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Eviction from illegally occupied lands occur frequently In Mumbai with political motivesost of the slums in Mumbai are illegally occupied and Mgradually became legal habitats. See pans, collector lands, government lands are free passage for migrants and land

sharks. Illegally occupied slums are steadily evicted by land mafias by giving them money or alternate accommodation.

What has happened is that if the slum is right in the heart of the city, it has a lot of value. In fact, Mumbai slums cost billions. This attracts all kinds of vested interests. The politicians promise money to the inhabitants, they get them registered as voters, they raise requests to regularize the ownership of land, which they occupy on humanitarian grounds.

When we talk about better standards of living it includes living in

healthy neighborhoods. Had it been a developed country, they would simply build alternative homes, move out the residents of Dharavi and bulldoze down the area to create a new township on the basis that the housing there does not conform to basic norms of housing laws.

We actually can afford to do that, without considering the billions generated by reclaiming all that real estate, but it will not stop until there are people willing to live in that mess. One day, as people get more educated and are more productive than people who live on casual labor, these slums won't find anyone willing to live there. You will then find no resistance to reform the slums.

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MTDC LAND ILLEGALLY ENCROACHED

AND SOLD BY THE LAND DEALER

MTDC Owns About 128 Acres Of Land In Gorai In Survey Nos. 46, 53,54,56,57,59

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TDC owns about M128 acres of land in Gorai in survey

nos. 46, 53,54,56,57,59. Some person called Dashrath Chavan informed MTDC about the encroachment on its land. He said he had struck a deal with a couple — Dinesh Pavle and his wife Fatima — for a big plot for Rs 20 lakh last year and paid them Rs 12 lakh. However, locals later told Chavan that there was a legal tangle over its ownership.

The said scam was exposed after MTDC officials were told in May about encroachment on the land.MTDC had tried to consolidate its landholding in the area in 2007, but the exercise was halted after locals went to court. The court had ordered that no construction of any kind would be done on the land without its permission.

Sanjay Dhekne, Sr Manager Legal & Personnel of MTDC said “the moment we were tipped of we carried out a survey. It was found that 20-25 guntha [a guntha is about .025 acre] from survey no. 53 had been encroached upon and a house had been built on it.”

Following a complaint by the tourism corporation, the local police launched a probe and found Pavle and his wife had made forged papers to pass off the land as their inherited property.

A house that has been built on a portion of the MTDC land

Basically if a buyer understands that any property he is dealt with is a government undertaken zone; then he will not buy it. The seller in such a situation should give an idea to the customer before transacting. It is also the duty of the customer to use his right to information about the land or property before he makes an agreement. In such cases, the giver or dealer should not cheat his client.”

Adv. Ganesh Sudhir Vaidya

See the one who takes over a property. Firstly has to carefully study the site papers. He has to take advice from his advocacy. A big deal is never done with blind eyes. By the ministerial contacts will manage and digest this land in the government zone is the loophole these parties hide play with. Normally they think this assumption of Government land will be put easily in their pockets. Then when it’s an issue and the matter is hot they start playing hide and seek.”

Vijay Nalawade - Property Developer

Meet the advocate first. Get a Land property search Report. A search report traces the history of a property that was the original owner of the property and how it has moved hands over a period of time before reaching the present seller. NOC is an important factor. Now when the money gets transferred from you can understand where the money is going in a private account or government account. These are the vital and important points one has to be careful of.”

Shiv Singh - Real Estate Manager

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Eviction from illegally occupied lands occur frequently

In Mumbai with political motives

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Land mafia often pays money to agents to move people into government lands and then declare it as residential or commercial land and take ownership.

Things are changing; it needs Indians to be better equipped with productivity so that they do not compromise with such situations.

Experts claim it is a myth that land is not available in Mumbai to house the poor--land is available, but is owned by a powerful elite, which ensures that vacant land is not freed for slum dwellers. The National Commission on Urbanisat ion reported that 91 people in Mumbai owned 55 percent of vacant land. This concentration of ownership, in fact, is a widely known phenomenon, accepted by government officials as well.

It is not that houses are not available in Mumbai, but these are unaffordable to the lower middle class. There are a few developers who control the Mumbai housing sector. We need to break this jinx and deregulate the housing sector.

In the mid-2016, property prices in Mumbai's business districts reached record levels, becoming, for a brief period in 2020, the most expensive real estate in the world is built in south Mumbai. Unleashed by a series of nat ional- level indust r ia l and monetary reforms, demand for residential and commercial property intensified among both local investors and global speculators.

Yet the increased demand was met with constrained supply — due both to geographic limitations (Mumbai is an island city with few transits linkages to the mainland) and a

purchased the property from a small-scale businessman who had been illegally squatting on the public land. The D-Company then acquired the requisite building permits from the municipal building department, with the payment of hefty bribes, and constructed the buildings with few obstacles.

As more information about the D-company's involvement in the shopping centre project surfaced, it became apparent that the mafia the organization had been running a highly profitable property development business since the mid-1990s, constructing retail and residential buildings in other parts of Mumbai, as well as in Dubai and Karachi. Further investigation revealed that the D-Company was not the only criminal organization involved in such activities at the time, but that all of the city's major organized crime groups had involved themselves in real estate and property development.

Poised on the northern edge of South Mumbai is a piece of real estate developers who would love to get their hands on. Rubbing shoulders with upmarket Bandra, Dharavi is known as Asia's largest slum, but it's actually much more than that--it's a settlement in which people live and work, producing a wide array of goods and services. The government's plan to 'redevelop' Dharavi is threatening a huge number of livelihoods.

Supported by an illicit nexus of politicians, bureaucrats and the police, the mafia has emerged as a central figure in Mumbai's land development politics. The structural shifts that facilitated the criminalization of land development and the implications of mafia involvement in local politics is visible here.

regulatory context posing restrictions or disincentives on certain types of development — prices rose dramatically if we look at the projects like Nijman, 2000; 2002; Bertaud, 2002). Responding to these market pressures, the local state began making certain highly valued lands available for development through a series of industrial land conversions, slum clearance schemes, and the de-reservation of certain public lands.

Construction activities in Mumbai's island city and northern suburbs expanded, further bolstered by the growth of the finance industry, access to new sources of capital, and both funding and pressure from multilateral aid agencies. Although activity slowed somewhat after the mid-1990s peak when some speculators left and real estate prices began to ‘correct’, both prices and demand have remained high and property development has emerged as one of India's and Mumbai's fastest-growing industries.

With construction crews becoming a common sight throughout the city in the late 1990s, two new shopping centres then drew little attention when constructed in the Crawford Market area of South Mumbai, opposite the city's police headquarters. The Sara and Sahara Shopping Centres opened in 2000, joining a myriad of new shopping centres and retail establishments that had appeared in the area in the previous five years.

It was soon learnet that the Sara and Sahara Shopping Centres had been built illegally by the D-Company, the city's largest and most notorious mafia organization, on land belonging to the state government's public works department.

As the details of the case came to light in mid-2003, it was learned that representatives of the D-Company had

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The couple made bogusly papers to show that the land belonged to their family. Police and MTDC are investigating the matter; meanwhile obtaining property search records from the office of the sub-registrar of assurances is a must if you are a buyer or seller.

