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AHMEDABAD l FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign ahead of the 4th phase of state Assembly elections, in Dhanbad on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI CALLING CAB A ‘COURAGEOUS STEP’ RSS LAUDS MODI, SHAH pen and the Hindus residing there in large numbers “became tar- get of persecution,” he said. Looking at the census conducted from time-to-time, the number ofHindus residing in Afghanistan, Paki- stan and Bangladesh came down drastically, he said. “The question arises where these went, and it comes to fore that many of them came to India,” he said. The Hindus persecut- ed in these countries had no other place to go than India, where they could live a life of re- spect and security and hence, they kept coming to India. ‘religious country’. But, the country was part- tioned over this issue and the leaders then had accepted it,” he said. If partition had not taken place on religious grounds, then many incidents thereafter would not have hap- pened, the RSS general secretary said. Subsequently, Paki- stan and Bangladesh declared themselves as Islamic states and there were doubts then about what place the minorities residing there will get...because as per the agreement, it was said that the minorities will not face any injustice,” said Joshi. Unfortu- nately, this did not hap- not be termed as an in- truder, but a refugee. The bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bang- ladesh, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday . Joshi dubbed it as a “courageous and thanked the BJP- led central government, the prime minister and the Home minister for taking the initiative. “When the country was partitioned, there was a demand for divi- sion on grounds. However, In- dia did not have any such idea of forming a Nagpur: RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the passage of the Citizenship (Amend- ment) Bill in Parlia- ment and described it as a “courageous step”. Talking to reporters here, Joshi said all should rise above their political compulsions and welcome the bill. He said the stand of the Rashtriya Swayam- sevak Sangh (RSS) has always been that a Hin- du who comes to India because of persecution in another country can- Narendra step” people religious Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the Parliament for Winter Session on Thursday. CM’s smart ideas to harness start-ups for governance solutions First India News cals, the service sector. Inno- vations and inventions will take human progress to the next level. Con- stant experiments in the field of science will lead to success.” The state used to import gy earlier. But today, over 5,000 start-ups are operational in Gu- jarat alone, ing the way for an ad- vanced and tech-savvy generation, the chief minister went on. “There will soon be a time when India, and Gujarat in lar, will become export- ers of modern technology. Organisations like iCreate have Turn on P3 industry , and mit would act as a platform to channelise the aspirations, energy and enthusiasm youth in order to reap positive results. “Ne- cessity is the mother of invention. Inventions happen when the need arises,” Rupani added. He expressed confi- dence that rat would soon be a leader in science and technology and usher in new inventions and innovations in IT. It would come closer to realising the dream of a New India as envi- sioned by Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi. “Gujarat is a leader in health, energy , agri- culture, pharmaceuti- ogy Summit, 2019, at the Science City. Elaborating his vi- sion further, Rupani said, “The state government is keen to ac- celerate artificial intelligence (AI) in the state. The use of AI will be instrumental in overcoming the challenges in various departments.” He added, “It is im- perative that the univer- sities and organisations promoting innovation and youth come together to organ- ise a conference on the same in order to understand the challenges bet- ter and overcome them.” The chief minister said the Start-up Sum- Ahmedabad: Minister Vijay Rupani plans to leverage exper- tise from technology startups and young en- trepreneurs’ innovative solutions to counter challenges faced by various departments of the state government. “Gujarat is developing in spheres such as health and education among others, but this is not adequate. We don’t just need development but sus- tainable development in all areas,” said the chief minister while inaugurating three-day Start-up and Technol- Chief of the technolo- Guja- pav- startups particu- the Vibrant CM Vijay Rupani inaugurating Vibrant Start-up and Technology Summit at Science City. —PHOTO BY NANDAN DAVE

TALKING POINT II AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia CURFEW IMPOSED IN DIBRUGARH DIBRUGARH Guwahati Dibrugarh have been placed under indefi nite curfew till further orders in the wake of protests after the passage of CAB in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The administration has also suspended mobile Internet services for 24 hours from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten districts. Indian Army said that two columns of Assam Rifl es troops have been deployed in Tripura and the third column in Assam is on NORTH-EAST ON THE BOIL Bangladesh cancels Foreign Minister’s Delhi visit B standby. JATIN BORA RESIGNS FROM BJP GUWAHATI Actor and Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jatin Bora on Thursday resigned from the party. The reason behind his decision is yet to be unknown. Mobile phones and Internet services have been suspended for 24 hours from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten districts of the state- Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (metro) and 1 angladesh For- eign Minister AK Momen cancelled his SINGER PAPON CANCELS SHOW S out of a music show in Delhi, saying he would not be able to entertain fans when his home state Assam was “burning, crying and under curfew” over the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament. The singer, best known for songs such as “Moh moh ke dhaage” and “Jiyein kyun”, was scheduled to perform in the capital on Friday. Papon also apologised to his fans on Twitter. Kamrup. Abdul has inger Papon on Thursday pulled CLAUSE 6 OF ASSAM ACCORD GUWAHATIThe Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Centre is committed to implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord to safeguard the unique identity of Assam. “I assure that PM Modi and Home Minister Shah have very categorically stated centre is committed to implementing the Clause 6 of Assam Accord in letter and spirit” Sonowal said. visit to India. He was scheduled to visit India from December 12-14. This comes amid Bang- ladesh raising strong objections against the Citizenship ment) Bill that was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday . Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has cancelled his India visit between December 12 and De- cember 14. The Bangladeshi minister was to arrive in India on Thursday evening for the Indian Ocean meet and Delhi Dialogue. He said, "I had to cancel my trip to New Delhi as I have to participate in the 'Buddijibi De- bosh' and 'Bijoy Debosh' and more so as our State Minister is out of the country in Madrid and our Foreign Secretary is in the Hague." He added, "Given the increasing demand at home, I have decided to cancel the visit. How- ever, I am looking forward to attending the next meeting in Janu- ary. I am sending our DG to attend the event." On Wednesday, A K Abdul Momen said the Citizenship ment) Bill could weak- en India's historic char- (Amend- Had to cancel my trip to New Delhi as I have to participate in ‘Buddijibi Debosh’ and ‘Bijoy Debosh and more so as our State Minister is out of the country. —AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh Foreign Minister 2 All Guwahati trains to Upper Assam cancelled The minister also said that Bangladesh and India are currently enjoying close friendly relations "that is termed as "golden chapter" of bilateral ties and "so, naturally our people (Bangladeshis) expect that India won't do any- thing that could create anxiety among them". Momen termed as "untrue" the allegations of minority repression in Bangladesh by In- dia's Home Minister Amit Shah, "whoever gave them the information, it is not correct". Momen said Bangladesh maintains strong religion harmo- ny and ensures that fol- lowers of all faiths en- joy same rights in every area. —ANI acter as a secular nation and rejected the allegations that the minorities are facing religious persecution in his country . According to the legislation, members of Hin- du, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghan- istan, till December 31, 2014 facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given In- dian citizenship. "India is historically a tolerant which believes in secu- larism (but) their historic position will be weakened if they devi- ate from that," Momen told reporters. BJP MLA’s HOUSE VANDALIZED DIBRUGARH Binod Hazarika on Thursday claimed that his residence in his constituency Chabua was attacked by anti- Citizenship Amendment Bill protestors who also vandalized his property. Hazarika said that around 150 protestors destroyed household things, artefacts of his house and after that, they set ablaze the commodities outside 3 Guwahati: All trains from Guwahati towards upper Assam region have been cancelled, according to the Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), Frontier Railway, as a n t i - C i t i z e n s h i p Amendment Bill (CAB) protests continue to rock the state and other states in the North-East. Guwahati and Dibru- garh have been placed under indefinite curfew till further orders in the wake of protests after the passage of the Citi- zenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday . The administration had suspended mobile Internet services for 24 hours from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten districts of the state -- Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kam- rup and Kamrup. In view of the pre- vailing situation, several airlines have announced that flights to Guwahati and Dibru- garh have been cancelled on Thursday and Friday and passengers travelling to these two cities will be offered a FLIGHTS TOO North-East saying country 4 (1) A burnt truck is seen after protest in Guwahati on Thursday. (2) Indian Army personnel arrive to conduct a fl ag march as security conditions tighten. (3) Protestors raise slogans in protest during a strike in Guwahati. (4) Demonstrators stopping the vehicles during a protest against CAB in Guwahati on Thursday. (Amend- fee waiver on cancellation or rescheduling fee. Amid the unrest in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet earlier today assured the people of the state that “no one can take away their rights, unique identity and beautiful culture”. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 sailed through the Par- liament after Rajya Sabha passed it on Wednesday . As many as 125 members of the Up- per House voted in favour while 105 MPs voted against the Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha earlier this week. —ANI the home. ARMY STONES THROWN AT POLICE CHIEF’S CONVOY S voy on Thursday when he was touring the city, ravaged by violent protests. The cavalcade was on the Guwahati-Shillong Road near Christian Basti where it was attacked. Stones were thrown at several vehicles in the convoy that was on its way from the Secretariat. The convoy had to stop several times as the entire stretch was blocked by protesters. When the vehicles stopped in the Chris- tian Basti area and security personnels were clearing the road, some protesters threw stones. —ANI DEPLOYED IN ASSAM NEW DELHI Amid protests in the northeastern states over the Citizen- ship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, fi ve Army columns have been requisitioned and deployed in Assam. According to Indian Army offi cials, three Assam Rifl es columns have also been requisitioned and deployed in Tripura, amid curfew. The strength of one column is about 70 personnel of all tones were thrown at Assam Police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta’s con- ADGP LAW AND ORDER AGRAWAL TRANSFERRED A transferred and posted as ADGP CID. “In the interest of public service, Mukesh Agarwal, IPS (RR-1989), Add Director General of Police (Law and Order), Assam is transferred and posted as Add Director-General of Police (CID), Assam with effect from the date of taking over charge vice LR Bishnoi, IPS (RR- 1991) transferred,” said an offi cial notifi cation. ASSAM GUV APPEALS FOR CALM AMID PROTESTS G hotbed of protests. In a statement, Mukhi urged them to maintain restraint as they have always shown patience and political maturity in the past. “If the student community has any issues against the government they have every right to agitate but they should do it in a democratic and peaceful manner, without taking the law in their hands,” he said. —ANI overnor Jagdish Mukhi appealed to the people to maintain peace in Assam, the dditional Director General of Police (law and order) Mukesh Agrawal was ranks.

