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Supreme Court agreed to list for urgent hearing a former Rajya Sabha
lawmaker’s plea seeking contempt action against top Haryana government of-
ficials over alleged disruptions in the offering of Friday ‘namaz’ in Gurugram.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and
Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of advocate Indira Jaising.
The government on Monday approved the highest bid of Tata Steel Long
Products Limited for acquiring 93.71 per cent equity in Neelachal Ispat
Nigam Ltd (NINL), held by joint venture partners of four CPSEs and
two Odisha government companies, at an enterprise value of Rs 12,100
crore. It is an integrated steel plant at Kalinganagar in Odisha.
GURUGRAM ‘NAMAZ’
ROW: SC AGREES TO
HEAR PLEA FOR
CONTEMPT ACTION
GOVT APPROVES TATA
STEEL’S BID TO ACQUIRE
93.71% EQUITY IN
NEELACHAL ISPAT
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: On the day he
ended his over three
decade long innings as
a bureaucrat, former
Chief Secretary Niran-
jan Arya got the golden
opportunity to start yet
another innings, this
time in the quasi politi-
cal role as the advisor to
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot. In fact, when
his appointment to the
Rajasthan Public Ser-
vice Commission
(RPSC) as its Chairman
got stuck due to various
compulsions, Gehlot
honoured the relation
between him and Arya
and also Arya unflinch-
ing loyalty towards the
towering Chief Minis-
ter and accorded him an
important place in his
own office!
Interestingly, Arya
will be in a ‘different
league’ among the
league of advisors and
withtheeyesseton2023,
will be the chief politi-
cal advisor to CM. Inter-
acting with media after
being appointed the ad-
visor to CM, Arya said,
“I am grateful to the CM
for giving me responsi-
bilities from time to
time. Whatever respon-
sibility was given to me,
I have discharged. After
becoming an advisor, de-
partment wise responsi-
bility is given and ac-
cording to that we will
implement the plan. We
will carry forward CM’s
mandate of good gov-
ernance. My priority
has always been that the
general public’s work
should be fulfilled.”
Turn to P8
IAS officer Usha Sharma becomes
Raj’s 2nd woman chief secretary
Jaipur: Senior IAS of-
ficer Usha Sharma was
appointed as the chief
secretary of Rajasthan on
Monday. The 1985 batch
officer is only the second
woman to occupy the
top-most bureaucratic
position in the state. She
succeeded Niranjan Arya,
who retired from the ser-
vice. Until now, Sharma
was the secretary of the
Sports and Youth Affairs
Ministry in New Delhi on
deputation. As the chief
secretary, Sharma will
invariably also be the
chief advisor to the chief
minister. In Rajasthan,
Sharma has held the posts
of Principal Secretary
(Tourism), Commissioner
(Tourism), Commissioner
(Industries) and Secretary
(Urban Development and
Housing) among others.
On the day he retired, former CS
Niranjan Arya, affectionately called
as ‘Aam Aadmi ka CS’, appointed
as Advisor to CM Ashok Gehlot
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Niranjan Arya
Kerala HC defers
Centre’s order to
revoke licence
of Malayalam
news channel
Kochi: Kerala High
Court has deferred the
order of the Ministry of
Information and Broad-
casting revoking the li-
cence and removing the
name of a Malayalam
news channel ‘Media
One’ from the list
of permitted news
channels citing securi-
ty reasons.
The High Court de-
ferred the order till the
next hearing, which
will be on Wednesday
.
Politics of revenge: PM Modi attacks
Akhilesh in first virtual meet for UP
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi to-
day accused the opposi-
tionSamajwadiPartyof
inducing voters to “seek
revenge” on the BJP in
Uttar Pradesh, saying it
was a far cry from the
developmental policies
of the Yogi Adityanath
government.
Pitching it as “Nakli
Samajwad (fake social-
ism) versus gareeb ka
sarkaar (government of
the poor)” he cited the
homes for poor, policies
for backward classes,
medical colleges, great-
er connectivity through
expressways, initiatives
for Muslim women and
the raising of marriage
for women as the
achievements of the
BJP government at the
Centre and the state.
BJP NAMES MINISTER & EX-MULAYAM
AIDE BAGHEL AGAINST AKHILESH
EC EXTENDS BAN ON RALLIES,
ROADSHOWS TILL FEBRUARY 11
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Union min-
ister and party’s Agra MP from the backward community
SP Singh Baghel as its candidate against Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal Assembly
segment in Mainpuri. Baghel had entered politics as
president of the Mulayam Youth brigade and went on to
win thrice as Samajwadi party MP from the now-merged
Jalesar seat, (now non existing merged in Etah).
The Election Commission on Monday extended the ban
on the public rallies and road shows during upcoming
state Assembly polls due to ongoing Covid-19 pandem-
ic. The ban will now remain in place till February 11.
Didi blocks Bengal Guv on Twitter,
he tweets WhatsApp message to her
Kolkata: West Bengal
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar took to Twit-
ter on Monday to share
the contents of a What-
sApp message he
sent to CM Mamata
Banerjee.
G o v e r n o r
Jagdeep Dhankhar
also mentioned in
his tweet that his
message to the CM
Mamata Banerjee
was “read” at 10.25
am on Monday
.
Earlier in the day, the
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister held a press con-
ference. “Every morn-
ing and evening he
[Governor] tweets ac-
cusing and attacking
us. As if he is the only
supreme and we
are bonded labour-
ers. I cannot take it.
I have blocked him
today on Twitter,”
CM Mamata Baner-
jee said as per a
statement by the
West Bengal gov-
ernment.
“Pegasus is run-
ning from Governor
house. He is tapping
phones,” she added.
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SITHARAMAN TO PRESENT UNION BUDGET TODAY
8-8.5%
THE ECONOMIC SURVEY
PROJECTS ‘AMBITIOUS’
GDP GROWTH IN 2022-23
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman on
Monday tabled the Economic
Survey 2021-22 a day ahead
of the Union Budget 2022
After a contraction of
7.3% last year, the
economy is estimated to grow
by 9.2% this fiscal, and 8.3%
in the next fiscal
The macroeconomic stability
indicators in the government’s
Economic Survey suggest that the country’s
economy is well-placed to take on the
challenges of the financial year 2022-23
1 2 3
New Delhi: India’s
Gross Domestic Prod-
uct growth rate is pro-
jected to grow by 8% to
8.5% in the next fiscal
year of 2022-’23, the gov-
ernment said on Mon-
day in the Economic
Survey tabled in Parlia-
ment by Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman. The finance
minister will present
the country’s annual
Budget on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Rajya
Sabha was adjourned
for the day after the Sur-
vey was tabled.
CEA V Anantha
Nageswaran
(R) along
with Principal
Economic
Advisor Sanjeev
Sanyal talk to
media, after
Economic
Survey 2021-22
is tabled in both
the Houses of
Parliament by
FM Nirmala
Sitharaman.
Prez addresses joint
session of Parliament
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind on
Monday highlighted the
achievements of the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment’s mega COVID-19
vaccination drive and
noted that 150 crore dos-
es were administered to
the country’s citizens in
a record time.
In his address to the
joint sitting of both
Houses of Parliament
at the start of the Budg-
et Session in the Cen-
tral Hall, President Ko-
vind said the Rs 64,000
crore PM Ayushman
Bharat Health Infra-
structure Mission will
prepare the country for
a health crisis in the
future.
President Ram Nath Kovind addresses the Parliament during the
Budget Session 2022. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman
Venkaiah Naidu, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are also seen.
CHALLENGES
AND CONCERNS
KEY MEASURES
FLAGGED
Despite a projected
9.2 per cent growth
in GDP in FY22 to above
pre-pandemic levels,
the Indian economy
continues to face a slew
of structural challenges
that existed prior to the
pandemic and new chal-
lenges brought on by
Covid-19. The Economic
Survey also noted that
the supply chain disrup-
tions and slow economic
growth have contributed
to an increase in inflation
in the country.
EASE OF EXIT
“There has been an
overhaul in the process
of winding-up due to the
insolvency/bankruptcy
with the introduction of
the IBC. However, the
procedure of voluntary
business exit still needs
to be simplified signifi-
cantly,” the Survey said.
CROSS-BORDER
INSOLVENCY
There is a need for a
standardised frame-
work for cross-border
insolvency. At present,
IBC has no standard
instrument to restructure
the firms involving cross
border jurisdictions.
REDUCE PATENT
PROCEDURE DELAYS
Average pendency for
final decision in acquir-
ing patents in India is
42 months as of 2020,
much higher than 20.8,
20, 15.8 and 15 months
respectively for USA,
China, Korea and Japan.
SENSEX ROCKETS
813 POINTS, NIFTY
ABOVE 17,300 MARK
The Sensex surged 813
points to reclaim the
58,000-level while the Nifty
breached the 17,300-mark
on Monday on account of in-
tense buying across sectors
after the Economic Survey
2021-22 projected healthy
growth for the economy
in the near term. Sensex
opened with significant gains
and kept its momentum
throughout the session. It
finally closed at 58,014.17,
clocking a gain of 813.94
points or 1.42 per cent.Like-
wise, the NSE Nifty rallied
237.90 points or 1.39 per
cent to end at 17,339.85.
STRONG REVENUE
The survey pointed out that revenues
have witnessed a strong revival in
FY22. This means that the government
has fiscal room to provide support
if necessary. High Foreign Reserves,
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
rising exports have provided a buffer
against liquidity tampering.
AGIRCULTURE
Agriculture and allied sectors remained
the silver lining during the Covid-19
pandemic and are expected to grow by
3.9 per cent in 2021-22 after growing
3.6 per cent in the previous year.
SERVICES SECTOR
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the
services sector the hardest. This sec-
tor is projected to grow by 8.2 per cent
this financial year following the previ-
ous fiscal’s 8.4 per cent contraction.
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
The growth of the industrial sector
has been estimated at 11.2 per cent
in FY22.
CONSUMPTION
Total consumption is estimated to
have grown by 7.0 per cent in 2021-22
with significant contributions in the
form of government spending.
AIR INDIA PRIVATISATION
The Economic Survey has highlighted
that privatisation of Air India was a
significant step in terms of boosting
the privatisation drive and gathering
disinvestment proceeds.
INCREASE IN CAPITAL
SPENDING
According to the Economic Survey,
there can be a sharp increase in capital
spending by the government as a de-
mand and supply-enhancing measure.
CRYPTOCURRENCY
The issue of cryptocurrency has not
been covered in the Economic Survey
2021-22, Principal Economic Adviser
Sanjeev Sanyal said in an interaction
with media. “As you know, this is a
matter of some debate within govern-
ment. So, this is something that is
currently in discussion,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
speaks during Jan Chaupal.
Chief Secretary Usha Sharma called on CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday.
POST ENDING ONE SUCCESSFUL INNING,
ARYA SETS FORTH FOR ANOTHER ONE!
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Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The opposition
BJP will corner the
state government over
the REET paper leak in
the upcoming budget
sessionof theassembly
.
Leader of Opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria
saidthatthe1crorepeo-
ple of the state are af-
fectedbythepaperleak,
and people are sur-
prised by the new reve-
lation and develop-
ments in the case.