We had peace of land at Gorai allotted by the Collector. We have found out there are some encroachments happening there. We got a Complaint from Dashrath Chavan that some proxy specimen pretending to be this landowner is dealing in business to sell this property. We have then filed an FIR through Gorai Police Station. The Cops are investigating the matter”, further added Sanjay Dhekane.

A buyer has to give public notice in 2 leading newspapers, one in English and the other in the local language, giving 14 days time to file written objections along with documentary evidence subtending ownership rights of the property, none of the above was taken into consideration by the seller or buyer.

“The one who is fooled should make an appeal in court. At first he should register a petition on the injustice he has experienced”, said Raja Shirsat, Real Estate Broker.

“We haven’t got any such Information. On this issue and nobody or no one will be able to say anything on this matter. The ITDC has not got any such information on this”, said Ankush, Chief Vigilant Officer (Dept) of ITDC

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Letters to the

editorHijacking Manchester Test in

favour of IPL was utterly disgusting for which Team India

should be penalised by ICC!It was utterly disgusting on the

part of Indian players & our cricket Board to hijack the all important Manchester Test Match in favour of IPL as there was very little gap between the end of the Test & restart of IPL in Dubai. Test extending to the reserve day could have disturbed IPL schedule going by quarantine rules which was the reason why our players refused to play the Test which one thought was unprofessional attitude by Team India.

England bowed down due to money power as most cricket sponsorship comes from India but the entire episode left a bad taste for the future of Test cricket as the series was evenly contested & interesting. ICC the governing body of international cricket should not tolerate such nonsense & should penalise Team India for refusing to play the Test when not a single player had Tested positive for COVID.

IPL may be interesting but damaging to the future of cricket as it basically is 'Masala' cricket that encourages illegal betting!

- SN Kabra

Welcome to note that yet other foreign car-manufacturing

company Ford compelled to discontinue car-production in India due to mounting losses

It is welcome to note that US giant Ford compelled to discontinue manufacture of cars in India due to mounting losses. Time is the biggest healer when this Bill Ford in the year 1990 insulted Ratan Tata in a business deal. The tables turned nine years later in the year 1999, the clock turned a full circle and Tata took his sweet revenge on Ford. The salt-to-software conglomerate humbled Ford which was then on the verge of bankruptcy after the 2008 global financial meltdown by taking over the iconic Jaguar- Land Rover brands for 2.3 billion dollars.

It is beyond understanding why and how authorities and certain individuals prefer promoting car-manufacture in India as if cars are basic necessities rather than luxury. Policy should be such that all such steps may be taken to discourage manufacture of costly cars with ex-

showroom price above rupees ten lakhs in country. GST along with cess, road-tax and all other levies may be doubled on costly cars than cars with ex-showroom price less than rupees ten lakhs. There should be a complete ban on loans for cars having ex-showrooms price above rupees ten lakhs. Diesel engines must not be allowed in cars of any category. With petrol and diesel having procurement-price almost same, diesel is deliberately priced lower because it is used for public transport and goods-carriers. It is misuse of lower-priced diesel to allow it to be used for costly cars.

Car-manufacturers then will be compelled to compete giving better cars in economy range apart from introducing much-needed air-conditioned three-wheelers as said to be used by Mexican ambassador in India. Costlier cars are nothing but status-symbol, and status-conscious persons must be paying heavily for their show of status in society.

- Subhash Chandra Agrawal

Divine Consciousness Today 'eco-friendly' Ganesh Idols

are made from paper mache. This is not only against Scriptures but also dangerous to the environment because paper mache absorbs

oxygen from water resulting in production of methane, a poisonous gas. Sculpting Idols from clay as prescribed by the Scriptures is truly environment friendly. Main objective of worshipping Shri Ganesh Idol is that the family derives the Ganesh Principle from it. This benefit cannot be derived from an Idol made from plaster of paris. If you are buying an Idol made from plaster of paris Idol simply because it is cheaper, then buy a smaller clay Idol but do not perform action against Dharma by buying a plaster of paris Idol. A Ganesh Idol is worshipped at home to increase spiritual emotion and devotion, to absorb Divine Consciousness etc. One should never compromise with the principles laid down by the Scriptures

- Sagar Shirodkar

“n September 6th this year, Oone of my family members residing in Dombivili was

carried to hospital in a serious condition.

I went to the ticket booking counter at Sion (since I am residing there) and requested the clerk at the booking counter to give me a single journey ticket to Dombivili, as my going to Dombivili was very urgent. I even showed the clerk at the booking counter my vaccination certificate of having taken two doses of the Covishield vaccine. But the clerk would not listen. He was very rude and told me that he does not care if my family member dies but would not give me the ticket. He wanted me to remove a monthly pass which I didn't want to because I just wanted to go to Dombivili once to see my family member. When I told him that I did not want a monthly pass but only want a single journey ticket, he would not listen. He said that they have been given instructions by the CM of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray not to issue single journey tickets to

This useless CM of Maharashtra does not even know how to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic in the state and how to take care of the common man. Because of him, a lot of people are suffering and have lost their jobs.”

people even if they have taken two doses of the vaccine.

Shame on this useless CM of Maharashtra who does not care for the common man but who only wants to live in comfort. This useless CM of Maharashtra does not even know how to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic in the state and how to take care of the common man. Because of him, a lot of people are suffering and have lost their jobs. They have nothing to eat. But this CM of ours cares a damn as long as he

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gets three full meals a day to eat and roams about in his air-conditioned car.

I would like to add that we Christians of Mumbai have decided not to vote for the Shiv Sena in the forthcoming elections because like the BJP, Uday Thackeray too has harassed us a lot after he came to power by closing our churches and not allowing us to celebrate our festivals like Christmas, Easter and Bandra Feast. If we raise our voices, he puts us behind bars. For our weddings, he has limited the crowd to only 50 people and for our funerals, he has limited the mourners to only 20 people. This is ridiculous which shows that he has a hatred for the Catholic/Christian community.

In February and March 2021 when churches were opened for a month and only 50 people were allowed inside the church to celebrate Mass, the police would stand outside every church counting the number of people entering the church. If any parishioner would stand outside the church, their pictures were clicked and they had to face the wrath.

Uddhav Thackeray at his old tricks once again

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Dattaram Gopal Mandavkar and family from Chembur celebrate Ganesh Visarjan after 5 days

Mumbai Top Cop orders 'Nirbhaya squad' ateach police station, intensified patrolling

s p e c i a l s q u a d Aconsisting of women officials should be set

up at every police station and patrolling should be intensified in areas where the occurrence of crime against women is more l i k e l y, M u m b a i p o l i c e commissioner Hemant Nagrale said in a circular issued on Tuesday.

The instructions came in the aftermath of the brutal rape and murder of a woman in suburban Sakinaka last week, which bore some similarity to the 2012 `Nirbhaya' gang-rape case of Delhi.

At every police station, there will be a `Nirbhaya Squad' or special women's safety cell, the commissioner said. It will consist of a woman assistant inspector or sub-inspector, a woman constable, a male constable and a driver.

The ̀Mobile-5' vehicle of each police station will be assigned to this squad. Each station has a fixed number of `Mobile' patroll ing vehicles at its

disposal.The Nirbhaya squads will

undergo two-day training. Among other things they will be trained to collect intelligence from areas where girls' hostels, children's shelter homes and orphanages are located.

