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INS VISAKHAPATNAM

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on board INS Visakhapatnam, the stealth guided-missile destroyer ships of Project 15B, during it’s commissioning ceremony at the naval base in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI

RAJNATH TARGETS

‘IRRESPONSIBLE’ CHINA The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some nations, said Defence Minister Mumbai: Taking a dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said “some irresponsible nations” with their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

It is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some nations, Mr Singh said, after commissioning of Indian Navy’s destroyer Visakhapatnam.

“Some irresponsible nations, with their narrow partisan interests, hegemonic tendencies are coming with wrong definitions of international laws,” Mr Singh said.

Indigenously-built stealth guided missile

POWERFUL DESTROYER TO SECURE INDO-PACIFIC efence Minister RaD jnath Singh on Sunday said that Indo-Pa-

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being presented a memento

by Admiral Karambir Singh (R) on board INS Visakhapatnam in Mumbai on Sunday.

destroyer Visakhapatnam, packed with an array of missiles and anti-submarine rockets, was commissioned in presence of top naval commanders.

‘Visakhapatnam’ is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors,

including supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, medium and short-range guns, anti-submarine rockets and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits, officials said.

cific being a key route is important for the world economy and it is the primary objective of the Indian Navy to keep it secure. “IndoPacific is a key route and it is important for the world economy. It is the primary objective of the Indian Navy to keep the route secure,” Singh said at the commissioning ceremony in Mumbai. “The entire world is increasing its Military power in coming years and expenditure on defence budget will increase. We have moved towards the development of an indigenous shipbuilding hub,” said Singh.

Air Force to upgrade Rafale fighter fleet from Jan 2022

POLITICS ASIDE

New Delhi: Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India-specific enhancements.

“A high-level team of Indian Air Force officers is in France to evaluate the performance of the testbed aircraft with tail number RB008 at the Istres airbase there. The aircraft has been equipped with all the India Specific Enhancements agreed upon between the two sides in the 2016 contract,” government sources told ANI. Once the enhancements are approved and accepted by the IAF, the upgrade is planned to be started from January next year onwards making the Indian planes more capable,” they said.

The India specific enhancements would include integration of highly capable missiles, low band jammers and satellite communication systems as per Indian requirements.

A picture, it is said, speaks more than a thousand words. This one definitely does.The picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath walking side by side, with the Prime Minister’s arms behind the Chief Minister, speaks volumes about the relationship the two leaders share. Yogi Adityanath, who shared the photograph from his Twitter handle, wrote: “Hum nikal pade hain pran karke, apna tan-man arpan karke, zid hai ek surya ugana hai, amber se ooncha jana hai, ek Bharat naya banana hai (We have stepped out with a promise: to devote our body and mind; determined to raise a new sun, and go further than the skies – to build a new India).”

DGP/IGP CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

PM lays stress on Police Technology Mission to improve policing First India Bureau Lucknow: The Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for analysis of all police-related incidents and developing case studies to create an institutionalised learning mechanism.

Addressing the valedictory session of the 56th DGP/IGP Conference here, Modi hailed the hybrid format of the conference as it allowed free flow of information between various ranks.

He suggested develop-

ment of inter-operable technologies which would benefit police forces across the country.

The PM called for constituting a High-Power Police Technology Mission, under the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to adopt future technologies for grassroots policing requirements. Citing the importance of technology in the lives of general public, the Prime Minister gave examples of CoWIN, GeM and UPI. He appreciated

DM Abhishek Prakash, Police Commissioner DK Thakur, Divisional Commissioner Ranjan Kumar, DGP Mukul Goel, ACS Home Awanish Awasthi, and Chief Secretary RK Tiwari bid adieu to PM Modi at Amausi airport on Sunday. (R) Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Amit Shah and NSA Ajit Doval at the conference on Sunday.

the positive change in police attitude towards

the general public, particularly since the COV-

ID outbreak.

He also suggested

positive use of drone technology for the ben-

efit of the people. He stressed on review of SMART Policing concept, introduced in 2014, and suggested development of a roadmap for its continuous transformation and institutionalisation of the same in police forces. To tackle some of the routine challenges faced by police, he urged that qualified youth be involved to look for technological solutions through hackathon.

The conference was attended by 62 DGsP/

IGsP of States/UTs and DGs of CAPFs/CPOs in Lucknow. More than 400 officers of various ranks attended the conference virtually from IB offices across the country.

The Prime Minister participated in the discussions and gave valuable suggestions during the two day conference.

In the run-up to the conference, various core groups of DGsP were formed for holding discussions on key aspects of national security such as, Turn to P2

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STRENGTHENED HEALTH INFRA TO PROTECT STATE

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is turning into a medical hub thanks to the double engine government. There was a time when the state was lacking in health facilities, but now all the 75 districts in the state are well equipped with ICU beds, 1.80 lakh emergency beds, and 518 oxygen plants becoming operational, said CM Yogi on Sunday He was speaking at a function organised to hand over appointment letters to 310 specialist doctors selected from the Public Service Commission. The UP CM also inaugurated the Bio-Safety Level (BSL)-2 labs for Covid-19 in 15 districts in a program organized at Lok Bhawan.

The labs will be operated in Amroha, Baghpat, Sambhal, Hardoi, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Shamli, Rampur, Pratapgarh, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Farurkhabad, Sultanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar.

Addressing the event, the CM said “Ordinary citizens have a sense of respect for a doctor, but it has declined in recent times. There was a time when people used to regard doctors as the ‘God of the earth’, but commercialization prevailing in the profession has changed the

CM HANDS OVER OFFER LETTERS TO 310 SPECIALIST DOCTORS SELECTED BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath giving offer letters to specialist doctors on Sunday. Health Minister JP Singh, CS RK Tiwari and MoS Health Atul Garg were also present. state, the CM said that facilities like ventilator DATA IN SPEECH have also been made available in all the districts. As many as 33 medical colleges are being built, out of which nine medical colleges have come to the stage of being operational. ed the CM. Speaking about the apprehensions of the third wave, the CM said that Corona is wreaking havoc again in Europe, the UK, and China. Our government CM Yogi bids audieu to Union Home Minister Amit Shah at had already planned to Lucknow airport on Sunday. Law Minister Brajesh Mishra deal with this third was also present. wave. We had faith in all the Corona Warriors including our doctors, perspective.” couraged them to dis- diligently.

He congratulated the charge their responsiHighlighting the health workers, Asha, new appointees and en- bilities honestly and health services in the Anganwadi, he added.

Province cell Santosh Srivastava felicitated the organisations present on the occasion.

Regional co-convenor Sujit Mishra and Rahul Gupta, the State Working Committee member of BJP’s Yuva Morcha also addressed the new members and the representatives of NGOs present on the occasion.

More than 151 philanthropic organisations were honoured by BJP’s NGO cell in Lucknow for their dedication and commitment towards the society.

All NGOs and its members were conferred with BJP’s membership and a draft of working policies of BJP. The programme was successfully organised and coordinated by Arun Pratap Singh, convenor of BJP’s NGO cell in Lucknow metropolitan zone. Concluding honours were done by co-convener of Metropolitan NGO Cell, Mrs. Gunjan Verma.

Mukesh Sharma City President of BJP fetes NGOs at the BJP membership event on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has allocated over Rs 415 crores to provide adequate compensation to the farmers so that they recover from the loss owing to recent floods, according to a government communique.

In pursuance of the instructions of the Chief Minister, the officials have expedited the relief work. Yogi Adityanath had clearly given directions that every single farmer, whose crop has been damaged due to floods or excessive rains, must be compensated and work should be done on priority maintaining utmost sensitivity and promptness.

Till now, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi has given over Rs 4,15,45,03,977 in relief funds to farmers benefitting more than 11 lakh farmers across the State.

The respective district collectors will dis-

tribute it among farmers through DBT. The farmers’ crops here have been badly damaged due to torrential rains and heavy floods in September and early October.

The compensation amount will be directly transferred to the bank account (DBT) of farmers from the district treasury.

In wake of the natural calamities, the state government is providing financial assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF).

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in October had directed officials to make the required assessment of the damage caused to crops like paddy and sugarcane due to rain.

About 2 lakh farmers are those whose crops have been damaged due to excessive rains and floods in the state. After the survey by the Revenue and Agriculture departments, compensation will be given to the farmers, he said.