He said that the pa-
per cannot be leaked
without political pa-
tronage. Kataria once
again praised the SOG
for its investigation
saying the SGO officers
are doing a good job
and he trusts the state
police officers.
However, he said
that a CBI inquiry in
the matter was re-
quired now to ensure
that no accused is
spared. “Justice will be
done to youths only
when the REET exam
is canceled,” he said.
Kataria informed
that a meeting of the
BJP legislative party
willbeheldonFebruary
8. He said that former
CM Vasundhara Raje
has kept attending the
meeting of the legisla-
tive party and will be
present in the meeting
called on February 8.
1 CR PEOPLE AFFECTED
BY REET LEAK: KATARIA
4CULPRITSREMANDEDFOR4DAYS
REET PAPER LEAK: PradeepParashar,RamkripalMeena,UdayRam,andBhajanLalonremand
Sandeep Goyal
Sawaimadhopur: A lo-
cal court in Sawaimad-
hopur remanded four
accused arrested by
SOG in connection with
the REET paper leak
were remanded to po-
lice custody for four
days. SOG on Monday
produced the accused
Pradeep Parashar, Ram-
kripal Meena, Uday
Ram, and Bhajan Lal in
Gangapur city court.
Parashar was arrest-
ed on Sunday while the
rest three were already
on police remand,
which ended on Mon-
day therefore the SOG
produced them togeth-
er. The SOG sought PC
remand for all the four
accused and the court
ordered the same.
They were produced
by a team of SOG led by
Additional SP Himan-
shu Sharma.
Kota: BJYM workers lathi-charged
First India Bureau
Kota: BJPYuvaMorcha
staged a protest at Kota
Collectorate over the
REET issue on Monday
.
There was a lot of up-
roar during the protest
which led to a lathi-
charge by the police.
Under the leadership of
State president Himan-
shu Sharma, BJP Yuva
Morcha workers staged
sit-in and demanded
CBI probe. Workers of
the BJPYM marched to
the Collectorate shout-
ing slogans and grap-
pled with the police
when they were stopped
from handing over a
memorandum.
The matter escalated
from a verbal spat when
protesters refused to
disperse from the spot,
resulting in the police
action in which no one
was grievously hurt.
A youth signs during a signature campaign organised by ABVP against the rigging in REET exams at
Rajasthan University in Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
OPPONENTS TRYING TO
MALIGN MY IMAGE: GARG
3 die, 4 injured
in two separate
accidents
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Minister of
State Subhash Garg on
Monday retaliated on
the statements of BJP
leaders in the REET
case. He said that politi-
cal opponents are only
trying to malign his im-
age. “Those who are de-
manding a CBI probe
must first tell that the
CBI and ED work like in-
dependent agencies”, he
asked. SOG has done a
great job. “Once the in-
vestigation is complete
action will be taken
against the guilty. No
one will be spared. The
opposition
is only in-
terested
in tar-
nishing
the im-
age of
govt,” he
said.
First India Bureau
Dausa/Udaipur: The
uncontrollable trailer
hit the bike at Alwar-
Sinkdara mega-high-
way on Monday due to
this, the brother-in-law
of the bike rider died on
the spot.
In another incident,
three bikes crashed
while negotiating the
curve near Shah Sana-
tan Noble School on
Kotada-Mandwa road in
Udaipur resulting in
the death of two riders
while three others were
injured on Monday
.
Farmersobserve‘Betrayal
Day’ at Shaheed Smarak
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: ‘Betrayal Day’
was observed on Mon-
day by farmer organisa-
tions against the Centre
for not fulfilling the
promises made to pro-
testing farmers at Delhi
border.
Farmers organisa-
tions and trade unions
gathered under the ban-
ner of Samyukt Kisan
Morcha protested at the
Shaheed Smarak.
The representatives
gathered under the
leadership of State
president of the
Bharatiya Kisan Union,
Rajaram Mile. Leaders
of the farmer organisa-
tions said that the writ-
ten agreements signed
with the farmers one
and a half month ago
have not been imple-
mented so far. During
the protest, the effigy of
the Central Govern-
ment was also burnt.
Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union hold a protest against the
Central govt at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur. They also burnt the
effigy of PM Narendra Modi. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
DPR bids farewell to
retiring officer Jeff
Ashish Aman
Jaipur: Assistant Di-
rector of Information
and Public Relations
department, Harday-
al Jeff got a farewell
on Monday on the
DPR premises. Direc-
tor of Information
and Public Relations
Purushottam Sharma
presented a citation
and a memento to
Jeff. Additional direc-
tor of the department
Arun Joshi, Mahesh
Sharma, chairman of
public relations ser-
vices coordination
committee Gopal
Swaroop Pathak and
general secretary LN
Sharma along with
officers were present.
Purushottam Sharma presents
a memento to Hardayal Jeff.
(NIB)
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I’m ‘registered mazdoor’
of BJP, asserts Poonia
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Reacting to
PCC chief Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra’s state-
ment, BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia
on Monday said that
he is a “registered
mazdoor’ of the BJP
in which hard work is
rewarded.
“I am the son of a
farmer,” he said. He
said that irregulari-
ties in REET are in
front of all.
“Injustice has been
done to the youth of
Rajasthan. A CBI en-
quiry must be ordered
in the paper leak,” he
said. Poonia said that
the party MLAs
will protest on
February 8.
Oncology van worth `1.25 cr
will detect,treat cancer
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan Re-
newable Energy Cor-
poration and its associ-
ate company will pro-
vide a preventive on-
cology van with state-
of-the-art diagnostic
equipment for cancer
detection, prevention
and management. The
cost of the van will be
Rs 1.25 crore.
RREC chairman and
additional chief secre-
tary — Mines Dr. Sub-
odh Agarwal informed
that Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot had ex-
pressed the need to
provide one equipped
vehicle in all the divi-
sions for cancer
screening and diagno-
sis. He said that on the
initiative of Gehlot, it
has been agreed to pro-
vide such vehicles in
all the seven divisions
of the state at a cost of
Rs.1.25 crore each.
For Jaipur, he in-
formed, such a vehicle
has already been made
available by Rajasthan
Vidyut Prasaran Nig-
am to Sawai Man Sin-
gh Hospital, whereas
for Bikaner, the van
will be provided by
Rajasthan Renewable
Energy Corporation
under CSR.
Meeting held by Energy
Department on Monday.
Nirupamincitytodayfor
Cong’s internal polls
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Activities
have intensified in
Rajasthan ahead of
Congress’ organisa-
tional polls. The elec-
tion officer of Ra-
jasthan Sanjay Niru-
pam will be in Jaipur
on Tuesday and a
meeting will be held
at the PCC.
Along with Niru-
pam, Sandeep Singh
and Rajendra Singh,
assistant election of-
ficers will also be in
city. The meeting will
be held under the
chairmanship of Con-
gress state president
Govind Singh Dotasra
where CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, state officials,
MLAs, Ministers, co-
ordinators, district
presidents will be pre-
sent. In the meeting
the Congress leaders
will also discuss the
digital membership
campaign.
‘BIG FISH
STILL FREE’
Churu: Deputy LoP Ra-
jendra Rathore tweeted
that
the DP
Jaroli’s
admis-
sion
that “the
paper
cannot be
leaked without political
patronage”, proves that
people in higher posi-
tions are involved.
Sanjay Nirupam
3. First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health minis-
ter Parsadi Lal Meena
while praising the vac-
cination drive in the
state said that 100% tar-
get has been achieved in
12 to 14 districts of the
state pace of vaccina-
tion will be accelerated.
Meena said that more
than 96 per cent people
in the state have got
their first dose, while 80
per cent have taken
both the doses.
“Due to the hard
work of medical per-
sonnel, 1 crore 32 lakh
people were vaccinated
in December. 96.3 per
cent people of the state
have got their first dos-
es and 80.3 per cent have
got both the doses,” he
said.
The minister said
that it is necessary to
get both the doses of the
vaccine. “People who
have not got vaccinated
will be motivated to do
so,” he said.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Actress-turned-
BJP leader Jaya Prada
offered prayers at the
Pushkar Brahma Tem-
ple and prayed for the
prosperity of country.
She also appealed to the
people to stay protected
from Corona.
Targeting SP Chief
Akhilesh Yadav, Jaya
Prada said that for the
past five years nothing
has come to Akhilesh’s
mind and the good work
done by the BJP is not
being liked by him. To-
day people are moving
away from them and in
such a situation they
are entangled in caste
equation. The people
have understood the im-
provement that took
place in the country un-
der the rule of Yogi ji
and Modi ji.
Jaya Prada also said
that people can under-
stand if the daughter-
in-law of their house
comes to BJP. There is
respect and security of
women in BJP. Disci-
pline is everything in
life.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Although the
government had set a
target to vaccinate eve-
ryone by Jan 31, this
does not seem to come
true. Data shows that
there are still 23 dis-
tricts in state, where
not even the first dose
of the vaccine has
been given to people.
However, Pratap-
garh stands out where
all above 18 years have
been vaccinated.
Post Jan 31, the state
government will issue
a new guideline for ac-
tion against those who
have not been jabbed.
Such people may be
barred from entering
government offices
from today
.
There are six dis-
tricts, where 90 per
cent people of the tar-
get group have not re-
ceived a single dose of
the vaccine. Jalore
tops this.
In Jaipur, just 62%
children have got their
first dose of vaccine.
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Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: Government
has again extended the
tenure of Sheel Dhab-
hai, the acting mayor of
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration Greater, by an-
other 60 days.
This is fourth time
that Dhabhai’s tenure
has been extended. Her
term was suppose to
end today
.
The matter going on
in the Supreme Court in
the case of suspended
mayor Soumya Gurjar
will also be heard today
.
In the case of inde-
cency with Commis-
sioner Yagyamitra Sin-
gh Dev in Jaipur Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Greater, the state gov-
ernment had suspended
Gurjar from the post of
mayor on June 6 last
year and made Dhabhai
the acting mayor.
Dhabhai will remain
the acting Mayor of
JMC Greater till March
25,Hearingof DrSomya
Case in SC today
.
The Supreme Court
had refused to put a stay
on the matter and gave
the next date of hearing
on February 1.
Sheel Dhabhai’s tenure extended till March
FOURTH TIME
Sheel Dhabhai
will remain the
acting Mayor of
JMC Greater till
March 25,
Hearing of
Dr Somya Case
in Supreme
Court today
3 omicron sub-variants in Raj: Report
12,06,421
TOTAL CASES
6,369 IN A DAY
11,30,136
TOTAL RECOVERED
9,268
TOTAL DEATHS
23 IN A DAY
67,017
ACTIVE CASES
16,739 IN JAIPUR
COVID-19
UPDATE
100 % vax target met in 12 to 14 districts,
will increase the pace: Health Minister
RAJ MISSES 100% VAX TARGET, GOVT
MAY ISSUE FRESH GUIDELINES
47.66% of BA.1, 48.15% of
BA.2, and 1.10% BA.1.1529
23 deaths, 6,369 new cases
in Rajasthan on Monday
Dausa: The Mehandip-
ur Balaji temple, which
was closed amid the
threat of the third wave
of Corona, has been re-
opened after 21 days.
