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to achieve excellence in all dedication, commitment increased from 3.6 per cent Guyana has discovered oil and natural gas reserves in the last also conferred the Pravasi
walks of life – including art, and perseverance in am emotional today. I am happy but there is to 4.6 percent. We are the 2-3 years. Currently they are exploring very low quantity. Bharatiya Samman
literature, politics, sports, many fields. Their a tinge of sadness in my heart too. We had food basket of the country. Awards-2023 to around 25
business, academics, phi- overseas Indians.
lanthropy, science and tech-
contributions and
achievements and
your company for three days. Indore was We are ahead of Punjab in
the production of wheat… ‘Remittances from NRIs up to USD 100 bn in 2022’ “The awards symbolise
nology,” she added. successes have earned dressed up like we do during our daughter’s and are moving ahead in Underlining the contribution of non-resident Indians, the nation’s highest recog-
The President said, “Indi- nition of the diaspora
an diaspora can contribute
them an enviable
reputation in their
wedding, but when she leaves her father’s ease of doing business. I
request you to invest in MP
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday
said remittances sent to the country by overseas Indians members for their contri-
with their energy, experi- respective societies,” abode, the heart aches and convince others also to were about USD 100 billion for the year 2022, an butions to India and in
ence, ideas, business acu- Jaishankar said. � CM SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN do the same,” he said. increase of 12 per cent in one year. their home countries,” she
men, investments, techni- said.
DGCA issues show cause notice to Go First Cricketers celebrate after the dismissal of Lanka's Avishka during the first one-day international
(ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in
Guwahati on Tuesday.
drachud, who was presid-
ing over the five-judge Con-
stitution Bench.
Airline apologises “Multiple mistakes such as lack of proper
to passengers
India-American named NASA's new chief technologist
communication, co-ordination, reconciliation
and confirmation have resulted in a highly
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI avoidable situation," DGCA said WASHINGTON with other federal sociate adminis- January 3.
Aviation regulator DGCA Go First has derostered the on Bangalore-Delhi sector agencies, the pri- trator for technolo- “The rate of advance-
on Tuesday issued a show staff involved in the inci- leaving behind 55 passengers record of $58.6 billion, set An Indian-American aero- vate sector, and gy, policy, and ment we seek in the 21st
cause notice to Go First for dent pending an inquiry. in the passenger coach at by Japanese tech investor space industry expert has external stake- strategy, was quot- century is dependent upon
"multiple mistakes" that The airline has issued a Bangalore airport. After pe- Masayoshi Son in 2000," been appointed as NASA's holders, NASA ed as saying in the selecting and maturing a
led to 55 Delhi flight pas- show cause notice to the rusal of the incident report GWR wrote in its blog. new chief technologist to said in a state- statement. portfolio of technologies
sengers being left behind ground handling agency submitted by Go First on According to The Hill, serve as principal advisor ment on Monday. “Charania is an into systems to execute our
in a coach at Bangalore air- concerned at the Bangalore Tuesday, the watchdog said Elon Musk's net worth to Administrator Bill Nel- The position experienced leader missions,” Charania said
port on Monday and the airport for the lapse. that prima-facie it emerges dropped from $320 billion son on technology policy works within in managing large, in the statement.
budget airline has apolo- The incident happened that the airline failed to com- in Nov 2021 to $137 billion and programmes at the NASA's Office for AC Charania rapidly shifting “With this in mind, there
gised for the incident, say- on Monday morning with ply with various norms. as of Jan 2023, largely due space agency's headquar- Technology, Policy, and technology portfolios. I am are incredible opportuni-
ing it happened due to in- the passengers who were to "In the instant case, multi- to the poor performance of ters here. Strategy. “Technology plays eager for him to apply his ties in partnerships within
advertent oversight in rec- board a Delhi flight and lat- ple mistakes such as lack of Tesla's stock. The outlet re- In his position, AC Cha- a vital role in every NASA knowledge and enthusiasm and outside of NASA. I
onciliation. er in the day, the DGCA had proper communication, co- ported that Mr Musk sold rania will align NASA's mission. Making sure that at NASA," Lal said. now look forward to the op-
The airline has been given sought a report from the ordination, reconciliation $7 billion worth of Tesla agencywide technology in- we're pursuing the best poli- Lal served as acting chief portunity to work with the
two weeks time to respond to airline about the incident. and confirmation have re- stock as he was trying to fi- vestments with mission cy objectives allows this technologist prior to the entire community to in-
the show cause notice and In a statement on Tuesday, sulted in a highly avoidable nance his deal to buy Twit- needs across six mission agency to continue to serve appointment of Charania, crease the rate of space
based on the response, fur- the regulator said that Go situation," DGCA said. ter and another $4 billion in directorates and oversee as a global leader in innova- whose first day working at and aviation progress,” he
ther action will be initiated. First operated flight G8-116 CONTD. ON P6 November. CONTD. ON P6 technology collaboration tion,” Bhavya Lal, NASA as- NASA Headquarters was added. CONTD. ON P6
BHOPAL
Sironj civic body removes encroachments
Sironj: The civic body removed the kiosks and shops set up on the government land outside the court. The officials of
the civic body used a JCB machine to remove the encroachments, official sources said. The civic body has been asking
BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023 the shopkeepers and kiosk owners to remove their shops for the past one month. People have encroached upon
government lands in Main Bazar, Chandi Chowk, Bada Bazar, Chhatri Naka, and near Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College.
Training session on life mgmt KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES 2022 According to an official an-
nouncement, 13 countries
and Sobhagya
will compete in
held at Police Academy State wrestling squad all set for KIYG dangal
have confirmed their partici- 78kg weight cate-
pation in the tournament. gory.
Players that are going to take In the junior
OUR STAFF REPORTER difference between power, part in the tournament are girls category,
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in authority and influence. OUR STAFF REPORTER Nigina Abduraimova of Ayushi Singh
The various sources and city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Uzbekistan (World Rank 170), will compete in
In the need for police offi- contingencies of power Joanne Zuger (World Rank 42 kg weight cat-
cers to hone and sharpen were also discussed. The 22-wrestler squad has 188) from Switzerland, and egory, Poonam
people management skills, The session also looked at been selected to represent Carole Monnet (World Rank will take part in
the MP police academy, a variety of management Madhya Pradesh in Khelo 208) from France. Indias the 46kg weight
Bhauri, Bhopal have organ- theories and models that de- India Youth Games (KIYG) number one and two Kar- category and
ised a training session on scribe and prescribe ap- to be held in the state from man Kaur Thandi (world Ragini will fight
life management for DSPs proaches to managing peo- January 30 to February 11. rank 264) and Ankita Raina in 49kg weight
on Tuesday. ple and understanding how Madhya Pradesh athletes (world rank 284) will also par- take part in 39th Junior category.
The session was a part of they make decisions. Talk- are preparing themselves 53-kg girls category, Pooja The boys category in- ticipate in the tournament. National Taekwondo Earlier, all taekwondo ath-
the induction training pro- ing about how people for the event and are cur- Rana in 61kg weight catego- cludes Babi Malviya in 60 Players will begin arriving Championship to be held letes had won gold medals
gramme for the DSPs of the make decisions, the under- rently competing in trials ry and Anushka in 65-kg kg category and Shivendra on January 12 to familiarise in Visakhapatnam in in the 6th Cadet and 34th
42-A batch. IIM-Indore gov- lying imperative to under- to get a berth in KIYG 2022. category. All three of them Pal in the 71 kg category. themselves with the local Andhra Pradesh from Feb- Junior, Senior Boys, and
ernment affairs manager, stand people better was de- During the ongoing trials, are training at Madhya The KIYG wrestling compe- conditions. All the facilities ruary 3 to 5. Girls MP State Taekwondo
Naveen Krishna Rai was liberated upon, which 22 wrestlers are all set for Pradesh State Martial Arts titions will be held at Tatya of the club are being The seven students of MP Championship 2022, which
the resource person for the states that people do not al- KIYG dangal. The list in- Academy (wrestling), Tope Stadium from Febru- spruced up and all four State Martial Arts Acade- was held in Sagar from De-
session. Behavioural and ways behave rationally cludes Shivani Sharma in Bhopal. ary 7 to 11. courts are being resurfaced. my have been selected to cember 2730.
decision-making skills for and have biases.
managing people play a piv-
otal role in the daily grind of
With the help of prospect
theory, participants were
PBD, GIS MEETS IN INDORE
GOND, BHIL PAINTERS ELATED AT RESPONSE
police officers and during told that people value gains
special projects or opera- and losses differently, plac-
tions requiring them to as- ing more weight on per-
semble, lead, and empower ceived gains than perceived
a diverse and robust task
force. The session famil-
losses. An individual will
often pick the option of hav-
Foreigners, NRIs The artists, four each of
whom are Bhil and Gond,
on canvas and paper sheets
at their stall but are also
the detail, the subject mat-
ter and the colour composi-
ed dozens of visiting cards.
Many NRIs have asked us
iarised the officers with the ing perceived gains. place bulk orders are more than happy with giving live demonstration tion of our works. to send the images of our
the response not only in of how the paintings were The artists say that though work to them. They have
terms of the people seeing made by their ancestors us- they are not supposed to sell promised that they would
Demand for naming degree OUR STAFF REPORTER
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in
and appreciating their
work but also because they
ing clay, cow dung and nat-
ural colours on the walls of
their paintings, the dele-
gates from foreign nations
make those images their
WhatsApp display pictures
college after Tapti river A group of eight tribal
think that the platform will
open doors of international
their houses.
Among others, ministers
and many NRIs have given
bulk orders to them. This
and if any of their contacts
evince interest in buying
Multai: The newly appointed chairman of the Janbhagidari artists from the city has dis- market for their art. from South Korea, foreign exposure has also made us them, they will direct them
Samiti of the degree college, Jayesh Sanghvi, held a meeting played traditional Bhil and The artists have been al- nations and officials from realise that paintings, to us, he said.
with eminent citizens, former students and the officials of the Gond paintings to NRIs, In- lotted a stall on Art Street Canadian Embassy in India which are bought for a cou- Gangubai, 72, a Bhil
institution. The meeting was held in the auditorium of the dian and foreign delegates at Brilliant Convention visited our stall, said ple of thousands of rupees artist, said that a large
college. A member of the Samiti urged the committee to name attending Pravasi Centre in Indore, which is uary 8 to January 12, Gond Shyam who is leading the from us are sold for crores of number of visitors
the college after the Tapti river. All the members of the Bharatiya Divas (PBD) the venue of the two mega artist Sambhav Singh group. rupees in foreign coun- thronged their stall even af-
committee supported the demand. Principal of the college Convention and the Global events. We were asked by Shyam told Free Press. Subhash Amliyar, a Bhil tries, said Sambhav. ter the closing time. Our
Varsha Dwivedi said that the proposal for changing the name of Investors Summit (GIS) in the state government to dis- The artists have not only artist, said, Visitors are Gond artist Om Prakash stall remains open from 10
the college would soon be sent to higher authorities. Indore. play our art here from Jan- displayed their paintings mesmerised by the variety, Dhurve said he has collect- am to 9 pm, she added.
DISTRICT NEWS
One dies, 38 sustain injuries 31-year-old
man killed in Shops remain closed in Rehti in protest against stray cattle
as bus hits truck in Balaghat road accident FP NEWS SERVICE
Rehti
The members of the
Samiti staged a sit-in at the
FP NEWS SERVICE passengers from the FP NEWS SERVICE bus stop. Farmers and
Balaghat bus. Gwalior People are fed up with stray many shopkeepers closed
Ambulances were cattle that roam about the their shops and supported
One person was killed called from Pipariya A 31-year-old mobile shop city. The owners of shops the agitators.
and 38 people were in- and Makhannagar to owner was killed in a road and other business estab- The roads in Rehti wore
jured on the state send the injured to hos- accident near Thatipur lishments put up their shut- a deserted look because
highway near Shobha- pitals. Dwarkadheesh temple on ters on Monday, protesting of the bandh. Tehsilder
pur village in Bal- The passengers were Tuesday, the police said. Ac- against cattle menace. of Rehti Kl Tilwari met
aghat district on coming from Ujjain and cording to reports, the inci- More than 2,000 cattle the protesters and ap-
Tuesday morning, the Okmareshwar temples. dent occurred when a car move around the Budhni pealed to them to call off
police said. The acci- SDOP Madan Mohan which was running at a high development block in Rehti the stir, but they did not
dent occurred when a Samar said the bus, car- speed hit the shopkeeper Tehsil. Similarly, over 150 listen to him.
private bus carrying 50 rying 50 devotees, was who was on a two-wheeler. stray cattle can be seen Sub-divisional magis-
passengers rammed into a ing on the bus, but just as coming from Ujjain. The biker, identified as Ram moving around Rehti city. memo was addressed to the members of Gau Raksha trate of Budhni RS Baghel
truck, as the bus driver the accident occurred, they One of the devotees, iden- Kumar, died on the spot. The There is a cowshed to Chief Minister. Samiti would observe listened to the problems
could not see the vehicle began to wail. tified as Shriram Sahay, a relatives of Ram Kumar said keep those cattle, but it ex- In the memorandum, they bandh in the city. raised by the protesters.
because of heavy fog. On getting information, a resident of Balaghat, died that he had gone to the rail- ists only in name. On De- demanded that the stray As the administration Baghel assured the agita-
The injured were rushed police team, led by sub-divi- at the Pipariya hospital. He way station to drop off his cember 29 last year, the cattle should be sheltered failed to take any steps to tors that he would try to
to the Pipariya hospital; sional officer of police was 56. Twenty injured elder brother. He met with members of Gau Raksha in a proper place. check the cattle menace, solve the problem. The
one of them died. Most of SDOP), rushed to the spot have been sent to Narmada- the accident when he was re- Samiti submitted a memo- They said that if their de- the members of the Samiti shops reopened in the af-
the passengers were sleep- and brought out the injured puram, the police said. turning home. randum to Tehsilder. The mand was not met, the observed bandh. ternoon.
Congress demands stoppage GIRL BRINGS LAURELS TO VILLAGE BY Vehicle owners Video of policemen dragging
of important trains, to WINNING GOLD IN ATHLETICS MEET fined for not women to vehicle goes viral
launch agitation on Jan 16 FP NEWS SERVICE
following rules It was otherwise, an altercation between the
police and Jatav that such a
Seoni Malwa N a rm a d apura m : A
because women were situation has cropped up.
FP NEWS SERVICE manding stoppage of sum of Rs 16, 160 was preventing the cops The police registered a case
Sehore those important trains, A girl from Uradi village in recovered from the ve- from doing their of obstructing official work
but their requests fell on Datbwsa Panchayat, Shee- hicles which were not work, say police against them. The relatives of
The Congress and social deaf ears. tal Bhalaviya, won the first following the rules. A Jatav lodged a complaint of
workers are going to Former chairman of prize in triple jump at the school bus, which had FP NEWS SERVICE loot at Matabasaiya police sta-
launch Train Roko agita- Nagar Palika and senior 66th state athletics meet re- been running without Morena tion against him. The police
tion from January 16 at leader Rakesh Rai will cently held in Bhopal. She a fitness certificate wanted to bring both the par-
Sehore station, demand- lead the party workers won a gold medal. ing part in competitions, her family. It is her mother since 2016, was confis- Policemen have dragged ties together to know the truth.
ing stoppage of trains. for the Rail Roko agita- She has brought laurels she said. who sent her to school. cated by a team of the two women to a vehicle in The video shows a woman
Many trains, which had tion. for the district as well as for If she gets a good trainer, As soon as Sarpanch of regional transport de- Morena district. A video sticking to the leg of a police-
halted at the Sehore sta- The party workers have the family. Sheetal is a stu- she will perform better the village Panchayat partment. clip went viral on social me- man. On the other hand, an-
tion, before the corona been requesting people to dent of class 12 in Govern- than what she did in the re- Suneel Gaur came to know The drive launched dia after seven days of the other woman was seen drag-
pandemic, stopped doing take part in the agitation. ment Girls Higher Sec- cent competitions, Sheetal of her performance, he by the RTO has rattled incident. The police, howev- ging the cop. Nevertheless, the
so during the pandemic. The party men led by Rai ondary School in the village. said. Her mother Aneetak reached her house to hon- the four-wheeler driv- er, said that the video clip police were seen running away
This is still going on, but distributed pamphlets In an interaction with Bhalaviya said that Sheetal our her. He also said the ers. Several irregular- had no basis and that there sitting in their vehicle. At the
the Congress and various among the shopkeepers Free Press, Sheetal said she takes interests in studies as Panchayat would provide ities have been found were allegations that the same time, a woman was seen
social organisations have requesting them to join wished to take part in the well as in sports. her all help. in the school buses. relatives of the women were in the vehicle. The police said
been demanding stoppage the movement. international games and She regularly plays Kabad- The administration has The RTO officials have involved in a theft case. that the women were stopping
of those trains again. Twelve trains are not win medals for the country. di, Kho-Kho and other already sanctioned a con- advised the drivers A police team went to Bari- the cops who were running
Legislator Sudesh Rai stopping at the Sehore rail- Nevertheless, as the fi- games. She needs a trainer to crete house for the family, against overloading ka-Pura Gaon in search of away from them. The video
and former law-maker way station, which is caus- nancial condition of her go ahead, her mother said. Gaur said, adding that its and taken action the culprit, Sughar Singh clip has become a headache for
Ramesh Saxena wrote to ing a major problem to the family is not good, Sheetal Her mother works as a construction has already against some buses. Jatav, a relative of the the police, as the case is related
the Railway Minister de- residents of the city. is unable to prepare for tak- daily-rated worker to feed begun. women. It was because of to a Dalit family.