Yogi Speaks M Yogi has C extended warm wishes and greet-

ings to UP Governor Anandiben Patel on her birthday on Sunday.

M Yogi gave C away symbolic keys of house to

some out of the total 1400 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awasiya Yojana at a function organised by Gorakhpur Development Authority on Sunday.

M has asked C CMOs to prepare a list ones whose

2nd dose of C-vax is due and said that they should be vaccinated immediately.

MODI@LKO

BJP MEMBERSHIP Lucknow: Workshop of NGO cell of BJP, followed by a membership campaign and an award ceremony were organised at the postal ground in Aliganj on Sunday.

Mukesh Sharma, City President of BJP (Lucknow) was Chief guest on the occasion.

He in his address informed the social workers about the party’s ideology and various schemes being run by the government and the role of NGOs in taking these schemes to the people.

State Covenor of BJP’s NGO Cell, Dr Sandeep Shahi, was present as a special guest on the occasion.

He gave a detailed information about the forth coming plans of the government.

Regional Convenor of BJP’s Awadh Province Dr Rajesh Srivastava, Regional Co-convenor of BJP’s Awadh

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Govt to give `415 crore as compensation to farmers

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Floods affected farmers in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh in September, October.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other dignataries including NSA Chief Ajit Doval at the All India DGPs conference in Lucknow on Saturday. The national level conference witnessed fruitful discussions on micro and macro security of the nation and the states.

PM AWARDS POLICE MEDALS Continued from page 1 prison reforms, terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, cyber-crimes, narcotics trafficking, foreign funding of NGOs, drone-related matters, development of border villages, etc.

The PM also awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service to IB personnel. For the first time, as per the directives of the Prime Minister, IPS officers from various States had submitted articles on contemporary security issues, which added more value to the conference.

OWAISI IN GAME

AIMIM to contest 100 seats, RLD may team with SP Lucknow: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced that it will contest elections on 100 seats out of the 403 assembly seats.

The party said it is in talks with other parties to form an alliance.

Speaking to ANI in Lucknow, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “Our party has decided to contest elections on

100 seats. We are in talks with one or two more parties and time will tell, if we form an alliance or not. We are surely in a position to win the elections.”

“It is true that in Uttar Pradesh, the presence of AIMIM has become very strong. And today, we are in this position that we will win the election and get lots of votes too, InshaAllah,” he said.

Another party, the

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Friday hinted at forming an alliance with Samajwadi Party in the state.

Speaking to ANI on this topic, the Rashtriya Lok Dal president ayant Chaudhary said, “By this month-end, we (RLD and Samajwadi Party) will take the decision and will come together.”

Uttar Pradesh is scheduled to go for Assembly polls in 2022.

Previously, in the 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged 312 seats out of the 403-seat Uttar Pradesh Assembly while Samajwadi Party (SP) bagged 47 seats, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) won 19 and Congress could manage to win only seven seats in the state.

The rest of the seats were bagged by other candidates.

—ANI

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Forest guard hurt in leopard attack

CRUCIAL READ FINE OF RS 10 LAKH IMPOSED ON INDUSTRIAL UNIT FOR VIOLATING POLLUTION NORMS Muzaffarnagar: A team of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on an industrial unit here for allegedly violating anti-pollution norms, officials said on Sunday. During checking of several firms, the team led by UPPCB Regional Officer Ankit Singh slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on an industrial firm in Bannagar village, Rs 50,000 each on two people for keeping building construction material in the open, Rs 25,000 on a jaggery-making unit and Rs 5,000 on a person for burning garbage, they said. Thus, a total fine of Rs 11 lakh and 5 thousand was imposed on five entities in the district for causing air pollution, the officials said.that the plans to inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway will be started soon.

MAN BOOKED FOR ABETTING WIFE’S DEATH BY SUICIDE

Muzaffarnagar: A man was booked for allegedly abetting his wife’s suicide in a village here, the police said on Sunday.

A case was registered at New Mandi police station against accused Gulzar of Ghari village in the district, for abetment of suicide of his wife Mohsina last month.

Mohsina died by suicide at her home on October 26.The complaint was lodged by her brother Tehsin Ahmad.

DESIGN DELIGHT: For the first time the green grass cover on Kanpur’s historic stadium has been trimmed in a specific way that gives the whole arena a new, patterned look.

New-look stripes

MAN KILLS SELF AFTER KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER

Hardoi: A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife and daughter in Harpalpur area here, the police said. Anup killed his wife Deepa (28) and daughter Bitto (4) and later committed suicide by hanging himself from the roof of his house, police said. SP Ajay Kumar said the investigation into the incident is on and forensic teams have been called to assist in the probe.

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to adorn Green Park First India Bureau Kanpur: The Green Park stadium here, which will host the India-New Zealand international test match on November 25, will see the complete green cover replaced with attractive stripes which will be a joy to the spectators who come to watch the game.

Such an experi-

ment in a cricket stadium is being conducted for the time when it comes to international matches.

As per information received, these beautiful strips being made on the cricket ground will be about 14 feet wide and about 50 feet long and a total of 12 stripes each 14 feet wide covering the entire ground.

Stadium curator

Shivakumar said that these strips have been designed with a 9 mm

been completed while the work of beautifying the ground on the

While a strip of grass will be of dark green colour, the strip next to it will be a little lighter and the pattern will continue across the ground grass cutting machine and added that the work of making the strips on the side of the VVIP pavilion has

rest of the space will be completed in quick time. Curator Shivakumar said that while a strip on the cricket

ground will be of dark green color, the strip next to it will be a little lighter than that which will make the ground look more beautiful and bring a freshness to those watching live TV coverage.

He added that as per the guidelines of ICC, the grass coverage of the entire ground will have to be subjected to light cutting after end of each day of Test.

Ghaziabad: Two people, including a forest guard, were injured when a leopard attacked them in the Masuri police station area here on Saturday, according to an official.

The injured have been identified as forest guard Sunil Rathi and Chandan, who is a cook.

They were rushed to the district government hospital for treatment, SP (Rural) Iraj Raja said.

Police teams have swung into action and alerted people through a public announcement system. Villagers have been asked to stay alert and keep their children and cattle safe.

Official teams are tracing the leopard near the Ganga canal and Hindan river, a tributary of the Yamuna.

The leopard was spotted by local residents around 3.30 pm, jumping from the roof of a house.

—PTI

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Returning from pre-wedding Ex-CS releases book Uniform Civil Code not suitable event, 3 youth die in mishap on IAS as a career for multi-religious India: AIMPLB First India Bureau

Agra: Three youth died here after the bike they were riding was hit by a vehicle, the police said.

The incident took police on Saturday night around 12 am in an area under the Itmad-ud-daulah Police Station, they said. The deceased were identified as Ankit Rathore (18), Harsh Rathore (18) and Prem Rathore (20).

Ankit and Prem died on the spot, whereas Harsh succumbed during treatment at the Sarojini Naidu Medical College and Hospital, a senior police officer said.

“The incident happened at around 12 am in the intervening night of the Saturday-Sunday.

Ankit Rathore, Harsh Rathore, and Prem Rathore were on a moped bike and were hit by a vehicle which is yet to be identified,” Inspector Devendra Shankar Pandey from Itmad-ud-daulah Police Station said The three were rela-

A pall of gloom descended upon the family members of the deceased. (Bottom) The youth killed in the accident

tives and were coming after attending a function in Sitanagar of Rambagh,” he said.

“Their bodies were sent for the post mortem after panchnama’,” he added.

According to a source, one of the deceased was the brother of the bride and two others were close relatives. The three were returning home after attending a pre-wedding function.

—PTI

Lucknow: Former UP Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan during the launch of his book ‘Making a Difference - IAS as a Career’ said his book will act as source of inspiration for the officers and prove to be very useful for students trying to join the services.

The book was launched at the Jaipuria Institute of Management and in the presence of Jayant Krishna, former executive director TCS and former MD, National Skill Development Corporation.

Alok Ranjan said the book should not be considered as an autobiography but as a summary of his 38-yrold career as IAS officer of the country.

He said efficient administrators should always be available to the general public and help them in every power vested upon them. The aim of IAS is to bring change in society and how an IAS officer should constantly try to get the poor and backward sections of society the benefits of the welfare schemes of the government, he added.