SPOTTED IN JAIPUR AHMEDABAD l FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 19 NORTH-EAST WAR ZONE: A woman is assisted after she falls as police personnel clash with agitators protesting against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Guwahati, on Thursday. 3 —PHOTO BY PTI CAB PROTESTS KILLED IN GUWAHATI A t least three persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fi re on protesters in Guwahati, offi cials said. An offi cial of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital told PTI that one person was “brought dead” and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment. The offi cial, however, could not give their names, saying that “they were brought unidentifi ed”. The violent protests also spread to Meghalaya’s capital Shillong on Thursday, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the contentious bill. The administration has imposed a curfew in the city and has also shut down mobile internet for 48 hours. In Guwahati, thousands defi ed the curfew and took to the streets, prompting police to open fi re. Police said they had to open fi re in Lalung Gaon area in Guwahati after stones were hurled by protestors. The agitators said at least four persons were injured in the shooting. Panic spead in Jaipur on Thursday as a leopard entered a residential area. It was last spotted inside a school. Teams of forest department were trying to catch the wild cat. Third phase clocks 62% voting in J’khand polls SC REJECTS ALL 19 AYODHYA VERDICT REVIEW PLEAS AFTER FINDING NO BASIS DISMISSED Ranchi: In the third of the five-phase Jhar- khand assembly elections, an estimated 62.06 per cent of over 56 lakh eligible voters exer- cised their franchise till 5 pm on Thursday. The polling was held in 17 constituencies across eight districts, officials said. Voting began at 7 am amid tight security on Thursday . While polling at Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke, Barkatha and Ram- garh seats ended at 5 pm, voters in rest of the constituencies ex- ercised their franchise till 3 pm. The remaining where polling will be held are Kodarma, Barhi, Barkagaon, Mandu, Hazaribag, Simaria (SC), Dhan- war, Gomia, Bermo, Ichagarh, Silli and Khijri (ST). Keeping in mind that there are LWE (left- wing extremist) pockets in this New Delhi: The Su- preme Court Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking review of its November 9 Ayod- hya land dispute case verdict which cleared the way for construc- tion of a Ram Temple at the disputed site. The top court, which took a total of 19 review pleas for consideration in-chamber, them after finding no ground to entertain them. “Applications for listing of review petitions in open court are dismissed. We have care- fully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers filed therewith. We do not find any ground, whatsoever, to entertain the same. The review petitions are, ac- cordingly, dismissed,” NIRBHAYA: SC TO HEAR REVIEW PLEA ON DEC 17 SC FORMS PANEL TO PROBE HYD ENCOUNTER The Supreme Court will hear on December 17 the review petition fi led by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the brutal December 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder case. A three- judge bench will hear Supreme Court appointed a three-member inquiry commission headed by former apex court judge V S Sirpurkar to inquire into the circumstances leading to the encounter killing of the four gang-rape accused in Hyderababd. the petition. P8 rejected decided not to seek review of the unanimous November 9 verdict. Nirmohi Akhara and Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha were the two Hindu bodies whose review pleas were rejected by the bench. Among “third parties” were 40 rights activists who had jointly moved the top court seeking review of its verdict. ing the pleas filed by “third parties”. Among the 10 original litigants, whose review petitions were dismissed, eight were filed by the Muslim parties which includes those supported by the All In- dia Muslim Personal Law Board. It is significant that key Muslim litigant, Ut- tar Pradesh Sunni Cen- tral Waqf Board, had “Applications for permission to file review petitions are dismissed. In view of the denial of permission to file review petitions, applications for listing of review petitions in open court as well as review petitions are rejected,” said the bench, also comprising Justices D Y Chandra- chud, Ashok Bhushan, S A Nazeer and Sanjeev Khanna, while dismiss- a headed by Chief Jus- tice S A Bobde said while rejecting 10 out of 19 pleas filed by original litigants to the title dispute. The apex court, which also considered the nine petitions filed by “third parties” who were not part of the original litigation, denied them permission to file review petition in the matter. five-judge bench MS Dhoni along with wife Sakshi leaves after casting their votes during the third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Ranchi on Thursday. seats have been deputed to monitor the situation. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised to waive farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh and procure paddy at Rs 2,500 MSP if the opposition alliance came to Jharkhand. Jharkhand Chief Elec- tion Officer Vinay Ku- mar Choubey told PTI that polling personnel of ninety-six polling stations were dropped by helicopters and ten polling stations have been re-located on security ground. 40,000 polling personnel the nine power in About phase, Turn on P3 For greener tomorrow, 1,000 electric buses to ply on A’bad roads Gargi Raval sent, the AMTS with 100 and BRTS with 250 buses are catering to the travel needs of sev- en to eight lakh commuters in Ahmedabad. Apart from this, bids for 300 electric AC Midi Buses on GCC model of procurement, tion and maintenance in March 2019 and work order for the same has been awarded to Tata Motors Ltd. This is expected to trickle in after March 2020. rest under Gross Cost Contract (GCC).” GCC model of procurement, tion and nance was adopted in October 2019 under FAME II er Adoption Manufacturing Electric scheme of the central government where- in Ahmedabad will get a subsidy of ap- proximately Rs 45 lakh per bus as per the norms the FAME II scheme. At 900 sleek buses, as against 250 es which used to ply for last 12 years.” Nehra not only aims at having more green buses but also encouraging more people to look at public transport as a viable option. “Strengthening public transportation by improving its quality, frequency, relia- bility and affordabil- ity will attract more commuters. By this we will address the challenges of traffic congestion and air pollution.” The buses are being procured the Ahmedabad Jan- marg Limited (AJL), which is a Special Pur- pose Vehicle (SPV) for transportation set up by the Ahmedabad Mu- nicipal Corporation (AMC). AJL Executive Di- rector Arjav Mehta told First India that, “We have approved two contractors to provide 300 buses, of which Tata Motors will provide 120 buses and Vivek Travels the bus- by Ahmedabad: In a big leap towards making Ahmedabad pollution free, the city will have as many as 1,000 electric buses plying on its streets in less than a year. Giving details, Mu- nicipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra told First India on “This will be a huge development for public transportation Ahmedabad. Over the next six to nine months we will opera- mainte- (Fast- and of opera- Vehicles) Thursday, In 2018, as a fi rst step, AJL had appointed Ashok Leyland Ltd. for procurement, supply and maintenance of 50 electrical buses in Ahmedabad, of which 18 are based on battery swap technology and 32 buses with battery Fast Charging technology are already delivered. in of pre- have —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 02 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘Need Law to sack corrupt corporators’, now parties thinking of it Haresh Jhala and mayor of Surat, Dr Jagdish Patel told First India that all such corrupt councillors are suspended from the party . But, there is no law to suspend them as councillor. If the necessity arises, we will come up with resolution requesting to make law. Same is the feel- ing BJP Surat city president Nitin Bhajiyawala, he also expressed that such councillors have not right to continue as people’s representatives. sacked from the board, but unfortunately there are no rules nor norms in GPMC or BPMC. He added, “In the past I had put up resolution demanding action against such councillors and even had pleaded that the house unanimously pass a resolution requesting the state government to make necessary changes in law, but the ruling party (BJP) did not support it.” Ruling party leader na-Khatodra constituency was arrested on Thursday by the Anti Corruption Bureau in a bribery case. Her husband Palkesh Patel had demanded a Rs50,000 bribe from a builder. As the news of the arrest spread, Congress party leader Praful Togadia swung into action and suspended both husband and wife from the party . Speaking to First In- dia, Togadia said such corporators should be such corporators. The law in general terms says that one who has appointing authority has the authority to take action against the person who has committed an offence. However, when it comes to Bombay Mu- nicipal Corporation Act or Gujarat Municipal Corporation, both acts are silent on what action should be taken against corrupt councillors. Congress Councillor Kapila Patel from Anja- Surat: On Thursday, one more councillor from Surat Municipal Corporation was caught in a graft case. She was immediately suspended from the party, but will continue to be councillor in absence of a law that forbids this. Both the Congress and the BJP are now planning to pass a resolution in the general Board demanding a law to sack Indian Hindu pilgrims to visit Pak for annual pilgrimage Lahore: Over 50 Hindu pilgrims from India would arrive at Katas Raj, one of their holiest sites in Pakistan, for the annual pilgrimage this week, notwith- standing bilateral tensions over Kashmir. Katas Raj is a complex of several Hindu temples connected to one another by walk- ways. It is situated in Chakwal district of Punjab. “The expected number of Hindu pilgrims arriving from India is over 50. They are on a 10-day pilgrimage,” Aamir Hashmi, spokesperson of Evacuee Property Trust Board (ETPB) told PTI. Hashmi said that the pilgrims will cross the Wagah border on Fri- day and will arrive at Katas Raj on Saturday . Indian pilgrims nor- mally visit Katas Raj twice a year, once in February during the festival of Maha chief organiser of the US pulls up Pakistan for misusing F-16 jets against India: Report UK Election: Crucial Polls for Brexit’s Future London: UK is voting in what is being called a “historic” general election. This year’s UK elections are also in a way “Brexit elections” as the results will determine if the UK leaves the EU next year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party have promised that if they reclaim majority in the parliament, they will pass the Brex- it deal and move to negotiate a agreement with the Eu- ropean Union by the end of next year. The Opposition Labour party led by Jeremy Cor- byn, will, however, re- negotiate the Brexit deal, and then put it back to the British people for a final vote on whether they want to leave or remain in the E Union. Britons, hoping to end the political dead- lock over Brexit, are voting for the third time in four years in a snap poll. —ANI A suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) terror group killed 40 CRPF personnel Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14. India launched counter-terror operation against a JeM training camp in Bala- kot on February 26. The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in an aerial combat and cap- tured its pilot Wing Commander Abhinana- dan Varthaman, who was later released. The Indian Air Force on February 28 dis- played pieces of the AMRAAM fired by a Pakistani F-16, as evidence to “conclusively” that Pakistan deployed US-manufactured F-16 fighter jets during an aerial raid targeting In- dian military installa- tions in Kashmir. —ANI Washington: The US reprimanded Pakistan Air Force chief in Au- gust for misusing F-16 fighter jets by under- mining their shared security platforms and infrastructures, a media report has said, months after the Indian Air Force shot down an F-16 jet of Pakistan Air Force during an aerial combat over Kashmir. Andrea Thompson, the then-undersecretary of State for Arms Control and Interna- tional Security Affairs wrote a letter to Paki- stani Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Mu- jahid Anwar Khan in August over the matter, US News reported. While the letter written did not directly mention the incidents in the immediate after- math of the February 26 Balakot airstrikes, US News quoted a source as saying that the com- munication served as a in a pilgrimage from India Shiv Pratab Bajaj was quoted as saying by the Dawn. We were ready to celebrate Shivratri at Ka- tas Raj last year but unfortunately we could not make it, Bajaj said. Tension between In- dia and Pakistan esca- lated once again after New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on Au- gust 5. Reacting to In- dia’s move on Kashmir, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled the Indian High Com- missioner. —ANI Shivratri and again in November/December. They missed the last pilgrimage in February due to the tensions between India and Paki- stan over the Pulwama terror attack on Febru- ary 14. Deputy Secretary of Evacuee Property Trust Board (ETPB) Syed Far- az Abbas told the Dawn newspaper that the government had made ar- rangements for 200 pilgrims. “We are very excited as we are coming to visit our holiest site after a break of a year, the free-trade Andrea Thompson, the then-undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs wrote to Pakistani Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan in August over the matter. missile, revoked objectives, the US government considers the relocation of aircraft to non-US government au- thorised bases concern- ing and inconsistent with the F-16 Letter of Offer and Acceptance,” Thompson wrote. direct America’s about the F-16 use over Kashmir in February . “While we understand from you that these aircraft move- ments were done in support of national defense response concerns to prove Currently chilling: Activist Greta ridicules Trump’s angry tweets Infosys Faces Lawsuit In US For False Financial Statements US asks Pak for expeditious trial of Saee d details of these deals and other accounting matters from auditors and the Board of Directors. “Based on these facts, the company’s public statements were false and materially misleading throughout class period. When the market learned the truth about Infosys, investors suffered dam- ages”, the law firm said. Schall said it encour- ages investors with losses in excess of $100,000 to contact the firm. —ANI Angeles: The Los Schall Law Firm, a shareholder rights litigation firm based in Los Angeles has announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against In- fosys Limited. Accord- ing to the complaint, Infosys made false and misleading statements to the market and used improper recognition of revenue to boost short-term profits. This comes months after a whistleblower complained against In- fosys and its CEO Salil Parekh on the similar Washington: The US asked Pakistan to en- sure a “full prosecution” and “expeditious trial” of Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned JuD, in line with its international obligations. The reaction came hours after an anti-terrorism court in Lahore indicted Saeed and three of his top