Photography workshop held at Career Design School
BHOPAL: A photography workshop was conducted by the faculties who have experience of 16+ years in teaching and industry at Career Design School, BHEL.
Shailesh Pahuja, VFX and Game Development instructor was the presenter and taught the basics of controlling lights using the DSLR and movie cameras. Students
were also given certificates for their participation. It was an interactive session wherein participants got a chance to try and experience controlling the camera.
Camera and understanding of light is important for aspirants, students learning to make movies, visual effects, 3D animation and game development.
BHOPAL CITY
INDORE / BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023
Don't have any CD: Nath RAPE OF MINOR than one lakh commuters,
official sources said on know of their plan, the po- problems the residents
am to 2 pm on January 12. January 6 till January 10. For running in two shifts will open On day, Dangi took her to bathroom and OUR STAFF REPORTER A three-day 'Hriday Dr-
Besides, a science lecture rest of the classes or above class at 9 am and schools running in outraged her modesty. He threatened her city.bhopal@fpj.co.in ishyam has ended with the
will also be organised on 9, the school timing was single shift will resume work at with dire consequences if she disclosed it rocking performance of
January 11 at 11 am in the changed. 9.30 am. Exams will be held as to anyone. Victim reported the matter to National Health Mission Bollywood playback and
premises whose topic is Now, schools will resume class- per the set time frame. police on October 10, 2021. (NHM) on Tuesday re- pop singer Shefali Alvares
Beyond the Genome: leased honorarium for 20- at Ravindra Convention
From Evolution to day strike observed by con- Centre on Tuesday
Two farmers
Monday. Residents
of Jaora awarded a
grand welcome to the governor at the residence of his
friend Dilip Shaklye. On this occasion, poet Dr Prakash
Wanted criminal Fatehlal nabbed from forest
Upadhyay, Ramesh Manohara, Fazal Hayat and others
were also present. Gehlot expressed gratitude towards
everyone.
killed, nine injured REWARD OF RS 20,000 WAS ANNOUNCED ON ARREST OF DRUG PEDDLER
FP NEWS SERVICE rest after he had opened fire
FATEH SURRENDERED, CLAIM KIN
in road mishap
Neemuch on a police party.
ASP Kanesh informed The kin of Fatehlal claimed that he surrendered. It is said that
Dr Yajurvedi feted at Neemuch Cantt police on that on December 26, 2022, a he surrendered as his name figured in NDPS cases. The
national programme Monday late night appre- police team from Neemuch family has ruled out his link with drug peddlers. His relatives
MANDSAUR: Noted � Farmers were hicle sustained injuries. hended a wanted notorious Cantt recovered four quin- said that his name was falsely registered in drug cases but he
The farmers were residents criminal Fatehlal alias Ma- tals of banned substance has nothing to do with it.
doctor from Mandsaur, travelling in of Muhali village of Man- haveer Nagda, a resident of from Bhupendra Bambu,
Dr Himanshu Yajurvedi
was felicitated at the loading vehicle awar town and were return- Bisalwas Bamnia. 25, a resident of Nimaniya Following the incident, team engaged a police par-
ing from Dhar. Additional superinten- village, Barmer district in police booked him in a drug ty from Neemuch Cantt and
12th National Blood carrying fertilizer Local police rushed in- dent of police Sundar Rajasthan and Bharatram trafficking case and Ratlam Baghana to nab the wanted
Donor Award ceremony,
organised in Kota of jured farmers to the govern- Singh Kanesh said that Parmar, a resident of Re- Range DIG had announced criminal.
Rajasthan. Yajurvedi has FP NEWS SERVICE ment hospital in Amjhera. Fatehlal was involved in bari ki Dhani, Mithoda vil- a reward of Rs 20,000. Based on the feedback
been a pioneer in donating blood and saved lives of many Manawar Five were referred to Dhar many criminal cases, in- lage of Barmer district in Taking cognizance of the from the informers, police
people in Mandsaur and surrounding areas of Rajasthan. Hospital owing to grave in- cluding smuggling in Rajasthan. At that time, ac- matter, SP Suraj Kumar raided different places in
Besides, he is also working towards providing better Two farmers were killed juries. Two farmers namely Neemuch, Mandsaur and cused Fatehlal had escaped Verma formed a special the district and on Monday
medical health to children suffering from thalassemia. while nine injured as a load- Suresh Mukund and Lal Chittorgarh of Rajasthan. from the spot after he team under the ASP Sun- evening, arrested Fatehs-
ing vehicle in which they Singh succumbed to in- Police had announced a re- opened fire on the police dar Singh Kanesh and CSP ingh from the forest area of
were travelling overturned juries during treatment at ward of Rs 20,000 on his ar- party. Ful Singh Paraste. The Bisalwas Bamnia village.
Mayank clears CA examination on Mangod-Manawar Road Dhar. Vehicle driver Rad-
in first attempt in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar heshyam also had suffered
SENDHWA: A promising student from Sendhwa Mayank
Sharma has cleared Chartered Accountant
district on Monday evening.
Amjhera SHO CB Singh
minor injuries.
Five people referred to JAYS holds protest demanding stringent action against trader
told Free Press that the Dhar, out of which two suc-
(CA) examination in the first attempt. Mayank
farmers were travelling in cumbed to the injuries. Oth- J H A BU A: Members of Jay Adivasi on Sunday when a woman belonging to making a complaint with the po-
said that CA is a very difficult course, but he
the loading vehicle carrying er injured persons are un- Yuva Shakti (JAYS) have demanded to a tribal community was allegedly lice, took law in his own hands. He al-
achieved this target through proper planning
fertiliser sacks when it over- dergoing treatment in police to book a trader under Sched- tied and beaten up with a stick by the legedly tied up the tribal woman
and hard work. He gave credit to his family
turned. As per reports, the Amjhera hospital, said SHO. uled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Pre- owner of Sheetal-Shree Traders who against a door at his shop for half-an-
for his success. President of Marwari Brahmin
loading vehicle driver lost It was learnt that fertiliser vention of Atrocities) Act for alleged- suspected her of stealing a blanket hour and hurled casteist slurs. He
Samaj Girwar Sharma, Badri Prasad Sharma,
control of the vehicle, lead- shortage in Muhali village ly tying up and beating a tribal woman from his shop situated at the main even thrashed her with a stick. The
Damodar Sharma and others congratulated him.
ing it to overturn. Eleven had led farmers to fetch it over suspicion of theft at his shop. market. police had to intervene to rescue the
farmers travelling in the ve- from Dhar. The shocking incident came to fore Reportedly, the shopkeeper instead woman.
Lineman electrocuted in Chichodiya
SARDARPUR: One lineman was electrocuted while
were being sought in the hospital for a long time. Now FP NEWS SERVICE come to the centre for med- the people will be saved. SAT, PLU, VEN
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bone-related issues could be resolved in the hospital. Bhikangaon ical necessities. On an av- Surgeons, specialists, ad- 11 9 7
NEP, SUN, KETU
Besides, a digitalized x-ray machine has also been installed erage, 200 patients visit on ditional employees and re- MER
on the premises. Along with this, two new ICUs, one for A long-pending demand of a daily basis. sources will be added to the 6
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infants and one for adults were also inaugurated. A raen residents ofBhikangaonand In the absence of ade- existing staff. The laborato- JUP
basera with a will be soon constructed for the attendants of the nearby village has final- quate healthcare facilities, ry and other infrastructure 1
the patients. ly been met with the 30-bed pregnant women could not will also be upgraded. A RAHU,
HER
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Community Health Centre, get quality health care in blood centre, fully equipped 2 MOON
Bhikangaon, being upgrad- the absence of gynaecolo- to collect blood would be MARS
Shukla appointed Sardarpur CMO ed to 50-bed civil hospital. gists, paediatricians and available at the hospital.
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Encroachments lying
outside Nehru Park were
Sidhi val, which began with removed on Tuesday, offi-
Barat, concluded with cial sources said.
Three-day international Wanted Thakur. The 18- The place from where
film festival began at minute film, which capti- the encroachments were
Vaishnavi garden in the vated the audience, deals removed will be beauti-
city on Tuesday. Film direc- with greed and advises fied. Chief municipal of-
tors, actors and producers people to wear helmets at ficer Navneet Pandey
from across the country the time of driving a two- said that encroachments
started arriving at the city. wheeler. would be removed from
More than 300 feature Fifteen films were all important squares in
and short films will be screened on the first day. the city because of beau-
screened during the festi- From 11am to 7pm films tification drive. Action
val. On the first day, a fea- were screened. After this, will be taken against
ture film from Madhya poems were read out. The those who will try to pre- GHUWARA performed street plays, did gal Chowki Tirahe raising
Pradesh, Bicycle Days was poets from Vindhya region vent the officials from do- door-to-door contact at slogans about the impor-
screened. entertained the audience. ing their work, he said. The students of many places in the city and tance of cleanliness. Bada
Noted litterateur and pro- Poets like Umesh Lakhan, He appealed to the en- Phoolchandra Jain Monu- made them aware about Malhara MLA Praduman
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ed the festival. Vina Vadini Sangeet the inaugural session. Kavi Sammelan. problem. help of the city council, from the school to the Jan- main road of the city.
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CISF jawan shoots himself at IGI airport
NEW DELHI: A CISF jawan allegedly ended his life at Delhi's IGI airport by shooting himself from
his service weapon on Tuesday, officials said. The constable-rank jawan has been identified as
Jitendra Kumar. The jawan shot himself using the 9mm pistol inside a bathroom at Terminal 3 of INDORE / BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023
the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport around 3:45 pm, they said.
bhaat puja at
their experiences with
Free Press.
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"I wish we could stay
Mangalnath Mandir
fter a gap of two years, India hosted the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Indore from 8-10 January
here a little longer" 2023. The delegates were pleased with the city's administration, hospitality, cuisine, and cleanliness. They
expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state's chief executive, and other ministers for
welcoming them. HARSHITA MAHESHWARI REPORTS...
M y grandparents im-
migrated from In-
dia 200 years ago. I was 'Exchange between diaspora ''People, volunteers &
overwhelmed by the hospi-
tality of the people here members was enriching' police force are very
R
and the way they greeted ahavan Seetharaman and Sangeeta Seetharaman, an NRI couple cooperative'
us with a smile on their from Qatar, commented on how lovely the arrangements were.
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faces. Visiting India, we do The locals are incredibly friendly and welcoming. social worker from Qatar NRI
not feel like we are out of Rahavan, the recipient of the 2017 Pravasi award, expressed his happi- Krishna alias Mani Rathi ex-
U
nder the Yoga Mitra programme going on in the At the launch of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas pro-
city for the NRI guests, on Tuesday, Mayor gramme on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra
Pushyamitra Bhargav performed yoga at a city ho- Modi appealed to all expatriates that Mahakal Lok
tel with guests from UAE and students. has become a grand and divine expansion, everyone
"In all the wards of should go there. Following this, the Foreign Minis- FP NEWS SERVICE the entrance of SEZ by dents. The traffic was di-
the city, a campaign ter had reached Ujjain on Tuesday. Pithampur (Mhow) top officials of the dis- verted on one lane on
is underway to make Jaishankar posted the photos on his Twitter han- trict. Mhow Neemuch Four-
Indore a healthy city dle. He also wrote that this morning in Ujjain I got Presidents of Guyana and The two Presidents lane and the intersection
along with clean and the good fortune to have the darshan of Shri Ma- Suriname visited the Spe- stayed in the SEZ for two was barricaded.
beautiful city. Many hakal. ‘I Wished for the progress of the nation and cial Economic Zone (SEZ) hours and visited Mylan Shankar Soya's manager
people from several the welfare of the world, hail Lord Mahakaal.’ of the Pithampur indus- Laboratories Ltd, Sym- Manish Magarbani said
areas of the city are In another tweet, he said that I got a chance to vis- trial area on Tuesday. The biotec Pharma Lab Pvt that the guests observed
contributing to the it Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. Shri Ma- two Presidents Mohamed Ltd, Shankar Soya Con- the entire soy plant and
event. NRIs also enjoyed yoga and they have decided to hakal Lok Corridor is definitely a wonderful Irfaan Ali and Chan- cepts, Jaya Engineering detailed information
continue to perform yoga even after they return home," achievement. All the devotees are appreciating it. drikapersad Santokhi Plant, and took informa- about the production and
said Bhargav. Bhargava said that yoga is the medium to In the evening, Union HRD minister Dharmendra were accompanied by del- tion about the production. quality was provided to
connect the body with the mind, the mind with the intel- Pradhan paid obseisance to the presiding deity at egations of their coun- They were warmly wel- them.
lect and the intellect with the soul. He said that in today's Mahakaleshwar Temple. He was accompanied by tries. Panama's foreign comed by showering rose Many young industrial-
era where we have such a busy life, if we all do yoga for higher education minister Mohan Yadav. minister too joined them. petals on them. ists including Pithampur
one hour in the morning every day then we will be On behalf of Mahakaleshwar Temple Manage- The delegations accompa- Unprecedented security industrialist Tulsi Man-
healthy and will have a long life. Many NRIs performed ment Committee, collector Asheesh Singh present- nied by many overseas In- arrangements were made wani were present on the
yoga at the yoga camp. ed mementos to the ministers. dians were welcomed at for the visiting Presi- occasion.
Minor who shot teacher in U.S. used mother’s gun: Police
Washington: A six-year-old boy who shot his teacher at a
school in Virginia, U.S., used his mother’s legally purchased
handgun, police said. The incident took place on Jan 6 at
the Richneck Elementary School in the city of Newport
News, 112 kilometres south of the state capital Richmond,
the BBC reported. The city’s police chief Steve Drew said
the child brought the pistol to school in his backpack and
fired one round at his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, during class.
WORLD
BHOPAL I WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023
GLOBAL
BULLETIN Winter storms continue ‘Explicit connivance’ between
police and attackers: Lula
to pummel California
No Chinese visas
for South Koreans
Beijing: China suspended ANI / Brasilia
issuing visas on Tuesday for
South Koreans to come to the Brazilian President Luiz Ina-
country for tourism or busi-
ness in apparent retaliation
President declares emergency and orders federal assistance to the state cio ‘Lula’ da Silva on Mon-
day (local time) criticised the
for Covid testing requirements IANS / Washington police for protesters’ breach
imposed by South Korea on Town that of government buildings,
Chinese travellers, according U.S. President Joe Biden has presidential palace, Con-
to a notice posted by the declared an emergency in Oprah, Aniston gress, and the Supreme
Chinese Embassy in Seoul.
Japan’s Kyodo News service
California as winter storms
continue to pummel the most call home Court in the capital, Brasilia
on Sunday, reported CNN.
said the ban would also affect
Japanese travellers.
populous state in the country.
According to a statement
is evacuated “The Brasilia police neg-
lected [the attack threat],
released by the White House Brasilia’s intelligence neg-
Indian-origin man late Monday, Mr Biden has
ordered federal assistance to
AFP / Montecito lected it,” Lula said during a
meeting with governors.
jailed in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin
man has been sentenced to 13
supplement California, tribal
and local response efforts due
to the emergency conditions
ThomeCalifornia
he star-studded
town that is
to Britain's Prince
“It is easy to see in the
footage of the police officers
talking to the attackers.
years in jail and 10 strokes of resulting from successive Harry and wife Meghan There was an explicit con- Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has landed in hospital
the cane for possessing 523.6g and severe winter storms, Markle was ordered nivance of the police with after abdominal pain, in Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. —AFP
of cannabis for trafficking in flooding and mudslides, re- evacuated on Monday, the demonstrators,” he said.