Under an initiative named as 'Saksham', police will offer counseling to the victims of sexual harassment/ assault. The police stations will also identify areas/places under their jurisdiction where crime against women is more prevalent. Isolated spots near slums, gardens, schools, colleges, theaters and malls can be added to this list. Once such places are identified, patrolling

routes should be planned accordingly, the circular said.

Police should also help women who are commuting alone on roads at late hours and arrange vehicle to take such a woman to her destination if she requests, the commissioner said.

A list of senior citizen women living in the area should be made and police should visit them during patrolling to hear their grievances, the circular said. The helpline number ̀ 103' meant for women in distress should be publicized properly, it said.

There should also be a `Nirbhaya complaint box' at every school, college and hostel where girls or women can put in their complaints.

Information about persons living in the area who have been named as accused in cases of crime against women in the last five years should be recorded in a separate register, and such persons should be kept under watch, the top cop instructed.

Raut questions Centre about Pegasus project issue

aharashtra MP and MShiv Sena leader S a n j a y R a u t o n

Tuesday asked the Centre how the Pegasus case could be a national security issue when journalists, officials and public representatives were kept under scrutiny.

"Through the Pegasus app, nationals' journalists, defence officers, state leaders, Chief Ministers, MPs and people like us were under observation, then how will it be beneficial for the nation's security?" Raut asked.

"Lok Sabha and Rajya sabha could not make progress on the Pegasus issue during the monsoon session. If the Central government informs us about the national security, then the people will gain knowledge, If there is no discussion upon the

topic then what national security are we talking about? We will again have a discussion on the same issue," Raut said.

Amid the continuous ruckus created by the Opposition over the 'Pegasus Project' issue, both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced repeated adjournments during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

After the rape cases from the state, Raut said, "Maharashtra h a s n e v e r m a d e a n y compromise regarding the safety of women. This is the tradition of Maharashtra. Since the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, we have kept the respect and dignity of women, s e c u r i t y o f w o m e n i n M a h a r a s h t r a , a n d t h i s Thackeray government is more sensitive in that it is known to all."

Mumbai court summons BJP leader Kirit Somaiya in defamation cases

ewree Metropolitan court Shere recently summoned Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya for making alleged derogatory statements against NGO Earth founder Praveen Kalme and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awahad.

Court, in an order on September 7, asked Somaiya to remain present in the court on September 22 and October 5 in two separate cases filed by NGO Earth and Praveen Kalme.

Pravin Kalme had moved the court for defamation cases against Kirit Somaiya after he had alleged corruption in the state Housing department and used derogatory statements against Pravin Kalme and the NGO.

"The documents produced

on record prima-Jacie reveals that, accused Kirit Somaiya has spoken words and written on Twitter so that, it will be read by the public at large. It is also prima facie proved by the words spoken by accused Kirit Somaiya were such that, it had harmed the reputation of the complainant," stated the order.

“The verification statement of the complainant runs with h i s compla in t . Thereby, ingredients of sections 499 and 500 are prima-facie proved," further stated the order.

305 dengue cases in Mumbai so far this year; 85 in September

umbai has reported M305 cases of dengue since January 2021,

including 85 this month, as per a civic report released on Tuesday.

During the entire last year, the Maharashtra capital had reported 129 dengue cases, it said.

So far, no death due to the mosquito-borne disease has been reported this year, while there were three fatalities in 2020, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in its report.

There were 85 dengue cases in Mumbai between September 1 and 12 this year, while 144 cases were reported last month, it said. According to the civic report, most of the 85 fresh cases of the disease are reported from three civic wards - E (compris ing Bycul la,

Chinchpokali, Agripada), G-South (Dadar-East, Sion-East, Matunga, Antop Hill), and G-North (Dharavi, Dadar, and Mahim).

The BMC report also said that the civic body's pest control d e p a r t m e n t i n s p e c t e d 4,46,077 houses and detected and destroyed 4,108 mosquito-breeding spots as a preventive measure against the disease.

The civic body in an advisory said all precautions must be taken to prevent the indoor breeding of mosquitoes. It also asked people to keep their surroundings clean and dispose of old articles like tins, thermocol boxes, coconut shells, tires, and other such items.

The BMC said it recently deployed drones to destroy mosquito-breeding spots in the city.

3 dead, 8 missing after boat

capsizes in Maharashtra's

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t least three people Ad ied and e ight others went missing

after a boat capsized in the A m r a v a t i d i s t r i c t o f Maharashtra on Tuesday.

The incident took place around 10 am today, in the Wardha river at Shri Kshetra Jhunj under Benoda Police Station in Amravati district.

"Three bodies recovered in the boat capsizing incident that took place in Wardha r i v e r . A c c o r d i n g t o preliminary information, 11 people who were on the boat belonged to the same f a m i l y a n d a r e s c u e operation is underway to f ind out the miss ing persons," said Hari Balaji, Superintendent of Police, Amravati (Rural).

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Section 27-A amended in Rajasthanajasthan Tourism Trade R( F a c i l i t a t i o n a n d regulation) act, 2010 is

amended in the Assembly house of the state through a new section 27-A that says any; misbehavior with tourists will now be a cognizable offence in Rajasthan and a non-bailable o n e i f r e p e a t e d . T h e Amendment Bill was passed on voice out and the majorates were I (Yes) in the favor of imposing the section. Tourism has been a turn key for Rajasthan as the Rajputana havelis that turned into paradise hotels and lawns are heritage banquets now. More than lakhs of Indian and foreign tourists are always welcomed by the locals chanting 'Padharo Maaro Des'. The international travelers coming on a study tour to India many a times start their journey from this princely state.

M a n y E u ro p e a n s a n d Americans have been noticed by the RTDC getting perturbed by non-state elements, vendors and touts who disturb them. As per the new section; the offence will be cognizable and bailable. If the offence in sub-section 3 of section 13 it will be non-bailable in sub-section 4 of

section 13. Minister of State for Tourism Govind Singh Dotasra said in the House that the legislation was brought in 2010 to boost tourism and prevent mis behavior with tourists and pilgrims. Since it was not mentioned whether the offence was bailable or nonbailable and therefore it had to be amended. Dotas ra addres s ing the legislation said that 'Police stations in Jaipur and Udaipur were set up by the state government to check touting and cases that were filed in 2016 and challans submitted. But the accused went to the High Court which in January 2017 quashed a FIR on the grounds that the offences were not specifically provided in the Act as cognizable. Hence the

amendments have been made' he said.

O n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t s e c re t a r y o f R a j a s t h a n Association of Tour Operators, Sanjay Kaushik welcomingly said strict action against touts called as lapkas in local parlance is necessary to make the tourists feel safe. "Touting activities not only disturb tourists but also tarnish the image of the whole industry. The problem of lapkas is mainly in big cities like Jaipur and Udaipur". Kaushik further said that "The lapkas pose as guides mislead and force tourists to shop in order to get a commission and extort money from them. They also harass the them". Sunita Sharma a "national level tourist guide and executive member of the Tourist Federation of India said touts are not regulated by the gove r nment and hence catching them is very difficult. Such elements mislead tourists; extort money from them and it creates a very bad impression. Since they are not regulated by the government, catching them becomes difficult if they commit fraud. Hence, strict action against them is necessary" she added.

