced Housing Minister Ji-
tendra Awhad in the state as-
sembly to a question raised by
BJP legislator Ashish Shelar.
"Amenity scheme has been
formulated with a focus on
slumdwellers who should get
their homes following the
speedy implementation of the
slum rehabilitation projects
which have been stuck up for
a number of reasons. The file
has been approved by both the
housing department and the
chief secretary and has now
gone to the chief minister for
his final approval. It is expect-
ed to be duly signed and ap-
proved by the CM in the next
two days,’’ said Awhad.
According to the proposed
amnesty scheme, the finan-
cial institutions (FIs) ap-
proved by the Reserve Bank
dia (SEBI) would be allowed
to complete the stranded re-
habilitation projects. In case
of FIs that have already pro-
vided funds for the imple-
mentation of slum rehabili-
tation projects, they will be
notified as joint developers.
The RBI and SEBI-ap-
proved FIs will be exempted
from the payment of 5 per
cent premium. The SRA, un-



leading newspapers, will in-
vite applications from the
FIs, which will have to sub-
mit these in 45 days to take
up the stalled projects.
Shelar brought to Awhad’s
notice that more than 40 per
cent of the slum rehabilita-
tion schemes have been
stalled, as the builders have
been booked under inquiries
by the ED, police or the Eco-
KASHMIR FILES
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
The Bombay High
Court on Tuesday
dismissed the public
Financial institutions interest litigation
approved by RBI (PIL) petition seek-
ing stay on the re-
and SEBI would be lease of the film
allowed to complete ‘Kashmir Files’. The
PIL was filed by Ut-
the projects tar Pradesh resident
Intezar Hussain
FIs will be exempted
 Sayed.
The film is set to be
released on March 11,
from the payment of
5% premium Friday.
The plea stated that
Housing minister the trailer of film
seemed to depict that

the movie was about
expects CM’s
approval in the next Muslims killing
Kashmiri Pandits
two days thereby hurting the
sentiments of the
custody. "Hence the slum Muslim community.
dwellers have nowhere to go. He claimed that
Their original homes have the whole movie
been demolished, the showed a one-sided
builders have stopped paying view of the incident
them their due rents, and which could ignite
hence these slum dwellers and inflame mem-
have no guardian left. And bers of the Hindu
thus, in a situation like this, community and pos-
the government must come sibly trigger vio-
up with some concrete plan lence and immeas-
to ensure that these slum urable destruction
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
As the strike by the employ-
ees of the Maharashtra
State Road Transport Cor-
poration (MSRTC) contin-
ues, state council chairman
Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar
on Tuesday asked the state
government to set up a com-
mittee of members from the
ruling and opposition par-
ties of both the houses of
the legislature to hold talks
with the striking employees
sitting at Azad Maidan.
Nimbalkar’s announce- Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)
ment came days after a employees protest at Azad Maidan. (File photo) –BHUSHAN KOYANDE
three-member committee
headed by former chief sec- resolve the issues raised which started from October
retary ruled out the possi- by them.” 28, 2021. MSRTC’s accumu-
bility of MSRTC’s merger Parab earlier told the lated loss, including closure
with the state government. council that a slew of deci- during the pandemic, is ex-
Transport Minister sions, including salary hike, pected to be Rs 11,000 crore.
Anil Parab announced a have been taken by the gov- Parab has said that 28,000
committee will be soon ernment and the MSRTC. employees out of over 92,000
established. Besides, the government total employees have re-
Nimbalkar said, “We have made appeals to the striking sumed work, while those
witnessed that during the employees to return to who have been expelled
festive season, commuters work. have been given time to re-
faced huge problems due to Nimbalkar’s directive, fol- join after completion of le-
the strike. Therefore, a com- lowed by Parab’s announce- gal formalities. He assured
mittee comprising members ment, is important as the that the MSRTC will revoke
from the ruling and opposi- MSRTC has already in- the suspension of employ-

State rolls out primary health Malik says arrested

of India (RBI) and the Secu- der the amnesty scheme nomics Offences Wing. Of dwellers at least receive their across the country. tion benches should be set curred a loss of over Rs ees if they resume work by
rities Exchange Board of In- through advertisements in these, some builders are in due rents," he said. up to hold discussions and 1,200 crore due to the strike March 10.

Ramkrishna flouted
principles of fair,
equitable access: CBI
SOMENDRA SHARMA
somendra.sharma@fpj.co.in
In the co-location case, the
Central Bureau of Investiga-
tion's (CBI) investigation has
revealed that Tick-by-Tick
(TBT) architecture was prone
to manipulation which com-
promised market fairness
and integrity.
The agency, in its remand
application submitted before
the Rouse Avenue Court in
Delhi, against former MD &
CEO of National Stock Ex-
change (NSE), Chitra Ramkr-
ishna, on Monday, had alleged
that the NSE,
headed by
Ramkrishna,
didn't consider
the principles
of fair and equi-
table access
while taking a
decision re-
garding the system architec-
ture.
the co-location facility in com-
parison to other brokers.
Till 2014, information was
disseminated by exchange
server to the brokers attached
with co-location facility
through TBT-based system
architecture. In this architec-
ture, data was disseminated
in a sequential manner
whereby stock brokers who
connected to server with less-
er load would gain an unfair
advantage, the CBI claimed.
Averring that the launch of
co-location at the NSE was a
major policy decision involv-
ing the NSE's MD & CEO and
senior officers,
the CBI stated,
“During Ramkr-
ishna's tenure as
joint MD, NSE,
the co-location
was conceptu-
alised and im-
plemented. She
was appointed as MD & CEO
of NSE on April 01, 2013.”
care innovation in Nashik
SANJAY JOG
sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in
The state public health de-
partment has rolled out its
first-ever primary health
care interventional innova-
tion for promoting health of
women in Peth and Sinnar
blocks in Nashik district. A
study conducted in the dis-
trict has revealed that con-
sistent maternal health is
important to prevent neona-
tal health. Promoting health
of adolescent girls and
women not only prevents low
birth weight, preterm birth
and neonatal deaths, but also
promotes the fundamental
human right to health and
wellbeing.
State public health minis-
ter Rajesh Tope said, “You
are what you eat. But latest
evidence highlights that you
are what your mother (and
father) ate at the time of con-
without giving chance
ception. I am proud that the
department of public health
pioneered this innovation to
empower women. When you
empower women, you em-
power the entire family and
possibly the entire genera-
tion.” He said the govern-
ment has scaled up the pro-
gramme in districts of Gad-
chiroli, Nandurbar, Washim,
Osmanabad, Palghar, Yavat-
mal, Chandrapur, Gondia
and Amravati (Melghat).
The development of techni-
cal guidelines and behaviour-
al change communication
material, as well as assess-
ment of this complex public
health intervention, was done
by the UNICEF office of Ma-
harashtra and Pune’s Bharati
Vidyapeeth Medical College.
Its innovation planning start-
ed in 2017-18 and the actual
implementation was started
on April 7, 2018. The follow-up
of women planning their
families was completed be-
tween August 2018 and Octo-
ber 2020 (in 27 months).
As per the study, critical de-
terminants of neonatal
health are nutritional status
of women, their weight and
haemoglobin level, age at
conception, and micronutri-
ent levels during the pericon-
ceptional period. Preconcep-
tion health promotion and
care (PCC) in women pre-
vents death and morbidity
among them and prevents
stillbirth, neonatal deaths,
low birth weight, prematuri-
ty, and poor cognitive devel-
opment in children.
Officials said the improve-
ment in women’s health and
reduction in adverse preg-
nancy outcomes is a remark-
able achievement in the
background of slowdown in
economic growth during the
Covid-19 pandemic when
household incomes and food
security have been impacted.
The proportion of women
aged 15-49 years with low
Body Mass Index (BMI) re-
mained at 25.8 per cent and
25.6 per cent, and proportion
of non-pregnant women
aged 15-49 years who are
anaemic (less than 12
gram/dl) remained at 55.4
per cent and 54.6 per cent
during 2015-16 and 2019-20,
respectively, in Nashik.
Luigi D’Aquino, chief of
health, UNICEF Delhi, said,
“UNICEF is committed to
promote primary health care
and universal health promo-
tion of women and children
for achieving health and
wellbeing of all by 2030. For
promoting health of new-
borns and prevention of low
birth weight and prematuri-
ty, it is very important to pro-
mote the health of adoles-
cent girls and women in the
reproductive age group.”
to show documents
URVI MAHAJANI
urvi.mahajani@fpj.co.in
Maharashtra state minister
Nawab Malik has alleged
that the Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED) did not even
give him a chance to pro-
duce documents and prove
the legality of the transac-
tion in the purchase of the
property in Kurla-Goawala
Compound.
Malik was arrested by the
ED on February 23 for al-
legedly hatching a criminal
conspiracy for usurping
one Munira Plumber's an-
cestral property in Kurla
with current market value
of around Rs 300 crore.
Malik’s counsel Amit De-
sai argued that Malik was
called for questioning early
in the morning on Febru-
ary 23; he was arrested in
the public for over 20-25
years.
Raising questions over
Munira’s statement, Desai
argued, “For 22 years she
hasn't collected rent and
she has forgotten her prop-
erty, which is today worth
Rs 300 crore? Malik is not
even given benefit of doubt
and allowed to go and col-
lect documents. He was ar-
rested immediately as if he
was going to abscond,”
added Desai.
Reading from the ECIR
(case registers by ED), De-
sai pointed out that the al-
leged offence pertained to
1999 and 2003 when there
was no Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act in
force. Also, Malik has not
been named in the alleged
transactions as per the
ECIR.

Faded paintings in
The CBI had registered a “Subsequently, the M/s the afternoon and produced Besides , the other FIRs,
criminal offence against San- OPG Securities Pvt Ltd was in the evening for remand. registered against Da-

Bibi ka Maqbara
jay Gupta, Aman Kokrady, A allowed to connect to second- Munira claims that she wood’s brother Iqbal

brought back to life

N Shah, M/s OPG Securities
Pvt Ltd and unknown offi-
cials of the Securities and Ex-
change Board of India (SEBI)
and NSE in May, 2018.
In its FIR, the CBI had al-
leged that between 2010-14,
owner and promoter of OPG
Securities, in collusion with
unknown officials of the NSE
abused the bourse's server ar-
chitecture. This enabled the
said company to login first to
the server and get the data
split-second faster than others,
leading to unfair advantage.
The co-location is a set up
wherein the broker's comput-
er is located in the same area
as the server of the stock ex-
change. This particular set up
ary server of the COLO-TBT recently learnt that her Kaskar and his henchman
Dissemination server for over property was sold. In her Iqbal Mirchi and others do
300 trading days causing it un- statement to the investigat- not mention Malik at all.
due gain," it underscored. Paintings spread over an area of ing agency, she has said The ED, in its reply affi-
"It is further submitted that 600 square metres in the that she had given Power of davit, had said that they
M/s OPG Securities was renowned Bibi ka Maqbara in Attorney for removal of en- are probing Malik in rela-
warned repeatedly in the year Aurangabad in the state that croachment from her prop- tion to two other offences
2012 that accessing the sec- had faded over a period of time erty but never for sale. as well. ED counsels – addi-
ondary server is a violation of have been brought back to life “She (Munira) has admit- tional solicitor general
the rules/guidelines of the with colours brought from ted to association with Sal- Anil Singh and advocate
NSE,” the agency mentioned. Rajasthan, a senior im Patel, driver of Haseena Hiten Venegaonkar – in-
It pointed out that issuance Archaeological Survey of India Parkar, sister of fugitive formed the court that al-
of such warnings to the OPG official said on Tuesday. The work gangster Dawood Ibrahim,” though there were different
Securities was stopped post of restoring these paintings was said Desai. FIRs, the probe in these
Ramkrishna assumed undertaken in four steps, with Based on her statement, cases was merged as there
charge as the NSE's MD & the initial brushing and cleaning ED recorded statements of were overlapping transac-
CEO. The CBI apprised that being done delicately with the other Dawood henchmen tions and certain common
they have also identified the help of organic solvents, after who are currently in cus- accused. The agency has
person who was responsible which reintegration of gaps in tody regarding sale of the also raised a preliminary
for putting in place the co-lo- the paintings was undertaken, property. Desai added that objection over the main-
cation architecture at NSE followed by the application of Munira’s statements are be- tainability of Malik’s
Women police officers celebrate International Women's Day at Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday,

Crude palm oil price at all-time high

of server gives speed advan- and the said person was re- fresh colours, the official said. ing used against the minis- habeas corpus (produce
during the ongoing Budget Session of Maharashtra Assembly.

Sachin Joshi’s transactions have

tage to the brokers availing porting to Ramkrishna. –BHUSHAN KOYANDE –Agencies ter who has been serving persons in court) petition.

HC asks why can’t Varavara

be granted permanent bail
no nexus with tainted money: Court NARSI BENWAL the amenities in the prison,
Retail prices see 20-25% increase in two weeks
STAFF REPORTER single penny from the value in respect of the real NARSI.BENWAL@FPJ.CO.IN which have attained finality. AMIT SRIVASTAVA MA) admitted that the rise in
Mumbai group’s Yes Bank account. estate business as he is a “…Those findings have amit.srivastava@fpj.co.in CPO has impacted the retail
A special court that grant- It said there is absolutely known film star and has The Bombay High Court on attained finality, and we don’t price of edible oil. GROMA
ed bail to actor and busi- nothing before the court to been involved in the real es- Tuesday sought to know from understand why he (Rao) can't With no signs of a ceasefire secretary Bhimji
nessman Sachin Joshi ar- point out the money trail or tate business in Mumbai, the National Investigation be granted permanent bail in the Russia-Ukraine war, Bhanushali said the war has
rested last year in a money layering and therefore, it Goa, Pune and Jaipur for Agency (NIA) as to why Telugu when there is a finding that the price of crude palm oil pushed CPO prices and this
laundering case concern- prima facie appears that he the past 15 years and suc- poet-activist Varvara Rao, a placing him in custody is (CPO) reached an all-time has further impacted the
ing Yes Bank-Omkar Group is not directly or indirectly cessfully completed a large prime accused in the Bhima- incompatible with his health high in the country, reflect- overall import cost and retail
of companies, has said in involved in dealing with number of them including Koregaon, cannot be given condition and would risk ing a 20-25 per cent increase price of essential commodi-
its detailed order that while the proceeds of crime. It four and five star hotels. permanent bail on medical deterioration of his health to a in retail prices during the ties.
there are some business also stated that though the The court said it is ‘aston- grounds. In February 2021, point of no return,” the bench last fortnight. Traders feel if India imports CPO mainly
transactions between Joshi ED has alleged that Joshi’s ishing’ that many amounts another bench of the HC opined. CPO imports are not in- from Indonesia and refined
YES BANK-OMKAR
and Omkar Group, mentioned by the ED in already made certain At this, special public creased immediately, there said Thakkar, adding that palm oil from Malaysia. The
these have absolutely its chargesheet relate to observations against the lack of prosecutor Sandesh Patil for will be a shortage of edible palm oil constitutes around central government has al-
no nexus with Rs 410 GROUP FRAUD CASE a period prior to the loan medical facilities in Taloja jail. the NIA, said that Justice oil in the country. 50 per cent of the total edible ready requested Indonesia
crore that the En- disbursed to Omkar A bench of Justices Sunil Shinde had passed the orders President of the All India oil consumption. to increase the export of the
forcement Directorate (ED) are ‘paper companies’, but Group by Yes Bank. The Shukre and Govind Sanap was in view of the raging Covid-19 Edible Oil Merchant Federa- According to Thakkar, a CPO. Traders at APMC,
claims to be proceeds of that it does not appear to be loan was disbursed in Au- hearing a plea filed by Rao pandemic in February 2021. tion (AIEOMF), Shankar further rise in palm oil Vashi, said there is a price
crime that he allegedly prima facie probable. gust 2016 and the agency through senior counsel Anand He attempted to justify the Thakkar said the import prices will severely impact change every day. “With the
helped launder. It was Joshi’s claim had shown suspicious Grover, who on Tuesday listed prosecuting agency’s decision price of CPO reached 1910 some small industries. dip in supply of sunflower
The agency had claimed through his advocates transactions to Joshi from out various ailments his client not to challenge the February dollars for each tonne, which “All fried packed snacks oil, the demand for palm oil
that the group had laun- Aabad Ponda and Subhash Omkar group in April that is suffering from including 2021 orders as the NIA took a is an all-time high. “The sold by street vendors are has increased,” said a trad-
dered the money and not Jadhav that he had been year. ‘early stages of Parkinson’s ‘lenient view’ for Rao given March import price is cooked in palm oil as it main- er from APMC. Meanwhile,
used it for the purpose it paid the amount he re- “It is necessary to note disease’. that he is 82 year old. around 1910 dollars for every tains the taste and does not there is a substantial rise in
was sanctioned for – rede- ceived from Omkar group such entries to understand During the hearing, Justice At this, Justice Shukre said, tonne of CPO and the new or- affect the smell,” he said. the production of mustard
velopment of a project. for using his brand name to how the ED has put forward Shukre noted that another “So the NIA thinks now is the der will be more,” said The prices of edible oils seeds and this will help in
Joshi’s company had re- evict slum dwellers for a re- its case by mingling vari- bench led by Justice Sambhaji right time to change its Thakkar. have already been boiling for stabilising the price of mus-
ceived a part of the amount development project. Spe- ous amounts claiming them Shinde had in February 2021 attitude? Do not forget that his “At present, there is a stock the last year and the Russian tard oil in days to come. “We
and helped the group laun- cial Judge MG Deshpande to be proceeds of crime, granted bail to Rao on medical age has now advanced and that is sufficient for the next invasion has worsened the do not see much price rise
der it, it claimed. accepted the submission when proceeds of crime grounds for six months and, in the Taloja prison facilities are one month. However, there is situation further. Even the in mustard oil as there is
The court noted that and said it appears that were not even conceived,” that order, Justice Shinde had incompatible with his medical a need to increase imports to Grain, Rice & Oilseeds, Mer- good yield this year,” said a
Joshi has not received a Joshi has a peculiar brand it stated. given certain findings against conditions.” maintain the stocks level,” chants’ Association (GRO- trader.
In 2019 Byculla fake currency case, man held from Pune
Wrong side drivers face action, 108
The city crime branch arrested a 25-year-old man from
Pune in connection with a three-year-old counterfeit
MUMBAI
crime branch unit 3 arrested two persons with 35
counterfeit currency notes of ₹2000 denomination from

Miraculous relief
currency case. The accused, Mohammad Shamim Alam, has Byculla area. During the investigation, Alam’s name
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

FIRs filed against violators in 2 days

been on the run for the last three years. In July 2019, the surfaced; however, he was absconding. –Staff Reporter

for magur eater

PRIYANKA NAVALKAR
priyanka.navalkar@fpj.co.in
In a major action against the
violators of traffic rules, the
Mumbai Police on Tuesday
filed 72 First Information Re-
port (FIRs) under relevant sec-
tions of the Indian Penal Code
and the Motor Vehicle Act
against those caught driving
wrong-side. Meanwhile, on
Monday 36 FIRs were regis-
tered.
The crackdown comes a
day after Sanjay Pandey, the
new police commissioner of
Mumbai, held a Facebook
Live and informed that those
found driving wrong-side
will not be asked to pay fines,
FILE PHOTO VIBHAV BIRWATKAR
for rash driving.
The city police on Tuesday
also penalised 902 people for
wrong-side entry on one-way
roads, 2,477 others were fined
for violating parking norms
while 777 were caught driv-
seat belt, an official said. The
corresponding figures for
Monday’s violations were
563, 2,047 and 658, respective-
ly.
Besides, on Tuesday, 2,966
two-wheeler riders were pe-
mets and 15 auto-
rickshaw/taxi drivers faced
action for driving without
permit, he said. The police
also removed 187 abandoned
vehicles from the road and
700 vehicles were penalised
for parking outside railway
stations.
On Monday, the highest 251
offences of one-way driving
were recorded in the western
suburbs; of which 87 were in
Kandivali whereas south
Mumbai ranked second with
130 offences followed by 103
in eastern suburbs and 80 in
central suburbs, said a traffic
police official.
The police also removed 226
abandoned vehicles on Mon-
gest the streets for smooth
movement of vehicular traf-
fic. The 36 violators caught
for wrong-side driving were
booked under relevant sec-
tions of the Indian Penal
Code and Motor Vehicle Act
for rash driving.
On Monday morning,
Pandey also tweeted about
these actions and even
warned the speedy bikers.
The top cop also said that
the wrong-side drivers will
not only be arrested but also
produced before the court.
Their vehicles will be im-
pounded, too, he added.
Previously, offences such as
wrong-side driving or lane
cutting attracted a fine of Rs
KEM doctors remove 2.8 cm bone stuck in neck
SWAPNIL MISHRA
swapnil.mishra@fpj.Co.in
Here’s a warning for fish-
eaters. Don’t swallow rice or
banana to force down a stuck
bone in your throat. A 48-year-
old fish-eater, last week, land-
ed up at KEM Hospital in Par-
el with a fishbone stuck in her
neck region. It was successful-
ly removed by ENT surgeon
Dr Neelam Sathe, who called
it a rare case of the bone mi-
grating downward from the
oral cavity and throat.
Husnabano Nizamuddin
Shaikh loves eating freshwa-
ter magur, or catfish. On

Wockhardt sets up diabetic foot

but will be directly booked ing cars without wearing the nalised for not wearing hel- day from the road to decon- 200. March 4, she complained of
severe pain in her throat. She
had a stiff neck and couldn’t bone, which was causing bone was removed after a 90-

ulcer clinic to prevent amputation

swallow anything. After
City’s next questioning her about her
daily routine and diet, doc-
steps tors suspected the fishbone
with BMC had migrated to her neck but
had luckily not pierced any
pain. She first consulted a
private practitioner, who
gave her a pain killer. For
over 15 days, she was on a liq-
uid diet but the pain didn’t
stop. It kept getting severe
minute surgery. As it was not
touching the arteries yet, we
took it out easily with a pair
of pincers.” She said the two
life threatening situations
could have been either rup-

New therapy uses growth factors from the patient to treat even crippled foot stages
administrator major blood vessels. After a and she approached the doc- turing a blood vessel or mi-
long surgical procedure, the tors at KEM Hospital. “As her grating to the chest region.
2.8-cm-long bone was re- neck was swollen, we took She added that one should
SWAPNIL MISHRA rate of people who undergo He said the therapy has moved. out an X-ray and found the not swallow rice or raw ba-
swapnil.mishra@fpj.co.in lower extremity amputation been used on about 50 pa- Dr Sathe said Shaikh was cause,” said Dr Sathe. nana to force down stuck fish
due to a DFU remains alarm- tients so far who had come to completely unaware of acci- Dr Sathe said, “We operated bones. Instead, one should

In 31-yr-old bank fraud, former cashier’s

The Wockhardt Hospitals ing; more than half of those them with stage 1 (foot at The Maharashtra proposals will rest with the dentally swallowing the fish- on her on March 5 and the seek medical help.
network has launched its Di- undergoing leg amputation risk), stage 2 (ulcerated foot) government has appointed administrator till elections
abetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) clin- succumb within five years. and stage 3 (crippled foot) Iqbal Singh Chahal as the are held, a senior civic official

widow, close aide to serve time in prison

ic. It will use the pathbreak-
ing Growth Factor Concen-
trate (GFC) therapy to reduce
chances of foot amputation
due to diabetes. The GFC
therapy uses growth factors
derived from the patient’s
own platelets, which are pu-
rified and used as a cellular
growth factor giving consis-
tent quality and quantity.
Clinical studies have shown
resounding success of this
advanced technology.
India has nearly 77 million
diabetic patients – the second
highest in the world. DFU is a
full-thickness wound pene-
trating through the skin lo-
cated below the ankle in a di-
abetic patient. Around 12-15
per cent of diabetic patients
suffer from DFU at least once
in a lifetime. With age and ad-
vancing disease, the risk for
Dr Parag Rindani, CEO of
the Wockhardt Group (Maha-
rashtra), said this is the first
of its kind multispecialty
therapeutic approach as it is
augmented by conventional
therapies and super special-
ists. According to WHO,
every 30 seconds, a limb is
lost in the world due to dia-
betes. There are four stages of
DFU development and usual-
ly Indian patients approach
doctors in the third and
fourth stages involving crip-
pled feet, Dr Rindani said.
Dr Behram Pardiwala, the
director of internal medi-
cine at Wockhardt, Mumbai
Central, said diabetes pa-
tients develop corn, callouses
and rough skin which fur-
ther develop into full-fledged
ulcers. Such patients should
immediately seek medical as-
wound or ulcer. “We have got
astounding results. This
therapy helps avoid amputa-
tion which is the worst form
of trauma for any diabetic,”
he said.
The director of regenera-
tive medicine at Wockhardt,
Vijay Sharma said wounds
are an underestimated mala-
dy and have an enormous im-
pact on the quality of life and
health of patients and their
families. “By stimulating the
body’s own repair mecha-
nism, regenerative medicine
offers options for non-heal-
ing wounds. Growth factors
are types of molecules that
not only stimulate cell
growth but also affect several
other aspects of cell struc-
ture and mechanism,” he
said, adding that their re-
search has demonstrated
BMC’s administrator as the said.
term of the elected members Citizens can register their
ended on March 7. complaints on Chat bot, twitter
For the first time in four and at BMC war rooms.
decades, an administrator will
Complaints to be attended
BHAVNA UCHIL
manage the administrative
refused to show leniency and jula, who was also an account
by BMC officers.
and financial functioning of
the civic body due to delay in Earlier, citizens used to put bhavna.uchil@fpj.co.in said that cases involving eco- holder in the bank as well as
holding elections. up their grievances and com- nomic offences which cor- another man and his son. It
All powers to sanction
plaints with local corporators, A sessions court has directed rode economic stability, are was on the basis of these bo-
the wife of a former cashier to be dealt with sternly. gus debit notes that the ac-
who were easily available.
PROBLEM AREA of Bank of India and the While another co-accused counts of the accused were
Most citizens are not aware of the BMC’s complaint portals. cashier’s close associate to in the case had died, Rajula credited. This had happened
serve three years in prison in and the close associate Suraj when they never had
the case of defrauding the Kapoor, now 74 years old, had cheques in their favour for
BMC said assistant municipal commissioner level officers
bank of Rs 40 lakh in 1991. been convicted by an Es- the amounts. They had all
will review complaints twice a day and will forward them to
The main accused in the planade magistrate court in then withdrawn credited
departments concerned for redressal.
case was CD Mehta, the hus- 2017. The court had ordered amounts from their accounts
Corporators can send messages to officers if problems are
band of the convicted them to serve a three-year- and caused a loss to the bank.
related to the public.
PROPOSALS IN THE BMC woman Rajula Mehta, now 59 sentence and pay fines. They Special CBI Judge SH
Earlier: Used to be put before the standing committee, years old. He had died when had approached the sessions Gwalani said in his judg-
improvement committee and works’ committee. the trial was pending before court against this order. ment that the trial court had
a magistrate court. The As per the Anti-Corruption rightly come to the conclu-
woman’s advocate had Bureau’s (ACB) case, the ac- sion that it was a well-
Now: Administrator is sole authority to pass proposals.
sought leniency for her and cused had hatched a conspir- planned criminal conspiracy
Committee of officers may be set up to decide on proposals.
Report: Sanjay Jog, Kalpesh Mhamunkar

65-yr-old woman mowed

limb amputation and foot ul- sistance to avoid deeper ul- successful results in healing told the court that she had acy in 1991 to cheat the bank. between the deceased ac-
cers is high. The mortality ceration and gangrene. ulcerative wounds. only benefitted by a small CD Mehta had prepared 16 cused and other accused to
amount of Rs 1.25 lakh out of bogus debit notes showing cheat the Bank of India, Wor-

On Women’s’ Day,
down by dumper in Malvani
the total amount. The court the deposit of cheques by Ra- li Naka branch.

min hails women Odd-even parking in Khar, Bandra

CASES REPORTED ON MARCH 8

doctors, nurses for

MUMBAI Cases Deaths Recovered
To ease traffic congestion in Bandra and Khar areas, date is even, parking is allowed on the east side of
Infant crushed under
60 0 77 A 65-year-old woman, Aliana
Thomas, was mowed down by a where the traffic scenario has worsened due to the road, while it’s allowed on the west side when

pandemic work speeding dumper

Total cases Total deaths Total recovered
10,56,016 16,692 10,36,974
In a letter to all women doctors
and nurses across Maharashtra
on the occasion of International
Women’s Day, state public
health minister Rajesh Tope
hailed their contribution in
combating the coronavirus
pandemic. “In times of trouble,
a woman always stands as a
shield for the family. All of you
sisters have become a shield in
MAHARASHTRA this crisis of the state. On behalf
of the people of Maharashtra, I
would like to express my sincere
Cases Deaths Recovered
460 5 718 gratitude,” he said, adding that
they will always be indebted to
Total cases Total deaths Total recovered them for their work.
78,69,498 1,43,745 77,18,541 Tope said, “Your service has not
only given mental strength to
Covid patients, it has also given
VACCINATED ON MARCH 8
us support and encouragement
speeding dumper truck in
Malvani on Sunday morning
when she was on her way to the
church. The police have arrested
the dumper driver, Mohammad
Shafiq Ansari, 41, and booked
him under relevant sections of
the Indian Penal Code and the
Motor Vehicle Act. He was
produced before a local
magistrate court and remanded
in police custody.
Thomas lived with her son in
Charkop and was going for a
prayer meeting at Sacred Heart
Church in Malad on Sunday. The
speeding vehicle hit her near
Rajput marble market.
–Priyanka Navalkar
SHREE MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE TRUST
[(Public Trust Reg. No. A-189 (Bom)]
narrow roads and parking on both sides of roads, the date is odd. Meanwhile, four roads have been
the traffic department has implemented an even made one way to ease vehicular movement. No
On Sunday afternoon, a and odd parking system. As per the latest parking zones have also been announced at Mount
two-and-half-year-old girl, notification issued by Raj Tilak Roushan, DCP Traffic Mary Road from Mount Mary Church up to its
Jeeva, was mowed down by (Hq and central), the system has been implemented junction with Kane Road, as per the traffic
a speeding dumper. The on 13 roads. As per the system, when the calendar department notification. –Staff Reporter
child lived with her uncle,
who has a banana stall. She
was playing on the road
unattended on the day of
the incident. She was rushed
to a hospital but declared
dead. The Samta Nagar
police have registered a case
of rash driving and causing
death due to negligence and
are on the lookout for the
driver. –Staff Reporter

to work. Although the rest of

Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400026. Tel. : 23514732
Total Civic State Private
the citizens were with their
E-mail : mahalakshmitemple.mumbai@gmail.com
vaccinated centres centres centres
16,779 14,750 569 1,480 families during the lockdown, TENDER NOTICE
you did your duty by
quarantining your family on
Contract for Taking Coconuts as well as Khan, Odhani, Chunari,
OVERALL VACCINATED TILL DATE
occasions. You are tirelessly
Cotton Pieces etc. offered to the deities by devotees in Shri

showing this incomparable

Total 1st dose 2nd dose Mahalakshmi Temple Trust & supplying garlands, flowers tulsi, bel

bravery for the service of the

etc. is to be given for the period from 01st April 2022 upto 31st
2,02,65,993 1,06,13,086 93,02,356
society.”
March, 2023. Tender form (non-transferable) having terms &

–Sanjay Jog
conditions will be available in temple office on all days between
Precautionary dose 3,50,551 Pic: Bhushan Koyande

NMMC to shut
10.00 A.M. & 2.00 P.M. on payment of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One
Hundred Only) towards tender cost (non-refundable).

Covid war room,

1) Items expected in the temple during the period from

call centre
01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023.
1. Silk Khhan 6,800   
2. Handloom Khhan  7,000   

The dedicated call centre and

3. Light Green Jari Khhan  7,00,000
      

war room introduced by the
4. Odhani Small 4,50,000

Navi Mumbai Municipal

5. Odhani Medium 2,200

Corporation (NMMC) for the

6. Odhani Big 2,000  

management of beds, provision

7. Chirdi (Small Saree) 10,500  

of ambulances and to stay

8. Chirdi (Big Saree) 2,500
9. Cotton Pieces   20,000
        

connected with patients in

         

home isolation will now be

2) Number of Coconuts  to  be gathered in the temple during 1st   

closed. Civic chief Abhijit

 March,
April 2022 to 31st  2023 will be approximately
   5,55,00.
    