After the aarti on
Monday, devotees were
given entry in the tem-
ple from 7 am. During
this, the Corona Guide-
lines are being strictly
followed. Keeping in
mind the safety of the
devotees, entry is being
given to the temple only
after showing the cer-
tificate of double dose
of the vaccine.
Along with this, use
of masks sanitization
is being done strictly.
Temple Trust Secretary
MK Mathur said that
the timing of darshan
has been changed. Now
darshan will be possible
here only from 7 am to 7
pm. For crowd control,
2 lines have been ar-
ranged by putting rail-
ings in front of temple.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: In the report of
genome sequencing of
the Medical Depart-
ment, it was revealed
that three types of Omi-
cron variant are there
in Rajasthan.
The three different
forms for Omicron
identified in genome se-
quencing include
47.66% of Omicron’s
BA.1 patients, 48.15% of
BA.2 patients, and
1.10% patients of type
BA.1.1529.
However, the depart-
ment believes that 90%
of positive patients are
infected by Omicron.
While conducting
district-wise random
sampling, the spread of
Omicron was reported.
However, genome
sequencing has con-
firmed Omicron in only
about 1800 patients.
Among these pa-
tients, different forms
of the Omicron variant
were found. The medi-
cal department is keep-
ing a close eye on all
types of Omicron vari-
ants.
Mehandipur
Balaji opens
after 21 days
on Monday
A patient gets swab test done on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Nursing staff during the door-to-door vaccination drive at Kekri,
Ajmer on Monday.
Jaya Prada seeks blessings at Brahma Temple in Pushkar on Monday.
Sheel Dhabhai taking a review meeting of all councillors of
Jhotwara Zone of Municipal Corporation Greater on Monday.
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
HC Jpr Bench celebrates
46th
Foundation Day
Lawyer jumps
from 1st
floor,
captures undertrial
Councillors on dharna
against Mayor Dhabhai
Ahead of state budget session,
Tourism Min takes review meet
JAYA PRADA TARGETS AKHILESH,ASKS
PEOPLE TO KEEP YOGI’S WORK IN MIND
Jaipur: Night tempera-
tures increased margin-
ally in parts of Ra-
jasthan where Sangari-
ya in Hanumangarh
district was the coldest
place with a minimum
of 3.3 degrees Celsius,
the weather office said
on Monday
.
Karauli recorded 4
degrees while the night
temperature was 5.8 de-
grees in Sri Gangana-
gar, 6.2 in Chittorgarh,
6.6 in Anta (Baran), 6.8
in Bhilwara and 7.7 in
Pilani.
Jaipur also recorded
a minimum of 10 de-
grees, according to the
Met department.
Cold wave conditions
have abated in most
parts of the state and
the weather conditions
would remain the same
during the next 48
hours, it said.
—PTI
SCHOOLS TO
OPEN FROM
TODAY
Government and pri-
vate schools in urban
areas of Rajasthan
are set to reopen for
classes 10th
to 12th
from Feb 1 amidst
third wave. For
students of classes
6th
to 9th
, schools will
reopen from February
10. Schools in rural
areas are already
open according to
COVID guidelines.
Relief from cold wave conditions in Raj ROAR OF THE TIGER
Tigers enjoying warm sunny winter afternoon at Nahargarh Zoological Park.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Raj HC Bar As-
sociation organised a
function to mark the
46th
Foundation Day of
Jaipur Bench of court
at Satishchand audito-
rium here on Monday
.
Bar observes occa-
sion as “Bench Day”.
At outset, Justices
Ashok Kumar Goud,
Mahendra Kumar Goel
Narendra Singh Dad-
dha lit the inaugural
lamp, followed by rendi-
tion of patriotic songs
culturalprogrammes.
Justices Indrajit Sin-
gh, Farzand Ali, Sudesh
Bansal, Chandrakumar
Songara, Uma Shankar
Vyas, Anup Kumar
Dhandh Sameer Jain
were felicitated. The
Bar president Bhu-
vnesh Sharma said it
would have been better
if both Benches would
have celebrated togeth-
er as “Bench Day”.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A man arrested
in a cheque-bounce case
jumped from the first
floor of the District and
Sessions court in a bid
to flee but a lawyer
standing nearby
jumped and captured
the accused here on
Monday
.
According to sources,
accused Taufik, a resi-
dent of Ramganj and
Adv Shankar Lal Gur-
jar jumped along him
overpowered him be-
fore handing over.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: While the in-
ternal upheaval in the
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration Heritage due
to change in the face of
the Mayor is still on, the
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration Greater is also
no short of disputes.
On Monday, as many
as six BJP councillors
sat on a dharna against
the Mayor of their own
party at the Greater
Headquarters and pro-
tested the working style
of Mayor Sheel Dhabai.
When the matter got
escalated to the organi-
zation level, the mayor
and other councilors
took them into confi-
dence, after which the
dharna ended.
The Mayor had called
a meeting to hear the
problems of the coun-
cilors of the Jhotwara
area at the municipal
headquarters.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Tourism and
Civil Aviation Minister
Vishvendra Singh took
a review meeting of the
tourism department on
Monday
.
During this, he dis-
cussed the implementa-
tion of the budget an-
nouncements of the
Chief Minister, the pro-
gress of the pending
schemes of the depart-
ment, the progress of
the centrally sponsored
schemes, the current
status of the proposals
for the new tourism cir-
cuit, the budget propos-
als, progress of the
maintenance work of
units of Tourism Cor-
poration, operations
of Palace on Wheels.
Keeping in mind the
domestic tourists, he
was asked to prepare an
action plan for small
tour packages whose
tariff is also low.
Along with this, oth-
er issues including mar-
keting of tourism prod-
ucts, cruise tourism
were discussed.
Reopening of closed
tourism offices was also
discussed, emphasis
would be on promotion
of tourism products
through aggressive
marketing.
Media plan of tour-
ism department was
also approved. Minister
Vishvendra Singh said
special focus should be
given to tourist places
of eastern Raj.
Tourists flock to Hawa Mahal as temperature slightly increases. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
—PHOTO
BY
SUNIL
SHARMA
4. very institution on this planet
uses a budget to estimate the rev-
enue and expenditure for a spe-
cific period.
The central government is re-
quired by Article 112 of the In-
dian Constitution to deliver an
annual financial statement to
Parliament. It is a statement of
the Government of India’s esti-
mated receipts and expenditures
for each financial year, which
runs from April 1 to March 31.
The Union budget for 2021 fo-
cused on increased capital ex-
penditure (CAPEX), disinvest-
ment, and tax compliance ease
following the Covid-19 pandemic-
induced recession.
The Union Budget of 2022 will
be critical in determining the In-
dian economy’s path ahead in the
face of the ongoing third wave of
the Covid contagion. According
to some market observers, the
government’s focus would be on
economic resuscitation through
increased spending, with need-
based capital investment being
the key imperative.
The finance ministry faces a
difficult task in managing and
delivering a pragmatic budget on
February 1, 2022, given the gov-
ernment’s desire to become a $5
trillion economy by 2025 and the
potential of another lockdown
and supply interruptions due to
mounting COVID cases around
the country
.
Finance Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman begins her fourth Un-
ion Budget preparations at a time
when the Indian economy is on
the path to recovery: GDP ex-
panded 8.4% in the second quar-
ter of FY2022, after rising 20.1
percent in the first quarter. So, in
the face of newer Covid varia-
tions, different institutions and
individual bodies are throwing
coins into the wishing well with
the following wishes, expecta-
tions, and fears:
HOPE FLOATS...
In the aftermath of the Covid
Pandemic, the Union budget will
play a pivotal role in putting In-
dia on the growth trajectory with
aim of achieving a $5 Trillion
Economy by 2025. Investments in
infrastructures, railways, agri-
culture, and disinvestment pro-
grams are expected to be part of
the Union Budget 2022 keeping a
high fiscal expenditure.
Under the National Monetiza-
tion Pipeline, the government
maydeclareassetmonetizationof
public sector companies (NMP). It
can also use REITs for monetizing
the real estate it owns.
The high food and fertilizer
subsidy burden of FY21-22 will
quite certainly be reduced in
FY23, albeit it will still be twice
as high as pre-Covid levels.
The budget may also focus on
enhancing the Pharma and
Healthcare Sectors, attention to
social safety measures such as
MGNREGA, and emphasis on
capital expenditure.
The government’s ‘Atmanirb-
har Bharat’ (Make in India) man-
ufacturing push might be bol-
stered by the budget, which could
increase subsidy disbursements.
In the textile sector, because
the price of raw cotton has been
steadily rising, the sector is urg-
ing the government to repeal the
5% import tariff and impose an
export duty
. Cotton prices in the
domestic market will be stabi-
lized as a result of this.
Increasing the Excise Tax, cer-
tain businesses in the tobacco
and cigarette industries may suf-
fer as a result of the increased
duty on cigarettes and tobacco
products.
TAXATION
The forthcoming budget is ex-
pected to provide relief to both
corporations and taxpayers
in the form of direct and
indirect tax refunds.
There might also be a
pleasant surprise in the
shape of an easing of GST
regulations and assistance
for industries that have suf-
fered relatively poorly as a result
of the epidemic.
As per the data provided by the
Income Tax Department, approx-
imately 42,800 people have de-
clared a taxable income of above
Rs. 1 crore annually whereas
only 8,600 individuals have re-
vealed their annual income is
above Rs. 5 crore. In an economy
with a tax-paying base of around
1.5 crore people, 4 lakh people
with income over Rs. 20 lakh, ac-
counting for 1% of the tax base,
account for 63 percent of the in-
come taxes received from indi-
viduals. As a result, 99 percent of
India’s tax-paying citizens are
forced to fill out ITRs while pay-
ing a paltry tax on some rationale
or another. People that pay up are
generally from the salaried class
because they can’t avoid paying
taxes. After all, TDS is deducted.
Only 2,200 doctors, chartered
accountants, attorneys, and other
professionals have declared year-
ly earnings of moreover Rs 1
crore. Wealthy agriculturists
don’t have to pay much in taxes.
Political parties also make sure
they don’t have to pay taxes. Indi-
viduals expect the
The implementa-
tion of the ex-
penditure tax
is envisaged.
The expendi-
ture tax is
similar to the
income tax, ex-
cept that the tax
base is one’s ex-
penditure rather
than one’s income. The move
from an income-based to an ex-
penditure-based income tax
would not only alleviate the nega-
tive effects and injustices of a
non-inclusive income tax, but it
will also curb wasteful spending
and stimulate savings to a far
greater extent than the current
system promises.
The Union Budget 2022 is pro-
jected to provide tax relief to indi-
vidual taxpayers, especially with
major state elections round the
corner. The majority of respond-
ents in a recent KPMG pre-budget
study stated they expected an in-
crease in the basic income tax ex-
emption ceiling of Rs 2.5 lakh.
The government has made sev-
eral initiatives to strengthen the
economy in the previous year, but
there has been no clear focus on
increasing spending, so the mar-
ket will be looking for some sub-
stantial announcements for the
salaried class. Individuals antici-
pate a rise in the standard deduc-
tion for salaried employees from
Rs50,000toRs1,00,000.Becauseof
the pandemic, health insurance
and other insurance products
have become increasingly cru-
cial. The government may
also consider giving addition-
al tax incentives to encour-
age people to get appropriate
health insurance. It is pre-
dicted that a separate bucket
for life insurance investment
for tax rebates under
section 80C would be created.