aides Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal on terror fi- nancing charges. —ANI Trump is the nominal head of an initiative against online bullying called “Be Best.” “A minor child de- serves privacy should be kept out of politics,” Trump tweeted. Thun- berg swiftly changed her bio on Twitter. “A teen- ager working on her anger management problem,” it now reads. “Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.” —ANI Washington: Incensed perhaps by her selection – and not his – as Time magazine’s person of the year, Donald Trump opened Twitter fire Thursday morning on climate activist Gre- ta Thunberg. Trump, 73, tweeted that Thunberg, 16, had an “anger management problem” and should “chill” – no pun appar- ently intended. Trump’s wife and his eldest son recently re- acted with outrage when company’s and lines. However, the company later after an in- vestigation said it could not find the evidence. The complaint in the US said CEO Salil Parekh skipped stand- ard reviews of large deals to avoid accounting scrutiny . In fact, the company’s finance team was pressured to hide the Melania Trump’s 13-year-old son, Barron, to make a point about how presidents are not kings. Melania a witness called by Dem- ocrats to testify in the impeachment hearings punned on the name of AISAM approves 100 pc sale of govt stake in Air India Civil Aviation Min Puri said, AAI has embarked upon a capital investment of over `25k cr in next 5 yrs for development scheme launched to enhance regional connectivity. “AAI has embarked upon a capital investment of over Rs 25,000 crore in next five years for development/ upgradation/ modern- ization of various airports and air naviga- tion infrastructure,” the Union Minister stated. —ANI has been the government has enabled the swift tran- sition of aircraft of Jet Airways to other airlines. Also, the contract for e-governance in DGCA (e-GCA) has been awarded and five- year restriction on new airlines for flying on international has been removed. Further, Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) which Letter of Award for leasing the airports of Ahmedabad, Luc- know and Mangaluru has been issued by AAI; Rationalized tax- es on jet fuel by many states, exempted cus- toms duty on tools and toolkits, reduced GST on various spare parts, accessories and con- sumables. He mentioned that ment of Air India,” Puri informed Lok Sabha. Puri further stated that to improve the aviation sector, the central government has taken following measures - In-principle approval for leasing of six airports of Air- ports Authority of In- dia (AAI) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) accorded, out of of new Government, Air India Specific Al- ternative Mechanism (AISAM) has been re- constituted and the re- initiation of the strategic disinvestment of Air India has been approved. AISAM has approved the 100 per cent sale of Government of India stake in Air In- dia for the re-initiated Strategic New Delhi: Civil Avi- ation Minister Hard- eep Singh Puri on Thursday said that Air India Specific Alterna- tive Mechanism (AISAM) has approved 100 per cent sale of Centre stake in Air In- dia for the re-initiated strategic ment of the national carrier. “After the formation routes disinvest- Disinvest-

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 03 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia CM Rupani lays foundation of Astronomy and Space Science Gallery First India News lery for which ground breaking was per- formed by Chief Minis- ter Rupani on Thurs- day. The gallery will be segregated in three zones, viz Past, Present and Future, and will depict the past, present and future of universe. The gallery will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.150 crores and will be the third such themed gallery at Science City, after the event. case the history of hu- PLUMMETING ONION PRICES MAKE FARMERS CRY more. A simulation zone will serve to accommo- date 4D and 5D theatre offering ride simulation of space travel. will project themed au- dio-visual tions on topics such as galaxies, stars, the solar system, black holes, eclipses, and the birth of universe. A virtual reality zone intends to provide an experience of virtual world through VR activities such as space exploration, big bang, space walk, lunar & mars exploration, as- tronaut simulation and aim to portray the present development going on in the domain, and the third gallery “Fu- ture”, will represent possible future areas of research manned space flight and more. Also on the cards is a planetarium, estimated to be about 18 metres in diameter. This is likely to have a capacity of 173 seats and a dome- shaped screen, which Aquatic Gallery and the Robotic Gallery. A number of exciting features have planned, a space obser- vatory and a digital planetarium others. Chief Secretary Anil Mukim, secretary to the CM MK Das, British Deputy Commissioner to Gujarat Peter Cook, and senior officials were present during the —PHOTO BY NANDAN DAVE presenta- Ahmedabad: Minister Vijay Rupani laid the foundation stone for Astronomy and Space Science Gal- lery under the aegis of the Vibrant Startup and Technology Sum- mit-2019. As the word goes, Gujarat Science City is supposed to ac- quire a 16,000 sq. meter (16 sq. km) astronomy and space science gal- Chief been such as among Features like a solar telescope, a big dome- shaped telescope and vedh shala are among the other highlights that are expected to delight visitors to the up- coming space science gallery . CM Rupani lays the foundation stone for the 16 sq. km Astronomy and Space Science Gallery at Science City on Thursday. About the gallery, the “Past” zone will show- man attempts to understand the universe; the “Present” gallery will LORD OF THE PILES First India News QUALITY CONTROL? —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Rajkot: With onion prices at the Gondal Market Yard crashing from Rs2,200 to Rs1,000 per pick of 20kg in two days, farmers are crying foul and have demanded that the opposition party fight for them. Commodity experts are expecting onion prices to continue hov- ering around Rs1,000 for 20kg for the next two months. According to their reading of onion demand and supply, even if the government imports onions on a large scale, rates are not likely to go below Rs1,000 per 20kg in the near future. Since Tuesday, fresh onion have reaching the Gondal market yard in large quantities, down prices. Disap- pointed with the crashing prices, farmer Ba- chubhai Dhamelia said that there is no one to bail them out from the present ues to import onions, it will not be able to meet the daily demand of 50,000 tonnes. The current daily supply is just around 12,000- 15,000 tonnes. This huge gap between demand and means that prices are not likely to fall to below Rs1,000 for 20kg, he said. Experts say the price increase was sharp and called for a correction; the suddenness pinching farmers. for the farmers, his first reaction was to question who was making money in the process. “If the farmers are not getting a good price and consumers are paying very high prices, someone surely making a profit in between. The government should act against those hoard- ers,” he said. Mahuva President Ghanshyam Patel added that even if government contin- cry when farmers get good prices. “When they are sought out, the government inter- venes just to keep a large section of society happy and their vote bank intact. Gov- ernment intervention pulls down our whole- sale prices. Unfortu- nately, there is no or- ganization who can fight for us,” he said. When Leader of Op- position Paresh Dha- nani was asked if his party would intervene “When have to pay Rs100 per kilogram, the Congress stages protests and de- mands that the state government intervene. Now, I want to know why Congress leaders are silent and not standing with farmers and demanding high prices for our pro- duce.” Parsibhai from neighbouring Jamnagar echoes the sentiment. He asks why people consumers started supply is pulling A day after First India published an article on what seems to be a new version of Pirana, deputy municipal commissioner Rajesh Mehta told us that the civic body would soon clear the garbage from along the Sabarmati. However, when we visited the site on Thursday, a tractor and a dumper were emptying more garbage collected from near-by areas. A massive statue of Lord Ganesh was seen among the refuse. Patel, APMC district, —PHOTO BY NANDAN DAVE is situation. Gujarat police gets Presidential Colours 4 from Asha Foundation for selling cattle First India News specially designed logo, police flag and police an- them as well,” DG Shi- vanand said, “adding, “After Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Ta- mil Nadu, Tripura and Assam, we are the seventh police force in country to gets Presi- dential Colours.” Gujarat police was raised in May 1, 1960, by merging the district police units of Bombay state and police unit of the state of Saurashtra and Kutch. Central government on February 21st. A com- mittee comprising officers from CRPF, BSF, CBI, R&AW, IB, the Odi- sha police and Himachal Pradesh police evaluat- ed the proposal and for- warded it to the Prime Minister’s office. On March 7, we were informed that we would receive the Presidential Colours.” The President’s Col- ours is the highest honour bestowed upon a regiment of the Indian Armed Forces in recog- HIGH PRAISE First India News the animal shelter located at Hathijan area of Ahmedabad. Sources say the animals were smuggled out and mistreated before being sold in the Bakra- mandi market in Ranip. The scam came to light when the original owner of one of these animals identified it in the market. “We are in- vestigating the role of Asha Foundation admin- istrators in this case,” DCP Zone 5 Ravi Teja Vasamshetty told. Ahmedabad: The Gu- jarat police will get a symbol of excellence on December 15. Vice-president M. Naidu will award the force with the Presiden- tial colours SHAAN), making it only the seventh recipi- ent of the honour. Addressing the media on Thursday, Guja- rat police DG Shi- vanand said, “We sent our proposal for presidential colours to the Ahmedabad: Four people working at the Asha Foundation animal shelter were arrested for il- legally selling about 1,000 sheep and goats, entrusted to their care, for lakhs of rupees. Odhav, Ramol and Naroda police have reg- istered a complaint against them. On December 4, Ra- mol police seized two trucks full of sheep and goats and sent them to Venkaiah (NI- will conducted on De- cember 15 at Karai Po- lice Academy . After getting Presidential Col- ours, we get our own the completion of 25 years of the Army Air Defence as an independ- ent arm of the Army . “A ceremonial parade nition of invaluable contributions to the security of the nation during peace and hostil- ity. It was presented on FROM JACKET FROM PG 1 Dismissed... With the dismissal of these review pleas, the parties to the litigation are left with legal recourse of filing curative petition only . A curative petition is the last legal recourse in the apex court for curing the de- fects and is also heard in-chamber unless a prima facie case is made out for reconsideration of the verdict. A five-judge bench, headed by the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, had in a unanimous verdict on November 9 decreed the entire 2.77 acre disputed land in favour of deity ‘Ram Lalla’ and also directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque in Ayodhya. On December 2, the first plea CM’s smart... made job-givers instead of job-seekers,” said an upbeat Rupani. Speaking on the oc- casion, Chief Secre- tary Anil Mukim said, “Gujarat is a policy-driven state, known for its state-of- the-art infrastructure across India. In- formation technology plays a crucial role in development. In- dia has come to be recognized on the global level in the last two in the IT sector and Gujarat has not been far behind.” partment of Science and Technical Educa- tion, Harit Shukla said that Gujarat has earned the ber two spot in startups under Chief Min- ister Rupani. The department is sincerely working to maintain that spot. In addition to senior officials, entre- preneurs and a large number dents, Principal Sec- retary to the CM, MK Das, and Deputy sioner to rat, Cook were also present during the event. President of Ama- zon India in Guja- rat, Rahul Sharma said, “The Internet has made information readily available on the public domain. Students and entre- preneurs are now able to access information and use various services free of cost through data cloud. Machine learn- ing and AI will determine the future.” The summit features more than 80 speakers who are re- nowned at the national and international level. Secretary of De- seeking review of Ayodhya verdict was filed in the apex court by Maulana Syed Ash- had Rashidi, legal heir of original litigant M Siddiq and also the Uttar Pradesh president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. On December 6, six petitions were filed in the apex court seeking review of its Novem- ber 9 judgement. On December 9, two more review petitions were filed, one by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha and the other by 40 persons, including rights activists. Later, Nirmohi Akhara also filed a review petition. In its November 9 verdict, the apex court had dismissed the appeal of Nirmohi Akhara against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, the youth num- of stu- British Commis- Guja- Peter decades