Singapore. Narkkeeran Arasan, ports Xinhua news agency. A house partially under water in Gilroy, California —AFP with firefighters warning He also vowed to find out No amnesty: Brazilians want rioters jailed
45, who pleaded guilty to one The federal emergency mudslides could engulf who financed the protesters.
count of trafficking controlled declaration will authorise
We are taking the threat from storms seriously, and
luxury homes. Protesters supporting the Rio De Janeiro: “No amnesty! banners. The words are a dem-
drugs, admitted he was facing the Department of Home-
want to ensure Californians stay vigilant as more
Montecito, which is also far-right former President No amnesty! No amnesty!” The and for retribution against
financial stress and wanted to land Security and Federal
storms head our way —Gavin Newsom, California Governor
a favourite of American Jair Bolsonaro besieged chant reverberated off the supporters of former President
sell cannabis to get fast cash, Emergency Management entertainment royalty such Government buildings on walls of the jam-packed hall at Bolsonaro who stormed Brazil’s
The Straits Times reported. Agency to coordinate all dis- as Oprah Winfrey and Sunday, calling for the mili- the University of Sao Paulo’s capital Sunday, and those who
aster relief efforts. have died from storm-related Jennifer Aniston, was tary to intervene and oust law college on Monday enabled the rampage. “These
Haj to return to On Jan 4, California Gov-
ernor Gavin Newsom had de-
impacts, including flooding,
more than the number of
AT A GLANCE expected to get up to
20cm of rain in 24 hours –
the leftist hero Lula da Silva,
who returned to power after
afternoon. Hours later, it was
the rallying cry for thousands
people need to be punished,
the people who ordered it
pre-Covid levels clared an emergency for the civilians who lost their lives � Winter storms continued on hillsides already a 12-year hiatus following a of Brazilians who streamed need to be punished, those
Dubai: Islam’s annual Haj entire state, which is home to to wildfires in the past two to hit California with heavy sodden by weeks of slim run-off victory over into the streets of Rio de who gave money for it need to
pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will around 40 million residents, years combined, according to rains causing flooding, downpours. Bolsonaro last October. Janeiro and Sao Paulo, penned be punished,” Bety Amin, 61, a
return to pre-pandemic levels due to the severe winter a statement released by the road closures and power Emergency authorities in Footage shared of the at- on protest posters and therapist, said in Sao Paulo.
this year after restrictions saw storms. governor’s office. outages across the state. the town 90 minutes from tack appeared to show forces
the annual religious He submitted a request on “We are in the middle of a � Many schools have Los Angeles said anyone in standing by and watching they implored a military in- acts’. The Government is
commemoration curtailed over Sunday to the White House deadly barrage of winter cancelled classes. More the area should get out. protesters march into gov- tervention to reverse his loss also investigating the finan-
concerns about the Covid, for a presidential emergency storms — and California is than 100,000 homes and “LEAVE NOW! This is a ernment buildings, reported in the 2022 presidential vote. ciers and organisers of the
authorities say. In 2019,the declaration to support ongo- using every resource at its businesses were still rapidly evolving situation. CNN. Prior to the attack, Bol- Police made more than protests, Dino said, adding
number of pilgrims was 2.4 ing storm response and re- disposal to protect lives and without powery Please pay close attention sonaro supporters had been 1,500 arrests and Lula said of- that a tip-off email account
million. But in 2020, amid the covery efforts in the state. limit damage,” said Newsom to emergency alerts,” a fire camped outside army bar- ficials were investigating had since received 13,000
lockdowns sparked by the Since late Dec, 12 people in the statement. department website said. racks across the country as those who financed the 'coup messages.
pandemic, Saudi Arabia
curtailed the Haj with as few
HARRY’s MEMOIR RELEASED
as 1,000 residents of Saudi
Arabia permitted to take part. Biden, Lopez Obrador, Trudeau meet in Mexico
Indian, 3 others die AP / Mexico City there was a hiatus while Mr
Donald Trump was the Presi-
power plants built by foreign
and private investors. Mean-
Mr Trudeau. It’s unlikely to
be as contentious as his sit-
in Kuwait accident US President Joe Biden, his dent. It’s often called the while, Mr Trudeau and Mr down with Mr Lopez Obra-
Kuwait City: An Indian was Mexican counterpart Andres “three amigos summit”, a ref- Lopez Obrador are con- dor on Monday. The Mexican
among four expatriates who Manuel Lopez Obrador and erence to the deep diplomatic cerned about Mr Biden’s ef- leader challenged Mr Biden
died when they were hit by a Canadian Prime Minister and economic ties between forts to boost domestic manu- to improve life across the re-
speeding car on Balajat Street Justin Trudeau met on Tues- the nations. However, the lea- facturing, creating concerns gion, telling him “you hold
in Kuwait’s Salmiya city, a day for a series of talks on mi- ders still found themselves at that US neighbours could be the key in your hand”. “This
report said. The victims were gration, trade and climate odds, especially as they strug- left behind. is the moment for us to deter-
crossing the street when a car change as the three leaders gle to handle an influx of mi- In addition, Canada and The centrepiece of the mine to do away with this
driven by a Kuwaiti citizen hit try to mend tensions that grants and to crack down on the US accuse Mr Lopez summit will be hours of talks abandonment, this disdain,
the four before skidding and have divided the continent. smugglers who profit from Obrador of violating a free with all three leaders, but Mr and this forgetfulness for Lat-
colliding with a concrete The three-way gathering is persuading people to make trade pact by favouring Mex- Biden will start on Tuesday in America and the A bookseller displays copies of Spare by Britain’s Prince Harry
barrier on Monday night. held most years, although the dangerous trip to the US. ico's state-owed utility over with a bilateral meeting with Caribbean,” he said. at a store in London, U.K., on Tuesday —AFP
Sky-high flour
prices in Pakistan ‘What madness looks like’: Lawyers for
jailed H.K.
13 dead as anti-government
Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack publisher seek protests resume in Peru
AP / Kyiv
to meet Sunak AP / Lima gation into the deaths, 12 of rest following an attempt to
AP / Hong Kong which took place amid clash- dissolve Congress and head
Russian forces are escalating At least 13 people died on es between security forces off his own impeachment.
their onslaught against Uk- Lawyers for a jailed Hong Monday in southeast Peru as and protesters attempting to Among the 12 killed in Julia-
rainian positions around the Kong pro-democracy publi- protests seeking immediate seize control of an airport in ca was a 17-year old, said
wrecked eastern city of Ba- sher have asked for an ur- elections resumed in neglect- the city of Juliaca, near the news reports. A 13th person
khmut, Ukrainian officials gent meeting with U.K. ed rural areas of the country border with Bolivia. died in nearby Chucuito,
said, bringing new levels of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, still loyal to ousted president It was the highest death where protesters blocked a
death and devastation in the a leading member of his in- Pedro Castillo. toll since the unrest began in highway.
grinding, months-long bat- ternational legal team said Peru’s top human rights early December following Mr Castillo’s successor, his
Islamabad: Skyrocketing tle. “Everything is complete- Tuesday. Jimmy Lai, the 75- agency called for an investi- Mr Castillo’s removal and ar- former running mate Dina
wheat flour prices have ly destroyed, there is almost year-old founder of the now- Boluarte, has supported a
kept the food staple no life left,” Ukraine's Presi- defunct newspaper Apple plan to push up to 2024 poll
inaccessible for many in dent Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Ukrainian serviceman carries an injured comrade evacuated from Daily, was arrested in 2020 for president and Congress
Pakistan as varied rates of said late on Monday of the the battlefield into a hospital in Donetsk region on Monday —AP during a crackdown on the originally scheduled for 2026.
grain and its by-products in scene around Bakhmut and city’s pro-democracy move- She’s also expressed support
provinces continue to the nearby town of Soledar. battle. “The enemy is ad- vanced in recent days in ment. He is fighting collu- for judicial investigations
encourage its black-market- “The whole land near vancing literally on the bod- Soledar and “are likely in sion charges under a Beijing- into whether security forces
ing. People are struggling Soledar is covered with the ies of their own soldiers and control of most of the settle- imposed national security acted with excessive force.
to get a single bag of the corpses of the occupiers and is massively using artillery, ment”, the UK Defence Min- law and faces up to life in But such moves have so far
daily-use commodity and scars from the strikes,” Mr rocket launchers and mor- istry tweeted on Monday. prison if convicted. failed to quell the unrest,
stampedes have also been Zelenskyy said. “This is tars, hitting their own It said taking Soledar, 10 Last month, the team which after a respite around
reported at sale points in what madness looks like.” troops,” she said. kilometres north of called for the UK govern- theChristmasandNewYear’s
rural parts of the country as Deputy Defence Minister Russian troops alongside Bakhmut, is likely Moscow’s ment to take immediate ac- holidays have resumed with
the people endeavour to Hanna Malyar said Russia soldiers from the Wagner immediate military objec- tion to secure Mr Lai’s re- force in some of Peru’s poor-
get subsidised flour bags, has thrown “a large number Group, a Russian private tive and part of a strategy to lease ahead of his high-pro- est areas, where support for
The News reported. of storm groups” into the military contractor, have ad- encircle Bakhmut. file national security trial af- Hundreds of protesters gather at the main plaza in the Andes city Mr Castillo’s unorthodox rule
ter he was sentenced to five of Puno, Peru, in support of ousted president Pedro Castillo —AFP had been strongest.
years and nine months in
$9bn pledged U.K. officials to try again Bailable arrest prison on fraud charges
linked to lease violations.
Trump blamed for Soleimani’s killing
for Pakistan’s warrants
after rocket launch fails
The meeting request is the
latest attempt from his legal
flood recovery, issued against team to urge the British gov-
ernment to step into the case
IANS / Tehran Soleimani was killed Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic
Revolution Guards Corps,
in a U.S. drone strike
says U.N. chief AP / London Imran, aides of Mr Lai, a dual Hong Kong
and British citizen. Caoil-
The speaker of Iran’s parlia-
ment has said former U.S. near Baghdad Airport
along with an Iraqi militia
commander near Baghdad
IANS / Geneva British officials and space PTI / Islamabad fhionn Gallagher, leader of president Donald Trump Airport on Jan 3, 2020.
scientists said on Tuesday the team, said Mr Lai’s son and all his “accomplices” on Jan 3, 2020 In a public address in
U.N. Secretary-General Anto- they were disappointed but Pakistan’s top election body was in London to call on U.K. must be held legally account- Tehran on January 3 to mark
nio Guterres said more than not deterred after the first at- on Tuesday issued bailable officials to protect his father able for the assassination of Speaker Mohammad Baqer Soleimani’s second death an-
a sum of $9 billion was tempt to launch satellites arrest warrants for former “He is being subjected to ‘law- military commander Qasem Qalibaf as saying at the 13th niversary, President Ebra-
pledged in support of Pak- into orbit from the U.K. end- Prime Minis- fare’, multiple prosecutions Soleimani in 2020. session of the Asian Parlia- him Raisi said Mr Trump
istan’s recovery efforts from
the worst-ever floods that hit
ed in failure.
U.S.-based Virgin Orbit at-
After take-off, the ter Imran Kh-
an and other
and lawsuits, all designed to
silence and discredit him and
The “criminal act” of as-
sassinating Mr Soleimani
mentary Assembly in Tur-
key on Monday.
and former US secretary of
state Mike Pompeo must be
the country last year. tempted its first internation- company reported ‘an top leaders of send a message they must not was a “flagrant and absolute A U.S. drone strike on a “prosecuted for their crimi-
The U.N. chief made the al launch late on Monday, us- anomaly that has his party in a criticise the Chinese or Hong instance of state terrorism”, convoy killed Mr Soleimani, nal activity” through a fair
announcement following the ing a modified jumbo jet to contempt case. Kong officials.” Xinhua news agency quoted former commander of the mechanism.
International Conference on carry one if its rockets from prevented us from The case is
Climate Resilient Pakistan Cornwall in southwestern reaching the orbit’ based on statements issued ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY
which was co-hosted by the England over the Atlantic by top Pakistan Tehreek-e-In-
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Oft used, but useless phrase of 2022
Intent, content & outcomes Care is both an idea and an ideal. varying degrees of relationships. share personal information with
Mirror to “Take care”, usually used at the Care is about hope, and about Imagine us making circles within wide categories of people on social
at the earliest
what they say. In the past few years, ways involve a degree of depend- dren, parents, spouse and life-part- confused about whom we want
�Srinath Sridharan this phrase has become more com- ence. Unfortunately, cultures that ners. A favourite sibling or cousin with us in times that matter.
monplace, and in regular usage. prioritise independence and auton- or a grandparent might also be in Hence when we say “take care”,
With two years of covid lockdown, omy often disapprove of depending that circle. Sometimes it includes we don’t mean it with the same in-
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he uncertainty about the next census, which ocial researchers have long we saw usage of this phrase in- on others. Care needs time. It needs best friends, or that some special tent and contextual usage to all of
was due in 2021, does not bode well for the de- observed that we humans crease. With frequent usage, and nurturing. It needs healing. It someone who was there when we the above relations mentioned
velopment of the country. Statistics is of the thrive and better themselves, even in causal sense, it morphed to needs adjustments and reshaping needed them. above. With each set of wider and
by caring for others; that humans convey the meaning of “do take of ideals and ideas. It involves giv- The membership into these cir- distant circle of relationship that
essence in a planned economy like that of India. As an
are a social species. But then, most care and stay well”. Well, does it re- ing in, and not giving up. cles could also be very dynamic, in we have, the actual deeper mean-
institution the census is as old as Jesus, who was born of us are oblivious to or uncaring ally ? Care is the basis for love, for at- the sense, we replace members as ing of the phrase “take care” weak-
at Bethlehem while his parents were on their way to of the wisdom that’s in our ancient All living beings need care. With- tachment, and for a sense of be- they fall out of priority for us. Say ens. It almost becomes “I don’t
take part in a census. In India, the British introduced scriptures about social conscious- out care, growth gets impacted — longing. Without care, society as a college mate or an office col- care, but you take care” by the time
the census in the 19th century more for their own colo- ness, which was long used for na- be it for plants, animals or humans. we know it would be impossible. league or even an ex-flame. This it reaches the farthest circle!
tional and patriotic fervour as well. Covid and its impact in 2020 and
nial interests than to promote planned growth. It was We know, understand, but gener- We know, understand, but generally don’t translate into 2021 made many of us care and be
held from time to time. When India became independ- ally don’t translate into our behav-
Care is about existence aware of others. But with life com-
ent, a decennial census was introduced and continued iour, that our welfare and develop- Care is essential. Without it, chil- our behaviour, that our welfare and development is ing back to normal, we have lost
to gather details about the population to be used in the ment is connected deeply with wel- dren wouldn’t make it to adult- connected deeply with welfare of others around us that empathy.
fare of others around us. The rela- hood, patients wouldn’t recover, When someone tells you “take
planning process. The last census was held in 2011 and
tion and correlation between indi- and societies wouldn’t thrive. Ex- care”, does it really mean that they
the details began to come out within two years. vidual and the society is very close. tending the thinking, “care” isn’t One of the reasons care doesn’t get only shows that we actually know care for that individual? It’s like
The statistics gave a clear picture of the socio-eco- Society does not exist without the just for humans — if we don’t care the attention it deserves is because where our emotional commit- saying good morning, when you
nomic condition of the people. How many of them had individual. An individual also lives for natural resources, they get it is a form of invisible labour. ments are. We don’t often remem- don’t even see whom you are ad-
proper houses to live in, how accessible the schools and and acts with messed up. If we don’t take care of “Care” in a relationship is the ber that our identities intermin- dressing, you don’t look them in
in society, but for very few out- our cities, villages and other infra- toughest — it cannot be quantified; gles with our own. Most often, the eye, or you don’t mean it. You
colleges were to the students and how many came un- liers. It is in the same society that structure, they will collapse. We its qualitative aspect cannot be there is an associated identity with simply say good morning as a
der the poorest of the poor category that needed to be he has to conform to norms, and be don’t take care of our planet, our judged. Stewardship, conservation, each other. Outside that inner most habit, and as it’s become a routine
given ration, almost free of cost. It is not easy to collect part of various sub-groups within subsequent generations will face maintenance, repair — these are circle, lie the other circles of famil- of etiquette. Nothing more. It’s
such details about an estimated 1.3 billion people. It is that society. This is why certain be- extinction. all forms of care. iarity (people). Many of us have simply farcical. Probably even
haviours get shaped by society, and Care, as a concept is the mindset close friends, sometimes more clos- fashionable to show that you care.