The government may broaden
the scope of Section 80D of the
Income Tax Act to allow people
of all ages to deduct expenses for
Covid-19 medical treatment for
themselves or family members.
The taxpayers also fear that
there might be a fee ranging from
Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 for filing in-
come tax returns.
The government should en-
hance the tax benefits for home
loans, which have remained near-
ly unchanged for many years.
There may be income tax deduc-
tion on housing loan interest to
increase from Rs 2 Lc to Rs 3 Lc,
as well as the extension of the
PMAY Credit Linked Subsidy
Scheme for middle-income
groups. Individuals also hope
that forthcoming Budget empha-
sizes growth by eliminating the
previously postponed GST on tex-
tiles and apparel. The people wish
for a well-calibrated decrease in
income tax slabs since this will
assist taxpayers in saving money
,
which may then be used to drive
additional spending and econom-
ic development, aiding the overall
recovery of the economy
.
BANKS, NBFCS AND
FINTECHS
Industry groups have proposed
creating a permanent refinanc-
ing window for NBFCs and clas-
sifying non-banking financial
firms as a priority sector for
banks to lend to.
Due to project delays caused by
the pandemic, for housing fi-
nance, the government may pro-
long the PMAY-CLSS program to
meet the government’s aim of
providing Housing for All by 2022.
The finance minister is antici-
pated to provide tax relief,
streamline investment, and pro-
vide further incentives to MS-
MEs for the MSME sector.
To boost business grew expo-
nentially, the government might
implementfiscalpolicyinitiatives
to help MSMEs and firms create a
robust digital infrastructure.
The public stands to benefit
from start-ups and the FinTech
business. People should be able to
rely on simple, safe, and one-stop-
solution services as a result of
FinTech businesses’ efforts. Fin-
Tech is a technology and innova-
tion-driven sector. The govern-
ment should concentrate on grow-
ing its digital footprint to facili-
tate access to financial services. It
will assist if systemic financial
institutions, such as FinTech NB-
FCs, can support small enterpris-
es through lower-cost financing
programs, the expansion of the
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for
MicroandSmallEnterprises’cov-
erage, and appealing priority sec-
tor lending standards. A dedicat-
ed Fintech Hub for the Fintech
ecosystem should boost the sec-
tor’s visibility and growth. Fin-
tech organizations that specialize
in micro credit and lending invest
in technology and other tools to
reach out to unbanked or under-
banked people who aren’t served
by traditional NBFCs and banks.
They are striving toward the goal
of financial inclusion. A frame-
work for providing tax incentives
and quick access to cash would be
a positive move.
While India is home to over
17% of world’s population, 65 %
of whom are under the age of 35,
the country’s financial literacy
rate is only 24%. Personal fi-
nance should be taught in
schools so that citizens may
channel their savings into
investments and build
wealth for themselves
and the economy
. A policy
directive in that direction in the
future budget would be a positive
move in the right direction.
UNION BUDGET 2022
GREATEXPECTATIONS!
Individuals expect
the Union Budget
2022 to be savings-
centric, i.e. increasing
exemption limits
and deductions
to inculcate more
savings of post-tax
disposable incomes
which in turn will
fuel investments.
Individuals wish for
reduced effective
taxes for middle-
and low-income
households, either
through lower rates
or a higher standard
deduction.
E
A
SAVING-
CENTRIC
BUDGET!
PERSPECTIVE
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6. IN THE COURTYARD
IND-ORIGIN US MAN
JAILED FOR SEXUALLY
ABUSING TEEN
New York: A 41-year-old
Indian-origin man in US
has been sentenced to 15
months in prison for sexu-
ally abusing a minor boy
seated next to him on an
airplane in 2019, accord-
ing to Justice Dept. District
Judge Nancy E. Brasel
sentenced Neeraj Chopra,
who is from Minneapolis,
for engaging in sexual
contact on an airplane dur-
ing a flight from Boston to
Minneapolis, according to
a statement by the US De-
partment of Justice on Fri-
day. Chopra was convicted
of crime in July last year
following a three-day trial.
According to court docu-
ments, Chopra knowingly
engaged in abusive sexual
contact with a 16-year-old
victim who was seated
next to him aboard a Jet
Blue flight from Boston.
CBI TAKES OVER
CASE OF TN GIRL
WHO KILLED SELF
New Delhi: The Madurai
Bench of the Madras
High Court transferred
the Thanjavur student
suicide case to the CBI on
Monday, January 31. The
order comes the same day
that the National Com-
mission for Protection
of Child Rights (NCPCR)
team is visiting Thanjavur
to conduct an inquiry into
the matter. On January
19, a Class 12 girl in Tamil
Nadu’s Thanjavur died
in the hospital after not
responding to treatment.
She had consumed pes-
ticide on January 9, after
she was allegedly forced
to clean rooms and other
menial work. It is also
alleged that she was forced
to convert to Christianity.
The 17-year-old girl con-
sumed pesticide in a bid to
kill herself.
SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: SC JUDGE RECUSES
FROM HEARING TARUN TEJPAL’S PLEA
New Delhi: A Supreme Court judge on Monday recused
from hearing a plea by former editor of Tehelka magazine
Tarun Tejpal against the Bom-
bay High Court, which declined
to entertain his application for
an in-camera hearing of the
appeal filed by the Goa govern-
ment against his acquittal in a
sexual assault case. Justice U
U Lalit recused from hearing
Tejpal’s plea. This is the second recusal in the case. On Janu-
ary 21, SC judge Rao opted out of hearing the plea.
WB POST-POLL: CBI OPPOSES SUPIYAN PLEA,
SAYS CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION REQUIRED
New Delhi: CBI opposed the plea filed by TMC leader SK
Supiyan, who was the election agent of WB CM Mamata
Banerjee in Nandigram, and urged the court to dismiss his
petition seeking relief, saying that there are cogent reasons
to justify the arrest of the petitioner and his custodial
interrogation to unearth a wider and larger conspiracy of
planned political rioting and revenge. “Thus as per state-
ment on record pertaining to the offence in question, there
are cogent reasons to justify arrest of the petitioner and his
custodial interrogation to unearth a wider and larger con-
spiracy of planned political rioting and revenge,” said CBI.
KAPIL HADN’T SURFACED WHEN VIOLENCE
WAS PLANNED: PROSECUTOR IN UMAR BAIL
New Delhi: The prosecution told a court on Monday there
was a proposal to incite violence by the main conspirators
of the Northeast Delhi riots
of 2020 and BJP leader Kapil
Mishra was not in the picture
as it opposed the bail of former
JNU student Umar Khalid in
connection with one of the cas-
es. Special Public Prosecutor
(SPP) Amit Prasad made his
arguments before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Amitabh
Rawat and dismissed the complicity of Mishra in the riots.
MLAs’ SUSPENSION: BJP TO MOVE SC AGAINST
SENA LEADERS FOR QUESTIONING DECISION
New Delhi: BJP will file a case against Shiv Sena leaders for
questioning the SC’s recent decision to revoke the suspension
of 12 party MLAs from Maha
Assembly. Party’s state chief
Chandrakant Patil said, “We will
file a case in the Supreme Court
against Sena’s Sanjay Raut
and transport min Anil Parab
for speaking against the SC’s
decision.” Patil said that by
questioning the decision of apex court and casting aspersions
on it, some Sena leaders were insulting the judiciary.
MOVE HC SEEKING PROHIBITION ON EXHIBITION
OF MOVIE ‘WHY I KILLED GANDHI’: TOP COURT
New Delhi: SC on Monday directed the petitioner seeking
to prohibit any exhibition or publication of the film “Why I
killed Gandhi” or any of its contents in any manner whatso-
ever on any OTT Platform or any other online social media,
to approach the high court with his grievances. A bench of
justices Indira Benerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari refused
to entertain the plea filed by one Sikandar Behl through
Advocate Anuj Bhandari. The court, however, noted that it
appears that the petitioner as a citizen has a serious cause
of concern. But it also observed that no fundamental right
of citizen appears to have been violated. Court granted him
liberty to approach the HC with his grievances.
SC COLLEGIUM RECOMMENDS JUSTICE
MUNISHWAR BHANDARI AS MADRAS HC CJ
New Delhi: The SC collegium headed by Chief Justice N
V Ramana has recommended to the Centre that Justice
Munishwar Nath Bhandari be
appointed as the Chief Justice
of the Madras High Court.
The collegium, which also
comprised senior most judges
Justices U U Lalit and A M
Khanwilkar, held deliberations
on December 14, 2021 and
January 29, 2022, recommended 17 names for appointment
as judges in Andhra Pradesh, MP and Orissa high courts.
KHADSE’S SON-IN-LAW’S BAIL RESERVED TILL FEB 9
Mumbai: A special PMLA court in Mumbai has completed its
hearing on the bail plea of Girish Chaudhri, son-in-law of NCP
leader Eknath Khadse. The court has reserved its order till
February 9 on this case. Girish Chaudhary was arrested by
Enforcement Directorate (ED) in July 2021 in connection with
Pune’s Bhosari land scam matter. In the case, a plea was filed by
Pune-based activist Hemant Gavande in 2017, alleging that
Khadse misused his position as Revenue Minister.
MAJITHIA GETS RELIEF FROM ARREST TILL FEB 23
New Delhi: While observing that the election in Punjab will be
held on February 20, the Supreme Court on Monday granted
protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader
Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in the drug case. A
Bench of Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli asked Majithia to
surrender before the concerned trial court on February
23 and apply for regular bail.
BAIL TO LAWYER, SM MANAGER OF DESHMUKH
New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday granted bail to
Maharasthra’s ex-HM Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer Anand Daga and
his social media Manager Vaibhav Gajendra Tumane in the
document leak case. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal
granted bail in the matter. During arguments, CBI had opposed
the bail plea saying Tumane was the one who collected the
sensitive report from Lawyer Anand Daga, prepared its
copies and couriered it to various addresses in Delhi.
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SITTING AT ANY COST:
RS CHAIRMAN URGES MPs
New Delhi: RS Chair-
man M Venkaiah Naidu
on Monday requested
all members of House
to follow new seating
arrangements and
avoid close sitting at
any cost amid the Cov-
id-19 scare. Unlike ear-
lier arrangements in
normal days, the new
seating arrangements
for the members are
fixedinRSandLScham-
bersaswellasthegaller-
ies of both the Houses.
NO LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS ON DAY 1
The govt indicated that
it is unlikely to bring
any legislative business
in RS in 1st half of the
session, sources said.
Naidu held on the agen-
da via VC indicated
priority will be given
to the debate of Presi-
dent’s address. —ANI
OBIT REFERENCES
ON 1ST DAY OF
BUDGET SESSION
Obituary references
to the passing away
of sitting member Dr
Mahendra Prasad;
ex-members Joyanta
Roy, Debendra Nath
Barman, M Moses,
Ganeshwar Kusum;
and legendary Kathak
dancer Pandit Birju
Maharaj were also
made by Rajya Sabha
Chairman.