PERSPECTIVE 04 AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘Clear names of High Court Judges within Six months’ As per the Memorandum of the procedure, an appointment should’ve initiated at-least 6 months in advance IN-DEPTH THE RAPE OF INDIA’S SOUL Rather than defend the rights of Kashmiri’s, the SC has postponed hearings on pleas I njustice, discrimination, and vio- lence are hardly unheard of in In- dia. But today , they are being nor- malized, enabled, and even encour- aged by the state, which is promoting an aggressive form of Hindu nationalism that looks increasingly like mob rule. India’s diversity and complex civilizational legacy are now under assault, and it is shaking the very foundations of Indian democracy . In August, PM Narendra Modi’s government stripped J&K – India’s only Muslim- majority territory – of its special status, which had granted it considerable autonomy, and split it into two “union territories” over which the central government now wields more direct control. In order to stave off unrest, the government deployed thousands more troops to Jammu and Kashmir before announcing the changes. It then placed prominent local politicians, including former allies of the ruling BJP, under house arrest; enforced a curfew on residents; restricted movement into, out of, and within the state; and imposed media and telecoms blackouts. Months later, most Kashmiris still lack In- ternet access. Despite the blackout, sporadic reports paint a dark picture of repression by armed forces. Civilians have reportedly sus- tained severe injuries from crowd-control tac- tics, and thousands of locals – including children as young as nine – are languishing in jails. Yet, rather than defend the rights of Kash- miri citizens, the SC has postponed hearings on relevant pleas. As for the rest of India’s population, they have largely ignored, accepted, or applauded the assault on J&K. The Bench said appointments could be delayed if the government sent back the names or when Su- preme Court and High Court collegium may not be in agreement but the names once approved by the collegium should lead to the government taking a decision without delay . In the case where the recommendation of the High Court collegium meets the approval of the Supreme Court collegium and the government, their appointment at least must take place within six months. “This is not to say that in other cases the process should not be completed within six months,” the Bench said. According to all India figures, against a sanctioned strength of 1079 of the judges in the High Courts, the working strength is only 669. There are 410 vacancies and 213 recommendations are in process with the government or Supreme Court Collegium while names are yet to be received from High Court Collegium for 197 vacancies. The Bench said it will confine its proceedings on 213 names and asked the Attorney General to provide data as to when the process was initiated. JUSTICE SHIV KUMAR SHARMA Former Judge Rajasthan High Court and Ex-Member of Law Commission of India ANOTHER HORROR UNFOLDS In August, authorities released their jurisdic- tion’s NRC, which excluded nearly two million people who could not provide proof of their names or parents’ names in the electoral rolls before March 24, 1971 – an arbitrary date es- sentially directed at identifying Muslim immigrants. Many of these now-stateless people have been sent to detention camps, where they live in appalling conditions. Betraying the project’s xenophobic aims, its architect, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has called these people – many of whom were born in Assam or whose families have lived there for decades – “termites,” his term for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. He has also promised that the BJP government “will pick up infiltrators one by one and throw them into the Bay of Bengal.” In this case, instead of pushing back, the SC has actively instigated and aided the process. It now watches as the BJP government builds detention camps across the country, in preparation for the program’s nationwide implementation – a process that is likely to be even more aggressively anti-Muslim. WWW.PROJECT-SYNDICATE.ORG After the Supreme Court Collegium clears the names, the law ministry has to put up the recommendations to the PM in three weeks who is to then advise the A bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph has fixed six months for the central government to clear 100 odd names sent by the CJI-led collegium for appointment as High Court Judges. The Bench noted that no time limit has been prescribed for action by the President and the PM under the memorandum of procedure for appointment of Judges in the Su- preme Court and High Courts though time lines have been fixed by other authorities involved in the process. As per the Memorandum of the procedure, an appointment should’ve initiated at least six months in advance and thereafter six weeks’ time is specified for the Governor or the Chief Minister of the State concerned to send the recommendation to the Union Law Minister. President Thereafter a brief has to be drawn forthwith and sent to the Supreme Court Collegium in four weeks. After the Supreme Court Collegi- um clears the names, the law ministry has to put up the recommendations to the Prime Minister in three weeks who is to then advise the President. This is not to say that in other cases the process should not be completed with in six months. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO Which Way for Europe on China? R its position; but, other than making that demand clear, it has pursued almost no strategic dialogue with Eu- rope on the issue. Meanwhile, the debate over China within the EU has been heating up. China may no longer have a Marx- ist economy , but it certainly still has a Leninist political system. For good reason, many Europeans are sensitive to issues of human rights in Hong Kong, Xinji- ang, and elsewhere. Europe- ans are also rightly worried about economic issues. As the European Commission warned earlier this year (under its previous leadership), China is “an economic competitor in the pursuit of technological leadership, and a systemic rival promoting alternative models of governance.” FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.PROJECT-SYNDICATE.ORG pire over a century ago. Nonetheless, how the US intends to confront this emerging new reality re- mains unclear. Some seem to believe decoupling with China, and pressuring other countries to do the same, can frustrate the growth of the Chinese economy, po- tentially creating the conditions for political or even regime change. Others are skeptical of this strategy, and would prefer more nar- rowly defined geared toward changing specific aspects of Chinese domestic and foreign policy. This approach is less glamorous, but it is also more traditional. In any case, gut reac- tions have so far been win- ning out over careful delib- eration, and this will prob- ably remain true for some time to come. The US wants the EU to fall into line with after the United States, with bilateral trade exceeding $1.1 billion per day . Over the past few years, the US has adopted an increasingly aggressive approach to China. In fact, “confronting” China seems to be one of the few things that unite Americans po- litically nowadays, even though no single factor is driving US policy. Presi- dent Donald Trump seems primarily concerned with the bilateral trade deficit, whereas the US security establishment about China’s ongoing military and technological development, which could eventually position it to challenge US strategic su- premacy . No one doubts that Chi- na’s rise poses a challenge to individual countries and the global balance of power. A world in which the ecognizing that the European Union is facing a number of vex- ing challenges on the world stage, Ursula von der Leyen, the new Eu- ropean Commission president, has promised to lead a “geopolitical Commission.” Echoing this sentiment, Jo- sep Borrell, the new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy , has challenged the EU to decide whether it wants to be a global “player,” or just a “playground” for other pow- ers. So, which way will Eu- rope go? Of all the challenges Eu- rope faces, few are as important as forging a strategic policy for managing its relationship with China. The stakes are enormous. The EU is China’s largest trade partner, and China is the EU’s top trade partner policies Chinese grown to twice the size of the US economy will be a very different place indeed, even without accounting for rising Chinese military spending. It is understand- able that Americans are worried about no longer being the major global power – a position they have enjoyed since sup- planting the British Em- economy has worries The EU is China’s largest trade partner, and China is the top trade partner after the US, with bilateral trade exceeding $1.1 bn per day TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp The cultural identity, linguistic identity and societal ambience of the people of Mizoram will be looked after as the state is protected with Inner Line Permit (ILP) System and hence, it will be exempted from the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019: HM Shri @AmitShah Ji #CAB2019 G Vol 1 G Issue No. 19 GRNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Planet Survey No.148P, Changodar-Bavla Highway, Tal. Sanand, Dist. Ahmedabad. Published at D/302 3rd Floor Plot No. 35 Titanium Square, Scheme No. 2, Thaltej Taluka, Ghatlodiya, Ahmedabad. 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INDIA AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 05 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘Your culture will not be affected’ Addressing a rally, PM Modi charged the Cong with spreading misinformation in the region over the legislation CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL India gives Imran Khan some advice As Assam burns over CAB, PM Modi appeals for calm Dhanbad: In view of the protests against the Citizenship ment Bill, Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi on Thursday assured East- ern and North-Eastern states that their culture and language will not be affected and urged people to not be misled by the Congress. “I assure every state of the East and North- East. The traditions, culture and language of Assam and other states will not be affected at all. The Central Govern- ment will work with state governments for your development. This is our priority . Don’t be misled by Congress’ statements,” Modi said at a rally here. “I assure the people of Assam, es- pecially the youth, that they should not worry. Nobody can snatch your rights. Your culture, language and tradition will be safeguarded by Clause 6 (of Assam Ac- cord),” he added. “There are attempts to fuel tensions in the North-East Most of the region is out of the ambit of this Bill but politics of Con- gress and its allies de- pends on illegal immigrants,” Modi said. Amend- Guwahati/New Delhi: Two people were shot dead in police firing as Assam, the hotbed of anti-CAB plunged into chaos on Thursday with thousands of agitators de- scending on streets de- fying curfew, thumbing their nose at Army con- tingents staging flag marches. Several towns and cities were placed under indefinite curfew, Incidents of police firing were reported from several places in Guwahati. Prime Minister Modi appealed for calm & sought to assuage the concerns of protesters, insisting his government was committed to safeguarding rights. In a series of tweets, in both Assa- mese and English, the prime minister said he personally and the Cen- tral government are “totally committed to constitutionally safeguard the political, linguistic, cultural and land rights of the Assa- mese people as per the spirit of Clause 6.” —PTI protests, “compulsively statements”. Raveesh Kumar also pointed to Pakistan’s “draconian blasphemy laws” & asked Imran Khan to pay more attention to this Issue. Imran Khan had criticised the Citizenship ment Bill, describing it as a “complete viola- tion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international covenants.” Khan and other leaders said the bill contra- venes several bilateral agreements. He had scaled up the attack on India, accusing Indian govt of moving system- atically with a “Hindu supremacist agenda.” issue New Delhi: The For- eign Ministry on Thurs- day lashed out at Paki- stan PM Imran Khan who has been severely critical of the change in the citizenship law to fast-track citizenship for religious minorities from three Muslim-majority countries in the neighbourhood. Imran Khan, foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told a weekly news briefing on Thursday, had made a habit out of com- menting on issues re- lating to India’s internal affairs. New Delhi also told Khan to take steps to protect the rights of its religious minorities rather than Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by senior BJP leaders during an election rally in Dhanbad. —PHOTO BY PTI BIRTHDAY GREETINGS IUML moves SC against CAB Don’t put BJP in reverse gear: Pankaja Amend- PM Narendra Modi extended greetings to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on his 79th birthday and prayed for the latter’s “long and healthy life.” “Greetings to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. Pray- ing for his long and healthy life. @Pawar- Speaks,” he said. their Mumbai: In an all guns blazing address at her rally in home turf of Beed, former BJP minister Pankaja Munde gave voice to the internal dissent and uneasiness in the state party. “I will not leave the party, why should I? If the party wants me to leave, they are free to take such a decision,” she said. New Delhi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Thursday filed a petition in the Supreme Court on the question of legality of Citizen- ship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament. IUML, in its petition, requested the apex court to stay the Bill and its operation. It also pleaded to declare it “illegal & void” for violating Article 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution. region. —ANI MP: Govt takes up key issues in meet IN THE COURTYARD ED moves HC against bail granted to Puri ED arrests Shivinder Singh in RFL case choppers to the Indian Air Force, over alleged breach of contractual obligations and charges of kickbacks worth Rs 423 crore being paid to secure the deal. Puri, who is the nephew of MP CM Ka- mal Nath, is currently in judicial custody in Moser Baer bank fraud case. —ANI 3,600 crore VVIP chop- per scam. The agency had recently filed a sup- plementary prosecution complaint against Puri and one Jaspreet Ahuja in the case. In 2014, India had scrapped a contract with Finmeccanica’s British subsidiary, AgustaWestland, supplying two sureties of like amount. ED’s plea is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. The trial court, while grant- ing bail to Puri, had directed him to not tam- per with evidence or contact and influence any witness. He was asked to join the investi- gation as and when called by the Investigat- Bhopal: Some significant decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting of Madhya Pradesh government. The State Government has approved the Land Pooling Policy. Under this, the vacant land under development authorities will be returned to the farmers. With this decision of the government, vacant land with 66 projects, out of 84 projects, will be returned to the farmers in the state. Now, such land disputes will also be resolved directly from the High Court or Supreme Court instead of the Civil Court. The Kamal Nath government has also approved the proposal to give a chance of serving again to the guest scholars serving in the col- leges of the state after their limit gets over. Apart from this, the government has also decided to give guest New Delhi: The En- forcement Directorate moved the Delhi HC seeking cancellation of bail granted to busi- nessman Ratul Puri in connection with Agus- taWestland laundering case. A Special CBI court recently granted bail to Ratul Puri on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and Defamation case against Tharoor adjourned till Feb 15 CM SPEAK money ing Officer (IO). Puri is under the scanner for allegedly receiving kickbacks in the for New Delhi: The ED arrested former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh in a money laundering case related to alleged mis- appropriation of funds at Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), officials said. They said an Enforce- ment Directorate team reached the Tihar jail and placed Shivinder Singh under arrest as per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Shivin- der Singh was in judicial custody after the Delhi Police’s Econom- ic Offences Wing had arrested him and others recently . —PTI 12 VVIP MP: Religious preacher booked under POCSO Act scholars a rebate of 20 numbers in the PSC ex- aminations. Retirement age of Grade III, daily wage earners and permanent workers has been in- creased from 60 to 62 years. Also, changes are made in minimum & maximum age for uni- formed positions. The decision to implement the CM’s Horticulture & Food scheme has also been taken in the cabinet meeting. application for his non- appearance before the court in this case as he is currently busy in Parliament winter session. In October 2018, Tharoor had stoked a controversy by invok- ing a news article where an unnamed RSS leader had com- pared PM Modi to a “scorpion sitting on a Shivling”. —ANI been booked under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 & SC/ST (Atroci- ties Protection Act). He had tried to sexually assault three young girls,” the police official said. The accused, identified as Narayan Swarup Tri- pathi, was arrested in Maihar Dehat (Nadan) police station area.