a gargantuan operation that calls for the training of
vice versa. and the ability to put the interests er to us than relatives. There are The award for the phrase of the
tens of thousands of enumerators who are mostly It is indeed possible that individ- of other people and things above
Take care people from your club or sporting year 2022 goes to the phrase that’s
school teachers, whose services have to be obtained uals mimic those behaviours but our own. This assumes genuine in- But “take care” has also become a class, etc. then come other ac- widely used, but rarely means
without disrupting their school work. Tabulation and not the values on which they are terest in protecting, preserving, casual phrase without a soul to its quaintances who are in our daily what it actually is about: Take
analysis of the data also call for vigorous exercise. It is based. Social relationships have and building on all those which are intent. People use it to show they lives — be it your friendly coffee Care.
physical elements, including ver- valuable. This, by its nature, high- care when they don’t always mean barista or kiranawala, or your fi- On that note, well, take care…
understandable that the Covid-induced disruptions af- bal cues, which acknowledge one lights things which are essential. what they say. nancial adviser.
fected the 2021 census. However, the mystery is why another’s presence. One such But does our society, or do each of With just a few exceptions, most There are people who are funda- Dr Srinath Sridharan is a corporate
Covid is still blamed for not initiating the next census phrase — “Take Care” — is such an us individually, act sufficiently of us establish our own circles of mental to our lives and others who adviser and author of Time for Bharat.
which can be concluded in a little over a year’s time. easy one. Yet so very deceptive. enough to mean that we truly care? concern. They are indeed circles of have less importance. We may He tweets @ssmumbai
Alas, the central Government does not seem to be in
a hurry to hold the next census for which no prelimi-
nary work has been initiated. This raises questions
about the Government’s bona fides vis-a-vis the 2021
census. How vital the census is can be gauged from the
The privilege of toilet ‘ownership’
64-acre green area, dotted with flats — 16 to a floor and a ground were even threats of violence if people who rely on us to pay their
fact that the Government should know how many stu-
dents there would be if a new school is opened in a vil- City heritage structures that span pos-
sibly 1000 years of history, are
floor of parking space, around a
central courtyard.
the work continued, since a large
number of the residents objected
wages? And how do we go about
living our fancy daily lives with
lage, or how many people would benefit from a new
hospital or dispensary. Of course, the census will also
Scapes some large apartment buildings.
Build after aggregating smaller
To keep an establishment like
this going needs staff. The build-
to the location of the toilet and
most of all the fact that the pro-
elan, when we cannot even do the
simplest of things and respect the
plots, and with reasonably good ing employs two guards on 12-hour posal did not take every resident’s human beings we work and inter-
expose the Centre’s claims about rural electrification,
ending of open defecation and upliftment of people � Henri Fanthome access from quest road that passes shifts, one cleaning person and an personal opinion into considera- act with on a daily basis?
the Dadabari Jain Mandi, these overall manager to handle water tion. Work was stalled, to be com- It bothers me.
above the poverty line. If there is a hiatus between the apartments are home to a very supply, oversee maintenance and menced once a consensus was Like the separate cups for driv-
I
claims and the reality, it may show the ruling party in t is fascinating how privilege swish set of people unlike the general everyday running of the reached. ers and maids, the refusal to let
a poor light in the 2024 elections. works. And I say this with both much more working class and low- building. That’s a staff of 4 people Anyone familiar with the work- them use toilets in our houses, the
a sense of disgust and irony, er middle class population of the permanently employed not to ings of local politics and power demand that they leave their
since in many ways it does reflect urban village. mention domestic help for the 64 equations would easily guess the footwear outside when working.
Avoidable fracas in Tamil Nadu on me indirectly if not directly,
just from the simple fact that I am,
The apartment buildings, bar-
ring Tanishque and Nakshatra, go
flats, drivers, the morning car-
cleaners and dog-walkers. That is
outcome. This was an incident of
over three years ago. In the ensu-
Caste practices carefully masked
as culture and hygiene concerns
W
hat the Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed on part of this society. by names that are one of many — and utterly disgusting.
Monday is a negation of constitutional In a departure from the usual combinations of the words Green, Do we as privileged members of society believe it is our We can look at this refusal to pro-
ambit of this column, I am not go- Qutab, Park, View and Royal — vide a toilet as an isolated in-
norms. As Governor, RN Ravi was bound to
ing to talk about cities. It is easy to and prove to be quite the logistics right to deny decent and respectable working conditions stance, and respond that it does
read out the text of the Governor’s address approved
by the state Cabinet and forwarded to him. The Gover-
deflect and distance deep rooted is-
sues and problems by looking at
nightmare for the various delivery
services; as if Mehrauli’s
to people who rely on us to pay their wages? not happen in our spaces, and our
housing societies. To me, however,
nor may not personally agree with all the contents of large pictures. By looking at labyrinth of gullies wasn’t the fact that it can happen in one
the speech which contains the policies and pro- cityscapes, geographies and re- enough, there’s Green View, Qutab a lot of people without even trying ing more than 36 months since place, and without any issue with
gions, the citizen and its individ- View, Qutab Green, Park View... to account for delivery boys. then, no consensus has been the owners, tenants or the work-
grammes of the elected Government. The Constitution ual agency gets suffused into an you get the drift. But I digress. And the building does not have a reached — and of course, no toilet ing staff, is a huge comment on
very clearly delineates the limitations of the Governor. amorphous whole, that can nei- I live in one of these apartment single toilet for all these people. has been built. our social structures and exploita-
That is how Governors appointed by the central ther be identified or recognised, blocks on rent, and have been for NOT ONE! When they need to deal And then we had the pandemic tion of privilege that is an every-
Government have always addressed the Assemblies and most importantly, held ac- the past 10 years. A long enough with nature’s calls, they cross the and the lockdowns. Where the day experience for the less fortu-
where other parties are in majority. The heavens countable. So this time we are time to formulate a reasonably ac- road, walk through a small disput- staff of the building were also nate.
zooming in, on the place I call curate commentary on the hap- ed encroachment that is a parking locked in when our block of flats You might be a millionaire who
would not have fallen if Ravi had read out the contro- home. penings and joys of living here, in lot, then find their way into the had over 15 people test positive , can holiday in London and New
versial portions. If you live in the the Gentrified what the Municipal Corporation archeological park to relieve including myself, in the Delta York and travel the world, as many
Also, Chief Minister MK Stalin did not crown himself periphery of Mehrauli that over- of Delhi calls Lal-Dora areas — of- themselves in the cover of the Phase of the pandemic. Yes the of the owners in these buildings
with glory when he moved a resolution that the Gov- looks the Mehrauli Archeological ficial terminology for “areas we woods. staff of this building have been do, even own Rs 20 lakh BMW mo-
park, that is home to celebrated couldn’t be bothered dealing In 10 years, I have not seen this through the pandemic without a torcycles and premium cars — but
ernment would be guided by the complete text and not designers, artists, architects, with”. change. At one point there was an toilet. I’m not going to get into the if you have issue with a toilet for a
the pruned text as delivered by the Governor, and that armed forces veterans, directors The apartments here are owned attempt to build a small toilet, a details of how that worked for building’s security guard, what
too in his presence. It was certainly an insult to the of multinationals, and holders of by spectacular gentry — ADCs to move that was vociferously and vi- them, however miserably it did. kind of human being are you?
Governor who for his part could have waited for the national trusts, cultural icons etc, Prime Ministers, National Award olently objected to. While a group My question is something quite
National Anthem to be sung before leaving the House. please proceed with caution. winning photographers and of residents were all in favour of different really — do we as privi- Henri Fanthome, an architect who
Located on the edge of Mehrauli, artists, best-selling authors, politi- allocating personal funds, and leged members of society believe trained at the SPA, lives and works out
After the Governor had left the House, the Chief Min- overlooking the very picturesque cians and municipal officers. The space for the same, rules were cit- it is our right to deny decent and of Mehrauli, Delhi and writes about
ister could have reiterated that whether the Governor Mehrauli Archeological Park, a apartments I live in is a block of 64 ed, voices were raised and there respectable working conditions to design and urban spaces
read it or not, his Government would be guided by the
principles enunciated by the great Tamil leaders. Both
of them should have remembered that they hold Con- Makara Sankranti LETTERS Devendra Fadnavis and his appointment is
a political action. Mumbai so far had only
II
stitutional jobs where propriety and decorum need to TO THE EDITOR
be maintained at all times. Tamil Nadu is not the only
— Dr S Ainavolu one police commissioner and the city was
well looked after. Now how will two T he Bharatiya janata Party is excited
about the 4.1 verdict delivered by the
S
state where the CM and the Governor are at logger- ankranti is the occasion habharata and the great Opportunists in political commissioners provide safety to citizens? It Supreme Court on demonetisation, but it
will also be difficult for the rest of the staff has forgotten the ill effects faced by the
heads. It is time the President took the initiative to im- when the “Sankraman”
or the transit of the Sun
grandfather of both Pan-
davas and Kauravas, Bhish-
parties to work under two commissioners. If public because of the move. The
press upon Governors that their duty is to protect the
Constitution, not score brownie points with the CMs.
from one rashi to the other
happens. Essentially the rela-
tive positioning of the Sun in
ma fell to the arrows in the
Kurukshetra war. He had the
boon of the “ichha
A ctor and choreographer Gayathri
Raghuram, who previously served as
the president of Tamil Nadu BJP’s Overseas
Fadnavis wanted his man to be in Mumbai,
then the present commissioner should have
been transferred. It is just a political move
demonetisation drive was a Himalayan
blunder which caused untold hardship to
the people of this country.
INDIA 75 YEARS AGO the sky with respect to the maranam” from his father and Other States Tamil Development wing, which will prove to be harmful to citizens. Demonetisation itself was not illegal or
FPJ Archives earth progressively changes. Shantanu, voluntarily em- announced her resignation from the party. Marcus Dabre bad, but the way the central
JANUARY 24, 1948 The entire horizon of 360 de- bracing death but not being Through a series of tweets, she blamed BJP Government put it into execution was
grees is divided into 12 clus-
ters called rashis. Approxi-
consumed by it. Thus, though
he was severely injured in the
State president K Annamalai for her
resignation, alleging that the party unit did
The people need to know unwise, and created great pain to the
citizens of this country.
mately once in 30 days, the
relative movement or shift
happens. This change is often
war, he didn’t die. He was
waiting on the “bed of ar-
rows” till the Uttarayana
not give equal rights and respect for
women and that women are not safe. The
tug of war between party cadre and the
R egarding the editorial ‘Note ban verdict
an exercise in futility’ (Jan 4), in the
wake of the Supreme Court verdict
Lakhs of people faced difficulties when
the Government suddenly demonetised
high value notes. Th ATMs were short of
in the middle of the month. “punya kaala” (auspicious president is part and parcel of the political upholding the Government decision on the cash, and people even lost their lives
In other words, every month period) began, and vacated system in India, and workers are taking 2016 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs standing in queues. Many were driven
we have Sankranti his body on the lunar advantage of this to make leaders dance to 1000 currency notes, in the larger public to desperation. Though the court has
around the middle of eighth day, three days their tunes. Like Khushboo, these actor interest the need of the hour before the given legal validation to the
the month. When the before “Bhishma politicians change colour for petty political Government is to reveal i) how much black demonetisation exercise, it will remain in
relative moment or Ekadashi”. gains and Gayathri is not an exception to money has been unearthed in the process history as a drastic step taken by the
shift happens into Makara Sankran- this. of demonetisation, and ii) how it helped or Modi Government.
Makara or Capricorn ti is a festival cele- Gundu Maniam is helping in its fight against terrorism. Last Zakir Hussain
rashi in mid- GUIDING LIGHT brated over but not the least, how does the
January, it is
known as Makara Sankranti.
three days. The
first day is called “Bhogi”
Move will harm citizens Government justify the deaths of people
who died just standing in queues in front
Dear reader,
We are eager to know your opinions, comments
and suggestions. Write to editor.indore@fpj.co.in
The horizon is divided into
two equal parts called North
and South called Uttara and
wherein ceremonial offer-
ings are made to the fire God.
The second day is of main
D even Bharti is made special
commissioner of police for Mumbai. He
is said to be close to Deputy Chief Minister
of ATMs in the course of exchange of
currency during this period?
P V Prakash
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Dakshina. These in Vedic cal- festivities. This is to thank
endar (Panchanga) terms are God for the crops that would MIKA’S MATRIX
called Uttarayana and Dak- have reached home success-
shinayana. There is tradi- fully. The third day is again
tional importance ascribed to thanksgiving and this is the
the Northward movement or time to thank animals that
Uttarayana. This starts from helped in agricultural activi-
Makara Sankranti and the ties including transport.
period extends till mid-July. Thus, Makara Sankranti is
From the middle of the July the occasion for celebrating
when we have Karka or Can- with gratitude. This grati-
cerian Sankranti, the south tude results in more abun-
Pakistan Is Abetting Tribal Incursions movement or Dakshinayana
begins which continues till
dance.
SETALVAD SAYS EVEN BASES ARE PROVIDED Makara Sankranti. Thus, the Prof S Ainavolu is a teacher of
importance of Makara tradition and management. He
Lake Success, Jan. 23. M. C. Setalvad of India, replied in detail today Sankranti is, it marks begin- is with VPSM, Navi Mumbai.
in the Security Council to the Pakistan charges that India is waging a ning of the auspicious half Views are personal. You can
campaign of attrition against all Muslims in the hopes of wiping out called Uttarayana. read more at
the new Pakistan Dominion and making it a part of India. The grand old man of Ma- https://www.ainavolu.in/blog
MONEY
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BIZ BULLETIN
MCX launches online FY24 Budget to set more ‘realistic’ Budget to focus on
fiscal consolidation
mop-up target: DIPAM secretary
platform for arbitration
Multi Commodity Exchange of India
(MCX India) has launched an online
web-based platform for expediting Goldman Sachs expects Nirmala Sitharaman
arbitration processes of investors and
members' complaints. The platform will AGENCIES / New Delhi ing April, he said, adding the government has
to meet the budgeted fiscal deficit target of 6.4%
also facilitate easy access to information a couple of companies in the pipeline to be of- PTI / Mumbai day said it expects the govern-
on ongoing as well as closed arbitration The Budget for 2023-24 (Apr-Mar) is going to floaded through initial public offering route ment to meet the budgeted fiscal
and appellate arbitration matters, the set a 'realistic' divestment mop-up target, De- in the next financial year. The forthcoming budget is likely deficit target of 6.4 per cent of
exchange said in a statement. partment of Investment and Public Asset WAPCOS Ltd had already filed draft papers to meet the targeted 6.4 per cent GDP, with an expenditure com-
Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kan- with the Securities and Exchange Board of fiscal deficit and pencil in for a 50 pression to the tune of 0.3 per
Akasa Air to launch Goa ta Pandey said.
"Hopefully, we will go for a more realistic
India for an initial public offering. Currently,
the department is "looking for an opportune
bps reduction in the same for the
next fiscal, according to a foreign
cent of GDP from the budgeted
spending to cushion the incre-
operations on Jan 11 target," Pandey told Informist. "Even this moment to file the red herring prospectus," he brokerage report. mental subsidies due to the com-
Akasa Air will launch its Goa operations year (it) was an ambitious target because said. The government is actively working to The previous budget had pen- modity shock.
from Panaji on Wednesday, with daily there are uncertainties in the divestment list Indian Renewable Energy Development cilled in a fiscal deficit -- the mon- The brokerage also expects
services to Mumbai and Bengaluru, the process." For the current financial year end- Agency Ltd, Pandey said, adding the divest- ey the government will have to the finance minister to budget
airline's co-founder and chief commercial ing March, the divestment target has been in the last couple of years because of the pan- ment department has already received initial borrow from the market to meet for a 50 bps reduction in fiscal
officer Praveen Iyer said on Tuesday. Goa pegged at Rs 650 bln, much lower than the demic and more recently due to the war in approval. The government hopes to list IRE- its expenditure -- of 6.4 per cent. deficit for FY24 at 5.9 per cent,
will be the 12th city on its network in whopping 1.75 trln rupees pegged in Budget Ukraine. "Last 2-3 years, Budget making has DA next year, he said. Additionally, the gov- Finance Minister Nirmala fully driven by a reduction in
the country. for 2021-22, which was revised downward to happened in very unpredictable times. Even ernment also has the intent to list ECGC Ltd, Sitharaman had recently said food and fertiliser subsidies and
Rs 780 bln. before the ink dries up, there is some wave or he said. she would meet the fiscal targets project tax revenues to remain
Cyient DLM files `740-cr So far in the current fiscal, the government
has mopped up Rs 311 bln through divest-
something else happening. Hopefully, this
year (FY24) will be stable. Last year also the
Meanwhile, The proposed privatisation of
two public sector banks announced in the
as budgeted given the more than
budgeted tax collections.
buoyant in the year -- sort of
walking the fiscal consolidation
IPO papers with Sebi ment--about 48% of the total target. A major Ukraine war happened, then (US) Fed tight- Budget for 2021-22 (Apr-Mar) is a "bit far The commodities shock forced path.
Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) chunk of this, close to Rs 205.16 bln, was ening. So continuously there was pressure. away," Pandey said. The government recently incremental spending on food Their optimism comes from
firm Cyient DLM Ltd has filed preliminary achieved through the government's stake sale This year also inflation has not waned so received initial bids for privatisation of IDBI and fertiliser subsidies and ex- the direct and indirect taxes,
papers with capital markets regulator in Life Insurance Corp of India. that's a worry, corona is not so much of a wor- Bank, which was expected to smoothen the hausted the fiscal room from which are tracking well ahead of
Sebi to raise Rs 740 crore through an In the last 10 years, the government has met ry, although China is grappling," Pandey said. privatisation process of the other two public higher tax buoyancy. budget estimates, even though
Initial Public Offering (IPO). The initial its divestment target only twice, in 2017-18 and Strategic stake sale of some companies sector banks. But "contextually, you will have Wall Street brokerage Gold- the government is set to widely
share-sale is purely a fresh issue of 2018-19. Disinvestment was severely affected may trickle down to the financial year start- to wait for a while," Pandey said. man Sachs in a report on Tues- miss the disinvestment target.
equity share with no Offer-For-Sale (OFS)
component, according to the Draft Red
Herring Prospectus (DRHP).
BIZ BULLETIN
Adani Ports complete World Bank warning: Global Fast-Growing Legal
Tech Industry in India
economy is at risk of recession
acquisition of Haifa Port
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
Ltd and Israel’s Gadot Group has BY TEJI MANDI
completed the acquisition of Haifa Port
T
Co Ltd from the Government of Israel he COVID-19 pandemic
and the concession period of the port is led to the digitalisation
up to 2054, the company said. The
Slashes forecast for global growth this yr by nearly half, to just 1.7%, from its previous projection of 3% of various sectors like
consortium of the Indian port operator AP / Washington high. healthcare, food delivery and
and Gadot Group had won the competitive The impact of a global downturn would fall the legal sector.
bid for the privatisation of Haifa Port Co The global economy will come "perilously particularly hard on poorer countries in such The legal sector? Yes!
in July at an offer price of $1.18 bn. close" to a recession this year, led by weaker areas as Saharan Africa, where the World It is an emerging sub-sector
growth in all the world's top economies - the Bank predicts per capita income will grow which is slowly coming into problem online.
e-scooter maker Franklin United States, Europe and China - the World
Bank warned on Tuesday.
just 1.2 per cent in 2023 and 2024. That is such
a tepid pace that poverty rates could rise.
the limelight. Let’s explore
more about it.
Pandemic Uplifted
EV in expansion spree In an annual report, the World Bank, which "Weakness in growth and business invest- the Legal Tech Sector
Franklin EV, a city-based electric scooter lends money to poorer countries for develop- ment will compound the already devastating
What’s Happening? Technology is gradually chang-
manufacturer, is planning to expand its ment projects, said it had slashed its forecast reversals in education, health, poverty, and in- Technology and digitalisation ing the age-old system. In 2020,
network to reach 200 showrooms by for global growth this year by nearly half, to frastructure and the increasing demands have given birth to a vital off- the COVID-19 pandemic accel-
December 2023 across the country, the just 1.7 per cent, from its previous projection from climate change," said David Malpass, shoot of the mainstream legal erated the digital transforma-
firm said on Tuesday. A press release of 3 per cent. president of the World Bank. sector which is the legal tech tion of the legal profession. The
from the company said it is exporting its If that forecast proves accurate, it would be keeps surging or the war in Ukraine worsens. The report follows a similarly gloomy fore- sector. sector, being in its nascent
EVs to Nepal, Bangladesh and also to the third-weakest annual expansion in three And Europe, long a major exporter to Chi- cast a week earlier from Kristina Georgieva, These companies provide le- stages, is also witnessing in-
Africa and is chalking out plans to enter decades, behind only the deep recessions that na, will likely suffer from a weaker Chinese the head of the International Monetary Fund, gal services through their on- creasing digitisation of court
several other countries. resulted from the 2008 global financial crisis economy. the global lending agency. Georgieva estimat- line platforms using technolo- proceedings.
and the pandemic in 2020. The World Bank report also noted that ris- ed on CBS' "Face the Nation" that one-third of gy and software. Legal tech- According to Business Stan-
Axis Bank to buy Though the United States might avoid a re-
cession this year - the World Bank predicts the
ing interest rates in developed economies like
the United States and Europe will attract in-
the world will fall into recession this year.
"For most of the world economy, this is go-
nology companies have given
a modern essence to paper-
dard, this sector's funding
mainly started in 2013. Since
additional 7% in Max Life US economy will eke out growth of 0.5 per vestment capital from poorer countries, ing to be a tough year, tougher than the year based traditional law prac- then, 32 startups have raised
Axis Bank has informed the exchanges cent - global weakness will likely pose anoth- thereby depriving them of crucial domestic we leave behind," Georgieva said. "Why? Be- tices. over $57 million across 70 fund-
that the bank and its subsidiaries have er headwind for America's businesses and investment. cause the three big economies - US, EU, China According to Business Stan- ing rounds till June 2022. In ad-
entered into revised agreements with consumers, on top of high prices and more ex- At the same time, the report said, those - are all slowing down simultaneously." The dard, legal tech startups have dition, 2021 saw the highest in-
Max Financial Services Ltd to purchase pensive borrowing rates. high interest rates will slow growth in devel- World Bank projects that the European raised $57 million in funding vestment of around $20 million
the additional 7% equity stake of Max The United States also remains vulnerable oped countries at a time when Russia's inva- Union's economy won't grow at all next year over the past decade. The legal in this sector.
Life Insurance Co Ltd at fair market value to further supply chain disruptions if COVID sion of Ukraine has kept world food prices after having expanded 3.3 per cent in 2022. services market in India is
using discounted cash flows instead of currently valued at $1.3 bil-
Legal Tech Market
in the World
Bids for sixth round of commercial coal
valuation as per Rule 11UA of the lion, while there are currently
Income Tax Rules, 1962. This revision
has been done consequent to the
Coal India allots 650 legal tech startups in In-
dia. According to CIIE.com,
According to Statista, in 2021,
the legal tech market generated
nine projects to
mines' auction can be submitted till Jan 13
guidance received by Max Life from the India has the second-largest a revenue of US $27.6 billion
Insurance Regulatory and Development number of legal startups. worldwide. It is projected to
Authority of India, the bank said. be implemented PTI / New Delhi some of the coal mines have been
That's why it is being seen as
an emerging market.
grow at a 4% CAGR by 2027. If
this growth sustains, the rev-
Jio True 5G services now through MDO The government on Tuesday said
resized based on the feedback of
the industry to improve their at-
What is Legal Technology?
enue will reach US $35.6 billion
by 2027.
available in Guwahati IANS / New Delhi that bids for the sixth round of tractiveness. Legal technology is the one
Reliance Jio launched its 5G services in commercial coal mines' auction The coal ministry had that provides legal services
What’s Next?
Guwahati on Tuesday, and according to Coal India Ltd (CIL) has allotted can be submitted till Friday. launched the process for auction digitally. Legal software sys- The present digital technology
the company, by December 2023, Jio nine projects to be pursued The bids will be opened on of 133 coal mines under sixth tems are programs that help will help the legal tech sector
True 5G services would be made through the mine developer cum coming Monday in the presence round of commercial auctions, of law firms manage their daily to reach new highs. Moreover,
available across Assam. Chief Minister operator (MDO) mode. of representatives of the bidders. which 71 are new coal mines and business operations. It also the upcoming tech-savvy law
Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Jio The MDOs would excavate The biggest tranche of 141 62 blocks are rolling over from helps legal professionals do graduates will further shape
True 5G services at an event in the and deliver coal to the compa- mines covering eleven coal-bear- earlier tranches of commercial more work and provide better the sector.
Kamakhya temple complex. At the event, nies in accordance with the ap- ing states are being offered in the ary 13, 2023 and physically by auctions. service to their clients. Simply If everything goes well, the
Jio demonstrated the benefits of 5G in proved mining plan, sources sixth round of commercial coal 16:00 hours on the same day," the Additionally, eight coal mines put, you can consult a lawyer legal technology sector can be
the field of healthcare through the Jio said. mine auction. coal ministry said in a statement. under second attempt of fifth through the website or app or a milestone in the judicial
Community Clinic medical kit, and the MDOs, sources say, bring to "In accordance with the time- The coal mines under the on- round of commercial auctions get a solution to any legal service journey of the country.
AR-VR device, Jio Glass. the table mutually beneficial lines, bidders can submit their going tranche have been selected were also included as those
Teji Mandi (TM Investment Technologies Pvt Ltd) is a SEBI registered Research
technology infusion, economi- bids online on the electronic plat- considering the varied demands mines had received single bids in Analyst (RA). Information in this article should not be construed as
Coinbase to lay off cally viable operations and in-
creased production.
form by 12:00 hours up to Janu- within the investor community; the first attempt. investment advice. Please visit www.tejimandi.com to know more.
20% of its workforce Since contracts offered to
Cryptocurrency trading platform
Coinbase is cutting approximately 20%
of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a
them are on long-term basis, al-
lied infrastructure at mine proj- TaMo completes acquisition Institutional investments in retail real
of Ford India’s Sanand plant estate jumps over 6X to $492 mn in 2022
ects also would be developed by
second round of layoffs in less than a these private players.
year. The company cited adverse They shall facilitate rehabili-
economic conditions and disruptions tation and resettlement issues,
within cryptocurrency markets. land acquisition, green clear- PTI / New Delhi provals, the parties have com- PTI / New Delhi per cent in 2022 to touch USD 4.9 said. Data centers accounted for
ances and coordination with pleted the transaction and billion from USD 4.08 billion in about 52 per cent of the invest-
Meta rescinds full-time job state and central pollution
boards, sources added.
Tata Motors on Tuesday said
the acquisition of Ford India's
TPEML has acquired the
Sanand property and the vehicle
Institutional investments in re-
tail real estate jumped over six
the previous year.
Alternate asset classes, which
ments in alternate assets.
Out of the total inflows, the of-
offers amid recession fears These nine projects have pro- manufacturing plant at Sanand manufacturing plant and ma- fold to USD 492 million in 2022, as includes data centres, received an fice market got 41 per cent share.
As layoffs deepen in New Year, Meta duction capacity of close to 127 through its subsidiary has been chinery, Tata Motors said in a businesses in shopping malls re- investment of USD 867 million Institutional investments in of-
(formerly Facebook) has reportedly million tonne per year. completed. regulatory filing. vived strongly post the COVID last year, up 92 per cent from USD fice assets rose 50 per cent in 2022
rescinded full-time employment offers to The CIL, in all, is tracking 15 In August last year, the com- Additionally, all the pandemic, according to Colliers 453 million in 2021. to USD 1.98 billion from USD 1.32
some people, which is a first for the greenfield projects, including pany had announced that its vehicle manufacturing employ- India. In 2021, the retail real es- Alternate assets include data billion in the previous year.
company as it never took back job offers the aforementioned nine proj- arm Tata Passenger Electric Mo- ees were offered employment, tate had attracted only USD 77 centres, life sciences, senior Investments in mixed use proj-
in its history. According to tech writer ects, which it plans to implement bility Ltd (TPEML) would ac- and those who have million institutional investments housing, holiday homes, and stu- ects also jumped to USD 464 mil-
Gergely Orosz, Meta has rescinded job through MDOs. The remaining quire Ford India Pvt Ltd's (FIPL) accepted TPEML's offer of because of an adverse impact of dent housing among others. lion from 182 million.
offers in London, "as I confirmed with six projects are at different Sanand plant, Gujarat for Rs employment, have been trans- the COVID pandemic on the busi- The growth of alternate assets However, industrial &
developers impacted. New grads with stages of tendering. 725.7 crore. ferred to the company and have nesses in shopping malls. is led by investors looking to di- warehousing assets saw a decline
offers due to start in February have been The ministry plans to engage With the fulfilment of the nec- become employees of TPEML Overall, Colliers said that the versify their portfolio, given of 63 per cent to USD 422 million
taken back in bulk. I know of about 20 reputed MDOs in coal mines, essary conditions, including re- with effect from January 10, it institutional investments in the steady returns in some tradition- from USD 1,130 million (USD 1.13
people so far". through open global tenders. ceipt of relevant regulatory ap- added. Indian real estate sector grew 20 al asset classes, Colliers India billion).
Gems, jewellery exports falls 11.25% BharatPe finally Global gold ETFs see outflows Hitachi gets RBI
gets RBI nod for nod to operate
to `19,432.88 crore in Dec: GJEPC online payment of 110 tn in 2022, says WGC as payment
AGENCIES / Mumbai terest rate hikes in December, it
PTI / Mumbai 2,14,087.94 crore in the correspon-
ding period of the preceding year.
aggregator Global gold exchange-traded
stressed that interest rates would
need to rise further in order to
aggregator
The overall gem and jewellery ex- "The overall exports of gem and IANS / New Delhi funds saw outflows of 110 tn, or combat inflation," according to PTI / New Delhi
ports in December declined 11.25 jewellery during April-December $3 bn, in 2022, the World Gold the report.
per cent to Rs 19,432.88 crores (USD 2022 show a positive trend but De- BharatPe on Tuesday said it has Council said in a report. Out- Holdings with North Ameri- Payment service provider Hi-
2,356.70 million) due to rising cember export figures reflect the received in-principle authorisation flows of the gold exchange-trad- can funds rose by 9 tn, or $532 mn tachi Payment Services on Tues-
prices, affecting the cost of living global headwinds faced by the in- from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ed funds slowed down to 4 tn, or and Asian funds lost 0.8 tn or $20 day said that it has received the
and talks of a downturn in the US, dustry in terms of inflation and to operate as an online Payment $534 mn, in December. mn in December. in-principle authorisation from
the Gem and Jewellery Export Pro- talk of a downturn in the USA. Aggregator (PA), as it fights a fierce "Gold ETFs registered their For 2022, North American Reserve Bank of India to act as a
motion Council (GJEPC) said on said in a statement. However, it is to the credit and en- court battle with its former co- eighth consecutive month of funds witnessed outflows of 74.6 payment aggregator.
Tuesday. Meanwhile, the total exports terprise of the Indian exporters founder and Managing Director negative demand in December," tn or $3 bn. Holdings in Europe Payment Aggregators (PAs)
During December 2021, the over- during April-December 2022 wit- that they have been able to perform Ashneer Grover. The company said WGC said in the report. "The decreased by 14.7 tn or $943 mn are entities that facilitate e-com-
all gems and jewellery exports nessed a growth of 6.28 per cent to even in this challenging scenario," that the in-principle approval has pace of outflows or negative de- due to closer proximity to the merce sites and merchants to ac-
stood at Rs 21,896.46 crores, GJEPC Rs 2,27,534.50 crore compared to Rs GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said. been awarded to Resilient Payments mand continued to slow, aided by Russia-Ukraine war and deeper cept various payment instru-
Private Ltd, a 100 per cent owned a 3% increase in the gold price concerns over the outlook for the ments from customers for com-
subsidiary of Resilient Innovations during the month." region’s economic growth, WGC pletion of their payment obliga-
Global investment firm Carlyle Price volatility, infra Private Ltd (BharatPe).
"At BharatPe, we have been
Assets with global gold ex-
change-traded funds now stand
said. Asian funds decreased by
$1 bln or 21 tn.
tions.
Hitachi Payments is a digital
acquires majority stake in VLCC gap risks to India's committed to empowering offline
merchants and kirana store owners
in the country and have already
at $203 bn.
