Vol. 67 No. 36 | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2023 | 20 Pages | `5 & for Pune `6 only Quality at Value www.freepressjournal.in EDITIONS: MUMBAI*, Pune, Nashik, Konkan, Indore, Bhopal, E-paper TIA BAJPAI ON MARITAL RAPE It is a crucial subject and people should be informed about it EDIT HOLISTIC APPROACH TOWARDS POLLUTION EXPEL MAHUA Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra should be disqualified as an MP and her membership should be terminated. This is expected to be the thrust of the recommendation of the parliamentary Ethics Committee which is examining the cash- for-query allegations against her, media reports said on Wednesday . The committee decided to take a grim view of the charges against Moitra, after she accused its chief Vinod Kumar Sonkar of asking filthy and personal questions, it is pointed out. However, there is a possibility of dissent notes from opposition members. Calling Moitra's actions "highly objectionable, unethical, heinous and criminal", the committee has called for severe punishment, NDTV has claimed. "The money trail of cash Sudden rain brings succour but compounds traffic mess transaction between Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani, as a part of a 'quid pro quo,' should be investigated by the government in a legal, institutional and time-bound manner," the 500-page report accessed by the TV channel states. CONTD. ON NATION `26K DIWALI BONUS FOR BMC STAFF M aharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday announced a Diwali bonus of Rs26,000 for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employees. This is marginally more than the Rs22,500 that the employees had got as bonus during Diwali last year. CONTD. ON NATION KALPESH MHAMUNKAR / MUMBAI There were light showers in Colaba and the adjoining areas of south Mumbai after a mostly overcast day on Wednesday , making for a  pleasant evening.  The India Meteorological Department issued an alert, saying, “Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and light spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai in the next 3-4 hours,” and asked people to take precautions before stepping outside.  However, it rained as people were returning home from work on Wednesday evening and many officegoers were delighted by the drizzle in the CSMT and Churchgate areas.    Mumbai’s feverish temperatures also dropped a bit. Sushma Nair, weather scientist from IMD Mumbai said that owing to the low pressure in the Arabian  Sea, there was moisture in the air which, combined with an easterly trough, brought about a sudden change in the weather.   However, she added, “This situation is a temporary  one. CONTD. ON NATION Says it expects the momentum to continue and has forecast growth of 6% for FY 2024 0 0 36 c. 25 c. Sunrise : 06:42 am Sunset : 06:02 pm Cold-blooded, ‘rarest of rare’ Gist of the recommendation of the parliamentary Ethics Committee which looked into cash-for-query charge FPJ NEWS SERVICE / NEW DELHI INDIA’S ECONOMY HAS TRACK RECORD OF STRONG GROWTH: S&P Death penalty to Bandra resident who set ablaze a woman and a 2 year old girl   CHARUL SHAH JOSHI / MUMBAI The principal sessions judge has awarded capital punishment to a 31-yr-old Bandra resident, Deepak Jath, for setting ablaze a 42-yr-old woman in 2017, after she complained to his parents in 2017 about his sexual harassment of her minor daughter. The two-yearold child of the woman’s tenant also died after being accidentally  caught in the fire. On April 14, 2017, Jath had poured petrol on the woman and her daughter as revenge for complaining about him to his parents. The baby Angel, , daughter of the victim’s tenant, was present at the time of the incident and as the tenant rushed to douse the fire, Angel was engulfed by the flames. While the victim’s daughter survived, the baby Mahadev App: Mumbai cops F lodge 32 cases succumbed to her injuries. While declaring the sentence, Principal Sessions Judge A Subramaniam held Jath’s act to be ‘cold-blooded murder’ and further observed that “there is no scope for reformation and rehabilitation of the accused and his reintegration into society is impossible and impracticable,” and there was every possibility that he would continue to be a threat to the society . Calling it the rarest of rare cases, the court said, “The accused, in cold blood, collected inflammable material, poured it on the lady and a small child. He admits to it. He makes no attempt to save the child who had nothing to do with the offence. He has no remorse. It is likely that he may continue the act with the daughter.” CONTD. ON NATION STAFF REPORTER / MUMBAI or the first time, Mumbai Police have registered an internal case against 32 people, including Saurabh Chandrakar, founder of the Khiladi app, a subsidiary of the controversial Mahadev betting app.   first-information report (FIR) was regisA tered on Tuesday at Matunga police station, following the direction by the Kurla magistrate court, officers confirmed. In the FIR, the complainant, Prakash Bankar, a social activist from Matunga, has alleged that from 2019 until now, a fraud to the tune of about Rs 15,000 crore has taken place through online betting apps, as the latter are gaining popularity among the masses with multi-level celebrities promoting them. CONTD. ON NATION VINI IN MAXWELL’S TAMIL CONQUEST S BALAKRISHNAN / MUMBAI During the Glenn Maxwell fireworks at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday evening, the person going ga-ga in the VIP enclosure was none other than his ‘Tambrahm’ wife Vini Raman (30). Maxwell (35) simply stunned the cricketing world as he prised Australia out from the jaws of a humiliating defeat at the hands of johnny-come lately Afghanistan. Australia was 91/7 when Maxwell, in a daring display of his batting prowess, belted a double ton. Vini instantly took to Instagram to express her joy . Just when Afghanistan was sitting pretty having pul, verised Australia to 91/7, Maxwell cracked an unbeaten 201 to win the match for his team by three wickets. Cheering him incessantly during his stay in the crease, Vini said later: CONTD. ON NATION