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AFTER ‘AU’, NOW ‘ES’ TO RAISE POLITICAL TEMP IN MAHA
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
Thackeray MP Sanjay
Raut has made serious
allegations in the sui-
cide case of Thane
builder Suraj Parmar
and demanded an SIT
probe into the matter. A
diary found after Suraj
Parmar’s suicide con-
tains code names. “We
know whose name they
are,” Raut said, taking a
dig at Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde while in-
teracting with the me-
dia on Sunday
.
Sanjay Raut said,
“OurMPArvindSawant
raised a topic. The diary
found after the suicide
of Thane builder Suraj
Parmarhascodenames.
We know whose name
they are. Get SIT probe
done against them,” he
said.
Raut targeted Gover-
nor Koshyari as well.
“Thegovernorhascome
to Maharashtra and
made a series of deroga-
tory statements about
the great men of Maha-
rashtra. Despite this,
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
is sitting on the post of
governor and the BJP is
singing his praises.
What is all this? SIT
should be constituted on
this. SIT should be set
up on Suraj Parmar’s di-
aryalso,buttheyarenot
doing so. They are only
constituting SIT against
opposition parties.
There has never been a
government in the his-
tory of Maharashtra
which acted so cunning-
ly
,” he said.
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Sanjay Raut
demands SIT
investigation into
suicide of Thane
building Suraj
Parmar who left
a diary with code
name ‘ES’
SURAJ PARMAR SUICIDE CASE
Suraj Parmar, a Thane-based builder, had committed suicide in 2015.
After this incident the police found his sixteen page suicide note. It was
also revealed that there were some code names in Suraj Parmar’s diary.
Parmar had written in a note the names of six political people who were
troubling him.. and he erased these names. He had said that if these names
were read out, his family would be in trouble. Suraj Parmar ended his life by
shooting himself. It was found that the names of four councilors were in his
suicide note. Now Sanjay Raut has demanded an SIT probe into the seven-
year-old matter.
Uddhav Thackeray group has demanded
that Suraj Parmar’s suicide case should
be investigated through SIT. We can com-
plete all inquiries. We have a transparent
government. Thackeray group is just doing politics
by making allegations. An allegation was recently
made (NIT land case) and the court has shown them
the place. —Eknath Shinde, CM
Sanjay Raut
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CHANNEL NO
AN INDIAN NATIONAL
SHOT DEAD IN NEPAL
Kathmandu: An Indian
national has been shot
dead by 5 unidentified
gunmen in Southern
Nepal, police said on late
Saturday. The deceased
has been identified as
Shiva Pujan Yadav, 45,
a resident of Motihari
Chhaudadano. He was
shot in Mahagadhimai.
BHAGWAT ATTENDS
RSS’S SAURASHTRA
MEET, GUIDES ON THE
OUTFIT’S EXPANSION
Bhuj: RSS chief Mohan
Bhagwat on Sunday
attended a meeting of the
organisation’s workers at
Anjar in Gujarat’s Kutch,
where he offered guidance to
them on expanding Sangh’s
base at the grassroots
level, its office-bearer said.
Bhagwat is on a visit to Anjar
to offer guidance to Kutch-
Saurashtra zone.
CAF HC SHOT DEAD
BY JUNIOR IN C’GARH
Kanker: A head constable
of the Chhattisgarh Armed
Force (CAF) was killed after
his subordinate allegedly
opened fire at him with a
rifle in the state’s Kanker
district on Sunday, police
said. The incident took
place in the morning at
a government college in
Kanker where CAF’s 11th
battalion was deployed.
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Crucial
Crucial 96TH EPISODE: MODI ROUNDS OFF LAST ‘MANN KI BAAT’ OF THE YEAR
‘2022 HAS BEEN
VERYINSPIRING’
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi ad-
dressed 96th edition, the
last Mann Ki Baat of the
year 2022 on Sunday
. PM
Modi wished everyone
on Christmas and re-
membered former PM
Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
his 98th birthday
.
He said that the year
2022 was wonderful for
the country as it com-
pleted 75 years of inde-
pendence while India
progressed rapidly and
became world’s fifth
largest economy. Modi
added that during this
year, country achieved
more than 2.2 billion
vaccinations against
Covid and also crossed
exports of $400 billion.
PM Modi concluded
the podcast by wishing
all the best for the next
year. While he asked
people to enjoy festive
season, he cautioned
people to be careful. P5
Enjoy the festive season but be vigilant, stresses PM
Modi as Covid is spreading again in some countries
l Various successes
of India in 2022 have
created a special place
all over the world
l Atal Bihari Ji was a
great statesman who
gave exceptional lead-
ership to the country
l It is our collective
responsibility to keep
Ganga river clean
l Our nation will soon
completely eradicate
the Kala Azar
l UN has included
‘Namami Gange’ mis-
sion in world’s top 10
initiatives aimed at
reviving the (natural)
ecosystem
l ‘Swachh Bharat
Mission’ has become
firmly rooted in mind of
every Indian today
l Corona is increasing
in many countries
MODI
SAYS
Co-star held in Tunisha suicide,
they broke up 15 days ago
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sheezan Mo-
hammed Khan, co-star
of actor Tunisha Shar-
ma — a television actor
who on Saturday alleg-
edly died by suicide on
the set of a TV show in
Vasai in Maha’s Palghar
— was arrested after a
case of abetment to sui-
cide was registered
against him, police said
on Sunday. He was in
afternoon sent to four-
day police custody by
Vasai court in Mumbai.
Post-mortem reports
have confirmed ‘hang-
ing’ as cause of death
ruled out pregnancy
signs, police said. P5
Sheezan Mohammed
Khan sent to four-day
police custody by Vasai court
Love Jihad angle in Tunisha
suicide case will be probed
properly: BJP MLA Ram Kadam
Tunisha Khan with Sheezan Mohammed Khan.
FIR OF TUNISHA’S SUICIDE REVEALS...
The FIR of the case revealed that the two actors were in
a relationship, and had broken up 15 days ago. Tunisha
Sharma was reportedly under stress, and it is being sus-
pected that’s what drove her to the edge. The 20-year-old
actress, who was recently seen in Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-
Kabul, hanged herself inside a makeup room in Naigaon.
‘ATAL JI’S VISION MOTIVATED MILLIONS’
President Droupadi Murmu, VP Jagdeep
Dhankhar, LS Speaker Om Birla, PM
Narendra Modi, HM Amit Shah, Rajnath
Singh at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ on former PM Atal
Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, in
Delhi on Sunday. “Tributes to Atal Ji on his
Jayanti. His contribution to India is indelible.
His leadership and vision motivate millions
of people,” said Modi. (R) VP Dhankhar
and PM Modi interacting. P5
We stand ready: China on ties
with India weeks after clash
Beijing: Chinese For-
eign Minister Wang Yi,
on Sunday, said that
China is ready to work
with India through
steady, sound growth of
relations, Chinese For-
eign Ministry said.
Wang said, “China and
India have maintained
c o m m u n i c a t i o n
through the diplomatic
and military channels,
both countries are com-
mitted to upholding sta-
bility in border areas.”
Maoist chief PKD Prachanda becomes
Nepal’s new PM, oath ceremony today
Kathmandu: President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
on Sunday appointed
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
‘Prachanda’, leader of
parliamentary party of
the Communist Party
of Nepal, as the next
PM of Nepal. Accord-
ing to a communication
from President’s Office,
the swearing-in cere-
mony for Dahal, will be
held at 4 pm on Monday.
PM CONGRATULATES
PKD PRACHANDA
New Delhi: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi congratu-
lated Pushpa Kamal Dahal
“Prachanda” on Sunday on
being elected as the new
leader of Nepal and said he
looks forward to working
with him to further strength-
en the friendship between
the two countries.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
GUJ’S LONGEST:
VADODARA GETS
3.5 KM LONG
ATAL FLYOVER
Vadodara: `230 crore Atal flyover connecting
Genda circle to Manisha chokdi in Vadodara city
was opened for traffic on Sunday by CM Bhupendra
Patel. About 3.5 km long flyover is longest in urban
Gujarat. The bridge has also two emergency exits.
INDIA TO INDUCT
PRALAY MISSILES
THAT CAN STRIKE
500 KM TARGETS
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces are now going
to acquire ‘Pralay’ ballistic missile which can hit
targets from 150 to 500 kms. The proposal is at an
advanced stage and is scheduled to be taken up for
clearance during a high-level meeting this week.
New Delhi: A 40-year-old China-returnee has tested positive for Covid-19
on Sunday, CMO Agra Dr AK Srivastava said. His sample has been sent for
genome sequencing. The man is asymptomatic and is isolated at his residence
in Agra. Health dept are tracing other persons who came in contact with him.
CHINA-RETURNEE TESTS +VE FOR COVID IN AGRA
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena –
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray leader Su-
shma Andhare on Sun-
day claimed it will not
be surprising if 20 leg-
islators belonging to
Sena’s Eknath Shinde
faction will join
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) soon.
Criticizing BJP lead-
er and state Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis, Andhare
alleged that the ruling
BJP was trying to “elim-
inatetheShindegroup”.
She was interacting
with the media in Pand-
harpuronSundaywhen
Andhare made the
statements.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The All Indi-
an Cine Workers Asso-
ciation (AICWA) on
Sunday demanded that
the state government
set up a Special Investi-
gation Team (SIT) to
probe the death of
20-year-old actor Tuni-
sha Sharma.
“We demand the gov-
ernment form an SIT in
Tunisha Sharma’s sui-
cide case and the inves-
tigation be done prop-
erly. I went to the set
where she committed
suicide. I found people
were scared. Something
wrong must have hap-
pened,” said AICWA
President Suresh Shy-
amlal Gupta.
“Women are not safe
on the set (of the televi-
sion show that Tunisha
was shooting for). It is
at a very interior loca-
tion where people are
afraid to commute. The
government should pay
attention to this matter
and have the death
probed by an SIT. Many
things will come out af-
ter the probe,” added
Gupta.
Earlier, in a tweet, the
AICWA had said, “Actor
Tunisha Sharma com-
mitted suicide on the
set of serial ‘Alibaba
Chalis Chor’, as report-
ed by people there. This
incident took place in a
studio in Naigaon. We
will demand SIT probe
into it. The cases of sui-
cide by actors are in-
creasing day by day in
the film industry
. It is a
very serious matter.
God bless her soul and
give courage to her fam-
ily
.”
Tunisha, who ap-
peared in Bollywood
films including
“Fitoor”, “Baar Baar
Dekho”, “Kahaani 2:
Durga Rani Singh” and
“Dabangg 3”, was found
hanging from the ceil-
ing in her ex-boyfriend
make-up room on the
sets of “Alibaba:
Dastaan-e-Kabul” on
Saturday
.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Lok Sabha
MP Rahul Shewale on
Sunday demanded a Na-
tional Investigation
Agency (NIA) probe
into the complaint of
rape filed against him
by a woman. The leader,
who belongs to the
Eknath Shinde-led Shiv
Sena faction, alleged
the complainant had
links with Pakistan and
fugitive underworld
don Dawood Ibrahim.
Addressing a press
conference in Mumbai,
Shewale said he has
made the demand to
state Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde and
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis , who is also
the state home minister.
“The woman is mak-
ing baseless allegations
against me...She is a ha-
bitual complainant and
has been harassing me
and my family for the
last two years. She has
links with Pakistan and
(fugitive gangster) Da-
wood Ibrahim. She is
misusing the help I pro-
vided during the COV-
ID-19 pandemic and
wants to finish off my
political career,”
claimed Shewale.
A court in Andheri
has directed that a case
be filed against the
woman, he said, adding
that his wife has filed a
complaint against the
woman at the Govandi
police station.
“Police are on the
lookout for the woman.
It is a serious matter
that the woman is being
shielded and brought
on a public platform.
The Yuva Sena and Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) are behind this
move,” alleged the MP.
He further alleged
that she has been
blackmailing him us-
ing ‘fake’ social media
accounts.