Coconuts are to be given
  in the same
  condition of its receipt
   
Bangar directed the health       
department to close both call
in temple.
    
centre and war room and
3) The contract for aforesaid period for supplying daily 12 feet

manage Covid-related issues

long zendu and other flowers, garlands and six big & six small

from the respective centres.

garlands made up of good flowers, six venis of sal and

The civic body had floated the

assorted flowers, tulsi, bel etc. required in the temple has to

call centre and war room during

be given by such flower vendors who can supply this to temple

the first wave of the pandemic

within prescribed time.

and these proved to be very

Aforesaid Khhan & other items have to be given in their present

useful in bed management and

condition.

in providing timely help to

Intending contractors may quote their rates on abiding terms and

people during the second wave.

conditions in the tender form for purchasing Coconuts and Khhan,

The decision to shut them

Cotton pieces, Odhani, Chirdi etc. & supplying garlands and

comes as the number of active

flowers etc. as aforesaid and have to send three separate tenders

cases dropped sharply, with

so as to reach temple office latest upto 1.00 p.m. on Tuesday, the

even the daily new cases

15th March, 2022. The said tenders will be opened on Saturday,

coming down to single-digit

the 26th March, 2022 at 11.00 a.m. in the Temple's Office.

figures. Both the helpline units

Right of accepting or rejecting any or all tenders received is kept

are barely used by citizens. “It

reserved.
     Sd/-   
was useless to keep manpower         
in such units,” said a senior
S. V. Padhye

   
civic official. –Amit Srivastava
Date : 26.02.2022 General Manager
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with emergency exits

Railways plans

soon extend up to Thane

speedy roll-out
of improved
Vande Bharat fleet
KAMAL MISHRA SWEETY ADIMULAM
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Safety feature added; tested at Charkop carshed on Tuesday
SHASHANK RAO
shashank.rao@fpj.co.in
In case of an emergency
while commuting aboard
the Metro rail network,
you can now move onto the
elevated tracks that can be
accessed from the front
and rear ends of the coach-
es. Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Au-
thority (MMRDA) officials
tested this feature at their
Charkop carshed on Tues-
day. These Metro rakes
have a system wherein the
coaches can open from ei-
ther end, apart from the
side doors, in the event of
The MMRDA is in posses-
sion of 11 rakes that will
be operated on the 20-km-
long stretch from Charkop
to Aarey on Metro-2A and
Metro-7, most likely from
April. The latest one came
in a few days ago and
joined the fleet. These
rakes are being tested on
the rail tracks for their
speed (permissible top
speed is up to 75 kmph),
braking and seamless
TO ACCESS THE EMERGENCY EXITS... opening of platform
screen doors and doors of
the coaches, among other
Break glass cover
Rotate ‘red’ locking device 180 degrees technical parameters. The
officials said that they are
rectifying a few teething
Lift front cover panel to activate door indicator lamp
Adding to the present fleet of
Vande Bharat trains, the rail-
ways have decided to manufac-
ture version 3, with major im-
provements, of these Made in
India semi-high speed rails.
The tender process for making
200 such trains, with 16 coaches
each, has already started with
finalising of the bidding docu-
ments.
The tender will be issued
shortly, said an official from the
railway ministry, adding that
some of the units could be man-
ufactured in the Marathwada
Rail Coach Factory in Latur
district. The new version of the
self-propelled Vande Bharat,
with AC-1, AC-2 and AC-3 and
sleeper facilities, is likely to
gradually replace Rajdhani and
Duronto services. Aiming to
The Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Au-
thority (MMRDA) proposed
plan to extend the existing
Mumbai Eastern Freeway
till Thane is taking shape.
The MMRDA is looking to
appoint an expert consultant
to carry out a feasibility
study report and the pre-ten-
der process. It has floated a
tender in this regard and the
selected consultant will be
offered a period of six
months to complete the job. in Thane, spanning a dis- will be appointed to carry
In the recently declared tance of 14 km. The total cost out the civil work.
MMRDA budget for the fi- of the project is pegged at Rs According to officials, once
nancial year 2022-23, Rs 150 3,100 crore. ready, the proposed exten-
crore has been allocated for According to the MMRDA, sion will ensure a hassle-free
extension of the freeway. the Detailed Project Report travel experience for com-
The existing route is be- (DPR) finalisation for exten- muters, without any signals
tween CSMT and Indian Oil sion of the freeway and the or junctions along the route.
Nagar in Ghatkopar (E). The bidding process should be It will also cut down the trav-

a breakdown or accident. Rotate lever clockwise troubles that will manufacture the trains at the proposed extension will be completed by August 2022. el time between Mumbai and

Bizman loses ₹7.53L

All it takes to open up the Pull emergency ramp upward and drop down onto track smoothen once the entire earliest, the railways have also from Ghatkopar till Kopari Once it is done, contractors Thane.
ends of the coaches is the system is integrated. planned to produce version 3

Secretary cons
rotation of a big red lever also a detailed graphical the panel has to be lifted The MMRDA officials ex- with several features.
located on the driver's pan- representation and in- and placed aside, after pect the two integrated "Comparatively lighter than

to fake army man

Pvt firm owner
el inside the motor cab. structions mentioned on which a door indicator Metro lines to likely start the present Vande Bharat, the
Confirming the develop- the panel for assistance, in lamp will light up. The by April, once all the nec- new version will be energy-effi-

of Rs 4.6 lakh,
ment, metropolitan com- case the driver is inca- lever has to be rotated essary permissions and ap- cient with more modern fea-

over sale of wares

missioner of MMRDA, pable of carrying out the clockwise and the emer- provals come in. Initially, tures, including additional pas-

SVR Srinivas said these
rakes have special evacua-
tion outlets at the ends as
well.
According to MMRDA
sources, there are a total of
eight steps that need to be
followed and the Metro rail
drivers have been trained
task at the time of emer-
gency.
In case of an emergency,
the transparent glass pan-
el on top of the red lever
needs to be smashed open.
This will give access to the
red locking device that
needs to be rotated 180 de-
gency ramp (having neon
strips on the side) pulled
upwards, after which the
ramp will open onto the
rail track below. The MMR-
DA officials said that al-
though this looks like a te-
dious process, it is quite
smooth and doesn't take
passengers will be issued
QR coded tickets that need
to be scanned. A mobile
App has also been planned
for ticketing and other fa-
cilities. The extension of
Metro-7 beyond Aarey sta-
tion and Metro-2A beyond
Charkop is expected to be
senger amenities" said a senior
railway official.
Currently, manufacturing
process of Vande Bharat ver-
sion 2 trains is on. The ministry
of railway has already awarded
the contracts to Medha for man-
ufacturing 44 trains and is in
the process for procuring 58
arrested
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
STAFF REPORTER allowed in the army area.
An authorised secretary of Mumbai Sharma claimed that the
a steel firm in Diva was billing procedure would be

Thane Collector discusses Bail for woman accused of

to use this feature. There is grees. The front cover of much time. ready by this monsoon. more. booked for cheating the firm A 47-year-old businessman handled by another officer,
owner for Rs 4.6 lakh. The who sells pots was last Gagandeep.
police said the accused sec- week duped to the tune of Gagandeep claimed he
retary had transferred the ₹7.53 lakh by a man who was unable to send the

traffic woes in monsoon killing son over her relationship

amount to his personal bank posed as an army officer. amount to the business-
account for personal bene- The accused asked the man’s GPay account; in-
fits and cheated the firm. complainant to wire mon- stead sent him a QR code
The complainant Naval ey in a series of transac- and asked him to transfer

BMC gears up for rains

FAISAL TANDEL
faisal.tandel@fpj.co.in
After being formed in Sep-
tember of 2021, the traffic
task force team, headed by
Thane collector Rajesh
Narvekar, virtually met on
Tuesday.
The force was constituted
by Thane district guardian
minister Eknath Shinde after
he took a serious note of the
traffic congestion in the city
of lakes.
In the online meeting,
Narvekar ordered the offi-
cials concerned to submit a
survey report of pending and
ongoing works of the roads
and highways across the dis-
trict within 15 days so as to
avoid traffic snarls during
monsoon.
The meeting was attended
by deputy commissioner of
police (traffic) as well offi-
cials from the MSRDC and
KALPESH MHAMUNKAR
kalpesh.mhamunkar@fpj.co.in
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Administrator Iqbal Singh
Chahal on Tuesday held a
meeting to discuss pre-
monsoon arrangements
with all the stakeholders
concerned. Taking a stern
view of the improper dis-
posal of debris, he directed
the civic officers to file po-
lice complaints against the
agencies which fail to re-
move the rubble after com-
pletion of works like dig-
ging roads, laying wires
and so on.
Ordering to finish all
progress.
road repairing work before
May 15, he further asked
the officers to commence
trimming of tree branches
and proper closure of man-
holes to avoid untoward in-
cidents.
Meanwhile, the power
companies were also told
to ensure uninterrupted
service while the fire
brigade, health depart-
ment, navy and NDRF
were asked to be ready for
tackling monsoon woes.
The representatives of
railways, MMRDA,
MSRDC and MHADA
were also present in the
meeting.
traffic snarls," said Narvekar.
STAFF REPORTER
Mumbai
A sessions court in Din-
doshi has granted bail to Ci-
cilia D’Souza, 66, accused of
murdering her own son
with the help of her lover as
an accomplice, as he was op-
posed to her romantic rela-
tionship.
The woman had been ar-
rested on Dec 11, 2015, three
days after the incident and
has since been in custody,
with her bail application be-
ing rejected at least once in
the past years. She allegedly
planned the crime with her
lover Bharat Olly, who is ab-
sconding.
The latter’s brother who
joined him in stabbing the
deceased Ronald, 33, is also
absconding. While granting
bail to the Malad resident,
the court considered her
age and said she is an old
her lover Olly outside the
building after the crime. It
had also relied on call de-
tails between the two.
Additional Sessions Judge
AZ Khan said there is obvi-
ously no direct or eye-wit-
ness to the incident to show
that the applicant was di-
rectly involved in the mur-
der. The court noted that
she was charged on the ba-
sis of her statements and
CCTV footage, which shows
that there were illicit rela-
tions between her and the
co-accused.
Her statements have no
relevance at this stage, it
said, unless there is recov-
ery from it (of articles used
in the crime). The court also
stated that she has a perma-
nent residence in the city
and is ready to abide by all
the conditions imposed by
the court.
The court also considered
Kishore Mishra, 38, owner
of Rapid Steel India, said in
his statement to the police
that he had hired Vinay Ku-
mar Mishra, 30, to oversee
the work at the steel firm.
"Naval claims that the secre-
tary had transferred Rs 4.6
lakh to his personal account
between February 2021 and
February 27, 2022, without
taking any permission re-
garding the transactions,"
said a police officer.
According to the police,
Mishra found lapses in the
bank account statements
and questioned the secre-
tary to find foul play. Mishra
then sent a written com-
plaint to the Mumbra police.
After scrutinising the facts,
a case has been registered at
the Mumbra police station
under sections 403, 406 and
420 of the Indian Penal
Code. "We have registered a
case and have started the in-
vestigations," said a police
officer from Mumbra police
tions, only to later defraud
him.
The businessman waited
outside the Army
canteen during the
fraud. After Rs 2.93 lakh
was debited from his
account, he asked the
accused to meet him in
person; however, he
asked to be trusted
Few days ago, the com-
plainant received a call
from one Rahul Sharma
who claimed to be an army
officer wanting to place an
order for 70 pots for which
he agreed to pay ₹7,850.
When the order was ready,
Sharma asked the com-
plainant to come to the
army canteen at Kharghar.
He also asked for a photo-
graph of his vehicle, claim-
₹1 for verification. Un-
aware of the fraud, the
man followed his
instructions and ended up
losing ₹2.93 lakh.
In his complaint, the
businessman said he kept
waiting outside the Army
canteen during the fraud.
After ₹2.93 lakh were debit-
ed from his account, he
asked Gagandeep to meet
him in person; however, he
asked for trust in him and
that it wasn’t a fraud. On
the pretext of a machine
fault, another ₹4.59 lakh
was debited from the com-
plainant’s account.
The local police station
asked the complainant to
approach the Dharavi po-
lice as the offence com-
menced there. An offence
has been registered for
cheating and imperson-
ation. The police also froze
the accounts in which
money had been trans-
ferred, but it had already

82-yr-old gets 5-yr jail for

NHAI. In an important direc- "After receiving the report, The report along with the lady. the pandemic situation and station. ing private vehicles are not been withdrawn.
tive, the collector also asked to a meeting will be held with solutions will also be submit- The prosecution has de- that her detention in such
make alternate routes for the the traffic department to ted to minister Shinde, he pended on CCTV evidence circumstances is not justi-

488 govt schools

roads where work is in work on solutions to avoid added. which showed her meeting fied.

suicide of daughter-in-law
WHEELS OF CHANGE

to get bilingual
curriculum
BHAVNA UCHIL
bhavna.uchil@fpj.co.in
Observing that the behaviour
of an 82-year-old man 11 years
ago towards his daughter-in-
law, who died by suicide, was
not only ‘rude’ and ‘unsympa-
thetic’, but also ‘inhuman’, a
sessions court sentenced him
to five years of rigorous im-
prisonment.
The court found Vasant
Morkar guilty under section
498A (husband or relative of
husband subjecting woman to
cruelty) and under section 306
(abetment of suicide) of the In-
Morkar in a drunken condi-
tion, threatened to kill her and
thereby caused her mental ha-
rassment. Considering his
treatment of Priya, it said it is
just to consider a substantial
sentence to him, but consid-
ered his age and sentenced him
to a moderate punishment.
It noted that since one month
prior to the incident, there was
continuous abuse to her on his
part. The court said it is of the
opinion that he instigated and
abetted her suicide. It stated in
its judgment that quarrels were
started on food and basic needs
of her 12-year-old child which
resided in the same house. The
court noted the evidence of the
son, who was 20 when he testi-
fied before the court, and said
that Morkar continued to quar-
rel with her and she was com-
pelled to leave the ground floor
house and take shelter in the
gallery.
“It is not expected by any
daughter-in-law that she would
be given such inhuman treat-
ment…and made to stay in the
gallery of the house, that too
for a year,” it remarked. The
court also remarked on an inci-
dent a day prior to her death, in
which Morkar had asked their

Navi Mumbai Moms: Turning mothers to entrepreneurs

SURESH GOLANI
suresh.golani@fpj.co.in
Maharashtra education min-
ister Varsha Gaikwad on
Tuesday informed that the
dian Penal Code. It said he had would have been unbearable to tenant to lodge a complaint
routinely abused his 36-year- any woman and still she ap- against Priya when they had a
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Shiv Sena corporator on Tuesday organised
old daughter-in-law Priya pears to have borne it and quarrel over a petty issue.
a bike rally in Thane's Wagle Estate.
one out of the 35 MBMC-run
Photo by: Vibhav Birwatkar
schools in Kashigaon has
shortlisted for the initiative.
The state government will
pump around Rs 494 crore for
the project which envisages

Maha Vikas Aghadi govern-
ment is all set to introduce a
bilingual curriculum in the
state-run schools from the
next academic year.
Aimed at improving the
quality of education, the plan
is to give lessons of English
along with Marathi to the stu-
dents right from Class one.
Gaikwad made the an-
nouncement during an inau-
gural ceremony held at the
Mira Bhayandar Municipal
Corporation-run school in
Kashimira. MBMC mayor Jy-
otsna Hasnale, legislator Gee-
ta Jain, municipal commis-
sioner Dilip Dhole and senior
education department offi-
cials were present, too.
As a part of its initiative to
improve the quality of educa-
tion, the Maha Vikas Aghadi
government has decided to de-
velop 488 government schools
as “model schools.” Notably,
state-of-the-art facilities, inno-
vative methods of imparting
education by experienced
teachers, activity-based learn-
ing and personality develop-
ment via creative thinking,
critical thinking, communica-
tion, good touch-bad touch
and cyber security.
The plan also includes devel-
oping high-quality infrastruc-
ture for ensuring hygienic
surroundings, modern labs, li-
braries and sports equipment
on par with 21st century
teaching needs. In response to
the education minister’s infor-
mation that the state govern-
ment has allotted funds
amounting Rs 3 crore for up-
lifting the MBMC-run schools,
mayor Hasnale sought addi-
tional Rs 10 crore for turning
the civic schools into smart
educational institutions, with
the introduction of e-learning
platforms.
With just 20 members in 2013, NMM today has become a major community of over 6900 local mothers
RAINA ASSAINAR
Navi Mumbai
The Navi Mumbai Moms – fondly called NMM
among the mothers of Navi Mumbai – is a com-
munity that has united close to 7000 mothers of
the city in several ways. While some heal, some
share their joys and sorrows, some end up being
entrepreneurs with the encouragement of other
women in the group. Vidya Guha, who started the
Facebook group in September 2013 had no idea
that she would end up building this community
which would one day become a source of bread
and butter to some. A mother to 14-year-old twins
who keep her on her toes 24 / 7, Guha is a gradu-
ate in advertising and sales management with a
specialisation in copywriting.
“NMM is a group of moms who share news,
views, queries, events, joys and sorrows. I had
started the group on September 20, 2013, to bring
together friends I knew through my children's
school and those who lived in the same apartment
complex. They kept adding more members and
from 20, the group now has a 6900-plus strength,”
Guha said, adding that NMM is not a business
group, but the members encourage each other to
follow their passion. “If that translates into earn-
ings, all the better,” she said.
Reenu Sharma, a counselling psychologist;
Pallavi Prakash an English honours graduate; Sri
Harika, a science graduate who now caters to
handmade jewelry and different hand-crafted
products; Sangeetta Vyas, an M.Sc (Chemistry)
post graduate who now runs 'SVoogle’s Gluten-
free Bakes' have benefited due to encouragement
by their NMM mates and are the core team mem-
bers of the community, managing and making
sure it functions smoothly, without any rifts be-
tween the 6900-plus members.
Anchal Chhabria is one such Navi Mumbai
mom who is now a successful entrepreneur be-
cause of the push that she received from the com-
munity members. When her friends in the group
learnt that she is a good cook, she was always told
by them to start catering. “It's been a long journey
as I started my venture 'Aanchal's kitchen' from
scratch. The need of the hour became my passion
to live. From one to two plate orders to 35 to 40 kgs
orders, from nothing being sold at exhibitions to
everything being sold out, I have come a long way
and all because of the community that made me
realise what I could do. The community is my sec-
ond family,” Chhabria said.
Vaishali Surange, a home baker who operates
from her residence in Nerul, said, “The support
and the references I receive in the group is im-
mense. Being a small set-up from home, I would
have possibly never been able to go out and mar-
ket myself but the NMM community has been do-
ing that for me voluntarily.”
Similar feelings are shared by Theresa Kriplani,
who is also a home baker and food caterer, regu-
larly conducting food drives, her speciality being
'Dal Pakwan' which is a favourite among the mem-
bers.
Vineetha Punit from Koparkhairane was most
sought by the mothers every time they had a writ-
ing assignment, be it for work or for professional
reasons. “The people in the community kept push-
ing me to take up writing as a profession and I fi-
nally considered doing that only after 2018. NMM
is a community that can literally help you turn
your passion into a profession,” Punit said.
 MONEY
RBI launches UPI service for
ULLION Rail freight growth slows to 6.6% in February from 7.7% in January
GOLD: 53,812.00 406.00 The growth in revenue-earning freight carried by February, against 129.01 mln tn in January and
the Indian Railways slowed to 6.6% in February 112.33 mln tn a year ago. The rise in growth in
SILVER: 71,297 .00 985 .00 from 7.7% a month ago, data released by the freight traffic is on account of the double-digit
railway ministry today showed. growth in coal, which accounts for over two-fifth
The railways carried 119.69 mln tn goods in of the overall traffic. MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

40 crore feature phone users

BIZ BUZZ
Housing supply likely to fall short
of demand in 2022, says Jefferies
Investors' wealth jumps
New project launches by developers are likely to take housing
supply to a nine-year high in 2022. However, the supply is
still expected to trail demand that has seen unprecedented
over Rs 2.51 lakh crore
traction, said brokerage Jefferies. In February, home
registration figures from two of the biggest property markets
in India, Mumbai and Delhi, showed a rising trend, both on
year and month. Registration figures have surpassed pre-
as stocks rebound
AGENCIES
RBI GUV SHAKTIKANTA DAS SEES TRANSACTION VOLUME REACHING RS 100 LAKH CR WITH THE SERVICE
pandemic levels in many other cities and houses are getting New Delhi
snapped up as soon as they are launched. AGENCIES
Mumbai
able to undertake a host of transac-
tions based on four technology alter- Investors' wealth on Tues-
Flipkart in strategic alliance with natives. day jumped by over Rs 2.51
Nearly six years after the launch of They include calling an IVR (inter- lakh crore, in tandem with
Google Cloud to speed up innovation
Google Cloud and Flipkart have entered into a multi-year
the Unified Payments Interface active voice response) number, app a sharp recovery in equi-

strategic alliance to help fast-track the e-commerce company's

(UPI), a new service which will en- functionality in feature phones, ties after four days of

innovation and cloud strategy. The partnership will drive

able over 40 crore feature phone missed call-based approach and also heavy declines.

Flipkart into its next phase of growth and advance its vision
users to access the popular digital proximity sound-based payments, The 30-share BSE Sensex

of onboarding India's next 200 million shoppers and lakhs of

transactions platform, was launched the RBI said. opened on a weak note and

sellers, according to a statement.

by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on
Tuesday.
The National Payments Corpora-
India has become a 'strategic tion of India (NPCI), a RBI promoted
body which created and operates
hub' for BYD India: Official
BYD India, a subsidiary of the Warren-Buffett backed new
UPI, had launched a USSD-based
Such users can initiate payments to
friends and family, pay utility bills,
recharge the FAST Tags of their ve-
hicles, pay mobile bills and also al-
ice even as smartphones have be- low users to check account balances,
come cheaper. it said, adding customers will also be
tumbled 581.93 points or
1.10 per cent to 52,260.82
during the day amid firm-
ing oil prices and relent-
less selling by foreign in-
stitutional investors.
"Markets remained
volatile but managed to
end with gains, taking a
breather after the recent
fall. The bias was negative
in the first half in continu-

energy vehicle manufacturer was commemorating 15 years of

service to enable UPI access for fea- "The launch of UPI 123PAY makes able to link bank accounts, set or Amid bouts of volatility, ation to prevailing trend.

its operations in India and said the country has become a

ture phone users, within months of facilities under UPI accessible to change UPI PINs. the benchmark touched a However, healthy buying

'strategic hub' to serve the South Asian market. BYD India has
the launch of the main platform for that section of society which was so Das said the overall quantum of high of 53,484.26 and a low in select heavyweights

made a cumulative investment of over USD 150 million in the

smartphone users in 2016. far been excluded from the digital transactions under UPI is growing of 52,260.82 during the triggered a sharp recovery

country and has set up two manufacturing units.

However, the service was found to
be cumbersome, not free and also not
supported by all telcos, Deputy Gov-
Dow Jones expands existing ernor T Rabi Shankar said.
Das rued that the multifaceted fea-
digital contract with Infosys
Dow Jones, a leading news and business information provider
tures of the UPI are available mostly
payments landscape. In that way, it is
promoting great amount of financial
inclusion in our economy," Das said
at a launch event at the central bank
attended by officials from NPCI and
banks.
very fast and has touched Rs 76 lakh
crore in FY22 so far, as against Rs 41
lakh crore in FY21. In February
alone, the volumes doubled to Rs 8.26
lakh crore through 453 crore trans-
actions.
trade.
It finally settled at
53,424.09, higher by 581.34
points or 1.10 per cent.
With the recovery in eq-
uities, the market capitali-
in the latter half," said Ajit
Mishra, VP - Research, Re-
ligare Broking Ltd.
Sun Pharma the biggest
gainer among Sensex
firms with a jump of 3.99

Global gold ETFs see India may consider alternative

and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has expanded the
on smartphones as of now and peo- He said the brand name derives "I don't see a day when we are far sation of BSE-listed com- per cent, followed by TCS,

existing digital transformation deal with Infosys Ltd, as it

ple from the lower rung of the socie- from a three-step process required to away from reaching transaction vol- panies jumped Rs NTPC, Wipro, Tech Mahin-

looks to expand its product portfolio. Through this

ty, especially in the rural areas, are initiate and execute a payment. ume of Rs 100 lakh crore on UPI," 2,51,663.79 crore to reach dra, Dr Reddy's, UltraTech

collaboration, Dow Jones aims to provide its customers a new

not able to access the payments serv- Feature phone users will now be Das said. Rs 2,43,62,494.83 crore. Cement and Infosys.

inflows of $2.1 billion payment system for exporters

set of innovative digital tools and solutions that will help
customers get the most important and relevant information Cement cos
for their daily business decisions.

Shell says it will stop buying hike prices

Russian oil, natural gas
Energy giant Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil and
by Rs 5-12
Icra sees serious
natural gas as well as shut down its service stations and per 50-kg bag
in February, says WGC
downside risks to
other operations in the country amid international pressure AGENCIES
for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine. Shell New Delhi New Delhi: Cement companies

growth, CAD at 3.2%

says in a statement Tuesday that it would withdraw from all INFORMIST have hiked prices by 5-12
Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum Mumbai rupees per 50-kg bag in some
products, natural gas and liquefied natural gas, "in a phased northern markets, including
India may consider alterna-

manner." New Delhi: Rating agency Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,

tive payment mechanisms

Icra has warned of serious and Haryana, due to higher

Global gold exchange-trad- for exporters if the Russia-

downside risks to the input costs, cement dealers told

ed funds saw inflows of 35.3 Ukraine conflict continues

economy next fiscal with Informist. Most of these price

Haryana govt to reimburse 50% of tn, or $2.1 bln, in February, for a long time and key

runaway current account hikes came into effect last

the World Gold Council trade sectors such as gems
VAT on natural gas to MSMEs
In order to provide some relief to industries in NCR where deficit, steep fall in the week.
said in a report. and jewellery face a prob-

norms require them to shift to cleaner fuels, the Haryana rupee and a hardening Companies that have hiked
"Global net inflows were lem in international cash

government has proposed to reimburse 50 per cent of VAT yields on government bonds, prices include Shree Cement Ltd,
driven by stubbornly high the region. transfer, government tion in the wake of the

collected on natural gas purchased by MSMEs for a period of as a result of the Russian- UltraTech Cement Ltd, Ambuja
inflation and a surge in "The Russian invasion of sources said on Tuesday. Ukraine situation and may

two years. "The government recognises that industries in the Ukraine crisis and the Cements Ltd, HeidelbergCement
geopolitical risk on the Ukraine exacerbated infla- This consideration came consider alternative pay-

national capital region (NCR) are being pushed to shift to resultant spike in crude and India Ltd, ACC Ltd, and JK
back of the Russian inva- tion fears due to its impli- against the backdrop of the ment mechanisms if the

cleaner fuels, including natural gas, due to concerns arising other commodity prices. Cement Ltd. Details of
sion of Ukraine, which cations for energy supply Russia-Ukraine war and adverse situation continues

from the severity of air pollution," Chief Minister Manohar Lal At the current crude level, individual price hikes were not
pushed the gold price to an in the region," WGC said. sanctions being imposed by for a long time and key

Khattar said. the current account deficit is available.

intra-month high of Following, Russia's inva- western countries, includ- trade sectors such as gems

likely to widen by USD 14- Following the price hike, a 50-

US$1,936/oz (ounce)," WGC sion of Ukraine, global ing the Group of Seven (G- and jewellery face a prob-

15 billion (0.4 per cent of kg cement bag is being sold at

said in the report. crude oil prices have spiked 7) economies, that has im- lem in international cash

GDP) for every USD 10 per 350-460 rupees in these states,

Reserve Bank accepts $5.135 billion in The inflows in February over the $100-per-barrel posed punitive sanctions transfer," one of the

barrel rise in the average depending on the brand and

were led by funds in North mark, and have hit their against the Russian central sources said.
USD/INR sell-buy swap auction
The Reserve Bank of India has accepted USD 5.135 billion in price. If the price averages location, according to dealers.
America, where assets rose highest level since 2008. bank. Exporters of gems and

USD/INR sell-buy swap auction conducted on Tuesday against USD 130 a barrel in FY23, The cement prices could go up
by 21.3 tn, or $1.3 bln. These The inflows in the ex- They have also decided to jewellery have received as-

the notified amount of USD 5 billion. Last month, the RBI had then the CAD will widen to further as the fuel and raw material
were primarily concentrat- change-traded funds in remove Russian banks surances of support from

announced to undertake a USD/INR two-year sell/buy swap 3.2 per cent of GDP, crossing prices remain elevated due to
ed in large US funds. North America and Europe from the SWIFT inter-bank- Russia's Alrosa, which ac-

auction of USD 5 billion. In today's auction, the total amount 3 per cent for the first time Russia-Ukraine conflict, dealers
The holdings with Euro- outweighed outflows from ing system - which is in- counts for about 30 per cent

bid by participants was USD 13.565 billion, the RBI said in a in a decade, Icra chief said, adding that the companies
pean funds increased by Asia last month. tended to isolate Russia of global diamond output,

PM to address global
release. The central bank received 246 bids but accepted 86 economist Aditi Nayar said may increase the prices in short
21.4 tn or $1.3 bln last Asian funds saw outflows from global trade. and sells around 10 per cent

bids in the auction, the release said. The bid to cover ratio in a report. intervals going forward.
month, as headline infla- of 7.4 tn or $452 mln last "India is closely monitor- of its rough-diamond out-

was 2.71.
tion remained elevated in month. ing its foreign trade situa- put to India.

investors on asset sale,

Nita Ambani launches Hindi version of
FM says won't comment now if Rupee slips

privatisation today
women empowerment app 'Her Circle'
Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, on 7 paise to
Tuesday announced the expansion of women empowerment
platform `Her Circle' into multilingual space, with the launch
of its Hindi app. `Her Circle' was launched by Nita Ambani a
govt will regulate or ban crypto record low
year ago and has already become India's fastest growing INFORMIST
digital platform for women with a reach of 42 million, New Delhi
arguments proffered by
of 77/USD
Reliance Foundation said in a statement. Mumbai: Sliding for the fifth
those advocating that cryp-

consecutive day, the rupee AGENCIES

tocurrencies should be

depreciated by 7 paise to close New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala regulated and found that

at a lifetime low of 77 against

Motilal Oswal AMC floats multifactor Sitharaman today said she none of them stand up to

the US dollar on Tuesday,

doesn't want to comment basic scrutiny," Sankar
strategy alternative invest fund
Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co has launched Motilal weighed by surging crude oil
right now on whether the said. Prime Minister Narendra

Oswal Hedged Equity Multifactor Strategy Alternative prices amid the Russia-Ukraine
government will regulate Earlier, RBI Governor Modi will on Wednesday ad-

Investment Fund, according to a press release. The fund is an war.

or ban cryptocurrency in Shaktikanta Das said dress global investors as

open-ended quantitative equity fund in the category III Heavy foreign fund outflows
the country. those investing in cryp- well as infrastructure, real

alternative investment fund segment. The fund's strategy and prevailing risk aversion
"I know you sort of led tocurrencies should keep estate and legal sector ex-

combines a multi-factor, model-driven investing approach and globally added to the woes,
me to say are we regulat- in mind that such curren- perts on the strategy of along with other stakehold-

tail-hedging. forex traders said. At the

ing it or we are banning it? cies do not have any un- CPSE privatisation, asset ers from North America, Eu-

interbank forex market, the local

I am not getting into it and probably mull over it, derlying asset. "Investors monetisation and their con- rope, Middle East, Asia and

unit opened at 77.02 against the

now, but after consulta- which is required because must remember that cryp- tribution to India's growth. Far East, and Australia

greenback and witnessed an

'Steel prices will continue to move up tion, yes, we will be talking we need the executive to be tocurrency does not have The Department of Invest- would also participate.

intra-day high of 76.71 and a

about it," Sitharaman said sure that we are not cross- any underlying, not even a ment and Public Asset Man- "With this webinar, DIPAM
as Ukraine war hits supply chain'
The price of steel will continue to move upwards on "good low of 77.05.
in response to a question ing any legal require- tulip," Das had said. agement (DIPAM), in collab- aims to elicit ideas and

demand" and as the supply chain remains affected amid the The rupee finally finished at
on regulating cryptocur- ments," Sitharaman said. Though the government oration with NITI Aayog, is views from the sectoral ex-

Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to industry consultancy 77.00, down 7 paise over its
rencies. The Reserve Bank of In- had listed a bill to ban pri- organising the apex level perts, investors' community

SteelMint. The prices in the international market have moved previous close of 76.93.
The finance minister was dia has been vocal about vate cryptocurrencies in consultative post-Budget we- and other eminent stake-

up by around USD 135 a tonne and are moving up since the Analysts said the deepening
addressing a function or- banning cryptocurrencies. its tentative list of bills to binar, which will see partici- holders on the issues to

conflict started in the last week of February, SteelMint founder Russia-Ukraine conflict has
ganised by India Global Last Month, RBI Deputy be introduced during the pation from 22 ministries chalk out a time-bound im-

and CEO Dhruv Goel told PTI on Tuesday.' sapped risk appetite in the
Forum in Bengaluru. Governor T. Rabi Sankar Winter Session of Parlia- and senior management plementation plan/strategy

market, pushing investors

Sitharaman said consul- said that it was advisable ment, the bill was never in- from PSEs. regarding Privatization/Dis-

towards safe-haven assets.

tations are currently on to ban cryptocurrency in troduced. Global sovereign funds, pri- investment of PSEs and As-

The dollar index, which

Maruti Suzuki drives in Dzire S-CNG and industry was welcome India. "Banning cryptocur- The Budget for 2022-23 vate equity, global pension set Monetization of Core

measures the greenback's

to participate in the same. rency is perhaps the most (Apr-Mar) has proposed to funds, investment banks, as- and Non-Core assets for real-
trims with price starting at Rs 8.14 L
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday said it has launched its strength against a basket of six
"After the consultation advisable choice open to tax income from transfer set monetisation companies ization of optimal outcome

compact sedan Dzire with S-CNG technology at a starting currencies, fell 0.18 per cent.
process gets duly complet- India," he had said. of any virtual digital as- especially real estate, infra- in India's growth," an offi-

price of Rs 8.14 lakh (ex-showroom). The company has

ed, the ministry would sit "We have examined the sets at 30%. structure, and legal experts cial statement said.

introduced the S-CNG trims priced at Rs 8.14 lakh and Rs 8.82 RUSSIAN COMPANY ALROSA SUPPLIES 30% OF THE ROUGH DIAMONDS GLOBALLY
lakh. S-CNG vehicles are equipped with intelligent injection
system. Vehicles are tuned and calibrated to deliver optimum Nickel trade halted on London
performance and enhanced drivability across all kinds of
terrains. Metal Exchange as prices double Diamond industry may lose shine due to Ukraine war
AGENCIES
London: Trading in nickel, much of it produced in Russia, was Kolkata
sia's central bank and two major

suspended Tuesday on the London Metal Exchange after prices

M&M SUV production up 27% in Feb, banks from the SWIFT system. While

doubled to an unprecedented $100,000 per metric ton.

they do not prohibit business with Al-
XUV 500 output nil for sixth month
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said on Tuesday that it produced Nickel is used mostly to produce stainless steel and some alloys,
Sanctions imposed by the United rosa, trade settlement has become dif-

23,862 utility vehicles in February against 18,829 units in the but increasingly it is used in batteries, particularly electric vehicle
States and European nations on Rus- ficult, which could lead to supply dis-

same month a year ago. The sports utility vehicle maker batteries.
sia in the wake of its aggression on ruptions," Crisil said.

concentrated much of its limited resources on producing the Russia, facing severe economic sanctions after invading Ukraine, is
Ukraine is likely to have a direct im- The Indian diamond industry, which

Thar, XUV 700, XUV 300 and the Scorpio. For the sixth the world's third biggest nickel producer. The Russian mining
pact on the Indian diamond industry is almost entirely export-oriented, is

consecutive month, the company did not manufacture or sell company Nornickel is a major supplier of the high-grade nickel that
at a time when it is on the recovery likely to clock revenues of USD 24 bil-

any XUV 500 vehicles, giving credence to the rumours that it is used in electric vehicles.
mode after the pandemic and is aim- itoring the situation as Alrosa is a lion this fiscal, bouncing back to pre-

might be phasing out the once-popular vehicle Nickel prices had quadrupled in a week over supply issues and
ing at USD 24 billion revenue in FY'22. critical source," Gems and Jewellery pandemic levels.

the spike Tuesday forced the LME to shut down electronic and floor
Russia's biggest diamond miner Al- Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) It was expected to log a compound

trading.
rosa supplies about 30 per cent of the ED Sabyasachi Roy told PTI. annual growth rate of 5-7 per cent

Trading in nickel will not resume Tuesday and the halt could last
Volkswagen unveils new mid-sized rough diamonds globally and is a crit- He said orders for the next two over the medium term on the back of

longer than that "given the geopolitical situation which underlies

ical source for India. months were placed before the war steady demand and hardening prices
sedan Virtus; launch in May
German auto major Volkswagen on Tuesday unveiled new recent price moves," the LME said Tuesday. Reports said that the
India imports, cuts and polishes 80- broke out and sanctions were im- before the Russia-Ukraine war began,

mid-sized sedan 'Virtus' for the Indian market. The company rising raw materials costs have hampered Musk and other
90 per cent of the world's rough dia- posed. "As of now we know Alrosa as the note added.

has commenced pre-bookings for the new model which automakers' plans to introduce more affordable electric vehicles
monds. a company is not under sanction". "If the trade disruption is protract-

competes with the likes of Honda City, Hyundai Verna, Maruti (EVs). Nickel (Ni) has long been widely used in batteries, most
"There is no major impact as of now Rating agency Crisil in a note said ed, next quarter's sales will be down

Suzuki Ciaz and Skoda Slavia. Volkswagen plans to launch the commonly in nickel cadmium (NiCd) and in the longer-lasting nickel
though there are problems in fund sanctions will have a bearing on by 25-30 per cent shaving off about

model in the later part of May this year. --Agencies metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.
transfer with some banks. We are growth of the diamond industry. USD 2-2.5 billion," Crisil Ratings di-
keeping our fingers crossed and mon- "The sanctions have severed Rus- rector Rahul Guha said.
 TCS plans restructuring; aims
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022
MONEY

to hit $50 bn revenue by 2030

MARKET WATCH
Bhujia baron Bikaji SENSEX 53424.09 581.34 NIFTY 16013.45 150.30

wants the IPO bite Sensex, Nifty

BY TEJI MANDI

B
ikaji Foods Inter-
national was a Plans to create an integrated organisational structure based on 'curated customer journeys' rebound supports
AGENCIES
bold move in the
late nineteen eighties
and so it is today as the
company plans to
New Delhi
groups," the source said.
At present, TCS has hundreds of
ISUs under various divisions to serve
short-term uptrend
launch its IPO. The IT major TCS is planning to revamp customers and the company is plan-

brand was formed in
the presence of
Haldiram’s (market
leader of savoury
snacks market.
Even though Haldiram
T
he stock markets 1330 hours following the
the organisation structure to align ning to provide a single interface to closed higher at end recovery in European
with customers more closely, as it customers for accessing services. of trading session markets took the Nifty
aims to achieve USD 50 billion (about "If TCS has to create new business on March 8. Sensex was into positive territory. At
Rs 3.89 lakh crore) revenue by 2030, a opportunities then the service has to the lone gainer among close Nifty was up 0.95

What’s Happening?
snacks).
Bikaji Foods Interna-
tional has filed its IPO
papers with SEBI to
raise Rs 1,000 crore from
the market. The promot-
ers want to offload 2.94
crore shares through the
offer-for-sale (OFS)
route. Currently, there
are no listed ‘bhujia’
companies in the mar-
ket. This will give the
generates much higher
revenue than Bikaji, the
latter has a big name in
the bhujia space. There
is substantial room for
growth, and that’s why
it’s raising more funds.
Bikaji’s most significant
manufacturing facility
is in Bikaner. Currently,
it has 300 varieties of
namkeens, sweets and
savouries. The company
would soon foray into
frozen foods and curries
source aware of the development said
on Tuesday.
The company had garnered USD 25
billion in revenue in 2021.
"TCS has now charted its roadmap
and long-term strategy to reach the
next USD 25 billion revenue. It aims to
get to USD 50 billion by the close of the
decade," the source told PTI.
The company is planning to create an
integrated organisational structure
based on 'curated customer journeys'.
"TCS is mulling to create two new
business groups that will augment the
current structure of industry vertical
With this new structure, TCS plans
to focus on the customer journey,
starting from acquisition incubation,
growth and transformation.
"In an industry first, the operating
model will be aligned to the customer
journey at every step - going beyond
the traditional three dimensions of
the organisation namely geography,
vertical, or services. Leaders who have
bring in high touch frictionless fast de-
livery of services to customers," the
source said.
The company, however, will not
make any change in the existing cus-
tomer service and sales teams and ex-
ternal reporting of verticals and geog-
raphies will also remain the same.
"New integrated operating model is
an ambitious route to redefine the way
customer transformation is executed.
This new operating model will bring
together contextual knowledge, do-
main and technology through leader-
ship, all the while closely engaging
global markets. Amidst
the volatility, the bench-
mark enjoyed an unusual-
ly strong short recovering
session and the positive
catalyst. Except for metal,
all other sectoral indices
ended in the green with
pharma, IT, FMCG, capital
goods and realty indices
up 1-2 percent. BSE mid-
cap and smallcap indices
rose over 1 percent each.
The Nifty opened on a
negative note and made an
percent or 150.3 points at
16013.5. Nifty was the only
index in the Asian region
to end up in the positive,
said Deepak Jasani, Head-
Retail Research, HDFC Se-
curities.
Palak Kothari, Research
Associate, Choice Broking
said, "On a daily chart, the
Index has formed a Bull-
ish Marabozu kind of can-
dle which suggests bounce
can be seen. On a monthly
chart, the index has taken

Will You Be
company an edge over for the export market. units and markets, resulting in a new been groomed through the current with the customers in their growth intraday low at 15,671.45 support from previous
other snack manufactur- integrated organisational structure," ISU (industry service unit) structure and transformation agenda," the level but showed the support zones and

ers like Prataap Snacks.
Before we dive into
Bikaji’s revenue and
profits, let’s learn its
roots.
Bikaji Foods Interna-
tional was founded by
Benefitted?
the source informed. will be redistributed to lead these new source noted. bounce back in the second bounced from there which
half and made an intraday adds strength for upside.
Bikaji will have no high at 16,028.75 level and Furthermore, the index
peers in the stock mar-
ket after it’s listed. Also,
the scope of growth
Dish TV discloses FII stakes in Nifty 500 cos managed to above 16,000
levels. 37 out of Nifty 50
stock closed in green, indi-
given closing above 21-
HMA as well as stochastic
is also bounced from the
gives it an upper hand
results of Dec 21 AGM hit 6-quarter low in Oct-Dec cating broad-based buy- oversold zone with a posi-

Shareholders reject all 3 resolutions

Shiv Ratan Agarwal, to grow in unpenetrated ing. tive crossover which adds
grandson of Haldiram markets. However, the At close, the Sensex was strength for the next day.