—ANI New Delhi: A Delhi Court adjourned till February 15 a criminal defamation case filed against Congress law- maker Shashi Tharoor in connection with his alleged “scorpion sitting on Shivling” re- mark against Prime Minister Modi. The matter was adjourned as the con- Satna: Gautam Solan- ki, Asst SP, Satna, informed that a religious preacher from Bhopal, who is accused of sexually assaulting three minor girls, have been booked under (POCSO) Act 2012 and the SC/ST (Atrocities Protection Act). “The preacher has been arrested by us. He has Processing cerned judge is currently on leave. Mean- while, Tharoor has moved an exemption Narendra religious CONGRESS LEADER SIDDARAMAIAH UNDERGOES ANGIOPLASTY Bengaluru: Former Kar- nataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah was admitted to a hospital after he complained of chest pain. “My father has a heart problem. Dr Ramesh looked after him from the beginning. Earlier, he had a similar angioplasty. The doctor said that blood circula- ‘GANGA MUCH CLEANER DUE TO PM’S NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME’ Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adi- tyanath visited the Ganga Barrage and said that the river was much cleaner today due to the Nama- mi Gange programme. “The Namami Gange program was started and given momentum by PM Narendra Modiji to clean the river Ganga which is considered equivalent to STF JAWAN INJURED IN IED BLAST IN CHHATTISGARH Sukma: A Special Task Force (STF) jawan received grievous injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in a jungle in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday. The incident occurred in the forests between Morpalli and Timmapur area under Chintal- nar police station limits of the district, said Inspector General (IG) P Sundarraj. According to the police, after the fi rst aid is given to the injured jawan, he will be airlifted to Raipur for treatment. SCINDIA URGES KAMAL NATH TO REVIVE SUGAR MILL Bhopal: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Kamal Nath, urging him to restart a sugar mill in Muraina district. In the letter, Scindia asked the Chief Minister to fulfi l the Congress party’s election promise of reviving the defunct sugar mill in Kailaras town in the district. “People of Muraina blessed us by electing us on all six seats in the district in the Assembly polls. Now, it is our duty that we take necessary steps for reviving the mill,” he wrote. a mother in India. I thank Narendra Modiji for start- ing this movement in the country which has led to a much cleaner river, the fi sh have started being found again in the dead zones here,” he said. The closure of drains, which used to add pollutants in rivers, was making a re- markable difference in the water body’s condition. tion to his heart is not proper. He underwent angioplasty on doctor’s advice,” said Yatindra Siddaramaiah, Congress MLA and son of Siddara- maiah. “He was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) till Thursday morning. He will be discharged later. His health is stable,” Yatindra Siddaramaiah further added.

INDIA AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 06 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia MAHA PORTFOLIOS POWERGallery Sena gets Home, NCP Fin, Cong Revenue A fortnight after he took over as Maharashtra CM, Uddhav Thackeray allocated portfolios to his six-member team WHO WILL BE NUMBER TWO IN ED ? Who will replace Seemanchal Das in the ED? Name of Harish Kumar DG Investigations Income Tax in Delhi is in circulation. VIKAS SWARUP APPOINTED SECRETARY WEST, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Vikas Swarup has been appointed as Secre- tary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is a 1986 batch IFS offi cer. SANJAY BHATTACHARYYA APPOINTED SECRETARY CPV & OIA, MEA Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Ambassador in Turkey, has been appointed as Secretary (CPV & OIA) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is a 1987 batch IFS offi cer. NAGMA MALLICK PROMOTED TO GRADE II OF THE INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE Nagma M Mallick has been promoted to Grade II of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). She is a `1991 batch IFS offi cer. GOVT GETS BIPUL PATHAK ONTO J&K BANK BOARD; EXERCISING MORE CONTROL? Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to Lt Gov- ernor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been inducted as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Bank presumably to keep Government informed of the functioning of the Bank. WILL VAIDYA BE SELECTED AS CHAIRMAN IOC? Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director, Refi neries is likely to be selected for the post of Chairman Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) IS YADAV OUT OF THE RACE FOR DGP TRIPURA? A 1987 batch IPS offi cer V S Yadav, who was ahead in the race for DGP Tripura, has been posted as Principal Secretary for OBC Wel- fare department an insignifi cant department. It means chances of VS Yadav for becoming early next DGP are over. This is the fi rst time in the history of Tripura Police that an IPS offi cer has been made Principal Secretary of not so important department. WILL EC HAVE REPLACEMENT OF UMESH SINHA? Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India Umesh Sinha, in the Sec- retary rank, is retiring by the month end. Will the EC fi nd any replacement of the 1986 batch IAS offi cer of the UP cadre ? SHIVA DAS MEENA GETS PROFORMA PROMOTION TO CHIEF SECRETARY GRADE IN TAMIL NADU Shiva Das Meena presently Additional Secre- tary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India has been granted proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1989 batch IAS offi cer of Tamil Nadu cadre K RAJARAMAN GETS PROFORMA PROMOTION TO CHIEF SECRETARY GRADE IN TAMIL NADU K Rajaraman presently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, in Government of India has been granted proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1989 batch IAS offi cer of Tamil Nadu cadre. RAVI SHANKAR RETURNS TO PARENT CADRE \ Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary at Director level, UPSC, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre to avail the benefi t of promotion. He is a 1998 batch IDES offi cer. TWO IAS OFFICERS GET FIELD POSTINGS IN ANDHRA PRADESH M Venugopal Reddy and Siva Sankar Lotheti have been appointed as Joint Collectors, Vi- sakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh. THREE IPS OFFICERS SHIFTED IN ASSAM Mukesh Agrawal has been appointed as ADGP, CID, while G P Singh was made ADGP, Law & Order and Munna Prasad Gupta is now Guwa- hati Police Commissioner in Assam. T S SONWANI ELEVATED AS SECY TO CHHATTISGARH CM Taman Singh Sonwani, Special Secretary to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been elevated as Secretary to Chhattis- garh Chief Minister. He is an IAS offi cer of 2004 batch. Youth Welfare, Horti- culture, Marathi Language and Cultural Affairs, Ports. NCP minister Jayant Patil has been allocated Finance and Planning, Housing, Public Health, Co-operation, Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and Minority Welfare. Chhagan Bhujbal, another NCP minister, has been given Irrigation, Rural Development, So- cial Justice, Excise, Skil Development, Food and Drug Administration. Congress Balasaheb Thorat has been given Revenue, En- ergy, Medical& School Edu, Animal Husband- ry & Dairy Develop- ment, Fisheries. Con- gress’s Nitin Raut has been given PWD, Tribal Welfare, Women and Child Welfare, Textile, Relief and Rehabilita- tion, OBC,VJNT, Spe- cial Backward Class Welfare. Cabinet expan- sion is likely to take place on December 21. Mumbai: Portfolios in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maha- rashtra were allotted on Thursday, two weeks after Uddhav Thacker- ay was sworn in as Chief Minister, with his party, Shiv Sena, getting the Home ministry . Thackeray, with six ministers, two each from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, took oath of office on November 28. A statement from the CM’s office said that Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde been given the charge of Home, Urban Devel- opment, Forest, Envi- ronment, Water Supply, Water Conservation, Tourism, Public Under- takings, Parliamentary Affairs departments. The other Sena minister, Subhash Desai, has been given the charge of Industries, Higher and Technical Education, Sports and MAHARASHTRA TOP COP RESIGNS OVER CAB Transport, Abdur Rahman, Special Inspector General of Po- lice (IGP), States Human Rights Commission, Maharashtra said he will not attend offi ce from Thursday in “civil disobedience” against the Citizen- ship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which according to him went “against the basic feature of the Constitution.” Rah- man on Wednesday sent his resignation letter to Chairman Maharashtra Human Rights Commission. The IPS offi cer had on October 2019 applied for a Vol- untary Retirement Scheme (VRS) but his application was not accepted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). important along- minister leader has Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray visited the birthplace of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI ‘MAHA AWAITING RS 15,558 CRORE DUES FROM CENTRE’ The Maharashtra government is awaiting its “legitimate dues” of Rs 15,558.05 crore including GST compensation up to November 2019 from the Centre, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In his letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, the Chief Minister has sought immediate release of the amount. “Maharashtra is waiting for its legitimate dues of Rs 15558.05 crore from the Gov- ernment, it is also suffering due to shortfall in tax devolution. Timely release of GST compensation and tax devolution amount will help my state to manage the fi nances effi ciently,” Thackeray wrote. RS passes Constitution (Amendment) Bill India, US to sign key defence pact at 2+2 next week: Kasmir could figure New Delhi: The Consti- tution (Amendment) Bill got passed in the Upper House of the Par- liament with opposition questioning the government’s agenda of not continuing the reserva- tion provision to the Anglo Indian community . Earlier on Wednes- day, the contentious Citizenship ment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with a 125-99 margin. The nearly eight-hour fiery debate saw the Opposi- tion opposing the con- troversial Bill on several grounds. The Con- gress, which led the Restore Internet & save lives: docs Srinagar/New Delhi: The internet shutdown in Kashmir may have led to the loss of several lives, doctors treat- ing cardiac patients in remote villages of the newly-formed Union Territory have said. The #SaveHeart initiative, a WhatsApp group that functioned as a “virtual hospital” and was used by 1,200 doctors, has been defunct since August 5 - the date the centre sus- attempt to quell pro- Central Asia. She was speaking at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council, a leading US think tank, to commem- orate President Dwight Eisenhower’s visit to India in 1959, the first by a sitting US president. The annex will allow, for instance, Boe- ing & Lockheed Martin, the leading US manu- facturers of warplanes, to seek local partners among Indian private players to mount a bid for the 114 fighter jets that the IAF is seeking to order to replace its aging fleet of Russian MiG 21s. Washington: India and the United States are likely to sign a key defence agreement at the second edition of the up- coming 2+2 ministerial, which has become a “principal mechanism,” as a senior US diplomat put it Wednesday , for ad- vancing growing strategic convergence between the two countries. The Industrial Secu- rity Annex (ISA), the defence pact the two countries will sign, according to people famil- iar with the preparato- ry discussions, will allow US companies to share sensitive, propri- charge, focused largely on Constitutional aspects. The Trinamool Congress focused more on West Bengal linking CAB with the NRC while the DMK raised the issue of the exclu- sion of Sri Lankan Tamils from the Bill. Shiv Sena, which had supported the Bill in LS, changed its stance & its 3 members walked out before voting. (Amend- The agreement “will allow for new avenues of collaboration between our private sec- tors on defence research and co-development”, said Alice Wells, the top US state department diplomat for South & etary defence technology with Indian private companies and not just with Indian owned partners, mark- ing another major mile- stone in the growing partnership the two countries. state- between PM Modi wants a ‘scared’ India: RaGa maximum... that is sav- ing a life. WhatsApp was a life saver for us. It was an additional shot in our arms... sort of a virtual hospital helping people from the LoC to north & south of the region,” Dr Nasir Sha- mas, one of the found- ers of the group, said. Doctors manded that internet, which has been blocked for more than 120 days, be restored so the group can be reactivated. weak and divided. He has become the Prime Minister only by divid- ing people on the basis of religion, caste, and region,” he said at a public rally . At- tacking the BJP- led Centre over in- flation, Gandhi said that PM is in “some other world” when the common people are suffering due to price rise. Rajmahal: In a scath- ing attack, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at PM Narendra Modi, saying the latter wants to create an India that is “scared” where people are “weak and divided”. “Narendra wants an India that is scared. He wants the people of India to be have de- Modi tests against its decision on Article 370. “We have tried to uti- lise WhatsApp to the pended internet services and detained key political leaders in an MADHYA PRADESH : WOMAN GIVEN TRIPLE TALAQ, RAPED BY TANTRIK Bhopal: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly given triple talaq, and subsequently raped by a ‘tantrik’ citing the custom of “Nikah Ha- lala’’ when her husband wished to remarry her, police said. The woman’s husband & the tantrik who allegedly raped her were arrested on Wednesday, Bhopal RS PRASAD WRITES TO CJ OF GUJ HC OVER WOMEN, KIDS SAFETY New Delhi: Union Law Min Ravi Shankar Prasad has written a letter to CJ of Gujarat HC Vikram Nath over crimes against women & children. “Safe- ty of women& children is a matter of national concern. I hope you will appreciate that completion of trial within two months & appeals within 6 months of cases of rape SCHOOLS IN UTTARKASHI TO BE CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL Uttarkashi: All government, private schools, & Anganwadi Centres in the Uttarkashi area will remain closed following heavy snowfall in the region, said the Uttarkashi District Adminis- tration. DM Ashish Chauhan issued a notice, which stated that the safety of school children should be considered as the roads and walk- ways might be affected due to the snowfall. The District Administration issued a notice stating that all govt & private schools, and An- ganwadi Centres will remain closed on Friday. is now a statutory obliga- tion under Criminal Law Act, 2018.” He further highlighted that to support the efforts of state govts, the Ministry of Law & Justice has launched a scheme for ‘Setting up Fast Track Special Courts for Expeditious Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases’ as a centrally sponsored scheme. police said. According to the woman, her husband divorced her by giving her triple talaq, which is now illegal on November 23 after the couple had a fi ght. The husband later had a change of heart and wished to remarry her, said Jahangirabad City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Abdul Aleem Khan.