“Once I stopped giv-
ing her money, she
started blackmailing
me. She has created a
fake account on Twitter
and other social media
platforms and has been
accessing them from
Dubai,” he stated.
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv
Sena – Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray leader
Sanjay Raut on Sunday
asked the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) if it
agreed with the view of
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis’s
wife Amruta Fadnavis
who called Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi as
the father of New India.
This is an “insult” to
Modi as in the new In-
dia, ghosts of hunger,
poverty, unemployment
and terrorism are rais-
ing their head, Raut
claimed in his weekly
column Rokhthok in
the party mouthpiece
Saamana, of which he
is the executive editor.
“No one in the BJP
talks about (freedom
fighter) Veer Savarkar
being father of the na-
tion. The Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) was always op-
posed to Savarkar who
underwent rigorous im-
prisonment. These peo-
ple have partitioned In-
dia into old and new,”
claimed the Rajya Sab-
ha member further.
Amruta, a banker and
singer, in a mock court
interview recently said,
“We have two ‘rashtra
pitas’. Narendra Modi is
the ‘Father of New In-
dia’ and Mahatma Gan-
dhi is the father of the
nation of earlier times.”
It had evoked strong
reactions from the op-
position Congress as
well as Tushar Gandhi,
the great-grandson of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Raut on Sunday said
the BJP does not ac-
knowledgetheindepend-
ence gained from the
martyrdom of freedom
fighters.
He claimed the ‘Fa-
ther of the Nation’ title
was given to Mahatma
Gandhi by the people of
India.
Many political oppo-
nents including Shiv
Sena founder late Bala-
saheb Thackeray had
objections to it, he said.
The issue here is not
who is the ‘Father of
the Nation’ or ‘Sardar’.
The matter is about
what is the BJP’s con-
tribution to the freedom
struggle, he said.
'”TheBJPandtheRSS
had no role to play in the
freedom movement and
hence, they have to steal
icons linked to the Con-
gress like Sardar Vallab-
hbhai Patel and Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose,”
Raut alleged.
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Opposition has no love left for Vidarbha: Shinde
Aurangabad (PTI):
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde on Sunday said
the opposition parties
have “no love left for
Vidarbha” as they are
not taking up issues of
the region during the
ongoing state legisla-
ture Winter Session in
the region’s Nagpur
city
.
Talking to reporters
at the Aurangabad air-
port in Marathwada re-
gion, Shinde said his
government was work-
ing for the common peo-
ple and will continue to
do so.
To a question, Shinde
on Sunday said the Ma-
harashtra legislature
session is underway in
Nagpur city of Vidarb-
ha region.
“The opposition
should have spoken
about the issues of Vid-
arbha and taken up
questions pertaining to
theregion.Theyhaveno
love left for Vidarbha. It
is now visible through
their actions,” he said.
The opposition has
been targeting the state
government over vari-
ous issues, including
the raging border dis-
pute with neighbouring
Karnataka and a con-
troversial allotment of
a land parcel in Nagpur
in 2021 when Shinde
was the urban develop-
ment minister in the
previous Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) govern-
ment.
Vidarbha region, a
net producer of power
and rich in minerals
and forests, comprises
11 districts namely Ya-
vatmal, Akola, Amra-
vati, Wardha, Buldha-
na, Washim, Nagpur,
Chandrapur, Bhandara,
Gadchiroli and Gondia.
The region has given
Maharashtra four chief
ministers Vasantrao
Naik, Marotrao Kan-
namwar, Sudhakarrao
Naik and Devendra
Fadnavis.
The CM was in Au-
rangabad to address a
cleanliness drive organ-
ized by the Nanasaheb
Dharmadhikari Prat-
ishthan, a non-govern-
mental organization.
Addressing a gather-
ing after the cleanliness
drive, Shinde said, “Our
government is based on
the common people’s
expectations and it will
work for them. The
work of the Nanasaheb
Dharmadhikari Prat-
ishthan is commenda-
ble and is giving a good
direction to people in
the country
.”
IN FORM
“The opposition should have spoken about
the issues of Vidarbha and taken up ques-
tions pertaining to the region. They have
no love left for Vidarbha. It is now visible through
their actions. —Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Chief Minister
CM was in the
region on Sunday
for cleanliness
drive held by a
local NGO
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde outside Vidhan Bhavan during
ongoing Winter Session in Nagpur —ANI PHOTO
Calling PM Modi ‘Father of New India’ an insult to him: Raut
SNEAK ATTACK
Says hunger, poverty, unemployment
and terrorism rearing their head in
present-day India, in weekly column
Today in
the new
India,
ghosts of hunger,
poverty, unem-
ployment, terror-
ism are raising
their head. Mak-
ing Modi the fa-
ther of new India
is an insult to
him.
—Sanjay Raut, Shiv
Sena (UBT) leader
First India Bureau
Wardha: Mahatma
Gandhi International
Hindi University (MGI-
HU) will host the 95th
session of the Indian
Philosophical Congress
as well as Asian Philoso-
phyConferenceinWard-
ha, a top official of the
facility said on Sunday
.
The events will be
held from December 27
to 30 and it will be the
first time the Asian Phi-
losophy Conference
will also be conducted
in Hindi, said MGIHU
Vice-Chancellor, Profes-
sor Rajnish Kumar
Shukla.
“Mahatma Gandhi
always stressed the im-
portance of Indian lan-
guages. The theme of
the Indian Philosophi-
cal Congress is ‘Free-
dom and Responsibili-
ty’, while that of the
Asian Philosophy Con-
ference is ‘Philosophy
for Restoration of Situ-
ation’. More than 500
persons from various
universities are expect-
ed to participate,” he
said.
More than 400 re-
search papers will be
read at the conference.
The history of philoso-
phy, Vedant and reli-
gious books will be dis-
cussedduringtheevent,
added Shukla.
Sena MP Shewale seeks NIA probe into rape complaint
MP Rahul Shewale with wife. —FILE PHOTO
Claims complainant
has links with Pak,
underworld don
Dawood Ibrahim
Actor Tunisha Sharma died by suicide on Saturday. —FILE PHOTO
Tunishadeath:Cineworkers’
authoritydemandsSITprobe
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma
Andhare —FILE PHOTO
‘20 Shinde
camp MLAs
may join BJP’
Wardha’s MGIHU to host
Indian,Asian phil events
HC notice to min
Sattar over land
dispute decision
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bom-
bay High Court has
issued a notice to
state minister Abdul
Sattar for ordering
‘regularization’ of
the possession of
landreservedforpub-
lic ‘gairan’ (grazing)
in favour of a private
person in the face of
a civil court order.
There shall be an
interim stay to the ef-
fect and operation of
the order passed on
June 17, 2022 by Sat-
tar until further or-
ders, said the HC’s
Nagpur bench, while
issuing the notice on
December 22. The de-
tails were available
on Saturday
.
The bench was
hearing a petition
filed by social activist
Shyam Deole and an-
other person against
the order Sattar had
passed in June 2022
when he was the rev-
enue minister.
As per the petition,
a public utility land
meant for grazing
measuring 37 acres
was ‘regularized’ in
favour of a private
person.
This was done
even after the claim
of this private per-
son had been rejected
by the civil appellate
court, said the peti-
tioner who was rep-
resented by advocate
Sunil Manohar.
The HC held that
prima facie (on the
face of it) Sattar
passed the order with
knowledge that addi-
tional district judge,
Washim, had disal-
lowed the claim of
the private person
for continuation of
his possession over
the gairan land.
The Washim court
had even passed
stinging remarks,”
the HC noted.
“Thus, we find that
the issue raised in
this petition, which
puts a question mark
over the manner in
which the public util-
ity land/gairan land
is allowed to be
usurped by private
individuals, requires
consideration by this
court,” it stated.
“While issuing no-
tice, we would direct
the petitioners to de-
posit in this court an
amount of Rs50,000 to
show their bona
fides,” it added.
The HC will hear
the matter further on
January 11, 2023.
He had ordered
‘regularization’ of
grazing land to
private party in June
Abdul Sattar

MAHARASHTRA
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MAN ARRESTED
FOR 10 CHAIN
SNATCHING CASES
Thane: A man has been
arrested in connection with
10 cases of chain snatch-
ing in Mira Bhayander town
of Thane district, police
said on Sunday. Senior
inspector Aviraj Kurhade of
the Crime Unit I said that
in an investigation of chain
snatching cases reported
in Mira Bhayander, the
police acted on tip-offs and
technical inputs to zero in
on the suspect. Gold jewel-
lery worth Rs2.55 lakh
and two motorcycles were
seized from him, he said,
adding that further probe is
underway.
WOMAN DELIVERS
BABY ABOARD
MSRTC BUS
Thane: A pregnant woman
delivered a healthy baby
on Saturday evening while
travelling in an MSRTC
bus, an official said. The
woman developed labour
pains when the bus was
close to Varap village in
Kalyan, she gave birth
to a child soon after, he
said. The mother and child
were taken to a nearby
hospital for medical care
in an ambulance passing
by. “The mother and child
are healthy,” said Niket
Vyvhare, who got the
woman and child admitted
to the hospital.
WOMAN DIES DUE
TO OVERDOSE OF
ABORTION PILLS
Aurangabad: A woman
in Fulambri tehsil died
after consuming abortion
pills on Sunday. Allegedly,
her husband gave her an
overdose of the pills, the
officials said. The husband
of the deceased has been
arrested. Reportedly, the
deceased, Vaishali Kshirsa-
gar, recently got pregnant.
However, the husband did
not want the child. To abort
the pregnancy, the accused
gave her abortion pills.
Unfortunately, the woman
overdosed on the drugs
and died due to excessive
blood loss.
FIRE BREAKS OUT
IN MULTI-STOREY;
NONE INJURED
Mumbai: A fire broke
out on the third floor of a
five-storey building in sub-
urban Kandivali on Sunday
afternoon. No casualties
have been in the incident,
a fire brigade official
said. “The minor blaze
had erupted in Geetanjali
Building in Samta Nagar
locality. Upon the arrival
of the fire brigade, it was
doused within 30 minutes.
The cause of the incident
is being investigated,” he
said. It is to be noted that
the number of fire-related
incidents have been on the
rise in the city recently.
25-YEAR-OLD MAN STABBED TO DEATH,
FRIEND INJURED IN ATTACK IN LATUR
Latur: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death and his
friend injured in an attack over a domestic dispute in
Latur district, police said on Sunday. The deceased Akhil
Jalil Belure and his friend Babbu alias Takkal Layakpasha
Bhatambre (24) met the accused to resolve a domestic dis-
pute. After a heated argument, the accused attacked them
with a sharp weapon, seriously injuring the duo, Assistant
Police Inspector Sandip Kamat said. Belure was rushed to
a government hospital but was declared dead by doctors,
he said.
AUTORICKSHAW DRIVER, 2 OTHERS HELD
FOR ROBBING PASSENGER ON HIGHWAY
Palghar: An autorickshaw driver and two others have been
arrested for allegedly robbing
a passenger on Mumbai-
Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar
district, police said on Sunday.
The driver allegedly stopped
the vehicle midway and as-
saulted the victim along with the
co-passenger, robbing him of his mobile phone and other
valuables, said Ramchandra Deshmukh, Assistant Commis-
sioner of Police (Virar division). Based on tip-offs, police
apprehended the driver and two others involved in the rob-
bery. The trio are involved in five other offences, he added.
CRUCIAL READ
MERCURY DIPS TO 16°C
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Mumbaikars
woke up to the coldest
day of the season on
Sunday, as the mini-
mum temperature
dropped to 16 °C, two
degrees below normal.
It is the lowest tempera-
ture logged so far this
December.
According to the
weather department on
Saturday, it was colder
in the suburbs com-
pared to other cities in
the Mumbai metropoli-
tan region. Dahanu in
Palghar district record-
ed a minimum temper-
ature of 17.5 °C in the
last 24 hours, while
temperatures recorded
in Kolhapur and Ratna-
giri were 17.4 °C and
19.2 °C respectively
.
Meanwhile, Mum-
baikars also got relief
from the scorching
heat as the maximum
daytime temperature
was recorded at 28.8 °C
in the last 24 hours.