Alok Ranjan, wife Surabhi Ranjan and bureaucrats Navin Chandra Bajpai, Atul Kumar Gupta, Jayant Krishna at the launch event.

Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is neither suitable nor useful for a vast multi-religious country like India.

The Muslim board said the UCC was antithetical to the fundamental right to practice religion as enshrined in the Constitution.

“India is a multi-faith country, and every citizen is guaranteed to practice and profess his faith and religious beliefs, and to act on and preach the same. Uniform Civil Code is neither suitable nor useful for such a vast multi-religious country like India. Any attempt in this direction is discordant with the fundamental rights enshrined in our Constitution,” the AIMPLB said in a resolution passed on the second and final day of its 27th public session. The government should not attempt to impose it di-

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PREACHERS IMPLICATED’

AIMPLB demanded punishment to those who showed disrespect to the holy figures from the government, and also a legislation to tackle the issue. The board also asked the government and judiciary to refrain from interpreting holy scriptures, saying only religious authorities were eligible to do that. The board also said some Muslim preachers were implicated in false cases of forced conversions even when the converts never made any complaint to police about being forced.It also expressed its concern over crimes against women.

rectly or indirectly, partially or fully, the board said in a statement, adding doing so would be totally unacceptable, it said.

The AIMPLB also tried to draw the government’s attention towards insult of Prophet Muhammad by some mischievous persons”, and lamented that the

government failed to take any step, which could possibly act as a deterrent.

“This attitude of the communal forces is totally unacceptable.

This amounts to causing discord in the country and runs counter to the interests of nationalism and patriotism,” it said.

—PTI

MUCH-NEEDED SPOTLIGHT

UP shrines feature in photo exhibition on Sufi qawwals of India 

The images of the qawwali practitioners are uniquely shot amidst the people in an organic, noncommercial set up, said curator of the project Manjari Chaturvedi

New Delhi: An ongoing exhibition here turns the spotlight on the exponents of sufi qawwali music and shows images of them weaving magic through their spiritual performances across shrines in India.

“The Qawwali Photo Project - An Untold Story”, presently underway at the India International Centre, is curated by Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi.

Featuring photographs by Dinesh Khanna, Mustafa Quraishi and Leena Kejriwal, the exhibition aims to give

shape to the sounds and identity to the faceless people behind the devotional sufi music — the qawwals.

“The qawwals of the subcontinent have largely remained faceless, of course a name and a music that people associate with, but not the face of the man. This is what led to the formation of this project, to show the real faces behind this music.

As part of the project, the photography exhibition explores the art form through the power of images as a means of expression and commu-

Renowned photographer Raghu Rai at the exhibition.

nication. The images of the qawwali practitioners are uniquely shot amidst the people in an organic, non-com-

mercial set up,” said Chaturvedi.

While Khanna’s stories traverse the important shrines of Delhi,

Amritsar, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Ajmer; Quraishi’s photo story is shot in the two prominent shrines of UP -- Dewa

Sharif and Safipur.

Kejriwal’s work specifically documents the presence of women qawwali performers in what is largely considered as an androcentric performance art.

The 10-day show also features a unique self-documentation initiative titled “I am a Qawwal”, in which the qawwali practitioners take their own selfie photos, or have friends take their photos and send them to the Qawwali Project for documentation.

Having already received 50 photographs,

the goal, according to Chaturvedi, is to collect documentation of 500 such artists and more.

“The self-photographs we have received reveal something about the various characters of these men who are so integral to carrying on this generations-long androcentric performance tradition. Some are old, some are barely past boyhood.

Seeing these pictures, we get a rare glimpse into their lives as viewed on their own terms,” explained Chaturvedi.

The exhibition will end on November 28.

—PTI

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CLIMATE CLIMAX: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

DR JYOTI JOSHI The writer is a soft skill, yoga trainer, business coach and English language instructor in Germany, Europe

E We can promote the youth to adhere to sustainable life practices which are environment friendly such as using a bike more, generating less waste, or maybe recouping the source of energy at home and to dwell more upon the solar energy. However small these steps seem to be they are very mighty and can lead the unprecedented change and reverse the climate crisis.

conomic growth has always been the niche target of the socio-economic agenda. The mechanics of this inconvenient truth is simple: higher economic activity tends to go hand in hand with additional social power. Therefore, power balance hanged for long on the cents minted by economic progress.

Although, through this quest energy and natural resource consumption went off the charts.

This also led the climate to push its boundaries beyond its capacity. It has been proposed that land temperatures are rising faster than before.

Other natural resources such as water, clean air, and the never-ending list of products that the human race requires to sustain are getting closer to the red zone. Climate change is an unavoidable consequence when the greenhouse effect is affected. With which the average temperature of the planet would not be suitable for living. This increase in global temperature increase brings disastrous results from melting of

NCB CASE AGAINST ARYAN GOES DOWN THE SEA

If we reflect, humans have negatively influenced the natural climatic balance of and around the earth. From burning coal, gas, and cutting down trees to increasing livestock farming many factors contribute to this change. In the past few years, European countries have experienced record heat waves that are unnatural to the climatic conditions. Floods were also part of the trail. These are all signs that the capacity of our planet to fight back the imposed threats is decreasing with every passing day and soon we will run out of time. the ice mass to vanishing some parts of the land altogether through the high rise of water.

Global warming quivers everyone’s food and water security. In many parts of the world, crops that have survived effortlessly for centuries are struggling to survive, making food stability more inadequate. Disasters linked to climate and weather extremes have always been part of our Earth’s system. But they are becoming more frequent and intense as the world warms. No continent is left untouched, with heatwaves, droughts, typhoons, and hurricanes causing mass destruction around the world, the climate issue is becoming more and more urgent.

If we reflect, humans have

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id the Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials have an ulterior motive in framing Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in a drug racket? The Bombay High Court’s detailed order granting bail to Aryan Khan tore into the NCB’s charges against the superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son, raising doubts about the NCB officials’ real intent in arresting Aryan Khan and two others and keeping them in jail for 25 days.

The high court’s order said, “There is hardly any positive evidence on record to convince this Court that all the accused persons with common intention agreed to commit unlawful act. Rather

negatively influenced the natural climatic balance of and around the earth. From burning coal, gas, and cutting down trees to increasing livestock farming many factors contribute to this change. In the past few years, European countries have experienced record heat waves that are unnatural to the climatic conditions. Floods were also part of the trail. These are all signs that the capacity of our planet to fight back the imposed threats is decreasing with every passing day and soon we will run out of time.

These are all climate change indicators. We assume that the melting ice in the Arctic is way too far from us to throw its negative spell but what we fail to notice is how this melting ice, as a result of

With so many loopholes in its charge-sheet and so many doubts being raised about the NCB’s intentions in arresting the trio has left the NCB’s credibility badly eroded. the investigation carried out till this date suggests that Applicant/Accused nos. 1& 2 (Aryan and Merchant respectively) were travelling independent of Applicant/Accused no. 3 (Dhameecha) and there was no meeting of minds.” The court also rejected NCB’s claim that WhatsApp chat showed Aryan’s links with trafficking

climate change is gradually contributing massively to the rising sea level that results further in floods in the part of the world where it is more unlikely to occur. This is a real concern for those living in low-lying coastal areas. We are currently facing the worst-case scenario of the climate change emergency and its environmental deterioration effects. The large-scale measurements should be taken care of by the governmental institutions of the world to withhold this inevitable threat to the survival of the human race and other forms of life. At the same time, individual efforts should not be belittled while every step matters.

The youth of today’s world plays a crucial role in it as they are a vital segment of our society. They are the bystanders of the change and extinctions. They are perhaps more aware than any other lot. Each one of them can help curtail global warming. We all make choices and if we make them more consciously we can influence the climate positively. We can promote the youth to adhere to sustainable life practices which are environment friendly such as using a bike more, generating less waste, or maybe recouping the source of energy at home and to dwell more upon the solar energy. However small these steps seem to be they are very mighty and can lead the unprecedented change and reverse the climate crisis. The changes the young people will make in their lifestyle would contribute to the positive steering of climate change.