INFORMIST
Agarwal. Shiv Ratan ex- unorganised players, es- up 581.34 points or 1.10 At present, the index has

Mumbai
ited the three-genera- pecially Haldiram's, re- percent at 53,424.09. The support at 15,650 levels

AGENCIES
tions old family busi- main a big competitor. broader Nifty was up breaching while resist-

ness and started his own
when Haldiram was al-
ready a big name. Shiv
Ratan’s father divided
the company among four
sons - the eldest took
charge of the Nagpur di-
So disrupting
Haldiram’s empire
won’t be easy. Bikaji
will have to develop a
strong distribution
strategy to stand along
with regional and big
New Delhi
150.30 points or 0.95 per- ance comes at 16,100 lev-
The percentage of foreign cent at 16,013.50. About els. On the other hand,
institutional investors' 2,193 shares have ad- Bank Nifty has support at
Embattled DTH player Dish holdings in Nifty 500 com- vanced, 1,069 shares de- 32,500 levels while resist-
TV on Tuesday disclosed panies fell to a six-quarter clined, and 84 shares are ance at 33,800 levels."
that its shareholders have low of 20.9% during the unchanged. Shrikant Chouhan, Head
rejected all three proposals, quarter ended December, Among sectors, pharma, of Equity Research (Re-

What Lies Ahead?

vision, the third and
fourth son took Delhi,
while Shiv Ratan got the
Bikaner’s business. Shiv
Ratan’s business gener-
ated less revenue than
big markets like Delhi.
This territorial division
of the company created
family animosity be-
tween brothers resulting
in Shiv Ratan’s exit. But
today his brand is a Rs
1,650 crore business
with a 5% share in the
Rs 72,800 crore Indian
players.
Bikaji Food Internation-
al has a long way to go to
compete in the snacks
market. Their strategy
of roping in actor
Amitabh Bachchan as
brand ambassador has
worked so far, but woo-
ing retail investors will
be tough. Agarwal will
have to bring differenti-
ated products that fit the
customer's needs.
including the adoption of
financial statements and
reappointment of Ashok
Mathai Kurien as director,
at its AGM held on Decem-
ber 30, 2021.
The company -- which did
not declare the outcome of
voting at its 33rd AGM held
on December 30, 2021, due
to ongoing litigations -- was
directed to disclose the re-
sults by capital markets
regulator Sebi in an inter-
im order passed on Monday.
Subsequently, in a regula-
tory filing, Dish TV dis-
solidated financial state-
ments, report of the board
of directors and auditors;
and re-appointment of
Kurien as director and rati-
fication of remuneration of
cost auditors for the finan-
cial year 2021-22.
"...the Resolution Nos 1 to
3 have failed to obtain a req-
uisite number of votes in
favour by the shareholders
under remote e-voting and
Insta Poll and the number
of votes against these reso-
as expensive valuations in
the backdrop of global in-
flation and rate hike fears
prompted them to book
profits.
FIIs had net sold shares
worth $4.7 bln during Oct-
Dec, as per the data from
the National Securities
Depositories Ltd. The sell-
ing has only increased in
the current quarter as
they net sold shares worth
a whopping $13 bln so far,
preparing for the US Fed-
eral Reserve's rate hike
and the unforeseen impact
nology, automobile, capi-
tal goods, healthcare and
utilities sector, while pri-
vate sector banks, non-
bank lenders and con-
sumer goods companies
saw a sequential decrease
in FII fund allocation, the
brokerage said in the re-
port.
Since October, the Nifty
500 index has fallen nearly
9%, in line with the fall
seen in the benchmark
Nifty 50 index.
Around 37% of the Nifty
IT, and realty indices end-
ed up by 2-3 percent, while
metal and oil and gas in-
dices down 1 percent each.
Among top Nifty gainers
were IOC, Sun Pharma,
Tata Consumer Products,
Cipla and TCS. Hindalco
Industries, ONGC, Tata
Steel, JSW Steel and Bri-
tannia Industries were
among the biggest losers.
Nifty snapped a four day
losing streak on March 8
after recovering from ear-
ly declines. Nifty opened
marginally lower and then
tail), Kotak Securities,
said, Technically, Nifty
has not only cleared the
resistance of 15,900 but
succeeded to close above
the same which is broadly
positive. In addition, after
a sharp decline, Nifty has
formed a promising long
bullish candle that also
supports a short-term up-
trend. We are of the view
that, as long as Nifty
holds 15,900 and 1,5850
support zone, the reversal
formation is likely to con-
tinue. Above which the

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closed the results of the lutions are more than those of the Russia-Ukraine war. 500 constituents were began to rise making an chances of hitting 16,150-

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should not be construed as investment advice. Please

ers' nod on three resolu- the company's scrutiniser, stronger hands increased from their 52-week highs hours. It later fell to make On the flip side, below

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tions -- adoption of the au- Jayant Gupta & Associates, their exposure to compa- as of Jan 31, the brokerage an intra day low at 1240 15,850 uptrends would be
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NEWS IN BRIEF
ALARMING SITUATION NMDC hikes
Citi to hire 80 MOMS organises mega
JSW Steel output jumps 21% to commercial FM expresses concern prices of iron
online '3S Summit'
1.58 million tonne in February bankers in ore lumps
JSW Steel on Tuesday registered a 21 per cent year-on-year (y-
o-y) jump in its crude steel production to 1.58 million tonnes India in 3 yrs over rising oil prices and fines by
(MT) in February. In a statement, the JSW Group company said AGENCIES
its output had stood at 1.31 MT in February 2021. JSW Steel's New Delhi Rs 400/tonne
production of flat-rolled products rose 25 per cent to 1.15 MT
in February 2022, compared with 0.93 MT in the year-ago period. New Delhi: The country's
largest iron ore miner NMDC
Finance Minister Nirmala

on Tuesday hiked the prices of

Sitharaman on Tuesday

lump ore and fines by Rs 400 a

RBI issues norms on share capital, hinted that the current

tonne each with immediate

spike in international oil
securities issue by urban co-op banks
The Reserve Bank of India today released the final norms on effect.
prices may upset provi-

issue and regulation of share capital and securities by primary This is the second upward price
sions of her Union Budget

urban co-operative banks. Most of the final norms are in line Mumbai: As it winds down its revision in two weeks time.
for the fiscal year begin-

with the draft that the central bank had floated in July last year retail bank in the country, Iron ore is one of the key raw
ning April 1 as she voiced prices shot up to 14-year

and which includes continuation of its instructions on linking American lender Citi on materials used to manufacture Mumbai: “A woman is a full ‘Hindustani’. Her career started
concern over the impact of high of USD 140 per barrel

borrowings to shareholdings. Tuesday said it will be hiring steel. Any movement in the circle. Within her is the power as a NET qualified Lecturer
spiralling oil rates on the on Monday before retract-

80 bankers in India over the prices of the mineral has a to create, nurture and before she ventured into the
Indian economy. ing to near USD 129 on

next three years for its direct impact on the rate of transform” of 1000+ women business of various domains. A
"It (rising crude prices) Tuesday. But even this rate

commercial banking vertical. steel, which is already trading from Pan India organised miracle lady who is currently an
RBI extends interest equalisation will have a bearing. We is 50 per cent higher than

The move is part of a plan to at an all-time high in India. MOMS fully embodies that. In energy transformational coach,
have made some provisions the USD 80-87 range of Jan-
scheme for export credit till 2024
The Reserve Bank of India has extended the interest hire 350 bankers in Citi In a regulatory filing, the the light of International breakup surgeon, body talk
for it in the Budget (for fis- uary when most of the

equalisation scheme for pre- and post-shipment rupee export Commercial Bank Asia Pacific company said it has fixed the Women’s Day, MOMs expert, money abundance
cal 2022-23). But that provi- Budget 2022-23 would have

credit, with the same scope and coverage, till Mar 31, 2024, over the next three years, as prices of per tonne lump ore at (Multitasking Outstanding expert, and an internationally
sion is only based on some been prepared.

according to a notification on the central bank's website. The per a statement. Rs 6,000 and that of fines at Rs Mother’s Space) had organized acclaimed access consciousness
average (price of oil) pre- India relies on overseas

scheme provides pre- and post-shipment export credit, such as As per reports, the bank, which 4,960 a tonne. While lump is a mega online ‘3S Summit’ of facilitator. People call her a
vailing earlier but now is purchases to meet about 85

packing credit, to eligible exporters. Banks provide this benefit had taken a decision to exit the high-grade iron ore having Fe 1000+ women yesterday. “walking, talking miracle of
beyond that. So, we will per cent of its oil require-

to eligible exporters and claim a reimbursement from the RBI retail banking business in most (iron) content above 65 per The creative brains behind this possibilities” who clear all the
have to see how we can ment, making it one of the

based on certification by an external auditor. of the markets globally, is in cent, fine is inferior grade ore event and the founder of negativity away from the body
work it out," she said at an most vulnerable in Asia to

advanced stage of selling the which needs beneficiation. MOMS is Raseshvari Hindustani. & space of a person within a
interactive session organ- higher oil prices. The twin

business in India, with Axis The revised prices are effective She is one of the first citizens day and creates miracles in their
ised by BJP's Karnataka blows of oil prices and a

Bank leading the race. from March 8. who changed her surname to lives.
MEIL to commission 15 oil and gas unit in Bengaluru. weakening rupee may hurt

The bank had earlier specified

International crude oil the nation's finances.
rigs for ONGC by May
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), which that the move to sell the retail
has secured an order from ONGC Limited to supply 47 oil and business is driven by the global
gas rigs, expects commissioning of 15 of them by May end, a
senior official of the infra major said on Tuesday. K
decision, and it will continue to
grow in other areas like
NSE IFSC completes physical settlement of US stocks 'Established
AGENCIES
Satyanarayana, Technical Head, Rigs Project, MEIL, said most of commercial banking.
residential
the 15 rigs have reached the respective locations and The commercial banking New Delhi
under IFSCA's (International Finan-

commissioning will be expedited soon. business serves mid-sized

cial Services Centres Authority) reg- realtors'
companies and emerging
ulatory sandbox framework on

corporates, with revenues

NSE International Exchange (NSE March 3. topline to grow
ranging from USD 10 million to
Oorjaa raises about Rs 9 cr in funding IFSC) on Tuesday announced the The product offering was a first of

round led by Inflection Point Ventures USD 3 billion annually.

first physical settlement of US stocks its kind initiative where Indian re- 35% in FY22'
Business-to-business logistics tech platform Oorjaa has raised "Asia Pacific is home to a Mumbai: There has been a
in the form of unsponsored deposito- tail investors could trade in global

nearly Rs 9 crore in a funding round led by Inflection Point rapidly growing number of significant recovery in the
ry receipts at IFSC in GIFT City. stocks using the Liberalised Remit-

Ventures. The round also involved a clutch of high-networth new and emerging corporates, property market as the
This is the first time when trading, tance Scheme (LRS) route. To start

individuals who have invested in personal capacity and as well as mid-sized established realtors reported
settlement as well as demat holding and within the comfort of the regu- with, NSE IFSC commenced trading

through Vinners angel investing platform. companies, that are sale of Rs 34,000 crore in the
related to an investment in US Stocks lated environment, the bourse said in major US stocks like Apple, Al-

aggressively pursuing growth," first nine months of FY22,

has been facilitated in GIFT IFSC in a statement. phabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta

said Rajat Madhok, head of Citi equalling the amount achieved

through the international deposito- The exchange launched trading in Platforms, Tesla to be settled on a

Commercial Bank for Asia Pacific. in the entire FY21, a report said
Zypp Electric to hire, train 3,000 ry, making the entire process seam- unsponsored depository receipts -- rolling T+3 day basis through its

on Tuesday.
less for the Indian retail investors NSE IFSC Receipts -- on US stocks Clearing Corporation Ltd (NICCL).
women as delivery partners by 2022
Electric vehicle logistics firm Zypp Electric on Tuesday said it The established residential
will hire and train 3,000 women as delivery partners by the realtors' topline is expected to
end of 2022 as part of plans to expand its driver partner
community to 25,000. Zypp, which has 3,000 delivery riders,
SC angry over ONGC not paying arbitrators rise by 35 per cent in FY22,
compared to 14 per cent in
said new delivery partners will further empower it to enhance OUR BUREAU FY21, it added.
sustainable delivery capabilities within the company. New Delhi This jump in sales for the 11
Venugopal pointed out to the trators' remuneration under they have so much money

listed players was attributed to

exorbitant fee of Rs 1.5 lakh the Fourth Schedule was that they keep filing frivo-

affordability and a preference

per session charged by the agreed upon, but they later lous proceedings and insult

for larger homes, owing to a

Britannia to increase women The Supreme Court on arbitrators, mostly the re- differed on conference fees, former judges because they

surge in remote working driven

Tuesday pulled up the pub- tired judges, and conducting reading fees, etc. have a lot of money.
workforce in Assam plant to 65%
On account of International Women's Day, FMCG major by the COVID-19 pandemic, as
lic sector Oil and Natural three sessions in a day when In the instant case, the AG On his pointer to the inter-

Britannia Industries on Tuesday announced that it is planning per the report by rating agency
Gas Corporation (ONGC) on a Bench headed by Chief said 54 sittings are already pretation of the Fourth

to increase the women workforce at its largest northeastern Crisil. This has led to an
the issue of payments to an Justice NV Ramana and over and the fee cannot be Schedule for the arbitration

plant near Guwahati to 65 per cent this year. The company improvement in the market
arbitrator dealing with a comprising Justices A S fixed unilaterally as it pending before a 2-judge

currently employs 1,367 people through permanent and contract share of these players to about
dispute between it and Af- Bopanna and Hima Kohli arbitrators instead of they amounts to misconduct. Bench of the top court, the

modes, of which 60 per cent are women, Britannia Industries 22 per cent against the 14-16
cons, a construction engi- said, "Better, we close arbi- passing orders of Rs 1.5 lakh Moreover, even the PSUs are CJI said he would set up a

Regional Manufacturing Head (East) Kishor Vinayak Kulkarni per cent before the COVID
neering company of the tration in the country." for each sitting and their two also answerable to fat fees Bench to resolve he issue

said at the plant, located in Assam. pandemic struck, it said.