According to the
IMD data, Mumbai was
the hottest city in pan-
India on Friday and
Saturday
.
Interestingly, the
change in weather is
witnessed almost two
weeks after Mumbai
recorded the highest
temperature on Decem-
ber 13 when the mer-
cury touched 35 °C.
Last year, on December
29, the city recorded the
minimum temperature
at 17.4 °C.
The minimum tem-
perature in most parts
of the state decreased
on Saturday compared
to Friday, especially in
norther Maharashtra
region.
Nashik experienced
cold conditions with
the minimum tempera-
ture dropping to 10.3
°C. Pune and surround-
ing areas also wit-
nessed a change in
night temperatures
with the minimum
temperature reaching
11.6 °C.
The Meteorological
Department has pre-
dicted that the mini-
mum temperature
will remain around the
average in the rest of
the state.
Mumbai records season’s coldest day as
The mercury
dipped to 16 °C,
the coldest so
far in December.
—PHOTO
BY BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
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In the last
24 hours, the
city recorded
maximum
daytime
temperature
of 28.8 °C
Bird enthusiasts delighted as flamingos start
making their winter sojourn to Nerul, Thane
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: Environ-
mentalists and bird en-
thusiasts are delighted
that the pink migratory
birds have started arriv-
ing in ‘Flamingo City’.
However, they are con-
cerned, that the number
is very small.
According to NatCon-
nectDirectorBNKumar,
Flamingos have been
noticed in the Ramsar
site Thane Creek Fla-
mingo Sanctuary and at
TS Chanakya wetland at
Nerul, however this
time their numbers are
small as compared to
previous years.
The pink birds tend
to stay put in Gujarat
area as long as water
levels there suit them.
“We expect the flamin-
gos in larger numbers
by March,” BNHS Dep-
uty Director Dr Rahul
Khot said.
Meanwhile, four of
the six flamingos which
have been tagged GPS
devices by BNHS re-
searchers still appear to
be in the Gujarat area.
Kumar said the mi-
gratory birds such as
flamingos are brand
ambassadors of the
environment as they
carry the message of
good weather wherever
they fly
.
Navi Mumbai is the
country’smostpopulous
urban flamingo destina-
tion. The Navi Mumbai
Municipal Corporation
designated the area as
‘Flamingo City’. The
waves of pink birds in
the air and on the wet-
lands are a treat for bird
lovers who explore the
marshes and enjoy fla-
mingo rides.
Over 1.33 lakh flamingos have been noticed in the city during the winter of 2021-22. —FILE PHOTO
HOME AWAY
FROM HOME
Navi Mumbai is the
country’s largest urban
destination for flamin-
gos. The Navi Mumbai
has given the tag of ‘Fla-
mingo City’ to the area.
Over 1.33 lakh flamingos
have been noticed in the
city during the winter of
2021-22. The waves of
pink birds in the air and
on wetlands are a treat to
the eyes of bird watchers
who jostle the wetlands
and enjoy the flamingo
rides in the Thane creek.
Cops thwart
cyber fraud by
stopping bank
transaction
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Thwarting a
‘man in the middle at-
tack’ kind of cyber
fraud, and Mumbai po-
lice has managed to
stop a fraudulent online
banking transaction of
Rs44.43 lakh, an official
said on Saturday
.
‘A man in the middle
attack’ is a type of cy-
ber crime where a
fraudster intercepts
and relays online mes-
sages (such as emails)
between two parties
who believe they are
communicating direct-
ly with each other.
Cyber fraudsters
managed to get in be-
tween the communica-
tion of the director a
Mumbai-based textile
company and his part-
ner company, a crime
branch official said.
The unidentified
fraudster sent wrong
bank account details
through net banking on
which the transaction
of Rs 44.43 lakh was
made, he said.
The company direc-
tor, however, realised
that the account num-
ber was wrong, follow-
ing which he alerted the
1930 helpline of cyber
police.
X’MAS DELIGHT!
Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Mary, commonly known as Mount Mary church, in Bandra area
of Mumbai illuminated with decorative lights for Christmas festivities.
—PHOTOS BY PTI
People celebrate the festival of Christmas at Marine Drive in Mumbai on Sunday.
Civic body to install speed
violation detection system on
Mankhurd-Ghatkopar flyover
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amid uproar
over several incidents
on the Mankhurd-Ghat-
kopar Link Road flyo-
ver, the Brihanmumbai
(BMC) plans to install
a speed violation detec-
tion system on it. It
will enable traffic po-
lice to detect those who
exceed the speed limit
automatically
.
In a press release, the
civic body has said that
it will spend Rs40-50
lakh for the system. The
speed violation detec-
tion system will be
working as a violation
warning for those vehi-
cles which cross the
maximum allowed
speed on that route.
This system will cap-
ture the speed of each
vehicle and also the im-
age of vehicles which
cross the speed limit on
that route.
The flyover, which
was built on a budget of
Rs500 crore, has helped
cut travel time for mo-
torists heading towards
Navi Mumbai from
Ghatkopar. This is be-
cause the link road has
heavy traffic on the en-
tire stretch, especially
at Baiganwadi Junction
in Shivaji Nagar.
The2.9-kmflyoverhad
tobepartiallyshutdown
a month after it was
opened to the public.
After a spate of
accidents, the BMC
has decided to install
new system to curb
such mishaps
Environmentalists oppose
construction of concrete
plant in Parsik Hill area
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: The de-
velopment of a ready-
mix concrete facility at
a quarry site in the Par-
sik Hills has raised
manyeyebrowsbecause
such work is not per-
mitted in forest regions.
According to the Di-
rector of NatConnect
Foundation BN Kumar,
while the machines at
102 quarries have fallen
silent, the work on an
RMC plant at MG Nagar
quarry site has caught
the attention of envi-
ronmentalists.
He has even ques-
tioned the forest depart-
mentastohowthisactiv-
ity could be allowed, and
also complained to the
Chief Minister to look
into the construction of
a ‘pucca’ concrete struc-
ture.Kumarhasrequest-
ed the CM to order a sur-
vey of all the quarry
sitestocheckif thereare
any more violations.
According to the
sources, the forest de-
partment has given over
138 hectares in Parsik
Hill to CIDCO for quar-
rying and resettling the
project-affected people
for the lands taken over
50 years ago for Navi
Mumbai development.
The quarrying has
been stopped five years
following a ruling by
the National Green Tri-
bunal stipulating envi-
ronmental clearance
for digging the hills.
However, workers
at the site said stones
and cement were
brought from outside
and mixed here.
The hills have become
weak due to the
continuous blasting;
biodiversity of forest
belt has suffered
Sunburn Festival
in Goa: Court
bans playing of
Bollywood songs
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court has barred
the organizers of the
SunburnFestival,which
will be held in Goa from
December28-30,andcon-
nected events from play-
ing Bollywood music
and sound recordings
that might breach copy-
right in any work owned
and protected by Novex
Communications.
Justice Manish Pitale
granted liberty to the or-
ganizers to approach
Novex Communications
forthelicenseonDecem-
ber21.TheHCpostedthe
matter for further hear-
ing on February 10, 2023.
Novex Communica-
tions had filed a suit
claiming that it had ex-
clusiverightsoversound
recordings of several
music companies, and
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PERSPECTIVE
04
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 24
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
he release of Modiji’s audio
cassettesusedtobeabigevent
for us! All the students of Vid-
yarthi Parishad would collect
togethertolistentohisrecord-
ing. That was not a digital era
and cassettes with recordings
of Modiji’s speeches used to
be recorded. Parag Naik, who
is in Maninagar, used to get
the cassettes to us. Students
would get in big groups and
listen to his speeches very in-
tently
. They used to be so pow-
erful being the great rhetor
thatheis,andhiswordswould
leave an indelible imprint on
the listeners’ minds.
Even today I remember
parts of his speeches, given
that they used to be so high
octane and we know Naren-
dra bhai, he has always had a
commanding persona. I lis-
ten to his speeches regularly
but what I heard in those cas-
settes as a youth left a perma-
nent mark on my memory
. In
one of the speeches, he asked
the audience “Do you remem-
ber the names of 20 MPs from
your region?” So people came
up with a few responses.
Some could recollect one
name or two names but did
not remember names of MPs
from long ago. Next question
“Do you remember the names
of the last 20 MLAs of your
region?” Nobody could re-
member. Then he asked “Do
you remember the names of
past 20 ministers of various
departments?” No response.
Modiji then said “You don’t
remember names of MPs,
MLAs and ministers but can
you ever forget the names of
saints and other great per-
sonalities who lived 200 or 300
years ago? You remember
Ramkrishna Paramhans, Mi-
rabai, Bhagat Singh, Subash
Chandra even today- but why
do you do so ? What did they
do?” Then he would say iron-
ically “They only sacrificed
themselves. Is that anything
great? Why don’t you remem-
ber those who reaped the ben-
efits of the sacrifices of these
noble people?”
Well, I learned the impor-
tance of “tyaag” from Naren-
drabhai. He laid great empha-
sis on the spirit of devotion,
social service and sacrifice.
There is another memora-
ble excerpt from one of his
speeches. He said “When you
have food, do you wonder who
manufactured the plate for
you, the bowl and the spoon?
Wonder who produced the
raw material required for the
making of these items. All
this was transported too, so
there was someone who drove
the truck. Someone must have
built the engine for the truck.
Someone must have grown
the food for you. A blacksmith
in some faraway village
would have built the tools!
You are born in a hospital that
was built because someone
donated towards its creation.
Someone has paid the fees for
the doctor’s education who is
now treating you and some-
body paid for his scholarship.
Now if there is electricity in
the operation theater, some-
one must have got the coal for
its production and someone
must have driven the train to
supply the coal. So this im-
plies, we all are connected.
And whenever you do some-
thing for the society
, it cannot
be termed as samaj seva. It is
your payback to the society,
and even if we devote our en-
tire life for the welfare of our
society, we would not be able
to repay our society for what
it has done for us.
Narendra bhai had a white
Maruti car and he used to love
driving it. The backseat of the
carwasalwaysoccupied.Who
was the permanent occupant
of his car? Books. A whole lot
of books were always placed
on the rear seat of his car. I
used to be curious and would
peep into his car to see what
books he was reading cur-
rently and carried along with
him. Narendra bhai stayed at
a doctor’s bungalow in Guja-
rat colony for a while and that
time too I observed his car
laden with books. His speech-
es were proof of his erudition
and of the fact that he was a
voracious reader.
Priyakant Parikh’s 75th
book was released by Naren-
dra bhai. The event was a big
hit and it is considered to be
one of his most famous
speeches and was loved by
people. And I used to record
his speeches in the audio cas-
settes at that time. Even today
I have several rare records of
his speeches with me which
are not documented any
where. So it was Priyakant’s
wish that the 100th book too
be released by Narendra
Modi. But when his 100th
book was ready and the event
for its release had been final-
ized, he met with an accident.
It was a minor accident but
because he was aged, he got
bed-ridden. Now he knew that
it would not be possible to go
ahead with the book release at
the scale it had been planned.
But Narendra bhai kept his
promise. He had committed to
releasing the book and he did
it in Piyakant’s drawing room
in presence of his family and
neighbours. This event be-
came a story
, almost a legend
in the literary world!
Once trucks carrying relief
material had to leave from
RSS headquarters in Gujarat
after the Latur earthquake in
Maharashtra. I too went to
RSS office like all swayamse-
vaks and the speech that Nar-
endrabhaideliveredwassuch
a piece of such inspiring ora-
tory that I can never forget the
impact it had! Giving a bibli-
cal reference, he cited the ex-
ample of Daniel who left his
place to serve the people of
another city and heal their
suffering.Hespokeabouthow
Daniel himself underwent
pain while serving his people.
It was one of the most elo-
quent speeches by Narendra
bhai and the effect was such,
the swayamsevaks who were
in the audience that day, as
soon as the event ended came
up requesting to be sent to La-
tur to serve their brethren!