Dentsu's venturing adventures adverting

e n t s u I n d i a h a s Dvantaged its Digital, Experiential and Public

Relation credibilities under the Isobar India group comprising the creative agencies Isobar India and WATConsult along with Perfect Relations. Heeru Dingra the previously chief executive officer (CEO), WAT Consult, will lead the group as its CEO, reporting into dentsu Creative India CEO Amit Wadhwa. "The group structure will see the three agencies align with Isobar's global proposition and crafting distinctive brands and innovative experiences for a connected future" i t announced on Tuesday.

Jean Lin the Global CEO and creative and executive official of dentsu group says " The decision is part of the network's global plan to transform into the "world's most integrated group by 2024. I t a lso accelerates the market's growth journey into dentsu India 2.0. The group will further support the delivery of Isobar capabilities and services from India and the structure will promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across the India team embodying the Isobar spirit of "Invent, Make, Change" it added Jean Lin saying "Strategically India is one of our largest and most important markets for Isobar. Heeru joined us through the

acquisition of WATConsult and has gone from strength to strength, cultivating a culture of creativity and innovation. Heeru will strengthen Isobar's growth story, bringing together the best specialists from different creative disciplines to create the next wave of transformative experiences for our clients and in turn, accelerate our brands into the Dentsu India 2.0 vision. I am certain that with Heeru at its helm, the Isobar India group will continue to grow and deliver excellence for our clients."

Creative India CEO Wadhwa said" The decision is also in alignment with our global ambition of transforming into the most integrated network by 2024. We aim to deliver the best of our offerings to clients with pathbreaking ideas and solution led strategies, making our headway into excellence" he added. On her new role Dingra said "The Isobar India group houses some of the best agency teams in the country and I feel humbled to lead this brilliant bunch. As I take this new leap, my aim is to offer world-class integrated services and top-notch expertise that bring value to our current and future clients. People and creativity are at the core of our business, and I assure our clients will only be served with the industry's best."

Mamta appoints Dev in RajyaSabha

ushmita Dev the Former SCongress leader who turned towards Trinamool

Congress has been nominated for Rajya Sabha seat.The statesman praising Mamata Banerjee's vision to empower women said "Didi's vision to empower women and ensure their maximum participation in politics shall help our society to achieve much more".

The former Congress leader Sushmita Dev earlier had said that her joining the Trinamool Congress is "unconditional" and she w i l l t ake any responsibility given to her by her party president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She has been assigned the job of looking after the party's functioning in Assam and Tripura. As a

Member of parliament Dev w a s t h e N a t i o n a l spokesperson of the INC and the chief of All India Mahila Congress Committee. She had sent her a resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi but had offered no reason for her quit.

“In my 30 years in politics I haven't demanded anything from the Congress High command We don't know what the future holds. You will see what magic unfolds when both (Rahul Gandhi and Abhishek Banerjee) come t o g e t h e r " D e v s a i d . " . Dignifyi+ng the TMC president and West Bengal CM "I am coming to the TMC office for the first time. Mamata Di is my idol and thanks to her for accepting me into the party."

No reopening of grant reservation

upreme Court of India STuesday stated it would not reopen its decision on

g ran t ing re se r va t ion in promotions to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) as it was for the states to decide how they implement this.

Taking up various pleas pertaining to alleged hurdles in g ran t ing re se r va t ion in promotions to SC and ST in various states a Jury headed by J u s t i c e Nage swa ra Rao directed the Advocate on Records of state governments to identify issues peculiar to them and submit those within two weeks. The Apex bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai "We are making it very clear that we are not going to reopen the cases of Nagraj or Jarnail Singh because the idea was only to d e c i d e t h e s e c a s e s i n accordance with the law laid down by the court " said the t r io majesty compr i s ing Justices Sanjiv Khannna and B R Gavai.

IRCTC booms up at BSE

hares of state owned Stravel support services company Indian Railway

C a t e r i n g a n d To u r i s m Corporation (IRCTC) continued at their upward movement as the scrip rallied 9 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 3746 in intra-day trade on Tuesday.

The stock was quoting higher for the eighth straight trading day having rallied 37 per cent during the period. With the sharp rally in IRCTC the stock is now currently trading 1,071 per cent higher

over its issue price of Rs 320 per share. IRCTC had made its stock market debut on 14th October 2019. In the past four months the stock has zoomed 114 per cent as compared to a 19.6 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. It skyrocketed 190 per cent from its 52week low of 1291 rupees touched on 4th November 2020. Currently IRCTC stands at number 82 position in the overall market capitalization ranking showed the Bombay Stock Exchange data shows.

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US President Biden to host in-person Quad Summit on Sept 24, PM Modi to attend

S President Joe Biden Uwould host the first-ever in-person Quad

summit on September 24 which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga, the White House announced on Monday (local time).

The four leaders would discuss deepening their ties and a d v a n c i n g p r a c t i c a l cooperation on areas like

c o m b a t t i n g C O V I D - 1 9 , addressing the climate crisis and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

In March, President Biden hosted the first-ever summit of the Quad leaders in the virtual format that vowed to strive for an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive, anchored by democratic values, and unconstrained by coercion, sending a subtle message to China.

“President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will host the first-ever Quad Leaders Summit at the White House on September 24. President Biden is looking forward to welcoming to the White House Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan,” Psaki said.

T h e B i d e n - H a r r i s administration has made elevating the Quad a priority, as seen through the first-ever Quad Leaders-level engagement in March, which was virtual, and now this Summit, which will be in-person, she said.

“Hosting the leaders of the Quad demonstrates the Biden-Harris administration's priority of engaging in the Indo-Pacific, i n c l ud ing th rough new multilateral configurations to meet the challenges of the 21st century,” she said.

According to the White House, the Quad Leaders will be focused on deepening their ties and advancing pract ica l cooperation on areas such as c o m b a t t i n g C O V I D - 1 9 , addressing the climate crisis, partner ing on emerging technologies and cyberspace and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Pakistan involved in harbouring Taliban, Haqqanis: US Secretary of State Blinken

S Secretary of State UAntony Blinken called on Monday (local time)

on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet i n t e r n a t i o n a l d e m a n d s , acknowledging concerns that Islamabad has supported militants from Afghanistan.

Testifying before Congress on t h e Ta l i b a n v i c t o r y i n Afghanistan, Blinken heard from lawmakers across party lines who pushed for a harder line on Pakistan, an uneasy partner of Washington over the 20-year war.

"What we have to look at is an insistence that every country, to include Pakistan, make good

on the expectations that the international community has of what is required of a Taliban-led government if it's to receive any legitimacy of any kind or any support," Blinken told the H o u s e F o r e i g n A f f a i r s Committee.

He said the priorities included ensuring the Taliban let out people who want to leave Afghanistan and respect the rights of women, girls and minorities, as well as adhere to promises that the country not again become "a haven for outward-directed terror."

“So Pakistan needs to line up with a broad majority of the international community in working toward those ends and i n u p h o l d i n g t h o s e expectations," Blinken said.

Bl inken said Pakistan's policies have been "on many occasions detrimental to our interests, on other occasions in support of those interests."

Thousands protest against Talibanin Kandahar over evictions

housands of Afghans Tprotested against the Taliban in the southern

city of Kandahar on Tuesday, a c co rd i ng t o a f o rme r government official and local televis ion footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony.

Protesters gathered in front of the governor's house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony, according to the former government official who witnessed the crowds.

Footage from local media showed crowds of people blocking a road in the city. The affected area is predominantly occupied by the families of retired army generals and other members of the Afghan security forces.