Shapoorji Pallonji Group. He said there should be sittings in a day amounted to paid by them in response to and issued notice for further
Attorney General K K some uniformity in the fee of Rs 3 lakh. He said the arbi- the CJI's remarks that the hearing on March 3.
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GROUP A
3m India Ltd 19995.6, 19995.6, 19701,
19907.2
Aarti Drugs 449.95, 450, 440, 442
Aarti Indust 804.25, 821.35, 793.65, 816.95 Heranba 567, 569.35, 551.25, 560.7
Aavas 2590, 2621, 2525.1, 2552.4
Abb Ltd. 2120, 2155.45, 2108.65, 2131.85
Abbott (i) 17400, 17750, 17295.65, 17699.75 Hester Bisc 2357.55, 2400, 2311.8, 2344
Abcapital 98.65, 101.3, 97, 100.1
Abfrl 264.95, 270, 262.15, 265.85
Acc Ltd 1950, 1968.85, 1902.45, 1963.6
Acrycil Ltd. 694.65, 720, 694.65, 718.15
Action Const 209, 213.95, 206.9, 208.65
Adani Enter 1571.5, 1606.7, 1553.4, 1600.75 Himat.Seide 158, 162.65, 158, 160.5
Adani Ports 677.25, 691.85, 670.75, 688.3
Adani Power 118.9, 121.5, 117.3, 118.7
Adanigreen 1849.5, 1868.35, 1750.75,
1782.7
Adanitrans 2160, 2307.15, 2111.35, 2214.7
Advenzymes 300, 316.65, 296, 299.95
Aegis Logis 191.1, 201, 184.1, 189.55
Affle 1155.05, 1169.2, 1140, 1157.95
Agro Tech Fo 851, 860.45, 836, 853.25
Ahluwalia Co 375.05, 377.5, 369.1, 376.1
Aiaengineer 1577.7, 1690.2, 1571.6, 1642.8
Airtelpp 317.75, 325.25, 310, 323.2
Ajanta Pharm 1729, 1742.35, 1698.55, 1721
Akzoindia 1820, 1854.15, 1811, 1823.95
Alem Pharma 708.6, 727.85, 702.5, 714.45
Alembic Ltd. 81.7, 82.55, 80.65, 81
Alkem 3227.55, 3276.65, 3221.35, 3264.2
Alkyl Amines 2830, 2875.95, 2769.05,
2818.05
Allcargo 297.8, 305.35, 288.05, 301.45
Alok Inds. 23.4, 23.85, 22.6, 23.35
Amar Raja Ba 538.35, 558.9, 537.9, 557.25
Amber 3391.6, 3480.1, 3365.75, 3435.5
Ambuja Ceme 279.9, 284, 274, 283
Anantraj 64.9, 68, 64.1, 66.95
Angelone 1263.05, 1286.5, 1248.1, 1271.65
Anuras 798, 804.75, 774, 787.05
Apar Indus. 600, 624.35, 600, 619.95
Apcotex Ind 329.5, 341.25, 323.6, 334.4
Apl Apollo 838, 838, 814.85, 827.95
Apollo Hosp. 4667.45, 4742.4, 4597.1,
4719.25
Apollo Tyres 173.2, 175.25, 165.95, 171.35
Apollopipes 458.85, 458.85, 446.9, 455.1
Apollotri 781, 799.3, 781, 787
Aptech Ltd 309.75, 312.25, 300.85, 307.95
Arvind Ltd 105.7, 109.4, 105.4, 108.45
Arvindfasn 252.35, 258.25, 245.8, 251.4
Asahi In.Gla 400.75, 404.8, 387, 401
Ashok Leyl. 99, 100.35, 93.2, 99.3
Ashoka 89, 90.7, 87, 89.25
Asian Paints 2698, 2736.75, 2638, 2723.65
Astec Life 1465.25, 1570.05, 1430, 1499.45
Asterdm 160.55, 165.9, 160.25, 162.55
Astra Micro 182.5, 216.75, 182.5, 212.05
Astral 1832, 1875.15, 1817.8, 1833
Astrazen.Ph. 2616.85, 2642.15, 2570.45,
2620.85
Atgl 1705, 1752.75, 1629.05, 1629.5
Atul Ltd. 8640, 9170, 8515.55, 9107.7
Aubank 1050, 1105.6, 1049.6, 1099.95
Aurob.Pharma 608.95, 630, 607.7, 626.4
Avanti Feeds 444.55, 444.55, 423.95, 425.45 Infibeam 39.7, 39.9, 39.05, 39.5
Axis Bank 667, 672.85, 637, 669.6
Baj Hold Inv 4864.9, 4978.05, 4780, 4940.25 Infosys Ltd 1715, 1800, 1715, 1778.45
Bajaj Auto 3242, 3340, 3175.55, 3314.25
Bajaj Elect. 1114, 1140.6, 1091.7, 1112.65
Bajaj Finse 14550, 14550, 13957, 14456.1
Bajajcon 158.65, 161.7, 158.5, 160.4
Bajajhind 14.4, 15.15, 14.4, 14.92
Bajfinance 6165, 6216.6, 5914.05, 6157.15
Balaji Amine 2727.25, 2819.95, 2727.25,
2810.7
Balkrish Ind 1824.3, 1894.5, 1808.15, 1882.5 Irctc 718, 728.9, 710, 717.75
Balmer Lawri 113.8, 116.65, 113.25, 115.95
Balram.Chini 448.4, 455.8, 422.75, 432.85
Bandhanbnk 254, 263.05, 249, 261.5
Bank Maha 17.8, 18, 17.5, 17.85
Bankbaroda 93.55, 98.45, 92.25, 97.05
Bannari Aman 2140, 2399, 2140, 2325.65
Basf India 2627, 2694.9, 2580, 2627.9
Bata India 1706.85, 1733, 1691, 1723.95
Bayer Crop 4339.65, 4392.9, 4301.55,
4370.05
Bbox 786, 813.15, 753.45, 765.25
Bdl 452, 467.15, 448.15, 450.05
Bectorfood 306.5, 309.2, 299.8, 302.15
Beml Ltd 1420, 1513, 1420, 1438.55
Berge Paint 630.6, 643.55, 620.55, 639.4
Bf Utili 308.5, 316, 304, 312.3
Bhansali Eng 122.25, 126.45, 122.25, 125.75 Jindal Saw 87.95, 87.95, 84.15, 86.3
Bharat Elect 214.95, 217.7, 208.35, 212.85
Bharat Forge 613.5, 618.55, 595.85, 614.85
Bharat Pet. 338, 343, 332.7, 341.8
Bharti Artl 675.4, 686.8, 667.7, 682.9
Bhel 48.7, 50.5, 48.5, 50.05
Biocon Ltd. 333.95, 338.4, 325.95, 334.7
Birla Corpn. 1004.6, 1125.7, 1004.6, 1077.95 Jppower 6.72, 7.05, 6.7, 7.04
Blissgvs Ph 73.35, 74.4, 72, 73.05
Blue Dart Ex 5537.3, 5788.4, 5429.25, 5670.5 Jslhisar 346, 363.5, 333.5, 345.9
Blue Star 993.05, 1035, 983.05, 1015.9
Bnk Of India 46.2, 47.6, 46.1, 47.35
Bodal Chem 99.8, 100.75, 97.55, 100.45
Bom Dyeing 95.65, 98.4, 94.8, 97.3
Bom.Burmah 890, 925, 873.05, 893.65
Bororenew 567.5, 581.2, 563.2, 576.65
Bosch Ltd 14159.5, 14756.15, 14130.05,
14661.75
Brigade 436, 448, 428.9, 442.25
Britania Ind 3100, 3180.35, 3050, 3114.1
Bslsenetfg 51, 51, 50.05, 50.99
Bsoft 434.95, 453.4, 434.8, 451.25
Camlinfine 139.85, 142.5, 136.1, 141.4
Cams 2365.2, 2424.05, 2363.05, 2381.85
Canara Bank 202.5, 210.55, 199.4, 209.25
Canfin Homes 539, 563, 539, 558.1
Capacite 123.05, 126.2, 122.9, 123.6
Caplin Point 710, 723.4, 690, 716.65
Carborundum 700.05, 746.4, 700.05, 742.65
Carerating 499.8, 526.3, 495.2, 506.7
Castrol 107.25, 108.9, 106.8, 108.45
Ccl Products 393, 393, 367.65, 376.7
Ceat Limited 1027.4, 1044.95, 977.2, 986.05 Kirl.Bros. 277.55, 284.55, 275, 280.05
Central Bk 18, 18.2, 17.75, 18.1
Centrum Cap 25.05, 26.25, 25.05, 26
Century Text 718, 739.1, 704.15, 729.05
Centuryply 594.15, 604.15, 594, 599.4
Cera Sanitar 4211.85, 4423.95, 4211.85,
4317.3
Cerebra Inte 74.8, 76.2, 73.05, 74.65
Cesc Ltd. 78.9, 79.5, 76.35, 77.7
Cgcl 585.5, 599.9, 580, 597
Chalet 263, 268.05, 258.5, 265.05
Chambal Fert 382, 404.4, 380.75, 395.5
Chennai Pet. 109.65, 119.1, 109.5, 113.75
Cholafin 603.5, 621.2, 596, 615.4
Cholahldng 631.6, 638.75, 612.7, 623.85
Cigniti Tech 502, 505.05, 478, 496.25
Cipla Ltd. 939.7, 976.35, 937.65, 968.35
City Union 111, 117.9, 110.6, 117
Coal India 189.8, 191.7, 186.65, 189.05
Cochinship 283, 291, 281, 284.55
Coforge 4733, 4838.3, 4674.45, 4816.65
Colgate Palm 1400.5, 1436.45, 1387.3,
1431.45
Confi Petro 62.9, 65.75, 62.9, 64.65
Contain.Corp 576.9, 578.65, 556.1, 568.4
Corom Inter 772, 772, 752.2, 757.65
Cosmo Films 1523.2, 1597.05, 1523.2,
1583.65
Cpse Etf 34.31, 34.8, 33.73, 34
Craftsman 1955, 1993.65, 1941.95, 1948.5
Creditacc 651.1, 699, 651.1, 658.45
Crisil Ltd 2621, 2749, 2621, 2689.8
Crompton 376.3, 388, 372.2, 386.3
Csbbank 209.7, 216.5, 202.75, 206.2
Cummins (i) 953.65, 953.65, 926, 944.7
Cyient 920, 941.35, 889.55, 914.4
Daawat 66.3, 68.5, 66.1, 68.1
Dabur (i) 506.1, 522.95, 504.9, 521.7
Dalbharat 1323.95, 1370, 1279.45, 1361.85
Dalmiasug 430, 440, 412.3, 418.95
Dbl 245, 254.5, 242.15, 249.4
Dcal 156.05, 162.75, 153.25, 162
Dcbbank 70.1, 70.35, 68.8, 69.45
Dcmshriram 999.8, 1003.55, 917.15, 955.15
Deepak Fert. 568.3, 585.3, 539.9, 545.3
Deepak Nitr. 1832.25, 1900, 1827, 1887.25
Delta Corp 251.95, 261.15, 251.95, 260.3
Dhampur Suga 418, 434.35, 406.2, 409.95
Dhan Agri 736.1, 748.5, 723.35, 728.9
Dhani 70, 71.6, 68.4, 70.4
Dish Tv 14.15, 15.36, 14.15, 14.95
Divi’s Lab. 4095, 4175.5, 4067.7, 4164.6
Dixon 4058.15, 4135.75, 4002, 4071.2
Dlf Limited 314.8, 331.3, 312.2, 329.25
Dmart 4047.9, 4160, 3993, 4114
Dr.Reddy’s 3770, 3888, 3737.35, 3867.25
Dwar Sugar 98.45, 106.8, 98.45, 104.4
E.I.D.Par 409.65, 416.7, 405.55, 408.85
Eclerx 2295.85, 2449.75, 2295.85, 2409.15
Edelweiss 52.15, 52.45, 50.55, 52.1
Eicher Motor 2251, 2265.15, 2160.05, 2253.9 Moldtkpack 660, 684.85, 660, 670.8
Eih Ltd. 122.6, 127.85, 122.4, 125.25
Elecon Eng 143.45, 149.05, 140.65, 147.05
Elgi Equip 325.05, 333.1, 308.85, 319.05
Emami Ltd. 458.95, 472, 453.7, 461.7
Endurance 1105.2, 1155, 1105, 1112.9
Enginrs.(i) 64.6, 66, 64.4, 64.95
Epl 157.9, 157.9, 149, 152.55
Equitas 102.35, 104, 99.95, 103.25
Equitasbnk 47.35, 50, 47.15, 49.3
Eris 669.85, 682.45, 662.65, 675
Esab India 2945, 2945, 2784.95, 2887.15
Escorts Ltd. 1798, 1801.45, 1740.1, 1765.1
Eveready (i) 330, 343.7, 327.1, 335.65
Exide Ind. 139.5, 145.55, 139.5, 144.9
Fconsumer 6.6, 6.93, 6.6, 6.89
Fdc Limited 265.95, 266, 255.05, 256.5
Federal Bank 87.5, 90.4, 86.1, 89.65
Filatex Indi 107.35, 110.6, 106.3, 109.6
Fineorg 3891.6, 4088, 3891.6, 4077.6
Finol. Cable 378.2, 395, 377.05, 389.95
Finolex Ind. 145.1, 151, 144.25, 147.3
Force Motr 1009, 1009.15, 970.05, 996.55
Fortis 258.1, 262.05, 253.5, 259.05
Fretail 48.25, 49.3, 48.25, 48.9
Fsl 126.3, 130.65, 126.25, 127.3
Gabriel(i) 111.8, 113.2, 109.4, 111.65
Gail (i) Ltd 162, 163.2, 156.6, 157.35
Galaxysurf 2711.5, 2711.5, 2658, 2673.95
Garfibres 2782, 2800.95, 2754.8, 2790.05
Gati Ltd. 134, 139.5, 131.85, 138.5
Genus Power 59, 62.5, 59, 62.1
Geojitfsl 61.2, 62.25, 60.3, 61.25
Gepil 151.8, 151.8, 146.2, 149.65
Get&d 84, 86.85, 83.7, 86
Ghcl Ltd 416, 446.45, 410.5, 445.5
Gicre 112, 114, 110.6, 111.35
Gillette (i) 4951.25, 4997, 4934.35, 4993.75 Nocil Ltd 202, 208.25, 198.05, 200.8
Gland 3200, 3231.2, 3126.5, 3172.85
Glaxosmith 1499.9, 1520, 1473.75, 1490.5 Ntwk Med Inv 71.2, 74.95, 71.2, 74.1
Glenmark Pha 439.7, 440.3, 429, 437.35
Gmm Pfaudler 4298.9, 4308.95, 4228.45,
4259.45
Gmr Infrastr 36.9, 38, 36.7, 37.75
Godawari Pow 349.05, 358.35, 334.95,
351.15
Godfrey Ph 990, 1000.35, 978.7, 989.1
Godrej Cons 677.9, 703.75, 660.8, 702.1
Godrej Ind 495.35, 504.65, 493.05, 495.55
Godrej Prop 1379, 1428.65, 1368.1, 1423.25 Paisalo 608, 627.55, 603.85, 614.4
Godrejagro 478, 491.9, 471.9, 487.35
Gppl 82.7, 84.2, 80.15, 82.75
Granules (i) 283.5, 293.9, 278.5, 288
Graphite In. 498.7, 510.3, 485.2, 498.6
Grasim Ind. 1454.25, 1464.65, 1407.45,
1457.55
Great Easte 321, 326.75, 320, 324.8
Greaves Cott 161.9, 177.45, 161.9, 166.95
Greenpanel 432, 453.55, 432, 438.7
Greenply Ind 165.5, 168.5, 163.1, 166.9
Grind Norton 1640.85, 1700, 1640.85,
1678.15
Grnlam Ind 312.25, 350.75, 312.25, 346.15 Pnbhousing 426.25, 434.9, 410.45, 417.85
Grse 223.8, 232.75, 223.8, 230.05
Grwrhitech 766.75, 770.05, 750.3, 758.4
Guj Amb Exp 196, 220.7, 196, 217.7
Guj Petronet 262, 274.6, 260.9, 268.2
Guj.Alkali 624.55, 658.5, 624.55, 652.5
Guj.Mineral 166.95, 174, 158.2, 160.05
Guj.Narmada 613, 616, 593.25, 608.15
Guj.St.Fert 130.4, 132.4, 128.1, 129.35
Gujgas 503.9, 532, 496, 522
Gulfoil Lub 469.85, 470.05, 452.05, 456.95 Prakash Ind. 62.3, 63.6, 61.65, 63.1
Hal 1335.1, 1363.9, 1306.3, 1327
Hathway Cab 17.8, 18.3, 17.8, 18.15
Hatsun Agro 1070, 1114, 1052, 1065.95
Havellsindia 1072, 1084, 1040.8, 1075.5
Hawkins Cook 5235.45, 5235.45, 5085,
5108.45
Hcg 242.35, 250, 237, 248.15
Hcl Techno 1155, 1179, 1155, 1175.25
Hdfc 2117.7, 2160.8, 2046.3, 2151.7
Hdfc Bank 1300, 1334.55, 1292, 1327.05
Hdfcamc 2047, 2109.95, 2013.45, 2101.7
Hdfclife 501, 514.9, 497.3, 512.95
Heg Limited 1280, 1378, 1244.5, 1363.45
Heidel Cem 181, 196, 180.45, 190.45
Hemiprop 101.2, 106.7, 101.2, 105.6
Heritgfood 312, 318.2, 306, 313.15
Heromotoco 2170, 2259, 2148, 2251.4
Hfcl 68.85, 73.05, 68.8, 71.45
Hginfra 521.3, 553.3, 521.3, 547.4
Hgsl 1116, 1138.25, 1105, 1116.5
Hikal Ltd. 366, 369, 353.35, 366.35
Hil 3811.9, 3900, 3700.35, 3876.85
Hind Uni Lt 1925, 1958.8, 1901.8, 1947.7
Hind.Constn. 14.3, 14.95, 14.3, 14.8
Hind.Copper 126.9, 133.75, 125.6, 126.6
Hind.Foods 1775, 1813.3, 1767, 1791.8
Hind.Oil Exp 198.05, 226, 198.05, 207.15
Hind.Petro 279, 279, 263.6, 270.45
Hindalco 620, 620, 587.4, 589.8
Hindus.Zi 325, 337.6, 317, 322.15
Hleglas 5384, 5425.25, 5235, 5347.05
Homefirst 646.05, 659.1, 623.2, 654.65
Honeywell 39173.1, 40100, 38729.55,
39117.2
Hscl 54, 55.9, 53.95, 55.05
Hsil 273, 284.8, 271.5, 273.95
Hudco 33, 34.05, 32.8, 33.95
Huhtamaki 157.65, 157.75, 152.9, 155.35
Ibul Hsg Fin 135.5, 139.6, 130.2, 135.15
Icici Bank 645, 669.15, 643.25, 664.95
Icici500 22.92, 22.92, 22.18, 22.79
Icicib22 47.52, 47.52, 45.96, 46.77
Icicigi 1206, 1233.6, 1192, 1218
Icicipruli 438.65, 454.25, 430, 446.95
Icicisensx 581, 584.9, 571.1, 583.44
Icra 3719.8, 3741.65, 3681.6, 3723.8
Idbi Bank L 40.85, 42.4, 40.85, 41.9
Idea 9.63, 10.02, 9.63, 9.94
Idfc 53.5, 55.1, 53, 54.65
Idfcfirstb 40.15, 41.25, 39.55, 40.6
Idfsensexe 553.1, 557.7, 550, 557.33
Iex 207.5, 217.3, 205, 214.2
Ifb Ind.Ltd. 856, 856, 820.8, 841.15
Ifci Ltd 11.8, 11.98, 11.61, 11.9
Iifl 275, 289, 275, 285.8
Iiflsec 79.2, 80.85, 76.8, 78.6
Iiflwam 1470, 1497.8, 1424.55, 1472.2
Ind.Glycols 814.45, 836, 793.25, 811.3
Indbul Real 99.2, 102.8, 96.8, 101.8
India Cem. 184, 194, 182.6, 192.85
India Touris 335.05, 341.4, 330.5, 338.05
Indiamart 4090, 4186.4, 3965.35, 4079.4
Indian Bank 132.5, 146.7, 132.5, 144.8
Indian Hotel 189, 194.95, 189, 193.9
Indian Oil 113, 117.85, 111.85, 117.05
Indian Over. 17.5, 17.75, 17.35, 17.45
Indigo 1592.05, 1613.95, 1556.25, 1600.05
Indigopnts 1550, 1550, 1440.45, 1493.15
Indo Count 156.6, 163.95, 156, 161.3
Indoco Rem 368.05, 371.75, 356.45, 360.5
Indostar 217.15, 222, 215, 218.75
Indra Gas 345, 376.4, 343.65, 370
Indusind Bnk 835, 847, 816.4, 840.3
Industower 199.2, 205.5, 197.8, 204
Info Edge 4286.2, 4396.1, 4284.05, 4385.15
Ingersoll 1337.75, 1370, 1294.1, 1356.65
Inox Leisure 400, 423.15, 385.25, 416.7
Intellect 689, 718.7, 687.85, 710.05
Iol Chem Ph 323.65, 335.8, 295.1, 315.85
Ion Exchange 1800, 1810, 1739.45, 1753.7
Ipca Lab Ltd 972.6, 1020.15, 964.05, 1014.75
Irb Infra 208.05, 215.55, 199.6, 210.9
Ircon 39.4, 40.4, 39.4, 40.25
Irfc 21.1, 21.7, 21.05, 21.5
Isec 619, 619, 580, 598.8
Isgec 554.1, 572.95, 538, 551.9
Itc Ltd. 224.35, 228.4, 223.9, 226.9
Itdcem 61.8, 63.3, 60.25, 62.5
Iti Ltd. 93.9, 93.9, 92.2, 93.4
J & K Bank 32.45, 34.35, 32.45, 34
J Kumar Infr 162, 162, 154.35, 159.8
J.B.Chemical 1540.05, 1580.35, 1520.05,
1561.65
Jai Corp Ltd 101.1, 105.75, 101.1, 105.15
Jain Irrig 38.45, 39.55, 37, 38.15
Jaipra 8.75, 9.15, 8.5, 9.02
Jamna Auto 97.25, 98.75, 95.6, 96.35
Jchac 1771.65, 1804.65, 1766.85, 1779.5
Jindal Polyf 1025, 1037.4, 993.65, 1030
Jindal Ste 443.2, 444.7, 426.15, 441.85
Jk Cement 2385.2, 2394.3, 2168.35, 2186.2
Jk Lakshmi 411.9, 419.65, 393.45, 396.05
Jk Paper 222.8, 228.05, 217.4, 223.3
Jk Tyre Ind 100.2, 104.75, 100.05, 103.65
Jm Financial 60.75, 63.2, 60.75, 61.6
Jsl 193, 197.5, 180.45, 187.8
Jswhl 4080, 4080, 3750, 3897.05
Jswsl 639, 639, 613.05, 629.4
Jtektindia 74, 74, 70.3, 71.55
Jubl Food 2574.4, 2613.45, 2519, 2577.2
Jublingrea 429, 434, 401.35, 421
Jublpharma 398.1, 407.95, 395.45, 396.7
Justdial 718.3, 765, 718.3, 755.7
Jyothylab 139.45, 140.4, 137.9, 139.4
K.P.R. Mill 595, 630, 594.4, 625.65
Kajaria Cer. 902, 919.6, 900.85, 910
Kalpa.Power 372.05, 384.8, 372.05, 381.4
Kalyani Stel 302.1, 303.5, 285.9, 296.25
Kalyankjil 58.8, 61.35, 58.8, 60
Kamaholding 8704.25, 8741.9, 8400, 8522.3
Kansai Nero 433, 437.8, 422.5, 432.3
Karnataka Bk 56.5, 56.8, 55.5, 56.45
Kaveri Seed 514, 529.1, 496.6, 528.25
Kec Intern 418, 422.7, 412.4, 416.2
Kei Indust. 1041.75, 1048, 996.8, 1039.15
Kennametal 1948, 2240, 1911.6, 2167.45
Kesoram Ind 50.65, 51.5, 47.8, 49.05
Kiri Dyes 447.85, 469, 445.7, 467.1
Kirl.Ferrous 188, 195.25, 188, 192.95
Kirloil Eng 127, 127, 123.65, 126.2
Kirlosar Pn 414, 414, 387.8, 405.65
Knr Const 289, 295, 281.65, 289.75
Koltepatil 264, 279.05, 263.25, 278.6
Kotak Mah.Bk 1685.2, 1729.35, 1674.1,
1723.6
Kpittech 546.5, 559, 535, 554.1
Krbl Ltd. 193.65, 207.4, 193.65, 203.95
Ksb 1144.65, 1150, 1087.35, 1102.55
L.G.Balkrish 535, 572, 526.7, 541.5
Lalpathlab 2318.3, 2456.45, 2315.7, 2439.15
La-opala Rg 349.2, 355, 336.05, 346.8
Larsen & Tou 1630, 1666, 1595, 1659.1
Lauruslabs 527, 545.45, 525, 535.4
Laxmimach 9921, 10110.35, 9880, 10040.15
Lemontree 53.8, 57.7, 53.55, 57
Lic Hous.Fin 330, 340.5, 327, 338.9
Licnetfsen 576, 576, 563, 571.64
Lindeindia 2549.75, 2664, 2458.1, 2645.1
Lnt Fh 59.9, 62.95, 59.6, 62.4
Lti 6238, 6464.25, 6177, 6439
Ltts 4639.3, 4856, 4638.85, 4823.4
Lupin Ltd. 698, 711.4, 692.1, 708.4
Luxind 2245.8, 2381, 2245.8, 2362.5
Lxchem 401.45, 407, 398.65, 403.35
M&m Finanser 129, 135, 128.15, 134.05
Mah & Mah 690.55, 702.7, 671, 700.5
Mah Holiday 200, 205.75, 198.15, 204.6
Mah.Scooter 3391.3, 3401.6, 3333.05,
3372.7
Mah.Seamless 501.85, 514.35, 500.65,
511.65
Maha.Tele 23.9, 24.75, 23.7, 24.1
Mahindcie 175.9, 180.95, 175.9, 178.9
Mahindralife 278.8, 294, 278.8, 292.05
Mahlog 415, 415, 401.55, 405.05
Man Infra 95, 97.4, 93.55, 96.2
Manap Fin 114.5, 121.5, 113.9, 120.4
Mangalam Cem 335.05, 347.4, 335, 345
Maricoltd 482, 492, 478.35, 490.25
Marksans 45.85, 46.95, 45.75, 46.35
Marutisuzuk 6726, 6851.25, 6540, 6805.2
Masfin 543.25, 556.5, 521.8, 543.25
Mastek Ltd 2776.55, 2825, 2754.6, 2788.85
Matrimony 691, 717.6, 686.75, 700.4
Maxhealth 345, 348.75, 341, 343.35
Mayur Uniq. 360.85, 369.5, 351, 354.15
Mazdock 237, 244, 237, 242.85
Mcx Ltd 1274.8, 1274.8, 1210.5, 1236.05
Metropolis 1915, 1921, 1871.75, 1896.2
Mfsl 774.55, 785.05, 756.5, 774.5
Mgl 715.2, 770, 715.2, 761.4
Midhani 172.25, 174.1, 168.1, 169.7
Minda Ind 901, 938.9, 873.65, 929.45
Mindacorp 173.95, 184, 173.95, 182.85
Mindtree Ltd 3865.15, 4014, 3865.15, 3997.1
Mineral&metl 44.1, 46.15, 43.85, 45.15
Moil Ltd 172.65, 175.8, 169.6, 171.15
Morepen Lab. 40.1, 40.1, 38.6, 39.2
Motherson Ss 128.6, 130.15, 119.55, 127
Motilalofs 858.05, 866, 823.25, 842.85
Mphasis Ltd 3160.75, 3198, 3133.25,
3174.65
Mrf Ltd. 66120, 66627.25, 65800, 66340.3
Mrpl 43.4, 43.4, 41.5, 41.9
Mstc 298.85, 306.95, 295.65, 302.15
Mtartech 1910, 1955.95, 1897.4, 1942.55
Muthoot Fin 1350.25, 1377.6, 1342.15,
1371.2
N C L Ind. 169.15, 179.65, 169.15, 178.85
Nam-india 290, 296.7, 286.65, 294.3
Nat.Alum 127.35, 127.35, 120.55, 122.15
Natco Pharm 880, 920, 842.15, 849.8
National Fer 42.5, 45.8, 42.5, 44.15
Nav Bhar Ven 117.15, 121.85, 114.7, 119.2
Navin Fluori 3546, 3557, 3361.45, 3527.45
Navnetedul 83.9, 85.5, 82.85, 83.45
Nbcc 36.95, 37.4, 36.4, 37.2
Ncc 60, 60.85, 57.45, 59.4
Nelco Ltd. 598.95, 611.8, 588, 606.8
Nesco Ltd 530.15, 531.2, 526, 529.05
Nestle (i) 17225, 17518, 16975, 17299.7
Netfsensex 580, 581, 572.45, 580.69
Netfsnx150 45, 48, 43.9, 44.25
Neuland Lab. 1160.05, 1184, 1132.15,
1173.95
Newgen 480, 500.65, 480, 494.9
Nh 668, 668, 636.9, 641.1
Nhpc 29, 29.2, 28.3, 28.65
Niacl 114.6, 115.8, 110.4, 112.3
Niit Ltd. 436.65, 444.1, 422, 432.65
Nilkamal L 1915.95, 1960.05, 1915.95,
1949.15
Nlcindia 63.4, 63.7, 62.1, 63
Nmdc Ltd 155.2, 155.2, 149.1, 153.15
Ntpc Ltd 130, 135.75, 130, 133.6
Oberoi Real 796.75, 837.8, 789.75, 835.1
Oil India 253.5, 253.9, 242, 245.6
Ongc Corpn 190.7, 194.6, 177.85, 179.1
Onmobile 113, 113.9, 109.9, 113.05
Oracle Fin 3348.15, 3446.85, 3343.8, 3419
Orient Cem 131.8, 131.8, 122, 124.9
Orientelec 310.65, 321.9, 289.65, 309.95
Page Industr 40000, 40228.8, 39032.15,
39537.75
Paragmilk 96.95, 98.25, 95.35, 96.6
Paushak Ltd 8994.9, 9075, 8916.35, 9051.75
Pcbl 190, 193, 185.35, 192.3
Pel 1901, 1951, 1875.6, 1941.9
Persistent 4170.45, 4219.95, 4112.1, 4192.8
Petronet Lng 219.8, 222.55, 216.95, 220.85
Pfizer Ltd. 4299.15, 4400, 4259.45, 4382.95
Pghl 4400, 4499.45, 4400, 4479.35
Phoenix Mill 911.55, 911.55, 884.3, 895.75
Pi Indus.Ltd 2427, 2448.95, 2368.05, 2434.7
Pidilite 2169, 2220.15, 2134.1, 2183.4
Pilaniinvs 1652, 1653.55, 1580, 1633.95
Pncinfra 248, 248, 233.05, 239.6
Poly Medicur 811, 816.25, 800, 802.3
Polycab 2192, 2270, 2172.95, 2234.75
Polyplex 1815, 1860, 1811.95, 1854.25
Poonawalla 222.8, 230.7, 216.65, 227
Power Finan 105.2, 108.85, 105.2, 108.45
Power Grid 213, 223.35, 209.7, 212.05
Powerindia 3275.8, 3477.45, 3275, 3416.35
Praj Ind.Ltd 354, 365, 350.55, 359
Prestige 408.15, 419.55, 388.9, 407.8
Pricolltd 104.4, 109.7, 104.4, 108.75
Princepipe 608.05, 636.55, 608.05, 625.8
Priviscl 1850, 1896.55, 1811.15, 1829.75
Procter &gam 14076, 14718.05, 13733.15,
14025.5
Prsmjohnsn 113.5, 119.9, 113.5, 118
Ptc India 82, 85.1, 81.85, 84.15
Pun.Chem 1320.45, 1394.75, 1308.3,
1371.55
Punjab Natio 34.35, 35.15, 33.95, 34.85
Pvr Ltd 1500, 1602.2, 1490.2, 1597.5
Quess 567.2, 567.2, 527.6, 549.6
Radicokhait 853, 861.9, 832, 854.95
Railtel 90.2, 91.55, 88.9, 89.45
Rain 168.15, 172.85, 164.7, 169.65
Rajesh Expo. 701.6, 717.5, 693, 695.6
Rallis India 245.9, 245.9, 237.55, 241.2
Ramco Systm 284.55, 298.35, 283.85,
294.95
Ramco Inds. 208.45, 212.55, 206.8, 209
Ramcocem 694.6, 713.25, 691.3, 709.05
Rashtr.Chem. 71, 73.3, 70.4, 73.1
Ratnamni Met 2199.9, 2235.45, 2177.05,
2196
Raymond 670.9, 678.85, 653, 674.85
Rba 103.2, 106.75, 101.55, 105.7
Rblbank 122.25, 129.5, 121.9, 128.45
Recltd 120.7, 124, 120.15, 123.05
Redington 147.75, 150, 144.4, 147.3
Rel Indl Inf 659, 690, 659, 679.25
Relaxo Foot. 1140, 1157.9, 1130.65, 1152.55
Reliance 2205, 2245.8, 2181, 2236.7
Religare Ent 119.8, 121.25, 114.65, 117.7
Renuka Sugar 34.2, 36.7, 34.2, 35.6
Repco Home 184.9, 184.9, 165.85, 174.9
Respon Ind 154, 172.3, 131.05, 163.6
Rhim 494.6, 505.95, 492.55, 498.75
Rites 246.4, 246.85, 241.5, 244.8
Rk Forgings 789.15, 846, 777.1, 830.15
Rossari 949.95, 949.95, 892.8, 899.35
Route 1536, 1572.95, 1520.3, 1565.7
Rpower 12.65, 13.12, 12.5, 12.81
Rpsgvent 574.6, 595.75, 571.4, 584
Rupa & Co 411.3, 420.15, 400.5, 412.25
Rvnl 30.1, 30.85, 30.1, 30.65
Sadbhav Engg 29.4, 30.2, 29, 29.65
Sanofi 7030, 7125.25, 7030, 7089.1
Sasken 924.25, 934.2, 914.3, 931.1
Sbicard 734.8, 788.7, 732.4, 781.15
Sbilife 1020.1, 1035.95, 1003.6, 1031.7
Sbisensex 574.8, 574.8, 554.5, 565.98
Schaeffler 1807.2, 1836, 1742.35, 1815.8
Schneider 106.35, 109.9, 104.8, 106.4
Sequent 121.95, 127.2, 121.35, 123.8
Setfbse100 171.5, 171.5, 168.5, 170.68
Setfsn50 460, 460, 449, 455
Sfl 3660, 3660, 3423.05, 3485.85
Shakti Pumps 476.85, 479, 466.35, 476.55
Shankara 648, 686.35, 647.95, 669.45
Shardacrop 522, 542.95, 518.45, 531.9
Shil 384, 384, 366.55, 377.5
Shilpa Medic 388.45, 399, 387.75, 396.35
Shipp.Corpn 113.5, 117.45, 113.5, 114.75
Shk 144.9, 144.9, 139.8, 141.35
Shopper Stop 339.35, 348.2, 323.1, 327.4
Shree Cement 21700, 22688.4, 21700,
22537.9
Shriram Tran 1010, 1048.7, 1002.5, 1040.95
Shrmcityun 1402, 1487.5, 1402, 1478.15
Siemens Ltd. 2242.85, 2265.75, 2177.5,
2248.75
Sis 439.55, 459.45, 437.75, 448.35
Sjvn 28, 29.1, 28, 28.85
Skf India 3285, 3285, 3108.8, 3203.9
Sobha 709.85, 769, 687.6, 753.2
Solar Ind 2255.1, 2319.5, 2244.65, 2303
Solara 698.7, 703.25, 689.4, 699.1
Somany Cram 610, 638.4, 610, 633.85
Sonata Soft. 753, 758.2, 738.95, 756.2
South Ind.Bk 7.83, 7.95, 7.81, 7.91
Spandana 332, 339.5, 325.3, 330.4
Spicejet Ltd 55.4, 58, 54.4, 57
Srf Limited 2150, 2195, 2114.05, 2188.45
Star 317, 329, 317, 324.45
Starcement 86.55, 87.6, 85.4, 85.95
State Bank 438, 442, 425, 440.2
Steel Auth. 98.4, 98.5, 93.5, 96.05
Ster Tech 177.25, 185.5, 177.25, 181.3
Stovekraft 650, 664.15, 631.05, 647
Subex Ltx 35.3, 36.55, 35.3, 35.8
Subros Ltd. 330, 334.45, 327.6, 331.85
Sudarsh.Chem 565.6, 565.6, 514.5, 524.9
Sumichem 362.5, 374.2, 362.45, 372.85
Sun Pharma. 824, 861, 824, 855.55
Sun Tvnet 444.9, 447.3, 429.65, 444.9
Sundar.Clay 3622.45, 3622.5, 3586.05,
3604.85
Sundaram Fas 809, 819.45, 796, 802.9
Sunflag Iron 65.05, 68.4, 65.05, 67.15
Sunpha Adv 261.6, 279.85, 260.15, 276.6
Sunteck Real 480, 487, 458.65, 476.6
Suprem Ind 1976.2, 2029.65, 1952.2,
2014.65
Supreme Pet 723.35, 736.7, 701.6, 721.95
Surya Roshni 398.95, 408.85, 393.55, 404.4
Suryoday 117, 117.3, 115, 116.55
Suvenphar 496.7, 499.45, 486.45, 494.2
Suzlonenergy 9.48, 9.92, 9.4, 9.69
Swan Eng 158.5, 162.7, 157.1, 161.6
Swaraj Engin 1308.9, 1340, 1308.9, 1330
Swsolar 303, 314.5, 302.75, 312.3
Sxetf 579.09, 579.9, 565.1, 576.51
Symphony 1050, 1050, 950.85, 959.75
Syngene 541.2, 549, 529.25, 538.8
T.P.L. 95, 95, 91.85, 93.6
Tamil.Newspr 131.95, 133.4, 129.15, 129.85
Tanla 1418.1, 1441.4, 1377, 1413.7
Tasty Bite 10825, 11200, 10500, 10766.95
Tata Chem. 848, 876, 841.25, 870.1
Tata Coffee 185.85, 191.15, 183.6, 189.4
Tata Comm 1140, 1148.4, 1117.95, 1139.6
Tata Elxsi 6575, 6653.85, 6486.1, 6572.55
Tata Invest. 1314, 1314, 1263.05, 1284.8
Tata Metalik 827.35, 835.35, 799, 809.6
Tata Motors 392.3, 395.35, 376.15, 391.8
Tata Power 217.35, 227.8, 215, 227
Tata Steel 1297, 1297, 1244.5, 1269.35
Tataconsum 659, 688, 657.8, 683.6
Tatamtrtdvr 193.55, 194.75, 180.1, 187.45
Tatastllp 701.9, 710.2, 689, 700.9
Tciexp 1799, 1799, 1694, 1737.1
Tcnsbrands 680.05, 683.75, 646.2, 679
Tcs Ltd. 3458, 3608, 3458, 3599.95
Teamlease 3964.3, 3985.6, 3862.6, 3914.45
Tech Mah 1416, 1466.5, 1416, 1462.6
Technoe 234.25, 234.3, 225.8, 231.1
Tejasnet 367.1, 371.8, 359.5, 366.6
Thermax 1789.95, 1823.8, 1765.35, 1797
Thirumalai 195.15, 200.8, 190.1, 196.2
Thomas Cook 56.95, 58.75, 56.2, 56.5
Thyrocare 813.45, 829.6, 793.2, 822
Tiindia 1505, 1520, 1448, 1462.1
Time Techno 68, 71.25, 67.3, 70.15
Timken (i) 1953.3, 1969.45, 1917.55,
1946.15
Tinplate 321, 335, 319.65, 331.25
Titan 2390, 2418.2, 2326.55, 2369.95
Tornt Power 460, 479.75, 460, 468.4
Torrent Phar 2659.45, 2767.15, 2651.9,
2750.3
Transport Co 546, 546.6, 529.1, 536.05
Trent Ltd. 1065, 1090, 1048.2, 1076.75
Triveni Engg 274.9, 287.35, 270.25, 277.85
Triveniturb 174.85, 184.75, 172.6, 175.75
Ttk Prestige 765.75, 795.45, 755.1, 762.5
Tv Today 371.75, 380.6, 363, 376.9
Tv18brdcst 58.25, 61.25, 58.25, 60.8
Tvs Motor L 526, 538.3, 519.8, 534.8
Tvs Srichakr 1768.2, 1782, 1725, 1749
Ucobank 11.53, 11.74, 11.49, 11.63
Uflex Ltd 497.95, 504.7, 493.05, 502
Ujjivan 115.5, 119, 111.15, 113.65
Ujjivansfb 16.55, 17.5, 16.55, 17
Ultratech Cm 5650, 5874, 5631.05, 5831.85
Unichem Lab 250.55, 255.15, 245.6, 248.85
Union Bank L 38, 39.1, 37.9, 38.45
United Brewa 1312, 1359.95, 1288.1, 1345
Upl 732, 740, 707.5, 724.05
Usha Mart.Lt 86.9, 88.75, 84.45, 88.2
Utiamc 838.55, 860, 834.1, 847.7
V Guard Ind 205.6, 208, 201.8, 204.25
Vaibhavgbl 390, 402.3, 390, 396.35
Vakrangee 30.4, 31.25, 30.4, 30.95
Valiantorg 863, 879.95, 850.65, 872.5
Vardh Text 2572, 2635.4, 2530.5, 2603.05
Varroc 283.15, 306.1, 283.15, 304.35
Vatech Waba 277.65, 286.8, 277.65, 283.35
Vbl 905.2, 924.5, 902.7, 913.25
Vedl 398.8, 398.8, 372.5, 381.3
Venkey’s (i) 1962.8, 2030.65, 1962.8,
1993.95
Vesuvius Ind 958.15, 967, 913.4, 940.75
Vinati Org. 1845, 1866.35, 1814.1, 1824.3
Vindhya Tele 1055.7, 1082.05, 1045.6,
1079.45
Vip Indus. 599, 640, 595.05, 630.5
Vmart 3447.95, 3594.85, 3440, 3513.6
Voltas Ltd 1145, 1160.55, 1100.3, 1151.9
Vrllog 433.95, 434.95, 416.5, 423.45
Vst Indus. 2909.95, 2910, 2798.75, 2818.7
Vst Tillers 2444.7, 2574.55, 2422.2, 2481.3
Wabco 6924.15, 7087.4, 6823, 6949.05
Welcorp 139.95, 142.3, 136.55, 140.5
Welent 78.9, 80.25, 78.05, 79.45
Welspun (i) 100.25, 101.65, 96.65, 97.4
West Coas Pa 235.9, 240.05, 234.25, 236.9
Westlife Dev 455.4, 456, 441, 445.05
Whirlpool 1610, 1624.45, 1560, 1571.35
Wipro Ltd. 572, 590.85, 572, 587.1
Wockhardt 315.9, 321.75, 304.95, 308.1
Yes Bank 12.66, 12.85, 12.6, 12.73
Zee Enter 234.8, 240, 228.9, 236.25
Zensar Tech. 341.65, 347.9, 331.75, 337.6
Zydus Well 1488, 1511.95, 1488, 1498.5
Zyduslife 342, 346.9, 335.9, 343.85
OTHER GROUPS
20 Microns 70, 73.85, 69.85, 71.4
21st Cen.Mgm 27.55, 27.55, 27.55, 27.55
3i Infotech 57.45, 57.75, 56, 57.75
3pland 15.95, 16.2, 14.7, 15.6
5paisa 313.5, 315.55, 296.3, 298.75
63moons 187.05, 204, 187.05, 200.85
7nr 23, 23, 20.15, 20.5
7seas 16.5, 16.5, 15.85, 16.1
A Bajaj Steel 724.95, 738.8, 695, 717.9
A.K.Capital 420, 420, 406.15, 415.1
A.Sarabhai 32.2, 32.2, 30.85, 31.9
A2zinfra 10.25, 10.3, 9.79, 10.02
Aadi Indus L 7.55, 7.91, 7.18, 7.52
Aail 52, 52.9, 48.65, 49.95
Aal 211.95, 222.85, 205.55, 222.4
Aanandalak 9.3, 9.7, 9.29, 9.41
Aanchalisp 16.25, 17, 15.45, 16.1
Aaplustrad 6.76, 8, 6.76, 8
Aarey Drugs 43, 43.95, 39.3, 42.4
Aarnav 61, 62.75, 60.35, 61.5
Aartisurf 822.95, 822.95, 760, 779.7
Aarvee Denim 24.5, 25.7, 23.9, 25.15
Aashka 43.6, 43.6, 42, 42.9
Aayush 24.95, 25.85, 23.45, 24.8
Aban Offsho 47.9, 51.5, 47.9, 51.5
Abansent 104.8, 104.8, 97.4, 98.6
Abc India 72, 78, 72, 76.9
Abcrspdg 2.84, 2.84, 2.59, 2.59
Abcrsprg 2.73, 2.73, 2.73, 2.73
Abhifin 31.55, 31.55, 31.55, 31.55
Abhiinfra 3.1, 3.1, 3.1, 3.1
Abhinav Cap 49.85, 49.85, 49.85, 49.85
Abm Knowledg 97, 97, 91.25, 94.45
Abml 56, 58.4, 55.8, 57.9
Abmtsprg 3.89, 3.89, 3.89, 3.89
Abslamc 492.2, 495.55, 483.4, 491
Abslbanetf 33, 33, 32, 32.92
Abslnn50et 38.8, 39.23, 38.31, 38.84
Abvl 32, 32, 32, 32
Accel 21, 21.25, 20.1, 20.55
Accelya 888.45, 910, 888.45, 905.1
Ace Software 20.35, 20.35, 18.5, 20.3
Acemen 42.05, 42.05, 40.8, 40.8
Acewin 4.97, 4.97, 4.73, 4.75
Aci Infocom 0.85, 0.85, 0.85, 0.85
Acknit Ind 131.8, 131.8, 127, 127
Acme 16.95, 17.65, 16.1, 17.6
Acml 47.5, 47.5, 47.5, 47.5
Active 25.8, 25.8, 25.75, 25.75
Adarsh Plant 19.7, 21.65, 19.7, 20.7
Adcindia 308.95, 309, 290, 296.05
Addi Ind. 31, 31.35, 28.45, 28.45
Adf Foods Lt 693.15, 705.4, 688.05, 692.8
Adhinath Tex 56.2, 57.9, 52.4, 57.9
Adinath Exim 26.7, 26.7, 25.25, 25.25
Adishakti 6.66, 6.66, 6.66, 6.66
Aditya Ispat 10.84, 10.84, 9.55, 9.88
Aditya Spin. 19, 20.15, 18.85, 19.95
Adjia 35.05, 35.05, 35.05, 35.05
Adl 41.45, 41.95, 41.45, 41.95
Ad-manum Fin 30.2, 30.2, 30.2, 30.2
Ador Fontech 69.75, 71.85, 68.65, 70.15
Ador Multi. 77.25, 79.65, 74, 75.45
Adorwelding 647.5, 673.5, 646.8, 663.9
Adroitinfo 10.9, 11, 10.7, 11
Advait 117, 117, 117, 117
Advani Hotel 91.95, 91.95, 85.6, 86.7
Advikca 4.06, 4.06, 3.68, 3.8
Ael 61.9, 61.95, 56.5, 57.75
Aepl 49.05, 55.4, 49.05, 52.05
Afel 88.3, 91.9, 87, 90.3
Affordable 135.55, 141, 135.55, 140.95
Agar Ind Cor 416.65, 455, 416.65, 451.1
Agiil 224.55, 230.75, 222.05, 226.15
Agol 62.25, 64.85, 62, 64.8
Agri Tech 86.3, 88.45, 85.1, 86.6
Agrimony Com 11.65, 11.65, 11.62, 11.62
Agstra 110.15, 111.15, 100.65, 106.65
Ahmed.Steel 22, 22, 19.95, 20
Ai Champdny 20.15, 20.15, 18.3, 19
Aiil 147.1, 155.05, 145.25, 147.75
Aimco Pesti. 158.9, 158.9, 150, 151.7
Aiml 97.2, 97.2, 89, 97.2
Ainfra 38.05, 43, 38.05, 39.5
Ajanta Soya 192, 201.85, 191.6, 196.45
Ajcon Global 43.3, 43.3, 36.5, 39.25
Ajel 7.75, 7.83, 7.21, 7.83
Ajil 27.7, 27.7, 26.5, 27
Ajmera 332.9, 336.4, 320.4, 330.2
Ajrinfra 2.22, 2.22, 2.04, 2.11
Ajwa Fun Wor 10.45, 10.45, 10.45, 10.45
Akashdeep 40.7, 40.7, 37, 37.2
Akm 28.1, 34.85, 28.1, 31.5
Aksh Optifib 10.7, 10.98, 10.51, 10.72
Akshar 45.05, 49.15, 45, 47.5
Aksharchem I 346.45, 348.95, 342.65, 347.5
Akspintex 66.8, 66.8, 66.8, 66.8
Alan Scott 156.1, 156.1, 141.3, 141.3
Alankit 13.97, 13.98, 13.58, 13.91
Albert David 520.65, 526, 514, 519.6
Alch Corp 15.85, 16.15, 15.65, 16.15
Alexander 27.9, 28.5, 26.55, 27.6
Alfa Ica (i) 47.25, 47.25, 47.25, 47.25
Alfa Transfo 7.29, 7.29, 7.25, 7.25
Alfavison.Ov 124.3, 125.25, 124.3, 125.1
Alfl 2.75, 2.8, 2.6, 2.8
Alfred Herb 660, 717, 660, 676.1
Alicon 741, 741, 701.05, 710.95
Alka India 2.61, 2.61, 2.61, 2.61
Alkali 75, 76.4, 74, 76.05
Allied Digit 102.55, 106.75, 102.5, 106.2
Allsec Tech 528.9, 541.9, 521.9, 535.45
Almondz Glo 100.35, 104.3, 97.5, 100.25
Alpa Lab 68.5, 69.35, 66.65, 67.95
Alphageo (i) 286.9, 311.55, 284.35, 309
Alphalogic 39.95, 41.85, 36.95, 38
Alpine Hsg. 33.25, 33.25, 31.35, 32.15
Alps Inds. 2.26, 2.26, 2.26, 2.26
Alu Fluoride 300, 304, 293, 302.75
Amal Product 390, 394.95, 385, 385.75
Amarjothi Sp 177.95, 177.95, 170, 174.25
Ambica Agar. 26.5, 27.4, 26.1, 26.75
Ambika Cotto 2348.75, 2370.6, 2255,
2302.25
Ambition 7.7, 7.7, 7.32, 7.32
Amco India L 68.6, 73.5, 68.3, 69.2
Amd Indus 44.3, 45.65, 43.8, 43.95
Amerise 1.44, 1.49, 1.4, 1.42
Amforge Ind. 6.08, 6.38, 6.01, 6.38
Amines&plast 94.9, 94.9, 84.3, 93
Amintan 3.05, 3.17, 2.96, 3.14
Amiorg 859, 887.6, 850.05, 862.8
Amjland 26.4, 29, 26.4, 27.1
Amrapali Ind 20.1, 21.05, 19.15, 19.3
Amrawor Agri 1.69, 1.69, 1.69, 1.69
Amrit Corp 875, 875, 852, 873.5
Amrutanjan 811.9, 828.6, 807.55, 820.25
Amtl 20.25, 20.25, 19.4, 19.5
Anandrathi 551.05, 598.1, 551.05, 584.15
Andhra Cemen 13.63, 14.35, 13.5, 14.05
Andhra Petro 94.6, 97, 93, 94.05