Such is the effect of Narendra
bhai’s words on his listeners!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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AUDIO CASSETTES OF MODI’S SPEECHES
A HIT AMONG ABVP WORKERS IN 90s
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
YOU READ PART-23 ON DECEMBER 19, 2022
Narendra Modi is an oratorical genius and the narrator tells us how Modiji’s speeches had a deep impact on him when
he was a student! The excerpts that the narrator shares with us show us how Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not just
adept at the usage of the best rhetorical devices, but is a leader who inspires with his persona as well as words!
‘NARENDRA BHAI HAS ALWAYS
HAD A COMMANDING PERSONA’
‘I HAVE LEARNT IMPORTANCE OF
‘TYAAG’ FROM NARENDRA BHAI’
E
ven today I remember parts of his speeches,
given that they used to be so high octane and
we know Narendra bhai, he has always had
a commanding persona. I listen to his speeches
regularly but what I heard in those cassettes as a
youth left a permanent mark on my memory. In
one of the speeches, he asked the audience “Do
you remember the names of 20 MPs from your
region?” So people came up with a few responses.
Some could recollect one name or two names but
did not remember names of MPs from long ago.
W
ell, I learned the importance of “tyaag”
from Narendrabhai. He laid great
emphasis on the spirit of devotion,
social service and sacrifice. There is another
memorable excerpt from one of his speeches. He
said “When you have food, do you wonder who
manufactured the plate for you, the bowl and the
spoon? Wonder who produced the raw material
required for the making of these items. All this
was transported too, so there was someone who
drove the truck.
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BEST
ORATOR
NARENDRA
MODI
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05
INDIA
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: Itissurpris-
ing that Rahul Gandhi
has once again targeted
regional parties. He has
said that no regional
party has a national vi-
sion, they can represent
the vision of a commu-
nity or a state, but not
the country
. Amongst
the opposition, he called
the Congress the sole
representativeof thena-
tional vision and idea.
He had said this a few
days back as well after
which many regional
parties had objected to
it. But after Rahul made
the same statement a
second time, everyone is
silent. It seems that he
did not understand the
need to take this matter
seriously
. In fact, with
such talks, Rahul is los-
ing the seriousness of
his words on the ground
of political ideology
.
Does he have any idea
what the states’ vision is
and how it differs from
the national vision? Is
the national vision not
made in conjunction
with the vision of the
states? Are the citizens
of the states not the citi-
zens of the nation? Does
he have no idea as to
what harm can be done
to the Congress by get-
ting into the debate of
the nation? In fact every
citizen is a citizen of In-
dia, every state is a part
of the nation and every
regional party repre-
sentsanationalvision.If
Rahul Gandhi and Con-
gress are calling tribals
the owners of this coun-
try
, then the entire poli-
tics of Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha is on this base.
JMM also fights for the
rights of tribal consider-
ing them as the owner of
water, forest and land.
Other regional parties
fight the battle of back-
ward and Dalits in a bet-
ter way than Congress.
Border states have to re-
main alert for the secu-
rity of the state as well
as national security
. As
far as fighting the BJP
is concerned, most of
the regional parties are
putting up a better fight
than the Congress, chal-
lenging the BJP and
even defeating it.
Rahulharminghisownparty’sfutureprospects?
ATTACK ON REGIONAL PARTIES
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The outgo-
ing year 2022 has been
inspirational and won-
derful for India, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on Sunday as
he cited many gains
the country made in
the period, carving for
itself a “special place”
in the world.
In his last ‘Mann ki
Baat’ episode of the
year, PM Modi also cit-
ed a Tata Memorial
Centre’s research to as-
sert that the country’s
traditional methods
like yoga and ayurveda
are now standing up to
the touchstone of evi-
dence-based medicine
of the modern era.
An intensive re-
search done by this
centre has revealed
that yoga is very effec-
tive for breast cancer
patients, the PM said,
noting that it is the
first such study.
India carved special place for
itself in world in 2022: Modi
OPS will be implemented
in Himachal: CM Sukhu
New Delhi (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh CM
Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu on Sunday said
that the Old Pension
Scheme (OPS) would be
implemented in the
state soon and they
have called for a meet-
ing regarding the same.
“Old Pension scheme
will be implemented.
We have called a meet-
ing regarding that. We
are going to give the Old
Pension scheme to our
workers who have con-
tributed to the develop-
ment of the state,”
Sukhu said while par-
ticipating in the Bharat
Jodo Yatra in the na-
tional capital. The foot
march entered Delhi
from Haryana after
starting from the NHPC
metro station in
Faridabad around 6 am
on Saturday
.
Love jihad angle will be investigated in
Tunisha Sharma death case: BJP MLA
New Delhi (Agencies):
Bharatiya Janata party
(BJP) MLA Ram Kad-
am, on Sunday
, said that
actress Tunisha Shar-
ma’s death case will be
investigated properly
and her family will get
justice. He added that
the case will be investi-
gated from a love jihad
angle too. “The family
of Tunisha Sharma will
get justice. We will find
out if the case is linked
to love jihad or not and
if it’s linked, then the
conspirators and organ-
izations behind it will
be exposed,” said the
BJP leader.
The actress was
shooting for her TV
show, Ali Baba:
Dastaan-E-Kabul when
she died by suicide. Ini-
tial reports suggested
that she ended her life
on the sets, in the make-
up room at Naigaon.
Tunisha Sharma was
rushed to hospital,
where doctors declared
her brought dead.
After the death of the
actress, the police ar-
rested her co-actor
Sheezan Mohammad
Khan under section 306
(abetment to suicide)
under the Indian Penal
Code (IPC).
“UP attracts `77,140 cr
investment proposals”
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar
Pradesh has attracted in-
vestment proposals
worth Rs 77,140 crore
from Germany, Belgium
and Sweden ahead of the
state’s global investors’
summit, UP Industrial
Development Minister
Nand Gopal Guptasaid.
Gupta was on a nine-
day tour to these coun-
tries earlier this month
alongwithPublicWorks
Department Minister
Jitin Prasada, Addition-
al Chief Secretary
Navneet Sehgal, Excise
Commissioner Senthil
Pandian C and MSME
SecretaryPranjalYadav.
The UP Global Inves-
tors’ Summit 2023 will
be held in February 2023
in Lucknow. The minis-
ters visited Germany,
Belgium and Sweden
from December 9 to 14.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. —FILE PHOTO
Murmu, Dhankhar, Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on his birth anniv
New Delhi (ANI): Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu,
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah and others on Sun-
day paid tributes to for-
merPrimeMinisterLate
Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
his birth anniversary
.
Whilepayingtributes
to Vajpayee on his birth
Anniversary Home
Minister Shah said that
the life of Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, the pinnacle
of Indian politics, was
dedicated to taking the
country back to its ulti-
mate glory
.“By laying
the foundation of a new
era of development and
Good Governance un-
der his leadership, Atal
ji made the world aware
of India’s potential and
instilled a sense of na-
tional pride in the pub-
lic. Today
, on his birth
anniversary
, I pay my
respectstoAtalji,”Shah
said in a tweet.
Earlier in morning,
PM Narendra Modi,
President Droupadi
Murmu and Vice-Presi-
dent Jagdeep Dhankar
paid floral tribute to Va-
jpayee on his Birth An-
niversary
.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sita-
raman and Union Hous-
ing and Urban Affairs
MinisterHardeepSingh
Puri were among sever-
al dignitaries who paid
tribute to the late Prime
Minister.
Vajpayee served as
the Prime Minister of
India from May 16 1996
to June 1 1996 and again
from 19 March 1998 to 22
May 2004.
Former PM AB Vajpayee made world
aware of India’s potential: Amit Shah
PM Narendra Modi,LS Speaker Om Birla,RS Dy Chairman Harivansh
Narayan Singh, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri
and others after paying tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
BIHAR CM NITISH KUMAR PAYS MOVING
TRIBUTE TO ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Patna (PTI): Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar on Sunday
paid a moving tribute to
former PM Atal Bihari Va-
jpayee, as-
serting that
he could
“never
forget” the
mentorship
of the late
leader, who had show-
ered on him “ so much
of love and affection”.
Kumar was talking to re-
porters here on the side-
lines of a state function
which is organised every
year on the late leader’s
birth anniversary.“I have
deep respect (shraddha)
for Atal ji, a reason why
we have been observ-
ing a state function his
birth anniversary. As
an MP, I always used to
listen attentively to all his
speeches. Then I had the
privilege of being a min-
ister in his cabinet with
three portfolios,” recalled
the Bihar CM.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
“Tributes to Atal Ji on
his Jayanti. His contri-
bution to India is indel-
ible. His leadership
and vision motivate
millions of people.”
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
“Atal ji’s patriotism,
dutifulness and dedica-
tion will always inspire
us to serve the nation.”
96th EDITION OF PM MODI’S MANN KI BAAT
‘NAMAMI GANGE’ INITIATIVE HELPED
IMPROVE BIODIVERSITY, SAYS PM MODI
New Delhi (ANI): PM
Narendra Modi on
Sunday said that the
Namami Gange initia-
tive of the Central Gov-
ernment has helped
improve biodiversity
and is being widely
appreciated by the
world.“The Namami
Gange mission has
also helped improve
biodiversity. It is our
utmost responsibil-
ity to keep our rivers
like Ganga clean. The
mission initiated by the
Government is appreci-
ated throughout the
world,” PM Modi said
in the 96th edition of
his radio show-Mann
Ki Baat. “With Ganga’s
ecosystem being clean,
other livelihood op-
portunities are also in-
creasing. Here I would
like to highlight the
‘Jalaj Ajeevika Model’,
which has been
prepared for respect-
ing Biodiversity as the
number of different
species of Hilsa fish,
Ganga dolphin and tor-
toise have significantly
increased,” PM Modi
said. He expressed his
pride as the United Na-
tions recently included
the programme of
clean Ganga river in
the top 10 initiatives of
the world for restoring
ecosystems and said
that it is our responsi-
bility to keep the river
clean.
ART, LITERATURE AND CULTURE ARE
COLLECTIVE WEALTH OF SOCIETY: PM
“IT’S CONG’S STRATEGY TO MAKE HATEFUL
REMARKS ABOUT ARMY”: RS PRASAD
New Delhi (ANI): PM Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki
Baat address on Sunday said it is society’s responsibil-
ity to take forward its collective wealth comprising art,
literature, and culture.“Art,
literature and culture are the
collective wealth of society;
it is society’s responsibility
to take them forward,” Modi
said in the 96th edition of
Mann Ki Baat. The Prime
Minister talked about various
startups of the countrypersons which have contributed
to the Central government’s Vocal for Local campaign.
Patna (ANI): Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his
recent statements on the Indian Army, BJP leader
Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that it is Congress’
“strategy” to make “hateful remarks” about Army. At
a press conference here, referred to the purported
video in which the Indian Army personnel were seen
thrashing the Chinese Army, and said that the Army is
giving a befitting response in the Tawang faceoff that
took place on December 9. “Rahul Gandhi questioned
the Indian Army again today. He’s asking when’ll the
land be returned. But when was the land taken? Video
shows Army giving a befitting response in Tawang
and he says Army ‘pitti hain’. It’s his party’s strategy
to make hateful remarks about Army,” Prasad said.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Walk for an India where
noonelivesinfear:RaGa
New Delhi (ANI):
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi on Satur-
day launched a scath-
ing attack on the
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP)-led Cen-
tral government and
said that the Bharat
Jodo Yatra is a “walk
for an India where no
one lives in fear.”
Taking to Twitter
Rahul Gandhi said,
“We walk for an In-
dia where no one
lives in fear, and eve-
ryone finds a better
future.” Gandhi’s
mass outreach cam-
paign, Bharat Jodo
Yatra, earlier on Sat-
urday, entered the
national capital. The
party held a mega
public rally in front
of the historic Red
Fort on Saturday
.
Actor-turned-poli-
tician Kamal Haasan
had joined Rahul
Gandhi during Sat-
urday’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra in New Delhi
on Saturday
.
Rahul Gandhi carrying a kid dressed as Santa during Yatra.
