YK MYK LABOUR MARKET RECOVERY IN 2022 WILL BE SLOWER OPINION Rs. 5 RANCHI MONDAY, 25 APRIL, 2022 PG-12, YEAR—11, ISSUE—342 (RNI NO: JHAENG / 2012 / 44137) CBI REGISTERS FIR IN NATIONAL GAMES SCAM RANCHI: Following the HC's order the CBI has registered FIRs in the 34th National Games case and started investigation. The CBI has made the then working president of the National Games RK Anand, general secretary SS Hashmi, treasurer Madhukant Pathak and the then sports director PC Mishra as accused in the case. It may be stated here that earlier the anti-corruption bureau was investigating the case. While hearing a PIL the HC had orders for CBI inquiry. The government faced a loss of around Rs 28 crores in purchase of materials and construction. One of the FIRs is related to construction of the sports complex. ASIAN WRESTLING C'SHIP: DEEPAK PUNIA SETTLES FOR SILVER MEDAL SPORTS Morning India India’s oil import bill doubles 6 minors held for rape in FY22 as energy prices soar of 11-year-old in Khunti I ndia's crude oil import bill nearly doubled to USD 119 billion in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, as energy prices soared globally following the return of demand and war in Ukraine. India, the world's third biggest oil consuming and importing nation, spent USD 119.2 billion in 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022), up from USD 62.2 billion in the previous fiscal year, according to data from the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC). It spent USD 13.7 billion in March alone, when oil prices surged to 14-year high. This compared with USD 8.4 billion spending in the same month last year. Oil prices started to surge from January and rates crossed USD 100 per barrel in the following month before touching USD 140 per barrel in early March. Prices have since receded and are now around USD 106 per barrel. The Congress on Sunday attacked the government over the proposed increase in GST of 142 items, includ- ing jaggery and products which are of daily use. Senior Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "A proposal to increase 92 per cent of items in a list of 143 to the highest available slab category of 28 per cent; I would call it deceitful, dubious, and dissembling. Something like this, hits the common man, of course, who is being crushed, but, it hits the middle class, who is frequently forgotten by everyone. The middle class may be above the lowest class, but, they are hit very - very badly." He said the list of items include hand bags, suit cases, colour TV sets below 32 inches, walnuts, chewing gum, chocolates, and custard powder. Singhvi noted that in 2017 Guwahati meeting, 75 items were taken away by the GST Council from the highest 28 per cent slab, leaving only 50 items in it "Look at these facts. Today 90 per cent of 143, like 120 items, are being moved back into that slab. Can you see any logic to it? At least, I cannot. Can you see any method to it? At least, I cannot," he said. JMM leader murdered in Latehar M FAIYAZ AHMAD DALTONGANJ: Dil Sher Khan the Balumath block president of the JMM was murdered in the day light on Sunday at the railway coal siding Kusmahi under the Balumath police station. The assailants were unidentified and were on the bike. Some sources said they were 6 in numbers coming on the two bikes. While, some sources said they were just three and on one bike. Sources said Khan was killed by any professional shooter or Supari killer. AT A GLANCE MAHANT NRITYA GOPAL DAS ADMITTED TO LUCKNOW HOSPITAL LUCKNOW: Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, chief of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, has been admitted to the Medanta hospital following kidney infection, his deputy Mahant Kamal Nayan Das said on Sunday. Kamal Nayan Das told reporters that the senior seer was experiencing difficulty in passing urine and had been brought to Lucknow for treatment. He said that there were no other complications and the Mahant was otherwise fine. ALL SEVEN INDIAN SAILORS IN CAPTIVITY OF YEMEN'S HOUTHIS RELEASED T’PURAM: Seven Indian sailors, in captivity of Yemen's Houthi rebels since January 2 along with their UAE-flagged merchant ship Rwabee, have been released, relatives of some of the sailors said on Sunday. The sailors included three Keralites - Dipash of Meppayur in Kozhikode, Akhil of Alappuzha, and Sreejith from Kottayam - and their relatives said that they have got information about their release. There is no doubt about it. He was shot in his forehead most precisely leaving no chance to Khan to stand up again. The killer knew Khan very well as the shootout at the Kusmahi railway coal siding was not any indiscriminate. The Latehar sadar hospital doctor Sarwan Mahto who was the first to examine Khan on his arrival in the sadar hospital found him brought dead. Dr Mahto said the bullet was found lodged in his forehead. It could be retrieved only in the post mortem he said. Civil surgeon Latehar Dr Haren Chandra Mahto has set up a 3 member board of doctors to conduct the post mortem. Sources said there were angry protests over the murder of Khan in Balumath and police had a tough time in controlling the enraged passion of the mourners of the deceased man. Sources said Khan became a victim of Hate crime. He was in a coal business and this was not acceptable to those who have been calling shots in the coal trade for long and any entry of member of another community in coal business is simply not digested by the powerful. Latehar district JMM president Moti Lal Shahdeo said we are devastated by the day light murder of Khan who was in his second tenure of the block president ship of the JMM in Balumath. Shahdeo too said there are 4 railway coal sidings