Andhra Sugar 143.5, 149, 140, 141.25
Andpaper 214.6, 214.85, 212.5, 212.5
Andrew Yule 20.8, 21.35, 20.7, 21.25
Aneri 6.37, 6.37, 6.37, 6.37
Ang 269.9, 278.9, 256.6, 256.6
Angel 24.05, 26.25, 24.05, 26.25
Anik Inds 26, 26, 24.65, 24.8
Anjani Finl 6.48, 6.5, 6.25, 6.25
Anjani Portl 248.5, 262.9, 247.25, 261.05
Anjani Synt. 30.55, 30.55, 29, 30.45
Anjanifoods 122.9, 122.9, 114.9, 120
Anka India 9.6, 10.5, 9.6, 9.6
Ankit Metal 8.15, 8.15, 7.43, 7.51
Anmol 235, 235, 217, 218.95
Anna Infra 14.22, 14.22, 14.22, 14.22
Ansal Build. 99.5, 99.5, 84.2, 91.65
Ansal Infras 13.6, 14.25, 13.6, 13.95
Ansalhsg 7, 7.1, 6.71, 7.1
Anuh Pharma 96.1, 96.1, 92.6, 93.65
Anup 777.4, 798.1, 777.4, 789.2
Anupam 2.97, 2.97, 2.97, 2.97
Anuroop 15.25, 15.25, 15.25, 15.25
Apex 278, 278, 266, 267.3
Apil 59.65, 62.6, 59.65, 62.6
Aplab Ltd. 17.8, 18.6, 17.7, 18.6
Apm Indus. 40.65, 40.8, 38.95, 39.55
Apmfinvest 51.25, 54.5, 49.85, 54.4
Apollo 111.15, 120.85, 109.35, 119.7
Apollo Fin I 759, 769.9, 697.15, 711.25
Apoorva 46.4, 46.4, 42, 42.05
Aptus 346, 347.3, 335.6, 339.55
Aqfintech 385.05, 410, 385, 391.65
Aravali Sec. 6.65, 6.65, 6.25, 6.61
Arcee Indust 8, 8, 7.95, 7.95
Arcfin 42.65, 42.65, 42.65, 42.65
Archidply In 40.1, 40.5, 39, 40.25
Archies Ltd 16.85, 17.2, 16.8, 16.9
Architorg 38.25, 39.35, 37.15, 37.5
Arex Ind. 170.75, 170.75, 170.75, 170.75
Arfin 118, 121, 114.05, 121
Ari.Tourneso 16.8, 16.9, 16.11, 16.9
Aries Agro 124, 128.9, 122.95, 128
Arih Super 122.85, 131.3, 120.7, 120.75
Arihant Cap. 382.1, 398.1, 380.5, 398.1
Arihant Foun 30.9, 31.1, 30.1, 31.05
Arihant Sec. 12.34, 12.34, 11.2, 12.33
Arl 50.3, 50.3, 48, 50.05
Arman Fin 803.15, 807, 788.6, 805.1
Arnold Hold 11.52, 12.44, 11.52, 11.65
Aro Granite 56.75, 56.75, 54.1, 55.7
Aroma Ent 22.35, 22.35, 22.25, 22.3
Arrowgreen 93, 94, 89.95, 90.2
Arshiya 35, 35.4, 33.5, 33.5
Arss Infra 26.95, 26.95, 25.3, 25.75
Artefact Pr 56.95, 57.5, 53.5, 55.45
Artemismed 38.5, 40.4, 38.2, 39.9
Artson Eng 50.05, 54.6, 49.4, 54.4
Arunahtel 10, 10.26, 9.66, 9.89
Arunis 28.15, 28.15, 25.75, 27.15
Arvsmart 192.3, 196, 185.2, 190.3
Aryaman Fin. 54, 56.9, 53.5, 55.1
Asahi Song 265.3, 268.95, 257.25, 268.65
Ascensive 22.3, 22.3, 22.1, 22.1
Ashapura Ltd 98.4, 101.75, 96, 99.4
Ashiana Agro 10.6, 10.6, 10.1, 10.15
Ashiana Hou 158.95, 158.95, 155.55, 158.95
Ashiana Isp. 21.65, 21.9, 20.15, 20.15
Ashikacr 36, 37.25, 34.05, 36
Ashima Ltd. 14.9, 15.3, 14.68, 14.95
Ashirwad Cap 6.85, 7.5, 6.85, 7.23
Ashirwad Stl 15.99, 15.99, 15.12, 15.33
Ashish Poly. 24.85, 24.85, 24.85, 24.85
Ashni 11.71, 12.3, 11.7, 11.7
Ashnoor Tex. 55.55, 55.55, 51.35, 52.35
Ashoka Refin 12.66, 12.66, 12.03, 12.03
Ashok-alco 92.85, 92.85, 85.45, 90.65
Ashram Onlin 5.73, 6.1, 5.73, 5.9
Asian Granit 100.05, 102.4, 99.1, 101
Asian Htl E 192.85, 192.85, 192.85, 192.85
Asian Petro 29.5, 30.7, 28.05, 28.7
Asian Star 813.05, 874, 717, 853.8
Asian Tea 16.05, 17.5, 16.05, 17.1
Asianene 115.4, 115.95, 110.85, 113.6
Asianhotnr 76.1, 77, 73, 75.95
Asiil 15.25, 15.5, 14.6, 14.6
Asit C Fin 59.2, 64.5, 58.4, 58.85
Asm Technolo 710, 720, 691.35, 707.8
Aspira 79, 82.55, 79, 82.55
Asrl 108.95, 111.7, 103.5, 106.1
Asso.Alcohol 444.9, 446.55, 435, 445.15
Astron 39.45, 40.6, 38.85, 39.35
Asyl 11.94, 11.94, 11.35, 11.69
Atam 45, 45, 45, 45
Atharv Ent 1.93, 2.13, 1.93, 2.13
Athenaglo 52, 52, 52, 52
Atishay 39.25, 41, 38.25, 40.2
Atlanta 19.3, 19.7, 18.65, 19.7
Atul Auto 175, 175, 168, 173.3
Atv Projects 10.98, 10.98, 10.2, 10.6
Aurionpro So 287, 294.75, 284.6, 292.3
Auro Lab. 87.75, 89.75, 87, 89.1
Aurum 103.05, 108.35, 103.05, 107.45
Ausom Ent 61.55, 64.75, 61.55, 62.95
Austin Engg. 54.4, 55.7, 52.05, 55.7
Auto Axles 1469.9, 1475.55, 1418, 1423
Auto Cor.Goa 915.05, 991, 915.05, 973.8
Autoind 51.65, 51.65, 48.15, 49.4
Automotive S 332, 333.15, 326.6, 333.15
Avadhsugar 615, 639, 601.55, 616.85
Available Fi 80, 81.5, 77.2, 78.55
Avantel Ltd 740, 740, 720.5, 738.2
Avi 35, 36.45, 33.5, 35.8
Aviva Inds 16.8, 16.8, 16.8, 16.8
Avl 700, 700, 650.75, 673.95
Avonmore 69.5, 73.9, 69.5, 71
Avt Natural 91, 92.9, 87.4, 91.55
Awhcl 270, 274.9, 269.75, 272.8
Awl 347, 357.7, 338.6, 342.8
Axel Polymer 49.9, 53.95, 49.9, 49.9
Axiscades 84.9, 88.55, 83, 88.55
Axiscbdpd 14.5, 15.75, 14.5, 15.5
Axiscbgpg 14, 14.8, 13.75, 14.8
Axisccgpg 14.5, 15.85, 14.45, 14.85
Axiscetf 65, 66, 62.23, 63.56
Axisgold 46.14, 46.38, 45.5, 45.88
Axishetf 80.7, 81.3, 76.6, 77.97
Axistecetf 350, 356.29, 349, 354.12
Axita 123.2, 126, 117, 124.65
Axtel Indus. 280, 285, 273, 273.9
Aymsyntex 103.3, 111.5, 103.25, 107.55
B D B Realty 99.5, 108.9, 99.35, 103.2
B.N.Rathi Se 32.05, 35.95, 32.05, 34.15
B2b Soft. 37.45, 38, 36, 36.5
Ba Pack 195, 195, 183.2, 183.3
Baba Arts 20, 20, 18.65, 19.5
Bafna Pharma 123, 124, 118, 123.85
Bag Fil Med 5.56, 5.9, 5.51, 5.79
Baid Leasing 152, 154.8, 142, 150.85
Bajajhcare 378.7, 384, 362.8, 367.7
Bal Pharma 104.4, 110.1, 104.4, 108.65
Balaji Tele. 74.95, 76.15, 73.25, 75.85
Balarpur Ind 1.09, 1.09, 1.09, 1.09
Balkrishna 38, 40.05, 36.25, 39.6
Balmer La.In 370, 370.95, 365.2, 369.8
Baluforge 124.3, 124.3, 117.05, 119.75
Balurghat Te 9.96, 9.96, 9.96, 9.96
Bambino Agro 295, 307, 290.2, 298.7
Bampsl Secur 4.45, 4.6, 4.23, 4.23
Banaras Bead 77.25, 77.25, 73.25, 73.65
Banas Fin. 55.05, 58, 54.9, 56.9
Banco Prod. 135.75, 141.55, 135.75, 139.85
Bang 32.75, 34.7, 32.2, 34.7
Bankbees 331.02, 335, 324.81, 334.79
Bannari Amma 68.95, 71.85, 67.6, 71.1
Bansal Roof 64, 64, 59.5, 60.25
Bansw.Syntex 193.9, 195.9, 188.55, 194.35
Barak Vall 24.5, 24.5, 22.6, 22.85
Barbeque 1191.3, 1221.9, 1184.2, 1196.3
Baroda Extr. 4.89, 5.03, 4.7, 4.94
Bartronicsin 6.14, 6.14, 5.71, 6.03
Basant Agro 17.5, 18.8, 17.5, 18.1
Batliboi Ltd 41, 41.5, 39.2, 41.4
Bazelinter 34.3, 34.3, 32.6, 32.6
Bbetf0432 999.3, 999.3, 999.3, 999.3
Bcc Fuba 21.2, 21.2, 19.9, 20.8
Bcg 92.15, 92.15, 92.15, 92.15
Bclenterpr 63.6, 63.6, 63.6, 63.6
Bclil 408, 416.2, 388, 399.15
Bconcepts 66, 71.2, 66, 69.95
Bcp Ltd 5.35, 5.35, 4.92, 5.06
Bcpl 41, 42.05, 41, 41.4
Bdh Indus. 120.25, 126, 120.25, 122.9
Beardsell 16.36, 16.59, 16, 16.59
Bedmutha In 66.3, 69.65, 65.6, 68.5
Beekay 395.65, 398, 370.15, 388.8
Beeyu Overse 3.96, 3.96, 3.96, 3.96
Bellacasa 177.1, 178.05, 170, 176.55
Bemco Hydrau 232, 236, 220.5, 221.85
Benares Hot 1800.05, 1820, 1792, 1813.85
Bengal Tea & 67, 67, 64.55, 65.9
Bengla& Asm 2387, 2447, 2321.1, 2361.3
Bervin Inv. 36.3, 36.3, 32.9, 36.15
Beryl Drugs 10, 10, 10, 10
Beryl Secur. 10.75, 10.75, 10.45, 10.5
Best E.Hotel 25.55, 25.55, 25.55, 25.55
Bestagro 912, 942.25, 887.65, 921.6
Betex India 82.55, 82.55, 80, 80.2
Bf Invest 272.95, 273.4, 265.25, 270.95
Bflafl 171.95, 171.95, 171.95, 171.95
Bflygandhi 1366, 1381, 1360.05, 1364.7
Bgjl 22.8, 22.8, 22.8, 22.8
Bgr Energy 72.6, 74.85, 72.15, 74.4
Bh.Immun&bio 35, 35, 33.3, 33.85
Bhagil 216.35, 221.35, 212.95, 214.85
Bhagira.Chem 972.55, 972.55, 939.95, 968.5
Bhagwati Oxy 43.75, 48, 43.7, 47.65
Bhagya Inl 44.9, 45.2, 43.8, 45.05
Bhagyaprop 30.7, 30.7, 30.2, 30.2
Bhandari Hos 6.55, 6.67, 6.2, 6.35
Bharat Bhush 26.95, 27, 25.65, 26.9
Bharat Bijle 1688.15, 1752.8, 1688.15, 1718
Bharat Gears 132.85, 136, 131, 134
Bharat Ra(ps 11310, 11933.95, 11310,
11803.05
Bharat Seats 65.4, 68, 64.05, 66.95
Bharatagri 367.8, 367.8, 348, 360.8
Bharatwire 66.9, 68.1, 65.5, 68.1
Bhartia 25.2, 25.2, 25.2, 25.2
Bhartiya Int 270.65, 270.65, 262.2, 269.05
Bhaskar Agro 63.3, 63.3, 63.3, 63.3
Bhatia 24.05, 24.05, 24.05, 24.05
Bhilwara Sp. 35.55, 37.4, 34.1, 36.8
Bhilwra Tec 17.1, 18.55, 17.1, 18.55
Bigbloc 66.15, 72.5, 66.15, 70.45
Bihar Sponge 12.72, 12.72, 11.52, 12.07
Bilcare Ltd. 69.7, 71, 69.65, 70.65
Billwin 28.05, 28.05, 28.05, 28.05
Bimetal Bear 324, 324, 303, 314.75
Bin.Tex.Pr(p 741, 813, 741, 813
Bindalagro 21.6, 22.4, 21.05, 22.1
Binny Ltd. 304, 308, 296.3, 304.35
Biofil Chem 61.6, 64.5, 60.35, 61.8
Biogen 1.39, 1.4, 1.32, 1.4
Biret 301, 302.89, 295.25, 300.28
Birla Pretec 29.55, 30.7, 28.8, 29.85
Birlacable 141.1, 149.2, 141.1, 143.35
Birlatyres 21.9, 22.05, 21.25, 21.65
Bkmindst 2.45, 2.5, 2.28, 2.48
Bkv Industrs 7.5, 7.55, 7.03, 7.03
Bl Kashyap 22.2, 22.2, 20.6, 20.95
Bl.Chip Tex 144, 144.75, 136.2, 141.35
Bla Ros Ind 183, 185, 180, 183.1
Blb Ltd. 20.6, 21.6, 20.05, 20.75
Bls 202.8, 218.4, 202.8, 218.05
Bls Infote 4.93, 4.93, 4.93, 4.93
Bmw 26.95, 26.95, 25.75, 26.2
Bnaltd 234.95, 239, 231.05, 231.05
Bnk Capital 254.4, 254.4, 245, 248.25
Bnl 8.35, 9, 8.35, 8.4
Bodhtree 29.8, 30.8, 29.3, 29.95
Bom.Cycle 599.9, 599.9, 566.5, 574
Bom.Wire Rop 67.8, 69.75, 67.8, 69.75
Bombay Rayon 7.4, 7.4, 7.08, 7.17
Bomoxy-b1 13200, 13210, 13195, 13210
Bonlon 24.5, 24.5, 24, 24
Boroltd 314.75, 325, 310.1, 319.5
Bothra Met 3.9, 3.9, 3.9, 3.9
Bp Capital 7.25, 7.25, 7, 7
Bpl Ltd. 51.6, 53.35, 50.55, 52.2
Bplpharma 335, 335, 317, 330
Brady Morris 114.8, 114.8, 103.25, 103.25
Brahm Infra 31.5, 31.5, 28.8, 29.05
Brandbuckt 23.55, 23.55, 23.55, 23.55
Brawn Bio 18.55, 19.25, 17.55, 18
Bridge Secur 14, 14.42, 13.4, 13.94
Bright Bros. 159.75, 159.75, 154, 156.7
Brijlaxmi Le 2.18, 2.18, 2.18, 2.18
Brnl 31.2, 32.6, 30.05, 32.4
Brooks Labs 87.4, 87.4, 79.4, 87.05
Bse Infra 3.28, 3.31, 3.07, 3.3
Bsl Ltd. 91, 97.5, 91, 97.5
Bslgoldetf 48.9, 48.9, 47.11, 48.19
Bslnifty 17.55, 18, 17.4, 17.84
Burnpur 6.49, 6.5, 6.25, 6.46
Byke Hosp 30.45, 30.5, 29.55, 29.9
C Ema India 29.85, 29.85, 29.85, 29.85
C & C Constr 4.32, 4.59, 4.32, 4.55
Calcom Visio 119.95, 119.95, 109.7, 113.95
Californ.Sof 35, 38.1, 35, 38.1
Cambridge 62.45, 62.45, 61.7, 61.7
Camex Ltd 30.45, 31, 29.15, 30.9
Canopyfin 21.15, 21.15, 19.15, 19.15
Cantabil 690.1, 713.45, 682.85, 713.45
Capital Trus 117.3, 117.3, 116.15, 116.15
Cappipes 83, 83, 82, 82.5
Caprihans 118.5, 118.5, 113, 116.8
Caprola.Chem 43.75, 43.75, 42.85, 42.85
Captain Poly 20.1, 21, 20.1, 20.2
Careerp 116.75, 117.6, 112.5, 113.3
Carnation In 5.39, 5.65, 5.39, 5.65
Cartrade 506.3, 516, 492.8, 500.1
Catvision 10.97, 10.97, 10.02, 10.88
Cbpl 110, 110, 101, 109
Cchhl 7.75, 7.94, 7.46, 7.54
Ccl Inter 19.95, 20.5, 18.6, 18.6
Cdg 19, 19, 17.75, 17.75
Cebbco 40, 41.85, 40, 41.1
Ceejay Finan 105, 105, 92, 99
Ceeta Ind. 14.95, 14.95, 14.25, 14.25
Ceinsystech 140, 147, 133.05, 133.2
Celebrityfas 14.15, 14.8, 13.62, 14.05
Cella 5, 5, 4.76, 4.76
Cenlub Indus 105, 107.9, 104.3, 106
Centenial Su 68.3, 68.3, 62.3, 64.2
Centum Elec 410, 421.3, 401, 418.5
Century Enka 521.1, 534, 514, 524.2
Century Ext 12.7, 12.91, 12.54, 12.61
Cfl 8.45, 8.45, 7.85, 7.85
Cgpower 157, 163.25, 154, 160.9
Cg-vak Softw 260, 274.9, 254, 266.45
Chamanlal Se 94, 98, 91.2, 97.55
Chandni Te 44, 46.3, 43.3, 45.35
Chandnimach 24.8, 25, 24.3, 25
Chandra Prab 207.45, 217.5, 207.45, 214.5
Chandrima 4.28, 4.49, 4.09, 4.49
Chartered Ca 82.5, 82.5, 82.5, 82.5
Charterlogis 7.12, 7.33, 7, 7.29
Chcl 18.2, 19, 18.2, 18.2
Chdchem 9.87, 9.87, 8.96, 8.97
Chembond Chm 170.1, 175.15, 169.25, 172.5
Chemcon 271.05, 277.4, 269.65, 274.5
Chemcrux 145, 151, 141.3, 151
Chemfabalka 171.4, 180, 167.75, 173.15
Chemo Pharma 38.95, 41.75, 38.95, 38.95
Chemplasts 546.85, 546.85, 527.25, 532.35
Chemtech Ind 16.65, 16.65, 16.5, 16.5
Chenferro 107, 111.7, 106, 108.55
Cheviot Co. 1094.35, 1105, 1080, 1097.2
Chl Ltd 13.85, 13.85, 13.44, 13.85
Choice Int. 176.95, 178, 172.7, 175.5
Choksi Imag 34.7, 38.9, 34.7, 37.5
Choksi Labor 27.4, 27.95, 25.9, 26.95
Chordia Food 136, 140, 134.1, 139.95
Chowgule St 13.53, 13.53, 12.31, 12.81
Cianagro 67.5, 67.5, 64.15, 65.05
Cifl 106, 109.1, 100.2, 100.8
Cil 17.7, 17.7, 17.7, 17.7
Cil Nova 33.1, 34.75, 32, 34.75
Cil Securits 23.5, 25.4, 23, 23.85
Cindrella Fi 10.8, 11.3, 10.26, 10.8
Cineline 87.3, 90.5, 86.5, 88.4
Cinerad Comm 4.48, 4.5, 4.11, 4.11
Cinevista 11.37, 11.47, 11.06, 11.4
Citadel 16.76, 16.76, 14.55, 15.68
Cityonline 5.7, 5.7, 5.64, 5.64
Cj Gelatin 20.4, 20.4, 19.5, 19.5
Clara 92, 92, 92, 92
Clari Chem 457, 467.35, 451, 462.95
Clean 1894, 1931.9, 1860.6, 1874.35
Cleducate 113.9, 119.15, 113.9, 118.05
Clfl 21.6, 23.8, 21.6, 21.6
Clio Infotec 5.55, 6.13, 5.55, 6.13
Cmi Ltd. 37.7, 37.7, 36, 36.95
Cmm Hospital 24.55, 26.35, 22.85, 24.75
Cmsinfo 238.1, 244, 234.9, 238.75
Cni Res Ltd 2.5, 2.5, 2.3, 2.5
Coast Corp 355.35, 368.5, 348.8, 365.2
Coastal Road 19.75, 19.8, 19.75, 19.8
Cochin Min. 107.95, 109, 105.25, 108.65
Cockerill 1658, 1690, 1640, 1654.9
Coffeeday 52.6, 54.7, 52.4, 54.45
Colinz Labor 25.45, 25.45, 24, 24.75
Com Fincap 24, 25.6, 23.5, 23.65
Comfort Com 16.8, 16.85, 16.5, 16.85
Comfort Inte 25.05, 26.15, 23.9, 24.25
Competent Au 182.5, 182.5, 167.2, 176.5
Compuage Inf 31.6, 31.6, 30.4, 30.95
Compucom Sof 21.2, 22.4, 21.1, 22.15
Comsyn 272.9, 273, 260.1, 263.95
Conart Eng. 34.4, 36.2, 34.4, 35.25
Concord 29.5, 29.8, 28.35, 28.95
Consol Const 2.4, 2.64, 2.4, 2.52
Cont.Chem 132.3, 139.4, 128.3, 132
Cont.Petro 40.4, 42.95, 40.4, 41.85
Container 3.2, 3.2, 3.2, 3.2
Conti.Contrl 5.31, 5.83, 5.31, 5.74
Contil I Ltd 39.5, 40.95, 39.5, 40.85
Control Prnt 354.8, 358.65, 345, 350.25
Coral (i)fin 38.45, 38.45, 36.65, 37
Coral Lab. 267.4, 267.4, 259.9, 265.45
Coral Newspr 12.73, 12.73, 12.73, 12.73
Cords Cable 50.6, 51.55, 50.3, 51.25
Coro Engg 34.25, 35.95, 32.7, 35.9
Corpor Cour 19.85, 19.85, 19.85, 19.85
Cosco India 237.95, 240, 227, 233.05
Cosmo Ferr. 401.4, 401.4, 401.4, 401.4
Cosyn 22, 22.7, 21.1, 22.7
Country Cond 5.69, 5.69, 5.18, 5.36
Cpml 69.45, 69.45, 69.45, 69.45
Crane Infra 7.38, 7.38, 6.68, 6.68
Cranes Softw 3.25, 3.41, 3.12, 3.41
Cranex Ltd. 17, 17, 17, 17
Cravatex 322.3, 322.3, 322.3, 322.3
Creative 356, 378.8, 356, 367.2
Creative Eye 4.09, 4.09, 3.75, 3.9
Cressanda So 9.09, 9.2, 8.97, 9.2
Crest 166, 175.95, 166, 175
Crestchem Lt 40.7, 40.7, 37, 37
Csl 25.35, 26.65, 25.35, 26.65
Cslfinance 182.55, 192, 175, 179.15
Ctl 11.47, 11.51, 10.45, 11.51
Cubex Tubing 27.8, 28.65, 26.25, 26.9
Cubical Fin. 2.41, 2.6, 2.41, 2.54
Cupid Ltd 218.05, 230, 218.05, 228.45
Cwd 574.95, 581.3, 574.95, 581.3
Cybele Ind 10.18, 10.68, 9.68, 10.68
Cyber Media 39, 39.9, 36.1, 37.3
Cybertech 171.8, 175.4, 169, 174.15
D m
D B Corp 83.75, 84.9, 82.95, 84.2
Dai-ichi Kar 365, 377.9, 354.2, 361.95
Daikaffil Ch 25.5, 25.5, 24.2, 24.2
Dalal St Inv 261.85, 272, 261.85, 270
Damoindus 59.05, 60.9, 58.3, 58.9
Danlaw Tech. 195.2, 199.95, 194.25, 199
Danube 20.05, 21, 20, 20.05
Darshanorna 132.45, 132.45, 132.45, 132.45
Datam Glob 250.4, 264.6, 250.4, 260.95
Datapattns 627.15, 650.5, 627.15, 643.75
Daulat Sec. 23.45, 23.45, 21.85, 23.4
Db Int.St.Br 28.85, 28.85, 28.05, 28.5
Dcm Ltd. 92.95, 93.4, 85.3, 86.05
Dcm Shr.Ind 91, 94.4, 90.85, 92.2
Dcmnvl 234, 240.45, 229, 237.8
Dcw Ltd. 37.85, 38.45, 36.55, 38.15
Ddil 14.2, 14.58, 14.2, 14.58
De Nora 372, 384.95, 361.1, 369
Decan Cement 530, 532.25, 516.75, 525.85
Deccan 32.45, 32.45, 31.15, 31.15
Deccan Bear. 15.27, 15.27, 15.27, 15.27
Deccangold 25.9, 26.8, 25.25, 26.25
Decipher 62.75, 63.8, 60.85, 62
Deco-mica 39, 39, 39, 39
Deep 269, 280.9, 264, 280.45
Deepak Spinn 256.6, 262.5, 250, 255.4
Deepenr 40, 40.8, 39.8, 40.3
Deepind 180.15, 188, 179.3, 184.05
Del 17.5, 18.25, 16.2, 16.95
Delphifx 461.85, 470.9, 438, 443.9
Deltamagnt 63.1, 63.25, 62, 62.2
Delton Cable 55.5, 59.45, 54.15, 58.95
Den Network 37.2, 37.8, 36.95, 37.4
Denis Chem 70.05, 70.05, 67.8, 68.1
Devhari 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8
Devine Impe 8, 8.4, 8, 8
Devit 114.8, 114.8, 110, 111.1
Devyani 151, 153.65, 149.35, 150.7
Dfm Foods 230, 237.8, 228, 229.2
Dgl 3.4, 3.4, 3.4, 3.4
Dhabriya 80.65, 85.85, 80.65, 84.9
Dhampure Sgr 38.95, 39.5, 37.05, 38.4
Dhan Jeevan 16.25, 16.25, 16.2, 16.25
Dhan Roto Sp 84.3, 84.3, 77, 79
Dhanal.Cotex 81.55, 84.9, 81.55, 83.6
Dhanalak.Bnk 12.47, 12.71, 12.47, 12.61
Dhanlxmi Fab 28.95, 31.75, 26.55, 30.5
Dhanvarsha 119.5, 134.45, 118, 128.65
Dharamsi Chm 325.1, 340, 310, 335.55
Dharani Fin. 7.83, 7.83, 7.83, 7.83
Dharani Sug 19.25, 19.25, 17.6, 18.7
Dhindia 30, 31.4, 25.2, 28.85
Dhoot I.Fin. 86.95, 89.45, 86.7, 87.55
Dhp India Lt 688.5, 688.5, 670.7, 676.3
Dhruv 51, 51, 47.7, 49.25
Dhun Teaind 234.55, 244.25, 234.55, 242.75
Dhuninv 616.65, 631, 596.9, 609.35
Diamines&chm 258.5, 273, 256.5, 270.7
Diamondyd 720.35, 731.9, 710, 711
Diana Tea Co 28.2, 28.8, 27.6, 27.9
Dic India 369, 369.9, 361.95, 365.8
Digispice 32.3, 33.2, 31.5, 32.6
Digjamltd 149.55, 151.55, 139.75, 148.8
Diksat 90.15, 90.15, 90.15, 90.15
Diligent 54.6, 56.05, 51.5, 55.7
Disa India 5500, 5740, 5500, 5696.05
Ditco 20, 20.5, 20, 20.5
Divya.Granit 66.2, 67.95, 61.25, 64.75
Djml 113, 113, 113, 113
Dlink Ind 139.65, 144, 134.4, 141.5
Dml 16.8, 16.8, 14.25, 15.8
Dmr 26.65, 26.65, 26.65, 26.65
Dnamedia 1.94, 1.94, 1.85, 1.85
Dodla 423.75, 425.4, 412, 420.3
Dolatalgo 74.6, 76.25, 73.15, 74.9
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Dolfin 71, 74, 71, 74 M m
Dollar 506, 524.3, 506, 521.75 M m m
Donear Ind. 55.3, 57.15, 54.3, 57 m M m m
Dr.Agar.Eye 760, 788.8, 748.65, 760 M
Dredging Cor 315, 321.1, 312.2, 318.6 M m m
Drhabeeb 29.1, 29.55, 26.75, 29.55 m M m
Drl 21.5, 21.5, 21.5, 21.5 M
Dspn50etf 164, 164, 157.5, 159.99 m M m
Dspnewetf 178.48, 188, 178.48, 183.04 M
Dspq50etf 161, 161, 155.66, 157.85 M M
Ducon 26.7, 26.7, 26.7, 26.7 m M m
Duke Offshor 11.77, 11.78, 11, 11.42 H M
Duncaneng 220, 223.9, 216.55, 217.75 M
Duro Pack 34.8, 34.8, 33.2, 33.2 M m
Duroply 108.8, 109, 105, 107.35 M
Dutron Poly. 152, 165, 152, 165 M M
Dvl 224.9, 228.4, 222.3, 226.85 m K M m
Dwl 318.5, 318.5, 300, 317.25 M P m
Dynacons Sys 211.15, 218.75, 210, 212.6 m M
Dynamat.Tech 1857.1, 1900, 1836.05, m M m
1896.05 M
Dynamic 118.05, 121.85, 114.6, 118.65 M m m m M
Dynamic Ind. 72.85, 75, 72, 74.45 m M m m m
Dynamic Port 7.85, 7.85, 7.85, 7.85 m M m m
Dynavision 157.4, 157.4, 156.5, 156.5 M M m m
Dynemic Pro 535.85, 579.9, 533.8, 569.35 M m m M
E m M m m m
E.Com Infote 45.05, 45.05, 42.95, 45.05 m M m
Earum 6.54, 6.54, 6.31, 6.43 m M m m
Easemytrip 262.3, 275.1, 261.2, 271.55 M m M m
Eastbuild 19.95, 19.95, 19.95, 19.95 M m
Easter Si(ps 6.45, 7.1, 6.45, 6.62 M m
Eastern Tred 42.5, 42.5, 38.15, 42.4 M m m
Eastwest 10.07, 10.46, 9.8, 9.97 M m m
Ebbetf0423 1160.01, 1160.01, 1160.01, M m
1160.01 M m
Ebbetf0425 1081, 1084.5, 1076.1, 1081.5 m M m
Ebbetf0430 1192.18, 1193.5, 1190.25, m M
1193.44 mm M M
Ebbetf0431 1061, 1066, 1061, 1063.56 M
Eco Board In 21.1, 23.4, 21.1, 22.15 m m M m M
Ecoplast Ltd 89.8, 89.8, 84, 87.4 M m
Ecoreco 110.55, 116.6, 109, 113.95 M m
Educomp Soln 4.79, 4.8, 4.45, 4.7 M m m U
Eih Asso.Hot 365.75, 371.5, 356, 365.5 M m m m
Eimco Elecon 318.05, 319.45, 311.05, 312.6 M m m
Ekam Leasing 4.01, 4.35, 4.01, 4.04 M M m m
Ekennis 88.2, 88.2, 88.2, 88.2 m M m
Eki 6616.95, 6835, 6616.95, 6616.95 m M m
Eland 6.04, 6.04, 6.04, 6.04 m M m
Elango Indus 12.91, 13.5, 12.27, 13.49 M M
Elantas 3330.05, 3330.05, 3250, 3268.5 m M
Eldeco Hous. 633, 697.25, 633, 686.35 M m
Elec.Casting 36.15, 38.1, 36.15, 37.5 M M M
Electrotherm 108.7, 110.75, 108.7, 109.5 M m
Elegant Flor 20.25, 20.25, 20.25, 20.25 m M m
Elegant Marb 99, 108, 97.1, 104.9 M m
Elixir 44.2, 44.2, 41.2, 42 W M m
Elloratrad 24, 24, 23.45, 23.45 M
Elnet Tech. 158.1, 162, 154.6, 156.95 M m m
Elpro Inter 59.15, 60.2, 58.6, 59.3 m M m
m M
Emami Paper 129.15, 131.85, 129.15, 130.65 m M S
Emamireal 60, 61.35, 57, 60.1 M M m m
Embassy 372.9, 372.9, 361.85, 368.76 M M
Emerall 100, 100, 96.6, 96.6 m M W m m
Emkay Glob F 97.9, 104.25, 93, 102.15 M M
Emmbi 89.15, 92.2, 88.65, 92.2 M
Emmessar Bio 27.9, 27.9, 25, 25.25 M m m
Empire Ind. 582.2, 593, 581, 583.7 m m M M
Encode 11.33, 11.33, 11.24, 11.24 m m M m
Energy Dev. 18.25, 20.1, 18.25, 20 m M
Enkei Wheel 332, 364, 332, 353.65 m M M m
Ent Network 182.6, 191.65, 180.5, 190.9 M
Enterpr.Inte 23.2, 23.2, 21.5, 21.5 M
Envain Elect 27.3, 27.3, 27.2, 27.2 M m
Epic Energy 5.82, 6.11, 5.53, 6.08 M
Epsom Pro 5.56, 5.56, 5.56, 5.56 M mM m m
Equippp 67.65, 72, 67.55, 70.9 M M
Eros Media 24.55, 25.25, 24.1, 24.5 M M
Erp Soft Sys 131.5, 131.5, 131.5, 131.5 M m m
Esaar (i)ltd 4.05, 4.05, 4.05, 4.05 M m m m M
Eshamedia 4.66, 4.66, 4.43, 4.43 M mm m m
Essar Secu 6, 6.18, 5.6, 5.98 M
Essar Ship 7.8, 8.3, 7.8, 8.12 m M
Ester Indus. 119, 122.9, 119, 121.05 m M W
Etil 8.5, 8.9, 8.5, 8.89 M m m M
Euro Ledar F 13.54, 14.21, 12.87, 12.87 M
Evans 83.95, 83.95, 83.95, 83.95 M m
Everest Inds 591.85, 613.9, 562.4, 583.2 M m
Everest Kant 204.45, 209.35, 195.95, 199.1 M
Everest Org. 208.7, 208.7, 196, 202.15 m M
Everlon Syn. 39.35, 39.35, 35.7, 38.7 M m
Evexia 6.64, 6.79, 6.4, 6.6 M m m
Excel 7, 7, 6.67, 6.89 M m m
Excel Indust 1645.75, 1693.2, 1542.25, 1608.15 m M M m
Expleosol 1355.95, 1398.95, 1353.05, 1373.7 m m M m m V
Explicit Fin 4, 4, 4, 4 m M m M
Expo Gas 11.9, 12.49, 11.38, 11.4 M m m
Exxaro 117.5, 117.5, 108.65, 113.7 M m m m
F m M m m
Fabino 27.8, 29.7, 27.8, 29.7 m m m M m
Facor Alloys 7.89, 8.34, 7.63, 8.24 m M m m
Fairchemor 1537, 1544, 1485.05, 1514.75 m M mm
Faze Three L 311.85, 322.95, 305.05, 312.95 m M
Faze3auto 108, 111, 100.05, 108.95 M
Fcs Software 3.4, 3.6, 3.34, 3.55 M m
Fed Mog Goe 257, 264.8, 257, 261.9 m M m m
Fel 9.2, 9.71, 9.06, 9.53 M m M
Feldvr 23.8, 24.71, 23.14, 24.71 M m
Fermenta 219.15, 221.1, 215.1, 216.1 M m
Fert Che(ps 113.4, 113.55, 109.4, 112.55 M m
Ferventsyn 14.25, 15.3, 14.23, 15 M M m M M m
Fgp Ltd. 8.23, 8.25, 7.47, 8.25 M m
Fiberwb In 42.4, 44.6, 41.8, 44 M m
Fiem Inds 950, 972.9, 928, 939.55 m M m
Filat Fash 6, 6.3, 5.95, 6.18 M
Fineline Ci 45.8, 50.5, 45.7, 48.85 M M m
Fineotex Ch 148.1, 153.05, 148.1, 152 M m
Finkurve 36.7, 39.3, 35.6, 37.95 m M
Finopb 278, 278, 257.5, 267.3 m M
First Custo. 45.8, 45.8, 45.8, 45.8 m M m m
Firstfin 5.34, 5.54, 5.21, 5.53 m M m
Fischer 88.35, 93, 88.35, 93 M N mm m
Flex Foods 94, 94, 87.65, 90 m m mm
Flexituff 20.9, 21.95, 20.9, 20.95 M
Flomic 134.3, 140, 134.3, 136.15 m
Flora Textil 12.1, 12.1, 12.1, 12.1 m m m
Fluidomat 129.6, 138.3, 129.6, 132.4 m m
Fluorochem 2533, 2533, 2444, 2502.65 mm
Fmnl 8.65, 9.8, 8.65, 9.54
Focus 28.85, 28.9, 26.2, 28.9
Foods & Inns 89, 89, 83.3, 84.65 M
Forbes & Co 444, 444, 399.95, 408.1
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Gopi Birla school: Imparting holistic
education, says Kashmira Ashwin Shukla
Diligence, is going the
extra mile by keeping the
axe sharpened, oiled,
ready for use at all times
and efficiently enough for
all tasks. That's just the
motto that Kashmira
Shukla, the Art Education
Teacher at Gopi Birla
Memorial School (GBMS)
strives to live by. She
have been working at
Gopi Birla Memorial
School for the past 27
years. Her expertise falls
under the Co- Scholastic
Department. Currently she is the HOD of Fineart & Craft Department.
She has strived to accumulate many caps on her head and is an
exemplary example of being the best at everything she lays her
hands upon. She has always ventured into territories that one may
not only think of as unbelievable, but impossible!!
Women entrepreneurs get together on
International Women's Day
Women
entrepreneurs
from various
walks of life
get together
on
International
Women's Day
for a
meaningful
discussion,
supporting,
highlighting their contributions and appreciating women. Amisha
Vora - Financial Expert, Suzanne Memon - Lawyer, Dr. Leena Gupta -
Doctor, Seema Sharma - Social Activist, Shilpa Bharat - Fitness & Life
Coach and others in conversation with Shaina NC for Vividh Bharati
on All India Radio.
IOB launches Contact cum Call Centre
As part of Digital
Transformation, and
facilitation of EASE 4.0
Banking parameters,
Indian Overseas Bank
has launched its
improvised "Contact
cum Call Centre". The
Call Centre will provide
on IVRS around 36
facilities including
Balance Enquiry, Debit
Card Block, Last Five
Transactions etc. The
facility was
inaugurated by Sanjay
Malhotra, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of
Finance, Government of India. Partha Pratim Sengupta, Managing
Director & Chief Executive Officer of Indian Overseas Bank
highlighted the services provided through the contact cum call
centre. General Managers of Indian Overseas Bank and Suresh V S,
MD and CEO of M/s I Marque Solutions Private Limited were present
in the function.
Send your CORPORATE / EVENTS / HEALTH / ART news and pictures to Sachin Tikare. Email: sachin@fpj.co.in
CORPORATE GALLERY
More than 5,000 students across India Research Day: Dr. Nandini Kannan urges SJVN organises motivational talk by
participate in MCX-IPF COMQUEST 2022 SRMIST students to never stop researching Mary Kom and Anju Bobby George on
MCX Investor International Women’s Day
Protection Fund
(MCX-IPF)
organised
COMQUEST
2022 – the
fourth edition of
national level
Commodity
Market About 146 researchers were presented with medals at the Research
Educational quiz Day held at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST),
towards Kattankulathur. Chief Guest of the event Dr. Nandini Kannan,
generating Executive Director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum honoured
awareness and the researchers and released the CD of abstract on the occasion.
foster interest on commodity markets among the student community. Present on the occasion were SRMIST’s Vice Chancellor Dr. C.
This year’s competition saw participation from more than 220 Muthamizhchelvan, Pro VC (Medical) Dr. Lt. Col A. Ravikumar,
institutes & more than 5,000 students across India. There were three Registrar Dr. S. Ponnusamy, COE Dr. K. Gunasekaran, other Directors
rounds held over last one month in COMQUEST & winners in the and Deans.
finale were felicitated with medals & trophies.
SAIL employees shine at the prestigious
General Manager’s Safety Award for Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar ceremony
11 staff members of Central Railway
Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway gave away The employees of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) made an
“General Manager’s Safety Award” to 11 Central Railway staff i.e. impressing mark in the ceremony of Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar
three from Mumbai, two each from Nagpur, Pune, Bhusaval and (VRP) given for the performance year 2018. The prestigious national
Solapur Divisions. The awards were given in appreciation of their awards were given away by the Minister for Labour & Employment,
alertness during duty, their contribution in averting untoward Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav in a
incidents and ensuring safety in train operations during the month glittering ceremony organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 8th
of February 2022, in a function held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj March 2022. The Minister of State for Labour & Employment and
Terminus Mumbai on 7.3.2022. The award consists of a Medal, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli was also present during
commendation certificate, a citation of exemplary safety work and a the occasion. The VRP, instituted by the Government of India, is
cash award of Rs.2000/-. aimed at rewarding the efforts of workers from the industrial
undertakings at the national level. 52 awardees, out of the total 96
award winners belong to SAIL representing 54% of the total
winners. SAIL employees have won 11 awards out of the total 28
SRM University-AP celebrates
National Science Day awards given for the performance year 2018, which is 39% of the
Every year National total awards in various categories of the VRP.
Science Day is In a separate program, Smt. Soma Mondal, Chairman, SAIL
celebrated across felicitated the VRP winning employees. Congratulating the winners
the nation to during the program, Mondal emphatically said, “The commitment,
commemorate the dedication and excellence of our employees have been reaffirmed
discovery of the with them winning the prestigious Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar
Raman Effect by in such large numbers.
Indian physicist Sir
CV Raman, a
milestone in the
ECR celebrates International Women's Day
realm of science
that won him the
Nobel Prize. SRM
University- AP, a
pioneering multi-stream research institution has also celebrated the
occasion of National Science Day, with immense pride, and paid
homage to the pre-eminent scientist. The event was celebrated in
collaboration with South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
under the 2022 theme ‘Integrated Approach in Science and
Technology for a Sustainable Future’ to exploit the burgeoning
possibilities in the scientific domain for a healthy and prosperous
future.
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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022
In order to
propagate the
message of
“Gender Equality
Today for a
Sustainable
Tomorrow”, on the
occasion of
International
Women’s Day,
SJVN organized
two motivational
talks by renowned Indian women achievers Mary Kom, World
Amateur Boxing Champion and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha;
and Ms Anju Bobby George, the famous Olympian Indian Athlete, at
Shimla. The talks were organized for the company employees at
Kufri, and at Chail, near Shimla on March 8. Addressing the senior
executives at Chail, Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing
Director said that women are breaking traditional biases and
achieving New Heights.
CORPORATE CORNER
AM Choudhary, Commissioner of Safety
(Rlys) inspects Patliputra-Pahlejaghat section
AM Choudhary, Safety Commissioner (Railways) inspected the
newly constructed second leg of twin single line between
Patliputra-Paheljaghat (11 km) on river Ganga as part of Patna
Ganga Bridge project. On the second day of inspection on March
4, a thorough inspection was done by motor trolley from Jaghat
yard to bridge number-7 (JP Setu). After this, after inspecting from
the motor trolley itself, reached Jaghat first. In the final phase of
the inspection, a successful speed trial was also conducted by the
Commissioner of Safety (Railways) at a speed of 110 km/h from
Jagat to Patliputra before the special train.
whispersinthecorridors
Dr Suresh Mehrotra
Vijayvargiya’s presence in Uttarakhand ahead
of state poll results creates stir
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya’ s presence
in Uttarakhand ahead of Assembly poll results on
March 10 has created a stir in state politics. Reason,
Vijayvargiya- the alleged mastermind of the massive
rebellion in the Congress, in 2016, has played an
important role in the politics of Uttarakhand when
nine Congress MLAs revolted against Harish Rawat’s
government. Some exit polls have predicted a close
contest between the BJP and the Congress in
Uttarakhand, this time.
After Channi, Amarinder meets Shah just before
Punjab poll results
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on
Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of
the results of assembly polls in five states. Earlier, Punjab
Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh
Channi has also met Shah? What is cooking up when exit
polls have predicted a clean sweep for AAP in Punjab.
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FORTRESSES WHICH MATTER BASTIONS TO NOTE 3 Cong observers
ZAHOORABAD: Two main allies of Samajwadi Party in this election challenging Shivpal Yadav on his
IN NUMBERS
THE AMRITSAR (EAST) ASSEMBLY SEAT: In IN NUMBERS in Manipur
to oversee
are RLD (in the west) and SBSP in the east. SBSP chief contested the traditional seat. Vivek Shakya’s what is being seen as the mother of all battles,
previous election as a BJP ally but this time he is in alliance with the father Manoj Shakya is a well- Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu faces Total seats: 117