A common problem, whose consequence everyone will bear, needs collective effort from everyone. To achieve the profound reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required to cope with the climate crisis, the world therefore basically needs to ponder upon this inevitable disaster more determinedly. On the one hand, we are worrying unremittingly, how our generation Z will cope with the struggles of life, on the other hand, we are letting the thought fall between the cracks how the coming generations will survive with this speed of climate change.

We need to be more aware that this debate about climate is not theoretical, it’s very real and unfortunately more urgent than any other progressive docket.

IN-DEPTH

AS SIDHU STIRS ANOTHER ROW, CONGRESS REMAINS UNCONCERNED

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unjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had earlier attracted controversy for warmly hugging Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Bajwa during his visit in 2018, stirred a row for calling Prime Minister Imran Khan his “elder brother”. Sidhu had defended his 2018 act by saying that the hug lasted only a few seconds.

On a visit to Sikh holy shrine at Kartarpur Sahib which falls in the neighbouring country, Sidhu called for opening of Punjab borders for trade with Pakistan as he profusely thanked Imran Khan for allowing Sikhs from India to visit the Kartarpur shrine.

At a time when the presence of Taliban and ISIS in Afghanistan and given Pakistan’s duplicity, Sidhu’s gushing over Imran Khan and hugging Gen Bajwa, however briefly, makes him a risky player in the border state. Captain Amarinder Singh, who raised suspicions about him, briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah and NSA Ajit Doval about the security situation in Punjab. But the Congress is unconcerned.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK “The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar – this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one’s own mind.” —Bhagavad Gita

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The court also did not agree with the NCB’s theory that since the three accused were to travel together on cruise hence they were linked. As there was no medical examination done the court also trashed argument that the accused had admitted to drug consumption.

With so many loopholes in its charge-sheet and so many doubts being raised about the NCB’s intentions in arresting the trio has left the NCB’s credibility badly eroded. After Rhea Chakraborty this is the second major NCB case to have fallen flat. What the NCB may have achieved is traumatizing the three youngsters and tarnishing their image.

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CENTRE’S ‘SINISTER’ PLAN TO END MSP, SAYS SIDHU Punjab Congress chief claimed that small farmers need state government’s support to protect them from Corporate takeover Chandigarh: Reiterating that issues related to Minimum Support Price (MSP) are bigger than the farm laws, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today alleged that the centre is planning to end MSP, Public Distribution System (PDS), government procurement and food security for the poor.

The PCC chief further claimed that small farmers need the Punjab government's support to protect them from "corporate takeo-

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ver" through the "Punjab Model".

Taking to Twitter, Mr Sidhu said, "Today, as we rejoice in our victory against Centre's

three Black Laws... Our real work has just begun. The Centre's sinister plan to end MSP, end food security for the poor, end government

procurement and end PDS will continue without the farm laws, it will be now hidden and more dangerous."

"Centre's design to give Procurement, Storage and Retail to private capital is still ongoing...

No word by Centre for MSP legalisation, we are back to June 2020, Small farmers need Punjab gov's support to protect them from Corporate take over - Punjab Model is the only way," he tweeted.

He had earlier said that if the centre genu-

inely wants to fulfil its promise of doubling the farmers' income then it should fulfil the demand for legislation to guarantee a remunerative MSP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, earlier on Friday, announced that the Centre will repeal the three farm laws and bring necessary bills in the winter session of parliament beginning later this month. Farmers have been protesting on the borders of Delhi against the three farm laws.

—PTI

‘AFTER UP POLLS’: AKHILESH YADAV'S PARTY CAUTIONS ON THREE FARM LAWS Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Sunday expressed apprehension that the three contentious farm laws will be brought again after the 2022 assembly elections, citing the statements made by Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj on them. Both Mishra and Maharaj told reporters on Saturday that the laws

A UNITED RAJ CONG FOR 2023!

Aditi Nagar

Congress party hopes to bring a dent in BJP’s fortunes and form government in 2023, an idea on which both the camps agree upon! Gehlot, on Sunday, said that the Congress party will once again emerge victorious in the 2023 Assembly polls in Rajasthan and form the government. His remarks came as 15 MLAs took oath as ministers on Sunday. “We will all unite and take the policy, ideology and programmes of Congress to the common people under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and win the 2023 Assembly polls on the issue of development and form the government again,” said Gehlot in a tweet.

“During our term, people have put a stamp of approval on our gov-

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Jaipur: With merely 24 months left for the political clime to change in Rajasthan and Assembly elections take place, for 2023 the Congress High Command directed its ‘soldiers’ to invest in the ‘mantra’: Unity. And like the matriarch of the party Sonia Gandhi directed, the party leaders put a grand show of unity on Sunday wherein Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot went one step forward and included 5 members from Pilot’s camp into his cabinet, including 3 cabinet and 2 MoS berths.

Reciprocating on the same, Sachin Pilot, who was at loggerheads with Gehlot till a year back, came out in full support of the government and even mixed with the Gehlot camp leaders like there was no love lost, ever. And it is this unity, on the basis of which the

Congress will win 2023 Assembly polls and form govt in Rajasthan again: Ashok Gehlot; 15 ministers inducted into Gehlot Cabinet including 5 from Sachin Pilot camp

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, CM Ashok Gehlot along with Hemaram Choudhary, Mahendra Jeet Malviya, Ramlal Jat, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Vishvendra Singh, Ramesh Meena, Mamta Bhupesh, Bhajan Lal Jatav, Tikaram Jully, Govind Meghwal, Shakuntla Rawat, Brijendra Ola, Murari Lal Meena, Rajendra Gudha & Jahida Khan after the oath ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur.

ernance by giving victory to the Congress party in various by-elections and local bodies elections. We all have to maintain this trust of the public in the times to come. For this, the work has to be continued with full hard work and dedication,” he added in another tweet.

In fact, Sunday’s ‘Con-

‘L-G should apologise to kin of Hyderpora encounter victims’ Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha should apologise to the families of the persons killed in the Hyderpora encounter as well as to the entire population of the Valley and called for stringent punishment to those involved in the incident.

Mehbooba, who led a protest march of her party activists from her ‘Fairview’ residence at Gupkar Road to the Raj Bhavan here, also demanded that the body of the third person — Amir Margay from the

L-G should apologise to the families of the killed persons and take back the blot on them of being militants or hybrid militants or OGWs. —Mehbooba Mufti, PDP leader

Ramban area of Jammu — killed in the encounter be returned to the family.

“Innocent people were killed in Hyderpora encounter. As LG is the head of the uni-

fied command, he should apologise to the kin of the killed persons and take back the blot on them of being militants or hybrid militants or OGWs,” she told reporters.

–ANI

Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath to the new ministers. Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s “loyalists” MLAs are part of Gehlot Cabinet after the reshuffle.

The 11 cabinet ministers include three Mamta Bhupesh, Bhajan Lal Jatav and Tikaram Jully-who have been elevated from minister of state (MoS) to cabinet rank, while two Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena are those who were sacked last year. Hemaram Choudhary, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Ramlal Jat, Mahesh Joshi, Govindram Meghwal and Shakuntla Rawat were also sworn in as cabinet ministers. Zahida, Brijendra Singh Ola, Rajendra Gudha and Murari Lal Meena were sworn in as ministers of state.

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can be brought again, if needed. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre will repeal the three farm

laws after the nearly year-long agitation by a section of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Farmer leaders said the protesters will stay put at border areas of Delhi until the Centre formally repeals these laws in Parliament and indicated their stir for a statutory guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill will continue.

CRUCIAL READ COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN VALLEY; PAHALGAM FREEZES AT -4.2° CELSIUS

Srinagar: Freezing weather continued in Kashmir valley with famous Pahalgam resort remaining the coldest on Sunday.

Quoting a meteorological department official, news agency GNS reported that Srinagar recorded minus 1.3°C against 1.5°C on the previous night which was the coldest night temperature witnessed so far this season. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2°C against minus 1.8°C on the previous night, he said. Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.2°C and remained the coldest place across J&K.

BJP DEMANDS NIA CONGRESS TO FIELD PROBE INTO RSS ‘YOUNG AND NEW’ WORKERS’ KILLING FACES IN GOA POLLS Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP will organise a protest across Kerala on November 25, demanding a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the killing of RSS workers in Palakkad and Thrissur. At a press conference, BJP state general secretary P Sudheer alleged that SDPI was behind these murders.