The outflows in December
Gold prices had increased
nearly 3% in December as the es-
payment solutions provider and
the payment aggregator licence
I
but Umran Malik’s pace ended and Nissanka run stand ndia’s pace sensation Umran Malik set the speed overs) combined with Ver- Just three Indonesian Pakistan skipper Syeda
it at 41-runs, sending back (71*) at the with gun on fire after bowling a 156 kph delivery in ma to keep Australia to players reached double fig- Aroob Shah removed op-
Asalanka for 23 off 28 balls. SL crease. Umran skip- the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara 79/7, successfully defend- ures, with captain Ni Luh posing skipper Amy
was 64/3. got his second per Cricket Stadium, Guwahati ing their 97/8. Hrishita Ketut Wesika Ratna Dewi’s Hunter for just 13 to curtail
At the end of 20 overs, SL wicket of the on Tuesday.Malik bettered Basu’s 28 at No.7 proved in- 13 the team-high off the bat. Ireland’s batting effort,
needed a desperate stand and match, dismissing Nis- his own record of valuable in India’s first in- Right-armer Olinder with Pakistan’s spin group
had to push the accelerator. sanka for 72 off 80 balls, becoming the fastest nings, with Richa Ghosh’s Chare’s 3/8 (4) led the way, soaking up the runs.
Indian pacer. The 12 the next best with the while the highly-touted Ke- Eyman Fatima’s 58 un-
speedster bowled bat. Indonesia make head- lis Ndhlovu bowled two beaten from 43 balls took
SCOREBOARD the delivery in his lines with another win maidens in a spell of 1/4 (4). the game away from Ire-
INDIA: Rohit Sharma b Dilshan Madushanka 83 Shubman Gill lbw b Shanaka 70 second over After victory over Zim- Indonesia were emphatic in land, as the opener struck
Virat Kohli c Kusal Mendis b Rajitha 113 Shreyas Iyer c Avishka Fernando b Dhananjaya de Silva (14th over of babwe in an unofficial response, with the skipper nine of Pakistan’s 12
28 KL Rahul b Rajitha 39Hardik Pandya c Hasaranga b Rajitha 14Axar Patel c Avishka Fernando b
the inning) of his first spell. The right- warm-up, Indonesia repeat- claiming three of the top boundaries in the impres-
C Karunaratne 9 Mohammed Shami not out 4Mohammed Siraj not out 7 Extras: (lb-1, w-5) 6
Total: 373/7 in 50 overs Fall of wickets: 143-1, 173-2, 213-3, 303-4, 330-5, 362-6, 364-7 arm pacer clocked in 155 kph on the ed the dose in official play, five in a spell of 3/13 (4). Lie sive chase.
Bowling: Kasun Rajitha 10-0-88-3, Dilshan Madushanka 6-0-43-1, Wanindu Hasaranga 10-0-67- speed radar in the first T20I
0, Chamika Karunaratne 8-0-54-1, Dunith Wellalage 8-0-65-0, Dasun Shanaka 3-0-22-1,
Dhananjaya de Silva 5-0-33-1.
SRI LANKA: Pathum Nissanka c Patel b Umran Malik 72 Avishka Fernando c Pandya b Mohd
against Sri Lanka to become
the fastest Indian bowler
overshadowing Jasprit
Anjum Chopra scholarship
Siraj 5 Kusal Mendis b Mohd Siraj 0Charith Asalanka c Rahul b Umran Malik 23 Dhananjaya de
Silva c ?Rahul b Mohd Shami 47 Dasun Shanaka not out 108Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva c
Bumrah’s record. The
Jammu-born pacer
announced for talented
female cricketers
Iyer b Chahal 16 Dunith Wellalage c Shubman Gill b Umran Malik 0 Chamika Karunaratne c
surpassed Bumrah’s record of
Sharma b Pandya 14 Kasun Rajitha not out 9 Extras: (LB-3 W-9) 12 Total: (For 8 wickets in 50
overs) 306 Fall of wickets: 1/19 2/23 3/64 4/136 5/161 6/178 7/179 8/206 Bowling: 153.36 kph to earn the tag of
Mohammed Shami 9-0-67-1, Mohammed Siraj 7-1-30-2, Hardik Pandya 6-0-33-1, Umran Malik being the fastest Indian
8-0-57-3, Yuzvendra Chahal 10-0-58-1, Axar Patel 10-0-58-0. bowler. 157.3 kph delivery. NEW DELHI off the field. These oppor-
tunities have come when
ROHIT SHARMA COMPLETES 9,500 RUNS IN ODI CRICKET Virat Kohli equals Sachin PUSH Sports on Tuesday
announced the Anjum
Push Sports continues to fo-
cus strongly on Women’s
I Tendulkar’s record
ndian skipper Rohit Sharma completed his 9,500 runs in ODI Chopra scholarship, which and Girls’ cricket across
cricket on Tuesday.The batter accomplished this landmark aims to support and pro- the country.
S
during India’s first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara tar Indian batter Virat Kohli slammed his mote the development of The Anjum Chopra Schol-
Cricket Stadium. In the match, Rohit scored 83 off 67 balls with 45th ODI century and overall his 73rd in young, talented female arship program goes much
nine fours and three sixes. His runs international cricket on Tuesday. cricketers. beyond training and expo-
came at a strike rate of 123.88. The Virat’s 45th ODI ton is his 20th ODI ton on The scholarship includes sure; it will also work to-
batter seemed to be racing towards home soil. He has equalled the world record financial support of INR 1 wards getting the athletes
a hundred, but was cleaned up by of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin lakh per year towards best equipment and gear
pacer Dilshan Madushanka. Tendulkar of slamming the most tons in his training at PUSH Sports through corporate spon-
In 236 matches and 229 innings, home country. Both batters have 20 Arenas and the opportunity sorships and work with
Rohit scored 9,537 runs at an Virat Kohli hundreds each in home conditions. Virat to participate in exclusive them on a long-term basis
average of 48.90. He has scored 29 took only 99 to accomplish this while Sachin
centuries and 47 half-centuries in Runs....... 113 did so in 160 innings.Other than these two,
tours within India and
abroad over a 12-month pe-
to craft a successful sports
career under the guidance
the format. His best individual Balls......... 87 Hashim Amla of South Africa (14 tons in SA riod. of experienced profes-
performance in the performance
is 264. His strike rate in the
Six.............. 1 in 69 innings) and Ricky Ponting (14 tons in
Australia in 151 innings) also are in the list
This scholarship will help
aspiring athletes achieve
sionals and mentors.Padma
Shri and Arjuna awardee
privilege and pride to be as-
sociated with such a schol-
format is 89.64. Fours........ 12 for most ODI tons in home conditions. their full potential on and Anjum Chopra said, “It is a arship programme.”
‘Bumrah is only going to make the Indian team better in the long run’ MP ride Mantri ton to reach
NEW DELHI
Gardner claims ICC Women’s Player VENKATESH PRASAD ON first-class cricket, and batting on 115 at
close of play, he will look to improve upon
INDIA’S SELECTION CALLS his best score of 165 on the second day of
the elite group match.Aiding Mantri in his 17th over.A big partnership followed as MP
mediocrity is retained’
NEW DELHI been named Player of the ries win in tough condi- hitting 15 fours and a six during his stay in failed to live up to the expectations and was
Month for December, espe- tions.” “We’ve got an excit- the middle. dismissed by left-arm spinner Hardik Pa-
Australia’s off-spin all- cially given there’s so many ing couple of months com- Shubham found the fence 14 times during tel.Skipper Aditya Shrivastava (11) was
rounder Ashleigh Gardner outstanding cricketers in ing up, so hopefully we can his second-wicket partnership of 150 runs giving Mantri company when the stumps
on Tuesday claimed the ICC the game at the moment. take that form forward into NEW DELHI month against with Mantri, the duo laying the foundation were drawn.
Women’s Player of the Our tour to India was an in- our series against Pakistan Bangladesh.He feels that for a big first-innings total for the winners
Month award for December credibly memorable one and the ICC Women’s T20 Former pacer Venkatesh mediocrity is being pre- of the last edition of the tournament. BRIEF SCORES
2022 after her contributions and it was pleasing to be World Cup,” said Ashleigh Prasad has criticised the ferred over “x-factor” in the Opting to bat, MP were off to a decent Madhya Pradesh 232/3 in 90 overs
with bat and ball helped her able to come away with a se- on winning the award. exclusion of Ishan Kishan current setup.”There is a start with Mantri and Yash Dubey adding (Himanshu Mantri 115 batting, Shubham
from India’s playing eleven reason we have under per- 56 runs, before the latter was trapped in the Sharma 72) vs Gujarat.
for the first ODI against Sri formed in limited overs front of the wicket by Chintan Gaja in the
Lanka, say- cricket. Con-
ing “there is stant chopping MUMBAI REACH 397/2
no way you changing and
drop a player
for scoring a
double hun-
a guy who does
brilliantly and
is an X factor
Prithvi slams career-best unbeaten 240
dred”. is dropped and
Ahead of mediocrity re- GUWAHATI
the first ODI tained.
against Sri “In Eng, Pant Repeatedly ignored across
Lanka on scored a hun- formats in the last 18
Tuesday, India skipper Ro- dred in the final ODI and months, Prithvi Shaw
hit Sharma made it clear helped India win the series. butchered a hapless Assam
that he will open alongside However based on T20 form attack to submission with a
Shubman Gill and not Kis- was dropped from ODI breathtaking unbeaten 240
han, who scored a double team. KL Rahul on the oth- as Mumbai ended the open-
team get to T20I series vic-
tory in India. Her perform-
Harry Brook claims hundred in his last innings
in the 50-over format.
er hand barring a couple of
innings has failed consis-
ing day of Group B Ranji
match at a comfortable 397
ances also meant she now
sits on top of Women’s T20I Men’s Player of the “Think fair would have
been to give chance to a
tently but retains his place.
Performance is not the fore-
for two, here Tuesday.
Shaw has already added
Month award
Player Rankings for all- man who scored a double most parameter. Sad,” the 200 runs for the unbroken
rounders. hundred in India’s last ODI, 53-year-old added. third wicket partnership
Ashleigh saw off chal- and in a series where India Former India batter Mo- with skipper Ajinkya Ra-
E
lenges from New Zealand’s ngland batter Harry Brook claimed his maiden ICC lost two games and the se- hammad Kaif also had his hane (73 not out) as Mum-
Suzie Bates and England’s Men’s Player of the Month award thanks to a ries.”Have all the time in say on the subject. bai aim for bonus points esque Amingaon cricket Hridip Deka was smashed
Charlie Dean to become the blistering run of scores in December 2022 which the world for Gill, but no “Slightly uncomfortable against the Eastern state in ground.The only six was for 53 off 56 balls that he
fourth Australian female to helped the Ben Stokes-led side claim a historic Test series way you drop a player for with the prospect of watch- order to offset the dent struck over long on fence bowled to Shaw.
win the award in 2022 fol- victory in Pakistan. scoring a double ton,” ing an Indian team today caused by their defeat while he played shots all
lowing in the footsteps of Brook, who also fetched a deal worth INR 13.25 crore Prasad said in a series of without last ODI’s double against Saurashtra. around the wicket.In fact, BRIEF SCORES
Rachael Haynes (who won with Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL 2023 mini player tweets. hundred scorer, Ishan Kis- A free-flowing stroke Shaw didn’t score off 153
in March), Alyssa Healy auction, was largely unstoppable during England’s Playing only his 10th ODI, han, and last T20’s centuri- maker, Shaw hit 33 bound- balls out of the 283 he faced Mumbai 1st Innings 397/2
(April) and Tahlia McGrath triumphant Test return to Pakistan, scoring centuries in Kishan had scored the on Suryakumar Yadav. aries and a six in his knock on the day. His 240 effective- in 90 overs (Prithvi Shaw
(July). each match as the tourists sealed a 3-0 victory. fastest double hundred in Hope they remain motivat- and was severe on each and ly came off 130 scoring 240 batting, Ajinkya Ra-
“I’m honoured to have ODI cricket history last ed,” Kaif tweeted. every bowler at the pictur- strokes. hane 73 batting) vs Assam.
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was not there then I Wrestler Vinesh
Indian Judoka Tulika would not be in SAI Phogat will interact
Maan, who aims for a Bhopal, where I had a with women athletes
medal in Asian fixed training cycle and give them a pep
Games, has credited that includes my diet talk here on Wednes-
the Khelo India and sleep routine. I day, according to an of-
scheme for her per- played my first compe- ficial statement issued
formance at the 2022 tition in 2018 Khelo In- here.
Commonwealth dia in Pune. In total, I Phogat became the
Games in Birming- played four Khelo In- first Indian woman
ham, where she dia tournaments that wrestler to win gold in
bagged the silver include University both Commonwealth
medal in +78kg cate- Games. This scheme and Asian Games. She
gory. helps in the upliftment is the only Indian
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ingham success in grassroots level," naments I wasn't able to multiple medals at the
2022, Maan also Maan said in an inter- Defending Australian Open play to my standards and world wrestling cham-
clinched two gold medals in the South Asian Games, action facilitated by Sports champion Rafael Nadal is here at the beginning of the pionships.
the 2019 Commonwealth held in the same year. Authority of India (SAI). confident of his title de- season I lost two matches in On the occasion of
Championships. Moreover, "Khelo India really helped "For now, the main target fence in Melbourne, saying Sydney, but honestly, I am Azadi Ka Amrit Ma-
she also has a gold medal in me for the Commonwealth is to have good training. My "I am in good shape" despite not unhappy with the hotsav, the Department
tournaments start in back-to-back losses in the preparation," new.com.au of Personnel and Training Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi synthetic volleyball court,
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the SAI training centre in
United Cup in Sydney.
Nadal had a brilliant start
quoted Nadal.
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(DoPT) is organising a
women sports meet - 'Nari
will grace the inaugural
event at 11 am on Wednes-
relaying of tennis court, ex-
tension of cricket pitches,
TO SOCIAL MEDIA
PTI / SARAN (BIHAR)
these dos and don’ts
B
ihar Chief Minister
T
Nitish Kumar has he National Eligibility give you an idea of the type of
said the 'Mahagath- cum Entrance Test for questions asked and help you
bandhan' government is try- Post-Graduation improve speed and accuracy.
ing to set up at least one med- (NEET PG) is a national-level ■ Take regular breaks: Don't
ical college and hospital in CA Inter toppers share their secrets. By Alok Parekh entrance examination con- overburden yourself with
every district and "working ducted by the NBE (National your studies during this peri-
tirelessly" to augment health Board of Examinations) for od. Take breaks often to relax
infrastructure so that people
do not have to go outside the Mumbai girl Tulika Jalan AIR 1 Diksha Goyal says admission to
MD/MS and PG Diploma
various and rejuvenate yourself so
that you can come back fresh
state for better treatment.
Efforts are also underway
to ensure that each district
sacrificed leisure to secure AIR 2 planning was the key Courses. NEET PG is consid-
ered one of the toughest med-
ical entrance examinations
and focused.