The families, some of whom had lived in the district for almost 30 years, had been given three days to vacate, the official, who had spoken to

some of those affected, said. Taliban spokesmen did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the evictions.

Sporadic protests against the Taliban, who swept to power in Afghanistan with the capture of Kabul almost a month ago, have ended in occasionally deadly clashes, although there were no confirmed reports of violence on Tuesday. Taliban leaders have vowed to investigate any instances of abuse, but have ordered d e m o n s t r a t o r s t o s e e k permission before holding protests.

Syria hails joint anti-terror campaign with Russia for 6 years

yrian President Bashar al-SAssad on Tuesday hailed his country's six-year joint

anti-terror campaign with Russia during a meeting with h i s Russ ian counterpar t Vladimir Putin in the Russian capital Moscow, according to the Syrian presidential media office.

In the video footage of the meeting released by the office, Assad started his speech by hailing the Syrian-Russian efforts to fight terror groups in Syria.

"I am happy to meet today in Moscow as the six years have passed since the joint operation

against terror started, during which both the Syrian and Russian armies made major achievements not only about liberating lands or returning refugees to their areas but through protecting other people across the world because terrorism crosses borders," he said.

The president noted that his visit to Moscow is an important opportunity to discuss two issues -- fighting terrorism and the political process, adding that his government insists on moving forward with fighting terrorism in parallel with the political process.

Japan, US, S. Korea call on N. Korea to return to arms talksenior diplomats from SJapan, the United States and South Korea on

Tuesday called on North Korea to return to talks over its missile and nuclear development, a day after Pyongyang announced it successfully tested new long-r a n g e c r u i s e m i s s i l e s , suggesting advancement of its military capabilities.

The three-way meeting in Tokyo included US Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and

Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and Japan's Director-General for Asian and Oceanian affairs Takehiro Funakoshi.

US envoy Kim said the three countr ies were open to diplomacy with the North “as we see to make tangible progress that increases the security of the United States and our allies.'' Kim called on North Korea to “respond positively to our multiple offers to meet without preconditions”.

Washington and its allies will continue to work to fully implement all United Nations

Security Council resolutions in addressing North Korea's missile development, he added.

On Monday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the new missiles showed they can hit targets 1,500 km (930 miles) away.

The North hailed its new

missiles as a “strategic weapon o f g rea t s i gn i f i c ance ,” suggesting that they were developed with the intent to arm them with nuc lear warheads. North Korea says it needs nuclear weapons in order to deter what it claims is hostility from Washington and Seoul.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was also set to arrive in Seoul on Tuesday for talks with South Korean officials over bilateral relations and the freeze in nuclear diplomacy with North Korea.

Wang is scheduled to meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on Wednesday. Chung is expected seek a more active role from Beijing, Pyongyang's main ally and economic lifeline, in persuading the North to return to the negotiation table.

Japanese officials and some experts said North Korea's weekend missile test-firing was a “new threat” to the region.

Japan and South Korea are separate key allies for the US presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 07Tech News

Asus ROG Phone II gets August security patch in latest update

sus is rolling out a new Asoftware update to the ROG Phone II that

bumps up the phone's Android security patch level to August 2021. The ROG UI u p d a t e , v e r s i o n 17.0240.2108.103, is rolling out to the worldwide and Japanese units bearing the model number 'ZS660KL'.

Starting today, the update is being pushed in batches, therefore it may take some days for it to reach everyone. To check if the new firmware is available for your device, go to the phone's Settings > System > System updates.

Below is the official release note for the ROG Phone II update (via):

Update Android security patch to 2021-08

ROG Phone II: SpecificationsThe Asus ROG Phone II is a

gaming-focused smartphone that comes with a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 Plus octa-core SoC. The processor is paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 512GB of UFS3.0 storage.

For photography, the

smartphone features a dual rear camera system that houses a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture and a 13-megapixel ultrawide-angle camera with 125-degree field-of-view. For selfies and video chatting, there is a 24MP camera on the front.

The ROG Phone II is backed by a 6,000mAh battery and supports charging via dual USB-C ports. Other features include dual front-facing speakers with DTS:X Ultra virtual surrounding sound, quad microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, FM radio, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 3 and grip press and an in-display fingerprint sensor for quick authentication.

GoPro Hero 10 Black likely to come with 'GP2' chip

US-based action camera manufacturer GoPro's Hero 10 Black is likely

to come with a new GP2 chip on September 15.

The GP2 chip is reported to o f f e r d o u b l e t h e performance compared to i t s p r e d e c e s s o r , improved low light performance with m o r e h a r d w a r e upgrades, reports GizmoChina.

The Hero 10 Black will come with the same 2.7-i n c h d i s p l a y a s i t s predecessor with touch functionality. However, the refresh rate of the front display is said to be increased to achieve a more fluid output display.

The action camera would

come with an updated s t a b i l i s a t i o n d u b b e d HyperSmooth 4.0, marketed as “groundbreaking”.

The HyperSmooth 4.0 would ensure that users can activate the recording anytime without any hassle. The new

algorithm would also improve the low light performance during recordings.

The design of Hero 10 Black won't be much different than the Hero 9 Black, the report said.

The Hero 10 Black will also allow users to extract images of 15.3MP from the 5.3K videos, it added.

The battery remains unchanged at 1720mAh

with support for fast charging.The Hero 9 Black is

available in India for Rs 49,500.

The GoPro 9 Black is waterproof up to 10 metres and also supports a single microSD and charges via USB Type-C.

Google One adds 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month

Tech giant Google is adding a 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month

on the Google One app.A c c o r d i n g t o

9To5Google, the n e w t i e r i s $24.99/month, falling directly in line with the pricing of the 2TB and 10TB offerings.

The new plan is also available for $249.99/year, savings of 17 per cent compared to monthly payments.

The plan comes with all of the same benefits of the 2TB tier, with 10 per cent back on Google Store purchases, faster access to Google support, family sharing, and a VPN for Android phones.

The report mentioned that, when Google Photos ditched

its unlimited, compressed storage offering earlier this year, users in need of storage only had a couple of

reasonable plans to turn to.

The first was the $ 1 . 9 9 / m o n t h 100GB offering, followed by a 200GB plan for $2.99/month.

In a poll, by the tech website, back

in June, most of the users reported they

were using those two plans, the report said.

For $9.99/month, though, t h e 2 T B p l a n o f f e r s significantly more storage and other perks, but for those with e v e n h i g h e r s t o r a g e requirements, the next step up of $49.99/month for 10TB could easily be out of reach for some, it added.

Google to release Android 12 stable version update on Oct 4: ReportS based search engine Ug i a n t G o o g l e i s reportedly planning to

launch the stable version of the Android 12 operating s y s t e m f o r t h e P i x e l smartphones on October 4.

According to documents, Google will publish the source code for Android 12 on October 4. This source code will be published on the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) Gerrit, and it will very likely coincide with the release of the Android 12 stable update for Pixel phones, reports XDA-Developers.

Google recently released

the fifth and final beta for Pixel phones including the Pixel 5a and several third-party devices. Android 12 Beta 5 features the “latest fixes and optimizations” that were not included with Beta 4.1.

“In Android 12, you can now enrich your app's notification experience by providing animated images in notifications. Also, your app can now enable users to send image messages when they reply to messages from the notification shade,” said Google.