Panaji: The Congress would announce the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Goa polls

by November end, state party president Girish Chodankar said on Sunday, adding that a bulk of the nominees would be young and new.

MLAs who had defected and joined other parties will not be considered, Chodankar iterated.

gress’ was a far cry from the Congress the people of Rajasthan have become accustomed to observing as the two ‘factions’ came together at Raj Bhawan giving a message that the past was ‘under the bridge’.

In fact, Pilot - the leader of his faction - strolled in the venue and met all the to-be ministers. Moreo-

ver, Gehlot camp MLAs were also seen giving their utmost respect to Pilot as they stood and greeted him with folded hands as Pilot shook hands with all of them and cracked jokes.

The oath-taking ceremony to induct 15 new ministers in Rajasthan Assembly was held on Sunday afternoon as

Singapore-India travel: Six daily flights to operate from Nov 29

Prolonged school closures due to Covid pose threat to gender equality: UNESCO study

Singapore: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Sunday said that Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with India will start on November 29, with six designated flights daily from Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai.

CAAS said that it had reached an agreement with India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation on the resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries, a news agency reported.

—Agencies

Paris: Educational disruption due to prolonged closure of schools across the globe will not only have alarming effects on learning loss but also poses threat to gender equality, a new study by UNESCO has pointed out.

The global study titled "When schools shut: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures" brings to the fore that girls and boys, young women and men were affected differently by school closures, depending on the context.

"At the peak of the pandemic, 1.6 bn students in 190 countries

4 HELD FOR HOARDING COVID MEDS GRANTED BAIL

MANDAVIYA TO REVIEW VACCINATION PROCESS New Delhi: Official sources have confirmed that Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to review the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry where the first dose coverage is less than 70 per cent. were affected by school closures. Not only did they lose access to edu-

cation, but also the benefits of attending school, at an unparalleled

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted bail to four men, who were arrested for allegedly hoarding and selling at exorbitant rates life-saving medicines to treat COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the worldwide pandemic. scale," said Stefania Giannini, UNESCO, Asst Dir Gen for Education.

CONSTANT INNOVATION IS KEY TO ADMINISTRATION

LBSNAA: Combat Training likely in civil services curriculum New Delhi: The Union government is said to be toying with the idea to make some sort of ‘combat training’ (CT) part of the curriculum for new recruits to All India services and central services during their training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.

Since CT is not a one-time affair as it

has to be constantly practiced to keep one agile and versatile in the art, it’s not known how the government may execute this new idea, or at least popularize it among new recruits to turn them into believers.

It is being said that the course for CT is already defined and it may be included as part of the physical training very soon that includes horse-riding, mountain trekking,

river rafting, etc.

The credit for this ‘innovative’ idea is given to PM Narendra Modi himself, while NSA Ajit Doval is credited with expounding the idea in the public.

Addressing the passing out parade of IPS officers (Dikshant Samaroh) at SVP National Police Academy (SVP NPA), Hyderabad, last week, he obliquely referred to an old Kautilyan doctrine, and spoke of enemy nations

—Pic for Representational purpose.

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can ‘subvert civil society’ to hurt India. Does this mean CT for civilian officers helps check the subversion of civil society? How? Since its re-arrival in 2014 and continuation in 2019, the NDA administration has been keenly pushing several projects to improve the administrative culture by way of introduction of 360-degree evaluation and assessment process, accelerated pace and weightage for

lateral entry of domain experts, a revamped foundation course for trainees, a proposed university and deliberations on a separate ministry for training, posting the IAS probationers at Centre before joining respective cadres, etc.

Recent decisions on re-appointing top officials in key departments on a contract basis, forced retirement of “tainted” officers, increase in the ten-

ures of ED, CBI, RAW, Defence Secretary & Home Secretary are also claimed as moves to create a better and efficient administration.

Whatever the merits or demerits of these innovative processes introduced in the administration, we have not been given empirical evidence of how, and to what degree, these measures have helped improve the government’s efficiency index.

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SKM has asked protesting farmers to participate in Lucknow’s Kisan Mahapanchayat today as Centre repeals the 3 farm laws

1ST ANNIVERSARY 

Farmers sitting on a tractor shout slogans during celebrations after PM Modi announced the repealing of the three farm laws, at Singhu Border, in New Delhi.

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SKM TO HOLD MEETING ON NOV 27 TO DECIDE FURTHER COURSE OF ACTION

New Delhi: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday said it will hold a meeting on November 27 to decide the future course of action regarding the ongoing protest against farm laws.

As per SKM’s, in a meeting that took place at Singhu Border on Sunday, it was farmers and agriculture will be to make a law guaranteeing minimum support price.”

Vice-president of the BKU’s Uttar Pradesh unit Harnam Singh Verma told PTI. “The PM has announced the repeal of the three farm laws, but he did not say when the MSP law will be made.

Until a law is made guaranteeing MSP and Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra is removed from his post, the agitation will continue.”

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decided to continue with all the announced programmes as per plan, even after

the Centre announced to withdraw the three farm laws. The umbrella body of over 40 protesting farmer unions, also congratulated the farmers and workers of India for a “historic victory”, and decided to send an open letter to PM Modi raising pending demands of the farm-

ers’ movement, including central legislation to guarantee a remunerative MSP. “SKM also decided to continue with all the announced programmes as per plan.

The next meeting will take place on November 27, to review developments,” the statement said.

Moradabad: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on November 21 backs CAA in Moradabad Asserting that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was to provide citizenship not to repeal it, He also said people raising voice against CAA were diverting public from main issues.

Addressing media, Naq-

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

vi said some miscreants demanding revoke of Section 870 and CAA after PM Narendra Modi announced repeal of

Muzaffarnagar: A senior official of a district cooperative bank resigned from the BJP and joined the RLD. Sandeep Malik, director of Muzaffarnagar District Cooperative Bank and a former Zila Panchayat member, resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party and joined RLD. Malik made the announcement on his political move during a rally by RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary at Baghra. During the rally, Chaudhary cautioned the farmers that agitation is not over yet and asked them to continue protesting to fulfill demands.

Muzaffarnagar shifts focus to MSP Muzaffarnagar: With the promise of repeal of contentious farm bills secured, farmers in Muzaffarnagar have now trained their sights on a law for MSP. PM Narendra Modi’s announcement of repealing the 3 farm laws has sent farmers in celebration in the western UP town, which is also the headquarters of the BKU. BKU’s president Naresh Tikait and his brother & union spokesper-

BKU’s president Naresh Tikait

son Rakesh Tikait live in Sisauli village of Muzaffarnagar. Magaram Balyan, a BKU member, said the government announced the withdrawal

of the laws due to pressure from farmers. He claimed the announcement is an attempt to appease voters before the polls. “These laws alone won’t help the farmers. The government must now provide legal guarantee for MSP for crops, ensure availability of fertilisers, and resolve other matters critical to farming,” Balyan said. He also said the farmers’ protests have firmly united

CAA is to provide citizenship not Woman held captive, to repeal it: Union Minister Naqvi raped for three days First India Bureau

Cooperative bank Dir quits BJP, joins RLD

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FARMERS HEAD TO LUCKNOW

Lucknow/Muzaffarnagar/Lakhimpur Kheri: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers unions, will hold a mahapanchayat in Lucknow on Monday to press for law guaranteeing MSP and the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

The gathering, scheduled to be held at Eco Garden in Uttar Pradesh capital, was planned months before PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced repealing the three contentious agri laws. The SKM, at a meet in Delhi on Sunday, decided to stick to the date.

Despite the prime minister’s surprise announcement, farmer leaders have maintained the protesters won’t budge until the three contentious laws are formally repealed in Parliament. They have also indicated the sir for a statutory guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill will continue.

In a tweet on Sunday, BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait gave a call to farmers to gather in Lucknow for the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ demanding statutory MSP guarantee. In another tweet in Hindi, he claimed, “The farm reforms being talked about by the government is false and cosmetic. These will not end the plight of the farmers. The biggest reform for the

Agricultural laws. They never understood that CAA was to provide citizenship not to snatch it.

After withdrawal of Agricultural laws, several Muslim clerics demanded withdrawal of CAA. PM announced that proceedings for extraction of Agricultural laws will be initiated in next parliament session.