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visits Indira Gandhi
Memorial Museum, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
(L) BJP Leader Ram Kadam and deceased actor Tunisha Sharma
JAIRAM THAKUR
ELECTED OPPOSITION
LEADER IN HIMACHAL
Shimla (ANI): Former
Himachal Pradesh CM
Jairam Thakur will be
the Leader of the Opposi-
tion of the State’s newly
elected as-
sembly. Dur-
ing Bharatiya
Janata
Party’s (BJP)
legislature
meeting, the
former CM and six-time
legislator Thakur was
unanimously named as
the Leader of the Opposi-
tion in the 68-member
Assembly. Following
the meeting, Jairam
Thakur thanked his party
members and functionar-
ies and assured them
of executing his duty
responsibly. The former
Chief Minister tweeted
about it on Sunday.
Nadda addresses partymen
after PM’s Mann ki Baat.

06
INDIA
3 DEAD IN LUCKNOW
ACCIDENT; CM YOGI
EXPRESSES GRIEF
Uttar Pradesh: Three
persons died after the
driver of a car lost control
and the vehicle fell into a
drain in the Uttar Pradesh
capital on Sunday, as
per police sources. The
accident took place near
Narharpur village in Sair-
pur Police Station area.
Inspector Sunil Kumar
Tiwari reached the spot
and led the rescue opera-
tion.Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh Yogi Adityanath
expressed his condolence
over the loss of lives.
Amaravati: President
Droupadi Murmu will visit
the Srisailam temple in
Nandyal district in Andhra
Pradesh to inaugurate a
project of the Tourism
Department ‘Prasad’ on
Monday, officials said
on Sunday. Murmu will
be reaching the temple
town in chopper from
Hyderabad, they said.
She is scheduled to offer
special prayers at the Lord
Mallikarjuna Swamy and
Goddess Bramarambhika
temples in Srisailam.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT
SRISAILAM TEMPLE
IN ANDHRA TODAY
Moni Sharma
Kabul: Marwa was just
a few months away from
becoming the first wom-
an in her Afghan family
to go to university — in-
stead, she will watch
achingly as her brother
goes without her.
Women are now
banned from attending
university in Taliban-
controlled Afghanistan,
where they have been
steadily stripped of
their freedoms over the
past year.
“Had they ordered
women to be beheaded,
even that would have
been better than this
ban,” Marwa told media
at her family home in
Kabul on Sunday. If we
are to be so unlucky, I
wish that we had not
been born at all. I am
sorry for my existence
in the world.
DREAMS CRUSHED
The ban by the hardline
Islamist government,
which seized power in
August last year, has
sparked global outrage,
including from Muslim
nations who deemed it
against Islam.
NedaMohammadNa-
deem, Taliban’s minis-
ter for higher educa-
tion, claimed women
students had ignored a
strict dress code and a
requirement they be ac-
companied by a male
relative to campus.
They are also barred
from travelling without
a male relative and
must cover up in public.
Women are prohibited
from going to parks, etc.
‘BEHEADING WOULD’VE BEEN BETTER’
AF WOMEN DECRY UNIVERSITY BAN
We are being
treated worse
than animals.
Animals can go any-
where on their own,
but we girls don’t have
the right even to step
out of our homes.
—Marwa
Women banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Af.
India logs 227 new COVID-19
cases in last 24 hours: Govt
New Delhi (ANI): India
recorded227newCOVID
casesinthelast24hours,
informed the Ministry
of HealthandFamilyAf-
fairs on Sunday
.
India’stotalCOVID-19
vaccination coverage
stands at 220.05 crores.
95.12 crore second doses
and 22.36 crore precau-
tion doses have been ad-
ministered so far under
NationwideVaccination
Drive. India’s active
caseload currently
standsat3,424,whichac-
counts for 0.01 per cent
of the total cases.
The national COV-
ID-19recoveryratestood
at 98.8 per cent, the
Health Ministry said.
A total of 198 patients
recovered in the last 24
hours and the cumula-
tive tally of recovered
patients (since the be-
ginning of the pandem-
ic) was recorded at
4,41,42,989 on Sunday
.
The daily positivity
rate was recorded at 0.18
percent,whiletheweek-
ly positivity rate is 0.14
per cent.
The last 24 hours saw
a total of 1,29,159 COV-
ID-19 tests being con-
ducted. India has so far
conducted over 90.99
crores of cumulative
tests, said, officials.
Meanwhile,theUnion
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare on Sat-
urday decided to hold
mock drills at all health
facilities across the
country on December 27
in the wake of the COV-
ID alarm due to a surge
in infection in many
countries.
India’s active caseload currently stands at 3,424,
which accounts for 0.01 per cent of the total cases
The national COVID-19 recovery rate stood
at 98.8 per cent, the Health Ministry said
RISE IN CASES
A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample of a passenger
for COVID-19 testing at Birsa Munda International Airport, in
Ranchi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
“45,000-50,000 Covid tests
being done in Bihar daily”
Bihar (ANI): Bihar
Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar on Sunday
said that the state is
on alert amid the
global surge in Coro-
navirus infection and
asserted that over 40
thousand tests are be-
ing conducted here
regularly. “We are
conducting Covid
tests and giving vac-
cines. Almost 45,000-
50,000 tests are being
conducted every day
.
Bihar is on alert and
the patients are being
provided treatment.
The Center is also
careful but we have to
be more cautious
with the people who
are coming from for-
eign,” Nitish Kumar
said. Union Health
Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya said that
the Air Suvidha form
filling to declare the
current health status
will also be made
compulsory for in-
ternational passen-
gers arriving from
these Asian coun-
tries.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
G20 meet in Srinagar
shows return of peace
JK (ANI): The cen-
tral govt would conduct
one of the G20 meetings
in Jammu Kashmir’s
Srinagar in 2023 which
advocates for the return
of peace and security in
the Union Territory
.
India assumed the
G20 presidency on De-
cember 1. During its
presidency, India will
host more than 200
meetings in more than
50 cities across 32 dif-
ferent workstreams.
The top event of the
G20 leader’s summit is
slated to be held in the
national capital on Sep-
tember 9 and 10, 2023.
From 1990 to 2019,
Pakistan and its agents
in Kashmir made every
attempt to thwart any
national or interna-
tional event held in the
Valley, but after the ab-
rogation of Article 370
on August 5, 2019, the
situation changed as
the separatists and ter-
rorists who used to
hold Kashmir hostage
on special occasions
have been taken to
task.
INDIA REVAMPS
DEFENCE INFRA WITH
ARMY TANK RAMPS
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dian security agencies
have carried out a major
defence infrastructure
revamp including crea-
tion of ramps for army
tanks and strengthening
of BSF bunkers along the
International Border with
Pakistan, since the two
sides announced a military
ceasefire in 2021, officials
said. The first phase of the
infrastructure renovation
and creation of some new
ones has been recently
completed on a stretch of
26 kilometres.
Srinagar (PTI): A man
escaped unhurt after
two motorcycle-borne
militants shot at him in
Jammu and Kashmir’s
Shopian district on
Sunday, officials said.
The militants fired three
pistol rounds at Wa-
seem Ahmad Wani (27),
resident of Heerpora area
of Shopian, the officials
said.They said all the
three rounds missed Wani
and he escaped unhurt.
Wani runs a YouTube
news channel in Shopian,
the officials added.
MAN ESCAPES
UNHURT IN MILITANT
ATTACK IN SRINAGAR
Kerala: Christmas day was marred with reports of four
youths’ deaths in two separate accidents in Kollam and
Kozhikode districts in the wee hours
of Sunday. A car carrying four youths
crashed into a tree near Kundara in
Kollam, leading to the death of two
on the spot and the remaining two
hospitalised with one of them on a
ventilator, police said. An officer of Kundara police station
said the incident occurred around 3.30 AM when the youths
were coming from Perumpuzha area of Kollam.
FOUR YOUTHS DIE IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN
WEE HOURS OF CHRISTMAS DAY IN KERALA
CRUCIAL READ
Himachal Pradesh: A 30-year-old man allegedly died due to
a fall during a paragliding expedition in the Dobhi region of
Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on
Sunday. The deceased was identified
as Suraj Shah, a tourist from Maha-
rashtra’s Satara district. When the
paraglider was in the air, his safety
belt reportedly gave way, plunging
him to the ground. Suraj Shah and the pilot were rushed
to Kullu hospital by the locals, where Suraj was declared
brought dead and the pilot’s treatment was underway.
PARAGLIDING ACCIDENT IN KULLU KILLS
30-YEAR-OLD FROM MAHARASHTRA
Mortal remains of soldiers who
died in Sikkim reach Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh (ANI):
The mortal remains of
four soldiers who died
in a Sikkim truck mis-
hap, reached Lucknow
airport on Saturday
.
The mortal remains
of Havildar Charan Sin-
gh of Lalitpur, Bhupen-
dra Singh of Etah,
Shaheed Shyam Singh
Yadav of Unnao and
Lokesh Rai of Muzaffar-
nagar reached Lucknow
airport. The mortal re-
mains of the soldiers
will be cremated today
with state honours.
Earlier on Saturday,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath paid tribute to
army personnel who
died in the Sikkim truck
mishap and announced
an ex-gratia of Rs 50
lakh each to the families
of all the deceased.
CM Yogi paid tribute
to the four soldiers. He
also announced a gov-
ernment job for one
family member of each
soldier.
INDIA BEAT BANGLADESH
Indian team poses for a group picture with the trophy after winning the 2nd Test match
against Bangladesh, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka on Sunday. India
defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets to seal the series 2-0.
Sanjeev Balyan, Kapil Dev Aggarwal and others pay last respects
to the mortal remains of army soldier. —PHOTO BY ANI
NGT refrains
from levying fine
on Meghalaya
New Delhi (PTI): The
National Green Tribu-
nal has refrained from
levying environmental
compensation of Rs 109
crore on Meghalaya,
noting that the state
had already committed
the requisite funds for
solid and liquid waste
management. The NGT
is monitoring compli-
ance with Municipal
Solid Waste Manage-
ment Rules, 2016.
A bench comprising
Chairperson Justice A
K Goel said there were
gaps in solid and liquid
waste generation and
treatment.
Below freezing point in parts
of Kashmir,Dal Lake frozen
Srinagar: Cold condi-
tions intensified in
Kashmir as the mini-
mum temperature
dipped several degrees
below the freezing point
and many places expe-
rienced the season’s
coldest night, officials
said Sunday
. The valley
experienced a dry but
colder Christmas this
year, the MeT office
said. However, there is a
possibility of a wet
spell next week. The
minimum temperature
on Saturday night went
several degrees below
the freezing point and
was below normal
across the valley except
in Gulmarg, the offi-
cials said.
Surat (PTI): A man and
his associate allegedly
stabbed to death the
owner of an embroidery
firm in Gujarat’s Surat,
his father and uncle on
Sunday apparently as he
was angry with his for-
mer employer for re-
moving him from job
recently
, police said.
The triple murder
took place at the vic-
tim’s company, Vedant
Texo, located in Anjani
industrial area of Am-
roli area of Surat city,
they said.
The Surat Police de-
tained the two accused
and formed a Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) to probe the case, a
senior official said.
“The accused and his
associate walked into
the company on Sunday
morning and stabbed
the owner of the unit,
his father and uncle to
death,” Deputy Commis-
sioner of Police (DCP)
(Zone 5) Harshad Mehta
said. Both the accused
have been detained and
are being questioned, he
told reporters.
Thedeceasedareiden-
tified as Kalpesh Dhola-
kia (36), Dhanji Dholaki-
ya (61) and Ghanshyam
Rajodiya (48).
Guj: Sacked from job, man,
his aide kill firm owner
New Delhi: The MeT
department’s predictions
for Christmas and the
holidays ahead, point to
the possibility of dense
fog in Chandigarh,
Punjab, and Haryana
over the next four days.
The MeT has issued a
warning of severe cold
conditions over the
next few days in north
Rajasthan.