post-poll scenario
Total seats: 403
main opposition Samajwadi Party. known social worker in senior Akali leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia who
g He is pitted against BJP’s Kalicharan Rajbhar who won the seat in Jaswantnagar. Though experts was booked in a drugs case ahead of polls. Reserved seats: 34
Reserved seats: 86 (2 ST)

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2002 and 2007 on BSP ticket and BSP’s Sayeda Shadab Fatima who believe it would be a huge Total voters: 2,14,99,804
was a minister in the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP government. It won’t be challenge for him to outseat Total voters: 15,02,84,005 DHURI: AAP president and chief ministerial mid speculation of a
wrong to call it a battle of turncoats. Shivpal Yadav here. candidate Bhagwant Mann, who is second time Male: 1,12,98,081 hung Assembly in Ma-
Male: 8,04,52,736
g Om Prakash Rajbhar polled 86,583 votes defeating his closest MP, is locked in a stiff fight with Congress’ sitting nipur, the Congress has dis-
Female: 1,02,00,996
rival Kalicharan (BSP) by a margin of over 18000 votes but then he KIDWAI NAGAR: The delimitation Female: 6,98,22,416 legislator Dalvir Singh Khangura aka Goldy patched three observers to
was in alliance with BJP. SP stood third then. exercise before 2012 elections led Transgender: 8,853 Transgender: 727 the state to oversee the post-
to the formation of Kidwai Nagar BHADAUR: Congress’ chief ministerial face General Voters: 2,07,21,026
poll scenario. In 2017, the par-
GORAKHPUR URBAN: Gorakhpur Urban surely became the hottest assembly segment. The most high Voters above 80: 24,03,296 Charanjit Singh Channi has fought from two ty even after being the single-
seat this election when BJP announced the sitting chief minister as profile seat in Kanpur-Kidwai seats Chamkaur Sahib as well as Bhadaur seats. Voters with disabilities: 1,58,341 largest party, had failed to
No. of candidates: 4,442
the candidate from this seat. Samajwadi Party, in an attempt to woo Nagar is currently represented by (3,881 male, 560 female and
The Malwa region in which Bhadaur falls is AAP form the government in Ma-
Brahmin voters, had fielded Sabhavati Shukla (wife of late Upendra BJP MLA Mahesh Trivedi. He has citadel and the Bhadaur seat, a stronghold of NRI voters: 1,608 nipur. The party has as-
1 transgender)
Shukla who contested the Lok Sabha bypoll on BJP ticket in 2018 — been given ticket by BJP again Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). This seat has been Service voters: 1,09,624 signed TS Singhdeo, senior
the only time that BJP lost this seat since 1989). and is pitted against Congress Voters’ turnout: 60.63% won only twice by Congress since 1967. minister in the Chhattisgarh
g SP is also targeting some sympathy votes in the name of Upendra stalwart and 4-term MLA Ajay NRI voters: 1,608 government, Vincent Pala
Shukla. Azad Samaj Party’s founder Chandrashekhar Azad Raavan is Kapoor. The contest on this seat, said a local journalist, is completely BATHINDA (URBAN): Even as the sitting Voters above 80: 5,09,205 and Mukul Wasnik.
also contesting for this seat. bipolar. He lost the previous election to BJP’s Mahesh Trivedi by Congress legislator Manpreet Singh Badal has The Congress has asked all
g BSP, interestingly, has fielded a 33,983 votes. fought for his sixth win as a legislator, it is the No. of candidates: 1,304 (1,209 male, 93 its observers and party in-
Muslim candidate Khwaja first time that the Bathinda (urban) assembly female and 2 transgender) charges to keep tab on all its
Shamsuddin against Yogi Adityanath, SIRATHU: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is up constituency witnessed a four-corner contest. Voters’ turnout: 71.95% newly elected MLAs and in-
which is also being seen as an against SP supported AD(K) candidate Pallavi Patel. Maurya won this form the central leadership
attempt to further polarise the seat seat in 2012 too. BJP’s Sheetla Prasad defeated Samajwadi Party’s JALANDHAR (CENTRAL): BJP veteran about the same on the count-
and to make it even easier for Yogi as Vachaspati by 26,203 votes. Interestingly, BSP’s Muslim candidate Manoranjan Kalia and his enemy number one MOHALI: Richest candidate of AAP Kulwant ing day on March 10. This is
well as the BJP. Since 1989, BJP hasn’t Saeedurrab polled 43,782 votes. and Congress’ sitting legislator Rajinder Beri face Singh has challenged the three-time Congress being done to keep its flock
lost this seat except for 2002. each other, once again MLA Balbir Singh here together, said sources.
MAU SADAR: Popular Purvanchal Karnataka Congress Presi-
KARHAL: Even when SP’s tally reduced don Mukhtar Ansari, currently languishing in AMRITSAR (NORTH): Sitting Congress MLA Sunil MALERKOTLA: The Malerkotla dent DK Shivakumar has
to 47 in 2017, Karhal was one of those few Banda jail, is the incumbent MLA from this Dutti worked overtime to retain his Amritsar constituency which is the only Muslim- been sent to Goa to monitor
seats where the party (Samajwadi Party) won seat. He hasn’t lost a single election from (north) assembly the seat, though faces a dominated seat in Punjab has wives of and strategise there. Sources
with a big margin of 38,405 votes. Congress this seat since 1996. This time it will be his stiff fight from SAD and AAP. Punjab’s two former DGPs fighting said he would camp in Goa
and BJP each could taste victory in this seat son Abbas Ansari who contested on father’s each other for the second time. for three days to ensure the
just once. stronghold on the SBSP symbol as an SP- BHOLUTH: Firebrand Congress leader and age-old party, which missed a
g The seat has remained with the supported candidate. Abbas contested the 2017 two-time MLA Sukhpal Khair fight three- PATHANKOT: The Punjab BJP chance to form the govern-
Samajwadi Party for three consecutive terms. election from Ghosi seat but lost to BJP’s Fagu time MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur, who was the president Ashwani Sharma faces ment by a whisker in the last
The seat has a sizeable Yadav voters roughly Chauhan by a margin of 7,003 votes. He is pitched first woman president of the a stiff triangular contest with assembly elections, does not
1.25 lakhs. BJP has fielded union minister SP Singh against BJP’s Ashok Singh. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak sitting Congress legislator Amit commit the same mistakes
Baghel to woo 30,000 Baghel Committee (SGPC – a powerful Vij as well as AAP’s Vibhuti again. Shivakumar is going
CASTE PROFILE voters on the seat apart from LUCKNOW CANTONMENT: A seat that was in the news for so many organisation that is responsible for Sharma in BJP stronghold. to stay put in Goa till the new
8 Dalits: 21% Shakya and Kshatriyas who are top faces of BJP expressing their wish to contest on this party stron- the management of gurdwaras) govt is formed, they said.
considerable in numbers and BJP ghold seat. It included the likes of Aparna Yadav, Mayank Joshi (son PHAGWARA: The BJP’s former Union
Other backward often considers them as its core of Rita Bahuguna Joshi), Suresh Chandra Tiwari (sitting MLA) but BJP SAMRALA: Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal minister Vijay Sampla faces a stiff contest from SIDELIGHTS
communities: 42% vote bank. It would be interesting surprised everyone by fielding its Lucknow Central MLA and UP Law has fought Congress candidate in latter’s strong- his rivals as well as the infighting within the 8 33% of govt jobs in
(Yadav 11%, Kurmi 8%, Nishad to see how this constituency, minister Brajesh Pathak. Mayank Joshi joined SP in the presence of hold; It is the first time a farmers’ outfit, Sanyukt saffron party this election. —Rajesh Moudgil Tripura will be reserved for
8-12 %, Rajbhar 2%, Jat 3-4%) voting for the first time for a chief Akhilesh Yadav during the last phase of campaigning. Brajesh Pathak Samaj Morcha (SSM) is in the fray. women, says Amit Shah
ministerial candidate, would is pitted against Congress’ Dilpreet Singh and SP’s Raju Gandhi. Charanjit
Religious miniorities choose to vote. BJP’s Suresh Chandra Tiwari defeated SP’s Major Ashish Chaturvedi CASTE PROFILE Singh 8 Jayant Chaudhary rejects
exit poll results
(Muslim): 18% in 2019 bypoll by 35428 votes. Channi
General category: 19% JASWANTNAGAR: SP stronghold, 8 Dalits: 32% at village 8 2,145 FIRs for code
(Brahmins 11%, Rajpoot 6%) which elected Mulayam Singh KAIRANA: The seat became interesting ever since the sitting SP Other backward communities: 31% Ballo, violations in UP elections
Yadav from 1985 to 1993 for four MLA Nahid Hasan was sent to jail. His sister Iqra Hasan took the Bhadaur in
consecutive terms (a total of 7 terms from this seat) and his younger entire campaigning in her own hands. BJP has fielded its former Others: 33% (Jat Sikhs: 21%, Hindus (Brahmin, 8 Majithia’s judicial remand
brother Shivpal Yadav from 1996 to 2017 for 5 consecutive terms candidate Mriganka Singh again. Even in 2017, when SP was Hindu Rajputs, Baniya, Khatri, Kayastha: 12%) Barnala. extended till Mar 22
would again see its 5-term MLA Shivpal Yadav contesting on the reduced to 47, Nahid Hasan not only won the seat but defeated —Twitter
Religious miniorities (Muslim, Christians, 8 Guj women Cong workers

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symbol of his old party — Samajwadi Party. BJP’s Vivek Shakya BJP’s Mriganka Singh by over 20,000 votes. —S Kamran Husain detained for assembly march

In Goa, Cong tries to make nice with AAP, Trinamool

Buddhists, Jains): 4%

wo days before the state election
results, the race for power in Goa
is off to a flying start with big BJP
meetings today after exit polls predicted
no clear winner in the state.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is
in Delhi to meet with Prime Minister
The BJP is believed to have opened
talks with the Maharashtrawadi Go-
mantak Party (MGP) and independents.
Sources say the MGP is not inclined to
back Pramod Sawant, who had dropped
the party from the Goa cabinet after tak-
ing over as Chief Minister following
ficing Mr Sawant for the sake of num-
bers. The Congress has signalled a mas-
sive shift by saying it is open to an al-
liance with Arvind Kejriwal’s (AAP)
and the Trinamool — both bitter rivals
?
SIKANDAR KAUN... voting showed a Goa is replaying the 2017 scenario,
neck-and-neck when the Congress, single-largest, failed
BJP in Goa,” Congress leader and Goa fight in Goa. Both to take power and the BJP scored the
in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao told the BJP and the support of smaller parties, including
NDTV. Congress are like- the MGP, and independent MLAs.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Con- ly to win 16 of the Not taking a chance this time, the Con-
gress, which debuted in Goa in this elec- state's 40 seats, gress has dispatched P Chidambaram

Narendra Modi and brief him about the
party’s prospects of retaining power in
Goa. Mr Sawant will later fly to Mumbai
Manohar Parrikar’s death in 2019.
Sources say the MGP and other parties
have hinted that their support will come
in states like Delhi and Bengal.
“We are open to an alliance with any
party that opposes the BJP. We are open
1
tion, has been given three seats by exit falling short of the and its Karnataka firefighter DK Shiv-
polls, which suggests a vital role for the majority mark of akumar to Goa to negotiate with poten-
party in the numbers game. The Tri- 21, according to tial “kingmakers”. Congress leaders
day

52 sailors evacuated from Mykolaiv Port

for a meeting with the BJP’s Goa in- for a price — the chief minister’s post. to alliance with the Trinamool Congress namool has an alliance with the MGP. NDTV’s poll of have also been sent to other states ex-
charge, Devendra Fadnavis. The BJP may face the question of sacri- and AAP or anyone who is against the The poll of exit polls after the end of to go exit polls. pecting a close verdict.

Contribution hailed, achievers

MAMATA
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

ANNOUNCES
who broke stereotypes in focus WOMAN FM UKRAINE CRISIS SpiceJet delays evacuation

O
NEW DELHI: The Indian

flight by 3 hours to bring

mission in Ukraine today
said it has evacuated 52 out of

back 36 Indian students

AGENCIES

W
New Delhi
omen achievers in
various fields —
from farmers to vac-
cinators - were honoured,
struggles of many trailblaz-
ers who challenged gender
stereotypes highlighted and
renewed calls for greater in-
clusivity made as India cele-
brated International Wom-
en’s Day. The themes of
“Break the Bias” and “Gen-
der equality today for a sus-
tainable tomorrow” were in
focus on the global day dedi-
cated to women’s rights.
President Ram Nath Ko-
vind, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and others hailed
the contribution of women
and pledged to work for their
empowerment. “On Wom-
en’s Day, I salute our Nari
Shakti and their accom-
n Women’s Day, West
Bengal CM Mamata
Banerjee announced
a new state committee and
made Chan-
drima Bhat-
tacharya
the new fi-
nance min-
ister of
state with
independ-
ent charge.
Ahead of
the budget
session 2022, Chandrima
was given the new portfolio.
1
Meanwhile, Hakim was bro-
2
ught back as the urban de-
1. President Kovind presents Nari Shakti Puraskar to Padma velopment minister. Ending
Yangchan for preserving and reviving the lost cuisine and hand- all speculation of rift be-
tween the political analyst
weaving techniques of Ladakh and promoting it internationally.
Prashant Kishor and Mama-
2. Thara Rangaswamy for creating awareness about mental ta Banerjee, Kishor was se-
disorders. She started a free mobile tele-psychiatry service in en sharing the dais with Ma-
Tamil Nadu. ‘Indian Disability Evaluation & Assessment Scale’ mata along with other TMC
devised by her is used to assess mental disorders. leaders!
the 75 Indian sailors strand-
ed at the Port of Mykolaiv in
the war-hit nation.
It also said that the evacua- NEW DELHI: SpiceJet delayed its evacua-
tion of the remaining 23 tion flight from Suceava in Romania by ap-
sailors would be attempted proximately three hours on Monday night
on Tuesday. for a group of 36 Indian students who were
"Mission intervened to stranded at the Ukraine-Romania border.
evacuate 75 Indian sailors “The departure of SpiceJet flight SG
stranded in Mykolaiv Port. 9547 from Suceava to Delhi with 152 Indi-
Yesterday buses arranged by an students on board was scheduled at
Mission evacuated total of 57 7.20 pm (local time) when information
sailors including 2 Lebanese was received about a group of 36 Indian
& 3 Syrians," the Indian Em- students stranded at the Ukraine-Roma-
bassy in Ukraine said in a nia border,” according to a statement is-
tweet. "Route constraints sued by the airline. A decision was taken
precluded evacuation of bal- to wait for the students who would be
ance 23 sailors. Mission is at- travelling by road to the Suceava Ștefan
tempting their evacuation to- cel Mare International Airport, the state-
day," it said. ment said.
India has brought back The departure of the flight was revised
over 17,100 of its nationals in thrice as the SpiceJet team waited for the
83 flights under "Operation Indian students to arrive, it stated. “The
Ganga", which was launched flight finally departed at 10.05 pm (local
on February 26 following time) and reached Delhi at 8.30 am today
Russia's military aggression (local time) with a total of 188 students on-
against Ukraine. board,” according to the statement.

Another defection: Suspended BJP Plan innovative financing

—Aritra Singha
plishments in diverse 3. Sruti Mohapatra for empowerment of Divyangjan. Known as the
fields... From financial in- ‘Crusader in a Wheelchair’, she founded NGOs working to uplift
divyangjan in Odisha.

leader joins TMC, hails Mamata for futuristic ideas: Modi

clusion to social security,
quality healthcare to hous-
ing, education to entrepre-
neurship, many efforts have
been made to put our Nari
Shakti at the forefront of In-
dia’s development journey,”
PM Modi tweeted.
He pledged to continue the
efforts with even greater vig-
our in the coming times. Mo-
di said it was a matter of pri-
de a large country like India
has a woman finance minis-
ter who has presented a pro-
gressive Budget this year for
Asia’s third largest economy.
“Women are capable of
transforming society with
their wisdom, dedication and
strength. They must get their
long-pending due. Women’s
Day greetings to all,” Con-
gress leader Rahul Gandhi
said on Twitter.
Outstanding women
achievers, from first woman
snake rescuer to Down syn-
drome affected Kathak
dancer, were conferred with
Nari Shakti award in recog-
3 farming and assistance in ed-
nition of their exceptional
work towards empowerment
of women, especially the vul-
nerable and marginalised.
Vanita Jagdeo Borade, the
first woman snake rescuer
who founded ‘Soyre Van-
chare Multipurpose Founda-
tion’ for nature and wildlife
protection and promoting a
pollution-free environment,
was among those honoured.
—Twitter
Down syndrome affected
Kathak Dancer Saylee Nand-
kishor Agavane has per-
formed in more than 100
events. At the Global Olym-
piad Dance competition, she
received a bronze medal.
Visually challenged social
activist Tiffany Brar was
awarded for her exemplary
work for differently-abled ru-
ral women. Organic farmer
Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava
was awarded for her outstan-
ding contribution in organic
ucating women farmers at
the ground level.
Also, an all women full
bench of the Kerala High Co-
urt — a first of its kind in the
entire history of the court —
would be hearing several
pleas on the issue of whether
the Guruvayur Devaswom
Managing Committee can do-
nate temple money to the di-
saster relief fund of the CM
or any government body.
KOLKATA: Defection from the BJP remained Dhankhar on Twitter. NEW DELHI: Prime Minis- reforms undertaken by the
unabated as suspended BJP leader Jay Addressing a party programme at Nazrul ter Modi on Tuesday asked fi- government to strengthen
Prakash Majumdar joined the Trinamool Manch, Mamata said even after losing all the nancial institutions to con- MSMEs is dependent on
Congress. After his induction into the ruling polls, the BJP is acting as a ‘shameless’ party. sider innovative financing strengthening financing for
party, Majumdar said he chose International “BJP always indulges in violence. They are and risk management sys- these sectors.
Women’s Day to defect as, according to him, shameless people and through conspiracy tems to support new futuris- The Prime Minister also in-
Mamata Banerjee is an ‘extraordinary’ tried to ignite violence killing the democracy tic ideas to meet the emerg- sisted that Industry 4.0 is not
WEST BENGAL DIARY
woman ‘single-handedly’ driv- in the Assembly. BJP claimed ing needs of the economy. possible till the country
ing Bengal. Soon after joining there was violence during Stating implementation of moves ahead in the fields like
the ruling party, Majumdar was made the civic polls but if the places where sporadic vi- green financing is the 'need fintech, agritech, meditech
party state vice-president. Taking potshots at olence was seen everything will be cleared. of the hour' to meet net-zero and skill development. "Help
the BJP, Majumdar said he was suspended Violence took place in Contai, Barrackpore carbon emissions target by of financial institutions in
from the party as he spoke the ‘truth’. and Berhampore,” said Mamata. 2070, Modi said financial help such areas will take India to
Guv summons speaker over ‘chaos’ in House Mamata's ‘attendance whip’ to all MLAs should be extended to envi- new heights in Industry 4.0,"
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday The CM has asked MLAs, including minis- ronment-friendly projects. the Prime Minister said.
summoned assembly speaker Biman Band- ters to be present in the House on all days of "Our financing sector will He also stressed on the
hopadhyay and asked the latter to meet him the budget session. “The Budget Session is on have to consider innovative need to identify 8-10 sectors,
within three days over the ‘ruckus and chaos’ and no one should skip it. Every MLA should financing and sustainable constructions, startups, re-
in the Assembly. “Urged Speaker WBLA for a go there every day and leave after the session risk management of new fu- cently opened up sectors
meeting in next three days in view of “un- is concluded just like we did in school. The turistic ideas and initia- like drones, space and geo-
seemly ruckus and chaotic spectacle unfold- ministers should avoid keeping any commit- tives," Modi said in a post- spatial data, in which India
ed in the hallowed precincts of the august WB ment elsewhere. Any mistake from the MLAs Budget webinar on 'Financ- can be among the top-3 glob-
Assembly on March 7 during Governor ad- can be detrimental towards the elected gov- ing for growth and aspira- ally and asked the financial
dress under article 176 when decorum and ernment,” Mamata said, adding the session tional economy'. institutions to extend cred-
propriety nosedived to lowest nadir,” wrote will conclude on March 28. —Aritra Singha He said the success of the it support.
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board files FIR against fake chopper booking websites
REASI: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has filed an FIR with the complaints were received from pilgrims about fake helicopter ticket bo-
NATION
Militants using youngsters to carry out
Jammu and Kashmir police cyber dept against fake websites for duping oking websites. “People have complained about fake websites. We’ve
devotees in the garb of providing tickets for chopper bookings. Shri urged them not to fall prey to them. Bookings can be made only on our
Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine board CEO Ramesh Kumar said that many official website or on phone application, nowhere else,” said Kumar. MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

grenade attacks in Valley: Army officer Upper age: Delhi Judicial

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India, China to hold 15th
round of talks on Friday

Service exam postponed

NEW DELHI: India and China will hold the 15th
round of high-level military talks on Friday to
resolve issues related to remaining friction areas SRINAGAR: Militants are using was a very cowardice act, wherein 4 LASHKAR ULTRAS
ARRESTED IN J&K
in eastern Ladakh, sources in the defence youngsters to carry out grenade at- women and men were going about
establishment said on Tuesday. The talks till now tacks in populated places in Kash- their daily business and shopping, OUR BUREAU al and said the counter affi- Service (DHJS) Examina-
have resulted in the resolution of issues in North mir as their networks are not be- and you throw a grenade in which SRINAGAR: Security forces have New Delhi davit be filed within a week. tion-2022, which was to be
and South Bank of Pangong Tso, Galwan and ing able to execute big strikes on you lose two people and many are arrested four terrorist associates of the “List the matter on April held on March 20, while
Gogra Hot Spring areas. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) from Baramulla
5 of family charred
security forces, a top Army officer injured. I think it is condemnable," The Delhi High Court on 7. The date of receiving ap- hearing a batch of pleas
said on Tuesday. The remark of he said, adding, "Having realised and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Tuesday directed that the plications shall be resched- challenging the minimum
Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Acting
to death in Kerala
General officer Commanding of that they are not able to do major last date for receiving appli- uled to a date after the next age criteria of 35 years
the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lieu- difference to security parameters, on specific information, a cordon-and- cations for Delhi Judicial date of hearing. According- fixed for applying for the
tenant General DP Pandey, came the people who are propagating search operation was launched in Service Examination-2022 ly, the date of holding the post of district judge.
VARKALA: Five members of a family, including a in the backdrop of the grenade at- and the nexus that is trying to Nadihal, Sopore’s Rafiabad, police said. be rescheduled and the exam shall also be post- A bench of Justices Man-
toddler, who were asleep in their house, were tack on Sunday at the Hari Singh push terrorism in Kashmir, are us- A terrorist associate of the LeT, Firdous exam be postponed, while poned,” the bench said. mohan and S K Jain had on
found charred to death at Dalavapuram in High Street market here that killed ing so-called hybrid terrorist, Ahmad Wani, a resident of Check Seri hearing a plea challenging The court said the matter March 4, issued notice to
Varkala, about 45 kms away from state capital two and injured 34 others. young men, to lob grenades, espe- Pattan, was arrested and Incriminating fixation of upper age limit be listed before the same the administrative side of
Thiruvanathapuram, in the wee hours of Tues- Talking to reporters on the side- cially in populated areas.” materials, arms and ammunition, of 32 for the candidates. bench, seized of a similar the Delhi High Court,
day. An accidental fire outbreak was suspected lines of an International Women's Meanwhile, J&K police on Tues- including an AK-56 rifle and 30 bullets, A bench of Justices Vipin matter after obtaining or- through its Registrar, and
to be the reason. The exact cause could be Day function here, he appealed to day arrested two persons for the were seized. Meanwhile, three LeT Sanghi and DK Sharma is- ders of the Chief Justice. Delhi government’s Depart-
ascertained only after receiving the reports of people to rise up against terror net- Sunday’s grenade attack and terrorist associates were arrested in sued notice to the adminis- The high court on March 4 ment of Law and Justice

Rape of minors: Raj min

electrical and forensic experts, police said. The works to stop such incidents. "It seized the two-wheeler. Pulwama district of south Kashmir. trative side of the Delhi HC had deferred by four weeks and asked them to respond
charred bodies were found in various rooms of through its registrar gener- the Delhi Higher Judicial to the petitions.

2 NEW MEDICAL
the two-storey house, they said. Another
PMLA provision defended

blames it on social media

member of the family was rushed to a nearby

COLLEGES IN
hospital and was put under ventilator support as of High Court took up the matter after its recent
his condition was said to be critical. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday defended visit to East Jaintia Hills district along with Chief

1 more rescued from
coal mine cave-in
HYDERABAD: One more person was on Tuesday
rescued from a coal mine that collapsed in
Singareni Collieries Company in Peddapalli
district of Telangana. Earlier, it was reported that
the four had died. During the rescue efforts for
the second day on Tuesday, the worker was
saved but hospitalised, said sources. Search was
on for three people still trapped, the police said.
On Monday, a portion of the roof/side wall of the
mine crashed. Seven people got trapped under
the debris and three of them were rescued, they
said, adding those rescued were in a hospital.
C’garh scribe held for fake news,
booked for immoral trafficking
JAIPUR: The parliamentary affairs
minister of Rajasthan, Shanti Dhari-
wal, has blamed social media for rape
cases of minors in the state. “The
main reason for this is the porno-
graphic content available on social
media, which is served unabated,”
Dhariwal said in the state assembly
while replying to a question regard-
ing the increase in the number of
rape cases of girls in Rajasthan.
The minister who was replying to
the questions on behalf of CM and
home minister Ashok Gehlot told the
House that police have registered
5,793 cases of rape of girls between
January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2022.
The total number of arrests in these
cases were pegged at 6,628 and the
courts have convicted 398 accused in
129 cases.
The leader of opposition Gulab
Chand Kataria said the conviction
rate was low. “Though there were
more than 50 POCSO courts, only 129
cases have been decided in the last
three years. This is not an ideal situa-
tion as the only way to stop such inci-
dents is fast hearing and harsh pun-
ishment,” he said. —Manish Godha
ALWAR, NAGAUR
OUR BUREAU / New Delhi
Union Health Minister Dr
Mansukh Mandaviya and
Rajastghan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday
virtually laid foundation sto-
nes of two new medical col-
leges in Alwar and Nagaur.
“This would not only expe-
dite bringing affordable
healthcare facilities to the
doorsteps of people but will
also give impetus to medical
education,” Mandaviya said.
He said these two medical
colleges are being estab-
lished as part of Prime Min-
in the Supreme Court the PMLA provision relat-
ing to power to arrest saying adequate
“safeguards” are provided in it and relevant
records, including grounds for arrest and the
material on the basis of which the conclusion
has been arrived at, are placed before the
concerned court for its perusal. The government
told the apex court, hearing arguments on a
batch of petitions concerning the interpretation
of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA), that nothing is “kept
confidential” from the concerned court. Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre,
told a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar
no provision can be quashed merely because it
deviates from the Code of Criminal Procedure
(CrPC). “Please see how many safeguards are
provided in section 19 (of the PMLA),” Mehta
told the bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh
Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar.
Secretary R V Suchiang to see in person the
situation in illegal mining activities in the area.
Actor Dileep’s plea rejected
KOCHI: The Kerala HC dismissed actor
Dileep’s plea opposing further probe in the
2017 actress assault case and permitted the
Crime Branch to go ahead with its probe. Jus-
tice Kauser Edappagath said once additional
materials or fresh information pertaining to a
crime are received, even after filing of the
charge sheet or final report, it is the right and
duty of the police to inquire into the same
and find out if there is any truth in it.
Notices on ‘judicial vista’
NEW DELHI: The SC sought responses from the
Centre and its Registry on a PIL seeking
development of a “judicial vista” near the apex
court premises to cater to the growing need of

C’garh GDP grows by 11.5 %: Eco survey Illegal mining in Meghalaya

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Police have added
sections pertaining to immoral trafficking in the
case against a web portal’s journalist, arrested
for allegedly circulating fake news against
Congress leaders, an official said on Tuesday.
After journalist Nilesh Sharma was arrested in
Raipur last Wednesday, police recovered a large
amount of pornographic content from his mobile
handset, the official said, adding he was
ister Modi's vision to have a
medical college in every dis-
trict of the country. He said
AVDHESH MALLICK / RAIPUR: Even as the country is yet to come out of the pandemic grip Rajasthan gets 23 medical
completely, Directorate of Economics and Statics of Chhattisgarh presented an economic sur- colleges in three phases, of
vey report 2021-22 in the assembly, Raipur and estimated the state’s Gross Domestic Prod- which 7 are already complet-
uct will see a boom in 2022. The state's Economic Survey Report for the year 2021-22 was ed while one is being set up
presented in the state assembly by Planning, Economics and Statistics Dept Minister Amar- in the second phase and 15 in
jeet Bhagat. As per the economic survey report 2021-22, average annual GDP of the state on the third phase, of 75 medical
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya High Court has dire-
cted the state chief secretary to ensure that ille-
gal mining activities are stopped without delay
and a committee free from political interference
be set up to monitor the implementation of
Supreme Court's directions and recommenda-
tions on the issue. The three-member full bench
judicial infrastructure for all the courts including
the subordinate judiciary, tribunals, the Delhi HC
and the bar in Delhi. A bench of Justices Vineet
Saran and Aniruddha Bose took note of the PIL
by lawyer Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, also
seeking a direction to Union Ministries of Law
and Justice and the Housing and Urban Affairs
to constitute a central authority to cater to the
need of judicial infrastructure.

On B-day bash, Raje says

allegedly circulating such content. constant prices will remain 11.5% when estimated national (India) GDP remained at 9.2%. colleges across India.

NEW COVID-19 FROM PAGE 3 SC HEARING TODAY ON CHECKING

‘It’s our turn in 2023’

CASES DECLINE
OUR BUREAU / NEW DELHI:
India on Tuesday reported 3,993
Covid-19 infections, the lowest
in 662 days and in line with the
trend of decline in the daily new
infections while the active
caseload also dipped below
50,000 and day’s deaths of 108.
The cumulative infections
reached 4,29,71,308 cases, tho-
ugh 4,24,06,150 of them have
recovered while 5,15,210
succumbed. Delhi reported 158
new infections in 24 hours and
3 deaths, while Kerala tops with
24 deaths in a day, followed by
5 in Karnataka.
The nationwide vaccination
reached 179.13 crore, with
21.34 lakh doses in 24 hours. A
total of 77.43 crore people have
been tested so far for the virus,
8.73 lakh of them in 24 hours.
MANISH GODHA / Jaipur
In a show of strength on her
birthday on Tuesday, former
chief minister of Rajasthan
Vasundhara Raje said, “It’s
our turn in 2023 and victory
will be record-breaking.”
Addressing a massive gath-
ering at Keshoraipatan town
in Bundi district, Raje said,
“In 2003, the party came to
power with 120 seats, then
163 in 2013, and now in 2023,
BJP will break all records.
Number ‘3’ is lucky for us, it’s
2003, and then 2013 and now
it’s our turn in 2023.”
Raje said, “For me, it is of
utmost importance that Ra-
jasthan stands firmly on its
feet and prosperity is all acr-
oss the spectrum of the soci-
ety. My resolve is to make a
strong Rajasthan which will
serve the nation and the soci-
ety.”
Raje also attacked the
Gehlot government and said,
“It (the government) was
making mere announce-
ments and making populist
budget announcements does-
n’t help, they need to be ma-
terialised on the ground.”
Raje celebrated her birth-
day in Bharatpur like she did
last year. The former CM is
getting active as the polls are
approaching.
VVPAT BEFORE COUNTING
this side of the conversation as to the fault of the returning
Tata Motors... saying.
When the social worker
officer, election material was
brought in a vehicle carrying
intention of creating evidence complained of too much noise garbage. The leaders, who OUR BUREAU tion agents have left after
that no worker had completed in the compartment, citing were present there, got New Delhi counting and so there is no
240 days,” Justice Ghuge railway rules to such effect, the confused. The strongroom is transparency,” she argued.
opined. Accordingly, Justice Jamnagar-bound family felt safe, and it has been shown The Supreme Court will hear When the CJI referred to
Ghuge drafted a compensation offended and demanded that to all the leaders, and on Wednesday a plea to check 2019 guidelines in which the
slab, which Tata Motors will they be shown the rule book. everybody is satisfied." Voter Verified Paper Audit SC had raised the number of
have to adhere to. The Then they advised her that she Mocking the exit polls, which Trail (VVPAT) of the Elec- EVMs for VVPAT paper trail
following is the compensation should rather have taken a gave a clear majority to the tronic Voting Machines from one to five EVMs per
ordered by the bench based on flight, instead of travelling by BJP in the Uttar Pradesh (EVMs) before counting of Assembly segment/con-
an individual worker’s tenure:  train. election, Yadav said, "I do not votes. stituency on a petition by
TERM   COMPENSATION According to Dayabai, the want to comment on the exit CJI Ramana on Tuesday leaders of various parties
211 days & above Rs75,000 family, whose members were polls. The exit polls want to agreed to hear the matter af- for verification of VVPAT
180-210 days Rs65,000 randomly occupying the seats create a perception that the ter a mention by senior advo- paper trail of at least 50% of
150-179 days Rs 55,000 in the compartment, resented BJP is winning (the election), cate Meenakshi Arora that the polling stations, Arora
120-149 days Rs45,000  the fact the she had urged so that the stealing, which verification of VVPAT is cur- said currently verification is
90-119 days Rs35,000 them to open the door, which they are doing, is not known rently done after the count- done only with respect to
60-89 days Rs 25,000  was locked from inside. (to the public). Hence, I would ing of votes, rendering the one booth and not five
Below 60 days None
EVMs intercepted... say that if we have voted, we exercise moot. “If verifica- booths per polling stations.
Social activist... Meanwhile, District
should also ensure that our
votes are protected. If the
tion is after counting is over
then there is no use. Verifica-
She pressed for hearing on
Wednesday, pointing out
she a man or a woman?” Magistrate of Bareilly votes are not counted, then tion should be first when that the counting is on
Dayabai heard the speaker on Shivakant Dwivedi said, "Due where will democracy go?” there are agents, parties, can- Thursday in the assembly
didates etc. or else all elec- polls in five states.