Pegasus raises head once
again before Parl session
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The spy-
ing on Israeli software
Pegasus was revealed
just before the mon-
soon session of Parlia-
ment last year. The
result of that revela-
tion was that the en-
tire session was in tur-
moil. The opposition
has been demanding a
discussion and inves-
tigation on the
Pegasus case and the
government has been
happily carrying on
with its legislative
business. The opposi-
tion worked outside
the parliament and the
government inside the
parliament. The im-
pact of this disclosure
was also seen on the
next session i.e. win-
ter session. However,
there was little effect
as the Supreme Court
had announced the
formation of a techni-
cal committee of ex-
perts to probe the mat-
ter in October itself.
For this reason,
Pegasus was not an is-
sue in the budget ses-
sion of Parliament in
the new year. But be-
fore the
new ses-
sion, a
new reve-
lation was revealed.
TheAmericannewspa-
per New York Times
has reported that
Pegasus was also in-
volved in an arms deal
worth about Rs 15,000
crore during PM Nar-
endra Modi’s visit to
Israel in 2017. That is,
India bought Pegasus
software in 2017 itself.
If this is true, then it is
very likely that the
country’scitizenswere
spied on
because in
the first
revelation
of Pegasus, 300 phone
numbers were report-
edtohavebeenhacked.
Everyone knows
how far the investiga-
tion of the committee
formedbytheSupreme
Court will go. Like the
parliamentary com-
mittee, this committee
will not have the privi-
leges and will be able
to investigate as many
documents and deals
of the government as
the government wants
to be investigated. So,
its results can be pre-
dicted in advance. The
opposition is also
aware of this, so its up-
roar will continue. So,
one can say that an-
other session is about
to start and the stage is
set. There will be alle-
gations and counter-
allegations from both
sides and the end re-
sult will be that the op-
position MPs will be
agitating in the Parlia-
ment House complex
and the government
will be handling all the
work smoothly
. It will
notbesurprisingif the
budget is also passed
without discussion.
RS Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu conducts Proceedings of upper
house on 1st day of the Budget Session of Parliament on Monday.
Parliament has
right to know
truth in Pegasus
row, says CPI MP
New Delhi: Communist
Party of India Rajya
SabhaMPBinoyViswam
on Monday said the
House has a right to
know the truth in the
Pegasus row and minis-
ters are supposed to
come up with facts.
Viswam has given a no-
tice of breach of privi-
lege against Union Min-
ister of Communica-
tions, Electronics and
InformationTechnology
Ashwini Vaishnaw for
his statements on the
floor of the House re-
garding Pegasus contro-
versy
. “(IT Minister)
Ashwini Vaishnaw is a
good friend, he is a good
man.Butwhathesaidon
Pegasus were not facts.
The House has the right
to know the truth and
ministers are supposed
tocomeupwithfacts.He
was trying to hide gov-
ernment’s face, facts on
Pegasus,” Viswam told.
The IT Minister
misled the
Parliament by
stating that Pegasus
was not connected with the
Indian Govt. One of the most
credible newspapers of the
world says the Pegasus deal
was done during PM
Narendra Modi's visit to
Israel. That is why we're
moving privilege
motion.
—KC Venugopal,
Congress leader
Now think, what will be the effect of this new
revelation on the budget session of Parliament? This
gives the opposition a new issue on Pegasus and the
opposition will demand the PM’s reply on this issue,
would like to have a discussion and will demand a
Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate it.
Obviously, the government will not be ready for this.
The government has a defense argument that the
Supreme Court has formed a committee, so now
that committee should be allowed to investigate,
there is no need for another inquiry
SPECIAL
Adhir alleges Centre misleading
Parl,top court on Pegasus matter
New Delhi: Congress
LokSabhaleaderAdhir
Ranjan Chowdhury on
Monday alleged that
the Central govern-
ment is misleading the
Parliament, the SC and
the people on the
Pegasus matter. Con-
gress leader said, “We
have moved the Privi-
lege motion in House
on Pegasus. This gov-
ernment is misleading
the House, SC, people...
As Opposition, it’s our
responsibility to raise
this issue; Centre at-
tempting to spread lies
about it (Pegasus).” As
the Union Budget ses-
sion begins on Monday
,
Congress has planned
to target the PM Naren-
dra Modi-led Central
govt on the issue of
Pegasus snooping.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury other MPs attend first day of Budget
Session of Parliament in Lower House, in New Delhi on Monday.
BIGGER THAN WATERGATE SCANDAL:
SHIV SENA ON PEGASUS SPYING ROW
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday remarked
that the alleged snooping using the controversial
Pegasus spyware was bigger than the Watergate
scandal that had rocked the US in the 1970s. Shiv
Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, said that the Modi
government allegedly lied in Parliament about
purchasing the Pegasus spyware from Israel,
which was reported by The New York Times last
week. Referring to the Watergate scandal in the
US involving President Richard Nixon, the editorial
said that the American president eventually had to
resign following the spying disclosures.
Badal
family's
frustration
over Sidhu
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In Punjab,
Parkash Singh Badal
family has once again
gearedupagainstNavjot
Singh Sidhu, which is
notthefirsttimethatthe
Badal family has come
face to face against Sid-
huinthismanner.When
Sidhu was in the BJP
and the BJP was in sync
with the Akali Dal, even
then the Badal family
did not get along with
Sidhu. But then Arun
Jaitleyusedtolook‘han-
dle’PunjabfromtheBJP
sideandheusedtomain-
tain the balance. But in
2014, the Badal family
created a feud between
Jaitley and Sidhu. Jait-
ley got the Amritsar seat
vacatedfromSidhuashe
decidedtocontestfromit
and for this, Sidhu was
also sent to the RS.
However, in that elec-
tion,CaptainAmarinder
Singh defeated Jaitley
.
EventhentheBadalfam-
ily propagated that Sid-
hu did not work in Am-
ritsar and he defeated
Jaitley by fraternizing.
The end result of this
campaign was that Sid-
hu left the BJP and went
toCongress.Sincethena
one-on-one contest with
theBadalfamilyisgoing
on. This time, Bikram
Majithia, brother of
Parkash Singh Badal’s
daughter-in-lawHarsim-
rat Kaur Badal, has him-
self reached Amritsar
East seat to challenge
Sidhu.Keepinmindthat
in the 2014 LS elections,
it was Majithia who was
lookingaftertheelection
campaign and other de-
tails for Jaitley
.
But now Majithia has
been fielded and there-
fore, it is needless to say
,
that Badals will put
their entire strength be-
hind him.
Parkash Singh Badal
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New Delhi: Former
Congress President Ra-
hul Gandhi has said that
the party’s chief minis-
terial candidate will be
announced in Punjab. It
is being said that Rahul
is caught in the trap laid
by Delhi CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal in this matter,
however, nothing can be
farther from the truth. It
is in Congress’ interest
to contest by announc-
ing the name of current
CM Charanjit Singh
Channi in Punjab and
word is that Channi’s
name is more likely to
be announced by the
party. With the an-
nouncement of his
name, the party can ex-
pect to garner 34% Dalit
votes outrightly. Al-
though Navjot Singh
Sidhu, Pratap Singh Ba-
jwa, Sukhjinder Rand-
hawa and Sunil Jakhar
are also contenders,
Channi’s name is more
likely. So, in Punjab,
Congress will benefit
from the announcement
of CM’s candidate.
But what will hap-
pen in the rest of the
states? Will the Con-
gress announce the CM
contender in other
election states as well?
In UP, Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra had de-
scribed herself as a
contender, in gestures,
but within a day her
claim was withdrawn.
The Congress has
neither a face nor any
hope for the party in
UP. But in Uttarakhand,
Goa and Manipur, the
party has leaders and
there is hope. So, will
the Congress fight in
these states by declar-
ing its CM contenders?
In Uttarakhand too, if
the party makes Harish
Rawat a contender, it
can benefit from the
move. But looking at
the situation so far, it
does not seem that the
party will fight in other
states by declaring CM
contenders. This is rea-
son enough to believe
that it is because of Ke-
jriwal in Punjab that
the Congress has de-
cided to declare the CM
contender.
Where will Congress declare CM contenders?
DILEMMA IN CONGRESS
FALEIRO JOLTS
TRINAMOOL!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The true
hopes of the Trinamool
Congress in Goa seem to
be coming to an end as
the party's tallest leader
and former CM Luizin-
hoFaleirohasrefusedto
contest the assembly
elections. Earlier he had
to contest election and
his name was an-
nounced but suddenly
he said that he will not
contesttheelectionsand
will give a chance to
the young face in
his place. His an-
nouncement is a
big setback for
Trinamool. There
are chances of Mamata
Banerjee's party win-
ning two-three seats in
the Goa assembly elec-
tions, of which one seat
would have belonged to
Faleiro. With him not
contesting, this possi-
bility has diminished.
Now the party has hope
from Lekhi Churchill
Alemao. If the party
wins one or two seats
including Alemao, it
will be a major boost for
the party
.
Now the question is
why did Luizinho Fa-
leiro refuse to contest
the election? It was be-
lieved that if he had
fought, he would have
won the election. But he
has refused because he
doesn'tneedtofight.
Had he won the as-
sembly elections,
he was becoming
the CM but then he
wouldhavehadtoresign
from the Rajya Sabha.
Keep in mind that af-
ter including him in
his party, TMC has sent
him to the Rajya Sab-
ha. Had he become an
MLA, the party would
have asked him to
leave the Rajya Sabha.
Even if he could not
win, his status in TMC
would have been less.
Hence he is trying to
preserve his current
status so that a better
bargaining can be
done during LS polls.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
declined to hear a Pub-
lic Interest Litigation
(PIL) seeking direction
to the Centre, Delhi
Government and others
to submit the plan for
the distribution of es-
sential supplies and
services during the up-
coming third wave of
COVID-19. The plea also
sought direction to sub-
mit the plan for availa-
bility and distribution
of oxygen during the
upcoming third wave
which is expected in
the next 10 days.
The bench of Justice
Vipin Sanghi and Jus-
tice Jasmeet Singh on
Monday showed their
displeasure on the pe-
titioner and said the
present situation of
pandemics is getting
better in Delhi. We
are dealing with a de-
clining number of cas-
es now, hospital beds
are vacant and you are
filing this frivolous pe-
tition now.
Petitioner Jagdish
Sharma, a Congress
leader stated that since
the last few days Omi-
cron is spreading
among the citizen very
fast therefore it poses a
grave threat of deadly
infection among the
population of the
country. —ANI
PM Modi meets Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
chiefSardarSukhdevSinghDhindsa
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday said that Rajya
Sabha MP
, Sardar Sukh-
devSinghDhindsa’spas-
sion for Punjab’s pro-
gress is always visible.
Earlier today, PM
Modi held a meeting
with Shiromani
Akali Dal (Sany-
ukt) head Sardar
Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa who is
also BJP’s ally
. Taking
to Twitter, PM Modi
said, “Had a wonderful
meeting with Rajya Sab-
ha MP, Sardar Sukhdev
Singh Dhindsa Ji. It is
always a delight to hear
his insightful views on
key subjects. His pas-
sion for Punjab’s pro-
gress is always visible.”
This meeting came
ahead of the upcoming
Punjab Assembly
elections which will go
to the polls on Febru-
ary 20. —ANI
New Delhi: The Samy-
ukt Kisan Morcha, an
umbrella body of farm
unionsthatspearheaded
protestsagainsttheCen-
tre’s agri laws, on Mon-
day threatened to re-
sume its agitation if the
government does not
fulfil promises made to
farmers in Dec last year.