SPORTS AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 07 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CAB Protests: ISL, Ranji games suspended in Guwahati due to curfew —FILE PHOTO the second innings. In their second essay, As- sam were 74 for five at stumps on day three. Earlier, the two ISL teams did not train on Wednesday and their pre-match media inter- actions were also called off. Guwahati, the epi- centre of anti-CAB protests, was placed under indefinite curfew on Wednesday night while the Army was called in at four places. Assam) and match officials have been advised not to leave the hotel. We follow whatever advice we receive from the host association.” The match was headed for an exciting finish with Assam needing 168 runs for victory with five wickets in hand. Services had bounced back strongly after being bundled out for 129 in their first innings. They dismissed As- sam for 162 in response and scored 272 runs in cision,” it added. The (Amendment) Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Paki- stan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after being cleared by Lok Sab- ha on Monday . Asked if the Ranji game will be replayed or the points will be shared, Karim said, “As the curfew has been imposed, both teams (in Bayern too strong for Spurs in Champions League the players and match officials is paramount,” he said. The ISL game was slated to be played at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in the city . “Due to the ongoing unrest in Guwahati, match 37 NorthEast United FC and Chennaiyin FC has been postponed until further notice,” the ISL said in a statement on Thursday . “The league has been in consultation with the tween NorthEast Unit- ed FC and Chennaiyin FC were called off in the Assamese city . “The Ranji Trophy match in Guwahati stops at where it ended on Day 3,” BCCI GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim told PTI. “We have been advised by the state association not to go ahead with the game. Players and match officials have been advised to remain in the hotel. At this stage, the safety of New Delhi/Chennai: Sporting activities took a hit in the curfew- struck city of Guwahati where an Indian Super League (ISL) football game and a Ranji Tro- phy cricket match were suspended on Thursday owing to the unrest over the Citizenship (Amend- ment) Bill. Day four proceedings of the Ranji match between Assam and the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) along with the ISL clash be- IPL 2020: Final auction list cut down to 332 players Jaydev Unadkat -- who was the highest buy for the last two seasons -- has set him- self a base price of Rs 1 crore. This being a rela- tively smaller auction, a total of 73 slots will be filled by the eight franchises, of which 29 have to be overseas players. Citizenship between concerned authorities over the past 48 hours to determine course of action. The safety of fans, players and league staff is of paramount importance, which has led to this de- the best —PTI Kohli, Rohit end 2019 as highest run-getters Initial number of players were 991, which was later trimmed down by the management —FILE PHOTO the Indian captain scored 70* as a result of which both are tied at 2,633 runs each in T20Is. The skipper has accumu- lated these runs in 75 matches at an average of 52.66. Mumbai: Virat Koh- li and Rohit Sharma, two of India’s batting mainstays, have ended 2019 as the joint highest run-getters in T20 internationals. In what was India’s last T20I of the year on Wednesday evening, Virat and Rohit came out with exceptional batting performances as the hosts took the Windies bowlers to the cleaners Wankhede and went on to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Going into the series decider, Virat was one run ahead of Ro- hit. After West Indies put India to bat first, Ro- h i t scored 7 1 w h i l e Indian Players in action during the match. —Agencies Bidding war And some experts, who have been following the trend for years now, believe Glenn Maxwell -- who took a break from cricket due to mental health issues -- at a base price of Rs 2 crore, could attract big bids along with the likes of Eoin Mor- gan and Cummins. Roy, Lynn Finch too could fetch big money . Lynn, who had a good run with KKR in the past, has proven his mettle in the shortest format across the leagues, and he could find many takers. —Agencies from Benjamin Pavard and Thiago Alcantara forced Tottenham keep- er Paulo Gazzaniga into action twice, before Serge Gnabry squared to Coman, who made no mistake to slot home from close range in the 14th minute. Six minutes later, Tottenham parity against the run of play as the lively Sessegnon had time and space to rifle home from inside the box. —Agencies Wednesday evening, reports Xinhua agency . Even though both sides had already quali- fied for the knockout stage before kick-off, Bayern looked to seize control from the start, but it was Spurs who had the first chance of the game as Sessegnon tested Bayern goalkeep- er Manuel Neuer in the third minute. It was a wake-up call for the hosts, as efforts Day 2: De Silva helps Lanka reach 263/6 Berlin: Bayern Munich completed the UEFA Champions group stage with a per- fect record, beating Tot- tenham Hotspur 3-1 to clinch their sixth win in as many games and finish at the top of Group B. Goals from Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller and Philippe Coutinho were enough to see off Spurs, for whom Ryan Sessegnon scored what turned out to be a con- solation news League that at the restored chise firmed tar that the list features 19 capped Indian players, along with 24 new entrants -- including Kesrick Williams, Mushfiqur and Adam Zampa. Among the Indians, Robin Uthappa has the highest base price of Rs 1.5 crore, while heads to con- New Delhi: A total of 332 players have been shortlisted for the IPL auction to be held in Kolkata on Dec 19. The IPL management has whittled down a list of 971 reg- istered players, and sent the final list to the eight franchises on Wednesday . One of the fran- Easier to schedule pink-ball Test against India if they are certain to make WTC final: CA CEO Melbourne : Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts feels it will be easier to convince India to play a pink-ball match Down Under next year if Virat Kohli’s team is certain to reach the World Test Champion- ship final. India had refused to play a pink-ball Test during their last tour year,” Roberts was CA CEO Kevin Roberts Sports- and goal on Rahim Deng sets new world record at Weightlifting WC —FILE PHOTO Tianjin: China’s Deng Wei has set a new world record at the ongoing 2019 IWF World Cup. In the women’s 64kg category, Deng posted a lift of 117kg, taking the lead and breaking the previous world record lift of 116kg. In the clean and jerk, Kuo Chun of Chinese Tai- pei took the heaviest lift, posting 141kg with her last attempt, though Deng’s lift of 138kg was enough to see her lift a combined weight of 255kg, edging ahead of Kuo on 246kg. Rawalpindi: Dhanan- jaya de Silva remained unbeaten on 72 as Sri Lanka reached 263/6 at stumps on Day 2 in the first innings of the rain- affected historic Test match against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Sta- dium on Thursday . Only 18.2 overs were possible across 82 minutes as rain played spoilsport and was called off early . The tourists made some progress through Dhananjaya and Niro- shan Dickwella before the latter poked at a ball from Shaheen Afridi and guided it to Babar Azam at gully . —Agencies reason not to play a day-night Test and more reason to play one.” The inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship, which culminates with a final in England in 2021, features nine Test playing nations with each playing a home and away bilateral series. quoted as saying. “India to their credit are doing very well in this World Test Cham- pionship, and it’s high- ly likely that they will make the final in 2021. “I suspect that will make it easier to schedule a day-night Test next season if India have relative certainty of making the WTC final, then there is less of Australia but last month they hosted their first day-night Test against Bangla- desh in Kolkata with Sourav Ganguly taking the initiative after becoming the BCCI president. “I absolutely believe we should be playing one pink-ball Test in the Indian series next Hsiung Dhananjaya de Silva celebrates after completing his fifty. —PTI —Agencies Fitness ahead of Olympics: Rampal NEW INNINGS LaLiga names Rohit Sharma as brand ambassador New Delhi: Focus will be on fitness and recov- ery as the Indian women’s hockey team looks to play quality matches against top sides as part of its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, said skipper Rani Ram- pal. The Indian team is currently in Bengaluru for the ongoing Nation- al coaching camp which will end on December 15. After a three-week break for Christmas and New Year, the core group will return to camp on January 5 to football fans in India,” he added. LaLiga has made fo- cussed efforts in India since 2017 to nurture the sport and build the brand in the country . In the two years since La- Liga opened its office in India, the league has undertaken several key initiatives like LaLiga Football Schools, a pio- neering broadcast partnership with Facebook to provide all 3000 matches for free for the Indian audience. everyone with it, including the fans,” said Rohit. “I am truly delighted to be associated with LaLiga. It’s encouraging to see the Spanish giant have made in- roads into the Indian football through their grass- roots programme. Per- sonally, I see this as an interesting journey for me into the beautiful game with LaLiga. I look forward eagerly to connecting with the associated Mumbai: Spain’s football league LaLiga on Thursday named Indi- an cricketer Rohit Shar- ma as its brand ambassador in India. The Indian cricketer is the first-ever non- footballer brand ambassador appointed by La- Liga globally and will be the face of the league in India. “Football in India is in its global growth trajectory and it is heartening to see that it is no more considered as the ‘sleeping giant’. lll Rohit Sharma is the first-ever non-footballer brand ambassador appointed by LaLiga globally and will be the face of the league in India ecosystem Skipper Rani Rampal. prepare for the New Zealand Tour. In the lead up to the qualifier, the team also scripted creditable vic- tories against Spain, Ireland, Japan, etc. —ANI Rohit Sharma interacts with the media after being announced as LaLiga Indias brand ambassador in Mumbai. Over the course of the past five years, we have witnessed a significant growth in the interest for football in India. Credit must be given to —ANI