COLD WAVE IN
NORTH INDIA
New Delhi (PTI): Amid
the feud with the gov-
ernment on the Colle-
gium system, the Su-
preme Court saw three
CJIs in 2022 while it de-
livered key verdicts up-
holding the SIT’s clean
chit to then Gujarat
chief minister Naren-
dra Modi in the 2002 ri-
ots, the contentious
money laundering law
and 10 per cent EWS
quota in admissions
and government jobs.
The no-holds-barred
attack on the judiciary
by the Centre led by
Law Minister Kiren Ri-
jiju on issues ranging
from the Collegium sys-
tem, listing of bail and
frivolous PILs to long
court vacations elicited
sharp response from
the top court which not
only came down heavily
over the delay in clear-
ing names for judgeship
to the top couurt but
also asserted that if it
does not act in the case
of violation of personal
liberty then “what for”
is it existing.
The apex court, in its
72-year-long history,
saw three Chief Justic-
es of India (CJI) in a
year for the second time
after 2002. NV Ramana,
who became the 48th
CJI in April 2021, re-
tired in August 2022, fol-
lowed by UU Lalit.
Centre on Collegium: SC gets 3
CJIs,delivers verdicts in 2022

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 54,530.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 71,100.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.86 0.00 0.00
GBPINR 99.95 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
Maruti expects auto car sales to accelerate
First India Bureau
New Delhi: With increas-
ing congestion across cit-
ies in India, Maruti Suzuki
India expects sales of its
vehicles with auto gear
shift to pick up further in
2023, according to compa-
ny Senior offical Shashank
Srivastava.
The company had intro-
duced the auto gear shift
(AGS) technology that re-
lieves drivers from manu-
ally changing gears using
the clutch, for the first time
in 2013-14 on its hatchback
Celerio. It has cumulative-
ly sold 7.74 lakh units of
such vehicles across its
portfolio so far. “After we
introduced AGS, slowly we
have expanded it in so
many of our models. We do
believe that with increased
congestion, especially in
urban areas, AGS is a fur-
ther addition to the ease of
driving. So we believe tech-
nology will pick up even
further,” he said.
SHIFT TO AUTOMATIC IN 2023
NINE MODELS IN
AGS OPTION
z The company has nine
models — Celerio, Alto K10,
WagonR, Dzire, Ignis, Swift,
Brezza, S-Presso and Baleno
— which come with the
AGS option
z Celerio has clocked
cumulative sales of 2 lakh
units of AGS, followed by
WagonR at 1.39 lakh units,
Swift 1.24 lakh units
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: The combined
market valuation of the
top 10 valued firms erod-
ed by `1,68,552.42 crore
last week, with Reliance
Industries taking the big-
gest hit in an overall weak
broader market. Reliance
Industries’ valuation
tanked `42,994.44 crore
to `16,92,411.37 crore.
But in the ranking of top-
10 companies, RIL re-
tained the title of the most
valued firm followed by
TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys,
Hindustan Unilever, ICICI
Bank, SBI, HDFC, Bharti
Airtel and LIC. —PTI
MCAP OF 10 TOP
FIRMS ERODES BY
`1.68 LAKH CRORE
New Delhi: The road
transport and highways
sector has the maximum
number of delayed pro-
jects at 358, followed by
railways at 111 and the
petroleum sector at 87,
showed a government re-
port. In the road transport
and highways sector, 358
out of 769 projects are
delayed. In railways, out
of 173 projects, 111 are
delayed, while in the pe-
troleum sector, 87 out of
154 projects are running
behind schedule, as per
the latest flash report on
infrastructure projects for
Nov 2022. Muneerabad-
Mahaboobnagar rail pro-
ject is the most-delayed
project. —PTI
MAXIMUM DELAYED
PROJECTS IN ROAD,
HIGHWAYS SECTOR
New Delhi: The Employ-
ees’ State Insurance Cor-
poration (ESIC) plans to
fill 6,400 vacancies, in-
cluding posts for over
2,000 doctors and teach-
ing faculty, wiping out the
backlogs for manpower
that remained, Labour
Minister Bhupender Yadav
said. ESIC is also working
towards providing skills-
based training programme
to workers for paramedi-
cal jobs and has launched
certificate courses in 10
disciplines, a labour min-
istry said. —PTI
ESIC PLANS TO FILL
6,400 VACANCIES:
LABOUR MINISTER
New Delhi: Foreign inves-
tors have infused a net
`11,557 crore in Indian
equities in December so
far despite a market cor-
rection and increasing
concerns over re-emer-
gence of COVID in China
and some other parts of
the world. FPIs invested a
net sum of `11,557 crore
in equities during Decem-
ber 1-23. This comes fol-
lowing a net investment of
over `36,200 crore in No-
vember primarily due to
weakening of the US dol-
lar index and positivity
about overall macroeco-
nomic trends. —PTI
FPIs INVEST `11,557
CRORE IN EQUITIES
IN DECEMBER SO FAR
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DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
IN AVIATION SECTOR IS
OVER 2.5 L: MINISTER
New Delhi: Union Minister of
State in the Ministry of Civil
Aviation Gen (Dr) VK Singh
(Retd) said
the direct
employment
in aviation and
aeronautical
manufacturing sector is nearly
250,000 employees. The figure
stated includes pilots, cabin
crew, engineers, technicians,
airport staff, ground han-
dling, cargo, retail, security,
administrative and sales staff.
The growth in FY 2021-22 as
compared to 2020-21 was
47% (approx). —PTI
‘BRING DOWN
INTEREST RATES FOR
RENEWABLE POWER’
New Delhi: Assocham presi-
dent Sumant Sinha has called
for bringing
down interest
rates for the
industry,
especially for
the domestic renewables sec-
tor, which is seeing high rates
of 8-10% compared to 3-4%
in the western markets. On his
expectations from the govern-
ment for the domestic power
and renewable energy sectors
in the upcoming budget, Sinha
said interest rates should be
brought down for the rate-
sensitive sector. —PTI
NCLAT SETS ASIDE CCI
ORDER ON DELHI LAND
AND FINANCE (DLF)
New Delhi: The NCLAT has
set aside an order passed
by fair trade
regulator
Competition
Commission
of India (CCI)
with respect to Delhi Land and
Finance (DLF) and directed
it to examine the matter. The
appellate tribunal said CCI was
“not authorised to pass an
order for further investigation”
if once its probe unit - the DG
(Director General) has already
“noticed the violation” in its
first report and “the same can-
not be justified”. —PTI
PIRAMAL REALTY EYES
`2,200 CRORE SALES
BOOKINGS
New Delhi: Piramal Realty is
targeting about `2,200 crore
sales bookings this fiscal,
up over 40%
year-on-year,
on strong
housing
demand, its
CEO Gaurav Sawhney said.
Founded in 2012, Piramal Re-
alty is the real estate develop-
ment arm of Piramal Group. It
is one of the leading develop-
ers with 15 million square feet
of residential and commercial
space under development
in the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region (MMR). —PTI
GARUDA AEROSPACE RECEIVES QUALITY
CERTIFICATION RTPO APPROVALS FROM DGCA
Chennai: Garuda Aerospace has received the Type Certification
and RPTO approvals from the DGCA for the indigenously designed
kisan drones. DGCA Type certifica-
tion is provided on the basis of the
quality check and is issued after
a rigorous testing process of the
unmanned aerial vehicles. The kisan
drones are developed for agricultural
purposes and with the Type Certifica-
tion received for the GA-AG model,
Garuda Kisan drones were eligible for `10 lakh unsecured loans
from the agri-infrastructure fund offered by Centre. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
DPIIT seeks views on
retail trade policy
New Delhi (PTI): The DPI-
IT has sought the views of
16 departments and minis-
tries on its draft national
retail trade policy, which is
aimed at the overall devel-
opment of all formats of
the sector, an official said.
After getting comments
from all the departments
and ministries, DPIIT
would seek approval of the
Union Cabinet on policy
.
The policy would focus
on formulating strategies
to provide a globally com-
petitive and sustainable
environment for the overall
development of retail trade
through targeted efforts.
The objectives of the
policy include ensuring
easy and quick access to af-
fordable credit, facilitating
modernization and digiti-
sation of retail trade by
promoting modern tech-
nology and superior infra-
structural support; devel-
opment of physical infra-
structure across the distri-
bution chain; promotion of
skill development and im-
prove labour productivity,
and providing an effective
consultative and grievance
redressal mechanism for
the sector.
PAST FUTURE
PROJECTION
z Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 1,492.52 points
or 2.43%, while the Nifty
tanked 462.20 points.
z Movement of rupee, Brent
crude oil and foreign fund
trading activity would also
be watched
COVIDsituationinChina,global
trendstoguidemarketsthisweek
New Delhi (PTI): Global
trends and the COVID situ-
ation in China would drive
the equity markets this
week, which may also see
volatility amid the sched-
uled derivatives expiry on
Thursday, said analysts.
According to analysts,
investor sentiment re-
mained subdued last week
amid surging COVID cases
in China and a few other
nations. Also, stronger US
growth data has cemented
expectations of the Federal
Reserve continuing with
its hawkish stance, which
added to the muted trend.
Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 1,492.52 points.
“The scheduled deriva-
tives expiry of December
month contracts would
keep participants busy
. Be-
sides, the performance of
global indices amid the ris-
ing fear of COVID cases
will further add to volatili-
ty,” said Ajit Mishra, VP -
Technical Research, Relig-
are Broking Ltd.
Movement of rupee,
Brent crude oil and foreign
fund trading activity would
also be watched by inves-
tors during the week.
China ready to work with India: FM Wang
New Delhi (PTI): Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang Yi
said on Sunday that China
is ready to work with India
for the “steady and sound
growth” of bilateral ties
and the two countries are
committed to upholding
stability at the border are-
as where tensions have pre-
vailed since 2020.
Addressing a symposi-
um on the international
situation and China’s for-
eign relations in 2022,
Wang said both countries
have maintained commu-
nication through diplomat-
ic and military-to-military
channels.
“China and India have
maintained communica-
tion through the diplomat-
ic and military-to-military
channels, and both coun-
tries are committed to up-
holding stability in the bor-
der areas,” said Wang, who
has been elevated to the
ruling Communist Party
of China’s (CPC) high-pow-
er political bureau during
the recent party Congress.
“We stand ready to work
with India in the direction
toward steady and sound
growth of China-India rela-
tions,” he said at the sym-
posium. Wang, along with
National Security Advisor
Ajit Doval, is the Special
Representative of the In-
dia-China boundary mech-
anism which has remained
dormant in the present set
of border standoffs.
In his lengthy address on
China’s diplomatic work,
Wang focused more on Chi-
na’s troubled ties with the
US and burgeoning rela-
tions with Russia, despite
the Ukraine war.
He briefly touched on
India-China relations that
have been bogged down
since April 2020.
The ties between the two
countries froze since then,
with India making it clear
that peace and tranquillity
at the border is the sine qua
non for the overall develop-
ment of bilateral ties.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Addressing a symposium on
the int’l situation and China’s
foreign relations in 2022,
Wang said both countries have
maintained communication
through diplomatic and
military-to-military channels
z Wang, along with National
Security Advisor Ajit Doval,
is the Special Representative
of the India-China boundary
mechanism
z In his lengthy address
on China’s diplomatic work,
Wang focused more on China’s
troubled ties with the US
India need corp
mandate on
RD: Zoho CEO
Kolkata (PTI): India re-
quires a corporate man-
date on Research Devel-
opment (RD) similar to
CSR to promote a technol-
ogy innovation culture
which will help build criti-
cal technologies here in the
country, Zoho Corpora-
tion’s founder Sridhar
Vembu said.
The Padma Shree awar-
dee and CEO of the coun-
try’s first billion-dollar IT
product company said the
country lacks a culture of
its own RD and pointed
out that merely having
manufacturing facilities of
global tech product compa-
nies like Apple will not
bring “high income jobs”
for people at large in India.
NEARLY 80%
TICKETS SOLD
ONLINE: RAIL MIN
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Railway
Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw on Sunday stated
that close to 80% of re-
served tickets in Indian
railways are sold online.