FROM PAGE 1
ED officers ‘ATMs’ for BJP...
asked across the country is: why are the Cent-
ral probe agencies, including income tax pay-
ing attention only to certain people in Maha-
rashtra and West Bengal? This is a conspiracy
to overthrow the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas
Aghadi government,” he alleged. Raut was
accompanied by party MP Arvind Sawant.
“I have so far submitted 50 names with
necessary proof to the I-T department and the
ED but why have they not launched investiga-
tions?” he asked. “I had sent a list of 75 bogus
companies of Dhawangale, who is close to the
BJP, to ED. But there has been no probe. The
highest number of ED operations are taking
place in Maharashtra. ED has taken action
against 14 key leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi
and seven leaders in West Bengal,” he said.
“Does only Maharashtra have income and
tax? The Shiv Sena will soon reveal the
names of who is controlling all these
activities,” said Raut.
“In a previous press conference, I had
mentioned the name of Sumit Kumar
Narwar, who used to sell milk but whose
net worth is now Rs 8,000 crore and he
lives in Malabar Hills. I have already
submitted a letter with details pertaining to
extortion, bribery, corruption in Central
probe agencies,” he said.
If the BJP-led government is deploying
Central probe agencies against MVA
leaders, then the Shiv Sena also has the
right to counter-attack. “Central
investigative agencies have the power to
investigate. Similarly, Mumbai Police also
has powers. The names of ED officers will
be announced at the next press
conference,” he declared.
Raut alleged that ED officers had become
the BJP’s ‘ATM’. “Senior ED officers are
contesting on the BJP ticket. In this regard, I
have written a letter to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on February 28. In this letter,
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan wants to clean out
not just garbage but also corruption. I will
expose the extortion by ED and the criminal
syndicate in 10 parts,” he said.
According to Raut ED officer Jitendra
Navlani runs the ED racket. “Navlani and
seven companies associated with him are
involved in the transfer of money to their
accounts from the companies and persons
against whom the ED had launched a
probe,” he alleged. However, Raut revealed
that a complaint had been filed on Tuesday
against four ED officers with the Mumbai
police, which will investigate the matter.
“Some ED officers will go to jail after the
case is investigated,” he warned. He
claimed that ED officials had taken ‘ransom’
from over 100 builders.
Fadnavis drops ‘pen drive...
planting a knife to transfusing blood into a
throat and how to show the drug business,
how to conduct a raid, how to plant an
object in a raid and how to fit this case
under MCOCA,” claimed Fadnavis.
“Maharashtra is a progressive state. We are
opponents but not enemies. Maharashtra has
a strong police system. I am proud of the
Maharashtra Police. But this police force is
being misused. If the government conspires
to eliminate the opposition, then democracy
is in danger,” said Fadnavis.
Fadnavis reiterated that NCP Minister
Nawab Malik must resign, as there had been
financial deals with underworld kingpin
Dawood Ibrahim’s associates. “If Malik does
not resign, Maharashtra will always
remember it. The government should be
sensitive to this issue,” he opined.
Meanwhile, Congress legislator Nana Patole
targeted the BJP questioning who directed IPS
Officer Rashmi Shukla to do illegal phone
tapping and blackmailing of opposition
leaders including him during 2014-19 (when
BJP led government was in power). Besides,
Patole without naming BJP demanded that
the government should take action against
the party for allegedly getting funds from
Dawood Ibrahim’s associate Iqbal Mirchi.
SNOW ADDS TO WAR WOES
waited to cross into Poland. She said many
children were travelling with neighbours or
distant relatives, or being left at the border
by parents who then turned back. The
conditions are likely to get worse in the
coming days as temperatures plunge to -20C.
Previous attempts to lead civilians to safety
have crumbled with renewed attacks. But,
on Tuesday, a video posted by Ukrainian
officials showed buses packed with people
moving along a snowy road. These buses
are headed to other cities in Ukraine, but
many people have chosen to flee the country
instead. In one of the most desperate cities,
Mariupol, an estimated 200,000 people —
nearly half the population of 430,000 — is
hoping against hope that it will be able to
make good its escape.
The evacuation was not without hiccups:
Russia again breached the ceasefire to shell
evacuation routes out of Mariupol; the
latest ceasefire violation came as President
Volodymyr Zelensky said a child had died of
thirst in the embargoed port city. On
Monday, a bridge across the Irpin River in
the outskirts of Kyiv - a key evacuation
route - was also destroyed.
The corridors offered by Moscow have
been dismissed by Kyiv as little more than a
PR stunt because routes, most of which
lead to Russia or Belarus, have come under
attack by the Kremlin's forces.
Ukrainian President Zelensky accused
Moscow of 'cynicism', saying its troops
have laid mines across the routes and
blown up buses intended to be used as
transport. On Monday, he rejected Russian
proposals to evacuate civilians into what he
described as 'occupied territory,' and said
Moscow's forces were 'bombing the life out
of everything that is moving.'
With the invasion moving into its second
week, Russian troops have made significant
advances in southern Ukraine but are
stalled in some other regions. Ukrainian
soldiers and volunteers have fortified the
capital, Kyiv, with hundreds of checkpoints
and barricades designed to thwart a
takeover. A steady rain of shells and
rockets fell on other population centres,
including the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where
the mayor reported heavy artillery fire.
“We can't even gather the bodies because
the shelling from heavy weapons doesn't
stop day or night,” Mayor Anatol Fedoruk
said. “Dogs are ripping apart the bodies on
the city streets. It's a nightmare.”
So, it can be Jio Borivali...
‘‘In a new policy to earn non-fare revenue,
WR has decided that government arms and
reputed business houses will be allowed to
prefix or suffix their brand name or logo to
the name of a railway station on all
displays in station premises,’’ said Sumit
Thakur, chief public relations officer, WR,
talking to the FPJ on Tuesday.
The objective of the policy for co-branding
of railway stations is to generate non-fare
revenue. The idea is to permit the licensee
(brand owner) to only prefix or suffix their
brand name or logo to the name of railway
station and this name shall not exceed two
words. However, this co-branding will not be
permitted on railway tickets, public
reservation system (PRS), websites, route
maps, in announcements through the public
address systems, on the rail display network,
amongst others, where only the original
name of the railway station will be used.
Railways has been trying several ways to
earn non-fare revenue, especially by
leveraging its outdoor advertising spaces at
stations for years. This is the latest bid to get
a bigger piece of the pie by monetisation of
this space.
WORLD GOES OVER THE...
UK led to bedlam at the petrol pumps:
Large queues could be seen as prices
jumped and were hissing close to £2 a litre.
This would make commuting unaffordable
for half on the drivers on the road, said
western media reports.
Global oil prices are at highest level for 14
years this week -- spiking to nearly $140
per barrel. The UK is planning to buy more
oil from the US, Saudi Arabia and the
Middle East instead, but wants nine
months to sort out the deals. There will not
be a ban on Russian gas - but this is still
under discussion within the Government.
FROM PAGE 3
Aaditya pal comes under...
ment alleged Jadhav, his associates, and
some civic contractors had acquired three
dozen immovable properties worth Rs 130
crore. The I-T sleuths also claimed that the
contractors involved are suspected to have
evaded income of about Rs 200 crore.
CONG SET TO AVERT...
also concerned over a sharp divergence of
opinion among the party's senior leaders in
Uttarakhand, amid speculation that former
Chief Minister Harish Rawat (71) may even
organise a split in the party, if he is denied
the CM’s post. He quit as the AICC general
secretary just before the polls, so that he in
the running after the results are out.
In Uttar Pradesh, Congress general
secretary Priyanka Gandhi herself is holding
the fort and will handle the imponderables
in an evolving situation. The party has also
sent its senior leaders to Punjab and
Manipur, where the post-result situation
may be equally fluid. `We are expecting a
hung assembly in Punjab with Congress as
the single-largest party. Already, a few
candidates from other parties are in touch
with our senior leaders. They are ready to
return to the Congress in case we are short
of a majority,” sources told a news portal.
Chhatisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo,
Mukul Wasnik and Lok Sabha MP Vincent
Pala will be in Manipur as observers.
The Congress is also facing heightened
dissident activity, with leaders like Kapil
Sibal and Anand Sharma pressing for a
revamp of the party structure by holding
internal elections, instead of allowing
former Congress President Rahul Gandhi to
continue with his back-seat driving.
They are exerting pressure that the
organisational elections be conducted at
the earliest and thereby end the culture of
nominations in the party.
How to cram yoga into...
towards the betterment of their health. On
average we spend at least two hours in the
train while traveling and we can make the
most of this precious time which gets
wasted.”
“So, I contacted the railway department
and requested them to grant me permission
for conducting this healthy activity for the
commuters but I was turned away saying
that it might be dangerous for some
commuters. But after a little bit of
convincing, I was allowed to start this
initiative. Today, we conducted this session
on the 10.22am ladies special from
Borivli to Mumbai Central, as an awareness
campaign on the importance of yoga for
women,” added Shah.
One of the commuters who participated
in the yoga session in the train, Priyanka
Patil said, “My friends and I were travelling
in the train when we saw a bunch of yoga
volunteers teaching simple and helpful
yoga exercises to the commuters. At first,
we were a bit hesitant but later saw almost
the entire crowd joining the volunteers, so
we also started doing the exercises. It was
really helpful and a fun activity during a
regular commute.” “Today’s session also
made me realise how important daily
exercise is for everyone, especially women
who juggle work and home responsibilities
but forget to take care of their own health,”
added Patil.  Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 assured
The volunteers also conducted a yoga
session on Tuesday with the women staff of
the Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh at
their office in Vasai. Much to the delight of
commuters, Hindi television serial actor
Suchitra Trivedi was one of the volunteers
and they were thrilled to follow her
instructions.
Centre rapped in Salem case
to the assurance not to sentence Salem to
death or imprisoned for a term beyond 25
years. It had sought the Centre's stand on
Salem's plea that the September 2017
judgment of a Mumbai TADA court
sentencing him to life imprisonment
violated the terms of extradition.
Justice Kaul took exception to the CBI
filing the affidavit when it was actually
sought from the Central Government.
In its affidavit, the CBI contended that the
solemn sovereign assurance given by
Advani cannot be construed as a guarantee
or underetaking that no court in India
would award the punishment provided
under the prevalent Indian laws.
"It is not an affidavit. I want it. Who was
asked to file the affidavit? It is a
commitment by the Government of India.
CBI is only a prosecuting agency," Justice
Kaul affirmed, wondering whether the
government says it will not stand by the
international commitment.
Justice Kaul accepted that the offence is
serious, but the stand on the commitment
made in its political wisdom should be
evaluated by the Government, based on the
far-reaching ramifications pertaining to
extradition of fugitives in the future.
Advocate Rishi Malhotra, appearing on
behalf of Abu Salem, submitted that in
Portugal, the courts cannot award a
sentence for more than 25 years. Based on
the principle of reciprocity, the Government
of India had given solemn sovereign
assurance to the Portugal courts that Abu
Salen would not be awarded more than 25
years, he argued.
On 13.12.2002, the Government of India
had issued a Gazette Notification in
exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-
section (1) of Section 3 of the Extradition
Act 1962, directing that the provisions of
the Act, other than Chapter III, shall apply
to the Portuguese Republic with effect from
13.12.2002. The Government of India gave
an undertaking under the signatures of the
then Deputy Prime Minister, LK Advani that
on the basis of provisions of the Constitu-
tion of India, Indian Extradition Act, and the
the Government of Portugal that it will
exercise its powers conferred by the Indian
laws to ensure that if extradited by Portugal
for trial in India, appellant Abu Salem
would not be visited by death penalty or
imprisonment for a term beyond 25 years.
Further, the Ambassador of India in
Lisbon, by letter dated 25.05.2003, gave
another assurance that in the event of
extradition of Abu Salem, he will (i) not be
prosecuted for offences other than those for
which his extradition has been sought; and
(ii) not be re-extradited to any third country.
In June 2017, a special Terrorism and
Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court of
Mumbai had found Abu Salem, Mustafa
Dossa, Karimullah Khan, Firoz Abdul Rashid
Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui and Tahir Merchant
guilty of conspiring and carrying out a
string of bomb blasts across Mumbai in
1993, which ended up killing 257 people.
Only accused Abdul Qayyum Karim Sheikh
was acquitted since the prosecution failed
to establish a conspiracy against him.
 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: In law, a man is guilty when he violates
the rights of others. In ethics, he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
EDIT
Anis Khan’s death: a warning call for Mamata
— Immanuel Kant
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

SINCE 1928

War and Elections Everywhere

FOUNDER EDITOR: S SADANAND
the elite class. At the end of the 1970s, the rule enchantment within the community against the political significance. The BJP has proved
of the left front began. Under the left regime, the TMC. that they can win in the Center (not in the

add to price pain

the demography of the Muslim leadership To put it more precisely, a significant section states) without the support of the Muslims.
Here, There, changed as common people started getting of the Muslims in Bengal, mostly the younger This sheer fear has brought a tendency with-
recognition. generation have developed some kind of disen- in the Muslims to shift towards political par-
With time, a new class of Muslims devel- chantment against the TMC. This disenchant- ties like All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mus-

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O
oped under the left regime who were highly ment is not only because of the TMC's Bengal limeen (AIMIM) which is primarily run by the
powerful local leaders. Here, the power is not politics but also because the party is not taking representatives of the community.
only in terms of political power but also in on the BJP on the issue of Hindutva. Taking any particular section for granted
21st-century war just does not hurt the warring na- n the midnight of February 18, a 27- terms of economic control over the areas. During the 2021 election campaign on several in Indian politics could be a dangerous idea.
tions, but the entire globe. For it is an interconnected year-old student activist from Bengal; When Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Con- occasions, Mamata Banerjee has put forward In the last Bihar election, it was witnessed
global marketplace. The symbiotic relationships be- Anis Khan died. The family members gress came into power in Bengal, this class of her Hindu identity. On several occasions, she that a significant section of the Muslims
tween nations transcend just their political outlook and ex- of Khan alleged that police killed their son. Muslim leaders joined the party. has visited temples and chanted Hindu Slokas voted for AIMIM and the party which had
tend to economies and consumption from the global supply Despite repeated requests from the family the Recently, several reports have claimed that to prove that she is also a Hindu. There is no zero presence earlier won 5 seats. Here, the
chains. West Bengal government has not allowed CBI student activist Anis Khan had a conflicting doubt that the intention of Banerjee was not to idea that the Muslims vote for the political
Just when the world was heaving a sigh of relief from the to probe the matter but formed a special in- relationship with the local Muslim leaders. hurt the Muslim community but to clarify that party which will come to power also does
two-year covid hit political economies and societal hurt, this vestigating team or SIT. But beyond the con- Significantly, Anis Khan stood beside Mamata BJP does not have the sole authority towards not hold true.
troversies, there is a warning for Bengal Chief Similarly, in the Ahmedabad civic poll last
Taking any particular section for granted in Indian politics could
Russia-Ukraine war is a modern-day nightmare. In this
Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party. year AIMIM won seven seats. Here, AIMIM as
midst, China on Monday reported as many as 500 new coro-
be a dangerous idea. In the last Bihar election, it was witnessed
According to the family members, around a political party is just an example. In Bengal,
navirus cases for the first time since early 2020. Eyes will not 4–5 people came to his house in police uniform there is no presence of this political party but
only be on physical war but also on the worries if the covid
that a significant section of the Muslims voted for AIMIM and
at Amta of Howrah district and took him to before the election, a political outfit called In-
wave is a newer wave. the roof. Salim Khan, the father of the activist, dian Secular Front was formed by the cleric of

The war-enforced supply chain issues have impacted glob- alleged that he was thrown off the roof. This
al prices of soybean, wheat, fertiliser, and metals like cop- death has triggered a massive row in Bengal.
per, steel, aluminum, and palladium. For India, it would in-
crease the import bills for minerals, fuels & oils, gems & jew-
On December 09, 2019, the lower house of
the Parliament passed the controversial Citi-
ellery, edible oils, precious commodities, and fertilisers.
Ukraine and Russia account for about 80% of world sun-
zenship Amendment Act or CAA. Bengal
Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress
flower oil supplies. The war would further increase sun- supremo Mamata Banerjee took to the streets
flower oil prices, and consequently food inflation. In the past on 16th December against the CAA. The Mus-
fortnight, milk brands across India have increased retail lims of Bengal and across India were worried
prices, citing higher costs. Gold prices have also started about the CAA. They understood that though
inching up, as other precious commodities. Russia is a large there is no exact clause by which the Muslims
producer of rare metals like Palladium (controls nearly 45% can lose their citizenship in India. But if the
of global supply). Ukraine produces neon gas and controls CAA is imposed along with the National Reg-
ister of Citizenship (NRC) then there would be
nearly 70% of the global supply. These two materials are
fear of losing citizenship. Across India Mus-
used in the semiconductor and automobile sectors, and the lims and civil society along with students took
shortage of these could create further supply-side issues in the street against the implementation of CAA.
the already hurting industries including consumer elec- According to the last census, Bengal has a
tronics, computing. Ukrainian market imports over USD population of around 27% of Muslims. The
150 million of pharma supplies from India. voting pattern of the community has changed
India imports over 85% of its oil. Despite the crude oil over the years just the way the political power
prices hovering at USD 130 a barrel, Indian oil majors have in Bengal and the leadership position of the
held onto retail fuel prices. Every USD 1 per barrel in- community has changed over the decades. Ac-
crease in crude oil prices translates into a $1.3 billion in- cording to a significant section of the political
the party which had zero presence earlier won 5 seats. Here, the
idea that the Muslims vote for the political party which will
come to power also does not hold true.
Banerjee and her party in several issues like
the anti-CAA protest. From the end of the left
rule in Bengal, the Muslim vote share has en-
tirely shifted towards the Trinamool Con-
gress.
After the Narendra Modi-led BJP came to
power in the Center, the BJP and the RSS tar-
geted Bengal. They launched a massive ex-
pansion plan. Several riot-like incidents took
place during their expansion process. And,
the fear among the community in Bengal kept
increasing. Mamata Banerjee was their only
choice because the Left politics in the state is
in a deplorable condition. In the 2021 Bengal
election, Mamata Banerjee achieved a histori-
cal victory. But today, the death of Anis Khan
and the protests across the state by the Mus-
Hindus. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Con-
gress during the past year has also allowed sev-
eral turncoats who earlier joined the BJP to re-
turn. Many of these leaders have made anti-
Muslim remarks when they were with the BJP.
At the national stage, the Trinamool Congress
has been taking a soft path when it comes to
Hindutva politics of the BJP.
For example, during Mamata Banerjee‘s
last visit she met senior BJP leader Subra-
manian Swamy who is known for his anti-
Muslim stand. Similarly, recently when Kar-
nataka is burning with the hijab row Banerjee
has been silent. No one can deny that such acts
can put fear in certain sections of the Mus-
lims in Bengal.
After the BJP-led government has come into
Futura Sharif that won one assembly seat as
well. It would be wrong to say that ISF or AIM-
IM might harm Mamata Banerjee politically
in Bengal.
But no doubt, sidelining the community or
not showing enough empathy amid the rise of
the Hindu majoritarian politics in India can
cause some harm to Mamata Banerjee in the
future. The need of the hour is to understand
the disenchantment amongst the Muslims
and to deal with every little issue related to the
community with empathy. The family mem-
bers of Anis Khan have said that they have im-
mense faith in Mamata Banerjee but not in
her party or the administration. This is a clear
message regarding what is wrong. Being one
of the senior-most politicians of India it is ex-
pected from Banerjee that she will not allow
any discontent within the community against
the TMC to grow in Bengal.
The author is an independent journalist based in
Kolkata and former policy research fellow at Delhi
Assembly Research Center. He tweets as

Hijab ban: an attack on women’s education

crease in the current account deficit. With assembly elec- analysts in Bengal during the Congress lim students along with the Left student or- power, the Muslims of India has lost many @sayantan_gh. Views expressed are
tions over in the few states, the political pressure to hold regime, the Muslim leadership used to be from ganisation clearly points out that there is dis- things. But one of the most important losses is entirely personal
up oil prices might ease; consequently, with increased fuel
and oil prices, it could trigger further inflationary pres-
sures. India’s retail inflation had hit a seven-month high
of 6.01 percent in January, breaching the RBI’s upper tol-
erance range of 6 percent. The GoI has mandated the Re-
serve Bank of India to maintain retail inflation at 4%,
women’s Constitutional right to jab. But it is also true that during nate to see that in a country that suf- women in higher education and pro-
with a margin of +- 2%, for a five-year period ending
freedom of religion, right to educa- this period of increasing traditional fers from an extremely low rate of fessional courses, as compared to
March 2026. Food inflation has contributed much to it, and tion and right to freedom of choice, clothing, more and more Muslim education, particularly girl educa- their population. But what is heart-
the continuation of this war would hurt food prices fur- among others. Then there are con- girls have taken to education and tion, and where there is a massive ening is that more and more Muslim
ther.
In addition, the Indian rupee has weakened against the
Comment tradictory voices in the Muslim
community. Some say the hijab is
specialized professional courses
that include medicine, engineering,
gender gap, the uniform that girls
wear should get any kind of priori-
girls are keen to attend school and
college and their numbers are also
USD and crossed the INR 76.9 mark. This continued pres-
÷ A L I Chougule

M
obligatory in Islam and wearing it is IT, management, and more. Not all ty. The push needed to the education improving in the workplace. Howev-
sure on the INR would cause damage to forex reserves if their fundamental right, while oth- of them wear hijab but many do out of girls can’t be stressed more, given er, the ratio for Muslim women in
our imports do not decrease. Reducing our dependence on ers say wearing hijab is their per- their educational backwardness the working-age who are working or
imports from developed economies would reduce our in- uch has been said and writ- sonal choice. There are also pro- While to the liberals, the and the discrimination they face willing to work is likely to be lower
flationary pressure. In developed economies, labour costs ten about the controversy gressive and reform-minded voices hijab controversy is one vis-à-vis boys. Given that women are than the figure for all women, which
have increased during the pandemic. In turn, this has af- of girl students wearing hi- within the Muslim community that
more attempt by the constantly struggling and battling is 20 percent as compared to 75 per-
fected the pricing of imports we undertake and hence the jab in schools and colleges and its re- believe that hijab is a symbol of age- at various levels to step out of their cent for men. Therefore, women of
landed cost of imported finished goods or even imported ligious, ideological, and political old patriarchy. Hindutva forces to impose homes to get an education and be- all communities, Muslim in particu-
inputs for Indian manufactured goods have increased. meanings. Since this is a con- These progressive voices are of their majoritarian agenda come financially independent, the lar, need to be encouraged to acquire
Despite these pressures and inflationary trends, the RBI tentious issue, it’s best left to the the view that the Holy Quran asks on the minorities, focus should clearly be on educating education and to step out to work for
has so far maintained an accommodative stance, simply to court to decide whether girls should
be allowed into class with hijab,
Muslims to dress ‘modestly’ and ‘de-
cently’. But the words ‘modesty’ and
particularly the Muslims, as many girls as possible with an en-
vironment that is conducive to their
a living.
Hijab can be called regressive if it
support growth. If LIC’s partial disinvestment goal does
whether the hijab is part of the ba- ‘decency’ have been misinterpreted the voices of sanity in the sense of safety and security. is forced on someone but not when
not materialise this fiscal, GoI might need to borrow larg-
er amounts in the domestic markets; which might neces-
sic tenets of Islam and a ban on hi- by the conservative clerics. There liberal camp are in support Legal experts are of the view that someone wants to wear it out of
sitate lower interest rates. RBI is also the debt manager for
jab is a violation of the fundamental are several interpretations of the of hijab because they forcing girls to choose education choice. In the legal battle to nullify
right of Muslim women or not. Quran and it is difficult to arrive at over comfort and faith not only vio- the practice of Triple talaq, the peti-
GoI and hence maintaining affordable interest burden be- While the Karnataka High Court’s exact meanings of ‘modesty’ and believe it is part of the lates their Right to Education but tioners were Muslim women and it
comes a role to juggle amongst others. On the bond market verdict in the hijab case is due in the ‘decency’. But many believe that hi- Muslim women’s also their Right to Personal Liberty. would be wrong to underestimate
front, RBI has been working to sweep up liquidity, and con-
sequently, the long-term bond yields have inched upwards.
coming days, it is important to see jab is an integral part of Islamic constitutional right to It is important to remember that their sense of justice and resolve to

India's overall macroeconomic situation has been in a

the hijab row in the larger context of
education, employment, and em-
recovery mode but the growth is worryingly-suspected to powerment of Muslim women. It is
be concentrated at the top end. Is the lower social spec- also equally important to think of
trum of the Indian economy stagflation or in recession? what a legal ban on wearing hijab
Stagflation is when economic growth slows and, at the would mean to a woman’s rights and
same time, is accompanied by rising inflation. While the her freedom to make choices.
RBI might increase its inflationary forecast for the short While to the liberals, the hijab con-
term, that might loosen the monetary policy. troversy is one more attempt by the
India has abstained from voting against Russia in the Hindutva forces to impose their ma-
global forum, while it has had publicly announced con- joritarian agenda on the minorities,
versations between heads of state of India, Russia, particularly the Muslims, the voices
Ukraine. India, as a regional voice, has to balance its of sanity in the liberal camp are in
support of hijab because they be-
strategic imperative of keeping its interests safer; that
lieve it is part of the Muslim
includes keeping China at bay, whose intrusion with In-
dian policies around the neighbourhood; and yet bal-
custom and stress on it as a mark of
modesty. As hijab is identified as a
mark of Muslim identity and belief,
just as the turban is for a Sikh male
and sacred ash or tilak on the fore-
head for the Hindus, secularism de-
mands that restrictions on symbols
of religious identity are justified if
they apply to all religions to main-
tain neutrality.
Over the last few decades, more
and more Muslim girls and women
have adapted to traditional clothing,
even in places where earlier there
was no tradition of wearing the hi-
freedom of religion, right to
education and right to
freedom of choice,
among others.
of personal choice, religious obliga-
tion, or family pressure. But the im-
portant thing is that the primary fo-
cus of these girls is education, em-
ployment, and empowerment.
The question is whether hijab
should come in the way of educa-
tion for girls. In fact, it is unfortu-
what the girl chooses to wear is a
very personal choice that cannot be
interfered with under the pretext of
reform. After all, a reform that
forces a girl to dress in a particular
manner is also a kind of oppression.
Hijab is just an accessory to cover
the head, it does not impede
women’s education, employment,
and empowerment.
Data suggests that literacy and ed-
ucational backwardness among
Muslim women is more than for
most other religious communities.
It is the same case with Muslim
GUIDING LIGHT
fight against gender discrimination
and male dominance. A legal ban on
hijab would not only put the Right to
Education on the backburner, but it
would also be a violation of Article
14, Article 21, and Article 25 of the
Constitution. It will also be an as-
sault on equality, religious freedom,
pluralism, and diversity. More im-
portant, it will be a setback for Mus-
lim women’s education and empow-
erment.
The writer is an independent Mumbai-
based senior journalist

Shri Dakshinamurthy – The lord of convergence — Dr S. Ainavolu

ance its long-drawn friendship with Russia, which has

S
stood by it. India has also used its diplomatic and politi-
cal goodwill with both Russia & Ukraine to ensure the
safe return of Indians stuck in the war zone. Hopefully,
this would continue to reduce any more Indians stuck hri Dakshinamurthy is the original manifested
there. form of lord Shiva. When people look at different
On the capital markets, the pressures of the war and forms of worship, they have a long list of wishes,
inflation is hurting the investors with depressed valua- but when one looks at Dakshinamurthy, the silence
tions. After all, fear or fear of missing out operates from shall prevail internally in the seeker. ‘Dakshin’ is typi-
the concept of fear. Is this how a VUCA ( Volatility, uncer- cally interpreted as the South direction. A simple ex-
tainty, complexity, and ambiguity) market condition looks planation of Dakshinamurthy is one facing the south
like? direction. A deeper interpretation is “Daksha” or
“Dakshata” indicates having competencies and being
FPJ Archives MARCH 9, 1964 capable. In other words, he is a capable master who can
grant the ultimate. The Jnana (enlightening wisdom)
liberates one from the mundane, and Dakshinamurthy
is our knowledge/wisdom giving lord who gives us
THAT, the liberating Jnana.
Stotram: Dakshinamurthy stotram is composed by
Adi Shankaracharya (Kaladi, Kerala born) who estab-
lished four mathas in four corners of India. He re-
soundingly established the advaita’s supremacy. Often,
we come across many a stotram that extol the deity em-
bedded in it or around whom the stotram is defined or
built. Dakshinamurthy stotram is different. It defines
the essence of advaita, and even boldly hints, THAT,
the Guru and THIS are all the same. The stotram is
(Spiritual organisations keen to be featured in this space contact : features@fpj.co.in)
bold one may say, as it promises convergence.
Depiction of the Lord: This stotram is one of the rare
compilations where wonderment is used not about the
accomplishments or boons given by the deity but about
the form. It begins with “sharanamaham prapadye”,
surrendering. The word “Chitram” comes in shloka
beginning, an absolute wonderment, and exclamation.
It expresses wonder that “Chitram vata taror mule
vruddha shishya guror yuva”. Astonishing sight for us
who are used to older Guru and younger disciples as
the scene is reversed here, with a sixteen-year Guru
and older disciples. It exclaims “Gurostu mouna
vyakhyanam shishyastuchinna samshaya”, meaning
the Guru is teaching in “mouna” (silence) and the
doubts of the disciples got eliminated/evaporated! He
is also called “bhishaje bhava roginam”, the doctor
who can cure all the diseases of this world. He is called
the “Sat-chit-ananda roopaya”, as we know the three
components of the perfect existence.
(The writer is Professor of Strategy at VPSM, Navi
Mumbai. Experiences and views are personal. Read
the full version at: www.ainavolu.in)

One flew over the nest #BreakTheBias WEDNESDAY’S SWIPE

Let’s #BreaktheBias the women face in Waste Management Industry!
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Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and
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where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's

Hindi compulsion, a big mistake — CHAGLA

equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.
Grey Highlands@GreyHighlands1

MADRAS, MARCH 8 (PTI) Shri M. C. Chagla. Union Education Minister, said here
today "too much compulsion" on the subject of Hindi had been "a great mistake, and
the South has reacted against it". Addressing a Press conference here. Shri Chagla said
Hindl could not replace English again as the link language in India without general
agreement. "I am against any aggressive tactics, but I think Hirdi can not become the
link language unless we carry the South with us,” Shri Chagia said. "You cannot force
it down the throats of the people of the South or of Bengal. They are part of India."
"No step can be taken without carrying the South and Bengal with us to work
voluntarily willingly. honestly and sincerely. No compulsion, no force, no aggressive
tactics. Then slone can we sue ceed in the cause of Hind!"
This Women’s Day, let’s appreciate the women for their small and big
victories and #BreakTheBias with Amul Chocolates.
Amul.Coop@Amul_Coop
We recognize the contribution of women for their courage in inspiring
others and mobilizing others for a sustainable future for everyone.
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When asked once - why a ‘common man’ and not a 'common woman', RK
Laxman exclaimed: "you see, women can never be common!". By far the
best message I saw today on #WomensDay #breakthebias
Kulmeet Bawa@kulmeetbawa
Zverev put on 1-year probation for outburst in Acapulco
ACAPULCO: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Alexander Zverev was
put on probation for one year by the ATP for violently hitting the
chair umpire's stand repeatedly with his racket following a loss in
doubles at the Mexico Open. If Zverev receives a code violation that
results in a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct, he will be suspended
from ATP events for eight weeks and fined an additional $25,000.
GAMES MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

Aussies
SPORTS CAFE Warne brought spin as an
PTI

O attacking commodity to this

Mount Maunganui

pener Alyssa Healy

cricketing world: Ashwin

starred with the bat

get Healy
after Australian
bowlers produced a clinical
display as the six-time
champions coasted to a sev-
en-wicket victory over Pak- PTI
istan in the ICC Women's Bengaluru ‘Used to bowl medium

touch
World Cup, here on Tuesday. pace to be next Kapil’
Australian bowlers Still in disbelief by Aus-
struck at regular intervals, tralian legend Shane BENGALURU: Ashwin revealed
save a fine 99-run partner- Warne's death, India off- that he wanted to be a batter
ship between skipper Bis- spinner Ravichandran and used to bowl medium pace
Sweden's Armand Duplantis poses next to the score board mah Maroof (78 not out) hailed the late leg-spin wiz- as a child to become the next
after breaking his own pole vaulting world record at the World and all-rounder Aliya Riaz ard for redefining bowling "Kapil Paaji."
Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Belgrade on Monday (53), to restrict Pakistan to and bringing spin as an at- Playing in his 85th match, the
190 for six after skipper Meg tacking commodity in 35-year-old Ashwin went past
Duplantis sets pole vault world record Lanning decided to field. world cricket. the legendary Kapil's 434 Test
BELGRADE: Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis broke his The Australian batters, Warne, a spin wizard scalps to become India's second
own world pole vault record with a 6.19-meter clearance at led by star wicketkeeper who made the world fall in most successful bowler in the
the Belgrade Indoor Meeting. Duplantis set the record of 6.18 Healy (72), who scored a love with his craft, died of longest format on Sunday.
in February 2020 indoors in Glasgow. "I've tried 6.19 meters scintillating half-century, natural causes at the age of "Feeling so humbled. 28 years
50 times," the Swede said. "It's been a long time coming. I've then batted comfortably to 52 in Thailand on Friday, ago, I was cheering for Kapil
never had a height that has given me that much trouble, so it's notch up their second win leaving the world

Opener scores
Paaji along with my da when he
a very good feeling. It was really hard fought over these past of the tour- shell-shocked.
two years. I'm really happy." With all of his opponents finished, nament Australia's Alyssa Healy plays a shot during their World Cup match "I see Warne as a flag-
went past Richard Hadlee's

72 as Kangaroos
Duplantis opened his series with 5.61, 5.85 and 6.00 all on his with 15.3 against Pakistan at Bay Oval in Tauranga on Tuesday AFP bearer for carrying the record," Ashwin said.
first tries. At 6.19, he missed his first two attempts. overs to spin aspect of bowling on "In fact, I used to bowl

beat Pakistan by
medium pace on my dad's advice
5 football officials suspended over brawl
spare. of the 28th but till then the over the line. the front in the world crick-
Australia, damage was done and Ellyse Earlier, skipper Maroof eting map. The top three back then so that I can try to be

seven wickets
MEXICO CITY: State authorities in north-central Mexico have who defeat- Perry (26 not out) and Beth and all-rounder Riaz res- wicket-takers in the world the next Kapil Paaji."
suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a ed England Mooney (23 not out) had no cued Pakistan from a pre- are spinners in Muttiah
weekend match left 26 people injured, three critically. in their campaign opener, trouble taking Australia carious position to guide Muralitharan, Shane the century' deceiving Mike
Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state thus moved to the top of the them to a respectable total. Warne and Anil Kumble," Gatting at Old Trafford with

ICC launches 100 per cent Cricket Year

said late Sunday the private company partly responsible for table while Pakistan.contin- With Pakistan teetering at Ashwin said on his a delivery that landed wide
security at the soccer stadium would also have its contracts ued to languish at the bot- 44-4 after 13 overs, the duo Youtube channel. outside the the leg stump

of Women's Cricket on Women’s Day

cancelled. Police were also at the venue when the brawl tom. They had lost to India began its rescue act, sharing "He was an interesting and, as the stupefied Eng-
occurred Saturday at a match between host Queretaro and Atlas in their tournament-opener. a 99-run stand for the fifth character. So many Aus- lishman tried to defend,
from Guadalajara, the reigning league champion, but were also Chasing 191 for the win, wicket before Riaz was tralian legends had so turned viciously to clip his
unable to contain the violence. The five suspended officials Healy and Racheal Haynes DUBAI: The International Cricket campaign has been introduced to trapped leg before in the many nice things to say off bail.
include police and civil defense employees, and three people (34) shared a 60-run stand to Council (ICC) on Tuesday help drive transformative change 45th over. about him. I still can't ac- However, that isn't Ash-
responsible for planning and preparations provide a steady start to launched the '100 per cent and be part of accelerating the It was Pakistan's highest cept the fact that life is win's favourite Warne
Australia. Cricket Year of Women's Cricket' growth of the game." partnership at an ICC so fickle. We cannot delivery.
Some sub-par fielding by campaign to coincide with the Using the #IDeclare hashtag, Women's World Cup. predict what can "Shane Warne
Pakistan gave the two open- International Women's Day in the ICC is urging cricket fans Experienced seamers happen." brought spin as an at-
ers a reprieve each with order to further promote gender worldwide to show what they Megan Schutt (1/43) and Warne, regarded tacking commodity
their catches going down. equality and empower women can do to "further promote Ellyse Perry (1/27) and as the greatest spin- to this cricketing
Haynes, who scored a cen- medium pacer Nicola Car- ner of all world. Everyone
and girls through cricket. gender equality and further
tury in Australia's opening rey (1/36) picked up a wick- time, will talk about
game against England,
The global governing body for empower women and girls et apiece for Australia while picked up Warne's delivery
stayed aggressive but her the sport said in a statement on through cricket". ICC CEO Geoff spinners Alana King (2/24) 708 wickets to Mike Gatting,
run-a-ball knock was finally Tuesday that, "The 100 per cent Allardice said he was 'proud' of and Amanda-Jade Welling- with his leg-spin but my favourite
put to an end by spinner Cricket Year of Women's Cricket the initiative. ton (1/25) also contributed. for Australia in is Warne's deliv-
Nashra Sandhu (1/30). Maroof and Riaz didn't 145 Tests. In his ery to Andrew
Healy and Lanning (35) Australia’s win against India immortalised score quickly to begin with 194 ODI appear- Strauss in 2005
continued the onslaught MELBOURNE: A mural depicting Australia's famous Women's T20 World and played with extreme ances, he Ashes," Ashwin
with Pakistan bowlers hav- Cup final win against India two years ago in front of a record audience caution to put together a snared 293 said.
ing no answer to the pair has become the first artwork featuring a women's sporting team to be on memorable stand. scalps. "He almost
with Australia edging clos- permanent display at the iconic MCG. "Shane single-handedly
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min (L) er to victory. The artwork, which was unveiled at the MCG on Monday, will be Warne was a fought for Aus-
Healy brought up her 14th BRIEF SCORES colourful charac- tralia in that se-
celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate displayed along the route of the famous MCG Tour, which attracts around
half-century in only 55 de- Australia Women 193 for 3 ter, he redefined ries. He was a
Harry Kane during their win over Everton on Monday night AFP liveries. She hit seven
130,000 people every year. bowling, he has maestro.
It is the first artwork featuring a women's sporting team to be on (Healy 72, Lanning 35, Haynes
boundaries in her stay at taken more than “He was an
EPL: Kane goes past Thierry Henry permanent display at the MCG. Painted by renowned Australian painter 34, Sohail 2-39) beat Pakistan
the middle. Women 190 for 6 (Maroof 1000 international extra-ordinary
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane has moved above However, spinner Vincent Fantauzzo, the portrait depicts the 16 squad members lifting the wickets, not many human being
trophy as yellow and green confetti fills the sky. 78*, Riaz 53, King 2-24) by
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on the all-time Premier League top Omaima Sohail (2/39) man- seven wickets can achieve this and he lived
scorers list with two goals against Everton on Monday. The aged to get rid of the Aus- Australia had registered a comprehensive 85-run win over India to rare feat." his life to the
clinch the title in front of a record crowd. Playing Today
Spurs' marksman has now scored 176 Premier League goals and tralian skipper in the 22nd Warne had fullest," he

Axar in squad for D/N Test

England vs West Indies
is only one behind Chelsea great Frank Lampard who is over and Healy at the start bowled the 'ball of added.
currently the manager of Everton. On Monday, Harry Kane

Sindhu enters
scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur moved three points outside
the top four with their biggest win of the season, beating

2nd round of
struggling Everton 5-0 in the Premier League. "It is all about
getting those chances and I am always confident I am going to

German Open
hit the target," Kane said. "I always try to keep the ball low.
Hard work and practice, it is no secret," he added. "Thierry was IANS over his first five Tests, in India squad:
one of the greatest strikers we have seen, so it is nice to go Mumbai which he has picked up 36 Rohit Sharma (Captain), Priyank
above him in the scorers' list and hopefully they keep coming." wickets at an average of Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat
PTI The All-India senior selec- 11.86.
All-India University Hockey from today Muelheim An Der Ruhr (Germany) tion committee has added all- Meanwhile, the BCCI also
Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma
Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh
PUNE: Pune will host the SNBP 28th Nehru All-India Universities rounder Axar Patel to India's said that Kuldeep Yadav has
Hockey Tournament (Inter Zonal Finals) at the Major Dhyan Top Indian shuttlers, includ- squad for the second Test been released from the squad Pant (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat,
Chand Hockey Stadium from March 9 here, reports Joe ing double Olympic medallist against Sri Lanka to be for the second Test. Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R.
Williams. The 11-day tournament is being conducted in P V Sindhu and played from March 12-16 in Kuldeep did not feature in Ashwin, Saurabh Kumar, Mohd.
collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), World Champi- Bengaluru. the first Test in Mohali, with Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd.
under the aegis of Hockey India. The high point of the onships silver The all-rounder has com- India preferring Jayant Ya- Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-
tournament will be that the top eight finishers (quarterfinalists) Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq (C) and teammate Abdullah Shafique and bronze win- pleted his rehab and has captain), Axar Patel.
will qualify for the Khelo India University Games 2022, to be shake hands as Australia's Alex Carey watches after the first Test ners Kidambi been cleared by the BCCI

Imam hits successive tons

held in Bengaluru. West Zone will be represented by Savitribai in Rawalpindi ends in a draw on Tuesday AFP Srikanth and medical team. The Bengalu- dav as their third spinner.
Phule Pune University, LNCT University, Gwalior, University of Lakshya Sen, ru match is a day-night Test. Jayant went wicketless in
Mumbai and Parul University, Vadodara.

as 1st Test ends in draw

progressed to the second
round of the German Open,
Gurbaz may replace Roy in Gujarat Titans here on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans will in all likelihood be replacing London Olympics bronze
Jason Roy with Rahmamullah Gurbaz, the hard hitting Afghan medallist Saina Nehwal also
Axar is likely to slot both innings, while his spin
straight into the XI in partners R Ashwin and
Jayant's place if India persist Ravindra Jadeja dominated
with a three-spinner attack, the match with a combined
given his outstanding record 15 wickets.