The decision attracted criticism from opposition parties leaders.

Muzaffarnagar: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly held captive, beaten up and raped for 3 days, police said. As per the complaint lodged by the woman, she was forcibly taken to a hotel by a man where she was made to consume beverages laced with sedatives & raped for three days.

The woman also alleged that the man beat her up whenever she tried to defend herself, police

the Jat community in their opposition to BJP. The claim was not found wanting of evidence as farmers in the region have been seen to have banned entry of the BJP leaders in their villages. “Except for their voluntary visits during deaths and condolence prayer meetings, BJP leaders have been banned from entering villages for over a year now,” Balyan added.

ATS arrests 2 Rohingyas from Kolkata accused of making fake documents for Bangladeshi nationals, in Lucknow on Sunday.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two Rohingyas from Kolkata for allegedly making fake documents for Rohingyas and Bangladeshis brought illegally to India. As per information shared by the police on Sunday, the accused have been identified as Mohammed Jamil and Noor Amin. They both are residents of the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

The accused, Jamil, used to provide fake documents to Rohingyas and Bangladeshis crossing the IndianBangladesh international border and through that, they were provided facilities of passport and visas. The accused would help send these people abroad & in their illegal immigration into India.

Clues about this case were gathered through the arrest of four suspicious people (one Indian and three Bangladeshi citizens) who were arrested from Uttar Pradesh in October, namely Mithun, Mominur, Shaon and Mehen-

said adding that the woman and the man knew each other. The accused, Rahul Verma, is absconding the woman has been sent for medical examination. —PTI

2 Indian passports, 8 Aadhar cards, 3 Voter ID cards, 3 Pan Cards, 2 cellphones, 3 UNHCR cards, 2 debit cards, a Driving License, a chequebook, & a photocopy of a family register were recovered from accused

di Hassan. Ratan, the brother of one of the arrested named Mithun was involved in this illegal work with Jamil, the police said.

According to the police, two India passports, eight Aadhar cards, three Voter ID cards, three Pan Cards, two mobile phones, 3 UNHCR cards, 2 debit cards, one Driving License, a chequebook, photocopy of a family register issued by the Myanmar Government were recovered from both the accused. —ANI

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Baghpat: Police have arrested two brothers for celebratory firing and recovered country-made pistols and cartages. Police sources said from the marriage ceremony in Mavikalan under the Baghpat Kotwali area, information of

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celebratory firing was received. The police team rushed to the spot & arrested 2 accused from the spot

and recovered country-made pistols from them. The accused were identified as Kapil and Kamal residents of Mavikala & a case has been registered. Earlier, one man was killed in a celebratory firing in Wazidpur village during a marriage celebration.

ICCJW- 2021

World peace, world govt is need of hour for peace: Jagdish Gandhi ICCJW has seen online participation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, Heads of State, Chief Justices, Judges of SC & peace promoters of world organisations representing 51 countries

First India Bureau Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Sunday addressed the third day of the 22nd International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (ICCJW- 2021) organized by City Montessori School. The conference will be concluded on Monday.

The International Conference of Chief Justices of the World has seen online participation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, Heads of State, Chief Justices, Judges of Supreme

Jagdish Gandhi (left) addressing media persons.

Dy Speaker UP Assembly Nitin Agrawal

Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma

Court and peace promoters of world organizations representing 51 countries of the world, on the call given by over 55,000 CMS students campaigning for a united and peaceful world to safeguard the safety and security of all the children of the world and the generations yet to be born.

City Montessori School has taken the initiative to carve a new future for over 2.5 billion children of the world and generations yet unborn, by organising this unique Conference of the World Judi-

ciary and it has also added a new chapter in the history of education by creating awareness for global issues in the minds of its students.

Addressing media persons here, Dr Jagdish Gandhi, Convenor of the Conference, said that an effective and powerful World Judicial System is necessary for bringing about stability in the world and ensuring lasting peace.

He said that the conference was specially significant as it is in line with the New Edu-

cation Policy of India which takes into account sustainable development goals and world citizenship as a part of school curriculum and these are the aims of the conference.

Mentioning the Constitution of India, Dr Gandhi said Indian Constitution has provided path for world peace and one government for the whole world. Initially, leaders of the world were reluctant on the issue of world parliament and world government but now they were realising the need, he said.

The man who adapts to changing times & situations, is the one who ultimately succeeds and is happy.

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Modi biggest actor in the country: Owaisi First India Bureau Barabanki: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday called Modi the biggest “nautankibaaz” (actor) in the country, saying he entered politics by mistake, else he would have given a run for money to the actors in the film industry.

Modi is the biggest ‘nautankibaaz’ in the country, and by mistake, he has entered politics, else what would have happened to the people of the film industry.

All the awards would have been won by Modi,

Owaisi said, addressing a public meeting here.

After announcing the repeal of three farm laws, the PM had said that there had been some shortcoming in his ‘tapasya’.

This tells us what a big actor our PM is,” he added. Owaisi said the real tapasya’ was done by the farmers in their protests during which around 750 of them died. He also said Modi doesn’t leave any chance of turning himself into a hero . He said Modi announced the repeal of the farm laws to appease farmers in view of the upcoming Assembly elections.

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colonial rule for affor- And for good reason. estation activities. The common refrain is: Sources said, around Modi’s decision to roll 27,000 booth-level func- back the contentious tionaries, assembly seat farm laws, will lead to political recalibraconveners and diviL E CTI ON 2E tion in western sional in-charges UP ahead of Ashave been asked sembly polls. to attend the cruSources say the decial meeting, cision was on the which could potentially lay a formal template cards for some time but of BJP’s electoral cam- because of multiple facpaign to take on politi- tors it was delayed.The cal rivals. The mood in ruling party feels that the UP BJP is upbeat. political alignments in W IT

Lucknow: BJP national president J P Nadda is all set to launch party’s poll blitzkrieg post farm-laws rollback from the Purvanchal in the pocket borough of CM Yogi Gorakhpur on Monday. The BJP boss is scheduled to reach Gorakhpur today have a dialogue with ‘Vantangiyas’ and booth-level presidents from 10 districts of east UP, including Mau, Azamgarh, Ballia, Deoria, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Basti and Siddharthnagar.

The Vantangiya people were brought here from Mayanmar during

western UP, in particular, has been neutralised by the PM. Legislators bore the brunt of farmers’ anger in the region since the past several months when their agitation was underway.

The party asked all its elected representatives to reach out to farmers and explain the advantages of the laws, but BJP ministers and legislators were rudely turned away from several villages and the local farmers were not even willing to talk to them on the issue.

The situation turned even more grim when the BJP lost in the panchayat elections and no efforts to assuage the caste feelings in the region had any impact.

We knew that the issue will dominate the campaign and we will face reverses in western Uttar Pradesh where the farmers’ agitation had a major impact.

JHANDA UNCHA RAHE HAMARA

A 76 ft tall National Flag at 15000 ft constructed by the Indian Army and Flag Foundation of India, hoisted overlooking the Hanle Valley, in Ladakh on Sunday.

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Kiren Rijiju at the mini marathon on Sunday.

Rahul doesn’t know about border security: Kiren Rijiju First India Bureau Agra: Union minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi had no knowledge about border security and responding to his questions on China’s infractions in the border regions would be to undermine national security. It is a sensitive issue.

Rahul Gandhi has no knowledge about the border security and other sensitive matters. If we begin replying to Rahul Gandhi’s questions, it would not be good for the nation. Rahul Gandhi’s words have no sense and we should not pay attention to his words,” Rijiju said during a press interaction here.

The minister was replying to a question that elicited his views on the Congress leader’s attack on the Center over China’s colony-building activity on Arunachal Pradesh border. Rijiju was in Agra to inaugurate the ‘Run for Greenery’, a mini-marathon organ-

RIJIJU FLAGS OFF MINI MARATHON, HIMSELF RUNS ALONG TILL STADIUM MP sports competition has started at Eklavya Sports Stadium from Sunday. The competition was inaugurated by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju by flagging off the mini marathon at Agra College.

This marathon ended at Eklavya Stadium in Sadar.