Google earlier announced that with Android 12, people

will be able to play the game even before they finish downloading it at speed up by almost two times, from downloading the game on Play store to launching it on your device.

C a l l e d ' p l a y a s y o u download', the new feature will give more power to Android game developers.

Nokia launches budget smartphone 'C01 Plus' in India

MD Global, the home Hof Nokia phones, on Monday launched the

'Nokia C01 Plus', the latest addition to its C-series smartphones with a strategic partnership with Reliance Retail Ltd in India.

The Nokia C01 Plus is available in India starting Monday in blue and purple colour variants for Rs 5,999 across leading offline retail stores, e-commerce platforms and Nokia.com.

Customers who choose to avail the JioExclusive offer will get an instant price support of 10 per cent on the best buy price, and will have to pay Rs 5,399.

In terms of specifications, the Nokia C01 Plus comes with a 5.45-inch HD+ screen with thick bezels on the top a n d t h e b o t t o m . T h e smartphone houses a 2MP front facing camera. At the rear, it packs a 5MP HDR camera. Both cameras have dedicated LED flash.

T h e s m a r t p h o n e i s powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz Unisoc SC9863A processor, paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded using a microSD card.

The Nokia C01 Plus comes with a 3000mAh battery that is said to last up to a day.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 08Classified

IDBI Bank recruitment 2021: 920 executive posts on offerIDBI Bank has put out a job vacancy

advertisement for multiple contract-based executive posts for many of its branches and offices. Interested and eligible candidates should note that the online application process for these posts has started on August 4 and the last date to apply is August 18, 2021. Candidates can check the latest notification and also submit their applications by visiting their official website idbibank.in.

There is a possibility of the one-year job contract likely to be extended to two years., subject to good performance of candidates and availability of vacancies. The online examination for these posts will be held on September 5. IDBI will recruit for 920 vacant posts through this recruitment drive.

AI Engineering Services Limited Jobs 2021:

Accounts Officer Vacancies

Job Role

Education Requirement

Total Vacancy

Job Locations

Age Limit

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Posted on

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AI Engineering Services Limited Recruitment 2021

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Accounts Officer

MBA/PGDM

6 Posts

Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad

Upto 30 years as on 1st August, 2021.

3 - 7 years

80000(Per Month)

04-08-2021

23-09-2021

Qualification in Details:Sub: Advertisement for the post of Accounts Officer and Accounts Assistant AI Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India operating in the MRO space, invites applications from eligible candidates for filling up the following post:1. Name of the Post: Accounts Officer2. No of Post: 063. Place of Posting: Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai.4. Consolidated Monthly Salary: Rs. 80,000/- (All inclusive)5. Qualification: Candidates should be an Inter Chartered Accountant / Inter cost and management Accountant or MBA in Finance.6. Experience: Candidate should have minimum 03 years post qualification

experience with an airline. Proficiency is must in statutory payments like ESIC, PF, welfare fund, Professional Tax, GST etc. The candidate with working experience in Aviation industry, preferably in MRO will be given preference.7. Job Description: The post carries the duties and responsibilities as related to all the finance activities of the Company.

Age Limit:Upto 30 years as on 1st August, 2021.

Application Fees:Rs.1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only) drawn in favour of Air India Engineering Services Limited, payable at New Delhi (Not Applicable for SC/ST).

IDBI Recruitment 2021- Age Limit: The candidates applying for these vacancies should be aged between 20 and 25 years.

IDBI Recruitment 2021- Educational Qualifications: General category applicants should have graduated with a minimum of 55% from a recognized university. SC/ST/PWC candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% in graduation.

IDBI Recruitment 2021- Application Fee: General Category candidates will have to pay Rs. 1000 as an application fee. SC/ST/PWC candidates have to pay Rs. 200 as an application fee.

IDBI Recruitment 2021 for How to apply:

First, you need to visit their official website www.idbibank.in.

Click on the Career tab on the homepage.Click on the link that reads "Requirement of

Executives on Contract 2021."Click on the online application instead of new

registration.Register yourself and fill in all the necessary details.The registration number and password will be

sent through email and SMS after registration.Now fill in the application form and upload all the

necessary documents.Then, pay the application fee.Keep a hard copy of the same for further reference.Selection Process: The candidates will be selected

on the basis of an online examination.

SFIOAnnounced Job Notification For Joint / Additional Director Vacancies

Job Role

Education Requirement

Total Vacancy

Job Locations

Experience

Salary

Posted on

Last DateTo Apply

SFIO Recruitment 2021 Details

Joint / Additional Director

N/A

3 Posts

Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad

10 - 15 years

78800 - 215930(Per Month)

30-07-2021

30-09-2021

Qualification in Details:No. 2/1/2021-Admn. SFIO

1. Name of the Post: Joint / Additional Director (Investigation)

2. No of Post: 03 (Three)

3. Tentative Place of posting: Delhi/ Mumbai/ Kolkata/ Hyderabad/ Chennai

4. Level in the pay matrix or pay scale: Level 12 in pay matrix (Rs. 78800-209200)/ Level 13 in pay matrix (Rs, 123100-215930)

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) invites application for the position Joint / Additional Director etc. Read details, eligibility criteria mentioned below for the vacancy and eligible candidates can submit their application directly to SFIO before 31-08-2021.

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Mumbai Port Trust Job opening 2021:for Computer Operator and

Programming Assistant posts

Job Role

Education Requirement

Total Vacancy

Job Locations

Age Limit

Experience

Salary

Posted on

Last DateTo Apply

Mumbai Port Trust Recruitment 2021

Details

Computer Operator and Programming Assistant

ITI

30 Posts

Mumbai

To undergo Apprenticeship training, the minimum age limit is 14 years and there is no upper age limit. However, the candidates between the age 14 -18 years are not eligible to sign the Apprenticeship contract, being minor. Their contract is required to be signed by their guardians.

Fresher

7700(Per Month)

28-07-2021

28-09-2021

Qualification in Details:Applications in the prescribed forms are invited in “offline” mode from the candidates for engagement of Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA), Apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 for the year 2020-21.

I. Number of seats, Training Period, and Educational Qualification etc.: The details about required minimum qualification, No. of seats, rate of stipend and period of training is tabulated herein as under:1. Post Name: Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA)2. No of Post: 303. Period of Training (Months): 124. Rate of Stipend per month Rs.: 7700/-

5. Minimum Qualification: Passed 10th Class examination under 10+2 system of education or its equivalent COPA Trade Certificate issued by National Council of Vocational Training.

Age Limit:To undergo Apprenticeship training, the minimum age limit is 14 years and there is no upper age limit. However, the candidates between the age 14 -18 years are not eligible to sign the Apprenticeship contract, being minor. Their contract is required to be signed by their guardians.

Application Fees:The cost of application form will be Rs.100/- and it will be accepted in NEFT mode only.

CEPI Hiring For Law Officer Grade-II Vacancies

Job Role

Education Requirement

Total Vacancy

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Experience

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Posted on

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SFIO Recruitment 2021 Details

Law Officer Grade-II

LLB, Retired Staff

1 Post

Mumbai

3 - 25 years

35000(Per Month)

04-08-2021

15-09-2021

Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property for India (MHA) invites application for the position Law Officer Grade-II etc. Read details, eligibility criteria mentioned below for the vacancy and eligible candidates can submit their application directly to Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property for India before 15-09-2021.