In a statement, the
SKM alleged that the
government had not ful-
filled any of the prom-
ises, including setting
up a committee on MSP
and withdrawal of cas-
es against protesters,
made to the farmers.
The farmers will be left
with no option but to
resume their agitation
if the govt continues to
renege on its promises,
it said. Following the
call of the SKM, farm-
ers across the country
observed ‘’Day of Be-
trayal’’ on Monday over
Centre’s non-fulfilment
of its promises. —PTI
SKM threatens to resume
stir against farm laws
AIADMK-BJP ALLIANCE
ONLY @NATIONAL LEVEL;
LOCAL BATTLE ALONE
COCONUT VENDOR
WHO WAS PRAISED
BY PM FEELS AMAZED
Chennai: After the seat-
sharing talks between the
AIADMK and BJP failed,
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K
Annamalai on Monday said
the saffron party would be
contesting the upcoming
urban local body polls alone
as they wished to strength-
en the party at the ground
level. He, however, added
that the alliance with the
AIADMK would continue at
national level and both will
fight 2024 Polls together.
Chennai: Thaiammal, who
donated Rs 1 lakh from
her savings to build a new
building for the panchayat
union middle school in her
village, said whatever hap-
pened since her donation
was something beyond her
imagination and dreams.
M Thaiammal (43) a tender
coconut vendor from
Udumalaipettai praised by
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in his monthly radio
address to the nation on
Sunday, said she did not
even imagine that her small
gesture for a local school
would attract national at-
tention. The Rs 1 lakh she
donated was collected over
about four years.
VISTARA CANCELS
SEVERAL FLIGHTS
FOR FEBRUARY
K’TAKA BJP MEET
WITH SHIVAKUMAR
SPURs SPECULATION
New Delhi: Vistara airline
had cancelled several flights
for the month of February
while many more were
rescheduled due to low
demand, sources in aviation
disclosed on Sunday. The
cancellation and reschedul-
ing of flights have led to
several complaints from
affected passengers. Taking
to Twitter, a passenger also
raised concern over the
unavailability of Vistara’s
customer care. Furnishing
a reply on the same, Vistara
Spokesperson on Monday
informed that they are offer-
ing a waiver of change fee
for one-time rescheduling
on all direct bookings with
travel until March 31.
Bengaluru: A private
meeting held by K’taka
Cong prez D K Shivakumar
with a BJP minister at the
former’s home on Monday
morning has triggered
speculation that the minis-
ter is unhappy with recent
changes in the state govt.
Both Tourism Min Anand
Singh and Shivakumar,
also an MLA, said the visit
was a courtesy call. “A visit
to the house is not about
politics,” Shivakumar said.
New Delhi: “Far more dangerous than Omicron is ‘O
Mitron’,” senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said
on Monday in an apparent swipe at the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, as he flagged “increased polarisation”
and the “weakening of democracy”. Congress leader
Shashi Tharoor has been attacking the government, al-
leging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and
spreading hatred. “Far more dangerous than
Omicron is ‘O Mitron’! We are measuring
the consequences of the latter every day
in increased polarisation, promotion
of hatred bigotry, insidious
assaults on the Constitu-
tion the weakening
of our democracy,” the
former Union minister
said in a tweet.
‘O MITRON’ MORE DANGEROUS THAN
OMICRON, SAYS SHASHI THAROOR
WEST BENGAL GOVT EASES COVID
CURBS; YAYS TO SCHOOLS, FLIGHTS
Kolkata: The West Bengal govt on Monday says
that that schools (classes VII–XII), colleges and
universities will reopen from February 3. Com-
munity schools would be held for
students of classes V to VII. West
Benghal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee also said that we are
allowing direct flights from UK but
Passengers coming from UK will
have to undergo RT-PCR test
on arrival.
HIGHLIGHTS
l Tamil Nadu: Devotees
flout COVID protocols
as they bathe on Thai
Ammavasai
l Canadian PM Trudeau,
‘in hiding’ over
vax stir, says he’s
Covid-19 positive
l Odisha schools and
colleges not reopening
from February 10,
Govt calls notice fake
l Sri Lanka pacer
Nuwan Thushara
tests positive for
COVID-19 ahead of
Australia series
PM Narendra Modi meets Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Monday.
AT 94, BADAL TO BECOME OLDEST
CANDIDATE TO CONTEST ELECTIONS
CAPT PREDICTS
SIDHU’S DEFEAT
New Delhi: Five-time former Punjab Chief Minister and
senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh
Badal will become the oldest candidate to contest any
type of election in the country as he filed his nomina-
tion papers for the upcoming assembly polls in the
state on Monday. At the age of 94, Badal will contest
the Punjab Assembly polls from his home turf Lambi.
Breaking the age bar, before the SAD patron, former
Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan had contested
the Assembly election as the oldest candidate in 2016
at the age of 92 years.
Patiala: Even as he
dubbed as farce Rahul
Gandhi’s claims of
deciding CM face
with inputs from the
ground, PLC chief
Captain Amarinder
Singh on Monday
predicted an abysmal
defeat for Sidhu from
Amritsar East, which
he had won in past
only with support of
BJP. “I’m not Majithia’s
uncle,” quipped PLC
leader, adding that
with 38% of voters in
Amritsar East being
Hindus and 32% SCs,
Sidhu’s defeat was
certain,” he said.
HIGHLIGHTS
l PRIYANKA GANDHI
BEGINS DOOR-TO-
DOOR CAMPAIGN IN
NOIDA FROM KALI
MATA MANDIR, EX-
PRESSES CONFIDENCE
IN DEFEATING BJP
l Will win UP polls
very comfortably, says
Hema Malini
l Charanjit Singh
Channi files his nomina-
tion papers before the
returning officer at Tapa
l Captain Amarinder
Singh files nomination
from Patiala
150 FIRs lodged for
violation of ECI’s Mod-
el Code of Conduct in
Uttarakhand
Channi filing his nomination
papers on Monday.
PILSEEKINGDIRECTIONS
TOCENTRE,DELHINIXED
PLANFORDISTRIBUTIONOFESSENTIALSUPPLIESINTHIRDWAVE
Rahul Gandhi
Luizinho Faleiro
Arvind Kejriwal Charanjit Channi
Modi held a meeting
with Shiromani
Akali Dal (Sany-
Dhindsa who is
also BJP’s ally
. Taking
PUNJAB
will give a chance to
the young face in
big setback for
Trinamool. There
has refused because he
doesn'tneedtofight.
Had he won the as-
sembly elections,
he was becoming
the CM but then he
GOA
GOA
ASSEMBLY POLLS
SAFE HOMECOMING!
Miram Taron (centre) with his parents at Tuting in Arunachal
Pradesh on Monday. Almost two weeks after he went
missing on border between India and China, he was
reunited with his family by the Indian Army on Monday.
ASSEMBLY POLLS:
CASES LODGED OVER
ALCOHOL, DRUGS
New Delhi: A little over
1% of the FIRs filed in
connection with the ongo-
ing Assembly elections
were related to violation of
COVID-19-related safety
norms, while just over
70% of the cases were
lodged under Acts dealing
with alcohol and drugs,
according to EC sources
on Monday. Till Monday,
25,365 complaints had
been received through
the EC’s cVIGIL app and
22,257 of them or 88%
were found to be correct,
the source said. The EC
had taken a zero tolerance
approach towards any at-
tempt to harm the sanctity
of the electoral process.
PR SREEJESH WINS
ATHLETE OF THE
YEAR 2021 AWARD
New Delhi: India’s
seasoned goalkeeper, PR
Sreejesh, was on Mon-
day named as The World
Games Athlete of the Year
for 2021. In 2020, Indian
women’s hockey captain
Rani Rampal became the
first Indian to win the hon-
our for her performances
in 2019. Veteran Indian
hockey goalkeeper PR Sre-
jeesh, was part of the men’s
team that claimed a bronze
medal in the Tokyo.
New Delhi: The issue of the wrong depiction of a map of
India on WHO’s website has been “raised strongly” with
the World Health Organisation, the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The statement was made
in a written reply by Minister of State (MoS) V Muraleed-
haran to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The question was
asked by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Scin-
dia had sought a response from the MEA on whether a
map of India on the WHO website “is depicting the Union
Territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in a totally
different colour” and if so, whether the Government of
India has lodged any protest with the WHO in this regard.
MATTER RAISED AT HIGHEST LEVEL; MEA OVER
MAP SHOWING JK IN DIFFERENT COLOUR
New York: The United States has blocked the appoint-
ment of the next Pakistan ambassador, Masood Khan,
over possible terror links. US Congressman Scott Perry
wrote to the US President, Joe Biden, and requested him
to reject Masood Khan as the next ambassador. The US
Congressman mentioned that Masood was known to
have praised Burhan Wani. The US Congressman urged
President Joe Biden to reject “any diplomatic credentials
presented to him by Masood Khan. The letter said, “can
only be described as a breathtaking lack of judgment at
best,” it added that a pause is not enough. I urge you
to reject any diplomatic credentials presented to you by
Masood Khan and reject any effort by Pak Govt.
US BLOCKS PAKISTAN ENVOY’S APPOINTMENT
OVER POSSIBLE ‘TERROR LINKS’
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खसरा नं. क्षेत्रफल त्वशषेष त्ववरण
1. कमलेश देवी जैन / सनमति कुमार जैन बड़ा बाजार 33.22 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
2. सनमति कुमार जैन / हीरालाल जैन रेलरे सटटेशन रोड 216.66 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
3. सनमति कुमार जैन / हीरालाल जैन नशराजी पाक्क रोड 1807 633.33 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
4. सनमति कुमार जैन / हीरालाल जैन पणडों का मौहलिा 2019.02 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
5. त्रिंस कुमार जैन / रिन लाल जैन गांधी पाक्क के पीछटे 125.86 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
6. गोतवल गग्ग / कनहैयालाल गग्ग श्ीराम कॉिोनी 1822 138.88 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
7. महावीर ्रसाद / रामगोपाल गणगौरी बाजार 259.51 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
8. हर्गदीप चौधरी / सुरेनद्र चौधरी जमात 119.20 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
9. रामसवरूप / लक्मीनारायण मीणा नरिरेणी नगर 1420 117.77 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
10. नाथू तसिंह तकराड़ / रामरनि तकराड़ नशराजी कॉिोनी 109.25 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
11. मिंजू देवी / शम्ू दयाल सबजी मणडी के पास 150 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
12. सुरेश चनद पारीक / रामरघुनाथ मोहलिा कायस्ान 63.33 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
13. शकुनिला पारीक / शम्ूदयाल पारीक गणगौरी बाजार 271.69 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
14. रामफूल मीणा / तििरलाल मीणा आशाराम गौशािा के पास 168.88 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
15. ्िंवर तसिंह / मोहन तसिंह जी नशराजी कॉिोनी, ननराई 150 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
16. ्िंवर तसिंह / मोहन तसिंह जी नशराजी कॉिोनी, ननराई 150 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
17. रामतकशन, रमेश, रामसहाय नशराजी कॉिोनी 150 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
18. ननिी देवी यादव / हररशिंकर यादव नरकास काॅिोनी, नद्तीय 215 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
19. जुनैद अहमद कुरैशी / इश्िहाक अहमद जीरात का रासता 169.61 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
20. बद्रीनारायण जाट / तकशन चौधरी जमात 47.65 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा
21. शाशनि कंवर / कजोड तसिंह नशराजी कॉिोनी 150 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
22. अशोक कुमार / गोवध्गन भगत नसंह कॉिोनी 200 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
23. नोरिी देवी / बुतधि्रकाश टेलर भगत नसंह कॉिोनी 200 रग्वगज पट्टा हेतु
24. बुतधि्रकाश टेलर /गोवध्गन टेलर नटंकि बैि सककूि के पास 200 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
25. मुकेश कुमार / पदमचनद जैन िरररया रािे िौहट्टी बाजार 227.61 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
26. श्ी सिीश कुमार बारेठ / श्ी लादू लाल जमात ननराई 142.77 रग्वगज सटटेट रिानट
27.