2ND FRONT We are not afraid to love; we are scared of not being loved back. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 08 AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia US company surprises each staff with `35L worth of X-mas bonus IN THE COURTYARD T’gana encounter: SC orders probe Tihar Jail asks UP for two hangmen Lucknow:The Tihar Jail in Delhi has asked Uttar Pradesh to provide two hangmen on short notice, amid reports that four men convicted in the Nirb- haya rape-and-murder case may be exe- cuted soon. Uttar Pradesh’s Ad- ditional Director Gen- eral (Prisons) Anand Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the department is ready to provide the hangmen. “There are no hangmen with Tihar Jail administration those who awarded capital pun- ishment and are not left with any constitutional and legal rem- edy,” Kumar said. “As they were aware that we have two hangmen in UP , they asked us to provide them when- ever needed on short notice,” ADG (Pris- ons) added. Prisons department had received a request in this regard from Tihar administration through fax on December 9. The letter, however, makes no mention of the convicts to be hanged but states there may be re- quirements. The letter mentioned that some convicts in the jail were awarded capital punish- ment and their legal and constitutional remedies had been exhausted. —PTI New Delhi:The Su- preme Court Thursday appointed a three-member inquiry commission headed by former apex court judge V S Sirpurkar to inquire into the circumstances leading to the encounter killing of the four accused in the gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana. The commission, which also included former Bombay Court judge Rekha Son- dur Baldota and ex-CBI director D R Karthikey- an, will submit its report to the Supreme Court in six months. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde stayed proceedings pending in the Telangana High Court and the Nation- al Human Commission (NHRC) in the case and sought an SIT report into the case, saying no other authority shall inquire into the matter pending before the commission of inquiry till further orders. The bench, also comprising Justice S A Na- zeer and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, ordered that security to the three- member commission shall be provided by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). —PTI on The employees react after receiving their Christmas bonus. estate, doubling the amount in 14 years. “We wanted to do something to thank all our employees for helping us achieve our goal, and we wanted to do something Maykrantz told media. Each employee received money based on the amount of years they have been working at the company. The smallest amount, $100, was for an employee who was just hired and hadn’t even started at the company yet. The largest bonus was $270,000. “It was truly one of the most amazing things I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Everyone was screaming, laughing, Maykrantz said. For the first time in company history , St. John Proper- ties, which has eight different branches, flew in all their out-of-state employees and their guests and covered all airfare and hotel costs for the party . —Agencies Maryland: When a Maryland real estate company handed out red envelopes to employees during the annual holiday party on Saturday, knew what to expect. So when the 198 employees of St John Prop- erties received surprise bonuses $50,000, it was a holiday miracle most didn’t see coming. All the bonuses totaled around $10 million (around Rs 35 lakh). “When I opened the envelope, I was in total disbelief,” Stephanie Ridgway , an assistant project manager at the company couldn’t believe I saw what I saw. I don’t even have words to properly describe how I felt, it was just amazing and incred- ible. I’m still in shock. It’s definitely life changing.” St John Properties President Lawrence Maykrantz told that the company reached a major goal of developing 20 million square feet in real T’gana HC adjourns hearing to Dec 13 Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to Friday the public interest litigations (PILs) filed against the alleged encounter of the four men accused in the gangrape and murder of a woman veterinarian near here last month. The matter came upbefore a Divi- sion Bench headed by Chief Justice RS Chauhan. The court was initially not in- clined to go ahead with the matter on the ground that the SC was seized of the issue. During the hearing, the Telangana advocate-general informed the Bench that the Supreme Court had stayed the case pending before the high court. The Supreme Court appointed on Thursday a three-member inquiry commission headed by former apex court judge VS Sirpurkar to inquire into the circumstances leading to the encounter killing of the four. The commission, which also included former Bombay HC judge Rekha Sondur Baldota and ex-CBI director DR Karthikey- an, would submit its report to the Su- preme Court within six months. With regard to the bodies of the four accused who were killed in the alleged encounter, the high court asked the advocate-general to get a clarification from the Supreme Court on the matter by Friday . —PTI SC to hear review plea by convict on Dec 17 New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on December 17 the review petition filed by Ak- shay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the brutal 2012, gang-rape and murder case. A three-judge bench will hear the petition, which was filed by Singh on Tuesday . The convict, in his review petition, pleaded and requested the Supreme Court to consider his prayer and review its earlier judgement of May 5, 2017, in which the top court sentenced him to the gallows. “We are requesting the court to conduct review petition hearing in an open court,” Dr AP Singh, the lawyer for the convict, said. High no one big,” for were averaging Rights Execute convicts, appeals Nirbhaya’s mother to SC New Delhi: Nirbhaya’s mother on Thurs- day said that she has appealed to the Su- preme Court and Central government to execute the convicts immediately . “It has been two and a half years since the SC passed order on their conviction and 18 months since their review petitions were dismissed. I have appealed to court to hang them immediately,” Asha Devi said. She said that promises of fast-track courts and installation of CCTV cameras which were made in 2012 have not been fulfilled yet. “I said. crying, hugging,” had NOT JUST LIONS, GUJARAT’S BEARS TO BE ON WILDLIFE TOURISM MAP MILKY WAY First India News Gandhinagar: Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday directed the State Forest Depart- ment to include bear sanctuaries on the wildlife tourism map of Gu- jarat, besides the famed Asiatic lion. Chairing a meeting of the State Wildlife Board, Rupani asked the officials to coordination with the tourism department to draw up plans to popular- ise the state’s bear sanctuaries. He reminded officers that, “We have three sanctuaries Jasor in Ba- naskantha tan Mahal and Jambug- hoda in central Gujarat, which are habitats of some 330 bears.” “As you all know that this can be best night tourist spots, it should be vigorously promoted like Asiatic on the world’s tourism map,” Rupani said. He also instructed the forest department to tie ra- dio collars on the necks of leopard that are cap- tured from human habitats and later in the forests. This will help forest department to keep track of such wild animals who had attacked humans or pet animals. Chief Tourists ride on mules during fresh snowfall on a hillside at Kufri in Shimla district on Thursday. state of the art bird breeding centre. This project will be developed on Public Private Part- nership model. The forest department is instructed to carry out study for the ideal loca- tion the Great Indian Bustard and Florican (smallest bird in the bustard family) breeding center. Asiatic lions census is scheduled next year and for the first time the state government will be using digital photo analysis and artificial intelligence, this was decided 18th wild life board meeting on Thursday in Gan- dhinagar. For the first time in history there will be sci- entific census of lions. Even start ups will be roped in for the census. ronment) Dr. Rajiv Gup- ta informed the chief minister that very soon forest department will start installing bird diverters in those zones, where migratory birds fly, while landing at various wetlands in the state. In the gion, the Great Indian Bus- tards are rarely seen as their population is very thin. But these endangered species get electrocuted when they come in contact with high tension cable. The Board has decided to lay underground power ca- bles to protect rare birds. The bustard breed population is decreasing and the state is concerned about it, hence the government planned to set up the The government is se- riously thinking of con- trolling leopard population in Gir Sanctuary and surrounding areas. For that it wants to ster- ilize leopards, and would soon seek permission of the central ment. The State WildLife Board is of the view that besides protecting and preserving life, efforts should be made to reduce man-animal con- flicts. At the same the Chief Minister was equally concerned about harassment to animals. He has suggested to forest department use 112 number and ize it among informers to share information about the harassment to animals. The biggest challenge is and Ra- govern- Lesser Kutch re- to protect endangered bird species from getting them electrocuted due to high tension cable through the forest or bird habitats. The Chief Minis- ter has directed officials to install bird diverters in bringing down the acci- dents. He said these used to be installed where the wind mills are set up. Additional Chief Sec- retary (Forest and Envi- lion passing time, in the released popular- has

www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD, FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, 2019 COLOURFUL Kitsch-Kitsch The team from Style Skool decided to experiment with the colours and shot on the theme to create a look that is inspired by ‘Kitsch Fashion’ Models of ‘Style Skool’ is too much? Or maybe they haven’t heard of it. Whatever the case may be, a team from Style Skool decided to experiment with the colours and shot on the theme to create a look that is inspired by ‘Kitsch Fash- ion’. It’s joyful, effervescent and exuberant. Photographer Ankur Nagwan said they have tried to portray kitsch fashion in a way that can be worn not only by ce- lebrities or models on the run- way but also by the masses who love colours and try to experiment. Stylist Akshima said, “We have used bright col- hate it, but either way, you can’t ignore it. Not many people try out kitsch fashion, maybe because they think it’s too risky and they will make fool out of themselves? Or just simply because they think it ABHIMANYU SINGH TOMAR cityfirst@firstindia.co.in L adies and gentle- men, if you think colours are loud then attention please as is getting back trends which are defined as art, object or de- sign which is excessively outlandish, eccentric, even garish and loud. Some people who adored the aesthet- ics of souvenir culture thought kitsch was admira- ble, while others considered it as bad in taste. Later on, it became a fashion trend that was considered messy yet fancy looking. Brands like Moschino, Adidas and Ver- sace are few ‘Kitsch’ brands. Many times, they used the trend ‘kitsch’ in their collection. We see nowadays, Ranveer Singh, Miley Cyrus, Alia Bhatt are among the few celeb- rities, who often wear pieces that make you stop and look it twice with a completely new expression on your face. Some people just fall head over heels with the look and some people just to Singh and bold prints, a l s o p l a y e d a r o u n d neon colours and cheerful eye makeup. All the accessories and footwear are lively as well as vivid.” The Style Skool models Gehna Arora, Nakul Saini, Riya Marwal, Ashu- tosh Rana and Manushree Sharma loved shooting for the concept and enjoyed pos- ing in their colourful gar- ments. Manushree Sharma quoted, “The look is supposed to catch the eye and make people look at you twice and if you don’t mind standing out then you should definitely try the look.” ours

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ETC AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 201911 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia DRAVID KI TV GOSSIP... RAHUL JAIN SINGS ‘BEYHADH 2’ TRACK T had also crooned the title song of Jennifer’s previous show “Bepan- nah”. “After the huge success of ‘Bepannah’, which too had Jen- nifer Winget, the team approached to create something which is different and dark. It was one of the most challenging jobs as this is not a usual title track. After scrapping almost 6 songs , this is what I came up with and once everyone heard it all were super excited and happy. The song has pathos in it , that’s why the arrangement is minimal with violin , cello , bass and grand piano . Lyrics by Vandana played the most crucial role , they are too deep and goes with the character Maya (played by Jennifer),” Rahul said. FAN FAN FAN he title track of Jennifer Winget’s ongoing TV show ‘Beyhadh 2’ is out. It is sung by Rahul Jain, who D sports in life. “How much we focus on our physical strength- our mental strength and mental endurance- is equally important if not more. At times you feel your body is not keeping up with the mind. I think sometimes it’s the mind that takes over- and nurturing that is very important. A young athlete will figure that along the way , but they should pay attention to the grit, courage, determina- tion and spirit is important,” said Deepika. eepika Padukone confesses being a huge fan of former Indian international cricketer Rahul Dravid. “My all-time fa- vourite cricketer is Rahul Dravid. A lot of my idols are not what they have done in the sport and the game, but how they have conducted themselves outside. For me, he is some- body I have admired and looked up to, and he is from Bangalore,” she said. Deepika also empha- sised on the importance of —IANS WISHES POUR IN FOR NEW PAPA KAPIL W —IANS Deepika Padukone ishes poured in for comedian Kapil Sharma and wife, Ginni Chatrath, on Tuesday after the news of him being blessed with a baby girl was made public. “Blessed to have a baby girl. Need your blessings. Love you all. Jai Mata Di,” he penned. The tweet was immediately fl ooded with love and blessings from all over the fi lm industry, cricketers, politicians and singers. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu congratulated him, com- menting “Warmest congratulations on the birth of your sweet baby girl.” Quick to congratulate was badminton star Saina Nehwal, followed by Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa writing, “Con- grats my paji. I’m offi cially a Chacha now.” Kapil got married to his close friend Ginni Chatrath in December last year. Nickyanka to create a sangeet dance show RANI HITS THE STREETS R coming ‘Mardaani 2’, took to the streets of Mumbai to meet traffic police officers, saw them in action and discussed with them how they tirelessly keep us safe. “Traffic cops hold the key to preventing a lot of crimes and they do their jobs dili- gently to keep us, our families and daugh- ters safe. I met several traffic cops and espe- cially the female traffic cops to educate myself on the measures being taken by them to prevent crime in our city ,” Rani said. “We as a society should laud the tire- less work that traffic cops put in every single day braving the scorching sun and the pouring rain.” The actress, who is reprising her role as the fierce police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy in the film, added that she wants to bring out their stories to the people of India. “I feel should cele- Priyanka WPC (Dadar Divi- sion) from the Traffic Police team who met Rani said: “We are working every single day and we see so many cars and people on the road. If I doubt a car, I invariably stop it to do minor checks. I check the car thor- oughly, see the paper- work and check on the number plate.” More, brate them more by highlighting work, their lives, their challenges, and their bravery . They are one of us and their hard work, instinct at spot- ting suspicious behav- iour and their sacri- fices should be highlighted to everyone. In my small way, I want to bring out their stories to the people of our country,” said. ani who is gearing up for the release of her up- Mukerji, P lit the Untitled Priyanka Chopra Jonas / Nick Jonas Sangeet Project, an unscripted dance competition series executive pro- duced by the couple. “We re-watched the video of our sangeet last week on our first anniversary, and the togetherness of our family and friends during this event still sparks the same warmth and excitement that it did just over a year ago at our wedding,” said Priyan- ka, who got married to their riyanka Chopra and her husband Nick Jonas will create a series inspired by their own sangeet. Amazon Studios on Thursday announced that it has green- film double she —IANS —IANS SHIVANGI JOSHI SHINING IN PINK S manages to keep her fans updated with all her latest pictures and this time is no different. Shivangi was named the seventh sexiest Asian women recently, has now shared a beautiful picture of herself in a pink choli and lehenga with a sheer dupatta looking pretty as ever. Shivangi’s lehenga is heavily embellished and accentuates her curves and beauty perfectly. Shivangi sure knows how to pull off both traditional as well as western wear beautiful. The YRKKH actress has been one of the most sought after and loved actress on Television. Nick last December. “The sangeet is a centuries-old Indi- an wedding tradition, that not only celebrates the union of two people, but also sig- nifies the intro- duction and bonding of two families coming together in a marriage,” the actress added. Looking back at his wedding functions, Nick said, “The days leading up to our sangeet were some of the most special, memorable moments of the weekend. Bringing the concept of this musical celebra- tion to the mainstream in a new way, through couples setting out on one of the most exciting journeys of their life, is an idea that we are proud to bring to life with Amazon.” hivangi Joshi of ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ fame is one of the prettiest actors we have on board. Shivangi, though not extremely active, we —IANS —Agency Rani Mukerji Priyanka Chopra Jonas MONOTONOUS FILMS O after a certain point of time. Janhvi will next will be seen in the Netflix original film, ‘Ghost Stories’, a horror anthology featuring four stories directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. She features in Zoya’s segment and says that she had an enjoyable experience working in the project. “I have recently done a short film for Netflix and I had a very enjoyable expe- Shahid Kapoor to start shooting for ‘Jersey’ D for his next project ‘Jer- sey’ on December 13. Shahid has been under the weather for a while, and his doctor has advised him to put hold on all work commitments and take bed rest. “Shahid is a thor- ough professional and a man of his words. Therefore, even though the doctor had advised him bed rest, he tried to fulfill his commitments for a recent award cer- emony to the best abili- ty. Now, keeping his health in mind, the shoot of ‘Jersey’ will start a week later, on December 13,” said a source. Shooting was scheduled to start last week. ‘Jersey’ is a Hindi re- make of the Telugu hit of the same name. The Hindi version will be directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, who also helmed the original movie. The story is about a talented but failed cricketer named Arjun, who decides to make a comeback in his late thirties and play for India, in order to fulfil his son’s wish. espite being un- well, actor Sha- hid Kapoor will start shooting rience working on it. It feels good to work in a short film because mostly we do a film’s shoot over 50 to 60 days. It becomes very monotonous after a certain point. In a short film, however, you go in with a lot of energy and the shoot is over quickly, without distractions. In feature films, most of the time you have to juggle between two to three shoots unlike a short film where you get the chance to finish shooting at one ,” noted Janhvi, at a special screening of a short film named “Sepia” along with the film’s director Archit Kumar. —IANS ne-film-old Janhvi Kapoor says working in films can become monotonous Shahid Kapoor Janhvi Kapoor —IANS

CITY BUZZ AHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 12 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia A FOODIE’S GUIDE TO DELICIOUS LAAL MAAS DELICIOUS LAAL MAAS EXHIBITION SAGA! —PHOTOS BY NANDAN DAVE SIMRAN CHAWLA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in N itin Hajela is a well known Food critic and writer South India. An alum- ni of IHM Luc- know, he has been part of the food scene nearly a decade now. Based in Bangalore , he is an avid traveller and has travelled to more than 10 countries in his pursuit for good food. He has founded several food groups in Bangalore and Jaipur and has a blog called TheFoodieTales.com. TheFoodieTales.com. itin Hajela is a well known Food critic and writer South India. from from Anjali Rupani at the exhibition with others A jewellery and clothes exhibition was held at YMCA Club in Ahmedabad, where CM Vijay Rupani’s wife, Anjali Rupani was also present. for for food nearly a decade now. Based in Bangalore , he is an avid traveller and has travelled to more than 10 countries in his pursuit for good food. He has founded several food groups in Bangalore and Jaipur and has a blog called scene Laal maas is one of Rajasthan’s Rajput heritage’s most iconic delicacies, Nitin Hajela shares his unique way of preparing this dish with a personal zest to it INGREDIENTS People exploring items MAKING INDIA PROUD  250g plain whisked Curd  curd and keep aside for later use  3 teaspoons coriander powder  Once they start to crackle and change color, add the onions and garlic ginger paste,  2 teaspoons roasted cumin seeds  3 teaspoons red chili powder  Continue cooking till they turn light brown.  Salt to taste Chef Nitin Hajela  Now add mutton and red chili paste and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.  4-6 tablespoons of ghee or Olive oil  Garnish - 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander  8 cloves  5-6 tablespoons of ghee or vegetable oil  18 -20 dried red chilies without stalk & soaked in hot water for 30 minutes and  Reduce the heat to medium, then add the yoghurt mixture. Cook for a further 15  For Garnish - 30 gm coriander leaves, fi nely chopped / Tempered Red Chilies / Y by emerging as a top team at the 16th Inter- national Junior Sci- ence Olympiad held at Doha, Qatar from 3rd to 11th There were 322 students from all over the 55 contesting countries and 15 guest teams to observe the competition in this edition of IJSO. The tremendous mance of Allen students in the Interna- tional Junior Science Olympiad made India proud by bagging six et again, India catches the eye on the international platform  ground into a paste  minutes or until the yoghurt has dried up completely.  4 Red chilies to be used for cooking  Garam Masala  Add tomato puree and also check if you need to add water / stock to the dish  METHOD  6 green cardamom pods  Heat 3 tablespoons of the ghee/oil over a medium-high heat until hot in a large heavy-  3 black cardamom pods  Bring it to boil and then cover the vessel and simmer for around 40-45 minutes till it  2 bay leaves December.  bottomed pan or Kadhai or open pressure cooker vessel.  3 -4 large onions thinly sliced  4-5 tablespoons freshly pre- pared garlic - ginger paste  is cooked.  Once the ghee / olive oil is hot, add the cloves, green and black cardamom pods, bay  Once cooked, remove from the stove and garnish with tampered chilies / coriander  1kg lamb/mutton cut into 1.5 inch pieces preferably with bones  leaves and 4 of the soaked dried chilies kept separately.  leaves. You can also fi nish it with Garam masala. perfor-  2 tablespoon of tomato puree  Meanwhile, mix coriander powder, red chili powder and roasted cumin powder in the Singh and Priyanshu Yadav are the proud Allenit who earned the gold medals for India. Arnav Aditya Singh, Atharv Shivram Ma- hajan, Krishna Shar- ma, Mahit Rajesh Ga- dhiwala, gold medals this year. India also received the trophy for the best team by virtue of highest aggregate score.  Optional: Use water/ lamb stock – if required  Serve hot with Indian breads. Manpreet —City First MUSICAL DELIGHT IN AHMEDABAD PRECIOUS MOMENTS! Some memorable moments of the inauguration of the office of First India Ahmedabad Edition. F CORE – Live Con- certs’. ENCORE is your regular rendez- vous with Fanatika to witness music by some of the finest artists from the industry. These ses- sions will also have a brief interdiscipli- nary encounter with other art forms to explore, experiment and experience the blend of music with other expressions. For the first ENCORE event, Shashank Acharya (flutist) and Kedar Upadhyay (music composer) as the lead duo, with Chintan Pandya and Bhargav Purohit will add literary flavours to the perfor- mance along with singing divas Riddhi Sampat and Vrattini Ghadge. This event will be free and open to all. Fanatika is one of Western India’s leading Inter- national Theatre Companies performing in 5 lan- guages (Gujarati, Hindi, English, French and Ital- ian) across 21 Countries in 5 continents and also a Cultural Centre founded in 2010 by Chintan Pan- dya. The company has a rich collection of performances including Theatre Productions, Vachi- kams, Musicals, etc. anatika is ab- s o l u t e l y thrilled to in- troduce ‘EN- —PHOTOS BY NANDAN DAVE 1 2 1. Jagdeesh Chandra with team First India Amhedabad. Present here are (from left) Pandit Ji Ashok, Vipul Rajput, Deepak Rajani, Dr Balpreet Arora, Himanshu Goyal, Gargi, Darshan Desai and other team members. 2. Deepak Rajani (doing aarti) with (from left) Darshan Desai, Jagdeesh Chandra, Shravan Tiwari, Pallavi Jaiswal, Rajiv Gandhi and Anita Hada. WHAT’S HAPPENING! —PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN A select meet & greet was organized by Wonder Cement on Thursday , where Sanjay Joshi, Executive Director, Wonder Cement Ltd addressed the gathering. Takht-e-Dilli, a four-day YPO South Asia Conference 2019 was organized from Thursday to Sunday at Taj Palace, New Delhi. —City First

First India|Rajasthan-English News Paper Today-13 November 2019 edition

First India|Rajasthan-English News Paper Today-13 November 2019 edition

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