The response from
Vaishnaw came as a writ-
ten reply in Lok Sabha.
“Mobile application on
various platforms is also
available for booking re-
served and unreserved
tickets as well as provision
of other railway services,”
ANI quoted Vaishnaw.
Mixed bag of job opportunities
await aspirants in 2023
New Delhi (PTI): A mixed
bag of opportunities is
likely to greet job aspirants
in 2023 as telecom and ser-
vices-oriented sectors are
anticipated to accelerate
hiring after recent gloomy
months of pink slips in the
technology segment amid
global economic turmoil.
Short-term opportuni-
ties will be on the rise and
companies will focus on
building a work-life inte-
grated culture, nurturing
niche talent, enhancing
skills and providing flexi-
ble work arrangements,
experts opined. Experts
also said one of the major
recruitment trends of 2023
is expected to be companies
looking to boost internal
mobility of talent.
After 2022, especially the
second half, resonated with
reports of mass layoffs and
hiring freeze amid the pan-
demic-related business dis-
ruptions, experts said it is
not going to be all gloom
and doom in 2023.
SHORT-TERM
OPPS ON RISE
z Short-term opps will be on
the rise and companies will
focus on building a work-life
integrated culture, nurturing
niche talent providing
flexible work arrangements

First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra recorded 32 new
COVID-19 positive cases
on Sunday, taking its
overall infection tally to
81,36,511, a health de-
partment official said.
The death toll remained
unchanged at 1,48,414 as
nobody succumbed to
the infection in the last
24 hours, while the cu-
mulative recovery fig-
ure reached 79,87,948
after 20 patients recu-
perated.
The number of sam-
ple testing conducted
during the day in-
creased by more than
9,000 as compared to
Saturday. A total of
19,049 tests were car-
ried out, which took the
overall test count to
8,58,61,429, he said. The
Mumbai circle recorded
the highest 12 cases, fol-
lowed by Pune with 11,
Nagpur five and Akola
four. Latur, Aurang-
abad, Kolhapur, and Na-
shik circles did not re-
port any case. Accord-
ing to a Health Depart-
ment report, there are
148 active cases in Ma-
harashtra now, of
which Mumbai and
Pune account for 50 and
42 cases respectively.
The recovery rate in the
state is 98.17%.
08
2NDFRONT
What makes relationships and even
countries great are not the things they
have in common but their differences.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Thane: Based on a com-
plaint filed on Saturday,
the Mumbra police have
booked Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP) work-
er and activist Rida
Rashid and three of her
associates for forcing a
minor girl into prostitu-
tion.
As per the victim’s
complaint, she was
pushed into flesh trade
on the pretext of getting
a job in 2020 when she
in dire financial straits.
She was promised
Rs5,000 per night for a
job in the hotel indus-
try, which she later
found to be prostitu-
tion. Initially, she ac-
cepted the job but was
paid only Rs2,500 for
her 'services'. A month
later, when she tried to
quit the racket, she was
threatened with videos
and dire consequences.
The complainant,
who was a minor in
2020, became well-ac-
quainted with Rashid
through social work.
The police have regis-
tered a case under rele-
vant sections of the In-
dian Penal Code and the
Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act and the
Immoral Trafficking
(Prevention) Act.
Rida Rashid (45),
runs the NGO Arshiya
Welfare Foundation in
Mumbra. She was ear-
lier in the news for fil-
ing a molestation case
against National Con-
gress Party (NCP) lead-
er Jitendra Awhad.
An investigation into
the case is currently un-
derway, said a police of-
ficial.
Mumbai: The winter
session of Maharash-
tra legislature has wit-
nessed the govern-
ment and opposition
locking horns. Moreo-
ver, the issue of Disha
Salian’s death, has
also been a contested
issue between the two
sides with the ruling
dispensation trying to
corner Aaditya Thack-
eray on it.
In the session, the
ruling party raised the
issue of the suicide of
actor Sushant Singh
Rajput’s PA Disha
Salian after opposition
parties targetted them
over controversial
statements on histori-
cal figures in the state.
They also announced
the setting up of SIT to
investigate the matter.
After this, police secu-
rity has been imposed
at Disha Salian’s house.
It is also alleged that
Disha’s father is not al-
lowed to interact with
the media. When the
media asked Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut about
the same on Sunday, he
said, “Not allowing Di-
sha Salian’s family to
talk to the media is a
form of terror. This is
suppression. ED and
CBI will be sent after
them tomorrow. They
are poor simple people.
Even before Disha’s
parents have clarified
some roles. They will
clarify their role
again.”
ONE FOR THE WIN!
Chef Vishnu Manohar (in black cap and blue shirt) cooks 5,000kg mixed vegetable curry in an attempt to create a record in
the India Book of Records in Nagpur on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mumbai: On Sunday,
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde
reached Thane and
made an important
statement in the pro-
gram of Shiromani
MaharajBijliPasiJay-
anti. Shinde an-
nounced that Maha-
rashtra Bhavan will
be built soon in Ayod-
hya. Also, while ad-
dressing the North
Indians who came to
the event, he said,
“youcamehere,stayed
here, and have become
a part of us.”
Further addressing
North Indian diaspo-
ra, Shinde said, “Cul-
tures of Maharashtra
and North India have
been mixed with each
other. After coming
here, you too have be-
comeMaharashtrians.
Because of you, we are
also visiting Ayodhya
frequently
. We will
soontakealltheMLAs
to Ayodhya where we
will have the darshan
of Prabhu Ram.”
“I have given a rep-
resentation to Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath to
build Maharashtra
Bhavan in Ayodhya.
Five months ago there
was a change of power
in the state, are you
all happy,” Shinde
questioned as all the
North Indians present
on the occasion re-
plied yes in unison.
The Chief Minister
then said, “I can see
the happiness on all of
your faces. This shows
that our decision is
correct. Our govern-
ment is people's gov-
ernment. We want to
develop all castes to-
gether. No matter
where you are, you
won’t have any trou-
ble. When we went to
Guwahati, the Pasi
community first
showed us support.
There is no difference
between North India
and Maharashtra. All
are same.”
Eknath Shinde also
assured in his speech
that Pasi Bhavan will
be built in Mumbai. A
few days ago, Shinde
visited Guwahati
with his MLAs, and
now he is planning to
go to Ayodhya with
them soon.
Maha logs 32 new COVID-19
cases, zero fatalities in 24 hrs
MAHA TALLY
Positive cases 81,36,511
Fresh cases 32
Death toll 1,48,414
Recoveries 79,87,948
Active cases 148
Total tests 8,58,61,429
Aurangabad: MLA
Sanjay Shirsat from the
rebel Shinde group of
Shiv Sena criticized
Shiv Sena party chief
Uddhav Thackeray and
MP Sanjay Raut on
Sunday. While speak-
ing to the media in Au-
rangabad on Sunday,
Shirsat commented
that Sanjay Raut is the
spokesperson of NCP,
and is systematically
planning on how to
bring about an end of
the Shiv Sena.
Shirsat said, “Shiv
Sena party is not being
run by Uddhav Thack-
eray. It is run by
NCP, and Sanjay Raut
is the spokesperson of
the NCP. The media
should eliminate the
misconception that he
is the spokesperson for
Shiv Sena. He is the
mouthpiece of the NCP,
and he is systematical-
ly planning how the
Shiv Sena will end.
When Shiv Sena ends,
Sanjay Raut will be
seen sitting on Sharad
Pawar’s lap.”
On the other hand,
the BJP and the Shinde
group slammed Shiv
Sena MLA Aditya
Thackeray claiming
that 44 calls had been
made by Reya
Chakraborty and the
number saved as ‘AU’
was of Aditya Thack-
eray. After this, Shiv
Sena's Thackeray fac-
tion targeted Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de over the ES code in
the suicide note in con-
nection with the sui-
cide of Suraj Parmar, a
builder in Thane. Now,
Shinde group MLA
Sanjay Shirsat respond-
ed to this criticism.
Speaking on the mat-
ter, Shirsat said, “MP
Sanjay Raut wants a
topic every day. He has
nothing to do with the
party. He is not worried
that their party is dy-
ing. He is interested in
making accusations.
He was in power for
two and a half years
and should have in-
quired about every-
thing during their ten-
ure. In Disha Salian’s
case, Raut had earlier
said that the CBI has
conducted an inquiry.
Now the CBI has re-
vealed that no such in-
quiry has been con-
ducted. That means
they don't have full
knowledge. Such state-
ments have been made
because their informa-
tion is insufficient,”
opined Shirsat.
Not Sena, Raut is NCP’s
spokesperson: Shirsat
Sanjay Shirsat from the rebel Shinde group of Sena criticized
Shiv Sena party chief Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena party is not being run by
Uddhav Thackeray. It is run by NCP,
and Sanjay Raut is the spokesperson
of the NCP. The media should eliminate the
misconception that he is the spokesperson for
Shiv Sena. He is the mouthpiece of the NCP.
—Sanjay Shirsat, MLA
Thane/Palghar (PTI):
Two balcony collapses
took place on Sunday in
Thane and Palghar dis-
tricts of Maharashtra,
officials said, adding
there was no report of
injuries to anyone in
both the incidents.
The balcony of a sin-
gle-storey structure in
Nalasopara in Palghar
collapsed in the even-
ing, a Vasai Virar Mu-
nicipal Corporation of-
ficial said.
“The building is over
30 years old. No one
was injured in the inci-
dent. The 35 people oc-
cupying 21 tenements
were rescued and the
process of shifting
them elsewhere is on as
the remaining portion
of the building is now
in a dangerous condi-
tion,” he said.
In Thane’s Wagle Es-
tate area, the first floor
balcony of a ground-
plus-three storey build-
ing collapsed at around
3:45pm, said Regional
Disaster Management
Cell chief Avinash
Sawant. “No one was
injured in the incident.
Firemen and RDMC
personnel carried out
rescue operations,” he
said.
Balconies
collapse in
Thane, Palghar,
none hurt
MahaBhawantobemade
in Ayodhya soon: Shinde
CM Eknath Shinde
also assured that
Pasi Bhavan will be
built in Mumbai
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde —FILE PHOTO
CaseagainstBJPactivistfor
forcingminorintoprostitution
‘Not allowing Disha’s family to
talk to media is a form of terror’
Police have
registered case
under IPC,
POCSO Act and
the
Immoral
Trafficking
(Prevention) Act
Activist Rida Rashid
Sanjay Raut —FILE PHOTO
SANGLI: BANDH AGAINST
CONVERSION OBSERVED
Mumbai: After a
case was filed against
the husband and wife
duo for witchcraft on
a young woman un-
dergoing treatment
in the intensive care
unit of a hospital, it
is being alleged that
their relative was
forcefully converting
the religion. A bandh
was called in Atpadi
on Sunday against
the alleged conver-
sion, and the citizens
responded support-
ively to the bandh.
Sanjay Gele and
Ashwini Gele, hus-
band and wife, who
are accused of fraud-
ulently treating a pa-
tient with witchcraft
and conversion, have
been booked under
the Prevention of
Witchcraft Act. A
bandh was called for
the city of Atpadi on
Sunday in protest of
the irreligious type
of action by the Gele
family. Atpadi was
put under strict lock-
down to demand
quick action against
those practicing
witchcraft and con-
verting people. Hin-
dutva organizations
are actively partici-
pating in this move-
ment.
The couple from
Atpadi pretended to
have the divine pow-
ers of curing the pa-
tients through witch-
craft. They took un-
authorized entry
into the ICU of Varad
Hospital by provid-
ing false informa-
tion. The video of
this incident was
also circulated on so-
cial media.
This is suppression,
they are poor, simple
people, Raut said

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MUMBAI, MONDAY,
DECEMBER 26, 2022
he most opulent fash-
ion event in South Mys-
uru, Mysore Fashion
Week curated by de-
signer Jayanthi Ballal,
powered by Blenders
Pride Glassware and
Co Powered by Timex, Blancka-
nvas Media was orchestrated
from December 9 to 11 at Mysore
Union in Hebbal Industrial
Area. Mysore Fashion Week was
a royal treat for the sore eyes
with eminent fashion designers,
top models and renowned celeb-
rities in its 6th season glamming
Mysore with a beautifully tai-
lored and magnificent range of
intricately designed designs.