श्ी जगदीश नारायण / श्ी घासीलाल
खणडेलवाल
घाटी रािों का मौहलिा,
ननराई
166 रग्वगज सटटेट रिानट
28. श्ी नाथूलाल सैनी / नारायण लाल सैनी
मायिा कुणडो के पास,
ननराई
231.44 रग्वगज सटटेट रिानट
29. श्ी तगररराज सवामी / श्ी रामनारायण सवामी 145, िािू नरहार कॉिोनी 1452.78 रग्वगज
भरन ननमा्वण
सरीकृनत
30. श्ी सोनू फुलवानी / श्ी मोहनदास फुलवानी नयू इनद्ा कॉिोनी, ननराई 111.11 रग्वगज
भरन ननमा्वण
सरीकृनत
31. श्ी मोहन लाल सोनी / श्ी हारूमल सोनी महारीर कॉिोनी, ननराई 213.33 रग्वगज
भरन ननमा्वण
सरीकृनत
32. पपपूलाल सैनी / तगरधारी लाल माली सांििा की ढाणी 499.6 रग्वगज 69 क पट्टा हेतु
अत्िशाषी अत्िकारी
नगर पात्लका, त्नवाई
Cops forced me to accept
accident theory: Father
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: Levelling seri-
ous allegations on Al-
war police, the father of
an intellectually chal-
lenged girl who was al-
legedly raped said on
Monday that he was be-
ing pressured by the
police to accept the the-
ory of accident instead
of rape.
He said that the girl
explains through signs
that she was thrown on
the flyover by two men.
The police initially said
it was a rape case but
later changed the theo-
ry to accident and now
pressuring us to accept
this, the father told re-
porters in Alwar.
Accusing Rajgarh
CO, he said that the of-
ficer was pressuring
the local people in
Malakheda and not al-
lowing the family mem-
bers to move out.
“The police are forc-
ing us to accept that it
was an accident. We are
afraid and only want
justice,” he said.
“I am not being al-
lowed to move out by the
police. Policemen re-
main with me all the
time. I managed to come
alonesomehow,”hesaid.
The father of the girl
said that officials also
lured him that a couple
of bighas of land will be
allotted and money will
be given. He said that
the administration has
given Rs 3.5 lakhs in the
name of the accident.
Jaipur: Indian Army
Chief General Manoj
Mukund Naravane is on
a visit to the South West-
ern Army Command
headquarters at Jaipur
where he will be given
an update on operation-
al preparedness and
briefed by the Com-
manders.
Here, he will be given
an update on operation-
alpreparednessandwill
also be briefed by the
Commanders.
Indian Army officials
said the top brass of the
command which looks
after the Pakistan bor-
der from 10 Corps area
headquartered in
Bhatinda to parts of Ra-
jasthan, would brief the
Army chief on their op-
erational preparedness.
South Western Army
Commander Lt Gen AS
Bhinder is also carrying
out a study on the thea-
tre command to be cre-
atedinthewesternfront
by the defence forces in
the coming time. —ANI
U’khand polls: Pilot holds
door-to-door drive in Doon
First India Bureau
Dehradun: Former
Deputy Chief Minister
of Rajasthan and for-
mer Union Minister
Sachin Pilot arrived in
Dehradun city on
Monday to campaign
door-to-door in favour
of Congress candi-
dates. Apart from this,
Pilot also released a
magazine on inflation
in the BJP govern-
ment. He reached the
Rajpur assembly con-
stituency of Dehra-
dun. After which, he
addressed the common
people here. During
this, he appealed to
vote in support of the
Congress candidate.
He also talked to the
traders in the market.
Sachin Pilot was wel-
comed by the Mahana-
gar Doon Vyapar
Sangh.
HC: Patwari
recruitment
test result
challenged
Jpr airport: Man
held with gold
capsules worth
over `25 lakh
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A petition was
filed in the High Court
on Monday challeng-
ing the results of the
examinations that
were held for recruit-
ment to the post of Pat-
waris last year. The
petitioner Om Prakash,
a resident of Osian in
Jodhpur, contested the
results on the basis of
the three disputed
questions and answers.
Through his lawyer
Ram Pratap Saini, the
petitioner has also ap-
pealed the court to im-
pose a stay on the re-
cruitment process till
the verdict in the case is
out. He submitted be-
fore the court that nei-
ther the merit score has
been mentioned nor the
marks obtained by can-
didates have been de-
clared in the results.
Jaipur: On the basis of
suspicion, the Customs
Officers at Jaipur Inter-
national Airport inter-
cepted one passenger,
who arrived by Spicejet
Flight from Dubai on
Sunday night at 9.15 pm
with gold capsules
worth Rs 25,37,865.
During frisking of
the passenger, yellow-
ish granular paste,
packed in two transpar-
ent polyethene cap-
sules, was found duly
concealed inside the
body i.e rectum, stated
the official.
According to the Cus-
toms, 512.700 grams of
gold capsules of 99.50
per cent purity, valued
at Rs 25,37,865 was ex-
tracted from the paste
and was seized under
the provisions of the
Customs Act, 1962. —ANI
Om Thanvi’s merit questioned, PIL
in HC over his appointment as VC
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A public inter-
est litigation (PIL) was
filed in the High Court
on Monday challenging
the appointment of Om
Thanvi as the Vice-
Chancellor of the city-
based Haridev Joshi
University of Journal-
ism and Mass Commu-
nication, raising ques-
tions over his merit.
The Division Bench
of Justices Manindra
Mohan Srivastava and
Birendra Kumar has is-
sued notices to the Uni-
versity Grant Commis-
sion (UGC), the state
government and Than-
vi seeking their expla-
nation in this regard
within 3 weeks’ time.
Petitioner Pankaj
PratapSinghhasargued
that as per UGC rules,
thecandidatemusthave
a PhD and 10 years of
experienceinprofessor-
ship while Thanvi does
not have either of the
criteria. Singh had
earlier sought infor-
mation in this regard
from the Registrar of
the varsity under RTI
but to no avail.
ARMY CHIEF IN CITY TO REVIEW
OPERATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
Congress leaders Sachin Pilot, Gourav Vallabh and Qazi Nizamuddin during a door-to-door
campaign in Dehradun, ahead of Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, on Monday.
NARAVANE VISITS AMBER FORT
Jaipur: Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Monday
visited Amber fort during his Jaipur visit. The
Army chief reviewed operational preparedness at
the South Western Command headquarters where
the commanders briefed him. Later, he visited the
historic Amber fort along with his wife.
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane visits Amber fort during his
visit to Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
As per UGC rules, the candidate
must have a PhD and 10 years of
experience in professorship while
Thanvi does not have either of the criteria.
—Pankaj Pratap Singh, Petitioner
ALWAR RAPE CASE
INTERIOR DESIGNER BLACKMAILED,
RAPED TWICE IN JAIPUR AND PUNE
Jaipur: A 24-year-old interior designer was allegedly
raped by a man in Jaipur and Pune. The victim alleged
that she met Akash Balasaheb Khalse in connection with
a project in November last. SHO Karni Vihar police station
Jai Singh Basera said that the girl alleged that Khalse
called her to a hotel in Jaipur to discuss the project. The
accused offered her juice which he had spiked and raped
her when she was not in her senses. He also clicked pho-
tos and captured videos of the victim. Later, the accused
blackmailed and called her to Pune and again raped her.
—FILE PHOTO
10. Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: A grand fare-
well was accorded to
Niranjan Arya on his
retirement as CS.
He departed from of-
fice in a decorated vin-
tage car, accompanied
by his wife, Sangeeta
Arya. A large number
of Secretariat employ-
ees and officers were
present on the occasion,
who raised slogans in
support of Arya. Arya
handed over the charge
to the newly appointed
CS Usha Sharma.
Earlier, on getting the
responsibility of an Ad-
visor to CM, Arya said
that he will fulfill the
responsibility with ded-
ication. While speaking
about his career as a
civil servant, Arya said
that he was quite satis-
fied with the work he
had done.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Usha Sharma,
a senior officer of the
Indian Administrative
Service, took charge as
the Chief Secretary of
Rajasthan Government
at the state Secretariat
on Monday. The outgo-
ing Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya handed
over the charge to her
in presence of senior of-
ficers and employees of
the Secretariat service.
On this occasion,
Sharma said that re-
solving all the public
problems would be her
top priority
. Along with
this, it will also be en-
sured that all the flag-
ship schemes related to
women are implement-
ed smoothly, she said.
Sharma stressed that
public participation
will be ensured in the
government. “I under-
stand the pain of the
common man very well.
My aim is to ensure the
implementation of wel-
fare schemes of the
state government as per
the wishes of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot.
The priority of the state
government is regard-
ing development work,
disaster management,
and law and order. We
will be sensitive to-
wards that and try hard
on how to move those
plansforwardandbring
the state forward at the
national and interna-
tional level,” she said.
Meanwhile, the new
Chief Secretary fur-
ther said that although
she was far from Ra-
jasthan for ten years
physically, but she was
never really far from
the state. “Rajasthan
has been very close to
me and whatever activi-
ties have happened in
Rajasthan, I have al-
ways been in touch. It
has not been like there’s
been any distance in 10
years.”
Over the upcoming
assembly session also,
Sharma shared her
views and said, “There
will be a positive atti-
tude in the assembly
session. As I said earli-
er also, the priorities of
the government will be
given full attention. We
will take together the
bureaucracy and all in-
stitutions and the focus
will be on how to get
more positive results.
There is definitely a so-
lution to every problem,
that solution will be
found.”
Sharma also thanked
CM Ashok Gehlot and
said, “I am the second
woman chief secretary
of the state and would
like to thank the Chief
Minister for bringing a
woman to the post of
Chief Secretary. Flag-
ship programme in-
cluding the women’s
program of the govern-
ment will be carried
forward. My 36 year
long career has been
successful and I have
served as BDO, SDO
and Collector and have
felt the pain of the com-
mon man. Our ap-
proach will be to keep
an inclusive approach
keeping in mind the
pain of the people.”
COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
5,683,403
TOTAL DEATHS
297,218,688
TOTAL RECOVERED
72,945,363
ACTIVE CASES
375,847,454
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
495,050
TOTAL DEATHS
38,976,122
TOTAL RECOVERED
1,831,268
ACTIVE CASES
41,302,440
TOTAL CASES
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Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s decision
to appoint former CS
Niranjan Arya the posi-
tion of advisor to CM is
being considered an ex-
tremely important deci-
sion. Although prior to
him Arvind Mayaram
and Govind Sharma
have also been appoint-
ed as advisors, but their
role has been limited. It
is being believed that
Niranjan Arya will be
given a major responsi-
bility in the state work.
Although prior to his
retirement there were
murmurs that he may
be appointed as Chair-
man of Discoms or the
RPSC, but on the both
the posts, his role would
have remained in limit-
ed capacity. There is
word that perhaps CM
wants to keep Arya as-
sociated with him full
time and he may be ac-
corded the responsibil-
ity of political advisor.
Arya has not only
been one of the favour-
ite officers of Gehlot,
but also his most trust-
ed and therefore in po-
litical works too, he may
be taken along. On the
other hand, Arya too is
also interested in public
works which will prove
to be handy in election
period.
It is being said that
Arya will be given a
place in CMO building
itself so that he can be
available to CM most of
the time and in compar-
ison to other advisors,
his stature will be
grander.
It is interesting to
note that the manner in
which Arya was accord-
ed the farewell, amid
much fanfare, was a
scene witnessed after a
decade. The farewell in
an open car was given
previously to Salauddin
Ahmed in February
2012. After him 9 Chief
Secretaries have come
and gone but no one has
been accorded such a
send off. It is said that
the open vintage 1935
Ford car was brought
specially from Alwar.
SPECIAL SEND-OFF TO A SPECIAL OFFICER
WHO WILL EXECUTE A SPECIAL ROLE NOW!
USHA WILL HAVE TO FORM A
‘NEW TEAM’ WITH‘SEASONED
OFFICERS’ AT HER DISPOSAL!
Civilsocieties,voluntaryorgspivotal
intakingschemesto grassroots:CM
I did not leave any stone unturned
in fulfilling my duties, says Arya
Usha Sharma takes charge as the new Chief Secretary of the state
at Jaipur Secretariat on Monday. Also seen here is outgoing CS
Niranjan Arya.
In 36 years, have understood peoples’ pain...
Will enforce CM’s mandate, taking all along: Usha
Grand farewell
accorded to Arya!
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Usha Sharma is
the fifth bureaucrat of
the Rajasthan cadre,
who has been called
from deputation in Del-
hi and handed over the
reins of state adminis-
tration as CS. Prior to
this, in 1975 Mohan
Mukherjee, MMK Vali
in 1980, ML Mehta in
1994 and Rajiv Mehrishi
in 2013 have been called
from the central deputa-
tion.
One thing that was
common for the four
Chief Secretaries, was
thatonlyasmallamount
of time had passed since
they were sent on depu-
tation from the state.
However, Usha Shar-
ma’s case is different, as
she has returned after
serving at the Centre al-
most for a decade and
several senior bureau-
crats have retired dur-
ing this period.
During her regime,
the senior bureaucrats,
who were handling the
affairsattheSecretariat,
most of them have re-
tired a handful of
them are left at senior
positions. Therefore,
Sharma will have to run
theadministrationhead-
ing almosta‘Newteam.’
But what is in favour
of Sharma, is the fact
that officers of ACS
rank, who have gone out
of the Secretariat, can
now be brought back
and given the reins of
various important de-
partments. In this way,
Usha Sharma can get
the support of senior
and experienced offi-
cials. As CS, she attend-
ed her first meeting on
Monday
. CM Ashok Ge-
hlot had more options
from which he could
have chosen next CS,
but the decision to call
Sharma from Delhi is
not just CM’s desire to
honour her seniority,
but also his trust in her
capabilities and effi-
ciency
. Apart from this,
the experience she has
gathered from working
at Centre for all these
years, will also prove to
behelpfulinrunning af-
fairs of state. The entire
bureaucracy is happy
with CM’s this decision.
Usha Sharma
Niranjan Arya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
that active and equal
participation of all
sections is necessary
in the development of
the state. “Voluntary
organizations and
members of civil soci-
ety work at the grass-
roots level and play an
important role in pro-
viding the benefits of
government schemes
to the needy. Their sug-
gestions are very use-
ful in giving sensitive,
transparent, and ac-
countable good govern-
ance,” Gehlot said
while addressing a pre-
budget dialogue with
representatives of vol-
untary organizations,
civil society, and con-
sumer forums through
video conference from
the Chief Minister’s
residence on Monday
evening. The Chief
Minister said that the
State Government is
taking suggestions of
all sections in the di-
rection of making the
budget inclusive and
public welfare and on
the basis of these sug-
gestions, we will bring
such a budget which
will give impetus to the
overall development of
the state.
“Social organiza-
tions have continuous-
ly provided useful
feedback on basic is-
sues like drinking wa-
ter, education, health,
housing, food security,
employment, nutri-
tion, transparency,
waste management,
road safety, drug de-
addiction, protection
of consumer interests,
gender and social
equality. On the basis
of these suggestions,
the government is
helped in the formula-
tion of plans and poli-
cies for the welfare of
the poor and needy and
in taking decisions in
public interest. During
the UPA government, a
rights-based era start-
ed to promote social
security in the coun-
try. At that time the
suggestions of volun-
tary organizations
have played an impor-
tant role in framing
laws like Right to In-
formation, Right to
Education, Food Secu-
rity and Mahatma
Gandhi NREGA. Our
government has also
always given priority
to the suggestions of
voluntary organiza-
tions and social activ-
ists on issues related to
public interest,” he
said.
During the meeting,
representatives of
NGOs, social activists
and the consumer fo-
rum gave their sugges-
tions regarding the
budget. These repre-
sentatives appreciated
the initiative of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
to interact with all the
stakeholders before
policy formulation.
They said that during
covid management, im-
plementation of social
security schemes and
budget preparation,
the government has
maintained the tradi-
tion of continuous dia-
logue with these organ-
izations which helps in
bringing transparency
and ensuring account-
ability.
Aparna Arora, Prin-
cipal Secretary, Rural
Development and Pan-
chayati Raj, informed
that suggestions of
various sections are be-
ing taken in the direc-
tion of making the
state budget people-
centric. “Useful sugges-
tions from representa-
tives of social organi-
zations, voluntary or-
ganizations and con-
sumer forums were
also included in the last
budget. After examin-
ing the suggestions re-
ceived in the meeting,
efforts will be made to
include them in the
budget provisions,” she
said.
GEHLOT’S PRE-BUDGET DIALOGUE
CM Ashok Gehlot
From P1…
On the question re-
lated to the possibility
of joining politics,
Niranjan Arya said that
his goal is social ser-
vice. “I will keep doing
this. Even during the
job, I was associated
with social service. If
God or CM gives a
chance, I will do this
work,” he said.
Talking about the
post of advisor, he said
that this is also a duty
which CM has given
thoughtfully. “I have
played the role from
SDM to CS in 32-33
years as IAS and have
served as Finance Sec-
retary, Collector, Divi-
sional Commissioner,
Commercial Tax Com-
missioner, Transport
Commissioner. Wher-
ever the knowledge, ex-
posure and experience
of such different varie-
ties of jobs will come in
handy
, I will request CM
for that,” he said.
On the appointment
of new Chief Secretary,
Niranjan Arya said that
Usha Sharma is also an
officer of Raj cadre.
“She has done a lot of
work in Rajasthan and
is also senior to me. She
is an extremely effi-
cient officer,” he said.
Responding to the
question of being made
the CS by superseding,
despite being a junior,
Arya said that its govt’s
decision. “Whether I
had quality or not, but I
did not leave any stone
unturned in the respon-
sibility assigned to me.
I have worked with all
my might,” he stressed.
On what advice
would he give to the CM
as an advisor, he said
that the allocation of
work would be done
only after talking to the
Chief Minister.
He also said that the
effect of the feedback of
different organizations
would be seen in the
budget. “A lot of exer-
cise has been done with
CM in upcoming budg-
et. Right now CM him-
self is discussing with
different stakeholders.
Its good effect will be
seen,” he claimed, add-
ing, “My doors are al-
ways open for public. I
tried to meet everyone,
in office or at home.
Whenacommoner from
faraway comes to meet
CS isn’t answered, I
know his pain and have
been sensitive towards
the public. That’s why,
people gathered even on
my retirement.
Niranjan Arya along with Sangeeta Arya and other family
members in a vintage car after his retirement on Monday.
Usha Sharma has
been given addl
charge of
RSMMNL Chief
11. he fashion in-
dustry is always
categorized as a
dynamic one,
where consum-
er preferences
surely rule the
market. There is no
denying that Indian
arts, crafts, and local
traditions are unpar-
alleled the world
over, often inspiring
global fashion
trends.
Jaipur Dori,
founded in 2015 by
Princess Shalini
Narukaa of Jaw-
li, Alwar, focuses
on fabric, crafts-
manship and
comfort. It is a
sustainable
unisex cloth-
ing brand ear-
lier known as
M i r a a y a ,
based in
Jaipur. 10%
of proceeds
earned by Jaipur Dori go
towards Angles Care - A
school for the underprivi-
leged under Shalini’s Foun-
dation and rewilding Jawai
Seva for semi arid ecologi-
cal conservation. Jaipur
Dori is committed to in-
volving more sustainably
ethical and responsible
practices while remaining
devoted to bridging the gap
between western and Indi-
an patterns by creating de-
signs that are fluid, bold
and rooted to the soil.
As a young girl, Princess
Shalini was much motivat-
ed by her mother (Late
RaniSahibaRatanKumari,
Princess of Nachana, Jais-
almer) who used to use
leftover fabrics, and other
recyclable material to cre-
ate toys for the local village
children. She was fascinat-
ed by needlework and the
wayhermothercouldmake
clothes out of thread and
wool, that was when Sha-
lini learnt the word cro-
chet, leading her to explore
several mediums of mak-
ing garments and embroi-
dery
.
Most of Shalini’s child-
hood and teens years went
into spending time with the
local craftsmen and women
observing and alongside
learning how to create de-
tails in the design, Shalini
started visiting the library
to explore more about fash-
ion of the past, she started
creating her own sketches
and took to the machine,
what started as fascination
became a part of who Sha-
lini was becoming. In her
late 20’s Princess Shalini
started professionally
making clothes for friends
and family leading her to
make bridal dresses, she
would then use the lefto-
ver fabric material to make
clothes for the needy in her
spare time. Jaipur Dori is
creatingasymphonythatis
ultimately inspired by a
strong female figure such
as herself.
JAIPUR, TUESDAY
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JAIPUR DORI:
A PERFECT BLEND OF
TREND AND CULTURE
Jaipur Dori is a brand that has made its presence felt
by creating ethnic fashion in a contemporary format.
Princess Shalini Narukaa of Jawli, Alwar, the
participating designer for the First India Fashion
Connect, season 11 to be held at Oaks Ibn Batuta
Gate Hotel, Dubai on March 12, has been a powerful
pillar and backbone of the brand, leading to a large
customer base and unprecedented success!
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Princess Shalini Narukaa
Rajkumari Padmaja Jodhpur rewilding
Jawai Seva wearing Jaipur Dori
Riddhi