Where cultural programs were also organized. Prizes will also be given to the runners who come first, second and third in the marathon. The Mini Marathon includes small to big and elderly, handicapped and acid attack victims. On Sunday morning at around 8 am, Minister Kiren Rijiju arrived in Agra to inaugurate the MP sports competition. Where he addressed the participants. During this, thousands of people gathered at the Agra College Ground.

ised under the ‘Sansad Khel Spardha’. He flagged off the mini-marathon from the Agra College Sports ground on Sunday morning.

Hundreds of students, NCC cadets, scout guides, sportspersons, NGO workers, and many dignitaries of Agra

took part in the marathon. Expanding further his comment, Rijiju said if the government starts replying to Gandhi’s queries, it will not be able to do its work. We have to work for the nation, he said. Rijiju praised the efforts of the participants in the mini-marathon.

HC seeks Noida reply on non-supply of water to industries First India Bureau Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has asked the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority to explain what provisions it has made for the supply of water to various industries in its area.

A Lucknow bench of the high court also asked the GNIDA to explain by Nov 23 how the

industrial units in Greater Noida have been obtaining water for them. A bench of justice Vivek Chaudhary put the poser to GNIDA on a plea by M/s Supertech Precast Technologies Private Limited, challenging the civic body’s order to recover the rent of the land leased out to the firm for running its industrial unit.The

` 10 LAKH FINE ON POLLUTING INDUSTRIES Muzaffarnagar: A team of the UP Pollution Control Board imposed a fine of over `10 lakh on two industrial units and a banquet hall here on Saturday for allegedly violating anti-pollution norms, officials said. The team led by UPPCB Regional Officer Ankit Singh slapped a fine of `10 lakh on Sarvottam Rolling Mills, `50,000 and other mills for causing air pollution.

firm’s counsel contended that his client has been unable to run the industry in absence of water as it was not being supplied for industrial use.

In such a condition, it is wholly arbitrary to coerce the petitioner company to pay the rent against the leased land, argued the petitioner’s counsel Abhisekh Khare.

The petitioner also pleaded thahas complained even to the state government against non-supply of water but to no avail.

The bench sought the explanation from the Greater Noida Authority, observing that if water was not supplied for running the industries, the very purpose of taking land on lease stands defeated.

COVID OUTBREAK

Senior citizens feel the brunt of no concession in railway fares 

In July 2017, the railways enabled the elderly to even give up their partial or full concession through the ‘give it up’ scheme

First India Bureau New Delhi : Almost four crore senior citizens have been forced to pay full fare for their travel since the railways suspended their concessions due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, a RTI has revealed.

In a reply to a query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the railways has stated that between March 22, 2020 and Sept 2021, 37,850,668 senior citizens have undertaken

journeys on trains.

During this period, train services remained suspended for several months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The concessions, which were suspended from March 2020, have remained suspended. In the case of senior citizens, while women are eligible for 50 per cent concession, men can avail 40 per cent in all classes.

The minimum age limit for a woman is 58 and a man is 60. Over the last two decades,

railway concessions have been a much-discussed topic with multiple committees recommending their withdrawal. As a result of

this in July 2016, the railways made elderly concession optional while booking tickets.

The thing is that the concession given to us

was significant and is a huge help for those that cannot afford it. Senior citizens in many homes are treated as an extra, with no income of their own.

These concessions helped them to get around. Those who can have given up their concessions also. With regular train services running, at least the senior citizen concessions should be restored. Most elderly cannot afford to pay full fares,” said Tapas Bhattacharya, a retired private sector employ-

ee, who is travelling to Kolkata with his wife. ”My parents haven’t seen their grandchildren for more than two years. This year also they didn’t come as they cannot afford the tickets without concessions. It is also too much for me to pay.

In a letter last month, Madurai MP Su Venkatesan appealed to the Union railway minister to restore passenger concessions for their railway journeys stating that it was necessary for the elderly in a country where 20 per

cent live below the poverty line.

The railways, over the past ten days, have restored some of its services that it suspended in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

This includes the removal of the “special” tag from trains which brought down the prices of tickets and restarted the service of serving hot cooked meals.

However, the decision on restoring concessions and providing bedrolls is still pending.

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LUCKNOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Jagdeesh Chandra hands over the First Miss Teen India 2021- 2nd Runner Up award & a cheque of one lakh to glamorous Mrunmayi Barve after her crowning, also seen are Ashok Singh, Kavita Pant, Simran Ahuja, Rayna Sikri, Shreya Gupta, Shubhi Dhaneta, Pearl Agarwal and Lekh Uthaiah

Girl with a sword MRUNMAYI BARVE, THE SECOND RUNNER UP OF FIRST MISS INDIA TEEN 2021 HELD AT NOVOTEL, GOA ON OCT 30’21, GETS CANDID ABOUT HER JOURNEY AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS WITH AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CITY FIRST!

UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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nother name for elegance, Mrunmayi Barve was born to conquer the stage. A girl who leaves love, kindness and generosity in her wake, this crowned queen is the definition of hard work. From wearing makeup that perfectly accentuates her features to her humdinger personality, Mrunmayi is all set to charm the ramps. Here’s Mrunmayi in a tête-à-tête with City First.

How did it feel to wear the crown as one of the finalists of First Miss Teen India?

It was a sheer symbol of all the hard work paying off. Winning the crown of second runner up of First Miss Teen India is the best accessory I have.

Jagdeesh Chandra with Mrunmayi Barve

What was the most challenging part of the competition?

To put myself up on the stage to narrate the story about abuse. I

Mrunmayi during the talent round

was taught to wear my wounds as my badges. And so I transformed myself as the girl with a sword, dancing proudly on the poem about sexual abuse and fighting with my fears.

How was your homecoming?

Homecoming for me was a journey of joyous moments. “There is surely no greater joy than seeing the shimmer in your parents’ eyes.” And perhaps, the homecoming was like a warm hug af-

ter the shivering cold nights.

What positive changes can you bring forth with this platform?

With the help of this platform, I would encourage more people to speak up about their traumas and promote mental health on a huge scale.

What are your academic goals?

A: My aim in life is to join the Indian Foreign Services.

KC Pandey, Gargoti Museum, CEO greeted Mrunmayi on her homecoming

Mrunmayi greeted by her grandmother Vimal Barve

Mrunmayi sharing a special moment with her parents Deepak & Vaishali Barve

Janhavi Barve (sister) and Kaustubh Pagare (brother) greeting Mrunmayi

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Mrunmayi with Bharati Kharkar (aunty), Abhay Kharkar (uncle) and Vedant Kharkar

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Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes

Mellitus- A New Concept

DR SUDHIR BHANDARI

PRINCIPAL AND CONTROLLER- SMS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL COLLEGE

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reating diabetes is an art, in addition to aiming at controlling sugar values & preventing complications now REVERSAL OF DIABETES is a new concept.

Reversing diabetes is a term that usually refers to a significant long-term good sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.

People with type 2 diabetes that are able to get their HbA1c below 6 gm% without taking diabetes medication are said to have reversed or resolved their diabetes. Although there’s no cure for type 2 diabetes, however, it’s possible for some people to reverse it.

Through diet changes and weight loss, the patient may be able to reach and hold normal blood sugar levels without medication.

The key to reversing diabetes seems to be weight loss. Sometimes losing enough weight could help to live diabetes-free; especially if a patient had the disease for a few years and haven’t needed insulin.

With time and dedication, type 2 diabetes can be reversed and the results can be very rewarding, with less tiredness and better all-round health.

Research indicates that effective ways to reverse diabetes include:  Low-carbohydrate diet  Very low-calorie diets  Exercise  Bariatric surgery  Fasting In type 2 diabetes there is insulin resistance as compared to insulin deficiency. Insulin resistance is responsible for hyperglycemia. In a normal person, insulin increases the uptake of carbohydrates in the liver, muscles, and other target organs. In obese person as a consequence of high visceral and subcutaneous fat deposition, insulin does not work efficiently at the target site to lower blood levels of glucose. The key point for reversal of diabetes is to reduce this visceral and subcutaneous fat by a low-calorie diet, exercise, bariatric surgery, fasting etc.

LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIETS

Low-carbohydrate diets are known for lowering the amount of insulin the body needs to produce, resulting in less insulin resistance. A study showed that a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet was able to achieve significant rates of remission in people with type 2 diabetes.

High blood sugar levels destroy the insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells which further aggravate hyperglycaemia.