Mumbai Port Trust invites application for the position Computer Operator and Programming Assistant etc. Read details, eligibility criteria mentioned below for the vacancy and eligible candidates can submit their application directly to Mumbai Port Trust before 28-08-2021.

Qualification in Details:The Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI) invites applications to fill up the following posts in the office of CEPI at Mumbai, on contractual basis.

F. No. CEPI/DELHI/02/35/2021(Part)-II

1. Post Name & Level: Law Officer Grade-II (Consultant) (US/S0)

2. No. of Post: 01 Mumbai- 01

3. Monthly Remuneration: Rs.35,000

4. Qualification/ Experience: Retired Government Officer of ILS/ Central Government Services who retired from analogous post. OR On contractual basis a person having

Degree in Law with minimum 3 years experience in practice of Law. Working knowledge of Computer is essential.

5. Duties and Responsibilities: To assist the Law Officer Grade-I in the duties mentioned below:

i. to provide inhouse legal assistance to the office of CEPI;

ii. to draft affidavits;

iii. to put in place mechanism for legal audit;

iv. to monitor status of litigations pertaining to enemy properties;

v. Any other task assigned by CEPI on legal matters from time to time.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 10Opinion

Swami Vivekananda in Parliament of the World's Religions

n the history in whichever Icountry missionaries went to spread Christianity and,

as also, to pave the way for their ruling overlords at home intending to lay control over its [foreign land] power and its resources, for that they[missionaries] and a section of scholars inspired by them invented a theory which world knows as “White man's burden theory”. They had India also in this 'mission' of their, and indulged in establishing in the eyes of world that this country is half-civilized, a country of snake charmers; its scriptures are nothing but a bundle of unfounded rituals and of falsehood; and, as also, how many be its religious heads they all are many miles away from what is called wisdom. And therefore, they preached, God laid responsibility upon them to make it civilized, to redeem it from this state of self-ignorance. But fortunately, at the same time there grew the trend among a section of scholars and philosophers of Europe and America to study Hinduism with fair mind. From the conclusions drawn from the study a process of exposing the falsehood of missionaries began to take shape. See, - 'Vedas reveal every aspect of human-life such as— culture, religion, moral-code, surgery, medicines, music, astronomy, environment and architect etc.'-Sir William Jones. Similar views were held by the great thinkers like Arthur Shopenhower, Ralphwaldo Emerson, Wilhelm Von Humboldt and such others. But since their voices did not come from particular platform at particular event of recognition, they could not become the voice of the world.

To India this opportunity came at that time in 11 September, 1893 when in Chicago held Parliament of the World's Religions, in which came together the greatest of proponents of different religions world over in order to present the tenets of their respective religions. This event proved to be one of transforming the views regarding India, its antiquity, its ancestors, its religion in the eyes of the people inside, as well as, outside the country. By joining the event one that succeeded in doing all by alone this seemingly

impossible task, he was none other than Swami Vivekananda. In participating in the religious-parliament Vivekananda saw many missions to be fulfilled at one place and all at one time. Actually, this was the time when having studied in Church sponsored mission schools and colleges Indian youths began to feel low about everything concerning 'self'. In the words of Swami Vivekananda- “When child is sent to school the first thing, he learns that his father is fool; second, his grandfather crazy; third, his all-religious master's fraud, and fourth that all of his scriptures are false and useless.” These were the youths who were not ready to accept anything unless it was delivered by an Englishman. And, most of all, no matter the declared purpose of the event at

Chicago had been of bringing harmony among different religious faiths but Christian church was looking this as an opportunity when once knowing the tenets of Christianity the followers of all the faiths would admit the supremacy of it [Christianity] and grow excited to come under it['The Parliament of Religions'-Mary Louise Burke(Sister Gargi)]. For they were of belief that it was only due to their ignorance of Christianity that the people of the world forgetfully embraced to their chests their respective faiths.

Against the backdrop of this when Swamiji attained the Religious-parliament he had to wait to the last to deliver his speech. But when he began to speak, before the splendour of his discourse composed of all-inclusive Hindu philosophy none could save from its spell.

Then 10-12 speeches that he gave in later days they were kept at last only so that the audiences could be made to stay in the auditorium till the end of the programme to hear him. Seeing this many of the Newspapers then filled with his praise. The New York herald wrote- “In religious parliament the greatest personality is Vivekananda. After hearing his discourse all of a sudden a question rises how foolish is the idea to send religious missionaries to reform such country of wisdom.” World that had got to be habitual of seeing bloodshed in the name of crusade and jihad to that the discourse of Vivekananda composed of Gita's philosophy of religious co-existence and mutual harmony were beyond imagination- “Whoever comes to me- no matter from which of the ways- I get to meet him.” Explaining this message of Gita, when Vivekananda said that Hindus not only believe in tolerance but hold every religion true, for the audiences this was something came to them from alien world.

Vivekananda went only to attend the Parliament of Religions but the response that he received there made him change his plan of returning India soon. In the words of Rashtrkavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar- “Enthused with

Religious-parliament, Swamiji stayed for three years in Europe and England, and living there spread the essence of Hinduism all over Europe and America. It was difficult to convince Hindu intellectuals at home, who were deluded with learning English, but when they saw the men and women of Europe and America themselves being turned the disciples of Swamiji and got to engage in the service of Hindutva, their minds came to sense. Thus, the storm in the form of English language, Christianity and European intellectualism that brewed up to swallow Hindutva went back colliding with Himalaya-like gigantic tree of Vivekananda.” ['Sanskriti ke chaar adhayay'- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]

(11-27th September, 1893)

E. Rajesh Pathak✍Former Journalist at Diploma in Creative Writing in English

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 11Different Strokes

The backbone of any nationthBorn on 15 September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to

become India's most prolific civil engineer, dam & bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among

the last century's foremost nation-builders.

n year 1968, Government Iof India has declared 15th September as “Engineers

Day” as a tribute to the greatest Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiya. Born on 15th September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to become India's most prolific civil engineer, dam & bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among the last century's foremost nation-builders. Nation as well as society recalls the priceless and irreplaceable contribution of their engineers in nation building.

The history of engineers is as old as civilisation. As civilisation developed people began reshaping their environment with villages, farms, watersheds, roads, ships and eventually towns. With each advancement came new challenges that required more complex and creative solutions, which were solved by experiments as well as experience. With the passage of time, there has been considerable overhauling in the system. The advent of computer & software has completely changed the scenario in infrastructure sector. Quality in construction, planning, scheduling, organising, co-ordinating, controlling, management etc has been improved and elapsed time minimised.

In religious scripture, Bhagwan Vishwakarma has been enshrined as an engineer & architect of the Devlok. In Treta Yug, during departure of Shri Ram to Sri Lanka, two warriors of the Vanar Sena - Nal and Neel

have showed their engineering expertise by constructing stone bridge “Shri Ram Setu” across the ocean between present day Dhanushkodi in Rameshwaram (Bharat) & Mannar (Sri Lanka). The bridge, having approximately 30-35 Km length & 3 Km width, is the unique model of ancient engineering dexterity.

Engineers play a very important role in every walk of life. They are technically skilled professionals, who are responsible for solving problems through the use of machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. They convert knowledge of basic sciences into products. Their main focus is on making things work efficiently and effectively by applying the theories and principles of sciences and mathematics to research, and develop economic solutions to technical problems. The engineer differs from scientist by the nature of their training. While the scientists try to explore the natural world and discover new knowledge about the universe and how it works, engineers apply that knowledge to solve real problems, often with an eye toward improving cost and efficiency.