Mahi, Palak among four

opener, for the upcoming Indian Premier League. Roy had pulled made an impressive start at
out of the IPL as he didn't want to stay in the bubble for a AP / Rawalpindi Abdullah Shafique, also the USD 180,000 Super 300
prolonged period. Apart from having a 150-plus career T20 strike I-LEAGUE

Rajasthan down
prospered to record his badminton tournament after

Indian youth boxers in final

rate as an opener, Gurbaz is also a handy keeper which makes Opening batter Imam-ul-Haq maiden Test hundred and struggling with fitness issues

Aizawl, Punjab
him a multi utility player. The most exciting aspect is the 20-year- hit a century in each innings was unbeaten on 136 when due to injuries and illness in
old's ability to clear the ropes with 113 sixes in 69 career T20 for Pakistan as Australia Pakistan finished the fifth the last few months.

games.He has played 9 ODIs and 12 T20Is in his short but could bag only four wickets
exciting career so far. Gujarat Titans are yet to officially announce on a docile pitch in the
Gurbaz as a replacement as they await the BCCI green light. drawn first Test on Tuesday.
Imam followed his 157 in
and final day on 252-0 in its Seventh seed Sindhu
second innings, leading by trounced Thailand's Bu-
269 runs. Both teams mutu- sanan Ongbamrungphan 21-8
ally agreed to end the game 21-7 in a lop-sided contest af-
thrash Kenkre
PTI / New Delhi were enough to unsettle the lo-
cal boxer as the referee
Mahi Siwach, Palak Zambre stopped the contest in the third PTI Kolkata

WHAT’S
the first innings total of 476-
4 declared with an unbeaten
111 in his first Test since No-
vember 2019.
CRICKET Imam's opening partner,
Women's World Cup
03.30: England vs West Indies; Star sports BRIEF SCORES
FOOTBALL Pakistan 476 for 4 dec (Azhar
UEFA Europa League 185, Imam 157, Shafique 44,
23.15: Porto vs Lyon; Sony SIX Cummins 1-62, Lyon 1-161) and
UEFA Champions League 252 for 0 (Shafique 136*, Imam
01.30 (Thu): Real Madrid vs PSG; Sony TEN2, Sony TEN 111*) drew with Australia 459
3, Sony TEN 4 (Khawaja 97, Labuschagne 90,
with an hour remaining.
Shafique hit 15 fours and a
six in his 242-ball knock
while Imam was more
watchful in raising his hun-
dred and faced 223 balls,
hitting seven fours and two
sixes.
The second opening stand
between Imam and Abdullah
surpassed Pakistan's previ-
ous best against Australia in
1964 when Khalid Ibadulla
and Abdul Kadir combined
ter Srikanth, seeded 8th, saw
off France's world number 39
Brice Leverdez 21-10 13-21 21-
7 in 48 minutes.
It was Sindhu's 15th win
over the world number 11
Thai player, while Srikanth
too extended his head-to-head
count over Leverdez to 4-0 af-
ter this victory.
Sindhu, a 2019 world cham-
pion, will meet China's Zhang
Yi Man next, while world
number 11 Srikanth will take
and two more Indian junior
girls registered sensational
victories to enter the finals of
the ASBC Asian Youth & Jun-
ior Boxing Championships in
Amman, Jordan on Tuesday.
Vini (50kg) and Yakshika
(52kg) were the other two
pugilists to make their way
into the finals on the seventh
day of the competition.
Mahi looked solid in her at-
tack during the 46kg semifinal
against Jordan's Sadeen Al-
round.
Palak was equally dominant
during her 48kg semifinal bout
as she outpunched Kaza-
khstan's Gaukhar Zarden by
unanimous margin.
Vini and Yakshita kept the
country's winning momentum
going and marched into the fi-
nals with comfortable victo-
ries. While Vini (50kg) defeated
Iraq's Dalya Al-Sammarraie
by RSC verdict, Yakshika
blanked Kazakhstan's
Punjab FC jumped to top-
four with their second win
from three matches, while
debutants Rajasthan United
FC secured their maiden vic-
tory in the I-League on Tues-
day.
At the Naihati Stadium,
former I-League champions
Aizawl FC showed late ur-
gency and were down to nine
players in the second-half in-
jury time as RUFC rode on

Mbappe doubtful as
01.30: Man. City vs Sporting CP; Sony TEN 1 Smith 78, Nauman 6-107) for 249 in Karachi. on China's Lu Guang Zu. ramhi. Her powerful punches Shakhnaz Tairzhanova 5-0. Aman Thapa's 37th minute
strike to open their account

MSSA girls’ hockey team travel long

Kylian Mbappe with three points after two
matches.

distance in train, all on their own Real Madrid face PSG

At Kalyani, Punjab skipper
Gurtej Singh (15th) opened
the gate before British for-
ward Kurtis Guthrie struck a
double (20th and 42nd), while
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Mumbai
At a time when women’s
safety is seen as a major is-
sue in the country, Mumbai
Schools Sports Association
(MSSA) decided to send the
Under-21 team for Khelo In-
dia Women’s Hockey
League held in Lucknow, all
on their own.
There was no coach or
manager to accompany the
team, at least till Jhansi.
One lady, as a manager,
joined the team at Jhansi for
the tournament that was
played between February 22
to 28.
The train reached Luc-
know, as per sources, two
days later. Who would have
taken the responsibility if
anything untoward would
have happened between
Mumbai and Jhansi?
Although a girl from the
team said they are adult
enough to take care of them-
selves. “Look, we don’t get
enough hockey tourna-
ments to play. And if MSSA
is doing something good,
why cast aspersions on
them,” said a girl from the
team on the condition of
anonymity.
However, a women’s coach
said it was the responsibili-
ty of MSSA to arrange for
the coach and manager to
travel along with the team.
“You just cannot leave the
girls alone. These days it’s
full of risk. Though they
had reserved berths, they
had to sit throughout the
journey. Why can’t there be
planning and better facili-
ties?” the coach questioned.
Wasn't it the responsibility
of MSSA to have a profes-
sional approach and make
proper arrangements for
their travel? Free Press
Journal reached out to
MSSA president Fr Jude Ro-
drigues, who did not re-
spond to our call.
R
Robin Singh (72nd) came off
AGENCIES / Madrid The match will also see Neymar and Leo the bench to seal a 4-0 rout of
Messi back in the Bernabeu, although for- the Mumbai debutants.
eal Madrid look to overturn a 1-0 mer Real Madrid defender Serio Ramos The win lifted Punjab FC to
first-leg defeat when they entertain misses out on a return due to injury. fourth place with seven
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the Real's doubt is midfielder Toni Kroos, points from three match-
Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night. who is struggling to recover from a ham- es, while Rajasthan re-
Madrid were second-best in Paris string injury and missed Saturday's easy mained on eight place
three weeks ago, barely mustering a 4-1 win at home to Real Sociedad. with three points from
shot on goal and only the work of With Casemiro missing the game two outings.
Thibaut Courtois kept PSG at bay through suspension, Real Madrid coach Up against the 2016-17 I-
until Kylian Mbappe scored a Carlo Ancelotti has to decide who will League champions, RUFC
last-gasp winner. play in the midfield holding role. Fede began on a positive note and
All eyes will be on Mbappe in Valverde, who has recovered from a held the possession.
Madrid as he faces the side that dose of the flu will probably replace Defender Mauro dos Santos
looks set to sign him in the summer, al- Casemiro, while Eduardo Camavinga, who kept threatening the Aizawl
though an incident in Monday's training scored a 30-metre drive at the weekend, is defence with long passes to
session which saw him receive a heavy likely to start if Kroos doesn't recover in time. the front line but the North-
knock on the top of his foot means the strik- In another match of the night, Manches- east side kept averting the
er is a slight doubt for the game. ter City take on Sporting CP. danger.

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prawling 5.5 million
square kilometres, the
Amazon rainforest is the
largest of its kind and home to
about one in ten of all known
species. To date, at least 40,000
plants, 2,200 fish, 1,200 birds,
400 mammals, 400 amphib-
ians, and 375 reptiles have
been scientifically classified in
the region, not to mention
nearly 2.5 million insect
species.
The Amazon has existed as a
dense and humid rainforest
teeming with life for at least 55
million years. But in a new pa-
per, scientists claim that over
75% of the ecosystem has been
losing resilience since the ear-
ly 2000s due to climate change.
This process appears to be
most prominent in areas that
are closer to human activity, as
well as in those receiving less
rainfall.
In this paper, the authors
analysed satellite images of
remote areas of rainforest
across the Amazon from 1991
to 2016. Using a measurement
called vegetation optical
depth, they suggested that for-
est biomass (the total weight of
organisms in a given area) is
Change in women’s investment Starlink satellites increased
taking longer to recover in
habits amid the pandemic 49% in space in 2021
Agencies
S
New Delhi
cripbox, leading digi-
tal wealth manager,
conducted the third
edition of their annual sur-
vey, to understand the quali-
tative aspects of women's in-
vesting habits and financial
goals. The survey highlights
a growing trend of women
taking greater control of
their money, accelerated by
the economic impact of the
pandemic.
Women are proactively
seeking to educate them-
selves on money matters, re-
veals the survey. Nearly 30
per cent of women share
that they had sought to edu-
cate themselves on personal
finance during the pandem-
ic. Thirty per cent of them
rely on digital investment
platforms for information
on financial planning and
investing, 20 percent depend
on friends and family and 15
percent refer to articles on
personal finance.
Seventy per cent of women
(60 per cent in 2021) have
said that they are either in-
dependently managing their
own money (32 percent) or
Snapchat, Niti Aayog to train
Indian teachers in AR
Agencies
S
New Delhi
nap, the parent compa-
ny of popular instant
messaging platform
Snapchat, on Tuesday part-
nered Atal Innovation Mis-
sion, NITI Aayog to train
over 12,000 teachers in Aug-
mented Reality (AR) in the
next two years and drive AR
adoption among the youth in
the country.
Snap also announced its
WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call
partnership with the Atal In-
Agencies
A
Geneva
n expert group convened by
the World Health Organisa-
tion said Tuesday it "strongly
supports urgent and broad access" to
booster doses, in a reversal of the
U.N. agency's previous insistence
that boosters weren't necessary and
contributed to vaccine inequity.
WHO said its expert group con-
cluded that immunisation with au-
thorised COVID-19 vaccines provide
high levels of protection against se-
vere disease and death amid the glob-
al circulation of the hugely conta-
gious omicron variant. It said vacci-
nation, including the use of boosters,
was especially important for people
at risk of severe disease.
Last year, WHO's director-general
YOUR DAY
ARieS: Your responsibilities will increase. You
will have gains from various sources and your
earnings will increase considerably. Work is
on an upward swing .
TAURUS: Expressing your ideas and views
will work in your favour especially if you are
thoroughly prepared. You might make gains
through speculative activities.
Is the Amazon rainforest
on the verge of collapse?
these places as stresses mount.
Does this new research pres-
ent a credible warning? Here's
what the evidence tells us.
Critical slowing down
As an ecosystem becomes less
resilient, it is less capable of
springing back from droughts
and other sources of stress.
This is known as "critical
slowing down". If stresses con-
tinue, it becomes more likely
that the ecosystem will reach a
point where it abruptly
changes to a new state. In oth-
are actively involved in fi-
nancial decision-making
with their spouse (38 per
cent). Compared to last
year's survey, there is an 11
percent uptick in the num-
ber of women who are inde-
pendently managing their
expenses today.
Independence in financial
decision-making has led to a
sense of personal empower-
ment in women. This is pro-
moting positive action.
Forty-four per cent women
say they prioritised creating
a financial plan; 40 per cent
say they committed to sav-
ing more, while 23 per cent
increased their investments.
One in five women (22 per
cent) have started to invest
cubation Centers (AICs) to
support the Indian start-up
ecosystem with AR advertis-
ing bootcamps, ad credits
and other opportunities.
"Augmented Reality is the
future, given its varied appli-
cations in a rapidly digitizing
India. We're excited to utilize
Snap Inc's expertise in Aug-
mented Reality to create a
cadre of GenZ students that
are skilled in this futuristic
technology," said Dr Chintan
Vaishnav, Director of Atal In-
novation Mission.
Tedros Adhanom
called for a moratorium on booster
doses while dozens of countries em-
barked on administering the doses,
saying rich countries should imme-
diately donate those vaccines to poor
countries instead. WHO scientists
said at the time they would continue
GeMini: You will be busier today. Your mind will
be disturbed throughout the day. You will make
money but not that much to satisfy your needs.
In business you have to stick to the basics.
CAnCeR: Many new experiences will
strengthen your faith. There are chances of
getting new business projects that may help
you recover losses.
er words, critical slowing
down can act as an early warn-
ing signal of impending col-
lapse.
The satellite data used by the
authors is perhaps a better
measure of the water content
of trees within the Amazon,
rather than their biomass. In-
stead of losing trees, the patch-
es of rainforest the authors
studied could simply be dry-
ing out as dry seasons expand
and droughts proliferate,
which is what scientists have
documented in the Amazon in
PHOTO: FREEPIK
for the first time amidst the
pandemic. Prudence has
been the order of the day,
with only less than 10 per
cent of women resorting to
revenge shopping.
Despite these strides taken
with investing their money,
women continue to be cau-
tious with their savings. Mu-
tual Funds is the most pre-
ferred investment instru-
ment and is the choice of 22
per cent of women sur-
veyed, followed by Shares
and Gold. 34 per cent of
women prefer to put their
money in a mix of tradition-
al investment options like
fixed deposits, recurring de-
posits, PPF and savings ac-
count. —IANS
The Snap Lens Network of
creators in India has grown
by over 200 per cent since
September 2020.
The company also
launched 'Lensathon' (AR-
making hackathon) that will
aim to boost participation of
girls and young women over
13 interested in AR. Snap will
host special workshops
aimed to introduce young
women in India to AR and
skills that will be necessary
to navigate the digital econo-
my of the future. —IANS
Ghebreyesus
will make tablets and foldables simpler and easier to use," said
Google's VP of engineering for Android, Andrei Popescu. "We
will continue to build more features and functionalities to help
you make the most of your larger screen devices in Android 13
and beyond," Popescu added. The company recently
announced Android 12L, a version of Android 12 optimised for
tablets, foldables, and ChromeOS devices.
recent decades. Trees are dy-
ing more often and growing
back slower, contributing to an
overall reduction in total bio-
mass in the Amazon, accord-
ing to measurements taken
over the same period.
The fate of the Amazon
The new paper presents fur-
ther evidence that the vegeta-
tion of the Amazon is chang-
ing. These changes may indi-
cate that the rainforest is los-
ing resilience or perhaps that
seasons are becoming increas-
Agencies
San Francisco
Tech billionaire Elon
Musk led SpaceX in 2021
launched 646 Starlink satel-
lites, an increase of 48.9 per
cent in its March 2021 satel-
lite population of 1,322, ac-
cording to a report. In the
past 18 months, the space
firm has grown its broad-
band satellites by 185 per
cent, revealed data analysis
by financial educational hub
StockApps.com
It targets up to 60 million of
rural and far-flung Ameri-
can populations. Globally, it
has set lights on areas with
poor broadband connec-
tions. "The increase in Star-
What’s trending
Gulab jamun
parantha leaves
foodie netizens
V
in splits
ideos of food
fusions go viral on
the internet, leaving
netizens in 'aww' and
'eww'. Recently, a video
of the preparation of a
Gulab jamun parantha
divided foodies on
Instagram. The food
blogger Sonia Negi who
tried the delicacy was
surprised to find the dish
tastier than imagined. She
captioned the post and
wrote, “Actually I am
shocked but this turned
out to be really good.” In
the video we can a see
the street vendor adding
the dessert to the
parantha recipe, and then
shaping it round followed
by heating. Comments
read from "Oye hoye",
"Inspired by pooranpoli",
"Super tempting"...to
"Bhukh marr gai",
"Maut nikat hai", "no no
pls".... —FPJ Web Desk
Even mild Covid can shrink brain
to evaluate incoming data.
regions related to smell
Numerous scientific studies have
since proven that booster doses of
authorized vaccines help restore
waning immunity and protect
against serious COVID-19. Booster
programs in rich countries includ-
ing Britain, Canada and the U.S. have
been credited with preventing the
surge in omicron infections from
spilling over into hospitals and
cemeteries.
WHO said it is continuing to moni-
tor the global spread of omicron, in-
cluding a "stealth" version known as
BA.2, which has been documented to
have re-infected some people after an
initial case of omicron. There's
mixed research on whether it causes
more severe disease, but vaccines ap-
pear just as effective against it.
—AP
Leo: You will manage your funds efficiently
today. You will feel more comfortable today
at your workplace as colleagues will support
your decisions. Luck favours you.
ViRGo: You might require some good staff to
complete your new projects but don’t under-
estimate them. You must avoid unnecessary
expenses today. Take care of your belongings.
—IANS
ingly dry with more frequent
droughts.
It is not possible to identify
from these results when a crit-
ical transition might come
about, or whether one is al-
ready underway. The question
of whether the Amazon is
reaching a tipping point which
could flip it into another state
remains unanswered.
This paper studied the im-
pact of climate change on the
rainforest in the form of
longer and drier droughts. But
scientists know that road-
building and expanding farm-
land are also severe sources of
stress.
If the critical threshold be-
yond which the Amazon risks
collapse has not yet been
crossed, the combined effects
of these may mean it occurs
sooner than you might expect
by looking at one stress in iso-
lation. Once the transition has
started, it may take only a few
decades for the Amazon reach
a new state. —PTI
(Simon Willcock is professor of
Sustainability, Bangor
UniversityGregory
CooperPostdoctoral Research
Fellow at University of
Sheffield, John
dearingProfessor University of
Southampton)
link satellites brings more
areas under internet cover-
age. Now more areas that
have lacked access before
will be able to tap into high-
speed and reliable internet.
The implications can only
be mind-blowing," Edith
Reads, a fintech expert
wrote in a blogpost on Stock-
Apps.com.
The core of the SpaceX
Starlink internet project is a
low latency broadband sys-
tem tailored for global con-
sumer needs. A collection of
low orbiting Earth satellites
will support Starlink in pro-
viding fast and dependable
data where there's poor to
zero connectivity.
—IANS
Mummification older than
previously known: Study
Agencies
M
Uppsala
ummification is the
process of preserving
the body after death by
deliberately drying or em-
balming flesh. A recent discov-
ery made at the hunter-gather-
er burial sites in the Sado Val-
ley in Portugal, dating to 8,000
years ago found that mummifi-
cation of the dead probably
seemed to be more common in
than previously known.
A recent study presented
new evidence for pre-burial
treatments such as desiccation
through mummification,
which had not been suggested
for the European Mesolithic
before. The study, published in
'European Journal of Archae-
ology', was headed by archae-
ologists at Uppsala University
and Linnaeus University in
Sweden and University of Lis-
bon in Portugal. The study
combined the approach of ar-
chaeothanatology with human
decomposition experiments.
London: While brain-related
abnormalities have been
observed in cases of severe
Covid-19, a new study suggests
that even a mild infection can
result in tissue damage and
greater shrinkage in brain areas
related to smell.
Researchers from the University
of Oxford looked at changes to
the brains of 785 people, aged
51-81, on average of 4.5 months
after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The study, published in the
journal Nature, identified a
number of effects, including a
LiBRA: You need to work hard to take a grip on
your emotions. Finance-related matters will not
be too good. New projects at the workplace
should be properly studied and then accepted.
SCoRPio: You will be more focused on new
projects today. You need to bring your expenses
under control. Spend only when needed. Those
pursuing acting must keep their commitments.
Should social media platforms
mumBAi | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022
require govt ID verification? 
T
ApurvA AgArWAl  would impact the trolling behaviour and the
spread of spurious information on various Social
he Central Government on February 25, Media Platforms including the so-called WhatsApp
2021, brought new guidelines for social University. 
media, The Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Without verification, anybody and everybody can
Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021 to safeguard users' tweet anything including lies or fake news. Liars
rights and to regulate digital content platforms, aren’t afraid of being identified, and anyone who
online streaming, and social media. The new has spent considerable time on Twitter has a troll
guidelines proposed that all social media accounts experience. Verifying identity for all its users would
need to be verified through mobile phones with a help Twitter to promote free speech and ban hate
government ID within three months.  speech. 
Posting this claim on social media, through his By just doing the blue check, Twitter has never
verified Twitter handle Delhi High Court lawyer really thought much about identity. Like many
Prashant Patel Umrao wrote, "All SM accounts other social media platforms, Twitter has allowed
need to be verified with a government ID through people to create an account with any identity. For
mobile phones within three months. Welcome verification, all we need is an email address. So,
step. Internet is safer and more responsible now." one social media platform is using another social
India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) media entity to verify its users! 
found this claim misleading. The government later The Twitter handle allows a person to don
PHOTO: PIXABAY various avatar(s), where our virtual
life bears little relation to real
identities and/or images. We could
live out our fantasies in a digital
space. As the platform matures over
a period, the users get to know the
ins and outs of the system — the
good, bad and the ugly. Yet one
common thread remains - the cover
of anonymity. This is a problem.
Twitter and all the social media
platforms need to realise that
anonymity promotes several ills. 
If you cannot stand up physically
on the stage to vent out your "true
feelings" then why should you be
allowed to do the same on a social
clarified that it is not mandatory for citizens to media platform? Do I have the courage to stand
verify their social media accounts, adding that it on a street with a microphone in hand, spouting
has only asked social media platforms to ensure racial epitaphs and slurs? If I don't, then I should
an adequate mechanism for users who wish to not be able to hide behind Twitter and do it which
verify their accounts voluntarily.  is happening every single second. A social media
Twitter, a social media forum, works primarily on platform and/or system that asks for verification of
the notion of anonymity and the verification all new and current users with Government
process is either lacking or not complied with. recognised ID Cards would reduce these activities
Ending anonymity will harm Twitter since the to a large extent. 
platform prospers fundamentally due to the Verifying identity across the board would help to
anonymity of its users. Verification of handles will promote free speech as guaranteed under the
destroy the fake accounts, which would stop the Indian Constitution and check on hate speech.
Hate Speech. Further, people are less likely to Things will not be fixed immediately, but the
speak bluntly for the fear of reprisal and whiplash process would commence. Moreover, it will create
(especially from the politically motivated class). a level playing field of verified accounts following
This will cut down on the hate and fake news and stricter rules about what’s allowed and permitted
trust me it will be worth it.  under the law. 
Gone are the days when human beings' instincts
could be trusted. Also, Humans tend to follow the (The writer is a renowned lawyer, founding
"Herd Mentality." All social media platforms partner of Universal Legal and angel investor.
including Twitter have a lot of work to do He is an expert on socio-political and economic
regarding reading and acting on the signals and issues. An alumnus of nLS Banglore, he also
how their AI and algorithms read those signals pioneered social projects as the president of
and act upon them. If accounts are verified then it Rotary Club of Mumbai, nariman Point)
Crossword # 355
ACRoSS
1 Inuit (6)
5 Lock opener (3)
8 Prayer ending (4)
Archaeothanatology is an ap- 9 Mormon state (4)
proach used by archaeologists 10 Yankee (6)
to document and analyze hu- 11 Creation resulting
man remains in archaeologi- from study and
cal sites that combines obser- experimentation
vations of the spatial distribu- (9)
13 Relax (4)
tion of the bones in the grave
15 Lubricate (3)
with knowledge about how the
16 Strum (5)
human body decomposes. 17 Fire residue (5)
Archaeologists can then re- 20 Jeering cry (3)
construct how the dead body
22 Oaf, lout (3)
was handled after death and 23 Kind or style of art doWn 18 Indifferent (2-2)
buried, even if several millen- etc. (5) 1 Piglet's friend (6) 19 _____ Pradesh:
nia have passed. In this study, 24 Convulsive 2 Capital of Jamaica (8) North Indian state
the archaeothanatology was movement (5) 3 Island in central (8)
also informed by results from 26 Ingot (3) Hawaii (4) 20 Have faith in (7)
human decomposition experi- 27 Island of Hawaii 4 Foreboding (7) 21 A soft fruit (7)
ments on mummification and (4) 5 Get down to pray 24 A cutting tool (3)
burial at the Forensic Anthro- 28 Desire to succeed (5) 25 Get the better of by
pology Research Facility at (4,2,3) 6 Mongolian tent (4) cunning (6)
Texas State University. 31 An edible nut (6) 7 Triple gold medalist 26 South African
Based on the results from the 32 Baking chamber (4) in the 1952 politician (5)
experiments, an observable 33 Circular band (4) Olympics (7) 29 Respiratory organ (4)
34 Vasco's locale (3) 12 Energy or vigour (3) 30 Soft lambskin
signature for a mummy could
35 Plaque (6) 14 Norse deity (4) leather (4)
be proposed that combines sev-
eral observations: a hyperflex- Solution
ion of the limbs, an absence of
Outwit, 26 Botha, 29 Lung, 30 Napa.
disarticulation in significant
12 Vim, 14 Thor, 18 So-so, 19 Himachal, 20 Believe, 21 Apricot, 24 Saw, 25
parts of the skeleton, and a
doWn: 1 Eeyore, 2 Kingston, 3 Maui, 4 Ominous, 5 Kneel, 6 Yurt, 7 Zatopek,
rapid infilling of sediment
Oahu, 28 Will to win, 31 Cashew, 32 Oven, 33 Hoop, 34 Goa, 35 Tablet.
around the bones. —ANI
15 Oil, 16 Thrum, 17 Ashes, 20 Boo, 22 Oik, 23 Genre, 24 Spasm, 26 Bar, 27
ACRoSS: 1 Eskimo, 5 Key, 8 Amen, 9 Utah, 10 Yanqui, 11 Invention, 13 Rest,
FPJ - SUDOKU - 59 Level: Easy
greater reduction in grey matter
thickness in the regions of the
brain associated with smell (the
orbitofrontal cortex and
parahippocampal gyrus).
Participants who had Covid-19
also displayed evidence of
greater tissue damage in regions
connected with the primary
olfactory cortex, an area linked to
smell, and a reduction in whole
brain size. These effects ranged WHAT TO DO: Fill in the grid so
from 0.2 to 2 per cent additional that every row, every column and
change compared with the every 3x3 box contains the digits
participants who had not been
infected. —IANS 1 to 9. Every puzzle has only one
correct solution.
By Nilikash P. Pradhan
SAGiTTARiUS: You are now capable of AqUARiUS: Try not to be too obsessive
assimilating differing and contrasting view- overall rules given you, as you could overdo
points and attitudes. Financial gains from your things. You are interested in fulfilling your
spouse or business partners will be possible. professional and personal obligations.
CAPRiCoRn: You will take some strong PiSCeS: Intuition will help you find a solution
decisions today and people may support you. to an important issue that has been bothering
Business deals or collaborations regarding you for a long time. There are expenses but
new finances will be successful. you will manage them well.
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skips Oscar
Being the Ricardos, but she wasn’t at the annual nominees’ luncheon. Variety
revealed that she is at home under doctors’ orders, recovering from a torn

nominees’ luncheon
hamstring. She was filming the upcoming series Expats in Los Angeles when the
pre-existing injury flared up. The makers are continuing to shoot it for scenes that don’t

due to injury

Rendevouz
require her at the moment. The Oscar-winning actress is in the thick of awards season with a
number of upcoming projects, including Robert Eggers’ The Northman, set for release in
April, and the Aquaman sequel in December. —IANS
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 9, 2022

Varun Kapoor, who

Ramnik!
made his silver

with
screen debut in
Gangubai
Kathiawadi, gets
candid about
working with Sanjay
Sonnalli Seygall talks about doing action in LIPIKA VARMA Leela Bhansali and

V
Anamika, moving on from the label of a arun Kapoor plays the pivotal role of
co-star Alia Bhatt
Punchnama girl and her big-screen failures Ramnik Lal in Gangubai Kathiawa-
di. His character is responsible for

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Ganga (played by Alia Bhatt) ending
ROHIT BHATNAGAR am beating and punching her and up in Mumbai’s Kamathipura as a sex

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then she is. It was like a cat-mouse worker. The Free Press Journal caught up
onnalli Seygall, who shot to chase. Once you watch the show, with him for an exclusive conversation.
fame the Pyaar Ka Punch- you will also see an emotional quo- When asked what he thinks about his char-

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nama franchise, will soon tient. acter’s evil deed, he says, “If that wouldn’t
be seen in Vikram Bhatt's have happened, then there would have been no
action-packed web series, This is the first time you are doing ‘Gangubai’, and no film. We would have been
Anamika. It also stars Sunny Leone full-fledged action. Were you devoid of so much entertainment and every-
and will start streaming from apprehensive when Anamika was thing that we witness today is because of what
March 10 on a digital platform. This offered to you? he did to her.”
is the first time audiences will get to I have always been vocal that I want- When asked what were his feelings towards Varun Kapoor with Sanjay Leela Bhansali
see Sonnalli in some high octane ed to do action someday, and Anami- Ramnik, he says, “Nobody wants to do this.
adrenaline rushing sequences. The ka was a great opportunity. I feel The character had some majboori, so he had lieve that he was asking me that! Anyways I
Free Press Journal caught up with that I have the physical capacity to to do this. I shot for eight days for this role.” was nervous during my initial days. I told
her for an exclusive chat. Excerpts: do action. I love working out and Varun is all praise for Alia. “I was nerv- him, ‘Your choice, sir’.”
anything that has to do with the ous as I was meeting her for the first time. On a parting note, he talks about the plight
Did you take any special training to physicality of the body. Since I en- She never gives the feeling of being a su- of sex workers. “They are human beings in
do the action sequences in Anamika? joy action, I thought doing it would perstar. She is so simple and grounded. I the end. I do empathise with the cases that we
I have been learning Kalaripayattu, be easy, but I was totally wrong. For think Alia is very pure, which reflects in get to hear. I could only imagine what they
an ancient form of martial arts, so I the first two to three days of the her persona and translates to her per- must be going through standing and alluring
know the basic language of action. shoot, it wasn’t like how I imagined formances,” he gushes. the people. I can’t imagine their feel-
However, in Anamika, I had to do in- it to be. It was too technical. Varun began his acting journey on the ings. Everyone has a reason for
tense stunts for which I had a pro- small screen. He did shows like Kis Desh something. Ramnik had his
fessional team on the sets. Do you have regrets since your films Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Na Aana Is reason and they have theirs.
didn’t work at the box office? Des Laado and Savitri Devi It’s a sad part of the soci-
How was it shooting with Sunny I have zero regrets. I agree that my College & Hospital, among ety as they deserve a
Leone? growth as an actor is not as fast as I others. He opens up about basic life,” he con-
I am hunting for Sunny in Anamika thought, but my journey has been how he bagged the role in cludes.
as I am playing a cop in the series. only upwards. I am grateful for that. the Sanjay Leela Bhansali
We used to go into our respective The options I get as an actor are lim- film. “I decided to make a
corners and learn our respective ited, plus I say no to a lot of projects. shift from TV to films. I would
parts and come together again. It Sometimes, you say yes to a certain have started with any director,
was very planned. In a few scenes, I project for money since finances do but I think I was lucky enough
play an important role. The last one the first role I was offered was
year has been really amazing for with Bhansali sir and such a huge
me. I am excited about my new proj- film. I’m fortunate to be part of such a
ects coming up in 2022. big set-up and to obviously learn so
much at the beginning itself,” he ex-
Has it been difficult for you to break plains.
the image of a Punchnama girl? Elaborating further, he adds, “I re-
Yeah, it has been slightly difficult ceived a call from a casting house, and I
since people could see me only in was told about this role, and I agreed
glamorous roles as I was a success- to do the audition. As a child I used to
ful model, which was bothering me. watch Bhansali sir’s films, little did I
But with Anamika, I am hoping to know I would be working with him
break this perception since I have one day. My favourite film of his is
done some power-packed action se- Devdas. I loved Shah Rukh (Khan)
quences. sir’s role!”
When probed if he received any
What are your future projects? scolding from the ace director,
I have shot a romantic-horror film Varun avers, “Contrary to belief,
with Vardhan Puri in London. I am he asks for your opinion. Even for
really kicked about it since it is a the look test, which consisted of a

A man with the

very different role, and I haven’t ’50s look (baggy pants, a shirt and a
done anything like this before. Even coat). We tried different colours. Sir
the horror genre hasn’t been ex- asked me, ‘What is your favourite
A still from Anamika
plored like this. colour?’ It took me a second to be-

zeal of steel
Mohammed Zeeshan Caught on Camera!
Ayyub gets candid about
his upcoming web series, Glitterati were snapped as they
were out and about in Mumbai
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Bloody Brothers and

friendship with co-star Karan Johar
Jaideep Ahlawat Kriti Sanon while
promoting
OSHIN FERNANDES Bachchan

M
Pandey
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ohammed Zeeshan Ayyub,

who rose to fame as Manish P.
Vicky Kaushal
Bharadwaj in the 2011 film No
One Killed Jessica, is gearing at a production
up for the release of the upcoming house’s office
web series Bloody Brothers. It will be- in Juhu
gin streaming from March 18 on a digi-
tal platform. He will be sharing screen
space with seasoned actor Jaideep
Ahlawat. In a candid tête-à-tête with
The Free Press Journal, Zeeshan
spills the beans on his rapport with
Jaideep, work opportunities on OTT,
and more.
Bloody Brothers is the Indian adapta-
tion of the British mystery thriller
Guilt. Zeeshan shares that he did not
watch the BBC series because it would-
n’t have worked in his favour. “It does-
n’t help, but restricts you, and you get
influenced by somebody’s performance
or the way that show was shot. Also, in
terms of a creative call, it’s better to ap-
proach the script as an original so that
you can put life in those written
words,” says the Chhalaang actor.
The six-part series is directed by
Shaad Ali, who has previously helmed
films like Bunty Aur Babli and
Saathiya, to name a few. Zeeshan has Zeeshan, who is married to actor-film-
reunited with his best buddy and Raees maker Rasika Agashe, reveals that his
co-star Jaideep. Speaking about his ex- wife is his best critic. “She never con-
perience of working with the two, Zee- siders my emotions while reviewing.
shan gushes, “Shaad is fun, and he has She’s really harsh. That really helps.
a great sense of humour. He kept it Also, because she’s an acting teacher,
light though they were dark moments she can point out exactly what went
because it’s a dark comedy, but it was wrong and not say generic things like,
great. On the other hand, Jaideep and I ‘Arey mazaa nahin aaya’,” he says.
started our career in Mumbai almost The actor, who invited flak after his
together, in our early phase, around stint in Tandav, has never shied away
2010-11. We’ve known each other from from expressing his opinions on cur-
that time. We are really close friends. A still from Bloody Brothers rent affairs. He maintains that it is
When I got to know Jaideep is doing quite common for actors to lose out on
the show, I said yes to it. I have always also a part of our conditioning that work opportunities, given that their
admired his work.” only fair people look good. I think it is thoughts don’t align with the project or
Over the years, Zeeshan has worked unfortunate that good actors are not those offering them. “When I’m choos- Alia Bhatt at
in projects like Mere Brother Ki Dul- getting good roles. Though it is chang- ing a script, my political or social incli- a multiplex
han, Shahid, Zero, and Article 15, ing for the better because of OTT,” he nation takes a call. I don’t want to be a
among others. However, prior to facing avers. part of anything that communicates
in Juhu
the camera, the National School of Dra- Elaborating further, he adds, “Earlier something disturbing. I don’t bend
ma graduate was almost going to be an there used to be only a mix of stars, down to bullying,” he states.
acting teacher. When asked what he and there was an influence in that Zeeshan has been working in the
thinks about those with no acting place. However, now there are many entertainment industry for over a
chops bagging lead roles, Zeeshan more offers for actors to explore. I don’t decade now. “I don’t believe in mile- Nushrratt Pooja Hegde
maintains that it depends on the genre believe in small roles. It’s about how stones, but I definitely want to explore Bharuccha in Bandra
of the narrative. you portray your character, and if it’s a more. I want to play different charac- outside a
“If it’s a glossy film selling dream, well-written one, even if you have just ters. I like surprises. If I can imagine salon
then obviously people come to watch one or two scenes, you can perform what I’ll be playing, then there’s no
the so-called good-looking stars. It is well and be satisfied.” fun,” he signs off.
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