VERY LOW-CALORIE DIET

Very-low-calorie diets (VLCD) have been shown to achieve significant weight loss, reduce insulin resistance and allow people with type 2 diabetes to

come off their diabetes medication.

A study showed that an 8-week 800 kcal per day diet was able to achieve remission from diabetes in nearly 65% of patients with type 2 diabetes. The reversal of diabetes appeared to be correlated with significant reductions in fat storage within the liver and pancreas. A VLCD is regarded as an extreme form of diet and therefore should be undertaken with care.

This type of diet is extreme. It means working with a professional and being very controlled with how many calories be eaten by the patient. But the chance that it could send into remission may give a strong motivation to stick to it. It’s important to get started on a weight-loss plan as soon as diagnosed.

EXERCISE

More physical activity is a way to improve diabetes, but it may be tough to lose enough weight to go into remission with workouts alone. A modest, lowercalorie diet plus a big stepup in burning calories could put on the path to remission.

A study showed that people aim for 10,000 steps a day and at least 2 1/2 hours of moderate exercise a week along with cutting 500-750 calories a day and following specific insulin and medication routine saw more than half of them reach near-normal blood sugar without medication. It’s the weight loss that really matters. Exercise can help to get there but expect to change the diet as well.

BARIATRIC SURGERY

This type of surgery helps to lose weight by changing the stomach and digestive

Dietary supplement Over-the-counter drugs  Alternative medicines  Homeopathic products  Prescription drugs Additional evidence has  

FASTING

system to limit how much the patient can eat. Aside from helping to lose weight, it may help reverse diabetes in other ways, although scientists don’t yet know exactly why.

One theory is that it affects the hormones in the gut to help control blood glucose.

The efficacy of type 2 diabetes reversal depends on the choice of procedure, there is unilateral improvement in glycemia following the operation, and bariatric surgery has been found to be superior to intensive type 2 diabetes medical management. Researchers estimate that upwards of three-quarters of people see their diabetes reversed after bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery have better long-term results than gastric banding.

Bariatric surgery is generally an option only when BMI is 35 or higher.

Fasting can be a practical way to lose weight because it’s fairly straightforward, but it’s not a mainstream treatment for type 2 diabetes. A very small study found that therapeutic fasting without food for a set amount of time can help reverse type 2 diabetes. Another study showed that eating very few calories (500-600) 2 days a week and a normal diet the other days helped people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and lower their blood sugar levels.

WHAT DOESN’T WORK

When it comes to reversing diabetes, there’s no magic pill. If you see a product that claims to cure diabetes or replace your prescribed diabetes medication, beware. The FDA cautions that many illegally marketed things are unproven and possibly dangerous, including:

become available in recent years suggesting that diabetes reversal is a possible alternative to consider in place of traditional diabetes treatment and management.

Hence weight reduction & maintaining ideal BMI are the key features of REVERSAL OF DIABETES coupled up with a high fibre diet and regular physical activity.

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WEDDING BELLS! A

ctors Aditya Seal and Anushka Ranjan hosted a fun-filled, glamorous sangeet ceremony on Saturday.

The two have been dating for a long time, and are all set to seal their relationship with a wedding ceremony.

The sangeet ceremony saw many of their industry friends like Alia Bhatt, Vaani Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Athiya Shetty, Sussanne Khan, Krystle

Akansha Ranjan and Alia Bhatt

D’Souza and more in attendance. Bride-tobe Anushka Ranjan wore a scarlet red shimmery high-waist flare pants embellished with sequins all over. A long red dupatta with a belt, a plunging neckline choli and a red-and-green Kundan choker and earrings completed her look for the sangeet night. Aditya wore a black kurta and pants with a long jacket. Here are some glimpses from the ceremony.

—Agency

Taapsee Pannu caught in action at Chaura Rasta, Jaipur

SHARVARI’S STRUGGLES

Javed Ali

Actor Taapsee Pannu, Prateek Babbar, Sukhbir, Toshi and Javed Ali were spotted in Jaipur on Sunday by photojournalists Mukesh Kiradoo and Naim Khan.

—Agency

Prateek Babbar

Sukhbir

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ix years and a zillion auditions later, this weekend could be deemed a winning one for debutante Sharvari. While one may recall her from Kabir Khan’s The Forgotten Army, she has no qualms admitting that this Friday—the release of Bunty Aur Babli 2— was the one she was waiting for all her life. “My parents have booked out a theatre,” says the actor as we sit down with her for a chat at Yash Raj studios. It took going through a month-long audition process and “training from casting agent Shanoo Sharma” to crack the part. “When I met the director, I had no idea it was for Bunty Aur Babli 2.

Rani [Mukerji] ma’am, the OG on set, showed immense confidence in me and asked me to use my instinct,” says Sharvari, accepting that if she was not part of the film, she would have questioned the casting of the newbies opposite Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan.

—Agency

Sharvari Wagh

Athiya Shetty

Mana Shetty

Sussane Khan

Scarlet’s secret Marvel project!

Scarlett Johansson

Spotted in THE PINK CITY!

Bhumi Pednekar

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arvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently teased a new project with actor Scarlett Johansson. As per sources, the Marvel Studios head attended the American Cinematheque honour for Johansson at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday night where he made a speech, calling Johansson “an enormously talented storyteller.” “We already are working with Scarlett on another not, non-Black Widow-related top secret that Marvel Studios is producing,” he revealed speaking about the new project.

Calling Johansson “a very, very smart producer,” Feige continued, “Scarlett is one of the most talented, versatile and beloved actors of our time.”

—Agency

Going gaga over Gaga!

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ears after speculations of budding romance, actor Bradley Cooper finally addressed the past romance rumours with Lady Gaga. Gaga and Cooper sparked romance rumours after putting on an intimate performance of ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars.

As per sources, Cooper claimed the chemistry seen between him and Gaga during the movie and subsequent performances was just acting in a cover story about the musician published by The Hollywood Reporter. “Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level,” Cooper told the outlet, referring to the way the two stared into each other’s eyes as they performed ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars.

—Agency

Lady Gaga

ULTIMATE

CROSSOVER!

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al Gadot, Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson, from ‘Red Notice’, said they would love to collaborate again, but this time as their superheroes, Wonder Woman, Deadpool and Black Adam. According to sources, “That would be electric!” said Gadot, who famously played ‘Wonder Woman’ in the 2017 film and the sequel ‘Wonder Woman 1984’. The third instalment is currently planned for 2023. It would also be groundbreaking and mark the first DC and Marvel crossover as Black Adam and Wonder Woman are in the DC Universe while Deadpool is with Marvel.

—Agency

Gal Gadot

CITY

STAY MASKED

GET VACCINATED

BUZZ

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Celebrating art

Hunar Haat with

Kid posing at Hunar Haat Ace singer Sudesh Bhosale in action

A view of the stalls with lanterns ready to light up the carnival

Shoppers buying handicrafts at the carnival

Shoppers browsing through a handicraft stall

Rustic decor of the Haat Saturday evening was an invigorating affair for Hunar Haat as celebrated Bollywood singer Sudesh Bhosale mesmeried the audience with his cultural songs. The guests were seen relishing delicious treats from across the country at the food court themed ‘Mera Gaon, Mera Desh.’ Hunar Haat also became a shoppers’ paradise with a myriad of stalls of handicraft items.

—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA

Chit-chat over munchies

Women posing at the festival

Visitors relishing hearty treats at the food court

Carpet stall at Hunar Haat

Magnificent statues at Hunar Haat

Guests enjoying the flavours of India at the food court

SAMPREM DIWAS CONCLUDED!

STALLIONS IN ACTION! General Bipin Ra

wat with his wife

The keen Polo players Cingari, to commemorate their Golden Jubilee, (1953 - 2003) organised Cavalry Gold Cup from November 16 to 21 at Jaipur Polo Grounds, New Delhi. The finale match was held between Vimal Avion Achievers and MAS. Chief of Defence, General Bipin Rawat presided over as the chief guest. —PHOTOS BY

The four-day multimedium art camp ‘Saprem Diwas’ organised by Saprem Sansthan came to a conclusion on Sunday.

Nine artists from six states participated in the event and presented the artworks made during the camp.

They also shared their views on topics like art.

Caught in action

MANOJ KESHARWANI

Selfie moment

with Kabir Bedi

Naveen Jindal