Their works are the link between the perceived social needs and economic applications. They are the bridge between science and art. Engineers are the backbone of nation building and the purpose of engineering is to innovate, design, create and maintain products, system and

equipment for the benefit and wellbeing of humans. They help improve living conditions for the common people. If a country fails to realise the role of engineers in her nation building and the engineers are leaving for better opportunities abroad, then the country will continue to experience collapsed buildings and bridges, substandard products, failed roads, communication failures, environmental hazards, epileptic power supply etc.

Engineers contribute to the nation's technological & industrial progress. As nations in the world are undergoing reformation and the economy is getting more modernised, consumption patterns have expanded and demand is constantly on the increase. There is therefore a growing consciousness of quality control at every level of production.

The engineers have to realise their responsibility and play an effective role in tackling today's complex issues in the nation building. To build a nation is to make it habitable for the citizens by providing social amenities, infrastructural facilities, job creation and security and many more; the engineers therefore have a very important role to play. Thus, they are duty bound to design products, machineries and plants to manufacture these products, and systems to ensure quality and efficiency. They are to design, plan and supervise construction of buildings, and ensure their safety and stability against hazards;

design highways, bridges, railways and transit systems, dams, irrigation canals, power systems, ports, harbours as well as off-shore structures.

Engineers should equally know that it is their duty to develop and implement improved ways to extract, process and use raw materials; develop new raw materials that can improve product performance and take advantage of advances in technology to harness the power of the sun, the gas, the earth, atoms and electricity to supply the nation's power needs; analyse the impact of the products they develop or systems they design on the environment and the people; design ways of managing the nation's waste, converting or recycling them to useful products. Parts of their functions also include determining the cause of component failures, estimating the time and cost of completing new projects as well as maintaining the existing ones.

Engineers are pivotal not only in infrastructure, but can act a catalyst in the field of trade and commerce too. In sales and management, an

engineering background enables one to discuss the technical aspects of projects/products and assist in the planning, installation and product use. With such a vast and varied nature of their job, the engineers are really the foundation stone of a nation's building and their role cannot be neglected in a nation's all round progress. The engineers on their part should be proud of what they do and contribute effectively towards the growth of their country and the world at

large.

Er. Prabhat Kishore✍Author is a technocrat and academician. He holds Master in Engineering from M.N. Regional Engineering College, Allahabad/Prayagraj

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Olivia Rodrigo makesher Met Gala debut

in a sheer lace bodysuit

American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo earned her

crown as the breakout musician of 2021, and now she's also on her way to becoming a fashion icon. For her Met Gala debut, the 18-year-old star wore a black sheer lace Saint Laurent bodysuit with feather detailing. The outfit was inspired by her love for punk rock music.

"I think Saint Laurent does a great job of making punk rock feminine, so that is what I was going for," Rodrigo told Vogue on the red carpet, according to People magazine. "I feel so grateful to be here all together. It is such a blessing," the singer continued.

Rodrigo was one of many

first-timers at this year's Met Gala, including co-chair Amanda Gorman and social media stars Addison Rae, Emma Chamberlain, and Madison Beer, to name a few. The annual fashion event was postponed indefinitely in 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the gala is back this year with the theme of 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion'.

To maintain safety amid the rising Delta variant COVID-19 cases, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue had enforced a vaccination mandate and mask requirement. Rihanna will host the event's official afterparty, teaming with hospitality giant Richie Akiva to throw the Met Ball's private post-gala bash.

Acting for me is not only

a means to earn fame, money:

Pankaj Tripathi

Actor Pankaj Tripathi says that acting is

a means to renew himself which enables him to create characters with utmost authenticity.

Pankaj made his debut with a minor role in the film 'Run' in 2004 but it was Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur' that put the spotlight on him.

Over the years, his characters have remained etched in the minds such as the doting and progressive father in 'Gunjan Saxena' and 'Bareilly Ki Barfi', the real estate tycoon in 'Gurgaon', the menacing Kaleen Bhaiya in 'Mirzapur', 'Stree' or a CRPF officer in 'Newton'.

He says: “Acting for me is not only a medium to earn fame and money but through acting, I explore my inner being and reinvent myself.”

Pankaj added that acting tends to revitalise his energy and senses of touch.

He said: “Acting tends to revitalize my energy and senses of touch, feel, and taste, which ultimately enables me to perform my art with sincerity and honesty.”

Kacey Musgraves had 'guided magicmushrooms' trip to deal with divorce

inger Kacey Musgraves Swent on a seven-hour guided magic mushrooms

trip to help process the end of her marriage and find a positive way to use her "trauma and pain".

The 'Rainbow' singer was keen to process the fallout of her divorce from Ruston Kelly and to "transform (her) trauma and pain into something else" so she embarked on "plant therapy", which involved taking the hallucinogens under supervision.

She said: "I did it with a doctor friend here and her husband. It's called plant therapy.

"It's been looked at in a lot of areas for help with depression, anxiety, addiction, so many things."

"Basically, some neuroscientists (from Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University) have created a playlist that's music from all over the world, put together to guide you, in that state of mind, through different emotions, feeling memories, whatever."

She added: "We have these neural pathways that we have worn into our brain, kind of like trails in the forest, and what these plants do is

basically dump six feet of snow on those pathways and allow you to form new neural connections, to change your brain, change your habits.

“Through the experience, I was blindfolded, and on a comfortable couch with a soft blanket, this music was playing and all the things I was seeing were in my mind's eye. The music was painting this whole story, pulling from childhood memories, experiences, thoughts."

Musgraves was feeling every pluck of a string in her body.

She said the experience was a "big part" of creating her new album, 'Star-Crossed', reports a entertainment portal.

Musgraves told a leading magazine: "The day after, you're encouraged to journal and relisten to the playlist, triggering some of the emotions that you felt then.

"So that's what I was doing the day after, when the word 'Star-Crossed' popped into my mind as a title, and the concept of a modern tragedy, the acts, the exposition, the climax and the downfall, then the resolution.

“I don't want it to necessarily speak for my brand as a whole, but it was a big part of this process."

Abhishek Banerjee shares experience of acting with a mannequin

ctor Abhishek Banerjee, Awho has acted with a mannequin in an entire

segment of the upcoming anthology 'Ankahi Kahaniya', says he never felt it was a lifeless object and not his real co-star.

Sharing his experience, Abhishek said in a conversation with a leading news agency: "I never felt that it (mannequin) is lifeless. I always felt that I could see her smile. I do not know how this was possible and I don't have an answer to that. I feel it was the beauty of the story and the credit for this goes to the writers."

"I think somewhere we all need that one friend, one company, who we can, once we come home from work, just talk to. We can share our sorrows with them and the script made me feel that with Pari it was possible.

"Pari was my friend, she was made for my character but even today I consider her my friend. Her smile will stay with me forever. Usually, actors take the energy from co-actors, we listen to each other's dialogues and

react to each other's emotions."I was wondering how I

would be able to react to a lifeless object, but it did not feel like that for a second when we started off. It was quite a unique experience," Abhishek said.

The segment is directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. 'Ankahi Kahaniya', produced by RSVP Movies, consists of three stories directed by three directors. The others are Abhishek Chaubey and Saket Chaudhary.