M A
gets at least one engineering umbai-based Tulika Jalan, IR 1 Diksha Goyal says planning was the in India with a pass percent- the 60 Days
college, he said. who lives in Goregaon, keyThe Chartered Accountant exam jour- age of less than 5%. The There are a few things you
While interacting with bagged AIR 2 with a score ney has been hectic, yet interesting for the qualifying percentile for gen- should avoid during the 60
media persons during his of 677/800 in the ICAI CA Inter ex- All India Rank 1 Diksha Goyal of the ICAI CA In- eral category candidates is days leading up to the NEET
'Samadhan Yatra' in Saran ams 2022 November session. How- termediate exam 2022. According to the topper, 50th, while it is 40th for re- PG exam:
district on Monday, he said, ever, the journey didn’t do much who scored 693 marks out of 800, her “planned served category candidates. ■ Don't try to learn every-
"To ensure that the people mercy to her. schedule” did wonders for her. NEET PG exam is on thing at once: You will only
get the best medical facili- The Institute of Chartered Ac- “I was done with the preparations of all eight March 5 with the results set overwhelm yourself and
ties, the government is work- countants of India (ICAI) declared subjects by the end of June 2022, which allowed to be announced on March won't be able to retain any in-
ing tirelessly to augment the results of the CA Inter and CA me to have 4 complete months to concentrate just 31, 2022. formation. Instead, focus on
health infrastructure in the Final exams today, January 10, on on revision,” said Diksha Goyal. The topper The 60-day revision plan one topic at a time and mas-
state." "Efforts are being the official website- icai.org. thinks that she could score AIR 1 just because she for NEET PG is designed to ter it before moving on.
made to boost the sector so Tulika started studying in the month of February for her never gave up and was constantly motivated to help you revise the entire syl- ■ Don't wait until the last
that the people need not go exam, which was scheduled in November. “Initially, it wasn’t study. labus in a well-structured minute to start studying:
outside the state for treat- very hectic, it was manageable. But towards the end, I had to “I revised the entire portion twice and took about 150 mock tests, collec- manner and help you score You'll only end up feeling
ment. We are planning to sacrifice not only my social media usage but all my leisure ac- tively, from my tutorials and by myself too,” she told the Free Press Journal. your dream rank. In this blog rushed and stressed, which is
have at least one medical col- tivities,” said Jalan. Goyal went into her final set of mocks thinking it was her actual exam. She post, we will give you an not conducive to learning.
lege and hospital in every She further recalled studying for 10 to 12 hours a day since sketched out a schedule that simulated the exact exam pattern of the ICAI overview of the things that Start studying early so that
district to make sure that the very beginning, which helped her have a very strong foun- CA Intermediate Exam 2022. you should do and avoid dur- you can take your time and
medical education and facil- dation. The topper stated that her major strategy was just to AIR 1, Goyal, is now looking forward to the 3-year articleship from either ing your preparation understand the materi-
ities remain within the understand concepts and to practice written tests as and when of the Big 4s - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, PricewaterhouseCoopers for the NEET PG al.
reach of everyone," he said. it was possible for her. (PwC), Ernst & Young (E&Y), or Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) - exam: ■ Avoid cram-
The government's aim is With a set plan for the coming years, the topper wants to before appearing for her CA final exams. ming for long
that the boys and girls of Bi- start interning as a Chartered Accountant as internships are The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) announced the CA Things to Do hours at a time:
har do not need to go outside a must to pursue CA courses. Moreover, Jalan wishes to study Results 2022 for the November Session Exam today, January 10, putting an During the 60 This will only
to study engineering and a course that would help her become a well-rounded profes- end to the long wait for CA aspirants. The ICAI CA Results 2022 were declared Days lead to exhaus-
medicine, the JD(U) leader sional and add value to society. at 9:00 am on the official website of ICAI – icai.org. In the first 30 tion and
said. days, focus on burnout. Study
completing your syl- for shorter periods
Nachiket Bhatia
Cyber clubs J&K simplifies reimbursement all the concepts. so that you can keep
Make sure that you under- your energy levels up and re-
for UP schools,
stand each topic thoroughly main focused.
20 percentile students
PTI / JAMMU EWS and reimbursement ular martyr having varying as many as you can and ana- regularly. This will help you
IANS / LUCKNOW will be made accordingly," guardians - one child living lyze your performance to stay sharp and focused while
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he Jammu and Kash- the order said. with mother and the other identify areas of improve- you're studying.
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o prevent online mir administration on It said reimbursement will with his family, the reim- ment. ■ Finally, don't forget to relax
PTI / NEW DELHI marks or 350 marks, the crime, the Uttar Tuesday said a simpli- be made for the first two chil- bursement shall be made to ■ Complete your syllabus: In and take breaks occasional-
ministry decided that if a Pradesh government fied procedure will be fol- dren and in case the second both the guardians on actual the first 30 days, focus on ly: Studying for an exam can
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he top 20 percentile candidate is in the top 20 has asked schools and col- lowed for reimbursement of one is a twin, then both the basis, however, on the pro- completing your syllabus be stressful, so make sure to
students of each edu- percentile he or she is eligi- leges to set up cyber clubs educational expenses of chil- twins shall be entitled to re- duction of separate and revising all the concepts. give yourself some down-
cation board will now ble," a source said. and create awareness among dren of the policemen killed imbursement under this guardianship certificate to Make sure that you under- time now and then to clear
be eligible to seek admission The online registration for students. The activities in in the line of duty. arrangement. be issued by the concerned stand each topic thoroughly your head
in IITs and NITs and appear for the first edition of JEE- the club will include organ- Reacting to the develop- The reimbursement on ac- school authority, it further and can apply it in clinical NEET PG is a long and
for JEE Advanced even if Main will end on January 12. ising workshops, seminars, ment, Director General of count of monthly fee, trans- read. scenarios. gruelling exam, and it is im-
they haven't scored 75% The exam will be conducted interactive and creative ses- Police Dilbag Singh said it is port charges, shall be made The order said the chil- ■ Practice mock tests: In the portant to have a revision
marks in class 12, according between January 24 and 31. sions like poster making, slo- a wonderful initiative and ex- on quarterly basis by the con- dren will be eligible for reim- next 30 days, start practising plan in place so that you can
to Ministry of Education According to the JEE gan writing etc. tended his gratitude to Lieu- cerned district superinten- bursement of education ex- mock tests and sample pa- make the most of your time.
sources. (Main) 2023 information bul- Besides, the club will also tenant Governor Manoj Sin- dent of police, (on the pro- penses even if the widow of pers. Attempt as many as you We hope that our tips will
The decision comes letin, admission to carry out activities like shar- ha for it. can and analyze your per- help you figure out ways in
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against the backdrop of con- BE/BTech/ BArch/BPlan- ing best practices, case stud- "Sanction is hereby ac- formance to identify areas of which you create a revision
stant demands for relaxing ning programmes in the ies at regular intervals in re- corded to the adoption of pro- improvement. plan that works for you and
the eligibility criteria for NITs, IIITs, and CFT via cen- lation to shutting down the cedure for meeting the ex- ■ Review previous year's show what things to avoid
JEE (Advanced), which re- tral seat allocation board will computer properly, installing penditure on account of edu- question papers: Solve at during your preparations.
quires at least 75% marks in be based on all India rank and maintaining up to date cation of wards of martyrs least 10 previous year's ques-
aggregate in the class 12 ex- with the additional eligibili- antivirus software on the (two eldest children) up to tion papers in the last month The author of the article is CEO,
amination conducted by the ty of at least 75% in aggre- computer, keeping the inter- class 12th in any school in before the exam. This will DBMCI & e-Gurukul
respective education boards. gate in the class 12 examina- net browser up-to-date, and J&K of such personnel of po-
"The 20 percentile crite- tion conducted by the respec- being alert to unusual com- lice, who are martyred in
ria will help those candi-
dates who are short of 75%
tive education boards.
For Scheduled Caste/
puter activity or problems.
Students will also be made
course of performing duties
attributed to militancy relat- 58 lakh students to take
UP board exams this year
aggregate in their class 12 Scheduled Tribe candidates, aware about changing pass- ed incidents and violence,"
boards. Discussions were the qualifying aggregate is words often, not opening an official said.
held and since many of the 65% in class 12 board exams. emails and attachments The government shall re-
top 20 percentile candi- The eligibility criteria was from unknown people, not imburse the expenditure to-
dates in a number of state kept in abeyance during the becoming online friends wards monthly fee, trans- IANS / LUCKNOW For the first time, UP
boards score below 75% pandemic (2020, 2021 and with unknown people, being portation charges (up to a Board examinees will get
O
careful about sharing con- maximum ceiling of Rs 3,000 ver 58 lakh candi- stitched answer sheets. The
tent online and using the per child per month), one- dates have registered move is aimed at preventing
strongest privacy setting time annual uniform charges duction of relevant vouch- the martyr remarries. for the UP Board 2023 the copy mafia from chang-
when creating a profile. (up to a maximum ceiling of ers), where the family of the As per the order, the con- examinations which will be- ing answer sheets of merito-
They will be motivated to Rs 10,000 per child per year) martyr ordinarily resides. cerned district SP shall draw gin from February 16. rious students because in
avoid joining unknown Wi- and one-time expenditure on While as the reimbursement the claims on account of Of these 31.2 lakh students the previous years there
Fi networks and unsecured books (only textbooks pre- on account of expenditure school fee and transport are for Class 10 and 27.5 lakh were complaints of chang-
Wi-Fi hotspots, and not shar- scribed by the respective incurred on uniform and charges on quarterly basis students are for Class 12. ing copies by removing sta-
ing information related to boards) if any, up to class books shall be reimbursed in and cost of books and uni- The examinations will be ples.
sensitive and financial as- 12th in any school (both gov- the month of April every form on annual basis from held at 8,752 centres across 75 Also, answer sheets given
pects on social media. ernment and private), within year subject to the ceiling the budgetary provisions to districts in Uttar Pradesh. to the students will have bar-
As per the National Cyber the territorial jurisdiction of and condition, it said. be placed at his disposal and According to the timetable codes and monograms on
Crime Reporting portal, the union territory, it said. The payment shall be further shall ensure that the for 2023 examinations re- them.
more than 50 per cent cyber- "The schools would re- made to the legal guardian school fee is not exorbitant leased by secretary, UP Sec- The initiatives are being
crimes are related to online quire to be duly recognized (whoever incurs such expen- and is at par with the rates ondary Education Board, Di- taken with an aim to elimi-
financial frauds. A state gov- by the government and affili- diture on the wards) by the charged by the school to oth- vyakant Shukla, the Class 10 nate the scope of manipula-
ernment spokesman said: ated with the J&K board of concerned district superin- er students. examinations will be held in tion of answer sheets. The
"In view of increasing inci- school education and central tendent of police on produc- DGP Singh said the initia- 13 working days and will end Board will also conduct ran-
dents of cybercrimes, it is board of school education or tion of valid proof of tive will help the wards of the on March 3. dom checks of some answer
important to spread aware- any other registered board in guardianship by the legal fallen heroes in empowering The Class 12 examinations sheets using the barcodes
ness among the youth who India. The private schools guardian, the order added. their academic and career will be held in 14 working which will further put a
can lead from the front and shall treat these students as In case owing to any dis- goals by removing the finan- days and will end on March noose around those involved
help prevent the same." part of admission under pute, the children of a partic- cial barrier. 4. in copying.
T
he findings of a recent study University. measured using an established
I
suggest that during the method, the Care Need Index owa's largest school dis-
Covid-19 pandemic an in- Significant rise in BMI (CNI), which classifies expected trict cancelled classes for
crease in obesity was seen in chil- The study documents a statistically care requirements based on ed- Tuesday after determin-
dren between the ages of three and significant rise in the BMI (body ucation level; the proportion of ing there was a cyber attack
four. The study, published in the Eu- mass index) of three-year-olds dur- unemployed or in labour-mar- on its technology network.
ropean Journal of Public Health, is ing the pandemic. Among the girls, ket programs; the proportion of Des Moines Public
based on data concerning 25,049 the proportion of obesity rose from single parents; and the propor- Schools announced Monday
children aged three to five who 2.8 per cent before to 3.9 per cent tion born outside the wetern that classes would be can-
have undergone regular health during the pandemic. For the boys, world. celled for its 33,000 students
checks at child health centres. The the corresponding proportions "Although Sweden didn't have a after being "alerted to a cy-
counties taking part were Dalarna, were 2.4 and 2.6 per cent. lockdown in the same way as many ber security incident on its
Jonkoping, and Sormland. The proportion of three-year-old other countries during the pan- technology network."
Previous studies in this area girls with what is usually classified demic, the incidence of overweight The district said in a news
have often focused on children of as normal weight declined from and obesity increased in three- and release that it took its in-
school age or in countries with 82.6 per cent before to 80.9 per cent four-year-olds, and even at such a ternet and network servic-
tighter restrictions than Sweden during the pandemic. There was no young age the socioeconomic dif- es offline while it assessed
during the Covid-19 pandemic. In corresponding change in normal ferences are evident," said Anton the situation. It didn't de-
this country, activities at preschool weight status in the group of three- Holmgren, the study's correspon- scribe the nature of the at-
and compulsory school (up to age year-old boys. ding author. tack or say whether sensi-
16) continued broadly as usual. Among the four-year-olds, there "The study highlights the need tive information might
The study was headed by Anton was a significant increase in BMI. weight boys fell from 2.0 to 1.4 per status were found to be associated, year-olds overweight rose from 9.5 for further efforts and interven- have been stolen, and it
Holmgren, a research associate in Obesity rose in girls and boys alike: cent. The group of five-year-olds most clearly among children in the to 12.4 and with obesity from 2.5 to tions to prevent childhood obesity, didn't immediately re-
paediatrics at Sahlgrenska Acade- Overweight rose from 11.1 to 12.8 showed no BMI changes. most disadvantaged areas. There, 4.4 per cent, while the proportion especially in areas of lower socioe- spond to a request for fur-
my, University of Gothenburg, and per cent of girls, while under- BMI changes and socioeconomic the proportion of three- and four- with normal weight decreased. conomic status," he said. ther information.
BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023
Gerard
H
ollywood star Gerard Butler, who is gearing up for the release of his film Plane, has described his
character in the movie as a man on a mission, who will do everything in his capacity to save his
Butler is a passengers from imminent danger. His character of Brodie Torrance finds himself fighting for the
safety of his p’assengers after an emergency landing in the film. Talking about his character in the
man on a film, Butler said, “Torrance is a rich character. Though he has no tactical experience in combating
dangerous rebels, he feels a deep responsibility towards his passengers, and to the daughter he is on his way
mission to see. After the emergency landing, he’ll go above and beyond to protect his passengers and get them home.
He’s a man on a mission.” —IANS
T
he launch of the coffee table book,
book written on the Jadunama, by author Arvind
veteran writer and Mandloi, was a star-studded event.
The book is written on veteran
lyricist Javed lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar and it
A still from Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan A still from Selfiee Akhtar saw the was unveiled by veteran lyricist-poet
Gulzar. The book is a compilation of
who’s who of Akhtar’s public speeches, interviews,
Bollywood in and quotes.
Speaking on the sidelines of the launch,
attendance Akhtar answered media queries about
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathaan, which
is mired in controversy. “It’s not for you
and me to decide what is wrong or right.
We have an agency and a department
where a cross-section of people, not only
from the government (CBFC), watch the
film. The department decides what is not
okay and what will pass. We should have
trust in their decision on par with the
certification given. If everybody becomes
a censor board then what is the use of
the certification given by the central gov-
Yo Yo Honey Singh reveals his plans ernment?” Akhtar said.
Akhtar is known for speaking his mind
for 2023, which include interesting without mincing words and has an ex-
collaborations with Salman Khan cellent sense of humour. Ask him how
he maintains humour in real life, pat
and Akshay Kumar came the reply, “Sense of humour is
like a shock absorber in a car. Such
humour is not only needed but is
ROHIT BHATNAGAR also useful during bad times... We
face ups and downs in our life and,
Y
o Yo Honey Singh, who was in news recently for his lat- during such times, humour acts as
est songs Yai Re with Iulia Vantur and Gatividhi with a spring which slowly brings our
Mouni Roy, has an exciting year ahead. He is set to life back on track.”
join hands with superstars Salman Khan and Akshay Moving away from controversies,
Kumar. Akhtar also spoke about his expec-
On working with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, an elated tations from the national budget that
Honey Singh shares, “In 2023, I will be focussing on my independ-
ent music and I am coming up with a third album titled Honey If everybody becomes a
3.0 after nine years of Desi Kalakaar. It has the old vibe of Yo Yo
Honey Singh and the charm of this new age and it is releasing in
censor board then what
March or April. Salman bhai called and told me that he wants to is the use of the
do a song with me. We last collaborated on Yaar Na Mile from
Kick but I couldn’t feature in it as I was shooting for a Pun-
certification given by the
jabi movie in London. We have shot one song together central government?
for Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.”
“Akshay paaji (brother) also called me and we shot will be announced soon. “The govern-
a song titled Kudi Chamkili for the movie Selfiee. I ment should provide electricity to the
want to thank these two legends for helping me in cinema houses in the industrial range.
my struggle of coming back. I hope 2023 is going The government should give incen-
to be massive for me,” he adds. tives so that there are more theatres...
Besides Salman, the action-packed entertainer If these theatres are made with con-
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan also stars Daggubati ducive rates, making loans and lands
Venkatesh, Jagapathi Babu, Pooja Hegde, Bhu- easily available, the Indian film indus-
mika Chawla, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth try in the domestic market can be-
Nigam, Jassie Gill, Mrinali Bhatnagar, come 10 times bigger,” he said.
Shehnaz Gill, and Palak Tiwari. Directed by On a parting note, Akhtar spoke
Farhad Samji, the film is set to release on about the work that the younger gen-
Eid 2023. eration is doing today. Does he feel the
Meanwhile, Akshay’s Selfiee is a remake of younger generation can compete with
the Malayalam movie Driving License, helmed by Lal Jr. him? “The youth is not only giving me a
The original film revolves around a superstar played by competition but is much ahead of me.