The three-day mega event exclu-
sively comprised top fashion de-
signers, models, editors, fashion
bloggers and key fashion influ-
encers, ensuring every fashion
enthusiast gains exposure to a
unique audience.
Top designers like Shravan
Kummar, Jayanthi Ballal, Daz-
zles Studio, Nazim Ali Khan, Fe-
lix Bandish, Ramya Santosh,
Asif Merchant, Anjalee and Ar-
jun Kapoor, Pankaj Soni, Rina
Dhaka,ChaitanyaRaoandmany
knowndesignersspuntheirmag-
ic, setting the colour wheels in
motion in royal shades. All the
designers drew inspiration from
opulent Indian textiles, colours,
textures, and handcrafted pat-
terns in order to honour the In-
dian heritage in their creations.
The finale of Mysore Fashion
Week saw veteran actress Jaya
Prada walking the ramp draped
in the silk saree designed by the
event organiser, the city’s ace
designer Jayanthi Ballal.
Other showstoppers such as
Dhanya Ramkumar, Gayathrie
Shankar,KarunyaRam,Poonam
Pandey, Tisca Chopra, Awez and
ZaidDarbaralsomesmerizedthe
viewers by showcasing stunning
outfits by well-known designers.
Jayanthi Ballal, Founder of
Mysore Fashion Week quotes
saying “There is so much talent
in India but no platform to
showcase, Mysore Fashion
Week is on a quest to give new
talent wings to fly help
them explore their creden-
tials. Our vision is to mentor
newcomers looking for that
deserving break in the In-
dian Fashion Industry
give them a platform to
show the world their knack
for fashion”.
The star-studded event
was choreographed by Pa-
rimal Mehhta, Faheem
and Lokesh Sharma.
Mysore Fashion
Week Season 6-
the three-day
glamorous
fashion event
held at Mysore
Union in Hebbal
Industrial Area
from December
9-11 featured
some of the
noted designers
and supermodels
displaying
magnificent
creations to the
audience
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
COLOSSALGLITZGLAM
AN AFFIRMING PROPOSITION OF THE GRANDEUR AND PRIMO!
Stunning Poonam Pandey donning the designer outfit by Rina Dhaka
Tisca Chopra in an astonishing saree by Ramya Santosh
Poonam Pandey
Ace actress Jaya Prada
donning the beautiful silk
saree by Jayanthi Ballal
(L-R) Ravishing Gayathrie Shankar
walk the ramp for Chaitanya Rao,
Iris Maity in an ashtonishing outfit by
Dazzles, Supermodel Sonalika Sahay,
Dhanya Ramkumar and Karishma Modi
showcases the stunning collection by Felix
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MUMBAI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2022
THE RAMP WALK FOR LIFE
THE RAMP WALK FOR LIFE
OHAN Founda-
tion Hyderabad
Team celebrated
25 years of sav-
ing lives
through a
unique “Ramp
Walk for Life” at Saptapar-
ni, Banjara Hills wherein
luminaries from various
walks of life walked the
ramp wearing Telangana
Weaves and spoke about
the life-saving cause of
“organ donation on De-
cember 23, 2022
Prominent doctors, ce-
lebrities, transplant recipi-
ents and donor families
walked the ramp wearing
Telangana weaves to cre-
ate awareness of organ do-
nation. Actor Revathy
, who
was the first celebrity to
pledge to donate organs
when the MOHAN Founda-
tion was established, was
the Guest of Honour at the
event which was held in
partnership with Abhi-
haara Foundation which
promotes Telangana
Weaves. Revathy flashed
her Donor Card and sin-
cerely appealed to every-
one to pledge organ dona-
tion. She also spoke about
her recent ventures i.e Aye
Zindagi and Salam Venky,
which are based on organ
donation💚
She saluted all the
Transplant Coordinators
who speak to the family
during their darkest hour
of grief and highly appre-
ciated the activities of the
MOHAN Foundation.
Among the luminaries
who walked the ramp
was Dr Sonali Arora, a
Cardiologist who spe-
cializes in advanced
heart failure and trans-
plant cardiology. Dr
Arora, who is inciden-
tally the daughter of
former CEC Sunil Aro-
ra, completed an Ad-
vanced Heart Failure
and Cardiac Transplant
Fellowship at the Uni-
versity of Utah, Salt
Lake City. She devel-
oped the advanced
heart failure program
at Sparrow Hospital
in Michigan and was
responsible for the ini-
tiation of the inpatient
heart failure service
and the expansion of
the heart failure clinic.
She is currently work-
ing at KIMS, Heart and
Lung Transplant Insti-
tute for the last 2 years.
Sunil Arora is also an
Advisory Member on
the Board of the MO-
HAN Foundation.
Dr Manjula Anagani, a
Gynaecologist, is the Clin-
ical Director and Head of
the Department, Obs and
Gynae, Care Hospital Hy-
derabad who received the
prestigious Padmashree
Award in 2015. She holds
the Guinness World Re-
cord for the highest num-
ber of fibroids removed
from a single patient.
From MOHAN Founda-
tion, Lalitha Raghuram
(Country Director), K
Raghuram (Advisor), and
Pallavi Kumar (EDDelhi
NCR) walked the ramp
with the many other re-
nowned persons from dif-
ferent areas of life, all
joined together for the
cause of Organ Donation
were Swapna Sundari
(Anchor), Manju Latha
Kalanidhi (Journalist).
Hoinhu Rajesh (Lung
Transplant Recipient), T
S Sudhir (Journalist), Dr
Tapaswi Krishna P (Con-
sultant Pulmonologist),
Padma Buggineni (Health
Professional), Dr Vineela
Katam Reddy (Dentist),
Uma Devi Chigurupati (
ED Granules India), Bhar-
gavi ( Radio Jockey), Dr
Rama Enganti (MD, DM
Nephrology), Uma Sudhir
(Executive Editor New
Delhi Television), Dr Kola
Sasikala (MD, DGO), Mad-
huri Dasagrandhi (Free-
lance Journalist), Karuna
Gopal Vartakavi (Political
leader), Gayatri
Bhargavi(Actor), Colonel
Vikram Subramanyam,
Dr Subhadra Jalali, K.
Rama Devi (Founder,
ALEAP), Dr Usha Yana-
mandra, Dr Sandeep Gan-
gaya Attawar Jyotsna
Cheruvu, and Dr Samata
Roshni Padala.
Dr Sunil Shroff,
Founder of MOHAN
Foundation sent out a
strong appeal, “ Join us
in our endeavour to en-
sure that ‘No Indian
dies for want of an or-
gan’. Let us normalise
the conversation
around this difficult,
yet important topic,
that has the Power to
Save many lives.”
MOHAN Foundation, a
pioneering NGO with a
unique mandate of pro-
moting deceased organ do-
nation in the country, was
set up in 1997 in Chennai.
It took up the cause of or-
gan donation at a time
when no one in the coun-
try was talking about it
and the environment was
fairly hostile towards this
highly taboo topic and
therefore has been a torch
bearer in this space.
Its unique mission is to
ensure that every Indian
that is suffering from
end-stage organ failure,
be provided with the gift
of a new lease of quality
life through a lifesaving
organ.
Taking a 360-degree ap-
proach the Foundation
has been relentlessly
working to create aware-
ness of organ donation
amongst the public
healthcare workers, train-
ing medical paramedi-
cal professionals, working
with hospitals to set sys-
tems to enable organ do-
nation and working close-
ly with State and Central
Governments to create a
strong ecosystem for or-
gan donation.
Their strength lies in
grief counselling and car-
rying out the unenviable
task of speaking to fami-
lies at the time of the
death of a loved one and
encouraging them to think
about organ donation so
that those who are suffer-
ing from organ failure can
benefit from a lifesaving
transplant.
SRIVIDYA SUBRAMANIAN
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Revathy with Dr Vaishnavi Raghuram
and her daughter Leilani Dr Sonali Arora walked the ramp and urged the people to pledge for Organ Donation Revathy displays a sample of her Organ Donation card as Lalitha Raghuram looks on smilingly
Dr Sandeep Gangaya with his patients who received
organ transplants promotes the cause, also seen is Lalitha Raghuram. Uma Sudhir with spouse TS Sudhir urging everyone to pledge for Organ Donation
Karuna Gopal Vartakavi walks the ramp
Sudha Rani felicitates Actress Revathy
Subhadra Jalali Renowned singer Sreenidhi Venkat sings for the cause
Lalitha Raghuram (Country Director MOHAN Foundation ) along with volunteers and MOHAN Foundation Hyderabad Team at “Ramp Walk for Life” K Raghuram and Lalitha walk with their granddaughter Leilani

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THE
The festival of Christmas is celebrated with great cheer and enthusiasm all
over the world. It is also an occasion for a family reunion. City First interacted
with a few Christmas birds on how they celebrated their day in their way!
inally, the season of Jingle
Bells, carols, gifts, cakes and
of course our Santa Claus ar-
rived after a long wait. And
just like every year, this year
shines as a festival of joy and
happiness for everyone. The
day commemorates the birth anniver-
sary of Jesus Christ and is observed
as a grand celebration by people be-
longing to different religions. Family
gatherings, grand dinners, and gifts
exchange form the true essence of
this winter festival. People spend time
with their closed ones while decorat-
ing the Christmas tree in their homes.
Kids hang empty socks in their rooms
to get gifts from Santa Claus, some
clean their chimneys, and some deco-
rate Christmas trees, wreaths etc. My
favourite memory of Christmas is
singing soulful carols in school with
thewholeclassandvisitingourschool
church to live the vibe of this beauti-
ful festival. Wait, it seems like we all
have different ways to celebrate this
festival of joy
, so let’s discuss your fa-
vourite memory or way to celebrate
‘Your Christmas’.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
F
SUSHMITA AIND
This is the first Christmas that I am
spending with my partner Craig and it is
pretty amazing. I had the opportunity to
sing with the St Francis choir Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra and people from
everywhere in the world regardless of any
religion gathered together to share the
rhythm of glad tidings.
PARUL MAHAJAN
My friends and I planned to visit
our school Church but due to a Baby
Shower function in the family, I had
to stay at home with family and
celebrated the day in a totally different
way. We celebrated the birth of Jesus
with the baby shower function cum
Momchelor Party, in which we made
many delicious dishes and played
various games. At last, we paid
gratitude to lord Jesus for blessing us.
WORLD!
WORLD!
AZMEENA KHAN
My house is under
construction so I did not
get much time to celebrate,
and that is the reason why
I ditched the ‘Christmas
celebration tgis’ plan I made
with my friend. But even in
the busiest schedule, we
managed to celebrate the
day with delicious cake and
mouth-watering dishes. But
I promise next year for sure
I am gonna make up for my
mistake and will celebrate
the day with my friends.
TO
TO
ASTHA SAXENA
I adore Christmas so much!
It’s the best time of the
year. For Christmas and
New Year’s celebrations, All
my family gathered at our
house and made gingerbread
cookies and my personal
favourite, chocolate cake,
and decorated our Christmas
tree. Following dinner, we
all prayed to Jesus and
exchanged gifts that we
bought for one another.
BHARTI SAXENA
Christmas simply lights up every
nook, from decorating Christmas
trees to creating desserts at
home. I spent the day with
my students by creating
some miraculous artworks
related to Christmas. We also
offered our prayers to the lord
and sang Christmas carols.
Honestly speaking, creating the
artworks together with the little
kids made my day mesmerizing!
HARSHITA SHARMA
My cousins surprised me with
gifts and a cute Christmas
cum get-together party at
home. We really enjoyed
the day with playing games
and dancing to the tunes of
funky music. We also binge
watched our favorite series
and decorated our house. I
also flaunted one of my finest
Basket Ball move to them, which
I am preparing from so long. My
mumma also baked tasty cake for us.

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