in Latehar and barring this Kusmahi the other three railway coal siding are under the command of people of different political badge. Jamtara becomes country's first dist with library in every panchayat RANCHI: Jamtara in Jharkhand has become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. This district with a population of about eight lakh has a total of 118 gram panchayats under six blocks and each panchayat has a wellequipped library which is open for students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Career counselling sessions and motivational classes are also held free of cost here. Sometimes, IAS and IPS officers also visit these libraries to guide students. Everyone is welcome to visit these innovative sites! Most of these libraries, whose details, GPS location, photographs and contact numbers, have been provided on the district's official website, were set up around two years ago with the assistance of Deputy Commissioner Faiz Aq Ahmed Mumtaz. The story of the beginning of this initiative is also interesting. A Janta Darbar was initially organised by the district administration to know the problems of the villagers in Changidih Panchayat. However, when a villager complained about the lack of proper educational institutions and books here, Faiz decided to facilitate these libraries across the district. When he received information about derelict buildings in each district, Faiz planned to renovate them and convert them into libraries. On November 13, 2020, the district's first ever community library was inaugurated. From the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds received from several companies and money received by the district under the 14th and 15th Finance Commission, Rs 60,000-2.5 lakh was spent on the restoration and infrastructure of these libraries. Gradually, libraries were set up in panchayats such as Chandradeep, Panjaniya, Menjhia, Gopalpur, Shaharpura, Champapur, and Jhilua. The villagers elected a President, Treasurer, and Librarian from amongst themselves, to run these libraries. They also contributed furniture, water filters, blackboards and emergency lights for some. When schools were shut during the Covid-induced lockdown, villagers used at least two teachers to teach students at each library. According to Faiz, over 10,000 career guidance and motivational sessions have been organised in these libraries in the last one and a half years. Various department officers also take time off to teach classes. Now over 350 teachers have joined these libraries, who regularly guide the 5,000 students enrolled here. Besides these, books for competitive exams, literature, history, spiritual and motivational topics are also available. CONTINUED ON PG 3 The Latehar district JMM chief saw conspiracy behind the murder of Khan. He has asked for a fast and professional police investigation and early arrest of the assailants. Meanwhile sources said people of both the communities have wished a change of guard at the Balumath police station where its present officer in charge has lost confidence of people of all faith. The killing of Khan in Ramzan has shocked the Muslims much and also when the Eid is only 8 or 9 days away now. YES BANK'S EX-CHAIR WAS FORCED TO BUY PAINTING FROM PRIYANKA GANDHI: ED MUMBAI: In its chargesheet filed before a local Mumbai court, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that former Yes Bank Chairman Rana Kapoor paid Rs 2 crore for an M.F. Husain painting and the money was later utilised for the treatment of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi in New York. Kapoor was was forced by then Petroleum Minister Murli Deora to purchase the painting from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Deora visited Kapoor's home hand offices many times to force him to buy the paintings, the probe agency said. Deora also sent messages and called Kapoor in this respect several times. Kapoor tried to avoid Deora's call and didn't respond to his messages. However, he purchased the painting later. As per the directions, Kapoor gave a cheque of Rs 2 crore to Milind Deora, the son of Murli Deora. Kapoor's statements read that he was promised by Murli Deora. KHUNTI: Police have apprehended six minor boys in Jharkhand's Khunti district for allegedly raping an 11year old girl, an officer said. The six boys are aged 1015 years, police said on Saturday. The girl while going to attend a wedding ceremony near her village on Tuesday evening had an argument with the boys over some issue. When she was returning home after the marriage, the six-boys caught hold of her and allegedly raped her. Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI, "The mother of the victim lodged a complaint in this regard on Wednesday and an FIR was registered. Thereafter, police took all the minors involved in the crime into custody. The minors were sent to a correctional home." Meanwhile, in Lohardago district police arrested a 37year-old man for allegedly raping a three and half-yearold girl. The man was arrested from Buti Panchayat under Senha police station on Saturday, police said on Sunday. The man has been forwarded to jail after medical examination, said Sneha police station in-charge Suraj Prasad. "The mother of the victim girl had lodged a complaint against the man alleging rape with Sneha police station. Based on her statement, an FIR was registered and he was arrested," Prasad said. The mother told police that the accused lured her daughter with chocolates and took her to his house. When family members did not find the girl at home, they started searching for her. CORONA METER INDIA TOTAL CASES: 43,057,545 TOTAL DEATHS: 522,193 WORLD TOTAL CASES: 509,362,824 TOTAL DEATHS: 6,242,690