Prithviraj Sukumaran, famous for his driving skills but This generation is doing so well and I am
loses his licence. However, the issue spins out of con- learning from them. There are so many
PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI
trol after he locks horns with a motor inspector Suraj good films and OTT series being writ-
Venjaramoodu, who happens to be a fan of the actor. ten,” Akhtar concluded.
Selfiee is jointly produced by Karan Johar and Ak-
shay along with Sukumaran’s home banner. It also
stars Nushrratt Bharuccha and Emraan Hashmi
PIC: VIRAL BHAYANI
A
nshuman Jha has always done clutter-
breaking films. He has carved his niche
with films like Love Sex Aur
Dhokha (LSD), Hum Bhi
Akele Tum Bhi Akele, Mona
Darling, and the web series, Gulzar and
Mastram. He is now gearing up Nandita Das Ashutosh
for a unique vigilante film titled
On the set of Lakadbaggha Deepti Farah Gowariker
Lakadbaggha. The actor plays Naval Khan
the lead in the movie and also a film like that. I will die one day and I am con-
takes the producer’s chair. scious of it but my films will remain. Imagine 100
PIC: TWITTER
When asked about the risk fac- years from now, kids will see a film like Lakadbag-
tors associated with his choices, he gha with Hyena’s VFX and Krav Maga made in
shares, “Around 2014-15, I met the 2023, they would be surprised,” he adds.
best casting director in India Anshuman, who produces his films
and he told me that I am the
most talented actor at the
under his home banner believes
that producers make movies. “I
Pathaan rules!
T
moment. However, I feel producers make movies, I he much-awaited trailer of
won’t be able to become a come from that school of Pathaan released on Tuesday and
star until I do a studio- thought. We go to actors with fans couldn’t keep calm. The
backed film and I am not the scripts, ask them to audi- movie marks Shah Rukh Khan’s return
someone to do that. I tion and offer them a certain to the big screen after a hiatus of four
thought how do I break budget. They may take it or years. It also stars Deepika Padukone,
this cycle? I did my first leave it. Producers have the Farhan
John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Akhtar and
play in 2002 in Prithvi vision of the project and not Ashutosh Rana. The movie is slated
Theatre and I know directors. I had the entire Shibani
for a theatrical release on January 25. Dandekar
how to make movies, vision for the trailer and
act, and be honest. the first poster which @SrkianFaizy9955: “After Dil
Mona Darling was everyone saw even before Bechara, Pathaan trailer is fastest
supposed to be my sec- it came to life. I believe in trailer to complete 1M Likes.”
ond film after LSD but having the end game in
@amanaggar: “Pathaan has buzz
it kept shifting stu- mind and working back-
anticipation and excitement at par of
dios. I had to make it wards. I would never cast
Baahubali 2 and for stand alone film
back then since it me in a film like Krrish
you see this rarely.”
was ahead of but I would do a Lakad-
its time.” baggha since it’s about @ItSMeghaRK: “This is for the Big
“I took three an ordinary man like me,” screen, it’s going to be mass
months off and used he reveals. pleasure.”
my economic de- On a parting note, An-
grees. I realised shuman tells how the sto- @SRKsZaara: “Guys just ignore the
films don’t fail, ry of Lakadbaggha was negativity, because Pathaan trailer ke
budgets do. I want to shaped by director Victor positive reviews ke samne negativity is
throw this idea to fi- Mukherjee and writer Alok nothing, Literally NOTHING!! Even Neena
nancial investors and Sharma. “Victor suggested the ti- haters watched the trailer. So enjoy Gupta
not film investors. tle. I had this story in mind for a the Stardom of Shah Rukh Khan.”
Mona Darling was our while and I narrated it to him. I am @FFNEWS6: “Best trailer in the
first successful example, an instinctive person and since it’s history of Bollywood I am speechless
however, it didn’t make an action vigilante film, I was sure that bollywood has done this stuff.”
money but had a 10% re- of what I was getting into,” he
turn, which was great for signs off. —CJ Desk
(from left) Urmila Matondkar, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta
BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 11, 2023
Stupendous
WHAT IS
PIC: INSTAGRAM/ HRITHIK ROSHAN
DELAYING reply!
HRITHIK’S
CJ DESK
A
ctress Samantha Ruth
KRRISH 4 ?
Prabhu, who has
jumped into the promo-
tions of her upcoming
film Shaakuntalam, recent-
ly gave it back to a social media por-
tal after it claimed that the she has
lost her charm and glow.
B
ollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, who tress must not lose her spirit.
celebrated his 49th birthday on Janu- Back in 2022, Samantha
ary 10, has shared a major update shared with the world that she
about his upcoming film Krrish 4. has been diagnosed with the au-
The actor had announced the fourth toimmune condition called myosi-
part of Krrish in June 2021 and had also tis. “I have had good days and bad
given a slight hint about the film’s plot. days... physically and emotionally...
“We should all get together and send out and even when it feels like I can’t han-
a little prayer. Everything is set but we are dle one more day of this, somehow that
stuck on one little technicality. Hopefully, moment passes,” she had stated in her
we will overcome that by year end. Krrish 4 social media post.
is definitely in the pipeline and it will hap- Later, during the promotions of her film
pen real soon,” he told the news portal. Yashoda, she had shared, “There are
Reportedly, the film will have heavy CGI some good days and some bad days.
and action sequences. Director Rakesh There are days when getting out
Roshan had also stated in the past that Krrish of bed is difficult, but on some
4 will be a huge film. The first film, Koi... Mil days, I want to fight. And slowly,
Gaya, directed by Rakesh Roshan, released in the days I want to fight are in-
2003. It was followed by Krrish, which arrived creasing.”
in 2006, and Krrish 3 in 2013. The actress is gearing up for
It was earlier reported that Krrish 4 is said to the release of her mythological
have a narrative that features alien Jadoo from drama Shaakuntalam. The
Koi... Mil Gaya. The makers have thought about Telugu film will hit the screens
using time travel to connect on February 17 in 3D.
the creature with Hrithik
Stay strong
Roshan’s character.
Meanwhile, Hrithik
was last seen in
Vikram Vedha with
Saif Ali Khan and
Radhika Apte. He
will next feature in
Siddharth Anand’s
Generousity
patriotic-action-dra-
Nushrratt
personified
Chhorii 2
sets, gets
stitches
on face
CJ DESK Ayushi’s condition through Samrat
Prithviraj director Dr Chandra
B
ollywood ac- Prakash Dwivedi. CJ DESK
tor Akshay Ayushi’s grandfather informed a
B
Kumar has news website that she was born with a ollywood ac-
reportedly defect in her heart and now at 25, her tress-
donated �15 lakh heart is only 25 per cent functional and a Nushrratt
to 25-year-old Delhi heart transplant is the only Bharuccha
girl’s heart transplant. option left. Reportedly, the total cost of recently got injured while Chhorii 2. The actress had won
According to a report treatment will go up to Rs 50 lakh and the performing an action sequence accolades for performance in
in a news channel, Ak- actor will donate more money to Ayushi’s in her upcoming film Chhorii the horror film Chhorii and
shay helped a girl named family if the need 2. Her Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 now she is shooting for the sec-
Ayushi Sharma after arises. While Akshay has had a co-star Ishita Raj took to her ond part of the film.
learning about her seri- relatively low year with mar- social media and shared a In Chhorii, she played a
ous condition. Ayushi’s ginal success in his last re- hilarious video, in which pregnant woman and threw
grandfather Yogendra leases Raksha Bandhan Nushrratt can be seen lying in light on the social issue of
Arun opened up about and the doctor’s clinic and is getting female foeticide.
the actor’s generous do- Ram Setu, he her cut stitched. Other than Chhorii 2, she has
nation. It has been re- has interesting However, the two actresses an interesting lineup of films
ported that the actor line-up of can also be seen sharing a like Selfiee alongside Akshay
learned about films. hearty laugh while Nushrratt Kumar and Emraan Hashmi.
also winced in pain. She also has Akelli in the
Meanwhile, on the work front, pipeline, which is another solo
she is currently shooting for lead film by the actress.
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challenges to
across regions which are sepa-
rate from its geographic place
of origin. The word was used
knowledge
sharing, to en-
hance our capac-
of the Motherland is something
that transcends the barriers of
time and distance. She also con-
M adhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that more
cheetahs would be arriving at the Kuno Palpur
first in reference to the
achieve excel- ities to fulfill the ferred the Pravasi Bharatiya National Park in the state soon. Eight cheetahs
dispersion of Greeks
lence in all walks in the Hellenic vision of an At- Samman to around 25 overseas from Namibia were released into the park in
of life - including world. manirbhar Bharat. Indians. September last year as part of an ambitious proj-
communications
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, they are sure to be wel-
comed by beautiful sand art that depicts the mytho-
logically-significant monuments of the erstwhile
state. This time, not only will the visitors travelling
W
hen someone says Morse code, it is for the most-awaited FIH Odisha Hockey Men's
natural for some to think of spy World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela be treated to
movies where they used Morse code sand sculpture at the airport, but one can also wit-
for communication. Well, it is an im- ness the world's largest hockey sculpture erected on
portant innovation in communication; after the banks of the Mahanadi river at Cuttack. Being in
all, it is the foundation of the high-speed com- news for making globally popular
munications network that we use today. sand art, Sudarshan Pattnaik
Most of us will never really under- this time chose to create a 105-
stand the importance of Morse
yo u feet long hockey stick, using
Code as we grew up in an era Did ?
scientist, Joseph Henry. This was 5000 hockey balls. The sand
with telephones and mobile
K no w later called Morse code, and it artist used over five tonnes of
phones. Morse Code is at- turned out to be more efficient sand for the sculpture.
tributed to inventor Morse code is a than it was intended to be at the
Samuel F.B. Morse, his as- method used in telecommunica- time of its invention. Morse
tion to encode text characters
sistant Alfred Vail, who
produced a system for
as standardized sequences of
two different signal dura-
code has indeed helped save
lives. The movie Raazi is an ex- Gardner is Player
transmitting information in
electric pulses in 1837, but it
tions, called dots and
dashes, or dits and
ample where the character being
played by Aalia Bhatt uses Morse
of the Month
A
was later improved by American dahs code for communication. shleigh Gardner, all-rounder and star Aus-
tralian cricketer, has rounded off an outstand-
ing year by winning the Women's Player of the
Prithvi-II tested successfully Month award for December 2022. Following her out-
standing individual performances in the series
against India last month, Gardner left behind Eng-
I
ndia successfully carried land's Charlie Dean and New Zealand's Suzie Bates
out a test launch of tactical for the prized title. During the five-match series
ballistic missile Prithvi-II against India, the 25-year-old took seven wickets,
from a test range off the which tied for the highest. She also scored 115 runs
Odisha coast on Tuesday. The at an above-average pace while taking
defence ministry said the mis- seven wickets. It came as little sur-
sile struck its target with "high prise when Gardner was chosen
accuracy". "A successful train- Player of the Series for her
ing launch of a short-range bal- achievements in India, and
listic missile, Prithvi-II, was she added to her joy by re-
carried out on January 10 from ceiving the monthly ICC
the Integrated Test Range, award. Gardner has had a
Chandipur off the coast of fantastic year, culminating
Odisha," it said. "A well-estab- in victories in the ICC
lished system, Prithvi-II mis- high accuracy," the ministry and technical parameters of Women's Cricket World Cup in
sile has been an integral part of said in a statement. It said the the missile. The Prithvi-II mis- New Zealand and the Common-
India's nuclear deterrence. The "user training launch" success- sile has a range of around 350 wealth Games in Birmingham.
missile struck its target with fully validated all operational kilometres.
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HOCKEY FEVER
GRIPS ODISHA
W ith Odisha under the grip of hockey world cup fever, a large
number of youths pedalled over 300 km from Rourkela to
Bhubaneswar to thank Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for organis-
ing the mega event in Sundargarh district, the cradle of hockey in
the state. Rourkela is one of the two venues for the Men's Hockey
World Cup, 2023
where as many as 20
matches will be
played at the newly
built Birsa Munda
Hockey Stadium. Pat-
naik lauded their ef-
forts to popularise
and promote hockey
BALL FLIES AT RECORD 156 KMPH and sought the cooperation of all for the success of the mega inter-
Umran is India's
national event in Rourkela. The cyclists were elated as the people of
the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district will hold an international
event on their soil for the first time in the history. The world's largest
hockey stadium has also come up in Rourkela, where the inaugural
fastest bowler
match is slated to be held between India and Spain on January 13.
Virat equals
I ndia's pace sensation Umran Malik
set the speed gun on fire after bowl-
ing a 156 kph delivery in the first ODI
rah's record. The Jammu-born pacer
surpassed Bumrah's record of 153.36
kmph to earn the tag of being the Tendulkar's record
against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara
Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Tues-
day. Malik bettered his own record of
fastest Indian bowler. The delivery
was not only the fastest of the match
but was pivotal too as it got rid of Sri
S tar Indian batter Virat Kohli slammed his 45th ODI century
and overall his 73rd in international cricket on Tuesday. The
batter accomplished the landmark during India's first ODI
becoming the fastest Indian Lanka captain Dasun against Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Vi-
pacer. The speedster
d yo u Shanaka who was bam- rat's 45th ODI ton is his 20th ODI ton on home soil. He has
bowled the delivery in
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boozling the Indian equalled the world record of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin
his second over (14th
K no w attack until then. Tendulkar of slamming the most tons in
over of the inning) Mohammed Sha- his home country. Both batters have
of his first spell. mi is third on the 20 hundreds each in home condi-
Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Ex-
The right-arm pac- list for bowling tions. Virat took only 99 to ac-
press, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the
er clocked in 155 fastest delivery in cricket - 161.3 the fastest deliv- complish this while Sachin did
kph on the speed km/h - in a One-Day Internation- ery. He racked up so in 160 innings. Other than
radar in the first al (ODI) game against England his pace to 153.3 these two, Hashim Amla of
T20I against Sri Lan- during the 2003 Cricket kph while Navdeep South Africa (14 tons in SA in
ka to become the World Cup at Cape Town Saini is fourth 69 innings) and Ricky Ponting
in South Africa.
fastest Indian bowler recording 152.85 kph on (14 tons in Australia in 151 in-
overshadowing Jasprit Bum- the speed gun. nings) also are in the list for
most ODI tons in home conditions.
DON'T BE GREY!
granted.
Standing in front of the window, Even the field of dandelions caught ◗ Sharing is caring.
Watching those bloom leaves dry. my attention
Suddenly gazed over little specks of grey, Make me lose all my tension I think all the kids should
Floating on the ocean blue sky. Suddenly heard a familiar voice say, read this book.
"It's a beautiful day, come, let's play"
The birds dancing and chirping round, � INAYA SHAH
Little dog spinning on ground. � RAINA JOSHI Class - I B
The kitten lying and snoring, Class 10 Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar
Watching sunset was no longer boring St Norbert School, Indore Bal Mandir, Indore
A Beautiful Day
Oh wow!!!! It's a beautiful Day,
EST-CE VRAIMENT BEAU?
Birds are Chirping, I remember that day,
Dew drops on flowers are sparkling, The rain drops on the leaves
Sun with its Golden Smile is rising, And the day I felt truly alive,
Flowers on trees are blooming, I remember
I am waking up with full of energy and enthusiasm, How it felt, and it wasn't a
This beautiful day is hugging me with positive vibes and clear sky or birds chirping,
happiness Not at all,
I am grateful to the God who blessed me this beautiful Day. It was stormy, it was rain-
� ANANYA DAGAONKAR ing, and all that People could
Class 4 - A see was mud,
Sri Sathya Sai VidyaVihar, Indore But I, I saw beauty, that day I
was proven wrong,
My thinking of "The one
who cries, is weak" was
proven wrong,
It proved to me that
at times crying, it feel okay, I saw flowers blooming, Pea-
was okay, it was nec- People's stereotype of cocks dancing and the sky as
essary, a beautiful day was very fresh as it ever was,
Even for someone different from mine, A beautiful day, indeed.
as powerful as the And I was okay with it, � SARAH WILSON
sky, to cry at times, it Because whilst people Class 8
was alright to not saw dirtiness and mud, Daly College, Indore
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YOGITA JATAV
Class 5, St Joseph Convent School, Indore
BURHANUDDIN TALIB
Class 4 - C RASHIDA ABBAS ALI AAGA
MSB Educational Institute, Indore Class 8-A, MSB Educational Institute, Indore
INSIYAH PANDHANAWALA
Class 4-B
MSB Educational Institute, Indore